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VOL. 2. | YOEKVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1856. NO. 1. J
Cljotte f fletrj).
ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
This world is lovely, fair and bright.
The sunlight sweeps our brow,
'Twill doubtless be as beautiful,
One hundred years from now!
The birds will siiig as sweetly then
Their Springtide roundelays,
The sunshine dance upon the hills,
As in the olden days.
The hauuts we loved in childhood's years
Will^tyom as sweetly still;
But otliar forms, unknown to ns, !
Our places then will fill; ]
The streams vill glide as gently on, .
With music sweet and low,
Upon whose bauks at eventide, I
Wc roamed so long ago.
The same bright sun will still pursue,
His trackless course on high, I
And stars as bright and beautiful t C
Will still gleam iu the sky;
With lightsome step the Spring will come,
With cool refreshing showers, s
With laughing brooks, with singing birds, \
With sunshine and with flowers. c
Although the earth will be as gay, S
The birds sing on each bough, j
They will not sing their songs for us
A hundred years from now !
The flowers will then unfold their leaves, 6
But will not bloom for us, (j
And though it seems a distant day,
It surely will be thus J
V - - S
\ All living things upon the earth, ]
Must wither, droop and die,
wfl elialt ofinii linvA rtaQQad nwnv.
^^ke cloud tints from the sky ; C
Faith points us with confiding glance, ]
To realms where partings cease, ,
Where streams of love are flowing from .
The crystal fount of peace. 1?
. , s
Then let us strive to win our minds
From all the dreams of strife, *
And strive to write our names within *
The glorious hook of life; a
And let us strive to win a crown, ?
To place upon onr brow, "
That it may all be well with us, "
One hundred years from now. 0
iiiii?w maammmmm m mua?BMiiii gpga t
' %\x Interesting Stnrg. t?
THfTvODNS tiisiC '
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A TALE OP THE CAEOLINAS. ^
BY J. N. SANDERS. V
I
Ln a small farm house, towards the close of ^
the year 1780, sat an old man, his wife and d
an only son. The face of the father appeared t
troubled ; at times he looked thoughtfully to 1
the floor, and then he would gaze long and F
.v ? _ a? 1? i
wistiuny at iiis sou, u uuc uiuui^ j*uuw ?.
twenty. At length he said: s
"David this is disastrous news from Cam- a
den, God knows what will become of the *
country now ! Congress needs every arm that
is capable y *b ' nie, I wish this old wouu tTTl
got in the French war had not lamed me ; but s
for it I should now be shouldering my musk ec I
. and marching to defcud my country." ;
Both son and wife looked up at these words. The
old lady ceased knitting, and looked inquir- (
ingly at her boy, and it was evident from the *
expression of her face, that patriotism and 0
motherly affection were at variance in her bo- 1
som. The son, however, after encountering 1
his fathers eye for a moment, turned confused- 3
ly away. The old man's brow darkened, and c
he exclaimed warmly :
"David, why do you linger about the vil- ^
lage when your country needs your services so J
much ? Why, my sou, I am ashamed of you.
Twice before this have I spoken to you on [
this subject, but you appear to have no spirit.
What 1 will you see us trampled upon by the ]
brutal mercenaries of Britain, and still lie '
* * TV 1 /? _ J f 1
here supinely I For shame, uavia, lor suanie ; ;
I will n<4t call you my son. Long since you (
ought to have been in the army."
'Joshua ! Joshua ! interposed the old mother,
'David is but a youth; then do not speak ;
so harshly to him. He cannot yet feel what
you feel, who have fought so often against
your country's enemy?he is but a boy.'
<A boy, indeed, Deborah ! Such boys as i
David have already gained imperishable lau- 1
r rcls since the war commenced. I could name j
a host of them !?why were it not for the boys >
of this land, where would be our urmy, which j
I dare say, is one quarter composed of boys of j
his age!'
The old man was excited and it was the first j
unkind word he had ever used to his boy.
David rose aud left the house. lie walked j
some distance apparently iu deep thought.
'What will the woman do !' he at last muttered.
'Here I have been lingering about the 1
village when I should have been oil' long ago.
And for what ? why, to meet a pretty girl andto
listen to her musical voice; but now 1 will
be to myself again!?what did he caJl me ??
was it not a cou ard ? Now, by Heavens, I
will teach him that he has a son who possesses
the spirit of his father. Away, then, with love,!
for I feel that I am called upon to act; no Ion- j
gcr dream ! ere another fortnight, my father 1
shall hear of me, or else I lose my life iu striving
for it.' And with this resolution lie turned
about and retraced his steps.
When he reached home he sought the stable,
saddled his horse, and mounting him, struck
intoa gallop, which continued (orseveral miles.
At length he stopped and iooiceo up at tnc
window of a farm house, half hid between
clustering trees. This was the residence of
Mary Buukcr, the mistress of his heart; the *
lights showed that the family had not retired, j
and he resolved to pay her a visit before his J
departure.
She was alone when he entered, and a few
words made her acf[uaiuted with his determination.
When she burst into tears.
