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a An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 2. ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1887. NO. 34. giufyrson Wiwlty Jntollijgcnccr, BY HOY* & WAI1EBS. TERMS: TWO DOLLARS AND A HAU? FEB ANNTJH, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCT. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those who advertise by Che year. jjgy For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. STONEWALL JACKSUIVS STAK, AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR. In the fall of 1864,1 wasdetnehod from field duty in General Lee's army, and en? trusted by the Confederate Government with a mission to one of tho Northern States, requiring great secrecy and des? patch ; but with this my story has noth? ing to do, save as an explanation of my presence at such a time in the enemy's territory. Having reason to remain a few days in Philadelphia, I was surprised and gratified to find sympathizers with our great struggle even in that most radical and loyal city. Carefully concealing my position and business there from 1113* old friends, who so gladly threw open their doors and hearts for a traitor so-called to enter, I enjoyed some pleasant hours hi the societ3' of those who were compelled to speak with bated breath, but whose hearts throbbed and eyes kindled at the recital of Southern wrongs and Southern valor. Upon descending to breakfast one fair October morning, my hostess, Mrs. B., (a Virginian herself, but married to a North? ern man.) met me, wreathed in smiles, j and holding in her hand a highly emboss? ed envelope, whoso dainty ribbon knot, And beautifully engraved initial letters, although entirely different from anything ' of the kind I had seen fur three years, ?savored to my mind strongly of matri? mony. My thoughts went back to the halcyon days cf the past, before heavy cares and disappointments had left their impression on heart and brtiin, and the exposure of camp life, added to the fa? tigue and privations of the march, had ploughed long, silvery tracks in 1113' raven locks?the only silver by-the-way, then in m3' possession. When I "looked love into e3'es that spake again," and the mer? ry marriage bell was ready to chime lor mo; when 'just such bits of perfumed pasteboard covered my table, and my ser? vices were asked b) friends, who joyfully entering the matrimonial bark, bid me god speed on a like cruise. The sequel of these thoughts, which flashed along the wires of memory', issued from my hps in tJ?e single word, "wedding?" "*You are a good guesser." said my fair ' friend. "Yes, it is an invitation to the marriage and reception of m}' lovely lit? tle pet, Minnie Norton, whom. 3*0? met here the other evening and admired so much. Sho was born in the Old Domin? ion, and clings fondly to every recollec? tion of our glorious old mother State. For two years site has devoted herself exclu? sively to relieving the necessities of the Confederate prisoners, and nursing the 8ick and wounded in the hospitals here. Listen to what she says in a note accom? panying the invitation card ; "Bring your mysterious and agreeable friend, Mr. \V.. with you on the 1-lh ; al? though ho will not tell us the nature of his mission here, because he has the ab? surd idea that a woman cannot keep a se? cret, }*et 1 know it is something connect? ed with the welfare of my beloved South, the land of Jackson and Lee. His hearty cordial tones and dear old accent are mtt Hic to my car; will you nut ask him to grace my wedding with his pre-cnee?'?' "I shall be only* too happy to accept," said I; that note falls litce balm upon my heart; none but a dear little Virginia girl could have written such. 1 hope the man of her choice is worthy of the gem he has gained." "Oh, he is a noble fellow," returned my hostSss, and the entrance of the breakfast put an end to the conversation. The eventful da}' arrived, and. arrayed in the regulation dress on such an occa- j sion?gloss}* black immaculate choker and irreproachable fating kids?a cos? tume in yvhich I was somewhat puzzled to make my own acquaintance. I took my seat in tho carriage beside Mrs. B., and was rapidly whirled to the scene of en livenmcnt. We did not attend the cere? mony yvhich took place in the church; therefore upon our arrival, the bride of an hour had already received the congratu? lations of her friends upon her accession to new dignit}*. Entering the drawing room, from which* the daylight had been cnrctull}* excluded, my Confederate eyes were complete!}' dazzled by the splendid nrray^ of beauty, fashion and wealth leath? ered there, and, for some moments. 