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VOLUME 5?NO. 21. . ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1837. . ? " ivilOLE NUMBER'22$ V i
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TVTISORT.T, A NY.
Kit Carson.?Tlie Santa Fe correspondent of
the Washington Union cays :
"1 this day had the pleasure of seeing and
conversiog with the far-fumed Kit Carson, lie
ie a mild, pleasant man in the expression of
his face, and one would never suspect him of
having led the life of daring and adventure
which distinguished him. lie is refined in his
manner, flrtd very polite in his intercourse ;
liis conversation is marked by great earnestness,
and his language is appropriate and well
chosen, though not pronounced with correctness.
11c has a strong mind, and evervthinc
.nv.;i>l?il.?iUlon.Tnr^>i..l
VACV1II, Wlll'll
indulging in a vj?in of humor, which is unfrequent.
No onftrcan converse with him an hour
without being favorably impressed ; he lias a
Jionest, open countenance, and a kiuduessjfcfrhcart
almost feminine. Hei? univcrt?nl>y8bftV4u
hero, flu?l a favorite with all
tlftSsd^fudianB included. lie never alludes to
his ?yire^&as an adveuturcr, unless questioned
jPelat lve toaL Although ho is free and cosy
Iris conYMshlion, everything he says in regard
to hituwlCpartakcs of a degree of modestyfclnio*t
u4HHub!e in one who e life has been
un unbri-ken recession of hardships nnd dan*
gcrs. You triay have seen a smull poriodical
lloating about Washington, called "Kit Cur?on,
the Gold Iluuter." I had read it, and ia
tke ?ouree of our conversation 1 asked, him 'if
it were true. He said it was not?every
statement made is false. He is represented in
iliu pamphlet as a colossal figure, when lie is
not aver fin^feet eight inches in h?:~ht: he
is heavy framed, and weighs about 170 pounds,
lie is forty-eight years old, but does not look
Tfio're than forty-five. He came to this country
1n 1826. liavinc run off from l?i?
near Booneville, Missouri, to whom he was ftp
prenticed to lefpi the saddler's trade. The
tiicts of bis life are now in the possession ol
Watdiiugton Irving, and will doubtless be
tjirawn into tlie form of a. book during the
/>/iminor winter Nfl la o CI? !?!.??
o ?- ? - "?v?g UW?W IgUM
Dciuoerat."
l?ckww}ii am>1Vaekbil?Tlie New Orleans
Delta oT Sept. 2d, publishes a card from Col. S.
A. Lockridge, stating tliat he lias no farthei
connection with the fficaragnan <jftu?e in no*
tray whntever. The reawn assigned for his
withdrawal is thai hisprivate affairs demand
his whole attention. "JSiis decision on tlie part
Clothe Colonel would seem to have been quite
unexpected, if we may judge from a paragrapl
in the Galveston N?ws, of' the 28th ult., (fiv<
d&3's previous,) which says
A)oL Lockridge returned this mornin g from r
yislt to his frlehd in the interior, and proceed)
deadly back .to New Orleans with a view U
Aid 'Gen. Walker in his return to Nicaragua.
r Col. Lockridge informs uB that he has seer
6ome"of the mo.-t influential of his friends ir
Texas, who assure him they will be able U
raise several CMfraanies, ana with reasonabh
notice of-thetl^Fof departure, they will b<
tfeady ivith about 600 men in all to embark 01
h steamer to?be sent to Indianola for that pur
Thj.Wts also contains the following in re
gara totfce movement**! Gen. Walker :?
/' i General Walker; of Nicaragua, accompaniei
fin1 ? *? BkM... aiJ - 1 -
v/?m v' v ""'w *rF?fwi yesmraay iron
^ttmphia. Me teems io excellent health afte
, ? li& tp?r4f ?ix ?wks through the 800th ; i
'ftuoh <S^row?d in correupondence^ mod k?ep
liia caunaeli *?d . ieferalaa*. (very judiciously
locked i{?hi* own^bosom. Col#. Bruno ani
Borers, And other Nicaragua ..offleera, are no?
in tlte city.- Oeheral Walker, we understand
$oai not intend, for some time come, to leav
mfw if..,
' is^?ru?otf8-Mjmiop o*ruESKuviNo Funr.?Mi
N. ijgmvii tJ^e-'oandetjpfthi* city. - hw ?en
tw a?pecialeu of fruit, prceorvfid in a nov<
manner. T$e fruit U * pear, which hoa l>ec
.f
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Rosalie.
