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-IftjfME 5---N0. 15. ABBEVILLE "& tt, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14,. 1857. *."> '-" 'Via:
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f -, 'than, tbroe months, will Wcharged by the ih"
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~the Bpacc of 12 solid linos or less,)for the first
!nsfrti??nV-and JFjft^1 Ceilts for each subsequent
insert ion. The
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tin<J Ot-ilinnry's Advertisements ^;ill be inserted
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j. v?~Y" ?... i *
portion to ims above rates.
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,fcj>ace.
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-'*? J MISCELLANY.
"A Visit to Alexander Von Humboldt.
'/? well-lrotWii writer who visited some time
trap.tli$ veteran of science, Alexnnder Von
,luknitoldt, thus describes the ujtpeaftncc of the
,ii^?marL(iblaiold gentleman':
;V Humboldt's figure is not large, bnt is rather
stout; hie feet and hands are sninH, and of
ttfiautiful form. J.Iis. silver-wliitxr* hair emrrdunds
the venerable la-ud. lie wears on the
feigli, large foreltfiad the ma*H? of (renins. Hi*
pvesnre blue., and. uatwitlistandiiiir'.hi* ?d
yallied age.rffre full of expression T|iid life,
iiis fkijj-ftfrmeij-lips revaal a particular until^
% hnlf-SQcriBtic, half-benevolent, full pf particular
supremacy,'
. VTlulo ejrtaking, Tic siti bent forwarJ, hi#
eyes cqst to tlic ground ; from time to time- lie
lift* hU head, fYiendly smiling, thus Sninin'tcd
tIA listener. .^Conversing with liirfi, you forget
C^tfrely-ohat The celebrated mnn lias passed alr*dy
Lis ciglity-seventtai year,"so juvenile, fresh
nnd exciting afoliin words, flowing in wonderful
change, mingling liumor with instruction.
*}Ib is, in the Iruest sense,and fullest meaning
of Ij^p \yoj-d, the be#narrator, the clearest orlitorl
the world Iqjows. An immense amount
ofkrtowledge is aJLp'aj'a at liii control, and,
uoUyilhsfanding' Tift great aqe, you cannot
perceive'the least failure fn his nteoMiry, lie
probable canal. Facta nanStaaml fit;
Iires uer?r Escape Tiis memory, and tbe remein+
berA oftan wllbihe B<?me<fcmiuclty the smallest
affairs, na tbe greatest and inost valuable
ftcuv/vji y v.-- *
,, ^ Jnie-principle feature of bis wjiolo being is a
jrAVfe bn?Tani(y for otlicfB, wbiclj-almost veacbca
<Atlf rorgeifiiWem- It is only buowa to hin most
<T ipfciajate friends, tlufc Humboldt spend* the
ftH*income for ebnrity, and ?n
. aiding tfufSappoH ofyoung oud Aspiring *fiudfntj,
i lift private property is not very ' con.
FTaei*u1d?i bOt be receives from tbe King o1
? * l'russWi.A lurgo snlftry for bid position at tbe
eoilri>~'nt*|}, bearfle* tJiiB, a e<y-respondin|jiniin it
plJIU?Hlin.vy vuiLf, tup jiuuiMawi UI n?o wvrc
i&ty Hie aimpIciKsj -of Ins wants, this income
^v.OBld.-abtf'oiily.'bc fiufficicnt,l)ot^wouIJ allow
* vip. BOjnelhing; hpt Hunibohll
Wwiugio itmku o bcttey use of ni by changing
iheJIpt* of sonic iinfprtntmte young Thnu.
.^wB^'flueuitus whieb^Jie has with the "bin<
>ajpr ^.hc Promotion of science. Th'ecefe lit
'pera|j6;0f tnfent, no jo,vcnile genius, wb<r i<
>i<A ridtiecd Uy tiiin, F?f;.*?krayfj6rti rtfty enrj
. ?u?3^^j^Ii?artSd*jo??Ujys^flic procures foi
v , iflow!7Ti'ionM<!iiOittre, ?ot ?r?iy tiio ncccs3!irv re
BUBoU'bot ftlso omi>loyqi?ut, oflic^, and lion
Srxifjrtt&f$'?&<?<,/, V1 V ,
TTfcJnttr?5*inl?jF?St;ng t? lelfcrn how J,br
CTcflt.rtnturalise^&rifflidi) his tipte. Ilqirrbold
?V 1^K3Lrtit'fialf-ni?1. 8 o^pqUy-.atbredk/aSthi
J Jetieive'xviiidi' W geit?rtlly" answer
" j^B?atoly--ri,l?ctf" is, pftihafs, no Jctcei
.^fJ^Jfcso^puiictunl ua- li<?, though fc*
' f^e^id'of hiiji Jct tUchaHbr*, t* neeeivtf ?i
IB^r ii ni r nrf ri'ri 't~ \ 111 i r t **+ 4a- 'millrA 'MauaI
I' ?* ikmit
*^? . . ' ; A * *"' ? ".?
