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WTSTTri1 A Y VM? Vn> dI dll Jli dSAiiD^Jill U iislkliklJll r,Ci iSijla 111 " '' ' 1 ??*? i hi ii iii | | .. i. || l | ,,, hlmm ji TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.| "1*1x33 pxiicei O a** x. x 1_i hi r; 'j.' y x? eteit: wal vigHjahtce." I PAYABLE IN ADVANCE BY DAVIS <*, CHEWS. A15I5KVI 1,1/K, S. C? THURSDAY MOiti\lN(J, SKI'TKMIJHR 15, 18511. VOL. XVI NO. 21 Writteu for the Abbeville Banner. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SCHOOL BOY. py t'li: m?v who sTi:r? k itii.i.v r>rii:i:smn kok IIOLL.OW1NU * MHIOOI. liL'lTKll." I was u.thcru 1 into life, fourteen years | hince, on a Lot, sultry day in 'tine, 1 think i it was the fonrtli, at any rate it was just one I month before the fourth of Julv. Aim <>vciits of which day always forms a part ?>f every America!) boy's existence) as I di.-tinctly remember, some ten or more years thereafter, noticing the striking coineidt nee, nnd? hi a boyish way, asking mv mot' er why i '.he event wai not postponed one ?ni>nth later, *o that I might celebrate onr e-'in? nosi natal clay?the llenublic's and mine* However this may be, let it .suilice to >av, (hat though I was present at the time 1 lloti't recollect much about it. The time of my birth 1 have often thought had something to do with my peculiar disposition and physique?if the time did no!, at any rato my birth did?although 1 am unable , to account for the connection philo-ophicallv, physiologically, or phyMiviJojiieallyi 1 ....I - 1 1 tnu uiii^ mention 11 i" euieniaie 11: jn11y Upon llie subject. The month was 11 ? RO Jim I; the nights were short?so am I: I was born on the fourth .sun of 1 in- month s ?I am llic fourlli son the oi l f.?IU< : it. i June, whs named sifter a dbtinguished licathen Goddess, .luiio ; I am 11 -.:ti<- 1 after a di>ling<ii>hed .lew llistoiiam Joseph us. 1 might remark on many such strange coincidences, but will r--! -i late but one other remarkable eireuni-lance connected with my birth. I cannot 1 -uL mention, as a wmideiful event, the fact that, immediately after 1 was ushered, into this busy breathing world, a large black cloud enveloped the sun, and a tremendous thuiiler storm followed : uvu buzzards !i: uj?.ii he chimney lo|>, and after remaining durng the storm, lie w away. 'J he !*ignilieaniv of these omens were duly apprehended by the a>sembled multitude, and many suppose it had some tr.aikcd inibicuce on my after 1 :!? I was sdw avs regal tied a< a re" i markalile specimen of home- manufacture' mill I !iti? tui-.i !..?.) W...M* i ...... - ..... . ... v. HUM ?* vi 1 i n i ?i i > i) :,,!i r< tiicommon then a-, now, I wvuhl haw sent as a" \Ya>eaina.-saw Summer pi_r." Though not given to speak < ; myself, I mu.-L he allowed lo say tliat 1 wa* tiie pi Mo ami j? y of a \v hole host >f nneles, aunt- ami negr<>e.s, eaeh hieing with other to see who coil!*! make me M|t::ili I lie- 11m? ! -? ami kii'k t!.e haile.->t. Time, however, which wait" lor no nm-, soon came to my relief-?1?? lh rel:?-:' of my temler netlier pait? ! m?-a:i ~-:.mi put me without the iulhieiiee < ! pin-* "it I'l UtllH'.' 'Jl'Utt-i." I livio w;w iiik; eircum^aiic..; ;iT> >:it t!i?* pulling oil small clothes which I t tail to i mik-imI, and that was a w ininlui proclivity t>> put r in my < ! I ant.t> ' mhiH' box, which Ilia.!.; tin* ? ! I ladv par- ; ticulary anxious to keep niu fiom her t ?>\. ami her box from m>\ At tin: ago of thiev years, the lime I began to act for my. self, (I wis ?[iiite a l?oy an<l wore tool!-.) ] was sent to school, ami recollect willi pride the astonishing progress I made in those brandies of education (tly catching, pit'.-jiushing, Aro..) usually taught, and 1 have thought since that Thompson must have had his eye on this peiiod of life when lie says? Delightful tufk lo rear tin- lender thought, Ami leiicli the youn^ i.l.- i how t<> >lj'i<>t mat hies, popguns and Hies. Well do I ir< member how d-xt-roudy I cmld " i 11 ii!c dotibs from law," bcf??r?' I was six y<ars old, ami willi what pride I rallied ir.y " pocket-fu! marbles," which my dcxicrily had won. At the age of six my elenionlniy instruction hail prepared me for a more extended field of research. 1 wa-h accordingly sent to a Grammar School, k? j?t by a worthy old gentleman, who wore specs ami drank beer, a paitienlar friend of my father. 1 was received very cordially, and gradually initialed into tho mvslt?iics of l.in.llfv Murry, and the higher mysteries of l'ikuMy readers must not suppose that this was the work of a day, by no means?it was the work of a strap, and circumstances of the most striking character, which combined at the time, made deep impressions on my tender?body. You must not be surprised then when I tell you that I can g?.