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Ta Door Wtrrcr.
1 ncivnjcscraocfccr .uagnzino is bbud
m. 9 . . w. .
promptlyU'fore ut ; ani what is more to
our tnmos?.St1a airfio bverfl iwiui with
"tliy g'3oJ HiTngi from" The flit-pcns inthe
A xreru'.nco of 'Iwloh limawoml," are con
J iinued fwitb woa baled Jute rent. I hu ex.
ci'ing story wa ' well termed by tho edi
tor ' a species of Mouiitjny of tlo west n
iwjkTr.vU Ipsa m-tk.'al than thoso of .Mount
joy himself. Here is the first introduction
to the lovely maiden who was tnJiuVe so
crcat an influence on his aftorJifu. ' '
"I had taken my' breakfast and wasji going AtjnjNrd, with a great noiso and
waiting for roy horse, when, in passingifp
and down tlio piazz I saw A jrotfn'g girl
seated jioar the w'Cndow, evidently a visi-
ter. She was ; very prttty, with auburn
hair" and bine. ..eyes, and was dressed in
white. 1 lmdseenioth inrof the kind s nee
I had left Richmond, at that time I was top
, much of a bov to be struck by female beau
ty. She was so delicate and dainty look.
ing, 8?-'different fro;n -Hi? hah, buxom,
brown eirls of the woods an J . then her
w
bite ir
ress! -U war so dazzling !
Never
w.i n m.ir vniih sn taken bv s'urnrise. nnd
suddenly bewitched. My hoart yearned to
know her, but how was I to accost her ? I
had grown wild in tho woods, and had none
of tho habitudes of polite life. Had she
been like Peggy Pugh, or Sally Pigman, or
nnv other of mv leathern dressed belles of
the pigeon roost, I should have approached
her without dread ; nay, hud, she .-been as
iir as Shurt's daughters with their looking.
but that white dress, and those auburn ring
lets, and Hue cyes'and dulicatc looks -quite
daunted while they fascinated rhc. v I don't
know what put it in my head, but I thought
nil at ouco I would kiss her ! It would
take a long acquaintance to arrive at such
a boon, but I might seize upon it by sheer
robbery. Nobody knew.tnc here. I would
rust step in and snatch a kiH, mount mv
horse and ride off. oW?iitoT0tieH!
worse of it and that kiss oh, I
should
die if! did not get it. - '
give no time for the thought to. cool,
but entered the house and, stepped lightly
into tho room. S'.io was seated with her;
hack to tffi door, looking out of the win
dow. and did not hear my approach. I
tapped
her chair, and as she turned and
rt n nwi'i't n Lin in ev
nr was stolnnraTid Tantshcd trrar twinkling: 4
The next moment I was on hoscback, gal-,
H)ping homaward, my very heart tingling at
rwlmt I hd done," - r.. , ;.. ...
I'Aaer jt-yaricty of amusing-T.dycnturCT,
-Ringwood attempt tki sin ly of thp law, in
an obscure settlement ii Kentucky, where
ho do'lveil "night and d.y."T Ralph' pursues
i,u .nn;nnill nrtips at a di-fb-
tine society, and at length becomes quito
gcnius,'and a favorite in the eyes of flie
mar ied ladies of tho village.
. j I called to take tea ono evening witU
nn i nf theso ladies. whn to my surprise
vid somewhat to my confusion, I found
with' her the identical blue eyed little beau-
ty whom I hid audaciously kissed. I was
firmollv TOroduced to hcrj but neither
7. .
of us betrayed any sign of previous ac
nua ntance except by. blushinj' to tho ryes.
While " tea was getting ready, tho lady of
thohouso went out ot tnq room ho give
some: directions and left us nlonOr Ilea.
vens and earth what a situation ! I would
havo given all tho pittance I was worth, to
nave oecn mine aeepesi ucii oi iiio lonm.
EiXlijlLlffo;ttypCjay
rexcuso for my lormcr rujness; 1 could
not cnnjurciinJmideaorttera
Every moment matters were growing woi-so.
I felt at one time tempted to do so as I had
dono when I robbed her of rtho kiss bolt
from tho room, and take to flight ; but I
was chained jathe spot, for t really longed
to gain her good will.,' '- . v . .... ;
' At length rpl'uckcd up courage on tec
tng hcrcnalfyronfased wlttrmjrsctfitn!
walking. desperately up to her I cxcIaunHl;
I have been trying to muster up wyne.
thing to aay to you, but I cannot. ... I fc!
that I am ma horrible scrape. , Dj'hTrrl
pity on me and help me out of it!" v .
