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VOL. XXI ,7: ??,Jl..;:..'!TITPA?r M?RisrmGT^R??ltY 1, l^L N04?. Timeo Dames Et Dena Fereutc?.-VIrg. TM!V0TE? TO-LITERIT?RE. ^Oi??? ?T? AN?>^GENE5AL INTELLIGENCE. The Sumter Waterman, (ESTABLISHED IN 1850.) XS PUBLISHED . VS.V WEDNESDAY MORN IT Ti: MT ER. S. C. j BY & FLOWERS. Terms. l Ol) 1 ou "?' injerte J At thc r?ite : *TY CENTS per r. " ; , )LT.AR lor the ?. rech subsequent titree month* .: OF RESPECT !. -? Vnoree privet? . : llsententf. ? .':? ;iicU A D?niioel,Jju>. 22. /. sf?rs or. J-ec "J ?;/ tie ??c/ C 4 j?-Couver. . ?:c?5r- Be/ore - . - ' . Loyalty to - - .' listen - Touching ' seen - '-?wing to theiateucss of thc hour at h ?ch General William N. Pendleton : '-ooed his lecture on Lee last Friday : :ght, we were able to give it only a ry brief general notice. As the lee? ; re was a remarkable one and con? ! -ined many facts concerning General je and accounts of important con versa? inas with hint which have never been .blishcd, we devote a great deal of . *spacf* this rucrrniog to a full report r - the remarks or G?nerai Pendleton, .vinecd that we could not give more : Cresting matter to the readers of .'. o Chronicle and Sentinel: That illustrious man was dear to you. vf hen tidings came of his unexpected .'eatli your hearts felt a pang as for one :.jost beloved. So it was through all (he South, and wherever civilization has a home. Even \ 'ibiic enemies ren? dered bim the homage of their affec? tionate admiration. Never man moro beloved. It was the rare lot of General Lee to pass through a grand career un ; ssailcd by envy or ill-will. No officer cr soldier iu all the Southern armies ..ver felt towards him otherwise than with confiding veneration. Detraction ihat assailed all others approached not him. And the few poor creatures on the aggressive side, who, with impo? tent malice, tried to render odious this noble resistance to tyranny, by calling it "rebellion," and this stainless hero by calling him "Traitor," have only, while rendering themselves infamous, attached glory to epithets thus associa? ted. Yes, beyond any other man, per? haps, that ever lived, was General Lee dearly loved. You may judge, there? fore, what he was to tn ose permitted .0 bear with him the privileged oom panionship of daily life and friendly in (Imacy; and how, in speakitg of him, 1 am literally speaking "out of the abundance of the heart." Of General Lee's great military ca .t-er it is not my purpose herc to speak. With its main features you are already more or less familiar, and it will con ;-titute the brightest page in the history cf modern times. Chiefly of his admi? sible example in the retired sphere of usefulness which he chose after the war, do I design giving a simple narrative. But before entering upon this, there are one or two facts coni-ected with the close of hie grand career as the South ern commander-in-chief, of which it is proper that a few words be said. .. 3T HE DID NOT EARLIER WITHDRAW FROM PETERSBURG '?as been asked? To my knowledge he was perfectly aware, long before April, 1865, of the necessity for such wi:h drawal, and bad fully resolved upon it. Several months before he privately ex? pressed this to myself, as I believe he did to others in responsible positions. At any rate, I received from him secret instructions to send to a designated point far in the rear all surplus atnmu. nition, and to make arrangements with the artillery, as the arm most difficult of sudden movement, fur marching at one hour's notice. His plan being npidly to move back and form, if pos? sible, a junction with the Southern Confederate army, that by quick and decisive combination, one or the other of the Federal armies might be struck with effectual force. With this plan however, there was interference, which General Lee deemed it a less evil to yield to than to disregard. Its nature may be inferred from a significant re mark made by bim to myself alone, the night of the 1st of Apr 1, 1865. Con? templating the then thinness of his own lice, its vast extent and the feebleness of bis estire force, he sud "General, if our cause fails, its epitaph may be written, Died of Congress and the Newspapers." The next morning that thin line was broken hythe numerous masses that at length adventured at? tack, and we had to withdraw. THE MASTERLY RETREAT then begao. It has been asked why cvea than so great a captain co old not sccceed in eluding his much less skillful adversary ? The reply is fouud in the utterly reduced state of his army, and of all Southern military supplies, with the auperadded difficulties of inclement weather and deep roads. Amelia Court House, on the Rich mond aaa Dauvilie Railroad, waa daly reached-; "but supplies that had been called for, and wore expected there J were not forthcoming, while a large^ number of persons from Richmond, OQIJ aH?ew-o?