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lewis m. cutist, proprietor.! a't jiiftfjknbfnt jamiljj ftttospptr: jfor fjjt ijromotion of f|c political, sotial, agricultural anb commercial jutcresfs of % jloufj). |terms?$3.00 a year, in advance. "vol. so. yobkville, s. c? thursday, may si, 1874. ^o- si. ttrigiiuil J^ton). Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. I HOLLINGWOOD HOUSE, j] BY MRS. HENRY DEA8. j] CHAPTER VII. j t My readers must now kindly accompany ; 1 me, after a lapse of five years, to the country ' 1 seat of Col. Stephen Hollingwood, a fine old f family estate, situated within a few miles of 1 Greenville, South Carolina. 1 Hollingwood House was, at the time of, I which I write, one of the handsomest and t most commodious residences in the upper por- ( t tion of the State. The original structure was ' i of brick, square and plain, with mullioned , s windows, and a stone porch, with fluted , f columns, and headstone steps in front. To > this had been added, at a later date, a wooden \ wing on either side, painted white, with light j r piazzas and bay-windows, and glass doors j v opening from the ground floor upon the lawn.' j - ' .1 1 i. ; lu the centre ot me house, on me lower siury, 1 were the parlor, library, and servants' hall;: \ in the west wing was the dining-room, the 1 j pleasantest and most cheerful apartment of j g all, and, on that account used, also, as the j family sitting-room ; the corresponding room J g in the opposite wing, had been fitted up as a 1 conservatory, and stocked with choice and v beautiful plants. In the rear of this was a r long gallery adorned with family portraits, of j which there was a large and unusually excel-1 1 lent collection, as well as various other pic-J f turcs of merit. The house stood in the mid-; die of a smoothly-shaven lawn, over which r were scattered groups of stately and veuera-; t ble trees, and a broad gravel walk, with rows | t of alternate red and white roses bordering it I on either side, led from the gate to the front j j entrance, the carriage drive sweeping around t it in a circle, bordered with an arbor-viUe j hedge. Small beds of flowers were tastefully I J ?-J nroon rrraas ?nd PVPPV- I r uiBJ>t:iscu aiuiu iu? giwu ^ thiDg on the premises, Tioth within and with- ! j out, bore evidence of the most constant atteu- j r tion and scrupulous care. The inhabitants of this handsome residence, j ?< however, at the period of my story, consisted j fc only of the owner, Col. Holliugwood, an old and feeble gentleman of near eighty years of 9 age, and his grand-daughter Ellinor, a stately i young beauty of nineteen. This pair, so 1 y strongly contrasted, yet linked together by i the closest ties of duty and affection, were the J t sole remaining representatives of what had j a formerly been one of the largest and most influential families in Carolina. j I Ellinor Hollingwood had lost her parents I in early childhood; she had neither brothers t nor sisters, and on the death of her father, who had been the Colonel's favorite son, she y became the object of the old man's teuderest c care and solicitude. He absolutely doated n upon her, and would have considered millions j well spent, if he had them, in ministering to j f her comfort and pleasure. He lavished large 11< sums upon her education, providing her with ' a the best of instructors at home, for he could ( a not bear to send her away to school; her ' wardrobe was furnished as abundantly, if not; v quite as expensively, as that of a princess, and 11 her library stocked with every variety of at- d tractive literature; in fact nothing was left undone to make her happy, for, as he often v said, she led but a lonely life, and needed all j the pleasure he could give her to make it en- j p durable. v If her life was lonely, she did not repine at o it, or feel the want of companionship. With y a mind early trained to self-culture, she found j occupation for a large portion of her time in a her books, her music, her drawing and painting; she was, besides, a good needlewoman, il and could make useful articles, (fancy work I she detested) with neatness and skill; she read v aloud to her grandfather, cultivated her flow- j .1 * i n . ; /aL ! ers, superintended tne nousenoiu anaxrs ^uus, of course, when she carae to years of discre- o tion) and, in addition to these various occupations, took a walk or a ride on horseback n every day; so that really she had no idle hours in which to lament her seclusion from o the world, or indulge in wishes for a gayer j e life. In fact, she had no such longings?for ; tl Ellinor was a peculiar girl, quite removed from , f the common order of modern young lady-hood,! and not to be judged according to ther stati- f dard. r I think, before I go farther, I must sketch her portrait for you. I have said that she t was a beauty, but I must retract that assertion. She was a tall and slender brunette, t with a queeulike head, crowned with heavy t braids of raven hair, magnificent dark eyes, p a graceful form, and a walk that Juno might have envied ; but beyond this, she possessed { u no special attraction of face or manner. Her i v nose and mouth were in no way remarkable ; j c her chin, well-rounded, indicative of firmness, j s and lacking that essentially feminine adorn-1 { rnent, a dimple ; her whole countenance deuo- i ted strength, not sweetness, and when in re-; pose was grave, almost severe, in its expres sion. But when she smiled, a charm broke y over it, as of a sudden warm ray of sunshine I c glancing on the surface of a cold and quiet! a lake, illumining the still water with a thousand v sparkling scintillations, and varying, dancing { lights. 11 Pity it was her smiles were so rare! Very v few there were who were fortunate enough to j be the recipients of them. It was reported ; c in the country around that Miss Hollingwood, j the heiress, was so dreadfully stiff and proud ! ^ that there was no pleasure in trying to talk to ! f her ; she seemed to find ordinary conversation ! t an effort, and to have no idea in common j I with any one else. Proud she certainly was, J ] in no small degree; but much of the cold j j formality of her manner, which met with , ( such universal disapprobation, might be at- j , tributed to the seclusion in which her life had t j been passed, and which had imbued her with ( a sort of shyness in the presence of strangers, not easy to be overcome. Her acquaintances were not many, her friends very few ; but j \ those who really knew her, asserted that be- j j neath her chilling and haughty exterior was t concealed a warm and generous heart, replete with soft and womanly instincts and emotions. Iler grandfather would have laughed with f fond incredulity, had any one told him that j his darling was cold. Her affection for him s was one oi tne mosi winning uww ui uci . character, and it was beautiful to see the de- j votion with which she ministered to his wants, 1 tenderly indulging the whims and foibles from , s which old age is seldom exempt, and never j t finding it irksome to give up to liira as much j > of her time as he desired. She was the de- j i " light of his eves and the pride of his heart,! 