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,'A Y? " r.i ST) H WW1W) cJ* uS^iuth ^5Laiil3J^l^u!il u/ uLsLkl sLiCIsLiil uL)u?Ai!kj6^^AiSia iMBMWjKAaMMaMMMMMWB?B???^ __^ TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.] ' * t :be 33 phiob <3J5" lhjk XIT Y is nTBnirAij vioiiiANCB." [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE BY DAVIS &, CHEWS. ABBEVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1859. VOL. XV I . NO. 48? HAMILTON-KIRK'S CHOICE. A curious o!?J man was Hamilton Kirli and a good oKl man, said those who liaci the best means of knowing. Sonic shallow, brained men, who had wasted all ihcil money, and then gone to him to borrow moie, said ho was a " regular old Fudge;' but the poor and needy in the neighbor hood could have taken their oaths thai he w.ts a warm hearted generous man. Hamilton Kirk had gone abroad wher. a mere youth, having been thrown upon his own resources by the death of his pa rents, and he had remained abroad un lit lul VVMl! f..fl I' fi"" ?t.?. 1 - v.. ?.?-? .??* ? UTV.) VI ILKJI CilUUIIlS. Then he came home, and having found n woman uho could love him, ho mar lied her, and settled down, lie buill him a spacious house, and laid out hi: grounds vcry^ heautifuily, promising him self much comfort iu the now phase o life upon which he had entered. l?ut lu was doomed to an early disappointment in ouo short year his wife died, leaving an infant daughter to his care and pro leClion. For awhile Mr. Kirk was von unhappy ; but gradually he recovered from the strolc*', and prepared to pusl: forward alone, No?not alone. Ah, no His child was left to him, and all hi: love was bestowed upon it, and thu; kept active, lie called the little oik Myra, and as she began to prattle am play, and follow him into the garden, plucl flowers for him, lie became as happy as .1 ....11 i.~ (UdU HHUU Ul*. Ami from that time llic child ncvoi brought a cloud upon 11is brow bv an\ act of hers. When she was a maiden just Dooming into well-developed woman hood, lie was an old man with gray hairs. And she had repaid him wel for all the care lie had bestowed upon her during her chiMhood. .She had paid him for his love by loving him in feltirn with all truth and affection. She had paid him for the education of mind lit; had given her by her instructive eonversa lion ; and for the watchfulness and pro tection in the years that were passed, slit had been his nurse, his companion his counsellor, his light, and his joy. Hut Myra was now nineteen, and the time for new scenes was drawing upon her She was, in sober truth, a maiden ol great personal beauty, and she was tin sole heir to an independent fortune. Add to this that she was good, and modest and kind, and true to her duties, ami we shall nut wonder that many longing eyes were hent upon her from among the youths of the neighborhood, and thai many a bright castle was built upon the hope of securing her hand. Hut .she h d not shown any preferences.? She was the same kind friend to all who deserved her confidence, and even hei most anient admirers could find no solid foundation lor hope, nor could tin y iiii<J a ground for jealousy. Mr. Kirk had wale bed the course ol events with a discerning eye, and as lit saw the circle of her admirers narrow ing down, he believed that the affections of his child must ere long be fixed, llei natural i.istinct of soul might lead hei might in her choice, but he preferred tc make a choice for himself, and then, i her love could be led into the sam< channel, it would be so much the bet ter. " Myni,1' lie said to her, as they sat it the library one summer afternoon, " l'v< been thinking." ' Well, father,' she replied, looking uj with one of her sweet smiles, " what hav< you been thinking about?" ' I've been thinking that you wil be wanting a husband one of thes days.' 'Then I wouldn't try to think an more,' she said. ]Jut she didn't speal with such simple assurance as usual. 41 am serious my pet," the old man rc smncd; ' and now let us talk seriousl about it. I am not going to give you uj for the man that takes you must take m house, and mo with it; or, I'll take hin just as you please. But yon know, as wel as T do. that very soon you may be lovim somebody, and then it would bo too lato t reason.' Myra didn't dispute him ; but slic onl hung down her head and thought. So h continued. 