■THK (jltl’IiANS’ FlflKSi);
' Woduo^dsiy, jifoc 2d.
,/ S^H'F^'.”—I’Ik! Kalisljii-
'y.: tli;i{ one iiier-
bitaiitMif tlo'if tdOtii sOH;!; aniniallvi
time! tlioOsiiii'l .iii'lili's tvoi'fli of
hyrtilf; airti j'V-f iliefo is more siiittf
used ill (lie State of Maine than
tliSve'is in North Carolina;
■JOiix Cifi'Toi', of Keiuttcky, is
a ^yi(•,ked laau. Milieu the late
friis'f (tiunad'eil liis yohiig- (•ro]), he
(ai.VSP'} CtocI for it: the aaiiu! (hu:
he was s ftken witli paralysis ami
has not been able fii Speak since.
, ,Ax ,.1xTK1£ESTI.\(! IIlSTORIO.trj
llnijc.—Some time since) ivliile
fiitgrtgetl ih tleaniiin out the
trendies of tlie Petersburg- Aqne-
(I'uct Company, on tlie liill.s across
the river, one of fl(e workmen
dug- up, some .si.x or seven feet
hehi.'v. tlie surface of the ground,
a small gold locket, of antique
make, iqion the back of wliich
■\viis.inscribed tlie name ‘dlOiVe.”
In the loc'kef, tvell presdfveil un
der the g-liiss eiiclosur'ei -irns the
likeness of au officer in uniform.
As the Kritish had their liead-
tjuarters on this hill lit one time
during the Hefoltitionary war, it
is-.siqiposed this locket, Which is
believed to coiitaili (i ininature
pamting of (feiiefal Howe, may
ha\'e been drojiped bt' Some one
liaving it in poSscs.-floii.- At etiri-
Oiis circumstance tliat it .sliould
htt found at tliis hitfe' day; tttitl so
fartiiideT the ground.
T vM'd'k t-t’i'frf-.n,,—c-AVe ffnt'ft' stiw
a young man ga^^ift'g at. tlife' *r^-
}teaveii.s,- witli a f W 1 ibi/d a
Of p?,iftol.s ill till! otiier. AVe
•‘iidea'-Ored to.attract lii.s attention
by ■hig'.M It. H in a paper ire held
hi oui'-'t-'y-; fdftfiiig -J ft A-oiing
Allan ill tliat.^ of the county, wlio
liad left liome in a shite' of inpntal
deriingemelit. He dropped tli6' f
pistols from Ids witli
tho-l ‘I'l.t is' c rif iffiffiii C read.
1 left liome bed mv friends knew
of my design. I had sO tlie r-g="
Of a girl irlio rofn.sed '2 lisKI 2
Aie, but siiiiled bbly on aifothcr.
.iji '1 ed 'madly front tlrd Itonsc,
nlte'-iiig a wild ’ 2 love, and willi-
Aut- rqpi'-iiig to the ?:f of mv
I'rioiid.s. (':«!!■,' lier, with tliis f it
!ii.sfols, to vui a . 2 mv
f-.xi-aS.ticc. My c.i'se lias no |.| ffl
t'hi.s §. ’
. .. Hoses oai *ti# ojiwltch,’'*
The “rod wreathed with flow
ers” iS; often liftmed as the poet
ical symbol of antliority at once
firm and tender ; but we
heard it quite .so neatly
literally put as here.
, A bright little hoy in Nashville,
just three j-cars old, is, like most
little clftips of his ago, sometimes
refr|t?l'ofy. In order to curb him
find'infike him a good little boy,
Ids ihbthef often threateu4'd hiiir
with' -,a' peach tree “persuader.”
The little felfo-W has Cotne to
uiiderstand .Miy alliudoli fi the
lionch tree, and usually sulisides
■vflfen it is sjiokeu of. A few days
ag-oj siii'ce the flbWeriiig of the
fruit trce.s, a slight reference was
niade'to'tins’same ti-'ee, when the
little fellow made pbaco. for that
diiA' b\' looking- up- and saving,
“Wry ,■ mamma, the switche.s are
coverci'S w'itlf roses.”