] As the sun wns shining cozily
One plcusant day in May,
1 And tlie cat was purring dozily,
B And the dog was coiled away,
I and my little Rosalie?
i (The old folks were away,
1 Who else, perhaps, morosely
Had spoiled our little piny)?
g I and my little llosalic,
1 Willi lots of thingsto say,
Sat uossiping jocosely,
And wiled the hours away,
Not dozily, nor prosily,
, But cozily away.
r But what we said so cozily
? I'm sure 1 cannot sny,
) I only know tlint Uosalie
> " Was beautiful tliat day ;
And that while tho dog so dozily
Upon tho carpet lay,
) And while the cut composedly
) Slept all the time away,
I anil my little Rosalie
j(ad lots of things to say ;
I And said thein so jocosely,
> We wiled the hours away
' Not dozily, nor pronilv,
lint cozily that day.
Yet though wc talked jocosely
Aa the hour* t hey sped awj?y,
i I and my little Rosalie,
lake children were nl play ;
And though what wo said so eozily,
I'm sure I cannot sny,
Dill only know that llo^ilic
Was beautiful that day.
I cannot now composedly
Recall the month of May,
When side I>y side closely
We wiled the time away?
Not dozily, nor prosily,
But eozily away.
For never more 1113* Rosalie
Shall sec the light of tiny,
Her little form lies cozily
Among the flowers of Mny ;
The summer bees hum dozily
Above her beauteous clay ;
The little dog which eozily
Upon the carpet lay,
Mourns now for little l!o*nlie.
And the cut has ceased to play,
While I can ne'er composedly
Iiecall the month of May,
And dozily and prosily,
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i M'asiiint.to.v in UirriUKMKNT.?If there was
! no company, lie would write until dark, or if
j pressed by business, until nine o'clock in the
| evening ; other wise li?* read in theeveuiiig or
amused himself witli a g'lme of whist. The
I reverential awe which his deeds and elevated
position threw around were often a source of
annoyance to him in private life, especially
when he perceived its eirect upon the young
and gny. We have been told of a case in
point, when he made his nppcarance at a private
ball where all were enjoying themselves
with the utmost glee. The moment he entered
the room the buoyant mirth was checked ;
the dancc lost its animation; every* face grew
grave ; fcvery tongue was silent. lie remainI
e?l for a time endeavoring to engage in conver{
Ration with some of the young people, and to
i break the snell : fimlimr it. in vain i>?
! sadly to the -company of the elders in an adjoining
room, expressing his regret that his
presencp shoo hi operate as such a damper.
After ft little while hghl laughter and happy
voices again resounded from the hall-room, upon
which lie rose, cautiously approached on
tip-toe the door, which was ajar, and there
j stood for sometime a delighted spectator of the
youthful revelry.?IAfe of Washington.
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The Atlantic Telegraph Expeuiment to dk
Repeated this Faix.?Tlie London Times,
speaking of the accident to the Atlantic cable
says:
''The Directors, as we have been given to
understand, have resolved to renew the attempt
in October. That month is a favorable
one for the purpose, and we reallv set no rea
son, if tliey profit l>y tlieir recent experience,
why they should not succeed in the second atP
tcmnt.
"1? during tho few weeks which must elapse
before the next experiment, means can be devised
for repaiving any damage which may
1 occur?that is, any means of recovering the
end of the cahlo in case of accident, and of
knitting it on again to the coil?we should ali
most look upon the work as done. The experience
Kained in the rofcfnfc nUnmnt lm? !?/?? ?
highly corroborative of the chance of ultimate
flnd speeuy success. Those point* which had
previously been statod to be the chief difficulties,
have turned out no difficulties at all.
There has, in point of fact, been a hitch?not a
failure."
Question for a Wife.?Do .you recollect
what your feelings were immediately after
'you had.spoken the first unkind word to
your husband ? Did you not feel ashamed
and grieved, and yet too proud to admit it !
That was, is, and ever will be, your evil genius
! It is the tomp'.or which labors incessantly
to destrov vour neaco. which eheata von
' with an evil delusion that your husband de5
served your anger, when he really most re*
quired your love. It is the cancer which feede
' 011 titosc unspeakable emotions you felt on the
1 first pressure which the duties of that calling
can alone be fulfilled. If your husband it
' hasty, your example of patience, will chide at
well as teach him. Your violence may alien
1 ate hi* heart*-.and your neglect impel him t<
1 desperation. Your soothing will redeem him
r ?yfenr softness subdue him<?and the good na
8 tared twinkle of those eyes, now filling beau
* tifully with priceless tears, will make him al
| your own.
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I Ex-President Pierce.?Tbo Spring
o field (Massachusetts) Argus says :
"Ex-President Pierce, since his retire
ment from' the Chief Magistracy, lias spent
r. a portion of?his tfroe in Concord, whicl
t bad beeh bis residence for many years be
3n fere his election to the fiM office in tb<
y. nation. The Ceeblo state of Mr*, Pioroe'i
health has prevented the eX-Presid$qt fron
a .aetermiMng upon hu residence, althotigl
? ^ no idwk of UiMripg hia na
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Going Sown Hill. ,
''That looks bad," exclaimed farmer i
White with mi expressive shake of the i
head, as ho passed a neglected garden and i
broken down fence, in cno of his daily I
walks.
