■ i i.,. r:—^ ' FROM THE NEW TOllK COM>rERClAL.
ruoM Tnr. r.Ai.rTn:i nroTsirn i \TUKE AND KDlTOlllALS.
SKK Tin; ;AMH TIIKV PLAl. I * *1 X 1-1
I'lio roii>lui t ..f the Hon. A. W. Ycna- j Tt is of some clrrgymau tliat, while
l.le, in th. mvnr oan.p.ign fur Congress, ; laboring xmdvv ombarrass.nont in the troat-
a.'^orvcs tiu'rebuke of e\ cry candid man j ment «.t his subject, he obsu\ed blight
in his nistri. f. it 's well known, that he ! signs ot weannc'ss and iliss;itibhiction on
iH'iraii his i l.-i tioufiring tour with an open ' tbe part ol his audieiiee, whereupon, lean-
dt'i l iratii'ii of hustililv t» tiie Compromise. the di'sk, and faxiiig his eye upon
H.> .lonou.uvd it as di>ii..norabh> and uu- an individual whose lip was more openlv
j,..f 1,. th>- S.mll., He enuM adopt „o lurlod in contempt, he said—“It any of
Ian n,n-v too opprobri.ms for it, and the you think ym can do better than I am do-
...uriutk- men from the .S.iith «ho support- i»g, you can just eome up here and
• d it. lie did wliat he eouid t.. re.idi r it Now if any one thinks tliat writing edito-
ol.nusi.ms to tlie voters of Ids district, lie rials (worth the reading) is only recreation
aU. avowe.l l.imself a beli.‘ver in the doe- at any time, and especially it they think
trine of Sece.sMon—deehired that, although ’ that, in tlie j.reseiit temperature, it is easy
he couhl not go with lU.ett To. fur .sep- to p, n anything brilliant or protound, they
aiat.' secession, yet he was with Cheves ean come up to our uesk and try. e
and otlu'rs who are ex(*rting themselves to , venture ti> assure them that instead of eo\-
pri'pire the Southern States for a sej>arate eriiig the pajuT with emanations of mind,
Confederacy: With these doctrines he : coruscations of genius and gems of thought,
r.iii(ei\ed lie was going swimmingly dii, thi>y will (Mivt'r it with e\a}»oration fioni
until a few weeks before the election, when tlieir jthysieial organization, tailing in cou
th.' i.f opposition in the District a- densed drops from the lingers and face,
moniist the 1 nion men. lieiran to alarm ^ *-'t the types, in spite ot the heat, .iie
him.^' Ih found it absolutely necessary to “elick-elick-clicking.” and though to all
1 liauiTt* his ifrouii'l, nr at (o ajtjjn.ar (»thors that pt*« uliar soiintl iiki\ ha\t' no
To the voters to Ixave loue so. Ilis friends meaning, in the ear editorial it is an nu-
iic'-anie -onvineeil that such a course tit perious iH;uuIate, aii'l the inteipietation
jxilicv could alone secure his election.— , thereof is, “W rite, wiite, 1
'I'lirv saw and f*‘lt that it was impossilile ju-ess waiteth for tlu> •‘forni, and tiie
to lirinir the law loviiiir and patriotic vo- , ‘‘torm ’ waiteth for the compositor, and
iei of that section of the State to the sup- | th-; eomposite.r waitetlj for the editors, but
])i rt of a man who was by his own shew- editors ma_\ not wait tor aught in' for an\.
inif a Disunionist. And ‘ wh;:t was doney -‘Write, write, wri e,” is tlie in.'xorable
S'.me ciglit or ten days before the election, ' decree. One marvels that with Hood’s
he is announced to speak in (Ktor.,1,— t'xperi"nct' lie di'l not wr^te the Song ot
Niiuiiiers from all parts i>f the County iit the editor in.-tead of the “S'Mig (if the
(Ir.inville arir present, and lo! the ^'vltiri'- Shirt; and cannot help thinking taat he
/■/■. ' \'euable—tiie pocket edition of .John was moved to the iterating refr.iin ot liis
(’;lIhonn to tite “tire eatery” *f South* very pi*P'‘l‘‘^'I"tlie sorrows of tiu‘^
Carol’na—tin* man wlio h id fumed an 1 shirti‘‘hers, by the repoateil tunimon.-'of
threatened ••blo.Hl and thunder.” if the tin* i.rinter’s imp wlieti writing for tlie
('lUirpromise passed—was I'cduccd to the tlaily ] ress. Now the labi'r ot I'iiniin.iting
A SKATER CHASED BY A WOLF. ]
A thrilling incident in Atiierican cmin-
try life, is vividly sketched in “Jjvenings
at Donalilson’H Manor.” In the winter of
1844, the relator sallied forth one evening
to skate on tlie Kennebec, in Maine, by
FROM THE WFTTTK MAN’s NEWSPAPTO.
]AHNUxM AND JENNY LIND.
mortifviuir alternative ot' /rinnii/iih/ ///>•
witli the humility I't a lamb.' He
Would siifiriiit to the Compromi'e like a
good citi/i'ii and tievi*ut I'hristianl He
did really think m di.'gi.icetiil tii the
'Util, i'Ut iievertiiele'S he would
—he W 'lii 1 j-'in the r:inks ot tlie
“>'*///////And oh. tl'.iy >ay, he
(i.d enlo;j:i/e tlie Cnion in m ^-t glowing
it-rni'! it was tlie be^t. the iioldest. the
i.n-.'t :_Ioi ii .:s I iii.iii lli.it t \ ! ■ u ;ik>. and it
was ail a sl.inder. that HK, the Hon. -Vh-
1 .111 \\ . A eiuiide. ail tiie way from the
••Old D‘'ihini"n, " h doiiging once to that
r liowned t''inimon\vealrli s.« laithful t >
the I'nion, and dc^ceiule.I from a i’»aronial
aucestrv. rem.irkable in l>y g"iie tiniw;.-' for
their loyalty to their C nuitry. C(nild be
i_i;i!fy of such a suieid.d aet. as to do
aii_ht to di''oIv.- tha*^ ' u-m! He w add
stand by it to the last, even a_:aln>t hi>
belovei and ;idi:red Somh ( arniin.i!—
^Vt'!l, all this sounded very beautiful, and
the good Union nun. Whig-', and Di iiio-
be-’an to open their eves. 'i'!n v
■uld har iiv b
tluir ^••n^
'I’iiev
thouiriit i.' pleasant enough when one can
take his own time over it; nor can there
be anv ."orions objection to a httle whole-
sov.ie ••pre>sure friuu without, " when the
iiu rcurv ranges from to I’.ut with
that tell-tale index as its pre>ent altitude,
and instea'i of a grateful ex- . rior jirc'sure
0 uisolidating one's ysteni. and giving ac
tive soliditv to 1 o*h mind and body, the
m It. rial J' lrt of (>iie’s self is exuding
tlirouirh tl'. • oj ^iiing peres of !.i' out r
i‘o\'.Ji'ui:.;—\f' oraui sei.miiig t.»sh.ire
in tlie irenend li|irticatiou ot' one’s com
ponent part'—with a -ultry atnl exhaiist-
iii'i- a';n"'| h> re.—we sty, h't those who
think tlvv could write brilliantly or pr.>-
f >un liv under saeh eircuiii'f.inci'.', contin
ued iiow fur mtnv days, make tlu‘ experi
ment f r their own s,r-
^VI:y, the very il a: Iriv*- eva] Ttf' 1.
