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J'gp Quarterly, Semi-Annnal or Yearly contracts will be made on liberal "terms?the contracts, however, must in all cases be confined to the immediate business of the flam or individual contracting. % Personal Communications, when admissible; communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for at from 3 to 10 cents per line. %\\ Original Storg. WRITTEN FOR THE TORKVILLE ESQtTRER. LOVE; or, OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. by j. forrest gowan, eSQ. CHAPTER VIL?Continued. The Squire had but just finished the ceremony, when the distant sound of a large number of carriages, rapidly approaching, threw the little party into considerable agitation and bustle. 'Evinston,' whispered Marlton, ?if you wish to prove yourself a friend, stand by me now! I do net intend to act rashly; but Snobberhosser must beware of me now?I'm dangerous!' 'Eva,' he contiuued?observing the agitation of his young wife?'do you remain perfectly quiet. Your father will not be overangry when he hears all.' It occurs to me,' said Evioston to Marlton, 'that you have placed yourself in a very critical, if not dangerous position; but, come what will, consider me in.' Pshaw !' said Squire Jones, placing his thumbs in the arm-holes of his waistcoat, and assuming an expression of bravado, 'do not give yourself the least uneasiness, my young friends. Just allow me to plead the case ; and if I do not acquit you, and commit, Snobberhosser, then I know nothing of Blackstone.' Then, turning to Evinston, he continued: 'How long has Mr. Marlton been attached to Miss Eva ?' 'I do not know that T could answer that question correctly,' said Evinston; 'but I think?' 'Never mind what you think,' interrupted Jones. 'What you knnir, is all that I ask ?but, stop 1?the carriages have come!' 'Vereishmine vifes??minelawfulsvifes ?' shouted Snobberhosser, as he rushed~iuto the room, followed by the entire party. Your icifc, sir?1 said Marlton, stepping forward. 'Yaw, yaw ; I vill avc mine rifes !' 'And who disputes your right, sir?'asked Marlton, as the hot blood rushed to his face. 'Did you not take a young lady from this house to the church, and did you not marry that young lady ?' 'Docder ant blixen ! dat lady vas soplack asti sne never vas?>uu m^ci. In the name of heaven ! who have we here ? said Mr. Thornwell, rushing into the room. 'Your most dutiful son-in-law, sir;' said Marlton, bowing politely. 'What, sir!?you do not mean to say, that you have?ha?have dared to?' 'Become the husband of your duughter? ?yes, sir!' replied Marlton. 'You are a h'nr, sir; whoever you be!' said Thornwell. 'I speak 'the words of tru^i and soberness ;' and my name is Edwin Marlton, of Spartanburg, sir,' said Marlton, perfectly cool. 'Yillians!' exclaimed Snobberhosser, rushing upon Marlton. 'Not exactly !' said Evinston, grasping the uplifted arm of Snobberhosser. 'Back !? put down that knife !' 'In the name of the State, I do hereby arrest you for assault and battery !' said Jones, as he separated the parties, and grasped Snobberhosser by the arm. <Yat for you holds me py mine sleeves?' said the Dutchman, turning fiercely upon Jones. Silence!'exclaimed Jones. 'I am the Magistrate?you villianous rowdy !' At meution of the Magistrate, Snobberhosser turned deadly pale, and started.? Whether his shooting scrape in Charleston led him to look upon Jones, as a person authorized to arrest him for said scrape; or whether he was conscious of some act done I by himself, which rendered him liable to | legal proceedings, we will know by what follows. 'Sit down, sir, said Jones;' and answer my questions promptly.' 'Mine Gott!' exclaimed Snobberhosser, as j he sunk down upon the chair. Thornwell, who had been speaking with his daughter, now came forward iu a terrible passion, and was about to address Marlton when Jones interrupted him. ?It will be impossible to do anything effectual, Mr. Thornwell, unless you allow me to examine into the facts of the cases,' said Jones authoritatively. 'I'm a ruined man !?my entire property is lost, by this unfortunate affair !' exclaimed poor Thornwell, wringing his hauds. 'Endeavor to compose yourself, my friend,' said Jones, as he gently forced Thorn well to sit down. 'I'm altogether ruined !' said Thornwell, burying his face in the cushion on the sofa. 'What is your name ?' asked Jones, od: dressing himself to Snobberhosser. 'Frederic Snobberhosser,' replied he, sullenly. 'You arc not a native of this country,. I presume.' 'Veil; I knows dese dings,' replied Snobberhosser. 'Where are you- from !' continued ffones. 'Brctpcn.' 