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1 . A KEFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS.
Deucle** to Progress, ttjeftigtjts of IfyeSoull), onlr llje Diffusion of Useful ftnoxolefcge omong oil Classes of XUorKing Itteu.
VOLUME IV. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15. 1R5?
lantijtrn (StihrpriatL
IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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Proprietor*.
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AOBWTS.
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A. M. Pane*, Fairview P. Ol, Or?wvill? Diat
William G Bailbt, Pleasant Grove, Greenville.
Cavt. R. Q. Anderson, Enoree, Spartanburg.
G. W. Kino. Traveling Agent.
Matrimony.
Matrimony is r nut
For every man's digestion ;
When the shell, if fairly cracked,
Pop 1 goes the question.
Pretty girls will sigh and hlush,
Simper all they can, sir?
Till, from their pouting lips,
Pop t goes the answer.
Cupid fans the holy flame?
Rankest kind of arson?
When it gains a certain height,
Pop I goes the parson.
Quite throughout the honeymoon?
Made of rosy colors?
Into sundry dry goods tills;
Pop 1 goes the dollars.
When the year has shown its tail,
Bound the corner, (may be.)
Out upon the happy world,
Pop 1 goes the baby.
Mother gives it catnip-lea,
Father gives it brandy,
And adown its gastric tube 1
l'op ! goes the candy.
- - - I
MkiIhiti let* lier husband scold.
She must b? the whipner; <
And above the youngster's heel <
Pop ! goes the slipper. I
Bachelor who lives next door
Stands it for a season ;
But, be/ore the year is out,
Pop 1 goes his reason.
Maiden lady, up the stairs, t
Stamps each moment farter, t
Till, from the ceiling underneath, <
Pop ! goes the plaster. I
Dirtjf, ragged little boy,
'beath the window lingers;
Thumb applied unto bis nose,
Pop I goes his Angers.
All around the neighborhood, 6
Such antics are enacted ;
And while mamma is scolding hitn I
" Pop 1" goes distracted.
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JfiiBttllfltttOiis Utaiiing. t
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Funeral of Tuck-a-lix-tah.
Yesterday, the funeral of Tuck-a-lix tah,
(the owner of many honse*,) a promising >.
brave of the Pawnees, who died, after along 1
illness, at Mrs. Maher'g hotel, took place at
one o'clock, p. m. The coffin of fine raabog- >
any waa made by Mr. A. Buchly, undertaker,
under whose management the funeral <
was placed.
The body was placed in the coffin and
beautifully decorated with flowers. From t
an early hour until one o'clock, the houso 3
was crowded with visitors, who desired to 1
see the corpse before 11 was :ni*rr*d' Upon
the arrival of the Rev. J. 0. Smith, the min I
ister selected for the oeoasioo, the ceremony !
began with a abort prnyer. After whicn Kasharo-lad-a-ho-he,
(Big chief,) of the Tappet)
band of Pawnees, delivered a short ad- 3
dress expressive of their affliction from the t
death of the young brave. The coffin wae
placed in the hearse and the Pawnees fol- I
lowed as mourners in coaches; after them I
the Sioux and delegations of other tribes; 3
then came a long line of carriages contain- I
ing ladiea and gentlemen, who were invited |
to attend the funeral. 1
Upon arriving at the Congressional Cem- 1
ataaw tka iwaoaus 1 An wraa fnvmo/1 ltoarlo/l Ktr
several citizens acting as pall bearers, who
bora the corpse to the grave ; then followed
the minister; Mr. Mix, Acting Commissioner
of Indian Affairs; Major ?>enniaon, agent
of the Pawnees; Mr. AUis, interpreter of the
Pawnees; Rev. Mr. Williamson, as in interpreter
of the Sioux? then the Pawnees,
Sioux and other delegations, in line. After
the eottn was deputed iB ike grave, the
tomahwak, war eiub, moccasins and trinkets
of the deoeased were put in, and over all bis
buffalo robe. Again the Ber. Mr. Smith
addressed the throne of Grace with a dtort
prayer that the death of the stranger might
open the hearts of hi* brethren a way for
tod Holy Spirit which should result in their
eternal good. The prayer being concluded, 1
Le-ita-a-nasharo, (Sword Chief.) of the Loup
band of Pawnees, spoke as follows:
441 feel very poor, now that my young
man has died. It makes me feel as if the
Sreat Sprint ia not pleased with us; l>ut
He has done it, and we are satisfied. The
9real 8pirit has taken him. Wo feel satisled,
too, with our Great Father, now that
ne lias done all this for him, and buried
tar young brave like one of his own great
shtels; and we feel glad that all these white
men and women are our friends, and feel
Co much for the poor Indian. When we go
tack, our people will not understand this
mysterious act of the Great Spirit. But we
?re very tired now; we want to go home
tnd tell our people that tl)9 Great Spirit
;ook him ; that while he came to do good
>usiness for them, he died, and he sleeps
n our Great FatHer's burying ground. We
lope our Great Father will settle our business
and let ns go to our villages. We will
'eel poor when we think that we have led
>ur young man behind us; but, on our reurn,
other scenes may make us forget this
morning."
