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VOL. 2.
DARLINGTON C. H., S. C.. THURSDAY MORNING APRIL 8. 1852.
pmnnn & nc lode, ri hiimilhs
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TEE DARLINGTON FLAG, ling; muke a smooth, clean cut; place 1 the first of Msy, and you will make minds oi females are more ductile, mid
the cutting nearly horizontal in the plenty of melons. I plant almut five are more easily moulded into the forms
ground, leaving out two huds—when feet each way—the musk-melon will of the society into which they are cast.
J the huds Itegin to swell, pinch off the do about three feet each way. To 'l*hnt Southern people have distinctive
; weakest hud. The grape delights in a raise good water-melons on high red traits of charater, which thev desire to
! calcareous soil and where it is not stiff land requires more work than they transmit to their children, willhend-
: found, lime should he freely used; no are worth. I raised some last year nv.^ed brail—there are many among
heating manures should be applied ' * * ' . ^ ^ ^
around the grapo vines, but the mnu
trotn f Vr.mps, awies. gypsum, soap suds, high, loose, sandy Imttom land bedded
und added to this the best manure I for com. They were plowed once
AdvertisemeRts, inserted M 76 cents a , have ever lound for grapes is shade, and hoed twice,
sqnare (fourteen lines or letr.,) tor the first, Shade to the roots, cover the ground (Jonrds. Whilst on the subject of
and yt\ cts. for each subsequent insertion. w jt)i leaves or straw as far as tbe roots vines, if you w i«h to raise gonrds plant
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ieil weighing from twenty to thirty pounds, us who glory in them, and who grieve
dd Urey were planted on 7th May, on to see them passing away, as the vene-
ADVERT1SING t
ruble forms of “ old Virginia gentle
men” and ladies sink into their graves.
Assuming then that Southern men ad
mire the structure of Southern society,
and prefer that their daughters should
it are extremely interesting. In giving
tbe following narrative, we feel Itound
to pledge outsell' for the truth of the
statement. We know the incidents to
lie authentic, having lived nine years
in the neighborhood where they oc
curred.
and lollowmg the little witch through
the streets to Iwr home, she twice |>cr-
forming the ceremony of ‘walking the
plank,’ and each time thanking him
with one of her eloquent smiles. Pre
sently rrnr hero saw the young lady
trip up the marble steps of a palace of
There was a lawyer ip Lewistown, a house, and disappear with in its rose-
on Delaware Bay, in the State of Del- wood entrance; for a full minute be
aware. His name was James Patriot stood looking at the door, and then
Wilson. His father was the jiastor of wi*h a wonderful big sigh turned awav,
a church in that place, in which more disposed of his draw bridge, and weud-
Business Cards, notexcceding ten lines, extend, w4iich keeps tbe roots cool and thetp-wo the vines will run—on the be trained in the habits, manners, prin-
nserted at $6, »year. moist. Grape vines with ns, do not fedee, « bush pile or any thing von eiples and tastes of tbe social sphere
AGRXCUIfTtraS.
require the pruning that tite Europeans i wish, so that the gourds be far enough : •» which they are destined to move,
i give them. Any time between October •rom the ground to give them good we should offer them institutions upon
and February, takeout all the dead handles; you can give them any shape our soil in which thorough instruction
wood, and where the vine has lieconte yon wish, hy turning them while tender, "ill lie imparted, and where they will
ton scraggling and long jointed, cut to ' Cucumbers for pickling do best be surrounded with associations, from
force new and thicker branches. The planted about the first to 15th of May:!
grape is sometimes affected with mil- give them a place in the water-melon
dew or rot. This is caused by frequent patch, they w ill do Itest there. Ke-i
changes in the weather, and will hard- member also that if you want vines to
lv ever occur, if the ground around the bear, do not suffer the fruit to remain
roots is properly mulched; for what- too long on them; if for pickling, take ,
ever changes mar take place in the at- them off as soon as large enough
TREES.
“Trees furnish us with fuel, timber, fruit;
Yet, not for this alone I press their suit;
They have their language, sympathies
and voice—
With hearts that leap for joy they can
rejoice,
And mourn with mourning hearts.”