1 :iis joy, his sunshine, the staff and prop of his 1 let-lining years. J ] It was on a pleasant afternoon in August, 1 ;hat the old gentleman was seated on the ? lorch, enjoying the soft air, and his grand- j < laughter, on a low stool near hitu, had been ! ? reading aloud one of his favorite books, and i f low paused to admire the tranquil beauty of s ;he scene before her. The roses were in full iloom, and the air was filled with their de- j f icious fragrance; a tew soft white clouds were , t litting across the deep blue sky ; in the ) iranches of the surrounding trees the little ! i lirds were twittering their vesper song, and a ! r lumrning-bird darted busily to and fro, amid j he tendrils of a woodbine that twined over i s he porch, now thrusting his long bill deep t nto the heart of one blossom, now wheeling c iway with the rapidity of lightning to seek a 1 resh feast in another; from the distant fields ' vas borne the lowing of the cattle as they j I vere driven home, and the voices of laborers i j" eturning from their daily toil. Ellinor, al- j o vays keenly susceptible to the influence of \ t deasant sights and sounds, looked and listened j n n dreamy enjoyment, thinking how tair the I o vorld around her was, and wondering how ! f >eople could ever be so unreasonable and un-! s jrateful as to say that there was nothing en- . ii oyable in life. Presently a sigh from her ;rand-father aroused her, and turning toward lim, she found him regarding her with an un- j I isually melancholy expression ou his fine, be* e levolent face. ' f "What is it, Grandy?" she asked, caressing- v y laying her arm over his kuee. "Are you i 1, eeling tired, or badly, this evening?" j a "No, my child ; I was only thinking," he ! c eplied, tenderly smoothing the jetty locks j1 >ack from her upraised brow, "and my j o houghts were a little sad." j b "They have no business to be sad," was the ; n dayful rejoinder. "What was the subject of j I hem, may I ask?" if 1^? vr_n:_ >> "iourseii, my neme. "Indeed ! now I don't call that at all comdiraentary," said Ellinor. "Am I such a 1< dague to you that the contemplation of me n nakes you sigh ?" o "You aresuch a blessing to me," he replied, f 'that I cannot bear to think of your life ever >eing less bright and tranquil than it is now." s "Then why should, you think about it?" :sked the girl, a momentary seriousness cloudng her face. "What put such ideas into our head?" b "I was trying to look forward to your fu- tl ure, Ellinor. Do you not suppose that it is , subject which is often in my thoughts ?" tl "But why should it worry you, Grandy ? si ^ovidence arranges everything, you know ; have often heard you say it was wrong to a rouble oneself about the future." tl "And so it is, darling; but we are all weak, sj ou know, and cannot help such thoughts ii oming sometimes. I have been thinking, li ly child, of a serious subject?your marriage." "My marriage!" A deep flush swept over fi minor's brow, and she looked away again t( ward the lawn, though with her head stately w nd erect. "That was an odd thing to think bout, G randy." d "I don't think so, my pet; marriage is a a ery common tiling, isn't it? It is time that j o should make up my mind to losing you one : n ay." "No fear of that," said Ellinor, speaking c, ery quietly. "I do not expect to marry." "Young girls often say that," he replied, atting her cheek, "but everybody knows diat it means. "No, no, my dear Nell, the b Id man would be very sorry to think that n ou spoke in earnest." "But I do speak in earnest, grandfather, c, nd I mean what I say." "Perhaps you do?nay, I am sure you do, c fyou tell me so, for you are never insincere. n iut your views will lie different, I hope, j /hen?" J a "When what, Grandy ?" "When the right man makes his appearance ; 3( n the scene." "There will bo no right man, and so he will ! p ever make his appearance." j h "Tut, tut! don't talk like that, my pretty n ne. He is bound to come, some time or othi?a? b-nrvTu "Voll T u'ji? pvpn f.liinkiiicr : 1. xj\j wu ?uw.i, - ? 0 ^ hat perhaps I could be wizard enough to ; t< orm some idea of who he would be?" I h Again the crimson flush rose to Ellinor's ace, but her tone was quite composed as she i g eplied? j p "You would, indeed, be a wizard, I think, j d o be able to do that." "What would you say, if I were to tell you hat long ago, before you were old enough to ! "5 hink of anything but your dolls and your { licture-books, a certain consultation was held, o which it was agreed that a certain individ- (; lal?I won't mention his name just yet? j i'ould be, if all things suited when the time ame, a very fitting person to be put in pos- I ession of the hand and fortune of Miss Ellinor i s< Follingwood?" ! C "But not of her heart ?" ! a "That is understood, Nell." : ri "Now, Grandy, excuse my irreverence, but! n 'ou are just talking nonsense. Who on earth ! h ould ever have been foolish enough to try j a ,nd make arrangements for my marriage, j F rhile I was still in the nursery ?" 1 e "Foolish or not, it was done ; and it was of l li his very matter, my child, that I have been 1 n wanting, for some time past, to speak to you." , o Elliuor looked toward him, involuntarily S( ittracted by the earnestness of his tone. v "Listen to me, Nellie," said Col. Holling- 1 vood, tenderly. "I am an old man now, and ailing every day, and it is but natural that t he desire of seeing you happily settled in life, ? )efore I leave you, should be a strong oue. [ should be loath to leave you alone and un- y )rotected, as you would be now if I were j 0 :alled away. And therefore you must have i patience with me now, for a little while, and ; e isteu to what I have to say. You know your j ? Columbia relatives, theSydncys ?" "Yes." |1 "Well, it has long beeu thought that it t ^ vould be a desirable arrangement for both , j: jarties, if a union could take place between ; a heir family and ours." 1 n "In what way?" jl "Through the marriage of Sydney Temple ! 