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, THE CAMDEN WEEklA^^^^H I VOLUME XV. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA. TUESDAY MORN & 1'UBLISJIED WEEKLY BY i THOMAS J. WARREN. I TERMS. Vk Two Dollars if paid in advance; Two Dollars and P Fifty Cents if payment be delayed three months, and 1 Three Dollars if not paid till the expiration of the year, f ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the fol? lowing rates: For one Square, (fourteen lines or less,) P seventy-five cents lor the first, and thirty-seven and a L half cents for each subsequent insertion. Single inscrtions. ono dollar per square; semi-monthly, monthly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as wHn for a single insertion. jy The number of insertions desired must be noted L on the margin of all advertisements, or they will be ? published until ordered discontinued and charged aeL cordingly. I <M _ II SiiMmmm. r From the Charleston Mercury. The Raihroads and Railroad Compa jrfcs of Sonth Carolina. Railroad built in the United States upoW^Hch steam was used, was the Charles ton and Hamburg Road. It was completed in i October, 1833, and was then the longest Railroad in the world. Since that time the progress of Railway improvements in South Carolina has been going steadily on, and, in the meantime, the Charlotte and Columbia Railroad, from Columbia to Charlotte, in North Carolina, has been completed, and is now in operation. The Columbia and Greenville Railroad has also been completed,#from Columbia to Greenville, and is now in operation. The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad is also far advanced towards its completion; and the North-eastern and Spartanburg Roads are.both in process of construction. Besides these, there are other Railroad projects in contemplation in different sections of the State, but not yet commenced. But leav, ing them out of view, it is ascertained that, on the first day of January, 1853, there was completed, and in full operation in the State of South Carolina, 599 miles of Railroad, and 2t>6 miles under construction, making together 895 miles. Taking, therefore, into view, the area of the State in snuare miles, and the sum to tal of its population, the Railroads in operation ' and under construction in South Carolina, will be found equal to one mile of Railroad to every 27 miles square of its territory, .and one mile of Railroad to every 747 of its inhabitants ; and what is well worthy of note, the proportion of Railroads to Territory and population in South Carolina, is greater than any other State S >uth of the Potomac, and greater than in any State in the West, except Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. It will thus be seer, what the progress of the Railroad system has been in the State of South Carolina for the last twenty years; what it may be for the next twenty years, may be inferred from her Railroad connections abroad. W now made, or in process of construction. There is a self regulating and self-governing piinciple in trade that shapes its own course, and generally leads to its own good ana wise results. This appears to have been eminently ' the case in the Railroads and railroad conuec tions from this State. The Charleston and Hamburg Railroad was the first great original base line, or main trunk, it may be said, of the k whole Railroad system of the South. The in stinct of trade pointed its direction in the beginning, and the same instinct has since determined the course of those great connecting lines of railroad communications which are so admirably adapted for extending the connections of the State of South Carolina and her railroads to regions of country of all others the most desirable to be connected with. There are three of these grand connecting lines, all radiating from the South Carolina Kail road : The first connects with the South and Southwest through Georgia. The second is the communication with the West and Northwest, by the Blue Ridge Railroad to Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati, on the one hand, and to Nashville, Memphis and St. Louis, in Missouri, on the other. The third is by the Columbia and Charlotte L Railroad to North Carolina. The area of country covered by these different lines of Railway and their tributaries, and the value and extent of its products and trade will be readily comprehended from a very brief notice of their various ramifications. The first, or Georgia connection, commences at Augusta, and extends, via Atlanta, on the one hand, to Montgomery?485 miles from Charleston?and thence, via Jackson, to Vicksburg, on the Mississippi?771 miles from i harleston ; and via Atlanta, on the other hand, to Chattanooga?440 miles from Charleston-, where it will intersect with the Blue Ridge TtnilrngH >>nnnp(>tlnn Tlio