Reader, have you planted a tree, a
hush nr a vine—ready to hud and bln.
som on the balmy air of spring? If perature around the rnote; which gives and other garden Iruit. If you have
you have not, then have you neglected health to the fruit. The Scupjiernong,! unt all these, it is because you w ill not
a great duty, and left unclosed a link , a native white grape, of North Caro!.'- I' 1 *? P° to work and determine to have
that might bind you to home, country, i na, is liettcr adapted to southern culture tiicm. If you have attended to them
and hapiuness. He who plants a tree, ! than any other grape, grow'ing in any "ell—you w ill l»e thrihlv paid for all
fw-ls thwt there is a eonnecting link he- kind of soil and almost any situation; lalmr and expense during May. .
tween animate and insniutate nature— ' it however does not strike freely frot* Now is the season to plant, not to i ‘A'wth; and w inch generates such mon
which they will receive daily no-
pressions of the sound principles,
the pure tone of morals, the modest
manners—the simplicity and the de
licacy, w hich are the glory of Sou
thern women. Independently of the
considerations of economy involved in
than once we have officiated. He ed
ucated his son vvitli great care for the
bar, and the.son took so high a rank
that James A. Bayard was Ids only
com|(etitor. He was a man of power
fill mind—of fine classical
mathematical attainments. He made
no pretcii'dons to the rhetoric*! part of
his profession. He used no gestures
when he s|toke, hut stood, a tall, spare
figure, with a countenance like snow.
His auinintioii was not in Ids limbs,
but in Ins mind. In his pleading he
was ever calm, that he might he more
lucid—am) dispassionate, that lie might
disentangle his subject from ev >ry
He w as remarkable
cuttings, hut must he layered nr graft, reap.
1 ed: it is fully equal as a table, and su- ! ■'
that He has done something which is
not entirely for self; and will feel an
elevation of soul which the slave of perior as a wine grape, to any grape
Mammon can never know. Itisgrati- that I am acquainted with; it is KU|>e-
tying to see the taste for trees extend- rior for arbors and trellis work, grow - ;
ing over the country; and in large ing rapidly and holding its foliage a
cities, where it is ini|»ossihle to have , long time. There are hut few diseases
them in li'ie, the cemetery is the arbor that the grajie is subjected to here,
which clothes death in beauty, and : The Aphis, or ant cow, is a tmuhle-
wcepiog trees “ mourn w ith mourning some insect, not so much from the ac- |
hearts” over human dust. The weep- | timl damage that they do, as the uu
mosphere there is always an even tem- Strawberries, rnsplierries, currents the case, we ask is it w ise, is it self-j thing extraneous.
, ! 1 ! —j-.l— 1— w-— i 1 resfiectful to send our daughters, at a for the simplicity of his manners. All
period when their imaginations are | approached huii w ith confidence, and
most vivid, and when their feelings are yet with reverence. He kept a purse
stronger than their reason, to lie in- ! filled up with small pieces of money,
fee tec! with that sickly-sentimentalism, in order to give change to his clients,
which seems to he epidemical at the It was said that he did not lielieve the
Bible, lint he molested no one w ith his
sentiments, for he was quiet, tiunhtiii-
Mve, and kind to his fiieuds and
relatives. He emphatically went his
own gait and permitted no one to trou
ble him about his soul. All despaired
More on this subject again.
MISCBMAHEOUS.
IMMER
JEFFERSON’S OPIMHN OF THE
OF SOUTHER)! EIHCVim
An able editorial article on the new
sters as the Ahhv Kellys nnd the Fan-
. n v Wrights, who stand with th* Doug-
j lases ami the Garrisons upon the plat-
1 forms of “ Anti-Slavery Societies,”
and “ Women’s Bights Conventions,’’
elamnioring not merely for the disso- o! ever seeing him a Christian. T Ins
lution of the Union of the Slates, hut ! man, however, under a placid exterior,
also of the Indy hands of niarriage; carried very deep passions, w hen those
and praying Air the advent of that mil- passions were once aroused,
lenium when the servant shal. he free I One day, as lie was seated in his of-
he procured, should grace every home j
stead. It is a great relief for the eye
in tiie eh<*erless, leafless winter, to rest
on their bright green foliage. But as
these are comparatively scarce, the flint
nnd flowering tree might have been
planted. Who would he such a drone
in the great hive of nature, ns not to
snuff, when the dew is on the leaf, w ill
soon exterminate them.
TTiat far-seeing statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, saw this cloud in the horizon
when it was not bigger than a man’s
hand, and lifted up Ids warning voice
in these prophetic words: “ The re
flection that tile hoys of this genera
tion are to he the next—(hat in estab
lishing an institution of wisdom for
ed Ids path hack to the ship.
