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y :- -: .-! -i 1 i -7 W 7 '-v.- :V-.: '-ji.'U'v..--! ,777 ;v-4-.-?. vmt7f.-l . . , ... . , : , ; " ' : - ' VI ' . J V v:7 ' .j,;,,. ,;i ; 7.....d77' M-:- ft I I I U. I I II I 1 If lJ ! I I S. I I . I I H : ! I I II I II I H 1 t Jf; II A I B 11 I I 1' . -111,. v I ft D F I 'II I 1 I ' , . I . ; .1 - 1-1 - " , ; 1 . 1 Volume X. CHAPEL HILL W. SATURDAY JUNE 6, 1857 r Number; a , r the : ' ; : XHAPEL HILL GAZETTE. JAUES 31. HENDERSON, CDITOn & PROPRIETOR. ? 4"f "'vr.-kJmTXARS n-.n. axnum, INVA . JUA.BLY IS ADVANCE., i ADT lTHc.inVT will he fnsertea st one ! Doll r jer .uar of ll lines, for the first in i rtiod. nJ Twenty-five cent per square for eck subsequent insert ion-i" i i - . . Keralsr Aivertisers will be required to settle i" QuvtHjr transient dTertisernente jnnst OUR STORY TELLER. nificen't view of the bold outlines of the Allegliepfea and Biu.e IiMge. The village coDtained'no buitditig? of note save two- one of then!, a magnificent tenement, the princely residence of one of the ,01d Vir ginia AristociacY ;' the other, the fcoaly ion, a small quaint, yet pleasant house, nestled in the centie of the town. ,T'ie P'T'prieWr of the- one a we.JJij planter, and dnUDguished officer of the State ; tin other a poor widow,' whose only liripgde' pended on the profits of hertaUe, hich flection and examiningher heart, thouglt ust ushering him into the room. - ' it best to dissoljethe engagement ttat ' La me ! pa," exclaimed the young lady had been made between them. . audibly, how interesting he looks, and so Thetiddy cheeks of the suitor became young too, to be appointed a judge ofn ashy paleness, and his bloodless lips ,He is a clever young man, Emma, and jquivered like an aspen leaf, as he falter able too: or he would not have been hon ingly exclaimed . j ; ored with the responsiole office just confer- . ..II Vera bnltcaat, iiIw wa'le-tfTeM-rnrited thi&d-coodJieavens, d -4nj : "-Xow fictkn't frrorea we trekd wtiere youn? romance, Lap Uw ivl HDet in her avert"! tnDce ?" :' ONLY A PRINTER : J or ; i' A. Tale of Virginia Aristocracy. X- I: ',- 4a incident rtlaUd bfi Governor Flovd at the" White House? Had I a tale to' recount of the olden time i laying the' scene thereof in Jntlnnd; FianceSpain, or any of the old countries. ing done, at that day through this retired village. And. tbe,atl vent of a stranger was always a subject of curiosity and interest to the good, townsfolk, a& it is always so in the secluded' villages and inns, in the out of.theway places of America. To this inn-a gaily dressed, yet weary worn traveler picked his wav one evening -iothe autumq of 18 . The buxom hos tess and her tidy daughter were all life and frisked about bestirring the ravory viands, delicious cakes and eggs, much to the sal i section of our hungry traveller, who ap peared to be a young man of some twenty summer, tall, commanding, of flue appear ance and fIeaing manners, ; He soon, by dint of frankce.4 and vauvity of manners. J u associated with so much romance 1 'nsinuiteJ himself into the good graces of andgoigeous g'andeu-, in which there the tosteM daughter, with theJattor would be a pLnteous sprinklinn- of lords I .of who,n.l' TP1? J to f ,nutli tck. and ladies, priests and nuri magnificent j M,e was as ,uvelr as 6U was De8;l DJ y a:ce, nauntea casnej ana gloomy .mo. j ing the general embarrassment, stepped forward, and offering hima seat, exjilained to him that since her daughter's return from the Springs; she hadjtfter mature re ing our'young friend K- to the fifth jut dicial judship.1 . . ' T 1 . K . "A very proper appointment, sir, very ; but yonder he is no'w--aee, the servant is the gentle, tuQ tender, the. confiding Em ma. White T t-t . ' j- ' 'Sir. this is not the staare of a theatre' to : , " ' l I. enact scenes,' now srjbke 'up the daughter, Iet it suffice to know we are to be strang ers to each otbr. . You attempted to de ceive me and pass your self off for a gen lleman, when' it turns out you are onei of the working claw, only k printer, a portion less journeymen, a fortu ne -seeker. ' If you had an honorrable profossior, sir, and was T I i - 'Most assured lr I will do so, and here he comes now. ; h -. fA pleasant eveninb to you, gentlemen C 1. White, pray how do you do. 