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GOOD FOR EVIL.
Mr. Editor:?Not many years since,
ns one of the noble sons of Kentucky,
was travelling in the lower part of this
State, he called at a house with the expectation
of passing the night, but was
soon told that he could not stay. He
then inquired how far he would have to
travel before he could be accommodated?
seven miles was the reply. With a sorrowful
heart, and a tired horse, he rode
oflfin a torrent of rain, for the house to
which he was recommended, and on
reaching it, quickly received the unwel
come news that he coul<J not stay?he
insisted and remonstrated again and
again, hut all to no purpose4 for the
heart he addressed appeared to be cased
in steel. Finding all of his entreaties
unavailing, lie ventured to ask if there
was any place where he could possibly
stay, to which interrogation he received
the following answer: " A gentleman
of immense wealth, and considerable
distinction for his talents, resides but a
few miles distant, precisely in the direction
you are going, and it is quite
probable you can pass the night there."
The forlorn traveller again set out,
wondering to himself, if any of the inhabitants
could have descended from Ma
rion or Sumter, or from any of the heroes
and patriots of the revolution, whose
memory are as durable as the hills and
vallies over which our beloved country
extends.
If the gentleman of wealth and distinction,
could have felt the force of the
annexed lines, the generous Kentuclfi- '
an would have received a hospitable
welcome.
The stranger's heart, oh ! wound it not! .
A yearning Utignish is iis ici;
In the jrreen shadow of thy tr-^e
The stranger finds no rest with thee.
Thy hearth, lliy hom<\ thy vintnge land, <
The voices of tliy kindred baml; I
Amidst thein all, when blest ihon art, (
jltuui geuuy wiui iue stranger s heart." (
But such \vc regret to say, was not the I
case, as vvc shall soon show. On lea- i
ving the second house, at which he had i
been Tepulsed, he groped his way i
through the (lark, nntil he came in i
sight of the mansion of the wealthy gentleman
already adverted to, perceiving by i
the lights in the house, that the family i
had noi retired, although it was then |
late, he flattered himself with the hope i
of being permitted to remain there until <
the next morning. '
When he arrived at the gale he met I
with a negro boy, and inquired of him i
his master's name ; on being told, he re- 1
quested of the boy, to know of his mas- <
ter, if he would permit him to pass ihc I
night there : the bov went and soon m- i
turned with the heart rending intelli- <
gence," Master says you cannot stay." i
" Go tell your master, to be kind enough '
to step out here, as I have some impor- <
tant business with him." The boy i
went and was soon back again in the |
name of his master, to know what the !
bussiness was. ,? I cannot tell you, I i
must see him," was the reply. The |
gentleman then, reluctantly put on his i
cloak, and took his umbrella, and went :
to meet the intruder, as he was pic ised
to call the traveller. The Kentuckian i
then addressed him as follows: " Sir,
I am a stranger?I have been travelling
all day?both my horse and myself, are
greatly fatigued?I have been refused
admittance in two houses, and now I
will be a thousand times obliged to you,
if you will allow me to slay here."
" You cannot stay," was the sharp reply.
The stranger resumed,?" Sir, I
a i_ ? A 1-1 ~ i
wion iu pui you iu no iruuuic, iiuuj^ry
as I am, I will ask for nothing to eat,
but if you have an out house, that will
shelter me from the falling rain and
piercing winds, and will allow me to occupy
it the balUnce of the night, my
heart will overflow with gratitude for
such An act of kindness." ''You cannot,
you shall not remain," was the indignant
answer of him, who was " d ressea
ip a little brief authority," turning
short round at the same time and walkk
irig '&ck into hig palace.
Asffie thrice disappointed man rode
"N,
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slowly away, he fully concurred in opinion
with the poet,?
M O, I have lived through keenest care.
And still may live through more?
We know not what the heart can bear,
Until the worst be o'er."
What become of the stranger the re
mainder of that night, \vc arc not informed,
it is sufficient to state, however,
that in due time, he rcached his home
and family in safety.
A few years after this occurrence, the
rich Carolinian, concluded to travel to
the west with his family. He accordingly
set out, and progressed finely until
he had travelled some distance into
the State of Kentucky, when late one
afternoon, in crossing a bridge, one of
his carriage wheels broke down, and he
was unable to proceed further. He
then directed one of his servants to hasten
on, and ascertain where they could
pass the night. Ingoing a half mile,
the servant came to a house, and informed
the owner what had occurred?his
masters name, and where he was from.
