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j. II. CHRISTY, ?
Editor and Proprietor. )
A.TIIBTSTS, GA. THTJESDAY, HSTOVEMBER 3, 1859.
\K tlr
IK U'lfltiST A\a CHEAPEST
I'Ai’KItS IN THE STATE!!
Onlv TWi
,.l sirii! I v
DOLLARS a.year,
| V .„ ir , : >.ih«wi« THREE DOL-
US will be charged.
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Dr. <3r. L MeCLESKEY,
H A I' I NO removed t n A ilicns, offer* hi. professional
*irviccs in the citizen* of (lie town and couutry.
lint., or AtI*-or«»U*«.
„ ,,,h ort(»»mi»l« wnH» inserted at On®
r „l„ r t:,r ;ir l..ind FiflyOnt. persqaur®
\Vnli in expetionre of twenty jearxcon*laiu”nric.
lire, t o hojie. to merit and Vbare a liliera) patronage.
Kcsiiirnce ;<no timer, ilint whichwu formerly «wcu-
pied hr ?he laic Juriaro Dougherty, on College Ave-
Jnn*27
, v.liero he. may !»e found.
(intent* *1 the u*nnf rate*.
, .1 $:> for annmiiKomen a,
; n2 s-jx !iuet>in length will
' ^ n* It not marked on an
j.uhilnheU i»» •«»rh.d. and
JAMES M. ROYAL,
Harness-Maker,
Head of II all Street, nearly opposite the old,
Slate Hank, Athens, tin.
K EI'.Pft .ilw
arliclesin!
nidcn in the lic.tstyle
hand h ffeneralaannnrnrnt of
anil is always ready in fill
J an 26
business rector]?.
}. M. MATTHEWS,
TAYLOR & LUMPKIN,
(COUJZQE AFEJVUE, ATUVfS, GEORGIA,)
lienlor
I .iTTOBNSY bft-T X*a?VW,
^ ii \NIISt.SVILLE. GA.
I, la nd & erkem an,
»«e-ile.t RetatlDenler^! n
ijOCEBIE-S, DSY GOODS,
II,HI IRK, SHOES A.VD ROOTS,
llj.nl
Itrnad 'Street,Athk
GA.
Col. Witt.
Slay 13
~ B. S. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JEKl'l'-ltSOX, JACKSON CO
>a t.ii-o. Hugh Duchanan
.1h«M,Xeiu-»n,fiu
.JOHN ii. CHRISTY,
„ UlI y„;i iVatclinuuSand Franklin Job Office.)
PM/.V 4*AJ> FAKCT
BOOK and JOB PRINTEB,
1SR O.W STREET,.* TURKS.
i will he neatly, correctly
price* a* low a* ffooti vu»rZ
March, 1857.
T. W. WALKER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Gtt.
O FFICE over the new Jewelry Store of Mrari
ib.iab-ville, Lroi.il t treet. mi,*
J. W. HANCOCK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DANIELS VILLE, OA.
IT,'II,!. practice in Jarkn.n, Clarke. Sladintn. Hart,
• t 'tglet!nir|i« and Elbert. OrtSSJy
l9istclIanco»s Selections.
jSTunibei? 32.
For the Southern fYaUhutait.
Shopping.
BY FINLEY JOHNSON.
What an excellent place to study
female character is a dry goods store!
The Mission to China. , Ciceros” should ever descend, or planted a vineyard. I have drunk
HOW MB. WARD was CONDUCTED to rather ascend, to “toil and, hflrd , of the wine made from these vines.
china. j hands,” is so perfectly preposterous I During the visit of President Mon-
We have, at last, what is believed that 0, ? e wou bl run some risk of ; roe to the Southern States, at a
to be authentic intelligence of the tas R n g Rather it he should cvQifJ,hink public dinner given to him by the
mission to China and its probable, bin ting,itvj Lribor is considered j citizens of Newbern, North Carolina,
results. The service which Com. * ytilgar towork is ungentcel; the j scuppernong wine, then fifteen years
Tutnall, with the consent of Mr. jack-plane is jBisidefed less genteel old, produced from the vineyard of
V. ard, was able to render to Admiral than *he Wwjrcr s green big—the ir.s son, the late Hon. Ebenezer
Such scenes as there would meet your
eye. # i
A lady, fashionably and tastily at-
i tired, enters with a' great deal of
I '"fcVV^"” c * Ul ' Ul ‘ lly k °: | t *"iiiconieny Hi,®. baste nnd state. Tlie clerk with the
curly hair, nicely, though negligent
ly brushed up, steps forward to wait
on her.
“Have you any pretty figured do
laities t” ~l, j£ |
enlHIftdd H* *'•
*;, exctnlnl, a
is uMv wit re.
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
irneugiAi.t ani» bktai l
Eook8filler and Stationer,
dhuUYarspcjinaud .Ma<razivr Jf*ent.
DEALER *N
MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENT!
I.AMrS.VISnCCTLKar, FA SOS (SHOPS.*0.
i nlleso Avenue, corner opposite the fts*» Office
Order* nrnutptly filled at AncdMa rates. Mur i
V. W. L
Iatyoi
M P K I N,
hrii.t'
|V <'<
<sr&'Y at x.a.'W,
ATllEA'S, GEORGIA.
ioo ht ill ii*<* cmmlien of (lie Wes
nt rarticuUrUtcntiun given to
i Bo'vk St«*ro.
