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' "" ' .^^1 l._ ' / '. ''"^" YOL l. "* GREENYILLE, S. G:FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1854. ~~ NO. 3. , '. ? a,/,..... . :v .-. a <k 7 - >. >.-g ^ ^. - i 'i! J*!1 - J-? 11 *? ? &\)t gwupmi mutfmtf A REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS. r?a v?&si?m9 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ? ?r J. & W. p: Price, Publisher*. ; ; ; *. >iTXSR9NCM? $1 80, parable in ailvniico; R2 if delayed. CLUBS of TEN nnd upwards f 1, the mon?y in every instance to accompany the order. ADVERTISEMENTS inserted conspicuously at the rates of 76 eente per square of 18 lines, and - 25 centa for each subsequent iuscrtion. Contractu for yearly advertising made reasonable. \)t Start's (grltn. fj Iff o \ I) e i*' * Gift. The following lines, written by a mother on a blank loaf of a Bible presented to Iter son, arc certainly very beautiful: Remember, love, who gava you this, When other days shall come: "When she who hful had thy earliest kiss, Sleeps in her narrow home, Rememlier 'twas u mother Rave The gift to ono she'd died to save. That mother sought a pledge of love The holiest for her son; Ami from the gifts of God a'?ove, She chose a goodly one. She chose for her beloved boy The source of light and life und joy. And bade liim keep the gift?that when The parting hour should eotue, They might have hope to meet again, la an eternal home, She said his faith iu that would be Sweet incense to her memory. And should the scoffer in his pride, , Laugh that fond faith to scorn, *? And bidffiim cast the pledge aside, That he from youtl) 1??d borne, She bade him pause arid ask his breast, If he, or she, had loved hiui best. A parent's blessing on her son Goes with this holy thing: The iove that would retain the one Must to tliti otucr cling, Remember 1 'tis no idle toy, A Moth en's Got?Remember Boy ! 51 grilling Jdnrrnttnf. 11) e ? $ c q p e. A HISTORICAL FACT. Early in the spring of 1780, Mr. Alexander MeConnell, of Lexington, Ky., went into the woods on foot to hunt deer. Ho soon killed a large buck, and returned home for a horse, in order to bring it. During his absence a party of five Indians, in one of their skulking expeditions, accidentally stumbled I on the body of the dcor, and perceiving that it had been recently killed, they naturally supposed that the hunter would soou return to secure the fiesh. Three of them, therefore, took their stations within close rifle shot of tho deer, while the other two followed the trail of the hunter, and waylaid the the path bv which he was expected to return. McConneH, thinking not of datigcr, rode carelessly along the path, which the scouts were watching, until he had come within view of the deer, when he was fired on by the whole party, and his horse killed. While laboring to extricate himself from the dying animal, he was seized by his enemies, overpowered and borne off a prisoner. Ilia captors nowever, seemed a merry, good natured sort of fellows, and permitted him to accompany then unbound?and what was rather extraordinary, allowed him to retain his gun and hunting accoutrements. He accompanied them with great apparent cheerfulness through the day, and displayed his dexterity by shooting deer for the use of the com pany, until tney began to regard him with great partiality, {laving travelled with him in this manner for several days, they at length reached the bank of the Ohio river. Heretofore the Indians had taken the precaution to bind him at night, although not very securely, but on that evening he remonstrated with them on the subject and com- 1 plained so strongly of the paiu which tli?* cord gave him, that they merely wrapped the 1 buffalo rug about his wnats.