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UNION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY. Vol. XLII. HILLSBOROUGH, N. C, OCTOBER 16, 1861. No. 2114. , JOHN W. GRAHAM, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, OASm en door north of Mr. Lynch' Jewelry Store' HILLSBOROUGH. N. C. feaetT.' 48-ly GEORGE M. DUSKIN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, - OiHc oo door East of Mij. tJtrowd 'a Hotel. JalyJS. ' " , ' 01 htttorney and Vnmmtor at Late, Willnr.r.tiraia Oraaeeand the .iliininf?AiintuM. r?" Prlieulr itleatioa pld t (be collection of cliis. " ' - ... i- Merck 6, 1 SI . SS la Mircb it. 47 Virginia and North Carolina Irre pressibles. . Jaactioa P. 0., Hanover Count;, V., Jul M, IN6I. 5 UNDER (hit eim it U proposed lo gel up a regi mes! of lea companies), uf IU0 mra each, includ ing elEcera, Making l.utW men. We are to use citi eat' eMhes, and u uaa each ermt aw caa furoita oureelne A pair f C'oh'e pietole, bowie kail, and a doeule btrrat gua, with a Minnie ball or a good rifle; le pledge eareelvee te eerv duieag (be war whatever the Pieaideat auj cbeoe to piece ua; la aarve wilb al pay, , Tee raaia abject of thia orgaaisalion ielo event lb death of lit a. Robert 8. Garnet! of Virginia, and Cel. Charles F. Fuller of Hortb Cerolia. Tboee waa with te (area stack a reg iaenl, will eigni fy tbear eaeeal by writing la ate al la boa pool otlke, aad arbaaj we have WU Ba a will report nimlm for duty, tad ga a increasing oar auaibel anul it aateeau la l,0uo. Tbe deeiga ie, tfcal (be number ekaR always be kept mp ay new eahatmenta waeaever eaceerieo oceur by death at ittassoty, ead ether obeli retaaae a anea (real ki ebhieliaa. I will ad ee peiel, or la aay capacity Iba regisseat may direct. H bea our number reeebca f te bandied, we arid reeaeel Ihe Prettoenl te eppwal a Colonel of kie ewe orb-cOoa, aad muster ut lata oervire Richmond. I will ideeetia I be lime of eaeellng taoea ae eeea ae I taeeit Ike oamee of (re haadred m Each eumpeny will cheeee He ova captaia aad eaberdinate onVere. THElDORE 8. GARNETT. E Tbe aewepepere ia Virginia ead North Ceroti vill doubtless publuh lb aiwev wiihoel charge, 6 three week. Aegeetlt. "jiFoTGARDEN SEEDS, f 8.1 at Ike OKLG STOKB. AAPAEAGl'N. ft C.l. K.rltSit Weeke. Red Mperkled Valleolise, lrea aViite, Md Preacb, Large l.iaa at Matter, Cereliea. aVerlel Niiaac, Koyel lrf ftEer-KitreLeiij rvrtMp. orlr llload, LoegRcd, MiMia or White Meger, Sanaa Cbard. BBOCOiJ-rerpleCep. UABSttJCKrlf Yart,rrMtckOt Heert,Cerly Pa etr Leaf, Eailf itatleraae, EH Uraaihead. Urea keed ey. Lerge Lale Uraaiaeed, Laie T kl Uatck, Umea Ulaaeo', Kd UeUb.loe pirklemg. CAKB f l.aagOiaaga,Eetlr Hera, Urge FieJJ CAULirLOWBI. CEltUt Wbiu fl1id. BiNer Gleet, Red Solid, CH8 E'ergreea Megar. CL'ia'dUEU-Eeilj r rente. Lang Ureea, Glieikia. Si J PLOT -Uij Parule, Early Ferple. CXJlVi-O.Mn fyrlrd. LET fUi; E-K.rly Ct.M, B raa Uulcb. Royal Ceb beg. Uramtteed, White Coe. teul.'l Xeiaiti.Cil'ea. Mnuattia AototiU at U 1 r 1 R O - W hue, B r a. N Ari'RriL'M. tiK. ' OYIOV-Htlter fUiaer While. Large rllo. PtRII.Er CarleJ or Doable, Plata ai 81 ogle. PIRIMP-Seger. PC H-LnJri'tKitr Etrly, Early Pram. Royal Uatrf Vfe-fJtrftU Early May, Rithep' Eeily. PEPPKR-Urg !. Bull ioee. PUKPKI Caanin Preld. RAOitrl L-n o MhartTop, WhitaTaraip H Kticd. Red Taraip Reeled, Long Silaiea. RHUBtKB.er Pie Pleat. HUIPf.oiOytl.r Pleak HPI1AC4 Reaad flate. H d'UKI -Etrly Bath, Leaf Gieea. Tit4ir)-Ltrge Rd. Tt'R i IP-E.rlr Pl.t Hatch. RJTp, I.irf.XerW. I.tige dt, UtU't Hyotid, Rale Btg rSarro.litk. Pekraary U. . H KT T Ptrtoni f of Employment. .4 A0BMI8 WANTED. - Ia f mr Cuunlt in th I'ntteJ State, 'ID oagtge ia Ihe aele of eoat of the beet and aioat altgtaily itlaetrawd Worae peMltbed. Oar palieiiaaa are af the m intereaiing charac ter, ediptel la iba aiaate of Iba farmer, Mechanic and Mereatatt ibey are paHliehed la the be4 etjle. aad baa I la iba mtet eeseteaiUI manaer. aad are woithy plte ia ihe Li iftry af every Haaaehiild ia the Land. if" To m t etlerpiieaad In.lettrieat bebile. Ihia kuHt'tt ilT'ft aa epp-ntaaily for praitabw employ ounl aei i t a in aa mi wu. r eft tea dtnring ta art Agent will receive re aiitl; bymnl lalltriinlare.irme.4..bf add'. amg LEIRIf.OKrZ Co.. Pmhti.ktr,, X .til Xerlh Seeead wtreet, I'biiaiMpbia October M , g 4 TO CONSUMPTIVES. 