J. F. O’KELLEY,
Eesident Ambrotypist,
A TURNS. GLORC.IA.
*000X1?! in the hniloir" on the corner, orpo-
IV site the Post Office, up stairs. Sep 24
JAMES A. CARLTON,
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
A H!> WARANn CROCKER V.
Nn 3, flrinite Row, ATHENS
COACH-MAKING AND REPAIRING.
BURPEE t& CLARK,
F. W. LUCAS,
ll:IOl.yS1I.E.1Xn RETAIL DEALER /.V
O 3 Y GOODS,
u’itX Kl*IKS, IIAUDWARR. Ac. Ac.
f ,l j; No 2, Itroail Street, Athisi,
“Wo have, madam. Walk this
way.”
Piece after piece, is now pulled
down from the shelves, until the coun
ter is nearly covered with de laines.
of various hues, styles, patterns, and
prices.
“That is a handsome piece, ma
dam.”
“It is most too gaudy.”
“ITere is one much plainer.”
“That is too plain, entirely. I do
not admire it as much as the other.”
“How do you like this, madam?’
“What is the price?”
“Seventy-five cents, madam.”
“It is too coarse for that money.”
Now, to every picco displayed, she
has some objection. She has been
to half a dozen other stores, and ex
amined every piece that was on the
shelves, with none of which she was
satisfied. ’
That young lady who has been
talking to that under clerk, about a
j[H:.M>V, NTCIIOLSON k CO.
W.i lc4Ml<*nitd Itotiiil Deafer*in
♦sale and Fancy Goods, Groceries,
“ HARD//ABE, CROCKERY* &o.
rs** \-.v liiii'k ire, c »rner Bridge ami Broad si*.
aIho* » JJTJil'JYS, On.
At the old stand of R. S Sclxivencll,
offer* for safe .* lot of *uj»erior urrirfe* o! hUown man
ufacture, at reduced prices—consisting of
Carriages, Buggies, Roekaways.&c.
Order* f» r any tlitnsr in Ids lino will lie thankfully
retcived nnd “rmnjitly executed. j ninpn nf* imon Iijis OIllv llf'Ptl mtllti
\QrHEPMRLYa doneat short notice nnd on rea* I 1 1 “V » ^ inuin
onubletotnis. If January] ] plying words to OCCUpy time, for sill'
evidently wished to he waited upon
by the curly-haircd gentleman, who
Hardware, Crockery, China and Glass, 1 ia sIl0W !"g tllc de lah,i ’ is -
Jan is37 Br.nd $<r"t,ATHfK5, aa. \ t »ey have a casual acquaintance.
— for he hows to her, and she now ap-
Ak r . A. PATMAN. | proachcs him. She asks to be shown
A. M. WYNG & CO.,
DP.ALERH IN
!. W. K II. 11. .T. LONG,
j Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
D F.A1.KR ill Hardware, Cut’, ry, Car ring® ! dress patterns too, ana the poor fed-
y runtumtg. v\ ooa uu«l 1 in Wares, Stoves 1 i , n i , . . j.
Nnil®, CaMlnfs* itml Agricultural i ,0 ' v ,nust P"!* Jown another lot to dlS-
Cutner Broad A Wall.Street I play. After showing them, and
Vptil M | making various observations about
and Oratet
I mpliment
Athens (ia
jiTJIKS'S, GA
r. BISHOP & SON,
'V I, :,'.i!f IH.I detail Dealer, in
ID.Mterit's, Hardware and Staple
Dry Goads,
-V.. 1. Era,A Slrrrt, ATIIFKS.
L 0 M B A R D ,
DENTIST,
ATUE.VS, GEORGIA.
k building Sort!: ■fUio Po»i Office
Juii:i
w.M. r
iTTORN £
MARI
II ILL I PS,
i-sr law,
KTTA, GA.
.ill ilie
e.nfilie aloe Ridge «’ir-
i <>r n c Coweta Circuit,
i me U S Dial. Court,
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
REMOVAL OF TUB
LANIES HOUSE.
Q M. 1.AN1F.U would announce to the
lj. [iubite that tie lias removed from ihe old
•Franklin llmt-n” to iliu “Newton House,’’
iiirmerly oc<U|.i*d by VI. Crawford, which
will hereafter ho known as the ‘‘Lanier
House." Willi facilities superior to any here
tofore, for tho accoimnodatioii of llte pulilic,
:.he proprietor hopes lhat all wjm favor him
with their pulrmuige will he pleased with
he new at ratiiienu lit,.
A coiufortahle omnibus is always
ready to convey passetigees to and from the
depot.
Jnn. 27.1850.—If.
I the weather, the styles worn, &c. &c.,
j she makes the frank avowal “that
sho don’t want to buy anything now,
hut in the course of u few weeks she
will drop in again.” But see, the
qjerk is now going to make up for
, ,11. tvs. C.COLBERT
00LT vO COLBERT,
tCHRVKNELL A M. M. TURBY novv stands at the door, she stopped
at her jeweller’s and selected ;i dia-
Btapie Dry Goods, Groceries, and
Hardware,
Nil.!*. Granite Row, Atnims.Gu
Coach Making.
1 c . FILL, have fnrmt'd tl.uinsolve* into n
i’o-1 > itrt ner*lii|) in ihe nl»«* v '* liusin^s atul r«-
*|x*c*lullv j;Ulounge of tUcir
frieiul* and puMic tfoiuprall v.
