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oh a Ml ntor and Uia Betr*. '
, - * 'fjfWlfti or-twd&ty y^urs "ng*>, their
li*oddnJ)i<*J5tatc of Ohio h nrrtH by the
flKg?'-' - . Minter, who, t>y* tf/o pursuit
GtvV. ^agHcuTturo,-?nd tljo practice of industry
^ ''.>?# * stod^scouoiyy, bad* acquired.. considerable
imbalance,''ami a gooil name, which, in J.he
jgSL^ '' . S*i%jpt:3 of some people, is a far more valuable
'. " " ,'frglriinooy to leave tD onc'-a children than
HuE" v ,* aTl t,he "wealth of.the world without \t. In
you'ngpr Jajs ho had been a great hun..
Hfcr, spondinjf most of his time in the woods
; w ' jfUCSohot game, and ^h was liis pro
^ uoi^npy wjtu ti>e i-uie, tirfil lio BeMoin failA
<d jn bringing'down this swift-fooled ideer
jjj&- . :?rit|?o fleetest; winged denizen of the air.
Ho was ?lebrated for a terrible light which
.l?o had-on on*occasion* with a "beni*, in
s which ho*caxooso near losing his lifo that
V. fiw passion for hunting was changed 1o dis'g
: ; cust, and giviog up. the use of the rifle, lio
L?. ;. 'turned his attention t& agricultgjo. Tlio
n^TrcumStaticea of thai figUl wc ai<J about to
relate.
x~ /. - J,. - lib had been out one day, as usual,. w?1'1
^ .hi# rifle^ in pursuit of a flock of turkeys, but
g?naa DGjftn unsuccofiSTui.nna was returning
. Jiomo' in a surly mood, when lie came,
4 rather unexpectedly, upon a large black
-flanrf who seemed <u*gp3cd to dispute his
,'tns passage. Quick as thought, his" piece
i' v^jsjit bis shoulder, and tho bullet whizzed
through tho?ir, stiik^ig the hear full in the
>. - tyxfts^ and Jis^ell tp the ground?as Millie
. . t?r supposed?dead. Carefully reloading
his rifle, not to'throy away alliance, lie apli
- j, jUfOaehed thdb^ar, and pokfd his nose with
F': tneTi>iizzl<}*,to^ec. if any Bpyk of life ' re,
mained, Bfumnvas only 1 *j)la^|ng 'pos6^m>,,
as H seem*, for'with far'moft agility
v~?? - , ^tharf^could lie antic^at^QCa' "beast who
^ Barf- a rifle baU^throuj^^Uvbody, ho rear'"*
* "cfd upon his hi.nd fret andvpoade at tBehun
< TtAr% ipote>%rcd f?gaini"^ut in his haste
: -atfd^Trepidation, a vising fro if: tho sudileh
"and unexpoctQ^ atfafclj', he (ailed to hit a
..tfilal part, a^ft^isccoiu^wound only serp
' .ved-'to.make JhJSP'bnifo" more'savage and
desperate, ~ DVawing liis tomahawk, lie
| * threw that ; and A^the bear dodged it nnd
sprang upon him, hifclubbfid his rifle and
struck, lirfn a violent blow across the head
E;* , " ^ ^vith the hntt, which resulted In, shivering
"*,1he stock, and, if possible, increasing his'
jagg. SpringThgjbfft^fo avoid the sweep
/jSTBi? terrible claws, Mihter drew his long,
; -* ? keen- h unfciog-kfli fe, and prepared for the
^^JlitBrTogconnttr which fie knew must ensuo.
^^Ojr a moment thjQ.Combatants stood gazing
f. . * at eacli oth'ef^likrf"two experienced tltie*
' .measuring each the other's strength.
!. :r; " * &Knter was a man of^poVtfrful frame, and
possessed of extraordinafrv muscular devel
.1," qftm<mt^wIncT>, with bis quick ey? and renify
?' . hand^roade him a very athletic 'Htad dan
gefrous enemy. Hp ?t"ood six feet high, and
<. beautifully proportioned.-^ The bear
- j?aS aitiaio of the largest site, and, renderdesperate
by his wounds, which were
BUjedingj^rofufcely, w?3 a fearful adversa4
Jty^dbO.encDu'ntdr under any circumstances;
. * mora particularly so to Mmter, who now
had wriply -'fiis knife to depend upon, to
cfeeffe 4he*tontest Ixittfooif- ihem. -As 13ru}
. - ifyja3?anced to seize him, Hfe made a pow^
erfaK|)16vy'nt bi4M?$rt, which, had'H taken
v' efjfect, syould-have settled tb^ matter at
o^cej bu^ptfojher wa$ too quick for him,
'? afid jffiith a?weop of'his tremendous paw,
^uroatfie blow, and sent the weapon
tyhiflybg Uyrpugh the air to a distance of
\ * . "-twenty feet : the next instant the sfnlwnrr
^ . huf?tjer.WftS enfolded, in the embraeo of
_ those fearfpl pa\*v?nd both* were rollifig
v*.vOn the gro.Qwl in^fidenthlike grapple.
* ^ V^ho wo^l^were open, and free from un^/dcrbrush
to ipCcSnsidprapte extent, and in
' - rugging they rolled about in every
r' direction. X'he object ,of the boar was, of
^(jfcCO.nrse1to,il h\ig his. "adversary to death,
i' 'jw^ich.tlie other endeavored to avoid by pregpntjng
Ms body in sucfr a position, as
?vould best resist the squeeze, un|y
fil be. could loosen his .grasp; to acconi[
, pliflh which, ho s?ized the bedr by the
< .. throat with both hanjS, and <?&rted all his
L"'*'' l,-:i wjergy^and ijmficuiar poivtrf to throttle
L*" .v r ol^^lTlii^.ad the twofold effect of pre^
->*VeptriJgL;1$rn from using uis teeth, and coin
I . v-j pejnpg^uim ta'.reiease tiia hug, to kndtifc
* ? r off iiands with his pnws?^bns
*- 2 ^effordi ng ^irU^vfrf opportunity: <fo catch
-Jfe-BrtSjjjgfatfa j^angsvtMs jtosition.. 3?y?
crushed
: t;"?v^^SSSPf
?ui3h Be T^eavdrefl
' tli?y rtfm?>l(rjlie gfotind.
