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''I I llT I I ! II ' A. REFLEX OF POPCLAR EVENTS. " r JDerotcct to ?rogfl|S5, iltc fights of tfu{ JSonth, and Iht gifnsion of Hsoful ^tnoiikilgc anions all glasses of toloijhing picn. F VOLUME VII; *- ' . GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, I860. NUMBERH26- I I L I '.il,'11.' I ' ' - - iL.J'""l-L- ' JL .L i "' ' I.' ..--LJ.. ''ii ji? ImrtJjirtt (Entrrprisc ^ IS^Tnrt) EVERY THURSDAY MORN1H&, ?V . M^T0NKIN & T5AILEY, r lTttOl'KlKTOKS. Q. %, MpJiipkJn. , : . . J. O. Volley. w. P. PRICK, Kdllor. C. St. RtcJuHkin, Assistant. TERMsl ' OWE DOLLAR A YEAR, in Advance. Otoe Dollar and'a Half, If Delayed. ADYEUTI8KMKNTS Inserted at 75?cnts per Square of 12 line* (o? kuyiwtho Irst insertion : 60 for the second: 25 for the third to the thirteenth : 20 for tlio fourteenth to the twenty-sixth ; 15 for thetwenty-seventh to the thirty-ninth ; 10 for tho fortieth to the fifty-second. Yearly or half-yearly contracts made, and "a liberal deduction from the above rates given. Advertisements not subject to contract should have the nutribcr of insertions marked upon them. They will be published and charged for till ordered ont. ?>flrrtrh I'Annfvir % The Graves of the Gold Diggers. A " ' ' BY *' FKLIX." k y Jhe^jrnves of the Gold Diggers nro scon wh<S cv,er we go. Men, who left nil that makes life happy, came and worshipped nt. the shrine ofSiamnion, nnd have fallen victims to their own folly."?Letter from California, 'it.' On the mountains and plains? By the brooks nnd the rills? In the gnlches and bars? On the rivers nnd hills Are seen the low mouifds Where gold-hunters sleep; While the angels in sorrow Over them weep. The loved ones they left . Will see them no more; 'All hope, joy and sorrow Vj With thetu now is o'er: The ronr.ofthe deep. And the soft breatli of Spring, As it sigh** through the pines, Will llieir requieiii sing. Long?long will the loved ones Look?l>ut in vain? ? Thfi,hushand and father Will return not again. Their hopes will grow dim, And the hearth-stones grow cold. But the grave will not gi ve Back the hunters of gold. Cod pity the orphans? God |?ity the wife, /. Left alone in deep sorrow To buffet with life ; With nro one to cheer, , As onward they trend, . To the home of the lost one? To the grave of the dead. jflQtfirtllmicaiis Btuiimg. ~ Destruction' of Jerusalem. ITrnm a IaaIuia hr Kip K 11, Lytton we take the following thrilling description : 44 ?ix years after the birth of our Lord, Judca and Samaria became a ltomnn province under subordinate governors, - the most, famous of whom was |?onl]|ia Pilate. The governors became so oppressive, that the Jews broke oat into m rebellion ; and seventy years after Christ, Jerusalem Was finally besieged by Titus, afterwards*Emperor of llome. No _ tragedy on the stage has the same scenes of appalling terror as are to he found in the history of this siege. The city itself was rent by factions at the deadliest war with each other?all the elements of civil hatred had broke loose ?the streets were slippery with the blood of citizens?brother slew brother ?the granaries were'set on fire?famine wasted those whom the swotd did not slay. In the midst of these civil massacres, the Roman armies appeared before the walls of Jerusalem. Then for a short time the rival factions united against the common foe; Ihcy were again the gallant countrymen of David and Joshua?they sallied forth nnd-scattered the eaglee of R^me. Hut this triumph was brief; the ferocity of tho [ - ill-fated Jews soon again wasted itself on each other. And Titus marched on -"-encamped Iris armies close to the ^ walls?and from the height tho Roman genera) gazed with awo on the strength and splendor of the city of Jehovah. * ^ "Let us here pause?and take, ourselvee, a mournful glanco at Jerusalem, as it then was. The city was fortified bf a*tr?i"n'e WR"' savo on on? where it was nroi^?- bY <le<>P *nd im passable ravines. These of m?.?t solid masonry, wore gtfarded by etrorg towers; opposite to the loftiest'of these towers Tilus had encamped. From tho height of that tower (he sentinel might M have been seen stretched below the IP whole of that fair territory of Jnden, flg, about to pasa from the countrymen of Perid. Within these walls was the l\" palace of the kings?its roof of eedar, K )t* door of the rarest marble, its chamber fliw wilti ?"