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VO^S^"" ^ ^GREENVILLE," SOUTH CAROLINA/liuftSPAY MORNING, JANUARY 19. Ix>9. NUMBER :7.
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TgSSQUTHERN ENTERPRISE [
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M,juNm?AiLEY-l:
^O.JL. MoJumkln. . . John O. Boil Ay.
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SI a Tear, in advanoa; $1.00, if delayed
lim w uini MiM r :
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Ai?LiL ?L -*- - *~nr-T-p?: >!
: Xsep Troubles to. Yuuiself. ;* V
Bpoak nut your trowbiua orer load, ,
Lest Die world *l?on\d Voor j ?
BowMnaleii fr^o ft*.*?wd, * J ( >< )J 1
In public .lcaaotror.
{^rangers rorm a Tienfric?** s$cl>
Too apt to woraliip <p*lf: i
So, if.J?;Art*to^14fe|^\Vf .1/
msjnuvuiniia <u jg?n(i? 1 .
Vibe wise will waver ?wn <lofct*k J I
Though hnpo ba almoat de*4 5 / | |
But, smiting, all disasters meet, I t|
With proud defiant head ; <
Even : *****
, ,Jf) darkest time of woa, ' t t 1 J
Striving, straggling forth* bast,
?* Midst tears that ndnc idikfl Wicw. *
iluu? U ;!) r?. w A. 1
'The Ifiol wbo trlls ef UTs distress, t
* llurrics on disaster, i
And tempts the sordid psp ftp press i
Ilis owing claims the faster ; . , .
.Till down beneath he slowly goes, f J
j Moaning Still She sadder,
Beset hy coward, hear llcss blows,
To fall him from the ladder.
Bo ever cheerful to the crowd,
. .u
Ana uiuo no croakers near you ;
He courteous yot col-i anil .
, Aail faobi will kun to fear you ; . 0 j ,
TW, manfully, crer lay <
' Your doubtiu^-on Uic *Lrlf, ' > - ?*
And ovor fruni -the of duy,
Kcop troubles t,o yunriu-lC j
lfrow th<r Wavorlcy llnjtiociM. '
THE 1
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U' ABDVLL CX1ARIUEX.
A 3n1*W, kifWy'April nlgltt trai retflngln *Vn i
* traveler <lrcw up his kdl-M hofere a comfortft- '
Lie lag oaMn, in what Vat then the wild? of Mis 1
ourt. from the little windows rnys of light
at reamed oufrirto (he darkness, and thruugjh the
Imlf opened door was rercaktl a pleasant roon>j i
wanned and lighted l?y the luro that biased in
the wifla cMnjnty, In the rndd^ glow sat (he i
owner of the cahiu, a niaa of slsuderbukctnewy '
fra-me, hardened hands imd bronzed cheek. A
placid looking lady sat m the eaty chair with 1
lier knitting on her lap, and a ejeek. shining kit
ten rested contentedly on the cushion atlicr feet. J
A slender, gra?*ft|f girl; with anrteldiie In her
wyes, and Voaey in her ctveek*. who aang anatahes
vi jiicimnni. songs as sue prej>ercu Uie evening
meal, completed llic picture.
Mile* Maiklmm, the youngest son of wealthy,
parents, had been brought up in ease anil luxiw
ry, bllf hi? marriage with n poor bid. worthy
girl being violently opposed by tils family, he
left hta father's house in anger, and never enter <
ed it again. Impelled by a love of wild adventure
and frontier life, lie joined the tide of West I
ern emigration, and after living, for a brief senson,
in different filnops, dually pitched his tent
iu the wilds of Missouri. His wife did not long i
survive the birth of their only child, and her
elder sister, Rachel Sterne, bad followed lijf J
rough fortunes, a trusty friend and adviser. t
An unrelenting enemy, and a hard, ater* man, i
aa all his family had be?-n, he war a good neigh- i
Umv and a moat tuudci. affectionate father. Nor i
was he wanting in the virtasa of hospitality, as i
was attested by the ordlul welcoirio extended td
Harvey Clayton when he entered his door and i
craved shelter for the night. The stranger wna
a dark. handsome, well dressed man, of p<'rhapa
Ihirty-ljve years, lie wna from 8t I^nls, tic j
mid, which was but twenty miles from Markhaip't
cabin ( and, while en hi* to at settle- !
uient farther lost the
road aad beett overtaken by darkness on that j
lonely ?f>pfc' Evidently, he humd a strong attract *
tioa In the society of the pioneer, or sot* e oh arm I
la fiaaah Marklutm's sweet voice and bashful I
t.Indies, (fbr 'it Whs a week beh?re he parted with
liis tyB w,friends, and then it was with the promise
of renewing his visit at ao1 dietsnt period.)
