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VOLUME 14 CAMDEX, SOUTH-CAI?OLTXA TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER II. im. XUMBEH H. I
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Golaf Down Hill.
" That looks bad,'* exclaimed farmer White,
with an expressive shake of the liead, as lie
passed a neglected garden and broken down
. fence, in one of his daily walks.
" Bad enough," was the reply of the companion
to whom the remark was addressed.
"Neighbor Thompson appears to be rouning
down hUl pretty fast. I can remember when
everything around his little place was trim and
tidy." . ;
" He always appeared to be a steady, iudustrious
juan,* rgoined the second speaker. "I
liave a pair of boots on tov feet at this moment
ftf hfe make, au'd they have done me good service.''
**
" I have generally employed him for myself
and family," was the reply, "and I must confess
that-he is a good workman ; but, nevertheless.
! believe I eliaif step into Jack Smith's this
" ui&hrii?g,/nrid order a pair of boot*, <d" which I
stand in need. - I always make it a rule never to
patronize those who appear to be running -behind"
hand. There" is generally some risk in
- helping those who won't help themselves."
* '"Very true; and as mv wife desires me to
8e& about a pair of shoes for her this morniug,
1 will follow your example and call upor. Smith,
lie is no great favorite- of mine, however?an
idle, quarrelsome fellow."
",And yet he seems to. be getting ahead in
the world," answered the farmer, " lam willing
to give him a lift. l?ut. I have an errand at tjie
hotelier's. 1 will not detain you."
At the butcher's they met the neighbor^ who
was the subj;ct of their previous conversation.
ITe certainly presented rather ly shabby appearance,
and in his choice of meat there was a regard
to economy which did not escape the observation
of farmer, White. After passing remarks,
'the poor shoemaker took his departure,
arid the butcher opened his account book with a
Koniewhat anxious air, saying, as he charged the
bit of meat?
. "I believe it is time thai neighbor Thompson
and I come to a settlement. Short accounts
make long friends."
" No time to lose, I should say," remarked the
fanner.
"Indeed? .Have you heard oL any trouble
neighbor White f"
"No; I have heard nothing; but a man lias
the use of his own eyes, you know ; and I nev
er trust any one with my money who is evidently
going down hill."
"Qulle right; audi will send in ray hill this
evening. I nave ouly delayed on account of the
sickness the poor man has had in his family all
wilder. I suppose he must have run l>eliind a
little, but styll [ must take care of number one."
" Speaking of Thompson, are you V observed
a bystander, .who ap xjared to take an interest in
the eoaveraition. "'Going down hill, is he ? I
myst look out'for myself then, lie owes ine
<j?itc a snug sum for leather. I did intend to
give him another month's credit, hut oti the
whole I guess the 11101103* would be safer in mv
own pocket."
Here the four worthies separated, each with
his-mind Sllodwith the affairs of neighbor Thompson,
the probability that lie was going dowu hill,
?nd the best way of giviug him a push.
In another part of the little village similar
scenes were passing.
" I declare," exclaimed Mr*. Hen net t, the dressmaker,
to a favorite assistant, as she hastily withdrew
her head from the window, whence she
had been gazing 011 the passers-bv ; '* If there is
?iot Mrs. Thompson, the shoemaker's \vifc, coming
wp the steps with a parcel in her hand. She
wants me to do her work, I suppose, but I think
it would be a venture. Every one says they are
running down hill, and it is a chance if I ever
get my ["ay."
"She alwa\*s has paid us promptly," was the
reply. .
" True; but that was in the days of her pros
pcrity. I cannot afford to run any risk."
The entrance of Mrs. Thompson prevented
further conversation.
She was evidently surprised at the refusal of
Mrs. Bennett to do any work for her; but as
great pressure of business was pleaded as an excuse,
there was nothing to be said, and she soon
took her leave. Another application proved
equally unsuccessful. It was strange how busy
the village dressmakers had suddenly become.
On the way home, the i>oor shoemaker's wife
met the teacher of a small school in the neighborhood,
where two of her children attended.
" Ah, Mrs. Thompson, I am glad to see you,"
was the salutation. " I was about calling at
your house. Would it be convenient to settle
our little account this afternoon ?"
"Our account!" was the surprised reply.
" Surely the terra lias not yet expired!"
" Only half it; but my present rule is to collect
my r#oney at that time. It is a plan which
many teacners nave aaoptca 01 late.
" I was not aware that there had been any
change in your rules, and I have made arrangements
to meet your bill at the usual time. I
fear that it will not be in my power to do so
sootier."
