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Independent Prr**> have established Ili.- following
rates of Advertising to be eharged in both
{tapers:
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tliAn three months, will he charged l?v ?li?* in
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^the ppnee of 12 solid lino* or less.) for tin- li rat.
insertion, And fifty Cents for ciicli sub etjucnl
insertion.
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fcnd Ordinary*!) Advertisements will lie iuccitcd
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LEE ?fc WILSON,
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MISCELLANY.
A Romantic Mairiage. *r
An Engli.-li adventure has recently given
food fur gossip in l'ari.s ; and so "All's
well, tlmt cii-ls wot I," wit ur? liappy to record
it. A lew years ago, a young English
nubleinmi, just troll frutu college, ra?v- ami
inexperienced, toil in love with the laundrymaid
of tlie ensile where liis family resided.
It appears lliat tlie passion lirst seized upon
the faoul while attending divine service at a
village church. where Susan I?y lit-r moihst
demeanor and bright blue eyes completely
oversel all the resuluiious wiiirli the \uting
nobleman's mother had eoiicetVi-d ujxiii I he
subject ut* liis future alliance with the
daughter of the Em I ol C , whoc**
estate joins tlint of tlm y'UiMg ti<>bleiuuii.
llow (lie ni-<}u;uiil>itice firM b<gaii Ipi*1wh?ii
a young iiebleuiuu, wIhi wa> rending
for liis degree, and a young lauudiymaid,
who could iiul read at all, l.u
chrojiiclu will ever tell; but in a ?liort
liina we find that, l>y the nst>i>lnnee
of an old old college t'nend j-ist received
ifUp onltjrs, at tile very \ ill.ig.; where the
yoimg liyi-d fii.sl beheld his ?>u*an, in the
first rnsu lilnsli (if jhi A mil ?ti..i uul?
?- ? - fc, ......
no other witness but tin* w?-ll u-w j
oWkjjnJ pew-opeiit-r?with no uiibitm- j
uUS ul'nnt of tl.t-. ..ri\ l.n.ls I
^r-no jio'np ',l" '''om*
by tliu great s^ringSftival of iiauiiv, winch
the yotiltgjord, just then ?lccji in Virgil.
- morti than any other kind, wu?
he uwUtsd^o Sllsan ? 11< 1 l?> loie the miii whs
rujjjfHo its noon-tiny hcigut tlie happy j?;ur
were Slremly^inade on their way io France.
Fur feOllic Iiioiiliid the young I0I1I lived in
the Imjfpy delusion which h;?l ]?r<?Kcnird to
hisyuuilitai itrtnginntiouthe. fiur ^Mi-mi n*tnw
roost enchain ii.g Mini most lowi\ <>| Iki ex
l^Utlmwy-Hiuouf aiv l:kc 111-> >n? ?,l ?vit\
ler.kiiio-Tr'liey liaW tiu ii waning liom ; !
and attlieend of a certain nine -Hie young !
JurcJ began to perceive, lo in? n.ior aMoiii.>nmenl?for
lio mul never juiv'eivol u Ih-iorv
-S&liat the gentle 8uh>h?i was not m.-iHy
inhpoentss lie'liatl ever thought h<-r, tai.
profoundly ignorant likcwi.M'. Every net
and every exjire-^ioii ot the jiout laundtvrnsid
uow jarred and tdiockeil I lie iirtVii*<it.
the j'oufig nobleman. In fhoit, ilie dreadful
(Wet wmhboot) revealed'to him in all ita; ughnew;?3ih
\Vh9 no longer in love. .
<Junl about thU tune the y>'Uug man's
fsfruilf. to .wliwui his iTiirlit vvitli S11-Jin was I
but who Htill i villained id ig-J
-liowKjwwjiiceriiifij^ tlioHDarriage,. bi-gan io
iroporttMinttt 'with- roijx-ijl to lti? return.
No/k>nj[Br "held by tbe lies of that alf-ab*
sorbiug fovc&vhicb bad cost bii^i ?o much
ycrifioe, tbe young n<<bI?iiMn agreed in
?)irit with the vietvs'of hi* family. -But'
the t^f/jl^f font to'8uaun-4 -To
ilk astonishment, WWffeve, he found hor
grown .tri><ywfl??ble'?**.jK<m$eMi?g
wjjiiaui % ?y(iMrvur to tbe ?ropoitftigj$' Ibm
, ?W?bouM renminbi Frapp*to imbibe.?{pne
sortof eduction while be rgp?ire<fr\a
bwraftj'baye Lpo \of lire
tmlbto 7ms l?fiy" rfioltier. 'Sawui, w&Omiw?
UivfiA^Afi tuiliuM'iri<dt at>w/lf illin' f'Millntl
- fa
?v?rjt|iin^ anq, at^rditigly, wWi. i**t??, aw?
mitoW*iutk$.;pepHfatio11, but-*yll? ^rutitwfJCir#f^t5o^^rn#1
m^;4'?rr< I ft>r?Mhr>ugtit
ra?*Wo<?e At.a M'IicmiI in ifie fjiwlnAir#-St.
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j ligation to the hapless Susan, llis letters
i g.ew mole and more rare, always telling of
: lue cxtkini* restraint in which he was held
hy his relations, and the want of means hy
\\ hu h h?* suffered, uiging the greater n6<:c*.-uy
lor secret-}-, until Hi length Susan, who
belli Ved all, wrote to him a letter full of af:
lt-fiinn, announcing with pride that an op!
port unity occurring of relieving him of the
I liurilini ot lu-r maintenance, >he had aei
ccptcd a situation as compaii.oti to ladv E?,
wlto was going Iti Mont (teller t?<r her health,
ami iiad t?<'en slaying al the same school
with her.
