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????? ??????? THE DEAF, THE DUMB, AND THE BLIND. C Conversing Together. ' The New York Sun gives the follow- ? ing account of a public conference be- t tween the Deaf, the Dumb, and the Blind, held in New York ou Thursday evening, i 12th of May. 1 There has been no celebration during i the week so numerously attended, or nt which such deep and universal feeling was I manifested, as that of the exhibition of the ?' r Deaf and Dumb, at the Chai..am street < chapel on Thursday evening. The inter- 1 est of the occasion was doubtless increased and the gratification derived from the ex- i ercises, by the presence of Dr. Howe aud ! k. his pupils from the Blind School at Boston. ;1 The exercises were commenced by the i < Deaf and Dumb, under the direction of! g; Mr. Peet, the Principal. Standing by their '1 slates, they exhibited, in various ways, by 1J answers to questions, and by the construe- , ' tion of sentences for the illustration of the meaning of words given them by the au- ' dience, powers of mind, discrimination, 1 liumor, and keenness of perception, which ' elicited the warmest evidences of appro bation. I , The Blind were next introduced, & much interest excited bv the sight of two benu- 1 liful little girls' ana a boy, groping their way to the front of the stage, and feeling lor their hooks which lay in the desk.? j Their perlormances were prefaced by a j j few remarks from Dr. Howe, explanatory I ^ of the system of teaching the blind. He ' showed summarily, but forcibly, that there 1t were no insurmountable obstacles to the j j instruction of the: blind, and that every de- ; j partment of knowledge and science, ex- i ( ccpt painting was open to them. The j jgirls then opened their books, turned to , any page or verso, and running their fin- J gers over the raised surface of the letters, read audibly and fluently. Questions were then put in geography, and the blind, . turning to the globe which stood near, , whirled it aroentL, felt for the countries , named, and pointing them out to the de- j lighted audience. She bounded the states, traced the course of rivers, indicated situa- j lions with an case and accuracy which ( showed her to be familiar with geography. ( Tlio lilin/l hnv took a CODV of the r * ?iv ?# ? vvj *""" - I ^ IS .New Testament, printed in French, and : j read and translated entire passages w ith j correctness and ease; all three of the chil-1 j <lren read and understood the French; two i > of them speak it, and the boy is somewhat r versed in Latin. Arithmetic followed, and ; tough questions, put by the audience, were t answered by the blind, sooner than could ; t have been done by most of the spectators, j ? The little girl is well versed in Algebra, j Then came music, and the sweet voices of, I tlie girls joined with the clear notes of the j c boy,"who accompanied himselfon the piano, . s filled the house and drew tears from many ( an eye. They were, however, tears ol delight, for the songs of the blind were cheer- i fill,?their elastic movements, their clear c bright checks, and their sprightly voices, 11 showed how happy thev really were. i c But the most interesting part of the ex- j c hibition was to come-, the dumb had been : t taught to speak by signs and the blind to read by the touch?how were they to con verse together ! The blind girl held up her hand, the dumb watched every finger, j every*joint, every movement, and turning ; ^ to their slates, wrote rapidly the words she i g liad been spelling ! Glorions triumph of I f humanity?the blind talking to the deaf! | j, A greater followed?a deaf girl approach- j L ed the blind one?she held out her hand, j and the other feeling of it, examined every I f letter as it was formed, spelled the words, , , and read oil the fingers of the dumb, as it j r were in a book, with moveable type, and ] r repeated aloud what she read. This double j | victory over apparently insurmountable ! r obstacles was truly beautiful; we believe i i it has never before been attempted at any j nnhlir exhibition, and the breathless silence | i< I ' V which pervaded the church, the intense , s nterest depicted oil every face of the vast j c audience, showed how great was their in- j i terest and their delight. j t Tlie proceedings of the evening were c closed by tho recitation of the Lord's pray- s er, in signs, with Vcpcst solemity, by one of the female pupils of the deaf and dumb.; t The blind children then sung the prayer, i i with the like solemnity, and appropriate : t emphasis, accompanying the anthem on the j i piaro. The audience was then dismissed, \ hut it was long before the people would ? depart. They hung about the children, i ns though their very souls were knit to them. 1 The whole performances excited great . wonder and namglod delight. c [Tho folloft ing is part of the account of the ^ *auie exhibition by the New York Commercial Advertiser.'] InTcply to the qucstion-4*What is sound?" \ one of the mutes wrote:? i - - *1?