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IUH Vtir ' vn v mj; ?;;ilj^jnj-;.. f,*^r? . ?r: yjti -.1*// PTheawccto-^pofsm in, tho English Language. Bf?,] ioerfihl ! ?tu ..tt.f; {.???*- :" v!u-:r? (a. rvdio i ; ? JM? r BeBide tho springs of Doto,? . , A maid,, whom thore wero none to praise, - i An'dvcry.fW'tdloYc. .<?!* io .tii:hr>!oi:'?TUlt trrfj hi :':>Vj III// n->i;.r7f vi> A violet, b^.^ff98?y>y-tonq ? )(l ..... Halfl^tftom ^ )((|. Fair as a star, when only ono . ?fmwiymhmy*m???<?? ; "? info4 ..It iij arfu#rt*j !?> >n? '?n- &Tfcdl ij >!? fei I j-i 8h<? Jiyod. unknown,; and /ew, could know., ( , j . When Lucy censed to be: ' '.;,?,. Bui she'is In. her grove, nnd?Oh? ' ? " Jho difference to niif!''' ' V?" lM jmiii??Ummmi, ' i ?jjgjjjatfyfcagUj^ j | ? .. IFQR tHK ORANOEBURG NKW8.1 . H -.jtiCf ? f.- -.. :?i4iBiu7?.widaya .?* , JW^tton..... , Travelers': letters have been so often written aud jthe topics usually floated, of by those wljo} go away front ihomo to see the World are there fore so very trite/ that few caro to read them. Yet," I hopb Mr: Editor,' that your readers' will indulge me a little While I jot down a few *ume on anybody's patience, [and write: a lorig* one, and-only pause further from my narration of facts'; while I ask, that as I am no poet, my readers will not charge me with drawing on ?iy imagination. !. ,'M ^ V. '. W'' M XeSj^r.^itor, Tvo been traveling?Havo sailed on. the .broad, blue Atlantic, nnd been rocked on the bo om of the deep;" ' have felt the cool sharp breath of Eolus's subjects, and seen'tho waves at tlioir bqck riso into hills; have watched the hungry, fish pursuing the ship, and wondered if ,they were hoping a Jonah was on board ; have condoled with those who who were sick of the sen, and laughed at those who were sea-sick ; have seen the moon', with hcl- pale round face, rise as if opt of the waters; and whilo studying the stars, thought, of By ron's Ocean scencr-.- . ??Blue rolled the Ocean, bluo tho Bky ? ' Looked'like an Ocean hung on high, <?o. havo steamed up New'York's beautiful harbor, and ha the mighty City from afar loomed up dimly, have wondered if "distance lont enchant ment id, .tho view"; have been "glad once more to get on shore," and have been aroused from'my heWry-fbund bliss, by behlg subjeotcd! to tho ahooyirig importunity of rapacious hat.1: men; have walked the thronged streets of Gotham, and with humility felt my utter in significance, ?s the torrent of living ' humanity went surging by; have feasted my eyes on the marvels of the great City, and- my palate on the luxurious viands with which Milords of Hotels tempt thoir guests; have been humbug ged at Barnum's Musuem, and in revenge wished to pinch the fat arm of his corpulent baby; have satisfied my artistic yearnings, by tiring my eyes with critical inspections of the beautiful iunstur-pieces of being Aitisia, in the Art Union Hall'; have beon whirled to Cen tral Purk, nnd looked at the bulls, and the deer..ond the swans, and tho fish, and thei fashionables that live there; have tried to get I a - gl imps? bf some of the "fairy beU&" whoso beauty I had seen so often eulogised, but have succeeded only in finding that their charms we're much eiagges-ated; have'illustrated South Caroline1, by strutting among' the aristocracy, a palmetto hat on my head, and a fine hnvaqa between my teeth ; have seen tho lions, and hoard them roar; havo talked >with Radicals, and discussed war experiences with Federal ox-heroes; have travelcd:with lightning speed over the fast railroads of the fast Empire State; havo courted the Muso under the