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X J# A * llKl ^ ' ^j|jewrft[fl to progress, the Rights iof thq #outh, and the gifttsiwi of Useful 5tnou;l^tge among alt glasses of Stelorjtmg $#eit. VOLUlB^ir~7 ~^ ~ 1 :. GHEKKVlLLEi SODTIt tjlROLUJA, THURSDAY MORNING^ UECEMBER i^Tsfifl. . - ' ?..... . ~ NirwtKR ?*' MBHH L, ... wiuii I: Issaei !>-*r Th?t?UUk Momin;. by PRICE & MMITNKIN, PROVlUifiXORB. Wm. f. Pt!o?. gk' . . . . O. U. McJuakln. j $1 a Year, in advance; $1 50, if delayed j , ; When *l?t She Left Her Childhood* i Home. I VFhon first she loft her childhood's home, , Her to*r? were like the ehotrors, I That stealing through the dim old woods, . Rertvo the drooping flowers i j Bat now they fall In agony, tike winter's pelting rain j B OrttshW MUfiitl W-.t- jf Tliut no'er can bloom again. J 4 * Scwee ons brlot year of happiness t Had fle& within tho pott, ( . 1 R'or lorrow'i cloud across her path By evil'falo was cast; Sh? was deserted, and by ono 0be doomed the soul of truth ; ' And now she turns Onto that home ' That sheltered hor in youth! i > * Its true sha knew her iprer's lifo Was erring and profane ( . At* Wl*tt vesaw She strove hi* faith to gain} v ** ' V Alas, alas 1 her rash resolves She ever Will deplore; f 'She knows too late no man oan love, H'Au loves not virtue more. I 11 Oh, woman, woman ! when yon lore, f Do aot aspleen to win ? > Tour lover's soul from out the snorty ' **. Bet by destroying lis; , Bat bid him humldy bead the knoe To one who rules the rod? He rofuiot faith trith woman hold, Who holtls no faith with (Jod. _ ' . I % lout Itori}. . ;|i SWEET NETTIE GRAY; 1 OB, Making Love on an Apple Tree. Everybody sold lh?? *<wfje t.rny was a beauty, i not one of your polished city belles, but a gay, romping moey piece of nature's handiwork, yet t goalie and affectionate withal possessing a depth h of feeling and sentiment which few are able to fathom. Now, "sweet Nellie Gray," as she was often called, had long been loved by one Charlie Grab- r ton?the handsome young merchant who kept the only store the village of N?? could boast j of; where he hrul, for seroe fonr or five year* t dealt oat sugar, tea. eoffse, tobacco, calicoes, silks, I pins, hardware, and a variety of merchandise, to v the villagers and surrounding farmera, and bad n realized qnite a little fortune; a part of which t he inreated in the purchase of widow Morton's h beautiful cottage and grounds, which at the ueam 01 uer husband, she had bean obliged to n dispose of and take-* cheaper place, where ehe i could lire leaa expensively ; while from the ?ur p plus of the price received for (ho cottage, she re- e cclvod a niee little iucoine. Charley had also d taken the widow's ton into the atore, an hi* in- o created butincts made it necessary to procure as- n slstanee. Tha salary paid to little Johny waa a t! material help to hit mother, for which the was f, very grateful, and the never failed to epeak a ti word in Ida praise whenever an opportunity pre- f, tented. a This, while tha numberless acta of generosity ] which Charley was never tired of performing, p made him the hero of that little village, and b caused hitu to be beloved and respected, by both old and yonng, for many milce around. To aay h that Nettie Gray waa indifferent to his many f, visits, or for tbe ardent love he entertained for her, would bo doing iryiistice to her warm ap' g probative heart. (j But the spirit of mischief h seemed to poshes her, and, though she waa uni- d fornily kind and gentle in her disposition to- ol wards her lover, and would converse freely and "Y unreservedly with him upon any topic, yet, when it he approached the subject nearest to hie hearty h aha wae off Uko a frightened bird. Not that she tl was afraid of him, or that the sobjeot was dis- al tasteful to .her, (for her own heart waa eaqoally h: interested,) but ahe delighted to tease him, and ]0 heartily enjoyed his discomfiture on suoh occn- D ion*. She knew he - loved her with all the strength of bb soul, and she had no fear of alien. ?| a ting hie affections from herself?an event which would have alren her the d?.