A smilo dimpled about bcr mouth, anl
played1 among tho blushes of her cheek:
She looked tip with a shy. but arch glance.
of the eye, that expressed -a volume, of
comic recollections ; we both- broke into a
-laugh, and, from that moment all went on
WcIlX - . , - .; - I- ' rp
Passing the delightful description which
succeeded, we proceed to the denouement
of Ringwooda love affair the 7 marriage
. and settlement ' -: - r" .
" That very autumn I. was. admitted to
tho bar, and a monlh atkrwards was mar.
ried. , We were a young couple, she not
much more than sixteen, I not quite twen.
ty, and both almost without a dollar iq the
world. Tbe establishment which was set
tip was suited to our circumstances ; j. low
"housn with two small rooms; a bed, a tabled
a half doacn chairs, a half dozen kmvss
-I. :'. . . . ':...--
. . , . , . , , , , ... .
ana lorKs, a nait dozen spoons evcrv
thing by halfdozens, a little adpti ware,
j every tiling Tu a small way; we wpre su
poor, but then so liappy.- -
rli We Iwd pot, been married many days
ifhaa a. coo rt was held in ajcounty town.
f aboirtiwcnty-HVeTnltes distant?!i was ne
ccssary for pie to go thcc, and nut myself
.i r t ' i . " w .
in tlio way of business--but how was I to
ifor I go t 1 had enpeiKkjd I1 my means on oar
establishment! vnd then it was hard nartin"
witb my wife so tbbn after marriage. FJy.
evor, go 1 must.1 Money must bimaue, or
we wouIJsdon Bavo the wolf at ttr door.
I accordingly borrowed a horseand bor.
1 rowed a little cash, and roda okfrom mv
I .1 i. ; - '
i uuor icuvibj' my who siauainj? i n, flna
j waiving her hand aflermc. iler last look
I so sweet aid becominsr. went to my heart,
j t'clt as if conld-golijrottgl re-and wa-
ter fijr her. I arrived at the county town
oi a cool OcVtar evening. Hie inn was
crowdi'd.ibt . the court .was to coininonce
on tho,.Kllvwjng day. .
Lknew no one, wondered howl, a Strang.
arid amete youngster, was to makp my
1 way in such a crowd, and to ret business!
The public room was throngetRyfth all the
idlers in the country who gather together
Oh such ocensions. Tlie'ro was some, drink-
inuicrcauyu. jusi as Kmcrea ne
room, I siw Wough bully of a fullb who
waspartlytntoxicatedtrikeanold man; lie
came swagguring by me, and elbowed me
as ls pnaied. I immediately knocked him
' w. a Kiett. mm into the street. 1
noeuea no better lutrotiucuon; in a mo.
ment J had a half dozen rough shakes c f
the hand and invitations to drink,' and foun
myself quite a pcrsonago in lliU rough as
semLIagw. . -
The next moniing the Court o-wntn I
took my seat among tho lawyers," but telt
as a mcre spectator, not having onj idea
whore business was to come from. In the
course of tho morning a man was put to
tho bar, charged w ith passing counterfeit
money, and was asked i Ho was ready for
trial. lie answered in tho negative. He
I naa keen confined in a nlace whero there
no lawyers, and bad not had an op-
Junity oj consulting any. lie was told
to choo.se from the lawyers present, jmdtc
ready lor trial on tlio following day. II
looked araiuid tlie court and selecttd mo,
I was thunder-struck I Icouid not telLwhy
he should make such a choice." T, a bcaru
less youngster, unpractised at the bar:
perfectly unknown..' I foil diffident, vet
delighted, and could havo hugged tlio ra9
cal. " - ; ' "- - -I
Hjibre leaving the court, be gave me one
as a retaining fco
J I could scarcely believe my senses, it seem
ed like a dream. . J he heaviness of the fue
spoko but lightly iri favor of his innocence
-but that was do otTilr of mine. I was
to bo. ad vocate'not Judge or jury. I fol
lowed him to tie jail, and learned from him
,nfl the particulars ?f tho case j'rom thence
I went to the ewnt s o.uiee., ana toon mm.
i utes 01 inw iuoa;uiiuiu. i un:n examineu
th law on t!eubj!ctT -and prepiycil my
brief in my roora All- this occupiod rr.o
OntH" miduight, . when ' I went to b.d and
tried to sleep. It was nil in vain. Never
j myjlifo was 1 more wiikt a wake.-A host
oTtTiougTitsand rtficTesltepi rushTngTriroriigTi
.piy.ad the shower of. gold. thnUvid s
unexpectedly Alien into my lap, the idea of
my poor little wife at home, that I was to
astonish her with my wtad fortune. . Jlut
the mVfuI responsibility I had undertaken
to speak for tiio first time in a Strang) court,
'jo cxpections tho culprit. had evidently
formed of my talent.?, nil these, and a
crowd of sjuilar notions, kept whirling
through my Blind. I tossed about all night ,
fearing thp morning would find me exhaust
ed and ucoinpetenf in a word, the day
dawned .n me a' miserable fellow.