8 ind yourself." "Grand-father ! grand-father ! don't say ( v ~ i o 1.. j 4. :* iO : oureiy, vuu uu uui mean u i ^ "Why not, my child ?" a Elliuor sprang from her low seat, and walk- i n ng rapidly to the farther end of the porch,' c itood leaning against a column, trying to still j11 he tumultuous feelings that Col. Rolling-, ? vood's words had suddenly called into play. n \ngryand rebellious thoughts surged through I r icr mind, and an iudignaut light kindled in ' r ler eyes, while her bosom heaved with sup- i jressed passion; but almost directly, she eluded 1 lerself for indulging in such emotions, and ifter standing for a moment or two in silent jonflict, succeeded in partially subduing the J igitation she felt. She came back to her , grandfather's side, and silently resumed her i ieat close to his knees. "Why, Nellie! my dear child!" he said af-1' ectiouately, taking her hand in his, "docs ;1 he idea I have suggested to you displease j >*ou so very much ? I ought to have broken ( t to you more gently, I dare say; but I did j < lot know it would be so distasteful to you." 1 1 "I had no idea," said Ellinor, speakiug with 1 orae difficulty, "that any arrangement of'( hat sort had ever been entered upon; of! :ourse it takes ine by surprise. Why was I { tever told about it, Grandy ?" I "Because, darling, I thought it better to 1 eave you quite unfettered by any such pros-, < lects until you were of an age to form your j wn opinion in the matter; and it was right, oo, that when the time should come, the Syd- J { ieys should make the first move. I received 1 illy yesterday a long and confidential letter ! ( rom Edward Sydney, which has led to my 1 peaking to you 011 the subject this even- t ^ i) ] nB- I "May I see that letter, Grandy ?" 11 "Yes, darling; I wished you to rend it. j j! dere it is," and he drew it from his vest-pock-1, tand gave it to her. Ellinor turned slightly 1 ( rom him so as to conceal her face from him ' | vhile she read it, and perused the long, close- j' y written sheet with a beating heart. It was s , kind, warmly worded epistle, betraying un- j uistakable eagerness on the writer's part that j !j he marriage Col. Hollingwood had spoken \ f should take place, and expressing earnest, s lopes that Sydney Temple's aspirations might tot be crushed by an unfavorable reception, j 1 Cllinor read every word, then slowly re-folded ;f t and returned it to her grandfather. "Well, darling?" he asked. j "Well, Grandy ! I think it's quite a nice i < etter, very complimentary, and so forth, and ; 1 io doubt quite sincere, and I'm very much i I bliged for the honor done me. But I don't i 1 eel very willing to accept it." "Wait until you see Sydney Temple him- j elf, before you decide." r "I have seen him, several times." v "And did you not like him ?" 1 "I did not dislike him ; but I dare say I 8 hould have done so, if I had known about ^ bis?this absurd affair." ^ "Now, Ellinor, don't be unreasonable. If r hat is to be your only ground of dislike, I [ hall think it a very childish one." "No, Grandy; but you know it is not pleas-1 1: nt to find out iu this sudden way that? | 1 hat?people have been making plans and |1 peculating about one, and to have been kept; 1 3 ignorance all the time." And again El-! j nor bit her lips, and her eyes sparkled. j t "Dear child, don't blame your old Grand- j f ither; he acted for the best. I didn't want; s ) disturb you with such thoughts before it |a as time." "Angry with youf Blame you, dear Gran* j y ? No, no, indeed ! You are always good i ud kind. It is not that?it is?I am thrown j r flf ray balance, I suppose; remember, I had | t o idea of what was comiug." "But you will consent to Sydney Temple's | ominghere?" 1 l']\Iust I, Grandy ?" s "Can we refuse him, Nellie?" i "No?but?at any rate, if he does, it must t e with the express understanding that he is j \ ot to expeet?" j ^ "Any more than he deserves," laughed the ; v olonel. "Grandy," whispered Elliuor, pressing her ! c heek against his shoulder, "you'll never make j s le marry any one I don't want to, will you?" j I "No, my pet, never. I f.hiuk it would be j11 sin." 11 "Thank you ; I was sure you would say j > " ! c "But now, my pet, on the other hand, ! r rornise to put aside prejudice, and let your j r eart and judgment decide freely in this 1 t latter, will you not?" jc "I think I can safely promise that." 1 "Then I can answer Sydney's letter, and j * ;11 him that young Temple will be welcome i r ere?on a visit of probation ?" ' t "IT&jalou't say that at all; say you will be 1 lad to see him if he chooses to come. I sup-j1 ose there is no escape, so it may as well be jc one," said Ellinor, ruefully. [to be continued next week.] j c Ipwltottwusi Reading, j \ KEORGE W. "WILLIAMS & CO. |\ A short time ago, "The Carolina Saviugs ' * lank," an institution chartered at the recent | , jssion of the Legislature, was organized in i 1 Iharleston, with George W. Williams, Esq.,i s s President. The time selected for inaugu- ; * Eiting the enterprise was the thirty-second an- j k iversary of the founding of the firm of which 1 e is the head, and was made the occasion for j c banquet commemorative of the event, j ] 'resent on the occasion were the young men 1 f mployed in the establishment, a number of * iwyers, doctors, brokers, bankers, merchants,! linisters, etc. Mr. Williams embraced the 1 j. ccasion to make a speech, in which he gave 8 3 much excellent advice to young men, that' < e reproduce his remarks as reported in the s iews and Courier. Mr. Williams said : j ? Friends and Fellow-Citizens:?This being w.od/>atw1 rmi trorqi rvr nf* a 1/\nnr Knci. i S 11^ 1,111 A VJ "Vwuu VA ~ v%??i J ess career, and the time fixed for the open- i * ug of the Carolina Savings Bank of Charles- j1 on, I have deemed it a fit occasion to invite , ? on to unite with the partners and employes i * f our firm in celebrating the day. You must not imagine, because your speak- 1 r has been the third of a century engaged in t ommerce, that he is an old man. Far from ' " t. The truth is, he began business in his , 1 eens, and it is difficult for him to realize, to his day, that he is anything but a boy ! 