Tlie .iee|. i lue of the >ky • m> t" La\
ehaniie.i its ei.'.ir v.itli the heat. We are
half imdilied to b. licve that tiie e irtii is
nsfiir/ on its axes, al! pendulous dem ‘ti-
.'trative ex]*eiini 'lit^ to the contrary not-^
w^th-'aiidiii''. Animated nature seeui' to
THE LAST OF THE BOB-O’-LINK.
From the tlunkinjton Tribune.
■\Vith feelings of the deepest emotion,
moonlfcli7‘ an'd*havln^7,sceiuled .tiiat rive'r and a heart siiiking with the burden of the
nearirtwo miles, turned into a little sad truth that has been forced upon it, we
stream to explore its ...mrce: regret that our duty cm.pels us to an-
“Fir and hemlock of a ceiiturv’scrowth,” iioum e that the embodiment (d angelic
he .savs, ‘‘met overheid, and* formed an melody, the charming, soul stirring^, rap-
archwav, radiant wit! "rostwork. All was tiire cri'ating, reality destroying Ihd) ’o
dark within; but I wasyoungand fearless; liink, the divine I’olly, sang la.sf night tor
and, as I peered into an unbroken forest tin* hist time in the village of Flnnkeyton.
that reared itself on the borders of the Our pen trembles while we write it ami
stre.im. I laituhed with very joymisness; the tear drop starf.s involuntarily in our
mv wild hurrah ranr through' the sih nt eyes as the sad reality comes, with its full
woods, and I stood listening to tiie echo effect, ui.on us. I’olly has gone. ]5ut a
that reverberated again and again, until few months ago, when she was first an-
all was hushed. SuThlenly a sound aro.se nimnced as having arrived within a mile
it seemed to me to come from beneath and a half of our village, we recollect the
the ice; it sounded low and treninhtus at »*xcilcinent that the annonneeimMit pro-
first, until it ended in a low, Asild yell. I
was appalled. Ni'ver before had sm h a
noI.se met my ears. 1 thought it iiiori'
than mortal: .so fierce, and amidst such an
unbroken solitude, it .seenu d as fhoiigii
from the tread of some brute animal, and
the blood rusheil back to my forehead with
a bound that made my skin burn, and 1
felt ndi.'ved that 1 had to contend with
things earthly and not sjiiritual; iny ener-
iries returned, and 1 looked around me for
some means of escape. .\s 1 turned my
head to the sl'.ore, 1 could set'two dark ob
jects, dashin'j: through the underbiusli at
a pace nearly double in speed to my own.
Uv this r i[ii.iity, and tin- short yells they
oceasionallv g:!\t‘, I kne^^■ at onc(' that
tlie.M were the much dnadcil gny wolf.
1 had never met with these anini.il'. Init
from the di'.seriptioii given of them. 1 had
\erv little pie.isuri' in making their ac
quaint.nice. 'i'heir untanieable fierceiie-s.
and the unerring streiii:tli which Mcnis
part ol'th''ir nature, render them objects
ofdre.'id to every licnighted travtdler.
'I'lu-re was no lime for thought; .so 1
bent my head and da.slu-1 luavlly forward.
Nature turned me toward home. 'I'lie ii-lit
fl,ihi's of s!io\v .-.pun fi'oni tiie iron of my
."k.ites. and 1 was some di-^tance from my
juirsuers. when their fierce howl told me
1 wa.' their f'niritive. I d.id not look back;
did not f-. l afr aid, or .‘orry, or even-la !;
one thouuiit i'f h"in ■, ol' the bright fn e-
awaitiim iiiy return, of their te.iis if tin y
should n- ver si>e me airain, and_theii \ery
eii'TL'v of li'idy and mind was ex; rted fi>r
at h'inie oil till’
j Old Father Jones.—The Lawrcneeburg
Press tells the following:
j Two or three years ago, if our memory
j serves us rightly, old Father Jones was
j appointed chaplain of the State prison, and
a very proper appointment it was. At the
time when the anuouncement of this fact
, was made, a member of the Methodist
Church, residing within the range of one
of the circuits wliere he had preached
years, having some business to transact
with one of his neighbors, gut on his horse
From the Mountain Bannrr.
FIRE A N N 111 I L A TO R
“ The North Carolina Reader.*'—Mf f
C. II. Wiley, now iu Philadelphia, has
issued a circular .sotting forth the character :
of his proposed new school book—a book, read in your Mount^vin Eanuor of
by the way, which promises to be enter- inst. au article headed “Fire Anniliil;,f„’ ’
taining and instructive to both old and Now as well as I can nndersfanl il,,. [
young. The circular sets forth that the rious accounts given of this won(l..r}y|' ‘
work will contain— vcntion, it is not pretended that fl,,.;.,
1st. A general description of North pbdn its peculiar construction an-l "
Carolina, with reference to .‘cencry, pro- opi'ratimi, and they inerely give an lu,.,,,
: ductions, capabilities'population, and man- effects. I claim the iiiventif,^ ,
i ners, illustrated with numerims engravings. 'f * Vivember r,f ,i,j^
ami havinir to r»ass by the house of brother | , t ..*1 ' spocifi,.
P. on his road, concluded to ‘pass a j.ke | ' 21- A history of the discovery .settle- ofTice at Washin^rtor, i,;..;
off.’ Now, brother p. had been all the progre.ss of the fetate down to ^-ords and figures following, t .-wit:’
days of his manhood a zealous, active, Present time.
spirited member, prompt in his responses j ;jd. Poetical and oratorical exerei.ses,
of ‘ami-n’ and such like, and alway s seem- : .sfniie of them by North Carolinians
, 1-1 11-1.1 -*l I.V.il I > i
es-ape. I was perft
iie. .Aj •ny weit' tin
on my g "'.I .-k,.te-. iic\
at iin>‘ t!ine they woiil ! lu> my
of -afe'v. K\erv half minut
lay.' th.it I h.id pent
r thinking, that
lily nieaii'
an alt;r-
w. ro a1nio-t iu'luced t't dispute tiic idciiti- have lo.st its anim.ition. exe^'pt
•re til
tv i>f th-‘ ora^ r. They w -uld have u iiie
' ■ !H'.,-t lustily, had not an occa>:'>nal aii-
« _ I'lte dropped out. ntiinKi'li/. n.«
(ifiibi, . with wlii(-h tiu-y weie very fanii-
jiar. and which they had hear! at a d -zen
■ •r tv.o ''ther place'! l>at .'•> it i'. that
'Oe -eh was r .Tar-u d a' a complete
• a >nrr> f. a ’>.• rtrui (.f the ranks
.•1' the --lir'- eat-- r.'” and an enlistment into
fli.w . of t>t>- "eow.iro y subini."ii'i,i.';
iVe. !t Went on thi‘ wing' of the wind.
f^.;t th'Te nevt r w t' a l.etTer I nion man
than Venabl"! Hi'• pei uliar” friend'tle-
lluilti d si> !'• .-"pe.ik of him'. Tile ,'trat i-
g-'Hi h:i'l its efi’eet—it elected him—and
wliil.'t no hoiiiir:ilile man respects iiim the
I t..re for it. yet there are many \ !io will
,.Mui;e. “W'li.vr wn.i. Sui rii ('aui'Mna
SAV lo Till'.'' ’ 'I’lie ijaciilation of (’;c>ar
t‘i lirnTiis W'.ul ! be ;in appropriate rejily,
•almighty
'p I'lii id
. I.’