A miiHb'ii' Monroe coimtcq Ikl.
roused to'froiizA' hv the iteu-s from
A liJNlVC lioj^
15Y MYKY
never
or so
CoiH'oi'd and j-iexintst^/li^dias just taithtul to liis little brother.
declared^ liis indei>eiidenco by
flo(jrii*^^lijs niothe.r-ii'i-laSv n’ith a
li6t (’'i'ldtlie;'' neig’libors,
libwever, re.^uru the afikiv simp
ly as a family broil.
“ I liifi,” tlnoight !i buy while ]jeiiii>; trumicod
by lii^fbuJ i'irp.i, -‘is very lil-*j'irwhitk‘.’^
lie rS'-ftS only eight ycftf.f old,
blit 1 think, when I tell yon tlie
•story, yon ivill agree that lie de-
Sorved tlie title.
M'o were in tlie coinitrv, sitting-
aroiintl the dinner 'lahlO in oiir
quiet old farm hou.se, when sud
denly there burst upon us sound.s
of shouting and liallooing, whicli
vapidly increa.sed Until, to onr a.s-
tonisiiinent, we saw a powerful
liitrso; attached to it lumber w-ag-
im, teiiriiig down the lane on
three logs, d’ho fourth leg- was
su3])ended in sometldiig over the
dish b'la.:- an.l witli this lie tvas
kicking furum.sly. In the wagon
wliere two mites of hoys j tlie
smaller one tvas clinging desjier-
atelv to the seat, whild the other,
clutching- the reins, shrieked as
the kicks of tlie iiifiuiated animal
fell iqioii him!
“Whoa ! whoa !—-oh oli-oli !’*
Wo ruslied out to rescue tlie
little fellow but at this moment
the fi'igliteiied liorse succeeded in
frcfe'ilid Ids entangled foot. Once
more upon all fotirs, lie .seemed to
recover his senses immediately,
and brought Up in a mo.st resjtec-
Mhle nuifilier at the gate apposite,
I'lie ffiiigulei- runaway being- ,so
suddenl\- terminated, we took the
little one.s in to comfort and con
sole thOm. l£ix ye.'lrs-old lleili-,
palid witli terror, his eyes dibit-
ed to the .sizO of .-'mall moons, Iiad
not uttered a souii'd though lie
liad escaped without a s-CratcIi, or
so lUnC'lr aS the j-uffliiig of a cui-l
on hi.s .sunny little he.td. Ihit
Freddy, the little hero, who had
ill .spite of danger, liold his reins
witli tile grip of a true liorseman,
was not so fortunate. Me was
Iialf frantic witii pain from his
to-n'iset I aUd bloody sliinS, and
na;fii*ridly tli-iUtglrt IrO'wa.s ncarh-
killed. Jhit his injui-ies jiro.vcd
not soriims as we feared, and at
last he -liokel down Ids’ sobs to
tell US’the'story of the riiUaw'ay.
. '’‘Padsoii never run awa vlK-fore
in filt Ids life,” .said he. “lie is
file best old felloiv in tlie W'lrli!,-
but coming-down tlie long hill,
something about tlie hariiess was
wrong. Idle wagon pitched foi'-
wai'd and hit him (‘very stop, and
lie began tb Kidk awfiilh-, and
got h’i‘.s-toot caught, wiiicli was a
groat itcal worse, and tlien lie ran
.awfry' as fast as he could over the
bridge and all. lint I just hold on
tight, and reined liiiu into the lane
where we were coming to geJ
our dog cart. He got his foot
loose then, and stopped jits't a's
A'ou all came ou-t.”
Freddy'’s statement quite' re
deemed- I’ltt'son’s chai-acter in onr
estimation; we could not believe
that such a respectable sleok-coat-
ed, befio-felent looking beast,
would iiavo run awnn- out of mal
ice.
