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VOLUME 6?NO. 28. ABBEVILLE C. !!., SOUTH CAROLINA, FillDAY MORXING, NOVEMBER 12, \&. WHOLE NUMBER 28S
THE FORGED PATENT.
The changes which tho last twenty voars
have wrought in Illinois, would bo iticredito
any one who had not witnessed them.
At that time tho settlements wcro few, and
the spirit of enterprise which now pervades
every corner of the State, had not awakened.
The bluffs of the Illinois river had
never sent back the echo of the steam-engine,
Without n market for their produce,
the farmers confined their labors to the wants
<of their own families. Corn was nearly the
only crop raised, and from the time it was
"laid by," near the end of June, till "pulling
time," in November, was a holid-iy, and the
intervening period was passed in idleness
except Saturdays. On that day, duly as it
arrived, the settlers, at the distillery, amused
themselves with shooting at a mark, (railing
nags, an l too often, when the tin cup
passed freely round in fighting.
This is by no means :i picture of all the
settlements of that early period, but that it
k rrmiilt i**;aHi* ft no ..4 #1.-.
... h..... , V,1 l.H,
oldest settlors will deny.
One Saturday afternoon, in the year 1810,
n voting man was seen approaching, with
slow and weary steps, the Iioum", or distil
lery, of Squire Crosby, of 1!rent's Prairie,
an obscure settlement on the Military Tract.
As usual on that day, a large collection o!
people wore amusing themselves at Crosby's,
who owned llie distillery in that region,
and being a magistrate, was regarded by
the settlers as ri?-h, and consequently a
great man.
The youth who now came up to the
group was apparently about twenty-one
years of age, and of slender form, fnir and
delicate complexion, with the air of one accustomed
to good society, and it was evident
at a glance that he was not inured to
the hardships of frontier life, or labor of any
kind. Kut his dress bore a strange contrast
with his appearance and manners, lbwore
a hunting coat of the coarsest linsev ;
woolsevv a common straw hat, and a pair of
iliiAelrin A 1 1 1
uiwvufi^iu.i. il im^U |iai K WIIIJML*- ,
ted his equipment. !
Every one gazed with curiosity on the 1
tiow comer. In their eagerness t<? learn
who ho was, whence he came, and what was
his business, the horse swap was left unliiii>]it.*?l,
the rilie laid aside, and even the busy
tin - up had a temporary re>pito.
The young man approaching Squire Crosby,
whom even a stranger could distinguish
as the principal person among them, and
anxiously inquired for a house whero ho
could be accommodated, saying that he
was extremely ill, and felt all symptoms of
an approaching fever.
Crosby eyed him closely and suspiciously
for a moment without uttering a wold.
Knaves and swindlers had been recently
.abroad, and the language of the youth betrayed
that he was a "Yankee," a name at
that time associated in the minds of the ignorant
with everything that was base. Mistaking
the silence of Crosby for fear of his
inability to pay, the stranger smiled and
said, "I am not without money," and put- ,
fitirr lite linn.l i/\ Inc
G ' ' lv " " iw ULtiuij
proof of his assertion, lie was horror-struck 1
to find that his pocket book was gone. It
contained every cent of his money, besides
papers of great value to him.
W ithout a farthing, without even a paper
or letter to attest that his character was
honorable, in a strange ImuI, and sickness
rapidly coining upon him, these feelings
nearly dcove him to despair. The Squire,
who prided himself on his sagacity in defecting
villains, now found the use of his
loiigue. With a loud and sneering voice
J;e said :
"Stranger, yon are barking up the wrong
tvae, if you think to catch rue with that arc
Y.atdcee trick o'yourn."
He proceeded in this in human strain, seconded
by nearly every one present, for the
"Squire*' was powerful, and few dared to
displease him. The youth felt keenly his
desolate situation, and casting his eyes
around the group, in a tone of deep anxie
ly lmjuireu ;
' Is there none liero who will receive me ?"
"Yes, I will," cried a man among the
crowd ; '"yes, poor, sick stranger, I will shelter
you. Then in a lower tone he added :
?l,I know not whether you aie deserving,
but I do know that you are a fellow being
and in sickness and in want ; and for
the sake of Him who died for the guilty if
not for your own sake, will I he kind to
you, poor stranger."
Tho man who stepped forth and protlercredahome
to tho youth in the hour of
suffering, was Simon Davis, an elderly man
who resided near Crosby, and the latter was
his deadly eneiny. Unelo Simon, as lie
was called, never retaliated, and bore many
persecutions of hi# vindictive neighbor without
complaint, llis family consisted of
himself and daughter, his only cliild, an affectionate
girl of seventeen.
The youth heard the offer of Mr. Davis,
and heard no more, for, overcome by his
eelings and extreme illness, ho sank insensible.
lie was conveyed to the house of
his benefactor, and a physician called. Long
was the struggle life and death. Though
Unconscious, ho called upon his mother and
sister, almost oonstantlv, lo aid him. When ,
tlio youth was laid upon his bi:d, and she !
hoard him calling for his sister, Lucy Pavis
wept, and said to him,?"l'oor young
! man, your si->ler is far distant, but I will bii j
' to you a sister." Well did this dark eyed '
! maiden keep her promise. 1 >av and night
she watched over him, except during thy
shoit intervals when she yielded her post at
his side to her father.
j At length the c.riais of the disorder arriv|
ed?the day that was to decide the question
of life or death. Lucy bent over him
intense anxiety, watching every expression
of his features, hardly daring to breathe, so
fearful was s-he of awaking him fioin the
only sound sleep he had enjoyed for nine
davs and nights. At i : i ir 111 ho awoke
and g up into the. face of I.tn v IVivis,
atitl faintly inquired, '\\ here am 1 There
was an intelligence in that look. Youth
:iDti a g.>v>d coii.-litntiuii hail obtained tin1
mastery. Lucy felt that ho was spared, and
buisiing into a lloud of tears, rushed out of
ili?' room.
