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PLANKS FOIi SALEfiElW;
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Selected; '
In Memory rJ Emma Loylstf, Infante Richard
' ut Mary tioman. ,:
Death found strange beauty oo Uwt cherub brpvr,
And (lashed it ent. Tlipnj mt't ttit of rose ,: ,
On cheek nd Hp; he tonchfld the Terns with fce " ,
And the rose foded. Forth from those b!u yesf JL
'There spake a wluhful tendcrnam, a duubt
WhitW to grieT or l-ep, wLfcS ia&ucphee f .
Alom. mn weor. WlUi rithless ha.te, h( bound
Tlienilkt n friiig.-H cftijiir curtaining lida
ForiTer. Tlienr had been n murmuring Hound,
Witb which theTiiibe Would claim its mother'n ear,
Charming her evoo fci fears. he poile get
IIU eal f ileuca.' But tliere beamed a smile
fixed and holy from that marble browr,
' Death gazed, and luft it there ; he dared tout staal -The
sign t-ring of Ilcavca. ' - y
Xofaui County; J '
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ocial (! irtlt
To the "Social Circle.
Dear Circle: The Summer with its long
and sultrv dava, is over and Autumn, 'magni
ficent ad pom fous autumn' with trqiing
clou'-ls, innuoierahle tints, with leaves that
fill the air with solemn whispers and paint
vipwless gust in hues of beauty, cometh 'with
ilved garments of glorv.' The evening sha
dows of.Ute .year are beginning to fall upon
us, with a pleasant and soothing sensation
of relief, after the glare and heat of Summer;
while the; delicious mornings and evenings
make us regret that the "soft twilight of the
slow declining year," cannot last forever.
It is a singular, fact that nearly all the old
English joets speak of this season in the
saddest and most melancholy strains. Shake
speare terms it. '"the ehillv Autumn." while
Collier speaks of it as the ' sallov Autumn.
Wordsworth addresses it as "Autumn mel
ancholy night," and Shenstpne writes .
'Oh pensive autumn! how I grieve
Thy sort owing face to;see
When languid sunsTaref taking leave
j Of every drooping tree." '
Further quotations of the same character
might be made from Chaucer, Spencer, Dry
den, Milton, Thomson and indeed the entire
list of early English poets. Those of later
years with an, occasional, exception... have
treated- this season a little more respectful! j,
and seem to have appreciated its beauties.
Instead of "Autumn melancholy nijrht we
find such expressions as "gay autumnual
tmts and -.
" ".Autumn, tbrice nappy ttme,"
ficst portion of the year." i
Indeed one would be justifiable in believing
ini tn-t there had been a great change in the
nature of thimrs since th. davs of " Will
Shakespearfe; the ' baili ffs - Bon," and yet we
imagine, the: only change has been in' public
sentiment.' Cowpcr the Christian poet was
the first to, discover that Autumn was not a
melancholy seasonand now there is no lack
pf Engljsh poets whtS are able to see and ap-
predate beauties hi landscape, to which their
j forefathers were emirelv bVnd. '.In theses
Ot Amemcan ioetn t' ,:- -n ( ihe e ir
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eeeine always to have worn a cheerful aspect.
True Bryant, in one of his poems speaks of
" The melancholy days ,
The saddest of the yecr;
Of wailing winds and naked woods
And meadows brown and acre."
But he seems afterwards to. have repented.
' himself and w rites
"Oh Autnmn!
- Twere lot too "blest
ForeTer in thy colored shade to stray."
A sweet poetess -of tle South, now dead
Mary E. Lee, thus spoke of Autumn :
They chH thee, brown f but not becaaae
Thy rob is colored with a russet hue,
For thou ha.t beautiful attire, and takest
E'en at thy will a drapery ever new ;
Not one 'mongst thy companions can nnfold
Such stores ofemerild, topaz, ruby, gold.'
Scarce one of all our poets but has . some '
graceful tribute to this season, po full of love
liness as ouis. Even here in Western North j
Carolina we miss much ofjthe magnificence j
of the Mfuany-colomlw:oo6" of the Northern
States. but with us fhere is much to beseen
and admired. A walk in the !