1 imag? ined that I had been transported to fairy | land. I yvas, however, awakened from this trance, by an exclamation of delight from in}' companion, ami found myself standing before an impersonation of grace ami beauty, elad in while satin, or? ange blossoms, illusions, and a dozen other airy nothings, with which the fair Bex arm themselves to slay their unsuspeetiji" victims. Collecting my scattered senses. I soon settled down to a "peace basis," and pay? ing my devoirs with tolerable composure to the hnpp}' couple, gave place to the eager throng behind me. Jie:tisiti<r |ur various reasons, tho entreaties of mv friend to be introduced to ?und 13" damsels of her acquaintance, who were "pretty and so rieh," I retired to a corner, from which observation I became an amused and interested "looker on in Vienna." My eye roved over the brilliant scene, The Hashing of jewels, the flutter of laces, And odors ot lropic.il oiusk ; Men aud women, most beautiful faces, And eyes of tropical dusk, mingling with the witching blue of the Northern clime, until at last like a yveary bird, it returned to the figure of the bride and rested there. Something in her quiet, dignified bearing, and hupp}*, trustful face was refreshing to me, and, almost uncon sciousfy, I scanned her whole person.? What struck me particular^*, as I in? wardly commented on the tasteful ele? gance of her attire (for I am something of a connoiseur in such matters,) yvas tho absence of all joyvels. Instead ot tho ? bridal pearls, a single highly burnished I star caught at her throat tho*light fall of IftCe that covered neck and shoulders.? ' My curiosity?for I plead guilty to the weakness?was aroused to fathom the origin* of a fancy, for wearing such an ornament on tho most eventful day of a young woman's life, and musing upon it, my thoughts took another direction. The camp, the battle-field, the hope of promo? tion, and the dawn of a day when 1 too, might wear a star, engrossed me so en? tirely that I forgot time and place and was only aroused from my reverio by a light touch on my arm, and the sweet voice of.the bride in my ear. saying : "I shall not allow you to make statues in the corner any longer, Mr. W., if you will not join the dancers, at least do hom? age to me. I intend to throw aside eti? quette for a few moments and sit down in this alcove with you, for I wish to ask some questions concerning my friends in Dixie." Was ever mortal man deaf to such an appeal! It is needless to sa}- that I com? plied, and, through the introduction of many mutual acquaintances soon regard? ed myself on a looting .sufficiently inti? mate and friendly to inquire the history of the ''lone star." She hesitated upon hearing rny ques? tion, then lowering her voice, said: "In this land of l\vs free and home of the brave, to name one of the South s great chieftains in tones of praise is treason; but since you are a true son of her's, 1 will venture to relate to you the story connected with this precious relic of Stonewall Jackson and how it came into my possession." "Some months ago, while visiting the C. hospital, my attention was attracted towards one of the patients who had been brought in the day before. lie was a young man, apparently about twenty years of"age, and although almost wasted to a skeleton, his broa?J open brow, deli? cate high-bred nose, ami general air of re? finement indicated that ins was no mean lineage. ' The beautiful brown .eyes lol lowed all my motions with such a yearn ing, beseeching expression, that I was ir? resistibly drawn tu his bedside. Offering him an orange to cool his parched tongue, and seating myself beside him, J inquired into his condition. "Will you bathe my head, as my mother used to uo." said he, "and then talk to mo?it is so long since 1- have heard a sweet, low voice, like year's." Taking out my cologne, I did as he bade me, talking in an encouraging, hopeful manner, meanwhile, until by degrees he revived a little, and tuiii mo his history. "I :im a Virginian," said he, and hi* wan cheek flushed with pride; "my home is on the banks of tho bhenandoah. and 1 was one ol the rirst t? answer the bugle note when our fair Valley was invaded. Jackson was my leader, and 1 belong to the Stonewall Brigade. Although only tin humble lieutenant, I had rath or be a private in the noble band than hold a general's commission in any other corps. Jackson was my hero* for him 1 would have scaled any height, undergone any hardship, aud since his death 1 have scarcely eared lo live, stive by the faithful performance of my duty to assist in win IlingireSh laurels lor tho brigade he loved so well.' lie then went on to led me that he had been taken prisoner six months before, and, accustomed to an ope:, life in the open air, tho confinement of a pris? oner had uudermiitdcd his health, and the home sickness and despair of "hope de? ferred" preyed on his mind until a slow fever endued, which was then draining the strength from Iiis youthful veins. Of course all this was not told at once, but at intervals, in