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-V. Of - I. r ' V " .. I , I '. -? V - - r v. : Irl A, 9 . - -- J . il OA ' 1 ( 1 ? - I 1 1 . 1 i . 1 - . . ! - ft ,7i : ;;- ; '7: 1 7 ". , ' ; 7 ; : ;r p . 1 !'!' " :;' i ; i "I - . ' ,-. ' ' K . J : . t ' . 'i , : C'.' 1 . . .; . ; ! tini-KBf juj ,wii'n i i. i r mji "in " " r !l - :" ; , 7(7 . .7-7 I''.1'" i . ' r-.Vi., , - J --".-.-u-J-J-tJ- L-vAJ--..-ur-or ""ft , 7 ;7- ! i 1. ' ! il . i; I - I '1 VOLUME IV. KIHIIVO GOODS. HAMILTON iL CUA1IAM, Iwtrlrrg'and holenle DnAers in rOHElGX AXD DOtSTIC DRY GOODS, Pclerabur, Tn. j INVITE THE ATTENTION OF TflE 1 TUAlE to ihpir lry twl denirsK) stock of Fresh .Spring Goods. now. in or nd I read; -for Kb:i,iiln, consist- f IrrrU .Wii.jr h i desirable at let 0r the season. - ' nwit'ftit most iith hy.iir pijwwl to ffVr onl most j favorable term lo Virginia. North Cmrolinn ami j Jnni- Mrrcbanis. t in to tli4 uiistnled I cirvdiiion of commmnl. matters, thvr nales win i sirutlT eontvned to cah and prompt ix month buyer. To such the greatest iu dureinenU beofti-redt . "! I t'JT OnSer are rehpectfully solicited, which hnll tay-Lav their prompt and careful wtceiitkiu. ' I I ' 1 t ir. k 0. March U. 186L 9- c. - r- GUAW! GUAO!! Fcwles' Sotubla Phospn-ted II .. ! A VINO acvvpti-tl the agetiry ol thi very talunMe and r4inl.'' Giimri, we wuu!l fall )' ( iid attrutit'ti l Mcr IihiiIs and 1'I.itnun, to In tinor".ty iovr ail otber leiiilizers itn jtrriit rtaiactrit,ic IhmjiT the pnnjpn.t and pfrniHiii-nry of ilk 1 in wbW tiit 6tiria.''t IVrimnH a ini.it)t il. ! Tbe fijr many wrtili- ' tiu i lit it gi4 Ht. full e8 tn. 111 iu n ! hi-h t-liarnt-trri kitfii to u. U'rtlu-r with the trrl.uji ir.n-f tit i)!' the'wrll khown proprietor, rrii'lT lie .i.iniiK' 1'!io. IihU'i1 1'eiutiau Gumiio , Vorih v of I't rii'i t onrtiieiiie. While -I.Mnii!gvnM uperbr;ty cf this Gnnno riTtr the IViivii.Ii,. wr ot: r it mI miucn per ttnt. W rott, vlx $ o 1 ion. ('irtular..i i.tiiiili.iig 1 trtifn s!c and analysis, loiwaritrd uptu l plu-Kticn to . . CAM!', 10XSAL A CO.- ! - I x SortolW, V. Fb. 2'i, 18G1. j ' , ; i 5 GOd. V7. E CANIf ADY, 1 AttoriK-v i Cotinscllor at Law, '. ofVoi;. c. , SPECl L tn nli'ii "iveil, to Collection. J if D.li'-c ovi r i5.c lriii Mure ot lleuwley Iti-ffr. . A t 'i it 2, 27 12m". i TO THE PLANTERS' OF. . VuMU lurollitM. i N F.I lnke.tliiti niftlioil o in, I.i. Hi r j !. j l.i.i f Vii if irv'.i liri1 iM'i aio- , . -. a ', if:r;i rrr.;T t.; loll A' t U AT j'.-Kt' lilt.!. V..l.j;i,UlE in tlii lir tUe iiMMit tvar .They I'or.fuU-ht'y oliciVH lllTl rlntlit Hi til4k 4ironile wliicll ilMit ht-irff". r bei-ti UeMOwrd ummi ih'u populnri rou teu ion t, a.ifc inn! lOtiinnKiioiH wurcboiise. Batu-tiu U;eti'M'h s Irum thir long Experience In tli c tru!s the One u. in.ipcrtor and t tie oilier as ali'r in Tolnrro. thut your interest cannot lie belter "promoted i-lst-wlirre." ' Tlione ro-invnlnjr Tobacco to us. and desiring : that we KiiOuld ci'U it, are requested to mark it plainly on both rnj'-i, rare of VAlT.llN A tlAH LAMl, but if designed tliat we. nbould onlj in teiit it. mark it W'vti Hill Wurrhouse. Our rhirge tor inerli-ng and selling will' only be ONK DOLLAU t F.lt HOCSHKAD. - , VAUGHN & GARLAND. PcTKkSHiRO, V., January 1,'lSiil. 1 N. ; B. W'ith plefimire I avail nt) self of liis 0Krtnnity of t.iiini to my frieii'ti and thoe tniftniMinid witli; irty, present aaot t ite, A. B. UAHLANU, K.-q- pi n't bo is a gentleman well known and biMy emermed in ibis community aa well for his iugnej qualiflt-ations as bis gen eral iuto igenta, urbanity and integrity. I K. It. VATfinX. ISpTlC13. '- ALL claims due the late firm ot Ilerndon k I.andis, have been placed In the bands of T. Browii Veuatiie, K.q. wbo is fully authorised to ettlt and teM t lor jbe same. Those indebted ti rrqnentid to f ' inimediately. Ljigtr in dulxeiice cannot begifon as I bae to settle with the Litiulor ol Si G. llernMon, deceased. , ( . . i A. LANDIS, Jr., ' SurTirintf nartner of llrrudou k Landis. Oxford, April , 1801. L : DAVIS,1 KUBLE & CO. , (LATK Fl'UMAX.DAVis CO.,) IMrOKTEKS AND JOIJBEUS OF f ... ., 87 CSAUEEES & 69 EEALE MS. iouk. - ' J. O. PTI!l, f FSBPINAXD- MOIXOT, V . G. Nosl K, I J B. GaAY, -. E. C. CukatHam. January 2. leUO. - - . 