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DAVIS <fc CREWS, p
For Banner; ?
LEE ii WILSON,
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MISCELLANY. 0
Monthly Bank Statement. "
"K e subjoin says the Guardian a full svnopsi* ii
of tlie condition of the Banks of ill in State as v
exhibited by the monthly Comparative View
of the Comptroller General for the month ol ^
June :
Total specie on hand, $5,912,048.12 : totni c
circulation. 82.038,175.49; Koli'S discounted a
on personal security, $10,294,102.98 ; Domestic
Exchange, $0,571,412.71 ; Foreign Ex
change, $1,425,809.00. o
In relation to the Banks of the interior, with
which our people are more or less intimately
associated in business intercourse, we subjoin It
the following items in their returns:
Jlink of Nctcbcrry.?Bills jn circulation
$403,993.00 ; Specie on hand $56,551.62 ; Bill* ti
of other Banks in this Stale $3.U51.00 ; Domes- n
tic Exchange $377,664.45 ; Notes discounted on
personal security $67,603.62. w
Bank of Cheater. Bills in circulation,
$260;215.0() ; Specie on hand, $51,296.52 ; Bilk
of other Banks in this State, $6,896,00; Do- r<
niAQtif* Frphnnrrft O KAA 19 A? n t na rliepnnn. ?
?
ted on personal security, $142,615.64. ,
Planters Bank of Fairfield.?circulation, $166,
925.00 : Specie on hand, $50,107.82 ; Bills ol j(
other Banks in this State, $1,239.00; Domestic c
Exchange, $250,536.04 ; Notes discounted on
personal security, $84,717.11.
The Coliirnhin Banks exhibit as follows: tl
Commercial Bank.?Specie on band $75,632.40
; bills of other banks iu this State, $19,547 "
Domestic Exchange, $343,304.34 ; Notes di? a
counted on personal security $470,264,09 ; cir v
culation, $93,020.00.
Exchange Bank.?Specie on hand, $36,11'.- C
10; bills of other Banks in this State,^$5,468
00 ; Domestic Exchange, $400,045.66 ; Notsf
discounted on personal security, $110,821.18; 1
circulation, $218,642.00. a
This exhibit, as compared with last month'*
statement, shows the following changes:? 9
Total specic on hand, Increase. . $402,49T,00
Total circulation. Decrease. . . . 657.924.0ft
Notes Discounted, Decrease. . . . 303,819.UI> 1
Domestic Exchange, Decrease. . . 919.544.0li >
Foreign Exchange. Increase. . . 175.785.0ti
The above synopsis gives the reader a fair
view of the condition of our banking institu
tions on 1st inst.
All Hail Minnesota.?Tbe following
is nn extract from tbe inaugural address ol
Governor Sibley of Minnesota.
t>Minnesota enters the Union as tbe thirtysecond
State. She extends a friendly Imnd
to all her sisters North and South, and
gives them tbe assuranco that sbe joins their
ranks aot to provoke sectional discord or
enjender strife?not toen'istin a orusadiagainst
such of them as differ with her in
tbe cbagakcter of their domestic institutions
?but to promote harmony and good will,
and to lend ber aid on all occasions in maintaining
tbe integrity of the Union.
4* Thprfl la mns?h nlpofinra 5n
--- ? ~ ? &> ?& Kuu,ltllJ i
Jp such a sentiment as the above from the I r
CJiief Executive of tbe State of Minnesota.
If the same spirit were to animate all tbe
other common-wealths of tbe Union we
might postpone indefinitely^the fears thai
have sometimes bung around tbe future
dftiioy of the nation.
m >
Fnnc^CoRN.?The New Orleans Picayune
wy?:?We are indebted to Mr. Henry Lawrence
for a fine specimen of the' African corn,
drown in his famons trarden in the Third Dis
trict. tbe first prod ace ofcseed obtained direct 1
from.tbe land of the Nigffr and tbe Mountains 1
of tbi Moon. The ear is over a foot long, and
lh? 4*ep, blue-blwck grains-are of very large
aiae?-ibeJargest of them very , nearly, if not {
Quite, half an inch in their longest diameter. ,
,ftU variety of maize is said to be very delicate
.find nutritious. <
-,V vj. 0 ' 1
intending to be absent a (
latapblaoked a ebingle wjlh tbe <
following, without date, and nailed it upon 1
bit door: 'Will be bojne itr a ten daysfrom
tbe time you teeth U ?hi ogle.' .. 1+ ,
'.} >sr. . m , ,
A post office has been established at c
1 1-2 SavflDDab <fc Gulf Reilroad,* called \
Way** >^uti^p, and W. J. Way, appelated ?
