1
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frqe io Sod, fo jjoqtj 6omihj jo ijoi, )qf)t.M
voiiTx:ivdC3: Q.
CHARLiOTTE, rtf. C, 83ITE5IiflnB3E33a 27, 1G59.
INTXJMSER. 29.
THOMAS J. HOLTON,
Editor & I'kopbiitok.
TEl.MS:
, o ,1. (Vlfolin NVhij willbea!Tori)ed loinh.
'n' t TWO HOLLARS in advance ) TWO
';",".'l"i AND FIFTY CKNTS if payment be
L" three inont!. ; a nd THK FK DOLLARS
' ".'lid ol' the yer- PaPr '' diacon.
until ji' arrearages tr paid, except at I he
' ..I ll-- F.dit-.r.
' ' ,-l ,c iiit ntx i ni-erttid mt IJoUa r T qure
,, this sited tyr)K-rh first mecr
'" ' ) .1-, c,.iitn for each continuaiew. Court d.
' '".?'.',.,.'i'.'n! nd Sheriff's Sales charg-ed ilA per
" , n 'i f : " deduction ol"33J per e"t.iU
, L. friiui tLe regular pricca, lor adeertisi . "J
jr. Advertisement inserted mon
La'lV. ' P" "iu'e breach '
. - itu i-r a-jawfer eac I nse.
.Advertisement inserted monthly nr
Semi.
rat.
when aehding in their advertisements
, t'ie mi in Nt ut insertions dcairod or
I i,e inserted until lullnd and charged ac-
V ' j -iCmuelcr. are a utlinriter! to ac I a e agents
T. II. P.REM & CO.,
vuioi i alk a kktail df.ai.fks
IM
BRITISH FRENCH & AHERICAN
J1!Y GOODS,
ciuri:i, ii at, mioi,
AND
IIAIiim'AKF.
; h pr, II. t ItLOT'l I", HI. C.
I v Sam .a, Ja.,
I I mime Al rxasnr.a.
lil t
fltHf.
li.r Teller k :iM llrml.
i..rr'lnr ia mnnnfaerurirp and keene
nunt n hid. Soap for Tetter, Scald
I, n -wurm, and good to wash with lor
r ..in i . ie. It will alto like elaii.a
i i k n.l i.l C 'lothing. If any erson lie.
i .-r it 1 1 m II aain, il cm he hjd at a re
., r The Soap hoe been tried by rrnin.
ik ind laanid to be a cert.un cure. Tne
. inil nt Dr. K. N. Hutclilaiiu A. C'o.'a
it anu ff"m the pub.criber.
CIIA3. T.EBCIinARD.
l.l.-.3. H'f
PICKLEDEPOT.
uoi s i aV ill .mi: i:
UWi: on lurid and for ile, Picklea. I're
rt. Jama, JrMiea. Sjrupa, Ac, low lor
i iH 1 Door J'.j-i of the ( i.urt ll"U-.
HOUSTON Si lll'NTKR.
( . j ..;:. V't if.. If-i-. 311'
hi lts: iiklts:: n 1:11 s: ::
1 roin I he Itooloil Ilrll ('oinpuii),
At .W-j'..ir(urer' ri-:
f AMI Fltl( lt I
2 ,. I'.'l fU. per fool. I
. li
r w
- ii "
i MI.KSS Br.LTS inaiiuf-clured to order
'".Wfi 11SC l!SF.,f ill anea, f..r waUr
. i ., , mure, Jritd iind i l
MXi of aii di .cnplions at 55 ecnta
J. 11. F. ROONE.
12tf
.V,v 3'. 1-5-!.
Hcinovnl.
ftl!K ir.'erihiT iriforma his friende and the
I ;.,t j.-ni rally," that he hie removed hie
x:-r "d .land of Moore A Byeriy, under
I. Wiiiian.s' Store, on Trade street, where he
..--. r-.: .tttioi to all orderain lin line. He
.'. i a f w articiea on hand such aa
Golden Cook. Golden Star.Plantei'B and
Fremium
i oiik stovi:,
......r.yr
I'VKLOi: STOVI'.N.
A '. a gc.u Saaortll.cnt of
I m ;iikI IIollovu:irc, A.v.
A : .,f whirl. I ll aeil cheap for CASH or Coun
D. II. LYERLY.
J" il, in.'.i.
'oticc.
riemie w ho are in
S or Account, "ill pleaae obaerae thl
; tired from the llrog llioii.ee., at l!,:a
i i tmmnlialt tHtltmrnU it nU-itultly re.
'.w.ka aro in the lianda of Mr. J. P. Smith,
in peraons can cal1, during my abaence,
II. M. ruiTCIIAP.D.
' . (ut 2f,, 31tf
rNKW FiltM.
.r -..jned baaing entered into Copart.
'op fr t'ie purpoae of rarryinf on the
Ciiii!Vetii)i;ary,I;ikcry, Fruit,
AND
Retail Grocery Business,
t'-t to call the i.ttei.tion of theeiliiena of
1 Na'..,iu.r,d aiirruuniiing eoonlry to their New
. 1 S:,e. t, ft. tw. en Brem'a and Frank.
' ', .t S,.rat A Damcl'a old Ktand, where
' T 'u!d he plmaerl to ace all tfieif irieoos ar
'I ll.l.tane.a.
MOODY k MS BET.
4tlf
IIAWKS'S
History of North Carolina.
'IVIK Sii.1 olum ia now pnl.liel.ed. It em.
i '.r.c a l:.e pei.nd of the Proprietary Gov.
M. fr -ro H.1,3 lo I7."J.
I' ' .-.na a hamsaoioe 8o. volume rf pair's.