-r>*?t n?ln Charley hod begun, to think seriously of mar- < ring*; and why not t There Mood the cottage embowered In trc osny of wbL-h -srsre bonding under their heavy load of rafe fruit, onoecu- h pled. It needed only tbe presence of hit bright- t? eyed ffettie to make It a Paradise. Hie Income I wi* more than sufficient to satisfy their most iv J trnvegant wants, and why should he not marry t nl Many times he hail visited Nettie for the express purpose of making known his wishes, but had j, beun m often prevented (root saying what lie p wanted to say, by tbe little mischief running u way at the first word ho ottered on the eubjcot, To thfoh of supplying her ploee from tli pany fait.damsels In it?who would gladly have ae- H oeptcd hja band, w?* ovt of the question. It ^ maa Nettie he lqvoJ, and Nettie only, ami ho Mt r, sure ahe returned his affections, hut how eouhl he ever get married If ho wea not permitted to ,, propose! "I must resort to stratagem," he * I thought, and lie partially formed tftany plans to I ^Mng the little beauty to terms, and a? oft.-n I tkn?mpA them. ? a':. i_ .? i?- ? - itV"""1 wos thoughts M one , br% roorul^ in fiopt b.r h. wnik^i towart. . ne UUt>r?Ty?s*mM , the MH, it the top of which, upon 4 lovely ubl? *, startled by a familiar voice culling; ( "Bring the ladder, Dick! I want to geWown/ And looking up, ho beheld Nettle Mated in the wl?le spreading branches of a large apple tree that stood in the field near the road. Diok, perched opon the;topmoet round of a ladder thet leaned against a pear tree, was quietly filling a basket with the rich frnit. " Walt a minute, Si*," replied Dick, without looking op; I heVe got my basket almost fall.? I'll eome in a minute." " Come now, Dick ! quick, qniek, qulok fj kgalh called the impatient voloe of his'siiteY. Dick evident); began to think there waa eomething wrong, for aa he turned around, his eye nstantly caught sight of onr hero coming up the 'oad, but a few rqds from where they were. Ho .1 ' -L - - - - .?.....j v<OTB?iiu mt iron, inntoruf of carrying he ladder to assist his sister to descend, he gave i loud shout, threw hU cap into tho nir, cleared lie well with a bound, nnd ran rnpiuly down he hill, shouting at the top of hU voice, " 0, Ur 3 ration, I've trec?l a ooonl" Tlien placing his lands upon the ground beforo him, he tamed lome five or six vomerrnnlts, picked np his-cap, ind ran with ell hit might to the house. - The itllc rogue evidently loved mischief as well as lid his pretty slater. . ' . " Charley's first thought was to go to tho assis nnce of Nettie, and be leaped the wall and njv "-'jhi'i-i* Uii. fh~ ( ,v-~ ipptfr tree, he was about placing it for her to decern!, when a sudden thought suggested itself? She cannot runaway from mc now," and no! topping to conshlC-r the ungallont act, he graspid a lower branch, and with some gay remarks, iwung himself lightly up and took a scat by her ids. Nettle, who was an aiuiable girl, nnd could akc a joke as good bataredly as site could give we, <xtdiy laughed heartily at the trick her >rother played upon her, complimented Chefley ipon hi* agility, and invited him t?holp himself o the blushing fruit that hung in such tempting (refusion about them. ,yWter chatting on n 'ttrlety of themes, he determined to approach the ubjet, and, if possible, get an intelligent answer, for some time he satin silence, then aald: 44 Nettie, I have something to say to yon." " Ah, have yonf "the replied, *' Well, Charley, ilease help me down, and you oan say it as we calk to the house." Charley saw the mischief ip her eyes, and reolved to go on without heeding her request, yet ie changed somewhat in his mode of attach * Nettle,! am going to be married." " Married, Charley, married I" Without heeding the playful glance that was alscd to his faoe, he weut on: " Yea, Nettle; my business is now very pros >crou9?I have a pretty home, which needs only he additional charm of a pair of bright eyes, J hnvo found a sweet, gentle girl, whom I love rlth all my heart, ami who 3* filling to become fiy wife; and I hate resolved to marry. I have ried a long time to tell yon, bat you would not tear it." v Nettie lmd listened to thie speech in utter maxctnent She had long believed that site was lie beloved of Charley (IratonV heart, and she leant?after aho had teased him to hor heart's ontent? to listen to his love, and bccomo his utiful and loving wife, llut her hopes were wn suddenly datlied to atoms. It was too iuch. A giddiness came over her, and but for ho support of Charley's arm, she would have alien to the ground. Charley noticed her eir.oion, and foared he had gone too far. It was but >r a moment, however. She soon gnined her elf possession, aud aat up rightly' by his side.