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X ^BO BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ^ , ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1867. VOLUME XIV. NO. 43. | HENRY RUSSEL'S FAULT. Henry Kussell was a littloboy who had a good opinion of his own abilities. Ilo thought ho could understand every thing, and often Baid to his bro- j thors and sisters "Oh, you can't undorstand it, but 1 know what it means." Sometimes ho would try to explain things, and now and then ho made very great raistakep. One day when his mamma was asking his brother Jamca who was the first king of Israel, and tho littlo boy answered, "Saul," Henry, anxious to show how much moro he knew than .Tftmnfr saul. <'Ym. Saul of TursiiH. wlio was also called Paul," an^ wan very much vexed when Ja* ? \ and his mamma said, "No, Ilonry; you aro thii. ng of the Apcstlo Paul, not of Saul, king of Israel." Many othor blunders, quite as absurd did Henry make. Ifo bad not patience to learn, and did not take timo to think, and though, naturally clover, was too conccited to sock information from those who might havo taught him. Not many days after this, Henry was walking out with bis father, and said to him in a self-satisfied tone. "Papa, the verso that I learned this morning out of the ninth chapter of St. John's Gospel seems to me as if it ought to be altered." "How so?" asked Mr. Ilussell. ''What verso is it ?" "Tbo fourth. It says,'I must work the works of Him that sent mo." "Well, and how would you have it altered ?" "Off, I would't say work twice over. I think I should say, '1 must do tho works.' " "But that doeB not mean the same think, llcnry." "Dosen't it, papa?" said llonry, looking very much surprised. "Cortainly not, my eon. There are many ways in which you may do work, but there is only one way of really teorkiny." "1 don't understand that,' said Ilonry. "I will try and explain it. Some time ago I had occasion to call upon Mr. Smith, tho cabir.et-muker, and found him in his work men, all busy. I could Bcarcely hear my own voice for the noise of pawing, planing, and hammering. All at onco Mr. Smith's practised ear detected what my ear did nnt nerfinivfl. nnma &licht al teration in 60und, and bo called ont to a boy, who was at the other end of the shop, 'Brown what are you duin^? You are not working, you aroplaying at work;' and I could fiee, from the sudden change :- il? l f. ^r i .11: 11. ? in uiu uuy ? muuuur ux uuuuiin^ tut; aaw, that Mr. Smith was right; he had been playing at work. So you see, Henry, there are two ways of doing work?playing at it and working at it. Do you understand now?" "Oh, yes, thank you, papa; I did'nt think it meant all that." "Thore are a groat many things, my dear Henry, that you do not know yet; and only see into what mistakes your ignorance may lead you. It is no disgrace to a littlo boy to be ignorant of many things; if lie )9 Attentive and industrious he will go on learning day by day till ho grows to be an intelligent man. But it is a great pity when a littlo boy ?hinks bo knowa everything without learning, and goes blundering on, growing up into an ignorant man, fcccauae bis sdlf-eoncoit tells him ho needs no teaching." "Papa/' said Henry, io an humble tone, "I have made a great many mis takes lately, and ibis last was tho vrorst of all. I shall bo ashamed of it for a long time." "Then, my dear boy, yon shall hear no more of it from me. If I see in you a willingness to be taught, I will help yoo as much as 1 can, and I shall be quite as glad as you can be it you make no more such mistakes." And Henry kept the resolution whioh be made ibat day, not to gness I or suppose things, but to ask when he was not quite)snre, and was astonished to find how little he really know, and how much there was that he needed to learn.?Sunday eft Home, t i'nj nfritii i'i ' ' ~~ THE SHEPHEBD BOY AND HIS DOG. iiaph's mother, ono Saturday ovuning, was taken very ill. Tho cottngo j they livod in was far away among tho mountains, for away from any path. The snow fell in large, heavy flakes, and Malcolm (that was tho shepherd's name( took down his long pole, with tho intention of setting out to tho village to prceuro some mcdiciuo for his \\- i fi?. | "Father," said little Ralph, " I know the sheep-path better than you, and with Shag who will walk before mo, I