'flow long have you been in tbia country i" 'Eight months.' 'What is your occupation ?' 'I ish no vark mid mine hants at all. I isli von shentlemans.' 'What docs the court understand by 'gentleman* Mr. Snobberhosser?' asked Jones. 'Von mans vat ave so much monisli ash it never vas?plenty lands, horse, hog, scbeeps, ant all tings.' 'Do you mean the court to understand, that you are a wealthy man ?' 'law; dat isn aru/ 'Tell us how you came by this wealth, Mr. Snobberhosser. Money does not grow on trees, you know.' <Dat ish no fair question?I shall no answer said Snobberhosser. 'Was your wealth amassed by industry?' 'No?I vas not vark like von nigger.' 'Perhaps you inherited some property.' 'Not one d?n cent,' said Suobbeihosser. 'Let me hear no more of such language, sir; or I shall be obliged to fine you for contempt of court,' said Jones, with well-assumed gravity. 'The prisoner,' said Jones?turning to the company?'declares himself to be a wealthy German gentleman, but cannot, or will not, assign a reason how he finds himself thus wealthy. He has been eight months in America?does Dot work?has no visible means of support, and yet calls himself a wealthy gentleman. Has any person present any good reason for believing that the prisoner is in possession of money ?' 'I have, sir,' said Evinston. 'How ?' asked Jones, turning to Evinston. 'He loaned Mr. Thornwell twenty thousand dollars replied Evinston. 'Mr. Thornwell, is that statement oorrect?' asked Jones 'It is?alas ?' replied that gentleman. 'Do you acknowledge the fact Mr. Snob-j r?cenr v ISts* UV9^V? 'Yow; dat is so.' 'Very well, sir j' said Jones. 'The fact that you are able to loan so large an amount, would seem to prove that you art wealthy. What was this money loaned for V 'Dat ish not your business,' replied Snobbcrhosser. When was it loaned ?' 'Four months' ago,' replied Snobberhosser uneasily. 'How can you prove this ?' 'Here ish Mr. Tornvill's notes,' said Snobberhosser, handing a slip of paper to Jones. 'How is this?' said Jones, examining the the note. 'The note reads:' lOnc. month after date promise to pay &c.,?why, the time has expired, it would seem.' /V??. m . knt trn molrflc rnn 9 rrn n crp XilYV, JrUW j UUb nw oiunww tV? racDt pout the whole business,' said Snobberhosser. . 'What was the nature of that arrange- j ment'!' ?I vas not answer does questions,' replied Snobberhosscr, angrily. 'Mr. Jones,' said Marlton, 'I insist upon ! that question being answered.\ 'I hope, that Mr. Snobberhosscr will not answer it,' said Mr. Thornwell, looking uneasily upon the Dutchman. 'Mr Snobberhosser, I must have a reply to iny question,' said Jones. 'Donder ant blixon!?leaves me alonos !' 'Mr. Marlton, come in to court!' said Jones, who began to 'smell a rat,' and was always ready for fun. '3Ir. Marlton,' continued Jones, 'state what you know of this affair.' 'I know, that the prisoner .loaned Mr. Thornwell twenty thousand dollars, which ! was to be repaid after the expiration of one month. At the end of that time, the prisoner demanded payment, but Mr. Thornwell found it out of bis power to meet his note, and requested a little indulgence. The prisoner swore, that if his debtor did not redeem the note by noon, he would issue a warrant for his arrest. Mr. Thornwell then communicated to the prisoner, the precarious and critical condition of his business affairs, and pleaded hard for a little indulgence. To be as brief as possible, the prisoner agreed, not only to release Mr. Thornwell from his debt, but to free his estate of all incumbrances, on condition that he (Thornwell) would consent to his (Snobbcrhosser's) union with his (Thornwell's) only daughter. I regret state, that Mr. Thornwell agreed to this horrible condition, and that Snobberhosser intended to marry Miss Eva?now Mrs. Marl ton?this very night.' IIow dare you make such statements?' asked old Mr. Thornwell. 'Arc you notsatisfied with having been the cause of my ruin and disgrace!' 'What is the amount of Mr. Thornwell's entire indebtedness?' asked Jones. 'About sixty thousand dollars. I think,' said Marlton. 'Whew!' exclaimed Jones. 'And the prisoner agreed to relieve Mr. Thornwell of that enormous debt!' 'He never intended to do so, however,' said Marlton. 'Donder ant blixen ! I vill not stand dese dings no longer ! What for you marry Miss IOva, when you knows webese engage?tells me dat!' exclaimed Snobbcrhosscr. 