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* 1 EDITOR.
J. C. BAILEY, Pro'r. and Aaaooiata Editor.
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ObittinrJ notices, and all matters Inuring to
te the beueftt of any one, are regarded as
Advertisement*.
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The Laborerstand
up?erect! Tliou ha* th? farm
And likeness of thy Q<>dl?who more T
A >u) a* dauntless 'mlJ the storm
0-' .daily life, a heart aa warm
And pure aa broi.nl e'er wore,
What then ??Thou art aa trua ant*
As moves the human nines among ;
Ae much a part of the great phin
That wbh creation's dawn beg?n,
Aa any of the throng.
Who W thine enemy ??the high
In station, or In wenllh the chief I
The great. who coldly paat thre by.
With proud step, and averle-l eye I
Kay ! inn so not such beliaf.
i
If Irna onto thyself thou wast,
What were tl<o proud one's *e?rn to thoeT j
A feather, which thou mightesl east I
Aside, a* idly aa the blast (
The light leaf from tha tree. ,
Ko:?uncurbed p?a*h>n??low desires? ?
Alwenee of noble self resp-et ?
t)*ath, In the hreast's consuming fires, ?
To that high nature which n'plrca
Forever, till thus checked:? '
These are tldue enemies?thy worst ;
They claim thre to thy lowly lot?
Thy labor and thy life aocursed.
Oh. stand erect I and from lliriu burst t
And longer suffer not I ^
Thou art thyself tldne enemj*! t
me great i?vih nnwr iney (iimi inon ?
As theirs, ie not thy will aa fieri i
lias Cod with equal favor# thee '
Neglected to endow f
True, wraith tliO'i liaft not?'ii? but duct I
Nor p'ace?uncertain as the wind 1
Hut that thou hart, which, with thy crust
And water, may despise the lust
Of both?a noble mind. 1
With this, and pactions under l.nn, I
Tm? faith, and holy trust in God, ,
Thou art the peer of any nr.an. ,
up, then; that thy little span ,
Of life may be well trod. (
wm. d. oau.aiier. <
aaiMMaa
Advertising' for a Wife.
Mr. Kdward Sin-fhton was one day seal
ed in his room, deeply ruminating upon the '
unfortunate position of bachelors in gene- 1
rat, when a step waa hlir<i nsi-ending the
atalra and in a moment after some ont rap*
ped fondly at the door. <
_ " Come In."
The door flew opon, and a young man 1
hastily entered.
"Good morning, N<d," he cried, seating 1
himself in a chair ; * I stepped to inquire if
you had received card of invitation to old
Mohray's party tliia evening ?"
-t have."
"And of courae yoti wi\l att* nd I"
. "No."
"What!" exclaimed the young man in
surprise. " Ned Singleton, the gayest of
the gay, refuaa to attend the most brilliant
party of the season. Impossible Ned, you
ore joking."
" I am not."
" But what is your motive for denying
ynnraelf title pleasure I"
To be frank with yon, TIarry, I have
bad q-ilte enough of parties for the present
?what I now want ia a good wife."
Hi* friend gave rent to hearty laughter,
then aald *
" The very reason why yon ahonld go to.
night. I dare ho awutn that among the
brilliant throng of youth and heauty that
will be present, yon can readily find one
lovely l>einf, to whoee eare yon would he
willing to entruat the keeping ot your
heart*
True enough ; but whether that parti, a
?lar one eould he Induced to deliver her
in return, over to the eurtody of Nod Single
ton, is etill a matter of great doubt."
"But you wonld at leaet make a trial
and If a refuaal be the result, no harm
wonld he done."
" But it would he extremely disagreeable,
and If you will promise not to reveal It, I
will entrust yon with a secret."
" I will swear it U necessary."
"Then I have to Inform you that dmlng
,the last three months I have propoeed and
been refused by three different ladles"
M Indeed I" exelaimed Harry, laughing in
fplte of himself, " and what r?aaon did they
assign In refusing yrnir offer I".
" Move than 1 ran enumerate, hut the
principal one was my want of fortune?and
ftom that undoubtedly spring all the ie?b"
"Then you are determined on staying
from Mm party to-night V Mid Harry, as he
Sroes to depart.
' Moat absolutely '
V. mSHTLi
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" And i?rl<>ui' in wishing to obtain *
wlf? f"
' Never ?iii more ifriiinik"
M And have come to A definite conclu?lon
Aft to how you w.ll proceed!"