11 was two works moro before he < >.11!.!
.sit up even fni' a short time. lie had already
acquainted them with hi* name and
resilience, hut. they had no curiosity to learn
anything furl Iter, and forbade him siiviii"hisbtory
until he became stronger. His
name was (.'hallos Wilson, and his paternal
homo. Uostoti.
A few days afterwards, when Mr. 1 ?a\ is ;
was absent from home, and !.u<*y eng-i'4?;d
ahout her household alj.iiis, \\ iison saw
close beside his hea I hi- pack, and lecol'ecling
something that lie wauled, opened it.
The lir.-L tiling he saw was the identical
poekethook wito.e lo-s had e .wiled so many
regrets, lie recollected having placed it
1 hero the morning before lie reaehod ISrant's
I'rairie, but in the confusion of the moment
the circumstances was foigotten. lie
examined it, and found everything as he
it
The discovery neatly restored him t> .
health, but lie resolved at present to confine
the secret to his own bosom. It ?> gratifying
lo liiin In witness the entire conlidune-.'
they ivj'?Kfei 1 iu (lie honor and integrity of j
a .stranger, and tliu plea-urn with which
thi'V bestowed I'avots ii|>>>ti one whom they
supposed could make 110 returns but thanUs.
Night came, and Mr. l)avis did not return.
I.uey passed a sleepless night. In
the morning she watched hour after hour
for 1 lis coming, and w hen sunset npproaclwd
lie was slill ab-eut; tonili.-d at. his long and
unusual stay, she was setting out to procure
a neighbor to go iu search of him, when
iter parent came in sight. She ran to iwct
him, ano was bestowing upon him a thousadtl
endearing expressions of ndi-ctioti, when
his haggard, woe begone coun>Unance start- 1
led her.
He uttered not a ?vord, and went into hi-. '
house and seated himself in .silence. It was
iu vain that site attempted to cheer him.
After a gieat pause, during which there was
a long struggle g"ing on iu his JVelings, he
rose and toi>k bis daughter by the hand,
and led her into the room where Wilson
was seated. "Y'>u must know all," he said,
i ?i?11 luiui'u , i am a uc^i^ar. in a i?*vv
days 1 ijiiii lliis Iioum.-; the f:iriu winch
1 have so highly improved, and thought my
own." IL? proceeded to state, licit a few
days before, Crosby, in a lit of ungovernable
malice, taunted bun with being a beggar,
and told hiin that lie was now in his power,
and lie would crush him un.hr his feel.
Ween Mr. l>avis smiled at what lie r?*g*uded
as only nn impotent threat, Crosby, !o
convince him ; told him that the patent of '
his farm was a forged one, and that he, i
Crosby, knew the real owner of the land ; I
had written to purchase it and expected a i
deed in a few days. Davis immediately
went home for his patent, and during his ,
long absence had visited the land ollioo. '
Crosby was right. Tho patent, beyond ail
dispute, was a forged one, and the claim of
Davis to the farm was not worth a farthing. '
It may be proper to observe that counterfeiting
soldiers' patents, was a regular business
in some of the eastern cities, and huu,
dieds had been duped.
; l,lt is not for myself," said the old man,
"that I grieve at Ibis misiortune. I am ad:
vanced in life, and it matters not where c>r
how I pass the remainder of my existence.
, 1 have :i httio home bexond the Mars,
' wlii-re votir mother has gone before mc, and
i where 1 would have loveil to protect Iter
; child, my own ailcctionatc Lucy." The
weeping giil threw her arms around ilie
nock of her lather, aiul poured Iter teal's upi
on his bosom, "We can he happy still,"
I said she, "for I am young and can oasiiv
| support us both."
A new scene followed, in which another
individual was the principal aetor. 1 shall
; leave the reader to lorni his own opinion of
j it, and barely reinak that at the close, the
: old man took the hands of Lucy and young
j Wilson, and then joining tlntin, said :?"My
j children, I cheerfully consent to your union.
Though poot, with a good conscience you
; can be happy. I know, Charles, you will
| be kind to my daughter, for a few nights
i ago, when you thought that no human ear
| could hear you fervently implore the blesi
sings of heaven upon my gray hairs, and
| that (iod would reward my child lor all
her kindness to you. Taking down his
f.imiiy IJible, tho venerable old man added,
?"It is a s?ason of affliction, but are not
forsaken. Let us look for support to Ilim
who has promised to sustain us. lie then
opened the Lock and read :
"Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labors
of the olive shall Tail, and the fields yield no
meat; the flocks shall bo cut oft' from the
fold, and there shall be no herb its the stall,
yet will I joy in the God of my salvation."