U. S 6CEVKNK1-L.
M. M. TUnUYFILL,
Vvh. 2, 7859.—lv.
lost time, for two elegant females cn
ter together.
“I wish to see some of your new
silks.”
“Yes, madam, walk this way.”
She follows to the extreme end of
the store, and after an hour’s exam
ination, selects a dress pattern at
Jive hundred dollars. On her way
here, in that splendid carriage whiel
WILLIAM L. MARLElt,
BAKERY. CONFECTIONERY, &C-
ATTOTtJsrEtr at law, j JOSEPH PAT AT
JEEFEilSOX, JACKSOJf CO. GA. j Y17OU LD ituiimiucu to ll:o r.ili;:cm- i f Atlu-n#
_MTOHs.Mr!/«it*r.*nd IV S Tlimniv i |f and vicinity, lhat lie hu* npviii'd n Bn
i- J« i r«.n, i> \V SpAnce and U J Ifecplen, j j. cr « H utl (]r>! ferlior.ery it I lie well known
! «*»•> - St “*-
. • ! Hank, wluue he 1* prcjurcil to furnish every-
\V C Tl JJ 1 A V V | thiiijj in his line.
" • '* • l} Li U Xv i , j Al) experienced nnd skillful Baker i* em
vTTOK.lSriLi'X" AT 3LI p]„yed, who wi'll bake fresh bread nnd cakes
Athens, Gr.nr.uiA. levetydny.
ml iirninptly to nil businoss eiitm.t- | Freeh Oysters always on hand, and served
. rue ■ iii any style, at short m-tice
11 siroot,over I.M.Kennoy’astore. | ^ share of the public pationng® is respect
mlly solicited. dan 20.
w. REAVES Sf 00.
\ N D
Iiiy
11 KTAI I*
GooJ*. Crockcrj’,
.N’t* If*, under Franklin Il«»uw,
At her
G I LLELAN-D,
DliN'TlST.
watk/nsville a a.
(ESPECTKITLI.Y solicits the patronage j _
: t!l " surrounding country. I
113* Full s.ilislaciioti will be given in their
’>■ Ajiril 22.—<f
Blacksmithing.
T 'HE snhscribcr has commenced tlio aleive
hnsiuess at the slnlid formerly occ pietl
hy Mr. Montcith. on Foundry street ; n-h?rt
he will he pleased to receive a share of pub
lic. pnticiiug.t. ilis work will be dooeln good
style, at moderate prices.
Albeit®, Feb. S, ISo'j.
J. C. OUR.
WHITE & RITCII,
hole SALE AND KETAIL
Bothiers and Merchant Tailors
.Street, ATHKNf.G®.
BENARUO J. ARZE,
BATUiKR AND HAIR DRESSER,
R KVURNS his tlumk* fur past putronag
•an
and respectfully solicits a coUtitiuance
’of the same, at liis old stand, corner of Broad
tiud Spring streets.
Alliens. Jan. 18, 1859.
SLOAN & OATMAN,
PATRICK BARRY,
vjOW lakes eccasion to relurn his tluinks
i\ to his former liberal palrous. lie re
spectfully solicits a cnntinnnstee of their cus
tom, and invites all to examine his new
stock of
nRtLEIUIlS
Italian Egyptian <0 .-I mcrican
STATUARY,
lh!\r KA ST TENNESSEE MA RULE.
\1 ». • V ^ S I» HATS, CAPS, BOOTS and
a., SHOES!
H ilmsUnl in nn htuple supply of BU-
I* mid
•*
no M r
„ iv J. R. DAVIS,
I'-LM) BIloKBR, CO LI K.CTOR
0LNK.ltAL AGENT,
AND
Isitendet] tntn any county of this State
Wee..r„„ ,,f s „a F.llis sirens.
perior Silk Hats, French Hats, (»
new article* of exquisite texture, ) nnd fine
Woolen Hats ot nil shades nnd qualities
AUGUSTA. GA.
Velvet, Cloth and Glazed Caps.
v ‘lli:xs STEAM COMPANY,
R. NiCKERSON . Ac.**t Sl &vt't.
H V,Lr Ar J , |n '“ J -’ of flrriilur 3UI1«,
| Ul ,. * Ut 4*-ttKl»»f«,forcin|iJindtlfllnc PUMPS,
'Uu'NKfcv ; Mni.,11 w. and all oilier
|«le. r „. * ' lno ' ,, a,:<1 ’•**** OOTISflKlCY*
►u,vu ' 1,111 >>UTHI\C»,Koii,iliinif:i>‘(lFinfelnng:
I. irefert patlern “
Dli * U. A. LOW NANCE,
IRslUeiit Bcifllsl,
ALSO—An nntqiialfal ftdection of fJents’
lindien*. Buyn* and Miffiet** Sin.es.
Gaiters, Slippers, Bootees.
In every vrrietyof style, to which lie would
cnII rnecial nUtfition.
Besides his stock of ready made boots nnd
• lines, he iapi cpnied «»n the shortest notice
Fenciii|t, tjtn.ikc a» lieat a luwt ns any manufacturer
Jan ft. 1*67. ( | te *,,vrn. Havir.gexpcricnced workmen
•tlways in bis shop and n plentiful supply
of leather and finding-, such as
ATIIHNS. GEO.
, nnrtli at the Newton flhn.
Jan 13
I. M. KENKEY,
1 Ti Juur "to.* the Dank of Athens,)
SIAXTt.V KKIlfs OX HAND
FINE CALF SKIN & 'OLE LEATHER,
LINING AND BINDINGS
'Hr is •. uni led to more than sustain his
1 lung established l epuintinn.
