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I'll Gome to Thca.
by o. i?. k.
When twilight spreads, slow, still and deep
And like a calm and dreamy sleep.
Sinks softly o'er the shore and sea,
I'll cornc to thee, I'll cotnc to the.
I'll come to thee when morning's beam
Breaks brightly o'er the uiead aud stream ;
When buds and blooms are bathed iu dew
And birds their carols wake anow.
When summer gires its noonday heat,
When rills make music at his feet.
And flocks to cooling shades shall flee,
I'll como to tllfe. I'll Clime In tli
I'llcomo to tlicc when o'or thy joy
ifo sorrow pours its dark alloy,
"When bounds thy glad heart, light and free,
As bouuds the young fawn in its glee.
When storms shull gather o'er thy head.
And darkness o'or thy spirit spread ;
When friends thou lov'st shall ceaao to be,
I'll couie to the, I'll come to thee.
I come to thoe ; no more we part ;
No farewell darkness now tho heart ;
No calm repose, no sullen glooru,
Nor aughtcan part us but the tomb.
The torabl the funeral knell will ring?
All I life will sweetly cease to be ;
And like n wild bird on the wing,
I'll come to thee, I'll conic to thee.
Energy.
"Honeatv and cneri'V are 1 lif linnilnmi.lu r.C ?t,n.
cess."
Energy may be said to be one of the most
Important elements of character. In some
sense, it influence?, controls and rules the
trorld. No great undertaking can be
achieved, no mighty work can be consummated,
no vast enterprise can be carried into '
successful effect without its aid and agency.
Io matters of love as well as in matters of |
war, it is equally poteut. The faint-hearted
are rarely energetic, and hence they nre
sure to lag behind, and bo out-distanced by
their competitors and rivals.?The individual
who is listless, inanimate and indifferent,
apathetic, who does nothing, yet is constant
jjr vAjjcuimg bomemuig 10 turn up,
something that will redound to his
advantage and open the path way to independence,
is doomed to many a bitter
dbpppointment. It is wisely ordered by
FfrvidfeQce, that however we may be
gin person or mind?however we may j
have been favored by a patrimony, however
bright our hopes and expectations, as we
enter upon the arena of tho busy world, wo
are sure to fail by the wayside, bo tripped
up and prostrated, unless wo exercise tho
faculties that have been given to us?resist
the machinations of the crafty, the designing
and tho unprincipled?in brief, manifest
a due degree of firmness, determination i
and energy. Ever and anon wo are amused
by ttie prcinv'^-ition, on the excited and
visionary, of some plausible aud tempting
scheme. It may have all the elemenf-s of
probability, abound with fascination, and
bold out buoyant and .encouraging inducements
to the active, the pushing and the
persevering. And yet, without energy?
constant, untiling and indomitable, it will
amount to a mere bubble. If we are asked
for the true secret of the motive power, the
active principle of success, in this life, and
were confined for our answer to a single
word, that word would be ''energy." Men
ofrivid imaginations and poetic fancies,
dreamers, enthusiasts and fanatics, are constantly
starting schemes and undertakings,
which, at the first glance, are calculated to
captivate. But how rarely do they enter
into auch movements in a truly practical
spirit, and bring to-their aid that degree of
energy which is so essential to success !
Thousands of our fellow-creatures are selfdeceived.
They do not look sufficiently
before they leap. They do not examine
the entire ground, and oalculate all the 1
chances, before they risk their- - judgment,
their means, their reputation and their time.
N*y, tbev do not look all the difficulties
calmly and sternly in the lace, and determine
at the onset to wrestle with and overcome
them. On the contrary, they struggle
n for a few days or for few wecksand because
they cannot realize all they faniced, they !
become dispirited, intimidated and abandon
what they are then disposed to consider a
delusion, for some other scheme. In brief,
they either lack forethought at the outset,
-and thus commit a mistake in the begining,
or they are dehcient in energy, and thus are
Mre to fail. The struggles of the comraer
cial and buffnttt. world are full of anxiety
and. care. A thousand temptations beset
M, and a thousand difficulties lie 10 our way.
Tins ti the fate of man. He is born to
troafcle as the sparks fly upward. But a
first disappointment, either of the bead or
tbe heart, the falsehood of a worann, the
< * 0
treachery of a friend, or the failure of an en,.$uprise,
should never induce us to despair.
