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THE SOUTH AND TH3 COMING PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
In n recent editorial ns to the position of
Mr. Breckenridge upon the slavery question,
tho New Orleans Delta says:
We are sick and disgusted with the
quibbling, tho pettifoggery, the prevarication,
the skulking reticence, the double
dealing and trachcry which we have observed
North and South, during the present
.......,.. ~.. !.? o.,,r ..i ,it...
vuu* vn iuv oui'jwi ui oirtvuij. inn in
the midst of all the fog and mystification,
we have kept tli3 true interest of the South i
?her vital interest, the very apple of her j
eye?steadily before us, and by that we
liave steered and shall continue to steer, 1
following it as the cloud by day anil the '
pillar of fire by night. As regards her ^
political relations in the Union, that inter- ;
est unquestionably is the preservation of
her equilibrium in the Senate by the exlcn- j
sion of slavery. The North is seeking to ;
gain the balance of power?a majority in j
tho House and in the Senate?and that
once gained, Abolitionism will sweep away J
every constitutional rampart and the South ;
will be at its mercy. The abstract question
of slavery becomes thus merged in the j
(uglier one 01 sen-ueieiice. 10 ueienu me
Sou lb, it is necessary to preserve lier cquili- j
liriuin in the Union; to secure that equili- i
briuiu it is necessary to extend slavery ; to j
perpetuate slavery it is necessary to extend j
it; and, therefore, the extension of slavery !
is the vital interest of the South as regards !
her relations to national politics.
These were the views of Mr. Calhoun, I
and there is 110 better guide than his clear 1
intellect amid the storm and darkness of j
these perilous times. Why should not the
Democratic leaders and organs iu the South
have expressed these views, instead of ?|iiib- i
Ming, iu a way that a member of a village
debating society would be ashamed of,
about the Democratic party being neither
for the extension of slavery, as a party, nor j
against it?as a fraternity of donkeys, we
presume ? Why not say boldly that thu !
Democratic nartv desired the South to live, i
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to defend herself, to grow her natural
growth, and as necessary thereto, that it de- ;
sired the extension of slavery? Depend
upon it, the Northern people would appro- :
eiate such candor. They are sick enough of ^
the hypocrisy and dishonesty of their own
politicians, and they would be glad to en
courage such frank honesty, if merely for 1
its novelty. So much for the question of j
slavery extension.
As regards the three candidates for the j
Presidency, our opinion has been the same !
from the beginning. Mr. Fremont's cleo- |
tiou would be a proclamation of war bj- j
the North against the South ; it would be
a blow in the f.ice; the South cotihl not I
Lear it meekly, without being self debased j
ancl acknowledging that not insult and no
injury could drive her out of a dishonora- j
ble Union. Mr. Fillmore's election would j
bo a negation at best; but as we could not j
rely upon his free exercise of the veto j
power, we would he at the mercy of any j
policy that the Black Republicans might i
succeed in carrying out through Congress. [
Mr. Buchanan's election would he little more !
than a negation but for the pledges he lists '
given in the Ostend letter and in his en- j
doificment of the Cincinnati platform. The j
South, under his administration, would
liave four years longer for preparation ; she
would have lime to strengthen her outposts, 1
placing Kansas, if possible, on one flank, '
and Cuba ou the other, with a valuable rally- j
ing point in Nicaragua ; and thus, if the !
interim were wisely turned to account, un- j
der tlio favor of Heaven, 6he would be j
ready at the end of four years to hid do- ;
fiance to all her foes, and stay in the Union,'
if au honorable and equal position were j
frankly conceded to her, or if not, go out\
of it?fresh as the morning, fair as the
moon, clear as the &un, and terrible as any
ariny with banners.
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The Duplicate Fremont.?Captain S. L.
Fremont, who resides in Wilmington, North
Carolina, is said to be the other Fremont,
designated by the New York Tribune as a
Roman Catholic. Captain Fremont's friends
are highly indignant, and a.Wilmington
journal says:
"Capt. S. L. Fremont is not now, and
never was a member of the Catholic Cliurch.