4 Now it's all very well to marry fc lov", if other things are as they should be but love is a curious thing, and very ofte brings bodies together that can have n more harmony in lifo than fire and wate I know that many people scout the idea t exorcising reason in conjunction with love but the ideas of the world are not alway safe guides. T wouldn't have reason tak too much of the ground, but I would hav it go ahead and light the way, so that lov may go on with more safety. Don't tbr seem proper ?' ' Yes, father.' 'And now?im coming nearer liom< . There's Joseph Vaughan. Don't yo 1 think Iio would liko to propose for you j hand V 1 4 Perhaps so.* 1 4 (Joinu, coino, Alyra?bo plain wit lino.' 1 4 Well?] think ho would.' ^ 4 Aiid Henry Walsh?wouldn't ho I' 4 Yes ?I think ho would.' 4 And Jacob Lorranier V \ 'I hope not,' replied the girl with a slaul: tier. r ' 4 Well, well?we'll throw him out, dar- t ling. I'm sure, however, that lie would c r very quickly apply for your hand if lie si thought he could get it. lint as I wouldn't have him, and as I don't think you would, f we'll consider liiin disposed of in advance, t I Jul there's Chauneey Stewart?how is it i with him ? Don't you think he would like j 1 to propose V \ i I H - T 1 - 1 * * * i iii sure 1 uon i Know, rciimicu Myra, opening her book, mul pretend i ing to find something interesting there. t ' But what should you think V I 'I never thought anything about it, t papa.' t Hut her father had thought about it and 5 he fancied that when tliu erotic dart came s - it would come wiih the heart of those three, f f whoiu lie had mentioned, impaled upon its shaft. Thus far in life she had been gov- * . crncd by his advice, and he resolved to ; qualify himself to advise in the present \ case. Later in thu afternoon, as Myra 1 ' walked in the garden, pondering very deep- a I ly upon something that had occupied her ( i i thoughts ever since her interview with her : J . father, she was startled by the appearance s of an old beggar man in her path. Jle f s looked wan and weary, and his garb was i J scant ami poor. t I 'Charity! charity'' he murmured, lean- 1 ; ing upon his stall. ] i The maiden had not been at all flight- s ened?only startled from Iier own busy i ' thoughts?and she (prickly forgot all else t in her sympathy for the poor old man be- 1 , tore her. 'Come with mo to the house,' she ? ' said ; ' and you shall liitd what you need. I Come.' ? ' But?not there, dive me money 1 I here.' t 1 'I'll give thee rest and food first, good I lather.' s ! 4IIa, ha, ha?' laughed the old man .] throwing oil' the wig, and the beard, and i the false eyebrows, and shaking the crook ;t * out of his back. " Ila, ha, ha!?its pretty I . good. I f my own little robbin didn't know <j me who should.' : Myra was very much astonished when t she saw her own father step back from be- i ' hind the disguise, and she wondered ex \ ! eecdingly what his object could be in such t I a strange performance; but when she I i asked him he only told her to say nothing s I of what she had seen, and in good time 1 ' she would know all about it. ' J>ut you didn t recognize me, did you: 1 lie said. I ' I'm bine I didn't.' \ ' Then it is all right.' t That evening Hamilton Kirk went away, I and lie told his man that lie should not t return before the next day, and perhaps t net until the day after that. He went in his chaise, and took a large bundle with liini. t I Joseph Vaughan was in his store, read)* I ' to wait upon his customers. lie was a < handsome young man, and his moral char> acter was good. In fact, he rather prided c himself upon his morality. His boy was engaged in putting away some clothes, and ; > he was reading the morning paper, when I f he heard a step at his door, which was i was open to admit the soft balmj' air. lie t " looked up, and beheld a poor, forlorn looking man, who seemed bent beneath the | ' weight of years and infirmities, and whose 15 garb was scant anil ragged. The old man asked for charity. ? ' I've nothing at all to spare,' replied u Vanrrbnii. i ?n * 1 'lint Till in nccil, kind sir. Ilelp me if ] ' you can.' i u 4 I tell yon 1 can't.' i And the old man went away. y Henry Walsh also kept a store in the ] ^ town, and he was in liis placo of business, i for he had rivals in trade, and he found it ? !