Charles and Lucy knelt beside tlie venerable
old man, and while he prayed, they
wept tear* of grateful emotiou. It was a
sleepless, but not unhappy night to three
inhabitants of tho neat, cheerful dwelling
they were about to leave, and go they knew
not where.
It was then that young Wilson learned
the real value of money. By means of it
he could givo shelter to those who had
't
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III i ' Ill I m. i I- .
kindlv receivi <1 him when every other door i
was closed upon him.
All nijiht louche thought of thy forjjed
patent. There was a low words dropped l.y j
Mr. 1 i;ivis winch he could not dismiss from :
his mind: that <Vo?hy had written to the i
r< a! owner of the lam!, a;.d had now obtain- }
ed t'n' promise of the deed.
It is now time for the reader to become
u'ly aeqtiaintel with the history of the
younpf stranger. 11 is father, Charles Wil-;
son, senior, was a merchant in Uoslon, who
had acquired an immense fortune. At the
a lose of the war, when the soldiers received
from the government '.heir bounty of one
hundred and sixty acr.s of land, many of
them oifered their patents to Mr. Wilson '
for sale. Finding that th?*y were resolved
lo sell thom, le' resolved to save them ftoin
tin* saeriliec of their hard earnings, and he
purchased at a fair price all tliat. was o'len-d.
In thret; year- no small portion of the Milital
v 1'raeL c:iiu<> inio liU o i.<o
< >n thedav liiat Charles became of age.
In- 11iin a deed of tin* tiincipul part of
litis laiul i:i Illinois, an 1 insisted that ho
should go out and sec it, ami it- he liked the*
c?-ni.try, settle there. WUhinj* him to become
ideiitifi -d with the ]? *??j?!? . Iioreeoinin
-tnlc 1 11is sua to lay a^'ue his b .adcloth,
aiti! <bv-s 1 iU s a backwooJ>iiian. In coin- |
pliance witli tiiissii^-?e<?!i?i!i, theyor.ng man .
Ii.-i*i a>-nmcd a !ti<l>: ami rustic dress, s<> in- ,
appropriate t<? his appearance and manners,
as tu excite some suspicion that he had
motives tor concealing his real character.
< >ii tho morning of his sun's departure.
Mr. WiUuii reeeive.-: a letter fro in a man in
Illinois, who had frequently written. He
wi>iied to purchase a certain section at
government price, which Mr. \Vi!>on
promised he should have, on these term-,
provided that he forwarded a ceitdicate.
!io?ij the.1 ud^e of the Circuit Court that the
land was worth no more. The letter just
received inelo-cd the certificate i:t question.
Mr. Wilson had i*iveu this tract to ( "italics,
and putting the letter ami certificate into
hi> hand, enjoined upon him to deed it to
tin- wiiter, according to promise, upon his
arrival in Illinois.
The rcinai l<s of Mr. I >avi> forcbdv remind
ed young \\ ilson of this incident, and on
tin- next morning after Ik- bad become acquainted
with the plan of Crosby, with a
trembling hsn.d lie examined the letter and .
cei tilieate. It was written bv (Jrosbv, and
ill,. Irlli.l 1... ? i-l.... I .1
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identical farm <>f 1 >:ivi-=.
Astonished that liis friend I ho judge
should certify tlot the l;ui<) was worth no
more, Mr. I >ivis asked to see t lie certilieate:
and after a moment's examination, unhesitatingly
] >c< <n? ?u i its signal lire a furgoiy.
An explanation from tlie yuting man m>w
became ueee<sai v, ami calling Lucy into the
room, in; told 111v111 iiis story, ami laid before
ihi-m a pile ( f patents and bank notes,
one afn-r another, till llie-iuii reached thousands.
Jt was a dav of thankful happiness .
to Simon 1 >avis and his daughter, ami mjt
less su to voting Wilson.
Not long after this scene, Crosby entered.
I lis air was that of n mail who has an
enemy in his power, and intends to trample
upon him. 1 le scarce noticed young Wilson
except with a look of eon tempi. After
pouring out all his maledictions upon the
family, the old man inouired if he would
give nothing for improvements made. The !
answer was, "Not a cent."
"You ecitaiiiSv would not." said Wilson,'
"drive out '.his man and liis daughter penuihss
into the world?"
"What's that to you?" replied Crosby, 1
with a look of malice and contempt.
"I will answer that question, said Wilson.
and lie acquainted liim with what the!
render has already learned.
(Jrosbv was at lirst petrified with astonishment,
hnt when he saw that nil his schemes j
of villanv were defeated, and proof of his
having committed a forgery could he estnb
lished, his assurance forsook linn, and lie
threw himself upon his knees, nnd bogged
tir.-t the old man, then Lucy and Wilson, to
spare him.
Mueh as they pitied, it was imposihle
for them not todespisethe meanness of the
application.
Wilson told him that he deserved no:
merry. That, a moment since he would
have diiven the f.nnily of l>avis from their
home, without wen means of a temporaly
support, lie would pay Croshy a fair price
lor his property, and forbear prosecuting
him on condition of liis instantly quitting
t. e country.
Croshy accepted the olTcr. The writings
were made out that day, and before morti'
iug he and his family were on their way to
Texas.
i Why should I spin out the narrative I
I.ucy and Charles were married, and though
> a splendid mansion scoii rose upon the farm
of Mr. I>avis, liolli love far bettor tlio little
I room were she lia< 1 so noxiously watched
' over 1110 sir.k bed ot the houseless stranger.
