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jl iuewis M. grist, Proprietor.! T gjTgifoiptart jamils Ittospapcr: jar % Imnirfigit trf %'|pglical, Sacial, Hflrictttoral itith Commtrcial ^rtfcregls of % . |tebms---$3.0Q A yeab,ik advance. : YORKYILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, MAYX 1870. 7- HO. 18. ' ***- ?1 ' ' ' " i mi ' V V^JJt -LW. f fnajris of ff oral Igistotjj. Reminiscences of York. BY A SEPTUAGENARIAN*. "Whom the God's love die young." Prom the death-sleep of half a century, I call again to the listening ear of the present generation the name of Albert Allison, a man whose soul was honor, whose life was love. Never in her annals had York a son of greater promise. Alas! "The good die first, While those whose hearts are dry as summer dusty Burn to the socket" Albert Allison wab the only son of Dr. John Aliison and Elizabeth Hill, his wife; therefore, the grandson of old Col. William Hill. He was born in 1791, near the -mouth of Crowder's Creek, York District His fath. er, Dr. ^llison, wo.sk very pqputaf and emi"??it nbvsician of tie last century, in York, I?J but died in the prime of life with consumption. His epitaph, written in the hearts of the people and oft-repeated by their lips, was, "a most ^perfect gentleman," Like father, like son, and on Albert early fell the mantle of adaption thrown round his father by the community, and he proved by his life that he merited the heritage of love. He received a good educa- , tion and went into business early in life. His . first employment was keeping a store in Cheraw, South Carolina. Here he remained until the .breaking out of the war of 1812, when he returned to his own District. A company of volunteers, gotten up for service in response to a call made by the State, composed of men from Spartanburg, Union and York, elected Albert Allison, of York, Lieutenant, although so young a man?being only twenty-two?and from his continued residence in Cheraw, almost a stranger. But quickly did his winning manners gain affection and confidence. In 1814 the company were ordered into service. This was, as time proved, inglorious; but had there been a stirring campaign, filled with gallant actions, * * 1 --4 none better would nave Dome uieu i? more delighted in intrepid deeds and brave feats, than the man of whom I write. A MS. containing the proceeding of a Court-Martial held at Haddrell's Point, dated November 4th, 1814, is lying by me. Col Hugh Means was President of the Court, Maj. Hawkins, Maj. Robison, Capt. Eendrick, Capt^ Chestnut, Capt. White, Lt Brandon, Maj. Roach, 1 Capt Johnson, Capt Faucette, Capt Felder, Lt Richie, Lt Morrow, members of the 1 Court, and Lt Albert Allison, Judge Advo- ' cate. This evidences the light in which he was regarded in the brigade, forit was a high compliment to prefer so young a man to this post Judge O'Neal, in his autobiography, speaks with grateful appreciation of the similar position given him during the same service. Young Allison, remained on this post of duty until be was mustered out of service. AJlisop was decte^ Clerk of J the Court in York. I am under the impression that he was the first clerk elected by the- ! people. Previously, they were chosen by the ' Legislature. This office Mr. Allison held un- \ til the time of his death, being re-elected sev- 1 eral times. The last years of his life he was " in a very feeble state of health. Consump- ] tiori, the insatiate foe of his family, was gnaw- 1 n ing at his vitals with fatal force. At the time of his last election, he was too weak, from his disease, to be able to visit any of the different precincts to solicit the continued support of ' the people. As there was an opposing candidate canvassing the district, this caused him j a good deal of needless anxiety, as the result proved, for his frierfds were "legion," and he was again elected by a large majority, For some'months prior to his death, his debilitated state of health was such that he could not - ' --S undergo the fatigue of office ousiness; oui under his directions, both the writing and the duties in the Court House belonging to the Clerk's office, were performed by his cousin, "William Randolph Hill?then a lad of sixteen?to the entire satisfaction of the district Albert Allison certainly inherited the uncommon personal beauty of his parents, and I think of him as the handsomest man I ever saw. A tall fine person, fair hair and complexion, blue eyes and gentle expression, with ease and grace of conversation, suavity of manner and elegance of dress?in all, a gentleman of most rare accomplishments and lovable qualities. He died, unmarried, in May 1820, having entered the twenty-ninth year of his age. Fifty years since, all that was mortal of Albert Allison was committed to the bosom of his mother earth; but "the good never die," and as I write, nature's dew ' moistens my cheek in remembrance of him : and his many virtues. "Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my early days ; .None knew thee but to love thee, None-named thee but to praise." In memoriam I again guide my pen. Joseph Grandison Martin was born in 1795, in York District. He'was the son of John Martin, Esq., whilom Clerk of the Court in Pinckney District. His mother was a Miss Palmer, daughter of old Capt. Joseph Palmer, told of in*a former number, and one of the most beautiful and fascinating women of her day. Mr. Martin studied law and was admitted to the bar. He practised a few years, but being elected Commissioner of Equity for York District, gave up the law, except that belonging to his office. He was a man of good business capacity, wrote a beautiful hand, and was a general favorite. He was elected Captain of a militia company, but was never- known by the title given him by the rank, tor warmhearted and open-handed, he was "Joe Martin" to the District. Generous to a fault, he never accumulated property, but nature had gifted him with an unfailing fund of humor? rich, rare and racy?with which he embellished and enjoyed life. His face was quite handsome. Black eyes and hair, a heavy beard, small in stature, always neat in dress, and in manners a perfect. Chesterfield. The late furore on gold mines reminds me j of one of Joe's best practical jokes, of which, by the way, he was very fond. There was a company formed in the village, to which belonged a good many of our gentlemen, who had associated themselves for the purpose of leasing, for