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Tern of U', i cr. nt will t- chargi-d. the Watchman, r Dollars payable in ' l"&iiT inricd ni gl-for the first, and 25 cts . . .,f 16! hnea. for each auiiaequent iiiserm n 'MJilV. ' I .... . -1 A Mbrpl aJuction to thus who odrrruseby 4-A ' ft . Zlriiu ' ih Editor mast be post paid, !. . . I Til POOR MAN. Vhai man U poor T Not ho wlioto trow I j lathed; In HiMtverfa own, light Vluc knee; t God aldne must y At nioruic Bt "'j''1 Whose arm! nerved b healthful toil titi'boncath the tree, . ()r trrad un the fruitful aoil, VUl trit calm and , ! o .K-t thn proud hia gema behold, ; . And vii-4 their sparkling ray ; j . fclvfr rie or sparkling g4d, Can banit-h care away ; llr cannot jinow tho thrilling dream, i Which umika within the cot j Wline sunny locka and facta gleam Tochrci the poor mnn'a lot. WHat-fnnn U poor? Not be whoee brow la'wet with beayen'a own dew WImi tyrrntbra to God the heartfelt vow, Win lrdg i deed and true. ' The morning calla hia actirc feet, To no enchanting dme ; lint evening and the twilight aweet. Shall ligtit hia pathway home. And there it muaic to hia ear, In tha glad voice .of hia child -II in wife, with hurried atep, drawa near, - v With fjiirif unde filed. The turn not from the bumble heart, N'ff cru hif humble tone; For ik-eper fcclinga there may atart. Than the proud hare' ever known. happy: days. r CIIARLKa MACKAT. .Conn- kick come backthou youthful time ! . WIihi joy onit innocence ivere oura, When lift- wna in ita vernal prime. ' And. n-dafent of aweeta anj flower. Cotnc back ! and let ua roam once more, ' J'rre-hi'arted through lifc'l pleasant waya, And gnjher garlands aa of yore. ; Come back come back ye happy days ! (,m hack come back ! 'twas pleasant then To cherish 'faith' in Love and Truth, For nothing in dispraise of men Hud itour'd the temper t)f our youth ; X'inne back! and let ua still believe "The gorgeous dream romance dinpluys, Nor trust, the talo that men deceive. Coiur back come back ye happy daya. Cope bacik, oil freshness of the past ! When every face seemed fair and: kind, When sunward,1 every eye waa cast, 'r And all the shadows fell behind. Come back ! twill come : true hearts can turn Tlxir own Decembers into Mays; The secret be it oura to learn , They ckime :they come (hoae happy daya ! ' r ;T . f p. Oil C.-VBULnS'A. AVAT(!1U1AAt Bf ji DISGUISE, i VOL. VII. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1850. THE-BARGAIN. rhaj, liavc you there, husbanp l' said $Irs. .Courtland to her ciiteful and thrifty spouse, as the latter paus ed in tht; open loor to give, 4iiie di rections t a couple of porters who had just stit soiiiething on the pavor mcnt in frpnt of tlic House. 1 Just wait a moment, and I will tell you. Ilpfiry ! John I bring it in here;' the two porters entered with a beau tiful sofajicarly new' .-. 1 Why that is a beauty, husband ? Hov kind you arc.1 4 ItV second hand, you perceive ; but its hardly soiled -no one would know the diircrcncc.' ItVjUst as .good as new. What did you give for -it ?' f VThat-'s the best part of it. It is a Fplpndid bargain. It didn't cost a cent less than two hundred dollars. Now what do you think I got it for V Sixty dollars V . 'Guess again.' 4 Fifty V 4 Guess again.' fa !' ho went on , and a man next to mc bid 17 -j I let the auctioneer ct-y the last bid, for a few moments until I saw fie was likely to knock it 'down. 'Twenty dollars'.' said 1$ 'and that's as m uch as I'll go for it.' $ 'The other bidder was deceived by this as to the real value of: the sofa, for it did look dreadfully disfigured by the dist and dirt, anil consequently the sofa was knocked off to me.' 'That was admirably done,iiideed said 3Irs. Courtlaitd, with 4aj bland smile of satisfaction at having obtain ed the elegant piece of furniture at soxheap a rate. 'And it's so heat a match, too, for the sofa in our front parlor.' 1 his scene occurred at tile resi dence of a merchant, in this city who was beginning to count his fifty thou sands. Let us look on the other side of the picture. j On the day previous to the! sale, a widow lady with one daughter,! a beautiful and interesting girl S about 17, was seated on a sofa in a ! neatly furnished parlor in Hudson stJ The mother held in her hand a small piece of paper, on which her eyes were la tently fixed; but it could be, readily perceived that she saw not the cha racters that were written upon it.