<! VMMl. cfgoM and allnr. (/rv.r "" ! BE * gleaming with fountains, adorneu .7"" Kk statues of broaae, divided the courts of the palace itself. But high Above all, on Xk precipitous rook, rose the temple, for fined and adorned by Solomon. This K temple ras aa wtrang wit!:-.'"' z ifel ; within morn adorned than a palace.. . Qn'entoring, you beheld,porticos of numberless columns of porphyry, marble and alabaster ; gates adorned with gol I and silver, among which was the wonderful gate called the Beautiful. "Further on, through a'vast' arch, was tiro s%cred portal which admitted ipto th? interior of the temple itself? all hireled, over with gold nud overhung by a vine- tree <ft gold, the branches of wljich were as large as a man. The roof of the temple oven on the outside, was set over with, troldcn snircs. to nro vent the birds settling there nnd defiling the holy dome. At a distance the whyle temple looked liken mount of snow, fretted >vilh gOldon pinnacles.? 'But, alas, the veil of the temple had been already rent asunder by an inexpiable crime', and the Lord of Hosts did not fight with Israel. But the enemy is thundering at the wall. All around the city aroso immense machines, from which Titus poured down mighty fragments of rocks and shoWers of tire.? The walls gave away?the city was entered, the temple itself was stormed. *' Fsjuiirlo, in the meanwhile, had made such linvoyk that the besieged were more Hko spectres than living utei> ; they devoured tho belts of their swords, the sandals of their feet. Even nature itself so perished away, that a mother devoured her own infhnt; fulfilling the j awful words of the prophet who had first led the ^ews towards the laud of promise?" The tender and delicate woman .amongst yon, who would, not venture to set the solo of her foot upon the ground for delicnteness nnd tenderness?her eye shall be evil towards her young one nnd (lie. children that she shall hoar, for she slinll oat them for want of all things secretly in tho siege and strnitness wherewith thine enemy slinll encompass thee in thy gates." "Sail, as if the foe nnd famine were not scourge enough, citizens smote and murdered each othe r as they met in the way ?false prophets ran howling through the streets?every imago of despair completes tho ghastly picture of tho fall of Jerusalem. And now the temple was set on lire, the Jews rushing lliiough tho (lames to perish amid its ruijtf. . " It wa? a calm %nmmcr night?the fji of August?the whole hill on feh stood tho temple was one giganhlaze of fire, the roofs of cedar Clash ? the golden pinnacles of the dome were like spires of crimson flame.? Through the lurid atmosphere all was enrnngo nnd slaughter, the echoes of shrieks rang back from the hill of Zion to the Mount of Olives. Amongst the smoking ruins,, and over piles of the dead, Titus planted the standard of Rome." What I Begin to Believe. " Bubbles," of tho California Golden Era, furnishes that paper under the head of " Notes and Cogitations," with the following : I begin to helicvo that, now-a-dnys. money make* lite man, ami dress I lie gentleman. I begin to believo tlint tho purse U more potent than ibo sword and tlie pen together. I begin to believe that those who sin | the most during tho week arc the most devout upon Sunday. . . I begin to believe that honesty is tlie best policy?to speculate with until von gain everybody's confidence ; thenline your pockets. I begin to believe in humbugging the people of their dollars. It is neither stealing nor begging ; and those who are humbugged bavo themselves td blame. 