I got up feverish and nervous. I walked
out before breakfast, striving to collect mv,
thought, nnd trnnquilize my feidinjs-r It
was a .briaht moruinit the air was pure
and frosty-! bathed my forehead and my,
hand) in a beautiful runniug stream, but I
could hot allay the fever heat that raged whh
i 11.11 1 ret u rniod to break fast"; but could not
eat. A single cup of cofTje formed my rcT
past It was -time to go to 'fiourtijind I
went there with a THroTimff Ktart3r be.
licveif it had not been for the . thonghtsjpf
my little w ifs in hcr lonely house, I should
have give.ilvk to'fhe-man bis hundred
dollars, and relinquishes!, t!o cauo., J
took my .eeat, looking, I am, convinced ,
moro like a culprit than tho rogue I was to
defend,
Whea the time earow for "me H sjeak
my heart diftd withia.me. jrose vrr.bari
ras-d and dismayed, inj stammered -in
optuung "y cause, I went on from ban to
worse, v - U as if I was going down hill
Jitstthefc ' public proaecutor, man of
taicnti, Vomew ht rough in his praclicc
mai sarcastic remark on someUiing I
hadsaiX It was ! an" electric park,
and ran tingling through every vein in my
body. -In an instant my diffidence was
gone. My whole pirit was In arms. I
answered with promptness aB4:-bitterncss,
for I felt tlie cruelty pf such an attack up
on a novice in my situation, 1 Tlie public
prosecutor made a kind of npokxnr. I nis,
for a man of his redoubled powers, was a
vast concession, I nnc wed my argumcnr
with a fearfuv clow, carried the cause tri
umphantly, aud the man was acquitted. '- .
This was the makinir.of me. Every
body was curious to know who this new
lawyer wasf that had suddenly .risen among
them, and bearded the ; Attomey"Gcneraf
at the very onset Tlie atoryj of my debut
at the inn on the preceding evening, whin
I had knocked down a bully and kicked him
out of doors, for striking an old.iuaorwas
circulated withfavorableexageration. Ema
my beardless chin and juvenile countenaticei
was in my favor, for tho people care mo
lar" more-credit than i 'deservcdl'he
chance business which occurs irj our courts
came thronrin!i upon me. I ws repealed
Iv employed in other causes, and by Satur.
day- nijrhtj when the. court closed, and 1
paid my bill at tiro inn, I found myself with
art Hundred and fifty dollars in silver, three
hundred dollar ioiiotcs, and a norsettiat
I afterwards sold lor two hundred dollas
more. -
Never did a miser gloat more . on his
money and with more delight. I locked
the door of my -room, "piled tho money in
a-hcap-upan tlin tnhn walked ajndlt
sat with my elbows on the table,' and , my
chin, upon my. madr and.. garM iifxw rt!
Was I thinkinj of the. money r ,o 1
was thinking of my'Tiftle wife and Wne.
Another sleepless nicht ensued .bttt'wliat
arjight of golden fancies and splendid air-
castles.:. As soon as morning' dawned, I
was up, mounted the borrowed horse with
which I had come to court, and led the oth
er which I received as a fee. All the wy
-was delighting myself with tho thoughts
of surprise I-had in store for my little v ifc ;
for both of us -mo- expected nothing but
that I should spend all the money I had bor.
rpwed and should return in debt.
t3ur meeting was joyous, as you
mny
u pnuaui.; uui i piavvu luc-pun m mo juui-
. i.... ri i . r .i T,rbJ
an hunter, who, when ho rctams from the!
chase, never lor a time speaks ot his suc
cess. . feho had prepared a snus little rustic
meal for me, ami while it was getting ready,
seated myself at an old fashioned desk in
one corner, and began to count over my
money nrd put it away. She came to me
before I had finished, nnd asked me who I
had collected the money for.
ror myself, to be sure,' renhed I withaf.
fected coolness ; I made it at court.