!
From the Boston Olive Branch.
POLITENESS PAYS.
"the little brats."
"Seems to me you treat that ragged little
brat with more politeness than I should,"
said a rough-looking man to a young shopkeeper
who had just dono up a three cents'
worth of sugar very neatly in a brown paper,
*nd tied it carefully.
The boy in question had presented a
nnarked physiognomy. From under his
imless hat projected a wido, full brow,
. 1 - ?*
4W|r, CJUO, HIIU IVJctlUICO IUII U?
jnergy and resolution. His face and bands
ivere scrupulously clean, but his clothes
;vere poor and patched, though not as the
nan abovo had insinuated, ragged: his
nother was a woman possessing much force
)f character?a hard-working woman, who
vas apparently reared in better circumtances
than those that now surrounded her
or she was the wife of a drunkard.
The grocer was busy, and he evidently
lad not heard what was said, so the roughooking
man remarked again,
"I say, Wyman, you're a queer one."
"IIow queer, Gross?" asked tlio grocer,
urowing n cup of lea into the scales.
"Why ycm treat all the beggars about
lere with as much consideration when they
:oni8 with their pennies, as if they bought
>y l lie wholesale."
"And why shouldn't I ?" asked the gro:er,
looking up with his honest eyes wide
spen and clear.
"O I don't know; it's queer, that's all;
'ou're the only man that does it I reckon,
n these parts."
"Well, I'll tell you," said Wyman deiberately
unwinding a spool of cord and
wisting the string about a package which
le heM in his hand, "the fact is, if I wasn't
laturnlly tender towards the children, I
liould treat them as I do from motives of
ioliey. You see I'm but a young man,
?d these "brats" as you call them, are
[rowing up fast. Many of them, of little
forth as they 6ecm now, will become men
if character, and men of business. Now I
rant to retain their custom," he said, latighigly
; "tbeir pennies, in tlie course of a few
ear*, will turn into pounds; their three
entb' worth of sugar will change into orers
by the barrel. I shall have many good
ustomers among the "brat-sbesides, I've
Iways found that politeness pays well."
"Something in that," ejaculated the
r>arse man. thrusting his hands into his
ockets, "something in that; but I never I
joked at it in that light before."
"The boy who bought the sugar," conDued
the grocer, "is one of no ordinary
lind, if I am nut mistaken. If his father
as dead, I'd take him with me into the
:ore, and make a man of bira?though I
ickon nature will do better for bim than'*
ould and the far-seeing grocer smilingly
anded a cents' worth of pins to a little tim1
child, whose top curl just reached to the
ounter.
Time verified the prediction of Wyman
lie grocer. There wasn't a shop io the
lace where so much small chance was spent
sin his; for the children loved to go
fhero they were not afraid of rough actions
>r rude speeches. They felt themselves
a'e while making their little purchases;
hey saw that their rights were respected;
ind it is well known that on such trifling
ales much profit accrues in the aggregate,
rime passed, and Wyman the grocer was
he most popular man in town. Ilis pleas?nt
face at forty years was greeted everywhere.
Young men and maidens always
patronized Wyman. It is strange to see the |
ransformation thai took placo so gradually,
riie little dirty faced juvenileB shot up into
iwkward youths learning trades, and then
jrew to respectable business men. Wynan
enlarged his shop, and built him a
iplendid bouse, "all tliu frnite of tlie chilIren's
pence," he often said, laughingly.
Yes, with him, it paid to be ])olitc ; it
dways pays. It pays the merchant as well
is tho mechanic, the lawyer as well as tho
physician. Urbane manners have been the
Yionno /\f rv??I. !l- *1?
ivnno ui iiicirtiiig lunnf t% lUiiUllU, Wlllltf 111(5
:ross-grained have wondered why they didn't
;et along. The roughness that "speaks its
nind at all times and in all places, boast*
ug itself that it is only honest, blunt, and
ilraight-forward,*1 is a habit that demoralizes
is well as insults. Ask any man you may
chance to see if ha ramembpm thnsA wlm
.rented him with urbanity when ho was n
:hild, and he, will call his name with a throb
if pleasure. Perhaps, too, be will couple
lome other nanrea with the epithet of ''old
weal!" and "I've never liked that man?I
would'nt have dealings with bim."
