mm ; i 9KI THE IREDELL EXPRESS, TERMS OF ADVERTISING. One Dollar a square for the first week, and Twenty-five Cents for every week thereafter PUBLISHED WEEKLY, Sixteen lines or lees will make a square. E. B. DRAKK. BV W. P. DRAKE. Deductions made in favor of standing mat- tera follows : EUGENE B. BRAKE & SON, Editor and Proprietors. , w 1 TEAR. $8.00 14.00 20.00 3 HO. . $3.60 .7.0ft, . io.oa 6 km. . . $5 .50 . . . . 10,00 . 15.00 Jsi Family Newspaper Devoted to Politics, Asricultiire, Manufactures, Commerce, and.iMiscellaiieous Heading r. One square. . Two equarea,. Three squares. TERMS OF THE PAPER, When directions are not given how often to insert an Advertisement, it will be publish ed until ordered out. . Vol.111. Statesville, N. 0., Friday, September 14, 1860. $2 a Year, in Advance. ! mm M mm I I I H 1 Uiwi I ! WH ) jH r " . 1 in .-4r" - -f ' i . ... -! ' ' .' i s-iitif :' L'' V J " y " ' r "3- vOV'- no. m1 I - e El 1 for the "Iredell Express." Spirit Longings. TheTc'i a longing in eTery breast That aeeki on earth In rain for rost, Wo grasp imaginary joy,! A with'ring blast our bliss destroys. As sparkling dewdrops of the mora. Seen vanish at the breaking dawn, Ro dims our vistnary gold Neath blasts of disappointment cold. , E'en Pleasure's devote in vaia The Ha'ry goblet seeks to drain In vain vetoil sip" Fame's steep mount, And quaff from tls Pierian fount. We cannot quench our raging tV.ifrt EYu where the gilded wavelets burst; iiin at Ambitiuii's shrine we bowi And strive to gain a laurelled brow. Earftt caMWot satisfy the soul ThoUKh seas of wealth around it roll, Though brightest pleasures gild itir hours And strew its earthly path, with flow'rs. The silkm enrds tVnat bind 10 earth Fetter the- wool dT higher bh th ; J It pAVMws its downy wings to s-:ir pleasureg are forevermore. No more T'll,grasp an earth lyTtoy,' . But seek for bliss without alloy.; I'll dwell where living watet s roll . To satisfy the longing soul. EtSrOROVF, N, C, Sept. 1860. um (Jink For the ,Iredqll Express." To the "Social Circle." I am not over pleased with the "Social Circle." I find scarcely any social traitsjn any of the members, with the exception of St. Ledger. An- occasional soliloquy, is all that breaks the silence In 'this "very unsocial ?party. I hold that the end and object ofjcealed, and so make haste to stifle your in- cjvuiKatifin, is gentle and ifehshed society :1 cipient passion. Erroneous notions about fe- one of whose highest aims is the promotion ' male optimism sometimes condueeto this re- seen trouble, but you are philosophic and re signed. You are in love, or want to be eg; thip much only do the stars reveal. Butyou are a gallant and chivalrous Itnight, and so deserve a "good wife" for you evident'y be lieve a portion of the female sex to be fault less ; which is well enough, providing you don't, by and bv, throw all the errors of mor tality excluveiv on man's shoulders. And on the other hand, when your regards become fixed on some worthy lady, do not1 let a dis covery, in the fair one, of eome peccadillo, of very little consequence in itself, lead yOu to suspect others of greater magnitude to be pon- Lizzau.' From the Oreeusboro' Times. The Flowers' Revenge. Translated 'fromite German of Freihgrath. irr EUSE VON ijmihs' In her chamber' enrtnined Htillnes, Ou a coweii i.f .snowy whltette. Sweetly sleeps a dark-i'veil inaidenv Sleeps in all her youthful brightness. On her dainty toilet near hrr Stands a Ctaflce fitb-d with flowers, Blossoms oTthe swwitest odor, i Oay and fragrant Sliry-dowers. Sunjm.r-warmth and tlower-vaporsi Fill with thick and sultry air The apartment of the maiden.' Not a cooling draught is there. 4 All nrolund is deepest silence. Ilarkeii! now theae rustling In tin- flowers, pi the brauche, f And a wlii.-p'iingiiml a bustling! . V In thi- flower-petals lu)ver Misty phantoms. Klfn "f air, Presses wear they Blade of suusliine, Crowns and jewels in their hair. From the breast of queenly Mow-Bose, ' floats an Etf4iieeB.fuir and slender. Pearls shine in her fluttering tresses, And her eyes are soft and tender. ; From the Helmet-flowers' Mds Issues forth a princely Lord, Plumes and feathers proudly waving, C'liekiug loud his glitterinji; sword. From the Lilly glides a maiden. Blithe and winsome, like a fairy,. Wears a veil of spiders' weaving, And a mantle whiti? and airy. From the gaudy Turkish erown, A dark-hued Moor steps forward slow, On bis gaily ewhwd turlian Shines the crescent's silver bow. From the Poppy's crimson hangings, Htrides a Sceptri-bearer. daring; From the blue-clnd Iris Hollow . His attendants, armor Wearing. From the foliage of the Nareisse Springs a Cupid, loving glances Throws be nt thf heedless sleeper, Steals aiss, and forth he dances. - Many others round the virgiu Twist and twirl in wildest way. Dance and turn and hiss, then sing they To the maid this melody: ' Maiden, maiden! from our kingdom Thou hast cruelly s torn. Put us in a narrow dwelling; There to die, to tade, to mourn. "Til how happily we rested On the bosom of our mother, Where warm rays through tree-tops breaking FloU-ers with their kisses smother. "Where the morning breeze refreshed us, Weaving 'mong onr slender blades. Where wc played at night as fairies 'Neath the wwping willow's