- 'What is to-be done ma V at length asked the daughter. 'Indeed, my child, I cannot tell. The" hi 11 is 50, and has been due, you know for several days. I hay n't $5, and your bill for teaching the Miss Leonards cannot be presented for two weeks, and then it will not amount to this sum.' . ! 'Can't we sell something more mil V suggested the daughter. 'We have sold all our plate and ewelry, und now I'm sure I don't know what we can dispose of, unless t be something that wq really wapt.' 'Wnnt. do vonsn v th sailing the ko- with the advantage he has obtained. ne minks notning oi the necessities which Have forced the other party to accept me nignest otter, tfut tew Why i a rrsileaa man in bed like a lavrjer ? Because he lies on all ide. j I A client once burst into a flonJ of tears afiir ers i of bargains think Or care .he had heard the statement of bit counsel, ex. iUKing uiis view OI me SUDjecU claiming, " I did not think I had tuffered half PkUa. Dollar Weekly Notes. j so much till I heard it this daj"j - ODttr JJotvcut (Sallcrn. don't seem right to,partwith it. perhaps we, cxm do without it.' t'wllKreadily bring fifty dollars, I . 'What do you say to selling the so- a, mas' i 'Well. I don't know, Florence, lit liut 4 Forty-five V 4 No. Try again.' 4 But yvhat did you give for it, dear? 4 Wiry, only 20.' ! 4 Well, now, that is a bargain.' 4 AinH it, though ? Itj takes mc to get the things cheap,' continued the pru dent Courtland? chuckling with do light i - ' Why, how in the world did you get it so low.' I 4 1 managed that. It ain't every one that understands how to do these tilings. . ; 4 But how did you rnanagc it, dear ? I should like to know1!' 4 W Ity, you sec, there were a great many other things there, and among the rest some dirty carpets. Before the sale I pulled over these carpets and threw them upon the sofa ; a good deal of dust fell from them, and made the sofa look 50 per ent worse than it really was. When the sale com menced, there happened to be but few persons there, and I asked the auc tioneer to sell the sofa first, as I want- cu iq go, ana wouiu uiu ior it n n were sold then. Few persons bid freely at ihe opening of a sale 4 What's bid for a splendid sofa V lid began. j ',.1'lf give you fifteen dollars for it,' said I 'its not worth more than that, ior it's dreadfully abused.' a suppose V 'Certainly. It is the best wood and workmanship, and-c6st. one hundred and forty dollars. Your fatherjbought it a short time before he died, and that is no! more than two years past you know.' 'I should think it would bring near ly one hundred dollars,' said Florence, who knew nothing ot auction sacrifi ces ; fand that would give us enough, besides paying tne quarter's rent to keep us comfortably until some of my bills become due.7 That afternoon, the sofa was seht, and on the next afternoon Florence went to the auctioneer's to receive the money for it. I 'Have you sold that sofayetr asked the timid girl, in a low, hesitating voice. 4What sofa, Miss- ?' asked the clerk, looking steadily in her face with a bold stare. 1 ; 'The sofa sent by Mrs. f-, sir.' cnsj'otiaUy, with tranVcnt ciirlostiy o'poh Thy sleeping form, No rays of heavr.nly pffulgence circling round thy brow reveal the presence of n (Jwl. The distant songs of angel choirs reach not his car. There hou liet in thy firt earthy, slumber, weak,lielpless, and visibly the mere off spring of a despicable Jew. So he thinks. Lei him pass on with his thoughts and la bors, liule wotting that before the name of that child the throne of C.csnr must&o down, ihe Eternal Cily sink in fire. ;. . lint no& iU.. , : I . r 'Ll.. ' l... l.KJ. xxxiii. j Der, reclines now a maiden, vouns". nnd pale, and of a deep heart. Who &hal! fa i thorn the thoughts of her breast, who di vine its emotions, as now, a virgin -moth er, Mary gazes on thee, thou j bleeping Imhp- 7 A r a nnf trt a r f t 1 m'a wuul, a 4 a a is iiua aua u a ua aati aa iiiL,J December's blasts are sweonincr Aero5,5? sonfra vt rnrnr in Ur T Pa-! . 