I Tl'
nr tt.r
TUi:.M Til Tin:
■ si_Mi.iI Ii:' 1 e n tlie defeat of the Se-
(. ^i, :ni«t.' in oiir .''tate. wherever the i'-
-U“ h.ts ic-en frdrly nia !••. that cverv efbtrt
u'll !,e atteni].ted 1 y the leader^ f'>
l,fl: trml:. Xo -tratagcm will bo l> ft
i.iitried. t'l i-xtrieato tlu niselvis from the
1 .'ite ii they a'.'iii;i.‘d duriii'r tin* last Ses-
sii '■ of the he-fisl-ituve, ;o!il in the recent
1 \>iiij>.'ii;rn fur Coiiirros.s. 'J'li-v aireadv .'i e
:>’id teel that their dwtriiies are 1 dioij.' to
:i'-- rniondoving people of tlie State, and
Whll.'t de y do not intend to abandon rli.»e
O-. trilie.', they will. Ileverthele'S. ende.-i-
V'>r t l fWi.le til ■ trii>- i"U.-;. Hut their
‘•p!’!''iiliil purpo'es ai'-- on reenrd. ’I’hat
i>-' Old tliey (.iiinot exjiun-e. Thev have
d-ne what tliey coiiM to hreak down the
''"m].rolui.'e. Tle y havi; bent their M'hole
« :iergies to cslai>li>h the do-trine of Seees-
::oii. 'J’hey h .v giv Ii 0;,i [ c.nifort”
1 > Siiiith ( arolina in her desjgn.s against
t !ie I nion. 1 hey have done ail this in
tie- l;te,> nt ,!;iy J^, t the fril'lid.S of the
'"Iiipromi.'e and the I'ni..!! he on their
giiard. and hold them to their doetrinev—
//( ;,, s/ll /,- tl) titi- rrrtii'il. Kcniemlier
tin- ‘•.''iaudai'l has proclaiiii'-d that “.b'c'-
t - sn/n ly 1/ riin/iitiif firiin ij,/r ,,f thf J)r-
■iioirratir fnUhl this before the
!'e"ple and we have them --jii.'t wln.Te we
’.Vanl them.” R'lln'ijI, Jiniist,,-.
!' r,Oflia.—The Winsbor' ni:h , S. C.)
Itegi.'l -r. one of tin; hottc.'t (;f the lire-eat-
iiig journals, has taken such olfeuee at the
di'll.ir” galvaniz"'i m n info
e aitivitv. \\’e feel .'ure that
everv mileh-C'iw iu  •raML'v' ci'Uiity. and
tile r. ”ion r 'und ;i1hiu». i~ either staiiiling
in a \ >nd or IviiiLf 'Wn in the .-hade, la
zily l.i'hiiig hi-r lus.iour >ide', and wlii.'k-
ing off tlie tiies, with h« r caudle append-
a'_'''‘, wliile in the city the •• Kpi'.i.les i.f
Inseet Lif"” are p 'sitiv.-ly saddening. .
For II'ally two Iciurs haVi* a couple of
draL'oii-llies been on tlie telegra}'!i win-'
before our -am-tiim—a l’a\orite per-h f"r
"tie iiartieiilar 'pe-ies of these iii' ets, by
the Way—I s>; viiiiT of'teii to ••iii' unt uji on
win::- a>’’ giia's. luit abamloning the ef
fort at an elevation of ei^r|it ur nine im-li.-'
from tiie ]>oint of il'-parture. A f--w min
utes ajM a hug*' fly came bazzin:: in at the
ojiell lat:i-e, with seorehed wiiig' and
burninir limljs. and )>lungel it>. It fcir re
lief in the iark water* I'f our cap.ieious
ink'tafid, where w>- have the aath'uitv of
many of tlu‘ reji.irtorial frat rnity f r sav-
inL^ it ••would hav' bei-n ihowiied if it had
not l>een re.^eued.’’
.Se-U-eely ll.ld We Wrltt-'Il So fir, wllfll
t;;e tire alarm raiiL'' out its .'tartiin^ tom s,
and we saw, in but a few .-fcond'. how un
just We iiad been to at lea.'t one i-hi's of
"ur feil.w-eitizeii'. wiieii We s.iid tli.it :ill
animation had ec.iseil exe.pt what w.i'
prompted by the ].i\e of 'jam. ToMrinif,
straining, pulliiiL', at their m.immoth
engines, their faces glowing with ;l fire
alnio>t as tieree as that they were hasteii-
in,r to subdue, our iiolde-hearted firemen,
prompted hy no hope of n v.ard, no pro'-
peet of aeeumul.ited dollars. Were leapin_^
their apjiaratus uver the rugired Im-fpialitit-s
ui streets, anl Wtn- \Ieing with each other
in the disinterested einpjoyment of their
( iiergies fnr the public i/oihI. l-'t'ehiiir, as
we oppressively do, the continuance of the ,
f>re>eiit temperature, our previouslv sin-
ci re admiration of the fire‘compan*ie> of
-New ^Mlk rceeivcfl an impetus and aiiL'-
nienta4ion that we cannot deseril»e. All
honor to those nolih- men who at inimiii- ;
eiit risk of lifi‘—for vioh'iit e.xertion under ^
siK-h a sun involve.' mortal ri>k—rushed
into (-ontest with the flames, nor dreamed of 
other recompfii.'t! tiiaii the ajiproval of j
their own hearis, and tlie conmi''iidation
of th' ir fidlow-citizens—wliiili they enii-
iiciitly de'er\e. i
Nor is the lesson of their conduct un- i
sugife.'tivo rir uiijirofitable. Miiih rather^
i-eS'ioti nieetiiHf "’ '>dd we work ipiietly at onr desk with a ■
nate y. (o fri'in my 1’' r ' ui'f •llwv. • r'. i.-Id
nn‘ too eevtaiiiiy that they w. re in eh>'.-
pur-'uit. Nearer and m arcr :luy eaine; I
heard their f’eet pstteriiii: on the iee le-arer
.'till, until 1 coaid feel their breath and
hear tiieir sniiilinir 'eent. I'verv nerv(>
and mu'ele in my frame w.is .-tretched to
the Utmost ten'joii. The trees along the
.'il'Te seemed to daliee in tile uiieert.un
liirlit. and my lir.iiu turn- d with m\  w n
bri atiile" .'jieed. y« t 'till they .•'e--tU'd to
Iii'S f.irdi t!ieir bieatli with a '■•und t:o!v
h'lii ilde. when an in\ -luntarv ne'tion on
my p.srt turn- 1 ni- out i.f my c >ur'e. 'l’h-
W d.e'. el"',- beilind, llll.ible t>> .'fnp. and
a' unable t.« turn on t!ie 'ni *,itii lee, '1 p-
pi-d and feil. '*dl g'linj "ii far ale-ad; their
tonjuis wi'fe lolling out, tht ir white tU'k'
glaritiL' fro'u their l.h ody niouth'. their
dark, >h iir'_''y brea-;t' Were fh-ei , i wit!i
foam, ;ind as th‘-_\ pa"e,| nie. th- ir ey- >
glared, and th y le-wled with furv.