am quite safo ; let mo go for the doctor, and do you ftay and comfort in}- mother." Malcolm consented. Ralph had been accustonVcd'l? tbjOt mountains from his early infancy; atid shag set out with his young maeter, wagging his tail, affd making jumjrs and ^rimacc^. They wont safely on. Ralph arrived at the village, saw the doctor, received somo medicine for his mot her, ssj'd ilien commenced his return with a cheerful : hcait. Shag went on before to ascertain all was right. Suddenly, however, he slopped, and began snu tiling and Binding about. "(Jo on Shag," uaid Ralph. Shag would not 6tir. "Shag, go on, sir," repeated tho bog ! " \vc are near-1 ly at tho top of tho glen." Shag appeared obstinate for the first time in bis life; and at last Ralph advanced alone, ncedleFs of the warning growl of his companion, llo had prucccdcd but a few Btepp; when he fell over a precipice, which had been concealed by a snow-wreath. Malcolm was waiting patiently for ; his son ; but no son came. At last he 1 hoard the bark cf his ikilUfal dog! Shag. " My son, my son !'' cried i butli parents at the same moment, j The cottage-door openod, and Shag ' entered without his master. "Myj bravo toy has perished in the bnow !*' | exclaimed the mother. At the bamc \ moment tho lather paw a small packet j round the dog's neck, who was lying ! punting cn the floor. " Our boy lives,*' j said. the shepcrd; " hero is the modi- | eine tied with his handkerchief. lie j linn 5r?fr* enmn o l?.?i I ~ !' ?-? Vl,<- I lie in safe : trust in ({oil. i will ?jo j out, at.d Shag will conduct jno stti'ely j to the rescue of my child." In an | inbtant Shag was again on hid feet, ! and testified the moot unbounded joy, i an they both issued from tho cottage. ! You may imagine the misery the poor j mother euilorcd while her husband j was absent. S'.io felt that both tbeir | uvea ucpctjueu on uio sagacity 01 .11 poor dog, but she knew that God! could guide tho dumb creature's stcpB j to the saving both both. Shag went on straight and steadily ior some 3 ards, and then suddenly turned down a path which led to the uoii-om 01 1110 criig over wnicn Jialpti I hud fallen. At last Malcolm stood at | lower edge of tho pit into which his j Bon had fallen. lie hallowed: he : ' strained his eyes; but could not sco or hear anything. At last Malcolm succeded in getting to tho bottom, and Shag scrambled to a projecting ledge of rock which was nearly imbedded in snow, and commenced whining and scratching in a violent manner. Mab *\ ll ?.,.1 ~..A 1. isisim iuuuntuj anuj ui'vi h iuug buililjj. found what appeared to be tbe dead body of hid sou. 11m hastily tore off tho jacket, which was soaked with blood and snow, and wrapping Jtuiph in his plaid, strapped him across h:s shoulders, ar.d with much toil and difficulty re-ascended, ltalph was placed in a bed, and with great exor* tisn roused from his dangerous fclcep. Ho was much bruised and his ankle dislocated, bat ho had no other hurt; and when ho recovored his sonsen, ho fixed his eyes on his mother, and his first words were : " Tbalik God ; but did you get the medicir.o, mother?" Whon ho fell, Shag had descended after him ; and the affectionate son used what little strength he had left, lied tho medicino round the dog's neck, and directed him homo with it. Judge Pcrkinp, of Columbus, Mississppi, died recently, in the eightysixth year of his age. lie web libo ral in bis contributions to charitioa.? Ho gavo not less than 880,000, of which sum be placnd 800,000 in tho #bands of the directors of the Theological Seminary at Colombia; S. C. " ? \ REVELATIONS OF AN OLD MONAASTERY. Until tliij summer of last year, oue of llic chief objects of interest to visitors at Kuncbal, Madeira, was a grand old monastery belonging to the order of St. Francis. In June, 18G4, however, an order was recei\ed lo havo it pulled down, that : a court of justice might he erectcd 011 its 1 j site. The woikmen had heen toiling for j some Hours, timing which the crowd around the Gothic arch had greatly augmented, when a cry was heard within tlio building, such as escapes strong men when ; their feelings nro suddenly and violently J j aroused. Instantly there was an answer- ! i ing voice from the crowd, who, breaking j through the slender barrier presented by a i wooden holt lying across tho entrance, j rushed frantically through dim corridors | and tenor-haunted chambers, awakening J as they went multitudinous echoes with j their wild and impatient calls and shouts, j j Guided by the rapid and reveiberant strokes j | of the workmen's took, tho crowd quickly j ! re?chcd a room at the extremity of a long ; I slimy hall, and situated between it and llic > | chapel, from whenco there was another ; entrance. It was a lofty room, but of sin all dimension!