<Xo, Man*/ lie added, you must not unman
me. At first T resolved to leave you without
a farewell, for [ knew how much you dreaded |
iny taking an active part in the struggle. But
1 could not be so cruel as to desert you with- j
out a word.'
'I will compose myself/ said the fair girl I
with au effort to smile. <1 kuow 1 have been
wrong to persuade you to stay; but you cannot
imagine the anxieties T suffer on accouut of
my brothers, and I could not bear you to encounter
their danger. But since this dreadful
I
defeat at Camden, I foethat every man is
wanted for our country.; tio, then, dearest,
and may God be with y<y My prayers shall
attend you night aud da/
David pressed the wealuggirl to his bosom,
snatched a hasty kiss at />e sound of approaching
footsteps, wrung hf band and was gone.
The next day he lA the neighborhood of
his father's house arm" with a musket and
mounted on a sturdy/20rse. His destination
was the American drib then far northward;
but as the intervenif country was filled with
the enemy, he kuev^hat there would be considerable
address re^ed to effect his purpose.
Before his departuf he saw a few of his old
>Iayroatcs who pr<flifeed to follow as soon as
>ossible. ?
Night found himjbear a lonely farm house,
o which he nrocetfed boldly, in pursuit of
odging. At first fe occupant received him
ioldly, but a chaise expression convincing
)avid that his hoslwas a tory, he affected the
ame political crtd, aud was immediately
rarinly welcomediThc royalist produced his
ider after suppel and insisted that David
hould join him iniis potations; this the young
nan did, taking ere not to indulge too freely,
yhile the farmers overjoyed to find what he
upposed to he :? new recruit for his party,
Irank without stint, and became more and
aoro communicatee. To his horror, David
oon learned thatijk party of loyalists, led by
dajor Wilson, celebrated for his toryism and
uthlessoess, wer^ to start early on the ensuing
lay on an expedition to seize and hang the two
Junkers, who haj made themselves particulary
obnoxious to the royalist leaders. David
mew enough of this pavtizau warfare to be asured
that no mercywould be shown his friends.
Ie also knew enough of the character of the
lajor, that to.sokpect that some strong person I
motive had Itfll to the planning of so distant
n expedition when there were others nearer
ome. lie accordingly set himself to discovr
from his rfflf inebriated companion the
ruth. Nor "wsj he long before success crownd
his adroit c#ss examination.
"Why, youfc," said the host, "I believe
here's a little Icvenge for the slight received
roui these -fejpws' sister, mixed up with the
lajor's desired to catch the Bunkers. The
irl is very pr^ty, they say, and the Major
hen shg,was|lown here last year before the
rar wanted toluarry her, but she would have
lothing to do rith him. Ever since he has
owed to mal her rue the day. You may
lepcnd upon , lie will have her on his own
erms now. lank heaven! there's no law to
irevcnt an he est royalist from doing as he
ileases to the! rascally rebels. But yonder
s the Major low,' suddenly said the host,
tarting up. 'I will introduce you at once?
l merry fello|you'll find him Lr.nl love \uu,
ic's as bravejs a lion.
David, tholgh horrified at ilic diabolical
riot he had ifard, saw the neoi-ssitv_of disenibling
in~otder to hear more of the tory's
dans, and find means if possible to circunirent
them. He arose, therefore, and shook
he Major's hand warmly; pjedgedhim iiumeliately
in a hbwper, and so contrived to make
;he loyalist bflieve that lie was anxious to join
troop and t(?:c part against the rebels. This
uduced the Jiajor to be unusually civil, for
ie wished to secure so athletic a recruit liimelf.
It was not long before a bargain was
included b I ween the two. David refused,
lowevcr, to gu the agreement that night.
Ie pretende that several others of his friends
vere dissatii ed, and desirous of joining the
oyalists; ai [ his object, said, was to secure a
lommission f>r himself by inducing them to
- - ? t ? i.d?i! *aa1? ? mninr nram.
Qlli JL I11S Uilll IUUA, CliW .'xujvi
sed a comnindin his troop in case of success,
md Dawid ignified his intention of setting
brth after li had taken a few hours rest, in
)i*der to lusffiio time gathering together his
recruits. ]
The drcaj of discovery had been constantly
before oujhero during the arrangement of
liis negotia tin, for his person was well known i
to many of Ac Major's troops; and if any of
them had ciie up, his feigned name would
not protect htu from detectiou. lie wisucd to
get off that'uight as proposed; but to this I
neither his hpt nor the Major would hear, and
he was forcej to remain till morning. "What
was his angish to hear that the Major had
been gone soic hours, and was already on his
way to Bunkfe with his troops. Dissembling
his anxiety, livid partook of a hasty breakfast,
and mountiugjiis horse rode slowly away. But
when out of sght of the house lie struck into
a fierce galloj which continued till he came
iu sight(of a (loss road where was a tavern.
Here he stopptf, and learning that the royalists
had taken he high road, lie turned into a
more narrow a*! circuitous by-road.
4 It is my onl chance to avoid them, he said,
again dashing iito a gallop. 1 I pray (loci I
may reach the ettlcmcnt in time to collect a
few of our lads, aid inarch to Bunkers.' There
is no other hopenow left !