-? ler face was very pale, but her eyea flashed roudly as she replied, and there was a spice of itternese in her tone : "May I ask the nape of hor who has been onored with the offer of th? hand of my noble lend f " First, let me describe her. She is a beautiful irl, and possessed of a warm loving heart She as but one fault?if fault It may be called. She flights to tease those who love her best, and (ten she bas given me a severe heart pang.? et, Nettie, I love licr deeply and fervently, and shall be the ol^eet of my lifo to guard her from arm, to protcot bar, as far as I am able, front i# slightest breath of aorrow, and I shall be hundantly rewarded by her lovsy Settle, I ave never offerod her my hand, though she has >ng possessed my heart. I do it now, Nettle.? earest, can you ask her name?" Nettie gave one long inquiring look, as though te but half comprehended his words. " Will you be my wife. Kettle?" "What I" she replied, half bewilderingly. Are you not forever lost to me ?" " No? If you will consent to be mine!" She realized what it would bo to lose liiin; her ead sank ppen his bosom, and bursting into tars, she murmured: "Yes, Charley, 1 will." Boon Master Disk came hounding Into* the rchnrd, one hand tilled with a large slice of rand and butter, while with the other he tossed is oap into the air, showing that he fully comrehended the state of affairs, shouting st the ?|? "I MI9 T W\WU . " Uello, Mr. Oration, ain't yon glad I treed or for you {" ^ v* Both groeted this anlly w'tl* a burst, of laugh" sr, and aoon all three w<jro eugngcd in a wild jyfcp upon the green turf. Wo hardly nre<l add that the Mm# autumn ritneMod a right merry wedding at the old manion of former Gray. ITit** lord Erakiua was chancellor, heinjfaokd by t|ra aeerotary of the treaoury whether be rotild attend tha graad mVnlatorial fi?h dinner t tkn end of tha aaaatan, he answered, " To ho ure'l will: what a-mibf your fiah dinner be rllhont the Qrtal 8*al | , y # Jllistflliuirmta Xlrniiiiig. ? ?- - ... X rr Night irr Jerusalem. JoraMlem le, Jiei-1i?pe, unlike any other city in the world. The mldns*ht 5? 0 ? .9 ouuivcurir ?1 by the shrill voice of the iron horse, ns he thunder* along, proclaiming the mnfch of science, and beat ing, with n speed iwifier thnn eagles' wings, the products of civilization ami llio Inhor of gen his. The weary sufferer torsi tig through the long watcher of the night, is undisturbed by tho roll of whoeR The derotce of fashion, the midnight reveller?one who has tarried long at a game of chnneo, and quaffed that cup which at Ret hitcth like a serpent and stingeth like an odder?has no cante to curse tho fireman's trumpet, J which has atartled him front bia drunken alum- 1 bar. The man of "literature, who has -labored long and sadly, until the night has far wnned, to bring from bis brain the creations of his fancy, that his loved onen may be preserved from starvation, will not have his consciousness roused, I and his weary niind called back from tbe holy land of dreams, by the roll of the market cart, bringing to his memory tliat Aurora has already hr rncseed her horses, and again tho burdensome ears* of day ipnst force him to arise. No fire hell tells in which ward of the city the power of destruction is wasting, with more than lightning -I speed, and implores the strong arm and stento*?!?? of the noble fireman, to rescue some 1 helpless infant or trembling maiden from the snf-' focating flames. The weary mother, bending over tbe cradle of her sick child, is not pained hy tiie hilarity of the theatre going crowd.? I There nro no hritti?nii?? in*-?1--?-J of inuiiHiiavi'u Birecifr?