speculation, all places on which j they could find indications of gold. It was a i grand scheme, and most of the number had i the gold fever severely. One of the concern,' a Mr. Loach, was the Company Agent to take leases, sell them, &c., <fec. "Wherever he found ' a flint rock on a Aan's plantation, he instant- f ly effected, if he could, a lease on all the min-1 -erals for twenty years. | Martin wrote a let|er, ante-dating it but not j attempting to disguise his hand-writing, purporting to be from a man in Richland District, saying he was desirous of going into mining, and proposed to exchange ten likely negroes for a mine, &c. This letter Joe crumpled and soUed, to give it the appearance of careless handling. Meeting Leach on the Cou rt House steps, he said in an off-hand manner, "O, Leach, I believe I've got a letter for you. It washanded to me a week ago, down at Jack Lindsey's, bat I forgot about it.' I suppose it's of no consequence." And having got it out of his pocket, he handed it over to the gold mine company agent. This gentleman | read it with growing excitement. "It's a very important letter?a very important letter, indeed?"just like your confounded carelessness, Joe, forgetting it. I must see the company " and nff he hurried, without un tuiuiyuiww^ | ? ?? - folding the contents. Leach posted round I town from one to another, audsooi^ membejft.'. of u?e company were se?ai in knots consuming with excited faces. Joe told me the "go," and that he bad not attempted to disguise his writing, with which most of the parties were perfectly familiar. In their elation, however, this did not once occur to them. Leach was not long in arranging the matter; the letter having been so long delayed, it must be attended to forthwith. He soon had his horse ready and a bag of rocks to take with him as specimens, the proposed purchaser desiring to see some. Mounting, he bo wed a courteous goodbye to the by-standers, and started for Columbia. The joke had now gone far enough, and Joe had commissioned me to stop it. I was standing by one of the company as Mr. Lea^i rode off. "I understand," said I, "Leafch is going to Columbia to sell a mine; did you read the letter?" "Oh! yes," was the reply, "it's all right?a fine offer." "Did you notice the writing; you had better read that letter again." A glimmer of the truth dawned in his mind. "Stop, Leach 1" he called, for Leach had the letter with him. As Leach rode back (he had gone nearly fifty yards,) another of the partners joined my awakened friend. They all re-read the letter, and at once recognized Joe Martin's well-known hand-writing. Joe had .disappeared to the protecting shadows of his office walls. The Company were fain, too, to hide their diminloVios] Vioorla Thf>v nould not fieht. yet it was J o but a dry laugh toN get up at their owfl expense. The gold mine speculations seemed to die out like the extinguished smouldering wick of a candle. The hoaxed were so sore and shy, it was hard to get a word with them on leases or selling. Joe Martin was never married while I knew him, but being of a susceptible nature, he was always in love, and generally had the luck to become enamored of widows. I have heard him soliloquize on his prejudice to the idea, with humoroul seriousness perfectly Inimitable.' "Washington, Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte, all married widows," he would say, "and why not IV' His cdnvertjktioual pow&s wen* very fine, and adorned with a playfulness very attractive. He had the peculiar faculty of relating incilents, introducing each particular and detailing what "he said," and "she said," without hejoining tedious; investing all with touches of bis own sparkling wit. "He was a fellow of infinite jest and excellent fancy." 1 "Alas! poor Yorick."* He held the office of Commissioner in Equity for four years, being succeeded by his brother?himself declining a re-election. Some years later he removed to Mississippi, and from thence to Arkansas. There he met his fate and married, like "Washington, Jefferson and Napoleon," a widow. It is with partial pen I trace his eulogy. Born in the same year, connected by family ties, associated in boyish sports, intimate in manhood's years, he was always ray friend. "In what corner of the earth shall I seek his fellow?" In 1859 the accidental falling of a tree cut off the remainder of his days. . "Tread lightly on his ashes, ye men of genius. for he was vour equal; weed his grave clean, ye men of goodness, for he was your brother! Thy genius has fled up to the stars from whence it came, and that warm heart of thine, with all its generous and open vessels, compressed into a clod of the valley." [TO BE CONTINUED.] A WONDERFUL~NEGRO IN OHIO. The "Washington (Ohio) Herald" says: A colored man is at present stopping in this place, who attracts here, as he was in other places where he has been, a great deal of attention by the singular power he possesses of disarranging certain organs of his body. By some inward'muscular action he seems to possess the power of changing the location of his heart at pleasure. Placing our hand upon his breast, at the proper place, we could feel its beating distinctly. He then commenced a series of contortions with his abdomen, rolling it dver and over several times. At the conclusion of this striking exhibition, we placed our hand upon a lump in his left side below his wai^, and there was the heart thumping away as if nothing unsual was the matter. A few more contortions, and the frisky organ passed across the abdomen," and 011 the right side kept up its woi'k of throwing the blood through the system as regularly as if in its natural position. More contortions and it traveled back home, its course being easily traced under the skin till it passed under the ribs. The man then commenced a sort of rotary motion of the bowels, apparently turning them over several times, when we felt a complete set of ribs covering the abdomen, the regular set beiug in their usual place. Turning the bowels in the oppisite direction, the false ribs disappeared. On being asked if his mother had any more children like him, he replied that he had a brother over six feet high, who could reduce his stature to something less than three feet. We believe him readily, after having witnessed the above performances. Another curious feature about him is that he cannot be choked. He allows any one to grasp him by the throat, and use