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MISCELLANY.
Hint to IIongK Df.ai.krp.?Tompkins bought
n line horso-'-paid for him. The horse
after a ft}# month*, proved to be lame in the
right shoulder.. Tompkins was distressed nbout
it?tried all sorts of remedies?embrocations,
liniment*, Mustang ineluded, under the '
advice of the very best veterinaries, still the
Inmeocss was' obstinate, nnd grow rather 1
worse. He became desperate, nnd hit upon '
this device..^ sell the horse. J! > drove an '
iiirlv ten-uerthv nail nlumn into the i-iirht fnr? 1
f'oo? and'lcft it there for ten dnvtf, when lie
led the tortf&cd.aainial limping to n neigh?
boring blacksmith to be shod. Tlie biackpmitli
was a dealer in horses, and quite a joekey
in his vjfc After a while Tompkins call- '
cd at the 6hop for his horse.
"That's a splendid gelding of yours, Mr. {
Tompkins : pity lie is so latne," fciys the blackem
it i*.
' rie is, indeed," replied Tompkins; "but lie
is very lame, and I am afraid he can't be cured."
^'Perhaps not, and may be ho can," says
v uican. "now mucn wouia you ne wining
to take fur liim, just as he stands, Mr. Tompkins,
money down
"Ah, well, I dont know what to eay nhout
that, if he is curcd, lie is worth all 1 paid fur
liim.and'ifrcn much more ad horses go now,
but if his lameness should continue, you see he
is worth nothing?not a dollar.'' .?
The blacksmith began to chaffer. First he
offered $50, then $ 100, and at last $-2oo, for the
Animal. Tompkins was persuaded, und accepted
IhoTust offer. The money was paid
And tha^owe delivered on the H|>ot.
"Now," Bays tlio bluekstnith, -'as the barcain
is finished, I will be frank with J'ou, Mr.
Tompkins, I suppose 1 can tell you what ailed
that hojse."
/ Can yon f said Tompkins ; "well, I shall
9 Va glad to henril. 1 thought 3011 knew all
about.it, or you would not have paid so much
money for luhi."
" . The blacksmith produced the nnil, and ns*
sored Tompkins, with apparent satisfaction,
that, while paring down the horse's hoofs, he
bad found that infernal long piecc of Iron, an.i
drawn- it out of the frog of the near fore foot.
? "la that all yon know about it?" Tompkins
nuked rery quietly;
"All I" replied -the blacksmith ; "All ! isn't
' that enongh for conscience sake f"
W?11, - repUod Tompkins, "I don't know
<t Is, I will be equally frank with you. siuec
xlie bargain is finished. I drove that nnil into
the foot, but the lameness is iu thu shoulder, I
think yon will flud it K"
t." ?
r Ex- PuESIDEXT PlKBCB A BnF.KDKR OF TuOfcouou-HaEcim.?When
Ex president Pierce returned
from Washington it was stated that he
iook to/Kcw Hampshire sortie thorough bred
hbrtca, with the intention of raising stock. A
corrcs4M>ir<Tentof tlio Manchester Mirror has viaitod
Sir. Pierca*# stable, and gives the following
... 1
"He has three thorongh-bred horses, with
torip, haSr and maselesof the classic,inoahf. that
Bj}stforeyq of tlj?admirei|s of pore blood ani
Malfe JJUs itojE-norae m n?e year* oia, una
y?n laat year a^our-miki raoe In Maryland, malting
the test time ever made by one ao young
lf> that State, except ono. . He has a beautiful
gray *t?re| of the <3 Eagle (took, having the
?p|KUU?nee of poaaeaatui' grisat povara of endu -
franca,' Bat eelitmag all gainy looks, ia a little
^la'ahaAare, ratrtfcLtookiug, aa spry aa a tot, an d
t tofrgh aa leatbei^lllofr mnacfe and life, with
cye^ikA Fashion ia herpalnjy daya, and will
i to did, *"tfcablood we need moat
v> H VVW England, td mingle with the Morgan
^ and Meawnerer breed*, t6 give enduraiice, 1>cau
? Wa.lihl.riA.
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I" if f I"~c < " T^'iiiT* ' ..' -X . V.' . .
Ziivo for Something.
Live for something ; be not idle?
Look about thee for employ ;
Sit not down the useless dreaming?
Labor is the sweetest joy.
Folded hands are ever weary.
Selfish hearts are never gay.
Life for tliee hath many duties?
Active be, then while you may.
Scatter blessings in thy pathway?