'PIC A'leanier,batiag beea rettorrd lo health la a fa a week by eery eimpte remedy, after having aulTared eeteral yeer with aever lung aflVettnii, and that dtead diteata.Crtawnapttoa 4e emioee la make knxae lo hiafellowalTererelh aaeene af rare. r i ell wh dire it, he will eend opy af th pre erriptinn a.ed (tree af eha'ge.) with Ihe direril.iae la 'eptnng an I aing th eema, which they will tnd a aea Cee tm Ueat4pla. Aethme, Bmnchitie, aVe. Tke enlyeajectof Ihe adriiat ia aeading Ihe Pre. eripti in ia te beaelll the alBicled, aad apreed lnf.trme. lot! whieh he Meeieea la ha invaluable, and ha hope very euftVrer will try hie remedy, ll will eaet Ihria feolhing, and may puree bleeeing. Pcraom wiabiag Ihe peeerrlptioawill pleaee addraa Rt. EDWARtl A. WILSON. WiUiamebargh, King' feunly. It. Tork. October It. 8 Mm BLAK3 frr Sale at this Office. Head-Qaarterg of the N. Carolina Regiment 01 witte a lifgion. "' Warraoton, Jan 13, 1861. , GnKKItL OlUIB. ' Havin bnn nnnlnlA.t kw H.. lla.H. - W. 1. - Coloaelcy in Wiw'e l.fgion, and eonimieuoned loraiae - in ..win viraiina, 1 oereoy aernaniy inviie lhnA iliu irnii. tut il:. 1 1 ing prompt end artivt aervice under tbe cbivelric Wwe, iniM iuiihwiiu mio rompaniea 01 ainy-iour urn, . r.,, uun.i iv, in. yirymtm .w wiwwv without Iom of time. Each company will contiit of one Captain, one Brtt and one eecontl Lieutenant, dor HergeanU arid four Corporal, and fifty-three privatr. Ae ooo u formatl, Mcb eomptny will be moved into camp tl Peter.burg, Va.v end muiUred into errvice pri or to ihe fornuUoa iulo regiment under tbe above oeMinauon Being defftgnef) fa parhrzen eervire. the rrgiment wilt bn composed of one Cavalry, and nine Infantry atEkai Lifht ItligtaaLrV MMnatiiaa li'a.k a-lll j r--j.-Mi(WV aaiaaif v ii gsiu viuay himerll with rbange of clothee of a durabM malehet. (n.H waning tor untiormity o tlretaj a bUnket and a bavertark. Now ie Ihe lime for nrilluni eertice. Come forward, gentlemen, to (ha number of 6 10, and emne quickly. - WHARIO.N J. GREEN, . Cut. Commanding. V Papera llirougbout th State pleaee nolic. Jun 14, 18(1. 97 COFPZNS! corriNS! K. B. WAITT, ' CHAPEL HILL, N t AVI.G obtained the e cluie right for Orange Coanly, to eel! Fink'8 Metallic Burial Case-., woulj rewectfully announce that ha te now prepared le fill all ordna fxrtheee air-'ight, ioilrttruclible burial Ceaee. All deecriptiooe end eixeeof Common Coffina ilea kept an bend. IV" Tbe Meullie Burial Caere will alee be kepi for eale in Milltborwigh by Mr. U ARGla PAKTiil.NG. Augual 8. , - H Patent Window Blinds. 1 Great Iaiprtvemeiit Soprriorto Injllmg ia Cse, 'pH18 BLlXDwbeaciaed ekaU perfectly tight.aad keep, out all wet, duet.ineecti, 4e.,aoJ entirely tf cludee tbe light, and make a beaatitul appearance on tbe aut.iile. It baa every adtenlage oer tbe other kind and eottt hut a trifle more. Thia Blind will recommend ilarlf. Anyoseran juJge of iieeupenoiiiy ever (he old altle al br.t aighu So peraoa Ihet ka aeca (bie Blind will ever order aav other kind. The tub'cnber will be happy toehowa tnojil teeny pereoa wiaking 10 obieia Blimla, and receive their or dere, which will be promptly tiled. i. l. CI' R DICK, . Kluatua.S. C. Maya. 41 ' REDUCED PRICES tea Til ater mi oe Sewing Machines. I MTILLtj ereell at redaced erieeo Bartholp't Plaie Family achina, which make Iba beet obd meat eleetirtiiich, end ie allogeiher Ihe aaial reliable and darable of any yet ottered for eale; JAMES WEBB. fteptembet IS. Oft Fall Stock of Shoes. WILSOX, i7iLWAlE k Co, WHOLESALE DEALERS IX Boots and Shoes, Trunks, &c, 68 bycamere ftlrrrl, INVITE tlenl l their FALL STOCK, noire i very large and omplete anj anaatpawed IU va riety. Their awa mehe of STICIIDOWN