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Newspaper Page TextI ? t FlT llf ^l 'v^i (-'YrY eiVvV^ ' { V>^' rirl rfVlMr^iP ^S'nl ,^V r?<? fti g. i ip )||) |. V |; | i |; 1 rr' 1 ! % pP |il I 12I ifr dX-ftl BEffOTEB TO LITERATURE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULT TJRE, NEWTS, POLITICS, &C., &G. TERMS?-TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it bo Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Juniax. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME G?NO. 21. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FBI DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1*58. " WHOLE NUMBER 281 yg?i n 1 urni?nm aa?iraac ii?i >? ? m?? ?...?.. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Tim Proprietors of t!i?i Al)l???vi!l?? 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I>ti<i???? f'iiriU f??r 1 Ik* ( rtn <>f oti<> will In- ill ]iri>|>?>rt i"ii t? ! ^tliwy ??cc't|?v, nt fhic Jjollur |?? r lint* " ; For all a<lvt>rti-om.^nt- pot in tlnnhl* <~oluudi. Fifty per Cent, extra will hen<l<le-lto the above rates. DAVIS it CHEWS, J-'vr Itanner; I.EE & WILSON*. For ]'rc*s. ^ Ill II III IIM n?HI ! ! !?HB.I ' MISCELLANY. MATRIMONIAL STRATAGEM; Or, How Two Households Became One. ' i Mrs. ljetxitu TV:i*on was fat, fair. I'lilv-loiir. wlion lier 1 >n>I?;<t< 1. a soa|>.|n?i|<r iii verv tT* ?" 1 circumstances, was called from his lili-ta-k of ? ??is11inir to the general purificat ion of mankind. Mrs. In-usou took refuge from her grief in a pn?ttv cottage, situated on (lie principalstreet in (i . At fir>t si 10 was inconsolable; anil sin: ii~c-?l to sav, with a solemn emphasis, which I carried conviction to the hearts of her hearers, that nothing but the thoughts of her i daughter Florence would have provi-nted i her from terminating her existent*? by the intervention of poison. Mrs. ]>.*nson wa?, in no small degree, indebted to her daughter?since in li-ss than three mom lis she threw a-ide her mourning, and became as lively ^is ever. Touching Florence, she had now reached the mature sign of nineteen, and heg.n to think herself marriageable. She was miit.lM'^t 11' sinil l<iIi'I'mI?!v* wo!I that her wishes in that respect were verv likely to he fulfilled. J list over thy way liwd Kquirct Markiiani, the village lawyer, just vergiiitj upon fin v. with his still Char!e?, who was nbont halt his a living a yoiiii;' man of ajjT-fa'iN* ix'orior, the hitter wasquiU' a favoiite v.i:11 the votinir ladies itj'lh< nt-ijiihoihood, ami / otisideivd in common parlance quite a "catch.*' A> vet, however. I.is afT-ciion* hail n.-ver hfcn seriously entangled, am! might h.ive remained so, liatl it not h-en for the Midden apparition, one morning, of Florence Benson, riding hy on horseback. It struck him at. 0111:0 that sh? was re inark.-tlily graceful, ami really quite pretty. Theio upon, ho * nitiv;itc<l her acquaintance wiili increased at^iduily, and <ific*r a while asked the fatal question. Florence answered in the affirmative, ajjd, instead of referring him dutifully t<> her mother, ^fyi|>'ed (being a romantic voun<? ladv) how charming it would he f?> steal awav t?> t!n> in x' town and ?r-t married, without anvh..dv being tit- wiser. Charles Markliatri caught at the liiir, which chimed with his own temperament, and he resolved to adopt it. In order that it might be carried out with perfect success it was resolved to seem indifferent to each other until the day fixed, in order to ward off any suspicion which fnight otherwise be aroused. So well were these arrangements carried out, that- Mrs. Benson bad no suspicion of what was going on. Not so with Squire Markham. He had obtained a oluo to the affair in some manr?r?r QA llmf \t n n/vt nnlti /) Sn<./vtf/>*n/l ftli/% r.inf uvif ov UI0V 1IO HUfc ui?vu>crcu HJO of the elopement, but even the very d?y ou which it was to occur. "Sly dojj, that Charles," thought he to himself, as he sat down beforo the fire in bis dressing-gown and smokingcap, leisurely puffing away, at a choice Havana. "But t don't wonder at it; he only takes after me. Still, I owe bid} something for keeping, it so secretly from me. It would be a goodjoke,ifl wero a little youngerpto cut out, and marry her in spit*of him." i - 1 r. S.jiiiro Markham, wlio was one <>1 tlios?* ! jovial widowers who take life as it comes, mused more and more on this idea, stuck j out. l>y chaiiec as it w?.re, till he realiv began I to tliink it (voi t!i something. | '"After all," shouted he, "I am not s-o old ! eith"f, ?