It paid the grocer to be polite. He rag
jed boy, tbe drunkard's bod, became a
jreat, as well as a rich man. . He establish
2d bis mother in a handsome residence oj
lis own, and sent in nnlimited^orders to the
grocer. It waa hi* influence that gave WyaotoAMt
L-J- ?
11BU ?<?>< Jiyovi w? uuiwr in .DM IIRUT6
;ity?for the town became a thriving city;
intl wbei* silver haira hung on the ahould>?
of the old man, nod the young coogresenan'e
name rang far and wkle, apokd&by
tdmiriog tonguea, pr?i*ed by men of wis*
lom and -^terling ;wprih, it via ^no idle
>oaat for-iim to aay with # imile-Qf tnumpb,
1 tott you ?r :
Politeneaa pays!
AHintiorthe Ladies.
An exchange paper lias a l>it. of advice
to young ladies, setting forth how they ma}'
know whether a young gallant is really
courting tlietn, or only paying lliein polite
attentions. The confounding the one with
the other has been the source of very much
trouble, both before and since tho end of
Pickwick and Dardel).
A young man admirco a young girl and
must manifest it. lie can't help doing so
for tho life of him. Tho young lady has a
tender heart, reaching out like tendrils for
something to cling to. She sees tho admiration
; is llattcrcd ; begins to love ; exnor?tQ
crtmn fon/lni- nirAiml on.l nrtrli.mp rvnfo
j/w\<w wvtuv ?.V iavi\>l UlUUIIIj ctivt pVil IIMJ/O
so far as to decide that she will clioosc a
'white silk under that gauze, etc.,' at tlie
very moment that the gallant she half loves
is popping the question to another damsel
let) miles oil'.
Now, the difficulty lies not in precisely
understanding the difference between 'polite
attention" and the tender manifestations of
love. Admiring a beautiful woman, and
wishing to make a wife of her, are not al
fjd w.jv, uuiiiv uiui^, auu uiviiriuiu It IS IJt5cessary
that tlio damsel should be on the
alert to discover to which class the attention
paid her by handsome and fashionable
young men belong.
First, then, if a young nan greets you in
fond, free, hearty tone ; if he knows pre
cisely where to put liis hands ; stares you
straight in the eyes, with his mouth open ;
if he turns his back to sp<?ak to another ; if
lie tells you who made his coat ; if he eats
heartily in your presence ; if ho fails to talk
kindly to your mother; if, in short, he
sneezes wheu you are singing, criticises
your curls, and fails to be foolish every hour
then don't fall in love with him for the
world ! He only admires you, let him say
what lie will to the contrary.
On the other hand, if be is merry with
everybody else, but quiet with you; if lie
be-Auxioua to see if your tea is sufficiently
sweetened and your clear person wrapped
up when you go out in the cold ; if he
talks very low and never looks you steadily
in the eye ; if his checks nrc red and iiuso"
only blushes, it is enough. If ho romps
with v*ur sister, sighs like a pair of bellowp,
looks solemn when you are addressed by
another gentleman, and in fact is the most
still, awkward, stupid, yet envious of all
your male friends, you may go ahead, and
make the poor fellow too happy for his skin
to hold him.
Young ladies ! keep your hearts in a case
of good leather, or some other tough substance,
until the right one is found without
a doubt, after which you can go on and
love, court and be married, and be liappy,
without the least bit of trouble.
We consider this advice so sensible that
although it is open to the charge of bluntness,
we have no hesitation in pressing it up- |
on the attention of our lady readers.
A Sentimental Robber.?Kisses More
Prccious than Jewels.?A night or two
ago, a fair, sweet girl, residing on Race,
near Fourth street, was partially awakened
from her slumbers by a man in her chamber,
but not fully aroused she lay with closed
lids for a minute, when tho sound being repeated,
she started up and saw bv the lii'ht
? y - a '
of the little jet upon the gas-burner a man's
form disappearing through the window.
She screamed involuntarily, and her father,
armed with a revolver, was in her room in
a few moments, greatly agitated and alarm
ed, questioning his loveljr daughter as to
the cause of her fear. She told him what
had frightened her, and ho ran to the open
window, looked out upon the balcony and
into the yard, but could see nothing of the
terrible man, the midnight robber and dis
mrDer 01 me doye-eyed darhngs's rest.
