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1 II -4L,JMJLyj? 1 B 'Hi.f. 1 J "'"Llk?U- ir 1 I " ; . 1 ?'?-L?JLJ?L-I.,.1 ??Jl^L^'JH^.L"^^ . .... .-'-i-J.--1 -JL".'JBg*gi-. .- T_.J- ._...jgSH?;. ?l ur. " ' I'??IRST OUR HOMES; THEN pTJTt STATE; EINAI/J?Y Ti T"l^-->f-A.XIOjS"; TlIESE CONSTITUTE OUR COTOTTOYr?-^ VOLUME 1. . " ?' ' ? SATURDAY' MORNlNCif^MAY 11, 1867. ? ? ? NUMBER 12. TM GRANGEB?RG NEWS. ..?;>.:. . ? ?UN PUBLISHED AT OIIAJST GEBURG, S. C . ?vory Sfttiirday Morning. IS?MUEL DIBBLE^ Editor. * ' {f?A^LES II. U?LLt PuliisJur. ,*lW# ?:o:?* . ? - ?ERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. <0n0'Cbp> tor one year.. $2.00 -"'-?>.? ..? gix Months.............-1.00 "\'.fV ? " Thrco ?. CO Any one making up a CLUB of FTVE ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS will rcocivo an- extra copy FREE OF CHARGE. .?:o:? HATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square 1st Insertion. $1.50 t< '" li ' 2d '* * ? ..*..'.. 70 A %are consists ot\10 lines Brevier or one inch of Advertising space., . (?f?Htr^9^MYeVt'89mcid3 inserted upon the most Jjboral terras, MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, not ox, Ceeding one Square, inserted without charge. ?'i ? ?;o:? ? -. ? Terms Cash in Advance. ? - ..r.% t . ?:o:?. For further particulars, apply to Mn.CuA.ni.Ks II. IIall, or address . SAMUEL DIBBLE, -. ? . EniTon Orangeuurg News. Orangehurg, S. C. fib 28 o ly PUBLIC OFFICERS. OKAJN?EB?RG DISTRICT. Ordinary?P. A. McMichael. Commissioner ix Equity?V. D. V. Jamison. Clkrk or Court?Joseph F. Robinson. SuBRirr?J. )7. II. Dukes. - Coroner?C. B. Glover. T.*Jt<Jon.soron.'5?~Ora?gn Parish.?V. W. Fuiry. St. Matthews Parish.?W: II. Dant/.ler. Asst. AssEBSon U. S. Rkvenue.?George W. Sturgeon. Agent ron Stamps, &c;t?P. V. Diliblc. ? ? Magistrates?Thomas P. Stokes, W. R. Tread well, A. J. Gaskins, F. W. Fairy, David L. Connor, ? J. II. Felder, Levin Argoe, R. V. Dannclly, E. A. 'Frioe, W. L. Ehney, J. D. Pricket, Samuel E. Moor er, C. B. GloTcr, E. 0. Ilolman, P. C. Buyck, P. M. Wannamakcr, D. 0. Tindall. Commissioners to Approve Securities?J. G. Wannamakcr, James Stokes, 1). R. Barton, Adam Smoke, A./D. Frederick. Commissioners of Purmc Buildings?Win. M. Hutson, Darpin Eiggs, K. E:ckiol,*Joscph P. liar ley, F. DT. W. Briggmann. Commissioners op Roaos?Orange Parish?"West' Icy, He-user, F. W. Fairy, Samuel M. Fairy, Samuel O. Fair, F. Livingston, W. S. Rilcy, Wcstloy Culler, II. d.. Wannamakcr, N. E. W. Sistrunk, II. Living ston, James Stokes, J. D. Jvnotts, R. P. Autley, John 8. Bowman, J. L. Moorer, W. C. Moss, Lewis Ga rick, B. A. Yon, J. II. O'Cain, Ellison Connor, John Brodie, J. G. Guignard, Jaoob Conner, George Byrd, J. T. Jennings, David Dannclly. Commissioners of Roads?St. Matthews Parish? ] C. S. Darby, W. C. llano, M. K. Ilolman, Andrew Hou8er, J. A. Parlour, E. T. Shular, J. L. Parlour, Owen Shular, T. G. Shnlar, W. L. Pou, J. W. Sei- j lers, R. W. Bates, J. W. Barbour, Augustus Avin ger, P. W. Avingcr, J. D. Zeiglcr, M. J. Keller, J. C. Ilolman. Commission t:iis of Free Schools?Orange Parish David L. Connor, J. R. Millions, Henry N. Snell, John Jordan, N. C. Whetstone, John lna hi net, Dr. O. N. Bowman, Samuel Dibble. Commissioners of Frkk Scuooi.s?St. Matthews] Parish?Peter Buyck, J. II. Keller, Wcstloy Ilouser, John Rilcy, J. II. Felder, Adnm Hobnail. Post Of Hees in Orangehurg District. offices. postmasters. Orangeburg.Thaddens C. Ilubbell. fit. Matthows.M/s. Sally J. W?cb. Vance's Ferry.R. M. E. Avingcr. llranchvillo.Mrs. Amy Thompson. Fort ".Motto.....John Birchmore. Schedule South Carolina Kail Road. Down I \issengcr. Leavo Columbia at. (?..10 A. M.* and 11.40 A. M. " Orangehurg at... 10.89 A. M.* and 8.08 P. M. Arrive at Charleston.... 4 P. M. ?\ ? Augusta. 