' No H
"Then," replied Ids friend, "I wouM advise
you to advertse," and with a joyous
laugh lie left the room.
"And why not!" said Singleton, in?ninlly
As the sound ol his friend's fooUl?p?
died away.'
" Why not, Indeed f It would ha an ex
lellent plan??'iy Jove, I will.'' And
straight way aeat'ng ltim?elt At hi# little
table, he tureeeded in a short time in produring
the following:
Matrimonial.?Tho advertiser, a young
unn of good in <rsl character and fine at
Minment*. is desirous of forming n inatrimo .
list alliance with a lady between nineteen
?nd twenty?(?>ur years of ag?. She must
lie henutifnl und Aconnp'.Uhed, and poaa.-s*
in amiable disposition.
Address hi. 8., No?, Crescent Place, Bos"
on.
" There," soliloquized Ned. ?s lie arose,
' I think that will do, nnd sincerely do I
lope it will b? I lie'means of securing me a
shnrtuii.g purl nor f.r life,
F..r two year* I have h?en endcavoilnj lo
d.tafti a wife, hut. the hick of foitune hut
icen the main obstacle to the realisation ol
ny wishes.
True, I have gained.aceess in the very
?e?t society, and rendered myself agreeable
,?? ladies of wealth and fashion ; hut to this
'xteiit only have I proceeded. Tiny k: ow
hat. t am not the inheritor of riches??thnt
i petty custom house office is all I have to
ely upon. I hare hunted for wealth long
moiigh I will try and win n heart.
And an lie added to his advertisement ttie
oil..whig postscript :
MoNKT OK NO OOXSIQURNO*.
Our hero Immediately ftent a copy to all |
lie evening paper* in tlie city with direc
ion* to havs it ii?a?Hed that ilny.
About two o'clock next day, the post,
nnn brought nearly a <!>>xeii notes directed
0 M . E S.
N-d. who had been waiMnj with ferer'sh
tnpaiience, hastened at onee to bia room
ind with n fluttering ben it was nboiii to
itvwk one of the ?ei!?, when a servant in
orni d liiin that a lady was below whorepie?ted
nn interview.
Tbi* was most annoying at such a monetit,
and be hid nt first harbored serious
ntentions of turning In r off without nn anlienor,
but Ida gallantry cams to kia aid
efiTc he had given the order, and lie an
sordtnjrly told him to show her tip. With
1 sigh he tank into a seat, laying the tin
penrd IrUna on the table. I'rcsenily the
leiraut returned, ushering in a lady who
was closely veiled. Singleton offered her a
lent, and poliffcly inquired the ol jsct of her
vltlt.
* I b'efle've, she said, fn a tone of singular
sweetness, " yon are the gentleman who
idveitised for a wile.*'
' I am," ha replied.
'* May I inquire if yo'u have selected
nne ?"
" I have not, hut have just received a
number of cAintuirtiieationa in rep'y to the
'111vcrtiseinent." anil lie rminlol -?
? I ? r",r
of letteia before liiin.
" Then I arrived in time. I come to offer
j on myself."
Edtvard Singleton trem' Ted violently. at
the AnVtoOrfe-ment. had not anticipated
such a summary mode of operation, and
consequently lie brenme greatly embarrassed.
The form of hi a visitor struck lii n as
graceful and fnultleet, and when in a moment
she raised her veil, lie waa literally
struck dumb by her exceeding beauty.
A pair of the brightest. antra eyes beaming
on tiim from beneath tier long delicate
lashea, and a few stray curl* of silken hair
fell upon either cheek as she leaned forward
giving a bewitching appearance to her
ccuntenanee, while the perfect beauty of
her face upon which he gated with a look
of open admiration, tent a thrill to hia heart
that he had never experienced. For a mo
ment, he seemed as if entraneed hut the
truth gradually broke upon him?lie was
In lore.
"And have yon r-utllv come to offer
yourself," he exclaimed ; " are you In very
earnest- f
" Why ahnnld ynn doubt it f" aha said,
with a eaptivating smile.
"I know not, hut indeed 1 had not expected
to have so lovely "
' Stop, stop, sir?no flattery If you
please."
" But I do not flstter?I speak the truth,
when I say you are the most beautiful of
jour *ex."
" Enough," she said with another *01110
which translated Ned into the a?venth
heaven, " do I *uit you t"
" Perfectly 1 and jou will not he*itat? to
marry me!"