*, having an iron door at ! cither end. High up in the southern side | wall there was a grated window, and at i | the opposite wall the men who had uttered j j that cry of fearful import were working ! I with fur'ous energy, while face to face with j ; them stood the rigid body of a woman, j whose glasfv eyes death hath failed to close, J 1 and whose fair, soft flush decay had spared J during the lung period of three hundred years. She stood in a deep recess in the | thick wall, beside a small file place, which 1 : i tit ui-i-u rui niuuiiivn uv ;i UPilUlllUI 111 nil ? lie piece of pure white unveined marble. [ In removing this cosily slab, a porlion of j lint wall had sudden'.v fallen, bet ravins lo I i the masons the appalling secret of a living torn'.) in llie vestry of llio Church of St. j Francis. With llie presence of the crowd j the horror-stricken workmen regained their failing courage, and redoubled lln-ir pow? j etful cir-Mls lo widen tiio breach; while, j each well-aimed blow of their crowbars ( increased the general excitement, as more : and nu?ro of the ghastly form stood re- \ voaled. It was richly attired in lilac s-ilk, Sllil lU'.illlllllg 111 115 :|IIipiQ IOKIS LI 10 IieSII- ' ness of its original tint. One small spray of Liilliauts gltamed in the abnn<l;\nt black liair, which still liting in heavy braids down the hhculdeie, though il had lost its softness and its shadowy gloss. Such a grave- j dress was honihly suggestive of a dread burial. The faces of the crowd darkened, their voices deepened into a pent-up roar, when suddenly the remainder of the wall came tumbling down, exposing (o the eyes of the dismayed throng llio fleshless skelc km. 01 ?i man lying ai ine woman s loll hand, in a piled y?l irregular heap, as if it had slid down bono after bone, when the sinews and muscles which had given beauty and strength to manhood had loosened their hold before crumbling into dust. VARIETIES OF FRUITS. Fuit growers often make mistakes in attempting to secure too largo a variety. It is much more profitable satisfactory to cultivate well a few \ choicc fruits of each sort, than a largo number imperfectly. It can easily bo ascertained from experienco and observation what kinds are best adaptod tc^ anj' particular soil and climate. For a moderate sized place, where fruit is not grown extensively for maiket, but mainly for homo consumption, it is easy to select varieties which will will furnish fresh fruit for the tablo every day in the year. From threo to fivo kinds, each, of our well established favorites of thfi vnrlnnn anriu a<" I Iruit, will secure this end. Indeed, it' wo were engaged in raising fruits for maikot, wo should prefer to confl' o ourselves to as few varieties as practicable, leaving it for amateur fruit groworp, and rich gentlemon farmors to experiment with the new varieties which are coi.stantly added to our stock if fruits.?Horticulturist. Pittsburgh Steel Manufacture ?A correspondent of tho New-York Sun gives the following information reirardinir the manufacture of steel Ht Pittsburgh, Pa. Half tbo steel I made in the United States is manu- j facturcd here, and one-third of tbo glass: it controls both iuterostB; in naila it divides tho .manufacture with Southeastern Massachusetts; it is Lowel, Lawrence, Easton, Chicopee, Worcester, Hartford and half a dozen other of your Eas'ern manufacturing centres rolled into one. At the head of the navigable Western waters, the very focus of tho grand central valloy of the continent, whoso eyo sweeps over the whole?it is & very creator and source for it all. NATURAL MATHEMATICIAN. Many years ago Miraldi, being struck with tho fact that tho lozengeshaped plato of tho honey comb always had tho samo angles, took tho trouble to mcasuro them, and found that in each lo/.cngo tho largo angles measured 108 degrees 28 minutes, and tho smaller 70 degrees 32 minutes? tho two together making 180 degrees ?tho equivalent of tho two light angles. lie also noted the fact that tho apex of tho three-sided cup was formed by tho union of tho threo great angles. Sometime after,lJeaumur, thinking 1I...1 il - ' mat una romarKable uniformity of anglo might havo sorao connoction with tho wondorful company of *paco which is observable in tho bcc-comb, hit upon a very ingenious plan. Without mentioning his reasons ft.