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^ * ? .?-...i?? ?-?-? . )&.hi A REFLEX PIT ?Xn: ' " - ? . . la progress, Hie pgW? of flrq jSonffc, and the gifitsion otf tlseful piou'ledge among all <$lasBts of l&orlung mm VI. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY NUMBER^ ?f m ! ' . * tn?)1 'vv viiii.nj' ? : i I 1 ?_? ????j>a????p?- - ... TBESOtfTBERN ENTERPRISE a*?rr ThnracUf Morning, bf Wj?ffiJoBAlLEY. O- W r . Joh? O. Bailor. mo. i! delayed ??? ? ? ' ? ft Fwta tfto Saturday Krenlnjj I'oafc. if! fat-' .#+ < ' ? " * .. ,< . ,." My School Boy Daye. ?fc >? ? I ?T T, IIKWSTIAD. 1 .HA,>.Vi ?. . > Thty are failwl?they arc faded? MA right merry day* were they ; 'Sweetly o'er mo rose their morning, f '' WASH their ere as bright, as gay. W s 1 I am w*?ry?getting weary, V*ry ? eary of this strife ( TMt perpetual watching?waiting, "This Incessant tug for Ufa. an In' f. ~ '* % remember?I remember ''^EMh departed face and look ; "Vhfcatbed in light and smiles to greet me, Qn the green, and by the brook. jno4unhecdod?alj_ u nh eodc d, ^T5!TcacE"bappy moment fly; *W Id the sweetly waring wild-wood? 'Neath tho Sum mar'a laughing sky. !*>! loaaly?rery lonely, 'Where the well-belored hall A ?.! il.a n.Lt f H- - t - ? -a iiuu wd wmijnsniig wuoainnua ccnottt To'Our footsteps' merry fall. Tfhcjr'tre faded- ?they ore faded, ). fite and form and blossom fair ; And, where noonday shadows slumbered, -'New, tho bill-side loomcth bare. - "We-are scattered?sadly scattered? * \C*, that mot upon the greou 5 Dlitbesoms m the morning sunlight, Floating silken boughs between. +? X, Ono departed?ono departed t pot aid England's classic shore? Full of youth and hope departed. ?jlut vh dwm beard of inoro. One is sleeping?one is sleeping, (Ahr that manly grasp and smile, <N> this heart 'are deeply graven,) BJIke auhry; ear age Nile. m Some in Heaven?irigh in Heaven a 'Rett Anm all tlieir toil at laatl Who, their' every work well finished, *Uro?# the golden portals passed. _ % J J One, an acgol?guardian angel, ) V* and bright; Borno on xiewles* pinions, over : i i Hovers round my bed at night. -dl' thoy are fadod? , 'TTbby return to me no mere ; They are gone, Tike wandering shadows, To thq'^aoi.''* far, twilight shore. ..ii . - - xnougn niypsth be wild anil thorny, /fesf Thoy bavo rent who loved me here. <?wjMIW*44-)LJ*U 1. -1 3^rrllnnrnns 11 railing. . A wretcn in AiEDanift. Long years ago, whan the now populous State of Alatuijp^'Was an almost uninterrupted wilder* neas, the rej^on^ country yow comprised in ihe pi 1^*4* was infested with wolves, and stated with gsrfie of every kind. It was a very eotnmoo tiling for companies of men to go Croat the oldarwlWd eottnfy of ChsWhers up bunmrg.'Mrnd it is witli one of theso expeditious . that |r+ W># have to do. In'tka fall of 18*7, four men left the village of Lafnyvtti' and lient thdr course to a place air.ong the hflls of Randolph, known aa the White Oak ?uu.iwi>, m |kiko ifnm' game ol all kinds abounded', Just abont the line dividing tlie two eourUins, there was a little one horse grocery, kept-by one Redman liornsby, or, as he was usually called by fds 'associate*, " Retlhorn." His princijmiin^t^r^ty Wore an inordinate love of whisky, fenr of wolvea and Indians, and an unquenchable desire to swindle everybody in any swftfcner that presented itself. This is description enough for U)e present CatltfK at bio grocery, the erowd concluded to take RedlMrivfctoug, partly to amuse themselves with It^r^tOcenlnoitles, and partly because he any llJLMeiCaglw^JAiilt e?f? a Are, prepared #apper. and set about enjoytnir themselves. A paok of greasy card* was produced; bui one of the boys dcaBued to enter Into the fcnme. " iW^.Tledhorp,". said B?n Walker, " there's I bof three ut ua to play t lake a hand with us." ' "WJ)o^ roe!" sa|d Kcdborn, wlio had been intently a'stehing the proceedings, "I don't know no more about tliem ensaed tilings than I do about the s ? i ;,0h, eatd lien, "yon certainly know something ?l>#nt It." v ' " Darned if t know ona kcord from t'other," persisted he, " Well, conic on, yon ?au toon lrarn," urged Ben. " No.'Jaihid/Bedhoi'n, " you lhree do It a while, pntw40!4ffn?r git the bang At It, and then I'll. gi,eyo?V<Mfl> >* *?? ><** ***** A Aoridi*l{ vc* ifted a ft- w< pojni, any hep, JuiAl* ilAlkuon tKoUglrl he * a<^d intoll,*, ,a a* 'tl?a i f-i.