5 1 O m 1 o " J"m OO a . the lofty bights of Bethlehem., To the she not the overwhelming influence of the north we behold, against the wintery sky, j Almighty Father? and, as thesilent foon. the towers of Jerusalem. Far to the tains of a mother's love are first unloosed, southeast the eye traverses successive de- how do their waters gush forth, only to scents, slope after slope, till in the dis j mingle with the ocean of love lhat rolls tance we espy the leaden gleam of the j shoreless through the bosom of the Eter waves of Asphaltites, and beyond them nal ! 1 the jagged, conical, sparkling, almost I There, loo, lies buried in sleep the over-, transparent peaks of the mountains of the ; weary artisan, seizing at length the first Arabian desert. SCENE AT BETHLEHEM. BT CHAM.S BCKCUER, Along the northern road, we behold, slowly approaching on foot, the figure of a sturdy traveler, stall in hand, closely wrapped in his thick gabardine, and lead ing by the bridle a paimiered mule, and another bearing a muflled figure. Enveloped in her large winter veil, and in various skins and coarse fabrics, rides a young female, apparently in suffering. hour of quiet for repose, his manly visajge, in the ruddy light of the flickering fire, marked with calm and resolute Integrity. - . j t I Doubtless an infant's feeble waH joft smites upon the ear of night in lhat rever berating cell, and ihereTlike angel warb j ling, rises in the night-watches the soft j cradle hymn of the wakeful Mary, sooth ing mat artless voice, that wild and an and shrinking from the cutting northern cient language, the slumbers of a Godi blasts, whicli now begin to come, loaded j Night at length wanes over the inmates 4 with snow, as they drive relentlessly along ; of this humble cave. The hum of busi the rocky road. She seems weak, and ! ncss has not yet commenced, the raging weary, and scarcely capable of maintain- j blast has died into silence, and, in the jng her seat without the support from her , east, pale Phosphorus alone declares the companion, who supports her with his ', orient day, his tremulous beams sparkling ready arm from time to time, while all j every where upon the snow, which lies their apparel, and the shaggy hide of their j like a silvery mantle -upon the gloomy brute companions, are soon coated with pines and evergreens that crest the slum the fine driving snow and sleet, and the bering mountains. road becomes so slippery, that with many 1 let, in this hour, when deep sleep fall a slide they slowly urge their paintul way. And is this, alasl the daughter of an ancient line of kings ? Is this the moth er of a universal conqneror ? Young, delicate, never exposed to many hardships, how, in this dreary journey, do the pitiless foroes.of wintery war, the gloom ol frown ing Nature, spread a pall over thy spirit in thine hour of anguish 1 Soon they stand before the door of the hospitable inn, confident at last of priva cy And ret. With what chagrin does Joseph learn that not a corner of the spa eth upon men, the tramp of feet is heard, and voices break the stillness of the night. Mary, roused from a moment's oblivion, starts towards her child, and looks forth with sudden alarm, while Joseph cautious, ly removes from the mouth of the cave the rude and heavy door. A flood of torch-light streams in upon the dazzled eye oOIary, navv used to the darkness, and with increased tremor she beholds her unexpected visitors. A nomad shepherd, in red tunic and white turban, stalks forward, poniard and sword at his We have the pleasure of presenting to our subscribers, this week, an ex- temporary hut, a interesting attitudes whilst delivering that address. far Galilee. Thus thev ittand benumbed with cold in the open high way, poor, friendless, and unknown. In despair, he looks for some friendly face to guide him, S aB a... art likrniPfia nf RORRRT R R.WRTT Swb folnn1 o but all are cowering around the hre. He i u: r it. r 1 1 A 1 i .1 t- . 1 j , . looks here and (here lor so iiiirM iiiiiiUHM fill 1 iim iw'iviuuiii fii 111c 1 1 if l nfilorrlTftl onm-vn onrm-h l m . w w . Illiuutft v.. ..w wu.v.m M- A . 1 . ? 111. I. lllljUl ILLVll I Jinillllllll 7S1 .1 III 1 1 1. 1" . 