'Because you are already a married man,' said Marlton; alluding, of course, to his farcical marriage to Betsey, the negro girl.? But, Snobberhosser turned deadly pale? started wildly to his feet?and trembling exclaimed : . ' 'Mine Gott!?how you know datl' and then made a desperate rush for the door. MarltoD, whose suspicions Were now fully aroused, rushed towards the .door just in time to prevent the escape of Snobherbosser. Schuts lets me go !?lets me go avays from dish place !' exclaimed Snobberhosser. Not before you acknowledge yourcelf a married man,' said Marlton, grasping his arta. 'Lets me go !' shouted Snobbtrhusser. 'You see, sir,' said Marlton, addressing himsely to Mr. Thornwell, 'what disgrace this villian intended to inflict upon your Ha ji married man?havinir I w ? " - a wife and family in Germany?and yet he?' 'For Gott's sake, lets me leaves de place !' said Snobberhosser, struggling with Marlton. 'Yillinn !' almost screamed Mr. Thornwell, as he rushed upon the Dutchman, ""arc you such a monster its all that?' 'Yaw !?mine Gott, vat ish dis!" 'You are a married man, then!' said Thornwell. 'He dare not deny it!' said Marlton. 'Leave my house ! leave my house ! you rascally dutch mormon !' exclaimed Thornwell, grasping a chair. Marlton released his hold, the terrified Snobberhosser darted into the street, and took to his heels. The reader must here be informed, that Mr. Snobberhosser, had really left a wife at Bremen, and had fled to this country with her money. Marlton knew nothing of this; but Snobberhosser having heard Marlton charge him with being a married man, instantly betrayed the real state of affairs by his marked fear and agitation. 'Mr. Thornwell,' said Jones, ?I trust that our young friend, Marlton, will not be de prived of your forgiveness for marrying your daughter, since circumstances have tended to mitigate the disobedience of the young lady.' Then, drawingnearer to the old man, and placing his lips closctohis ear, he whispered : 'Mr. Marl ton is worth six hundred thousand dollars in his own right, and is sole heir of his father?a wealthy old planter.' 'What the deuse are the musicians about! ?why do they not strike up something ?' said Thornwell, jumping up with a countenance expressive of delight and satisfaction, much to the surprise of the bewildered company. 'Marlton, my boy !' he continued 'its all right, my dear fellow ! You are perfectly welcome to my daughter?perfectly so!' Marlton grasped the old man's extended hand in speechless astonishment. 'Eva !?dry those tears, my child,' continued Thornwell, 'I am perfectly satisfied with your choice?confound those musicians! why do they not tune up?' 'You make me very happy, dear papa !' said Eva, as she affectionately kissed the old man's cheek. 'God bless you, my daughter!' saidThorn"">11 iV.nf ii-Ti., A', nnf flm mnsieinns strike wen, i/m .w.y v..w up? Ladies aod gentlemen let us V7ithdraw, adjourn or proceed, as the case may be, to the hall. Come, Marlton, you sly coon ! take your bride, and lead the way to?ha ! there goes the musicians at last!' 'You've lost your bet,' whispered Marlton to Evinston, as he offered his arm to Eva, and preceded the company to the hall. 'My hat is at your service,' replied Evinston. 'Say !?you fellow, with the red moustache!?put more rosin on your bow, and play like five hundred!' shouted old Mr. Thornwcll, addressing himself to one of the musicians. CHAPTER VIII. 'So, you have been disinherited, I underj stand,' said Evinston, as be met his friend, I Marlton,. in Charleston, one week after the t incidents related in the last chapter. 'A man worth several hundred thousand dollars, can well afford to be disinherited,' replied Marlton. 'But, Evinston, you must certainly call upon Eva, before we leave the city.' 'Ah ! Mrs. Marlton is with you, then V said Evinston. 'With me ??to be sure she is, you stupid fellow ! You do not suppose that I could have the heart to absent myself so soon from such a dear little wife as my Eva! Out upon you for a momstcr !' 'You are a fortunate man, Marlton,' said Evinston. 'Pshaw! do not use#that foolish word!' said Marlton, impatiently. 'Every man has ! it within his power to mould his own fortune ?no ! I wil'? not use that word.' 'You mean to say, that 'where there is a will there is a way,' I suppose. You think, that a man can arrive at any condition or state, and comfortably adjust himself in the coziest niche of the temple, eh V 'Provided, that he satisfies himself of his ability,' said Marlton. 'Put, what has become of Miss Ida??not given her up, I hope.' 'Given her up ??the stars?' 