The next day he w as astonished w ith
an order of promotion from the captain.
Poor Jack was speechless with amaze
ment ; he had not dreamed of being ex
am) large ailed to that dignity of a second mate’s
office on hoard one of the most splen
did ships that sailed out of the poit of
New Orleans. He knew he was com*
IM'tenf, for instead of sjieuding Ids mo
ney for amusements, visiting theatres
and how ling alleys, on his return from
sea, he had pureluised hooks and had
Iwcoiiip quite a student; hut he expect
ed years to intervene before Ids ambi
tious hopes could he realized.
His su|H*iior officers seemed to look
upon him with considerable leniency,
and gave him many a fair opportiinitv
to gather maritime knowledge; nnd in
a year, the handsome gentlemanly
young mate had acquired imfismil favor
in the eyes of the portly commander.
Captain llunie, "ho hail first taken
the little smart hlack-eved fellow with
Ids neat tarpaulin, nnd tidy bundle, us
Ids cabin hoy.
One night the young man with : II
tlie other oflicers, was invited to an en
tertainment nt the captain's house. Ho
went, and to ids nstoni hment, mount
ed the identical steps that two years
before, the hi ighl“st vision he had nev
er forgotton. Thump, thump, went
Constitution of Virginia, in the Feb
ruary number of the Southern Literary - , . , , i i • . - , - . . - . ..
Messenger, gives the following striking fo<>'» his master—the wife 1mm her lice, a messenger ran m and told him Ins brave heart, as he was ushered into
. i . • . j » ... . | Jr .. . ,r i. ” hn Ji-mil the child from 'he parent— that, in a rencounter, Ids brother had thegreiitpailor,andlik»*as|edgelinm-
ing evergreens liemg introduced, are of sightly appearance they give the ends views of the danger of educating Sou- nosnanci uie cium rrom I . . .. .
. 8 . j T,, . . • .i- e 0 i, „rk ok . ' the citizen from the Sovereign and hu- lieen killed. “ I lien, said, “ I II put mer lieat again, when ( nplnin llume
great lieautv; and as soon as thev can 1 of the vines, A sprinkling of Scotch , them\outh ot both sexes at the North: me cmzen irnm mt . overt igo. n ’ ’ r .. r ^ 1 , . .
^ • ’ ' - - - - 1 - “ I - .... 1 manity that had been washed in the, to death the man by whom he was brought forward ins blue eyed duugh-
haplismal waters of Christianity, shall , slain;” nnd accordingly he got the i ter, and with a |leiisant smile said ‘the
return to its wallowing in the mire of same pistol hv which his brother was young lady once indebted to your pu-
harharinu licentiousness.”
[Fzom the Farmer and Planter.]
GARDEN WORK FUR APRil.
By the first of this month, a foil crop
of the early hush beans should lie
o planted, if not done liefore. Those
produce one useful fruit, or one single planted now will do as well as those . them, we bring home to our bosoms
flower of beauty ? Spring is now upon planted in March, and Ik* much leas the sw eet consolation of seeing onr
us. Look out upon its beauty, world, trouble,, as the frost w ill lie out of their sons rising under a luminous tuition to 'educed and conquered the same ha-
and say how much have yon helped way. Beets, carrots, parsnips and sal-1 destinies of high promise; these are . hits to be corrected the same km< <>l
the smiles? With this annual return safv will do yet, if they have been neg- considerations which occur to all, hut
of spring, the habitual planter of trees lec’ted. ' * »H | A*"' - '">» •*“« **»** '»> our
can fed a patriotic and philanthropic T"ho early hunch squash will do well horizon which is to hurst on us as a
joy in seeing others enjoy the shade, now, though it should have been plant- tornado sooner or later. Hie line of stings of conscience to so.ten tu
the Uoom, fruit, and beauty of ids cd previously. There are many varie- I division lately marked out between dil-
planting. What a paradise this sunny ties. I do not
South would lie if every household Manure libernll
would embellish the homestead with ) iIm. frait from the - - r . ....
trees. There are thousands of home- use. and your vines w ill War till frost. : are against us in pnaifioil and princi- Amt why should we despair of seeing
steads yet to lie settled within the cir- ! A few of the first should he saved for j id**, to fashion to their own forms the | them brought Into the church as hum-
[From Balch's “Ringwood Discourses.”]
CHIUSTm L1WYERS.