The countenance of the teacher aliotvcd groat
disappointment, and as she passed on in a different
direction, she muttered to herself?
" Just as I expected. I never shall see a cent.
Everybody says they are going down hill. I
must get rid of the children in some way. Perhaps
I may get a pair of shoes or two for payment
for the half quarter, If I manage right;
but it will nevet do to go on in this way."
A little discomposed by her interview with
the teacher, Mrs. Thompson stepped into a neigh
boring grocery to purchase sonic trifling article |
of family stores. . i
" I have a little account against you. Will it i
be convenient for Mr. Thompson to settle it this <
evening?" asked the polite shopkeeper as lie 1
produced the desired article.
"Is it his usual time for settling V* was agaiu
| 4 o
tlie surprised inquiry. .
" Well, not exactly ; but money is very tight. |
! just now, and I am anxious to get all that is due {
! me. In future I iiftend to keep short accounts, t
There is a little bill, if you would like to look at s
i t '- ill __n .1 i? l,.,*
i u. l win c;ui aiu'.iuu mis viviiiug. u is uut ?i
small affair." f
"Thirty dollars is no small sum to us just x
now," thought Mrs. Thompson, as she thought- ^
fully pursued her way toward home. j
" It seems strange that nil these payments ,
must be met just now, while we are struggling (
to recover from the heavy expenses of the win- ,
ter. I cannot understand it." s
Iler perplexity was increased by finding her |
husband with two bills in his hand and a conn- r
j tetiance expressive of anxiety and concern. r
" Look, Mary," lie said, as she entered. "Here
! are two nnexpected calls for money ; one from j
J the doctor, and the other from the dealer in r
leather from whom I purchased my last stock.
They are both very urgent for immediate pay- t
meuf, although they have always been willing to ^
. wait a few months until I could make arrange- ^
j tneuts to meet their claims, liut misfortunes ,
| never come single, and if a man gets a little be- r
j hindhau'd,.trouble seems to pour in upon him." f
"Justso,""replied the wife. "The neighbors r
think we are going down hill, and every one is c
; ready to give us a push. Here arc two more |
| bills for you?one from the grocer, and the oth- [
i er from the teacher." (
Rcj.ly was prevented by a knock at the door, r
. and the appearance of a lad, who presented a v
j neatly folded paper, and disappeared.
"The butcher's account, as I live!" exclaimed j
the astonished shoemaker. "What is to be |
| done, Marv ? So much money to be paid out ,
rfrr litlln onimnif in fn,. cntnA rtf mv bf*st
i " J t S -V \
' customers have left me, although my work has
i always given satisfaction. If 1 could only have
' as much employment as usual, and the usual
credit allowed me, I could soon satisfy all these
! claims : but to meet them now is impossible, and
the acknowledgment of my inability would Send
; us still on the downward path."
| ? We must do our best and trust to Providence,"
j'was.the consoling remark of las wife, as a se.
cond knock at the door aroused the fear that
: another claimant was about to appear.
But the benevolent countenance of Unde
' Joshua, a rare, but ever welcome visitor, pre!
seated itself. Seating himself in" the comfortable
chair that Mary hastened to hand him, lie
: said in his eccentric but friendly manner:
" Well, good folks, I understand the world
' does not go as well with you as formerly. What
| is the trouble
11 There need be no trouble," was the reply,
" if men would not try to add to the afflictions
. which the Almighty sees to be necessary for us.
The winter was a trying one. We met with
sickness and misfortunes, which we endeavored
j to bear with patience. All would now go well j
if those around me Were not determined to push j
inn in tlin il.itf lltvnril until "
" 15ut there lies the difficulty, friend Thomp- t
son. This is a seltish world. Everybody, or at
! least, a great majority, care only for numbfcr one.
If they see a poor neighbor going down hill,
their tirst thought is whether it will affect their
own interests, and provided they can secure them \
| selves, they care not how soon he goes to the 1
bottom. The only way is to keep *ip appear- (
! ances. Show no signs of going behindhand, and
! all will go well villi you."
1- "Very true, Uncle Joshua, but how is this to j
, be done ? Hills which I did not expect to be
called upon to meet for the next three months j
' are pouring in upon me. My best customers
J arc leaving me for a more fortunate rival. In J
short, I am on the brink of rain, and nought but '
a miracle can save me." I
" A miracle which is very easily wrought then, 1
j I imagine, my good friend. What is the amount 1
of your debts which press so heavily upon you, ^
1 and how soon in the common course of events, 4
' could you discharge them
j 44 They do not exceed one hundred dollars," j '
; replied the shoemaker; "and with my usual run : 1
' I l ..n .i e I J
j kji uviiv, i tvuiu iimtvu mi ujjiiL ui uircu ur luur *
( in .lithe ."