* necessary to attend closely to his own nfy fairs, lie was young and good looking, ' had the name of being generous and open y hearted. J le had just disposed of a cus* '? toincr, when the ragged, way worn beggar " entered the store. & ' Charity,' plead the applicant, trembling ? upon his stalf. Eh?want help!' returned "Walsh, ^ examining the old follow from head to c foot. 4 Yes. I am in need.' 4 Well how much do you want ?' ' 41 ask not for much, kind sir.' " 4 Hero is a dollar. Will that help 0 you V '* 4 Yes?very much.' 1 llieii its yours; ami ace that you make ' a good uso of it.' Ami thereupon tlio 3 young mail returned to his work, leaving e tho beggar to go when ho pleased. e Chaunccry Stewart was a shoe-maker, 0 ami he not only employed quite a number of workmen in manufacturing, but ho had quire a store, and sold a great many shoes at retail. He was some three or four and 3' twenty ; was very fair looking, and had tlio u :cputation of being one of the most steady lr and industrious young men in the village ; hut his character for generosity did .not stand so high among his fellow's that of b Henry Walsh. Chauncey was in his front shop, packing somo boots, when our old beggar man entered. * Ah?good day sir,' said the shoemaker, opping from liia work. 4 A good morning to you fair sir,' 4N eturned tlio old man, in a weak, trembling I foui one. 'I don't want to trouble you, T and mly seek a little aid?such as you can kindl; illord to a poor, needy one like me.' studiu Cliatmcery ran his ej'c over the old man's sougli brm, alul then said? 11(5 < 4 T must first know what help you need, conies ny good sir, and then I can the better }'?t hi udgeof my ability to help you. Aic you woult >eu ui less V learnt 4 All the money I have in my pocket and h - - T i l nr >>-. 2I J?UUI JJIUillJCU >>1111.11 A Ul'^gVU 111 Id r,v norning.' learnt ' Have you broken your fast this he '>? lav ?' my w 4 No.' warm " Well, you shall go with nio and gel hour omutliiiig to eat, and then we will see what cuinsi iirther can be done.' It cai ' Uut I would not trouble yoli, kind sues : ir,' fundi 1 It is no trouble. I can furnish you d vith food more readily than I can with I hi noiiey, though (Jod knows I would not J ?d Ik end a worthy sufteier away empty handed ' f I divided my last dollar. Ihit come.? ^ hal dy house is not far oil".1 Had ; Thus saying 'Jhauneey led the way out?' roin the shop, and tho old man followed An liin. The house was soon reached, and ' ^ he youth introduced his companion to ' ^ lis widowed mother, who received him j am m ;indly, and at once, proceeded to set :i fur it ubstaticial breakfast before iiitu. While i?v el ho beggar was eating (Jhauncey trio?l stinet u find out how he could best help In lim. for th 4 Have you any friends in this region !' he Then isked. lie, It ' 1 think I have,' replied the old man. lengtl If I could raise money enough to pay that : ny fare in the stage I might reach told li hem.' had 11 41 I might find a better way than that,' was r uggested Stewart. 44 I shall not use my had f liorse to-day, and I could have you taken posed Leu or fifteen miles on your way without ^ *' ny expense to myself. I can easily find a was 1 ioy who will be glad to drive for the sake l',c '' >f"the ride.' v,1,on And so the shoemaker went on, trying wa! o find out what the old man's most press- r'e^ s ng needs were that he miglit meet them I,ro,J' villi her most ease anil readiness. l-'inallv u;ls '' lie beggar said that if he could be carried 0 the adjoining town he thought lie Th liould find friends there who would know discai 1 i in. sonal So Chauncy went out and harnessed Jones lis liorsc, and rapidly lbund a faithful is in I >oy who would drive over and come back positt villi the team. lie asked the old man if arson here was anything more he could do for must lim, and when assured that there was your lot, he bade him good bye, and saw biin come iff. Susai ****** there 4 Well, Myra,' said Hamilton Kirk, earth akingone of bis daughter's hands " I have 'IVke jeen on a mission in the beggar's Th jarb.' pcud 4 What?been away in that guise ?' ex- Old li :la med the girl in surprise. witli 4 Yes. I called uiion Joseph Vaugban g'no ind upon Henry Walsh, and upon Chauncy ollti c itewart!' * bea 40, father! What must they have ,bought ?' !|y tli 4 Why?doubtless, that I was what I ap- to C!l1 :>earcd?a poor beggar.' l,,? 