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'lie ||? ? -* -d**?-*" Wn f>w* Vrv >?.>" ? * -' " "- - " .; > wiJ. / W Kf-A^'frvjr*A**'I'M- . *' ' iVOLUME XIV. fcaaiin' ?" i i.u 0. F. TOWN ES. EDITOR. ) J. C. BAILET, Pro'r. cad Aaioolat* Editor. m . a ' - V f Bl'MOTIPTios Two Dollar* per annum. AiiYiHTi^nntNTf laaortod at the ratea of one dollar per aqua re of tVelre Mimon llnea (tbla lined typo) or ! for the flrat ihaertion, 0fly cent, each for the aetou<i and third innerI'k.ih, and twenty-Ire oenU for auhaequeat inaertlom'a. Yearly contract* will he made. All fcrirerttaenent* mutt hare the number mf inaertiona marked on th.m. or Ih.e will h. iiffrUd till onhred wit, and ohsrged for. Unlets ordered otherwise, Adrortloements *IH InSatlably bo " dleplsjcd." Obituary notice*, and all nutters Inuring to ta the benefit of any one, are regarded aa Advertisement*. ORlOIZCAIae : yo? tna tot-nun* tunnint I b ? e.*:* Little 8i*ter Key. flemthlng Ilka lb* birds of summer, Bonga through all tha day, Dancing with the sunbesms ercr, Little (liter Key, Golden glance tha anrlfi around her Aa tha aunbeatni fall, Sha ia to my weary spirit All In alt When bar arm*. Ilk* snow wreaths fold ma. Little sister May, And her lipa of roe# bud kiss ma, la tha anrntner day. Fairy visions always mingle With bar glances sweet. And I know tha blee?ed angels Guide her dancing fret. Silence where her sweet aong floated, . Little slater Mar, To tha bolter land deparlad, With Ilia parting day, Nat amid Ilia summer sunlight? Not amid the flowers? Comas tha vole* 1 long for erer, Through tha wtary hours. h 1 among tha erening branches, Sighs tha mournful gala, Grieving with th* broken hearted For Aha roae-ehrek pale, Whila above the solemn starlight, Shads its trembling ray. votes vo wi? um blessed tneui'ries Of my titter J/ay. ESTELLE. Mooreleads. fat the Southern Enterprise. Panate IliiX Edgefield, S. C., Feb., 18BP. i Contrastt with Negroe* - their Roguery? Hamburg, iU decay, anecdote illustrating I it* appearance?Dr. Jeremiah Stoke*, Rcaeldcut of JIamiurg 11 auk?ike Convention, Delegate* from Edgefield?Gov. Orr't Speech?Mr. Cheu. Hammond? Wild Tar' , key?Depredation* on Land* near Angu* * la, depreciated value of raid land*?Mr* Dr. ICm. Butler?-Henpecked Hatband' t Edgefield Village?ike Felly of being Hnkoppy? Wedding after 18 gear* engage turn I?Donkey* and Mule*?Death by Snake bite. An jrau may know, U?m. Editors, 1 hev* been for some time domiciled at the hospitable home of my friend, Willie G. Mtrria," Esqi, who lives near the MartinTown road, eight mile* from Augusta and VTetnhtu'g. "With your permission, I purpane to gin you and your readers, some aeeodnt of matte re in " poor old Edgefield." an old Wceme prophetically wrote of end called U In days of yore. And first, the inevitable nigger will elalm our attention.? The planter* liareabotit mm generally to have made the aame contract With them, via. Giving good hands one-third of the crop and they feeding themselves. 1 regret to say that many negroes have mwde no contracts, and, as * eoascquenee, are rttero lag about the country Indulging in idleness, and, the usual attendant of poverty end Nieaaae, thieving end robbary. I frequently hear of fhsien having every single hog and aheap stolen from them. and. when thqw ere gone, the rogues do not hesitate to kilt beef cattle lit open day. I fsar this 14 only (he beginning of one of our mativ Oatemide* io fbe fit to re?the t.lle and the vtcitwta portion of our black papulation will m 1k* poverty and famine, not on'** themtelree, but Inflict U>9 *ftmc upou All Tha town of llimborf. AftM! Troy nod* to Iter loll. Iudoed, H may a I mod he vHUo*. JUimm fuii: It* low bouter, mostly III * dilapidated condition, aod oeenpiad mainly bf Idle, thieving