; >' - 3Wlrt Wcfctlrof tfte lferocu)fiR' unite
win'. uHtfi fac^, Sn(J'^tfe iftdbd froth"
?' vgt^.Utat of the
laraaMar ^ rrsTSWR. *?'? r*,n?*?
maintain iuo struggle
* ^ySt?HSfW'fcftt&l adds. -Qtgflihil^rw eoarrrsL
?? *eggag|faa?iw? i.<,w...
*5&%l!cr^tong"to -wuh'the tennctty
;? "With bis li^t^CUiaining^
.^r^gS,-tfhcf-;*e^c^rjr
jte^fe tSfttfj^fte. lKar'efiowc.l Htfident _signs
Sfwe^n^S, nod filially Ucd to d^tti froin
'* ' : ^t^ fifan^fcoafL^o^nua^rbtn whence flowed,
' * ' ~ h>?tvanfoyfeV "bloody
iik, Sh'''? ', ccnjs^t^^feA -^ele&aintr fcrtMiilf ?mm flm
f?i . rtoMriawffciatebrulfi, Min!&
* ^V^.^arfitaying Btijraj), ^gainst
jRWH he Icairt^, and'sn^tgycd the -scene.
\? ?5cbw?cd.? 4otemp]?W bp
?; - gdn# into, the" battle
L? artd un;
_ d^oiKibg; wUli buckskin Teffgina^and
''*?&&&&.ftQdTOMtfpoi'oi H "Willi
* Uid belt
*- /^j&fflgPdpd kia *a?t. which aUlN.l^! a few
-r ' ': - Wtffi, dolly and a. moccasin
i with eVent ^cwDiDcr
The" Season* of ftovo.
The spring-time of lovo
Is both happy angay,
lW*joj*s sprinkles blossoms
And balm in our way ;
The sky, earth, ond ocean
In beauty"repose,
And all the bright future
Is (otileur tic rose.
The summer of love
Is the bloom of the heart,
When hill, grove, and valley
Their music impart,
And the pure glow of heaven
Is seen, in fond eyes,
As lakes show the rainbow
. That's hung in the skies.*^
The autumn of lovc-^
I- ?k?,.r
Life's mil J Indian Summer,
The smile of the year.}
Which comes when the golden
Ripe harvest ia stored,
And yields its.d\vn blessing?
lleposc aud reward.
. The winter of love
Is the benin that wc win
While the storms scowls without
From the sunshine within.
Love's reign is eternal, ^
The heart is his throne,
And he hns nil seasons
' Of life for his own.
The Little Stranger.
Though a mail of very strict principles,
no man ever enjoyed a juke more than Dr.
Byron. Ho had a vast fund for humor,
and every day wit, and with children particularly
lie loved to chat fnmiliarlv flffrl I
draw tliem ont.?As lie was one day passing
into the house he was accosted l?y a
vdry little boy, who asked him if ho wanted
any sauce, meaning vegetables.
The doctor inquired if such a tin}' thing
was a market man. No, sir, my father,
was the prompt answer. The doctor said,
Bring me in some squashes ; and be passed
into the house, sending out the change.
In a few niortttUits the. child , returned,
bringing back part of the change." The doc-,
tor told him he was welcome to it; but the
jphild would not take it, saying, Jiis father
would blame him.
Such singular manners .in-a child ..attracted
his attention, and Iks began lo. examine
tno cniici attentively, ' lie was evidently
poor !?liia little jacket was pieced and
patched with almost .every kind of cloth,
and his trowsers, darned"' with so many
colors it was diQluult to tell the original fabric,
but scrupulously neat and clean withal.
The *boy very quietly endured the
scrutiny of the doctor, while holding him.
at arms length and exnmining his face.
*?At lengtii he said : You scein a nice
JjUlo boy ; won't you come and livo with
me, and be a doctor ? Yes sir, said the
child. "Spoken like a man, said the doctor,
patting his head as he dismissed * him.
A few weeks passed on, when one day
Jim came to say that there was a little boy
with a bundle down stairs wanting to see
the doctor, and would not tell his business
to any one else. Send him up, was the
answer ; and in a luw moments lie recog- i
nized tlie boy of the squashes?but no !
squash himself, as we shall see. lie was !
dressed in a new though coarse 6uit of;
clothes, his buir very nicely combed, his
shoes brushed up, and a little bundle tied
ip a homespun chcckcd handkerchief oh
his arm. . .L . ' .
Deliberately taking off his lift, and laying
it down with his bundle, lie walked up
to the doctor saying. I have come, sir.
Come for what, my chjld ? To live .with
you and boa doctor ! said the child, with
LUU lillliUM uaiwie*
The fiisV impulse 4>f the.-doctor w'm to
laugh immoderately : but the imperturble
gwavfty of the little ^bing rather sober>
ed him./ts he recall bis former covepsation,
and he avowed, he felt he needed no addi
lion to his family.. '*
-Did j'our father consent to your coming?
he asked. * Yes, sir. What did ho -say?
ItoWhiinyou wanted meUp come and
live with you ?nd to be a doctor, and he
said you was a,fery gooil rrjin, and I might
corneas soon as ray clothe%were ready.
An yourmolKer, wlJat did. slifei&y? She 1
said that Dr. Brron would dri inst whnt
ho said lie lie woulJ.. -God bad provided
for me. And} said. he, I hare on a new
suit of clothes, surVey ing hiniBelf,' hnd liere
: _is anotbeftiifthe blind fo,'And uipg, the kerc^efq|^^isplayinglhem,-.>itlii'
Iwo little
>lurte/-a8 -white as snowjjand ji? ponplo of
)icat/check iprons, so cijr^fully folded. It
Wk^jpain^ono.bu^a mother would1 have
<Ioiknt. vsensibilities
of the' doctbr were >^waJcen'ed
to sec tho* urtdoubting trust "with
i\vhich that noot con |l% had bestowed-'their
child upon hiijp, ?"hd 4|CucSi .a child ! His
cognations, were not idnjj, he thonirlit of
rMoses jn tire Bulrushes,. abandoncdj^Provldence;
and, above all, he thought of tbp
child- that was carried into Kgypt, and thaj,
duritfo Saviour who said. BlttftSed^bo little
child An,, and he calfed for the wife of his
bosopi, say Susan, dear, I think.we pray in
i&lrchl fiat Ifpd will have meroy upon all 1
Irildroh ? To be {jurd.ifek do, FajJ| i.
