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"A Day'* March Nearer Home."
I know this life's a pilgrimage?
A journey to the Rkics?
A passage to that better land,
Where pieaanre never dies.
Oh, then to find so sweet a place,
Above yon starry home,
I go, for every day but brings
M A day's inarch nearer home."
The path I know is sometimes smooth,
And then again uneven ;
I murmur not, for 'tis the way
That pilgrims go to heaven.
I know there is a stream called dea'.h,
Whose watere dash and foam,
Tis just before?but still I go?
** A day's march uearer home."
Oh. what relief it is to know,. j
The time cannot be lonir.
Before ray soul shall be regaled
Within the land of song.
This cheering hope I cannot find
Within the skeptic's tome;
My Bible bids me onward go?
M A day's march nearer home."
51 grilling fkttrfr.
[From Putnsm's Monthly Magazine.]
THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
On the 23d day of February, 1830, General
Santa Anna entered San Antonio de
Bfc.xar, and took possession of the town
without firing a gun. As he advanced to
the Ai.Htno, tlie small gRrriaou of one hundred
and thirty men, under the command
of Wo. Barret Travis, retired on the opposite
side ot' the river, determined there to
offer such resistance to the progress of the
tyrant as their energies and resources should
permit, by a direct appeal to the Ood of
battle Flushed with the conauest, so eaaily
effected, of the town, the Mexican commander
prepared for an immediate attack
on the Alauio. iJo ordered breastworks to
be thrown up on eve."y commanding point,
and artillery to be plan.'ed wherever it could
be most effective. One Jmtlery was completed
on the right bank of i.he river by the
10th, and, without wailing for' others, the
siege wan si onee commenced.
It it s dark and gloomy morning, .devoted
to a dark and unholy purpose. Ext.lting
in the work of death upon which he is
entering, SaoU Anna crosses the river in
person and aatahliahea hia head quarters in
a small stone building?yet standing?from
which be may the more accurately perceive
the progress of his designs, witliout exposing
himself to "his enemies. The signal is
given, and, before the sun has risen upon
thoee hostile hosts, the roar of the Mexican
battery awakens the echoes far and wide,
.and rouses from their slumbers the yet un
.conscious inhabitant*, lint tbe defenders of
rthe Alamo have not, for a single moment,
ilost sight of their wily and implacable foes ;
itoey watch the studied direction of every
1 lL-'V - '-A tlvn raslrft lirr1> lK?o l!?. I
-ten breath lea*, as if, even at that distance,
4hey could bear the command to fire; and
when the walls of the citadei tremble under
.the shock of the iron hail, and the fragments
of the parapet are whirled aloft by
the sudden impulse, they send hack a shout
at defiance, mingled with a disobarge from
their own suae, as distinctive, if not as deafening,
as the thunder of their assailant*.
Heine the smoke rolls away, the reverberations
are Joel in the distance, while the
shouts of the besieged still linger in the ears
of Abe besiegers, the cannonade is resumed,
and for seven hours, without pause or relaxation,
fiercely continued on the walls of
the Alamo. But tboee walls jielded no
more than the spirits of their defenders.?
The fins is readily relumed; and, though
atones ?xe shivered sround them, theie ere,
stout hearts and willing hands at any moment
to repair every breach, ready sod to I
restore from the interior whatever may1
I . a'
A
I have beea destroyed withotit. Earth ii
thrown up *, every crack or fissure is closed
as fast as created by eager efforts of those
who will permit no evidence of success tc
cheer the hopes of their euemies. The sun
is almost sunk behind the weslern plains
when there is a pause in the work of demoliiion.
The firing of the besiegers ceases
for the day, with tho Mexican thiist fot
blood unsaliated.* Not a single drop has
been shed within tho Alamo. Many ol
Santa Anna's own men have bit the dust before
the artillerists and liflemon of the fort;
but thus fur they are unavenged. Darkness
falls upon the besiegers and the besieged,
The former raise new entrenchments to prosecute
the assault; the latter establish a close
watch for the night, and endeavor to seek
that repose which shall renew their vigoi
for the contest which they know will come
to-morrow.
I a iiv illuming oi xne vjoui dawns, and reI
veals to the occupants of the fort the effect
of the midnight labors of their enemies, in
the establishment of two additional batteries
within the Almeda of the Alamo. The
bayonets of the infantry, which crossed the
river during the night, glittering in the
morning beams, and the plumes of the cavalry
are seen waving on the eastern hills to
intercept the expected aid from that atiarter.