REM UMBER
mond broach for three hundred. Ilcr
husband’a paper is on the street for
discount. He couhl not raise a hun
dred dollars upon any consideration.
Ah ! me, when will people learn that
extravagance is a sin, nay, a crime ?
Here comes a plainly dressed fe
male in the store. The clerks do
not display that alacrity in stepping
forward and waiting upon her, that
they did when the others entered.—
On the contrary, one looks at the
otiier, and there is hesitation on the
part of all. She does not buy much,
a few yards of unbleached muslin,
was all she wanted. But, “money
makes the mare go.’’
This is a strange world—a strange
age, and there arc some strange peo
ple in it. Baltimore, Md.
Mormon Women.
There is something deeply painful,
we might say, to the true thinker,
something fearful, in the revelation
contained in a few lines of Horace
Greeley’s late letters to the Tribune.
“I have not observed,’’ says he, “a
sign on the streets, an advertisement
in the journals of this Mormon me
tropolis, whereby a woman proposes
to do anything whatever. No Mor
mon has ever cited to me his wife’s
or any woman’s opinion on any sub
ject; n j Mormon woman has been
introduced or has spoken to me; and,
though I have been asked to visit
Mormons in their houses, no one lias
spoken of his wife (or wives) desiring
to see me, or his desiring me to make
her (or their) acquaintance, or volun
tarily indicating the existence of such
being or beings.”
A virtually Mahometan state of
society prevails everywhere there,
and woman’s intellectual and moral
influence is crushed out. A grim,
harsh, vulgar state of thought and
conversation lias been developed,
sterner and more repulsive than slioul
he expected, after making every
lowance for the fact that the Morm
are naturally not very well educ-Ari.
" lie children grow up, as ail accosts
inform us, without a particle of
sjicct for their mothers, and very lit
tle for anybody, and in conscqucn
c,f not having that intimate inateri
love and training, necessary to im-
fancy Dry Goods, J'.u'can* aiVnys 8 ®i s liem iiitiujt »ud «ub
1 CHOICE family CROCERIES, Htiinliiil bonl of flii’C by c.illing u
[•Fiwtuh.i
1 *upMn|»t i>A)iiig ciiKtoiner*.
Albeit*. ApHl 28.
I rvi HARDY’S
\c. ,brated Axle Grease.
i 1 , «»Mi
LL r
i excuse fur suin': iil-fliml when p] !in t a moral nature in the growing
mind, they are all from the time they
can talk, most accomplished swearers
and blasphemers, while at an incred
ible early age, both boys and cirls ’
p BARRY'S
the n *l lh® bVujjdocr® .if Oil, wit
‘t>i i|, 0 C ' F'-’V n»tur« of mllow, niuf
. otice. I | P
M.nH hav.is; ilvinnnds njininst the dulgC in precocious and C
.f Wiii. II Purjuur, ileooasvil, nr< *> r fJJ . .
1 nlw.iv* coni and clriui.
• I.y J’ s J^'J'unieal zrv»«i* in n.®
""lV 1!
Ii un ified I" prevent the same fur pnvmeiil
■l vitliin lhe tune prc®ci|he|l Kf law. and 1
v'm.Id ho sled .hey would present them im
. . , r 1.. #.. non llintr
bllADV, NIUUOLSON
_m
I’’ or riled ini
! BLANKS! ~ W " ,eut -
Oct.C.
n- I aril now' n-inlv to pay them
nil person* indebted to *aid de-
reqoe-ted to iniike immediate
1VM. M ARABLF,
SEYMOUR PURYEAR.
. rxcculor®.
immediately
as if no;
roceeded di
with the Chinese;
the engagemeni
had happened, hi
the northern braaclFV
directed, and as the Fren
English, doubtless, should-hav
where he found ambassadors waiting^
ennobling as that of the farmer, j origin of the wine having been pur-
ic patriarch ofthe field, as lie.sits ■ posely concealed, they were requested
the c^ttagouToor when his daily to determine its qualitv and origin,
cr, feels an inward cahn | It was in their opinion nn exeeod-
- —-i Un Lalh of pride or j ingly delicious wine, and of Grecian
the Court of Appeals. Where else or EJstern origin. Upon bcin
jean we lookbut^wS theproductions.of
to receive him and attend him to the' l * ie so ^ foffsafety of investment and
capital, | for an ample return? In commercial
The mode of hisjeturney is not a speculations all is chance and nn-
littie laughable, nor, according to our , certainty, change and fluctuation, rise
idea, a little .wan ting indignity. A nru *J^'!' In mercantile life scarce-'
private despatch yitlr which we have on ,?.* n ^ en can^ivoid even bank-
been favored furnishes us the follow- j ru )'tcy* But with the tiller of the
ing detailed account, which we give j. ^ how different. As long as God
as nearly as possible in the words of | s o 00 .' 1 and nature punctual; so long
the despatch itself:
“Tiie Minister Mr. Ward and suite,
were received at the mouth of the
Kitchon-Yinho, the northern outlet
of the Ptiho, by an imposing embassy
of high Mandarins, and hy them
entertained iu tv hospitable but, as
always, a very ceremonious manner.