The parent wasdisposed to think ltis daughter
had been dreaming; that her imagination
had painted what was not realf*buton
returning to her apartment she assured
him she was wide awake, and that she had
seen all she had stated. Iler father was
still incredulous, when in looking around,
he observed upon his daughter's dressing
bureau, where a beautiful enamelled watch,
a pair of heavy bracelets, a diamond rinar.
and a neck-laco were lying, a slip of paper,
on which was written :
Fairest, Dearebt Girl : I came here
to rob, but your beauty has m^de me honest
for the time. I saw these jewels, but
believing them yours, I could not take them.
I have stolen what I value more?three delicious
kisses from your unconscious lips.
Do not be offended, they were gentle and
innocent.
. AN UNKNOWN LOVER.
This story sounds romantic, we are aware,
and perhaps some ok our matter-of-fact
reader* will be skeptical to relation thereto,
pat wo are ftMOftki upon the beet authority
that it i? atriotiy veracious, and we publith
it as an evidence that the age of gallantry
and sentiment is not at an end ; that the
race of RioaWo Binaldinofc.no* ?tipot.
A special train on the Canada Cfrand
; Trunk KaHwfiy ran 28 milea tri 25 mi n a tea .
last Monday. '
Prom the Atlanta American.
My Own Mountain Home
BY REV. L. T. IIOVAL.
OI>! how I do love tliec,
Aiy own jHomitnin Home,
Embowered with flowers,
\vi.;ni, i.i. ..
Aror.ad mo wherever
I wander or stray,
'Miu<*lte glooin-of tl*c niglit,
Or the radiance of day.
My soul thrills with rapture,
As the voice of the breeze ^
Sports wild o'er tho mountain?,
Oreigha'iu the trees;
An?* swell with emotion,
As I hear, fur away,
The notes of the wild birds,So
sweet and so gay.
When wearied with travincr.
I lay me a down,
Beneath the blue shy,
0.> the vine covered ground,
To hear the s'veet voices
Of the silvery rills,
As they sportively leap
Down the mountain hills.
IIow soft sifih the zephyrs,
How fragrant (lie air,
That, fans the bright flowers
That blooms o'er me there I
Oh 1 I could forever
lr eestaey roam
Amid the wild scencs
Of inv own Mountain Home I
I love thee, I love thee,
My own Mountuin Homel
Embowered with tlowers,
Which fragrantly bloom
Around me wherever
I wander or stray,
'Mid the gloom of the night,Or
the radiance of day.
New Way of Faying a Subscription.
A f-nrmanAnrlnn nf flin T owmnwu \\TI.I?
, V.W..W V,. ...V, .. il.g
gives llie following amusing account of the
way a farmer was taught how cheaply liQ,
could take the papers. The lesson is worth
pondering by a good many men 'we wot
of.'
'You have hens at home, of course. Well
I will send you my paper one year, for the
proceeds of a single hen for one season ;
merely the proceeds. It seems trilling, preposterous,
to imagine the product of a single
hen will pay the subscription ; perhaps
it won't, but I make the offer.'
'Done !' exclaimed Farmer T?., 'I agree
In it ' UIl/1 onn/Kil fn ntn ??? n ?1.'% I
w .?) i?i.M HJ'^VUI LU itiw UQ ( U Ulicoo IV UJC
affair.
The farmer went off, apparently much
elated with his conquest; the editor went
on his way rejoicing.
Time rolled around,and the world revolved
on its axis, and tbe sun moved in^its
orbit as it formerly did ; tbe farmer received
his paper regularly, and regaled himself
with tbo information from it, and said 'he
was surprised at the progress of himself and
family in general information.'
Some time in the month of September, I
happened up again in the office, when who
should enter but our old friend, Farmer B.
'llow do you do, Mr. B?' said tbo editor,
extending his hand, and his countenance lit
up with a bland smile; 'tako a chair, sir,
and be seated ; fine weather we have.'
'Yes, sit, quite fine indeed,' he answered,
] A I - -1 * * *
inii.i men n snort, sentence ensued, during
which our friend 13, hitched his chair backward
and forward, twirled his thumbs abstractedly,
and spit profusely. Starting up
quickly, he said, addressing the editor, 'Mr.
L)., I have brought you the proceeds of that
hen."
It was amusing to see tho peculiar expression
of the editor, as he followed the farmer
down to the wagon. I could hardly
keep my risibles down.