~ "(Tv.* nnnn fbrk cnncfi r\C in rr r n the deck. Then he said to the Dutch? ! n Do that if you can." But the Dutch were h .shamed by their incapability of their imi- d ation. a The question was then but to the mutes, ri 'which they should prefer being?Deaf and ti Dumb, or Blind?" From the answers furn- ti shed, we transcribe the following:? p "I prefer deafness and dumbness to blind- s less because if I were blind, I could not im- b igiue of even* thing which I often saw, and s >n account of my fondness of seeing all hings." a "Destitution of the faculties of hearing v uid speech is preferable to me over that of d sight, because I am naturally fond of seeing, I< ind my eyes are my sufficient instrument l f jf obtaining knowledge." jv "J prefer to be deaff because I can read j ti wy book with happiness by means of my t :ycs, and also I can converse with others j r " 1 ?? [ ], >y signs anu wnin^. " I prefer the deaf and dumb, because we L' :an see a variety of things on the earth." ; I I prefer to be deaf arid dumb, because I j ;an sec every pleasant thing in this world" I "I had much rather be deaf and dumb, j ii iccause if I were blind I could not see my j t! riends, nor any other thing which give h mich pleasure." u The same question having been put to he blind boy, Joseph, (about thirteen years a >ld.) he replied as follows:? t! I prefer blindness, because I am able to | fc earn every thing useful, except painting,, n vhich is only an art, while music is rcdu- J ii :cd to a science. Second, because conver- ii ;ation is not only more agreeable, but more I :seful. One advantage certainly the blind iavc, that they can read their books in the ! lark." | u This answer having beer, communicated (j u the deaf and dumb, in order to show that J p hey comprehended it, they each wrote its i a >urport. \Ve quote the following versions:- j tl Two blind girls and one bov toll us, they t / >refer to be blind, because they can learn c- ^ cry useful science, except painting; while tl nusic is reduced to science, they can learn p o sing. a ' These poor blind yopths say that blind- \ icss is best for them, because they can ac- 1 juire all branches of knowledge, with the J 1 :xceptioa of painting, while they can be- j s iome exactly acquainted with the mode of e laying music.*"' d "The blind boy and girls told us that they t; >rcfer to be blind because they can study e erv useful science, except painting, whilst w nusic is reduced to science. y "The children prefer to be blind because p hey can learn every useful science except a he painting art, while music is reduced to ? cicnce.',< a - r"' - i i t 11 "l licse l\vo giriS anu one iwy |u<--ici n ilindness because they can learn useful sci- a nee, except the art of painting, while mu- h ic is reduced to a science and they can ac- a [uire it and learn to sing." k Thus wisely, and happily, has it been or- c lained by providence, that on the whole, y ach should prefer his own lot?his own aisfortunes, to those of others. The exeriso oi*tKo v??it u-oro Ky tho pl&ying if a few pieces of music upon the piano by ti he blind. J' From the Religious Magazine. rj MY SISTEH. S One morning in my early life, I remcm- 3 or to have been playing with my younger C ister, not then three years old. it was one a >f those bright mornings in spring that bring h :>y and fcfe to the heart, and diffuse glad- c ess and animation through all the tribes of ving creatures. Our feelings were in per- t> ret harmony with the universal gladness of ature. Even now I seem to hear the mer- b y laugh of my little sister, as she followed h ne through the winding alleys ofthe garden, 0 icr cheek suffused with the glow of health b nd animation, and her waving hair floating P 11 the wind. She was an only sister, tfie sole compan- 11 an of all my childish sports. Wc were contantly together; and my young lieart went " iut to hers with all the affection, all the fond icss which childhood is capable. No- ^ hing alTordcd me enjoyment, in which she ( 0 lid not participate; no amusement was j - ought, which we could not share together.; a That morning we had prolonged our play I 0 ill near the hour ofbreakfust, with undimin- j shed ardor, when at some slight provocu-1 