shade. ' Dew and rain would neer bo wauting Now we can no longer bloom ; We are withering but ere dying, Girl, we will avenge our doom !" The song is over. Now they bend them I,ow and lower to the sleeper ; I - And the whisp'ring is increasing As they bend still lower, deeper. What a lisping, wlmt a sighing! How the maiden's irheeks are glowing ! How the F.lfs mrnund hr clo.se.ly ! How the fragrancy is flowing! As the rays of early sunshine Greet the room, the Klfs are gone. On her snowy pillow slumbers Cold and still the lovely one. She herself a faded flower. Lies in her pale beailty there. Bleeping 'mong her faded sisters 1 Death was In that odorous air! Old Joe Lane for Squatter Sovereignty ! It has been abundantly shown that John C. Breckinridge was one of the early and ardent advocates of Squat ter Sovereignty. It turns out that his colleague on the ticket, "Old Joe Lane," was his zealous coadjutor in the work. Breckinridge declared that the Kansas bill would not have received his vote but for the fact that it left "the. future condition of the Territo ries dependent wholly upon the aetion of the inhabitants." In 1856, Lane made a speech in the Seriate, iu which he said: There is nothing in the lay, gentle men, but what every enlightened Am erican heart should apprcve. The idea incorporated in the Kansas-Nebraska bill is the true Amimcan prin ciple; for the bill does not establish or prohibit slavery, but leaves the people of these Territories perfectly free to regulate their own local affairs in their own way. Is there any man who can object to that idea ? Is there any Ame' ican citizen who can oppose that principle ? The beauty of it is that these two men should have been put upon a tick et to oppose Douglas, because of his advocacy of Squatter Sovereignty and that the Democratic party should have been broken up for the purpose. Vive la bagatelle ! Richmond Whig. State Elections Before November. Elections are to be held in. the fol lowing States, at the times named: California, first Wednesday in Sept. Florida, first Monday in October. Georgia, first Monday in October. , Indiana, second Tuesday ill Oct. Iowa, second Tuesday in Oct. Maine, second Tuesday in. Sept. Minnesota, second Tuesday in Oct. Mississippi, first Monday in Oct. Ohio, second Tuesday in Oct. Pennsylvania, second Tuesday in Oct. South-Carolina, sec'nd Monday in Oct. Vermont, first Thursday in Sept. and enjoyment of agreeable conversation, in which interchange of ideas on "matters and things," is a predominant feature; and this attrition of mind on mind, warms into life and enlarges our finer feelings. In short, expands all the loftier and purer qualities of head and heart, vyhile it prunes and trims all little defects of judgment and temper, and lops off entirely the more huge' and corrupt excrescences that may clog and warp our natures, by almost comjoc?mf self communion and scrutiny. Yet never was intercourse more impeded by reserve, apathy, or other causes, than it is in ..this 'circle,' While, as a "Republic of letters," under the protection of the mask, 6r wme de plume, (a more effica cious one than the ballot proves to be in the Republic of Politics) it affords the most am ple inducements to induljre in an easy, un restrained, lnterminglino; tlow of thought, in an unlimited and , unobstructed common ground, in which the highest and lowest, (in point of material wealth ) of both-sexes, may absolutely revel ard run riot in sentiment, without compromise of ckste. And this in the (masked) "Republic of Letters' and in no other : the cant of double dealing political demagogues to the contrary, not with stand ing. Our present existence is but a proba tionary one, the prelude to another, ira which all inconsistencies and imperfections, will be adjusted by the immutable principle's of right; and the amount of wisdom, purity and hap piness we enjoy in this life, is but a preliba tion of these, in that which is to come. If wC do not desire, cultivate, taste and enjoy them ourselves, and impart them to5 others, by .oil available means in this life, what title or relish roulcrwe have for them in that which is to come '! Most assuredly tire mere selfish tear of Hell is a very negative and inadequate preparation lor Heaven s ethereal joys. outh is the probationary prelude to man hood : we all know what a sorry pait those play, when thrown on their own resources in after life, who neglect to improve that pre paratory period; when, with no cares to bar rass, habits unformed, minu clear and pliant, time valueless,' but tor improvement, they fritter away their opportunities in sloth, ca nrice. and the vicious and rirematnreeniov- ments of sense. Then, when the time for action arrives, with their finer perceptions. choked, evil and artificial wants formed, vi cious habits obdurately confirmed, mind dark, obtuse and inflexible : with neither mind nor lody inured to wholesome exertion, the latter. even, undeveloped, aranneu ana ieeoie; me mere instinctive "horror of starvation, so far from qualifying; them far the struggles and enjoyments of life, will be the probable moen ti.ve to goad them to the felon's life and doom. So a similar neglect of our opportunities of contribut ing all in our power to our own and our fellow creature's mental and