41 4 J Jut didn't they know you V cover 4 Did you know me ?' been 'No.' whicl 4 Nor did they. I went to try them? num. :o 6ce what kind of souls they hnve. I know before hand that they were young j10*'1' men of good characters, and they wcro upright, honest, and intelligent. But 1 w'l(> wanted to know more. I wanted to yca,s know just what kind of a foundation *',a'' l*ach olio had fur llio loves and affections f?um of earnest life. So I tried them. Would su,ls you like to know the result. 'a'<iC 4 Yes,' whispered Myra, with aslight pal- srt'ls? lor abuut the nether lip. wrinl "Then listen: You must know that the pale, wan color which I applied to my fea- your tures, taken in connection with my eyes, wcr? was nssurauco to any man of observation that I was not a drunkard; so they could a Src have ijo foar of trusting mo on that nc- can s count. Well?1 called upon Mr. Vang- (,riin hail first. lie received nio very coldly, ft" ?' and turned inu away withuut even seeking c'10'c to know my needs. Ho had nothing to -U'ur spare. His heart I found to be as hard as a diamond, and it may be as pure. Are you not disappointed in him ?' j 4 No, father?not at all.' Sho spoko beirij as though sho felt relieved in a meas settii ure. with .. ,, , SO 81 ' Weil?noxi i caueu upon ixcnry tjial Walsh. IIis heart opened in a moment, ?I and he threw mo out a dollar. IIo was it pc genorous?ho warm-hearted?but tho feeling was impulse, and not a principle. IIo tj ^ didn't seem to caro for my forlorn condition, ul0 | nor did ho betray any sympathy beyond ' j the mero flash of generosity. Ito gave me SI of tho only fount of charity ho possessed, his money. His heart is warm, but tho heat would not stand milch testing by UU(] blasts and storms. In short, such a heart *'1 would Ikj very apt to prove a spendthrift in "cvc its afl'ectious. What think you?' Are you Jj'^ disappointed ? And Myra whispered? Jf 4 No.' _ to pi ext I called upon Chauncey Stewart, ud him with hi.s sleeves rolled up, hard at work 1 le greeted iiic j', and I asked him for charity, lie id me from looks awhile and then t to learn how he could best help melid not oiler mo money, for he ssed that he had little to spare; e would divide his last dollar ere he I send me away emply handed, lie :d that I had not broken my fast, e look me to hi.s home, and his moth pared me a good meal. Then he ;d that I wanted to go to \Y , and messed up his horse and sent me on ay. Such a heart is not only true and , but it may be relied upon in the of need Its impulses are only cir^ribed by the boundaries of humanity, mot become bankrupt, because its isire sure to be upheld by a permanent >f sense and reason. What think yon ailing.' t Myra m:uIo no rci>!y. She bowrr head and trembled violently. iin't yon answer me? Ah?tears! 1, precious one?I .ve I hit so nearly I your heart already singled that one 1 Myra whispered? es.' 'ell, Well,' returned the old man, ' 1 ut sorry for the pains I havo taken hud proved to me that the heart ol liild is in the right placc, and its intrue and safe." course of time Joseph Vaughan asked e hand of Myra, and was refused Henry Walsh tried bis fortune, ami III \V??C villi! II wot? A I !i (Jhauncey Stewart, wlicn lie saw she stiil remained free, tremblingly icr of liis love; ami ere lio left her lie iot only been assured tliat his love ct unied, hut her curious old fnlliei lankly given his consent to the pro i match. uglmn and Walsh never knew whe .lie old beggar man?the one whom rst had turned coldly .away, and tc 1 the otlier had given his dollar, and i not until Chauncev had been mareveral years, and had given continued of his nobleness of heart, that Ik jI into the secret. QUAINT READINGS. e only curt; fur hopeless affection is tc d the artulo for one having a re: >le i|iiaiitity of hope. Thus, if Sail) i rejects your tender suit because slu luve with the knock k cod barber oj >, it will never do to talk about pistols ic, and Collins. On the contrary, yoi draw on your Sunday suit, extent aldermanic dignity by a d'nncr o d beef and cabbage, and go down U 1 Snooks, who will teach, you thai are more things 'twixt heaven am than you have ever seen elsewhere a sample and see. e inigluicst events of our life may d< upon the simplest accident or chance achelor Hriggs had lived fifteen years widow Snubbs without ever exchai a single pressure of arms or lips, hut vening a worm chanced to drop fron in overhead directly into tho boson e widow, causing her to faint so speec at