There is no shadow of personal resemblance
between him and the Black Republican
candidate. It is hardly possible for two
men to look more unlike. Captain Fremont
is tall, say about six feet bigh, will
weigh at least tine hundred and eighty
pounds, parts, liis hair and wears his clothes
|ifce his neighbors, and, like every other
pfftcor of the army whom we have ever
jnet, lift*,* thorough contempt for the
Colonel, because he knows him to be con
toflgpUbfat"
;
A jjirl wlio had become tired of single
bleaM&tew, tbus wrote to ber intended:
MDe?r St*, eon) rite off if you're cum mine'
?tA)||:^f^^elderninn i? insulin' tliat
I shall ' 94 l'? bugs and kisses
me ?0 I emi't hold out
of tan*y
an* ***i?#ood. He*ays lie didn't care a
**#1m^^it titan matrimony.
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THE LOVES OF THE BIRDS.
Poets have sung the loves of men and of
' angels, but they have never been known to
j sing of the loves of birds. They have been 1
very negligent in this respect. The loves
of the birds would form as fruitful a theme
as those of the poets themselves. In their
attachments, they are generally faithful and
affectionate?and it must be confessed they
are, like men, a little jealous sometimes.?
Audubon gives a beautiful description of j
j the loves of the humming birds. lie says i
I that in their courtship, the male, dancing j
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and throat, and whirls lightly around the j
female; then diving towards a flower, lie i
returns with loaded hill, which he pro tiers i
to her. lie seems full of cestacy when his ,
caresses are kindly received. JI is little ;
wings fan her as they fan the flowers, and j
he transfers to her bill the insect and the '
honey which lie has procured. If his ad- !
dresses are received with favor, bis courage |
and care are redoubled. He dares even to j
chase the tyrant fly-catcher, and hurries the ;
blue bird and martin to their nests ; and !
then, on sounding pinions, lie joyously re- j
turns to his lovely mate. Who would not j
be a humming bird ? Audubon says :
"Could you, kind reader,casta momentary
glance at the nest of a humming bird, !
and see, as I have seen, the newly hatched !
pair of young, little larger than bumble- I
bees, naked, blind, and so feeble as scarcely !
to be able to raise their little bills to receive ]
food from their parents, full of anxiety ami |
fear, passing ami re-passing within a few j
indies of your face, alighting on a twig not j
more than a yard from your body, awaiting : i
the result of your unwelcome visit in a j
state of the utmost despair?you could not !
fail to be impressed witii the deepest pangs | <
which parental affection feds on the unex- 1
pected death of a cherished child. Then <
how pleasing is it, on your leaving the spot, (
to see the returning hope of the parents, j
when, after examining the nest, they iind . I
their nurslings untouched!"
We have remarked above that birds, as
well as men, are sometimes jealous in love, j
An exception, howevtfr, may be found to j <
this general rule in the golden-winged wood- | ;
pecker, a frequent, and well known inhat i- j
taut of our American forests. Among the
bright beaux and belles of this interesting ;
tribe, no jealousies seem to exist, and no !
qu irrcls ever occur. Cheerily they hop
through life, attend by the good wishes of j
iui men* acq11niniaiiocs, and ot each oilier.
No sooner does Rpring call them to the
pleasant duty of selecting mates and j a'r- ; I
itig off, than their voices may he heard j
from the tops of high, decayed trees, j>ro- J
claiming with delight the opening of the j
welcome season. Their note at this period
is merriment itself, and when heard at a :
little distance resembles a prolonged and '
I
jovial laugh. These golden-winged woodpeckers
are the darlings of Audubon. In j
describing their manner of mating, he says
au?vini aiuuvo on i i uuiiu <1 icliiail*, uiiu iu ;
tlic prove truth ainl earnestness of their love,
bow their I?ea<ls, spread their tails ami move
sideways, backwards and forwards, perform- ,
in!* such antics as would induce anv one
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witnessing them to join liis laugh to theirs. '
The female joyfully flies to another tree, '
where she is closely followed by her suitors,
and where again the samo ceremonies are
gone through with until a marked preference
is indicated for some individual.
