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VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, JULY 6, 1852. - ^UMBER54^J
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WATCH OF THE HOMELESS.
The homes! the homes! how fair they stand,
Out clear against the twilight sky:
The glowing tints of parting day
O'er the window-panes, in gorgeous play,
^ Like golden phantoms, fly,
The waving trees make music sweet,
The clinging vines embracing meet,
The creeping tendrils softly greet,
In the bum of the passing lay.
It has faded now?yet a holy, light
Falls round the trellised bower:
I hear the low and sweetM good night"
From the infant buds to the flowers;
Within the homes how the faces glow
In the fire-light's fitful shine;
Fond kindred hearts in union grow
Where the hopes of love entwine.
The homes! the homes! how calm they gleam,
In the hush of the midnight hours;
The souls within ore dreaming now ;
Rapturous sleep o'er the pallid brow
Its hailowed mysteries showers.
Night hath its tones for the dreamer's ear,
Which thrill the watching soul with fear;
Spirits of awe are gathering near?
I see, 1 know, I feel them here!
? - - - - - * I
The shatiows of the dream lana are niuing away,
Like clouds from the wind-god's breath;
Island alone in the morning ray,
I have waited all night for death.
My locks fall damp v/ith chilling dew,
And dim my eyes with tears.
Oh, God ! may the homeless ones be few,
^ In the rush of the rolling years. *
"WRITE SOON."
BY ELIZA COOK.
Long parting from the hearts we love
Will shadow o'er the brightest face;
And happy they who part and prove
Affection changes not with place.
A sad farewell is warmly dear,
But something dearer may be found
< To dwell on lips that are sincere,
And lurk in bosoms closely bound.
The pressing hand, the steadfast .-igh,
_ ' Are both less earnest than the boon
Wh ch fervently, the last fond sigh
Bees in the hopeful words "Write soon!"
" Write soon!" oh, request of Truth!"
How tenderly its accents come!
We heard it first in early youth
When mothers watched us leaving home.
And still amid the trumpet joys
That weary us with ponip and show,
We turn from all the brassy noise
To hear this minor cadence flow.
We part but carry on our way
rKome loved one's plaintive spirit-time,
That as we wander, seems to say,
"Affection lives on faith. v/ritesoon!"
Morality- as a Recommendation.?The
l yot&g man whoshows himself imbued with prin '
ciples, actuated by high motives, will always be
preferred as a workman. He is alwas found to
oe the best workman, in a mechanical point of
view, if endowed with equal natural powers.?
k The reasou is obvious; a sense of justice is neces- 1
[ sary, at every point of the workman's progress, to
\ keep him from superficial workmanship and conm
cealment of defects. Beside, the moral youth,
r from his necessarily regular habits, is more likely
^ to be prompt in his hours, regular in the proseHr"
cution of his daily business, and little disposed
Jf to change his employment or his employer.?
a Then is more careful of his tools and materials,
I and regardful of his interest. Added to this, his
1 influence in the shop, store or counting room,
fi upon his fellows, is a consideration of much weight
S with every reflecting and sensible workman or
S tradesman.
Improvident and wrcckless young men do not
t understand this. They cannot see why their interests
are not advanced?why the steady and
moral youth is stepping over them into the fat
1^ places of perferment, while their pay and pros-!
pects are either stationary or retrograding. Is ]
not the mystery solved?
The fact is?if the young man has a capitalj
of skill and sound integrity, and accompanying '
virtues, his fortune is made. Such youth of to- j
w day are sure to be the influential business men |
of to-morrow. No matter how low their station, I
or how small their pay?they ate rising, ever1
rising, and the gaining cf the topmost round of j
^ , attainment is only a question of time. It scarce- (
m.
* > - - '-4-? -.V li' v , A_-?
ly needs a prophet's foreknowledge to tell the
future of the youth of twenty. Were it not that
rakes sometimes reform, and temptations blast
fair beginnings, this future could be calculated
with almost unerring certaiuty.