the Jp&riilogng wife'-*, arttr what thfcn1 j
AnatheSaviour snUT, Whosoever receivono
such little child in my" name, re%eiMh
take this child in His name,
and.take car^M hhn;^.andi#tom that hour
Um- good, couple *<yieiyed him ^to * their
tlcarta andiiomaj|Sf'\T
It dfd not occur io tfceni tliftt tlvis little
feature thus Uirowft upon th$ir. chanfy,
was destined t? be their staff afid stay w
declining age?a protjptpr to tbeir daughters
and more (ban'a &6n to themselves ;
all tMpr'was then pnrpyealet^; but they
fkcenmjy received the*^ywkl they.Sieved
Providence h^d compiTffe&ft to tli|ir care;
^nd if ever^&neflcence waflfeWyded it w?
in juis instance.:?Parlor
y "tlizi^oa Mistbr 1 "?Tucker, the indowaf
inuch yesUflJa^ county
Tho Panther Foiled.
Nakkow JSscai'js ok an Old Hunter.
Old Hen Wlicaton, who lived in Biier
Valloy, about two miles from the Susquehannali
r'uy;r, was an i'nvcteralo lover of
forest sports. He, like most of the early
settlers of Otsego, had selected a farm from
the hill land#: leaving the broad swamp flats
for hunting grounds.' His shanty was erected
on a small stream in Drier Valley, which
isjiow called, after his name, Wheaton Creek.
'I lie most of his time was expended in journeys
through the forest, frequently in company
with a far-famed Mohawk Indian,
named Antone ; but sometime^ Ben loved
to pursue his sports without a companion.
And well lie might, for ho did not need a
guide. Kvery nook, dell, crevice and cave, j
from the Otsego Lake to the mouth of the
Delaware river, was familiar to ?]>en Wheaton,
aud he had often pursued his game to
almost every part of that country. He
chiefly hunted the wolf, as well for profit as
r <. r i ! i ?i_ ? it
lor spun, lor government. paiu a silver uoiiar,
in the shape oP.fl bounty, on every skin.
Bent upon increasing his storx^of coin, t>Id
15en, one line summer morning, shouldered
his rifle, and taking his knapsack, containing
a sufficient supply of corn-cake and
dried venison, he crossed the Suaquehiinnnh,
and took his way towards Franklin Mountain,
which lies between the villages of Otsego
and Franklin.
The day was sultry, and by the time he
accomplished one half the ascent of the
mountain, he concluded that lie needed a
rest. He therefore took a seat upon a mosscovered
log, near a spring, and ate his luncheon.
The still solitude, the balmy air,
together with the singing of birds and the !
lazy hum of the bee, finally lulled the hunter
to repose. lie must have slept long;
for when he awoke the sun was declining ]
far westward, and a few ripples of golden ,
light I itigered on the treo tvl>s? which he first
noted after clearing a mass of dry leaves
from his face whiuh he thought had blown
there; but in attempting to rise, however,
ho discovered himselfr completely bur
ied in them.
Now, it is a notorious fact that the pan- j
tlier, will cover a sleeping or dead body, I
and leave it for a time, but only eventually |
to return and devour it. The instant Hen
awolco, therefore, the truth iTashed upon ' :
mind that a panther had found and Co.i-{
cealed him, and that the beast at that*mo- j
ment be watching him, rear o make tftp^
fearful spring. " lie arose quickly, s?-izej hisl
rifle, that rested against a tree, and hastily i
throwing together some largs pieces of de- !
cayed woodland covering them with leaves,
lie el?ft>ed a tree and wated patiently the
panther's ooming. He had not to wait
long." Presently he saw it?a she one?
6tealinpfalong with cat-like tread, aud with
two cubs behind her, which she hid in some
onwn-woou. cropping lierselt on tlie :
ground, shejcrept slowly toward her expect- i
ed prey, lashinjj (lie earth with her tail, and j
her eyes glowing like coals of firo. The
appearance of things, however, did not j
seem to satisfy, her, but she sprang up, ele- I
vated her back and threw herself; upon her J
supposed Iviceim with a wild yell. The :
wood and leaves flew about in ever direction, |
and for a moment the panther seemed pal- j
sied by rage. Suddenly she leaped aside, j
dropt her tail, and peered around among '
the brushwood ; then raisin" her eyes upwards,
(fairly emitting sparks of fire in her
anger,) she encountered the hunter's gaze
fixed upon her. With another screech
more terrible thai* the first, she prepared
to spring towards him when with an aim
that seldom failed, ojd lien iireiT, and ?he ,
fell, tearing.earth with 4ier claws. The ;
sliot was fataj^ - .
Outfc adverittiWKis hunter reloaded the!
empty barrel, and waited for Upr companions
to cOmp np, but nono arrived, so he I
.1 - _-T Hi t. .. ?
kiiiuu me cuus :iuu omit a nre. i ins was a
necessary proceedhig, for the sun had 6et,
and the darkening shadows of* night were
creeping .into the landscape. With true
back wood's.audacity, lje relied upon lr!? fire
for protection from further quadrupedal
prowlers, and .stretching "himself, with his
feet to the burning wood, on the leaves that
had before covered him, he onto moro resigned
himself?o the embrace o? .Morpheus,
lie often TirterwR'rds'ishnnsctertsed the escape
as the narroweisfr.ono lie had Over experienced,?i\r.
'J\.' Sunday TSvux.