T'.e il,.rriii.n price waa half a eent p-fT" i
at t1 e .r.r.e of thia e .l.nne ia kaa. say l 7j in
'ii. i. ri,r.f . 3 m Library .beep, and 3 23 ut
: ' .if. I r n l. tl aoi d oai t r. a I a ;H.
It tl.e dwheu!ty of' securing Agen's in
" ' fi.r'a of the Stale, we will forward it by
tn 'ii '.r aherw.ac ft ft f potta?. on ree.e., t of the
1 ' " . '.t t.i.tn ..iiiiaee for tl elerth.lt M) sheep,
.If.
. .iianurit mads U Agenta.or others.
E. J. HALE k SON.
'.,er,,,i;.. A,,, jj.;,,. 3.',tf-f
' 'l--.:ilON for tl.e J. Court for ssle.
inOC ff ....
Piano and Music Store,
rflllE Subscriber kecpe continually, on liand
M. rinnna made by Steinway A. fo., Nunn'e 4
v n.rs ana oilier mser, ot ew York. Which he
will aril at the lowest rati l'..r VASH,or good pa.
', per. Alao, the luteal Music cn hand, at No. 1G0
, Main street between the Laohangu Bank and the
, American Hotel, Columbia, S. (
SAMUEL GARDINER.
I .V If 13K. 5 ,f
Kr.i:inso 4v i.i:ii)n.,
i.MI'OKTEKS
Foreign and romeatic Dry Goods,
V 1K LF.5ALK AND I.'KTAII.,
IiaaLL eTBKTT, t imh. rioa in,
II lltl SiO.X, f.
April 8C, iW9. 7-1 r
4 liarlollr Tlitlti.tl l ire lniW
ant'e oiii ;:i hi.
.MlHS COMPANY contiiiuta to take r'aka a.
Jt gaint loaa by tire, on tlouaea, (footin, i'ro.
luce, Ac, at uaunl rulea.
IT Office at the Drug 8lore oft'. Njc lluteln.
aon A Co.
orririRS.
A. C. STKELK, l'rtiultnt.
V. OVERMAN, Vtre J'rrtvtt,l.
E. NYE lil'TCllISON, te'y.ij- Treat'r.
rillK Tt'RH.
A. C. STEELE, J. L. LHOW N,
31. B. TAYLOR, 8. T. WRISTO.V,
C. OVERMAN, F. SCARR,
W.M. JOHNSTON.
Joiiv L Hhown, V. J'-AHR and S. T.
WRlsTtiN, Kittutivt Committer.
April V!6, If.VJ. 7tf
OT).0()0 io. 1 Fruit Trees
j'oic saij:.
WESTEhCCKS Si PIEIMDENALL,
Vrcj-i iclors of the Weil C'rrrn XuTtrries
and G'arUrns,tiear Greensboro, C,
" 'Ol I.D eery rtepeellutly call the attention
T of tlie otizelia of I lie Siuthern lea to
Iheir very large aim k of uat.te aod iiccltniateil
flit Tr.'ea, tor th I ail and W int. r Trm'e. j
Tliia lnrjri un.l hnaoiiie :i..rlriii nt haa been
prop.'; ,t-o front thrtity heating trera, and work,
ed uiK'tt the let aee'Ming atocka, which ia a aure
guirtntec of Iruiuulin and lor.gr ity, '2 oronu.
unit ehar ir.ai.ea in i reii.irnu u whn li ahould
not be o?er)-ked he (wraona wialiin to plant or. .
rhkrda either for ftiretine or iMihuy u. 1'be !
atin:k eonaiata of the fo!iu iii tret-a :
15.el0 An 'e tre. a ; iOO.I.C'J Tear), Iteee i I1'.- I
Will Pear Iter.; I'.'.dlMI Apne.ita; Itl.liOOl herry ;
I'lun. ; StiOO Necunoc j 1'KiO Almun'u j
lUDU Quirce; 4'"0 lirape Vmea.
fieaniea a aery fine a.mitimnt of Curtanta ,
Strw her r.', Kaabrrnea, t.iwilfnn, le., all of
which will le eold mi erry 'riioml.t trrma for
eiah or approeed pao:r.
All pacaagee put up in autiermr atjie, and a
complete invoice, aetit o each patron, and ao ar.
ranged that the niToiee will be the njiiur of the
orchard alter the treea are tranplniil. if tr.ejr
are tranenlanted aa each one
Pl
on tl Ii.
Mr. T. i. Iloiton sill act aa
niahi.ig of the penpli; il Meek I
bering counlna w.ih ihe it.ee
will lake plraeurc in h wan.
ame.
Orl. 26 lelH.
ace.
i for the fu
nhorg and m ig n-1-ruil
Tree. ...d
r.af orurt lor the
Dr. II. yi Mellaril
Cat T iFLIIN(.ltheaolieiniior.ofma
S""' ny frieii.i. reap, etiully ann nii
ail c' deierminalioii lo r i a ii ii tie
Zi-ai, rnrltr-ol .T-ll-ii'.
Il may be conanited at hiaoli.ee.
It TThe poor preaenled for Without el rge.
Aigutl 31. I "A S3tf
Tin: livi i:
S V 1 ! 0 R A T 0 it !
riiKI'AKKo "V I'd a .'" His
( ompoNnde4 at i rely from M MS
r,v,:
'r Til K Ntf.iT P!
1 Vll I.IVKH UK
It- A plain., e. i
i aaa . -..
H. ...M,I7I. , .1.
....If. I.. Ihe l.l.i
It.l.laa. ......
.nor, .r. ..
.leer I .. lur. I..
...... r.hm I.
