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DAVIS A- CRI:\V.<
J-'or J'.anwr ;
l.i.K .V U IIX >X,
y..r !
MiSC.ELI.AITY. !
Ma ry Ivloore.?A Love Story. j
CM M'TKIS I
All iny life I'>:rr T had lenown Marv j
Moon;. Ail my life I loved h?*r.
Our mothers \v<n; ol>l playmates and first
cousin". Mv fii.-l recollection is of a boy,
in a red frork and morocco slices, roekinij .
n cradle ; in v. 1.: !i reposed a sunny hairod,
blueewd 1 mliy, n?>t ?a year old. That :
boy was n:ys !{ ? I Tarry Church : that blue- :
eyed baby was Mary Mo uv.
Liter still, I see my- -If at the liltlc
schoolhon-- . drawing mv chaise up to the '
door, that Mary mi^ht lide home. Many '
a bealinvf haw I unified on such occasions,
for other hoys h>^ide?tue liln d her, and she,
J fear, wis si iivil.ii:^ of flirt, <:v? n in her
ptnatores. i i w v she came trip-,
ping down the st?-|?=, when I called Iter
nanio ! how-w.ctly lior blue eyes looked ;
up at mo ! how jjaily rang out lior merry 1
laugh ! That faiiy laugh ! Xo one but i
Alary couM ever l i;: ^ !ior heart so soon to '
licr lips! 1 followed that laugh from my'
days ofchi! Ihoo ! tiiS I grew an awkard blushitf/*.y<iu'.h?
I followed it through the boated
noon of n"><;dio< d?an t now, when the .
fro?ts of a<_jc are - -'Ivviiiiir mv hair, and
iOirty ehil Iron climb my* knee and call me
^father," i lind that the uu-moises of youth
are stromr. ?:id that, *veu in gray hairs, I ;
;un follow-! i's ie-till. j
When I was iitU-eii, thu first groat sorrow
of mv life r.:ino upon my heart. I was
sent to school, and was obliged to part with
Marv. W' wi-r no: to see each other for j
tiiitcslong ve.;;\? ! 'l itis, to me, was like
? .. . . ' ! - *- ' -- M ,M
nm-uy . ! ,Uil, IV1 .U.liy WJl-S 1J ICO illO
Use!; to mi'.
J'r.L hea:i& :;rc tough things after :ill.
i left col!.go mail the fiu.-h and vigor of
jny nineto. tilii year. Ii was no longer awkNvavd
and ctubatru^ed. I had grown into a '
(all, s-h inh r s-'.i"]>!*:ncr, with a very good
o])in':<?u of my both in general and j?ar- .
tipular. It' i thought, of Mary Moon.*, it
%vas to imagine how 1 would dazzle and bewilder
h'?r with my good looks and wonderful
attainments?never thinking that
she might ?1;.z/.h! and bewilder me still j
more. I was coxcomb,! know; but as;
youth and goo 1 looks have fl<:d, I ti^t 1 !
mny be believed when I say that s^fcon- !
teit left in-.- alno.
An advantageous projiosnl was made to !
Trio fit this (inn', and, accepting it,T gave up ;
nil idea of a profession, mi<I I prepare! to go ;
to the Indies. In my hurried visit home of
two days, I saw nothing of Mary Moore.
* 51)0 hnd gone to a hoarding school nt some j
distance, and was not expected homo till
ho following May. T uttered one sigh to
the mettlory of mv little blue-eyed play- '
mate, and then calledjmyself "a mau again."
"In a year," T thdfight as the vehicle whirl- J
cd away from our door?"in a year, or
.three years at the very most, I will return.!
and, if Mary is as pretty as she used to be, !
why then perhaps, 1 may marry her."
And thus I settled the future of a young
lady whom I had not seen for four years.
1 never thought of-4lie possibility of her refusing
me?never dreamed that she would
not. condescend to accept my offer.
But now I know that, had Mary met me
Jhen, slip would have despised me. Persians,
in the Kermtrul nti.l nfT..<.?/>.! ci
$lie inigiitjhave found plenty of pport; but
as for loving n?o, or fooling tliy >Jkj;Ii(cM inV
lorcst in mo. I should have peptfrips found
1,^'ps misjatyn. . ,
* India'was my salvation, ffnd riot merely became
of my success, but because my labori ofus
industry ljad ogjuuteractefl the evil, in
my nature, hint mndc me a better man.
Wfrt?Ti,:7}?trtc fcnd^f three yenra, I pr^par ?d
to return, I sfli.J gibing of the reform a-j
A
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| tion in myself which 1 knew had takei
! place.
"They loved me as I was," i murmurc
j (o my.self, "and they shall find out lor then
i selves whether 1 am better worth lovin
than formerly."
I j nicked up many a token, from that lan
; of roinancc and gold, lor the friends
: hoped to meet. The gift for Mary Moor
| I selected with a heating heart. It was
i ring of rough, virgin gold, with my nam
and hers engraved inside?that was al
and yet the sight of the little toy strangel
thrilled me, as 1 balanced it upon the ti]
of my finger.
To the eyes of others, it was but a smal
, plain circlet, suggesting thoughts, pcrhnp
j hv its elegance, of the beautiful white han>
: that was to wear it. 1'ut to me?hot
much was embodied there ! A luvinj
s'nilo on a beautiful face?low words of wej
1 come?a future home, and a sweet stniliiu
face?and a group of merry children t<
climb my knee?all those delights wen
hidden within that little ring of gold !