" Not for a momint, otherwise I should
not have come."
Ned Singleton sprang from hia teat, took
the pile of unopened l? tt?T? and east them
into the flame* Then ho caught her in
hi* arm* and gave her a hearty ki*a, and
aa the teemed Inclined to favor the pro
needing. he repeated it eaveral time* till
Orally "tit of breath, ha resumed hi* aaat.
rr*C otr T>C
GUKKNV1LLK. dOUTi
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my num. * ul.e remnikvd as >1.e handed
hi it a curd.
"The Idea ha<l not entered my mind
owing I.. I lie mutter of gresler consequence,'*
r.-ptied Ne.l laughing, However. lie took
the curd an ) rcr-d; * Mr*. Oraee KIwood."#
lie turned pale, and glance 1 from the
cur-l to the lady.
I ' What i? the aiatter?are you ill 1" ahe
ask?il, half l ining.
" No, not 111,** he euid, " Imt what means
lliiat" and he pointed to tl?e word ' Mrs."
* PuriVin me f.?r not explaining l>efi?r?-,"
she snld hnetily ; 14 I he I quite forgotten to
inform yon ihnt I wee e widow."
" I* that ell 1" cried Ned, immediately rail,
ved, "tlwn ell I* right; I absolutely
ndorc widows. And now peihnps, yon
wool! nl'o like to acquaint yourself with my
netne In full. It is ??
" Edward Singleton !" she interrupted,
smiling. "You tec I am acqneinted with
thet already."
" Indeed 1" he exclaimed In surprise,
"and yet I em not aware thnt We have
ever met before."
"Still yon see you ere not entirely un" '
known to me. I first sew you about n
month ago, while in company with a friend
nt the opera, end helng favorably Impressed
Willi your appmranee, to tay the least, I
o ade inquiries respecting you, and deter
mined If possible, to make your acquaint .
ancr. Tide I failed to accomplish, and (
liuppenlng to no'lce an advertisement in |
one of yraterdsy'a papers, signed E. S, |
Orescent Place,' I became convinced the (
advert!.er could l?e none other than your- <
self. I at once determined to make a bold i
attempt to secure you, and am happy to
find mV ?fT rt crowned with such complete
access."
Ned saluted the charming widow with
renewed favor "-The only thing that now '
rem ait.a," ha remarked, "is to name Ills
day that aa?-s us united."
" That I will love for you to decide."
J i
h* sai.l while a bhuh overspread her fair (
fealllTca.
" No, indeed, that shall c rtalnly he your ,
duty " I
" Ri.t T inti.l 11
M An-1 so do I. Choose the Iiir??? and I i
?!.all promise to ahide hy your d-cision? i
provide you natnc no distant day." (
" Th?n he U s?. Consideiinp, therefore,
that wo have already been acquainted more
than half an hour. nn<l that you wish the
union to he consummated as speedily as '
possible, I propose to be married to?lay.? 1
My en Hinge is waiting at the door."
Ned Singleton said not a word, though
waa slightly startled. They stepped into the
carriage, and were ?oon whirling rapidly
a'ongTr omont street, towards the radlenee
of Rev. Mr I' . I.uokilv they tonhd
him at home, and without loss of time he
joined them for Ufa. A* they left the place.
Ned felt like a new man, his happiness was
'complete. They re entered the carriage,
the driver took his seat, and they a'ete
gain rattling over the pavement.
'WheVe are you going t" inked Ned suddenly.
perceiving that they were driven in
an opposite direction from the one they had
come.
' We are going horns," was the reply.
" But this is not the way."
" Tliers yon are in fault And now that
I think of it there is one particular subject
upon which we have not spoken, perhaps
we have heen too precipitate in mariying
before an explanation had taken plac*. I
have reference to my pecuniary position."
' I married for love, and not for money."
exolnlmed Singleton, " and knowing ther
could not be found in unity. I a.ld'd that
postscript in my notice * money of no consequence,'"
" Btit in uUertng s\ic\? a statement you
" Wrong you! In whit m*nn?r ?"
"In asserting that every U?lj of wealth
is heartless."
" Yon aertaitily do not mean to any that
yon ??"