-n ?. > ' " Now, boys," acid Bon, winking ?t the others, ('give rife nhd Hedlmrn three in aoven, and we'll try you for half-dollar n game.This waa agreed to, and nt it they went. As ni?y be auj'^oeed, Ben and Red lost all the liuic, the Utter cursing all the lime, ami swearing it was do Letter than stealing "to take D feller's money thnt-a-way, an' ha not know a thing nbout the gA?rtfc.".r But Ihey thought differently. At length Red appeared rery much excited, and, rising to his.feet, broke out, "You've mnde a bargain to cheat me ogt'u my money, an' I'll be etiseed ef I stand it! Yen' jest had Beo on my side to help yo\ an' 111 be darned ef I can't ix<nt the best of yen, even pop. Come aiied, ef you wbfnt the silver jerked out o' ye by batfnU." " I'm your mnn," seid Joe Blount; and pulling out. his moticy they went at it, the bet being raited to a dollar a gnmc. It soon became evi? dent to Joe that ho had caught n Tartar. None of liia trieks would aucceed, while Rtdlmrn was continually "raking down the pile." After playing about an hoar, Joe foaud himself minus a Stake, and threw down tho enrds with an oath. " These Usurious Axons," said Wed. as he view ed them one at a time. ' I'll bet five dollars I i-;.. ....... ...... .... v..iu wiicR, ?? you can it, tne rust pop." " none!" anid Hen, pulling out the money, u let mc shuffle Vm." The cards were duly thufflr.il, and handed hack to Kcd, who carclearly took off a few find turned up the liottom one for Ben's inspection. It vs( the Jock of Spade* 1 "Confound ytu!" Mid Ben, handing over a V, "you've seen cards before." " Tliis is a quare world," iaid Bed, throwing up and catching a dollar; "the quarest world I ever lit onto. Here's you three fellers been tryin' three hours to swindle me, an' I've wore out more hoards than you ever seed, l?y a durncd I sight! When you want to leoru another green hand, jo*t iuvite me, will you f" This avowal vexed them sot a little ; tliey dls{ covered that the biters had got hit ten, and that in their endeavors to chouse Redltorn out of hip money, they had " waked up the wrong man," and, as is usual in such cases, they determined to I be revenged on him. Pmfwaitig to he \ery well I satisfied with the turn affairs had taken, they prejmred themselves for sleep, telling Red to hold himself in readiness, as they wore going out hefore daylight next morning.ha kill some turkeys. ? wn HQ iic was asleep, itcn gut Rodhorn'H I hoes and rubbed tho coles of thom with asnfuv | litis, a substance which will Attract wolves iroin an almost incredible distance. A little after midnight, tlify aroused Ued, and together th?yr set off, to find tho turkeys. When they were out of sight of tho camp, Joe proposed that they shout J separate, "Now, Red," eni<l he, " jrfcu go right up this holler, and about a quarter of a mile from here, yoa will cxwWc to a cliff ef roelcs; take your atnnd there, and jou'll be sure to shoot a turkey." Following bis just ructions, the unsuspecting I Redhorn act out, and soon reached the proposed "Stand." It was a wild-looking place; on the snuth, west, and north the hills and rocks rose in towering masses, completely shutting out the light <of the moon, and giving a dark and sombre aspect to the place. " I'll be eternally blessed if I like this place," rid lie, gating around at the prospect. "Now, dont like it a bit; but, howenmcver. It'll soon be day, and tben I can leave It," So saying, ho Stated himself on n projecting rock, laid his gun across his knees, and prepared to make himself comfortable. IU* reverie* were noon interrupted, however, by observing fn the valley below liitn what appeared to be a large dog, and which aeemed to bo scenting hi* track. " What on atrlb ia the dogs a follerln* me fur, I wonder t" said he, with some misgiving*; but Ike had hardly eeo*ed speaking when he heard a howl far below him which was not to be iuistaken. " Wolves, by Gemini!" ho exclaimed, jumping tOr his feet, V M be eat up. sure aa frost. Ilul I'll settle you, you black cussl" And leveling Sis gun, ho fired at the first one, which was now within thirty pace* of him. The animal fell with a savage growl, but the roar of his gun was answered by terrifus howls on every side. "Golly! whnt'll I do?" be exclaimed, dropping his gun, which rebounded from rock to rook, and fell aouio distance below him. But ho had ' no time to recover it, for his gaunt-looking enemies were close upon hitn ; and he scrambled up the almost perpendicular face of the mck, and secured a seat higher up. On looking down, kc i saw several more of the ravenous animals comlnf? nt full orin/.il ???v ?1?