“Ihit, Freddyrye said, rvliy
didn't you dro]) tiie lines and jump
out wlien old J’a.r,son rva.s kicking
you so
‘Oil/ I couldn't ma’am,.’ said
Freddy, nodding towards jiertie.
‘1 couldn’t lear'c him, you kmiw;-
I rvouldn’t liave left him-for an\--
thiiig.'
The ansrver had the true i-ing
to it, and rr-'e'blessed fhe maiilv
little fellow w ho rvas not only
coin-ageotTS ill the midst of dangers
This story is true in cr err'p.frfkT-
ular, and I am sure the r-oung
liero'deSer'.'es hebe put iqiefi ■rec
ord.—.Ijittle Corporal.
IWiii-t rvord'is" alvV-iiA'S' pro
nounced v. roiig, er-eii by 'the best
acliohu's'?—Wrongr
TIm! EAilf'ci-.iut nl' thC '.I'cuiii-
fcr.'
A gentlemali tiiok Id.s' .%n fli ii
dfmlkeii I'orV ill a taverii; where
the inmatCH were tigliting and
.swearing, Kiid .Said lie :
'Do YOU knorV whiit iuis cau.sed
all tills'?’
‘No, sir,’
His father, )iointing to tho de
canters, said :
‘That’s the cause. AVill r oxr
take a driiik
I'he lioy started back rvitli hor
ror and c-vclaiiWed :
‘No!’
Then ho toolc tho child to the
cage of a mail with .delii-iuiu tre-
mens. The h',)}' gazed upon
liim affi-ightened, as tlie drunkard
raved and tol'd, and tliiiiliiig the'
demons rv.ere after liini, cried:
‘J.eave me alone ! leave mo aloH!
1 see’eiu ! tlidv’re coming !’
‘Do you know tlie cau.se of tliis,
my boy ?’
‘No, sir.’
‘Tins is ean.sed by drink
j-oii have some ?’ and tlie boy
shrank back with a siiudder as he
refused the enp:
Ne.xt tliey called at tiie ini.scr
able hovel of a drnnkard, rvliero
rr-as squalid poverty, and the
drmikeii father beating Ids rvife
and, ivith oaths, knocking' down
his cliildren.
‘Mliat lias caused thi.s ?' siild tho
father.
Idle' soil was silent.
M’heii told tliat it was rnni, lie
dechircdthat he wouldiievertoiich
a drop ill his life.
But .suppose tliat the lad should
be invited to a wedding' feast
whei-e, witli fruit and cake, tlie
wine cup is pii.sscd, amid scenes
of clieerfnhless aiul gayety, wliere
all the friends are respectable,
lieloved and kind to eacii otiicr,
and lie should lie 'asked to drink,
would he refuse ? Or siqipose
him walking out with Ins father
on'New A'car'-S' day to ca'H mi Ids
yoi'virg lady friends, to enjoy the
ferfivitv of ushering in' the New
Aliar. AA’itii other tidiig-s, wine
is handed to liim by a smiling
g-irl. His nolde-hewted fatlier,
whom lie loves, fitesses the wine-
glrisV. tbliHlips, and eom])liments
the young lad}- on the exeellem-e
of its (|uality ; ivhat wonder if the
sou follow ills examples !
A €ib uii'ims Witness.
Nobody knows, who has not
been on tho witiioss-KtiiiKr, how
difficult it is to testify iii a court
of jus'tiee/ especially when tlio
lawyer.s doteniiiiie to puzzle and
confwsB the unfortunate witness.
The following- good stoi-)- of Ad
miral Bailey is related in the
New A'ork Kreninij Vuol '
Jteifey v^as once sunmrbiVed as
ft witne'ss ill a civil suit—a posi
tion altogether new to him.- .His
aiixiot}' was increased by the
warning- of liis friends, who- \kere
constantly telling him to be On
Ids' guard, as the’hnvyers Avoiifd
bbtl'.e.r’him.'aiiil makd him coiitrif
diet himself mid appear to be a
liar. I’ho' old- man liiid'a sleep-
les.s night before the day of trial,
and- when lie'eirtered the ivitness-
box it Avas Avith a uen-onsness’
such as he had nevhi' expdnencod*
hi going into battle.'
