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, , Ao .-usual, tlic .heriir .oW^go:tJn<lV8
. <fourt. a6jed >^itin. astonishing, promptitude
from-' the
\ &^nkWf>th^wiiT^V'ili? guilty Sir. ja.
... ., >i)-i-ii^F^06d.m'"&a"^ugQ8t present of tuo
^^;6\jprGnjO; forest nai justice, Having%cen
-;wa^. eipj^j,
- X-^^rtellfed, ^qdi^h^i|>H9:>n^^cutor ap.:
- - ' i defense,' oJt the
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.'-. J^iie court - toom^gQQt's- cafcm?wis
r * v^i: ' f": . <?^l56di apt!-aU.erca .were. fixed"''upon the
physiognomy ot the accusedj^trhile' the
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. ; . '{were OS'
"yRtriincd one^ftoraWtbei\ and aH testimony
- since. vl^Brtitj.s from-ti:n jUn^V^wVr/'
*WU*ME JJB/Ca-SVOEMAKEB'fl CO TOT.. i
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hci aVrival at R??
, * > .? ??
^ I ^member.
t ?MfeW. 1 temo&ber,
'*. ' - . Wtteill just ljegan to creep, '
How I crawl'd straight into mipclilof?
How I wouldn't go to sleep?
How I pulled the table lSnen,
With 'its contents on the floor,
mother spanked me t&r it
Till my ten der flesh was sore.
I remember, I rtmeniber,
Wllen I first began to talk,
And I also well remember
Well the day I tried to xtnlk ;
Firm I grasped old Jowler's collar,
But lie gave a sudden hop.
So >|tto o jhui of water,
Jowler fcpilt this child, kerjlop.
I reniember^l'i'bafcnlber,
. ?# When I used to go to school,
ijfcvr I ~kept a watchful eye upon
The master's rd^kand rule ;
Sow I cut tny monkc}--shines
Whon^er his bq|k was turned?
" How rsometime* uMfd to catch it,
WUep rd not my lesson learned.
I remenjjcr, I remember,
When f went a hooking pcaohes,
How a dog came otitS&d qnuglit me
the, BurpluB of my breechc* ;
How 1 hung on to the hushes?
How tlfia dog hung on to me,
Till my crying brought a man who
- Flogged mo most orfal-LEE.
I remember, I remember,
When the girls 1 used to kiw,
IIow I thought it rutlicr funny,
But it gave no extra bliss ;
Now it seizes me with rnpturc,
Now it fills my soul with joy;
Yet with manhood'ti blissfnl pleasure,
"Would that I were still ft boy.
^
Ad?Ia.
I happened to be residing nt Naples di
ring tho' Reaction nnd proscriptions whit
succeeded the return of Ferdinand after tl
revolutionary crisis of 1700. Manj' of tl
Victims wore denounced by tlie priests j
muck for tlieir suspected heresy, as the
treasonable practices. Father Don Alvc
was particularly active in this "pious work
Ho was a younger member of a Castilia
house, and had been bred in tbo -strictest di
ciplifceof tho Jcdftite, itfr had ppentltisli
in penqnco3 and intrigues; the former,
J)resume, to give him a keener relish for tl
ntter, and thp latter to compensate tho ted
um'ofthe former. At tho time I kne^
ho was past tho middle age; hisTe;
turca were already wrinkled with years) bi
mnA'prl l\tr iKnf lii11 nrlif\i ftn.l nm*l
8ioD apapt to be produced- by tbo indu
tnco of Arbitrary power. Hertiad come t
f*ples with high recommendations to tl
l&urt, to risiatin'piltglpg tlio pity of thedi
affected. v His diligence in thjfi pursuit W?
