Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OhiriMtM in Oldeu Tiaic. commodoab aultlittik killon, thk rimt captain op thk o it km an xu iltsb company., Alwndir GMIon, mora farriliarlv koown m Commodore Gillon, badDg occupied a eery prominent poaition da log the revolutionary struggle, nod, Aer the termination of the war, having takea a prominent part in the affairs of the (State and nation, we will give the following brief sketch of hie eer?ice*. Commodore Gillon was a man of eery iao personal appearance, and of a wary acute, well cultivated mind, lie aoetd converse in seven different language*, and write in Ive of them. lie wa* horn in Rotterdam in 1741; hi* familv being one of tbeoldeat and ino?t wealthy in that great commercial city. In 17^7 and 1778 the port of Charleston wa* blockaded by several British cruisers. At one time three of them were particularly troublesome. There was bet one armed vessel in port at that lima, and alia was but a poor tnatehjbr either of the British vessels singly. Alexander Gillon, at that time Captain of the German Fu-ilier Company, and eiten-ively engaged in mercantile pursuits in Charleston, volunteered to go out against the three with this single weseel. if -the Governor would sanction it. and sutidIv him with a suitable num ber of marine* in addition to tbe crew of the vessel. The propositi was accepted, nod the marines drafted from tbe /egulars in the eervice of the State. Cap**in Oillon di?gui*ed hi* vessel by a*rent of tarpeotine end a change of rigptf to loon like a merchantman. 1*7 with *eereejr and great di* patch, the eecret enttnie* on shore could riot notify the British of the change* made and movement* contemplated by the American*. Captain Gillop went to aea while the enemy were in right, but at some di* encet end a little Mattered. Captain Oillon, in hi* assumed character, pretended to run away from tbe Dritisb cruiser*. and concealed all hi* men vn der hie trindward railing*. One of ?h? enemy pwraned him, and tbo* became at n Mill greater dhtaace front hie comrade*. When he came op wfcb Cap tain Gillon** veeeel, be ran alongside with the utmost confidence. Captain GiUpn then threw hi* grappling iron* on heard, and, at the head of hi* marl oca, boarded the BiilWb veeeel, and aaptnred her with very little |o?? on { either aide. Captain Gilloo then divided hi* nria oner* between the two vessels, and scoured them under the batches. He aleo divided hi* men and officer* between the two vessels, and oonaidered himself a match for the two remainino blocked sr?, ?bU and willing to fight lbea, if fighting ?bould b? necessary ; tUI lit prowidtJin disguise. fl? k?pt tb? BiitUb flag flying on bin prize, and reversed tb? American flag on hie own Timl, over which be hoisted ike Briiiab ? ? to indicate that bia vessel had been captured, and not the other. The two then made eaay aail towards the British vessels. On coming up with tbe first, be ran alongside in Iter comrade which be bad jost eaptnred, and surprised her by boarding without firing a gun. The third Moesa?)er seeing no fight, and bearing no firing, suffered herself to he eurrottfcded before the could suppose tb#y were her enemy's vessels; but *ben their flags were, et a given signal, *11 displayed In form, she found that escape was Impossible and resistance melees; aha, tksrs&we, sunendered at discretion, Glltbn returned in trinmph 9M0 vaarirston with h?s prises, and thii brilliant sxptoit transferred him from lb eonetiag house to the quartet de:k oi the finest frigate then afloat. The Legislature of South Carotin* sesoleed to porohaM or buiM tbnae friMUft hi Fraooe, and to bare a Com mo dote and three Captains to oommanc lkf> Captaia Oilloe wee eocordieglj eleeted, Commodore, and John Jov ner William Rubelwe and John McQueei eleeted Captains. Thsj were com mis si owed by President Ran lias Lowndn lath* spring of 17X8, and sailed l< Vranee, taking with them a great dea of indigo, riee and IoImmoo, the product ef the eonntry. to supply the funds ne aweary tor the ouiflts of. the thret frignte*. On thw 8th Moreniber. 