Night luid fnltn in, as they had expected,
before the toricswerc able to reach the vicinity
of the house hey were in search of. At
length, however,;ifter a silent march through
the woods it bruV; upon their view. A light
was burunig 111 Oic of the windows, and when
they arrived t-losi to the premises, the lively
notes of a violin reached their cars, proving
that the brotherswere not aware of their presence,
but were cijuying theniselvcs in imagined
security.
< Now, men,' thispered the leaders of the
torics, -when 1 gve the word, lire a volley at
the house by wayqf introduction ; we will then
surround the houe and enter it.'
At that instant-he deep bay of a dog rang
on their cars, andt large mastiff sprang from
under the house a d rushed at the Major.
< Virol' lie cried.
Twenty guns broL upon the stillness of the
night?the dog fell dad?every pane of glass
in the windows were Jiiverod, and tories yelled
like savages. In ai instant the lights in
the house were exti^nishod, the violin as
<iuiclcly ceased aud a r ise was heard at the
door. The tories immdiatoly made a rush
at it. lJut it was alredy barred, and being
made of stout oak plait resisted all their efi
forts. A rifle cracked from one of the winj
dows, aud a tory fell, dsperately wounded.?
Another report succeeded and another tory
fell. Major Wilson was now fully aware that
both Bunkers were at home, and wide awake.
A shed turned the rain from the front of the
house, and beneath this the torics, shielded
from the hre of the Bunkers, went to work at
the door. (Suspecting resistance, perhaps from
his knowledge of their character?one of his
men brought an axe, with which he commenced
hewing at-the door, and soon cut it in
pieces. Here a desperate battle ensued.?
The brothers were powerful and courageous
as they wore strong; and now with clubbed rifles
they disputed the whole tory force. The
door being small, they stood their ground for
half an hniir. feeling, durinc that time some
of those who had the temerity to enter first,
but finally numbers overcome them, and they
were flung upon the floor and bound. The
tories inflamed to madness at the resistance
that had been made, and at their own losses,
now seized the mother and sister and made
preparations to hang the .two brothers before
their eyes. The ropes were already tied around
the necks of their victims, when the
Major addressed his men :
'Now, friends, as soon as these villains, are
dead, we will set fire to the house?the old
women there said he with a brutal laugh, may
be left inside, but the young one I reserve for
myself. ,
'Hist!' cried one of the men in a loud voice.
The Major ceased, and they heard a voice
outside the house. Although the words were
spoken low, the listeners distinctly heard :
'When I say fire, give it to them !'
A man with a blanched check rushed into i
the house, exclaiming;
'The yard is full of men !'
'Fire!' cried a deep voice from the yard.?
A general volley succeeded, and so well had
thr> aim hf>r>n rliroH-pd in tlir> ilnm* flint, sr>vr>rnl
of the tories fell either dead or desperately
wounded. In turn then the tories retreated up
stairs, when David our hero, rushed iuto the
room they had just left, and cut the ropes of
the Bankers.
May God bless you for this,' cried the
grateful fellows.
The two men?sprang up, seized their rifles,
which had been left in the room, and prepared
to retaliate the treati aent they had just received.
Long and desperate was the battle.
The tories fought for life?the whigs for
revenge. But at length the latter triumphed,
though not until their enemies had been almost
exterminated. The Major fell by the
arm of our hero, who sought him out in the
hottest of the fight and engaged him siuglehanded.
Xo language of ours cnu express the cinoiiun.s
of TmvKI, ho V.-: betrothed
wife to iiis bosom, and his heart went up to
Ilcaven forhis timely arrival, when he thought
that ft-rWrrj-rrf-hrrrtf lin Tiour would1 have consigned
her to a fate worse than death.
The gratitude of her brothers was expressed
in many words, but licr's was silent aud
tearful, yet how much more gratifying<1
almost called you a coward, son David,'
said his father to him when they met, 'but you
are a chip of the old block, and I did you
wrong. Deborah, he is a boy to be proud gf
?is he not? You may founder one of my
horses every day that you do such a deed?
if lw>nf? nnvf.liinw T r>vr>v saw in the old
French war.'
David's gallantry in this act drew around
him in a few weeks more than a score of hardy
young fellows, who fought with him to the
end of the war, when he returned and was
happily married to the heroine of our story.
UJiscclliiuffliis
THE RESCUED CRIMINAL.
A great number of persons who know the
celebrated Dr. B?a pro/essor of the college
of Surgeons, have often heard him relate I
the following anecdote:
One day lie had pneured the bodies of two J
criminals who had bem hung, tar the purpose
of anatomy, but not bdrg able to find the key
of the dissecting room the moment two subjects
were brought,be ort, red them to be deposit
ed in an apa'rtinent contiguous to his bed-room.