4rV tf. OlonlcN. tarre assorinit-iit of tloaks and Flaw's t' I a; lam isjk. Oct. 15, 1PC0. ... IVotlce. OUR accounts will fall duj 1st July and 1st January in the future. ' . . I CKITCI1F.R, COOKE k CO. I. i:F.AKLKT llEbTKIL" Jaon 1 1861. 60 tf. GROCERIES I GROCERIES t! A cmh1 supply on hand at all times 'y i,l'UI t'l'lHl III. f FEU1ULL L CO. liifr i.a. Tal'y Ho, May 21. rtcnrir 3Iude C lot lllng in great variety for sale low by III'.FLIK. FEItltlLL 4 CO. ; Tally Uo, My 21.; , CugQtcG sndA Rockaways. ' 11IA.VE and will keep on hand n elegant sapply of llugBics and IWkaways made by l)anUp sod others,' hub' I ill sell cheap for CA, and on short time to punctual costoinen. 1. IL FULLElt. March 21, 1861. - 3ti. if. Se insure OXFORD, N, c: SA3IUEL T. WILLIAMS, EDITOR & JPROPttlETOR. TERMS. The Leisure Hwr h pubshed in Oxford, Nt.C? every Thursdav arTW IoKaW per n-...trjVed thTtolan for l.eheadin- cri "" it n advance 7W pollar, and fijiv tn P,an ,or bf hea(l1?,S frl J nhe, Mi !of 4rxi months. ail .teneooaly in ordn Jpm.ttU Tkree Dorsinvriattrrifraiyntntayed tt"J1) ad of the year. .Any person tending ubsrribe,r, ac-ompanjied ;with ihe cash, w'r be entitled to one years -Ubscriptioa of the paper without charge. ; ADVERTISING Aclvertisemertt'wiU be inserted at One Dot- aper squafe (12 line, or lesV for the first in- ertion. and 25 centsTdr each'snbseonentinser-' t5n Advi-rtUements escwd;ni 1 2 1ina will be barjrid in arme proportion jaccording to . length. I j f ' ' " I ri'8.iona' or ''iisihit8 sros, tnot over six lij.K.wt'l v itiHtrted 6 moiAb:for 15, or 12 ' ml.ntli. for $9.00.- i .i i. mi - . : . ' .TOT? - WORK iVear ir pafeil to execnt.- Job Wilrk wi.th riMtness atkd dispatch, fur which the cash must p;tvi on Ue'ivcry. . Those i inning I'ltinjihhets, Rijxineslti Cards, Cirrnblrg. , Vifcitiilj - Letter Itending, . &i-L &cl J . will fin.l it to thtfir advantage; to j give us a call. 4 win n iirnish it the-shortest notice any kinds t!l.inli i' that nliiy he wanted, j l , i i ASullime Peeia We ar Jndebied to an in p 're(J . individual, j lf Mr. Smi'h. if Lmdon g ing hitne ? for a crr of an extrrdin .ry Inrfm entitled " A lirei.rt ! .Marga'e. ' in whith the connubial . . i" . ... . . .1. I.I , i . . . - dlflerPiiekMi and horrible dfWviti of a newl mar-' riert Com le. are e'infflv deWribil. Vfr, Smith cimmencen with i life-like P ctnni of bis ill- lated lover t Thev married in the summeii time As I hnve not remarkeil before , His op me was Clarence Fifz Moreese, And her wan Ann' Augns'a 1 ore. And i.b I ibev mmle he t.iSdai tjrip IO wneupiii M-argate a waner- tot. ' Ldelicatei n the next ptin-aje. we lrn in- t'h ktii)ti of Anu Augusta's ifaetaplily i . TivMi. n Maraate's fchorei f - Tl jnir ei-j-iV a T ffriiil bop. .f i i I !'; lev .iawttTce,-r "j"Z 'tfn-tftSe, Met y., .Iiinifa Adonic op Kit'.s, who hid f fe from BandwhicB, whete I 4 le kept h de- et t barher-sep. Though no dvrlosu'e is nj ade read- er cannot fail to'susjeet that .Lis meeting at hp wril prove disastrous to the peace ottMr. Fi?z Moreene pivsent'y : Then Ann Augusta danced th b im. Regardless of her marriage vows. And sufftrrad him to wait on her. Atid fan her high Corinihiaii brows j Tea', e'en ieaih the ve'fy liosa I Of that unhappy man, her spouse The next veise informs ns:how Mr. Popkins sf.ted ufn dancing Willi Ann Augusta all tliei evening, because " he ktrew her when a iiid." At which Mr. Fits Moreese feels so desperately outraged that hejinvites both: par- .lies ooin par - lie to visit the East Cliff immediately deter- iiiiiiiii iv hichk 1110 utMiipu iruuc.ui. iuclc. MrJ Smivh thus describes the harrowing scene e cliff: , . i They stood together on the ledge- 1 he husband barber, and the wife f And Clarence FitzMoreese tomed pale ' ;' I ' .t -i.l J A -l itfl I ".'