his utmost, strength to stop his breathing ; but in spite of all endeavors he continues to talk as if nothing was wrong. The income of Rev. Henry Hard Beecher, in his early days, averaged $loO per year, and in his literal poverty he built his own house, painted it fit leisure hours, raised his own vegetables, and tended his own pigs, while letters from home on which the postage was eighteen to twenty-four cents, remained in the post office weeks at a time, because he had no eighteen cents to pay for them. ?be ftotg ?Hto. : ? THE GOLD BUG.f BY EDGAR A. POE. ! ^?7 f </ ' 1 What ho! what ho! this fellow is dancing mad! 1 He hath been bitten by the Tarantula. ( * AU in the Wrong. | Many, years ago, I contracted an intimacy with a .Mr. Win. Legrand. He was of an ancient Huguenot family, and had once been , -\$ealthy; but a series of misfortunes had t& ] duced him to want. To avoid, the mortifica- ( jdon consequent upon his .disasters, he left , New Orleans, the city of his forefhthers, and J took up his residence at Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, South'Carolina. , The Island is a very singular one. It cpn- j sists.of little else than the seq sand, and is ' about three miles long, Its breadth at .no point exceeds a quarter k>f a mile. It sep- ( I. Ci r?L timin ] J^(l bv a 5sokrCcIY*beT- i HI UVW* AAVIH, ?M?f jp- ? j # ^ ^ ceptible creek, oozing its way through a wil- 1 derness of reeds and slime, a favorite resort of the marsh-hen. The vegetation, as might . be supposed, is scant, or at least dwarfish. . No trees of any magnitude are to be seen. Near the western extremity, where Fort Moul trie stands, and where are Borne miserable frame buildings, tenanted, during summer : by the fugitives from Charleston dust and. , fever, may be found, indeed, the bristly pal- ] metto; but the whole island, with the excep- { tion of this western point, and a line of hard, < ( white beach on the sea coast, is covered with a dense undergrowth of sweet myrtle, so much ( prized by the horticulturists of England. The shrub here often attains the height of fifteen ( or twenty feet, and forms an almost impene- f trable coppice, burthen ing the air with its fre- j grance. ( In the inmost recesses of this coppice, not far from the eastern or more remote end of , the island, Legrend had built himself a small hut, which he occupied, when I first, by mere j accident, made his acquaintance. This soon { ripened into friendship?for there was much j in the recluse to excite interest and esteem, j I found him well educated, with unusual ( powers of mind, but infected with miBanthropy, and subject to perverse moods"'qf alternate ( enthusiasm and melancholy. He had with him many books, but rarely. employed them. , His chief amusements were gunning and fish- j ing, or sauntering along the beach and through i > ( the myrtles in quest of shells or entomological j : nniiootJnn nf latter micrht . SpCUlUlciJij j nio witwwvM ? ^ ^ have been en vied s by a Swammerdamm. In j these excursions he was usually accompan- j ied by an old negro called Jupiter, who had been manumitted before the reverses of the family, but who could be induced, neither by threats nor by promises, to abandon what he considered his right of attendance upon the footsteps of bis^p.ung "Massa Will." It ( is not improbable ti^ the relatives of Legrand, j conceiving him to be somewhat unsettled in intellect, had contrived to instil this obstinacy jnt^-Jupitf^ with a devv.^o the. supervision j and guardianship of tne wanderer. The winters in the latitude of Sullivan's , Island are seldom very severe, and in the fall , of th? year it is a rare event, indeed, when a fire ] is considered necessary. About the middle of i October, 18r-, there occurred, however, a day , of remarkable chilliness. Just before sunset ( I scrambled my way through the evergreens ( to the hut of my friend, whom I had not vis- j ited for several weeks?my residence being, ( at that time, in Charleston, a distance of nine j miles from the island, while the facilities of ( passage and re-passage were far behind those ] of the present day. Upon reaching the hut , I rapped, as was my custom, and getting no reply, sought for the key where I knew it was , secreted, unlocked the door and went in. A , fine fire was blazing upon the hearth. It was ; a novelty, and by no means an ungrateful one. , I threw off an overcoat, took an arm chair by ( the crackling logs, and awaited patiently the arrival of my hosts. Soon after dark they arrived, and gave me ] a most cordial welcome. Jupiter, grinning from ear to ear, bustled about to prepare some i marsh-hens for supper. Legrand was in one of his fits?how else shall I term them ??of enthusiasm. He had found an unknown bivalve, forming a new genus, and, more than this, he had hunted down and secured, with -Tunitpr's Assistance, a scarabccus which he be lieved to be totally new, but in respect to which he wished to have ray opinion on the morrow. "And why not to-night?" I asked, rubbing my hands over the blaze, and wishing the whole tribe of scarabcei at the devil. "Ah I had only known you were'here J" said Legrand, "but it's so long since I saw you; and how could I foresee that you would pay me a visit this very night of all others? As I was coming home I met Lieutenant G , from the fort, and, very foolishly, I lent him the bug ; so it will be impossible for you to see it until in the morning. Stay here to-night, and I will send Jup down for it at sunrise. It is the lovliest thing in creation!" "What ??sunrise ?" "Nonsense! no!?the bug. It is of a brilliant gold color?about the size of a large hickorvnut, with two jet black spots near'one extremity of the back, and another somewhat longer at the other. .The antennas are"? "Dey aint no tin in him, Massa Will, I keep a tellin on you," here interrupted Jupiter ; "de bug is a goole bug, solid, ebery bit ob him, inside and all, sep him wing?neber feel half so heavy a bug in my life." "Well, suppose it is, Jup," replied Legrand, somewhat more earnestly it seemed to me than the case demanded, "is that any reason for your letting the birds burn? The color," here he turned to me, "is really almost enough to warrant Jupiter's idea. You never saw a more brilliant metalic lustre than the scales emit?but of this you cannot judge till tomorrow. In the meantime I can give you some idea of the shape." Saying this, he seated himself at a small table, on which