During the evening, Dr.U wrote and read
j as usual previous to retirng to rest The clock
1 struck one, and all at oncelull sound proceed- i
| ed from the room containing the bodies. Thiuki
ing that perhaps the cat lad been shut up i
| there by mistake, he wen to see what could i
! be the cause of the unexpected noise. What '
! w.ts his astuuishnicut, or r* her bis horror, on i
discovering that the sack w.Yli contained the i
bodies was turn asunder, am on going nearer, ]
he found that one of the botes was missing! ]
The doors and windows had bt;>i fastened with 1
j the greatest care, and it appej-cd impossible i
I that the body could have been st^eu. The good <
' doctor felt rather nervous on r;uarkiug this, t
and it was not without an une,sy sensation i
i that lie began to look about him. when to his j
horror and amazement, he perceicd the miss- '
i ing body sitting upright in a c?-ucr. J'oor <
I Dr. B , at this unexpected ap-u-itiou, be- ]
j came transfixed with terror, which.as iiu-rcas- ,
ed by observing the dead and suuon Cycs of i
; the corpse fixed upon him?whicho,.r w,,y ]ie i
I ,1 tl.....? Ai.r.9 4'AlI/in.nrl * . fill
ZIIUVUU) IIIWU UlUlUlUi VJUJJ iui:u n ^V4jl 111. J.IIU }
I worthy Doctor, more dead tlian alivi ,IoW }JC_ (
1 gan to beat a quick retreat, witli^t losiii??- ;!
sight of the object of his rerror; lie rented ;
j step by step, one hand holding the ean|0> the J
I other extended towards the door, t\;ch at (
length gained; but there is no esca:>> the i
spectre had risen and followed him, whos.'iyij j
features, added to the lateness of thcho...Iui a
i the stillness of the night, seem to coiuj\. t0 y
deprive the poor ] )octor of the little courag |IC (
J had left; his strength fails, the candle ,jjs
from his hand, and the tcrfible scene is no1;,, t
j complete darkness. The good Doctor 1^ y
' however, gained his apartment, and throd r
. himself ( ii his bed ; but the fearful spectre h y
followed him?it has caught him, and soiz. -<
liold of his feet with both hands. At tin
climax of terror, the Doctor loudly exclaim*
cd, ""Whoever you are, leave me." At this'
the spectre let go his hold, aud moaned feebly
these words: "Pity, good hangman, have pity
on me !" The good Doctor now discovered
the mystery, and regained, by little and little,
his composure. lie explained to the criminal,
who lie was, and prepared to call upborne of
his family.
"Do you, then, wish to destroy me ?" exclaimed
the criminal. "Iflam discovered,
my adventure will become public, and I shall
be brought to the scaffold the second time. In
the name of. humanity, save me from death 1"
The good doctor then rose and procured a
light; he muffled the unexpected visitor in an
old dressing-gowu, and, having made him take
some restoring cordial, testified a desire to
know what crime had brought liiui to the scaffold.
Ho was a deserter. The Doctor did
not well know what means to employ to save
the poor creature. He could not keep him in
house, and to turn him out would be to expose
him to certain death. The only way, then,
was to get him into the country; so, having
made him dress himself in some old clothes,
which the kind Doctor selected from his wardrobe,
he left town early, accompanied by his
protege, whom he represented as'an assistant
in a difficult case upon which he had been
called in. When they hud got into the open
country, the wretched creature threw himself
at the feet of his benefactor and liberator, .to
whom he swore an eternal gratitude; and the
generous Doctor, having relieved his wants by
a small sum of money, the grateful creature
left him, with many blessings and prayers for
his happiness.
About twelve years after this occurrence,
Dr. B ? had occasion to visit Amsterdam.
Having gone one d>?y to the bank, lie was accosted
by a well-dressed man who had been
pointed out to him as one of the most opulent
merchants of the city. The merchant asked
nolitelv if he. were Dr D . of London ;
and 011 bis answering in the affirmative, pressed
him to dine at his house, which invitation
the worthy Doctor accepted. On arriving
at the merchant's house, he was shown into
an elegant apartment, where a most charming
woman and two lovely children welcomed him
in the most friendly manner: which reception
surprised him the more, coming from persons
he had never before met. After dinner, the
merchant having taken him into his counting
house, seized his hand, and having pressed it
with friendly warmth, said to him :
"Do you not recollect mc?"
"No," said the Doctor.
"Well, then, I remember you well, and your
features will never be obliterated from memory?for
to you I owe my life. Do you not remember
the poor deserter ? On leaving you
I weut to Holland. Writing a good hand,
and being n good accountant, I soon obtained
a s'frtnfio" ~ .v .
My good conduct and zeal soon gained for me
the confidence of my employer, and the affections
of his daughter. When he retired from
business, I succeeded him, and became his
son-in-law; but without you, without your
care, without your generous assistance, I should
not have lived to enjoy so much happiness.?
Generous man ! consider henceforth my house,
my fortune, and myself wholly yours."
The kind doctor was affected even to tears;
and both these happy beings participated in
the most delightful expression of their feelings,
which were shared by the merchant's interesting
family, who came to join them.
MAMMOTH TREE OP CALIFORNIA.