" We will say six,*' " I will advance you one
. hundred and fifty dollars for six months. Pay
J every cent you owe, and with the remainder of
. the money make some slight addition or imj
provement in your shop or house, and put everything
about tiic grounds in its usual neat order.
! Try this plan for a few weeks, and we will see
; what clfect it has upon our worthy neighbors
I No, no, never mind thanking me. I am only
: trying a little experiment on human nature. 1
j know you of old, and have no doubt niv money
j is safe in your hands."
Weeks passed by. The advice of Unclo Joshua
j had been strictly followed, and the change in
i the shoemaker's prospects was indeed wonder- j
j ful. He was now spoken of as one of the most
; thriving inen in the village, .and many marveli
ious stories were told to account for the sudden <
alteration in his affairs.
' It was generally agreed that a distant relative j
' had bequeathed to him a legacy, which had en-1
tirely relieved him of his pecuniary difficulties.'
They had never before realized the beauty and !
durability of his work. The polite butcher sej
hcted the best pieces of meat for his inspection,
. as lie entered, and was totally?indiffereut as to
I the time nf nnvmont. The teacher neenninn
nicd the children home to ten, and spoke in high 1
terms of their improvement, pronouncing them 1
among her best scholars. The dress-maker sud- 1
denly found herself free from the gr.at press for '
work, and in a friendly note expressed her de- ^
sire to oblige Mrs. Thompson in any way in her
power.
"Just as I expected," exclaimed Uncle Joshua, '
rubbing his hands cxultingly, as the grateful '
shoemaker called upon him at the expiration of
six months, with the money which had been
loaned in the hour of need. "Just as I expect- '
ed. A strange world ! They arc ready to push a
man up bill if he seems to be ascending, and .
just as ready to push him down, if they find that
his face is turned that way. In future, neighbor
Thompson, let everything around you wear
an air of prosperity, and you will be sure to ]
prosper." And witii asa'isfied air, rneloJoshin <
ilaced his money in his pocket book, ready to |
ncet some other claim upon his benevolence, <
ivhilst he, whom he had thus befriended, with j j
;hecrful countenance, returned to his happy j
tome. * i
SVMI'ATHIKS OFMIXD WITH TIIK BoDY.? All i
ire aware of the wonderful influence exerted
iy the condition of the body npon the faculties f
ind affections of the soul. The following, from (
he Essay on Indigestion, by Dr. James John- ,
ion, contains some very remarkable facts: ,
"Many a happy and lucky thought has sprung [
rom an empty stomach ! Many an important f
tndertnkim? has been ruined by a bit of utidi- f
jested pickle?many a well-laid scneme naa s
iailed in execution from a drop of green bile? f
oany a terrible and merciless edict has gone j
orth in consequence of an irritated gastric ,
lerve. The character of men's mind baS often v
tuffered from temporary derangements of the- 2
>ody ; _ and thus health may make the same J
nan a hero in the field, whom dyspepsia may; j
ender imbecile in the cabinet." . s) j.
Dr. J. illustrates his subject in bis usual felici- j
ous manner, The following are some of his c
emarks: j
"I lately saw a gentleman of brilliant talent!*^
md prolific genius, who could set down and t
vrite extemporaneouly whole pages of superior ,
)oetical effusions, with scarcely an effort of the ^
nind, and who would yet, from sudden derange j
nent of the digestive organs, be so completely j
md quickly prostrated in intellectual power, as ?
lot to be able to write three lines on the most c
lomnion subject. On a late o.casion, when he (
ind merely to communicate an official business
ransaction that required not more than half a {
lozen lines in the plainest language he could
lot put a pen to paper, though the attempt j
vas made fifty times in the course of iwo days.
Vt length he was forced to throw himself into a
lost-chase, and perform a lung journey to deiver
orally what might have been done in one
uinute by the pen. In half an hour after this ,
vas performed, he sat down and wrote on ode
lescriptive of his own nervous irritability, which 1
vould not have done discredit to the pen of a 4
3yron. (
"The author of this essay has himself been !
io enervated by a fit of what is called indiges- 1
ion as to be utterly incapable of breaking the '
teal of a letter for twenty-four hours though to j
ill appearance--, in eood health at the lime. E- }
jually astonishing and unaccountable is the de- 1
;rec of timidity, terror, incapacity, or whatever
>ther magic spell it is, which annihilates, fop a *
tme, tlio.wholc energy of the mind, renders '
he victim of dyspepsia afraid of his own shad- c
>w?or of things more unsubstantial, if possible 1
han shadows."