" I mean to sny that since wealth is an
obstacle to your happiness, I am the nn*
happy possessor of eighty thousand dollar*
P*
Ned was thnoderstrnek For a long
time he had been endeavoring to obtain a
eompe"itl?n hy marriage, hut the effort
proving fruit lees, he had resigned ail hope
of bettering hie condition in that manner,
and now, when his only ambition was to
obtain an affectionate wife, both heart and
wealth had dropped unexpectedly into his
possession. Sufficient la it to say he never
ergretted hie choiee.
ftirraacT.?You should l.e careful not to ontrust
another unnecessarily with a secret which
it may l>e a hard matter for him to keep, and
which may expose him to somebody's displcajnre
when it Is hereafter discovered that be was
the object of your confl Jencs.
It is advisable, in the construction ?>l
poultry houses, to use pine lumber?the
more pitch it contains the better?as this is
very offensive to poultry vermin.
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Aafinisn of mind has driven thousands to
suicide?anguish of body few. This psnves
that the health of the mind is of fhr more im- j
portance than the health of the body.
ClosK observers affirm that the quality
of the cheese made in Ihla country Improves
every year. Thla la since the factories have
)3?TJL^VIi
II CAROLINA. MARCH 11,
[Corn poml.nco of the N. Y. Evening
The Home of Calhoun- *Its Present
Condition.
Pesdlktox. 8. C.# J*t>. 30, 1368.
TK-. ?a.,1 fr...n - *
most beautiful anil roiouiitio ride, commanding
in many points n fine view of Table Hook,
Whitcsldcs, Chimney Top, and several other
noted summits of tho Bine Itidge. I couM
not forbear stopping several times to gate upon
this scone, spread out l-oforo mo und forming
a-picturesque background to the scenery
of tiio country. Tbo sun had already set
when I armed at the village of Pendleton.
Inquiring for my friend, I easily found his
residence, was warmly welcomed and inado
comfortable for tho night. Tho next evening, '
I sot out to view Port Iltll, the former reel- 1
donee of John C. Calhoun. It is still owned
by his family, though ropo itedly advertised in '
tliu district papers to be sold for debt. The 1
last time (leneral.Cnnliy's order, ebstublhhing '
for the present a homestead law, just saved it
from tho limnls of tho auctioneer, and now it 1
is supposed that it will remain in the posseslion
of the family. Mr. Calhoun left a considerable
property, bat tho eslato owning a J '
lirgc number of negroes, nnd n grent ainoant
of money having hecn invested in Confederate
bonds, little or nothing would have remained
to those who bear his natno but for Uctiurul
Canby's homestead law. In former times, I '
mn told, Mr. Calhoun's family woro accustom- 1
s I to receive inanv visit in, who onina from
far anil near to view hi* residence, nnd were a'ways
received and hospiiably entertained nt
his table. ParlTHp* it is not generally known 1
that Mr. Culhoun left nt his death five sons '
nnd two daughters, ail grown up. Of these 1
only the eldest daughter is now living; four
ions died of consumption within a short pi- (
viod of each other, cnc daughter o- fever and 1
the eldest son (then n middle-aged man) died
during the war of apoplexy. The family resi- '
denro Is now the home of his widow nnd cliil- '
rlrcn. It is hut n neat and comfortable resi- '
donee, pleasantly embowered in treos, and 1
commanding a beautiful view of tho moun- '
tains. Around it lie large nnd fertile fields of '
meadow land, in a high state of cultivation, 1
(retelling along the banks of the Pence*. I 1
m told that Mr. Calhoun, during hi* lifetime,
was nccitstoiued to superintend the culture of
Ibis farm with the grcutest enro and interest. 1
Nenr tho dwelling house, and shaded by Lean- 1
tiful oaks, stands his Tirury and study, with
a portico which command* mi extensive vim !
r>f the country. From the top of the liill on
which the house stand* ono ran trace tiio wind- '
tngs ol the river for several miles. Several
gentlemen's houses, all embowered in trees
san he seen, from Fort Hill, to each belonging
many hundreo acres of rich river land. These
dwellings in former days were the summer '
residences of rich and aristocratic familiiS, '
generally from the low country. To each he- '
longcu so many 11:10 tinrses, carriages, anu sor- 1
v.mts, that living at a distance of aix or eight 1
miles from the greater part 6f tliuir neigh hois
did not effect any isolation of tliu family hut 1
?na rather an excuse foV keeping open house
and enttrtnining visitors night and day. Now, 1
most of Iho families who Yetitain in \hcsc dwell- '
ings are almost isolated froth Others. It has
become difficult for nil elasscs to make a subsistence.
