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tm -*■11*®* tMWiit*, t* T ioiron and MOMWN«, „, . A a re* annum, in advanc*, * r fl “ : K> ' 0 or ?**“ YE ‘*“- m • c t7Ti \lF.N M si-n inserted »l 74 cant* per rt|u«rc J# i.-TlIon. end SO cent- per eauere fur each I •P’JIe.r A »ti**r* inthit)«tnm*l tssspsns often « ll hundred word. LANDS.bv Auditniiiritlor*. htecuiorM, jil.ll- .J bv low. lobe held on the firrl (funl ,,w ! , ., ll . ) iiUi, hot worn tin hrnir* nt <et> in ih« furo. ' .»4mvfd,i„ afiarnnou, nt tit* Cmirl llou***, iit tin lnu lin • iiu«l» , «l. Notion of tliesn onion ■ftSS toM p-Wi* gntottoSlX'I V WAYS pwvioun to bo at n public miction,on tin* firm ■ ■- ' ' fwnft; . .. month, in»tworn tl»o nmml bourn of nnl«, nt the u, j„ 111.» r.inntv wborn tbo Inttorn lomnincn- -‘tfjubiatriilioia orlluimliimnbip.inay hnvo been grunt* i IslXI'Y DAYS iiotii-n thnrcof, in one of tbo , oltno " p-tblie e«le* ^ [jntioi* 1 ^ ^ ,»n ■ ka ...e jjr# i! Stno, nm«I nt the door of the Court- itguch nnlc» nro to be held. *• r iliesnlo®' Property, muit be givon in tk't^'p^,. pY ilnii prnrlon* to the dny of mile. ^ 0 °i# r the I) , lit'*ir end Creditor* of «n Kntate munt be will lie rnndo to tlin Court ofOrdinn- Jtotfc*f® t° *ell LAND. unlit be pubtinbed lor FOUR I-I&W.V. tn dflll NEC ROES, muni he pnblinlied for j^g*MON I’ll^.before nnv older absolute slinllbe ninclo ^mm ftrr Merr of Administration, tnnet be published flwjjjf lordi^nisuon from adminintrntion, monthly $ix ^*T r 'Ti:, 1 , 1 iMion from (.nnrdiannhip, /i»r/yday*. A,rthe low; omire of Mortgage must be pnhlinhed * r ofcr/b«r month*— foraslnhlinhing lout (Miners ,for the three month*—tor compelling titled from F.xocu* *1Z2u Mtmtorn, where u Bond line been given by the l*" o/three mouth.. w j|| n l,vHV. he continued nceording to tnfllie, u!!!tnHHllreineilte, nille.. ntlirrwire ordered. **!ff Z.I.. oftlii* kind continue, to receive prompt atten- »*Sn5»c, of the (iUOUOIA JOURNAL. ^cmITTANCES BY MAIL.—'* A nonlmonter may en- **■'*:« n letter to the publisher of a newnnnper, to pay A* 0 f rt (bird neroon, and frank the letter if writ t$£S&*-A*~K«*aH. J». '/• O POETICAL. TO AMELIA. ■n the bower tvlie.e enchantment lir.l hound mo, mil litre Itsuiub.v the nioou’. palo rov; 6,1 .km no team, no sorrows to wound thee, Wi my heart » hat word, cut heir... .A, near thee—vet not n. . brother; illmr fond thoughts. to tlin world thousli unknown, JL, | could not, I wielt not, to .mother— S. M r.rc.imtglv.lho.e .mile, to another, 1WU Love made my own. iiimt not but Fate, with aom. dread commission, aw rack to deprive me of each dream ol (alien; ^ Jitld. not a P"*«r hot hy Hi. permission Wknraarda faithful inrera in momenta like thia. iJiTantonejtrlh.ru claim th*J in heaven, Wherr friend, that we. have ahall greet us in lot ,1mtorrotv.of lifo, like atornie, uro nil driven— r»ilicht of pence to us ahull ho Riven, 1K 6 In realms above. love; l.itaown deathless virtues, thy aoul evergrowing, - .celestial guardian well may employ. i„ win whose lustre, nil fadeless and glowtug, N.vdetk a pm. world of beauty nod joy. tt«i whilst here, as some angel seeming, Braathaforth their.plrits in song, sweet as tlicira, hill thine evo love’s radiance i« beaming ff.rth.dark future bright vision, are gleaming. w Earth has no cares. WbM Nature, all fresh in Iter dew drop, and roses, stall bathe thy fail cheecks in morn's balmy nlr, G.where the voinig flower its crimson discloses, Aid wreath'd for me as if I were there, A.i. silence, like life, dev is declining, llrserted.iidlonely.il tilings nppear; Whenobi.ctsmost sacred about time aro twining, Come to this bower when the liratetar is .Inning, And leave a tear. Id davs to corners strange crowds gaze upon thee, And when thy iweet tones their thoughts shall entrance Sboiild I be near, as at first when l won thee, Give me one look,one self thrilling glance, Odo not forget the words we have spokon, When oibers would tempt thy mind from the past. ] have pledged thee in truth, with many a token, a heart whose vows shall b.* unchanged, unbroken, While life shall last* |know we are parting—but ’tis not forever; Each grief throb dial heaucs our bosoms with pain Shill cease not its sirugcle—its anguish-no, never! Till lost in that hour when we meet again, Iffruui my life all else should he tuken t Eicept the sweet charm it borrow* from thine; If.by a cold world, I should he forsaken, i'll live through its Irowns with this hope unshaken— Thou sliult bo inino. Virginia. TO MISS . “] gazed upon a dewy star, As twilight robed the plain ; And oh! I thought’iwns lovelier far Than all the glitteiing train. I loved that star! to me its beam \\ us dear us it m us fair ; And gazing. I would fondly dream Some kindred heart was there. And once I madly dared to hope That star might leave the sky, Or shed npon'my eye alone Its lender witchery. Forgive, sweet slor,my selfish heart I would notuhn thy ray; For dearer to me fur thou art, Thun ull the blaze of day. Shine on ! Shine on ! yet ever be My being’s polar star; And still I’ll inni to gaze on thee, And bless thee from afar. 1 ' J MUSIC. If music bo the food of love, play on, Give ine excess of it, llmt, surfeiting, Tbs appetite may sicken, mid so die.— That strain again—it hud n dying full; 0, it mine o’er mine ear like the sweet south, That brent bus upon a bank of violets, Stealing mid giving odour.