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BY H. STYLES BELL. Terms of Subscription. THE Herald is printed on a large imperial sheet, with new type, at $3 per year, in ad vance, or $4 at the expiration of the year.— No subscription received for a less term than one year, and no paper discontinued until all ■arrearages arc paid, except at the option of the publisher. Advertisements published at the usual rates. BY AUTHORITY. EDUCATION. AN ACT to establish a general system of Educa tion by common Schools. Sec, I, Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgm in General Assembly met, ond it is hereby enacted by the autho rity of the same, That from and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, the funds •of this State heretofore known as the Academic and Poor School Funds, be, and the same are hereby con solidated, and together with the interest on one third part of the surplus revenne, derived to this State from the United States, and heretofore set apart for that purpose, shall compose and constitute a general fund for common Schools, for the State of Georgia. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That within ten days after the reception •of such notice, the School Commissioners shall as semble together, and elect front their numlter a Presi dent of the Board, and a Secretary, and shall also appoint a Treasurer, who shall give bond and secu rity to the Commissioners for the time being, and their successors in office, in such sums ns they may fix upon, conditioned faithfully to discharge Ins duty as Treasurer, and should any vacancies happen in such board of Commissioners, by death, resignation •or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the board , itself. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority ; aforesaid, Thai it shall Im* the duty of the School Commissioners in each division, or a majority of! them, to lay off their respective counties into school j districts, conforming, as nearly as practicable, to tin* present Militia districts; in the same, in h manner most suitable and convenient for the purpose contem plated in this act. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by tlie authority aforesaid, That they shall apply for, and receive from the state, their proportionable share of the gen eral fund for Common Education, and shall apimr *lion and divide the some among the several School vlistricts in their divisions, in proportion to the num l>er of children in each, between the ages of five and fifteen years, mid shall make an annual report to the Governor, of the number of School districts in their respective divisions, the districts from which reports have been made to them, and the defaulting districts, the length of time a school hnslieen kept in each, and •also the amount of funds received by themselves or treasurer from the State; and from taxes raised, and in what mißßcr the tame has been expended, and the number of children taught in each district, which report the said Commissioners shall cause to lie re corded by the Secretary, in a book kept for that pur pose. Sec. 7. And be it further enaeted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners of each School division, shall, by this act be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Commissioners of the Common School, and are nuude capable of suing and being sued, and j the Trustees of the several school districts of each di vision shall also Ik? n body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the district schools, with like powers as above, both of which said Corpora tions, shall be allowed and entitled to own real es tate and oilier property, upon which to erect School houses, and for other purposes connected with the aehooLkp■- Sec. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority afofeiAid That Ow Trainees shall w ithin 15 days J after their appointment, proceed to ascertain the number of free white persons in their respective dis tricts, between the ages of five and fifte*n years, and return the same to the Commissioners of the School division to which they belong. They shall also re ceive from the school Commissioners, or their Trea surer the funds to which they are entitled under the law, and on the first Monday of November in each year, make a report to the saULComtuissioaers, show ing the amount received, the maimer of its expendi ture, the number of children taught in their district, the length of time which a school has been taught, and the compensation paid to teachers and tneir names. They shall locate and superintend the erec tion of suitable School houses in their respective dis tricts, at the most convenient and suitable {daces for the inhabitants and ncholars residing in the same, shall employ and pay teachers and visit the schools, at least twice in the year. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees under this act, shall hold their office for twelve months, or until their successors are elected, and re ceive no compensation for their service*. Sec. 11. Andl>e it further enacted by the authority aforessid, That it shull be the duty of the Governor: annually to distribute to the Commissioners of each School division in the State, their proportionable part of the Common School fund, w hich apportion ment shall be made (by the last census, until the next census betaken, and then by that) according to the number of free white persons, bet ween the ages of five and fifteen years, of which he shall give to said Ijjmmmissioners, in each division, immediate notice 9 See. 12. And lie it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That no moneys received from the Suite ®y the Commissioner* for School purposes, shall lx: j expended for any other purposes, than for paying teachers and purchasing books and stationary for Ipiildren whose parents arc unable to furnish the Same. W Sec. 13. And be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That after these schools shall have gon* Into operation, no Trustees for districts shall be al lowed to receive any funds from the Commissioners, ftnless they shall nave made a return signed by a majority of their number, showing the amount re ceived by them, and how the same has been expend ed, and that a school has been kept in their districts, M ieast three months in the year preceding, or then jjading I Sec. 14. And be it further enacted by the authority jpfrri —--- 1 Thtt* all moneys not drawn by any such defaulting district shall be added to the amount to be distributed the next year, and apjiortioned among all .