ion, my impetuous nature broke forth, and j u !i my anger, I strucJ: my little sister a blow ' a vith my hand. She turned to me with an t v appealing look, and the large fears came! ? nto her eyes. Iler heart was too full to al-111 'iiv ]*nrtt\ cruvilr nrirl sKnmn mnflp mf> cifpnt. < ? iv unkindness to her in the morning, and ow much I had suffered for it during the ay. But I was forbidden to speak to her, nd was soon taken out of the room. Duing that night and the following, sire connued to grow worse. I saw her several mes, but she was always insensible of my Ge resence. Once, indeed, she showed some sr igns of consciousness, and asked for me, c< ?ut immediately relapsed into her former tatc. On the morning I rose at an early hour ,r nd repaired to the sick room. My mother J1' tas sitting by the bed. As I entered she !rew me to her, and was for some time si- st ?nt, while the tears flowed fast down her w ice. I first learned that my sweet sister a ? ' ** ilin /%?*! St i as dead, as my momcr uicw a?iut ^Uiain that concealed her from me. I felt as hough my heart would break. The re- ? nernbrance of her affection for me, and my " ist unkind deed, revived in my mind; and n lurying my face in the folds of the curtain, l' wept long and bitterly. 11 * * " * * si T saw her laij in the cofim, and lowered 9 nto the grave. I almost wished to lie down h here with her, if so I might sec once more jj ier smile, and hear my forgiveness pro- 1 lounccd in her sweet voice. ** Years have passed away, and I am now . man?but never does the recollection of H his incident of my early life fail to awaken 0 litter feelings of grief and remorse. And c lever do I sec my young friends cxchang- [ ig looks or words of anger, without think- j rig of mv last pastime with mv own adored j w * PT ! q The change effected bv Death-? Meditate often on the change in our conition which death effects. It is by a thin artition that we are here separated from ^ state inconceivably great and awful; for ^ ie spiritual is near to the natural world. ^ it the moment of death this partition is bro- ^ en ; the dark veil that is between us and j ie other world is rent; and we are instantf amidst a new and amazing state of things, wake and conscious in the world ofspirits. g( Vhat a wonderful and important situation ! j "he very thought is almost everwelming. "he spiritual world bursting in upon the tj oul and its faculties, in the vastness of its xtent, the newness of its objects, the splcnor, the glory, and the might of its inhabimts, and the importance of its demands on y ie stranger that has entered it, presents rhat is greatly filled with alarm. And do ? ou not think that you shall then need sup- ? ort, and a kindly ministering hand to lead nd guide you ? You are not destitute. Ic disciples of the mighty Saviour, who died " s your Friend, but lives for evermore; who j] as gone before you to provide mansions, j nd prepare a place of rest and delight for is followers. Seek now to be faithful; and j midst all that might appal you in that un- * ' notfn land, lie will bear you up; he will re- '0 eive you to himself, that where he is, there ou may be also." , n TUB WHITE INDIAN'S. tj It is a fact, perhaps not generally known ? tiat there does exist in the far west, at least n ivo small tribes or bands of white people. ]| )ne of these bands is called Mawkeys. u !'hcy reside in Mexico, on the south-west t( ide of the Rocky Mountains; and between a 00 and 500 miles from Santa Fe, towards j g lalifornia; and in a valley which makes a 5. ^1 J.J 1 k eep noicn mio me mountain, surrounuuu M y iiigh and impassable ridges, and which p an only be entered by a narrow pass from g lie south-west. They arc represented by e rappers and hunters of the west, known to ic writer of this to be men of veracity, to j e an innocent, inoffensive people, living a y agriculture, and raising great numbers f horses and mules, both of which are used M y them for food. They cultivate maize, n umpkins and beans in large quantities. These people are frequently depredated pon by their more warlike red neighbors; g( ) which they submit, without resorting to jj eadly weapons to repel tlie aggressors. Not far distant from the Mawkeys, and in ie same range ofcountry, is another band f the sam^tfescription, called Nabbehoes. ^ L description of either of these tribes will ^ nswer for both. They have been dcscrib- ^ d to the writer bv two men in whose veraci- ? y the fullest confidence may be placed ; and tj hey say the men are of the common stat- t re, with light flaxen hair, light blue eyes, ^ nd that their skin is of the most delicate c ,'hitcncss. One of mv informants who saw ^ even of these people at Santa Fe in 18*21, ^ i dpcrrihinor thn Nlnukfvc. snvs. u th?v nre. PARENT'S DEPARTMENT at From tho Mother's Magazine. FAMILY GOVERNMENT. BEGIN IN SEASON. til I have a friend, who was left a widow j th jveral years since, with a family of several: ci nail children. Perhaps this affliction, j s< )nnectcd with a false maternal tenderness,1 light exert some iufluence in leading her to bi iel unwilling to use any very efficient' v icasures to secure obedience, on the part of?si cr children, to her requirements. She has p sen often heard to say, that she never d ruck her children. How successful she t( as in managing the older ones, I am not tl ble to say; but the youngest was rather f( :ubborn, and more difficult to curb; and u >r some reasons not very difficult to ima- j s ine. John (for this was his name) had j s i . .1 j I _ )Ull(i OUl mill U |JUSlllVe COIIUIiauu iiuin ma j u lother was not always accompanied with i n le purpose, on her part, to have the com- j 0 land obeyed. It is perfectly natural to o jppose, therefore, that when what was re- a uired, did not comport with his inclinations, c c was very likely to take his own time to tl onsider whether he would obey or not. " 'his often occasioned a contention, someiing like the following;? c ' Now, John, why don't you mind? I |g ant you to do it quick?step right along, J f] r I'll see to you. I never did see such a ! ji hild; it is more work, to get you to do any d ling, than it is to do it myself half a dozen c mes." And then, perhaps, the mother ft ould go, and do herself what she had^ re- v uired John to do. ' i When John had got to be something of a k oy, he attended a select school in the ; r eisrhborhood, tautrht by his oldest sister, j t O w i will readily be supposed that he would } ot be more likely to conform to the regula- c ons of the school, and obey a sister, than c e was to obey his mother. He was a bad i fc ov; and scarcely any thing could be done j ( ith him, but to let him do pretty much as j Ji e chose. This of course tried the feelings J $ f the teacher and sister, and kept the school s 1 confusion. One day, as they were all o r>ated at their table, at dinner, the oldest h ister introduced her complaint of John's c onduct at school, and it was finally agreed tl lat the sister should hold him, and the p lother give a deserred flogging, for his in- a ubordination at school, nut in defending ** imself against this unceremonious attack,! s ohn set the chairs into a pretty brisk move- 41 tent about the room,?came very near 1 psetting the table, crockery ai^d all; and nnlly, sprang through the door, slammed I after him; with force enough almost to |] lave it to pieces, and escaped to the open c ir, out of the reach of his pursuers, and a ion made his appearance at the window, $ eld a parley with his antagonists, laughed f bout his successful escape, and made them r lugh too. But this was such a triumph e s should have made that mother mourn r ver her unfaithfulness to her child, in his t arlicr days. Solomon has said, " The rod a nd reproof give wisdom." Although I am s ot in favor of constant flagellation, still r le ** rod" may sometimes be necessary. t? tut it would be less frequently needed, did n lothcrs " begin in seatonn to teach their g ttle ones the necessity of olfcdicnce?strict, e nhesitating obedience. If the parent is fit c ) be a parent, she will not give an unreason- li bie command, and when the command is t iven the child should know that parleying ; altogether out of the question; and that, 1 rith the reason for the requirement or the c ropriety of it, he has nothing to do.? i limple, unquestioning obedionce is demand- r d, and must be yielded. s A child may be made, very early, to un- { erstand this; and when the habit is settled 1 nd fixed, and no command is given which < is not designed shall be obeyed, the rod ^ 'ill very seldom be needed; therefore, let ( icsayto motliers, Begin in season. ( begin eight- > This is as necessary as to " begin fn t eason," and perhaps more so. Parents are t ttle aware how very early children are 1 apable of understanding their language i nd their conduct. Let a command be c iven to a child, and then fail to insist on a 1 ill compliance, and you teach that child to c isregard your requirements. Ifyou would t aveyour child respect your commands, a aspect them yourself; let him understand r lat you mean just what you say, when you him to do this or that: no matter wheth- c wsc you any more." In the midst of a j iranguc of this description, irritated at j is officious