Gentle wards and cheering smiles
Better are than gold and silver,
With their grief-dispelling wiles,
As the pleasant sunshine falleth
Ever oa the grateful earth,
So let sympathy and kindness
Gladden well the darkened hearth.
Hearts that are oppressed and weary,
Prop the tear of sympathy.
Whisper words of hope and comfort,
Give and thy reward shall be
Joy unto thy soul returning
From this perfect mountain head ;
Freely, as thou freely gives*,
Shall the greatful light be shed.
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Impoutantto Kaimioad Tiiavkleks.?A eourt
in Ohio lias decided that, the loss ufa railway
ticket falls upon the purchaser. It held that
the I iekct being negotiable by delivery, nny
ony picking up the lost ticket could ride upon
it. The ticket agent, having sold a ticket to
the plaintilf, the latter was obliged, if rode, to
irive it to the eon.In.-tnr It ?-n? I..>1.1 ?
by the court tliat passengers, hy the purchase
mid delivery of tickets to the conductor, did
not become lessees of the cars : that tliey were
Btill in the possession nnd under the control of
the company ; that if the company tmlered a
passenger who had thus paid his fare to leave
the cars, and he refused, lie might bo ejected
without rendering the company liable to an
action for assalt and battery: that they would
however, in such case be liable for a breach of
their duty as common carriers, and might be
made to pay such damages as resulted from detcution
or any other loss.
A To.?i> ix a Hoy's Stomach.?A boy, nine
years of age, named Jonathan Micklcth waito,
soil of William Micklcthwaitc, farm laborer,
A1 vcrthiii pe, near Wakefield, parted with a
Load. The reptile, which was alive, was put
into a basin of water, and had since became
[Illicit sttulli'll. IlJ Iim.I** -l
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Llirce and a lialf inches long, two broad, xunl in
3olor is dark brown streaked with black. The
Lmjv, for some weeks past., lias been worn almost
to a skeleton, and perfectly ravenous in
regard to food, constantly eating, and never
<ecmed satisfied. The medical attendant on
Ihc'family says the boy must have swallowed
Lhe toad iu the spawn.?European Time*
A Good IIorsk.?The .New York Spirit of tho
Times gives the following characteristics of a
good horse :
1. I lis eyes, even when seen in the stable,
arc perfectly clear and transparent, and the
pupils or apples of the eyes are alike in color
mid size.
2. Un beiiiC nipr :..l in the frullet. Ii?? will ?i.
let a sound like that of a bellows. If on the
contrary, he should give vent to a dry, husky,
short cough, beware of hiui, hid wind id unsound.
8. llis lega are smooth and "clean." Jfj-ou
find hunches or a difference in size, though
lie may not bu luine, disease lurks there.
4. If broad and full between the eyes, ho is
susceptible of being trained to almost anything
; if some white or parti-colored, he is
docile and gentle.
A Lawvf.ii Outwitted.-?Attorney C
??1?, of Providence was n very able
lawyer ; but lie sometimes got "sold"' by
tliose wlio made no pretensions to tho wit
and cliicanary tliat are usually attributed
to the legal profession.
Ooe day an old fanner from the adjoining
country entered his oflioe, saying
'Good morning, Mr. C
1 "Good morning," replied tlie young
lawj'er, surveying tbo countryman carefully
and queuing in his mind?wonder how
much 1 can make out of you, old chap 1
"Tiikfl ft w>nt sir."
UI have come to consult you on tlie propriety
of commencing a suit against my
neighbor, Mr. G., in regard to the boundary
line between our land, which, I believe
he has overstepped."
uVes sir ; please state the case," replied
the lawyer, in a tone that showed that ho
was ready lor business.
The countryman then proceeded to state
everything in his neighbor's favor ami against
himself, as though it was his own
story ; and as ho concluded, lawyer C. remarked,
"Very good evidence, sir, very
good ; every thing is in your favor , you
will be sure to wiu the cjiso if brought into
court."
"la there- anything to pay V asked the
man, rising to leave.
"Oh no, nothing, sir ; but will you let
mo proceed with the case at once ?"
"JNo, 1 guess not; you have decided
against mo; I have told my neighbor's
side, and not my own, which, consequently,
as you say, is against me, and it would not
b*prudent to commence a suit; I will settle
it with him, and he returned to the
door. .