^no ' light to be ?oen without, save the fitful glimmer i of n fiper lantern carried by tho hnod of the solitary night-walker. No policeman stands sentinel. The soft light of the moon cannot pone- 1 trato those narrow, dark alleys. Tho daughters ' cf music have been brought low. There is a < quiet pervading these streets, in which tho wind even teem* weary and faint. And nothing finds < Utterance save the bark of a dog, the matin bell, 1 and tho muuim's cry doling out his lugubrious " summons for the faithful Mohammedan to arise 1 and come to prayers, 1 And this is Jerusalem, onco the joy of the ' whole earth t And this the spot spread out by ' Jehovah himself, for tho eternal dwelling place < of his chosen. And these miserable, filthy, pov- i erty stricken and oppressed people, are the de- I scendsnts of tho friecd of CJod?the children of i Abraham. Behold the literal fulfilment of > prophecy! Sc^ them "meted out^ peeled, aud trodden down hy tho worst of ih? l,?.it.??. > their house* possessed, the pomp of the strong 1 has oeased, and their holy places are defiled." 1 Whore now it that rongnificent temple, erected 1 by King Solomon f Yea, " not one stone has bacn left upon another, tbnt has not been thrown down." Well might the Saviour say, " Danghtera of Jerusalem, weep not for me; but weep for yourselves and your children." "Yet, behold 1 therein has been left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and <iaugh tera." " For the Lord shall comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places." TheD, for Zion's sake, let us not hold our pence, and for Jerusalem's sake, let us not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth."? " Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love her."? Religions Herald. Prayer ia the Spirit. Christians often pray for the Spirit?for the out-j(curing of the Spirit?for revival by the Spirit?for the conversion of (.inner*, for the extension of the kinodnm of wl * _ ? -- V....K " Iijr nro noi those prayers answered 1 The apostle James accounts for Abortive prayers, by their selfishness, "Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask atnlss; that ye may eonsumo it on your lusts," Selfish noes poisons the most earnest prayer. But, it may he asked, is it possible to pray selfishly fdr the spirit f Yeal sneh prayers r.re fearfully frequent Mnny a conference room, many a house of worship,echoes to tha voice of prayer for tho Spirit, which are the offerings of selfishness. Moreover, tntieh of the prayer that is said, and repeated, for the outpouring of tho Spirit, is altogether unwarranted in the Scriptures. They contain no prccopts, no examples, no warrant of any sort, for such prayers. They are merely a " bodily exercise " that " profiteth little." If Christians Were to pray less for tho 8pirlt, that ia, pruy less that tho Spirit may influence others, und more that ho may influence themselves?in other words, prny in tho Spirit, as tho Scriptures tench, they would not pray so much in vain. True prayer is moved, called forth, dl reeled by the Spirit; it is th.it in which " the < Spirit itself makctli intercession for us with t groaning* that cannot be uttered." Where the t Spirit prn>s in and through the believer InJwirt, * when Christiana are " praying in the Holy t Ghost," then It ia that heaven and earth nro nenr 1 together, then prayer enters into " the secret plnee t of the moat high," and the answers are awift and t sure. ' 1 Ami how graoions is the promise that, our Fa- f ther in Heaven is willing to " give the Holy f 8pirit to them that ask Him I* Those who re- f eeivo and retain this gift, who walk in the Spirit, waste no Lroath In prayer. While they are speaking, God hears. While they onll, Ho an- 1 awers. Christian reader, havo yon learned Litis ? blessed art of praying tn the Holy Spirit 1 [ We*/em Watthman. Tin: captain of one of the Black Ball line of ^ Liverpool packet ships, in n conversation with a , friend upon tha hardships incident to the life of a sailor. Mid that he never heard of but one man who had a good exeuoo for goii.tf to sea. On be- < ing asked who thai inott wna, the captain replied } i 1 Noah. For," said he, " if tB* old ehnp had re- < mained on shore he would have been drowued !