>r at lea-1 tin- l;t have found out brf-'v thi< how inui'ii more citmii.rtah'e i i i.avi- a j.r- '!v \vi:"* to weleoiisu nie hoi.; . at. I ??*? tue ie'tlol's o! uiV tah'e, all ! to ; me ?i j> that in-tnl Charles in order. i^??a ;! I'm- '..it a lira*! to <',o it." s*|ti le m iikham u>ok two tii'jiv w;..:r-. "1 vow. I'ii do it.*' What this mvst. i:<n;s n wa=. we w:i' I'-avi- Iiir? a*l>T to inf?-r from !i>- vt-i v tr\: lit. I?li??jltij' ti>t! I.f!i, he it.isuin-'l <>'" 11?? scrvan: : *'I- Ciiailv- at iioiiii'?" i vir." was t'i?" i i-ji'v, '"hi? ?vn! on! t!ti> ritt< 1 will l>c vjonv ail vi iV." j 11 H!lij?l| ! that'll <!<>. S.i llith'il 111 <-*t"i ?' i :i y i-ii'tlici-h: !. , ? 'i- ii * "*.. \ I i, ,v.-1 ii-- - ii * i ! v 1,-1 tiii- ?. i: i - j I ili'i't])- 111:: i-X :?w.?v n* v i'i.i:i*'!.?v vvviiiiitj, am! :> i- M .|i< 1 V. N'tlii:.!^ 1 ki; stsik;:.-.' v. iiii.- ?|i.- imii i.r. \\ ti*. t.i l..-i- i:< nam.-, t'-llin^ !> I l*i..t i !:av<: in*, mill.!, aii'l \\:'i ' i'i?: at 'iaik ' > niort >u i i??111. Sla* won't sii?]>ci-t anvtlitii^ until :!i<- knot is tii il, and tlu-n what a lan^ii ivi_! .!! I." S'juin* Marklrim did 11 t eonsider it might make a li''!o diflVretuM1 with ti.?* I'lide expectant. 11" considered il :i capital joke on his son, luit looked no further. II-* aceorrdinglv drew lii.s writing materials to wards him, aiul indited the following epi>tle: "JJiarcst Florence : I find tin' day fixed for our elopement on soma aeeotints tiotial>1(% and would li 1< *, witli your permission, to substitute to-ino:row c-vetiiinr. IT I In-ar nothing from you, I shall inf?-r that i you advent. to this arrangement. I "sh^il have a carriage in readiness under the old oak tree at hull past eight oYlork. ^ oil can walk there witItotiL attractingMi-picioti. and as there will be r?o moon. we shall In* , aid*.' to carry out our plans without fear of discovery. Iain happy to sav that the lovt-rnor doesn't suspect in the least that a laughter-in-law is in store for him. Won't : he bo ashamed ? ' Your devoted CllARl.EY." "Egad !" said Squiro Markham, laugh- ; ing heartily, "that isn't had, especially about humbugging mc. Charley couldn't 1 have done any better himself." "So saving, he scaled it tip and sent it 1 over by a little Irish hoy in his employment, having fii>t marked "private" in the corner. , "He careful, Mike, to give it lo Mies 13cn- ! on, and d"n*t let an v one else see it," was J In- patting injunction. Mi-. I>c:i>i>ii WHSsininof in her ijii'<?ia!?cnt on a shopping excursion, she wni K-ft aloti?*. 'I in* r'.iii/injj of llu> In*! I hroti^ht iu-r to tlj?* .{??. r. Wish Mii jirW" slii? sa.v that th<* pt*r-oil who ran<y the l?? SI was Mile. 5?ipi?n* ' M i: khani's "hoy of a!! woilc.'" "1 1 a-i\ in rain,"' sai.l !: *. ]ioi.'!n^ ( u? tin* "a letter inr I'.. i i:'- v. i v pariirnlar that ?.?! .. ly !><.* shoiiM it.*' Tin: air of inv^terv oonveyeil inthisehar nr'iMi-.t!< a l.lri-?H ar >ii-i-'I Mr?. I ? *i*li*io-'.'v. i'MH*<*iallV when >!?' oh-erve.l llial it wa* ai|*ircssi*i| to lti*r daughter, a'.al Hot to herself, as hli'j sii|ino?-i1. Sin* retm iu'il to tin* parlor?not. to ivail llnpei's Magazine ; that hail lost it*> attractions. i "What in this worM can it In*?" she 1 thi'n*Tlit, '"that thev slioiil.| t?? so s?* *i? " r- * i' I ? aii riort'iii't* lit* i-.ti i vir.^ <>ti a r! in I ui'i<,>jii>ii-|. iH*<* ? ]t m:iy he S..IH- th.it I i.li^lit In klJiiW." S i.iiuliiii-il liv her fi'ininiiK* curiosity Mis. 1 yi'iisuu speedily concluded that.>ii<a wuti!.; In- falst- to tiio responsibilities of a parent if she did nol itnravcl the mystery, i "lien?'* pi city doing !" hlie exclaimed, as soon as slit! could recover lirenlb. "So Florence was poing to run '-away and pet married to that Charles Markham, without so much as hinting a word to me." She leaned her head upon'her hand, and began to consider. Sho was naturally led to think of her own marriage with the late Mr. Benson, and the happiness of her wed| ded life, And she could not help heaving a sigh at the recollection. "Am I always to remain thus solitary ?" she thought. "Vve half a mind not to show the letter to Florence, but to run away with Charles to-morrow night on my own acoount. .fe's odd if 1 can't persuade him that the mother ain't a* good as the daughter and she glanced complacently at the still attractive feee *nd fanq reflected from the mirxor. JoBt'ttieti Ae heard the door opon, and Eiorenco entered. Sbe <jtifck|y ^ftaapled v. ti|> ("lie letter, and tliriist it into ln*r , Horoiico and Charles iliii in?t meet duriti?r .! i tlio Fiiccctviiii^ <lay, eliiellv in juirsuawo of j l!i<- jiiati tii'-y bad agreed to, in order to avoid Ic.in'i. Sijiiiiv M.iikliOi : .