This entertainment over, they at
once set about making preparations
for tho journey to Pekin. At first
the Chinese demanded that the ship,
t lie I’owhattan, and her tender, the
Toey-wnn, should be left at the mouth
of tiie river. At the urgent request
of Mr. Ward, however, she was per
mitted to go up as far as the city of
Ning-ho, but there the ambassadors
positively refused !o allow her to
proceed any further.
“The Minister was attended by all
the members of the legation, hy his
brother, Mr, Ward, the Secretary,
Messrs. Williams and Martin, inter
preters, and others, besides the of
ficers of the ship to the number of ten
persons. And to each and all the
most c renionious respect was paid
and consideration according to his, r
rank.
“At Ning-ho, where the ship as
also her oiBecrs were detained, the
Minister aud his suite were placed in
a huge box, which had evidently been
prepared for this special service,
sixteen and a half feet high aud ten
wide, and closed on every side hilt
the upper, one, through which only
the sky could be seen.
“The box was provided with ample
stores and everything necessary for
the comfort of the travelers, and then
placed on a raft anil taken first up
the river, and then, so far as they
could form an opinion, up the Im
perial canal, to the gates of the capi
tal. The Minister was at all times,
during the voyage, personally attend
ed by Mandarins, who paid him the
same respect they would to the Empe
ror himself.
“At the gates of the city the box
wa3 placed on a huge truck drawn by
oxen, and in this way tho United
States Minister to China and the
whole legation entered Pekin. At
first the track seemed to pass through
an open space and then to traverse
narrow, crooked streets, after wind
ing about in which for a time, it
entered the court yard of a large
house, which had been prepared ior
the Minister’s residence. Here they
were let out of the box, hut not per
mitted to go beyond the enclosure.’’
Our very interesting despatch pro
ceeds :
“Mr. Ward, it is true, is in
Pekin, as he promised to be, but more
as a prisoner than the representative
of an independent nation, though he
is treated witl^hc greatest kindness
and with the consideration due to his
rank. He is not permitted to see
. any tiling that-is going on outside
his own dwelling. Neither lias he, or
the members of his legation, been
permitted to have communication by
writing even, or in any other manner,
with the outer world, however dis
tant, except to send a despatch to
Mr. Smith, the American Consul at
Shanghai, informing hitn of their safe
arrival at Pekin.
“At last accounts the Minister was
awaiting a personal interview with
tho Emperor. After the interview
he was to be conducted immediately
hack to the Powhatan, in the same
way.he came, without being permit
ted to see or ta learn any thing of
the country, or its institutions, or
the administration of tho Government,
except what the Emperor and his
ministers might see fit to impart to
him ”
is he insured a life of plenty, happi
ness and health.—Albany New York
Knickerbocker.
A Storjr for Bojs.
It is related of a Persian mother,
that on giving her son forty pieces of
silver a:j his portion, she made him
swear never to tell a lie, and said—
Go, my son ; I consign thee to
God, and we shall not meet again
here till the day of judgment.”
The youth went away and the par
ty he travelled with, were assaulted
by robbers.
One fellow asked the boy what he
had, and he answered:
“Forty dinars are sewed up in my
garments.”
Tho robber laughed, thinking that
the boy jested.
Another asked the same question,
and received the same answer.
At last, the chief called him, and
asked him what he had. The hoy re
plied :
“I have told two of your people al
ready that I had forty dinars sewed
up in my clothes.”
The chief ordered the clothes to be
ripped open, and the money was
found.
“And how came you to tell this?”
“Because,” Replied the boy, “I
would not he false to my mother, to
whom I promised never to tell a lie.”
“Child,**saidahe robber, ‘ art thou
so mindful of thy duly to thy mother
at thy years, and am I insensible at
my age of tiie duty I owe to God ?
Give me thy hand, that I may swear
repentance on it.
He did so, and his fellows were
struck with the scene.
“You have been our leader in guilt,”
they said to the chief—“he the same
in the path of virtue,” and taking the
boy’s hand, they took the oath of re
pentance on it.
There is a moral in this story, which
goes beyond the direct influence of
the mother on the child. The senti
ment infused into the breast of a child
is again transferred from breast to
breast.
w m-
fonned that it was made from" the
native North Carolina grape quite a
laudation was bestowed, and a desire
expressed to procure some of the same
quality.
The stock in Mr. Pettigrew’s pos
session was not sufficient to meet de
mand, and he had, in fact, never sold
a gallon of it. Subsequently he
presented a barrel to the President
and Mr. Calhoun, which he sent to
them at Washington. It there at
tracted much attention, and was pro
nounced by those skilled in such mat
ters, who knew nothing of its history,
to he a rare and delicious wine brought
from some Eastern country.
In Sir Walter Raleigh’s History of
the World the great profusion of
grapes on Roanoke Island (some
twenty miles from Scuppernongriver)
attracted his attention, and is espe
cially mentioned by him.
IJoifral Selections.
frMansibc datjicrings.
BOTH SIDES.
A man in his earring® was ruling along,
A g:tily dressed wife hy his side;
In satin and luces she!u<il;etl like a queen.
And lie like a knight his pride.
...The young lady who was so del
icate that she had to have her straw
berries pared, declares that she will
never marry without a stipulation
A wood s.iwyer stood on the street as they tlmt her husband shall live at least
The. corrfage and #mpl., ho eyed, 0!,C block awa Y fr0H1 iier -
And said as lie Worked with hiiwiui the log, , ♦
I wish I w«s rich ami could ride. | ...The usual significance of “a
The man iu the carriage remarked to his j bull in a china shop” is reversed by
the recent affair at the mouth of the
Peiho. The hull in this case got de
cidedly the worst of the visit,
that
wife.