11 foung or old, he has made up his mind that: 1 lis work is nearly accomplished ; and that in t . few brief years the young men around him 1 oust take his place in the busy marts of trade, t t is his earnest desire to see them not only c uccessful merchants, but making for them- 1 elves names honored in society. 1 Tf is n hnnnv nrnvisinn of Providence that ' t -v -? ?riv r- ? -- re are permitted to take only a retrospective f. iew of life. If I had known thirty-six years 1 go what toils are necessary to secure even a { aoderate degree of success, perhaps I should j1 iot now be striving to do the work of a dozen < nen, but would be pursuing the occupation t f a fanner iu the peaceful and fertile Valley i f Nacoochee. I have not, my young friends, s you may well imagine, found life a bed of 1 oses, neither will you ; there is, however, j s nuch of real pleasure to be found in the daily I i discharge of one's duties, especially when we can see that our efforts are being crowned with success. As each of you, doubtless, desires to learn some of the secrets of success, perhaps I shall not have a better opportunity than the present of giving you my hard-earned business experience. ' The problem of success has been to me a < lifetime study. I have read the biographies 1 Mid studied the characters of many of the mccessful men of the old and new world, and ' < tiave gone to. the wisest man of ancient times :o receive his testimony. I have also been a 1! close observer of the conduct of those with j i whom I have had business transactions, and i lave watched with 110 small degree of interest, the causes which led to the failure of so i nany. By this precaution I avoided the rock j in which they foundered. Health is one of j I lie greatest blessings of life, and is essential ,0 success. Apart from an attack of yellow I < ever, in 1852, I have not been detained one | lay from my business during the past thirty- . I six years. I say then, with health and the < ilessings of Providence upon your labors, ,here is no reason why every young man pres- j < mt should not succeed. ' t But success, my friends, in any avocation, ;1 loes not mean play. No man will succeed un- i ess he possesses resolution, and ardent desire J ,o excel, whether he be in pursuit of wealth, | tnowledge or fame. Industry and perscver- j mce are the two great essentials to success, j Application and a watchful improvement of >pportunities will accomplish much. But let \ ne urge upon you, above all things, character? ; fliaracter inspires confidence; it is the noblest | possession man can have. Build upon it?it i s a sound and solid soundation; and not only io, but it carries with it a power and influence i ;hut always tells. It is a better legacy for j ,-our children than stocks and bonds. Young nen should see to it that they sow good seed? ! >y all means excluding wild oats; for, "wl.at- i ioever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." A safe means of building up character is to ; practice the virtues of frugality, temperance ! ind honesty. Apart from any future account- j ibility and your obligations to your Maker, lonesty is the best policy. Strive, as near as i J poor human nature will allow, to do unto ; ithers as you would have them do unto you. . ' Establish a reputation for uprightness, 1 promptness and fair dealing, and you are on j* he high road to success. Let all your trans- j ' ictions be based on integrity, and make your i1 J J l. ? A TP i { YUIU US ^UUU HQ yuui UUIIU. J.i J UU lauui 1411- j ler disadvantages, overcome them by patient ind untiring application. Work diligently vhilcyou have youth and activity. Reinem-1 >er there is much in starting right; one false | tep ruins the prospects of many a young man or life. What duty soever may be assigned rou?if it i8 sweeping the office?see to it that 'our work is well done. Neglect not any j natters of detail, however small, and strive to >e accurate. Some of you know how my patiencs has >een tried, when you have sent to our corres>ondents rice, when they ordered sugar. Method, too, is important, and will enable you o accomplish much to your own satisfaction, i md the satisfaction of those with whom you ' lave business transactions. Never leave for ; o-morrow, what should be done to-day ; nor j 'or another to do, what can be done by your- j elf. Procrastination is a tormenting enemy, ind disorganizes a prosperous business, and | )uts many a home into confusion. Economize ' imeasyou would money?never have an idle ; lour nor an idle dollar. By judicious management nothing need be nore certain than success; but, without it, he best opportunities may be lost, forever, rhis is not the tirne to be looking for a lion n the path. We do not like to see young men imid and despondent, much less to see tnem , ike the sluggard, asking for a little more leep, a little more slumber, a little more fold- J ng of the hands." An easy, luxurious life j Iocs not comport with the teachings of the j liblc, neither does it train men to overcome lifficulties. You must all "work while it is lay, for the night cometh when no man can vork." The man who is dilligent, whatever his vo:ation may be, is far happier than he who j peuds his life in case. "Six days slialt thou j abor," is one of the immutable laws of God, j md he who attempts to evade it pays the j lenalty. If you desire wealth, begin to save ! vhile you are young, and lay up something j :very year. To aid you in this, we are organizing a savings bank, in which you may leposit your small earnings. I have, with eluctance, taken the presidency. My friends hink that I need occupation. Having un- j lertaken it, our best efforts will be exerted to j nake the Carolina Savings Bank or Charles-; on a success. It shall be a safe bank, in j vhich the young and the old can place their I noney. We need more banking capital to j mild up the waste places of Charleston ; the ugh rates of interest have been a hindrance o the commercial, manufacturing and agrimltural iuterests of the city and .State. The j ate war was a political earthquake that j hook the Southern States from centre to cir- j mmference, laying in waste the fairest porlion | ?f creation. Three thousand millions value j u slaves, and as many millions of dollars in j urreucy, banking capital, bonds and the like, j ' op" cworo nut nf aviatr>npi? nt. the surrender ! ?f Lee. While those misfortunes were over-1 vhelmiug to the old men, their sons must not | uccurab, but struggle manfully to restore the j iountry to its former prosperity. The old and uiddle-aged have not, as a general thing, ! >een able to adapt themselves to the changed j tate of affairs; despondency has laid its j rigid hand on them, paralyzing their energies.; Some of our young men are averse to slow j iccumulatious ; their heads are filled with , cheming speculations. "Hundreds and thous-t mds" are insignificant in their eyes; they j ook for a few lucky turns of the wheel of j brtune to make them millionaires : they hope . o cope successfully with Stewart, Astor and j /anderbilt. j Successful business men are never dazzled ! >y wild speculations. Fast living, fast horses I ind wine bibbling have no charms for them. \ iome young men?