- ?I? -k- ' 11 1 ...? ..... r|.v?u tun l.iirj, glll'ieU UJ me potent drug which be unknowingly carried about him. Arriving nt the foot of the rock, they net up fearful yells, and Attempted to reach his seat, but he was too high'. f ** Now. I'll be durned.if I like this," sollloqnize?< Ite<lhorn, tfUzing down In great trepidation- j ' The black devil#?thnr's at least a dozen o' 1 'em, ami more a-comin'. What on airth are they a fcjHerin; nie fur, I co5<i(;} Ugh ! you black devil! quit jiunpifi' up here! fie was to have me that pop. I'll be ont up as shore I as God made Moses. 1 wish I could pray; I've a notion to try it, anyhow. Ugh I the varmints! The woods is full of 'em. O Lord, now take thy servant-? Oh! look how ihey come! thnr'e at least a hwadssd. Wby didn'toid lessen Hernsby lurn rne how to prnyf , I ^ish he was here : cuss nt? H I tlidn'l pitch him off right among 'cm. Nov may tho saving grace?I'll ewar I can't pray, ami they come thicker an* thicker. O Lord, deliver thy servant from tire Ootids of the I*lill\atlf.< ntw!? Tint dum my buttons If sich pray in' ss that HI .wlrt, The devil 1l eome a jump'n' nrtnr me, and the wolves won't Jet mo pray a lick. I wi?U them boys was in?no tnait4r wluwe-/sr sendti/ info int or/** * Ttiey dur'e it A-|iCrpos*, cuts 'err/; and tf f had 'em h*s?rfM pitch 'em right among the erit?<(i*, neck and hoe!?. -Art' thnt's thiit long-nosed Joe ; Blotint; lu\s mad 'cause I won hi* money, an' he J got me" totcr Ibis fix. El I ever git. back to the ) camp, 1*11 kick out what littls scuso lie's got. ( Wolves\ wolves"' 1 In this condition |?oor Redhorn remained till day, w lien the animals Wit. am] he mode hi* way back to the cninp. There was no one there but n negro boy, the hunters having gone out after turkey*. Uedhorn tied the sleeping African fust | to a convenient sapling, and cutting the horses loose, monnUd the best on?, and struck a bee line for home, when be turned hi* horse loose. He took ear*, however, to make himself scarce until the hantcra had returned home. The Death of De Qnincy. A POSlANTIC ASD CARDINAL INCIDENT IN 1118 IiriC. Tito life of De Quincy has been one of vicissitudes?sometimes strange and romantic?somo times horrible, and sometimes fair and most honorable. Ho was born of good parentage, and left at the ago of ecven yeara to the care of four guardians, one of whom undertook his education and raising, immediately placing him at school, j where he attained an early classical distinction. ( writing urecK neiore he was thirteen with fncility. Two years after, his teacher said of him to ? stranger, " that boy, sir, could harrnngue an Athenian audience, better than you or 1 could , address an English one." Nor was his proficiency in other classical nnd scientific studies less . wonderful. A master of Latin?a thorough innthemnticinn?an noutc English scholar. But , school life, and especially its associations, illy suited him, and early ono morning his room was found vacant as nir. He had borrowed ?10 from . a lady friend of high rank, and had, before tlia gray of morning, set off for the great city ?>f . London, with little purpose nnd very vague and shapeless hopes. When?after divers adventures, painful and harrowlug?he reached the moving world of London, he found himself in the confused nnd busy thoroughfares, a friendless straugir, desti- , tutc of money nnd even of comfortable clothing ( ?homeless and houseless on the hrawliuir town. walking up and down tlio thronged street* by ( dny, and the deserted lane* and by-ways by j night, the companion and associate of the wan j and dark being* of hmnauity, who are wont thus . to wander for the needy pittance of beggary or crime, that must alone Qustnin life. Among these he found a strange associate and friend?one of the many outcasts of tender