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^"^T i ^k "%Sw ' ^ -n ^ _ " U Si# ilWll#^i^^l'Bl#'ff1!' *el-l'1r#K^DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THE ARTS, SCIEHCE, AGRICULTURE, HEWS, POLITICS, &C? &C. TERMS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUU,] "Lot it bo Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your nights." Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADV/NCE BY W. A. LEE AND IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1859. VOLUME VII.?NO. 22 NEVER 8AY FAIL. Keep pushing?'tis wiser T1iaii Hitting aside, And dreaming nnd sighing, And waitiug the tide. In life's earnest battle They only prevail, "Who daily march onward And i.ever say fuil! With an eve ever open. And a tongue that's not dumb, And a heart that will never To sorrow succumb, You'll battle and conqner. Though thousands assail ; tlow strong and how mighty Who never 6ay fail! The spirit of nngcls is activc, I know, As higher and higher In glory the}' go; Methinks, on bright pinions, From heaven they sail, T? ?! - X W UUU VilVUUIil^O Who never say fail! Ahead, then, keep pushing, And elbow your way, Unheeding the envious, And asses that liray ; All obstacles vanish, All enemies quail, At the might of their wisdom Who never say fail! In life's rosy morning. In manhood's firm pride, Let this be your motto Your footsteps to cruide, In storm and in sunshine, Whatever assail, We'll onward end eonqucr, And never say fail 1 COUSIN DEBORAH'S LEGACY. Cousin Deborah was an untnaried lady, who bad do other property than a moderate life annuity. The furniture of her housn was faded and antique; the linen was wel! darned ; the plate was scanty, and worn thin with use aud frequent scouring ; the books were few and in no very good condition She had no jewels or trinkets; her j days were passed ill a dreary state of tranquility, stitching, stitching, stitching, forev. er, with her beloved huge work-box at her elbow. That wasted nothing ; for it was abundantly fitted up with worsted,cotton, j fnno Kiittstnc ItrwlLrinc noiidlnc nn<) utu>lt n "???? ) ...... -~v,.. .. multiplicity of reels and hull?, that to enumerate them would he a tedious task. Cousin Deborah particularly prided herself on her darning; carpets, house-linen, stockings, all bore 'unimpeachable testimony to this branch of industry. She was lost without her work.box ; lier conversation always turned on the subject of thread papers and needle-cases ; and never was darning cotton more scientificallv ' ' * * rolled into neat balls^thtui by the taper fingers of Cousin Deborah". As a child. T alwnvs r^f/urdpd t!if- work box with n species of awe and veneration, without daring to lay a finger on the treasures it contained. I have no doubt that Cousin Deborah first regarded me with favor in consequence of being asked by my mother to give me a lesson in darning?a most ntc^ssary accomplishment in our family, as lepras the eldest of many brother* and sisters ; and, though very happv among ourselves, the circumstances of onr dear parents rendered the strictest industry and furgality absolutely indispensable in order to make "both ends meet." She was proud of me. on the wholp, as a pupil, thought she sometimes had occasion to reprove me for idleness and ski) p ng stifc -lies ; and between us it is almost impossible to say bow many pairs of stockings we made in the year. We resided near our Cousin Deborah ; and may a time I was invited to take tea with her, and bring my bag in my hand, as a matter of course, and sit with her long hours without speaking, intent on our nee<fles, the si fence unbroken save bv the ticking of the eiclit-dav * o - - a * clock. I sometimes found it very dull work, I confess. Not bo with cousin Deborah. She needed no other society tl>An that of her work-bo*; and I do not believe Bhe loved any human being so well. . Hei whole heart was in it; and the attachment she evinced toward me, as the time went on, was fostered and encouraged by out , mutual zeal in per formig "talks of needle J. ' * \T * ?L _ ? # t 1 ~ f- 1 J - wore. hoi inai x snarea id oer aeronon 1 was actuated by a setpe of doty alone and would far rather, could I have done w coa^oientlousfy, bate beetf dancing ao< iMgfaing wt ih companions 6f toy own agt But ply the ueedfe