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TERMS OF; ADVtimSlxa.t .One Dollar a square for Ike firstVeek, and Twenty-five Cents Tot everjr week thereafter; Sixteen lines or less will jmake a. 8quar. Petluclion made in favor of fitailiog mat? ENE DRAKE & SON, Editor! and 'Proprietors. is..-?:" tcr as follpwtl -v; 3 os. j d koa.' One wniart, j . $350 . : 5.50 T o Anare8rv K) . -S i 0.00 Tluve sqium lftOO V . ,15.60 li.0Q . 20.0Q how often ERMS OF THE PAPER, Vol. II. a Tear, in Advance. AVhcm directions arc not given" Stateville, ;N; Friday, Octbfeer 7, 1859, No. 4 - ! l ri? to insert aii Advertisemenf, it will be publish I - eil until orleml out. t 1 1 i KE. ' ' ur jr. p. drake! ..,- I . JPj , fel V'Offi " - l -1':"! Kfc 1pJ fflln iO fp.TiriENE E. BRAKE & SON, .: " Tf -- - - rir - k-., ! " " :1 -;;.v ;.v.:v. - - ' ! -. .c : ; : : T ' r : : : . . . - " v t I '" " ' .' " Tr--- THE "fej : r r . 1 Mistellnntoiis. A Morle Excellent Way. OfotherJ nlother," exclaimed Char ley Morris, as he rushed inio the house after school in great excitement, "what lo you tltink we are going j to do in school?" j. . j f "Study I hope," said Lis mother qoiietiy, wane take breath. . .1 ! the little boy istopped to t "We shall nave to, tuat $ a tact, said Charley, "but that was not what 1 wanted to tjcll you, motjier. You know there are just six weeks before examination, and they are going to give certincats tnen only tp tne very best Scholars, Ivtyo have sustained them selves perfectly through thd term." ,i ."And you mean, of course, to rank fimnn ft ti a vorw liocf if xtah Uoti "cowl Mrs. Morris, f , I "Of course J lo, mother' but here if cue unng more, ine txy who lias W": gv 'Tu U4."". y,af luu ,our est time is. tpiave beside h-w tliplomaf golden star to wear -upon his breast. I lie will be called the star scholar, and will rank highest in the sclibol." "jo 3rbu are aiming at the bright particular star?'' . " Vcs,i mother, and I- will have it tpo, you will sec ! Dr. 11, says that ii is aore honorable distinction than the Legion' of Honor. Won't you be pjroud,! mother, to see me Rearing it at the' evening exhibition. The teach ers will come andell you that your llby is the besischolar in the school." Irs. Iorrrs smiled, " won't you be had, mother ?' repeated Charley, ea epeated Char s rly. , "(5la f (jf lad I shall ccrtainlv be of the scholarship that won the honor, if it is fairly earned, replied the mother. "IBut what are your grounds of ex- pectation "Why, mother, am at the head of all my classes but one, aid in that there is no one ahead of me but Har ry Col ton, don't suppose' there wpulu be any hope of going beyond always there,j but he is hjm if he was sometimes ab sent at the hour we re cite, and so hie won't have as good a chance of keeping his place in the 388.' ;' j What is the cause of his Absence?" " He does! errands for hiis mother. She takes in sewing, and they are too .poor to have iany servant, iso Harry carries the bufrfles home." i " Mrs. Coltjon has made a great ef fort to keep hjer boy fit school. He is a good: scholar, is he not ?j' " Yes, motljer : I don't know a boy that.studies harder than Ilenny Col- " ton." ," -j j 44 "Mnf ovpn IT!i:irlnv Afnrr bliged to study so much because I liave. been to school more regularly than he has, land then I havj more to mysejf at home. Why, Ilehry is up and studying 'before anybody else is stirrinjr in. the morning, and always sleeps with hisl book under Jus head : at night," ; . ' - ' Then if he fails to obtain the hijdi- opt rank in the school, it -wijll not be ' :f r want of diligence or eveni scholar ship, but from1 the mere acjeident of UN nnrwnrn mmimctnpa Knr. hn doubtless wtlljniake a great effort to be punctual these six-weeks to come." 1 " He will, if he knows of tie plan," ; said Charley moodily.' j " He learns ; his JesSons 'at home, does he not, soj as to keep up .with the cjass, though he r should be absent for a single day V r " Yes, mother,- but to-day wo had a special explanation of something in a rrthmetic, thatfl know that he cannot work out by himself." j " Ts mv hnvl rmitA ennseioiia of t.ho ' spirit he is indulging ?" asked the mo ther gently. " Does he really-, now wish 'to gain this, prize for himself at the expense of one who deserves it perhaps even more." j --'"Then -you) don't ' want me to get " the star after all, mother," said Char . ley, afj;cr a fej moments silepce. " You will nbt doubt your mother's inieresi in your lmprovemenB, even n :she should be less solicitous about this particular honor," Mrs. Morris repli- ed. , "You kntjw that all thejambition 1 have in the world, centers in my children. I would see thera active, Energetic, forelmost, if possible, in the pursuit of eyerkr honorable atainnfent. , And yet there is a more excejlent way -vrhich l would have them fpllow, an attainment higher even than mental nvtuou nnuviii WU1VI1 IHOUgn pOSSCS- sing all knowledge' they are nothing. Charley's imbition had omewhat Joolcd, during his mother's palm, but earnest conversation. He was listen ing attentively as he sat in iis favor ite place at her feet, thougl his eyes v were downcast ; and a sense? of shame 4tolp over hini. 