^&d naving tied it-in an easy knot and tfiwi attached the j js extremities of the rope to ll^rbo Hpk in ordeHlb prevent his moving without! awakenI ing them, they very compowdlyvwent to Sleep, leaving the prisoner to follow their ex* ample or not as he pleased. McConnell deteniiinod to-effect his escape that night if possible, as on the following morning they would cross the river, wbieh would render it more difficult IIo therefore lay quietly ruminating on the best < means of effecting his escape. Accidently casting his eyes in tho direction of his feet, they fell upon the glittering blade of a knife, which had escaped from its sheatlwund was now lying near the feet of one Indian*. . To reach it with his ^snds, without disturbing the two Indians to whom he was fastened, was impossible, and it was fjry haa| ardous to attemptlodraw it up wHh his feet This however he attempted. With much J L difficulty lie grasped the blade between his toes, and after repeated and long continued efforts, succeeded at length in bringing it within reach of his hands. To cut the cord was but the work of u moment, and gradually aud silcfttly extricating himself ho walked to the fire ana sat down. Tie felt that his ? work was but half done. That if he should f\ attempt to return home without doetroying a his enemiee^he would be pursued and pro- ^ bably overtaken, when his fate would be cer- ,, tain. On the other hand, it seemed almost a impossible for a single individual to succeed in a conflict with five Indians even though j unarmed and Hsleep. lie could not hope to a ? 1.1 :.i. _ i :e ~si?.1? ?J f. uwu ? U1UH WIUl U MIIIU BU BUCIIHY ?uu Illtally as to destroy each of his enemies ' in v turn, without awakening the rest. Their p slumbers were proverbially light and restless v ?and if he failtxl with a single one, he must |j inevitably be ovorjKJwered by the survivors. a The knife was therefore out of the question. ^ After anxious reflection for a few moments j] lie formed his plan. * p The guns of the Indians were stacked near p the fire. Their knives and tomakawks were t sheathed by their sides. Tho latter be dare R not touch for fear of arousing their owners, ^ but the fonner ho carefully removed with tho exception of two, and hid them in the ^ wood*, where ho knew the Indians were still t| sleeping, perfectly ignorant of the fate pre- ^ paring for tliem, and taking one in each hand and resting the muzzles on a log, within six feet of his victims, and having taken deliber- n ate aim at the head of one and the heart of another, lie pulled both triggers at the same p moment, Both shots were tatal. v At the report of the guns, the othors sprang 0 to their feet glancing wildly about them. ^ McConnell, who had run to tlie spot where 8 throthors rifles were hid, hastly seized one a of them and fired at two of his enemies who a 1: : i: -- > iiitjqjvnvi: ivj ur aumunii^ ill n llllU Wll.II WiCIi p other. The nearest fell dead, Being shot ? through the centre of the body ; the second j fell also, bellowing loudly, but soon recover- q ing limped off as fast as possible. The fifth, ? the only one that remained unhurt, darted off like a deer, w itli a yell that announced fc equal terror and astonishment. McConnel }, not wishing to fight any more such battles, selected his own rifle from the stock, and v made the best of his way to Lexington, where |, ho arrived in two days. ?] A short time afterwards, Mrs. Dunlap, of Fayette, who had had been several months n a prisoner among the Indians on Mnd river, r made her escape, and returned to Lexing- f ton. She recanted that the survivor re- h turned to his tribe with a lamentab'e tale, f, lie stated that they had taken a fine young b hunter near Lexington, and brought him as far as tlio Ohio ; that while encamped 011 the "i bank of the river, a party of white men bad ? fallen upon them in the night, and killed his companions, together with the poor defenceless prisoner, wno Iny bound hand aud foot, n nuable either to escape or resist ^ 'Diligent in Uusinkss.*?Sees thou a h man diligent in his business? says Solomon ; v 'he shall stand before kings.' \Ve have a ? striking illustration of tliis Aphorism in the v lite of i)r. Franklin, who, quoting. the seu- 11 tence himself, adds: 'This is true.; I have < ' stood in tlio presence of five kingly and once 9 bad the honor of dining with one.'