the poor benedict had barely time tcli her in his arms. The ejection o uitnal was (-tlected before the lady r< eed, but not until an impression hat made upon the susceptible Hriggs li has tiince cost him $1,500 per ai is very definitely settled, that you hav< ng in this world until you actually ge l'liero was 1 >an SnulHes, poor fellow married Hetty Sharp, after two morta of courtship, with the iinpressioi he was getting 'something nice,' bu 1 that lie had only received a dozci of ladies' wearing apparel, a set o teeth, a wig, a glass eye, a bottle o and the savagest piece of ancient am kled feminity his villaire could a fiord t no man dcceivo yon in reference tc 'mission.' Think not rashly that yoi destined to figure in tho halls of tin n, rather than figtiro up little tallies it >cery store on the corner, nor that yoi iing better th an Piccolomini or Li go, when your voice is pronounced hi f your friends a cross betwixt that of i ed cow and an insano hippopotamus o is nothing in this world like realizing , you were 1 cut out' for, and thei ng business to completion. Beautiful Incident. ? A navel oflicc $ at sua, in a storm, his wife, who wa ig in tho cabin near him, and fille< alarm for tho safety of tho vessel, wa irpnseu at ms soremiy ana composur( she cried out: kly dear, are you not afraid ? IIow i issible you can bo ao calm in such ill'ul slorm ?' 0 rose from his chair, dashed it to tli , drew his sword, and pointing it n breast of his wifo, exclaimed : \ro you afraid to immediately answered, ' No.' Vhy ?' said the officer. localise,' rejoined the wife, 'I kno> sword is in tho hands of ray luubani he loves mo too well to hurt me.' lien,' said lie, 'I know in whom I be , and lie who holds tho winds in hi ind tho waters in tho hollow of hi 1 is iny father.' , u who submits to follow, is not mad reccde. ' BEARDS. Tin: Hume Journal discourses learned on the beard question, as follows : A very rare thing, indeed, is a male fa which looks better if altogether close sh veil. Vet there is here and there oneyouthful Apollo or Byron?whose absolu ly faultless outline of features is marred 1 any covering, or by any breaking up of t harmonious ensemble. Where tho beauty of the face cor.si: mainly in tho fine formation of the j; bone and chin, a man loses by growing 1 beard over this portion. Better wear on the moustache. There is now and then man whose : verity or sharpness of eye is relieved by good nalurcd mouth?the animal char: lor of the person being kindlier than I intellectual?and a covering of tho lips, such a ease, is of course, a mistaken hid! of nature's apology, and a needless dot incut to the expression. Better wear 01 , the whiskers. A small or receding chin, or a feel 1 \ r\ nntir/ilt* /w\?i/>/?nlo/l o f jj""> : wj <1 I beard, and with great advantage to t , ! general physiognomy. So may the opj site defect of loo coarse a jaw-bone or l long a chin. Too straight an upper lip can be imprt ed by the curve of a well-trimmed inoi lachc. So can an upper lip that is too lo [ from the nose downwards, or one tl is disfigured by the loss of some the upper teeth. Washington, in the prii I of life, suffered from this latter alllictu and (artistically speaking) his face, as r< I resented to posterity, would liavo been licvcd of its only weakness if lie had c< , cealed the collapsing upper lip by a mili , ry moustache. A face which is naturally too grave c be made to look more cheerful by turni . up the corners of the moustache?as r which is too trivial and inexpressive can made thoughtful by the careful sloping , the moustache, with strong lines, dou i wards. ? The wearing of the whole beard giv | of course, a more animal look, which is disadvantage if tlie eyes are large and I | forehead intellectual enough to balance > Hut where the eyes are small or sensu and the forehead low, the general cxpr siott is for the smooth chin, which to I ( common eye seems always less animal. t "What is commonly called an " imperi , (a tuft on the middle of the chin) is apt look like a mere blotch oil the faco, or g ( t an air of coxcombry. The wearing the beard long or short, forked or peak< ! are physiognomical advisabilities up I which a man of judgment will take the; p vice of an artist as well of an inlim; } frienclor two (and upou all other partii L lars as well) but having oncc decided up I the most becoming model, he should 6t ;t a?i.