6 ? P. M. and 9 P. M. Up Passenger. "Leave Augusta at.7 A. M. and 0..10 P. M. ? ' Charleston at.8 A. M. ?i Orangehurg at.1.550 P. M. and 11.65 F. M. Arrive at Columbia at.5.20 P. M- and 3.22 A. M. Down Freight. Loavo Orangehurg at.10 A. M. Arrive at Charleston (it. 0.10 P. M. Ujl Freight. - Leave Orangehurg at.1.H8 P. M. Arrive at Columbia at.C.30 P. M. *Tlns is" the only Passenger Train for Charleston and Points below Branchville. For the Augusta Road rnsscngcrs may take cither Train. mar 23 g I? POETRY. [From tho Darlington Southerner.} May. nv c. a. roY.\8. . Who in thin that coincth Tripping tip thin way ?? Glancing'in tho sunshine, . ' - Flashing 'nenth its ray, . ? . ? . Liko u nymph of Faery:? Airy bright and guy. ? Gnily dance her'trcsses With tho wavy air; ? .Gemmed with dew the roses ? Holding them with care, In their sweet embraces, ? From her forehead fair! Quivering in the sunlight, Sparkling In the rill, Glancing on the rivo'r' Jty the rustic mill; ' IKr KW^ct influences Doth all nature ?!.. When her sandaled foot-prints Brush the dewy mend, Song birds liquid music Four Upon her licnd; Und fresh flowers leap upward From their frngant bed! Lo! her smile celestial Brightens all tho air; Mnkcth this terrestrial Beam an Eden fair ; Emblem of the regions Where the Angels are! Middens! basic to meet her Ero sho flits away? youths!?with garlands greet her For she will not stay ; Ye shall miss her presence From your path some day. Children! fdl your aprons With the flowers that spring Whore her swcet'breujl* lloatcth Zephyr on the wing? Ami her perfumed darlings Back upon her lling. Wake tho slumbering echoes With your Voices gay, 'Till they ring a chorus Like sweet bells at play ; Or the merry laughter Of some sylvan fay. Who is this that comet It In the silvery sheen Of tlie dewy morning; Clad in robe of green, Crowned with budding blossoms' Like a Faery Queen? 'Tis the fairest daughter Of tin1 tinwcry Spring; Loveliest of the tSraccs That around her cling: May?then haste to greet her And her praises sing. Ask of her a blessing Ere she hies away ;? Heart forever keeping Joyance of the May ; Bosom where her tlowers Bud and bloom for aye. Quivering in the sunshine; Sparkling in the spray Of a silvery shower Tripping up this way, Through the arch of Iris Comes the merry May. ORIGINAL NOUVELETTE. [Composed Expressly for the Ornngchurg News.] A ROMANCE OF THE DAYS O 1? * G 5. 11Y PA YS AN. CHAP. III. "Night wraps her sable mantle o'er the sky, and pins it with a star.'' Yes! Tt iu night, and Mary and Kate stre seen wending their way back to their homes amid the continual chirping of tho katydids, which throng the hedges on either side of their winding path. Arm in arm they walk .slowly along, reiterating past scenes, and dwelling with enthusiasm upon tho happy associations of their younger days. The stars, those "gems of evening, which were set forth in the lirina nient to bo for sighs and for seasons," are twinkling in countless numbers, while Luna rides in majestic grandeur, Queen of tho ethe real vault. Tho busy hum and buz? id' day have been hushed, and nature's objects shine in the silvery moonlight, while perfumes of sweet-scented woodland llowers are ever and anon wafted on the wings of gentle zephyrs, that stir among tho leaves. And hero let us leave these fair ones and seek for Wallace. That little star that guides Mary and Kate along their winding path, at the same tinio, .sheds its lustre upon the barren bills of .the old North State, while a veteran Uc.ro and jaded traveller, wearied und worn, is seen jogging along his way southward; in the sweet hope of souti seeing Ixor. whom above all others be loved most devotedly. - Twelve months bad elapsed since he bad be held the idol of bis heart. 1 Yea 1 that night just twelve months before, Wallace Timrod, on the threshold of,, her- father's house, pressed a lily-white band to bis lips, and breathed upon it in accents of love?