?all in ? Consequence of his having been 'diliigent in R: business' from his earliest years. What a v leason is this for our youth and for us all. c An incorrigibly lazy man, says the N. O. a Presbyterian, cannot bo a good Christian, h His life is an unceasing warfare, both with nature and with grace. Constant employ- <1 mcnt is the surest way to cheerfulness, con- tl ^entment and happiness. There is no aituu- 1 tion in which the idle can be happy. They " arc peevish, fretful, irasible. Nature and art 8 are alike uninteresting to them. Their springs c of lite are rusting out. The decay of death lj has already eommenccd undermining their ii constitutions. ?' Go, then, ye sighing sons of idleness, and r learn that in the swaet of the brow, and in t the honeet toil of the intellect, you may both >' btj useful and happy. The magnificence of ^ fashion and power, and the splendor of wealth, r are nothing but gilded misery without a 1 good conscience and an occupied mind. Ye * sons of toil, envy not the idle great Bar- ? bor no discontented thoughts. Know that all honor lies in acting well your part, in 1 whatever sphere Providence has appointed, * your lot Must you labor with your hands <3 for your daily bread, and for the coniforta- t bit; maintenance of those who are dear to 1 you than life 1?then are you Nature's noble- * man, intrusted with a high commission from 1 tl|e skies. Work it out?Look up : Hope ^ on: Be cheerful and brave, trusting in God, I ) 1 ! AL.I <vuu cvur rviueuiuering inai niHJi Crt aorfOWS, ? *xo went about doing good. * Skchet or Beauty.?A lady's beauty de- ^ Kn<ls so mut-li upon expression, that if that e spoiled, farewell to her charms; and which <j nothing tends more to bring about than a countenance soured with imaginary cares, instead of being lighted up with thankfulness 1 for innumerable blessings. This is the cause of many ladies withering into wrinkles car- c ly in life; while nothing renders their;beauty sip lasting tis that placid look of pute heiffr t volenoe which emanates from a heart full of Heaven, affection for thape nearest them, and j good will towards all mankind. (j . ' ?.* fPitrnt-IRnii ?>tnrtw* X</VVV %j XI/ ^ I^nkggibin'g Stoirg. 4Maiy P said the younger of two little iris," an they nestled under a course coverid one oold night in December, Hell me bout Thanksgiving-day before papa went ? heaven. I'm oold and hungry, and cau't o to sleep ; I want something uice to think bout.' **'Hush P said the elder child, 4don't let ear mamma hear you. Come near to me;' nd they laid their cheeks together. 41 fancied papa was rich. We lived in a ery nice house. I know thero were pretty wurw mi uie wan, hihi mere was moo veiet chairs, and the carpet was thick and soft, ike the green moss-patches in the wood; nd we had pretty gold-fish on the side taile, and Tony, my black nurse, used to feed hem. And papa?you can't remember apa, Letty?he was tall and grand, like a rince, and when ho smiled he made ine hink of angels. He brought me toys and weetineuts, and carried me out to the stale, and set me on lloineo's live back, and tughed because I was afraid! And 1 used 0 watch to sec him come up the street, and hen run to the door to jump in his arms.? le was a dear, kind papa,' said the child 1 a faultering voice. 'Don't cry,' said the little one *, 'please tell le some more.' 'Well, Thanksgiving-day we were so hapy! We sat around such a large tabic, rith so many people; aunts, and uncles, and ousius?I can't tuink why they never Come a see us now, Lctty?and l>etty made such sveet pies, and we had a big, big turkey, nd papa would have me sit ucxt to him, nd gave me the wish bone, and all the luins out of his pudding; and after diner he would take me in-kte lag^nnd tell me ted Hiding Hood, and call me 'dcL' and lird,' and 'fairy.' O Letty, I can.'t tell any lore; I believe I'm going to cry.' 'I am very cold,' said Letty. 'Does papa :now, up iu heaven, that we are poor and ungry not.*!1 '\ es?no?I can't tell,' answered Mary, riping away her tears, unnble to reconcile er ideas of heaven with such a thought? Hush! mamma will hear !' "Mamma had 'heard.' Tho coarse garaent upon which she had toiled since sunise dropped from her hands, and tears were orcing themselves, thick and fast, through ler closed eyelids. The simple recital aund hut too sad an echo in tint widowed ieart."?Fanny Fern. [be SJUqil of q SlroHeq ifcqH. 