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i " ;#. *v 4 , * i| l^i# p\ t^lMl S^lttf rfHY^'ir 4 ;%>/ lft -M>/ V CXj!4!^ -I- %yM?y >4>^ ^?3 <$> ===== DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, HEWS, POLITICS, &C., &C. ~ U3RMS TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it be Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that tho Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights." Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE? . VOLUME G?NO. 45. . ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1859. WHOLE NUMBER 205 run mr. i.iur.i-KSL?i;.\T PKtas.J INCIDENTS OF THE MEXICAN CAMPAIGN, j Dl* A MEMDEB OF THE PALMETTO KEGIMKNT. The Terra Templada. (tiik TrMi'tnaii: uuuion.) At an elevation ranging from 2000 to 4000 feet above the <iulf of Mexico is situated the little Btate of Jalapn, which is supposed to derive its hamc from the well known medical shrub [convulvus jalapn, a plant indigenous to the clittiate. The climate is perpetual spring, and mrougliout the year the average temperature ia 64a Farenheit. A series of mountain heights ; protect it from the vicissitudes of more northern latitudes ; while its corresponding elevu j tiou is a surety against the prevailing atmos- ' pherc of the Icrra calic>t/r. Tho climate, s'ol j < an3 varied productions are perfections in na- j I ture, vet one tiling i a sadly wanting; viz. the ; 1 right kind of a population. The greater par' ' i of this fine country is a wild waste ; and iHe ; t remainder is devoted to the rearing of live ' etoclc. From the Cerro Gordo a pure fountain I i of water courses parellel with the road, f?>r a j ' distance of live miles, and here we entered a j ' lane of m iles in extent enclosing luxuriant, pas- I turages. The hedges were composed of loose stones, gathered in at the top from a wide 1 base. Not a particle of mortar being used in t their construction ; this estate embracing hoiiic t illj miles in extent is said to be the property of ' ' Mrs. Don Isadora, a rich old widow. We have I ever been at a loss to ascertain bow fur we I have traveled, and there are no mile post? along I the route. 1 find the distance usually compu- t ted by the men to be in accordance with the i amount of fatigue endured bv the way, whot.h- ?: er a long or short journey. The sun was sin!;- [ ing behind the western iii'>untuiiis, when we 11 reached Knccro, the summer seat and estate of t Gen. Sniita Anna. Here we halted mid once !' more pitched our camp on either side of a mountain torrent. Our tit irchcs arc neeessari- ?i ly measured by the distance between the wn- <: tor ing stations. i J fit were not for the ledges of rocks, the * streams in this count-iy would long since have i l< found their level with the ocean. In follow- v ing the course of this little rivulet a short dis? e lance below our camp and to where it hud cut j d its way nearly u hundred feet into the earth we l L had presented a scene of ur.rivalcd beaut, v. I ? J ' I water-falls, cascades, rugged elifts, caverns, pre t cipiees and blooming plants, all mingled together in wild confusion. The trunks and 1 brandies o f small trees mostly live oak. were ; nearly covered with creepers and parisitic plants that fixed themselves upon ihcir sterns. ' Upon a single limb, 1 counted several diff.-r- ' ent species of parisitic plants all in bloom. Antony the cactus tribe, I observed mclus Afar 1 niamillan, which grows up in a single stein 6 ~ feet high. Its top is covered with gray huir. i exactly similar to the crown of its venerable i namesake. On my return to camp, I observed i a blacksmith shop and forge in full Must. Ev- * ery division in the army is provided with a portable furnace anvil tools <fcc., which are v transported on a wagon, drawn by eight lior BfS.- t Morning of tlic 23d.?I was aroused from n , most delicious slumber by the soul inspiring reveille, that re-echoed its enlivening strains over one of natures most lovely and animated scenes. The cattle were quietly feeding upon j, the neighboring bills and the intervening vul? ^ leys were dotted with the snowy coverlets <?f t numerous hocks ol 6l>ce]>, attended in their c meandering? by their bli<*|il?er<is who with their c faithful dog?, watch them night anil day. We I left our en:np this morning in fine spirits, first, u at tiio prospect of a speedy term million of a <J journey of 68 miles, and secondly I he agreea- |; bio anticipation of occupying this drlightful il i-Agion of couutry, if not in garrison, at least for a sufficient length, of time to rccruit our 11 physical jaded energies which by the way had s fallen considerably below pur. In travelling c this