were i a pen and ink, but no paper. He looked for some in a drawer, but found none. "Never mind," said he at length, "this will answer," and he drew from his waistcoat pockl et a scrap of what I took to be very dirty j foolscap, and made upon it a rough drawing with the pen. While he did this, I retained my seat by the fire, for I was still chilly. When the design was complete, he handed it to me without rising. As I received it, a loud growl was heard, succeeded by a scratching at the door. Jupiter opened it, and a large Newfoundland belonging to Legrand rushed J in, leaped upon ray shoulders, and loaded me : with caresses; for I had shown him much atj tention during previous visits. When his " ?rr< gambols were oVer/.I looked at the paper, add to speak the truth, found myself not apttle puzzled at what my friend had deDi^aKl,rlr|. "Well!" I said, after contemplating jt^bt' some minutes, "this it a strahge soarabmt,' 1 inast confess: new to mqsjnever saw 1$$! thing like!it before?unless.it was askdwr death's head?which it more neArlr^pferables than anything else that has*Uome under rny observation." ' / .< "A death's head!" echoed Legrand-^Oh-^ ?es?well it. has something of that appearance upon paper, no doubt. The two upper bEtek spots look like eyes, eh ? And the longer 0*e it the bottom like a mouth?and theDotjjje shape of the whole is ovaL" "Perhaps so," said I; but Legrarfd, I fe^* T ma if i, yOU WO UU OTUDU X 4UUOV TTH4V m,.-? H|, P7* beetle itself, if Iamtofbrm aflf*13k? ^}:f? personal^ appearance.* ^ ^ b&ve hJfgood masters, andmtSpnfl^|P that I am not quite a blockhead/' "But my dear fellow, you are joking, then." ?id I, "this is a very passable ahull?indeed, I nay say that it is a very excellent skull, acjording to the vulgar notions about such specimens of physiology?and your scarabcm aiust be the queerest scarabceus in the world f this resembles it Why, we may get up t very thrilling bit of superstition upon thii' uint. I presume you will call the bug tear* \oeus caput hominis or something of that kind? here are many similar titles in the Natural Histories. But where are the antennae you jpoke of?" A "The antennae /" said Legrand, wbo seemed jo be getting unaccountably warm upon subject; "I am sure you must see the antennae. [ made them as distinct as they are in the Driginal insect, and I presume that is sufficient" "Well, well," I said, "perhaps you have? still I don't see themand I handed him tne paper without an additional remark, not wishing to ruffle his temper; but I was njdctsurprised at the turn affairs had taken ^*hi? 11 humor puzzled me?and, as for the drawing of the beetle, there were positively no mtennae visible, and the whole did bear a very dose resemblance to the ordinary cuts of a leath's head. He received the paper very peevishly, and [vas about to ^rumple it, apparently to throw it in thfcjire, when a casual glance at the design seemed suddenly to rivet his attention. In an instant his face grew violently red?in mother as excessively pale. Forsomeminutes tie continued t<fscrutinize the drawing minutely where he sat At length he arose, took a canlie from the table, aod proceeded to seat himself ipon a sea-chest in the farthest corner of the room. Here, again, he made an anxious examination of the paper; turning it in all directions. He said nothing, however, and hia induct greatly a&^nished me; Jftt I thought i prudent not to exacefbate the growing) moodiness of his temper by any comment! Presently he took from his coat pocket a wallet^placed t3s<!| paper* cafC-fully posited both in a writing desk, which he lockid. He now grew more composed in his demeanor; but his original air of enthusiasm had quite disappeared. Yet he seemed not jo much sulky as abstracted. As the evening wore away he became more and more absorbed in reverie, from which no sallies of mine eould arouse him. It had Leen my intention to pass the night at the hut, as I had frequently done before, but seeing my host in this mood, J deemed it proper to take leave.. He iid not press me to remain, but, as I departed, he shook my hand with even more than his usual cordiality. It was about a month after this (and during the interval I had seen nothing of Legrand) when I received a visit at Charleston from his man, Jupiter. I had never seen the good old negro look so dispirited, and I feared that some serious disaster had befallen my Pripnd. "Well, Jup," said I, "what is the matter aow??how is your master?" "Why, to speak de troof, massa, hhfl^oi so berry well as mought be." "Not well ? I am truly sorrry to hear it What does he complain of ?" "Dar I dat's it! him neber plain of notin? but him bery sick for oil dat" "Verysick, Jupiter??why didn't you say bo at once ? Is he confined to bed ?" , "No, dat he aint?he aint fined nowhar? dat'sjuswhar de shoe pinch?my mind has got to be bery heby bout poor Massa Will." "Jupiter, I should like to understand what it is you are talking about You say your master is sick. Hasn't he .told you what ails him?" "Why, massa, 'taint worf while for to git mad about de matter?Massa Will say nuffiu at all aint de matter wid him?but den what make him go about lookin dis here way, wid he head dfiwn and hesoldiersup, and as white as a. gose? Den he keep a syphon all de time?" "Keeps a what, Jupiter ? "Keeps a syphon wid defiggttr*-w*4*^|4j de queerest figgurs I eber did see. I'siP^n to be skeered, I tell you. Hab for to leep a mighty tight eye pon lrim noovers. Todder day, he gib me de slip fore de sun up, and was gone de whole ob de blessed day. I had a big stick ready cut for to gib him deuced good beating when he did come?but Ise such a fool dat I hadn't de heart arter all-?he look so- berry poorly." "Eh??what??ah, yes??upon the whole! think you had better not be too severe with the poor fellow?don't flog him Jupiter?h< can't very well stand it?but can you form nc idea of what has occasioned this illness, 01 rather this change of conduct? Has anything unpleasant happened since I say you?' "No, massa} dey aint bin nuffin onpleasani since den?'twas fore den I'm afeared?'twa< de berry day you was dare." "How ? What do you mean ?" "Why, masaa, I mean de bug?dar now.' "The what?" "De bug?I'm berry sartin dat massa*WTl: bin bit somewhere bout de head by dat goole bug." "And what cause have you, Jupiter, foi such a supposition ?" "Claws enuff, massa, and mouff too. I neb ber did see sich a deuced bug?he kick anc he bite ebery ting what come near him. Mas sa Will cotch him fuss, but had for to let hirr go gin mighty quick, I tell you?den was d? time he must ha got the bite. I did'nt lik* de look ob de bug mouf, myself, no how, so ] wouldn't take hold ob him wid my finger, bm I cotch him wid a piece ob paper, dat ] found. I rap him up in de paper and stuf piece ob it in he raouf?dat was de way." N "And you think, then, that your master was u Ey bitten by the beetle, and that the bite a 0 him sick f* 1 ? don't tink noffin about it?I nose it T if make him dream bout de goole so ii ij much, if taint cause he bit by dpgoole-bug? e: Ise heerd bout dem goole-bugs fore dis." , "But how do you know he dreams about gold?" ' ' n "How I know ? Why cause he tali, bout it in he sle?p?dat's how I nose." t< ^ "Well, Jup, perhaps you are right; but to what fortunfttfl circumstance am I to attribute ir . ,the honor of a, visitjfrom you to-day?" i 'to | "What de matter, massa?" 