answer to my questions. Fi? nally, fearing the excitement would prove injurious, I enjoined quiet and rest, bid d.ng him goodbye, with the promise to return the next day. For a week, at the same time every morning, 1 attended my "Virginia bo\'," and my entrance was the signal lor a brightening of the sad, hopeless eyes.? Silting by his side, with his thin hand clasped in mine, he would relate many lit? tle incidents of his campaigns with Jack? son, always dwelling on the famous ex? ploits of his adored commander, or else pour forth a tide of recollections ol the mountain home, of the dear old lather and mother whose pride he was, the fair haired sister who so 'ondly awaited his return?his horse and a dog, ami a thou? sand minor details of the sweet home life so dearly treasured in his heart. But 1 shuddered to mark how fast his life was ebbing away, and wept at the thought of the sorrow tlrat would fall with a crush? ing weight upon that absent household. Upon the seventh day I was shocked by the distressing change which had taken place in Iiis appearance, that peculiar pal lor and contraction of features always the herald of death, having settled upon his countenance. No ^lad smile greeted me as I approached his cot, but only a faint pressure of the hand as 1 bent over him. -Will yon not taste this cooling drink J have prepared for you?" said I. '??No, dear lady," replied he in a. faint voice, and then continued, painfi '!y la? boring for breath, "Save it for ? -me one else; 1 am dying. The surgeon would not tell mo just now when I asked him, but I feel tho death damp on my brow. 1 am not afraid, for I am a soldier, but it is so hard to die alone, never a?*iin to sec my native mountains, and feel the cool air fan my cheek?never again to hear my father's blessing, or receive my moth? er's good nights kiss. Will you not do me one more favor?write to my mother!" 1 assented, and drawing forth paper, j pen aud ink, wrote as well as mj- fast ; dropping tears and trembling hand would j allow. After speaking of his situation and my kindness, ho proceeded to send ? affectionate farewells to various members I of tho family, not forgetting t he servants, ? whom ho mentioned by iiame. There was a pause, and he lay silent for some moments, the large tears gathered in his eves, and rolling down the wan cheek.? Then pointing to the worn, gray uniform that hung from a peg on the opposite wall, he aolccd me to hand it to liim. Fumb? ling in the pocket, ho took out a knife, and indicating a particular piaco in the waistbands of his pantaloons, directed me to rip it open. I did so and drew out a smailroll of paper, containing something hard, which irpun opening I found to be a military star, the wrapping paper being closely written over. After gazing upon them both for sometime, he took up the star.'and handing it to me, said : "When General Jackson fell, it was my painful task to assist in carrying him off the field to a place of safety. Mv com? mand was forming in lino of battle, and although my heart failed, and my right arm felt nerveless al the thought of charg? ing the enemy unaided by his presence, stern duty called me to the front. Kneel? ing to take one last silent look at hi* pale, heroic face, I spied the stars on the collar of I.is overcoat, which hung loosely over the letter. Quick as thought I took* ut my knife, and, cutting one away, concealed it in my bosom ; with it on my heart, I hastened to the battle-field, and no sword did better service that d:iy than mine.? Here it is; will you not keep it for the sake of one, who, dying amongst stran? gers and enemies, has had his last mo? ments soothed by your gentle care!"? Completely overcome by grief, I took the precious gift and murmured my thanks. Then, holding out the paper, he asked me lo enclose it in the one to his mother.? "Toll her it is the last leave of absence I ever received from General Jackson, sign? ed by his own hand?a happy furlough spent at home. I shall soon have another, endorsed by a Greater Captain than he, to go a dwelling where pleasures are end less. Exhausted by tho effort of speaking, he sank back motionless, while I smooth? ed the damp curls, and moistened the dry. cold lips. Riveted lo the spot by^ my af? fection and sympathy for tho poor suffer? er, two hours passed away,and 1 watched with sickening dread ihe death film dim? ming the beautiful eyes, and bent to catch the first faint breath. Suddenly a glori? ous light shone in his face; partly ricing and pointing upwards, he exclaimed, "1 see ii ?the star, the ; General,I am here*;" and heaving one farewell sigh for earth and friends, the young hero rejoined his beloved commander. Her voice faltered and she ceased speak? ing, while I was too much moved to make any comment. Regaining her self pos? session, she. said: "Can you wonder now, Mr. W., that 