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TO MIX, IVhWAllH.
TktlherAe Uat tiathviile, Tenneu
1 Wahi$lon City, D. C.
Dear Sir; Uavmz read in the "South-
Vn CtixenMof the 1 7ih mst. the unhap.
y iLiemroa into u men you ivcre ttiroun
r some fair out al iha SiVm Eiami.
fxiioo of Pemalo pupils, and being well
tmtm tA the Imth nf uhir vtm mir.
Sent so feelingly and so eJoquettly, Jam
'imv nuwer. ralf iJ.ifM tn'Vlioro vnn
tlrotn that tremulous, torturing susrnce,
)hich, from actual experience, f myself
nice ivurxj wcu-nign insupportauie-
I fl ir .1. ; ..:ti
uca on to make Uui timely diclurc,
it.- ri .k.; -'I
.t
ame identical JDsVissa of vo.ir aflec!1 nchcless flv back into fin. face)
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ocjj whose hapt'iness tt, I have
t-...nA il.Vl, .....1.1 I- ....i
all? rrorroted bv a mutual ftrnnnln
- j -
jioce, should jm prove worthy of her
Hvstnt eirtectations. - r
r Should this' inert your eve. you hav
Ht.ine to do, tor the
ssa letter,
'.. (from either I
?rv:-w r. .
anoiiw no lunnrr corrcwnacace
j t ... ; - i
4 residt nee never will he ktKiwn to
6
other icrsoa iliac Mr Saim
iiayo-hnssa.
Uutlr Ifl Tiim A. tf nlrtrtn ttrrvAa
ktn it w as tlw custom in many parts f i
i-wiamiiu tu Hu? uic I'taima flnu
lite previous to its bcinT tuiiT. oho
f , . - ---- .... Qf
hf se. diuri-h dignitaries rose, and if
!.'k44irj? at his biKik orr timo. and
Jiw. Kvcral Attempts, to Upel! the
i i""c. tor
if Sr-k . I '
t ( ,'''
Spihcr.rcd in reading, by observing
ing i
) 1 ' f e)'c "d aro very Mind.
choir, whn had been impatiently
siticg U a whole line, thinking this t'n
A. Patha Iiimi
"wJlsHy wng iu Tlie gotd deacon
flat.fcJlf With nmiJil.ii .
" VVIIHf'i fsvtw lis illUt
I rannnl v nt all"
' i1 rnrrt ihnif llin niri'i mlifn fti.
us!!.. ,ij,lr tlj- tha church cried out
reijfy helievQ you nra bewitched f
f V.th-J ehoin "I rcnlly llicve
'The deuce is in vou all T 5
5l?" finished tho verse bj.echoipg
H Nine, and the dcacou sat dowri
t )tl ! - l1.. I. '. ' .1 i it f
li t '. - "cr, as uiq uuu trog
tttbiw tadDoh. r-.;d M-:d
From I he Mu'iiMttn at. V. -
VIKRIXf A FT PPTTOVQ 1
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rwVVBW , wvuuwi uiiuivv mere will Dt
ons. We learn ako trcm hr7 Z.
VaiMIIUII II tfTII II IB ffHllll.
spcctabile authoritj ... .Virginia Uat th,
calculations are will founded. :
lJJ .h IL.us, , rj.b..t.L. :a
oi mmemlet i.e;tim.edS7i
wiUJbo Whim-ll l!5n.rtf.,ivM9
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hers, eight only tiro to be chown. In
n5! heresere but ten
V Lirs.: la tho next them u.i!t I,a '9
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mi-inl atd probably 13 or 14
eoeusti, u nit the Conservative Birr,nh.
. jut m iiuvk 111 me i ruse ) me ievia
jint ballot to sweep the decks." "
wi mat nuuiiiiiicu ouo . and nn
Mcrrer 8nd Wise have no opposi.
tlon. DcBldes thchc. the Whiira uill .
hci Tali ferro in the NoriJicm Neck,
Hunter in the Carolina L)iirict, Bolts in
the ItkhnKnd,Malli.ry in ilic Norfolk,
Hill inlhf bui kinffiiini. (,(,t'mii in ilifl
Bedford. Bart m m .he Freder.rk, and
Uajmond m the Monongdiaj, District. j
Umden has an even chance to lat lis'
uomj jor, i inc uarrison strict,
and Witclier to beat tdcs in that o j
Ilft Ivnnx " 1'. . n it,, s ...I..... . 1
m ....t, i . aiu, , Vpl Mill III IliV UUUllid II I p
WljDistiiciljyU
Moon? in the Hocklridje, Wcihered in
the Greenbriei, and Slaughter in the
CulpXT, have lair chances of success.