11 "Did you bring any message frpm Mr. Le- a grand?"*./ ri "No, massa, I bring dis'here pisa^jl ;** and Jierej Jupiter-handed me a note which ran o: Dear : Why havel not seen you; ? I-hope ypu have not fc at^is i^r^aWa ^ "Since I saw you I have had great cause for anxiety. I have something to tell you, " yet scarcely know how to tell it, or whether I should tell it at all.* % fi "I have not been quite well for some days g past, and poor old Jup annoys me, almost h beyond endurance, by hiq well-meant atten- ^ tions. Would you believe it ?, i He had prepared a huge stick, the other day, with which J* to chastise me for giving him the slip, and 11 spending the day solus among the hills on the h main-land. I verily believe that my ill looks o; alone saved me a flogging. _ . jj "I have made no addition to my cabinet ^ since we met. i < "If you can, in any way, make i? conveni- . ent, come over with Jupiter. Do come. I o: wish to see you tp-nighi, upon business of im- c< portance. I assure you that it is of the h highest importance. Ever yours, / c< "William Legrand." ^ There was. something in the tone of this note h which gave me great uneasiness. Its whole 0: . i ! /*. i ? r styie ainerea maiermuy jrum uiat ui lignum. x -What could he be dreaming of? What new ai crotchet possessed his excitable brain ? What 8< "business of the highest importance" could 01 he possibly have to transact? Jupiter's ac- b count of him boded no good. I dreaded lest 01 the continued pressure of misfortune had, at length* fairly unsettled the reason of my ^ friend. Without a moment's hesitation, ic therefore, I prepared to accompany the negro, ti Upon reaching the wharf, I noticed a scythe 8} and three spades, all apparently new, lying in the bottom of the boat in* which we were to embark. *3 "What is the meaning of all this, Jup?" f I enquired. "Him syfe, massa, and spade." "Very true; but what are they doing here ?' "Him dp syfe and de spade what Massa n Will sis pon my buying for him in de town, 11 and de debil's own lot of money I hab to gib ^ F for. em." j ' \ ) * "But what, in the name of all that is mys- . (terious, is your 'massa Will' going to do with 11 i scythes and spades ?" "Pat's.mc^re. daiy, I kfiQW, an^L (Jebbil take 0: me if I don't b'lieve 'tis more dan he know, f too. But* it's all cum ob de bug." 11 Finding that no satisfaction was to be obtained of Jupiter, whose whole intellect seem- . ed to be absorbed by "de bug," I now stepped 11 into the boat and made sail. With a fair and strong breeze we soon ran into the little covo to the northward of Fort Moultrie, and a ? walk of some two miles brpught us to the hut. _ It was about three in the afternoon when we ^ arrived. Legrand had been awaiting us in eager expectation. He grasped ray hand r . i i i j a with nervous empressement, wnicn aiarmeu ^ me, and strengthened the suspicions I already entertained. His countenance was pale, even to ghastliness, and his deep-set eyes glared f with unnatural lustre. After some inquiries respecting his health, I asked him, not know- ? ing what better to say, if he had yet obtained . the scarabceus from Lieutenant G . "Oh, yes," he replied, coloring violently, "I got it from him the next morning. Nothing Q should tempt me to part with that scarabceus. ^ '"Do you know that Jupiter is quite right ^ about it?" ' "In what way ?" I asked, with a sad foreboding at heart. "In supposing ft to be'a bug of. real gold He said this with an air of profound seriousness, and I felt inexpressibly shocked. "This bug is to make my fortune," he con- ( tinued, with a triumphant smile, "to reinstate a me in my family possessions. Is it any won- D der, then, that I prize it ? -Since Fortune has n thought fit to bestow it upon me, I have only to use it properly, and I shall arrive at the t gold of which it is the index. Jupiter, bring u me that scarabceus." j "What! de bug, massaf I'd rudder not g go fer trubble dat bug?you mus git him for o your own self." Hereupon Legrand arose J with a grave and stately air, and brought me a tjie beetle from the glass case in which it was ( enclosed. It was a beautiful scarabceus, and g at that time unknown to naturalists?of course p ^ great prize in a scientific "point of viety There were two round black spots near one extremi- e ty of the back, and a long one near the other. e | The scales were exceedingly hard and glossy, t with all the appearance of burnished gold. s u.airrlit nf t.hfl insnrt was verv remarks- r JL 11C V* - - j ^ ble, and, taking all things into consideration, I could hardly blame Jupiter for his opinion c . respecting it; but what to makeof Legrand's ] concordance with that opinion, I could not, 8 for the life of me, tell. t "I sent for you," said he in a grandiloquent , tone, when I had completed my examination t > of the beetle; "I sent for you that I might j . have your counsel and assistance in furthering j the views of Fate and of the bug"? j > "My dear Legrand," I cried, interrupting i t him, "you * re certainly unwell, and had bet- \ 3 ter use some little precautions. You shall go to bed, and I will remain with you a few days until you get over this. You are feverish ] ' and"? ' e "Feef my pulse," said he. 1 i " I felt it, and to say the truth, found not ] . the slightest indication of fever. 