She looked me for a moment in the face
incredulously.1 J tried to keep mvcounte.
nance and play the Indian, but it would no?
do. My muscles began to twitch; my
feelings all at once gave way, I caught her
in my arms, laughed, cried, nnddanced
about tho room.like a crazy man. From
that timo, ibrrward- wo never wanted fot
money.". . '
Lnst hours of relebraSd lufldels
But to spenk moro directly of the morals
of leading infidels. Bolingbroke was n
libertine of intempemtc habits and utK'"
strained lust. Temple was a corrupter of
all that near him ; given up to enso ami
nleanuro. .lvrnn, n ctnlmmt iml!i''.
matician, was "rude, vulgar ,'anj freKMu-
!y immoral. "Intoxication and profane
language- were familiar to him. . i owaris
th close' of life, being afflicted with the
stone, ho would crawl about tho flwr on
his hands nncf knees, sometimes praying t
sometimes sweartngSZ The moral of the
Larl of Rochester arc, well known. . God-
win was a lewd man by his confession, ns
wellTaS thd liubTushing advocate of lewd
ness. Shaflsury anjl Collins, while en.
duavoring to destroy the gospel, ar'(ook of
the Lord's Supper, thus- professins the
Ghmltan faith for -ndniission t--oflieeI
Wonlston was a cross blasnh(;mer BI hiH
ttrkliitil liid s.iM..in.li w tt mi vrv film nl I
being reftiscd, shot -himself. Tindal was
originally a prolestant, then turned papist,
then-protestant again; ni(!rely to suit the
imcs: and was nt the same time inHimnus
for vice-in ceneraj. and thj total want of
principle. I Io is said to hive died with this
prayer in his mouth : "If there is a Ood,
I desire that 'he may have mercy ; on np."
Ilobbes wrote his Leviathan To "8;;rre the
cause of Gtillrles I; but finding him ftil or
success, liejiirned it to tlib defence of CrMtT.
well and mn'iTrt a merit of this (TcTto the
iisnrpcr ; nS"IIolb-hiiaself linbluahmgly
declared to Lord tJlarendon. NovJ I J...
seribo .Voltaire prince 7 of scofil-rs.-in
Ilunie ws prince of sceptics ; iu c1uMIkoJ
initiated into iu(ideiity;-in boyhood, farnotn
foruanng blasphemy ; in manhood, ditin.
guishid for a malignant and violent temper,
forrcbH-bjoodH diwrutitw of f--jlt-jtfPI
and doqencies of "the family circle ; for the
rhlictileiDf wrhatevcr was afiirting. and the
violation of whntcyer was confidential t
Everincrcasing in duplicity and hypoeritu
cal management, with asc end practice:
these whom his will attracted and hiaHbuf-
foonery amused, cither disgusted or pollu.
ted by bis loathsome vices. Lies and oaths
in their Bi:pport were nothing to hjs "maw.
lliose whom he openly called his nds7
he took pains, secretly, to calumniate t flat
tcringjhem to their faces, ridiculing jand
reVtting the behind their backs;. . Years
only added stiffness to the disgusting fla.
turesof his impiety, coldness to hisla.-k
Iwaa thcUty Voltaire, who, in the midst
or his levity, tiad reeling and aeriwisness
enough to trish Sir had never teen torn
Dwight m lnjjpehty. -( .
Is IT 50T.TKCE ? An excellent writer of
tlie past declares that the fast firm believers
in the Gospel have a reat advantage over
all other--for this feimple-vason, that if
fruei they will have their reward hereaf
ter and if there be no hereafter, they cdn
be but with the infidel in his eternal aleen
having bad the assistance of an exalted
hope through life, without subsequent dis-
appoimmero since oui ot nothing, ooth
ing can arise not erai sorrow. Saurda9
Courier,. . , . ":;;r-y .,,V.:..
maiignity.an'' fury4o hisimrMtuous temper.
Throughout life he was given up "to work
all imcleanncsa with ereedinesa."
- The fatal A ice.
. .a'ulk rr rat sta.k coac.
Two f htTcixirh ani a fi tiial, lrav ITing
in a eoa n tol.r, the lstt-r in answer to
micsti.e that bad been prop. w-:d her
said-4 ' I never dnuk any spirit tii' obout
thrr-ca nr gi, just ofter my younbt
cnlit w bbrn.
bne utered tins trplv iii-a supprcn-sed
tone of toiec and wjtlvcvidcnt emotion."
41 You have beetT rriarricd, thet" said
the L.ng.isagf ntlernnn.
Ycsir,"sho repMiwdj ' I was mar.
riedcigfit years since.