Mr. \V'ilson was rich but never forgot those
who wore in want.
1 Cheered by the kind and affectionale at1
tentionsof his children, Simon I)avis almost
I seemed to have renewed his existence.
I Jle lived many years, and long enough
lo tell the bright-eyed son of Charles and
' Lucy the. story of the forged deed. And
when he told the listening boy bow his
I father, when poor and friendless, was taken
home and kindly treated, and in turn bei
came their benefactor, he impressed upon
| the mind of his grandchild that even a cup
| ot' cold water given from a good motive,
' shall uot lose its reward.
1 The cook, the housemaid, and the lann!
dress are the pillars on which our domestic
j comfort rests. Without them, nothing is
; possible iu family or individual life. Tlic
well-cooked dinner, tho tidy room, tlio clean
shirt, are the landmarks of true civilization.
i Uelow then) all ia barbarism.
The worthiest people ore tho most assailed
by slander; as wo usually find tbat
to bo the beut fruit which the birds have
been peeking at.
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[i on tiik imhu'kndent riu:.->.]
In l-'nsliiyn's tutored smiles
hie lied ft thousand wiles:
And most distasteful, !o the palate thrust,
Irt * smilo we nil mistrust;
Oh, give me the until >red smile,
l'ure, l>er? ft of every guih-,
Spontaneous from n:i honest heart,
t ufettered l?y n shade of art.
1 was involuntarily drawn into a train of reflections
tin.'othi r day, perhaps supcrindnc.-l
l?v the had condition of the weather, ami, withal,
my, isolated state, of liodily existence.?
Hut more partieiilarly from a pleasing incident,
in which ft stniit: was involved.
I caught a truant smile.
At ehureh, across the aisle,
Kncftsed i*? enpid's dart,
Th.it found a lodgement in my heart.
"V, I have l>ccn round t!ic world some, and
nave mime eo:isi<ierati!e o!is-.rva!ioti?, of men
ami t!iimr<; profess t'i kii"w something ahnill
them :.l! ; ami pivsum to write ?r?liiii;lv.
i! y?>u arc a >jui ric.-t, lay ivatler, 1 have no <loulit
Ihi! ii are ulrca>ly | :nsisr5lc in ahea 1 ??f it??-;
ami if aeritie, von have stopped short off with
the profoiiri'l exclamations.?"Why, the man's
a fool." What a volume of meaning em,e?l
it. that lit t le lluo-tcut -it ion, wur-i 'si.iile*
'I lie inseet worl.l is not more ii'itm ro;s nor
<1 ivcr.-ilie<l than this peculiar faculty, in-1 ittroits
to the l.itmati :pv-i< s. There arc no 1,-stlian
1 < ,<)*)() <1 ili'i-rent siii !?-.?, to pursue them
all in their variolic ramifications, wmiM require
a more illfi:l pen t!>an mine. I .-hall only
notice a lew oftise most prominent.
First ill the catalogue is the infantile smile?
the smile of innocence without deception?
having no intentional meaning except to inform
the worM, that. the l>u'>y is well an l
likely to l.e of a i?oo.l temperament. Then
there is the smile of love ami approbation of
it*mother, reflect inir l?aek its own snii-shiniiiir
happiness face to faec. Tiicti there is the euilcl.-.-s
smile, comprvs-e'l from the sweets o" a
healthy countenanced !assi?; jnsl cn'orinher
loons. An honest sniiie emulating pure, crystal
:i11 1 fr?'s!i from its own vii .-in fountain. ore the
.Ke. it f.il world has contaminate 1 it< waters. All.
I lii'vc lia>l many mi-!i a one bestowed on m<in
my juvoniL- days ; Inst, they are scarce now.
There, too, is the pjiiuiiic smile of a giown
nji damsel, who, bavin luckily cscnped a host
of idle llattcivrs, seti'es <lown in ripo woman
hood, to (lie full enjoyment of lier ltiv?*-jr:iin?'?l
experience. A smile from her u lil last along
lime, because of its soiidiiy.
Of llie smiles of a co.piette Ijew.ire. A u'roat.
many delicately organized mas?*!ilinos have
been poi-olied Willi tliein. Sum.' have be ?li
killed out-right. The smile of real christian
her.cvoleiici! if i:ninas?i-d, is one that, every
n ut or woman .should be proud of, and wmiW
do Well to copy. This smile lias the deepest
roots ami longest branches of all others. It
b.-nms out from the most <l.:li<-al-% as well athe
roughest formed face alike?iv!l<;etiiig likf
a huge mirror, whose concentrated l'ays pierce
<1... Il - c I
mv. uiiwu?; ui iiruvun.
A gn-at deal of a man's character may bo
sjatln'ivil from his smile, much more too, than
some woulil lie willing should llu known.
Some men wlio look grave utnl dignified, and
might easily pa-sin a railroad oar, for men of
importune?, suddenly lo.se it all by an unguarded
smile.
There sits the man of business, who has
sp.-nt half a century counting over his loss
and gaii.s. 1 lis smile is moat singular?x cold,
rigid, concentrate I, almist freezing eesisitio i
passes over one upon whom lie has just smiled.
A smile compounded entirely of dollars uud
ColltS.
The smile of Politicians and Lawyers, iagenerully
of nn ambiguous nature, a compounded
.-mile and might be fitly compared to a certain
t?ie of Ksop's Tables.