These considerations all refer to worldly prospects
and advantages. There is higher inducements
to a life of purity and virtue. Our immortal
natures are destined to a higher sphere of action
than the employments of eafth aflbrd; and
tnat action is to oe enuiess; reason wouiu suggest
that there be in our ephemeral state a reference
to that which is perpetual in duration.?[Was/t.
Ocusis.
From the Boston Olive Branch.
Motlicr, Home and Heaven.
What names are there on earth mere musical
than these three? What can be sweeter than
that of mother ? How many associations cluster
around the heart at the-rnention of that word ?
Even hard-hearted wrrriors have been seen to weep
on hearing :t casually spoken. All the joys, sorrows,
and perplexities of our earlier years are
connected with her. We can hardly recall an
event of our childhood but which brings with it
either her reproving glance or an encouraging
smile.?Nothing gave us more pain when we had
done some rash or thoughtless deed, than the
sight of her sad look. Many reproofs and lectures
might have hardened our hearts, whereas
her troubled look spoke ' volume*,' and made a
hasting impression. Then we resolved to do nothing
to displease her. Perfectly happy, were we,
when after performing some act of self denial,
we met her fond approving smile. And in later
years, when we are in doubt, to whom do we go
for counsel, but to our mother ? For we feel
that she will never advise us wrongly and if we
follow her counsel it will be hardly possible to
err. In joy ever ready to sympathize, in sorrow
to comfort and console us. How strong and enduring
is the love of a mother! Her heart is
ready to break as she sees her child torn from
her by the "grim monster, Death," and borne to
the tomb. Her anguish cannot be described.
Then the world seems dark and dreary to her,
and she feels that she has nothing lift to live
for.
A son may be attacked by some contagious
disease; his friends have all forsaken him but
one; she all forgetful of herself, stands ever near
his couch to administer the cooling draught an I
bathe the heated brow. Fearless and uidmnt
ed, she is willing to face death, if by so doing
he may 1 e s,tared to her. Wh , wo. Id do this
but a mother? He may become dt-giad-d :nd
scorned by the world, and he would be I fr, al.uie,
the most wretched being in tin- u irier.-c, but for
one to whom he can fly ; site is ev r :e idy to
r<wiv?? liim. No sacrifice i* t >offr?-at if it won d
win him back to the path cf virtue, a id cause
liini to become a man.
What a blessing, then, is a good mother.
How much we owe to her. Every passsion that
we have subdued, every virtue .hat we possess,
wo must attribute to her watchfulness and care.
Think you we can repay her??It is a debt that
were we to live a hundred years we could never
cancel.
In the formation of our character whether good
or evil, outward circumstances exert a painful influence.
In early childhood the mind is more
susceptible than when more advanced in years.
Therefore the first impressions the mind receives,
indelibly remains.?An aged person remembers
every act of his child hoc#, but the occurrences
of yesterday passed from his mind .as soon as
they happened. We form in youth a great measure
of our characters ; in the bosom of home,
and with kind parents toguide our unwary steps.
Although a sou may rove far from his native
land vet he will never forget the home. The remembrance
of the loved ones there will strengthen
him to resist the voice of the siren. When
.no nconil llil.l !l VOW Soft. ,111(1 SW.'Pt.
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like his his mother's sounds in his ears. Her
fond, imploring glance rises before him, and he
banishes the evil thought from his heart. He
thinks of home, recalls his father, mother, brothers
and si?ters, and their many acts of kindness
for him, and lie breathes a vow that he will never
do aught to grieve them.
When one of the family circle returns, after
a long absence, how joyfully lie is greeted!
Then home seems dearer than ever to him.
How pleasant are family gatherings! Let us
imagine for a moment one of these merry meeting
of ' kindred." Toe fun-loving Harry never
ceases to joke the quiet and dignified Herbert,
who has come from the city, upon the size of
his collar, the cut of his coat, or his patent gaiters.