-t up at any hour of the night and, in my, " unmentionable," repeat "Lindlev," from " Knglish Grammar is is the ait," ?fcc., through Addison's Universal Prayer down to linia ?F for figs and J for ig-s, and N for Nuckle-bone, J for Jack the water-main niwl Si fX* <J. U...I ?I . i .. V. .VI unilj QlUIICi i\lilS i Wllill CinillgCS have taken placo since then. Knglisdi Grammar can now be learned on the telegraph principle,in 20 lessons. Many incidents of an interesting nature happened at that school ; there 1 first felt the tender flame, and there I lirst began to write poetry. Caroline S. was my idol; no hand but mine could make pictures on her Hlilli1 nn lir?u lint nin nnial.l . '.i 1 ? < , ?J xuyiu nil uy HIT sido and do her long division sums, and no lips hut mine con Id touch her soft and blushing cheek?at all of which I was "some." All the pins I won*were for Carno ; all the peaches I stole were for Carrie ; all the cake 1 bought was for Carrie, and many of the countless thrashings I got was for Carrie. At recess we used to stray far away from the noisy crowd, and sealed under boinc uob!c old tree, 1 would lialcu to lier silver Voice as she read the Children o! the A hhv, Scottish ('hiels, Ar?\ Oncdav 1 wo I! remember I misled her from lli? school ; when the hell was runjj my eyes glanced over the seats, hut hers was emj?ty. No lessons ilia! day?from head of 'he class I <^kI down fool : " JStay in at recess !"? growled out our old master. The nexl day 1 '.wrie was still al-senl, and the 'test, and the nest?a:id the next day ' went to v/hiih-3 mini.u. ill e y ["II HIT III III"' ground ] Now e is iii Heaven, I on t!i?' cailh ; slio an ang-1, ami I?never min i what. 1 hope lo meet her again, ami ki-s her lair cheek as ei>t in boyhood's flays.-? Then my sorrows began?keen and d'ep are school boy.-.1 miiows; ami mine were k?-eiior and deper than oilier boy's. I could not forget Cariie - I never have for pollen ('arise. If I have loved since, it was because l loved Cairie, and I have never lnved one who did m l recall, who did not |iie!nrc forth my angel Caiii--, and I never will. /'// '// 'cii!ii'/ tin (iii'fs.? Avvav no in the !i<>r111en bait of \ ermout, says I In: Kniek. iIxifkor, is a jiiimiiive ?<>it u|' iitl!?- village, ca!i>"l '"The i ' tiler."' Here, n?>s, luii;j since, the rtislic youth of tin- vicinity conifivjjjalcd lor a 4*dance" "and datieu they ?!:?1, said ottr informant, "with :i:i miction unknown t<? i>ur citv I" !!..'s :md U aux. < 'iii; ititeiv.-lini? voting man liavisi-^ aim \-}! '!" rather t<>i> freely, became "i'.iti^tied " in t!ic curse <?!' tin- evening, and wisely concluded to "retire" for a shut iv-.(. A ?! j >r ajar near thodancy !ia!i iwealed' it;\ itiii-iy. a ^'.inij?-?r of a oml'-n tabl-j bed, ?'! whi i: he took ji s.st.~-i.?!i with :i proa ]h-i;1 of an undisturbed *'snoi" It li-n i?..l I.. the l;i-!ies' v.'it!: ir:twiiitj room, :in<l no soon er iia<l lit* c'ose'1 11is vyes, than a j?air of 1>I? <>is?iijjjf ii;iii)-vls came in from the hui! :i:i'l t?g:iii adjusting their i!i?>r'k-iv-l i:r?;_j lel~, Ilie i!im light of tin: tallow catn.ile not il.-eh'-ing tiie t?'iiua:it of tli'j hwl. I iie girl* ha<l tongues, (iike most of their sex,) which rati on in thin wis*-: "What a i;i <l:inee We're having! Have y ii he ml anybody say anything :i'ic in me, .lau-r"' ' l. i, yes, SriiK! .Jim l!rown says lie never see you look so han>l<oiiii! as von <lo to night. Hue you hear J any hoijy say any? tiling ah-jiit lilei ' '"A I 'on t yon! why snrlin; I hear.l .foe l iii.t tell Sam Jones that voii was the j>rettie>t gill in tlie i >oiii." wj. . .1 ! .1 > > ir..j?>n i.n' uv;ir mings cnueiilo.l, '"iixvd ii:a little ;t:><! made t il' to the l>a!l room. They had hardiv r-*:n 1? I the iliHir when our hai!" conscious i'r'.e:; I r.iis ! liim-.-If upon his elbow, ;iii.1 j .ji: intelligibly, tliogh slowly i:. piiied, * I I ;i* lull /' "/ (? illlif h'tffj St'J aiJHlh'tlfJ ohm/I titCt "I'han>y their pheelinks," at thai jsmc? Hire! They 11 ;d wiih ;iii explosive scream. / '/ if 11 tiff ])rOH'n< J Unifies ! '/ Q il it'A'Htl? 1 rrr. ? A short time ngo, a young man, a i conductor on the Rutland and IiuriingU'ii \ Uai'road, was drowned in Shrewsbury Lake, Vt. At the time of llie accident, lie and I several others were pl:tyintf, rocking the boat, making it "dip water, " when, un1 luckily, thev Were all swamped, and lhi> young man, the best swimmer in the lot, was drowned. After a long and almost j hopeless search for the hodv, a very novel idea was suggested, ami which, after tiial, proved successful in leading to the discovery of his whereabouts. About three ounces ! o!" oii5clr?!lv.?r w/.i /. ?.tit I.v. f . I i --- j .. ...? . *.v?v- I'll! n??,v a t'l I HOW II bread, weil brdied, and thrown out into the ; hike. The l?>af was discovered lo move ' directly '"p-gain-l the wind soon it slopped, whirled iirotiiid several times and sunk, j Tiny immediately rowed to the place and throw out the grappleis?the first time I they li olced his face, the second time the hook fastened to his hoot, and he was hauled into the hoat. \V here he was found the water was 70 feet deep. In his pockets were a large silver watch and a considerable <piantitv of silver money, which caused i the attraction of the ?juickailvcv, and led to ! the diseoveiy of his watery grave. 