BROGANS, are not eieelled ia at y le and durability. Cloe buvei. whether far Cath or aa time, will find H alvtntaeoae to ei a mine tbieetork when ia market. Price aad lerme will be found al leaal aa fatoiable a tea be bed eluewbere. th.lera will meet wilb prompt attention. September IS. ' 80 Ne w . Suni I tiw Features ! I NEW GOODS! CALL JSD EXJM1SE THEM Hi 'pilB eabarriber would reluia hie ainrere ikankelo 1 hit cuataiaera end fi erode generally. fur tbcirlittal patronage while at Ihe eld eland. He baa recently moved lolhe etrner elore, larmerly knnwB aa Kirk- bind'a Corner , where be would be pleeeed lo ere bit friroda and patron e. Hieetockihie eeeeoa ia full and complete, .neiiag af erery grade and atyleof Gentlemen's Fine FurnMiin; Goodst. He feelt eoiiAilent thai be can pleaee allthal may fere him a eall.bata ia quaint and pi ice. aa be le deter mined I tell an aa good lerme ae aay other hoaeein HilMteroagh. He baa Ua combined wilb biClotliin a good eartmrat af Hrjf fin tuts and Grortrlfii , (entitling of nearly everything at ia genertlly kept ia a Iret-claee coanlr etora, which k intrude te aell a low a thetimea will edimt.lor the rh. He will lake all kiada of Country Prod uc that will aril readily ia payment lor geoa. ' L. CARMK'IIAFL. Mf 1.1. 43 Clover. Lucerne, Timotliy and Herds For ..1. by JAMES WEBB. Pebraary It. 79 rlA C AtKJ of LIME far aale lowfar C.h. AU 'VP COFFEE. 8tarl' SUGAR, and many other eaaonaairartlciea. JAMES WEBB. NOTICE.. yV-rTIIE aecoanKef WEBB DtCKUnX for ksa .ka ..t 10. were daa an Ihe let ml Jan.. ary . and sr. aow made oat ready tor settlement. CaB aad eltl,rleklof an fficr. Vi ta DILKsO.N, lnef!l ,. 11, "V tVt 1 Va H May your rlchtoil, Eiuheraiit, nature' better bleitinga pour O'er every land." MESQL'IT GRASS, " Thi. article appeared firtt in the old Edgefield Adertter a a c miquni"-ation.. We copy it at the request of aeveral plan tera in thia neighborhood. ! am thoruuirltly c Dvinced that erati1 culture ia destined lo be the impurtant branch of Kuuthern agriculture, and frum what 1 nuw ol Mcaquit, I believe it beat adapted ta our climate and anil uf any grant jet in troduced, it ia perfectly attunialiinj to ace it erowinf here ou every variety of .oil. af fording guod grazing all the year. My bro ther liaa it In old licit! pine thicket, natural fWeata. among rock., and on bram h bottom. I have it growing on highland pond where I failed to rie corn and on poor old aandv land that would not produce fuur hundred pounda aeed cuiton per acre. Mine grew tall enough to cut with a acythe thi vrar on the pooreat land, and on the pond waiat high and higher, yielding about four thou aand pound if haj per acre. No doubt, me ol ihe best land in thi District would yield three tuna of ha v and one buahel ol aeed per acre, eiiu i nave ever j rraaun to Uclteve there ia vert little Und in tue District too poor fur pretty good gra.ing. In ihra neighborhood, there i. not a skep tic on the aubject lelt. The mo-t incredu lue, inteterate fugj has been compelled to acknowledge the gra. It i very much to be regretted that jou did not visit the Ride aonut tiie nr.t ol dune, when the Mcitimt wai in it prime. I am alao very tuny that you atruck your colora to Dn. Lee and Cloud, brfote you saw, right here in old Lilg'brld, a detnonatration of the fact tint graH will do. But even now we could show you anmethnig much better than crop graa. have really come tn the concluaioii tlown here, that herrafter we thall know nothing of piHiratock of any kind; but hl revel in the luiury of real fat berf, fat mutton, f.t pork, plenty of nulk, rich as cream, butter yellow p-old, and cbi. ken and eci three limes a day ye, chicken, too, lor they are as fond el ana thrive on Meartutt aa much at any of the grating; animal. I might add, a Wo, that honey will be one of he delicaciea to be greatly enhanced, as vatt warm id bee are found on the Mower of the Mrtquit. You see there Will be no need ol hunting pnatuma in tummer.and squirrel mat ran nn till pnwoer