1777, prio lo. the eleetien of Captain Oillon a Commodore ef the narai furaea of Soetl Carolina, ha wrote to Henry Leoreaa President of Congress, proposing to g< f i REFLi niiin Ml mi\ rnmmm ' . '*/ . ' *. Odt lb frnlnce Mid Holland, wh?r? l wm well known m i Hitrthul, for tfc p?rpoM of ending out rupplfo* of brn inmitBiiioD, (Hoihiag end Mohoy, wbic *?ri much wanted at that time \<j Cor ft CM, M #111 M OJT Si>ii in v/iivviuidr The offer tb accepted by Cobgre** but before Captain Gtllon *? eotiSv of it, be reoeived tbe eottitnlttioh < Commodore fo tbe navy of South Cute line. Captain Gillon aeoepted the eoit miseton tendered him by South Care Una, under tbe im|iHMiiw that liie ow State had the prior right tohkeeHtee Commodore Gilloki did not sail unt tbe mouth of September. 1798. II variooe detection* be wa* prevente from reaching France until the first < tbe following year. A navy board waa established !i Sooth Carolina to forward auppliea t Commodore Gillon by remitting th produce of tbe country to Europe. Tb shipment* were so frequently capture* by tha enemy that nothing waa pur ebased by Commodore Oilloa excep omeclothing and ammunition for th ' use cf tbe State, and that on a credit A large frigate, called tbe Indian had bean built in Holland, nt Am?ter data, by order of the King of France for tba United States, at tha instance u Dr. Fraohlio. And tba command of he offered to the celebrated John Pnu Jones. But, a? a neutral na'ioa, thi Government of Holland waa obligad t< interfere and prevent lie destination The frigate was tbf* sold, and purcha* ed by ilie Duke of Luxemburg, a sub jeet of France. Commodore Gillon hat not tbe Artid* for purchasing the frigati but he bired ber from the Duke o Luxemburg for three years, engaging to return ber also to pay over to thi owner one-fourth of her prise money Alter emitting men and marines for he craw, be found Iter too Urge to be (lost ed out of the TexeL However, afte great difficulty and much delay, thi was got over the bar in August, 1781 and was called the 8outh Carolina ? Her armament consisted of twenty eight Swedish 86 pounders on he main deck, twelva Swedish 12-ponn dam on her forecastle and quarter deck* with *iltr?nine seamen and two hun dred and eighty marine*. The Sontl Carolina waa equal to many sixty gui ships of that day. Commodore Gillon first cruised ii the European seaa and captured a num bar of valuable prises, which were sen into friendly European ports. lie af'er wards crni*ed off the American coa* and the West Indie*, where he captures ten more prises, which he sent lnt< I II..-ana for sale. While refitting in Havana. Com modore GHJou united with the Spani?l allies of America, iogptk?? wttl. severs American privateere then in that port in an expedition against the Bah am Islands. In May, 1762. he sailed fron Havana, cominandar of a fleet of eighty two veseelt, Spanish and American? He succeeded hi reducing the Bahama from the British to tb* Spanish Govern ment, and left them ctndet a Spanial Governor, supported by about ergh hundred regular troops. Shortly aftar the surrender of lb Bahama Islands, the South Carotin parted from her confederates, and arrive in Philadelphia. Hera sha was complett ljr relKted, when Uomm<xlort Oillon n signed and left her in command c Captain John Joyncr, hie net*, in rani The South Carolina was nrbeeqoeatl captured bj three British frigate*. ] was charged that ?he was shameful) surrendered without re?i*taftee. The particutara of the surrender a< a* follows * When the South Carolir ailed from Philadelphia, after reflttinj the British in New York knew it i welt as her own crew. The New Yoi paper* even announced her day of eai ing, and offered to wager that *1 would l>e brought into ibat port with a given number of day*. She Mi tl Cape* of Delaware at the time announ ed by the New York paper*, and *hoi Iy after three British cruiser* joined pursuit of her. When the enemy can iihin gunehot, on# of the 96-poundei by order of an officer, wao fired et ll nearest vessel, and the ball pas* * ibeoogb her cabin near the quarter g? 1 leriee, showing what more might ! 