negvoeu, the pool# of ot*ndi*ig water In i?4 around It, with plfnoat aa entira abuMoC all trade and poUnalioft, eontraat tadly with tha promhe of Ita early day* 1 eaanot git* you a batter Illustration of tha appear a nea of tba ptaaa than the following a neodote?w hleh wna told to j?a by j<?Hy Hamburger blmrelf?will furnirh your reader* Soma yare tioee, a gentleman of African uiA 1-iaeet* -li 1- ? J*et? for rlort, irry much axarei*ed on (ha uh)*et ft religion, and offered him elf a it tul jeal far bapliam. It ao hap. peafd thai tha young elorgymaa, Robert ft.. , to wbaaaJPeta waa giving Ma n paelaart. w?a an aid IrM *n4 aaa?)tai?Uo ia bia earty boyhood, and therefore Pete, ijoi Irreverently oilled bin Mart Boh.? J?eUr, ta tha enuraa n4 tha rendiflna of hit *p?rfe?oe, aUted that ha bad bean hi hell I ktoMr. Q . waa not diapoaed to to Rgra ft amity, but only illoatratl rely?ito a jm * ? V .- ! * #r ?V/' I ' ' 7*' 11'.v i * '"?< iv * "'I * -i1 . ' . ? t*4 K? meant auilad Peter ; lie inaieted that he lied been there in propria ptrroua, a* my quondam neighbor and friend, Tbomae Kerg'iaon, waa wunt to eay, " bodaciocsly, Squiie Sammy." After vainly anggeating to Pete that he only i-nagined or dreamed what he i had elated, and Pete obstinately adhering i |a iKo uiam1 r.A? ?ka d ti_ n I ???w itkVf ?| in??, H?G ftCT, Oir# t finally Mid: '* Well l'eter, what tort of a place it h?)l t whet do*i it look like t de act lb* it to utl** Hereupon Peter, after tome reflection, and inclining hie head to oueahoulder, like moat darkeya when aaaay ing to look wiae end reflective, gravely anawered, " Well, Mara Boh, nigh aa I ean acrioe it, it looked just hke Hamburg." By the by, Dr. Jeiemiah Stoke*, a native of Greenville, a man I am proud to claim aa an old and chcriahed friend and klnrman, and whilom Proident of the Hamburg Bank, owns and livee in one of the moat handeome reah'eneea in Hamburg. HU houae i* vltualed on the bank o toe Sevan i ah, and cmtnanda a beautiful view of Auguala, the river, wliarvee, railroad, and carriage b idge?, aa well aa the town of H-m. burg, looking auch aa " acrtbad " by our friend Pete. Dr. iHokra, by bla intelligence and integrity in hia varied pursuita of life? aa a learned end akilful phyaictan, mercjia.t, planter, and Preahleut of the Itank of Ham burg?hnd accumulated a large fortune be fore the wer. By the war he loat upward* of |ISO,000, (one hundred and thirty thouaaud dolla a.) and yet, I am glad to ,aay, that out of Ilia wrcuk of hia furtuna ha haa enough left to render him, and thoaa dependent upon him, comfortehle and Independent, and, with all I truat, aalUAed and happy. But can a Stokea, or in Irulh, anybody, hy whatever name called, ho happy without a plenty ol money I If ao, it mutt he a very poor bappineea; and tliia poor pun remind* me to My that Hamburg liaa a G Damni, Poatmaaier, an Itoneat and oblig ing Garroan, much caleeuud by all of hia acquaintance. The " Great Ring-Streaked and 8lriped,n aa the 1/erewry happily denominate* that atrange eolleetion of animala in Charleaton, oalliog haelf a Convention, la, of a variety, aatrange compound; St. Petet'a "great sheet, wherein we* all manaer of four footed bea?la, and wild beaala," wan scarce mere comprrhenaiv* and Indiaeriminale in It* collection. Take, for inatance. the deleoa. I ' ? o lion frum this (Kdgriidd) District* I asked a frUtid, shortly after the election, who had liten elintrd 1 He replied, " two doge and four niggersmeaning by the f-?rm?r two white men. And who are these white men ? One ie a man recently front VanVeedom. the other is the gentleman who took Mich a fancy to all the still* of Pickens and OYeenvllle, and at the late term of the Distrirtf Court of the United States, at'Gr?eeville. was consisted of frauds upoti the