'Variegated Woods when first tho fi-ost -
Turn mto bt-auty all wtobc-r's cliarms"
s - I
will reveal to the eyeia 'bright bow of manv
colors Imng upon the forest' fops.' In every
direct ion on hill topand in the vallev, nature
wears every variety of tint," iniiigled- in the
wildest and yet sweetest confusion. Many
persons complain that the change in the
foliage at this season of the vear causes feel
ings of melancholy, 'arousing sad and sor
rowful ideas like the flush sn the hectic
cheek.' But I can.see no 'such import in its
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meaning. Here is'no sudifen hlight of youth
and beauty, no sweet hopes of life are blast
ed, no generous aims at usefulness and ad
vancing virtue is cut short : the year is draw
ing to it's natural term, the seasons have rur.
their usual course all their blessings have
been enjoyed, all their precious things, are
cared for; there is nothing of untimeliness.
nothing of disappointment in the shorter days
and lessening heats of Autumn. I As well
may, we mourn oyct the gorgeous coloring of
the clouds which Collect to pay homage to
the setting Mm, because -they proclaim the
close of day; as well inav we lament the
brilliancy of the evening star and the silvery
brightness f the cresent moon, just asceird
ing into the heavens, because 'they, declare
the approach of . night with her shadowy
train ! In very truth the glory of'these last
waning days of the season proclaims a gran
duer of beneficence which- should rather
make our poor hearts swell with gratitude at
each return of the beautiful Autumn accord
ed to us. Forgive this long and probably
uninteresting autumnalia, but I love it so.
I cannot keep from writing about it '
Linnette, to you we extend the good right
hand of fellowship. We cordially welcome
you into "Our Social Circle." One gifted ae
thou art will alwavs find attentive and inter
1 readers. We return thee our most
lumhle and heart-felt thanks, for tby words
praise and commendation.' We will try to
deserve them. Let us hear from you often ;
for your words fill npon'iny heart like twi
ll light dews upon the snn-sick flower?.
JIilbred, we. a!sb,.-wt loome yon 'into-the
Circle.5' Rut our 'gallantry' Will not allow us
to see you seated at 'any ones feet, so we give
you a chair. We hope you will very soon
give us a long letter, niiiM not witti tramenis
'of interest.' but'w.7iiJ,- piece ; vv e are coiifi-der.t-
that von ran wite ' letters -of interest.
,nd that will be perused with pleasure by
ach -member of our Circle. Let us hear from
kou in yon r Country Home' frequently.
Anov, old fellow, we 'g-eet thee.' But
why don't you give us another-of those good
long letters that we all read with so much
interest? I am glad to see that Linnette has
'jiitched into' you. I think sire rather' gets
von. Now come out and let us have a 'war
of words.' 'Variety,' you know, 'is the epice
of life".' Let its "have some of the pejiper too.
Mary L., Willie Ware, ami' Exile, are
certainly becoming very unsocial. Pear friends
why do you tiot give us your sweet musings,
and cheering letters more frequent? Why
silent m long ? '
Please excuse .this 'lengthened sweetness
long drawn out,' and believe me
Yours Ever,
St. Ledger- i
The Pirns, Oct. 30th, 1S00.
To the "Social Circle,
Ealr Ladies and Brave Men of the Social
Circle: 'Tis evening the bright rays of the
retreating sun are disappearing gradually
disappearing behind the western liilla of this
mountain region. Black cloudy Curtains of
heaven are here and there looped and pin
ned by bright starry diamonds. All is peace
and quietude around me ;"my thoughts have
been taking a reflective course, and I re
member that your most talented St. Ledger
gave me a kind Request to pen a letter to the
most honorable f 'Jo C." but when Iiq for-1
warded me a copy of the " Express", and I
had tlie pleasure of perusing the gifted pro
ductions therein contained, I immediately
resolved to drop you a brief Epistle, wherein
I would request tOc.be counted as one of your
happy band. Autumn is indeed upon us
the foliage is fast turning to drapery most
fantastic and tinted. Pry withering leaves
strew the ground and fill every wood-bine
path and dell. : The feathered songsters have
long since departed to a more genial clime
ihe summer flowers are withered and dead-R
andall nature appears to have lost anima
tion, 1 long for the return of Spring's smiling
face. - !