—Shaketpeare. MISCELLANEOUS. VOL. XXXVI- 1 lie fuiriily of iho Governor con-sisli dofliim* self, his young nod beautiful wife, two lovely chil. droit, mid hid muneroun doinostics. At an early prtiod of tliin ov&uini!, hi* Indy, with Iho warm so licitude of n moll)Gi*c( love luul soon hot* infants Nufely dcjiositod in their col ; umi with a mother’s jtruyer for ilioir huppincss upon her lijis, watched hottidu tltcm until iho deepening roso upon ilioir oiiooks mul their measured breathing*, showed (hat they slept tiie quiet sleep ot childhood. Honrs rolled on, and all beneath that roof sought llicir resling place—ull but ibe governor*.* wife wore quickly in the arms of sleep. As if sonic ‘•spirit of the night” had whispered n hint of the sufferings she was fated to endure, an irresistuhle feeling of 'melancholy hung over her. .Sleep she could not ; und to allay iho fever of her brow she roso from iior couch, und throwing her robe around her site opened the lattice. Tito scetio she looked upon was wild and beautiful. Dark masses of clouds still hung abwui the heavens, and strove to hide the beams of iho rising moon, but she, •* fair Cynthia,” kept on her way in peerless majesty,and shed on every object Iter mellowed light. ’ The MlLLEDGEV1LLE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1S45. by brij^td., whom wniitivo v»u«g luiiics imld in such Itiffit esteem. His iianialootis, of fancy stripes, The drop, of blood he bad seen were occasioned by bis wife’s «lt< e coming o(T, and the rugged u.cent culling her tender fset upon her journey iolhu Cu. rib’, huts. The bout was quickly gained, and in u lew minutes they reached (he ship, und unfurling Iho .uils, they sought (ho shores of Aoliguu, whore they arrived in sufoly. Illihurto all was well. Happy in again seeing her huslmnd, uud knowing hei.olf and child were sale, that ludv still luuk comfort, although mourn, iog the untimely lute of her oilier darling. Hut thin did nol last long. Ollier thoughts arose in Iter husband's breust—iliouglits too horrible to men. lion. “Oli! what dreadful minutan tells lie o’er, Who docs, still doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves,” lit \uin his poor unhappy wife protested that she was pure. “Jealousy is ngroen eyed monster, Thill doth mock the lood it feeds upon ;’* and by its whispers drove him, who was the affec tionate friend and protector, to tho harsh und impli- cable tyrant. No longer enjoying the society of his wife, ho determined to got rid of her ; and for this NO 17- simple houses ofthe English were vissible amid the ) P ur l ,,,sc bui >l a keep in Ding u Ding Nook,and, con. trees, above which iho slu’ely coooanut reured ils 1 vt 7'."b’ »'f° h'lher, left Iter to wear awuy her bend, its long pendant branches perfectly motion less. On one side me hay of Falmouth lay stretch ed before the eye of the guzer. ovory snow crested | wave of which could be counted ; and on the other were the durk mountains, except in the opening of the bay, whore nothing was to ho seen but an ex tent of water. Long did that beautiful lady gaze upon this scene ; many thoughts did its loveliness conjure up —thoughts of her unlive laud, its verdant hills und spangled dells, and all its towering cities. Pres ent objects were fust fading awuy, when a splash of the waters were heard, und as her eye sought the ocean, a swift gliding cunoo came in sight. At this moment, the moon which had been lately ob scured, shone out with redoubled brightness, and she could plainly discover that the canoe contained about twenty armed men, and wus quickly followed i bv another, with even more than that number life in hopeless misery. This is the legend ; and well might that Nook bo selected for such n palace of seclusion, for it is a valley shut in by the surrounding mountains, and open only to the sou. I have hoard another ver sion of this story, which says, tho Governor and his lady parted hy mutual consent, and that it was her wish to have u house built in that spot. Sure ly. if this was the cuse, sho in ist have hud the taste ol un ancliorito. A FINE WOODS WEDDING. The Red River Republican gives the following sketch of life amid ihe forests of tho South West. It Is very unlike our ideas in this latitude, hut it is perfectly natural nevertheless. Alier describing u rural feast, und the beauty of the ladies present thereat, tho following is record. Who could these strangers he? was the first tlnught: | e d ns an unexpected interruption, for a time, to the THE STOLEN BRIDE. A TAI.K OF ANTIGUA. In 1040, the English settlers were disturbed llieirpossessions of Antigua by tho Caribs, who midea descent upon the island, pillaging it, and destroying in every thing that fell in their way.— Afier niony lives being lost on both sides, the Eng. lull weru enabled to repel their invaders, who however,succeeded in carrying awuy the Gover sor's wife and her two children. It is maintained by some authors that the after futo of litis unfor lunate tvuinua was not known; hut that evo thing ike worst might he imagined from the churue ■er of the Curiln, guarded on as they wore by the hiiof llieir country. There is,however, a tradition still extant In An tlgtw, uliieh most probably relates to this catastro. Pjic. la me first years of this island becoming enjtiiih colony, it wus, of course, but thinly peopled ty Europeans, utid consequently there wus but lit tle force to rep<;| anv invasion. Parlies of Caribs from the dilfcroat islands—particularly Dominciu, u, td frequently to land upon it, and distress the in habitants. In these invasions, no mercy was •hown, no quarter given, to the unhappy people who ■'dir.their power—and nltor a combat, numorous were the bodies left upon the field of buttles.