North Carolina Newspapers

;,: - .j ! i. . jjj pi ; - t - - !M ! tJ A. . : i ill I' '-;; f i-' r V 'Ht FLOWERS COLLECTION O .V 'I . t 4 ' V , THE CONSTITUTION AND TIII'l UNION -UITE AN'I) INSXIIIAISLI-. iWILLIAMSTON, N. C, .UJA'L 15, 1859. NUMBER 16. V""Vi i , . I V J-j - - M . . ." I'-V-i'r" "' ' ' '. J if 1 : ! i: ! . in 1 . I I Ml I i is . -.. - -- I'll U ! 1 t I -II I - . ' ": . . - '! 7 , i ft iUtantston " I. ! ? .JMTOR AD PROPRIETOR. B. JASPER. PnMUher. ','...' ' TERMS. XVhen tma in advance. ? 2 OO 3 50 3 00 4f payment is decayed three nionths 4 it it ; twe'vp mont months, --t . . I Due square (16 lines) first -insertion, 1 00 25 6 OO 10 00 p KVery ubseqneiryt"' One vpflt inonms Wii.-., rro -". niutnnrv a id Religious ino- tJtes clk-'erfully inser ted with.f ut charge. i sing can be made Contracts for annual advert on he most reasonable temisJ . ; t ' in j ...nMjnQtinns tmist te addressed to the itip iiml Proorietor. 'All''-Contracts for work mut be made with the Publislipr? ' ! . t J -printing-office on Main Street, in the second itory pf tlie Bikk St re'Wiirehouse T Tlie Doal ITIatiiior. BT'GEOROE D. rnESTICE. . : Slkep on sleep on abovr tlir crse ' The winds their Sabbatli .keep, j The waves is roa.d thee ;ir d thy breast Helves with the heaving deep; O'er l e ; mild eve hep beauty flings ; :And tjlie.e jhV white gu'l liltgher wings ; And the blue ha'cyon loves to Jave . Her plumage 'in the holy wave. ' J ! :' " "Sleep 'n;io willow o'er thee bei.ds With nielaiicholy air , No violet prii:g, nor dew y rose Its ioul of love lays bare ; ' But- tffere the sea-flow er "bright and-young Ii-.sweet!y."o'ei thy s'uniberfiui.g ; . And, like a weeping mourner fair, , Th palefl;i4 ha 143 its tre.sses there. Sleep on sleep on thr .glittcriiij depths Of ocean's coral w aves Are thy bright .urn thy requiem -i The; muic of its' waves ; The purple gems forever burn ' in fadeless beauty round thv um; ) puc and deep as infant love, i "e iilue sea rolls its waves above, -v' V on sleep on the feaiful w rath tt:iii un at u ui"P p, Vaj leivFmltfifp?Sr trait : " Above thy place of sleep, 15 ut jhen the wares has su k to rest, i v tSvil! muTna' o'e1 thy breast; A'ii 1 the bright Victims of the sea Peuiiance will make tl.eir home with thee. S'ep on-r-thy corse is far away, ' But love bewails thee yet, .J For thee the heart-wrung sigh is breathed, And lovely eyes are wet : '- - ' A'td jkhe, the yon.ig -atid beauteous bride, Hep thoughts are hovering by thy side ; As-oft slie tuns to view with tears The; Eden of departed yea-s. , True Ghost Story. 'Did you ever hear,"- said a friend once to mt1, "a real .--ghost story, cne you might deperd upon ?" -'There -are- not many such to he heard,"-I.rej)lied, "and I am, afraid it has never been my good fortune to meet iwith those who were really able to give me a genuine, well-auilu nti cated story' 'jWell, you shall never have cause to say so again ; and as it was an ad venture that happened to myself, you canlscarcely. think it other than well authenticated. I know you to lit- no cowanlor might hesitate before I told ,it to you. X.mi need not stir the f fire ; there is ph nty of light bv which you caiThear it. And now to lH4gin. I had ht en riding hard one day! in the autumn for nearly - five or six flours, through some of the most tempestuous weather to which it bad evej- bet-n my ill luck to be exposed.' It was just almut the time of the i Euin(X, and erf. ct Imrricanoji. swept owt the hills, as if every wind in heaven had broken loose, and had gone mad, and on every hill the rain and driving sleet poured down in one unbroken shower. 