1 should prefer wearing this gem, hallowed by so many sacred memo? ries, to the costly jewels that lie iu my casket up stairs?" "Indeed I do not," said I. "and I hope it may be a beacon light on your path way through life, and then, when transplated lo the realms above, the owner may spark? le as ihe cenlerstar iu the Victors Crown. JIgles fou Home Education.?The fol? lowing are worthy of being printed in let? ters of gold, and placed in a conspicuous position iu every household: * From your children's early history in? culcate the necessity of instant obedience. Unite firmness with gentleness. Let your children understand that you mean exactly what yon say. Never promise them anything unlessj-ou are sure that you can give them-what you promise. If 3-011 tell a child to do anything, show them how to do it. and sec that it is done. Always punish your child for wilfully disobeying you, but never punish when yo:i are angry. Never let them perceive that the}* can vex you or make you lose your self com? ma ml. Never smile at any of their actions of which you do not approve, even though they are somewhat amusing. If they irive way to petulance and tem? per, wait till they are calm, and then gen? tly reason with them on tho impropriety of their conduct. RciftcmbcY that a little present punish? ment, when the occasion arises, is much more effectual than the threatening of a great punishment should the fault bo re? newed. Never give your children anything be? cause they cry for it. On no account allow them to do at one time what you have forbidden under the same circumstances at another. Teach them that the only way to ap? pear good is to be good. Accustom them to make their little re? citals the perfect truth. Never allow of tale bearing. Teach that self-denial, not self-indnlgcncc, is the appointed and sure method of se? curing happiness. Scene in a Printing Office.?A pat? ron ot a village newspaper, once said to the publisher. "Mr. Printer, how is it you'havc r.cver called on me for the pay for your paper?" "Oh." said the man of types, "we nev? er ask a gentleman for money." "Indeed," replied his patron, "then how do you manage to get along when they don't pay ?" "Why," said the editor, "after a certain time we conclude that a.man who fails to pay for his paper is not a gentleman and then we ask him." "Oh, ah,yes! I see. Mr. Printer, please give me a receipt, (hands him three dol? lars) and make my name all right on tho book." -* ? If good pcoplo would make good? ness agreeable, and smile instead of frown? ing iu their virtue, how many would they win to tho good cause. Congressional. Washington, Jan. 30. In the House, the Committee on For? eign Affairs were instructed to inquire into the expediency of Congressional dc clatation that naturalization exempts from military service to a native Govern? ment! Mr. Stevens introduced a school bill for the District?Congress to pay one third of the expense; no one to vote who neg? lects'sending their children or wards to the school. The bill regulating Indian affairs elicit? ed a long debate. A communication relative to the affairs of the Secretary of War were referred to the Reconstruction Committee. The Committee on Printing were in ?trueted to inquire by what authority the Government advertisements were pub? lished in the Washington Republican. In the Senate the credentials of John A. Winston, Senator from Alabama, were tabled. The Nebraska veto was read and or? dered to be printed and laid on the table. The F inance Committee reported ad? versely to the House gold bill. The tar? iff bill was resumed. The Senate is in session to-night. In the Senate, the Finance Committee almost unanimously instructed the chair? man to report adversely to the gold bill. This probablj- ends Congressional inter? ference with gold sales for this session. The Senate Tost Office Committee will report the House postal appropriations without amendment. A special despatch says it is noticeable that the dominant party is breaking into cliques?a portion of it daily becoming more intimate with the President. Gen. Grant has been summoned by the New Orleans .Riot Committee. The 2sew York Times, in a Washing? ton special, says it has tho best authority fur saying that the letter to the London Times, from its Washington correspon? dent referred to in the cable despatch, the other day, contains nothing of the kind attributed to it. In. tho conversa? tion with the President, ho did not refer to Congress at all. The impeachment Committee of the Southern Ivcpublican.Association has pro pared a partial list of witnesses on the impeachment cases, and will soon suggest their programme of investigating the charges. A special despatch saj-s the Kansas Legislature will undoubtedly strike the word "white" from the franchise laws. Washington, Jan. si. In tho House, the