lifiv. Mr. Smith here made some repnarks
ncpressive of sympathy for the Indians in
ue loss 01 inetr brave; and was followed by
Vfr. Mix, Acting Commissioner of Inditsn
^airs, who said :
" I wish to impress upon their minds that
.he death of their brave was the, act of the
3reat Spirit, and it should make them beter
Indians, as it shows his great power.?
Hie-burying of their brave, and the sympathy
of our people, and the kindness of
'.heir Great Father, I hope will induce them
when in their villages to ireat our people,
uen, women and children; kindly. The
Pawne?3 are a bravo people, and the Great
father will set a maiR on ibis grave, so that
f nny of their braves ever come here and
wish to seo the spot where the young brave
ileeps, they can find it."
The remarks were interrupted by Mr. Alis,
the worthy interpreter of the Pawnees,
n whom they have great confidence, he
laving gone among them in 183S as an aslistant
missionary, nnd lived among them
till about four years ago, when he removed
to Iowa.
Rev. Mr. Williamson, who interpreted to
lie Sioux; is an Indian missionary.
We are informed that the deceased re-1
luested Major Dennison, two days before his
leatii, to his dug and prepared
for him immediately.
[ Washington Evening Star.
Deceiving Children.
I was spending a few days with an inti
nate friend, and never did I *ee a more sysematic
house wife, and what then t*rmrd
o me, one who had so quiet and complete
ttnlrol of her child. But the secret of the
atter I soon teamed. One evening she
wished to spend with me at a neighbor's?
t wns a small social gathering of friends,
herefore, she was verv desirous of attend
ng, but hor child demanded her presence
with him, and bearing him say his prayers,
he said:
" Willie, did you not see that pretty little
citten in the streets to-day 1"
" Yes, I did," he replied ; 44 I wish I had
ler; wasn't she pretty t"
" Yes. very ; now, don't you want me to
>uy the bitty for you f Perhaps the man
will sell her."
44 Oh, yes, mother, do buy her."
44 Well, then, be a gcod boy while I am
gone;" thus saying, she closed the door, but
le immediately called her back.
44 Don't go till morning, then I can go
with you ; won't you stay I"
44 No, Willie I the man won't sell it if I
lon't go to-night; so be a good boy."
tie said no more, but quietly lay down.
"Is this the way you govern your child?"
laid I, after we had gained the streets; " if
|rou but knew the injury you are doing, yon
would take a different course."
44 Injury I" she repeated, 44 why, what
larm nave I done f I did not tell him I
poufd see the man?I only asked him if I
r hould." '
44 Hut you gave him to understand that
rou would. He is not old enough to detect
be difference now, but he soon will be.?
rben, I fear, you will perceive your error too
Ale. You have yourself grafted a thorn in
the young rose, which will eventually pierce
irou most bitterly. You cannot break off
.he thorn, or club the point, to make it less
piercing. On your return, he will not see
he kitten, therefore, you will have to invent
mother falsehood to conceal the first."
