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' PBVOTBg TO LITERATURE, TEE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITICS &C., &C. TERMS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Lot it be Instillod into the Hearts.of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADV?NCB. BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON1, JR. . ABBEVILLE, SGOTll CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. . MARCO 1, Ml., , VOLUME VIII.?NO. 44, . rrrn? n p.-, , , , nTj.i_i___Li-iimLU?tu?,?i^m_' " ' ' *" '* ~1'' _ ? rV ^ KATE YALE'S MARRIAGE. 'If ever I marry,' Kate VhIo used ?o say, half in j?;st, half in earnest, 'the happy man?or tlie unhappy one, if you please, lml ha 1?shall he a person possessed of these qualification*: 'First, a fortune. 'Second, good looks. 'Third, common sense. 'I mention the fortune first because I ihjnk it the most needful and desirable qualification of the three. Although I never could think of marrying a fool, or ? man whoso ugliness I should be ashamed of, still I think to talk sense for the <one, and shine for the other with plenty of money, would be preferable to living obscure with a handsome, intellectual man ?to whom economy might he necessary.' I do not know how much of this sentiment came from Kate's heart. She undoubtedly indulged in lofty ideas of station and style?for her education tn the duties and aims of life liad been di-fieienf, or rather erroneous ; but that she was capable of deeper, better feelings, none ever doubted who had obtained even a partial glimpse of her true woman's nature. And the time arrived when Kate was to take that all-important step of which she had spoken so lightly?when site was to demonstrate to her friends how much of her heart was in the words we have ju9t At tlie enchanting age of eighteen slie had many suitors, hut as she nevor gave a seriou3 thought to mo-e than two, we will follow her example, and, discarding all others cxccot these favored ones, consider their relat<ve claims. If '.his were any other than a true story, ' I should certainly use an artist's privilege, j and aim to produce an effect hv making ' a strong contrast, between t^e two favor j ed individuals. If I could have mv own j wa}~, one should be a poor genius and something of a hero; the other a wealthy fool and somewhat of a knave. But the truth is? Our poor gouius was not much of a genius?not very poor, either. Me was I by profession a leftover of nmjic. ami' lie could lire v?*ry omf.irtahlv by the oxer rise thereof?without, tiie nn.>-t dist.uit hope, however, '?f over aUainin? to wealth. Moreover, F?anciJ Mii ot. i os sessed excellent, qtialil.u?, ?? Irch onti?i.-d ! him to l?i> called h\ i'l<Ui'lv people a *'li e j (character," bv hi? e?nn|?tirii'?Hf?, a *ti<>|>l ] good fellow,1 anH by th? indie* gc frnllv, ! a 'darling * JVaU? CMIU'1 "('in 'I l"il Air. IT 'ik', ; and he knew it. He w:?8 certain she j?. ' terrcd his society eve* to tha? of Mr V ' ! lington, whom alone be saw fit t? 1 < ? ' with the appellation of riv.-.l This Mr We'li-.!^' .r. ( is < nn;>atii< ncalled litm 'Duke.') vmc > <> :?"<???' or lmnif j back, as I cmld have wished !.im ?<> In* j in order to make a good story On tin- ; contrarv. lie. was a rr.an ?.f ieii-e. j looks and fin.- uianne.-, -1.1 the-' . i nothing of the knave ah t'H 1 i?>i. ? 1 cotiM ever ascertain. Beside this, his iwon: was sufTi > i,: ?u enable him to live superbly. Al-<>. lit* whs considered two or t.hre? degrees hand,, aomer than Mr. Frank Mmot. Tlierefi>re, the only tiling on which j Frank had to deiipr.d was the power In* ! possessed over Kate'a sympathies and i /iffections. The Duke, although just, the man for her in every sense, being blessed with a fortune, good lo<i^ and commo aenae?had nevor been able to draw the e out, and the amiable, conceited Frank, was not willing to believe that f he would suffer mere worldly consideration to con irol the aspirations of the heart. However, one day, wheo he pressed her (o declare his fate, slio said to him with a sigh. 'O, Frank I afn sorry we ever met!' 'Sorry ?' Yes: for we must part now.' 'Parti' repeated Frank, turning pale. It was evident he had not expected this. 