In this way, all the golden-winged woodpeckers
are soon happily mated, and each
pair proceeds to excavate a hole in a tree
for a nest. They work alternately, with
industry and apparent phsanire. When the i
nest is finished they caress each other on j
the tree top, rattle their bills against the i
w I
dead branches, chase their cousins, tlic red- j
head, defy the purple grakles to cuter their :
nest, and feed plentifully 011 ants, beetles, |
and larvae. By and l>y tho female lays
four or six eggs, the whiteness and transparency
of which are doubtless the delight of
her heart. These woodpeckers raise a numerous
progcii}', having two broods every
season.
The loves of the turtle dove and mocking-bird
are graphically described by Audubon,
as arc also those of the wild turkey,
who is said to be even more ridiculous iu
Ins motions, and more absurd iu bis demon- i
strations of affection, than is our common
tame gander. The curious evolutions in
the air of the great horned owl, or his motions
when ho has alighted near his beloved,
Audubon confesses himself unable to describe.
Ho says the bowings and snappings
of his bill are extremely ludicrous;
and no sooner is the female assured that
the attentions paid her by her lover are the
result of sincere affection, than she joins in
the motions of her future mate.
So much for the love of birds. In many
respects they resemble those of men. We
have among us in society, our humming?
bird lovers, our golden winged wood packer*,
our turtle doves, our turkeys, and gauders ;
and occasionally we find a pair of who remind
u> of horned owls.?Boston Journal
K member of the Scottish Mesmeric
Curatiro Association staled at a Into meeting
that persons desirous of avoiding sleepless
nights, shonfd lie with their beads to the
north?ori no account with their heads to
the west,
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Thn next nnastion to .h# d?hul?1 h? tlia
Farmer's Club la:?"Can good bread be
* raised' by wind, if tlie wind t* 4ea?U**
in I mm i ah
From the Olivt Brunt It.
A MOSQUITO HUNT.
It was near tlio hour of midnight. A
solitary mosquito was hoard singing his
monotonous chaunt around the bed of an
old bachelor. Now whizzing and buzzing,
advancing, retreating?ever describingsmnller
and small circles, about the head of him
who listened to its approach, certain that
lie was the doomed one.
Now the sleep-scattering insect alights
unon his nose. If. w;i? i?t<r1.?v ?
- - o"V
Alia! who is the doomed one now; mentally
ejaculates the old bachelor, us lie
stretches forth his long, bony hand, with
intent to inflict instant vengeance, but he
only administers a smart blow upon his
own nasal organ. Again tlie atom of insect
life returns, and now buzzing in one
ear and skipping to the other, he seems to
whisper, I smell the blood of an old bach"lor
man, dead or alive I v.ili hav- .Kom<-.
And now not only is the huge hand in motion,
but the huge body vibrates with rajje.
The gaunt figure, in his eagerness to disarm
the offender, now springs from the bed with
emphasis, hastily arrays liiinself in his daily
costume, (a sad snuff-colored suit, with
huge flaps and deep culls) muttering all the
while sentence of death against the mosquito
race in general, and this individual
one in particular.
Now commenced llie chase after liis niosi|iiiloslii|>.
The solemn bachelor with candle.
in his hand, explores every nook where
might be supposed to lie in ambush, his
enemy?the moMpiito. Now from one corner
of the apartment to another, hops the
mosquito, so also the old bachelor.
"Willi kerchief knotted together as a
ding, stood like David, the old bachelor,
iven as he of old slew (ioliah, so would
lie slay the mns<piilo. Hut no ! the inospiito's
phrenological developments indicate
cunning; he is not to be caught napping.
In among his dusty books down among
liis musty boxes, plunged the mosquito.?
llow he dodged, and tacked, and veered,
:tnd ever and anon he buzzed a triumphal
buzz, and tickled the nose of the old bach
eior. a irantio stall, a whirl ?>'. despair,
and in vain with his long arms he saw tlic
;iir rushing wildly about, liillicr, thither after
the hlood-thirsty toniienlcr. Now away
llics his little majesty, and lakes refuge
within the folds of tin; curtain with which
llie window is draped. Willi cautious catlike
alcjjs, stealthily approaches the pursuer.
A blast of air occasions the candle to flicker.
Willi half muttered curses against woman's
f>11 y in placing hangings elaborate, to afford
llie mosquito hiding-places, he makes
llic light stationary l>v transferring it from
his tremulous hand to tlie table. And now
a new thought strikes liim, a new iustruuient
of warfate is suggested ; his eye has
fallen upon a walking-tanc?brandishing it
aloft lie returns to the charge, and without
mercy applies it l<> llie mosquito's surroundings.