\\furciccil." The sigh that followed t]iat parting, was drawn from the very depths of his sorrowing heart. Perhaps be might never see her again. The din of muskctryjand the cannon's rear were unpleas antly associated in the mind of Wallace Timrod with the sweet tones of Mary's voice in these parting moments. Never before did be view, with a fouling so akin to reluctance, everything that pertained to war. But the tocsin bad sounded to summons him from Iiis short respite of twenty days, and in obedience to its call, and the cause of honor and frccdi m, lie left .'.??, whose gentle voice above all others was uiZZt musical to his ear. and which it irkc.l him sorely to hear i^tfls f?re*a f:5>ro^vel! But tn-niglit, (he Sigh 'that Vended his con stant heart juft'f twelve months ago, is 1? :; .'.;...!:'? of in the blessed Hbcfty^of'sbon returning.to tho presence of bis fair betrothed. Though weak from his clc.se confinement in the hospital, strong desire predominated over his physical debility, and he prosecuted his c< ttrsc onward, until the vertical position of the Pleiades, warned that the night was half spoilt. Silent ly he laid himself down in tho leaves by the rood side-to rest till moriiiutr. An old oak lotr formed his nillow, while the canopy of heaven.? bedecket} with its starry gems, v;:.: his only covering. After resigning himself to.lho mer cy of God, Wallace closed his eve- in .slumber. Owing to the feeble condition of his health, and the complete exhaustion Ir in his long inarch, he tdept soundly until the sun came pooping in his wan face, when he awoke and commenced his journey again. CII?P. IV. u '?llu I tin,! lias a liouso to jjjk'ii.", LiuiJ icJ^Koo <?. 'flfo**** head-piece." Three days more claps -1. and Wallace found himself in the city i \ Columbia. i:t S ?uth Carolina. Complete exhaustion had now over conic him. and ho found himself raducod' : i tho necessity of remaining licro a lev; days, in or der to be able to resume his journey. It was here that he began t-> : el the morti fying result of the war. lie h I never bo ;* able before, to conceive fully the evil designs of the enemy. Hut lure, the ? normity of thai spirit, which had invaded the Southj with arson and all the appliances <d' destruction, loot il up be.fore him in all its horrible proportions. Columbia, once the capita! and pride of South Carolina, now the wreck ?<!' its former beauty anfl prosperity, lay stretched out before him, a mass of smoked and tumbling walls. From one end of .Main street to the other, on either side, waste and desolation proclaimed the inhumanity and vihdictiveness <d' an insatiate enemy. At length, folding his anus and talcing cursory view of all embraced within the circle of his vision. Wallace turned away from the prospect impressed to the fullest extent with the meaning of the sentence?sic. transit gloria, ntumli. His survey completed, ho now sols out in pursuit of an habitable abode. A few rude domicils in the nut-.-Kiits id' the city hud es caped the ravages of the conflagration. Spying these, he directed his course thither. Soon ho came in full view of a group <>!" live or six. Selecting the best looking of the number, he approached the gate in I'i :>t of ;.na. j three raps. Ina few moments, a respectable' looking old mulatto woman niado her appear ance. "Say. aitiify, who live.; here intern ?! Wallace. '?Mo, sir, Itehecca Johnson V" replied the old woman. '?Are there, any white residents ;:t your neighborhood ?" "No sir j all moved out of town," replied the old woman. Debility and exhaustion had expelled from the mind of Wallace Timrod ail '..!.-..-? of fasti diousness; so he pressed upon tho kindness of the old woman to admit him within her li spi table doors, lor a lew days, or until be could gain sufficient strength, to be able (?