Tin* took place five years ago, and during
all this time it would apjtear that the j
young lord, cwilig hut htsle lor iheemhar- [
iii8-iiieiit ot the introduction <>r reeoguitiun I
ol Ills wife, content with the assurance iriv- I
o
rti in.m lime lo uineul m*r health and wel*
(.'Tv, oi iliwitiiiu purity atul rt,*>|H-4-tability
tit li.e lilt: >lie whs leading, was maintaining
Ml limue I lie fiviM.om aiiil l.beiiy ut? hii lliimarried
man, umii a ?liort. tune kiiicc, t.y
llits tlt-aili ut Ins Mini her, being n?-ai?ii
lu make limit liiiiuly arrangement*, ho was
from Ins apathy Willi regard to tlie
pal lent h>u>uu.
L;iily K was then residing at Pashy.
Mini ii wan thither tliat Lord M
ulitcUU lil> itnlhit p> till hi> tiiniai. What
|>i.!s?t<l at li e llitiivau, whu-h iiad l/eeii
light by t lit* liU>baiid a* a mere acquit de
co?i&ciince, and btt-nux? he li.might it dislogatury
lt? the family pride that his witu
Jmtllil llvn I..n,r..t- ?
I ? : ~ -j-r< o oM.uigera, will
j i.e?- r U' kiituvij. To the aMviiishmeiit and
delight ut Lady E , wliu had long
been before admitted nilo the secret, Lord
M remained abiislied aud staggered
at thb difference which a few years separalioti
had made in his rustic -Susan?now
jjTown nn elegant and accomplished woman.
listening with perfect self-possession to
all his pieteli tiulis, ami cxpie&siiig hcisclf
with ail the reserve and dignity of a woman
ot the world. Needles* to say, tliat his old
passion was revival in full force, and that
Susan is again the queen of his soul, as in
former wars ; nor will it astonish our
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.WUCIK ll? IV.-.IHI lllllt I lie IIIKIMIIJ llthl Will*
oints tnor?- bride Mini bridegrooms, have re
tUMK'ii til Ellglalld iog-tlnr.
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The Mystery of the Evergladei
Tin-loi-g pcuitiMilar which run* inlo tlie
Alliintii', (oiiuiiig the southern pint ot Florida,
lias been always oevupied by a singular
suicesMoii of Savannahs hammocks,
lagoon*, suitmjis suiil t'orcBth nearly impregnable
Mild quiii- uninhabitable, except as tluiurking
pl.n e of Seminole*. They extend
into (lie In-art of the euiintry, two hundred
miles north of Cm |mj Sable, and collectively,
are ?-a l? d "the Everglud< s=.'
lfllilAi> tlm i.mil ..-<..--.1 ?
g, ..'V |W> ....... v. i n ililiuiill uuiiei
! Iisih opened jsomcwhere, which is draining
the LY.-rgladea dry. F.?r nearly two month>
thongluiio water flowed oiiL of any of the
k'lowit outlets, the watei in the ghtdes continued
t?? f:.li rapidly. The invisible vent
iiiti.-l have discharged a volume equal to
the Mississippi Kiver.
A tetter from a resident,dated April 2d
*a\s, "Everglades are extremely dry?liter
ally parched-up. which has not occurred,
before in the twenty-five yearn that I. havelived
in tlm region, and have hunted ott
them almost every season during that time "
Vesfrels pacing the coast, report that they
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.... >. .>vn uiuvnuii, iiiN'onircii waier at. va;
nuns point*, H?if it was pouring out of the
swamp*. Hiii tiie stories arc so vague Ami
r??udieting that it is impossible to determine
whether a new river has formed through
M>tiie hihyrimh of lagoon* ami inlands, or
whether there is a cavernous, subterauean
passage to the depths of the sea.
Uiu; of the Coiiot* Survey vengeU at wortc
in that quarter bailed on.at; exploring
e.ini>e m ?-ai<-h >! it in Mareli, but a florin
?io>c ivl,i hdrove it ha.-k to port and compelled
abandonment ot I lie search.
Fjuliilu has always been noted lor its inys-/
t<-iiiu* There ar>? .heveral creeks
nod liv.-rs ot iiiiij/i.l water iu the slate,
winch Mjik I lie earth, and disappear.
Oilier* list: mi-Idealy out tit* tile ground, olle
ot wliirli (llie Wakulla) is navigable from
its v? iy source. The strange accounts ut
?liein wliii li reached Spain in the early
y. iir- of difCovery led I'oiiceda L?oii thither
in Search ot I lie ' J'Vunlaiii of Votiih.
.Albuiyj Eve. Juar.
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Miss Ann Tiquity wsnid to.bo the c!d
?*?l U-itialc kiiuwn in h\>lory.?Jiuttton Star.
K-Iihw ! *he nih'i war a* ?M h* Aunty
Di Lui'ian.? Syracuse Journal
BoHi ??'?!, 1o 1h? Mire. Hut liidiVt Ann
Terwr -|irin < *??] iln-tn !? Utica TrUgroph.