* [ * The Heroism of Common Life. Grace Grc?nwo<xl Is n " hero worshiper" of a rather uncommon type, and In lier search after heroic men nnd women, hss'songbt for example* where, pcrhnps, few \trou1d expect lo find them. That, she has a Just and catholic idea of what real heroism is, wo think it will he proven by the following extracts from tha Boston lecture: **Tho heroism of private life, the alow unchronielcd martyrdoms of the heart, who shall remember? Greater than any knightly dragonrlnyer of ohl, is the man who overcomes an unholy passion, seti his foot upon it, and stand* serene and strong in virtue. Grander than Zcnobia Is the woman who struggles with a love that would wrong another or degrade her own soul, nud conquers. The young man, ardent and tender, who turns froni'thc dear love of .wqjncn. and buries deep b bis licnrt the sweet insfjwbt of paternity, to Jovote himself to the core nnd support of ng.d parents or an unfortunate sister, and whose life is a loner sacrifice in m??l? ->l-? J ? ?"" fulness and majestic complaint, Is a hef? of tho rarest type?tho type of Charles Lamb. I have known but two such. Tha young woman who resolutely stays with father and niollier in tho old home, while brothers nnd sisters go forth to happy lioniea of their own, who cheerfully lays upon tho nltnr of filiul duty, that costliest of human sacrifices, the joy of loving and being loved?sho is a heroine. I have known many inch. The husband who goes home from the weary routine and the perplexing enrcs of business with a cheerful smile nnd a loving word to his invalid wife ; who brings not against her tho grievous sin of long sickness, and reproaches her not for tho cost and discomfort thereof; who sees in her languid eye something dearer than girlish laughter, in the sad face and faded cheeks tlint blossom into smiles, nnd even blushes, nt his coming, something lovelier than tho old-time spring roses?he is a hero. 1 think 1 have known one such. "The wife who bears her part in tho burden of life?-even though it be the larger part?brave- [ y, cheerily, never dreaming that she Is a hero | ne, much less a martyr; who bears with the 'milts of n husband not altogether congenTal ivilli loving paticnoe and a large charity, nnd ivith a noble decision, biding them from the world?who makes no confidents, and asks no onfidence, who refrains from brooding over hort ciimtnM in 41. ? -...i '* ... ?j .. J-..vhj uiiu tciiuiucni, and roin seeking for perilous " aflinitieswho does lot build high trngeily sorrows 011 the inevitablelor feel an earthquake in every family jnr; who ices her husband united witli herself indiseolujly nnd eternally in their children?she, the i vife in every truth, in the inward as in the out- j sard, is a heroine, though of ruther an unfashonablu type." Affecting: Anecdote. On one of the many bridges in Ghent stands wo brazen images of father and son, who ob;alned this distinguished mark of the admiration >f their fellow-citizens by tlic following incilent: Both the father and aon were, for some offence igainst the State, condemned to die. Some furor able circumstance appearing on the aide of lie son, ho was granted a remission of his sentence under certain provisions; in short, he was iff^red a pardon on the most barbarous condition ?name!}-, that he would become his father's ex-cntioncr. lie nl first resolutely refused to pre>orve his life by means so fatal and detestable. I'his Is not to bo wondered at; for, let us hope, or me nouor 01 our nature, that tliere are very | ow sons who would not have spurned with ablorrenee life on a condition so horrid and unnntiral. The eon, though long inflexible, was at cngth overcome by the tear* and entreaties of a ond father, who represented to him that, at all ivents, hi* (the father'*) life, was forfeited, and. .hat It would be the greatest possible consolation \>r him, in hi* las*, moment*, to think that, in his lealh, ho was tho instrument of his son's pro tervation. The youth consented to adopt the lorrible means of recovering his life and liberty, lie lifted the axe, but, as it was about to fall, his irrn sniik nerveless, and tho axe dropped from lis hand. Had lie as many livjs as hairs, he tould have yielded