I did ; and so did Coush De borate f?d we two beearhe, with a hug work-txxpetween us, quite a.pair of lovinj friends; ^jjd at,least two evenings in th week I w^fit tt> sit with the lone woman She would bare bad roe every evening tber were so man* of - us at home, our narebt could not bear to spare anjr of us out o their sight oftener than tbey deemed iodn penaable. At length Cousin OeborahV quiet? ori btatnelea* lifoeame to an. wW;, Wh#6 fee will was openod, U waajptwd that sh+'fei her hecks DwMture, thattfoodlfttJi/j*a*e a we dnd, tot #l? were in -mueb triMM pta perous ciurcurmtanc.es tlmn wo were. To me she gave the huge old work-boX, with all its conteots, iu token of iho high esteem and affection with which I was regarded by the deceased, I was to inherit the well stored work-box, only on condition that it was to bo used daily by me in preference to all others. "Evevy ball of darning cotton, as it diminishes, ehall bring its blessings,' said Cousin Deborah ;"for Ada Benwell (that was my name) is a good, girl, and dams more holes in the stockings of her uromers ana sisiors inai any otner girl ot ber age. Therefore, 1 particularly recommend her to uso them up as soon as she can, and she will meet with her reward in due season." Mother was a little disappointed at the conclusion of our kinswoman's will, and expressed her displeasure in a few sharp re-? marks, for which my father gently reproved her. The subject of the legacies was never again discussed. The old work-box was in constant requisition by my side, and the balls of darning cotton rapidly diminished. One day, as [ was sitting beside my mother, busy with my needle, she remarked : 'Yoti have followed your own cousin's direc tions, Ada. She particularly recommended you to use up tlio baljs of darning-cotion as soon as possible, and look there ia one just done." As my mother spoke, I unrolled a long needleful I, and came to the end of that ball. A piece of p ?per fell to tho ground, which had been the nuckels on which the ball was forn.ed. I stooped to pick it up, und was just about throwing it into the fire, when it caught my mother's eye, and she stretched ogt her hand and seized it. In , momenrs she unfolded it to onr astonished gaze ; it was a hank note for fiftv pounds. "O, dear Cousin Deborah !" she ex - claimed. "It's just like her, kind, queer old soul." We were not long in using up all the other halls of cotton yarn in that marvel ous workhox, and such a reward as I found for my industry sure was never met with before or since. No less than ten fifty pound notes were thus brought to light ; and my father laughingly declared I had wrought my own dower with my needle.? Chambers' Journal. BLABNEY. We extract the following from the correspondence of the Baltimore American: We were soon roaming through the spacious ruins of Blarney Castle, which was built in the year 1449, by Cortnac McCartjv Earl of Clancartv, who was first summoned to Parliament as Baron of Blarney in the year 1G58. The castle was held for James II., and stood out a severe siege against the forces of tho Prince of Orange. A battery was finally placed an elevated position, which compelled them to surrender the ensile. The maiijturret and tower is one hundred and twenty feet, and the 6tone cir ctilar stairway to its extreme height is still in an excellent state of preservation. Its walls, inside nnrl out, are overrun to their extreme height with woodbine and ivy, adding interest and beauty to the ruins. Near the lop of the wall of this castle is the fa | mous "Diarney stone." A curious tradition attributes to it tbe power of endowingt! i IDllrtOUUt* L'ij oo it milli Iia butaaI .. ..wv . V,. ? ,uu^ ?? "UU IUO o TT CCIf |/UI PUllDIVC wheedling eloquence bo perceptible in the language of the people of Cork, and which is generally termed "blarney?which has been described by tome ill natured person 4a faculty of deviating from veracity with an unblushing countenance whenever it may be convenient." The stone generally pointed out as the "real stone" is situated on the top of the building, and b^sidya a sculptured treefoil bears the date of 1703. Crocker's favorite song of the "Groves of Blarney" made this atone famous', and it is annually viewed by tbotisands of tourists?for, as the pong sav6: "There is a