'Yea?yes/ said Kate, .casting down i her head with another piteous sigU. jfranfc sat by her side, lie placed his arm a.rniind hnr urnint wiMmnl lipiwlint* her feeble resistance, he lowered his vo ce, and talked to lier until she?proud ]?ate ?wept bitterly. 'Katie,' said he, then, with a burst of passion. 'I know you love me; but vi u are proud, ambitious, selfish! Niw, if you would have leave you, say the word and I go.' 'Go;' murmured Kite, 'go.' 'Have you decided ?' whispered Frank. I have.' 'Then, love, farewell." * He took her hand, gazed a moment, teuderly and sorrowfully, into her huantiful, tearful face, aud ihen clasped her to his hoaom. She permitted the embracc 1 She ev&o gave way to the impulse and twined her arms about hia neckj but in a moment her resolution came to her aid,-and ah< pushed uuui ii?r WHO a Slgll. 'ShftH I go?' he articulated. A feeble yes from her lips?and an in* etant later she wa.i lying on the sofa, sob bing and weeping alone. To tear lite tenacious root of love out of Ijer heart had cost her more than she had a nticipat*d, and the certainty of h goldeu life of h.xury proved but a poor consolation, it seemed, (or the sacrifice she had made. < -She lay long upon the sofa, I nay, sobbing and weeping passionately. Qrad uallv her erief aiiiienmd to exi.aust ityo.t' Her tears caused u? flow and at length her ?yps and cheeks w?re dry. Her bead wag pillowed on her arm, and her face wa? hall bidden in a flood oJ.-ourla. V The struggle was over. The aguiij was pafct. tJneaaw Mr, Welln.gtou en terj sad.rose cheerfully to ifieut'hiih. Hm maimer* pleased her; * his situation and *. fortune,fascinated her more. > lie offered H^bjs frand; she accepted ii. A ki? scaled \ho engagement?but it watf n^t ^SXSVvv.' such a kiss as Fri^flMae^y?iven iter, and she could scarce rW@u8lfel>. There wns a sr.l<^55EfflMfayr Splen <1 icily attire'l, <1 azzlijth her beauty tlnw nHorn^KB^^^^Bery thing around swimming in atmosphere of a fairy lani^^^^^^^Lu her hear" to the man hel^^^^^^^^not her love-?Had chosen. But'certainly ambition-cmWBJ^J|^re made a better olioice. Already she saw herself surrounded by a mngnificent court, of which she waa the acknowledged and admired queen. The favors of fortune were showered unon her: she floated luxuriously upon the smooth and glassy wave of a charmed life. Nothing was wanted in the wh'ole\?cir? cle oi her exigence to adorn it, and ' tfiAce it bright with happiness. But she\wa3 notlnng in discovering that that there w|is someting wanting in her breast. Iler friends were* numerous, her husband tender, kind and losing ; but all the attention and affection could not fill her heart. She had once felt its chord of sympathy moved by a skillful touch?she had not known the heavenly charm of the deep delicii 113 harmony, and now they were silent?motionless, muflled so as to Bpeak in silks and satins. Th?*?e chords were si ill and soundless. Her heart was dead; nor.n t??e less so because killed by n rrrvltlnr* elistf liovinflf I'nntvn frA the life of sympathy in it unronsoled by the life of luxury. In short, Kale in time byname magnificently miserable, splendidlv unhappy. Then a chane" brcnme apparent to her . husband. Tie could not long remain blind to the fact that his love was not returned, lie sought lh*? company o!' those whose paxety might. lead him to forget the sorrow >md-desps?ir of his soul. This shallow joke, however, wa3 unsatisfactory, and im p-dled a powerful loii?ing for lore, he %vent as'ray to warm his heart by a strange fire. Kate saw hers<lf now in the midst of a Cocoons desolation, burning with a thirst, unconquerable by golden streams that flowed around Iter?panti..g with a Ivm<r'*r which n >i all the food of flattery and ndrrnration could appease. She rtvrnnched er hmhaod for desert inir lier thn and he answered hei* with an<xrv arH t ui'its of deception, :>nd a tot.nl l.ick -.f love, ?vhicli '.note her co>?pr":?*!ice heavily. 'Y ni i1o iv -r e ire (or rn<\: t e cried ; then whv do \ on e.iin; l on tiint I h -'ow e1?e v lwve i he affV'timi .'mi h.ivo 're1 with | roMne.- ? ' li'i? t ' ? *.\"? "? - ' lv 'e re-non- j Y-S I i ? ' !n-r Im-s'-Q^d. | Hf* '?'!> '1 i< e ? . ! : ,;i t n?t evl ' . \ H I W-?l. S A . (1 '?-J I 1 ? \V ? I jj'i ve me a '; ! * i'h-nit I,? W!11. Kfonri'e it ui?,h <.! ir.v t'.r n?n?, !?nt ^hva I tno n<> .