\*71 -i A! ? *
?? nun hi, me wagon, ine larmer commenced
li an ding over lo tbe editor the prod acts
of the hen, which on being counted, amounted
lo eighteen pullets, worth a shilling each
and a number ofdozen of eggs, making in tbe
aggregate, at the least calculation, $2.60?
more than tbe price of tbe papper.
'No need,' said he, 'of men not taking a
family newspaper, and paying for it too.
I don't miss this from my roost, yet I bavo
paid for a year's subscription, and over. All
folly, sir ; there's no man but can take a
newspaper; it'#charity,you know,commences
at home.'
But,' resumed the editor, *1 will pay for
What is over the subscription.'' I did not
intend tbis as a means of profit, but ratber
to convince you. I will pay for?'
'Not a bit of it, sir ; a barorain is a bar
gain, and I nm already paid, sir?doubly
paid, sir. And whenever a neighbor makes
the cpmplaint I did,I will relate to bim the
ben atory. (rood day, gentlemen.'
A young lady, who fa well potted iu ail
the fashionable literature of tbe day, quotes
uyron ana 10m Moore, ?na WorK? blUetni
led dogs in sky-colored convqlsions to
perfection, irraoOflDtly inquired of * yoang
gentleman^tho other sights*bo thi? Mr. Lo*
comptoo was who had occasioned so touch
trouble at Washington !
/' _ -> ?
Soma great genius has discovered that
tb* 'centre of gravity* ilfrj be foaod in 4
Quaker's meeting.
The Literature of Science.
It is an extraordinary fact, and yet a
commonplace out-, that true science is scarcely
ever disseminated among what are
called "the masses," viz : those who make
tip the bulk of our population. We have
colleges, schools, and literature for the education
and improvement of the poople, but
of their general value, or, rather the width
| of their scope, we can .only sav that it in lamentably
small. For present consideration
wo shall only take the literature.
We may find conveniently divide scientific
literature into two broad divisions;
books and newspapers, or periodicals. Of
~
science, and going deeply into the hidden
mysteries of nature, but the only reliable
ones are those written by men of high repute
and good education; these arc unfortunately,
the very men who are most liable to
fall into the great error of long and hard
words?Hi is not done intentionally, but the
habit which they have acquired of using
technical expressions and Latin names for
common things.
Another drawback to these ^oks is their
-i r . - .
|niw-, nuiuu is iiiwup niou> iioni uic laci
that they are only expected to liave a limited
circulation. Now wo ask our readers
whatcbanco has an ordinary man, who
really wants iinformation on some subject,
of obtaining it from the best and only reliable
books? His education is simply reading
and writting, and then, perchance, he
hail to study nature while picking stones
off a farm ; and obtained his knowledge of
chemistry while orrand-boy to a druggist.
His col lego has been tho workshop; his
desk the plow, tho anvil, or the loom ; his
study, the noisy yaTd full of men enjoying
their hour's relaxation from labor. What
time we ask has he to conquer hard names
and learn a new tongue ? None at all; and
if the desired information, is ' not to be
obtained in his own way, he will have to
! do without it. Again, it is true that there
arc innumerable cartloadsof books written
! on u popular science;" but we would as
soon recommend a man to drink at a pool
of dirty water as to seek information from
them. It is true tbat it contains science, but
it is very bad ; as it is true the pool contijps
water but who would drink it if they
khew there w.as a clear, bubbling, running
stream within a mile or two ? There are of
course, many good ones, and they are noble
exceptions to the general rule?if cene
ral rule it is?that popular science is too
popular to be good.
Hi* Counsellor Foaod.
At a trial in the Court of King's Bench,
June, 1833, between certain publishing
tweedledums and twecdledecs, as to an
aleged piracy of an arrangement of the
"Old English Gentleman"?an old English
ail, by the by?Tom Cooke, the composer,
was subpoenaed as a witness by one of the
parties. On his cross-examination by Sir
.lames Scarlett, afterwards Lord Abingcr,
fur the opposite side, that learned counsel
rather flippantly questioned him thus:
"Now, sir, you say that the two melodies
are the same, but different. What do you
mean by that, sir?"
To this Tom promptly answered?"1 said
that the notes in the copies were alike, but
with a different accent, the one being in
common time, the other in sixeight time;
and consequently the position of the accented
notes was different."
Sir James.?"What is a musical ac
cent?"