gel cheap. Bat let me tell ye how to fit that lot. Break op the land neatly, then level with harrow or something elae, then sow, broad cast, a peck of seed to the acre, or more if ye wish, and then brush with a very light broth. If your lot is not rich, make it o with any kind of etwng manure yu can get, aa it ia probable manure pays better on raa than other crop. If you wih to make a wood pasture, clear nut the small ander ertli and burn with leaves and atr.w on il I.n.l and itim nrmare aa above. ru I... i.n.t - ..! .t t would sow seed in S-ente niber. but l "lhi'nk in the hot sun might injure the ' just com ing ap in open, hiH dry land, if sown too earl) in the fall. The sooner it is well set, however, the better the grass for hay or jgiaamg the first year. f I believe lhat writrr nn this subject a- jgree that grass almuld nut be pastured on the first year. Mine, hnaeter, wis grated pretty close last winter, and I cannot ear that it was much injured ihetrbr. I intend herrafter to keep stock off the lot I expect to mow, ' . j. I suppose I hate aid rnnugh for the pres ent. You will find that vou cannot make any great mistake in soatng Mesqait seed. If vu sow mote than a peik per acre, it ill do no harm, ami if ynu almuld not break ep the land or brash in the seed, they come op and the grass does well. Mrrd.'a Tex as correspondent of the Southern Cultivator ays there is no need uf any prepsratinn of nil except the cutting down id bushes. Yet, certainly, where we expect to mow bay. the land should be leveled. BROOM CORN'. "Is it beat tn hp broom corn? if so, at what stage of its growth t Whit is the prac tice of those who raise larger quaotities in Massachusetts? f. B. I.." Broom torn is either lopped or tabled," usually when the seeds are nearly ripe, r when severe Irost are spprrhendrd. This is done in order to get lh tall tops tlown where they may be rut convrnirn;ly, and not ta Rive straight nets to the broom. It is sometimes done for the latter purpose by the inrtprrienced, and lelt thus for some days. The wiser plan is lo wail and let the sua and air ripen the seeds and broom, and when the proper stage of riper.es ia Indicated thai it when, though still soft, the seeds approach maturity, -lop or - labia" it. We have practiced the lat ter, but it tan only be conveniently dune . - . t -1 . . . . i . hen in me intis. iac two row, anu go ing backwards, break the stalks dnwa so thai lhoe of each mw shall cross and lie spon the other. Proceeding in the tame manner with other tablrs. there will be found convenient aisles between the tables, and all the head rill b laid an as to be most conveniently fake two rows, and go-' rat. while Ihe flat, tabled stalks make ex cellent plsce to lay the heads when est off. Cut abitt the Isst joint, for the leaf can be easily stripped oft. Take to the barn or shed-loft at once, that ia, before night, and spread them out thin. If left in the wagon over night, the are apt to heat, especially if a little green. When in this state, a good rule is to spread it not so thick that you can not see the floor through it. Polea or rails are better than a floor, but inconvenient. CORN FODDER. " The Ohio Farmer advise to cut it now, and sayti "Now ia the time to cut up corn fodder, f cut before the ear or grain forms, cattle will eat the stalks entire, butts and all; but if left until the grain or ear ia formed, the cattle "ill eat very little if any bclnw the ear. Again, if corn fotlder ia now cut, the heat of the aun for the coming two weeks will dry it, so that it can be atacked away without risk of heating. Uae a cradle in cutting; if a common grain cradle, make a new head piece and spread the fingers, to that they will carry the corn without clujrging. There is a reguUr corn cradle made, and we presume for aale by all agricultural implement dealer, and if any one has ten or more acre of fodder, it will pay well to purchase one." Every yeara experience with corn a a forage plant increase our estimation of it value. Wexaiae after a crop of wheat, and now have it in roasting ear. .The crop should be cured in small etooks. ' - tintkem Field tnd Fireude. FOOD FOR HORSES. A correspondent of the American Stock Journal, save that oata and corn, in equal paits, ground, are considered the beat food for horse in thia country. Rye, in propor tion! of one-third, ground with oata and corn, i economical.' 