short distance, probably not more than -to v miles by an air lino, we find ourselves in a to- * tally different climate, and at an elevation of ] 3000 feet above Vera Cruz, which in the same ' latitude accounts f>?r the variation in the tern L pcrature, where the climate and vegetable productions are marked by the different degrees 1 of elevation. Platteaus and table lands continue to rise one above t he other until their highest points go beyond the clou s. The sudden ' transition from the burning sands of the terra j calicntc to the springlike atmosphere of Ja? lapa rendered it difficult for the moment to realize the fact, but nature was in no jesting ^ mood, and soon we began to feel its cheerful ( And invigorating influence acting like n charm j ypon our worn and jaded limbs. From Bncero , the road pusses over a lovely country wild And { picturesque, presenting alternately cooling t streams, riclt meadows and gentle slopes cor- t peted with luxuriant green, and the hills are enn , opied with groves of live oak and interspersed J villi beantiful everglades over which the wild r ^doer bounded at our approach. In the vicin- ( jty of the city the country began to assume a t more cultivated appearance, while the better f Constructed habitations- of the |>oor, reminded j lis that we wtr? la a. cooler climate. Theae ? domieils presented an air of com fort and clean, ( Jinoaa wholly different frgtn that we had be?o used to teeing, while tho wull oyJticq.tfc?l gar- 1 dene and patches of ripening corn aud ?ug?r i cane, surrounding them induced the oonelusion t that here wat the abode of plenty if notpf con t tentuienU From hero t>> the gates of Julnpn is t one contiuucd grove of omnge, plantain and < bftton fin a tree#, laden Hfith ripening fruit. The i atmosphere pure and. Eden, oqities to J ub steeped in the " pjirl'unw gjr oriental flowers. ( Inthepidst ofthesa i(jene% the fair jjteWitff Hppn ohr vjk^ai'etly lumber- 1 *?g?o tb?? bosom ofite riiitive mountain*, with f ibrsujtoefqp* edifices, dom^a .and spires, risjag I IMpsrtep^^y their painted, to perfection th^ de ecenei n^ ^ ^ - . + ' y & VST * il * Ix^t * .- - ** Wli ere the citron and olive are fairest of fruit And the voice of the nightingale never is mute.' What a pily that (lie horrors of wur should desecrate this fair heritage, with its polluting presence, and that it should throw its mourning veil over the face of tliid eternal spring! Many a fond parent mourns the loss of those who were dearer than life itself, and widows and orphans look now upon sad uiul k.ne homes that were wont to be filled by those now no more. Gen. Worth held possession ofJalapa, and his division were quartered in and around the t. V |m3?ci| llirougllllie Street S Without li ailing. Tlie citizens of nil clnsses looked up <ni us with the most profound sMlen.ee, perhaps superinduced by their grief; foi the Jalnpinns viewed externally are a proper people, refined ;ii their manners and tastes. The women are Lhc most beautiful in the world. *Ve had the jpportt.i. ,ty of seeing hundreds of them from ho windows, whom we probably would not lave seen on any other occasion. They resembled our own fair ones in regard to intclli?eiice and east of person, which made me feel a little ashamed of our squad, ns our volunteers in their omuiferoiis costumes, still the worse for wear and lack of cleanliness, did not make a rory martial appearance before the Jalapa jelles. Ascending an eminence overlookintr the city ive were again presented wit h fresh scenes from ,he hand of nature., which were heightened by heir sublime grandeur. Far to the South west, sail apparently Iransparnut cloud, reflecting jack the sun's rays like a mirror, which is ;nown to be the Gulf of Mexico. Towering ar above the summit* ?>f il>.. ains is the lofty and sublime peak of Oriznvn, l volcano ever burninj;. Its siiow covered sauopy presents a singular contrast, with (lie >erpetual summer surrounding it. .Standing at hi el ovation of 11,?70 feet above tlic level of lie sea. and one hundred mile*in the interior i-oin Vera Cruz, it is a familiar huid-innrk to uuriners approaching the liurltor. We drseenled lYointliis height for three miles, and enainped in a green vall-y enriched by iiioun? | ai scene* of the nio.it. romantic eharauter. 1 { roulti not give a qili.-t home in this little val? j cy ppot for the glory ami honors of all the | i-ars, battles. 