CIIAI'TEK II.
Tall, bearded and sun bronzed, I knocke<
11... ..e ~ r~?i ?- i t> '
,11 li'MH KU III y lailllT ? IIUI1SC. 1IIC llgUt!
in tin* parlor windows and the hum of eon
versation and the cheerful laughter showot
nte that company were assembled there. ]
hopi">| my sister Lizzie would come to tli<
door, and that I nrght greet mv family whet
no strange cy? was looking curious)}' on.
]!?l no??i servant answered my summons
Thev wore too merry in the parlor to heed
tho long absent one, when he asked for ad
mitlanco. A bitter thought like this was
passing through my mind, as I heard the
sounds from the parlor and saw the half-sup
pressed smile upon the servant's face.
1 hesitated for a moment before 1 made
myself known, or asked after the family;
and while 1 stood silent a strange apparition
grew up before me. From behind the servant
peered out a small golden head ; a tinv,
delicate form followed, and a sweet, childidi
face, with blue eyes, was lifted up to mine?
so like to those el" one who bad brightened
my hoy hood, that I started back with a sudden
feeling of pain.
' What is your name, my little one ?" I
asked while the wondering servant held the
door.
She lifted up her hand as if to shade her
( yes (I had s< en that very attitude ill another,
in inv boyhood, many and many a lime.)
an-1 answered, in a sweet, bird-like voice ;
'Mary Moore.*'
"And what else ?*' I asked. qutekly.
"Maiy Moore Chester,"' lisped t! 10 child.
My heart sank down like lead. Ilere was
an end t? all the bright dreams and hopes
of my youth am! manhood. Frank Chester,
my hoyidi rival, who had often tried, and
trii-il in vain, to usurp niv place beside I he
rrirl c.1 ? 1 1 1 ' ? 1
S-.., HUM riMAVICH ill KIM, <111(1 IJtlll W?MI !MT
away fVuin iii<* ! Tliis was his child?his
child a 11J Mary's !
1 sank, l?o<ly and soul, beneath tlio Wow.
Ami. hiding inv fare in my hands, I leaned
against tin: door, while my heart wept tears
of lilo<>d. 'J lie little one gazed at inn grieved
an 1 amazed, and put lip her pretty lip as
if al'Oitt to cry, while the perplexed servant
stepped to the parlor door and called mv
sister out, to see who it could be that conducted
himself so very strangely.
1 heard a light step, and a pleasant voice
saying?
"l)id von wish to see mv father, sir?''
I looked up. There stood a pretty sweet
fared maiden of twenty, not much changed
iroin llio dear litllo sister T had loved so
well. I looked at lier for a moment, and
stilling i|k? tumult of mr heart hv a
mijjhty effort, I opewd my arms, and said ;
' Lizzie, don't you know me?''
"Harry! Oh, mv brother Harry!" slie
oriel, ami threw herself upon my hre:ist.
She wept as if lier heart would break.
I could not wei-p. I drew hergimtly into
the lighted parlor, and stood with lier
before thein all.
There was a ru-h and cry ofj<>y, and then
my father and mother sprang towards me
and welcomed ine home with heart lull tears!
Oli, slrango and passing sweet is such a
greeting to the w:iyworn wanderer ! And,
as 1 held my dear old mother to my heart,
ami grasped mv father's hand, while Lizzie
still e.llimr I1K.O1I0 nw I f..t? ?!' .....
? * "*,w ? "?? "> l'lH
yet lost, and though another 1>:i<1 secured
life's choicest Messing, many a joy remainoil
for me in this dear sanctuary of home.
There were four other inma'es of the rootn
who had risen on my sudden entrance. One
was the blue-eyed child whom 1 had already
seen, and who stood beside Frank Clic?tor,
dinging to his hand. Near bv stood T,izzi<
Moore, Mary's eldest sister, and in a distant
corner, to which she had retreated when m\
name was spoken, stood a tall and slendei
figure, half hidden by the heavy window
curl runs that fell to the floor.
When the first rapturoouR greeting \v:u
over Lizzie led me forward with a timic
grace, and Frnnk Cheater grasped my hand
' YVelcomo home, my boy !" lie said will
tlio loud, cheerful tones ?'Remembered R<
well. "Yoii have changeo so that I should
never have known you ; but no mutter foi
that?your heart is in the right place, .
known."
"Jlow can you say he is changed !" sait
my mother, gently. "To be'ftur*, he looki
older, anil Irrttvnr nn/1 tnnrn Ia !??? ll.mi
wlion lie went awny?but his eyes and smili
are the slime as ever. It *ls than heavj
board that changes liira. Ho i#1 my bo^
mill."
"Ay, mother," I answered, sadly,*, "I an
your boy still." ..
Heaven help mel^At that momeht .
felt liko a boy, and it would. hnVS been i
blessed sfclief to my infancy 1 Qnt-^I kep
down the beating of my heart and troinoi
of my lip, and* answered quickly, as I look
ed in his-fall, bandsotqjpface-?'