atone there, That whoever kisses. Oh! he never miaaes 4*" To grow eloquent. '"^Dcn't hope to hinder him, Or to bewilder him Sore he's a pilgrim ' & From the Blarney atone.'1 The grounds arourd the castle are still very beautiful and romantic, but tbe beauty if boa been gradually diminishing, and its __H ! I 1 _ . I - Mat t J - ) vfaiM are cnoK?a up who ruooisn. uiow j nt hand, however, are the famous "Grove* ^ of Blarney n "*Tis there'* the daisy,. e And the sweet caraatioo, . Xhe blooming pink % A?nj the fose so Taiir; ^ 6 The 4aff dolMiUy, Likewise tb^iry, a . . All flowsn thst acent g The * *. ffstfrniV ir." f The?fl ooo^rtipoj and k present a wi(d and pleaejug aeet*, ?tlh tb? TlrtiSflV *i- -4 - vp.y.-, +m MWUIWIUU HJB MM j sacrificial offering* were mad*-to the feattol I Iheee aoeient people. I ' ^ a '400V& ft. MANLINESS. One of the greatest etfils of a city life llint wo know of is the false conception of a true and proper manliness of character which is apt to spring up. The boy of Fourteen sticks n plug of (obaco in liis> mouth or a cigar out it, runs after a (ire engine, and gets up once or twice into the rooms of a hose company, because he thinks all this the essence and proof of manhood. By and ho carries a revolver and a dirk, and before long, alas! uses them and expiates his crime on the gallows, all from having before him a false standard of manliness, ur eise lie seizes itie sword, tollows some filibuster like Walker, disgraces his country, and comes home a mass of diseases, a wreck and a ruin physically and morally, to die before ho is thirty, all from the same mistake. In other walks of life "the miud's the standard of the man." To be a valedictorian in college, and the first writer of the daj^in I? profession or out of it, the ambitious student burna the midnight oil, destroys all his perceptive faculties In cultivating the reflective, and becomes a physical pigmy ill hopes of being an intellectual giant. Ho destroyed his nervous system in the pursuit of superiority over 6omo rival more favored of fortune, and drops down deadjustashe reached the goal. All this springs, we say, from a^ false conception of true Manliness The blanched cheek and sunken jaw and trembling system of the student, no less than the drinking, fight ing, swearing and carousing of the soldier and llie fireman, are indications of a deeply sunken, false conception. Sometimes it is not the physical frame alone that 19 injured by the erroneous standard of the intellectual man. The moral nature often is the giealest sufferer. Success becomes the only lest of what is wise and good. A shallow smartness saps all principles of honor, and a man is considered by all others an unprincipled scoundrel, when he really supposed he was becoming an ingenious, and perhaps a wise and a successful man. Many a lawyer lias thus gained his cause by losing all conscience, and many a physician risen in wealth at the price of bis own self respect, and many a minister defended and pushed the interest? of his sect to the neglect and injury of the general cause of Christianity. In nearly all these cases, a false and per vented standard of manliness lies at tlit bottom and forms the root of Lite evil The cure for it lies in correcting the notions of men on this subject. In the Scotcli Universities, they have professors who lecture on "Humanities" a subject in regard tc which many of our beetfifciiltitions of learn ing are exceedingly deficient, True, \v< have our professors of Moral Science, am such works as those of Dr. Way land leac men to think on sdrae of the points tha should bo involved in (he course of Btudj we have in view. But the misfortune is that so many of the writers on the moral and even on the intellectual nature of man have been little acquainted wilh his phys ical nature,?have little studied physiolygy Phrenology and Dr. Combe's works hav done something to counteract this evil ii the public mind. But most of the writer and lectures on these subjects have been s exceedingly superficial, that they have don mischief in their way, and by infusing i shallow and self-confident skepticism as t everything beyond the exceedingly nar ,i.?: i i ?U?? inline Ul IUCII UWU VISIUU, UHVQ uee chiefly useful in creating the desire in man persons to form a proper and trite