"But hold onfsir; you had bettor bring
in papers and let me examine them ; 1
may hare been too hasty in my conclusion^
"Oh, no, sir ; I am much obliged for
your-advice. I am satisfied without going
to law and the countryfttftn made an
awkward bow aa be passed out, while lawyer
G. responded witfc a muttered curso.
VV ORKIBO AND TlIlNKINOV it W A DO
lea* fatal error to despise labor* when regulated
by intellect, than to ralne-it lor its
own sake. We Aire always, in these days,
trying to. sepnrufe the t#o4 we w*nt one
man to he always thinking, and anotlier to
he always workiAg, and wo callooe *
UetOan the other an openly* ; $b*re-as
tto morkwut* ought to be think*
jaufy 'tmd ths ihinier ofUn to b* werMtgr';
and both should Tte arntlemen in the bw>t
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Franklin's Scheme of Moral Ferftcticn.
Among the incidents in the life of Franklin,
which point liim out an one of the mast
remarkable men that ever lived, was the
systematic attemut he made at one nuriixl
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of his life to arrivo at moral perfection. The
plan and the method, ro far as wo knbw,
were both original, jlow far they contributed
to the eminence he afterwards attained,
or how far they were manifestations
of a greatness which was original and inherent,
it is impossible for us to determine,
his method was this. Ho made a tabular
schedule of the moral virtues for every day
of the week, and then watched his conduct
each da}', to sec how far he came up to his
own conceptions of duty. If ho transgressed
in anv unrtiitnlur li*? mo<1? ;? nmrl
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against the virtue in which he had conn;
short. The scheme was certainly admirable,
ntxl uo one can ever read it with jut edification.
i lu places first "Temperance. Eat not to
dullness. l?e temperate in all things."
There are few consciences which these simple
sentences do not convict. 1 'Eat not to1
dullness." Amid all the temptations to ex- j
ccssive indulgence at the table, in such a !
count.rjf of abundance jus this, with all the !
appliances of condiments and cookery, who j
is there that docs not oficlid ?
The next virtuo is 'i/aicc. Speaking,
nothing but what may benefit yourself or
others." It is better to talk of things than j
of persons. Avoid trilling conversation. |
wuii ttiese explanations silence is a virtue.
But it is certainly not better to l?e silent
than to talk wisely and well, or even in
such a manner as to entertain the passing
moment. Among a great deal oi* clmtf
there may bo and there will bo everywhere
scinn grains of wheat.
Next comes liOrderWhat he says :
upon this subject is admirable. "Let all '
things have their places. Let each part of
your business have its time." Those who |
have accomplished the most in this world I
have been the most famous for this. Tlio 1
late .ludge Story, whe was one of the justices
of the Supremo Court of the United
States, and a professor of law at the largest
law school in the Union, and moreover i
wrote more law books than any man of his :
age, was-the most scrupulous observer of!
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v.uvi. ir; MC) VI IWkUUWII a UOOK IO coil- ;
suit without immediately replacing it when i
he had finished,and every hour oftlio day |
had its allotted occupation.
ulicsolutionn conic next. "Resolution to j
perform what j'ou ought; perforin without i
fail which you resolve." This certainly is n
great and high purpose, but the difficulty as
we at once perceive is to keep it. It may
he said to comprehend everything in itself,
and to amount to a mere resolve to do right.
This is perhaps the weakest part of the general
plan.
Next, in order the places "Fritt/alili/." !
Here Dr. Franklin was at home, lie or.ee
lived himself on dry broad. ''Make no ex- |
ponse but to do good to yourself or others. 1
Waste nothing." In this respect Franklin J
lived up to his own precepts. He came to |
Philadelphia a poor, destitute boy, but main
ly by frugality be became affluent, and that i
affluence t?ave bis great mind the leisure I
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mm meuj>|?ornuiiiy lo UCCUUIU ouo ol II1C
wonders of the world.
uIndustry. Ho always employed ill
something useful. Use up tho bits and
ends of time." Ilere, too, his lifo was more
impressive than his precepts. Few men
have ever accomplished so much. Temperance,
order and self-control pave him
complete command of all his faculties, and
therefore ho lost no time in stupidity or inaction
.
The next two virtues ho mention* are,
uPractice no deceit 14 Wrong none by
injuries." What he says upon these subjects
is neither very original nor very -striking
; but it is characterized by tho broad
wnnrl / rtmmrm oancn wam oa
conspicioiiR in this great man.
The admirable balance of his character
comes out in his description of the next
virtue, Moderulion. A void extremes. Forbear
resenting injuries as much as you think
they deserve. Cherish a steady zeal, a dignified
self-respect." Whatever Dr. Franklin
might have been in li is exrlier days, after
Unit period when his life became historic
he adhered most scrupuously to hi?
own rules of life. In' youth, according to
his own account, he was not inenpnbio of
feeling and shewing resentment, as is manifested
by his treatment of his brother, after
a separaiion of many years. lie thought
v. ! i.-.i i i.:_ :n 1 i..
cunt aiio uiuiuci umi uncu mill uif iiiiu UU
did not scruple to let him know very emphatically
that ho had not forgotten the injury.