"We published yesterday a description of the
various monsters which make up the "Washintrfftn
Mnmmnt.h Ti>h Or/wo" nf flnlifnrmo
The finest, the most beautiful and symmetrical
of these trees, (though not the largest,) has
been cut down, and fragments of it have been
exhibited here and in Europe by a set of speculators.
From this beginning, unless the Got.hs
and Vandals are arrested in their work, the
destruction of this incomparable forest will
probably go on till the last vestige of it is deotroyed.
In this view, the point that we make
is, that the State of California and the Congress
of the Union should interpose to preserve these
trees, as the living proofs that the boasted
monarchs of the wood of the Old World are
but stunted shrubbery compared with the for.
est giants of our own country. We say that
Congress should interpose, upon the presumption
that these trees are public property, are
on the public lands of California, ana because
Congress has already interposed to protect the
public live oak forests of Florida from the rapacity
of unscrupulous speculators.
These California monsters are, we doubt not,
of the same genus, though perhaps not of the
exact species, of the ancient cedars of Lebanon.
The California grove is in about the same latitude,
the same altitude, (4,500 feet above
the sea,) and has the same climate as those
mighty forests of the mountains of Lebanon;
from which King Hiram supplied the timber
for the building of Solomon's Temple. Of
those Lebanon forests only some half dozen
gnarled and shattered relics now remain near
the summit of that lofty range; while in California
we have a grove of the most magnificent
specimens, coeval with Solomon and David.?
There they have stood, and have continued to
jrow, while kingdoms, empires, and dynasties,
lave risen and disappeared; and there they
>tand, the living patriarchs of three thousand
fears ! To these venerable giants, upon a baas
of seventy yoair., the discovery of America
vas hut an affair of yesterday, and the birth of
>ur Saviour an incident of some forty years
igoI'The old "Hercules" of the group is still
imongthcm, of the respectable height of 350
'ect, and with the extra-aldcrnianic cireuinfermcc
of 107 feet! And there is scarcely one
n this imperial family less than three hundred
vet from top to toe ! What gooseberry bushes
ire the forests of Kurope, and even of the Misissippi
valley, compared with this towering
icdar grove of California.
We repeat, that it is the duty of the State
if California, of Congress, and of all good citi;ens,
to protect and preserve these California
nonumcnts of the capabilities of our American
oil. Lot it be the law that this Washington
dammotli Grove shall stand.?X. 1'. Herald.
fc-jy The citizens of Charlotte, N. C., have,
y a vote 122 to 20, subscribed $15,000 to
he Wilmington and Kuthcrford llailr<*ul.
DON'T DEPEND ON "FATHEB."
Stand up here, young man, and let me talk
to you; you have trusted alone to the contents s
of "father's purse," or his fair fame, for you e
influence or success in business. Think you s
that "father" has attained to eminence in his \
profession, but by unwearied industry ? or that c
he has amassed a fortune honestly, without en- s
ergy and activity ? You should know that the I
faculty requisite for the acquiring of fame or i
fortune, is essential to, nay, inseparable from t
the retaining of either of these. Suppose "fa- i
ther" has the "rocks" in abundance; if you i
never earned anything from him, you have no ]
more business with these "rocks" thanagos- 1
ling has with a tortoise! and if he allows you <
to meddle with them, to the detriment of vour 1
own industry, he perpetrates untold mischief, i
And if the old'gentleman is lavish of his cash i
towards you, while he allows you to idle away t
your time, you'd better leave him; you'd bet- i
tcr leave him ; yes, run away sooner than be (
an imbecile, or something worse, through so i
corrupting an influence. Sooner or later you 1
must learn to rejy on your own resources, or i
you will not be anybody. 1
If you have become idle, if you have eaten
father's bread and butter, and smoked father's c
cigars, cut a swell in fathers buggy, and tried I
to put on father's influence and reputation, you c
might far better have been a poor canal boy, 1
the sou of a chimney sweep, or a boot-black? t
and, iudeed, we would not swap with you the c
situation of a poor, half-starved, motherless 1
calf! 'Miserable objects you are that depend i
entirely on parents, playing gentleman (dandy i
loafers.) What in the name of common sense t
arc you thinking of? "Wake up, there! Go v
to work, cither with your hands, or your brains, 1
or both, and be something! Don't merely
have it to boast of that you have grown up in
ttPotlmr'a" Vl ?*am hn?va t\ n 7
"xuuuui q liuuou tuat juu wave vcgoiULUU as
other green horns! but let folks know that you
count one 1
Look about you, you well dressed, smoothfaced,
do nothing drones. "Who have worth
and influence in society? Are they those that
have depended alone on the old gentleman's
purse? or are they those that have climbed
their way to their position by their own industry
and energy? True, the old gentleman's
funds, or personal influences may secure you
the forms of respect, but let him lose his property,
or die, and what are you ? A miserable
fledgling?a bunch of flesh and bones that
needs to be taken care of!
Again we say, wake up?get up in the morning?turn
round at least twice before breakfast
?help the old man?give him a generous lift
in business?learn how to take the lead, and
not depend forever on being led, and you have
no idea how the discipline will benefit you.?
Do this, and our word for it. von will seem to
breathe a new atmosphere, possess a new frame,
tread a new earth, wake to a new destiny?
and then you may begin to aspire to manhood.