Adversity is sometimes only a blessing in
'jfogifafr f^r it tests, tries, and fortifies us for
^^ hi^ttraggles and vicissitudes. When,
''IkrtlWer, convinced that we are not right,
^iHtt'Urardd that we are treading the path
soooer or later must lead to fame and
we.are seeking a conquest
be achieved only by tbe patient
VlMfr ftf rMM oBomB nn?irir>/? nn?mn.?! ?
rT'D/' 6'
. ; -gad unfaltering energy, is the great essential,
*$*olc aronnJ, gentle reader, and you will
illustrated nearly every day you
Wfc- 'Tbtf oool,' the cautious, the resolute
iSlf^Qw^tic' are constantly achieving
(rinaphe. All that they touch seems to
nFwgoti. tnay"*be down to day,
tot they wiifce up to-morrow. No reverse,
V luWAJl ;depre?s~;tbeOT.- T/iey
*n ^ ^ ?~ pQrB0V-e r
,atsA disappointments
^BfwSSmi&Aro. But these they
?9? M'ptrt antl parcel of thV^eit ^Tipter
>>r .1 ' .? ~...
of life, as not only incidental but as inevitable,
and they therefore rouso themselves for
a fresh struggle, determined again. Energy,
assisted by purity of motive, integrity of
character, and firmness of purpose, is like
the lever of Archimedes; for wo repeat,
properly applied, it will move the world.
Pennsylvaina J'Jnquirer.
An Eveuiiig with Madame Lo Vert.
Who Ims not heard of Madame Octavia
Walton Lo Vert?in her girlhood thebrilli.-.tif.
i.Mi? ~r ' < -
ni^iwii, miner nuer
winter, and now in the liloom of womanhood
tho lovolio t uii'l most distinguished
daughter of the South ? tho beautiful Americati
and literati, on her Tecent absence
in Europe and the talented author of "SouveHits
of Travel/' whose simple winning details
have earned it a plnco in every American
home? Truly, her name is a "household
word" among us, and we presume that
many a fair render of Life, who has smiled
and wept over the enchanting ' Souvenirs,"
lias experienced a womanly cui'o ity to know
how its author looked?how she spoke and
smiled, and whether her personcllc was really
as enchanting as it is described.
Those were exactly my sensations as I sat
in one of the parlors of tho St. Nicholas,
where, a week or two ago, Madame Le Vert
?iis sojourning, wmi a brilliant party, liom
the South. There is always a slight degree
of nervousness inseparable from tlic first interview
with those " bright particular stars"
of the literary firmament?one half in fears
lest they should prove cold, haughty, and
repellant, or lost they should be lifted up
above the atmosphere of common humanity.
But all those apprehensions were dispersed
like a cloud of night phantoms tho instant
Madame Lo Vert glided in. Imagine a
lovely little creature, somewhat below
the ordinary height of women, perfectly
formed, with blue melting eyes, a luxnriance
of dark silken hair, and features so faultlessly
chiselled that they might liave been
moulded by Phidias himself. She was attired
with that nit-tiiropfiiio riflnwss ?vliu-li ic
so characteristic of southern cost um c everything
soetned perfect, from the small, exquisitely
shaped ear, from which depended
a tre-foil of diamond fire, to the beautiful
arms, full of nestling d'mpl- the tiny
foot which seemed forn. ot only on
banks of roses.
The conversational p.. of Madame
Le Veil are unusual, particularly as compared
with those of most American ladies,
for?we say it with a pang of mortified national
pride ?the daughters of the ''free ami
independent shore" have not yet learned the
use of their generous mother tongue. They
can talk, but they cannot converse.
Madame Le Vert is an exception to the
general rule. Her conversation, rendered
still more attractive bv the intonation of a
deliciously musical voice, flows along like
the waildo of a June rivulet, sparkling with
....vl.mviv, iilii huh illustration ana inrowing
its own graces around every subject it
touches on.
It may not be amiss, here, to relate a simple
incident apprnpos to this rare command
of language, which occured to Madame Lc
Vert during her visit to M. dc Lamartine.
She was describing to him, with enthusiastic
vivacity, her sojourn in Spain, and be
lisiencd, his dark, poet oye enchained toiler
ra<Ii'4ut countenance with almost magnetic
lustre. At long:!:,*hc paused, and he spoke:
"Madame," said lie, earnestly, " you have
one gift of which you, yourself, are not
aware of the possesion. Madame, you are
a natural imjtrovisa trice. While I listened
to yon, I felt myself in Spain amid the very
scenes you describe. Now, it is impossible
for you to be an improvisatricc, because
you are not an Italian woman, but you can
be <1 writer. You can fill, whh nlpiisnrn tli?
hearts of your nation by describing what
you have seen to tliem, as you are now delighting
me. When the excitement ami fascinations
of your tour are over, and you are
oneo more quietly at home, remember what I
have said to you, and employ your leisure
in giving to the world a few souvenirs of
your European- life."
Struck bv this idea, Madame Le Vert adopted
the very phrase of the poet states;
man, and christened her charming hook,
'"Souvenir of Travel," and thus to the hint
of M.de Lamartine we are indebted for those
chatty reminiscences which transport render
into the very midst of tuosc circles mingled
in by their author.
The book has been no less popular in
England than in A moiea. The Queen herself,
whose reception of the trans atlantic
beauty was flattering in the highest degree,
sent over an affectionate message after having
read the Souvenirs, ''Tell Madame Le
Vert that the American people ouirht to bo
very much obliged to her for presenting to
them Mich a correct view of England society."