With Ids iflkble manners and pleasing nddrew,
be was not to hg in winning Mark beta's favorable
opinion ; and still Idas Caao did i* rssrirs to ftnd
his way to ftarph't guileless heart.
Mark ham would have been better plea*4 bad
bis daughter chosen a husband from among their *
rough stiil hardy neighborv-but he gave a cheerful
Consent when Clayton asked liiin for her
hind. Hoc did he objfeot when her lover proposed
to bring a college friend of his froui the
citj- to perform tiro matriage ceremony. late In
autumuScrah went forth from het- futber's house
a Mooinlng, hnppy, hopeful hrids.
lp the year which followed, alio tarae to her
Id (tome but oucc, but they beard from her often;
that sho wu well and happy, though ofu-o
lonesamg In her hnahnad'a frequent abeeweo from
home. At.Mm and of that time, lha wrote that
lie had become a mother, and her father and
nunt arranged to epcud tho following Chrletmaa
with her. ,
"It will l>e had day for onr journey, tninor
row; Rachel," Mid Br. Mark ham, the evetdng
before they wore to go, looking out of thu window
at Urn drive* cbiude from which a . cold,
drizzling rain waa fulling. " I'oor ttarnh will be
adly disappointed."
Th< werda wcro aonrerly uttered, when the
latch was 1 ill id, thy door putlicd open, nud n ft*.
. . in ?
dmI? fura ibigk*r?d orer the threshold and sank
down ort th? floor at their feet. Mnrkhnm,
looping lo look liito Iter trhito nnd haggard
face, ikW that it wiu tils Juugfitt'r, liehbabe I
folded to her bosom. When the A Woke from the
death-Mke etroon into Width she hwd fallen,-'
morning lind tlu\vnod, and the storm tvns oV?r.
Raubel Sterne snt by the tire with the infant ou
her knee, Murkhnm snt by bet* side, his fiioe jisie
with anxiety antl grief lie lifted Bnrjtli't head
to liis bosom and kissed h<*r fondly.
"S?rab. why hove you coiuo home alone in
tlie storui I" . r
^1 hnvfc no other home," she nnid, In a broken
vofcd. "Fufhcf, it was a false marriage; I bate
ao husband, my baby no fathor."
" How do you know this," asked Mnrkhnni, in
i voioo wm ftiurlling iVufM iji ? m <
" Tl.^IPWAl WWn* &V*"
rvled with Harvey. He come ond told me that
lie was nOt'A ninisUri that lie.had been hired to
personate one. Herald, too, that llnrvey had
iMiothcr house beside our little cottage?that he
vu there when he pretended to be in tho country,
a* t?0 often has, a week at rt time, sometimes.
I did not bd^cve iV?^not a woiul^^Uut yesterday
morning I left buby with ftasan and went out for
a walk. . latere was a crowd around a church,
and i saw; him go in with u beautiful gitl or, his
nrtu. 1 fellyw'vd them iii. Oh, father, I cannot
tell you ?di."
"SaraV goyuv," told her father, in a tone of
stern command. /
** Tliey were married, father, Harvey and the
beautiful Tndy. I don*l know wliat hnpponed nfLcr
that. I remember nothing until 1 got back
home. I Uy down en Urn tied j Susan was
frightened, and went for' fi ^doctor. When site
was gohc, 1 took Charlie m toy arms and come
away. Poor Utile Charlie, he has no father now."
" yt>l but thct'o is one who vlH avenge his
wrougs and yours/' c-se'ulnied Markham, in suppressed
wrath. " llwaven strcngthon my arm to
slay the aceursed wretch."
i " Thoug!i_lh'<? yifk^d flpm they
hall not prosper forever," raid Rachel Stern*,
solemnly. "They that row the wind shall rcn^
the whirlwind. Leave him to his Gbd, Miles."
" Anion," Mid Markbam, and " auiea " whispered
the white lips rtpoU' his breast.
" It was nearly a year from that Christmas
Hint an old man came to the cottage oneovcuing
and asked for Miles Markham. For one instant
the memory of bitter wrongs in other days
brought an angry gleam to the pioneer's eyes, but
kis bdtter nature tHumplied, and he clasped his
brother in a fraternal embrace v
M And bow is Eddy, the ourly-hcadcd little
rogue, who used to sit upon my Lorse ?" naked
Lite younger brother, as they sat by the lire, long
biter Sarah and her auul hud goue. to rest.