Revenue of the Government. He is, I believe, a Jew, a cosmopolitan, without nationality. Of the negro**, one is a free negro, from Massachusetts, im|>orted since tlie wer; another, Dave, was the slave of my friend. W. G. Harsi*. l"s<j, and calls himself, and was elected by the name of Dmeid liarrit. Dave l? a shoemaker by trade, was an honest man, a>d a negro ?f good character before the war, and may yet be so, for aught I know to the contrary. The other two are of the usual Sambo type. 1 am sorry to aee that Gov. Orr a? sadly misconceived what was due to the State, and hie own good fame, aa to address so assembly ao POfliltiLll(All Ailviuit* tissual msKsI .lo ? 1 ? * ?-0 ??- v uu ur forbear to do, thereby recognising tlie meet fog as iegal oonwllntinnal body. It wee a moet lamentable error on the part of ,bi* lieelleney. My old friend Clterlee Hammond, Esq , living fbuf mile* from Hamburg, during the Chrietmae liolidaye wee presented t?jr_ a frlmd with somn wild turkeys, the edibility of which he waa kind enough to aak mine hoct, Mr. Harris, and myself to aeeiet in testing. Mr. Thoe. McKi?\ (be gentlemen who ahot the turkeye* three ia number, killed them all in one morning on the l<at> torn lends of Mi1. Ilarrie oa the Savannah Hirer, and this, too, only eight mile* from August* I I should not be surprised, by the way, tf, wi.hin a f?w yeere, wild turkeys and other game, fuufld gear the burbe of maaj of our Soutborn cilice. I learn that tnanj of the moat ralueble plentatione e tuate on both banks of <h{ Savannah, so far distant as tlirea and more miles from Aagueia, cannot be either eeld or t J ^ . 4. ,L- i i. Kiueu si any pncm% uwni| iu iuv urprca** liona uf live oily thieves ud rubber*. I recently had the pleasureof seeing lire Dr. \Ti))i*m Butler led dMfliter, Ml#* K. they having ?nm? down from K-tgeft*)d village to spend a few day* with Mf*. Harrie. Mr*. II., wlie for many year* Hae eon tributed ao mnrh to the social amenities of your Town, and is Justly so mach beloved and reepeeled for her many virtue*, her friends will be glad to hear, is in the enjoyment of hef accu'toined health. She will. I learn, spend the winter with her eon, Qeo. II. C. Butler, the gallant eoldicr and eloquent advocate. Speaking of the village af Kilgeflel I, remind* me, aa old Abe was want to say. af a l?Ule anecdote, which al law me give yes for the benefit of your lady readers. (hiring the war, I dined at Mr. Harris' with M eseelhai and wall known gentleman, then living at Bdgvfield vl'aga. Thia gentleman finished hit deaaert and thehanretention at the table fty gravely i f.jimin^ il.e UJie h?i, m his iuv??, t . - 1 SX OF ]?( SHSBBSHBHeHSM*)! GREENVILLE. SOU1 married women wrN m highly prised by ih-ir meaner halvei. and they (the Udit-a) w.>re tha b??ea eo grace'u) y, that one itrert, where torae of tha moat conrpicnoie of the gentle fair one* and their ubml??iv.i lords resided, in compliment to them, had n*en called Jerri# street ! The gentleman | further stated, lliat once having slightly torn his pants at th* knee, at th? house of a friend living in Jerrio street, just before going home, he kindly proposed to his mar tied lady friend to borrow a pair of the unmentionables from her, saying tbat the loan would no doubt oblige both her huehand and himself To this proposal, bowever, his benevolent^ friend, the husband, objected?remonstrating against trusting to his wile's article, saying that It had been so long and so well worn, as to be of no service to eny one besides the careful own er. How many Jtrrtt streets have you in Hreenville? I feer that if all those in your town liable to be so oalleJ were thus namedyour street nomenclature would beget a* much uncertainty as a letter adJrcsscd to John Smith, at a city post office. I have, as