-r the question, he asked Kcenig, tho mathematician, to make tho following calculation : Given a hixagonal vessel, terminated by thrco* lozenge-shaped platos, what aro tho angles which would give tho greatest of ppnco with tho least amount material. | Kasnig made his calculations, almost agreeing with Miraldi, iloaumur con-j cludod that ho had very nearly solved the difficult mathcmaiifnl r.~ .Mathematicians were delight oil with tho result, and for a long tiino the] calculations were not questioned.? However, Maciaurin, tho well-known mathematician, was not satisfied with even so slight a difference between the two mathematicians. He wanted precision, tried tho wholo question himself, ami found Maraldi's measurement coircct. Another question now aroso : IIow j did this discrepancy occur ? How could po excellent a muthcmatician as Ktcnig make so gr.ivo a mistako? O.j investigation, it was found no Maine was attached to Kccaig, but tho error lay in tho book of logarithms which ho used. Thus a mistake in a mathematical work was accidentally discovered by measuring tho angles of a bee-cell?a mietako suOiciontly grout to have caused the less of a ship whoso captain happened to uso a copy of tho fiimo logarithmic tables for calculating his longitude.?Homes without Hands. Defective Edit cation.?Tiio New York Su)i well says ; Education is valuable in proportion as it tits men and woninn for tlie actual duties of life. It is not alone what is actually learned that gives this fitness, but the mental d ill and discipline necessary to the acquirement of facts qualify tbe mind to grapple with other facts and other obstacles. Yet this mental exercise may be made the means of storing tho mind with ustful knowledge, or it may be expended in unprofitable studies. The latter is too generally the case. It it much to be regretted that some attention 13 not devoted to such useful branches nf ( dunniinn as. '.be elements of book keeping anil tlio management of business affairs. In nil public schools and colleges suck things are entirely ignored, though of unquestionable utility to all, even to those who have no intention of engaging in commercial transactions. It falls to the lot of everybody to need at limes eonie little acquaintance with the forms of ordinary business. But the highest education attainable in the country leaves young men without this useful knowledgo. We have seen men who had .1 .? - .11 * I * uniTiru uii coiii'g'j iionorn npppar as helpless as children in the most trivial malterB of the bank or counting-house. This is in inconsistency unworthy of American institution of learning. A thorough business education is not necessary for all, but some acquaintance with the rudiments of business should form a part of the teaching of all publio schools. The extent to which private commercial schools are patronized by many young men, furthers this branch of education. But only a few of those who have been educAtari nnhlin Fcliools have time or means to avail themselves of private teachcrs, and many of them engage at once in businesa, trusting to learn the intricacies of it ,as be6t they oan. A practical acquaintance with account and book.keeping should be insisted upon in every public school and college in the country. Nino thoatres wore barnod in 1866, which nearly double the loss of 1888, thpt year standing second, j . * ? - ? BOOTH AND THE LORD'S PRAYER. In llio palmy days of Booth (tlio father of Edwin Booth,) the great tragedian, together with several friends, was invited to j dine by a person who was opposed to | theatres and theatre-going?and yet had j curiosity enough to wish to sec something; | of the lion of the day. During tho even?I ing, 60IU0 ono requested Booth, as a par- ! ticular favor, to read tho Lord's Prayer, j lie expressed his willingness to afford thej company this gratification, and all eyesj turned expectantly towards him. Slowly and