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MMaiiiMiii -H- HILLSBOROUGH, Ni C.;a WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2818&7. !; No. 2403. j . .THE, USB OF TUB PISTOL. , , The Jearful frequency with whicl the pistol i ppeleil t in th'n. country, nor day; lor the teutement of,peruul dii putes, or a mean of private revenge i ttQqrU0iiabljr owin a treat : deal tu the prtviiling l9oene iaithe.adniin'utratiun nf jutuce. r A man who feeli hunsi-lf irre trievibly injured and it appeart to be a ? erj coiumoii thing fur men tu feel thai fanciea Hit law lobe inadequate to hi case, either iq it terms or its enlorceroent and wnen he has decided to become judge and eaccatuner on hi own accant, lie feel isttred thai the law will, in torn, deal with him len'endjr enough. Tlius there .is a woMl ioducenent if we may, to prak, to private vengeaaee. . Bat if, on one hnd, the tawi to tecere redress for personal grievances were adequate end were sore of ealurcewcnt, aoJ if, on the ;tner hand, the legal penalty fin taking thehw iotooie'a own band" (at it is termed were aniform ly an t rigidly enforced, , there wtld not onlji oe twu indnccmeou the les f ir pri vale vengeance, but there wneU be two very , crt'ecuve reaaoa aod.iotema warnings a giimt it.; ; - " : f We shuald like to ee law doiuinaet up on both id n the cae. In one word, e should like to see public justice rtece ted epm all offeoder and criminals, in or iter that the terrible tendency to crimes a tnl ofl'enee which threaten tn subvert the aocial order may be at Ittt abated. We tlitfuld like tn tee fewer attempts at pallia ting crime by the courts and by the public. We fchould like to sec lea eaterne to pot ia pleas and eicusss in behalf of thtae who u each on the rights or the lives of their fellow'cilitene, whether it be ender one pretest or another whether under the C imiaon pretest ol loose principled oQen dera, or andor the preleit of r?dresiog injuries which may have been offered, or which are attorned to have been suffered. We wost asiureJly, in couree of time, como to some change in these thin, a they art now carried n in the United htatr. There i no country in the world in which ther it anything like the amount l personal vengeance which titually takes the form f private aiuftsinatlou than there it in this. We do not doabt and we do r.t apeak loosely or without mean ol judgment that late years there hair oeea a thoosand pfron killed year in lie United State by mana of weapons ited epon them by the hand ot those who, oalv in ro e case, have been treated at colpritaand murderers. It is not as bad in this part of the country as it is in some pru l the Western States. In such State Indiana and Missouri, for inttance, the hooting of one man by another is an inci tlent whoe tecord is repeated in atmoat eerry newspaper tht reachra ut. Ii th boaihern and Southwestern Slates crimes t this kind used to be common in other ears, bet since the termination of the war there has been a nurked change in this re spect Among ou. selves, however, i is very snaca more common than it was in a preceding generation abd the criminal re. cords of this ind adjacent States shows that it i learltlly increasing. There it nothing easier than to find a preteit for it. An " irretrievable wrung" can at any time be conjured up by almost tor aiao. If none has acteatly been suf. lered, it it not a whit less eav to get up one tor the occasion, at a timid lor the real srmtive of the criminal. The worst of it is that judges and juries give more consideration to these wrong, r pretcitt of wrng, than they give to the rnltircemeot of the law. It it a retult wl observation in thitaa well at other cun Me, that every failure to enforce ihe law tgsiiut an offender, gives csUtrnce to ten other offences or otfenders 'end every Uilare to brine a criminal to justice or a lurdcrer to the ialliiws,briiigtititibcinga teore ol crl olnals and murdrrcra who tv always ready to.plead his example and de and that their fate be no worse thin , N. IT. lima. t" Turtle weighing 300 pounds waa caught ia tht mouth of the Potomac last week. u-) o'tf.v 8PAKE MOMENTS. '' ' ' " A 'lean, awkwaht boy, came one morn ing to the dooir'of the-printipal of 'a', Ml ebrated achool in England, and asked to tee him. I The tervaat looked at hii aKib by clothes, and taking him for a beggar, ent htm round to th kitchen.; The by did at h. was told, and ! soon appeared at the back door. f 'Ms-! u - trx I should like to tee Dr.