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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY VOLUME I. ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 15, 1855. Number 46 r J PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY JOHN H. CHRISTY, SDITOB MS PROPRIETOR* Terms at Subscription* TWO DOLLARS per annum, if paid itriell; in ad «nce-. otherwise, THREE DOLLARS will *-« -'hatgcd KT In order that the price of the papn May not be in fbe way of a large circulation, Clubs trill be supplied it* the following lew rates. ,^S.xWESfor : - - dt thus low retro, the Cook must accompany the order. Rates of Advertising* Transient advertisements will he inserted at One Dollar per square for the first, and fifty Cents per squafe for each subsequent insertion. Legal and yearly advertisements at the usual rates Candidates will’he charged $5 for announcements, and obituary noticesexeceuing six linen in length tvil) be charged as advertise > ents. When the number of insertions is not inarkednn and advertisement, it will he published till forbid, and charged accordingly. S&nsinEos nnii ^rufrssinnnl iCniiis. JOHN H . C H ristyT^ rLAiM amd famcy Book and Job Printer, “ Franklin Job Office,” Athens. Ga. **, All work entrusted to his care (aithtully, correctly and punctually executed, at prices correspond- JanlH ing with the hardness of the times. tf C. B LOMBARD DENTIST, ATIIFJYS, GEORGIA. Rooms over the Sinro of Wilson k Veal. Jan3 PITNER & ENGLAND, Wholesale k Retail Dcalersin Groceries, Dry Goods, HARDWARE, SIIOF.S AMD BOOTS, April 6 Athens, Ga. MOORE k CARLTON, DEAl.aas IN* SILK, FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS. HA HI) WARE AND CROCKERY. April No. 3, Granite Row, Athens, Ga. LUCAS & BILLUPS, WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL DEALERS IM DRY GOODS, MOCERIES, HARDWARE. <fcc. «fce. No. 2, Broatl Street. Athens. WILLIAM G. DELONY, ATTORItET AT LAW,' Office over the store o( Win M Morton k Son Will attend promptly t<> all business entrust ed to hit care. Athens, April 6 P. C. LANGSTON, Attorney at Law, CARMESriLLE, GA. Xcmucu.—C. Peeples, Esq. / . \V. L. Mitchell;Esq. \ Athcus Col. B-F.Hardeman, Lexington, Samuel Freeman, R«q. Newnatt, Gabriel Nash, Esq. Danielsville J. S. PETERSON, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, deals also IV FAMCY GOODS, PERFUMERY, AMD PAPER HAMGIMGS. SICV Or THE MAMMOTH BOOK, •eruer of Kroad Street and Ctdlege Avenue, opposite the Newton House, Aihisi, Ga. FERRY & CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealer* i» BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS. Between Dr. Longs’ and Peterson’s corner, Broad Street, Athens, Ga. P. A. SUMMEY & BROTHER, Wholesalo and Retail Dealers in Staple Goods, Hardware, Crockery, AMD ALL KIMDS OF GROCERIES, Corner of Wall and Broad streets, Athens WILLIAM N. WHITE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, AiidMeiropnper and Magazine Agent. DEALER IX MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS LAMPS, FISK CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS, AC. Me. 9, College Avenue, Newton House. Athens, Ga sign of •• White’s University Hook Store.’’ Ortkra-promptly filled at Augusta rates. TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ART UNION SOCIETY 500,000 Gifts VALUED AT 8300,000!!! Certificates for this Year, ONE DOLLAR T HE members of the Art Union Society, on the oc casion of this the tenth distribution of the WORKS OF ART Accumulated by tlie Society during the past year,would respectfully call the attention of its patrons to the fact that, being about to remove to the buildings in course ol erection for tlie Society in the city ol Washington,they will add the teal estate and other landed properly be longing to the Society, to the DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR. At the lasf meeting of tlie Soitefy, if was determined to KEnitcE the certificate of share lot this Grand Enter ptise to one dollar each, thinking thereby that it will lie tlie means of a more general diffusion of tlie works ol artists tlirnnghmit the country, and will enable fbe Society to extend their labors for the advancement of tito ARTS AND SCIENCES In this country. The certificates of shares will be issued nt One Dollar, accompanying which each purchaser will receive free of charge", by return mail, a beautiful Line and Stipple Engraving, entitled * Washington on Dorchester Heights. Representing an eventful period in the history ot our country. It will be seen, by referring to the list,that there are many valuable pieces of property,many costly paint ings, superb statuary, beautiful engravings, costly jew- clty, magnificent s awls, and other beautiful gifts,such as clocks, watches, illuminated works. &e., to