6eiges, and campaigns from the i oiiiineiiceiiiciit of time down to the present j ate. A person perusing these incidents will J e more than likely to derive ten degrees of atisfacUou to one enjoyed by the actors in (ro BE CONTINUED.) The Grave of Porter Olay. Tiie estimate that this world placos upon 111 until character, in often, if not always, iulucnc.ed by extraneous circumstances, and lie tribunal of eternity may teach us that | lien's judgment is strangely lalliablc. The [iitteiitij; tinsel rv of fashion. hidea a multi tide of faults, while unadorned and humble k-orlh is often passed by and forgotten.? I'lie man who stands at the head of armies; vlio leads the thick hunts, in all llic "pomp ind ciicuiMsfaucc of war/' to the red field >f conlliet and death, we term a hero, and veave fame's chaplet for his blood stained i now; while he, who faithfully perforins liis luties in tiie humbler walks of life, receives 10 plaudits from the multitude, hut passes iway lo the shadowy laud unuoticed, and oon lorgotleu. Among the unmarked and unadorned I graves in the rural Cemetery at Camden, Arkansas, is that of a brother of the illustri- ( >u> Henry Clay ; his only monument is an ink Hoc with the initials of his name rudely 1 arved in its rough hark. He is paid to iavc been an huuiblu and devoted minister if the Gospel; to have spent the latter part j if his life in this new and remote region, j mblishing the glorious tidings of God's wonIrons offer of eternal lito lo a dying world, 1 nd at hist, wearied and way-worn, death's I ngel beckoned to him froin the shore of the ileal land, and laying down the weapons ( if his warfare, bo closed his eyes peacefully vilh unwavering trust in God, and his little * iongreggation caried him to his quiet restng place ne ar the grassy bunks of i lie windng Oauchita, to await that lasl awakening ?f a slumbering Universe. i'ar liu it from me to detract aught from he merits of one whom the nation loved to jonor; who was known as ''Sage of Ashund," "Kentucky's favorite Son.'' lie was >nu of America's great men, and his mem>ry is a rich legacy to the youth of our own avored land, and though he has his faults, he world has awarded him post humous u?tice. Yet as I stood by that humble gave in Damdeis, and contrasted the career of these jro there, the one pouring forth his thoughts :ntranceing listening Senates as he spoke of he policy' of onr great nation, orplead the ;ause of the oppressed and down-trodden of >ther lands; mingling in the society of jreat men and kings unawed, becsuso he mew he was their peer; the other in some ude school-house in the south-western willerness, telling the hope inspiring story of lie dying love of Jesus to the few gathered it the simple place of prayer, I thought of ingels listening to them, and of God'?; allying eye, and his vnrdiot as to their'- sev- 4 >rHi worth. . j v . The world has scarcely remembered thai [leury Clay ever bad n brother ; the great Statesmen bus so over-shadowed bitt kindred .hat they are forgotten : yet wlio shaUrr Mfy hat the piouRftud toiKhg minister or oeayio'sglail tiding*, may uot. reaj*s tewatJ nojre glorious, and wear a cwwu more d^fc. :ling tbap that merged forbia rrior^fcighfy )onQrtij?j?rtd nivMriona brother io thejpinglom ofjtfm who bai said "Th?y that be vi^e ^haM ebiqe as the bright new* 6f the Ornament, anil they that torn winy to r igh t-. lOUsneaa aaiUe ?tar*/or ever ?p^ rever"~ *Zi?s?Ki'i 1' \>trrya,un '? j rbeg A^-cut up he ^ 1 ' i *'' ~''*r ' v vf> #" W : P*:- > ' [roil Tin: INI>BI'EX?EXT 1*11 ESS.] Florida Correspondent. TO AN OLD FRIEND. Lake City, Fi.oicida. iMr Deaii Lklia.?Many days have passed since I saw your liappy tranquil face, upon which, I could never look and remain sad. No matter how dark a cloud might have over-shadowed my life's path, your radiant smiles would chase away the gloom. r<lh'?tiiig sunshine and brightness upon my benighted way. Yes! 'tis a long time my dear, since we met, and mingled our voices in joy, or in sadness: Ami now, as I .. iiiv |>eie<I groniltl, 111 lilt! shadow of a large Magnolia, my thoughts arc with the vanished past, reviewing scenes of by-gone happy days, when the world seemed one bright summer day. Yours, with other loved fanes, are brought up vividly before my mind's eye ; and how sweet to look into those soft, tell tale eyes, which speak a volume in a glance, and have those arms around me twined, it) a fond eml?rae.e. while listening to the sweetest voice, pouring into my car, its overflowing soul, and know within that snowy bosom, beats one true, one devoted hear!. Iiut on awaking to eoneiousncss, and finding'tis but a dream, the big tears roll in torrents, down my cheeks, and the reality of our separation presents itself, but let us not forget, there is a time coining not many months hence, when we may again meet, and together spend many happy horn's, either in our quiet rooms, enjoying