1 don? with a determined effort. At 4h | Captain Joyner, who bad not previot ; ly been seen daring the chess, can out of bis cabin, not ia tba usual dr< > of an officer going into battle. but wi his bead fre?hly powdered, with I best naval uniform on, decorated wi I gold lacing and epaulets, as if going 1 n dinner party. Instead of ordering . general lire to be opened on Ibe eneu ? he reprimanded the officer in ibe pi aenoe of bie men for having fired th 1 gun without hie perminion. Not a > other gun wm fired bf the South Cat I line, and abe wee surrendered witbc > further rebalance. Captain Jojrner a put oa ei>ore in New York, arid ?< ? ,about oa bia parole, wbiiat bi? offlet aad erew were eoafined in priaoa abij r The offioere aad crew were loud in tb I exclamations agaiaat Captain Jorner i aeeoant of bia unexpected eondoet f ibis affair, believing ac tbej. did tl > ibe South. Carolina could, bare sunk. f\W Aj^Hr - ? k^H r ? , lit - - ? > ?M?? 4 lsx of p< GKK BWV1LI.E. SOUTH C. it I had oi l M *be BritUh frigate*, and ie mijbt hiv< nwped from the other two. j t I alto believed that the Sooth Cero I b Kna'hvd bMi) sold ind her crew also. Iq March. 1784, (he Legislature of _ 8outh C arollna constituted a Court of i; Naval oiQv ??, then out of coramiw>ion, d for the trial of Captain Jnyuer, at his jf request, for th?? !<* the frigate. The Commission acq uftted him. I The mission of vCommoJore Oillon to >- Holland, hia native gentry, il wassuph potod would be llen^l with many k. advantage to the State, tftld others inil teVesled lh it. But, unfor'unately, it v proved otherwise. d After the close of the Revolutionary if war. Commodore Oillon continued in high estimation and influence io South n Carolina, associating in all the active 0 duties of a good cltieen. lie was Sene aior in Congress for Inany years ; and, e when nu so delegated, served in the 1 8tate Legislature, xUt) In the Conven- < > lions by which the Fetfet-nl Constitution 4 wae adopted, and thJtl of the State < e amended. On one of iliCse occasions, I. io a debate which occimed, Mr. Char- i ,t lee Pinckney introduced a Latin quota- I . tion to alucidate the subject under dU- i ,f cushion, which vsry few of thoae present i f undersloixl. When Mr. Pinckney re- 1 r sumed his seat. Commodore Oillon re- < I plied to him, and In the Course of his I d remarks observed M that the learned I 5 gentleman bad enlightened the minds | of bis audience by a Latin sentence, and t he would follow his good example, as < . far as possible, but would prove the ra i ] verse of his position by a quotation < e from Iligb Dutch, ehioli he hoped t - IJ t iS ss a - ? - f woniu ue equally well understood by i t hi* hearer*.4* Commodore Gillon Ihen i 9 gave the Ilouae a sentence from a Dutch author, which he assured them wan ap , r plicable to the subject before the Assent , blv. It i* needle** to add that theie , T were no more quotation*, during that < t cession, from the dead or foreign Ian- , , guajjea. When President Washington ?i?i!ed . Charleston, Commodore Gillon whs t>ne , ( , of the Cominiitee of Arrangement* ap- . . pointed to provide for lri? entertain- , tneiit. At the supper of a public ball ? given to the distinguished guest. Coinj, miolore Gillon was requested to fill the | , placet at the head of the table. With that ready tact which characterized all ^ hi* undertakings, he handed Mr*. Shub ( rick to (he *ea( opposite to President ( Washington, site being the handsomest matron in the assemblage; and. next t to hiin, on the right, was jdaced Mi** 1 ^ Claudia Smith, the most witty and ??? 1 ciable of the young ladie*?thus judici ously enhancing all the pleasure* of the ' entertainment. ' The 9tate Ilouae in Charleston, (now ! known a* the Court Ilouae.) having b?*n partialis destroyed by Are in 1788, ' the Legislature at it* next tee-ion, which * wm held lb the hall of the Exchange 11 or Cuitom House, (it having bwn fbted , hastily for lb# occasion with plain bench* ^ ** and temporary b*ndi?