^henvhoweTar, wara re-L liaMe sbldwra, ware-sfldea to the crowd J we baa to provide, for. *ad protect. For want of animals and forage a large amount of 'wagons, aininnnition, &c0Jiad-to be destroyed, and-the fcesj drspxm?rotrs posai bte it?re made for tan tinning with the remainder our retreat. Detachments of tho en erny ateca by this j time getting close. I hey bad to be ir.e?Bfc off with A portia? of oar fo/ca, while tba main body and trains - moved on. Thus by day, fighting had ta be maintained all along, and %isarchingj chiefly by night " r : It will be readily understood ander what ln*etrsj(?isa^^ at cveiy stan, aocomp lished, when tea vast immmmfj^?fjm\J\ oopm? der ara considered, UH stnltitnd? of His troops, and tba prodigious host of caval? ry, comparatively fresh, a. his disposal. That Geu. Lee succeeded as he d so far foiling hitn; and in a consid degree rendering such disaster as to his rear divisons at Sailor's C between Atne?a Springs aud Farm is one o{ the most signal evidenc his matchless power asa command WHETHER GEN. LEE'S HEART W^ THE SOUTHERN -CAUSE Has bean called in question by interested in maligning that cause, me meution an incident which u the truth clear as day. Having reached Farmville, in P Edward county, on the morning of day, April 7tb, our little army cn the Appomattox again, gaining Northern bank, aud destroying bridges. Battle order was theu for and the enemy approaching gre with cannon in position.. One br below, however, had not beer: destro ind a corps of thc Federal army pre upon us from that direction. Gi my personal attention to thc def there, I met jour own gallant iel sitizeo, General John B. Gordon, i iuciing thc fight, as was bis want, \ lash aud vigor. A iew words were jhanged. He informed me of a < ierence held some hours before betrc himself, General Richard Anderson Khers, iu which it was determiued t uyself, as oue intimately associa ivith the command-in chief, should ?equestcd to see him, if in accoTda critb my views, and express to him sense o? thc desperateness ot the s: ition-and of the moral impropriety wutiouing a struggle now clearly ho ess-every man killed under such i iumstances being, as we thought, ra sr murdered than martyred. .My )ression bciug iu the main of the sa jeneral cast, I agreed to see Gene .longstreet first, as next in conruaui ieneral Lee. This, accordingly \ lone. General Longstreet met t suggestion at first with his accustom mperturbable resolution, objecting, o to, to any thought of discontinui he contest, and adding that he bel 'ed his corps, or what remained of iould "still whip," as he expressed 'three times their number of Yankee: Admiring his spirit, I readily acqui ?ed, but suggested the inquiry whetl hey could withstand thirty times th< lumber, aa they would have todo? L o tiic sequel, fully agreed that Genei ^ee ought to be communicated wit md I bogged him to go tn person at ixprese his own scn.se of the situaiio f for no other reason, to relievo t jobie heart of the great commander lie sense ci'solitariness iu his roigh esponsibif ty. The veteran Lieutei int General, however, cxeuscd Iiii elf un the score of his being slow ipeech, and requested me to represe lim, with the rest, in submitting tl itatemcnt of all this to General Lee. gladly make this statement to thc ho >r of General Lons6trcet-though di "ering with that officer, as to hts rece ?ourse, wide as the poles. General Lee was lying on thc groun So other heard thc ouvcrsation be .ween him aud myself. He receive my commanicatiou, with the rep! 'Gracious beavens, I trust it bas n ;ome to that !" And added, 'Genera ^e hare yet too many bold men to thin )f lay i ni; down our arms. The enera lo not fight with spirit like our boj ?till do Besides, if I were to say (vord to the Federal commander, li ?rould regard it as such a confession < weakness, as to make it thc occasion < lemanding unconditional surrender, proposal to which I will never listet [ have resolved to die first, and that it comes that we shall fore.' through, c ill fall in our places." I tell yo friends, General Lee was the holde; man iu ull that heroic baud. The Gei ?ral weBt on-"General, this is no ne' question with me. I have never be lieved we could, against the giganti jombination for our subjugation, ' mak ^ood, iu the long run, our independ ence, unless loreign powers should lirectly or indirectly, assist us. Thi [ was gare it was their interest and dut to do, ?ad I boped they would so regari it. But such considerations reall nade with me no difference. We had [ was satisfied, sacred principles t maintain and rights to defend, for wiliol we were io duty bound to do our bes) aren if we perished in the .endeavor ! rhese were, as nearly aa. I can - reca? them, the exact words of Geoera! Lee so that carot critical oceaaton. You se io them the soul of the man j what'-hi conscience dictated, and his judgtoec iecided, there his heart was. THE SURRENDER. Another ilustrativa incident, show? ing the man, occurred a few hours be fore the surrender. Engaged under hi? instructions the evening before,. a mil? or two beyond Appomattox C. H , ii extricating an, artrKery e^mmaadj, o which ead cfmiy asapeiate* /bad eaarge and there exposed tb capture, ? wei recalled by message from himself;. I was 1, A. M., Sunday, 9th April, before ihrougf :trre darJtaeataitd'datigW^ud ceeded lu..finding, the General. .Hil ^sering, "Good morajog, QaKr?jl toe his fresh neatness of d?ess,. as for jomt imposing ceremony, surprised jae Gea. Longstreet was with him. . After a few words as.to the condition of thing! io' front, where Lh^'Eee?'Tixt^elifed my surprise both as to the advance oi lae night and at his full drees, and ventured to ask what it meant? Un reply wat, "lam to be-Generai Grant's prisoned and iateodf to raaie\it^:$^ appearance." >jH?