The thouirht fia.'hi 1 on mv mind, th at
by til!' ni'-aii' I coid l avoid them, viz: I v
t-irninj a'ide wh-ii'-v.-r thev i-ime t..m
n--ar; f ir tln-y. by the f.iiirfi-in of tln-ir
f>-et, are unai>ie to run on the ice cxeept
in a 'trai^dit line.
At MU'- tiin-, by ilela\in_' my farniriir
too iM.;;r_ ij.y '.iii-uiIIarv an’.ii:"nis’ eam'
so near, tli it they thri w the wlii^e f'Mam
over my dre" .i« th y 'pniii" to ' -ize m •,
and th- ir t"eth e| I'h • 1 tog, tiicr lik- the
'priiiL' of u f ix-tr.iji.
Ha.i my 'k ites fnl.-d f>r one iu't-nt.
had I tripped on a 'tu k, orean^ht mvf«ot
iti :i li"irr>- in the le^-. th>- ,'t"r\ I am n^w
t’dlin_ WMuld never hive h.-en ti'ld.
1 tlinll_fht al! tlie eliallei- >i\er; I 'kii' ’.v
where th.y WMuId take iiold of me if 1
fell; i thoilldlt how lol||_f it W >uld be lie-
f.ir- I d'ed; and then tloTe \M>uld be a
-e-reh for the hodv that Wollld .'llreadv
h.iV’- its tomb; for oh! how fi-t man’s mmd
trace' (lut all the dread c"h>rs ol de.ith s
picture. mlv thosi' who ha\e lieeii .'O mar
the glim original can tell. ,
Hut I soon c.ime o]>p '-^ite the house, and | 1"'“*' g'
mv hounds—I km'W their deep voici 1 ,, ,
1-ou-^. d hy the noi.se, bayed furiuu.'ly fro.n intends to ,*xpend all the money he has on
the kennel>^. I heard their (-h.iins rattle
how 1 wi.-hed they would break then:! am
th -n I would h.i\^‘ protectors that would an a.'ylum for superannuated iiegress‘s and
he peer to the iieree't denizens ot th
est. 'I’iie wolves, taking the hint coiiveyeil ;
bv
duced, and when she made her appear
ance, standing up in the classic “dug out,”
v.hieh was chartered exjuessly fur the o‘-
casiim by Mr. riiineas .Mermaid Heath, by
whom she was sup]n>rted tu^he shui->, we
recullect the feelings that uverjtowered us
—how every heart palpitated with joyous
emotion, ami how e\cn the month d' Owl
(-rei-k watered with exjiectation—how her
winning manners won all hearts, and the
remark she made when the view uf our
village first burst npun her sight, rising
gracefully as an eel fVoni tIi? bo.som uf our
lovely |)u>k pond—
‘•W hat ;i lovely Duck pond,” said the
sweet songstress. “It ish de pest 1 ne\er
SCI'.’’
‘•l!xcepting the Duck ponil of ('opeiiha-
gen,” replied the travelled IMiineas Mer
maid Heath.
Her reply will never be forgotren; it is
engraved imh.-libly ujton the hearts of mil
lions of freemen—
“No, not even exshepting dat.”
Oh, rapture!
Hilt she has g^ine. Tiie walls of done'’s
l*«>rk 11 ust‘ will eeho no longer to the
' mild of her spell biniling organ, but eai h
brick that his si'iit back living to hearts
of entraiiecil listeners tin? gushings of her
I’andean throat will be henccfirth held in
re\t reiiet*, and will become :i [iriceles-. gem
in th ■ estimation of all j»oss' ssing souls, and
will 1-e di emed worthy of l>eing carried in
the hat' of the ri.-iiig gem ra:ii>n th.it .-'hall
sjMi:iir up wlien our gr.ind-children are
numbered with the d'^id. Hut the >uhjeet
i.' t':: mui h t"i'II tn»-sh'iek is too reci-nt.
Helow wt' give th" parti(-ui;.:> of the
can.' - of this sudden di'eontinuaiu e of the '
(-.■neert-:. it is well known t*i tlu* great
maj.>rity uf «.iir n .ider.' th:it it w.is up*ion-■
al wllh the H di ’ . I.r.ik whether she sunu'
under the direiti*>n of I’hi.ieas Meimaid
Heath one liundi-! d or one hundred and
fifty l ights. It w Is ficr iii' nti in until
lately t I do the latter; lait th’- % rv liberal
t nil.' of her 1 ng gem nt ,-ind the ^ji-at
eiiihu'iasm of the puidit- 1 'ineerel_\ regret- !
fed oil the part of Nlr. Ht'.ith. winch led
them t'l p.iy siieh I'xtr.iordinary j'rie. > fur
ti> ket>, ani'iunting smiik time.', a.' we are
■ redilil_\ informed, to tiie >u'u .■! three
'iiiii'', priiicip.idy in ca.'li or it' e.jui\.dent,
have . n.d led .'Ir. I’him a' .'lerinaid Heath
t'l i .ip >ui ii an iiiKii' ise harv' >t that he '
e.iiiii it, i-'in-^i t n:'y hi' pi in- iph ',
all.'W hiin''-lt t'= r.i ik ' any ni 'ie in‘iiev.
H - tiuT' fore Went, with te its i:i hi e\e'
,illd on b' tided knee', to tiie divitie IJob o’ ^
Link aii'l implor' i h-r not t-i buekh' f'r-
tuiie I'll hi' l-aek. :ind by e- ntinuiiiir h r
e'.ntr.iet with him i’-'iee him t > be tie- oh-
jiet up'iii whieh the ji> pie v..iuld la\i.'h
th'-ir s lip;:!' wealth. H ■ .-.■.i'l he h.-el more
ill •m y th in h>- wanted, iii"re than he e.mid
U''', and 111 'd stly ad'!ed. ni'Tc tli.'.n he
1' 'ervi 1. The H"li o’ I,ink emild not re-
' ' ':r,' :ipp'‘al. and with the Iiie.'> l'>r '
wniiil 'le- lias liee 'ine f.ililou.' klildlv ec>n-i
' lit- 1 t'> br>ak li'-r (-ngaLreinent. aiei tliU'
j're\' i.t I'hineas .'lermaid lb ;itii lr"Ui Ir-.-t-
t.n_ hini->-lf to death "ii aee.'iint - i' bt ing
the p ."."c.r ot's I iiiUt h ss'.altii.