"THE OLD WOMAN."
It was thus a few days since, we heard a
young stripling of sixteen designating the
mother who bore him. By coarse husbands f
we have heard wives called so occasionally,
though in the latter case the phrase is more <
often used eudcaringly. At all times, as com- ?
monly spoken, it jars upon the ear and shocks t
the sense. An "old woman" should be anob- i
ject of reverence above and beyond all phrases J
of humanity. Her very age should be her t
su rest passport to courteous consideration.? e
The aged mother of a grown up family needs
no other certificate of we-th. She is a monu- f
mentof excellence, approved and warranted, t
She has fought faithfully "the good fight," 1
aud come off conqueror. Upon her venerable a
face she bears the marks of the conflict in all v
its furrowed lines. The most grievous ills of 1
life have been hers; trials untold and unknown, e
save to God and herself, she has borne incessantly,
and now, in her old age, her duty done, s
patiently awaiting the appointed time, she e
stands more truly beautiful than even in youth!
more honorable aud deserving than he who '
has slain his thousands, or stood triumphant i
upon the proudest field of victory.
Young man, speak kindly to your mother, n
and even courteously, tenderly to her. But a I
little time and you shall see her no more for- r
ever. Her eye is dim, her form is bent, and h
her shadow falls graveward. Others may love a
when she has passed away; kind-hearted sisters,
perhaps, or she whom of all the world e
you choose for a partner, she may love you
warmly, passionately; children may love fond- tl
ly, but never again while time is your^ shall n
the love of women be to *you as that of your b
old, trembling mother has been. ri
In agony she bore you ! through pulling,
helpless infancy, her throbbing breast was h
your safe protection and support; in wayward
and touchy boyhood, she bore patiently with t<
thoughtless rudeness aud nursed you safely
through a legion of ills and maladies. Her ^
nana it was mat Datnea your burning Drow or a|
moistened the parched lip; her eye that lit up K
the darkness of wasting, nightly vigils watch- 11
ing always in your fitful sleep by your side, as c
uouc but her could watch. Oh, speak not her ci
name lightly, for you cannot live so many n
years as would suffice to thank her fully.? la
Through recklessness and impatient youth, ai
she is your counsellor and solace. Up to b
bright manhood she guides your improvident tt
steps, nor even there forsakes or forgets.? tc
Speak gently then, and reverently of your ?
mother, and when you too should become old tf
it shall in the same degree lighten the remorse Vi
which' shall be yours for sius, to know that ci
never wantonly have you outraged the respect k
due to the "old woman/' Di
***** ci
Only Six Milks.?The gap between the oi
two ends of the North Carolina Kail Road has ti
been reduced to only six miles, and the work V
of laying the rails is progressing as rapidly as bl
possible. A few more days and the iron band w
which stretches, rain-bow fashion, through our d<
State will be completed, and then we can trav- ai
cl "like a streak," from Maine to Texas!? su
From Salisbury to Raleigh the fair will be
only 84 GO ; and distant, in time, only five or
six hours.?Salisbury Watchman.' th
sn
Miss Jenny Campbell, aged 115 years, died sv
in Orange county, Ya., on the 6th instant. ds
SHARPE'S RIFLE.
This recently invented weapon, if it posseses
one-half of the power and capacity claimid
for it by its proprietor, is destined soon to
upercede every other weapon for warlike pur)oses
now in existence. It is the most effica:ious
and terrible firearm in existence. The
imall carbine now used by the United States
Mounted Men throws a ball with deadly accu acy
one quarter of a mile, and can be fired
en times per minute. It is not complicated
n structure, is easily cleaned, and suffers no
njury from wet weather. Mr. Sharpe is now
preparing models for four new species of his
weapon, namely : A small pocket pistol, callulated
to throw a Minie ball one hundred
yards ; a cavalry pistol, with a range of five
hundred yards ; a rifle r.iitable for footmen,
vith a range of on. mile ; and a large gun to
;hrow a two-ouncc hall or a small shell one
nile.a'nd a half, or as far as a man or a horse
mn be seen to advantage. With this latter
veapen Mr. S. declares he can set on fire a
louse or a ship at a distance of nearly two
niles, and prevent the use of field Artillery by
tilling the horses before the guns are brought
vithin good range. This rifle, in the hands
>f a good marksman, is equal to ten muskets,
jayonets and all; for, place a man six rods'
listant with a musket and bayonet, and before
le can bring the bayonet imo use the rifle can
>e loaded and discharged ten times. They
:arry balls with great precision and force..?
Mr. Sharpe intends these rifles to* become a
mtional weapon; and should Congress, by
ising a little liberality, purchase the patent,
he country would be possessed of a means of
warfare unequalled in the world.?St. Louis
Democrat..
They Shall not blush for their Father.?Two
men had entered into an agreenent
to rob their neighbor. Everything was
ilannod. They were to enter the house at
nidnight, break open hie chests and drawers,
_ J ^?C ~11 i.L 1 J J *1 ,t 1 J
iuu carry uu an me goia ana silver tiiey coma
ind.