'V j ', . j Yon renf ember the passage in -A-hieh this way' is describe!?" asked his mother I Charley f took dovn the Ettle well .., torn Bible, in which lie aLvjays' loved I to read aloud lo his mother, j Turning f io the 13th of Corinthians, lie slowly read the; first isix verses. 1 " Do you think, 'mother," he asked " that this forbids seeking ,ny honor for one's self? It saith seeketh not Jier .own " M Ii is not necessary for us to settle the bearing of this on the question xf prizes in school.' But one question comes nearer to the case in hand. . Do you think that in strict honesty the star would be your own, if you gained! it, not by superior scholarship, buU your more prosperous circumstances andllenry's hindrance through his mo ther's necessities ? .The only value of the sign is in the thing signified. "fTo me tins badge would mean, not that my boy is a better scholar than Hen-; ry, but only that his iather was rich- er than Henry's mother." . "Mother, I don't want the star at all,'.' said Charley with a resolute eff ort, " that is, if llenry can get it. I am going around now, if you are will ing, to show him about the arithmetic, and to ask his mother to arrange if possible, so that he can attend school constantly, the next six weeks. , " Mrs. Colton's consent to the latter arrangement was easily obtained espe cially when Charley had begged per-: hmUm to assist in doin2 the errand lat ter school .hours. The obstacles :ii arithmetic werc cIcarcj uva y j5 wiiai. the two rivals started on tliua- I'nefni ly race with fair field and no favor iu either. Henry had been at the head of the class iuat the same length of time that Charley had been, before" tion. Ills older brotlier took the side him, when, three weeks before e'xaini-. of the English, and served in their ag nation, he was taken sick. It. would my. Out of affection to. his brother, be difficult to say which of the two I and a wish to examine into the strength classes was most disappointed at this ; of the enemy, he resolved with anoth derangement of the plans. Charley ' er patriot soldier, Sergeant Kewtdn, 11., " il Tl 'i' .1 ' . T I watched .the progress ot the tever at-; most as anxiously as Mrs. Colton, and daily beset the doctor, to learn . the' prospect of a speedy recovery. The third week had arrived before Henry Mas able to be dressed, and breatlie theouter air for a few min utes of the day. Examination day came, and by Charley's earnest en treaties the invalid was permitted to be present on the important occasion. He sat next his friend and leaned up on him when too weary with the "effort and excitement. After many less in teresting exercises, the President at last arose, and vith some words of ex planation, proceeded to confer, as he said, the highest mark of honor ever received in the institution. The star was awarded to Charles Morris, for punctuality of attendance, propriety of deportment, and success in scholar ship." Tfiere was a moment of almost breathless attention through the crowd ed audience, as"Charley walked to the platform, and w;as seen to address a few words to the President. " Those who were earnest, could hear him say: "The star, sir, does not rightly be long to me. Henry Colton-has work ed harder than I, to obtain it. He is a better scholar, and but for sickness, would have been at the head of all his classes.' -.'' After a moment's consultation with the gentleman on the platform, the President then replied : "The faculty, Morris, prefer that you should retain the star as you have literally fulfilled the conditions pre scribed." "It would not be right, sir," said Charley, firmly, though with a trem blingivoice. "I beg you will give it to llenry." ; "In that case, you must bestow it," said the President. "Henry Colton will come forward." Henry, unsuspecting what was go ing on, advanced, his pale face flush ed with wonder and excitement. Char ley, stooping down, fastened the star upon his breast, ahd