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VOLUME G?NO. 2. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1858. WHOLE NUMBER262
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MISCELLATTY.
i'Voyt the London Family llcrald.
The Impromptu Marriage.
' Jror Heaven s sake, Smisv, (tu seiKUi'
ifj'ou can, for five niiiuitcs. Pray, |?r;i
cense tliis trilling, which is but cruel play in
with my f?-*?ling?, and let us treat litis su!
ject, as it deserves, soberly and seriously.
' Well, there, then!" cried the laughing
black-eyed girl, to whom Charles Wester!
spoke. '"There, then, is that grave enough
See. tile corners of lliv month ;ii-r> dnlv Inrr
eJ dow n, and my eyes rolled up, and I ai
as sober as a patient who has caught sigl
of the dentist's instruments.? Do 1 suit yo
so ?"
"You suit mo anyhow, and you know
well, you witch !" cried Charles, gazinj
with a smile, at the pretty face, puckere
up in its affectation of demurc?neS9. But li
was not to be driven from Iiis point, and li
resumed, gravely, after a pause, 'The tim
has conic, Susy, when I feel I have a iitr!
to demand an explicit answer to my *ui
You have trifled with inv earnest feelinc
long enough. I have grown restless unde
JUy fulters."
'"Shake them off, then. Charley !" inte
rupled the saucy girl, with n pretty dufini
toss of her licad, which plainly said, "I del
you to do it."
"I cannot, Su^y?and you know it," ri
plied the hapless lover, impatiently.
"That being the case," said Susv, "tali
i?y advice?wear them gracefully, and don
pull and jeik so ; it ODly makes them liu
you."
Tlie- young man turned away, and wall
ed silently. up and down tho room, eviden
ly fretting internally. Susy, meantim
looked out oi the window und yawnec
Charles continued his moody walk.
"Oh, what n beautiful:l>ird is on the lila
If - V ,
tree!" eried^Susy, suddenly. "Do con
and see it."
Charles mechanically approached th
wiodow tmd'looked out. ^
"Don't you think, Charley," said Su*j
laying her hund on hi* arm, and. looking n
?ag$rly in hi? (tu?; "don't /you think* yc
- 1 ' >n ? y, '
could ipanag? to- ,
"What, 8u?y dear 1" asked Charles, a
hi* tehdernpia awakened by her Mianne
"Wh*t?P
"Drop a plntih of ?*H on bis barV" r
turned Oj^roVotin^giri, with an affectatic
of V "^or 'flwn* yon kpow, yc
could- eiwily catch it," %
*
r. His answer was to turn angrily away.
" 1 11 is walk this time was longer than beitli
'ore, :,"<1 his cogitations were more earnest ;
j lor he did not heeil any of Susy's artless dej'^
vices to allure his notice. At last bo stop
oh pod abruptly before her, and said,
;y'. "Susy, for three long years I have been
your suitor, w ithout either confession of love
"r promise of marriago on your part. Often
as I have demanded to know your senti.
j'- ment- towards me, you have always coquettishlv
refused nie an answer. This state of
'*? thintjs must ccase.? I love you better than
or my life; but I will no longer bo your plaything.
To-morrow vou are {joins awhv to
00 . * ?
UU a distance, to be absent for months, and if
un ; you cannot, this veiy dav, throw aside your
1(j j coquetry, an ! s?iv<; mo an honest "yes," for
no ' i . i.-i? : i ? 1
- , %u\ hh.^?v;i, 1 r>u?.l 11 t'UIISlUCI Ul.'ll 1 llc'lVC 1*0"
J?-' ceivod a 'no," <ii) l art accordingly."
v ! "An 1 how would that bo? What would
yotiil->?" a-kcl Mi-s Su<\\ curiously.
ju ' *" 1? i^iii bv tearing vour false an 1 worthIe;s
im:i_ro !ro:n tuy heart!" cricJ Charles
10 i
? furioii-ly.
I "It wotihl b> a curious pieco of business,
)0 : i
0 J 0!i;ii!<-v : a:id you would nut succeed either," '
! said Su~v.
)0 I '
><? I should and would succeed," said j
! Charles "as you shall see, it' vou wish,cruel, I
111
?j heartless girl !M
j "lint 1 don't wis!i, Charley, dear?I love i
,u j dearly to have you love me," said Su-y. j
'0 | "Why, then," cried the foolish youth, j
j(j ! (piite won over again, "why, then dearest j
i0 ' Su>v, will you not consent ?'*
10 f ''Kemauiher, I said I liked to b.s loved," I
j- j ' i
replied Susv; "I did not say anything about j
* j loving. But, pray how long diil you sav '
e you had been courting me, in that pretty
^ i little speech or'yours."
o "Three long years," replied Charles.