Sr.-ni v. ..I..,. th atooiaek
oiirm,. a...'..!ia .lhl-
r.irH. I'K-wa (ha b-w.ai
ttaei.eaa.
maal. il ..... llyape tola
.-'. a.... ,'
Mirk lleadaek
.1-.. ....11. , .hO.
.... .... I... (holer
r I...I. r.
r '
'tw I rm !- hj avwHUnf fh
pw.,.,,!... (-rvrr att.l Aur. (hill t-nrr,
cl ftil Fve-r -f lill- loll- Tvpf. Il of"
t.ihsttwtatir.l swef lKitWti,.l y t..a Ui iMIjf It tU
Afl who isiaf" it nrtr clvlnc thrlr nnanlmnni
UitJii.oMr Im Hi In s.i.
-.MIi Wnlrr tn thr month wlfh thr Invl
gftrttlwr, s lid at v r v huth tit r.
THE LIVER INVIGOHATOR
l a a. iciTinr nmi. il. Iii.i'ovkrt. ai u u j
I.
I...
... . n ... H..-l
I. .... itloawH l.lver.
ail vt whirl. ..a o.
a.f. roun a i
...... r. Maw T ..a
Whnlna'r Aijenlai
R.a.r. a r.
ava; - - Hn
j-... i. r...
i PMi. l.l
I a..M..rf;
F. PrARR k CO.,
C'lirhtrt, N- C.
A LARGE SUPPLY OF
Constable; Warrants
JUST HINTE'J,
FIl F.SII A II RIVAL OF
COiM'J'C'riONAlilKS.
. iioi stox 4.v JUT.vmit
n" iiiat reteived a freah enpply of CAN.
ilKS, of al! kimla, alao Citron, Curran la,
Kuiaiua, and a Tariet of Nula. ('all al
HOUSTON & HUNTER'S,
I Door Knatof the Court llouao.
Ckmrlollr, Oct. i.U. HsjS. 33tf
A Great Battle to be Fous.it!
f J'ilt; antaeribera inform ton cililenaof Char.
A lotto and i ii ily, that they ie on band
and arc conalaully rtciimn, a euperb teaortinent
of Elegant
FUJiNITURE,
uprrior to eny thing thai baa ever been offered
in thia u etion, 1'1-rir atock coiiaiata in part of
the fol lo mg ailiclca i
Sofaa, Tele Tetea and Ditana,
Cane Itot'oni hocking ( heir, M ahegatty and Cant
heal Parlor t haira and Ruah Doll. .in Cl,4ira,
Mahogany and Cane Hi.lu.in kocku.g Chaira,
Wardrohi a and ftim-an,
Marble ami Wood Top Centre Tjblea,
Martle W aah Standa and Kmka,
Card and VSork Tablea,
Mahogaiij nd Walnut Kiiennon Tubh a.
Mill-gnT, r.'rnrh and Klizahath Reiiatraoa,
V hat No'a and Parlor le.ka,
IMiking Glaaaea Sni it to "0 a Pair,
Sell lin king Cradlca and heelming f l.aira,
Tuckrr'a l atent Spring Ui U'.tn lb ilitraila.
Caimpiea ilh Lace Netting, and MuMjueto liara,
t oltage rnrniture by the act.
Inn and Wcml Dal ll.ek.,
Gilt Moulding of all aura for makirg Glae aid
I iclure rramea.J
ALSO
Tver e Hn of ma leriala for a!e f nrr!)? lined
he Cabinet Makera, eueh a l.lue. I. k, hlitl.t.
Hinge. Walnut, Mahogany, Ac, Ac.
And laat, thongh not !!, we keep alwa ye on
hand a eupply of
FiLV Metallic I mi rial Cases.
J. M. RANTERS A CO.
llmtl'itlt, Wij 3i, IN'iP. lltf
Great Sacrifice at Morrow'
TIUNOUT.
It
I Iieacon (Joodnin was the very Irat tnao
,h..,,bcr. rep.oafu,ly inform th. pen. I fc , j , lftjll Lj4 frit B4,
toe aurrooniimg country, that linji'" ' . ' .
hnae r i
mg of
hi li.e priiea of tbeir .fjik, ti.Btnl -,
Dry Cuoods, Kwdj.Jlade Clothinfi.
IIUOTS, Silt US,
nH i Tari-l)T of other tJvMt.iw, whirh will
oId f-mTiiltmm l (nil.
COUNTRY 1'RODUCE taken in eiobange.
KU Dre.ua worth t'l 00 it tl 10
Shawla worth 4 0' al 3 I'D
Mantillaa wo'lh b f U al II M
li..iuii. ...mii 1 1 t a .Mi
Hoop Sairt. "rih B .10 at 1C.
l aat eni'd Pru ' wnfth 15 al 10
11'eaeh. d and unbl. ached I m at. re at New York
i i ricea, ana an a.ooce arpi in nore.eo.o in pr. .r-
iron o. ar e aimee prire..
II A.l.lLiiLAlJ A .li..L'.I.I.?i
Juit 6. 1S.-.9. i;n
'I lie H(I Aoilh Malr, In re nr.
m (Kih IIKKL. miLNDS, and fr
l.iw erlirena,
K MiK'JH
MJ will yoa hay the
ble STAl I
l AlfLINA ? Il.o.aend lo ll.e eunarribe: a. a
rtib.eril a i. the County A'rnt, for Il ia .. w,
Liirc ;iiiI ."I. cm lit nil "l;i.
And you will gel tl.e nnoie .""Uie, wnn ner liivera, i
K-iiiroatja. a...i.l. I pier. i-ao. iron and I I
at"! .h .ii. i T,.,,..,,iv, ii"". i.J
i..,l.:e Moua'.ains and Spring., and her F.elda
K..aera.