1 "But you may be ill and yet have no fever. } r Allow me this once to prescribe for you. In t the first place go to bed. In the next"? } "You are mistaken," he interposed, "I am i 1 as well as I can expect to be under the ex- e - citement which I suffer. If you really wish t i me well, you will relieve this excitement." f 3 "And how is this to be done?" t i "Very easily. Jupiter and myself are going g [ upon an expedition into the hills upon the i t mafn land, and, in this expedition, we shall t [ need the aid of some person in whom we can i f confide. You are the only one we can trust, i Whether we succeed or fail, the excitement rhich 'yoii now perceive in me willbe equally th llayed." Ci "I am anxious to oblige you in any way," fo 'replied; "but do you mean to say that this te lfernal beetle has anyconneetion with your spedition ifitto the' hills f 1 ' B "It has." B "Then, Legrand, I can become a party to O a such absurd proceeding.'" ' ac "I am sorry?very sorry?dhp We shall have ) try it by ourselves." 1 'ii - ?f:, si] "Try it by yourselves! The man is surely lii ladl-^but stay I1?how long do you propose re > be' absent . u . > '"Probably all night We shall start im- ' lediately and be back,'at all events, by sun- JE se." V ' ' t .. M "And will you promise me, upon y<Jur htmr, that when this freak of yours is over, and ie bug business (good God!) settled to' your bi itisfaction, you will then return home and fa jllow'my advice1 implicitly as that of'your iti "Yes, I promise; and no# letUB^&e off, for fa e have no time to lose." ' e\ With a heavy5 heart I accompanied my ti< lend. We started about four o'clock?lie- tr rand, Jupiter, the dog and myself. Jupiter p] ad with him the scythe and spades?the. Jj hole of which he insisted upon carrying? vc lore through fear, it seemed to me, of trustig either of the implements'within teach of ^ is master, than from any excess of industry m r complaisance. His demeanor was dogged U? i the extreme, and "dat deuced' bug" were . ie sole words which escaped his lips during *di ie journey! Fo"r iny'own part, I had charge m f a couple of dark lanterns', while Legrand pi Dntented himself with the scaraJbcnu, which ex p earned attached to the end of a bit of whip-. 0t 3rd; twirling it to and fro, with the air of a re jnjuror, as he wefat When I observed this uj ist plain evidence of my friend's aberration ly f mind, I could scarcely refrain from tears, th thought it best, however, to humor his fancy, to t least for the present, or until I could adopt yC >me more energetic measures with a--chance j f success. In the meantime I endeavored, ut all in vain, to sound him in regard to the he bject of the expedition. Having succeeded of i inducing me to accompany him, he teemed ia ?mi:? nnmumtinn nnhn anv tni> fV Li Willilig tu J1U1U WUTVIUMV.VM ?J s i ! of minor importance, and to all my quesons vouchsafed no other reply than "we yc lall see!" I [to be continued.] hi pswllaacflMS Reading.m OFF TO EGYPT. Some weeks ago the New York Sun anounced that a large number of officers, for- ^ lerly in the service of either of the two con- . mding powers in the great rebellion, had ^ worn allegiance to the Viceory of Egypt, and4 ^ ad contractai to help him fight his battles ^ 11 victory perched upon his banners and the oubles which vexed him yielded to the force P Confederate arms and made way for the sijjn ofr glorious peace.' The same joufnalj ^ 1 its issue of Saturday, gives the following ad- . itional particulars, with the names and reords of the principal officers who are engaged j?1 1 the new crusade: P< general loring. r fU Several months ago General Loring, formerly connected with the army of the West, ut aforetime an officer of mark in the old ^ Jnited States army, left this city for Alexanria, and was soon followed by the old vetean General Sibley, the inventor of the stand- ^ rd tent General Loring lost an arm at latamoras while commanding the Firot q lounted Rifles, and during the rebellion g( srved with distinction. In-1866 he. settled . New York, where, after a short career as n broker, he failed in business, giving up to ^ is creditors every dollar of his property. He i an intimate friend .of General Jordan, Com- q iander*in-Chief of the Patriot Army of Cuba, - . . i -i_ u* rho has frequently urgea nim to. taice a com- ^ land in the ever-faithful Isle. General Lor- J ag holds the position of Brigadier-General w a the Viceroy's service at a salary of $6000 a '' Vi ear. y . ?r Jui GENERAL SIBLEY, (|( fhose income from the government before the far was about $12,000, resigned his position ^ t the breaking out of the hostilities and linkd his fortunes with those of the Southern aj Confederacy. In 1866 he came to New York ^ nd settled in Hoboken with his family, reaaining there until invited to accept ,a comaand in the Army of Egypt . Among the other American officers now jn ft be Egyptian Service are General Stone, the 0I infortunate. hero of Ball's Bluff; General fl 'ickett, of Virginia; Colonel Tom Rhett, of it iouth Carolina; Captain E. Sparrow Furdy, c] nee of General Franklin's staff, and lately of is Newark ; and Colonel Jenifer, of Maryland, it t one time a lieutenant in the old Second ai Cavalry, the regiment in which Jjeb Stuart V Jot his training as a raider. t? BRAVE MEN IN CLOVER.. tC Last night .Colonel Jenifer, General Pick- ^ tt, Colonel Rhett and General Stone, were "V ntertained at the residence of James Motte, r< he Baltimore banker, No. .20 East Thirty- h econd street, in this city, Several prominent it nembers of the Manhattan Club were pres- tl nt, and the occasion was a most enjoyable tl >ne. To-day, at 12 o'clock, the above named n Egyptian officers start for Liverpool on the y, teamer City of Washington, and will there tl ake passage for Egypt. ii Within .the last past few weeks large quan- si ities of arms have been purchased here for tl he Viceroy, Colonel Minnie, inventor of the a tfinnie rifle, having transacted the business a n person. The arms selected were the Rem- v> ngton breech-loading rifles, of which 100,000 h vere shipped.