' Neatly and accurately quoted, Charley. '
> lint you know my cousin Rachel was only !
! icnn iifff.i- lii'ii I'ii'jfj' V..M I
. ..v.. V ouui X \M1 UUII I j
. suppose t am going to rale myseif any
| rlicap'T than she did, do you? Suppose we j
drop liiis tiresome subject f??r two years ; ,
J1 , perhaps liy that time I m?y be able to work j
| i myself up to tho fa!ling-in-love point? j
i | there is no knowing what wonders time I
= j may effect."
1 "If Vfili arn unf in Iava nno? rAn !
1 J "v'"' 'v'" i
L> 1 will be," returned Charles, sturdily; "and I
I will have mv answer now or never."
I! | |
w { "Never, then," laughed Susy, lint fiho !
; ! had gone a step too far. Her often severes
Iv tried lover was now too much in earnest 1
tu bear her trilling ativ longer,
c ? "
"Never, be it then !" he cried : and seizrt
I '
j ! iiif* his hat, he strode froin the room.
e j Susy listened to his receding footsteps
i with dismay. Had she, indeed, by her in 1
| corrigible love of coquetry, lost him ? It j
| smote her to the soul to think so. As she i
! heard him open the front door, impelled ;
j bv a feeling of despair, she Yaised the win- !
?, duw-sash, and, leaning forward, whispered, I
y j "Charley, Charley ! yon will bo at the !
g ! boat to morrow to bid me good-by, won't j
>- | yon ? Surely we are still friends?"
I As siie spoke, she lore a rose from her !
I
T, I bosom and threw it to him. It lodged on ,
v ! Iiis arm, but he brushed it awav, as though i
. .
? | it had been poison, and passed on without I
i- looking up.
n Susy spent the rest of that dav in tears,
it Early llie next morning the bitalle of de11
parturc began. Susy was going to accompany
her uudowed and invalid mother on n
it trin f...
1
;, As tliev readied the warf and descended j
d from the carriage, Susy's eyes made themle
selves bu<y searching for ono wishedfor
ie face; but it was nowhere to be seen,
le Thu steamboat lay panting and puffincr,
it seemingly impatient to be let loose. Susy's
t. mother, aided by the servant-man who ac- I
companied them, had already crossed the j
!' gangway which lay between the wharf and
the boat, and Susy was reluctantly followr'
>'>g when the sound of a voice behind Iter?
it the very voice she was longing to hear?
ry startled her. She turned to look round,
and, missing her footing, fell into the water,
c- Another instant, and Charles had thrown
off his coat, and, calling out loudly, "Tell
:e the captain not to allow tho wheel to stir,
*t and to lower me a rope !" he sprang into
rt the river. But of her whom he was rising
his life to save, ho was unable to perceive
{" any trncc.
t- Judging that llio current of the river
might have carried lier a little forward, he
1 swam around the wheel, but still he saw her
not, arid despair seized his heart us he con's
jecturcd that she miffht be under the boat.
e He strained hi* eyes to see through the water,
nnd at length di.K$rned, far below the
e surface, what seemed the end of a floating
garment lodged between the wheel aud the
rounded bottom of the boat,
'P If tliis were indeed the unfortunate girl,
>u the least movement of the wheel must inevio
,/k- .
tably crush her, and Charles, in his terror,
>11 fancied it was already beginning to turn,
jr. lie dived and clutched at the garment, but
missed it. He rose panting, and almost
e- exhausted; but scarcely waking to get
n breatb.be again plunged "beMfc. Thirtime
>u his efforts were repardeditfMtU wooes*, at
least so-far that be was able to bring Susy 's
form to tins surface uf the water; hut she l
seemed totally lifeless. j
CIi.'iilos was nuvv so nearly exhausted !
that Ik* had only sullicieiit presence ol maul ;
left to cla^p Susv convulsively to him wliile j
lie kept himself afloat l>y holding on to the j
j w hi-el.
! lint this his last hope of support, seemed i
i also to fail him soon,as lie perceived that it |
I was now really beginning to turn slowly i
! round. By a desperate elfort he struck hi* j
j foot against one of the puddles so as to push j
j himself as far from the danger ?< possible. !
j As he did so something touched his head, j
I and his liaiiti grasped a rope. New life
seemed now infused into him. lie gathered
ail his energies, and fastened the rope round
Susy's waist?consciousness then entirely
forsook him. In the mean time the witnesses
of the sccue, after giving Charles's
j instructions to the captain, had watched his
j >triiggtes and exertions with breathless intcre.-t.