~ -i... IV IV* 111 lilt; OIKl^U U1 au JMU inent a portion of tlio physiognomy, gi' 3 an impression of unreliableness and var.i Middle aged men arc apt to be sensit i with the incipient turning grey of I ! heard. But tliey are often mistaken as t its effect. Black hair, which turns carli< i is not only picturesquely embellished b; i sprinkling of gray, but exceedingly inl | lectualized and made sympathetically i . pressivc. The greatest possible blunder f to dye such a beard. There is one co > plexion, however, of which the grizzling I so hideous that total shaving, dyeing, t any other escapo is preferable to " lenvi i it to Nature." We mean the redd blonde, of which the first blanching gi J the appearance of a dirty mat. Ii v t meant to bo described, perhapt, by the t , lines in Uudribras: I 44 The upper part thereof wan whoy ( Tin; nether orunge mixed with grey." A white beard is so exceedingly disl guirih'd, that every inau whose hair prer turely turns should bo glad to wear j. while, for an ohl man's face, it is so soft j ing a veil, so winning an cmhellishmc that, it is wonderful how such an adv; * tago could be ever thrown away. That ^ ago should be always long bearded, to properly veiled and venerable, is the I j ing, wo are sure, of every lover of nali j as well as of every cultivated and defei :l tial heart. Youths should be told in time that i J beard grows much moro gracefully, f adapt itself much better to the face, '* being never shaved; while, in all beai 3 nascent and downy, left to tlietnseh there is great beauty. TIio yellow tin and flaxen, with their light shadings r darker gold, are thought the handsom js in I tally and tho East, while, in -Engl* and this country, tho dark blown r s -' ( black are preferred. Beards are sometimes of so coarse a s ture that thoy requiro to grow to a con i erablo length before a judgment can formed an to tho best shaping of them. ? dressing tho beard by too close a acruti in a glass near a window, the wearer is . to lose the perspective and ca?ua) efl upon the general eye?thus, sometitf getting needlessly out of humor with wl I strikes otboft as Very well, and making 1 tnkou experiments iti trying to improve >- Tho very general habit of.dyeing 8 beard is oftenest an exceeding blunder IR Tho peculiar dead of tho tint makes it toctable by tho commonest eye, and o hick of all shading and tho conseqa ubruptness of edgo, add to tho falsity its look. Much tlio greater portion of H 'y tliono who "ilvc," would look vastly hotter with their gray beards, or with ehins close pp , iirsi Si shaven. ^ ^ ^ ,l Let us add, l>y the way, that the lift of j ' ] ,l the head ahove the shoulders, so neccssary r. ite i L poll to a well bred air, mav sometimes bo inter ^ ** furred with, by a beard worn too bushy and keeps long. Thy clVecl of the board itself is very |nost ^ often spoiled by n standing shirt collar, no ^' worn as to cutoff its outline. Shirt, coat, IW moisti and cravat, should all leave head and beard us die gi to unobstructed \icw?particularly with uj- on - r.f .1 J-.."".,", .-...v. i. oiinuiu. Ajthong There are various incidental motives, oi ahi( j| ,c" course, which, arbitrarily and fjuite iudo ,, :i pendent of taste, alfcrt thu wearing of the j, lc" heard. Clergymen, tutors, deacons, ban!; n ^ '10 directors, and undertakers, may think it i ? ' 1 J lus se 111 more or less for their iuLerc?>l to " shave "? .1 . tiiein n? to satisfy, lot 11:; say, however, very unrca : ir< sonable expectations, in the eyes for which j ^,ls]^ they do it' l?ut there is, for here and 1 < * ' | ami ii there a man, a secondary consideration . > .. ? ami r J'<J affecting tlie natural policy of the beard.? js Jioj l,'l We speak of one whoso air and manner 1 ... expel ,lt: are not suHiciciilly subdued, cue whose moMt )0" .style requires abating. Heard is an obvi j wo 00 ous intensiHer to one who is thus naturally wej| too showy, and he would do well to pro ^ S(, >v- pitiate the general impression by its- sacri 1 01 J USUI'' lls* lice . . _ ^ ^ _ little. light lat ' SotiHlhin Pcr-ma-iivnt.'?Tlie Knicker- j^i. of bockcr Magazine is responsible for tlio fol- .. 