'Tis night, the moon is in the Southern
sky white flaky, clouds are passing rapidly
through heaven's vast pavilion ever and
anon obscuring lunar'a brilliancy.' Me thinks
as I gaze, out into the heaven,, that uere
than one of the Circle's .members are watch
ing that bright orb. antj through the distance
intervening exchanging kirid thoughts afld
good wishes. Oh ! w "uld that I could receive
a share of thy kind thoughts. If I have in
truded upon your presence, you will I hope
excuse the intrusion
the intrusion -but l hope mv kind
friends, when I next perns' the Express"
1 ' !' '- ' !;:rv"Iv we cnird me
.Hit; -l ue Cut; it ;! '. Klitxiwn! ,
. Iocis Ih&viLLB.
Btdternut Grfve, Oct. 30, I860,. ,
ccllancon
The Mountain of two Lovers.
jEYlLEIGS'VHUJiT.
ne iorget in waai uook it was,
many jears ago, -that we-read fhestCK
ry et a lorer wbcwas to wjn Jiis jmis-l
tress by carrying her to the top of a
mountain, ati( h6w he did win her.
We think the scenjs was in Switzer
land, -but the mountain though Uiiirh
enoug t: StOUtl heart toihe
utmost, must nave oeen. among tne
lowest. Let us fa ncv it a' good loftv
hill in the siHnmer nue. It .was, t
,J r.
any rate, so high that the "father of
the lady, a proud nobleman, thought
it impossible for a young man, so bur
tleiu'ti,. to -scale it. For this reason
alone, in scorn he bade hirri-to da it,;
and his daughter should be his.
The peasantry assembled in the val
ley to witness so extraordinary a
sight.; They measured the mountain
with theireycs ; they oommuned with
one another and shook their heads j
but all admired the young man ; and
some of his fellows, looking at their
mistresses', thought they could do as
much. The father, on horseback, a
part and sullen, rppented .that he had
subjected his daughter even to the
show of snch a hazard, but lie thought
that it would teach his inferiors a les
son. j
The young man, (the son of a small
land proprietor, who had some preten
sions" to "wealth, though none toTrQbui
.v., .uimi t
confident; rejoicing ,n his heart he
(tAnil . wAon.rtitn I 1 it. I ( 1. 1 i. K 4- I
snouid win a mistress, tuougii at tne
cusi oi a nouie nam, v. men ne couiu
. ... l-i e 1 ' i
hardly tlnriK of as a pain, considenng l
who it was he was to curry. If he
"J' ,
clietl tor it, tie sliuul.l at least have hau
hor in his arms. :ini nnvp Inolcni npr
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.oa,. ovl. .c. . r"u,c "v
l t- t- w .innAf ti'ufi 11 vi I iii Mi in -v" r r -r I
e.np.aieu nun sue 1 a transpoi C as ,s
Known omy to real lovers ; lornone
muets Know now reject i.gn ens tne
joy ot aisjiensmg with tormality ami 1
eiinobles and makes grateful the res-
r
Ihe lady stood by the side ot her
iatner, paie desirous and dreading.
She thought her lover would succeed,
but only because, she thought him in
every respect thej noblest of his sex,
and that nothing was too much for his
strength and valour. Great fears
came over her, nevertheless She knew
not what might happen in the chances
common to all. She felt the bitter
ness of being 'herself the burden to
h.;m and the task'; .she dared not look
at her father nor tlie mountain. She
fixed her eyes on the crowd which,
nevertheless, she beheld not and, on
her hand and her fingers" ends, which
.-he doubled up toward, her with a pre
tence the,only deception she had ev
er used. Unce or twice a daughter or
mother slipped out of the crowd, and
coming up to her, notwithstanding
their fears of the Lord Baron, kissed
the hand which she knew not what to
do with.
The trfther said : JNow sir, put an
end to this mummery. . The lover
ic ..tovei
turned pale for the first time, and took
up the lady. . -.