The friendly rope had licen thing
to him again and again, hut in the excitement
of hisfc-lings and his si<tni-iusen>ih:li
Iv, he had been incapable of availing himself
of the off. rod nij.
At last, perceivin-* tliat lie was unito exhausted
ainl inu-l inevitably bo<>u lot go his
hold on tint wln/el, an J then pruhubly sit.k
to ri>e no moio, tli?s captain judged it hot
to inn the risk of moving oil", so t but a small
boat could bo sent to t.lie ifscnc*.
The result of ibis hay. irdous experiment j
was successful. Stisv was raised by means j
of the rope, and a boat reached Charles in
lime to save hi in also.
15oth sufferers were taken on board the
steamboat, which now rapidly moved otlto j
mak-j up lor lost time.
And thus, when our hero vegtined his j
Coiisciuu-ne*.-, i.u found himself many utiles j
from home. Of course his first anxious in- |
quiry was for Susy, and when informed that j
she was rapidly recovering, his happiness
seemed complete, lie showeu his content- j
n.ent l>y turning over, and falling into a deep, I
quiet sleep.
About sunset a message came to liini
tliat Miss 15 desired to see him.
He found her lying oil a sofa in the captain's
state room, which had been given nn
to her. Ilur mother was sitting beside her.
She looked very pale, and somewhat suft'ering,
hut she held out Iter hand to him very
gratefully, while the tears stood in her eyes.
"Charles," she said, without ofleiins a
word of thanks, "I want to see .1 clergyman, j
Is there one on board ?''
' I will go and see," said Charles, moving
to the door; but a dreadful-thought strik:
i.:._ 1. 1 -itt
ni?? nun, iic mniuu, exclaiming, "ousy, yuu
do not think that "
"That I am going to die?" said she, nnticipali*ig
him. "No, Charles, but I want
to see a eleigyman."
Charles went, and soon returned, accompanied
by a minister.
"I thank you, sir, for coming to me," j
said Sti>y to the latter, ns he entered. 4-I j
nave ji sirangu ivqucsi to make lo you. j
Would you object, sir, in the presence, and I
wiih lite consent of my mother, to uuilc me :
to that gentleman ?"
If the minister was astonished at this request,
Charles was infinitely more so.
'What diJ you say, Susy?" said he. "Did
I hear aright?"
"I believe so," said Susy, smiling at his
eager amazement. ''Docs the scheme meet
your approval ?"
'"It was heaven inspired !" cried the poor
fellow, frantic with joy?but a shade coining
over his radiant face, ho added, gravely,
Bui, Su?y, have you considered ? Remember,
I want your love, not your gratitude.
I will he satisfied with nothing ln?s."
"Do not he concerned about that, dear
Charles,'' replied Sti*y, gazing at him very
tenderly through her tears; "be assured you
have them both, and had the first long before
you had the last."
"But' Susy, you said only yesterday M
?V :?.i r ?:.i ? in*
xic?ci 11111<i >vn<ti i umi ywtiismav, interrupted
Susy, with some of her old spirit
breaking out. "Just mind what I say to-day.
If I was a fool once, is that any reason I
must he one always? Hut,indeed,Charles,"
she added, more softly, "I have always
meant to be your wife?the only scruple I
have is that I am not half ^ood enough for
you."
I( is needles# to say how this discussion
ended. The render lias already divined
that Cliarles continued his journey ; and
thus in the course of one eventful day, he
risked a life, saved h life, made an impromptu
marriage, and bet out on a most unexpected
wedding trip.
An editor got shaved in a barber shop
lately, and offered the Darkey a dime,
which was refussed, because, Raid he, "I understand
you i? an editor!" Well, what of
that! "We never charge editors nnffin !"
But t6uch liberality will ruin you. "Oh,
nehber miud, we lualies it up off tiie gemnun!"
Tfa? Georgian Citizen th^t the
(Inl-clus locomotive W. W. ttordon, left
Macon for Savannah., on Wednesday last.
MMtU Ulirty-ivefreight ear* ^tliuInrgwt
by-ten c*r?, ev?r -taken "dowb
ihe Central
If r.'Wi l/u Auyushi Dispatch.]
"I Love Thro."
LlM'.i T" ,
Thou nskosl if 1 ever loved
All ! why that C|U?*ry now ?