We bad now gained our friend's door,
which ended our conversation, During the
evening she seemed gayer than usual; my
words bad little or no effect upon her. Bhe
Jid not think her little one was doing all be
jould to keep awake to see the coveted kitten
on her return, wondering what made
4 mother gope so long," ft was late ere 1
reminded her we ought to return. Hut little
was said during our homeward walk.?
She went noiselessly into the room, supposing
her boy aaleep; but be beard bar, and
Mid ;
44 Mother, is that you I Dave vou brought
the kitten f I kept awake to aeo it, and I
waa so sleepy !M
44 No, my dear; the man would not sell
her."
"Why won't ha,, mother!" ha asked,
with quivering lip*.
" I don't know ; I suppose be wants her J
to catch rats and mice.
M Did he say so, mother !**
" He did not say just that, but I thought \
he meant so." j,
M I did want it so bad, mother."
The little Hps quivered, and the tears \
started to his eyes. He rubbed them with
bis little hands, winking very fast to keep ?
them back, hut they would come ; at last he Qj
fell asleep with the pearly drops glistening -y
on his ro#y cheeks. The mother's glistened
also. As she knelt to kiss them away, he ^
murmured softly in his broken slumber, "I n
did want .it so bad." j(
She turned her dewy eyes to me, saying,
" You have led me to see my error. Never ^
will I again, let what will be the conse- c<
quence, deceive my child to please uiyself." n
Mother, aro you practicing the same de- u
caption t If you are. pause and think of w
the consequences ere it is too late. Does it L)
uv/v imwcii your oonnuence in a person when
you find out that they hare been deceiving
you! Will it not also diminish that of ?
your children in you, when they become old ^
enough to detect it f Besides, it would bo
very strange if they themselves did not ini- _
tiate you in things of greater importance. jr
It is the pride and joy of a mother's w
heart to gain and retain the entire confi- w
dence of her child, and it is in her power to jr
do so if she but exercise that power by pre- j,
cept and example. t,
[JVeta York Independent. w
Battle of King's Mountain. j
An interesting article in the January No. j1
of *he University Magazine?the materials 1
for which we suppose were furnished by H
Gov. Swain?is devoted to a sketch of the ?
life and character of Col. James Williams, .
one of the five commanders at King's Moun- ^
lain, and the only one of them who fell in 1
the glorious victory. After devoting ten ^
pages to the subject, the writer dosses as .
follows:
No man has ever seen?no man will ever r<
see?a King's Mountain muster roll. None
ever existed. The followers of Fitz James
and Kliodcric Dhu, with few exceptions, can c<
be iudividualzed by history with as much "
certainty a > the gallant men who aiisweieu 1
the silver whistle of Furguson with the
death-defying shout of Williams, and the "
echoing voice of a thousand lities.
It is perhaps impossible to show with P
mucli certainly, not merely who they were, "
but whence they came. Col. Preston, in his ,r
address at the anniversnry celebration of
1855, supposes the little army to have been lt
Composed of men, nearly in equal numbers
from Virginia, North Carolina and South *
Carolina. If North Carolina had been as
fully aud as ably represented at the celebra- 11
lion as in the Pat tie field?at the feast as 81
in the fight?we would probably have had
a different estimate.
" Leave slaughter to the Turkish hordes
And shed the blood of Scio's vine." "
It appears from official accounts of the
battle, recently exhumed by Mr. Lossing, .
from the papers of Gen. Gates, that on the '
25lh of September 1780, Col. Campbell
with 400 Virginians, Col. Isaac Shelby with *
240 men from Washington county, N C.,
assembled at Watauga, where they were n
joined by Col. Charles McDowell with 100 n
men from Burke And Rutherford. They be r<
gun the march across the mountain on the
26th, and the 30th, on the Catawba, tbeir
forces were augmented by the addition of
250 men from Wilkes and Surry, under j
Col. Cleveland. When they reached the Cow- |T]
pens on the 6th of October, they were met
by Col. James Williams. At the time the r.