the num ber of five hundred thousand—worth $300,000. As the Society expects to remove to tlie New Hall ar Washington by the middle of uue, the distribution wilt take place on the FIRST OF JULY, 1855. The same rules and regulations that have heretofore guided tlie Society’s distributions will lie adhered to in this, and on no account will there lie any postponement from the day named. All lettcrs-aml communications, [post paidj for ccrt'fieates, or on business, are to be ad dressed to the Southern Office in Washington* Directed to tlie Secretary, who will answer by return mail. Single subscribers, remitting ton dollars, will re ceivc one year’s subscription to any of the Magazines they may name in their letter, to be forwarded f.co of Charge forthe time of subscription, one year. The following list constlmies a part of the GIFTS FOR J 855* The splendid House and Lot of the Art Union So ciety, situated in (!roadway, $30,000 A superb dwelling, the residence ol the lato An son Suitzer, Esq. 15,000 Tlie beautiful summer residence, Gothic cottage, and grounds, at Hawk’s Nest, on the Hudson, 20,000 5 small dwelling^. situated on tlie lot belongingto the Society, in Tld street, 10,000 10 magnificent camel’s hair shawls. They are the most beautiful work of art ever beheld, 10,000 4 sets of diamond jewelry—consisting of 7 pieces each—all antique patterns, in a beautiful pearl jewel box-, 10,000 10 sets ot pearl jewelry, consist in- of 7 pioces carlt, all different styles, and of l’er.-ian nian’f 5,030 12 gold watches for ladies, very beautiful and cu rious works of art: one the s:zc of a hall dime, 703 10 watclies for gentlemen, all very heavy of dif ferent styles and patients, _ 1,300 50 Roudere, Toilet and Dressii g Cases f.ir ladies, some finished in pearl patterns—lautis XIV. 2,500 1 large clock, a very beautiful Work of art, made by Lipordi at Cologne, finished in a stylo of heanty and art unsurpassed, 1,030 1,000 gold thimbles, all different patterns, very heavy, 2,900 50,000 illuminated albums,- different styles and patterns, 50,033 On copies of tlie lives of great pafntept. superb’y hniind, with an engraving ot each artist, 2,000 203 copies of Griswold’s Republican Court, splen didly bound, with tinted engravings, 4,000 100copies of Boydell’s illustrations'll Sliakspeare. To the admirers of the great poet, thiswoik will be an acquisition. 10,000 . PAINTINGS. Venus sending forth Cupid and Hymen—Titian, 2,00; Beggar Boy—Murillo, " 1,000 Tohitand the Angel—Salvator Rosa, 1,000 Night View—Claudio, 1,000 Madonna—Corregio. 1,000 A Head—Titian, 500 A Head—.Vandyke. 500 Landscape—l’cutssin, „ 500 A Piece—-Guiotto, 500 Battle Piece—Wouverman 500 Landscape—by Claude, 530 There are others by the same artists, all original, be- ides some splendid pictures hy Allston. Sully. Rey nolds, Xcagle. Uougbty.CoIe, Chapman. David,Vcrnct, Stuart, Herbert, Tack, Bennington, Bead, Bartlett. Schloss,. Huntington Jnliannli, Schmidt, Rembrandt, Sehaub, Perkins, Lewis. Ellis, Hamilton, and others fully described in the catalogue, which will be forward cd on application by lettef, [Hist paid, to tlie Secretary, who will answer by return mail. ■IERMS- FOR CLUBS. Clubs of 10, 1 extra certificate, Clubs of 20, 3 “ Clubs of 53, 8 “ *1 The money in all cases to accompany the application tor certificates. E. VONDERLIETH, Draper and Tailor, College Avenne, Athens, Ga.—four doors from the Post Office. April 6. T. BISHOP & SON, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, April fi No. 1, Broad street, Athens. SAVANNAH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. Hr.vrtD. Weed, Pres.—Jno. R. Wilder, Sec. mHE above Compary is -ow prepared to lake Fire 1 -Isles in this place, and the adjoining counties, on avorable terms. Apply to a. J. MAYS, Agent. LADIES FORMING CLUBS Will lie entitled to the same terms as above, with I l.e extra inducement of the present of a magnificent set of Boudoir Furniture, with rich adored India hangings, fine India Lace Curtains and every thing of the most splendid description, to the Ladies’club who will send tbe largest remittance for certificates. Postmasters arc authorized to act as agents, and the postmaster remitting the largest amount for shares will receive a handsome Gold Watch and Chain,valued at two hundred dollars. The money must accompany the application I hy letter, post paid] in all cases, and the certificate, with the engraving, will he forwarded free of cliargo by return mail. ' Correspondents are requested to write tlieir address, with the County, Town. Post Office apd State, plainly, in order to avoid mistakes. All letters answered hy re turn snail. Catalogues of all the Gifts, with value and explana lion, can he obtained on application to tlie Secretary,to whom