Again he says:
"It is under the influence of such paroxysms '
is these, I am thoroughly convinced that nine
enths of those melancholy instances of suicide, .
which shock the ears of the public, take place."
We have no doubt of it. We have' seen
nen ofthe strongest minds?strongest waVnean 1
mt for their disease?as utterly overcomp-by
i paroxysm of indigestion, as Dr. J. says he
ns been ; and we have seen them on the very
irink, too, ol'sclf-destruction. llow little do J
nankind know of the reciprocal influence of '
liind and matter.?Presbyterian Advocate. .
f c
First Love.
Wm. M. Thackerary, Esq., the distinguish- ?
ul novcli<t and lecturer, thus discourses on the .
ntenselv interesting subject, which forms the <
iaption of this article:
"Can any one lay his hand upon his waist- ]
joat and conscientiously say, 'Until I saw the ]
iresent Mrs. Jones, I never was in love in my (
ife ?' Can any man say so ? He is a poor croa
/ ? * J 1 _ 1. J 1 - I l
ure, ii ne can; ana i mane no oouoi ne nas
iad at least lorty first loves since lie began to
:o be capable of admit ing at all. As for lite
tidies, tliein, of course, I put out of the question
; they are fresh, no doubt; they never fall
n love until Mamma tells them that Mr. So- (
md-so is an amiable young man, and in every (
,vay eligible; tliev never flirt with Captain,
Smith at a ball; and sigh as they lie at home ;
ii bed, and think what a charming, dashing felow
he is; they never hear the young curate
ead his sermon so sweetly, and think how pale
ind interesting he looks, and how lonely lie
uust feel in his curate house, and what a no
jle and work it would be to share the solitude *
ind soothe the pains, and listen to the delight- *
'ul doctrine of so excellent a man; and never \
;liink of attaching themselves to any mortal except
their brother, until he brings home a *
yonng friend from college, and says, Mary, Tom '
Atkinson admires you hugely, and is heir to a 1
diousand a year!' They never begin the attack I
is I have heard; but their young hearts wait 1
ilo ot\ mnnu f'nrtrnccpQ In Ka uffantr^rl and ^
carried after a proper period ofseige?by block- (
ide, or by bribery, or capitulation, or by fiery s
jscalade. 1
"Whilst ladies persist in maintaining the '
strictly-defensive condition, men must natural- 1
y, as it were, take the opposite line, that of at- 1
:ack ; otherwise, if both parties held aloof, there
would be no marriages; and the hosts would die 1
n their respective inaction, without ever com- ng
to a battle. Thus, it is evident, that as the (
adies will not, the men must take the offensive.
[ for my part, have made in the course of my life
it least a score ol'chivulrous attacks upon sevjral
strongly-fortified hearts. Sometimes 1 be- f
jan my work too late in the season, and win- 1
ter suddenly came and rendered further labors
mpossible; sometimes I have attack tho breach
madly, sword in hand, and have been plunged
violently from the scaling ladder into the ditch;
sometimes I have made a decent lodgement in
the place, when?bang! blows up a mine, and
I arn scattered to the deuce! and sometimes
when 1 have been in the very heart of the citaiel?all,
that I should say it 1?a sudden panic
lias struck me, and I run like the Uritish out of
Carthagcna!"
Alice Corey, in a late poem, uses this very
beautiful figuro?
"ftveil tor tlio dead I will not bind I 1
My soul to grief?dentil cannot long divide;
For it is not as if tlie rose had climbed j .
My garden wall and blossomed on the other side!"
Tt is stated that the receipts of the Hank of ling i '
and, in ordinary business transactions, average $400, J
)f)0 daily. 1 I
The Tombs of the Presidents.
The New York Herald contains the followng
interesting sketches of the Tombs of the
['residents:
THE TOMB OF MADISON,
MOMTELIER, VA.
