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PDDMBHBDr ?A?iT AHA -TBI-WRBRXT. ?W J ?4-1 A1 . Av S ELBY, Office on Main Street, abovo Taylor. .'.j- /. .> >t cw mil i ? t ?. i ,. i ? i . ?T<Book and Job Printing of every doe cap? tion promptly and.faithfully attended to. . |?|1 ADVERTISEMENTS Insertad in tho Daily- at 75 - cents per Bquare for tho flratand 50 oonto eaoh subsequent in? sertion. Long, advertisements by the woek, month or year, at reasonable rates. DnUv, eix raontho, 04 00; Tri-Weekly, 2 Gt; Wsekly,a ttP. . ' Thc Sword of Ronert l<ee. BI "KOIKA." Forth from ita scabbard pure and bright Flashed the sword or Leel Far ia Ibo Iront of the deadly fight, High'o'er the grave, in the cause of right, Its stainless sheen, like a beacon light, Led ns to victory. Ont of Ita scabbard, whoro full long It slumbered peacefully Rouaod from its rest by the battle song, Shielding the feeblo, smiting the strong. Guarding thehr right, avenging the wrong Gleamed tho o word of Leel Forth from H a scabbard, high in air Beneath virginia's sky And they who saw it gleaming there, And knew Who boro it, knelt to swear That where that sword led they would daro To follow ?nd to die. Out of ito noabbardl Never hand "Waved sword from otain as free, Nor purer eword ]e(j braver band Nor brayer bled for a brighter land, Nor brighton land had a eanse as grand, Nor oaUM, a chief like Leel Forth frorji its a cabbed! how wo prayed That oword mi?ht victor bel And when our triumph was delayed, And many ? heart grew sore of aid, Wa etiH hoped on while gleamed the blade Of noble Bobort Leel Forth from its soabbard! all in vainl Forth flashed the sword of Leel 'Tis shrouded now in its sheath again, lt ol?op? tho eleen of our noble Main, Defeated, yet without a stain, Proudly and peacefully. THE QUEER OF THE STAlliS, The Hist time I saw her, Bhe was sit? ting on the stairs, eating an ice with a gold-pointed spoon, around her an airy cloud of tulle puffings, and at ber feet a perfect collection of men. Even now, at'this distance of time, the Boone rises clearly before me. A staircase where flowers abound, lamps held by marble figures in the wall, throwing a faint light on tho lilies and geraniums below, and among them, enthroned like a fairy quean, the prettiest girl it is possible to imagine. I made one step forward, was introduced, stumbled over Jaok on the first landing, and fell crushing on the delicate puffings of tulle, on the airy flounces of net. I made an elaborate apology, and was told, with a smile that made me feel positively dizzy, not to "mention it," she was already "in shredo." Wo had gone to this ball, Jaok and I, to see Jack's young lady, the fairy queen. A capital reason for Jaok to go; hardly equally good when applied to me, ?articulacy os I was not to dance with er, speak to her, if possible, not even to look at her, on pain of Jack's wrath and fiery indignation. On the whole, I think I may say with truth, I did not enjoy that ball. Jack was not at all a nice person to go with. For instance, the moment we arrived be bolted up stairs, leaving me to follow and introduce myself to whoever might care to know who I was. As it happen? ed, nobody oared; but he could not have foreseen that, and showed a want of con? sideration. Then he had promised to introduce me to whomsoever I liked; and when I reminded him of his oller be only said: "Didi, my good fellow? Yes, so I did, "and carefully avoided me for the rest of the evening. I am a nice looking young man, ra? ther pale, perhaps, and without many features; or, at least, I have not the ap? pearance of having many features, they being rather indistinct; but I don't at all show up to advantage leaning against a watered paper, rather yellow from wear, and not unlike my own complex? ion. Yet, there I stand, till the lady of the house, taking pity on me, leads me away. She gives me a ponderous young person, with a large foot, which is con? tinually taking the gloss off my boots, and burts rather. I bear it like a mar? tyr, and we join the dancers, having for a vis-a-vis Jack and bis young lady, Lily, the acknowledged queen of the stairs a regular party-going girl, with a ring? ing laugh, better than any music to dance to, and a way