'J lie accident, place, and singular circumstances cor. neeted with the sad alTair render itremaik! able. An Jj/oquciiI J'jxtract.?Generation, aflei generation, says a fit.e writer, have felt as we now feel, and their lives were as active ! as our own. They passed like a vapor while nature wore the same aspect of beau ty as when her Creator commanded lier tc be. Tiie heavens shall he as bright ovei our graves as they are now around our paths I The world will have the same attractions for our oll'spriii^ yet uuboru that she had ouce for our children. Vet a little while and what will have happened? The throbbing heart will be stilled and we shal be at rest, Our funeral will find its wav, and the prayers will be said, and then we Khali In left behind in silence anil daikncss fur tin worm. And, it may be for a short linn we shall be spoken of. hilt the thing of lift will creep in, and our names will soon hi forgotten. Days will cuntiiiuc to move on, laughter and songs will be heard in llic room in which we died ; and the eye tha mourned for us will be dried, and glistei again with joy; and even our children wil cease to think of u?, aud will not rcmejnber our names. THE ART OK HOKSE-TAMINUM M I'.Kit I. Arriiiti/rd fur ///< Cottriir, hy "J'almrltn" | I I " Tis to tin- jk'ii stii'l press we owe j All wo liflicvc, ami ulmu.-'l ail \vc know." j i 'Jo JJarey Hi'- world is iu?lel?t?MI f<?r {Ik; | ' principle upon which hois, s arc lamed. If nut strictly tlie original discoverer, t>> him wu i>we and (<> him we tract; the present 1 useful improvi-d system. As it is the <\'ee in every popular and useful discovery, imitators have stepped I'.'ith and claimed a shnie of the h mors, : and innovators arc scattered in eveiv dircc* ' ti">:i, seeking t > depiivo Itarev of hi- well ' earned and ju-tly merited lasueU. Such a! t<mj>!s lii!M fail. Wo claim i ??tliiui; <>ii?j?ai for (In- papers: wo i^iw. on Iioi><:-J:iijsiiiuf. Kai?v is our ' tjniiJe, asi'l we ^iv" his itsst) actions a!ii:<"ist. ' / i i fnitint. 'i !h- paiiipli! t j<ul?ii-!i< il 1.V liim for tin.1 use of liis pupils in lliis coiintrv, was unscrupulously jiiratc-i! in Knjj'.aml, am! i wo apply 'In law of i!i.-iti??n, :t:i<I make free iin; of tin- f.'iiiiloii i .ii';.>ii. \\"?? liave 1 stippiv<se-l a lew t i-1111i<-;11 teriiH, curtailcl when we euiiM ! * so without !css< ninjj tin; value of l!i?r instructions, aid m<-'.!io.lii:a!!v arian<;c<l tin- whole. WV claim n< !!.iis^more, an>l wills tin- acknowledgement wi; ' tliialc il uaiifec-jsary t-? t:-e marks of ipi?>laliou. i; 1 \v> !. I > In* :ik-.l w lir.t ?v re tiie |\\" i:;<?t T ? ohj. in nat uri",'.-mv-, . M>n. 'I wt.nlii an*\v?-r, that W'.itian. lowly w<>1:1:111, ! 1'sv \\h<>>'.' charms t! " ? !'! man I ?w> with r. \s.ee and -ii! uii>-;i ii, stand* unpara';\.!<. 1 : next t" liti- matehii-s paragon, a heautiiu! h?.?r~t; display- nature 1 in la-r highest ]?<>!i~li and gr?ales! j r? . | t;oii. His gav ami t-lu'iitiil appeal aneei i ; promllv prancing and hounding: his e'.e- 1 gancc <>! shape, smoothness o! lit..: >. polish o{ .-kin, due ]>r??poiti? n of ('em, and ' gracefulness i.f aetion, 1 ;?i-? him f;;r ain?ve . the lest tif the hrute eiva! ion.' Su.-h I-- . ing the faet, let us a>!.l ! > the value < !' tiie hoise hy learning h?.\v to make him tnihl, _..o 1 -1. !: . . I... VIM-.fill. j W'c will now lay liftuiu tin; r- :i*K,r ;t i f?.hi|account of tiic .sy>tein, i> piinei I'li:* ad'l invt i Tin: lii'-tprnv'.u-i ! hv tin: S?-i:tii ' ; A utei! *:?>> I 'itiiii'JtM li"i.-vi' t i! in tumid'.; * in?!> '* i- tli: i in'}* lasso t !i<: animal, t hen I I fi\\.r his head with :i poncho. (<-!o.tk) i?ii*th ; ' a heavy sa-.'n! !o on him, thni.-t a mrh l>:t, . : oapaldo of hivakiii'j; th.- jaw will ono l tier in the hi i!>c"s in nail, mount iiin: with a pair i of spurs with lov.t-Is six inei.e- I'irii!, ami . ' ... * lit!..- 11:111 iiniil Ins l.n.ls i-xh aiMfl in a faintin>!at?-. I li'i-i s thus tan; I arc vicious ami stnpi 1. \ loi'-nri*, such as wv have j-i.-i ?l-.->oii! ?-?!, ' 11111-t not he ii<>c?1 in hoi-.- turning. Tin' Co I'll i.'i" stone of the theory is the law ol /. ' //'/it??*. ! JI -j who nii'lei lak'-s to tamo horses must j possess patience. perseverance and courage. 1 llu inu-t ivii!i:in!'cr that the hor>i! receives ' I msli tu-lioti in nr.d l>v the use of three of i Lis scum's, namely : seeing, smelling and j feeling, and liiiit he mu-t .\re, S7iullnm\ J'rt I , ;i!l thai he wears ami hoars. , I'i'fe uiid J'rcjKirnl tons j<>r Tntiitiitt/ </. [ I Ii<?sc. ' ' I ! The he?t place is :i space hoarded oil with partitions six or seven l<et hi-'li. ' 1 and on the lluor a deep layer of tan or . sawdust, on which a thirl; layer of straw . must l>e spread, hut the floor inmt not ho ! . too soil ; if it U the lior>e will sink oti his ! ( knees without lighting, and without tin.-' lesson of cNhaustioii, which is so important. ' !