pnnnopfinn fn Mnnt. gomery is already complete, with the exception of a few miles that will ho finished by the 1st of January next; and from Montgomery to Vicksburg, the West end of the Road is already in operation for fifty miles, and the other porion of it to the Alabama line to Montgomery is in such preparation for construction, as leaves little doubt of the communication by railway being open, via Montgomery, to Vicksburg and and Natchez, on the Mississippi, within the next two years. The connection to Chatta. nooga by the Western and Atlanta Railroad, has, as is well known, been open for some, time; and, in addition to these connections, the Waynesborough Railroad, from Augusta to the Central Road, leading from Savannah to Macon, is nearly complete. The Georgia connection, it will thus be seen, embraces in its scope the rich Cotton States of Georgia, A1 I abama, and Mississippi. The second or Blue Ridge Railroad contiecI tion (and the most important of them all,) con. nects with the West and the Northwest, by its contemplated line direct from Aiken, and by I the line of the Columbia and Greenville Road ?both leading through the western division of the State to the Rabun Gap in Georgia, and thence through that Gap, and down the little Tennessee river through the State of North Carolina, to the Tennessee line. From this point the Road diverges again into two branches?one leading by Knoxville, via Danville, to Louisville, in Kentucky, and to Cincinnati, in Ohio, GdO miles from Charleston; the other branch leading via Chattanooga to NashvilU 597 miles from Charleston ; and thence, eithe by the Railroad to Evansville in Indiana, an< thence to St. Louis by the Railroad from Nasi ville to the New Madrid Bend on the Missii sippi, and the Railroad by the Iron Mountai on the Missouri side to St. Louis, r distanc by either route of 900 miles from Charleston a connection is also formed with Cairo, at th junction of the Ohio and Mississippi, a distanc of 820 miles from Chaileston, by the intersei tion of the New Madrid Bend Road with tli Mobile and Ohio Road, which unites with th Cential Railroad of Illinois at Cairo. Froi Chattanooga an exceedingly important conne< tion is formed by the Memphis and Charles to Railroad (now graded nearly all the way, an about 100 miles of it in operation,) to Memphi a distance of 727 miles from Charleston. Th extension of the East Tennessee and Virgini Road from Knoxville, forms also a branch < the connection from Knoxville, and the amour of trade as far as Abingdon in Virginia, aboi 500 miles from Charleston, will doubtless fa into the Blue Ridge line of connection. The most, if not the whole, of the varioi connecting Roads of the great Blue Ridge cor nection, it will be observed, are either in a< tual operation or far advanced towards the completion, at the far ends of the line; and r< quiring only the connecting link of the Blu Ridge Railroad to unite them with the Rai road connections already complete in Sout Carolina. For instance, commencing with th Knoxville and Cincinnati connections, it wi be found that the Road from Louisville t Lexington, a distance of 100 miles, and fror Cincinnati to Paris, Louisville and Danville, distance of 130 to 140, is in great part, or pei haps in the whole, complete or very nearly sc From Danville to Knoxville the Road has bee surveyed and located, and a Company formec and large subscriptions made by the city < Knoxville, by counties along the line, an b}' individuals generally. In addition t which, they receive 88,000 a mile from th State of Tennessee under a general law of tin State. The work it is understood is about t be, if it has not already been, commenced, an with the large means of the Company, and th known enterprise and energy of the people t Tennessee, its construction, and in the leas time possible is a matter that admits of no doul whatever. The Road from Knoxville to the Tcnnesse line forms a part of the Blue Ridge Road, an is included in the contract already made fo the construction and equipment of the Blu Ridge Railroad ; and besides the large sul seriptions of the city of Knoxville und of th several counties on its line, the Legislature <: Tennessee, now in session, it is understood will lend the company a credit of the fiilat f<>r 8400,000, in aditiou to $8,000 a mile pro vided for under the general loan, making U, gether 750 to $800;0t)0 from State aid atom Thus it will be seen that the Blue Ridge Rail road connexion via Knoxville to Louisville an Cincinnati, is now rendered absolutely certain Commencing at St Louis on the other hand two connexions are being formed with Nasli ville?the one by the Ohio and Mississip) Road, now in operation to Salem or Maysvillc and thence hy a Road, either commenced o under arrangement, to Evansville, in Indiana From Evansville or