;.tMali^M t 1 ?? * w
juhvuuu km lorineu Will) Williams, tl)6 c(
army wm composed of 400 Virginians un- s|
der Campbell, and 990 North Carolinians
under Shelby, Sevier, McDowell and Cleve- J
land. From these 1396 men from Virginia (j(
and Noith Carolina, and from Williams' reg
iment, 000 of the best horsemen were so- w
lecied for the attack, and on the following fe
day the victory was won. ai
The number of men who fought under w
Williams, will never be ascertained, and the M
proportion from South Carolina, it a matter cg
perhaps of still greater uncertainty. 'p
The authority to raise a company of c(
mounted men in Caswell, indicates one cle- u|
ment of Williams' regiment. The father of ^
the lion. Anderson Vlitchell, of Wilkes, was w
a member of the Caswell company. 0|
The second ascertainable element of this |r
is the sixty men under ilambrighl and
Chronicle, from then Tyron, now Lincoln ^
county. . fo
'l he third (perhaps,) about 30 Georgians, _j
under Major Chandler and Capt. Johnson. n,
tl. / ..-.l o ? *? n '
iuu luunu oouiu v>aromnans, in what ^
proportion we are unable to state with much ^
confidence of accnracy. General Lenoir, jr
who fought as a Captain under Cleveland w
in bis account of the battle casually remarks
that 5
"The advanced party of mountain infan- 0j
try being joined by Col. Williams, with j,(
a few South Carolina militia, in the evening
arrived at a place called Cowpena, in South
Carolina," dec. The South Carolinians under
Williams, were doubtless the elite of the 8||
Bute, probably from the Waxhaw in larger
proportion than any other settlement, and ^
braver men than these, who with the infant
Jackson were nurtured in the military
school of Davie, were nowhere to be found. bl
[ow Washington Behaved When He wat
in the Wrong.
An incident in the Virginians, representing
Washington as readv to accept a challenge
a. Til..-"--. ' *>
~ i<? i/n>im musiraiea jraper to reprint
16 following pertinent anecdote front
Veera'8 Gotsipping Life of Washington :
"In 1784, Washington was stationed at
ilexandrin with his regiment, the only one
f the colony, of which he was colonel.?
here hnppened to be at this time an elec
on in the town for memlmrs of the assent
ly, and the contest ran high between Colo
el George Fairfax and Mr. Elizey. Wash
igton was a warm friend of Colonel Fair
ix, and a Mr. Payne headed the friends o!
Ir. Elizey. A dispute taking place in lh<
jurt house yard, Washington, at this tirrn
ot twenty-two years of ago, contrary to hii
sua! manner, became excited, ana, what
as still more uncommon, said something
lat offended Mr. Payne, whereupon the lit
e gentleman, who, 'though but a cub ir
ze, raised his sturdy hickory, and by a sin
le blow brought Washington to tbi
round.
"Several of Washington's officers beinj
resent, they whipped out their irons in ar
istant, and it was supposed that then
ould be murder offhand. To make bi?
orse, the members of the regiment, hear
ig how their commander had been treated
olted out of the barracks, every roan witl
is weapon, threatening vengeance on thos<
'ho had dared to knock down their belovet
lolonel. Happily for Mr. Payne and hi
artv. Washington recovered time enougl
o go out and meet his enraged soldiers, am
fler thanking them for their expression o
ttachment, assured them that he was no
urt in the least, and begged them, as the}
>ved him and their duty, to return to thei
arracks. As to Washington himself, hi
enl to his room, and finding, on mature re
petion that bo b??l Kaon u.
, ?W ..?% VWM UIU nj^gl CJWUI, U?
otcrmine<l to make Mr. Payne bonorabh
pnration by asking his pardon on th<
torrow. No sooner had lie made this no
le resolution than he recovered his nature
dimness of manner, dressed himself an<
ent to a ball, behaving as if nothing ha<
appened.
