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4 fc
V0L.I-N0.52.
WADESBOROUGII, & C, TIIUIISDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1859.
KEW SERIES.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
, . FE.1TO DARLEY.
TERMS OF HUBSCRIPTION.
Single copies, two Dollab per year, Invariably In
advance.
To Club) of Tea aad pwerds, it will be furnished
I Uai Dollab add a Halt par copy. ,
Ma subscription received tat less than six months.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
eifl iqUAHl, Tin LUIS ot LBS bbeviib.
Oat Insertion 70c.
Three insertions fl 60
Two mouths, or nine insertions 8 80,
Thro months, r thirteen Insertions.;.... 4 00 '
Six m m hi 6 00
Oao ier 9 00
Advertisers mant state the number of times they
wish their advertisement Inserted ; otherwlu they
will bo continued lilt hrbiddea, and charged accord
ing to tbe above.
Agreements wfH bo undo with yearly advertisers
liberal and advintageou terma.
Professional and Business Cards, not exceeding (to
lines brevier la length, will be inserted fur Si a year;
if exceeding tve line will b charged Uit la ait at
other advertisements.
Obiuury aotlecs fro whoa not exceeding twenty
linen; alt ebov twenty lines at advertisement ratet.
D. W. SIRES,
- nytlckmnkrr mud Jtunirr,
utruaiis ni si
wadisbobo', . c.
WslcneC, ClorV and Jewelry of all diode repaired
QL with neat uea, durability an dispatch
M tood as the best, and cheaper -
than the cheapeat. . tf
en
norm.?, hill a. a.- '
IMPORTERS AND WII0LE8ALC
DEALERS II F0REIG.1 iM D0HE8TIC DBY GOODS,
No. 258 Baltiobs Stbsxt,
(orraerrs basovss trassr.)
ash. . orma, ) BALTIMORE.
Konar BDLL, ,
Tana. w. ATKixaoit. J 8'-tr
llllln
UERR1SOX V LEIDI5IO,
IMPORTERS ...
Fortign mnd DomnlU Dry Good$.
Wbu'eaale and Retail,
aiil ararir, ox boo raua aixo,
. CHARLESTON", S. C.
. l. k . 32-ly tmir t
ASHE Jk. II.1RGRAVE, '
,ITT01LYE IS .jr Lit. -
Praotioe.io partwrahip la the county of Anaon, ei
ept on thefrimiual Diket in the County Court, (J.
It. Hargrare being County Solicitor.) .
They will attend to the collection of all claima en
tratel to then in Anaon and the aurroundingcouutira.
T. 8. A. he atteada the Cuurte of Kickmond; Mont
gomery, Stanly, Cabarraa, Union and Anaon.
J. B. Uargrata those of Montgomery, Stanly and
!' Anaon.
atajrOffiea at Wadeabero',
THOMAS 8. ASHE. J. R. HAR0RAVE.
ltf-tf
R. P. SI.1JIO,
ffiUch and Clock Mtrpairer,
aoriLL, . o. ".,
QL Jewelry, to., neatly and (uhttantially
- repaired, and all work warranted -f jJf,
- twelra notitha. ..!f.
CIIAS. E. SMITH,
DiALia ti
: DRUGS 1D MEDIUMS,
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs,
"
Perfmncry and Fancy Articles of Every
Description in liis Line.
NEW AND FRESH DRUGS. .
A Urge let jaat receired, for Family and Physi
cians' U.iea which can be relied upon aa being
-ajma-and wti.
PERFUMERY
-"WThi most cwun:i aud-TBXtianirrseleetiona. T
this labub and ixTSxatvB assortment he would more
specially call the attention of the Ladiea and of tbe
Young Men in our community of course Old Bache
lors not excepted.
ALSO POHADES,
For imparting a rich, glossy and healthy condition
to tbe Hair from the beat manufacturers iu th;
ountry. " '
TOILET ARTICLES,
Of French and English manufacture, and of every
dleseription aniUble for the most fastidiihs; 5n fact
ajever harthere been in this p(lB,ceHooh a large and beau
iful assortment of theabove-namjd articles which bt
now offers to the pablio nn the moat liberal terms, .
fiflR(JIGAL INSTRUMENTS, Stc,
- Aspatatiag Ustrtrmeats and Dental Foreeps of
every r1ety. AUo new style Electro-Magnellft Ma
chines. -JV. B Phyticinnt io Ihe turroundivj coun
ty tan obtain coMflEte outfits 'trirtoift tht
time end EXTBAerpenee of lending Xorth, and
ca rt' uprm all the Chemicai. Preparations
a being the bat tht can be obtained and tear
ranted FREE FROM ADULTERATION. The eift
tent 6 Anion and the wljo'ning .Counties ore
retpirtully tWiW to call and examine for them-seft-es,
when they will find the Proprietor ever
attentive, ready and willing to ihoto hii attort
me.nl to all who will favor hini with a call.