Tr<ft?. tint Aunty batt waH !>orn iHifurt;
hII oii'ni nujl holds o'vvfr y**r.
l onao Blade.
j Tin* Hm jjiih" ia not ooui]>I??t?*
witliuut Ann Cestrul and Aunty Cedent.
j Burlington Kree Press. ,
Aunty Mosaifi it? al^i one of tlie uoKl uns,"
but Aunty oldest of the
whole O. Picayune.
jr{i rtrikgs us thai <ftir _ venerable ftieAd
Ann,Ticipation,*huuld come in-fore either
of the.Above.?ChurlesUm Courier... >A
TrTcmV Triiig wmuj coriflrttiwl ih lb#
prni'lif?* of ciuiilttP iniquities, wntU, us the
following''Very ?Ood"?(kleftduni . .- >i
*" ftdiloef Codtitr f-L-l nnw in y<Jtnr
tMk'iru.rnjng; ewnblUhe^f !
fur.liu l^MycinZt
, . -w V ?r < ?
in*,tti?t IxMtr a mice from th?
*4 .,. &HMULtnra*i Ajfflau !?', 18J?J
if ymi . ouM lie?*r rt v0i&fafe lU JgrkveJt
WA>iikl Mu?~4**TAr6pe ibid-?
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What a Man CoBts?Value of an Education.
In a recent number of Hunt's Merchant's
Magazine, there is an interesting calculation
on the subject of raising and educating
men. It presents' a new and striking
argument in favor of education. It is to
bo regretted that there should be any necessity
for using such an argument.; b<.t ns
there are in the world a gieat many men
who measure nil tilings?even their professed
religion?bv the "almighty dollar,"
the article will do s/ood. Aside from that,
it is one of interest?from its calculation?
and will be read with pleasure. We have
only room for a brief extract, which goes to
show how much a man costs?what he is
worth?what is bis real money or commercial
\alue?mid what per (rentage an edu "iii.ni
if given him, pays on the original
investment. Mr. FTioii
"The average cost, with interest, of raising
any person to the age of 21, will equal
tl,000. This is invested?wliat i?* the invest
nitnt worth ? It will cost $180 a year
to suppoit him. T>> this add a mind,
in what ;tn extraordinary ratio has the person's
value hei n raised! lie fan now eariif
Ml|.| osi* f300 a vear?'hat equals $400
above tin; value of the iiliitt, which is to be
set down to ilierredit (>f mind.
"Now, ndd education, perfecting liini
from liiifh to maturity, ami what can li?*
etirti ? Ik ?1,000 a year too much to allow?
That is $000 more than the uneducated
man is allowed ; and how highly mint we
rato the expense of education ? It could
not average $5700 which therefore yields
100 per cent. People usually count the
coot of growth and snbstanee of the body
as part of the exnense of education t lint
this should never be done ; a clear distiuetiiui
should always be made between tin*
expenses to he charged to the body and
those to be charged to the mind ; and as
clear a distinctions should be m.ide in case
of the credits, for at once some very practical
truths would b?* exhibited. iVrhnjisthe
following table ?ili present the truth in a
conspicuous manner :
I tody costs up to 21 years, $l.0<'0
Mind costs up tu 21 years, 1,000
Ivdncation up to 21 ywUifc, 700
U?>dy costs alter that (pur venr) 100
Mind gains after that (per year) 300
Eilui-Mtion gains after that (per year,) 1,000
"It is also to l?e noticed, that the uneducated
man isinore valuable in middle age
ttiau in advanced years; but the educated
man "rows more valuable ;u* yearn increase, 1
so that if lie begins life with a sum representing
t lie interest of $10,000, he will find
his income to double as soon as if hU capital
were in gold.
"These figures are not fanciful ; they are,
of course, a certainly ffiven for an uncertainty,
and merely for illustration; they may
he exchanged for any other to please any
caviller ; but ??nv fair test of tlit* truth will
prove thai education will pay more than
!00 per c.ent. upon its cost.
4,It would appear, then, that any man
who would reekon up hi* investments, must,
to what he has in lands, cattle, implements,
??! ! at least ?1,000 for every mature
clulil lie lias raised ; ami if lie hns added
to the uhil.l a {ji>o<l education, he has changed
this otherwise unprofitable invpoinioiit
into a fortune of not lean than $10,000.
Now, every principle of commercial economy
would dictate tliat wenTiould add a little
investment if we can thereby save the
whole, arid much more readily should we
do'if we can turn the whole into the most
profitable of all investment*. And what
investment is them which will pay an will
brain, mind, and education combined 1
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AJII^IISU CilOCUOTI.
It will, nn <loiil>t^?jl>i; interesting to our
re:?h>rs tn l<*?rn how elt'ctioiis -#tte'' comluc.-,
t?<l in England :
When ihe -iiominntion-dny com^R. nn
i-I?>V!iUh) platform. or litmtinerH, i* rs?i*?*?l in
h cnMpicilotK pla?>e. On it stnn<l* the v?rinii*
<*ari(liflat''S with their friend*.
The mayor or sheriff announces to the
|M-i>j>lt; hrm1 mhl<*d hfli>w flint I hey inn*! proproceed
to ?<!pi*t ? representative, and reads
thfl writ. On lliw up step a notable eiti&?<n
nf ilu? pla<*??. mill propose Mr. John
Ktui:li.\>ii<>ni he prononiK'cA iho greatest
innn of. the atf??. John Smith takes. off hi*
lint nnd mnke*Jii? spm-eh. Then another
notable eitizen'forward, and proposes
John Jones who v*rs himself of hi?
views I k<* hi* predoeesson A third notnMn
eitizen riiHV then propose John Rnhinsnn.
ami a fourth -Jolm Hrown, nnil so on.