"You' have changed, toa, Frank, but., ,
think for tlie better." , ^
"Oh, yo#?thank you for tha^ corn pi i
ment," ho-answered \sjth a hearty laugM
..iti. T ? ' - -
aiy wire whs mei grow nandsonnff" evfcrj
day." ? > ^
His wifa !~fcpouU* I beat Ufat na^anc
keep siieul still I w
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ii "Ami have voti seen my lillle gill lie ' '
added, lifting (hi; infant in his arms, ami
cl : kissing her crimson cheek. "1 tell von
Harry, there is not such another in the
g world. Don't yon think she lool;sf very l
much as her mother
(1 "Very much !" I f il:*-i< ?!. i
1 "Hallo !" cried Frank, with a suddenness <
c | that made ine start violently. '1 have !'<>r- i
a [ gotten to introduce von to my wife; I l?- ,
0 j lieve. von and sin- used !r> lie plrivmate in i !
I, I your young days?oh, Harry ;" and he <
y ! slapped me on the hack. ' lor the sake of ]
|i j old times, and because von were not here 1 '
| at tins wedding, I'll give von leave to kiss 1
1 her once?but mind, ?>ld fellow, you are (
s ' never to repeat the cermonv. Come?here ;
I j she is, and I for once want to pec how you i
v i will manage those ferocious mou-ilaches of '
j I yours in the operation." '
I Jle pushed lizzie, lauching and blush- '
f ing, towards me ! A "leam of light and '
) i bone. ;i!mnst inn .b.vv!in.c I....... ......... I
I! ' OVel' JUC, niul 1 cried (.Hit before I lllOUgllt . 1
"Not Mary l? " j 1
It must have betrayed my secret to every ! 1
one in tlie room. 1'ut nothing ?ii< said? I }
even Frank, in general so ?>1 ?ns<?. was this j
time silent. I kissed tlio fair chei k nf the '
" young wife, and hurried to the silent figure ; :
! looking on!, from the win-low. j '
| "Mary?Marv Mo ir-y1 I said, in a low. ! '
; ! eager voice, "have yon no welcome to give 1
1 to l lie wanderer. j
She tin iie?! and laid her hand in mine,' 1
and murmured hurriedly?
' T am ?;lad to se<* you here, llarrv."
Simple words?an I \et how ble?t tliev , '
made me ! 1 would not have yielded up \ '
' that moment, for an emperor's erown ! l *??r '
there was the liappv home group, and tindear
home fireside, and there sweet Mary '
1 Moore ! Tl?e eye 1 ha l dreamed "f by , '
; day and ni<>hl was failling before the nr- '
] dent gaze of mine : and the sweet face I
had so long prayed to see, was tlierc he- j '
' fore! 1 never knew the meaning of hap- 1
. piness tiil that moment, came !
| Many years have paxed since that hap- '
pv night, and the hair that was daik and 1
J glossy then is fast, turning gray. 1 am j :
ri'tiwilpr to lie mill old iii-.iti .I /.-in I, ...t- 1
~ j ' "J,x :
I lj.u k to a long ninl happy, and I li'.pe, a '
| well spent life. An<! yet, sweet as it lias s
i been, I would not recall a single <lav, fo.i '
j the love that made my manhnol so bright, '
' sliine.s also np?>n me in my white hairs. 1
j An ol.l man ! ('an this ho s-> \ Al 1
1 heart, 1 am :w young as over. And Mary, i '
j with her bright hair parted nnoothly from
j a brow thai lias a slight furrow npon it, is I
still thy Mary of my early days. To iiii- ! 11
she can novel* grow old, nor The* J
' heart that held lior in iiifancv, and s'.ielter- 1
1 cd her in the ilu-h and beauty "f woman s
hood, ran never cast her out till life shall '
cease to warm it. Not even then?fur love 1
j .still lives above. j
Ai'I'ointmknt?Dimmer Attouxiiv.?
! A despatch from Washington to the i>alti
more paper.', informs us of tin- appointment ,
i of James Conner, K?q., of this city, to the n
, oflieo of Distend Attorney, fur Charleston f.
I District, in the p dace of Thomas .1. Kva::.-, a
Ks(|. Mr. Conner is the son of II. W. Con- I'
j ncr, Ivup, of the Banking House well known t
; throughout the country, ami one of the |
! most promising of the younger lawyers
1 at our bar. lie graduated at Jiutiih t!
j Carolina College, in the class of ' !!), . I<
! with a high reputation, sustained through- ?1
! out his academic course, for ability ''
I ... i _n .t .
i ;nm an mm assures success tor a voutig man's s:
! future. He studied law at the oil ice of (ho ; ii
Hon. Jas. I.. ] Viioru, and was a-liniltcd to I;
i tlie practice of his profession in 1851. Ii
| From his first nppearaucc at the bar, he has 1 n
| been distinguished by energy, persevering 1 h
iudustrj- and legal capacity, that have scour- J t
j cd for him a high position among his pro- . :?
j torsional brethren. Doubtless there is no h
one of thorn, whose years arc not greater d
; than his own, who in the delivery of a legal j *
: opinion, would he picferrcd before him. He 'I
is already widely known as the author of t.
I Conner's Dif/cat?a book long needed, and ii
\ which, since it has has been published, has )
' greatly lightened the. labor of preparation of j
law cases. Ho is also the author of The ''<
, 1 History of a Sail at Lan\ which recently '
appeared, and which is doing more than was y
: claimed for it, in not only affording '"aid . 1
I i ami comfort" to those entering upon the , '?
I study of (he law, but also in being of service J
i to the older members of the profession. We \
, : hazard nothing in saying, that his appoint ;
, went will l?e received with approbation by j I
J our community.? Cfuirie.iton Courier. j I:
J The Washington correspondence of the j
L j New Voi]; express, who appears to be in ;
' way for obtaining Cabinets concert-;, say- :
r The approved draft of the Dallas Convciir
tion, if such it may now bft called, has
been very carefully prepared with a view to
* every reasonable' modification further its!