The gentleman told him without hesitation
that he could stay, and that he
would forthwith send his carriage for
his master and family, and his wagon
for the broken carriage. The servaui i
hastened back with the joyful intelligence,
and added, that he had no doubt,
fiom the appearance of the gentleman,
that he would comply with all that he
had promised. Among- other things, he
told the servant, that he had a carrige
shop convenient, and would have the
wheel repaired by ten o'clock next day.
The elated Carolinian congratulated
his better half on their good fortune in a
strange land. In a few minutes the
carriage came, and conveyed the gentleman
and his family to the door of a
very neat and comfortable cottage which
seemed to say,
' Stay passenger! and though within,
Nor j*oid, nor glittering irems are seen,
To strike the dazzled eye !
Yet enter, ami thy ravished inind.
Beneath this humbli: roof shall find
What goiu can never buy."
Never were any travellers treated with
more kindness and attention tlmri tlm
Carolinian and his family received in
the dwelling-of this good man. Every
thing was cheerful and agreeable, and
by the appointed time, next morning,
the carriage wheel was mended and
ready for the journey. The Carolinian
examined it?pronounced it well
done, and requested his host to make
out his charges " I charge nothing,"
was the astounding reply. "Nothing!"
rejoined the astonished traveller, " I cannot
think of leaving here without compensating
you for your trouble; was <
never treated better in my life, and you
ihavge nothing!" No sir, not.a cent."
The Carolinian resumed,?"I must i
liave an explanation?I must know why <
it is you charge nothing." t: Well," said
the western gentleman, " as you insist i
:>n it, I will make a charge which is i
this:?I charge you in the name of hu- 1
manity, that if a traveller should ever
?l_. i r> ? . *
;au ai your nouso alter nignt, hogging
lo bo sheltered, (even in an out. hous.\
without anything to cat,) from the pen- 1
ling storm, do not tell him that lie cannot,
and shall not stay. Sir, I received
preceisely such treatment from you," (in
such a year, and such a day of the
month.) "Is it possible you are the <
gentleman,?I remember the circumstance
well," rejoined the confused !
stranger, i: forgive me, and so long ns I j
live, I will never be guilty of a similar
act. you hove indeed, and in truth, returned
good for evil. Ruricolast.
Used Up.?Ail editor " out west,"
thus makes his exit: ?
" Dear readers?With this paper
ceases the existence of the 1 Olio !'
Our number is lull and complete,
and we are a 4 busted establish**
mont.' We shall gather up our
coat and boots, shave off our whiskers,
dun a few interesting specimens
of'patrons' that will pay?
in promises, and then we're going
for to go to some other field of operation.?It
may not be more extended,
but it cannot be less !"
Efforts are making towards dividing
Iowa, so that it may form
two convenient States. The line
proposed is the forty-sccond degree
of north latitude.
From the 1V. O. Courier, 25f/t ia//.
TEXAS.
By the arrival of the Galveston wo
have received Galveston papers to the
21st inst. They contain little news.
The Corpus Chrigti Gazette of the 12th
Speaking of that town says:?
" Major John Irving, of the 2d "Xrtil-'
lery, remains in command of Corpus
Christi and St. Joseph's Island, with a
small detachment from the various corps
-f iL. A /V -i - "
ui me Army, ior me protection ot the
government stores at the aoove places.
We understand the company of Artillery,
now at St. Joseph's Island, will re
main there for the present."
General Houston has delivered an address
to the citizens of Houston, in
which he avowed his intention to sustain
the policy of President Polk relative
to the great questions at issue between
the two parties.
A new tribe of Indians lately joined
the Commanches. The call themselves
Congress. They say that they emigrated
from the western country bordering
upon the Mexican settlements, and
that they have never seen any buffaloes.
They are at war with the Mexicans and
are allied to the Lipans and to a large
band of Indians residing in the mountainous
country districts near the Rio
Grande. They have an immense number
of horses and appear to depend chiefly
upon tb^se for subsistence. The
Commanches treat them with irreat
kindness and appear lo be anxious to
have them incorporated into their confederacy.
The emigration of so large a
tribe of Indians from their ancient hunting^rounds
to a distant country is a
singular event in Indian history.
We take the following from the Houston
Telegraph of the 18?h inst. The
information was communicated by a
gentleman from Corpus Christi.
