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Statesville, N, O., Friday, August 26, 1859..
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CoRsicANNA, Texas.
Messrs. Editors : Leaving this small
village, we took a north-western direc
tion to go t6 Fort "Worth, some eighty
miles distant.! we spent twd days at
Corsicanna,
wTierc we made a few ex
cursions m sc a
irch of g
am.
xi was par
ticularly anxious to see wliat jthe peo
pie here call
ple 4 mule-eared T rabbit.
The proper name is the mustang rab-
bit.
,To see one no person would be
blamed fornaaking them of sojme rela
tion jto the rr ule. They are a size lar
ger than our common rabbit, , with ears
nearly as. long as; tlieir.bodiesj. ..They
are celebrate d for their flcetrjess, and
it is said that no four-footeoj animal is
able to overt ake them ' They live up
on the high prairies, and it ls limpossi
hle'to" drive them to thcs timber. It
is the same with the antelope they
AviH run anc be-' caught before they
- make the effort to conceal thejmselves.
.A few miles bn we began to ascend the
high prairies, and lor miles it appear-1
ed that we were rising, and I suppose I
---5'' . - m !
we were, but to look back it appeared
perfectly levpl. This is only' u delu-
sion peculiar
! to the country'. V came
the highest part, and then
at length to
the : view wa magnificent. . p"ar out
upon the illimitable expanse we could
see farm-houijes like mall speeks, with
the apparent
Ismail farms situated close
V beside them.
This soenis the pfevail-
. iiig .system,' to build the houie on as
high a place is possible;, and . hen the
farm is placed immediately adjoining
it. It is certainly pleasant in the sum
mer, but wben the cold . northerner
; : blows his chilling blast, it mu st be se-
vere.
It appears that they have no
relish for a shade, for I'havie never
ecn a shade
their houses.
ree planted near any of
'The greatest difficulty.
appears to be
to get their farms fen-
-
ecd in, and
was much at a loss to
' .'V know: where they did procure
1 but they bring it sornctimes
timber;
a great
distance. Their houses in these lame
prairies arc of a very plain structure
In many places they have their lum
ber conveyed one hundred and fifty
miles, which would cause a sold house
to be very costly.
j- We came into Ellis county a
ftcrlca
pleascd vine NavarroL and were well
witji it. . We found the best atcr Jn
this-county, and some of as good prai
rie lands as can be found in any coun-
tj. u, his and Collin counties
nave a
good -reputation abroad, and t
iey well
deserve it. They arc better siited for
stock raising than any that I saw both
cattle-and sheep. A great niijny hor
ses are also raised in Ellis. We came
;t6 a house i.pon the road wljere the
owner had ju -t closed a sale, fend had
sold a lot of three hundred head, and
I believe he hjad as many rooraunsold.
The lot was purchased by a North
Carolinian, who paid fifty dollars per
head. Cattle stock can be Obtained
for about six jjollars each, while beeves
sell at irom nftcch to eightecnj dollars
Uach. The rjiost profitable business, I
learn, in Western Texas is sheep rais
ing, and whicli now is making fortunes
for those who are giving it their at
tention. Mr, "'Kendall's- report shows
s that persons - engaged in this business
realize the first year forty and after
wards seventy and eighty per cent, on
their capital, ; which you see is an ex
cellent' business. This is certainly a
wool-growing country. We found some
: excellent spring wuter in Ellis county,
and at the county seat' we found a
-spring which supplies the entire village.
This town (Waxahachic) is situated on
,n small stream of the same name, and
":is a flourishinff little place, it was at
this place thajt' Judge Lynch' 1 , admin
istered summary justice npo a a' few
renegades abput a year since, which
incident I will relate, as told tD me by
a responsible man and a man who nqw
stands at tio head of the legal profes
; sion in that place. " . j s
It appears! a certain man, not wish
ing to make a living by horafile
, means; conspired with two or three e
. grocs to fire the village, and injthe con
fusion rob sdme two or three Ihouses.