"Dad enough," was the reply of the i
companion to whom the remark was ad- t
dressed. "Neighbor Thompson appears to
iMi running down liill pretty fast. I can 1
remember the time when everything around <
his place was trimmed tidy." t
"It is quite contrary now," returned the
farmer. "House, out-buildings, and grounds, I
nil show the want of the master's care. I .
am afraid Thompson-is in the downward
path." '
"He always appeared to be a steady, in- <
dustrious man," rejoined the second speaker, *.
"I i.....^ ? ,.r i.? -
JL iiutu r> j rn 11 \J l UUUW Wit 11 lt'UL ill* 1
this moment ot his make, and they have f
done me good service." ;
"I have generally employed Iiim for my- i
self and family," was the reply, "and I must t
confess that he is a good workman ; but, s
nevertheless, 1 believe 1 shall step into Jack I
Smith's this morning, and older a pair of I
boots that I need. 1 always make it a rule
never to patronize those who appear to be t
running behind hand. There is generally i
some risk in helping those who do not help i
themselves." t
''Very true; and as my wife desired me
t.O SPA uhniit fl Hiiir nf ulmnc Iw.f llA
morning, I will follow your examplo and t
call upon Smith. lie is no great favorite
of mine, however?an idle, quark-some fel- e
low." t
"And yet he seems to be getting ahead in i
the world," answered the former, "and 1 am ?
willing to give him a lift. l>ut I have an t
errand at the butcher's?step in with mc t
for a moment, 1 will not detain you." 11
At the butcher's they met the neighbor l<
who had been the subject of their previous li
conversation, lie certainly presented rather a
a shabby appearance, and in his choice of u
meat there was a regard to economy which
did not escape the notice of farmer White, d
After a few passing remarks, t lie poor shoe- v
maker took his departure, and the butcher t
opened Ilia account book with a somewhat t<
anxious air, as he charged the bit of meat.
"I believe it is time that neighbor Tliomp- J
son and I conic to a settlement. Short ae si
counts make long friends." f?
'No time to lose, I should say," remarked h
the farmer. h
"Indeed ! have you heard of any trouble,
neighbor White?" v
"No, 1 have heard nothing; l?ut a man !'?
has the use of his own eyes, you know ; and
I never trust any one with my money who r<
is going down hill." a
"Quite right; and I will send in my bill n
this eveving. I have only delayed on ac- o
count of th3 sickness the poor man has had v
in his family all winter. I suppose he must /
llAVP. rilfl linrwl <i 1*i?t at\ 11 I n
must take care uf number one." p
' Speaking of Thompson, are you ?" observed
a by-stander who appeared to take 1
an interest, "Going down hill, i? he ? Ib
must look out for myself, then, lie owes fi
me quite a snug sum fur leather. I did in- b
tend to give him another month's credit but w
on the whole, I guess the money wuuld be a
as safe in my own pocket." e
Here the four worthies separated, each 1
with his mind tilled with the atfairs of neigh- s!
bor Thompson, the probability that lie was g
going down hill, and the best way of giving
Illlll H push. tl
In another part of the little village simi- p
lar scenes were passing. ll
"I declare !" exclaimed Mrs. Burnett, the b
dress maker, to a faVorite, as she hastily f<
withdrew her head from the window whence b
she had been gazing on the passers by, "if ?
there is not Mrs. Thompson, the shoe-maker's
wife, coining up the steps with a parcel t
in her hand. She wants to engage me to t
do her spring work, I suppose, but I think li
it would be a venture. Every one 6nys they c
are running down hill, and it is a chance if t
I ever get my pay."
' She always has paid us promptly," was 1
the reply." u
"True; but that was in the days of her t
prosperity. I cannot afford to run any
risk?" v
The entrance of Mrs. Thompson preven- <1
ted further conversation. She whb evidently t
surprised at the refusal of Mrs. Burnett to t
do any work for her, but asn great pri&sure i
of business was pleaded as an excuse, there I
' was nothing to be said, and sho soon took i
| leave. Another application proved how t
busy the village dressmakers bad suddenly c
1 become. t
"Ah ! Mrs. Thompson, I nm glad to sec [
you," was the salutation. "I was about <
calling at your bouse. Would it be conve- i
. nient to settle our little account this afteri
noon ?"
> "Our account!" was the surprised reply. J
> "Surely, the term has not yet expired." i
, "Only half of it; but inv present rules *
. is to collect my money at that time. It is c
> a plan which many teachen? have adopted *
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v? inic. t
"I was not aware that tliere had been any f
I change in your rules, and I have made ar- t
rangemenla to meet tho bill at the usual t
time. I fear it would, not be in my power ]
to do S3 sooner."