'When I reached the head of Went- lord valley y u know thy place, a , namiw ravine with rocks one side and those rich full wor-ds (not that -they were very full then, for the winds . liad shaken them till there was scarce ly a leaf on their bare uistling bran Vif m. - year e .stream, winding thr.ugh the hollow ji,- i :.i, .. j.i i?..i T" A v "Y"7 tlns vallev, weather-beaten veteran as I was, I-seareely km wW to ho Id onnij way iue wiuu, a ii were, neul in lictwetn the t wo high banks, l ush ed likt a river just broken loose into a new course carrying with it a per fect sheet of rain, against mv poor horse and I struggled with considera1 I rr 1 1 "W n T1 ,U'Z . ' lul vniageiay av iue ouiei eu ana i dreadful face, which .alone without a had a paticnt to see there, wly had body was visible at the window, un dent a very urgent message, ntreat- less , an indefinable bklWi shallow. ,n me VirC U i m J aS V0- sible. We are slaves to sL message 1 w e poor medical men, and I urged on jmy pooi-jadid lfuie with & keen rel ish lor the warm nre ana gooa ain nerbat waited bie as soon as Icottld si'e my unfortunate patient, and get back to a home doubly valued bn such a day as that in which ' I Was then out It was indeed dreary Iri ding in such weather : and the scene aliogetlur, thfMugh whidi I passed, was certainly $qt, the iitost conducive t6wardraising & man'sspirits ;-butI i fUii t arsl JaUfcLJiaJii? t' t: ItP T' . - j -r 5 1 - 4? r . 1 it" all again, vntt ler than t the hur I was obliged to ; sjiend by the s:pk bed of the wret bed man. I had bl en suminoued to visit. He had met T- 11 " ..... 1 i. ui . with an aeeidt nt the dayjbefore, ind as he had been drinking I up to the time, and the 4 - people - had delayed I found him in a sendinjr tor me ?- 9 , , frightful state of fever; and it was reallv an awful tiling ei -1 it her to look at, or hear him He was delirious, arid erfex-tly furious and Jus face, swelled With with the lever that was Minting up, was a sight to frighten children, and not one .calculated to add to the t an quility.e.ven ofj full-grown men I dare sav vou think line verv wei k, and that I ought to have-been insur ed to such tilings, minding his rav--, ings no more tljan the dash of the lain against thtf window; but, during the whi le of mjr practice, I hail 'jiev ti" sun man or! woman, in heal tb or in fi ver, in so frightful a state offu- nous tixnzv, wit 11 tne lmjness 01 ev s tamped i so - bmadly ery bad passion and leartnlly n the miserable 1 me with bis o' :n the face; ant in vt-1 that; then leld . witch-like mother standing bv" tlie babel of the wind and rain outside added to the ravings of tlie wretched creature within I nor begau to feel nl-ither in a. hapjy an enviable frajme, ot mmd iine 01 mjnti. . linere is nothing so frighful as ; where' the reasonable spirit seems to abandon man s uouv, ana ; leave it to a neno instead r 'Alter an remr or more waiting Jpatitntly by hli? btdside.i I to leave, the helpless old v .iTnot liking woman alone with so dangerous a companion (for I could (lot ansiver for any thing he niig.ht do in fh pzy), I thought that -.htjremcdies -by which ' I hoped in some uu-asure o subdue the fever, seemed Ik ginning to take efi-ct, aiul tl at I might leave him, promising to send all that was necessary, though fearing niuph t lat he had gono be yond all my power to restore him ; and desiring- that, I might! immediate ly be called back again, should he get worse instead f better, which 1 felt almost certain would be l .the case, 1 hasten d homeward, glad enough to be leaving -wretsched huts' and raving men," driving rjain and' wim f r a comfortalijle house, dry 1 1 ... . -. ly hills, cloths, a warm tire, an A 1 a good ! dinner. I think I never life us the one chimney: it saw Hueh a fire in my that blaze. I up my ooked so wonderfully warm ami bright, and there seemed an indescribable air of comfort about the room vn.ic 1 1 had never noticed before. One Would have thought 1 should have e io-yed it all. iutensely ride, but ithroughout after mv wt t the whole evening, the scenes of tlie day would kee reeurringto my mind with most uncomfortable distinctness and it