He was detected and arrested - in the
. first attempt, and the citizens Lmmedi
ately tied him up and gave him five
hundred lashes, and he was ordered to
,; leave the state.; He did not do so,
but obtained the assistance of a large
numper of horse-thieves and other such
characters, aKd boldly rode injto town
one evening and warned the people
that they would be on .hand the next
morning, and intended to kill some
four or five particular persons. The
citizens took warning and armed them
selves and proceeded next morning to
meet them, when a battle was fought
and the renegades defeated. Two men
were found dead upon the field. Such
high-handed proceedings are not un
common in many parts of this country.
This is said tor be, a very healthy place,
there being only two doctors living in
it, and one of them does scarcely any
practice. '
We again ascended the high prairies
and had some fine views of distant;
larms. We passed what is termed Le-;
dar Hill, where there is a high cedar ;
bluff extending many miles from north
to south, from whose topou- eyes wea- 1
rily sought a resting point, but found
none nothingbut earth and &ky meet-
ing in the far distance. From these '
biulls cedar is taken a great distance
tor uillcrent purposes. A day s jour- :
- - - - j . . . . - - j ' , J ' .
iey farther brought us to the Cross
limbers. This feature of the country
ne
J imoers. lni.s teature 01 trie country
is L-Acccumgij eu.wige. it i a. uuiu-,
ral Woods, extending over a .hundred
milc!. frum hGrtb to ,.oath.
C!ig --nnr
slx t0 te
miles wide. 11 twto pi'ui-
rie were'onee covered wuh water, this
could not! have been' an island, fur 'the
land was much lower than the neigh
boring pi airies. lliivhi- been in the
open country, it now seemed it wouM
suffocate us. By .-Lcarelqss drive, we
here broke an" axle of our wa-rou.
which, fortunately Sva
not so fatal.
but that we could lie up and go to the .
next village.' .'These Cross Timbers I
are a great resort for game, and while ;
our mules were grazing I took my gun '.
and within fifteen minutes returned
Xeal declares them to have been tame
or domestic turkeys, but it is not the
ease. I have too vivid a recollection !
of killing a neighbor's domestic ducks i
for wild ones, for which I got a very
severe ' reprimand. It was now only '
ten miles to Fort Worth, and we were :
all solicitous to make the point. v e
came within sight of the fort or vil
lage nearly six miles distant. Oh '
how long and tedious the mule seemed
to be. We crossed the Sulphur a
few miles from town, where were some
good springs of water. Court was in
session again, and many persons were
in town. We here intended to take a
rest of a day or two, and had our mules
stalled and betook ourselves to a Ho
tel, and had dinner served up a little
after the fashion of home. It was dc-1
4ieious after being confined to the mo
notonous fare from our bread-box and
frying-pan for three weeks. This is
the most flourishing town in Western
Texas. The people seem to be a go-
ahead people, and the houses are fash
ionable, a great many of them beng
built of brick. They have some eight
or ten dry goods Stores, one very pop
ular grocer v, two hotels, with a num
ber of shops, &c. The Trinity passes
near the place, on which is one of the
finest flouring mills I have ever seen.
The, owners arc no doubt realizing a
fine profit, as it seldom ceases to grind
day or night. We here again indul
ged in pne of the finest baths any lim
pid stream can offer. I did not see
any church in this town, and it is my
mpression they have noSabbath out
mi 11 L v jp il . T !