< i!Tf? "!! ?.?*r sVir.: I V ' Wll'i >'' ! !?* ' ! Il'i f *'P ?.|l St litisha; <i ? N-sv. d" n<it ?? ???, an.', ~|? \ m? hands, ao<l ~?i?l? hikI ?')Ii wiih s-nc" ain-n, for 1 say lii??u von do no<!?-sh vc to lie=?r." 'Very well.' sai l Kate, ir do not sav your rpuroa lies are undes rved. But, grutitin:; I a th cull, ''eceitful thing you call in?, von know I hi -fate of things cannot continue " Y#?*. I know it.' ' WV11 ?' M . Wellington's brow gathered ^arkIv?tii-j eyes flashed with determination : Ins lips curled with scorn. 'I have made up my mind.' said he, 'that we should not live together any longer. Jam lired of being call/d the husband of the nplendid Mrp. WVIlingt.01, I will move in my circle; you shall shine in yours. I will'place no restraint on your action*, nor 3hall you on mine. -We " ill be free." 'But the world ?' shrieked poor ]va(0i trembling. 'The world will admire you the samp; and what more do you desire?1 asked h r husband, bitterly. ^Iiis %)arriaga of hinds and not of hearts is a mockery. We have Dlayed the farce long enough. Few understand the true meaning of the terms husband and wife; but do you k>?ow what they should mean ? Do you feel t^at the 'only true union is that ot lnve and sympathy? Then enough of this mummery. Farewell. I go to con~ sidt friends about the terms of separation. Nay, do not tremble a? d cry, and cling to me now; I shall be libetal to you. As much of my fortune shall be yours as you desire.' He pushed her "fro.tO him. She fell upon the"sofji. Ftom a heart torn with anguish -lie shrinked aloud : 'Frank ! Frank ! why did I send )'ou frnm mA 9 W lm ?*?/><> t o <-?!? 1 viii iijv Tf 'Ij nao a Uiiiiu UU^M Oignv brought me misery ?' She l*y upon the sofa,* sobbing and weeping p&sionately. Gradually her grief appeared to exhaust itself; her breathing became calm; her eyes and cheeks dry; her head lajai.,peacefully on her arm, over which swept her dtshevt ll?d tre-ses, uut\l:.wirh a start, >he cried: 'Frank I Ton Frank I come back J.' 'Here I am,' said a soft voi?'e by her bide. She raised her he*d. She upene'd ner asiouisuea eyes. Jfrank wau standing beside her. 4You have been asleep/ he said smiling kindly.. 'A8-avftr!' .dreaming, too, ? should si^y; n61 pleasantly-witter.' . ' ; Dreaming!' roa.raured Kate; 'and is ii all a dream.'' . > 'jl hope go,' replied Frank, taking her hand. -You euuid m* me*., to Wd roe :.w*y irom j'oii # < cruelly, I kifew. So I *.alked in vourJJ-.thera' xtudy, where I h-.ve be-n Uljcing ?ill}~htiu nTl of arihoijr. I cftine^'ock lo pleVd hniy ca'uqw wijjh you once,??'ore? and I found you .1 l?re where! iett you, u de. p." 'Oh! \yhat a horr^l* dream,' roufinuc ?? 1 ?r -r- ? ed Kate,.,rubbing h?*.r eyes.- '}t wafs so-; like a t?rfihle refcjity that I shudder npw to tliiuUciif .it. , I thought I wasMtfariieili" 'Aritywou d that h*-* so horrible.^1 asked? Frank% . 'I.hppe, theu, yi u dij^uot dret?ui yon were married to me?' 'No, t thought Igavfl my bliud^ without my heart , , . . 1 'Then, if you gave your hand, it.would not be wilh ?'iit your heart?' 'No, Frank,' sp.id Knte, and her bright eyea wert bseming happily through her tears, 'Atid tiers it is 1' And soon there wag a ronl marriage? not a splendid, but a happy one?followed by a life of love, of contentment,; and that was the marriage of Frank Minot and Kate Yale.? Cornhill Monthly. Jtjm the Smithrrn Guardian. THE F0ET8. Who owns the forts in and about Charleston harbor ? The United "Mates own them , says Mr. Secretary Holt, absolutely and unconditionally, and have exclusive judris? diction over them. Every word false, as I can prove to the satisfaelion of any one vrnu i* hul imiiufu oy pn-juaiceor interest. Anterior to tlie year 1805, South Carolina bad erected fortifications on the sites of nil the forts that now guard the harbor, with one exception?tbat of Fort Sumter. The new fortE not only took the places but tlie names, of the old ones. In the year just mentioned the Legislature of South Carolina passed an act declaring, 'That : there shall be, and hereby, is granted to the] United Stales of America, all the right, title and cbiim of litis State, to the following forts, fortifications and sites lor the erection of fons in manner following.' Here forts Moultrie, Johnson and Pinrknev, with lands around them, are named. Upon this statute, so far as I can discover, the title of the united Slate9 re?ts. ISo person was authorized by it to make a conveyance of the. sites and forts, and it is believed that no conveyance of them ever was made ; hut we will consider the statute ns equivalent lo a conveyance. The act proceed*: 'Ifthe United State# shall not, wi'hin three years from the passing <if the act and notification thereof bv ttii> Govern.?r i f this State to lint Executive of the States, repair the furlifient.iotis now hf*on, or build uti.h | oth-*r ft-its <>r I nifi?