At Montpolier, the name which Mr. Madison
jave to his beautiful residence in Orange eouny,
Virginia, about one hundred miles northvest
of Richmond, and thirty miles from the
'rave of Jefferson, are interred the remains of
he fourth President of the United States, and
iither of the Constitution. We have no rccdlection
of any published account of Mr. Mndion's
tomb, although his late residence has been
iequently described. The memory of Mr.
dadison has been somewhat neglected in bis
lative State. Short sketches of bis life have been
vritten by John Quincy Adams, Charles Jt Infcrsoll,
and Northern men, and there is a brief
lotice of linn appended to Ins political writings;
rnt'a full personal biography of this great man
s much wanting. After his death, in June
1836, a funeral oration was delivered before the
itizens of Richmond, Virginia, by Win. II. Mc^arland,
esq., of that city, in which he gave an
iloquent sketch of his public life and services, but
10 account of his private life. Mr. Adams was
ippointed by the city authorities of Boston to
leliver an eulogy on Mr. Madison. The Faculy
of the University of Virginia paid due honors
o his memory. In Congress his death was apiropriately
noticed by resolutions, and speech
ft made by Mr. Patton, of Virginia, and John
Juincy Adams.
We beiieve that the remains of Mrs. Madison
die venerable relict of Mr. Madison,who survived
rer husband until her death recently, were also
nterred at Motitpolicr.
THE TOMB OF MONROE.
AT THE SECOND STREET CEMETERY, NEW YORK.
Mr. Monroe was .a native of the county of
Westmoreland Virginia, and his family residence
vas at Oak Ilill, Loudonm county, near the Poomac
river. We believe that Mrs. Monroe, who
iicd a short time before the President, was buicd
there, as well as other members of the fam
ly. Mr. Monroe left only two children, both
laughters; one was the widow of George liay,
Esq., of Richmond, the other the wife of Samuel
LGomerneur, Esq.. of New York. . The Predent
died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
~t il.~ .<.1. ..e T1001 VT?
.*uuverucury un uic tin ui uuijf jo-ji.
vns interred with military and civic honors on
Thursday, the 7th of July. The funeral pro ession
moved from the City Hall at 4 P. M.,
,vhcre the body was brought by a guard of hon)r*
accompanied by the immediate relatives and
iiends of the family. An address was delivei;d'in
front of the Hall by William A. Duer,
President of the Columbia College. The body
was then taken to St. Paul's Church, where the
"uncral service of the Episcopal Church was
.end, and an anthem sung. In the meantime
lie several societies formed in the Park.
The pall bearer* were Samuel L. Southard,
?oI. llii-hard Varick, Col. John Trumbull, John
Watts, John Ferguson, David Brooks, GoVer
lor Aaron Ogden, and Thomas Morris (United
States Marshall.) The procession moved up
IJ road way to Blocker Street, the military formug
a line on each side of Blocker and Second
;treet, while the different bodies and societies
marched through and entered the cemetery.?
flic body was then deposited in the vault assigned
to it, at the northeast cud of cemetery in
second street.The
body of the deceased was deposited in a
oaden coffin soon after death, and that in a malogany
coffin, which bears on a plate of silver
die following inscription :
JAMES MONROE,
of Virginia,
DIED 4TH JULY, 1831,
AO ED 74 YEARS.
The usual honors wore naid to the memorv
)( the ex President, in the various cities and
towns throughout the United States. John Q.
\dani3 and Judge McLean delivered eulogies on
Mr. Monroe.
TIIE TOMB OF ANDREW JACKSON.
AT THE HERMITAGE, NEAR NASHVILLE, TENS*
The Hermitage, which was for many years
he residence of General Jackson, is beautifully
lituated on the bank of the Cumberland river,
ibout ten mile9 from the city of Nashville.?
rhere the mortal remains of the distinguished
Jeneral and President, who filled so important
i place in the history of his country, were interred
in June, 1845. We have* not seen any
particular description of the tomb at the Hernitage,
but it is known that the General was
ppposed to pomp and 9how in commemoration
>f the dead, lie refused to accept of a marble
tarcophagus brought from the Mediterranean,
ivliich had contained one ot the heroes ot antiquity.
lie desired to be buried in a plain manier,
according to the customs of his countrvnon.
Gen. Jackson was buried by the side of his
vifc, who had preceded him to his tomb sixteen
fears before his death. The following epitaph
>11 this lady is interesting, as it was written by
jlen. Jackson himself.
The Richmond Enquirer says:
A lady in the West has been kind enough to
lend us a copy of Andrew Jackson's epitaph on
lis wife. It is known to have been his own
imposition, yet, although it has been read by
housands on her tomb in Tennessee, it has nev:r
appeared in print before. This singular inicription
runs thus;
"'Here lio the remains of Mrs. Iiachcl Jackion,
who died on the 22d of December, 1828,
iged.Gl. Ilor face was fair, her person pleasure,
her temper amiable and her heart kind.?