Again the little flesh-piercer comes
forlh, and boldly faces his antagonist with a
hrush of his liny dark wing, and whizzes
defiance.
You arc there, old follow ! arc you ? he
seemed to sing; hut I'll lead you a long
chase, and straightway commenced dancing
various minuets and pironetts upon
the ceiling, which already hears the marks
of many a previous hnttlo, wa?jed wiili his
ancestors.
After chassaing here and balancing there,
to his liny heart's content, lie tlies now
lower, now higher, a liltio higher, still
higher, out of the reach of his frantic adversary's
long arm, and perched upon the
highest point of the spear-head from which
depended llio drapery; nud now from Ids
place of safety steadfastly eyed tlie old
bachelor.
And now, friend, let nie present him to
your mind's eye as ho stood sentinel over
his foe?the mosquito:?With open month,
as if to give utterance to his ?ut?, but m>
sound issued therefrom, only a silent motion
of the lips, which was intelligible to
those who knew his peculiarities, ho nppeared
like one evoking some unseen spirit
to bis aid. Willi anns folded nud one foot
advanced forward us if ready for a spring,
his, piercing eyes darting 6evere glances
from underneath his sl|*ggy eyebrows and
overhanging brow ?with every muscle
si rained, and every feature expressive of
determination, stood the old bachelor.?
Hour after hour went by, still there stood
the old bachelor. The clock of a neighboring
church struck the knell of the departing
hours. One, two, threo?but still there
stood the immovable old bachelor, striving
to mesmerize the mosquito.
But see! the flickering candle expires;
and hark! onward rushes the mosquito*
blowing liis shrill whistle in liis face, who
in despair springs into his bed, covers his
head with the friendly bed-clothes, falls
asleep, bat still floated before his eyes the
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|FUdllVVIU (Villi VI Mini Ull/8(|Ullll*
A good rat trap may bo made by filling
a smooth kettle to within six inches of the
top with water, and covering with chaff
The first rat that gets in, makes an outcry
because he cannot got ont, ?nd Ute res)
coming to see what the matter is,. Bhure tin
same fote. . ",/,:
city authorities ?1,000 per ?aoQj? :far tb<
me of tb?l*tfp poiU to port adv^iUHflg billi
ou. The offor wu oot accepUd.
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THE LOVE THAT LA8T8.
'Tib not a flower of instant growth ;
Hut from dn unsuspected germ,
Tlint lay within the hearts of both,
Assumes its everlusting form.
Aa daisy budi among the grass,
With the same green do silent grow,
I Nor limifta nnr l?nv? !.?* 1
v..... puss,
I Can tell if lliey be flowers or no?
'Till on some genial morn in Mny,
j Tlieir timid, modest leaflets rise,
| Disclosing beauties to tlie duy,
Thill strike tbc guzer with surprise ?
| So soft* so sweet, so mild, so lioly,
So cheerful in obscured shade;
; So unpretending, meek and lowly,
j And yet the pride of ouch green glnde.
So love doth spring, so love doth grow,
ti" \l!"? such as never dies; i
bod just oi -MiB here ? 1
The flower blooms on in parudiwe.
DREAMING ON WEDDING CAKE.
A bachelor editor out West, who had ro'
ccived, from the fair hand of a bride, a
piece of elegant wedding cake, to dream
: on, thus gave the result of his experience :
| We put it under ... 'icad of our t. ilow
shut our eyes sweetly as an infant, and bleaj
sed with an easy conscience, soon snored
prodigiously. The God of our dreams
gently touched lis, and lo! in fancy, we
i were married. Never was a little editor so
happy. It was " my love, dearest sweetest,"
ringing in our ears constantly. Oh! that
' the dream had broken off here. Hut no,
: SOllie Ovil irflllitlK tlll? i? "? !>" luMi'l nf
o I ? """"J
to have pudding for dinner, just to please
j her lord.
j In u hungry dream wc sat down to dinI
ner. Well, tlic pudding moment arrivedi
and a lutge slice almost obscured from sight
' the before us.