inspiration of the magnificent scenery, which has tendered classic the renowned Hucbion River; have made wry faces while experimenting in Sarato ga water, and looked happy whilo seated at the loaded table of a floating pattco on'^jLake Champlain ; have seen throngh 'tho morning niisi the verdant slopca'of the Green Mountains, and''sailed over the Waters, upon whose bosom JklcBonough won for himsolf immortality f | have temporarily expatriated- mysolf, and in the old" town ? of Montreal, Bdqg, under the Ctoss of SaiutGebi,ge( "G?d save the Queen"; nave refreshed my fingers in this specie-paying town with silvor quarters, fcna4 been tempted t? I break'tho tenth Comma?dmetit,' M the sight of1 the^glltterfajg ^?ld, Which plentifully circulates there ;"hate! witnessed''general wealth :,a*dd prospqrityt;?nd fainfuUy^drawh ' Ufe ojitftraifc suggested by th^p condltloArof inyoww' poverty and.famifio-etrioken Staio; hiivo studied Die manners and faces of tho Northern denizens of national prejudices and animosities, and uuu sulted together ns to the best methods of 1 the "greatest nation, &c," and Of tbo' Canadian subjects of Victoria ' Regina, and oe^ared' them with th?3? of our own -aftiicted people,' and my Southern pride has been 'gratified at the contrast; have?Abut, far. Editor, I have! already too far extended > &y?! brevities \; and,| lest I tiro j/ou and our readers'. I will ejose byj simply stating, ' that I I htfve returned i home, loviug Carolina more than- ever, and1 satisfied to share the present tribulations Of hef eons^ if] X may but'bo with them, wh&f* the; <ovi! days are past, nnd tbo sunshine of prosperity shall again abed its haleyn bcam? upon Us. God send1 our' down-trodden land a ^speedy : deli vcr a^eet*,--r'v.r' yk&n eta ? in At u^ojtfo sdJ * vAtldn^Mreayp be present at one of '^t^orfillB'^'tfi?l thjs . .... nessed. Six hundred young mon, representing the, Christian Associations of the United States, and Brithh provinces, thero met as brothers in'the same noble cause, navirig the sdhie mhB ier,' and sharing the same high 'topes. North erners and Southerners, Federalists and Demo-; crats, Monarchists and Republicans, for tho timo at least, laid aside their political, or con-! labor-; ing fai the salvation of the young: The har monizing power of Christianity wan wonder fully manifested, and 1 thought that appropri ately cduld^ havo been inscribed over tho pul I pit of tbe^Churclr, in which wo met, tho passage of St. Paul: .?i\Vhe^e there is neither Greet nor Jew, barbarian, Scythian, bond or free, but Christ: is all,' and I in all." Tho influ enco of this Convention will bo long felt, in Canada, and throughout the Northern and Western States; and*I trust that its effects will be seen in softening the acrimonies of our political persecution. A little leaven may leaven the whole lump. It was my privilege, also in Montreal, to visit and pay my respecis to our honored ox 1 President,' Jeffcrson Davis. Physically much broken by his sufferings whilo incarcerated at Fortress Monroe, and still an ? xile from his friends ana1 his home, fie was yet comparai ive ly comfortable, and seemed to forget hjinself in bis sympathy for the sufferings and humilia tions of hfe people. He expressed himself as hopeful that Providence' would over rule the present evil to our ultimate good, and thought that at least, the young of our land would seo the South riso from her degradation, and be again blest wiUi. plenty, prosperity nnd happi ness. * ? V. SELECTED STORY. The Giant Musquito, OR THE DARKEY'S WATCH "' ? ?? ? * i ? It was in that golden era of tho SoutTi, when