1 acceptance by the English Ministry. ' It is 1
. said that Lord Napier has been consulted '
i in this connection, and presunodiion are
) advanced, understood to have his aequies- I
I cence, to the effect that the amendments
r will be accepted in England. Such, how- j
I ever, is not tho general conviction here. I
The expectation is, that England will pre1
i fer a fresh negotiation altogether npon the
a I eomn r?p ntfnn o Ime'^ ??">"? -
j </ vw wii ? urtoio ijiuiv; iim'j ,iun; iut ii.**,
i rather than submit to the show of dictation
a at the hands of our government which the 1
f matter now seemingly presents. It is, f
f therefore, a conviction with persons of '
more authority in this connection than I
i care to indicate, that the treaty as it goo*
out will only meet a conditional approval
[ ,a^ most, leading to frg^h negotiations and ;
? the immediate return Of Mr. Dallas. The :
i "Dearer ot despatches" on this occasion ,is '
r Alox. H. Fvatia.
jjSjdntyfemith was at on?fctiine a Iccturer
[ liafoWtlKtjig. wR6yjd Institution" of feon- j
donjonfcubject of "Moral Philosophy.^
- MSjSJeclured tliero for three successive years/ '
?'His lectures were popular, -ant} collected- 1
r ft* crowds. They arose, in ]'80'5, tdj^uso'
Jiia owulanguaget^o>y?h an abftrdpttch j
1-; jot cttjafa^^that I am Ashamed of my own*
MumefJ^jpfc i-am conscious I do liot de*
...
&
* % V .. .. &; (ihi&mki
firVM^a?rai
serve it ; ami that at the moment men o
sense are provoked l>v llio clamor to look
into mv claim", it will he at an cml." lie
made no secret of his blight knowledge ol
I he subject which he had assumed to teach
his audienees, and and gave amusing accounts
of his 'manner of manufacturing philosophy."
' llvriy we? k," he savs "I had a
new theory ofeoneep'jon and perception ;
and supported hy a nafriral manner, a torfeiit
of voids, am' an impudence scarcely
rediMe. I know nolhingof Moral Philosophy,
I'll! I was thoroughly aware that I
wanted two hundred pounds to furnish iny
I louse."
The Play Actor's Excuse.
One evening when I'izarro was announ ed
as the plav, there was considerable delay
u commeneing, in consequence of one ol
he performers Ix-ing ahsent.; the audience
am? impatient, when John Kemhlc
l?olia) came forward and delivered himself
o this effect: "l.adies and gentlemen, at
he request of the pn'ncijHtl performers in
he play of this evening, I am to inform
i>?ii Him iae ansem person is .Mr. ivmery."
ilie house received tliis explanation without
my di-approbation r.r otherwise. (Kmery,
it t!ii< period, although a vorv pathetic actor,
:ad not arrived at the summit of excellence,
ii.<1 on this evening, tlie part of the sentiul
was given to liiin.) Scarcely had Mr.
Ivembie, (j-iitti-d 11:?* stage, when, dressed
n a great coat, dirty bouts, a fact? red with
i.i>te and wet with perspiration?011 rushed
In; culprit. Kmery stayed some moments
icftire t!ej audience, apparently agitated,
iml at length delivered himself to this efeel
:
' I.adies and gentlemen, this is the first
imu I have ever had to appear before you
is an apologist. As I have been the sole
anse id' the delay in your entertainment,
illow me shortly to filler my excuse, when,
am shure 1 shall obtain an acquittal, esleciallv
from the fair part of this brilliant
uidieiiee. l/idie-> (for you 1 must particuarly
address) my wife! and I (tlmnier<
of applause interrupted the apology ;)
i*i<i 1 ran for the doetor." '"You've said
rSiOll'i*!! n 1i,l.I
...... I
ould not leave her, !;i?lic*s until I knew that
he was safe." I'ravo, JCiiKry, you've said
nough !" was re echoed from all parts of
ho house. JCmery was completely ovcrlowered.
and, after maiiing another iuefVecual
attempt, to proceed, retired?having
irst placed liisltatid on his In-art and bowed
rracefully to all parts of the house. The
lay proceed without interruption ; but it
ppeared I'.mery had not forgotten bis obli
;:iii(iii to r??r that scene before the
nisoti, in which Holla tries to corrupt tiie
cntinol by iu >:icv, the following strange
ii'o riuplioii occurred in the dialogue :
?JI tve you a wife ?
Sn,r,ncl.? I have.
It'of/ti.?Children ?
Si h flint.?1 had two this morning?have
;ot three now.
Lou.I applause followed this retaliation,
n?l it continued so long that the entire cf ct
of tics scene was lost, an<l Mr. Keinble,
ft r walking some tiino iu awkward coni^ion,
terminated it l?y abruptly rushing into
lie prison.
(I AMRI.KKS MA 1)IC TO DSSOOUGK. WllCtl
lie steamer liobwit .1. Ward.froin New Organs,
touched at Helena Arkansas, 011 Tncsav
last, a voting Mississippian who had
n'Oii on a visit to liis plantation in Arkan:is,
went aboard lo come to this city. 13elg
inexperienced in the ways?partieulnrf
t!i" bad ones?of the world, and honest.