4^' . ;f. " ' ? - . * V
Dead Violets. [I
Tlicy nrc faded nov, they have lost their
bloqm,
And have sunk, as'it wsrc, in an early tomb ; ^
They arc withered nnd dry, and their per- Vl
fume's flown, Jo
"Which once on the breezes was gently blown. bt
' nc
Tlicy. were so sweet in their spring tide bloom, w
As their odorous brenth filled my room, df
And my tieart beat high with a lovo so new, g?
As I gar.ed 011 their beautiful, lovely hue. j
And I love them still in their sweet decay, j^j
Kot for worlds would I throw those dead flowcrs
awnj', st
For tlicy tell me of sunnier, sweeter hburs ar
"Which passed with the spring and their sister
a 11 j
flowers. st'
: 1 have treasured thorn up as some costly pern,
I More bright than a monarch's gny diadtm ; 8j|
And I'll prize them still whijtfc^thcir presence 1>.
? wake tli
My>tore so strong for their donor's sake.
The Spartanburg Colleges.
The following llcports of the Spartanburg ?]
Colleges we publish from the Southern Christian M
Advocate of the 23d inst:
BI'Ar.TAMUmC FEMALE COLLEGE.
The Committee nppohitcd to visit the Spar- be
tanburg Female (College during the commence- I ?h
| meat exercises, beg leave to present the follow- ! V!
| ing ns their report. t'i
! 1. The dwelling?, college building and dining ln
j hall are in good condition for comfort, and ?'
j though one hundred nnd five have been in at- ' #
I tendance during: ">c session, a considerable 0,1
mmibc^may j-et be added without" inconvenieiied.
c"
2. There is no place, perhaps, in the whole Ti
country more healthy, aiul it is eiphi'ontly beau- l''
tiful. The Campus is within half a mile of the ' 1,1
main portion of Spartanburg, and elevated j sc
above the whole. It is tastefully laid off in cli
walks winding in almost every direction over a
plat of some sixteen acres of well shaded wood- tr
land, in the centre of which ore the buildings of fo
the institution. A beautiful fsnring-water-lake ai
lies about a half a mile fropi the campus, and m
is a healthful and improving place of resort for cc
the young ladies for rccrcntion, always accotn- th
pann-d by one"<fr more of the faculty. tli
3. The course of study wc found to be good,
ami the young Indies gave evidence Hint they tli
had had the benefit of the most thorough i?-.
struetion. Wc were highly delighted at the ft^
handsome manner in which the cxnminlilion ro
passed oir. Natural Philosophy, Khutoric,
Latin, French, Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry P<
ami Music were all good, and in somff cases wc '?*
thought extra. P(
4. The government, n3 well as wc were able tli
to judge, is above, mediocrity, combining sound tli
and useful disi-inlinc. with n kind of nnt.criinl
; Wringing obedience out of respect at'
nnd a justly conceived sense of its propriety. w
5. Ooinnifiiceiiuyjl <lay was full of interest,
giving much encouragement to hope for the fu- re
turc of the institution. One young lady graduatcd,
ami acquitted herself well, establishing* a
good reputation, in the ligh of tlie high standard
of the instit ution. The commencement ser- w
nion was preached byllev. E. 11. Myers, Editor hi
of the S. t*. Advocate??and was an able ami j
eloquent exhibition of divine truth, with pecu- > I"
liar adaptednes* to the occasion. The Young hi
Ladies De Stnd Society was addressed by Guv. ar
Means in his able oud happy manner; showing ?
in the finest language eloquently applied, the 'lf
character and mission of women. th
C. We were not nble to find that the institu- ;
tiou had experienced any in^ir> from its conti- ] "h
guitj- to Wolford College; nnd believe it to he ' }'*
an advautnge in some respects, rather that a | <ll
urawnncK. v
7. The able anil successful Pres., ?T. WofFord
Tucker, seems to be in his proper clement when
engaged in tlie work of institution and government.
We had free conference with hun, nnd n'
feel fully impressed vrith his high qualification
for the work in which ho is so laudably engng - {
od. He is sustained by an able and efficient
faculty. Dr. Taylor is valuable to tho institu- P(
tion, and deserves his high fame abroad. So of in
Mr! Crenshaw and Mr. Saunier, Miss Pain and ct
others. We feel fully willing to commend the
lnsTiiuuon jo me public: indeed we bee our w
friends who arc at all eonvenient to the Insti- Ul
tutidn, to send on their daughters. al
Wocannot close without wishing most de- "
vontlj- the blessing of God upon the College, a
and soliciting a w?)| deserved and general pat- P<
roiiage. . ' ef
llcspeetfully submitted, w
W. A. M^waix, r.
8. H. Brown K, nj
If. M. Kennedy. T
r Newberry, S. C.July 10, i827. ?'