'I here is no grain known which contains ao much nutriment, chemi cally, to sustain the animal frame, as the three kinds above named. So far aa econo my is concerned, much depend on the rela tive value of the grain used; but generally oat and corn have an intrinsic value over other grain of train 20 to 25 per cent., equal weight. Cora meal and mill feed is fed to horse with good results, by keeper ol stage and livery hre, with hay and straw cut fine, wetand well mixed before feeding. Car. ruts and other roots, fed in moderate quanti ties, are good, and conducive much to the health of horses that are worked every day. Bran iiouii never be Tetl to horse except in a form of a muh. If gi'en dry, it be come impacted iu Ihe intetine, and form j 'oppage to the passage of the ln-eatte. II I". nue ote wunoei iom ior a longer ,",n '. uriween ieeinnE, me vital power are exhausted, having dizeated the food in the atomach. If food ia placed be fore him it i swallowed with avidity; it en ters the atomach not sufficiently insalivated. or maiictrd, rendering it impoMible for the gastric juice tn act Boon it. and in euch case it ia with difficulty that an action can beset np m the stomach nerearv for a pro. per digeation; hence many valuable horses arc lnt by colic, throunh injudicious feeding with dry feed. The London Omnibus Lota pany keep sme 6.000 hre. In order to economize feed they tried the experiment ol feeding 3,010 hor.es en bruised oats, cut hay and straw. The other 3,000 were fed in th usual aay, on ancut bay and straw and whole ott, the horses doing their own grinding anil catting. 1 he allowance nn the nrt sys was, bned oat 16 lbs., rut hay 71 lb, 'rut straw 21 lb. The allowance in these- i con'' ""bruised oath 19 lbs., uncut hy and straw 13 lb. The brnieed nats.hav and; straw amounted to 20 I us., and uooruised oats, hay and straw to 32 Ihe.; hores tlrkt had th bruised oat with cut hay and straw consumed 16 lbs. per day, and the revolt was that they performed as much work, and kept in a good condition, a the Horses that had 3J Ibt. per day. Here is a saving of 6 lb. per day on the feeding of each horse receiving the ground oats and cut bar and straw. Thus, at J cents per da r, the company saved the hand some sum of $3(K per day by using braised oats, cat hsr and straw, on the entire slock of 6,000 head. Siimr-Raisisu. We never thought tliat i sheep-raising would be an unprofitable busi nrss in thia mountain country. And now that the South haa determined to foreter sever Its connection with the North and re ly upon its own resources, we must think that wool raising will be one of the most profitable avocations followed by the South ern people. These mountain sides, that are covered with a rich and heavy coat of just such a native growth a will fatten sheep, tarnishes a better field for an enterprise ol this kind than ran be f und elsewhere. And as nearly the whole population, white and black, will have to wear woolen goods, that capital and enterprise properly expended in this direc tion, will yield abundant profits. Will not some ol our people go at once into this bu siness r Ketfrra Cwttnian. A GOOD THING FOR OUR NEGROES, It cannot be denied that a number of dis eases must result from the wearing of leather shoe by our negtoe, when engaged in out door operations, during cold weather, or in wet situation. In Germany, Belgium and France, in order to prevent these evils, at rgt to snme extent, Ihe use of wooden shoes has long since been introduced, and are ex tensively worn by the whole farming and la boring etna. The Government of Europe have very much eneouraged the manufacture of the