'Quite well, quite well.I thank you Judge. Permit me to present you to my daugh ter. . Judge K Miss White. . U And -with a low jdeterential courtesy the lifdy greeted the gentleman and seated hira beside her. With raanv an ait and well did she atto.ftpt to amuse; please," an 1 in- "ShootingAffay Arrest and Commit' meat of the Perpetrator .Scarcity ; of Corn Humane Act, Etc- r r nastoriesj it would be far more acceptable tii the great masses thnn if the scene was I tit! im in thi- l.iid f !odd'r.g Yankee? !ilr!a J, mri.H-t"jcto:ic, and cotif n ecu- j lK'iis i hever:heies, I will endeavor to "spin a yarn which, by the way,' is not al- together a yam, but facts and unvarbubed truths i - I ' t ' . I had tbe pleasure of spending few uavs receniiy, cominuea juov. t witu nj 'distinguished friend of mine in ItichmonJ and while there heard the following con tersaliun Lejeen:Le wife aud daughter of mr hMt. ' . t ', . . La I me. what impertinence T exclaim- e-Ji Lizzie K : .-he scanned a beauti- lull y celored note Lauded to her by a ser vant. 'What occasion your surprise.my dear!' iuvuirel her mother. ) i 'Rather .ty indignation, mother, at be ing ake-J, and eveu urgexl, j to take 'tea tijis eveninir at Mrs. Downers, the tanner's vite. . . . ) ; j'And why should yOu not, my dear 3n (jiired her mother. " j 'Thiuk you it wou!d be- proper mother, iix me, i he daughter of JuIge one of t'm wea!thiet aud mtst dmtinsuished men the citv. to associate with such low-bred niechanics !' , I " . I'lndeeJjOiy daughterif j they are me cbinics. they are people wdj to do la the world, repecfable, pious, agreeable, " and every way wortliy of your acquaintance. 'Really, mother, continued the young i jdy, a she toed her pretty head, uVm dipoed to think differently, and so far fiom encouraging, I prefer!' always being 1" j e e.' i ii icuiureu as isr 119 jjiui mum lue laoor- ing classes. Besides, how-is it expected that; I should eojoy myself i6 converse with euch people, whose onlv talk weuld be a bout the stocks, the market,- and tbeirown private concerns ? 'Possessiu charms not' unl Ike and al mt equal to one I adore.' exclaimed the young traveller, ..vlmhinglv, as he .placed him.If before th spnikling fire, after fin ishing his repast, .-.nd expect to lead to the altar, and with whom you are doubtless ac q'iainted, as she, lives only in the manston ahove the village, as I understood. What,Emma .White ! inquired the ho te7 '.! j'j 'Even so, my g'od d.irrle, I met her at . ! the?pri'ds some mouths aro, became en amored iith Lei, wooed, won, anJ atn'now oome to claim mv bride. ; She" is a beaoYifuf reatare,- indeed Tin terjMjsed Aogusta the hostess's davgli ter 'but somewhat j road as is her futh of of a .good family, as I once fondly tho't j sinuate herself intq the good graces of the we could be united, but as it is. I cannot promising young Judge. '' But her i efforts and will not descend so low T ! I were in vain, her arrows were aimed ai And as the young flirt thus spoke,she jos- gainst a heart of steehand the countenance sed her head, and with a look of ineffable of the Judge the whtle, wore a cohtemp scorn and contempt, proudly sailed out or tuous and sneering expression, that baffled the room. I :'l i all! her art and penetration - ; . . . . I . . I Overwhelmed with dismay and stung to i 'Heavens ! what a face ! how lbvelv and tbe quick, the j yonng man sat paralysed many moments, but recovering; somewnnt from the shock, rose and stasrsered oui the room.. f . . " - . I- . Alas' how crushed were his hopes. ne w. Deceived, slighted, wronge'd, confidence beli ay ed, by one whom he adored and lov ed: alas! too well, and all for being a 'low bred, base mechanic ?' And rushing mad ly to the. ins, he sought his; room and threw himself desperately on his humble cot, from which he did not rise for two long, weary months, for the unwonted dis appointment and excitement of the marn blapk anarelic! But metlunks I should know that countenance T exclaimed the ij judges as he caught the beautiful bUck e jes of a lovely lady in a distant corner of the room riveted upon him. , ( j; 'Who ? the young lady in the! velvet mantilla ? ha ! ha ! that's my pi b tege, she is an orphan her parent was a Maitre de Hotel id Salem,Virgiuia, so be- inc left alone I took her under my charge and right useful I find her); she answers bo tli for a companion and maid. would not have brought her here,-but she seems so melancholv and sad, that Pa; would make me : bring her, thinking' itj might ing had brought on a burning fever. Fibm, raon mi nigut ana nigiii 1111 im.ru.iuo p somewhat revive her drooppg spir its conjuring his Emma to com back to bim. er. and ness, wearied all about him save one. The "plnsician'despaired of restori-ng him, and , resigned him In the care of the gentle Au' . i - i gustay who watched at his. bedside niht and day with unremitting assiduity, bore with Lis imleciiitv, administered to his Oh I fie, Lizzie, fie !