The contest is renewed by a slight
skirmish between a small party of Texans,
sent in qnest of wood and water, and n
Mexican detachment under General Sesma ;
but this is a mere overture to the grand per
formance of the day. The thunders of tin
heavy ordnance, under the direction of Col
onol Ampudia, are soon ronsed into acHon
volley after volley is poured into the fort
and answered only at rare intervals, by th(
shouts of those within. There is no pause
no cessation. Still llxo cannonade goes on :
shells fly hissing through the air, and th?
balls bury themselves within the ramparts:
but night agnin comes on, and the Mexican
General in vain looks for evidence of success.
Baffled, but not discouraged, he ad
vances his intrenchment, and prepares, will]
the morning light, to resume his bloody
task. The north wind sweeps over the prai
ries, as it only sweeps in Texas, a stormy
lullaby to the atortuv passions of those coil
I tending nosis. 'J tie darkness is broken on
ly by the feeble blaze of the few huts, fired
by the Texans, which had furnished a cover
to tho enemy. The flames curl upward
with a sickly glare, and their fitful flashes
throw a lurid light for a moment upon the
slumbering army and expire. The reign ol
darkness and of silence is now restored.
The next day tho Mexicans appear inactive,
though engaged in the construction oi
additional batteries. There is but little firing
on either side. Travis and his men,
with spirits unsubdued and energies weakened,
but not exhausted, are applying
their contracted resources to the purpose ol
defence. No pulso falters ; no heart throbs
with diminished powers; no hand shrinks
from tho labor the necessity imposes. All is
confidence and determination, and in every
breast there is a firm reliance, springing
from the holiness of the cause and the certainty
of its final triumph.
Sunday follows, but brings no rest to those
whom God had created in his own image,
and who, in violation of his own commands,
are thus yielding to their erring and unhallowed
passions. Perhaps within the chapel
of the Alamo, consecrated to the worship of
the Almighty, nnd distinguished by tho emblem
of suffering and of salvation which
surmounts the dome, heads may be bowed
in prayer to the God of battles for deliverance
fiom their sanguinary foe ; but that foe
takes no heed of Sabhatus. Exclusive followers
as they profess themselves of the
true church, they doom to destruction the
very temple they have erected for ils worship
; nnd kissing the cross suspended from
their nocks, and planted before every camp,
tfcev print their guns upon the symbol for
which they profess such an unbounded reverence.
The fire of ttre Mexican artillery
keeps company with the minutes as they
roll on. Morning, mid-UAy, and evening
are passed, yet there is no faltering among
those who are defending the Thermopylae of
Texan liberty. Another sun rises and seta,
and yet another; still the indomitable hearts
of Travis and his companions quail not before
the untiring effort of their enemy. In
spite of that enemy's vindictive vigilance,
the hltie garrison receives from Gouzairo a
reinforeement of thirty-three men?addi
tional victims to the funeral pyre soon to be
kinOled by Santa Anna on the surrounding
bills, as a human hetacomb to Mexican vengeance.
New batteries are erected by the besiegers.
From every point around, the missiles
of destruction concentrate upon the Alamo.
The final hour must soon come. Provisions
are not yet exhausted, but the ammunition
cannot last many days longer. Water had
been supplied solely by Mexican women,
who, through showers of grape and musketry,
had threaded her way to and fro between
the river and the citadel, while her
own blood baa marked the path. She bears
within her the stern and lofty spirit of her
illustrious ancestors, stretched upon the
rocks of Cortes, and it is,not the fear of
torture or death that can swerve her from
her purpose. |
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to .
11 The siege has continued for ten days.?
11 The Mexican general has received large rei
inforcements, and his army now numbers
> thousands. He has beer, unceasing in his
i efforts to batter down tho walls, but has,
, tbus far, failed. Tho triumph is with Trav
is ; but it is written in tbe heart of his ruth'
i less foe that he must die, and when tbe cah
oonade is suspeuded on the Oth of March,
> a small breach has been effected, and Santa
T Anna has determined, without a summons,
' to surrender, that the hour of assault has
arrived. During ten days a blood-red flag
has been streaming from the spire of the
. church in San Antonio, proclaiming that no
quarter is to be given to the champions of
i the Alamo?that blood alone will appease
: the vengeance and fury of the Mexican mal
ico. When the sun again goes down, the
i flag is no longer seen, for tbe deed for which
it was the sign has been accomplished.