14 Hopkins and Garland w ill certainly
be elected by the pint "rote- of Wiii?s
and Conservatives. Green B. Samuel
and John W. Jones, both -sink or ts Jm"
disciples of the reizninj? dvnastv. have
no opposition in the bhcmndoali and
Uiesterfield District. We have full
.m HWisr iifliii wmw ' iir k....
faith in Virginia's returning a mujuriijj
of ttpi.iition membrrt? -
1 BuVtho Enquirer thinks wc were mis
taken in attributing misgivings to its edi
tor at to the results of the trcnt eee.
I tions in his i anticipations of success
wn " w 5 anticipations
rw" ear.- -He give all doubts to
nu crags nicncr man ever to compcii-
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even pretends tl.at ink or luimiKm
- """ " unncucfc- lie
will swecu the States of Tennessee, In.
diana and MissuMppll fA Metier from
lha IWit tn itm.
;r,Tt;ly,,M"',,;, U '.'?
fnendaof pecu ators
,i1M., j" . , i ,
inwiuiiy ana ine aristocracy o. uco-
f- lJt J , T. "1 f -V"'
.-.w..,,, . maui III WW IIIUIIC
plvnty, busine Trisk Jgain. and arcu.
dy hleiTot llay iftKluce . lleuce the)
will t.ot sustain rmh ho?e only .business
19 aVuWcdlv to taLft rarrt ttf thAirwfliP
rut III flililj! tn mflLa ia n r im... : n,,iA
rucrce,! crtdit, mnufiM'turf s, ves'ed
iiuoiv, ii-iii Kuaroiiueine luaiciarv.
deranire and embarrass thu whole fisral
tnd htishir.iia , ronccriiS ot-tl.o country
prndurlnsf .' stagnation, poverty and dis
treA. N'o, they will down' with the
mohicti. ot . port) li-iUishncss ! Down
with the i lundcrcrs of t.V h ouls im
The 'Kichmond . VVh.g of Saturday S r " m-
pu.sfurth.the, Whi estimate of .';M!.',fa
t . . ' . - C0Untrv.-e8fe'iallw
the diSicolty herey4 l) wn wi h the au'horsiof. the
c Dlaftiiil if of 1 S37 1 D. 4n : with infi
dehty,1 dtsowdience, and tho gnispua
spirit oi agrnrianism I Down with these
eticmachinrnta.pt official rrcrpjrativc
upn tt o eii.cuve. right I ; Down w ith
tho scofllrsof the pcop'e. and the defiers
of theif majesty I Tln so are tho words.
Thd people ARE UP!' They arc in
arms and ready lo marct against Van
Buren, and his, infidel plundcrins host.
The optiosiiion of Ttfiuieyscd were never
better lha r'-haltod the v were ' nover
moro ronfident; and justly, of complete
SUt'cusli 'Indiana will r:.IK in tha same
spiriL ,VVhat can she expect '.id, this
wumnusoaooo i . u oas no svmpniny
pvilli on intcrcst i
ceived' from 'it-4!
, uai iiw 5jui'niujr uvti mi. i vui'ui v , Miu.t puymcuV OI
est of hers Site has re.,tlie4th instalmfiit, which was' due and
it a stone; w hen ho has pa) able according to law on the 1st of
M.. .a. kmS...
ilaLoft Kl.iflrt 'jv Itit M 1 mI ' kna l.ii.riln
on. . wi v.iu. ' IIVI II VI miuiliu
('uiiiberjand jtoad, Bdl -defated at the
lust uesion by the. votes of the ltcofo-
cost 'Why should thbrc bb'the' slightest
AsiiKnono'.v. c.) fmay. ..May si, is?9.;
hone fur ih BH.r.w.;irui; : m:
P t i What has she to train from uwh i
. ;, ... .0 -t. m
v.w mivbtiiB miu (IIUUS UUmiDlS'
ira as has cursed the
' It ' -
V. ' "cfd in; abolishing all credits,
Sr'vTT? TanI
j
he yd and , Harris
KS
ruU n.rt-a,aou and ,cone-
uiu3iiiuciu .iur roooerv 1 , uoes she
desiie to encourage the corrupt specula.