— Armed with ilioir massive clubs and sharp spears, " hie end of which was inserted a fish-hone, dip- H in the poisonous juice of tho lianas or Iho nut- Chitted, the Caribs were no mean foes. Nosnotier Imd they set fire to a cluster of linus *»,or dest rayed a field of tobacco, tho chief produc tion of the is'and in those days, than they itnrnedi. •Wyfletv to their canons, which wero so fu«t in “i'iiig that bufore tho alarm had subsided in one P'rl they were burning and plundering in another. At thst period, the house whore the Govornor to- ‘"Vd wus situated near Falmouth Buy ; and in the vtouge itself the principal of the English settlors "id. Government [louse, from its situation, wu Ptutculnrly open to the ntlucks of the Curibs; nud '"re the first part of the necrct took place, which l“ve rise to the •* Legend of Ding-* Hii'g Nook.”* h wasnigiit. The wind which had been blow- "8 rather liurd during tbe day. ns evening drew in ('•dually sunk, until at midnight, the time when 8 legend opens, it was a dead culm. Nothing **» to be heard hut Ihe dull moaning of the waves V broke heavily upon the bunch, or, notv end "•a.tha distunt hark of a dog from the house ol •••etilers, which, with the natural fidelity of that •tumid, hud followed his master to these suony is *?,• *hen he came in search oi that fortune thicli his native laud denied him. and w'hnt was their business at such an hour? Were they Caribs ? And one more glance at their wild forms nod the dreadful truth rushed across her mind that they were coming to storm tho house. Soon she nwulte her husband and told him her fears, the domestics were aroused nnd armed, und the house put into a posture of defence. The canoes were no longer to be seen ; nnd. even tlte lady wus inclined to ask, could it be one of those wild vagaries of the imagination ? when suddenly the war cry was heard, and, with dread ful imprecations, n party of Caribs hounded in sight. Terrible was the fight that succeeded, nnd many a corse strewed the ground. At length the Caribs were obliged to retreat: bat, alas ! they car. tied with them nil that was dear to ihe Governor— his wife und children. The Caribs, hotly pursued, modb for the place where they had directed their canoes to wuit, under the charge of some of their friends, dragging the unhappy lady and her two babes with them. Frightened by the wild looks of the Indians, nnd suddenly awakened from its slum- bers, one of tho little innocents commenced crying bitterly, which its distressed mother, at the com mand of her conquorers, vainly endeavored to still. After walking, or rather running, for some distance, they had utmost reached the sea.side, when one of the Caribs, more ferocious than the rest, nnd thinking that the cries of the child would perhaps lead their pursuers to the spot, caught tho baby by the feet, and swinging it around his head, at one blow dashing out its brains upon a neighboring rocltf This deed committed in the sight of its parent, the lady and its remaining child wero rudely hurried on, until, the bench gained, they were (browned in. to one of the canoes j and the whole party embuf. king, they pushed out into the ocean. The Governor, finding they had escaped, pro- ceded on board an armed vessel, and immediately sailed in pursuit of the enemy. The morning that succeeded that disastrous night was one of West Indian beauty ; not a vapour wus abroad ; the sky was one deep, lovely blue, nnd the sea looked like fluid light. Seated upon the high poop, anxiously did the Governor scan the waters in hopes of see ing the canoes; but nothing met his eye—nut even a speck appeared to raise his hopes. Hour after hour passed away, but no sight of tho fugitives;— night drew on, and the breeze died away ; the sails flapping heavily against tho mast, bespoke another culm. How tedious seemed tiiose hours of dark ness—huw fervently was the morning wished fur; but just before dawn t ie wind sprung up, and soon after the mountains of Dominica appeared in sight. Slow ly but surely the vessel glided on, every eye watching for some trace of the lost ones, when, in the opening of u little bay, two empty ennoes were discovered. Could these be the same thgy were in quest of, was the anxious query ; und if so where could llieir owners be ? Orders were given to let go the anchor, und prepare the boats ; and in a short time the Governor and his party, all armed, were landed upon the bench. A beaten path led up to the mountains, and it wus determined to pursue in hopes of its leading to some dwelling, where they might obtain informa tion. As it proceeded, howev r, it became more and more intricate, guavn bushes, aloes, nnd the prickly pear, grew thickly together, wliilo different species of parasites conspired to render the path more impervious. In some places it was almost obstructed bv llieso various bushes, interspersed with larger trees, so that the companions of the Gov. ernor wore for returning, supposing no one could have pnssed that way lately. But ho was deter mined to proceed a little further, und hud just festivities. Mounted on n mule which had evidently been de barred the rights of his tribe to corn and fodder fora serious length of time were two beings, cor. tniuly of primitive origin—a gay cavalier and a captivating duleiniu ? The charger nol exactly ca parisoned like a palfrey of tlte Elixnhetlian ago, walked deliberately, and wc thought at the time, with “malice aforethought,” up to a decayed pine log, and came to a dead stand. Oil’ rolled the knight in u perfectly "don’t cure a d—n” manner, nnd without ensling a glance ut the fair one by his side, or giving her the slightest assistance in dis mounting. ho drew a bee line for the encampment jumping over every thing that offered any obstruc tion to his pussugn, and singing at the tup of his