Tliey have the same sins to he par
doned—the same guilt from which to
he released—the same depravity to Ik*
hearts to be cleansed—the same tempt
ations w ith which to conflict—the same
keen affections to endure—the same
shot, charged it, and went in a
and sanguinary pursuit.
swilt liteness for a safe nnd diy walk home.
His eyes were all a blaze and Ids own
The man seeing him approach, ■ check flushed hotly, as the noble cap
stood still and opened his bosom, say
ing “You are welcome to my life;”
“ And I’ll take it,” said the exaiqiera-
ted brother. He then drew the trigger,
hut the wea|)on snapped, and ludge
Hall, who stood near him, extricated
the pistol from his hand and discharged
it in the air This incident 'fiecame a
subject of serious reflection. He i»o-
gan to study the Bible; and more than
once have we heard him preac h cliarin-
ShOUld have heen lltant- I lorn.-mo sooner oi inter. i ne one oi — r — — ^ . • . , , . . .
There are many varie- division lately marked out between dif- same Bible to understand—the same once have vve heard him preach charm-
know which is the he«t ferent portions of our confederacy, is , death to meet—the same dark valley discourses, m the city ol
II v and work well-take such as I fear w ill not he obliterated. *" travel-the same last day, at wh.eb,
he tineas «w>n as fit far nod we tire rtovv trusting to those wl.o os voluntary agents, (o he resjmnsiide. »«• -0 ,'eatw. At tin time ot his tlcath
And why should
them h; might Intr
minds and affections of onr youth.— | hie, teachalde chiistiaus?
he was probably tin* most learned man
in the I'reshvteiinn church in this
tain sauntered away, leaving fair Grace
Hume nt his side. And in nil the as*
sembly was not so handsome a coii| le
as the gallant sailor and the “ pretty
ladie.”
It was only a year from that time
that the aeeond male trod the quarter
deck, second only In command, and
part owner with the captain not only
in his vessel, hut in the nflections of
liis daughter gentle Grace Ilium 1 , who
had always cherished respect, to say
nothing of love, for the bright eyed
sailor.
His homely hut earnest act of polite
ness towuids his child had | leased tlio
We have this country, though he had not gone t . np(jl { n> „ lu j t| ie y„„|| 1 knew
lv' st ti d< I ed w ifli* 'majest i c' tree's-—t rees ^ Plant okra. I prefer the long white. I If. «« has been estimated, we send known many of them to attend to the | into the minirtry nntil^ he wasfmtv j, ; ioli WHSt | u . |,J
And yet the A soil that will produce good cotton 8300,000 per annum to Northern semi- \ concerns of the soul.
We have known
sacrilegious axe goes at once to the I w ill grow good okra. Keep the fruit I rwries, for the instruction of our sons, smiie of them distingui-hed for their
roots and the growth of centuries falls from this plant aim. or gather as soon i 11"'" «e must have there 500 of onr op|>nH"nn to the gos^l, to become
m an hour—not even leaving a me- as fit for use—’tis said to he very fine wus imlnhmg o|amons and principles di-lmgiiisbed lor their attachment to
mento that here once was a pri.iH'val —cut in small pieces, and dry for win- «t discord with our ow n. This canker the riavmur. _ . . ,
u , r us# . is eating on the vitals of our existence, 11"? late professor of law in the
Transnlant tin* early kinds of cab- and if not arrested nt on*e, w ill Ik* Ik*- University of Virginia was a meek and
hage. A few late one*’should he plant-1 .vond remedy. We are now furnishing owly Christian. Belore Im perished
ed, hut recollect, if von want fine win- recruits to their school.” This warn- »y
ter cabbage, from the middle of May j i"ff voice was heeded
till the middle of July is the time to "'»* foe establishment
transnlant them. ty and other schools, wim-n nre now .
Plant limed tleans. Give them good anmydly turning out yonng men wor- late Gov. Gilmer was, at one tune, hos-
poles to run on—they will hear all sum- foy t» take the reins of government tile to ( hnstiamly, at least as to the
Jner—matters not how hot and dry— from their sires, as they daily pass internal experience of its power; hut
from the stage. In foe language of ne certainly became a most decided
the growth of centuries.
forest! Oh! we could weep to see
■those patriarchs fall; for in our short
life they ne’er can rise again. Fathers,
and hnsbands, in pursuit of new homes,
if you would build up associations of
pleasure for your family, 'save foe ven
erable trees. If you would encourage
virtue in your children, encourage the
years of age. Once, if not oftener,
while preaching to his people, he allu
ded to the shove circumstance: and lie
stnp|ied, while his fine, pallid counte
nance was dripping in tears. “ But,”
said he. “ these are tears of gratitude.”