" Dead?deadl my soly son," answered George
Mnrkhp#i?%a<|ly. "four boy, ,lt wn# * erqfven
hand that smoto hiw to the earth. He was
brought homo, vitro moruhig, white and cold, to
Ills ?*?eet J*0?ng Wife, who never spoke again,
rjiey were buried two days after in one grave,
with their new born babe on its mother's l>o|om.
It was long bef.ire w>- found any fine h> tlisthur
defer, but it came out at lust. A man who hud
pretended to be a deVB*>d friend had hired two
cowfttfdly rinftatis to help lijtn to nasolabials Ed
ward, thai ly gft pomcsMoo ?( a Mm of
money on Ids victim's person, lhtfofe Ibis come
i?ui, '^layuM! ireu-IU-11, .fio ouo Mnwws
where, May the wrath of Heaven rest uj>ou
liim wherever lie dwells,"
And the vengeance of man Will follow him
?'if the hat\d t|iat deM^oiled vour dwdlt|i|S is the
Mme that difrRewd mine,'' Mid %11Ict, sternly.
' I told you, brother, that ?>?fnh was a Widow j
it whs a Me. Hhe is a mother, hut no wife. Blic
was as bright and innocent M n bird until that
demon efossed my threshold. It is acrnel thing,
(Jeorge; their marriage Was no marriage, and
ihc came back, one stormy night, with iter buby
almost froaen in her liosom. It wns in my heart
to have taken his Worthless life, hut my arm was
stayed, and this wolf clothing still
walks the cnrlll. Vlumic t?od his hrAifhns come.
1 though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not
?h?A 33L tS_,
ZT:z, ;es. i:u:
visit to (h? city was delayed lib the morrow.
"It will bo n stormy tiigltt," Mid Markham, as
tlioy Slit At ttlA tAblo together.
Yes, And Snrnh, foolish girl, lins tirtc^n It Into
her head to ?? t<* Hi* fWn.f*.- nfter iom* ribbons
for Charlie'* frock," said Tlitcliel Htyrno.
" Lot her go, (hell. Tliere will be timo before
night, if not she ?au stay nt Mr. ltark'stil) morning."
Wlien supper was over, Snruh 1m id tier boy in
his little craoie, wrapped a heavy shawl abor.1
her, ifnd thdiihflng her father's horse, set out on
liar errand. An hopr of daylight remained when
Hie reached the "Ccrners," but the clouds were
dark and lowering, and .the wind wailed through
the leader* trees like an evil spirit. The liiilu
etoro was passed, tlio cluster of h<>iises h ft he
Kind. " On ?n#l ort she sped, while the night deepened
aud darkened around, h?r, aud tho Llnok
clouds poured down ft second deluge. On nnil
on, till fot*est nn<T clearing wtn behind, oi.J tho
lights of the city gleamed h.-fore her.
On that Inns# eveidhg, \vh(Hs Shrah Mirkluins
was Homing his home, Harvey Claytou reclined
upon n sofa in Id* ideoi*?nt nnrlor, listening
dreamily to?fho kilb (il windo
we, enjoying, to the utmost, the idle hoc.r and :
the luxurious room. 11U young wife snl near
Mra?-has isco veiled by curie of eilkeu hair, a
hectic flush dyeing her cheek,
' TJwWi Woman hero wants to see you, sir,"
eaid * servant.
" What i4cf die vtam?' A beggar, probably;
Uli her to be o.T," f . <
The girl went out, hot relurnoci fn a moment.
" She won't go, sir, till she sees you ; she lays
it's n matter of life uud death."
I f
" Show her into the library, then.''
Stiruh Mnrkhntu Wh6 standing by the dying
firo when Clayton entered the room. Her garment's
were dHoping tiriUi rhln, her head thrown
bark, revealed a white and ghastly face. Claytou
shivered nit if ho hod seen n ghoeti r
Bamh Mnrkhnm i by all that'* mereifnl I I
thought you vrero dead. What do you want
with me 1f' ,
''Oltlv ta Ivnrh'vhu fla. if ,1'- *'
? J - ? J.; , II J WU ?PHIl > vur IJIV.
' llartey Otnyton, the avengers of blood are
upon your track '*
" 'Flu; avengVr* of Ijlo'od! I am not a niyrdereiv"
.
' Then you have nothing to fear. But if yonr
bund smote K<I ward Markhnm, fly for your^lifc,
or another week will dawn upon you lu prl?cw."
" Jlotv do you know this 1 for God's sake, tell
iha. Sarah."
"It matters not -?T have warned yon; it is for
you to go or stay. ' FarcUrell."