(of course I do not mean i my cf you)?spend money before it is earned. ; Such a habit will not lead to success, but may ; o ruin and disgrace. Before I close, let me ' ay a word to the youth of the country upon ; g he subject of deserting their native soil., duch could be said, but I see with us honored ( ;uests from whom we shall all be glad lo hear. 1{ ! must, therefore, hurry to a conclusion. j ( But a word about deserting one's country, g immediately after the war there was such an ; 1 iverturuing of society, that I was not sure the 1 south would be a desirable place in which to i ive. The welfare of my children was, of 1 lourse, paramouut to every other considera- t ion. As you are aware, I traveled extensive- j | y in the Old and New World, making the ] our of Europe twice since the war, and ex- j ended my travels North, and in the West to e he Rocky Mountains. After a careful study ! g >f the different portions of the country that I j t rnve visited, my convictions are that the sec- ; g ions embraced in the "Confederate States" is f lie most desirable portion of the inhabitable f t ilobc ! and that the best abused State in the i Union, in spite of bad legislation, and disor- j i janized society, is, in many respects, the! g Eden" of the South ; and were my lifetime 1 g earnings in gold dollars, I would, unhesita- 1 ingly, convert them into just such securities, j eal and personal, as we now possess. i t The Southern States have a future that is | i leyond computation, embracing as they do an ; i trea of nearly one million square miles, or! ( nore than six hundred millions of acres of 11 land, with a population greater than the United States possessed when I was a boy. The natural resources of the South are equal to those of any portion of the globe, while the climate is unsurpassed. Just one product of the soil (cotton) the past year, will yield nearly three hundred millions of dollars, and the day is not far distant when the production of cotton m the Southern States will amount to ten million bales, and our sons will live to see more cotton manufactured into yarns and cloth in the Southern States than is now consumed in North America. The mineral resources of the South, especially in coal and iron ore, startle the imagination, while her forests will equal those of all Europe. For our cotton, rice and sugar estates, there is no labor equal to that of the freedmen. Why should they not cooperate with us at*the ballot-box as well as in the cotton fields? They are as much interested in good government and wholesome laws as you or I. We owe them a debt of gratitude for their humane consideration of the wives and children of our soldiers during the late war. Iheir subsequent conduct has been equally "iwtitnMn esnofMjillv when vou consider their **' ""I'" J t sudden elevation from slaves to enfranchised citizens. In my opinion they are more to be relied on in the rice and cotton fields of the O'arolinas than some specimens of immigrants we have seen fresh from Castle Garden. Let me not be misunderstood?my heart is in the cause of immigration ; and no one will welcome more heartily than I a steady influx of the right kind of immigrants?either from iur own or foreign lands. A few words more and I have done. An ?arly acquaintance of mine felt it his Christian .uty to warn young men to beware of widcncs; my last word of caution to you is to beware of lawyers. Lawyers, you know, must live ; that 'act I discovered in my youthful verdancy. Having been advanced from the position of in humble clerk to that of a partner iu a respectable mercantile house, I felt that my elevation would be complete if I could only consult an attorney, one learned in the law, and i brother Methodist too. My idea was to get lbout five, not exceeding ten dollars' worth of egal advice from this chip of the block. Well, I was indulged with an interview. I jegan to submit my ca9e to the learned genleman, which was short aud simple, at least is I understood the matter; but not so with ny attorney and legal adviser. His couutelance changed ; sadness and deep concern )verspread the face that a few moments before vasso bright and happy. He arose, walking m tip toe to the door, closed it softy, looked n every corner of the room, and then at the leiling to be sure that we were alone. With i plaintive, trembling voice, and his whole ace now covered with a clammy, cold sweat, ic informed me in a few brief words that ray :ase was desperate. Nothing but legal knowlidge and influence with the court could save ne from utter ruin. A'nd now it was my time o grow pale ; my heart went right down into ny shoes ; nothing saved me from fainting but ushing into the fresh air. I wished I was tgain a clerk, with a fifty dollar salary and joard in the old wagon yard hotel. The inerview lasted about fifteen minutes. I felt it vould be wicked to distress my friend and egal adviser again with matters which interred me only ; so I did not seek a second inerview ; but he did, and by this time he had juite recovered. I asked him to allow me to lettle that little fee. He made a sort of legal eply, which I interpreted to mean that there ,vould be no change for the trifling services endered. The next day I received, through ;he postoflice, a polite communication, enclosng a bill to G. W. W. for professional services rendered, five hundred dollars! My asonishment was about as great as it was when jlen. Gilmore unroofed this building, in which ve now stand, with a shell thrown from the Swamp Angel on Morris Island. In the deep mguish of my soul I sought another legal adviser, and poured out my grievances to him. >1. C. said : "Mr. W. it is not