{ :< { in an cxcci-din^U" i.-i: - in-.iiiu r,'o l/-i ^.ci's ?V j e: -ii.li.ii!v i U.?u> 1 ! !!-'. i !?*.?> a ! ialfjli, wi'ieii in* wotilii ?;inl?j?vor t'> siisi' re^?. an ! pw'.1 !i? aini ?i??\vn r-.o-ji.< i! ; ! w-.IU < !} sd.'ii <.f iii> mj-.r..!iuti.iii't l-Ilaii'y. ; WL-.A in r :: ?:-!.? CUunv* ! I ) f. < :.: i *: I. - ! I - - T" .(.'Ii.n'v ii. \ : ! :i ' i1.:. ]'. i: v.'. i' i' n->."y v..-. , , in- i;;.'! no! t'.ie t'aij.-i >t .1.i. . ?11 -. i I A' I.Ji--!. tin* S ;r.-r- 31 >?i iii- j -i'I: - .*? >\ !i Vji :il t 1 [ i'i m~. II ' / in tii j-.'i r ji!ix:i'ii?'v i'i tip* ' !.st 1\ t" !' 1 A" I H 111 :i t?-n. .* 1 . y.< i! in til i t:i;: ! s!- ;tj , sir . I;i i in a wt \ l?>?.v \\ Iiisi?-r, i! ! !? >ti?ji.,c!.*il tliat lu; \v,i> tin- wrnti^ | |ii't'^nii. ii" lit!|?? ? 1 In r snto l!i4.' cat : !:!^'.', :i:.:ti ! of I j- .t?v.:i?v--l:.:!. I'/'i | ::: ? W.-lv . !i--i . j f : li.-:r t lit' v. A It ' M - ;!.a: - : 51 < * ? ? "lit-1 III'lM V tin- i.'fiV v. .'!.-'l" t: 1 >!i-<-ii', n: . :ii.it tin* <! iiA'i'iv f.! -! I. flirt.!. iii..i i :a^-?. : ! 11 \ :i! I.!;n-t !\ :iit ! ' !| ;i if ; is:< <r.vti -i:.; ;i-i ?i i . a< li?* III'-'.:. "My !' r*r Mi-s Florence."' lie roiitiimcl. ill lii< natural Vniiv, j "Why!" shrieked the ladv, "I thought it ' Wn?i f'llM! "A iii! I.*' s*iid S j'liiv Markham, rpenjjnis- ; ( ii>:? Mr>. Itciisoi/s voice, "thought it wa* , Florence." j , "Was it von, sir, who was arranging to ( eloj.o with my laughter?*' , "X<>. l>nt I conclude it was you, ma'am. ( who was meaning to elope with my son.'' , "Indeed, Squire Markham, you are , wrong; th? affair coming i??id< ntallv to . my knowledge, I coin-in.led to take 1.?t , . tilaee secret! v. in i.r<1er t<? fnitfniiii !...? plans.'' ' , "K:? i'l ? tlm very idea I had mvself," said , tin-Sipiir*', laughing; Ul?ut I lie. fai l is, ma'am. j \W VC lmlll i)f JIS lieCII eollfotl lldfdl V .ililii. ' | and the mischief of it is, 1 have lt-ft a letter 1 . 1 f<>r Charles, leilini; liim know it : so ru- s douhtedly lie will lake the opportunity lo . , run oft* with Florence durins our absence, ' . ' r ami plume himself, the rascal, on the way f in which I was taken in." j , "1 confess that I left a note for Florence i j to the same puport. IIow she will laugh ' , at me. What an embarrassment!" : ( ' I tell you what," sai<l the Squire, after a ' , moment's pause, "we can cari v out our ' s plans, after all. We each canto out with . tliu intention of getting married. Why not , marrv each other, and then, vott know. We , cap make them believe we hail it in view . . all along, j;nd only intended to frighten j tli-ni." * ' j \f.. TV - - . 1 - I"--* * ' wi.-nr^in ji.Willi ?'l IHliC { n::i! in the con^e ?.f an honr tin* twain were . moik;. Tliev iti:Si:t!<* v letttried, hilt J;- I:.rV Irtd >!, tiiiit I-'!<..r. !ic- ; ?; ! Cimi't*.s, iiis-< tjvi-i iny; shoii d? p:urtnv, had lln*mM*!vi <s Mepp- -1 olF in a . difn-ivn!. diiection, with a similar intent. ;' They in a if 11 ? -i r app?\?ra!iee tim !!>?:' ' morning. prepared to lati^ii hiaitilv a! i];< iVn-i*rut? ! plan* of their pawn's i>n! learn- 1 ed with i!" little as!<Oii-Iinn i.i thai thev hart ; 1 1 ?:rurk ii|> a l?a*>;ain t ?f theiiwdvi-s jiiit? Maskliam an ! hi* u?'W wife had the ;? 1 51 ? 1 ; to ei>nviiK-i; tin-in that it. was all a pivirnditats <I plan, and to 11 i? day the \ mincer 1 pair are iiftioi'iiiit of tin- plot and emiiitei. plot u11i?*h led to this tloiihlc nnsoti of tlit* ; t wo hoii-eholds. Try for a day, 1 heseoeh yon, fo proserve : \c : ? t i ' i I > I til I r?cil HI it Vil?V itll* I CIII'AT'III until'' Hi ' mitn*l. 15>! but fur oihs day, insto.it>! of a ; fiii'-vv<>r>!ii|?|>?'r of pulsion. tin; MUi-v.orsliip. ; ]?"*r of l-'.'ir ?i-!f-|ms<ni'S?ion, ail'I i*mnp.iiv ; ; iii<* day in wliirh v??u li ?Vi* rooh ,| mil '!i?. | of ilis-aii-:: n-iioii wli.h 111at on whutli ; V"tl have ii'lowcil it to ijrmv ii|>; ami v?>n , i w ill tin.! your ln*art npi'ii to ?*wry wnml ni >- | , t'uv, your lilt* ?lri-n^iIikik'i], ami your bryn*l. | ! armed wiili a psinnplv against every trick of. j fate; truly you will wntid<*r at your own i improvement.?Jean Paul Richtcr. 'You liave lost your baby, I bear,' said ! one gentleman to another. 