&•-districts in such divisions. Sec. 15. And lie it further enacted by the authority jSdbresaid, That should the Commissioners, in any jSvision, fad to apply for, and distribute the fund re chi ved as directed by this law, that shall lie subject pp a suit for damages, at the instance of the trustees ..hr any district in such division, in any court of law is this State having jurisdiction, and the amount of Homages so recovered, shall be collected out of the private property of such commissioners, and not from the funds of the School. 1 Sec. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority j , aforesaid, Tliat all white persons between the ages of five and fifteen years, shall be allowed to be taught was scholars in the respective districts in which lliey reside, or in case their location may make it inconve nient in the adjoining district, by making applica tion to the Trustees thereof, who may prescribe, though no one over the n of fifteen years and under twenty-one, shall be excluded from said Schools. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in those counties where the inhabi tants are thinly settled, the commissioners may, if they think it best refuse to lay off the same into •chool districts, but they shall employ a suitable number of Teachers who shall nnder their directions, teach school not longer than three months in any one district or neighborhood, so thatevery section of such countv shall receive, as nearly as can be, equal ad vantages from said fund; and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of any such county m which the itinerating system may be thought le-si, to mention the same in their annual report, and so tar as relates to the eoumy of Baker, theCommtssion -rsshall con- Iff fßjiutcislj ffottirftj DJ3U&££!SSar fine themselves to the three Military districts of said I county. See. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees elected as aforesaid, in the foregoing act, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, shall take the following oath before any Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court, a Justice of the Peace, in the county where they reside, viz: I. A. 8., do solemnly swear, that 1 will faithfully perform ull the duties required of me by law, as Commissioner of Common Schools, or Trustee of Common Schools, as the case may Iw. JOSEPH DAY. Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT M ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 36th December, 1837. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. AN ACT, j To amend an act, to establish a general system of education by common schools—assented to 36th December, 1837. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of j Representatives of the State of Georgia in General | Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autho j rity of the same, That the second uiul third sections | of the above recited act, be, and the same are hereby | repealed; and in lieu thereof, that each county in this l state, shall he considered and known as a common school division; and that on the first Monday in March, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and on the first Monday in January, of every year : thereafter, or so soon after the above mentioned days, as the same can be conveniently done, the justices o the inferior court of each county in this state, shall by order, entered upon the minutes of the court, np ! point five fit and proper persons ns commissioners of common schools, in the division wherein such justi ces may reside, and shall within ten days, thereafter, cause a certified copy of such appointment, to be de livered to them, which shall be sufficient notice of the | same. And such commissioners shall continue in office one year, or until their successors shall be ap ! pointed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority I aforesaid, That if the said commissioners, or any of j them, shall be unable nt any time to procure the ser vices of a treasurer, as contemplated in the fourth section of the above recited act, it shall, and may be lawful, for the president of such board of commis sioners, to aet as treasurer, who shall give bond and security to his excellency the governor, and his suc cessor for the faithful discharge of his duty, as trea surer. And the said commissioners, within ten days after their appointment, shall by order entered in the minutes of their board appoint for each school dis trict to be luid out agreeably to the fifth section of the above recited act, three trustees, ull of whom shall re side in the district for which they shall be appointed, and shall be notified of their appointment within ten days after it shall be mode. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if the jus tices of the inferior court of any county, shall not within one month after the time herein before fixed for that purpose, select and appoint five commission ers, as aforesaid, who shall accept their appoint ments, the said justices of the inferior court shall themselves discharge the duties of commissioners in I their division; and unless said commissioners shall, | within one month after their appointment, select and apjKrint three trustees in each district or division, who shall accept such appointments, the justices of the peace, and such other person as the justices of the jK*ae.e may appoint, shall discharge the duties of trustees, in any district in which such appointment shall have been omitted; and the commissioners’ ap | pointment by the court, may fill hv election any va cancy which may occur in their noard, during the year; and a majority of commissioners, and of the trustees, shall be competent to perforin the duties re quired of them respectively. Sec. 4 And he it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trustees of the school district, to col lect by subscription, such sums as the citizens of the district may 1m willing to subscribe, which shall be applied to supply an amount of money, in addition to what may be allowed by the state, so us to enable them to employ a suitable number of teachers in the district, provided there shall be no liability on the trustees for said subscription money, further thun to transfer the said list of subscription to the teachers where such school may be tauglit. Set. 5. And be it further enacted, That the justi ce* of the inferior court, in the several counties, in this state, Im*, and they are hereby authorized, at thair discretion, to levy an extra tax in their respec tive counties, not exceeding: fifty percent, on the gen eral tax, which shall be added to the common school fund of saic county, and paid over to the commis sioners aforesaid, by the tax collector, who shall give bond and security for the same, as in case of other bonds, for extra taxes. Sec. (J. And l>e it further enacted, That the trus tees of any county academy, he, and they are hereby authorized, to pay over to the commissioners of com mon schools, any funds in their hands. Sec. 7 And be it further enacted, That his excel lency the governor, within the month of January next, be required to cause so much of the above re cited act, as this act docs not repeal, together with this act to l>e published in the newspapers of this state, and also, to cause the same to be published with the arts of tin* present session. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the eighth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second sections, and so much of the ninth section as refers to the notice to lx* given by a justice of the peace and free holder to the trustees of their election, and so much of the sixteenth section, as re fers to the balances in the hands of trustees of acade mics and their treasurers be, and the same is hereby repealed. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, President of the Senate. Assented to 29th December, 1838. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. .Justices Court for 1839. A COURT, for the 271st District, will beholden at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the 4th Monday of inch month—to wit Monday 28th January, IKK). Monduy ‘2sth February, “ Monday ‘2sth March, “ Monday 22d April, “ Monday *27th May, “ Monday ‘24th June, “ Monday 22d July, Monday 28th August. “ Monday 23d September, “ Monday 28th October, “ Monday 25th November, “ Monday 23d December, “ A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term after the first. NELSON W. CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace for 271st District. Darien, January 29st, 1839. ttogera eranr, Commission iflrreliant*. Darien,-Ga. Geo. T. Rogers, H. A. Crane. OFFER their services to the Merchants of the interior and the public generally, for the purchase or sale of PRODUCE or MER CHANDISE, and will pay particular attention to the RECEIVING and FORWARDING BUSINESS, having every facility for giving | despatch, and pledging their personal attention i to all business entrusted to ttveir care. Darien, Jan. 22d. 1839. WANTED. A convenient DWELLING HOUSE, suitable for asmall family. 15. further **-!** particulars inquire of the Editor 4 this .HIM-mner. DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, ISIUJ. Uortm For the Darien Herald. THE CAVALRY CHARGE. To horse ! to horse ! the trumpets sound, To horse ! the gallant warrier calls ; And o’er the plain let us swiftly hound, Amongst the whistling bulls. Soldier, stop not to view the sight, ’Tis now no time to stand ; But haste, and in the thickest of the fight, There meet them, hand to hand. Heard yc not the trumpets blast ? See ye not the a word and shield ? O, coward ! stop and be the last To reach the glorious battle field. The word is heard, and off they start, And each their bright blades draw ; With anxious mind and gallant heart, They plunge into the war. Oh now they in deadly fight engage, I see their keen blades flush on high"; And now with angry look and furious rage, In blood their sabres dye. Charge! charge again, is the warriors cry, Yield not an inch in fight: For who would not be prowl to die In a cause so just and right 7 Ilnrk! in the foe-mans’ ranks I bear The dumping word defeat! Hark ! now the shout, and now the cheer, And now the cry “retreat!” Murk how their ranks before us yield, Behold on every side they fly, And haste to quit the bloody field, Before they all shall die. Hush’d and still is the warlike trump, Which called the soldier to the field— Silent and mute is the cannon’s roar, Which forced the focman’s ranks to yield. Ah! thanks to God ! at Inst ’tis done, Our praise we raise to thee ; A-glorious battle we have won, Fought in the cause of Liberty. T. S. H. WHITTEN FOH TIIF, DARIEN HERALD. The A<l vo ii Hires of a Moiiiiliiins Iti.lo. It wns about eight o’clock, as I was landing on the steps of the , expecting to get sorqe orders from our superintendant, relative to the business of the day; when he came down from his house, smilingly extending his hand, as lie affected a slight cough by way of clearing his throat, and Englishing his thoughts, as lie still laboured under the disadvantages of the Ger m in ideom, and always felt a considerable in convenience in expressing his sentiments, however familiar the subject might be to him. “Hem! Hern ! fine morning sur”, —lie said, as I shook his hand in acknowledgment of the justness of his remarks, “veil sur” how you felt this morning—you probably like an excursion with the ladies this morning to the mountain? “Beuntifull day,—and a little change will do you much benefit.” “Nothing much to do to day,—huh!” “You goto my