same, and their preference over leather shoes is much recommended by all Board of Ag riculture and Health. There Is hardly an operation en the farm and about the fara houses, the garden. &c, in which they could not be most profitably used, lhey are per fectly secure against the penetration of wa ter, and being alwaya dry, will keep the feet warm and thereby prevent many diseases. lhey are lizht and easy to wear, ot a pleasant appearance, may be blackened or varnished. They can be worn with or with out stockings, and, with many other advan tages, they combine such durability as in lust almost a lifetime, at a cost of from 25 to 37 centa. They are certainly entitled to the atten tion of the (arming and laboring population of the South. The wood for their manufac ture is to be had, in great abundance, in most of our Southern Statea. Tanneries. There ia great demand for leather about this time, ami the article is scarce and dear. There is no business more profitable, even when leather sells at 30 or 35 cents a pound, hvery tanner or man can have a tannery on a small scale, at least, and very small cost. He can begin with one vat, sunk in the ground, and tan one lime, if he is unable to purchase or obtain uv-re. The process of tanning ia simple and in a short while it can be learned by any one ; but most every farmer understand 'some thing of it. It is a business which there is not the smallest danger of over doiit, in a .: . e .. . . 7i .i l time ui peace. line leamcr nas gone up, (irf.,iiI;r room, to lay out his clothes, to as raw hides have declined now is the time to !it lum in In toi'et ; he flings on his patch pitch in. Iredell Ecpru: ' d Jt irineii', wies hit face in k wooden or WHEAT A8 A eJUBSTITL'TE FOR COFFEE. Editor Dispatch i Being on a visiit to tli county of Mecklenburg a short time since, I was" told by one nf mv female acquaint-in- ces, near Clatlsville, that she had found an excellent substitute for that very popular and indispensable article called "coHl-e." It consist in wheat parched, ground, and prepared in the same manner you do culle. Experienced and devoted lovers of coffee have tried the wheat and report it eoually as good as the genuine article. The grain. being of different sizes, they should be parched separately, and afterwards ground together, when the coffee imparts to the wheat its genuine aromatic properties. Two thirds wheat and the remainder coffee make a most excellent drink. Truly necessity is the mother of inven tion." Let those who disbelieve but make the experiment. W'e have plenty of wheat ; who cares tor the blockade f Pro Bono Pchlico. Charlotte co., Va, 8ept. 28. 1861. COTTAGE LIFE I. E.NGLAVD. Tl.- r..nm: r it..-.:..', n i v :r .! ' ."nuw.il. iiimii 1,111111 uiirai i,'ic in England, will enable us the better to ap- gambler at the cockpit, a boxer, a dog fight preciate our own more favored condition : er, a poacher, an idle, rackety, andd emor- Whata mighty i-pace lies between the palace and the cottage in this country! ay, what a mighty space between the m msion of the private gentleman and the hut or the laborer nn his estate ! To enter the one, m see it stateliness and extent; all its ...Ik.. outbuilding, gardens, greenhouses; n, e- tensive fruitaall, and the people laHoruij to furnish the table simnlv With I'm t. ri?t- ables.aod flowers; its coach-houses, hu ne.s- I houses, stables, and all the steeds, drang'it - o..ir, aiiu Muu.e nursra, nuoters, anil !! affluent people s houses, and so on, and the dies' pads, pome for ladies' airing carnaae, learnings of the children in similar ways, or and ponies for children ; ami all the gro, ; i g(mie neighboring factory 1 His own pro and attendants thereon; to aee the wjier lor! bah! v amount tn nine, or at mmi. tw.lv. ,fili.h, the woods for game, the elegant d.irv .. for the supply of milk and cream, c-ird. an I I butter, and the dairymaid and manager. '""g'ns to them ; and nd then, to ni'er tiie all the different uic' nsm, ami see an iw innereni u ne f