'Yen, poor little tiling! it was only five months old. We did all we could for it. We iiad four doctors, blistered its head and feet, put mustard IMUIIUUCO nil UVU? II) yrtvo it miie unioinoi powders, leeched its temples, bad it bled, an<{ gave it all kinds of* medicines, and yet, after a week's illness, he died.' tStrange. An old woman was praising, in rather enthusiastic terms, the sermon of a Scotch minister, who bad acquired a great name . for depth nndsubliraitj. Tbe Suspicions of bar auditor ware a little rouged, and she ventured to propose a question to. her , -Jenny, do you understand .hftrj ? ? Understand him !' holding Up her bands ml jttobisbmeot at tbe question ; 'me onder^' taijd biro! w*d I bao the , "!? - T.Iy SwoclcsL Sou;* (or Thee. Tiioiv's not it <!iitv{.-ss xviii?l fiat blows j I'm !nn its own W?V"-1 i o.:p. A?l*l wilC'1 t!i>: \V.:-l t!l" i It liics to tliiit. rfin-mi.iTfl bower, | Ati>l in finite myni ' ( <1 -wv ?!m le B.-gi'ii it- tf<*ntU-s?: Aifl lli'iuji: ;t! ijtoi .i u;n>:i t'i? 'ii.ii i Il trili.v* \vi'.'i ;Ik- lii.n-nin;; riil#. A: -1 wit -it |].iv.*?-r it iivc'l -,v /).! : :. '? i i'l :?f r?,vvet$1 Sli'i i' ::n?>?va ii "uvc-1 i'-'i t!u?: b .w?ii roso. j ... ! Tii 'r" is imt a stnr ..i yon ' '. J'1 f*:y 1' .1 rnv ! t invis a IM' '?. u v.;,.. !' , ii u.! ivuvc i ? lov.-- t'ie !>v>'. ; Tin-:i it ::? t I / ! - iii??; o Tl.i.U*-SIV ii\ U: i 1*5 ! ' . i vf' !? may 'i :i i' ?;i .r: lu.iy .urn ua ! :tw!ii!t>, Ofl'io \ -n 'liii* w t ii p .i-i'i: n.- a!:, A11 i tlio'i^ii i"j ulav.'.-.- iii iv ..liy svuui 'l '.i ii iv?; f<i|- a;, n loviiic 5>.:iiii, Tiu* tir.-t, tin? In !_'!i!('-;. -i .'1 tiio ln?t On iluil l>i:!o wttvo if f.?n<!lv cn~t. I I a :i.t ;r-f"V f:? ro^r A:. ! t i i \v iv? T i - :i: !. llms, A:i 1 i'm-v \v..! i. 'i t'i wi'i i iiii'i ?! .r M f.Vvv !<iV\* I'im!** !<r"ill --t I'.i. Tl.:m il':_'i: tliri! \V I: t I .-"Mil i?f Ii>M Vfii 'i' ii >'< - \v;tv."S ii.iv.-. \ ;.v. ri. All-' ' Wr|f lii\ im::|.- 111.IV lie 1M wail inv-.v. -'i.-! t !.< ??. Cot'!; wii-: i: Wum:..v.?Tin-re i?> a branch r.f j;??iier.-d ? ?!11? .:t:i i> w is not thought at :ill necessary f.ir woim-n ; a< regards which, indeed, it. is well if ihey arc not brought up t?> cu!; ivate til*: opp >-dte. \Yo- : 111 *11 an; tint taught to be conrag'-ons. In!> < ?!, to some persons, coinage may seem n? unnecessary f>>r women as Latin and i fir.ek. Yet there are few tilings that wouKl Lend to make women happier in themselves, ind more acceptable to those witii whom h<'V live, tliiin courage. There aro many women of the present .lav?sensible wo- ! nen in other tilings?whose panic terrors 1 in; a frequent source of' discomfort to them- ' ives and tho?e around them. Now, it is i great mistake to imagine that hardness . mist go with courage ; and that the bloom ' ^ fgentleness and sympathy must all be rub- ; ied t?fl" by that vigor of mind which gives iresenee of mind, enables a person to be i>eful in peril, at.d makes the desire to as- j i-t overcome that sickliness of sensibility ! . vhicli can only contemplate distress and , linictilty. So far from courage being un- ; etninine, there is n peculiar grace .and dig- i lily in those beings who have little active : tower of attack or defence, passing through ' i;i:ijrcr \mui a moral cuiirajje wlneli is equal lo tliat of the strongest. Wo see this in jrcat. thiii?M. We pelfi-ctlv appreciate the . ' weet ami imhle dignity of an Ann 15<>h*vn. i Mary l?iirt.*ti of S.:o{s, or a Marie AiitoiWi see that it is jjran-1 lor theae *1**11 ati-!y-hn il, hi^linitiluiv.l, hcipless persmiirj<*s to m<M-( 1 > ??(!i with a sih'tiee ami con- | ]-.!<-nce lihi* 'tis own. Then is ito bean I;/ '/< j'tur. It U a lii'-an, injly, ?lishevflird iv-atuM*. Xu ~i;??:i<? i-an h.t m i! ?*f it that i woman wo;>M wi?!? '.u s..e ho!>eif like.? 7hou';}tf.i on ii 'nu f;>, i ' Om? Kami's hK l.tKK."?IJ i*. Hal!, <?f the Jour mil of Jfiiii'h, who has invi-sti^ntnl hi- ::iai!< r an ! aii,i!vz< :l ihe Irtiif-i. Ii ??.'ilnt t!; mixture for which "Oio S.onU ??l ' I.;:" "' i-11:? s | .v.; .'ollais, wh-n ma-Ie lYoui 1 t! ? vi'iv pnr?*?t an-1 most i:;pcNsiv*t* matrlials iimi!, ci|.| I'Xvi''.' V MXU?? ii criils, hntlh* | ami ;iii : aii'I :i<* iit?tlit-rui>>i-f> ?,!i?r?j<*s, j?s i]?. maiiV oJluTs. that it is a >li'li'ti-ri>Mis ?r;ir at ln-s!. Tin- following, from '.In! Glenn cr i- a wry .-<;Wiv r..j.: Jirtitnrs -1 Vrmit through _\our t'tiSiiiiins, to hear t<-*timo'iv to n Vain ultlt* medicine. My great auut has ln-c:i striving to reach 11?