CrQjyHteyOb^ aH .parasol: X am yet unabl
to<^nceiveri>y"wW ^reJ&Sks bis became e
minutely c^yei'sant with the previous hi:
of 8uo^?? itomonao number of ^erSor
'ggler^ftt fatflfy' aibd bia?measn(ej"ireiiy rafel
Smarted by -mbcalc^lfiUon either imtitesig
or exejrutioh; IWsoop* as bo bad road
rbfo&elf mastieT of a su?ectod person, *h
.did'-not at once act -upocf bis. evidence t
bring about an inajfttit infliction of punigj,
menU but,$flfiM~lp rpyother prisoner tlie beVrt
fit of^ a dojppatfcal exposition of wbtfth
called ?th&?Stoation of thS holy church.*! j
[ibis bad u? dpairod" effeet, after a little lon^
ar^ooflneroent, ?he captive* was Jiberatod o
hia.goofl behavior, But if tho henatio pei
severe<r.inW4~ rejection of Uie prescribe
a.?a.*<Eui.n!ii. I.?J-J a. .1
-|/>wooo|, uu yiyvitinyiu uauycu OVUr lO ill
beadsmnn. *'* . *
,Hie ^cu2ly'itr Vfi?& f mQ7od mado ni
acquainted witli "Fattier Don i$.lvez. I W5
then young and fond ofad venture,, and vcr
naturally concei^da.stfong desiro of vis)
ing, with Kim, aornaof. toe unfbrturipU
Whom tbe^jpolice wero -constantly arrestin
-feyjija ordSrs. BjTpractising some court*
ou?|KsidaUiea,Mt? well as "a little flattery f
iia^aiiated myself, with him, and obtainc
peftnksionto accompany him on his dismi
visitafe? thff prison. "
4fter visiting on? or two calls, in # wliic
we foubd intnates quite willing to believ
anytbing.tfftd everything; which my fgitd
thought proper to proptutfd, We * entered
narropr disrodJ hole surrounded by walli
dq#n which the daip? trickted almost in
grata), and with a floor computed of piece
The^rch^fried by our attendant discovei
?d a bundle Qf straw in the corner furtbei
froja tho dootvand .resting upon it a youn
girl.: Uan fijjyeg motioned, the jailor t
witli(Jraw. T^tjreakirtg of tbo lunges dis
t'orb^tftho pi&artfct. 151)9 started from lie
ToA{ttbentrf)04kp-$ but hor eyes Had be$
too l6T)g Acciwtomed to darknefts" to^ondif?
4ho glnroof the torchdight. ISho arrange
her ai8$gitare$ hair and ?loriiijlg as Gist ah
coj?ple!iely. ps sbe could ; aqd; when, t
loiigtlf-flli^ ventured toscrutinize }ier visitor
iT ijMl iiil the^eep ' crfniMn .that* suffuse
; 5 H.. -'- ' -
... jwflgpbeiii acctlRtoaied. jo'bohold jtho c>
iQCatfrfi (ftou 'cndurti death ; or wilt tbou
? KVoT'
le 'I am 11eedk>? .of my fate,^ replied Addln,
er in a ton* of melancholy which pierced my
-. heart. "Still/not heedle?,w .ate ^dded,
witb#nlmntion, M*$ lotMtas I know pot the
fato of Ckmrnde. Tell rrto, priest, I conjure
\i tlieo, is ho in thy pOwor!" ^ ^ 1
"Why is llio fntoof that Voaflg man so
dear to thee," replied Don Alvez,. "that it ?>
preferred to thine own salr&tioflj"
Adela met theiookoTfhe Jostrita with-a
ralmn and pen0tfalinggli$iH& "Thou mayeat
lie teamed in thy^pith * she said, "but
thou art#?ovico hefe Tlsying her hand up?
on her^heart^j if thou knowest not ttgjft a
woman Vf6ve, in doting upon it* object forgftff
all other iftfercsts."
"Then if is siaful, and deserves perditioh,"
repltfid tho priest, r
'- When it .is impossible that I can be
sated,""quietly rejoined the young Greek. 4
"What^if I tell thee," after a pausg, said
Don Alvez, "that Conrade is not in tiny pow- er,"but
has left Naples with another paramourn."
Adela's blood mounted to lier cheeks
witli/indignation, as alio exclaimed : "Then
I tell tlico thou art a liar, as wfil as a bafbnrion
! Not for a moment will I bclievo
so baso a calumny."
- Insolent heretic !" replied my companion;
"I will for the last lime inquire?dost
thou refuso the mcrcy of the church !"
"Do I refuso tlio mercy of tho church 1"
said Adela. "Why, wretch, dost thou call
theso bolts and bars, this .dungeon, this
darkness, my long imprisonment, my wasted
health, my tortured tuind, my almost broketiheart?dost
thou call theso mercy?
I know not what is meant by thv church,
T ?. . T.I r? ?-1 I .t
tinu 1 UIIV nut j JU?J>JII>U JIIUI II'Jl't'l muu
it nml tlico. ?. Vou dragged mo Iiitlicr
because I worshipped necording to the
customS^of my fathers nnd my nation : and
yoti would linvo dragged hither also another
being for Alio sanio olTencd?^ono who was
too noble, too generous, -all too worthy to
commit the smallest wrong. But ho has
escaped?thank Heaven, ho hns escaped !
Oh, Conrade !" she exclaimed,cla,?ping her
hands; "who shall lovo theft when Adda is
J" cone!" For a short time sobs convulsed
:'1 Tier beautiful form; sho soon recover^ and
,e then added, with an emphasis I shall never
10 forget; "I do reject thee, thy mercy, nnd
'J8 thy church ; I cannot believe that truth is
,r allied with cruelty, or that Heaven ba9 given
you authority to destroy its own crea
tujes. I know not who is^rour god, but I
D feci that the great and goj^ intelligence
*" <wbo rules the world will not punish nj? for
serving him a* I have been taught, for be^
lioving as my simple reason dictates, ?nd,
abovo'ArtJ, for rejecting y'onr creed, so full ot
cruelty, bloodshed, and oppression. Leave
* me now; in ?n hour I wiU be ready to do'
l" your bidding^' ' T ^
it . "Knnnrrli ^ ?<i?1 VkAif Alfnf ?? '
_0_. . o^vm Aftitvrif ovv? mj'f nUU
s" moved towards && door. I took advan-;
I" tage of his position to whisper to Adela:
? "Do not hope too much, but I will bo your.,
10 friend." Her. large daik eyes spofcft a gratis <
3' tude wbicb 1 nm <x>nfidentl shall never
13 again rcceive^?ra any- human bltag.
