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BY DAVIS &. CREWS. ABBEVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1859. VOL. XVI X..:. ....Arf-i. tiR-taSI
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i THE KOCKIRd BIBD*
This wonderful creation of the feathered
tribe, whose native home in the aoutb is
tnade joyous by its ever varying voice, has
Vecently been suppostitiously decried in the
* Atlantic Monthly.' A clcver article entitled
4 Night Birds,* which appeared in
thAt rongacine, alludes to their miraculous
concentration of sweet sounds; in very cautious
terms of praise, and then presumes)
without personal experience on which to
found att opinion; that llie mockmg'-bird, as
ft musician, is inferior to the English nightingale.
This admission we take lo be
treason to one of our 1 American institutions,'
and the readiness, or rather the go?ng
out of the way to make invidious comparison,
is indicative of the 4 foreign atmosphere,1
which prevades Boston, and which
'overwhelm it with destruction, as wero
* the cities of the plain/ if it were not for a
% Lot' of good Christiana who live in its
midst, prominent among which are ' acorn'
and other patriarchal saints. But to the
birds. The nightingale deserves all that
has been Baid and sung of it; it is classic
frc.a the allusions made to it by the best
British poets, an^. herein lies really its immense
popularity, for without such endorsement,
it never could have had its wide- 1
spread popularity in this country. But
th? mocking bird is its superior. The i
charge that it iB a mere ' minic' is false.? <
To be sure the mocking bird plays Old
Nick with his fellow wood companions: he
deranges all their harmonies, is in fact a
ery Puck of mischief, and seems to de- i
light in annoying his fellow warblers, and i
in confusing their best laid plans; but i
there are times when the mocking-bird i
tires of his own imitative exhuberance, and
sets down with a soul fiilled witb himself ,
to pour out upon creation his songs of i
keavealy praise. On these occasions, the ,
efforts of the English nightingale 6?nk into j
mere prettiness; they are the sonnets of
Shenstor.e, while the mocking-bird is a
pastoral Collins, nn at the same time as j
sublime as llomer. We have seen the
bird in the quiet midnight of a southern |
sky, when the moon was decltog in its full
tide of splendor, select some dead limb
tiear the house, and after going through
various eccentric motions, as if pieparing
for its grateful task, it would turn its little
head towards heaven, as if for inspiration,
and commence pouring out its bong of
adoration and praise. The levity and absolute
rascality of its daylight revels were
gone; it was now seemingly an inspired
voice, and for hours it would make the surfounding
groves echo with its wonderful
Compositions. Sometimes commencing
with an original composition in which all
the feathered songsters were represented,
yet surpassed, it dwelt u|lon their inferior
strains until they formed a back ground for
its expression, then would pour forth such an
overflow of notes that the listener, iti spite
of himself, is led to believe that some immortal
and blessed spirit is struggling in
the effort to make divine communication
with the world. You listen?you are charm
ed?next,you are absorbed, and then in the
astonirthment and admiration, you become
superstition* and absolutely alarmed?you
think that the bird is a delu'ion, that the
trains you hear are from the invisible
world?that they are prophecies?hints?
oracles?warnings?messages from the land
of dreams. Such is the effect of the
music of the mocking-bird in its wild home,
on the most unpoetical mind?it absorbs,
Astonishes?and Bills with dreamy fear.?
The English nightingale at best merely
filla one with admiration?its morning salute
is as happy in its time of expression,
as its harmony is beautiful and enchanting,
uubiiyuim^uiuic* AUCiiivvikllig'UlIU eqURIS
nil this, and lien ascends to a higher sphere,
reaching the moral sublime.?Spirit of the
Time*.
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SATURDAY HIQHT.
It is good, when the week is ended, to
look back upon its business and its toils,
And mark wherein we have failed of our
duties or come short of what we should
have done. The close of the week should be
to <e*cIt one of us like the close cf our lives.
Everything .should be adjusted, with the
world and with our God, as if we were
jibout to leave the one and appear before
^he other. The week is, indeed, one of the
feglliar division* of life, a?d when it closet
?t Muttild not be without ?t moral. From
the end of One Week to the end of another,
the mind cab atreteh onward to tbe
plose of existence, It can sweep down the
filff&Lta of time to the distant period when
ft yrill be entirely beyond human power to
regulate human affairs, Saturday ! the
time for moral reflection. When for tbe
metolds of the week we are thankful, and
whev Our past months And years (jortie np
in succession befure us?wo see the vanity
Of our youthful days and tha vexations of
manhood, and tremble at the approaching
T* at . . *
muior ui nko, 11 h iiiuii we mould with"
draw from the business and the caret of
^Ka world, and give a thought to t>nr end,
gjp.ijl to What we are to be hereafter.
fjtygp# fa a man out West with a nnme
HQ hgr4. Jftftt.it takes a Frenchman and a
* big Indj^fy pronounce it. It never has
been spelled, but a roachino is about to he
impoflfti frOT for that purpose
i
THE GRAVE OF JEFFEB80N.