She also dispatched a graceful acknowledgement
of the cordial and complimentary
mention which is frequently made of her
Majesty throughout the book.
in Mobile, her place of residence, and, indeed
throughout the whole South, Mndamo
E,e Vert holds the high position lo which
her beauty, birth and talents of right entitle
her and nil distinguished strangers passing
through the city are happy in the privilege
of paying their rcspccts to her.
To all Madame Le Vert'6 numerous admirers
it will be welcome news that she will
shortly give to the literary world, "Souvenirs
of Distinguished Americans," which,
from her personal acquaintances with those
described, possesses the elements of great
popularity and will bo interesting in tbe
highest degree?*
Well. r<?n!lv
.. mvioiC) miiuu was merely
Intended for a short sketch, has 6pun itself
out to a most unwarrantable length, but
somehow we got fascinated with our lovely
subject and could not Btop. However, we
are quite sure of the appreciation of nil the
American ladies, who cannot but bo interested
in one who is a crowning grace to the
aisterhood-rr-Madame Octavia Walton Le
Vert. *'*'
Mrs. George Washington Wyllys.
?Life Illuatrttted. *48lNOtrLAR
RECyVBRf Otf SPEECH.?-A
Birmingham correspondent Bays : ? "A
young married woman, #tfo had bean do- <
priced of' bee voice tor several months, so
that she could only speak in an almost idiriic
ulate pbispor wubQne oigbUa^ely ii s^ojldi*
tance from home, when eh a w as frightened
byjigoat, which the suddenly encotinWed-"
lying in her pa|fc, and, '
ll^not only mad* iWauiq^hj^^kiven
m - ill . . ,.ijr>?i..? .11 iW.i .ii.i.i r . i
The Financial La Fayette of the War of
Independence.
ITnym Salamon, of Philadelphia, held in
finance much the sama rank among the devoted
And unpaid servants of thu (Jontinen
tal Congress, which La Fayette occupied in
the army, and Paul Jones on the ocean.?
They all had to pay their own expenses,
and from their own private means they all
contributed the bread of life for our newborn,
struggling, ami moneyless Uhiort.?
The wealthy French noble was not ruined
by this generous devotion to the cause of
the young republic, but Paul Junes and
Haym Salamon were utterly sacrificed. After
sixty-odd years of vain application and
ruinous delay, the heiis of Paul Junes, or
the norsons n iin lin.1 lirmKrlif mi fIt**!r I
? " "*"* w~r>" "I' %IJV,i ,w,sv
claims for a mess of pottage, received something
from Congress ; but flaym Salamon's
descendants have not to this day obtained
one dollar for the $300,000 which he advanced,
to his own ruin, for ^he salvation of
our country in its darkest hour of tribulation.
This is one of those mortifying chapters
in our national legislation which wo would
fain cover with the mantle of oblivion, were
not silence so akin to complicity in the denial
of justice. It concerns every honest
man that our government should pay its
honest debts, even at the unusual sacrifice
of some slight retrenchment in its lavish
outlays for all manner of useless and im
proper objec'.s.
The Senate Coramittco on Revolutionary
Claims has investigated this ease of llayin
Salarnon, and its exceedingly lueid and conclusive
report must go direct to the heart
of every man who has a spark of pride in
the fair dealing?we will not say liberality
or patriotic spirit, hut simply ihe common
business honestly?of our public servants.
Tlie^e are the facts of this unparalleled
case: Ilavtn Salamon, a Polander by birth,
and an anient Liberal in principle, had
made Philadelphia the home of Ins choice,
and at the opening of our war of independ
ence was a rich banker and a prosperous
merchant. Such a man was a prime ncces>ily
to tho Continental Congress. Ilis
European facilities and connections enabled
him to negotiate war loans in France and
Holland, and on such favorable terms as
have rarely been obtained by a feeble colony
in the early stages of revolt against a powerful
mother country. In one instance the
French agents received $60,000 as a fair
business commission for services similar to
those which Iiayin Salamon was rendering
for nothing.
Salamon also thought It was desirable to
make the hostility of Spain to England
available for the recognition and advancetiinnt
1
......... vi uui ii.uniiiiii independence, and
mainly through his -skillful management
Don Francisco Kendo was commissioned
l?y the Spanish government to reside near
Congress and carry out this policy. Documents
exists (o show that this euro)/ of
Spain was retained and supported here by
the liberal purse of Jlaym Salamon ; hut
for this no chargc was ever entered by the
patriotic banker. Again, there is evidence
under the hand of James Madison and
Robert Morris, that during the sessions of
the Congress of Independence, many of the
members were reduced to such pecuniary
distress that they would have been obliged
to return home, but for the open purse of
Ilaym Sahimon. Yet these accounts?
ranging between ?20,000 and 840,000 unpaid?are
not charged to the government.