! I as iniani ciiiiu oepriveoi 01 uie While all t e trio gazed upon llie foaming tide with battle rife Kextwehavea.trikingly dramatij exibi - I I I I 1 lion of passion : ' Woman, said MrFiti Moreese, T l saw you smile ou that young man And ) swore vengeance 'instantly, j 1 When I beheld him kisi yooj- fan ; h here he goes to Kingdom unit, I And. madam, save bim if you can. Finally,- we have a vigoroas report grand catastro he : I 1 n of "the IV 4, He pushed young Po kiis from the cliff, Into the roaring tide below,' - And when Ann found hiniUinking fast, .-' be St rang from off the rockj also ; I And Clarance madly followed her, J . . Exclaiming, sadlv, Here's a 1 " ; ' t . " . v - I 1 J 1 . Mr Smith might have concluded this lonch- ing domestic -m a little less , abrupy but, perhaps it would not have ler. such a deep im- pressiou opon ihe minds ol tne readers, in that case, ns it does nowv Tak;ng everything 1 into consiileration, however, it stHie ti that Mr. Smith can makt more rooue' . -t . 1 in j some 'good lance-Mhan as i a trade sboeniaking, for instance poet i and we would advise him to cot the muse at present. ... . WAR AED INVEHTI03TS f ! 'Times of war hare generally beerr times great mental activity; fruitful in novel ideas and inventions. During thl fieri- intellectual ferment that introduced and: accompanied the, nrsi rreocn tevoiuuon, morf imporiam inven lions were made by the French than that nation had produced iu centuries, jit was then : fhose two psper manufacturers the brothers Mont gofierinvented'balloons, by which; ,'for first time, the ponderous hodies of men were lifted up into the air above the clouds-1 In 1794 Barrtre made his report in favor Of Chappe'a' they are certainly ahead of us. Fortunate plan for transmitting ideaa rapidly to .'great J distance by means of posts with - arms npon tbem to be placed in different positions to ex ' press various Mfrn. .Tbough the-popnlace of Paris pulled down the first apparatus that was erected, suspecting that it was a device of -.the " aristocrats " to convey intelligence to ,the en emy, the tough inventorj persevered,' and the . livery of these leetr's,r by removing- errone telsgraph took its place jnonj" human af- J ous prejudices an imparting an amount of fairs. It was a member of the National As-., serably, the benevolent Dr. (iuikdin, who con- criminals insta 11- ferings attendant upon the ordinary modes of execution. In .Lis speech, J advocating the adbi tion of his plan, he! remarked, " We will 'cut off your heads, Messieurs,; without hurting you in the least, " j which rsused a general laugh ; the members little thinking that nearly all of their heads would in fact be sheared off by Ae doctor-..Eling Lnifc To Quillotin's 0 1 lasting grief, hia own nime Was given to the Woody implement, with I which il mqst be as- sbcia"ted throngh all subbeque lt time. It was buld and active t " "----r . " ' I tem f weights and meaosurcb, tbehdoptton 6f ; r which in this country wie have so long adyoca- I ' - - - 1 i ted : a reform thut we wish to see accomplished before the conciusiou of the present war. : Periods of war in other nations have not been less marked by feiundiiy in inventiotis than those ol France. The iwen'y .years in which England was fighting against the French rvo'u"i produced more imhitons in Eng ianu man iweniy c ntunes roia ; Derore. t tie activity ot mind which resulted from the furious contests of the Italian republics ol the t Middle Ages, not only gave the world j the . barometer, the pendulum and the telescope, but 'i it alrio awcoverea tc w estern nemiipuere, and dem .. ' : . . .t . . n..t..t..1 .L.... ...i,r.v . - ruicY' ,uc p" "r B3f- lem 'Pg lurther back IB LlatorV, we il t d ,hat 5 of the inventions ihich came from ne fertile intellect of A rchinjeiles, Related ; to the production or the improvLineut of military engines. : It is, however to be temarkod that the inven tions resulting lrom the iuUe)iecual activity which generaRy nceoinpauiea if period ol .war are not confiiid at all to war like. iiuplemeti8. but are found in every department ot science and art The great war whidh has been jn:iu- gurated in our inidtt: will d ul)t'ess produce many wonderful developmental, and '.it will b very-int. resting to ulierve. whether, among l.Ci there vyli! be iy xjateml on i!ie part of iuventors e'vei ihan that which has marked our past periods of peace. j ' ; An Evenirg In Ihe