reverently he arose. All were astonished at the play of emotions that convulsed his countenance. His facc became deathly pale, and his eye?, tremblingly turned upwards, wero wet with tears. The silence could almost be felt; it became absolutely painful beforo his rich-toned voice from tho death-hued lips indescriba' Ul II..K1-.1 C a I- <? A 13 .1 1 uiy iiiimuu lunii, "wur rinner who ari iu Heaven," elc. Every heart was thrilled with tho pathos and solemnity of tho occasion. After ho had finished the silence continued, until a subdued sob from a remote corner of tho room brok' the spell. The host stepped forward with streaming eyes and seizing Booth by the hand, said: "Sir, you have aflordt-d mo pleasure (or which my whole future life will feel grato ful. I am an old man,and every day from my boyhood to the present lime I thought I had repeated tho Lord's l'raver. but I never heard it before, never." Booth replied : " To read that prayer as it should be read, has cost mo the Gcveres-t study and labor of thirty years; and I am far from being j-et satisfied with lr.y rendering of that wonderful production. Hardly one person in ten thousand comprehends how much beauty, tenderness and grandeur can be condeseud, in a space so small and words so simple. That Prayer of itself sufficiently illustrates the truth of the Bible, and stamps upon it the seal of Divinity.'' So /Treat an plYnp.t liml lir>on Kb the reading, that after a few minutes of subduci conversation, the company broke up and retired for llio timo at least with full hearts. An venture on the Ganges.?On sailing up the Ganges, my boat happened to bo moored by llie side of a large budgerow, in which a somewhat choleric gentleman was, as I conceived, at ro3t ; all his boatmen and servants to the number, I dare say, of twenty-fivo or thirty, were bleeping. ii...;. .1 < iuiivu m? itu.iu iuam 13, iijjuu uiu iu'ji of tho apartment in which he was lying, which ro>c like a hoop above the dock. It was a beautiful night, and in the neighborhood of Coljroug, one of the most romantic parts of the rivei. I was scatvd on the deck, although it was past inidni^hl, enjoying the scene, when my contemplation? were disturbed by an unusual splashing in tho water. On turning in the direction of tho noise, I saw the unfortunato men leaping and rumbling into tho river from the bout of my passionate ne:ghbor, who was standing like a madman on the deck, brandishing a stick over (heir head*. "Vov? er shall I forget liio scene. The moon lit up liin bald head, for lio bad thrown his nightcap at or:e of tlio people, in a rage at not being able to reach him with his stick. The boatman, who are always ex pert swimmers, and did not seem to lose llieir presence of mind by the sudden transition, very soon readied the shore, and gazed in astonishment, as well as myself, at tho comedy in which they had taken such unexpected and conspicuous part*. I conceived pome terrible offence must have been given to have called for 6uch an un compromising seventy, (or every one was drive n from his berth. I was soon relieved from my suspense, however. The victor sIruUed two or three times over the deserted field; then turning towards the routed enemy, who seemed ready to rally on the banks, shook his stick at them, and cried out in Ilindostanee, 'Til teach you to snore, you scoundreK" This ludicrous explanation of the whole mystery affected the crew ss it did myself, and a loud laugh was the reply. So extravagant a punishment for so natural a fault, they thought it absurd to think further about ;and with the great est good humor, not willing, however, to run the ruk of aseooDd fight, they kindled a fire, and squatting round it, 6tnoked their pipes, and laughed at tho event, till it whs time to prepare for sailing. It is not likely so touchy a traveller would give a favorable account of the people he travelled among, so he was always one of their most violent abusers. Poor man I the recollection of his fato almost rebukes me for having writteu the above anecdote. He wab murdered a short time afterwards, on the banks of the river, in bis progress to Cawnpore, &: . ' . ^ . IMPROVED FARMING IMPLEMENTS FOR SOUTHERN FARMERS. Thero is a great deal of forco >n what tho Augusta (CJa.) Chronicle and Sentinel says upon a very important subject to farmers and planters. Now thai (ho