you perceive, Messrs. Editors endeavorod to write yon a cheerful tetter ; and tills, too, whilst su.Tertng from Trimnu* or 77c Douloureux, (the teirned (?) doctors having not yet been able either to name or eure the thing,) in spits of hard tiroes, free niggers, Yank-e rul* and ruin, and all the other ills to which Southern flesh is now subject-?and why not? It has always ainaxed me to see what pains some peopla take to maks themselves miserable i To eueh I commend the philosophy of the fol-> lowing lines: "Oh ! life is a stream, and man la the boat* Destined on its surface lo float. And joy is a cargo so easily stored, lie's a fool who takes sorrow abo-trd." That is my opinion decidedly, if a p?or d?1 can, by any manner of means, refuse the dolor I Yours truly, P. A. T. P. 8.-?Miss Hitlle H has just returned from a wedding nt a neighbor's house, where Col S and Miss L. were made happy, after an engagement of 18 years I U?w wide of llie mark was llisl \l ?l? ?- ? ? J> poet wh?n he wrote, "Though love U werm nwhile i'. toon gry w* col J,'' do. Speaking of person* who have tlio hnrdi| boo I, in aueh timet, to marry, iiaUirtlly '"Ktf"*'* dookaya, end donkeys, mules.? Mulct hereabout are tlmott wholly unsnl* able at toy price. A frlrnd tell* uie (hut he taw a drove-of mule*, belonging to a Keatuckian, told at auction in Augusta, tome weokt tinee. The brat young mulct sold for $t5 and $S0, and old ooo* for a great deal lett; one old fellow, a Very good animal, being bid off for $12. At the " snake eeaton " will toon be on you in Greenville, f..r a caul ion to the boy*, it may not he amine to tell litem, that on the 221 fntt, a negro boy. tome twelve yotra old, living near thia, ran a rabbit with iiia dog* Into tha clay bank of an uprooted ire*. Tbe hoy put hit Lend in a hole, into which lie tuppaaed the rabbit had gon?( when he f?lt a aharp (nick on one ot hit linger* ; on pulling out hit band lie ohacrred one ot the finger* bleeding, lliloking lit had tliruat it agnintt a splinter, as ha raid, he put baek Ida liaud, a *d instantly feeling another wound he drew it baek again, and with a large snake clinging to hit fingee I Tha boy, when bitten, war a half mile from home and alone. II* ran to Id* mother's house at apeedtty at lie conld, but lilt tongue wee already to mncb swollen that, the above facts could alone be elicited from Idm. With everr effort to htm th? poor l>oj dN in two hoars. Tho rep tile was doubtless a rattlesnake. 8 A. T. _ P 11 1 1 . - 'li.. Mam AMD Wira.?We litre sometime? beard ministers, In closing a marriage ceremony, say: " I pronodheo you u*nn ??d >r>fe." In an account of a grand malrimeuial affair la Brooklyn, a> few days ago, the papers oaed the seme expression, " they wore made man and wife." We never hear the announcement, or aee it In print cither, bat we are reminded of a very lust criticism made Upon It in our hearing twenty years sgo, hy a certain Theological Professor, when be cwme across it in a work of Dr- Smith, of Charleston. When Jie rend it he stopped and exclaimed : " Just as thongh the men was not a man before he mnrried him. Why not say huiboml and wifo? theso are eorelative term*?man and wife are not." This is a hint for preachers. Let 'Squires follow their own corrse?KreAany. The above reminds us of a too resent practice of registering namea at hotels. "Mr, e I And litdsJ* AS if Lhn WnK w ? aaKama/l to acknowledge the lad/ u bin wi.e?or for ome otKtr matxn. We also recollect of an acquaintance onco wbo had but lately been married, introducing bia wife aa ??/ teaman. To 1>y? IUack.