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I ... A L0NJ30.X.AUCTION STORT. pu
I never had the honor of .seeing .or . bearing; ^
George Robins, and I rather think that if ah
h lowed the choice of when or where I should
have enjoyed that privilege, I should not have
I cared for seeing him iu the rostrum. Robios
r i- shone unrein print thap ioLhissale room, the P'(
aristocrat character or hiiaudiences preventing
those familiarities in illustration which, thecritical
desiderate in a. model auctioneer. But J.?
there was one occasion on which-I should.have ea
been glad to have seen the renowned knight of
the hammer. It was at an annual meeting of ^
the shareholders, of Drury: Lane. Lord Bryon,
Hobhouse, and other literati, with a lauda- va
ble view to the .Elevation of the draina^had an
consented to become members of the managing^
committee, and on xKe faith of their efficiency :
George had; purchased certain shares. Tne
day of reckoning came, and the noble and
learned committee had ip meet tfieip wnstitu- to
r ents. The utilitarian capitalist listened .-with ^
great patience to the details of.what had been Pr
done for tlie restoration of the " legitimate," P
but no mention was made of a dividend, and fn
on his receiving a negative reply {frbis express
inquiry on this point, the look of contempt k
which Robins cast ou Lord Bryon and his co- W1
adjutors, must have been rich beyond descrip-* ^
tion. 11
1 have alluded to the tight-laceduess.of high df
class auctioneers^-and, accordingly,-1 do uot)^
mean to call attention to them or their doings, W'
but will restrict myself to the sayings and pet- ,c
ings of some of the more humble professors of j 00
the art I lately heard of one metn^er #f tbp;
fraternity, whomMt might be worth a walk of ot
some miles to behold. He was soling some
^ ready-made clothes, and excited toe feelings
of his audience by the bold statements which is
he thundered in ihelr ears : ? '?
clotfces is unkinimou cheap?there^ nc
I never \v;is the like on thembefore, and there ftt
never vill be the like again. Them clothes, &1
ladies and geivbceo, vas madeby_ people4as
vorks under ground, nine days in the veek, er
keeps themselves iri wittles, hasks no vages, H
and in these dull times werry glad to get a 'ei
job, too, I cau tell yon." None of Mr. Ma- ^
thew's social pictures can at all approach to ^
I this. J<
I To proceed, however, to personal sketched ki
No. 1 was a youth who owned a donkey cart h*
filled with crockery ware, whose system of bu- b<
^^iness was amusing in the extreme. Haling
at a crowded cbrner of the street^ he mounted e8
his vehicle and shouted out, u Here ye are 1" m
abdLthen spinning round a plate on the point tc
Y of bikfore finger, he jerked it up iu the air
severaktimcs, and then ended this part of the
perforrnlnce by kicking it all to pieces with ^
* his foom By the time this feat.was accomplished,
msnfficient crowd had collected, and 'r
the sale commenced. b<
" Hereto are! look at this brown basin. sf
Two anflf six for the basin, two and five, two ^
and fomS two and three, two and two, two and sj
one, twl'-rNo. Well, then, sixpence for the ^
basin! fiveSjToor, three, two! one penny for h?
the basin! wDe'il a hair I -carer* And with P!
an action suSbble I'o this irreverent remark, the I
brown basin Vas tossed over the heads of the I
L spectators add shivered to pieces. The effect w
u*t%4Wn%inA ??no Wnmnn As\ M
U1 lUia paiivwunuc ovi ia.1 ug. ?? uiucu uc
claimed in load chorus at such a wanton de- a'
struction o&roperty, and then looked thoughtful
and graTC. P<
u Oh, man, dinna brak the things," was the w
imploring request of one Abigail. ^
Anothenprown basin sprang into the air, xl
but was dei^erously caught, and then the bidding
began in good earnest, and generally was
kept up with jhch a spirit as to preclude the
necessity of sacrificing any more cracked ware; P'
for although it may detract from the poetry of w
the narrative,\ruth requires us to state that H
those pieces only were made to describe the w
hyperbolic curve, which the young gentleman 81
previously know to be defective. . oi
No. 2. Toinmy East was a stationary, not w
a peripatetic vender, and was amongst the first
of his class who attracted my attention. He Zl
had a pale face and black-lustre eye, and a mo*
notonous, nasal tone, which never by possibil- g1
ity varied one Bote. He was a sort ofautom- 'D
aton auctioneer, no emotion being visiole in
his face, and the only thing that moved about h<
his whole body, was his lower jaw, and the
hammer whett it sounded the final " gone!" w
To have an iysa of Tommy's oratory, his ha- ~
rangue woolmrequire to be read not only with- n<
out punctua#on, but even without spaces be *J|
tween the different words. Thus:
u Here'sawatch?fiveshillingsforthewatchfive 01
andsixiohoomanv. Don'tstandatthedoorthere 4i
goodpedplelikelike?thefarendofafiddle. Five 01
andsix?don'tlikespeakingatasale?oflendone vc
forapurpose. Severalrespectablepeoplegottheir
pocketpickedlastnight. Fiveandeightthankyou.