Clinching Horsa Shoe Nails.
a vi .1
a uucc j>a?seu uirotigu mis town one |
of my horses- fchoea became loose, and I
went lo the shop of a smitjj,. named Lovelace,
to get it fastened ; tho'shoe was near-,
ly new, nnd had bedome" loose _ in consequence
of the nails having drnwn- out of
the hoof, although they had been' clinched
in the mannePuniversally -practised. The
smilfi remarked that all the other shoes
were loose, and would soon drop off, when
I requested him to take them off and replace
them ; and then did I perceive the
different mode wlnfrh he adopted for fixing
tliem, which L will hfcre detail. As fast as
he draft) the nails he merely bent the'pbints j
down to live hoof, without, aa is gustoinnrv,
twistingthein with tho pincers; these 4ie
drove home, clinching^thetn against a
heavy pair of pincers, ^lituh w<y?? not
made very sharp ; and after thUjiAcT" teen
-verv carefully done, bo Lwisted off each
nail as dose as possible to (he hoftC; tlie
pincers being dull the nail woulddioln, so
as .to get a perfect iicist round before it
separated. These twists -were 4)ten beaten
close to the hoof and filed sit\pqth, but not
deep, or with tlie view to raspmlF the twists !
of the nail. ^OI?. nli !" aai.l:I^? "I" i
^earned a lesson^ in horseshoeing, Ye*,".
si}i<] lie, and a valuable one. If I ever
wAe to loose a single sTioe in a Jong day's
hunt, I should hat^to shut tip my slipp ;
my business is-to shoe the horses belonging
W the hunt , and the loss'- of a shoe
would be the piobabhv win of a horse
wort!) perhaps a thousand pounds ; hut I
never ~aih fcftrfut of such an afccidenL"
Simply* beo a usa you drive homeand clinch
the nijrfebefofa you twist thepi off " said I.
replied he, "by which I secure a
rivet as well as n clifyji. The thing
m clear as the licitt of <l?* *mt T Imva ???.
eral times'epdeavorevl to makes ouv shoeing
'smith understand it,but tbey "canuot Bte
tbe advantage it woaW b**,to
oed gue?8, Uterefore ill(mfr.^cvf^do .|g,
, these part* ; but if brother fkfr*ver*"-can
' iwr?eo bo|Mt Iinlf an ey^, tod
???? - .?'!
glad to bo told how the shoe is to come ofl
at all, unless by first cutting out the
twist ??Far me/s Cabinet.
My Mothaf^Bible.
This book 5s nil that's left mo now !?
Tears-will unbidden start?
With filtering lip and throbbing brow,
I press it to my heart..
For many generations past..
Here is our family tree;
My mother's hands this Bible clasp'd;
She, dying, gave it inc.
Ali! well do I remember Ihoso
Whose names tho#e records bear.
Who round the hearth stone used to closi
After the ev.ening prayer.
And speak of what these pages sai?l
In those my heart would thrill!
Though thev aro with the silent dead,
llerc are they living still!
Mv father read the holv book
J -*!To brothers, sisters dear;
Hew calm fra3 1113* poor mother's look,
Who loTir'd God's word to heart
llor angel focc I see it yet!
What thronging memories t??mc!
Again that little group is met
Within the iialls'of home !
Thou truest friend man ever knew,
Thy constancy I'vetridc;
Where all wore false 1 found the true,
My eounFelI?>r and guide,
The mines of earth 110 treasures give
That could this volume buy:
In teaching me the way to live,
It taught me how to die.
Billy Villiams, of the Veils, Billy Bur
ton, of Burton's, and Tom Hambil.., of the
Bowery.
The following funny theatrical rcminis
concc, we happen to know, is literally vera
cious, as here revived by the N. Y. Home
Journaf. It is old, but Well wortfi repeating
Hilly Williams, the Eiiglisli comedian
now deceased, was one of the best-natured
men alive, and althoucrli' without edurciiiim
a capital comic actor. -Billy was a regulai
cockncy in his conversation, and paid no
attention to tlie rules of Murray's gram
mar. An amusing conversation between
him and Win. K. Burton, the theatrical
manager, is thus related by a friend of tlu
parties ; Hilly sat iu his usual seat, and
Mvas endeavoiing to make himself agreeable
"wtbbsc around him. Burton, wlioh* de
lighted in quizzing Billy, made come in
quiries of him relate t<>a li9(S$- ? belonging
to Mr. Ilamblin, which secrntd" to arouse
'Billy, and he'thus oommenced bis reply
'Now Burton, I'll tell you nil about that
'orao. You see, wh"en I first arrived, I sail
to Ainbli : uTom, I wants an 'orse, l'av<
always been used to 'ave an 'orse, nnd 4
would like to 'ave one," "Billy," says he
'you know Afospppa ; he has earned me a
gi eat deal of monev. and I will nnr. rw?rmi?
- . V. - I
Iiirn to be misused ; but if you want to ride
hint you may, ami my stage-mauager, Tom
Flynn, will go with you to the stable." -6c
down I goes to the stable, with Tom Flynn,
and told the man to put the saddle on Iiim.*
"On Tom Rtvnn ?" said Burton. "Xo,
on the 'orso. So after talking to Tom
Flynn awhile, I mounted him. uNVhat,
infinite J Tom Flynn?" "Xo, the'orse, and
then shook hands with him and rode oft"."
"Shook hand with the horse, Billy ?" "X,'
d nit, with Tom Flvnn, and then 1
rode oft'uptho Bowery, and who should 1
meet in front of the Bowery theatre hut
Tom Amblin; so I got off, and told the
boy to liold hi in by tlie hend." "Hold
llamblin by the head ?" "No, the 'oree,
and tlien-we went and hnd a drink together.1'
"You and the horse- ?" "No, me and Amblin
; and after that, I mounted him again,
and went out of town*" "Mounted llambiin
again ?" "No, the 'orse, and when I
get tc Thirnum's, who would be there hut
Tom Flynn?he'd taken another 'orse, and
rode out ahead of me, so I told the 'ostler
to tie him up." "Tie Tom Flynn up V
"Xo, damm it, the 'orse, and we had a
drink there." "You and the horse 1" '"No,
roe and Tom Flynn, Now, look here, Burton,
every time I say 'orse,you nay Amblin,
and every time I say Amblin, you
say 'orse. Now, I'll be'anged if I tell yon
any more about iu" Billp felt his digni'
tv insultgti, and no coaxing on the part ol
... 1 9 t - "
Dunou count inuuco iiiiu 10 linisli the recital.