age, which every qity yawns upon?a pirl younger than hiuisclf, whose only name was thnt of Ann j ?a poor, ruined cr. ature, with whom hour after hour he roamed, each bearing their own deep sorrows, and sympathizing the one with the other, as they shared the scanty bread that, they chanced to pick up here and there?children both out on the great city of London. And while thus associated?wandering, starving, sleeping in n great rickety house on u pallet of straw, whieh the generosity of a questionable tenant bestowed, began the first taking of that poison?the curse of his life. " One night," says he, " when Ann and I were pacing slowly along Oxford street, and after a day when I had felt uuusnally ill and faint, I . requested her to turn off with nte into Soho square. Thither we went; and we eat down on the steps of a home, which to tills day I never pass without a pang of grief and an inner act of , homage to the spirit of that unhappy girl, in memory of tho noble deed siic there performed, Suddenly,as we sat, I grew much Worse. 1 had , been resting my distressed head against her bosom, and all at once 1 sank from her arms and tell backwards upon the stone steps. From the sensations I then hud, I felt an inner conviction , that if I was not revived by some powerful stimulus, 1 should either have died on the spot, or . should have at least sunk to a point of exhaustion from which al! reascent, under my friend- , less circumstances, would have soon become hopolesa. The* it was, at this crisis of my fate. Hint my poor orphan oompnnion, who had herself met with little but injuries in this world, stretch ea oui a saving unmi lo me. Uttering a cry of terror, brtt without a moment's delay, she rnn off into Oxford street, and in less time than could be imagined, returned with a glass of I'ort wine and laudanum, that acted upon my empty stomach (which would at that time have rejected all solid food) with an instantaneous power of re suecitation ; and for this glass the generous girl, without a nuirninr, pnid out of her own hiunldc ' pittance, nt a lime, be it remembered, when she ' had scarce wherewithal to purchase the bare ne. I cessilies of life, and when?ah? eouhi not expect 1 mc ever to be able to reimburse her." From this time, or actuated by that gnawing \ of hunger at the stomach which only opium re- 1 llcved, he began the growing use of that horri- ' hlc and life dealing poison. At length, during a temporary separation from poor Ann, he lost | 1 her, And sought for her in VMin?-gonc? no one knew where; gone, no one, mvd her gratefu' Associate, eared where ; And At lengtn, hfsgunrdisn discocering hint, ? reconciliation was effected, And his return home followed ; his re-entrance into college, his continued success, his marriage, and finally his fame, full blown and commanding ?a fume which he could enjoy, surrounded by a peaceful, conifoi table. homn, where he might with a culm mind, and whence ho might send, drop by drop, those little shining globes of his rure genius. But the banc of bis existence was a neter ceasing. relentless torincnter; the demon, opium, robbed bin of its wonderful joy.?, and only retaining the after time of its dreadful misery. In that remarkable book, the Canfemion* of an Jfnglhh Opittm- Kafrr, arc to l>o found some of 1 the most striking plctnres of this great, gloomy ' s ice that one can well conceive? pictures of suck gjenr outline, su ah marvelous coloring, snob pomp, spch pageantry as the eyaesn only imagine when the brain Is lit up llko a grand theatre, and the ' vision, and In-art, and soul, nnd system is controlled by the magic spell of the divefnl, marveloiis prodigy, opium opium, like tl.e rattle-snake, 1 that shines nod dazzles, and strikes to kill. (1 From fho iFrsnklfn^X.'C ) Observer. " EoaN. How sweet the word f?how pleasant doe* it rail upon the enr of every individual?and who Joes not lovedo think on and Hap the sweet, the ?a. sred nntne, Hornet Fie answers none?certainly there can be no one, but lovca to think on the joys of boiue. All seem to be bound to it by n thousand ties. Let ua wander back, and in fnnty live over seme of those happy day* we spent when a child in onr good old home. Tbtn, and there, all was sunshine, bright, beautiful sun'liinc?no dark