Ihe spectators rriorce to see the
manner in wtuci ne moves pn - aiow,
but secure, as if encouraging his - mis-
treis. They mount the lull ;' they
proceed wen; e nans an nistani ue-
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lore ne gets mnwa, uuu. bbl-u a
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ing something ;then he ascended at a
,
quicker rate, and now, Demg at me
tne
midway point, shifts the lady trom one
side-to trie other. The spectators give
a great snout, ine iarun, wnu au
air ot inditterence, Dites tne tip or nis
gaunuet, and tnen casts on tuem tuc
eye ot reouke. At tne snout tne iov -
er resumed ms way. .oiow, out
rora c I awov I
lie stops again, and tney mm tuey
T-r ' -1.1 .1 " T 1
see the lady kiss him on his forehead.
Tho womf.n bomn tn trpmhlp. hilt the
xuv " -n " , T ;T
men say ne wm ne ctorious. ne
resumes again ; he is half way between
tne miuuitf aim uic ,
stops, lie staggers, out uocs not ,
anotjiex snout irom.tne. eu.ue
resumes once more ; two-thirds of the
remainder part of the way are jeon
quered. They are certain.the lady
kisses his iorehead and eyea. -. Ihe
womelibnrst into tears, and the jtout
est men. looked pale. He ascended
slower than ever, but he seems to be
more sure ; he halts, but it is only to
plant hU foot to gq on again, and thus
he picks his way", planting his. foot at
every step, and then gaining ground
with aa effort, .The lady lifts up Jier
W . m I "
arms as.it iigater; nim ; ne. sxopsr
he struggles; ue moves .aejwys; tu-
ing very little Steps anbnnginge tfhim-erf; and taking' -deliberate Jordan -with the Israelites, it wadis
foot every time close to the -other. j k y. T,MvtT,iv fmm i tinwiibed l.v ihw name, and ia'ih'e
Now he is all but on the top : hermits
agaiftht isedr;he staggers, a groan
goes;through the multvinde suddenly
he turns foJ'.' towards the too : itk
luekUy almostdyeM he staggers, hai
. -
it is iorwara. xes, every nmo in mt?
multitude tnolffla n ntriVomarit ooj it tfl
assist mm ; see at mst ne is on tne vop,
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and down he falls" with his burden.
euoruioua snout ue uas uu ;
has won ! Now he has a right to ca-
ress ljis mistress,, and she is caressing
him, for neither of them gets up. If
he lias fainted, it is with joy, and in
1 her 'arms, .
The Baron put fpnrs to his horse, i
i the erowd followinff hini. half wav ut
"! he is obliged to dismount : they ascend
; the hill together, the crowd silent and
! aPPy the Baron ready to burst with, j
shame and impatience. IheV reacui
the top ; the lovers are face to face on 1
wic g.uuiiu, wuy c.asuH gu.ui uu
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Traitor I exclaimed the Baron, thou
hast practised this feat before, on pur
pose to deceive me Arise !
V.. : 3
a f
V& ;" "wse u migm.j
o i
ta m ret atte. sucti a uceu ;
Part them ! said tho Baron. .
Several persons went up, not o
part, them, but to.. onpvtulatend
keep them together, lhese people
look close ; they kneel down and bend
an ear; they bury their faces on them
vxou-ioruiu mey snouiu ever ce parted ;
more, said a venerable man, they can.:
never be. He , turned ' his old face,
streaming with tears, and looked at
the Baron : 'Sir,.they are dead !'.
A Texans ??st Shot. .
William Bowie, a brother, pf the,
celebcated and renowned JamcsBow
ie -in an early Iay distinguished liim
self in an -Indian fight, known as the.
battle of Rocky Fort, by. making one
of the best shots, on, record.. A party
of 2o daring adventurers had. wander
ed about 100 miles above -the whftq
settlements. James and .William Bo
wle were among the'number, in fact
James had the command of the forces
After exploring the country for several
v ' a .O .
buffalo, they one night concluded-to
start home the next morninir. Accor-
di , f h
3 1 .1 r,,
ouuaiu aim ueuev. iun scl out iui tiic
f.ttipmpnts. As vet thev had saw
ct W ' 1
nn ctirnoct Infti-ins A hon t tfn o nine t
ti"nea. fPa- Tr, t,-n;l
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IKIWUU. UUYO DULU oniv UO J VU
n-tb V Noav Irr-Pn n rrond not out
A 7
for a hundred red Camanches are in
the neishboTllo0(l I fchoud not be sur.
j ;f thtT ovo .,.11Tir,fl(i nr tu.,r
branc , ;ntil in the direction of
to the rIJTht 'Now be rea-
, ,i i., 1 .