#j Still it was not definitely settled. There was uncertainty whether his terms ia response to General Grant's ^Tbe OeBew?, tW<fsre, kindly orged me to get tome rea?, and at: theT daw* ?be governed by circumstance.* -* . Those circumstances at daylight w -active fighting along all oar Hoe. DO time during the war did ch? boy "gray" more gallea tly acquit the msc and with more of dashing alacrity tl on that memorable morning--driv the enemy before them at all poi and actually capturing their arti!) at the very last moment. Just bei General Gustar, of the Federal ari passed myself, near one of our batter uuder couduct of a staff officer of oral Lee, with a. flag of truce, gi captured from the enemy were bo byrne to the rear in triumph. Imi diately, however, the order came, "cease firiug.": Ponorabie term? w< couceded, and General Lee resolved close the contest on the princip announced in his inimitable fares' address. Monday, April 10th, was devoted settlement bf d?tails, and on Tuesd ll th, the handful remaining of tl gallaut, victorious army, about 7,0 infantry and sc&rcoly 10,000 of all art wasted by want under the enemy's d vastatiugsystem, and by the dropping of men, hopeless, in night march sullenly yielded to, perhaps, twee times their number, equipped with thc appliances of modern welfare spectacle of heroic constancy to princ pie that conveys a lessoo Christ?udc will not soon forget. Sadly friend bade with friend fan well ; great tears coursing down chee furrowed and bronzed. And when the: my hand grasped in adieu thal: of n illustrious friend, grief choked utterao on my part, his own calm, deep ey were full to overflowing, and his wont? melodious tones refused expression. Thus we parted, each to such home ; he had, and the great Southern Captai if not "the foremost mao of all th world/'assuredly among the fore?o of the species, went well nigh unattendi to thc residence of bis family in Rici mond. The above interesting account < affairs from the breaking of the Cot federate lines around Petersburg, ant the fatal morning at Appomattox, whe the Southern Cross suuk forever, w have given iu full, because it is matte appertaining to history, and treats c important iucidents aud events whic have never before been furnished to th world. Of thc second part of thc lectur wc give a tolerably full synopsis FROM THE SURRENDER TILL HIS ARRI VAL IM LEXINGTON. - The lecturer described thc return o the great commander to his home ii Richmond. Ol' the terrible change which he found there upon his arrival Of the smoking ruins on every street of thc presence of the enemy's soldion and of the bitter humiliation of th? once proud capital of a prouder State. Geu Lee soon found that Richmont then was no home for him, and accept?e the lio?pifalilty of a noble Virgir.it matron, who invited him and his familj to live with her in her residence, situa ted on thc waters of the upper Jame: river. Thc lecturer then gave a bric: aud.intercsting description of the little town of Lexington, situated in thc celebrated couotry known as the Valle) of Virginia. He spoke of its beauiifu situ?t iou in the centre of plains, ai level as a carpet, as green as an emerald; and as fertile as the valley of the Egyp tian Nile, walled in on one side l?y the pictu^que peaks of thc Alleghenies, on the other by the azure crests of the Blue Ridge, lie told of its first in? habitants-the sturdy, industrious, faith ful, liberty loving Scotch Irish-and the stout blows for independence which they struck ia the war of the revolution. Of thc seats of learning there-Wash? ington College and the Virginia Mili? tary institute-and the patriotism of the students and professors in each, who rushed to arms at the first tap of thc drum, and moistened the sacred soil of Virginia witbu tho blood of: gray . haired men aid striplings of sixteen and seventeen. He said that soon after the war??iftid?d. Washington College1 was reorganized, sod a message sent to General Lee on the upper James ssking him to accept the Presidency of tire in? stitution. With accustomed prudence, Le? asked for ti me to consider the' pro? position before returning an answer. One evening, several days afterwards, a solitary traveller, mounted on an iron gray steed, rode across the mountains, and drew the bridie rein just before pight al the door of an ion in a little village just beyond the monntaihs. A few minutes afterwards aa ex-Con fed? erate soldier recognized '/Marse Robert," and the news spread that"Lee had ar? rived. The population of . the .villago turned out en m?stet. surrounded the ino, and begged the privilege of touch? ing the old hero's palm. The next morning be mounted his horse, rode quietly into Lexington,and up to thedo?r of the college, and dismounting an? nounced that he had como to accept the position which be had been tendered. As soon es-i*;s^ koowa Abat Lee was at the bea*bt^e'e?Mege large numbers of students came . to it from Stifts Sooth of the^o?o^aiic, ind in e alfcrt ' ti nut 'tpera - wera in atiendan w mors than three hundred sod 'fifty young men, the i^w^rnf ther-Sonrtieto ooah try, who had co*ie there to be m oe: ld ed and trained ie tho school of Lee. The lecturer then gavo aa account of the Which *?