voice— “Cotne all ve Virginia pnls, Anil listcti to my noise— Nevttr do yo wed With the Carolina boys; For if you do Your portion it stall be Corn cuke and hominy And jansusianga lea, 13om assalla, Mary, i3ono,cuin-soc, &c.” By way of accompaniment tie cracked with in- iinjtnblu grace, a huge whip, which he flourished above his bond und gave a yell that would have met the approval of a committee of Cumnnche braves. "He’s some,” said a friend near us, who was in dulging in a cachinlory fit at the strange phenome non. "The wild mnn of the woods, for a V !” cried a wng on our right, who had mounted a log to have a clear view of the critter. “Two to one lie’s the feller thnt butted the bull oiTilte bayou bridge !” exclaimed Ben Blower from Shake Creek. Onr hero heard not, or heeded not these com. plimentary remarks, but made his way up to the company in fine style. He was indeed an original. His height could not have been less than six feet, four, without shoes or stockings, which he consid- ed useless appendages. Ho wore a shocking had hat, with a hole in the lop, through which a tuft of red hair found egress, und waved to und (ro, like the enp of a corn stalk on a windy day. His coat was a nut-dyed, home manufacture, minus the skirt, which he said he had lost in an encounter with a wild cat he had slain on the road. His shirt col lar was thrown open, discolouring abreast tanned by the sun of some twenty years, and his inexpres sibles, which appeared to he on had terms with his fcetjea'iug them about too feet leeward, were hitched upon one side with a nuckskin brace, giving them a zig zug appearance, decidedly unique.— Surveying the nssetnblago for u moment, with tlte attention lie would have given to a managerie ef wild bcust, he broke forth thus : “Fellers, I’d just like to know iflhere’s a ’squire in these parts ?” “Do yon mean the parish judge ?” asked an es timable citizen. “Yes, 1’spose—don’t care a pine knot .vim, so’s he can do the thing” replied the stranger, giving his whip n peculiar crack. “ What may be your business, friend ”’ inquir ed a denture ’sovereign in the crowd. “Nothing’ much no how,” replied the modern Nimrod. “1 only wants the feller that can harness me and that gal on old Ratler yonder. She’s just the loudest gul i recon in the settlement—as slick as a peeled maple, and as clear a gilt as a skinned later rolled in the sand ; I’m called u whole team und a big dog under u waggon. I’ve snaked it about these woods for a week look- tvere neatly strapped to it pair of patent lethern bools ; nnd French kids encuscd his small, deli, cute hands, in which he held the license that was to bind together “two willing hearts.” The Judge proceeded to business, calling on the Lolltrinwo we have imperfectly described, to" trot out” his bride. “You're the man for my yuller qunrler, snid our hero in ecstocies, and awuy ho went in <> run for siuze. With one eflbrl of his brawny arm, ho took her from the ntule nnd brought iter to the center of an inclosure formed hy tho company his eye dilat ing and his whole frame exhibiting signs of joy unspeakable. Tlte bride was n bouncing prairie beauty, on whom Time Intel smiled in bis rapid course. .She wore n blue calico dress, full in eve ry part, thus permitting, A siring of blue bends ornamented n good, sub stantial neck, none of your“swnn like” things, and her headgear was a cotton hnndkerchief scarlet stripe, yellow groundwork lied gracefully under the chin, nnd concealing tho flaxen curls tlmt strug. gled for liberty. Her shoes might have given your techerce fashionable ladies the hysterics, but they united comfort and durability and nfleciually closed the door to the fell destroyer, consumption. In the harry of the moment, doubtless, she made an in- divldiotis distinction between those necessary up. pondages classically called “insec; destroyers, one of which lucked the blue sock, but this wus an omis sion, not a fault. Her blue eye, as it rested on the chosen oue, spoke eloquently of abiding love, nnd her handsome face was wreathed in smiles. Tlte Judge glanced nt the paper in his hand, nnd then in a solemn, impressive tone demanded ofthe groom. “ Will yon lake Susan Jenkins us your lawful wedded wife ?” "Well boss, 1 reckon 1 will. I would’nt have rid since daylight, and packed her here, if 1 did’nl moan to do the clean thing,” answered our hero. “And you Susan, will you take Cyrus Snorter, ns your lawful wedded husband ?” “Yes, squire, that i will, Cnd said I ouglitor mar ry Bill Swizzle ; hut I’ll see him hanged first.— He danced with old ugly Bets Foler, and give Iter a bran now shawl. Besides that lie got drunk, fell off his horse, and broke Itis leg. Sy is good enough (or nie,” replied tlte spirited benoty. This was loo much for Sy. He jumped for joy. ond clusped tho adorable “Suzo” to his bosom, giv mg her n smack that resembled the noise created by the popping of a cork from a champagne bot tle. "Stop sir,” said the Judge, "the ceremony is not complete.” "Go it my squire.” shouted Sy, “ I will be us n »ild cal catching deer.” The silken knot was now tied, and amid the huzzas of tnen, nud die smiles nnd white hundker chiefs waving of the ladies, Sy carried his blushing bride to the mule, placed her behind him. and in a twinkling wus un the road to home and happiness of the community, Upon one occasion a Inlmul- gsr, in table servant, a native of Bengal, complain ed to me, and entreated my interference, steiing that lie hod entrusted a friend of his own, who Imd gone to Macao, with one hundred dollars, all his saving*, Ibr the purpose of buying him a nice come ly wile; but w hen she arrived, siie by no menus answered tho description given of Iter being too short and too old, and hy no means a hundred dol lar wife, hut not more than n thirty dollar one, when much to his grief os well us surprise, he only got Inngliod at hy rue for Ilia pains.