Arts and Sciences in 7i ilia 'ax ' Com- pared with Western Nations 1 he Rev. A. B. Cabaniss of Yirgiiiia, whojhas spent tfjium her of years in missionary laliojir in China, has beeti delivering a series- of Tenures, on that J country, in Augusta. Last :,jToesday evening we. had the pleasure of hearing; bim on the sub ject which heads this article Tie commenced by stating. that China wa tW- besttmisiinder stood nation on the globe, arid then went onto prove his assertion by a j number of startling : facts, which upset a1! our timeihonoured notions -and preiudices against a people whose diet we i had believed was j f J J ' . ! I , r'a, iv" cuiieia, puppy - pies; Bird -'-nest soup, which (so convenient!) every f bush supplies j . , - j Mr. C. informed his andrenc that during his seven years resilence in Sliar gbai and travels Lin the adjacent regions, he b never seen a rat sold or eaten ; though he as informed the lower classes at Cannon di j - eat them, but vanio'i wna uui vuiun. , '11 ' I . He then went on to show that ihe Chinese Tsb ? idolaters' Bre vi W Rnd ,i,era7 t vtArvla . Tliatr WArA ilia fi rat 1V1 J7 An Int-a ftf itnrtP powder, printing and tbe magnetic i needle. Most of ihe modern discovehfa with us are old with them. , ; They have, for ages, had k .7 V:; hp chain pnmp and artesian wells. They hatch eggs by steam and raise fish artificially. Tible-turniiiff and Spirit-rapping are antiquated hae surpassed ,the 'land of in shrewd inventions as they pastimes. - T hey oden nt tmrgs nave even mven- led a flea-Imp, which has neverpeen patented, but is hawked about the streets and sold for - a - 1 I l few pencc,to the great re 'if f ol ihe- victims of these insects. What disinterested benevolence in the inventor I But, perhaps, he has been dead so longjhis patent has yn out. As the lecturer informed s. aiost of kheir inventions are so old they have lost a'l origin. Among the m'ultipHci traces of .iheir y ot inven 10ns and discoveries mentioned, wi Were surprised " to hear thev had never discovened the art ot dancin? no great discovery, ta "true," but very favourite "art I lie mentioned with most iheathen people some of tl'eir internal im- proyements as on a gigantic pj rntft. p He exhibited some of their hoka and pain-ting8and- gave an account of their many vol I nmcs on all subjects that ever agitated Ihe ; mind of man. They have phi'osophers and ot poets i and Tranceiidentalists who can split hairs with a German Metaphysician, Trashy ... 1 1 novels and plays are. as common as in Ameri ca,'t They even have astronomers, ca' culate - eclipses, and issne an almanac every year. f To crown the 'whole ; one thousand years ago t they establishedcompetitive examinations for - persons who wished to enter th service of the the Government. , Since that time no one has been allowed to hold the, higher offices, unless he was a regular graduate. In this particular, would it have been for the LTpited States, OXFQRli, N. C; .JUNE ,20, -1861. thai rule bad beeajit force here, at LoC time of the election of braham Lincoln, ; '',--k.': , The audience came from thislectare with a much better opi 1119a of the mental capacity of the Chinese than jihey ever entertained before. Mr. Cabanisa is (l)ng a good servtca in the de solid information rifely met with.'! A Poestft r the Times "if- BT jtjTHaMPnx, Who talks of Coefeio ?. Who dares to deny A resolute peopile their right to be free ? j Let him blot out forever ene star Jrom the sky 1 i F i j t r - i - t -) i I Or curb with his fetter one wave of the sea ' I l I .1 I ' Who prates of Coercion 7 Can Jove be restor'd To bosojns where only resentment may ::4dweii-..;. I J.:vj.,.- j Can peace upon earth be troglaimed by the ' swoid. ;fj!f f ' p;- ''-I Or good will among men be established bv shell? I fill' 1 . i Shame! shame tliat the Walesmairmnd trckster : i i . I i U I " -t itor.oo1h Should have for a crias nO other recourse, Beneath the fair jaj-sprittg ot" Light and of r' : Truth,. .-;- ;h ..; .'