Dr. Franklin, it would &eem, Irko
the rest of us, found it easier to preach than
to praciieo. Ilia early failings, however,
ought rather to enhance our estimate of his
character, nine# they show that his were
virtues of culture, and not of constitution.
Next come* "Cleanliness" and then"
u Tranquility^ "Be not disturbed at trifles
or at acoidentd commoner unavoidable."
This was a veMr wine resolve, and doubtless"
carried oat without great difficulty by a
roan of bis robust frame and philosophic
temperament. Tbe position of affluence,
fame and pop larily which be soon attained
gave him gre ^advantages In Ibis .respect.
There wasrei lv little reason why be should
trouble bim? fabotkt anything.'
Ilia eonns^ npon u Humility* is brief
tttVstrilcing. riinitftte Se?o?. ttreat rd<J
' K0^ mea ar< bumble." In thin resolve
Jwe havo res* t to bpliovo Dr. Franklin was
! Dr. Franklin was not a tnere passing fancy ;
1 rlie recdrds of his life show that it was his
' daily endeavor for a long scries of years to
i realize his own high ideal. Let hilt) that
readetli go and do likewise !
Of all the men our country produced,
Dr. Franklin may be considered as having
been the truest embodiment and exhibition
of the American chaiactcr. JIo was A
morion <jpiidenscd ill a single person, lie
presented to tlio greatest advantage the
utilitarian side of the American character.
To him conventionality was a word without
significance. With true moral greatness,
he rose above the thraldom of custom,
and in everything that he did, said and
thought, he seemed to be an incarnation
of common sense.?Baltimore Sun.
[From Hie I'liituilolphia Evening Journal.]
An XjBsav Upon Fun.
Tiie Fcxny Iv :st.?Tlio genuine,
inimitable, funny man is peculiar to our
soil. Hole he is found iu most perfect development,
with all his distinctive idiosyncrasies.
The fact is as strange as it i.? indis??|..l.l/t
ll...# a "?i-:i_
jm.xiuiv lUUb nv llllicliuillis, WII1IU WO aro
the most speculative, toiling, and coinmer
cially bustling people on the face of the
earth, are, at the same time, the drollcbt,
the most originative and appreciative of
humor, the readiest to laugh, ami the most
inveterate jesters. Because ''Punch" is an
English publication, and because the l'ick..
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? K_?v JL ilJICIS illiu llio "VyilUUlO i-ectures
are the works of Englishmen, we must not
infer that John Bull is at all naturally jocose.
As a people the English are singularly
stolid. There is no positivo hilarity
about llietn . A dreary spirit of heaviness,
a sort of perpetual "blue devils" pervades
all they say ami do. Their jokes are melancholy
abortions, their facetiousncss farfetched
and factitious, and their wit suicidal.
It rolls out in a sluggish stream, difiicult
to fathom. You never know when r\
phlegmatic Englishman means to provoke
a laugh. His face will be stern and sad, as
if he was afraid he was too frivolous and undignified.
Thorn is nr? ninro o(T.-rvr>?io/?ii#>o m liii n??.
turc than there is in the pale ale which he
idolizes so fondly. lie will discourse most
Huently on grava questions ; expatiate earnestly
on the "raw materials," load you
down with accumulated statistics, hut never
make you laujxh. lie is like his symbol,
the king of beasts always sober, and
fierce when roused. The Frenchman, now
is just the reverse. IIi6 wit, or rather vivacy,
(for the French are not really witty,)
is sparkling and perennial. lie is volatile,
mercurial,' ephemeral. With an old knack
of accommodating himself to all possible
circumstances, he is always lively and gay.
lirilliant boil mots and sham ren:?rte?n ;m?
liis necessities. I lis conversation is as
scintillating as his cherished champagne.
This is what gives to the aulun and assembly-room
talk of Paris that peculiar raciness
which ao perplexes and fascinates for
eigners, and especially the English. This
spirit permeates French writing*, and gives
them that indescribable pungency which it
is impossible to imitate.
But still we must be considered the lmIlKirnim
ncnnliv \Vt> nnml n<-.t ri.fur to I tin
amnzing and inexhaustible fund of fun,
mot ley ami grotesque, which is incessantly
diffused through our newspapers and
magazines. Every journal has its "funny
man," every sheet its column of "wit and
humor," "knick-knack," or wfun-y>ttings."