Il want this HOI.DFN I RIZF. r.ow ii
the time. Mp .even feet bv fi v- . It-.rner aieaa.
ol (he State II..U..., In. .he Aarlo.n.t haptl 1 1 . I
Ma!r and Female ( ..II. gee, &r , Ac, one ol th
thrupftt and .ear Map. er pubiohed.
J'KAIiCKA lir.5 I , ilillsboro , N. C
A(.c is w AM mi lor ee,y eoumj, ,n the
18 Cm
.Meekleubius Fonds.
i:l X'.y 't c.'iil. r ii n.t .mi.
t V II FS K IHjNIiS are imCulledly the eaf.
I II, e lit that Can I
really
to any Stale II.. n.
The coni.iy cannot n pin;
They bear scree per cent inlere at piyable eewti-
am. ii.. iy. w.ui t unpen. "r ine an.c.
Tl.ey .re of the oero'iomation of lloO. which
will make Ihem nr re eurrent and uaelul lor do.
inealic pi.rp..M.
The coupon will proTe a convenient nie.liun.
for piying eonnty las a.
Tliecitisena ol the roiiniy alio. .Id poaaraa Ihem,
and tin y are now otli r. d n. them. Prop..aaU lefl
at eiiher Link in ( harlotle or with I aplain John
Walker will r.cene prompt attention.
II W. (.UION.
'r. IV. ( . if It. H It. I t.
firpt. 28, IfejH. 2Utt
f'IIF. firm of IIF-NDFIISON A AIII.'F.YS wn.
1 dia...lv.. on ihe .l of Ja.niarv. he ... .. I uh!
conaent. JAS. p. IIF.Mlr liSdN, will bereailer j
carry on tl.e bnainr-ea on n.a own account. All
per.nne indebted will pleaae come h.rward and
tellie at once, aa Ihe hu.llteta n.uet be cio.ed up
iiiii.cdiatcly.
HENDERSON k AFIRKNS.
Junuury Jf-.g.
IIAVTN'i r.td niv entire u,t, real in Ihe fi.rn of
IIFSDFKSdN A AllbFNS to Mr. 1. P. IIK.N.
Dl.liSO.N, 1 atill ripe, t o remain fol aome lime
yet al the aVore and aliall I... happy to ail on
iny friends and cualnmrra, particularly oa those
who would fork over the little change, due me
and the concern.
F. W. AURF.NS.
January US'iS. 44-tf
A.C. "WILLIA23S05,
tTTOUNF.V and Comiaellor at I aw, ha. fa
ken an ofliee, jointly wilt. J. A. Fos, Fq
upatairs neat door to the Court House, where he
will1..' conataiiilypreae.il lo attend to nil cn I la
,,n prr.fr a-i. nal husii.i'Ha made for biniaelf, or tor
Mr. Fox, when ha ia abaenl.
Janviry 4. I ".!). "
Wanted.
COKim OF TAN-MARK, for
w I. .ch Hie cash will be paid.
M. H. TAYLOR.
I'.'tf
,W,.y3l,l'.lj.
Smt',:ig May.
Rniilirg Mnjr, d n in play,
Making oil I h :. t'reah and gay I
r'roin the hu, some ye all ;" '
Time the !l..- eail.
Kragraui ia twjowery ale,
fpaiklea now dew briglu dale,
Miii fl..r. .i'H m tea,
Kruau v tryjn't tlirouU.
Aa we atray, bri r.ea piay,
Thrmaii Hie freth groea'a rich array ;
All bright, In the eight,
AfVr winter' nighl,
Slttoowa, now in quitciing glnnrt.
(VI the ailvrr fountain dane. ;
In.ecia bright, .ail in light,
f harming to the light.
IMorry Muy.
Ilark ! the vilhgs belle are rinr'nf,
liingmg round with merry gl
Hark ! I lie prny biida are ainging,
Singing aweel ra every Iret;
'Ti the Hieiry, ineiry month of My
Hark ! Ihe lark now ainga hia lolly la
Now the morning dew ia cKngir-g,
Clinging to the ftathei'd apray
Now the diamond dropa are awingmg,
Swingiog in tbo tunny ray.
"l ie the merry, merry montii of May,
Now April ahoHcra are paaa'd away.
.V.iw the pretty f"'re are aprieging.
Springing t.i tkw op'mng day ;
y.t'ry halroy breeee la flinging,
iiinging tragranee tvery way.
Tie the merry, u.erry inohin My,
In aranglrd robe of green a i g y.
8ee the merry peaeanl bringing,
llringii1! garianoa for their uutcn,
Sic th.m o&iieiiig now and aioiog
Ifuund tha May pole on ll.e gre. n.
'1 ia ihe merry, merry month of M -v.
I.! aa laugb att wmlry care away.
2ilisccll;uumi5.
tin: I)i:acoxs di.m:k
I' A It T V.