Gen. Taylor expected that the whole
army would be encamped on the east
bank of that river by the 20th inst. The
main body of the troops were to march
by the inland route, or the oM road to
Matamoros, and it was supposed the
camp would be pitched nearly opposite
Matamoros, where there is a high bluff
that overlooks the city, and would give
the artillery of the army complete command
of the place. This point has been,
by a singular oversight of the Mexicans,
entirely neglected; they have expen^^!
large sums to fortify Matamoros* out
irus Diuu, wnicu is several leet ni^h- .
than the highest point of tho city, an
also within cannon shot of the Pui-lie '
Square of Matnmoros, has been entirely
neglected. Whenever this place is fortified,
Gen. Taylor could hold it against
even an European force twice as largo
as his own. The river renders it inaccessible
on the west and south, and the
eastern and northern sides can bo securely
fortified by a ditch and embankment,
which can be constructed with little
labor. It is believed that with half
tho expense that was incurred at Cofpus
Christi, a camp can be fortified directly
within cannon shot ol Matarnoros, that
will not only command that city, but bo
more secure than the camp at Corpus
Christi.
The Mexicans appear to be totally
unprepared to defend any portion of the
country on the Rio Grande. Instead of
concentrating forces there, as the editor
of the Corpus Christi Gazette predicted,
they have left that section almost entirely
defenceless; and it is believed that it j
would now be impossible for the Mexican
Government to concentrate forces
at Matamoros, capable of withstanding
even a 1. o,inent of American troops.
Speaking ot rhe march of the " Army
of Occupation" from Corpus Christi,
and the order that no one but those attached
to the service should move with
it, the Civilian says:?
We understand that the order forbidding
persons from accompanying the
army has been pretty rigidly enforced,
some persons who had violated it by following
its march with whiskey to sell to
the soldiers having Been arrested and |
sent back in irons, and the barrels containing
their liquor broken open and
their contents destroyed.
The news from Austin, the seat of
govenment, is to the 11th inst. The
proceedings of the Texas Legislature so
far are not of general interest.
The Telegraph states that the corn
planted this season, in many of the fielc|?
in the vicinity of Richmond on the Brazos,
is already several inches high. We
hope that some of our Northern friends,
while breaking roads through the snow
drifts, will think and ponder over this.
Died in Galveston, on the 18th inst.,
Dr. J. G. W. Mott. The deceased was
a native of Alabama and emigrated to
that country in 1842, from the State of
Louisiana.
FROM YUCATAN.
We have seen letters from Campeachy
brought by the Yucateco, which arrived
here on Saturday last, which confirm
all that had before been said of the
willingness of the present Government
of Mexico to concede every thing to the
demands of Yucatan, and to ratify those
treaties, the violation of which led to
the alienation of that Department.
Mexico is pressing in her eagerness to
win back Yucatan ; but sensible men
are fearful of the stability of the administration
of Paredes, and they would
have Yucatan disentangled from Mexico,
in case the latter country should become
yet more involved with foreign
powers.
The talk of sending commissioners to
the United States?some say, to treat of
obtaining our protection ; others, of an
actual incorporation into our Union. In
every respect these letters, which arc
iiunieiuus unci laie, conurm tiic intimations
which have before been pi veil of
the radical disaffection of the Yucatecos
from the Central Government of Mexico.
Congress meets on the 23d of
April, until which lime all will be left to
conjecture as to the course of this former
Department of Mexico.
BRITISH INDIA.
According to the latest authorities upon
which we have been able to lay our
hands, the total number of European
troops in all India is about 31,000 of
whom 20,000 are of the regular army,
and the residue recruited in Great Britain
for the Company's service. This
! European force is distributed throughout
the vast possessions insular and continental
of the East India Company.
The native troops in the service of
the Company amount, it is believed, to
something like one hundred aivl fifty
thousand men. These arc composed indiscrimately
of Hindoos and Musselmans
mixed up together in the same regiments,
and linrlpr Ihr> cnmmnn/1 n<a In
Company officers, of their own people? J
thou?h superior comm *nri is wholly in j
Europeans, to such r.ri > the youn- 11
<ro?t ensign of the Br.i.-h army takes
r..nk of the oldest Native officer.
These Native troops are brave anil i
faithful. It is a point of honor with Native
artillerymen, never to desert their i
guns. The Cavalry are quite as adventurous
as, and much belter riders than,
the European Cavalry, and take better ]
care of their horses. I
Tin* army of Runjct Singh the Chief I
of the Sikhs was computed by the Bri- 1
tish authorities some few years ago at i
73,000?of which more than one half <
were Cavalry?they have also a nu- <
merous artillery?as was made mani- <
Jest in the late conflicts. I
Ttn . i 1
>v non it is considered mat tiic region
of this contest is far away from supplies 1
?that it is strong in natural features for
defence?that it is inhabited by a brave
and warlike race, and that the sympa- 1
thies of all Northern India must be with <
the Sikhs?and when both Kussia and 1
France may possibly sec their intT^st
in permitting means to be furnish <'.' u ,
n v prolong a war so costly and peri- J
i >us to English supremacy in the East, 1
it does not seem quite clear, notwith- i
standing the firing of the Park and i
Tower mins in TiOndnn n?pr thA vi/?tnr?r
- - 0 ' ?? . .WW. J
of Muoclkcc?and the vote of "thanks in i
Parliament to the conqucrors, that the
work is decisive or complete. The neat
late accounts from India cannot fail to
be looked for with great interest.