^ a t'aiili, he was very soon inveigled into
t 1 i:tit* game of poker by a couple of nice
'Miking fellows on board. In less time
lian we have been writing this they manged.
by their skill in sluillling, to swindle
i::i to the time of two or three bundled
ollars. 1 hiring the progress of the game
cveral persons were standing bv, and cneavorcd
to indicate to the Mississippian
hat he was in the hands of swindlers, but
II to no purpose. In the mean time, Capt.
r;u.... - i ? l.:
a i iv. i vuniv: Ii|'f Ilii'l IHJ? Ullll^* were
;oing on, broke up the game l?y slapping
no of this follows in the face, raking down
In- si;tk?'S and making thorn disgorge the
onng man's money. That was not all ;
ie made I hem go below, and at the next
vood yard put them oft*.
Memphis IJtiylc 12ih
An American clergyman, not entirely tinmown
in I lie literary world, and better
:tio\vn, perhaps, in other departments than
i?r his success in the ministry, was once
ailed on to bury a man who had bepn ?a
,,.t. i ...i._ i._.i _i 1 i
tw.i.- liiu-ici, .inn \> iiu iiiin nuusuu IIMil
11 tlio stiujis in a most ruffianly manner,
lie doelin?n*nttcnding the funeral, wherei]?r.n
a son of the deceased threatened him
vitli a horse-whipping if lie did not coine
md bury his father "Under compulsion,"
ic consented, went, and found a large ntcudauet',
with the usual country arrangenents?the
coffin in the entry, and a 6tnnd
icar its head, with the Bible and hymn
look. The clergyman read the strongest
jsalm of David lie could find, gave out to
jc sung one verso of a hymn?
Jii-li?Itl llie ngod sinner goes,
J.ri>K:i with guilty anfl heavy woes,
]>r>wi> to the regions of the (lend,
Willi cndioMcursee on his head?
mproved the occasion briefly in tho paint
iiyle, and left the nudierico in a state that
:aii be better imagined than described.
^ Harper's Weelfty.
Tub Dban and Bokkr Case.?Officei
Bertholir galled last evening at the house o
Mr. Bolcer, and conveye'd Mre. Dean to bil
)wp residence, where Dean awaited her ar
rivals Tlioy soon afterword? proceeded U.
lodgings ho had engaged iiWIudson street
wliicli they will occupy white they " rem air
in the oily. Mrs. Dean is said to be t
lioirt'.ss to-'a !argr> legaofjtffrom a deceases
ijncle, no part of ^mch she has receiver
bSwevori .
> A Troy pnpet<Bt?lesthatDean was form
6rly*a waiter in tho "Ls^ggbure hotel; am
ftrfts'rioted forhls'TOttfilness for tue ftiiir 6e*
Xeio * -Ybrk Mirror, 25th. *
"4...
' iin i hi wfrnfri ~ifi'iiilTiHi
f Prediclcd Fall of the Niagara River Suspension
Bridge.
i A Buffalo paper has been predicting the
r fall of this stupendous structure, upon tho
ground that iron suspended horizontally or
vertically in time becomes granular and
brittle.
A correspondent, who seems to bo quite
i familiar with the subject, sends a reply, of
j which tin; following is tho substance':
"Tim Huffalo writer seems to be ignoI
rant of the fact that iron is the universal
J bridge fastener, suspending not only itself in
. all positions, but everything else with it.
; If he has lived forty years, bis recollection
will probably call up several old bridges, yet
standing, which prove something as to the i
capacity of iron to bear a continued strain :<
for a series of years. We have not u large j
fund of bridge statistics, but we will give a j
few cases, which the writer will do well to
tliink of:
The Fribourjr bridge, 5)50 feet, single j
span, built ill 1832. Twenty-five years. I
The llaiiiiner?mith bridge (chain) cross !
the Thames, built in 1833. Twenty four
years.
The ITnngerfbrd chain bridge, across the
i satno, which lias wiinstoofl twelve years'
i vibration," tiller the incessant rush of honilon
commerce.
Tlic bridge at Montrose, in Scotland,
over the South lvdc, about 500 feet span, of
eighteen years standing.
The Pittsburg cable suspension (ItoeblingV)
connects the city with the great
iron ami glass work and coal mines, and
has been "vibrating"' and "granulating" under
loads covering its double track from
shore to shore, during sunlight for sixteenth
years.
All these bridges are standing and likely
to stand, and here our statistics give out for
want of bonks.
Tlie writer, or perhaps, a friend of his,
may have an old buggy, which has been
driven many a time and oft for years over
corduroy and other rough riding, with steel
springs yet as good, to all appearances, as
new. And yet these springs are but granular
iron in a refined and uniform state.
The best authorities tell us fibrous iron is
the weakest, and that the notion of its tin
dergoitig n structural chnngc by vibration j
otilv, is a humbug, unless indued its vibra- j
tion is attended by n strain beyond its capacity
to bear, and then there is a change, |
because its parts are partially disintegrated, j
j The strongest iron known to us is piano |
I string?. There are of the finest granular J
j steel. They are subjected to a tension that j
| is enormous, and to a vibration of all others ;
the severest and most unintermitling.