was in vain that I'endtavored to forget it all in! a boi -k, jone of mv old favorites loo: so at jast I fairly gaye up the attempt, as the hituous face wpuld coiie continmilly betAeeii my eyes and ab especially good as age ; and 1 went on to ed heartily tired and expectingj sleep very; readily to Tipib-mt-. inoi was 1 disappointed ; I was soon net;) -asleep, though my last th ught was on the little v illev I had I left. How lonsr Ithis heavy and dreamlessi noHelhbut gr! sleep icontiiiued, I can idually I felt consciiuis- ness returning, in th' shape of the very though? si with which! fV-11 asleep and at last I mentd mv eves, thur- ougniy roused bv a heavy blow at my window. 1 can not describe my horror, when by the light of a moon struggling among the heavy surge- ... "pf'mr uu llke cllilla! J VftW the Ygrv fac the face of that Inan lookin - mQ th.ough the casement, the eye dis- tended and the face pressed I close to the gW. I stated plin bed) to convirc myself that If reallv was r y r:i ' awake, and not suffering from some irio-hfflll (hfani there it staid, ner 11-1 and rigid, gazing upon the that seemed!to float beyohd it, might ' ho. fanori ,w Ji ki ' Zi -'';- ".v uiv VIA'. ; A lLI 1 KKH. I I Jr". I V fcthj moveless, its wide ghastly eyes fixed unyavingly on mine, which'by a kin I of fascination, becsime eouallv tell how long I so sat looking at it, butj I remtmler something of a rush ing sound, a feeling of relief, a fall ing .exhausted, back upon my pillow, and then I awoke in the morning ill ariu unrefreshed. 1 was ill at ease, and the first qiiestion I asked, on corning down stairs, was, whether any messenger -had come to summon me to Wentford. A messenger had come, they told me, but it was to say I need trouble myself no further, aid, haying dud about the middle of :j t.-'. a:. ,1 .i t iu. '1 n the night.. I neve, felt so strangely in my life as when they' told me this, and mjr brain almost - r-eellpd as the events of the previous day bnd night passed J through my mind in rapid succession; That I had een some thing supeinatuial hi the darkness of the night, I had never doubted; but when the sun shone brightly into my room in the morning,- through the same window, where I jhad seen so frightful and stiange a sight by the spectral light of the moon, 1 began to believe more it was a dream, and en deavored to ridicule myself out of all uncomfortable feelings,' which never 1.1 ol.ol UU U Ofj i It'll 111 11 1.1 1 tjllltt; 1 ltlU V'll. Hauntetl by what I considered a pain ful dream, I left my room, anel the first thing I heard was a confirmation of what -1 had been. for the last hour endeavoiing to reason and ridicule myself out of believing." It was some hours before I could recover my ordi nary tranquility ; and then i camej back not slowly as you might have expected, as the impression gradually wore off, anil time wrought his usual changes in the mind as in body, bu suddenly ;by the discovery that oui large white owl bad j escaped' during the night, and had honored my-window with :a visit before jhe became quite accustomed to his liberty.", A Costly Catlieirlral Orna- '.-. ment. . ' But Spain had something bet te st ill to show one of the . grandes : things in the Exhibition. It is a su perb piece bf work in bras;? in sil verin gol el .and precious stones, called in the. catalogue! the lcustadia' (or rnonst. mice in which the- Host is exposed to j Koiir.m Catholic venera tion during tne rite of ''Benedietiou" ) made for tlie cathedral of Lima, and valued at 28,000. It Is, massivj.' base, more than two feet square, and it is more than five feet high. Tin! pedestal presents several sacred sub- hi-pfs in rrfirvn. At the.toUl' nroi iectiny corners as many angels, choice ly cast, in chased silver, kneel, ador mcr h'nmi the midst ol them risis --o . the-pillar; in polished brass, covered with beautittil ecclesiastical decora tions. , Then it expands, and figuiek in chased1 silver, of Moses, ol U.tvn of St. Peter and St. Paul, and of t he- Virgin, , support a beautiful entabla tnre Nenrer the ton similar ngim s ,.f tl, four ovnf,tn.lists sui.oort the continuation ot tne puiar, wnicu rises ., -ii 1. t .' further until it spreads into a blazing circle of divergent rays ot glory. rO Pi)lendent with gold. 