interference of his wife, the ther would silently retreat to the deck, at he might be out of hearing and leave ic wife to carry on the dialogue with the t lild, in the way which seemed to comport 3 well with her feelings. The effect of this constant collision ctwecn the parents, on the subject of goeminent, in the presence ofthe child, under uch circumstances, it will readily be suposed, could not have been otherwise than : isastrous. The father, in this way, came ) be regarded by the child as nothing less tan a monster, or tyrant; and although he -It under a necessity of complying instantly . ith the father's command, it was with* a j imilar feeling to that which prompts the lave to obey, when obedience and the lash , re the only alternative presented to his ' lind. This was ruinous in its influence I n the feelings and temper of the child; his bstinacy was not subdued, but crushed, j nd from the expression of the eye, and the j urling of the lip, you could almost read j he wish of the young transgressor, that he j was as strong as father." * * * * Nor did this interference of the mother, | onnccted with her own excessive indul- j ;ence to the child, secure any thing like ; ilial respect for herself. The authority of j arental requirements she had helped to i lemolish with her own hands; and the.! hild was now even less disposed to obey 1 ler than his father, when her commands rcre not in accordance with Jiis wishes, ^.nd one reason was obvious?the child ;new that although the mother's demand night be positive, still it was not at all certain hat she would make him obey. This lesson ic had learned most effectually from her; arly and Iong.continued practice of giving j onimancls without the expectation of their j >eing obeyed. This was often -illustrated. Jne fine day, "Jemmy" (asshe often called lim, especially when the father had inflicted onie punishment) had been quite trouble- j ome, and the indulgent mother, getting out I if patience with him, applied the flat of her land to his ear, with so much force, that he ame very* near being upset. This excited he anger of the child, and he hurled a little ilaything in his hand at his mother's l?cad, ,nd then screamed as loud as possible, j 'Jim, stop your noise; whist, immediately," j aid the mother, putting on all her sternness. ] 1 Jim" kept on screaming to the very top of; lis voice. " I say, Jim, be still this very instant, or will take your skin off." But he h id learned 10w to estimate such a threat, and kept on trying. "Well, I'll go and tell your father, ind sec if he can't make you stop," and ' tarted, as though she were going on deck j br this purpose. James paused, for a < noment, at this annunciation, and fixed his ! ye on his mother to see if she was actually ! ;oing up the companion way, at the same imc pouting out his lips, which indicated j dmost any thing rather than a subdued < tate of feeling towards his mother. The j noment, however, she returned, he began o bellow again like a mad bull, and the nother finally resorted to a little dish of weetmcats to pacify the angry child. Thus inded the contest. The mother felt b- n* nT KaV fin/1 ;illig( llJUU ill IIK/ UUOUUUV/J U1 liw UVJ 9 MUU I ittle James had sagacity enough to know j hat he had conquered. I left the cabin with my heart full, as I j ooked forward to the prospects of that | ;hild, and the fearful effects, seen now only i A miniature, of that false but cruel tender- \ less ofa misguided mother to a child which j ;hc loved, and yet was contributing her in- j luenco to ruin, for time aod eternity. For j labits of thought and feeling were thus be-1 :oming fixed in the mind of a child, res- j >ecting the authority of those who, under ! Jod, gave them being; and a disregard to )bligations growing out of that reldtion, | vas excited and strengthened by that parent J vhich would, almost inevitably, be oxtended othe laws of the land, and the infinitely ( ligher claims of the Legislator of the I miverse. If that child, in after life, by irime, shall bring disgrace and ruin upon limself, for this world; and finally be found in the left hand of the Judge, O will not hat mother's heart be wrung with anguish, Lt the legitimate, but tremendously appalling esults of her own conduct? My precious friends, who are mothers! |y? vnn rnnli^n (hp rP?nftncihilitv f\C vniir IV J vu w^v*?v>ww?y V* ^ v.. J charge ? Thej?rsi impressions which you nake upon that little prattler on 3'our lap, nay mould its character, and shape its lestiny for eternity! Let your requirements hen be reasonable and proper, and when nade, let obedience, full and entire, on