There arc other smiles that might be men
tioncd, f riustaiiee?the big, bro id smile of hospitality,
when backed by a sturdy farmer of
the olden times, before pianos and crinoline
in u'luui. i...it.#!. ? 1
ru.My physiogoiny wclconn-d his guest, ore lie
had alighted before his door. Alas ! wo have
few such smiles now-a days. ll would be doing
injustice to the subject not to mciitiou a
smile very much in vogue in this, the lDtli century,
practiced to perfection by certain classes,
and imitated in sonic measure by all. The
fashionable smile which is the hardest of all
smiles to practice successfully ; because it has
no local habitation. Young ladies arc not
adepts at it. because they are generally, too
honest to smuggle-. It takes middle-aged p-rj
sons who wish to be thought aristocratic and
. have a goodly number of marriageable sous
| and daughters to play the game successfully,
i The smile of Hypocrisy and ignorance, when
backed by arrogance and self-conceit, is the rites'
: contemptible and ridiculous of all smiles, bc;
cause so ca.sily detected.
I would advise all shallow-pitted individuals
I to keep their tongues and countenances as
| possible?that is, if they wish to pass them!
selves oil' for nun of sense.
Lastly, I shall speake of a smile very often met
' with i wish I could suppress it altogether, but
j it is only in my power to write, viz: the smile
! of villany, vice, roguery and knavory, all
I coming under one head?deep, dark, (lungerI
oils, insiduotis and vile. They arc easily dc'
tec ted, crime has stamped them in iron form,
i on the faces of their possessors, who cannot
well dissimulate for lack of muscular element
1 and rigid countenances. I have seen thcin at
I tempt to counterfeit ?i smile of love and innocence,
but it was 110 go. Tlio snmo deeply
formed and unalterable feature in the background
remained the same, because of the sesort
of smiles, that too often entrap tho unwary,
j If you wish tooultivato an agreeable smile,
; and one which is ever ready for all exigencies
j ?fonml it upon real, gouuine christian, princij
pi?.", and having for its ground work, lovo for
all of God's created -tilings.
Deadfall, Oct. 27th, 1858.
When you doubt between words, choose
tho plainest, the commonest, the most idio.
matic. Eschew fine words as you would
rouge, love simple ones as you would native
roscB on your cheeks.
'r ">irii.irr i i ,
Corsican Maidens.
| 11 eat and hunger how combined to make
; us look out for ii rill of water at a enliven 1
t-iil spot for taking our dtjrunci', ami a torrent
crossing tin: mail, with a rmlo l?ri?ljr?* 1
I over it, we sat down on the low parapet,
' and, "poking our basket, the b<>y, I'il'ppi,
fetched water from the. pure stream to cool
< ur v.i.io?. liread, slicis of ham, an<l
grapes, wen; rapidly disappearing, when uni
expected visitors appeared on the sei ne, in
the. shape of two eoimtiy ifirls, travellers to
, Ajaccio like ourselves. \\ o had not been
so much struck, to speak t!ie trnlh.as soni'i
travellers seem t<? have been, with the bean:
ty and gracefulness of the (\>r?ieaii wmie-u :
; bill tin-so really were two very pretty t-'u! .
of tie- a----' of ii:*r?M-n or sixteen, bran -ite.-,
I?ri'dit eyeil, slijihtly formed, and with pleasing
and cxpre.-sivo features. T!c-v wire
liglitiv clad, and one of thutu carried a
small bundle. Accosted bv lilippi, w<>
learn that they came from t'orte, ;>i:-{ were
! on tle-ir wav to Aim-ci.i < > t...
lie s-rviee. I"i!i]>t>i ami><ar<-il to kn?>w some
"t':h<'ir family. To t!i?i l>??y t<??-!?::r
with th. in t!:o im il lie was makim' *'(
some little "li-!an<'c, was <>si?v r?*tiiri?intT'
i Iiu-jiii.-iliry. T!io trills wero shy at
' i. ami it was ??n!y 1 >v ' ijives lliat we
.% ? ? alii'f toe-in!#!; !i a rhut with thwi):
atiil I w:i> struck with the maimer in which
the eMesf, taking a hnihlful of new chestirt'>
fi?>m ii baj;. ??li">-r?1 t!j- foii'.rihuliou to <.<11
pii i.ic. j'uor '_jirl> ! ihestnuts an I llie rim
nitill brook* w.?rc | ???!i-?l?ly ail they li:t<] to
tliMn-ii'i iij.on !'..? refresh im-n I dining t!? i
ijniui v. 1 l.i].]ii!\\ both wore eaisly tohj
found. I Mir road !yini< the same wav.and
, the j?irl> having walked from Yivario, while
w<; Iia<l been tilling, they were ??!l\ rod a
ride <?!i the mules, and, after sonn: he-ilatinn,
tho ??lV?T was accepted. W*ii!> I'ilippi for
their s-tjiiiiv, t!.?? trio bein?r aboi! llic sam?;
ag'*, tin-v were a m?-rrv |>:irtv, making the
i cjlades iif the old lon-t rimy with their laughter
and the. sound of their young voices in
the swwle.-t of tonsil, s. The ijirls weir in
' such glee, Fdippi pre-v.iu<r I hi? mules In :i
gallop, thai, though wo onj >vol the fan. wo
roally iVaroiI ihov wohM l?> thrown oti".?