'Yes?that'll do?don't branch off into sentimentality, Evinston. Blessyour foolish i heart! all the romance and sentiment in the j one thousand and one novels, is not worth the J snap of a man's finger, when his happiness is at stake, and Action ! is the battle-cry.' * " - .1! i. J 'XhanK you lor nounug; musi sugu ?uviser !' replied Evinston, laughing. <It is quite laughable to see a man, who has just got out of the rain himself, poking the fiDger of derision at the soaked garments of another?particularly when his own clothes were kept dry by an umbrella stolen from the wet party.' Not a bad idea, Evinston !' said Marlton. 'I think that I understand you; and really must confess that I owe my present happiness to your friendly advice, efforts and assistance ?your vmbrctla, if you please.' And will you not assist me now i" asked Evinston. Most gladly 1' replied Marlton. 'Only tell me in what capacity I can serve you; and I am yours to command." 4 ? i? 'I want to marry Ida; but since your marriage to Eva, old Underdonk will not even allow me to visit her/ said Evinston. 'The old moth-eaten scamp!?can you borrow a hand-organ V 'A hand-organ!' repeated Evinston, in surprise ; 'I suppose that it might be possible?but why do you ask ?' 'You must turn organ-grinder for awhile,' said Marlton, seriously. 'The devil!' said Evinston. 'And I must become a coachman pro tern.' continued Marlton, reflecting. 'A fine pair of us?'ppqi my word!' said Evinston laughiug heartflj*. 'Evinston,' said Morltou, 'I am as fond of an innocent joke as my man; but what I said about the organ and the coachman, is, by no means, intended as a joke.' Then, in the name of Apollo and Mercury, explaiif yourself !' said Evinston. 'Do you love Ida ?' asked Marlton. <Lovc her??why, I positively ad?' 'Very well !?plague take your sentimen-* foliftt ! T)n von wish to mnrrn her?' *? V * ~ w J ? 1/ 'Ask me rather?' 'There you go again!' said Marlton.? 'Anybody would think that we were rehearsing the love scenes in Romeo and Juliet, to sec how you go on. Tell me, then, my lord : do wish to marry the fair Ida ?' 'Yes,' replied Evinston. 'That's the kind of answer; and I might as well inform you at once, that your wish shall be gratified,' said Marlton. 'But how is that possible V asked Evinston. 'At which of the hotels are you stopping ?' 'The Mills House,' replied Evinston. 'Well, go to your room at once, and write a note to Miss Ida,' said Marlton. 'What about?' 'Tell her, that about seven o'clock this evening she will hear the tones of a handorgan, and that she must request her uncle to go to the door and order the organist away?' 'The devil!' exclaimed Evinston. 'Do not forget to tell her,' continued Marlton, 'that, as soon as Underdonk goes to the door, she must slip out of the back door; and she will find a carriage awaiting, to bear her to the arms of her romantic lover, Charles Evinston.' 'Now, who but Edwin Marlton could have concocted such an idea !' said Evinston, startled at the bold daring of the suggestion. Well, Evinston, is the plot romantic enough for you V asked Marlton. * 'I do not approve of an elopement,'.said Evinston. 'Do not approve of marrying tly; woman whom you love!' said Marlton, somewhat sarcastically. 'Thunder! do you approve of an amiable, lovely, and accomplished young lady being shut up from her legitimate sphere of action, because of the whims and " tl 1. . , 1? 1 ? 9# obstinate stubbornness or an oia Dacneior i 'But, Marlton?' 'But!?that infamous word forever stands betwcoD a man and his sense of independence. I do not advise you to act against your principles, Evioston; but you must either adopt the plan of action which I have suggested, or give up all idea of marrying Ida.' 'Consider me in, then,'said Evinston. <1 belive, that you can get a fellow out of a scrape, as well as the most of rucn.' You conseut to follow my plan?' 'I certainly do,' replied Evinston. 'Then go at once to your hotel, and write to Ida.' 'But how am I to find an opportunity of having the letter safely delivered into her own hands?' asked Evioston. 'Just bring it to my room in the Charleston Hotel, and I will find out some way of delivering ft. Be sure to use the invisible ink which I gave you, and do not place any direction or superscription upon the back of the letter?remember that !' So saying, the friends parted. ****** A letter for mc, Pompey ?' asked Ida, eagerly snatching a letter from the hands of the old negro. ?H?sh ! don't talk so loud, missus !' whispered Pompey, glancing over his shoulder. 'De gemraun dat sen' de letter, say I rnus' be berry tickler 'bout um?no let nobody see um but you.' 'Put where did you see the gentleman, Pompey ?' asked Ida, turning the opened letter uneasily about, and impatient to bring out itii bidden lines. 'I bin guine pass de big hotel in Meetin' street, wen vun gemmuncall me, an' ax me if I bolougs to mass Vnderdonk?' 