Hendrson, on theopposit side of the river, (the Ohio,) to Nashville, 13 miles, the whole Road is under contract, an the work progressing rapidly to its completior which will be in all 1854. The other con nexion, from Louisville to Nashville, is b; Railroad now under contract and building, 7< miles from St. Louis to the Iron Mountain, oi the south side of the Mississippi. in the Stat of Missouri; and thence by another Road, G miles, in project^ to a point on the Mississif pi, opposite the terminus of the New Madri BhkI; and from the New Madrid Bend to Nasi viile, a distance of 175 miles, a Koad is bein organized with State aid to the extent of 81 GlHI.OOO, to begin with until a certain suppoi from the city of Nashville, both in the contr bution of its capital and credit, as well as in tli energy and enterprise of its people. That ren ders its accomplishment, and at an early da a matter of positive certainty. From Cairr at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi the communication with Nashville will also b opened by the intersection of the Nashvill and New Madrid Bend Road with the Mobil and Ohio Road, which routes, with the Illinoi Central Railroad, running from Cairo to Ckicc go on the Lakes, and Dubuque on the Uppe Mississippi, are progressing rapidly. A Roa is in project also from Cairo to little Rock, i Arkansas, but its circumstances are not sutf ciently known to permit anything more than passing notice upon its probable constructor and its great importance when it is construe ted. From Louisville to Nashville, 180 miles the whole Road is under contract, (with 100* hands or more at work upon it,) to be complt ted within two years; and from Nashville t ('hnttanootra. the Road is now complete, wit " " p ' . the exception of two and a half miles, and small portion of the Bridge over the Tennesse River; hut by the 1st of January, the engine and cars will be running throughout the who! distance from Nashville to Chattanooga. Fror Chattanooga to the Tennessee line, ut the poin of intersection with the Knoxville Branch c the Blue Ridge Railroad, is 105 miles, i charter was obtained Irom the Legislature c Tennessee, a year ago, with the usual appro priation under the general law, of 88,000 mile for the Road. But the route further tha Cleveland, on the East Tennessee and Georgi Railroad, forty miles from Chattanooga, ha not been definitely fixed?the surveys necessu ry for the purpose not yet having all been coir wl Thic ic flip onl V link r>>inuiniriir nc jJIClCU. V..V ? J . ^ cessarv to complete the South Carolina Blu Rid?e Railroad connection with Nashville nn St. L<niis, and other numerous tributaries, an that connection may be considered certain an inevitable. The collateral connections with the grea Western artery have not been noticed, hi they are numerous and important, as will b readily seen by reference to any of the Rai road Maps; but its main connections show a area of country tributary to its influence, tin few have comprehended, except those uhos attention have been particularly directed t the subject. In its extent, products and va i, ue, it is in fact equal to half the Kingdoms of ) ir Europe put together; and by the nature and e d force of circumstances is obliged to seek the I i- outlet for its trade through the State of South j f 3- Carolina, and the port of Charleston, unless I n the channels of communication are allowed to i c :e remain closed, or it is counteracted by the c i; want of the necessary facilities for conducting ie it. s e The third or North Carolina connection, by f c- way of Charlotte, extends with the Central c ie Railroad through the State of North Carolina (3 ie to Raleigh, and covers in its area a country of li great extent and value, the resources of which i c- ure as yet but imperfectly developed, but which ii li before long is destined to furnish large supplies c d of breadstuff's to the State, and a large excess j. of trade to the Seaboard. To what further ex ic tent the connections from or beyond that State ia may be carried is a matier of uncertain legi6- i >f; lation in that State. I it i From this imperfect outline of the Railroads t it | and rail connections ot South Carolina, it will \ II be readily seen what is within our grasp. If j we do not stretch foith our hands, and with all j is promptitude and energy, and seize the rich , i prize that is within our reach, it is not because tia- t c- ture has not been liberal and benificent to us, t ir but because we have been unjust to ourselves. \ i- XY. t |. [From Vie French ] g h The Hump-backed Cousin. c ie Behold an extraordinary occurrence of the t II latter days. If it were not an extraordinary i o occurrence, one need not relate it. c n A father of a family inhabiting the Rue de v a Michodiere, received last summer, a letter i r- from his nephew, who wus in the employ of ii >. Hyder Abad. The letter concluded thus: e n ! 