them, one after another, rathir than again conceive, much less perpetrate, ueh an act. Life, liberty, overything banished lefore the dearer interests of filial affection, lie ! ell upon hi* father's neck, and embracing l.t.r. I D riumphautly exe'aimtd, "My father 1 my faher I we die together t" and then called for anithcr executioner to fulfill the sentence of the aw. Llard must tluir hearts indeed be?bereft, of ivery sentiment of virtue, every sensation of hunanlty?who eould stand insensible spectators >f such a scene. A sudden penl of involuntary ipplause, mixed with groans and sighs rent the dr. The execution was suspended, and on a >i in pic report of t!:o trsnwetidn to the author! k*s, both were pardoned. High rewards and lonors were conferred on the son, and, finally, lieso two admirable brazen images were raised o commemorate a transaction so honorable to imnan nature, ami transmit it for the instruction ind emulation of Dosteritv. Tho statute rem*?- i r ? r" ' tenia tho aon ia the very Act of lolling fall th? ixo. r ^ _ Two cofSTRVMR* went into a halter's to hwy? iat. They were both delighted '.villi oi>o, inside :lio crown of which was a looking gin**.? ' What's the glass fori" said one of the men.? ITho other, impatint at sneh a display of rural ignorance, exclaimed; "What fori Why," for ihe man who buys the hat to see how it fits him. itupid." A Tr.vxxwr* editor b<>a?ts of the spaciousness of his columns. They are like soma of Ilia ep? cions hoops wo sea so often on the streets and nt oh are 11?there's nothing of much eon?equencc In iHcui. Read, Pause aud Reflect. If you-wisb to become a foot. bo a drunkard ; and you -will soon Wo yonr understanding. If you wish t<> nnfit yourself f?f rational intorcourao.be a drunkard; for thia will occoin pllsh your pnrpoe*. If you are resolved to kill yourself, l>o a drunkard ; that being a auro mode of destruction. If y6n wish to bp robbed, bo a drunkard; wblch will enable the thief to do it with more safety. If yon wish to blunt your senses, be n drunkard, nnd yon will be more stupid than un nss. If you wish to bo always thirsty, I>c a drunkard; for the oftoner and more you drink, the oftencr and moro lliiraty you will bo. If yon eeolt to prevent your Mends raising yon In the world, be a drunkard; for that will b+*et all t heir efforts. If yon would effectually counteract your own attempts to do welT, be a durnknrd, nnd you will Ullt U? UUR[ipOII(U(l, If yon wish to repel the endeavors of the whole world to raise you to ohnrncter, credit nnd prosperity, be a drunkard, nnd yon will most assuredly triumph. If yon are determined to be poor, be o drunkard ; and yon will aoon be ragged nnd penniless. If you would be hated by your family and friends, be a drunknrd ; nnd you will aoon bo more than dlsngroenblei If yon would be n pest to society, bo n drnnk| JCt Till ^'tp.l HifitAlioiia If you do not cure to have your fnnlta reform ( ed, continue to be n drunknrd; nnd you will not enre for good ndvice. If you would smash windows, break the pence, get your bonea broken, rumble under carts and horses, be n drunkard ; anil it will be strange if you do not succeed. If you wish all your prospects in life to be clouded, be n drunkard, and they will be dark enough. If you wish to destroy your babe, be n drunkard ; as drufifceMiesa is the mother of disease. If yon intend to ruin your soul, be n drunk | nrd, tlmt you mny be excluded flora henveu. 1 I If you would wish to starve your family, be a | drunkard, for that will consume the means of their support. If you would be imposed on by knaves, be n drunkard ; that will make their task easier. If yon would expose both your folly and secrets, be a drunkard ; they will soon be made known. Dcfttf or til a Bt.Ck Rioac RaiixoaU Bii.r..'