*, not svsn ' M painted,) was sailed upon to rebuild it. | The members of lbs Legislator# not 1 only appropriated money to re build >( the house for a Court House, hut re solved to boild a town also. They era braced the opportunity to remove the 1 * seat of government Iroin Charleston to 1 d a central position in tlip State, and 1 there to erect the necessary public build 1 ings. In this part of the proceedings the members acted pith much harmony, ' hut alien the question arose about the J particular location .f tha town, there arose a contention among several wtio J owned land in the interior, each of them insisting that his land .was the 'a best situated for the purpose. General la Sumter owned large tracts of land on If, the Waleree River, aad, in anticipation m of a removal of the seat of government, >k had commenced building a Tillage some l? time prior to the destruction of ths ie Slate lloure. which lie called Siateburg. in Colonel Wade Hampton, Colonel T. ie Taylor, Commodore Gillon and others, c- owned lands on tbe Cungarn River, t end ihe neighbors of eech united in adin vocating tbe relative merits and adv*nrte taget of each position. In the discussion rs, which ensued, a personal dispute arose fie between General Sumter and Comrooed dore Gillon, Without a me'sage or il< pre-concert, each came the next mors> be ing Into tbe l!au*a, armed with a small is, sword, the weapon usually worn at that is time by gentlemen for defence. Here tie were two game cocks, gaflfed and pittas ted; bad either of them crowed, the lb other woold probably have etruck. and lis bloodshed ensued. Oue of tbe mem h hers, whom l)r. Johnson thinks was to Edward Hut ledge, took the earliest ?p; a porlunity of bringing the oeeurrenee to ij, the notice ot tbe House, in a very soothre ing address; and, complimenting in a ml becoming manner tbe established report tation of the two gentlemen for patriot ro ism and valor, showed them that no iut imputation could lavmtb-their eharac 'as ters, and, least of all, rliocrU a hasty or mt inconsiderate expression, ior'the warmth irs of rlebate, be oowsideredsetious By two pe. such' gentlemen.. Mr. Rutledgo eon sir cluded> by expressing tbe hope tbal the oe Boose- mould' interpose, and reconcile in tbe dlflhreoee between them.- The tat ftps aides first addressed tbe parties; and' at then' the ilboee, which happily resulted,, % 1H ? ZXPTTL^lfc AROLINA. DECEMBER 2 in lb? nmtenbl* of thl di* pUfJt The site of Columbia was finally Mrtttd for the imi of government, ' chiefly ob nci*ouHl of its central locution, m well *s It being at the head of boat navigation, whidn was an important consideration in those times when rail roads were unknown in this country. Commodore Qillon wa* appointed one of the Commissioners for survey img the town and la)in# it out into streets.? The great taste and admirable foresight displayed in the execution of this commission has ever been a source of con gratulalion. Columbia was universally acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful inland towns in the United States ere it ams subjected to the torch of General Sherman and his hord*?. The family Bible of Commodore Gillon's grandmother was extant as late as 1850, with the name "Madame Johanna LeGillon " written in it, dated 1000, and having the family coal of arms painted on the first leaf. Prior to Commodore Gillon's arrival in Charleston in 1706, he spent some Ihreti ttr four years in London afier having rcrvcd au appreniideship in a counting house in his native country. On ttoard the vessel in which Commodore Qillon came from Rnglattd to Cliarleslon, Mrs. Mary Crlpps, a widow, and iter son. John Splatl Ciipp*. were fellow jtassengers. They were highly respect?ble, genteel people, natives of Kent Jouhty, ita England, emigrating to a sew country with a considerable estate. Dommodore Gillon formed an attach inent for Mrs. CriDns durinor th? sge. and they were maiHetl ifl a few month* after their arrival. Commodore Oillon lived in a liandtotne e*tabli*hment on East Hay. tie slso had a handsome country sent :?n Ashley River, in the vieinity of the sity, next South of Middlelon Place, :nllwl Ashley Hill, Commodore Oillon became actively engaged in mercantile pursuit* in Charleston, and wa? considered a rich Dutch merchant, lie associated