The countenance of the teacher showed i
- great disappointment, ana as.sue passed on 1
in a different direction, she muttered to hor- '
1 self.: <
"Just as I eifegotcd. I shall never get a '
3 cent. Kverybody fcays they are going down i
* bill.- pair of snOes or <
1 two for the payttfftfit of Che half quarter, if I
1 I manage the tSng right ; but it will never I
- .do lo go o)i io ibis way P
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ill that is duo inc. In future 1 intend keeping
short accounts, lb-re is your little bill,
if you would like to look at it. I will call
irouiid this evening. It's but a small afair."
"Thirty dollars is no small sum to us just
low," thought Mrs. Thompson, as she
bought fully pursued her way towards home.
"Itseemsstrango that all these payments
nitst bo met just now, while wo aro struggling
to recover from the heavy expenses of
.lie winter. I cannot understand it."
ller perplexity was increased by finding
lcr husband with two bills in his hand, with
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> vAJiiiuuiimice 01 anxiety im<i concern.
"Look, Mary," he said ns slie entered.
'Ilere are two unexpected calls for money ;
)tie from the doctor, and the other from the
lcaler in leather, from whom 1 punchased
ny hist stock. They are both very urgent
or immediate payment, although they have
ilways been willing to wait n few months
intil I could make arrangements to meet
heir claims. ]?iit misfortunes never come
ingle, and if a man once gets a little bclind
hand, trouble seems to nmir in ..r>r.?
? i" Ml'w"
lim.
"Just fo,'' paid liis wife. "The neighbors
hitik wo are going down hill, and'every 0110
s ready to give us a push ; hero arc two
tioro bills for you?one from the grocer and
he other from the teacher."
Jieply was prevented by a knock at the
loor, and appearance of a lad who presenud
a neatly folded paper and disappeared.
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HIV UUKIKI o iivtuuill, i?3 1 IIVO J" CX"
laiined the honest shoemaker. "What is
o be done, Mary? So much money to be
mid out, and very little coming in ; for
nine of my be-jt customers Imve left me, alliough
my work has always given satisfacion.
If 1 could oidy have as much cmiloyuieut
as usual, and the usual credit :dj\ved
me, I could soon satisfy tlieir claims ;
nit to meet them now is impossible, and the
eknowlcdgmeiit of my inability will send
isstill tuulnar on the downward path."
"Wo must do our best and tiusl to l'rovienee,"
was the consoling remark of his
/ill', as a second knock at the door aroused
lie fear that another claimant was about
i> appear.
liut the benevolent countenance of Uncle
osliun, a rare but ever welcome visitor predated
itself. Sealing himself in the coinjrtiiblc
chair which Mary hastened to hand
im, lie sa id, in his somewhat eccentric but
riendly manner :
"Well, good folks, I understand that the
orld does not go <juite as well with you as
jimally. What is the trouble 'in
"There need be no trouble, sir," was the
[>ply "if man would not try to add to the
Mictions which the Almighty sees to be
ecessary tor us. The winter was a trying
no, we met with sickness and misfortune,
rliich we endeavored to bear witli patience,
ill would now go well, if these around were
ot determined to push me in the downward
all.."
"Hut there lies the difficulty, friend
'hompson. This is a selfish world ; everyoily,
oi*?t lenst a great majority, care only
>r number onu. If they see a poor neiglior
going down hill, their first thought is
rlii'llii*r if. will nff.u-l (Iw.ir ">?r. .
nil provided tliuy can secure themselves,
are nut how soon lie goes to the bottom,
'lie only way is to keep up appearances,
liow no signs of going behind bund all will
o well with you."
' Very true, Uncle Joshua; but bow is
liis to be done ? Bills which I did not excct
to be called upon to meet for tho next
liree moutbs are pouring in upon me, my
est customers are leaving me for a moro
jrtunate rival ; in short, I am upon tho
irink of ruin, and naught but a miracle can
nve me."
"A ruiracle which is very easily wrought
lien, 1 imagine, my good friend. What is
he amount of these debts that press bo
icavily upon ; and liow soon in the comnou
course of events, could you discharge
hem V
"They do not exceed one hundred dolars,"
replied the shoemaker; "and with my
isual run of work I could make all right in
liree or four months."
wo u>ill oo? !.-> ?.r
?. W ?* vj n cu? iUU nilOTTVI X
vil 1 advance you one hundred and fifty
lollars for si* months. Pay every cent
hat you owe, and with the remainder of
be money make some slight additioa or
mprovement in your shop or huuse, and
>ut every thing about the grounds in its
isnal neat order. Tty this plan for a few
veeks, and see what effect it will have upon
>ur worthy neighbors. No, never mind
hanking mo. 1 am only trying a little .ex>eriinentof
human nature. 1 know you
>f old, and have no doubt that iny money
9 safe in your hands."