here, me canaiaaies ior ine legis-
ature were speaking when we arrived,
but being much fatigued we did not
lear them still we heard as much of
politics as we wished
Some sixty or seventy miles from
ar. i. i c
le Indians have lately troubled the
- , m- T
whites. e saw several families who
had fled from their homes in J ack coun
ty, and they give a distressing aecount
of the state, of affairs. This being the
farthest point of our journey, we di
rected our course a little towards home,
intending to travel through the north
ern part, of the State. The second day
we came to Dallas, in Dallas county,
which has the appearance of much re
finement, and of a business place. It
is situated in the Cross Timbers, and
the streets are very unpleasant, being
very sandy. I believe there are two
papers issued here:' Our route lay
"through Collin county, II. McKinney,
the county site. I described this coun
ty. in my last letter,,but probably neg
lected to state that it is badly water
edi After leaving Dallas, we found
no more goctd water until we came to
Cass. I never" before knew what it
was to
J would have
, , T spoiiiaueous escape ui luusc uioiuimi-
wanta cool draught, and 1 ri- iu fvQ baa nr t;
freely given 4.X'OTrd 1 10 vent when awakc." tI V
of spring water. ' We managed occa
sional! to beg a drink of warm water,
which had been hauled three or four
miles . from some raud hole, or -hog wal- L
lew, and which seemed only to increase
our thirst. Our mules had to suffer
often,, but they, like the cattle in this
country, received nourishment from
the grass. Some teamsters informed
me that their oxen often did without
water for three and four flays togeth
er. We had a small keg with us that
we filled and carried with us, which
was of great use. We traveled, I learn,
wii.Mic 'uau i4lu UA9 me ititsi aLei
upon it. ; 'After leaving Collin we pass-
ed through a portion of Grayson, .and
then into annm. These three coun-;
ties seeiued to be very much -alike of
rich soil and With fine grass.- A great ,
many cattle raised in these counties, '
but we did 'not see many of them, as j
they were wbcje they could get water, i
The next county was Lamar, border-
ing on the " Nation," divided from it
by Red River. Paris, 'the capital of
J i i V u ititvi. O- u i . , hil vayiiui ' L
the county, is, I su-j.ect, the prettiest
town in Texas. . Jt if situated in thi
wyoUv,. na.cuniaiT5 burue ot i tie lrcf-
liies- r-.-.rd nces;l- ev-r saw. lr !-5-ii!si,
b' h, icel; town 'in the northern rnrf.
ilii-ce tlKKi.-and.inhl.-itH
There are some fine ii;s'ritui! s
fi'i
learning heve, and wlmt - ii
St i t! Lf
to me ;tnd such as J am, is, that it cou-
' !
tains-two hundred young ladies who,
eysaid, i.e. some, persons said i ir i the holy Sabbatb." '
could be provoked to. marry. Young; , Ob ! but father this "is so good !
hu h, marrying young men, are in great I it tells of the Reformatio, of Chris t
demnd. I have selected this villa se i iaS nd persecutions; I am so much
s my future residence, but not from
. .0;,in f I
the above inducements. We traveled
through some very good country after
we ifcft parjS) tut .".still void of water,
ye foun(j some excellent water n the
gulphur and Whiteoak streams. Our
intention .was to pass through Jeffer
son, and in that direction we came up
on the timber country much sooner.
Th rest of tlie i0Urney seemed to be
the mogt 0ppressive, for we had now
lcft those trceiess plains. Jefferson is
the hca(1 of naviation from New" Or-
leans up Red River, or more properly
of a lake from that river. It is a place
of great importance to Western Texas,
but hot so much so as Sbrevcport.
Boats, can get there only at certain
seasons. One day's travel from here
brought us home, fatigued and well
satisfied generally.-
. I am not prepared to pass an opin
ion as to the best portion of Texas, for
those who should come to this country,
as I have not seen the lands on the Bra
zos, which are said to be the' best in
the State for farming. I traveled over
sixteen counties, and all of the prairie
lands appear .tot be of a character rich
enough for the farmer, if other cir
cumstances were favorable. The great-
est difficulties are the want of wjter,
a market, and timber. The'pricesTrf
the lands differ a great deal. In Na
varro and some other places good prai
rie lands could be bought for two "dol
lars. A capitalist could realize a for
tune in a few years by purchasing
lands, since the projected railroads are
destined tcr enhance the value of the
land. It is also true, that the western
country is subject to droughts, but
their effects are not fatal. A gentle
man in Fort Worth informed me that
they could make good corn there with
but one rain to start it to growing. I
felt inclined to doubt the statement,
when he said the ground would be so
dry it would crack open four juches
between the corn-rows, and that he
could dig eight feet before coming to
moist 'earth, while they seddem have
. v , .
country, and Texas is a great coun try.
J vTT mAn
:Pov?eUtant Texas. ;.
On going to bed, put a few crumbs
of a cheese in your - .mouth, and lay
with it open, and when a mouse's whis
kers tickle your throat, bite. -
- 444 Free Banking" making particu
larly free with the funds of the depos
itors. ; : : iv i - "
"They can because they believe they
can' In how many cases does this old
classical motto hold good. .