.-?> |
II 1CAI.TII ANI) UnAl'TY IN AN OMEN.?"At ,
eighteen," said a foreigner, "a young Amor. 1
ican women is the prettiest in the world ; |
but at thirty, inon Dicti, she is already old
and ugly." Though there were some of a '
Frenchman's exaggerations in the remark, 1
tIk:ic was also a substance of truth. Why !
j is it that the beauty of our females fade so 1
soon ? Or, to go at once to the real issue,
j for beauty is only permanent where there is j1
j health, why is it that our women, as com- I !
pared with the women of other temperate j 1
climates, arc so delicate and fragile? j1
The answer may be made i? a few words j 1
?it is because they neglect air and exercise. ! '
Weakness, lassitude and a fading complex- j 1
ion as evidently follow indolence and con- j 1
I fincment as tho wilting of a plant results j I
from its deprivation of light. It is a law of j 1
! our existence that we must take daily exer- j '
! cise if wc would continue in health. It is a M
j fact in physiology that a pure atmosphere j '
ta iuui>|ieiiM;tuii: i'? ;i vijjurous vitality. v\11 :
the refinement of civilization, all the rc- j
sources of science have failed to supply a i
substitute fur fresh nir and exercise. Tlic 1
poor and rich stand 011 (lie same platform in '
reference to this necessity of our nature. !!
The lady in silk and satins can buy no ces- ! '
j luetic iis edacious as the sunshine and breeze j !
! which arc ponied out at the very door-step J !
of her.lniinbl'j sister. ; '
I]
Tiik E.vci.isii and Chines:-:.?The news 1
of the massacre, by Chinese, of eleven Euro- j
peans passengers in s(<?ambcnt Thistle, from j 1
Canton to I long Kong,' reached En- i!
inland almost simultaneously with th*> defeat ! <
of the Palmerst'on Ministry nnd Mr. Cult- i
den's motion, condemnatory of the hostili- ;
lies commenced by the British Admiral, on j
nccctyint of the nllair of the Arrow. It is I
probable that this news will somewhat mod- 1
ify opinion in England with regard to the 1
war ; but it must be remembered, in judging
of their conduct, that the Chinese have
been roused to the higljest pitch of fury by
the terrible destruction of life and property I
caused by the bombardment of Canton. ]
Whether'Lord Palmerslon retires from i
office or not, a state of affairs has been pro- I
duced at Canton wlfcich will oblige the I
British Government, whoever innv lie/ . i!lor4 I !
to direct its policy, to pYosecute tlic defence
of its comtnurcml interests it that quarter
until some guarantee of security in the
future lias been obtained. The British '
agents may, at first, have uuj'istly and un- !
1 wisely sought to quarrel, but not that they J
have got their Government deeply involved
in it, the Government cannot recede without '
leaving matters much worse than they were 1
before. We havo uo idea, therefore, that
the vote in tho Commons on Mr. Cobden's
: motion wHl caiiso llie Government to with*
53raw from tho contest.
The MonMoss.-^-Tlte Deseret News of
Jantiaiy 28th, (official paper,) published at
r Salt lake City, contains an elaborate article
f reldtive to the rcfirtiohs of that Territory to
1 the Federal Government. The following is '
an extract: ? .
> u8o far as the fr^fc, untrammelled consent
? and expressed wishes Of lift *go turned- afe .
1 concerned, should'the majority of "Iho."
1 zens in aTerritory choose to"Tiiir?theif ijOB'
1 ?titutional right ?nd prefer a state of
' age;, E state of beW nile^by
uppn them,and Wntatatl; fOf by usurped
atifSrvnlff omfoiia
^ should . ta^Kjtt
. "r **** : . ,,.,
I? ?limill ? ^
(lie extent of nn entire community, are kno
to most persistently prefer officers of tli
own election to those foisted upon tliein
nrbitary power, a purely republican laws
their own enactment to laws carved, diet
ed, and forced upon them bv a power
which the Constitution gives no such auth
ity, wc are constrained to say that mosttri
arc men prone to oppress their fellows. II<
long, think ye, can such oppression bo qui
ly endured ? IIow long, think ve, will a
people submit to the dictates, slanders, c
ruptions, and abuse of officers whom tli
have no voice in electing, and whose eft'o
me constantly put forth to their utmost
the destruction of the people among win
they are sent ? Suppose ye that the f
dollars parsimoniously doled out by C<
gross can buy freemen to overlook su
glaring inconsistencies.
Arc not these lines exquisite :
It was calm, btill, dreamy night,
The moon a silvery halo bunt
To shroud a little baby out,
O'er which a weeping mother bent:
ller car pressed close to catch a sound
<)J breathing?ah ! how calm?how lo*
Fust flowed her tear.-?her heart was sad ;
She knew, indeed, her boy must go.
She held his tiny hand in her.",
And softly kissing his fair check,
Commended him to heavenly love?
The yonng. the innocent, the meek.
His pretty face of angel east,
So pale, yet full of holy joy,
Then met his mother's tearful glance,
And said, "Mamma, I die."
II is deep blue eyes again were closed,
A world of hope, the mother sighed ;
The child in peaceful seeming sleep,
Gave God his little soul?and died.
Country Sunday vs. City Sunday.
'Tis Sunday in the city.
The sun glares murkily down, throu
the smoky and stench-laden atinosphc
upon the dirty pavements ; newsboys, w
clamorous cries, arc vending their \var<
milkmen rattle over the pavements, a
startle drowsy sleepers by their sh
whooping*, housemaids are polishing <lc
knobs, washing siilewalks, and receivi
suspicious looking baskets and parcels frc
contiguous groceries and bukorsliops.
Tli.t enn ^11. I.:- ?
xin. oiiii iwiio v/ll lin rUUIMJ , |>l]I'lI \ 1
the air ami benignly smiling upon all t
dwellers in the city, as though lie woi
gently win thoin from unholy purposes
heavenly meditations and pursuits.