The heirs only ask for the $300,000 advanced,
in each, for the it.dispensable operations
of the nrmv and government ; and
> *1 ---i '
jui, vii 13 uimii'iik'u iiiici miucmauio act ol
justice is withheld!?The Slates.
The Prince axi> the Parvenu.?John
Koutaissuflf, a Circassian serf, brought to St.
Petersburg, and installed as a butler to tlio
Grand Duke Paul, rose gradually to the
rank of equerry-in-waiting and to that of
baron ; at last he got the title of count under
the reign of his master. After the campaign
of Italy, in tlnf year 1799, when
SouvaroCf returned to St. Petersburg, Paul
did not display much feeling of propriety
in sending Koutaissoff" to compliment the
illustrious general upon his safe arrival.
The witty and sharp warrior said to him,
"Excuse, my dear count, an old man whose
memory slackens. I can recollect nothing
about the origin of your illustrious family,
or perhaps you got your title of count for
some grand victory ?"?"I never was n
soldier, prince," replied theex-valet.?"Oh !
then vou have, no doubt, been an ambus"
sndor?"?"No."?"Minister?"?Neither."? |
" YV h.it important post, then, did you occupy
?"?"I had the honor to serve his majesty
in the capacity of butler."?"Well, that
is very honorable, my dear count." SyuvarofT
rang the bell for his own butler, and
addressed him in the following strain "I
say, Troschka ! 1 have told you repeatedly,
every day, that you must give up drinking
and thieving, and you don't listen to me.
Now, look at that gentleman ; he has been
a butler, like yourself, but, being neither a
drunkard nor a thief, you see him now a
great equerry-in-waiting to his majesty, a
knight of all the Rossian orders, aud count
of the empire I You must follow his example,"
^ ?
The following little poem, from the fair
hands of Mrs. Louisa "Flagg, the wife of the .
artist?Flagg of our Union?is very dainty ; |
and her newly coined word "icoodsing" a
pretty conceit: fWOODSXN'O
WITH INA.
Along the wooded shore our wanderings lay,
A tiny bavkct for our flower-spoil.
Begged little petto bear, in munic (oil,
And filled with withered leaves, and mosses
gray.
From weird old oaks that branched above our
way.
Tn shaded nooks the jasmine lingered yet,
White star-like clusters, bluest violets,
And tiny blossoms of April day
That chanced to catch the little gleaner's gaze,
Else all unnoticed 'mid the grass had lain:
Rich harvest ours until tl?e western rays
Warned homeward, though for logger lingering
fain * - r
-And Ina begged in pretty baby phrase, '
"To go a ?k>odting very aoon again."
^ ?
C ALt forn 1 a . ?What'a remarkable coiintr^ta
California! fiii Sacramento Bee
annound&Hbe^dfpcovfery 5f a' magnificent
vaHey lyi^in the SiertA ttevada, and about
forty mile* north of Hofeey Lake Valley. Ita
soil ia fertile, jfraaaee luxuriant; it ffc well
timbered flb<Hkat?red??-ttk?e beifeg Several
Vance of from one to three i^r^/The
Jseee, and tbe?ti)d between m op?b prmnaf'
rah^ iew^jn^g^^MW, **kI pt?rie i
-Rabbit Y^ley^bS^^f S^ffl^unj. ,
f*ofth0e?fiipnl? wMr#KfehiTaboUDdi.
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The Art of Taking Breatb.
A man wlio takes breath properly, will
fatigue himself less in speaking three or four
hours, as certain political orators do, especially
in England, than another in half an
hour; ami the orators who are able to speak
so long, aro cither inen who have studied
the management of their breath, or men
who speak much, but who speak well; for
in this eabo respiration regulates itself, without
separate thought, just as in couvorsu
nuii. mil a is tiy no moans the same when
one recites a discourse from memory, especially
if it is the discourse of another;
for in writing we take care, without being
j aware of it, to adjust the length of tho
periods to tho habitudes of our lungs. But
the exorcise in which it is most difficult to
hreath aright, as being that which is furthest
removed from the natural tone, is tho
exercise of reading; and it is remarked that
one is wearied much soouer by reading
than by speaking. There are few persons who
can bear half an hour of reading without a
slight inconvenience of tho organs; but
there aro many who can speak an hour
without trouble. The point of tho difficulty
is this, to time the respiration so as
always to take breath before it is exhausted.
For this purpose it is necessaiy to breathe
quite often, and to take advantage of little
rests in the delivery. 1l mi<rht l?r>
lest this necessity should injure the utternnco
aud mnko it frigid ; but, on the contrary,
the rests which aro thus employed by
one who is cxercised sa as to use them properly,
aro as expressive as the voice it&elf;
the slowness which they communicate to
tlio discourse is only that slowness which
gives more weight and vigor to the thought;
so this happy infirmity becomes an additional
power. tIt
is, lastly, by brenthingseasonably, that
the speaker will avoid a fault which is very
common and verj* great?that of letting
the voire fall at the end of sentences, which
renders the recitation at the same time indi-tinct
and monotonous. This is the abuse
of the rule which is pointed out by nature.