'Tis better to have loved and lost thnn over to have loved at all.' Oh. no, no! else ou have never passed from the shield of a road, true breast, where for long years you ave been lovingly folded, to a widow's reeas, ana tno rude jostling and curious gaze I f the heartless crowd; never knew long, | retched days, that seemed to have no end ; ever turned, with a stifled sob, from the lasp of loving little arms, and the uplifted aze of an eye upon whose counterpart you ad watched the death-filin gather; never aw that sunny little face overshadowed r'ith grief, when other children gleefully ailed "Papa!" nor ever beared the wail of little one who might uover remember its ither's face! "No, no ! or you have never turned shuderingly awnv, in the crowded street, from lie outline o( a form, or the cast of a face, or lie tone of a voice, tliat brought the dead nockingly before you; never lain upon a ick bed, among careless strangers, lacking omforta where luxury once abounded, and istened in vain for that footfall whose ightest tread could charm your pain away; lever droped from your archincr siirht the ictured linemen ts that quickened busy, and { orturing memory till your heart was hreakng ; never waked from a dream of Paradise o weep unavailing, bitter tears at the sad eality ; and never, alas! bent jjour rcbelious knee at God's altar when your tongue vhs dumb, to praise Him, and your lips refusd to kiss the Smiter's rod 1 "Oh, r.o, no ! better never to have loved! Pen fold more gloomy is the murky day, rhose sunny morning was uaherd in with lazjding, golden brightness! Agonizing is he death-struggle of the shipwiwked mariler who perished in sight of shore and tome! Tiarshly fall careless words upon he ear trained to the music of a loving voice! iNearily stumble the tender feet unguarded y, Jove's watchful eye 1 Oh, no no ! better lever to have loved ! lie whose first breath vas drawn iu a dungeon never pines for fiiiUla ami Kliia aLlou ?n-l ' ' W*WVM f4v<v*Of I?1IU MIMV QAIWj AMU iiCVi Oil """ iod jrity the desolate, loving heart, the tar of whose sky has gone out in Utter larknesa F' Some one qucn^u|hd Timon as to the education of his chilttrijKi. Have them, said 10, instructed in that'which they never wttl oniprehcnd. " W Tbic Bey of Tenia, who baa the reputeion of being one of the four beet chess ?[aym in the world,haa challenged the Joumroy ?aaeage Club to Faria to a rubber-game for ri 9 gfroKen ff.egH. One of tho moat distressing and heartrending events has recently occurred in the neighborhood of, tyethel, llethel township, Delaware c*, Pa.,'near the Delaware line,that we ever recollect having heard, or read of either it the pages of romance or the more.startling incidents of reel life. The consequence has been that a young aud lovely woman, a bride of only five months, died a few U'Pptj nPfrt nf 1 ?ertl*An I vv*w v/? V?VA^U Ileal li A Mr. C., r highly respectable fanner living in the neighborhood, com ted and married the daughter of another highly respected and wealthy farmer living, as wo stated above, it Bethel township. He took her to his home where his cousin, who kept house for him, received her with smiles, and bade her welcome. But she soon found that some other tie was drawing her husband's affections from uer. lie left her to sleep alone at night, which so often passed in tears. She soon saw enough to confinn her suspicious that his cousin had withdrawn her husband's affections, and that with him she engaged in the enjoyment of illicit love. She immediately addressed him, telling liitn she would leave the house for a week?that during that time he must send his cousin away, and that she would then come back and live with him, and forget all. lie made her a promise that he would. She went home. 1 he first, second and third week elapsed, and still no husband came. She then told her sister that it was time for her to go home. The carriage came, and her sister accompanied her. When she arrived at her husband's residence lie was absent, engaged in the woods. She was cold Jy received by the cousin, who made no effort to get refreshments. She was placing a pie in the stove when she remarked rather insultingly, "this is for Tom." The wife replied that there was enough for him and others too, but tho cousin reiterated that none else could, lutve any. Up to this time she had not told her gn?f4& an^member of her family. The sister soon after