An envious man repines as much at
the manner in which his friends live
.! as if he maintained them. I
.Disputation does not apprehend di
vine things, but holiness of life and
prayer. . . ..j j-
Somebody says that "snoring is the
i '. . L X AttnoA rV. a liMnAnf-
Spirit-Flowers.
BY C. D. STUART.
A young child stood by its mother's side,
Watching the shining mold
Of a graven fresh scooped from old grave dnat,
By a eexton gray and old ;
"And why do they bury. us. "mother dear,
Down in the Earth po cold ?" .
She asked, as eh e gazed at the grave fresh
' scooped.
3y the sexton gray and old. ; f
'4The Earth is not cold, my darling child,"
Softly the mother eaul ; ' . .
"Its bosom is warm, and to sleep and rest,"
Tenth' we burv the deal :
;it, fcosom iifwanu, my darKag child,
And under tire sun and shower.
iue rui win rise irom its quiet iieep
A beautiful bua or flower.
And ange6 wiu b;ear it up, my child,
; Into tlie Heaven above.
N Km' theightf love :
Tbe eun e warm rays and the shining dew
wtXhff Siriowers, ?
0ver the grave turf stand."
An(1 silent, the young child answered not,
But knew from that blessed hour,
Why fhe had gazed and wondered so much
At every beautiful rlower :
A'idverin after years the breath
(,)f the flowers was sweeter far
They ft her up to the Spirit-land,
O er the shininjr star.
The Two Sabbath Keepers.
George! what book have vou here ?
4i One of D'Aubigne's, father.",
l-'llt it MW TY1T7 CiVn TO VAlir
interested in it."
" Put it up, my son, it is God's holy
day; take your Bible, or your hymn-
book, or else sit still and think; it is
distracting to the mind to read such
things.''
"Oh! father, I ."
"Mind me, sir."
There wasno appeal from thisstern
ly spoken command, so George, With a
hasty step, flushed face, and w ith an
angry heart, put up his favorite vol
ume, but he would not take the Bible.
Instead he hurried to a sofa in a dist
ant part of the room and threw him
self .upon it, sullen, thinking ungener
ous thoughts of his father. "He did
not care anything about reading f he
said mentally, but passionately, "he
never read history, & don't know how
good it is, nor. how much one learns.
1 think it's hateful in him to make me
sit here dumb and stupid that I do
and I won't read the Bible, for he ne
ver explains it to me. Oh dear, I
wish I could go. to sleep.
Mr. Allen had looked round once to
see if his son was obeying him, and
merely remarking, "don't leave that
place, sir," he threw his silk-hanker-chiei'
over his face and slept.
It was a warm summer day. The
.windows were all open, and through
two of them the harbor in the garden
looked .very cool and inviting, "If I
had only s;one out there with my book,"
grumbled the bof", " he never would
have seen me, and I know it's no
.ng tQ fea(1 D'Auligne: I mean
- ask the minister." . ;
Just then there was a great noise.
In came little Archy with the kitten
and a pasteboard' box. Kitty was run
ning in great' glee, so was Arehy.-
Their noise awakened Mr- Allen.
"What is that?" he cried sternly.
" Me' and kit, father ; see kit ,is ri
ding me to church ; get up, you cat ;"
and away they galloped again.
. " Stop that, you wicked boy ! un
harness tlie kitten, or I shall whip
you severely. Bad boy, do you know
it's the holy Sabbath." !
"Kitty was tired sittm' still, and I
too," cried Archy, pouting, as he stood
looking intent on the kitten, " taint
wicked." t :
"Take the kitten out," cried Mr.
Allen, springing up from his chair,
" and after that come here and sit on
this stool, and if you stir, I wilj whip
you severely, sir Oh I the inborn
wickedness of children '" be cried and
groaning tQ himself, " they hate good-
ness. 1 can t maKe xuem eompreuenu
t - i r v ' .1
that this is the Lord s day.
; A "sweet voice Was heard singing in
the next room, and softly the words
floated on the air "He doeth; all
things well."
" Catharine '
cried Sir. Allen.