1 V iiliu Kuepi fouu iuuii out, as
mav lie snrnrised. n a, moment, a
, -u Wfl ' ,hll; !,m;ninr tlir
(Tuns.
Thus they traveled on in -al
it j
most breathless silence. Spies were
finally sent out, and after some delay
the position 01 the Indians was touny
to be very near, and that the red skins
had discovered them. Bowie then
turned to the company and said, 'boys
we are discovered ; there is but one
remedy, and'that is to keep cool, and
we-can easily whip the devils. But
we must tate advantage 01 ui3m. as
they out number us at least five to
one. If you will follow my directions,
we will give . them a drubbingsthey will
not forget soon. They bid him lead,
telling h'.m that they were ready to
follow. 'Tom, you and George fall
back again; but be sure not to let vour
selves be discovered. ' Do not get
more than five miles behind, and be
certain to come to us by three o'clock.
About two o clock; - whilst the com
pany were watering their horses at" a
small rocky stream, the spies came up
i vpnnrfpn that, t-hp Indian. had trot.
bn(heh traU? and were.pur.
suin?. 'Then we must finht this even-
. irnr :f w4 enmn tn
.... .i,A.;i,01,: OAm"U,tnvl-
Qr fortificationj tUey wiH kill the last
c a xrt. -cii n m, w;fb
w;iten Here on this hill we will fight
the rascais
Every one get to piling
up these rocks, and build a fort for
1 ,
iurselves aTld horges His order3
nheved. and the eomnanv soon
found th emselves encircled in' a fort
about five feefc in hei ht They had
- fin;fihp1 it however, until the In-
Jiang cam6 in ht
Wkh demon.like Je t,ej charged
upon the little fortress. When within
i f cilrtr frnm fu0 ne rCi0,a
and'twenty In(lians bit tfcedust. This
. . " -r -i , , t - ,1
caused tne Indians to tiaic, or ratner
retreat and pVe the Texans time to
j d - A q . charge(i, again
the stream of fire burst upon them,
and q a number of them
felu Afraid to charge again, on cer -
tain death, they concluded to frighten
the whites, ana make tnem surrender.
They were now about 300 yards from
.a ki cftml
eect in a fork, who held in his left
, a: j ...j .-n- t- i. .t.
nanu turee reeling seaips, sauun luvui
at the Texans and ordered them to
..,-..,1.- rii;ii thf a a ,-,ca.,1 '
SUUCUUCl. X 11 Alii ilia li H u lOOlai,
says ilharn Bowie, 'or 1 11 shoot, till
' Ca.a .:W!..
Sy 1 n llll 11l V 1 - JIITII !uiiuwm I IIIK lll
Lli,.iaid..8toiKabeuW,oot.khik
17rauuui Lppct ,c,feir' sa,,a V night of undisturbed sleep,
worthy man who was rjch enough td'con nteJ at ast t6 inti J
ufeier;the muzzle bfbjsc&D., IaidjlatioA-. sinee before Joshua crossMkhe
the'savacfe told the tiKf "Hea3'S
kaIfiFTr7.TEri5aimT!Sed theUly,
; orse-tfor lie was' '&ir
is 'i - - j : ir.tA i..:.
fniei lanii Liirueu. lurit litiim veaiw ir i.
- -f 0tbeir aumher had been
. f . ,f , ,
lefti the ground was measured, and it
nraa toiinrl that Krknria lia.l t'lllai tna
V J
waQ f. A tKaf Trtw- tiaii
."iuiderT no the of tdie refinement, id tt.-ne d-d ars ; now,t
t ihotindeed- - ';arU.. Its beauty, in riches and itkwW'11 1 t'i Ae rea and.r
: ', 5n0r,irm,et?a - ,- ! njen attracte.1 to it, at that perWH- -d e,nto our dtiz thn was.OQt
1 A" maff had better need -alios than 'learned and distinguished ofall.ntious. j.over oic; bid.uu of dollars ; noir-; it is
j be too mean to bestow them, "j IV vill require volumes to imprt ah Lcstimate'd at ten bUlion of dollar! 4
Gen. Jaekeon'a Wife Her Last. Howe,
. The new volume of Mr. PartoVifs
'Life of Andrew Jackson' has the jfoT-
lowing account of the leath of
-nit . .