. ' . 29-tf . . " " -" " ' v.
LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Ilc.
. n . ..n i tinnt stats' ri P T mW
VV FANCY BRES OOOBS.-emhraeing all- the
HEWE8T and LATEST BTYLES OF THE SEASON,
with TRIMMINGS TO MATCH. Call toon-while
' i - i . ...iH.nt (a ii4At iVnm
nnwZSi. A. B. BENNETT-
LADIES' DRESS GOODS.
AFINB' ASSORTMENT JU8T RECEIVED Bt
9 if 8..S. -ARNOLD.
BLAHK WARB AJVTf -F0R 8 ALB AT
thisOfiee
GOODS! GOODS!
SPRING AND SUMMER! I
J. J. cox,
MALkm IX
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY C00DS,
READY:MADE CLOTUINO, ,
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES,
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,
GROCERIES, io.
J. J. COX tike pleaiure ia announcing to'hil Cue
tomert, Frionda and the Public generally that hie
usually extenalea atock baa recently been replenished
by LARGE, FRESH and FASHIOXALE PUR
CHASES for the SPRINO and SUMMER SEASONS.
These Ovoda are all of the BE8T QUALITV, and
tboae wl.ulog to purckaa will be consulting their
interest! by calling and examining them fur them-
aolrea. They will be sold low on the naual time, but
all aacounts must be punctually settled, 36-tf
m SPRING Al SiillER
GOODS.
I AM XOW RECEIVIXQ THE LARGEST 8T0CK
or
STAPLE AD FAXCY DRY GOODS
That I bare erer offered in this market.
THEY WILL BE SOLD CHEAP.
' - Call and examine for yourself. -
A. E. BESXETT.
March 31, 1859-29-tf
NEW GOODS
Million
S. S. "ARNOLD'S
CHEAP CASH AD CREDIT STORE,
fJipRB CAN' . BEFOCXD THE LAP.GEST
and BEST SELECTED ASSOHTME.NT of
SPRING AND SUBnUER GOODS,
I hare erer offered in this market, consiatinR of
ALMOST EVERY ARTICLE TO BE FOISD IX A
GENERAL STOCK, AND. MANY ARTICLES NOT
TO BE FOCSD IN ANY OTHER STORE IN THE
COUNTY. Purchasers wishing to buy good articles,,
at LOW PRICES, will please give me a call.
S.- S. ARXOLD.
Wadceboro', March 31, 1869-29-tf
.EV BOOK STORE I CUER.WY, S. C,
(NEABLT OPPOSITE B. MALLOY'S STOBE.)
T. 8. MARSHALL
HAS 4UIT HKCKIVKO.A tABfll ASSOTMIST Of
VlSfnUNEOl'S AMD SCHOOL BOOH.
ULANK BOOKS, '
AMD
SIATtONEJU.Xl ALL KIXI18L-
A LARGE ASSORTMENT Of FANCY GOODS,
Oil NOTIONS,
...To which he Invites the attention of Ladies and
SO GenJcmcn. tf
Mill IMUX MOO! FACTORY.
rriliE UNDERSIGNED WOULD Ur-al ELTtL llx
announce to the TLANTERS and WOOL-GRpW-
Elta that he still continues to MANUFACTURE
WOOL INTO KERSEYS, on the following terms, jii:
Depostt your Wool sH the store of JOHN STACY",
i. ur.u.'Wn'. In tha condition in which it ia sent to
be made into rolls, WASHED, PICKED and OILED,
and you can have it made into eVoorf, Heavy
FlalM, Cshlo Warp, at 18 cents per yard; or
Heary TuUled Ktrttyn, Cable Warp, a
15 cents per yard; and delivered back again at the
same olaoe. This Includes the entire eoei, as the
Subscriber furnishes the Warp.. Those wishing to
deposit Wool at the above Agency for the Sonth imon
Wool Factory, will please send it as soon after shear
ing as they eonvenlently ran.
A aaantity of THICK IIEAVV K.tttar.ia, la-,
rtl.E WARP, kent constantly on hand and for Bale
at the FACTORY, are miles northeast of Rocking-
ham'LN. C. Samples of the goods can be leen at the
store or John Stacy, naaesooro .