concep tien of what real manliness is. All can judge pretty-well of a goo physical system, and this forms the indici tion of what is within, so uniformly thi no wise man who has once mastered tt outlines of physology will ever treat bodil culture as a light thing. It seems rathe the basis of all the rest. Still, there ts n< ii thought passes through the brain but go< to form both mind and body too. And a strong propose, all goods resolutions, e observances of social morality, and tl amonities of daily life, go to form the rot for all the future of bis existence as surel as the actions of his present coarse are th result of the whole of his previotp being. There is no walk of life in which ti dictates and interests of a true-humanit may ever be laid aside or suspended for ai amount of suceaes. But tbe formation of correct conception of manlineaa.ta in em one the work of his whole life, Mid it is each life the result of all former Uvea. . The,correct formation of tjjfo eoorfeptii should be ope great daily aim of the pu ' lie school system of education in thiappu tfrtf Wa hov* in im^tl *h*ranf*n dHMM iogton, nod Jefferson, and Hamilton, ?o? She models* But, above all, itr tbatroj : terious Being Wbooalledbioisalf so oft ' the "Son ef Man," to indicate bfr-peffis ' fcaraanity, we have ttt* type of trued* b<k)4?-?a standard to ??bktb aH age* and i racoa code fonrtd at last as the only pwfi model.?rWfj^gfort it Tufiff ' Mi XJ> . ?? , flfr I , .TJb# p&Mm Mid tobebeaboni 11,500. * * JEFFERSON'S WEDDING. The following scene is from the early days of Jefferson, in ihe New York Century: "Belinda,"(Jefferson's first love)liad been married many years, and her old admirer was approaching thirty, when bo mot with a young lady of twenty-two, who produced a strong impression upon him, She was a little above the medium height, slender, but elegantly formed. A fair complection, with a delicate tint of the roso ; lariTQ hazel nves. fllll of lif<? nnil fix.linrr ntnl luxuriant hair of a rich, soft auburn formed a combination of attractions which wcro eminently calculated to move tho heart of youthful Scholar In addition to all (his the lady was admirably graceful; she rode, danced and moved with elegant ease and sancf and played on the harpsicord very sweetly. Add still to these accomplishments the possession of excellent good sense, very considerable cultivation a warm loviug heart and last, though not least, notable talents for house-keeping, and it will not l?e difficult to understand bow the youthful MrJefferson came to visit very frequently at the lady's residence, in the county of Charles City. It was called "jTlte Forest," and the name of the lady was Mrs. Martha Skelton. Sho was tho daughter of John \Vayle8 an eminent lawyer, artd had marrid in her 17th year, Mr. BathhurstSkelton who dying in 1700, left his young wife a widow at nineteen. As the three years of mourning began to expire, the beautiful young lady found herself besieged at "The Forrest" by numerous visitors. Of these three were favorites with tho fair Mir. Skelton, of whom Mr. Thomas Jefferson was one. The tradition runs that the pietensions of tho rivals were decided either by the musical accomplishments of the young consellor, or by the fears of his opponents. The tale is differently related. One versi on is, that the two unfortunate gentleman encountered each other on Mrs, Skelton's door step, but hearing Mr. Jefferson's violin and voice accompanying the lady in a pathetic Fong, gave up the contest thenceforth and retired without entering, convinced that the affair was byond their control. Tiio other slory is, the all three met at tlie floor, and agreed that they would take i tlieir turns. Mr. Jefferson entered first, and the tones of the lady in 6inging with her companion deprived the listeners of all hope. However, this may be, it i9 certain that the beautiful widow consented to be> come Mrs. Jefferson; atid on the first day of January, 1772, there wa*agreat festival at "yvThe Forest." Friends and kindred ' e ~,i -- I MIWUIUIUJ If?l <11111 llt'ill UJUIU VI {13 UUIl?:iVlII?r ) and dancing after tlie abundant old fashion nnd we find from the bridegroom's note ^ book that the servants and fullers received j fees from his especial pocket. It snowed j without, but within all