—Conytighamt's Recollections. stretched out his hand to sever with his sword the I ing for a squire to hitch us, nnd wore out a pair of overhanging boughs of an acacia, when suddenly he | deerskin breeches looking for him ; and I wish ) made a start, hi* heart heat almost to bursting, nnd, j may be r.mined through n gum tree head foremost unable to speak, he pointed to his nmnzed follow. ! if I’m going to pack Suz any further. I came hero ers a portion of white taffeta hanging to one of its j to yoke her, nnd I’m goin’ to stay.” sharp thorns. The roar of laughter that follow This, he felt nssured, must have been torn from the robe ofltis wife ; and, consequently, that wns the road her conquerors must have carried her.- Upon further search among the rank and tangled grass, in hope of discovering prints of footsteps, marks of blood wore observed. 1 hese led to fur- tlier inquiries. Could they Itavo murdered Iter there ? But no ; had such been the case, greater quantities of blood would Itnve marked the deed. Perhaps she might have been wounded, and placed in some concealment near. Again they proceeded “uided by the drops of blood, until coming to an ab rupt turn or tlte path, ubuul a dozen Caribs’ Ituts lay stretched before them, nnd ihtir fierce inmates lolling around tlte open doors. in less than n minute all was confusion ! Con fident tlmt this was the party who had stolen his wife, the Governor rushed upon them furious with passion. Nothing could resist hi* power ; Cunb wed this simple recital was deafening. Wo lost four buttons in convulsive fits, nnd it is quite probable wo should have suffered largely in ;lml line Imd not the par ish Judge arrived at that moment, and givon anew turn to affairs. The Judge, as all our readers know, is supposed by many to be Gallic decent, al though wo have authority in saying that he is “na tive and to tlte manner born.” Unliko the great er poet’s justice : “In fair round holly with good capon lined , Willi cyus severe,and beard of formal cut. Full of wise auW8 and inudern instances." ho is as lean ns a Grnhumite, living entirely on bran pudding nnd fricassed radishes.—With the undying zeal of an Isrealite. he thunders forth an athemas against four-footed animals, and considers ornitholigy a fit sturdy for cannibals. These are the sentiments ol the Judge, albeit in politics he strangely enough, ‘goes the whole hog.’ At one lime, we leurn. lie was an expounder of the Melh The Mother and iip.k Familv.—Philosophy is rarely found. The most perfect sample I ever met was an old woman, who was apparently Ihe poorest and tho must forlorn of the human species—so true is the maxim which all profess to believe, and none act upon invariably, viz : tlmt happiness does not depend on outwifrd circumstances. The w ise wo tnun to whom I have alluded, walks to Boston, a distance of twenty ur thirty miles, to sell a hag ol brown thread und stockings, und then patiently walks back again with her little gain. Her dress, lluiugit tidy, is u grotesque collection ‘of shreds nnd patches’—coarse in the extreme. “Why don’t you come down in a wagon ’” [. when lobserved she was wcurried null her lung journey. “We linv’nt got any horse,” she replied ; “the neighbors are very kind to me, but they can’t spare their’n, und it would cost ns much to hire one ns all my thread would come to." “You have a husband—don’t ho do anything for you ?” “Ho is n good man—he does all he can, but lie’s a cripple nnd an invalid. Ho reels my yarn, and mends the children’s shoes. He’s ns kind a bus. bind us a woman need have." “But his being a cripple is a heavy misfortune to you,” suid I. "Why, ma’am, I donl look upon it in thnt light,” replied the thread woman. “1 consider that I’ve a great reason to be thankful that he never took to any had habits.” “ilow many children have yon?” “Six sons and five daughters, ma’am.” “Six sons nnd five daughters ! What a fund lor a poor woman to support!” “It’s a fuinily, tnu’uin ; but there ain’t one of ’em I’d be willing to lose. They aro all healthy children as need he—all willing to work, and a clever to mo. Even the little boy, when Ito gels cent now nod then for doing an ertnnd, will be sure tu bring it to me.” “Du your daughters spin your thread ?” “No, ma'am ; us soon ns they aro big enoag they go out lu service, ns I don’t want to keep them always delving for me; they are always willing to give me what they can , but it’s right and fair that they should do a little for themselves, I do all my spinning after the folks are abed.” “Do ’l you think you should be better off if you hud no one hut yourself to provide for ? ’ “Why, no, ma’am 1 don’t. If I had’ut been mar- ried I should always had to work as hard as I could and now I can’t do no more than that. My chil Jren nro a great comfort to me, and I look forwar to tho lime when they’ll do ns much for me us have done for them.” Here wns true philosophy ! I learned a lesson 'front thnt poor woman which I shall nol soon for I get.—Miss Sedgwick. Foreign Gossir.