0 1 times no lowing: . . , t,. ,s the ju, (Jne pleasant Sunday, in Glasgow, a stal- j. JP- wart Highland-man entered a drug store, . . , , , ., arc d re- or apoUiecary s shop and saiu : >n- ' Have ye any spirits or alcohol ? All ^ ta- the shops are closed, and canna get a j ?iuai<xh o'Glenlival or Islay : I'm sair thirs 1 ** , . , ture f an ty. Canna ye gie me a wee drap o some- , ng thin1 warmin V | 'lie It really seemed a hard case ; and Lhc bo good hearted apothecary helped him to of what lie supposed to be a common still" . n- horn of pure spirit of alcohol. The man drank it oil', give him one wild look; spread j g| cs, liis two hands over the abdominal portion , , , . , . ... , , when no ol Ins person, and immediately vacated the ? be premises. The apothecarywas startled; V( it. 4 what was the matter V Ho took tlie ial, vessel from which ho had poured the ^ ^ os- he had devouring fluid, and found that wcej, .lie given the man, in mistake, a bumper of .npiafortu ! lie was half frightened id" to doalfi. The man had left his hat behind ^ ^ to him, and tho apotheenrv, bare-headed, rush - . , For tl >vc ed out with it hi his hand, his hair flying of iu tho wind, and made hot pursuit after I ^ 3d, the fugitive. But he* was hopelessly gone. on What a life of anxiety the poor fellow ?d- lived for soino tlireo months! lie was t?l 10 s nte afraid to open tho daily newspapers, lest he ^ cu- should see recorded tho mysterious and on melancholy death of his victim in the pub. moro ick lie streets. At length, his fear, however, m- died away. Nothing was heard from the 'oose I res missing sullerer, until six months from the 1 ty. event, when, one Sunday morning, who a,K' 1 ive should walk into the shop, but the inden. he tical individual himself ? straw to ' Have you got,' said ho to the aston?st, ished apothecary, ' have you got any more ^or w y a of that liquor you sold me the last time I Serial el- was here? If you have, give me a horn, ex- I never tasted anything like it. It went cultu is right to the spot. Why, it lasted mo a ducti m- fornight. No reduction about that fluid ?' l'ow \ is I>ut tho apothecary contented himself tbe or this time by giving his returned customer ^>'s 1 ng a glass of pure spirits, and his old hatf usu^ ish which ho had left the time before. slock i-C3 straw The way to Rise in Life.? No young vas J J jo niore man can hope to ri>e in society, or act ^ ^ worthily his part in life, without motal tQ ^ character. The basis of such character is virtuous, fixed principle ; or a deep fixed wnsl( .in" sense of moral obligation, sustained and in* _, ? ' vuru. i... l i c r\~A J ' ii<i- vi"winicu uy liiu ituu K'iir u? vjruu. m. . i , swan it: Tho youth who possesses such a character . , r . . swart en- can be trusted. Integrity, truth, benevomt, lence, justice arc not with him words with { fin- out meaning; he knowa and ho feels their ur^ f old sacred import, and aims in the tenor of hi3 ' worn be life to exemplify tho virtues they express. ni ,lt| reel Such a man has decision of character ; he j. , ire, knows what is right, and is firm in doing o ren it. Such a man has independence of char ? acter; ho thinks and acts for himself, and ,,, "'0 is nottobemadb a taol of, to serve the wd purposes of party. Such a man has a truo II< f?r character; and his life is a blessing to Comi ds, himself, to his family, to society, to tho To es re8> world. rcqui ,e(* Aim, then, my frietttls, to attain this of tli character; aim at virtue and moral excel from Inncn. .Tl.iai* flmt tlm iiw)isnniis.i!>l<> niinli ' Tin i , ? , ,? mu fication6 of a good citizen. It imparts life, a lati in^ strength, and beauty, not only to individual character, but to all tho institutions and in If tcrests in society. Tt is, indeed, tho dow hous< s'^ and rain that nourish tho vino and Gg tree place *'e by which we arc shaded and and refreshed, jnr * Ifi ^ ~ ^ and iny A lady sent for a new velvet mantilla at ff00(j apt hor dressmaker's. * ?akui feet 'John,' sbo said, 'if it rains take a coach ; rcst0 ies, I had rather pay the hack hiro than have hat my tnantilla wot.' poraa nis Wlion the man handed hor tho mantil- At it. la it?was ruined, tlio papor Which covered his ( tho it, beiog saturated with water. away t? 'Why, John,' alio said, 4I told yoii to heart de tate a cab if it rained;* * happ the '&> t did, mum ; but sure, pou wouldn't whic! ent have your footman a riden' inside. I got whin 0f on tho box with the driver.* them AISING POTATOES UNDER STRAW. x of the Country (ji iitt' imtii: link it in at least fifty years since f ii'.v this plat. su?;t*?'