? This bill, providing for the completion of the Road to Otnyton, in Georgia, eight miles beyond the South Carolina line, at an estimated eost of $1,000,000, being the special order, was taken up yesterday afternoon in tlio House of Representatives Mr. Spratt, of Charleston, mnde an Interesting and able argument against its constitutionality, and went at length into the considerations of policy which should determine the Legislature to refuse to remove the condition, ttpoh j which the State had ngre?'d to endorse the bonds i of the Company for $1,000,000. Mr. T. Y. Simons, of Charleston, urged the benefits of the udHun ouiurp me tiouse, and argued earnestly in favor of railroads generally. Mr. Hammond, | of Barnwell, moved that tlie consideration of the bill be postponed until Tuesday next, nnd be then made the special order. The Bouse declined to accede to this proposition. Mr. Mullins, of Marion, moved the indefinite postponement of the bill. Tills motion was carried hy a majority of nine votes. Five members Were absent, but we are informed that, had they been present, the vote would have stood Very nearly as it does. [ Columbia Guardian. IxtanKstixo Postal Pwimon.?A husband who had been separated from his wife, demanded that his village postmaster should deliver her letters to him, and threatened a suit at law if his demand was not complied with. The wife, on the other hand, forbade the delivery of her letters to the husband. In there circumstances, tlio postmaster appealed to Mr. Ilolt for instructions. Mr. Ilolt pronounces the claim advanced by the husband too preposterous to be seriously refuted ?indeed, he says it is abhorrent to law as it is to the Christian civilisation of the age. The Boston Courier publishes Mr. Holt's letter in full, from which wc make the following extract 1 " When a husband becomes estranged from bis wife and abandons her, or by his neglect or cruelties compels her to abandon him, it would be as revolting to humanity, as euhvetsire of sound morals, to suffer him to cut off her communication with those relatives and friends to whotn, in lier hour of trial, sho might be driven to look for sustenance, or for that consolation which she might need, even mora than food or raiment." The postmaster Was instructed to deliver the i letters to the lady to whom they were addressed. r sstiiox.?'The Horn,? Journal says: "The Peruvian custom of amputation of the fifth too, to make thu foot pointed and small, is beginning to prevail in l'ttris. At Licit it I# tho rule to perform this operation on the feinalo infant in the cradle. But a Peruvian surgeon, now advertising in Paris, offers to perform it on grown-up female*. This is following tho fashion n little too severely." A sAi.r. has peon (kit sdlo hr a Court in the Country of Wayne, I mil inn, because the real estate advertised Vo be *oM was not advertised in the newspaper printed nearest the said estate. It is therefore Iraki that wlicr.; any newspaper is printed even the distance of one s?jnre nearer the property sold than that in which the property is I advertised, siteh sales are voidable, ami titles dei iveil under them liable to bo set A list never appreciates tha impSartanee of j M thinking twice before speaking once " until ho I is a qnniiidiitu for otliee ? A _ .vmm ov< IsnwricnAM* Among Fashion ahi k J adtbo.? Thu New York eorrespoudcnt of the Charleston Conrler ?aj?: "Tlmre it n grent and growing ev?I In tide city, but one of such delicate nature to itlmoct _ forbid being drugged Into ptiblfn print. T refer to the increasing and lnmentabla habit now *o common of the indulgence by lndiea In intoxicat. ing drinks. I do not refer to thoae who do wrong almost from necessity; but to thnt other class who hnvc rich husbands nud homes thnt might he mode happy. A l*?gc number of thia class seem to be steadily diving deeper into dissipation every year, than many persona greatly interested In ?! ?$? ? " * ' ... ...... T> vnurc niwi happiness even imagine. 