moral im provement and enjov.ment.in this life, will disqualify us for taking part in the future plans of our Creator, and in li ke part will en due ns with the requisite qualities answering to the claims of. the Devil. Moreover, in times li tee these, when narrow and sectional prejudice, sordid interest, and joint stock ig norance and impudence are arraigned in tri umphant warfare against the most rational deductions, and the clearestdecisions of com mon sense, it is our duty to obey the dictates of our higher and better .natures. Otherwise, it is in vain that we are placed on the proud intellectual eminence of modern times, thrown up by the accumulated labors of gifted spirits, for so many ages. It is in vain that we glo rv, and justly too, in the progressive emanci pation of the mind from the trammels of su perstition, and other degrading, states of ser: vilit v. if we cannot do full homage to the highest behests of the Almighty regarding the "likeness of his own image" on this earth. When I. observe the confusion of the princi ples of right with wrong, together with the disorder, uncertainty and darkness that per petually surround the destiny of man. . vv hen 1 see vice and irreligion triumphant, and pi ety and virtue oppressed and wretched, the mental anguish and bodily suffering of wor thy individuals, the unceasing struggles of neighbors to vex and torment each other, the general predominence, of human; suffer inor nt the hands of unurincipled holders of wealth and nower. exhibiting so often, one a pampered and honored destroyer, and the other a miserable, degraded victim, and worse than all. when I hear of Magistrates counseling their creatures to outrage the law to the fullest extent, uin'er an assurance of bcJiig shielded from penalty, I am astonish ed at the puny efforts that are made by those who are Securelv panoplied with virtue, in tellect, education and competence, to elevate and ameliorate the minds, morals and condi tion of their more unfortunate, or less gifted fe.llow creatures. Now do no't put me down as a rhapsodist nor an extortionist. I have only spoken the plain truth, and only desire that you may all try and do a little more to wards eacli others' improvement and edifica tion, by writing oftener, and in cultivating the colloquial style more. For, besides the greater amount of latent good to ourselves that would thus be evolved, all the readers of the Express would insensibly become so in terested in the dialogues of the 'circle,' that each would also assume, more or less, the posture of an interlocutor. And thus would the 'circle' become a bright centre, from which would radiate vivid scintilationsof Jight, that, by arresting the attention and exciting the curiosity, would- effectually penetrate the minds and hearts of every reader of the Ex press. I cannot conclude, without express ing a desire that Mary L , in particular, would write oftener;' her letters are so genial and nr.W that one feels refreshed bv reading them The writer must possess an uncommonly mild and happy temperament. That she lives in the country, influenced by the works of the milt : I was in SalislRiry last Sunday night, and heard the Rev. Win. Guthrie preach a very fine Church Union Sermon. It was drawn from the refusals of the rich to attend the feast provided for them bv the Lord. One's excuse was, that tie had "bought a piece ger. Look above, my darling, and you will find strength equal to your day."? Whert al was over ; when each weary day was ended when L had trid to be cheerful" in the dis charge of my new duties for my Father's and AlhVs sakes; when I had bid him goodnight, and seen her to sleep, Mammy would seek me ; and with my head in her lapr and her kind arms around me, I would yield to a burst of grief that could not longer be repress ed. She would let me weep awhile, and then in her peculiar way, would tell' me of the better land recall the past, and general ly hadYome little touching incident to tell me I had never heard. One of us had al ways been in the sick room, and I believe she treasured up what had passed in my ab sence to deal each out to me as I had need, my toother's words of love and confidence in inte; words-of hope and trust in Heaven. I again'would treasure them up, for him, when in the still twilight I woiddstart at his'hetrvy siehi or listen to his measured tread .as he istellancou 5 of land and must needs go and see it," anoth- i would walk, walk, walk. On this day of our er, that he had "bought oxen, and he must needs go and prove them;" but the one which has always iposed roe, was the last ; he said he had "married a wife, and therefore (em phatically) he could not go ! ! ! In the atti tude of an "anxious enquirer," I respectfully ask the lady members of this 'circle,' and their gallant champion, St. Ledger, to ex plain this matter. I am rather desirous and willing to be convinced, that marrying a wife is not tantamount to banishment from heaven So mote ft not be. ANGUS. For the "Iredell Express." The Oaks, Aug. 25, 18G0.. 