- - "i Than tbe old bfutemjulmen i of Tyranny Force. From the holes wjhere Fraud Falsehood1 and s':.. Hate slink awaj :,":' : ;., I u- - From the cryptlin wlich Error lies buried v I -t;i IT : i . r - 4 ' in chains-- i , ! i ' ! This foul opparat ion-stalks forth to tbe day, And would ravage the laud which his pres- . -. ' ence- profames. . . i .1 -i ' ' v'U';ite-i --h , I- Cou'd von conquer u. Men of the Korth. could you bring 1 , "Desolation iind death i on our homes as a flood I, ; .; J j ! : ; . - (,",; : Can you hope the jpnre lily, AfTectionj will spring FrOm ashes reeking and sodden with blood ? Could you brand - ve not iu8 as villians and .-.fa, know J What fierce, 6ii:k-n hatred lurksl under the ' scar?' IIow loyal to Ilapsburg is Venice, Ti wot. IIow dearly the Pole loves his father, ie Czar I But 'twere welt . remember this' laud ot the f : sun : . ' r..' ! . I Is a tiutrix leonvm. and suckles . . i ' , i i i a race ' i ! S;ron2-armed. Jion-liearled and ba nded as one Who brook not oppression and know not 1 disgrace. - And'-well -may the schemers in office beware The "swift retribution; fhjit waits japon crime W ben tbe lion, Uksistakce, shall lesp his lair 1 'I- from With a fury that renders hU vengeance sub lime. Once, men of the-North, we were brothers, and still, !- , Though brothers no more, we would gladly be friends . u . . Nor join in a -coniHict accurst that must fill Wilh ruin the country on which it. descends , ! I ;'';' '' " iu u smmen tu mmanesa ana maa wi.n me rage ..,;! .1 : ;ii, ,. Yon would not act a new Iliad to darken the v ? " - r-.Si.--l -i ..-,;:':. With horrors beyond what is told us of Troy V , , - . si f, deaf as the adfler itself to the cries, - When1 Wisdom Humanity, Justice implore, You would have our proud eagle to feed on the eves r Of those who have taught him so grandly to soar ; T-'' ;. 1 ; ; L !' : . ; .7 . f there.be to your malice bo limit imposed, And you pnrpqse hereaf er to rule with ?the rod.;.-,. The men upon whom yon have already closed Our goodly domain and the temples of God- To the breeze thn your banner dishonoured- J i ; ii unfold, And at once let the tocsin be sonnded afar ; We greet yon, as greeted the Swiss, Charles tne Dota, i .a" r 1 i With a farjewelj to peace and a welcome to war! " " For the courage lihat clings to our soil, ever bright, I I ' Shall catch inspirations from turf and from tide Our sons nnappalled shall go forth to the fight, With the smiletof the fair, the pure kiss of me unue , Atid the bugle its echoes shall send though the past, .. 1 , . 1 " J " - ' In the trenches ot Yorktown to waken . tbe slam ; . . -O .. ;;t"'--- While the sods of King's Mountain stall heave " at the blast, ' - - And gitfe up its heroes to gtory again. . 1 . : ' . " Mercury. 'jv-J- m . ' ' ' ." . -t- j,:-,: ;- - Crops ts;Ai,AtAMA. A letter from! Marengo county, Ala atcd May' 31st, sayst -Our prospects for crops are very fine. Cirn head high and tasselling, and perlectly greuni Oats very fine. - Cotton not looking so well on -aer count of the cooT snaps, but warm weather and a shower of raioj will set it all right. I had squares (or as yon call them forms) more than a week ago. We uow have the prospect of if rain shortly," ' 7 A For The Liesure Hour . A. Tracti For the Soldiers, - I have spent most ' of the time for several weeks among the soldiers to whom I gave about 200,000 pages of tracts, and had couVer saiions on personal region with over 2.300- in Ltheir camps and ho?piiala. I find hiany ct them pious,, daily reading the Bible and pray ing fo God. But. by far, the -largest portion are irreligious. ' Injhree, Companies, cf about 50din-noi!.r?':,e'y.pro,'fssnr3 ol religion - fx.-'! i v.J: . " t " ; -1 o. jern irait-vo et,i inenas Date given me from $25 'o AO r-ni ej.cS, to supply th? Bbldiers with Uil.ls ani Test.lments, but .1 have almost exi,i',"i "v suppfr. besidea what 1 could get from" oihi r accessible Sour- ces. .From a fu'l supplv of suitable religions books I am sirivingjo put in nie4ige of gospel truth in the hands pi .every manJ ,.In' camp life they have manyjhours for readinjr. . The dangers to which they are exposed, incline them to solemn reflection. A ladv reouested me to ive for her aif I had .f ib. .o!t " un I ; , c T .--v.... ..