1 begin to believe that man was not made to enjay life, but keep himself miserably in tho pursuit and possession kof rii hdfc 1 begin to believe that tho surest ! remedy for hard times and a tight money 1 maiket is in an extravagant expendi! ture on tho part of individual*? to keep | tho money moving. i I begin to believo' that nnno but knaves are qualified to bold office under the government with the exception of a few natural l>orn fools ami lunatics. X begin to believe that piano fortes are more necessary in a family than meat and potatoes. I believe that a boy who doscn't swear, silioko and chow tobacco, may bo a very good boy, but is naturally stupid. I begin to believe that if the devil should din nnn linlf of llio wntl/l ?auI.1 | bo thrown out of employment. I begin to beliovo that he hns most merit who ninkea the most noise in ! his own behalf; anil that when Gahiiel ! comes?not to bo behind tl?o times? ho, too, will blow -his own horn pretty lotul. ? ? ? ? To strxd tho soring lime of our existence In dissipation ; to consume the brightness and the vigor of our dliya in selfishness, worldlinoas anil vanity; to live till we are old in idleness and selfindulgence ; ar.d then, when the senses grow dull, and pleasuro palls upon the [ appetite, and wo have become incapable 1 of much benefit either to ourselves or to turn to the calls of our duty and the pur*:'.'* of our salvation, is to extract the sweetness from the rose of life, and preseut it* wUftrM loaves to ' rto.i. - ii a. * I*" . . ... m.. 1 . " I Am Going to be an Angel." Tho last rays of lhe setting sun stole * through the dancing leaves, nnd shed a golden radiance over a lovely garden, imparling an additional beaufy to every bud and blossOtn. lint the fc.ircst flow-, er upon widen tire sunbeams shone was a pnle, spiritual child, who-stood Inhaling the perfumed air, and surveying with apparent delight; the mnny-hiicd flowers. As she looked and admired, her blue eyes sparkled, and a faint color just tiitgcd her cheek, as if reflected MVIC III IIIO " Oh ! yes, ran mm a, I remember you dug a liitle hole in the ground and put ' it in, and then you .covered it all up.*' " Do you know what became of thnt little root, Li I lie!" "Ye?, mamma, I do," replied tbechild, with brightening ejes. " It came up with two lovely green leave*, and it grew into this tall shrub, which has so many beautiful flowers upon it." " If I had not planted the root in the cold ground, would wo have those sweet flowers, which you love so well, Lillie?' "No'inainmn, we would not." " Listen to ine, darling : we must die. and be buried up in tho cold grontid, that our spirits may rise up, as the flowers do above the eaith, in beauty and purity to heaven. If we do not die, my child, we cat) never p > to heaven, to live with Christ and the angels." The child looked for an instant upon tho flowers, then exclaimed, with her face and blue eyes radiant with hope, " O mamma ! I do not feci afraid now to die and be buriei np in the ground, l>eeauso I sbnll rise up far more beautiful than I am now. to livo away up in tho blue sky with Christ and the angels." And little Lillie never thought again of being afraid to die; bat when at length she lay upon her little bed. and coultl not walk, or be cartie<1 out inter tlie garden to look at tlio flowers and tho Bunsct clouds, alio thought of that beau.jful home whither she was prying, and as her blue eyes closed in death, she murmured, u Mamma, I am not afraid to bo put in tho ground, for I ain going to bo ah angel." Anecdote or Wabiiixotox.?During the Revolution a corporal was giving orders to his men, who were endeavoring to raise a heavy log to the top of Roino military works they were repairing. An oflicer not in military costume, was passing and asked tho cominnnder why he did not aid. The latter, turning around with nil the pomp of an' emperor, said, "Sir, I am a corporal." "1 a*k your pardon, Mr. Corporal," said tho officer, dismounting, lifted till tho work was finished, when turning to the commander he said, ' Corporal, when ypu have a another i such job, and have not men sufficient. I send tor your Commander in-chief, and I will help you the second time." It was Washington. v ? ??< Toll nnd trial are grim schoolmrstcra but a finish of hope can make them beautiful even as a sunbeam the rude iuvuut?iu fiysl. < m. a mo lufrs, v?iiicii, us *110 j?nssen, *CMtteretT their blushing petals npon her head. Presently lier nlteniion was withdrawn /rom the flowom. and direct- . cd to the western sky, which the sun's departing rays had died with gorgeous hues. The trees upon the mountain's brow seemed as if painted topon the gtowing horizon, nnd clouds of silver white, tinted oft' with gold and critnion, floated above them. As the child stood enraptured with the heanty of the sky, light fingers strayed through her sunny tresses, fond eyes were bent upon her, and a voice sweet nnd gentlo said, "Of what aie you thinking, Lillio 1" The child pointed upward with her slender finger, saying. * " O, mamma ! how beantiftd ! ITow I should like to bo away up there with the angels 1" The mother looked up and answered, ".Yes, -darling, the clouds are very Ufcautiful to-night." " But.'maminn, do you know what makes them beautiful ? 