Weeks passed by. The advice of Uncle
rosliua had been followed and the change
n the shoemaker's prospects was indeed
vondertul. Lie was now spoken of as one
>f the most thriving men in the village,
ind many marvelous stories wero told to
iccount for tiio sudden alteration in his nfairs.
It was generally agreed that a diaaut
relative had bequeathed to him a legicy
which had entirely relieved him of his
itcuniary difficulties. >
Old customers and new odes crowded in
upon him. They had never before realized
the beauty and.durability of his work.
The polite butcher selected the best piecc
>f beef for his inspection, as be entered, and
pat totally indifferent as to &e time Of pay.
neat. The teacher accompanied the
sbildren.bome to tea, end spoke in high
terms of theU. improvement, pronouncing
Ihem among her beat ecboJai* Tba drewmaker
suddenly found hereof free froju
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| 11is f;ice is turned tliat way. In future
i neighbor Thompson, let everything around
| you wear an air of prosperity, and you will
lic mhi u 10 prosper."
And with n satisfied air, Uhcle Joshua
placed his money in his pocket book , ready
to meet some other claim upon his bencvolence,
whilst ho whom he had thus befriended,
with light steps and cheerful countenance
returned to his happy hoino.
Dicken's Last.
One characteristic of Genius is its being
exhaustless. Shakespeare did not writo
himself out?bccause ho could not. Scott,
the most voluminous author of his time,
had his ebbs and flows, but ever through
ins writings you .see tue exhaustless intellect.
Even at tL>c last, when his May of life was
'in the sere and yellow loaf,' how noble did
he vindicate his title to greatness, by producing
"The Talisman,' in which Richard
Cunir de Lion (wlio had previously figured
in "Ivanhoe') was again brought on the
scene, and even inoro impressively than at
first.
So with Dickens. Written out, do yon
say ? Is the sun written out because lie
sinks, a connlioriir info ilm W..et
pear iti nil lii.s former glory ? Is Paulding tin
written out??or Irving, or William Gil- ? !
more Simms, or any other great writer?? <;a
No. A inau of geuius never writes himself CI
out. fa,
Here is "Little Dorritt'?that beautiful be
Philadelphia!! edition which combines the L>u
perfections of taste and low price. Hero it m
is?with two score of illustrations, and here, as
in tho August number of the magazine, jy
known to fame as "The Knickerbocker," is a Ik
genial reference?by . L. I*. Clark, of moil 1,1
the most genial, as of editors also?to the ?l
American publisher of Dickens, which 1 |>:
copy because it is true as well as lively. sc
Tims doth 'Old Knick' say of him: '*.Ve w
should like to see T. ]L Peterson, of Phila- hi
delphia. We should like to tako 'a squint' so
at the man whose energy and enterprise, cr
within three days after the completion of te
1 Air. Dickens' latest ^ork, go so far as to a
place upon all tlic tables of our metropolitan i,j
book sellers, in two well printed, well pros- h;
nod, well bound volumes, with all the illus- ||:
trations complete, so large a work ns this Ik
now before us. This celerity seems almost
magical. Could it have been done in days en
of yore, with 'balls' to put 011 the ink. and a t|,
liaruage press to 'strike oil ?" l'robably not. Ji
Seriously ; wc have had frequent occasion Hn
to admire, and to wonder at, the expedition gr
with which Mr. Peterson presents his publi- w
cations to the public; and at the same time, tli
the general good taste which he exhibits in w|
his selections fol- publication. His success, so
we are glad to learn his fully commensurate
with his judgment, is energy, and his bus i- an
I ueas tact."
la
All 1 would add to this is, that Mr. Peter- al!
son docs not remarkably diller from ordi- it
nary mortals, except that ho is not an ordi- cn
nary man, having by far the most remarka- m
bio resemblance to the great Napoleon, Paul at
Dularoche out of the question, who used to ?
paint Napoleon pictures, and draw Napoleon yi
from his own reflection in the looking glass, di
But it js time to comu back to Dickcnp. at
It is generally admitted and lament- 01
ed that 'Little Dorritt' is unequal, and in su
some respects inferior, to Dickens' earlier rn
works; but yet, after all, what author of the ac
tiinn?or of onw fimft?i -
v. w. *mmmj bIMIU VWUIU K*C?VV UU1IC UJ
what this mail has done ? lie has written lu
much, and has written well, lie will not ju
be forty-six until February, and what a cc
library lie has produced. The public may ii]
be glad to learn that Arthur Clennnm, who lit
turns out not to be the (on of that stony w
faced Mrs. Clennam; marries Little Dorritt to
in the end, getting out of prison and back w!