then supported him back to their seat! The noisy ap plause of the audience jarred almost painfully upon his heart, full as it was of a deeper joy than earthly pain can give the joy of obedience to the pre cept, "In honor preferring one anoth er." In his mother's loving smile he found a full reward for the sacrifice of his selfish ambition. Coveting earn estly the best gifts he had found in the spirit ot brotherly kindness, ;a more excellent way." ' The Sentiment of the Democracy. The Democracy-are everywhere as serting the doctrine of Territorial pop ular sovereignty. In the State Con vention of Kew Jersey it was resolved "that the people of a Territory, like those of a State, should determine for themselves whether slavery should or should not exist within their limits. The Democratic State Convention re solved : "That we are opposed to in terpolating into the creed of the Dem ocratic platform such new issues as a revival of the African slave trade, or a Congressional slave code for the Ter- I ntones, or the doctrine that the Con stitution' ef the United States estab lishes or prohibits slavery in the Ter ritories, beyond the power of the peo ple legally to control it.1' The Dem ocracy of Waldo county, Maine, "re solve; "That if the people of a Ter ritory are in favor of slavery, they have a right to make laws to admit and protect it, and if they are opposed to slavery, they have a right to make laws to exclude it." " ' So says the Cincinnatti Enquirer. We are sorry to say that our own ob servation confirms the statement, that the Democracy are (almost) everywhere asserting the doctrine ot Territorial popular sovereignty, which means squatter sovereignty. RicK Whig. " TFe Maiden-Warrior. - if '" 6 struggle in" the hisiorjTof the world has produceil nobler ihstahces bf,hefoism, "than that of our own glo ?s Revolution? ;The jachievements wTiict' ligKt' up"Jt1; ' expanse of' that ead conflict,. like, tire stars, in the firmament,' put toj shame the raelo-d ra matic heroes of Greece ; Indeed it is not too much to say, that every moun- tain pass nas Deen a l-nermopylae, and every battle plain a 'Marathon. , Uccaaionally these deeds of war have jbeen lightened by that sweetest of all passions, Love1 an'd itisa tale of Tove and patriotism we have now to tell. bergeant Jasp'er belonged to that most famous of all heroic bands, Ma rion's Brigade, where his' valor and talents soon won him distinction. A mong other daring deeds, his rescuing our Hag at the battle of Fort Moultrie deserves to be mentioned. In the hot test' fire of the conflict, the flag of the Fort was shot away, and fell without the Fort Leaping over the ramparts Uq nag', and returned amidst i ven the "British. For do d General Kutledge pre- i he Vhc k sernt-d ni.i wnn a t-:wora. Like many other families at that time, h was; 'divided onthe great ques- io pay xne Jinusn camp a visit ms brother's position in it, enabled him to receive his two friends without any suspicion of their being spies, and they were entertained for two or three days with great hospitality. While they were thu$ engaged, a small party of Americans were brought in prisoners ; and as they had desert ed from theTiritisli, and enlisted in the American ranks, their, doom 'would have been death. Tins, the brother of Jasper assured him, was to be their fate. With them was the wife and child of one of the prisoners. Her distress .at her husband's approaching fate, touched the human heart of Jas per. Confiding his purpose to his friend, Sergeant "Newton, they bade adieu to Jasper's brother, and took their leave. They had no. sooner got out of sight of the camp, than they made a detour, arid stretched across the country, so as to elude all suspi cion should they meet with any Brit ish soldiers. It was the custom of the English then to send all the prisoners taken in that quarter to. Savannah for trial. At a little spnngiibout two miles from Savannah, Jasper and .Newton secret ed themselves, awaiting the arrival of the British escort with their prisoners. It had occurred to Jasper, that, as they must pass this spot, it was very probable they might stop here for a short time to rest themselves and the woody nature-of the spot would favor a rescue. - After Borne hours anxious ' pense they saw the escort with their prison ers approaching. The guard was ten in number, and armed. The corporal with four men conducted their cap tives to the "water, 'and told them to rest themselves for an hour ; at the same time giving them some provisions. The Sergeant then told the men to ground