VTtfi) all. have ln*en duly proposed, and
haw* delivered thetnftelvea of their sentiment*,
the innvor or 'sheriff i-al't Upon the
people awwlded' to make their choice, I
tfuii ^nd rJn?r??,Kc rWv* of band?, This
ttyW do ; iiimI lui, nfu'r mrcfulinspectiimof
ri.c uplifted p:dins. duly'dev.Ures that Jt>hn
Smith *ud ,T?>hnJ<>ne8 nra the meft jSt-t U
At tltixup^Marts??* if In ettoit ki^iukment,
|licrti_jjV? be k(x*w H ?H tu?jff,^,?i?d
Knew, as everybody elMjdwl, Hint the" men
twlow were not.half of them vol?rw?the
proponor of John Robinson, and demand*
prill."' TIip presiding offier ewentv arid
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The voiing, j>* an Vjrjritun, m vtva voce%
aniii* opeO tomll J<h?olfaction* *U?r whw-h
R4t tmiaMy Ix^ri harr^l:
kurn. ?&D'vnt.th'e polL i) .^.hnv , |he?r
worklhfh find'.Jen Aftta vyitok C?adid?f<*?>
ri^v iric?v M&jr rtw^ri tffth# pptyf
to'thHc :to' Hletti'.1 ?<*<** ?M % ; ?Jfcv
<** %!?*& ?%#** -%
hrwthef hv ki*?nu n mrinyfc -auin^nafltv
iMI'Vdtc ^1?6';'
\\oj\;l4vH'jtihn RnjjXrf.M,
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ors each implorennd entreat liim. (ur her
sake, to vole for. uher friend ami the friend
of England." Whatever may be paid of political
necessities, this plan is undoubtedly
tbe plensantest.
What is dona liere by "stumping" is often
done there bv personal visits. In the
small boroughs the candidate often visits
every elector between the day of nomination
and the election-day. Then 'he lordor
baionet takes his hat off to the butcher and
bilker, chucks the grocer's daughter under
the chin,and kisses the fat fac*i of the farm
er's baity. This thorough system of cnuvas?
is the morn easily effected as the constiuencies
are small ?in eomparison with
ours ridiculoti-ly sin ill. Many of the leading
men of England?such as Lord Palmerston
(Jobdeu ; Layard, etc.?have sat for
tmroughs whose entire vot?j was not over
3U0. The whole vote polled in the city or
iLioixloii does not cxci't'il 7,500, and it is ;
l?y far the largest constituency in the kingdom.
It'll obtained just 587 votes ;
I bayard, 437 ; Kinglike was elected with
301 ; Sir llolieii lVel'ason, with 530 voles ;
lost the day l?y 31 ; Mr. (Gladstone only got
118; Mr..Lowe was elected with 235 ; and
sjooii. Men of equal calibre in this eoutnry
would naturally think themselves disgraced
f their votes weru not couuted by tens
of thousands.
A Flat-Boatman's Mode of Obtaining Provisions.
We have seen a good many stories of
Mike Fink, the great head and founder of
the tribe .of Mississippi flat-boatmen, hut
hero is one from tho Louisville Democrat
that we never saw before :
Passing slowly down the river, Mike observed
a very large and beautiful flock of
sheep grazing on the shore, and being in
want of fresh provisions, but scorning t<>
buy them, Mike hit upon the following expedient.
lie noticed that there was an ed iy
near to.lhe fliore, and it was iiIh.hi I
?lu>k, he lauded his boat ill the eddy ami
tied her tstot. In lii? cargo tin-re were .soli le
bladders of S<-<?lrli Miutl. Mike opened one
?f these, and taking out a handful of the
. o.itents, \\ lien a?hotv, ami catching five or
.?i\ of* I In- sheep, rnbln-d their lares thoroughly
with the Sim It*. No then returned to Ins
Iniat, and f-ent one of his men in a great
iiu ry to the sheep-owner to tell him that j
he "had better coirie down and tee what |
WHS till* mullnr uiilli ll??? "
Upon cutuingdowu hastily in answer to
Mike'ssummons, the gentleman ?aiv a portion
of his lloek very singularly affected?
leaping, bleating, rubbing tlieir noses on
the ground and against each oilier ; and
performing ail manner of undignified and
uhsheephke antics. The gentleman was
sorely puzzldd, and demanded of Mike, "if
he knew what was the matter with the
nhecp ?"
"You don't know?" answered Mike, very
gravely.
' I do not," replied the gentleman.
"Did yon ever hear ofilm l>lat:k uiurrinn ?"
asked Mike in a confidential whisper.
"Yes," aaid the aheep owner in a terrified
reply.
"Well, that's it ?" Hflid Mike. "All the j
sheep up river's got it dreadful. Dyiu' like
rotten dog*?hundreds a day."
"You don't any so !" answered the fietiin
; "and is there no e.ure for it ?"
"Ouly oue; asl kuowsou," was the rev]y
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"You see the murrinn's dreadful catchen'
and if you don't git them away as is got it
they'll kill the whole floe.k. Belter shoot
'cm right oft': they've got to die any way."