A Hint to Females who Ride in Rail'
road Oars.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
i* to be credited with the following
seasonable annecdote :
A gentleman entered the Indies car" upon
one of the eastern rojtds, and as the day wa.i
chill}*, appropriated an entire seat in the
vicinity of the stove. Passengers crowded
in nt every stnti#i, And soon every seat wa?
taken* except the foie occupied by himself.
Presently two ladies (so tl?ey ..appeared) entered
the car,.?pd no one seeified ihc.iined
to offer n vacancy at his^ own discomfort,
our frieiyJ, whose gallantry is proverbial
gathered up his shaitl, portmanteau and
himself, arose, motioned the ladies forward,
assisted them into the seat, and took a stand'
ing positiot?aot far distant Not so^mpeli
as a smile ora bo^jirecogiijped the kindness
-r*-jt waR evidently considered a mar?rof reppeefc-due
to female* dignijjf?-ft privilege
which nuy gentleman injgfjrbeproud to acknowledge.
%
"Coolly d&fte,"-isifharked anindividual in
juxtaposfljoi^toour frtend.
"Decidcdly," was flic laughing reply, Ubul
I'll give them a lesson by and1 by, and on<
they'll be likely to remember/'
uWhj, thee woa't say anything, surely V
"Indeed, I will1?the AM?ortunlty vis toe
good to bo lost ;* gbd somewhat annoyed
itHfrust !>e coiifcssod, though teas by th?
loss of lit* seat than by the rudeness of iU
ungracious occupant*, fie walked away tc
(lie window antl.*fccupied bis vision... witl
the tilings without. Another station?an
jollier stop?the ladife-rott. to depart. Thej
had nearly, reached the doo^wbgo ^ d&r
inqtify voicefeihled ouK uJ>*4St& The*'
wat a gvneral iriishv wbi^MMt aye .'WKi
turned UjK>n Uie aetene deSntaiaQee of oui
j traveller, "i^diea; yon.haveocewpied' tnj
seat daring U}& ride from J
cannot aliow you to leave without exjfre*
sing ny tense of the obligation, alto >Uw
.
"' ' ''''' * v '''^*'***'' ^'%''.
watching her actions and ready to pro
i sentence thereon, she would look well t<
her "manners," ?ttd, in cultivating those in
dispensable outward semblances of guot
will, she woj^ld unconsciously foster th<
germs of an "active and wide-spreading beno
volence. Unobtrusive trords of kindnesi
cost nothing beyond the effort of speaking
and many a weary pilgrimage has beci
brightened theryby. A simple "Thank you,'
coined in tho heart and rung, upon the lip
witjj the genuine sound of tlie "true metal,
is a more efficient weapon than the swon
of tho conqueror.
Tub Guowtii ok I'kaijls.?-'fh6 lat
: discoveries of pearls in New Jersey hav
revived the old discussion as to the cause
of their growth. Tho best settled scicnti
fie opinion appears.-\o be, tflat they are
diseased, purulent secretion of the shell-fisl
originating in a wound, anu reaciuiig uiei
full size in about seven years, at whielf pc
? riod they bccoiuc fatal to the animal, am
thereupon lose their wortfi and lustre.
It has generally been supposed tha
some minute substance, such as a grain c
sand, having becomo lodged within th
shell of the creature, produces irritntior
like a pebble in one's boot, and being un
able to get it.out, the tormented ani
ma! makes the best of the difliculty h
covering it with a calcareous excretion.
Linnaeus suggested piercing small hole:
in the shell uf the oysjjer and then restoi
ing it to its original bed. Uut the exper;
inent, on being tried, whs unsuccessful i
producing pearls. The Chinese, howevei
manage to grow them by introducing int
the shell a thread of-fine silk upon which i
[ strung a small bead of mother-of-pear
Tlio oyster covers this with the veritabl
pearl accretion. ? It might be worth wliil
for the Jersey men to try t ho experiment.
Albany Journal.
I low to Cook 1'otatoks.?Do pcopl
ever think of the immense waste of pots
I toes as tliey are treated in this city ? he
mo tell you how potatoes arc cooked in Lar
cashine, Kngliiud. They arc peeled firs:
and boiled gently tHl nearly^oft', and the
the water is pouied off aud All the stcar
evaporated, when they arc poured into
dish andta few slices of bacon laid on th
? top, and brought hot from tlio table, wlior
j tliey arc eaten with a relish, ami for goo<
reason?they are truly good. Such peopl
do not eat much bread. The potntoes ar
so dry and tnualy that they are excelleii
ri substitrtte for bread, ftnd very unlike th
' i jniser'ablo waxy things that we eat here.
A strange recently walked into the
: -lice court room at Worcester, Mass, arf
' inquired wlufi whiskey was worth a quar
: Being told twenty-five cents, he ordered ai
eoormous?Iack bottle filled with the crea
tifre, \ftiereupQji the policemen, filled i
with water, took thirty-seven and a hat
* cntxiR fnr if nnd nilvi^iiwr tiim nnt hil'i
? w
! any till lie got o.utsule of Worcester, f<u
fear of being arrested, lot liim go. The
' tliinji there was probably somo tall sweai
| ing when the'bottle was opened.
, The French Army in the East.
i The X?-\v York Herahl publishes the follow
, iug very interesting oxtrnct from ft letter writ
I ten by Major (Jeiieral Jesnp, quarter mnst<
' general of the army of the United States, to
' friend, on reading the exposition by Mnrshal
Yaillaut, the French Minister of "War, of tli
administrative arrangements for the late \vn
' in me r.asi, ana uieir results :
Washington, May, 18;i7.
Until I read this exposition, hy Marsha
' Vnillnnt, 1 was at n loss to comprehend tli
operations of the allied armies in the Crimei
Froin tl^r battle of Alma to the conclusion <1
peace those armies constantly acted in violc
tion of a military axiom, to disregard which
almost always fatal, The axiom is this
"Where there is an imi?orittrt fortress to li
attacked, and an nrmy in tlie field to be fought
, the army should he fought and beaten out o
the field first; beeausc the assailing army, u
' matter how superior in numerical force, if
' attacks the fortress first, may h?. so crippled n
to fall an easy prey to the army in the fiuh
Tlie French, in the prrtomiel of their armory
( and ill all the appliances of their artiller
.and ordance, are greatly in ndvanee of otlic
p nations; but the exposition ofMnrshall Vail
lant bTjows that in all their administrative ni
rnngcinenta which relate to the movement an
supply of nrmiet jntli?-portivulntl
3 in that which regards l6$^tr(t0Bjx>r4aUon, the
mk> fmr behrm! u?. On Ixnim'aing
' r>f b-annport.aid^ in Crime*,"nq^ven
U milwliair,I was surprised to find that forVforce
o1fthree hundred and nine thousand mci
' they employed less than half the number ?