All our lecturers say droll things, and even
our preachers aro sometimes unable to
check tlicir mirthfulncss. Every circus has
its jolley. grimacing, tumbling clown?the
wonder and delight of side split crowds.
Think of the wag*, with faces besmeared
with burnt cork , who op^-n their mouths to
sueh'fearfnl extent, nnd make such extraordinary
facial contortions, and perpetrate
suyh stupendously funny saying*. But off
out of print, and beyond tho precincts
ofsaw dust, among the great masses
of tho people, this funny element is developed.
You will always find ono Yo'"ftck
nt least in every crowd. You meet
liiin on tho steamboat, frightening timid
folks ^viili mysterious hints as to tho insecurity
of tho boat, and tho dreadful thinness
of ihe boiler ; on tho 1 forward deck,
spinning unsparingly jocular yarns to grinning
and shaking bystanders ; saying deep
things to tho "cap'on," with numerous sly
winks and quizzical gestures. Tho son of
mounts will bo in tho cars, poking all the
babies, singing strango ditties; deluding
travelers, blinking at all the girls, waking
up all tlio sleepers, putting inexplicable
questions to the conductor, getting out at
every station and returning with curious articles
of food, and becoming a confidante
and4bo3om friend of every body in the train.
He goes with every excursion, throwing
himself into ludicrous positions, saying sau.if:
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IU me guiP, wijuiin<? mtj IKjy*y
performing startling feats of strength without
the slightest necessity for so doing, lie
i$/>no of every stroet crowd. If some tin^Hftunate
is being conveyed to the lock-up
It# will hover in the rear,' putting entirely
inappropriate and absurd interrogatories,
and casting ironical reflections on the policeman,
to'the inflaming cf that inspired
functionary.
If a house is fallen down, he will be on
band with ridiculous suggestions as to the
proper method by which to elevate the
prostrate. If it ? n* rough and tumble fight,
he will be infusing zest to the exercises by encouraging
hints to the combatant* to "go
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pie stood hat been upset* ho wilt put toe
morchant of the highway. into di*tr?wiog
fidgeUby pretending to pufor the scattered
stock. If your hnt is wlw-i by a Midden
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A'jyki > 4ku#rs.~.
i loudly at critical points in tlie progress of
the play, and makes taunting observations
about the actors ami imitates tbo elocution
of the stage. At tbe concert ho distorts
his features in sympathy wi'<h tho singers.
If they are laboring among the upper notes
his eyebrowB will bo duly elevated ; if in
tho lower register the corners of his mouth
will bo drawn down. When the orchestra
is playing, ho improvises accompaniments
with his feet on tho lower rounds ot the
benches. You meet this comical fellow at
every party ; convulsing people in corners,
walking with exaggerated steps, handing
refreshments, with fearful airs, pressing ladies
most glibly to play ^or sing. Well,
who wouldn't rather be a funny fellow than
a dullard, driveller, or ninny ? Who
wouldn't rather bo "tlio life of a party" than
a miserable, grumbling, lieuyy incubus?a
dond weight, a "stupid," a Ifore ?
lJIcss the funny man ? And blessed be
that wholesome, genial spirit which, in a
world too stern and devoted to dull cares
and weighty perplexities, and too much
ir'ven to heart heaviness and face lengthening,
prompts a mortal to enlivening, and
comforting and refreshing, nnd bolstering
up his fellow-creatures : lightening their
sorrows and lessening their strings of disappointment,
and surrounding himself with
smiling anil thankful faces ! For, so surely
as there is a sun in the heavens, there is,
and always will be, "a time to laugh."
Treatment of Sailors.
How the sailor is sometimes treated,1
may be learned from the following extract
from the Rev. Mr. Taylor's "Seven Years
Preaching in San Francisco." This book
gives some graphic descriptions of the
wrongs perpetrated on sailors :
When the sailor's bill at the bonrding
tiouse runs to cover tlic "advance," the
landlord says to him,"Jack you must shin."
"I won't do it, says Jack.
"You shall do it; you owe me a hundred
dollars, and you must either pay me
to-day or go to sea in the ship Challenge."
"Oh, 1 don't want to go to sea yet," says
Jack.
"Oh well, never mind," says the landlord,
"you're n clever fellow, and you may
stay at my house as long as you please,
and pay me when you get ready. Come
let's take a drink."
Jack, very glad to he on such good terms
with the laudlord, walks up to tho bar,
and drinks to the health of hia master. In
len minutes he is as insensible as a log.