On Mondav'eveninfl the
eveir.ng j
befor lhe twtltv-third, her disee I
nTA?Vftf1 r tnha k AiAnA turn WV.-
the better ; and she then so ?arneHy I
entreated the General to prepare for -I
Kthe fatigues of the morrow bVhavW111. P.01.01 uie euiierjanean iiomi,
n;,t,t r r,;.t.,.K0.1 ' i - i.X t
, ......
an ailjr.ui-,
in? room ana lie aown tinon a SfdA. i
roonVanu lie down tipen
, The doctor'' stilt in the- horfse,
J Hannah and George were to' sit nip
wjtn their mistress. At nine) o'cfeolt
tbs GrilX , fo. herood nUt,
i went .int0 the- nexfroomj SnSC tookT6ff
f hU coat? preparatory to lying down1,
jIIe hnd been about five minutes ;
Mrs Jackson wag then for the first
tmef removeti from her bed. that it
might be.,re-arrangcd for rthe night;
While1 sitting in a chair, supporter in
the arms of Hannah, she uttered a
long, loud, inarticulate cry; which
was immediately folldwed by a tffyl
ling rioisc irt the trfroat. 7 'HeV head
fell forward upori'HahnahJs shou(Ie;
She never spbke nbr'brealhe'd agaanv
There tfas a wild rush into the rdotxi,
of husband, doctor, relatives friinds"
and servants.- The treneral assisted
to lay her upon the bed.; 'Bleed hKer,j'
hef cried. No blood flowed from x her
arm'. Try the temple,7 Doctdr. Ifwo
drops s.ained her xiap, buC ho wore"
followed; A " "
It was long before he would believe
her dead. He looked- eagerly Into
her face, as if still expecting tfr; see
signs of returning life. Her hfmds
and feet griw cold. There coultf; he
no doubt then, ahd tlicy .preparld- a
table for laying her out. With a cjiolj.
ing voice, the General safd : 'tl
'Spread four blankets upon it! If
she does come too, she will lie sofeard
upon the table.' f .. . . ,
He jsnt all night long in the room
hy'licr side, with his face in hishajnds,
'grieving,' said Hannah, and occaiiion-
ally -looking into her face, -and feeling
the heart and pulse of the forfjn s,o
dear to him. Major Lewis, whohad
been immediately ' sent ' for, arijycd
just before daylight, and foundihim
still there, nea;vly speechless and ihhol
lv inconsolable. He sat. in the t-ooin
nearly all tlie next day, the picture -of
despair. It was only with great dif
ficulty that he was persUaded tofjtake
a little coffee. " i
'And this was the way,' confided
Hannah, 'that old - mistus died arid
we always say that when we losi -lier
we lost a mistus and mother too if and
more a mother than a mistus. fArid
we say the same ot old master: tfr he
.1 1 , :' .,. 1':
was more a father to us than a m;ter,
and rnany's the time we've wished lit in
back again, to help us out of our -a'ou-
bles.'
An American in Jerusalem.
I thank heaven that my life hast treen
spared to visit this "renercble citv,'ihe
joy .of many generations,- and ate this
tlav mourntnlly mtei esting lor- ip sa
cred associations." Jerusalem occpMes.
an irregu ar promontory, in the mtd-t
of masses ol rocks, crags, and hills ; yet
no ,one can enter. this city, renowned
in . the history of tlie j'eVs natio'dinrd
of tlie world" and 'celebrated in slied
song with out feeling the occasitplj to
ue tjiie vi tne iuum, iiieiuiJittoivj lns-jiv;,
and an event never to be eradte? ted
from his memory. I know of nojlf-are
desiiable placeort earth for a trattalfer
io visit. - aiiu jiow iat mere: ar,pv-
era! lines -ot steamers juDning
ancient anoi't of J onpa, froiu ling
land, tYanc Italy, AusU-ia, etc., a:yjs-
it io jerusuic?iu isnu longer aiieiuau
wntp serious inconvenience or danger,
During the monttrs ot April, JUay. and
June the Weather here fs-usuaHjri1'-r$ilu1
and pleasant, the rainy season is'yer
and the inhabitantsdeem this the health
iest portion of the year. Ab Amerafi
traveller, furnished -with a bill of el
it On the well-knaw-ri-house, of Duin.