-?Dissolve I pound extract of logwood ia 6 gallon* of water, boiling it for a few minute* in an iron pot. add a tablespoonfnl of eop peres, 1 ox. of vitriol in b gallons of soft water, putting the articles to be colored first in the vitriol, then boil them 2 hours in the logwood, stirring them often ; then dip them in a strong lather of home made soap tmU, to set the color,. Sweet skimmed milk it very good, # **? J ' <y.~ ?.. j '. _. . -J . I'H CAROLINA. MARCH 18 The Twinsla form and feature, face and limb, I grew so like my brother That folks took me for liiin, And each for ono another. It piuzled all, both kill) and kin; It reached a dreadful pitch; For ouo of ua wae bora a twin. And not a soul knew which. Ouo day to make tbo matter woree, Before our names were filed, At we were being washed by nurse, We got completely mixed. And ao you soe, by fate's decree, Or rather, nurso's whim? My brother John was christened " me," And I was chrhtened " him." The fatal likeness erer dogged Our footsteps when at school, For I was always getting floggwd If John turned out a fool. In fact, year sfter year, the same Absurd mistake went on, And when I died the neighbors camo And buried brother John. Bcoi* tub Dat with God.?Thero are many I toiling ones whose tiino is not at their own com round. But thcro is not ono who cannot hold converse with God. His ear can hear timid the elanu and roar of machinery or the hum ol hundreds of voices. The heart can go np to him, uo matter what tho surroundings.? Wherever Abraham pitched his tent, there he rnlsod tip an niter to the Lord, go, wherever tho Christian heart is, there is also nn accnptn. bio altar from which tho inceni>e of prayer aud praise may ascend. Yot thore arc but a few who may not, if they will, find time and ptaoe fur private communion with God before entering on tho morning'* duties. I.utber, in his busiest seasons, felt that praying-Gum was never lost. When remarkably pressed with laltprs, he would say, " 1 have so much to do that I cannot get on without three hours a day praying." Sir Matbew Hale also hears testimony : ' If I omit praying and reading God's word in the morning, nothing goes well all day." IIow many of us may uud hero the cause ,of many of our failures, and consequent discontont and loas of happiness. Bkoas to I.auan.?A clerical friend, at a celebrated watering piaro, met a lady who seemed bororing on the Prink of the grave. Her cheeks were hollow and wan, hor manner listless, her Jteps languid, and iter brow wore the sovere contraction so indicative both of mental and physical suffering, so tht* sho woe to all observers an object of sinccrvst pity. gome years afterward ho encountered this same lady, but so bright, and fresh, and youthful?so full of healthful buoyancy and so joyous in expression?that ho began to question himself if he had not deceived himself with regard lo her identity. " Is it possible," said he, " that I see before mc Mrs. B., who presented such i ddoful appearance at the springs a few years ago?" " The very saino." " And pray tell me, mudstn, Hie secret of ] your cure ? What means did vou u.?o to at tain to furt) vigor of mind and body?to audi I cheerfulness and rejuvenation'?" " A very fiinplo remedy," returned fbe, wiili a beaming fuce. " I flopped worrying and began to laugh?that waa all. Tai.kixiI Fisk.?Ludicrous blunders somotliner occur In caret when ignorant perron* attempt the use of langungo about the menning of which they know nothing. Nut long rinco, whilo travelling from PitUburg to Cincinnati, two rather verdant rpeciinenr of the female sex eame on hoar<l the boat at one of the landing, whom, for the take of distinction, wo will call Mary and Jane. Now, Mary had her eye-teeth cut, or In other wordr, waa acquainted with the rules and regulations which govern genteel society. Jane, the younger, had never mixed in socieiy to any extent. Her language was such as sbo had heard among hor rustic acquaintances. Mary was aware of this