34-00 JOHN 8HORTRIDGB, Proprietor
JOHN R. ELVANS & CO,
: 8uector Io Elran 9 Thompson,
dnm in Couth, Cabinet iod Grntrtl Hardwgrt,
Bar Iron and Stwl,
WASHINGTON, D. C,
OFFER TO COUNfRY CUSTOMERS A COM-'
plete and well-selected assortment of Ooods In
their line at Low Prioes for Cash or approved notes at
short f'atee. ' ' '
Buying their goods principally for oaah and trotn
first hands, tfley are prepared to sell at exceedingly
4w rates, and solicit the patronage of tb Befriends of
the late Firm, and the publib GeneraflyT '" "".
JOHN R ELVANS 4 CO.,
Old Stand, No. 8UUenaylvsJiui Avenue.
GROCERIES.
LARGE AND "GENERAL ASSORTMENT
Just received by 2B-tf 8. 8. ARNOLD.
nrinv.MlDE CLOTIIIlfG.-
o
t THE LATEST STYLES FOH SALE BT
l , M - a Atunrn
V MMBVWm
On the plan of Slnjle Nomben .
For the benefit of the
MONTICELLO UNION ACADEMY,
Ot JASriB COUSTT, OIOEOIA, ,,
Anthoriitd ij Spfdal Act tf tbe Legislature.
McKINNEY & Co., Managers.
Capital PrikcG0,O00.
Tickets "only $10. 1
Halves, Quarters and Eighths in proportloo.
25,828 Prizes.
63GG,040
TO BK DISTRIBUTED EACn
SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER, 1859.
Clam JC, to be drawn Sfpteoibrr 10,"18i9.
Clam 17, to be drawi Krt mbtr 17, Ki9. i
flaw 18, to b drawa Srptrmbrr 21, 1859.
To be drawa in poblio under the aworn anperlnten.
dence of two t;otniniaaionera, W. It. o t MU.N3
and J. M. PRENTISS, iu tbe
. City of Savannah, tioorg la.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME.
1 prize of ROOOO i$fl(KO0' 6prizeaofipO0are$5O00
1
1
1
20000 ia 20O00I 10
600 are
400 nre
800 are
200 u-0
fiOtlO
10000 is 100O0 2
6000 U 6000 2
4000 is 4(00 -U
8000 is eOOOj SO
2000 is - 2000; 1 CO
16001s l.')()100
1100 ia HOOilOO
SIJO
coo
400
UOnro 7600
100 are 10000
96aro WiW)
'pOare MOO
APPROXIMATION FRI7.H8.
4 prizes of $200 approx'g to $00,000 priie are $800
160
20.000
10,000
6,000
4.0D0
8,000
2,000
1,500
100
"00
',l,
126
100
80
60
60
40
20
4
8
H
8
8
lii.
400
25,0O0priieaof 8 are...
25.829 pritea amounting to ...7....... $8)15.040
Whole) Ticket 10. Halves 5, Qnar
tere), 92,50.
PLAN 'IF THE LOTTERY.
The numbers from 1 to 60,0HJ'cnrresponding with
those numnera on the tickets printed on .-q.ar.ile Ti (.
of paper, are encircled with email tiu tubce and pluciij
in one wheel. ' ,
The, first S80 Priie, eiuiilaily printed and encir
cled, are placed in another wheel.
The wheels are then rerulrcd, and a nnmlier is
driwn from the wheel ot umbers, nud at the saiae
time a Prize is drawn from the other wheel. The num
ber and prize drawn out are opened and exhibited to
the audience, and registered by the Commissioners; the
Priie being placed agninst the Number drawn.' This
operation is repeated until the prizes uro drawn out.
ArraoxiMATioS Panes The two preceding and
the two eucceeding Numbers ta those drawing the first
8 Prises will be entitled to'the 4H Approximation
Prises. For example: if Ticket No. 11260 draws the
$00,000 Priie, those tickets Humbert J 1124R, 11240,
11251.11252 will each be entitled to SiOO. If Ticket
Vrt Kr.n Jrxi lh ) 000 I'm. thou ti..ll- ..,,,
nerins: 548. 54!). 051. 652. will each be entitled tu !
!9t50, and so on according to-tbenboTe-cbeitre:
CxRTiricATss or Packages will bo sold at the fol-
lowing rates, which is tbe risk:
Certifieatea of Packages of 10 Whole TieVets...$00.00
10 HhIi . " ... 80.00
10 Qu'irter " ... 15 On ;
' . " 10 Eighth " ... 7.60
IN ORDERING TICKETS OK CERTIFICATES
Enclose the money to our address for the tickets or-
d.'red, on receipt of which they w ill be forwarded by
first mail. Purchasers can have tickets ending in anj
figure they' may designate.