a social chat, or roaming the broad, green fields, or along the flowering banks of the bright running brook. Do you know, Lelia, I nm now in the ? <i ' ' .....v. \ji mmvis ?lar away Iron) tile loved onus of my childhood, ami from those dear ones, who clusfer around the cheerful tireside at my <juod old home. Home! what a sweet word to the weary wanderer. Tis music in his ear, lie loves lo think and sing of homo. He thinks it is the prettiest I spot on cmth. No matter if 'tis the hum- | blest rottage , 'tis pictured upon the tablet J ot his memory, as a thing of beauty?is over longing to behold again those sacred j scones, around which memory loves to din ir. j and olten, too, lie lungs for some good old | friend, whom time with her trials, have \ proved to be true ; that lie. mi<r|it tell to him the sorrows and cares, as well as the joys and pleasures, that at times fill his hearing bosom ; but unfortunately, this luxury is denied to a poor stranger in a strange land. lie must brood alone, over his daily losses ; for lie finds no willing ear to listen to bis story of grief?no loving, trusting bosom, sympathises with bis troubled breast; and 'tis the very time be most needs a friend. His heart is almost breaking, j muntf J ' - ' ' * ......j Liuica <?11'j no mrns 10 ins protessed Friend?receives a cold look, and a freezing answer,and he is ready to exclaim what a 5elfir.li world ! Then he belli inks himself of the Friend of the friendless in the solitude of his chamber, he pours out his soul, in humble prayer, to a merciful God, and if ho is n trim .S !.? C!-..: :n ? .. .v..v.fvi VI l C IJilVIUI Will be blessed with the comforting presence of I he holy spirit, which never forsakes the Faithful in heart. For fear of trying your patience, Lelia Jenr, I must not continue sue!) a melnnLiholly strain ; perhaps a few stray thoughts relative to the boiuties of this delightful Peninsular, would not bo uninteresting. I left Carolina in November last, about the time the beautiful birds deserted their summer retreats, wandering away in search of a more genial chime, where they might K?J. ; ' ' ... |>nicmiini muisnine, or ncjstle id (lowers of everlasting green. I nm perfectly deli?jjlite?l with Florida; ever since I was a little child, L l?ave bad a longing desire to visit the land, where the gentle spiing first unfolds the tender leaves, and strews over the plains the fairest, sweetest blossoms, and where cold winter (scarcely mars the blooming stimnjer. When I first came liere, smiling flowers were scattered all over the wild wocd, in the freshness of spring, but wo iiave recently had some quite cold weather?-frost and some iue, and beneath the stern frown of unrelenting winter, those tender llowerotn bitve withered, and no more tbeir sweet nerfumn flnnu nn/.n iko I . *"v But though tho*e smiles ofihaluro,no moro greet us in our favorite strollfl, there are other beauties, wooing- us out from our hearth-Rtorik's, when tho day's arc mild, and the warm bright smiles of the sub, t-hincC dowtv(broi?g|> tWe tail pines,, and ootv.often are we warned by tbo ulirill wlmijo of ibe fierce, freezing windft^.tlmt 'tis too cold to I wander but^. VEacB*Wvd!jr mofning, we ha*$ a rich concert.. *i.? I , . ..... j silver throats of the fairy songsters, a?J>Cr-.| ched upotii'tlie .boughs of ihe glowy mug.1 noiiM, and^frttgi^pii^iaing# trgesj -lEjjf pour; foarth j^iqujd .strain* th?fr swcetest jso^g*/ J5jg| ier S^tftte P | ~ *'"*' i^: - Z'. Iiere I mot as strangers, but not long <Ji<l 't they remain so, wo were soon friends, and t by them an interest was manifested toward < ine which I could not overlook, and it I elieered my loneliness. May they henceforth never know aught but peace and hap- s piness. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Ilogan, from t Abbeville have strewn roses along my lone- c Iv pathway, with other kind friends they t shall bo numbered among the treasured j < ?cms wliicli shall evan ho cherished i in lasting remembrance within my heart. I (coxcLui)i:n next week.) ( THB BOY*H"EROE3. 1 i I When Kentucky was an infant Stato, ami i before the foot of civilization had trodden I Iter giant forests, there lived upon a branch of the (Jreon River, an old hunter by the < name ?