Unit tlioii not in.irke-1 the crimson fluah
Steal ever eheek ini'l brow ?
Ilast tlioii not iuark<-d (he sudden ttart
\V hen I thy feature# see ?
Thou nbhtrsl if I vvcr I'jvt'J,
I uihwcr?"I lvvc thcv !"
They liiiil that I um mourning now
Sonic lovt-Jrcam of the pasl;
And tlint soino hope decayed, this cloud
Upon my brow has cast.
How false I lie charge?for, oh ! until
Hit met my heart was free,
Thou ask est if 1 ever loved,
I answer?"1 lovo thee!"'
It may lie vain, v?:l ulill 'tis sweet,
l'.Vii liujuilfssly to l>o\v ;
For Wuiiii within thine eyes,
Aii>) hoaulv on thy brow.
11 i/ci> jri'jnd.hip 1 c<iu!J win
lluw hh-ssoii niv lot would be,
Th til :i>U lio more if 1 h.,vo ioVi-ii,
Thou kuowot I love 11
IIMLIOTUOI'E.
Attjunta 0\i.
Frvm the Home Journal.
Talus of tiie South.
11 Y A S O I." T II K It X MAN.
Till: I.U-.T CHILD.
\ f * . . - . -
>j:isiv yea is ago, mere occurred in Ul-ioii
county, Tenne.-si-r, one of those tiliillini;
domes-tic tragedies, which move to tears l?v
the pathos of their mournful details. A
farmer named Riley, who lived near the
alluvial bottom which borders the Obion
River, had an only child, a daughter, Pome
*;x or seven yeais old. Little Ella was the
darling of her parents, and a favorite with
ail who knew ln*r. Togreat beauty of person
and sprightliness of manner, she added
an uncommon share of the winsome graces
of childhood, ller merry prattle and ringing
laughter were like the cadences of a
sweel soiifr echoing iliromrli tli.< Imnut nn.t
- r? " o *"
tlie hearts of her parents.
Having no companion in her sports, her
play ground was limited to ;i small area
immediately around the family mansion.
There, busy as a bee, she romped and sported,
communing with nature and herselfin
the thousand unnamed aud unnamnblo
ways which the b?ne(icence of Providence
has provided for the amusement and instruction
of children. Her prolonged ah
senc?s from the house, being almost daily,
were consequently seldom noticed.
One afternoon, in mid-winter, she was observed,
imtnediateiy after dinner, lo take her
bonnet and gloves and go out, apparently
in an unusually frolieksomc mood. Fulsome
time she was seen or heard merry-making
in her usual places of resort. Mr.
Riley was absent from home on some neighborhood
errand. His wife and the few
other inmates of the house, busy with house
uoki (iulhail not observed thai the voice
of the chiltl had been for some hums silent
in her play-ground.
The shades of the ' .inter night were
darkening over the fields, when Mr. Riley
returned home and found his family in consternation
at the prolonged absence of little
Iiila. The. search for her, which had commenced
at dnsk, was continued by all the
members of the. household until every nock
1 - r .1- - i >
.urn v*11 iici ui um |ir?:iiii>L's nau oeen minutely
ami repeatedly inspected. The child
was nowhere lo bis found.
The painful conviction row forced itself
upon the minds of Mr. and Mrs. Rilev that
lit lie Ella had wandered ofT from home, and
was lost. The night had fully set in. A
culling wind blew fiercely from the north.
The cold was intense. Every moment
sharpened the ag>>uv of the parents, and
made them tremble for the fate of their little
darling exposed to the fierce inclemency
of wind ami cold.
As soon as the domestic search had
proved fruitless, it was decided to alarm the
neighborhood, and extend the Heard) to the
surrounding field* and woods. Mounting
his still un*tahlcd horse, Mr. Rilev flew to
his nearest neighbor, with the tidings of his
calamity. Thence a messenger was despatched
to the next neighbor, and so on in
succession, until a circuit of many miles in
extent was in active commotion and alarm.
AH knew and loved the liltle Ella, and respected
her parent*, for lliey were good neighbors
and excellent people. As fast as hoof
or foot could bring them, they c?mc pouring
in from all quarters, men and boys,
gloved and coated for the winter night's
exposure, aod the lofring search for the luat
favorite of the neighborhood.