She .ic- ordin-ly gave In-r last C'-m-ert ;
la.'t ni^dit. and .'Uch a concert! 1-r' lii the
v-timin' iieeni. nt of the overture on the t nor-
imiii' oarrel organ to the last gem. ••i’olly
I’nt the Kettle On,” all was enthusiasm, j
ali wa.' rajiture. As the cadem-es of that |
' iiitr. now reiiili-red immortal, fell upon our
ears f'lr the hi't time, v.e \sept, all wept,
and the bass drum its^df was heard to ;
i^roaii. She .scattered the melodious sjiray
over the hearts of her audience—curtsied I
—there was a tlnnuler burst of aj'plause—
a ni'imeiitary ilisajipearaiio*. .'•'he came i
(_m once more trijifiing to the t'iot-lights— !
another tliiimler burst—and the IJob o’ ,
Dll. Chronological and historieal tables,
abstract fif the last census, explanations of
]»oj(ular scientific terms, kc., Sc(‘. |
(irefutff/i/rnnjh Patriot. j
ed jieeuliarly didiglited with Father Jones
preaeliing, for he would sit in the corner
(d‘ the cliureh and co-operate with great
.satisfai-tion to himself and that minister.
Seeing tliis wortliy brotln-r standing be
fore the door, the good humored disci]de | ]i„;h'oa(l Mcetui;f in Warrento.i.—A
rode up to the fence, and, after the usual (.;i]|cd meeting f»f those interested in the
.salntatiun, accosted him thus; ! re-cuiistructiun of the Halcigli and (jaston
‘lirothcr P. have you heard the news.^’ ; a.s.scmbled in Warreiiton on 'Tuesday
Why, what news, brother 8.; any thing W'illiam Jio%an, Ks*]., of this city.
old Father Jones has
i\“nitcntiary for one
str.ingi''::'’
‘W iiy they say
been sent to tin*
yiar.’
On hearing this, brother P., with unaf-
fect**d astunishment, indulged him.self in
such n-marks as—
‘W hy yuu don’t s.iy .so.’ ‘Is it possi-
bh-’;'’ ‘Is it really a fief'’
jiresiiled.
Cpun n eompari.son of not(>s, it was
found that there was a cfmsiderable amount
yet lacking to make up the previous lefi-
cienc}'uf or upwards. Warren,
especially, we learn was behind hand.
The meeting a ljourned over, however, to
meet again at Siioeco, on Weduesilay, and
it was confidently expected that the above
‘W hy, says l>rother S. ‘I guess tliere s amount would be made up.
no mistake about it. 1 heard it fiom bro- ^ umh-rstand, from a gentleman who
ther :ind he saw it in the papers, so I ' autiiorized to make ini|uiry in tlie pre-
reekoii it iiiust be .so. , niises, that ih(? jirospect of niaking a fa-
‘^\ ell, says brother I’., .«etting himself vourable arranL'enienf witli iron capitalists,
down on the trutii of tlie rumor, ‘now br..- ' ^,f the remaining 611.MI,()()(», is
flier .S., 1 can t say that 1 aint surpri.sed at | .j ^,„,d one. A word ujion the whole sub-
this, but, between you and me, 1 alw.iys j^et in our next,
thougl.t old man Jones wasn’t^ the right , ,, ^
kind d a man. 1 he tact is, ne . better in .S;;(»0,OtiO,
was made up at Shueeo on W'e]nesday.
7t i/f ii/fi It fj ister.
tlie penitentiary tliaii out of if, and 1 told
my wife tfiat he’d go th- rt* some day.’
H iving thus delivereij Iduiself of his u-
piiiion, and after a few similar comments,
iuofher S. left him without explanation,
astoni.'lied and amu.sed at thi* cflect of liis
inf iniiition.
How brother P. felt when he learned
the truth about it we never heard. 1'liis
i.' a laughaide anecdote, and illustrate' tlie
f.ict that minv peojde an* di>poi'.l to kiek
any liody down a liil! who ha.-? iu their o-
pini'in got a start that way.
ITALIV.N l-ir.KHTV.
Mr.  I It eley's visit to Italy has anima
ted,, hut rej ri-sse 1 hi.' liop.-s of the s; ee lv
Th> ('ri>jii—tltr Widllif-r.—The growing
jiorticm of the pre.seiit .sca.-^on is now m arly
past, and so the extent of the crop can be
easilv antici'iated.
1 “Your applicant claims that l,r 1
2 made a new and useful inv( iiti„p'f
;> extingviishing tire and flanu; witli ( '
4 honir in a manner new arid ,
5 ful; the  ias to be genemteil
0 cal process, conden.-^'d thr ,u,r|j ,,
7 per medium, in a jiiachine; ah,] .
S appropriate appendage.* and appli;,„„
I) can be directed tu any 'pot,
10 to any elevation, so as to n,,,]-,
1 1 practical and efficient agent ‘
12 guisliing fire cheajdy, .safejy, rjuj. v
Di and is far superior to any othor i,,. '
14 hitherto u.sed or known for ext;.-:
].') ing the flames of a steamhuat
10 or a ship burning in the mi-M!,. "
17 ocean. 1 ded.ire mv Ix li. f j'
l.S discovery is de.stined to .save tL.i;;. ■
1!) and thou.sands of lives, million.! j“''
20 tiplied 1-y millions, in vahn- i.f p.
21 jierty.”
“WM. A CIIAIIA.M
The answer 1 received from the
 •ffice was: •
“Your invention docs not pn'M.,,
novolfy and utility w hicli wuul.l ju--•
this oftiee in issuing a jiatent. N.iv ,, .’
indeed, believed to be cajiahle of 1„
carried into eflect.” '
(Signed) H. L. EL
Ajiplieant’s answer:
‘‘I think all the obji-ction^ tci mv
flcations and to granting mo a j.at.
fully met by the fact that Iiv a .'i
expi'rlments carefully inak- hv mv:
liave fully tested the efficaey and jV
bility of extinguishini: fire* in :|i.
'WOUTII.
h.:
, . propose, cheaper, .piicker, ar
Like many otln r p-.rtions of our State, certainty than any other h? '
known, and I am ready
pe-.,,
I
He finds them
W'e hear that Phineas Mermaid Heatli
liaiid, witli fht‘ exception of a small sum
whii-li lie re.scrves for him.self, in erecting
lilii-r.iti'iii lit" th
li .',s  apible ( f S' lf-governm"nt and le.'
lik-!y to olit.iin it, than lie had snjip ised.