fact and therefore cautioned her to obaerve how ahe (Mary) acted, aud govcru herself accordingly. Shortly after, while seated at tho dinner-table, the waiter asked Mary what part of the fowl sho would have. She informod him in a very polito inanucr that it was "perfectly immaterial." lie accordingly gavo her a piece, nnd then inquired of Jane what part she would prefer. " I believe I will take a picco of the immaterial too." NxwarArER Laws.?For the Instruction and guidinuee of some who rony possibly need information on tho subject, we copy the following s Postmasters ?ro required to give n<lvire hy letter when a subscriber doea not take hla paper from the uHoe ; and give the reason for its not being taken. Neglecting to do ao inakca the Poatmastar roapoaaiblo to tho publisher for tho payment. Any person who takoa a paper regularly from the poet office, whether he has subscribed or not, is responsible for the payment for the subscription. Any one ordering his paper discontinued must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may snntinuo to send it nntil payment la uinde and collect the whole amount, whether it is taken from the fits. A lady fund occasion to call upon a d*-oti?l to have Iter tooth filled.? ' Among those filled were two front ones, and w hen in a pleasant mood the lady's face shone with smile*, while polt-hed ?old giil'.ered from the upper incUor*. heee were < be rved with admiration by her little niece, who, by and hy, *e riously temaiked: '* Aon; Mary, I wi6h 1 had copper-locd lee b like jouts." pigi EVENTS ' - - J > . 18G8. A Pi van"* Stout.?About a hundred yours go l ime divers descended ill a boll into the ] sen off the Isle of Slan, to scnrch for trcasur s. . A venturous spirit?probably the greatest liar , on flic Island?descended nlono, and kept pull- , Ing for more rope until so tnuoh line was ex- ( buusted that it was calculated he had attach- , u 10 uim a rope longer (linn twice tlie dis- | tanoe from tlie moon to tbe enrili. When he j came up be had a pretty story to toll. Tho bell bad gone down below the flsli counjry, j into a pare region paved with coral and shining pebbles. There were huge streets there and squares ornamented witli pyramids of crystal, while the buildings were of motber-ofpcarl, cinbdfcscd with patterns of colored shells ' Going through u passage, dragging tho bell aflcr him, be found himself in a large room in 1 which were amber chairs and table. The floor win of rough diamonds, toporcs, rubies and 1 pearls. Why not bring up sumo of them ? * Very true, a few of these would havo baon ' worth a thousand wrccke, but, unfortunately, ' they woro closely wedged in and cemented. > On the jasper walls hung, attached by strings, ' chains, cnscanets and rings, of finely cut pre- 1 clous stones, Ilie walls and stays of earth. I lie had just edged himself within a fi-ot of ' these, when, unfortunately, he was drawn back from waut of line. If the rogue had not line enough, ho spun n j yarn long enough, and such n ono ns whisky , seldom before inspired.?('?( #//? J/? ?/. | "Tommy, my son, what nr?r yon going to | do w ill. that club 1" " Send it to the editor, of course." " But what a-e you going to send il to the editor (cr T' t 'Cause he says if any body will scud him a club he will send them n paper." Tha mother cntue very near fainting, but I retained consciousness enough to nsk : " llut, Tommy dear, what do you suppose ho wants witli n club?" " Well I don't know," replied tbc hope- j fill urchin. " unless it is to knoek down subscribers ns don't pay for iheir paper." A NTokkry Tkaoiikr.?In my drink ' ing days I had a fiiend who hud n ' monkey which he valued at n high pi ice. Wo always to>>k hint on otir ' chct.nnl parties. .lie shook all otir chestnuts for us, nnd when he could uot shake them off. he would go to the very end <>f the limb and knock them I off with J?i< fi-t. One d-ty we stopped | at a tavern and drank freely. About half a glass of whiskv was left, atul Jack look the glass ami drank its Con tents, the eff.