Isrbur husband living V he inmiired,
' I dnnoso he is." said she? "Jiiavc
nif seen him for niorpthnn two -eora, aii
I u rjot know that he will ever conio back
again ; .
cnt the, old Dutclunan aliouk
his head ; and the woman bowed downlrer
faee. tier bonnet concealed her teatufcs,
but tears were falling tinmhcr cloak. Af.
ter a brief interval, the Englishman resinn
ed the conversation. -
"I am iearrul, said he, "that 'ou
have a bad, perhaps an intcmpcrato has
band.
His remarks seemed to summon, her to
the rescue ; for whatever may botlie na
ture of domestic strife, foreign iutj:rforcnce
is seldom welcomed by either party
" INo, sir, she replied, J had nsgood
a nusoand as ever lived, ana there never
was a more temperate-man. Ilo was
meintor of tho Temneranco society. Mv
)usuand was a cnncnter ana worked as
. .... 1
hard as any lnnn, but he ncrcr took'strong
drlnk of any' kind; and if I could only say
the same thing of myself, we never should
have parted.
" I bw did you first contract thjs habit 1"
said he. - . . j
" After mv last child was born," shd re
plied, "" I hitd a seversr fovcT; D"nd'-w as
brought 'very. low. It seemed as though I
nsver sliould recover Btreiigth. Our 'ac
tor, who was a skillful old gentleman, s:ii J
nutlnng would raise me so soon i.s a little
brandy. My husband-asked him if nothing
else. would do ns well, and was opposed t
my taking it. IJuttiiu dimto. .insisted upon
it. It was not pleasant nthrsi, Ivllsoon be.
t .
gan w renxn vun sugar, nun niter. .a
month's IrinL Igoliiiyselfiiitosucha state,
hr.rl could not live without -it. My-1ms-
band was greatly distressed about it,- and
said lie would not havo it in his -hoiwe.
I 'hen got it privately, and tlie habit got so
strong upon mo that I used to lie awake ve.
ry often, thinking how good it would taste
in the morning. I have often said, 'nnd
snyjiulvvJtbnI. would th worM, 1f -it
wen; mine, t le cured of ihii-iiankerinjr
after utrong diiiik., At last my poor chil-
,hrn M - '
" Poor leetil children !" cried the Dutch,
nnn, as be brushed away a tear from his
l ,
" My paor.cnlilren,''1 continued tho ' wq-.
mnn, " bganTo suffer, and my lnubniiU
became -'desperate. At .one ttine, he
wfflitiTTnraTTne : nnd, nftrrfitad krp
s' -If clear otit far trw-cek or st, Iij would
mako nie a present, thoiih he could poop
Iv afford it. At another time when rcould
hold iutno longer, and he uxuyl and
fju ad nothing. ready ibrj dip nerur.suppcrr
nnl tho. children crying, audliT wffo unnt-
fed lor -every -tiling, no wouiu-tris -rifVT
!:.r,sli!y , ond threat n to leave im. -1 de.
ferv H it 5sU s!ie .weeping bitterly ;
" i nd I have thought, if he would come
bai'k I would try to du Utter and leavu it
off, thou;! i am nfruid I should not be able
t:. I never thought he would ro'iily go
away. , IJe' seemed, nt last t Ixj giving the
uwur up. Tl . let nit? go on pr,;ty mueh
as y a l. Hp uswl to t.kothe elder
ehildrvn, upn a S;indiv, to moating,- nnd
le ive me at home, for I was ns!'imed to
go' tln rc.ai I uks b gau to tikcno
notice
of )., f u"y lu'lom h( w wit oil be
-aid very litiN 1 1 me, but set inwl lobe UjV
jwjt !-? hi chi-st I though olLlhis was
dow tv ew HW.-f so I t.Mk no notim of
it Hi fViwtty put his chest upon a w !ie l
barrow, and whetlrtl it oway. " (.-k1-be,
John," saiif I, thinking he was not in
I saw lu'In coming tmrltiir about-an Inwr
illi-7'it it.
I told bin, l. Imd.n...trit.t.t.t I
trnt'flirfi iittt f 1 nnfltiiirf trxt sa a-(.t-,l
--IwtlyoVUw chiklrenbn'lifSKpTnOTSt
ed th m and cried over
lli-ni as if bis heart
would break. J!is silcncr?,""and his. taking
on so, worried ine more than all bis threats.