*-?!ioti< as iray be deomed ino*it i xp.-dvnl bv :!. E^'C'iiiw of the j tic- l*i.'H;-i S iim on the name, and kct'ji n garrison or r/arritous thirciu in Mich cum* | ttiis jiaiit or>ci-?i?jn .shall be Void ami of J in. eti' cl.' | And be it further enacted. That all proj ce-*? civil i.r criminal, issued under the authontv of this State, by ftuS* officer thereof, shall and may be served and executed on any part of lands and sites, forts and fitrtifications, so ceded by this act, and on any person there being and implicated in mailers of laws.' Not a dime wfcs paid by the United States for the old forts, or the sites of the new ones. Evenvtho surveys c ~ a..: .1. ? ? 1 " n'l uxni? uieir exact tocaiion were pBW lor l?y the State. So niuc.li for 'robbers setjsing property which t1 e United Stales hfpo purchascd and paid for.' Now, what is the law arising from tbis state of facts? First: The United States become seized of the forts, in trust, primarily, for sole use, benefit and behoof of tbe Stfite of South Cardial; nn<l secondxrily and rc? motely, through her, for the beuefit of the United States. I suppose that if* the Japanese had been asked what tJiQ forts were put there for, they would have propertly pnsweretj, 'for the defence of Charleston.' Xf. TT.Jf i i i?.u ? J *- l benefit ot the cestui que trust. JJe cannot convert it to his own use, and his office ends when the ends of tlio trust are fully accomplished. In tlijs case, however, the greneral rule is slighjly qualified. The franiers of the Constitution Supposed it possible for nn enemy to enter llwi country mb que of her seaports, and then over^ rjjn several Slates. To guard against this contingency, tljfjy saw the itriporfauce of having each' fj^t under the command oi the UnitedThe yriled Stated hjnve tllla intcrwLfn the fints conveyed to \hetu, tmd p?*otnerr Ji will b*? won Ht a glknof that th)* intereet in uot adverse to the in. J ?f ihetfprtlfied city, but confirmatory : of it. The SPate, ilien, givrt l^ip\ Uiiitwl States three fom wt(ii rtijioin jng* lands , and a *ite for a"fourth,.\ which' has never, bee/i >>yiU on.*./ Jo return., for. all tlnsshe. ouK douiands th^the UBOoocpiod Undfibail ixs fbrlilied, and the forts repaiivd and garrisoned, if ibe Presidu^it^prefer that to building new ones. TJieCEP-l^ident chooses to put no fort i>tj-tb.c"vai'ant land, and to substitute new forts for lh? old ones; and now he asserts and exercises the right of using litem lo keep the State in order; and nil i this while be regards the Stute as still in the Union. Nay, worse. He dismantles one fort, deserts it, nnd because the State fcas taken possession of it he calls this seizing 'the 'public property,' nnd he is going to drive out the occupants at the point of the sword ! Now, when Anderson disabled and forsook Fort Moultrie, and the President ratified the act against the known wishes of the State, signified by the re- . presentatives of her sovereignty, the act of cession became null nnd void, and every thing granted by it returned to the State, as u was originally Held. JLooU at tlie terms of the 'grant or cession.' It declares that it is to become void and ef no effect if the United States do not keep a garrison or garrisons in tlio forts ceded, or afterwards constructed. *A garrison or gariisons,'i. e., *a garrison,' if liut one be built ?'garrisons,' if more. Tlie notice required .0 be given by the Governor..tp,"tbe President refers exclusively to repuirs and rebuilding, not to garrisoning. No Legislature would be sostupid as to say thai, if the President did not garrison the forts within three years after notice, the grant should be v^id. They we^e nevi er to be left ungarrisoned, upon pain of forfeiture; and it is only from abundant caution that Preferred to the demand of the Commissioners. ;Fort Johnson has disappeared. Ii has never been repaired nor re' uilt. Fort Pimkney has had no garrison in it fpr years, arid was fast going to ruin when the Statu troops took possession of it. F-?rt Sumter was disabled as a dn fence for Charleston, and left without a garri?cn. AH, then, that was conveyed %l>y the statute, is forfeited to Uie State for conj dition broken. It is the whole conveyance , that is mode void by the l>r?