Sberwau.u Co., of NevYork, will n5tt
with no diffieultj' in Supplying hinVjell'
witii. cut i vnii iuijus iu auy jiai t, oiiiit'
world. ;Unti) recently, travellers ffb in
the United States w ere obliged tnuyjkke
their at rangemerits for fund either in
London or I'anS, winch sometimes Sub-
! m
serious inconvenience.
,V0w; however ;
Aif difficulties of mis
nrrtnre aVo -'removed.
Jernsiilem is cort-eded. n wll iliy
- of ti.o mw ,nr.;,mt r-it in thr. zA&
i In tlie duys-of Abraham, the patieh
it. wm known Lv tlu namA of.ffeilii'n
r" . --- -j ,
i 1('r iL 15 '"U--H " 'V1"1"1
! that on, the returri of Abrahanj-frpm
; . , , n - ii.,-
., mj of the Sodomite, Melet,itdk,
I .r nr. t . n ... .. - -
. mS n ?u em' .uruTor,,t 1SI " lv "
linm hrentl and wine. its.namftAVas
changed to1 Jerusalem at an early Jri-
iitf the twenty-Ur cities conned
I hY h'"?'
i s ost
H0, JetHsalem- is mentiODel. 1 Jt
esteemed bv Moses as one -Cf;ihe
.i". most important cities inoalestinol ler-
. . . .
eial,n V.ts- Jl?ZM
SfJff!
d w,AnUfiu
t CU IV! V illV IVUIUIV ' Kf r . r y
.Solomon or the city otherwiped
Kv lum 1 1 a rrWT.TTi. mout it ltill.K
accurate description of it with -tilths
historical, associations oonneoted wtU
it. My purpose is briefly to speak of'
sqc-h subjects As seem to deserve par-1
ticular attention. "For more extended
accounts, 1 recommend the TaWaBla
. T 1 V r - T rn t- T
iay, an American, wnp now rcsiaes
there, and ha for many years made it
IIS tlOmP ' ' . .1 .w- J--S
As soon as I had recovered from the
fa"e my journey, I ascended tp
cn is sittiatea lrtpne 01 tne most eio-
vated portions of the city, from "whee
L wllLailH.j; an eocUreiva rioniXhil
v:n , i a
to Jeruselenv its most remarkable fefK
tures.
Aera4s
These are Mounts ZidrtiTorfaTr
ami Beztha. VThe several raW
1 ay wh tali ,.UitidQ the ; orie; frani'Jthjt. .
otheV svn'y to tuark tlidiirrenquar
ters of the city. Mount Zion, so.farnil-
iar. to all readers of -sacred hiaprjre.
tends a considerable distance' tn th"
southwest sidd of the city, and rises
from fiity tobne hundred feet bigger
than either of the other emineuceujf
consequently, every psirt ot ii isBeen
to advantag"e from thepot openpied.
No'one can look "bn"!' first tttne.
wftlout being ' morecf armb'str tb tears
W tWeYescblleciifiri pf the'm'oumM atldl
thrifflrigevehts vhi6h trarispiredtber
ceritnriesflgof?- - b
Hero was;David a houso-and theroy-.
af residences of liis successors.? Here
too, stands the. celebrated fortrea
Dayjd,. a Tart pi whjeU via TiirnOTis .
tower .of ilippicus. , Oa this.thOl..tasq
stood .the houso oXJaiaphas. he.ptgHL
prfest. and here now stands Ihe Chnrch
oft. Jamear sal d t6 have" "beeh erected
wiiep5 luy apusLie vumea was uuii.