1 I .1 the chy of Charleston. Our artist has sketched him in one 'of his most shed, or a hovel, but ail Yn vain. a At length a door presents itself to hi view in the neighboring hill side, afford ing entrance to a species of cave or grot, such as are common in those mountain regions, and which, when additionally ex cavated by art, as in the present instance, are frequently fitted with a few rude ar ticles of stable furniture. In fact, it is a stable in the rock : and thither, as a last resort, he bends his steps. They enter; and in the farthest recess cious edifice is unoccupied! The great ! belt, quiver and bow upon his shoulder. census has gathered here unprecedented and in his hand a torch and a long spear, crowds, and they are come too late from After him troop a horde of rugged follow- 'When was it to have beeni 'Yesterday, sir.' 1 'Ohjweha'vn'tgot the bill made out yet You can call the day after to morrow, and well settle it for you? 'Can't you settle it to-day, sir ? We want the money, particularly? Without replying to the timid girl's request, the clerk commenced throw ing over the leaves of the account book, and in a few minutes had taken off the bill of the sofa. 'Here it is eighteen dollars and sixty cents. See if it's right and then sign this receipt.' " j 'Ain't you mistaken, sir ? j It was a beautjful sofa, and cost one hundred and forty dollars. j 'That's all it brought, Miss I assure you. rurmture sells verj 17 V yys. . i v a a m ers in pastoral garb, some armed, some bearing only shepherds crooks, and some with torches. Before Mary can find courage to utter a word, lo ! every knee is bent, and every forehead bowed to the ground ; when, ris ing from this posturer of adoration before the sleeping infant, the aged shepherd with a snowy beard thus speaks : "We were abiding in the fields, keep ing watch over our flocks by night, and lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon us. and the glory of the Lord shone round about us, and we were sore afraid ! Anil the angel said unto us, Fear not, for be hold I bring you good tidings of great joj, which shall be to all people; for unto you is born this day. in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord ; and of the cave, which, though tenanted by ; this shall be a sign unto you, ye shall find i several steeds, proves at least dry and warm, Joseph hastens to scatter straw, and spread the matting he carries in his panniers. Upon this the trembling virgin sinks. grateful for so mean a shelter, while. having cared for the mules, her husband kindles a fire, and dries their drenched garments, and makes such other arrange ments for her comfort as the tenderest anxiety can suggest. - Thus it is that at last the hour approach es for the entrance upon earth of that Je hovah wfeo made it. Can we stand be neath the rugged rocks of that low-browed cave, now wreathed in the stifling smoke, listen to the! stamping of the steeds, and the sound of their teeth as they grind their food ; can we see'tn yon dim corner tlae figure of the sighing and exhausted young maiden, the kneeling form of Jo seph by her side ; can we hear the fierce December gale howling without, and the rushing of the, rain and sleet ; can we call all these circumstances about us, be fully possessed of the scene, ourselves a part of it, and then reflect that here, in this ob scure retreat this cavern, fit to be the den of fierce banditti this sombre fuli ginpus vault, is. about to happen theirreat eat event in the-whole annals of time! Can we stand thus at the very crisis of the babe wrapped io swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and say ing. " Glory to God in the highest, an4 on earth paee. Good will toward me a ! I And it came to pass that, when the angel was gone away Irora us into heaven, we said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, nnd see this thing which the Lord hath now made known unt5 us. Now, therefore, will we return, glorifying and praising God for all the things -we have seen, even as they were told unto us." So saying, they reverently depart, and the cave is dark once more, and its in mates see outside, upon the snow, the star light, now growing wan before the luster of the dawn. Can not we all see with what emotion the youthful Mary looks first upon her si lent husband, and next upon the now a wakening boy ? i Is this helpless infant," thinks she, now lying in inv arms, one day to sit up on a golden throne blazing with jewels. with a scepter in his hand, and a crown of diamonds on his head ? Shall this weak and wailing voice ever he heard above the din of battle, louder lhan ihe clangor now Florence-rolled up the bills that were given her and turned home with a heavy heart. - 'It only brought eightecii dollars and sixty cents, niav' she saicf, throw ing the notes into her mothers's lap and bursting into tears. . 