with liim in business one of his own country melt, Floiiun Charles Msv, and his ?tep eon, John Splatt Cripps, The Rim continued successful in business tfn lil May, 1777. at which time Commodore Oillon retired, leavng the business io the other two partners, who became j iude|>endent merchants. In 1787 Commodore Oillon became a widower^ Mrs. Oillon having died at their country seat on the Ashley River. After this lie sold the place anil settled on Conga-ee River, three or four miles above Totness, and called the place Rillon's Retreat, which he emla-Hislied with hi* usual ta?te. In 1789 lie ra*rd-d Mis* Ann Pureed, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Ilenry Pit'Cvll, rector of Si, Michael's Church. He continued to live at this delightful establishment in i lib tl?naf expensive style, and was con- I tillered a very rich man. He had a ! family or lliive cUildicn A not. ?*?* ! I an [laughters. Commodore Oillon died in 1794, at hi* retreat on (he Congaree River, in lb* fifty-third year of hi* age. Shortly after hit death, hit widow, finding (he estate considerably embarrassed, gave np the properly, and removed (o Charleston. Subserviently she removed to the town of Litchfield, in Connect!cut, where ahe might live more frugally in her reduced circumstances. She died in 1844, leaving several descendants. The above is hut a brief sfceirfi of (he public life and services of Commodore Oillon, a Revolutionary hero.? The survivors of the German Fusilier Company may well feel proud of him as one of the founders and the first Captain of that ancient corps. It Was to such heroic and determined spirit* that our country was indebted for the achievement of its independence, ar.d its subsequent rapid advancement among the nations of the earth. [Charleston Courier. Live for Otiik*h.?Go*' has written upon the flower tbal sweetens the air, upon the breeze that rocks the ftower upon its stem, upon the rain-drops that swell the mighty river, upon the dewdrop that refreshens the smallest sprig of moss that rears ha beau in the desert, upon the ocean that rocfls every swimmer to it* channel, upo the pencil led shell that deep* in the ct arna of the deep, as well a* upon the mightv tun which warm* and cheer* the million* of creature* that live in M# ligbt?upon all he ha* written, M Noot> of u* liveth to himaelC l In one of the Georgia counties the Radical negroea refused to vote because they could get no ticket* having onlv the name* of Gran' and Colfax-on them They thought the electoral ticket a rebel cheat. This is a specimen ol manhood Biitfiagx!" I iiavc the be?t wife in the vforlrl/ said-a long puttering huaband " ai/r always strikes roe witb the soft end o tbe bioom." ifeejj -"t EVENTS . 1868. How to W A8ii Kaailt.?-A liuu?? 1? .1 ?> ! ! ? in iii? i iMinr rentier. lei* u* into her seriet how to Jo this, and we here print what she savs : " I itm neither a newspaper corre pondfnl nor an mithcr^D. but for the bent-Rt of the sistei bom! wlio Jo their own washing, I waiit ttl gi vp a recipe. I which I have proved and Itilow to he good. It was given me bv it friend who has used it a Milliliter of years, and save it will not injure the clot hen.? Washing day in the most tiresome of the week ; to be sure machines and wringers have done much to ligh'en the labors, but even with these, I w?dt mote easily by using the flu;d. I wish some one wculj Ity litis recipe and see how it works. u Five pounds of satsoda, one pountl of borax, one poiwid of nil-lacked litue. Dl-SolVe the soda and hot-ax in'o one gallon of boiling water slake the lime in the same quantity of boiling water, then pour both into eight gallons of cold water ; stir a few times and let it stand until Ittornibg, w hen the clear fluid should he jenued oil into jars, ready for use. For two pail* full of water use a half pint of the compound. Soap your clothes over night, putting soap on the rolled parts. In the morning writhing lliern out and put them on to boil, flist putting some of the fluid and soap into the boiler. After boiling ten or twelve minute*) take theht nut in yotir machine or tub and the dirt will ruh tight off; then rinse well in two waters. Some will say, * 'twill not do to boil dirty clothes;' just tiy it and your clothes will look nicely, Itbd yob tt ill not he near so ltred.', ?? ?? SoMk two tears ago the Adams Express Company lost a safe containing $'204,000, by (he burning of the steam er Joseph Cfcflet oh the Mi?