1 do; it is bocause the angels are in them, and I was just thinking that when I died, m .ybo I would look light down hero-some time, upon yoa, mamma. Say, doft't you think I will ?" The mother mnde no reply, for tears were in her eyes, and a shadow upon her heart ;*and tenderly einbiacing the fragile little creature, nnd kissing her while brow, she tiied to divert lior thoughls. 13ut the child continued, 14 Mamma, I want to be an nngel ; but I don't want to die, as lillio Hessie did, and be put into the cold ground. You won't let me die nnd be buiied up, will you, mamma ?" " When the Saviour calls my little > lamb, I shall have to-give her up. Yon would he willing to go to Jc*u% nnd never he sick any more, wouldn't you, darling!" \ * Yc, mamma, il lie would take me U> (he beautiful sky ; but, O, mamma ! I don't want to be put into the ground." The mother kissed the teaiful eyes, and caressed the tiemhling form.? ' Don't you rcrnerrbcr, darling, the dark little root which you saw me plant right Um 11.?. - ? The Pack of 6*rd?. A nobleman in ibe city of London who kept a great mi inter of servants, reposed consider ablo confidence in one.of lliein. which excited a jealousy in others; who, in order to prejudice their master against him, accused him of being a notorious gamester. Jack was called up and closely iuieuegalcd, but he defied the fact, at the sauie. time declaring he never played a card iu his life. To be more fully convinced, the gentleman ordated him to be .searched ; when, behold, a pack of cards was found in his pocket. Highly incensed at Jack's want of verncily, the nobleman demanded in a rage, how he (tared pcndfiftijjn untruth ? "Mv Lord,'" replied hc^jf l certainly do not know the meaning of a card. The bundle in my pocket is my Almanac." "Your Almanac? indeed ! then I desire you to prove it."? " Weil sir, I will begin : There ars four suits in the pack ; that intimates' the. four quarters of the year. As there nro thiitecn ontds in each suit, so there are thirteen week# in a quarter. There a:e also the same number of the twelve signs of the Zodinc, through whioh the Sun steers his diurnal course in one year. Thero are. fifty two cauls in a pack ; that directly answers the number of weeks in n veto-. Examine more minutely, and you will find three, hundred and sixty five spots, as many as thcte are days in a year; theae multiply by twenty-four and sixty, and you Ijftvo the exact number of hours and minutes in the year. Thus, sir, I hope I havo convinced you that this is my Almanac ; and by your Lordship's permission 1 will prove it. to be nry Prayer ltooik, also. I look upon the four suits as representing the four prevailing religions: Christianity, Judaism, Mahoincdantsm and Paganism. The twelve court enrda^ reminds me of the twelve tribes of Israel and tho twelve Apostles. The King, reminds mo of the allegiance due to his majesty ; liie Queen, of the same to her majesty. The ten brings to my recollection tho ten cities of Sodom and Gomarroh, destroyed by fire and brim- | stone from heaven, the ten plagues of Egypt, the ten commandments, and the ten tribes cut oft' for their vices. The nino reminds mo of the nine Muses, and the nine noble orders among men.? The eight reminds me of the eight persons Snvoil in N<i?li'i okL* -in.! iK? ... - ?..? "? VlJjlH persons spoken of in rcriptore to be roleased from death unto life. The seven reminds me of the seven ministering Spirits that sUnu before the throne of God, the seven seals wherewith the book of life is sealed,- the seven libejtrl arts and.sciences given by God for the instruction of man? The six reminds ine of the 6i\ petitions contained in Uie Lord's prr.yer. The tive reminds me of he senses given by God to man ; hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling. The four puts mo iu mind