> resume his journey. After making some apologies about (he scarcity of provisions, A.c.. Mrs. ?Johnson yield ed, and lor the first time in his life, Wallace, improved the opportunity of sharing the hospi talities of a negro cabin. The old woman, unable t<> comprehend the novel relations, about t<> bo established by the int roduction of a white man in her house, and fearing too, (hut she would be committing a breach id' propriety, by giving him choice of the kitchen, at length as they arrived at they jirnvca^RHrWMJ.fclep of her-eabhf, with a groat deal ofi^barrnssmont, she faltcringly, said? ??Tlie-r-^'ittlicre's the kitchen sir, if you would rathov.bjj to.yourself; if has a good rooiu sir." ThLs'^ujlOuneeiueut was only an noticipation of Wijfufce's'wishcs, for nhhough ;?t the gate, of themu> alternatives, going in. or remaining out ai\d ^objecting lin.i^.df to (he discomforts of the Bti'ccts,?he had_ehnsen the former; yet when iteybund this opportunity, of "enjoying at tho sSfrne time, the hospitality of his hostess, and a jj&jrable seclusion, he eagerly improved it. and^'^Xpre.-sed a wish to be .dope. ITe'.TTOS .then conducted to the kitchen, where he ferric! a small, plain, neat looking room. Although its inside appearance, did not present a di.ujfiOT-4Df" refined taste, being ornnmeided all rouiid^Biith eomii- piett:n.:s p.i.-'o d on the wall, that llfc^becn selected as chance threw them uk ^RH^ay' yci> *10 co,,tctdcd himself, and even-Jppked with some pleasure at the oppor t tmityv/to cnjo;>\ d of dc-vn'. shelter and entire l ep.-siiij ? a| slang in du?3porucr an'.iq^appearnnee-socv. d to denote an cxis -?val with the Revolution. A varnish-: twd, upon which w. s placed a feather occupied the eeulre, Near the firc plaeot?tood :i mohair-bottomed chair, which cimphKCil the .-{oc-k of furniture, provided in the SJ^flll cha.tub.-r : '.' \\v h -.m. Vraltoce, rcuiained in his room nearly all the tiuiCj itodtHevcr appeared at the table. His menlsjiverc sent him ; and consisted goncral Iv of ifartn toast and lea. for breakfast and 1 and pitcher vested upon the wash ?'vorcd over with a clean linen towel. s'o.h! h large bureau, whose pofjand o. i] of s me nourishing K up for din itint Rocky visited him froqucntbj&tu imjui&nfter bis health. :i?A to i;o.AV "if there was i?ytliing clsr; she could do for him." TlJjtt days of re !. so rect'.p.-raied his health, that 'Jw concluded, on the fourth to set out itr.T AWord :ngl v, after thanking his hos te.-s fow her cord.!;'.! entertainment, and offering her tVu?theu-ii;i. li?cenl sum "f* three dollars in ; yecieA^hieh she deelined. on the fouith morn iug aiiVr his ariiva! in ('i.duinbia, he resumed his ipj en v.rrvT Alasi J;-. i royou ! ore? Things Hi it luve night, Love if" such nights i:s these: ibe wrathful skies GuilOw|t!ic very wanderers, of the .a.;k. And hinke tin til kei p their caves: Siucp 1 was man, Such :i?et !.; of fire, stueli hursts of horrid thunder, Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never Remember to have heard: t-.'s nature cannot ca fry The affliction, nrir the f -iv." Arriving at the ferry- on Coiignrccj Wallace, thought he had struck :t streak of good luck, having overtukt n a wagon train, which would travel in his direction sonic lifty miles, lie was soon !n treaty with the commander lor per mission to ride, which was granted, when he mounted the foremost wagon, and was il?atteiV> I across tho river. Alter all had crossed, the Iniin moved on. and traveled until about nine o'clock, when, owing to the darkness of the night, i: wen! into park a jew r< ds from the ; road side. The iji kbility of man to ; metratc the future, of course precludes tho possibility of knowing what is silways best to doj and his seeming :: Ktd leek on this occasion, proved to be the prelude to :i misfortune more lamentable tlmn I any that had yet befallen our hero. The night began to mow darker and darker. The murky clouds of heaven were gut lu ring in I angry and ominous prolusion, while rapid ;;ud vivid irlnrei of Ii; litninij opened the dark space in terror, '.