, - ft
i worFonn.ooixECE. ^ *'
The committee appointed by the Bishop to '
' visit Wotford College during in., rcccot annual ?
' examination and wimnenceineni beg leave to
r pre&ut fciflwugh tho Advocate the result of their "
t observations. - , . ^
The examination of tlie classos. protracted for ,
5 nearly ten days, was close and critical, and as
' fur as ille committee bad the opportunity of
9 judging, thorongh instruction wan the aim and T
' ond alike, of pupil and professor. To say, that
r. tins end was (\tiuined, lu a large majority of c1
* cases, brought under .oor' observation, is 'the ti
truth^the Whole truth, and .nothing bulthj. *
truth." M ' - a
*| Tlio exorcises of Comoienceinoui dajrp when t!
t the first regular cIkm of 'grAduales received d
- ttioir <Hpl?Uia? wertf very creditable,?tliS ad "
* dresses' of the young tnau bearing the stamp of g
'* sounds solid training, and higlti<>ne$S&ot-ality. ?]
7 Tbo'C4immiH^<j congrntalatB tBa lIei!iodi?t-? of fi
[ Bouth Carolina, oh the
f Tire ctfflfte of atndiea we fAttp&to he*7^w snrno c
? m all e&serftial respect*, *itlTi&S other. first
cW college* of & nati oilman <Hh? Wpafrtion.
J. locally/or abHjty, w^trtry^hifterfy, f
f 4* a? ?mpl? Aarwteei lM r<Kp?rt at [
I *'*&?? pro?Wly belong to tfd/^er- i
*l?&fcrt>n?Will e*?r rernkln unpurforrtel ,
a r J.Jj(e,o<irumittco, after cat-?ful Iwjoify among t
c* . ' 4?
" *. e *
Jayard Taylor's Correspondence N, Y. Tribuue.]
Sumner in London. j
London, July 1.?Mr. Sumner is here, nt
aurigy's Hotel, in Regent Mreet. I have not
it seen him, but some friends tell me he is
oking very well. No American lias ever been Ci
sen more popular in England than Mr. Sum- a
r. And he is at present floating on the top j,
ave of London society. I heard the other
13* a good story of his arrival here. linen- .
red Ins name upon the book as simply "Mr. "
imner, Boston," and was accordingly set
>wn by the host and his flunkeys a? an ordi- tl
iry traveller. The next morning one of the
Iter came to Mr. Sumner's room in some ax- .
tement, and said: "Lord Brougham is down .
(iirs, sir, asking for yon." To the waiter's 't
naremcnt, Mr. S. nuietlvs.tid, without, exhibit- 1 c
.. ?i.? i?? ,? *>\r?- .?.n. -1 i-i i 0
U, *???*; t^aaw ouipuot? ? wcu , BIIUW II1IIJ i
?." Not long afterwards the former cniu<>,
ill more excited: "Sir, tlic Lord Chief Justice '
is called, and lie a?ks for yon" "Show him !
was again tlic cool reply. After ljis lord- !
ip had departed, the wnitcr came once more, !
ewihlered and n little aggravated : ".Sir, sir, ; y
le Lord Chancellor of England has called to
c von !*< "Show liiin up," repented Air. S.
iiene nstonishing facta were no doubt nt onec
immunicntcd t? the landlord, for the next w
iv's Morning l'ost announced the arrival of u
lis Exee'leney, the lion. Mr. Sumner,at n
aurigy's Llotcl.
Exousn Mannkrs.?I llnd and Englishman to j'
him of all men who glands firmest in his
oes. They have in themselves what they
line in their horse*, incttlc and bottom. On V
e day of my nrrivnl at Liverpool, a gentle- ?
nn in describing to nie the Lord Lieutenant
Ireland, happened to any, "Lord Clarendon
is pluck like a cock, and will fight till lie dies
id what I heard first I henrJlast; and the 'I
le thing the English value is pluck. The .y,
bmeu have it; the mcrchnuts have it; the
mcs newspaper, they 6.13% is the pluckiest '
ing in Knglnnd; and Sydney Smith had *J
mle it a x>rorcrb, that liitle Lord'John Itns- "
II, the niTnister, would tiikc command of the 11
innnel fleet to morrow. * * * J
It requires, men sny, agooil constitution to 11
avel in Spain. I say a? much for Knglnnd,
r other causes, simply on account of the vigor J'
id hrawn of the people. Nothing hut. the *'
ost eerious business cmild give any one a \\
lUiiterweight to those Ihircsharks, though r
ey were only tn order ojjgs and innditi for ^
cir breakfast. The Englishman speaks with
I his body. His elocution id stomachic; as a
e \mcrican'8 is labial. t
The Englishman is very pelnlniit. nn?l precise c
tout his accommodation at inns and on the ^
ads; a quibbler about his toast nnd his chop. .
id every specie* of convenience, and loud ami
ignant in his expressions of impatience ninny ft
gleet. His vivacity Iwtrays, itself ot all li
tints, in his manners, in his respiration nnd J,
e articulate noises he makes in clearing his g
roat; all significant of burly strength.