of the four Evangelists. Tho three tCtninds of the Trinity, the three hours our Saviour was on the cross,' ?md the three days he lay interred.' Tho two reminds mo of the two Testaments, and tho two contrary principles struggling in man, viz.t virtue and vice. Tho ace reminds me of tho true God to adore,- worship and serve, one faith to believe, one truth to practice, and one good master to servo arid obey." So far all is well, said the nobleman, but I believo you have omitted one card, the knave. "True, my'fxml, the knave reminds me of your fjordshipVinfo'rrner." The noblentan became more pleased with Jack than before, freelv forgive him, raised his wages, and discharged tho informer. The World's Ciianuks.?It is sad l>nt instructive that we live in a world of changes. Front the cradle to the grave, the etidoncea of this painful Until are ever impressing themselves on tho mind. Of all the varied objects iiihi iwiuo ine.oseives round our iieai ts in youth, bow few clir.g to it in tna'urp years!?d?ow few of our precious hope* arc nof wrecked and bornoaaay on the restless waves of cbango ! Yet sad as are the other objects of change, it contains in its full quiver, ono arrow more keen nnd deadly than the rest. When he whom for many & long year wq might grapple to our soul with hooks of steel?whom wo have [.cherished 44 our heart's core, ay, in our heart of hearts ??meets us with a cold and averted gaze; when lite eye tkfit used to beam on us with a tender and niel low lustre, no longer return our glanoes ?and the face ot him who was dearest to us wears 44 tho look of a stranger " ?then has change done its work for us nud* we can smile at its farther visitations. It is hard to loso our friends by separation?and yet more painful and solemn is it to lose them by death, but still we Ipse thein as friends?wo lose them while uifection is reciprocal ; and, ns our spirits limy 91 ill commingle, their memory in " pleasant though mournful to the soul." lhit.when Yne being we lovo, lives and is ostranged, there is, as one lias truly said, a gap between us, deep and wido, which wo cau neither fill up or cross over. Then the past is desolation, the present is bitterness, tho future is a blank, and the only anodyne the crushed heart ?an hopo to fiud, is the lethargy of forgetfuluess. Gratitude is the music of tho heart it* m ?*'cpt kiu<Ju*?. i The fiquire and tais-Wife. Tlio Squire had a friend to virit him on business, and was very much annoyed to he interrupted Uy his .wife, who ciime to ask liiiu what he wanted for .dinner. ' 44 Go nwny ! let us alone P impatient* ly said the Squire. llusiness detained hia fiiend till dinnor time, m:d the Squire urged him to JCnifup. The Squire was a generous provider, proud of his table; and hoeomplucontly escorted his friend to a seat. A little to the surprise of both, they saw nothing on the hoard but a lingo dish of salmi, which the good wifo began quietly to serve up. " My dear," said the Squire, 44 where are the meats f" 44 There are none to day," replied his lady. 4> No meats! What, in tho name of poverty ! The vegetables, then 1 _ Why don't you have the vegetables?' 44 You didn't ordor any vegetables." "Older; I didn't order anything!'' said the amazed Squire. 44 You forget," coolly answered the house wife. "I-nsked what we should have, and you said 4 lettuce- alone /' llere it is." The fiiond burst into a laugh, and the Squire, after looking lurid and.lugubrious, a moment, joined him. 44 Wife. 1 givo it up. I owe you one. Here is the'fifty dollars you wanted for that eiupet, which I denied you." Tho Squire forked over. 44 Now, let's have peace?and some dinner." The good woman pocketed the paper, rang the bell, and a sumptuous repast of li-li, poultry and vegetables was brought in. A liiw days- afterwards, tho Squire remained woikiug in his gulden some time after tho usual hour. His "wife : ..i . t j. i? - - i iinj'hiM'nii ui ueiay, ana went. lo ( titul liiiii. His excuse, when she nr-ked what lie was wailing for, throw Iier into sHr-r^er of excitement. 44 Some one'# to coino to supper I" he exclaimed. 4* Why didn't you loll me ? I declare, you aro tho provokingest man !" And without asking which of his friends was expected, she hastened to change her dress and "'slick up" her hair on the occasion. This done, she came out and Ibnnd the Squire seated at the tahle, reading his newspaper. 