'i tie ol.'tael. .' t'l the reir>-n"i;ition of Italy,
lie 'ays. aie niaii_\ :iud f irmidalde. and
add,':
Mo't palpible among tin s** is an itisan*'
spirit of loe;d je.il'iii'V and riv;drv onlv
par.delled by the •(''•rkonian’ and “Far
D iw n feud anioni: the Iri.'h. Iinoa is
jo.ihm' of Tuiin; 'I'urin -f .''Idan, FhTem-e
e.f L"ghorn; and so un. If Italy w re a
|-rc(‘ f»eputilie to-dav, ih n' would be a
ti- rec (pi.irrtd. and I fe.ir a divisi'>n. on the
'{U"tii n of h'e.tting its inetriij. di.'. Home
Would con'ider h>'r.-«idf the natural and pre-
'eriptive capital. Naplt-s would urge iier
aeee"ilije p.i'ition, nnriv;iiled bejiitfy and
a:een!-iney in j"ipnlation; Florence her
ei'iitr.d ami !n-althful Im-ation; (Jenoaher
exteii'ive cennneree. ’in>haken devutiun to
H'j u'-liean l-'re«-d'im. Ae. And I sliuuld
hard^v lie 'Hrpri'ed to 'ce .sonic of these,
■ liairriiied bv an a-lver'c d‘cision. leaguing
witii t'ereiLTH de']"it' to rc.'torc the svvay if
the 'T iiiirer by way of avenging their fan
cied wrou:^''!
And it is too true that ages of 'ubjuga-
tion ii.ive d. nioraiized to a fearful ext"nt,
till' if.ilian people. Tlio>o wlio Would ra
ther beg, or ( xtort, or pander fo other’s
\ ices, than honcstlv work f'-r a livin^r, w ill
• * »
never di anything for freedom; ami such
are dt plorably abundant in Italy. Then,
like jnost nations ih li.i.-ed b\'ai:e of slave
ry, these jieojih- h.ive little faith in each
otiier. '1 he jir iverb that “No Italian has
tw.) fri'-ii'i.'," is of Italian origin. Every
one h ar' tiiat his confed-r;ite may prove a
tiaitor; and if otn- is heard ojieniy cursitiL^
the (Jovernment as oppressive .and intol-
lenible, in a cafe or otlier public resort,
tiiough the .sentiment is heartily responded
to. the utterer is .'iispeeted aiul avoided as
a police-pigeon and sjiy. Such mutual dis-
tru.'t neeosarily creates or accompanies a
hu'k ot moral t-ourage. 'I’here an* brave
and iioblo Italians, hut the majority are !
neither bnive nor noble.
this s'cfioii of eountr}’ has iicen veiy
.'•eiiously affected liy the drought, and coii-
>ejuenlly the corn crop is liglit.
it is believed, that enougli of this kind
of grain is raised fur the consuiuptiun of
tlie pc'iple, but there can be nune fi.r ex-
jiortaf ion.
The cotton cVip m.iy Vie set d iwn as a
fair middling a»eiage. and nothing more.
(>f l:ite tliere lias been a gre.it improve,
nieiit in the season, :ind tiiough the rains
Ini^e been .'laid to a late jierii !, yet tlo re
are many fit Ids ot late planted corn, which
will be favorably aifeclcd, even at this time.
II fA !ih)riniij}i ^ 1 rifjis.
to .
patents and fh»
an exhibition
i’Li:Ari:i;.‘^ »k mati:i.\k».\'v.
I was married for my money. ’I'iiat was
tell year' ag 1. and they have bet n ten years
ot jii!rg;itoiy. I have had bad luck a.-« a
wife, for my hu.'baiid and I ii.ive .scarcely
one t;i.'te in common. He wishes to live
in the (-ountry, which I hate. I like tlu*
thermometer at 7’> degrees, whicli he hates.
He likt.' to have the children brouglit up
at home, in.'tead of at school, which I hate.
I like mu.'ic. and want to go to concerts,
which lie hates, lie liki's roast pork, vvhich
I h.-ite; and I like minced veal, which he
liates. 'I here is liiu one thing which we
Imtli like, and that is wliat we cannot both
have, though we are alway.s trying fur it—
the hi>t Word. 1 have had bad luck as a
mother, fur two such hug*', selfish, passion-
: ate. uninan.igeable boys never turnientel a
feelde w-.maii since boys liegan. I wish I
had called them both Cain. At this mo
ment they have just juarreled uver their
' marbles. Mort.nu r lia.s torn oft ( h ville’s
. cullar, and Orville has applied his cult-like
liead tu Alurtimer’s ribs; while the baby
Zeiiubia. in my laji, wlio never sleeps luure
^ th an half an huur at a time, and cries all
the time she is awak ’, has been roused by
their din to s( re:4ni in chorus. 1 have had
I bad Im k as a houscki^eper. for I never kepit
even a cliambi rmaid mi>re than three w'oeks.
A-; to cook,', I look back bewildered on tiie
long pliaiitasmagoria of faces flitting sturmj-
ly through my kitclu n. as a urariner remein-
hiMs a rapiil succe.'^sion cif thundergusts and
iiurricanes in the Gulf id’ Mexico. .!M v new
( hainbcrmaid bounced out of the room yes
terday, flirting her dusters, and muttering,
; ‘Heal old maid, after all!’ just becau-st' 1
showed her a table ;n which I could write
lut' witli niy finger in thedus.t. 1 never
f,,r- i colonizing Fcejee Mermaids.
.1 ('until A iicc(lt)tt .-
tlie dogs, stupped in their ma.l career, .wu-eaoa.-.v correpondent '
,nd after a mom-nfs con.si.leration, turned ^ iollowing good storv: ‘It .seems j
and fl.-d. 1 w.itched them until tiieir dus- ; " >li^‘ bellows ot ■.
kv forms di>appeared over neitrhliorinir oigan ot St. Jjuke s cliuieli, also j
hill. Then, taking off my skafe.s" wended , f i
mv w.iy to tlie house, with feelinrs whieli
,'ite co-opi'ratioii or :inti-s(
ill ('harle.ste.n, that it publishes tht! names '^'■‘ fhinir brain ami in most “melting :
‘ t a large ninnb'-r of nierchaiits wdio par- ">""d,” than umlergo the piiysical lalior 1
licipated in the meeting, and calls upon ='>id ex« itement v.liidi tliesi; men voliin-|
ilie sect .ssionist.s to withdraw their custum utitecr fur the piildie weal. We are 011-;
Ir.mi theThe merchant.s, not to |' '!t—at lea.st we will fry tu he; and liie
the threat, roijuest the
I Oil! ijone
Kvenliiy: N
ews fo republi h the list, ity
’’f giving it a wider circulation.
lesson we have often striven to inenlrMte, !
and have long cndeavfired to reduce fc) .