The vigor appears in the incuriosity and n
i>ny neglect, each of the other. Knelt man f
alks, calf?, drinks, shaves, dresses, gesticulate?, t
ul in eve,ry manner acts and suffers without j
fcrcncc to the bystenders in his own fashion,
ily careful not to interfere witli them or an- s
>y them; not that lie is trained to neglect the v
'es of his neighbors; hois really occupied n
itli his own affairs, and dncs not think of them. (J
i short, every one of these islanders is an
and himself, safe, tranquil, incommunicable. '
a company of strangers you would think 11
m deaf; his eyes never wauder from his table L
id newspaper. IntrodnctionR are sacraments, c
-lie witldiolds his uaine. At the hotel he is J
irdly willing to whisper it to tho clerk at
e book-office. If he gives you his private
Idress on a card, it is like an uvowal of friendip,
and his bearing on being introduced to v
111 ift ovon f.liftmrli lin ia flaol'Siwr vnnt* no
. ? ,, ? "?""ft J ?
mmtnnce, anil is studying how he shall serve
>u.?JSrncraon'a Jiughih Trail*. s
-g t li
Tlain Teutiis.?A London newspaper, in *
nticing a meeting held to consider the subject ^
r popular education, and at which Prince . Aljrt
presided, says; * o
"The premature toil of the children of the n
>or is a necessity which results from the enor- f
oub nmount of wealth, which the poor are li
impelled to produce for thesustentation of t
ie immense shoals of lazy sybarities with t
Inch this country is infested. Of those lux- o
rioue and insatiable deTourcts, 1'rinco Albert r
id his family art) the centre. The family of S
lis idle foreigner alone coats the working clas- /
is of England upward of one million sterling c
er annum. Now, if we estimate, tlie yearly \
irnings of an English operative at ?25? s
liieh is above the average?here wetindthat t
rince Albert's' family coat tl?e country as c
inch as 40.<X)0 families of workins luon 1 c
hat i* to Bay, 40,000 families of operatives
re robbed?<l<ivoured, in order that this one
>reign famH} should live in idleness, luxury,
rid splendor. As we have said, Prince Alert's
family is but tlie'eentre of this system?
f this extravagant and devouring idleness,
hicli the' working elates have to support,
nd which. to sustain, the working mail's child
lust toil in the noisome and feiid factories,
hen hoonght to he learning in school or gainnllini#
in ilia " .
... "VI.. ^
After a few. more gentle digs at the royal ribs, ?
re read: ; 1
"Far less Joes our futnnd princely lccturor '
lioose to stpte^hat the land, of all the cotinriea
on the face of the earth, is the one in '
rhich the means of human well-being bo most 1
bound ; that all the ignorance aud crime, all
lie indigence and squalor which deform and
etile that richest of lands, are the natural and ,
ievitable product of tlut infernal system of '
ovcrmnent, wnjcu, like tt Diaot arcn or lien, k"
darkcnfttiie nation, shutting out ['
pom (he ?oufs_of the people tho light, l&e lo?e 1
nd beneficence cf Deity who formed them for '
appiness ; and that of (tits black arch, Pxince 1
ilbert and bis (amity art the keystone and the '
rowo." '
^ ^ ^ 4
Licsua Toi/i>.?The h'^ro of Laurie Todd? i
rant Thorium?now in his 86tb y*?? WV- ,
a one oflfis characteristic lottery, "fam flow. ,
iving with my third *' wife; a busom Yankee
aaif of forty-tw^aurntriers, thua meeting We ,
iftlf-way, rihe Sift daught^fcof the Puritans,
. lady of birth, education and refinement. ^8 he
endaShakeepoare better, as 1 think, thlli Fainny ,
tetfiUle. This <fay,-l(5thy June, We are four i
wars married, with the honey-moon atill in the
?K> X-V,- .???? ' r.-'p %
ThkoI>ot!k '/loon an it ram *tix. tnefw4foiL--~T~
Mock Auction.
Sccnc?A Store in Broadway, New
rork,near Warren sired?A Flag liangig
at the Door.?A greenhorn named
Ir. Jones, from Hartford, is stopped while
ueering down Broadway by the sound of
stentorinn voice from within crying "goig."
He hears the whack of tho auction**
ir's mallet, and sees six gentlemen standig
round a table.
"Things are selling mighty cheap in
iere,r' says he, and goes in.
l'eter Funk holds a piece of linen ip his
and, and is just on the point of knocking
. down at six cents a yard?"55 1 2 yards
ihiik iik aix ccnis : an awim sacnuce ;
"Seven," says Jones.