Cooke.?"My terms are a guinea a lesson,
sir." (A loud laugh.)
Sir James, (rather ruffled)?"Nevermind
your terms here. I ask you what is a musical
acceut? Can you see it 1"
Cooke.?"No."
Sir James.?"Can you feel it?"
Cooke.?"A musician can." (Great
laughter.)
Sir James, (very ancrrv.^?"Now. orav.
sir, don't beat about tbo bush, but explain
to his lordship (Lord Denman, who was the,
judge that tried the cause,) and the jurywho
are supposed to know nothing about
music, the ineauing of what you call accent."
Cooke.?"Accent in music is a certain
stress laid upon n particular note, in the
"Same manner as you would lay a stress upon
any given word for the purpose of being
better understood. Thus, if I were to say
"You are an ass," it rests on ass ; but if J
were to say, 11 You are an ass," it rests oti
you, Sir James."
Reiterated shouts of laughter, by tlx
whole court, in which the bench itself join
ed, followed this repartee. Silenco having
Demi ?l lengiu obtained, the judge, with
much seeming gravity, accosted the chop
fallen counsel thus ; ?
Lord Denman.?"Are you sntisBcd, Sii
James?"
Sir James, (who, deep-red as lie naturallj
was to use poor Jack Reeve's own words
bad become scarlet in more than name,) ir
gr<ja? lioff, said: "Tbo witness may gc
And go down be did, amidst renewed
laughter, in which a}) joined, particularly
the learned brothers, except" one, who didn'l
seo any joke in the rrnUter.
Observation.?The habit of observatior
is one of the most valuable in life; its wortk
can never be too highly estimated, and it it
one that can be easily cultivated. Never dc
anything without obMrving" (bat all you dc
is correct. Do not ever take a walk without
having your eyes and ears open, and al
Ways try to ..remember what, you see and
hear. By this means you will acquire uior<
iken i<an awam Wa ?
IVU^U HINII VOM V?WI UV ICBI IICM IfUIl
book*, aa you will find the obpervatioriinfltfr
jtcdv tfj* foroi jou are capable of rfceM&g
it. Bf?d books and newspapers, but*b6*
a],!, acquire observing habitu, for tbey wil
be always with?too. and ever ready to_su>?
yotjr mind with {he troths of nature.
?
An Eartikiuakb.?An earthquake wai
felt at Kingston, Jamaica, op Ae morninf
No damige resulted.
A Brave Boy.
A little boy in Holland was returning
ono night from a village to which ho had d
been sent by his father on an errand, when d
ho noticed iho water trickling -through a a
narrow opening in the dyke, lie stopped g
and thought what the consequences would f<
be if the hole was not closed. He knew, for tl
ho had often heard his father toll the 6ad a
disasters which" happened from such small r
beginnings ; how, in a few hours, the open- i
ing would become bigger/and bigger and r
let in th e mighty mass Of waters pressing
on the dyke, until the whole defence being <
washed away, tho rolling, dashing, angry t
' waters would sweep on to tho next village, s
destroying life and property, and ^Werything 1
tn its way. Should he run homfc and alarm f
the villagers, it would he dark before they <
cou Id arrive, and the hole might even then <
be so large as to defy all attempts to close 1
it. Prompted by Uiofc thoughts, be sea ted
himself on the banks of tbo canal, stopped <
Abe opening with bis band, aud patiently ,
awaited the approach of some villager. But ,
no one came. Hour after hour rolled slow- <
ly by, yet there sat the heroic boy, in cold <
and darkness,shivering, wet and tired , but <
stoutly pressing his hand against the dan- (
gerous breach. All night be stayed at his
post. At last the morning broke. A cler* \
gyman walking up the canal hea?d a groan, ,
and looked around to see where it camo
from. 'Why are you tljere, my child !'
he asked, seeing the boy, rtnd surprised at
his strange position. 4I am keeping Mclr
the water, sir, and saving the village from
being drowned,' answered the child, with
lips so benumbed with cold, that he could
scarely speak. The astonished minister relieved
the boy. The dyke wa3 closed, and
,i.? .1 ?i ?i i ' - i- <
mo uuu^ci niiiuii lurutiiciiua uuuurcas 01
lives was prevented.
? m m
Stubbs Seelm Revenge.
"Pappy, old Mr. Smith's gray colt lias +
broken into our cabbage patch again."