[iractiee, Iiul had for th(! moment forgotten,
we will take to ourMdvcs and rcconnnend
■III;/ tlit riun/,-."—Hon. Mr. to others. Hut witli a molten sky and an
1 Ki.eUo, iu ;i |;,t,. Hpeei h delivered at arid, Imrning earth; with iialf one’s friends !
hd.u^-tield IJ , South Carolina, «aid; luxuriating in th; ouutrv, and two-thirds
it may liiriioit (h,h/ to tt nhmr, ; of one Iialf of tiie otiier preparing for the
(’ml. If .VO,,/-,, must iral/c //i/? o/o/ie I same enjoyment, it is a diflicnlt task to
bke men, al;houj_r]i ,jiy* pj^, l^ad pen iinythhig re.a«lable. Hut a truce tu ,
over a gulf of frightful danger.” j tliis. W’e cultivate bri'vity to-day, fori
e du not jike that i xprcssion—“walk | reading is but little less seasonal>le than j
' jikif.h. ’ It IS an operation Avhich j>i- writing; and we commend our frii-nds and
readers b}- all means to ((hJ, for that is
the surest and safest way of gi tting through
such a “hot spell” as that to which we are j
ju.st now compelled to adapt ourselves. ;
may he better imagiiH'd than disi-ribed.— ■
Hut even yet I never .see a liroad siie“t of j
ic«> in the inoonsliine, Witliont thinking of;
the .'iiufling breath, and those fearful things '
that filh'wed me so closely down tiie fro
zen Kennebec. |
Ki}» Mm h»tj.—Mi.serable is tiie man I
who siuniliers on in idleness! .Miserable i
the workman who sleeps before tlu; iioiir i
liuilding, and having occasion, during ser- ,
vice, to ‘mind the fires,’ he left the bellows |
in cluirge of a coachman lat» ly iniporti>d, I
and ‘green as the Emerald Isle of his
nativity licfore tlie appearance of tiie potato
rot. During ids atiseiice, tiie ‘(Jloria in
Excelsis’ came, in the order of the exer
cises, to lie ciianted, and Patrick w’as di
rected to furnish the unjnnir eh-nient. A
•short time elap.-'cd, but no inu.sic followed
the toueii of the lady who jiresided at tlie
of lli s rest, or wh^ sits (lown in the shadow, ' instrument. ‘Hl-iw,’ whi.'pered the fair
while liis bretlireii work in the sun.— j organi.'t. ‘Blow!’ repeated the leader; and ;
'I’liere is no rest from labour on earth, j ‘blow! z'/A/.sV you, bhiw! echoeil tlie entire I
'i’iiere are always duties to jierfiuin anil 1 cdioir, but not u pufl' found its way into !
functions to exerci.se—functions whii h ' tlie vacant jiijies, to wake the sliuiiijering i
are ever enlarging and extending, in : liarniony. An investigation took place, ^
proportion to the growth of our moral and ■ and I’atriek was found behind the or«Mii, !
mental station. 31an is born to work; and 1 with both his hands ' tightly clenched'
he must work while it is day. “Havel around tlie bellow.s handle (a stick of some ^
not,” said a great worker, “all eternity to
rest in?”
>{>0
' i' -' I'crform upon flieir captives, and
'^iiicli v.? sli'.ul'J not like to see practised
■ipon our g.dl:int si^'.e^ Carolina, i ot alter
;iil, a.-, a d( liiiit iou of Seces.sion, it is correct.
Sen - .ion i.H “walking the plank” which
1' "1“ tl lii Security to I't i tiiin death,
Vi rtf in in pttjifv.
Dobs says, there is this advantage about
plaid trouser.s—every time he gets asleep,
the boarders roll him over and play
chequers on him. |
I’he Washington Tidegraph, remarkin'
of Aili' i tliiin'j.—In one of our
' "‘ s of la.sl week, a young gentleman ad-
itisfd for a situation as a Teacher, and
■ill • ted refereiK'C to be inade to the Edi-j on the Insidveiit lists that .so frequently j
'"r ol this Paper. ilhin the brief time'appear in the Daltimore papers, notices i
il'-'.t lias elapsed, wc have received no les.s ^ the .singular Hiet, tiiat the name scddom oe- j
ii iU tlwe lelicrr of iin|uiry, Ae.^ j cur.s of one who has been an habitual ad- '
L'ih lijL l?,',j,^t,:r 1 verfiner of hin Im-'iiiess in tiio.^e paporn. j
five feet long and two inches thick,) the
end stuck in his moufii, Ids cheeks swelled
... ., utmost expansion, his eyes distend- -
you pn,, ,,re th,^ h,U ..n-' said a cd, and perspiration streaming from his I
* "‘'or*''‘ lellow, who owi.'d a : face, engaged in the vigorous but vain ’
p™ V Dll); lull. |attura|.tic.. t'orco his l.rcalli IIiivukIi tlio i
llojm, mvcjn,yWv su-.'’.sa4(Wwag. ,,.,rcs „f the „-ooJ into llio b.Kiv uftlij
.No, -.,r, .sa,J ihe ta,l,,r. iu..tramout. It i., umioel'ssary to |
1 lien YOU can attorU to wait.' ,\nd off ,hat »ou,c little time [.‘‘sscl before tl,e j
choir were able to screw their mouths into I
that serious pucker requisite to the proper ’
performance of the amsical exercises.”
And off
he walked.
A day or two afterw’ards the tailor call
ed again. Our wag was not at his wit’s
end yet; so turning to his creditor, he said:
‘Are you in debt to anybody''’
‘Yes, sir,’ said the tailor.
‘Why dun’t you pay'!'’
‘I’ve not the money.’
‘'I'hat’s just my case, sti-. I am gl;id
A man down Ea;-;t. thus poetically ad
vertises his truant wife: >‘0n the 0th ofi
July on the night of a Monday, eloped i
from her husband the wife of John Grundy. |
His grief for her absence each day growini^ I
you can appreciate my cimdifion. (iive deeper, should any man find her he bees i
me your hand I to—keep her.” ^
now v:::{v hot it
Did yiin over know such weather?
Seven hrijrht lnirninjr d.-i vP ti>p>ther:
.'^welt'rinjr nights and In-oiling days,
!'u'.try inuonbcanis, sun's liot r.-iys;
No one knows whioli way to turn him.
All things eitiicr nieit or liurn him;
Half tin* weight of all the nation
Is flying off in por.'spiration;
And every nnin and woman, too,
.\s languiUlv they look at yovi.
Exclaims with moist and mournful pfiiz.
ficar me! how very hot it isl”
L.'idio.s all languid in ninslin array,
I.oll upon couchfs the live-long day,
Looking more lovely tfien we say—
Though, ,'dasl they are rafiidly melting iiway;
“Bring me an ice!" they langiiiilly cry.
r>ut ulas and alack! it is all ‘'in niy eye' —
I-'or before it re.-iche.s Ihe top of the stairs
It’s turned into water ijuite “unawares.”
While .John with his salver, looks red .-ind ,-itares.
And the moist conlcctioner inwardly swears.
A' lie wiiies with his apron his long, pale phiz,
“Oh—pooh! how' infernally hot it is!"
Fat men waddle along the strand.
Wiping their foreheads—hat in band;
l>og.s hang ont their tongne.s anil pant,
And noliody gives ‘cm the water they want,
I’ntil they go nnnl—you know, and tlien
Thej" go about snapping at horses and nien;
('o.sterniongers slowly pass
With “cauliflower and np:irrow grass!”
lJut the.se edibles green they cannot cry.
Their throats are go horribly hot and drv;
And yon hear from each dusky phiz,
“Ah me! how desperate hot it iii;’'
Oh, what ft trcftt ’twould be to Wftd(j
Chin deep in frexh iccd leinoijade!