paMmehi.alrvitz-ratii.biMi I rs..ieen ing-cioms, dining and breakfast room. ; it ii-aiu K,n.K..rJi(i u . -, its ample kitchens and larders, wh ttt-ie stores of provision, fresh and dnrd; its stores of costly plate, porcelain and ri-nrkery apparatus of a hundred kinds; its ce iars ..f ear i ti aa afiI atnttirr Hasa r e a tat alurna t l.aaa. II '"ia) it library of book ; its collecti-n. ( p.mt iog. engravings, anu aiaiuary j i:ir jeweu. : aarttl affection : and so he carries oo the war musical instrument, and expensive and in- , fare f huiti.mitv, till He, who Is no respect-tenmnablen.ck-knackerjof the fadir. t Hie f f persoiis.call him to stand, side bj guns and dg i the cross bow.. ..ii2 u .w., ai.le, t.ft,re his throne with the rich man nets, and other implements of amo-ui-ni i.l -i.,, h-. far.rl anmnmnatlr erv d. Ji V t . i ' ' ' " ' !fitiing.up nf dayrooms. and n glitr.m n.. jwnh every contrivance and luxury tu..n a mostingemoasand luxun-usage cry f irm,', j "e tuemen; an m rtcn carpeti-.x and and an tne ironp oi servants, in ii- .nd I - male, having their own exclusive ofW., M wait upon tiie person nf lady or S' liil.- in.., upon table, or carriage, or'npmi sine oo. ministration or pleasure or tiet cs.t : I ..n, to see all this, and then lo entrr the cM e of a laborer, we most certainly Hi.i k that one has tow mach fnj; the inuranre t rm fori, or the other must have extreme! t little.. If the peasant en be sati.fied w ih establishment, and thegentlemsnrou'd i. t tell how tn live witlioat Hm, one would . j most persuaded that they could not be of the same class of animals. Knowing, however, that thee are of die amr species, it only shows of whst elastic stuff human nature is made; into what a nutshell it can compress it Cravings, and bow immensely it csn ex pand itself when the pressure of'nrcessity is withdrawn. I am tint going here to moot the old qnestion of whereabout happiness lies in this strange disparity of circumstan ces it, no doubt, lies somewhere between the extremes. It certainly cannot he creat ed ny external superfluities, lhey lay cpeit their possessors lo the exercise ol tle'snotic power ; to the corruptions of pride and Itf ary; t fn ta(e, frivolous pursuit, end the diffusion of the attention over so many I objects as to prevent the heart Irom settling nr.my on any. They have a tennencv io fine nut or tne tempestuous winds rrm the weaken the domestic aitarinaents, and the hilts; and another stone laid upon that, to lovt of Solid pursuit On the other hand, keep it from being blown awav. The roof the pressure wl poverty and ignorance cer-j is thatched with bracken, with'the roots out Uiiilr can, aad too often doei, lie so hcavi- eimost; or often the same roof i a patch ly as to destroy the relish of life's enjoyments in the cottager. Yet happiness ia a fireside thing; and the sympathies awakened by its trials and sufferings, tend to condense the affections, and to atrike deep the roots of iiappuir-a in me sacreo soil oi coningUini ly. When wealth is accompanied by a de sire to do good, it ia a glorious and a happy destiny ; when lowlj life ia virtuous, easy, and enlightened, it is a happy destiny ttHH for it in full ol the strong zeit of existence, and strong affections. But this is not my present subject. When e go into the cottage of the work ing man, how forcibly are we struck with Ue ditleretire between his mode of life and our own. There is a tenement of, at most. Ah. flr Iuia ......nd II!. l- .l II.. i . ' ' " t naaeti watts; oare brick, stone, or mini flfinr its it miff ha few wooden, or ruih-bottomed chairs ; a deal, or old oak table; a simple fireplace, with its oven beside it, or, in many parts of the king dotn, no other fireplace than the hearth; a lew pots and pant and you have his whole abode, goods and chattel. He comes home wearv from his out-door work, having eaten hi dinner under hetltfe or tree, anil arata himself for a few hours with his wife and children, then turns into a rude bed, stand ing pprhiMMi on the further side