It is midnight; stars are smiling in the
l Armament, and the renosn of Pnmrticn
11 hovering over the armed hosts and hills and
plains which encircle the Alamo. The calm
) is so deep and solemn that the angel of
i death seems to pause before the strife and
? carnage which are to follow. A low murmur
rises upon the air, which gradually bei
comes more and more distinct. Lights are
glancing mysteriously in the distance, and
. indicate some unusual movement. The be,
sieging army is in motion?there is no ad*
i vance by columns. The force of the Mexi
icans is so great that the fort may be com
| pletcly surrounded, leaving intervals only
5 for the fire of artillery. The place is gir
died by a deep line of infantry, and these
are hemmed in and encompassed bv anothei
. of cavalry. If the first falter or shrink, they
? must be thrust forward to the assault by the
, sabres and lances of their comrades. Sodi
denly the batteries are in a blaze, and, from
> their concentric positions, pour forth radii of
; fire from the circle of Santa Anna's veni
geance, verging to a single centre. Amid
the thunder thus created, their own shout
hardly less terrible, and the martial blasts of
i a hundred bugles, the Mexicans advance to
r the Alaino. A sheet of flame from tho ri
flea that uever failed, is the answer to the
r charge. The infantry recoil and fall back
upon the cavalry ; their ranks are broken
and dieoiderod by the deadly fire of the beI
sieged. The shouts from the fort are min
' gled with the groans of the wounded and
I dying on the plain. They return to the at*
1 tack, but the leader, shower which they
' again encounter, fell them to the earth by
' platoons.
Travis shows himself on the walls, cheering
his cool. uudAumed followers ; around
' hiin are Crocket, Evans and Borham, roused
to the lost struggle, for they know their
doom is sealed, lu quick succession riHu
after rifle is discharged, sending hundreds
to their long account. The Mexicans aie
again repulsed; they fall back dismayed
' and disheartened by the dead and dying
1 around them. The battalion of Tobucn, the
i power of Santa Anna's army, is reduced
from four hundred to twenty-three. Meu have
; become, for a moment, regardless of their
officers, and are almost delirious from the 1
crisis of their fallen and expiring comrades,
i yielding to the influence which no discipline
can restrain and no etforts repress. But the
breach now appears practicable; the disjointed
forces, by the aid of threats and entreaties,
are rallied, and once more return
' to the assault. The fire from the Alamo
has, for some time, been growing slower
and slower, liifies have dropped from
many a vigorous hand, now cold in death,
while others cling to their weapons even in
the agonies of dissolution. Ammunition,
too, has been failing; one by one the muz
zles drop; and ere the lust rifle is loaded
?j J it. \i?i -*
nuu uiocunigcu, IU? III tiAlCilllS gaill id6 Wall.
tearfully conspicuous in that nwful moment,
Travis receivt s a shot, staggers and falls.?
He dies not unavenged. A Mexican officer
rushes upon hiin, and is about to plunge his
sabre into the bosom of the man, when,
gathering his remaining energies, for a desperate
etfort, lie bathes the sword, to which
he still clings, in the blood of his enemy,
and they die together.
In the meantime, the conflict has become
hand to hand, and has been raging hot and
thick. The Mexicans have poured into the
citadel like famished wolves, furious for their
prey. Each man struggles with the energy
of despair, dealing the death-stroke with ri
fles, sabre*, Or whatever missiles may be
within reach. The Texans are almost l?u
ried beneath the numbers of their opponents.
The carnage bus been so great that
the slain are piled up in heaps. Death
stares each survivor in the face* yet still he
struggles od. Crockett has been conspicuous
in the melee wherever the blows fell
1 ?t *
nuuoAi arm lasiesi. lie nas lorcea his way
over piles of the bodies of his enemies, and
has reached the door of the chapel, llere
be determines to make his lost stand. At
tbe glance of bis eye be sees that the fate
of the Alamo rests upon himself alone, and
that fate nothing can avert.
Travis has fallen; Evans is no more;
Bowie expires on a bed of sickness, pierced 1
to the heart by a Mexican bayonet; Borbam
fails directly before hiin, and be finds himself
the only living warrior of the hundred I
and sixty-three who bad been bis comrades, i
Toi-baps at this moment the life blood creeps i
to liis heart by a natural impulse ; but it is
only for a moment. ' Thedesporation of his
position sends it baok with the foroe of an
avalanche. His foes glare on bim with the
fierceness of demons, and assault him with
blows from muskets, lances and sabres.?
The strength of a hundred men seem concentrated
in his single arm, as he deals
out death to his pitiless and unspaiiug assailants.