3fcssrs. Editors: Thanks for your kind in vitation to visit you at Synod. I assure you 1 hope and intend to be there, but as I am under promise to visit , 1 may not be able to spend as much time with you as I should like. Your new Church will hardlv be done by that time I presume. I am glad j to hear that the College is doing so well, and earnestly hope it will soon take the place it I deserves in public estimation. The Charlotte & Sratesville Rail Road (when complet j ed) will be. a great advantage. Your Military j Academy, too, I hear, is doing extremely well'. I am glad the number of students is no longer limited. 1 wish some one who could, would take up our friend Angus, who so pleasantly yet grave ly throws down the gauntlet; who so evi dently feels, as I have often done, that some thing more solid and useful should sometimes be heard iu our social contributions, than the pleasant, chatty badinage which has gener ally characterized them. I could not. if. I would, argue with him. And if I "consum ed the midnight oil," in trving to write td.se ly, breakfast would be awaiting me in the morning. Father's coffee and rolls would be getting cold, and my chickens and turkeys would be walking in to see what had become of me. I only promised that" "when wise beads had discoursed of grave topics, I would bi imr iu a chapter of hoinelv, everv-day mat- o ters, that would require no thought or genius i heartless, nd yet, I would fain whisper j,ja busin to fathom."' An to him that JJeatn neea not ne so ureaueu. j Our instincts do teach us to dread it; but an humble, loving trust in Our Father, that He will be with us in the dark valley, that his everlasting arms will be' around us through the swellings of Jordan ; and a recollection that this is the only path to the better land : oh, we need fear no evil. Human love and Rvmnathv. dear and ureciou2fas thev are to us all, can only go with us to the river's brink; we must crosgL alone, unless we have an Al mighty Savioirto lead us through. "Let not your heart he troubled : ye believe in God, believe also in me." "I will come again and receive you unto myself." I do not know all the contributors to the ''Social Column." I sometimes think I know the "Exile. "Knows he the land of the Or ange and Myrtle ?" and writes he from "where the sweet Magnolia grows?" Have we not heard his voice before, "on the isle of long ago ?" Whether or not this be so. we warm ly welcome hiiii a,mong us. A heart so full of genial loveiLr his kind, so willing to praise, sodoth to blame, "must ever be a welcome vis itant. I shall hope he will answer our friend Aiiffus. I would second his invitation to bis fair friends where the Laurel and the visit she said "she did not believe Master was righjt well, and he was getting grey so fast." How I love those grey hairs, more than when they were all of their once jetty hue. She looked at the shadow in the door, and gently reminded me, "honey, it is almost dinner time," and sp we hurried home, prom ising to send her "some knitting. As will sometimes happen in the best regulated fam ilies, dinner was very late that day ; the chil dren, (there were some there that day) and the little darkies, were all hungry and cross. I proceeded to distribute cold biscuit, and when they gave out, dipped into my cake basket, and sent the troop off, black and white to play under "the Oaks." At twilight last evening, I gat in the piaz za alone, dreaming ; I did not know how sadly, till Allie came in from a walk she had been taking w ith Mr. Theodore . He onlv accompanied her to the iiate, mounted his horse which was ih waiting, and gallop ed oft'. She drew a stool, and taking her seat as, is ner wont, at my teet, laiu ner neaa in my lap. I put myarro around her, and we sat silent for some time. At last, she raised her head, and with a strangely mingled ex pression in her tace, said, "Siss, dear." "Well, darling," I replied. "I have given Mr. - his final dismissal this evening !" Indeed," I said ! "Why did you never talk freely with me about it it was never thus before." "Siss, I thought I could manage better if no one knew." "Knew what, that von were encouraging his attentions ? "Yes." "And now vou have refused him because Fa ther and I disapprove?" "No" "Allie, what do you mean ? Ought you not to have dismissed him long since ; why should you haye kept him so long in suspense? You know mv opinion on these subjects, and I thought thev were vours. He certainly does really love yon, anidthe disappointment will be doubly great." "Yes," she said, "it will be great as great as his selfish soul is capa ble of feelinir- Siss. I did it to teach him a lesson, and I hope lie has learned it, the vain. conceited creature. He makes it ess to be as interesting as possible to every girl he meets ; with his gentle voice, his insinuating smile, and his elegant manners. Every movement is studied, he never forgets j himself, and how well be is looking." "this is just my opinion of him, and yet at last he became really attached to you ; and I feared O, Allie, I feared, that" "Siss," she said, "did you really forgive me T thought you saw through it, and I would not tell yon for fear you would disapprove." "I do disap- I prove my darling; why should you undertake ! his punishment? "Vengeance is mine. I trrow. will repay saith the Lord." "With what measure,' ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." "Because he has 60-deliberate-ly, so cruelly, trifled with that gentle, loving Kate ! Don't you think he dared to make a