Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_ . ... ^ .. . ' ""W'"' ^ \ A fV\ /fs Jr. 'Dii M MI rii M iv 11"h ; v^j ' X " '"' ^ ^ J ~ ^ '>/ ' ; - ^ i V .' X ":> DEVOTED TO UTBUTVSB, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, HEWS, POLITICS, &C? &C. 'v.?*"" >' - ** " " " > , * ___? ???? j 1 - ? .... TERMS TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let il be Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?hiuiu*. I PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 5?NO. 44. ABBEVILLE C. 1L. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1858. WHOLE NUMBER 352 ^ ' ^ RATES OF ADVERTISING The Proprietors of the Abbeville nti independent J'rcss, have established 'lie lollov lug rates of Advertising lo be charged in bot papers: Every Advertisement inserted for a less tin than three months, will be elmrgetl by the ii fcertion at Out! Dollar per Square.(Ii ine ?the space of I'2 solid lines or less,) for the fin insertion, aiul tt'ifty Cents for each sub.-< ^uent insertion. l?T The Commissioner s, Sln-rill's, Clerk i * i .villi... IIIIU WnilllllQ S Auvrrnsilinm.- ?... In hotli papers, cncli chargiui; hsill' price. ?59" Sheriffs Levies, OlM! Dollili' i.'iU'l Announcing a Canilitlale, I-'ivi* l)ol lars. Advertising nn Est rav, Two Dollars lo lie by tin- Magistrate. Advertisements inserted fur three months, o longer, at the following rates : 1 square .1 months $ ,r> O I Square li Ill lis i.i 1 square t* months - ] > <t 1 square 12 mouths li ii 2 squares It mouth* ...... 8 ti 2 squares 0 months ------ I I (i 2 squares ! months IS i 2 squares 12 mouths ...... 20 t? 3 squares 3 months H> o< 3 squares (> months - - - - - - lfi O 3 squares y months ------ 21 Mi 3 squares 12 months 2~> t't 4 squares 3 months - 12 m 4 squares 0 months 20 <? , 4 squares !> months ...... 2<i 0( 4 squares 12 months ...... 30 in 6 squares 3 months ------ 15 Of 5 squares ?> months ...... 25 <i( fi snuares I) months - HI tit 6 squares 1*2 months - - - - - - :>.*> m 6 squares !i months - - - - - ;iu m 6 squares (i months ...... :{(( im 6 squares 0 month* liti n< f> squares 1'2 months -4? Oi 1 squares 3 months ...... 'iTi (ti 7 squares fi months ...... :<.=> in 7 squares 9 months II in 7 squares 12 months ...... 45 Hi 8 squares 3 months ...... :;o (*11 8 squares 0 months ...... .|o n< 8 squares months A*> <11 8 squares 12 months ...... 50 Oi Fractions of Squares will be charged in pro portion to the above rates. Hui-iness Cards for the term of one year, will he charged iu proportion to th<: space they occupy, at Ohk Itollar per line space. For all advertisements Si>t in iloiihh- rnf D.ft.. /v.... ...? :ii 1 11 1 . ,1 rni\ |??:r \.cuu cmhi \?i?i uu aunni uj nil1 above rates. DAVIS A CREWS, F?r ltnunrr ; LEE A WILSON*. _ For /'r<sX. MISCELLANY. Relations of the Sabbath. In an admirable discourse by President. Hopkins on "The importance of the Sabbath to the purity and perpetuity of free iijaiiLULrvu^N! n?r pjiya The Sabbath is not, as many scorn to suppose, an institution sli<r!itly connected with the oilier arrangements of God. It may seem so at first, but trace its connections, and you will find it inseparably bhn ding with the arrangements of God for the elevation and well-being of man. Its law of rest is instainpped upon the physical organization of all beings capable of labor, whether of body or mind, and in its simplisity and variety of adaptation, like the air, and the light, and the water, it bears the evident impress of the hand of God.? IIow simple, and yet while it meets the wants of the exhausted animal, how evidently was it "made for man" iu all conditions and in all his relations. IIow perfectly is it adapted to the labor, ing man in bis toil, to the young man in his temptation, to the business man in hi* perplexities, to the scholar in his exhausting process of thought, and to the state men as bearing the burthens of public, lifi* IIow is it adapted to families consecrating liome, and giving opportunity for familv instruction ; liow to communities, as the individuals composing them are relate) at Tonce to each other and to God, an J as need ing opportunity both for private and public devotion ! IIow does it blend the socia and llie religious nature of man, and fit him for social heaven ! IIow is it related tci the Bible, as a book of inquiring study, hik to time for to study ! IIow does it con nee man witfi the past, by constantly remind in'g him of that great event which it com memorates; how with the future, by its glimpses and foretastes of that heaven whirl it tvnifies. Tvenfc- as find's crimmnnd 11 would improve the individual man physi cally, intellectually, morally. In his noma delations it would fjecure purity and liar ' taony; in hi:i