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, Mil W. CAMKHOX,
.T NcW" SeriejT VoFr
-No 23.
Fayetteville, H C,
Juao 13, 1857.
. Whole No. 179,
ruM.iun wkkklt,
JOHN W. -CAMERON;
editor AND PROPRIETOR. '
' iD. JUNEILU Aslant; Editor.'
, TKM OS Stf aCftUTMMit
- -r UittmA a'lftjr iveusu eoH 4uriss the rear; j
ftiree lUr, If Mt litt during tka y,r ur lubaorlpifcia;
'' . ..MarltHhw rmtwtimi tut U ytnHKl IBe a year, biiIum eU
for ! ! i
m .Mf 4Um.Miiw4 wtil 11 wrarati u pal4 ulM t tk
' T Mirf ! K.llr;
fiiMa wtMt( t 4tfwallm thrlr pafin rtl tk4 0A f IK yf,
j Viiat aUI? tka txllwr of tbtr laUnliw. ! mil krir tk
- If o painit Ml ottc of U mii, I ik pwnay nw
tb art, iult la t kw)i rrtoalbU mom.
-v' ,i. Tccutor aovibtjsiso: . f !
. f tur. r llllm II M, nto, (Hrkr,) far k
iri luarUua -..' t
t"o im)iw InMrtlu aw Urn awat, . . "'"
i ! auMiilM, . , r a . . ,.
for mi , ., i
J, C, POE,.
. . , . pBAtia i
Upli indiicy Dry CooJt, Bat Caps, Boot
a ' iktKt, lid Ready lad CloUi-S.
PartlauW atuatioa paid to ,
tADIKS' DRESS 0O0D3 aad TRIM MINOS.
liar Utreot, Fyc(lvllla), IV. C.
Ma26, t
WM. II. 1IAIGH,
Attorney at ttuv, ..'
FAYETTEVILLE, W. 0.
' rNCS OS OLD iTREIT.
" Law. Copartnersip.n
WK, tb'o Bndonrlifaed. kara thiaduy formed a Law
Copartaoopbip, and UI araciice la tha CoarU
af aha fullowtag eoualioa of tliia HuU : Chatham, Cuib
iiarlaad. Aloora, llaraatt, and tba (taprema Court..
, J. II. HAUUIITOX.
' 0. MANMXO. '
MtUboroaih.S C , Jaa'y 1, ISiA Jl2-tf .
J. A. Sl'EARS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW .
Atleadt tba Ctfartt of Cttbai4ua, Harnclt, Wane,
Bad Jibaauo. .- - '
Addraaa, Toouiar, nrnattCo., N. C.
CEXERAL C01-1SSI0.1 AD FOUWARDLVC
HEUCHWT, '
' J II. 1851. M-tf
iNDREin; STEDMAN,-
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I'lTTHBOROl'C, n. V.
Walt atuod tba Omty and Superior Coarta af
Chatham, Moora, aod Ilaructt Cwaatie.
Jly U, 1856:- ' 79-tf
J6M WINSLOV '
Attorney at Law.
(? n Ihe'Soutk udto'llajf ttrtr.l, Ofjto
tilttki fkgetttUh Jlu mi.
J rA'ETTi: villi;, x.v.
- PaVraary, 18i4."
R. H. S ANDFORD,
ATTORXEY AD COl'ASELLOIl
' ' A1!? 3LAW. - -
TTa at Ir. llall'a New Building, aa ft"w Slreet.
-pt. 1405, ISiV88ly '
A. M. Campbell, , .
Atclioueer and Conimitition Merchant,
Clt.LESl'IB STKliET,
rayettTllle, N. C.
Fab'y 10. 185J. . ' ;
Charles Banks,
COJfl'llCTIOHUR,
WH0LK8ALB AMD KETAIL 1EALER IK
foreign Fruit, A'af, Cigart, Tubacco, Snuff,
ii II LJEJ ITH i:LT,
Fijetteville, N. 0.
January 16, 1S54. Ut '
J. S. BANKS,
fOHM'MD FORWARDIXG
. merchant;
WILnitflTO), Wwrlls Carolina.
,aB. 6, I860. 10:'J
david Mcduffie,
BRICK MAHOJ -AMD. PL.1STEREB,
fteepeotfully tenders hiaaerrU'o.to persona in tblaand
gad the adjoining eouuties wishing work dona y his
Jalyl8,1859. l2-ly '
COOK & JOliNisON,
IMPORTERS AND DEALElUf IN
English, German, and American Ilard
wnr and Cutlery.