"JJut 110 man could single out tlie infect- '
e.l sheep, ami sluiot t|iem from among tl;
?ii?l tli? g?aill??ni;m. 4,My name**
Mike Fink !" was the curt' reply. Anil it
was* answered enough. T4ic gentleman begged
Mike to slrnot the infected sheep and
throw ihem in the river. This was exactly
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wuiic miKi* wMiiit*o, imii lie preten<Jc<I to 111si*t.
"It mouglir l>e a mistake," ho naid ;
"they'll maybe git well. Hi* didn't like to
shoot so many sheep-oii his own say so.
He'd letter go aii'n*k some of" the neigh.
l?or? of it was the murrain sure *nut'.n
The gi iitlfiiian insisted, and Mike modestly
resisted, until finally.lie whs promised' a
couple ol callous of old peach brandy if he
would ?>oinply. His scruples overcome,
Mike shot the nlic^p, threw iliem into the
eddy,and got the brandy. After dark the
men jumped into the water, hauled the
idieep ab-Mrd, and by daylight hud tUe'ii
riill'kefl HWSV. and W?r? rli.liiiO' m..rrilf?
j . - , o o ?* "J
UuMiitliu stream.
Senatorial Contest.?We leflrn tliat
our neighbor, Faiifield District, now,- the
nceoe of quite aft animated <?oi?t?* lor tlio
seat in the Senijte. made vacant hv tlie^denth
Of tl(C lute highly eMet'inerl Col. 1?. A. PeflV.
The carididateR are E G. Palmer, E^q., and
Dr. it. II. Clarke,^Dr. C1hrJty_ is now h
member of the llolne, in rt-hfeli'tkidy^ie lias
iitey representatives. Mr. l'almer is a rruidi
olilei' inan than his opponent, and lias In-en
l.?i?g in the public servh-e. He represented
hi* district for several :erms in the State"
L^slaturej ^rf for several tfefcrs was Vre*i- ,
<rtent*>f the Glirivlotje and South Carolina '
ItrtilrorM.' 'Jt^PfAid^nt ofthis rorid, Mf.
-ValitierV.ft^iri'* tifcre laborious ntrf fidthi'folly
r^nnhwd; 1 He presided 'ovtff the' cf>n-'
fctVrniotetfls rrompjiny with fnre
!tn<l destined lo-serve only Hficr ?fi? " ?'ondi?
, IKfajw wlh??' fjnad^asyprfliipetofMt afrd if*'
pnai>5f?eetfc-brj$ki . Lie Vnnttdrr*
ed:<>M of tUe tftwt substantial nien ifr the *
5 r*Jt r. lAi/V.hrflAi.
: tin* Hefth
tto mrftJrtt,' '.& '
ontt$* tothtfpHWifSK**. A '
from ft$rtfctr00St' life tTfcfc,.
taMttfcrtJry*: " *aw<*i # *u
IrirxWHrf Sftjfi* fcrnf fiynip ?ri?ept * fewhufc
am and owrfia
y^^?, IiVw^m^'wlienm*
' .-. ' ' < " : %
. . \v.. ;?'v
iiiniiinriri-'-' ^r
Play House in Shakspeare's Time.
til Shakspeare** time there wore 110 less
tlian several principal theatres in London, besides
such occasional houses as (he Swan and
the Rose.
The Blackfriars, which Shakspeare joined
in the first instance, and never left, was
built in the year 1750. There was a space
in fiout to turn roaches in, and part ot* the
ground is still ailed l'hiyhouse-ynrd. The
Globe belonged to the same compnny, and
was their summer house. There were playbills
issued, containing only the name of 1 lie
play. Tin y were pa-led up on p.isrs and
hence th? term "posters," now indiscriminately
applied to all hill* pasted lip on walls.
Hence,also, the term "Knights of the Post,"
applied to the fellows who linked ahi>ut tinposts
at 1 he inns of courts and the doors of
the sheriff, ready to give fictitious bail or
I.ike false oaths. The Globe was onen ?i
I -tlie:
!? ]? ; tli<* pit, s<-|iiiiait'ii from (lie stnj;e
by a paling, was without floor or seats, ami
its occupants wore vailed "^rt>undlinjjs,"
whose "inexplicable dumb sliow and noise"
are alluded to l>y llamlet. There was a
Scaffold fur a gallery, with boxes underneath,
and tlKvorchesiic, i*onsi>tinjr chiefly of trumpets,
cornets, limit hovs recorders and viols,
were placed in ti lofty halcotty, or upper
8t?ige-l?ed. The price of a lunssion to the
boxes was Is., descending in others p*rts of
t lie* house to G.I., 2d., it lit I Id. The prices
w.-ie doubled, and sometimes trembled, on
the uiizhtof a new ithiv
The perforrnun e commenced at 1 ; but
the hour whh afterward* stft?*i-?s<l to 3 ; which
continued through subsequent reigns to the
17tli century. The proscenium was divided
from the stage by a curtain which opened
in the middle. At the first sound of the
trumpet the curtain was opened ; at the
thipl iIn* performance commenced hy Pro
Inline coming in -i long velvet dress. There
were traverses, or curtains at the hade of
the stage, an<l a bal.-ony to represent battleinents
or anv oilier elevation that might lie
required. The changes of scene weie indicated
l>v fii?n-hoJir<lB. Tim
was painted sky-Mite lo -represent heaven ;
ntnl wlicr a starle?s ?ir tempest h/mi* night
was require. I it wn? hung with Mark.