<Hher horses, oauh*. pigs, en- own dog-,1 moving about or making a noise will spoil the ellVct of a good lesson. It is useless to attempt to Mihdue a v.ikl horse while a j party of lookers-on are dial ting ami laughin". Silence must l>e ohserve'l. ! M'ihiki- <>/ Approuchiwj a Hume. "When we go into a stable to train a coll, , wc should always lake with us a whaleI hone huggy whip, with a good silk cracker, I so as to cut keenly am! make a sharp re, port. This, if rightly applied and occom- I ! panietl wilh a sharp and fierce word, will i 1 : he suilicieiit lo enliven the spirits of any | |lAlv/1 It' :i i.i- i ..u.ov, ai uu aioiio. JjoI your j j horse look .it you a minute or (wo, and i j then approach him cautiously and silently, ! j with both arm? stationary, your right hand ! j hanging by your side, holding the whip, I j i and the left brut at the elbow, with your j , | hand projecting. As you approach him, , i draw a little to his shoulders and stop a . I few moments. If you arc. in reach he will . I turn his head and sinell vour hand, bccau o I . " r. that is projecting. Caress him, using a very i light hand, rubbing the way the hair lies. ! Follow each touch with a kind look and , ; pleasant word o( some sort. If your horse , j be of a bad disposition, if he turns to kick , i you, or lays back Ins cars as you approach I ! him, give him a few sharp cuts with ihe i whip u boil I the /cg.s' close to the hoily. As , : soon as he recovers from his fright and ex, < citeincnt, approach him, ruh and caress him , i more tlian you whipped him, and you will 5! call in'o lively play the two controlling . ! passions of his nature, love and fear. i I Jlow to Halter u Colt. I , As soon as you have carressed llfG colt i a little, take the halter in your left hand I apprach as directed and on the side you i have caressed him. Tuko hold of that 1 part of tho halter which bucklcs over tho - top of his head, pass the long side, or that part which goe* into the buikle, under his neck, it <>n the opposite sMe with ' . your rii^ht haii'l. lulling the lirst strap loose. ; j Lower tho halter a little, to yet his nose ititci that part which jjoes around it, fasten the t'>p buckle, ati'l \"U have all ri^ht.? The lii>t tim<j you halter a enlt.vou shouM stan?l on th" K* 1*1 sith*, well hack to his shoiihler, only taking hohl of that part <>!', tin* halter that ^'n,:s around his neck ; ti? u \\it!i y< r.r two hau<!:s about his neck, you can li.'i.l his head t<> von, aid rai>>* tlie linltr.r I.. ;? ?;.! ... .1 < ' - |>titt:ti-_T \hainls al'oiit his ikp-c. Y- ii i >!i>?:i 1 1 have :i h'lig r:?p in iea<liiii\->s to atta:!i to 11i : halter, so that you can let him walk I!h' ! 11vT*11 ,-t" the stable without letiing go t!i; strap, or making him |iii!! on the halter. \ ?>u ran now commonee t > 1 eon!i >! the It: shorten the ili-tniicB between tha hm-e ami yoiiiM.lf, by t:?Uii?if it|> the strap in your 1 s:111 !, am! begin to L;;ve him idea about ! :? !in^. l'e careful not t" go before him un<l um'.crlahe i to pull him afi?-r von. I your woik g,-ntly ; he will M.uii yie'u! to a stc.a'ly | n>t of, the halter, am! as somi you have pu!!c<! him a s'cp or two one *-! ! . aj.j roach him, pat ami carets him, i-pealing this niit.il voa can 1- ail him where vmi please. You -ImuM u-c a large smooth*.' siialilo hit, so as iiu! tn hurt his month, with a bar t<> each :-iile, prevent the hit pulling either v.av. I iii-- i?im>! I hi attaelu-l to the lua-l * ! stall iif the hi iille, a:ii| place 1 on the colt without, re In-, to it. an! let hint run tree in ' a lai gi; :-t.t!ile until !ie laconics recuiiciieil to the hit. The (ienuans use a woi.nb.-n hit I i 'laal.e* a bni-e\ ie...t>'li fin.I ......! ju-ljjcs approve it. Ni'Mi:K!; il. iti jii'licu t<> Mr. I uui?,rjj, w<: t'- i.-l call <1 iij oii t'j say tliat, w hi!>j in I auUiit, he i>> i 111 : :i!l that he Ii:ii! promise"!, acconi|?!i>lh-tl nil lhat, was 1 \niri-<J of i.int, :.tn! <*>t11 I the i?-j>w!;11 11 of heiii*.; a skill!ui hoitamer. II*- is a > >u!!: !ii*-i, ai.<], therefore, no aini i-. worthy the full cm li 11 co of public. We \v??n' ! a-ivi-v tli*--o uinj wi-h lo I-coMe -i^ I in ii?>i>h??ei:ijj l?j se<k Mr. I'>a!ii!?.-r^*s ; i>!:ti?M*; we are a^uie-l thai his !: ?.! 1 r.-ii'lcsa 15to ojn-ra::<'U an ea-y out.', aiul that the nio-t native h<>i?e can he rrliml withotit any tiuiihle. W\: will in?w ?iiv?s liircy's II < '/ to S Itr <( Coll, Ilit.* Iir.it oji.-iatiuii ;s t<> sh"il'.:ii the stirinj? .straps i.y tyiu^ ihein in a kuoi ; 1 I In* o! j-vt > !' litis t>> prevent them from : living a'. ' iil aii-1 .-tiikiii'/ l!i?i c>'.t. Next, up the hkii:-, uu?l take :!u; sa?iil!e under yfiir i:L;ht arm ? this is a precaution- ' aiy measure not to alarm l!?< h<?i>o as you a; proaoli l.im. When v.i:hiu leach < !* him i : i- ... -i ii.ui it i.-n in.ini;' -, men rai.-e t;:o . saddle \i iy cai--fully until iie can ?=?. i!. , sim-'.l and led it with ins no.se. Lit Ih<- | sk.it loose :n:ii rub ii s<>fily against his i.e.k lli?