confidante of me this evening : to tell me how cmeved lie was to find she has misunderstood C. , rt 1 1 I . P ' - J him ; he never protessed. anything out friend ship. He even offered to show, me his .let ters. I expect he has a copy of every one of the artfully worded documents. I was so in censed, I told him truths he had never heard befojeL and warned him of the remorse he wouM one day feel." "He often seemed to prefer hef company to yours, and certainly .." - n 1 .'II every opportunity ot oemg witn ner, "O ves." continued she, '"he wanted T iv-v i sought I said. While Rachael, our young Northern friend. to parade his conquest, and besides, you know was with us. she expressed a wish one morn j it takes a deal of attention, and tender defer- ing to waik ont on the Plantation sometimes, j encfi to her wishes, to convince such a girl as ami see all she could. I cheerfully assent-1 Kate without an express 'dictation. And she ed, and led bet to a large cotton field, where j was soiprudent I did not suspect her feelings. all the hands were busy hoeing ; a couple of i To line, he has made declarations many times, women were among them. "Well, Silvy, I said, "it is very hot to-day." "O no. Miss : fcfarv. 'taint so miahtv hot," said she; wip-1 inor her face with the sleeve of her dress. Raehael asked, "would vou not rather be a house servant?" 'Deed I would'nt," said Silvy. ."I'd a heap rather be a field hand. the i 1" tiie house, it s always comin ana goin . and vou never know when your work s dune. "You will have to come next week, Silvy," though I laughingly told him I did not be lieve him. His previous boasting too, of how soon he could win me, despite my indiffer ence to others, made me resolve to flirt with him a little; a farther knowledge of his char acter led me further, and this impudent con fidence has ended the matter." "Calm your self dearest." I said. "I will not tell you now how cruel a female flirt my sometimes be a male flirt is always and" infinitely worse. The Little Outcast. 'Mayn't I stay, tna'am ? I'll do anything you give me cut wood, go after water, and do all your errands.' The troubled eyes of the speaker filled with tears. It was a lad that stood at the outer door, pleading with a kindly looking woman, who still seemedfWto doubt his good intentions. The cottage -sat by itself on a bleak moor, or what, in Scotland, would have been called such- The time was about the latter end of November, a fierce wind rattled the boughs of the only naked tree near the house, and fled with a shivering sound into the narrow door-Tay, as if seeking for warmth at the blazing fire within. Now and then a snow-flake touched with its soft chill the cheek of the list ener, or whitened the redness of the poor boy's benumbed hands. The woman was evidently loth to grant the boy's request, and the pe culiar look stamped upon his features would have suggested to any mind an idea of depravity far beyond his years. But her mother's heart could not resist the sorrow in those large, but not handsome grey .eyes. - 'Come in, at any rate, until the good man comes home ; there, sit down by the hre ; you loot perisning wun cold.' And she drew, a rude chair tip to the warmest corner, then suspicious ly glancing at -the child from the corn er of her eyes, she continued setting the table for supper. Presently came the tramp of heavy shoes, the door swung open with a quick jerk, and the 'good man' presen ted himself, weary with labor. A look of intelligence passed be tween his wife and himself he, too, scanned the boy's face with an expres sion not evincing satisfaction, but, nevertheless made him come to the ta bic, and then enjoyed the zeal with which he dispatched his supper. Day after day passed, and yet the boy begged to be kept 'only till to morrow ;' so the good couple, after due consideration, concluded that so long as he was docile and worked so heart ily, Uiey would keep him. One day, in the middle of winter, a pedlar, lonr accustomed to trade at the cottage, made his appearance, and disposed, of his goods readily, as he had been waited for. 'You have a boy out there splitting wood, I see,' he said, pointing to the yard. . 'Yes, do you know him ?' 'I have seen him,' replied the ped lar, evasively. 'And where ? who is he ? what is he?' 'A iail-bird !' and the pedlar swung his pack over his shoulder ; 'that boy, 1 1 1 T i- - young as ne iooks, i saw in court my self ; and heard hie sentehce-ten months ; he's a hard one you'll do well to look keerful arter him.' Oh ! there was something so horri ble in the word jail, the poor woman trembled as she laid away her purcha ses, nor could she be easy till she had called the boy in, and assured him that she knew the dark part of his his tory. Ashamed and distressed, the child hung down his head, his cheeks seemed bursting with his hot blood, his lips quivered, and anguish was painted viy night how soft was her pillow; She ly three years of ace. Mr. A. had linked a poor suffering h-rt to thirty three years of age, connected hers, hy the most silken, the iqrong- j with one of the hrst families f the est bands of love. She had packed ; State, and highly educated. The St. some thorns from the path of i.. lit tie 1 Louis News says: -sinning, bat striving mortal. None j Some years since onr city was rife but angels could witness her and not envv. Did the boy leave her ? 