-v, Jesti8,7 $lij.76 wor h. A'rppy of whi- h I gave to a soldier one Sunday morning, Von which 1 mark4 the 91st Pbalm.. The Sunday follow ins, he wihed me to sit with him in Irs tent. He 8? ted that the tract caused hlim to -et bi4 Bible to riad the Psalm. On opening to it hel was surprised to find a piece of puper pined to tins salmi upon whi' h was wntjen in beauti ful hand by his sister Emma, Aiese lines:' ''When fromliome receeding V, iAnd from hearts that ache to bleeding. Thjnki of thdse biehinq who love thee j 1 i Think how long the nigh will bq . Tflf the eyes that weep for thee." ' " , (3od bless thee and keep thee." , - , The ve'tihg tenderness I before God ; in that tent cannot be expressed. Som ol his mates were religious and ready to encourage him in seeking salvation. All are anxious to jet tracts as they are brief aud jointed, and easy to carry to read wives, mothers, sisters Being separated froni and o'her loved ones, t her long for, and hear- ti'.y respond to expreis ionS of sympathy, affec- ticn ami christian infli enees. ; . I find them to be -chiefly onr inteliigejit young men, the hope of the ichnrch and coni Mry; and no efforts or means shoidd l;e spnred to supply "them with ! . . . I what in interesting-, instructive and savins, that I ttl&IT' t.a Vv? C Fa riitikA I ... fl.A 1 I 1 . ta'ionS atid dangers Tijhreiiletiiiig them every Hi; f " r I . : - :-. J T i j ' - 'I i 1 am nearlv ont of trncl and the way is closed up so. the Tract Bocjetv cannot send them to mp,. for which the officers express dee- regret,! and pron,ie to! send when the way is ppet, such publications' as may be desired . to supply thp annuities to Li i Dr-ectors and Life I Members And 1 would hcre stafe, Cr, infor-1 mation, ififwe can get rothing more from . this Societvy itihas paid in cash to Colportenrs"al-; anVs ih Niorth-Carolina1. Resides "large, grants of books and tracts about $11,000 mora .than . 1 we bare given tjie Society' from thU State. Although we sre cut off from .this Society and the ;Xprth. yet "the Tract canse can and I must go on, and I am impropriating all fuft b I can get to ireprinting the Tracts here for the oldiers,iaj onr4 Institutron : fo the Detif i and I)umh and: the B'ind. V I nave commenced, and 8nR, this work under the approval and cbjnnsel of all the Pastors of this City, each of whom have read the Tracta selected iand gave ihe first donation. 1. wi'l have 9fi,C00. pages eady very soon j and every dollar given win enable me to re-prints 1500 , pages". Ker. F. Fit?geraldr Chaplain of the second Regi ment, was the first to secure five dollars wor'h or 7,t00; pages. Rev. J. j N. Andrews, Chap lain of 1 the third Regiment, has just ordered supply,) ' There are several Colporteurs in great want of Tracts. ! M If is proposed that I have the Tract Oome to Jesiisl" land the cheap Testament re-printed' which I can do as soon as the funds are given me. Several thousand copies. of each cstn be printed here for $1,000, about as cheap as at the Notthj Neither of these are printed in the South, and we must hare ihem for our soldiers .1i . .1 t-o.. . ... a- I pr(ipose tore-print the New lestament, under the sanction of the N C. Bible Society. Let' friends respond immediately, and ihfs work shall be done. A lady writes, Enclosed yo'i will find la! check for $560, We were very glad to hear that some way is found out tore-print the Tracts: for the poor soldiers We are wil-j ling to do what we can tor their never-dying ouls. jlVIay God speedily raise up many such'fiiehda ti aid in supplying - the soldier' wiih the -glosjivl to read, by which" their chap-! lains wilt be helped in getting them.'to secure the peace of God in their souls, as well as the peace "of their country, io that if they live they, may be Gk1's children, and if they . die that they may be God's saints J I Yours truly, . . " W. J. V. CROW HER, Trad Agent fur N. C. Ealeigbj June, T 861. ? 1 Noble lAnvici;. Alexl. IL i Stephens said the' other day at Atlanta: 1 . r I My friends, "forget no', ihe toldier ! Send him contributions tp make hint enmfortable while he is in the service." Take care of his family while he is absent. . Employ your hands and your subsance in works of charity in thia day of your ceun'try's trial.. If any should fall in the battle, remember the orphan and- the widow, and. take care of them. God will bless . . ' ': '' ' , "I , you in such noble performance of a patriotic 1 duty. ' !. ; ; ; .'1 .