(TRIMS WIDE TTgETTIM A WIFE.
One little act of |K*liteness will some-
"7 c
j foe hand of one of the students of
i*ded, and the result font university, we had enjoyed his so- times pave the way to fortune and pre-
nent of the Universi- cietv; and nt one, time, it is believed, ferment. I lie follow ing sketch iiius-
iols, which are now j he had fo'en been an unbeliever. The trates the fact.
planting of trees; their developin'>nt
and beauty teach foe unseen power of
God, and make home the Mecca, which they require a good light dry soil.
follower of the Lamb. The Secretary
the oilcrim children will siirh to revisit, trnniidant tomatoes. Give them nt "no of her distinguished Alumni, “ Al- . . , . .
and w ill be loth to leave.—Seif of the least two feet each way-give them a though the University has just attained | "< who perished n, the sa.ne ca
South * 1 frame to'rest on-plant foe small red her majority acconimg to the civil law,
kind—kill the worms, should thev get yet her sons are found m the highest
TEE GRIPE. j on them, and look now and then for office* jn the country. Thev are seen
This is one of the oldest fruits in ex- them. , | in t'' e ^ f."* 1 Hnu ^ °
istence, having heen extensively eulli- 1 Potatoe ■quash, kershaw and the tati'es, they throng in the Legislature,
vated bv the earliest farmers for wine, late crook-necked squa-h, should not they govern sovereign .taUs; they
It is found in almost every clime, and lie overlooked—they should he planted shmo m the pulpit and at the l*ar; they*
is indigenous here. Our
are superior for the southern
any of the foreign varieties i .*
vet been introduced. It is easy of pro- 1 the field—land that will grow good
pngation, growieg freely from cuttings pumpkins will do them—plough deep
tastrophe with Governor Gilmer, was a
skeptic; hut he told me that after rea
ding M’Gee on Sacrifice and Atone
ment, he lias never eutci tallied a doubt.
The celebrated Patrick Henry, of this
State, published at his own ex|K*nse,
and that for gratuitous distribution, an
edition of Soame Jenvu’s Essay
nativegrapes about the last of this month or fo*t of are professors in our colleges^a.nl tea- ^
»ern culture to May. If you have not a large garden chers in our schools. Fhese aende- the I rotb ot the .New I ertameut. In
ties that have yo/will have to give them a place in mies taught hy them, will aid the Uni- foe close ol bis life \\ .Ilian. M nt he-
! r Jl. a .i.i i a u -:il rT„rwt rersitv 111 turuinn out an anny of U*a- came a memlier of the church m Bal-
asud layersT In a deep rich soil, abound
ing in lime, the grape is a long-lived
plant but for some cause not yet ex
plained, they are becoming a plant in
Middle Georgia and Alabama; eight to
ten years being their average life; but
they are so easily propagated and pro
duce fruit so quickly that it is almost
like serving an aanxsal crop. Most of
the grapes strike freely from cuttings,
and hear freely the aeeond year, and
the third are in their greatest perfection.
Among the grapes which strike fre
quently from cuttings, the Catawhn
and *AVnrrentnn are fomid to snit oor
own locality bettor than most other*;
being fine table grapes, and excellent
for wine. Grape cuttings may In* put
out either in the fall or spring; Ic^there
bu fro® th** os the cut*
and work well till the vines begin to
ran too much to work, and they will
take care of themselves.
Water-melons and musk-melons.—
Aa we have left tlie garden, permit me
to say one word on the subject of
these delightful fruits. Many plan* are
named—digging holes in the ground
and filling them up with manure, cov*
ering the ground. Ac., these all may
do well enough, but it takes more la-
hor than moat persons will give. But
fn tlie point—select a spot of rich san-
dv bottom land; If it has been enrich,
ed by the overflow of branches and
washings of hill-sides, nod no4 injured
by too much clay on it. it will do, or
a’nv rich sandy frefo or Imttom land
will dot plough well. Bed yaur land
about Ret* wide and fl* 1 * a*"**
versity in turning out an army
chers for primary schools, and thus
will be a great system of popular edu
cation, on the plan consistent with foe
princi |4es of free government, and tlie
rights of private projierty.” The same
remarks might he applied to the Milita
ry Institute, and perhaps to other col
leges in Virginia, which have received
aid from the State.