planters were as serenely happy as the pa triarchs' of old; when cotton, rice, tobacco, and sugar had .not yet become disturbing in fluences in the politick of. the land; when our good-natured ancestors were conipnt to let the curse or blessing of slavory rest alone upon the heads of those who flourished by it, and felt sat-1 isfied and strong enough to beat- it; when slaves cared not a -pinch of snuff for the bene fits of education, so long as they had plenty of 'possum-fat and hominy, pork and beans, tobacco anil the Now England essence of sugar cane, and felt as proud of their masters' wealth as if thoy had all the cares of its possessions? yes, it was in those palmy days of the let-alone policy of the Union, that Col. Dick Tearaway lived in his glory as a Georgian planter, dis pensed tho fruits of his prosperity with a princoly hand, and had surveyed with annual satisfaction the joyous growth and multiplica tion of his niggers. The Colonel was a kind-hearted and courage eiB man, there seemed to be but pne evil on earth of which ho was afraid, or which wns able to disturb his. equanimity. That evil pest and abomination was?musquitos. With re gard'to th.cm he was particularly sensitive and thin-skinned; the bumps which followed their j bites -upon his person Were always double the ordinary size, poignanccj and duration, and the vonom thereof see med to enter into his spirit while the smart lasted. Hcnco it was that ono summer, on his return from abroad their re newed onslaughts were specially intolerable and as musquito-nets were in that age unknown, the. tormented planter appointed one of his slaves to the exclusive offico of selling up nil night by his bod side, and keeping off mus quitos. '?? ! ? ? This'darkey's namo was Confucius, oomman? ly called ^PheW" for short, and the only re semblance he probably bore, to the Chinese philosopher wns his fondness for "pigtail.'' Ho-was black ns nu India-rubber hail, and al most as round; but he had none of its hounding quality. < In fact, his wealth of fat was both tho causo ajul consequence--of hin cxtraovdina ry laziness; and ifc-was, perhaps, on aedefant'df this partieu 1 ar talenfc, which. made, him al mos t ?&eless onfflip plantation, tlwt. his master.,*e-j fe^l ?^^,?^W|!^, ol?Mn^ ,p(gt|iiu nftsquijos. .S ' your o^d .master in" all Winer* 'h'ift ''yodtatj he:pVnotuat and wideawake Itt' riignt, -aVYd StJoj that no* cursed musquito sucks my biood, poi sons, my body, or disturbs my lumbers. II l^^^^^^^f^^^t to be goad for that. ^ Uh?^ sr. ^ ?rtA ! Tbo eyes of the" fat ? sou of Ham whitened! With joy. ? . l^jferiV'i' Comnolftoarawiy, 1*11 ^'iatand tank ^cf,' toO. ? And 'yer*' Won't say/ lioffin '*bo?c W'^to^ife Phillis, tlnd dbln' noffin, and drinkin,' *f?ni; and slcopin' in do corn-Geld, nnd 0w,|iip;to. scampmeetin', and lyin% and swarrm', and Stpalin'. .fyigs, ar,ter daV^-Iong asI. does it in dt) daytime." ,,. ,' ;, ."Not one word,. Phew. ^Nobody shall trou iw.yo?f if you keep the.musquitos from troub ling me at night." . * ?"'^ ,A* ? Phew gave a yell of delight, and turned a summerset' immediately,^ and, shaking his fistn in the p.ir, cried out: ".?'* fa ~y{ ? ?VJcssJufF dem dani 'skeotcrs come on/?dat'i .' Hb was load "and profuse in his promises ol' sleepless-vigilance, and. took.-his seat with groni pomp that nightVhy his* mnster's couch, briskly wavhigia goose's1 wing; and the Colonel fell confidently asleep and dreamed of a black angol, hattling, with heavenly pinions, against royriitds.of evil spirits. But, notwithstanding all this"it was evident that tile sable sentinel was careless, of his "charge, for the indignant planter fo?nd imany bites On his person 'next morning. " >???.? ?