was mirth nnd enjoyt ment, in the light and warmth of the great ^ log fires, roaring in honor of the occasion. Soon after the performance of the ceremony ' the bridegroom and the bride Bet out in their carriage for "Monticello," where Mr * Jefferson had Commenced building inj769, just before the destruction by fire of his patrimonial house of "Shad well. Tho journey e was not to end without adventures. As they advanced towards the mountains s the snow inecensed in'i depth, and finalTj ? they were compelled to leave the carriage e and proceed on their way on hofaehack, Stopping to rest at 'Blenbeiur,' the seat o ? Col. Carter, where tbey found, however, no * one but th^orerseer, they left it at sunset, n reolutely bent upon reaching Monticellc J belore nigiit. it was eight miles distant and tlie road, which was rather a mountain bridle path than an honest highway, was ^ encumbered with snow three feet deep, a- We may fancy the sensations of tu< it newly wedded bride at the chill nppearnnet >e of the desolate landscape, os she passec ! _1 .1. t * <y aiong iuo enow, uui sue was a woman o ?r courage nnd good sense, and did not can at for inconvenience. It was late when thoi ,8 arrived, and a cheerless reception awaitec them?or rather, there was no roception at ' oil TIia flFAH uttn alt nfit itiA Bacnnnln Itn/ mi* a no hi vo "Wiy n?i vuvf mu dv" youwr unv l" gone to bed, and the place whs as darl ie and silent as the grave. Conducting bii kn wife to tbe liUle pavilion, wbieb was tlx I only part of Ibe-hoose habitable at the tim< Mr. Jeffbraon D.roceeded t9 do the honors 6 On ashelfbeniod eonoe books, part .of i hnftla r\( orinn nun /tismVurpH nn/l ihi )6 formed the supper of tbe bridegroom rdc v the bride. Far from being' annoyed o " discomfited by their, reception, however, i| . only nerved for a topic of jestand laugh A dr.. ThA vmir? hits ?m an mnrrv' nnc ?b ligbtboarted us a bird, and wot Iter den in oUft rtofij#J<t>rputf b ti?e deearj. Jiltie.4M ilion as gall^aa fine had ?v# jdo?> in tb< cheerful drawing.room of "The Forest." Tbmtbe loog boara of tie winter nigh b' fled away like miootee, wing*), with laughte o- (MrritMpt, Knd song. Tlffc vigil Wat li. mirthful incident rather than n'triri oftlie? m- eqtMUMmity. Tbey ??r? young, and they b?< jpit been marrjeti?Wheo bead*are etaipp '*1, aoA hearts beat (dose togfether?tb?re is yen 4fg OiUle gloom, in d*ntne?, and th? #fi* ?old., >.This little mow ^ a?miia#tfsrUl wM Iwp?, becrtticiwd ? .1. verai* is Too rbrtmntie for <J)? ^dignity < " K?tory5 l^ab?rt>flf?i, K5t ?youft^h^y ?fed g?ntlerDftfJ, ^^ps^ t MR. MILBUBIf.S CHAPLAINCY. We lately noticed tlie ticw work of Mr. Milburn. Iu the following passage lie tells us how ho became Chaplain to Congress. , lie was traveling on a steamboat from Cincinnati to Wheeling. He says: The boat was very .much crowded, nnd among the passengerei'was ft considerable number of Congressmen, members of both houses, on the way to the capital to take their seats. As several of them were men known to fame, whose names I had been familiar with for years, T took great interest in observing them, and in listening to their conversation ; when, as is often their manner in such environment, they talked for the benefit of the company. I cannot say how much I was shocked, or how indignant I l??came nt discovering that not a few of these representaiives of the sovereign people of the United States, swore outrageously played cards day and night, and drank villianouR whiskey to excess. I expressed my surprise and chngrin to my friend; but J the only comfort that I received was, that | this was the fashion in which many of our j politicians acted. The river was low?fogs came on. Sunday morning arrived, we were yet eighty miles below Wheeling, and lliere was no place we could land to spend the Sabbath At breakfast time a committee of the. passengers j waited npon me to know if I could preach to them. Never did I say yes more gladly: for never had I been so anxious to speak ruy mind. A congregation of nearly three hundred persons assembled at half past ten o,clock, and I look mv stand between the ladies, iiml gentlemen's cabins; seated in the place of honor upon my right and left hand were most of my late ohjocts of interest the members of Congress. I had never before