Harry wears his collar a la Byron, and never
spends a thought upon a dress. Herbert cannot
say a word in defence of himself, while Harry,
having the field entirely to himself, improves it
much to the amusement of the others.
All seem to partake of the universal joy, from
the hoary-headed grand-father, d ovn to the little
fellow with tlio flaxen ringlets, the pet of all. ?
If there is a paradise to be found on earth,'tis
in a home where all unite to promote each other's
happiness. Who would look farther for
pleasures, when such pure enjoyments can be
found in our homes?
And in these our earthly homes we must be
fitting ourselves to enjoy heaven, our final home.
Wc arc but children, placed here in a school for
our culture and improvement. The trials and disappointments
of life tend to discipline the heart,
and bring us nearer to God. We arc apt to repine
at the dispensations of Providence, when by
them we are made to mourn. Yet I think if wc
could but realize the end God has in \ iew, we
should feel differently. Some seem to think
the sufferings we have here were never intended
by God for us. But in my opinion the heart of man
would be more sinful and corrupt than it is now,
if there were nothing to try him. Take, as an
instance to illustrate this, a child that always
been petted and indulged, every wish has been
gratified, nothing has thwarted any desire.?
Ho is the slave of the most ungoveraublo pasii
TVtiwrA w v. .... _
sions. No one happy in his presence, and he i& ?
not so himself. Yet by some he is envied; those i
see only the surface of things. t
Therefore trials and disappointments are nec- i
cessary to promote our intellectual growth.? 1
'No cross on earth, no crown in heaven." Let \
us then cultivate those virtues, that we may po-- t
oes a beavenaly spirit. Then may we hope for 1
a crown in heaven. Then will life be sweet and I
and full of joy. And when we bid adieu to the 11
fleeting joys of earth, it will be with the sweet 1
consciousness of having performed on duty and c
with the firm hope of happiness in heaven, sweet- 1;
er than iniud can form conception of. r. m. t
? I
From the Few- York Sun. j ^
U. S. District Attorney's Office.?A First ] j1
Mate Killed, by .the Captain.?Captain A. S. | .
Pittman, of the ship John R?venel, voluntarily
came to the District Attorney's office yesterday, *
and related under oath, particulars leading to the <j
death of James Burnsidc, a native of Wales, 35
years of age, first mate of the vessel.
Capt. P. says he is a native of Virginia, he j.
sailed from Liverpool on the 26th May, with 264
passengers, throe mates, a steward, and sixteen
seamen, bound to Charleston S. C., by way of ^
New-York, at which latte- port the passengers
were to be landed. Fiom the commencement of ^
the voyage, he said, he observed a defection on
the part of the officers, and an unwillingness to (j
obey him?the captain.
About 9 o'clock in the evening of the 28th
May the Captain went on deck, he aiys, and
found the yards braced up and the wind aft, the '
chief mate, with the passengers and crew, forward.
Toid liiin tosquare the main yard; lie ^
replied in a sullen manner, "the wind is every
where," he called all hands to take in studding tj
sails, haul up the mainsail, square thecrojack and
fore yardssaid to him, I only wish you to ^
square the main yard, and nothing else; left the
deck. The crojack was squared by him, in con- ^
nection with the main yard, in violation of orders.
At 12 o'clock ou the same night I was j
setting on the sofa, and Burnside came down, ^
stole softly, after going into hi^SWn room, and
pulling off his c^at, looked inhPtny room, and
and tiien into others; I sungwit " Mr. Burnside
! what do you want f He replied, "Oh nothing 5c
I sir, it is twelve o'clock, the wind is the same." hi
! lie turned in ; 1 waited a few minutes and went te
softly <>n deck,so as not be heard by him. t\
Asked th" 2"d inate what was the matter with t!
the m ite if he had been dr.nking. He replied -><
' lie never saw hi ill take a glass. 1 told the se- i <*'
1 eond male I should be compelled to suspend the | 111
fi/st mate, as 1 could not put up with it any Ion-1 1"
ger, start< d for the cabin, and turning saw the <*
first mate, who had crept up to hear the coiiver- d
sation. On being enquired of by the first mate,
1 heard the second mate tell him what I had ni
sai l. Burnsidc replied "1 have some other set- tl
tlement to make with him besides what I heard." w
; Did not hear the rest of the conversation. Be- ct
' lieve they wore combined together. I called Mr.