The Hat or drawn numbers an 1 prizes win be sent
to purchasers immediately after the drawing. .
ttiLT l'urchasirs wul please wrtta llicir signatures
plain, and give their post-oSice, county and State.
m. Kememher that every prize is uiawn and paya
ble iu full without deduction. - -
SSV.AU prizes of $1,000 and unr'cr paid uarae-
diately after the drawing other prises at the usual
time of thirty days. I
All communications str.ictly confidential.
Orders for Tickets or Certificates, by Mnil or Ex
press, to be directed to . -
'3-tr McKIM-SKY CO., nfivnnnnb lis.
PHILADELPHIA,
l.nroitTEft of F.i.rcr goods,
FpeVBAl'ANB-WNFKTIONEIOSl-AR-I
TICLES. CHINA DOLLS, RICH VASES, TOI
LET DOTTLES, I.MvS With r Hi L KES, JKWKL anU
CARD RECEIVERS, ET AGERE ARTICLES, Sc.
Latest atylea of Goods constuntlv received and sold at
tho very lowest cash prioea. W. TILLER,
No. 24 South f ourth street, ;
4(5-54 Philadelphia.
ROBINSON'S MANIPULATED
GUANO.
XniS FERTILIZER, COM TOSF.D OF ONE-HALF
best PERVVIAX Gl'AXO, one-half- line
0 VXD HOSE and the best MOSI'HATIC
GL'AXO. is in condition for immediate use, being
prepared by new and improved machinery, by which
means tnemostinttmate comninniion iseneciru, reuue-
ing all to a uniform fine powder; and for application
by DRILL or otherwise, it is in the most perfect order.
And we have no hesitation in saying, that forALL
CROPS it is equal to any fertiliier ever offered to the
farming community. The Quality will be kept
PxKrtCTLT t'siroBM m an cases, ana ,.
Warranted to Contain 8 per Cent of Ammonia,
AND
45 to 50 per ct. of Bone Phosphate of Lime
' Our Guano is put up in strong bogs, weighing about
160 lbs. each.
FRANCIS ROBINSON gives his personal attention
to preparing this article, and purchasers can rely oU
"RonixaOKs's MANircLATED Gcano" being in every
particular as represented.- All orders will receive im
mediate attention. '
j itonitfsoiK, to;
No, i Hollingsworth strett, up atnirs.
jsauiinoriv-rLu
ROBINSON'S MANIPULATED GUANO
v- Is for sale in lots to suit, '
. ' ' By the following tgents:
JONATHAN TYSON. Frederick, Md.
J. C. NEVETT, Alexandria, Va.
- J H. rfRADLEY, Fredericksburg. Va.
' GARRISON & MAIGNE, Norfolk, Va.
E. H. 8KINKER & CO., Richmond, Va.
THOS. BRANCH & SONS, Petersburg, V.
T. C. B. G. WORTH. Wilmington, N. C.
R. C. LINDSAY, High Point, N. C
48-64 " .
CLOTIIISIO.
LARGE -STOCK OF CLOTHING, OF THE
t. A TK T-"F ASH IO.V8. n be fonmt i
faroh 81. 1859-29-tf A. E BENNETT'S.
COAL OtL AID COAL OIL LAMPS.
FOR SALE BY
29-tf tr 8. 8. ARNOLD.
WEEDHU HOES.
DOZEN BCOYILL'S CELEBRATED CAST
STEEL HOW For sale by
. " S. B. ARNOLD.
NORTH CAROLINA ARGUS,
For the Argus.
STHZU.
Oh I we're long been friends together"
In life's sunshine and iu storm, -
And though others' (ruth has perished
Ours still is fresh and warm.
And the. golden link between us
Brightens with each paaslng year,
While the para, deep fount of feeling, .
Quibes forth ttill bright and deaf.
Oh I we're long been friends together,
In life's early, blithesome hours;
And we're gathered by tbe wayaldo
Many fragraut, blooming flowers;
Buda of true and changcleas feeling,
Meet to wreathe each heart's pure alirine,
'And around its hid Jen altar, i
In their sacred beauty twine.
When life's summer-time baa faded,
And Its winter drear somas on;
When the ere of life is waning,
'Till its last faint glimmur's gone
Where each "sngcl-wing is folded,"
And each weary heart has rest;
We will ilill be friends together
' In the bright realms ol the bleat.
SrXBKAM.
S1IAVI.US.