>f Slater. Ilis hut was upon the ? I >-outhern bank of the stream, and save a t small patch of a dozen acres that had been i cleared awav by his own axe, ho was shut up by dense forests. Slater had two chil- < dreti at home with him?two sons, Phillip I and Daniel?the former fourteen and the t j latter twelve years of age. His elder chil- i j dren had gone South. His wife was with * I him, but she had been several years an al" . ? j most cripple from the effects of severe i lieu- < i iiiaiisin ? I It was early i 11 the spring, and the old ? , hunter had just returned from Columbia, t | where he had been to earrv the piodttee of I : his winter's labor, which consisted mostly ' i . of fins, lie had received quite a sum of money ?"d had brought it homo with him. t The old man had, for several years, been no- I cumulating money, for civilization was rap- ] idly approaching him, and he meant thai v j his children should start on fair terms with I : the world. I One evening, just as the family were sit- t tini! down to the frugal supper, they were 1: attracted by a sudden howling of the dogs, and as Slater went to the door to see what * I was the matter, he saw three men approach- il ! ing. *! | He quickly quieted the dogs, ntid the i strangers approached the door. Tiicy ask- c ed for something to eat, and also for lodgings S lor IIr* night. John Slater was not a man <1 to refuse a request of this kind, and he ask- n ed the strangers in. The.)' set their rifles a behind the door, unslung their packs, and room was made for them at the supper ta- i hie.?They represented themselves as travel- v lers hound farther West, intending to cross s the Mississippi in search of a settlement. j: The new comers were far from being s agreeable or prepossessing in their looks, c but Slater took no notice of the circum- o stance, for he was not ono to doubt any a man. The boys, however, did not like li their appearance at all, and quick glances d which they gave at each other told their a feelings. The hunters'* wife was not at the e table, but she sat in her great easy chair by C| the fire. v Slater entered into conversation with the li guests, but tliey were not free, and after a ii little while the talk dwindled into occasion- I al questions. Phillip, tbe older of the twot t noticed that the men cast uneasy glances about the room, and lie watched them nar- v rowly.?Ilis fear had become excited, and I ho could not rest. Lie know that his father a had a large sum of money in the hclose, 1 and his first thought was that theso men v were there for the purpose of robbery. s After supper was over the boys quickly J cleared ofl' the table, and then went out of t doors. It had become dark, " or rather the night had fairly set in, for there was n moon ?i two-thirds full, shining down upon the forest, f "Daniel," said Phillip, in a low whisper, i at (he same time casting a look over his : s)inill(lt<r i4whfit /lr\ ViUl ll?i?.lr /?P I""" ?" ..f mv j v\+ imiujv vt tiicou cry v men ?" f "I'm afraid they are bad ones," returned 1 the younger boy. i ''So hid I. I believe they mean to steal i father's money. Didn't yoa notice bow i they looked around?" - I "Yes." ' I "So did I. -If.wo should tell father what ' wo think, he would only laugh at us, and 1 tell us we were perfect scare-croWs." ' "But we can watch 'em)' | "Yes, we will watob'em, but don't let | tbero know it. t,> f The-boys then lie1?{ some further .consul- x tation, and then going to the dog house, ; they set tho small door back, Bo-tbat the ( houndsniight 'spring forth i?'..thyy were wanted,.. If they had desired to ?peak'to ^ their father about fbeir suspicion, they'had no chance, for ?ha strangers satoloso by him i all the evening. \ - V 1 . At length, however, the old man signified his intention of fetiringt, aod^aft^to'go oift , ?!j|'the 4i>or, to"aM,tho ?tate of affairs wit boot. ., "-^^i'ihree followed Wfa, btrt they did not j lake their weapons. . Tue ofd lady was a- ( <liu>n in ln^nhmr." i '*r WJ fcpeftd Jfe?!fip, blet? ta ke two 4 our bedr--we may j wflitri l^; 'Wti Are wt good aa. aicn witb x icy, ami then hastened back and emptied ho priming from the stranger's rifles; and vhen tbo father and the strangers returned, hey had resumed their seals. The hunter's cabin was divided into two ipartments on the ground iloor, one of ,hem in the end of the building, being tlie jld man's sleeping room, and the other 'ooin in which the company at present sat. Dver head there was a sort of scaffold , caching only half way over the room below t, and in the opposite end of the building rom the litlle sleeping apartment of the inntcr. A rough ladder led up to the scaf uki ciose up to the l??