arms, and seat themselves. The "prisoners t hrew themselves upon the ground in hfpeless despair. NearJ td the wretched man sat; his wife and child. Two of the men alone kept their arms as sentries., , As the rest of the men were filling their canteens with water Jasper and Newton came stealthily from their ambush, seized two of the muskets that were stacked, shot the two sentries, and. rushing on the others, stunned them with the butts of their weapons, the others abandon ed the conflict and fled. Releasing the prisoners, they escaped across the river to the Americans. But the most romantic incident in the life of this brave man was his love for Miss Sallie St. Clair, or as she is termed m our annals, the "Maiden Warrior." This was a beautiful Cre ole girl, who returned his passion with a purity and intensity seldom known on earth. When he was called upon to join the defenders of his country, her grief was' unbounded. The hour of parting came, ancf after the tender est adieus the gallant soldier sprang upon his horse, and joined his regiment. Scarcely had the sound of Hs horse's feet died upon the air, than her ro mantic train suggested 'the plan of joining her lover by enlisting in the same brigaded She resoiTed to put her project into immediate "opera tion. Securing a suit of male attire about her own size, she severed her long and jetty ringlets, dressed her hair like man's 'and. purchasing a'jhorse, she set off three days after alone, to offer her services to the noble Marion. Her of fer was accepted,, and., a lithe active stripling' was added to -the corps to which her lover belonged." The con trast between this stripling and those men, in their uncouth garbs, their massive faces, embrowned; and discoUi ored by sun and rain was indeed strik-4 mg. . Jt5ut 'none were so eager ior tneu ot ins iatnec. as me iona ana neart battle or tio indifferent to fatigue, as j stricken parents bent over the cherub the falr-fatid boy; It was found that form of their darling one as it was ar- his enercrvi f character resolution.andl courage, amply supplied r his 4aek of i?W.t- l- physique; r None ever suspected ' him to be a. woman. . Aot even , Jasper himself, although be was often by her side; -penetrating her disguise. ; The romance of her si tuation increas ed the'fervor of her passion. It was her delight to reflect that, unknown to him; he was by his sidewatching over him in the.hour of danger. She fed her passion by gazing upon him in the hour of slumber, hovering near him when stealing through the swamp and thicket ; and being always ready to avert danger from his head. But gradually there stole a melan choly presentiment over the poorgirl's mind. She had been tortured with hopes deferred ; the Avar -was prolong ed, and the prospect of. being restored to him grew more and more uncertain. But now she felt that her dream of happiness could never be realized. She became convinced that death was about to snatch her away from his" side; but she prayed that she might die,, and he never know to what length the vio lence of her passion had led her. It was eve before the battle. The 11 m i caiup iiaa sunK into repose. Ihe watch-fires, were burning low, and: on ly the slow tread jof sentinels fell upon the piotound silence .-of the night air, they moved through the dark shad- ows oi tne lorest. stretched upon a blanket, reposed the warlike form of Jasper. Climbiug vines trailed them selves into a canopy above his head, through which the stars shone down softly. The faint flicker from the ex piring embers of a fire fell athwart his countenance, and tinged the cheek of one who bent upon his couch. It was the smooth-faced stripling. She bent low down,, as if to listen to his dreams, or to breathe into his soul pleasant visions of love and happiness. But tears trace themselves down the fair one's cheek, and fall silently but rap idly upon the brow of her lover. A mysterious voice has told her that the hour of parting has come; that to morrow her destiny is consummated. Ihere is one last long lingering look, and then the unhappy maid is seen to tear herself awav from the 6Tot. to weep out her sorrows ni privacy. Fierce and terrible is the conflict that on the morrow rages on that spot. Foremost in the battle is the intrepid Jasper, and ever by his side fights the stripling warrior. Often during the heat and smoke, gleams suddenly up- on tne eyes or jasper the melancholy face of the maiden. In the thickest of the fight, surrounded by enemies, the lovers hght side by side. Sudden ly a laneeis leveled at the breast of