the art of your child, be understood to be bsolutely indispensable. And when its oung spirit thus, at first, learns to bow to ightful authority, through the instrumental;y of your domestic administration, it may ie, that you will be fixing in that son the* laments of a principle which will bring it j tho feet of its Maker, in penitent# cheerj] submission to His high and holy claims, 'ermit me, therefore, again affectionately to rge upon you the immeasurable im-; ortance of not only "beginning in season ut that you will also "begin bight." Alpha. Notice. rHE Subscriber would respectfully inform, tho citizens of Cheraw, that he is nowprearcd to make fine Shoes and Pumps of northern lateriais in the best style, for Ladie's as well as Gentlemen's wear. D. JOHNSON. Cheraw, May 30 29 3t. House of Entertainment. rHE Subscriber informs his friends and the public generally, that he has taken the ouse formerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Royall, as a louse of Entertainment, and is prepared to acommodatc all who may favor him with a call, in le best manner. His table will at all times be furnished with the >st the up country market can afford. His bar ith the choicest liquors, his stables with the ost wholesome provision, attended by faithful 'tiers, and from his constant attention, and tin-' mitting exertions to please, he hopes to merit a lare of public patronage, A. D. JOHNSON. | Lancaster. March 12?18-3m. > rthe thing be in itself of little or of great c onsequcnce. First, in your own inind set- r e its propriety, and then kindly, but yet r rmly, insist upon unconditional compliance, d But there is another point of great im- t ortance, if parents would " begin right," n c., let there be no appearance of inter- j p jrenrce, or collision between the parents, in a jgard to the exercise of their authority, j f any point, in relation to this subject, is to r e discussed or settled between the parents, it t it be done in the absence of the child, b ct him hear a single word from one parent e t remonstrance against the punishment t< hich the other inflicts, and he regards it as fi i interference in his behalf, and their F jthority is ruined, and the child is strength- u led in his rebellion, and his refusal to i p ield. I cannot illustrate my views on this b nportant subject, better than by relating a rcum9tancc of actual occurence. . On returning from a voyage to a distant ime, several inonfs since,, there was a Mr. . with his wife, and child about two and a ^ ilf years old, among the passengers. Mr.. was naturally rather severe in hi9 ? ianner of treating his child ; but the child i lew just what was meant by the command, id that nothing but obedience would an'*"? rmMiAon Tliio vvnc cnnimnnlv >C1 iUO J7Ui puout Aiug Iiww , elded. But the mother was of a different ^ mperament, and pursued a course directly e reverse of her husband. She was all h ndness, in her own view, to the child, and U ould seldom see the father punish it, j c< ithout remonstrating, before the child, j1 jainst the father's proceedings, in Ian-! ^ tage something like the following:?[w Come now, don't kill that poor child: | m >n't you strike that child on the head. Do I ?! >u suppose lie can bear beating like an oxli j ?or little thing, come here to me. Did ; >ur father almost kill you ? Wef, he shan't - s much whiter than I am, as I am whiter jan the darkest Indian in the Creek nation," j nd my informant was of as good a corn- ^ lexion as white men generally are, A trapper on one occasion, in a wander- j| ig excursion, arrived at a village of the ^ lawkeys. He was armed with a rifle, a j air of belt pistols, knife and tommahawk ; II of which were new to them, and appear- j J to excite their wonder and surprise. Af. :r conversing some time by signs, he fired ne of his pistols; instantly the whole group ^ round him fell to the earth, in the utmost CJ onsternation; they entreated him not to j urt them, showed in various ways that they lought him a supernatural being. He saw j ast numbers of horses and mules about the illagc.?Western Democrat. . ? 