"iho delighted in relieving the wants of her fob
ow creatures, and cultivated that divine pleas*
ire by the most liberal and unpretending nieth)qs.
To the poor she was a benefactress; to
he rich she was an example; to the wretched a
Jomforter; to the prosperous an ornament. Her
lity went hand in hand with her benevolence;
tnd she thanked her creator for being permitted
;o do good. A being so gentle and yet so virtuous,
slander might wound but could not dislonor.
Kven death, when lie tore her from the
wins of her husband, could but transplant her
to the bosom of her Hod."
THE TOMB OF IIAKKISOX.
AT NORTJI BEXD, OHIO. |
i General Il-irrisoti died at the city of W ash- i
ington only one month after his inauguration. j
The funeral took place at the seat of govern-;
ment, on the 7th of April, and was attended hy j
an immense concourse of people from Baltimore, j
Alexandria, liichmond, Philadelphia', ainl other j
places. The civic and military procession" was I
large and imposing, occupying two miles in j
length. The funeral service of the Episcopal I
Church was read Ly itev. Mr. llawl.y. The ,
body was interred in the Congressional burying i
ground, but soon after removed to the fonder j
residence of General Harrison, at North 13end, on j
the bank ol the Ohio, a few miles below Cincinnati,
where it was interred in the family tomb at
that place.
TIIE TOM 13 OF JAMES K. POLK.
AT NASHVILLE, TEXX.
Mr. Polk, before he was elected to the Presidency,
had resided at Columbia, Maury county,
Tennessee, but previous to retiring from office, j
he had purchased a beautiful residence at Nash-.
ville, where he took up his abode, after a jour-!
ncy through the Southern States, upon the ex- j
piration of his term in March, 1849. Death un-;
expectcdly shortened his career on the 16th of j
June, 1849, and on the following day his re-,
mains were accompanied to their resting place
by a large concourse of his fellow-citizens. Hisamiable
widow has caused to be erected a tasteful
tomb over his remains, in the grounds of the
mansion house. The mouumcnt is a tablet supported
by four cokinms, with a square pillar in
the centre, on which the name of the President
and other particulars arc inscribed.
TIIE TOMB OF TAYLOR.
NEAT. LOl'JSVJLI.E, Kv.
General Taylor was the second President who
died in office, and Ins decease took place at
Washington city. July 9th 1850, where lie was
first interred with military and civic honors.?
His remains were renioyed in the fall of the
same year ami deposited in the tamny cemetery
near Louisville, Kentucky, ou the 1st of November,
1850. Col. Richard Taylor, the father of
the President, removed with- his family from
Virginia to Kentucky, 1705, and resided in the
vicinity of Louisville. WJieiv Gen. 2. Taylor
was appointed to the command of the southwestern
division of the army he removed his.
family from Louisville to liatofi Rouge, La.,
where they continued to reside until his election
to the Presidency. A simple, and plain roouu
merit marks the" tomb of General Taylor, near
Louisville.
A Human Bkixg with Nothing to do.?
Most miserable, worthy of most profound pity,
l is such a being. The most insigniiicant object
in nature becomes a source of envy; 4he bird?
warble on every spray, in ecstacy of joy; the
tiny flower, hidden frum all eyes, sends forth Its
fragrance of full happiness; the mountain stream
dashes along with a sparkle and murmur of
pure delight. The object ?fthcir creation is
accomplished, and their life gushes forth in harmonic
work. Oh, plant!oh, stream! worthy
of admiration, of worship, to the wretched
idler!. Here are powers ye never dreamed of
?faculties divine, eternal; head to think, hut
nothing to concentrate the thoughts, a heart
to love, hut no object to bathe With the living
tide of affection; a hand to do, but no work to
be done; talents unexercised, capacities undeveloped;
a human life thrown away?wasted
as water poured forth in the desert. Birds and
flowers, ye are gods to such a mockery of life!
Who can describe the fearful void of such an
existence, the yearning for object, the self re
proacli for wasted powers, the weariness of dai-1
ly life, llie loathing of pleasure, offrivolty, and j
the fearful consciousness of deadening life?of :
a spiritual paralysis, which hinders all response j
to human interest?when enthusiasm ceases to
' arouse, and nohle deeds no longer call forth
i the tear of joy ; when the world heco.rtes a
' blank, humanity a far sound, and no life is left
! hut the heavy, benumbing weight of personal
| hopelessness and desolation; Hapjfiet fur is
I the toiling drudge who coins body and soul into
the few poor shillings that cart only keep' his
family in a long starvation; he has hope unconsingly
to light him, a duty to perform, a '
spark oflove within that cannot die; and wretch- j
cd, weary, unhumun as his life may be, it is of |
royal worth?it is separated by the immeasu-1
rable distance of life and death from the poor,'
perhaps pampered wretch, who is cursed for j
having no work to do.