*aeli, not a ! particular part of it. It appears then that i tip s <>v?-rswe<'|)inu title "f the United States I ! in Mippoii of whi? h Gene:?I Si'ott is go j ing to I'titi her Sotii!. Carodinns, i.? jiinI no ' title sit all. Sicoudly. N'"r i Iii - Unit'-d States j evtir hail < x< lusive j:iri-dicUon over ;he j | foils. Tiu-jm sihrt ion lui'..w?? tlie title, of | ifii* nuui'i iia?c uulii rilll^lllCimU I1IJU surprised them, by telling them tliat they were placed there as much' for the defence of Shu Francisco or New York^p Charleston. To 6ay they were placed there for the defence of Charleston, is equivalent to saying they were j$6t there for her benefit, and that they cannot be used to her prea -r .1 juuiwc. JTk. UUDI UM3CO ?* will LUUKIJ IUU lerillS of tho conveyance, and a^it was purely voh/ntaryf without consideration, and its object known, it would have arisen bad the grant been absolute on its face. To these points I could adduce authorities to a wearisome length ; but t^ey would be needless to the jurist, and worthless tQ the Itepublir can. As a general rule, the' trustee is a mere Hgent.of the cestui que trust. He may not use the * tru^ property but for the j course; but it the tit!? otiVlh>- United Suites wvre good, and t!?*- StJite in tin; Union, still, as iv have seen, the Stale ro&eived to herself the right of serving, process, both civil and criminal, in the forts. At <he same time, Congress lias exclusive 1 legislation over them, and it has given tlie. UniteiJJ.. Slates Courts exclusive jurisdiction of matters occurring in thorn. IIow are the two jurisdictions to he reconciled f Just as they have been reconciled long ago, by uridisTi... _ ...i? |/ut^u uviuiciviio, i IIC uuiifu oiuiro by purchase, as all ??tber purchaser* do subr ject to all the conditions of the conveyance, The title to property is one thing, the power of legislation over it is another, and very different thing. Tho vendor regulates the one, and Q^ugress regulates the othei ; hut the title lies'at the foundation of the popper of Congress. The title established, there is no conflict. A man contract* debts, or commilc* a cripie in Gh^rle?tqn, and flees to a fort?the State Courts have jurisdiction over him by virtue of the reservation in the deed. A j man commitsan offence in a fcrt and flees to Charleston, (or New York)?the United States Courts have jurisdictigt^ove^ hiia by virtue of the Constitution. A man files a shot from Fort Sumter, and kills a man in the harbor of Charleston, or on Suillivan'a Island?the State Courts have jurisdiction over him. A man fires from the harbor, unci bills ? mun in Fnrt. Rumt?r?.ihu TTni. ted Slates Courts have jurisdiction over him. TlieBe last cases bave never ouuutred ; but upon principle, I think the jurisdictions eo altaub, (South Carolina being considered in the Union.) But under Mr. Buchanan's and LincglpV- regime, courts, process, legal and equitable rights, are all lo??t sight of; and the President settles all questions between the g <vtrnmeuts, touch ing revenue and the forts, according to bis' own vjews, by the agency of naval and land forces I *' ' 1 . . " V . i7," Fort Suioter stand upon a different fod*' pog. TbnL wjte regularly but g?aw?jtou?ly" i i ji. a. . -i tr !. -T.i' conveyou u?. iub ouii? .1^ iu? uuibva nuiw ^ but the detd contain* literally the reservation as to process that the statute contains.. Stilt the Ui.ited Stales hold it upon the tcuaUj already <JeMg?iateij. If this be npt .' true, Congress at its will may order every fort imhc jJuited i$ta?es to be demtflish' ^ ed- The present C <t)gi e^a( a nijgre ?remr nant of j^e body, with 8t*te3 tin--, 1 ^presotifed iu iC miy order ev?ry loit in tliOcO Suites blown up. -Tliey might1 do , itjP 8au?a.. *hriug ; i( there were "no dietur* I buncw in the i.ouutry. : Would ?oot sudh'a, I thing bUriie ^veiy mfcfl, wummi and ctiild i in the' country^ W by ? M*y uot theUnf. r t ted .Stau-8 4a w'nat.?hey ple^" w'ifb ihyir y wn absoluteproperty ? Bat tthq to (be United St..t?b? Under M?. Buchanan's version of 'secession,' are ndi the coyfe'lerateB of the S,?uth six of them? And do not t\yo??