1 ILggiubotham, a passenger, and told liim I inj
tended sp- aking to the mate, and wished hijn to if
j hear it. The mate was called into the cabin,
\ Asked him what what was the meaning of his hi
j conduct \ He said I had been speaking against 'a
I him to the passengers, and comme: oed the use H
of abusive language, Keijuestod him to go into *
the after cabin. Put my hand upon his shoul- m
der, atitl sai"l "just sit down here." He replied, " I ai
can sit down without your hands on me." I H
told him to take his room, that he was no Ion- tl
gcr ollicer of the ship, lie said he'd be d?d if cc
he would, that he had as much right in the
i cabin as I had, and he would be mate of the
ship as lung as I was master. I told him to go g,
out of the cabin, and goto his room. lie seized
me by the throat, and tore it with his nails so
| that it bled. The steward took him off. I had ti;
j scut for the second and third .nates, ami the ear- w
i pouter, but they not coming, the crew were sent Cc
tor?they came into the cabin with the excep- tc
tion of the man at the wheel, the cook and the g:
second mate, who said it was his watch oil deck. U(
Asked th1 crew if they knew the cause of what j,i
had just taken place, and they replied in the ne- k
g.itive. Asked them if they had any complaint ai
against myself or the ship, they said " no. they (jt
had been treated well, and had no cause of com- |e
plaint." ThjjJirst mate then came in from his ^
room. Told mm to go back. He refilled lie 0f
would not, he came to defend himself. I told the th
crew Mr. Huruside was no longer mate, and they jn
Min t n t obey any order from him. He said he U|
would not be suspended, that he would continue q
to be mate of thesliip. He was pushed towards ]?
bis room, when lie turned and collared me again. ai
The crew wor<? a-k? d to protect me, and prevent 0|
me from being dUgra id. Tliev said it was the ]l(
duty ol UK* sooonu anu Ultra marc 10 come ursi. at
Tlmy were ordered forward: and lift. Told the
niatf to |r'i toll,, ruoin. and tho business would c,
be si-tiied next morning; and I also went to my x
room. tl
Next morning went on deck and found the tli
mate on ?Iuty, in violation of orders. Asked It
the crew if tiny recoil* cted I had notified thorn ei
of the mate's suspension. The mate said I am th
not suspend.d, and "go you hoy, Jack, and put (I
those buckets away." I told him to leave them tl
alone. B irnsidu told them if they did not do a;
what he told them he would break their heads, pi
I made them go forward. I cautioned Burnside or
not togo further in those proceedings. He pro- fr
posed that we should each take a pistol and set- &
tie. the matter at once, he having two pistols in F
his pocket. The bell rang for breakfast and I tl
passed down into the cabin and out through ano- 4
ther door to see what the mate was doing. lie a*
took off his coat and hung it on the small boat h;
and wont down among the passengers. 1 step- ai
pod up and found the pistols in his pocket. Af- R
tor breakfast, was sitting on the sofa, conversing fii
with Mr. Iligginbotham as to the best course to gi
pursue, ;is to Burnsido, there being sufficient
reason to believe there would l?o an outbreak
among tin- passengers and crew on account of ft
his proceedings, and his telling them wo were <?(
rrnrrHi'.n'sawr 'uv/Jinn a ' -y.u ft,:.pg
ot coming to New York, w hen the steward told
ne the mate wished to see me?told him to say
.0 the mate if he desired to say any thing he j
nust come below?the mate immediately made <
lis appearance at the cabin door, many of the <
jassengers and crew being wi.h him. In reply
o a question as to what he wanted, he said to
ne, in an insolent manner, "come up here sir." .