\ hen sudden poah of thunder broke in dreadful crashes, win sc lingering lumber ings - cmcd t i forebode if posi ible even more I terrible siicce: si?hs. ''Whoa, wiioa!" exclaimed one <d' the atten dant: . whose last word was drowned in a crash ! onuid to any of its antecedents. '?'t'atcli eat." and (he word died upon his Hps as one til' the sumpter mules, frantic with I fright. i?amo Iii unding over wagon tongues, re gardless of all obstacles. Another soon br< ke (lib Ii:ab to whieb it bad beeii tethered, and followed in the same wild career. Now Hid raiii began to lall, und the team i users, in their eflbrt? tocntcli the loose animals. Were drem lu-d to iho skin. H lack hops of darkness succeeded ; the thun ders had eeitscd their tumultuous.roar, and the rain:; were descending in torrents. The ani mals Were tied agVm; and the tcttmstcrs bad re turned under cover of the wagons. The rains poured for alee' hour, and then with that sud denness of change so peculiar to our Southern clime, a clear azure s!. \ studded with twinkling stars, proclaimed that all was over. All had. now prepared for a good night's rest. Hut as yet there was no ' sleep for their eyes, nor : lumber for their eyelids." "Listen!" exclaimed Wallace, to his sleep ing companion as n wild whoop rent the air. followed by the stentorian words?"Charge boys?charge!" Like the eagle upon its prey, the onslaught of their midnight Iocs was made upon them ? In a moment every wagon was vacated, and the little group of ten had collected; some with carbines, sonic with pistols, to confront whatever nwaivCtl them. "Whose horse i that '(*' demanded the leader of the marauding j'arty, with peremptory air, pointing ton large i on grc}*, standing near. %''Mine," ririsVorcd Earnest jM.", "my own pri vate property'.-? The government has, up. .claim upon that, s"*-" "And that,"?he ejaculated stepping up to a beautiful black palfrey, that bad been given in charge of Maj. llanley, lately a Quarter master in the Southern army, by a young lady on the coast of South Carolina, to avoid its capture by Sherman's army. '?That belongs to a cousin of mine, Miss Lizzie Price, of Beaufort, sir," answered Mnj. llunloy. "It belongs to cousin Sallio Ann, C. S. A.," muttered the leader in a contemptible pun. ??Is there an// government, property "in your charge?"?he demanded curtly and sarcasti cally, placing peculiar emphasis on . the*. "jvord any. '****'?'? *V '?Notio" replied Maj. II?: "I had four government mules ami a wagon, all of which your party wrested from me in Columbia; all that you see here now is private property." This comprehensive question was asked more to allow the Quartermastor an opportunity of purchasing non-interference. 1)3* the willing sacrifice of part of his animals, if he chose, than for real information, for the train had been attacked in Columbia, und all the proper ty designated as belonging to the government, givon up without resistance,, Voluntary submUsiou to an unscrupulous I demand always calls for new and more exacting concessions. Thus had it proven In this case. Tho booty gained not only tempted the cupidi ty of these marauders, hut it also inspired (hem with now courage, by. its easy eapturo and precipit ted a. second attack. 'I bis Land, consisted of about forty of the, profligate and lawless deserters, who having taken to the swamps to evade their country's call, in the last days of the Confederacy, came out of their looking places, and formed bands 0j?Hrt4ttM^^t'e. so who wore coming from the I^SW^C^' defeated armies of the South',"oil their way to their conquered homes. These miscreants, sometimes without disguise, some times under pretence of searching for govern ment property, carried on a system of highway robber}*, as long as there was a chance of pil laging with impunity "But to make a long matter