"He has, 1ms lie? Well, just load my
rifle, my son, and wo will see if an ounce of
lead will not learn Mr. Smith's colt to reform
his habits."
This coloquy passed between Mr. and
Mubicr Stubb.s, just, after tea. A? soon br
it was dark. Mr. Stubbs takes his rifle,
marches over towards old Mr. Smith's farm,
and when within thirty rods of old Mr.
Smith's barn, ho raised the deadly tube,
pulled the trigger, and dropped one of the
very best looking gray colts in the country.
I.:- ?
v/iuvw-j IIU1 Itlllllivu 1119 Illl^lUIIf IULUIII*
cd Lome, weut to bed, and slept with a
lighter conscience than he had enjoyed Tor
the last eight months. The next morning
while seated at breakfast, who should be
seen striding towards the domicil of Mr.
Stubbs, but old Mr. Smith. Smith entered
the house?Smith was excited, and for a
moment lacked words to express himself.
"Mr. Stubbs, I've come over to tell you
that a horse was shot near my barn-last
night." t
'Sorry to hear it, Mr. Smith, although
not much surprised, for tliut gray colt of
yours was not calculated to make many
friends."
"But it was not my colt that got shot.
"Wasn't your gray colt I Well, which
horse was it?"
"That gray colt you purchased last week
of Widow Dubois. lie broke into my pasture
last evening ; I intended to sond him
home this morning, but it's no use now?
his brains lay scattered around the barnyard."
| "Mr. Stubbs was thunder struck-. The
idea that he killed the wrong horse drove
' him to desperation, and caused him to seek
relief in a direction that rather astonished
bis household. Tbo last seen of Stubbs,
ho was chasing his eKlest son Jim down tho
; turnpike with an eiglitfoot sapliug.
1 Wigs vs. Weather.?An important
case occured in the English Court of Ex
' cnequer ou we loiu uu., nnu is inns reported
:
On the Lord Chief Baron Inking his scat
in Court yesterday morning, Mr. Knowles,
who was counsel on the first cause in the
list, applied to his lordship for permission to
dispense with his wig during the very hot
weather. It would be a very great convenience
to him personally, and he understood
also to several of his learned friends, if the
permission could be accorded.
Tho. Lord Chief Baron.?Certainly, in
permanently hot countries where the English
law ib administered, both the judges
and the bar dispense with wigs.
Mr. Knowles,?I am afraid, my lord, we
cannot call this a permanently hot country ;
All we can say is that it is excessively hot
just at present. (Laughter.)
The Lord Chief Baron.?If vou cao shy.
Mr. Knowles, that wearing your wig gives
you a headache, or cauBes you any serious '
inconvepience????.
' Mr. Kaowles.?I am afraid, roy lord, I
cannot put it so high as that, but ouly as a
matter of inconvenience. Perhaps your <
lordship will Consult the other learned''
judges. (Laughter.) ,'l
* .Tjie Lord Chief Baron.?I certainly might <
i do that in the course of the day.
' Mr. Stirgeaot Shee.?Perhaps tbe best
5 thing thsp is Tot us to dispense with our
1 wig* now, end your lordship may, at the
' clowthe dfcy, report the result of your
' conference 'with, other'learned judges.
J Mr. Know lea, however, "took nothing by
his'motion, for wig?, despite the intense
' beat, still continue to be worn.
'Look here, Pet< sstda^nowipgdsrlcey
1 to,h? companion, 'don't yotf^od od de
see dirt mouf of youitj aey^l tmk it am a
depot arid ruu riu in."
i:' " ' y
"There Goes my Horse."
A noted 'man about town' who hadn't
ined or breakfasted respectfully. for threo
ays cast about him one day week for
chnnco to appease his appetite, whiph'bad
ot to be enormous, b'tit without success,
>r a time?for ho had run out his crpdit'at
ho hotels, at the restaurateurs ho was fcnoVyd
nd he couldn't even veutura* into a baroom,
at 11 o'clock, for fear of encounterng
too familiar an acquaintance with some
ittendant's boot.
Desperate, however, and well nigh starved.
lie Wont clown tnwarrlw tlia insrl-nt tvil ti
.bo forlorn hope that ho might fall upon
soma friend who would invite him to join
lini over a chop or a 'short cut but no
such friend appeared, dazing about, bis
2yo fell at last upon cu*. of the weflpr'ovidjtl
booths which are common in that neighborhood.