asked hinj to come into the cabin if he had 1
my tiling to communicate?he entered with his \ i
i... .1- ? ;;! i,? ..,,??r,..,i i,? ,
wv:ijiiju iiio 1111 iivs iruui> u iuv; jiiiici '
abin dooi. Tlie inner door was now complete- ! :
y obstructed by passengers and seamen, and , <
iiey were twice told to go away. The mate '<
*?ckoned me to remain, and said to me?"Capt. r
^ittman, I have come down on behalf of the t
assengers and crew to put you in irons and ?
ake command of the ship." I asked if he was
n earnest. He said, ".Yes, I am, and will show
ou," presenting a pair of handcuffs, and seizing t
ire by the waist, he put one of the irons on.? v
'his was done in an instant, and 1 began to realize J,
he state of affairs. I sprung to my cabin; in a mo- (
nent I returned with a brace of pistols, and met ?
Jurnside in the doorway, coming towards me,
nth the pair of irons still in his hands. I struck j
t the hand which held the handcuffs, and the s
low knocked them across the cabin, together v
rith a part of the pistol, the pistol going off with t
he blow, the ball tearing off the thumb and the v
*ri-t of that hand, and entering his body. He t
ied instantlv. He did not speak after the report t
as hoard. All trouble ceased on board the ship, jj
nd every one became quiet. The wounds were s
xamined?one ball had passed through his heart
nd out at his back, lodging in the bulkhead; the j.
ther entered his left breast and could be felt on
is back.
At 4 P. M. the same day the ship was hove to, j
ic ensign hoisted half mast, the funeral service ^
>ad, the crew being dressed clean and in attenance,
and the body consigned to the deep.
No complaint having been made against Cap- j
tin P. nothing has been done in regard to the ^
latter; and we believe it is not the intention of
ic Government officers to take any action in the ^
latter unless complaint should be made. tl
A Boneless Body*.?The London papers deribe
an inquest held by the Coroner on Eliz?th
Vigors, aged 5 years. The body presen- .
id a horrible spectacle, being one lump of flesh
vLted and distorted. 1 'eceased's father stated r(
lat soon after her birth a girl threw deceased
rer her back to the ground. ?nice the occur- 12
ice she assumed a curved position, could eat ci
nthing but broad and butter, and when touched
or bones appeared to snap. She lnd been un- tl
-r medical treatment for a long time, without o_
jriving the least benefit. He found her dead -si
1 bed. Mr. Harrison, surgeon, made a post- tl
lortem examination. There were no bones in T
ie body ; the limbs were purely of gristle. It a
as an aggravated ease of what was called '"rick- b
s." t(
? ?.? > ? q
The National Era.?The abolition journal c
1 Washington in its comments on t.he resolu- ti
ons adopted by Whig Convention which noui- 0
lated (Jeneral Scott, says of the fugitive-slave l(
w and slavery agitation: "The question is c
early left, open, and the whig resolutions con- M
:inplate two ways in which it might be iegitilately
renewed: in one for the purpose of
nending the law so as to prevent evasion; in o
ie other, of so amending it as to correct abuse, t
ie opponents and supporters of the law are left J
jually at liberty to agitate this subject." 1
A Life Passed in* Piuso.v.?The Baltimore
an lias the fol owing account: w
"On yesterday morning, a prisoner, named 01
"illiain Downs, was released from the Peiiiten- n
sry for the seventh time. It appears that he
as first convicted ofstealing.on the lGthof Do- P
nnber, 1823, when but 13 years old, and sent Vl
prison for one year. AL the age of 16, (Nov.