The jailor nUlened thelifcavy doqr, an$. 1
10 followed Doh Alvcz, who was hastening
s" from.the building. When I overtook him,
18 I inquired MfrjaSMutian as to lh? falis of tha *
18 young Greek." dlBs to^nofrow nt noon!"
y, was ^ is laconic reply.* * .
" . *1t vqfls then near evening.'-' lie was at:
0 first ven? unwilling to answer any questions ,
e .concerning-her, but by dint of close appli?'
cation, I extwehad as much intelligence arf'
l" put- mo on a-track by *Hiicb"I at length dis* .
!v, covjtcd Conrade. I have not abili ty to desY
eribo that gallant yotitlj. There was the
^ genuine Attic 6tomp on hfe character and
f franm IIo entered eagerly into my plan of
n rescue ; .it was sufficiently perilous, but'lbat
r" to "him was a rGaammendation fhther than
d otherwise. The design ^vas t<v bribe thft
10 jailor to connive at our.admission to AdelaV
cell, and then to bring her awajt with us,
e and fight a passage through nil opposition,
is A friendly fisherman engaged t# i n
y tjfio bajj, with his ekiff,at a pojottilHQ *hich
t- fortunately, flic pris6n was ngfrto;j|^sdt
? With some difficulty I.obtaihedIMttr^hterg,
vfew with tliQ jnilor, for one hundred'' *niaaE5
Ires received Lis promise to admit us. #.I
He was as gobd as his word. We found
d Adela in a calm slumber. Perhaps she
il dreamed of Conrade, for the itfomabthei
stepped towards the couch, she sprung into ^
h bis arms wjthout a moment's doubt that it
q was an^gfte but him. She fllingly resignfe
ed herself to our direction. When we had
n emerged from,the cell, we gained, the outer
5) gate'before it was discovered that we had
a witfj us tfie condemned c3j|t?ve. The first
a and fcccond assailants were laid at Conrade's
b. feet by stabs from his rapier. We were
r- now in the street, fleeing - for 'our lives?
it Conrado first, with 'Adela on. his left arm.
fr I'defonded the retreat. ?;The fate oftliolwo
o m$o bad a salutary effect in checking the
i. topilfHy of their companions. -After some
x Wd bftfws hrul.been giyen and received, we
n'faincd'tho beach. Tno flslicmfnn -placed
b Attain in the 'boat, white I and Conrado
d stood <?bsy, and r?pu)e$$ourpbrsuers, I.
d think another, lift) watf aatp-ifibed.-ht the scuf-, <1
it fie. -The case waa now .desperate, fo> " the* f
3, number of our enemies iitoeased every mo*
d' ment. We"tl?r?w ounel??i inf/* ? <?
and tho fir*{.stroke shot;us into deep water. *
[. A foI ley oC nfusket UaHs whfc&ed over our
(1 heads- without doing us any damage. The
U ' flight waa <1 ark," and wo*were rowiDg with
It Our utmost - fetrtfhgtlj~two thins* which
t; QTeryvraOTacHt diminished our danger. I
o ^cannot tell why no attempt at a chaso waa
o" mmle; Wt ?o-it happened that all "our ybeta- ,
? oles were ai.a? end when we teethe shore.
Bfgfae daybrdak, we reJieheA 9 contrabariip
dista'io tJjo offing ; and whdjl lite sun shone
[f ififflrtitaiAA *4n vSfltittMtt- HlS^ ^88i
!& rfllfcL^^ awK.-" :
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Interesting to Fathers of Families.
WITHOUT CLOTHIHO. I
TMisJfcjQwWng amount of an extraordinary
exporinieut recontiy inftJo by a parent with
liia infant child, far the purpose of ascertaining
whef}g(Q! ho can dispense with clothing, la taken
from the Oublin^fivenlog Mail s
"^he tnbject of the costume of the awiient
Britons has often been dM0ass?i! it has been"
assertedthat th?y were naked. Tliogo ^bo
opposed that view adduced as reasons the
coldness and variable nature of the climate.