? He is rich and we are poor," said they to
>ach other, by way of encouragement in the
ivil they were about to perform. " He will
lever miss a little gold, while its possession
rill make us happy. Besides, what right has
me man to all this world's goods ?"
Thus they talked together. One of the men
lad a wife and children, but the other had no
me in the world to care for but himself. The
nan who had children went home and joined
lis family, after agreeing upon a place of mectng
with the other at the darkest hour of the
joming night. * .
" Dear father," said one of the children,
dimbing upon his knee, "I am so glad you
have come." - - *
The presence of the child troubled the man,
ind he tried to push him away, but his arms
dung tighter about his neck, and he laid his
;ace against his cheek, and in a sweet and
?cntle voice, Riid:
" I love you, father." .
Involuntarily the man drew the innocent
ind loving one to his bosom, and kissed him.
There were two other children in the man's
Iwelling, a boy and a girl. They were poor,
ind these children worked daily to keep up
he supply of bread, made deficient more through
dleness in the father than from lack of emdoyment.
These children came in soon after
heir father's return, and brought him their
larnings for the day.
? 0 father!" said the boy, "such a dreadill
thing has happened. Henry Lee's father
fnr
M4*vwvv?* kv UUJ 4W* AWh/AUg* A UV/J tVVA
iim out of our shop, when Henry was there,
md carried him off to prison. I was so sad
vhen I saw Henry weeping. And he hung
lis head for shame?for shame of his own fathir
! Only think of that 1"
The man did not reply to the words of his
on, but turned his face away to conceal his
xpression.
"Ashamed of his father!" thought he.?
'And will my children hang their heads also
n shame ? No, no, that shall never be."
At the hour of midnight the man who had
10 children to throw around him a sphere of
letter intention, was waiting at the place of
endezvous for him whose children had saved
iim. But he waited long in vain. Then ho
aid :
"I will do the deed myself, and take the
ntire reward."
And he did according to his word. When
he other man went forth to his labor on the t
ext day he learned that his accomplice had
een taken in the act of robbery, and was al- ^
sady in prison. (
"Thank heaven forvirtuous children!"said j
e, with fervor. " They have saved me.?
lever will I do anything that will cause them
) blush for their father." J
Deatii and Vanity.?The St. Louis Her- (
Id of Wednesday says :?"Some of our fash- j
mable ladies, owing to an excess of vanity,
1 order to give tone and permanency to their 1
Dinplexion, or, as they say, "to improve their
imnlAvinn " orn In fta linViif olrinrr orco- I
ic in small doses. Within the past week two 1
idies of this city, members of wealthy families, !
ad ladies of fashion, have died very sudden- 1
r. Their nearest friends and relatives say 1
lat they were "arseniceaters;" but, in order v
> guard aguinstscandal, the real cause of their (
eath has not been made public. However,
lose same persons do not hesitate to say pri- t
itely that an over-dose of arsenic was the real ?
iuse of their death. Out of respect for the
ving relations, we forbear mentioning the ;
inies of the ladies, and only allude to the j
rcumstancc for the purpose of warning others f
the great danger and risk they run in connuing
such a dangerous and baneful practice,
anity must indeed be an almost uncontrolla- e
e passion with persons who, to gratify it, q
ill hazard their very existence. There is no j
)ubt of the fact that this practice is general c
nong our fashionable butterflies, at least to 1
ich an extent as to become alarming." I
??n a
J?"* 'Tom,' said a man to his friend, <1
link it highly dangerous to keep the bills of
aall banks on hand now-a-days.' <Tim/ an- i
rered the other, <1 find it more difficult than
tngerous.' I
THE JfdBMOltS*
Horace Greeley, now in Washington, writes
to the Tribune that he recently met $-,geiitIeman
not long from the Salt Lake. He says; -'^jj
My friend gives a horrible Account of the H*
moral and social condition of the Mormons,
with whom he spent some months. He fefc :k
them wallowing deeper and deeper in tfie.
slough of filthy sensuality, with a certainty of
going from bad to worse till theirirhole fabric
of imposture is exploded by the miseries it
creates and diffuses. "He says the. woman are i
nearly all anxious to fly from the horrible den;
especially those who have been "sealed" as
the "spiritual wives'' of the scoundrelly hyp- 'A
ocrites who propagate and uphold this mom
Btrous delusion. - Nearly all the-leadersbsfe ? J
from three women each up to Brighjun
Young's seventy, some of whom make a poor
living by washing the clothesdf the U. States J.