civil relations security and Freedom. It would unite man to man, an<; 1 all niea i?'fjbd. Surely, whatever he maj bo who fights against the Srfbbath, * {itstbe best interests of his race, and \ f .Vit God himself ''When stealing a chicken, beware of henbane 1 It'is 'mentioned as local news bj L.e.l !.? - - -i - iuvocnenociHuy ivc'iiecior, mat a young oouple agreekig to elope, by soma mistake in the preliminary arrangements, the gentle man put the ladder up to the window of th< ' room next to the one in which his sweet heart slept, and which proved to be that ir herf anxious mamma,, tit hanrieoim > -^Wow, reposed. She turned the mistake > '-to IKeir own advantage ; got into bin arms; / Tfefufrted bj# affectionate embraces * wti fc'v Jjdrnevhy'him to tfie carriage, and by pre Serving beooming^ilenca tkntil daylight T^kept biro blind of U\a error, .and by ibe pbpower pf b?r b1andi*bna?hta, actually * Tnto matrimony'tkth. herself h .There are few rtokeno w truthf?V <*? borne as a display ofTrajniiut flow ' ^ w '' &&&&*.. *' * C1/ I A Visit to the Sonate. A Western correspondent lias furtitsliec ( the l'hildelphia l'ress with the following nc I count of the personnel of the Unitei] State 10 i Semite: I, j "The first seat on the left as you ente is occupied hy Senator Mason, of "igini: lie is of the Mile bloods?one of me .salt * t/re aznla of (he Old Dominion, a very in c-irtialion of K. F. V.'istn. Right aeros? ' on the right. is the thin, t:il! person of ('a meron,of lVnsylvania. He is the antipndi i, of Mason. At a little distance from Came ron. in Use same circle of the seals, volt s<>< r . Seward,a short gentleman, with a promi n nent heal;?a regular St. Anthony's nose " | The redouhtahle New Yorker is of a red n | dish, sandy complexion, which indicates : 0 temperament generally assiociated with grea || ! physical and intellectual activity. Seward' ii j voice seems to he altogether disproportions || j to Itis almost puny figure. It seems to is ii : sue from theeliest of a giant?so deep-nrx 1 ; sonorous is it. Next to Seward come bluff i ; i i witty, oleaginous, imperturbable Jack Hale ' i of New llamp-liire, tlie 4,Voriek" of the I j ^ 1 , j Senate, who can put the floor and galleries 1 ill ft ?*<? !? l?o "l.'.uno .1" , Obnoxious as liis sentiments an: to many > , Senators, lie can at any linn: hold the floor ( on suflerance, when a single objecting voice i would stop his month?in such good liu| suor does his wit put his nudiuce. Deyond i Jack arc several other Free Soilers. new to 1 the Senate, an.] indeed to the country, who i have not yet made their mark. IIow they 1 | will open up, 1 cannot prophesy. There i* ' ( !)i:illillol* fr. mi \f ;..l.i.r..n 11.. i....I-.- ::i a smart, well-do-to New England More keeper or speculator. IIo lias not the aspect of a man of thought or education.? j Truni'uill, of Illinois, mav be n man ofbrains j for aught that the writer knows to the con | tfary, hut Ins has a sneaking sort of a dei mcauor that I do not liko. As the oollea' gu<- of tlu* "Little Giant," he makes a rather j ill matched spun. ' Dooliitlc, of Wisconsin, talks like si" I Methody parson." Below, on the same j side, sits Senator Fessendeu, of Maine.? lie is also one of tlie humanitarian brethren.? ; lie evidently a man of resolution, ability , and culture. Ilis countenance is rather i rigid severe and puritanisli.?Messrs. Collamer and Foot, of Vermont, sit just above him. They arc grave and reverend signors, ! i. .1. ~.:.i : ..ill x- _ u i ? , uolij, wiiii an uiiiiiim;iK'Iim'j i>w ijiigiana 1 air. l5t:!o;v F?.'ssen<It'll sits young Senator i 1'ugh, of Ohio, with a well bearded coun tcnancc; his dear, open forehead, such an i i : one a* the physiologist holds in high?^e8lj. I ination. (Jreat energy and a vigoi^i,^ de. j cisive character, evidently belong ^ie 1 | able young Oliioan, who represent y0ung America in the grave body to whi',^ |1G be. ! longs. The word Senate, as is well kiio.>.?4 > j implies age in its members; but capacity is an equivalent for it in Mr. Pugh's case. ' Right up amongst the magnates of frcesoil' i ism, its sages and expounders,sits Toombs > j of (Ii-oigia, the most noticeable man in the I ociiait*. < iin! wouii.1 uaruiy iook lor the j distinguished (leorgiau, in such environment, ' i He can take care of himself, however, in ; : the mid*t of any number of toes. You feel j sure of that ?s you contemplate liis fine, ' massive countenance, visibly stamped with j the zeal and superscription of mind and ' : strong manhood. Near Toombs sits Seua' i lor Benjamin, of LouiM.ana?a short, mus* , cular, compact personage, with as keen ami I ! logical an intellect as tho best of liis com i peers. There is no better lawyer in the ' Senate than