'J lu* Mage wu* lighted l?v two Mam-lies,
aiid l li"* Ixalv of the liousw hy cresset lights,
formed of* ropes, wreathed ami pitehed,
ami |ila<-cd in open iron lanterns, occasionally
inters|>ersed wit 11 wax Ih|h*m in tin- J
l>oxes. The stag* was strewn with rushes.
Young gallnnts, ciiterin<; through the tiring
house, sat on the stools on the R'age, tor
which they paid extra, loexiiibit their finery
and |?!ay at cards. The midieuces were gen
era I ly-very vociferous, playing at cards,eating
truit, and smoking tobacco.
When a tragedy was played, the stage
was hung with black. The performance
generally lasted two hour*, nnd ended with a
dance.
Actors wore paid by shares?a primitive
system mill olwerved by many of tlie traveling
booths in the country. It was estimated
that a first-rate actor might realize about
anight; or alxnit ?90 a year. The average
receipts pf the Globe or Blackfriars, after deducting
the daily expenses, amounted to 46?.,
had been estimated at about ?0.
Authors' profits were derived either from
?!?e sale of the copyrights or by the proceeds
of the second night of performance, afterwards
changed to the third. Shakspeare is
snid to h?vo received ?5Tor Hamlet but the
usual sum for a play was ?6 13s. 4d.
The Last Chance.
traveller, who was pursuing hi? journey
I lie Scott-h coa??t, was thoughtlessly induc.u
to take the ruii'l 1 ?y the sands aa tlje
most agreeable. This road, which was fafe
only at low tides, lay on ihe'bearh, between
the wen atiil the loflv lifts which hound the
const. Pleased with the view of the inrbt-?
Iiii?v waves mi tli<? ??> < lio>?l 'i
_ ...V uttam, ?III1| IIIU MlMllpl
and precipitous rock* tin the other, ho loiter^
td on tlits way, unmitidt'jl ot' ilie si-h, which
was gradually encroaching on the* interveninjf
sjindf. ' A mull, observing from the. lofty
cliffs the danger he w.Ih incurring, beiicvolcitfly
di'KiU'thleJ, and an vstinghia atientioti
l?y a loud lialJoK, warncd Iiiin u.ot to
proccuj. "If you p,"i5i? this spo', you lose
your la-it chance for escape. The ti?h;s are
risiiis;. They have already covered the road '
you havo passed over and they are near the
lout of tin* ( litf'U'forc'yuii, and by thw a*alone
yi.ti rim esrap"." The traveller
il sre?jjardt?d I lie w.trniiijjr. lie felt sure be
i-oi.l I make tilts turn in lite coast in - good
lime; and leaving his volunteer guid?
went more rapidly on }ii? wtfy. Soon. however,
lie dwoovered' ihe real danger of Id*
position. lit* onward journey wtfft Trt*ri*8tf'd
liy tlieiiea.' ''Returned lh.-|?frt;e,- hut fh his
nmawiiuiir Ire f.?un?Ktlmi the ris ng wati-is
had rut ojf hi* <?treftt.'^'tlc looked up'"'the
iditfis l?ut tliuy were inac*-e<wtb1e. Thu wft*
ttitA were already at' hi* feet-. He' potiaht
uguer gniemut uui whs soon driven otT; iH?
Irefuge \v?5 a projecting fO?k ?>btft 4he
relent lew water? rt*6 higher 'ami ltighen
they rearlu'd him?lh*y iwt6 hin-neek-<-h9?
uu<*re<1? tit* pairing *hritsk t??r help him! 'no
li?fp,.wo? in;alrf hs lit* <hHii n^gli*;ted tire opp*?rtiiiiit-y
to ewi|>e^,>Thu,?e?? eJo*e<l over;
hu?I it w?k the iiluaifig in ujioo Ijuuvjuf the
night of (It'aiii. v
" J? t ; : J?l*. ?
AWiiiilffeirt lik<M n pregnant moral.,
I low. mftiiy traders f?ru there <>n the cotwt
of tiimv tli<'in.selvea with the HIP
rmiu^tiig ?-eA??j^:4bvy jw'?i?ig|i Tfcif
?r<J jtftli "?lHb?ent of Vvhkrh in'ey -'iirt!
nYvfrW un^uuforl.
fw*nui*?l procMkitCi^ iy theirf prtsutit
?'^ur?v/-' OntJ tHtly' nHrr6wvMriiy
iVlilllw) Altl tA tk.UA ' IA.U >
start* tPfem ? tt ;
Ider.tU't'Mef
, . * a * ^ .
The Oirl With The Calico Dress.
A fig for your upper-ten girls,
With tlietr velvets and satin* and lace*,
Their diamonds and rubies and pearls, ti
And tlioir milliner figure and fuees; tl
They many shine at it party or ball, II
Embluzoned with half they possess, It
But gave me, in place of thera all' N
My girl with the calico dress. o
She is plump as a patridge, and fair 'j
As the rose iu its earliest bloom ; .
Ilcr toeth will with ivory compare,
A...1 !.- -1 ? -
miu uvi ui ciiui ? mi me ciu?er jiuriuino.
Iler step is as free and as light p
As the fawn whom tlie hunters liar J press, n
And Iter eye is as soft and as bright, (|
My girl with the culico dress.