AVlreii the first questii'lf, “AVhat
is }-our name Avas jiroposed to
him, his hrtndsfwlgefod tromliling-
]y about.- ami the perspiration
broke Ont On his hroAV. He Ai as
evideiiH-y 'i-'n deep pei-jjloxing
tlmnght, and-f'emained silent.
The question Avas repeated'Vith'
cnqiiiasis,' “F ask,-what is' your
name, sir *”
With a. iiviglity effort, tho old-
Admiral jerked out the result of
Ids deliberations'^, “The-o-do-riiS'
Bailey”—adding itiijji’eSsiv'ely
ivonk-to that rfvot.'
('ON'i'Hnu.'Tibxs id the (ii;i>ii.\x
.\SYH-M PUd.M M.vve-,.;.,, to ji:ne
.1st iX(.'Eust\';E.
, , .IN'CASU;
Piii't ill t'li'iitifiH
“ .Mt rtt'jliUl'.Ull Loiliru, fl'j",'
‘* U'r|>liuii'’s Fmauj,,
“ (.'miuhu Luilji-f,'
iS,r)i), Ruck Funl I.udj«',!45i;
“ ~,'')0,(.’uutribu;iou bu.'C uf (..iisxVUo Lulr',
KR.
“ J,nO&icli, JaiHoti IJ W«bb, Mr« if A
ytnutlcyy J if i.-susiter/ Kodor Viuii ^
11 \ (•iddullti;
IN KINIh'
'J’hruugli Kliistuu Ludgf,' SIO—viz. A 8
(JOiihiger' 1 bmVdff.’
Jiiu Ri'iiAvn, 2 lbs cuA'ci’,’ 2 lbs siiijav.
8 II Abbott, 10 yards \vu!-st(‘(Tgoods.
('Ittiii Ibiib'y,' 1 hiit.
lie iry Hjtilt'v, s;ilt a'lid ^u/t;V.'
i\ (* Fields, lOviHds Ciili'eo.
K Striekliii, 1 bar soiijii
(-• KhV;?, 2 towels;'
Tf'jiVf.s t toni‘1.
F Cl Clriifin, 10 y:trd.-. slH?etiiir.'’
W I) Riiyner, 10 viirds ealiN>.'
A' U ilillei-, ,f bundle.
H FieltVs, 0 yii'nls 4 bars soap.
J U Cuiiuniiiirs, 1 bundle.
(.' liiirper; 2 ]):iekjig‘Si
.1 8 'Htimiiiittj.s, 1 biiiidk', I liHt Soup/
. r A Hai’vlw; .t bbl Jl.mn
S Kiiisteiii, 2,^ia\vls, 2 iiiiruns,- (J IiiOs.
Ale.v Nieli ils, 3 saek fl'iiUr.
Henry Rryant, 2 Idtis Hoar.’
Some S'-h(dl lfrls/2 -loiik,*/f ifrdss, psiper.s.
A I> Clie^ntit, 41 yjird’sslH'eting.
('eutril)itfiojis t( .MiCrg Hill iVom M:iy iOtli
to iliiy llf.sti
IN
Fiiirl .'?28 -JO; Yunnr J>adi(‘s of Aslievjlk'.
“ R V Mi/kst'(.ci;-7
“ J.50, ^’;lnee I.od^-e, 204.
IN' Iv’tND.'
8 R Carter 2-1 Hu Jb.iuis;'
’/j I Cirrter .X giit;^ .Mobiuses.’
.John L (loi'ii, 2 ffak iiiolie^'kftS,’
J 33 Raniiihl/ li^.OO irrCiiRett;
•Mrs R \V 8aiiis; 0 duz Jhj^as.