of glancing up at Jack from under her lashes that seomed quite to put him at bis ease. Not that he required much "putting," by tho way; it came to him so naturally. Considering I bad always beard she didn't flirt, ("Not that sort," Jack used to say,) and wasn't engaged to bim, I thought they seemed to be getting on capitally. I hinted as much to bim afterward, when he bad surrendered his pretty partner to the next claimant, who took her off instantly to tho stairs, and I bad deposited her of tho ungainly foot on a friendly chair, but he laughed mo ' to scorn. "What, marry Lily?" ho says. "No, no, my dear follow. Catch a weasel asleep (if Jaok is tho weasel, nothing could be easier than to catch bim asleep; be never thinks of getting up before 12.) She is a dear little girl, and would mnko a most charming wife, I am sure, for a rich man; but the idea of love in a cot? tage, even with Lily, is-well, anything but invigorating." 1 don't believe bim for a moment; but I won't enter into an argument-not at all, because I always get tbe worst of it, as Jack declares, for I don't admit tbe truth of that assertion, but because I feel that time will give a more satisfac? tory answer than any words of mine could do. So we go on-very comfortably, so far as they are concerned, I should think, till at the olose of tho evening, on enter baok-ground, that I eau only stand and stare, L?y, thp y oung- lato MA "didn't flirt," and^'wasn't erigag?a/' ft loaning (ker gay laugh quite hushed and her bright faOB completely hidden) Meinst I grieve to say it-a ?coat suspiciously like Jack's, tho gentleman who wouldn't hear of "love in a cottage," ?nd had talked so rashly about weasels. Kow, in the timo of my triumph,' Jack is delightfully meek. Not that ho admits, even now, that he aud Lily are more than friends, but tells some plausi? ble story of how ho had gono into the conservatory by ohance-that was, to be alone (so like Jack's retiring ways, seek? ing for solitude at a| ball,) and how he bad been very muoh surprised at Anding her there, and, entre notes, my dear fellow, not over-pleased. "For, after all," he adds, by way of a wind-up (miner weuk, this, after the cont busi? ness,) "one may get too much, oven of tho Lily; don't you agree with me?" If I bad-if I only had; but I saw as in" a dream a long vista of dinners in the distance, and a man with a face Uko unto Jack's at one end, and a girl that was very fair, aye, as fair as little Lily, at the other, and didn't. I observed that I "don't kuow," that I "rather like her myself," whereupon Jack throws out, simply as a suggestion, to be acted upon or not, as I choose, that if I do not know how to speak of a lady, he thinks I had better "shut up." I think so, too, but hint I could do it at home, and that he might as well go with me, adding, as an inducement-for Jack having struck an attitude, doesn't seem inclined to leave it-"I am afraid I have scared the young 'lady away." Jack says it is just like me, and ex? actly what he should havo expeoted from one of my manners and general appear? ance. Not fair this of Jack. It is not every one whoso manners are so taking that the prettiest girl in the room nes? tles up to him as if ho were-her brother? Or who possesses goggle blue eyes, as round and as large as sauoers, or fluffy, yellow hair that can stand on end jjt a minute's rwt'.ce, und look a? ridicu? lous as his does. Howevor, I don't wish to quarrel; so I remark casually that I see "that young lady" in the hall, and that it might be as well for one of us to conduct her to the-well, suppose I say "vehiole." Poor, pretty little Lily, she didn't pos? sess a carriage; nothing but her sweet faoe and loving heart-quite enough to make any ordinary man happy; and Jack was a very ordinary man. Six o'clook found us shivering in the oold at the avenue gate, after watching the queen of the stairs depart, absurdly like Cinderella, after the clock bad struck 12, as she herself would have said, posi? tively "in shreds," with her tulle skirts all crushed and tumbled, the coquettish wreath of flowers half off, and hanging loosely in ber bright hair, and her two little satin shoes completely danced into holes. Disconsolate amidst torn puff? ings, distractingly