all letters for certificates, &x. must be addressed ALFRED JOURDAIN, Secretary, Washington, D. C. Mwx.titn Lewis, o Fsaxcii Isoc, > Directors. FeRXAMDO LlTItCGSTOtr, } Jan 23 T. W. BAUER, Treasurer. NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS, At Greatly Reduced Prices! LUCAS &~BILLUPS A RE now receiving a large anil handsome assortment of all kinds .of goods suited to this market; and offer great inducements to those wishing to purchase. They have Ladies’ Dress Goods. Consisting of Merinos. Caslunere3, Bomba zines, French and English Muslin DeLaiues, Black Alpo.ccus, black Canton cloths, mourn ing crapes, English crapes, new styles plaid silks, handsome plaid cashmeres and delanes, plain black silks, all qualities, French cam bric, calicoes, ginghams, <tc. A large and handsome lot of Winter Shawls, Gloves, Ho siery. nett shirts, <tc. of every style & quality. MILLINERY ARTICLES. Bonnets, Flowers, Ribbons, and all kinds of trimmings. A large assortment of GENTLEMEN’S DRESS GOODS. Cloths, cassimcres, vestings, and all kinds of goods for men's, boy’s anti children’s wear, that ure called for. Men’s and boy's Hats, caps, boots and shoes. Also, ladies and miss es’ shoes and gaiters of all styles. A large assortment of HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. Mill Irons,Smut Machines, Mill Saws, Black smiths Tools, Farmers’ Tools, Rifle and Shot Guns. Saddles, bridles, harness, sole and up per leather, springs, axles, and a general as- soriment of carriage trimmings, stage humes and traces, Oil cloths, carpetings, mattings, rugs, boiling cloths, <tc. Also, a large lot of Groceries. Sugar, coffee, salt, mol sses, syrup, tea, pepper, spice, gihgea, Indigo, madder, suleratus, powder and shot. All of which they offer at the lowest market prices, either for cash or on approved credit. Oct 12 No 2 Granite Row, Athens NEW FALL GOODs7 FULL SUPPLIES. William Shear, (Augusta. Ga.) H AS received from New York his Fall sup plies of fancy and staple Dry Goods, em bracing a large and splendid assortment,suit able for the fall aud winter season, among which aro Rich fancy colored silks, of new and beauti ful styles; plain black silks, in great variety of style and of superior quality; Rich Paris printed Delaines and fancy all- wool Plaids; Lupin’s col'd, white and black Merinoes and plain col’d Delaines; a very- large supply of small figured all-wool prin ted Delaines for children, of new and beau- titul styles; English and American Fancy Flints, in a great variety of styles; superior Scotch fancy Ginghams of new and beautiful winter styles; Elegant French Embroideries, embracing Ladies’ collars, chemisetts, undersleeves and hnndkerchiefs, of flew and splemficT styles; 1 Ladies’.black and colored Cloth Clnaksaud Talmas, of the latest styles; Ladies’ rich em broidered and plain Paris silk velvet Clonks; A large supply of ladies’, misses and chil dren’s Hosiery,of the best make; Ladies’ ar-d gentlemen’s superior Gauntlet Gloves; Ladies’ and misses merino Vests; gen tlemen’s and youth’g silk and meriuo shirts ami drawers; Superior Welsh, Saxony, gauze, silk-warp and heavy Shaker Flannels ; superior Eng lish colored Flannels for ladies’ sacks; Eng lish and American Cotton Flannels of extra quality; A A very large soppljfof Mourning Goods, for ladies’ use, of superior qual ity; Superior 12-4 lincn^lieetings and pillow case linens; supeiior 8-4 ifnd 10-4 table damask and diapers, some of/exira quality; rich di mask table cloths and napkins, some of extra size; Scotch and birdseye diapers, extra fine, for children’s wear; heavy Scotch Diaper and Huckabacks for towelling; Superior whitney and merino blankets, of extra size and quality; stfpr crib blankets. Also a great variety of other seasonable ar ticles. suitable for fa mil v and plantation use. The public arc respectfully invited to call ar.d examine the assortment. W. S. especially solicits a call from his long coutitmed friends and patrons, and assures them that no exertion on his part shall be wattling to supply them with the latest and most desirable styles of goods at tbe lowest prices. Nov 1(5 fifty master, I soon learned to read my Bible—this Bible, young as I was, show ed me that I was a sinner, and a great one too, it also pointed me to aSavkur: and I thank God ihatl have found mercy at the hands of Christ,' and I am not ashamed to confess him before the world.” To try him still farther, six-shillings were then offered him for the Bible.