! "My dear.'' said we, fondly, "did you
make this ?"
! " Yes, love, ain't it nice
" Glorious?the liest bread pudding I
! ever tasted in my life."
j " ]'luin pudding, duekv," suggested my
i wife.
! "O, no dearest, bread pudding. I alj
ways was fund of 'em."
I ,l (JjiH !n CXvluiiiiCv!
. my wife, while her lips curled slightly with
i contempt.
"Certainly, my dear: reckon I've had
j enough at the Sherwood House, to know
i bread pudding my love, by all means."
" Husband?this is really too bad?plum
j pudding is twice as hard to make as bread
j pudding, and is more expensive, and is a
great deal belter. 1 say this is plum pudj
ding. sir!" and my pretty wife's brow
! tluslicd Willi excitement.
" My love, iny dear, my sweet love," ex!
claimed we, soothingly, 44 do not got angry;
| I'm sine it's very good if it's bread pud!
ding."
i
" Von mean, low wreleii," fiercely replied
i iny wife in a liiglier tone, "you know it's
I plum pudding."
' "Then, ma'am, it is so meanly put together,
and so badly burned, that the devil
himself couldn't know it. 1 tell you madam,
most distinctly and emphatically, and will
; not be contradicted, that it is bread pudding,
and the meanest kind at that."
" It is plum pudding," shrieked my wife, as
sho hurled a glass of claret in my face, the
i glass itself tapping the claret from
! nose.
! 44 Bread pudding!" gasped we, pluck to
! tho last, and grasping a roasted chickeu by
' the left leg.
I 44 Plum pudding !" rose above the din, as
I had a distinct perception of feeling two
plates smashed across my head.
44 Bread pudding !n we groaned in a rage
as tho chicken left our hand, and flying
with swift wings across the table, landed in
madam's l>osom.
'*P!um pudding," resounded tho war-cry
from the enemy, us the gravy dish took us
where we had been depositing the first part
of our dinner, and a plate of beets landed
upon our white vest.
" Bread pudding forever!" shouted we in
defiance, dodging tho soup tureen and falling
beneath its contents.
" Plum pudding," yelled the amiable
spouse, as noticing our misfortune, determined
to keep us down by piling upon our
head tho dishes with nogentle hand. Then,
in rapid succession followed the war-cry,
" Plum pudding 1" she shrieked with every
dish.
" Bread pudding 1" in smothered tones,
came up from the pile iu reply.
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Alien l? "no piuiu JIUUUIDg 111 TOpiCI
succession, the last cry growing feebler, till
just as I can distinctly recollect, it had grown
to a wh'wtpor. "Plum pudding" resounded
HV.e thunder, followed by it tremendous
crash as my wife leaped flpon the pile wtttt
her ^eKcato feot, and commended jumping
, up and down?when, thank Henrf*, W
awoke and thus saved our life. - ;v
We shall never dream on wedd&g <*t4
^10-lb.f. tlx fnor?L
1 -t,
( lad came m great 1 taste into
tor* the other rooming, and**Jfout, of
COURTING AN OLD MAID.
Some men may discourse most elaborately
upon tho art of angling, disputing
warmly and pertinaciously concerning the
relativo merits of soft crab ami clam as a
bait, or what ought to bo the shape of a
hoof?others can boast, if they choose, of
their fast horses, get in raptures at tho magnificent
action of the bob-tail bay, bet their
lives he can make his mile in 2.40, aud be
ready to back tho opinion by putting up
the funds?or others again, having a more
exalted idea of human felicity, may tell you
of the ecstatic bliss one experiences in
sparking of a widow, (cowhides and revolvers
ineliirlr?fl ^ lmt ?->li ' ? ??
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fishes, what is to be compared to the pleasure
unalloyed of courting a prim, coy old
maid, (lite term is not applied :is commonly
used, for of a verity, the gems of tho sex
are tliose that are styled old maids.)
Ah ! tho ineffable rapture?the joy unspeakable?tho
wild delight of stealing a
kiss from the measure-placed lips of au uususpecting
Miss Dimity. And who can describe
the alloverish sensation so singularly
fixing itself up^n and gradually stealing
over him, when Hears the sounds, "Now
don't, sir?oh, don't, Mr. Brown?don "?
as lie attempts to seize the hand that she
fain would use to conceal the roses (a little
faded, to be sure,) blossoming on her chaste
cheeks.