Th? question has been set at rest by an exper
imentwhich has recently been tnado on a
child at St. Anne'* Blarney, near Cork. The
child b fourteen months old, and is the son of
||r. ?, who determined to ascertain what
the human frame would bear. The child is
perfectly naked night and day ; he sleeps withoutany
qprcriogt is a room with a thermometer
at 38 dftgroafj from tliis he goes <snto a
bath at 118., degrees ; he sometimes goes to*
sleep in the bath ; he is perfectly indifferent
to hent or cold; is lively, aotiva, cheerful, and
intelligent; his appearance constantly reminds
the observer of the beat efforts of our best
painter and sculptors. Therein is the btau
ideal; he is the reality. His simple, natural,
easy, graceful and every varying postures, are
charming. lie arrests the attention and commands
the admiration of all who see him. The
peculiar character of his skin is very striking ;
it is exquisitely healthy and beautiful. It inay
be compared to the rays of tho sun streaming
fltmiicrli a nninfa<1 tvimlnw
- , ?
"During the progress of the experiment he lins
out tliree teeth without manifesting any .of the
disagreeable symptoms usual to eliihlreu in
thnt condition. Hb appears to be quite insensible
to puin. Occasionally lie has kii ugly
fall, but not a sound escapes from hist lip*.
Ilis umnners, demeanor nnd general bi h ivior,
arc equally striking. Ilis mode of saluting a
person is to take the hand in n grnceful manner
and kiss it. Ho is undSr the complete control
of his father, nnd is perfectly quiet during
meals, nnd also vfltenevcr he is told to be so.
lie goes about nil day, amusing nnd occupying
himself in a qniet way. No 0110 accustomed
IU U1IIUICI1 ? UUIU KIIUW lliurt' WIUH UIIUU 1U
tho house. So incredible nre these results, that
some of the residents at St. Anne's regard tho
whole matter with mingled feelings of honor,
amazement and wonder. Those who have
made a careful observation for themselves and
prefer tha evidence of their eyes rather than
their ears, sec nothing but to admire and repp
ect, Ko doubt some of them would even go
so far as to repeat the experiment on their own
children, were it not for the fear of that terrible
question, "What will Mrs..Grundy say !"
We have deceived from a correspondent an
extract from the journal kept by the 'father of
the ohild. Si? *-*'*&
.. "December 27to186Gy?I was about to begin
with s^lf'XiSproaches for not Staving noted duriag
itsrpkbgfe? tlie afcep^of an experiment so
nov?l, and in \ts consequcacos so iinportapt ;
but the in?? is,' I w?* not. aware that I was
making an experiment until the thing wns
done. Henceforward? shall rccord daily incidents
which may serv?to illustrate the orise,
and at an ftfWV period methodically treat it.
"This day the ou# dpnr laborers were engaged
iti storiug ice for the ice house. The child
sreeps on ine 4)oor, on A travciuag rug loracd
in fogr, the rootn without ffro o? *?rj>et, ftitl ta
gftncfaUy washed daily. Ifaffc-it-t Ja&6 Jjoir
wfndo w'to tbe juortl 1. . it MjdQ^t JtBoni
in the haoisc. 1I?W?0 p"t Co"bed^*i^
lip. Me j? <*?? * *f *?*?rin?
whatever. . At vuto*tto?b?*jitt)g jOnatle to
sle^p, I vm so 0i$d*Vitb!t$i<o4 Ih^f8k- <hat X
bad to put on a fijj- ch??J:v 'JPHg ' fl^Hd wftkofup,
and mads Wfcmtni'jiptfMa tif ?bo taken
im I took him irt. When t was going" to
sleep myself, I him lo go to bed. lie
moated so bitterly that I apprehended he feared
tbe coM. Tfc t?j$ him I got out of the Jbed
and lai$doWn on "Lis nig1 (without clothes):
be then would ,aai remain a moment in the
warm bed, but followed me to his pallet. lie
composed?hirnself*o sleep, lying like a frog,
and I lejt him! "Wiled ho came into bed, I was
oWged to put^Jrtanlcet between us for the'
bitter cold of^isljatbs ; bat every way that
I .could arrange Vifc cloti\e? led to no sign tlmt
be suffered from die cold-or paired tho beat
"lb correct the frightful fit^of crying be
used to have, and for another failing which
bad of necessity to be put a stop to, I had to
hare recourse formerly to punisfcaaentby shak|pg
him, slapping him,. and dipping him in a
trough of cold water. As bis frame harden-*
ed under the' action of -cold and wy severe
ilirtfnnrtnnrhft nun!thmniit Kr iliou nwwi* .?
came impossible.
He baa two meals?genertJtly boiled ricc,
which ia put on a napkin on the ground, anil
he picka jt up to the la* jgrnin. - After tha?
wbeaten flour cake, with butter, and a cup of
milk, jtbichXa drinks. While eating bis rice
he'look* a different being ; thero is at once a
pKAnd enjoyment of performance. lie has
Iheitir orall orator addressing nn audieoco.
During tbo day lie goes to alccp when bo
likjft merely lying down on the floor.
;"It was remarked by.^Jady to-day, that ho
U not liko a dlriid, but * small >mati. A genHnmdn
inof 1*^ ? ?? " ? -? *1-?
juov *v>iy?i*vu biiuw HO CI hlicw me
moaning *of "in^p-child" until he had secu
hint _ '?