The following description of the place
where rest the mortal remains of the sage
of Monticello, will doubtless be interesting
to every reader:?
I ascended the winding rond, which leads
from Charlottesville to Monticello. The
path leads a circuitous ascent of about two
miles up the minature mountain, to the
farm and the grave of Jefferson. On entering
the gate which opens into the enclosure,
numerous paths diverge in various
directions, winding through beautiful groves
to the summit of the hill. From the peak
on which the house stands, a grand and
nearly unlimited view opens to the thickly
woeded hills and fertile valleys which strotch
out on either side. The university, with it8
dome, porticoes, and colonnade, looks like
a fair city in the plain. Charlottesville
seems to be directly beneath. No spot can
be imagined, combining greater advantages
of grandeur, lioalthfuluess, and seclusion.
The house is noble in its appearance ; two
large columns support a portico, which extends
from from the wings, and into it the
front door opens. The apartments are
neatly furnished, and embellished with statues,
bu6ts, portraits, and naiuhtl curiosities.
The grounds and outhouses have been neg
lected ; Mr. Jefferson's attention being absorbed
from such personal cohcefrhs by the
cares atteudant> on the superintendence of
the university, which when in health, ho
visited daily since its erection commenced
At a short distance behind the mritisioh,
in a quiet shaded spot, the visitofr sfees a
square enclosure, surrounded by a low unmortared
stone wall, which he enters by a
neat wooden gate. This is the family burial-ground,
containing ten or fifteen graveB,
none of them marked by epitaphs, and only
a few distinguished bv anv memorial. On
one side of this simple cemetery is the resting-place
of the patriot and philosopher.?
When I saw it the vault was just arched,
And in readiness for the plain stone which
is to cover it. May it ever continue, like
Washington's, without any adventitious attractions
or conspicuousness; for, when
wo or our posterity need any other memento
of our debt of honor to those names,
than their simple inscription on paper,
wood, or stone, gorgeous tombs would be
a mockery to their memories. When
gratitude shall cease to consecrate their remembrance
in the hearts of our citizen?, \io
cenotaph will inspire the reverence wo owe
to them.
LAST WORDS OF EOBEBT EMMETT.
If the spirit of the illustrious dead participate
in the concerns and cares of those
who were dear to them in this transitory
life?Oh ! ever dear and venerated shade
of my departed father, look dowu with
scrutiny upon the conduct of your suffering
son, and see if I have even for a moment
deviated from those principles of morality
and patriotism which it was your care
to instil into my youthful mind, and for
which I am now to offer up my life.?
My lords, you seem impatient for the sacri
flee ] the blood fur which you thirst is not
congealed by the artificial terrors which
surround yotit Victim 5 it circulates warmly
And unruffled through the channels which
God created fur nobler purpose.^ but which
you are bent to destroy fof purposes so
grievious, tli&t they cfy to lleaven. Be ye
patient! I have but a few words more to
say I am going to my cold and
silent grave; my lamp of life is nearJy
extinguished; my race is run; the
grave opens to receive me, and 1 sink
into its bosom. I have but one request
to ask at my departure from tliii
world?it is tue charity of its silence. Let
no man write my epitaph, for as no man
who knows my motives dares now vindicate
them, let not prejudice or ignorance
asperse them. Let thcin and me repose in
obscurity, and my tomb remain uninscribed,
until other times and other men can do justice
to my character. When my country
takes her place among the nations of the
earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph
be written. I have done 1
Boys, help your Mothers.?We have
seen from two to six great hearty boys sitting
by the kitchen stove, toasting their
feet, and cracking nuts or jokes, while their
mother, a slender woman, Las gone to the
wood-pile for wood, to the well for water,
to the meat- house to cut a frozen steak for
dinner, this is not as it should be. There
is much work about houses too hard for
women. Heavy lifting, hard extra steps
which should be done by those more able.