Goingalldoneatfiveandeighttherf?thengone!? *>?
Muchgoodmayitdoyoubuyerspaytheduty/- of
No. 3. Mr. Tuckey belonged to a different
ordpr. He bad a well developed person, co- ?t'
pipusly adorned wiih Brummagen jewelry, and P?
yfie essayed connection with the higher walks of ^
the profession. He generally sold the stocks es
of large dealers, who accompanied him from
V, town to town, and looked after goods arid cash di
at one and the same time. Mr. Tuckey did I9
not relish this surveillance, but, nevertheless, ^
he had to submit; The point in Mr. Tuckey's &
rhetorio consisted in bis extreme unwillingness
to " throw away" so many valuable articlesfor p
" Ladies and gentlemen, the next lot is three
lys, real papier mache. None of your imiLions,
ladies and gentlemen, but the real
jrling article on my honor. At the wholele
manufactory these trays are sold to dealers
one guinea each."
Proprietor?"A guinea and a half."
" This gentleman, my friend here, ladies and
tntlemen, says that the wholesale price is a
linea and a.bajf;. on my conscience I believe i
is, but I am always unwilling, to have the
ipearance of exaggerating. At tbe-manufac*
actory they sell at one guinea and a half
ch ; noufcl am willing?nay, I am ashamed
mention it?I assure you, ladies a.nd gentleen,
I d6.it with the utmost reluctance, but if
were not that the whole stock must be sold v
f on Friday by. twelve o'clock, I wouj.d not?
sitively I would not?put up thesOvaluable
tides?the last set we have, positively the
st of the many we had?and^l am willing to
it them up at one .guinea?one guinea fur
e whole lot" "
U naVTHMiAfA.
juci V tuc gu/auo*
u MyTriend's feelings are hart, and no won- 1
r. If I were not used to it I could not do it
ithbut blushing. To think of these three paer
mache trays with Chinese patterns being 1
"er'ed for one guinea?it passes comprehen)n,
positively it does, ladies and gentlemen,
-the shops they would sell for^three pounds i
ch?now do not offer sixpences Schillings, <
it let your advances be in crowtrpleces for
ese valuable articles. j
"Theguineaand no advance! none, no ad- 1
mce, none! can I believe my senses, ladies 1
d gentlemen t Well, make me an offer, i
t !!?._ J J) |
ase me an oner, uo pray. y,
Voice?"Seven anil: sixpence."
Proprietor turns his eyes up in siient horror. 1
"Seven and sixpence! Sir,yo\j?*re pleased
be facetious; however, just for the joke of
$ thing, we shalljay seven and.six. I shall i
obably offend my friend, butCfor the joke,
1 put them up at the trifle n$med. Seven 1
d six, seven and six! Now.positively, hav?
it put them up, I will sell tram?I will do it.
idies and gentlemen, (with great solemnity,)
ill you stand by and see jpe throw these i
ings away ? I am serious?upon my honor
lever was more serious in my life?I will
it. This is too much ! You are not hewing
me, I see,you are notMrnt I tell you
will throw'these^ articles' away, if you don't
terpose itrafediatelv?I will do ik The last 1
iiy oc> vu uuu oiA) unv/C, vwiw;, cui iv&
Proprietor wipes his forhehd, andrproduces
her three of similar pattern. ^
" Miracles never cease. ' I thought the last
is the last of these valuable articles, but here
another set of the same choice pattern. I
ve a joke as well as most peopl^hut you do
>t expect that I should put upjttese articles v
the same ludicrous, absurd nutn a? before,"
o. Jr
No. 4. Joe Had ley wad a stoneware deal,
who purchased andsoidbn his own account.
e was a Dutch built pewonage, with short
gs, and seen from the chefet upwards, had on
e platform the appearance ipf a tall man, alough
in reality, he was abort and squat.