cloud was permitted to hover ?'cr us sny length of time ; did one make it* tppearance, it wee anon dispelled by aunny fucea ind merry voices. Then we took a delight in (porting over tlio green cushioned meadows, 11*ening to the sweet little warblers as they perchrd themselves in the topmost bough of some luge old oak, that looked as if it had stood for a jcntury, or loitering now and then along the nnrgiu of souic sparkling rivulet, as it ilanccd on iowu in the bright sunlight toward old ocean, or plucking the choicest flowers, to weave a crown for the brow of some sunny-faced schoolmate? now'nnd then reclining under some cool shade, Irncing figures in the clouds, ?tc. Then every sxtcrnal object wore a smiling face?and all ivithin was gladness and peace?"joy seemed to pish from a thousand springs." All these go to wdenr home to us; but are there not dearer lice! Oh, yes, much dearer ones than any that tnve been named. There we had a doting f?* ;hcr, an affectionate mother, kind brothers and >i*tcrs, who were ever rss-.jr to share all our joys, ill our sorrows. Yes, friends who were ever ready to respond to our every feeling, thought ind sentiment?whose hearts boat in unison with >urs. How unlike the cold and heartless world, where each person seems to think he has attainsd the great object of life, if ho hut. live to him?elf. Wbcn we contrast "the rude buffeting of in ungracious world" with that, of a happy lioroo, need we wonder that so many sweat hnr|>s J live been tuifed to sing that good old song. 'Ilome, sweet Home?" Then, again, we would isk, who docs not love llomc? Show me the nan that says he cares naught for the joys of lotne, and I'll show you an outcast?one that i8 | i pest to himself and society. We may wandep ] !or years, far. far from the land of our IomK ninglc willi the gay?forui new ties of intimacy | ind friendship, forget for n time ntir happy home, i ?nd iiie companions pi our childhood, but, perslinnce, as we sit some sweet summer eve, admiring the works of nature, a gentle zephyr is waft- ] sd along, and it seems to whisper, Home. Then i are the tenderest chords touched, and etc. we are i * ware of it, a melancholy spirit steals over us? i in fancy wo roam over familiar scenes?wo at I one time converse with old friends? pr.ss the | hand of old associates, long since cold in the I grave, and listen to Voices we shall ne'er hear on earth again. When Aroused from this state i?f dreaminess, we sigh for ''Home, sweet Home/ l'hiuk you not the stout hearted mariner, as he its on deck, watching the last, lust lingering rays of the departing sun, as llicy arc reflected upon the waters of the deep blue sen?sighs for liome, and loved friends there ? yes, I imagine I lee the tears steal down his cheek, when he beholds in the future long, long years lie will yet he upon the stormy deep, and in all probability never reach home again. No douht he often exidalius, "O would I were a boy again." The ' poor unlettered " red mau " exclaims to my tioine in the West, " Let me go, let. me go," where sparkling waters dance and play, and bright prairies bloom, and shed their fragrance round?where I can roam unmolested o'er the _?.! 1 * J -I ? * nriuvnprunu lurrM, anu cnnse iiio houii<uiij;ilecr. D it's the home of my childhood, and "there let no stay." Then, home is it sweet place to nil. No mutter what our condition in life is, thoughts r>f homo are sweet thoughts. - My home t I love It, and often will; [<et n thought of that place my hos<>ni fill, And whatever my lot on earth may he, rhat much loved spot shall have charms forme/ Cariuk CocmUNO. Tntr.tr l'toeoits it* Ttnair Davs.?We find in >nc of our German papers of last week, the stntenent of a wnger between two gentlemen of this [>!r.ce, one of whom hinds himself to eat for one nonth every day a roast pigeon for Ids dinner, rhis reminds us i>f the fuct that in the month of August, in the year 18.55, when the writer was livng in l^ondon, only a young Frenchman could car* y offihe prize ot JE2.000, offered hy the Scientific Society of London for said task. Thei-e was mtiitlt nt thai ?!???. las ll?a ibont this singolnr case. The " Times'* tilted tvliole columns with reports of I he many individtttls who, induced hy the high reward, litul made he attempt nn?l given it up without bring nhle o aeeomplish the required fesb Ai fiioi sight t seemed very ensy to win thnt pigeon prixe, >ul experience has since shown quite the reverse. I'igcons are heavy diet, the excessive us?