"Kight," says Stool Pigeon.
"Nine," says Joucb.
AVI tack goes the mallet. "*
"Sold," says Peter. "Miv Jones 55 1-2
ards of linen, at 59 cents," touching
ghtly on the 50.
The attentive clerk beckons to Jones,
ho steps back behind a mysterious desk
ith a screen in front. Clerk begins to
lake out the bill, while Jones lays down a
vc dollar bank note to pay for the linen ;
-j
ands Jones tlio bill, which roads thus :
"Mr. .Tones bought of Peter Funk 53 1-2
ards of Irish linen, at 59 cents per yard
32,74."
Jones opens his eves ; clerk points to
he sum, and holds out his right hand, with
Ijc remark:
Nrrfl3atance,,$2 7/74."
' J^ncs opens his mouth and essays to
peak, hut it is dumb-founded ; he ha?
/>/#? // nf (l.ncn nncl/i* n*i/tl !?..*
vv? v% v?? mwo |>vonj liiuv/iv nuubiuii^ i'Ui
ever dreamed tliat lie should ever bluner
into one in so rrspeclublc a place as
Broadway. Mr. .Jones ruminates, am]
inches himself lo seo if lie is dreaming;
e is awake?lie is in Now York?Broad*
'ay. Hut Mr. J one?, though green, has
(lesence of mind ; he forks over the balnco
demanded, takes his linen under his
rm, and gapos at the auctioneer until
hat functionary gets nervous and aunounes
that the sale is adjourned for 1.hc day
lr. J ones, accordingly, to prevent being
onscd with the precious scamps, steps out
nd travels towards the Tombs, where he
nds a Metropolitan policeman, and tells
is tale of woe. In a few moments tlic
windling shop and the inmates, which,
lean time, have got under full headway
gain, are taken all aback with an appariion
; it is Mr. Jones, with that linen uner
his arm and a person with a brass
hield 011 the lappel of his coat.. The man
nth the brass shield lakes clerk by the
apo-of the neck and starts him toward
lie Tombs. Clerk remonstrates-?explains?exclaims?and
60 on, "1>ut keeps
loving up Broadway and through Chain
txitn Biiuui, itucii iiu ui ?i mtiuuuii no
ludes to disgorgo the $32,75?which
ones lakes, thanks tbo officer, and vandi
en.
Mr. Jones related these interesting adentures
in person. .
?
Mr. Ciiaiu.ks Dickens' "Reamxq."?Tlic
econd entertainment "in rcmombranoe" of tlic
nlA Kir. Dltllfflna Jprrnl#! fni?L* ntm^A Inaf niivlit
-'fp' w.?
t St Mnrtin a llnl), where Mr. Charles Dickon!
cat] his owirX'liristinns Cnrol fo$ the first tunc
ieforc a LoqK&n public, '
The reports respecting Mr. Dickens' comment
ver fin audience have not been in the least ex
ggernted. It is no such easy matter to rend
ur upwards of two hours a-hook with which th<
isteners ure acquainted, and to keep them all
he while it) a state of breathless interttt'; bul
his is actually done by Mr. Dickens. He dotit
iot, indeed, impersonate the variousphnractcrs
if his tale, except in the tingle case of thej&isei
Icrooge, whose words he speaks in senile accentLll
that is >>nokeii bv the other ekarneters he
[clivers, like the narrative, in liis own natura
roice. But, though lie does not act tho per
oimgeg,. ho completely enters Into tho'spirit o
ho situations, gild the jorilality jtritfiwliich lie
lescribes the scenes of Christmaa^&stivity en
lows his discourse with the vividness of a living
licture. To transform.himself into a-nutftbci
if successive individual* lie docs not attempt
mii. tie turuwa iiimouii nuo 1110 nuqospnero tn
vliich they nil move,-and compels liis audiencc
o live in it likewise. With his pathetic" scone*
m is more cuntiqugth^p whii hm mirth. H?
vould evidently trlwfl nil imputation o? maud
in sentimentality nnd wlicn he wouTOroed tin
ears of his nudictK-clio trusts to amnnly, tuif&f
ected tone, in the description of sorrow. Bui
lis command is aqunllj potent over emotions o:
:?ety kiiici, nnuuui-ing mo wnoie oi last ovenng
ho held tln^ayniputliies of- jiis hearers r<
irmly as one might grasp a tangible object
L'ho very aspect of that?ei-owdjfeoinp/>sed or'the
uus< various classes,- hanging on the utterance
>f one nmn, was, iu itself, an imjtosing spectacle
Loudon Tittten, July 1.