Boys, don't let your mother do it all, especially
if she is a feeble woman. Dull,
prosy housework is irksome enough, at
be?t. It is a long work, too, it being impossible
to tell when it is quite done, and
then on the morrow the hole is to be gone
over with again. There is more of it than
one is apt to think.?Morning Star.
*
' Worldly prosperity is a much greater
dram npon our energies than the most sever*
adversityj; there is no spring, no
elasticity ; it is like walking through life on
Tnrkt* MtnAt
J. ??r-?.
That wot ? horrible afftfii?the murder
of Denn, ftud the &t*iip?'-up of his remains
in a tra- bo*! ^'Wliat Dean 1M
asked a lia1f-doze? voice* ?iO?ee. ** Sar
&rath. f v'r -' '
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DOMESTIC LOVe.
Micbelet, in his work in ' Lovej4 gives
us tliis little picturo?painted With ft petl,
and not with a pencil?which might be ^
labelled 4 An interior.' Every mah of lettors
must have efcpHenced its fidelity to tc
wbat has occurred Under his own roof; It ^
is a charming 'bit' of domesticity?a 0
poem or a picture, as the reader may ?
choose to view it. But it has all tho
truth of beauty and the beauty of k
truth i tl
4 A charming thing to observe, which I tl
have often remarked with pleasure among cl
my more studious friends, is tho infinite ?
delicacy of the young wife, who in a re- ai
stricted space comes and goes, and moves J'
arounu mo student without in the least (lis- "
turbing him. Any other person would
have put hitn out; but4 she,' he says 4 is
nobody.' In fact, she is himself, his second
and his better soul. 2
' She holds her breath and steps on tip- tc
toe. She glides along the floor. She has hi
such a respect for work! In this you can w
boo what a gentle and quick sighted crea- Si
ture woman is; above all things nft'ec- ol
tionato, and feeliug in constant need of ni
the beloved object. If he allows her she fii
will remain in his room sewing or embroi- in
daring. If not, a thousand occasions or a at
thousand necessities will occur to her as di
pretexts to come into the room. 4 What ot
is he doing now! How far has he got?
Perhaps he is working too hard. lie will tl
make himself Bick.' All this passes through tl:
her mind. w
4 There are many studies to which un- 81
wittingly she imparts more than she can
take awnv. Do ^ou think the charming Ul
electricity slUj cdulmilnicates in passing you, aJ
lightly touching you with her dress, goes 'a
for nothing with tile Elttist and the author, C
If with oUr tiresome and uncongenial work C
is opportunely mingled that perfume of the u'
flower of love, which revives everything? t''
So in old Italian pictures do we see in a V
death's head a hundred-leaved rose ; and ai
death itself seems to tnjoy it. a<
4 And how happy iB he to feel that she is
there. He pretends not to see her. lie u:
remains bent over his work, as if absorbed ?'
in it. But his heart gains the upper hand, Ll:
and he exclaims : tc
1'My darling, my charming rosebud, do r?
not muffle your 6tepp. Your movements K
are harmony, your voice a melody which
enchants my ear. Your presence sheds its '?
influence upon my woik, it wili be adorned ti
with your grace, and glow with the flame E
of your palpitating heart. Without see- 5
ing you, I guessed you were here, by ^
the increased ardour of my work, by /o
the light which overspread my spirit.' gi
'A thousand years from now they will E
say?Ilis book, if yet a live book, ia all at
warmth and affection,' And the reason of tl
it all?she was beside you when you wrote hi
It. tl
Fixedness of Purpose.?When a child
is learning to walk, if you can induce the
little creature to keep its eyes, fixed on any C'
point in advance, it will generally ' navi- a
gate' to that point without capsizhig ; but n
distract its attention by word or act from the ^
tc
object before it, and down goes the baby.
This rule applies to children of a large
growth. Tlie man who starts in life witb 64
a determination to reach a certain, position a>
and adhere unwaveringly to his purpose reI
jecting the advice of the over cautious, and a'
defying the auguries of the timid, rarely ri
fails, if he lives long enough, to reach the 01
goal for which he set out. If circum- R1
tl
stances oppose him, ho bends them to his
exigencies by the force of energetic, in- n'
domitablo will. On the other hand, he
who vaciiiaies in Ills course, 1 yawing,' as 1
the sailors Bay, towards all points of compaes,
is prelty sure to become a helpless ^
castaway before bis voyage of life is half rt
completed. Theie can be no question ^
among philosophic observers of men and '6
events, that fixedness of purpose is a grand
element of human succeas. Weather-cock
men are Nature's failures. The? ate good Bl
for nothing. Better downright pig headed
obstinacy than eternal vacillation ; bet 0
ter willful blindness to drfnger, hOwSvet c<
menacing, besitanoy wbicb is lorever weigh- ^
ing the possibilities of defeat against the 11
chances of victory. The men of action* Rl
whose names are written imperfafrable on v
I the page of history, were men of iron.? *
Silky fellows may do for intrigue; bat the ?