The cotton, which these planters ex- 1
pected to Tiring them from twenty to thirty
cents per pound, only brings twelve and a half i
to fifteen cents, and in many instances they
hear up agninst an entire failure of crops.
With debt and anxiety hanging ovor their
heads, little disposition or ability remains for 1
gayety and visiting. I
I suppose it will occasion astonishment to |
hear that Mr. Calhoun's library was lately sold,
with some other personal property, to satisfy
debts, at about $250. Whole shelves of books
were knocked down for from four to six dollars
a ,lieIf. As I havo said, the sale of the
house and land were then advertised to take
place, and expected to follow that of the IIhiary
and Inrniture within a short lime ; hut
lien. Canity's order, reserving to every family
a house and twenty acres of land, will for the
present enalde this widowed lady and her children
to retain their homo.
Pendleton was once a summer resort for the
wealthy low country families of tho State.?
Now there aro few remaining but tho plnih
c >untry people whoso homo tho place has nlways
been. In a circuit of half a mile there
are now fourteen houses shut up and empty
Yet amid the general desolation 1 take pleas
are in recording one instance of success and
prosperty in business. My friend, Mr. 8inith,
came from New Koj-iatid some tinio before the
war; big mean* \rero so limited that liiioself
and family w<to employed ns linn.ls in one of
the factories of a neighboring village. Soino
fortunate speculations, of which the proceeds
were immediately and judiciously invested,
enabled him to aopiiro wealth very rapidly,
He now ownr over flfly thousand dollars' worth
of property, lives in a pleasant residence not
far from tho village, and is doing a business
whieh bids fair rapidly to increase his woalth
and resources.
One melancholy instance of the decline of
Pendleton met my view. During its prosper*
oiis days four churches had been built- Some
time ago all the placo managed to support a
minister half his time. Now there are two,
hut one will probably leave for waut of suffieicnt
salary.
..
Star iMtivunrft?Uoothc says, " It i? only
necessary to grew old, to hec< m* more
indulgent. I ace no fault committed that
I have not committed inyselL"
Tine poorer trader puts all his goods in
the window, hut the rich man hath rich
stores even in the dark cellar; his warehouses
are full, and he makes no ehow.
Notiiivo so adorn* the fane as cheerful*
nes; when the heart Is In flower, Its bloom
and beauty pass lo the features.
Ir yon carry the cross ohearfuUy It will
carry jpu wifely.?Thmnat A. KtmoU.
EVENTS
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. 18G8.
. . .. ?.
fclcrical Anec !ofc:s
I>r. (lilly ranted the fallowing anecdote,
which was told l-y n wallknowu Irish chara. tcr.
ThntMcua Cucwllj, who used to spend
much of his tinio jn wandering through Ireland,
anil instructing the lower cliir. cs in their
native language*; " I wont," ho skid, " one
Sunday into a church to which a new incumbent
hail been lately appointed. Tho congregation
did not exceed half n dotcn, but tho
prcachor delivered himself with as tnnch energy
and affection as if ho tin addressing a
crowded audience. After tho sermon I expressed
to tho clergyman u?y wonder that ho
should preach so fervently to such a small
number of people. " Wore there but one,"
laid the rector, " iny anxiety for his itnpronment
would tnuke tne equally energetic." The
billowing year Connelly went iuto tho sauio
:hurch; the congregation was multiplied sorentyfidd.
Tho third year ho found the
sliureh full.
Row I. A ID lltl.t..?When Rowland Hill was.
t line years ago, in Scotland, ho wns intro lucid
to an aged minister, somewhat resembling
bimsclfin piety and eccentricity. The old
man looked nt bltn for initio tinio very enrtt?stly,
and at length said, " Wed, I have been
looking for some teem at the Iccns of your
face." " And what do you think of it?" said
Mr. Hill. " Why. I am thinking that, if the
trace of (lod had na changed your luurt. you
could ha l>ccn a uioxt tr. ineudotts ro.ttc.'
Mr. llill laughed heartily, aud said, " Well,
iron have just hit the nail oil the bead."
I<et clergymen beware how they attempt to
ipcwk in tilted style to children, or a.-k them
picstions. Somewhere wc saw the following
itory.
Suxdat Renoot. Ixciukxt.?A rWgyinnn
in a Sunday school occasion was speaking to
i large audience of children, when he snw that
be must do something to rouso their attention.