?And now the streets are filled will
motley show of silks, sntins, velvets, fea
crs and jewels?while carriages and veil
les of every description roll past, freight
with counterfreed youths and their Did
neas, bent upon a holiday. Hundreds
"drinking saloonsbelch forth their poi
ferous breath, upon which is borne, to t
?ar of the passer?by, (perhaps a lady
Lender child.) the profane curse and s
*cence gibe ; and from their portals reel
toxicaled brutes, who once were m<
Military companies march to and fro; n<
,( el ~ ?! - '
(I O.v/.f HUM nviviuil i *J 111*3 IIIUUJIII
strain of a dead-march ; now, (having i
themselves of (lie corpse of tlieir dead co
rade,) they gaily "stop out," blithe and in
ry to (lie cheering strains of an enliveni
quick stop, based on an Ethiopian melod
lie frivolous tones blending discordanl
.vith the chimes of the Sabbath bel
t\nd stable-keepers, oyster and ico?crea
lender, anil liquor sellers, ct id mncgeir
ire reaping a golden harvest, upon wlii
lie *'Lord of the Sabbath," shall sooner
later, send "a blight and a mildew."
'Tis Sunday in (he country.
Serene and majestic, in the distance,
the vine, clouds cupped hills ; while, at th
iinse, tlu* silver stream winds gracefu
parkling in the glad sunlight. Now
fragrant branches stir, with feathered
ind one clear, thrilling carol lifts the
50 r from the dumb lip of nature hcraldio
u11 orcnesira oi untaught choristers win
plume tlieir r.'ngs, mid soaring, seem
say, Praise liim ! praise Ilim.
Obedienttj the sweet summons,the silv
haired old "man and ro?3* child, along gri
?y, winding paths, hie to the little viiLi
hurcli. Uii the gentle maiden,& kint
um leans the bending form of "four bc<
years nnd ten," gazing with dimmed I
grateful eyes on leafy stem, nnd btirsti
bud, and full?blown flower : or listen
(he wind dallying with the tall tree-tops,
kissing the fields of golden grain, -whi
wave their graceful recognition, as it swee
hv on its fragrant path.
And now, slowly the Sabbath mm sin
beneath the western hills in gold and pi
pie glory. Gently the dew of peace <
i. _i i a _.i.
uii ciwcu vyvn iiuu nowers w 11
holy stars creep softly out, to keep tli<
tireless watch o'er happy hearts and w
bath?loving homes.? Fanny Fern.
Emancipation is Missouri.-?John
Wimer, Esq., the Emancipation Mayor el?
of St. Louis, was sworn into office on Tu
day, the 14th inst. it is stated that irf
inaugural address he took very strong grou
in favor of emancipation tlnougliout. ,t
Statu of Missouri, and the party lie rep
sentcd are no doubt determined- to ngiu
mis question, ihtft will, liowevcr, only i
teuwl'y- tho pro-slavery feeling,of tho g*<
ipass pf people jn Missouri. Tho addn
of Mayor Wimer waa responded to in 1
balfof tho .City Council, . by. W" Tayl
Presidout.of the Board.of Aidermen; J#
agreed with, tbft Mnyor^ jalba views htf. h
expressed,.M ??W. 2
expediency, of agitating-the cpiestjpn of.
eirt. *
I aVtfdWpk 6*. AitB,^]>Uringi?ar
qtuikjali^t dc<*Ajred^ few ,1 i
inhabitants of a snrill ^U*A?CPV$ - g? nef
l^'atoch'alari'nedi and afcffiiilffi In i|'iiii
fit the calmness pod ap{#f?Trt'w of-an m
lady whom they all k*U^^ J^flwigth'.V
t>f U>em,, addresehjgtS(M?fd ^ady, said
* '
1 rrrii<^T n inr
?f?? ? HI ?HHIL I
ivn I Wedding in Quaker High Life.
eir j Tlie Quakers arc a very nice, quiet people
by | ?almost too quiet to suit tlie tastes ofsomo
of of our go-ahead young ladies, whose exclamat
ations at a marriage ceremony this morning
to took very much the from and expression of
nr- "Who would be a Quakeress /"
ilv For some time back a double marriage
i\v between parties high in the (Quaker world
et- has been on the tapis and this eighth dav of
ny the fourth iiK-tilli was tin- one set down for
or- the "accomplishment of their pnrposv-*' So
icy at half-past 10 o'clock this morning, the
rts Friends' I leeting House, in Orchard street
for was thronged, but more bv tlie world's pCo>m
! pie than by the Kriuud*. There quarters of
i?w j the house were occupied by ladies whose
>n- ; diminutive bonnets, tremendous hoods, anfl
ch elegant mantles contrasted strangely with
| the sober drab "fixings" of the lew staid old
! Quakeresses who occupied some of the beti!
elies in the place where the pulpit is in
j other meeting houses. It was a queer Quaker's
meeting, and we warrant there was mora
j talking and gossiping done in a half hour's
I time than the old meeting house ever heard
' before.
iV j ?>11 some qeiiehcs elevated one above atii
other, at the pulpit end of the church, sat the
i iniiiisuTs iiieeweny lames o? the meeting
in full Quaker costume. Oil the lowest
bench sat the parents of the parties to he
married, and when the house was so full it
could no more, the two bridal parties appeared
in quick succession, and sat. down on
ihe lowest benchcs between the old folks.