Benjamin, as w ill be readily I perceived by listening to him the Supreme 1 > Court, where his services arc in great requi' : sit ion. ' j "On llic same side, too, lower down, sits ^ : Senator Evans, of South Carolina, a grand" | fatherly, benevolent looking old gentleman, " | the very last personage who yon would sup 1 I pose to be the chosen represent alive of the 1 j land of nullification and fire-eating. Sunn ' i tor.Crittenden, of Kentucky, also sits on " j this side; his locks are liberally powdered ' j with the frost of time ; hut, old as he is, am] ' ! long associated with the Senatorial history o the country, ho can cope in debate with mi) ' antagonist, however strong. The venerabl< Keiituckiari is still full of tiie fire and vim ; hii 1 features are opon and strongly marked ; hi: ' temperament is choleric and easily arouscc to a consuming fire. Preston King, <> New York, is the opposite of Seward, lii: , colleague, in persons; ho never will li< , awake from leanness; he eleepa soundIj , o'nighu, and is of a Daniel Lambertish ob . esily; viewed a tergo, he foiim a spaciom , parallelogram; if he had a Dutch name, on< might suppose him to be a lineal decend i ant from \V;?Iter the Doubter, described by j Diedrich Knickerbocker.' Se iator Sumnflr } of Massachusetts, belongs on this side o the Senate, but he is not pr&ent. His col | league, Wifson^sita at the immediate lofi . of Seward ; Wilson 19 nql a man to attract notice, whether sedanf or. levant^ in hii i r or on hi* .feet; he ? w very ordinary rinia, swarthy-faced, low-browed, ami som 1 what careless ami ordinary in his stylo ( dress; the phrenologist might, obj-ct t< s iiis forehead as altogether too low ntu straightened, but the physiognomist, the ili 1 eiple of Lavater, would find in Hunter' ' face, completion, eyes massive chin an mouth, evidences of great mental powe which in fact he possesses. There is null :, ing in Iiis manner or speech indicating tli fire-eater. < )n the contrary, he seems to l> l' a man of the soundest sense and logic.? He would he a favorite in anv delib-Tativ hodv. He evidently enjoys fun, and hi " ! Iaii<r|i indicates great good nature. Slidel j of Louisiana, is of reverend years, wit I* ai " abundance of whitened liair upon liis "Iros 1 i tv brow," a 11i?_r!i forehead, and florid,sangn 1 J ine complex! ion. Setiaior Davis, of Mi?>i> s I stppi, is ? spare, hawk-faced parsonage, will ' a musical voice. I ! ; by no moans answer " to onv's preconceptions of the "Jell*. Davis,' ' of tlii! N'l-w \ ork Herald. I Its is tloubtles" of a fircry and cxcitable teinpermaent, 1 m liis ortlinary hearing an>l address arc sub ! ilued and unassuming. ; "The figure of Senator I [ouston, of Texai is familiar through portraits and freoiieni descriptions. 11 is Indian love of fingei l ings ami ornaments, his flash vest, his ttiili tary pants, his open jack-knife and whit tling stick, at whieh he works away con j statuly while in his seat ; his tall, erect port j altogether compose a sullieiently notahh I j personage. lie is fluent ami impressive if I debate, with something of I lie intonation o II a "Method y" parson. 11 i*- Senatorial careei ' I draws towards its close Senator Douglass | too, is a prominent H^nre oti this side o J the Senate. Ilis "perpendicular preripku : of forehead," as the New York Independent , : phrases it, hides as strong a hrain as any ir the nation. The elder I'uoth would hnv? madejti-t such a debate as 1 >ouglass, if he had heeii a politician and Congressman (/win, of California, is a suhtantial, tali i white-haired individual. Ilis colleague j Ihoderiek, looks like a study yeoman, ful of pluck ami resolution. ' .Senator Bigler, of Pennsylvania, wlio is I lie mouth-piece of the Administration in the Senate, has a good countenance, lull somewhat heavy and sluggish. He was unfortunate in being put forward to cope with Douglass on the Kansas question. Ii was Athelstaue against Invanhoe." Cheating the Devil. Squire II? living in the town of A., was a fijah in easy circumstances, with everything enough, in doors and out.?In hi; yard was a huge pile of wood, sawed an< split, and siifnuie.it in bulk to keep a dozei faiuilies, lhroi\*h the winter, with enougl ' more ?liere that came from. Across the street from Squire II., live? Mrs. \V., a poor widow woman in stinight ened circumstances, with four mouths tf feed and four little bodies to warm beside! her own. Squire II., doted on his big wood pile and was in the habit of taking a peep at i through the closed blinds of his window l-e fore retiring at night.?One night he saw ; feinale hanging around the pile, and open ing the door partially, to get a better view saw her stoop, pieking up a large armfu and start