^ft\*M*t&*& .rfj* of this great n*n than would vol?mes t&l&tm- Qmrtoytea,;, "ka* ?os? gmt men, WM sn eari? nser^aJsttri, wioter or ?a?1???g3?Rr&fir Ks bed be" fore gan tue? WPidlret waa soon pom ?%^^??il^ Mt. eity. After the coapfttioi df his toilet, ?.*???tt--:?d?iy.- are eoe which faa never neglected-was perform eli, 4t*t of araving to Heaven for guidance an assistance during the day. Descendit to the sitting room the bell was roi which summoned the members of h household to family prayers, which tl General always conducted himself. - Breakfast then followed-a lighi at frugal mea], for the General was nevi a large eater. Breakfast over, he n paired to the college chapel-which h insisted npon having built as soon as li was elected President-where all tl students assembled.for prayers, whic were conducted by the college chaplaii He then went to his office, and devote the remainder nf the morning to colle? business-conducting the correspon dence of, and exercising a general sc pervision over the affairs of the colleg( When the hour for dinner arrived, h returned to his home. This meal wa seldom eaten alone by Lee and hi family, for he was the most hospitabl of gentlemen and the most genial c hosts, and any acquaintance who cam to Lexington, or stranger who arrivci with letters of introduction, was alway invited to a seat at his board. Aftc dinner, his old and highly prized battl charger, and a gentler steed, bearing ? lady's saddle, were brought to the door and the General, accompanied by one o the other of his daughters, would star out for their evening ride. The Gen eral was fond of horse back riding, ant those acquainted with his habits whil? io the army, will readily imagine tha bot short time elapsed after bis arriva in Lexington before he became perfectly familiar with every road and bridle path in the vicinity of the town. Not was he more familiar with the road? and byepatbs than he was with thc people who lived upon the"m. The far? mers, the laborers in the field, and thc little children on their way to school, soon knew and loved the good General and were his acquaintances and his friends. After tea, the scene ia Gen. Lee's sitting room was well worth wit? nessing. Around the table were gather, cd thc General and his family. The General, always fond of reading, was engaged with his books and papers. Mrs. Lee, whom General Pendleton de? scribes as the noblest of wouicu and a fit wife for such a husband, was reading or painting. (Mrs. Lee has been a cripple from rheumatism for eight years and had to be wheeled about iu a chair.) Seated near where his daughters-the Misses Lee-generally engaged . in needle work. When reading and work grew tiresome, they were put aside and conversation ensued until bed-time - When that hour arrived evening prayers were held and the General theu retired to rest. LEE'S LAST ILLNESS AND DSAEn. On one fatal evening, in the latter part of last September, General Pendle? ton, thc pastor, called a mcetiug of the vestrymen of his church, of whom Gen? eral Lee was one. The meeting lasted for several hours, and when it adjourned it was after dark. It was a very incle? ment night and when the vestrymen were dispersing one of them remarked to Lee, "weare sorry, General, to liavt kept you here so late on so bad an evening." To which th-2 Gener-1 re? plied, "Oh ! never mind me. I have bat a few steps to go and am enjoying very good health." Rapidly travcrsi;^ the short distaoce whieh separated his residence from the chapel, he wcut to his house. His family, who were sitting around the tea -table awaiting his arrival, heard him go into the library, where he left his coat and hat. Entering the dining room, without speaking, he advanced to the foot of the table and raised his hands, as if asking a blessing, when the attack came on, A cot was at once brought from the next room, upon which he was placed and medical assistance summoned. After that night he seemed to get better every day, and, though be could not speak, the physi? cians thought that he would soon recover. He recognized any relative or friend who entered the room, and when his wife was wheeled in her chair to his cot-side, would extend his arm and clasp her band in his. And when his daughters passed near he would stretch forth his arm and draw .them lovingly to his side.' For several days this state of affairs oontioued, when one night the night on which he died-a sudden change for the worse occurred, and the physicians declared that - General Lee had but a short time to live. And then one.of the most affecting and heart? rending scenes occurred which bas ever been witnessed. The dying soldier aud Christian lay awaiting tba approach of that grim and ghastly shade, "King of "Terrors,"-yet whose swift fbot-steps and remorseless scythe had no terrors for bin who trusted in the love and mercy of One, th? master of Death. - Io her chair by bia cot, and, still clasping thc hand that waa so loyal and so true, was seated his grief-stricken wife. In an aogony of sorrow bia daughters knelt at his bed side with their young fices resting upon the bosom of their dying 'father. At the foot of the cot stood his ?on, ?en,. Oust is. Lee-, with his head bowed in woe and the ho? teardrops iconjaing down his cheeks A little apart stood his faithful friend and pastorrGeneral Pendleton, bis. hands raised in prayer, and bia. own voice choked with emotion, -and hi* own -ey es .diaHH&' moislQrc;-- 'Abd <hxax trhi'.s wife, and daughters^ aid soo* ?pd pas . torr and friend, prayed fronsp their agotrhxed hearts to^cd^ the eyes of. the itero closed in el?n^ste^p, bia great .heart ceased to beat, and his soul winged its s"'ft flight from earth to heaven: faadayaftarKsdeAth.jConi^ allowed,tc see bia old commander, 'fie wa?