44 Where's your company ?" 44 My company? 1 hadn't any company." 14 Hut vou said you expected someI'body tcAwpper ?" exclaimed the imlignant'wife. " My dear, Isaid no sncli thing.?^ Von asked w.hat I was wailing jar, and I 1 said, 4 Summon*' to come, to supper. That's what 1 was wailing for, my dear. And I CAme at once. 44 And you have innde me go and change my dress! Oh,' I'll pay you i for this I" 44 No matter nbout it, my dear, I owed you, romenrbur, for tbat lettuce." . Goon Anvicn.?There is nothing to be gained in dangling Or a twelve month after a sensible woman, talking unmennI ing stuff?words without wisdom. Tell Iter your wish like a man, and not like a blubbering school boy. Site will nev- I er trifle with your affections, and if there nie three grains of common sense in your muscle carcass, she will ho your own before a month has passed. See | the history of Uehckah.iu Genesis xxiv : 1 50. When Abraham's servant had con- ' eluded the preliminary contract with j Mrs. Laban, on the part of hor daughter, to bccoroo the wife of Isaac, the old-mo ther wished him lo remain a few days to recruit himself and his camels, lie persisting, it was finally referred to tho j laughter. " We will, sec tho damsel, and inquire at her mouth," said the mother. When Kebck th appeared, her ] mother asked,44 Wilt 'hou go with this man ?" Re belt a a replied. 44 I will go."4 | There was a nohlb lire for you. No tear startling from Iter black eyes ; no winning or sinipeiiugmake beitevc ; r.o mock modesty; but what her heart wished Iior hps uttered. Like an lioiu^t maiden slid- replied, " I will go.rt Now, yonng lady, go tlioti and do likewise.? When the innn whom you prefer ln?forenll oth?ra in tho world, savs, " Will you go with me f'.nnswer, " I will go." Juvki.'ilk IwAotNATiox.-Thero seems to be a pretty strong tendency, in these matter of fact days, to suppress tho imaginative faculty in children. This is rjuie wrong. Tho imagination is as legitimate, in its way, as any other portion of tho mental apparatus. 44 Facta are stubborn things," and mere dry facts are far loo stubborn to l>e a wholesome pabulum for the graceful and spiritual understanding of children. They find out, in lime, that their doll* are only slutted with ,sawdus'f and that Santa Claus is a myth. Let thorn enjoy their innocent illusions, then, while they may, and let the poetic, rather than tho prosaic, side of their natures bo cultufated first.. f m f . J Preservation ob Cpt Flowers.?Tt is stated that cut dowers may be kept fresh for any length of time by the in-' i ouucuon 01 a poonim or powdered charcoal into the water contained in the { in vc*?? I whii h they ate placed. Neitl er charcoal or water require renewul, the IaJaW i^umiug limpid,' A Love Letter. January 22 1845 My Dear. Sally as my friend Mr. Sioitlier* is gwwie lo your house I hnve the pleasure of druping you a fewswont lines my dear sweat dovo f wish I could he with you now but dad is sick and I have to lake care of the plantation you must treat ntv friend well let him sleep in that great big bed you lets me sleep in when I oomcs to seo you Oh my dear sweet Sally how I luvs you I thinks of you nil the .timo I call 3*011 every sweet name 1 cnn think of Oh my dear sweat turkey hen my sweat cabbage iny sweat goose Oh Sally wjiat would I give lo sec you iny sisters Ront their hiv to you they aro all busy at work jinny i-* makin her a chnueo and kitty is makin 11 y drawers oh Sally I raw the greatest sii^lit the other duy 1 saw n gal with the higes chuneo on I ever saw in my life it was a big as my two fislis now you know it must of been a Crowder Sally I dont want you to waro no sutch a thing as that I wauls to see your natrnl shape inv dear sweat sugar candy I wish I could see you now T nose { on look so sweat I never will forgit low sweat vou looked at that ball when yon was dansing with jim j'our sweel little footis look so nice ded ses wo are to pore 'o get married hut I noso better than that for I have got two houn dogs and as goodcr old sow as ever cracked corn and she has pigs evfty veer and that all ni'.her for I have got a great big gobbler now Sallv ant that a plenty to gin upon Sally I never will forget how sweat you looked when you were running down to the turkeys nest I syv your sweat heels a shining so white not so white neither for they were a little rusty hut Sally if you will lake a little ashes and sope you will get all that oil I must now give you the news jimmy he is married and betsy has got a baby and polly met with a great nxident she fell oil' the kitchen and broke her leg 1 must come to a close. 