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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.
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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.
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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
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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