If the man almost confirmed in bad habits,
would be reclaimed, rely upon it, the
speediest and safest way is to address an
old maid, for she will as kindly and unerringly
point out the remedies for ill practices,
as apply such restoratives to a pair of
dilapidated unmentionables as are needed.
It is really a comfort (provided you are minus
muddy feet, or wish to avoid a look of
undisguised horror,) to visit the premises
presided over by such a fair one?everything
is in such apple-pie order. And so
feelingly and urgently does she speak of the
necessity of guarding against exposure, that
you are led to ejaculate?"Oh, woman, thy
gentleness and foresight are indeed blessings
to reckless male humanity !"
Expatiate, if you will, upon sparkling
eyes and ruby lips, but should you desire
sensible courting, (doubtless a misnomer,)
try an old maid, and a wager for it, you
will find something substantial, if the expression
be allowable.
Old Dr. Strong, of Hartford, whoso name
is still a praise in the churches, lit"1 an unfoilunate
habit of saying amusing things
when lie meant not to. As when he presided
at a meeting of ministers, and wishing
to call one of them to comu forward and
ofiur a prayer, he said :
" Brother Culton,
Of Bolton,
AVill you stop this way,
And pray?"'
To which lirother Colton immediately
answered, without intending to perpetrate
anything of the same sort,
" My dear brother Strong,
You do very wrong
To be uiuking rhymn
A I Jimli n pj\1o??n '?
Ami tlieu Dr. Strong replied willi equal
iunoconce,
" I'm very sorry to sec,
That you're just like me."
The good men would not for the world
have made jests on such occasion, hut they
fc'ould plead the same excuse for their
rhymes that the hoy did for whistling in
school, "I didn't whistle, sir, it whistled itself
!"?Harpers' Magazine.
MorntOnixm in Denmark.?Mormonism
is making such progress in Denmark as to
cause the religious and reflecting part of the
inhabitants to look with dread to tho future,
as it might exercise a most haneful influence
on the peasantry and lower classes, who are
>f. i
l.wiuoivv/ij iv wi ivuiiu nmuii^ iuv t'uuvttiai
Several petitions have been 6ent to the Government
from different parts of the kingdom,
praying that a stop may be put to the nuisance,
and that the Mormons be prohibited
fiom exercising in future their religious ceremonies
with so much demonstrative ostentation
as they are now allowed to do. Jutland
is the part where the great hot bed of Mormon
proselyti'sm is to be found: and, as
they eventually make up caravanB or parties
of four or five hundred together, to emigrate
to America, in order to settle on the
banks of the Great Salt Lako, it will havo
the effect of ultimately depopulating the
province to a great degree, and depriving
its agriculture of many industrious hand*.
It is especially to this point that the petition
I to the King, just sent in from the town of
I Aalborg, and signed by upwards of 200 of
theprinoipal inhabitants, fays so much stress,
sod calls the attenUon of^Xie Government.
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' Shirt Tree.?-"Wo talk of the miserable
price paid for shirt making, and Hood's
touching nppea) has embalmed the subject.
But lo South America shirt* tire prepared
whh less labor. Io the forests of Orinoko
there is n lire which often attains tha fcrfio&t
l|i? natives are Mid
^ptwntre shlrte. To procure that confi|?rw?pt,.Uk
on1y necessary to strip
ROWLAND HILL AND THE ROBBER.
An auecilolo has been related of the remarkable
conduct of llowland Hill to n
highway robber, whom he reclaimed by
great kindness, and took into his employ.
In a funeral sermon preached at his decease,
he gives the following remarkable account
:
" Many persons present were acquainted
with tho deceased, and have had it in their
power to observe his character and conduct.