tions of Locofoci, federal officers in her
nA. v rr,.... . . ,
"viaj u., 1 ncf c is no inciucenicnt
whatever; for Mississippi to couutenance
1 jnif...,.iom,t. .. ;h v,.. :r 1
en'ertains a proper regard for her own
interest and the welfare of tho Union, as
we presume she docs.:" The Enquirer
may putlUh its vaticinations to the
44mariners"--we have no faith In them.
.' Ill . II
v F Qtn tut Eisayiof Poor Robert
the Scrihe. .
WHO'LL TURN GRINDSTONE.
uhen I was a litila Lov. IvWr
Prinirrs. 1 remember, one cM .winter's
morninff I was accosted by" a smilinc
msn. with an aseoo his shoulder Mv
pretty b,.,V said fce, -hat your father i
grii.dstoha ? -Ye, si.." skid I., -Yo.
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a
are a fine utile fHlmv H "aA h u ;ii
fin
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el with his compliment offline little
fellow," -Oh yes sir,' I answered, -it
is dw;n in the shop; "And will you,
my man," said he, patting me on" the
ueaa -get a nine hot wafr V How
eould 1 refusel I ran,' and soon brought
a Kettle lull. -How old are vou, and
what a your oamer continued he, with-
kut waning for a replv; ! am sure you
. - . I m at . - .
are one 1 me nnest lad that I have
erereoif will you just turn a few
minutes f.r mer Tickled with the
flattery, like a fool I WPnt fnwnrl and
liitterly-did 1 rue the day. It 'Vai a
new axe, and 1 toiled, and tnjrgcd, till
I
wni aimosi nreJ to denth. Th
school bell rung, and I could hot get
l ? my "audi were blistered, and it
was-not half ground. At length, how
ever, the axe was sharpened, and the
man inrnea to me. with Jow you little
raw al, you've played tlie truant--8cud
lo school, or you'll nie it. Alas, thought
I, it w as hard enough to turn gridstone,
this cold day : but . now to be called
httlo rascal ws too much. It sunk
deep in my mind, and often have I
thought jifitstnre.
Vhen I see a merchant over nofite
to his customers - begging them trf taste
a little brandy, and thtowing half hi
goods on the counter thinks I that
man ha$ go cut axe to grinds
Wheri I see a man of doubtful char.
acter patting a girl on the cheek prais
ing her sparkling eye and ruby lip, arid
giving herra slight Mocexfl, be'ware my
Wirl i.:i.. I ... ...:n . - '
j;ii i, i limns hi juu w iu iinq to your
sorrovkvA'f youhvve been turning
frinistnnefora titfian, r ' ' ;
When J see a man flattering the peo
ple, making great professions of attach-
lyiant methlnka. Umk out, good people, J.
that trim tii,til.t t ..m. f.n.'T'
iiitin j iiuciiv Willi ii in iirivnin ui n
that fellow would ut you totlrnin I
rrindxtdnr' ' - -a r- - -
When Uoe a Tian hoisted into oflice
by party spirit without a single qua!
ificaiion to 'render him cither respecta
ble of useful- Alas I methinks, deluded
pftople, youre do,me.f for a season
to turn giindstonc for a booby.
I Connntieut owes nobody, 'and hss
$21,000 ii) her coffers, a school fund of
$2,000,000, yielding an additional rev
enue of l04,6f)0. The state paupers
cost 1,700 a year5 for their maintain
ance, but the State prison earns a nett
sumi 3,oou " -yer . 1 he Governor
jopposcd to$ uh-treasury scheme,
tutempcrancc.ud nil other public evils,
The Treasurer f Indiana hai deman
ded of Mr. Woodbury the 4 payment of
I i, u I QIO .'Ptw. Tnoou...
f.lllliair, lwv 1IIU llbaiUIVI IllUlli
at s lUit.il specie cannot be,had, Trea.
