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Reply to ?lae Tree Puzzle. The sociablo tree is the Tea, I ween, Tho Sop vine that can dance? ft .? The iseecn uotn Douucl the billowy sea, You see at a single glance. The AtZspice-what can yield like that? The busiest tree is the Bee, The Bay is the place where the ebipa can lie, And thc Pine ia the languishing tree. Tho Yew troe ne'er can think of eolf, The Fig tree bore tho curso; Tho Date and the Bass are the next two trees, Honeysuckle's tho "Irish nurse!" The tell-tale tree is tho ruddy Peach; Judas, the traitor tree, The Fir is clad in warmest clothes. Pi vy what is the "layman's tree?" The honaewifo claims tho Broom, bo sure; The Cypress makes one sad ; Death lurks iu tho deadly Night Shade's bloom, The Bread tree makes ono glad. The Oranpe invites us all to range; The Olive forbids us to dio; Dogwood tho bunters resound to tho skies, And Lime, it ia always nigh. Linden tho Gormans must claim as their own; Tho Box treo fights at will; Tho treo that obeys you, say, who can guess? And tho tree that never stands still? Tho Bose tree got np a lone; while agone. Tho Creeper is always lazy; The Plane is neither up hill nor down, And Tulips drive us crazy; Spruce is tho dandys and (h) Elm guides tho ships, And Poplar's tho people's tree. Tho Sycamore needs a tonic, methinks Who knows the Northern tree? Tho Icy is truly an emulous vine, Scrub Oak is always at work; Tho Burning Bush warmeth tho mutton when cold, And the Hazel is brown as a Turk. ?tine's the treo of tho reddish blue tint, And Elder wo all aro when old; Cork for our bottles, and Smoke for our fog, And Bone-set will make a man scold. Tho Birch is the terrible schoolmaster tree, Dam-son is the mother and child; The Slippery.Elm ie the treacherous tree, And the Nettlewood never is mild. All wi ve s "wu arc told, li ko their Willow at times, . Cit-ron warns townsmen to ?ee; The Sandals we bend round the snides at will, Tho whole tree tho Holly must he. Tho Clove tree is split, and tho Coffee it ie We give to the doctors when ill; The Palm tree we offer to friends whon wo meet, And the As-pen we use as a quill; Everlasting's the shrub that never can die, The Ash must pass through tho tiro; The IM urti both L? tin sud English have praised. And the Locusts in Egypt were dire. The tree that is dear is. tho Silver or Oold, The Woodbine doth always entwine; The Afaec belongs to the billiards, good sir, And tho wino ia the Madeira vine! BOB'S FIRST LOVE* CONCLUDED. "The task completed, I dropped to the ground and ran up the hill to the post of observation, and there I sat till the lady mado her appearance; then I waved my hat in triumph, rushed down, sprang np the wall, and seated myself on the top of it. Be? neath me stood the object of my af? fections, so close that I could scan her every feature, catch her faintest sign. That was a great trial, for I had let my imagination take the bit between its teeth npou the subject of her charms; aud a coarse complexion, irregular teeth, or largo ears, would have disenchanted me. But she really was a remarkably handsome girl, with a sort of anxious, distress? ed look in her eyes, which appealed Btrongly to the sympathies. There was a certain eccentric, tragedy-way with her, which ordinary worldlings might have taken exception at, but which only served to rivet my chains the faster. '"Tis well," she said, when she had gazed on mo in silenco for a some? what embarrassing minute. "Now turn your face sideways; 'tis again well. Your features recommend you, but they are sometimes deceitful. Can I really, truly trust you?" "Loveliest and dearest, you can," I replied from the top of tho wall. "I will lay down my lifo to serve you." "I accept," she said, in solemn tones, which gave me ruther a thrill. One does not expect one's words to be taken up in that literal way. "I had sooner iivo for you, though," I hastened to add; and take this opportunity of apologizing to the spirit of the original utterer of that joke for tho theft. "Thanks, thanks!" she exclaimed. "And what will you do for mo? How prove that devotion which I doubt not?" "It was more convenient for a youth under ago, entirely destitute both of resources and experience, and situated in a precarious position on the top of a wall, to deal in gene? ralities, than to proposo any definite course of action. I was puzzled for a moment, bnt suddenly