-,, said he. - Voo want your breakfast, more like,'' said the servant, "and I can give you that without troubling him." Than you', aid the boy ; ' I have no object im to a bit ol bread, but I should like to tee Dr. if, he can aee me.V M Some old, clothes, may be, you want,' said the aervant, again looking at the bov't patched trouien. m" I expect he hat none to spire, he givet them ithout mindiotf the boy 9 all away : ana wi request, the went about hr work, t "Can I .see Ur. aikeJ the bny again, titer eating his bread ami butter ' Welt, he's in the library, if he most be. spoken to ; but he ones like some time to himself," said the girt in a peevish tone. Sne teemed m think it very fooluh to ad mit such an ilMnoking Ud into the doctor's pretence: however, iie wined her. funds snd told him to follow her. ; Opening . the library door, she said.". Here's somebody, sir, who much wishes to see yon, and, so I let him in. , We do n t know how the poor boy in troduced himself, or how he opened hi butinest ; but we know that after a while the principal laid aido the. bunk he was reading, took up some Greek books, and began to examine the r new comer. The examination lasted some time. Every ques tion which the uoct or asked wa readilr answered. ' You certainlr do well." said the principal, looking i the boy from head lo.lttut over hi spectacles. Wlir ray boy, where did you pick op so much lern- ng r In my spate moment, aniwcrd the bv. Here was a por, hard-warkinbir ; with few chances lor schooling, vet nearly filled fur college by simply improving spare moment. , Anothtr boy, wh often passed a book stall, stopped, when he had a few moments to snare, an I looked with earnest eves on treek Testament. A gentleman who noticed him said," Why. you do nut know Greek, my poor boy.M fe I do, a tittle," wa the reply It was then lound that the boy, though 'one of a poor family, had, an der great difficulties, advanced himself wmc way in the Greek tongue. Such waa hi beginning. . He grew op to be a learn ed bishop of the tharcii of Kngund. I ruly, are not spare moment the " gold dat ot time ?" How ahould they be treas ured! and yet how are we apt so spend ui:m r vnairan you auow lor mcni ; Look and aee. These boys could tell you how much can be laid up by wisely im proving them; and there are maoy other ooys, 1 am afraid, jail, in the house of cor rection, ia the gtmbling-hnuse or tippling h'lp, who, it you asked them when they began their evil coarse might answer, " In my spare moments. ' In my spare mo menta I rambled or muntr." "In mv pare moment I beg in to smoke and drink In my upare mo-nenti I united away with bad companions.' 1 He earrliil liuwyod spend your spare mo ments. Temptation always hunts a not in small season like thee, when we are not bey. He fet into our heart if pos sible, in just sued gap. There he hidea. pUnnin all sorts ot mischief. Take care, then, we repeat, tak care of your tpare moment. The Jet are about eatablisliing a syna gogue m Wilmington. They are in eorret prudence with several KiGbis, with the viewjn the location of one, and offer a salary of 3,500 per annum. Three fin-bsck whale appeared in Se connett river, Rhode Island, on Saturday and Sundar. Two of them were between thirty and forty feet long, and the other was t young one, and about filteenfeet long Alter a long ch.se the young whale was captured on Monday THB Grit AL THAT WOULD' &. MARRIED. ..Mr. AVatts pad, by indoatry and .econ omy, accumulated a large property. , He was a roan of rather superior mind and ac quirements, but unfortunately, become ad dieted to habits, of intemperance. Nat urally fond ot , compaoy,jnd possessing superior conversational powers hit, com pany was much sought, and, he became eventually a tot. His wife was a feeble woman, without much dciinn of charac ter rbut an only child wot the reverse il lustration of those singular laws of nature that the femalet oltenest .take '.after the father in character and personal peculiari ties, and the males after the mother. ' . Mary was well aware of theconsequnces that would inevitably follow her father's course, and had osed every exertion ,ol pertuation in her power to induce him to Iter hi habits, but without avail j his reso lutions and promises could not withstand temptation, and he pursued hit downward course, till the poor girl despaired of re form, and grievoualy realized what the end must result in. . John Dunn wat a young man from, the East, possessed of a good education, as all New England boya are, ol their indomita ble industry and perseverance, and , working on the farm of a neighbor by was the m until. Mary, on going: on tome errand to the nest house, met him in the rod with the usual tatutation, Good-morning. Mr. Dunn.',' . , ," Good morning, Miss Watts.' How is your health r" , ," Well, I thank you, to tell the truth," sick ai heart." . Pray, what it the trouble ?" said John. " X hat cau affect a cheerful, lively girl like . you, possessing everything .that can make you dappy r" . "On the contrary, to make sne miser able. I am almost weary ol life. But it is a subject I r annul explain to yon jf and yet I have.aometimet thougbt-1 might.". " Anything that I can do for von. Miss Watts, you may freely command." ,. "This is promising more than you would be willing to perform. But to break ice at once, do you want a wile.!' ' A wife ! Well I&dtn't know. Do you want a busband r"' " Indeed I do, the worst way. I don't know but you think me bold and deficient in that maidenly modesty becoming a wo matt ; but if you knew my situation, and the afflictioos'under which I suffer, I think it wuold be aome excuse for my course." " Have you thought of the consequence i" said John i my situation. 