'I have received ihe portraits of my two f 1, I coushis, Marie and Margaret. 1 have never 1 ?f j had the pleasure of seeing them, as I have lived e d j " ith Hyder Abad since my youth, but I am n o ' sure that these portraits are resemblances. L s e j will arrive at Havre by the ship Ingos Ego, v it about the first of October, and on my re- \ o turn I am determined to marry the beautiful f d ; Mar ' s e ! The breaking open of the letter had destroy- t )f cd the rest of the name. It is impossible to r ?t tell if the cousin asked Margaret or Marie in e >t | marriage. The two sisters united previous a I ttiic timn Uvn ^inunpnpi>fl fn litrn in vui<iin. t e derstandiugs, eacli of them positive that it was n d the rest of her name which was torn off in r breaking tile seal. e The father employed Ins eloquence in calm? ing the anger of his daughters, when a servant e sent in advance, arrives from Havre, announ>f citig that his master went to Paris with the I, evening train. e The servant overwhelmed with questions, replied that his master was ruined, and that i- lie had, moreover, on his left shoulder, the hor rid protuberance which caused, according to I- . Palanudc, so many misfortunes to Esop the d Phrygian. i. ! The two cousins determined to remain sinI, gle forever, before marrying a cousin, humpt backed and ruined. >i i As they took this oath for the twentieth time !, | in twelve hours, the cousin arrives. The uncle r : warmly embraced him, the cousins tnakeapoi. lite bow, and turn away their eyes. The une cle then explains the incident of the torn letter 0 1 and asks the intentions of his nephew, d [ 'It is my cousin Murie whom I came to mar- b i, I ry,' he replied. s 'Never?never!'screamed Marie, T am con- a y ! tented with my condition, and shall remain in o I) it.' t 11 'Mademoielle,' said the nephew, 'customs of ,1 ??.? I I l I _J L.J v me kuuiiuj wuciu i iiavu uei'ii euucaieu.? 0 Read the customs of Hyder Ahad, in T raver- g >* nier. There, when a young man is refused in t, d marriage, he withdraws himself from society as g 1- a uscle-s being.' r, g 'He kills himself/exclaims the good Marga- gl , ret. t 'lie kills himself/ replies the nephew, in the p i- tones of a man about to commit suicide. tj e 'This poor cousin.' said Margaret, weeping, c i- 'to come from such a distance to die in the bo- ti y som of his family.' r >, T know/ said the nephew, 'that my deformi- t| i, ty affects the sight of women, but in time the e eyes of women become habituated to all things, c e 1 know, also, that my commercial prospects e are riot prosperous. Thrown very young into < s the diamond business, the only employment of t- Hyder A bad, I lost there all the fortune of my ? r father, but 1 had acquired experience?I am M d young'active and industrious. These are rich- y n es in themselves.' c i- 'Yes, yes, hump-backed and ruined,' muttera ed Marie a>ide, in a bantering tone, i, 'Poor young man/ and she adds, 'my cousin S i- I Hiti refused, and you pay no attention to it.' i, 'And by whom refused V inquired her cousD in. s- 'But to your cost, by you, since you prefer o my sister to me.' h 'Eh bien !' said the cousin, 'will you accept a rnc if I ask you in marriage from my uncle?' e 'I will engage my father to let my cousin d s live.' e 'What!'exclaimed the hump-back, 'do you ]? n consent my lovely Margaret to ' it 'Save the life of a relative. Indeed, I'll not >f waver a moment.' g ^ 'This is very well of my daughter,' said the if uncle, affected by the scene. 'Remonstrances 0 i. have not spoiled you. I have a very small ina come, but I ought not to abandon the son of (J ti my brother in misfortune. I will keep him a here as a kindred, for where there is enough t( s for three, there is, for four.' i- The cousin threw himself at Margaret's feet M t- saving: > 'You have saved the life of an unfortunate e man.' d At a little distance, Marie uttered to herself, * d 'My sister has courage. As for me, I would d let hump-backed cousins die.' 'Uncle,' said the young man, "allow me to ,t make a slight toilet before breakfast.' it He pressed Margaret's hand, bowing to Ma- n ie rie and left to change his travelling attire. I< I- The uncle and bis daughters were at the ta- 0 n ble and awaited their guest. w it The servant announced the cousin of Hvder ti o A bad. ! o The two girls uttered two screams, but on , .1 I- different keys. They see enter a charming 1 I V-ri -ouiig man, tall, without any hump back, mbraced Margaret, and placing before ht^H taskef, lie says to her, 'Behold your marri^H lortion.' H It was a basket of diamonds. It was m<^H >ver the hump, which had thus arrived fre^Q luties. B 'Sec what I have carried on my shouldHfl aid the cousin, 'from Bombay to Havre, to^H er it to that one of