- wsiy the hair lies, letting him hear tin- j rattle of (In; >kiils as lie feels tliein against 1 him. Finally, slip the saddle over his [ shoulders 0:1 iiis hack, shake it gently with ) your hull*), ami you will soon he able to ' rattle it about his back with impunity.? j You will now fasten the truth, but be careful n"l to draw* it too tight at lirst?no ! more than is necc?saiy to keep it on.? ! Move the colt about for a few minutes, then ! giith yo'..r saddle a- tight as yoti please.? | You mu-.t now place \"ur n</lit arm over ' i ' tin- saddle, taking hold of theleiuson each j side of his neck with both hands,ami walk i iiiiH about in the stable imtil you teach him | the use of the hii?l!? , ami can lead him in j any direction. It ii important to pat and j I'llb 11 i 111 1'Vl'IV I'lim 'I'l... ......t I ? - - J 1 V ^ VM ?1VV|'. X 11V/ IIVTA i ! important lesson is I Jl)V to ,1 Itjlhii <( Colt. lV>e.iirc a Mock about sixteen inches in height, aiul place it down by Mio side of tliC step up this, raising yourself very jjentlv. Uopcat this until he will suffer il . " i without shtinking, then unloose the stirrnp j strap next to you, and put your left foot j into tlie .stirrup, and stand square over it; \ your knee against the horse, and your toe i out, so as not to touch hint under the shoulder. 1 'lace your light hand on tiie front of the saddle, ami on the opposite | side of you, with your left hand grasp a portion of the inane and reins and gradu uc.ii jvm uu me .siiinij) aiui j I on your right hand, until the lion-c feels i j your whole weight on the saddle. Repeat this several times, raising yourself a little | higher from the block until he will allow . | you to raise your leg over his croup and ! place yourself in the saddle. Ueing fairly j in tfTo saddle, we will now instruct you how To Hi.Ic the Colt. As it would tend to alarm him, he very j careful not to touch the liorso with your , hocls when you start. Pat and carcss him, | and if he does not start pull liiin gently a litile to the left until lie moves. Wall; him | around tho stable a few times until ho gets ' used to the hit. The reins muct l>o loose. Mount and dismount several times until <0ULrai> do so without trouble. This lesson must not 9ccu]>y over one hour and a half. You will now take him out of the stable; speak to him gentiy ; if anything frightens liiin you can prevent him from jumping by pulling his head round to you. Do not rido the colt so far as to worry or tire him. As soon as you notice that he is fatigued dismount and carcss him. Tho operation of pulling a horse's head roui.d rcj;:ii::st liis .siJo will pievctit any horse from h jumping, reaiing up or running away. hi J full' to Stable U Coll. k J'lit i> im in a wide stall, not too long, s< md which is connected 1 ?y a l?ar t<? tin; si |>artitiou b* hind it, so thai after the oil i t'. is in be cannot !_'o lar enough back to tak?* | a ;i strait, back ward. pull on the haltci ; then, r< I?v Iviug him in the ci:iil?*r of the stall, i'- h will be im possible for him to pu'l <>n 11 ?? si ii:>!ter ; the partition behind pr ve nis him , i'ioin going bad;, and the halter in tie* i L*int? r checks him every time he turns v li^lit ??i ! it. ^ 'litis iiusst eoiistitnti; No. a sin-it ar- h liclf, hut witli the at '.)> a Tec-, a la-k :n:i-t ! ? li^ht. Mmc- ! i.'vcr. wo arc wa?t;vl that <>t:r shadow ii w alanniiijiiv atnl that tin: l:t- ! ii'-rcr mtt-t rest. \\ < syiupatlii/.'' with '! '.\ti"tiati'I j -in him in his ci v of ih-siiair, 11 'Wli' io arc l!i" i i hi-r^s jjom* lo Nl MI'.KIi III. ?? This titttnl'ci wii! In: iluvotcl to thu nt'-th- " > i ?-tn].!.'Vi<l hy liai?*v in Mt'nluin<? tin; ! wii.I air! vicini..; *-t:ilit< -n (V ;(/.> < \V<mu>t a^aiu rvjM-at that ::i hoi---taming a :: )ii m is r. j liivj.! as well as a >in-tIf- I. Wy ' ask an attentive pcmsal for 11 */*/'/ Mi tho-/ nf' >un'j n 1 // >/ .-.( . v 'I *>tra|?, pa-s tlr: ( . iijjm.' thr<>a^li tin- ! (.:. 11 ,-!?-r t!: l;tt<!;'?; - > ; > f<?nn a 1 t:in..-<-, -lip it <>v i t*i. 1- u an*! . , . - i iiaw :L closy tip to tnu pa~t?-t u J >:ut ". tak?tlp tin: h'lj as it' Votl Wi r?; to s>h<n; 1 him, at!'!, ]vi-s;j|<f t!i? .-trap ov< r 111?? { >r<- , arm. ptst it thi u'^li 1 Ii>* 1 iii'kh.*, :;i?< 1 ! *!?!;; . ' il:-; l'>w- r iftii!? as * !>>- ai y.m c.in t.? thv 1 anil without litnlin^ tin; 1.?>! ?!. In c.\lt> tn<* ; v ea-??s juii may iin l it i:cc':.s-ary to lay tin; ' u:i vii>' l'Iouim, ani l-.-l me horse ^t. j , ' into it. \\ !wii tliis happens you hav-- ! nothing t*if it l>!:t j- iti'-iirc. \ -mi iis11 -tiok': :tii! !*>ti-ilo tii-j h<>i- ui:!il In* 1- !? 1 v?mi '-Ktliial i.:111. Tin: tn'.ir iotv i lc t? J11 _? } >11 app? 'I, ami 'lie Ik'T-c, it f?> i???-!.in 1. soonivl lYom biting !'V a make 1 him h->p al'Oti! on three 1< ;^> f??r as loii^ as V'i.m think r.v.v-saiv to tip- him. You v.:!! ' now hinkle a sin^ie strap surcingle on i.is 1 1'O'iV, let it 1 > - tolvrahlo li1?t. i lit'i'u i-> Ho j * j roco^s, yet '1 :-c">vi*iv'!. ? ?jtirt! ' > tin' opera } tioii of taking *i|? one toot, t?