'
As the savory orders of fresh pies, hot
coffee, roasted oysters and the like, fell upon
his excited nascent organ, be approach ad
the box, ordered a bowl of old- Java,
swalled a dish of glistening Shrewbury's in
n jift'y, gnlphed down a quartette of Sandwiches,
and topped off with the biggest kind
of a smoking custard pie.
'Excellent! Capital!?never tasted better
in my life!' and similar expressions of
encomium wore showered by this precious
Didler, upon the attentive proprietor of the
box, who liadn't had such a customer for a
twelve month, and who saw, in his imagination,
at least a four and six pence ^glistening
in perspective to a certainty?when his
customer after gorging himself to bis ut
termost, suddenly turned upon Implied], exclaiming?
* j, a. *
'Thunder ! There goe3 my Jjorse.-lvaud
away ho darted, at a speed which Treq]fjMiur.
tomished the original proprietor offrtf?e}provendcr
ho took away w jjh hira.^J
He-is probably chasing the anijrnaK^yef ;
at any rate, bis friend says be; ^iSn't' seen
him since he turned the corner.' ^ ''
1 1
Preserving Flowers.?Our fairreadtrs,
all of whom, we know, love flowers?tb'e
?et(SQn of which, is now at band?Afilh-be interested
in the following manner of preserv
nig IIICIU iiVIII wutiii^y VTUIUI (ft vuicuijjurary
assures us is highly successful. 'tThe
plan is this : Procure a Hat-dish of .porcelain,
into which pour water; place upon a vase
of flowers, and over the vase a glass.bell
with its rim in the water. The air that surrounds
the flowers being confined beneath
the bell-glass, is constantly moist with water,
that rises into it' in the form of vapor.
As fast as the water becomes condensed it
runs down the side of the bell-glass into the
dish ; and if means bo taken to enclose the
water on the outside, of the boll-glass, so as
to prevent it evaporating into the air of the
sitting-room, tbe atmosphere around the
flowers is continually damp. The plan is
designated the 'llopean Apparatus. Thoexperiment
may by tired on'a small scale by
inverting a tumbler over a rosebud in a*
saucer of water.
Paul and Virginia.?Lieut. Habersham,
in his letters from the I- ast, in tho
Philadelphia Leger, thus recounts-, the circumstances
upon which the celebrated ro-mauco
of "Paul and Virginia" was founded,,
which may be new to some of our " readers
:
"Mademoiselle Caillon, aged eighteen,and
very beautiful, was returning from
France to Mauritius. M. Montendre was a
passenger by tlie same vessel, was wcfltfked
very near Port Louis, and Inofit of tlie paaseng:i8
and crew lost. The Icivera were oi?
the ship's forecastle, amon^ otlrcrs, with theseas
breaking threatenly around them ; others
of the crew nnd passengers were nft on'
tlie quarter deck. Many were, it seems,,
trying to save themselves in?oneway or
another, some of whom eventually succeeded.
M. Montendre might have been among
these latter, but he would not make tbeutttempt
unless Mademoiselle Cnillon would*
accompany him. This the IatW. shrank
from, as ft, would necessitate th^i^feval of
her apparel. In rain the gentleman implored
her to resort to it as the only chanoe-t>F
escape?ber resolution, remained unshaken.
t
Very well !w he ended, sadly, "I will diewith
you!" And the grecij; waves w?sbedi
mercilessly over them,and the white boiling,
foam covered them as with n windincr sheet.
They were n^ver seen pore?such wrtfc th*
death of "Paul and Virginia." When last
seen, he was standiding erect, wiih.bU slfpng
arms folded over a hopeless brfeaftl and the,
with a depending bapd resting upon IJfc
neck, and eyes of despairing love^ifted to
the averted ones of bitn who could uuvPlio
longer save ber. .
"There is somethincr nnhiimelv henutifcl
in the purity of tliia motfawty wlftoti ftbrtflk
from violation, bnt ndt from death. St.
"Rterre had a grolind well worthy ,th?tweiaiion?
which liia lofty geaius reared Ufo? tt.
A las 1 ppor *4P#ul'j?od Virgftpia^T ,
. -i- *-<
i> Oftaa more agreeable tUao an uoeo?rt*o<tt
jfofc.'/jfT?if Vte- >? >?.>< Ar i
* ;o , ' " ?- - _ V if.
The ateaimhip Florida, Capt. CromVfeH,