pretty, she passed from our sight, the dearest little Cinde? rella that ever undertook to make a man happy. "A man" means Jack; I wish it didn't -I wish it meant me. Presently, when be had done a little star-gazing on his own account, Jack an? nounces, with assumed carelessness and a listless (yawn, that be bad promised (Lily understood) to himself, and, if I liked it, to tako me also, to a croquet par? ty, to be given next day at Sydenham by by one of Lily's aunt3, and where I, of course, concluded the Lily herself might also be seen. Accordingly, the next day we stick Howers in our button-holes, and much regretting the absence of a "trap," put up with a "hansom," which takes us on the express understanding that we aro to pay in proportion, in double quick time to Sydenham. There was tea on tho lawn, which meant crumpet and flies (par? ticularly flies,) and only half believing in flies. There was no help for it, how? ever; it was impossible to draw back. So I sat down disconsolately on the stump of a tree, which didn't look plea? sant enough to attract spiders, nor indeed any crawling things less wretched than myself; and dismally refusing an indigestion as offered by hard-boiled eggs, took two horrid cracknels, which gave me a drj', hacking cough for the rest of the evening, and caused au old lady to stamp me "consumptive," deli? vering myself over with no very good grace to be bored by Jack while waiting for Lily. At length, just when I was be? ginning to thinklcould notpossibly stand Jaokfor another five minutes, tho young lady herself appeared, with no traces of fa? tigue in face, voice or manner, to lead ono to suppose she bad been up half the night; most becomingly attired, charm? ingly dressed. A delicato muslin, aud an airy scarf, a piquant, jolly little turncd-up hat, dain? tily-made boots in ridiculous imitation of tho kind usually worn by plowmen, all bob-nailed and laced up at the front, yet pretty enough to bo put nuder a ghiss case to bo looked at, and gloves that, hoing sixes, bad yet gone on without bursting. Jack carried her off to tho back-ground, leaving mo to think dream? ily of Jack's energy, in this, Jack's now character as lover, and Lily's beauty as soon by tho morning light; quito as at? tractive in hor coquettish hat, with her brown hair all sorts of colors in thc gold deu sunshino, as when I bad first soeu her in full ball-room costume, reigning supreme as queen of the stairs. I began to enjoy myself. It was pleasant enongh sitting in tho sbado on that sultry day, and hazarding conjec? ture as to the probable amount of non souse Jack would propound to ber. From what I know of Jack, I thought it would bo a good deal. I was not long left in peace, however. Tho croquet players wanted exactly ono to make their game complete-I was exactly one; logical deduction, they wanted me. Now I am not one of those foolish persons who never knew how to say "No;" I know how to.etvrtit porf?ptlj with men, with ^o^^^S^t^^/^ jeot of conversation; but I do not know how to rei USG a lady, ?yon i when, aa in this instance, Hbo ia not o vor young or ohdrming. . . . y So I consented to leavo my shady re? treat, and carno ont, quito cb oer fully, - to be baked. To those who know any? thing of garden parties, it is unnecessary to state there was a superfluity of girl, all visibly and painfully "gotten np" for tho occasion, in muslins that rustled as they went, uncompromisingly stiff; nor, there being a superfluity of girl, is it needful to remark there was a scarcity of men. Among thom many were useless -I was useless. I had imagined myself asked to look superior, and to go through tho hoops like a London swell-quite a mistake. I was asked to flirt with retiring and plain girls, who, expecting nothing, would, by thiB means, most assuredly not be disappointed. Jolly for the rotiring and plain girls, but decidedly slow for mo. I began to "wish I were a bird." I should most certainly have "flown away," leaving a message for Jack to join mo at tho club. Not being a bird, however, flying away was out of tho question. I resigned myself. The plain girls were, contrary to my expectations, rather pleasing than otherwise. They did all tho flirting themselves. I had only