1, 1826,) ho w.is again convicted of stealing,
ider three indictments, for which he was iin- tc
isoned 6 years. At the age of 23, (Feb. 15, aj
333,) he was convicted of stealing once more, y
id sent to the ]V>nite.utiary Ibr 4 years. On the
hofJuue, 1837?a few months after his re- ir
ase?he was convicted of stealing for the fourth w
me, and locked up for 2 years. On the 18th d
February, 1842, (after having aired himself ti
rce years this time,) he was convicted of steal u
g for the tifth time, and ordered to be locked T
) until tlie 5th of April, 1847. On the 15.h of e<
ctober, 1847, (six months after his last release.) if
j was convicted of stealing for the sixth time, h
id sentenced to be cooped and caged till the 2d p
' April, 1850; and, on the 18th June, 1850, a
a was found guilty of being "a common rogue h
id vagabond," and ordered back to his old quarts
for two years more, from which he was turn- hi
I out for another airing on the 18th inst.? I
ow, whether liilly will keep himself uncaged p
lis time till the dog days, is a matter of excee- a
m_r doubt, jlulling from Ins former propensities. n
, has been near twenty-nine years since lie first n<
itered the penitentiary, and fully twenty-five of hi
ic twenty-nine years hare been spent by him in si
ir jail and penitentiary together, and it tnav, h
icrefore, be very properly said, that from the fc
of thirteen, Billy's home has been entirely in si
rison. A question to be determined is, wlieth- si
this man is constitutionally a thief, or whether, r<
utn his fondness for his prison home, lie only g
uniuits small thefts in order to get back again,
or the gratification of the curious, we will state si
lat Billy is a native of Baltimore city, is now ti
t years old, and represented himselt as being \\
Idicted to intemperate habits. He is well beivcd
as a prisoner, and is an excellent weaver,
id (hero is no doubt,it we had had a Jtionsc ot b
efuge for his reception when he committed his a
rst offence, nt the age of 13, he would have w
rown up an honest and industrious man." v\
A Novelity.?An "Almanac for 10,000 years, n
oiu the beginning of the world, or from the 0
imraeneement of the Christian era?the order
and arrangement of Time being the same in both/fpB HQ
has been j ubli>hed in New York. The Timeta^S^^^H
ble is scare ly larger than a man's hand, yet
comprises the chronological phenomena of a
dred centuries.
A Whig Opinion of Pierce.?Mr. Hayden^
['ostnia>ter at Boston, and late Editor of the At-\l r-mk
las, the leading Whig paper of Massachusetts, at9 aH
% recent Webster meeting, said uhe had the hon-J^Hhl
'jr of a personal acquaintance with Frank Pierce, || 9
md he knew him as a good hearted, noble soul- I -9
id fellow. Whoever thought he had not the -1 i
ibilitv to administer the government creditably,or 9 J0|
.vhoever pretended to despise the nomination, or ;3j 19
bought it could be easily beaten, would find him- 9 'JB
self mightily mistaken." Jm
Quakers.?During the whole American rev- *
>lution, the Indians though incited by the HI
vbites to" kill and scalp ,the enemy, never too- 'Ngj^H
ested the Friends, as the people of the Father 9|
)nas, or Will]am Penn, and as the avowed op- H
lonents of violeuce.
Through the whole war, there were but two' jHB
jstances to the contrary, and they were occaioned
by the two Friends themselves. The one *
fas a vnnnor man a tanner xntii-k wont t/\ Viio II
an-yard and back daily unmolested while de- ll
astation spread on all sides: but at length | y
houghllessiy carrying a gun to shoot some birds H
he Indians in ambush, believed that he had be- j9 w
eved that he had deserted his principles, and -
hut him. fl
The other was a woman, who when the dwel
ngs of her neighbors were nightly fired and the "jSg
eople themselves murdered, was importuned By J
he officers of a neighboring fort to take refuge M
here till the danger was over. For some time.