*ieB'1?t? the room whore the body lay and ^??^' wa?f*z*1?te?g.b?? ttepide OT her dead - Tk?- lady withdrew, and the jogged soldier galed opon the cold'fea^res of the dead chieftain until, at last, over? come with ?motiou, he pressed his lips upon the marble brow of his General and exclaimed, ''Would to God that I could live like Lee, aud would to God that I could die like Lee n BK PA TIF. NT. Bc patient with the little ones Let neither their slow understanding nor occasional pertness offend you, or pro? voke sharp reproof. Remember the world is new to them, and they have no slight task to grasp with their uoripen- j ed intellects the mass of facts aud truths that crowd upon their attention. You ave grown to maturity aud strength, j through years of experience, and it ill ! becomes you to fret at the little child that fails to keep pace with your thought Teach him patiently, as God teaches you, "a line upou line, precept upon precept; here a little and there a little." Cheer him in this conflict of mind; in after ' years his ripe, rich thought shall risc up and call you blessed. Bide patiently the endless question? iugs of your children. Do not roughly crush the spirit of free inquiry with an impatient word or frown, uor attempt, ou thc contrary, a long and instructive reply to every slight and casual question ?eek rather to deepen their curiosity. Cnovert, if possible, t he carelet-s question into profound and earnest inquiry, and aim rather lo direct and aid than to an? swer the inquiry. Let your reply send the little questioner forth, not so much proud of what he has learned, as anx? ious to know more. Happy you, if, in giving your child the molecule of truth he asks for, you can whet his curiosity with a glitups of the mountain of truth lying beyond ; so wilt thou send forth a philosopher aud uot a silly pedaut into the world. Education is erroneously supposed only to be had at schools. The most iguoraut chiidrcu have often been con? stant in attendance there, aud there have bceu very intelligent ones who never saw thc inside of a schoolroom. Thc child who always asks an explana? tion of terms or phrases it cannot un? derstand, who is never willing to repeat, parrot-like, that which is incomprehen sible, will lar outstrip in "education," thc ordinary routine scholar Education goes ou with children at the fireside, in the street, at church, at play-every where. Do uot refuse to answer their proper questions, then. Do not check their natural intelligence, for which bool:s car, never compensate, though von bestow whole libraries. A HUAItTK^NDING SCSNS. .1 .Hilliary Murder and ita Co nae quencos. A Northwestern paper receives di? rectly from a relative of thc young Hanoverian officer in question the fol? lowing touching recital: The company to which the young officer belyt.ged captured twentyfive Fraac-Tireus, aud upon inquiring at head quarters as to their disposal, received orders that they be immediately shot.-The duty de? veloped upon bim. The young man, though no coward, hesitated in the ex? ecution of such a terrible duty, but in order :?ot to appear too weak, he rc? pressed his feelings,and had them con ducted to a neighboring wood, where, upon alittle elevation, they were to meet their fate. Among them was a youth of hardly eighteen years, with a gentle ind almost maiden like face, in which culture was plainly io be traced This poor uufurtur.ate had uot the courage lo die. He trembled iu ail his body, and a stream of tears coursed down his deathly pale cheeks. Suddenly fear seized him in a terrible way, and before the guard could prevent him he had thrown himself at thc feet of the Ger mau officer, and convulsively clasp?d his knees nnd begged in unutterable woe for his life. Fear gave him most touching words of prayer; he besought the deeply grieved officer by his own parents not to rob them cf their only son. It would h ive moved a stone. The heart of the young German swam in tears; still, he dared not disobey his military duty. It was the most fearful moment of his life. The youth was led back to the fatal spot, and in another moment his misery was at an end-the halb had riddled his heart. The feel ing cf pity, however, so overcame the noble young German that he fell iuto a swoon. He awoke a madman, and is to? day io au asylum in Germany. CAN'T RUB IT OUT. "Dou't write there," said a father to his son, who was writing with a diamond on his window. "Why not ?" "Because you can't rub it out." Did it ever occur to you my child, that you arc daily writing that which you can't rub out ? You made a cruel speech to your mother the othtrdny. It wrote itself on her loving her.rt, and gave her great pain. It is lhere uow, aodl hurts her every lime she think* of it. ??o can't rub it out. . You wished a wicked thought one day in thc ear of your playmate. It wrctc itself oo his mind, and i?d him to do a wicked act. It is there nc~ ; yon cau'i rub it