With One last, long look, In wliich was concentrated
the deathless love which, burned in her
heart, sha turned away, add wcut out again fhto
the night
" It ii Nothing, Ivojamond,' said Clayton, when
ho wont back, and met his wife's inquiring look.
" It was a woman who used to sew for ma I
had quite forgott >n that I had not satisfied all
liejr deiliai.dk Her child was elct, or sho "wonld
not have ventured out such a fearful night."
At midnight, while the rain dashed upon the
pavement in torrents, and the lemjlcstuoua winds
walled and shrieked, Harvey Clayton arpwe from
the couch where his wife was sleeping, nud,
gathering together n few valuables, Went out
from his luxurious home, a wunderct* on the faev
of the earth forever.
Rosamond Clayton did not long survive tier
husband's mysterious disappearance. The wiuds
of another winter chauled a requiem above her
grave.
8arah Markhnm lived many years with her
father and son, n quiet, unobtrusive woman,
"tha world forgetting, by the world furgot."
JllisirllutirmtB 11 tailing.
Don't Depend on Father.
Stand up hero, young uino, and let us talk to
you. Vou have trusted alone to tlio contents of
" father's purse/* tar <x> his fair fame for your Influence
or success In business. Think you, that
"father" has attained to eminence in his profes
sion but by unwearied industry? ot-lhat he has
nninsscd n fortune honestly without energy and
activity f You should know that the facility requisite
for the acquiring of fame Ulid fortune and
is essential U>, nay, inseparable front, the retaining
of either of these? Suppose "father" has
the "rocks" in abundance: if you never earned
anything for him, you have no more business
with those " rooks" than n ghosting has with a
tortoise I ?lc.; and If he allows yeii to meddle with
them till you have learned their value by your
own industry, be perpetrates untold mischief.-?And
if the old gentleman U lavish of his CAsli towards
you while he allows you to Idle away your
liine, you hod better leave him! yes, run away1,
sooner than he made an imbecile or a scoundrel
.1 ? - ?A" - - ? "
1111 uuljii hi corrupmig nn iniiiieiice. coontr Ur
later yon mnst lemrn to rely on yohr olxn resources,
or you will lu?t be anybody. If yog have
ever helped yourself at nil, if you have become
idle, if you have eaten JtUhff' I bread and butler
mid smoked j'alhrre cigars, out a swell in father'*
buggy, and Iried lo put on fnthrr'u influence and
rephtation, you might far better have been A
poor canal boy, the son of a chimncy-swevp, or
a boot black; and indeed we would not swap
with jot) the situation of a pour, half starved
motherless calf I Miserable objects yoU are, that
depend entirely Upon your (Mirents, playing geutlenian
(alia* dandy loafer.) ,0i> to work with
either, yuur bauds gr your brains, or both, aiul
do something I lJou't merely have it to tioast
that you have promt in futher'$ house, that ydtt
have vegetated ns other greenhorns 1 but Ie
folk* know ypu count, one,
Comet oil with your oust, clinch the saw, the
plow handles, tho scythe, the axe, the pickaxe,
the Spade?any thing that will enable you to stir
your blood I " Ply round aiul tear youl* jacket,''
miner nut 11 oc ine recipient. oi llit; ulil gentleman'*
l our-tr. Sootier titan play tins dandy nt
(lad't expense, hire yourself out to some potato
[pat. h ; Vt yottr.-clf to stop Tiog holes, or watch
tlx; hars ( ntxl whcpyott think yourself entitled
to a resting d?j It on. your own hook. II
you have no other inr'an? c( hat leg fun of your
own, buy with vojirynAfoga on efnpfy bal-rcl.
and put yotfr head into it and holler, or get into
It and roll down hill. Don't, (or pity Vsake, don't
ninko the old genUcuiun do everything, and yoa
liv<? ut yMur *t?*a.
Look uhoiit jvl, you well drcssPtt, rtTiootMneed,
do-nothing-drones. Who ore they that hnve
worth and influence in society t Are they those
thiil have ih ponded alone on the olil goiillcinnu's
purse f or nrc they those that have climbed their
wny to their position hy their indr.stry nnd energy
t True) the old gentleman's funds, or person
*T AntrimeiVnwfWthlrc yton tlhJ formrorrcspect,
but let him lo^ Uis property, or die, and
what arc you? A miserable tWdgling?a bunch
..f I I i I. /ihLi^i-1- .1.1- ?
ui mm nnu i>our? i ?1Arci* i a 10 he I a K fii euro Ol.