>e's voice was cracked, and vhe spoke with
s mouth twisted to one side, l|nd labored
ird in his Vocation. As he warmed with his
>lding forth, he undid his neckerchief, then
jffed 1ms coat, then unbuttoned his waistcoast,
ich fresh item of disrobing producing an imediate
extension of his harsh and dissonant
>nes. Joe used no hammer, but proclaimed
ie.striking of a bargain by a tremendous clap
his hands. His elocution was more curious
om manner than matter.
"Make me an offer for them two jugs?real
on-stone?a fact, I assure you?they might
3 an ornament to any drawing-room. Come,
ieak up; don't be alarmed, ladies. They're
pi th a, crown the pair, but I'll put them up at
xpence. No advance!. Well, then, a hawje!
Are you pleated now V or would you
ive me give you them for nothing, and then
ly you for the trouiihfof taking them away ?
don't care for money. I don't, I assure you.
have lost live hundred pounds of goods, them .
as all blowed down in one night, and I never
lid a word. 1 Am 1 to be kept standing here
1 night 1 If there's no business to be done,
r better that you go home, and I go to supjr;
fact, I assure you. TTiem two jugs, I
on't take them in again at no rate?I would'nt
> it, I assure you. But I must have an adi'nce
on a bawbee."
Voice?" A penny."
Joe smacked his hands with fearful energy.
No. 5 was a book auctioneer. Bill Gillise
was a trreat economist of his luncrs. and
W o ?
ould make the vital force expended by Joe
[adley in one night, serve him for a whole
eck. Bill addressed his hearers in a converitional
tone, and was the very personification
i coolness. His books, for the most part,
ere not of the high order, but he made the
ostofthemby descriptions avowedly quizcat
" What have'we here ? Let me see. ' A
ammar of the Turkish language/ A moBt
terestiDg publication this, gentlemen. Those
* you who want to go and convert the Majmedans
could not do better than present
jursolf with this interesting volume. Shall
e say three shillings for this excellent work ?
-or shall we say sixpence? Nobody says
jthing for this curious duodecimo? Well,
at is extraordinary. A Turkish grammar?
id I see it also has an appendix?goingfor
le sixpence! This is the true shopJWlhe
{fusion of useful knowledge; I must put up
y shatters. JVlnke me ah offer for this rare
dome."
Voice?" Threepence." '
" It is yours. Here followeth what? 'Deites
on the corn law for six nightsin the Mouse
' Commons.' containing a great deal of sense,
id 1 darotiay a great deal ot nonsense. Well,
s theJWy of the world. Shall we say sixPh&rfor
this performance??or one penny?
oboily says one penny for six nights' speech?
t^Lake away the speeches, as the speeches
c hot wanted. What is this now ? 'The
stressed.state of the Orkney and Shetland
lands.' Ah! gentlemen, this it a valuable
orlc. It describes the Bufferings of that inresting
people; it is a rare picked, copy, and
clean as paint?very possibly because the
intleman who first bought it never read it."
Voice?"Let me look at it." <
1 * Sir"
w '?"?
Haven't time, my dear sirV Shall we say
half-a-crown for this unique tome f?or shall
we say fourpence? The Orkney and Shetland
Islands in distress, and no man carta a fourpence
for their sorrows!"
Voice?'Til give you a penny."
?\ Two Islands in distress and only, one penny
offered ! Gentlemen, what are things coming
to ? Sir, the treasure is yours for one penny.
Now, what have we now ? 'Gisborne's
Sermons on Domestic ftuties.' This comes
home to vus all. A volume of excellent sermons,
w^ich any gentleman may read.home,
if. detained by sickness or1 bad weather.. A
portrait of the author, too, evidently a peaceable
old gentleman. Shall we say one shilling.
" yeryvfinesubjects, 'Wisdomeqdng aloud in
the streets,-?tippence F 'Disobedience to pa
rents,' listen to that, young man in the corner.
Tippence for 'Virtue is its own reward,' to say
nothing of the other discourses in this well
known work. Gentlemen, it's not poetry that
I'm offering you,.it's sermons. Tippence! Do
[ address any Divinity students! Here's models
of eloquence for you, and all for tippence.
The country is going down. Take away Gishome's
.Sermon's, till better dgys dawn on
us." ."