spoken under such circumstances, but nevertheless, preached as well as I could which is not saying much. At the close of the discourse proper, however, I could not resist ! the impulse to speak a straightforward word J to the men on my light and left; turning to them, therefore, I said something to the following effect: "I understand that you are members of the Congress of the United Stats, and as such you are or should bo the representatives not only of the political opinions, but also of the intellectual, moral nnd religious conditiou of the people of this eonntrv. As T ImH rmv'lv noon mnn nf imnr nloca T v.. . felt on coming aboard this boat a natural in terest to bear your conversation and observe your habits. If I am to judge the nation bv you, I ran come to no other coichmion than that it is composed of profane swearers, card players and drunkards. Suppose there should be an intelligent foreigner on this boat, travelling through tlie country with the intent of forming n well-considered and unbiased opinion, of the pratical working of our free institutions?seeing you and learning your position, what would bo his conculsion? ?inevitably, that our experiment is a failure' and our country isbasteninc to destruction. Consider the influence of your example upon the young men of tlie nntion wl^at a school of vice are you establishing! If you insist upon the right of ruining yourselves, do not hy your example corrupt and i debauch those who are the hope of the land. 1 I must tell you, thnl as an American citizen T * . I -1! I * : i u-ei disgraced ny your oehavior; as a preacher of (lie Gospel I am commissioned to f tell you, that unless you renounce your evil i courses, repent of youi sine, and believe upon the Loro Jesus Christ witb hearts > unto righteousness, you will oertainly be , damned." l At the closo of the services, I retired to , mv State room to cmisuler mc imnrninntn 3 ?J ? address word by word, and whether, if 1 ? were called to a'reckoning for it, I should a be willing to abide by it and its consequences ] Plain speaking and stern acting are common f things among the men of th^ West nod b Southwest, and whosoever starts to run a 1 race of t^iis kind should be prepared to go ' unflinching to the goal. I came to the coo I elusion the nothing bud beet) said of wbicb c I ought to be ashamed, nod that T would i stand by every "Word of it, let the issue be 0 what it might. While cogitating, there 3 was a tap at the door. A gen tleman entered B who said : "I have been requested to wait R Upon you by the members of Cougress en I hoard? who bud a meeting since the close *, of the religions exerciser. They desire me ^ Jo present you with this purse ormor>eyM? ' hhnding fne between fifty and a hundred dollars?''as a token of their appreo^atiop r of your sincerity and fearlessqees m repro, l* vtrig therrt for tlrefr rt Wionduofj| %; eyjiate 3 also desired roe-tj> jf'you''wiJr n)Fort 1 ^.cljAplaio^r Oongw?* [ to thi?y *bey jbferetdy Co joo an * honorable dect?6r?,p stunned ^ith t 'Ltf T r??pt?0?? WO rajirjanoc ? He w?rn>lywgadr mjU Waupaca .of lira C.offar*^Aa th^feowtfceared Wheeling mv f daefefon a?M. I l#<ent?d to tbei> ll profxMl. They Vent forward to the capita! 4 1 'fotWf v* W?aeef?grto. fa-each. But tfca *. ftarwooeo^Wobat wa? far mareremtmeraim than hU my hjbors at CineioRJiii iu|d'W1#* * - idop^ tny expense*' to JUtai^^fir, " *flM so I entered ttpoto my datiea Mt Chaplab toCotofrwa, \ 4 v ttANDOLFH AMONG THE BOYS. A correspondent of tho Central Presbyterian furnishes some reminiscences of his ^ school days, nearly fifty years ago, when ^ tho celebrated John Randolph was at the 6 zenith of his power as a leading member of P Congress. Mr. Randolph bad three wards, ^ who were his nephews, at the school of the n Rev. Driiry Lacy, Prince Edwards County, ^ Va., and used to be a frequent visitor. The It wiilnr onru "It wni Mr. Lucy's custom to hear his ' boys recite their Latin and Greek grain- ^ mar 1es?ons befure breakfast, ami 1 have ^ known Mr. Randolph, moro that once, to come from Bizarre,(two miles,)and enter the school house by sun-up. At nine o' clock the school Was formally opened, when all the hoys read verses about in tire Bible, until the chapter or portion was finished. Mr. Randolph always seemed highly pleased