'and silver, spar! ling with! stars of light, radiant wit h rubies, emeralds, and diamonds,. a-nd surmounted with a cross chiefly com posed ; of ! gems. London Weekly Times. I; . A - , Watf.u. There is; nothing move beautiful! i than water; Look at it when you will in any of its thou sand forms in motion or at rest, drippingjfrom the moss of a spring, or leaping in the thunder of a cataract -it has ialwxys the s;im. wonderful, iinsnri)a.-,siny beaut vi Its . clear transiarenci the gracb of its every I . ; - CJ , i liossible Imotion, the brilliant sneen march 1 of its foam, and the naiestic Lin the flood, are matched unitedly by no other element. Who has not "blessedj lt unaware f" If objects that meet, the eye have any effect up on our (happiness, water is among the first; of human blessings, it is the gladdest thing undei heaven. The 1 inspiring writers use it constantly for gladness, and "crystal waters" is the beautiful type lpi the Apoca lypse for the joy of the New Jerusa lem. I ibless God fort its usefulness; but, because it is an every-day bless ing its splendor is notified. T; k( a child to it, and he clasps his hand with delight; and present it to any one in a new form, and his senses are bewildered. The niah of warm im agination, who looks for the first time on Niagara, feels an (impulse to leap in, which is c almost irresistable. What is it but.a del iifious Jasci nation the same spell which, m the love liness of a woman, or the glory of a sunset cloud, draws you to the " one and makes you long for the golden wings of the other. SELECTED FOR THE MERCUBY BY T. H. Improvement of Worn Land. 1 As our lands are injurdjd: more by the washing rains than ?any other cause, the first jstep towar$l improve ment is to protect the land, by guard drains or hill-side ditches, so as to carry off the excess of ..wafv;ith'ihe least; possible damage-4jnf uJand,' and'sall "61d land is moffer fess washed" into gullies, the lUl-side ditc cut and les are indispensable, in order to off the water from the gullies, thus prevent them from increas- ing m size and length ; antl then by throwing in brush, trash land logs. they will soon fill up so that the plow can cross them. As dirching is a very imiiortari hill-side ; item, it a1 proper the eye," shpuld always be done with' instrument, and not with f as it is impossible for any man to give the ditch the same grade through out by "the eve," and wijl hout this regularity of grade, it will wash too deep' in some )laces and fill up in others. In grading a' ditch thei'b- ect should be" to carry off the water without washing the ditch into a lully, and also to give fall enough to revent it from filling up and breaking over. The Rafer Compass, with; a spirit-level attached,! is a good jmd simple instrument fir; laying ofF ditches, and bv giving the ditch one inch grade to every five feet in length, the water will be carried off effectu ally:; In . locating a ditch1, the first thing is to get the right, starting loint. Go to the top of the hill and. jfeldiwool of various qualities, suited kee where the water has collected suf- to the different branches of the wool nciently to commence a wash; then en manufactory tart the. ditch iust above, so as to atch this water, ami run-down hill, 'ollowing the' level wherever-it.mav ead, until you reach some outlet for he water. Having located the first pitch, the distance to thenext will depend on the declivity of the hill and the amount of water to j be con veyed out of the field The secon;l