It is natural to lower the voice slightlv at
uio moment of finishing a sent once, at least
in mo>t cases ; for there are certain thoughts
which, on the contrary, demand an elevation
of the voice at the close. But the
fall is made too perceptible, and is taken from
too great a height, so that there aic often
three or four words which the hearer catches
with difficulty, or does not catch all. This
would be had enough, even without the
additional evil, that the expression is weakened
at the same lime with the voice. As
a general ride, the voice should he kept up
to the end of the sentence,' exec) ting only
that slight, depression, and, as it were, reflcction
which denote that the sense is terminated.
But to do this you must breathe
in time, as it is because tho lungs are exhausted
that you must lower the voice; for j
where there is no breath, there is no sound. !
The Angel in Dipguiso ; or, How to Choose
a Husband.
A beautiful young heiress had become so
disgusted with n. flattering set of soft-pated,
pomatuin-baired, moustached-lippcd, strongly
perfumed 6tiilor8 for her hand, that she
shut herself from the fashionable world,
turned all her property into money, deposited
it in banks, donned a cheap wardrobe,
put on a mask, and went, pedestrian like,
through the city, in which she had hitherto,
moved with so much display and magnificence.
She asked alms of those who of
late had knelt at her feet and sued for her
hand. They knew her not, am! casting a
look of scorn jjpon her veiled face and
coarse wardrobe, bade her begone. She
entered the country?hero she met with
derision and scorn. A few kind hearted
people, it is true, bestowed aid ; but these
were of the poorer class, who hnd hard work
to procure their own daily bread ; but they
could not turn a fellow creature hungry
from their door, and therefore gave a small
pittance from their scanty store.
One summer day, a largo company met
on Beach. They were mostly from
the city. The disguised heiress, from some
cause or other, had wandered there. She
asked alms of some termed "upper tens."
They spoke tauntingly, but gave nothing.
What they said had been heard by quite a
number of their company. Most of them
laughed, or looked as if they thought it
"served her right." The beggar-woman
turned about, and was walking sadly away,
when a good-looking gentleman stepped
forward, and catching hold of her arm, thus
spoke:
"Stay, my good woman?tell mo what
you want?"
She replied in a low, trembling (one, "I
want a sixpence?only a sixpence."
"You shall have ten times that slim.
IIere," he added, drawing from his pocket
an eagle, and placing it in the gloved hand
of the woman, "take this, and if it is not
enough, I will give you another."
The heiress returned the eagle, exclaiming,
"I want a sixpence?only n sixpence."
Seeing that sho could not be made to
take tho coin, the gentleman drew forth a
sixpence, and gave it to tho strange being
beside him, who, after thanking the generous
donor, walked slowly away. After being
laughed at for so doing by his comrades,
ha oat aiiI In c *' *
v/ov |>uiaun 01 me Deggar woman,
saying, "Perhaps she is an heiress?or an
angel in disguise?I mean to ascertain"
Not that he thought this. He wished
to show his influence to whnt his comrades
said, besides satisfying himself about the
strange'feinalo whom iio had aided. lie
soon 6vertook her, and addressed her thus:
"Pardon me, madam, for pursuing you, I
would know more about you."
As the speaker ceased, the mask dropped
from tho faee.pf the female, and the beautiful
heiress was portrayed before the astonished
gentleman.
Thai tjie? were ;f?ftertfards married, the
reader f>as already imagined, for the heiress
used this means of ptocuring a worthy husband,
and th^ generous^gentleman had long
uenii looicinfrior "an angfel in disguise."
The huppy husband is often heard to say
that be got ao "heiress for a sixpence."
** Portland (Me.y Transcript.
.7 -> > ?
Thk Name of tbic Deity.?There is a
beauty in the name appropriated by the
Saxoo nation to the Deity, unequalled ?rcept
by Hia most venerable"HbbrdWappel-.
lation. Thoy call Him ''G*od,n lij?ib|is
literally "The Goodtaote word thus
Deity and
iog. quality.? Shaton -Turner* ' 1'
c '; > V" K K>i*_! ?r*
.* I ?#pv wpprt#* pf>*ery?e.
gant femalei j>ick?w;l4t,*?fy
sj^eA^^o^ewfis^riW' quiet, gentle,
tuiii?g.Md
and, Kbtu, rf#*Z*^n<tt?al?aBly away."
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ABBEVILLE \$D WASHINGTON
STAGE LINE
from
Abbeville to Washington.
THE PROPRIETOR of this well established
Lino tdkes this method of informing the
public that he has changed his Schedule, for the
convenience of passengers.
The Stage will be detained at Abbeville Court
Ilo.use, until half past 9 o'clock, op MONDAY,
-WEDNESDAY UndFRIDAY mornings, affording
an opportunity for passengers on the morning
train from Greenville to go directly
through to Washington, Go., the same day, connecting
with the.train at Washington, for Augusta,
Montgomery, Ata. The passengers are
detained a few hours lii Washington, Ga.