Their bodies have grown into a
rampart before him. Blackeucd with fire
and smoke, besmeared with blooJ,and roused
into a perfect plirenzy, he stands like
some fabled god of antiquity, laughing to
scorn the malice and power and fury of bis
enemies. New fire flashes from his eyes
and new vigor nerves his arm. On his assailants
rush, but it is upon death, certain
and immediate. They fall, but their pluces
aro still supplied, and so quickly the dead
seem to rise up before him like armed men
from the teeth of Cadmus. At length a
ball from an unseen rifle pierces him 111 the
forehead ; he falls backward to the earth in
streams of gore which curdle around hiui.
No groan escnpes his lips?no cry of agony
grntities tbe implacable rancor of his enemies.
IT.5 dies, and the Alamo has fallen.
Biferfllnttcnus HI tolling.
A Noble Stand Taken.
44 Will Mr. Frank Hamilton please honor
the company with a sentiment 1" said the
fair bride to one of the guests at her nuptial
feast, who was known to be a stern opponent
of wine drinking She thought his
gallantry would compel bun to respond anu ;
drink to the health of the lovely bride and
her guests.
"With pleasure," said Frank, 6xing his
eye upon the ehnrrntr, and holding it there,
he said, 44 With true heart, I pledge you ;
not in the fiery draught which guilt prepares
for folly?which bileth like a serpent
and stingoth like an adder?but in that beverage,
pure, which cometh down from heaven
to blosa and beautify?in bright, clear,
sparkling water."
The effect was electric, and the temptress
quailed for a moment in her efforts to cause
him to tasto the ruby wine, and thus open
the way to its introduction at the festival.
But recovering, she sajd :
44 Perhaps you can't reli>h wine?"
44 You are mistaken ; I do relish it; hull
T 1)QVA coon OA 1
. ..?.V OU intuit U1H1 UUUSClJllCllceS re- I
suiting from its use, tlmt on every occasion ]
I try to say, what I now say?" Get thee
behind me, Sat an."
' But just taste it?I'm sure it can do you
no harm."
44 So have thought many." said Frank,
44 who are at this moment writhing under its
cruelties?who are weeping while you are
laughing over it?who are cursing while
you are praising it."
" It wou't kill you to taste it," continued
the temptress.
14 So said its master," replied the noble
young man, 44 on another occasion : 4 Thou
shall not surely die.' Did he speak the truth
then !"
The temptress was foiled, and retired trom
the contest. No wino was introduced that
night.
This scene actually occurred. O! for
more such noble young ineu. What a reformation
might they accomplish.
[ffptril of the Age.
The Lord and I Were There.
A few years since, ill one of the towns of
our old Puritan New England, there was established
a 44 Morning Prayer Meeting," with
particular refereuce to a revival of religion.
For some timo the meeting was well sustained
; however, a few months luought a sad
change, without witnessing any special interest
among sinners on the most important
of all subjects, that of the salvation of the
soul, if professors had in any measure
their hearts warmed by meeting together,
sure we were that they were willing to re
lapse again to selfish worldliness, for every
Buvi-eeumg ween witnessed such a tailing ott
and gradual declension, that no doubt it
was given up in the minds of many, and
entirely forgotten.
Not so with 44 one steadfast follower of
our Lord he continued to meet in that
place of prayer, and like Jacob, wrestled
with God, and it was indeed a Bethel to
him, and ho might well say, " he mot God,
face to face."
One morning, returning from this consecrated
spot, he was met by One of the brethren
of the church, who said, 44 Where now,
btolher,so early in the morning I" M From
the prayer ineetiug," was the reply. " From
the prayer meeting f I thought that was
given up, long ago. Why, who was there, |
do tell me, friend f"
44 Well, I'll tell you, brother, the Lord (
and I was there, and are there every morning,
and most precious seasons we are enjoying
; we have sustained it for a long time, ,
and it has been well sustained, and has
never been given up."
The answer was so forcibly brought home
to the conscience, that the next moruing
found this brother at his post, and from that
time other members of the church followed
hie example, and in a few weeks that room .
was filled to overflowing, and the most pow
erful revival followed ever witnessed in that \
church, and also in adjoining towns. I
Is it not safe always to trust God and rely
upon his promises, believing he will aecom- ,
plish nil his pleasure in his own good lime? ,
Lkakn to Work.?Whence come our <
greatest men ? Not generally from our l
" first honor graduates of the schools, nor I
from the field of regular military training;
but generally from among the laboring class- <
es, where necessity has taught them lessons
of industry and economy. It is singular '
that the world almost always looks in the
wrong direction for the uprising mighty
men to meet the exigencies of the times.?