Secretary of State was asked whether the bills repealing the the thirteenth sect on of the District suffrage bill were on tile in his office. It was stated, in debate, that this was the first instance of neglect to return bills with or without approval. A bill transferring Indian affairs to the war Department, and an amendment al? lowing Indians the same rights and pri viles as negroes, was rejected. In the Senate, the President was call? ed on lor the correspondence between Mr. Seward and the foreign ministers relative to the policy toward the lately rebellious Slates.' The Com mi tec on Claims was directed to iuquire into the expediency of paying Fast Tennessee loyalists war losses re? commended by Gen. Burnsido's commis? sion. The Ways and Means Committee agre? ed to abolish the tax on newspaper ad? vertisements. The Portugese Vice-Consul DePalma, of Augusta, petitions the Senate lor the payment ol fcb2,uuu taken by Sherman's army at Wiunsboro, South Carolina, anil complains of fruitless application at the Slate Department. The .Reconstruction Committee are maturing a bill which it is uudestood con? tains a proviso declaring the recognition of the Southern,Stales as Stales, by the Supreme Court, as nugatory until the States are reconstructed. Washington, Febuary 1. In the Senate, the tariff bill passed by 27 to lu, and goiis back to the House for concurrence in its amendments. The bill directing the Clerk ol the House lo place on the roll of the next Congress only the States represented now, passed by ill to (3. Several Senators pushed forward fa? vorite bids, but all gave way, when the baukrupt bill was resumed, but without action. -Adjourned. In the House, the Ways and Means Committee were instructed to inquire in? to the expediency ot destroying confiscat? ed stills, and selling the same as old cop? per. The bill regulating removals from ollicc was taken up, an amendment exten? ding ils provisius lo Cabinet officers lost, by 76 to 7S. Several other amendments were rejected, when a motion to adjourn prevailed. The President submitted to the House a mass of Mexican correspondence, which has mostly been published. The Govern? ment declines to interfere, with the pre? sent lights before it, in the con-flicting claims to contracts tor the the Tehaunte? pee transit routes. Seward directs Cam bell to get information relative thereto. Hon. Philip Johnson, of Pennsylvania, is dead. Jay Cookc, of Pennsylvania, Gov. Smyth, ot New Hamphire, Thomas B. Page, Johon W. Fllis, of Ohio, B. G. Noyes, of Indiana, and others, prominent bankers and business men, had a consul? tation with the Comptroller and the Se? cretary of the Treasury, and also had an interview with the Senate Finance Com? mittee. They all agreed on a bill retiring the compound interest notes by issue to National Banks of temporary loan certi? ficates, bearing four per cent., payable in lawful monev on demand. This tempo? rary loan shall not exceed $100,000,UU0. Imprisonment for Twelve Years. A painful case of constraint and con? finement of a lunatic in a private house has just been brought to the notice of the authorities by Dr. Authur Mitehel, depu? ty inspector of lunacy for Scotland.? From inquiries made regarding the cases to which attention has thus been drawn, the following facts have been elicited: About fourteen years ago a young wo? man named Janet Campbell, a native* of the village of Keay, and then about twen? ty years of age, was a domestic servant in Edinburg. Cholera was raging there at the time, and, whether from predisposing causes or the excitement occasioned by an overwhelming dread of the terrible dis? ease, the poor girl became seriously in? jured in health and a prey to morbid mel? ancholy. At last she disappeared from her place, and made her way home alone to Caithness. Un her return to her friends it was evident that her intellect was de? ranged, and she soon became so violent that it was found necessary to confine her in a straight-jacket. Her clothes were torn to pieces,.and, at last, after she had been about two years in this condition, she was shut up in a small room destitute of furniture, miserably lighted and worse ventilated, and in that room she has now been imprisoned for about a dozen years. Her mother and sister, with whom she lives, are poor people, occupying a small plot of ground and keeping ono cow, and have barely the means of eking out a scanty subsistence for themselves and her. From ignorance and a feeling of mistaken kindness they have hitherto resisted all attempts at inteference in behalf of the poor creature whom they have thus im? mured; and, several years ago, when the parochial authorities offered to ] lace her in an asylum for proper treatment, the}* positively refused to consent. So groat is their reluctance to entertain tho idea of her removal that they have not ohly