Oar fairs wore jjroutnlio s : aslsi l-.*, a* i th>*
fashions of tin! oouiiirv. 1'iit with all ] !<>p:ivty,
Um'V hail a firm s.*at, ; ?!< 1 lan^hoil at
our apprehension*. With all oxahcrauco
of spiriK thoro wcro the ??roati?sf inmlesty
| ai.tl simplicity in I'nj <h*tncaiior >1* iIiomj
prior girls. When tln-v pn>c?'Oih:<l in a
more soher iixkmI wo j.?ino<l in th?s oonwr|
sation, asking ijiK'stion ahon' th -ir pro-peel
at Ajieein auj t ho schooling they hat I :e
. eeiv.-il. Thoy ha. 1 no tri<*u?!s at A jaceio :
hill tin: '"mother of Moivy" wonM ^niile aixl
protect tlicm.? 77iom?i.v / ni't'slcr.
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Carnival of Crinoline.
\\ havo ljt.'On o>pooiallv favored ilnrinir
tho past month v.i'h the ii)d4 (h-lieiotis
went!ior that. Iia? ovor Iwn <*xt*f*ii**i??*?.-l.
even within tin: niemorv of thai sonn-what
mythical individual. tin* oldest inhabitant.
) A clear sky, an ambient atmosphere, cool
days an ! magnificent nights go far to keep
, us all in good humor; while Ceres aid
i Horn shower their gift**!! profusion for the
delectation of tilu j/oriiu'l'is palate, or the
adornment of the liou fotr of ladies fair.
The artery of commerce an>i fashion?I'rond1
way?tlows from morning till ni'ht with a
> human title, affording a splendid study for
the philosopher, the lounger, the moralist
Inad lho philanthropist. Kverybodv seems
!<> have forgotten the crisis and the revulI
.-ion and tiie btaguuiion of last year; and
by the accounts of the Droadwav slu p|
keepers, who say that the richest and deari
est fabrics find the readiest market, it would
seem that tiic lessons of economy which
were inculcated by the hard times have
; vanished like words written in (he sands of
the sea-shore. We are aware that much of
the activity of the retail trade in articles of
luxury is owing to the great influx of southerners,
who have been diiwn away from
their homes by the yel'ow fever. Tliev
! have filied up the hotels to an unpiceedeiil...I
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. X... v.tivuv IW.HU lit' f'llll Ul | |l lO
the pockets of the landlords. l>ut deeper
: than this southern surplusage there are
i si^jns of a lively season in the worlil of
i fashion ami folly. We have throe periods
j in the fashionable woild. In the summer
! moat hs New York is comparatively deserted
i for Saratoga, Newport, and other resorts of
j the votaries of pleasure, in September,
i October, and November the metropolis
j again becomes the headquarters of the b <ut
mviiift*, which includes people with more
i money than brains, people with brains and
j no money, and people without either brains
1 or money. They are all here now. In
December they will Hit away to Washingj
ton, which city will be unusually '4ay this
j season. It. is the sboit session of Congress,
i and all the dining, wining, llir!i 11 _r,dancing,
j and soon, will have to bo done in a great
| hurry. In April wo shall have them all in
1 {roadway again, ready for the spring and
j summer campaign. Titus we have the me1
tropolis as the headquarters of fashion, as if.
! is of commerce, the mechanic arts, literature,
and the line arts. Just now we aro all in
glorious condition, and laugh at old Jupiter
l'luvitis, who has made three several attempts
to spoil otir sports by getting up an
equinoctial atoriu ; but they have all been
miscrablo failures. Some people say it is
all owing to the comet. It so, some demonstration
of admiration to the illustrious
stranger would be in older. In tho old
times the comet was an unwelcome visitor
being regarded as a forerunner of evil ; but
that is an exploded humbug. If, now, the
comet lias revived trade, filled up the hotels,
kept oil' the equinoctial, and set all the aristocracy?codfish,
pork, and otherwise?in
a flutter of expectation, then wo say, hurrah
for the comet, as a first-rate institution ! Let
the comet blaze a while longer if the weather
holds fair.
Tho oldest piece of furniture is the multiplication
table. It was constructed moro
than two thousand years ago, and is yet as
good as new.
To elope is to begin in disobedience what
generally ends in misery.
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Authors and Tallcors.
Pp. II. Shelton Mackenzie gives, in llic
Philadelphia lVi-ss, some recollections of
the "great talkers" who have passed witliin
'earshot*' of his experience :
There was Van, who ?lio?l while we were
i:i tlie middle of our teens, lie was a bewigged,
pedantic, li pin;; mass of garrulity,
who strove to be Johnsonian, mi l ludicrously
failed. To applv a senten.-e of l?*irke*s, "lie
exhibited the contortions <>1' (!?? Sybil without
her inspiration, the liodo.-ity of the oak
without its si length.'' i >octor Samuel I'arr,
who never lot gave 1 'rovi.lenec because Mr.
!ox did not make him a bishop, was a
ureal rather than a good conversationalist,
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it ^'iuiii ??i cuar.scMiuss umut*
him npu'sive am! di.dikcd.