- January 19, 18?. ' '
""r."c7 & bVg7worth
Commissioa and Forwarding
. ' MEBCfiATS, .
" Wlnjlijgtoi, N, C.
IteavUaoal .dracoes made on Bonslgnmeats.4'
TWy pa' : : ;' ' -; ' 'V,;-y
A large supply of the following Bteaka jart printed
in the best etyle, bow en baod aad for aala at tha Ar
gus Offiee: .
Ibeeda for Land sold andtr Trn
.Ex.
Fl. fau. CcnsitT ;", 1 ;
" i Sapertor
rll "
, Couaity . '' '"4
Imbpoeaas ". '
KurM-rlor Court.
' Blavttk tTstrrttNta, (diSerent foriaa.)
.(WmmretlttH flomrla, ,-1
ii . Ampeiiaioe llomda,'
Jllttuk Not-a parable at tlnnk,
iNrrlaire Ltfnes and Boado.
, r l4f ' --
Caution.
THAt then ig oertalnBMU.br th af Im
K. t'plubrgr, travailing anJpeUliug )ntlvaenuB
tf of ItiranMnid, who baa NoU fur furti-t ilollar
l(tiiiut ttta obcribrt p,TLla lii moatba tJUt date
Tbia it lo farawan all paraon froa traJtng Ibr (aid
wt, a 1 4o avit intaod t par It, fur Ui naaoa that
I bara Bel raeebati valut fur aalil U ,
V PARLWQ P. WBIOHT. ,
- Ma IZ4 1 nor.' 7 , -,' v . .' 1774t
I)R. iniKK rTlLLIAini tl .
. Celebrated Rye T7Iey,
rpiIK aabaarihsr baa aaa4a arraaenata to kaap a
Agrnl fur Ui aala of tba abova braui) of A Ka 1 Ri
WhUktvuniiiaiilaot.'- ' '
... IlOB'f MITCH E IX.
Hay 4, tm. . , :
For Salcv or Rent. ; :
Tli Huaa ami lot na orcHpIol by Ki. Irtial
Dodd, aaar tlia Half-aaf -HrWg, adjoiiUnf ('apt.
Raab, tenlalalBg ana aera of land, a larra aad good
gardua (put, wiib abenUaat watrr pririlcgM. A bar
gala I offurad la tb aala. Apply to
TI10 t. J0H5SO.V. ,
Payottorllla, Jaae, 1R57. 17S-St
Ubaarrar and Carolinian eopy. ' "
rpDJE Subaeribar, aa adiainl.trator da bonlt Boa) of
I Bobar Ilaotler, San., dtaeaatd, baraby aoti(a
tba baira ad Urn and aaat af kia of aaid Robert M ant
ley, (&., dearaaad4 Abat ha laaow ready to aatllaaald
aatata, aad pay or 4a them ao siucb of aaid aatatc ai
baieoma lalo biabaodi aa adoiiniatrator da boeia Boa.
TOWSLV KEDFKABK, .
. 1 admiBiatrator da baaii bob ef - "
. Kobart Handy, fiaa daoaaMd.
May 1M7. - i7M '
STEAM BOAT MICE.
. II B Btaaaiaa' JAUTA It. ORIST, with UghUra,
J. baring (banged awrtera, will cantiaoa to roa bar
twaaa Payctirrilla and Wilralngtoa, atoppiog at Inter
diato Leading!. Prompt perauoal aitebiioa will ba
girca to all frcigbta ealruatej to ay eare. '
I'CIKU I'. JOUSSOff, Agent.
April 14, 17. 17J-2ta
"New Goods & New Goods.
a GRAHAM
IS aoaf ripening a now and IlaBdaoati Ftotk of
ItlUinvntDE CLOIIIIXG
, ' or tb t t aTYLaa, '
Coata, Vent., PanU.ffbirtt, Drawera, Crat, Rlotkl,
. Ba.paodrra,' ' Half Koaa, If, CoUare, Booto, ,
flboea, and Cwbrtrllaa.
Tba abora Stock aill ba offered at t!i kiwert prWa.
Ha would aolieit hia co.lomern and friend, to giro him
a call. II liai opened liia Btkck lu bit old atanJ,
Weat ai.le Gilletpia Street.
. II. GRAHAM.
Fayattrrltla, April 15, 157. 17IJa '
Dr. II. It EASTER LING,
RICH II HOD CO., 5. c.