From Bcnttys Magazine. \
JACK AND JILL. i
"Jack and Gill
Went up the hill,
To fetch a pale of water;
Jack fell downj
And broke his crown,
And Gill came tumbling after."
' TRANSLATION.
" Johannes cum
Amice dum
Hauriat aquam, moutem
Ascendit: Hie
Et ille sic
Prolapsus, fregit frontem.
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Slight Circumstances.?Sir Walter
Scott, walking one day along the banks
of the Yarrow, where Alungo Park was
born, saw the traveller throwing siones
into the water, and anxiously watching
the bubbles that succeeded. Scott inquired
the object of his occupation. 111
was thinking-," answered J'ark, "how
often I had tried to sound the rivers of
Africa, by calculating how long a time
had elapsed before the babbles rose to
the surface." It was a slight circumstance,
but the traveller's safety frequently
depended upon it. In a watch,
the mainspring forms a small portion of
the works, but it impels and governs the
whole. So it is in the machinery of human
life?a slight circumstance is permitted
by the Divine Ruler to derange
or alter it; a giant falls by a pebble ; a
girl at the door changes the fortune of
an empire. If the nose of Cleopatra had
been shorter, said Pascal, in his epigrammic
and brilliant manner, the condition
of the world would have been
diflerent. The Mahomedans have a
tradition, that when their prophet concealed
himself in Mount Shur, his pursuers
were deceived by a spider's web
urhw?Vi #!??. ? ? ?
oxivik VUIVII.U lllb I1IUUIU U1 UIU uuve.
Luther might have been a lawyer had
his friend nnd companion escaped the
thunderstorm at Erfurt; Scotland had
wanted her stem reformer, if the appeal
of the preacher had not startled him in
the chapel of St. Andrew's Castle; and
if Mr. Greenville had not carried, in
1746, his memorable resolution as to
the expediency of charging certain
stamp duties on the plantations in America,
the western world might still have
bowed to the British Sceptre. Cowley
might never have been a poet if he had
not found the Fairie Queen in his mo- ther's
parlor ; Opie might have perished
in mute obscurity, if he had not looked
over tho shoulder of his young companion.
Mark Oates, while he was drawing
a butterfly; Giotto, one of the early
Florentine painters, might have continued
a rude shenheril hnv. if a sVifien
f ?j 1 -- ? ?
drawn by him upon a stone had not attracted
the notic3 of Ciambue as he
went that way.?Asiatic Journal.
How DO YOU SPEND YOUR EVENINGS?
?Young man, how do you spend your
evenings? Answer this question, and
we can tell you almost to a certainty,
what will be your future character. In
nwr view, more depends upon the manner
in which young men pass this season,
as it regards their course and conduct
in years to come, than upon any
thing else. We have been an observer
of men and things for the last twenty
years, and can point to many a youth,
who has caused weeping and sorrow in
his family, disgraced his name, and is
now an outcast in the world, or has sunk
to a dishonored grave, who commenced
his career of vice, when he broke away
~ ?,1 ? l-:
iium wuuiusuiuu icanuiuij <U1U spcill HIS
evenings in company with the abandon2d.
On the contrary, we know many
estimable young- men?the pride of
heir friends?who are working their
ivay to favor and wealth, who spend
their leisure evenings in some useful
pursuit.
Young man, listen to us, and take
heed to our words?not that we wish to
leprive you of a single pleasure, or debar
you from any innocent amusement.
We entreat you to be particular where
ind how you pass your hours. If you *
lounge about the bar-room, partaking of
the vulgar conversation that is introduced,
and join the ribald song, or stand
At the corner of the streets, using profane
and indecent language, you will
soon habituate yourself to low blackguardism
and vile conversation, so that
no young man who respects himself
will be found in your company.
True modesty blushes lor everything
that is criminal. False modesty
is ashamed of everything untashionable.
Whftnfivftp von f#>#? 1 insnlforf. hp.
fore you proceed to gratify your
revenge, repeat to yourself: " A
well bred man will not insult me,
and no other can"
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Repartee.?" What can b0 inore
uncertain'than the females f^sigh*
ed.a jilted lover. "The mails*
replied the editor of the New
Yorker.