into business, in which he thrives; that to
Tattyooram, repentant, returns to Mr. Mea- to
gles and 'Mother that honest 1 >oyce, in a fo
foreign land, wins honors and fortune, aa a a
mechanic, and master of mechanics; Piincks, Ik
mat Kicking out ol tlie traces at last, shows sti
what a humbug old Christopher Crosby was, lir
exposing that "Patriarch' in presence of his hi
tenants in 'bleeding House Yard, and ro- af]
dncing him into a very common placo mor th
tal, by shearing off his benevolent looking in,
and flowing white tresses, and cutting off
the broad rim, of his Quaker hat; that H
Ulandois Uigaud, as was to be hoped, makes
a bad end of it; that Flintwick docs not dis- wi
appoint expectation but turns out, as was to ?f
bo imagined, a thorough paced villian that lb
Affrey, at la^t, 1 elates her dreams, which uc
worn ri'JllifipR r dial nniir .Inlin f'.liiuiM'ti lid
, ,?.
hearted gcutlcman, though only a turnkey
in a prison, quietly submits tp live without
little Dorritt and (this for lady reader.-*) that
the said Little Dorritt lives happily with her 'n
husband, though he is more than double 'h
her age when Tie becomes so, and becomes 1*
the mother of what the Irishman in like l'<
case called 'a largo sm*ll family." f1'
The wind up of the story is hurried ; but >8
the denouncement comes out much clearer
IIP is usual with Dickens. Wo are not | ^
8K<I what becomes of Miss Wade, Uapttst, "
and others ; but tbo fall of tbe fall of the th
house of Clenaam in* very melo-draraatio. to
The book is dedicated to Ciarksoo Stanfield,
> the artist, and Dickens announces in his pi
preface, that it has had more readers than p<
i anv other of his stories.?& in
-' . Montreal New Era. It
-?item ?'
i Tkb Memory ojr a Good Mother.? e<
I How often, when the avren voice of the R
tempter whispers in the ears of the frail ?
i child of mortality the words ay , tho very tl
i voica ton^ofjwritfwf* are remembered and g
. th e an are brok?o?.7?Dng grasa inay bottbo*: A
ing over the halloaed spot ?We aH the ?
i earthly reposes, the dying lAfcfes of - autumn. ,?
; tpay4be withered over it, or Jhe chiif wbite d
.* . '*V
:SL .. ' . *' . M
Harvest Hymn fcr 1867. alii
O, Father, merciful and good, fro
<> giver ever kind, bo
Who fee J est us with daily food in.
For body, Soul, ond Mind 1 JUlt
Wc worship Tliee, \re bless Thee, *? wli
We praise Tliee everinore; lie
And heartily confess Thee wit
Tlio ^ oil u?linm "-1-? 1- ? -
UUVIV! UU
. * mri
How thick with corn between the hills "
The laughing valleys stand I
llow jilenteously thy Mercy tills .
The gurners of the Innd !
And therefore will we ruiso Tlicc
Our humble nntheni thus,
And, siuful children, praise Thee
For nil thy love for us 1 bui
As year by year in ceaseless lovo '
Thy bounty never fails,
IJut still the blessings from above
OViflows our hills and dales ;
So truly we adore Thee, * 11
Thou giver of all goo.l,
AudolTcrnow before Thee ^
Thy People's gratitude ! ^
Chasing a Horse. is ?
One cannot always be quite ns serene as
cy would. For example, this 'morning, ^
tile the dew was yet on the grass, word
me that "Charley had got away." Now^ eni
uirley is a most important member of the
inily, and as shrewd a horse as ever need t,'ie
. Lately he had found out the difference an<
tween being harnessed by a boy and a
an. Accordingly, on several occasions, t'"
soon as the halter dropped from his head, sla
id before the bridle could take its placc, ^ru
s proceeded to back boldly out of the sta- cai
e, iu spile of the stout boy pulling with
I his might at his name and ears. This vel
u ticular morning, we were to put a p?s- P0*
nger friend 011 board the cars at 8.10?it 10
as now 7.30. Out popped Charlv from
s stall, like a cork from a bottle, and lo! ea<
me fifty acres there were in which to ox- 'Wl
cise his legs and ours, to say nothing of sec
itiper and ingenuity. First, the lady with ''lf
measure of ofits attempted to do ihe thing e^'
; bribing him genteelly. Not lie? lie |nc
iu i?u iu we u<us, none ID UlC
ind until it cnmo near his head, when oft"- ^a!