\i *ippi, and a novel work ia going on at prevent in the Trwiiry Lfcpari in* nt in tlie war of identifying llie charred content*. Tlie wreckers recovered the safe ?omn mon! It* hi rue. and rcrtiVi'd one third of (lie par vhKic of it* content* for their service*. The Kxpte*s Company then forwaided it to the Treasury Department, and (rrneul Spinner at ranged to have the Content* eftamined. identified and arranged for redemption ; ihe Express Company paying all expense*? To tIiia ehd three of the most arcom^ pli?!<ed afid open lady cl*ik? of the Depaitment have been detailed for the ilamination. It i* a work requiting rare hkill and wondeifnl patience. The content* were cotupo?vd of legal ten tier*, fractional cmrtncy and national bank note*, all more or lea* chaired and burned, sotne to a peibct cinder ; yet lhe-e ladie* identify note* and piece* of note* w hich sir* devoid of any trace of their original imjnint, save the indention left upon the aurface of the paper by the press, brought again into relief by the action of fire and water. Tbe wotk of examination lias been in progress about one month, and $30,000 lia*e trni iU.roifi^d ]t vv i 11 take, nearly six months to complete it. ? A' Singular Will.? A lawyer in New York was recently called on by ? maiden lady to draw up her will. She i was related to one of the oldest fami lies in New York, and has taken much frriila in ll-A f?oi a i w.. - -? t - ""J? - "K""" church goer and devo ed to it* welfaie, and now with a view of death before her eye*, she baa inslrueed her counsellor, an aged man aiid a veteran in the professional ranb*. to draw her will, flte subject mailer of lire will was as follow*: After providing tb?t her funeral ex penses be paid, and, as she allege*, having no debts to par, she demised ami beryuealhs all her salute, both real and personal, to a certain religious coipora* lion for the purpose of building a church on ground to be bought for that purpose; 'hen, after she had remained in the vault long enough, she direct* her executors to use hat dust and entire remains to make mortar with which to lay the corner stone of the edifice, thus giving all her property, both real and personal, and eveu her dust, to build a bou-e of (rod with ; and as she has devoted herself as faithfully as she knows how during her life to tire interests of her particular church, so at and af> ter her death she still does all iu her power. The wiH was so drawn. Moxter rou.sn a* w Lh.*A?i ?'In June liwtt Henry Selmer, an old man living near Can Ion, Mias., was brutally murdered f->r the money lie was known lo have in his posarsaion. The murderers only *ue<-e<Ued in gelling a small sihmin? hi greenbacks, and , the secret of ilia hiding place of the gold , was buried with him, and no clue could be found to the'hidden treasure. A'-few nights ago, Mr. J. K. Clymer, who haa been living en the place since the death ol S< liner, had a dream,-in whieh an old negro woman up peared to him and directed hiili to a rpot where the said ll"- gold wis buried. So vivid was the impression made upon hi? ' luib'd by the dream, that he immediately ? proceeded to examine the spot so oiysterif onaly oesignatcd, and, a'tur a little search, exhumed a box containing o.iOO ill g?'hl ?tweuty d-'lai pieces. J K t ' ? # ' So. 28. Tiiinos tiut I IIavk Skkm?I ht^ ?e?n a firmer build a tioute to largd thvt tlii ftiicritif turned liim out of Joort. I have neon a voting man ??ll a good farm, turn merchant, and die in an ? I HHII0 llO-pilal. I linve n'?n a farmer travel about io | much, that there wi? nothing at hditi* worth looking after I have seen a rich mun'i *on h*?fU where hi* father left oft', and and hi* father began? pennyiesA. I have seen a yoiing girl marrr il voting man of di?* dote luthiti; 1HU Hipent of it a* long a* she lived. 