-cU of which soon brought | him into fall operation? kipping, hopping and dancing most entertainingly. Jack was drunk. living eix in nuni her, il was agreed that wo should come I next day and get Jack drunk again I and have spoil all day. I called in the | morning at u.y fiKind's house, who wenl alter Jack. Hill instead of being as u?ual on liis box, lie was not to be seen. We looked inside, anil llero lie was, crouched up in a lieap. "Come out liero." saiil bis Humor. Jack came oul on iliree legs, apply ing hi* fore paw Co bia bead. Jack bad tho headache. He full just as I fell many a morning. He was sick and couldn't gc. So we put it off three dars. We then inei, and while drinking, a glass was pro*id i'd for Jack. Hut where was lief? Skulking hef.ind the clraira. "Come here. Jack," said his mas Fer, " and drink," holding a glass out to hiin.? Jack iel rented ; and as the door ojtcn cd slipped out, and in a moment was | oil tlie top of the house. Ilis master went mid called him down. lie. however refused to obey. Mv friend got a cow-kin and shock it at him, which : the monkey disregarded, and continued cn the ridgejrole, still obstinately diao bedient. His ina-ter got a gun aid pointed it at hint, but uneuccer.-ful v. Jack fctrppod over to the back of the building. * lie then gut two guns, and bad one pointed on each side of the houte, when the monkey, seeing his had case, whijiped upon the chimney, and got down in one of the (lues, and held on by hi* fore-paws. My fiieiid kept that monkey twelve years afters -. ...I- k... ^...I.l .... ... :-M _ i moimii iahiui neirr jtrevaii oil mill to taste another drop of whl kv. [Little Cleaner. To Sjiokb Hkp.k.? Mr. lioht. K Wright. of Alleutoivn. has in hi* employ a half grown black hot. who latcly came from-the South. On Monday, Mr. Wright gave the hoy A one-dollar bill, with order* to purcha*H roine material for making a smoke in the smoke-house. The youth stalled off and, with all good in I en lion*, he pur ehased twenty scgar* at five cents each With these he returned home, and in obedience to his master's instruction*, as the boy thought, without saying n word to any one, w?-nt to the Smokehouse, and shutting him*adf therein, eoimnenccd to smoke the tiK-nt wi;h t lie -segai*. 11 is lengthened absence I..... J I .LV.t nwMfiM'u rurpriitu hi UIO iiuukc, Hilt] H member of ihe family - went in search, and on opening the^ktnoke house door, ilie ??oy w*? found Vpdetlv rotted, and putting away at (lit* eighteenth Mgitr, in the dense atnoke. A* the door via* opened, and the obedient boy seeing the atnoke pass out, exclaimed : " Shu', up (l;t door dar. ?>on't )ou neo do smoke goen out?'* Mf. Wright offer* 1 ' a dollar more for a similar trick. [Pas'on Preu. I i . * ~?- hi NO. 43. r??? = i. i r Patrick's Atticmft at Gkrman.? Frcdeijck, ll:?j Great. cf Prussia, bad ? jiprti mania for enlisilng gigantic aolj tiers into the Royal Guard*, and paid in enormous bounty to bis recruiting .fticerH for getting thcra. One day the ecruiting sergeant chanced to spy*# Hibernian who was at least seven feei ligh ; lie accosted him in English, and reposed that he aiiould enlist. The .,f ?.5ft.nr? i;/~ ?