Will attend to proferaioaal calls at aay boar, AO
or alght.
April 10, 1S57. 170-ly-p4
New Spring Goods.
VLEX R JOHNSON k CROW bare jnat recairad
a eottplcta and wr'J atlactod Stock of
Klnple anal FauCf
DRY GOODS,
Amongxt fbleh will b fonnd erery rariety and atyl
' 1 Stock i largo and doeirable, and will ba lipoad of
at ahici profita to mm or prtmpt ytml emtomera .
ALKX'R JOIINWJNI, Jr. l'ETEK CROW.
April 4, 1M7, IVt-tf .
ECCLESS MILL
II
AS been nawly repaiiod. Send jor Corn am
bara it groaod. .
M
MeKIXNO.
169-tf
March 80, fo7.
Clothing! Clothing!!
T
11 K Subscriber baa just receired his fcl'UlSO
sadeliut.Ktockor
CLOTHIJfO,
eonaiatiag of Coata, PanU, and Vests, a'.l of the latest
strles. Awnng hi atock 1. noma ery large tiict,
and also BOVS" CUrTfllXO.
A geneoeral auoi ttnent of Ehlrta, feioeka, Collar,
Ac, Ao.
CVTTIXQ and TUIMiUNO done aa heretofnre.
p. CLAKK.
April 3rd, 1857. '0S,-tf
Negroes Wanted
The nntlcralgned will pay the highest oaub price
for VoUDff aeirewa. Lettora addreaaed to either
of ns at lanriiiburc. Bicbmoud county Bill hare
prompt attcuUca.
r P. C. McfXTYRF., ?
DANIEL M. NctAl'RIS.
Uuriuburgh, Lec. 20,1368. l5o-U
10BN O. BLUE, ,
: ATTORNEY AT: LAW.
SOLICITOR iM EQI'ITY,
HarlnR decided permanently to locate at Rockingham,
will -practice in the Counties of Moore, Montgom
ery, A uon, Richmond, Robeson, and Cum
berlaad. Office at Rockingham, Richmond County, M. C.
March 4, 1867. --; t6W
.;t:".-v;;W4:P.;:KIJTTf
Commission Merchant,, -
FAYETTEVILLE, W. C, :
lirit for lottcrloh t Ci 'i Sleim Boat Line.
Will attend promptly to all Dasiaees entrusted to
. J hiaeara. -1 .
October SI, 1860. ! v- i 14-tf
New Goods,.
signed -hare receired i
shase of
rpHE BBdarslgnad -hara received LUo Store their
B receni nurcuase 01
GOODS.
Embracing a large aud general stock of
OROCEBIE and HARDWARE, ,
Which they will sell oa their aeual aooommodatlqg
terms. 0. W. WILLIAMS ft CO.
March 4, 1867.' . . I80-U ;
Worth & Utleyj
Forwarding and General Commission
, , - Merchants, ? f
; r FAYETTEVILLE, If . C. Z
3. A. WiJtTtT. . JOfK' CTLET.
fsbraary 20,' I fh i"' ' " f - 7tf
4
, ; SOMB TUlXOti tOVK ME.
, ;' ii Taomi irciMiiH tii. .
r ' Aft wrIMq aad all without ma '
. Peel a melaaclioly tlirllli ' ' v
And tha darkaaat kag about aa,
Obi howatiUi, . . ,..' ,
i Ta my bat, tba rirar gllJetU '
Through tUa shadowi aallea, dark;
Oa Ua atreaq tba wbita Btooa rid. lh
1 tik.ahark
. Aad lha Uudaa leans aboaa ina, ' ,"
. Till I think aoioa thinga there ba ' ' -'
la tha droary world that Una ma,
- y. RTaaasal ',: ,j '. '"f. , ''"
Ocntl bads ra Uoondog atar ma,
" Shedding sweetest breath arcuad ; ;
e Oatutleat sokes rlts to cheer air, , , :
Prom tka ground;; ;.
', And tha ivua bird .mee 1 kiarit ' '
IB tka U aad windy pin. '
Pour tba aadnaaa of Its rpirit , 'n'.
j Iotoaiiaa; , l .,
fhera It swings aod sings abors bm,' "
Till I think soma things there ba ,' -la
this droary world that lore aa,
"' ; Eras bm I "-.
Now tha boob bath floated U me,
On tha stream I see it .way, . .
fiwiogiag, boat-lika, as 'twould woo ma
... faraway-. , v . .'..'5 .,i , V'
Aad lha stars bead from tha atura, .'