Again we mv, wake tap?get up in tlx- morning?'
i\y? NMUid at least ta ice before broaMe*t
?help the old man? ?!*? him now nnii then a
gencroue lilt in business; learn how to take the
had and not depend forever on being led) and
j uu have no idea How the discipline will benefit
jou. Do this, and our word for it, you will seem
to brehlho a new atmosphere, pose?-ae a new
frame, trend on new earth, wnke to a new des
tiny , ami you may then begin to aspire to manhood.
Take off, then, that ring from your lily
finger, break yonrcane, share your upper lip,
'wipe your nose, hold wp ymtr Ivend, and, by nil
means, never agniu oat the bfed of idleness, nor
JrjttHi/ on fulfill,
Some lius bands Do 80.
'tfojv 1 phe linliiln of husband*, itlth regard
to the treatment of their wive*, nr? n> various
Hint the question eon only be answered by individual
specimen* of each mode:
Home husbands never leave Iiomo in tbe morning
without kiting their wives uud bidding
tliem " good bye, dene," in the tone of on wo*"
l ied lotre ; and whether U he poltey or fact, it
lilt* nil the effect of filet, and those homos nre
generally pleasant ones, provided nlways that
the wives are appreciative ami welcome the disciple
iit a kindly spirit. \VC knc\V an ?11 gen
llemnti who Iftcd with Ma wife for fifty year*,
and never left his home without the kiss itnd the
good bye, jjeor."
Some husbands shake hands with their wires
and hurry o(T us fust us ^Hu^ible, us though the
effort were a something that tlwy were inxlous
to forget; lioMtng their heads down and darting
round the first turner)
Bo mo husbands suy, only. "Wall, Wife, t ant
going" and start at the word " Go," which cotucs
to them front some hack retreat]
Some husbands, before leaving hoino, nslc very
tcodvrly: " What would you like for dinner, uiy
dear f knotting all lite while that she will select
something for his particular palate) and off he
goHk:
Some husbands will IcaVe home without saying
anything at all, but thinking a good deal, as
evinced l?y their turning round at the last point
of ubsCfVatloh ahd waving ftti adieu at the pleasant
face, or faces at the windowh
Some husbands never say a word; rising from
the hr?-okfrt?t'tnlde With the lofty indifference of
a lord, Attd ?t?ihg Mtt with a heartless disregard
of those left behind. It is a fortunate thing for
their wives that they can find sympathy elsewhere.
Borne husbands fieVer leave home without
some unkind word or look, npj>nrciitly thinking
that such a course will keep things straight in
their ubscno'e.
Then ?ti relltrhing-= , t
Some husbands come home jolly 'and happy,
unsoured by the world ; some sulky and surly
with its disappointments.
a - t 1 1 - t - ?
K>v?iiu liurumiui Ul'lllg HOinC ft ll??'?|M|H'r Of ft
book, nnd bury themselves for tlio evening it)
the eontenisi
Some husbnndc ?fc called itlViiy every evening
by business or social engagements; some doze
in speechless stnjdditj on a sofa, till bedtime.
Sotne husbands nfo enrious to Icnrn of their
wives what has transpired through the day,
others are attracted by nothing short of a child's
tumbling down stairs or the house taking Are.
"Depend upon it," snfd Dr. Spooncr, " that
home is the happiest whore kindness and interest
and politeness and attention are tUe rule, on |
the pnrt or husbands?~of course all the respon- i
sibility rests with thetn?and temptation tinds
no footing there.*
A llitna?*lt.-=-Yon have heard of asking Air
bread and receiving a stone ; lint a young genteman
may ho considered as still worse treated
when he asks a young lddyva hand and gets her
father's foot. Well, not a thousand miles from
where 1 write, there lives the father of ft family
of gltls, One of whom, nt a noted watering place
this* enutiuer, hict and captivated a young gent |
front Maryland. He wn? clever, Well educated, j
well born, andevery tiling that wns right, except
tlint he wne |n?or. No matter for that, he would
some day be rich'?perhaps. The girl liked him
at oucc?she wiib as poor as he?so was her
futh?r*-**and the) quickly agreed to tnnke n match
Father and mother Consented nil round, and the
groom wetit home t'ejoiciu?. Hut on revisiting
his sweetheart not a fortnight ago, her father
without a word of explanation, ordered him
nway front the door, and told him thnt she had
changed her Ulind, and didn't want hhll. The
' poor fellow confounded out of his good senses,
turned uhoiit and went home by the next trainlie
reached thrl*e in the morning, hullo! the
evening train of the eUino day, brought his sweetheart
U> hi* owu door. Then enuic the exphttia j
tion.