4 Never he is with her still ; M vigo rous, manly, proinising youthfjj The low character of his countenance has given place to an open, pleasj ex pression, with depth enough to make it an interesting study" Hislbster father is dead, his good foster-ratther aged and sickly, but she knefs no want. The once poor outcast s her only dependence, and nobly" es he repay the trust. 1 'He that saveth a soul fromrdeath hideth a multitude of sins. Mary Miller and Ellen Parks, jr the Folly of Discontent. y-? Many years ago, I read thefctory which forcibly illustrated the ftfely of discontent. It was in poetry, bt$ here is the substance of it in a dress-of plain prose. " H ; A farmer's daughter, I will C01 her Mary Miller, was permitted. t& fyke a with the story of young Atkinson's losses among a set of farafdeaferi in this city. "The losses, amounting tp $30,000 it was said, were promptly paid hy the family, who could not bear to have it said 'a debt of honor' was repudiated by one of their name. This was against the judgment of the com munity, whose execrations were heavy upon the sharpers.' After this grie? ons error young Atkinson had some employment "on the western frontier for a year or two, and subsequently returned to this city, and obtained business connection with a Paducah house. Bui the error and tossed of his youth had spread a gloom over his life, and later disasters to the family who had lost so much for him doubt less added tohe poignancy of his self reproaches. It may be that men tad suffering drove him anew into thesn ares of the villains who had at first robbed and ruined him. But whether or not ti.is was the case, the shocking fate by which his unhappy life was closed. 11 iL. C.l j. C3i' waiK in ine neiusuiiy oa.uruayr- unerri cef. noon, we naa oeen to sc nooiju tne ; . . thJ mingwretche8by whom week, and this privilege delight $ her his J f ison If trAMTT ,iirtk VbA crrT I ol t iKn vfincrr . ' Ciy iuuu,. - "nf7-v there be scorpions from hell to lash road, and ramoied irom nuioc mi- h before tf lock, gathering the nowerswnicupieas ed her fancy. Sometimes she watched the glassy, brook, and listened fjo the merry birds. Sometimes she bounded after the butterfly, and then iym to pick some flowers whose gaudy olors attracted her eye. In short, wherev er her light heart prompted, her? nim ble feet carried her. & She was near the roadside whm she saw a glittering coach pass slowly by. There was no one in it but a lite girl about Mary's age. A driver ?at in front, guiding the sleek horses,which trotted in their rich harnesses. ilVHen the girl wished to stop, he inantly checked them ; when she wishe,j them to go forward, they started ft his word. A footman was on his .tand' behind. If the little girl saw flower in the field, or hy the roadsicp, she had only to speak, and the cjfriage stopped" while the footman ran Vfetch it. In short, she seemed to neve no 'LLJtt wish ungratified. rv As Mary looked at the coah her heart sunk, her feet lost thetf- tight ness, her spirits their gaiety, a$a her face its smiles. She walked gftomSy along, and with sour looks and p puting lips, she entered her mother's limbic dwelling. i , . 'Have you Had a delightful: walk, my child ?' said she. 1 'Oh, no,' said Mary, pettishly ; 1 should have enjoyed it pretty WtfU l?ut Helen Parks came along in herAcarri- them before their time, thefbice of the little one who stood by the suicide last evening, and received his gentle kiss before he sped the ball through his brain, and said, 'my papa is hurt when he sunk to the floor in death wilt certainly call them forth to hiss about their ears and sting them to the heart, while their own miserable exis- tence on eartn is continued. 1 Genealogy of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness Albert Ed ward, Prince of Wales, &C, &c, Ac., is eldest son of her most gracious Maj esty, the present Queen,. VICTORIA, who is niece of the Kings William IV. and George IV., an d daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of jKent, the fourth son of George III., who was son of Frederick, Pnnce of Wales, the son of George II., who was son of George I., who Was son of Sophia, Eleefreas of Hanover, daugh- , ter of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, who was the daughter of James I., who was son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was daugh ter of James IIL, of Scotland, who was son I said, "for I promised Becky she should go The higher his standing, the more unexcep- I and see her mother. buvy looked Uisap- tionahle his conduct otherwise, the greater is the mischief he may do. A man of an op posite character will be guarded against, a pure hearted girl would not brook his atten tions." Presently we heard horse's hoofs pattering up the Avenue, and a gentleman alishted and .fastened his. "Hurry in," I he was powerful weak any how, the last daid, "and have lights put in the parlor." : few clays 1 -promised him to can ana see her on' my wav back. "Where is the Dri- pointed. so I added, "I will have time then to cut and fit your muslin dress, and show you how to make it." Just then old Ned came up, to tell me "his old woman was mighty onwell this morning