'Yes, yes;' said Ida impatiently, 'here is a half dollar for you. Do not say a word about this; that's a good old man !' 'I no say vun wud, missy?but I mus' go now, fore rnassa call me.' 'Yes !?you better go down at once !' said T.J? ti./imklinrr in intpnsito flf llfT 1 m J.UU, UCliiUllUp, ... ...... j patience and suspense. Pompey made his exit, and Ida, haviog laid the apparently unwritten letter upon her table, proceeded to apply ".he magic developer with a soft brush. A few seconds was sufficient to briDg out the bright purple lines, and the entire contents of the letter became visible to her eager eyes. Having read the letter, she quickly committed it to the flames; and, after locking up the vial containing the magic developer, she paced the room to and fro, in much mental excitementand agitation. <What shall I do ??would, that I had the advice of a friend !' she said, as she seated herself beside the window, and bowed her head upon her bosom. 'I cannot doubt his honor?but j ?but?'tis a dangerous step !' and the poor I young girl shuddered involuntarily. There i are times in every man and woman's life, j when we are called upon for a decision, upon which, depends the happiness or misery of the future. Ida's time had come?the decision was now to be made. 'If I refuse to comply with Charles Evinston's request now, perhaps I may lose him forever; and in losing those we love we often lose all that made life tolerable. But how can I leave my uncle at such an ad vanccd age, when he hasbcen almost a fathe: to me, from helpless childhood to the prea ent critical moment! But, suppose, that ] sacrifice love to duty, by remaining in mj present situation?what then ? Uncle is ar old man, he cannot live forever; and, if 1 survive him, where is my protector? If 1 cast off Mr. Evinston, I must make up mj mind to bccomo an old maid or marry with out love; for uncle is not fona of society, does not appear paiticularly select in the choice of his friends?what shall become ol me ! Suppose I consent to marry Mr. Ev inston ? "Uncle then can live with us, aod in case of his removal by death, I shall nol be alone in the world, without a protector and friend.' Such were Ida's thoughts, as she satalone in herroom, beside her window. She remained seated for a few moments longer; when, suddenly starting to her feet, she said : 'I will talk with uncle about this matter, and he may at least listen to me.' Accordingly she descended the stairs? quietly entered old Mr. Underdonk's library, and found that worthy old bachelor busy with the afternoon's newspaper. 'Do not disturb me now, Ida,' said the old gentleman, in an impatient tone of voice. 'You know very well, that I prefer beiDg alone during the afternoon.' 'But, uncle,' said Ida, 'you leave me alone almost all the time, and allow me no recreation at all. Do you mean to keep me shut up in this house the balance of my days V 'Have you not a piano wherewith you mav amuse yourself??have you not a fin & set oi drawing materials??have you not a capital selection of the best English and classic works ??what more can heart desire ?' said Underdonk. 'Those are all useful things, dear uncle, for the culture and education of the mind; but we are not altogether intellectual creatures. But leaving that fact out of the question?what is the use of an education, i-f the person who recieves it, does not have an opportunity of ranking use of it in social life ?' 'Social life ??where dkl you pick up thai unmeaning phrase?' asked Underdonk, stemty 'It may be unmeaning to you, uncle,' replied Ida, 'but my Bible teaches me, thai we have duties to perform to ourselves, oui brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, parents and children ; but I cannot sec how those duties can be performed by closeting our selves from the world.' 'You are stark mad !' said Underdonk.? 'What hast thou?a mere girl?got to d< with such things ?' 'Every woman that has recieved an edu cation, and is gifted with the least degree ol common sense, expects, and feels it to be her duty, to become a wife,' said Ida. 'And, I suppose you expect the same thing,' said Underdonk, with a sarcastic smile. '1 should be uttering a falsehood,' eaic Ida, 'if I replied in the negative. All wo men wish to marry, daar uncle; and she who says she is not thus desirous, makes at assertion which her own heart knows to be false.' 'Indeed!' said Underdonk. The domestic circle is woman's appropriate sphere; it is at once her battle-field, and her triumphal arch?' No more of such stuff!' exclaimed Underdonk, turning impatiently away. 'Plague take the domestic circle !' But, uncle?' 