off. She had not proceeded far ! however, when slit* slopped short, ami In overheard tin: following : "I cannot steal? the eye of God is upon meand dowi went the wood, and she. walked oil' a fev steps and stopped again : "I have not i stick of wood in the house, the weather i , hitter cold, and my poor children are freez ing. The. Squire, has enough and will neve miss it." So saving, she filled her arm , again with the coveted fuel. Again she started and again hesitated "What! steal? I never did such a thing and God forbid I should do it now !" am down went the wood again. But tin , thought of her suffering hrood brought he , ! once more to the pile, and filled Iter arm I llie third time with wood. Once more sh I statted and again turned back?,-I will no p steal?I will trust in God, and if it is lli , will, we'll perish together." So saying sh > threw down the wood on the pile, and th , Squire saw her enter her dwelling at.d clos ? I lie door. He retired to bed,, but slutube ] was slow in visiting his*eyelids. He though f of the poor widow and her suffering child rer , and perhaps when he slept he dreampt c , them. r?.? J? nr .... JUfii I f Hie IIVAI Iuit;iiwil( muuw *? . WH surprised to see the Squire's four ox tear ' loaded with wood?, haul up in front of he > dwelling, and?the Squire commenced pilch > ing it ??(f. "What's this, Squire II.?1' asked" the a? tonished and |j>?lf frightened woman; " didn't ord$r that'wood, and God knows ? can't pay for it." f ijJt'B your*, and paid for. Ma'amsun] . out'the Sauire. tuacrinr at a bier lop-^'fYio L cheated the devil Tj^st night." " * Tite poor wuinan insisted that'there wn 1 tome in intake about iE, * b . !fl tell yoji it is ^ours*,;-. for ^heating h devil last night,'/ said the Squirt*, ."and Uicr . <:QrqlsH roiin;Jb saw | up, split it, and pad it awtij. in j our W^od-^ioufkS." ^ The \vjdow,. began jo M^ine]^. yrptV^ifc i fitajiimvrirtg her ilitfik* to the Squire, re Blank Forms, or Helps to the Uninitiated The New York Kxamiiier, a religion t paper, (1? ipti-t) buik'sipies tin; practice o | advertising sermons, &? .., by giving the fol s. lowing forms for the n^e of clergymen win s have not vet learned this great nietropolitai ,] i improvement. r> The Rev. , having labored scvei months with great acceptance as pastor o the elmrrh in , last Sabbath preaehe* I.;., r.. it i: - ?ci - i i|? !?.-. tan nv ii i| IM? ?* 11 M.\ 111 '"It" ? ?!?> N'.'IHTM _ a dry eve in the I must*, so deeply wore al t. effected l?y tli<; rupture of tics wliieli hat s | been mi Imiir ;i<*<]? iriti<r strenirlh. Al'tei tin |_ : sermon coinnii-tiihilorv i-o?-??luii<?ns wen i) | passed atul ordered t<> lie published in thre< ; ] |>:?|??*rs. A little i;irlthen stepped forward - .iimI in behalf of the pcwholdeis, with a ileal address, presented to the retiring pastor; , j silver tooth pick, ace.-unpiuiied by the name! s <>f the donors, and tliu atnoiinl each eontri " | bntcd, to "show himself friendly," and tin i recipient, witli eviileut ropondeil I it) an eloquent inamii'r. Ii was an occasion imt. soon to be forgotten. The Kev. Dr. .having recently re n turned trot 11 li is Kuropean lour, will in-xt t Sabbath evening. in his own pulpit, give an i- account of tins li.:itji??*il Srhools in Loudon . ami, as ail illn-tratioii, will exhibit two 01 - three. ragged l?oys,similar to those which In - saw in the school near the famous "Coa , I Hole." Tickets to the lecture, fives cents for the benefit, of the Sabbat li School. l The Rev. will next Lord's day f evening entertain the public with a graphic r sketch of his late excursion in "John Brown's , Track," northern New York. 15y tlie ad f vice of his physician, lie accompanied :i t hunting party into the depths of that wont derfu! forest ami hi? narrative will doubt les> i be very interesting, lie will exhibit, the > skin of a wolf which lie shot, ami the club > | with which he kiile<l ami unknown animal. . i Come early if you want a good seat. . i The llev. Dr. will preach in his own . [ place to-morrow morning, ami administei 1 j the ordinance of baptism to?persons, nil I recent converts, the oldest of whom is? s I years, and the youngest?. The choir, uiii der the direction of that distinguished vol enlist, Mr. , will sing two select pieces, i | and will give a fan tasiu on the organ. The : public are invited. L The itev. Mr. ,late a missionary in Asia will preach to-inorrow evening in the church. After a <;ospel sermon, he will put on the costume of the tribe among whom he has labored, and sing one of their national s.ongs. Tickets tun cents, for his Mission I The Anniversary of the Sabbath School will be held next Salibath evening. Several ' weeks have been devoted to preparation 1 and a rich