While they look to the top of the mountaiu, 1
expecting to see some pampered son of
wealth rise in a full blaze of glory, tbey
are suddenly surprised by hearing the shouts
of the multitude in the vale below, pouring
fourth their plaudits upon some original genius,
who lises superior to his origin, and
mocks at the petty obstructions in bis pathway.
Whenever circumstances require that
some giant iutellecl should rise to meet
some peculiar emergency of the times, i
where an iron will and an unflinching nerve
alone can be trusted, it is from the worthier
men of the world that suclt characters are
taken. Your nice young fop, skilled in
sporting a gold-headed cane, or in giving a
moustache the right curl, is never the man
for an important work. The childreu ot
your fashionable women are milk sop heroes,
are never lit for stations where responsible
nnd important duties are to be performed.
Why, then, should a young man
be afraid or ashamed to work ? Why
should not every man look with coulcrnpt
upon idle loungers in society ? The true
secret of all greatness lies in the combination
of an honest heart with an industrious
hand.? Clinton Independent.
CJiye IIim a Trade.?If education is the
great buckler and shield of humau liberty,
well developer! industry iR equally the buckler
and shield of individual independence.
As an unfailing resource through life, give
your son, equal with a good education, a
good, honest trade. Better any trade than
uone; there is ample field for the adoption
of every inclination in this respect. Learned
professions, and speculative employments
may (ail a man, but an honest handicraft
trade, seldom or never?if its possessor
choose to exercise it. Let hint feel, too, thai
honest labor crafts are honorable and noble.
The men of trades?the real creators of
whatever is most essential to the necessities
and welfare of mankind?cannot bo dis
pensed with ; they, above all others, in
whatever repute they may he held by their
fastidious fellows, must work at lite oar ot
human progress or all is lost. But few
brown-handed trade-wotkers think of this,
or appreciate llie real position and power
llioy compass.
Give voiir son a trade, no matter what
fortune he may have or may seem likely to
inherit. Give him a trade and an education?at
any rate a trade. With this he
can always battle with temporal want, can
always be independent.?tfjririt of the Aye.
Oonfwki*ck in Onk'h Ski.f.?When a
crisis befalls you, and the emergency requires
moral courage and noblo manhood to
meet it, be equal to the requirements of the
moments, and rise superior to the obstacles
in your path. The universal testimony of
men whose experience exactly coincides
with yours, furnishes tho consoling reflection
that diflieul'ies may be ended by uppositson.
There is no blessing equal to the possession
of a stout heart. The magnitude of the
danger needs nothing moie than a greater
effort than ever at your bands. If you
prove recreant in tho hour of trial, you are
the worst of recreants and deserve no compassion.
Be not dismayed nor unmanned '
when you should be bold and daring, un- 1
flinching nnd resolute. The cloud whose
threatening murmurs you hear with fear
un/1 i'lrou/1 in nior* o??r>t .?>??!? l.l ? ? ..? J 41 -
??%. ? v.^4 in mill uit-?r?ni?, timi II1C i
frown, whose sternness now makes yon 11
shudder and tremble, will eie long bo succeeded
by a smile of bewitching swcetnCfS 1
and benignity. Then bo strong and man- 1
ly, oppose equal forces to open difficulties, (
keep a slitf upper lip and llust in Provi- 1
deuce. 1
Greatness can only be achieved by those
who are tried. The condition of that 1
achievement is confidence in one's self.
Uk Earnrst.?The grand secret of all 1
worldly success, which some men call will, I 1
would rather call earnestness. If I were 1
asked, from my experience in life, to say
what attribute most impressed the mind of
others, or most commanded fortune, I should 1
say, " earnestness." The earnest roan wins 1
for himself, and earnestness and truth go to- '
gether.?Buhotr. j
Chrap Lrvijro.?In Paris a man may
dine for twopence. In the neighborhood of
the Marche des Innocence, there is a certain
enterprising Madaina Robert, who dailyfeeds
some six thousand workmen, in tho
open air, yet sheltered from the weather.?