- . "Women l v to find ia raen a diffi- J cult combination- -a "entleness wheh : . will invariably jieltluiu a force that, will in- variably protectl -; . ' ' -. . . . When TrMSds are not tn .tinisoni the j words of love itself are but the rattling of the chain that tvlls tlie victim he is bound. I ii i . TheiiC'V sy to kumnle a- proud ,tna nt tlv X noti.ce cf .hjm; f "'- .... Lfo not jaq aeceivea py a iacue exie rior. Teader men sometimes nave' Strong ; 4 . . Labor to a : Trust Providence o deserve. ior the best. "... ! i' . , . . The limits of pood.; and evil join. So venture not to the Utmost bonnda " of even lawful pleasure."' .'.!'' j . . An tnfidei, who expects to diei a beast, is very apt to live like one j j . . I . It t wiser and bettejto boldythe torrK of truth' t'ohe mind than the 1 torch nf persecution to! the, body.f a.. Manners Require tonp, as nothing is H - 1 inort Vulgar, : i '.. j " , '. . v.f 3 ightjbnngs, out the-stars, as sor- row shows !us! tmtbs ; we i never Fee the stars till we can see iittle or naught else and thus it is with the truth. .Fear isi prodigions magnifier, es, peciaiiy wnere it nas oeen excnea Dy . any unusual object.- jjNo traveller ever saw a small tiger ; no Black Republican jarmy that ran, ever .saw a small body of South enters ; and ino landsman ever experienced a gale af sea thfctf was not a tornado. 1 . -M " '' W - -: ' i ' :j , i ; .True greatness is thnt alone . which J is conceaea to 00 i , ... i. : ; j 1 so by the most great; ana the difficnltV of aktaihinffrfestion bet understood bv tllisd I who themselves Island nearest to it; 1 . . . .lie that jregulateshijisconclitsiohs by :UUL' ... - I . !ii! I'lnruriii iiihl IS J-iasv. Hlllt nr:i ?i iiuu himself somewh i embarrassed when he has I 1 n 1 That a siiccessfai plieader at the bar often makes a poor political Orator,- is no more to be wondered at than that good microscopeaKeaa yery oaa teieseope. , . . . .Thei iove;6f pleasure betraya ns into j pain, and mahy-a man, though love' of fame, ! becomes infamous. i Beauty'unduestionnblv has its priv-j .1.1 ileges, but it;.is uq sauctibn for ill-nature or oj satK imperfinen cil; .'. . .T'nhonnded is the politeness with which the practiced fiaterrer throws dust in voar ere., iwtien h e intent 011 pickm yOur pocket or making a fool pf you. ....Those who possess i the most real .excellence say the least about it. - I . . ..Love can excuse ' anything except meanness ; htlt tpeannes : killj "4oVe, cripples "eveni natural affection.,: ; and r ' I I t . : . . . ; .Many readers judge; of the power of a Book by kh shock it gives their feelings as some savage tribes determine thei pow er of muskets b the recoil; that beinjj con sidered best whith fairly prostrate the purchaser.- -"7 i 'i7-:. "j " . . . TCftvy pursues its victims throughout life.. It cease? 10 gnaw onlv wheh, he grave-wdrm, its brother reptile, h'egin!. " 4 B? C.H. WEBB . 5 Thk waning of the sweet May moOti . Jnne'S laughing face, discloses, Her apron filled with buttercups, Her bosom red with roses. The blossom and the bursting bud s. Are woveniit bef tresses,"- 1 And everv bfeeie that fans her cbeek ' j . - ' Comes laden with carreases. iThe birdies leave-the opem plains' j And.seek t Som" months he hazel covers? ' - were made for married Iife But Jul was meant for loversv '". .""." ' 7 - - "W i' 7 '' Perhaps you've? 'een a little maid . -With vq like rare-ripe cherries "We're soinsr flown' tbe naeadow pat' In quest ol flowers ana oernesv L til tll you more alout ourwalk - " Before the jsunrmer clossea ; So fill a cup tfv kiighipg Jnne,- '- 1 Ami wreathe its jbnm: with roses J .V.:StKOCljB CASE-Llt : is reported that a French gentleman, M. Jacquet,- late- ly died at Koiieri.Teavin all his'forfnfte . a lady in tParis. 