A plan of .operations was adopted, and
carried into immediate execution. Detailed
in small bands, with,it prescribed circuit
around the premises, widening outwardly
with eacb addition, assigned to oafth squad,
tnuy oegan tue'earcu t>y ior<;? iijfhi, with
concerned signals to indicate its progress
and result. It waa a touching, and, at the
same time, a goodly *tght, toaee thoac bold,
"kind-hearted rustic*, marching-to th? drumbeat
of thair ben<nfclent fedling*,.through
oold aad darkrieM; to seek arvd.jf powibk
to aa*t one Httle waod^Vfcr from tb?ir wfral
circle. Tlie touch of nature, spoken of by j
tin great dramatist, had made them all feci (
of kin to t In; missing child.
All night lung tlio weary and fruitless ,
search went 011. The morning rose, cold '
and clouded, upon the benumbed and ex- 1
hausted company. An area of more than a ;
mile in diameter around the house of Mr. j
Hiley had been sent cited. No siyn of the j
lost child hail liu< u discovered.
New rec.uits arriving from the more distant
parts of the neighborhood to ii!l the
places ol tllOSU wliom f:<liirn?? ---- I
I , r>"~ v" " '"I-"-""'"* I
I ble business compelled to retire, the scari.li |
wan resumed upon the same plan tliat had :
been pursued ilurin^ the night. Every ;
possible place i>f concealment fur a dead '
body, or of refuge for the living child, was |
carefully examined. Shouts were exchanged !
between Ihe different detachments, and occasional
guns fired, to attract the attention !
of Ella, if still alive, and elicit some guiding
voice or sound in response, The echoes. '
reverberating through the woods, or filing ;
badl by the hills, soon died awav upon the i
wintry air, and all was again <?i!<-nt. ami '
viiii'fh-ss as the grave. There was no sign
In tell tho direction she had gone. '1 lu; |
fr< Z'-ii earth ?efused t<> retain even a little i
' . . :
j footprint to guide the deliverers upon her !
j trade.
j Still that noble band of youths and men '
i taltered not. Cold, fatigue, wakefulness
I and hunger, combined to oppress them, j
] But w!;at were cold, and I'vnnsnr.. m.t I...... i
ger to them, when they remembered that a j
l?>ne chili!, the beloved of all their hearts, j
was wandering, without food ur shelter, j
through gloomy solitudes and over the !
frozen ground, or that, perhaps, her fair \
little form, rigid in death, was lying unburiod j
in sonic dark covert, or exposed on some j
wintry hill ? The thought quickened their
pace and speeded the search.
llv noon of the second day the area of j
the search had extended to more than five |
miles iu diameter. No tidings -or sign of j
the lost chifd had been heard or seen. Hope j
had clouded into doubt, and doubt was fast
darkening into despair. About three
o'clock in the afternoon, on the circtimfer
cuce of the outermost circle of tho search, j
and in the direction of the Obion Swamp, a
freshly lorn fragment of some garment was
found clinging to a bush. It was identified
as of a piece with the apron worn l?v little
Ella uii the evening she left home. The
news was soon communicated to all, and at
unco concentrated tho company and
the sealcli in the direction which it was
now certain tho child had gone.
Mr.and Mrs. Riley had kept even pace
with the rest until tho inorninrr nf iln> we
e
ond day. Buoyed up tv the hope of finding
their child, and driven almost to madness
by the tortured agony of n parent's*
heart, they could not be persuaded to absent
themselves from the search. They were
compelled, at last, to yield to the conviction,
that two bitterly cold nights and one bleak
win!pi* rl**\r Iim.1 ??* ?.l-i n
T .?iua iikkio tuciii ruiiuie^. ;
With a grief too deep fur tears, they re- j
turned and awaited in their now desolate i
home the result of the search for the body i
of Ella. Alas! for the liven hearts of thu?e
who sit in the silence of an unuterahle sorrow,
awaiting the return of the life-less form
in which have been garnered up the rich
treasures of a parent's lovo.
In a short time after the discovery of the
torn fragment of Ella's anion, hoi bode w:is
round. It was lying upon the ground, cold
and perfectly rigid. She liad evidently died
of cold and nxlinustiou many hours before.
Foi tiling n rude hearse of poles and bark,
villi an overcoat for a covering, they placed
the body upon il, and began their tearful
and silent procession towards the residence
of Mr. Riley.
Ye who dwell in great cities, and see the
funeral pageant of the young sweep along
tlio crowded throughfarcs of fashion and
commerce, glittering with the trappings of
wealth and the blazonry of pride, scorn not
uju severe simplicity oi mis rustic procession.
It is the tear of the mourner, mill not the
nodding plume and the sable drapery of the
hearse, that sanctifies nnd ennobles the
funeral cortegc iu the eye of reason and of
Heaven.