short'' resumed the leader "and lo prove the fact, that you cannot circumvent my plans, upon the false plea of this being private property, I demand j Its surrender.'' Th: insulting imputation against the veraci ty of Maj. llanley, aroused within him all the riidinent ami indignation of his nature, and he prouiply and defiantly replied : "Nut until -the last vital spark of my nature is extinct sir, will 1 surrender unto yen that upon which you have nut the slightest claim." "Then," replied the leader, as if to intimi date.? -We'll fight it out." "It will only be by superior power, sir, that you w ill alter my determination"?answered the Quartermaster collectedly. The discharge of a pistol, put an end to further parley, and a short, but hot contest followed. ' * '?A short dilemma in a.degporatcease? To act with infamy ?>r quit llio place." V. allaco, had remained a quiet spectator, du ring the controversy, contemplating the choice of the two altei natives, embraced in the above lines Of Swift, lie had escaped with his lifo through the war, and now dreaded the possibil ly of losing it in a midnight mclce ; then, thought he, to desert a party in time of dan ger, no matter how trivial the interest, which bound him to thai party, was infamous. Ac cordingly, he resolved to risk his fortunes with his recent comrades. This resolve was made in fact. !?.fl< i" the contest had already begun, flrasping his pistol, he took aim. ami fired?a loud grean answered the discharge. The con ic.-1 now began to wax more and more severe; ann i l;e click and jingling of various weapons told that liot work was going on. "A little longi r. boys !" shouted the leader, ??and there w ill not be one left." Just then a fatal hall pierced his lungs, and he died in a few moments. The death ol.it- leader, caused the party to waver, and the light alter a half hour's dura tion, ended lo tho discomfiture of the assailants, but m t without considerable loss to the attack ed, the latter having had two men killed and one mortally wounded, while the former suffer ed Still mot e severely. Yes ! Wallace Timrod is mortally wounded, and his companions entertain no hopes ot his living until morning. Alter the dead wore buried, he was carried to the house id' lh\ Thrnsmas, three fourths of a mile distant, whore he was left to die. I Tu In ('oiUiniiciI.) LITERARY. ? .*? ? -f :? !? ? u~T7iT/.r r. k tvoh thk obanokiiuuu newp.] ..,.'. L . J V ! Iff *J< "Oomo gentle Spbino ! ethereal mildness, .comcj 'ft And from tho bosom of yon dropping clqiul, ? y, While music waked around* veiled in n shower :. Of shadowing roses, on our plains'de?ccu(L',' : ' i' ' V* .... . .. ? ? r ? ?,c:?* at* t-1? ,1* Was there ever a uiorc beautiful Invocation,?^ ^ Thome of praises from time immemorial, love.-.^ ^ ly Spring, thou hast heard the poet's entreaty,;*, ^ and veiled indeed, "in showers of shadowiug | roses" descended on our plains, and filled tho earth* with wealth of beauty. How* fresh-and^.; - fair is this balmy mprning * the raip ..-^hicU,^ ., fell last uight like passionate* tears, mingled^ u, with the sobs of wailing winds, only adds- fry ,j dewy coolness to the air, while -nature's, tears,, transformed to < gems, full in glittering drops,.,... ^ as the suit breezes whisper a welcome*- tp^jtbo fairest of the sister mouths?"charming fifay,.W **I1U, How pure is the sky,! so blue that.it accms to^p,, bend near us in love and gentle protection, s.o?.^ ethereal, that while wo gaze u'far iuto its depths^ of light, the idea of infinitude Imbues, the..] j mind with awe. After all this earth is very ;,: beautiful, and while over every sense steals the ,)f-t delicious repose of nature, wo forgot life's busy. .. cares, and the language of the full heart.finds/ voice in a hymn of praise to Huh who has J (i given, . . j i.tMffi ''Tins beautiful planet, the earth, ns oui- home." ? These flowers spring up on every sidjd.j- every where about its tlioy arc glowing; in v.ood?ran&- ? fields, by streams, und oft the dusty highwayj-Voq blooming luxuriantlytin stately gardens-.