Next morning he asked mo take the three
children and go with him to set: Tn's, nioth-1
-cr,-whowvrii anon: a miwjplt dj 1 r
rcady, , We had an old. dog t!nt watcheii
round tho house.', My huslflnd patted the
dog " Good-bye, Caesar," sdd he, niwl
aoWxxlout as '4ml'hc si id it- ! then
began lb -fi-af ho was "going ; and, as I
thought h'owkindly he had alwaysuscd me
and whata miserable wife' I had been to
Jiirfl, I could not help shtddipgTcoTs. Bjt
I said nothing, for I still hougbt;ho only
wanted to try me. When we got to his
motherV I saw the chest outside trof the
gate. We went in, and thcld woman be.
gan to shed tears, but said noi a wordV I
thoe.ghr he meant to leave me. He hiokcd
at' the clocW, and said it was aoout time for
the stage to come ; and uimiiig to me, ho
took my hand, but it wis some time GTfore
he could apeak. At last mustering his feel
ings, "" Fanny V laid ho, " there is but
one way to convince you that I am in ear.
nest; and that is td leave you. I took you
for better or for worse, but 1 did. not take
you for a drunkard,, and I cannot lire with
you" Bs::widk.-f-Yo-.VvtLisi.l'yc
wja 'willing to p'lift and could supportmi
you
hein'i)
I scjf, if 1 would mipport,ihTcliiIdren , and
you bnve PgroeJ thjitiliey should live with
their grnnhnothcfV' I havo soJJ my tools
and aomarthe matters, and raisc-d a few
pounds which I have placed in her care, fir
fh"Ir use : , and irtJxl spares my fife, they
word that you liavc kept clear from this
habit for six months,! will gladly come i.ck,
but never till then."' While he was pc.-.k-in?,
the stneo arrived and I siw him ?sh-
ing on hm chest, i then tiad no longer a
doubt.' Ho hiised jlje children nnd his
mother, and rus'ifcd -out of tiie Jmus?- Ii
lolloped him to thcooor. "U, dar Jonn:
said 1, "do not go, John do tr mo once
more";" but ho never looked bac k ; and
the stagc was.soon out of pi"ht. " Ho is
a cruel, cold hearted man," said H,ns I sat
down on the thivshold of the door, "Fan
ny,'1 said his mother, ?iei;s;!t wiping her
eves, vmii ou afiijo tin,? words at
the judgment day 7' " No,1 said I, after
a sliort pause, " ho is tlw kindest tmd best
of husbands and fathers." "The a try,"
said she, " kill the skilful habit, old win
' . . i . .a
back your happy urewi.e. " t wit try,
said I ; " and I havo tried, but hovpoorly
I have succeeded, every poison acqtaintcd
with me, knows too well." x . (
H fien the poor creature had finished her
narrative, which borenrrcsistablcrhirksof
truth, in tho very manner of its de'ivcry,
thq Englishman gave her the mostuJmira.
ble counsel. The old Dutchman turned
round nnd gazed upon her, while the tears
trickled down Ins weather-beaten futures.
" Mine Got," .he exclaimed, tnk'ng o!T
his hat w ith an air of tho deepest rever
ence, while ho spake, " veil vil dero pe
ai end of dish accursed 'trade J Yen vil
a pody itavo off selling do fires oriie.1T ti
his'i neighbor in exchange for de poor leetil
chlilcr's pread V r.
The We.-itcra fstao Driver.
"I'd ruthcr be a dog and biiy the: moon',
tnau a stago-driver, said n litllo musiculur
lump of humanity enveloped in a shaggy
Jrnb coat, one cool November nni ning.
". May I bo rained into a gun 'shop il'I stand
it," said the drjvcr, mounting into tlicboot.
" Le t mc sec," continued he, " quarter of
ten for old mother SniijjTs ; a yard of blue
ribbon for Miss Sully Sniggs; candy' for
Ji.iijPidI!ark-a way's dog pupj 3J leech
es for l.)r. Sangrndar's f-'et tlm "pnjj-ticulars
of the fiht of will Woiide
ention rc-
tiimsvstT la ivyer Squeeze note to Uiggins;
and I thick that's all getnlong there ye
U'auiics." Crack goes the w hip, nnd away
rolls the stage down street, Ciamh.:J-vith
iiiuAi-tllows, ripe, for fun. " Driver,, hal.
loo driver," shouted n puroy old varmint,
icefing it tounids the coachTtis fasras his
thiek legs C4Hild, carry Iiim. , V. J say-Jli-
a rt i i It it tar 1i , i-t t mirtra -v -4 tmi I. - .