entertainment is expected. The services will be prayers, reading the Scriptures, the Secretary's report, singing, ad! dresses, dialogues in costume, and a mock ' wedding. Miss will preside at the piano. A collection will be taken tip to pay the expenses of the decorations. * Til!. I ???! ' Mill/ill .1 ' | bazaar next week, commencing on Monday, | in Hall the avails to be appropriated tn 1 i the purchase of mittens for poor children. i Many of our first lailies are engaged in the ' J self-denying enterprise. A large variety ol j curious articles will be for s-tlc, and every | one who purchases a dollar's worth will lit 1 j entitled to an ice cream. There will be an . ! address by some clergyman every evening ( ! except Fuday, \\ lien there will be exhibited an old folkV party, a genuine take-oil'of th? { ! ..i i. .. ij i! _ .i i t i uuk'ii liinu. itt'iiu'iii-MT iim; poor L>;iru-uuiiu1 ed children.?J\r. V. Exuminer. Literary Intelligence.?A New York correspondent write*: r A gentleman hero lias in his possess sion several leaves of the first bonk evei printed in English ; it bears Caxton's im|. priinature. While th<j orthography is ohr solete, the mechanical execution, spite ol black letter, indicates that the art of printing attained m trvelloii* perfection at its in 3 ception. Tha<kerav has made numerous r histurieal mistakes in his "Virginians" als ready. Dr. Spi ague's new volume of CleB rical Biography will be out next month.? Frank B. Goodrich (Dick Tint??) has made ' an entertaining volume of nautical adveti i> j lures, called "Man upon lue Sea. Mr. Lose sing is preparing a Life of Gen. Schuyler, e which protnisses to be quite valuable ; lit () lias been furnished with all the requisite family documents. O'Brien's I'oems are ' in press '"Haul Kerrol," have arrived. The 1 next volume of the hew Cyclopaedia will i, have some important contributions, among >f them an exhaustive article on Athens, by I'rofeasor Felton, the most thorough evei s written on the subject.?Boston Transcript n Tiie Catholic Church on Drunken r- n k8h.?Bishop Bayley, the Catholic Bishop '* of New Jersey, ims issued a manifesto "bringing the machinery of the church tc bear agsinst the vice of drunkenness. Ilif | letter on the subject )>as been read in all tht 1 churches, in wliiyh be calls attention to twc classes?the drunkurds themselves, aii(,l tlu ? dealer in liquor. Leaving to the pastorj u the choice of the particular' means to bt < u^fjd, he sutfgesta . that, each Should keep t % list of the qrunkftnU and liqOor dealer* ir liis churchy He says: e '."lam determined to . mrtke use ofifth( ? most seyere nieasnr^ " slgainst all who ar< k addicted tb this syandnloua and des*rqoti<r< , vioto; aod if they pracHco o ^ ^in uf^o ^ it^ s^ ??! : ; j r Philopena. ' 'v ? I s We holieve this pleasant amuscmehl for I < f lioys and fjirls, and sometime* of more i - mature a?je, orri^in:it< d in (formally, where J > it is railed viel lit hrjn n, which, as it is spo- i i j ken, has the sound of /ifiifi/ikin?which j may have hoen the origin of our word, to i < t which we have given a Latin termination? | f /him ? hccanM' it infer* a penality or forlVi- i I lure exacted or won hv tin- !;? ? <.f ' >' | ment of llio winning party. '.Villi ik the I I ' thing* is managed, however, excessively j 1 ?*ltimsy. and <piite williont skill. A |><tsoii j ' in company chances to fiml a double mealed j . almoin], iiin] hands li:?lf tlie itn-at nut to j ' another, and says, or rather should sav, j , j ''Will you cat a philopena with nie ?" 'I In* i I j other may sav, "I am afraid,and refuse, or ; i ' mav accept one. of tlin nuts, and cat i: at , ? the same, lime the challenging party eats the ; ; oilier. | Thus tliev separate ; hut when they meet I j acrain. iln? one that can think to say "philo- ] 1 pena" first to tlio other wins tin- forfeit, and has a risiht to name. what it shall hn?rally, amonjj children, sumo trifle; oramotii; youn<? folks, some little present, sutitahle to the condition of tin* parties. Thus, a voting , . ladv who wins a philopcna of a gentleman, ' ' j may immediately add, 4,1 wear No. 0 1-2 > i kills." If the parties meet in the street, I the lady may say, 4*<Mi, yes; I sec yon no- ; > tiee I hat my parasol is getting old. Well, then, I accept." Hut the gentleman tnu-t never allude to her want an article, hut I exercise his judgment as to what would he ? I acceptable, (ienerallv, in our hot basis to j win philopenas, we forget propriety, ami he- | wi > come nule, in this lan-1 of thrift ati?l hurry. j soi The thing is far better an<l more pleasant I as it exists in Germany, ami calls into exer- , ,|U i cise some of the most, useful faculties of tl??