When ho recovers from his mysterious
sleep, he is out of sight of land. He is
awakened by the stern command.
"Wake up here, and go to work."
The poor fellow, rubbing his eyes, inquirers,
"What ship is this ? Without
bound 2"
"To Ilong Kong."
"How did I get there ?"
"Why, you shipped, sir," says the master
"I never shipped in this ship."
"Yes, you did, sir, and must go to
work without nnv mom f?ruinblii???." rpnltr?a
- J o o> I
the captain, sternly.
"I want to see the articles," pays the sailor.
"Well, sir,here they are. What is your
name ?
"My name is John Waters."
"There it is written on the articles in
two places, once by the landlord, and once
by the shipping master."
"I never signed those articles," replies
John.
t4No," replies the master, "you were too
drunk to write your name, but there is
your mark."
John put his hand to his head and studies
a moment, and says : "I want my advance
before I go to work : how mtich
was I to got ?"
"One hundred and twenty-five dollars,
for the run, paid in advance," replies the
captain, "and here is your account from the
shipping office ; your bill with the board;,
ing master took one hundred dollars, leaving
me twenty-five, which he hauded me
to give you when you get sober."
John takes the tweuty-five dollars and
goes to work. ."But, you ask, what did
the landshark give to the sailor, to take a....
l.f. 1.1 1-. iff
way ilia OCI1QC9 r.u ouuuuiujr i
It was a compound of whisky, brandy,
gin, ruin and opium, which, if a man drinks
lie sinks inio the Lethean stream for a dozen
of hour*.
But tho kidnappers practice not alone on
RAfimuii. ITmI'A ia ? imua Irnin tlia Rnmn
voltline:
A landlord, Inciting a man to make up
a crew, met* a German glazer on Long
Warf, with a pack of glass on his back, and
said to him, "Ilio, my good fellow, don't
you want* job J" v.
"Yes Bir.
"I w:?pt you," said the shark, "to put
some glass in tlio stern of that ship," pointing
to a ship in the <?troain. "Jump into
my boat here, and I'll take you on board."
80 oft* they wpnt. As the German sat
in the stern of the boat, much pleaded with
the prospect of a good job, the shark said
to him, "Will you have a cigar.
"Yes."
80 tlio glawr sat and puff*] away a* bo
used to do in his Fader land, but before
they reached the ship he tumbled over in
the bottom of the boatv The shark threw
his pack of glaii into the Iwy and running
alongside , bailed?"On deck there 1 lower
away and haul up this man " A rope was
lashed around him and he was baojed up.
1 na BiinrK ran into the Gapgaioa ?nice,aaylog,
"Captain, iVe got * fi rat-rate sailor
here, lie*# * little boozy to <lay, but bell be
nil right to-morrow ;M and got hitadram*.
The boor Gefmao waltodup at * ?. vftfcjft
1ni\tr ?fth thwn ho ?*..(
jHramraption to
^ '^"
The Weather.
The weather in these latter Joys
I* really moat trying.
One moment you are shivering, I
The next one you ore frying.
\ ou go a bonrd in linen panto,
In blazing sunshine dying I
Meanwhile the nimble mercury i
To nm?p*nine is flying ; !
When lo I fronKfcouth to east the wind
Veers round?how mortifying !
ni mgni ueneatii a coycriui
Ami blankets yonr ane*]yiug.
But ton to one, at 0 a. m.,
With murderous heat you're sighing,
Or <4taughts of wntcf dashed with ice
To cool your fauces plying.
Tlie weather now is tropical
With tliul of Uoruco vicing ;
Anil then again the polar realms
Ultl Boston seems to-lie in ;
It's a sorry clime for living in,
Bui a first rate oue to >iic in.
Cll AUACTKKISTICS OK A.MKRICAN GIIILS.
?Olio offetr distant exchanges, in an nrlicle
on American girls, gives Iheir salient
points in some of the cities. Here are some
samples ;
The IJoslon young woman is still and
proper, l'ropei ly she dresses^and talks and
walks. ?She is never near being carried
away, nv>r subject to fits of fainting. She is
strong on books and lectures, aud critical to
mi overpowering extent.
I Of Gotham, lie says :
The New York females is* a. distinct individuality,
recognizable under nil circumstance*,
and in all places. Slie is quick,
! pungent, whisking, capricious and flippant,
j Slits has an abhorrence of everything not
I stylish, and ignores staid respectability and
prudishncfvs. She talks fiercely and flirts
immensely, and drosses voluminously.
The writer evidently has Philadelphia
proclivities, as the politicians say. Hear
him : * *'.