""n wiifi"""-!
and for rnrviys be bad probably not one in
Te U:,
a sort of afolofet.e pre.lsce to something .
like the foiloan g - " L'ut then be Lss such
queer ootiocs j be-is so nt.liks anybody slee, I pr0Tfd . , widow, amL utioily alone
that e hardly k5ow what to make of bim."jjn wor, . ,Uut the aapply of whoae
Perhaps tbetf, aorlhy pvopU were obiiviuus wtnU ,he I),.eon probably kn more than
of tit fact that io order to be tc-y good.it tIiy ollltr 1U4D A, ,., ,,
is often a psinfuf meant; to bs different 0;j ni,n B0)(ien tll at. ia 1 a b'.iud
from o s neigLbora. I msu. alio as strontlv tuafected to bate
We cannot better illustrate I'cacon flood
win s peculiarities than by deacrit.ing a
. r tert ai Dmetit eivcn b V h'tu at Lis COUB-
lr T "C St ftol .Ollg aa! D. 1 Of t ll 0 Dl" aCOH, 1 1 fa
try seat notion,! agj. I or tbe Deacon, with
a.l l.ia utiwormy goconeaa, a pro-pcrou. now ,Mrt f0 snj port bini-elf ati l f.itni'y I
merchant iu New i'ork, and the worr tJT j Tha-r" er wmnen, too, u itb wan faces,!
perfectly fair meant) nol only of a bron- ,tlo .r,m(i,i fo lirr fIlj0ycd i,0 free j
stone frott in tbs city, bat sf a charming I ,.om ,;,, j ;t..,...i ftir, ai.d j itiy el.il- I
suburbsa residence. Tbe Ieaeou s wife, ; l!r, ,. ,il;r tTUltt w,c Leavy eyes 1 riyht
though a very gory! woman in her way, was rririi , t!l, ,;i.u of pr,,rn fTn ,, wavi,ifc,
a far leas peculiar perjoeags than latr bus- trfc4 The ol-Ur f er pi; t-ri tn rested I
band. She fell ipiii.. gracefully ii.to an amis-i ; t) fl iiielJ)0 (r n) ( U&aa, w the
ble conformity wiik the wae of the world, Clljj,r,.ri ur,l,.r the convoy of Mm Ellen,
in(i j, nr)l
bs f.istintinahed from toe
. t i
thousands of good wemeu
of the wca.thy
Class wi.o tuiong our city ciiurcue,. .uoi
two daughters. M... Ad.laid. sod Mi.a El-
len bad just left Its restraints of tbeir lava-
iouable school, and enjoysd tbe p rospeot of
cen.iir' not " another inter, as full tied
ed o.euibera of society.
" Husband," said Mrs. Ieacon ene May
morning, soon after tue family migration to
Dot give that dinner that we were propo'ing
lsil Winter ; what do you ssy to baring it
here instead. We are so convenient to tho
city that they can eatily come in coachea."
1 ou gave a large party, did you not,
which included all that should havt been 1
jour dinner ruetta."
" I'car me, veil but that was quite a
different thing
Now at tbia little allair 1
1 , V ,. ' I
most p.rtieulsr friends ,, J
want only our
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rejoiued the warm hearted Doeccn
Hot
why not ark tl.em to pa.s a week with us!"
" Ask whom ?"
" Well, your brolr John' family Heal j
the children woul'f enjoy it and Iben "
"Oh! you don't nnderstsnd me at all ! I
mean only a few of the beat families, who
acquaintance it is most desirable to culti
vate." " Really, it does not cem rjuite honorable
to invite guests for our own u!fih purposes.
lean sell hardware with a good conscience,
but the bocpit alities of iny houe "
" Who wants to sell the hospita'iiti
of
your house T No, no, iny dear that is one
of your odd notions. Everybody in society
does jiot as I am proposing. And after all,
this inviting is only doing aa we would be
done by."
"True, true," said the Peaeon, with a
merry laugh, " but why net do this favor
to some one who will sbIuh it i to whom it
will be a real kindness? There are hundreds,
now, whom I could name, to whom a day
spent among thoee green tress, in tbe fresh,
sweel air of the country, would be au event
to remember for a year."
"Ob, if you mean a charitable hit, that
is very good in its place, but very iliflerent
from tho matter I have in band. For our
children's sake, my dear, it really U a duty
to bold our plane in good society."
The lhjaeon waa always accessible to eon
siderationa of duty. lie merely said :
" Well, name your day, aud givo me the
list. I will have the iavitatioui sent from
my office."
"A capital thought ; your accountant
there is suob a splendid pennman ; aud
tc the iismes, you know the families to whom
we are under tbe greatest obligations. 1
would have the comptny sulcct aa posai-
Me, itd I will rj to tnnke the wholn nffdir
fi off fiueljy saitl tbn werthy U'ly, beam-
inir alresd v with smiublo coninlaeencv unon
her pronpectiTe quests.
'J bo expected day arrived. Mr. Good-
in and daujlitcra, their elegant toilets st.
lat pcrfecterJ, were seated in the draw-
in room, whone long window looked across
a cool verandah, and coiiiuiaiided the wav
of spproaob from tbe city. Though the Cn- con (Joodwin, and, uufortuantely , very dif
fers wereoooupied with lipht fatiey work, fcreul from all the rest of the world.
eipoctnLt 4yes were planciog coutinually
Iiwd the road to meet tbe firt arrival.
, " No one will eouie for aa bour yet, yoa
may be suro," said Mr. (1. " Your father
has such a horror of late hours, that be
wanted us to bo dreasud and waiiiog by
foy.ro clock."- . 1 """"fc " " "S b
' V' I never, aw an omnibus on (Lis road followii g mrilltng; stwrrwtiv. ... ..
before, '' said Klleu as one of those piibian h appears that on Friday morning Au
vehicles made its at pearsuce over the brow cui 12. a liusaian cciitleiiian, u niied Edourd
of tbe Lill.
"Chartered for some special purposr,'
aaid her niothtr absently as ibe Miued upon
lb dinner.
There is another," said Adelaide.