founders, and conquerors, and liberators, d
and saviors of empires bare all been of tb'e ^
warrior metal. No human being, who lia- *1
bitually baits between two opinions, who ^
cannot decide promptly, and, bating decided
net aa if there waa no such words & ?
fail, can ever be qreat. Caesar would never
bave crossed tbe Rubicon, nor Washington ?
the Delaware, had they not fixed tlteir stern ^
gaze on objects far beyond tbe perils at ?
their feet. *
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Political Chips.--An office- bolder re- 4]
marked the other day at tbe National IIO' ^
tel. in "Washingtbn.io reply to the ques- 0
tion: * Who are you folka going to nomi.
nateJ1, A ? . '.
OkI I bave etocfc hr af? tfift cavtf. |
dates.' f
4 What?any in Old Buck!' i
" 'Yes; two chips.' . , 1
4 Good! Just enough to1 Carry bin* oof a
on, March 4, 1601/ v <
Office holder caved arm! stood treat a
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WHY VIHGIHIA IB CAlLBfi OLD DoMifL
ION.
During the usurpation of Cromwell,
irginlit declared liereelf independent of
is authority, when the Ubtirpdl- Ulteatened
> send a fleet to reduce tilt) colony,
earing to withstand such forCd( tho cothist
dispatchcd in a sttiall ship a mescnet
to Ohat-les 11., then an ekile Itt Flaners,
ihvitltig the foyttf outcast to bs their
ing. lie accepted the ihvltation, and on
le very eVe of embarkitig for his now
irone in America^ ttas tecttlled to the
own of England. In gtatitude fdt- "Vir?
;ihia loyaltyj he quartered hef coat-ofrms
with those of finglalidj Scotland and
.,1 1 * 4 * '
cinuu, na an inuepenuent me inbet- of tlio
ritish Empire.
The coin establishes these facts. Hence
le origin of the phrase "Old Dominion lM
The Colonist at that period numbered
0,000, and the tVotectot declared thetti
i be notorious robbers and traitors, profiting
by his authority all intercourse
ith them. A fleet was sent over under
ir George Ayscue, to put down any traces
; monarchial authority still lingering aong
the Virginia loyalists. They were
'm to Charles and the Parliment, declarig
that they were born under a monarch,
id would never degenerate from the contion
of thoir birth by being subject to any
her government.
When the expedition, however, reached
le Chesapeake to expel Sir Wm. Berkeley,
te Governor, from Virginia, resistance
as laid aside. Berkeley disclaimed to make
?y stipulations for himself, withdrawing
> a retired situation, universally respected,
itill a new revolution summoned him
jain to defy the republican forces of Engnd,
and restore loyalty in the Virginia
olony. This happened in March, 1652.
rorawell however, continued his governors
itill 1760, when the last of them, Matlanro
*1.? * *
?v.>uu, nnu ki? people elected Sir
fro. Berekley, aa the old record says, "by
1 obliging violence compelled him to
:cept the government."
He refused, however, to act uuder the
serpation of the Crora wells, unless the collists
pledged their lives and fortunes for
le British King, in exile. "With a unanllous
voice they told him that they were
tady to hazard all things for the
tag;"
Thfe Virginians seem to have been true
:>yalist, for this took place, as we have noced,
actually pcfore the King's return to
nglaud. Berkeley proclaimed "Charles
'econd, King of England, Scotland, Iretnd
and Virginia, before he roan in Engmd?
Upon his restoration, the monarch
ranted Sir William permission to visit
r.gland; and it is relrtted that he wore
I his coronation a robe made of silk from
te Virginia colony. Well may the time*
onored, ancient Oontrflorfwenlth be called
ie "Old Dominion."