'Ida, I wish to be alone !' said L nderdonk, stamping his feet. <Yeu surely do not expect me to remain single, uncle.' 'Single??nonsense! Tm- single, child; and have no desire whatever of being doubled,' said Underdonk. 'Uncle?its no use to mince matters?I want to marry,' said Ida, timidly. 'Plenty of time! plenty of time!' said Underdonk. 'But I want to marry this very afternoon.' 'The devil you do!?that's decidedly rich ! Who is the poor wretch whom you have chosen as your victim ?' 'Charles Evinston,' said Ida. 'Who!?what!?Evinston ??I'll see him hanged first!' said Underkonk. 'You refused Marlton, whom I had chosen for you ; and now you shall not have Evinston !' But I will have him though !' said Ida; the warm blood rushing to her cheeks. ?I irnnlrl nrofor he<*ominr? his with vour consent r.w.w. O ^ and blessing, bat if you refuse me this, I must aecept the alternative.' 'And what may that be?' 'Marry him in spite of you !' replied Ida; and so saying she hurried from the room. [conclusion next aveek.] ????? - Guard against Vulgar Language.? There is as much connection between the words and thoughts as there is between the thoughts and the words; the latter are not only the expression of the former, but they have the power to react upon the soul, and leave the stain of their corruption there. A young man who allows himself to use one vulgar and profane word, has not only shown that there is a foul spot upon his mind, but by the utterance of that word he extends that spot and inflames it, till by indulgence it will pollute and ruin the whole soul. Be careful of your words as well as your thoughts. If you can control the tongue that no improper words are pronounced by it, you will soon be able, also, to control tho mind, and save that from corruption. You extinguish the fire by smothering it, or by preventing bad thoughtsburstingoutin language. Never utter a word anywhere which you would be ashamed to speak in the presence of the most rePncd female, or the most religious man. Try the practice a little while, and you will Boon have command of yourself. A Queer Transaction.?We learn that, on Saturday evening last, a citizen of Pbillipsburg, for reasons best known to himself, disposed of his wife, four children, and his - household and kitchen furniture, for the ii r valuable consideration of 50 cents cash, and b - a second hand black cloth coat. The pur- a [ chaser of this valuable personal estate, was o j a young gentleman of some twenty summers, p i a teamster by profession. Whether the wife o [ was consulted in the arrangement is not h [ stated, but it is generally believed that the h r transfer was acceptable to her. The fun- d - niest part of the story is, that the husband, tl , after giving the bill of sale, late in the even- a > ing of Saturday, craved^ a night's lodgings tl f from the new proprietor of the goods and . chattels, and was accommodated with a por- si I tion of the bed of the two oldest children-, h ; where he snoozed away quite comfortably h until morning, when he left the premises in tl i perfect good humor. ti ^ e: fpiscellaiMttts Jleabiitg. * HUNTING IN MINNESOTA. 1 . 1. An intelligent correspondent of the hair- l( mount 'True Virgioian' gives the following 0 description of a hunt with the Sioux Indians ^ in Minnesota The writer had been to St. " Paul, and on his return from that city to his c' : home, night overtook him in what are known a as the 'Big Woods,' and finding it impossi- ^ ble to make his way out, he determined to quarter with the Indians. The next morn- 11 ! ing he was invited to join them in a hunt, P of which he writes as follows: 'Before I went to sleep I agreed with Lit' tie Crow, the chief of the band whom I was ^ 7 well acquainted with, that I would join him ^ in the next day's hunt. Accordingly he a! roused me in the morning before day, and 1 gave me my breakfast. I had scarcely completed it, when all the hunters and warriors assembled before tl;e chiefs tent, and performed those mysterious rites which invaria- * bly precede a .grand hunt, and which Done but the initiated can comprehend. Their a movements somewhat resembling a solemn ? dance, although exceedingly interesting, were conducted with the greatest regularity 81 and precision, while the patriarchs of the a tribe and the 'medicine' men sang a low and . lugubrious chant, which sounded not unlike 1 the 'fi yi yi,' &c., of the Shakers. They a t seemed to be invoking the blessing of the ^ r Great Spirit on their coming sports. And u i they worshipped with a zeal and earnestness : which superstition and ignorance alone can n inspire. I thought of the old