They can bear witness that I speak the !
truth when I assert that, for a considerable
number of years past, lie has proved himself
a perfectly sober, honest, industrious,
and religious man ; faithfully performing)
as far as lay in his power, the duties c>f his
station in life, and serving God with constancy
and zeal. And yet this very man?
this virtuous and pious man?was once n
robber on tho highway. More than IhirtV
years ago, ho stopped mc on the public
road, and demanded my money. Nut at
all intimidated, I argued with hitn ; I asked
what could induco him to pursue so iniquitous
and dangerous a course of life. ' I
have been a coachman,' said he, 1 but am
now ont of place; and, not being able to
get a character, obtain no employment,
and therefore am obliged to resort to this
means of gaining subsistence.' 1 desired
him to call upon me; he promised lie
would, and he kept his word. 1 talked further
with him, and ollered to take him into
my service, lie consented ; and ever since
that period lie has served ine faithfully ;
fliwl r*r>f- iriA nrilr Knf 1?nc
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liis God. And instead of finishing his life
in a public, ignominious manner, with a depraved
and hardened rtfiiid, as lie pfobablt
would soon have done, he has died in peace,
rejoicing in hope; and prepared, we trust,
for the society 'of just men made perfect.'
Till this day, this extraordinary occurrence
has been confined to his breast and mine; I
have never mentioned it even to my dearest
fricud."
Truli/ a Hard Case.?Obe Stephens,
formerlj- the eccentric representative in the 1
Assembly from Steuben, who now keeps a
Hotel in Ilornsville, tells a very good story
at the expense of our Fremont friends. Not
long since a very good looking young tvo!r.as
stopped at Obe's house and called for a
room, saying that licr husband would call
shortly, when she wished him to be shown
up. Soon after, a burly dandified " colored
pussun" called and inquired for his wife;
Obe told hiiri she could not have stopped
there, as there was only one female guest in
the house, and she \Vas a very iiu? looking
white lad}*.
" Dat's her?dnt'a her," said the sable
dandy.
Obe thought there must bo some mistake,
so ho went to the lady's room, and informed
her that a " cussed nigger" was down below
who claimed to bo her husband. Sho
quietly informed him that tho " colored
gemm'n" was in reality her husband, and
that she wished him sent up to her room.
"The <1?1!" exclaimed Obe, with astort
lsiimcut; " is jt possible that ns good looking
a womau as you would marry a nig-1
gerT ,
She .assured him it was a fact, and added:
" I married miich better than my sister did
after all ?"
"You did?" responded Obe; " who in
thunder did she marry ?"
" Why," replied the lady, with great disgust,
"she is married to a Fremont man i"
The ox-represenlativc acknowledged the
corn, and extonded to the " mixed pair*' the"
best the house could afford.?Elmira (iV.
lr.) Gazelle;
Be Systematic.?It will add much more
to your convenience than you can imagine.
It saves time, saves temper, saves patience,
and saves money. For a time it may be a
little troublesome, but you will soon find it
easier to do right than wrong, that it is easier
to act by rule than without one.
Be systematic in everything ; let it extend
to most minute trifles, it is not beneath you.
Whitfield coilld not go to sleep at night if,
after retiring, he remembered that his gloves
and riding whip were not in their usual
place, where lie could lay his hand on them
in tbo dark iu any emergency ; and such
men are the Men who leave their mark on
the world's history.
Systematic men are the only reliablemefi;
they are those who comply with their en
gagements. They are minute men. The
man who lias nothing to do is the man who
does nothing. The inan of system is Boon
known to do what be engages to dQy to do
it well, and to do at the same tiiqrprttmisedi
consequently he has his lmnds full.
? '!? ?
The Troueeeatt pf* a. Princeee.?Tbe'
bridal arrangements, the magnificent trous aaii
Uvirlo Ar/> in 't/tonr *\t lit a 'UrnS
prpachmg umrriagQ pf the Process RdyaV
of England at Bfrjiu, nttract AC^^guolt at*
Tirlmjfri ~rrr aotualfjhgoing'
from Cflli^oo t? witaedj^enu IPnflrti are
fix rootiu filled ^?Uh 'nSjpfp* ribbon*,
velvets, xx*\ly hato, aftfaeial flowonj^ exquisite
embrojkderiesin gobj and silver, bonnet*,
c^gomis, glor^ body and table
linen, diamonds .^ jewelry, fihawls, man
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The Mechanical (Junius of the Country-.