*!evenths of the public property belong to them ?. By what right then do t.lit remaining nine elevenths claim the whole of the forts ns 'ihe property of the United States?' But let me do them jus* tice. They, even in their leanness, have not exercised their prerogative of legialaing upon the fort?. The Eresident takes this trouble off their hands; Rnd be will listen to no pleas in behalf of the retiring punners oi me concern. His maxim j (practically) is, 'They that keep the old j name keep all; and I do their business for them.' If a State has ft right to secede as it most assuredly lias, then the special trust ends, the incidental one follows of" course, and the forts within her bordeis become here by her sovereign right of eminent domain. A. B. ^ONGSTEET. *1 deemed it unnecessary to quote fro*n the statute the clause conveying this piece. -? ?AB,ELE?S PEOPLE. JJY MRS. OEOKOE WASHINGTON WTLLYS. The world is full of "careless people and consequently the newspiipers are full of 'dreadiul accidents,' and 'shocfeinr* msual _ - ?- v ties.' Children are expected to bu rattle brained and careless; bui for their fathers a d mothers, llu-re is no excuse! Only the other day our nerves were worked up to explosion point by an account of a perilous surgicql operation, by \vbicli a woman's trachea was opened to remove a silvo' dime which had lodged there. And how on earth did a silver dime ever get into a woman's windpipe? Simply bccause she was careless, and laughed, with a mouth ! full of Ismail coins. Was there no oilier place where she could keep ber three-cent pieces ? We do feci sorry for a creeping baby, when it gets hold of tho bars of the grate br mistake, or cuts its finger?, or bumps its head, hut for grown people who suffer from their own teeklessncss, wp have vory littlo patience 1 What is the use of a man's balancing himself on an oitcillating chair instead of pitting up straight, like a Christian? Are ice expected to iind vinegar and brown pa? p?M- for the contusion on the bRpk of his head, when finally die comes down with a crui-li (and sfrves him exriety right!)? What is the use of a woman's picking her ears with a long knitting needle, as half the women do, when a child running against her would send the instrument three inches into her br?in? if^he ha9 got any ? What is the pse of a ruin handling a loaded gun asj;hoiigh it were a broom handle, apd then accusing Providence because the chftrgegoes into his hand or foot, as he i i - * ? ? uiigiiL iiitve unowu 11 would I What is the use of a woman's buying ! arsenic to poison' rats, and pulling it just where the children will be sure lo get it? What does she suppose her reasoning faculties werogiyen to her for! What is (lie use of leaving children to play by tlierpselyea in a room where there is fire, or of postponing the sleeping of that dangerous ;cl}itn'npy uptil to-ririprrow ?' t W^hat is thn nta nf An^nnrenrin ISfa t.n ys? " ? ?' "J the use of the fiend cnmphene, as long as anything else yvill give ligl^l-^-Those who persist iu thin practice must^have a grentert fancy for being burned to death than the' rest of the world ! In short, what is the use of careless.peo-; pie! v They Sat.?They w?y 1 Who ore they I Wljo are the cowled monks, the brooded frihrs, who glide with shrouded faces in the procession of life, muttering, in an unknown1 tongue, words of mysterious import J v^bo are they ! The midnight amtfsin of reputation, who lurks in the by-Janea of society, with dagger tongues, sharpened by invention and ' envenomed malice to dfay tha b|oo* of innocence*,- tlie-Jbjrena like banquet on the dead. , ^hojj^e *tjiey %, They are a multitude, nc msn can n 11 inbi?r, blflok-souled farodirtj*" of thlj^Hnqtiiaitiop* of' slahder, searching for victims ta eVery eity,:- towb, and village, wherevertljp-heart of Jipmani> ty throbs, or the-athes *ot mortality .find t rejj, yC)b 1' coward, coward h wcjj^skoljters! Uive me tlie- bold brigand, wbo, thupde^? 