-;?v?-i? for twenty years. , 11 a viis?j a cough, she fell into the hands of j the "retired clergyman" whose "sands of! Ii!" have nearly rtm out." Sh? purchased ! a I'uttlu til' his Cannabis Imh'ca,from which . die gamed strength, jndging from tho vio- j li-iirn of her cough. On taking the second ; hottle her strength so increased that she was aide to cough nil <lay mxl night without inter) notion. Tilt, third lintlln l:irwli./l 11St* i Heaven. Tim?, in a brief space of time, lite fond hopes and anticipations of more than a quarter of a ccntury are realized for tho Hum of seven dollars twelve and a half cents. To those persons who are desirous of changing worlds, or changing husbands and wives, and all who are anxious to visift'other side of Jordan, this medicine is confidently recommended." What Railroads Oak Do.?The last issue of the Jackson (Tenn.) Wiig cootains the following x . v l/rhj VirfrlnM And T*nnotion iiaiUnftjl ? * * hundred And four miles in length, And it cost ahout seven million dollars.* In 1890, the taxAble value of the land in the counties through which it pMses. ns taken froqi the census, was twci)ty.eigfitn)ini6o nine hundred and - 'fortvtwo thousand six hundred and fo^ty-seven d<il1ar? t %nd4q 1868 Vhe State aegfsspient makes, ft ^rty t^A^'Wllion nine hundf-ed fcrid - ?ej[&n. teec: tfurtisAnd \wp fmridre4, Ajd trqnty-oine The Wizard of tli-j Stomach. j Tlw Si*at of the .?} ti-Hiis the pit of tb i ?toni;irli ;t:|.i tin? boltulll ot t!i;?! . pit ? !ik * :: ?Mt: ??<-? li ? ?1. ? !' : ?<?i.ir pivX'.!<5. t!? wlzn' i ;im:. ] !* til" tiu.ii ' ??' ib" stum t :'i, its ? h :iii ! its : i:** w ni> a-t 1 '! ; ?msvitif)1!-; ::!i ! ! > ! '- or.?;' w:7 ? .! aJ hi 'frii'jr. fiam i-, r.'-.-! by i!i ?-.? w * ; VVoui ;.- ! V- ij >t> 1 (;!":? : '.!? l.'U ill! ? IT- : if < ir-riil :.s ; ?* m . ! . n .".ti - l > iii.- v:i.i.*.i i>c!i'*r' nf {?:-? vol tri<?-; > iiiv; comi-.sniiliri'f on, ?>'!? t'i'i ! **' ' o 1 '.'i tt <:-nv us 1 !. !,;m ii-'ir IV *.. i bv tb>? ?t:T--r n:f ..r .1 .! !>: . !; 'i-1 or 1 *:ir. r; b i;i 1 v. - i'Iok i: ?v i: 1 ?:}? ;? i-. *i -jr ijr.jrjj <#'Is?-; -t try '<? lU.iJc-* li!:il -ii * 7. rt'i !i ;i pilii'ii ot f V tint' ! ; - >.11* '.vo'i1 ! ! :?;> Ii'rti ii:?<? ; :* 1 ti-it:i:.' wi'h |r pj> *i **: :it ; i* 'u>> s ]''?V ] ii it w:'!i c-.isn ?*?.?? < !<. >- ?*( ; ???hi*t>. >t#ti i iiiin :<> t .! I ite! liiwn <>; Hi-n jiiiM, saffHMtu Iiitii w.'ii ?;i*i<*r. <>r s'iip fv 11111 with ?'!il>>r-?iur!n. Earls j .! <fiitii li:i? fiiith in i>i*- own in;?triitM, ?*wi ; wli-u it faiU ; a< it i-* >ute to tl<j u<>> tiiii'-s 11 wry ! ??. *1" 11? ii wu have a in re !:w? ! >, v.lto approach l.iin j :ii?ii i!y ; t'i> v ' liiii ]>lt with a camphor i>a-/. or i; ti;? with a want) planter, l>f it ">; l'i itiivior"i:--(>, an I, tlsu* aim- , < 1, tiicy I *l?l!v wait lii? pli-i^ari'. X-.w. far !> it fr<?tit m ? to ?k'tty that t!i< | -'.!:!! |.!.'\u? ;ipt?r.ivt's ufa <; >'? i ! ; <>ti | I In.* contrary, n< > g-n'ais ever ivMrded in I !?< ' '"Thousand :iii<] ono Night*"' loves good things better tlinn lie, and to make liim in j every way ?rtnl?!o is a stop of the first i importance. lint we must rem"tiilier that ' he is to bo comforted, not oppressed ; he | generally likes what he is accustomed to. and administered with the usual forms, and ; at the usual periods?a breakfast at break- ! fast-time, a dinner at dinner-lime, and so) forth ; but be neither approves of being <Je- ; villed with cayenne and brandy, nor made ! stupid with laudanum, chloroform or camphor. If hf be hungry, give him meat ; if he bo alhir<t, give him soda-water, either i iilniie or with a little cherry or brandy ; and j if he be chilled, clothe hi.n warmly if you I lik", with a camphor pad, or cumin, or j riankincer.se plaster ; the externa! remelies can do no harm, and they often do l?o<h1, not merely because they give confidence to the individual and alia}* appro- j iien*ion?, but because tlu-y bestow warmth ' ami pressure.? T/tnc IVceks throayh the Spas of Gernvtny and Hclyinm. | Childhood. ; Weil, I have bi-eu happy once ! I have ' h-vti a oil>] ! ! I liitvc been in heaven ! I | have stood in the smile, laid in the arms of one of < ?od's an?fel?." I was the happy! chil l of a m'til!.} :ui the Howeis givw up together. I aii'l Turn* \v?-i?! playfellows theii ; I feared him not. | 1 rnlv has it hecn said that the man becomes ( a slave !< Time. Hi: is a si ?vo to the hour J and I.is mi iic. mi,.] whether the si::? s-it: 1; i hi fore the ta?k is ih>n<?, i>r (:*;!? 