> hroak a kick- ' iiiij hoi>.e. j 1 'J in: next ojKriatioit is to shorten tin* 1 >i:- j ? tile. ftho hit. a liiirk iilain snattt.A mi ili:it 111< ruins when laid loose on I?is w iiln-rs come 1 : nearly >ir:ii?jj!st. This can he accomplished j ' I y twi>tinjjf the iv!lis twice arouii'l two f? i?_ ' lingers :i1 pas.-ing the ends through i:i :i ; ioop, tin; knot ear. bo easily untied. N j\\ take a .-'rap. (X<?. ii) and making a loop. I * pnl it round the oil' fore leg, draw it li-^lit j ' round tli- pastern joint, .Mid buckle knee ! pads <?n tin.- hoi.se. I'iiL a stout glove on your right hand. pa.ss tin: .-trap through tin- j ' belly part of the surcingle, take a .si.ml j lu.1.1 of it with yonr gloved hand, standing j close to the horse behind his shoulders, ai:<l ; with yonr left hand gra-p the near rein.? j Uy pulling the lioi.se to the near side he i , will hop, the instant he tills his oil' f?.?re I foot draw tip the strap No. *J steadily, j ^ and the horse will he I'orceddown on his I knees. \ The horse now resists, he rears np on his hind legs, he llmilieus violently and struggles for the mastery. Keep a linn hold on the. Sfran. thdit enoiieli t ih-.-v..iu ; ., , - - - , , liiid from putiingout his lore leg, to hi in mid In him/ Zii.s a/i'/ithfi'rs, ami V"?i ( are safe. The bridle in tin; loll hand must j be u?ed a?uoilly , l?y checking to the right , ^ or left ?s occasion requires. At the end | j of about fifteen minutes' struggle, the horse , * j/iihs on his knees, and finally Oil!s to the I i ground with trembling limbs, heaving ' s flanks and shaking tail. The victory is j ] half won. j i Kncouragf* your horse lo renew the light, j i the great paint to bo attached is to thor , t oughly exhaust hi in. When the horse y falls for the second or third time and is well ) fatigued, j>at. and caress him ; smooth his j hind legs if u kicker, and continue the '.shampooing operation until lie ceases to flinch. Continue this, rub every limb, go j over him as conscientiously as if you were ,i c.-iiiici iv, iiuuiui. ji ?. < necessary 10 re? peat this lesson twice a day for four or live. , days. To siiUlue a savage kicker have a 1 surcingle with a ring sewed on the hellv , part, and when the hobbles are buckled on ' the hind legs, pa-s the ropes through the J rings. Willi one leg buckled up, and ty- ' iug the hobble-ropes to a collar, the horse J is in your power. He cannot rear, lor you : pull his hind leg?or kick, for you can pull at all three legs. Wo will now give ' The Chokiny Mclliod. < 11 is an undisputed fact, that tlio battles J of most animals are fought by seizing each * oilier by the throat. This being the vn!- J nerable part, hence llio principle upon < which the choking method is founded.? ' We would not recommend this operation unless the horse is very vicious, as there is a possibility that he might be sent 'to the ^ other side of Jordan.' The operation i3 1 this; In the first place fasten up I he left j fore leg with an arm strap, and buckle on > j a couple of thick leather kr.ec-pads. Then J take a broad strap and buckle and pass it | round the neck just back of the jaw-bone. ] Draw the strap ns tight as possible, so t tight as to nhnofrt arrest the horses breath- J ing. The slr.tp 1111r.it not be buckled, but < M in (his position to pievent it ft >t:a ippinghark. The horse will Irn^l.' vioutly ami linallv yieM, overpov.eietl l?y *". list: of stiir?calioii. '1 lie v?*ins in iiis heat! .veil, his knees (otter, i vertigo will >l!ow, ami he w ill route <h>wn on his knee* ii'l finally fall on !.i> sMe. 1111111 !i:tt?Iv niovi; I he strap fr< in his throat, e.-;re>s ini for a few minitiei ami the animal is 11. I ISO 1. Mrs. 1'<1 I'll nil ( '/ / /<"/I III' ' \\ e|I, hat r.n earth aie yon ;?now?' sai<! Irs. I 'a 11 i i: t * i', with a !?-iie < (' anxielv in r Voire, an-l a I.uio* spoon ia }i?t hati*?, - i.i"ii la-.'.e.J into kitchen, followed V Ike. "I Il<" ?I? ?;i:l ailli'.l eiVle.i !lj> ilh a (hick, coai-f, ojlVt: l>a^. an-l, in per et sympiiiiv with ike. who was lan^hini; f|llel:<lolisiy, he WM'^'i'.i It! '"tljilrilily he like*! (!.? tun. ' What spoil ? arsit ie \<>:i loin*; n>u\ ;* v. a: a <itn >!:oii f"! n:i-?i I : Mnl l.ioii >1; I ii|> itlJ lilV! oM !"??iv ? l:n*i! Willi llis lllt'llMl [ ii Mii'l !ii-> cvv-i ^ii-tc'.iiii'j, i:iu -!i :i-> > 'I.' i>lv :il 1'.. f?>r I am !! >) . - ! i:;>. V'jii .see." I in! h- iitiii't srtv ! !,:,fs a <'riti'.>!in?*. Aunt," >11?I k<*; Muii'l y?>u lliink its vi-i v ovc-rruiiiI .! ; ! i!i ,* - sin1, '1 think it ( nit -; ovvr liini a ?; > >1 hu? v-'ii li:ul Jt.-r tak<- i; !' ! ii ui:i!;<- him i???*!c v?-ry i.'kt:* M<; 'IT- :.!! !:i-l.i.,i:/ sai.l 1 A .. 111?: li.!"I!' ! || j:liv ! I: i !:i-w h-uM 1 i:> t!i.. r.-i:(!; 1?,. :i v ;i-!i Jul. * . >!i :;! !11*L i ! > >!; v..-I! i '?<>, ?!<.-ar, !! >. ' waul ! > ]>r<-t.-n.l t<> :r.or,; tliati I i-.aiiy am ; au<] if I liavn't < - ii nia'i ; ') ii!i iiiiiinm> a* m>iiu\ 1 joii'i vai.l ! > rani no r. ll-.-'-son h? mwii foi i' !. making ! ? iiu !ai;_f<-i-, l>v liifijiiii; ?.n ulili. ial >iij'| iti'Mis. I: tI,.- tliciv in >i K.?l?_r Sti.-k tlial ?-v> i v t'i!> -Ii-juM iaii'l i n it- < . . n in, ni.