The YoirpiFri. Kleitjjiciav.?Cnc day. "whih
earnjng^jiv Virgil, I continued to carry'On tli
nusiiiPRS of poimding gbmo rock mixture': but
is jlM^fMuudd Ifave it> Seyer discovered nij
Iwofold Spwymen^' atid immediately tool
iwitythe mixture, in coil&iderablo Wrath. ,
watched wft?rc ha.putit ; Jt"i?prori the win
low-slUWa romn which our as- always Vcajv
l<*ked^*he window, though not -glazed/bai
jIom iron haw through vhl# nothing ooufr
pan*. The case was hopeless; I coul^nofc r<
BOv?r iny rocket r??ixliire, hut n happy though
struck 'me I was resolved that no oh* ets
ibrjld e*joV the Spoil wnioh I regarded as a
valuable, I had a turmng,gltf9? % my pock
et, And I thobght of Arobimedes sad the' Be
msnfleet; the nun was shfcriML ?ndt "soo
drew a fooua on the.gunpowdd^which jmmi
mediatily blcwit t^at IS
boost ?<m not set on flfrt ; as , ft#-*. tire,'j 1rs
reckless of all; con?oquouc<?.?Memorial* c
Atidr^ .^ ^ ^ 1 ^ w'
j| [L'lom NerdliolTs "Wholiijg und fishiug."] rf
Hippoptamil#*'- Hunting. a
To get a supply of wood .for a wf>dlp
cruise, ib a work requiring ^onio days, and o
often even weeks, and it Jiad bo?n deter- b
miaeililint the first, rteed b$ tbo d
next day likewise should bodevoted- to a t*
;,ilJiortvgb inspection of the facilities of the s?
?i>lfcce, in order that we might wor? at as g
little a&$htnge as possible. - n
Conseqtl&itly, we, the mate's boat'a crew, o
hndbee* ordered to prepare for a general,.d
cruise. - Wo. provided ourselves with- a **
store of bread and* bcdf, filled the boat's g
breaker with ^pafer^pptffted our's,\il ty tho
4be light bre^C una pointed the bon^bow. \ v
tpwardsihe nearest island. Landing u
we found nought but n wilderness of^Tow* *!
1 $gngl& which was scared}7 .?ei??lrat>16, (6- v
gejher with a poor landing. \Vo examin l'
ed llircc or four of the, islets, and having al v
last fixed upon a suitable place where to ?
commence ojWrations, were about to re- T
turn on Ijpard when the mate said,
"Trim aft, Torn there's a good breeze,
for coming and go\ng, and we'll take a
look at the mainland." Accordingly, the
boat's head was laid shoreward, and we c
spread ourselves out at full length upon v
the thwarts, enjoying an tmu&nl trejrt of c
some Cigars which our chief officer liad ?
^good naturedly brought with him. 1
When within about a mile and a half "
? of the main land, we found the water shc.il- |c
ing, being tlicn not more than three filth- 1
onis?eighteen feet deep.
"I saw blaoj^skin glisten iff the snn just F
> then," said tlio t>oat steerer, who was aft, J
i the mfilfe having stretched hiyiselftipon the '
bow thwart to take a nap. *
"It was nothing but a pufifll^pig,w said 1
he drowsily.
uti :> ? i rr;..*. c
1 IIV.IC lb 13 (IIIU IIU ^lltill^ j
either?nor porpoise?nor?no," said he ^
with some degree of animation, "nor any- '
tiling else that wears blaek skin that I evej, J
saw before."
? This hnd the effect of rousing us up,
I every one casting his eyes ahead to catcli *
a sight of the questionable "blank 6kin." J
"There lie blows !"?-"and ihero again !' 1
?"and over here, too," said several voices J
in succcssion. J
"It ain't a spout at nil, boj-s, let's pull up
' and see what it is !"
' Wo took to our oars, nnd the boat was
sopn darting Toward at good speed toward J
' the place whore wo had lart seem the ob- J
ject of our curiositv.
"Stern all !" suddenly shouted the mate, (
> as the boat brought up, "all standing" n- 1
i guinst some object which we had not been
' able (o soanyi ac-cf?nt of tho murkiuess of *
.1 ii - ..iif i .-t c
ule water, inc collision nearly uirowing us
upon our backs into- tbo bottom of the /
i boat. As wo backed off, an enormous '
beast slowly raised J>is head above the wa- 1
- ter, gave a laud snort* arid -incontinently *
1 dove down again, ^Tniost before we could? 1
get a fair look at it.
"\\ hat is it V wns now tho- question?
which no one eonld answer. ?$?
"Whatever it is," snid the mate, whose }
whining blood was up, "if it contea .within- 1
reach of m^gan, I'll make/ast to ilrHads?
sopirfl \Va <*vore again Hinder
headway, keeping a bright looE-out .for
the appearance of tjje stranger. ?
I "Tnefe they are, a whole school/* twj?
. " tlie mate; eJfgeriy, poi|tfiQg on shore, whffro"
I the glistening of whito jitter showed yiatsa
s number of-^W6?cpnJo5Qfi{7ts W?p evideQtJ^l |
| Enjoying iBfcfcfaelvel. "Now," boya*-,pnll ?