ditch should be close enough to catch the water that falls on. the land bel low the first ditch, before it accumu lates, to wash " and so with the other ditches. As the design of (Inches is to prevent the land from washing, by the .accumulation of water, be sure that you have enough of tlieni to ac complish this design; better have top many than not enough. Afkr laying off a ditch, I plow, it with .a twoj horse plow. Commencing ; atone end, I walk ahead, giridedby the little sticks winch were used in lay ing Jt oft', and the 'plow following, throwing the dirt down-hill; when the end is reached the plow returns to the lower side throwing; thy dirt up hill, leavMig a space of ab ut two feet between the furrows unbroken, for the bank of the ditch to rest up. on, Atler runmngxtwo or three im LI t - t "rrv " x . . V r rt7ti in 1 h 11 ttitui. tiflo it t li rl 1 1 r-ti throwing the dirt down hill, clean out with hoes, beting particular tjo- strengthen the bank, acwss yny washes with a log, and throVbrush or logs in the wash above the ditch, to ! catch the loose dirt and prevbrit the ditch filling up at -that pomf and causing it and Mc Jianic. to break.- Planter I Breeding as an Art Animal and vegej able life left to ltselt seems to be subject' to a gene nil law, that continually reproduces itsedt 111 the same form in winch originally appeared. ! The ha dy crab, gnarled and thornvl is the same on the western prairies, as on the east- ern hill sides the same how1 it Avas a thousand years ago the same it was when the stars sang together. Left to itself it is unchangeable. But subject it to the control of man, and the rules of art, and the acrid, worth less crab swells into the princely Baldwin and golden peppin. The change is slow, and the result of much care and labor. It must be taken from the forest and planted in better soil. Ccmpeting trees and hungry" weeds must not steal awav its nu triu en t. With careful arid generous culture, the fruit will jbe enlarged, light deviations in flavor will appear to the critical and care ful observer. The best of these must be planted and reared to bearing, and ;the best again selected, and so on uijtil the highest perfection is attained. Precisely the same law obtains in animal life ; i and thbse animals and birds that are domesti cated, have been, and can be, greatly and permanently changed by jthe breeder's art, in color, form, qualities and disposition. The changes you desire wdl perhaps seem slow, but will be (certain if the rules'of art be steadily followed But first of all the breeder miis!t have a clear .arid distinct idea of j what he wanto to breed, and this Should be determined by the soil on which his animals are to be reared, the climate they are to inhabit,-and the use to which thef are to be nit. Plan, and Mechanic. . -- ; ,v June, ; U';: v sTjift gtidde'sl iirio issidito claim the honor of giving :-j(Vfme'-"-'t ibis month j 6rhlflinsse from Junius Brutus. By the Sax ons, it j was 'terined I Scre-nionath , or dry month. . I ' J 'j: : . June is" really, in this climate, what; the poets represent May to be - the most lovirag month in the year. Summer is conimericed weather tiioroughly estabhsheo, vet the heats rarely rise to excess, or in terrupt the enjoy ments J of those pleasures which! the scenes of nature now afford. The "tiees are in t heir fullest dress, arnl a )rofusion of" the gay flowers' is jevery where scattered around, which -put on all thir beau ty just before they are cut down dry the scythe, or withered by; the: heat5 Soft copious showers are extremely welcome about! the begining of this month, to forward the growth of the herbage, i! "I . i .! One of the earliest rural eniovmcnts of th's'month is the shearing of sheep, a business of much imjortance in many arts of the country, I where wool f is one of the most valuable products. -. i ' :' This country is becoming celebra- ted;for its breeds of sheep, which ariufactory The season for sheep-sh ering com mences as soon as the warm weather is so far settled that the sheep niay without danger lay aside a great part of their clothing. J - Before kheering the sheep undergo the operation by washing, in rdef to free the wool from the foulhess it has contracted -.J - ,!i-,U-lL. 1-:..