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mm VI. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY NUMBER^
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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