FROM JOHN 8UAVKR S JACK PLANE COLLECTS!) AN1 UN
RULLXU KXI'UXSSLr tl)U TUX AUOL.t.
BY J. 8UAVER, JCN.
NU. IV.
A rooJ many jcara ago there lived in South
Unroll!) a very tcceiuno oiu gcuticuiuii, whose
I nauie was Duiiwitldie Father DunwiJJie lie wus
culled. He was a ve.-v pious
man, without
a i)K( doubt, and uUo a .Mt'llioiiist prtachcr. - His bin
" 4oo guluritits were wont peculiar, anil one would
" 3.U almost duubt his reverence to his -Maker from
" O0f('"'ft what I atu about to relate ; hut if you had known
p.'11' (jjm heard hiui'iouvyse aud preuuh, you would
'scout the Idea.
i lle w" " Plai.n ,10DCS.t' n5,nht oJ.gentIetnan,
.always tilled his "appoiotuteais, rain or alone.
lie was ou a circuit aoujcwucrc uciwceu viiituua-
tou aud Hamburg, abuut the time thi railroad
between those tilaces was finished. Father Dun-
widdie had never seen the cars; to one
Sunday,
alter preaching, he, went honie with a brother
who lited near the road, and'troiu .whoso door
I )ou could sec the train plainly enough as it came
aptroui Charleston, lie expressed bis witli the
next morning to see th,o train, when the gentle
man of the house informed htiu that they hud
better wait prayers, as thenars came by before
breakfast, and might pass while they were en
gaged iu family worship. Well, they waited, and
talked and waited, till breakfast was ready, when
the gentleman observed that the cars' were late
and would not probably pass till after breakfast.
Father Duuwiddic opened the family Hible, read
i a charter, and thev all knelt down to pray. He
had scarcely counneuccd when the heard the
h whistles 'i he gtmtleman -say he: observed- that
! Mr. Dunwiddic's voice sounded as if he were
i ..:,. ,...lr,i. ,i, ,i i,,r,.; ui;irl,ilv
.! ,. . , . ',, , b ,r
l10 bc discovered the old gentleman, u his
Knees antip Tnynitj as jtriawy as immhi, inoviug
towards the door, carrying his chair before him,
whence he saw the train pss, turned round, went
back to his former place iu tue house, still on his
kitea, where he finished his prayer as if nothing
in the world had happened. .
He never could tolerate a dog. One day he
rode up to a brother's house, who owned a very
fierce dog, alighted, took his saddlebags froni his
saddle itinerant preachers olway carried saddle
bags iu those days opened the yard gate, and
was proceeding towards the house when the
vicious brute rushed at hiny barking 'hnd snap
ping furiously. The old gentleman lay about
him with his bags in good earnest, for two or
three minutes, repeating all the while, " St. i'aul
says bewaro of dogs St. Paul says beware of
dogs," when the owner came out, and driving ofl
suDDer as usual thev had'faniily worship. The
chair, before which Father Duuwiddie was kneel
ing and p riiying, was near the lire, lie was just
-warn'ing tha logins of hjil hearers .wilhonc of
those soul-stirring petitions for which he was
noted, when in walked the dogjery quietly and
seated himself on the hearth rug, within two feet
of the preacher. Now, as I said before, Father
Dunwiddie could not tolerate a specimen ot the
canine race under any circumstances much less
fight under his nose while praying. But what
shall he do ? There is the dog nearly touching
hiiu, and so long as he remains there he cannot
pray in tho right spirit. Does he cease and re
quest tbat he be driven out ? Not be. He
merely catches up a piece of wood from the fire,
one end of which is charred into a bright 'coal,
presents it to the dog, who walked to the farther
corner of the hearth; the good Father follows
him, presents his coal again, the dog staits for
the door, to which place the Father follows him,
oh his knees und praying all the while. The
dog makes his exit, the old gentleman crawls
back to his chair, replaces his coal on the hearth,
and finishes his prayer as uuconceruedly as if he
had been in tho pulpit.
These are facts, and were related to me as
suchj by reliable- persous that is, if you call a
minister of the Presbyterian persuasion, (who
is also the principal of a very large school, for
young ladies,) and a steward in the Methodist
Church reliable persons. ''.',
an i aaa i 1 1 aw
The Dental Profession-Ppw persons
th of the dental nro-
.I'ewtoaT-ur ot thc-yetfLUiatti--yiluUL-it.J)-)i'Ar-,
rived, and still fewer have the remotest concep
tion of the value of the 'precious metals used iu
the preservation and renovation of the teeth,
amounting, it is computed, to nearly .OtlO.OOy
per annum. ' From being a mere adjunct to the
praetioe of medicine represented by a pair, of
r;il..;,,n,.olruil.-in(r tiirnkevs. forextractins teeth in
sections, or pulverising the jaw, as 'the case
. .." . . . r ... ... '
might be, it uas risen wuniu a tew jeo -distinct
calling, numbering its thousands of. prac
titioners, in all parts of the country, and repre
sented by colleges, societies and periodicals, in.
which all the ills of the teeth ure discussed and
remedies pointed out.' .