'along tbe highways n.ith flwhirtg ^eupjj^n# \xrtjt. ?h< ran baaita* +t well **^3 * bade?: give ipe t)je pljrato, w(ui Klatk'flfy*; prnbtotj ?j%%t8rt^Jbre H^d, S*h$ show* tbe pi?^ .must- treud ; lut mw rn# jf^oj 'they Myera,' of soti^y, knivea are hidden io ^Ivflt fliealhiy^WHW brMige of d> mh 1a t?vwer, in flow?r?; ?ud who- spread irt?WJ>W poiwn, even tU *potlw? white. foowndtf i? never >*?&?,<? ^xy i* ' PfcfM ***** V?>h ^.culprit ? j?>0hi',d tfrayed from Vi? duty &A NH tarneH to it ag*m Vttb tear*,'' '>* ' -A '. _ ./ ? y ^ J > UU'Jd /lS MY FIRST FIGHT WITH THJB TIGEB. I was only twenty when I first ^went to j St. Louis. St. Louis is, and was, even then fc a large town. It had a good many, people 0 in it of sorts, especially of bad ones. Mind u you, that was long ago. Well, 1 went j, there. I thought I'knew a'few.1 I wasn't , green. I never whs, as I know of. But t .... . llowever, the reader may- judge for ^ himself. I put- up at the 'first hotel.' I , don't chose to say which it was, for fenr of g consequences. I bad money; that i?,I bnd v six hundred dollar.*, confided to me by an f indulgent parent for tneraai^tile purposes, j The first flny I spent in 'looking round* and g 'taking drinks.' Tbe second dny I 'took j drinks' and didn't 'look roynd' so much. Tbe tbird day- . Ab 1 thereby bangs a talo! Ahem 1 Tlie third day,I made tbo acquaintance of Elverly ! Elverly was a splendid fellow, and boarded at my hotel. Elverly was introduced to m<j l?y ^mutual friend wbora I dia noi know?much?but believed in a grom ciear. ? I Tbo day wore on, (1 Relieve that i;? the ] proper expre-ision for saying, 'It got later.') , Supper was ready. It it?, perhaps, needless to say that we bad 'taken drinks' belore i supper. i Elvtrly, in the cd'urse of cold duck, said , 'Champagne.' We did it. \Y hen we nro^ft i from Rupper \ye were in just the state of i mind to \vclcome 'secession' and a 'bloody i time' gonere^ally. Then wo 'took a dfink' again. i l'lieii lilverly proposod 'going some? i where.' ; And wo uproariously consented to'go I somewhere.' When we $ay we, we apeak J i i an editorial si-nse, because the ^rowd was sooftrcduced to. Elverly ?nd the Hub*I scriber (who don't subscribe.) Well, we went 'somowbore.' Somewhere vyhero there was a long table?and a lot of cards pasted on a green cloth. JSIverly told mo he was going lo bet. I said, 'Alfright,' v Elverly bet. I watched Elverly, but didn't we Qi^y tiling further resulting from it than tho fact that a man, who had a box full of cardn, scraped up a lot of ivorv figures on them and chucked down other similar ivory tliincrs. U Well, after a wliila T5lrAr.lv RaiH U ? . T 'O' V ? 'Lend mo ten dollara.'' I hacpfnjth lii'EIverly?I lent him ten. Then*1 after-^not her while, hp said, 4\yiiy don't yoil V I bfcd faith in Elvcrly ; so I went. tjtN I got twenty dollars (by Elyerly't advice} changgc^jn.tp ivory ttfinga that. Ejverly-called chips. Then I put tbem\ down*pi] cards, and between "c^'rds, as Elverly told tnp. And sometimes I took them up agAin, with some more ivory things on them. But, generally, I didn't. Then Elverly said : 'Let's go apd tajce supper.' And we fvent and took supp.er. Such ? ?Bupper." ?a?everything good ta eat, nnd to drink ! That's the best description I can give. Then Elverly fcaid : 'Are you g"ing home already!' And-I (influenced by the supper, paid, 'Of courso not.' So wo iftfnt up to the trthlfl wilh tlm _ .--j.-t r ? "" "S'""\L And" I bet-?tbat w, Efverly' bet for fog, And I got fiftv dollars clanged in*o --ivory" things and lost'era. An^ I got a hundred cllnugeif into* ditto;; and lost'em. And, 'theft * Another; and lost it. OhJ I lost it all gracfhfclly^ Bui flost^l'.! Yep, afr, f lost it,-as it were, insensibly, 8011191,1 mos getting a streak*abeadi somtHiijj^aJffeeliind.. ^ut^| loot it! Then I countedJmV mcfriey. -J pr?teailed J wanted to go-?^ out, 'because I was too proud to count itH?efore'the cfowd. And I counted it. -i?q<} t had three huiiHrfliftldllfti^ftfts' ^A'il1 An-11 *?ti '"I An J onys I to myself,'I've got'&ough of ?.: vv"'v'; And I nflrtde a motion to go. ButJJIv^rely overhaflld me,vnnd, lays bo?v-^ y-!ri Yon ain't gojng~w> early, I' ^ 'Early 1* iajyi I; M?ell' you're right" j it i? early; bat,.IVo got enough> Well; tayi'heyVrt^fry 4f you've been r?M?