with this exercise, read his verse in turn, and with Mr. Lacy, would sometimes ask questions. On one occasion, whilst reading one of the books of the Pentateuch, he stopped a lad with the question. "Tom Miller, can you tell mo who was Moses'father?,, "Jelliro, sir," was Uic prompt answer. "Why, you liltle aog, Jetlilo was his father-in-law." Then putting the question to four or five others by name, not one of whom could answer, he berated thein soundly for their carelessness and inattention in reading saying,"VVhen you were reading last week, William Cook read the verso containing ine name 01 aioses laiucr, nnd Have y?u all forgotten it already Just then a young man caught the name nnd unable to lepeat the verse from tire Bible, repented part of a line from Milton : "The potent rod of Amram's son," &c, "Ah, said Mr. Randolph,"that is the way you learu your Bible; get it out of other books, what little you know of it;,' and with an exceedingly solemn manner and tone, added, "and so it is with us all; nnd a terrible proof of our deep depravity i ;? ?i.?i ...? -i- 1 ? I j a is, mm *vo uu i <211811 <41111 it'llicua^l hi1jthing belter than The Book." The very utterance, simple ?s it was, filled every one with awe, and made him feel guilty, whilst at the 6aino time it imparted reverence for the Bible which \va6 never f?lt before, and which, from one mind at least, will never be ciTriced. Mr. Randolph was so well pleased, however, with the young man who quoted fron* his favorite another, that in a short time as soon, perhaps, as he could get it from -Richmond, ho presented him with a beautiful copyo&Milton's Paradise Lost, with a suitable inscription in hia own elegant baudwriting. A SECRET POLICE. A letter from Italy, written while Louis Napoleon was there, says; "It was curious to see the movements of the gentlemen composing the secret police of his majesty, ami more curious a^ill to study the personages. The chief is a handsomo man, about forty years of age, and is decorated with the Legion of,Honor. lie has a large, square built, *powerful frame, with dark hair and eyes, dark skin nnd ruddy cheeks. He wears n small moustache and imperial, and although he has a military air, might pass for the rich manufacturer or the huxy agent for some great company. Without an exaggeration, lie is as shrewd a looking man as I ever saw; his small, daik eves are constantly moving from aid* to 6ide, under the shade of a hnt with an unfashionable broad brim ; no rftan near the circle of bis movement escapes his scrutiny. The confederate* which the chief has with .him here are a study on account of their multiform characters and visages. Not one of them looks like a rrenciJinap. une, a tall, eleg10 young man, with flaxen haiv and moustache, would pass for a Russian -or Northern German. He speaks a variety of - languages. With hitn thnre .aits ajn old farmer-looking gentleman, "M, wfyno he talks, convinces you very, sooiv that you have /alien in-'wrfh A shrewd politician Apd" a cunning otd To*,'who is' onjyiq trave^ie in his simple cdstuthe. tfh?n. there is ao ' oaormously fat .old nan with gray- hair, ' shaves dloae, on *hot>e ?hage the finer lifun liiurA Iwu^rhA .A^ltlUA frnm Mumi(b oni) ?m?v" 't t' , r.w^4 imiv? whose nationality w (has obccured.4 H4'i* owof the most rfctive men of the frartt. 1 Tb'efl the* nre two raeV, of pal? and clean nlmveq . %6^r"iici0(pt^^' fiide-wTiipkers, wbo do The . oorrespondent of tb? Jbondpm Tito**, at this place, teH???e tliet W MMieeed eoe or (Din men in peneoi cqihrmbbv mi "nK'HS!r Hud ' **?' tj&nr'ftw nrtn<t> hngD?gef but , wilb ?.]0ifcwn acoent, Tb?re are fltUI-others of itwue men, i?bwe ; ?^awj?nlx . f?jppe?r^i^j|3?4' bsaijxj* air k ?o?>a louwy 01 uieir J ?mm tf?