'Cl V SINGULAR FACT. hi A Tiiifi-iftii irnp rfiMntlir fvKjnri/P/l 5lttlllff \ iX J/IJjV/UU M UO T wuv* f w, w??...Q j pon a fence at Flatbush Long Island? i m 'he observer approach it, and throi^fh ki reining fatigue, the bird permitted itself to ai e taken. On examination it was found to sv e a carrier pigeon, and bore, fastened un- yi er one of its wings, a scrap of English pa- te or, containing the London sale of Stocks, th :c. It is surmised that the bird was sent ki ith that despatch intended for Antwerp, w at that it was either pursued by some bird w; F prey, or driven out of its course by hea. a? y winds, and alighted on Long Island, af- gi r the prodigiously long and fatiguing flight " i f .1000 miles. dc Rectitude and modesty are nearly ul- IV sd and rarely separated. yc "I > J Vt that moment, the breakfast bell summon-1 d us away, and we returned to the house! a v itliout exchanging a word. The excite- j P nent of play was over, and as she sat be-1. ide my mother at breakfast, I perceived by J 'r iccasional stolen glances at her that she 4 ras pale and sad. A tear seemed to start Pi a her eye, which her little self possession a ould scarcely repress. It was only when j* ay mother inquired if she was ill, that she c 'rank her coffee, and endeavored to eat. I 0 ras ashamed and grieved; and inwardly re- j a olvod to embrace the first opportunity when j ? re were alone, to throw my arms around j , icr neck, and entreat her forgiveness. | j V! When breakfast was ended, my mother v; etired with her into her own room, direct-! ig me in the meantime to sit down to my J .'sson. I seated myself by the window, and j an over my lesson, but did not learn it. My j noughts were perpetually recurring to the: u cenc in the garden, and at table. It was '1 Dng before my mother returned, and when I s< he did, it was with an agitated look, to tell bi ne that my poor Ellen was very ill. I ask-! b d eagerly if I might go to her, but was not d< ermitted, lest I should disturb her. A. phy- p< ician was called and every mdans used for & ler recovery, but to no purpose. The dis., w iase, which was in her head, constantly in-! bi :reased in violence, and she became deliri- i ol ?us. It was not until evening that I was v; ermitted to see her. She was a little re- te overed from the severity of her pain, and ol \y with her eyes closed, and her little hand ! esting on the pillow beneath her head, low I longed to tell her the sorrow I felt lor i li< ?> - < i i I5> iHU CliULl U|/ViJ IpUU CVUOV V* <tvu< I -V by a vibration of the air. j i Another gave the following reply:? 1 *'I have 110 idea of it, because it is not N necessary for me to obtain an accurate s knowledge of it; like the blind, who would v say that it is not necessary for them to know ' what is sight.n Professor Barnard related an anecdote r by signs, which was rapidly committed to i writing by the whole class?and, generally, I with a just appreciation, or, rather, perccp- r tion of the point of the story. The follow, t iug is one of the versions thus furnisliedt? s An English ship of war met with a Dutch i 1 . .1 / I > L aL- _ ( ship of war, in Dotn 01 wnicn uie seamen c- s mulated each other in feats of skill and agil- r ify. One of the Dutch conceived a plan t which could not be so done by the English, j as he thought himself lie climbed up the, s mast and stood on his head, and climbing 1 downward, he said to the English, "Do that e which I have just done." But the English c could not do thus, because they had never c practised this skill. One of them ventured [ to climb up the mast and stood on his head, c in spite of his dangerous situation, fleac- 1; cidentally fell downward, and with great r presence of mind struck himself on his feet. I i. nn.ai ^KVJCiL.i, respectfully informs his friends and customers, that he I has received liis Stock of * DRUGS & KEDICIXE8 and is prepared to meet the aBa wants of the Public in any article in his line- of business February 9th, 183C. 13tf. POLICIES will be issued upon Buildings, Merchandise in Store, and on the river to and from Charleston and Georgetown; also on Cotton in storo. Persons living in the country and towns adjacent by giving a description of their property, can have it insured against loss or damage by fire. - - > - ^ D. S. HARLLEE, Agent at Chcraw, for In^u. Co. of Columbia, S. C. April 10,1836. 2Ctf. For Sale. A GOOD SULKEY and first rate Harness. Apply to ^ R. U. CROCKETT & CO. rA March 9. 