" The next day tie went io a invers an;
rote a polite note to Mr. Payne, requeslinj
> see him. Mr. Payne presumed the im
ort of it was a challenge for r. due!, aw
"paired to the pUce appointed for the meet
ig, expecting to see a pair of pistols intro
uced. But conceive his surprise?upon en
ring the chamber where Washington was
e discovered a decanter of wine and glass
t upon the table, and upon his entering
Washington arose and in a very friendly
tanner met him, and presented his hand
tying:
"'Mr. Payne, to err sometimes is nature
> rectify is always glory. I find I wai
rone in the affair yesterday; you hav<
ad, I think, some satisfaction, and if yoi
jink thai is sufficient, here's my hand, let ui
e friends.' It is onlv necessary to say, lha
om this time Mr. Payne became one o
Washington's most enthusiastic admirer
nd friends. If this conduct had cot beei
eemed in Washington to arise from map
anirnity and not from fear, then be couli
ot have become the immortal hero he ii
'garded in history."
Makino Brides.?A traveler in Germany
tys: " The Germans, by the by, have c
ueer way of making brides,' and of do
vmra niiu^^ m tlltf fUUrilUg BllC
larrying way, which may interest you, per
aps. When a maiden is betrothed, she h
tiled a bride, and so continues till she be
>mes a wife. All the while she is engaged
io is a 4 bride.' The lovers, immediately
f>on their betrothal, exchange plain gold
ngs, which are ever worn afterwards til
sslli parts them. The woman wears her't
1 the third finger of her left hand, and
hen she becomes a 4 wife,' her ring is trans
rred to the third finger of the right hand
id there it remains. The husband always
ears his ring just as the wife wears her's
i that if you look upon a man's hand you
tn tell whether he is mortgaged or not.?
here is r.o cheating for him ever after?nc
>quetting with the girls, as if he were rft
imanied man, for lo ! the story is told by
is finger-ring. A married Viennese lady
as much amused when I told her that it:
jr country we only 4 ring ' women, but lei
usbands run unmarked 1 4 Oh, that h
readful!' said she, much shooked. 4 Think
lere is Frederick, my husband?twenty
ar?so young, so handsome?and all tin
Iris would be taking him for an unmarriet
inn, and be making love to him 1 Oh, i
dreadful, is it not! They would neve
dow no was married. llow can you do ?<
i jour country ? I would not live then
ith Frederick for the world.' "
Wukkw a beautiful little blue eyed girl
p some three years old, who wm nestled ii
Br mother's arms, at twilight, looking ou
. the stars.
M Mother," said she,14 it is getting dark T
** And what makes it dark, Caroline ?'
>id her mother.
u Because, Ood shuts bis eyes," replie<
10 little poet.
Christians ought not only to be charitn
;c, but hospitable to one another.
i Relation* of the 8abbath.
In an admirable discourse by President
t Hopkins on "The importance of the Sab.
bath to the purity and perpetuity of free inl
stltutTons," he says :
i . u The Sabbath is not, as many seem to
suppose, an institution slightly connected
l with the other arrangements of God. It
I may seem so at first, but trace its connec
. tions, and you will find it inseparably blend
. ing with the arrangements of God for the
. olovation and well being of man. Its law
of rest is instnraped upon the physical or
ganization of all beings capable of labor.
whether of bodv or mind, and in its simplicf
itv and vniiety of adaptation, like the air, and
> the light, and tho water, it bears the evident
i impress of the hand of God. IIow simple,
) and yet while it meets the wants of the ex
L hausted animal, how evidently was it ' made
r for man ' in ail conditions, and in all his relations.