Your dandies nnd foplings may sneer ''
At her simple und modest attire, ^
But the charms she permit to appear '
Would set a whale iceburg on fire I "
She can dance, but she never allows * '
The hugging, the squeeze and caress? "
She is saving all these for her spouse?
flly girl Willi the calico dres*.
8lio is chccrful, warm-hearted aud true, j(
And kind to her father nud inotlier ; n
She studies how much she can do p
For her sweet little sister and brother. w
If you want a companion for life, I]
To comfort, enliven and bless.
She isju.'t the right sort f?r a wife, n
My girl with the calico dress. "
m n
Qenerl Hammond and the Candidacy.
We have received n letter from Gen. P
Ilntnuioiul in relation to the annonncement c:
of his name in our last werk,s issufe, which ?
we woum iiKtt mat an ins mends in the u
Congressional District could wee. As this o
is of course impossible, we are compelled lo r
state to theni its purport, altougli it was tl
not sent to lie made public, except to the e
main point that he is not, and wiil not con- 5
sent to be considered a candidate in the e- 11
lection nowpendiyg. h
General Hammond appreciates most c
warmly the kindness of his friends in press- n
ing his name as they have done, and he desires
they should know that he is very b
thankful to them. But he has long ago c
given up all idea of ever again placiug him, v
self in such an arena as the one herw to be V
had, or indeed its any other position of the h
kind. lie does not imagine that, under tl
the circumstances of the present case, lie t<
could now be 'successful if he really desired n
to be. lie therefore feels it to be an awk- II
ward and a ratliei ungraceful tiling to say tl
that tlie positively declines the position, N
and would not serve if elected. Yet, if the ir
......... t < i
i-.Mniiuca Hi-tc m-iiHui, n? wouui ieei compelled
to say so, if nothing else would relieve sc
him from the dilemma. He i* grieved to tl
In? placed in the attitude of even seeming to in
spurn what he knows is proffered in kind- pi
ness. Hut he cannot allow any delicacy of di
that sort to interfere with his positive and in
maturely fonnrd determination. He has ei
been open and candid nnd decided about fo
this matter from the first, and, whatever tli
happens, wishes to have no appennrnco of hi
double-dealing. He has explicitly refused w
to be a candidate to every one who litu* ct
written to him, and with assurances of til
warm regard to liis Irieuds, still continue to tli
do so. ill
We have thus given the substance of the th
letter alluded to, partly in the writer's own m
words. In reference to the assertion that ui
he '"would not serve if elected,1* wo take the fo
liberty of quoting precisely what he says of of
it: "Unless it is absolutely necessary. I w
don,t wish to say that in print, as it. might fo
give great otftnee ; but I bog you will let ei
it be known to the proper quarters. And ly
I give you authority to" print it. if vou tli
iliink it' required by (lie exigency." We tii
have done m>, nor <li? we conceive that any fr
truefrieiids of the General will take uni- oi
hrnge at it.' Tlu-y will perceive his feelings *
and admire the independence of his senti- fin
inentR. lie is now in his fiftieth year, when or
to deprecate contention ix hoth natural and. a.
proper. Our ta ins'wUhes attend him for pt
a coniipuauce of his health and happiness, di
t . Edgefield Aadwrtiaer. ?h
_Tpe Seauch'La^f of ViitoisrA.? The
Sflurfcte of Mnw>sa<-husettrt has passed a re- ?f
solve, on the petition of Levi Baker and of* ?r
'fitters, to l?t the constitutionality of tlie !'*
Ihw of Virginia which require* that no ves
nel owned wholly, or in part, without flint n"
>Smte, and bound to nnv |?ort North of Ihe .?
Oajfeaof Virginia, shftlldcp>-.rt wit hot it under- "
go'U ?nn in-pectiou, and receiving a certificate
V? tliat effect, - Chpt. Biifeer, wlio ha* pawned 10
theoccnpHtion of a c.oa?ter, for tlie lust A
iwi-iity-ftvu wars left Norfolk, on the first l<|
of la?1 AtigiMt, in disregard of the Ihw, but 1L
ign'omiit, n* alleged, that any taw had .
been violated. On hts return, the .vessel "V
was seized. - , V*
He deelirted4o pay' the penalty detnAnd- t '
ed<of1iinv aw the condition of releasing' his .
vessel, and offered to giro,a. satisfactory. m
l>ond for any sum wlik-h might ie reqirir? j"
ed, in order to relieve his vessel., frojrw 'If:'. *:?
rest, w> that he tnight:trv his right' by tna-, ?
ivmjjj (no ut-ranue m %<jje ijoun* PO^ .
tlmi km wfiwl <wt>M Jjot be bonded unlit
the pitting oiFtlie Cour>?.:|kffn 4^? J**
li^ld^tftsMkq |i?i>f<?4?f tijrrt ftndn kwlfiflbfttfws . It
Sm%*M m tjtfr prosecution or ikfe *M \ '
tlttf llrd imaLoftStjOO"*W Hpprnpriatecfby ^
a re$?l^of-''U|e,8?^g^< .,
%/iDtti *I|? Jf* 5S
mill UMU.I* iHiyi iwpvy
frbm HuUifUlio nHhriertt
rHory<ik' qotn?Hnd f?rnabefrrtrtf irodipif '16
[From tbe "StnteB.")
The National Hotel Pollening.