professional ,o be cousulted on such matters; but, confidenially, I will say the charge is an outrage! \Iy advice to you, however, is to settle the lill without liticration. and for this advice I iharge you ouly two hundred and fifty dolars!" Here was half of my estate being swallowed ip,just for the luxury of having two inter/iews with gentlemen of the bar. Two fears' hard work engulfed in two short internews with lawyers. So you cannot be surprised, young men, at my word of caution : 'Beware of lawyers !" My ambition in that ine was gratified. For several years after establishing a mercantile house in your city, I vas my own legal adviser; but when I began ,o buy houses, form new partnerships, make vills, and the like, it became necessary to seect an attorney. I consulted an old and tried riend upon that subject. He informed me hat there was nothing like the Charleston par in talent, integrity, and virtue, this side >f Boston. Said he, there is my attorney, Petigru ; you can trust him, not only with your iouI, but with your money too. Indeed, you ;annot go amiss iu selectiugfrom the old mempers of the Charleston bar. But, Mr. Wiliams, selecting an attorney is a very serious ,hing?very. And remembering my Augusta ixperience, I groaned a responsive amen! ft is, Mr. Williams, almost as important as :hoosing a wife; and you know, Mr. Williams, f you were in search of a wife, you would not pe likely to select from among the old ladies, lowever clever they might be. Another traen from me gave ray friend Lo understand [ appreciated fully his touching words of .sMuit-ul T onmmwl him tin thus: In fihoos ng a wife, I must select from among the youthful, and the same rule must govern in he selection of a legal adviser. I followed lis advice to the letter, and from among the arge number of the then prominent young uen at the Charleston bar I chose one, in vhom I have ever since confided, and of him [ will say to-day, that he has been faithful as i friend, as he has been able and successful as in advocate. He is with us now. Gentlenen, permit me to introduce the Hon. Henry liuist. Mr. Buist, rising amid the applause which bllowed Mr. Williams' remarks, responded u a felicitous manner. What Washington Thought of Masiachusktts.?The Southern Magazine prints vhat purports to be private letters written by jeorge Washington to Lund Washington, a rinsman of his, who was entrusted with the luty of running the plantation during his ablence. One of the letters purports to have jeen composed in camp at Cambridge, and icars date of August 20, 1775, that is, two nouths or so after the Bunker's Hill affair. r .? t. .11 _ n 1 ? p i_; Lti ill is leuer me urenerai luiorma nis overseer hat "Massachusetts people suffer nothing to ;o by them that they can lay hands upon." Further aud worse: The people of this Government have obtainsd a character which they by no means delerved ; their officers, geuerally speaking, are lie most indifferent kind of people 1 ever law. I have already broken one colonel and ivc captains for cowardice and for drawing nore pay and provisions than they had men n their companies ; there are two more cololels now under arrest aud to be tried for the lame offences. In short, they are by no means luch troops in any respect as you are led to relieve of them from the accounts which arc lublislicd. But I need not make myself enenies among them by this declaration, although t is consistent with truth. I dare say the neti would fight very well if properly officerid, although they are exceedingly dirty and lasty people. Had they been properly con ducted at Bunker's Hill, on the 17th of June,; or those that were there properly supported, J i the regulars would have met with a shameful j defeat and a much more considerable loss than they did, which is now known to be ex-: actly 1,057 killed and wounded. It was for i their behavior on that occasion that the above | officers were broke, for I never spared one j I that was accused of cowardice, but brought: them to immediate trial. LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AN ACT To regulate the Number and Pay of Officers, At-. taclies, Clerks and Laborers of the General Assembly, and to Provide the Manner of Electing, ' 1 Appointing and Paying the Same. Whereas, In the interest of financial reform ! And good government, an economical expen- j ! diture of the public moneys is essential; arid ' j whereas, a great reduction in the expenses of j ; the General Assembly is imperative, and to this end it is our duty that the number and ! pay of the clerks and attaches of the General j I Assembly be limited by law, as pledged to the j people in the platform of the Republican par- j i ty; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of j Representatives of the State of South Caroli- j ; na, now met and sitting in General Assembly, I ' and by the authority of the same: ! Section 1. That on and after the passage of j this act, the Senate shall, immediately after ' assembling in regular session, proceed to the j aLaIiai* A a Cnnfl+a Kr\OQ CO 1 Q f\7 | ClfUllUll Ul a. tJCi & Ui LUC kJCUOLC, Uliwx aim*. j ' shall be fixed by the committee on finance of the Senate, provided that it shall not exceed J that now paid ; one reading clerk, who shall i receive six dollars, and one sergeaut-at-arrus, who shall receive six dollars per day. | Sec. 2. That it is hereby made the duty of J the Senate to appoint, before the first Monday j i after the Senate shall have met in regular ses-1 | sion each year, the following : One assistant j i clerk, who shall be recommended by the clerk of the Senate, whose duty shall be to assist ; the clerk of the Senate in preparing the busii ues8 of that body, and whose pay shall be , fixed by the committee on finance; one chief ! messenger, or bill clerk, who shall receive ' three (83) dollars per day ; three committee ; clerks, who shall receive five (85) dollars per j day each ; two doorkeepers, who shall each j receive three ($3) dollars per day; three la| borers, who shall each receive three (83) dol| lars per day ; and four pages, who shall re| ceive one dollar and fifty cents per day each ; | and the above named chief messenger, door! keepers, messengers, laborers and pages shall J be under the control and supervision of the j sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, and it is herej by made their duty to obey all reasonable orj ders or commands made by him. One