I " How perfectly is it adapted to the Inbor.
ing man in his toil, to the young man in his
? Ipmiitntinn tn K.??C- ?- *
. , w uiisnicsn iiikii in nis perplexities,
to the scholar in his exhausting
r process of thought, and to the statesman as
i bearing the burthens of public life. How
? it is adapted to families consecrating home,
I and giving opportunity for family instruc
tion ; how to communities, as the indivhl,
uals composing them are related at once to
i each other and to God. and a needing op
8 poriunitv both for private and public devoi
1 tion 1 How docs it blend the social and the
s I religious nature of man, and fit him for soli
eial heaven I IIow is it related to the Hi
J ble, as a book of inquiring study, and to
f time for to study I How does it connect
t man with tho past, by constantly reminding
r him -of that great event which it commemor
rates ; how with the future, by its glimpses
i and foretastes of that heaven which it typifies.
Kept as God's command, it would im?
prove the individual inan physically, intels
lecuially, morally. In his social relations.it
e would secure purity and harmony ; in his
civil relations, security and freedom. It
il would unite man to man, and all men to
I God. Surely, whatever he may intend, he
I who fights against the Sabbath, fights the
best interest of his race, and against God
i hjmswlf."
Origin of the Mormons.
1 It will be recollected that about a year
ago a Mormon emissary nameu Phi ley P.
. Pratt was killed in Arkansas, by one Mc
. L>ean, whoso wife ho bad persuaded to leave
her family, to become one of his" spiritual "
. harem in Utah. We find the following
statement among the writings of this Pratt,
j who was known as one of their ablest and
t most zealous propagandists :
" The Book of Mormon contains the history
of the ancient inhabitants of Amejica.
5 who were a branch of the house of Israel,
> of the tribe of Joseph, of whom the Indians
, are still a remnant ; but the principal nation
t of them having fallen in battle in the fourth
I or fifth century ; one of the prophets, whose
f name was Mormon, saw fit to tnake an
s abridgement of their history ; their prophc?
ciea and their doctrines, which he engraved
on plates, and afterwards, being slain, the
j second fell in the hands of his son, Moroni,
, who, being hunted by enemies, was directed
to deposit the ward safely in the earth, with
a promise from God that it should be pre
r served, and should be brought to light in
i the latter days by means of a Gentile na
tion, who shonld possess the land."
I The deposit was made about the year
- 420, in a hill called Cumora ; in what is
i now Ontario County, where it was preserved
- until it was brought to light by no less than
I the ministry of angels, and translated by in
r spiration.
I As to the meaning and derivation of the
I word Mormon, we are favored with the foli
lowing absurd etymology from Joe Smith
I hims/df " : J
, uuui hi uis impuaence
and hia ignorance:
, " The Bihlo, in its widest sense, means
\ good. Wu s??y from the Saxon, good ; the
, Dane, god ; the Goth, goda ; the German,
i gut; lire Dutch, goed ; the Latin, bonus*;
- the Greek, Kalos ; the Hebrew, tob; and
> the Egyptian, mor?. Hence, with the addi
i tion of more, or the contraction mm, we
have the word mor mon, which means, lite
rally, more good." (!)
i Hard to Kill.? We should judge that
i a hog was a hard animal to starve to death
from the following incident related to its by
? geniKMtiHii u. nils place, Tor tlie truth of
% which he vouches. On the 18th of Decern1
ber last a drove of hogs were put in a lot
t for a few days. When driven out one was
r missing, and could be found nowhere. On
> last Saluiday. it was found at the bottom
B of an unoccupied ice house on the lot, sup
posed to have fallen in there by rooting un
der the boarding. Whm taken out it was
alive, but very poor. Our informant thinks
, there was no possible chance for it to have
l gotten anything to drink for the space of
nearly three months. There was a little
? wheat straw around it which probably pre
? served its life for so long a lime.
[Democrat, Charlotte, N. C.
It nxa been discovered that feathers un
skillfully cured and put into beds, are dead
ly to persons of weak lungs sleeping npon
them.
PIUMBEK 49.
Panic Cotillions.?"Forward Iwo"?
mean# 44 forward two hundred dollars," bat
the " two " didn't como forward.
"Turn corner# ""-corner# of street#?in
quest of the man with the brim of his hat
turned up?or of the one who has " something
over to day."
" Balance to your partners."?This refers
to junior partners, who do the balance of
work and their seniors have the balance of
profits.