lie refused, and remained unharmed amid gene- 1
d destruction; but at length, letting in fear, she |
ent for one night to the fort, but was so uneasy 8
bat the next morning she quitted it to return' to \
er home. \
The Indians, however believed that, she too "m
ad abondowd her principles, and joined the
:ie fighting part of community, and before she i,
:ached home she was shot by them. q
Good Advice.?There is such rrrvA RAn?6Tin 1
le following', which although old deserves to be fl
jpeatcd once a year: 1
" If anything in the world will make a man
icl badly, except pinching h:s gngcrs in the
rack of a door, it is unquestionably a ouaVreL
10 man ever fails to think less of himseli after,
hau he did before one?it degrades him in the
jres of others, and, what is worse, blunt* his sqn- ^
ibility to disgrace on the one hand, and increases
he power of passionate irritability on the other.
'he truth is the more quietly and peaceably we
11 get on, the better; the better for us, and the
otter for our neighborrs. In nine cases out of
?n, the wisest course is, if a man cheat you to
uit dealing with him; if he be abusive, quit his
ompnn v, if he slander you, take care to liv.e so
obody will believe him. No matter who he is,
r how be misu.es you?the wisest way is to just
it him alone; for there is nothing beitef than this
jol, calm and quiet way of dealing with the
-mngs we meet with."
Thf Oi n Nnnm Statr?Whot.hpr tlio "Wliin*
r the Democrats triumph in the approachingelecion,
it is at least rendered certain that a son of
sorih Carolina will grace the chair of thb Vice
'residency. The candidates of both parties are
mtives of this State. This is a compliment to
le intelligence and patriotism of the "Old North"
01 thy of distinguished recoid. It is heightenJ
aNo by the fact that in the late Whig NationI
Convention, votes were cast likewise for StanMr.
Mangum, and Mr. Badger, for the s me
ostof honor, and all of them citizens of our faored
soil.? Wilmington Herald.
Lizards; are they Toisoxocs??Messrs. Edi)rs:
You say that we farmers must write for the
gricultural paper. Well, we can write, and
oil can reject what is unfit for your purpose.
I know but little of zoology; but I have exaraled
many snakes and lizards to know if they
ere poisonous. I am satisfied that snakes are
estroyed that are not only harmless, but useil,
As to lizards, I have examined all sorts for
lany years, and never found a poisonous one.
he striped, red-headed lizard, commonly call1
Scorpion, will leave his tail in your possession
(t.tii oAifA him k*? tLrtf mnmluVti knf 4nl*/\
jkjki nun uv urnc luvaivci , uui u juu icirvu
iin by his body, he will bo your innocent
risoner. I never found one that had any harm
bout him: and vet, from S. Carolina to Texas,
e is thought to be exceedingly poisonous.
The supposed poisonous "lamper eels," or very
irge, amphibious water-lizards, are also innocent,
recollect reading, \ears ago, in the Encycloedia
Americana, if I mistake not, that some lipids
are poisonous. I think the writer must
ave been misinformed?simyly because I have
ever neen aoie to nna a poisonous lizard. The
at lamper eel that I have seen, was being purled
by a snake; I caught the eel and brought
im to the house, with my thumb in his mouth
>r the instruction of my children. He was, I
tppose, nearly a foot and a half long. Having
ifliciently examined the poor innocent thing,!
?turned him to his proper element, and let him
o.
Philosopher Dick says, the way to remove
uperstition is bv the close practice of observaT..
.1-~ ?U 1 it - - - "
uii. in me iiuu>c vuu uave ii rousfu noio
ith a witness.?Southern Cultivator.
Jnxnt Lixd in Liverpool.?A letter received
v the Niagara states that Jenny Goldschmidt
rrived out in good health and spirits. She was
'aited upon by numerous friends, who warmly
elcomed her to the scene of her former triumphs,
he letter further states that she had already
iceived several propositions to sing in opera
r concertSjJ^t had had given no definite reply
j an\ .