Jasper ; but swifter than the lance is Sallie St. . Clair. There is a wild cry, and at the feet of Jasper sinks the maiden, with life-blood gushing from the white bosom, which has been thrown, as a shield,' before his breast. He heeds not! now the din nor the dan ger of the conflict ; but down by the side of the dying boy he kpeels. Then, for the first time, does he learn that the stripling is his love; that the dim visions in his slumber, of an angel face hovering over him, had been true. In the midst of the battle, with her lover by her side, and the barb still in her bosorn, the heroine maiden dies ! " Her name, her sex, and,her noble devotion soon became known through the corps. There was a tearful group gathered around the graved there was not one of those hardy warriors who diefnot bedew her grave with tears. They buried her near the river Santee "in a green shady nook" that looked as if it had been stolen out of Paradise." A Remarkable and Affecting Incident The Belfast (Me.) Argus - notes an affecting case of filial devotion. Mr. Nash, the keeper of Grand Point Light, eaptized his skiff, on the 4th inst., and was thrown out. . His wife, and little son Elisha aged two years, hastened to his relief from their dwelling, a few yards from the shore. Mrs, N. finding it im-, possible to render her husband any succor, told her child to 'remain on the shore while she hastened tp call some of the neighbors.' During her brief absence, .Mr. Nash, by struggling hard to maintain his position, had well nigh exhausted himself, and while clinging to the side of. the skiff it again turned over, and he thereby lost his hold. Bidding his child farewell, he sank be neath the waves, with the belief that he should never rise, alive. But toTiis joy, as lie sank he caught hold of the rope with. which the boat was moored, and by 'this means drew himself up and got on board. Upon looking for his child he found he had. disappeared. The little fellow, thinking to - render his father the essential aid, betook aim self to the water, as he saw him. sink, and waded out as" far as he could and then reached forth his hands towards, his father. 1 The strong tide bore the little Tellowvbeyond his depth, and in the quiet of death he relinquished his hold on life, v.- When theneighbors ar rived they found Mr-Nash in the boat, quite exhausted, and the body of his laved child floating near, the, beach. Our informant, who law the. corpse of the boy soon after it was recovered, ays that its tiny nancis.were still out- stretched and its eyea wide open, as if, still anxiously Jooking an the direction, ranged for. burial, many, eyes, like theirs, were suffused with tears. --'' " 4-'- Western Externum. ' There is ho ope question which seems, with such mental throes, to perplex some of -North Carolines statesmen, as the extension of the Central Road to the western limitof the State. And it is really amusing to know the sub terfuges, Avhich men In different local- rues, avail themselves or. In the ex treme East, where rail-roads and nav igable streams have brought a market to every man's door, the plea is, there is no necessity for it. Ihey do not remember that the Western people have invested thousands of dollars in the completion of their rail-roads, jind are now helping to pay the public.debt incurred for their benefit. Some of them imagine that the 'mountain boys' are mere boors, care nothing for any thing but hunting, are as wild as the animals that roam through these moun tain fastnesses and are wholly unsuit ed for the facilities, which a railroad wouhi bring. Yea, sonic of them pre tend to think that we have nothingfor market but' bear meat and chestnuts and these we can pack to market. In the central part of the State and in'Wilmingtdh the-'prevalent opinion seems to be, that if a hole 'could be bored through the mountains and the products and travel of the West could be brought to swell the importance and add to the business and wealth of their section, it would all be right.' 