- 1 . j j C . " 5--- -"- -'.- An English gen'lemen j possessing a keen wit was at a brilliant assembly at. the elite of Vienna, where a distin guished lady! of that city frequently amused herself ami immediate circle of friends, by saving smart "and un courteous things to annoy hinij "Bv thtf way," added she, "how i it your countrywomen speak French so very imperfectly! - We Austrians use it with the !saiue freedom as of it were our native tongue." "Madame," re torted hei but with the blandest man ner. possible, "I khow not, unless "t be that the Fn nch army have not beenjtwice to their! cajiital to teach it, as they have been to yours." Eauly Piety. Rev. Dr. jPlumer has been; publislrng in the New York Observer some letters on early piety. Ins his List letter he says: r "Uneex-J celleht and judicious broihT of the Reformed Presbyterian! Chprch, a few mouths since, received jorty chil dren; into full communion m a pro fession (if th, ir faith. !I trust others will have good cause for doing simi lar acts of love. L A Word Fitly Spoken. Gen era lCass said in the Senate of ihe Uni ted Suites: "In leiiendentlv of itscon- nectionNwith human destiny hereafter I believethe fate of j ia republican guvei tmientMs lndissolubly b.mnd ui wi li i he fate (if the christian religion' andjthat a people who reject its holy faith, will find themselves the slaves ot their Iowa passionXand of arbitra ry power I Large Orders from for; American Fire learn from Mr. E. V a-'cnt for the Ames Manufacturing (Company,) thatorders! were brought out bv the last steamer from Eng- land for the immediate construction of large quantities of i machinery for the manufacture of theuiost ajprov-! d AinArienn Hre-armsJ and tliat the same have been put in Ii md tor exe cution, both at Chicopee and other large works, offering the needed fa cilities, j The ageu;s of the British government bearing these orders, alscj bring a; large instalment -f sterling gold, and are unrestricted as to the. amount of work I to be done. The American! machinery already iri Erigf land is worked up to its fullest ca pacity, turning out several thousand guns per month, under tne direction of workmen from! the shop at Chico pee. Journal of ( ommerce Rise early, apply thyself with in- dustryj live soberlv, and thou shalt have bread to &t. pEngland. Arms -We HaugTKwout' MORAL AND RELIGIOUS, j'crlcss and sistei less young msin want- :i - J !! i I ! ed to Ullburthen a sin-lili'pdino-hwirh-'- ; ' , Thi Rev. Jehn Dixon Long . gives1 to the following jinteresi ing account of a visit he paidito the late Hon. John' au. uii inn 4 h i The Hon; John M. Clayton, ofj Delaware, had two sons, hrs only children James and Charles. . 'JCbey It both dieil as they entere4imanhooaAt1 ished unon him f . ' ' ! ri ' ii! the weal 1 h of his af fections. He' Seii i hijm to Paris and Rome to yeifect his ejducation. Soon fii- T110I lli iH 1 1 Ar"rt . ArL'iimif ii in dlUl 11101 1 Liuiiii n;iiiVi voun uui Lii(iuf that destroyer of I so Li tii 1 E 1 . many V(Aiihfal jirospect settled u on him. Tbe called in requi- nest nice ical aidiwas sition: Dr. Cou He was under the care of Death ajpproached slow- )er. ly, but with tcady pace. -I learned that no been to minister of the Gospel had see rum. i .1' i -r was not person him or his faih- ally acq main ted with er. but was well acquainted with James. Impressed With the conyie- tion that I ; ought to visit him, and present (to his niiiid he subject of re- ligion, 1 deterniined to make' the at tempt. DisCoiiragirig thoughts