of his only winter, lie !m n i one to make "a fire in his ' i .... muni, iinn oui again ueture navlight, if it be ! earthen di.h at the door; blows np the Gre, ' olteii get ready his own breakfast, and ii igone. -such is the routine of his life, from week j'" "k and year to year; Sundays, and a i '?w h"lida.vs, are white days in his calen- j jdar. On tdesn he shave, and puts on a clean jhirt and better coat, drawn from that old j chest which contains the whole wardrobe of himself and children; his wife has generally some separste drawer or bandbox, in which t stow her lighter and more fragile gear. Then he walks round his little garden, it he have it ,- goes with his wife and children to church or meeting; to sit with a neighbor, or have a neighbor look in upon him. There he sit, his children upon his knee, and tells them how hi father used to talk to him. This is cottage life in its best estate ; in its unsophisticated and unpauperised condi tion, lie has no carriages, no horses, no cards of invitation or of admittance to pla ces of amusement ; none of the luxuries, fascinations, or embellishments of life belong to him. it is existence shorn of all its spreading and flowering branches, but not j pared to the quick. This is supposing the Miner oi tne tatniir is soDer and industrious nut na n neither a not-house haunter, a alised fellow, as thousands are. This is aupposing that he brings home his week's and puts them into the hands of his wife, as their best guardian and distributer; I jvitijg, Here, mv lass, this is all that I have earned; thou must lay it out for the 0L.st. hive ugh t0 d to j jt A-,,1 wiit are these wages, out of which 1 In inaintnln hi familv. aiited he the l.r turning ()f his wife, bv taking In washing, , helping in harvest fields, charring in more I hilfing. and if his family be large, and 1 there are several worker among them, the whole united earnings mav reach twenty L 1 1 : . i. r 'ti . . shillings per week ; a sum wnich will hardlj find other men wherewith to pay toll-bars. n nil other men wherewith to nav ' r pUrchase gunpowder; a sum which we throw away repeatedly on some bauble; and vci, on mi win a wnoie lamiir maintain lite and crertit fur a werk. asr, an"d on much . Css too. In this little hut, which we should I hardlv think would do for a cowshed or a ; havloft, and to which the stables of many 1 . t .a , rentttilin art rtat rial art a iti tK nrwif man packed with all his kindred lives, interests, ' i. ii me roiTage me t nave oeen spelling f, i, that f the better class of cottagers; ,,t,e sober nd industrious peasantrv; but , f:lf ,!,rt f this condition is that of 1 Uu the n.tfage life I have been speaking ,..iilins in this empire ! To sav nothing of tri.li rahitta, the examples of what a state of iif.'i u'io;. misry, and eqtialor men may i' k in'O! How much below this is the com fort 'f a Highland hnt t What a contrast is there often between the coitage of an KrtrSi-'t lithorer, and the steading of a High Ntid firmer. There it stands, in a deep gltti, between high, rocky mountains. Hi firm is a wild sheen-trark among the hill. Wheat, he grows none, for it i too cold and WpPpi,,2 climate. He has a little patch of oat for crowdie and oatcake; potatoes he ha, jf te torrent ha not risen during sod- den rains so high in the glen as tn sweep his crop away. He ha contrived a Utile stock nf hay for hi, cows, but where it can have grown you cannot conceive, till some dar, as yon see a woman or a boy herding the cattle among the pan he ef cultivatiun for there are no fences between the grass and arable land you find one or the other cut ting the longer gra from ihe boggy waste wild a sickle, and drying it often in little shravrs a our farmer dry corn. But the house itself s it i a lit tie," low, long build- ing of mud, or rough atones ; the chimnev composed of four hit poles wrapped round with hav band : a flat atone laid unon it to 'prevent the smoke being driven down into
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