remembered with relief that I waa in complete ig? norance aa to who she tras and what she wanted, and that it wa? only rea? sonable that the direction in which Uij chivalrous path was to lie should be pointed ont by her. "True," she said, when I mention? ed tbis fact, "I must trust you with my sad secret. Know, then, that I am not what I seem. Doubtless, you take me for an Engl'^V woman, for I speak your tongne \vith fluency and correctness; but no, I am a Russian. Princess. A cruel and wicked cousin coveted my estates, to which he was the next heir. He sought to acquire them by tho lawful means of mar? riage, but being a man of ungovern? able temper, he one day bad a serf khonted to death before my eyes; and I loathed and dreaded him. Tho sting of outraged vanity was then added to bia cupidity, and be deter? mined to dispossess me. Rut I was a favorito with thc Czar, the Czarina, and all the royal family; and while I remained in Russia, I was safe. Rut a sad infatuation tempted me to travel; and the moment I touched these inhospitable shores, I was sei zed and hurried to this place, where I have boen incarcerated ever since. Doubtless, my villainous relative has spread the report of my death, and is squandering my property upon his minions." "But," cried I, with an enthusiasm which nearly made me lose my ba? lance, "tho matter is simple. I will go to tho nearest magistrate; I will seek the aid of tho police-I will-" "Pray-pray, do nothing of the kind!" she exclaimed with alarm. "My enemy is connected by tho strongest ties with your Prime Mi? nister, and the chief of your police is in his power. Ono word to tho authorities, and my cause is lost for ever! No, flight is my only re? source. Aid my escape; fly with me; bring me to my native lund, and I am Ba ved. Eternal gratitude nnd conntless treasures shall bo yours." "And may I not presume to a higher reward?" I asked. "What mean you?" she replied bashfully. "I fear lest my temerity should offend you," said I; "but love is ever presumptuous. Aud if I could only hope that my affection might one day meet with a return. I should bo in? spired with an ardor before which all obstacles would.melt away." "This was pretty well for a bashful lad, was it not? I do not believe I could have spoken such words in an ordinary drawing-room, had my life depended upon it; but from the top of a wall it was different. Further advance was impossible, and retreat so easy! And yet, when ono comes to think of it, to make an offer of marriage to a Princess on a first in? terview was a prompt proceeding. It was successful, however, for I was accepted then and there, and all that remained was to make arrangements for our flight. "I had several other conversations from the top of the wall, with my Princess, before our plans were ma? tured. The great difficulty was funds. Once in Russia, and wo should be encumbered with a super? fluity of wealth; but wo had to get there. It was a difficulty which never occurred to the knights of old, who always tossed their purses tc those who demanded money of them, and yet had other purses for tho nexl comer, and I was therefore at a loss for a precedent. "I had three pounds ten shillings of pocket money; and by pawuinp my watch, chain, pin, and a ring, 1 raised ten pounds more; but that wa: sadly insuiheient for so long a jour noy. I was obliged at length to ex plain the difficulty to my Princess, who removed it ut once. She bac jewels, which oven if sold for a mi uuto fraction of their value, wouh provide us with ample funds, ant she would bring them with ber." "So the day was absolutely fixed and our plans carefully laid. Th? only hour at which the Princess hat an opportunity for escapo was tim when we usually communicated; wi must therefore take tho extra risk o a mid-day flight, and speedy dis covnry and pursuit. We were t( make our way on foot to a seapor town some seven miles off, and tak? ship from thence to Hamburg, when we were to be married, and travel ai fast as we could to St. Petersburg When all was arranged I felt cou siderablo compunction on reflectiuf upon the stato of flurry into wbicl my poor tutor would be thrown bi my mysterious disappearance, ant the anxiety of my parents on firs hearing of it. But bow short wouh bo their anxiety, for I would writ? and set their minds at rest the mo ment we were safe in a foreign land; and what pride and pleasure -would bo theirs when