she had a mis ery in. her shoulder, and a bad headache of ver?" asked Kachael. "Who?" 1 said. "The Driver, tire Overseer." "O ; we have none," I told her. "We left your father ; in the 'bouse writing," she said, musingly. Here Ned called out, "take care boys," and raided his hand menacingly, and three or four little fellows, too small to plow, but big enough to hoe, whojiad gathered around to look at the strange lady and to bring me some grape, ran off to their work again, showing fheir ivories, ami one of them turning somer sets wprthy-of a limber jack. Rachael's pret ty blue eyes opened again, as they were des tinf.,1 ti-i onen mariv more times, before she We both knew the manly figure, and the firm step as he came up the gravel walk. It was 'Charlie. But it is late, and I must say good night. I was glad to hear from !$t. Ledger again, but the length of this reminds me thatl must tiOt stay to greet him this time. Good night again. MARY L. I Told You So. An old lady, who was in the habit of declaring after the occurrence of any unusual event, that she had predicted it, was one day very nicely "sold" by j her worthy spouse, who, like many left us, a wiser, she could hardly lie a oetter we have heard of, had got tired g,ri. w e went on to xuamm.v s uou, m , f, R j found her indeed quite poorlv. Her coffee pot "f1 llt" u .ui -.u eat at the fire, and she had 'just poured out mg into the house, breathless with ex a cup full that smelt quite tempting. I went eitement, he dropped into his chair, ele. to her cupboard ; (how neat it looked with j vated hU hands and exclaimed, "O, its array of cups and saucers, plates, turn- wife, wife! What what do you think? biers. &a.,) and taking out some vinegar and rnh-' u hrindle cow has srone and eat mustard, prepared a plaster. Her shoder J grindstone ?" The old lady the country, nnurnvcu u - . .. r - . i 4. lli ; ut : up cur Kniiusiiuno i .v. ' Creator, more than by those of man, may, in was better , the old HgfJ ; wW ready ; and hardly waiting to hear nar, emmt for this ; for we who live in morning, and a dose of pills was a" she need , .M f f ' .antiu hrninrht in contact with ed, she reckoned." sne dta not aweu on ner , tP mh -r towns, are consunthy bUt, after making us sit down, j of ber lungs ''I told you SO, you o d hanXwiSobS&l I out a monster watermellon, which fooL I tofd VOU so I You always would aSionv anv 'more thw we cZ gather flow- bad grown m her own patj and giving us 1 sUnd out.a.doors !. ers artvid nettles without being stiing. into 1 . :inr nA .tv liopAmpii everytmng Human, a H.ru u. r-v r . , , 'm:nipris ot the past: of . aJ J 1 M-n IC 1 1 1 I 1 M I I M 1 1 11 II l." l,w,J-'1 - ' - " 1 . lUMiiuaiuu, auu scu-iu . .1. .. ..fifa bitterness. JJUt tnereis ; unugs Luaniapjycucu 111 1' 11s to tutit no rivalry with nature ; our pride does not take offence at her superiority : but rather do we find a pure and holy Calm in contem plating her majesty, oefore which we bow down, with mingled feelings of delight and reverence. How different the effects produc ed upon us hy human grandeur and eleva tion ! bence the charm of rural life. But I do not admire solitude. Intercourse with our kind should 'be cultivated, though judicious ly regulated ; but not interdicted. One wprd to St. Ledger. I've" cast your horoscope (as astrologers usually do, after being posted in the natural way.) You've lav in our laps, she began some pleasant, ; pas How dly upon his forehead as if the words were branded in his flesh. 'Well, he muttered, his whole frame relaxing as if a burden of guilt or joy had suddenly rolled off. 'I may as well go to ruin at once there's no use in my trying to be better every body 'hates and despises me. I may as well so to ruin at once.' 'Tfill me.' said the woman, who stood off far enough for flight, if that should be necessary, 'how came you to go so young to that dreadful place: Where was your mother ?' 'Oh !' exclaimed tin boy, with a burst of grief that was terrible to be hold, 'oh ! I hain't got no mother 1 hain't had no mother since I was a babv. If I'd only had a mother,' he continued, his anguish growing vehe ment, and the tears gushing out of his strange-looting gray eyes, 'I wouldn't a been bound out, and kicked, and cuffed, and laid on to with whips. I wouldn't 'a been saucy, and got knock ed down, and then run away, and stole because I was hungry. Oh ! I hain't got no mother I hain't had no moth er since I was a baby The strength was all gone from the poor boy, and he sank on his knees sobbing great, choking sobs, and rub bing the hot tears away wun nis icnuca les. And did that woman stand there unmoved ? Did she coldly bid him pack up and be off the jail bird ? No, no, she had been a mother, and though all her children slept under the cold sod in the churchyard, was a mo ther still. She went up to that poor boy, not aee, and when I saw how han jy she appeared, with tjer coachman aw toot- man to wait upon her, and remember ed that I was a poor girl, an; must alwavs so on foot, and wait upa my- 1 y T 111 "11 ll" J . - Tl sell, I could nardiy neip cryi?-gv j.i she wanted anything, she had ftaly to speak, or to point to it, and th foot man instantly1 ran and brougi $ it to her. But when I wanted anything, if it was ever so far off, I must p and get it myself, i I don't mean walk out by that road any more.' m Her fretful voice was scarcelhush ed, when Mrs. Parks came in. 