A young girl appeared
. -
" Catharine, are you singing ai songr
" I was singing. ' He doeth all things
well.' father." was the rather timid
reply.
j "This isn't the question ; was t you
singing a songr ;
'T Ki15it-q c?t it. is fhrmerht snmc
thing of a sacred song. I love it very
much." '
JuThe carnal mind loves all such
t h?rr mtrnwi
things,", replied Mr. Allen, testily. a subdued voice, still nestling his eur
"I wish Catharine, you would reserve I lv head in his father's arms. In a
your songs for the rest of the week. -
This is the .Lord s aay I you are not
even to think your own thoughts. 7
Go sing, ' Broad is the road that leads
to death. I believe you are all in it
Catharine appeared, but no sweet
aunds and tender isentimentsV soott
Oh, dear !'
Wounds
ing or hallowed came from the other
roorrf; "all was "silent, while George
said ' td:' himself, j'How father does
grumble on the Sabbath ! Seems tome
ne loves to "scold most on that day. I
wonder if that is keeping it?" and lit
tle Archy, twisting himself like an eel
on the low seat appointed him, stret
ching his mouth, pulling his earsand
yawning began at last to picking 'out
the pink threads of his frock, and ma
king out of them a mat.
4I wonder where Mary is?" thought
George to i himself, Oh! dear I'm so
tired."
Mary,
hot g
, r -r - ,.nrsi puoiic intimation jrom tne voutn-
arret next to a pane of glass set ful Victoria Reglh that ! she hM se
e roof, reading a long-hidden ieeterl him from -row.d hrmnitM: tn
m the roof, reading a long-hi
bookj unwholesome as the damps of
the charnel house, and destructive of
all morality. T
w Father, mayn't I walk in the gar
den a little !" asked George,. humbly.
His father had finished his nap,; and
was now moving to and fro Kumminga
snatch of some psalm tune.
" No, sir, how often have I forbid
deii you to ask me2 Next thing you'll
be desiring to go to the. woods, and
then to the river with fishing lines and
tackle. I wish my children were like
Major's across the way. They, are
always cheerful and pleasant on the
Sabbath and seem to love tlk day-"- .
" But, sir, Mr. Major talks to them
and he does -not ". .
"Silence, sir, no reflections ; lam
sorry I have such a disobedient boy-
now go and get ready for church ; the
bells are ringing."
Glad to escape, George hurried a
wa' to his room, arid Archy followed
him to show a ruined frock theT're-q
suit of activity wrongly employed to
an invalid mother.-
Let U3 step across the road and en
ter this pleasant household. The fam
ily are most of them in the sitting
room. Ella '"Major is pouring Over a
book which she' holds out of sight; Min
nie sits at the piano just touching the
ke3rs softly; Henry is lounging, the
mother and, father occupied with a re
ligious newspaper.
Suddenly Mr. Major looks up, and
notices the absorbed attention of his
youngest daughter.
"Well, Ella, what interests you so
much, dear.'
The little girl blushed, but answer
ed ingenuously, " Oh ! papa, it is Rob-
inson urusoe. barali lent it to me
yesterday, and it is so beautiful."
"Yes, dear, a very pleasant and en
tertaming book ; still, perhaps my
daughter could read something more
profitable and better to-day."
The child looked earnestly towards
him and smiled.
"If you think best, father, I will
read something else."
" I do think, as this day is set apart
to the worship of God, your little Bi
ble might be profitably studied.
" Will you explain to me, father ?"
" Yes, dear."
Ella laid aside her little book gent
ly, and with little apparent regret ap
plied herself to her Bible, sure of her
father's! , sympathy and assistance, if
she need it.
" Henry, my son, you are very rest
less:"
" Yes, father, I am thoroughly til
ed of nothing to do. My head aches
if I read. ' .
" Wei, my son, you had better
wajk a little way. Take the road
down by the river, and when you re
turn, tell us how many evidenced of
God's goodness you have seen. You
need a little .exercise, and you have
been a good boy to day."
"Minnie, my chud, why don t you
play something and sing ? I should
like very much to. hear ' Mary at the
Saviour s tomb.