soldiers. Hundreds of these decamp abused
nnmcn sooretlv Attain nfc to Kact thn nrivilMR *
j? r~ ? -~o .? v~
of coming away with the troops and trains "fl
passing from time to time through or. coming- V9
from Salt Lake City, but this cannot be allow- I
cd. Nearly all would get away if tbey could *
Such pictures of -distress and despair^ as are ,fl
presented by many of these deceived and abu- fl
sed women can be fonnd no where else than in ~'vfl
Utah. Hundreds of them never heard near fl
dreamed of the "spiritual wife" syBtem until fl
it burst upon their amazed vision on their ar- . fl
rival at Salt Lake. And such a mixture, of 'fl
profanity and blasphemy, nonseifee, impudent ;
assumptionand buffoonery, as is contained in fl
their sermons and other religiotttjexcrciaea fl
cannot be paralleled in the world. -A "Gaa-^B
tile" of any account is carefully watched from j
the hour he ventures among tbem, and the*
is little scruple* as to the means M
troublesome intruder is disposed of. I
Sale op a Wipe?Ttye peace loving tni .fl
law abiding oitizens of the towiv of Wgbstet flH
had their ideas of morality rather agitated a '
few days since, by the announcement that cae\B
amongst them had sold his wife to another fat-JK
a consideration. It seems that the man with 'fl
his wife was the tenant of another, and -& < ^jfl
wife, who always said that she did not intend fl
to die until she got on the upper shelf of so- fl
ciety, who was probably a member of the free fl
love association, was drawn towards ihe land- fl
lord, who is, or rather was, * single man, by. fl
"nassional attraction." and demanded, an in- H
stant return. There is no doubt bufcwbat the
demand was complied with, whereupon he be- ' M
came quite dissatisfied, and hinted as pmoh.-? I
Things grew no better very fast, untilthekua- vflj
band notfinding his hints weifc regarded, spoke fl
right out and objected to the way matters were fl
progressing. This opened the way for a nego- I
tiation , and after a long bickering and banter.
ing, the husband agreed the landtof9^9Roav^H
have his hog, his wife, and garden "sass" for fl
five hundred dollars and writings to thatoffectrfli
were immediately drawn up, sealed, wgned I
and delivered, and the woman was transferred fl
forthwith to the arms of her fortunate posses
sor.?Rochester Advertiser. '^fl
TheUndecayed Dead.?A gentleman of I
undoubted veracity, writing to a friend in this flj
city gives the following_particulars winch appear
to us worthy of notice by scientific meh, fl
whose studies have enabled them to ihvestigate j
and understand the c&nses which produced the fl
effects related: :i I
On the 13th inst., the body of Mr. M. 0'- I
Brien, who died in Milledgeville about turn fl
years ago, was disinterred, and, upon opening fl
the coffin, was found in the same~ condition as fll
when hurried. There was no appearance of flfl
decomposition, and no unpleasant odor. The^^fl
body had retained its former weight and rise,
the features were perfect the hair firm as in
life, arms, hands, feet, and in fact, the whole
man in every particular as he was when com. ^fl
mitted to the tomb. Mr. O'Brien was, at the H|
time of his death, about sixty years-old, aiid
weighed near two hundred pounds. He was
buried in a black walnut coffin which was en.
closed in a box, and the whole enclosed 4n a
tight vanlt. Some part of the. outside box
had decayed, as well as the woolen eloth with
wliloli thfl /if.fflr van (Kirornil Tho oilt ntmna
and stockings, which were on his feet rem tin*
ed unchanged, even in color.? Coluubtis Enquirer.
^B|
Postmaster General and. the Know- flB
Nothings.?''Homo," the Washington con I
respondent of the Pennsylvania Enquirer, fll
says : "There is some little excitement among?i^Bfl
legislators attached to the 'American Order,'"^BB
caused by the refusal of Postmaster General
Campbell to appoint a gentleman Postmaster
in a small town in North Carolina. They re- '^^B
port it that the Hon. Mr. Puryear of th&^^^B
House of Representatives, waited upon Judge^^Hj
Campbell, and presenting to him a strong recommendation,
signed by many respectable
people in the neighborhood where the office Is
located, of a particular person. Mr. Puryear. ^Hfl
ivas asked by the Judge if the man named for ^Kj
;hc office was a 'Know Nothing V To which ^^B
le replied he did not know, but he would respectfully
inquire if he did belong to that or- BW
*anization, 'would it be a cause for withhold- Hff
eg the commission from him.' Judge C. re- ^HE
plied unhesitatingly, that under no circum. flfl
\l 1J T. - ' 4. - iTT XT _xl_ i
iiaucu, wuuiu nt' appoint a. 'xvuow notuiug UJ
86?* The following resolution was passed by ^^R
ho Grand Lodge of Free and. Accepted Ma- flH
ions of Alabama, on the 4th inst:; IRR
<<RcsoIved, That the retail trafio in alcohol-- ^RR
c drinks is demoralising ita its tendency; op. HI
josed to the principles of our Order and there- ^HR
ore inconsistent with the Masonio character." ^^9
An Affecting Appeal.?An unftulnnatar^H
iditor in Kentucky, thus addressee his de!i&*?^^R
[uent subscribers:?Friends, we are ahraf^R^H
>enniless?Job's turkey was a miOxonai&jS^I
ompared with our present depressed treasu^^^^H
ro-d ay, if the price of ?^}t was two cental -
arrelfui, we could not buy enough to
I?- "Ned, who is ihat^iri X saw you
Dg with 7" "MiSs Hogg " 4
, "Hogg, Hogg?well she's to be fntifw&rJKM
avine such a name." . ..