- j clt 1 initxl. When a couple meet the next time j tl? alter having eaten philopeuas together, no :l(l advantage is taken of the other, until one of rt i ' ' ihi'in pronounces the won! "philopena."? t|, This is the warning that now the sport is to ! v,. I . begin. Lei us suppose that a <*entleman j tin : calls upon a la lv ; she invites him to walk I m, | in. hut at the same time speaks llie talisman- , pj, i 1 ( tvul'il It li>> HAitntiti. lli/i .>41-.i' " ' i ! lie* is lost, unless she removes (he ban by .K. ; telling liiin to go awav. If s!ie asks him i a|1 | to tak" oft*his hat, lie must resolutely keep, i |(j, . it on : if to be seated, he must stand : or if j 1 at the table she should hand him any article j ! which he accepts, a e wins the forfeit. At | |,jj the same time he is watching to catch her j jj, oil'her guard?for the lirst acceptance of j j>, any offer from ?li<*. other ends the game. | j,, Both are constantly exercising their wits to i S(J| ! prevent being caught, ami the sport often vv. goes on all the evening. r,.; 1 i IVrbrm^ tbn <ri?iitli>iri?ii brinn* t lilil.i nra | [ e?~ r? I"** :is ! sent, and wiving: "Knowing tli.it I shall I lose my philopetia, I have brought it along sj,( 1?here it is." If She 15 caught olf Iter guard |t? 1 j bv liin smooth speech, she loses, for he imI .... i i mediately claims forfeit. It neither wins at ! | ! the first meeting, the sport is cnntinne<] to | 1 j (he second; and it may happen that half a , dozen parties m^et at the same lime, all anx- e j ' ions to win of their philop'ena partners, so that the scene often becomes ludicrously m| ' amusing. How preferable is tliis German f play to our own! And as the sports de- -j , rived from plii'.opena are very innocent and j i prettv, we commend it to the "young folks'' j(), , of America. * , no i Tiik L aw of \\ eatiikr.?There are j iiiitiiv reseinblanees between llie winter of | ] 837-8 and 18o7-8. The month uf I)e- ve< I cember, 1837, was open mid very mill!, 'In Willi no frost in the earth. Christinas whs ^t.i ! warm, mild and pleasant, the weather con- ^ tinning so until the end of the yenr. Tiiere ; . was no sleighing, except on jhe 10 and 11th J"1 of December, and then for a short time .vo only. Bli January, 1838 ? twenty years ago?was Vc ] also a most remarkable month, the weather w|i | continuing almost like "Indian summer," ; with the exception of the last two days.? No snow was seen during that month, the I thermometer in the afternoons averaging are 40 deg.only Febinary disappointed the prog- din nosticatioiis, as it may this winter, lor al- (0 though cold there, wan hut little snow, and ^ fourteen clear day?. March had only I wo snow storms. April, as usual, variable, the temperature averaging a few degrees above Pat ! January. The Hudson opened atul closed nie ! three times during the season, the last about p.,, the 18th, when the streams generally became yo) navigable. This year steamers ran to Al- * ' bany for a few days in the month of Jamm- w ry, and up to this time the Sound and other steamboats have inet with uo interruption to from the ice. # tl,e Judge Butler, of Connecticut, 8ay6 that ajj . the forces which produce and control the fJ <*'& iw wiiuioviuii^ OIO HIUIll" selves subject to changes. Theso are peri- a9 odical, and covering periods of about ten tiv years or a decade. Certain rosults may therefore be expected during every decade ani^. at *"cfertayi portions of the decade., onl Those results ftomeijinea occur with Irii more certainty during the alternate decades. - Thus the latter part of the decade between Irii , 1830 and 1840 wilt an but initially a redu- ?o< plication dftijifft frbtn 1810 "to 1820 ; and th< , it wWfo bo expected that the latter part aft j of the "present deoad&wotiYd slibsUnt i^lly, , rose in bio th*? of 1830 JLo ^840, as it ha& tf_., f doi)& The weather thus far. 8inc?v;"1856. , i Judge Gently. D, there 1ms 111:1113* a tearlifion shed; % Ami miniv ft heart been broken ; Fop want of a ueiitle haml set forth, Or 11 word in kindness spoken. I'lien. oil! with brotheily regard, Tro it every sob of sorrow ; vi from eaeli tone of love his heart New liopcs, new strength shall borrow. Nor turn?with eold and scornful eye I'Voiu liim who hath olfellded; ? [Jut lei the harshnessof re]?roof Willi kindest tones be blended. l'he s.-ed-i of u'oinl are everywhere, A...I it. 1-.1 1." miiiiT'I l?y the quieketiini; rays of love, I'iil forth their icnJcr blossom. _ While many a soul hnth liceu To deeds ??f evil hardened? WIhi I'.rlt llmt hittere-t of i?riefs? Tlie lirsl ollViiee unpardoned. Oh ! Sing Again. >li! siiiLr auiiin I Suit, melting strain, Tliat love delights to hear; Fur -till my In-art tlitsounds retain, Which are t?? me so <lcar. t\inl a- I listen to its tones, To dist ant years 1 lly? hen every hour was I'll led with joy, Kre sorrow waked a siyh. Mi, ine ! nli, 1110! 