cr-
UK. 9T I J W IllkllJ IIIU :l Uil 111 tl
bad humor this morning, t d7 here s fen
cents, get nic a pound of Pinoking tobac
co at Sneezer's, make biuithrovin two
ipes this time, nnd driver, -be careful you -
don't break -the" pipes j and if this nint
enough money, ask him to-trust'me, nnd if
lit? won't, jiisl liandJiim the lither odd change
nnd"4 Get akng there !" crack, nwny
they jto, leaving the old mnn W-finish "his
directions to himself. ,"-I tiny
said a passenger, poking out of the window
ftwtiisl r tikJ ng :f 1h t 4xpjR3 re4ul-yu
don l break UiopipeS; "ant -driver,?
s iid nnoUicr on Hie epposne side, " uist
Jnnd him tho orjdchnngc !'' Crack, crack,
crack whiz went the coach driver get
ting into a real passion crnck ! r
" Halloo, driv.er, halloo, driver;, you on
of a mu'lgiKlgoon ; I ye 'lost my lint you ve
brudied out- my ' eyes, hrdlyo roarcf
tho last mentioned uiiforlunutc passenger.
" fjCntly there, jeWtntics wo, wp, dri.
ver ire.tvins into a better hUioOr.l wlwt's th!
matter there," ; cry quizzoat!ylibitired
tlio driver, " Mam .r, r. xitvi ry nyw n
bleeding lu'dtcr J why you'w mrnmcd a
tree top og dust niy b.'l, tof off my dtf't.
rtnd nearly inadir a " 1 hen k'cat ttjr
slop tmy :iiisile llis: ctach jiorrul
the driver A general hiigh fro:n JTiipas.
svngcrs teuf'tfied tln-ir PfproUith n of the
spjrt. " It's o lauhiity, laap-r, gentle
Cn,' I assure you," said the tnilm ky fi l-
TIow.
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presenting himti If. be.
it her.il Sii.1 and siiuul.
side toe Wc.r A
.f ri",l,ilit' T"""d, which
py,.'K' was .g, lou Jf
hearty ; there stood tho unfortunate fellow.
the very picture of loaferisin; tlie rim of
his bat nearly stripped from its boly, bang,
ing under his chin, streaks of lA-d radia
ting.frm his nwio, and looking' lis misery
Tif"Vyo; it defirs'de.vriiHHfa W'hcaJiH
eounttnapeo bad p:;?on a broad giin, for
laugh Jjwmust, 1m looked .so plesingly, ri
diculous that ttifj driver got info i rood hu
mor and "grinrMf injury"" fas oho of
l!c j)asengt rs dubbed tlie unfortunate)
got into tbeitage. in tl-e rig'-A trun for,sjMrt
" Ilrivef, how far is it t thc m xt taveru?
Driirer, wU-re do you clinnsre horses! Hri
ver, where do we break fast ? Driver, how
far havo we como T Driver, how far ft it
to brcakfustrV Such, and a thousand oth.
exq'iestions, with, commissions from Jloth
eVTShipgs, Sally, and Jim, and tobaceo'for
Ichabod $Iops, render the. life of tbcstagu
driver, if amusing, an irksomo ouc; V -
Dcellixg". Asecdote. Wiien -the Jate
James Hillhouso was iirCongcM, ho was
on a certain occasion challenged by a hot
headed member to fightft duel.-- Hillhouse
replied that he would accept thra challenge
with the greatest pleasure, provided his an
tagonist would have the kindness ta wait
-uitit hi could send homo to Xunnectcut
wr ius-i iskunugva. SaL Courier.
Coutplote Ht of Laws, L
Passed ly Congretsat the 2d Session of th$
-204 Uongrtsr vluch temvuded March
3, ltfll. ; 1 . . .'
' An act making oppropriutitvm, in part
for tho support ot Government for the year
t . ;j , s ,i . . , r
An act making appropriations for, tho
payment of Revolutionary pensioners1 for
;lKf ccrl!L ,
"An act making temporary provTsion -for...
lutiatie ir the I)istrict of Calumbia.
A.h"rt to autliorisc i the iulng of Trea
sury notes '' ..' -
An act to amend the act to authorize tho
State of Tennessee to issue grants and per.
feet titles to certain lands therein described;
and to settle the claims to the vacant and
unappropriated lands tliertin described, '
vasscir April 18, l?t'o.
An aci making fartlicr provisions Tor
the expenses of an exploration ond surtey
of that part of the Northeastern boundary
line of the United States which separates
the States of Maine and New Hampshire
from tho British. Provinces. .
An act further to continue in forco the
act for the payment for horses and other
property lost in tho inilitary'service of tho
United Slates. ' ' . .