' animal*, for nil purpoaes, during the w?'
j which we supplied for draft and packing r)l*?
for our army in Mexico Mint iiever exceedei
1 forty-five thousand men. Wo were able <*> g
' whefe we please, and to ktkc'all tlje applinnc<
: of war with us. They, for the want of tli
| mentis of transportation?"werC^iot ab1<T at an
' ' time dui^ig the wnrto go twenty-five mih
j i from their ships, and operate n single wee'
i against the Russian army in the field withoi
' staflving^ Hence the}* had no alternative hi
| to iffvest Sevastopol: and short as were tl
, lincis tliore, Marshall Vaillant ?n}-s "the pla(
was never entirely invested- bnt throughout. tl
( siege it received constant reinforcementa <
men and supplies from tlio Russian army will
out. Had the allies powc^jd proper andsufl
, vent means.of transportation,'they cottfd hat
beaten their enemy Out of Crimea, an
I then, by closely blockading-Sevastopol b
j Innd and aelt, they cotild, without firings gui
have forced it to capitulate. - * . '
? *1 hoJ>e onr country fnoy never have occasin
> to go to war again ; but^he 1qore closely 11<5<5
, into the details, m as-the strategic oeon
5 biuntions, of European armier the fcss I'fS
i war. These arafies 'have a f?ir ?tAck of pr
> fessionfcl intelligence, Ualjf they^y^genlfc
t I think St lfrganiui in Itf dta^W^Utude.
. m Fwiau.nm? .x IT-.i_ . Ifi ?-'
Probst* ??g|g?JPC ?-qtTghbi&iqg: fcgonty, wi
> ufwn onej|gjpfc rffteraooo by * bsxoi
m...Y,.
. - ?. >
&* ,?' .y:>^ ,m 3
j General Walker.
> ' From an excellent paper in this month's
- lilacktVood, WO' extract the following sketch of
I tliis adventurer:
i A glance at the personal history of the ro
markable man wjio conducted this daring
* cifterprlse Inny not bo uninteresting, don.
'? "Walker's father had been a banker in Scotland,
1 and emigrated to the United States in 1820.
Walker himself wan horn in 1824, but mantis
fusted a roving disposition. At an early-age
lie graduated successfully in law, physic and
' divinity; travelled for a year in Europe;
returned to the Slates, and become the editor
of a newspaper in New Orleans ; thence .proceeding
to San Franeisco in California in a
s similar capacity, which lie relinquished to fake
I command of the Sonora expedition. Gen.
a Walker is hut little over five fcotJ<ppr. His
( features arc dcscribcd as coarse nud Impassible;
|. his square chin and long jaw denote ?haractcr,
but liis lips are full, and his mouth is not
| well formed ; his eyes are universally spoken
or as the striking feature in his facc?of a singular
light grey, they are so large and fixed
mat mat in ft uagucrreolype the cygjid is
scarcely visible.
I "His manner is remarkably self possessed ;
h and some of his most intimate friends, who
j. liavc been with bim throughout tbe most trying
y scenes of bis Xicaraguan experiences, liavc
assured me that under no circumsfaiices have
R theyever olraerved him to change countenauee,
.. even to laugh, or to alter in the smallest <lcgrcc
j. his slow ami precise mode of diction. _ lie is
II at all times taciturn, and when he does speak
rf it Is directly to the point. He manifests a fcono.
jtigopjuous indifference danger without being
fj oss, and altogether seems better qualified
J. to inspire Confidence and respect awng lawless
0 : men than to *hin(^,in civilized society. lie is
C j asectie in his habits, and his enreer has hilhj
crto shown him to ba truly careless ?>f acquiring
weallji. Highly. ambitious, it is only
due to him to say that his aspirations, however
a little in accordance they may be with the
l* moral code in vogue at the present flay, arc
beyond riches. He has faith in tl?e star
of his destiny, and he doubtless will be brandcd
by the civilized nations of Kuropc ns an
I unprincipled adventurer or a heaven-born
II ; hert>, according ns he fails or succecds in his
^ I daring enterprise."
0 Singular Effects of KLEtrruiciv.?A singular
1 occurrence took place a short time since at the
0 Loedinotive Works, illustrating the powerful
C effects of electricity. A locomotive was being
't moved fronvtlicr manufactory to the Central
0 DepotjnndJjail arrived iu the middltj of the
sti^y when snddenly all -iHmds dropped the
bars wilh ^vliieli they tfcre moving Sfio inaj
chine, and felLl^ck in amazement. Returning
^ them at the order of J,hc man in charge, they
applied thorn again to the wheels, ttrid again
fell back paralyzed the instant th*. touched the
jj iron. The direqjyr of the job cuuglit up one
| j vi out; ?Hiu UHHWIUg U H USI^ {UttllUUU
8 ' It uiider n wheel, preparatory to giving n
ir ' huge lift. No soon lia<l it touuhed, liowcner,
y than he saw it fall from his gra^p t<? the
r. ground, a* it had done In every case before.
Such a singular oaaurrence excited attention, and
an examination was made a* to the cause,
when it wa$foiiii|}.thnt tftc locomotive, in passi
ing'uiidcr the ljne, bad come in
i contact with a broken \*yre ' that hung Mifti
i' i ciently low to reacli it. The whole mass of
u iron composing me locomotive iiful tnus bell
come charged with electricity, wliicli had comic
muuicuted itr.elf to the bars that the men held
ir in their hands, and caused- the effect above
described. The wire was then removed, aud
the difficulty obviated in a moment.
|c 1$ loom Kits in Boston.?The Boston Advertisor
% thus notices the nppcarancc ai d reception of
j two Bloomers iu that city:.
k They differed from the rqst of the fair sex in
ja the one particular, that they were "Bloomers."