— Tho following important speculations are taken from the Parisian correspon dence of the Courier des Elulis Unis : “ Tlte Count D’Orsny has just sent to several of Itis friends in Paris u statuette of himself of his own workmanship. Prince Albert has become under the or .ers of his superiors a remarkeblo ar. list. Confined within lite limits of his ollice, lie hud a great deal of leisure ; his duties as husband could not fill up ull his lime, and there wore in the day long hours when lie did not know wliut to do. Tint Queen who is n woman of judgement, saw ut once the dangers of this want of occupation. Sho knew thnt idleness is the mother of all guilty fan cies ; it was necessary then, nt any cost, to em. ploy these vnennt moments and abolish this dan. gerous inaction. Tito young Prince wns furnished th drawing masters and instructors in musical composition and poetry. Whenever the Queen is obliged to quit iter husband to employ herself in public affairs nnd work with Iter ministers, a pre ssor lukes possession of the royal young man, lid gives him a lesson which is prolonged till the moment when tlte Quean is restored to the pleas- res of private life. In this manner the imagina tion of the Prince cannot wonder, and an incessant surveillunco protects him ugainsl the bold attacks coquetry. Queen Victoria hopes in this way to escape from any measure which may ho turned gainst her conjugnl majesty, uud on Itis side the 'rince lias fully profited by the cares given to his education as ait artist. He is able to turn out pleasant verses, he ptints very prettily, nnd lie com poses with facility the air of n romance or vnnde- illeo. A Keepsake for the New Year is in prep aration which will contain his works complete, it belonged to Belgium to erect n temple to indo- nee uud unprofitableness. A numerous soceity lias been formed to found the Formente Club. The title is borrowed from Italy, for tho members of it would not take the trouble of finding a naino for it. L'o be made a member of this Club, proofs of la ziness and guarantees of future indolence must bo given ; the members must enter into the most for mal engagement to abstain from ull occupation, audio maintain n state ol complete inactivity of dy nnd mind. The Belgian literal are admitted n full right to Farnienle Club, provided they prove themselveslo be men of letters ; no further iesti. tnoniuls or guarantees are required from them. An Adroit Trick.—A lady elegnnllv and fash ionably dressed, of prepossessing appearance and manners, slopped in iter coach at one of the fash iounblu stores ut this season of bustle and business, tu examine some costly shawls. She wus shewn up stairs into the shawl-room, where one of the partners in the firm attentively waited upon her. After examining and discarding a number she se lected one for ®250. It was not exactly the arti- le she wanted in color uud finish, yet it came tho nearest to wliut she required. She would call ut some of the other stores, and if not butler suited would take that slinu I, which was luid aside for her. lit about half an hour her carriage drove up to the | parts of the tore ugiiiii, and sliu went upstairs into the shawl room to lake the article, not having been fortunate enough to suit herself elsewhere; site would like, however, to go over an examination of the whole invoice, when, after some time consumed in the ofler Carib luv stretched hy tho prowess of Ills urm; 1 timm we to and springing over his prostrate foes. Ihe husband | odist faitlt. ana traversed the country in company entered the principal but, which he had observed wus carefully guarded throughout the fray. A well known voice called his name, an infant’s cry of joy saluted his car, and bursting open an inner dour, bis weeping wife wus in his arms, and Ins darling child clmging around his knees. It look but little time to quit that spot nod retrnce tho mountain path.— ii. etiaie in AnliRUO Billed by thst nurae. ♦ This rock is still pointed out upon an estate, callod Fatter* tXJln, to til. Hon. John Atbllt. with tho devout und exemplary Father Redwine This may account fur the serious oast ol counte nance peculiar to him. Oil the present occasion ho was dressed in the height of fashion. He wote a “vest of England" Invisible green coat, the col- Inr o( which was perpendicular and corded a la collegian, giving the wearer quite a magisterial ap pearance.—His csthmere vest was buttoned close up to his chin, over the top of which protrnded na euorntou* pair of jet whiskers, such as ara worn I Thc Ladt Harem pot strewn with r # picture as admiraitea w*to gani ot if not as dangerous to the heart as country, where the sunshine eif' itffc through • heaven of Mae, ere, ttveit! feet in llieir kind—end at least aede^Weeto th* 1 ' ami*!**. Languid, yet fatij bnmful, of Ilfs ; dark, ’ yet very lustrious ; liquid, yet clear as state, they, are compared by their poets to the sheas af Ike nlmond, and the bright timidaesaef gazelle’s. The face is delicately oval, and Its shape is eat off Sjjr the rich red sod purple aed golden turban, the meet becoming headdress In the world. The long, 1 ulnck, silken tresses ere braided from tbe forehbad .nd hang wevily on each side of the ikes | behind they full in a glossy cataract, sparkling with little golden drops, such as might have glittered on Da* one when she came forth from her shower-bath- A light tunic of pink or pale blue orapo is covered with a long silk rube, open at tha bosom, and bat- toned thence downward to the delicately alippered little feet, that peep daintily from beneath the full e'lketi trousers. Round the loins rather than the waist, a cashmere ahawl ia loosely wrapt as a gir dle, and an embroidered jacket, or a large ailk robe with loose, open eleeves, complete the costume. Nur is the water-pipe, with its long variegated ser pent, and its jewelled mouth piece, any detraction from the portrait. Picture to vouraelf one of Eve’e brightest daughters, in Eve’s own loving land. Tlte woman-dealer has found