kept her entirely out of sight, -but the very ex? istence of the wretched prisoner has al? most faded out of mind, and many of their neighbors in tho village were en'irc ly ignorant of tho fact of her being con lined there at all. When visited recently she was found crouched stark-naked on tho bi.t'om of a box-bed in the room in which she has spent her miserable captiv? ity of a dozen years, seven or eight of these in almost absolute darkness as well as absolute nudity. About eight years ago the windows - of the room in which sho is confined were built up with stone and lime, and since, that time the only light that the wretch? ed creature has seen has been admitted by a small sliding panel in the roof, only oc? casionally opened, as it can he reached with difficulty. The room contained no furni? ture except the old box-bed, on which she squatted more liko a caged wild beast than a human creature. Her guardians admit that she 4ias been naked for about eight years. Her hair is felted on the scalp, and has not been combed for years. It is impossible to describe the appearance it presents. When the tattered and filthy blanket that was oa the bed was removed the mass of rottenness that was beneath can only be described as a dung-heap.? On this she crouched night ami day, ex? cept when h' e crept to the fire for a little warmth. Crawling is the only ternr to describe her manner of locomotion, as, from long confinement and disuse, the muscles of the legs have become incapa? ble of exercise, and the Ieg5; are bent to? gether and permanently stiffened. Such is a brief outline of the condition of the poor creature?a woman yet young, and by no mc.ans so greatly wasted as her long confinement would lead one to sup? pose?a human creature who has endured an imprisonment of twelve years, and who for seven or eight years has neither been in the open air nor seen full day? light, and bus lived forthat time without a rag of clothing, and wit o t being prop perly cleaned. The case was made the subject of a judicial inquiry or) Thursday last, in a petition to the sheriff for remov? al of the lunatic to an asylum. Tho peti? tion was at the instance of the Commis? sioners in Lunacy. After hearing evi ! deuce, Sheriff R?ssel said he had no difii | culty whatever in agreeing to the prayer of the petition, and immediately issued an interlocutor ordering the removal of the I woman to Montrose Asylum as soon as possible, and finding the mother liable in the expenses of process. A True Gentleman.?In an old man? or house in Gloucestershire, England, may be found the following sketch or portrait of a true gentleman written, framed, and hung over the mantle-piece of a tapestri? ed setting-room : "The true gentleman is God's servant, the world's master, and his own man ; virtue is his business, study his recreation, contentment his rest, and hapiness his reward ; God is his father, the Church is his mother, the saints his brethren, ail 'hat need him his friends, devotion his chaplain, charity his chamber in, sobriety Iiis butler, temperance his cook, hospitali? ty his housekeeper, providence, his stew? ard, charity his treasure, piety his mis? tress of the house, and discretion his por? ter, to let him in and out most tit. Thus his whole family is made up of virtues, and he is the true master of tho house. He is necessitated lo take the world on his way tt> heaven ; but he walks through it as fast as ho can, and alibis business by the way is to make himself and others happy. Take him in two words?a man and a Christan." ? Wiggins was one day with a friend, when he observed a poor dog that had been killed lying in the gutter, Wiggins fmused, gazed at the dead animal, and at ast said, "Here is another shipwreck." "Shipwreck! Where?" "Why, there's a bark that's lost forever." Hiseonipaniou growled and passed on. The Intelligencer Job Office. Having recently made considerable additions to this department, we are prepared to execute J?B--W??K ?IF MiL ' i?'uTO? In the neatest style and on the most reasonable terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Curds, Handbills. Panphlets, Labels, and ih fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. tQF In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the caslu will receive prompt, attention. ? What will Ruin Cuilden.?To have parents exercise partialit}-. This prac? tice is lamentably prevalent. This first born or last, tho only son or daughter tbe beauty set stpart?Joseph-like. ? To be frequently put out of temper. A child ought to be sparod, as far as pos? sible, all just causes of irritation; and never to bo punished for doing wrong by taunts, cuffs, or ridicule. To De suffered to go uhcorrectcd to? day in the very thing for which chastise? ment was inflicted yesterday: With as much reason might a watch which .should bo wound back half