mv cousins who would :ept mo with my false poverty and my feigt^H leformity.' fH There was great joy in the house, which t may seem, was participated in by Marie.BB s true that Marie loved her sister dearly, wi^H >ut detesting the diamonds. H| Contempt. Contempt is a natural passion, inspired wi^H n a sensible mind at the sight of pretensi^H ti the first place, a sensible persons feels cc^H emp-t for one who is making a great shuw ^9 vealth?a contempt which is often allied )ity and regret for one who chooses to be B1 neonsiderate. There are continually peo)^B linking great appearances of wealth to attr^H he attention of envious and ignorant morta^B >ut in the mind of a sensible individual th^H mtterfly equipage, or their gaudy dwellings j^B racts but his pity, (and pity in this case, l11%iio\v, is allied to contempt,) that theH ihould be an individual on the civilized portirH if the earth, w ho places all his happiness <H >eing admired by the ignorant and changeal.^B Multitude for a brief space of time. On t^B ither hand, he who pretends to a show H vealth without the means, is not only rendcMj ng himself ridiculous by his vanity, but is a<H ng a very sinful part, by depriving the labcH r of his hire, and rendering himself and t^B amily poverty-stricken and down-fallen, aft^B lis short career of egregious pruTe; besid^B ver afterwards subject to the ridicule of rtnro U'i<n f>/imn'tnnmc U'Iia tlwuwrli ikati ,,,MV " vwiii|f?iiivi.af "?v| wntj hared in the pleasure of his short-lived folly, vere wise enough not to mingle their fortunes vith his own. There are some who affect loverly, either to hoard wealth, or to be conidered as misanthropes, &c., in either case here is much despicable selfishness. He who nakes himself singular by dressing gaudily, is qunlly entitled to our contempt. There are Iso those who make great boast ofknowledge; his is the effusion of a little soul, and often neets with its reward by the exposure of its gnorance. but i3 nevertheless to bo avoided nd despised. A person using violent argument is as much entitled to contempt as one vho does not argue at all; the first because it sthe effort of coarse breeding or uncontrolled lassion ; the latter, because he claims no paricipation in argument, and is therefore ignoant. There are some who make great show f morality, and some of immorality, both of rhich are despicable ? the first, because he is hypocrite?the latter no amiable person will ssociate with. There are also both bullies nd cowards in the world, both of whom arc u be avoided and despised?the first is not fit ;>r sociable society?the latter is contemptible or a sufficient reason?he lacks the stamina fa man. There are those who endeavor to :>rd it over their fellow mortals because they ave a little wealth, and think that that will lake up for a want of the common rules of tiquette; such persons are heartily to be depised. 'J^heir swaggering may pass among loors like, themselves, but in the heart of a ensible individual their money is looked upon s dirt, in comparison to the well stored mind f an amiable person, though he be as poor as lie others are weal. Pi'zzr.ikg a Doctor.? Dr. M., an army sureon, was very fond of a joke, (if not perpetraid at his own expense,) and moreover had a reat contempt for citizen officers, who were snowncd more for their courage than their cholarship. One day at rness, when the decanter had erformed sundry strage and novel perambula* ions of the table, Captain S.. a brave and acomplished officer, and a great wag, remarked ) the doctor, who had been very severe in his oinarks on the literary deficiency of some of :ie new officers: Dr. M., are you acquainted with Captain I??" "Yes, I know him well," replied the Doctor; he is one of the new set. But what of him 1" "Nothing in particular," returned Captain S., I have just received a letter from him; and I'll ager you a dozen bottles of old Port that ou can't guess in six guesses how he spells at." "Done," said the Doctor, "it's a wager." 1 Well, commence guessing," said Captain ' "K, a, double t." "JNo/ "K, a, t, e." "No; try again." " C, a, double t, e." "No; you've missed it again." 