She had heard of his bcihg to her her, ftnd of
his being turned nway. Her father had told
him a lie. lie insisted on her marrying a wealthy
suitor, who had turned up within a fortnight.
mil] on Iter discarding the Mnrylander. The
courageous girl instantly went down to her lover
and stated the case, and asked him what she
I should do. "Do?" be replied, "why stay mm
I he my wifvC And they were unwind the same
I evening. There is n heroine for yOn. Much
ptnltte arc Only poor in money.
[r.ailimvie Doily Patriot.
ItstdAX Axacnrrrr.-? A young Indian failed ...
hi* Attention* to n young squaw. She th.-ido cornplaint
to an old chief, who appointed a hearing,
or trial. The lady laid the raw before the judge,
and explained the natnre of the promise made to
her. It consisted of sutnlry visits U> tier wig
want, "many little undctinablo attentions,"
r and present^ n bunch of feathers, and several
\Ards of red flannel. This was the charge, The
faithlers swain denied tlr? " uudctiu.iblc attentions,"
in HDto. He had visited her father's wlj j
warn, for the purpose of pasting nway time, j
when it was not copvenicut to hunt ( And bad
given the feathers and flannel front friendly molivSa,
and nothing further. During the hitter
port of the defence the squaw fainted. The plea
was considered invalid, and the offender sentenced
to give the lady r a .yellow feather, n
brooch that Was then dungHng from his note,
and n dozen coon skina." The senttuea wss no |
Sootier concluded, thaA the squaw sprang upon
her feet, and clapping her hands, exclaimed w ith
joy, " Now u?e ready to be coartej ayuiu"
| To take ipk erulof linen?jerk an $di'.of out of
^his sl.ii u
IIow a Toad iSiiu <>rr ms P\nt~>.?A writer in
tin- Not|ti Carolina F?|m??r tells the following: n
AIkiuI the middle of Ju'y I fotltnl A toad on a hill I
of melons Hud not wauling him to lcavej hoed tl
Around him. lie appeared uln^jjirli and not in- n
clined to-move. IV'tenlly I observed hin? press- t
ing his elbows against his sides rubbing down- r
ward, lie appeared so singular, tliut 1 watched^ *
[ to sec what hu was up to. After a few smart I
| rubs, his bkiu began (o burst open straight along n
[ his back. Now, said I, old fellow, yon have done e
it; but he appeared to he unconcerned, nud kept c
on rubbing until he had worked down all his p
skin iuto folds on his sides and flips J then grasp- ii
jug one hind leg With Ids hands, lis hauled off h
one leg of his punts the same ns anybody wouldi b
then etrlppedtho olher leg In the same tvny.? y
lie thWt took litt ertsl'off cuticle far, forward be- t
tween Ids forelegs into his mouth, And swallowed r
it; then, by raising and lowering his head, swnl1
owing as IdA lu-ud enftte down, he stripped off
the skin underneath until It enme to his forelegs, 11
and then grasping one of these with the opposite *
hand, by considerable ,pulling stripped otf the l'
skin t changing hands, he'stripped off the other,
aiul by a slight motion of the head, he drew it r
from the thront and swiitldiMd the Whole. The 81
operation sei pied to be ab rigfccable, oue, and ''
occupied but u bhort time."
l*ufc ilrsSisstrrt bt Nimrr.?By night the scene 1
is one of stnPtTiiig interest nnd magical splendor,
lluhdrcds of "lights are glancing in different directions,
from the villages, towns, farms nnd plnti- 1
tatiotts on the shore, nnd froiit tile hlagtiificenl 1
"floating palaces'* of steamers, tlint frequently "
iool* like moving intiuhtalns of light nnd flume, 8
so hrillinntlv are these enormous river Leviathans c
illuminated outside nnd inside. Indeed, the spectacle
presented is like a dl'entn of enchantment
imagine steamer after steamer come sweeping,
sounding, thundering on, blazing with their thou- "
sands of lights, cn6tlng long brilliant reflections ?
on the fast rolling waters beneath. There are 8'
often a nuritbor of tltehi one aflel' another, like M
so many comets in Indian file. Sotne of these ''
nre so marvelpusly nnd dazzllngiy lighted tlicy *
really look like Aladdin's palace on fire, sent 1
skurryfng fthd dashitig down the stream, while, ?
perhaps just then, all else is dnrkness around it,
I dellghtud, too, eeoing as you frequently do, the ''
twinkling lights in the numerous cottages nnd
homesteads dotted here and there '[ atul you ofteh
observe large Wood fires lit on the hanks, look- *
ing like merry-making bonfires. These, I believe, *
are ttsunlly signals for the gt.-amcra to stop and
lake up ptlssengcfs, goods and ahintals.