5 sprang. After one or two trials, wo ar?
opped the oats, and went at it in good an<
rnest?called all the boys, headed him off vei
is way, ran him out of the growing oats,. ',al
ove him into the upper lot and out of it
^ain. We got him into n corner, with arc
eat pains, and he got himself out of it
ithout the least trouble. "He would dash sei:
rough a line of six or eight whooping boys,
ith ns little resistanco as if they had been
many mosquitoes.
Down he ran to the lower side of the lot, -^u
id down we all walked after him. Up he seI1
n to the upper end of the lot, and up we evc
I walked alter him?loo tired to run. Oh, mo
was glorious fun ! The sun was hot. The an<
rs wero coming, nnd we had two te(l
iles to ride to the depot? lie did enjoy it, eii
id we did not. We resorted to expedients the
miiln (1IA llIC
vj'v.u\.u ?? IUU vuv JJMIO %ji iuc uani ,mu
?rd, and essayed to diive him in?and wo '?
d it, too, almost; for he ran close up to it,
id just sailed past, with n laugh as piftHsin
) Ins face as ever horse had ! Man is vastly cai
iperior to a horse in inany respects. But
inning on a hot summer day, in a twenty
;ie lot, is not one of them! Wo got him rftS
j the brook, and while he drank, oh, how Bli
isurcly, wo started up and sitccccdcd in mi
st missing our grab at his name ! Now C01
>mes another splendid run. His head was f?r
i, his eyes flashing, his tail streamed attt
<e a banner, and glancing his head this 'n
ny and that, right and left, he allowed us to
come qb to the brush corner; from ba
hence, in a few momunts. he allowed us an
emerge, and come afoot after hint, down ]??
the barn again. 13ut ttfk will "not hold
rover, even wiiu uorses. jie ciasneff down
lane?and we bad bim ! But asfeon as #n
> saw tho gato closed, and perceived the tb<
#te of tlio case, bow charmingly be be- 22
ived-jallowed us to come up and bridle ke
m without a movoinent of resistance, and P"
firmed by bis wbole conduct tbat it was be
e merest sport in tbe world, all tbis seem- blc
g disobedience. ha
? >? y(
ow Far can a Clergyman Plagiarise. jg
Messrs. Editors :?Please oblige me ] g
itb letting me know how far, in your
?inion a clergyman is justified in using
e thoughts of others in bis public dis- cr(
iurso ! . tf,(
Scrutator. |,e
[1. Wo not only 'think that a s6,
iuister is justified in using tliORghts of |ar
hers, but we think that lie is not justified an
refusing to use them. A clergyman is tu,
o instructor of bis people. For this pur- jzc
>se ho is bound to make careful preparatn
Wltof/itfMP mau tliA rnanlt nf
j ?? ?-?? ? na
udy of others on auy particular topic, ho
bound, #0 for as is within bia power, to ^
illect. Suppose far instance, he may be
eating on the subject of procrastination. ^
is duty is not ouly to meditate himself ouj
e evils of this most dangerous habit, but ^
' glance bin eye over the sermons or com? rrri
eutaries of others bearing on the same to- fa*
c, and to catch from tbem whatever caj
>ints may add to the force of his fljgu- _.
lent. lie has no right, it is true, to 'Take
iose points consecutively from any given j
atbor. Ho has no right, without aoktfowllgemept,
to Mate any thing in the Januugein
which it is clothed by another. uy
utVhM ? perfect rioht to Use *uch ^
loughd, clothing th#? ?n Wi qjrn l*n- .>
l' I ifi?i>nwn nrilv 'it
unge, uuu ? --- ??? ' mm
^nd jfBv buj^. ^
< ' . V* *
. * >' " 'V * . *
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- -.-1? ? f J aV
p ? Tifjfe forinsl^ucQ, mCtftp^or^drawn. .r
in .tliejwin <>r t^ff ivu?^ ? Are t.hjMft to ^
rejepJ.ed, bi^BW?o tliey aro*;t* bo foiind I^oinerT
If this vi^w* ^ correct, tho.
iwer to thp qti#qtionWSimplV this*: That
ich is dlsttnjctivQ Jo, an aqtbqi^of which
is tho solo proprietor^ Co- oe taken.
hottjT acknowledgement, Utader tbia .
id falls his, tynguggej^id ;tbp Mttjntre*
ntpfhis thoughts. JJut bleyoni^tuis^{\t>prehend
thai is ftOt? onljj thought,.