Pi?w nAfftnnc in/lna/1 aauI.1 l?n??
w w.. wv.-vr..V, ...vjvr?Mf VUUIU ll/iru W If
nessed that rustic procession to the home of
sorrow, bearing the cause of that sorrow in
their midst, and withheld the tribute of a
tear to the scene. Innocence and beauty
had faded from the earth, and old men and
young men mourned for its departure. A
sweej. voic? was ?jlent, and forever, io those
rural retreats, and all wept that its cadence
waft stilled, and its melody gone, like the
Iiimlu'fl fni oe #*f a Kn?L?a? - ?A
?? ?.u?ou iuio, 10 return no
inore. Tim veil of d?rknes? bnd been
drawn over tbe lustre of bright eyes; rosy
liftlo cheeks had faded to ashy whiteness; a
light had gone out in tBe-hosjso of a neigh*
> bor and friehd?little Ella km dead, and
> there were old men in eobrnod young men
, in tear*, bearing ber lifetms form to tbe
home of ber parent*.
i \Vtyh?low and roea*tfred *tep3 tbeybpre
, lb# bod* oPtbe Mia maiden, and <)e|tfp)'
I it'in tb* prfetttriee oif the paroota. Let their
grief he held too sacrcil for the pen of lie
chronicler of tin so tales to attempt to defect
ibe.
Little Ella was buried llio next day iti the
ncighboiing grave yard, where a neat tombstone,
with the inscription of her name, :ii*e
and catastrophe, points out. to the visitor the
hist u sting-place ol tin: "lost child" of our
narrative. It was i.ever known how she
came to wander *.>11" from home on the fatal
afternoon of her lost.
J. W. T.
A Hint ijr the Ladies.
An csi-.li i nge paper has a hit of advice
to young htdies, setting forth how tliev may
i... " ,'i . i .
Miwn vv in:i II'.T a YUllllg griiiatlt IS IVjlllV
courting tliein, or only piying iliein polite
attentions. Timconfountliiii; the one witli
I lie oilier tins 1 the source very imieb
trouble Iu.it 11 before ami since the eta o!
Pickwick ami l!.n<lcll.
A young man admires a young girl an-!
nmsi in.milt.-t it. lie can't help iloitig so
lor the life of him. Tl.c vofiig la ly lias
a tcsi<!?r l. -;ir', icaching out like len<lii->
for something to cling to. She sees the
a<lmiratiun ; is (1 itlerol, begins, to luv?- ex- j
peels some temler avowal, ami perhaps gets i
m> iar a* lo iloriiit: llint win; will clion.iu a '
"wliituN'.lk un ! rtisat He,'a'. !li<; very
motm-nt that tliw <?:ii!ant sin: linlf loves, is
popping il.o quistion to another ditin^vl
u ii iihK?!? oil.
N..w- the <1 llii ti'ty lies not in *pr<:risv!y
nti<!oistai!in>? the ditl'er.-ni'o between "p.?l:'i:
alU.ir.ion ':i!i'l the tender inaiiiU-sWttionof
lo\<*. Admiring a lii-aii'vitui woman ami
wishing to m.-.l.e :t wife of In rare liol always j
.1 .. .1 ; >
Kiirz im; Ullll^. SUH1 I i! II W tUM*CS<;i- |
iy tiial the tl iui-i-1 should bvou the alert to j
discover to wSii. h cla.ss the abolitions paid
her by handsome and fashiouable Voting '
man bclonor.
O ^ j
rirsl t!n:ii, it a young man grcc-ts you in |
loud I'rt-e hearty tones; lie knows privisely I
where to put liis hands; stales you slaiyhl j
in tlie eyes, w i111 his mouth op.-n : if lie turns
liir? ba<-k to speak to nni-tin-i ; if he t?_-H> '
you who made his wat; if In- o:it> licaitilv |
in \oii preieixv, if h? fails to talk kindly to !
your mother; if, in short li>; sneezes when j
you are sin<;iti?, criticises your cutis, ami j
fails to bo foolish every hour, then don't fall j
in !vve with liiui for the world! lie only |
auinins you, Ivt him t>ay what ho will to j
llie Colli la\\
On the other hand, if he is merry with j
every* l>o<iy else, but quiet with you; if he
be anxious lo sec if your l? a is sullicieiitlv
sweeteiied ami your dear person wrapped
up when you go out into liio cold ; it he
talks very low and never looks von steadi!y
in the eye; if his cheek are red and nose
only bluhes, it is enough. If lie romps
with your sister, sigbs like a pair of old
bellows, looks solemn when you are addressed
by another gentleman, and in fact
is the most still, aw kward, ttupid yet envious
of all your male fi iemls, you may go j
ahead, and make the poor fellow too happy ;
lor his skin to hold him.