One tiling I would givo if I could—
I would give all my wealth for the strengt
and the health
Of the muu who suweth the wood
A pretty young ninid with n bundle of work,
Wnoso face as tha morning \vn* fair.-w
Went tripling along with u smile « fdefigl
While humming a love breathing uir.
She I'Hiked on the earring
sn>v.
Arrayed in nppearel so fine, i *i E »• - .
And said in a whisper. ,- I wish from’my heart, j ^h^DSt the tiro-eating Georgian.—
, n.ur.. ...in." T. Oil istVtllf. . Ti Ill'll nl
..We see
Oeov
Mr. Toombs of
fight, yyorgia, is praising Mr. Crittenden
in his speeches. 'That must be sheer
>*— ihe lady she niahcc. B o hope Mr. Crittenden’s
friends will get out nn injunction
Tom Moore's Oak.—A noble tree.
Affecting. Incident.
On one of the many bridges in
Ghent stand two large brazen images
of father and son, who obtained this
distinguished mark of admiration of
their fellow-eitizen3 by the following
incident.
Both the father and the son were,
for some offence against the State,
condemned to die. Some favorable
circumstances appearing on the side , , _ , . , _ .
„<• , • „,„,i • I Where the purest thoughts will huger,
o f the son, he was granted a re .. .is- s cm.fideneo .u.d l-v« belong*,
sion of his sentence, under certain
Those satins aud laces were mine.”
The lady looked out uu the maid with her ■
work.
So fair in her calico dreis. , t iT \r » A i »
An) *uul “ IM relinquish position nn<) wealth, 10 , n ,ib loin Moores Oak, ^ Situ*
Her beamy am) youth to possess.’ j sited in the road between Niagara
Thus in tnis world, whatever our lot, i otid Queenstown, has gone to decay.
Our ny.nds and mir time we employ i It is the local tradition that under
Id longing nnd sighing fur what we have not, ! . i,1 eis-
Ung-Iiteful for what we enjoy., this tree tUo mmstrel of Enn com-
We welcome the pleasure for which’ vre have 1 -I Lc \\ oodpeckor 1 apping.
sighed; •£ J. ‘ -ft i
,, TI** heart im* a void in it still, j ...A judge in Indiana threatened
Grownij^deepor ami wafer the longer wu ; to fin(J a ? awyer fop contelnpt of
Thatnotiiing hut lm-iven can fill. [Court. “I have expressed no con-
MAKE HOME Bill (HIT AND PLEASANT.
Mote than Imilding sliovry mansion—
More than dress and fine array—
More thin domes or lufly steeples—
More than station, power nnd away.
Make \our lioineb-ah uent arid tasteful,
Bright oo*l pleiuam, always fair,
Where each heart shall rest contented,
Grateful for iacli beauty there.
More than lofty,swelling titles—
More than fashion’s luring glare—
More than iiiammon’s gilded honors—
More than tli.night, ran Weil compare,
See that home is made attractive,
dy surroundings pure aud bright,
Trees arranged with tasio and n der,
Flowers with all their sweet delight.
Seek to make your Home most lovely.
Let it be n smiling spot.
Whore, in sweet contentment resting,
t are anil sorrow art*, forgot;
Where tlm flowers and tires are waving
birds will sing their sweetest songs,
Things worth Knowing.
Examining Bottoms of Wells.
—It is not generally known, we think,
how easy a matter it is to examine
the bottom of a well, cistern, or pond
of water hy the use of a common mir
ror. When the sun is shining bright
ly, hold a mirror, so that the reflect
ed rays of light will fall into the wa
ter. A bright spot will he seen at
tho bottom, so light as to show the
smallest object very plainly. By
this means we have examined the
bottoms of wells fifty feet deep, when
half full or more cf Water. The small
est stiaw, or other small object, can
be perfectly seen from the surface.
In the same way one can examine
the bottoms of ponds and rivers, if
the water he somewhat clear and not
agitated hy winds or rapid motion.
If a well or cistern he under cover,
or shaded by buildings, so that the
sunlight will not fall near tho open
ing, it is only necessary to employ
two mirrors, using one to reflect the
light to the opening, and another to
send it down perpendicularly into
the water. Light may be thrown
fifty or a hundred yards to the pre
cise spot desired, and then reflected
downward.
onnhibUrcaifse, they
to tfaoome chin
r B1 fStstones, ora-
bn ucliery.—Philadelphia
Gentlemen,
st parents are; fro;
i Arc c
►ish to
Pa
tor
eloqtiofcce ^
most unprofitaiBe. Out of the tlmu-
sflM attorney ground out annually,
solve aafilozm reach any eminence
whatevor-Wfiile the iem iin!rtj|f888
scarcely maKe even tluir board bills.
In (Ej» city, for instuncp, out of the
fivMR hundred ladj^rs that hang
hinglcs, only some eight or
~ heard of outside of then*
Origin of the Seappernong. *
A correspondent of the Mobile
Tribune thus corrects the idea that
this grape is of foreign origin :
Dd. Tribune: I notice tho fol
lowing paragraph in your paper this
morning:
The Scuppernong.—From Mr.