' 'The nttitmle ho tauraM in looping' is tbat
6f the Mussulman nptlng prostrations?<m hid
knees, with )>is hands spread out beftre liim,
which catfd not bo if lie suffered from fatigue ;
bat his muscles are loo hard for that.. By
this ifieans he eoucentrot?s j^he caloric in \lio
itomacb, and Bo it fo ,indifferent tq eoldj however
cold th? limbs (and -they get frightfully
old to the touch, and never numb, being, oh.
life contrary, mottled red,) the loius aire always
wmrm. ' & ' ['
ifhu :< n?? t.:? J?i -
??v uidv vryimiu^ U?J VlUUfl HO UOO
been in q/ff hands th*t lie hW not been in iho
vafwr b?tli. Itia the first word lio baa learnpd
to eaj, nsdbe call? for it every morning.
jTesUr&ary k? tkuia anhoni?nx?a a half, "lie
rftoana a little when tlib coM water iit pat or>
Movbatefipe wben^tdt^W 4o ?0> Hot water
not Intoifora^ M'^dnri??g# &<? ^
night*, jv'iloii the-tomporattire i? lowoet, and, j
no'ctflorlc is onvolved by notios, body oga .?
bo exposed.jj.1 we^rero ojcposedto cold only.
he might thori suffer from hoat, but ho is equally
armed againSt-bofch. g
"The experiment iu regard to temperature^ it
includes, that other experiment which has hith a
erto been the extreme point completed by in- i
novators?tho free admission of oxygen. It it t
not merely tho affording scope to tho skin to
take life from the air, but the hardening of tho i
muscles to incrooso life. Perhaps* after all, 1
tho Baar mtkert, were no myth. Perhaps the 1
energy of tho Romans may be traced to the 1
clothing or want of it pf the children, record ;
in the ceremony of the induction of tho virile
garb. In the tombs of tlioir masters, the Etrus- i
cons, as in those of Asia Minor, children are i
represented absolutely nuked until twelve <
years, ^jfc refer the character of nations to I
climate, and forget clothing, by which wo can <
foraet clothinir. hv which -wo can trot nvarv i
climate. The child may bo killed d/y a brick- I
bat, but ho 1ms no moro to fear from disea?e t
than a calf or a foal; for this life according to i
nature, using the elements for health and
strength which, when misused, aro tlioso of i
destruction ; and yet the experiment will be ]
barren, for judgements cannot bo conveyed by i
result.
"Dec. 28,?Last night lie 6lept under the. \
clothes, in the ordinary way. In tlio morning
Ilia color wim gone. Contrasted with the usual
appearance, lie was like ft lantern without
tlie light. On two occasion* of nights particularly
coltl, when lie wns in his naked state
longer than usual, the brilliancy or his color
and ilia liveliness of his action was remarked
by those wlio saw him."
In reference to the foregoing, the following
cxtractfrotn a letter addressed to the father of
Ahe child by a gentleman in the medical profession
will be read with interest"I cqncur
with Dr. B. that if you were obliged to practicc
as a physician, you would be another
Dovcy of I/Hjbip I am reminded <?t Abraham's
submission and obedience to tlip' Divine
will byjjbar philanthropic spirit in experimenting
you* gwn ahUd for tlie good of mankind.
Your suceese'is thc?reat reward. You
have given mjich n?attfir<for the consideration
of medical-men ia the facts set fortlu lean "l
now understand tho wise motive in the cus-^
torn of nortliern nations, among whom tbero to !
& vapdfr-bath in every house. ' '
"Norses know that childrcfT from their 1
birth get a daily cold bath, arc strougcr and
healthier than those who do _not. Water, 1
whether at higlrorlow temperature, gl*es a J
grenter shock to sen.dldiity than ah*. Many" a '
tenderly reared officer, who auccnmhed to the 1
inclemency of the weather in the huts before <
Sevastopol, might have been living now had <
his mother nctcd more wpon your plan. i)r. ^
Dods, an American, says lie who cannot reason
is a fool; |jc who &arcs not is a coward: '
he who will not !s a bigot; but he who can; <
dares, and Will reason, is a man. But I say >
that he who has confidence in his reasoning <
faith in himself, and courage to apt upon liis
conclusions, is a inan of strong mind and nioble
3011I, fearless and firm. You prove to b(r nil
that, and more ; you are prudent and cnujious,
fot-.jf theolald should suite* from cold or
croup you have a ready remedy in a bath at
118 degrees."
Tho Grave of Henry Olay.