I shall now add a few words on the philosophy
of auctions. In the exhibitions of the
grade I have referred to, the spectators may
derive much instruction and amusement The
person who can, night after night, draw together
motly crowds, every one of whom knows
that his object is a crusade against their pockets,
can be no ordinary artist No advertisement
or catalogue herald the approach of
these sales.
When other shops are shot, the auction shop
opens, and the red flag is, pirate-like, ran up at
the door, the crier takes his station underneath,
and forthwith the traffic begins. People who
go to lounge, remain to buy, and theu most determined
opponent of the system will melt if
they come within its influence, just as certainly
as Franklin turned ont the contents of his
purse at thecbarity sermon of Whitfield. Mere
buttoning of the pockets will not do When one
goes to a sale; he most denude himself ef hul
lion altogether if be means (b keep out of the
temptation?and even this extreme precaution
?mi l- 1? :e l- 1 u?
wm ue useless, 11 lie iiapjrcuB w w anvwu w
the officiating functionary. Nay, we have even
heard of instances where a purchaser giving bis
card, and having an honest physiognomy, at
once obtained unbounded credit, and paid nearly
for the compliment implied in this liberality.
On -he whole, then, (be safest course, and we
speak from Jong experience, is to go armed
with a few shillings, and a determination as
rigid as flint, not to exceed in expenditure the
amount thus carried about the person.
Auctioneers behold many illustrations of humanity
in its sinful and suffering phases. They
preside at the breaking up of many happy
homes. They are privy to the despair of the
bankrupt,-and to tfce xears OfTtrewiriigrint?*
and the preside over the final scattering of the
chattels of those who have outlived friends and
relations, and have wearily spent the last grains
of the sand of life, midst the cold looks of a
new and unknown generation.
" Talk of friendship!" said a salesman to us,
" why, I have known old files who have entertained
their friends by the score, and then when
they died, and their effects came to be sold,
how coolly' would these old aixf tried guests
look oh! The bamboo cane of their friend, ii
it went above a couple of shillings, would pass
i._ .l. i J. -r _ .t. l:_ i.l i j
liuu tut? iiaiiuo vi a dm auger, uib watou wuuiu
be bought by a pawn-broker, and the curious
old rummers that they so often drank out of,
would be allowed to be carried off* by some old
crone of a furniture dealer, with a black bonnet."
As affecting economical soience. much might
be said on the subject of auctions. No one
dreams of banging on at such exhibitions, ex.
cept with the view of obtaining at a cheap
rate something that may prove useful or ornamental.
Professional attendants?by which we mean
those who purchase to sell again?will rarely
make mistakes; but amateurs, who constitute
the bulk of the auctioneer's audience, must and
do make blunders.
.Let any one possessing furniture two or
three years old make the experiment of selling
off, and although the gross return may not
equal the original cost, he will be surprised to
find that certain articles, such as carpets, dining
tables, &c., bring a higher price after being
used by him than he paid for them when
new. These are the inconsistencies of frail
humanity?in the race for cheapness, people
become excited and forget what they are doing.
Another shilling, crown, or pound, is nothing
in the reasoning of such persons; according to
them the rope should go with the bucket, but
in their hurry tbey forget that the last straw
breaks the camel's back, and that the addition
a] coin brings up the article to-retail price. As
a set-off against this class, there is a numerous
section of the community who make a cora
nant of their person, and who will, on no^flp
count, enter within the presence of a sale-room.
" Time is money," say these utilitarian persons
; " the time that we spend in such places
waiting for a windfall might be moroprofitably
occupied in attending to our owtv^UBinesa;
and supposing we do get the articlej|heap at
last, (of which, however, there is only fcfihauce,)
the lost time is worth more than the saving effected."
There is no use in discussiogtbe question
with such mathematical casuists?-the
auction, then, is at best a peradventure, and
and they will not risk a stiver on the probability
of a reversion. Of course, the amusement
of the scene goes for nothing, for we are
speaking of persons whose eye never glistens,
whoso cneeks never flush, ana whose sculpturesque
visages no smile ever irradiates. They
are of the earth, earthy; Jknow of no enjoyment
apart from their money-bags. We, therefore,
finally turn to the medium types of the
human family?those who run not to the ex
UVUJU ui CAiiavu^aiitu Vi paioiuiuiij anu iw
them we say, that if they wish to unbend from
the realities of this sicrti world, they might do
worse than to turn aside occasionally, and listen
to the echoes of the " Qoing ! Gone !" of
tlie Cheap Jacks. .