# p GENERAL PICKETT INTERVIEWED. e A Sun reporter called upon General George o 8. Pickett last evening, and found the gallant f< loldier quite elated at the early prospect of a r; irilliant field for military renown. General s1 Pickett, though never much of a strategist, o las been always regarded as a fine officer, c! laving been particularly noted for dash and g he elan with which he invariably inspired fi lis troops, as evinced in .the fearful charges it nade at Gettysburg, where his division lost g ivery general officer, most of its field officers, d tnd was literally torn to pieces by the galling n ire of musketry and schrapnel hurled at e hem by the Union forces. General Pickett & lerved with General Lee in every engagenent fought by the army of Virgina, except tl ,wo. After a few casual remarks entirely ir- tl elevant to the subject, the following interest- r< ng conversation took place: e] Sun Reporter. General, I have been told c< at you leave tie country to-morrow 61 the ity of Washington for Liverpool, en route r Egypt, whei^-it is said, you propose earing the 'military service of the Khedive. General General Stone, of the ederal army daring the ei^^^^Colonel itive service under theViceroy of Egypt re have been promised all that we could dere, "and I am cod^iiiced that bur most briliht anticipations are more than likely to be alized. GEN ERA L PICKETT'i8 PROF ESSI0 N. Reporter. Do you think, General, that in language, customs of the country, climate, c., which will m mult to surmount ? General Picket I am wel) aware of that; whg I navei been edocated. pi threat miler deluged" the worl ? arising within the line of! pay profession I ust I mAy be able to overcome. We don't ?- ? A- ^ ' "i IVAV anl "opose, sir, 10 go hi x^gjr^jb w uc uwiu-w* outers and parade en grande tenuis the bouleirdes of Alexandria, as generals of division. Reporter. Are there not, General, many aceful and profitable pursuits to which a an of your administrative ability and genii could readily adapt himself? General Pickett. At my age and with my sposition, T am afraid not Besides, my for* er comrades in arms have* already all the esidencies, secretaryships, Ac., of railroads, :press companies, mining companies, and ber corporate bodies, which the Southern dictors have been so generous in' bestowing xrn them. I go to Egypt to-morroW mere* from pure love of my profession. Of course e pecuniary part of the matter is an object an impecunious soldier, but I can assure >u it is. entirely a secondary consideration. .HE MEMORABLE CHARGE AT GETTTBBURG. Reporter. I believe' you led the forlorn >pe, or more properly speaking, the left.wing Longstreet's 'corps, comprising the Virgindivision, in the famous charges upon the jmetery Hill at Gettysburg? , . /( < General Pickett v I had that honor, sir, and tu may be assured that 1 will rest content.if find the troops of his Vice-Regal Highness df as stubborn, half as brave as those. I led, id those who gallantly repulsed me on that emorable July day., , THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. Reporter. I trust, General, that yourself id rmrtv mav meet with that success which ? r?J J --tor talents certainly deserve. I an inform[ that General Stone, who accompanies, you, the hero of many a hard-fought hattle on e Federal side. Do you think it strange at you Bhould now be brothers-in-arms after iving been so long opposed to each other in cruel, heartless and unnatural strife? General Pickett It does seem somewhat mprkable, but you^know all asperities l^ave ng since been smothered, and the good feelg, friendship, or, as the French better exress it, the entente cordiale among those who ught against each other in the late war, is ;rfect. It is only those in both the North id South who were not in the field, who still itertain those ungenerous feelings of bitterns and animosity. In General Stone I have ie greatest confidence. He is a gentleman, scholar and a thorough soldier. I wish to rve with none better. I say this not only as soldier myself, but as a Southerner. Reporter. What are the antecedents of plonels Jenifer and Rhett, and General ?ne? * General Pickett Colonel Jenifer, of Madaud, was formerly of the famous old second ivalry, United States army, but latterly inlector of cavalry of the Confederate service, olonel Rhett of South Carolina, was a gradite of West Point, and an officer of djstincaction in the artillery corps of the Confedeite army; General Stone, of Massachusetts, as also a graduate of the Point and served ith great distinction in the late war. I be^ sve he was directly in'front of Jenifer, who unmanded a brigade at Leesburg, or, as tney ill it here, Ball's Blufil The Sun reporter 2re bade the Egyptian recruits an affectione farewell, after wishing them a ban voyage, id that military distinction in Egypt which ley had so eminently won in America. -? ? ? LOVts run tub The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow1 om which we refuse to be divorced. Every' ;her wound we seek to heal, every other afiction to forget; but this wound we consider as a duty to keep open?this affliction we aerish and brood over in solitude. "Where the mother who would willingly forget the ifant that perished, like a blossom, from her rms, though every recollection is a pang ? There is the child that would forget the moet snder of parents, though to remember be but lament ? Who, even in the hour of agony, ould forgeithe friend over whom he mourns ? Tho,.even when the tomb iff closing upon the imains of her. he most loved, when he feels is heart, as it were, crushed in the closing of s portals, would accept of the consolation lat must be brought by forgetfulness 1 No I le love which survives the tomb is one of.the oblest attributes of the soul If it has its roes, it has likewise its delights; and, when le overwhelming burst of grief is calmed lto the gentle tear of recollection, when the adden anguish and the convulsive agony over ae present ruins of all that we most loved, re softened away into pensive meditation on 11 that it was in the days of its loveliness, rho would root out such a sorrow from the eart? Though it may sometimes throw a assing cloud over the brightest hours of gaity, or spreada deeper sadness over the hour f gloom, yet who would exchange it, even )r.the song of pleasure, or the burst of revely? No: there is a voice from the tomb fveeter than song. There is a remembrance f the dead to which we turn, even from the barms of the living. Oh! the grave! the rave ! it buries every error, covers every de?ct, extinguishes every resentment I From a peaceful bosom spriog none but fond rerets and tender recollections. Who can look own upon the grave, even of an enemy, and ot feel a compunctious throb, that he should <rer have warred with the poor ,handful of irth that lies mouldering before him? Ay ! go to the grave of buried love, and lere meditate; there settle the account with ly conscience for every past endearment unjgarded of that departed