Or to Kit a deep marble bowl within
And champagne gnrglinj; around your chin
Hissing and .sparkling around vournose,
I'lll you open youf mouth and down it goei.;
tul)» liy gulp, and gup by aup,
Till you “catnwampiiihly chaw It up,”
llefreshiiij; your heart and cooling your faces
luirnt down they have been with all sorts of
sauces;
Oh, the fellow who would thus lave his pliiz
No'^dn't, care liow wartn the weather i^! i
('oniniissioner
ifs (ffi.-ieiicv
f'Cts.”
1 v.enf to Work, fi.'jed my in::ciiluo, pi-...
ciiied an old fiaiiio house .'lo |,t- wo t;,
;ind d(l feet liigli, rolle.l tW'. ('XTin'iir.'hi r-
on a whetdliarrow to tlic fhe.-itre of actl"n.
and put on three cart lo.-ids of ^linv'ng^. !
comman led one engine, a boy tlf- oiii,-
hen the whohf was cimjiletciv i-j’::*
and the house enveloped in flames, tht . .
noi'isly CMiistni-tfi1 nozzles of the h'— ;
file exit of tiie C.is, [hy the lurij-ii'j f
coek,[ Were made to phiy on tiie (-"Hil::.-;-,.
It quenched the fire and put oiu ti
fiames in o miroitf 'i'his cxp'^riiii' tit v .
made in flie ('onnnons. Sonth-w. st of ’■
('apitoi, ill the niglit time.
I then p»reji;ired for a m-w exhibiri
but con-]uded I wouM consult some of 1;
a(-juaintaiH-» s and state the obstaelo 1 !
met with at tlie Patent office. I stated r
ease to h. .^tanly and K. Straiiire. T.
.''I'liat^ir took a lively inferest in mv ca,'
and introduced Jiie to an i)ifhrnlnn! w-
he remarked had irreat influence with
Patent (>ffieo. He expressed great w .
lingness to forward mv views. After -n
dry interviews the indiviilual said he .V. .
a jiropnsitioTi to make: “public men c'’ ’,
not give their time to private claim,' v,'-
out remuneration—at a word I can
yim a jiatent, if you will make an a','.. .
ment and enter into a written coutmi'
I toJd him to reduce to writing wha: ■
wanted, ami 1 would think ot it. I .-
turned the next ovening; the writinirv.
all done. He insistel very earrie'tiv
having my signature then. I dn-iin :
put the paper in my pocket and w:i:;.
off, saying I would think of it. ir r’.i:;.. .
tliat he was a co-inventor, and that iir
sideratinn of couneil, assistance anda'h\
tome given in the premises, he wm>-
have one half the dues, now or heturf •
to be earned by the patent. 1 I h.n
now in his iiaml writing.) I coii-':'
Hon. James (Traliam upon the }>vopr '
of siirning the agreement. lb' sii l
jihatically, ‘‘Have nothing tu do. in k' '
bargain, with a man you know to l.c'I -
honest.”
1 then consulted ^Ir. CailKnin. in
specifications and explained tiie w ho! ■n! ^
ter to him. W itu his quick appn ln'Ti' '
see my plump, happy sisters, and then (dear perception he under.'tooil tlu .;
glance in the mirror at mv own cadaverous, cause of niy enibarri-
long, doleful visage, witiiout wishinf my- j said, ‘‘Never sign that p.n
self an old maid. 1 do it every day of my ; .vour friends, I will go at your head'
I life. Vet half of mv sex marry as I did— I I’atent department, explain your r:-
■ not for luve, but for fear!—fur fearing' of demand your rights, if r-
j dying old maids. ^ fused, T will call the attention of the
' n. II,lU in the Pfoph'.' Jounmt. Hi;itter.”
— «— j rims stood matters, when, on the 11:^':
DrriflniJij (iimhI.—The Xasluui Ttde- -*Jth December, 1S88, at 0 u’cIoc'k.
graph cupies the fullow ing from the back j arrested on a bail bond for debt,
• •f a So bill uiKui the Fitchburg Dank:
15.-uik notes it is s.-iid. once silver dollars defied.
To suiim in the torrent of trade's swelling tide;
I’ut ere they arrived at the opposite brink.
The note cried like Ciesar,—‘-Help, Ca.^sius, 1
sink!”
That paper should sink, and that dollars .should
swim.
May appear to some folks a ridiculous whim:
But ere they condcinn, let them hear this sug-
j gestion.
I In pun-making yravitifg out of the .question.
an amount I eiuld not tlien pav, r.:
brought to K.ilcigh, where a heavy aiii"i;
was concentrated against me. I tr;'> '
niitted my papers t/) J. C. Caliioun,
left the matter to his discretion, wdm r -
in his place in the Senate and moved fb
this subject should be referred to a si!
committee, Messrs. W'hite, Dews. T;.’:
raadge, (Vittenden and S'oun^- [-^b
ebster declined on account of tlic iu>i'
tiplicity of his engagements.] A siihjta"-
was served upon me by the I'. S. '
Beverly Daniel, to appear before the
The rejoinder, which .somebiHly el.se has ! mittee'of the Senate. But I was in ;■
appended, isn’t very bad, as a mere re- : ranee vile. I could not attend. Th. iii.-
• I bgn and merceTKtrv interest, coming i''‘ -
I’erchancc my dear poet, the bill would have 1 from the Senate'chamber foiled 111."
floated.
If its weight thy light head had but kindly sup
ported.
“Nameless in dark oblivion let him U''
Before I left Kaleigh I ajijieared ini-i''
the protection of the writ of llabc;is >' ■
pus before Judge Pearson, made an
ment for the benefit of creditors. :m'l
that document gave a ]iarticular accfua’ ■
the invontioii or discovery 1 had niatlt'-"
The Judge ordered the Clerk of the '
rior (’ourt for W'ake to record it. in '•
Cumphrn,' r.. Bed.BuyA.—The Cincin
nati (lazette tells a story of a gentleman
in that (’ity who, a few nights ago, wa.s
awakened from sleep by the disairreeable
pre.^enoe of an army of bed bugs. The,
thought ocouiTcd to him that he would 1 mean time the Committee of th
make them scatter by the application of
eamphone to hid be»lrttend. lie did so and
to make it more effective applied a lighted
match to the gas, In jm in.stant an ex*
plosion iis loud as a pistul took pWo, and
the whole bed fi.xtureg were in n blaze.
Bg the pronipt u.so of wat4ir
were
left
rept^rted, but made no allusion to iiK'i
cept that they had sealed up my cliiiri^'
and specification.s and filed tiu'm wifi*
public archives. To leave the niatti-r w'
yohd suspicion, cavil or doubt, and
ing my name might go down to other tui*
Jg tho prompt u.sti ot wat4ir the flaiuea ! as the first to suggest and perfect tin-'"
(ere extiuguiRbed, but the proiui&e»j wej’o derful invention, believing, a.-i “
?tt in ft kJad plight, said, that an original and imp^'i'fai'f i -’‘
Were there no other evidence of a God,
it might be found in this fact, that every
thing in nature turns instinctively tosome-
thing higher than itself,
in these dnyj^ of printing and talking-
thrown out iu the ocoan of time, will D '“
forever, never can be losit. ,
I was introduced by Mr, Calhoun to ■ _
Feathorstonaugh, who presented me to