- But I am to blame . r fur this. I've shown you too mucb-indul I . i gence; you are spoilt ; soj I must even now set about repairing my garden, and pluck out weeds and tarea ere it be too I Come sit down beside me, Lizzie, and t will give you yoar first lesson of worldly evperience by relating to you a story, which 1 trust will lower your pride, and make jou a better woman. A woman with no pride, my daughter, is but A droning easy creature, but one with too cnueh is haugh ty, niggardly and selfish both the ex iremea contemptible and mean, ' Be then neither to fashionably dressed nor too alo-' ? venly, too devout nor ' too worldly. A mere butterfly in the wor'd of fashion and pleasure, making but small pretention to i religion, is a character! bad enough, but worse to ray mind is the fiery zealot, on 'Itia, it is, the pure, the gentle hearted Angbsta't"1; How 1 fertunaie; ! f- ' J'ray Wis th hist impatience andj querulobs j exU9e me-but I know' you will ' Northampton Cottntt, N. C. ) - : - May 19lh,1857 J Since I last wrote you, I have heard of nothing pore important than a a shooting affair which occurred in this county on Sat' urday night last resulting in the death of the assailed party, j 7 ' ; It seerm that there is a white man ca medr Beajamin Harrison .residing a tew "mtles aWv'e GarvsLijr;"who-Hlo the4iib it of getting dmnk pretty ofien, and neai him resided a frer.negro named Bill Portis who was on terms of some familiarity with bim . On Saturday night Portis went to a house in the neighborhood where he found Harrisont.nd accosted him familiarlv say ing, "Arejyou drunk" again?" whereupon Harrison flew into a passion, .eursing and abusing Pdrtie, andj telling him lib show you, -you de n rasea!!" anf" at the same tirmj he leached aipund and seixed a gun and immediatelv cocked and aimed it' a Portis who caught . the barrel and raised it but it went'off just as it got in a line with Portis forehead and tore off the whole forehead, killing hiru instantly. ' , The case was ex mined the next day be fore a special rnngistrate', and Harrison was committed to jail to await his tri .1 at the No ember term of the Superior Court of this county, j These are ail tbe facts I could gather. . ' : J 7 7 ' ; The weather is coM, rainy and verydis agreeable! ; ;' 7''7. W , ' '; ? ' Corn is getting to be exceedingly -scarce and I hear of much suffering in the; ad i joining counties, especially those above this! E-TRANGERO. P. S. I have just learned that the mag istrates ot Halifax couuty at Court to day passed an order to buy some four or five hundred barrels of corn for the' benefit of the poorjof the, county. This is a timely andK praise wort h'move,and deserves the at tention of other counties. j V j : ! i - ' ' ' Petertburg- Exprett. K Beautify Your Home. i Every man' should do bis best to own a home: The first money which be can spare ought to be invested ' in a - dwelling where his family can live- permanently. Viewed as.a matter of economy that is im portant not only because he can ordinary build cheaper than he can rent,but because of tlie, expenses caused by a frequent chang ing of residence A' man' who) in early life build a home for himself and family. will save'nome thousands of dollars in the coorsa-of twenty .years i besides L jayoiding the inconvenience and trouble of removals , ....... , i - Apart from this there is some' hmg agree able to our better naturefn having a horn that he can call pnt own. It is a form ofj property that is mo-e than property. It SjifaU.s to tbe heart-enlists tbe sentimems. and tlnnobltsthe P'llses'or. r 'Jhe accocia- tionslthat spring up around it, as the birth place of children as the scene of lifes l.o- liest cmotions-j8 the- sanctuary where the t-birit cherishes its purest thoughts, are sure as all value and whenever their influ ence f is exerfed th moral, tens'. bilities are impoved and exalied. ) , The