1 have hoard recently ?f several diitrossing cases of tlie kind. And to day I learn thafe the wife of n well "known citizen, reported to l>? very wealthy, has been sent to the lunatio asylum in the hope that she may, with returning reason, be enabled to overcome the terrible temptations which intoxicating liquors have of late had for her. Her husband's name is almost as familiar in some parts of the South as it is here. - - ? - ? . Mieicmci or Southern Merchants.?The merchants at Richmond, Vd., held n meeting a few days ago, and appointed a committeo to report, ttpon the propriety of establishing a line of packets between that port and Liverpool. They also adopted the following resolutions : ftetofved. That in future, so far as our capital anu MClilUeS Will t-liuuie us v<> <j? w, we nil. import our own goods of foreign growth or manufacture direct to this port. 7ie?olved, That those of tie, who now have orders in the hands of agents or manufacturers, awaiting execution for the spring trade, pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to have the goods shipped to James River, even at an advanced rate of freight, and that from and after the 1st day of January next, we hind onrsclvea not to give nn order for foreign poods to any party without nn Understanding that jujch goods shall be shipped to James River when practicable; and. furthermore, that in order to facilitate the ohjec' wc have In view* we hereby pledge ourselves to unite uprtn some one or more responsible shipping agents at. Liverpool. ?- ? A CosTly Gamy,?On the Chrfslma-* e,vc w hen Washington crossed the l>elewnre at Trenton, Col. Rnhl, the commander ot the Hessians, was engaged in drinking and playing cards. A torr who had discovered the.movement*of the Ann rienns sent a note to him, directing the messenger to deliver it into his own hands. A negro at the door refused him admlUnnoe, and taking the letter gave it. to the Colonel, who was just shuffling for a new gntne. He went on with his game, not heeding the letter, which would have cnnhled him to thwart the design of Wasting!on; thus by his love of piny sacrificing his army and his lif", and securing the success of the American army, which was the turning point In the war of Independence, resulting in the freedom of the colonies. Tub ttateigh (N. C.) Register calls nttentirn to ti,., < ?-? ??--* - i?i> uuii mere is noi n single powder mill in the Union south of Delaware, Md. On Wednesday last we published from tho Keowce Courier n report of n powder mill in Pickens District, which has been in successful operation for some length of time. [Charlcaton Mercury. - ?? > A cns\t and good mnn being told tbnt lie had enemies who spoke ill of him, said, "I will try to lire so that nohody will believe them," Mns. ri.wMisn snys that, ono of the greatest, pedestrians she ever hoard of, was that, mnn mentioned in the. papers who walked one thousand miles in two hundred contcqw ntial hours. Little Tommy T is fivo years old. lie was in a musing mood the other day, and his mother asked him what he was thinking about, "Oil," said he, " I was thinking of old times." A punK-MisDED, truthful, virtuous young man is sure to win his way to nn honorable position in the world, if with these qualities pre united a purpose and energy, ITow short-i.ivr.r> are the best resolutions made in our own strength ! They resemble the early dew which soon passcth away, and the grass upon the house top which withereth before it groweth up. It may he a curious faet for some of our readers to know that the regular weekly consumption of flour in New York city is fifty thousand barrels, or a little over seven thousand barrels per day. Povr on.* was telling nn Irishman that pomebody liail/'ftten ten saucers of ice cream ; where* upon Pat shook his head. ''So you d n't believe it ?'* With a shrewd nod, Pat answered : " Well, I helavc in the crnihe, hnt not in the saneerfi!n Ah attorney, about to furnish a I.Ill of oo*t?, was requested by his client, a h?ker, " to mnke n as iigm as lie could. " Ah!" replied 'lie at totney, " that's what you winy say to vour f.ro man, hut it's not the way 1 make my ore i.l " AYah&ke editor says: ''We dun'i. n,'?> cording the death of people without Ite.'mr pal for our trouble, though that is not fair; hut ] nnegy rics on the dead must, ho paid for?we ix-s lively cannot send people to hraVvU 'or 11 1h?n;t. Vi.Evsver n*$vin?>?Itbetter to h>v< von yonesnnot. mart", than to marry o-e \o" Cnnnot love. l\,U in n short text foe n Ion e mon, which, human experience \ ;ij preach "until the U*t *\ t f - m , Tor Boston Post vAn upon m, .. . ,t " fellow In t|iu following ipii nn?<r; "'I he i. o, who sent us a copy of the lloston |V?i will, J-rk. a?* written upon the margin, hv r.. ? .1 ? , ^ I'oriu us at u hat stable he tan be luuml " i