' I aoulj reach than vliera I lia,
'- And they whisper alt. tha plsaeoua.
Of thaaay, .
There they hang tad smll. abora me,
' Till I think aom thinga there ba
UPtha ary hoarens, that lora wo,
Jirta me I
' . ''
Now wbca aoatsatn tile of errs, .
Like a solemn rirey slew,
Uealle eyas akia to acarrn
On me glow '
Loving .yes that toll their atory,
' Ppeaking to my heart of hearts ;
But I sigh : a thing of glory ,
Soob departs, a
Vet when Mary soars abor me,
I must think that there will be
One ator m ve la bearen 1o lore ma
" Erea me I - .
MISCELLANEOUS.
ra'W tomt tffh,tm m fie sWetn lit ,
H'ae ra fur mU lit irmHtnf nf tkt fit.". ,
f
On a breezy, balmy morning," we went
forth In search cf the fountain of Uteris, j
with the intension of determining, ourselves,
which was the true spot Wrfr r!ii,ir
his godde" nympii, or spirit ol .,.aJu(ii.
This matter wag to be decided, principally,
by the rules of taste, if we found the foun
tain inside the walls, which gaida books
declare 4o be the true spot, worthy of their
divine conferehces-that, there, should be
the Egeria; if not, we would tried it, in
spite of all the musty arguments that might
be brought to support it. t
We dd not hurry, hut unconcernedly
strolled onward. O, what a place is Rome,
through which to stroll, where, innumerable
memories, nnd histories, and poetic associa
tions "cluster around every .step! As we
pasrd the g iie which leads to the ruins of
the Palatine Hill, we found it ajar, and, al
most without thought we entered into the
grounds, a 'Cicerone" was near, ns he ai
ways is in Iinly, and conducted us to see
what was left of the mountain palace, of
which it could be once said: - -'Such
not le dignity ne bill dl.-p'ajt,
Kor equal magnitude of empire sways, 1
The lofty palace, towering to the sky,
Bhohls below the court of juttiea lie;
The numrrooa templea rouud, and ramparts Wong,
That to th' Immortal doities belong;
The Tfauad'nr's' domes; suspended giant race .
I'poa the in'mmit of Tarpcian space; .-- ,
The acutptur'd doors, in air tlie banners spread; ,
Tbenam'rous towers that hide la clouds their head,
The column girt with naral prowa of brass;
The rurioiit building mined on terreons mass; .
" The works of nature joining human toils, f
1 And acres of triumph decked with spit ndid ipoila.
The glare of metal atrikes upon the sight,
A Bd sparkling gold o'erp owers with di ssling light.'.'
. Such toes this hill and its surroundines !
Herein, single house occupied what had
once served for a whole city. In this great
laborynth, a succession of Emperors sur
rounded therriselves with all that could min
ister to their luxurious tastes and appetites;
here slood (he wily Agustus, and overlook
ed the additions and tmprovenaen.ts.that
were growing with his growing power, here
Nero, from the windows of his "golden
house," pave the signal . for th,e commence
nient of the games iu the circus. A'owyou
pursue a little uncrbwded path around the
base of the hill: and passing men, who are
lazily excavating, wrap'ied in their thread
bare, brown cloth cloaks., you enter among
the remains of this mighty structure. Ah,
me 1 they are very scanty j ' The palace of
the Casars has fallen, overwhelmed by its
own magnificence. Its glory made it the
shining mark lor barbarians. Its immensity
caused it onlv to yield the more readily to
the power of" time, who ever, with sturdy
strokes, batters against the walls of huniau
grandeur and ambition, '
About the beginning "of the eighteenth
century, a haH-of iruiaeuwJ sise was found
among the ruins. Ithad been buried under
its own roof, which had fallen in. It was
rich in ornaments colums ofverde antique,
sntues that had Ailed its niches, and the
rare marbles that formed its pavement, all
lay strewn beneath the rubbish; but these
were removed by the Farnesian family, in
to their own palaces and galleries, to look
once more alter their lung burial,; upon
scenes of gaiety, arid to listen to the sounds
of music add of mirth. All that is seen
Dow is a few arches, supported in places
by; modern masonry, a few pilasters, frag
ments of beautifully sculptured cornices and
capitals, pieces cf carved inarhlft that have
f-lf sfT
tiao jtly groupej' tpyether, ami atuck
t plaster, like flowem ami kayen from
Tit plants whose items tiateVeea join
1 dm p;ige of an herbarium; walls upon
h liio fint ghoatg of picturei aeem to
, auJ ptcliea rmosaio puvrmentt be
1 your, feci. V entered k imall room
1 1 pavement Was,'! lbink, entire; aud.