-and \hi marbled cemeteries, -peeping into cottage, .wiur.-'i> dows, and clamboring over lonely graves^'.:r Thank. God for flowers! they ,eo:n.e tou^r UJ^fpff thoughts of Heaver., and wile, us iroui, pur*(fM earos with their pure petals, full of dc\yy frn-^,,, grnncc. "They are th jmsekes,'7'says, one,."but.; x, bright thoughts, syllabled to form and hue-***.":' , ,". "And still how oft their eoft- and starry ryes, Now bent to earth, to Heaven now mutely.p]ea?l> ?"? . * tajj, Their incense fainting as it seeks the skies, - .. ''Yet st ill from earth with freshening hope receding--^ -*. | How often these to every heartdeclaro? - With all the silent, eloquence of truth, I The language that thoy speak is Nature's prayer To give her back thoae spotless days or youth." How frail they arcj and' yet "tTieyuloom as5 brightly now, as when Eve teuded them with . gentlest care amid the bowers of Eden, nearly six thousand year." ago. Man boasts h"'s; strength, and claims for many of his works in demnity from the ravages of time, yet frailer than the flowers is he,- and the monuments of his skill crumble iuto ruins where the ivy , twine--, and. star-eyed daisies look, j-kyward - where once the fretted dome of sdiuc fair tem ple rose. Oh world-weary heaYt.turn from tho' dust and turmoil of the busy world, and take, to your love and care flowers and trees, birds. _ and running brooks; love nature,?with all her variable woods, she is ever the saiuc} she never turns in scorning wdierc once she-"beut in? 1 . ! ' - ? ? :- .. ? I tenderness, but is ever to her children the same* ? v ?? ?? -' * . i ~ <1 alma mater: ago cannot wither her. nor custom. . . . .* > stale her infinite variet ? ,.v? "Beauty still walkoth in the earth and air** '.vJl Our present sunsets are as rich in gold, . \*,ttiu As ere tho Iliad's music .was outrolled; * The roses of the spring are ever fair, ( 'Mong branches green still ring-doves coo and pair, And the deep's ort still foams its music old : So if we are at all divinely soulcd, "* ' "'?* This beaut v will unloose our bonds of enrc." * l ... . The wind soughing through the pines ro-:. calls wandering thoughts; gentle reader, do you not love this wail of our Southern forest* t truly Southern it is, for no where else do tho ? lingers of the air" produce sounds so sweetly ^ musical. It is like the lowest and lullest notes* ", of an Eotian harp, or the far-off sound of' waves, now swelling into'h rich diapason, now' dying in faint murmurs along the shore. It Is not treason to cherish ardently the beauty of our Southern clime, though we* must- hide m; our hearts" the sad ruins of the fair future we hoped to build for her. And though tho con queror forbid us to commemorate in marble the ' deeds of the fallen, and we* must forever ?furl" the starry banner we loved so well?let US still love our "Sunny South," 'tis all that can remain to us of what once thrilled every* heart with pride, and patriotic devotion. War and ruin have desolated her, 'tis true; but we have still enough to bind us to our dear nativo' home, and need not cross the ocean for balmy airs, and scenes of loveliness in nature, whil? (the rosy morn dnwna fair upon ItWtd like ours, and our glowing sunsets are as rich in gold as. those of far-famed Italy. "God save tho South," and give her a future "fair as her clime, and sunny as her skies." PSYCHE. The cook of one of the colleges at Cnmbridg? was lately ordered into the room to receive a lecture, for sending up a dish that appeared dirty, in which there was a calf's head. The cook denied the charge, and looking at tho person who made the complaint, said, "I beg your pardon, sir; the dish is so clean that you may see your fact in it." -