Lhard;aud we'll soowtry tfeeir meWe^y jtera
'"There's somstbing Utbke wn(je^ jiftfc?-a*. J
lie#d , ??kl the ftoatrt^prcr. ? * * 4#ly^ *
Pull easy,lad??-Fsee him?tlioro^wl^ ?
owough?th#>e's hfs back Jv^ - J
"Storn^lH !"sliout<irt-|?^ an tie?/l?rtg/t *
his iron jntb a back aj*'bron$ 'as ^ small
spern whale's. : ^ ^
' Stern all?backwaler^baclcwater evo- (
ry raan#!" and the infuriated b*?t ma# I
desperate lunges in every direction,*. rnak? '
ing the white-water fly almost equal t<y? (
whale."
Wecouhfnow see th? whole ^ ^
the creature as in his agony and surMBe
he raised jrimrelf high above the 6Qnace.
We all recognized at once the Hippopote* >
- nms.flft he is represented fa JK^oks uf dpi- '
f ral history. -* r" # '
j Om Subject sootvgot a little cooler, and '
giving* fcavflge roar, bent fits jsh round '
until lie gripped if&eluuik of the fron be- *
! tween Iftfc teeth. \Vlib one jerk lie drew it,' j
out of liisHjrijAtf qfiart?c, nod shaking it
savagely, dufMfepwn to the bottom. The '
s water washore'ftbutib two fathoms deep, '
e and we could see tlie.(Jire<:{jrtn in \v!ii<Ji ne '
was traveling along the bflljou, bf*a Jjpaaof I
[ blood, a?well as bj tlie ay- bubbles which
I rose to the surface ns lie breathed.
i< "Give njB another iron, Gharfejy and
' we'll n*t give llim a chance to pull It
I next timoi' ^ .
j. The ?fon- was. Imilded up, Bfijj wo elowly (
t- sailed in the direction wliieh our prize was
e following alyng the bottdfri. "r
' 'if j
' Jmt limn tttn mAln r<^A-nnii im* ftilttw
7'j. ? '-a?
Ido of tTSVs follow, and soon boUIo him witli ,
lance."
This was done, and as we agairrhaittoc^up i
n the still fuyyus bqasf, tlio mate polacd-7
ia^Briglit lance for. a moment then senjt it^.
eop into liis lieart. With a ,*s
[jar, and a desperate final str%gifl>-?; ' <#? ?i
jarcelw a fainuto'a dttjffition," o?r . ^
ave Itp-lheghost, find after sinking t"
lotnent, ro?e again toHUe'snrfiice.^irtg^i^ 1
n Ins-iMejjust as does the wlialo when '
ead.-.
L his companions had loft us, and-we.now
jintig cheers for our victory, lotVed the L
arcassjojthe not tot'-distant short, -ft
ras luokHy high and wo got the
iOat up to high water mark, whore Jho-Rpeeliiy
.receding waves lei*t it* ashore.. "When
'W HWI.O ? ??) (UIU tuuil^llli Ul ^
lie singular agHity he hail displayed iti^the
later, we could not help acknowledging to
no another to get among a school of llipopotami
would be rather a desperate game.
'.r *v.? ?
White WatetwTalls. ?*
'A recent hurried visit to these IjenutifyJ
alls, which are surrounded with wild en^
banting-scenery, lias' more than ever cbr^j
inced us that tliey are not ptojifcrly appointed
by the pteasur^secUinj^ubUc-v* ' Tlie
(fnson-of this is probably to b'e fottjjjH- in flle"<
net, |J)at their, besiutie*, \kfyh the'yaht
gos of' a delightful slwamer ^climate', arer
omparatively unknown to Ui'ose at*a disance.
. ' ' .
The lower falls are situate in the western
>ortion of iMokenjn dfetriet, twenty miles
ibove tlie Court.ftouse, and may be reached*
>y one ol flie Dest roaite in tUo .-country,
[lie stream (White Water river) is a large
>ne, und falls several huodiodfc^iset, by a succession
of cascade* lliatoaj<j beautiful beyond*
lescription. They are istyr6'tinded, too*
villi the most gorgaous mountain &ceiiefe?vi
L'he whole, fortuiiig a pictnre, that tho bea?
irtist or'mostsMlful romancer would faH J*
aithfully delit^ato or. portray. ? ? t .
The upper fulls, 011 tho same stream, ar^
1 few miles abtfve, in North t^iVbliiwi. Thfc^
ire perpendicular, of great height, nrfc&ard
ruly grand and awe-inspiring. Ore-the
yay to these falls, a splendid view, of tho
ine of the Bluo liidge RailroSd, some
1-- ?1
nviiij'uw ijuco uiouun, uui uu vmaiu?;u.