9 waKi wew'wt preserved. ' Upon
were itill legible awtin word the
of .those w tiose trembling heart, had
there, and tybosd ighs had tchoed
se vaults, mortj xh$n a thouiandyeara
That warn the fuQ. It Meemi if
J welling placea'of pain last forever.
el halla crumble: theatre' are demol
!( rnj)!e fall to deca but dungeona
tonibstonea upon which arereeori-
miseries of our racer dreary monu
fTj fh.jv dead hope and joys and aflec-
I Aftnr Joaving the prison, we retraced our
1 itrps lor a hort uiHtruice, and troin? to tno '
pi me inn vtnicn iooki towaru me
Tiber, were ihowu the house of Romulus.
or- what i called iuch. The remnant off
walls which one can sec, resembles the
Etrusenrj masonry, being composed of huge
blocks of (.tone, joined without cement.
Here, piercing the hill in different directions,
leading to diti'crent gates of Rome, were two
subterranean passages; and, as I went
Ihroogh them, I thought of the great - Ito.
inau Lmperors, the masters of the world,
the owners of all this macnificonce, ereep-
iijia throUL'h these d.irlc'nlces. shadinir the
uncertain flame ol life Witft trie hand 0(1
t. ... . .. . .
. .
i recauuon, 10 prevent 11 oeing oiown out
by a sudden gust of popular fury; and even
into these secret windings the sharp winds
sometimes penetrated. JJeiter it werelo be
the lowliest shepherd that walks upon the
Alboa mountains and rejoices in the sunshine
than thus to burrow like a Mole through the
Palatine Hill.
And now we had seen all absolutely
all. These two underground passages, a
few inches, and a prison. Behold the di
mensions to which the riches of the Cicsars
have dwindled. Do not such illustaations
. "Pour contempt ea all oor pride."
Passing the wall that encloses thePala-
tine and the il of the Circus Maximus, we
proceeded until we had reached the Batbs
of Caraealia, where we were tempted to
turn aside again. ' Keria must have - pa
tience. We rang a bell, which resounded
through this immense solitude, and was nn-
s we red by the old "custode," the sole occu
pant of the ruins, and be only for the day
time, dreading the malaria at night. We
I entered the solemn scene of grandeur and
dfnMlon, The moroin..ir.- tlavljav
a hiefH is among tlic rose-buds aud the wild
fiowera that grew within. The sky-lark
that sang and soared above its towering
walls, did not displease the spirit of silence
that reigned there. Huge masses of mo
aics of white and black marble, l.ty before
us, upon a mosaic pavement of red and
green porphyry and while marble, as if the
Past had caat them down in very weariness
at the feet of tho Present. Those great
masses are portions of the roof which was
aho formed oi idoshIcs. - 1 he pattern 01 the
floors is somewhat peculiar, resembling fish
scales. The Coliseum itself, scarcely iui
pressed me more with a sense of grandeur
than this old buildine It is nearly a mile
in circuit. The balKs, properly speaking,
were of an oblong form, occupying a space
in the centre, and being surrounded by por
ticos, gardens, a stadium, anu a large reser
voir, which was aupplied with waterby the '
Anlonine Aqueduct. There were sixteen
hundred marble seats for the convenience
of bathers; and the sculpture, which has sur
vived lite ruin and escaped the general
wreck, is in itself an- immense treasure.
Here was. foujid the Farnese Hercules, the
coloSsni Flora, ike Toro Faruese, the Atrius
tfrid Thyestcs, the two Gladiators, the Venus
Callinyge, and innumerable precious bas
reliefs, catneos, brouzes, medals, ore. To
give one an idea of the greatness of the
building, it is only necessary to state that
when the grauite columns of the porticos
were removed the roof fell in with such a
terrible, shock that the peopre of Rome
thought . 'it an earthquake. Vet, it seems
that there is nothing Roman, however grand
and glorious, but that is linked with thoughts
of sadness and regret, if not of disgust and
abhorrence. We think of the Prince who
laid the foundations of these noble buildings
which administered to the cleanliness and
comfort of so many We thinkof a monster,
whose very name should make the blood
curdle We think of his cruelty and his .
disgustful vice, and we mentally exclaim
. I
.in-?. 1 .11 .i. ....w r.i.. ki,. Mr., .1.1 ,
' l . l: r..t...... i !
t Lur next aeteosion -w;is ai tBo- ionio 01 1
the Scipior, which is in a vineyard inside !
of the city walls, near the Porta S. Sebas-1
- . .. J . . ; .. a - -.L . . l.
tiano. It 'is approached through a litile I
flower garden, which seems to ma so ap-
prcpriate an introduction to the chambers
M ' .
of those who sleep! though alas, this tomb i
has only
an illustrious name to consecrate !