In our judgment one thing mere is
wanted to perfect the system of popu
lar education so happily begun, and
that is, a competent provision for the
instruction of females in Virginia, and
^particularly with reference to the sup
ply of the existing demaud for South
ern Female Teacher*.
The Abjection* which are felt to the
education of our yonng men at the
North, have even greater force when
applied to ou* young womcq. Tbo
tinmre, of which Dr. Nt4iiis was the
|Mstor. He was a very consistent
Christian. Many of his papers, after
his death, were published, and they all
breathed the spirit of an ardent and
child-like piety. It is, indeed, encou-
agitig from these pa|K*rs to find a man
who had practiced w ith so high a refm-
lution in many of tlie courts of his
country—who had l»een sent for far
and near—who had figured in tlie trial
of Burr, in 1807—who had been At
torney General of the United State*—
who had -sketched the blue mountains
and green valleys of Virginia, occupied
in reading Flnvcl’s treatise on keeping
the Itcai t.
Why need we multiply examples, as
scores could easily be produced. We
will, therefore, lie satisfied with but mu*
addit.on, ami the (acts •oaoectod w;Ut
linn. So that now the old man iin* re
tired from hneiticss, Henry Mill* is
Captain Wells, nnd Grace Hume in
[Milite patlarce, “ Mrs. ( tiptnin Wells,”
rin fact, our honest sailor is one of the
richest men in th Crescent < ily, and
he owes perhaps the greater part of
his pros|K-rity to his tact ami politeness
in crossing tin* street.—Olice liranrh.
The Influence ok Women.—The
cultivation of the sentimental, and of
tin* social virtues, i« solely dependant
upon women. As the mother of man
sin* is then the source of all human
power and dignity. If she is weak,
one who will yet 'k* strong is mu lured
in her lap. If she is pre»eribed to the
possession of noble sentiments, arnhsi
sphere of household aetion, she can
vet transfuse her sentiments into one
who will hear them aluoad to the
world. What is the man of action,
luit the delegate of thoughtful Woman?
Where is barbarity most inveterate and
debasing, hut where woman is most
debased ? One trembles to contem
plate the situation into which sm-u ty
has been wrested through the illegiti*
one little foot, when foe gallant sailor, , mate assumptions of man, as the rep-
with characteristic impulsiveness, ex- resentative of brute force. He has de-
claimed, • that pretty foot, lady, should nuded woman of her responsibility as
not lie soiled with the filth of this hue; an an agent of progress, nnd had de*
wait for a moment only, and I will stroyed her moral grandtur, with her
make you a path.’ liberty and equality. Sent to Ik* a
So springing past her into a carpen- companion and guide, site has been
ter’* shop opposite, lie iiargaiued for a made a nonentity. ( onstitnted with a
plank Imard that stood in the door way, oiind equal in every respect, peihaps,
and coming back to the smiling gnl su|K*iior in the gentler attributes, Tie
who was jurt coqnetisb enough tp ac- | has been hitherto treated as if the doc-
cept the services of the handsome young t.int* of the nmsselmen were tine.—*
Bailor, he hiiilged foe narrow black Young men seldom attempt to engage
stream, and she tiqiod across with a w serious or instructive conversation
merry ‘ thank you,’ and a rngnish smile, ! in promiscuous assoml lies; they seem
making her eyes as dazzling as they in have rtodied inane twaddle and friv-
could be. olouS, dii-gusting repartee, that they
Alas! our young sailor was perfect- might insult the intellect and perpet-
lv charmed. What else would make uate the subjugation of woman.—jtfir*
him catch op £>ud shoulder the pUuk,. Nichols-
A sailor roughly garbed, was saun
tering tinoiigli the streets of New Or
leans, then in a rather damp condition,
from recent rains and the rise of tlie
tide. Turning Hie corner of a much
frequented and narrow alley he observ
ed a young lady standing in perplexity,
apparently measuring the debth of the
muddy water between her and the op-
pogite side-walk, with no very satisfied
countenance.
The sailor paused for he was a great
admirer of beauty, and certainly the
fair face that peeped out from uiulcr
the chip hat, and the auburn cut Is hang
ing glossy and uueonflued over her
muslin dress, might tempt a curious
glance. Perplexed, the lady put forth