greater part of nurj happiness to-day is in creased by the place where we' were happy on yesterdav.add that sensibly -scenes and circumstances gather up a store of bless edness for the. weary hours of the future. Oii this account we should do all in our power to inake home attracti ve. ' Not on ly should.iwe cultivate such tempers as sere to redder itsjntercourse amiable and affec tionate but we should strive to adorn it with those charms good sense aqd refine' ment 6jo easily impart to it "We sy easily for there are persons who think that a home cannot be beautified without a cpn- .Not fo, indeed, gentle Augusta ; if she has piioe it is nothing but nature ; taaid enly pride, which every lass should have. And you say Miss Augusta, she is Quite -" ..!!' T ni lit tl; -rAr. ! wants with kindness and soothed his: ilri- MnM ..ri-.in .'t mA t mArrA I tated spirits Ly the gentlest 'i words: and Sv.... .. ... ,v i , - . - I will rivethe fair'encbantreas. I trusL an I Vreatment- acrreeable surprise. ! j j Finally, after the lapse of several weeks, Eaily next moraing as etiquette would ! hf he?a sIow1 to ver reasonjre- turueu once more. lien navmsr enure ly recove ed, hu thanked the i kind hostess and daughter with tearful eyes and heart j - . 1 I ! oyeiflowing with gratitude foe theii kiod- ness In watching over him in his weakuesa and infirDDities. - He called Augusta his preserver, hisguaidian angel, and told per he owed to her his life, and that he would ever hold her in grateful remembracce,and though be was then about to depart Hud j f i ' r i- - ( " : i would !not see her, again1 for yeais, yet when fortune smiled upon him again, she should hear from him. Till then he bid her a sorrowful, a tearful farewell, and; de parted. 7 ! it'- ,. Years passed and stili ! the J 'stranger was unhead of and ai ten by the good gossips of Salem, and c ven by the one who caused his misfortunes Emma White, herself ; yet there was one in that little village who still gave hi no a placej not ; only in herxnemory, but I also in her heart.! It way the hostess sdaugh ter. t permit, the young man set out with buoy ant heart and high hopes to the man eion. ' ' . But we will precede him,' and- loos in on his betrothed. " v .7 In a magnificent parlor of the mansion sat Emma White and her moiher.the one thamminga piano and the other interros gating a servant :7 7 I 'And you say, Sambo, he lodged last evening at the inn !' , , 'YeK, misse, de cook says .' he's dare now!: ; i . - j ?'. Well, you Can; retire and so, ma, it is even as I expected. ; I thought it was him as he rode past last evening. . ' 7 Well; Emma, how do you intend to' bluff him off ;I'm thinking it will be a shameful and delicate business.' i Logan introduced .him to. me at the Springs, he brought Lim forward as one of the law students,and not as a poor prin ter, as he' is Ell never forgive Mr. Lo- SD : Ir' . " . ' f He is not to blame, my dear, he it bis pupil : didn't the latter say he was a jour neyman printer at A , but in consider ation of his promising abilities, Mr. Logan undertook gratuitously to bring him to the bar?..- - . Well, for all that, I'll nevtr marry a fioor printer. I did have a tender regard for him once, and when I gave him my hand I deemed him somebody, so I acted from ' the promptings of the heart, but now I will be ruled by toy better judg ment! ' 7 r : ' . . Well p'rease' yourself in that matter, my tinfortuniate most forgoN ed j the other hand, who bas so many rig'g deaf I'm disposed to think 1 onorably of ' Tirtues; who is continually railing against ih wo-id, iipU;aicd at lUiylhing like so cial and rational enjoyment, and shocked at die least merriment dancing, playing,' or any , amusement that the heart, in its fulness and gladness, prompts the young and! sprightly to indulge, i; So, then, avoid extremes of every description. But to the 'story: . .,; i! i - I 'Sixteen year ago, Salem, in Virginia, was one of the mot lovety- villages imag. inable ; situated in tbeWrt of the great - ralley of Virginia, yet commanding a mag. j but la, me ! if he isn't at the door now f - '' j Scarcely had she done speaking when ur hero entered, and with a heart over flowing with gratitude and love, spring forward to greet the object of bis idolatry Vut imagine his surprise and dismay when he received o nly in return a Jcold, distant courtesy, which froze Lis blood and rooted hi mi to the spot. , .