1 am poor, you are rich I am a atranger and "Indeed I have; 1 am almost crazy. Let me explain ; you and every one else know the unfortunate situation ot my fnher. His habits are beyond amendment, and his property wasting like dew before the tun. A e: of harpies are drinking hit very heart's blood, and ruin and misery are star ing ut in the lace. We are almost stran gers, it is true, but 1 have observed yeo cloaely. Your habits, your industry, and the care and prudence with which you have managed your employer's btsinest, have alwsyt interested me." "And yet, my dear young lady, what can you know ol me to warrantyoo in tak ing audi an important step ' " It ia enough for me that I am satisfied with your character and habits four per son aud manners. Ijam a woman and have eyes. We are about the aane age ; to if you know me and tike sae well enough to take me, t here is my hand J" And toy dear Mary, there's mine, with my heait in it. Now when do you desire it to be settled r" " Now, this minute, give me your arm j. we will go to.Squire Benton's and have the bargin finished at once. 1 don't want to enter our house of distrett again until I can have one on whom lean rely, to con trol and uirect the ttairt of my disconso late home and W tupport me in my de termination to lorn over a new leaf in our domestic affairs." . " But not' in thiaetd hat, and in say skirt stems, ivlary V ; V V ' M Yeas, and in my old sun-bonnet and dirty apron. If yon are content, let it be done at once. 1 hope yon will not think that I am hard pushed as that cornea to; but I want a master, I am willing to be' mistress. J will then take you home and introduce you at my own dear bnsband signed, sealed and delivered.". , , ; . . ... , ."So be it permit me to say. that I have always admired you from the first minute I saw you, for your beauty and energy; and industrious, amiable deportment." ' v" Now, John, if that is sincere, thit it the happiest moment of my life, tnd I trust ear union will be loner and happy. 1 am the only one my father heart to; but alati' hi resolutions are like ropes ol sand. I cart manage him on all subjects ; yoo must take? charge of his business, am) as 1 have sole con trol, there will be no difficulty ; 1 ant cer tain of the result." ' - They were married, and a more happr matehnever was consuraraated.' Everything prospered, houses and burns were repaired, fencet and catea were repaired, and the ex tensive fields smiled and fiourished like an Eden. The unfortunate father, in a 'few years, sank into a drunkard's grave: -Mar' and John raised a large family, and, they, still live respected and wealthy all from an energetic girl's resolution, fore-thought.' and courage.'' ft A SECOND ULYSSES. , . , An old man of very accurate phyiogaomy, answering to the name ol Jacob Wilmor, waa brought before the police court. : Hit clothea luaked as if they had been bought in hit youthful prime, for they had suffered more Irom the rubs of the world than from the proprietor himself. ..... - ".What business do yoo follow, Wilmot r" Business 1 None, I am a traveler." t , V A vagabond,! suppose-." .., Yon are not Jfar from right, traveleVa and vagabonda are abnot the same, thing. The difference is, that ihe latter travel without money, and the former without brains." Where have you traveled r" Alt over the Continent." ' , For what purpose i" " ? ' "Observation." What have too observed?" 11 A little to commend, much to censure, and very much to laugh at." Umph ! What do you commend ? "A handsome woman that will stay at home, an elegant preuher that will not write ion roach, and a fool that has sense enough to hold his tongue." ' What do yoo censtre P A man who marries a girl for her fine, clothing, a youth who studies law or medi cine while he has the use of his hands, "and people who elect a drunkard or a jackass to oflice." .? " What do yon laugh at ?" "I laugh at a man who expeett Ma posi tion to command thst respect which has per sonal qualities and qvalificationt do net. merit." ' " He was dismissed. 11 The Rev. Mr. had travelled far to preach to a congregation at n After the sermon, he waitedvery patiently, ex- , peeling tome one of the brethren to invite, him ht me to dinner. In this, he wssdis appointed. One after another departed on til ;ihe honse was almostss empty as the min tster't stomach. Summoning resolution,, however, he walked up to an elderly look ing gentleman, and gravely said : Will you go home to "dinner with ma to-d-y, brothers" Where do you live?" , ; About twenty miles from this, tir.", " No," said the man, coloring," but jots, must go with me." ! Thank yea I will, cheerfully .' ' 4 After that time the minister was" no more troubled about his dinner. . Mrs. Rugg, a widow, having taken Sir . Chattet Price for a second husband, an4 being asked by a friend how the likrd th' change, replied t "Oh, I have got rid of my aid Rtrgg for a good Price." '
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