The first bride had six bridesmaids, dressed
in white silk and tarlentan, very plain but
very elegant,?all with good sized hoops.
| The groomsmen were in lull dress, as "world's
folk?." The bride hen-elf was robed in
white satin, edged with ermine, and wore
an elegant little hat, with rose-colored ruche.- ,
The second bride had only two maids, in
white. She wore white silk whith a manlie
n'1 and hood, and a white lace veil?rich and
ie, simnle Jlf. llu? snmo limn TI>/>
. , i 1U1
were both dressed in the convintional black,
2S ; and when all Iiad been scaled, silence graded
unlly tuok the place of an animated chatter.
rl" For n half hour every one sat still and
,or looked straight into the faces of two luides,
ng who endured the ordt;al with wonderful pa)ni
tienee. At length I'ru-nd 1 >ick<-rson, the'
minister, knelt down immediately behind
n? the first bride. All the congregation,?or
I'G the audience, as the minister called th'em,?
dd stood up, while Friend Dick<*rson prayed.
i'41'hen all sat down again, and then there was
more staring for about ten minutes.
1 a At last, as il'they could stand it no longer,
t'1" the first couple stood up, and, clasping hands,
ltJ* addressed cach other a tew wrds, whichcould
not be heard except bv those immcdiw*
ately near them. Tin y said something
of about "good husband," "loving and faithful1
?tl- wilt!." and f Tiftl vnf 'I <"?'
he Friends, in black, next brought a table, where
or on was a roll of parchment, an ink-stnncf
|b- and pens, and the newly inariicd pair signed,'?
something?after which the table was cars')
ricd again. The Clerk of the meeting next
>w mounted the highest of tin; elevated benches,
ful and, in-ft loud voice lead the parchment
i'hi which set forth that I letiry Laurence and
ro- Caroline White, of the city of New York,
? "- having agreed to marry together, and no
*o liujiudiiiii'iiL appearing, ive., ax., iVc., tliey
r 5 had risen in open meeting, promised,
lly &o., iVc., and signed their names to tlio conIs.
tract tlie eighth day of the fourth inontb.
in The first couple were thus married.
The second couple then rose antT Went
eh through the same formula, luit even thoso
or nearest to them could only see their lipft
move, and heard no sound. However, when
their, parchment was read. it. set forth that
Richard L. Nicholson, of Philadelphia^ atid
lie Elizabeth Van Hoescn. of ibis city, had
eir married together, in the same mannt'r as
ly, the first couple. All sat duwn a^ain, not ?
he trac.c of emotion was visible on the face of j
ife any Friend. After a lew moments, a very
in- benevolent looking Quaker gentleman, iir
ga the highest bench, rose and requested the
eh audience to be seat while the parties went .'p
to out. The newlv married retried with their
trains, and the buzz of voi.-r-s t 1i;iL followed'
or- wo* all the more striking from the previous
us- silence. It was a fashionable (Quaker wedicjo
dinj;, ami sneli a one as is not ollen secir
II y Friends'Meeting Houses.? /iostou Times.
>re ~??- ;
>ut IIow the Meaning of Woiins Change/
?In Sliakfspearu'.s time the word miscreunt
meant simply an unbeliever ; Tallot callor
ing Joan of Arc a miscreant intimated only
c]j that&he had fallen from faith: Influence,
,pS among the earlier English poets, meant only
that power over mortals whii-li planets
,j{H wore supposed to exercise. Nephew, as
,r. used hy llooke, ?Slmk<pearo and others of
je. tho Elizabelhen era, denotol grand-chil;|e
dren and other lineal descendants. Kindly 1
e;r fruits, as used in the Litany, also simpr^
denoted the natural fruits, or those which
the earth according to hi# kuul, shouW
bring forth. The wold Girl was at oncf
M. time applied indiscriminately to young porect
sons of Either sex. Until the reign 'of
es-, Charles (he First, the word Acre meant aivy
his" gold of whatever -size. Furlong denoted
hd 'Uiu length of it fitfjow, or a furrow longj
he Al.<p, thtf ,words yurtd, j)eck gallon,
re- wer<* oftpq a vrfgue, tmsellj^piise and
U? only. ata, litter dftt^and in obedi^CG to tlN;
in- h?tU9f. j^qivremcnU of commerce riuU-social
life, were they used to 'denoto'Cxact measure;
*S9 TpiMdArm Meat,- now applicable t<? flesh ohly? *
$7 jvas oJHXJ-applied to all food. Haffied (delift
feat edY was annlicd in the d.iv? nf
fo to A- recjr<?nntonight, who was either fn per-*
?c| son Qr fcffi^y, huwr up by the heels,.his <$l
Upr cutobaqn-bolted; His >pear broken, and hitilself
or liis effigy subjected to all sorts of
fe- indignities. , T ?
. l?EUGKvfeRE.?How many young tnon in
th- our'hfpd are wishing and singing to be?great,
h4 who nevertheless, will p.nw away in obscurity
t'V" ^nrl the reason is a simple ooo tfud
pd told. They failed in perseverance.
aid There are two principle*, which if we post- '? '
me ess^Wmay'siifcced in rny ifhclortakine. t!
ft^.in(hi8tfy- and persevering, lio 'j
1 'ydn Kv'e (collision and in command their a$^.'miration?
Set your brains to studying and * ,
jfln aud you msy fcatter your influ*
'^ncoNiVerthe wotIJ. But you mu t porsis^. '
?)
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