.ste<l?in ail almaL'rhaps, ami that, in this avcrago, it has repeated as often as ui:'ce a year since, it I remark ' The general suggestion is wise. Straw the soil liolh cool and moist, two important conditions in the culture vt >es 111 a dry sunnmrr. UsYiformity of lire ami temperature is important in owth of any vegetable, hut especially i! that is tropical, as is the potato, li coming from the mouritaii:'s there,' unco not rt'ijuiring innrli heat. Tlio plan, however, a.s it is usually scd, is of little practical value. Tims,' .or in your paper of Jan. loth, laid oil on tlie unbroken sod and covered eight or nine inches thick with straw. >t from half a bushrl of seed, a whole :I of potatoes?yes, a vholc bushel,' y thought he did well, l or the honor ecoinpensi; of the farmer I hope there i one within a htmdied miles of th?? imenter who will eudoriso this judj;So far from approving of this mode, uld plough lho ground deeply and and furrow deeply also. Then drop :ed and lay the straw on tT;e top of it, more or loss as you have much or Last of all, cover the s^raw with a covering of earth. This mode will the straw spread fiom ten to fifteen as well as by the other mode. This precise mode practiced in the States uorgia and Mississippi, where potatoes ueply planted and deeply mulched in tuber, December, or January, accorto the distance south. In this way can they secure coolness and moisiiillicient for the common potato, their ioL soils being much more natural to ?weet potatoes. Thus cultivated, tho is dug in March, April, May, Arc.? re straw is laid on the top of the hard id the potato will not readiry draw iciency of nutriment from it, nor will traw retain its moisture half so well as covered, nor yield as much food, sitico straw under ground is worth two . 1* This plan does not include straw alone,' ny loose imiicny substances, such as s, cornstalks, tanbark (if limed,) saw_ etc. Indued, tlio superiority of welf ed swamp muck soils, when old enough vo become sweet, and green swardsie potato crop, is explained on tho principle. Both are retentive of moisnnd j?oor conductors of heat,' and tilt's to maintain a uniformity of condiiibout tho hills of tlio potatoes. A< aino time, by tho gradual decay of tho z and the sward the plant is fed in ft even manner llian when the soil 7s ied by fresh manure. In all cases tho texture of these materials is favorabfe e ready formation of tho tubers under n them. The plan when confined strictly tcj r, even including weeds, sawdust, and irk, is of very limited availability ; lienco, it may bo asked, are these ma s to be obtained in a quantity ofc'o adequate to the requisition of potato ro in our country 1 The ordinary pro on of straw on a farm wodld be ilti SUJ 1 t Vwv. I I I ? VJ Ul potato crop, if always cultivated in ivay; ami in any caso it would bo at tlie ex'pouse of robbing llio farm : of needful bedding. The loss of this > from the stable and barnyard, would, over, lessen the quantity rind quality e manure very far beyond its benefit e potato crop. Let the farmer ordiiia devoto his straw, and other similar j materials, to ihe purposes of tilt) barn while he avails himstlf of reclaim* d q> grounds, b it especially of green J deeply plowed, for the culture (if 1 is o crop. It will certainly sometimes en that the beauty and even the ineas >f lils potato crop may suffer from is in greensward, especially wlien old low? and pastures are broken up. But >ccasional drawback will not nullify ;eneral economy of the plan. c. e. gooduicii. ica, Jan. 22, 1850. jrno Took, characterized tho ITo iso of mons as a mass of dirt and corruption, icapo punishment for this libel, ho was red, upon bonded knee, to bog pardon o lioiiso. tJpoi; blushing tho dost the knees of Ids brcec'-.os, ho said, ft dirty 1 louse, though ! T;.is caused gh from all those around n m. a cat, rat or irionso dies about tho 3, and sends forth an ofFonsivo gas, somo dissolved copperas in a cup or inywhcro within * smelling distance,' tlio euro Is duro. A stock of any ? -which wfere nearly spoiled by a ik' under a sibre, has been cleaned and rod by sinipty sprinkling dcsolved cop, about tiie tioool\ 1 trlsh sold'Or, who wa9 boasting of jtoat courage, was asked why he ran in 'battle. 4 Faith,' says Pnf, * mo , is bowld as a lion?so U is ; but I encd to hare a pair of oowardly legs, b always run away wid me body, > I'd be after the inimy, bad IttcktQ i!' * ' .