— “ No;” said he; for it has been my sup- From the Nashville Truw Whig. i A SPIRITUALIST THROWN IN TO CONSTERNATION. ! As I was travelling a few weeks since in a stage coach filled with passengers, | we had representatives of every clime— ■ the Dutchman, the Jew, the inquisitive Yankee, &c. We laughed, we talked, *7’ n T” " C * T “ V Sap ~ and cracked jokes, and a merrier party f !f om L ™ do " i ^ngry . - J . . “ rS and weary, often have I sat down bv never met in a coach befure. One of the ways jd e to read my Bible, and have TSSnn ‘ }U °T 9e ' wa8a0€ fj found refreshment from jt.” Thus dTd dapper imle chap^ that any one would j ericnce the C on S olation ^ t^ take fur a Methodist parson, but for his p saIm ^ st when he M “ Thy com- Si 8 of wit, of which he was forts have refreshed my soul.” He was overflowing Not only in wit did he then asked « What xv.ll you do when abound, but also a great deal of useful ■ - , . V . . ,, , information. He bad beoo a great tra- : 2 i - T y °“l 0ntle veler—knew ever, railread, steamboat 1 ‘ m “ r J ?- and canal route in or out of the United, S? ' e My ii n - - Bible tells me,” said he, “ when my .Jj I., a. _._ U J father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.” The man could go no farther, for the tears choked his JAMES M. ROYAL, H A RNE SSMAKERj H AS removed his shop to Mitchell's old Tavern, oue door east of Grady «t Nich olson's—where he keeps always on hand n general assortment of articles in his line, and is always ready to fill orders in the best style. Jaa 26 * tf LOOK HERE! T HE undersigned have on hand a general assortment of STAPLE DRY GOODS, GROCERIES AND HARDWARE. which they will sell low for cash or barter Gall and examine. April 13 P. A. SUMM BY & BRO. CASH AND SHORT CREDITS. 91. I*. HALLOWELL & CO. SILK WAREHOUSE PHILADELPHIA. T F, K M S . C AP 11 lttiyerj will receive a discount of.'IX per cent if tlie money be paid in par funds, tvitfiin ten davi from date of bill. Un urrent money only taken at its par value on the dav it-ia received. To merchants of undoubted .-tandin?, a credit of SIX months will bo Riven, it desired. Where money is remitted in advance of maturity, _ discount at the rate of TWELVE per cent per annum will be allowed. riitCF.S FOR GOODS UNIFORM. In again calling the attention of the trading commu nity to the above terms, we announce that notwithstan ding the general depression in commercial affairs thro’- out the country, the system of business adopted by tig more than a year since, and to which we shall rigidly adhere, enables us to offer for the coming Spring season our usual assortment of ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. P URSUANT to an order of tbe Court of Or dinary ot Clarke county, will be sold be fore the court house door of said county, on tlie first Tuesday in March next, during the legal hours of sale, the Tract of Land (wid ow’s dower excepted)’ whereon Thomas N. Epps, late t>f said county, deceased, resided at the time of his death, containing two hun dred and ninety-seven and one-third acres, more or less, about two miles from Watkins- ville, on which is a comfortable dwelling- house and oilier necessary outbuildings. Also at the same time and place, will be sold one negro man, by the name of Jim, about fifty years old. All to be sold as the property of said deceased, for tbe benefit of his heirs and creditors. Terms, credit till the 25th of De cember next,with note and approved security.' janll WM.EPPS, Adm’k. NOTICE. . I SHALL apply to the Ordinary of Clarke County, nt the March Term next of the Court of Urdinary, tor leave to sc-11 the ne groes belonging to the estate of Evaline S. Thurman, deceased. DccI4 JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON, Ex. $150 to $200 per Month!! I WILL send instructions by which any person can make from $150 to $200 per month, without traveling or peddling, and with the smallest amount of capital. This is no receipt of any kind whatever. I will for ward the above instructions nndall the arts and receipts of value, ns advertised in the different papers of the United States, free of postage, to any person sending me the small sum of one dollar, post paid. E. S. SHIPLEY, Kingston, rr'-' Ross County, Ohio. Blank Declarations, New Silk and Fancy Goods, risine one of tbe largest and most splendid stocks i America; to which we will receive con- tobofoun . stiintariditioi'3 throughout tbe season, of new and deei ruble goods ftom our nOUSE IN PARIS. Jan 23 2m (long nnd short) together- ess attached—iust printed Office* Also, various on baud—as, indeed, printing—can be fur- hour?!' notice. DISSOLUTION: T HE copartnership in the Franklin Job Office, here tofore existing, under the firm of Christy k Ketsea, is this day disselved hy mutual consent. The business will be continued by J. H. Christy—by whom tbe uebts of the lato concern will be paid, and who a'one is au thorised to collect the demands due to it. - JOHN H. CHRISTY, Athens, Jan 11 JS55. WILLIAM KELSEA. ' ' ' —; ' '' - 1 ; ; ~ _ I Pay up! rtMlE undersigned