- - Bewildered and astonished at such gree ting from his fair betrothed, he turned for explanation to the mother, who, perceive Five years from the events just1 rela Richmond was crowded to overflowing,for the legislature in session, and had bt ought its usual retinue of strangers, of fice and pleasure ftekers. It was by ifar the gayest season the capital had seen for many years ; and balls, parties, soirees; picnics, followed each other with unabaied zest.! ! 7 - ' . : Gorgeous lights stream ed ifrotn a score of windows of one of Pearl street's stateli est mansions, and sounds of music and re velry aie heard within. - Luscious and sylph-like forms skip over the rich iy carp eted floor, and grave gentlemen, sit com fortably in the background talking pola.i tics,goeiping and admiring the ligllt hear ted, the lovely and happy beings around them. We will draw near one of those small groups, that one near tbe chandelier, consisting of two gentlemen and " a young lady' and listen and as we as we incog, in matters, but little harm will ensue if we are caught eavesdropping. ; 7 . It is jast as you say, Col. White ; the Legislature has cfoue but little asyet,stil I think .they have redeemed themselves somewhat by one judicious pet in appoint- when I iuform you that I. am uontya prin, trnr tlm poor mechanic you scorned jilt ed and derided many years ago in the' lit tle village of Sa!em,"and rising unceremo niously, the young Judge hastily ctossed the room, leaving the haughty girl cnvered with confusion and sharae to .weep over her, folly. 7 7 . K -j-;. ' , It wis the lovely Augusta-and with doa ting heart, eyea speaking with . joy, ' and countenance suffused! with blushes, the fair beincr welcomed the happy and excited young man.- j . i- (-'. . J. ' Much as Miss 'iWhire suffered Ly the !jna wings of conscience, much as she up" braided herself, much ; as she grieved and sorrowed over her past conduct, her soie disappointment, hei punishment, yet in a fw weeks after, when the admired Judge K led the happy and envied Augusta to the altar,she could but acknowledge that her punishment was just, and tbatjt was merited. ' ' .-j - --'-.,. '-j 7, ' ') , ' ' j Judge K - and his lady .have lived happily, prosperously, and contentedly to gether ever since,' but Emma .White un- j hapnv girl is still a epinsterj an old maid. : ' ;.; . 7 . 1 '.' ;'77a-77j:.r 'So now, Lizzie, my story is ended ull but tbe denouement ! . : ; ; - 7 7 'Denouement!1, 7 ' 'Yes, for jou must know, your dear fath er is the hero and I Jtbe . heroine ; he the 'base-born mechanic," and I the hostess's daughter." . 7-" 7 , , r' ; ' Pardon, pardon, mother !' and aa the veung Miss threw herself into' her motls ei's arms she vowed never to be so selfish so proud again, i j. .7;.' ;;7''. j 'And you will go to 'Mrs. Downer's this evening I' ii -. j :', i "Oh '. that I will; mother! with pleas- ure.' 1 , " . j The company began loudly to applaud Governor Floyd, as he .concluded his re rainiscence, when he bid them cease, as he too bad finished all but the denoument. ! 'What is it! "What is it f rang around the circle. . : - r s . . "Why, nothing more nor' less than that the hero of my story has just .entered this room, replied the Governor, as he pointed to his distinguished and astonished friend, amid the plaudits of the assembly, ..--. ! ! j Hard Times. : 1 7t -The Dablonega Lumpkin county Ga Mountain Signal says.; i - . ; ' The cry of hard times is to be heard in all quaiters of the up couiitry. , In GUmer, Fannin, Union and our own country provisr ions are Ibecoming exceedingly scarce and we fear that many of our people will suffer 'greatly before the harvest season rolls aro und. Many of the families now in our coun ty from what we can learn have been with- out meat for weeks and but small allowan ce of bread. Many cattle and hpgs are dying from burger, A. gentleman informs us who has just passed, through Fannin, and Union counties that scarcely passed a farm which did not give evidence of some decayed, carcass many of wh ich he saw. Truly the times are becoming distress Boss I want twenty five centssaid a jour printer to his employer; . ; . 