An act making appropriations for the C Ty -
il and diplomatic cxnensca.uC Government'
for the year 1841 ; (of which there was for
the-It Office e4,612,G20.) '
A n act making appropriations for tho Xa
yy for the jfar 1,64.!,. ;- j .
An act makingnpnropriations far tho
AVmy for thrt ypar IS It,;" .--
: An act making ojnirtri-itions for the In
tlian lepnrtnier Jnd fur treaty stipulations
with-the !;:. . for 1S41. : ... -. '
An actiiiakmg-npproprintlrtnsCjr tides'
pense of a delagiUonof W v.ern Sviuinli
Iniians. ' ' "'
A S'acf mating appnpr!afT.'ii fdtitutA
KickapooIndijtu.utiJ reiiK)irg pr4 fvib.
sistingtfie Swart CreL an! JlUtC River
Indiuns of Mirhir.n.
An net for the rili f of M try Tin ker.
An act linking" nppiopihitioiis for the
support of tho Military AcadV my. for 1 Ml
An act toauthorizea ngUtcr lo be graft
ed to tho schooner Amistad.
An act to incprporsto the Wushingtn
Benevolent Society, in the District of Co
hmibia.". '; " . -v :
An act to confirm land patents.
An act makiog appropriations for certain
fortifications of the United States for tho
year 184t. ; -.; '- ---
An net supplementary to nri net to aLol.
ish imprisonment foir dt hi in certain cases.
An net further to siwnd the act entitled
an act tiyprevide-ftrtkiHg the-sixth census
or enumeration of the mhabilants of tho
United States. - ;.- ,
" An act for tho relief of Gordon S. Ilub
bard Robert A. Kenzie.und oth.-rs. , .
. A.njeLGiippje.mentary to an net entitled
pn - ecfrto encourage tho introduction and
promote the cultivation "-of . tropical plants.
ror the beboht of the widow and chihlren '
tiilieiuyJL'crjiu
m r londa.J . '-"Tr -y
- An act to confirm to the Stater of Indi
atfa the Jand selected by her fiu'-thut por
tion of tho Wiibash and V.rin Canal which
lu:s between the inoulh of the 7'ippecnnoo
river and Terra 'IIutc, and fer other pur-
osesV "?y" ' "'" "" f
An act granting a pension to Leonard
White. . t
Aft net for the relief of Win. P. Rath
bone. . . . . ' r:;
An act gratiiing a pension to Hannah
Leighton. ' - t . -
An act for tho relu.-fyfJ.ieob SeeVy. '
An act for tho relief of Win. Jones.'
An act for tin relief of t'h'irlcs jl. Kel-
lernndHenry Sitinc.? .' ' "
An act for too relief of Lieut. H
Cispliiim; . . , - .
. An act for tlin relief John Carter.- -.
AH act fir the relief of Josi'ph Bog)'. '
-..An-aclfottlo relrttf-of JcUb BaptUteCo.'
incau... . .....j" . i .
An act. for th"n relief of AgnrsiDunda
Art fict'for the frtliefoftlie heirs of Mi-'
ship Alexandre,'
An act to iimend tin; ad cr.thlwl fin net
to atnend act" apnroyed M.i'T!3. l!flu.
entiLfad.."An actio unm-iid nri net entiiu d
an act to establish- tlie Judicial Courts of the
An act for the relief of Avery. SaJtmarsli.
6i Co. ;....'-' -r... .. ;1. I .'
Joint resolution, to present incorporated
umrersiticsrcollt-gea i &c. with copies of iho
catalogue oi'thn tiibrary of Congress;: -.-The-bill
for the settle went cS micliiiwn
of the States of Maine nrfl jlJo'giaJortho
services oi iiieir-iviilitia, ninounting togctbi
cr to about the sum' of S 158 ,000, passed
both Houses of ConTrear. anil .nitl.
cd.and brdight into iImjJ Iouswj for the si".
r c i .. . . . . . o r
iituutooi me opener just as the motion
was made to close tho session ; jvhich nw-
tion pavading.it was not signed, and there..
lore oiu not become a law, although passed
both Houses of Congess. " c
A gentleman travelling in IndonJ. -'said
to a very importunate begga r, "Yt u havo
lost all your teeth." ; The.', beggar wikkW
answered, "Uo it'stims I'd part vkh 'umV
wbeir I'd notliingToFuri to do." .
A widow taid r Once to be
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daughter
niK.Ti'Trru are roy a. vou
wiH be
dreaming of a husband." "Ye, mamma
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