most earnestly requests all person 1 indebt-d to the late firms of Uhsutt* Kiuii A UunxE. and CHEtirrfc Kruti—as also those owing him individually—to Fay up at one-: Many of there <-lai ins have been outstanding a longtime, and xu. must absolutely be settled without delay. He mists that a sense of right and justice will lead everyone ihdcbttd to settle np immediately. If, how ever. U shall tum out that lie is mistaken in this, he will be forced, however reluctantly, to “ try what virtue there is in”—-mw! janl* J- H. CHRISTY. GEORGIA- Clarke County. rclinary of said County. W HEREAS, Eleanor H. Lowery, formerly Eleanor H. Overby, guardian of Sarah A. L. Overby,minor of Thomas Overby .deceas ed, is desirous of obtaining Letters Dismissory from said guardianship— It is therefore, upon the application of said guardian, ordered by the Court, that all per sons concerned, appear at the regular term of this Court, to be held on the first Monday in March next, to show cause why saidguardian should not be dismissed from said guardian ship. A true copy from the minutes of said court, at a regular term thereof, held this 8th day of January, 1855. janl 1 ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary " rcidicator. i’S Magical Pain Eradicator, Rheumatism, Bruises, Sprains, Swellings, Ax. is eminently superior to any other external remedy for these stubborn dis eases. Alt who have used it, can testify to its efficacy. For sale by * W. H.«t J. TURPIN, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Broad st, Augusta, Ga aad by all Druggists throughout tbe State June! States. mation freely, and let fly his fun right ard l$ft. Our conversation turned upon a land lord that we had to sup and lodge with that night. He had become a convert to spiritualism. Our little friend remark ed : ‘‘Let me alone, I shall put his courage to the test, and see how he likes spirits from the other world ” In due course of time the stage drew up before the hotel, and our host, with his broad face all smiles, greeted us— ‘‘Walk in, gentlemen; fine weather and such remarks as are made when strangers meet. At supper, our landlord turned the conversation on spiritualism, when, lo,and behold! three distinct raps catne from the table, then rap, rap, from the side-board. Our host trembled in every limb—turned pale, and in"a faint, weak voice, asked if a spirit was present. Then a voice from the chimney was heard: “Joe Baily, you are a doomed man ; I am the spirit of your dad.” “And I am the spirit of your grand dad,” came from the closet. And from' under the table a voice ex claimed ; “Joe Baily! Joe Bail/! quit your evil ways—give up rum drinking, and the tom-foolery of table-rapping, or the spirits of evil will catch you.” Our landlord’s teeth rattled like dice in a box, and fairly creeping from the diaing room on his hands and knees, he sought his own room, aud all night we heard him sigh, pray and groan. In the morning he looked pale and haggard. When we offered to settle our bills a voice from the bosom of the inn-keeper shouted “Gentlemen, you have not a cent to pay.” Down he dropped m a chair, which he had hardly touched when a squall as if from a dozen cats was heard under him. Such a bound as he m^de F never saw the like of. “O, Lord ’ geutlemen, I am confound ed—the Spirits will be the death of me!” ‘•No,” said otir little friend, “there are no spirits that kill except that which you take from the rutn bottle, and that will kill soul and body. You had better sign the pledge,” continued Wyman, the Ventriloquist, for he was our little friend who so frightened the landlord. The latter made up his mind to do so. and concluded that all spirits were hum bugs. NOTHING LIKE THE BIBLE. AN AFFECTING jiu> remakable tale The circumstance itself occurred in the town of Warrington, and was related there at a Bible meeting, by a gentle man of respectability and veracity con nected with the Society. The circumstance was introduced in the following words: About three years ago, two little boys, decently clothed the eldest appearing about thirteen, and the younger eleven, called at the lodg ing-house for vagrant-*, in this town, for a night’s lodging. The keeper of the House (very properly) took them to the vagrants’ office to be examined; and if proper objects, to be relieved. The account they gave of themselves was ex tremely affecting, and no doubt was en tertained of its truth. It appears that but a few weeks had elapsed since these poor little wanderers had resided with their parents in London. The typhus fever however, in one day carried off both father and mdther, leaving the or phans in a wide world, without home and without friends. Immediately after the last tribute had been paid to their parents’ memory, having an