negroes can no longer bo forced to do a modcrato day's work, says that paper, tho agricultural interest of tho South mubt suffer for tho want of proper, persisting and patient toil, unless tho ovil can bo remedied | by tho introduction of cheap, simplo i ;inu uuraoio mechanical contrivances, j # t ' I which will enablo the Southern plan| ters Lo accomplish tho necessary amount of work tocultivato and pre' paro for market the crops which, in ! former 3*cars, wore produced by tho ' compulsory labor of slaves. * * * * i Wo confcss that wo havo not very istrong faith in tho willingness of the | negroes to perform their work with lunch efficiency as will sccuro large re' suit?. We think that we should begin j to look ab&ut for such mochanical aids | as will enable us to cultivate tho usual 'number of acres without the labor 1 which wo havo formorly bestowed upon them. Wo want ploughing ma~ ohinofl trriiliM"" * uia^u111 \jziy iinjjruvcu 'cultivators, and all tho modern appli! anccs of mechanical ekill which aro used in Europe and in tho Northern and Western States. The old styles of onc-horso ploughing, by which an aero or an aero and a half wero 'scratched' over in ono day, must givo way to the gang plough or sulky cultivator, with which from ten to twelvo acrcs aro thoroughly prepared for the Bocd, or tho young crop cultivated. Tho farmers of tho Wostcrn States havo already discovered that their lands can bo made ten times more valuable by introduction afid use of theso modern appliances for cultivating a crop. They aro already far in advance of tho Yankees, in their in vcntion and use of farm implements Indeed, tlio Western farmer does now nearly tho whole of Lis farm work ?ith those now machines. * * * * What machinery has thus done for tho West it will do for tho South, now that frco labor is substituted for that of a'avcB. Wo bco i.o reason why tho cotton and sugar fields of a great pait of tho Soulh should not bo tillod by machinery. The fields arc?in Louisiana, Mississippi, and indeed almost tho wholo of tho cotton and sugar region ?lovel and devoid of rocksj and these aro tho 011I3* conditions necessary to ibe successful uso of tho most valuable farm machinery. Tho slaves, ignorant and carcless becauso thev had no interest in th e work, used, only the rudest and clumsicst tools ; but in tho hands of intelligent frecdmon, th? rotarj' spader, or steam plow, 01* cult> vator, can bo used aB woll npon the immense level bottom-land of Louisiana, where sugar is grown, as upon the praiiies for corn and wheat. VARNISH FOR SHOES. It is a bad plun lo groase the upper leather of shoes for tho purposo of lccoping them soft; it rots tho Ieath> or, and admits the dampness more rpndilv TI. 1<I hoffnr In ninlrn n "?. J. - - <* V til ? nUh thus: Put u half a pound of gum Bhellac, broken up in small piecos, in a quart bottle cr jug, covcr it with alcohol, cork it tight and put it on a shelf in a warm placo; shako it well sovoral times a day, then add a picco of gum camphor, a9 largo as a hen's oggj shako it well, and in a few hours shake it again and add one ounce of lamp black; if the alcohol is good, it will all bo dissolved in throe days, then shako and use. If it gels too thick, add alcohol?pour out two or threo spoonfuls in a saucer, and am>lv with a small paint brush. If the materials woro all good, it will dry in about fivo minutes, and it will bo removed only by wearing it off, giving it a gloss almost equal to patent leather. < The advantago of this preparation ubove others is, it does not strike in- 1 to tho loather and make it bard, but i remains on the surface, and yet excludes the water almost perfectly. This same preparation is admirable for harness, and does not soil when i touched, as lampblack preparations I do. ?Half t Journal </ H?uMf ' Js . ^ | rAi- ?A .. m . .'SA BETTER THAN GOLD. |9| Better than gold is the sweet reposo flRB Of tlie sons of toil when their labors closo ; ajK Better than gold id ihu poor man's sleep, ? ajjefi And tho balin that drops on hid slumbers deep, an Bring sleeping draughts to the downy bed. Where luxury pillows his aching head; jjffi Ilis simple opiate, labor, he deem3 IffiS A shorter road to the land of dreams. Mafia Better tlinn gold id a thinking mind, That in the realm of buok9 can find ?n>! A treasure surpassing Australian ore, ffiffl