among the moult- tains thul perfection in living woman which Prax iteles scarcely realized when inspired fancy wrought out its ideal in marble. Silken ecarfs richly color ed nnd as airy as the rainbow, wreathe her round, from the snowy brow to the finely rounded limbs, half buried in billowy cushions ; the altitude is tha very poetry of repose; languid, it maybe, but glowing life is thrilling beneath that flower-eoft ex terior, from the varying cheek and flashing eye to the henna.dyed taper fingers thst capricously play with the rosary of beads. The blaze of sunshine is round her kiosk, but she sits in the softened shad, ow so dear to the pointer’* eye. And so she dreams away die warm, hours in such a calm of thought within, and sight or sound without, that she almost start* when the gold fish in the fountain, or the hrueze-ruflled roses shed blossoms on her bo som. The Atmosphere.—The atmosphere is certain ly u wonderful substance ; one of the most extras ordinary with which we are acquainted ; generally lecmed invisible, it yet form* tho most beautiful and inugiuficent colored object we know, Ihe blue ky. So tliin and attenuated as to give rise to the proverb “light as air,” it yet exerts an enormous pressure un tbe various bodies of the surface, be* ing, in its entire mass, as heavy as a globe of lead sixty miles in diameter; and when in rapid motion, possessing a force at momentum which is irreaiali* tile. Although we Bee nothing around us, yet the air is everywhere present, and is Ihe most univers ally diffused substance in nature. It penetrates in to every recess, however narrow the entry ; occu pies every space in or about tlte earth that ia not occupied by something else ; insinuates itself into and fills up the cavities which exist more or less in ali solid bodies, animate or inanimate ; and when* ever uuy substance is removed, rushes in on all sides und occupies the space thus left vacant. This upnitrenl nothing contains several different sub stances, nil constantly and uctively engaged in im. portent operations nt the eurface of the earth, adapting it for thc abode of living beings, plants nnd unimals. And so necessary is it to the exist ence of tbe latter, that mankind uses it about twen ty-five thousand times every day, and cannot exist above n minute or two without it. This subtle^ agent is the medium ol heat, light, and sound. It is by un ingredient of tho atmosphere thnt we pro cure artificial light and heat, without the means of producing which, mankind could never have emerg. ed from the savage state. By its powers of re- fleeting light and dispersing it in all directions, it enable* us to perceive objects though they are not illuminated hy the direct light of tho sun. The at mosphere is the medium by which the heat of the sun which fulls so unequally on the different earth’s surface, is diffused over the different legions, moderated in the burning zones ut the equator, and conveyed north and south to enliven the desolate countries around the poles. By its impetus when in motion, it propels ships along their liquid paths, thus, giving rise to Inspection, she finally determined to purchase the I commerce and intercourse between nations. By original one, which Bite ordered to pul up uud sent I its property of conveying sound, tho air raises man down to the carriage, which was promptly done. ' above tlte lower creation, endows him with tho L’lte ludy rummaged iter pockets, and suddenly ex claimed in great trepidation, ‘I’ve lost my purse !’ Where, nm’ntn, did you lose it?’ ‘It must have been lost here, for I felt it in my pocket as 1 ascen ded the stairs.’ The stairs wero searched hut nu purse found. ‘Do you remember madam,’ said the store keeper, 'how much money you had in your purse ?’ ‘Yes, perfectly, there was one note of $1000 and two 50’a, some silver und a gold ring und locket.’ After a great many reciprocal re grets nud rummaging, in throwing aside some rapping paper under a table, there lay the purse ills tlte glittering steel clusp and ornaments. Tlte lady » as overjoyed—the store keeper quite happy he emptied the contents on tho table, nud sure there wus the $1000 note,, the two 50’s, silver, jewelry, &c., &c., all right and fair. After recip rocal congratulations nnd many wonders huw such uu uccideut happened, sho handed the $1000 note, received $750 in change, was handed in Iter carri- ago, ami she told her coachman to drivo to Mrs. •, Broadway, und oli' she drove? On settling tho cash ut night the $1000 note wns found to be n counterfeit or unaltered note, and the lady not yet found. Tho clevor ruse of losing her purse, de. scribing its contents, finding it, and thc contents be- ing exactly described, removed nil suspicion of de ception at once. So tlte fashionable store keep er lost bis $250 shawl, and $750 in change in the bargain.—N. Y. Sun. The Grave ok Washington’s Mother.