MoTvonrin lind llnwer. the t WO MormOOS
who were arre."ted upon a charge of counterfeiting j
drafts on the United States Sub-Treasury at Salt ,
Ijke City, have been tried and convicted before i
judge Eckles, at Camp Floyd, and sentenced to
twenty-one years' imprisonment. ; They will be,
taken to California or Washington, D. C., to j
serve mt tbe term. - -
. THE B OT riTBIOTS.
A BOLD REVOLUTIONARY ADVENTURE.
History is filled with deeds of the Men of the
Revolution, nor are the patriot women forgotten
in the "burning wiiruY' of the annalists of '7(5;
but where is the historian who tells of the patri
otism of the boys of that gloomy period f Who
writes their biographies?
ihorowcrc boys ia toe It evolution, boys of
noble patiiolism aud dauntless spirit boys who
would not become traitors although the rack and
gibbet confionted them boys who toiled with an
endurance find boldness unequaled in the annals
of nation for the independence of the " Old
Thirteen;" and had they now a just desoit, the
brightest star in the Auiciicnn constellation, and
their widest stripe in her broad canvas, would be
dedicated tj the boys of '70.
Let us relate an instance :
It was in tbe year 1777. l'hilsdclphia was in
the bands of Howe and his inhuman soldiery,
who, in the fields of Hrandywine, gave the Amer
ican people an evidence of. British humanity,
The inhabitants of Delaware and Pennsylvania
were at the mercy of tbeir foes. 'Hands of Hes
sian dragoons scoured tbe vicinity of Philadel
phia for miles around and committed acts which
would disgrace a Vandal
On tho evening of a delightful summer day,
group of boys, ranging in ago from twelve to
seventeen years, were gathered together on the
step of a tcnantlcss store house, in the village of
-Newark, Delaware. 1 no town seemed lonely,
and with the exception of the youthful band al
ready told) not a human being met the eye. All
the uicn, capable of bearing amis, had left their
homes to join the army of Washington on the
banks of the Schuylkill. A youth of sixteen
years, mounted on a barrel, was giving an account
of tlie disastrous battle ol ISranuy wine. J a iocs
Wilson, the narrator, was a bold boy, enthusias
tic in his love of (he American-cause, and pos
sessed of do little intelligence. His blue eye
and flaxen hair gave him an effeminate appear
ance, but beneath his homespun jacket throbbed
a heart which never quailed in danger, nor
shrank before an obstacle. His father was the
commander of the Delaware regular troops, and
his mother was dead. Tbe boy concluded ,his
narratiou, and was deeply lamenting that be could
not join the army. ......... . ' . .
" I atu not old enough," said be; " but had I
a musket I would not stand" idly here, with my
hands hansitiB uselessly by my side."
" Are there no guns of any description in thei
village: inquired a listening youth.
" None. 1 have spent nearly a week trying to
find one, but Iny efforts have been of no avail.
I strongly suspect the old lory Livingston lias
several in his house, but as he permits no one to
tret pass on his land, lam uaable to any posi
tively." " Why not take a party and search his dwell
ing?" asked Frank Howard. "He, has no bno
there but his cowardly son George, and I can
thrash him as easily as that !" and the boy snapped
his fingers to imply the readiness with which he
could trounce old Livingston's son.
James Wilson's eyes-sparkled with joy.
" M any lnree k"J's ,n'8 eompaiiy will help
me, I wilfsearch old Livingston's house fo-tiiphr
All who are willing to go, just step forward three
paces,"
Everybody in that crowd, without a moment's
hesitation, stepped promptly-forward.
The boy's eyes flashed like stars. m " Now ly
the dead of .bunker 11)11, J will search old Liv
ingston's residence, though death stand in my
path." '
.' Y ith a firm tread, and the utmost silence, the
young hcroesivtook their march for old Squire
Livingston's.