And live with the great and good of jore; S8?) The ssge'* lore, nnd t!te poets lay, ImB TIio glories of etnpi. es passed aw#y, mS The world'd great drntna will thus upfold, ItS! And yisld a pleasure better than gold. h| Belter than gold is a peaceful home, SEH Where nil the fireside charities oome ; 3B The ehriue of love, the heaven of life, fiS Iliillowed by mother, or sisler, or wife. m9 However humblo the home mey be, 365 Or tried with sorrow by heaven's decree, gfla The blessings that never were bought or cold, HH And ceutro there, ore better than gold. jjgM ? ?h| BRIGHAM YOUNG'S WIVES. gggj FIRST, LAST AND BEVEItAL ISTERMMDlATE3. PS Mary Ar.gell Young is tho first living, flM and legal wife of the prophet. She is ana* rag live of New York, and is a fine-lookiDg In intelligent woman. She is large, portly, and |H dignified, llcr Lair is well pprinkled with 5$ tho frosts of age; her clear hazel eyes and 9B melancholy countenance indicate a soul whore sorrow reigns 6upreme. She ha3 gjB been much attached to her husband and ^ his infidelity baa made deep inroads upon J her mind. Her deep-seated melancholy often producc3 flights of insanity, which increase with her declining years. Lucy Decker Seely iB the first wife in "plurality" or the secoud "woman." Lucy Decker was married to Isaac Seely, and had two children. Sho afterward became a Mormon, and went to Navoo to reside. Her husband Seeley was 6oraewbat dissipated, but treated her well. She, however, saw Brother Brigham and loved him. Ho visited her, and told her that Seely could never give her an "exaltation" in the eter? H nal world; that hei being "high in the priest? B hood" could make her a queen in the first 11 resurrection. She yielded.to these induce- fl ments aud tho promptings of her inclina- ?6 tion?, left her husband, and was "sealed" to M Brigham Young. Lucy Decker lit :- brown fl fiair, dark cyet, small features, a fair akin 9 and short of stature, but qnite embonpoint. ? i She would strongly remind you of a M New England wii'e, "fat, fair, and forty." yta In common with nearly all the inmatea 9 of the harem, she is of very ordinary iutel- $8 i?.i ? i!- :??.i -.i ? IVJl'L ilUU 1IIIUHJU fUUCcUlUII. Clara Decker, sister of Lucy Decker, i? a short, thick?set person, very much like Lucy in appearance. She is much mora intelligent and agreeable than her sister, HtiJ in every way her superior. She ia also a great favorite with the prophet, has three children, and ia much attached to her "husband." Harriet Cook was early in the plurality, having been sealed to Brigham at "Winter Quarters,"on the Missouri rirer, while the Mormons wore on their way to ir.oU TM.IO r,.oo ? -~i~ uinin 1110 ?t no uiy j oiuo uoiuiu JiUlV- j gamy was public1}" proclaimed ia Utah as a divine institution. Harriet ft very tall, has light hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and sharp nose. She is Blender, but ha.' much power ot* endurance and a look A determination. ?Mrs. Waites 11 Mormon ProphetDr Adonis, after various wanderings, has turned up in Utah. In a letter from the promised land ho writes, under the date of 22d as follows, about Brigbam Youncr's last wife : ''I saw the PrflniJIant** last wife at tbo tabernacle on Sunday last. The lady's name before marriage was Maria Folsom. Her former residene was at Council Bluff?, Iowa. Sbe is an imperious looking young beauty, of tbo Grecian rather than the Roman order, and is very imperious and jealous. Like all passionate jtalon# women, she noble-hearted. Miss Folsom is Brigham's last wife and pet. Two of tbo president's daughters play at the theatre, and are great favorites with the Gentile portion of the community. One is married ^Mrs. Clawsoo) and the other (Misa Jftne) ib single, but is being waited on by a distinguished editor. Humility.?A farmer went with his 6on into a whoat-fiold, to see if it wa? ready for the harvest. "Soe, father !" exclaimed the boy, ''bow strait these stems hold up their head* ! They mnst be the best onw. IhoBo that hang tbeir heads down I - * J 1 t_ * I aiii sure aro not goou iuriuucu. - ? Tho falhor plucked a stalk of eaoh S kind, and said : "Sob here, foolish jS child I This Btaik that stood so high jj is lightheaded, and almost good tor ft nothing} -while this, that Hung its 9 head so modestly, is foil of tho moti fj beautifbl grain !' 3