-? - ? ? ? ? w. .uunni j me nuu i% mr^o DOIIDIT to delighted Patrick, that he immedf* st? Iv consented. ' lint unluM you can speak German, the king will not give you so much." ' Oh, said rlie Irishman, M sure itV I ilt'it don': know a word of German," Hoi," said the sergeant, * three words will he suflicient, and these yoU :an learn in a short time. The king knows every man in the Guards. At i<>on as he sees you. he will ride. Up' Mid ask you how old you are. Yort will say 4 Twenty seven.' Next, bow long have you beec in' service t yotf. tnust reply, 4 Three weeks.' Finally, if you are provided with clothee and re* lions | you will answer, 4 Loth.'" Pat soon learned to pronounce hi? triswers, hut never dreamed of learning ]iie->tions. In three weeks he appeared* efore tho king, in review. His majeev rode up to him, Paddy stepped "orward with 44 preaont arms." " How old are vou f" said the king.* 44Three week*," said the Irishman. 44 IIow long have you been in thw service ?" asked his majesty. 41 Twenty seven years." *4 Am I or you a fool ?" roared tto king. 44 Moth," replied Patrick, who Wtf instantly taken to the guard-room, but [lauloned l>y the king after he under' stood the facts of the case. Gen. Lkk.?Not a great while aftef Gen. Lee assumed the duties of Presi* ilwtii of Washington College, at Lexington, Va., he was taking his custom* ary afternoon vide; and when some' distance from (he village, he was uiet hy a pedcsliian, who saluted hint, and halting suddenly, asked in full brogue' il he were 4" Oiitnerl Lee." On beinganswered affirmatively, the Irishman said : "An it's me that's glad to git the' sight <>f ye, G inner I. Would ye mind, sir, a* 1M ji?i giee ye a bit iv a cheer!" ' Oil," said iho General, " I think weM as well dispense wilh that" ' Hedad, sir, I think Til hare to do' it, anyhow." And he theieupon whirled his hat enthusiastically around his head and* gave a lusty " three cheers " en tuirc?doubtless to the General's great, though unexprossed, amusement an<f his owu satisfaction. [Southern Home Jovrnal. Goon IIams.? After hams have befttr smoked, take them down, and thoroughly ruh the flesh part with molasses, then immediately apply giound or powdered pepper, by spiiukling on as much as w ill slick to the molaasek, when they must be hung up again to ilrv. IIams treated in th:s manner will kei p pel fret ly sweet for two or' hree years. This must be done before the fly deposit* its eggs, for after1 (bat is done, nothing will slop their1 ravages. The above has been practiced in our section for twenty years, ifcT soaking is necessary. One pint of ma-' lasses and one and a half m i pound* of Mack pepper ere sufficient' for any ordinary family. Try (kit; phkir if you want good sweet Lame. Tub tim? s aro hard, business dull1 and pro*pee a for the future are chert* less enough, but don'l be gloomy;? It will do no good, but on the contrary it wid do hat in to yourself and others Keinetuber that somewhere or otlrey on tliis little earth the sun i? always" shin* ing, the birds are always tinging and the flowers aro always blooniiirg.?' When it U dark in one place it is fight' in another. It may he cold and dreary here, but it is sunny and bright somewhere else. Then the Father of all still1 reign*. Ilia heavens are above us; lilt earth beneath u? ; 1 lis providence around us; and Ilia mercies are toward us always. Let faith shut our doors at night ami mercy open '.Item in the morning'. "Trust in the I*>rd and do right, and verily thou shalt be fed." it still* the" ptotnuo and will never fail. A hi.yin o machine has been invented^ by an Knglish lawyer, lie has a steam' engine fl led with wiNg*. with which lie luienua to convey passengers through' the nir. As editor ont Wot offer# his entire' establish ment-etilw-cribers' account*, Ac., for n clean bbirt and ;? good meal of victuals. Tiik ivmobma legislator* have voted them elvc* ten daily paper* each.? 'I hey go ii> for the news at all events. LtTTi.it gir1<? believe in tlie man in be moon?bur guU believe in the man' in the honey jnoi n. Mkk. like book*, have at ench end a blank leaf?childhood and old a^c.