they learned that their non won Prince, n'lllx ? urea ta and a mine, and any humber of serfs; not to mention the most lovely Princess that ever existed oat of the 'Arabian Nights V "Would marrying a Princess make mo a Prince, though? I was not cer? tain about that. Bat what is in a name? The solid advantages re? mained. "Abd so, ono fine afternoon, I, the man of tho world, tho realistic, tho fusty old lawyer now addressing you, positively climbed to* the top of tho wall, and let down a rope ladder of my owu manufacture; and when my Princess had clambered up it, I caught her in my arms, seated her beside me, aud began arrangiug tho rope ladder for her desceut on the otherside. Hurried and excited as I was, I yet perceived that tho Priucess had not exaggerated tho value of her jewels. She had ou diamond ear-rings of such size that they dangled to her shoulders; long pendants of shape and dimensions such as I had never seen in precious stones before; indeed, if I hud not known. I should have taken them for the glass ornaments of a chande? lier. "My knight! my deliverer!" ex? claimed tho Princess. "What a go this is, isn't it?" she added presently in quito a different tone; and then springing up aud down iu a childish fashion, sho commenced singing: "Humpy-dumpy sat on a wall; Humpy-dumpy had a great fall." "Hollo, there! what are you after?" shouted a hoarse voico from the gar? den; aud on looking in that direc? tion, I saw two .servants running np, and a portly geutlemau in their rear. "Hero is the rope; let yourself down; we aro discovered!" I cried to my compauiou. "Humpy-dumpy sat ou a wall," she sung, seizing me by the shoul? ders. "It is no time for play, dearest," I remonstrated; "but be quick, and we may yet give them the slip." "Humpy-dumpy had a great fall," sho continued to sing; and to illus? trate her words, sho gave mo a sud? den pusu, aud over I went into tho garden, alighting-not on my feet. "Run and fetch the ladder," said the gentleman to one of his servants. "This is a nice airy scat you have chosen, dear Miss Seymour. May I bo permitted to join you?" "Certainly, doctor. It seems this gentleman could not keep his place." "All tho King's horses and all the King's men Gould not pick Humpy up again!" And the Princess pointed to me ns she sang the words; aud then sho laughed so heartily that she nearly rolled off tho wall; and then sho crowed, I do not mean like a baby, but like a cock. Aud then tho lad? der came, aud she was got uway into tho hoiue. " 'And now, sir,' said tho doctor to me, 'what have you got to say, that I should not give you iuto custody?' " "I wonder whether I looked like a fool. If my features are capable of assuming such an expression, I should imagine that they seized that oppor? tunity of doing so. I made a clean breast of it, giving my name and address; and tho doctor was very good-natured about the affair. But thero was no doubt about my having been on tho point of runuing off with, a very dangerous lunatic;." "Just ns-pardon me for saying so, Cousin Bob-sho was about running off willi a very innocent one." "You are quito right, Lyddy. And so, from'having been a perfect sot in romance, I became a total abstainer." M. W. BYTHEWOOi), Auctioneer and General Commission Merchant On Washington st., rear of A. Tolleson's, COLUMBIA. H. C. TH Ivanovo ?lore having been rented, I am from tliis day prepared to receive consignments of Cotton, Corn, Flour, bacon. Groceries and Provisions sr. gene? ral: alao, Furniture, Dry Goods, Clothing, Tobacco, .Vc. From my experience of twenty years in the auclioii and commission business, in this city, Charleston and Newberry, 8. C., I hopo "to receivo a liberal share of patron? age from my old friends and tho public generally._Dec 19 Sportsmen's Equipments, Guns, Pistols, Fishing Tackle, &c. THE undersigned has re ^5^^>*^ moved his stock of goods it ^^>><r<fl'>w tho abovo line to tho store w' .??