[Lady Wortley* Travel*. 81
A NVw S'otni t: or Wkai.Vii.?The Tittshurg, ^
l'n., papers state tlinl llierc fs considerable cx
citeincnt in tlint region of Country, respecting a 1
subterranean tTsorVolf of oil which has been re- *
cently discovered. Comjvanies ate ehghged in *
digging Wells to obtain tlie oil. When ptocutvii ^
in crude state, It sells for (So cents per gallon. It "
does not cost more to pump it Up thau whe Cent ^
per gallon, and 9 cents more per gallon will pay 1
for barrels and transportation to Pittsburg, New 1
York aud Philadelphia. The refilled oil ie sold *
at A I'Uch higher ligurti This oil is petroleum, j,
a bituminous substance, which is found floating 1
on tlie water of tlie springs. The exuileiucut
docs not appear to he altogether speculative,
though possibly that ttiaV liave something to do
with the published accounts. Ooc singular fact t
Is mentioned in connection witli these oil pits. s
In many places in the valley of Oil Creek the [
ground is covered With pits, hundreds nud llloii- g
sands ot them evidently dug for tlie purpose of j|
gathering oil, and at a period so remote that
trees 'i.'iO years old are growing over them. Tlie 0
query is, l>y whom were these pits dug, aud for f
what pui'iHMis was tlie oil gathered.
No M.ikkow is Ills Dusks.?The Inhii who has |
no eiictnna is n mere drone in the greut hive of
crented intelligence, lie is a milk and tvatetman,
who contents hilnself with doing no harm (
while it is notorious he is doing no good; Such j
men arc time-serving fence-ridingt go-bclwteens,
who fcrCep after men of position and propi
erty, and liypncritienlly bhtv to men in the humble
walks of lif<-, take no part in public sentiment,
and smile and smirk ti|x>n all tliey como in
contact with. They glide through life ttndts- ^
turbed, ahd sink to obscure graVes, Uufteptj unhonttred
and unsung.?Rrchavffc. I
P.xnetly so?tlie nmn who lias no enemies t?
generally a " pout- shote *?without nerve enough
to say that Ills son I is his own, and is very
apt to have 110 friends. \Ve rather like tire mnn '
w ho has enemies. In nine eases out of ten it Is
ins Eicrizng quinines uiai imiKes mom iitr nun. (
[MaiiU AfrpU. ^
AllTKTi To A Vol;SO J.V.VYkK.?The toiiowing is a
lie adviou of nu v.\uuii?ing Judge to nyoung 8
lawyer on admission: '
"bir, it would bo idle* to trouble ytiu farther; '
You are perfect, and 1 will dismiss you wilh n 1
few Word# of advice, which you will do well to
follow. You will find it laid down ns it ttiri.viln
of civil law, never to kiasthemaid when you can 1
kiss the mistress. Carry out this principle, sir,
and you are safe. Never say boo to s goose, ^
w hen she ha# the power t*> lay good eggs Let
your f.ico t?c long, nnd yonr Id!!? longer. Never
put yonr Ifrtnd in yoitr pocket when any one else's
is handy. Keep your conscience for your own
private use, and don't trouble it witli other men's
matter#. I'luster lite JuJgo and butter tlie jury.
f.ook wiser than an owl, mid be as oraci.ua as a (
town clock, and, above nil, get money< honestly
if you can, but, my dear sir, got money. 1 wcl'
coino you to the bar."
It is renmrknblu how much sooner the weather
sets in " bitter coM" to those furnished with
| handsome furs, thnn to those not so fortunntc.
***+
! It is j>oor wcjk fcdJio^ a deaf uinpt
"Trntnis's Atw.vvs Room Upstairs."?A young
tan who was thinking of studyiug Inw, mid to
tnnicl Webster: "Mr. W?Ut?t, I understand
lie profession of law is quite full, and that there
re more lawyers than are needed; do you think
hero Is any chance for met" "There is tUwayt
oom up tlair*," was the reply?and as true as it
ras ingenious, Only a few persons reach tho
ligh places, and these are always in great dcunnd?"
there's room enough up stairs." First
lass farmers and mechanics, as well as physiinns,
lawyers, etc., always find plenty of room,
lenty of trork, nnd good pay. Whatever callig
yoti choose, and it matters little, If It be an
onest one, resolve to go into on upper st?ry 1
ut dou't try to jump there by a single leap, or
ou may full disabled.' Rather begin at the botum
of the ladder, and patiently etcp upon each
ound.
Morivra.?It is the motive that, more (hall
nylhing else, renders an action good or bad.