lines, <Lo, the a poor Indian, whose untutored mind,' &c., ? - and wondered if with all his faults, the dusky ^ ) savage is not about as good for heaven as any of us. <My reveries were broken in upon, howf ever, by a general rush to the woods. They n : took different directions, and went as if the pursuers of Tam O'Shanter's mare were af- 0 ? ter them. I did ray utmost to keep up, but a . failed in the effort, and began to think se- ' riously of abandoning the chase, when my | friend Crow came to my assistance. Crow J . is the most talented among the Siour chiefs, , ? and though a tall, sulky, green-looking Ini dian, is a brave man and a first rate fellow. > He proposed that we should walk on leisure- 0 ly to the centre of the circle agreed upon for the day's operations. This we did, and w . on our way he informed me that the favorite a | way of hunting with the Indians is ringhunting, as we would call it in Virginia.? . They thus enclose great numbers of wild i animals, which in shunning Scylla are apt j to fall into Cbaribdis. The fleetest buck is j seldom able to escaj?e so many and such subtle foes. S( <It was near ten o'clock in the morning before we saw any game, but after that great ^ numbers of deer were seen darting through the woods like arrows. Crow shot at many ,?= of them as they ran, but succeeded in killing ^ but one only. For my part, I did not even 1 !! .1 T ? 3 il.i iL. T-JIC Kin or wounu olio, i uuu iulu iuu iuuiuu a great superiority in hunting consist in his e' creeping abilities. Crow would crawl on his P belly nearly as fast as I could walk, and that, too. with little or no noise. ti 'As we gradually 'closed in,' the sharp a] crack of the rifle was heard in every direction, and the frequent whizzing of a bullet g by our heads reminded us of the recklessness e: of the hunters and our own danger. Anon a wounded buck would fly past us, pursued as by wolfish dogs and fiendish Indians, yelling and howling after their victim. It was very exciting sport, for the Indians were urged b< almost to frenzy, and acted more as if they bi were in some fierce battle than a common ex- T ercise. 'About this time, and at the height of the ui excitement, we heard a yell proceeding from 01 the opposite side of the ring, louder, more tii fierce, and different from any other of those 'fl that were arising around us. The Indians ov seemed to understand it, as they all rushed fa to the spot from whence itcame. I followed a them, and to myastonishmcnt found that one to of them had been shot dead by accident.?; di The yell that I had heard came from the In- he dian who had done the deed. Further pro- dr ceedings were stopped at once, and all re- W : J 11: 1 U.J JU1UIUJJ a LIU vuniuy was UUSUUU. vc The deceased had been a fine fellow and in a general favorite. Ilis name was Ma-nome-ne. Those who had killed any game shoul- ^ dered it and struck for home. The balance an of whom I was one, formed a procession st< which followed poor Nomene, carried on the c? back of his destroyer, to the camp. His ^ squaw, who was a young and very pretty woman, had heard the news before we got j there, and came out with her two little chil- gQ dren to meet and take charge of her dead th) husband. It was a sad spectacle. She threw herself upon him and broke forth in the most piteous and affeeting cries of agony ^ that I ever heard. There was no affectation about it?no estate to be settled up?no dower to set apart?nothing to abstract her di< mind from her crushing grief. There was dit not a dry eye in that dusky crowd, notwith- liv standing their usual stoicism and coolness. ? When we arrived at the camp, the corpse wa was deceDtly laid out on some poles, about an eight feet from the ground, and wrapped op b? a blanket and buffalo skin, with his rifle y his side. Sentries were set about him, nd every fhce about the camp, except my wn and that of the widowed squ^w, was ainted black, and some in the most hide- % us manner. Now commenced the formal imentation of the tribe for the deceased unter. Tbey sang dolefully and howled ismally. No man who has never heard ae Indians lamenting their dead, can form Dy idea of the wild and awful character of aeir cries and their waitings. '"When I got home several days after, I iw the widow going by with her pony (which ad been given her by the Indian who shot cr husband,) her two little children and heir dead father. She had two poles, some ivelvc or fifteen feet long, attached one to ach side of the pony, much like a shaft, oq -hich were fastened cross pieces, and on iese were placed the corpse. She was taing him to the common burying ground on ae