Her daily bill of fare is cabbage soup, a slice
..f bouilli, (beef,) a piece of bread, and a glass
of wine. '
TN UMJBJUKsIl*
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Boss ok Tkmpkrancs.?The fourth qnar- &
tcrly session of the Grand Division of the
Suns of Temperance of South Carolina was
lield in this city on Wednesday and TbursJay
last. We iearn that the meeting was
characterized by great unanimity of feeling ftj$
and sentiineut. The leports from the vari- %
jus divisions wore generally cheering, aud t
the warfare in which the " Sous '* had eu- ** '
listed was vigorously going on. * I
The following are the olliccrs elect for lh?^ *
ensuing year :
Bro. Donald R. Barton, G. W. P., Branch*
ville.
Bro. J. Cordero, G. W. A., Columbia.
Bro. Geo. S. Bower, G. T., Columbia. .
Bro. B. D. Townscnd, G. Scribe, Bennetts- ' v
rille.
Bro. J. C. Griffin, G. C., Williamston.
Bro. J. W. Rich wood, G. Sentinel, Conway
boro.
Bro. Rev.?Thomas, G. Chaplain, Bennettsville.
Bro. Ilenry Summer, P. G. W. P., New
berry.
The first quarterly meeting for next year
will be held at Wiunsboro. in .I?nnn-?> l
. ... -? J , ?
second at Chernw, in April; tbe third at
WilliatnxLon, in July, and the fuurih at Columbia,
in November.? Southern Light.
Thk editor of the Auburn American, (j-.
Stanley Smith,) in speaking of the claim
that Bray in an, of Chicago, was a monomaniac,
so far as regaids the theft of articles of
small value, says: "We knew a lady in
Albany, who was independent, so far as her
pecuniary resources were concerned, who
was amiable in character, connected with a
highly respectable family, and moved in the
best circles in society ; yet she was an inveterate
and notorious pilferer of all sorts of
articles thai she did not need, and generally
could not use. She could not enter a store
or shop of any kihd. or seen a meat stall,
without stealing something before she left>
Merchants knew her well, and always watched
lier narrow y. Some accused her openly
in their stores of theft. She nlways delivered
up the stolen property promptly, and
was obliged to pay 'hush money.' Somo
took advantage of her in this way?giving
ample opportunity to her to 6teal, obtain
their goods from her, ahd then bleed her
purse. Others, aware of her propensity,
contented themselves with watching her
closely, noting the value of the articles pilfered,
and sending her a bill of their cost.?These
bills she always paid promptly. She
was liberal and benevolent, and gave away
hundreds of the articles stolen."
Lines Wkitten on the Back of a OnB
Dollar Bill.?The following lines wo have
been permitted to copy from the back of a
one dollar bill iti the possession of a gentleman
of this city. They are peculiarly appropriate
to the times, nnd will, no doubt)
awake a sympathetic feeling in many who
may read thein :
And thou must go, my beautiful,
To pay remorseless dun?
Must pass forever from my hand,
My cherished only 1.
Thou wert as good as X or V,
For thou wert all I had,
And now, to lose thee in tin's way,
Confound it?'tis too bad.
The rich have stores of larger bills)
And double eagles too ;
But they can't feel the love I felt,
My cherished rag. for you.
But, go away?I cannot smile?
For, really, 'lis too bad,
To think I am, when thou art gone,
Decidedly dead broke.
Greeusboio', July 22d, 1855.
A Word of Advice to Youno Men.?1
The Ohio Farmer, iir some sensible remarks
an womeu's rights, has the following pararrrnnti
b *t" '
We would beg to suggest another right
which we think u woman is entitled to, and
that is, to have something else beside fiattery
and nonsense talked to her. We would
venture to remaik to our young men, that a
sensible young lady is at least as sensible as
a fool of a young man ; perhaps, in some
eases, even more so. Don't think yourself
disagreeable, if your face is not always spoiled
with a smirk, a moustache or a simper.
The laughing hyena is not the beat -ideal of
f?verv young lady. Take our advice, and
venture to talk good sense; in good grain
mar, and with a natural voice and countenance,
to the first young lady you meet; it
is her right to be addressed in this way^
and it is your right and duty to do it.
i ?i ??
JrsT Uetributiow.?At Dover, lnstweek>
inc poiairunciiitrgvu wun placing Obstructions
upon the Boston and Maine Railroad on tho
tlh of March last, the Jury being unable to
Agree upon the cane at the last term of the
Supreme Judicial Court, have at this term
been found guilty and sentenced to the State
prison for life.
A Higher I'oamoN.?The New York
Express notices, under tho head of4* muscular
appointments," the appointment of Tho*
ium I Iyer, the prize tighter, as Superintendant
of Lands and I'laces, quite a lucrative
office under the corporation of that city.