A Striking Similarity.?"We were dlsjssinj?
with some friends a short time batik
? to which animal nearest approached
lan in its instincts and habits. As is the
eneral opinion, the monkey was thought
i ha ilia nnn Titi? * 1
, ww %mw w?v. n? uiucicu, nuu provea
y tbe following facts that llie Ilog is nearit
our type: lot, Hie Hogs are tbe only
liinale, we believe, tbat sleep together.?
d, Tbe Ilog is omnivorous. 3d, Item arksly
selfish?always for No. 1. 4tb, Will
in to tbe cry of distress, if it comes from
ne of bis kind. 5tb, Ready to oppress
[id drive away tbe weaker to get all
ie good. 6tb, When filled to satisfaction,
ever looks to tlie wants of others. Tib,
/ould not hunt food unless necessity cornel
led. 8tb, Tbe only animal we ever
sard tbe devil getting into except manbe
above eight similarities to tbe human
ice, in a general point of view, cannot be
>und in any other animal, we thiuk ; if 8",
it us hear which one.
The American rowdy is a terrible nuisnce.
Hear bow tbe poor Dutch landlord
escribed bis sufferings at tbe bands of one
f these amiable beings; M Ter rowtfy
ttfted in and axed me to sell him sum
eer, I tells 'im he had more as would do
m goet He call me von ole Tutch liar
nd begins to proke two tumplers. My
ife she call for de t?teb-4ouse. Tore de
atch-'ouse got date, cfo' rotfdy he kick
inns ecruggie oebint biff back,- kissed my
augbter Petsy before lier face, proke all my
rtftplefs 'cept ter ote stone pitcher, and
Mil my vife and toddfer peef barrels in ter
yffarj
m +*m
Yotf fee ten women for one man all
iroughi Holland and Belgium, aays a
orrespondent, and you wonder whether
bere h not a scarcity of tbe lords of
reation in botb Countries. Ton are toon
itiified that there are men enough, by
tie number of cbildretf laying loote in
be atreeta. The men fttts bid away in
be garrets and oatborte*, ftttgaged in some
f the industrious bifHtdtis.
AlUtleurcfrin, soWto?#o of (brae years old,
wing a little dUtanee from the bonae, was
uddenty started by a loud cfttrfr of tfctmlen."
He watf ierf mwcb frigb teased, and
nade for -the tiewest shelter, he entered,
ind casting a defiant look at' ttrfc etoods, he
ordaimedv' fonder away, t mme under the
feed?
AfiVlCB TO YOUNO tAfliifc.
In his excellent address to the graduating
class of St. Mary's Flail, at Burlington,
last ttionth, Bishop DoatlO spoke a9 follows
i
"The tittles are out of joint. Cotrilptioh
stalks in our high places. Licentiousness
lias, well nigh, lost its shatne. llifidelity
is bold and brazenfaced; for these things
your sex is greatly answerable. Women
are not lilto to themselves, 'they wihk at
vice, 'fhey ttiako a Cotttpromiso with
worldllness. Thoy tolerate ih-eligioh. And
they rttt> tictirtls of their own unfaithfulness.
Tile stronger sex look Up, in best things,
to the weaker. They have all had mothete.
I'hey have all had sisters. If women
were but true to god, true to
themselves, they would have strength from
Ilim to hold the world in check. No woman
over fell but by her own consent.
As at first, woman is the tempter. There
is no man that has not passed into a brute,
to do as tigers do, that can resist the matchless
magesty of a1 resolved woman. And i
stronger than all law, stronger than anything
but Clod, would be the power of women
to put down rudeness, and lay the pridie
upon license. But women are slaves
to dress. Women are willing to b? flattered.
Women are careless of their companionship.
Womclt at-e unscrupulous in
their amusements. Young woftieti set Up
for themselves. They look upon their parents
as old fashioned. They are impatient
of domestic restraints. They are averse
to domestic occupations. They vote their
homes a bore. They congregate away
from its control. They indulge in unreasonable
hours, to meet the other sex more
than half way. They tempt the hidden
devils of their nature. They forget their
Bibles. They neglect their prayer books.
They are women orfashion. They are wo
? it i i "T? -
man ui iuo worm. wuat else they are, is
rather shaped by opportunity than by
themselves. In this way, the female atmosphere
is stripped of its freshness and
its fragrance. The woman is no longer
what she was made to be?' a help meet
for the man. And man ceases to be what
God designed him to be?her partner, her
prop, and her protector.
How Driving Affects the Meat of Neat
Cattle.?There is some excuse for the Western
grazer's preference for the Durhams,
as they drove them over the mountains.