>vs bed. Tltere win I 10 partition at the edge ot' the sciiffolding, >ut it was all open to the room below. Spare bedding was spread upon the floor >f the kitchen fur the travellers, ami after very!hing had been arranged for their cotnort, the boys went to their beu, and the old nail retired to his little room. The boys thought not of sleep, or if they lid, it was only to avoid it. Half an hour lad passed away, and then they could hear heir father snore. Then they heard a noveiuent from those below. Phillip rawlcd silently to where he could peep lowu through and saw one of the men pen his pack, from which he took several lieces of raw meat, bv the rays of the moon, md moving towards the window, he shoved lit; sa;di bark and threw the pieces of flesh | o the dogs.?Then he weut to his bed and j aid down. At first, the boy thought this might b<; hrown tr> the dogs to attract their attention ; ut when the man Said down, the idea of Hiison flashed tliroiigli Phillip's mind.? lie vhisptiL'il his thoughts to his brother. The ir.-t impulse of little Daniel, as lie heard J hat his poor dogs were to be poisoned, was j o cry out, but a sudden pressure from the land of his brother k?-pt him silent. At the end of the boy's bed, was a dark vindow, a small squ ire door and as it was lirectly over the dug's house, Phillip rcsolv I to iro down and save the dogs. The nideriaking was a dangerous one; for the j onscquence might be fatal. Hut Phillip slater tounrl himself strong in heart, and lie j letermined upon tins trial. His father's life night be in his hands! This thought was i tower of strength in itself. Phillip opened the window without movtig from his bed, and it swung on its hinges without noise. Then he threw oft' the heet and tied the corner of it to the staile by which the window was hooked. The heet was then lowered on the outside, and arefully the brave hoy let himself out upn it. lie enjoined his brother not to move nd then lie slid noiselessly clown. The lounds had just found the meat, but they !rew back at their young master's beck, s nd Phillip gathered the llesb all up. He asily quieted the faithful brutes, and then [uieklv tied the meat in the sheet. There oas a light ladder standing near tho dog louse, and setting this up against the buildng, Phillip made his way back to his little oft, and when once safely there, he pulled he sheet in after him. The strangers had not been aroused, and vilh a beating heart tho boy thxnked God. Je had performed an act, simple as it may ippear, at which many a stout heart would lave quailed. The dogs growled as they veut buck into their kennel, and if the trangers heard them, they thought tho >oor animals were growling over the repast hey had found. At length the hounds ceased their noise. ind all was quiet. An hour passed .iway md so did another. It must have been leaily miduiglit, wtyen the men moved igain, and the lad Phillip saw the rays of a :and!u flash up through the cracks of the loor on which stood his bed. He would iavo moved to the crack where he could icep down, but at that moment ho heard a nan upon the ladder. lie uttered a quick whisper to his brother, and thoy lay perfectly still. The fellow seemed to be perfectly satisfied that they were asleep, for be non returned to the ground floor, and then Phillip crept to the crack. lie saw the uen take kuives, and be heard tbem whispering : A "We'll kill tho old man and woman first," nnA flium toaMI ?.l%, YMW w. .IIVIMf MUM IMVII "C If UUliV lUl' noney,If those little brats up there (pointng to the scaffold) .wake up, we' Can easily .ake car? of tbem.* But we must kill them all," said another )f the vilUini,^ '' _ " "thfe speaker, "but the old >PM 0r9t." Phttlip'^beart b^at with" horror. "Down ?h'e ladda*. otiuide! tjujokl" he' wliispered to hi* brorfSIr,' "Dqwd, and start jp the dogs \ Bun for the frb#l dQ^r- and brow it open*?it i *n 'jtfaite n a&.PU, d&letthe iojpintbe hoijso as' auick ?6 vou A*n t Til ook <*Bt (qr. father wlii!? jroi go P Daniol qtii^y flat, Jfo* ittl?^r window, and tbilUp aeized a rifle And my *>- ^ bf^of ^ **?<** tw?%of ,be villains were just *pproa?bing the door dqgm MM. m*** **? ' ' ? 0:1 '' SI . . * . |. ;, . ' r\.." ..*?<! was opened. l'hillip drew the hammer of his rifle hnck, and rested tho muzzle upon the edge of iho board. One of the men had his hand on iho latch. The hov hero uttered a single word of heartfelt prayer, and i then he pulled the trigger. The villain whoso hand was on tho latch, uttered one sharp, quick cry, and then fell upon the floor. The bullet bad passed through his j b .tin. For an instant tho two remaining villains were confounded, but they quickly cornpre- j bended tho nature and position of their j enemy, and they sprang for the ladder. TIlCV <1 ill Iml ro-x.il if il.-? -j ?i., iM/ncTci, iui iu uiai | instant the outer door was flung open, and J tlie hounds?four in number?sprang into j the house. With a deep and wild yell, tho animals leaped upon tho villains, and they had drawn tlietn upon tiie floor just as the old hunter came from his room. 