*y *& And I toojp-;i-?-^0ing drijilfJ And. that .'^ I ptedg* JpM J^fWor^1l,^tT j dor/t rccol(-j don't nay. fcjjjjibji tbem^ r^t present ftot J,~6r f Upr^fc >0$ pJpjue?-pi-?fer to leave it jui/f shop thau c<W'yparseli xritjv essences: Which, t&Tf^Ug^% ^^,ir !? dfogUSting. Examining the Bottoms of Wells.'? t is not generally known, we think, how alj^a matter it is to examine the bottom f a .well, cistern or pond of water, by tb? ae of a common mirror, \yhen the sun > shining brightly, hold a mirror so thnt be reflected lays of light will fall into waer. A briglit spot will ho seen at the hotom, ?o light as to show the smallest object rery pl^itilf. By this ronnns, we l:nve eximined tbe bottom* of wells flftjtffeet d?ep, vhen half full, or rnore, of water. Tho imallest strnw, or other small object, w\n )e distinctly seen from tbe surface. In the ihido way, one can exnmine the bottoms of >onds Bnd rivers, if the water be somewhat :lear, and not ngitated l>y winds or riipid notion. If a well or cistern be under coV? ;r, or shadowed by buildings, so that the mnlight wiJJ not fall near the opening, it s only necessary to employ two mirror?, ising cue to reflect the light to the opening, and ilie other send it down perponlicular into the water. Light R?ay be .hrown, fifty or n hundred yards, to, the avecise snot desired, "and tlion reflected : ' ... : F 7 1 downward. We have used the mirrors will] success to reflect tbr light around a field to a shaded pot, and also to carry it' from a South window through two rooms and then under the North sido'of the house. Half a dozen reflections of the light maj he made,though each mivror diminishes the brilliancy of the liglit. Let apy one familiar with this method try it, and he will find \t not only useful, but a pleasant experiment. It will, perhaps, rereal mas9 of sediment at the bo1 torn of a \yell, which has been little thought of,t'but yphich may have been a fruitful source of disease, by its decay in the the water.?J. of C. Keep the BrRHDAYS.?A western exchange makes the following excellent suggestions, vvbidi must pieet the approbation of all youthful readers. We tru?t they will be also received with favor by the 'old folks.? It aaya : > ^Keep the birtbdpys religiously; they telong exclusively to, and the treasured atnopg the sweetest memories of hqme. Do not let anything prevent some token, bo it ever so slight, that it be remembred. Birthdays are great events to children. For one day they are heroes. The special nilil/linrr nr r\nl'o it mnAti Inr lliam o nnar t'"b " "V *? "" """" ? ? "UTT jacket or trowsers, with pockets, or the flrit pair of {wots arp donned; and l>ig ^rothera and sisters sink into significance beside 'little Charlie,' who is six to-day. A gentleman dining at a hotel where servants were few aqd far between, dispatched a lad pipong them fof a cut of beef. After a long time the" lad returned, and, placing it before the hungry gentleman was asked : >A.a 41. ~ 1.. J ?1. _ 1--1- -l-? xxitj u uio jau viuy iuujl iuj pjuiu for this beef!' 'Yes pir.' Bless me,' resumed the hungry wit,'Low you have grown."* Good nature is of daily use; but couj? age is atb.ost but a holiday-kind of virtue, t-? be sdid .ui;cx9rcised^aud nover but in caoes of necessity. He who tiiiuka iie can do without others is mjstjtk ^ii | be who thinks others cannqr.'do. without hi<n ie still more mistaken. ??. L 'Vft'i; 8we^6at meaning* are unspoken. Th.0 iu'1 heart knows no rhetoric ol word.ij it report* to the pantonine of sighs and glances. TBB GREAT ^QLI8H HEWHDTT " SIR JAMES CLARKE'S > " Cclebitited Female Plfki, PROTECTEDBY ROyAL PATENJ. Thj? invaluable medicine is qnfailing in th* cum of all Uf?e? '-painful. and .dad^trooi dileqeea ineidqat Vffne female coVptitutiofc It moderates alj exceaaea #nd rtqaoTff allobitruotions, froii whatever oauso, aad '??M4dy cure may be' relied on. * TO 3MPBIEI) I-ADI^T (it peculiarly auited. It will,jn VjfiKHjjma. l>riogWA|?j? peri^ CAyTION-?Tbece Pills should not b<S tajtati by fumalka that are pregnant, <laring"thtj%ret ; tbreo iooo^bf, ae they ar? enrfjktffritfMflu* wrlajfc#; buV ^fcfcrefy othgr