And another, added Kilen
There ia quite a procesaion of them,"
said the mother. on the part of the landlord to supply bitu
" And the firat one is rtotping at our j . ii L. one.
gale," exclaimed Ellen. " fc started with two Zermit guides ; snd
" What in the world can ail tbc-e foiiorn, I aafely crofsed the Weissthor and Montn
looking ertstures n ant here ?' cried Ade- I0ro pas-es, arriving in the evening at Mat
laiJe in cototcrnatinri. I mark, a valley of Haas. He appeared to be
" Io go and seud ihem away before our (very cot.Gdetit in hia own physical powers,
company comes," said Mrs .(joodwin. snd to bo inclined to dipoe tbe difficulties
" 1 l ave sec;, some of th m at the Iinltl.- j and danrers rjccasionally u.ct with in tbo
trial School,'' said Ellen, with a sudden i ,j,er regions of the Alps,
gleam of merriment; "can thia be me of j ()n u,)(i.-mortlir,2 ie left Matmsrk
father's curioo tricks ?"
" It certainly ia," replied Adelaide, " for
there he comes lim-elf out of tlio 1 ait Om
bibua "
And in fact the pood IUaeon wsa now
seen making bis wny through the ernwel of
poor pecple who stood humbly wailing near
the gate, and offering l.ia arm to a withered
old lady in ruaty t ombmirie, v. bo had been
snaong tbe 6rsl ".rrivsls. He prcaented her
mid ll.e foreumat of tus goeats to bia lady,
who stood ail in a ruatir of astonishment
and stiff brocade on the verandah Mips,
and to bis elegant daughters who were
half way bet seen lauhinL' and erjing
at the tioveltyof the scene before them.
Mrs. (ioodwin fortunntily bsd tl.s good
sense or .bilo-o by to perreiv." li st a Hate
of things a,l,i. h was manif. ally not to he
cured bad better be eodured sutli tbe brat
gracs poa.iblu ; snd i.t re innnorcnt gui .tr,
thoob somew I. at awe ttru k at auch on
dreamed of magLiCeinco of apparel, viere
all uucr.cioua of ihe flrugg.e and tri
un.f b, too of gtace that wat g'..ipg on le
Death the studied Loei:a'.ity ilh w hih she
received I lu lu.
There waa ihe 1ai.lv in 1 lari. u ho
lien seen at the w aide li-i.'ii'hg, until
lit-7011l benevolent
indidvi.lna! tistne uti-
t l
upplird biui with a l i-ket of
,a;rs,le ,r,icl,.,. bT ,oanof which l.c a.
,Iit-r, L,.,rf i'w Inf.. tl.e er.irit of the !
0Pr,,in. scattered al out iu nu rry rttiias
on the green lawn. Never was audi plsyi'
u ., P ,, ,;,,, i. If i, ,J J. ,
t),e l)it! LtrI never sutig
so sweetlv, nor 1
the freh fuintiicr air breathed so .oftlv.
and never was it so delightful to have a
h'inio in the country as r-n this very day.
The eotnpsry once cli.pneed of, a tuWr
,..,! thouebt occuT'eH lo the lady hoste
more distrcating douhtlesa than Ihe fir-t
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An appeaurp o.. oroo;ri.i tier nu- ..no ,o ;
bt r " What in the worl 1 am I to d
said. " I bavo inl half proviiioa enough
for them lo cal."
That ii all right," replied the peaeon.
p0jl!titl!, t0 msrke t wagon which was just
niiloadms: st the kilclmn gate. "Jhereia
aliiiti'lfir Co for tbem all, and I bav- given
directions to the r-uli."
Anxiety wsa needless ; every arrmgenient
bsd been completelv mad,-; and the enter.
If.i.i.ra ileenteil tl.iinseU.S "nin to the
gu.ats. Happily puasej the hours of the
golden afternoon. Tbe Is. lies of the fami
V recovered speedily from tL shock ol
ft i a pniiitinrt.t and could not b' Ip
in iti n rr
that they bad never so thoroughly enjoyed
a company before. It. was only because
the real delight of social life, tout of rou
ferring happiness on utiurs had never been
so fu'.lv wilbitl their reach. It was a lesson
worth the learning.
At six the company were assembled
around the long tables, which, by the Iea-
icons, had been spread upon tho shady lawn ;
and never, probably, 'hd puents more heart
ily unite in tLarik ).'. vino: fir the bounties of
Providence. Ik-fore they rose from the
baniiict, there was a gorgeous sunset, all iu
full view, to be enjoyed by many who, with
in their narrow waiN, were almost effectually
excluded from God a free picture gsliery it.
the heavens, as from man's ariMovratiu onea
on earth. At the same lime, the full moon was
risiuit in the east and there was a delightful
evening, wi b tlw glancing lira lime amoiii;
the grass, ami tho cool brcexes lli.it never
dreamed of brick walls and healed pave
ment and by nine o'clock the whole party
departed in tbeir train cf ejovey ancus for
homo.
The lady hostess waa loo tired or too
thoughtful lo demaud explanations now
Wben the children and servants had ai
lently assembled iu the si. tin; room at the
hour of prayer, tho worthy father of tbo
family read from the great Rihle the great
story of a feast given of old at the bouse
of a chief Pharisee ; and his voice lingered
with special einpham eu the following
words:
" When thou makest a dinner or supper,
call not tby friends nor thy brethern, neitb- i
er tby kinamu nor thy rich neighbors j lest
tliej ule bid hoo ngmn, and a recompense
bo mad tliee. liut wben thou nmkost a
fcai-t, call ibo poor, tb manned, tbo lame,
Lo blind ( and thou sbalt be blessed j fnr
tliey canDot n.componetlies for tbou shall
be recompensed at the resurrection 01 tne
tbo juat."
lie was certain!? a ftrango man that Pea-
F.arfnl irridtut in Swilzrrlapd Brmarknble
Druih nf a Traveler in lie Chflcn.