^ ^tiext to Fisher ft, Hoinitsh's Guns and Pistols repaired and put ir perfect order, at reasonable notice. SEWING MACHINES Hepairod. P. W. KItAFT, Main street, opposito I'hoenix Oftice. Aug 28 REDUCTION OF RATES. . tTirM.nffinrri 1 OHARLOTTE AND H. C. Ti. R. COMPANY, GEN I, FUEIQHT ASDTICKET ?OT'R OFFICE, I COLUMBIA, 8. C., December ll. 18C7. f\S and after THIS DAY, COTTON will \J be forwarded vin the !?'SE ABO ARD INLAND AIR LINE FREIGHT ROUTE," as follows: a To Baltimore, $3.25 per bale of 400 lbs. or ICBS. To Philadelphia, $4.00 per halo of 400 lbs. or less. To Now York, $4.00 per bale of 400 lbs. or lesa. This route ia cheaper, quicker ami as re? liable as any competing hue. Tho rates being the name, shippers save 32 cunts per bale-estimating co? con at Ki cents per pound-iii Marino Insurance, by havi.ig their cotton forwarded riVi this routo. E. R. DORSEY, General Freight and Trans'n Agent. Dec 12 Potash, Potash, Potash. JUST received, ono cask CRUDE POT? ASH, for making Soap, cheaper and bettor than the condensed I.ve. For sale by FISHER & HE I NITS H, Dec ii. Druggists. "The Queen of Medicine." AN ascription of praise more worthy the triumphs of art than gilded obelisks, ' or monuments of stone, is tho voluntary testimony of a grateful pcoplo. A thou- j fan'.! hearts, and as many ready tongues, yield a willing and a thankful tribute of praise to the merits of that incomparable panacea, HEINTTSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT. These arc thc living trophies: /'Snatched from the curse disease) has brought. To speak the triumphs skill baa wrought." In the briel period of twelve months, over .1,000 cases have been treated so suc? cessfully as to entitle it to bu tho wonder Of the ago. For debility, prostration, nervousness, mental depression, impaired digestion, ? loss of appetite, restleancss, want of vital force and low spirits, it is more invigorat? ing and strengthening than all tho com? pounds of bark or bitters. As a liver mvigorator, it is of inestimable value. Aa a stimulant, it is safer and surer than all tho rum and whiskey t?nica of tho day, and if you value your life and health a flin's fco, avoid these quickening Btiruu auta to the grave ami uso the Queen's Delight. For sale bv FISHER A HEINITSH, Jan 20 Druggists. Drag* and Medicines, wholesale and retail, as cheap aa any city in tho world, at Fiaber & Heinitsli'a new Btoro. WOOD WARE, WOOD WARE. BROOMS, TUBS, HEELERS. BUCKETS, Ac. Mata. Twine, Wrapping Paper, Matches, j Ac, choap, for cash, by Dec 1_FISHER A LOWRANCE. | Iron and Steel. fr f\ f^\\f^if\ LBS. Genuino Swedes ! DvJ.KJyJKJ IRON, importod direct ! from Stockholm, Sweden. 25,000 Iba. Sheftiold Plow Steel, much bettor in quality than American Steel usually sold by dealers. F'or sale at low prices, bv Jan 21 J. A t. R. AGNEW. NOTICE. ALL PERSONS INDEBTED to thc I undersigned aro particularly request ed to come forward and Bottle up without dolav, as indulgence baa ceased to bo a virtue. E. A G. D. HOPE. _Jan 14 THOS. P. WALKER, MAGISTRATE AND CORONER, ' OFFICE at t he Auel ion and Commission Store of W. T. Walter, opposite tho Market. _ _Feb II j W. B. JOHNSTON, Magistrate and Notary Public, OFFICE on Assembly street, oppoaito 1 tho Market. Will attend to all ofticiid ' business; also, drawing up writiuga, peti tiona. .Vc, with promptness. Jan 1 j The Ladies of Industrial Depository KEEP constantly on hand the following articles: Machine Sowing Silk, Colored and White Spool Cotton, Linon and Silk . Floss, Black Flax Thread. Crochet Cotton, j Machine Stuck Needles, Wheeler A Wilson | Sewing Machino Needles, Tapeairy-Croch- I et, Bone and Steel Knitting Needles, Pins, Hooks and Eyes, Assorted Tapes and Braids, White Linen, Cotton and Colorid I Star Braids, Skirt Braids, Crochet and Tat- ; ting Tl Immings, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Pearl and Agate Buttons, Saxony Yarn, Berlin Wool, Split and Single Zephyr, at Charleaton prices; also, Patterns for Ta- : peatry Work, Scissors, Cork Soles, Chamois : Skin Tobacco Pouches; and a variety of ; Ready-Made Clothing for Genta, Ladies , and Children, which will be found cheap and well made. Jan 26 ; WANTED, WANTED, pr r\{~\ BUSHELS COW PEAS. I OVjvJ FISHER A LOWRANCE. Dec 1 Hoes ! Hoes ! ! C)f\f\ DOZEN HOES, assorted sizes I ?j\J\J and qualities, of direct importa* ? tum, on band and for sale at extremely i low ligures, bv J. A T. R. AGNEW. j Jan 18 _j Family Hams and Bacon Sides. 5CASKS tir?t quality Sugar-Cured HAMS, small. 5 hhds. Prime Bacon Sides. 5 tiorcea Leaf Lard. For sale low, for cash. E. A O. D. II JPE. /an ll_ SEED OATS. 11\i\ BUSHELS PRIME SEED OATS, JLUU for ealc by E. A G. D. HOPE. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. fS? ?i nar i ninkua TBB~[ Ol-.N I. SurERINTEN'H OFFICE, S. C. A. lt., December ll, 18tf. ON ?md aftor this dato tho TARIFF by the Groat Southern Freight Lino, FROM COLUMBIA, will bo as follows, viz: Cotton per bale, to Now York.