to look sympathetic, which was comparatively easy, being very much amused by their manouvres. There was one man at whom they all made set. He was an "eligible," a lieutenant in the army-a most singular combination of circumstances-baa traveled, and looked intelligent, till he was required to speak, when he became inane, and was altoge? ther a decided "catch," always suppos? ing conversation not to be considered one of tho Horns necessary in a husband. They all, in turn, tried drawing him out; but though he several times looked unaccountably bright, I saw, with con? siderable satisfaction, he never commit? ted himself. Except the merest mono? syllables, he never gavo vent to a sound. Plain girls were at a discount. They were more so, presently, when Jack, having, I supposed, exhausted even his fertile brain, brought little Lily back to her place on tho croquet ground. What were plain girls then? What, indeod^ pretty ones, before Lily's beauty and Lily's smile, and the magical charm of Lily's laugh? Tho girls became silently dejected, the men grew animated, the lieutenant sprightly. As for me, I went in for discernment, looking congratula? tions at Jack, while attending to Lily's requests, to putaohair "just there," and give her her tea. "No sugar, thanks," and "Yes, please, the least little bit of cake." I felt perfectly sure it was all settled. I saw it in Lily's little nervous move? ments, and studied avoidance of Jack, and tho unconcerned easo with which Jack himself strutted about, very much overdoing his part. An hour later, driving toward town, in all the glory of a summer sun-set, I was proved correot, when Jack, in the most sentimental tone I had ever heard from him, asked if it was positively ne? cessary for mo to go down homo next month, as he should have so much liked me to be present at his wedding, Lily having promised it should tako place in six weeks. And it was I who returned thanks for the brides-maids. Flour'. Flour'.! Flour!!! Q/^V/^ BARRELS FLOUR, consisting in Ov7v/ part of Choico Family Flour, "</?e best in the world;" also, Extra and Super Flour, at very lowest market prices for cash, for salo by J. & T. R. AGNEW. ARB HART WHOLESALE, NO. RETAIL, CORNER KING CHAULES Agents for Fairbar A: BURDICK'S NATIO HOES, IRON, STEEL, HOLLOW WARE, MILL STONES, AGRICULTURA] Sf-pi 13 {0$i HARD 5^^^pGROOI * 4W^fW^ _, WE Lavo recently made largo adduction ii ba\ ". been bad since tbe war. All our i New Goods at : CARPENTER TOOLS, ?SHE^I Blacksinitb Tools, //PT7\8?n\ Masons' Tools and Farming Im- !;?(\ j Carriage Material, nm"^^JwQ Building Material, [mT?^JlOm Trimming Material and Honso-yH^^DiffiS furnishing Goods, ^VLLWSEE Our friends wbo favor us with their orders f tho bottom of the market in theBO and all other Sept 25 3mo LORIC1 Oh ar 1 o ates Advertisements -ea 49- i Largest and most completo 49" J Manufactory of Doors, Sashes, 49" } Blinds, Mouldings, ftc, in the 49* [Southern States. Printed Price List defies competition. Send for one. Sent free on application. April 8 fly Kinsman S?f Howell, Factors and Commission Merchants, Liberal Advances made on Cotton and Naval Stores, Charleston, S. C. Bept 6 _3m T. F. BEODIE. II. ll. IIUDOIN8. II. C. IIUDOINS. BRODIE & 00., COTTON Factors and Commission Merchants, North Atlantic Wharf, CHARLESTON, 8. C. LIBERAL advances mado on Consignments. Refer to ANDREW 8IMONDS, Esq., Presi- [ dent 1st National Bank, Charleston, ti. 0. Aug 21 Hmo ESTABLISHED 1811. cfo -BAnJBY, Booksellers and Stationers, 262 Baltimore Utrea, Baltimore, HAVE tho largest and host assorted stock in tho city of School, Medical and Law, and Dental, Classical and Miscellaneous BOOKS. An immenso supplv ol general Bank and Counting-Houso STATIONERY. Blank Books mado to order in any stylo of Binding and Ruling. Tho same careful attention given to Orders as to porBonal purchases. Iusido FigurcB al ways. Send for Catalogues, Ac. Sept 24 3mo CHEAP CASH" DRUGTSTORET" Hm H. HEIN?TSH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST. SUCCESSOR TO FISHER ie UKIN ITSII, At the Old Established Stand, opposite tho Pheonix Office. HAVING made new and advantageous BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS, the subscriber will be enabled to