1 *! harder [ !?> ! ir) Mi.- tr?~!w i< done h-l'ne the in ha- ' si-i, in- in alilc-* mU'-raMe. I one - >avv a pic :ii" \\!:ic:i i:a>i for i;< sijl.j.-ct an hoiii-glas-? \ - ;?i|i|in^ IIjill ;i soft 1.1 jici'.rrt.-ij ;||I.| a '.< ..kiii!; ?":?!:si'v nixi ^i-adiVtly at if. In vnii: > ! inti-rj>irtc?i ! he picture? in v 5ti J14 j Mit'.-N uvru r?!lin<r f;>*l and isrir?-uii!iii?u'v thcchiid looked calmly on. \Yh?t did ii ; rs?m |<>r time ? It was not afraid of all it> ' ji-1-.t, or of all its ?ii?i lotus ; Mil! less! ti 1 :il 1 he hours iv?mi! I ocu-v Tt? flow for it. i In one M'lise, tli<* *< .! i!|>ic vis*oii, it lias no . hounds to its In;in.-. I'i<eet dike, it l><*.*it- . it? little v\ in*4 in tli" quite litstitK*>* air. IIow . vividly I remembered thai <h.isie>l lawn, those tall, white I.lies, those glowinjr pco- 1 nieS iIiopm tulips which are n<?:)iiti<* in 1 ho ; ivorM unless von can peep into their etips? j cups full to the brim with beauty. We men j outgrow tin; flowers. What arcades, what j uowurs, \\ 11: i [ muinpnai ale lies tl;cy once I reared fur us! I can remember walking | iimler i he starlet and purjile blossoms of the j fuchsia, and seeing tlie light full on them j t!iioii<rh the cruen leaves above?I see ii ! . I iiuw. How tln-y glow in that green ami j gulden light which falls on tliern through j the leaves! Milton's angels never had lmlf so much joy-in their "jasper pavement and amaranthine flowers!" Amaranthine! that surely was a mistake of the poet. It is the perishable blossom that is so pre-eminently beautiful. Amaranthine flowers! It is very like eternal tinsel?neither death ra^life. Wish for no amaranths; wish, rattiw, to bo a child ajpin, and seo the blossoms of the fuchsia, half of them beneath vour fenL ? and half of them just 4fc>ve your head. Thomdale. . ^ ^ r The School von good Manners.?^V? George III. was once walking the quarterdeck of a raan-ofjwar, with his baton, a sailor asked his messmate 'who that fellow was who did not douse his peak to theadrairrfT 1' 'Wiiy, ii'a thti kipg.W Well, king**; retorted the ot h e r, 'lie's an ?gmr^Dp?rly dog F?' Why, bf ltj'irt manners f' replied ^idsofijindi, hi. . WWC " ??. / * Wfc v ?.* ? - yii/ifT'. >.' aj if i1 n'liiti mniiiii ii(iiMHirAff"irtr ii-i-ff----|-|-'i From the C/ihust. A:? X3!egy on tho ID oath of a Wife. !n (! < vvati-li of tlnj first <lnv of llie V"ur, when wmler ?in :i!| iii# severity, tl<v 11-11.!* >r wife <!: - 1. Is t'n'h* on ojc'Ii a tii iti tti'irv utih;ij)]>y lt;?in 1 f Oil. if t! '>ti We ! >1 'i <i".I WollM ; \ ?J i. )| Iji-'.v f*1' > f >f i .W v<-.r " lit.! :'i->il il:-' <!? I.'u'li" !' t!K? i:t t!ji* nr-l-51" "! tlii- I i' !i'?-l? >>:<1 jmi'I wife lu iv ?ni'? Mi.i*I. r :ii' i :i ; t" u:* i:i t'.i Miii I t;;?; rvM.'w t!i?! ?r.s > ' 1 ' J >:?-? . I i !i;<> tr-^o!!, r.t lli? l.irtJi t>' I^j'i ii'!.'. ' 1h* i-.1 .-'. lit'S ! > ! _' -r in til* slrv, iimi ?-:ii !i <;e:i;!v Ists rttwt-S flti'l iintvi II j- !!' ? WaV.'. 11 IJ.l ..Vii. I -I Wlio IlItVH Stiii I wjv ji ! i: 1. tin-iii wiili iiov ! i,\ I, v.:??? I:?iv._? ! >.? mlii", I :i;:i :i ' '<> :t :-iT v.-i.!i--? mv ruvav.? ! iir.V." r.'lllnVi fY MI! CIV ? * I - I ll" * i ! !>? ? |c-:tv ;V ?11*. ?sii.'.' s I Ir.wT 1?-. ;*_j*11 of i- '*ii .*:inii'iior : I??I wljyiu I I rciotl-'Cr so ' .ii i t;!, ti. wi'i1.*. .tti'l so kind ? I.i t tn'r.l li?!>"ii. at ilii? pui'li ral!"d - I t"'' ? ? !?i and ii 10 uii'ow |iei?::is to di-pl.tv it* Iri^si's, 11 who have sliil their wives, <_<-n wi;!i them to visit tii.- irniv.w of i!i ir relations. 1 >.11 I, \v!i?? mine, I lT') alone 'ovi-dt her grave. \\ hen I se<> iln' Mint win?re her allies repose Ixiltlill^ ti'.'lK d'>WU mv cheeks. I j'iV'?.Mit tsi her funeral ofleiings; I burn f<>r , ii:-r images of gilded paper. '"Tender wifo!" I j vxeriiii), wish a tvirful voice, '"where art thou ? 'IVihI.-i w i!'e! where art thou'' But, ala<, she i-i deaf t?> mv cries! I see a solitary tomb, hut I cannot sec? mv wife. * * * In the s:\tli moon, at tlie epoch called San it is .illli.-til* to support the burning lieat of th<* day. The rich an?l poor then spread their clothes to air. I will expose a ; silken robe to the sun's hot rays. Look here i.