The hallowed sod. under or near which re*"
T>o?e the remains of tlie Great Commoner of
!Ce?tucky, will soon receivc tlu corner-stone of
""Uie monument, wliicb the fttople ofcKentucky
are about to pite, in towering altitude, to His illustrious
mcn5>iy. Alike honoring in death
him whom they delighted to honor in life, the
homqge of reverence and gratitude to departed
grcrflnass nitd worth, is no longer to be dcla3*ed
by the eldest of tho Western Sisterhood to her
greatest son?and the coming Fourth of J?jly,
the dn^ of national gratitude nnd jubilee, is to
be farther fallowed by the fitting and grateful
4 ceremonial?Alas I that the l'aloietto State
should be such a laggard in her duty to her {
greatest Son 1 Let tis, at oncc, redeem time and c
duty, by emulating the example of Kentucky, i
and make the Day of Independence memorable, a
as an epoch of liberal contributions to honor
the memories of "Washington and Calhoun. Let ?
the Sons and Daughters of the Palmetto Stafe, f
on that glorious and hallowed day, open their 1
hearts and their,purse strings, and give, the I
rich of their abundance, and the poor of their t
poverty, to the kindred purposes of conseera- *t
ting MounfVernon, as the ahrino of Washing- t
ton and the Mecca of America, and rendering \
the Palmetto jCity, the site of a fltoble monument t
to "the Great Carolinian."
The Grave ok Henry Clay.?The editor of g
tlie Fort "Wayne Times has been on a journey i
thropgh Kentucky, and went to pay liis devo- a
tions to the grave CTJlenry Clay. In theccme- I
tory, not far from Lexington, he searched for it g
fir?t among thoso covered with cntablatured t
slabs, obelisks, pyramids, and imposing monuments,
but tho name was found on none of
these ; he sought it among less imposing tablets
but found it not. A lad at last led him to the
spot, wharo a little mound, marked only by the
natli, warn b& the footprints of devoted countrymen,
told that the great commoner still lived
in the hearts of the people. Near by was
the monnmcnt, affectionately inscribed, by Mr.
Clay, to his mother. 00 an adjoining emincnco,
which is a beautiful site?with an area of half
nu nviv, liaiuuiur in ivnii?vim |)?opie UI A0U*
- tuclcy are to erect a monument of Kentucky, ^
marble, of beaati&ii'd'esfcn, which la to rise 120 t
' .feet in height, under wlueh the remains of the <
noble sod of oar sister State aw to be depositor.
The eornar-stono -will be laid on the 4th of 1
. July next, with imposing ccromoHiea. ' 8
.. ?>? ? > n> ' "!
; Auuaixo Txcsmbtt.?iAn a*nn?iiig incident occurred
in ths fourth act d o ring lb* perforroanea
of ihe IfltdY of Iarons in Boston on t
Ttiead&y owenins ImL - it the moment when I
tJajRffe.riiahcil jnto Clautfc Mdnott's ntmslo li
MVO herself from the assault Of DeaUs^nt,
" -1'. ^ V 'V " - 'r '.I1! ' " 1 I
Oomat.
Ttt? following communication to the BalUaof?
American, will prove quite interesting
uet ak this t&ip, .Vhen tlio people are bo much
ixolted in star gaiiag: , .
To TIIB Euitobs^ok TOE Baltimoiik Ain?~ ... |
?As we are noW on tUp times, -when, as rumor
;o?b, our sublunary ora is JU> encounter a friglitul
oampt^ it may not be amiss to narrate
'omo little of the history of those celestfcfjjlk
ters, and to cpunttlia probable chances for W&
igaiust the.apprehended collision.
The orbits of 129 comets have been dgternined,
and of this number the successive re-,
turn of 8 only has been verrified by observation.
These are what are known as IlaUey'e,
whose period is about 75} years; Encke's.^1
years; and Diclas', 6 years 8 months.
IIalley's comet received its appellation after
its visit in 1682, when that eminent astffcnorocr
applied t6 its movements the calculations
?f the immortal Newton, and predicted its re"turn
in 1759, which was subsequently confirmed
by observation. This comet again retnrned
in 1886, and its next visit may be looked for
by those who may be alive in" 1011. This?is
the cofnet of 1460 Which the Pope exercised
n connection witn tlic mtldcl Turks.
Encke's comet was not recognized ns pcriodc
till* 1819, though previously ^observed iff
1785-95 and 1901, ?fcc. It returbed in 1822J5-28
aud '92.
Biclns' was observed in 7826, and. is identified
with comets of 1772-80-95 and 1800, Ac.
Lexcll's comet of 1770, calculated for a peri>d
of 5& years, has not been since seen, nor had
t been previously observed.
Winston's comet is that which nppcarod in
1680, nnd is believed to bo the same with tl|nt
jf which historians moke mention in 1100,
ipoken of by tho Byzantine writers in 531,
appeared in September of the-year of Cfsar's
isassination, 43 B. C., and wUl bo found^by tU>*
;he Hebrew text, and the Sep'tuagint to have
jeen near the earth Attho&nw-of thp general
lelngc. This comet, known as the "Flood Cota;t,"
also will probably appear about the year
It will thus be seen that the most distinguished
of tlicso visitors arc not expetyed soon, nn4.
the others, the times of two only are knoffrn,*
Enckc's and Bielan, the latter will probably
rcturji to Its pcriholjon about -1858. Th?
forraor completes it* circuit hi a&out every
three years.