Just then he had spoken of Peter, so he pansid,
and asked If any of the children couM tell
I,iin anything about Peter. Hut their mouths
acre all closed. He appealed to the older
icbohirs?younger scholars, And then at last
in came to tho youngest, and he said, " Conic
low, littlo ones, sham* yonr elders, and toll
no something about Peter."
" I can," cxclaiuicd a littlo four-years' old."
" Can you? that 1 a a good girl. Well, come
right up here, and tell us all yon know about
Peter."
Tho littlo girl was passed forward to the
I'.age.
? Now," said llio spraker, "lot re hear what
you ki ow about I'cter, Rptak right ont."
Tho littlo giri spoke?
" Peter, Poter,
Pumpkin enter," Ac.
0, dreadful fall 1 Had tho speaker spoken
if Rt. Peter, perhaps the Rlllc girl might hav'o
lono better. Rut let tliosn who address eliirIren
hectare how they trust those little minds,
Tir no ?no knows what associations ho may
srnkc up.
Pkeaciuxo Fgicicn?An American, onro
attempting to address a FnrtMnn audience in
b'rcncb, extcmpnViincouv'y, earnestly exhorted
Lhem to take of tlic water of life freely, in the
literal translation from the Knglish rim <le vir,
the Froncli for brandy, (lie should linvo used
the phrase, son rirn/tl.) The atulicneo lost
the forco of the exhortation entirely.
A Frenchman once returned the compliment
In Knglish, by endeavoring to give the benediction
in the following forin : " Mny the good
Lofi\ ftirkle you." lie meant to prt?rrv?.
A Ci-erctma* going to n miserly old lady
to bog for a worthy ohjoot, found himself rifuscd
on tho ground of poverty, deigning
himself much interested in her story, lie expressed
great surprise thereat, and said-, " I
had not thought yon in such want," and then
taking out some money, he said, " Here is
something for the present purpose: when I
call again I will bring you more." 'The old
lady was so enraged that she gnvo him a good
round sum to show him that she did not mean
she was a pauper.?Church Monthly,
Tnt Tea asp til* Sxow.?" You are white
as a sheet," said the ice to the enow.?
" Volt are falling; are you faint ?"
" My robe is spot has, nay A ikes harmless,
and my frtll noifelrJs," tvplied the snow.
'* I think yon lack firmness," quoth the
Ice, "?nd more solidity and weight would
render yon less the spott of win'ry winds."
' We've more to fear fr?>m the sun than
from the wind," answered the snow.
' Indeed !" observed the iee, " I should
pily your weakness on the approach of
such a foe."
" I shall commend myself to tho m?-rey
by whiteness and parity," said the snow.
"I shall resist ids power by my hardiness
and strength," returned the tco.
The sun now shed his beams on our two
coM friends. The snow began te weep, and
the ice to melt.
" Where's your whiteness and purity
now I'1 raid the ire.
" And where'a your firmness and
strength ?" inquired the snow.
" We are returning to the water from
whence we came," said the ice.
" Why ; 'tis not. dea<h, but change," joyfully
exclaimed the enow.
" By this change we are becoming one,"
said tho ice.
" And seeking the lowest place," replied
the enow.
"We can now ascend to heaven," said
the ioe, ' whet ess we never could while I
retained my boasted lirmntss, and you
your vaunted whiteness "
Death is not a destroyer, l?ut a restorer.
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Univkssitt of Alabsmn had its "bnildin.'
destroyed by U.S. troops in Aprl', 18*5,
and sinoe thnt time no exerc see in | rogms.
A new building i? now neaily finished,
and it la hoped that in a few months
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CVIII08ITIKS OK TIIE WoSLI).? At the eitv
of Iodenn, in Italy, nn.l nl>out fotrr miles
around it wherever the earth is 'luj, when
the workmen strive st the distance of
exty-three feet tliey come to a bed of chalk;
wht.h they bore with an augur five feet
deep. They *.h n withdrew from the Dit
before tlie augur is removed, an J upon lt?
exit action (Tie water burst* up thiough tho
aperture wi'lt great violence, and quickly
til's tlie orw made well, which continue*
full and i* affected neither by ralna nor
droughts. Rut that which it the most re''
tnsrknh'e in this operation, Is the layere of
earth an we descend. At the depth of fourteen
(eet are found the ruin's of a'fi Ancient
city, paved streets, houses, doom, and different
pieces of mosaic woik. Under thift
is found a soft, oozy eartVi.ina^e iq> of vegk
et nines, And a; twenty six feet deep large
rees oniire. such as walnut trees, with the
wahiuU (t'll sticking to the stem, and thA
leaves and branches In a perfect state Of
preset vation. At twenty-ta'ght fest deep s
soft, chalk is fotind, with a vast quantity
hells, and this hed is eleven feet thick.?