God giveth his wrath by weight, but his mercy
without measure.
jftisrellaleotts. jj
The Power of Association. - pa
Man is eminently socuSiu his nature. His
inclinations, no less than his interests, powerful- wj
ly attract him to hisJdlows. True, there are ha
those, with human fonD^nd features, who stand ?
aloof from society; and, wrapt in their own con* Bp
temptible selfishness, pursue the journey of life
as solitary travellers. But these are not men. ed
They, have not the spirit of men. They have. JT1
lost me Detier instincts oi our common nature. an
They belie all the nobler attributes of their spe- jc
cies. A.t best, they are only the exceptions which
serve to illustrate and confirm the general principle.
Everywhere and iifallcircumstances, even he
in the earliest ages and rucl&t tribes, men have ov
leagued themselves together iu Various compacts; th
sacrificing, without a murmur,^iheir individuality,
to ensure associate effort in aggression or de-, ea
feno^?nd, especially in the dvilu&Lstate, cheer- th
fully relinquishing powers and privileges guaran- <tn
tied to them bv the laws of naiiiSt.for the re
lation of subject, citizen and disciple; because aD
they Love ascertained that a union'of. forces is V?
neceswuy in any great achievement!?that con- 01
certed and., systematic action gaioa^advantages ac
whicfrfhe most vigorous individual efforts could Wl
never secure. .Zijgjjr*. '"5vV.
This is a principle of univOT^l applicability, pa
Whatever the enterprise, "Union is Strength.^ a
The showers descend to the emh in separate frj
drops innumerable, and so genn?s their influence
that it only beautifies the race gf fiaUire; v*jjj
but one half those drops, urn?, will, form a a
torrent, which shall buret through." the granite j{r
mountains, desolating the landscape for a hun- hc
A ror^ loomioo ^Qnvno/1 Anf antra
uivu vuu buuuugij o?jo gy
Schiller, "into its separate tonevifnd it becomes Qt
a lullaby for children; pour it fbH3h together, in \\
one quick peal, and the royal sotind shall move jy
the heavens." An army, with "Mattered forces, 8t
' and no concert of action, would Tg^tterly ineffi- ov
cient; but, combined under proper -officers, with
a definite object, and a concentrsjan of .power, tu
they might subdue cities, sub veri$empifc^ahd ??
convulse the world. The primittfe ChnstianaJ?
"were of one heart and one sooi,*and so rajJW tf.
was the triumph of their cause, tm the tinpGr jn,
had scarcely fallen asleep, when phris^fflly ascended
the throne of the Caesaffi jJBBFSoon
as its disciples lost their ori^naSEMBKy of interest
and unity of action m MKss specula
, tions and uncharitable disput^Jfce Church became
comparatively povverleJBhe advantages
already gained were forfeitewtnd the moral SP
world began to retrogadoJPwards it former,
, In every work of ben*rence or charity, as- w<
sociation develops our MKgies and resources, en
and aids us in their nmpr application. Con- ?*
ccrtedeffort enlarge^jfftphere of influenoe, and ?
increases our individwefficiency. Should every
man remain isolate^ and act independently of n|
, the rest, though jj?tm each heart, and strong P
n il lWinl, fi jlili J?wMjiinaiii nly, umilil hi flu ii j"
influence, and niHger the result. But let all
unite in a fratenup&ompact, a coalition of love;
let them mingle fteir councils, concert their arrangcmcnts,
and^kt systematically and harmo- ^
niously togetlior^Kfid their blended wisdom and
energy, prompteBw love and guided by Heaven, ^
shall bless manlw till the millennium.
One obvious ^rantage of this law of associa- ^
tion, is its adapftion todevelope the better sym- 1
, pathies of theMgman soul. Who that has felt 00
the value of fend?that has participate4 in a
. brother's joy/Sbrept out his woes into a brother's
bosom, cai^Bl to admire this feature of its *
; influcnoe ? ItjKngs home to his heart, in all .