7. Twenty five cents how soon do you want it,lW. ,7 ;;'k NextTuesday. As soon as that, lou cant have it I have told yo i often that when jyou were in need of s large ao 6Um of money you must give me at least four weeks notioe. Trost in South Carolina- ,', The Kjoowe Courier says, ttiat on Thurs" day the 21st iust that section of country was visited witji a frost. : j , -. ' Vl''i Some years since says tbe Courier, the frost in May injured th Wheat crop, but this frost,so far aa we have heard Las done ' no injury. ' v7 . , , ' V 7 1 ' 7. . , The Walhalla Manner refirritigi to the Weather in that neigbLeihood remarks: The ex;iaoidtnaiv. weather continues. Soverul fnoruiogs this week j we have: had frost, but no injury jas we leaiu have been sustained by the gro wi ng crops. Raiu has also fell in large quantities and . the - wind that followed tias been cola; and unpieas pt:in fact the weather has been on a breeze tor tne past two inotitns. j ; r The wheat, although later than, usual,' looks well, and some of it is in bloom. It hab nc thing to fear but the rust. ; ' . .; '! i i j 7 ',.7-r.T'- r -:: To catch mice,place sweetmeats in your mouth on going to bed and,and keep your mouth open. When you feel the whiskers of the mouse, bite. I i Somebody asked M. De Villemain vrhy the Imperial Pi 1 nee was caHed the Child of France!' ''Because he is the. grand son of Universal Suffrage, was the witty reply, : The Fafayette(Ia-) Journal publishes the folio wing" frigid etra ct from a reply by a Boone country subscriber j to . a dunning letter, s -7 :.. r ". -' 711 "Sorry to say, old boss, that I cant pay, I am very tight up, which is to ay I hain't nary red: Ef lard oil wasf-pn cents a bar rel, I couldn't buy a enough, to grease my har. Don't worry k I freely forgiye you the debt, .'i j siderab'le outlay of money. r Such people are in error. '' It costs livle io have a neat flower gardeb, apd 'to surround your dweN ling1 with-those simple beauties which de light the eye far more than expensive ob jecta. j If you will lt the sunshine and dew adorn your yard ihey will do more for you than any aitiet Nature delights in beauty. She loves to brighten the laud scape and make it agreeable to the eye. She hanrs the ivory around the ruin and over the stump of a withered tree twines the gracefut vine. . A th usand arta the practices to animate the senses and please the mind. Follow, her example and do for joutself what she is always laboring to do for! you. Beauty is a divine instrumen tality. It is one of God's chosen foims of power, j We never, see creative energy with something beyond , mere existence, and hence the whole universe is a teacher and I- - ' ' --J '!' r - ' mspirer ot beauty. i.very man was born to te an artist so far as the . appreciation and enjoyment of beauty are concerned, and he jrobs himself of one of the precious gifts of his being if he fails to fulfil this beneficent purpose of his creation. 7 I : Southern Timet. . - The Growing Wheat Crop. . , "OtHint llfcbT virtu-hewmfaL I 1 , ' Whra,UfctlinJbot4rrto'rsr - 4 . ' And thewyvhea rthly jnyikreputL ' ' . ; StU ehw n m bnghtar hore.'? ' . !", lleanato Ujt atPeaci l.1 Mind your own business. 2. Keep your tongue' from evi 3 i De not contend for every tri er it be matter of right or opioipo. 4 If others neglect their duty I fle wleth t i sure that you perform yonrs to them. To render railing it Is to return ; I i- ri - X,. - 5. Make your enemy see and,' loye to him. ' ' ' to y ou be 1 6.1 Beg God for universal cha 7. Be bumble. 7- i . . . r . .8.1 By faith. wat for tbe provi v, J. 'Maton, God.- Once- sm. rot tatl your ity. dnce of. From every State of the Southern coun try we Lave tbe most gratifying accounts ofthe growin'g wheat crop. In the Caro linas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ten nessee,Texas and our, own State tbe prom, ises of an abundant harvest were never bet ter. Everywhere the 'crop is backward but vigorous and healthy the recent genial Weather is bringing it rapidly forward and unless something now unforbeen occurs to a rich and early harvest. ' It is probable indeed that tbe cold, backward spring has actually been favorable to. it causing it to rake firmer root and to spread as the far mer says. We Lave no doubt also that fiom the Middle and Western States where the wheat has been actually killed out by the severe and changeable winter,we shall with the adyanding spring receive equally favorable account. N.