1 remain your ever dear sweat lover , -? gonny gitup. ps I sent you a lock of iny liar you musent think hard of my sending such a little peas you no it all coin* out when I was sick. Tiie Gi.or.v of a Good La con.? After nil, what a capital, kindly, honest, jolly, glorious thing a good laugh is ! What a tonic? What a dijester ?? What a fobiifugc? What an exerciser of evil spirits? Better than a walk before breakfast, or a nap after dinner. How it shuts the inoulh of malice and opens tho brow of kindness ! y Whether it discovers the gums ot [ infancy or age, tin! grinders of folly ot life pearls of tho countenance of vulgarity, or dimples the visage or morstens the eye of refinement?in all its phases, and ail faces, contorting, relax ing, overwhelming, convulsing, throwing the liHinnn counteuanco into something approximate to Billy Button'* transformation?uhder every circutn stance, nnd everywhere, n laugh is ? glorious thing. Liko ".a .thing of beauty," it is t "joy forever." '1'here is no remorse ir it. It leaves no sling?except in th< sides, and thai goes otl". liven a single an participated laugh is a great atl'air tc witness. But it is seldom single.. It i? more infectious than scarlet fever. You cannot gravely eontemplato a laugh. If there is one laugher ami one witness ! there are forthwith two laughers, and so on. The convulsion is propagat^l like sound. What n thing it is whet: it becomes epidemic! [Dublin University Maynzine. ' ? All for the 15*sr."?\")r, John son use to say that a habit .of looking at tho best side of every event, is bettui .than a thousand pounds a year. Bi-hoj Hall quaintly remarks,- " for every bail there might be worse; and when v man breaks his leg, let him be thankful that it was not his neck." When M I -.1- ri " n /i i rt'uuions norary was on jire, - i/ou oe praised," lie exclaimed, " dint it was not the dwelling of some poor man T I This i? tho truo spir it of submission ; i ono of the most beautiful (raits (lint can I possess tire human heart. liesolvo to \ see this world on its sunny side, and | you have almost won the battle of life | at llio outset. !, ? -?.??.? A GOOD IvK A80N FOR LAUOriTKn.? A spendthrift was once lying awake in bed, when he saw a inan enter Ids room cautiously, and 'attempt to pick the lock of his writing desk. The rogue was not a little disconcerted at hearing ft Imwl lulinrll f mm I Alu.iin.int r\f tin apartment, whom ho supposed asleep, " Why do yon laugh t" asked the thief, " I am laughing, my good fellow," Raid the spendthrift, " to think what pains ypu are taking, and whnt :i?k you run, in hope of finding money by night in o desk where the lawful owner can nevct find any by day l" The thief vanished at once. ? i Iris well for us that we arc bom babies in intellect. Could wo understand half what most mothers say and do to their infants wo should bo filled with a conceit of our own importance which would render us insuportahle through life. I]apt>y the boy whose mother is tired of talking nousenso to him beforo he is old enough to kuow t'.io sense of ill ' A Hoyal Spanking. A gentleman of Rochester, N. Yn professes to have been an eye witness to the Allowing scene: dome thirteen or fourteen years ego, her M Hjesfy1, accompanied by the Prince consort, and the royal children, visited j Scotland in the royal yacht, and called ! at Al?erdeen. and. of course, the loval ! inhabitant* of thet city turned out in largo number*. A guard of honor, formed in all the glory of black broadcloth and white kid*, paraded on the edge of the dock, while thousands were assembled a little further back, to gaze on the spectacle of an anointed Queen. Her Majesty good naluredly remained on deck '.o gratify the cuoiosity of the bonny Scot*, accompanied by the Prinee of Wale*, thon a child