Uses of Etymology.?Johnson once made '
a het with fioswell that he could an into the !
fish market, and put a Billingsgate woman in |
to n passion without saying a word that she {
could understand. The doctor commenced by
silently indicating with his nose that her fish
had passed the state in which a man's olfacto- j
! ries could endure their flavor. The Billings-J
j gate lady made an attack common in vulgar j
i parlance, which impugned the classification in
natural history of the Doctor's mother. The
Doctor answered, " You are an article, ma- I
dam." " No ntore an article than yourself,
you villain." "You are a noun, woman.";
" You?you," stammered the woman, choking i
with rage at a list of titles she (jpuld not un- i
derstand. "You are a pronoun." The hel-j
dam shook her fist in speechless rage. " You j
are a verb?an adverb?an adjective?a conjunction?a
preposition ?and an interjection."
The nine parts of speech completely conquered
the old woman, and she dumped herself down
in the mud, crying with rage at being thus
j "black guarded" in a set of unknown terms,
: which, not understanding, she could not an!
swer.
i Advkiitiskmbnt Extiu.?Dr. Vanderskin!
kenbvrger, has slui-t gome do down, and bre!
slionts hish mosht kint ant obshequish gomblemends
do te laties of dish bias!), of hot shexes,!
| ant resbeetfully dells dem, dat he hash goto
j von vonterful inesheen vor squeezing dor
! vaishts slio tite ant slunall asli to lake fik all ,
! do vorl ash shmall lik a washp in de middle. 1
; To Toctor dakcs de vrookies vrom der vaisli.
vid hish shbezific blnishder, ant laves de skin
! ash shoft, ant vite ash do nek ovdc shicken ven i
| do vedders pe blocked off, or do hant of a yung
papy?Vor Von Tollnr, i
CouurpriON ok Slaves.?We notice 1>Y the. M
last Charleston papers, that the good.people
that city have bedoine alarmed at the iiicreasmjA 9
prospect of injury t6 the slave population, art 9
sing froth th6 illegal traffic with a-certafn cliiss 9
of shop ltegpers". What is mor6, the city /9
thorities scein resolved to punish the dffenders, J9
if they cannot eradicate the evil. During the'^^H
months of July Und'August aloue, fines to the. J9
amount of'$1,795 were imposed upon offenders ..
J he name and residence of the offenders are pufc
lished, as welf as the offente ancf tfte ara'olmt
fine imposed. Would it riot be well for" the cit?.
authorities of Sa vannah to lea'rii by thb expe- ^
rience of others ? It'would be impossilife 0
estimate the damage done to the negro property
of our city by a certain class of our traders^' Bfl
Scores<f?nd hundreds of our negroes are cpngrc^
gated every Sunday, and almost every uigbt, in-- jH
some of these dens of iniquity. They are ??W\ -^B
only debauched and degraded, but "not uiifiS* q fl
quently hurried,to untimely graves. It is -timo
that tlic owners "of slaves should lake this inab-'.
ter in hand, and exterminate the evil.. The
who fires a house is punished capitally. It seditf*'. v^B
to be no crime, however, to destroy both life stfidj ^ jB
property, provided the property is a negro, and 1
the witiking at the crime is necessary to seiJifrc'. -fl
votes for worthless officials. *
These remarks are not applicable to all H
persons at present holdiug office in lhis cit)V?i(t, 9
inai tncy are true 01 ninny 01 uicm wenavejiov^
a shadow of doubt.?Savannah Courier.-" . . ]
? .?.v?
The Rights of Judges and Jjurie3>?-ot^
the trial, of a ease, at Baltimore on Wedpejafcy, before
Judge Frick,. of the Superior CoyVuf*.
circumstance occlu^redovliK-h brought iSp.rfie, i
question as to which are the judges of the Jaw*
?the presiding judges or the jury.
in deciding Upon the law, instructedM&^jurV^f^
bring in a Verdict for the plaintiffs; buf^'e'JiirjP
disregarding -eoch instruction, brought in' a* j
verdict to the defendants. ^ <
Thinjury seein to have ?cted~tlias in Oppnsi-'
tion to the decision of the Court in the oeI?6j_ '
th at'they were uiider the new cohsHtUtfoir tfiV.
judge of law as well as the facts. 'In thjs tfi'ey
were mistalten. The nevv constitution declafe^
that ,lin the trial'of all cnihfnut cases IhejdrV.
shall be the judges of the law as well as fa'efs^
but their powers in civil cases remain as.un-^
dcr the old constitution. In such casfijT fhe.
court is tlie judge of the law, and thoju'tj/ aV^
therefore not at liberty to disregard its ins.trActions.