; tbe duty of every publio teacLerJo
I himfl^f ofj.he researches of. ^sr- . "
s.TSi\Tiec7| . ^ \ ^ f . ]
A Maryland Peach Ofohard. * > . .?"? ]
A correspondent of the *
no gives thfl foliowi .1
Dssom Farm, whjch iMp* itie- rnosl" . * .
enswe peach orchards lfn ihe . drifted
ltes : . ' * *
The-farm is situated in tWftrl<}sfM'ip?rilpf
3 (Cocil) on the &a$?a{Yas ** J
itains 050 acres, 400 of which isplMlfift,
peach trees. It.was sold'last winter IW .J
? /?r/i/Ht/\l*a nf Mia A?-k-J,#C
rtv.vu.vvio Vi VUV lilkU vmnct)
lio, in 1839, planted the first tree, wU[cli
itiH b'earing,) and. was purchased by
ithony, of Delaware, for the autif of Ji4.5?.
;-v v-*. 1
fhe peaches generally- commeotjo rip
ng about the 5th of August, and." from
kt time till the close of the season, j
i 25th of September, {hey are gatner?u
1 sent to market at the rata of fron^f*
3 to 1,500 basket per day, During _
s period from 50 to lfto bauds,'^rp.. epp?,
ntly engaged picking atvd shipping, tua *
it, and two steamboats are employed In . 4
Tying it to the Philadelphia . m^ket.
e li^limore market is much -more. conlient,
but it getferalfv commands sucit
or prices there tbat it is found- ^i&chrisabie'
send it to Philadelphia^* *
The pickers are divided iuto gab^s?li"
:h gang being composed of (etir .
ijlve men, and having a captain or "jover-.
r to di*Bct their movements, and aee . " -j
it no unripe or imperfect fruit is gather- ?Jj
. Thus arranged they pair off ana comnce
operations, by every. two. mpn Ae- *
ting a step-ladder aud a coifplo of hind- - j
T>? - -r .1 1 - I
>uu. uy nivalis 01 uie judders v
i enabled malt easily to climb the trfie*
J tlien, hanging their basl?fts on a <#?'
licnt limb, by a Jiook fastened to fondle
for .that purpose, tbe.v Droceod-witl# ?'
sir labors. As often as tlio hand-baskets '
! filled tbey aTe passed down-Jind JfBjpl?'*
into the baskets h? which .thoM"iruit_Js - 1
it to nfljfltct, arid-which usually confftm .,
jut three pecks. ?* .?*?&
Day after day the?nmc rotinWiaf gbrfi '
>nglit with, aiwluluriq^the *
gust and September a peach farttv '
its quite nr>-3animated "^tene. " l2&el? ofr. ' try
side can be s<jen gangs 6f?xi\cX&TWf. ;
stly Dutch mid IritibJ rwith tKfiiT jBaske^v
1 ladders ; they hate peculiarij^construft^
spring wagonsSttNfoa with baskets* tjif.
with the temptu^rruit; aqflyondto^ab?
warf, lies a huge ateamer talSffcg 4o
oious cargo. All .is hustlewfor tli?"frlS> .*
ripening rapidty ; and tUe^*$at ofciec$5& _ \<\
get it to market in ptc^r?;ondttf^rf??&-.? . .
gle day V negligent^ or in^UWJtkau * '.j
ise the loss of several Uovidiw - 1
o fruit. . i'r ( / T *
In coiiBoqucnco Qtjhe pecunm^r ^
sment of th'o recenLowncr oftlio >
ossoin" orchards,. the* tree's bars
jch neplecte(f6f Fate nmlJiaAinir MtHm
nsidcrably are^goj; ri'ea'f ?S ^V6dlteljV& - W
merly. Somo yearS ago as . mapy -w 2 '^ \
,000 baskets wore gathered frqjjj ~&$aiL * ->
n single season. In 18^ th^ crflp* " market
was, in rouncPfci|tolj>er$, SUj^6^ .
sleets; i0*1855 it was' 45,Q^)0 basket*? 48|
d in 1856 about 12,000 .,baBV?Wj *f
ices for the years above rneijtionea j AVer; '
ed aa follows} $1. *14; per hai&et trt
'54 ; in 1835 ?>uU#(? cen% pr. TSStKet} d
in 185G, aflfout ?1*60 per baekM.^ ^
5 cost of getting the fruit to market about
cents per basket, iz f^lZ oents a my 1
t froiglit, and lOjgpnta. a lffifrct to 6ovor
:king,selling au<n>ther fejptoiiMfc ft $ill , *
Beoft rtt n glance that thq H'tofka-' ' 4
) seasons have bean thos<f in which tK&Mr - *
8 been a scarcity of fruit? Then ~
iar. Gross Reccipta, Expenses.^iRece^ia
54,. $25,6000 v iM^OO ? '
156. 15,120 9,140 r
f5tf, 18,000' v* lM60
In 1855 there fras aft" >
m in av?pv ft/v>Hnn f\f ftJSv *
i city market* were constanlly.
d such of ilie poa'tib-growe??^?*r*W
iate enoiigli lo have any fi^H 'wifi few' ^ ..
i ^large^ profits. ^ ^ ' '*