offer very great inducements to buyers. Goods well bought are woll sold, and by energy and faith, economy and cash, largo dividends will bo distributed to every purchaser, in tho cheap? ness of tho articles sold. "A new era" has begun, and all shall sharo in its advantages byliuying their DRUGS anil MEDICINES at this well known and reliable Drug House. JuBt received: Puro White Kerosene Oil. Fresh Congress Water, Quinine, Morphia, Castor Oil, Alcohol, Sup. Carb Soda, For sale low, bv Epsom Salts Aug 27 E. H. HEIN1TSU, Druggiat. "NICKERSON HOUSE/' COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS pleaaantly.located HO? TEL, unsurpassed by any House in the South for comfort _ ?and healthy locality, is now open to Travelers and others seeking accom? modations. Families can be furnished with nico, airy rooms on roasonablo terms. "A call is solicited." My Omnibus will bo found at the different depots-passengers carried to and from tho Hotel free of charge. Nov 3_WM. A- WRIGHT. %7S7~ H. IE . o & CO., 39 HA YNE STREET, AND MARKET STREETS, TON, S. C. 0 iks' Standard Scales NAL HAY CUTTER. GUNS, NAILS, CHAINS, TIN WARE, BOLTING CLOTH, Li IMPLEMENTS, 3m WARE ?D iRIES ) our stock of HARDWARE, nt less prices than >U\ stock AT COST AND LESS THAN COST. Reduced Prices: FANCY GROCERIES, Winos and Liquors, of everv grade-au immense stock. Canned Goods, Syrups, Chewing and Smoking To Lacco, Sugar, Coffee, Ac, EST PRICES. or BAGGING and TIES, will alwayalflnd us at Gooda. TERMS CASH. t & LOWRANCE. TESS DICKSON* F2E2RTI?lzmmrOeSSSBASS ..,...// - (..;-). -1 .. - ' " Have now ready and for sale, ?ICK SO N'S COMPO?J ND, Wheat, Oats, Grasses and all Fall Crops, OFFICE: NO. i WARREN BLOCK, ACOCSTA, GA. SEND FOR CIRCULARS, JAMES T. GARDINER, President, Oct 21 Imo E. P. ALEXANDER, Agent. Columbi*, H. ?; . .-i ARRIVING, A MAGNIFICENT SOLLEGTION OF DEY GOOBS IT REVISEE PUCES! IN Sympathy with the Raw Material. * OUR Mr. Jones has just returned from New York, if ter making our oocond trip and par? ch aa es thia season. Wo will not attempt to enumerate, nor blow, aa ie so common now ia advertising; but will put some drives in prices, on tho market, that will bo in keeping with our iron rule, LOW PRICES. Oct 19 3mo R C. SHIVER. The Largest and Choicest Stock OF CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE AND HOUSE - FUR NI SEING- GOODS SOUTH OT BALTIMORE. THE subscriber is now receiving his FALL and WINTER SUPPLY of tho =~ above, direct from tho manufacturers, and offers them te consumers at KEW YORK PRICES. ALBO, A full Une of CHOICE KEROSENE GOOD8. Oct 7 lmof GRAND FALL OPENING AT THE FAMOUS EEY MODS ESTABMSMHT OF J. H. & M. L. KINARD. ^V"E COMMENCE thc FALL SEASON by opening to an admiring PUBLIC Q"?J New and Elegantly-arranged DRY GOODS HOUSE. Cur friends need no special invitation, THEY don't go anywhere else; but the groat masses must bo informed WHERE to buy to the best advantage. Wo assert, without fear of contra? diction, that Our HOUSE is tia.? ONE At which all parties will get ENTIRE SATISFACTION and FULL VALUE for their money. Wo have tho REST arranged Show Rooms in the CITY. Every portion of tho large space is as LIGHT AS DAY; buyerB can SEE what they are purchasing, and wo guarantee tho PRIOES RIGHT. To say that our 6tock is LARUE, or VERY large, or IMMENSE, would NOT convey HALF an idea of thc extent and variety that each of tho TWELVE WELL-STOCKED DEPARTMENTS CONTAIN. - O X" Carpet Stoo ISL ALONE ia worth aa much aa any ordinary Dry Gooda Store kecpa altogether. The Handsome French Plate Glass Front Will indicate to strangers and visitors to our City WHERE TO STOP AND RUY from tho LARGEST, BEST SELECTED AXD CHEAPEST STOCK OP DRY GOODS THAT Can bc Fou ml In this City. Each Department is superintended by Gentlemen of long business oxporienco, and wo bavo made special arrangements with a COMP?TENT Upholsterer, to have Carpets, Oilcloths, Window Shades and Cornices cut to flt, and laid down or put up, so that tho customer will bavo nothing to do but to make the selection, and we will do the rest, and do lt HIGHT. Private Residences, Hotels and Churches furniehed on tho most liberal terms and with de? spatch. FLOOR OIL CLOTHS cut ANY B?ZO. Oct 9 J, H, ?i M, XJ. KIT3ARD.