ont. All your thoughts, all your words, ail your acts, arc writ reo iu the book of God. The record is a very s id one. Yon can't rub it out. - A G uaiot writer says : I have seen women so timorous that they wera afraid to ride for fear the h orso would jan away ; afraid to sail for fear the boat might upset; afraid ti walk at early dawn for fear thc dew.might fal);?at I never saw one afraid.to he married, whieH ia far more1 -hasardons than, all tiffed put together." . '-''jr . ?7SE KIND.wO?D?. ! There is a kind way of saying very severe things, and even rebuke may be given in gentle words. The children of , the poor, who form the balk of oar j Sunday scholars, are too mach accus I tomed to thc harshness al home, to be : much influenced for good by it at school. . My idea of a Sunday-school is, that it is , a place where a child may come and find j i refuge from the sorrows, small though they be, of its daily life j that within its walls, children should feel in an especial manner within the Saviour's influence, because there holy love reigns as it did and does within His breast. ''Suffer little children to come unto me," the Saviour says. It is not, "Bring them to me," "Make them come." As if Ile would say, "They will come readily, if you hin? der them not. Now, kind words spoken by the teachers of our Sunday-schools will draw scholars to the school, and may draw their hearts co Christ.-S. S. World. DANCING. Kev. Dr. Bond, of the Baltimore Christian Advocate, thus touches up balls and ball-goers. Many of our young women are entirely destitute of resources of self enjoyment.-Unless^ in company, or anticipating it, their ennui is dreadful; and when in company, as they have nothing io the world to say that any human being can long endure to hear, and as they are incapable of compre, bending what any intelligent person might attempt to ?communicate, the only resource is to dance. They can do that without brains ; in fact, it is the ultimate provision of exhauster society for the brainless. And a wonderful provision it is which enables a graceful idiot to bear the palm over the less muscular woman of tho highest intellectual and moral cast, which gives to man's legs the supremacy over al that constitutes -the imagine of God. - A wag was requested by an old lady to read the newspaper for her. Ile took it np and read as follows : Last night, yesterday morning, about one o'clock in the afternoon, before breakfast, a hungry boy, about forty years old, bought a big custard for a levy, and threw it through a brick wall nine feet thick, and jumping over it, broke his rite ankle off above his left knee, and fell into a dry mill-pond and was drowned, about forty years after that, on the same day, an old cat had nine turkey gobblers ; a high wind blew Yankee Doodle on a frying-pan, and killed a sow and two dead pigs at Boston, where a deaf and dumb man was talking to his Aunt Peter." Where upon the old lady, taking a long breath, exclaimed : "Da tell!" - Some few years since, one of the clerks in a prominent banking-house of Albany, having had an intimation that it was proposed to dispense with his services, boldly entered the private office of the President and said: "Mr President, I have made up my mind that the interests ofjthis ''bank require that either you or myself should leave its? service. As you are the leading owner of the hank, and have a large family to support, I have concluded to leave you in vour position and retire my>elf." The young man "retired/, - A Clergyman was once endeavoring to get a subscription in aid of some charitable institution out of a close? fisted parishioner, who attempted to excuse himself on the ground that he already owed a great deal of rooney "But," said the minister, "you owe God a larger debi than you do any one else." "That is fro, parson j bat then he tin's pushing me, like the balance cf my creditors." - Two young ladies and an Irish? man were conversing on age, when one of them put the home question : "W-hich of us do you think is the elder, Mr. H.?" "Sure," replied tho gallant Hilbernian, "vou both look younger than each other." -A thing worth doing is worth doing well. A thing worth advertising is worth advertising weil. A newspaper worth advertising in onoe is worth making a contract with. -To make a man realize an idea as you realize it, is what is necessary to make him understand his needs. Advertisements should aim to placd a matter so clearly bofore the public that they see it as clearly as the advertiser does. Sitting in tfaae of prayer is utterly without warrant in the Bible, and contrary to thc whole spirit of the Christian ? eligioo. "Oh ! come let as all Ioic dorm together ; lei us kneel before the Lord our Maker. -Sprigglcs, Gue da^batjjeummer, hired a boat and a mau to row it, on trust. After they got oat a little way, Spriggles remarked that be thought'it was rather a row mao tick excursion. - A certain Boston clergyman, Jwh o recently had an umbrella stolen from his hall, thinks thai tho thief is likely to bring up ia the world where neither overcoat nor umbrella will be essential to comfort. - The following was an advertise? ment in a Tennessee paper: "Lost or straie from the scriber a shene all over white-one leg waa black and half h is body-all persons shall .receive five dol? lars to bring h im. He waa.a she gote.'