Livingston had long been suspected of har
boring..British spies, and some of his former la
borers had reported that he had kept up a regular
correspondence with the liritish commander. At
all events, ho was generally regarded by the gen
uine Whigs as a dangerous man, and was there
fore avoided. -
At the time James Wilson and his little band
left the deserted store house in the village of
Newark, dusk bad given place to the dark shades
of night. The moon was shining brightly in the
clouds, and every object was perfectly distin
guishable. The boys walked quickly forward,
maintaining a solemn silence. At length they
-gairtrd th-t)ankoftheTec1f,-8d'lwly follow
ing the winding path, soon came in sight of the
object of their destination. As they came to a
little log bridge which crossed a litt'e shallow
rivulet leading into the White Clay Creek, James
Wilson ordered them to halt.
"Let Frank Howard and myself reconnoitcr
the premises, first, to see whether any danger
may be apprehended. All the rest stand here
until we return. Make no noise, and keep a
constant watch."
James and Frank silently departed, and were
soon lost to the eye in the thick woods through
which the path rati. Scarcely had they gone
from the view of their companions, when the
quick ear of Wilson detected a noise.
" Hist," soid he to Frank, as he pulled him
behind a gignntie beach tree. The noise soon
resolved into a humau foot-fall, and in another
moment, George Livingston, the Tory's son,
stood opposite the tree Wilson darted from his
covert, and tightly griped the boy by. tho neck.
The cowardly youth trembled like a reed.,
: " Speak oue word," whispered his captor, : and
I'll toss you into the creek !"
The Tory's son was struck dumb with fright,
and before he had recovered from his stupor, found
himself in the midst of the whole group of boy
heroes, with, the vice-like grip of James and Frank
on either arm. -.. ... '
Now," Slid James, " answer me promptly and
..ln I'll nml-. vnnr nnsitiou uncomforta
ble lOlfJleajJYh
house at this moment r
I I cannot tell," stammered the almost dead
youth.
You 'shall tell, or"
' Spare me, and I will disclose everything.
W'hen I left the house there was no one there
but our own family and Major Bardston."
" Who is he?" asked James
"I don't know I don't, indeed !" .
" Tell !" threaftned Frank.
" He is a Captain of the Yorkshire Dragoons."
. The blue eyes of James glistened with joy,
and ie soon gained from the Tory's son a revela
tion which stamped his father as a traitor of the
... .nnsllini. nhnr.itW. Ha discovered that
..uujab..i'f'.'-."e r,'"y :.. - .
old Ljviugston not only kept up a correspondence
with the British commander, but that he had
plotted in his traitorous designs that the little vil
lage of Newark to b burned; to ashes, and
its women and chUdien exposed to the mercy of
their pitiless foes. The old Tory was to receive
as his reward tbe land whereon the village stood,
sad an annual pension from the Englieh goverr.
nieot. Hut, stranger than all, the plot was to bo
consummated on that very night, and the Tory's
son bad beta captured while he was going on an
Cl rand to a Tory neighbor about two miles distant.
.The little baud of henes learned, too, that the
British troops had secured their horses, iu Liv
ingston's stable, and descended ' the creek in
large boat. There were twenty of them be
sides their captain. Major bard.iton, tbe leader
of the band,- was in temper and heart a perfect
demon, and scrupled not iu his cruelty to destroy
the sleeping infant or the sickly wile .Not a few '
in that youthful band of patriot trembled for tho
safety of a widowud mother, or a defenceless sis
ter. Some wcra for departing immediately, but
James Wilson, still retaining his grasp on tho
Tory's son, ordered all 'to'be silent. The prio.
ner was tied hand and foot, a thick handkerchief
bound over his mouth to prevent him from call
ing for assistance, and a stout coid fastened to
his breast and wound about a tree. All hopesuf
escape forsook (jeore Livingston. Wilsou mo
tioned his little baud to follow him, and in a teir
moments they stood on the summit of a L iiili
; precipice which overhung White C'lay Creek.
! "iuw, boys," aaid Jauas ilwti, " the nar
rative we have ju-t learned, i? true; aud as we
1 Lave " tuukul or smmuuiiion we must make
j "l0 b'.t of ,ho "'" The L.it.sh band .ill
, pass this spot in their boat, and as we hate an hour
to work let us busy ouraelves io rolling some of. -
these urge rocks to the edge ot this precipice,,
and wheu the redcoats pass below, let us sink
them to (he bottom.0
Each boy set immediately to work, and in on
incredibly short time, nine huge rocks, each ot
half a ton iu weight, Were uicely balanced upon,
the edge of the (tiunj precipice. Tho creek ut
this point was uot more thu twenty feet wido,
and wus directly oveihung by the muss of rocks
ou which our heroes stood, if the liritish band
descended the creek, they would certainly pass
this spot ; aud if they passed it, tl.eu death was
their certain fate, iu about au hour the quick
ear of Wilson detected the measured stroke of
the uiulHea oars.