- Krwy yfef ih? Emptror,??iu> ' jfia??rfttio? oc^^6^a?igoiB wr> ?atr bow?v?r iiiiJpjil " WHITFIELD'S FIRST BEKMOJl. Writing on this subject to a friend from Jlouoester, on the 30tli of June,*1780, Mr? Vhilfield tlius refers to the first sermon he ver preached: "Last Sunday after noon, I ireaehed my first sermon io the Church of >t. Marv de Crvnt. where I was hnmUfti * y I ' - - ? ?I f nd also first received tlie sacrament of tlie -ord'a supper. Curiosity nsyou may ensily ;uess, drew a lat-ge congregation together ipon tlie occasion. The night atfirst awed ne ; hut I was cpmfortod with the h^art-lelt (enso of the Divine presence, and soon found tho unspeakable advantage of having^ been accustomed to public. Speaking when a boy at school, and of exhorting the prig' oners and poor people at their private houses tvhilst at the University. By these means I was kept from being daunted* over much. As I proceeded. I perceived the fire kindled till at last, though so young, and amidst ft crowd of those who knew me in my infant, cinKtisti days, i tru^t'J whs enabled 10 speak with some degree of gospel authority.? Soma few mocked, but most.fbr the pt*esetit seemed struck ; ami I have Bince heard that a complaint has been made to the bishop that I drove fifteen mad the first sermnffc ? The worthy prelate, as I am informedj wished thai the madness might not be forgotten before next Sunday." Residence of a Comedian.?Burton the cmnerlinn. lum h nl?a?iniit Mci/lonno ? ' I au Glen Cove, New York. A newspaper letter pays "his garden is worth going miles lo soe?plants, exotics, flowers of tlie richest, rarest, and moat costly descriptions here luxuriate, blossom and bloom; the finest green velvet is not more soft than his grass plats, and the nicely boxed borders of bis flower beds show the exquisite taste of its owner. Apple, pear, peach, nectarina and plum trees are here in numbers, and he has, at a cost of some 81o,000 erected a hot house that looks more like the Crystal Palace limn anything I have seen. Ilis grape ,-Tines are really wonderful, and the grapes euperb and ns big as the egg of it pigeon. _ _ _ -9 Chinese character.?Lieutenant Habersham relates the following anecdote as demonstrative of the Chinese character :? "Some two years since, shortly after the town baker (a Chinaman) had poisoned the bread, a merchant called his butler to the breakfast table, and said, 'Butler I don't like the looks of this bread ; take it away away and see if it is not poisoned.' Ad Thoiir two later he met him, and nsked 'Well, what about the bread ?'?rigl? | ?no poison.'?'How do you know P qucri* ed the merchant?'Bottom 6ide Mown stairs) have got one small boy, one coolie { be no got father, no got mother ; T give he ono piece?he cat, no make he sick. Can secure now." ? Recipe foii a mappy iIome.?Six things are requisite to create a "happy home." Integrity must ba the architect, and tidiness the uph dsterer. It must be warmed by affection, and lightened up witll with cheerfulness, and industry must be the ventilator,'renewing the atmosphere and bringing in fres snlubrity day by day}? while over all, as a protecting canopy and glory, nothing will eufBce except n blessing from Above. ? i# I ? 0* J * Married life.?The affection that links together man.and wife, is a far holier passion the enthusiasm of )'oung love. It may want its georgeousneRs?\t may want its imaginative character, but it is for richer in .its tiu?ting attributes. T?lk not to us of the 'absence' of love in What I. became a man has censed to "sigh like a furnace," are we to bejieve that tho fire iseittinct? No, it burns with a steady - bat diep flame, shedding a benign influence upon existHffie, a mllllotl^fimea more precious iftul deligfitful than tbe'told dreams of "philciopby. A joke for the ladies.?An editor of a pajjer lately informed Ilia reader* that the always poll off the left Btoc.kimge jast. Tins, as way ^supposed, created sorpe atir among4m fair reader?, and while ih positive terms they.denied the statement, l^pty ir*? fined that lie had no bosiness to know it< even if snch were the fafct, andproDotmced" ' no gentleman. He prpves if, howevfef^' by *? short argnment.., "When one stodcing-i? pulled off, there is anqtbee left,pn pulling;. | off tbis is-taking the left stocking off J?st.n / -1 , 11inf.. lawyers Trre sometime* Very perticnhtr. Tbe other dav ontf of thnfe fearfied and ami' nble gentlemen wr# waited upon by ayoaptf > man .who wjtked his ?dfice. and began hj^ k saying;?"My father died and mad? a-. wiU' -?^" ^Is-itrpofcibM 3Wer-bear4 of stfch a' tbthg* awrtfeifcd ifce'lifcafBr,?"f } thought itfat U happengd every' day," *?id : wtf M?f* youipg man; ,*% if there m (aty; ~ any diffiootty ab<*t it IW bailer give*<Mh i pjjpfaj WM given,, and the* ti* l*wyer o^aerved*f town tbAt your father died."?uY?j, jee -r thut most be kP