* ol which ivi'l cause an obstruction of the hile in its pnsingo into tlio duodenum. The individual beminee dull, oppressed, and costive) most always, n latter years, n yellow color of the shin, and he putrefaction of the blood hare shown the bnd tfect of tbe immoderate use of rosst pigeon. I tit. IahUm ttrpublictm. Tine Gold or tub Woi?lpv?A cubic inch of {oM la Worth one hundred nnd fiity-two thou. and two hundred and t. dollar*J a ml.io yard, *ix million* ci^ht hundred and evenly nix dollar*. The quantity of gold now in ex-, atanoe i* estimated to he three thou-and million* if dollar*, which, welded in one m***. could ha contained in a cube of twanly-three feet, Onr ' Imp" think* ho would be ratUtied with .hat cubic pile?and wouldn't care a darn for he hole iu hi* Iroiuer*. < 1 Cause of Lelt-Handednets. Tlie question lms been much discussed among anatomists, whether the properties of the right hand, in comparison with tho-e of the left, depend on the oourae of the arteries to*it. It is affirmed that thp trunk of the artery going to the right arm pusses oflf from the he?rt, so os to admit the Mood directly nnd more forcibly into the small rowdn of the arm. This is assigning ft cause which is unequal to llie effect* nnd presenting altogether too .confined n view of the subject; it is a participation in the common error of seeking in the mechanism the cause of phenomena which have a deeper source. For the convenience of life, and to make us prompt and dexterous, it is pretty evident that there ought to be no hesitation which hand is to l?c uwd, or which foot is to he put. for word ; nor U titers, iu fnct, any such in<I?citi?a la thin taught, or have we this readiness given to us by nature? It must, bo observed, at the same time, that there is a distinction in the whole right side of the body, ond that the left side is not only the weaker iu regard to muscular strength, but also in its vital or constitutional properties. -"The development of the organs of action and motion is grentest upon the right side, as may at any time be ascertained by measurement, or the testimony of the tailor or shoemaker; certainly, this snpperiority may be said to result from the more frequent exertion of the right-hand ; but the peeu liarity extends to the constitution also, and diseases attack the left extremities moro frequently than the right. In opcra-dancers, we may see that the most difficult feats are performed by the.right foot. Hut their preparatory exercises better evince the natural tVcakncss ot the left. liini>, in order to nvoid awkwardness in the public exhibition ; for if these exercises he neglected, nit Ongrneefui performance will be given to the right side. Iu walking hehind a person, it. is very seldom that we see an equalized motion of Lho body; and if we look to the left foot, we shell tin.I lli.it ll>? ?o firm upon it, tlint llio to.* is not so much turned out as in the right, nud that n greater push is made .with it. From the peculiar form of woman end tlie elasticity of her step, resulting more from the motion of the ankle than of the haunches, the defect of the left fool, when it ex 1st*, is more apparent in her gait. No l>oy hops upon his left foot unless lis be left-handed. Trie horseman puts his left foot in the stirrup, and springs from the right. We think we may conclude that every thing being adapted, in the convenience* of life, the left lin'nd?>as, for example, the direction of the worm rcfew, or of the culling end of the auger?is not srhiirary, but is related to a natural endowment of the body. He who is left-banded is most sensible to the advantages of this adaptation, from the opening of a parlor door to the opening of n penknife. On the whole, the preference* of the right-hand is not the effect of habit , but is a iiuturnl provision, nod is bestowed for a very obvious purpose, and the property does not depend on the peculiar distribution of the arteries of the arm. but the preference is given to the right foot as to the right hand. [.Sir Charles Bell'* Bridgwater Treatise. * -4*4?