111?- linppy past fan never come again ; \tid though I oftfii \v i^li it hack, That wish, nlns! is vain. My sun is set, my hopes destroyed, And L'sirlaiids (tale and d?ad, Are wreathed around the blighted hopes That are foivver lied. Social Etiquette of Washington Life. It is ni'ulialili: that inanv of our readers ! II yi-dt the Capital during the winter, j mo of whom, although well versed iti the j neral usages of private life, may be unac- ! aioted with the forms and ceremonies pe- ] liar to Washington.?The President ol j e t inted States, ami his official friends d advisers, though not hedged around th the formal and unmeaning etiquette :it prevails in most foreign countries, are t compelled to resort to certain coiivuti>naiilies and customs, whose significance list tn-ver he neglected by those who asre to a position in society. Of cotu>e 'he President, to avoid being rfi-ctly overwhelmed with visitors, idlers, d excitement-seekers, is obliged to deny uiself to the public, except on certain days II. T L* .1 1 - . - u uoin>. ii ;i {ri'iiiumii.-iii uesires 10 sec :n on really important business, lie apes to the mail in waiting at the Wliitc wsed door, and if informed that "the esidciit is in his office," his card is sent l?y the private messenger, and lie liiinf conducted to an ante-room, where lie iits until notified that the President is in id hi ess tor his visit, which must be made bi ief as possible, Those who merely wish to pay their resets, call during the stated reception hours iving their cards with the porter before tciing , of course, it is not supposed that can return any of these visits. Neither ist you call bo prolonged ; after exclian i? a few polite sentences, you are expeotto n tire. It is the universal rule that all strangers ist. make the Jirxt cull on the resident lctionarics, ambassadors, ect. ; the necesy for this course is obvious. None of our ly friends need he prevented from atteud1 the alternate Tuesday evening levees rou^h timidity or fear of displaying igritico in the social forms and ceremonies _*re observed. The etiquette of the lee is extremely simple. You enter the. 'gsing-room, where your wrappers are tail charge of by a waiting-woman, who 'es you a cheek for them ; you then roil your escort at the door, who conducts ii through tiiu "crimson parlor" into the lie llooiu,.where tlie President receives, nir name is asked by the U.S. Marshal. 10 introduces von to the chief magistrate. A smile, a shake of the hand, and a asant word are all your duo, and you i flien presented to Miss Lane, whose coril'smile and welcoming manner to go far reassure the timid novice. But it'woukl presumption for you to enter inlo a ?jthy conversation, or expect more than a ising notice from tho President or 'his ce, so you you pass through the '"preen lor" into the far famed East Room, where i are at liberty either to enact the part of all flower," or to jijin in the promenade. It is not customcry to go before eight, or remain a moment after ten o'clock at ise levees; neither do you make any ieu to the-President-or Mis9 Lane nil it is necessary is to withdraw as quietly possible whon you nro weary of the feac scene.?Life Illustrated. Hard Names.?A postmaster, puzaling t h very uncertain superscription to at) ?h letter, jocosely remarked to ?n ietelli* it son of Erin, who stood by, that"- the ?h .brought a hard ket of names to tjjis ; jntry., "That's a factyer honer/' replied j Irishman ;ubut tlfey get hardor, out^ er t^y arrive here." ' , Bishop JomipoN OF UTAH IS. .Air> nt Fjattow^i ?.Ut?h ?or^|oWe^ ( ilea lo a New York paper t?)?t uBj*gffc 4 h^on'of SpVinpfiHlJ; j Judge Dooly and the Landlord. Harper's Rlagajsine has a jjorreapondfeht in Ovorgift wKo aV?idows,witb good things. lit! gets ?|(V I lie I' ill<Uv Wt & ft Judge Dooly, an eminent Georgia, forty years ago, was a grea^^^Kju' well as a great Judge?witty as wise. His gravity gave effect even to hi^^^^^ jokes, ami these were more frequent thati his decisions. One of his fancies whs to "take people down" who were in the habit of exaggeration. The way he used up Austin Ivlwards, keeper of the hotel at Elherton, is a caution to all story tellers, of whom Austin was the priwct lie always told the whole truth, and more. " It whs mato* rial," lie said, " In* liked uncommon tilings better than common ones?'twas a he??p more amn?iu' anyhow.'' One morning at breakfast, tliis long bow landlord had been relating one of his extraordinary yarns, and Judge Dooly being at the hotel and listning to the story, sat in solemn silence until it was over, and then remarked that he had an awful dream in the