'Well, then," returned the Doctor, "C, a, ouble t." " No, that's not the way ; try again it's your ist guess." " C, a, g, h, t." No, that's not the way, you've lost the waer. "Well," said the Doctor with much petulence f manner, "how does ho spell it ?" " Why, he spells it c, a, t," replied S., with 10 utmost gravity, amid the roars of the mess. Almost choking with rage the Doctor sprang > his feet, exclaiming: "Captain S., I am too old a man to be trifled ith in this manner." An insolvent debtor failed so badly once iat he con Id not even "pay his addresses" to is lady-love, and she had to give him his disliarge." New French Loan.?Tlie French Government has obtained from Messrs. Rothschild n man of200,000,000,000 francs, equal to ?8,00,000 sterling, or 40,000,000 dollars, at 71, , h>Ji it will issue at the first favorable oppormity afforded by the stato of the Eastern uestion. The Rothschilds arc now interested n supporting the French funds, which have isen, while the England funds have receded. " _ ??, . \ nHHHHHH|^n Accounts liave recently appeared in the papers a in relation to a peculiar race, entirely unknown h to the civilized world, residing on the banks of n the Gila. The following description is from the il pen of the San Francisco correspondent of the n Philadelphia Inquirer: il "It appears that this' community of human 1 beings are now living, and, probably, have lived, p for ages, isolated from the rest of mankind, far t out through the desert, and have no comrnuni- v cation scarcely with the rest of their fellow creatures. Far away beyond the South Pass, on the head waters of the Gila river, lives John j( Bridgers, a trapper of the plains and mountains for more than forty years, and whoso veracity cannot be questioned by any one acquaiu- ^ ted with him. It is admitted by all trap- 6 pers who know him, that he is. better acquainted 0 than any living man with the intricacies of the hills and the streams that lose themselves in ,s the great Basins. While trapping on the trib- 0 utaries of the Colorado, an Indian offered to guide him (Mr. Bridger) and a party to a peo- n pie living in the desert with whom they could * ' barter. . He represented them as living a great f" way off, and that they were entirely unknown to the whites. The proposition was acceded to, i " and after providing themselves with dried meats and water, they struck right into the heart of Cl that Great Desert, where no white man had ev- n er before trodden, perhaps, since the creation of the world, and they say has never since, and which the hardy mountaneers will only vcnturo o to skirt. After live days travel, the party arrived at three mountains or buttes, rising in II grandeur in that solitary waste. These moun- si tains were covered with a diversity of forest and fruit-trees and flowers, all in magnificent bloom, a and which appeared like some extensive oasis in a mighty desert. Streams of the purest water o rippled down the declivities of these mountains, rr and meandered around their base and through the vallies in crystaline beauty. Birds warbled a melodious notes from myriad branches of tries, and the atmosphere was redolent with odorifer- o ous herbs and tlowers. Here was a numerous a agricultural people, surrounded with waving fields of corn and a profusion of vegetables.? They were dressed in leather. They knew no- ti thing of fire arms, using only the bow and ar- 1, row. And for miles circling those buttes, were tl adobe houses, two and three stories high. Mr. ra Bridger was not allowed to enter any of their a1 towns or houses, and after remaining three days 1; onlv, left them?not, however, before being giv- n en to understand that they had no comrnunica- si tion with any people beyond their desert homes. I, These are supposed to be the same race of peo si pie who once inhabited the banks of the Gila a: and the Colorado, and left those monuments of tl wonder, the "Casus Orandcs," which so deeply 1< attracted the followers of Fremont and Doni- tl phan, and then vanished as a dream. Their u adobe houses attest the fact. My informant says that months after the conversation he had with Mr. Bridger upon this subject, he had an- s, other with Mr. Papin, the Agent of the Amerinnn p1.!.. Pnmnanir tlu fnld liim t.lmf mmfVinr of the party, Mr. Walker, the mountaineer, af- ,| ter whom one of the mountain passes is named, ?( and who is known to be a man of truth, had e( given him the same description of those isolated a] people, and from these two reliable sources there ft| can be no question of the truth of the story.? The subject is one of deep interest, as well to the antiquarian as to all who are curious upon such matters, and it is to be hoped that the recent 9' discovery in the Colorado country will have the h< effect of speedily bringing to light, and to the j*1 knowledge of the world, not only the existence ? of these people in their desert home, but also }'? their origin and history. It is a pity that Mr. si Bridgcr's account is so meagre as to leave us in the dark in regard to many things which he hi might have enlightened us upon. Although he r:l was not permitted to enter their houses or their m towns, still he might have described their color, m size, appearance of the women, and many other *1 things which would be extremely interesting, i* But no doubt now, since these facts have become kdown, that expeditions will be started to unravel the mystery concerning that strange people, and I for one shall wait with much anxio- nj