1 Singular ;to relate, the la' dydied about the same "hour, leavmg M. Jacquet all her money. "The fieirs f both are to conte3t-which was the survivor. J i CLIPPING Si NO. 20. cnuiips ran the rntTHruL. ii;..Ifyon have 8 loitering perrant, send tim nponyour trrand just before Vis raeal-, timet i " rt ' ; ; - , ; . - VondeJ which; mU asderd the faster ma j he who is. running like a pray bound, "ir lie who is strode in- extricably in the mad. .L.It kn'j st all pleasant wl.en you ' f. . calljnpon ah fitcnaiittance about qobii and zpecC a ptHKitliDit.;.; ttt be rA.trtd kotui-r. brat cold shovlitr, '' " ' - . Ci A Yeltli jji'wspaper recently con' . tained the..f?1Iow'bK rt.t8 ticea to' 'corre spondents i "Trut a is crowded out of our columns ibis wttelt.' ' : : 'i : . ; . . 'A .retainer at the bar, as the boy saidj' when cangfit by fK dog, just lie .was 1 abxjnt to ciitub oh tiie farchard fence. . s i i . . IffoxbMFci. A teacher-' of pen - v. manshipi- in twelrt; lessons- Ltngnt a lawyer to read his own writing!. - 1 ' j . . jEBEiiiAa ..wa ie.llihg how innch he lifced calves' he w! for dinner, when the mUtreSe' excla'im'bLVO you cannibal lnA: i ; ; 4 Many" are 7am of their high linng: Bus, if a man betimes lioiibrable by eating; uow mucb' m6re-,;honoraUe is the w Oral that eats himi v I' ; . . Good dinn:rs t aVe a harmonizing influence.. Few disputes are so targp that tiey cannot be covered witK a tablecloths ."We don't lraow .exactly what th height of ambitio'i" is, ut we hare eea maiiy fassy little icbimens of it not more than five ' feet higli - . " .There is a young gentleman of our tlnaintan.ce wlip;isr first-rate at .keeping which.-. ; lUJiutui 111111 uiic -jcar leu, ' H . . . watcn. weioauoantm one a-year ago. nnu ,IC .'"' : "ftr" "c 19 :.m Sood b9ok kePPer-to- i . . ."It is qnite irtatnfal that" when wo 1 . jr- does; man reigns should slorm -and she alwaya . . .iThis life's contradictions are ..many; &vlt--m-atrjfiv u frcwh L,and hot word produce coolness. .- .K'o one; hj; merely, conversing with a fih,ever succeeded in drawing him out. . .-Did yon call tne a Wt Str V fNd sir; :I said yoii were a' liar ahda scoundrel." "Ah, I; misunderstood; Your apology ia qtitte sufficient, 6"ir.f- ' . 1 . ...A Scotchman visiting a church vard with a friend, poinlihg to a hadyi qniei nook, said. "This 13 the spot where X in- : tealie'nF a'i if Tto spared.' I think. wife,thit t6u have a fireat . many ways or calli ig me a fooL" "I think, husband, that you have a great many wayi - of being one:" 77 r 7v - " 7 . . kTS EMBI.K1C. , A Tittle brown seed; ' ; . ' j "Very tigly indeed . '. Lay asleep m the' 6old wet ground; " s - " ' And the bleak winds blew; ' '. . -' And the dead leaves flew . ""'-.".To earth with; a-nrslling sound. ' ; And all .w rater Jong - , r-- '' The tempest its song, , . ' . . Sounded dismally o'er its bed,, ? ' .' k.But the BlivmbVing seed": Oate it bo-more heed f Than if it were utterly 'deatL- . j ." . But the April Came, ' " And the wiuds grew tame j" The heaven? made love to the earth r One si niy sunbeam.-7- 1 Broke ti ro' the dream 7 . - ' CH the' seedl- in t$ lonely" dearth.- '"' ' "r ' -: , 'It ftarte-3 at first, . Tlien finally buret ' -Its fetters in gratehillest gle ' " And up-vard grew,- Till it saw the blue . ' - Of heaven's immensity, - . -: .;- ' . ' . I am" Lk s that seed ' . , , .. As ngly.f indeed ; . . Ltnable to fetirjr to pee: ! . Life's bl'ak.win&g blow . '- s Ita clouc'b hang lbwi . ' ' Bui thon art (he tttn to mei ' - . . .-. .One of our writers, says that her . American ladies, ; if their . services were needed, ''would m ike, brftve aoldietr." If they have to take'f he field, let then br aff means weaf their JahionaLIe dresses. JJ.a" dress worn by day would serve-the wearar as a U-nt at Shtf". . L - ..An old soaker being fonnd in th fol gutter one rainy night, the wafer making clear breach over va from head -to hee was asked by a passer-by what he wm; do ing there - "-Oh Vt said he l ' agreed to meet mart herev - - ,"' " : 5 ; 1- V L t ' -s ' . -" Ui," 7 7 1 "' 7 t v -. - - T '- - f r -fe"- -.( A Vs'. I
The Leisure Hour (Oxford, N.C.)
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June 20, 1861, edition 1
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