uncle living in Liverpool, poor and destitute as they they resolved to go and throw utterance, and they both wept together. They had in their pockets tickets, as rewards for their good conduct, from the school to which they belonged, and thankfulness and humility were visible in all their' deportment. At night, these two orphans, bending their knees at the side of the bed, com mitted themselves to the care of their Heavenly Fatfer—to Him whose ears are open to the prayers of the poor and destitute; aud to* Him who* has said, Call upon me in the day of trouble ; I will deliver thee, and thou shait glorify me.” The next morning these refresh ed little wanderers arose early, dressed themselves for their journey, and set out for the town of Liverpool: and may He who hears the ravens when they cry, hear and answer their petitions, guide them through time, and bless them in eternity !—Christian Index. A BEAUTIFUL STORY. The most beautiful and affecting in cident I know, associated with a ship wreck, is the following: The Grosvenor, an East Indiaman, homeward bound, goes ashore on the coast of Caffraria. It is resolved that the officers, passengers, and crew, in number one hundred and thirty-five souls, shall endeavor t to penetrate on foot, across trackless deserts infested by wild beasts and cruet savages, to the Dutch settlements at the Cape of Good Hope. With this forlorn object before them they finally separate into two parties, never more to meet on earth. There is a solitary child among the passengers, a little boy of seven years old, who has no relation there ; and when the first party is moving away he cries after some member of it who has been kind to him. The crying of a child might be supposed to be a little thing to men in such great extremity ; but it touches them, and he is immediately taken into that detachment; from a which time forth this child is sublimely made a sacred charge. He is pushed on a little raft across broad rivers by the swimming saiiors ; they carry him by turns through the deep sand and long i A GENTLEMAN. “ Be very gentle with her my son, r said Mrs. Butler, as she tied on her little girl’s bonnet, and sent her out to play with her elder brother. They had not been out very long be fore a cry was heard, and presently Julius came in, and threw down his hat, sayinj*: “ I hate playing with girls. There’s no fun with them ; they cry in a minute.” “ What have j’on been doing to your sister T I see her lying there on the gravel walk; you have torn her frock and pushed her down. Iam afraid you Forgot my caution to he gentle." •* Gentle ! Boys can’t be gentle, mother it is their natrre tabe rough, and hardy, and boisterous. They are the stuff soldiers and sailors are made of. It’s very well to talk of a gentle girl; but a gentle boy—it sounds ridiculous! I should be ready to knock a fellow down for calling me so!” “Yet, Julius, a few years hence,you would be very angry if any were to say you were not a gentleman.” “ A gentleman. I had never thought of dividing the word that way before. Being gentle always seems to me like being weak and womanish.” “ This is so far from being the casee my son, that you will always find the bravest men are the most gentle. The spirit of chivalry that you so ranch admir, was a spirit of the noblest courage and the utmost gentleness combined. Still I dare say you would be rather called a manly than a gentle boy?” “ Yes, indeed, mother.” “Well, then,my son, it is my great wish that you should endeavor to unite the two, Show yourself manly when you are exposed to danger, or see others in peril; be manly when called on to speak the truth, though the speaking ol it may bring reproach upon you ; be manly when you are in sickness and pain. And at the same time be gentle, whe ther you be with females or men. By putting the two spirits together, you de serve a. name, which, perhaps, you will not so greatly object to,” “ I see what you mean, dear mother. and I will endeavor to be what you wish, a gentle, manly boy.” LOVE NOTES. Women of great moral and personal beauty are sometimes deceived in their choice, ami their, soureJ lij disappoint ment, they get deceived again and again, till at last wheel they meet one whom they love, they are no longer deserving of his affection. Woman is a mysterious poem which must be read many times to be under stood ; he who has never loved but once, knows the sex better than he who made a new conquest every day for twenty years. The heart of the young girl is like R nest where the little swallow chirps shows its head, tries its wings, and watches the favorite moment to fly. The heat t of a young girl in Live is often a sanctuary of gold with an idol of clay. The heart of an old coquette resent bles an Egyptian tomb filled with mum grass, lie pi.ientl, walking at all oll.cr o!d ma ; dj era, when times; they share with him such putrid fish as they find to eat; they lie down and wait for him when the rough car penter, who becomes his especial friend, lags behind. Beset by lions and tigers, by savages, by thirst and hunger, by death in a crowd of ghastly shades they never—oh, Father of all mankind, thy name be blessed for it!