Young ladies! keep your 'hearts in a case |
of good leather, or somo other lough suit- |
swiuce, 11 n111 me ngni one <* touti-i without !
n doubt, after w hich yon can go 011 and love,
court and be married, and bj hapny with* '
out the least bit c>f rouble. 1
We consider this advice so sensible that (
although it is open to the charge of blunt- j
ness, we have no hesitation in pressing it !
upon tile attention of our ladv readers.
Englibh Fashions for April.
'1 lie bright days ofeailv spring whi<*!i we j
are now enjoy ing create a demand lorsoyin- J
thing between the fur-trimmed hurnou* ?>!'!
the winter and the light mantelet of sum- !
iner ; consequently, wo have noticed in one I
of our first several patterns of mantles, elo- I
seil in front and high to the throat. These, \
as well a?peli>ses and bornoiis, now made j
.:n- 1 i,..i. ...1.. . - : - 1
iii .-iiiv ii'^iv?n *?i mui ia *?i vuivi'i, aru irimmed
with ruches of i ibbon or velvet. Oassaqnes
are also still worn, especially for indoors.
Pelisses are generally made of n!k
ninl wadded, as also the Rchallmantelel,
which continues la bo a favorite. Indian
Cachcinirc and other shawls are always
iniieh worn at the season of the year.
Walking dresses are generally vt ry intieli
ornamented on skirts. Some plain skirts
are worn, but they are tlwn marie very full
and i:i exceedingly rich materials One verv
rich deep flounce, profusely trimmed w ish
ruches or bands of velvet, is also in favor.
Sometimes this foiins the lower t-kirt, over
which is a shorter one. The bodies of the?c
dres-es are usualy worn with basques Poiivted
bodies are also worn.
We hare lately remaiked a dress, I bo. I
liiirb body of which bad six points; others I
have four?one before, another behind, and
olio under each arm.
Checked tcflcta*, in all eollors will be
much worn this spiing, ami fur dresses with
double skirts will be wry j?rotIv.
\Ve have also seen sonic very pri tty silks ;
wilh small brochees flowers, which make
elegAnt dresses. Brown, voilent, and dark
green taffetas, in now designs, aru also in
great favor. Green is a decidedly favorite
color jnst now.
One of the most elegant evening dresses
we have seen was one ofgrey in.;ire antique
with a double skirt, tlie upp?r one edged
witli a rouclie of very rich taffoU>j'.- (forming
a tunique. The body had four long points,
and trimmed witli small ruciiees ol tatMas
from the waist half-way up tho bojy. The
sleeve# were pagoda shape, the revera being
trimmed also with a ruche, one row of which
formed a second revera, or jockey, on the
upper part of the sleeve.
Ouo ofnlie moHt elegant toilettes we have
geon Wflfra tire** of white tulle, with three
flounce*, surmounted by ruuhen of blue irfflfe
l?W, pinKen : muse Wv're covered by flounce*
oflncy-and (juiUi<* formed of whit? ro%#
*nd fuschiaa. . Tbe body 'was trimmed to
match.' Tbe heAd-dr^w wmi nfet of blue
oheuilte, with rureft oq the left eide, end fattened
br pearl piiur.* :
A* y?t we lyiwe oofciniy Y?>y decided
obaogu in bouneU to *nnoah^b They continue
itnall. Sotuo havo lately been ^prn
rather forwarder. The trimmings are still
"isuj'Ii', unless in dress bonnets. Velvet,
mixed with tulle, is much in favor,
;ind very pu tty. White satin bonnets also
are always worn at this season.
Liverpool Times.
IIow Mil'.u camo near losing Sally, but
didn't.
''Say, have you heard the news ?"
"What new* ?"
"Why, Mike ITan and Sally Brown got
mariied last evening."
"The nation ! you don't say so ?"
l>Vi.o ..a .... i: 1 ... ft ?._?
- - w. ?un: ??r? \ v.?U IMC , UUl UUIWUITII
yuii and me, M;l;c came uiigliiy near not
get tin' her."
-How w'is that ?"
"Why, 1 came very near gotliu ' her myself'."