It-- ; fi'i'X 1 f
-i " The Scipioa' touib contains no ashes sow I"
The very inscriptions on the. walls are
but copies, while tho originals are in tho
Vatiean. V ; ." - - .
r Tassing through the gate-way and the
flowsr gardeu,,which, I have mentioned,
we aroused the ' Cus'tode," who furnished
ns with wand tapers, and we commenced
the descent into the vault. For some dis-
tanco we seemed to be going do wn rapidly, j
and then the passages branched off irrregu-j
larly.T know not how. vl was, looking atj
the walls for the undying names upon j
which our glimmering tapers cast their
feeble rays. Here araT there, they broke
J .
tiDon vou as you passed L-ucius rcinio.
51 , a 1 A 1: . 1- f ' 1
narnaiua, ;.Ama v..r.nua, w.icj v, outus 5
Sc.pio Hispams ; a son of Setpto African-
us; Lucius Cornehtrs,sn of Scipio Asntror
lieiia. Coiuelius Scinio Hisnanis. &a. In
this ly-eat homestead oj the dead, are
-- - 1 i ' ,
r anas.a-e'B, -sBfeay aai fftvyfi
chambers and recesses, and passages, and
itroo doubt, was a pleasant thought to the
I'amilV that they should lie thrro together ;
but all aulioipations which may be touch
ed by time, whether iu life or in death, are
befooled. ' 1 ' - '
' Giving a soft sigh at this ancient tomb,
we proceeded to -what is called the true
valley and fountain of Egtrla ; but found
It so utterly commonplace, with so few
claims upon tha heart or imagination, that
we repudiated it with impatience and to
prove that what is called tha fale Egeria
was not too loiig an evening walk for
Nuioa, we determined to include it in our
morning ramble. W'a could not have had
a mora lovely dny the, sunshine was fill
ing the atmosphere. tyth diamond dust,
through which iiaze of blliancy was beard
the unerasing melody of-birdst the fresh
bf!4 irhtiicrri. tha ardurvftla's'unbuAim, :
flowers ' bloomed everywhere along our
path ; and the nimble lizzards ran in and
out among the hedges. After we had left
the city gates a half mile behind us, we
camia to the church, of " Domine Quo va-
dis !" The door was open and we walked
in to see the building which couimenorates
such au astonishing miracle. Upon one
wail of the church we saw a painting of
Peter starting back in surprise, and below
it written " Domino quo vadis ?" " Lord,
whither goest thou T" On the opposite
wall is a painting of the Savior, with the I
answer "yenio Homain iterum crucifigi." j
"I go to Rome to be crucified for thee-'
In the middle of the floor is a marble slab,
with a fac simile of the foot-print of the
Savior, which was left upon the rock where
he w-as standing. Having seen enough to
convince us we left the church and con
tiuued our walk.' , ,
After wandering some miles, we came
to ft. beautiful green lield, over which was
scattered groups ol mouse-colored oxen ;
a hill side on our right was blooming' with
purple flowers ; in the distance wa a knoll
crowned with verdant oaks. -Surely, now
we were approaching the true Etreria.
After a while, we passed a peanant, catch
ing trogs out of a little pond, for market
his poor victims making the air vocal with
their death song ! W e asked him the way
to the fountain of Egeria. aud to onr de
light he pointed towards thgrove of oaks.
We walked more cheerfully and lightly
entered another field, and calne to another
hill-side more beautiful than the first.
Everything had become more subdued ;
the purple flush of the flowers had paled
into blue and white: the sonz of the sky-
lark seemed to grow tnore piMnAQ accustomed to
f!TOiT!,dlh?"0fi,lw?tStio0. iwrpotM bv hundreds ef
wcj(au ui utacern tjie saiiu murmur 01 wi
ters; the very spirit of Philosophy seemed
to breathe over the spot ; and one left that
this sylvan scene was indeed .worthy to
witness the meeting of Numa and Egeria.