. Yes, when wc had fondly hoped that this pof
c tion at least of the fools liud departed this lif^:
t our heftrt wnxed exceedingly sorrowful at qfa
f ing tuuL iuey na<i upt, ntui that although
0 the Rev. Antoinette L. Brown hnil rcjt
signed lier pastoral cliargo, end catered into
IS the despised bonds of wedlook, hcraeichnd not
1 resigned the Bloomer costume fo? hoops. flPhese
strong minded women wcrc*Surrounded by an
... imnjenso crowd jeering nntl -hooting.. Their
r stay in the metropolis": yrai. cut -abort- Frag)
Park-streettp Frovidcne? depot they fled,
and behind them pushed the mob, inc-rcusing
momentarily. Arriving at the station, they
? would fajn liove want injo the ladies" .room,
v but it was denied them, the official inform in.?
tltem that men were admitt?? tlicre. Thus
, f<%d, they were forced to $ titer the gentlemen's
apartment, and tlierc to wait the Tiepnrturc of
tl.n l?In Tl.^ ol ?? -r n.. ?i.l.i- -l ii:.
I V..V A OMWUU7 U| VI1U IUUUIC lib, 1>U1B
.j point bocnmc too vociferous for us, and we
walked l^otrvo over tlie Commons, musing sadly
on tlie.degcnorflcy- of tlie times.
1 f,nt "PAYCOCK OK ?X Ail Kill kin Gkxtleua*."
o ?A ^Washington correspondent of tlie Boston
:s Couirer relate# tlie following anecdote^
IP ,,Kpi?i1 RllLlnr'ifl 11m RitnpoBtnp oC llio fmr*.
y< oua "Mikcy Foj^" Mikey used to keep ft sa;s
lortn in theCnpitol; lie knew all tlie mortik
bcrs by name ; their districts and their pecuit
liaritic? "Miather Diiwmj? of Georgia," be
it used to characterize as^the paycock of Ara4r e
ikin gentlimin," because, "after taking six
;e oysters and a glass of brandy and water," Mr.
ie Dawaon would hand Mikey.a gold dollar,- sayDf
iug "keep the efta^ge." This is wliat Foy
It- called tho "paycock eCin'Amerikin gentlimiu."
i- Butler. who-kbotfs evervbodv of this cencra
o tion, keeps a saloon on Foarteenth'street. If
Id - - the party "treating" be an office?eeckor^ftt^
y " the party treated a man of infiuen'oe, Butler
o, asks the office?seeker?"A*- want all
you ax for 1" If tb? wink ilrtn the Wfirmative,
n Fred Butler give* the man of iqffbence
Ik "stunner" which is sure to s?cure to the offi^riV
aeeker a rery full hearing. ? TPiijt- Js^ ?n, oJfa
ir way.^of doing thing% bjj'it w ifftlin the range'
t>- of d iplomacy." ^ (
*! A Point a#" Hom<5r ADjesntD-*?An altercation
took pi ace in a pntyio'bouse in this city
^ "on Thursdrfjt-eveninjfja'tha course of Sbi^L
II pwotf ww^4,r*wft?n,IJU VUWI p<uuv? wore
n Mixed a^ neld by the bystanders. ,rLet me
i. gk"jWi$ott<J g?ntlem*ii'.'fl,5fo. 1. "I?t me
" go," Routed gentleman No. 4ft "%e <Ujbw ?.
K ???qWf tfrt*,"?|nH*ed gei4|b?uwi 9?><3 ; jlidn't
v'your did," rtspondeAr^ntCmfin
* No. i 'OhuflKfo dr?ir UTi^VB|n^ (u?f'
-f 1 '
?8# A V Kit's
PILLS.
FOR ALL THE PUBPOSES OF A
FAMILY FII^SIC
Ttc_p.UK has long existed a public Anmanct for Art
effective purgative pill which could bo relifd On as
sure and perfectly safe in its operation. This hasbeen
prepared toniect that deinanoTnnd an extensive
trial of. its virtues has eone1iisivoi|r uhown.with
what succcss it accomplishes the purpose designed^
It is easy to make a physical ;>i7/, but not easy to *
make the best of all pills ???one which shoifltf have
none of the objections, but till the advantages, of
every other. This has been attempted here, fcirf
with wlmt success wc would respectfully submit to'
the public decision. It has been tinfhrliitinto fnr
the patient hitherto that nliiiUKt every purgative
medicine in acrimonious anil irritating to tlio bowels.
This is not. Mnnv of them produce so much
griping pain and revulsion in the system flstomtlro
than counterbalance the good to ho derived from
them. These pills produce no irritation or pain^
unless it arise from a previously existing obstruction
or derangement in the bowels. Being purely
vegetable, no harm can arise from their use in.?nr
quantity; but it is better, that nnv mediefne shoulal
be taken judiciously. Minute directions for tlieii*,
use in the several diseases to which they are ap-ptieahle
arc given on the box. Among the com-plaints
which have been siieedily cured by thom, wo
mav mention Liver t'oinplai-jt," m its various formsof
Jaundice, Indigestion. I.angnor and Loss of Ap-petite,
I.istlessness, Irritability, Ililious Headache;.
' Bilious Fever, l-'ever and Ague, I'ain in the' SiHJf
and Loins ; for, in thitli, all tlicsc arc but the coit|
sequence of diseased action in the liver. A* fin
| aperient they nHord prompt arid sure relief ill Costivcncss,
1'ilcs, Colic, Dysentery, lle.iuors, Scrofula
ami Scurvy, Colds with so.oncss of tlie body, Ulcers
and immirity of the blond, Irregularities; III short,
anY and every ease where a purgative is required'l'hev
have nlso produced sonte singularly successful
cures in Klii'iiinalisin, (iout, Dropny, (iruvtl,
Krysipclas, l';d|iilatioii of the Heart, l\nii'?-mthe
Hack. Stomach, and Side. 'J hey should he freely
taken in the spring of the year, to purify the hlood
and prepare the system for Ihfe change of seasons.