the freshness oflmeir moral power, the eternal jq
obligations of DH^erly kindness and charity. ^
By cemented fiHdships, and community of ^
sentiment, andjSs frequent interchange of
; thoughts, and flHteonsequent development of m
i social qualities, itSgnds obviously to the im- ^
proveraent of clmrcMnr. By the force of num- ^
, hers, and the influ<mJ|of example, and the contagion
of united itj^Kses, and the augmentation
tff individual resjwOTraty, it stirs to great and ^
generous enterprises^fcke the different parts of ^
a well-constructed a^Kfrell regulated machine, ^
all move in harmoujflKffiacting upon the other, ^
and the great wholejlSding to one beneficent ^
result. The flash o(X? eye kindles another;
the tear of affection cMpbrth the corresponding
tear: the voice of kiMuss finds an echo in the ,
bosom of every brot^j||:
"Each spirit quitaHonrigoD in the breast, m
And flows ia i ^fjOjiirattnioa with the rest" m
Nor is the effect Ajjfe'to the fraternity. Our m
union in the ?e*8Spitever its religious or nc
charitable oUfl^trebgthens the tie which binds he
us to the coiI^cri humanity. It rebukes the us
natural selfrahnms of man. It teaches us that " 1
all are our oreffifen. It is so far a practical re- M
cognition of the claims which, ia virtue of a "1
common origin and a oommon constitution, each er
one has npon his neighbor. It is a visible em ho
4 the great principle, that "no man ra
'himself." It makes us regard every be
Fe'ring as the legitimate object of our jni
ind charity, for whom we are bound >l~
?n, if possible, we are bound to help. &
xv oreneaps all the minor differences, whether et<
of rank or of religion. It tells the cold, unfeel- 'et
ing world, that there are yet hearts that beat in eri
unison on earth, hearts that respond promptly us.
to the wail of human woe. It renders i is mem- 1,11
here, in some degree, what the Diviue Redeemer ra:
intended to make his church?"a peculiar pco- ua
pie, zealous of good works."?Southern Chris- W1
tian Advocate.
m9m wc
Coming Home. aD
Glad words! The waters dash upon the
prow of the gallant vessel. She stands on the
deck and the winds woo her ringlets, look anx*
iously for her head lands of home. In thought go,
there are warm kisses on her lips, soft hands pr
on her temples. Manly arms press her to a oo
throbbing heart, and one voice sweeter than all p]?
the rest whispers, "My child!" Coming home!
Full to bursting is her young heart, and she th(
seeks the cabin to fill her joy vent in blessed m?
tears. 10
Coming homo! The best room is set apart fra
for his chamber. Again and again have lov- kn
ing hands folded away the Curtains, and 9hook ho
out the snowy drapery. The vases are filled to
every day with fresh flowers, and every evening
tremulous, loving voices whisper, "He will
be hero to-morrow, perhaps." At each meal an,
2 table is set with scrupulous care.>Phe ne\
embroidered slippers, the rich dressing gow
3 study cap that he will like'so wjell .are a
railed to meet his eye.
That student brother! . He could leap tl
iters, and fly like a bird home. ' Though 1
s seen all the splendor of blden tirri^tHe
but ope spot that fills his heart, .and th
ot be will soon reach. "Sweet home."
Coming home !; What sees the* sup-brow
sailor in the darking waters ! He smile
icre are,j)ictures there of a blue-eyed -'bal
d its mother. He knows that even now 1
mng wife sings the sweet cradle song :
"For I^Jfcnow that the angels will!) ring to mo,"
He sees her watching 'from her cottage do<
feels the beat of heart in the pulse,., of 1
ro, when a familiar footfall touches onlyrt
reshold of memory.
That bronzed sailor loves, bis home^g.1
gle whoa-1 wings seek oftenestithe tracks^
e nfi loves,best his mountain eyry. E
38sur.es ,are>tbere. Coming
hdtoi'e! c,. Sad 1 y the - worn Caiifori
i folds his arms and sinks, back upon his.
ired pillow.. WVt to.hira i/5 bis yellow go]
b, for one smile of kindred !; But tfiat mi
>t be. Lightly they tread by his bedsit
itch the dim eye, moisten the parched.lips
A pleasant face bends over him?a rouj
,lm gently pushing back the moist .bair,;ft|
familiar voice whispers, " Cheer up, n
end, we are in port, you are going home."
The film falls from the sick man's eye.ome!
jis.it heir ? Can'.Bb be^most there !
tiinii senas tno: oiooa circling tnrougn i
nbs?what! Shall he see those dear ev
ifore the night of darkness settles down f<
er! Will his babes fold their little art
lout him and press their, cherry Jips to hi
'hat wonder if new vigor gathers in that ma
chest ? He feels strenSt^'^
erwhelming j >vA?ud0Jj^^9edear on<
,Comm|^^gppW8^ry words are ra
roiugpPIH^tear import of every thii
jfjptmd holy in the domestic life?nay moi
eyare stamped with the seal of heaven, i
e angels say of the dying saint, "He is coi
g home."?Olive Branch,
Woman's mission.