The fat of all cattle is the first to run off,
the fine particles mixed through the flesh
of the first?the kidney being coated over
more solid, holding out longer, and the red
meat being the last to fall. One accustomed
to driving, fattening and slaughtering,
could detect a drove of "drifted " cattle
from those taken fresh from the pastures,
by seeing them pass on yonder road, as
well as the skillful butcher could by hand*
ling them, and although the " driftn cattle
might have tnnch more kidney tallow, the
meat would be as poor as wood; and, in
aiKHU 01 ueing red, would be as blue aa
whetstone; whilst those taken fresh from
the pasture or stall, if not fat, would make
rtiore juicy, tender and sweeter beef. If
you see a lot of cattle in the field or elsewhere,
with good shoulders, or rather what
a butcher would term, showing his shoulders
to ft Is 6a fa, without any flank, rest assured
that they have been "drifted," or in
some Way injudiciously handled for slaughtering;
for if there is no flank there is not
much fat. A poor bullock does not wear
a good shoulder longer than to get rid of
his fat, and the tenderest parts 6f his flesh,
and the neek and round, would be the only
parts of such a bullock left for a steak.
?Mojor Dickinson,? Pen-Yard Address.
On the great Texan thoroughfare that
runs through our parish an excellent old
lady?very clever, very shrewd, but poor?
kept a house of entertainment. Upon one
occasion it was her fortune to entertain for
the night a batch of these gentry ; and as
she passed in and out of the common sit*
ting-room, intent upon her household caresf
ber ears were stunned with the lofty titles
of ' General,' ' Colonel,' And 'Major' lavishly
bestowed upon each other by her
guests. Sick of so much military greatness,
?be approached the Are around which
they were assembled and proceeded to ad-2
minister hearty kicks to sereral dogs comfortably
snoozing before the fire, accompanying
each kick with the exclamation,
* get out, General i &gotte, Colonel! Out
MajorP
Che of Art magnates, with ill-concealed
anger, r'eftfatiked i
' Why, madam, you have singular names
tor your dogs.' 'O!
yea,'she naively answered,t * any
< mangy pap may be a Genera) or Colonel
nowadays V 1
Father, I want yon to buy me a gun.
A gun, WiMef "What are yon going to
do wttb a gtm t Ob I'm gofrrg to fight
tommy P*y < be says Susy loves
hka belter ihm <be doea ma.'
I Ajutyt/ton having applied to tbe Recorder
ta be ejfc teed from serving, on a-rr
oount of deafnesa, the latter arfcad, ' Gould
yotr tio! hear My charge fo the grand jittVy/
Sir!' ' Tes,I heard efery tfofd of it/ffaaT
tie topfv/'Sttt cotrldn't mate any sense of
if" ' ' " . I
fottAJt;.
A crabbed acqtlaiutAtocfi til" &ifo iias just
repeated to us, 44 tVdlltyi itiy fiftttie is woraan.rt
We yete Ityitlg lo ggl iifttl to call
rtith lis on ft very beautiful lady tit bur acqUaintfihtd.
lie is a scliolai-; H toil; ahd a
getitloHlatlj and yet dares to rejfc'a't tfiai
VlllaitioUs llhe in our bearing. Alas for
Lira ! wo fbilh lie is past redemption. We
cannot conceiVo hy the frflf so* havO been
sb often vilified. Wo declare it unjii9t, and
we enlist ourselves in their defence; nott??u
? :-l " lir
......mnutiuiu t iijjn until aniu, " woman
always various and changeable," and Siiak*
tipeare, "Frailty, thy name is woman "
Woman is not more variable lliatl ttian. 1
Iler constancy ha9 stutfd the test of fire,
and blood, and torftietlt, in thousands of
instances, and shall she bo called fickle?? I
Wo verily believe that xfortlan's friendship i
is infinitely ttloto disinterested} infinitely i
mof-a pure than man's. She will follow i
her lover through weal and wo?through
evil repoH and good report?through pov- i
erty, through sorrovt,- and misery, and
death. She will love him i(l his sin, and <
in his glory, aud in his shaitta,- and in his |
degradation; and she will bind him the |
closer to her heart, as he falls the lotfer.?
Will man do so ? No?let but the breath
of evil report dim the brightness of the ,
pure name of that being whom ho loves, ,
let lier sin but once, and bo rtili forsake
her for evef. Will be lote her in abuse ,
and ill-treatttietitf Cut sUppdse stle coquet^ ]
and trifle rtilh the affectiona of the worthy? ^
Has she Hot been taught by example ??