porter ' for the office of the clerk of the Senate, to be 1 .1 1* . __ /* A I _1 1? __J : unaer me uirecuon or me shiu eiern, uuu iu i receive three (83) dollars per day. : Sec. 3. That on and after the passage of j this act, the House of Representatives, irame! diately after assembling in regular session, i shall proceed to the election of a clerk of the j House of Representatives, whose salary shall | be fixed by the committee on ways and means ! of the House of Representatives, provided it | shall not exceed that now paid ; one reading clerk, who shall receive six dollars per day I and one sergeant-at-arms, who shall receive six dollars per day. Sec. 4. That it is hereby made the duty of the speaker of the House of Representatives ! to appoint, before the first Monday after the ! I House of Representatives shall have met in j I rorrnlor QPSQi'nn enoh venr the fnllnwincr : One I I '^6 ??J ? O " ; assistant clerk, who shall be appointed on the I recommendation of the clerk of the House of ; Representatives, whose duty it shall be to as- ' ! sist the clerk of the House of Representatives ' i in preparing the business of that body, and | I whose pay shall be fixed by the committee on i | ways and means of the House of Representa- j tives; one journal clerk, who shall receive | one thousand dollars per annum ; and shall ; be appointed on the recommendation of the clerk of the House; one assistant sergeant-atarms, who shall receive five ($5) dollars per ; day ; one chief messenger or bill clerk, who | shall receive five (85) dollars per day; six | committee clerks, who shall receive five (85) } dollars per day, each ; three bookkeeps, who ! shall receive three (83) per day each ; three ! messengers and four laborers, who shall receive i three (83) dollars per day each; and four! I pages, who shall receive one dollar and fifty | cents per day, each ; one mail carrier, who I shall receive three (83) dollars per day; and I the above named assistant sergeant-at-arms, j ! chief messenger, doorkeepers, messengers, la-1 borers and pages shall be under the control j and supervision of the sergeant-at-arms of the j House of Representatives, and is hereby made I their duty to obey all reasonable orders or; commands made by him. The committee i clerks, as hereinbefore provided by this sec-1 1 tiou, shall serve for the following committees : ! one forthe committee on claims and railroads; I one for the committee of ways and means and I education ; and one for the committees on jui diciary and roads, bridges and ferries, and 1 shall be under the direction of the chairmen j of the respective committees to which they ' are assigned: Provided, That no more than } two of the appointees herein provided for shall | be appointed from one county. Sec. 5. That it shall be tbe duty of the secretary of state ^to appoint six engrossing or i enrolling clerks, whose duty shall be to prop! erly engross and enroll, without delay, all bills, ' acts or resolutions of the General Assembly, I under the supervision and direction of the I secretary of state, and who shall receive for 1 such service six (86) dollars per day each ; 1 also, one porter, who shall receive three (83) j dollars per day. Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the atj torney-general to appoint two attorneys-at! law and two clerks, whose duty shall be to ' properly prepare all bills, resolutions aud j other matters for the use of the General As; sembly, under the supervision and direction i of the attorney-general, and who shall receive i for such service six (86) dollars per day, each. Sec. 7. That if at any time the General As! sembly shall take a recess for more than ten ' J ? ?? aP tlrA /^.AnAt?o1 A ooom kltr Uiiya, JJU ULiatuc U1 mc ucuuai i&ccyuiv/ij | shall be entitled to pay during such recess. Sec. 8. That hereafter the number of at! taches, as provided for in this act, shall never be increased except by act or joint resolu1 tiou. I Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the : president of the Senate, speaker of the House i of Representatives, secretary of state and at| torney-general to furnish to the clerks of the I two branches of the General Assembly the names of the clerks, attorneys, sergeant-at' arms, doorkeepers, messengers, laborers, pages or other attaches, as provided by this act, j either elected or appointed ; and the aforesaid ! clerks of the two branches of the General As-! i semblv shall furbish the State treasurer with I ; a properly attested list of the same. Sec. 10. That for the payment of such attaches, as provided for in this act, the presij dent of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, shall 1 , furnish pay certificates for the amount due to each attache by that branch of the General ; Assembly by which said attache shall be employed, duly signed by them, and the signature I of such presiding officer respectively, properly I attested to by the clerk of such branch of the I General Assembly: Provided, however, That 1 I the pay certificates for services rendered, common to both Houses, by the attaches of the i offices of the secretary of state and the attor! ney-geueral shall be signed conjointly by the presiding officers, and their signatures proper- i ly attested to by the clerks of the two houses, i | and certified to by the secretary of state and j attorney-general for the attaches of each of- . I fice respectively ; and in making appropria- < tions for the payment of subordinate officers and attaches, as provided for in this act, whether elected or appointed, the name of every such subordinate officer, attache, clerk, messenger, page, etc., provided for in this act, with the amount due to each and every one, shall appear in full in the bill; and the State treasurer is hereby prohibited from paying, after the passage of this act, any pay certificate of such attache, as herein provided for, unless the same be issued in conformity with the provisions herein contained. Sec. 11. That any person holding or exercising the duties of any other office shall not be eligible to appointment or election under this act, and no person shall be eligible to appointment or election under this act who is not a permanent resident of this State. Sec. 12. That all acts or parts of acts, resolutions or parts of resolutions, inconsistent to or conflicting with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 17, A. D. 1874. THE EUCALYPTUS TREE. The San