'1 lio lolluwjng pc'rsoiis Ihivo pjiid for Tin-;
(.tui’HAN.s’ i'liiKNH fur uHo yeiir from this
djite :
tleor^re 81ielliin (jidditioiial .six inontlis,) J
Ii (.1 min, .Miss Lucie Ihmdersoii, ICi li di Xasi >’
.lames A Jordan, ‘Wiliiam Loekliaif,. Capt
8. 'r, 'W iHiaiitet, Mrs Wi'fffetV Joliiismi,
FrankR^’L.^ F/Oson.
TI?R
[i rut/f ffiO 8|!'am,s|i of Lnni.s I'uiice do Leon]
HV Wll.I.rAM ( I'Ll-r.N HRYANT.
(loud 81u.j)li«Td, wilt tliou b'ave
In tills low vale the llodv tliat Avas tliy care
Aiune to pine and f^riuve/
iVliile tliruiiirli the jnirer air
I Iiou ri.'-'csCs ii^’ to fields /irevor fail T
They AA'lio. supremely blest,
Until thfl dawn of tliis tinlmppyiUy
3.iean«(l on vhy loving broiwt,
To whom on e;wth shall they
ifoarkon or look, when thou art far away ?
hat eomelinesa or grace
Can they whose eyes la-ludd thy beauty, see
In other fonii or face?
"What music Avill no^ bh
MaMh'to the dfi?£-t'hht liYitYlyeh'oVee fo ^e?
Wlio d'oM'' d'potl the dbcp’
81iall locdv, aTA'd’finrlV its fiiry i' lay
Tiie' .stormy winds a.-Ieep ?
"Wlmt lode-star’s friendly ray,
\\ hen thine i.s hid, shall guide the vessel’s way.
Why cliahgo onr happy sta!e.-
O eiiviun.s cloud,’to lielplessnes.s^ind fear?
lloAv proud of t]i‘.*ir freight
'I’liy shilling fools aj)[H*ar !
I'loAv hlhid and'’wotctied thou dost'leave us
here!
The 'Lri'Ti.E Fi.oaa-ei!—One
(lay, two A'bung girl» Avenfr to
town. I'l«5y tft-ere BotTilaugliter.'f
ot a gartleiibf. Fiu-h of them car-
rioff ft ba,shet-fiil of fruit or floAV-
ers. As tliey Avent along', ojte of
tliteln- bfeeaine (lisKatisfieil af tlid
Aveiglit of her biL^-ket; the btlief
A'teiit easily, sliighig all- the time.
*'‘1 catiitof unHcfstiiiiil AA'liy you
sing,” s.'itil'tlio first to lier sister ;
“yon are not any stronger tlian I
mil, anil yb'iir lia'Skfif i.s .just us
lieav}' ifTiiuiie.'” ,. ,
“.Th't I'eason i's;” saitl'tlie- bfirif,-
smfl’iiig', “tliaf I liiivct put a" httle
iloAver in my bask-of;' AMiieh'SeeiAs
me front-f/Aiing" itk AA'eighf' Ho'
A'OU' likcAVis'ev”
.iSefliiitioii of Tci'-ins?
A ttiiy’s jouin f wai ihii'ty^,'
tlireb iinit oiie-fiftii miles.
A Siih'ti'afh (ia} ’s journey 'ifal
about ail Ihiglish mile.
Ezf kiel’s feeil Avits oloA-en leeij
nearly.
iV culiit is fweufy-tAVb iitchh^
nearly.'
A naitil’S b'feaitfh i.s equal to
thrbtj ami five oightlis inches.
A tinger’.-s bt-eailtli is cipuil to
one inch,'
A .shekel of silvoi- Aviis about
fifty cents,'
A Sbeket ofgoTi't Avas 88?
A fa(6'nt of .?il\'ef Avas
A fii'lcMif of gohl Aviii.s $1.1,80!).