How rflafjy hearts have broketi and bled to
death when fotsaken by man ? How many ^
women have given their whole affections
away, and poured out their whole hearts
upon a lover, and then been forsaken ! How (
often have attentions been offered to gratify
vanity, and to please pride ! How often ?
Alas! ttho shall answer the question!?
NeW York Paper.
*
The Qolden Days of Youth.?What a
feeling of regret steals over the heart, ;
as the joyous days of youth flit as beav- ,
en-like dreamB across oat imagination, to
think that they are lost to us forever 1 when ,
the rare opportunity offers itself of snatching
a few moments fof contemplation
from the toils of the busy world# how readily
do we embrace it, brief thotfgh It be,
to indulge in the pleasing remembrance of
tho past, to compare it with the present,
and trust for a bright realization of * things
long sighed for,' in the future I" What a
glorious thing is youth ! full of warm confidence,
high hopes and generous feelings,
flowing from the heart, like a gush of music
from an angel's harp. How keen are
its enjoyment*, how novel Its sensations,
how exouisite its nnnrAcintinn nf tho t*na
- ? *1 ? w* "MW "MV
and beautiful! What music is there to
compare with outpourings of a youthful
and generous heart! What bight is there
for a youthful heart, prompted by a noble
ambition, impossible to climb ! But the
transient dream of youth soon fades away,
alas! how soon ; and age comes creeping
on us so imperceptibly, that we start and
sigh for days now lost, when we feel the
icy hand upon us that * comes to claim us
for its own.' ' With time wo begin to ana-,
lyze our sensations, examine the petals of
the flowers of our youth, and let the odor .
escape, till, one by one, the leaves fade
and fall, and the withered stem alone
is left in the gazer's hand.?iV. Y. Led
{Jtr.
We were amused not long since; at hearing
tfte foftoxtitf* qfdestttftt ittfdfess&J io a
landlady b^ air cc66ntr?c genius. Stepping
into the door, he observed?* Will yout
ma'ra, giro me a drink of water, for I am
so hungry I don't ktlti# $h6r& (o slay tonight.'
doubt whether more meaning
could be embodied in so few words
4 Friend Mallaby, I nm pleased that thee
has got such a fine organ in thy chtfrch.'
' But,' said the clergyman, I thought
you were opposed to having an organ in
a church.'
'So I am,'replied Friend Tommy,'but
then, if tbeo worship t' e Lord by machinery,
I would like thee to bare a first rate instrument*
?i ?
Oar bjstem of education favots pi'ecosity,
tin tbo dpecirtfentf Which follow #i>.
illustrate r
A sbrevtdf lfttld felfOw, who had just
b?gun to* read Latin,- astonished his master
by the follO'wFjVg t/analaiion i
4 Vir, a man, Gin, a trap: Virgin, a
man-trap.'
"feachcr?(lo Bob Smithers.) Spell ad*
mittance.
Bob?Ad mit, admit/ tirtfeer, tance admittance*
teacher?(rood { give (he definition.
Bob?Twenty-five, cento?niggers and
children hirtfo-ptfce?front Mats for ladies
?uo smoking allowed.
An oW (htritsf Was ofttaftorfhg to explain
his tfrtfofttfriate condition r
i 'You Me/ remarked Sambo.'it wu in
Stitttf tcf M M t 'memtwr. Fast my
fader dW, and den jtoy no udder married :
agin, and den my' madder died, imdf my
i)?ler married agm, and tome how, I doeh'at
seem to hab no pfereitts ai all, rtor no home,
[nor ?&?&'/
j, T'.?
? tft'O'i .
! i i-MiTirrtwri ~ ,'%
bum aha tfdtffttiM " ";
A fe\V wecftS lifffcoj bG'f fr fetid Olarfe
Was lying sick willi the bUffdtW tever. The
attack was severe, and he believed thai
death was near. One morning be awoke
from a short sleep td herff A tflfrried anc!
ft'fftfdthferett fcbnvefsSlfbh' in the adjoining
room, iti whibh his wife tddfc part. The
first words (lint Glai-fe caught were iitterecf
by bis better frfilf.
"Or that ground." said she, "f object to
mourning !"
' Yea" replied another, "tut the world
looks for it?it ia fashionable, and one
might as well be out of the World as out of
the frtshtotf.'
Very true!'
Here,' thought Clark, 'is a nice wife;
She thinks I am about to die?to be planted
if I may ubo the expression; Itf the cold ea/tb;
and yet sho rCftteea lo go ih" rA'ourning M
me. Ah ! rife.