'But whenever you come West of Salisbury, with some noble exceptions, every man and every town, either wants the Road to stop with them or penetrate to some point not beyond their vision. And this selfishness and harrow, contracted view of things on the part of our mem bers immediately East of the Blue Ridge, "have doubtless' contributed to delay the completion of this great work. Just on this side of the Ridge, there is another view of the question. Our friends about Asheville prefer that the Extension should go down the French Broad, and, as they say, reach the thoroughfares of travel and trade by a shorter and a less expensive route, than through our western counties. - We, of Cherokee, Macon, Jackson and Haywood, are clearly of the opin ion that the7 Central Road should be constructed entirely through the State as one wast trunk, bringing wealth, happiness and convenience to every geographical portion of the State, from which all the Northern and Southern branches may Teach forth, that the people are able to build. And when this net work shall thus be built, the great stem running from the Ocean to the farthest limit of the State in the West, and buiit by the liberality, and ability of the State, North Carolina will begin to take her appropriato place among her sisters of the South, evincing a foresight and prudence which once would have been in advance of the age, -but which now will just oome up to the measure of the . people's re quirements, and the State's necessities. J Ihe road may be stopped beyctnd the mountains or deflected North down L the. French! Broad under the present charter and prevalent dynasty. . Yet we think the time is at hand, when a company should be organized to carry on the enterprise from the mouth of Swanannoa westward towards Chatta nooga. Should this state of things arise and the present extension bo not con tinued through these Counties, much will be lost to th State everyway. Commerce and travel will seek south ern cities and our Wilmington, Newbern and Beaufort be left to that share of trade and travel which they now have. But build the great trunk through the entire length of the State, bend all our energies and apply all our eapital to this policy, and then will our eastern cities be the recipients of our produc tions and, by the offer of suitable inT ducements, will permanently gain our trade. We warn our Wilmington and Beaufort friends to be on their guard. Advantages once lost may never be re gained. And when the vast productions of which our mountains are capable- and the commerce of the Mississippi yalley which will pass through here, shall get used to the markets of . the South, they may never be withdrawn. Let all persons rise above party con siderations, regard this greatenterprise as toagreat and high for party politics and come to the rescue with a determi nation to build for tho State a name that shall cause it -to rank high in -all that shalL-makeit great' and powerful; to bind- her people together by iron bands, which cannot be severed and to hand our names lown to posterity as benefactors of the human family. . Franklin (AT. C.) Observer. Proportions, of the Human Figure. The proportions of the human fig ure are strictly mathematical. The whole figure is six times the length of the foot. . Whether the form be slen der or plump, this rule holds good. And deviation from it is a, departure from the highest beauty of proportion. The Greeks made all 5 their statutes according to this rule. The face, from the highest point. of the forehead, where, the hair begiqs, to j the v end of the . chin is .one? tenth of the. whole stat - ure. lne hand, rom tne wrist to tne end of the middle finger, is the same. The chest is a fourth, and from the nipples to the. top of the head is the game, t From the top of the forehead, js a tenth, it tne lengtn oi ine iace, froiathe roots of the haix to the chin, bedivfdedTnto three equal pafts.!the j nrst division tieterpiinesijie point wijere the eycjbrowsfmcet,. and the -second the place of nostrils. The navel isthe central point of the humu podyImfl ; if a man! should lie orrhis bacfeiwith ' arms entertded, 'the periphery circle which might be described aroyrfd him, with the navel for it centre, would touch the extremities if his haaiids and feet. - The height from the feet to the top of his head is the ;sameas the distance from the extremity ofi the other when the arms are extende.f.- These are general measures species. ofstlie Paul Jones. The' Virginia Indent ispublishifisra series of interesting sketches by Pios. Chase, of Chesterfield, of "Thefe; character and times of Paul Jorums." They throw muph light on the diame ter of Paul Jones, and give, we dojbt not, a most faithful account of theTfa mous battle of his ship, the Bon.llm me Richard, with the Sera'pis. Ajfter stating that the ships were lockcdUo gethcr, which was effected by Jo&es, because he saw that to keep off at fair gun-shot,' with a new and strong frigate like the Serapis,jivould never- do'iifor such a crazy old hulk as the Bon JIdm mc Richard. Mr. Chase proceeds?; The working of the big guns ' had