the time, be expected to run well, as a child thus trained, to become possessed of an established char? acter. To be corrected for accidental faults with as much severity as though they were done intentioally. The child who does ill when he meant to do well merits pity not upbraiding. The disappointment of its young projec? tor, attendant on the disastrous failure of any little enterprise, is of itself sufficient punishment, even where tho result was earolessness. To add more is as cruel as it is hurtful. Parents who give their children to un? derstand that they are a burden to them, need not be surprised, should they one da}' be given to understand that they are a burden to their children. How to Prevent Cold Feet.?Cold feet are a nuisance, they are inconvenient and decidedly uncomfortable. Ladies, wo understand, are frequently seriously trou? bled with cold feet, and wc presume that so long as they insist upon wearing thin shoes and thin and very small boots, especially during tho winter weather, just so long will they be troubled as above. A young lady up town has kindly furnish? ed us with a recipe, which she has tried and knows to be effective, that will keep feet warm, and we ?jive it without, how* ever, recommending its general use. She says, "I am troubled with cold feet, but I manage to keep them warm by lying iu bed every morning until after my mother has built a rousing tiro and prepared bicaktast. I then get up, place my feet on the front of the stove, eat mj morn? ing meal, read the news, and after warm? ing some flannels and wrapping them about my 'poor feet/ return to bed, where I remain until nearly noon. I re p*eat this every twenty-four hours, and find it very comfortable. I think I shall survive." Gen. Aldert Sidney Johnston.?Speak? ing of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, tho New Orleans Bulletin justly remarks: Gen. Johnston is classed, in Southern estimation, with Stonewall Jackson, Bee, Bartow and Polk, but he has a claim which even those heroes had not. Tho South? ern people had done him a momentary and unconscious injustice. They had held him responsible for a disaster to the causo and like Washington, when maligned by Con way, did not defend himself his vindi? cation might have betrayed hiscountr}', All remember the storm of surprise and discontent because Johnston did not re? lieve Fort Douelson or defend Nashville. None knew by his disclosures that the Southern cause was and had been untena? ble in that quarter. He bore the obloquy j with the.courage of a soldier and the res? ignation of a martyr. His death vindi? cated at once his own character and the public injustice. --?.-? Svmth, Brown and Jones.?It maybe of interest to state, as gathered from Lan man's Congressional Dictionary, recently issued, that of the fifty-two senators now acting, about forty are lawj'crs, forr mer? chants, three editors, one shoemaker, one ?manufacturer, and three or four of no specified business. In the House there are about one hundred and twenty-fivo lawyers, twenty-seven merchants, twelve farmers, ten editors, eight manufacturers, three physicians, two bankers, and two teachers or professors. We collate, from the same volume that sinee'tho organiza? tion of the National Congress there have been in that august body fifty-seven of tho Smith family, eight of whom were John; twenty-six Brown-, Johns six; three John Jonesand twenty two othcrsof the Jones tribe; twenty Thompsons with the "p" and one who discarded it; thirty one John* sons; twenty eight Williams, twenty-two Wilsons; seventeen Taylors; sixteen Jacksons; sixteen Andersons; sixteen Morris; thirteen Wrights; ten Pattersons ?three of whom were '-Billies." Go in Like Thunder.?Have you hoard of the BQwery boy who, being cut short in a hard life by a-sore disease, which quickly brought him to death's door, was informed by his pi.ysician that medicine could do nothing for him, "What's my chances, doctor?" ?'Not worth speaking of." ''One in twontv ?" "Oh.no." "In thirty?" "No." "Fifty?" "I think not." "A hundred?" "Well perhaps, there may be one in a hundred.' "I say, then, doctor," pulling him close down, and whispering with fecbling ear? nestness in his ear, "jest go in like all thunder on that one chance." The doc? tor "went in," and tho patient recove? red. . -?*-:-r ? ? Learn a Trade.?The New lork Sun very sensibly recommends boys toicarn a trade?not that ho should alwoys work at it, but he may have it as reserve cap? ital, together with its influcD.ee in form in ?? a character. Nothing but nn absurd false pride pre-, vents many parents from adopting such, sensible counsel personages training their children to mechanical employments,and. thereby rendering them competent, to grapple with any change of fortnnte, but such good sense is beneath the dignity-of some "of our American sovereigns.