$4.00 " .? Philadelphia. 4.00 " Baltimore.3.25 This ronto ia guaranteed as choapcr, quicker and more reliable than any com? peting, while the difference of insurance, not amounting to 20c, ia over twice com? pensated by difference of rates. H. T. PEAKE, Dec ll_General Superintendent. Change ofr Schedule on G. & C. R. R. ON aud after FRIDAY, tho Ct li instant, Passenger Trains will run daily, Sun? days excepted, as follows: Leave Columbia at. 7.TO a. m. " Alston at. .. .. 8.55 " Newberry at.10.35 " Arrive ' S Abbcvdle at. 3.301>. m. " at Anderson at.5.15 " " at Greenville at.Cnn " Leavo Greenville at. t?.?fi a. m. " Anderson at.0.4fi " ?? Abbevilloat. 8.15 " " Nowberry at.1.25] . m. Arrive at Alston at.3.00 " " at Columbia at. 5.00 " Trains on tho Blue Ridge Railroad will aleo run daily, Sundays excepted. Leavo Anderson at.5.20 p. m. " Pendleton at..0.20 " Arrivo at Walhalla at.8.00 " Leavo Walhalla at.4.Oil a. m. " Pendleton at.5.40 " Arrivo at Anderson at.6.40 " Tho train will return from Belton to An? derson on Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, Dec-8 General Superintendent. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE. Cu AH LESTUN, B. C., January 1H, 1808. ON and af tor Sunday, January 1'.), tho Passenger Trains on the South Caro? lina Railroad will run as follows, viz: Leave Charleston for Columbia. 4.80 a. m. Arrivo at Kingsville.,.11.15 a. m. Leave Kingsville.11.40 a. m. Arrive at Columbia. 1.10 p. m. Leave Columbia.10.00 a. m. Arrive atKingsviRo. 11.35 a. m. Leavo Kingsville.12.05 p. m. Arrivo ai Charleston. 7.05 p. m. The Passenger Train on tho Camden Branch will connect with up and down Columbia Trains and Wilmington and Man? chester Railroad Trains on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and SATpRDAYS. Night Express Freight and Passenger Accommodation Train will run as follows: Leave Charleston for Columbia. .5.40 p. ni. Arrive at Columbia.6.05 a. m. Leave Columbia.5.30 p. m. Arrive at Charleston.5.40 a. m. Jan 21 H. T. PEAKE. Gen'l Bup't. Office North Carolina Railroad Co., COMPANY 8HOPS, OCTOBER 17, 1867. ON and after thia date, the following will be the schedule for PASSENGER TRAINS over this road: Leave Charlotte daily at. 0.40 p. m. " Greensboro at.,_4.11 a. m. " Raleigh at.10.00 *. Arrive at Goldsboro at. 2.00 p. m. Leave Goldsboro at.12.22 " " Raleigh at. 3.50 " " Greensboro at. 9.10 " Arrive at Charlotte at. 2.51 a. ra. Through Passengers by this lino havo choice of routes via Greensboro and Dan? ville to Richmond, or ria Raleigh and Wel? don to Richmond or Portsmouth; arriving at all points North of Richmond at the same tune by either route. Close connec? tion is made with the Passenger Trains on tho Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to and from WUmington, and by Freight Train to Weldon. JAS. ANDERSON, _Oct_18_ Superintendent. Charlotte & South Carolina R. R. Co. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C., October 5, 1867. ON and after the Otb instant, the Trams over this Road will run as follows: Leavo Columbia at. 1.40 p. ni. Arrive at Charlotte at. 9.40 p.nh. Leave Charlotto at. 2.55 a. m. Arrive at Columbia at. 9.40 a. m. Making close connection for all points North and South, as follows: Leave Columbia. 1.40 p. m. Leave Charlotto. 10.00 p. m. Leave Greensboro.5.15 a. m. Arrivo Richmond.?. .4.45 p. m. Leavo Richmond.9.45 p. m. Arrive Washington.0.15 a. m. Arrive Baltimore.9.10 a. m. Arrive Philadelphia.1.82 p. m. Arrive Now York. 5 10 j), m. Passengers taking this route, going North, havo choice of routo bom Greens? boro, Weldon or Portsmouth. ?-Tickets sond over either route. Baggage checked through. For THROUGH TICKETS to Bichmond Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Now York, apply at Ticket Office, foot Islan? ding street. CALEB BOUKMGHT, Oct 5_ Superintendent. Laurens Railroad-New Schedule. OFFICE LAUBENS RAILROAD, LAURENS C. H., 8. C., July 12, 1867. ON and after MONDAY, 22d instant the trains will run over this Road as fol? lows, until further notice: Leave Laurens at 5 o'clock a. m. on Mon? days, Wednesdays and Fridays, and aime at Newberry at ll o'clock a. m. Leave Nowberry on Mondays, Wednes? days and Fridays, at fifty minutes after 12 o'clock, connecting with both trains on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad at Hele? na 8hops. JOSEPH CREWS, Sup't,