five or six year.t old. Tho Prince, liko other boys of hi* age, being of a destructive turn, began to pull at tho tassel of a splendid sofa on tho deck, in a manner that threatened to detach it. His mother observed the act, and ordered the boy to desi?t. lie did so, but a* soon a* her back wnt 1 turned, seized her tassel again, and gave it another jerk. In an instant, the i Queen turned and seized tho duckies : lir e apparent of England by the"?cniff i of llie neck," olevnted one of her fe-t upon tho sofa, hoisted the youngster i over her knee, adjusted him in the position mutually familiar to parents, and and" children generally, when such ceremonies are to be performed, and garo .him a sound spanking. It is an interesting fact lhat the illustrious sufferer kicked ntid bellowed under tbe afflictive di-pensalion, quite as lustily as children oflowej- birth. The atnazed silence i with which the spectators witnessed the i example of royal discipline,was suddenly broken by a tremendous roar of laughter which could not be suppressed by any thought of decorum, of respect for tho Queen, or sympathy for the victim of her displeasure. The explosion recalled the roynll math or to a sense of her position and having turned round toward the crowd for a moment, her fsco i suffused with crimson, she hastily doi scelided into the cabin, and was seen no more by :he expectant population." n- n ?? v*riiuel| ukcel >voman.?"J ue MarvRvillo Democrat tells of a handsome i young woman residing thero, who, like, all of her class, is postered with suitors. On Monday last.(washing day,)one camo along. She was up to the elbows in suds, and opened the door with a determination to say something harsh, thought better of it, and said to tba handsome young man: : 41 Good morning, Mr. John Smith ; I am very glad to see you, should bejflad to have j ou come in, but the fact is, I am busy in the kitehei* washing." 1 44 Ah ! no matter," he answered. 44 T will sit a little while in there ; you can just go on with your work the same; I delight to get into tho kitchen, it is so 1 pleasant and home-like."' If ho was delighted, so whs not the wid1 ow. She gave him a chair, and chatted away quite merrily, however at the same 1 time, seemingly very much engaged 1 with the work before her. Presently she took nn a large sized wash-basin ' nnd filled it with hot suds from the boiler > on the Stove, and stepping to a table, 1 tookntp a boquet that was lying fher 1 on, and in t o most innocent manner conceivable, asked tlier gentleman if In* could tell tho botanical name of m.j i.f 1 tho flowers contained therein. Of I course he rose from the chair and stepr ped forward to examine it. Tho tnalif cious woman adroitly set down the basin in the vacated seat. Then she rivited his gaze with ono of her sweetest j smiles, and presented to him the boqno'*, ' { i and begged ho would kocp it for h< r r i sake?and bndo liirn resume his seat, i j Ho obeyed ! That widow' has net had I ; a caller in hor kitchen since. I ' ? I ? ' I S?tt? ?1,~ ~ i-1-- -e _n i | vuini n UV liirtftCS U JUKC 1)1 llll |.)8 troubles, says " the cook Ml his boarding bouse is 60 carcle?9 about scpern . I ting the feathers from the chickens iknt he never eats dinner without fooling 1 down In the mouth." , ' "Rompino.?Never find fault with girls, very young girls in particular, w' i they aro decided romps ; but be thankful they have the health and spirits necessary for romping. Better be a pomp . than have a narrow chest and a Hushed check. ? You may bribe a soldier'Jto sl?y a man with a sword, or a witness to tak? a life by accusation, but you cannot 1 make a hound tear his benefactor. * , 1 Nkvkr purchase love or friendship w by gifts ; when thus obtained, they a?e, lost as soon as you stop payment. . 1 44 Let me kiss him for his mother." is i the song of the Indies where the Piim-o ^ of Wales is traveling. A malignant soar is a very ba.l tiling ; but a malignant throat, not sotu, is scarcely any belter. Ir your hands cannot be usefully ' employed attend to the cultivation ? f the mind. Without cnnfiilAnon k..? a mockery, and social intercourse a w r in disguise. Telegraph operator* in England ava i to a great extent young women. Coo j hundred are employed in T^r.don !..??/*