arose in my mind. How; did I knowaha: i vbung man, would bo a visit to tne acceptable from ;a j stranger ? ! The father 'also" might -be displeased at ihe intrusion of I a Stranger ifjicn ihe privacy) of a son Icould get no one to introduce hie ' I knew that Mrj t2 lav tori w'oiild receive me nolitelv r - : : i: ri t ii . . as. a visitor ; but 1 1 feared thapmy ob- jject would I be displeasing, and my IUge ie-jee ie4 pi ;u,iricjri.iticij.. With .many !earsI walked from a neighbor's house,' and arriv.'d at the home of Mi. Clayton just before his 'i ?TT l .1 1 11. dinner hour - 1 . I rang me oen,- sup servaiit Vonld come, to losmgthat a he ; door, and, ' hoping that James would be at hope, vho would infirm Ine of the nobabilit'i of an interview" U'i : b Ilia tin it or But, to mv stir rise, Mr. Clayton came to the door limself. I introduced uiyself to him The father hasrecenyy lollowea themlwell ; that he fearetj, if he should rev !, to the 'spirii laridj ! Charles was.J a3r! hs best I "could, jbiitniKl not infiTTrrTfrf''tlH last-timp. z a shortime of. mri that I was j minister, liie pe iod of my visit was soon after Gene- al iTavloi's eJecti(Sn. and a political riend of Mr Ulayr.on was' on a visit ijCoptrary to my ex- it his ho 'i sel; ectation, he invited me into the pstr- or. and introduced me to his friend. Strange feelings came over me at that lour. ' What to do, or what to stiv. br how to explairi the object ci my Mr. Clayton was K"isit. I knew; not scanning me. ! arid probably thinking a was some politician seeking office. Itt i i I i .1 i .' . I ii " r x l l tie asio-d wnatwas ine news.. i initi Siirii I kntfw 6 none. - This seemed he took up his news- to confuse hi iri it .i papers and tn vw them d wn? .-The conversation li friend ceased. be' ween himselt and His e"e scanned me more closely, j: ind it seemed that he could not make uphis mmd concern ing me. My position was exceeding ly unpleasant. The perspiration was gathering in drops upon my brow. Just at that critical moment, his son James ca lie into the, room, greeted tne kindly, arid invited me to his apartment. 1 told him mv business. lii r marked that the servant had taktr. his brother Cbarles to ride, and would so n .lie bilck that Charles did ! not Converse ... much, as it hurt him to tlk LThe brother soon r.c t ui nt d , whetl I j was int l oduced to him and iioliteiy received, u.nner xyas ready, but I had- dined at the old fashioned hour of twelve o clock. 1 begged to be left alone, and the young men retired 0 their dining-room. 1 suppose James in Whiie there, formed his brother who, I was, and what wa the nature of my visit. I was plani.ing ;how I should approach Charles upon the subject of religion,; and while thus absorbed in thought I felt an arm tlectionately laid about WC 1 turned, and it was Charles Ciayton, who addressed me thus : lr, 1 cttn riot bear to see you aloneXI canript eat unless you come and sit Willi us at the table." I told him; j tliat for his gratifica tion. I w- uKKdo as he wished. Soon after I was seated at' the table, he started the ' subject of Romanism. He said thatlhejhadsseen it at head quarters'" !at R me ; that the Cardi nals were prjiud arid haughty ; and that he disliked the whofc system. After dinner jhbl invited me to his nrivate. chaftiljerl He took ura Bi ble and said that a kind lady fri that a kind lady frrend - nau presemeuit u, xxC requested me: to ep eft niiif fhAntiTRX suitable to his condition. I did so, and am,)rig o!the!i"8 jthe eighth chapter of Romans. I He pulled my chair up to his, and I saw, from the tremu- Jous; tear in his eye, that this moth- some one that could tell him what ' he must do to be saved. I em-bur- f aged him to relate- his experience-' ne tohl mi that his hosiVotUv h'fithr bad convinced -him of the vanity of all earthly honors and pleasure;" ; hat he belie yed he, should die ; that ' , V- had