17tf ' J Compound Chlorine TMuTwii^i ? FOR presorving the Teeth and Gums, and cleansing the mouth, for safe bv 9 JXO. I. WESTERVELT. ~ March *23,183G. ALL persons indebted to the late firm of Mc. Kcnaio & Crockett, are requested to come forward and settle the same, as I am desirous to close the books. R. II. CROCKETT, Surviving partner J| January 12, 183G. 9tf Land For Sale. THE Subscriber offers for Sale, his plantation in Marlborough District', containing 710 acres prime Cotton and Cora land, having: about 250 acres under cultivation. It iseituated threcjmilos from the Court House and baa a com. fortable dwelling house and necessary oat bawd^ ings upon it. Persons desiring to parchase it, can ascertain the terms by applying td C. W. Dudley at Marlborough C. House, or to the Sab. soriber himself on the premises. JOHN R. DONALDSON, May 23d, ? ' 29 tf. For Sale, ] ON Market and Green streets, 3 lots forming a square on the corner,of thlee hundred feet, with a comfortablo dwelling House with rooms and four fire places, with several oat buildings, all in good repair with excellent water; deemed to be in a healthy part of town. The lots have some shrubbery and young fruit treel^ and will be sold on accommodating terms. Also would be glad to hear of a purchaser for the Ho uses and lots atSociety Hill, belonging to Mrs. F. C. Watson and Mr. B. G. Barker; ' . BROWN BRYAN. April 22,836, . . .24 tf. : Bank Vault Doors. FOR Sale, two Wrought Iron Deors, formerly attached to the upper Vault of the Union Bank of South Carolina, which wm taken down sotne'years ago. Ono of tHfein (the inner one) . ^ cross-bar red and substantially riveted, the other & solid mass. There are two locke, of oxqnisito workmanship, to each Door, with dffcUcate .keys. Apply to Rene Godard, Esq. President, or to W. B. WILKIE, Cashier.' The Augusta. Constitutionalist, Colombia Teleseopc, Camden Journal, Cheraw Gazette, and Aiken Telegraph, will please giro the above two insertions, and forward their bills for payment. Charleston, May 11 2t. Notice IS hereby given to Margaret Thomas, diughtr ^ *2 tcr of John Broeden, late of Mnriborhngh District, who departed this life on itm27th Nov. ]?35, atxd tho lawful wife of Lewjt Thomas, pf the State of Tennessee, (county nor pant <dfcs? recollected) that she or her husband id requested to come and receive the araoont whidij. ant bound to pay her, or her heirs, according to the tenor of a bond which I gave to the nud John Brecden, during his life. As I have not heahP of the said Margaret Thomas or her Ribband for a number of years, I avail myself of this mode to notify her that the amount of money that I am bound to pay her is ready to be paid to her, or % rtnv nnrann Ipimlli? authorised bv her to rcccivo ?v r?? ???J ? the some, whenever called for. - v*-? .?* - ] A. BREEBEXv Marlborough District, S. C. March 23, 1836. 19-14 I P. S. The Editors of the Xaehville Banner and v Nashville Union will insert the above notice for three months and forward their accounts to tho ?5 office of the Cheraw Gazette for payment. March 63, 1836. A. B. South Carolina, CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT. . Elizabeth Alsobrook, vs. Ralph G. Alsobrook, Willis W. Alsobrook, Peter Sinclair and wife Zilpha, Lena. H. Akobrook, Wmt McCall and wife Elizabeth, George Boggaa it wife Adoline, A. John O. Carton it wife Delphine, Ann Alsobrook &. Stephen Alsobrook Dependents. . It appearing to my satisfaction, that Ralph J. Alsobrook, Peter Sinclair A wife Zilpha, Win. - < ni? l.sL / ? n jf, MCVail QC wile Jblizaoeiu, urcvrgo wuw ?? wife Adeline, >1. John H. Carson & wue Del. pliine, A Stephen Alsobrook, reside without this State; it is therefore ordered that they appear and object to the division or sale of the real estate of Capt. Sainl. Alsobrook, in this District, on or be. fore the 520th day of June next, or their consent will be enlered of record. TURNER BRYAN, O. C. D. Ordinary's Office, April 13, 33 8t. South Carolina, CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT. Arnold A. Powell Orantee of Charles Brown, vs. Sarah Ilarne, Samuel Robeson St wife Ana, Ja*. Hancock A wife Jane, Hugh Hancok A wife Tobitha, Samuel Edwards A wife Temperence, Caioline fJarne,Elixa Harne, A. J. Hani? A Wm. H'dUiS * It appearing to my satisfaction, that Samuel Robeson & wife Ann, James Hancock A wife Jane, two of the Defendants, reside without this State; it it therefore ordered that they do appear and object to the division or sale of th^ raid. e?- ( tato of Richard Harne, on or before the 19thday . of June next, or there consent to the same will be entered of record. TURNER BRYAN, O. C. D. April 13, 23 8t. THE Subscriber wishestd purchase for cash ? a few likely negroe*.71iose from eight to thirty years of age woold be preferred. Any com. munication on thesofajeet through tJie Post Office diected to Bennettsvitte will meet attention. D. M. CROSLAND. Bennettsviile 5th May, "836, 26 tf. Negroes for Sale. J John, coxwain and pilot, Harry, prime boat and held hand, . * Edward, boat and field hand, . Hannah, his wife, good house serv ant and field hand, Hannah, good house servant, Guy, prime shoemaker, Hector, a shoemaker, Cochrun, boat hand, Ned, field and boat hand, Ben, prime do Cyrus, " ' do - . ? J Apply to A. MtTRIIEAD & CO. I March 29, SW