being, who can nevr, never, never return, to be soothed by thy mtritionl If thou art a child, and hast ever addeda sortow Co the soul, i or a farrow to the silvered brow of an afltationafte parent; if thoa art a husband, and hasi-ever caused the fond bosom that venttt^d its happiness in thy. arms to doubt one moment 'of thy'kindnear, or thy truth; if thou airt' a friend, and hast ever wronged in thought, word, or deed, the spirit'tbat'generoiuly confided in thee; if thoa art a lover, and hast ever given one unmerited pang to that true heart which now lies cold and still beneath thy feet: then be sure that every unkind look, every ungracious word, every ungentle action, irill com* thronging back upon thy memory, and knocking dolefullyiat thy soul}, then besoit thai thoa wilt lie down sorrowing and repentant on the grave, and utter tbe unheard groan, and pour the unavailing tear?more deep, mere bitter, because unheard and mnajaittng; Th?n wmta thv'chanlet of flowers, and strew the beauties of nature about die grave; console thy broken spirit, if thoji ganst, with tender yet futile tributesofregiyt; but ???*&?& forth be more fiiithfiil and,affectionate in the discharge of thy duties to the living.?Irving. The Ninth Census.?The ninth census of the United States will be taken under, the provisions of die Act of May 28, 1850, on the first of June next At the last census, 4,417 Assistant Marshals were employed. Congress having declined to adopt any of the new plans suggested, the census will be taken on the same basis, as for the last 20 years. The Act of 1850 provides that the censtla sh&ll be taken by the United States Marshals of the respective districts, with the aid of such'sanstaqts 'as shall be required. The census districts of each State are divided, so as^to be composed of not less than 20,000 persons. The assistants are paid as follows: Two cents . for every name taken, 10 cents for every fisrm, 15 cents for every productive establishment of industry, 2 cents for every deceased person, and 2 per cent of the gross amount of names enumerated, for social statistics, and 10 cents per mile for travel The enumeration must be completed, and the returns all sent in totheSecretary of the Interior, by the 1st of November next. The Superinten? jj. 'i tn.ii i_i. 0 dent of tue ueususis rrancis/t. naiaer, muj of the Bureau of Statistib?, and Aau^tant Special Commissioner of Revenue. The Department of the Interior has sent the following circular to the several United States Marshals. Playing with a Rattlesnake.?A lady was recently out walking, accompanied by her nurse and two children, near St Louis, when one of the latter was missed'for a few moments. On being called, he answered from a little distance, "Here I am mamma, behind the stump. I'm playing with a beautiful worm. I've got a chip, and it opens its mouth ever so wide when I touch its teeth With the chip." Anxious to see the character of the child's playmjtte, the two. wpwei^ went to the spot, when, behold!"they saw a ratffcroake, # two feet long, coiled against the butt of the stump, andthechild thrusting the chip against its head. The snake appeared perfectly passive, not even giving the usual warning with its rattles. It is needless, perhaps, to say that the mother was frightened beyond the power of motion. The nurse quickly removed the . child, and one of the hands despatched the dangerous playmate. i Make no man peel ma Inferiority.? Nothing, is. more insulting than to take pains to make a man feel a mortifying inferiority in knowledge, rank, fortune, etc. In the first it is both ill-bred and ill-natured; and in the two latter articles it is unjust, they not,being in his* powejr. Good breeding? and good nature incline us rather to raise people up to ourselves than to mortify and depress them. Besides, it is making ourselves so many friends, instead of'so many enemies. JL constant attention to please is a most necessary ingredient in (be art of pleasing; it flatters the selflove of those to whom it is shown; it engages and captivates more than things of much greater importance. Every man is, in some measure, obliged to discharge the social duties of life; but these attentions are voluntary acts, the free-will offerings of good breeding and good nature; they are received, remembered, and returned as such. Women, in particular have a right to them; and any omission in that respect is downright ill-breeding. Mother.?Lamartine tells a story that exquisitely illustrates a mother's love: In some spring freshet, a river widely washed its shores and rent away a bough whereon a bird bad built a cottage for her summer hope. Down the white and whirling stream drifted the green branch, with its wicker cup of unfledged songsters, and fluttering beside it as it went, the mother bird. Unheeding the roaring river, on she went, her cries of agony and fear piercing the pauses in the storm. How like the love of the old fashioned mother, who followed the child she had plucked from her heart, all over the world. Swept away by passion that child might be, it mattered not, though he was bearing away with him the fragrance of the shattered roof-tree, yet that mother was with him, a Ruth through all his life, and a Rachel at his death. Turning the Devil to Grass.?So rapid is their way of doing things in Chicago, that, when a man makes up his mind to reform (rather a tough job), it becomes important to fx him promptly. It is therefore necessary, at times, to cut a hole in*the ice to perform the solemn ceremony of baptism. On one of these occasions a Convert, who had felt the ne. cessity of that rite, was immersed, and on coming out was asked by the minister, "How do you feel now/ brother?" "Better," was the reply; "put me in again." The request was complied with, and after the second dip, the question was repeated, "How do you feel now f" "Better, better /" was the response, in a solemn tone of voice?uthe devil may go to great, now 1" Contested Elections.?The election Committee of the United States House of Representatives still has eighteen contested seat cases to settle, viz: One from Colorado, one from Alabama, one from Arkansas, one from Virginia, one from Indiana, one from North Carolina, one froA Ohio, one from Texas, two from Kentucky, two from Tennessee, two from South Carolina, two from Louisiana and two from Missouri. jtST Wine and women are the curse of man. Men and wine are the curse of woman. s i 'iJ