The Stage -will leave Washington, Ga., on
TIIRRT>av THnnaniv ? atttdn* v
mornings.
The Line baa been refitted with a splendid
FOUIUHORSB COACH.
good Teams arf<Jrtl*tt$k?i40eed driver.
rilgr P?w'en?for8r frbin all poipU abova Newberry,
going Wfest, will fin'a thai they can"
Tea?n ?nry-^TntwS4oTAlTanJ^ inexactly th?.
same timtpMdwinrfftoOleai'disease than by
..wajr of3*anahkviH?. : '<, . %
Fob further iatotenatiom apply at the Post Office.
* ^wwr^inw^i^:
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MML8g,18tf8 .4,,., ly^,
: fggfifc, , [ i
Abb?vill? 0. H., Aug. If, if i
Notce to Subscrlbors
Upon consultation with our friends of tho Abbeville
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understanding : That after the 1st of April,
next, we shall charge for all subscriptions, not
paid within six months $2,50 and $3 00 if not
paid within one year. Tho pressuro of the
Times lins forced upon us tho necessity of \irging
prompt payment upon our I'utrons. The
amount due us for subscription, arc separately
small, but in the aggregate swell to a large
sum, and if not promtly paid, subject us to
great inc'Miveuiences. Our payments are cash ;
and we must requiro our friends to enable us
to meet thom.
Experience lias also impressed us with the
propriety of charging for Obituary Notices
which exceed a certain length ; wild wo shall
henceforth charge for the excess over one
square, at the usual advertising rates.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT
Office Court of Common Plea* and Gen'I Sett ions.
N. K. Butler )
vs. V Attachment.
\Vm. II. Lloyd, ) McGownn, lTtlTs Attorney.
WIIKRKAS the Plairiti(Tdid, on the nincteer.tli
day* of Novt'inher, eighteen hundred and
fifly-eiirht, file his declaration ngninstthe I><-f?-n
dnnt, who, (it is said,) is absent from an?l with
out t he limits of this State and lias neither wife
nor attorney known within the same, unon
whom a copy of said declaration miulit. be served
: It is therefore ordered, that tin* said Defendant
f'o appear and plead to (lie Baid declaration,
on or before llie twentieth day of November,
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, otherwise
final and absolute judgement will then
be given and awarded against him.
MATTHEW M. DOXAI.I), C. C. P.
Clerk's Ofliee, Nov. 20, 18.r?S SO ly
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
A DUE V ILL E I) IS Til ICY.
Office Court of Common J'lean ami (Jen I Sessions.
N. K. Butler, Survivor )
vs. [- Attachment.
Win. B. Lloyd, } MeGowan I'l'tfT's Atlj\
WHEREAS the Plaintiff did. on the nineteenth
day of November, eighteen hundred and
fifty eight, file hi* declaration against the Defendant,
who. (it is said) is absent from and
without the limits of this State and has neither
wife nor at tonic}' known within the same, upon
whom a copy of said declaration mi^ht he
served: It. is therefore ordered, that the said
Defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration,
on or before the twentieth day of
November, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine,
otherwise final and absolute iudireinent will
then l>ctriv?>i? ami awarded against him.
MATTJIEW M..DONAU), C. C. P.
Clerk's Oflice Nov. la, 1858 30-ly
New Goods! New Goods!!
"\~\7"would respectfully inform our frietuls
T t and customers, that. we have made
large additions to our Stock of
. Drills mid ^Bcdicincs,
ond would be pleased to have them call and
examine our Stock lie lore purchasing elsewhere,
as we can offer them strong inducements to
buy. Our Stock consists in part, of
PERFU.IIKKIES,
Tjuhin's Extract* for the I landkerehief, Pomades,
Cologne and Toilet Waters; Hair, Nail and
Tooth Brushes, Dressing Combs, Fine Tooth
Powders, Soaps, Surgical and Dental Instru
men is,
Fine Brandies and Wines,
for Mcdieinal purposes, and all articles usually
kept in u first-class Drug Store. Cite us a
call.
JORDAN it McLAUCIILIN,
Abbeville C. II.
July 1, 183S. 8 tf
TEETH EXTRACTED
WITHOUT P A I jV ,
With the Galvanic Process,
BY S. HENRY BEARD,
mm *<2 mr* ? s? rar
Office?Over Branch & Allen's Drng
Store.
Abbeville C. H.
August 1H, 18?>8 17 tf
Cias Iiii,iit, Lii^ht!
WE Uespectfully inform onr friends and
the l'nlilie, that we have purchased
the exclusive right to sell in this District,
Danlord & Baileys' Patent Self-Generating:
Gas Lamus.
and cnn supply every family with the most
hoautiful and economical light now in use. It
is no trouble to keep them in order, and their
impossibility of explosion render them invaluable.