A corrc.'pondcut of tbo London Times,
.:.:-. ' .a A....... 1H ll.a
I ale I-'rotte, left the RitT-lberg Hotel to cross
' the t of tbe Vi'eisi-tbor. He was a very
fil)F pontrfiil man, shout nix
fect thraa
hes bich, and had a somewhat wild and
ut. settled loek on Lis fncc. He had no Al
Lrnstock, (ubieb was iudi'rensable for such
' as eineditiou ) and abernly rclued an offer
with l.is two e-uides (still without an Al
pentock, and eerryitig only a walking stick
in hand.) He retraced his steps of tbo
preious day a fur the top of the Wcisathor
Paas; from there, inttuad of turning to tbe
1. ft and descending by tbe uausl route along
the (Jorver tj lacier lo the Riffciberg, he de
teeiiUed by tbe Fmdelen (jlacier, which
slopes from the pa-adntctly ioto llie valley
of Z. rniatt, and affords a ebortcr, though
a much more perilous routa la the to u than
the (jorver Glacier.
"'Ihe three were fastened together by a
rope ; the traveller being in the middle ; the
rope was lied around his body, but waa
not, as it should have been, tied rouud I lias
puides also ; il waa only held on tho lef; arm
of each by a larjie loon hoop. In this way
they pa'Sed saf iy ou r the greatest part of
the glacier, and mere within a few iniunt -s
c,f 1. aving it altogether ben they rmo to
a lark-e patc'a of snow, which the guides ac
cording to their own accotilt, prcpoed to
pa.a rourul, but which the traveller insi-itud
on ero'ing. Aecording'y, tbe fir.t g'lj li
er-.c l it in safetv. Tbe trtvclT.'r then
f ;'..rd him, tut when hu bad ieavb..d tl.i. , fut iu circumference. U is eelcjlated that
middle the anow way undtr his feet, and tie j tli propeller, which is placed in the l ow of
tal k into a hii.dtn crevuss" Having no the boat, will enable the ii-rouaut to rai.e or
Alpcn-lnck, be could not break Lis fall in;)onortbe balloon al pleasure, ami to keep
the usual way, by boi ling it across tho j ttecrae ay on it. The balloou will cou
chasm, and so bis whole weight waa thrown tain 70(1,111)0 cubic feet of ga, and will
with a sudden jerk upon the rope, which w. 'eh, wtih the car, I. oat, and their contents,
I roke instantly on both sides of the crrtvwe,
don whirh tho uufortuuate man eonse-
quently ft II.
His voice waa soon heard calling for as-
sistanee which the guides were not ckiUful
enough lo render; the r,rie aas a pecu-
War one, being narrow at the lop, and widen- j
ej.g downwards for some distance, a ter
v. hicb it narrowed s;niu till its sidus met a ;
depth of about -')0 feet. j
This circumstance rendered it impossible j
to reach biiu without a rope ; he appeared!
to In about sixty feet from tbo top, wed jt'd
between tl.eei lc. of the crevasse ; and they 1
bad none ixcept.ng tbe two ends that had
remained with them, of about a yard each, i
, . . . ' . , . , , - ,
" 'rmir-e-I hat one o. tl.eu, shou.d
L -
' I . . .
I he idea of trying to make a rope, by
etit'ing up their routs a i'l ticks, and espe
rially ib'-ir leather kniipiieka, seems most
unaccountably never t have occurred re
.1 1L..'.l...rl...lil.M do I'mtU.
.' . . , , . .. ,.
riccivcd no es-istance for four hours, ou-
, frpn..,.tlv ,r,pw.trt tho ruide
above j he a, lie sat. I, in a sloping pnniion
with l.is head lower than bis b et, with bis
ri:'M arm free, but he was constantly sink
ing lower. Aftr three hours Ilia 8ow of
blood to his bead and the intense cold had
vcrv nmeb weakened him j bo spoke seldom,
say only that ho was being froien to death
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At last, after 4 hours, the guide returned
with as.ist.inee, the rope was lowered, but
was found 1'.' feet too ahor". to reach him.
Now, it will scarcely be credited, but it is
a fact, that when the ropd was found to be
too short notbinc more was done, but men
were sent for more ropes to .erm.nt, Ji
tanoe of four hours, so, that the unhappy
man waa condeinneil ny I'm iieipicse ciowtis
above bitn to pass eioht hours more in his icy
prison. He
1 endured the most dreadful
auonv for at first the warmth of hi body
difsoiviiiu the ie next him, caed him to
sink lower. Rut s the vital heart depart-
ed. the cold gradually retrained its Hiipcriort
ty, so that be was froren in tightly between
the wall of ice. which, as their wetted eur
faces congealed, and slightly expanded to
wards cachother, crushed him between them
with irresi.siihlo force.
"About the end of the fifth hour tho
poor tunii died, lie bad fallen in between
noon and one 1". M. ami he died about five
P. M. Al midnight more rop-s c itne from
.. ruiatt, and bis cot pse was pui'.ed up ; it
was found at the depth of seventy two feet.
It ws handed over to the auth irili"S, by
whom an inquest was held and an examina
tion instituted."