< ?.;?;? v^'^'ji^. Phew; ati first insisted* they were brig-bites, huC his master swore' ho knew the. difference, and then Phew said : ? "I 'clar, Massa Tearaway, it docs 'pear'dat a ifew skceters did git at yer, in do course ob do Wncninj^ biit wnt's dem few to de hole number dat I drobo away from ycr i My sakes ! if I'd let em, dey'd ate yer up alive. Moro'n dat, I isn't quite broke into dc business yet." The Colonel believed, repcatcd^his injunc tions of vigilanec, and went to sleep under tho darkep's auspices again. But Phew had meanwhile grown dignified at his immunity from all other responsibilities, and his unrestrained liberty by day made him restive at h is confinement by night. So,' grum bling, he soliloquized. "Mitcy poor business dis am, for a likely nigger lik.e me, to be watchin skceters all night! Wonder if de Colonel tinks dey don't bite niggers as well as white folks? "Wonder wut dc debbil made skceters fur kecpin' mc up all night ncah, like a dam ole owl I I won't do it no more, arter dis night. It's lowerin' myseff. - IIa ! dcrc's one ! I hear 'cmcomin'! Ping-ng-ng! Ping, ping! Shot you ugly .niouf, you "loafer ycr, or I'll crack yer jaw. Now he's gone, and I'm good mind to take a small wink ob sleep, till dey begin to get. thick. Tan't quite time for a rush yet?I wish-1 had annodcr"quart ob dat primer-" "Um" ho would have said, but his jaw fell, his lips pr.rtcd like two pound** of liver, and the word was lost in ? resounding snore. The Watchful darkey was asleep. But his brain was busy, if not his eyes; and he kept on grumbling in his dreapi, so loudly, that tho Colonel, stirred by a few musquito nips, woke up nnd detected his negligent sen try, his blnck hand convulsively clutobirig tho snowy wing of the goose. "The rascal! This accounts for tho bites. Ho gets drunk all day nnd sleeps it off in my chamber at night. He's dreaming. Phew 1" "Bcdara if dis chile gwine to watch skceters any more," muttered Phew, still asleep, "fur de Colonel or anybody oIbo. Nigger roust hob slcop." "And havo white folks to watch them?eh, Phew?" "Bat's it," replied tho sleeping watchman. "Bat's jest it." "Upon my word ! And what will you do, you consequential darkey, if you aro not al lowed to do as you please day nnd night?" . ??I dunno; but I thir.k I'll hab to pull foot and run away, if do Colonel don't permote mo up a little fun1 er." "Get down a little first!" muttered the ex asperated Colonel, tilting Phow's eh air, so that ho tumbled upon tho floor, nnd waking, started up to find his master apparon?y asleep. "Sloop's like a pig," said Phew: "ahd I gorry! I was ormoss asleep myself." "Something muBt bo dono to keop that nig ger awake," thought the Colonel, next d*y, when - ho found his person profusely speckled like a currantqmdding. "I havo it-?I'll, .ter rify him 1" ; ri H?now called Phew, roferrcd in a feeling manner to hie biteS, and addodi-r ; .t!T . . "ButthuTi* nothing to what the GiSnt-MiMH quitos do?^the -great -big Giaotr Mtwquitas, 'Phew ! half the tjixc of a man, w strong' as a horso,". T?nH fierco ?s ten thousand. jtfM i?M j^w'Jieai'ulHlwaiJW ,n i, .mill... ? .l j .jj wrT-=_._t_; they come this way once in twenty years, and aro vetry. fond/of .nogrocS,; but don't jnind fly iu'g away with;n^wh'ito%any if they c&n^onn ^t^nOuiW,*,^'n*'^^ <**? lho'\ *?w?>?or\\iw? ^,?aujK5|^tiqu^fMA4H^ leadTColor, and/hia - oyes - pesjeetin^diko-.-.-IM'neefff--BB^.ii^ Inm^away t<>#.?,^?untai.?s,:w>er? vlW?y,BU^ him dry,- and Ite; come back % mc*e.v, I Idfit my grandfather in that way, which is one reason why I have such a-hprror of musquitosHd^U era^micllijil ?'