All occasional this* stimulate* the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, and restores the app^
tite and vi-or. They purify the blood, and, by their
stimulant action oil the circulatory .sjsUSn, renovate
the"strength of the boilv, and restore
wasted or di-vasi-il i iierme:-, of the whole orj;-il?isni?
lienco nil cc.-a- "iMil do-.-e i> :/.U iiiitagcimx, cVen
uiuiiKii mi ser.ous m r:ii:?-ciiiciit exists; but unnecessary
dosing Mioold never lie carried loo far,
as ovcrv purgative medicine ri Jiim llie strength,
tv 1 k4*11 taken to excess. The thousand castMii wnirti
a physic h. required cannot Lc enumerated licfe, lint
they suggest thcuischea Tt> the reason of rtm
body; and it is confidcnllv hetieved thin pill irilU
answer a beUer purpose tlis'H any tiling which liafl
hitherto been available to mankind. When their
virtqJS are once known, the public will no longer
?bubt what remedy to employ when in iiced of a
cathartic medicine, lieing sugar-wrapped, they nro
{feasant.to take, and being purely Timetable, no
larni can arise from tlicir use in any <puntity.
For iniuittc directions, sro. wrnppt-/<m tlie.ikfk.
J'KK.l'A It KB BY .
BE. J.VMliSC. AY fill,
LOW KM., MASS.^
Prffef'25 Conts per Bos. Bozfk for $1.
AYEIt'S ,.r
, CHERRY PECTORAL,,
For the rnpltl ('life of K, *"
COIGIIS, COLDSr HOARSENESS,
bronuiitis; u Hoomu-eorGflr*/
CROUP, ASTHMA, AND '
(OKsmrTioiv. _ s
This remedy lias won for itself nueli notoriety
from itR curcR of every variety of pulmonary dispone,
that it is entirely uiinrccssnjy'to* recont?&ih? evidences
QI it? virtues in any community Tvhcj-e it
hn? been employed. So,\yh1c is the field oflta u?r
fulness, and 14) numerous the eases of .i^i cures,
that almost everv section of the country abounds .
in persons publicly known, who h.iTC'bccn restored
from alarming and even desperate diseases of the
lungs by its use. When once tried its superiority
over every other medicine of its kind is too npparent
to escape- observation* and where Us virtues jre
known, the public no longer hesitate what-antidote
to employ for the distressing and jjangcrous-*fjeetions
of the?pulmonary organs which are incident '
to our climate. Not only ill formidable attacks,
upon the lungs, but for the milder varieties of
Colds. Couoirs, IIoaksknesr, &c. ; and for Chit.DUrn
it is the plcasantcst and safest uicdicinc that
caa^be obtained.
A* it has long been in JftpnstAt use tHnraghout
this lotion, we n6ed not ao more than as?Ajfe the
^>eoMc itf quaffikWfcWpt up to the best thatlt ever
has been', aid ttwVthe gpnuine article is sold byWARDLAW"
?Sj LYON,^Abbeville C. If., .. ?
And by every M?rchnnt in the DjikKiot.
IIAVILAJtD,?AUllAL <k CO.,^ Carles ton,
Dec. 8j? - 6111] * Gflncfal Agents*;
jim: auuc oi so iti ii caroltua,
Abbeville JJirlrtA?In the C'o>?rruin Pica*.
Amos Clark, Jr.,_ } Attachment,
? #. "j ' > McGowfta <fe Pen-in,
James A Liddell. ) Plflfe Att'v*?
W11EUEAB, tire WaintilTditf, ou the U*Hytifgt
day of October, re5(j,,filc J|is declaration
against the "Defendant, wjUp,. (^W ?t is
said) is nbsent fronv&nd withontoffe^lirnjts of
this State, and h'na^npilher wife r'^fto?|>*ey
knoWa within the eain?, upon wlrtrtn a'co'py
of the caid defloration tnig^beVerr^cL. It. 15
therefore ordered, that th<? fiiri
.appearand p'ead to tin? snid deolratiotfr 00 ot
I befbroQw. ffrat day of Xovembtjy- i?hi?h'win
I v. it. 1 ? - ? ? ? w - -
uv/u me yowui uur L>oru KignneiirAWikired
and" Fifty-S^Ven, otherwise d?nal ami xbactate- *Judgment
will. then bo given and awafaod
against him. *"*.<??. ?
- - MAT1IEW McDONALTt, a c. r.
Clerk's Office, Oct. SO, 1856. 27 ... ly
?_ ^ li
. Tlic Slaic of So^irtlt CWvoliua,
. ^Abbeville District.?In the Common Plea a.
William Wilson, ) * ^ .
vr. 'V Foreign AtUchfn(iffl?.
J as. A. Liddell. ) ThoAsop <fc Fair Att^wejvt.
Whereas the Plaintiff did^ iWt tli*. eleventh
day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, fik hiajjeclurnttion against the Defendant,
.who, iVir-'said, is -pbjsent from?a?d
without the liinit^of this Stalfc'arffl lias rfoUher~y
ife nor attorney known tlie etune,
upon whom a copy of thcimld declaration
might be served?. x . " , ,rj w
It is therefore ordorc<3r that ffi f?*ru"d - Dofnnilnnfc
dn onnonr oml ^ .
ration, on or before the
eighteen hundred aud fi](fcy4Hffht, otnwwiM
final and obsolutoi?agf ipent wili thegt^be giv?
en and awarded 'rfgainft hira; . . '*5, ,
> * MATTHEW UcDONALD. c.^ r.
CUNfa Cffic#, April S?0851 61?ly
?7? ?:?"** /Sftttfifpi'
TI|? Mgfti of Soutk <tt9Hiiar'
gBBg+tQE' DJSTRIO%?:.
Qflte Co&tjbf Conihyn Pieaif>{4 O+lffiifeqlont.
ft"* "** I . **&&$? :
Jahiefc|L LU?o, ) Daab,a\
^\7hER1?a8 the Plaintiff .did, ?n TB& uiglik
ci J ^teentlWdar .ofKtet^ef, eightewt "Jbprifired'ana
liig ^eclaragjm.^g t||>&
Lfe4,I>efbndanVwno,
arffVUJiout the Un!i^ f3Bjr8tate,JSwdita?
irt>r attolwry InjplFn