Nestling up beneath the hill, and under the
ancient temple of Bacchus is an arched
grotto of brick-work, with nitches on eith
er side, while at the extremity, just above
two sparkling, gushing streams, reclines a
river-god rather "f he worse-for the wear
and tear of ages ? A few graceful trees j
shade this fountain ; and just beyond, upon
a rounded emieence, is the beautiful grove
of ever-living oaks that we had descried
in the distance. :
After drinking of the fountain, we as
cended to the grove the sacred oaks of
Egeria ! ' From this height, we looked upon
the charming landscape around the broad
spreading fields, the ruined tombs and aque
ducts of the Campagna, the walls ami
domes and palaces of Rome, and in the far
distance the mountain sail gli-dening with
snow, which separated the sunbeam that
rest upon it into innumerable treads of the
softest purple, and lilac, and pink.
Having contemplated this scene until the
eye and soul were satisfied, we determined
to try and mark out a path for ourselves
across to ihe Appian way. We crossed
the fields in which . nothing Was- seen hut,
here and there, a shepherd with his flock
of sheep, and shaggy, white shepherd's dog.
After walking some'tfistanee, however, we
suddenly found ourselves, on crossing a
wall, in the midst of extensive ruins. Long
and continuous walls enclosetLjtn oblong
space ; at one eiid seemed, to be the ruins
of two towers; an elevated road ran cbli
quently from one end to the other. For
sometime We could not guess into what
new maze of antiquity we had fallen ; but
I discovered at length that we were-'in the
' circus built by MaxentiUs." and dedicated
1 to Ins son Romulus.' U11 one side is the
balcony where the Emperor sat, and
opposite the
the . -place for distributing the
prizes ; the walls at the end of the circus are
semi-circulnr. Adjoining this,-on the si-lc
towanls Rome, arc the ruins of the temple
of Romulus. In leaving this circus we
came ; upou the Anpian Way,- hear the
itonsh of Cecilia Jletella that beautiful
fromD. wonuer oi ag-
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SOUTHKIINWDMKX.
A letter in the Boston Chrormtype Lftints ins
the tolloiring just tribute to aur fair citizens.
As we but rarely see the truth so promptly ci
pressed -relative; to anything belonging tivthe
South in thst region particulsrly we copy it
ia compliment to all concerned t --r- n
The first thing that struck me ia regafiTToIlie
women at the South was their beauty of foroa
their symmetrical sad harmonious figures. In
this and in tha ease anil grace of their motion.
they excel .Northern women. Many of tbem
dress with exquisite taste j often very richly, but
seldom gaadily, or with any dUplay of tinsel.
The proverbial affability, aod arbauity-of tba
Southern character finds the fullest development
"'" Th9 Southern ladv is naturally
vn1 necessarily easy, uaembarrassed and pol.tu.
Vrwi ma m in in tha eauntr whAref Ton nlaaw ;
0 - - r
you may go as far aa you please from towa. vil-
from towa. il- j
Mj - t - c(, thj
t,att whether yon aecJtmaid
mttron , T0,wiH be answered with the same
1:. w...j :.k k. i
iMmcuvKt, aiii4 i Tjei txrJ t uu oauir; o'uiaitivviu
orte(iy. ,
'
ritW tJK Tf TV -V.yeTli y1 naasa If l a:
THE CIIAHACTEH OF WASHING- '
,. v . ' TON. : . , : ;,; .
' The closing chapterof the fourth volumn
of Irving's Life of Washington (oonte be
pjbliulied) oontsir.s the annexed fine por-'
trait of the fafer Patria i
In the volumes here condudfcd we have
eudeavored to narrate .'ailbfully the enraer
of Washington from Childhood, through his
early surveying expeditions in the wilder- "
ness, his diplomatic mission lo the French
posts on the frontier, his campaigns in tha
French war, his arduons trials as commander-in-chief
throughout the Revolution, the
noble simplicity of his life in retirement,
until we have shown him elevated to tha
Presidential chair, by no eflbrtof his owp,
in a manner against his k ishet, by the unan
imous vote of j greatfut country. , '
, .The ,plan lfij lorX ba' neee,sariy - 4,
aarrHnJ tis Wiu)vniKh"tttrrmnuiiiol' tha '
Revolution, even where Washington was ' .