BY ALICE GREEN.
How important is the mission of woman, a
t how few appear to understand or feel the :
onsibility of the position she occupies. It a
tars to be the general opinion that if a lady 1
ceived a fashionable education, and can figt
ell in the parlor, and equally well iu the kit*
i, if occasion requires, that is all that is nec
ry, and if to this a moderate share of beac
added, it is enough to constitute her a parage
ow all this is necessary and proper, but isth<
it something more for her to do! Were
aced here merely to occupy space, to M wh
ray the hours," or assist in " driving doll a
nty?* t& riaptitatetbe tnhwl, ioreharm-t
roes'! Is this the extent of our mheiop. in t
a-fallen world f?Shall we say, because we m
iver enroll our names among the great and
strious ones of earth, that " ours is a limit
here of action f' True, we mav none of
i a Luther, a Wesley, or a Whitfield, a Wa<
gtoo, a Bolivar, or a Kossuth, a Newton,
ranhlin, a Fulton; it is not in our province
cupy the Presidential Chair, nor speak in Ck
essional halls; but is not oars a more gloric
ission ??one which angels might look doi
id smile upon! It is ours to educate our I
re statesmen?oure to guide the youthful mi
the ways of wisdom and true piety, to iasti
ve of good and hatred of evil into those min
5m which the future laws of our nation are
oanate. As the first rudiments of childrei
lucation ever devolves on woman, let. us i
ember that what is lealned in youth is seldo
ever, forgotton?that u as the twig is bent t
;e is inclined." We are to a certain exte
erting an influence which will be felt by tl
ition and the world, long after we have pass
vay, and our names are forgotten ; yet our i
lence which we now exert will still be fjj
ther for good or evil. Eternity alone can rev<
>w much weal or woe has been dissemlhat
* ? i- *_il *sLJi
rough the world oy woman s lumience iu i
ird to the proper or improper education
>uth. Let us-not think, then, that ours is
nited sphere of action, though we may not w
urels or worldly honors; though we may nev
ach the temple of fame, nor revel on the sui
it of the cloud-clapped hill of science, yet i
ay win brighter laurels than these. Wo shou
it seek for worldly agrandizement; ours is
ilier mission. There is much for us to do?1
not be idle in this great14 field of action," b
let us work for some good, be it ever so lowl
ix>r, all labor, is noble and holy." Let us, wi
learts entwined, aspire to raise our being hig
If there is not enough for us to do in t
ime circles, let us go forth into the worldinister
to the sick and suffering, comfort t
roaved, cheer the sad, encourage the despon
j, relieve suffering humanity wherever we fii
?for this is a part of our mission. Nor
is all: we may assist in carrying the light
jrnal life to those that are in heathen darknee
, us be " armed by faith, and winged by pra
," and there is no undertaking too great f
?and though there bo ranch of bittern*
ngled in our cup of life, and we meet wi
my discouragements and disappointments, 1
44 cast our bread upon the waters," assured
11 return to us after many days." Let. us <
lat our hands find to do, with our might, ai
i shall gather for ourselves the lanrel of peat
d receive a crown of immortality.
Literary Miscellany.
The Persecuted Christiaks.?The depul
n in behalf of the Madiais have ascertain)
do touching facts respecting the persecute
otestants of Florence, who number about 21
0. Prohibited by the tyrant from entering
ice of worship, they have to" read the I
> by stealth, and in order to multiply copies
3 precioas book, some have copied it out
inuscript It i3 supposed that there are fro
,000 to 16,000 Bibles among them. As i
temal meetings are allowed, they have be)
own to meet by twos and threes at a pub!
use, and under cover of their ordinary mo
celebrate the Lord's supper.
^ -J vM>t1*AQ n twAii/4 mnn nnd n f.i
UOUU cuuuatl luaaco <v ]'1UUU ?mu mm ? m
F7
jtfttjjjlj ^ulittle means of feeding his wife
anilenifdron taken away, breaks his spirit and ?;
08 cows that manliness of character which makes \ }
33, a freeman a soldier of the State, ready to de? '*
fend it. The law now exempts hta musket.