departed, Alu) the husband arriving, she reminded him ol his promise of sending the cousin away, when she was startled by his absolute refusal. She immediately walked up stairs, put a few things in a band box, and startled for her father's house on foot. She had not gone far before her husband overtook her in a carriage, and offered to take her home, but she refused and went the whole distance on foot. She then unburdened her grief to her family. The next day her father ordered his wagon, and went to tlie husband's residence for the purpose of taking away tho furniture he had supplied his daughter with on her running*. Upon arriving at the house, the husband was absent, the cousin alone being there. She had locked up all the doors and drawere, and refused them admittance. The father then addressed his daughter, telling her she was mistress, and to give orders, to break open the doors. She did so. The doors were accordingly forced, and most of the furniture and clothes belonging to the deserted bride, were taken to her father's where, upon her arrival, she took tojier bed an died, of a broken heart. Thus was a young and lovely being, whom "none knew but to love," or, named her but to praise,"?only five months a bride? through crushed and slighted affection, hurried to her tomb. The violator of the holy marriage vow, will suffer the stings of a guil ly conscience ior me muraer 01 wmcn ne lias Wen instrumental. The funeral was attended by an unusual concourse of tlio people of the neighborhood. Farkwkll.?Why so sad a word?farewell ? Wo should not weep in wishing, nor sully felicity with tears. But we do weep! because evil lies lurking in wait over all the earth for the innocent and the good, the happy and the beautiful, and when guarded no more by our eyes, it seems as if the demon would leap out upon his prey. Oi it is because we are so selfish that we cannot bear the thought of loosing the sight of the happiness of one we dearly love, and are troubled with a strange jealously and envy of Wings unknown to us,and for ever to be unknown, about to be taken into the very heart, perhaps,of the friend from whom we part, and to whom we breathe a sad, almost a sullen, yet still a sweet farewell i Or does the shadow of death pass over us while we stand for the last time together on the sea-shore, and see the ship with all her sails about to voyage away to the uttermost parts of the earth: Or do we shudder at the thought of mutability m all created things, insensate or with soul.?and know that are a few hours shall have brightened the path of the swift vessel ou the far-off sea, we shall be dimly remenv bercd?alas! at last forgotten and all tlioiH days, months, and yoars, that once seemec as if they would never die, swallowed up ii everlasting oblivion ? To divert at any tfme a troublesome fan |cy, run tothy bOoks, they presently fix the* ?A ?/! *1. _ -?l- ? w MIVIII, CUIU UIITO urn umui VI 7 V thoughts. They always receive ther^itl' the same kindness.?Fuller. [ Compassion.?Tears of eqppaasion are like drops fttfling from roses upon the bosom of the smth. When a thing is round can H be rounder! Pebbles Picked up at the SeashoreBY A SENTIMENTAL LADY. One's existence down hero is divided between donkey-riding and novel-reading? . pretty exercise for the mind and body ! It would'be difficult to say which were the slowest?the donkea or the novels. It's very strange, but how extremely rare it is you come across a donkey or a novel that's the least moving! Youth writes its hopes upon the sand, and Age advances, like the sea, and wushes them all out. We raffle, and raffle our best nflfections away, like shillings at the Library, and Man looks.coldly on, and smilingly savs, "llctter luck, Miss, next time." . J} I am sure that the sand with which Time has filled his hour-glas, must have been picked up at a watering place, fur nowhere [ does the time run on so slowly, or the hour succeed one another with such provoking similarity. It is very curious that the sea, which ' brings the colour back to our cheeks, generally takes it from our ribbons 1 It is the same with dispositions as with | bonnets; it is not every one that can stand the seaside. ' Scandal is a rank weed which is general ' ly found in great profusion near the seacoast. A watering-place is a harbour of refuge that we, poor week vessels, after having been tossed about for nine months in the year, are obliged, during rhe other three, to put into for repairs. Nkveii ue Idle.?Life is too short to al, low of any momenta being waistcd which can be turned to good aceount. The ap prcnuce wno spcnus ins evenings m siuuy is sure to lay up a stock of ideas; which he will find, at some time or other, will prove to him so much positive capital. Ilis follow apprentice, who squanders liis evenings at ; ^oy?ter cgllftrs, or in lon^iyj rtmpJLengiuehousea, gains no such'mkw ??. ]*WfiaHh; but on the contrary impairs his hearth his early excesses, besides losing the contideuco of all who might help him foward in life. Ev< n he, who avoids the follies s > com mon to young men, but yet makes fatigue the plea for sleeping away tho evening, or otherwise wasting his time, commits a serious blunder. If more persons would resolve, on emerging from childhood, never to be idle, there would be twenty fortunes made where one is made now, and twenty men rise to emiuence where one attains distinction at present. Every year, more hours are wasted, of four people out, of five, than woulj,- if improved, have made them rich in their old i age. Nevkh be Idlk.?Phil. Ledger. ? ? Ladies' Eyes.?Mr. Smee, after dilating on the perfection to which the manufacture of false eyes lias attained, bestows the following admonition upon young men;?"You must take care and not be enamoured with the beauties of a false eye unwittingly, and afterwards find, to your astonishment, that the object of your choice carefully puteby her soft , and captivating eyes in a little cotton wool before retiring to rest! Do not think 1 am in jest; for 1 have just heard of a case where a fair lady wore a false eye, which her husband never detected before marriage ; and even up to tho present time, when two years have elapsed, he had not discovered it! 13ci fore marriage she never dared tell him, afterwards she feared to avow her concealment." All Sorts of Minds.?There is a strong ' disposition in men of opposite minds Jo des" pise each other. A grave mau cannot coni ceive what is the use of wit in society; a i person who takes a strong common sence view of the subject, is for pushing out by s the head and shoulders and ingenious theo* rist, who catches at the slightest and faintest . analogies; ami anomer man, wiio scents i the ridiculous from afar, will hold no cojn* i inerce with him who tests exquisitely theg!'' feelings of the heart, and is alive to ny$, I |l else; whereas talent is talent, and jg lift,j11 , inir.d, in all its branches! Wit gnf leads1 ^ one of its best flavors, common yf jts dai- ~ , to immediate action,and gives s?fiv? views, ly motion; largo and compro^i^ f0Hy its annual rotation; ridieuj^ ju their pro- ' I and iinpuedence, and keened 0f the flnc I per sphere; sublety aeizu?rt> nwav in the ] I ! ilifOUilo *1 " uaun W1 lIUM1 t 'oo?t sublime di'ecore/'' foe,in? Pa,I,t" ?'? i the exquisite passion/^ ,nan8 sou I, and re- ' wards him by a ti/ nd inward visitations ' for the sorrows tyo?*neth from without.? God made it ^ '* a" #f<x>d t We > must despise/*?.rt ?f talent; they all have 1 their sepaw^duties and uses; all the hap1 piness of/"* f?r their object, they all prove, -,/firladden life.?Sidney Smith. A/4uV>r, who in skating fell through the ?/fce dSw*ed that he would never again leave' ' a hjvgooee for a cold duck. 1 Socrates maintained that there is but one good, which is knowledge; and one evil, , which is ignorance. , There are peculiar ways in men, which discover what they are through the moet ? subtle feints and close disguises.?Brogere. dDoty^n's $obe of Sowfofitffo. There are some women who wiii be, and do, and suffer anything, rpther than sink into obscurity and neglect; and if they cannot be admired, they will at all events excite con-. *3 sidoration in one form or another. Indeed, ~ as a whole, they appear to prefer consideration to any other feeling which can be stirred up among their friends or society; and with an ever-greedy appetite for distinction, they arc often satisfied to excite uneasiness, anxiety, and alarm in