not present in person; for bis spirit per
vaded aud directed the whole, and a gen
eral knowledge of the wholn is necesenry
to appreciate the sagacity, forecast, endur
ing fortitude, and -oinprehensive wisdom
with which. lie conducted it. lie himself
has signified to one who aspired to write
his biography that unv memoirs of his life
distinct and unconnected with the history
of the war would le unsatisfactory; lo
treating of the Revolution, weh&veenJea .
vured to do jiisticeMo what ve consider its
most striking characteristic the greatness
of the object and the scantiness of the
means. We have endeavored to keep in
view the prevailing poverty of resources, '
scandiikxjs neglects, the squalid miseries of
ail kind.?, with which its champions had to .
contend in their expeditions through track
less wildernesses or thinly peopled regions;
beneath scorching suns or inclement skies ;
their wintry mirehs to Le traced by bloody
footprints ou snow and ice ; their desolate
wintry encampments, rendered still mora
desolate by nakedness and famice, It was
in the patience an 1 fortitude with which
these ilis were sustained by a half-disciplin
ed yeomanry, voluntary exiles from their '.
homes, destitute bf all the "pomp and cir
cumstances". of war to excite them, that
we read the noblest and moit affecting
characteristics of that great '.struggle fox
human rights. They do wrong to it.e mor
al graudeur who -seek by common-place ex
aggeration to give a uielo-dramic effect
and false glare to its military' . opera
tions, and to place its greatest triumps in
the conflicts of the field. Lafavette show
ed a true sense of the nature of the strug-
enect .
purposx-3 bv hundreds et thou
sands of troops and tens of thousands of
slain, sneered at the scanty armies of the
American Revolution and its " boasted bat
tles." Sire," .was the address and com.
pr'chensive reply, "it was the grandest of
causes won by skirmishes of scr.liDels and
OUtpOSta.'' 1.
- In regard to tLe character and conduct
of Washington, we have endeavored to
place his deeds in the clearest light, and
left them to speak for themselve, generally
avoided comment or euiVeium. We hav
quoted his own words and writings largely
to explain bis feelings and motives and give
the true key to his policy, for never did man
leave a more truthful mirror of his heart
and mind and a more thorough exponent of
his conduct than ho has left m his copious
correspondence. There his character is '
to be found in ai! its - majestic simplicity,
its massive grandeur, and quiet colossal
strength. He was no hero of romance r
there was nothing of romantic heroism in
his nature. As a warrior he wasAincapa
We of fear, but mad no merit t-f(djfying
danger. He fought for a causer not for
personal renown. Gladly when he had
won the cause', he bung u; his sword never
again to take it down Glory, that bla
tant word which haunts some military
minds like the .bray of the trumpet, formed
no part of his aspirations. -To -act justly
was his instinct, - fa promote the public
weal his constant effort, lo deserve the '" af
fection of good men" his ambition. With
such qualifications far the pure exercise, of
-sound, judgement, and comprehensive wis- .
dom, he asceneed the Presidential chair:
There for the present we leave him. 0
far.our woik is complete; 'comprehending ,
the' whole military -life of Washington and
his agency in public affairs up to the for--.
mat ion of our Constitution. How well we
have executed it we leave it to the public
to determine ; hoping to find it, as hereto
fore, far more eail satisfied with the re
sult cf our labors than we are ourselves. - .
yiiould the measure of-health, and good
spirits, which a kind 'Providence- has"
blessed us beyond the usual term of literary
labor, be still continued, we mavgo on, and
in another fuluir.e" give the Presidential
career and closing Life, of Washington.- In
the mean time, having found a resting place
1 iu our t.tbk. we stay our hands, 4ay, fjy our
pen. and seek that relaxation. and', rvpose
which gathering years retjuire. . V
A,,young buclf of the soap lock order
lately accosted a A'ahkee. at one ofotir ho
tels as follows I say, fellow, some' people
say 1 &m a Frenchman and some take me
for" .an .Ktaylene now what do you say I
am?" "Why, I think. youjare a durn'd fool,"
replied Jonathan.
True modesty is a flower whose, grateful odor
endures for ages. False ruodeMy is s weed as
poisonous as" stambniuai, iDd as deadh'.'ia 118"
ultimate effects, s the prusio acid, distilled from
the green and pretty, leaves of peavh trees. .
Is not every face beautiful iaour eyes which
habituallv turns towards us with 'aliccticnete,
guileless sniffe. ? "
- A gentleniaa haviog been lately eallvd on to
subscribe to a course ot lecture., declined, " t-,
eausa," said he, " my wife gives ne a lecture y.
ery - mt - oMor aotaipg.
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