Minnesota, some fifty miles distant.? ler poor little children were trudging a>ng by her side as she led the horse, both f them crying with the cold, or about their ither, their tears almost freezing as they ill to the ground. The woman herself ould not suppress her sobs, nor would she ccept any nourishment from the kind hands bat were extended to her as she passed brough our village, but worried on, carTy- , jg her precious load to its last resting, lace.' * GREAT EXCITEMWrt. The following letter, which has been forarded to.the Cincinati Enquirer, if reliale, presents some facts that are well worthy f investigation. The parties mentioned here* 3 are said to be known in Jackson county: Jackson, 0., February 21, 1859. Editor Enquirer :?Our village is full of 'onder and excitement. Martin Marker, J. ^ughs and Washington Long, in digeing grave in the cemetery near this village, bout 10 o'clock this morning, came to a irge flat stone nbcut four feet below the urface, which stopped their further progress ntii tney procured assistance, and removed he stone from its resting place of ages, when t was found to have closed the entrance to subterranean vault. All efforts thus far 3 P. M.) to enter it with a light have proved nsuccessful, on account of the foul air with rhich it is filled. By means of a rake, bulan bones of gigantic size have been raised, nd a small chain of silver, with coins attach* d to each end. The coin?, though much iefaced by time, have the appearance of hese in use among the Romans in the days f Cicero Africanus, though there were evilent traces of hieroplyphic devices that caniot be decyphcred. The men at the cemetery have, by means f burning straw, made light in the vault, nd though none have the courage to venure further than the entrance, it has been iscovered that there is, immediately to the J rest of the opening, a chamber about ten eet square, with steps, quite dilapidated, own its eastern side. Three other chamers branch out of this?one to the north, ne to the west, and the other to the south. We are all curious, of course, to know 'hen and by whom these vaults were made Dd filled. Rev. Mr. Hunter and Mr. Armtrong, and Dr. Knouff, have examined aem as well as they could without going otom into them ; also the bones raked out, nd the chain and coins, and all give it as leir opinion that these vaults were made by le same people who built the mounds in the juth-eastern part of the State. The questions present themselves to every e: Who made these vaults and filled lem ? Was our country once the home of iants ? GEORGE DAVENPORT. P. S.?Four and a half P. M. W. Long, fter the straw had burnt in the first vault ir some time, ventured down to make an lamination, but the atmosphere was so imure that he could remain there but a few lioates, though long enough to discover iat the walls of the vaults were substanally built of smooth, well-shaped stones, ad that there were large numbers of bones i them. Persons will arrive here from idncy and Greenville to morrow, and every sertion will be made for a thorough examlation of this 'house of the dead' as soon i possible. G. D. 3S5" It seems that the women of Goldsirough know how to manage drunken husinds, as appears by the following from the 'ribune: 1 Thrashed him again.?As Mr. W., the ifortunate individual who was reported in ir paper a few weeks ago, was preambulaog our town, sampling bad whiskey and ying around in the high grass, fighting his vn flics,' he was suddenly brought to by his ithful spouse. Mrs. W. held in her hand hickory whip, about the size generally used urge oxen on, and remind them of their lty. She wished'to know of Mr. W. why : was flying around while she and the cbilen were at home with nothing to eat. Mr. \ remained silent, when Mrs. W. commend applying the lash in a lively manner, forming her liege lord that if he resisted e would send him to 'kingdom come.'? r. TV", received the castigation like a lamb, d the last seen of the pair, Mrs. W. was ;ering him for home by the rudder of his at, and applying the hickory to increase 3 speed.' t&f* Every man in China must pay his bts at the beginning of the year, and alat the time of a religious festival about 3 middle of the year. If unable to settle these times, his business stops until his bts are paid. Wonder how such a just servanoe might suit the United States? A Man 207 years old.?Thomas Darn, id in England at St. Leonard's Shore;ch, Jan'y 26, 1588, aged 207 years. He ed in the reigns of twelve kings and queens Richard II., Henry IV., V. and VI.; Edird IV. and V. j Richard III.; Henry VII. d VIII.; Edward VI. \ Mary and Elizath.