" The little girl delighted that he
had requested the music, sang the sa
cred song sweetly, and the rest listen
ed in approving silence.1
'2ow that other favorite of mine :
'He doeth things well' that is most
beautiful melody."
So soothingly the music fell upon
the air at the close of that calm Sab
bath day, it seemed as if the angels
too were listening. Mr. Majors smi
ling to his wife, said softly, ' Thank
God !' Her eyes were filhxl with hap
py tears. It was not yet rix months
since one of their little ones had gone
home, and this song filled their hearts
with the tenderest emotions.
AH was silent, when a loud peal of
laughter, was heard in the back part
of the house. Intauother minute, in
ran Ally, dressed up in his father's
mniminr, prown. a tair .of snectacles
on his nose.
!V ,iMr ' said lilt, a;r rravn -
f .vm "' ...w
ly. That wis aU-nobodj railed. -
a Hi? hoA onr,d in crroot .fndon
threw off the dre& and ran, head
down, towards his father'slopen arms.
'I think we can do something bet
ter than-dress up in that ridiculous
fashion to-day ; don't you. Ally ?" ask
ed Mr. Major.
' Yes, sir,' tjie little fellow, said,, in
quiet, sootning voice tne iatuer toiu
the story f little Samuel, illustratjng
in its course the sweet obedience of
the holy child, and above all his re
gard for God and his appointed 'prdi-
than rebuke, and the boy, young as
ihe was, felt it, and learned a lesn he
nances. Uh tnis was mucn . oetter
wOuld not soon forget.
The hells were tinging -lenM had
returned, looting fresh and .giving. Inbnors xrf the"RoyaHouseholcLj5f he -rru
v -vi ii J. i. . . i i! ji .,
j. guu wej tj an prepareu j.or ueei-Twisnes to msKe fumeii auii more use
rnsr.
i Weil, jny children, have vouass-
ed a pleasant Sabbath V asked tl fa-;
iner.
Beaming. eyes and ready ljpf ans
wered. - .. ?
m:
. A Prince Consort.
Whn t . nirnlnnrit Knmo
Prince Albert; of Saxe, Cobourg(tha
httwrfmxure hasbarid, in the (thtt
siasrrref thermomeh h6 is said tlihave
seized a table knifeV andcut a 'Jh in
the breasit,of hisr cbaf for the pifipose
ofsafely depositing" therefnVthepre
cious love-tokent iraa 4 littleuch
of Germaii sentimentalism, 5ii6h
brought "a smile to the lips of majy;bf
the distinguished guests,whflwitisse'd
the gallant explpitaud viery n,a&rjil
1y formed the subject of iremarltiib
secueri tly in : Court circled: anIls6
where. But the Honor of beinf the
Queen's husband, howev.er hjghlyfcov
eted, Is not without its dfawbacts.-r-
yueen s uusuanus in Xingianu. are. al
ways oF foreign and intdnably oSier-
raan extraction. For a sciotf ox Jffng
lish Toyalty to marry. Intolan EnMish
iamiiy wuuia db xo jorieit p,u ciain to
the throne. - George TVv indeedf iar
ried Mrs.'' Fitzherbert, but itrwasf6ne
Secretly, and. to screen himself Irom
the consequences, "the first gentlj man
in Europe,' did not scruple to author
ize, his friends to deny, before Pilia
ment the fact of the marriage, lidiad
proofs to. the contrary been fortpm-ing-ftn'd
they wjere n,ot verys di f ult
of access-7-it' might have costni$his
crown. It cannot be said.that invcos
ing Prince Albert for her consortjy ic-
toria; acted unwisely. The selectilia pf
a foreign Trince was imperative, iny
selection 'were' made at all, ,and itvas1
1 11 . i,i 1 t 1 1
equauy essential tnat nq. snouiqpe a
Protestant. Her choice was, therefore,
limited Prussia, Denmark, and Swed
en, and some of the smaller Grjtian
principalities, being the only PrrHeS-.
tant States on the Continent of Europe.
ft would have beAi objectionable to
bring about too close an alliancts be
tween Prussia and Lngland, by a nar-
riage which might eventually lave
placed a Prussian Prince on the fvng-
nsii iiirone, anu ivuus virtually tnie
. 1 1 'h 1
tne, twp crowns ; ana, moreover ere
was not at the time; to whicli we ifc'r
any younger member of the Houijr of
Brandenburg of a marriageable tVgc.