It is high time that some thorough invesgntion
should bo made into tlio causes of
io recent sh-kness at the National Hotel,
t seems as though n.great abiding calamity
ad fallen upon the^ciiy of Washington,
[any noble lives have been sacrificed, one
f the largest hotels in the city has been
losed, and tbe usual influx of strangers to
lis place in deterred and kept away. In
10 meantime, the whole affair is shrouded
i darkness. There has been as yet 110 apt
[ilutatioti of the invsterv. The vitsfiinw
me awny in ignorance of I he cau?e, and
l-'dicn! (skill professes its inability.to classify
lie disease.
Wo do not wish to blame tlie Washing*
jn Board of health for cither its action or its
ecision in tiie matter. We know tlmt that
5onrd is composed of men who have the true
nterests of the city at hear t; and we believe
iat their decision iy?*s as full as possible
ndcr the evidence; but we respectfully
ubinit tlint the evidence was entirely insuihi?<nt.?
Investigations were commenced to
Mablish the certainty of a presumed opinio.
The testimony shught and tlie exatniatiotis
made seem to have be<?? rather ex
?ne in tUeir character. The starting point
r?s wrong, anil the conclusion wus uecessariy
the mine.
Whether the National Hotel was or was
ot defective*, has noihiiis;'to do with tho
nmediate question. Defective sewerage
lust always pl-oduce general ill-hcnltli^ but
, was npt the cause of the sickness Ht the
rational. . Physicians, tell us, thiitc,in all
ases of iniasmatio affection?in nil " cases hi
rhich the petiout suffers from foul air tor
nwhotesome stenches?a change,of place
nly is required to move the effects. -Nature
ecu vers herself so soon as she escapes from
lie deleterious influences. But, in the presnt
case,*each and even* one of the victims
>iiiv> reniiiig uie nniei ; ana
Duuy of thein died, on returning to their
ioiucs, after a lapse of time that would ltHve
ompleU-fy obliterated every trace of a miasiHtic
attack.
It appeurd from the evidence that' nnumer
of drowned rats were discovered in -the
istern of Lite hotel, lint this fact throws '
ery little additional light oil the subject.
Ve have known such occurrences iu many
otels, in many private houses, and, indeed,
i nearly all establishments where large ois;rns
are kept ; and yet the effects have
ever been anything more than temporary.
. was after the rats had been rtfittoved, /Ind
le water renewed in the cisterns .of the
ational, that the sickness raged with so
luch vigor.
We have looked, with deep interest, into
mieoi Hie circumstances connected will*
lis fcingtilttr ntiair. All tlie testimony tliat
*s fallen under our ' observation goes to
rove tlmt. the sickness resulted.either from
iuking the water of the hotel, or from eatg
at its table. The waiter nt the ladies'
ill unco declared that, having been on duty
r many huurs without food, lie went into
e kitchen and look a small plate of soup,
id tliat" he was Shortly afterwards attacked
itli violent pains aud pajoxysips, which
infilled him to his bed for days, ^oat of
e pliy-sicians in attendance on natienia at.
ie hotel concur iu th? statement that nil
o symptoms indicated/wmm taken into
e stomach. Under this theory the whole
atler may be explained. If poison" wis
ixed, in greater 01' less qnahtltiv^with the
od ; 6omu persons, of course, $eceiy?d jmore
' it than others. Those who received in oat
ere most dangerously'Jll; those who were
rtunate enough to avoid thepoisonerj dishes
tlier escaped altogether, or Were hut sliphtassailed.
Thus, too, tfe can Account for
e intermittent nature of the disease. Soiuemes
whole days would pass .without anr
esli victim ; and then tlte siekness ^.brc-ak
it flgnip with rquuWl fgrc?'/ Wi*
Wu eanuol refrain, hi this'wtiriecttpn
am reprobating tUe-coursajofj ifoy>j?urbal
journals tbat may have oonjteijte$)^give
false color to $11 is' 'ajfaftr,
iblio mind lrbpif^
ici. betray* eithartJic ^ffi^lninlice qciher'
eereft fojly. w6}fi^eirtg.'of y' jj
louldriotLo ?abt^tccd;Qi^jt the.|irecona^i vei
iuion of iia edH^^r 8tan<lg?ad?-,'\Ve |
e all aware that the.'falsest reports- bflvo - j
leu^in-ulHtedjtlhatythe" Rickni'ss^t^tlrt) <
itel has'been ro|Se^gftpted as an ejflaeniie.;
d thai pt-r^rly^-a* distaiiiV^Bave lw D
ught lo beautiful mnt iopO-, i
i an a pl?gnv:KoiiS?> juid Ar&|]ti1sUrr.
Whet ht-r the' poi??nv.wa?j ae^iilenfaWj
trodneed into the food ; jvmtTier it was
reeklens ?yM*m of-the jwholepale slanorh. r
. ~ - * "ro*r J
r or whfelhfer it Was aiinvd at some parjicr
ar liven, inusr, ait ret, ho tind^lt&iftiilHPd.
ut esrb of tlieee atip|>rt?Uions ifr, to any
e least probable : and there a re-a' lliounil.suppihjotts
cirtiiunstiinces (hat may
ereaftor be d$vclopedv?*-TFuf astoiindinpf
ifwiiwa hrowglu to tlte ^jal Oc
tirder PHhnerer. in EhjrfaiK^^fcut *^f?w
on the ainee, pmntyiut^ the; -rtfe&arfty: o^
inarmc to^lre dtoovbry oT- th^^ujty^ ViQt
. wfotf" l?iy?; C
ns- #01 take J^M-oflTi^riaM^r. Jtfr
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