If Philadelphia girls aro'.not pretty, then
where arc pretty girl$"' to lie found? We
honestly state that we la-gin to forget how a
homely girl looks. Take a walk up Ches-'
nut street as the golden flood of the sunset
is pouring from the wosjj, and you will see
such a picture as will lighten your heart and
drive melancholy and the blues into a pro
longed banishment. Go to the opera any
night when there is no t-acred coneert ot'
fifth consideration announced. Wore there
ever sweeter fares to cheer the soul and
brighten tho eye of man? Did spring
goods ever grace more graceful forms than
these ?
Again :
The soulhorn girl?Baltimore, Washington,
and New Orleans? iias her peculiar
characteristics. She is npt to be excessively
fond of gentlemen, dancing, ^and light
beveraires. Shn dn?*s ilvanprnln wnrl- wifti
her eyes and feet, nnd is warm-hearted and
impulsive. It takes very little to rouse her
indignation, which frets angrily and dies
away as calmly and quickly as the waves on
the sea shore sands. She is ever on the
alert for a catch whiehrJfiH pay well.
Exchange.
The fellow who wrote this was certainly
n Yankee
TiieLatk Douglas Jeiiuold.?A London
paper, in noticing tlio death'of Douglas^
Jerrold, remarks :
Jerrold was a bad penmaiju Like Ken*
yon, he wrote throe different Jiands?one
which he could read, but the printers could.,
not, one which the printers could read,
but which was scaled to Jerrold ; and a
third which puzzk-d both."
A* a man Jerrold was more generous
than just, and when irritated, would' act
with great cruelty. t
Although he was eminently J^jeinbatdo
man.and deligttfed io tavern liwy ho
fond of the country , and for tb* last tfftften
years lived a i?w miles from tlie Great* 'Babel
in London. He had an amateur jpssion
for pig*, cows, hens, and 'other rura'
horrors, and frequently declared that, hj
making* him an author, the wo/Id has lost
a wonderful farmer. When lie went to
Putney ho bought nearly a cart load of
agricultural books, but never read one, although
he would occasionally gtre a solemn
opinion on rotation of crops, just as (hough
they were the procession of equinoxes, and
distinguish a French gentleman who Ivent
to 6ee "tbe^t of Punch," by taking him
over what bo called his farm, through
which the fastidious foreigner had to wade
in three inch slush.
Jerrold had no scholarship, and to this
may be attributed his close, jiurvou*, Saxon
tiijie ui cuiiipusaiuu "
As the Grace of tho wits of London, lie
certainly a remarkable man ; and
while he lived, every Goliali of meanncs?,
cruelty, or humhiig, iniglft expect his raggeiKluinp
of granite from hi* unerring" alitig
for Jerrold never choso tho smooth pebbles
of David. .
t ' ^
Aui nons not Fathers.?It is. furious
how few of the gfeat men of .?bigUud,
whether in literature, science, or government,
have left - descendants. Tho liao of Sliaki*peare
is extinct; so is thatofltifeon. Bacon, ;
IT T> ?UIJ?. '
*-'v? ?vu, Mfirrrjf 1. yiTOj yiww'i ?vfHwn/w,
Swift, Lord MmisB.eM, I'ilt, Fox, 4*r>iy,
Cowpor, Colling, Ttpampson, Gcttstnith, Gnj
Conpfeve, Hume,* Bishop Bullet, Locke,
Holmes, Ad*t4BmUh, Bentham, Wnlliiston,
l)avy^.$iir Joshtis tteynokls, FhaxoiM,
.BwrfcSSn died before him ami so^ dkiv
'"'1'<>? ' ?V*. .'*;
. -. ~ *
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Personalities Of SouiH GJtxo&pkOoll?g(|!
We nialifc tbo following es^ctiWttl ;tT" "*]
article in tlie Mercury, ^ tigned^
a ml^gd dressed to Uk> Trustee^ SI&9
*\by ihcxr/ruiis 1
the latiguftge of inspihuion. -^udjsft.by uftft
standard, carl any sad* ttiamy say t&VjApS- ^ 1
Sditti Carolina (Jollogtifiaa been J
Fifty one years rf?o tbti Cdi!fege?6en( life. . ']
a single graduate, Anderson <Jron?bay,^b^\. ^ A
many years a most r&pef^atyjp ^piobej'f ^ j
Judge d'nd?Cliancellor Hi*Atebama^^y^)^^;''^j
soon after, tliere were Bmotfy ; H^^rjfST
Miller ; Evans;' Murphy, an
or of Alabama ; a Chanottuor *
same State; UobR^. Cs#npbcll,- ">
liirlltl'lll mnnnsra <u?l * *"-* JMbSJ?*?-V. .