As coiriqts moro< in orbits which /orm ex^.
toamely elongated ellipses, and in all imqginafye.directions,
traversing'nhnost every, part
of the eolar system, returning from the Jafthest
verge and penetrating even within tho orbit
of Morcnry, it is not imppssibld that a comct
may couie i? contact with /il?$ earlh. In a
salcufaiipn by Arago, of tlie probabilitca of a
iollision betveen the earth and a com*t of one*
quarter thd earth's magnitude, theclinnees ot4
L'gccpc are as 281,000,000 to 1. "Admitting '
them for n moment," he sa3's "that the comets,
which may 6trikc the Mflli T^ith tlmir "%uclci
would annihilate the whole 'tinman race, then
the danger of death to each individual, _resultng
from the nppearance of an unlcnown com-,
st, would be exactly equal to the risk he would
run if in an urn there was only one a:ngl?
i|hite ball of a total number of 281, 000, 000
jails, and that his condemnation to death
cvoutd be the inevitable consequence of the
white ball being produced at th^first drawing."
In 1770 and in 1832 as now, an apprehension j
)f a collision with a comet pmdtiaed consider
iblc alarm in Europe. In olden times comets'
?cre regarded as preternatural appearance;,
'brandishing their crystal tresses in tho sky,",
'importing chaise af times and States," but are
>o\v, by the "infallible deiendfe," discovered to
>e component parts of th? solar system and
nembcrs of that harmpaious choir which chants
ho music of tho spheres. "M.
Baltimore, June 0, 1857
The Last Dodge to Sell Rkadt-Madjj Clothno.?The
Baltimore Weekly Despatch says
ionie of tho clothing dealers on Central Market
Jpace have a way of securing sales occasionally,
vkiuli savors strongly of rascality and the drop
;naie. They place in the coat-pocket an old
iortmonnaie stuffed with paper; a customer
omes along inquiring a vestment. The dealer,
f he judges his customer to ba of tlfo right
tripe, after essaying several coats, at last says:
'Here is a coat made for a gentleman?ha wore
frono day and sent it baok?it was too small
or him ; try it on. Ah! it flta first rateike
it was made for you. It is well made?
mttons sewed op strong?pockets." The eus
omer puts liis bands into Us pockets to try
hem, when his fingers comes io contact with
lie pockct book. His imagiuatioifis kindled
vith the idea of appropriating the supposed
rcasure, "How muoh did you 4?y the coat
vast" he eagerly asks. The deafer names a
;ood round price. "It suits me?I'll tako it,"
s the quick reply. Thg. money is paid?tho
elf-duped oustomer walks off hurriedly with
lis supposed prize?not stopping to bear the
upprcssed chuckle of the dealer as he looks af
i.: r t.:
VA UliU vuv Vi vu\} vviuvr Vi 1115 CV?I
^ ^
Angry Words.
Poison drops of care and sorrow,
Bitter poison drops are they;
Weaving for the coining morrow
Sad memorials of to-day.
Angry-words! OD, let thorn never
From the tongue unbidden slip;
May tho heart's best, jj^pulse ever . *
Cheek them ertfthey soil the lip..
Western Coojtr Etiquk-ttk.?Tho Judjre of a
iVester n conrt recetrffydedded* |>Wnt adverse
o ? certain lawyer. Tho liwajer w?t stubborn,
injiniyid that tha wartwi* wn>?gv
"I tell youihftt I am right 1" yiimi tb? floury
?itk flatting ey? - t k , .. *
"X tell you, you are not I i|(rtltfi Qreoouad"I
M*right ["reiterate the conrt ' . > f
*1 iay you ain't r presbted the eoeoeeL
"Cfien* yelle.3 the Jo dgty adjourn th*
fl r TTT 1 Tllliirt i^lin fflMi il I Ml. .
TOB AIL TH^ PUBrOBBrtir A
FAMILY .PHYSIC
, Therb has long existed a public derofin^for an
effective^ purf^lve pill whlcl^opldibe rolled.on.a?
sure ana perfectly safe in it* operation^ This ha*
- rive trioLof its vtrtuevhas conclusively shown.wKh A
what'lijKl na it iccomplisbcs the purpose designed/
It ia easy to make a physical pill, but not easy ~to
make thebcaf of all pith ? one which al>oxfJd^uav?
none offStfobjections, but all the adyftnj^gm; or
every.other. This has been attempted h6r6, tana,'
with what success wc would respectfully submit to
the pnblio decision. It has becfc unfortunate fur
tho patient hitherto that almost every-purgative
medicine is acrimonious and irritating to .tho bowels.