'llelp us! help us ! father!" cried Phillip, as lie hurried down the ladder. *Tve shot one of them ! They are murderers ! rohbers! Hold'em ! hold 'em!" the hoy continued, clapping bis hands to the dogs. Old Slater comprehended the nature of the scene in a monent, and sprang to the spot where the hounds had tho two men on the floor. The villains had both lost their knives and the dogs had so wounded them, that they were incapable of resistance, j With much difficulty, the animals were ! called oil", and then tho two men were lifted to a seat. There was no need of binding them, for they needed some more restorative agent, as the dogs bad made quick work in disabling them. After tlicy had been looked to, tho old man cast his eyes about the room. They rested a moment upon tho body of him who had been shot, and then turned upon the I boys. Phillip lolJ him all that had transpired. It seemed some time before the oltl hunter could crowd the whole teeming truth through hi-* inind ; hut as he gradually comprehended it all, a soft, grateful, proud j light broke over his features, and he held i his arms out to his sons. "Noble, noble boys'." he uttered, as he j clasped them to his bosom, "God bless you for this!?Oh, I dreamed not that you had such hearts!'' For a long time, the old man gazed on his boys in silence, while tears of love and gratitude rolled down his cheeks, and his whole face was lighted up with the most joyous holy pride. Long before daylight, Phillip mounted the horse and started for the nearest settlement, and early in the forenoon the officers of justice had the two wounded men in charge, while the body cf the third was removed. They were recognized by the officers as criminals of notoriety; but this was their last adventure, for the justico they had so long outraged fell upon them and stop ped them in their career. Should any of our readers chance to pass down the Ohio river, I beg they would take notice of a large white mansion that stands upon the southern bank with a wide forest park in front of. it, and situated some ten miles west of Owensboro.' Ask your steam boat captain who lives there, and he will tell you "Phillip Slater <fc Brother, retired flour merchants." They are the Boy Heroes of whom 1 have been writting. The "Tom Boy." 7 Some persons seem still to entertain the notion that young girls need no training except that of the mental faculties; that tlioir forms are of less consequence than their dresses; and that a development of physical strength would impair their delicacy, and tend to make them masculine. lJy restricting their physical education and limiting their sphere of activity, they aro condemned for life to enfeebled henhh nnrl an aimless, idea existence, Let such parents ponder the truth embodied in the following remarks, which wo cot from the liotne Journal : "The 'torn hoy' is an eager, earnest, impulsive, bright-eyed, glad-hearted, kind-souled specimen' of the genua femiiux. If her laugh is a little too frequent, aod her tone a trifle emphatic, we are willing to overlook these for the sake of the true life and exulting vitality to wjiich they are the 'escape valves ;' and indeed wo rather like the highpressure naturo which must oloso off its steam in such ebullitions. The glancing eye, the glowing cheek, the fresh, bslpsy breath, the lithe and graceful play of the limbs, tell a tale of healthy and vigorous physical development which is nature's best beauty. The soul and7the tnind will be developed alsoj^dne time, and we slmll have before ua la'Woman in the highest sense of the terjri, . .. . "When the 'torn boy' has sprung up to a healthful and vigorous womanhood,' she will be ready to takehoid of the duties of )|ife, tp became a worker ib the grent system of bumaoity. She will hbt sit down to Sigh over the work given heivto do, to jwra per noufense, languish jo ennui, or fall sick at heaffV but she will e^r be ^ble to take up her burden of duty. TJfoher track tbtre wHl be soundipbilosophy, in her tb6oghts boldness ,*pd * originality^ r,in Her' heart peavems own purity, and world >*111 bo i lived in Jt.' To, her ^toi^d lMk sUa will bring health, vigor, energy and spirits, and tbeae will giie b$t both the.power and ibe endurance witbo wb^sb b^Hifo mutt b& in ?