_?..v.uu^w IVOIWUM, M
passed?distinguished uliKb s!yiong'wi% J
diplomats at Washington, tlio sturBy- aet-;
IjJcrs of Alabama, and the multifarious rtt*rJ 3
chants of the promiscuous rriart of Havana jjF. i
Wra.J, G*ayson, wielding the \
most polished and among ihfe. a?l<$t peflft .'h
of the South; Petrigru,h jurist af. poJfejHid j
and scholarly as he-is profound t, JEarlo'^... '
whoso Tegal opinions, for perspicuity^' 4Mjufe ? ;
gance and correctness, would* qo horf^r- ' ^d 'j
any jurisprudenfee ; O'Nenll ; Pinckaey ; ?*
Preston, the most brilHai?JJ?"rhetoti?iatf
Ins day ; and btmeBt, easoest; .oJoqUgt#*
McDaffie, with the logic of Fox, J\pd4hepassion
ofMiraheau, u*ked to tbMftfn rirti|e&of J,
Cato oT old. - - VI'
And this, too, was too *&&&&
graduate J llugh 3*, Legate, -fli aa YtkvmjlJ vr.
riper scholar, no more gorfeeo<&l?|ffi^$jfc "!
more magnificent declaimer, has ^vera^tMt^*"
cd the Eastern Hemisphere. tw,- WAR
OTArliiniwl tliA InnlMiitafl llhli^K Mfeuydl*I
^ ? ?V
'Representative man," as h<j bafbe^tttitofe,., - 'j
ed, of South Carolina ; impulsive
ionate ; but true hearted.,
full of gentleness, geniality und good .fjMi- ]
ture ; shrgwd, fce?uble nnd'jtractical, as be? '
was humorous and eloquepL. rty<r->W . .* I
WnfWIaws ire re graduates. Tbe Smith . \
Carolina College sent AloWjllifl to Iftarftfgk.''. 4
ippi,and gave to Alnbanoa^ber "Letvi|, rf man,
every inch of hiin,as4arge
New York has lone boasted of JDr. "
as one of the mosUeariffed and eloquent ? j
IICT LMVinCP. 11W V
giftuJ Memruinger, Yeadon, Dfoao,'j0^.
cock, lliimmond, Withers,
were educated there. Dr.
bilo ; Bishop Elliott of,'.Georgia :''
Boone, in China : llunt^f N?*i Orhtffljji;
Elmore, of Montgomery Fjpjsij, jw?,' .?&
ent head oftho Ni\v,y Dep^ttme^ * ;
s inglo-olass the Co4ieg^ Sent Mh Jhrni^- * '
Hunt, of New QrtyQiM*
as a |ht, l**}' er, ami orator, i v?h4|9fes ^
T. J. Withers* one of the lights of ofo
Judiciary; Steph?n Elliott, the taotodbipup*' ."'j
ed Bisliop of Georgia ; E.vGoyerpOlrVtJpl^
niond ; the late SoUoito^'DtfWkinSfipaiiel 1
E. linger, hi to uf Ch irlcston^.
though, as a thorough man, 6^ainjjsi*b?fe
the least, John D. Conker, 'Og^St.' ftujjmfa' ,
Missouri. 'Al^pse iq iV r'ffllj
tJnnk, than forty WbaC cln^a efcewller^* ;]
of tlirice tho ndiji
surpassed-by none in 4 v<
WhitefoonJ SuaitJr,-J. -Cariiptf#^ --3
W.Milus, Jnrfies H. ElHott,nml ]
sdon, are some of tho corttributj
nnlnit. Nnr in ma*hhinl!M,>h'oX' - a
legians of a Stilfcwory raoMt ^
many otters, would liavc dofte ho?o* Wj?y jj
institution. Aik jour " '&
ala tend habits tfeUfiify,. and ],*
of softto of those ve^ rebeM w!jott( ?~?. j
Las, fo doubt, eoHtribu&d '.
initf^onjrow, anJ yoo,w^^||^K.-* ,
^outlia of cxtraordipftrT^^m^1^^!^^
Ju nior g
oinittM roanjr 'i
those mentioned, bj^t^ h|v#8^k^fta^^ ^
tlio highest "positions.ill <>9f ;-8t'?t?*(?4^^ . .,'
hers of Congrees, -OovernofSyv OtipwWjlfuiip,,. ** }
.Indrr^n Affnrnoij nti ntntii ff rj^j n'iit -i " 'V