'How did your daughter enjy her ride this afternoon ?' asked Mis, Mil ler, when her wealthy guest had thrown herself languidly upon an uncu$iibned chair. Here the reader should knyv that Helen was lame, so that sheJml not walked for several years. J . 'She would have enjoyed t very well,' said the lady, 'in a tpneAf con- 'but iust as she cam j where r 7 ij , she had the finest prospects, g"e saw a little sirl skipping about th helds. She watched her happ moven ents as she ran wherever her fancy a her, and vhen she recollected that st$ could never enjoy herself thusshe f id she could scarcely restrain he rijtears.' 'You cannot think said she,'Cw sad it was to feel that I must be lifted in to the carriage whenever I wish to take the air, and when I see pretty flower, I can never pick it myi jflf, but must wait till some one, who -vrks for monev. can eo and tetcn it to watched the happy girl,' said e, 'for a few minutes, as she danced p gaily amonsr the birds and flowers, &ad then i ordered the footman to bfi me a few daisies which grew at the r$d side; but I soon threw them away,; she ad ded, for I could not bear to&ook at them. She directed the coacifnan to drive home, that her feelings-t-jaght no longer be aggravated by the rjight of pleasure which she could not share. When the footman brought hei 'in, and placed her carefully upon the fa,.she laid her face upon my lap aid wept profusely.' 'Mother,' said she 'I will never ride ont by those fields igain.' Marearet. who was daughter of Henry IV., and Elizabeth, which Prin cess was the undoubted heiress to the Throne of England, the rep resentative of the Red Rose, be- ing the daughter of Edward IV., who was the son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, who was the son of Anne Mortimer, who was the daugh ter of Roeer. Earl of March, who was son of Phillippa, who was the daughter of Lionel, Duke ot (Jlarence, wno Was the son of Edward III., who was the son of Edward It, who was the son of Edward I., who was the son of Henry III., who was the son of King John, who was the soni of Henry II., who was the son of Empress Maude, who was the daugh ter of Henry L, who was the son of WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. . Henry I. married Mathilda, daughter of Margaret, Queen of Malcolm of Scot land, who was daughter of Edward (the ostracised) who was the son of Edward III., the Confessor, the only Prince at that time m Jfinglana who could pretend any right to the Crown. Edward the Confessor was son of -Ethelred II., who was brother of Edward II., who was son of Edgar, who was son of Edmund I., who was son of Edward, called the Elder,, who was son of ALFRED THE GREAT. .Major Gen.' Samuel Gaither, for maiiy long years a fearful sufferer i . i . i . . i . . ... . . . . .i , .. ... I i i . . nw. titan ') T I n o rp - . t nran r in in uu v . I iu i - . . . . . vivKlly l rememoer, uuu lubic cu iroiu rueuiuauoui, ' "- " I - - f ' , ' Snifiila hv a Bamblin? Merc aant. i. T 9VA1.W mv dear old .r m . Tl TV,.o1t- 5'w U i-a .rr. wW V.nt tn lav hfiF fin- &UlClU-fy xiuiiuS nurse. She would fain have warned me ot. on Thursday last, aged a- i gers kindly, softly on his head to j It was mentioned a day or wo ago Saw He waseJnfild to Ll him Jiook up and from ence- that E. G. Atkinson, a resctae t blame hSSLC&d even thinkdiere ' his bed for five or six years, and for ' forth find in her a mother. Yes, she jyoung man in St. Louis, who Iras en was danger ; and sought, by every means to! l DOrtion of the time, almost en- S even put her arm about the Heck of gaged in mercantile businesstj fadu- tirejy helpless. He was buried with ; that forsaken, deserted child s h e j cab, Jiy., had commuted suicKf m Masonic and Military honors. Ihe DOured from her mother s heart sweet ,iormer city. xo uu r religious services hlin.l tUc .Wr Ruft'erer herself, even when she told me it must be, and gave me her ten der counsel for the future, of all I must seek to do for Alice and my Father. "The sting of death is past, my child," she said. "I The Storm down the M&MisiippL The New Orleans Bulletin learns from the clerk of the steamer Texas Ranger, which arrived list evening from the Soathwest Pass, that the storm was very destructive down there All the new buildings lately erected at the salt works, at the head of Passes, were swept away, and eleven negroes drowned. Alexander Grant's sugar bouse was blown away, and Richard Wright's place has entirely disappeared. Hr J R Wilkinson lost a valuable ne gro, and Henry Wilkinson suffered se verely. At Qoansntine Station the wooden warehouse w blown down, and Capt. Davis' sfream pile driver was Sank Mr. Andrew Carr lost three children at Grand Prairie. Sixteen persons lost their lives in attempting to cross the river among them were J. Barrois and family,, and Antoine f onstanhe and family. The coast all no au vi - . lwy ir. r-" -:T'Z , ..j ',nnaa wh.r hi ilfe was "the way from Point-aia iiacne,JiasBui- were periormea py womanly woras, woraa oi cUUu. "?JttTZl wnFi the fered se St7E-r-.S W mlmm r 1 1 mn n tt ct b ft ww r o thelev. Mr. Houghton, of the Epis- fered severely, particularly in te vW