Under litis vegetables are found Again-,
with leaves and branches of trees as bAfol\J.
' ?
SinsS?ft is a good sign to see s mah
enter your sanctum, with a friendly greeting,
' ller?.'a two dobars t'o pay for my
paper."
It is a bad sign to her.i a man say lie'*
too poor to tuke a paper?ten to one ha
cstVies home s jug of white-eye that colt
him half a dollar
It is a good righ to lee tlie color of
health iu a man's face.
It is a bad sign to see it eone'entratod i&
his nose.
It ir a good sign to see an b'ohest man
\\ea'itig his own clo.hes.
It is a bud sign to see Ihent filling the
littles in his windows.
It is a g;w>.i sign to see a wuuus dressed
with taste and neatm ?s.
It is n bud sign to Ace h'cr livtAband "i
for lier finery. ?
lis a good sign to see a man advertise iu
a paper.
Its a bad s'gn for the theriff to advertisA
.'or lifin.
Ur.atii <V Pr< r. Wm. T. Clkvei-ano.?
Many of our readeis will bs pained to hear
of tlie death of tin's gallant and accomplished
gentlern 'n so long and favorably known *
in this section of the Slate As a scholar of
rare acquirements and a teacher of Unsurpassable
skill, lie leave* a wife ftnd one
child to whom the warmed sympathies of
our heart are ex*ended. He has long beeii
.. a it..:? ?: ?? - * ? |
. I <m-ui>inii cumiiuun, ine tllecl ot
wound- I'Mi'ivcil in the lute w?r. We can
offer noi'orlhly consolation lo the bereaved
hearts of relatives mxl friends. We can
only remind them that rtUit dOkth alG
things wm.i?"
TUo enlightened community in which
Professor C. dwelt will fin9 it hard to replace
him. May he feat in peace.
" Soldier rest, thy warfare o'er,
Dream of battle fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking."
| I'icient Conriet.
Tur. Fit.vun Cri? Destroyed and Restored.?^n
Dr. lfrown's work on the Rrsuircttioa;
tbcro is a heantiful pnratdo'from Hal iy.
The story is of a servnnt, who. receiving a
silver cup from his master, suffers it to fall
into a vessel of in/ttn/itrllf, and seeing it disappear,
contends in argument with a fellow*
servant that its recovery is impossible, till the
master coines on the scene and infuses salt
water, wliiuh precipitates tho silver from the
solution, and then, by melting and hammering
the metal, he restores it to its original shape*
With this apologue, a sceptic?one of whoso
great stumbling blocks was the resurrection?
was so struck that he ultimately fonoftftCeft
his opposition to tho gospel, and became a partaker
of tho Cbrstiin hope of immortality.
This converted soeptio died, trtisiihg fti his
narniur, oniy mix months ofu-r Dr. Brown {
interred in the cuine burying-ground ; atxl,
l>y a eoincidcnce altogether undesigned, ho
was luid near Dr. Drown'* grave?near hia
feet.
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! Mechanic*, w Imt have they dofle'
Have tbev not opened the secret cbsm-*.
hers of the mighty deep and extracted
its treasure*, and made the raging biU
lows their highways, on which thev
ride as on a tame steed f Are hot the
elements of fire and water chained to
the crank, and at the mechanics' bidding
compelled to turn it ? Have hot
the mechanic* opened the earth, and
made its products contribute to otif
wants? The foiked lighting is cur
pla) thing and they rise triumphant on
the wings of the mighty w ind. To the
\vi*e they ate as floodgates of knowledge,
kings and queens are decorated by
their handiwork.
A man ought '.o l?e like Tatar's wife,
above suspicion, before venturing on politics
these days, ftuch a merciless combing
and rakir g up of antecedents we
never b? f??re saw. And the worst of it
i*, the proof ia ready. Tiotb is a
novel and unexpected feature in political
w a t fare.?Picket*? Courier 4
Oknpiul Ok ant's income from the'
ftovermenl it said to amount to about
30.000.
Wiit was Herod's ?ifu s Fenian
. Because ?U? bad a bc^yL t^ul bw*.