? -Beys artUtke ?tn^gar-the mor "tBoftht^JlaWrai m them tb* sharpe they become. *ej - HeteCw a touring eonfessisn from and editor. .'"Our' tais turkey wa*a?ae"Vird : it hai scales oa its badi, an? ^liy**"1 frou?? Shelled No. -A. CARD HAVING WITHDRAWN FROM THE Shops on tho corner of Sumter and Liberty-Sts., I now inform my friends and the public general ly that I hare established myself on Liberty-St. at the shop? lately occupied by T. J. Coghlan where I am prepared to fill all orders in the COACH OR WAGON LINE, and do all kinds ' of Plantation work and Jobhing generally, on as reasonable terms as honest work can be done. Wagons of all sisea made to order at Philadel ? phis prices. Thankful for past favors I solicit s continua j tien of the same, pledging myself to give satis? faction. W. J. ANDERSON. Sumter- S. C., Jan 4,1871 lm SHERIFF'S SALES BY virtue of sundry Executions to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court Honse, on the nt Monday and day following in February next, within legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property, situated in Sum? ter County. Purchasers to pay for titles and stamps. No. I.-One Honse and Lot, corner of Church and Republican streets, bounded North by A. J. Moses's lot and residence, East by lot of A. J. China, South by Republican street, and West by Church street. No. 2. One House and lot on Republican street, occupied by Aeberry L. Singleton, bounded north by Tacan t lot of A. J. Moses, East by Store lot of A. J. Moses, South by Republican Street and West by lot of F. L. Green. No. S.One House and Lot on Republican street, now occupied by J. F. Bryant, bounded North by lot of H. H. DeLeon, Trastee, East by lot formerly owned by Mrs. M. L. Cohen, South by Republi? can street, and West by lot formerly owned by M. Moses. No. 4.-One House and Lot in Sumter street, bounded North by lot of A. J. Moses, East by lot of A. J. Moses and Mrs. M. C. Clark, South by lot of F. L. Green and A. J. Moses, and West by Sumter street No. 5.-Lot and Buildings near W. C. A A. B Depot, containing three acres more or less, bound, ed North by land belonging to W. C. k A. B. B Co., East by public road, South by-Branson. and West by lands of Jacob Williamsand oth? ers. No. 8.-Lot on Sumter-strect containing three fourths of one acre more or less, bounded North by lot cf B. Folsom and Mrs. M. G. Clark, East by lot of Mrs. M. C. Clark and A. J. Moses, and West by Sumter street. No. 7.-Twenty Fire Acres of Land, more or less, bounded North by Calhoun.street, East Ly W. H. Girardeaa'a lot J. H. Eberhart's lot, Wm. Laidler's let L.jW. Joye's lot, Wm. Y^adon's lot and A. A. Gilbert s lot South by Republican st. and West by J. D. Standing's lot One Aero and a half, more or less, to the North of Calhoun street adjoining lands formerly owned by J. L. Hayns worth, Henry Haynsworth and H L. Darr. One Lot of Land, containing six acres more or lass, embracing rice field, bounded North by Re? publican street Bast by Methodist Parsonage ?ot and Catholic Church lot South by Liberty street, and West by lands of J. D. Blanding. No. 9.-One Tract of Land in Sumter County, known as the Robert English Mill Tract, con? taining 1000 aeres more or less, adjoining lands of E. J. English, and landa fonnelry of Irby S. Wella, and other lands of A. J. Mo? ses. No. 10.-Ona Tract of Land in the County of Sumter, known as the Wells Tract containing 353 aeres, more or lesa, bounded on the North by lands of John S. Bradly, on the East by lands of Estate of E. Durant on the South by lands of J. B. McEaw, ?ad Westby lands of A. J. Mo? ses. No. II.-One Tract of Land in the County of Sumter, containing 310 acres more or less, adjoining lands of R.J. English, Locklear, Wm. Keels, and land formerly belonging to Wm-jMims now of Betty Phillips and land of said Michael J. Morris* No. 12.-One Tract of Land in the County of Sumter, known as the Sumter Tract containing 600 acres more or less, adjoining lands of Jack? son Newman, and lands formerly Blanding, Ayeook, Fullwood, Fort, and Dr. W. T. Brog? den. No. 13*-Fifty Acres of Land, mo.e or less, near the town of Sumter, known as the Brick Yard Tract consisting of four small tracts pore chased by said A. J. Moses from Thos. J. Cogh? lan, T. M. Baker, Caroline Deas and W. F* E. Hainsworth, Esq Executor, adjoining: lands of F. J. Moses, W. F. B. Haynsworth, Executer, W. L. Branson, Jeptha Hendricks, and lands formerly owned by Mrs. Charlotte Bossard. No. 14.-The interest ef said A. J. Moses in the tract of land known as the Berry Tract containing 450 eeras more or lass. One Honse and Premises tn which the Defend? ant resides, bounded North by Jesse Thompson's lot and land of A. A. Solomons, East by Wash? ington stseet South by lot of A. J. China and lot occupied by Wianges and Weat by Church street. One Store and Lot corner of Main and Re? publican streets, bounded North by lot of J. S. G. Richardson and Mrs. Ciar':, East by Main street South by Republican stree?, and West by lot of A. J. Moses, now occupied by Ai berry Singleton. The Hotel Lot and baildinga thereon, including the Store on the comer of Main and Liberty sreets aLu Workshops thereon, bounded North by Court House square, lot of J. D. Blandios; and Samuel May rant, East by Main street and Store, occupi? ed