been suspended during the tiine-oflash-ing the ships together, but was no wfe suined. Of course neither ship could use but her own guns on one sideb and these were nearly j muzzle to muzzle so near that those who handled the yainrods hit each other. "Fair play, you damned Yankee !",. ah Englishman would exclaim. "Mind your eye, John Bull, or I'll, &c." . .;:; Tho firing was not rapid, particular ly on Jones' pftrtj for it could do 'ihe ships no hurt, except to knock ouL,the gunwales, and occasionally rai a cloud of splinters from each other's decks. Jones and his men kept at itry sharp look out that Pearson .ant) Ibis men didnot cut the lashing and gjpvef the ships. Neither of these .ships Viere damaged between wind and w&terriior could they now be by any use'ofhe big guns. Both had men in the rigging doing all the mischief they could. In this kind of play Jones had the be&tof it ; for his men were more terriblend his spars and yards were longer ; jstill Fearson would not surrender, insisting that Jones ought to. ' TI' Capt. Landais, with the Alliance, came up to help Jones, and. fireul; a broadside; but of necessity it hurt Johes as much as it did Pearson. Jonesm mediatcly cried out, "Capt. jLandis, let us alone ; Lean handle him." Both ships were often on fire, and as ten was the fire extinguished. Had it "pot been for the men in the rigging, his was one of the saftest se.a-fights, sojfar as those on deck were concerned, that almost ever happened I meauajfter. the ships were lathed together. The flash of the guns w ould go clear across each deck, and the men by keeping a good look out, could avoid being hurt, only-by stepping a little aside.' T- Had the Bon Homme Richard b&en a new, strong ship, as was the Serajjis',' both might have lain there, and burn ed powder and thrown shot until tey rotted, as "to sinjking either with he guns of the other. But the Bon Hfm me Richard, was- old and i pottenrid was. leaking "badly before Jones inde her fast to the Serapis; and. thus 0ist the strain upon her against the otper ship and from theexplosion of the ghs, made her leak worse, and it was Evi dent, that she must ere long go doen. Some of Jonesi' men and one ofshis officers told him she must go down, nd suggested surrender. tk Yoii neyer mind that; you shall have a better ship to go. home in," said Jones,pfea santly. Jones and all his crew, fcn'd Pearson and his crew,, very well kMew that if the Bon Homme Richardas about to sinM, she would capsizelho Serapis, and - both must go downl!to- f the' It s, therefore ikel. to hn o rnar nAftrnan I Anno mnrt I '-k okVw' be a test between Jones and Pearson which, for. the sake of saving himself and men trora a watery grave, would strike first. . ; ',. ,'-Vrf..' But Jones had recourse to strata gem, which was completely successful. He secretly sent his men below, rne by one, with the strictest possiblietor ders to be fully prepared for board ing, and at a given signal to rush' on deck, and ho would lead them to; the deck of the Scrapis, and clear fiv So Jones' nu n seemed to dimnBh, though not v( ry fast, until about hir ty were left on the deck. IKris6n', supposing they Were killed or bdly wounded, and that they mustvoon strike, was thrown completely ofijliis guard. This was Jones' time, nuiv iug the signal, his men were ready in an instant, and with Jones at : their head, with his deadly sword, "rushed like " hell hounds" upon the declrof tne aerapis, Kiiimg every tnng.jjtiey could reach,, and iu a short timc wiuld have killed every thing on board shut Capt. Pearson, seeing his time had Come, cried with a loud voice, yap tain Jones, 1 surrender, at ther)me j time taking his sword by - the h ade ana presenting tne nanaie to elegies and with the next breathrorderetfrthe colors to be taken down. ; ' This was in the night; ThV.next day the Bon Hbmme, Richard "wnt down head foremost. Thus termlnat- j ed the strangest naval figlit on re-d. Paul Jones took the Scrapis, jbut Cap-, tain Pierson sunk the Bon Homme Richard. Lesson for Girls, An intelligent gentleman, $aysv the Aaugor yy mg, v isiieo. a country vuiagw in Elaine,, not far from Bangor, was hospitably entertainctj and lodged by a gentleman having tjiree datughters, two' of whom, in stylej entertained tiQ distinguished visitor in the parlor! while one kept herself in the kitchen, assisting her mother in preparing food and setting the table for tea, and after supper, in doing thevfjork, until it was finally completed,' when she also join-. ed her sisters in the peirlor fof the re mainder of the evening. ' The next morning the same daughter was mthe kitchen, while the other two were in the parlor. The gentleman, like Frank-. lin, possessed a discriminating mind, and was a close observer of the habits of the young ladies. 