*^ Orkat Families are the boast of the nristccrnts of Europe. J^oine of our American families, however, seem to eclipse them entirely. In Kentucky, at the Gibson county Fair, quite n novel exhibition of one of these great families was madeThe Clarion thus describes it: About 3 o'clock Mr. Stephen Meade nnd hi* wife entered the ring, followed by their twelve *on? and two daughters, each on n fine gray steed and in the order of their ages. They proceeded around the ring, while the baud struck up Ilail Columbia, and drew up in front of the executive, when the president made some very appropriate remark*, after which the mammoth family was vociferously cheered from one side of tliO grounds to the other. We give n brief statement of this family; The old gentleman was born in 17951, arid came to this country in 1819. Mrs. Meade was born in 1803. The two were married in 1821. The eldest son is 30 years old, and the youngest 14. The older daughter is 19, and the younger is 17. Eleven are nutrricd, and have 22 children. The 14 children of Mr. Meade were all born in Gibson county, and nil now live here but one, and are the best of citizens. None ot the family have died, and all now look hale and hearty. Nick Dish for Jlnfc.tkfast.?A young lady, Sallie S, writes to the Farmer ami Gardner, of Philadelphia, the following : This morning, Mr. Editor, we had n very nice dish for breakfast, at least we thought so. And ns some of your renders might like to try it, I have concluded to tell you hotv it was prepared. I am not very old, yet I help mother with the J runLiiitr unil ntlwi- Imiiooln.l.l fl\.IM., First, I '.akc a half a dozen, or ns many as may Sve necsaary, nice Inr|ro fall j>ii i> n apple*. l'alj pippins, you know, are tm good rooking np- j pies. After wiping them nicely. I cut thent in slices about one-fourth of an inoli thick. I have a pan ready, in which (here is a plentiful supply of fresh sw eet lard. The lur.l roust be hot before the elide* of apples hie put in. Drop In the slices just as you would fritters. J.ct one side of them fry until brown, then turn, and put* small quantity of sugar on the browned side of each slice, lly the time the other side l? browned, the sugar will be melted and spread over the whole surface, Serve them up hot, and you will have a dish good enough for anybody. rAKMr.Hn oiiovuP ? isir.??/nc OI 1110 most Ini. portnut dnties ol the fnrmeria to visit liin licighl>or. Be neighborly ; be ?ocin) ; let out our roeial feelings; mnke tlieiti grow ; go see your neighbor, nod learn of his success; exchange ideas ; confer with one another. If our farmers won JI <|<> thir, it each fnrm.-r would only visit around hi* whole neighborhood oucv every three months, h world i of^ood would be accomplished. i Ljgggg?ggggaA The Hamdi.imb or Hailwat Daooaoe.?On airf on<- tell us why railway baggage-masters and assistants should nut handle the bnggageof pu*?ng?-rs with as much care ? is exereieed by |>ort?r? ' and draymen on tho itifrtit Wo sbouM really like to know hy what law, or right, or dlspetitalion, time strong armed " help*" of the railway depot, acquire a patent lor smashing uptlietrsvsling trunk of some unoffending passenger, and spilling its contents on the ground or floor, without thoy or I lie eomjwtny being held responsible for tlic damage? We do not Where in the immunity with which these gentlemen solace themselves for these kind of aoc-idents; and we should very much like to have a ease properly tried before the Courts, und should hare no objeetion to ? being called as a witness to gire evidence upon the prevailing smashing custom, and should not more ol?j< ct to being n juror t<> help render a verdict of damages.?American Iiaxixcay Tin***. A mam's force in the world, other things equal, is just in the ratio of tho force and strength of his heart. A full hearted roan is always a pow. crful man ; II he be erroneous, then he is power fill for error; if the thing is in his heart, he is sure to make it notorious, even though it may be downright falsehood. Let a man be never so ignorant, still if his heart be full of love to a cause, he becomes a nowrrhil m?n (? ?v?