MimisMirpi Ck"iihai. Railroad The
work on thia road is tlll pnyrcs-ing, with
a f .ir pro.pert of having tl.e gap filled nml
the roa I completed before Christmas. Tbe
work is going on rapidly fio'n both ends of
the road, snd no wUh them God speed in
their effort to eotiiploto it by or belore tbe
fir.t of December. Tens of, thousands of
bales of cotlon will be shipped directly to
New Orleans, even from this country, whrn
the mad is finisheJ, and the directors ahould
.! all in their power o aid the contractors
to completo the road at the time agreed up
u ll,,lhj Sirii) llfralil, ritrmlir m
A LlVINO NonTH-CAROMNA Rbvolu
TIONAR Y SoiiMKR. A correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury, writing from Doaver'a
Spriog, N. C, says :
We Save here an old revolutionary sol
dier, a survivor cf the battle of King's
Mountain Mr. Henry. He is nenrly D5 years
old, and still reads without spectacles ( he
was a mere boy at the time of the battle,
but stood hisgrouod when Ferguson's troops
charged with the bayonet, und iu conse
quence had a thurst through the hand and
into tbe th'gh. His rifle, which he bad just
loaded was discharged at the moment he re
ceived thethru.1t this killed bis antagonist,
and after the British had retired up tbe
mountain, Mr. Henry was fouud lying by a
log with tbe musket bunging by its bayo
net to his thigb. He afterwards became a
distinguished criminal lawyer, aod is said
to Lave defended more desperate criminal
oases than any other man in the .Statu. Ho
basin uianu-cript an atcount of the battle,
prepared by hiiuaelf witii the aid of Vanoe,
another of the participators in that battli.
He says that Sumter's original name was
not the " Game Cock," but " Tuck." That
he was so called by one Gilinore, who own
ed a blue ben famous for her game chickons.
1 bst a coiebralcd tighter named "luck
waa one of this blue hen's chickens, and in
compliment to Sumter's pUck Gilmore gave
hi in the cognomen " 1 uck, whiuh waa after
wardi changed into the " Game Cock."
There are many other it. (treating matters
in bis manuscript but, for the present, I
defer tbem.
Ilvi,r.e)os Vovaik to Ki'Rf.pi -A mon'ter
balloon, for Prof. T. S. C. Lowe, baa ju-t
been eompletuj iu New York, at the coit of
twenty five thousand dollars. It is intended
for a voyage to Kurope. in October, and will
cirry li paas.-njjers, besides a Utter and
uewspapur mail. A description of it, says :
vir six thousand ysrds of the best ma
terial have been tiaed, snd seventeen sewing
uisehir.es have been employed on tho work,
and, it is estimated, have done tbe work
that would have le.yiired 201) girls to per
form in tho Fame t.mc. ihe a."ouaut does
not claim to have invented any new system
of ballooning, but lie bas been enabled, by
tbe aHi-Citico of friends, to construct a ma
chine in which be is determined to test the
practicability of a transatlantic voyage. The
entire luij'nt of the balloon, from the bot
tom of the boat lo tho top, is -40 fott, and
its tl i am. t. r i '-'!. T he boat is a life boat,
45 feet in length, i feet beam and 4 deep,
and will contain a calorie engine for tho
purpose of working a propel!, r on tbe screw
principle. Th" s- of lh" cr or ba-ket ia 3 )
about three tons, auJ will possess a lifting
i power of "J'-'J tone. It is expected to make
i tho voyago to Europe iu two days."
As Ah.4 IiI(,s ( i,. j ,ia.ik. It is known
I .. f , , y.mM, Ar,Peal.
that Col. J. M. Hi:I, of tmt city, with hn
family, spent the jjreaf r p . rt of tho past
summer at the North. His fvnily were ao
companied by a likely negro girl in tho ca
pacity of a servant, and her pro'enco a
mong tho " shrieker.,"' of course excited
their jealousy, and, with it, tbe disposition
to eteal something. While the family were
sojourning tit Saratoga Springs reeeully, the
girl was persuaded or stolen away from her
.. .. i. .:... M m ri:ii I ..-.
jnothingof tier whereabouts. It is a re-
niarkable fact that tue same efl was stolen
f Co, b Al,olilioiil,l9 of 1Juffl.
lo about five years since. Alter the sever-
est suturing aba made bur way to her mas
ter again, and, for her own sake, it is to be
regretted that she bai again fallen into tbe
clutches of tba Norttieru negro thiaves.
florp Fish iv the Potomac. gen
tleman.in passing over tho Lonj bridge, on
Wednesday last informs the editor of the
Alexandria (iazrtte (hat be saw a araall
shoal of about one hundred Gold Fi.shin the
Potomac, near the bridge. They wero of
different sires, some ouite larce, aod the
j . .1 . t
locution is, how came they in our river f
It has been suggested that the spawn from
tbe pool at tbe Cr.jiito! in Washington, bas
pasted into the Potomac, and that they were
thus propagated, (!)
Carryino Tiia Mail ax Foot. Tbo con
tractor for carrying the mail between Som
erset and Williamsburg, in this State, a dis-
I lance of fifty miles, promptly and satisfac-
Itorily fulfils his contract by packing hi
I mail on foot. The mail is semi-weekly, and
.the trip ta always made in schedule time.
The contractor mut certainly be a man of
great physical endurance, aud it would be
well for railroad, steamboat, and other con
veyances to emulate his promptness, regu
latity, and dispatch in carrying the mail.
Kentucky pujier.
A MtsTKiiv or Crime. Miehaol Lowe,
a German ba-ket maker, while cutting wil
lows a lew days HjiO near Chicago, Illinois,
found in a clump of willows a human head.
He d.'senbed it as that rf a to an, about o
.ear. of age, having black hair, cut elo-o
behind, and a black moustache, and it look
ed as if rccuiitly sevciod from tho trunk.
Picking up nonn retnnaulg of clothing that
lay close by it, ho informed tho police, who,
accompanied by the Coroner and other offi
cials, ti.ited the spot next morning, but al
though tho exact tpot was found, the head
was gone!1""" "
W. II. Farber, an F.n-l'oh lawyer, who,
some years ag-a, wis traioporte 1 for forgery,
publicly whipped and kept in chain., was
recently proved to have been the victim of
a conspiracy, paidoned and awarded S'J.1,
000, although hi legal expenses for his da
feuce in the l'lig'i-b "'urt were nearly do t-bb-
that sum.