Here are pointed out; even at this 'day.
the tombs, of. David and Solomon," ttf
near to "them stood the house fn'whlcb
our Saviour cerebrated His 3asi; pass
avcrl tNo nurt of-tho ancidnt-wall
which embraced this hilL,4u deacrjij)e4j
by Joseph us. -was standing at tha tim
of the capture 43f the eity and Jth,a..'dej
struetion ot. up wara ot seventy, tnpu ,
sapd of its infidel inhabitants by,G)d-
fret, at the head of the Crusaders, on
the fi'fteetith ' of Julr,A; D." 1099 Thtf
walls then only embraced, a we lean?
from the historians of that day, Mount
Mofiah; Bczetlift nd Acia. 4 Now- cm
ly a "part of Zion's hi!!". is embraced.
withm the present walls. S lal -
".. -t Lione joumai.i-1
- - r jw
What the Bird Said..
.-Don't lag, Johnny,' said tha Utile
boy's rmother, 'but go straight to
school.' f- i. i
'Yes, .mother, I will, ' said, Johnny,
and off he trudged. ' -i r
Vhcn he passed Mr. Wheeler a
barn, a robin redbreast flew tnjUof the
woodsr and perched on the! nearest
bough, and .began to sing,-just as if ht
w.er$inging tp Johnny and nobody
else. Was it singing, 'Stop, Johnny,
stop,' or, 'Go, Johnpy, got"- ;The Xt
tie boy Iqved birds, and redbreaswas
so near. ; v -T
'It is singing- 'go,' or 8tay,l just
according to my! think, saiql j Joliny
'I think it says '(??,' and I shalgo. .
So Johnny, in spite of, all the pltas
ant things which tempt a little boy. to
lag behind school-time on a sweet sirnv
mer's morning, wejat straight tochppl, -and
waa$n hisseat when ih mistrfsji
rang thepeninbelh. ti$XtZ:'
. Johnny, is right. .;. A - grea.t-.F inan j
things r have a .meanipg to jus, accord
ing wfe .think? -p ,tiie jttjbij
vi ho said.it WAip plesa-nltp .gijto
school, aad so playediruant, rebrest
note wcrulcl have -been, .'tay,;tair
'Stop-etop ;' for be didJrc44lo.ve his
hooks, and wanted an cuse orneg
leptingen,..: , 'if
, All aloBgtpe way, phildreiii, there
are pleasant Toices.t.wtich, .wilViitoi,
you astray, or forward yoiin Ihe atb.
of dnty, according to the.hqr4whicji
fhey find in you. The kejtnoto. is in
yourown bosom. Pitch it right ;pitcn
it for the right ; and then r your,- Hfe
will he a pleasant, tune, sweet to your
father and mother, sweeter to, your
Uroa ana oavour. . . , t
, American. Proress4. ifta
. In 180 there vrere twenty-three
States in. thel Union ; now ther'e"a'ro
thirty-three. -Then Its "area was, We
mHlipn seven hundred andlily-se3j-en
.thousand one" Hun3wiarjfif
square ..rniles ; vngw It two rhiJliofi
n'uie" hundred, and thirty1-! -wibusapd
mc hundred and sixtyTsir. ,taipov
uhatioa then Was laine million six hun
dred and thirty -three thousand .bh.e
i nunurcu ana unrcy-one ; nowitiiair-
hty-threc iinUipna., Outsjimppgen
;Uwas one million twOhimawdand ei2"'
.was one million tf hundred ,JVeigl
ty thousand one hundred jand sfxtj
five tons ; . now it is six milliopiiine .
Hundred and forty-five thousand .one
tiunarcd and tnirty-seven. - uur.anr
nual imports then amounted, to. seven-
ty-four million four hundred and1 fifty
thousand dollars ; now,th,ey amount to
three hundred andthlrty-five million
seyen liundred and sixty-eight thouv
sand onehundred. and thirty,dpllars.
Our exports then were'sixty-nirinill-
lion nine.hundred and sixty-one thou-
rsand seven hundred and suty-8iX do!
- . . .-.-
W 5tee Iijintlrea ana
dollars, Our ,-rfiveJiue tb'ea, wassix-
'
- s
H . onsand thj-ee liundred, and
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