* object, beause ho 1 a*heart power, heart force. A man may bo deficient in many of the advantage! of education, in many of those niceties which are so ranch looked upon in society ; but once give him a strong heart, that beats hard, and there is no mistake about his power. Let him have a heart that is right full up to the brim with an object, and that man will do the thing, or else he will die gloriously defeated, and will glory in his defeat. Heart is power. [Spurgton. Liability or Husbands.?An interesting decision was made by Justice Sandford, at Newark, X. J , last week, in a civil suit. One roan aued another for payment for the board of his wife for sixteen months, at f6 a month. The defendant set up that he had advertised his wife, and given puhlie notice that he would pay no debta of her contracting. The Justice decided that while this might serve as a warning, it was no legal way of getting clear of the wife's liabilities; that the hue* hand, in the eye of the law, was liable for the wife's debts so long na she continued as such.? Judgment win, accordingly, given for the plalntill in the full amount claimed' No Douut.?There is an Eastern story of is person who taught his parrot to repeat only these words: "What doubt is there of that?'* lie carried it to market for sale, fixing the prion at one hundred rupees. A Mogul asked the parrot, "Are you worth one hundred rupees?"? The parrot answered, " What donbt is there of tlialf" The Mogul was delighted, and bought the bird lie soon found out that this was all it could say. Ashamed now of his bargain, he said to himself: " I was a fool to buy this bird.*' The parrot, exclaimed, as usual, " What doubt i* there of tlialT"? Couranl. Rkmabkablr Prksexck or MtNh.?A few days ago, a lad about seven years old, while crossing one of tlte ponds in the northern part of New Bedford, Mass., broke through tlte ice. He would certainly have been drowned, had it not been for the presence of mind of a compatiion?a boy about five years old?who threw himsalf flat upon the ice, which was not strong enough to bear him standi imp. mil in ?!? ? "????? ... J?i s? 0, ... ??? ...Wi.uvi , cucvw ucu in getting near enough to the boy in the water to grasp hia hand and sustain liitn till some men came to their aid nud extricated thetn from their danger. - i i? Lotcb*' quarrels afe never understood and cannot be understood by outsiders | ia fact, it ia seldom, ir ever, that lovers themselves understand them. As a general tiling,they originate through tlie under irritation of the meanest snd most eonteniptihle qualities of the quarreler*. All the pettiness and meanness of both lovers Is brought ?vu>r |"?j meir coDiempuoie dicKeringa. A couple who nrc so unfortunate as to become involved ill such a disgraceful " set'to," should keep it to themselves, and not call ia th? mid of friends. Practical Ecosomt.~A CotetUporary says, if the poor house has nny terrors for you, never buy what yon don't need. Before you pay three cents for a jewsharp, see If you can't make just as pleasant u noise by tt-hist ling, for such nature furnishes the machinery. And before you pay Seven dollars for R figured vest, young man, find out whether your lady would not be juet as glad to see you in n plain one that costs half the money, If she wouldn't, let her crack her own walnuts and buy her own dollies. ? A Tot'Tit was lately leaving tits aunts iton?*s? ter a visit, when finding it began to rain, he caught up on umbrella, that was snugly placed in a corner, and was proceeding to opeu it, wdieu the old lmly, who for the first time *> served his movements, sprung towards him. exclaiming: No, no, that you never shot If I've had that utiilirflU LvvonU'-lKiuaa. ?? * u 1 jinn, aau K ?M MVII heen wet yet, and 1 am ?ur? it shan't b? wat now !" ^ ^ ^ Arco*ni*o to the oM mythology, Neptnne, tbo sea god, created the sea horse, an* wu th* p? tron of horse race*. ThW probably *??ornate for the fact that peafda who patronise the raco course m? frequently get " half sen* over." Tiik practice of publishing vote* of thanks, ctev i? unintentionally m.d well burlesqued by a gen tune card of thank* in a Nashville paper. hum? tt-llow hn? been pardoned ontof thetoato l'naons so ho print* hi* thank* to the jailor tor tuning '. ken go.nl care of him while in, and to the Gq\. it yot lor letting huo out. V