those around them. They will even risk a little illness, rather than bo entirely overlooked, and greatly enjoy the eclat of bcinar pleaded with?nav. even re proached, by kind and considerate care-takers, for their carelessness about catching cold, and incurring risks to their health iu a thousand other ways. Thin shoes on wet evenings form a desideratum with ladies of this description. In going out upon the water, or in an open carriage, they neglect to take au extra shawl on principle; more especially if they are known to have a sore throat or cough ; and if there be one article of food which they know will make them ill, they have a passion for that verv thing, and decline touching any other. It is not sufficient, however, with these persons that they do such tilings; they delight to tell of having done them; and often smile, and look exceedingly animated aud triumphant, while thus engaged in disclosing their interesting peculiarities; for in this manner a considerable sensation is occasionally got up, a precious life is endangered, a human being has to bo preserved from self-destruction; and there is always a sufficient number of persons in society, influenced by the passing emotions of the moment- to nrodueo a in favor of these thoughtless, dear, imprudent creatures, who cannot be induced to think about themselves.?[Mrs. Ellis's Social Distinction. JL i i \ I e C o u 16 3 i e 3 o f ? i f c. The little tilings of life have more effect ,,tyt>on character, reputation, friendship and fortunt^'&ii" the heartless and superfinial are apt to imagiWOQ}^ ituL ever rough by nnture, who aro\, and softened by kindness and ? civil word, a friendly renmrk, compliment, an affable bow, of re&*^ ?all have au influence?while surliu^k, civility, harshness and ill temper, naturiK produce an effect exactly to the reverse. TluK American people as a whole, arc perhaps not s' remarkable for courtesy. They are so active ly engaged in the battle of life in onward movements of commerce and trade, that they / have little leisure to cultivate and practise / those polishiiicnts which arc the result of / education, of travel, and of enlarged interV course with society. Nevertheless we ajr not a discourteous people, and in the cities the proprieties of manner and thy^ uiues oi lorni arc attended to with jK mendable dcgfn of exactness. Jr Still, \vc are bdundto confess tl//0,3 deficient in many. #f the littler c? of life?courtesies that are % . eulated to sweeten the intercj/*011 . / feeling, and the general takes place from day to d^F?witfiiiiany bora and companions. TkF> practice tho is, that they have no^^that they are civilities to which w^^ matters. Thus erigaged in more iiJ^e repaid, a polite a friendly visit wU^wered, a neighborly note will be leflTpleasant smile will bo call be disregtufnc of indifference, and a met witli a oyne hand will be responded cordial gr:Jrcc, if not surprise. All this n wJtV? f^niiuct and vet the effect upon may scajfl the heart is chilling and pain- { ^Con-ByK."?There is hardly a greater ^Version of the meaning of a phrase in the I iglish language than js contained in the rm so often used in parting with friends, iood-byc," words which, in themselves, ave no meaning whatever. In olden times was customary among pious people, w hen < aitiiig fro:p those^thev loved or respected, o commend them to the protection ut'Ckid. rhe jtlinuw! in French was "a I)icu," to God ?Antflioe, "adieu," and now used by tliouands without a knowledge of its meaning. The old Knglish form of expression, "God 1>o vitli you," a most beautiful expression when making leave of a friend, is superseeded by tho corruption of "Good-bye." Gem? of Thought The more true merit a man has, the more does ho applaud it in others. The\lefects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow oM. The worst education which teaches selfdenial is better than the be9t which teaches everything but that ^ Ootxl qualities, lifcc great abilities, are incomprehensible and inconceivable to such as are deprived of them. Those habit* which dignify, or dishonor manhood, obtain their shape and complexion during our earlier ye!|p. The fnut# of svu? , tner and autumn vegetate in th$ aj^wtlfnT the harvef.t of old age