On Approaching the falls from this direc,ion,
the road winds up the Kcowee river
omantically through the picturesque Valey
of Jocassee, whose legcudary history lias
)een sketched by Mrs. Ellet, in a rotnaoce^
thrilling interest and beauty, and which'
ippeared in our columns several years agoj
in tins vnuey stanus tue residcncoot the
jccommodatihg Lost, Ilestor, who is evjr
ready to welcome Tftuors in tli? good
dd Carolina style. His botise lias becn?fur'lishej
for iho purpose of entertaining company,
and bis table is bountifully *6prc(jd
yith the very best. Mr. llester is a fortui?te
man, surrouuded with' thp most sbleniid
sceneey, an^an abundance of every tniog1
o make lifo ^jjpss j^enspntlySf and< We cap'
lay to those \5ho may favor lHin with a viS^
it, tjiat yojrcnnnatJfiave Mm witho.ut op]pfng
tbem tolfce lellest jp*t?pt.v ' V r
T fr. 0Tm t. L.. ...
. .viwiwww t> of trier.
* " .
JU/rt J^NOWi^bglftr-J.'htf' Bo#< >n Bb-lt
uvea fls tboiollowmg^QiOO- disqaauiiflflr VOli.
. .' 'J ./. - *"*?- - >. '
> j .'v/ycwcomc Nonjfo. ii a JjSjbfet, . ifo^shflSy>4
Utf'-opk^otf.Wfc. CncFsfonaf the othef 8a'yv'
t Yfc rend it. ^It jfitfv
fflile, nin't iliey (" saj 1
?r (hi?* -un^>oct?<i t <^ffcisw..-vWmH
jested. "J?at hdfcljjl&v that
you save?tife couplet J* 6^ jffoftfit/ ffiwfte
thecouplet, and iCw&jfpk jfoongUj^s^ftut*
[ bat would sacrifice-' tJa$ tJio'ngjti /$'-^aid
M<fcfit, amazed. So^nuch tlrt 'bette^"'
we answered, getting ent?)csU?.84Stho -dW'
jourso w#nt on^so much Afit better^.
Lliougbt yoAcanU express in gPfl^ "vejso
mars tbe poepi, and two or thr.ee. it oi&tfigbj*
try prose awbjloj; i*Js j jgrftjn*"
mer?it's usoful'even to 'a ma?3r?g6|frw.
andTa poet. ITax yourself with a ayrtisjr^t
then go from prose tQjtfpafcfy^ ?.
euraenong!), but cultitfftro-YQMr-qzif i^Sfld
remember that a poem BfrdftffiEijprjpfirj
fovyobre" fyultf nro wot allovuiUe po<f$y..
Mr. Nopfit retired with n look .?fi
wilt uu> jjvai uynoiuII, -W. >14^.
ttesc In inJt-1 loclxjal^^^^Hnd . "if^S
ltis -wit wns all steel poitifs,' APtflv Y /'{
>Va8;4fkersqundrons ; > ^
Not onc^pun, we hnve'lioard, is^tOily^WVld - * "- :
in 11is writings. Ifin wit. stood-lnearjfrjtty .-* ?
iioolic fane-v llmrt toV ttrrtarti -feW?vin>i^4iffifftiM
vxijuisite (joiifWeidn of .;
who, after BffrapripgjtfiG cfoor I *
wHli his lalcli-kej'; Jaafts^bac^nfesdf^fnj^'
';13j Jove! 6pme'seoundrfei \
stok'ijv?the keyhole-!" come!? as nejiitevYuree X '.as-nny
of l>ig -.illastra^fe* ^9' tcome
to luatifety* IooJk liko^ V ' '-i
?bat is something fer iaoT? d^i^?ibcf^iU^v > J
osophic. Between * M?tj
fancies us "lus- dopevip.tion of>A tistria~r'-^>>V' - . t]
fo\Q<l So fat- il^jt ifc-you tickle i
it laughs- with a Jjarvc^V-tlie~ ^istaoed/js
not so gi^al. 'In-Kfs earKer>tme>- /Mrijr ' 4'A
ngeand fluoc'^s*had,tnoll^'w^'^liim-^oniai ..*..'1
test, he was sometimes ncpuseA^f.ijK^aturQ'* ^
?a ehncgc^hich -jje vehemep^y^"^K5Sw^?; *1^L>
an A \fhicli seipitTOTSp
Y>rfyilegeil wit^*Jp?
pretence, anaia^iiit?)tii}n^iiQ: gay; f ncr^fflr-.
tor, thcfugli in fair fc"- j
stances without -^Uorjce)^ '
iho" French, ngaibsti'.wlio^i''
Iess-->vnr of_ci>jgra'rt?/ .
as suffarin^ftfenr fBTC^Trtli^feraimWWranrsi'#S-. A ? !
ue irau a ,.4.
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