&&? respect* a^ TP"* 4" \ .9. Private Character of Prescott. Wo find in our exchanges a multitude of paragraphs concerning this dwt'Dguiahed Historian, his habits, manner of writing, nt)d the events of liis life. It is well ; for bis k gcuius and labors rendered hiurone of the proudest ornaments which our country could boast. We find in the Home Journal the following eulogy upon Iub private life, by one who kuew him intimately : " M r. Prescott whs as rich ilji tho love of his friends as in tho admiration of tho literary world. His friend, Mr. Ticknor, io bis preface to his history of Spanish Literature, paid of him, with perfect truth, that his "hon% ors will always bo dearest to those who have best known tllQ (lisnnlininrnmnnfo ?n_ MU der which they have been won, and the modesty am] gentleness with which they are worn His manners were most frank, ! simple and engaging ; his social nature | was strong and active, and his sympathies j wero ever ready and easily moved. His j countenance was extremely fine and pre'-posI ?essing, and retained to llie last a youthful I glow and animation which were the faith| ful expression of a sunny temper and over young heart. No man was ever rnoro warmly beloved ; no man could show a better title to the affections of his friends. Ilis honors and distinctions never impaired the simplicity and sweetness of his nature, or changed his countenance towards any one whora lie lind ever known and loved. No mau so I eminent was ever pursued with less of envy, detraction or ill-will. No man's honors wore ever a subject of more hearty delight to his friends. Long will he be mourucd ; faithfully and affectionately will ho be remembered, and uiauy are there who will feci tliat something is taken away from the daily suushiuo of thoir lives, now that ho is gone But what cau more feelingly portray his cheerfulness under affliction, and tho kindliness of his heart, than the following from his mother ? She once showed his room to the llev. Mr. Frotingham, and said to him : " This is the room whero William was Bhut up for so many months in utter darkness. In all that trying season, when so much had te he endured, and our hearts were ready to fail us for fear, I nevor, in a single instauce, groped iny way across tho apartment to take my place at his bed-side that he hid not salute me with some hearty expression of good cheer. Not in a single - instance. As if wo were the patients and it was hia place to comfort us ." No word of com* plaint throughout that dismal period ; no sigh of impatience or regret. He was not content even with the perfect silence of an unrepiuing will ; but he must sing in that imprisonment ana nigtit. Was tUis not a representative example ? Studies and Books.?Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for ability.? Their chief use for delight is in privatenest and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; ami for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business, for expert men can execute and perhaps judge of business one by one : but the general counsel, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, coma best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affection ; to make liirlnrmonf iplinllo liu tlioir i-hIa io #1*^ - J?O" ?"J ~J " ",a uu~ mor of a scholar ; they perfect nature, aud ara perfected by experience?for naturitfra' bilities are like natural plants, that need . ,, pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directiona.too much at large, except they be bounded by experience.? (Jrafty wise men contemn studies; simple men admire them, and wise men use them;; for they teach not their own use,; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them won by observation. Read not to contradict and oonfute, not to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tested, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; *. e^ some books are/to be read only in part, others to bo read but curiously and fiome few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Heading maketh an ' exact roan ; and, therefore, if a man write little, had need to have a great memory ; if ho con* for little, he had need have a present wit^a'gd if h? road little, he had need 'heve much cunning to seem to know tliab^he doth notf .. Lord Bacotu A Hat-Skin Surt.?An ing?niou* individual of Liskeard, Corn wall, has for 8tfm6 .time past beeu exhibiting hii$ri$HUn a 4reM composed from top to toe of fH(psVu& wliicli he has been fcolleotiiig&r thr<?year?Wd* half. The dress, was made entirely by binttolf} it consists ofhatjO.eckkercblef, coat, waiscOkt^ Iroweors, tippet, gaiters, and shoes, ...'The number qf rata required Ip oompleW}lb* jwit was six hundred .and ?e*ooty ; ana'.tfja il? dividual; when tluifd rested, nppear*. exactly like one of the Esquimaux dcscribod in the travis of Parry and Roaa. , ^lbe . tippet, or boo, is composed o^h^lof fclsju mediately round the tails of the rats, and ia a very cdrious part of the d?^v^Q$j^g abaufc six hundred tails?a&d Jr tkoaa -