suiy. notes bearing interest wiU bo, re
; ceived in payment, ' . j iT- v t r
WHAT TEMPERANCE WILL- DO
was addiet,d;ta:driniin7Qr;
much of his timo.at.lonelthose -
houses or eros shona. which in t-v
ireat numbers in. this city. IIia;days
were frequently broken his w ages coni
sequently.not always tulLand hii eaVn.,
tngs, small as. they were, principally ex
pvu in me grogcry,, wner; most . 01
his evenings also were spent, amid the
ofbawlin&JrinMogamingwearing
idlers. His wiie and children vcre peg.
w iiuuur ai.u innamn. ami a enf
lecied, and povert v and miserv rr..
upon them. His house decayed his
furniture disappearedand the most
painful exertions of his wife wer raretL
y suflicienf to supply the children With
food and decent raiment. At length one
of hii children took sick and died. The
miserable father, destitute of friends and
means, was oblijre J td eo ta the tirmrL
etor of the grog shop, and begibr a ban
a sum auiiicient lobufy Jns child in
lecency. The creature who hart hn
dealing lo him linnM ilth nri i.onvK.
ing his earnings in -exchange, refused
him ilia n icPi-AhiA r;tuo ti
" fiii.uv.kt , mo uuu i
f ,7 J. . "" "-jr neon, ,
feehng for once that the tender mer-
ews of the wicked are cruel indeed."-:!
But means was provided and'the child '
was buried. The circumstances, how-
ever, awaKenod a ; little serious reflec
....'.w , iviiiufcu iu no luiiuiv oegan
to regret his past conduct,? resolved to
eut hia former bad associates, rind to
lead a new life j hi 'resolutions were
w-ell founded upon deep : conviction ot
his cast error, a rut Kin
I f mbmi nuaiuiuvw
to ilim who can save to the uttermost.
He soon became religious, and to his new
faith and knowledge, he added temper.
no. f t .1 .L- ; .t: f -
live, nci muse no are in tne m:ser
ble condition he once was. mark tha re.
suhv .", . . . ;. ,
That man has nrosnered. 4 But a few
days since he purchased a city lot, and
ne is now erectiag upon it a handsome
dwelling.' Hit children are cent tientlv
clad to school, and are not permitted to
oawi aooui tne streets ot Sundays, like
hundreds of others1, who disgrace the
city and theif parents also, s if possible.
They arc taught good morali and de
cent mariners. The mother is happy i
the father is happy-and contentment
and cheerfulness, dwell with them and
around thenv Aarftsonait.
: JUST IN TIME.
A younz physician, havinc tried in
vain to gel into practice, fell upon the
lollowing.expcdient to set the ball "to
rolling." He sprang upon hii horse once
a aay, ana a rove iuh speed through ttie
village after an absence of an houc he
would return, and carry with iiim sorne
of his instruments thinking if ho could
impre.8 his neighbors with the opinion
he had practice Tfcej' would have confi
dence in his ability.? A watf, who more
than suspected the deceit which he vat
practicing,- determiiied to -know the
truth, llo accordingly- kept his horse
in readiness, and the next time the doc
tor gallopped by his door, sprang on his
steed and placed himself on the young
gentleman's trail,;. Tho doctor saw the
nail Tuininiii" his iiocis.. out aiq not at
-.. i. h i.:- i i i . .
f1 .9ny ,sSUem
however,, he thought it advisaWo to
turn down a lane. The pursuer follow
ed on like an evil genius; but the doc
tor was not discouraged, as anoilier
road lay a short distance ahead of him
d n which he turned. 'Tha .'other
kept close at his heels, 'and! the' doctor
: .' a. . ' i , i mr.
gicw i.iipuucm 10 return nome. mere
was no house by the wav at which' ho
tiuiu ouuiu diiv lueiei ior Rionnmrr.
In the mean time his saddle bags I were
with him and he was otherwise equip,
ed for business,' so that he could not re
turn in the face , of his neighbor, without
exposing the secrets of his trade in1 the
most (tamable manner. Eveftf hnnrnt
of h steed carried him further from
y. iwiflv i.vi ..vw w.iiiuv.l lllf; IU
rear and he was driven to his wit'a ed;
and just as .he Juried the. angle of a
wood, he heard a low 'Ynoan. A-' than
lav prostrate near iher fence nf a memt.
ow;and blood "gQshini frtm'.fear1ul
woonq in ms prai. :He had cut an ar
tery.jhh his scaUic, wid.wus in danser
. .'L' ... ,. .
oTwJi.k 1 .