—A cor respondent of the New York Sun, writing from Fredericksburg, Virginia, suys—“if 1 did not see Washington’s tomb, 1 have seen bis mother’s. She lived and died here in Fredericksburg. The long white house in which she lived remains, and is in habited by others, while a monument out in the fields, half finished, covers her remains, and is a sad picture of something—completion und dosulu- lion. It is on the estate of Mr. Gordon, who has ostentatiously built a brick wull around sumo fami ly graves neur by, as ii their remembrunee depen ded upon being linked with Itet’s who Inis no need of epiluph or “pointed stone.” The monu ment wus designed and so fur finished, by a New Yorker- lie ulierwurds failed, having expended about $15 000 on it, and tlte monument stands un finished ! Tlte base is ten or twelve feel high, formed of several blocks of marble, each lessening in s:ze and wrought in the Corinthian order ; while the obelisk which is to crown it, a huge block of grey marble nearly fourteen feet in length, lies near hy in the rough, well embedded in the sand soil. Some wretches have made one sido of the monument a shooting target, and have despoiled it In many ways. If I evor felt sorrow and it wus wliiie looking oil u picture like this. 1 ne mother of Washington! with an unfinished mono, ■neat— for shame, Virginia! Where is thy cltiv. airy, thv blush ? But why do I chide—they ure most to "bo pitied who can Iivu and look on such a desecrntiuit. This is one of the oldest towns in Virginia, has a liltlo commerce on the Poloinnc, contains uboutSOOO inhabitant*—hut with all looks dilapidated and poor, like something once vigorous but uow decayed.” Trafficking in Wives.—Tho Harbor of Hong Kong, wus generally very crowded with Chinese native craft. The gayest and most Highly decora ted beats which arrived at our port were those which brought from Canton a mercantile comtnodi ly very commonly irollicked in by the Chinese I'ltes wore young ladies who were bent upon tilt speculation of marriage, being brought from the exuberant population of the interior towns to sup ply the deficiency amongst the numerous settle who had come from the continent to our new colo ny, so many of every trade and occupation having already flocked in vast numbers to the islund.— These bouts arrived with drums and got gs beating and colors flying, generally coming to an anchor immediately under my own window. Tea tables were soon arranged, nnd the young ladies from twenty to foity in number, arrayed in ilioir smart, esl jackets nnd trowsers, might be seen endeavor ing to bewitch those visitors who flocked to the bouts. 1 was informed that the price, generally spooking, eve raged from one hundred to two hun dred dollars; the greatest portion of which money was transferred to the mother of the young lady, a due proportion being oharged for (ho expenses at tendant upon the voyage, together with commission &ic., upon tho bargain, I Itavo known instances of Punch suys that bo once saw a father knock Ills some of the natives of India becoming purchasers; J boy down, and he thought it the most striking ptc- but, in that case, they would only obtain the refuse | lure of sun down he ever beheld. pleasures and sympathies of a social being, and en ables him, hy co-operation, to tear those stupendous monuments of human knowledge and industry wh clt rise before us on every side. It is, nllogeth- | er, one of the most wonderful of nature’s works, and there are no subjects of contemplation mor<> interesting than the constitution of thia widely-dif fused ugent, and the innumerable purposes to whiclt. it is applied in supporting the existence and contri buting to the welfure of animated beings.—Pneu matics, by Hugo Read. Travelling Animal Magnetixebs.—Within n year past, two boys have voluntarily called upon u- witlt a request thnt they might have assist an oe it, explaining to tlte public ihe tricks and imposition* nf travelling inngnotizers. One of them had been seven months the wonder and admiration of moon struck dunces, who had fed his employer night aflt r night, for the wonder working phenomena and th ins minus of this now system of thaumaturgics. Tlirough (he exhibitions of this boy, believer* were cicniod with astonishing rapidity, and tbe of;.'. went up from regiments of disciples—what a gin rious science ! Yet he positively declared that l.cv hud not been asleep in any instance, before an nt^ dience, nor wns there ever a period whan ha iso s. not thoroughly conscious, in every respect, amt. obedient to command. By practise he could ban v to he pricked under the nails, tolerate the biaxe oft a candle within an inch of the eye without recoil ing. allow heavy men to stand on his toes, dec.,an t in short, become, by a regular proeess of training, the host subject in New England. As he confessed himself on impostor, ha was ur. god to turn Itis attention to some honest pursuit.— However, not long after, we saw tbe same boy.nti the Marlboro’Chapel, moving like a charm to W>« will ofthe magnetizer, before a respectable sou-* piny. He would stagger, fall to the floor, instant ly lose the power of a flexing limb, just as tha tele graph required. Last week we mat the same lit. tie vagabond agaio,and he informed us that Iht y, had heun doing pretty well of late under the nu* nugeinent of a medical man of Boston. They had been down to Cape Cod, where animal magnetise took well. For his part in the farce he had the To • gulnr wages of five dollar* a weak.—Boston Medi cal and Surgical Journal. Association of Factobv OrERATivia.—The Factory Girls ef Lowell talk of establishing • large Factory, to be worked by themselves, and of which they shall be the Joint Stock Proprietors !—Newark Daily Adv. We have never hoard of any such talk hares. ots. Should such a scheme be successfully pm opi-rution, » e presume it would not be long be- lure tie praprietare would have plenty of applies., tines for partners. A young man might thus JaL her like apostrophize a stockholder t “ Kver ttoui that hour I laved hsr, 'J ill tmr bar Block I paid krr wMudkmIC” Friend,hip requires action ; Love requiraa not so much proofs, na expression* of love. Love de mands little else than the power to fael and require love —Jean Paul. •I keep an excellent labia,’said a landlady dispu ting with on* of her boarders, ‘That may he true, ma'am,’s*»s he, 'but you put very little upon r