One burner will give as much light as
seven candles, ut the trivial cost, of about one
cent, per hour, and can be fitted in any other
lamp at small expense.
We will keep on hand a supply of splendid
Parlor and otlicr Lamps,
at all prices. This Light is adopted to Churches.
Hotels, Stores and Dwellings.
Call and sec for yourselves, at
JORDAN <fc McLAUCHLTN'S,
No. 3 Granite llange,
Abbeville C. II., S. C.
April 30, 1858. B!i tf
S. H. JONES.
IIOIIS K n I! I Ml F. R
I /^VFFEUS ilia <u>rvit*nA l.o t.llP r>ifi7nna r?f AKKn.
yj ville District, in everything pertaining to
his line of business. By a strict attention to
the interests of his employers, lie hopes to
merit a duo share of patronage. Address
Handover P. 0.,
Abbeville District, S. C.
March 10. 1858. 4G tf
SOUTH CAROLINA,
ADPEVII.LB DISTRICT. IN EQUITY.
0. T. Poroher, Ex'r, )
and Trustee, C Bill for Injunction,
vs f Construction, DirecJoshua
Daniel,TVm. ) tion ?tc.
R. Reid and others. )
IT appearing to my satisfaction that Christopher
Cox. the children of Cornelius Cox,
dee'd, the children of Bailey Cox, dee'd, the
children of Leroy Cox, dee'd, tbo children of
Berthana Pace, dee'd, and the children of
Phcreby Price, dee'd, defendftnls in the above*
al <?noA nn?1 n/>vt AP lri?* Jiknd Ark/*9A
(wlioae number ond names are uuLnown,) resido
beyond tbe limits of this State. Oqv>?otion
of Noble, Com p. Sol., ordered that said
Defendants do appear and plead, answer or
demur to said bill of Complaint, within three
months from the nulication hereof or judgment
Pro-Confetso will bo taken against them.
W*I. H. PAItKEIt, c. e. a. d.
Commissioner's Office, )
Jan-'it, I860'. ,81 tds
Jiiftt Received
1 Aft 0BrNCE3 of QurmNF,
Ivjfv 20 Ounces Sul. Morphene*
for sale by
JOltDAN 6i MoLAUCHLIN,
Druggists and Chemnbk
July 1, 1868. 8 .,
. , F., P.B OB.EHtSON.
Pl'MIC ABCTKWEEB,
\rxr OH LI? respectfully offer his services t<
V the .<}Jt}^n? of this and the adjoining
.DistffcU.He is & generally known, that he
deems' It unnecessary,^ do more than refer tc
his address, ? : iTiamond Hill P.. 0.,' Abbe
Hie District: and all communlcAtlrtK*
to him Win receive prompt attention.
ggJljefeaiJ v r -
Just Receive? v
IB Distilled' fro^i the we^-known flower of
F6tg?t*iDe-'n64, UMiitpasaed- in irffe&MoeAand
permanency, for talo -by v ?)? j(,\ i)
r. "111 MtOfjaIt A MoLAUCHLIN, . i
- - . . . - - -- -
To Proprietors Architects^
and liuildcrs.
jtfHN CORBETT,
Practical House Fainter,
~1\7 0ULD inform tho inhabitants of .AbbaYt
villc, and the public generally, that hfc
has permanently located at Abbcviile C. H.,'
for tho purpose of pursuing his profession.
From a long experience in Europe, and many of
the principal Towns of America, combined
with a steadj- attention to business, he flatters
himself that he will be able to give entire satisfaction
to all who wish to have good House
Painting done, and will favor him with their
orders. He feels himself competent to finiab
all
Graining, Marbling, Paper
Hanging, &c.
His experience and skill in bis profession will
enable him to complete all work ii< his lino at
very moderate prices. ?Churches,
Halls. Stuireaso Walls. Mantl? p:?
ccs <S:e., tinislicd in imitation of Marble. Room*
Papered, l'aticlcd witli Oak Paper, and varnished
in the best style.
He is prepared to paint, all old and ne*f
work, and Tin Hoofs, outside. Also, inside or"
outside of Kough easted Walls of private oi1'
public buildings in imitation of any color of
stone, at one third of the cost tisua ly charged,liy
substituting a composition of his own whicb
has been fijllv tented, and will htand good for
years. Window Sash s of private and publio'
buildinc* glazed at moderate price?.
He will nlso keep on hand and for sale all
kinds of Mixed I'uinta in quantities to suit purchasers.
And also, a great variety of paper
suitable for Ilod Kooins, Dining, and Drawing'
Rooms, lie will paint signs 011 glass or wood','
at short notice.
t3!T Office in the Wooden Building adjdint*
ing the Marshall House.
May 12. 18ftS. 3 ly
xi UilJN ?? CLAHM,
REPAIRER OF CLOCKS, WATCHES AND
'H.'W ftCl'^.UV9
WOU1-1) respectfully inform lite citi-G^V
zens of the District, that lie
located himself at llodgeV Depot, whel c he wilB
he prepared to execute, with promptness, all or<lera
in his line of Imaine.-**. lie is well prepared
with all the tools and materials of hi>
art, nnd feels confident in heing able to give
satisfaction. All work warranted.