1 have *e?n the ettrrtvagahfc'e ami f?!lv of children bring their parent* to poverty and want, and ihtrmelvea to disgrace. I have seen a prudent, tnduitrnvi* wife, retrieve the fortune* of a family, when her husband pulled at the ollief end of the ro|?e. I have *ecn a voting man, who despised the council of the wise and advice of the good, end hi* Career in poverty and wiHchednCi*: I have seen a man spend moi* in folly than would support liia family id comfort and independence. 1 have seen a inan depart from the truth, when candor and veracity would have served liirr. a much better purpose'. I have seen a man engage ?n' a lawsuit about a trifling affair tl\*t 6o*t? Miif' mora in the end, than would have roof ed all the building* on his farm. A Singular. Fncitiknt.? A' we? known gentleman of this city related to ti? the following singular incident, which we think will bear publication t In the early part of last Siting he pu/ chased for hi* wife a full grown mocks ing bird, which had been captured in a trap, and which he forthwith cmi" fined in a cage. In the cage this bird remained during the entire summer.? Some two week* ago the g nileman di-covcred that liia bifd wa* suffering under an attack of that scoufgA of the' feathered tribe?the pip?and n-'t knowing any mean* of relieving bis little captive suggested to bis wife to lei il frte saving that it would probably cure itself.This km done aftd nothing more thought if the bird until last Sunday when, greatly to the surprise of the' entire family, the identical bird madd' its .appearance, entered the housb' through the window, alighted on liia' old cage, and suffered himself to be again placed therein. The nios* singtt* lar fealu're of the case, however, Was that the pip had entirely disappeared'.The gentleman informs us'thttY there can I e no possible doubt as to the identity of the bird, he having been able to recognize it nV once by several p? culimiiies.? Chat lesion Courier, A 1 ?utdk'h D18A8TKR?A bridal pat's ty recently arrivtd in LIou?ton from (>al> veston. As the car eontrriftfftg ti e nr*v Iv Wedded pair was Crossing the draw,the fair bride leaned'out of the window to catch a farewell glance of-the !?l?nd Cilv. Her affectionate' and' newlymade " lord and master," trembling with anxiety for the safely of her who was all the tforM n nhd the rr-st'ofmankind" to him, tenderly encircled her lender waist with Ids coat sleeve, and softly whispered. " prav take care of yourself1 ?don't (all overboard, datling!*'? Scarcely were the words out of hiff mouth, eto the blushing beauty Uttered a faint but audible scream, and sinking hack in the e(t-Mnti?f seat, pressed! her embtoidered handkerchief to her face. "Poor (tailing is frightened," I I?niu uir iw?ni? ucilVUlt'l, \ III ]>H'II t'lIC ' I wily. Hut 44 poor darling" bowed her heard and would n<>t be Consoled. To? telf the unvarnished truth, she hud- los? a set of bran new teeth ! ? 4 As old negro named Pate was'rHU'clV troubled about his sirts. PerCeiVing him one day with a dow lica-t h? k, h.a master naked the cause. " Ob,?m<i?sa, I* am such a great sirtner." 41 Hut. Pete," said his master, 44 you are foolish to take it so much to heart. You never see me troubled about iny ." 44 I know de reason, massa." sain Pete;' 44 whcrt' von go out duck hooting, and kill' one duck and wound number, don't rorV inn after de wounded duckF1 44 Yes, Pete," and the master* wondered wHrfl was coming next. 41 Well, rii?8*a, dfcr de way w id you arid tne, de debil has got yow, snTe ; he is not sure of tne? he chases dis child all de time.'' An Oath RKKtrcTKb' CJi'ON.?Mr.Komaine, hearing a man c*rT rt^ruV God to curse him. offered him a half crown if he would r? peat the oath.? Th? man star'ed, " WU?t, sir,. do vr>-,ir think I would curse my so ill for half a crown?" Mr. Uomaine Hinwerrd, " a* \iiii did it just now for nothing, 1 cMtliJ^ iTM uppove yno would refure lodc-co for* r iewnrd.,r 'flic poor (ellot* waw struck i with the reproof, end said , " May God' you, sir, and reward yott, whoever yrm are. V helicve rotVhave raved inv j , a >ul. I hope I shall ntvtl swear I a^aiti."