A piico of silviAr, or a penny,’
wa.-i fffirfeeii cents.
A fiirtfii^'.'r aVIis three ceiit.s.
A’ nVife Avas le.-s i hiii ij quiVrter
of a cent.',
A geritli Avas pne|Cent.',
All ephiili,' oi' bath,’obii'tlinis soaV
eit gallons ami fii-e jiinfs.
A Win Avas one g-A'Il'en! iiiVd two
pintsy ,
A fi'tkin Arils fevfetj pints.
An/iji'tef ■ Ava's .ST'S pi'iit.s.'
A. caf)' Vv'iis three jiinf.s'.'
A BKm”1-1 FIT, J..VAA-.—It i.-s a
genet'.ft) hiAV of I'lathre fl'iat Ijy
heat lyotriks' .'Spand', ai'iil in coolf
ing they cbut/Vc/;' Tii tliis' biio'
exception exists—water,' iiV eoli-'
tradistinetioii from all other sub
stances, expands or groAvs ligfi'tei*’
IS it cool's tnaceftain j'loint. Hence
Ave often Avake up in t'lii) ftnirning-'"
and tiiftT oiVf ealtflieif iiiteWers l,fo-'
fieri after a night’s freezi),' and'
great rocks and blocks iSf iroif
have been split by the saiho poAv-1
(‘r. Nature ucA-er does anA'fhing.1
for mere pastime, lier freaks ftr#
not freaks, her -Anr-i' ffict is found
ed on a good purpySe,' beiiefieencej
eiitel's iiitn the SfEifit' of nil Wed
, opera'tfVii'i's:' Hi tliijf
being of ijiytiafls’o’f livihg' irea-'’
ture.S was kejif in' vi'bAAq for if tliis^
hiAv did iKt ex'i.sf on onr lakes and';
fivers when the AA-ater groAvs crfkP
it Avould sink anil the ice forming'
from the bottom Avonld fill fhom,’
thus de.sti'oying thft life', e.fisting
in tlie'nt.- ^ H'l-f tlie othAAl'iiiud, the’
waiter as it cools tisbsj' a'.Vdthe ic'd'
forms on fhd sViVt'A'ik),''leaving , a
snug*,' AA-ftfin hqmO for tho (-reatiifes’
th.'tt itifiiibit the submarine AA'iirld.'
The Office.
The printing office has iridoeif
proved a better college to many
riFnlbre intellect'
out and' frirned if iii'to’ practical,'
nsetnl channels, aAvakened mdrb'
:minds ge-nerated'm‘bre active and.
elevated' thduglifs';.' difwi Tiny of
the literary edllege's'' df t!id coiiii-l
try. A boy Avho coiniileniied in'
siu-li a school as the printing of-,,
fice,-’ At’ill liiwe Inis- tatents and*
ideas bronglit put; and if he is a"
careliil obser\M7-' qxporieficeil, in
his profession 'ifill ^ coiiti'ibnte ’
niore tOA-i'aftls an eitucafiou tliaii
fciit ud dlrtained iii' lilnids't' aiiy'
othef nWihii^r.''
A'ffditi.p saw,-for the firs'f time,’
a school girl going tliroitijW .somo’
ot her gw'iiitnistic e'xMx-i.it's'fdr tlin’
amnseiuchrof the’ liftle ones at '
I'omy M'tfter gaz.m'gd ;it her AA-itli;
lo'ok 0/ interest'funICAimmi.seration
for a Avlule,’he asked' a' Hoa' near
bv if that gat liiitf tits'? No, ro”
iilied the lad, contemptnoiisly,,
thatjs gAy-miiastics. fth, ’tis hey t
.siiid the A-'erdai-rt ; laov idi.g lia.s*
h'lie had ’em 'h
A Jkutdimftir lilfiiga'.sked Iioav
often be .sliltvcd; replied': “Dree’
dimes a v'eek; offery tay but *
.Soontav; den T slutveis ''effer-/'
%■” . *