night and was very inucli depressed tliis m.lining. The landlord was awake in a moment, and begged the Judge, if it. would be no violence to liis feelings, td relate the dream, as all would like to lieaf it. The Judge still declined, as it might uuri 1110 toolings ol others. "Oh, ?lo tell it, Judge?we must have it," urged the landlord, arid the company joining in, the .lodge proceeded as it" lie wero iiliont to seenteneo a crimnal to be hung: " Well, J dreamed last ni^ht two lawyers and myself had retired to a private room to divide among u? a loe received from a hard rase, which had been carried through with :i mighty deal of lying on all hands.? While we were settling the division, in steps the devil, who, without any formality, said he had come for us?we had told lies enough, and if lie loft ns any longer we might r?; pent, and so he\l lose us. We did our best to persuade liiin to let us off, Lot liu U'.ic fill ^1 IrtO* T Wiin _ ? I v, ? <1.7 I I I ' A ' J I ll 1>I till (lb IUOI X ?tll tured to ask if he would take a substitute. Whom do you offer?' lie asked. "'Austin Edwards,' I said, 'keeper of the Kllnfton Hotel.' '*' (.iood! he'll do.' said he, 'send liim down. 1'il take him for all three of you V ? The table was in a ronr, and the landlord was cuivil, fur a time at least, of his habfts of overdrawing. He passed away years since, and Judge Dooly is gone, loo, so there i* no harm done in telling the story. Titr: 11 v k x a Sroitv.?The Ooaveland Plaimiesih-r. :l fi-w davs sinrv> nnl>li-?hp<1 sir* account ot' the escape of a hyena, in Paulding county. The last nuinher of that paper furnishes following corrections: " A few errors occurred in our notice of the escape of the hyena, in Paulding comity, the other evening. In the first place, war are reliably informed that Pofienhurg wasn't killed hv the monster no injured indeed, at all, because the monster didn't get out of his cage, and could not, therefore, havedone it. We were also misinformed about the monster's being in Paulding at all. He i^n't. there now, never was there, and it is firmly believed never will be again. Mr. (iannng isn't, wintering his collection of living wild animals in Paulding this winter, and <n fact never has wintered them i there during anv previous winter. We may pav, ...i iimivuii, uiai ? i: I'liu i <ii> iiiio liiiiu uinw Mr. (ianting has any living wild animals any where. Willi llio exception of lliese few slight. errors, our account of the escape of the hyena was strictly correct. As a slight testimonial of our esteem for the man who gave us tin; item in the first place, we hereby solemnly promise to write his dying speech when lie is hanger), as he eventually will be, beyond the slightest doubt. Pcre air.? Whatever renders the blood impure, U-nds to originate consumption. Whatever makes the air impure, makes the blood inspurur. It is tho air \v? breathe which purifies the blood. And as, if tho water we use to wash our clothing is dirty, it is impossible to wash the clothing clean so if the air we breathe is impure, it is impossible for it to abstract the impurities from the blood. What, then, are some of the more prominent things which render the nir impure ? It is the. nature of still: water lo become impure. Il is the nature of still nir to heroine impure, Running water purifies itself. Air in-motion, draughts of air, are self-purifiers. Thus itisthattliQ ? ' air of a close room.becomes inevitably im? - |?iir<>. Thus it is that cIosq. rooms' brings consumption to thousands. Hince . 'alt rooms should he so constructed as to liav.e y a constant draught of air passing through them. A man of ordinary size rendera a hog>head of air unfit for breathing, and con? * flu til os its blood-purifying qualities,,, every t* lipur, IJenee, sleeping in olose rooms, even though alone, or sitting for very short time in a crowded vehiule, or among ? large assembly, is perfeofly'r.orruptingtothe blood. . ' " Close bedrooms makes the graves of.raul-~ titudes.?Hall's Book of Consumption* ' * " . ' ) * Tub Oontumaoiqch Witness.?Mr. A' WolnotiV reasons for refusing to answer the * questions proppunt^d ti> l?imby.1.ljte special v # % committee a p [ n t edtpifl vasty ffate-?oertaift . charges relating to the p^Miiitge^oCt^..; tarirt'.acl not ty-ing satisfactory to't(ifl;^wjwl^Sv ? /' of Rppreaentaiive?, that bQd'y . yeAttWfty dM reoted hi8>onroeration. untir be \ swer the.questions of'the oojmtniUee. Ao^ cordingly, n corowitriwak?aa raad*; qui , .' in di& form* a?d' y.efttiPiTOj? aftern6oar ha wac- liQpin^tA/ 1' h'i'a. Wasn't ^TfiuSWfafila^iKS ' ' % country jail.. rv*^^^ 158,000 i>f the $87,000 to Mr. V^oleott, ind. . they nd? re,ukShim Jmply .te .UtW^rt .? ne lias aone wua, id; ywm, ujqv'mlwmr