-? the robe which she wore on festive lavs ! here are the elegant shoes that enclosed her pretty feet! But where is my j wife ? Oh, where is the mother of my cliil* : ilren ? I feel as if a cold steel blade were ! dividinc mv heart. * * * * ^ j The fifteenth day of tlie eighth moon, when her di?c shines with its greatest splen- ' ilor, men and women offer to the gods mel- j ons and cakes, which have a rounded form i like that of the orb of night * Husbands and wives go two anrl two to walk in the I country and enjoy the sweet moonlight : but the round disc of (he moon can only i remind me of the wife T have lost. At i times, to relieve my wo. I pour for myself a eiiji of generous wine ; at times I take my : guitar, but scarcely can my trembling hand | J i aw forth a sound. My relations and friends | come, turn by turn, to itivilo me; but mv i heart, full of bitterness, refuses to sharotheir pleasures. In the ninth moon, at the epoch called Ti-hongyang, the crysanthemums open their j golden cup*, and every garden exhales a balmy odor. I would gather a bunch of newly-blown flowers, if I had still a wife whose hair they could adorn. My eyes are w?'i wiiii icars, my Hands are contracted by ; Urii-f. and bent my lleshless breast. I enter ! into the elegant chamber. tiiat wa< onec my ' wile's; my twochildren follow me.ami come : sadly t<> embrace my knees. Iiaeli one takes me by the hand, ami calls m^ with a rliokiiiiX voire. liy tlieir tears, their sobs, their gestures, they a*k me for their mother. t The first day of tho t^ntn moon, bolls ri:-li ani poor present WinNr clolhes to I <Ii**ir wiv?*?i. 1; ,t I. who have no wit**, to i whom shall I oli'-r Winter clothes ? When 1 tl.inlv ?>f iit-r who shared uiv bed, who re*- ' led on t!i- same j>'.!?ov, I burn for Iter ini* ' ages of paper, a:nl iiiv teal's tloxv fa.sf. I I > !! 1 ti.Ji* riiiif* to !."-r who m?w dwell* j l>?-i les the Yellow Foil itain. I know no! J wln iliur 1'iiMcra! ys will Ih ol use. to j iic shade of her ? ho i-> no more, last al least | ln-r I ii^l ;n i! wiil hate p:;id her a tribute of; iovi- ami r.<jivt. in l!n- rl-vf-nili moon, when I !iav-> sahi- I t mi Wiiiii-i. [ i-.il! IllV luMtttiful wife. In : titv Id 11.;.I, I lioiihlf. up it:v l>oiiv. I ('.arc 1 n-.t t.-Ii out my !c^<, an.! half of the silk ' I eovi-rs nil emptv ! >'4ii m l i;iv??!;? heaven ; I piay lor pitv on a ti11-1 -?ii 1 who passes solitary iti<jhls.? : At tin.- :11ii I \v:il<:li, [ ri*o without having slept, aiiil weep until tin* dawn. In the twelfth moon, in thft midst. of; Winter's roll, I railed my tender wife.? i "Wln-r." art tli..u ?" I said. ' I think of J line all day, yet I cannot sees thy face." The last ni?ht of tin* year sho iippcarerl to j mo in a dream ; she pressed my liand in j hers ; she smiled on mo with tearful eyes; j she encircled me with her caressing nrnio, and filled my t>onl with hnppiIlilCC Tkfltt llirt'i " t'?A * ? " " """ * i"".' flio rrliu iii illc, "to weep no more when thou rememberest me; henceforth, I will conic thus each night to visit. thee in thy dreams." *The full moon presides over marriages. Toii.et foii ORNTf.bmejf.?For preserv- j inj; the complexion, temperance.?To preserve the breath sweet, abstinence from j tobncco.?For whitening the bprfds, honesty.?To remove n stain, repentance.?Easy shaving soap, ready money.?For improving the sight, observation.?A beautiful ring, a family -circle.?For imprtWing the voice, oivility.?The best companion at the toilet, a wife. The following epitaph was -jvHtten on f il. j--.it -r . _ -? renuing ui tuo uumu 01 n mcy WU086 DftQie was Stone:? Curious enough, we all must soy, That what was Stone should now-tH> Clay {; Mora curioaa btill, to own we mutt, That what ?u Stone will soon be dual. ?^ ^ ^ ?'-i irnrnt? I } am?i??????? A "Wictim'' to Tyrannical Laws. 1 Mr. Robert Russell, who formerly lited in Schohatie County X. Y. now resides in 1 the city of Albany, Russell appears to be tlie victim of unpropitiou* circumstances. Russell has ail unhappy faculty of doing business contrary to law. On Tuesday last, Mr. Russell was arrested for the eleventh time *::ice spring Htt iu. We give his examination ; i ' V.Vii, nu?ell.w said the magislraletc<you 1 sue ii<-re n^ain, 1 perceive." "Yes sir. The fact is squire, I'm a wictim. liio.v mo, if I < are what Bob Russell does, he i > sure to wiolate some law or r. \Vl,t.,i I cjinie to Albany, I says to mvM'if; Ru-sell KiV lx>v, we'll take a hunt .....I i..." .1 ----- r -i ? ...... i11viil IIJX IIO'JIIUS. well ::r, cut I Jin I what do you think? ? . I ?/L to th? next orner, Barney Whuluti tapped UK- ou the shoulder, and sr'.v. "That's against the law." "WiiatV tho law? I replied,. at!