-l 1 want lusi'i; jn-' :i* i!i.-y a!.-. At.-i what an' , <>r. al c-i ! -1 sa?: I i :?i???.?-it i:. !>> r sul>i'I s 1;? ! tvr than )?i-: (.I'.l-t; atnl \\ ?-! 1 .-In; ' >! l.Vi'll wa- |>:.ra.;;u-.j ll.i; (looi ill jp'at ui'i , w!:li ?ti:c <>t* tin.- <;ain*tiiijht ajrs ?'II ! * -> liiratl. III-.! MMiif'y lllnU;r tht iiiii, Willi ?;ivat cmiiplar'-wv. 'I'-ar nv,' iai'l >lu*, ilr<>j>j?ii:^ into a cliair.'1 am alVai-l ;. iir j>i>-i!<-s;iiia!;oa will ii'.l ! <: . i^o...j one, f Vil I'o on ?o ; alui lilll.- Inns v. 51.? lu'ir aui.ts <loii*t ij<? In heawn, ! ? a '"lit; iijhl.' Sin; wa~. inik.-Ii snl-lu -.! !>y this, nnl taking ii-lvaiilagc of her momentary i!;>lr;uli.iii an.l thico <loai;hiuil::, ho whisfor I.'viii, ainl wont ?>si ]?S:iy. , ii'/t r/!'i ft J; it/'"' .v ( mlrhii ! /'..i >'i'ii'hi'''.? Thus a i*a!m still u:*rhl in -! >:i, wl.ni ill na'.ur way. iiu<:it it nary /. !]..t ?!i.sliihiJc.l ill.; s? ivii'i siicti?'\ 1 s"t w'.th tin >1 -ot < ! ini har.'s a!iVi:!;-<!ii!iis <>n il.c lone* ?! Ii'-r ! fi'lv's j>a>tur. I Irtil <:.\|>flimisai] i liank'jiinif ailer litir !'?r.smn time, hut larsuut }'K?t IaiiH: mi pashiin, well wo sol [har on tins I'ciico a Mvinijiiij; uv mir iVcl k flow A: hlii^iiimr as rt-> 1 as tin- liahiimr ,i!e sku!<: house w ln-ii it was liist jninteil fc looked very tiinj-ul, I 1 ti;?<io no do vt Wy lefl .*11111 was okii|>i<lo in b.illiiiisioii mv iulf 011 t!u! fence while my rite arm wavoutiil all kslninitly round Siizuhmt's wastr hsez I, ' Sii/.auner i thinks very much ti >'H.? S- z >h>% '* 11 t>w 11 ?ln rim 0:1." Sez !, 'I wish tin re was winders to 111 i? le suz ti eoo'-l see mini of my feelings,'& 1 side deeply. I ]?aws(vl hero, jnjt an ;dse nia.l.* 110 reidy o it I eotintied 0:1 in the followiiivj strain'Ah eood ver know the sleejdis nites I iai>o on your account, ln>w vittles has sens: 0 he atlracliv in liie iV; how 111 i limbs i; hnink uj?. vis wouldn't <lowt in<- not hy no norms. <Iazoon this wa-tin form A: those ionkeii i/.e, ' f crioe jutiij.in it;>. i sh?i!? lave continued sum time longer |.r?.'..iv, bill 1 uf-.'ituuitly 1 lost my balance A- fi ll . vei ntu the pastur kor smash, taiin my clos? ^ seveih v damaijin myself generally. S11 :aniici >J?rito my assistance it <!ia^< <1 no-Uli in iluhhic quick time. Then lir nv ni^ herself nj> to her full hilu set!: '[ wont listen t<> ycr no-ccnls cpv longi-t Jest yu say lite out what you arc <!iivin it. If you mean yittin hitched, I'm in.' A ('hli;llitlll Intli'- Sir ',Ii.t/t '/'/ifliir ?I >11 (lie late acrc.sninii In tli<! Swedish litrono. of ('harl>v In; XV, .Val'slial I'tiiice < ?li!<la viis ?1?iVasi, of llolstcin (lotlorji. wlios..: ainr-lor,V(:i'0 cxpollod from it. address.'d a forma! [irnt-sl it ill" CiilirlJ i'l Vienna, SI. I*?rtLondon IrIiii and IniNuiliajjon, <!. ; :^ij -iI in rescrvo il;r ii?litn of lii.s liirlli. ']'? 111irf |?'i>li'!>t nnil iv#niva< ion tli- Swoedisli Minister of Foreign Allans, [Saron ili! Mandcrt-lroem, rrjili. s, in a ciicn'ji laied Copenhagen, August 2, lc'.V.i, iu wliieli In tliicCK Mm j rcji'iisions of the claimant. to I lie Uvedifdi tlironc on Iho panic footing iis tlial ol .lie exiled Stuart family to the throne <?l" Kii<rlaiiu Die I'rinee (lustavns ?le Wasa is tin* last i?l' hi.-> llustrious race, tv'iieh promises lo lie extinct in lie male line. This is llie late of Princes who-e :!aims have lieeu haired through the liiiceoniliiet >f their ancestors, dethroned or (heir crime*, ami ilthou^h it seems a liaril fate llial the legitimate -laimanU should l>e punished fur the sins of theis uieestorx, such has heen llie |>uldie law of Kno|?e, excluding from the neat of sovereignly, nol mlV tll<! descendants of the House of Smart ill England, but those of ISourlion in France, anil >f Wa.su in Sweden.?Chm'/cxtoit JVi ax. Tilftfra/i/i to the I'acifle.?Tlic magnetic I civ rrii|ili hits Ixeii >xtended to Atchison, on ihc Missouri Kiver, ami is Htill on ils way wcatwHrd, From the Pacific side lh?< work i? extending tc Sail Lake City. It will piolmhly not lie very nag before the two will lie made to unite, nut! ?ivo aeomphto tolepruphii! connection from th< \llnntic to the Pacific. 'l'hc Pike's Peak nettleTieiit will probably hasten tho work. It is <juil< visible that connection with the Old World wil >c sooner made through this route than arrow ho Atluntic ; for it docs not posaero the mum litricuUios, mid nothing to Interfere with its work ng after beiug built, a mutter which, ii :hr c.ue of the Atlantic Trlcgrnph, ia otill u lull b I KUjaiiiiMaaqaactJUj't mmw?g?wmmmma???? I HOW TO MAKE WINE. ' In making wine, the exp'riwrferi jiiicc bt the grape is simply set aside in largo v?(s where it undergoes spontaneously the nee.:ssary change. The vegetable albumen of In* juice absoibs oxygen from the air, nfiis into decomposition, and in that state bc" ??ne? a ferment lo the sugar, which is gradually converted into alcohol, ff th'o *u<jar be in excess aid the azotized matter h li i'-nt, tlni resulting wine remains sweet; !