Holly’s report we extract the follow
ing iu relation to the origin of this
...An acquaintance says
missed his handsome doctor, and eui-
own offices. And yet the profession
is “sogenteel” that foolish old fathers
pride-stuffed mammas would
and
actually prefer having their sons
starve and mould in this business than
ployed a plain one, and his wife and, become useful and wealthy in any
daughtens'haven’t got sick half b other,
often as they did before. •» * ‘ * Thc
*
idea that these “sucking
A
niong the native varieties, the
t valuable he considers the scup-
neinong, which cannot he cultivated
i^Hte North. It is claimed to he a
native of North Carolina. This, says
Mr. Scnmie3» is » mistake. It is a
Grecian grape, known as the Alaric,
and frowSWnfcih Vhc finest wines of
Greece are made. It is therefore,
not improbable that the most esteem
ed dessert wines of the Greeks, the
Thracian and Lesbian, were made
from this grape.
I dislike to spoil the pretty conceit
of Mr. Semnies ns to the classic origin
of the scuppei nong grape.
The first vine of that name was
found by the Rev. Charles Pettigrew,
an Episcopal Minister, about the year
1774, on the low grounds of the
Scuppernong river, in Tyrrel county,
North Carolina, and from which he
sentence,
provisions ; in short, he was offered
a pardon on a most cruel and bar
barous condition— namely, that he
would become the executioner of his
father! He at first resolutely refus
ed to preserve his life hy means so
fatal and detestable. This is not to
be wondered at; for >et us hope, for
the honor of our nature, that there
are very few sons who would not have
spurned with abhorrence life sustain
ed on a condition so horrid and
unnatural. Tho son, though long
inflexible, was at length overcome
by tears and entreaties of a fond
father, who represented to him that,
at all events, his (the father’s) life
was forfeited, and that it would he
the greatest possible consolation for
him in his last moments to think that
in his ileatli lie was an instrument of
his son’s preservation.
Tho youth consented to adopt the
horrible means of recovering his life
and liberty; he lifted the axe—but
as it was about to fall, his arm sank
nerveless, and the axe dropped from
his hand! Had lie as many lives as
hairs, he couhl have yielded them all;
one after another, rather than again
conceive, much less perpetrate, such
an act. Life, liberty, everything
vanished before the dearer interests
of filial affection ; he fell upon his
father’s neck, and embracing hitn,
triumphdrtly exclaimed “My father!
we die together!” and then called
for another executioner to fulfil the
sentence of the law.
Hard must their hearts indeed ho
—bereft of every sentiment of virtue,
every sensation of humanity—who
could stand insensible spectators of
such a scene. A sudden peal of
involuntary applause, mixed with
groans anil sighs, rent the air. The
execution was suspended ; and, on a
simple report of the transaction to
the authorities, both were pardoned.
High rewards and honors were con
ferred on tho San ; and finally those
two admirable brazen images were
raised to commemorate a transaction
so honorable to human nature, and
transmit it to the instruction and
emulation of posterity. The statue
represents tho son in the very act of
letting fall the axe.
Make your Hume aliltle Ellen,
Imitate Ler smilin': bowers.
Let a neat and simple cottage
Stand among bright tree* and flower*.
There, what fragrance and what brightness,
Will each blooming rose display 1
Here, a simp e vine-clod arbor
Brightens through each summer day.
There eacli heart will rest contented,
Seldom wLhing far to roam.
Or if roaming, stiil will cherish
Mem'ries of that pleasant Heme;
Such a Home makes tm>n the butter,
"Pure nnd lasting it*Control—
Home with pure lira bright surroundings
Leaves Us impress on tiie soul.
the Mothers of the south.
The mother* of the South !
In the lurid morn of battle.
When from tin* cannon’s month,
Came ihe thunder's deadly rattle—
Their fair anil fragilo forms
Shrank not, iu terror from us,
But—rainbows on the storms—
Still give us freedom’s promise !
Then pledge to night their honors bright
Our noble southern mothers 1
Who in tho strife—maid, matron, wife—
Stood by their sons and brothers!
On Camden's fatal plain,
At Ewtaw and Savannah,
The star ..f rreedom’* train
Was beauty's woven banner !
Throughout the night of woe.
The flag was still resplendent,
And many a «nn fell low
L'To keep im f.dd* ascendant!
Then pledge to night their memories bright.
Our noble * ail h rn monlhcrl!
Who in the strife—maid, matron, wife—
Stood tiy their Hons and brut hers !
The Grent Abolitionist in Missouri, Vir
ginia and Kentucky.
The high price of negroes further
South. If this price continues, all
the border grain growing States will
be abolitionized.—N. Y. Express.
The Best Razor Strap.
Get a root from a cypress tree, dry
it in the shade, shape as you wish,
ami straighten with a sharp fore
plane. Use it as any other strap,
and once in six months take a thin
shaving off every side with a keen
foreplane, when it will bo as good a3
new.
These cypress roots arc beginning
to bo known among the barbers of
No v Orleans and other cities as
superior to all other razor straps.
Oh. yea ! we'll keep their names.
Embalmed in song and st* ry,
Thn-e li**n hearted dames,
W|jn cradled frecduuTs glnry j
And <h"tild the strife of war
EVr tinge again our water.
We’ll find nur heart* to cheer.
Those matrons in th-ir daughters l
The pledge to-night their memories bright,
<)or iio'de vuuibc>n mother*!
WIki in :ha strife—maid, matron, wife—
Stood hy their sous and brothers;
TALK TO ME OF DEATH.