Now that I am' here, perhaps t had better
tnke your nteastifl'e:*
The finfeeeliH^ Wretch i* eiclfUHieS Clark
to think of sending for a dressmaker before
I am rlond t V-J J
?. oudui uer yei! I'ir
live fot sbltG !'
'tVfill,' fflUsfid *i b'feffevfe yotf
may measure me. f will Ifefc you buy the
trimming, and Ifet ft 66 flfi gay as poa-"
jible.'
'^Vlirtt hCaHlfefi^heas,' groaned Clark,'
Wotfidhdi&fe, tfj'ougb. 6ne husband i#
no sodhtt dead ih'au they set about entrap'-'
ping another. I can scarcely credit it*
Of course you Will have a flounce!'
of the/to ; n^d flS iffte body Is to be
plain, i wi'afr y6u to get v?ic^e
it.'
'How will y6ii" havd the sleeves trimmed
?'
With buttons arid fringe.*
Well?well?tlYfe freats ^lf,? figW
poof Cldrk"
When do you waiit the dress!' inquired
the manlua-raaker.
'I must have it iA lAV66 da^s. $y
huBband #ill tlteri fife 6$ fh'f btttiHtfittid i
shall be ab!6" tto ?et 6xH t
01.. h6'rritjle?Av?Wif?A? ^ ?i-~
sicfe itiari',4 I am only lialVdead, but this
blow will kill me.'
rlis wife lieard liittt sp&ftk, and raiV
quickly to' Ma fcfedafab.4#?o
yotf spfetrt4, rcty dsdff sstfd^alie with'
tbe voice of aft arfafeh
4f h'eardf ft afT, tWftYl#W64,' reptteff Clark.*
4All what,' Aty dear f
4The mournitVg??ga^ dresses?fringe?:
everything. O f I^arift?Maria!'
4You ravel'
4Do you take 1W0 &V ti fool!'
4Certainly not, ray dear/
4You expect me to be oat of l^e way itf
thre^ (Iftyf?, do fbti t ^
4Yes, fot6 j the doctor ia'id you tfouUf
be well i? (tini fftWe.'
4What means tli:6' d/esses V &
4It is the one you bought for tbe beford'
you were taken sick.*
But ycrti were spferflfiflW 6f rtfo'urnfng t'
We wefe ttftklti# iff Hfe.'rfa^>3rly I'
4 Oh, is that it?' /
Yes, love. You know she is poor, mid'
her family i? large, and it rttthi Wcorivenience
her feff tttticU to ftfnd mourning fof
them all* On this ground alone, I oppos^
it.',
So?so?that's it, K it t I thotfgbi
you trele speaking of me, and it distressed
me. liei We btg of yoft to be more careful
for the UtUittt.'
Clark was ofir't in tf/i'ee d'ays.and h'6 AoW
laughs at the nfrttter, which then appeared * ' . ;JP
60 borible.
The fotto'tf fog foM/SStiiVjf todies - <";?:
to us ris titie: t t
A man having a largo family found ft
rather hard to keep up the table, and htd s "" .
adopted the following plan >
Ateten^jjtfst before efrpfei; 6*1&
bis cbildreu rOtfh'd him and nQStGiiti ihiiti . }
thus?
* Who'll take a cerii, anc/ da without hH "f;'Vf
supper?'
* I! I! I!' exclaimed the children eaget ' . A
to gat tbe priA).
Thtf aid /tfan ^riflls O'tH * pb&lfai booli c - ^ . ^
full of red cents which he ^eepafor theoo-f i
casion,- and after giting them otfe
sends tbem off to bed. |
Ne*t morning they look Kke stafj^ ~<-P?
it rats. The 6td man oalls th6m}roun<jt $=?!
him and with an air of gravity
4 Who'll give a cent to have a nice watftf j
biscuit for breakfast t*
it h Med leas to aay that tih ?e?
forthcoming* Gfood plan* "'tHea /~i&$'3sSi
A ppiriU-d woman caught her htubattdf . -Jgj
ht Ibe *et erf broking ?fp IM httoft, thd
exertion, or something else, had?^
tfe who1 fe rtlwayn ?.iqnlring 4 what .*$ ./ .
people Ucy!' wifl rie*ef gift 5 |
portunify of snying any great ||
An ^rishmton, HiMihtd ^ ;l|l
ly, where be hsM bew
was asfcerfm fher fctchen i
4 Piit, #htt is tho lava i |1