-Von }"
"Ye? ; I'll lei! you about it. You seo
Mike, ainl me went ever to Bethel meeting
bouse one evening to prayer meeting, lor
no ot!;i-r purpose than that of going homo
with S.-oiy. I saw him a* soon as I'd got
in, and lie saw me, so we both knew what
we might depend oil.
"When meeting was out we bolls made
a liivo !ui the door to go in for tho chau*
but, as good lurk would havo it, lie
got entangled in among tho people, and so
1 1 l?iiu to Sally, and cut liira out as
slick as a \\l.Utl?\ If I'd found a chest of
gold it wouldn't liHVo pleased me a whit
bettor, for you sci*. I wan already in lovo
with tl.o ?;sil. We talk.d and laughed
along as merry as crickets, and but for tho
fact that there hail been a shower of raiu
tho evening before, which had loft puddles
of water bore and tliere in the road, every
thing would havo been just as it should be.
For my part, I didn't care a copper for
tho puddle-* ? in faot, I am tiot suro but I
wouU rather liavu had them there, for each
one of llu-m made it necessary fur mo to
take Sally in my arms and leap over, which
bv the wny, was anything but disagreeable.
It would ceitainly have dime you good to
sec mo put on tho '-agony" every time I
came to one of these puddles. 1 dona it
for the express purpose of huiting llio feelings
of Mike, who was following along after
us in a crowd as sober as a judge. Of
course Sally and I led the way all the time.
It was very dink, so dark we could scarcely
see the ground, yet we could ace all tho
puddles of water very plainly by reflection
?as they looked white.
l,Sooti after we entered the lawn running
up to T>'in Smith's, I saw an unusual large
puddle. Telling Sally to hold her temper,
I took her around the waist and made an
awful leap. Do you think 1 lit safe and
sound on lite other side ? No, sir ; I lib
witli oiiu leg on either side of the neck of
an old white cow tliat lay in the road, and
which I had mistaken for a puddle of water.
The cow .being doubtless as much surprised
us myself, t-piang up hind feet first,
and the next instant Sally and 1 found ourselves
landed on our head*. But that wa9
not tho worst of it?oho of the old brute's
horns caught in the strap of my waistcoat,
and away slie wen', <1 ragging me down tho
lawn, and loaring like a lion. I suppose
sho had dragged me nearly fifty paces before
her hold lore loose ; but as the road
was perfectly smooth, 1 sustained but little
injury. The only serious* hurt that I had
receiveu was an internal one, and thai was
caused by the sharp squall thai Sally gave
when we lit upon our heads. It went
through ine l.ke a knife, and kepi on ringing
in my ears, for 1 had no idea but the
poor girl was killed.
"As soon as 1 could clear tho dirt out of
eyes, I hurried hack to learn the worst. Iu
a very little while I learned it, hut in a different
way fn >n any 1 had expected. Thero
can.o Sally down along the other side of the
lawn,swinging on Mike's arm, and laughing
fit to kill herself. Don't you think I
was m id ? I hadn't a word to saV. but
ju*i dropped back and cut across tlio fields
and left tliom.
"A fi w nights ago, T called on Sail)' with
a determination to pop the question and
bring mailers to,a clyse. I went over the
whole rigmarole, and she listened to rao (ill
I was through, and then with ono of the
most provoking laughs )'ou ever heard, she
looked up and told me I was a littlo too
lut#>?-cl'.ti uan?t Anr?u<v/./l 1-.. t. ? -1 ??4 *1?
v.. 1UIUU 11 <141 got mo
heels of ine. and nothing under ibe suo but
the old cow was the cause of it."
m
"Coining hastily into a chamber, I had
ill most thiown down a crystal hour-glase.
Fear lest 1 had, made me grieve as if I had
broken it. Hut, alas, bow much precious
linie have I cast away without any regret !
Tlie hour-gla*s was but crystal, each hour*
pearl ; that bnl ifke to be broken, thin loet
outright; that hut casually, thi*done wilfully.
A better hour-glass might be bought;
but time lost o.nce, is lost forever. Thus ?ra
grieve more- fpr toys than for treasure* Cord
give me au liour-gU;>e, not to be by tne,bBfc
to be in w. Teaeh me to number roy day*.
An hotir-glaM t<f turn m?, that I no?J=#PJr7
my heart unt6 wisdom"? &&&*' ,V J%j
It'An *lwaya fWgcrons Intake cdofweldf
expediency. It ipvotvey
peril, when the hard de.rothM* tod^j^fcjM.
, gotten iu *U jMirsttit ?f a '^iMf .jfiL
|mnf>b..* 5r;'
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