'1 here was Coletidgo, whose latter years
literally |?:?<?< < 1 awav in talk. Ho had imand
varied attainment*-*, genuine
ifjvrii:*. feidinu, sii inlogical power- real
rhetorical skill, a pervading sense of the
beautiful, clear convictions on Revelation
and Kaiih, an.! a command of language
which reminded one of an Italian hnjirnrisii/orc.
Kvening.'afier evening, for many
vears, he would pour I'm ill an avalanche ol
conversation to a crowd of admiring auditors
if that. can l>e called conversation w here one
man had all the talking to himself. Half
'.he time he was under the inihicnce of
opium, and, ind-'ed, the monotonous bound
01' his voice had a very soothing effect.
< >ver his own circle his sway was great?
hut. then, his circle was not lar^?.
There was Sir .lames Mackintosh, with a
mind filled?we might, say even crowded?
w*?!i information. His coi.\creation was
extraordinary, fioiii the vast number ol
topics which it embraced. as well as from
the admirable lan^ua^e into which lie nut
iii> thoughts, without llio slijjhltst effort
For ihmiIv twenty-five vears, ex'.cndiiw from
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1 ti.s return from India, wh-.-re he had been
judge to his death, in 1832, Mackintosh
\v;?h llie oracle ??f (hat larpje s?*criu?.*iit ol
society in which ho lived. Hut, breathing
only the atmosphere of Whig association,
what fioMsmith sai<l of Htirke might he
applied to Mackintosh, that ho
Narrowed lii.j mind,
Ainl to party g.-ivc up what \vn-? incunl lorma:!
hind.
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There was Sir Walter Seott, who, iiinn
than any other, si nee Johnson, received tin
homage of his literary contemporaries
as well as of society at large. Had ho
lived in London, as Johnson always lived,
Scott's supremacy would probably have
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.? v;* vii ya-ijirr mail uiai 01 lno grc:ii
lexicographer. lie made only occasional
visits, ati-l was awfully lionized during eael
of 11)0111.
i Wordsworth, we need scarcely mention
though 1 jo enjoyed groat consideration in
London society?which, however, lie visited
even seld>:ner (!:an Scott. Ilis conversation,
which flowed perpetually, was almost
, wholly about his own poems, and entirely
unrelieved l>y ttie slightest wit or humor.
There remain two : lhougham and Mac'
aulay, a pair of intellectual giants. It idifiieult
to deeido between their rival claims
, for supremacy in society. We might di.v
tingui>h, perhaps, and say llntt, in a largf
mixed assembly, lSrongham would have
more influence, so vast the range of hi*
mind, and so copious, as well as striking
his conversation. Hut, among authors am!
; people of literary ta-.tes, Macaulav would as
suredlv be considered superior. One ad1
vantage is possessed by Ihougliam?he
does not monopolize the conversation, but
permits others to chime in, and supply new
materials for illustration. Macaulav. on
the contrary, seems possessed by a talking
spirit, which no spell, human or divine, fan
exorcise. lie is like a machine which wound
up, must !;o on until it stops from sheer exhaustion
of power. Maeaulay's talk is biillianl,
though diffuse. Its eternity is the
drawback. J low keen was the satins ol
: Sidney Smith, when writing to a friend
1 about Macaulay'.? return from India, he said
; "lie has come back much improved, and,
: last night, surprised as well as delighted us
! with several brilliant flashes of silence !*'
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The LIol'sk of a Tukki.su Lady.?
j These rooms w ere prettiest of nil,and look|
ing on to the garden. They were hung
I with pale blue silk, instead of (lowered chintz,
' like the others; fur the lady inhabitant had
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j been a present from the Sultan, cliqncttc demands
that her a)>artinents bo bettor furnished
and ndorned than all the rest. Iler
bed-loom was o.hnrininrdv fiit(?d im? ? d??.n
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alcove covered with rich Persian carpets,
filled with luxurious cushions and embroidered
coverlets, taking up one side of it. On
the other side was n light green and gold
In-dstcad, covered with gaiize curtain*.?
The toilet-table was extremely pretty, dressed
wilh muslin and lace, after our fashion ;
ii Persian looking-glass, shaped like a sunflower,
in mother-of-pearl, hanging above it.
The ceiling was painted with a trellis-work
of birds, leaves and flowers. Three steps
led into the cool and shady garden. Oppo
site the alcove were doors; one led into a
sitting-room, hung with the same bluo silk,
and furnished with richly-cushioned divans;
the other opened into a beautiful white
marble bath, the air still heavy with steam
and perfume.?Mrs. Hornby.
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Benatcr Hammond's Spcech.
A o< respondent ??f the Augusta Conxtitu;
limutli*! furnishes nn abstract ofSenitlor HumniouU'ii
Inst spcech at Barnwell (J. II. on the ;I'J
inst. The speech was written out, and will he
published at an curly day. We make the followiin<?
extracts.
said lie regarded t.hi; Kansas excitemcut,
' throughout the whole controversy, a-* the great'
est. imposture ever practiced on intelligent
eoniiiiunitii*<: anil he nuvi-r for a moment believe.1
that the Territory coal.l, miller any posi
sibb* contingency, become a slave State. lie
ro'^ai-ilcil the whole idea sss prcposlcrou- ami
, dv'.u.~:vo in tho extreme.