by A. J. China, South by Liberty-street and West by Sumter street Four Mules. Four Hortes. Seventeen Head of Cattle (Cows Calves and Yearlings.) Four Sows, Twenty Pigs and roer Shoats. Four Hundred Bushels Corn, more or leos. Two Thousand Pounds Fodder. Fifty Bushels Peas. fifteen Hundred Bushels Cotton Seed (more or less.) One old Gin. Three Wagons. One Cart One lot Gear. One Carriage and Harness. Ooe Buggy. One lot Ploughs, Plough Stocks, Hoes, Axes, Ac One remnant of Stock of Merchaadke. Two Iron Safes. Household Furniture. Kitchen Furniture Levied upon and to be aold as the property of A. J. Moses, at tba separate snits of Ingoldsby A Heisted A Cc, J. D. Blanking and Peter M. Butler, Lanier, Brother A Co.. Crane. Bo Irton A Co., S. Stetthelatf r and various other Ex? ecution creditor*, against tba said A. J. Moses. Ono Tract of 325 Acree ot Land moro or leas in Sumter County, on wa'er* of Black River, ad? joining lands of Moaes T. McLeod, Sam Lacoste. John Montgomery, Harv?? Wilson, levied noon . as the property of Estate of Margaret McLeod, at tba suits of John McLeod against George McLeod Executor of Margaret McLeod, to be resold at tba risk ef the foncer porch****. One Tract of487 Acres of Laad more er leas, in Sumter County, adjoining lands of Jame Bootu, Nrthaaiel Bradford and others, levied on aa th? property of Ervin A. Brown, at the suits of Brown. Winn k Cc, White A Lea. Delead?nt's interest in one Tract of 100 acres of Land, more cr less, in Sumter County, on Poeotaligo Swamp, adjoining lands of A. L. Jones, Turoar Davis, Harrison Brown, levied apon aa tba property of James Scurry, at the suits of A. J. Mases, Dudley E. Hodge, F. J (AM- Moses, ?Ratest James Scurry, and Fox f worth, Biaba-Jlcon A Oe, against James T. Sentry. ~ One "Lot hi I?-?Town of Sumter a iib a Store Honse wad Dwelsmg thereon on Liberty street, adjohrieg sets ni ??r anted by Groan ?tr Walsh, and J. J. Hennegar JbTl?d upon as the pmpertj of G. W. Reasdont-Ti the snits of Hartman A WkReaTtl, VTmv WtStr A Co., and Reise A Sous ^T. T. J. COGHLAN. Sheriff Sumter County. Jtnnary2S,l87K ASPECIALITY, FLOUR SACKS, PAPER* -, BAGS and WRAPING PAPER, At EDWARD PERRY"?. U? Meeiing-arrcet, ?ppaaiu Okarla-Moa E?M Ocr 5 6IB JOB WORK ; EVERY DESCRIPTION PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THE v ^> OFFICE OF The Sumter Watchman, -IN THE- ? Highest Style of the Art. PACIFIC Fire Insurance Company, -OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ASSETS..?1,700,000 GOLD. Security by State Law.$25,000,000 GOLD. Largest Fire Insurance Company in America. Policies issued payable in Gold if desired. 2 A. WHITE, Agent, Jan 18 Sumter, S. C. WINBS, LIQUORS -AND Tobacco, ?^yHISKEY-N. C. Command Rye, ;-Kentucky, Ry and >|p Bourbon, -* g* IN-Holland and Domestic, jg*1 0 i-i cc -, UM-Jamaica at?d Domestic, f ST'S. ts- g RANDY-French and Domestic, > ? Z A LE AND ORTER-Englisb and f American, 57 a?* WINE - \ s*?^? Port' S R- * VT ) Madeira and Scuppcrnong,!'^ &ERMAN BITTERS-Kumtncl, Wig- S gins' Herb Bitters, -ALSO Chewing Tobacco, in caddies and J boxes, of jeat variety. Smoking Tobacco, all kinds, in ?, ?, * and 1 lound packages. Segara, a good many different sorts and all [ualities. The above we offer to the trade low fer CASH ADRIAN & V?LLERS, Jan 18 Wilmington, N. C. CL A YEO 3??BA MOLASSES 2QQHOGSHEADS PROIE CUBA MOLASSES. In Bright New Packages,!??2 ?"FOR SALEU.OW FOR CASH, by O. G. PARSLEY A CO., Wilmington N. C. I Jan 25-3t HARDWARE ?tore, Main-si. mider Sumter Hotel. L. P. LORING, -Aexar ron Messrs. King & Huppman, BALTIMORE, 91. D. fonld respectfully solicit the patronage of his riends and the public HE HAS IN STORE A COMPLETE" Stock of Hardware and Family Utensils, mbracing every article in this line of business, rhieh he intends to sell at the LOWEST PRICES) FOR CASH. te will keep always in store, a complete assort? ment of Collin's Axes, Ames'Shovels and Spades, Trace Chains, Hoes, Rakes, Pitch Forks, Grain Cradles, Scythe Blades, Guano Seives, Pocket and Table Cutlery, Brass Preserving Kettles, Tin Ware, Window Glass-all sites. Persons in want of the most convenient and eonomical Stoves, can be supplied with the itest improved patterns at prices which cannot ?il to give entire satisfaction. June 15 FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. C?SSIKEEBES, &c. [ am now receiving a Large and Complete Stock of FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. CLOTHS, CASSIMKRKS, TWEEDS, Kentuckey Jean?, of low grades and very cheap. Shirts, Drawers, Underveets, Gloves and Cravats, Suspenders, Colls.-?, Socks, Haakerchiefs, Ac, ALSO A FULL SUPPLY AND VARIETY 0 X? -?k "2? S3 . Ummmkmm rffcje> ~ ts?? ts These Goods I am determined, to sell lower than they can be bought in this market. Deal? ing in this line alone I aen enabled to do (bis. I only ask my old friends to call and examine, and if t bey do not find my goods cheaper, I will not expect them to bay. D. J. pWINNt Agent. S?pt 28 D. A. SMITH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER Et .Parlor, Chamber, Dining-Room, Office and Library Mattresses, Window Shades, Sash, Blinds .tn-* Doora, Granite f rsat Boiidiogs, Pep* H-6m] ' WILMINGTON j N. C. FOR ALL KINDS OF [Books and Stationary, Go tn EDWARD PERRY. lt?, Meeting st cet, epfwsite Cbaxk*B>a U<?*? 1. .lt ^ Co.