1 He watched an opportunity, and whisjpered inl the car of the industrious one, and t&en left for a time ; but revisited thej familv, and in about one ycar the young lady of the kitchen was conveyed to Boston, the. wife of the visitor where she how presides at an elegantj mansiou f The gentlemnn whoso fortune hej shares, she won by judicious deportment and well-directed industry So much for an industrious young lady. -v- - The University of the South. Many of our readers are awaro that ten of the Southern Dioceses" of the Episcopal Church have wisely! under taken to establish a first class Univer sity on a- scale as extensive as the Eu ropean institutions. iThe location se lected is very eligible. A writer in the Journal of Commerce gives vsome interesting information concerning the site. It is on the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee, and selected for its eleva tion and salubrity. . K, princely domain of 10,000 acres has been secured for the Institution which is traversed by the railway of the Sjewanee Mining Company, and embraces cverYjvaricty of scenery. More tjian a hundred springs have been discovered bursting from under the sandstone cap; which overlays this part of the plateau. , During the last twelve montEs over $400,000 have been secured for the endowment of the University, private muiviuuais BuuscriDing largeiyi Li is thought that not less han $1,1100,000 will be secured duripg tho ensuing year. j Operations, it is stated, will be act ively commenced early next year, but the interest of the fund raised will on- y be used. It is further stated that it is by no means considered as restrict ed to the religious body under whose patronage it is created, but as a great institution designed tojbenefitthe whole South, and to raise the standard of education throughout! our whole conn- try. . . The idea is, that it is better to con- secrato all the efforts i ih establishing this iioblc institution of learning rath er than employ the means in erecting lff"i1 irtitn tinno l Preparation of Fallow, f If you have a fallow to prepare for wheat, commence it the earliest dav " you can. The objection to turning un- uer a iowm oi ciover originates, we think, in postponing tne work too long, and not plowing deeply enoughf. ,The earnest period atter tihe cloreriis well matured is probably the besti It is then in condition to decompose readi ly, ahd has the morejtime to become assimilated with the jsoil. The after working at seeding time, if the clover has been turned well under, leayeSthe seed bed compact and firm, an essen tial in wheat growing. If thei clover remains until the stems are made hard in the sun, and dry enough to burn, the decomposition is much more difficult, and proper preparation much more un certain. Independent too, of theory, all experience is in favor of early plow ing. Another and important practical consideration is the risk of the ground becoming so hard that the woTk will have to be postponed too late, i Aftnr all tliat we have heretofore said, it is hardly necessary to press upon you the necessity of doing this work in the most thorough manner.- No team less than three good mules or horses is sufficient to jbreak a well-set clover sod, and we should not be sat isfied with any depth less than eight iiu;uesi umess mere i$. reason to tear some peculiarity, of tie subsoil likely to prove poisonous at first. Generally, we have little doubt that an inch of fresh subsoil, if you ijave a 0ood sup-' ply 9 vegetable mitW, will! prove more useful to your crop of wheat than . some ot tne fertilizers wmcn are sold in the market. Give tne plowing your own constant supervision that it be not slighted in any?respec)t. . j. On a grain farm there will be leisure now to run, over pasture and "grass fields, and destroy bushes and briers. aiunen ana other sucn weeds, should be especially attended to before they ripen their seed. Arneriean Farmtr. Cream Line a deep, square tin brith. rich crust, spread a thin layer of raisins, etoned and Chop psd, pver the bottom, ahd j add the following mgredientJB, thoroughly bqaten : 1 coffee cu) ofsugar ; 2 of thick; gwee cream ;the yolk of 6 eggs ; 1 teaspoon of lesnon extract, and little, salt. Bake Very glojwly Tor three-quar terg of an hour, and eat tjhen perfectly col
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