Terms Cash.
April 14, 1858. 50 ly
er Haulier copy.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
A 7.7.? :ir- r .. ^ --
jii/uli/iuc jsisirici.?in me uomrnon Pleas
Henry C. Parnell, ) Attachment.
Wm. B.%T.'loyd, ) MeGowan, Pl'fis. Att'y.
WIIEKEAS the Plantifi" did, on the sixth
day of April, eighteen hundred and
fifty eight, file his declaration against, the Defendant,
who, (it is said,) is absent, from and
without the limits <>l this State, and has neither
wife nor attorney known within tlie same, upon
whom a copy of the said declaration might
he served : It. is therefore ordered that th?
said Defendant do appearand plead to the said
declaration, on or before tho seventh day of
April, eighteen hundred and fifty nine, otheN
wise final and absolute judgment will thon b*
given and awarded against him.
MATTIIKW M? DONALD, c. c. p.
Clerk's Office, April, 8, 1858. 49 ly
MARSHALL, LEE & DeBRUHL.
THE undersigned have associated with them,
in tluWraetioe of tli?? Law, STEPHEN
C. DkIHIPIIL, E<=f]. All l>ii^iness entrusted to
their care will receive prompt attention.
J. l OSTHlt MARSHALL,
W. A. LEE.
January 12, 1S57. 37-tf
Ladies' Gauze, Merino,
AND LISLE Till!RAD
UNDER-VESTS,
Very Desirable for the Summer Wear
AT GRAY A RORERTSON'S.
June 2, 1858 5 tf
FO II SALE.
AIIOUSTC and LOT, in Abbeville village,
situated on 1 lie Anderson road about a
mile Mid n quarter from tlie Court House. The
HOUSE contains six fine rooms ; the LOT contains
Fifty Acres,
nnd has on it n Well of excellent water, and
all necessary out. buildings, recently erected.?
Possession will be girenou the 1st of January,
1859.
For terms and further information, apply to
W. W. BELCHER,
Abbeville C. II July 30, 1858. 14-tf
Just Received
A SUPPLY of Frnnpipnnni Extract, ?a
Eternal Perfume forl.lie Handkerchief,
FVnnirirmnni Tntlnt
D - I * " " *w,,vv "
" " Soap,
" " Sachets,
to which we invite (lie attention of the Laditf.
joiidan <t Mclaughlin,
Druggists and Chemists,
July 1, 1858 '8 tf
C P. REMSEN
IS prepared to ofTer his large and well selected
stock of New Style?
HATS and CAPS
for the Fall and Winter Trade ; thej'are made ^
of fine material and will compare with th?
very hest article that is manufactured*, which
for be-ftutv and finish cannot-bu excelled.
TERMS CASH. C. P. REMSEN,
Columbia, s. 0.
Oct. 5, 1857 23 tf
JOB PRINTING.
TP
W^Jbave just received ft fine ftesortment of
Now Job Type, from L. Johnson <fc Co.'s Fonndary,
which addition to our office prepare* us
to execuLe, in the neatest manner, every daBeription
of Plain and Ornamental Job Printing,
nioli as Iland Iiills, Cards, Blanks of tl|
kinds, Bill Heads, Circulars, Book Work, Visiting
Cards, <fco. Our force in the office Warrants
us in saying, that \yo can d?epatch Jol*
Work, with tho shortest possible) notice, ,
Wo hope to havo ample cncouragemont froo\
our patrons in this line of business, as w? vil^
suit them in neatness, despatch and, lastly, bn^
not least, in prices.
The Clear Starchers Friend
WILL give a fiimhejl and benutifal gloMtci
Collar*, Shirt Bflioms, and to all linen,
muslin and ootton goods ; it will be found an
assistant in whitening clothes, and is warrulfctt}
to contain nothing injurious.
For sale by
JORDAN 4 MCLAVCHWK .
. druggists and Ch^mi^ti
Joly 1, 1858 8 ' ff*.
S ine A K IN ? T
MBS. J. CONNOR H**te Miss-Bur,)
'returns her(hanks for (he kind patronage
of -ho Ladies of AbbevUlq.tad'.vivtaUy*' 'JFfftna
.ber long experience in Europe, .and attention,
lihe feeta ^pjnpdtonfc of giving atWftcWon.
L4BI#. AND -fIlILDBBN'S MAMill
b < - U :ri
& I S ift*.
iMtfts feiii mm
M*d* and JWwftKfnr* Ihf rnottjrcuhiofioMtSltb,
Pall agd Winter Be^aon./**^
inteRi * &*?
p? , *< ?-sNttJfcBVlhri ?f civ?- !.> < ' 1;
eej)t|o,'6| *MT
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