- O. Picayune. ,., Did you ever attend tbe theatre! said a young man to a blue eyed maiden who hung on his arm as tbey promenaded tbe streets of New York, one f tild evening io Octobeu. !The girl's cheek crinwoed. as she answered the interrogatory in the ne gative. and added, j ' j ) , My Mother has taught me.frem child hood that it is wrong to attend such places But your mother formed perhaps iproj er prejudices from exaggerated accounts given by others; for I have often hear! her say she never attended one in - her life. lie spoice eloquently ox tne nrama, co medy and tragedy,-and dwelt with pathos on the important lessons thereto be le ned of human nature. ' i i "'' 'I ' 1 Go with me once, he laid, and judge for yourself. 7 '-, 7 . -. , . Persuasion and curiosity triumphed over maternal precept and example, aa she beai- tatingly replied: I'll go hut one.! , She went.1 and in that theatre a charm came over her like that which the serpent sent forth: from his dovelike eyVJ She went again" and again, and from thai.honircf .mirth and laughter she was led to one from the porta ed. - 1 - . Around a centre table where an astral ar i s of .which she never return- lamp was shedding its mild light sat ' three girls one holding in her band (a-pack of cards! At the back of her chair stood a young man who for years had sumceasfullj resisted every effort made by his! compan ions, to induce him to learn the character of cards .J i to make LATER Prom NORTHERN MEXICO 7 7. ' I New OaicAKs, May 10th, , Late papers frm Northern Mexico show the country j to be quiet under the adminis tration of Yidaurri, wno has become quite pop ular. . ii , -. . , : r- It is reported that rresidentComonfort has appointed M. Biebaad, the Mexican counsul at this part, to represent ths interests of Mex ico in the Tehauntepecir'antit route. This is important as proving the recognition of the right! of the. company by Mexico. 7 ( L Why are good resolutions like fainting ladies. They, want carrying out. : ..-1 :.-! . ' ' y A brave man is one. who Isn't afraid to wear oldi clothes until he is able to pay for -1 i. - . ... . . ! I. . . new. A man hearing that a raven would live two hundred years; 1 truth of the aaeertion. one to test the Come said she, we want one' . i . . . ii . . . . out our game, l'lay witu us once if you never play again, j '. 7 ' - , - Her eye eheeknd 1 ip conspired Xo form an eloquent battery which sent Wrth its attack upon the fortress of good n illations . j; stood secure,, until it fell like the walls of an ancient city when " jarred by the fearful batteringvram. He earned the cards and played th eni. A few weeks afterwards I was passing Lis door at a late hour,and a candle washed ding its dim light through the window. ' Since that time I have looked from mv chamber nearly every hour of the, 'night from1 the close of day till eaily ntorn. and seen j the light faintly struggling through the curtainsthat screened th inmates of that room from every eye,Savi Hts who seeth alike in darkness and noonday. I Gaming brought with - it deseaue' and f death came just as he had numbered the half of his three score years and ten. During his last hours I was sitting by . his bedside when !he fixed on me a look I shall, never 'forget and bade tne W lis- words. " ' ' mae'e a differ mt niaa ' but it is nov to late.- that there is a stata of i i T being beyond the grave ; andj wbeu I, think of the retribution wliiJh tmU me in another, ; I feel a borrir v''ich language is inadtquats to descri ten to his dying T might have from what I am. I am convinced were amo ng the last: words hi ever ut tered. The umor class ma be. Tbee t r ! ' I souUierni col lege had assembled in a student's; room and. -de-' to spend the bight in a i tot bauch. !; ;T", - f Amid the crowd was one whi badnev- r recited a bad lesson since his .matr Culation.1 In hts studies he Was herd; and1 shoolders-aboe the classl' That : day he had failed. A shade ofitho dee- pest gloom came over nim, anji melaqeholy. Bui the wine had jt paijed roond, while h felt like; Lodrerin Eden, where all was W and gladniai around 1.7 him. V7 Said a classmate. : Come Bob: -quaff Itis Umparnd it will make 3 on fee bngni. as a Tho tempter hipered in 'slam. ar il r .i i i. IV- 1 v )-:!:! 7' tv-r- 7
The Chapel Hill Gazette (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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June 6, 1857, edition 1
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