So the choice fell, as it has f fallerpbr
the last two centuries, upon on- of
those petty Gernian sovereignties ith
which English royalty claims coutn
ship. But however highly Prince Al
bert may appreciate the honor of jjch
an alliance, his position exacts &bm
him certain sacrifices which, to .a an
of ability, and independence of chap
ter, cannot fail occasionally to ptve
irksome. In popular opinion, anjby
the provisions of the Constitutionfhe
is the Queen's husband and notbjjng
more. In mattersrof State policy "is
not permitted to interfere. Whatever
may be his predilections, or howeyer
much he may desire to exercise afin
lluence upon the government, he can
neither seek to lead, nor even to lid-
vise, without rousing at once. the jal
ousy of the English, people and inar
ring -an amount of odium j from ihe
consequences of which not even if h
well-known loyalty of the Englisjifto
their sovereign would shield htm. flor
the most Prince Albert has carefully
submitted to the exigencies of his jwsi-
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tion ana nas piayea nis nmitea yw
with, becoming modesty. Only on pvo
occasions has he been suspected X a
desire to transcend his prerogatives
During the Crimean war it was allced
that, he had attempted to.assert arrht
to be present at the council 01 Mieis-
ters, as the representative of the fy
ereign, and that the assumption e't
with a prompt rebuke from Lord 1-
merston. xi is even saiu mat tnis'Sr
ited action on the part of the Preiryer
caused a coolness to rise between-ipe
latter and the Court, which has neer
since been entirely obliterated. HoV-
ever this may be, the statement Ms I
very generally nenevea at tne time ana
11 1 ' t . .1 i?"
the indignation expressed in cons1
quence by some of the leading journal-
ists, supported as it washy public opin
ion was at least a significant intiia?
tion of the popnlar determination pt
to permit of any intermeddling wp
j 'ho affairs of government, i That the
! warning was not witnout its enect .;e
1(T i should taice it as a particular
1 may y reanably8nppo5efrome je, J Ldlip lulneter tell
fact that we hear no marei of PriyeiworuT 77. fi L. L
l.lti limb c uro.1 itu luuioi ui i iitsu
Albert, in relation to political mattHsl
until pAtnrtt tr ii'liAn i a nnASAi' rvjf
clivities of the Court party towas i
Austria has again cause! hi actiorriio
be closely Keratinized.
The duties required of the Pri.e
Consort are sur-h as any well-bred gtL
tl?man, who is blessed with a good con
stitution might tery readily'jperfoi.
It is expected of him that ne shallpe
a pattern husband and father, tfa
model wife and mother, and in thjs In
spect he has certainly not disappoint
ed public expectation, for he has hon
'
orably fulfilled his marital obligatis.
and can show a goodly quiver fWl?f
arrows. For the rest, he is to aftd
; tne.Kuet;i1 -u a ucvaatoas w c;raiUvf'i
ceremony, and, to assist in doinff.the
iui uu popular, ue uiaj uac uuuiuuci
tenant-nouses; he may patroniae Crya
tal Palaces, designea for the display
of specimens of -the world's industrial
progress; he may preside at agricnltn
ral meetings, ana j instruct tpimry '
gentlemen in the ar)t and yateryDi
raising good crops and breeding fine
eattte. ' tie may occupy tne chair at
tn. annual gatherings' of scientific as--
boeiauouH, aiiu may reu icuu iuv iigui
of his countenance to ' give . lustre.- to
the turtle that graces a civic banquet
lAR this he may do, and in alliother
tnings outsiae 01 nis aomesuo auues
he may follow the bent of his inclina
tion. He may-:amnse himself; with
yachtinff off the Isle pf Wight, or with
deer stalking and grouse Bhootilf in
the highlands of Scotland Two things
alone are interdicted jto' him. He must
not flirt with . Maids of Honor, and he
must not trouble bimself with politics.
Both of these acts ard rigidly tabooed.