l.jlao.thrawiMmiX" .PJ.N
the nhfiirtiaVi; .V'.""' ' w
fin Hs faceX!? rT,11
Iwky. oeighbo that IV S ll0
riyeiust in time v tlte -to.ar
nThe woerink ovnbV
j. ,w 1111 ana ant
'"'dressed, he retu-i
,at
w
such a miraeuIaiiB ta
and
jrillagers ja secured ttiti
cian a renutalion not olv
"si
ski
also fof supernatural presc
ut 7
dd the meeresL' accident.
more to his advancement than
tribctt
studuua toil could have done t
impertinent cnriositvnf a
, .-j .w. ,
oor opened for him a nath in hu
liich the most iufluential '. natrni
aiight never have been aUo' to. jprov
Arbiirk
.1
JOB D0DGE-0R THE STORMY-
J It was a half drixz'u?, Ialf gbrmyday u
:n ik. .:jiu' r xt .-i '
i m wo iuiuuio ui ovcinuer JUSt ,'SUCi)'
uajr aa puis ucrvuua poopie in a Oaa
humor with themselves and every body.
else. Job Dodge sat brooding over the
fire immediately after brekk fast. nMr
Dodge cant you mend that front door
latch to-day I "No," was the repfr.t
- Well, can't vou mend the 1 Tiandl rif
the water padr i -No! : ; Wcli.cao'0
you fix a handle to the , mop f .vo."
-iWell, an'l you put up some pins, for
clothes, io our chamber?". -No:,
" Well can't you fix that north, window, ,
so that the rain and . snow,, won't drive,
io V No no no, answered the ,
husband, sharply. , He then took up his
ha and was at the point of. leaving the !
house, when his. wife, knowing that .he
win uuig 10 010 urern, wnere ne would
meet some of his wet dav comnahinno.
asked him kindly totop a, t Tient,
She then eot her bonnet and i ..alr. nA
said to her husband, y0u are going to
the tavern f with your leave I go with
you.". The husband stared. -Yea.",.
says the wife", "I may as well go! as you. ;
ii you k nu waste tne uay ana tipple
at the tavern, wfiv shall 1 not do th
sSme'tr Job felt the reproof He shut I'
the door; hung up his hat; got the hani"'
mer and nails i aid did all that his wife :
bad requested, and sat down by his fire 1
at night j a better and happier man. f ; r
New ftolvw in (fn llAn !
ciation has lately been formed' at Mich
igaa uty, iur the purposef emigrating
West of the Rockv Mnontnme. tn lh
f ' , t -0 ""itff UIV
delightful climate of the Oregon ' The "
articles of association have been publish""
ed bthe Michigan CitV Gazette." Thd r
kmr.nM .Dill fdnrf '.nf am.a.7m. -
vvniuj "in owiu vui III cjiioriii C,
pediton in Alav. for the nnrnose of f
lecttng the most advantageous te ' for
a settlement." ''They. contemplate unitin'i1'
with those already formed itf Missouri
Illinois, and posion, tor that purpobs. I
! : , Cteaveland (Ohio) Com. Intetf"
i j ai pcuici oviug ,mci ius cmptoyc
in the street, the latter reminde1 1 ' m c.
the gratitude due for patronage.' . Jy.
said the mechanic '' but if you had i::t
house to Wild, .you vrould have becu
obliged to live out doors.' ',v
Conie friend," said a creditor to hi i
acoior, -1 wboi win money." ( l naves .
not Pot it.'.' .. But 1 mr.st h:ve. it nnve " '
f W ell if joa gep i befurd I do," jus: let
me know, will youT V . ' . Jl
CemrsAfjJ7Scrireant 15imtin? av -
the great secret of success with the wo- i
t " l S r t ' . V f
men, is to 7 as soon, ask ouen ana ncv
er takeajefusak" : ' ; .
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. lietori not Corteovs:-A gentleman ,
told a lady she was wonderous hand
some I who replied. -I thank vou lof;
your opinions, and wish I could say aa', V
much of you.,. "You might madam, .
saidje, a you vho as readily as myseit ' -
Jt'jrndl-A rnananjed .IClararoth -
aged 73, at.. Lancaster, Oluo,. haJ con; .
fessed iiimself the murderer' pf his'owa ' -
soa-ia Uw y . ;
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