>ut, if on the other hand, the prop'.'tion of the sugar be small and that of albutrfeti large, a 'hv witus is produced. When fermentation >tops ami the li'juor becomes clear it i> drawn olF from (he lees and transferred to ea*ks to ripen and improve. Fownea1 I h' is!('//. In " x | ? -1 i?i ion i i 11 lt. M'- I'litor, I was eniii>-ly sii<?w*>-?rul in t!i! following mode in ]>r-"liu:i'4 :i highly flavored, delicious anil iii?>>t i xceli-nt wine. 'J'lie great tiling is to > euro a fioe access of air to as largo astirf i.ro as possible, while fermentation is going ii. Kor tlii.s purpose J proivired several ! .:g uiontli glass jars. After this I selecthe ripest hunches of grapes; carefully j'i'. !; ! nil' ail the rotten and scattering green i-u. -i, <>r tlmsc not fully lipe. 1 then maslict th.-m thoroughly with my hands, putting jami a!! in a laiyo ve>-scl (acommon pail will do ! however a largo earthen jar) an ! covering tins in null with n thin gause, ji.Tiuitt' il iito n*main for twenty-four or t\>ity-c;g'.ii li'i in. This gives si beautiful dor ai.il richness to the wine. I then >ttaine?l the juice into the glass jar tneni ii? !? 1 ahovt, coveting the tuoulhes of tho jars with a thin gaitx , .) prevent insects I'min getting in. Fermentation soon corrf ittcticed ami progressed r:t|?i?.lIv. When fermentation ceased, which 1 think was altont tin: third or fourth v>eck", I found I had al r?ady an excellent wine. You have then only to hottl.- away for improvement. Vats, with a contrivance fixed several inches from tins l>ot( tin, to i.lraw oil' this wine, will be i.ir |?r?-r**r:?l !*.-. Tin; d.llioiilly in using tli d vr.-sels I ili>l, is in getting the wine away uuhout becoming mixed with the deposit loriiii'il in fermentation, the least mixturo of which will l.-e snr? to'spoil the wi'n'ft.- J 1 feel confident, Mr. K litor, that any quantity . ofnio.-t exeelli.'iit whuj may be male in , South Carolina, which would he a delight. ' | In] and healthy Leverage for weak eonstitnj lion-, hut would a I so drive from our inarjkets those poisonous lienors that arc so i destnii'livt to the happiness, peace, and the ' lives of our citizens. T. K. W. I ('k I rh'xt'.u- Mcrcurn i : * i Citri'iiix /'\icfs in j\'ntuml 1/lslory.? . The latllesnakvs finds a superior foe in the j deer and the blacksnake. Whenever u J buck ?1 i?; ov> is a raillesuakc in a situation ' -.v 11i< 11 invites attack, liu loses no lime in 1 preparing for bailie, lie makes up to . rtiihin ten or twelve feet of the snake? j tlifti leaps forward and aims to sever the ' ; I?1.1 v <?f the snake with his bifurcated hoofs, " The lirst onset is most commonly successful, hut if otherwise, the buck repeats the tiial until he cuts the snake in twain. The \' lapidify and fatality of his skillful ma? 1 , ii'>uvie Laves but a slight chance for its victim ci'.iiei to escape or to eject his poi? . | sou into his more alert antagonist. Tho ! biacksuake is also more than an equal coif)? |>cuinr iii-L tlio rattlesnake. Such is- it-i celerity of motion, not only in rtini:ing hut : in entwining itself round its victim, that 1 li.e rattlesnake lias 110 way of escnping ; from its fatal embrace. When tlio black ' ami rattlesnakes are about to meet for batj 1 ! *, the former darts, forward at the height i >>f iiis speed ami strikes at the neck of tlio ; latter with unerring cerlaii.ty, leaving a loot or two of ti:o upper part of his own 1 j body at liberty. In an instant Ire cncircttB ! him within live or six folds; ho then ; -tops and looks the strangled and gasping j ibe in the face to ascertain the eft'ect pro' j dnced upou his corset led body. If he i s'iows signs of life, the coils are multiplied | and Ihu screws are tightened?tbe opefator aM the while narrowly watching tho ' countenance of the helpless victim. Thus j the two remain thirty or foriy minutes? 1 llie executioner then slackens one coil# : noticing at the same time whether any .signs of life appear ; if so, tho coil id re' Mimed and retained until tho incarcora1 t?*d wretch is completely dead. Tho , moccasin snake is destroyed iu tho same > wav. ; j (t>iticl Virtues?It is the bubbling spring ! which llows gently, the little rivulet which 1 J runs along day and night by the farm house , that is useful, rather than the swollen ffood i or warring cataract. Nisigara excites outf j wonder, and we stand amazed at the power and greatness of (iod there, as lie "pours ; il out from the hollow of his hand." But i . oimj Niagara w enough for the conlincnt of i the world, while the same world requires : thousands and tens of thousands of silver fountains, and gently-flowing rivulets, that 1 j water every farm and meadow, and garden ^ , i and that shall flow on every day and every j ! with their gentle, quiet beauty. So > i with the acts of our lives.- It is not by ' j great deeds, like those of the martyrs, that i 1 rwrtf\A ia lt/i il/ifiW *. ?f i? I?*r |Ka L gwwu vv , ?w J ?? } viituos of lifu?fho Glrrislinn temper, the ! good qualities of relatives and friends,- at?d ? all, that is good to be done.?Arlhttr'f 1 j Home Magazine. J