The re opening i?f the African slave trade,
' lie said, in his opinion, eeuld never In* necoiii
pii-h.*i 1. except by the <Ii -sn'nl.ioii of this I'nion.
i The free States were opposed to re opening
{ that trade, and their Itepreseutatives in l.'oii|
grcsa woii.d never vote ia favor of s-.ich a
, measure, lie belii*vcd it wa? the destiny of
't African slavery to ex', ond over tlie whole world,
j ?||<:1V1C1 eiooilie iilin >?H1 Willi:.1 warrant it.
! The black race wore Providentially designed
as "hewers of w;n> 1 and drawer* of water,"
' and there was inHii >rtal p'lver that could alter
; tli'u decree ?;stII" ili.l not think that
! t.hero was any territory belonging loom- l.'niI
on, suitable for slavery, unlcs* otir Paeilie
.-iopes would iiiisw't-r, Imi tlu-re tin- inon<;rel
races of Mexico WoiiM amalgamate with the
i slaves, ami the institution would In-come worth!
less nii?l insooure.
Senator IIatniuond insisted on the imporII
tanee of a route across the Isthmus to California
,! which the l.'niud States must, take into their
| own hands, and hv fore-', if necessary, for we
have ".he right to take i!.
j We must, lie said, light all our battles for
i constitutional rights and erpiali'.y in the I'uion.
j Hut whenever the South declares that she can
j no longer maintain her position of equality in
i the Union, and is prepared for independence
out of it, his hopes, hi; fortunes, and his f.?te
i would be with the people of the South.
It. is very probable the speech of Senator
, Hammond will be printed at an early day,
and the people eau have an opportunity of ex
.-iiniiiinir fully tli? jx?-ilho tHsimivil, and*
' the urginuciit* ur_'.-?l l? s-ti-tai 11 thvtu.
A Chinese Garden,
i Mr. Forttine gives a curious deseri, lion
' of ;i Chinese garden in a recent letter, from.
which we make the following extracts:
1 ! -The plants consist c?f good specimens of
: ! southi'in Chinese things, all weil known in
' Holland?such fur example, as cymbidium
j cineuse, olea fragrans, oranges, loses, camelias,
maguoliar, etc., and of course, a multitude
of dwarf trees, without which no Chij
nose garden would he considered complete.
I In the alcove alluded to, there aro some
' nice stone seats, which look cool in a clii
| mate like that of southern China. The
; floor of this building is raised a few feet
I above the ground level, so that the visiters
1 1 gels a good view of the water and other ob!
| joets of iuL2rest in the. garden. That this is
!> a favorite lounge aiul smoking place with
I ; the Chinese llio following Chinese notice,
, ' which we found on one ot' the pillars will
testify: "A Carefnl and Earnest Notice?
j This garden earnestly requ *sts that vi.-iters
| will .-pit betel outside the railing, and knock
' the allies of pipes also outside.*' Several
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nit iiini^ ii vi-s iiim tuners are grow ing near
llie walks, anil afford shade from the rays
| of the sun. On one of these wo read the
' | following:"Ramblers here mil I he excused
: plucking the fruit on this tree." llow exj
ccediugly polite!
i "Xear the centre of the garden stands a
i < substantial summer house or hall, named
. j the "Hall of Fragrant Plants."' The same
; notice to smokers and chewers of betel nut
j is also put up here; an I thero is anothur
' | and a longer one which I must not forget to
' quote. It is this :-In this garden the plants
, are intended to delight the eyes of all visi!
tcrs; a great deal i.as been expanded in
J planting and in keeping in order, and the
| garden is now begining to yield sotno rcturn,
'I'lioso \\|i<> como here to saunter
' about aro earnestly prayed not to pluck tlio
. , fruit or (lowers, in order tint the beauty of
the place may be preserved."' And then
follows a piece of true Chinese politeness I
' " e bog persons who understands this no1
lice to excuse it !" Passing through tho
I lull of Fragrant Plants, we approached, bei
| twecii two rows of OIca fragrants, a fine ornamental
suit of rooms, tastefully furnished
i and decorated, in which visiters are receiv|
od >ni<l cntcrtaine.l. An inscription informs
j us that this is called tlio "Fragrant Hall of
: the Woochee tree." Leaving this place by
f j a narrow door, we observed the following noI
tice : "Satii k.?rera here will be excused enI
tering." This apparently leads to the prij
vatc apart mi nts of the family. In this sidt>!
of the garden there is some aitificiul rocki
work, which the Chincso know well how
construct, and various summer-houses tastefullv
decorated, one of which is called tlio
"Library of Verdant J'urity." between ibis
part of the garden and the straight walk j
. already noticed there is a small pond or
lake for fish and waterlilios. Tins is cross- ,
1 ed by a zigzag wooden biidgeof many nr<
ches, which looked rather dilapidated."
Fkekch Baciiki.oks.?Bachelors iu
France, who, being of n certain ago, livo on
their patrimonial estates, can spend very
little money. For instance, in the matter
of dress, they have very little delicacy. They
appear?no matter where?in a suit of
clothcs that tlio worms?not to mention
their half-starved domestics?have long
since entered a claim to. They are not
ashamed io drive the most rickety old shun
I d radon or a cabriolet, because everybody jn
tho neighborhood knows it is M. Ditmesni!,
and looks at him rather than his convoy*- . !
ance. Lastly, if they assemble their friends
in their own park, they mind very little if
the arrangements be not ill Parisian taste or
Parisian luxury. AH ihey care for is to
have something amusing for their friends,
however it may bo arranged.
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