?I?T OYJtil ibltftf idT Col. Tcaraway related several thrilling an npammoths, .and ?o aroused the 'slWeVsup^rsti tious'fears-thai lie' k'epVawako' faithfully for'a few nighta rnoro ; but the' fetale bites soon^e appeared, to signify that'etther PhwtKoaihl tho Qiant Musquito a humbug, or, if hodjd |iO* ,fea^ .{hem less, hp Ic^sleeR^mo^, Jd^r ko ^^e^^^m^^ii now exclaimed tho bitten planter^ scratching himseif^into ?7 state1 of i^n^'i'f ? nea rly' p oi son cd ? \i n d itohed to'death by thai lazy rascals infidelity- The ingratc ! I'll; lb vr>^rd?^ L^ 4*8^. m4H * bright boy" "of sixteen, who was famous foi his love of mischief, and tho particular aver sion of Phe^fo^nfe tne part; of a :G iant Mosquito! The disguise was made as perfect as possiblepwith tremendous-gauxe wings, pleitfy-o&ajgujarjegs** a long stiff tubular? for his voice a penny trumpet; and having suf ficieptly drilled planter one night introduced him softly Ink the' chamber, where1 fi6 swod;0n/ aif <?xes, asii slumbering at. ^^dool'^llpparetifliy ?forttjgr : gnat, wcighina a hundred pouddaat least* 1 wo \ 'v. Phe,w'-hoa?i^t:bdeep ii?the^nirf'?!?^ aj; and after. gettU?g><Wto {.feed, the ;&)ou?l pinched him, himself./ . ? . ?'.'>? uH }/! -? n*?/ m . lediaa vjuk? Jw>?..? ki?v" Tho siugglish slave awoke with a start and a cry of pain, and rubbed the pinch part with great, zeal. : ttlto{ M??s$?>i "I g?rry I if dat wasn't a .Tint' muskcetcr; guess he must.been a hossfly," he ejaculated; 'land?grpat Fadder Ahrum ! wat'a dat befor' dodo'?" ho added, with a howl of terror, as , he now beheld the monster apparition. "Be-j [dam if dat nn't do Jlnt Muskcetcr hcsefT! Look hero Colonel, wake up dis mi nit, or yer done gone a dead man. Heah'a de Jint '6k.ee i ter flowed right in de winder. Wbjar'p yourj pistil ? Put a ball troo him. Look soon!" i I "I don't see anything, Phew," replied (the j Colonel, coolly rubbing his eyes. "You must be dreaming.". . ,..K ......^i^/o&( ?"Don't see dat ?" cried the horrified darkey, pointing at the object, even more hideous than himself. m 1 ' :"f"-^'/ 'f "It appears to nie I do see something, now, in that direction," said his master, straining his eyes. >\Brbg me my eyerghujs, '.:?. >;t;.; It was promptly brought, and Phew, crouch. cd, glaring and trembling by the bedside, as the Colonel calmly inspected the Insect at the foot of the bed. **iU H *>ni* "My God 1 Phew, that is one of 'em ! -Hb has come either for you or mo. 1 O, my poor grandfather t" and the planter clasped his hands. in prayer. *. a ^ wt ^d .<?ii So tmtil' M: "Why don't you put a ball trop him?",. "Ho's covered with scales, Phew !' ^o ball ever went through the hide of a Giant Mus quito, yet ?ut speak low J ho is evidently aaiccp. ? .Otio'of* tu6 genus Culex?ho one," said tne Colonel, continuing his inspection. "Am he a genus ?" |. ^n "Ay, ono of the biggest and most ferocious of gnats." "Am his name Nat, toot Ho'm ormost as ugly as nigger Nat; and I 'bout as soon seen do dobbil as any ono ob em. Wat is you gwlne to do*' Speak lower! A blow, from his witig would smash your cocoanul. That poisonous, tubu lar sting would moke you swell and burst with agony in less .than ?vo minutes?so don't wak'e him. What tho devil did you lot hrni for ?" ' I' l didn't luff him in, Massa; he come in hesclf, when I was dono gone dreaming.!'