—forget this child. Tlie captain stops exhausted, and his faithful coxswain goes back and is seen to sit down by his side, and neither of the two shall be any more beheld until the great last day; but, as the rest go on for their live*, they take the i^iild with them. The carpenter dies of poisonous berries eat in starva tion ;■ and the steward, succeeding to the command of the party, succeeds to the sacred guardianship of the child. God knows all he does for the poor baby. He cheerfully carries him in his arms when he himself is weak and ill; how he feeds him when he himself is griped with want; how he folds his rag ged jacket around him, lays his little warm fide with a woman’s teuderness upon his sunburnt breast, soothes him in his sufferings, smgs to him as he limps along unmindful of his own parch ed and bleeding feet. Divided for a few days from the rest, they dig a grave in the sand and bury their good friend the cooper—-.these two companions alone in the wilderness—and the time comes when they are both ill, and beg their wretched partners in despair, re duced and few in numbers now, to wait They wait by them unoccupied, is sometimes double bolted, while at others the door is on the jar True love cannot struggle against the artillery of coquettes; it is only the heartless who can resist such weapons and is it they who by a law of Provi denee, gite us our revenge. The woman of forty years never com promises her suitors; like England she shows how to colonize. The most indolent persons are often the most indefatigable in their loves. One is sad after an unrequited pas sion, as after a bankruptcy. The woman whom misfortune has rendered distrustful, or whom success has rendered confident, is incapable of love. . Love is the sole passion which can he paid in its own coinage. The influence of women is far too great; the influence of woman is far too small. A woman who pleases everybody de lights nbbody. Prudery is the worst of avarice. In love we doubt most when we be lieve most. The more one loves a woman tlie more courage it requires to approach her.c PUNCHES. The following lists are selected from the Almanac of tbe Fxmdon Ptfnub for 1855. Truth for Teetotaller*.—The porter that is stout will carry the biggest man beyond the bound of discretion. Information for Innocents.—AVhen anybody talks much about his trials, there is some reason to believe him to be a thief. A Meal Blessing to Motheff.—= Couldn’t somebody invent a soap which would enable mammas to get their daughters off their hands ? Memorandum for the Month of March* .—To young ladies—Now make up you/ minds and.choose your lover, consider ing tint you may have too many chaps on your hands. The Position of the Eyes in Mcut.~ A sagacious old gentleman remarks how fortunate it is that our eyes do not pro ject like those of some animals^ for if they did, what a number of boys we should see making faces at us behind otfr backs! A Married LoOer'.—A hen p&’&edf husband declared that the longer he lived the more he was smitten. Rule for Young Housekeepers—The smallest possible waste, without pinch* ing. Hints to Householders.—Honesty may be the best policy; but the next best a policy of assurance. Health and Beatify.—The young lady who is unable to sport a riding habit should get into a walking habit. FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES. The United States are composed of thirty-one States and nine Territories. They contain a population of 25,000,- 000, of whom 21,000,000 are White. The extent of sea coast 12,6^ miles/ The length of its ten principal riVer* is 20,000 miles. The number of miles of Railway in operation is 20,000,which cost $600,000,-' 000. The length of canals is 5,000 miles. It contains the longest railway on the globe—the Illinois Central—which "t» 734 miles. The annual value of its agricufturaf productions is $200,000,000. Its most valuable production is Indian? corn, which yields annually 400,000.000 bushels. ™r , , The affioufit ufregisleretf and enrolled tonnage is 5,407,010 tons. The amount of capital inverted irf manufactures is $609,000,000. The amount of foreign imports in 1853, was $267,978,947—and of its export* $230,971,067. The annual amount of irtte/rtal trade is $600,000,000. The annual value of the products Of labor (other than agriculture) is $l,50ff,^ 000,(00. The value of its farms and live s(6CK is $500,000,000. Its mines of gold, copper, lead, and iron, are among ihe richest in the world. The value of gold produced is $100,-* 000,000. The surface of its coat fidlds h 138,43d square acres.