1o It should protect his homo for the aake of bis /
[e? family, and he will the better do his duty vt f
or the field. No complaints from any quarter, ff
not tainted with the suspicion of interested V
motives, have reached the Committed.
one year has elapsed sincq a law, similar to - %
those in force all over the Republic, Was passed
?we are disposed to let time test a policy: j
"d which at least has humanity to recdmmenj it - &
re- B. F. HUNT, Chairman. ; ias
Municipal Elections.?An election for.In- <,j,
Jf? tendantand Wardens of Newberry, for thcF-fli
present year, was held on Monday last, and* - V
resulted in the choice of J. B. F. MeMorries,
y Esq., Jntendant, a d Messrs. S. T. Agnew,
B.Pope, and J. F. Harrington, Wardens. The r
question of license or no license was in issue, Qfi"
and it is understood, says the-Newberry Send- /
^ nsl, that the '-Wets" have it by a cou^derablcfc 1
J? ^^n'Mwdaylast, the following gfwmeW *
were re-elected Intendant and Wardens of fha
*7 town of Chester:
Intendant.-?David Pinchback.
Wardens.?W. T. Robinson, A. H. Davega >"
^ John McKee, Jr., T. J. Dunovant.
tQ Sumterville.-?The following, gentlemen,
m. have been elected officers of the town of Sam* (
lUS terville for the ensuing year, vix: Intendant,
.Tab n Rlan/tincT* W.wlono T R N Hommof.
fL L. B. Hanks, John E. Brown and John T.
Qd Green. t
ds Churches in Georgia.?We gather the fol-\ '
lowing interesting (acts touching the different
,8 religious denominations in this State: \
rg. No. of No. of Value of chnirch
ra Churches. Members. Property.^
he Baptist 821 810,063 $890,801 j
nt Methodist. ...785 288,143 893,743
jjg Presbyterian.. 29 39,096 218,805
ed Episcopal.#. 19 8,975 109,010 ^ X. s
^ Catholic.... 8 4,250 79,500
.n The Baptist denomination have more chureh- $1
^ 08 in Georgia than in any other Stats in Uw.wJ
gd Union; and with the exception of New York,
^ more. members in Georgia than in auy. other
of Stat6' ,
.a Baltimore as a Grain Market.?The po.
'm sition of Baltimore aa a Provision Market is
r beginning to attract universal attention. In jafP^
the general review of her markets containeuMn
jj the American, of the 8th inst int.,weiind the J,
following comparative table ofVifteeipta at that
ea port, for the last threeyeWs, as follows:
ut 185C 1851. 1852.
p. Wheat. . .,2^00;000 2,600,000 3,451,150
th Corn . . ^.' 3,250,000 2,650,000 3,745,900
b- Oats . ,r . 600,000 450,000 800,000
he Rye jet 140,000 150,000 165,000
_ Peas . . . 30,000 15,000 10,000 \
L? Rft?ns . . . 5000 3.000 5.000 ^
d-L : : :? . . j
id Total . . 6,325,000 8,868,000 8,177,050 ,
is
of A State Temperance Convention, lately held ,
b; in Alabama, declined endorsing the Maine law,
v- but agreed to the passage of a modification of
or it, which would leave each town to decide for
sss itself, whether ardent spirits should not be alth
lowed.
ft Important Verdict in an Advertisement
10 Case.?The proprietor of the New York Cou- * -i
J(j rier and Enquirer has recovered a verdict of
ve> $300 in the Supreme Court ofthat State against
' Hon. J. Ibbotson, for advertising. It appears '
the advertisement, not being marked for any V
particular number of insertions, was permit- 1
a- ted to remain in the paper 150 days, at $2 a 1
sd day. The defence setup, was chiefly that Mr. H
J I kk,\^An'a Arvlore in TACruipf fj\ IkHvoHitu. 4
0U iUUUMUUO V?UV?o ? * VU^W* WW mw?v*<uv
5,- ment were not carried out. However, he took ^
at the Courier and Enquirer daily and as was pre-1 <
li* sumed by the court, saw the advertisement in
ofi question and shouid have notified the editor to
in i?lter or discontinue it. The court ruled that , j
m he should have given this notice, and not have
10 expected to enjoy the benefit of the advertise- I
?n ment without paying for it.?Southern Standlic
ard.
il, V
All wet land should bo drained?unless re- j
lievod of their surplus water, they will never ol
grow more than half crops, and these of inferior
quality. J