Iowevcr fair the look of tin action ln?y lie, If
lie right motive he Wanting, the netioii Is liol?wj
if the motive he a hud one, the action is
otten at the core. Who cares for all outward
reining, or show of friendship or affection, uness
the heart he also on the sunic terms t Who
loefl not prir.e a rough outside, when It covers an
onest inside, more thau the most fawning fondess
from a heart that Is cold and fulse t Thus
I is right to Insist on the principles for their own
like, because the principles give their value to
he actions^ not true actions to the principles, for
liey MM but dross. The principles are the gold
m which is to be placed the statnp, and If the
urn ii< not gooa, the stamp, though it often derives
the people, gives it no real worth.
Too Quint.?For all that this World is A
'thorny waste/* it seems sottlc good men are not
a a hwrfy to leave it. The ltev, John Skinner,
f Linshart, I.ongside, while passing along ?
treet in the village, was met by nn old woman
rho was in the liablt of begging. As Wns her
ractice?.sjte made a solicitation for a half-penn,}?
in feeling in his pocket, Mr. Skinner discovered
lint he had not a half-penny, but was possessed
f a penny piece, which he handed to lief. The
utn being double what was expected, so excited
er gratitude that she exclaimed,
" Lord bless you, sir; and may much good atend
your family through life. And as for your*
elf, may God take you to your resting place this
ery night."
" Thank yott, ma.l.itn, for your good wishes,"
*id Mr. Skinher, " hut yott heed not have been
o particular about the time."
llow the Thistle Ssvat) StotLAkix?The folio Wng
Is related as the origin of the use of the thlsle
as the national emblem of Scotland: When
he Duu'^a luvstded Scotland, they availed thetuelves
of the pitch darkness of night to attack the
Scottish forces unawares. In approaching the
Scottish forces unobserved, and marcbing bareooteil
to prevent tlieir tramp l>eing heard, one of
lie Danes trod Upon a large prickly thistle, and
he sharp Cry of pain which lie instantly Uttered
uddenly apprised the Scots of their danger, wko
lUUicdiatcly tan to their arnls, find defeated the
ae with great slaughter. The thistle was thence*
jrward adopted as the national insigna or Boot*
and-.
A COmiH.i'mkSt.?A lady In Nashville, Oh bierey
n ut, was making a Viail to the Penitentiary, and
v as permitted to look through the various wards.
11 one room she saw three women engaged in
ewing-, nhd tufned to the keeper, who was show*
ler about, and said to him in an under tonal
"Dear me; tho vieionsest looking women t
ver saw in my life. What are they put hero
?rf*
" Tlicy nrc here," lie replied, " because t atxt
lere; they are my wife and daughters, madam.'*
tut madam was traveling out as fast as possible,
? -4 ?
1'ainted Tots.?We publish the following as a
leeessary caution to parents at this season of
lolidiiy gifts:
Fftnii a Belgian medical journal we leiti'n that
i child aliout a year old, who appeared to be in
Ireadftil pain, and had a sort of foam at the
iiouth, was taken to an appotheenrv at Bossu.
vhcn it wns found that the little dreauturc had
>ecn poisoned hy sucking the paihled face of a
loll, in which an extract of lead hud been mixed,
Ie administered medicines which saved the
diild'a life, l>ut he properly suggests that toy;n
tkers ought to be prohibited from efnpMyinj
poisonous substances in painting playthings.
Fi*;i:r Naua?Lottg finger nails are among
lie most certain evidences of wealth and rank
imong the " celestials," as no one who has to do
my kind of manual tabor can we?r the " extenive
nail." When they have become an inch or so
ong, they have to be protected by Slips of haul>00,
to which they are lashed, to prevent thetn
rom breaking. Sometimes the nails are tunned
o grow in spirals nronnd the bamboo, and are
hen cultivated with the most assiduous devo
toil.
To Stov IiLOou.?Take the finest dust of teg,
>r tile scrapings of the inside of tanned lefttlier?
uid hind it close tipbn the wound, and the blood
vill soon censo to flow. These articles arc at all
imes accessible, and easy to he obtained. After
ho blood has censed to flow, laudanum may I s
tdvautageously applied to the wound; Due regard
to these- instructions will save agitation of
mind, and running for the surgeon, who would
probably uiakc no better prescription if present.
Lkarmnu ia not offenMve in a woman, if .
inly preserves a gtlitle and tl'C.olighly e
lisposilion. 8oiuu one has Very ?j-: j ... tlaid
that it docs uot l how blup ilo- ti> ck
nigs arc, so the petticoat is loniz Giiouirh it* t nvfi
fliVBi,
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