?The annual report of the United States Vt
Patent Office, shows that the inarch of in^
ver.tion is exceedingly rapid. Two ponderous
volumes, embracing descriptions of tho V mechanical
improvements patented during
tho year 1855, have just been issued froui ^
that office. They demonstrate that the ^
number of applications made to tlW officd jjip
for patents was 4,435, being nearfy twice
the number of applications made in 1853i
Tho number of patcilt& issued was 2,024j
more than twice the number granted twti
years ago. In 1845?ten years previous?
tltn nod, '-f ? re.
>vwi|ju ui me uim:? were 73*4,?;?'
while la^t 3'?5ar they vrere ?210,459, or fivtJ
and a lialf times greater.
Ill this report *\o behold a record of the "-1
progress of American mind in the line of
invention for facilitating mechanical operaJ j
tiotis. Yankee ingenuity surpasses that of
the rest of tho worlu. In the pages of tho
report are described machines for decreasing
the labor in every department of agriculture;
and making it more profitable; for J
working in all kinds of metal, aiid for
iibrile and textile substances; new deviccs
for tho many manufactures depending upon
improved chemical processes; improve-'
ments in steam, gas; and fire engines; machines,
and, indeed, something useful hi
every department of industry: If any other
country can show such a chronicle of the
triumph of inventive industry, wo should
like to see it."?Philadelphia Evening Jour*
nal.
A (rood Shot?A correspondent of Porter's
Spirit of the Times tells tlie following 1
good slorv : |
" A friend of mine somewhat fond of ^
star gazing, was enjoying the magnificent
' meteoiic shotver,'as the sago of Brooklyn ;'!
describes ft, on ifie night of the 15th Auj 1
gust; brotight out on his front piazza, his 11
telescope, to enable him more clearly to j4i
witness the interesting phenomenon. lie
had pointed the instrument towards the
northwestern portion of the firmament;
then tlie motion arrested the attention of a
rustic then passing, who followed with his
eyes me motion ot my friend. At this mo- }
rncnt a brilliant meteor shot across tlic sky, >
ray friend unconsciously gave utterance to
his delight, when what wa9 his astonishment
t) hear from the lips of the aforesaid rustic,
the following remark
" Devil! but you've hit liira, a right smart j
shot, at that distance," i
A Whole Family in Heaven.?A whole
family in heaven ; who can describe their
everlasting joy ? No oue is absent. No
father, uor mother, nor son, nor daughter, J
is away. In the world "below they were
united in faith, and love, and peace, and
joy. It) the morning of the resurrection
they ascended together. Before the throne
of (Jo.! lh(>v linw tnirrtlliop in iinila/l ihUm.
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lion. On tlie banks of ihe River of Life
they walk hand in hand, and as k family
they have commenced a career of glory which
shall bo everlasting. There is hereufter to
bo no separation !" that family. No one ia
to lie down on a bod of pain. No one is i6
wander away in temptation. No one to
sink into the arms of death. Never in heaven
is that family to move along
the slow procession, clad in the habiliments
of woo, to consign one of its members to
the tomb. God grant, in his infinite riiercy,
flint. Avnrir fiutiilt* mnt< l\n llnto 1
...... WV UIU9 II>?|^U??r p
Barnct. .. - |
A gentleman prorerbial for bis gallantry,
having occasion to ask a lady to pass him
tho snuffers, thus addressed Her: "Most " ^
beautiful, charming, and accomplished lady,
by an undeserved condescension of your infinite
goodness, extend to your most obsequious,
devoted, and very humble servant,
that pair of ignipoteflt digests, in order that ... " >
I may exasperate the excrescences of (his
nocturnal cylindric luminary, and thus cause
tho refulgent brightness of its resplendent
brilliancy to dazzle the vision of our ocular ' ;}
organs more perfectlysn .
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Energy.? " The longer I a
great writer,u the more certain tUrft'T^nV-tbat |
the great dilFerence botweetTmen, tjj0 great ^
and the Insignificant, is - energy?fnvioci- |
Lie determiuatioBT^? iioncstr- purpose
once fixed, and ttien'dentfi ^
quality will do anything^e -jl
ces, no opportunity, will mate >
gcd creaturea - !
One of (he Boy8.^^K\t^^^i4x6
liaro you beon, CharleyMother?44
No,you h^TilhlliuiltfftflilliM ;
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