Oh 1 emua mid sit licside me now,
in thi* calin twilight hour ;
The bird has « ugln h»*r lofty bough;
Tiie (lew is on i In- flower;
And let lire fee! ihv liar.it in inino,
Upon my brow thy breath;
And iu thi* quiet evening time,
O, talk to me of death.
1 fe.-l lhat life is e' bina fast,
I have not long to stay ;
But every fear ol death is past.
My spirit clii les delay ;
But when I'm gonu, uti, do tint ween.
For our de>r Savior saith,
“To those who love and serve the Lord,
’There is no fear of death.”
tempt for the Court,” said tiie lawyer:
“on the contrary, I have carefully
concealed ray feelings.”
.That was a fearful iest of Nor-
jesl
hiu-yV on sentencing to death a thief
who had stolen a watch : “You made
a grasp at time, my lad, but you
clutched eternity.” *
...“Have you Goldsmith’s Greece ?
asked a gentleman, on entering a
bookstore. “No, sir; but they have
some excellent howr’s oil in tiie next
door,” replied the counter boy.
...“I say* mister,” said one cross
eyed individual to another, “how
came your eyes so eroeked ?”
“Through sitting between two girls
ami trying to make love to Ilian both
at the same time," replied the oth
er.
An Irishman was accused of steal
ing a handkerchief from a fellow
traveller, hut the owner, on finding it,
apologized to Pat, and sn d it was a
mistake. “Arrali, my jewi 1,” retort
ed Pat. “it was a two-sided mistake
—you took me for a tlnife, and I
took you for a gentleman.”
...Why docs a sailor know there is
a man in tho moon ? Because he has
been to sea.
...Thunderation, Mister, said a
long Yankee to the elephant’s kee
per, “what animal is that ere, with
a tail at both ends ?”
_ •••Question for tho debating so
ciety this Winter: If a wife leaves
her husband, which is the most aban
doned, the woman or man V
...Men take less care of their con
science than their reputation.
...A truly grateful heart may not
ho able to tell its gratitude, hut i;
can feel, and love, and act.
...Life is a journey, and they on
ly who have travelled a considerable
way in it are fit to direct those who
are setting out.
...Wit is brushwood ; judgment is
timber; the first makes the brightest
flame, hut the other gives the most
lasting heat.
There are few who know how to bo
idle and innocent, and the very first
step out. of business is usual lv into
vice and folly.
...Noah is thought to have had on
board a supply of ‘ Exterminator,”
from tlie fact that for nearly six
weeks he was without seeing aryrut.
O, talk t<> me, but n .t in tones
OI tear mul trembling fire »1;
But tell mo cf the lowly Ono
VVIuKe blood for us was shed ;
The angel come* ! 1 hear his voice.
Upon icy brow histirea.h;
O, conic, and with me now rejoice.
It i» th; ange!—Death 1
HYMN.
By ALICE (Allt.
Away with all life'* memories,
iay with hopes, away !
Lord, take me up into tlM^Mve,
And keep me there to day.
I cannot trust to mortal eyes.
My weakness and my sin—
Temptation* He alone can judge.
Who know* what they have been.
And I can trust him who provide*
The lhiraiy-groniid with dew.
And man I the wounded beetle build*
Hi* grassy house anew.
...Somebody in tho Atlantic, in
discoursing up6n the skeleton fashion
of the day, says:
“A woman in this rig hangs in
her skirts like a clapper in a bell;
and I never meet one without being
For tho same hand that smites with pain.
And send* the wintry Snows,
Dmh mol l the frozen clod again
Into ihe summer rose, y
My soul is melted hy that lovo.
So lender and so tni.-,
I can but cry. my Lord my Omt,
What w.lt llioa Iiutu me do}
tempted to take her by tho neck and
ring her.”
My blessing* all come back to me,
And rouu-l about me maud;
Help in*, to climb their dizzy stair*
Until 1 touch thy liai.d.
...A drunken man was recently
trying to get a watchman to arrest
his oivn—the drunken man’s—shadow,
lie complained that a ragged look
ing scoundrel was constantly dragg
ing after his footsteps.
THE 8UX AXIT THE WATERS.
1 lie sn;; slolu down the western *ky, ,, wl
Willi nilc-nt, fast and burning.g.auce*,
And vouued the water* playfully. CIOWI
That, laving, leapc.i to his advances.
Thy met—arid, ns th« first *weet gu»h
Of gladness moved the springs of f
They gently kissed O! mark tT
That o'er tint water’s chock i* i
...An editor says; “We don’t
mind recording the deaths of people
without being paid for our trouble,
though that is not fair; hut panegy
rics on the dead must be paid for—
we positively cannot send people to
heaven for in.thtne.”
...A married lady in Loudon coun
ty, Va., is said to weigh five hundred
and fifty-three pounds. Her husband
is a gi cat lady's man.—Prentice.
...A Bolton clergyman, in view of
the sleepiness of his congregation
and their Sunday diet, estimates that
he preaches to fifty five bi.ahel.i and
three pecks of baked beans overv
Sabbath.
^ ...An English missionary, now in
Sumatra, lately wrote homo that ho
“had the melancholy satisfaction .,f
examining the oven in which his pre
decessor was cooked.”
...Forty-three thousand dollars was
paid into th2 State Treasury on Wed
nesday last, the earnings of the State
road for the present month.
The sea is the largest cemetery,
and its slumbcrers sleep w' '
m on omen t; All gra vc-yard: #
er hinds, show some symbol’
“notion between the great
small, the rich and tho
that ocean