ty to hear their origin and history developed. "| y, An Ohio paper advertises for a good pmo P ticed printer, who would take charge of the si mechanical department of a newspaper office, load proof, make selections, scribble a paragraph when necessary, rock the cradle, dig po- o tatoes, cut wood, and go with the gals to aing- al ing school, and neighboring quillings. al -* - * *'. ^tIIkatii?It is a mighty C||B?? [made by the death of every person. mi 1 visible to us who are alive. Reckon out fro,,', ^|? the sprightlinc-jJ of youth, and the fair cheek* and full eyes of childhood, from the vigorous- *d&H ness and strongflexure of the joints of five and ^34 twenty, to the hoi I own ess and deadpnleness, ..? ! to the loathsomeness and horror of a three J'%jm days' burial, and we sfc^ perceive the distance to very great and very strange. But so -3Mia?* we seen a rose, newly springing from the 3 tfts of its hood, and at first it was as fair as ijjBH lormng, ana as iu>i wnn me aew 01 neaven >^j s a lamb's fleece; but when a ruder breath ad forced open its virgin modesty, and dislantled its too youthful and unripe retirement, : began to put on darkness and dealine to softess, and the symptoms of a very sickly age; t bowed its withered head and broke its sicky stalks, and at night, having hist the greater art of its pretty leaves, and of its vaiu beauy, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces ! Such is death. Truth.?Every word of it. Cutitoutaud ^* '2 ;arn it by heart. We should make it a principle to extend the ;^j and of friendship to every man who discbar- >A es faithfully his duties, and maintains good > rder?who manifests a deep interest in the JjB welfare of general society, ?whose deportment 'y ^ ^ i upright, and whose mind is intelligent?withut stopping to ascertain whether he swings Tggg le hummer or draws a thread. There is 5aqjB othing so distant from all natural claim as.-"'.p-jB lie reluctant, the backward sympathy, the >rccd smile, the checked conversation, the hes.ating compliance, the well off are npt to innifest to those a little lower down, with? '^3 'horn, in the comparison of intellect and priniples of virtue, they frequently sink into insig- 58 ificanco. Provkrbs.?If a man cheat thee once, shame , n him ; if he cheat thee twice, shame on thee. 1 If a man deceives thee, trust him not again? d3R * he insults thee, go away from him. If he Jffifl trikes thee, thrash him like smoke. If you have lost your credit, be industrious 39 nd you will regain it. If you linve lost your property, he industrius, honest and frugal, and you will acquire v If you have a good wife, take care of her? nd if you have net, get one immediately. If you take the newspaper printed in your wn county, and pay for it, rest assured you * - -deM* re prospering. Tiik Little Lambs.?My little ncice came ) see me one day, and we walked to a green >t to see some lambs. When we got there, le little lambs were lying 011 the grass by their:Jfcj%; lothers. They were soon up and skipping bout. We all know what pretty little things imbs are, and how playful, too. My little >, eice was thdighed at seeing them play, aud ' ia|,5v tid, "uncle, look how they love their mothers, look, uncle, look at the little white one, and >.*|h . je how its hair is curled up. I will go home ,.jaM '-V' nd tell my ma' to curl mine just like that lit- ? e lamb. She will do it, too. for she knows [ >ve her; then I will say, ma', I'll be your lit- ; jwTO c lamb. Good bye, uncle, you most come > sec tne when I get to bo a little lamb." Next to Sanclio's eulogy of sleep, read the ffijl -yfii ibjoined, by Gocth, is the best we ever rcad|: ^ "Sweet sleep! thou come.st with good lorine, unbidden and unentreated. Thou loososlfla;: le knots of stern thought, and mingiest toSlj sther all images of joy and grief! Uuhindc^?|jm>|| J, the circle of internal harmonies flows fljjBB ad wrapped in a pleasing frenzy, we sink id cease to be." ' Do Thyself no IIarx/?Intoxicating K* jors are invariably injurious as a beverage In ealth. The moderate drinker m*?':notfA ware nf it; but time will tell the tide of the habit of moderation is continued. our observation on one hundred penh>nSlp?r/^|M ng the streets, nod in vain would yba Rtlewflr t single out individual# who had I (ecu taking read, meat, vegetable^ brwnter, either rood - itely, o" to excess; but make the same 6xpelt?J2 A lent in the use ofintoxicating drinks,and yogi ' y light count every one of then). Moderation \ intoxicating liquors as a beverage in healthy * * , incipent drunkenness. Let any one prors .Z^^^m le contrary who can. .. ... A Yankee and an Irishman, riding togti^tegp5| jive that gallows it* due, and vrhor^^^g " jai at, "I'd he riding to town hj m VSlr^ y- gffij ire." The Yankee was bent Ujr 'ne* t ir^ricqti^intanee is si T/!ue p^y / ml