- ’ Its receipts • for customs &e., &c„ W 1652, was $51,472,275, and its expen ditures $-13,743,165. Within her borders are S0.000 schools, 20,000 academies, 23’4 colleges,’ and 3, c 00 churches. —•**———& were, themselves upon his protection. Tired, therefore, and faint, they arrived in this by them one day. . town on their way. Two bundles con- [ one day; they wait by them two days, tained their little all. In the youugest 1 On the morning of the third they move boy’s pocket was found, neatly covered very very softly about in making their and carefully preserved, a Bible. The preparations for the resumption of their keeper of the lodging-house, addressing journey, for the child is sleeping by the tbe little boy, said, “ You have neither fire, and it is agreed with one consent money or meat, will you sell me this that-he shall not be disturbed uutil the Bible? I will give you five shillings lastmomenL The moment comes; the for it.”-“ No,” exclaimed be, (the tears fire is dying; and the child is dead, rolling down his youthful cheeks,) “ Pll His faithful friend, the steward, lin- starve first.” He then said: “There gers but a little while behind him.- His are plenty of books to be bought besides grief is great. He staggers on fora this; why do you love this Bible so few days, lies down in tbe wilderness, much ?” He replied, “ No book has and dies. But he shall be reunited in stood my friend so much as my Bible.” his immortal spirit—who can doubt it? “Why, what has your Bible done for with the child,, where he and the poor you ?” he said. He answered : “ When carpenter shall be raised up I was a little boy, about seven years of words “ Insomuch as yc ha age. I became a Sunday scholar in Lon- unt3 the least of these, ye have clone it don. Through the) kind attention of unto me;-” A Child’s Notion.—A little girl had been playing in the street until she had been pretty well covered with dust.- In trying to wash it off, she did’nt use water enough to prevent the dust from rolling up in little balls upon her arms In trouble she applied to her brother,, a little older than herself,- for a solution of the mystery. It was at once, to his satisfaction at least, thus explained : “Why, Sis, you’re made of dusl,and if you don’t stop you’ll wash yourself away! This opinion, coming from an older brother, was decisive, and the washing was discontinued. A FIRST RATE HIT. If our “stern-wheel CSqrffrtitV’ datii like tlie following, they need not “pKeff in" to us, as one of their own tribe told us the tale. A very okl and somewhat pettish gen tleman was oonring tfp* the riVer :r few weeks ago, nnd got pariiciilariy out of 'humor with the captain of the stern wheel craft,- and in his wruth damned the captains of strclr bouts /generally. The following conversation w:i's hesttrf between him and his little boy, nx.. they, approached the “Cave of the RoCk,” about which the lad had heard raonstO-" rous stories. And is that the cave ? asked ike 6«*y, a« the boat finally got opposite the hole.- ‘•Yes, m'y son, that is the cave?' ‘‘And, papa, did bad robbers use to’ live tliefe, and kill pco‘, le.” Yes, nvy boy—they stole everything and killed every body they could. They were great scoundrels.’’ Well, papsi,-what Las'become of fdl these bad met/.” , / ■ > The old genttem'an scratched his head,’ and finally snswered r “Why, you see, they were nil captur ed, and soitte were sent to jail, and some were hung, but some of tho greatest me scals got away.” .. ‘And what has became of them, papa? “Why,” said tint old gentleman whb tf great scowl, “they got away froth the po lice officers, and became captains <f these d—d stem-wheel boats ’"—Montgomery Mail,- I*-;",- . __ A Good Pun.—One of the wittiest bijous in the way of punning was perpe trated a few nights ago by a gentleman of Portsmouth, at the Ladies’ Fair. A lady wished a seat. A portly, hand some gentleman brought one instanter and seated the lady. ‘Oh, you're a Jewel,’ said she. ‘Oh no, ? replied he, ‘I am a Jeweller; I have just set a Jewel.’ v - ..J, P’en^ltie^ of Eminence.— I he" price of immortality is death ; tbe pena lity of Superiority is pain. We rmrrt wrestle for every victory,- without aljf ways being sure that we have fai>r play. There are thousands in the v?6Tl(f who’ would pluck plumage troin another without dreaming of wearing it them selves. To rise into command of trumph is equally beyond their imagination and their hope ; but there is a pleasure un speakable which they enjoy in pulling 1 down their neighbors :o their own level.-