'Heaven only knows, then, what we shall do,' said the widow, clamping her hands together and looking dp wards. There are always two parties in the RiftooTi ibdlnrct fiffnnn ilnllnre! rm encn cS lnrfTrirc Lth rrninii nnn 1 fifteen dollars for this beautiful so-j er ; and while the one is delighted We present here, the full length; likeness of the Rev. THEODORE PARKER, of Boston. This picture was got up tit a heavy expense, ex pressly for our Christmas paper ! The Daguerrean likeness from which it wras at last copied, was taken by a celebrated artist, and is undoubtedly correct! We have to regret the mutilation of the right hand of this pic ture in order o get it within the space assigned it. Mr. Parker is taken in the act of delivering his late disunion and re- hcdlimiQ sArmnn. The most careless observer must discover the remarkable iamily like- j 01 n"'en ns'7 . p . . betweenMr-ParkerandMr. Ithett. A close observer, however, wfllsee rl some difference in the eyes and nose : 31r. It's eye-brows are heavier, and Wonderful r What attitude does ha his nose sharper, than those of Mr. P., who in fact appears to have brows I assume ? Where do we first behold him ? completely encircling the eye. A small difference is also discoverable in j The answer is in those simple, remarkable b oKono rf tho honrli: TTpre aniin w think Mr. Rhett ha?1 it : his is the ' words. .llVs 011Uvi v .'w'w - r- 5 ' 1 best formed ; and, as well as pur knowledge of phrenology enables us to determine, is thebest balancMncad of the two. But Parker is undoubt edly an extraordinary man. JVo one .can look upon that noble counten ance of his, and go away unimpressed with the fact that he is fully equal in many important particulars! to the chivalrous South Carolinian the mighty spiritual drama, for the enact ment of which the world itself was made, . of the trumpets, and the shouting of ihe and yet feel no deep and solemn adora- j captains ? Shall these tiny fingers one tion, no profound awe ? day grasp a ci meter red with carnage fw j Ah, woman ! that tiny hand shall bear How often have we all. doubtless, with no curved cimetcr, but thou shall see it wondering curiosity, brooded over those mangled by the driven nail! that head hidden years of the incarnation, preced- shall indeed wear a crown, but--of ing the public ministry of the Being now thorns ! approaching to view. As a star here and there in a dark night looks kindly out from the gloom of the overcast heavens, speak ing of the universe beyond, and assisting our failh to realize its glories, though uhrrmrlrl in ilnrL'npsfi. sn frnm tti rHnmiv ! of those thirtvvears. look kindlv forth to i rest of the conjuring family, expressed I meet our gaze a few dispersed star-beams j nis contempt for the whole tribe, declar ing that he could perform any of the tricks especially that of beating a watch in pieces and restoring it whole. It being doubted, he demanded a trial. Several watches were at once produced for the experiment. "There said he, "there are the pieces." " Yes" all exclaimed, now let's see the watch., He used Arrival of Signor Blitz. A wag in "a country bar-room, where each man was reciting the wonderful tricks they had seen performed by Signor Blitz and the Wrapped is pwaddi.ing clothes, and LYING IN A MANGER. The careless menial of the haughty Ro- j mysterious word-, shook up the fragments. man plies his evening toil, and passing nnd at length put down ihe pestle and from charger to charger, providing for the I mortar, obsfrving. " well, I thought, I wants of the warlike Meeds, glances oc- J could do it, but by George, 1 can't
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