Judge Frick, therefore, promptly andt :
with proper legard to the law and tlife rfght^of
the Court, refused to receive the verdict of "the;
jury, and discharged them.?Patriot.' v ,
At the Diocesan Convention of the Pjipfes-T
tant bpiscopnl Church" of .New York, on T.hursr"
day last, the long vexed question of. a-lmtking
negro churches was decided in _the afliituittive,
in favor of St. Philips Church. The vote was. "
139 to 15 yf t he clergy, and 78 to 33 of the
laity. The delegates, who are all negroy's, did .
not appear when their natnes were callgtjfas
they probably did not expect to be admitted. I :
" " v. ->? : *' 3
ROM \ NCE IX MARRIED LIFK.??' manled1 :
couple, says the Paris Gazette dcs Ti ibuiidruz,
after living together on bad tt r.ns for souie'
time, resolved a few days ago^to sepaniy
They sold off all their furniture; but, finding
that the sutn it realized \va9 notvery iftfppr-*
tant, they proposed to commit suicide; a'qd .
they went fo the CUnal Saint Martin to execute *
the design. - The husband leaped in irrd, "but.
after a while,-beifTg d Cnpituf swimmer; he Parsed
his head above water, and perceiving ^is d
wife standing quietly upou tlie bank watchm>' !
him, he began abusing her, and said that atShrdlng
to their conventions she ought tddrtfwn
herself. Instead, however, of comptyln&^sho.
accused him of intending to let ner drown'
whilst he saved himself by tfwmnJin'g. We
called on her to plung'e in at once; witho'dt any
mO're talk ; but she refused.1 *1 iicrfcffp'bif be got '
out of the water and gave' h'gr a freiiTeiiddus
thrashing. Sutne persons, Hp' fc'afrie dp, tfentto
seek the guard, and the loving pair were arrested.
On being questioned they rtfade the
fW* tilnn'n "?
Tub IIifle;?Many person's wlid'are very
fcxpett in Hie use of th? rifle, kifow tTo'tHing of"
(he principle on which operates, and tfbtild \
be at loss if nsked why -a grooved barrel th/ows
a ball truer than rt siffeoth bore., Tb6 redsoiis
are these. In the first place no bullet can be
cast perfectly spherical. One side is always.
heavier than the other, oud the: ball therefore'
swerves from the right line of her pw>ject?dn;; .
however hard it may be to ehow this theoretical-;
ly, practice demonstrates it. The satfrc srtfooth
bore, iinmoveably sized, twice loaded, with
balls rust in the same mould, will hot plaht
them both in the same spot; at the snfno dis
tance. The rifle barrel is a female, scfow,
which gives the tightly driven bill a rotary mo^
lion, so that if the bullet, or rather the slug
swerves with one twist of the screw, another
revolution corrects the error. There' nro but
three motions in a rifle bal]?the straight for*
i i i *i i i i. -l.. d
Wftiu, uio spinu ?mu me uuwnwaru causeu ijy
the power of gravitx. A rifle, thirtyr to (lie
pound, drops its hall about a toot in h hundred
yards. Rifles are sighted therefore to tneet this
deviation. On leaving the barrel, the ball
moves above the line of sight, continually falling
in a parabolical curve till its intersects ih
The point of intersection is called the point
blank. Who invented the rifle, is not known.
Its principle was known to the North American
Indians before the discovery of (he coiilineat.
The arrows are feathered Spirally and
move precisely the same as a rifle ball.
Tiie Barrister MATcriF.tr.?At a late quarter
sessions a man was brought up by a farmer,
and accused of stealing some ducks.?
The farmer said he should know (hem anywhere,
and went on to describe their peculiarity.?"Why
said the counsel for the privener,
"they can't he such a rare breed?I have
some like them in my yard." "That's very
likely, Sir," said the farmer, "they are not fhe t
only ducks I have had stolen lately."
Linus on Links.?A modern poet gives this
axiom:
"Curved in the line o! Jleauty,
Straight is the line of Duty;
Walk by the last and thou will si o
The other ever follow- thee."
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