. , "Traitor, -you didn't keep watch, then. If he kills both of us, it will be a judgment upon, yon."' . V' ... "But dat won't holp you, Massa," said Phew, logically ; "ye i best kill him, darfore." "if v^e sur^ivo, y^s>a.ll i)e fcuiig, unlesB you kill him; and If you survive, and I die, you will be huog,^ any rate." . "Pea 'if^^ty die, anyhqw,"^ Wid. P^w, Sulkily, 'j'l might jess'.as well luff him be. ^ lon't keer 'bout bctn busied by* Mint Skeeier? r? dder v5le:' naYratV fy * ' ro^,* Kr g aSo^ ^ Jeafliearyatf*^ fMx^; u i >>v>M -nijs/ol litre tlro.v. irtusqnito 'touiidcd his penny rvo" 5*^ jttsVii?^^^ when' 'ftrfronfat, y?tf?hir?ho idiWemmtfn* U od oi or^ ?ica^uf.cff>d?yfai??w wtor^eg^ *?. "aoo?A^ ifeo 8a5PM4?jfi%jtfodAo M?av&d?^ hi ^p^'n^B ih thejfim'^Iad'it'^^f-:^v.-i -orfi "But he'll smell you, id de second plfreiftV ? Hero the trumpet sour accWp>h^ *? & WDgaJ^irD Jflbr^fraf abatt?lia. .ihile idn^Srw is a de&ntc^ ''Pour b'ut h'gla ftof??fey*ite^^*ablrd^ ft,' [into their he?ds. Ile'H fiixe|iit,T?alh^ ^^ig feUUW^d.*on>e he floored.-. o*fe drawer, and mm fit down at the tabl still, to^pr^r^o hint with wtj^g^gr^^ the ;iincn sheet protect yon I I'll keep^BUsi^: ,,Nd sooner bad ^yf-^^^^r^^^^^ the musquito walked up tobend .around biro, r sounded his trumpet inquiringly , to the "in-" ??&MMt horrorof lWUv6&&mV(&!u?? A ;the; Colonel 'hc?r^lywhisper?d: P d ! rto &%ae9 - ^Hi? ? pjpe's > in .thfei'glass. Mc's ;gcttirig A/mKhow,, Don't [jmj.it w?ii&&&$ter ^??^fyty$&hiun h*'i ai nviteni&haafb . But this injunction was not obeyed, for sud donly PheW felt the shceAighten^ jeiSSft. him,' ?nd'her 'sorkm&I ami '^rilg^lc^ln^^ limbs were bound aa if *jith <ttads<-'"*i uvoifat . : if There 1" cried the Cfehwe^/'J'll he Jwngcfd if he hasn't spun a web aronbd ypu,.ncW| UK* .^WfjerJr^t'a for not. keeping.tp$&' ot&& don't move, if you value ycur. life, and, he may think you doad; and they never suck1 dead. meat' But*Jtfh fttawgbii'^ to see. ?'But keep dunbh.'' tqob?tiirviI egaircR ? The t rurnpet souqded voupmouely ^ibtimo, mn^njtovpricke^,p^r with a darning-needle. .. , ? . ... % im e^m^ctSiJi?'fl''f-:' ^<?*inl to**^ the harder hcMl sting ; and unlcsii you drink ifi hogshead of Tum, you'll bo poihsoRc^to^dea^Kf*. oven if ho don'fcsuck ypu ^"ei.-tJifoio "frmoV VYoa tele muhfr-HM$4Mit*fa!a$tiR. groaned Ph^r-h- ir,;:J?<noiq ar.w *wbio tm fctt? ! "But that sheet m^njtjuftjbc l$ot?jflfcl|j[$!| fee! him r* , , % ? , .A* ? groat force and rrapidity. !* mVm?U for ^o'w^oNlfiwfe h?w 1" ' AW af&F^;^idUH* ?WOggt?l ftttt? floundering upon the floorf" f iring! whie>*h<' trss ropeatsdiy pufjetujed in;*!??^ PKc^B^fl off hta body, he^ntiuuod tp sbr^.fo^se^ burst ? the sheet* and scramble out at tl\o door, .ara thence out of tho house, aiarming t'no''wWole ?.. plahtatldn with hiS^iabOlfejai fio^liog^ f dT. Tho Giant mwsqnilo, having Well p^formcd 4 his part, was now ordered ?to bod ; and tb.Q ? GolDtt?!, h*?viftg,fijii8h.ed'ther. dc^n^.tnrne^ |: in again,, and ^the TO*t^^^S*?fS revenge. ; ... ^r.,yI , r Meanwhile, tho overseer^ who was in th*. secr,eet, foree'd1 the fugitive Phew to, swatfoy ? half a gallo* df 'rnm'. td fcllf the poisiwA -1n^?^ .; system ) afttf ?ntteJmdVrowi, wheni'ho bceam^ ., eonseious and told his marvelous: story, thn..... Colonel denied the who> of ,%;anA, ojsj.ur^-^J hh? it-must 1^ f; i!?>?^?p^ from oye^-drmlr^h^. ^ f {i , Tob? sure, 'AS! M the extensive; perforations' to wKKon nW'tobeen W^Mflfe hhif6?t$nW^eaViiHr^ 'lw?ilihi#; ' to whnt 'ltd had himself sufforedy t wuilo Habqtn I tain good for.??hin^ ni^eftlM.f ?^MWW?W4ft wateh for hte^. J-?a!d hoa ^A^ Ato* insisted always that ho .had been, attacked by ? ??lifl^?!!? fftn aw Cttfav *ih?^^HiAftv. Met w Uiant Mnjmiite. yet ne never wentlo mcep again1 while wntohihK ^^io appro^i'of hn,^.