>! ho savs: "iii-.v'm^ in the streets, without mui:!is. Ho iiin oitliii^ly arrested mo, brought ; u?e to tin; pohee <-.mrf. The result of that piece of nil! ?a.< h lino of live dollars." ' Well what did you do thon ?" "Listen and I'il toil you. I sold tho fox bounds to one of Aunt Put's friend?, for twenty dollars. Witli tiie proceeds I bought :i sow and live pigs I took them lioiue, built a pen in tbe buck yard, Mid tbougbt all my troubles at nil end, but I was mistaken.. Officer Brad well c-amo upon me tbe very next morning, and says. ' Russell keeping bogs in the yard, is agin tiie law." "1 doubted it. Tiiis riled officer Bradw?-ll wlio bad me arrested again. Tbit time I was fined five dollars." ' And wbat tlid you do afterwards!" "I sold my sow and pigs, and bought a Iioisc and cart and undertook to draw wood.The vcv first load I put on, drew the attention of Policeman Sickles, who Bnid that driving a cart without license, was again the law. Lie arrested mo for that offense, which caused tne another fine of five dollars.'' "Well, whafc-did you do next" "I sold the horse and cart, and bought the half of a charcoal wagon.' "Well, what success did you meet with after that?1 ? "The 9ame old luck sir. The first day I commenced peddling, Policeman Shooks took mc by the collar and says: "Russell, that's agin the law, old fellowJ^ "Whats agin the law! I said." lie replied, "Selling charcoal in a wooden measure."" "That cost rne a fine of throe dollars." "Did that drivo you out of the charcoal' business ?" "Yt:s, sir I sold out, and thought I would" try my fortune in carrying baggage betweer* the steamboats and railroads. Whnt.V ?J>a u?e ? I only commenced work to-day, and lie re I am again." "What for now!" "For soliciting bnggago without a permit from the mayor. As I said before I'm a (victim. If I should Bnve a man from drowning, by jumping into tho whirlpool,. <lash my vig, if I don't be live the first poli win a n I met in coming ashore, would up and say. "It's agin the law Russell to go overboard without a license." The Justice having hoard Russell to the ?rd, admitted that he was a "victim," and let him oil* without paving the fine. Ku<s?ll left the ofiicer saying that he would (jo and kill himself, if it were not for one thing. On bi-ing a>k< d what that wnRhe replied, "that some uoIii'iMuati would discover that it win acjin the law to commit suicide, and would undertake to rolled the fine from hi* ini-loituriatc children." Russell's ease calls lor sympathy. r . ri .< - - i.if t. .1 1'aitiv oiue.? u is certain tnnt whatever sunbeams (Jod lias thrown norosa ?>nr path?ninl iiis tneivy lias made tbem I ?tl? l-i and numerous?there are also rliniiU Jo <*asi tlieir shadows over every eareer, lioweviT prosperous. Few summer days !?: ? ? without rain, and often their??!try Iluin^s denth with it. So every lile has disappointments, every happy oil-* it* sin-rows, even every Christian one it* crosses. Unavailing strivings qgftftut ' oppression* ? heartless resisting of a.pinchin^ poverty?the griping demands ofanavaricious selfishness?the prevalence of' wickedness and depiav^y?tbeffe Wfe dark side, that shall ne'veir be removed till: this sin is destroyed. Let this inseparable union ever be b<>ruo in mind. Sin roles, with a hic;li hand in that bock street or jo. ! yon narrow lane, and by nn unavoidaWftr : consequence, these are the abodes of the v 1 deepest and darkest sorrow. Personal OR* i I mnniiH*s?? cvit emails me 8iing8 ana yexft^j tions of nn unconverted stat?~ Family In 1 religion is tho sure precursor of 'intestine{ tumults and heart-breaking separntious.?7| .Social depravity brings prisons, and work-1 houses and police establishments .svith iU. ! Life's d?rk side is life's sinning-side. EfI ery time we lift the band of rebellion! j Against God, we throw its shadows of- .Sfflr*! rows back on ourselves. Strive 16- na*1wlife holy, to crush sin in yonrgfi&irt and.rebuke it abroad, to guide. your steps hr'flielamp of God's truth. You will tbos brijdfe-en life, and lessen its dart sbadw^ .wSfcthe reflection of your good worfo^Cfry throw a gleam of sunshlnd on the. Qtri&mt. >? another, less hopeTul or toore sinfal-Obatv your own. , v mxpretaaial decision.?-a coabati^ sometimes tell asleep upon to*. Dead}. Um day, the president gathering the votes ?fttfti court, and coming to ^sk 1^'bt *MtagjMw!^ starting outof_ hja^le^sod notb^j^^^^, mritiii I 'firflt'l'ifTr - -

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