Bat unfortunately, human mind is
90 constituted that we long .for that
which we are" not perjmittcd to enjoys
and think lightly t)t jthe pleasures of
which we are free to partake. It might
noti be; .very' dinlcul"- to observe the
stipulation concerning Maids of Hoji
or, but to.bd debarred from discussing
rjoiitics-ia the atmosphere of m Court,
and to be compelled t maintain a po-
sition ot neutrality wnen empires are
contending for the maJtery,tp bforcv
ed to be silent when yoir are afaitious'
to speak, and to conceal your emotion
under V' veil ef stoical indifference1
this "It is, which makei the position nf
a Prince Contort in J3ngland by no
means altogether an enviable eney and
which might even induce many a gen's
tleman of ialents to decline an honor
that demands of its recipient so much
of yself abnegation. Bait. Exchange.
.Monday morning -Office of,
"Allen. 4 Sir, if'it is nttpaid in three
days, I will strip ydu; of everything
You possess. Scandalous to shirk an
honest debt thus.' j . ,
. 'But, Mr. Allen, I have beenill
my wife and ' J i .'
' Old story, old' story; no more to
say, beg or borrow the money, j or -you
know me. S
Monday morning 'Office of, Mir
3faJor.iI am ashamed to ask. for an
extension, Mr. Major, but I am cruel
ly poor, just now. If ybu would alloTr
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me a nine more lime. j, ;f -
s 'Certainly, Mr. May ; I heard a gos
pel sermon on the Golden Rule,! yes
terday! Do your best forme, and I am
content.' . " j . iu, . ,
I The prayers of a grateful man asj
eended to heaven. JT.'IY. Examiner,
' j . ' j -
As a sample tf the coolness ofj rail
road conductors, the Hrrisburgj Fat
riot and Union tells the following
tough story: "One of them having; been
discharged from his trust, applied to
be reinstated. 'You are. dismissed,'
said the superintendent austerely for
letting your train. come jtwiee intO col
lision.' 'The very reson,f said theoth
er, interrupting him, wiy I ask. to he
Testored' 'How so?' iWhy. ir.: if I
had any doubt before as to whether
two grains can pass eaclf otherQn; h
same track, I am now eutirelyJsaAisfi
ed. I have tried it twicpi sir, and It
c-a-n-'t be done; and I jam not likely,
to try it again .He regained liis sitt
nation, J - '.: : ...
, - z p v-'"T' -
; ' At a Railway stationj an old lady
said to a very pompous-looking gentle
man, who was talking about
'communication :
Prav. sir. what is steam V
steam,
'Steam, ma'am, is, ah;'fl team 1 43--
eh! ah! steam is steam!,
I knew that chap couldn't tellye,t
said a rough-looking feljlow standing
1 .1 . . 1 1i A. 1 .
Dy; .out steam is a Ducitp 01 waterin
a tremendous perspiration.' .
, 'Well, I know nothing about men's
fiair; but there is our friend MrsL G.,
of "Biddje street the ady who) has
been just twenty-nine years old for the
last fifteen years lier. husband died,
you know, last winter at which mis
fortune her crief was so intense; that
i.l tioiii iti Y--n nti .rtmrkloiiklir 1 1 il rwith.
t,;" k xv" r-rV - r
,n .xwcmy-iour nours aitcr.me uctur
-renc of that sad event. (.
' When I was in ParisL' says Lord
r-T-
Sandwich, I had a dancing : master ;
the man was .very civil, and. on taking
leave of him 1 offered him any service
in London. 'Then,' said the man, bow-
I should take it as a particular
- , i L l '!i .
?ou hfve learDfd t0
' . "
Some one was telling an Irishman
' j .... 1 1 . 7-
that somebody had eaten ten: saucers ,
of ice-cream, whereupon Pat shook his
head. 'So you don't believe it With
a shrewd nod, Pat answiered, 1 Delaye
in the crame, but not nee the saucers.
When Charles V. read upon the
tomb of a Spanish nobleman 'Here
lies one who never knew a fear, he
very wittily rrphed 'Xhen he nerer
SUUuCUfa canuie nuncio, -t
' ,,With mahyemenj ggHCihtaJcll
us little better than, looking mto,aJon,-
. net shim.
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