Francisco Bulletin gives the following account of the Eucalyptus Globulus, or Australian gum-tree, obtained principally from Messrs. Sontag &Co., of San Francisco, who have given much attention to its cultivation : The eucalyptus is favorably known to all residents of California, where probably not less thau one million trees are planted. In this city, in front of handsome residences, you will fad it, with its magnificent drooping branches, making an effective and graceful shade-tree. In Oakland, the broad avenues are lined with them. Eucalyptus forests are planted in the country surrounding Oakland, and, in fact, in every county in the State, where the cold winter will permit it to live, the eucalyptus will be found growing. The wonderful properties of this tree have only, within the past few years, beeu discovered and appreciated. It is justly claimed that when the tree flourishes in low, marshy and feverish districts, all miasma will cease. It destroys the malarial element in any atmosphere where it grows, and is a great absorbent of moisture, draining the subsoil almost as thoroughly as a regular system of piping. The eucalyptus is au evergreen, and is found in its native country (Tasmania) in boundless forests, both on the hillside and in the lowlands, under extremes of climates, both as to the heat and cold, ranging from 130 degrees to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Whether it will endure a greater degree of cold, we think, has as yet been undetermined. It is, however, worthy a trial. Its remarkably rapid growth is a matter of much surprise, attaining, as it does, a maximum height of about three hundred feet, with a circumference of from thirty to fifty feet. For timber and fuel it is exceedingly useful, being hard and easily worked, and very serviceable for such purposes as the keel3 of vessels, bridges, &c., where strength and durability are essential. It is estimated that from 84,000,000 to 85,000,000 in value of this timber is exported annually from Australia. The leaves of this tree are of a dark bluish color, about ten inches long, an inch wide, thin, and oddly twisted. , They exhale a strong camphor-like odor, quite agreeable and pleasant, which, with the large absorption of water by the roots, causes the bene6cial influence of the tree. It bears a small white flower, having no odor. In consequence of its auti-febrile qualities the English government has planted it extensively in the East Indies and Africa, in fever districts, with the most satisfactory results. In France, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, and many other places where malaria, fever, ague and other pestilential diseases prevailed, the eucalypti have also been planted. The wonderful properties of this tree have been discussed by many scientific institutions in Europe. In the Academy of Sciences, in this city, its medicinal and anti-miasmatic qualities have received considerable attention. Dr. Pigne Dupuytren testified before that academy of the virtues of the eucalyptus, and stated that he and Dr. D'Olivera had tested it in the French Hospital. In the garden Qiirrnnndinc this hosnital a laree number of """ O " " I o the trees are planted for sanitary purposes. It had been found efficacious in the treatment of affections of the larynx and of mucous membrane in general. Experiments, carefully made, have proved that in a medicinal preparation it cures cases of intermittent fever, against which quinine alone proves powerless. It is also valuable as a disinfectant. In Algeria its cultivation was undertaken on a large scale. Some 13,000 eucalypti were planted in an extremely pestilential and unhealthy section, where fever prevailed to a great extent every year. During the first year of their growth, at the time when the fever season used to set in, not a single case of fever occurred ; yet the trees were only nine feet high. Since then this place is reported free from its unwelcome visitations. In the vicinity of Constantinople, another fever spot, marshy and sickly, the whole ground was dried up by 14,000 of these trees. In Cuba, marsh diseases are rapidly disappearing upon the introduction of this tree. A railway station in the Department of the Yar was so pestilential that the officials could not remain there longer than a year. Forty of these trees were planted, and the unhealthy condition of the place was changed. Two miles from Havwards. in this State, the surveyor general planted two groves of the eucalyptus, one of about ninety acres and the other seventy acres, the whole comprising about 150,000 trees. They are now only about five years old, yet many of the trees are forty to fifty feet high, the whole making a most extensive and beautiful forest; for fuel and timber purposes, being worth thousands of dollars. ? ? A Promising Youth.?A Sacramento gentleman lately saw a little boy leaning against a post in the eastern portion of the city, puffing energetically at a full grown cigar, and succeeding in drawing from it quite a volume of smoke.- He felt such evident interest in the job he had undertaken, that the citizen concluded to interview him, and, accordingly, drawing a cigar from his pocket, went up and asked for a light. The boy acceded to the request with an assumption of manly courtesy, which he probably had studied carefully, and seemed to feel gratified at attracting attention. Then ensued the following conversation : "Well, young man, where do you buy your cigars?" "I buy 'em down * 4 '' TYn V/III town ; pay ten cents apiece iux cm. ;U? buy many at a time ?" No, not many; I buy one at a time most oftenest." "Does your father know you smoke ?" "Oh! yes." "How old are you?" "Six years." "And how long since you learned to smoke?" About five years, I guess." Happiness.?That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousnesses. A peasant has not capacity for having equal happiness with a philosopher. This question was very happily illustrated by the Reverend Robert Brown : "A small wine-glass and a large one may be equally full, but the large one holds more than the small."" ? S6T The old blue-laws of Connecticut were somewhat discouraging to young men of enterprising connubial aspirations. For instance : "No man shall court a maid, in person or by letter, without obtaining consent of her parents; ?5 penalty for the first offence, ?10 for the second, and for the third, imprisonment during the pleasure of the court."