no- desire i. whatever: to. get - ' V " sent impressions mignt we cuacet arid that he would rather dfe than? that this should be the casV I told him that what he needed was the divine assurance that God, for Christ's sake, had pardoned his. sins, and that lie wa a son of God ; that he must not trust in anything but the merits of Chr'st ; that he urust kk to the Savior with a child-likfattli. . Yts,' said he, "his is just what I want.' And the tears gushed from1 his eye. I asked him if I should s.ng and pray with him. " If you please," was the prom t reply. I sarig i i ''Other knowledge 1 d&dsiux , - 'J Tis all but vanity ; " " - Christ, the Lamb of Gid was slain f, He tasted death for me. Me to save from endless woe The 8inratoninT victim died. Ohly Jesus will I kyow, And Jesus crucified." We -knelt in prayerand I com- mittedMhe young man to Got! and i- theword ot his grace. Befijref leaving. I; went mto.-Tid? Mr. Clayton good by. He had aa- tci iciniu mat my visit was agreeauiw . t Charles, and I never saw a father more dtlightt d. He insisted that I should come often,' and ordered his ' carriage to behrought that his ser vant might take me home. I de- " clined, stating that I was not afcciis--tomed to ridin r in carriages, that I had walked there, and could walk ' back to thefriend's house" where 1 was staying. , Charles insistdTrr walking a short distance with me,, expressing his gratitude for my; visit arid entreating me to see him as f tcn as I could. He pressed mvhand tei ward )c left for Havana,and dit(J among strangers, soon after his ar- rival in tliit city. There was hope in his death. I related the incident of my visit to tin late I lev. James Smith, my pre- siding elder, and : e , thought that I' ought to publish' them in the news-1 pajiers. I thought not. I thought , that some might impute an iiriwor thv motive to me s the cause of my visit. . 1 ' ; The elder Mr; Clayton is now gone: to another wor.d, and I feel at liber ty to give the facte of the case.- .A Scene In Havana. We went -to;hear the military band play last evenii.g, in the Grand Square; it was a spendid band.' and played several opera airs beau liully. .Many ladies were walking up and down, generally, attended by cabelleros; but the' greater part of the dhtingnee Jla banerus "were in tlTeir vol ante 8. each fair senorita looki.tg1 like the Puine desf es, crowned with flowers. The muchedambre (nu b or crowd) wvre standing about evidently tnjoying' the music; the negroes and their fa ble dames and the damsels, esper ial- ly, apear to delight in it. 1110 whole scene is ' one of grtat beauty 1 and enchant tnent: the lovely trees . in the Grand Plaza, the magnificent" cytal sun of the night that crown of glory which is so unlike that fame somewhat hajf-a-crow like sil ver lamp, we call ' the moon, in our little norlhern . -nook the fl iwer crowned bulies in" those chariots,-. sparkling with silver the splendid' liveries of the tMistilions the gay i' . 'f ? military unnorms ine picturesque looking negroes and negresses standi ing about, or sonetimes dancing ms their glee to the exhilerating tunes that are played- the negresses occa--sionally in white dresses scarlet sat in shoes, yellow turbans, and blufr scarfs: and various other ,such van tastical combinations of colors, with their great flaming eyes, a la flor de la cara all unite to form a delight ful and singular picture.- Lady" Worthy's Neio York. In North Arkansas thcrwheat crops from apjiearances, will he more than, average this season.- The corn crops are doing finely ; but cotton has bee-i injured by cold weather. and the Tt is Kimoed. thoiifb. that; v i e c cotton will not fall short of an aH.r- 'ageNneld. Friiit has general! been killedN.i! ruit trees that wtTe 3iot in very xj.iosed situauons were- not tn tirely cut. tr 0- J i I x ' ' . ' N. ' ' - f' " ' ' '" - - "-ii-T-rm-r n.i murr A '- V . 4