"Turn partners."?Turn 'era oat if they
don't behave themselves.
" Forward and back "?" forward " to the
Bank, to see if there has been a discount,
and " hart " ?
? _ . I?MVU? VUVl
44 Chassay " ?not well defined, supposed
to mcnn the condition of a house before failurc.
44 Ladies* chenge."?Tins figure is going
out of fashion?dry goods retailers say the
44 tune " don't suit.
44 All hands round "?a meeting of creditors?they
join hands to put the debtor
through.
44 Grand Promenade "?in the streets of
those ont of employment, and of ladies
shopping at 44 panic prices."
A Nick Point of Law.?I heard this
anecdote from a gentleman a long resident
in Philadelphia. Two Quakers in that place
applied to their society, as they do not go
to law, to decide in the following difficulty :
44 A. is uneasy about a ship that ought to
have arrived, meets 13., an insurer, and states
his wish to have the vessel insured. The
matter is agreed upon. A. returns home,
and receives a letter informing him of the
loss of his ship. What shall he do ! He is
afraid that the policy is not filled up, and
should B. hear of the matter soon, it is all
over with him ; he writes to B. thus?
4 Friend B., if thee hasn't filled up the policy.
thee needn't, for I've heard of the snip.'
4 Oh, oh !' thinks B. to himself, 4 cunning
fellow : ho wants to do me out of the premium.'
So he writes thus to A.: 4 Friend
A., thee he'est too late by half an hour, the
policy is filled.' A. rubs bis bands with delight;
yet B. refuses to )>ay. Well, what
is ibc decision ? The loss is divided between
them."?Blackwood's Magazine.
The 1)akk of Newberry.?A late paragraph
boasted of the large purchases of cotton
drafts by this Bank since the relief action
of the Legislature, and exullingly stated
that but a small amount had been applied
for by way of ordinary discount. Knowing
it to be n puff more than a reality, we did
not copy the information. But a friend just
from Newberry gives us a more unerring index
of the popular appreciation?or rather
execration?of this institution, in the fact
that the grand jury, at the recent term of
the court for that District, presented it as a
nuisance, which the Stale owes it to her
people to abate. Tnis is a step in the right
direction, and we hope other places will follow
up the plan.? Spartan.
Twinny Affair.?We learn that a gentleman
who resides in Johnston County, N.
C., during last year, was blessed as follows:
Hi- wife had twins?his negro woman had
twins?his mare had twin colts, and his old
cow hr.d twin calves. We think all concerned
on that mau's premises, are in earnest
in carrying out the injunction of Holy
Writ?44 multiply and replenish the earth."
Nori.e Consistency.?When Algernon
Sydney was told that he might save his lifo
i by telling a falsehood?by denying his
handwriting?he said, 41 When Cod has
brought me into a dilemma in t
[ asset t a lie or lose my life, he gives me a
clean indication of my duty, which is to
prefer death to falsehood."
It is stated that the largest room that
was ever constructed is that in which the
tobacco stores are kept in the London Docks.
The room is said to cover nearly six acres,
being of course under one roof. It is a cnrious
circumstance, that this enormous
apartment should be devoted to an article of
mere luxury.
Thirty-five years ago, Hon. Edward
Everett was a member of the United fhAtes
House of Representatives, and now of the
three hundred men in Congress with him,
only one occupies a seat at the Capitol?
(Jen. Houston, then Representative from
Tennessee, now a Senator from Texas.
A okntlbman writinff frnm tnmn
point .prescribes the follow ing remedy for cold
feet: ** I think I have made the discovery of
a remedy for cold feet. Tako paper?old
newspapers will do?one or two thicknesses,
and wrap round your feet. Then draw on
your hose, then your boots. Try it."
Rkaukk, the devil only wants to get the
wedge of a littlo sin allowed into your
hearts, and you will soon be nil his own.?
Never play with lire. Never trifle with lit*
tie sine.
Provokiko?to dream you have lots of
money, and then wake up and find yourself
an editor.