This U not., >lany of thrui produce *o iriuen
griping pain and revulsion in the system 1? to raortf
titn count<a[B*lance the good'be derived front
them. ThjgSfl pilli produce no irritation 6r .pairif
unless it arise from -a, previously existing obsttuc
tion or derangement in the bowels. Being purely
vegetable, no harm can arise from their, use m nnf
quantity; but it is better thatadj medicine should
be taken judiciodsly. MlnuiSf'dircctiona Tor
use in the several diseases to which tbey arc 4ipy
plieablo arc given on the box. Among th? com'
plaints which have bed# speedily enred by themoriMT
mny mention Liver Complahrt, in its fariouafajEfnrf
of Jaundice, Indigestion, Languor and Lo**ef Appetite,
Listlessncss, Irritability, Bilious Heads OB#'/
Bilious Fever, Fever and Ague, Pain hi theSide
and Loins; for, in truth, all these are but the con-.- sequence
of diseased action in tho liv<fr. 'AX an
aperient they afford prompt and sure rfelicl in Com
tiveneas, l'ilcs, Colic, Dyscntdfyi Butnpra'..Scrotutf"* <<
and Scurvy, Colds with soreneaTof the bo<^>jtfIjgjW ,
aim lniimricj 01 mc union, irrepuiarmes; a
any ana every case where a purgative is rofjtiued.
Tliey have alsn produced some *irtgj$3*jy'
cessfiil curcit in Ukcuniatism, Gout, Dror^iGraveljKrysipelas,
i'uljTOttion of tnc Heart. l iinMnHIig-*
Back, Stomach, and Side. Theyshofjil Sj4frj#1*
taken in the spring of thcjrcat',.U> purify tHlpWoba.
and prepare llie-system for the chnngp
i* Qccamonnl dose stimulates the
1 owels into healthy' netffibi ahd rftstnrw tlic jippe
tito and vij;or. They TO0TO^ebl(jpd,and>-hjr'tgMr
ithifiilant action on fhCMflrcnlatory ny?tem,.rono^
vhtc ihc strength of tEe brxly,- afil "-Alffee?<)i8?
Wasted t> 1 disensca energies of tkq tttiole ongM)l?m.
Ilcnce an orvaxiopal dose iw ndf'nwt^eon*. even
though no serious 'derangement.-fcxfots; .lut unncQ^wOfjr
dosing hhoutd i)t-ver bQMtticd to* far,
as ever}' purgative medicine rcJ,:v?s tl ^strength, .
vfhen taken to.exccftR. TliMhou*and;cM<miit.TfJiWj
ryy r * "WW 11 uupyn J/wuct c<i i win
hitherto bceu *arniTt\bIe' tfJ'-rtiajikmJ. ^Vhmi^lhclt
tirtnw Am oncc kfto^.^tfcf^mblic will oa Jdbgft i
doubt vrhnt tnnedj to anrMu} when <fh need ijftf'
cattwtfc medietas. I^^gnr,wn.ro^di8iira
pleasant to-take, nndrbohj^ mpty. 4fciUbfc?i?
harm can uri?o frojn their. u?e inwiy JpinjvtftJfejT -"
For thill ijQ directions, see trrapptt:4w4$if3B?^".!?
"' * . rBEl'AKF.D BY.
'iUSE JAMES '
I*rttcUoiVfcniMl Au^tyiicnl/CftCiHJs^ .
;<- ' ' . ffaVRlAitlTlSS;
Ihrfco 36 CenU per Bo?*, flvo B?f| %'-$&" '
t., A 'Y E B
CHERRY JPEC^pl -
that it is entirely
fuh)egg, nnd^o; numerous toc^eafe^^
WAtoT\i-iViir ?. T
.. i. u V?A^. iiPjAjTifip VigjffijKK':,'r
Afid by every Bfef?lw*NHn. tWTmwsk
H AVI LAND, HAIIKAL ?t CO^
tflic Slate off *o%
Abbevill* DUtrict-?Jtf *
WJftmeEBEA3,CUio niuniff
flrtt day of October. J860, .
laration ngftinst tho Defondniifc, ft?lg ; '
said) is absent from"hnd witfiout ih&'JiiSifcr df?. '
tbj?. State, and has neiUifif wife'by Vb
known within the jan)?^ mwh '%^gm|MPW V
of the Said declaration ml^ht be 'bcmSE^R^ Ji therefore
ordered, that the aai3'
appear and plead to tlia?rt?d
before tbe first day of N o'v embc?
be in the vearof our Lord FialillhliaMSffifflFy
aiul Fifty-Sevon, other-wiso fioaffiffi'tgMllIfrJudgment
-will then be given 'him'
MAimro
Clerk's Office, Oct *0, ?5C. -W^W.V^V
' ? . : ' i " '
Tlio State off 8outfe^&*N$$tHjfr^ '
Abbeville Itinirict.?jH tfa Cmnjiian Meat.
William WUmml V '
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