" They are coming," he whispereJ, ' let no one
drop his rock until 1 give the word, aud then all
at once.
It was a.beautiful night to wreak a work of .
r death." The heavens were spangled 'with' iiiiiu-
uierable stars, and every object upon which the
moonbeams played, sparkled with silvery radi
enee. Closer came the doomed Royalists, and the
hearts of the boy patriots beat wildly in their bos
oms. Peering cautiously over the cliffy James
Wilson saw the Tory boat slowly but surely ap.
proachiug. An officer stood iu the bows, guid
ing the oarsmen by his orders, aud the cpuuietts
on his shoulderslold that it was the identical
fiend, Major Hardstou.
" .Don't drop till I give the order," again whis
pered Wilson.
When the boat was sboot twenty feet from the
rocks, the boy-leader fell securely behind his
stone defence, and shout 'd, " Who goes there?"
In a moment the oarsmen ceased lowing aud
ga:cd with anisiemcnt above them. The impe
tus which 4he boat bad aeqitiied esused it to drift"
slowly under the rocks, aud just as it was fairly
below, forth came the doomed words : " Cut looso
in the name of Liberty !'
Each boy pushed his rock at that instant, and
with one impulse the gigantic stones fell. A
loud shriek from the dark waters below told how
well the plan had succeeded, and when the ex
ultant boys again looked over the'precipicc, noth
ing was seen but a few pieces ef floating wood.
The boat had been bursied open, and the occu
pduts had fuutid a grave at the bottom of the
White Clay. " '. '
A cry of victory burst from the joyous lips of
the patriots, audit was echoed aloug the old creek
in solemn grandeur.
" Now for our prisoner !" cried Frank How
ard, hounding ahead; but what was the astouish
merit of th'e boys to find that in the efforts to
free himself, George Livingston had been caught
by the fatal cord and choked to death. Thcro
was no time for repining ; the..traitor arid bis soil
liad met their Jim rvni late, and there was liuuno
to mourn their loss.
" May such be the end of America's foes
forever 1" said James Wilson. .
,.; JLlJil. LLvjnsoii hijusc. jyas M?rched and,..to
the aurprie of every one, not only, guns, but
three brass field pieces, eeveral barrels ot powder,
and an abundane of billf, ete , were found con
cealed in the old Tory's eellar. The military
stores found there were given ever to the Ameri
can troors and found a jovial welcome at' their
miMrter.4. Had not the itritikli carty been so
.signally defeated along the banks of the Whito
Clay, the town of Newark, and the whole north
ern part of the State of Deleware would have
been overrun by predatory paities of- British sof
diers. . "
James Wilson and Frank Howard both joined
the army of fireen, and served with distinction
in the Southern campaigns. Frank fell iti the
memorable battle of Kutaw Springs, bewailed by
all who knew him. James Wilson lost a leg at '
the siege of Yorktown, and retired to his native,
village ; but mortification ensued, and he expired
with the ever-to-be remembered words oti his
lips, "Cut loose in the name of Liberty !''
The village of Newark still stands, and has be
come a town'.of some celebrity. The sceue of
the defeat of the British at the hands of patriot
boys i still pointed out, aud it -is a sacred spot
1 V u
I in tne annais or ewara
j Such, reader, were, the acts o'f the boys of ,'76;
! and -though they have no monumental pile to
I preseive their memories, they live in, legend,
song and verse where" they will exist when bis
1 tory has been swept into obscurity.
Import ast to Farmers. Ot the many
' methods of "preserving fence posts from decay,
j none is perhaps more giniple-and cheap than the
j soaking them in blue vitriol. At a recent meet
ing of Farmer's Club, in Hudson, N. Y., ems of
the nienibera exhibited a post which, previous to
being placed io the ground, had been soaked in
a solution of blue vitriol one pound of vitriol
being used to twenty quarts of water. The post ,
was pine, and when taken up was aa sound as
when first put down, eiht years since. This
solution is good for all kinds of timber exposed to.,
the weather .spouts, shingles, stakes, bean-poles,
cVe. . .'..'... v ..' ';. .
j iq- Do yotHrnowwhy -the w4tl 4Vno better -
; than it is f Because each ot us oetieve that the
f warnings, the teachings, the wise indications, the
hits at tolly, the moral aphorisms, the shafts shot
St vice and crime from pulpit, press and stage,'
! are all intended for our righthand neighbor, and
! our lefthand tieighbor our witbera are n-
wrang.