house, Miss Taylor of P , and other young ladies there, and you go with them ?” As cordial an invitation as this, I dare not refuse, and parti cularly one that would relieve me from the monotenous routine of my engagements about the , gave me a great deal of joy,— though not unmingled with some little presen tations which I could Hardly account for; a seeming chill, or shudder, as I contemplated the engagements of our excursion in perspec tive, which bonded an inate feeling, as if things were not likely to turn out as agreeable as an adventure of this kind would induce one to suppose. However, those feelings were soon reasoned away, by gayer prospects, as it was in the month of October, and having been standing, nearly in the same placp all the morn ing, or shifting a little, as the.sun warped around the corner of the building, to get in its rays and feel the genial heat, therefore, attri buted my nervous feeling to the chill air. The ladies were all in expectation when I arrived at our Supcrintendant’s pretty little mansion, horses were at the gate, and riders in full dress, whip in hand, and ready to mount as soon as the party said ready. As some of the ladies were not very expert in horseman ship, they had concluded to go in a waggon, and deputing me, as coachee! they tip’d the reins to me, as I mounted on the sides of the waggon and cramped myself down on a tem porary seat, w'thin a foot of the front board of the waffS" 11 , bringing my knees to about an angle of 45 dc. in a juxtaposition to my nose, to make room for the other seats. On these seats however, with as gay a company, no coachee ought to feel ill at ease,—six young ladies! from fourteen !to twenty! and whose beauty ranged in something near the same ratio, or speaking more grarnatically on the subject, they ranged in the same comparative mood as the declension of certain parts of speech, “pretty ! prettier!! prettiest!—that is taking them by couples; —but even in this mode of classing them, I do not wish to be un derstood, that I am detracting from either of them, in their separate persons, any of the nu- merous charms which ull amiable young ladies possess; nor, neither could I undertake by the same rule to decline the ntetar of a kiss, (sup posing one to have been taken all round) sweet! sweeter t! sweetest!!!—but would equally suppose that the ruby lips of each, would impart the same sweet and facinuling sensations as the prettiest, and therefore, will give them the merit of being as ail agreeable and charming a load of exotics, (for by the by they were all foreigners) as ever travelled over mountain road. From the little villa we left, to the foot of the high range of mountains, generally termed the FishhiU mountains, is about three miles over a well regulated and flinty road, that pas ses through the beautiful little Huiulet of Mat trawan, wending around the southernmost part of the town, leaving at the right, the beautiful Episcopal church, whose architectural gran deur, rivals the combined majesty, of the Grc eian and Corithian order of which it is com posed ; and continuing its course over the Fishhill Creek, through the famous “Pancake Hollow,” which extends about a half a mile, gradually ascending towards the mountain “row.” This row, as it is termed, runs pnra lell with the range, ond promiscuously settled by the mountaineers, whose log houses, clay cliimnies, and thatched roofs, betoken the pov erty of their inmates. The road here, becomes very difficult to pass in a waggon, wending around the mountain on the brink of a deep ravine, where the constant hum of the wind as il gushes through the gaps, and the gurgling, and rushing sound of the mountain rivulet wending its course through the fragments of fallen rocks, and trees that have been hurled from their base by the sweeping tornado, palls the mind at the grandeur of the scene. Our course had now almost become impassable from tha fragments of rocks, and lose masses of earth and paving stones that have rolled into the narrow track of the mountaineers curt, by the torrents, that rush down the sides of the mountain, making u channel of the road, until it finds an outlet in the ravine below. Our hor ses not being used to travelling over a road, that nature had paved so promiscuously, stag gered from side to side, —now giving the wag gon a sudden lurch, as they attempted to catch themselves from fulling over the huge masses of rocks, and then falling on the tongue and and waggon ns they recovered their balance, bringing the waggon to a poise on the lower wheels, and sliding the seats down as if it would precipitate the fair adventures over the sides, down the deep ravine, which was always anti cipated by u loud scream of horror, as they clung to each other, in hopes of relief from the eminent danger—and then with a laugh of af fected eountgc, when the danger was over, ridi. cule the thoughts and fears they were betray ed into. “Hoy,” I exclaimed, cheeking the, horses as we arrived at a narrow rail bridge temporally thrown across Hie ravine for the wood cart— “Khali I pass on ladies—or do you prefer walking across?” 1 inquired with a smile, which rather questioned the romantic courage of Miss Catherine, “What, cross that little bridge!” She. exclaimed. “Afraid to cross in the waggon!” said Miss Mary of the backseat) “A little dit<-h like that,” — sigiiifiicuntly said Miss Augusta at my right: “Not I,” responded Miss Taylor of the middle seat. At this mo ment the right side horse, who was standing very uneasy, started off, pulling his companion along with him, which brought the right fore wheel with a terrible jolt against a large stone, grinding off to the outer edge with the wheel ou the end of the rails which tipped down, so as to throw the waggon quite forward over the gulph below. The eminent danger which now met them so full in the faco, soon dissipated their reckless and illtinicd courage, and they simultaneously screamed for help, “Oh—oh—oh exclaimed Miss Mary, wringing her hands, we shall he killed in this dreadful place”—“Do, do, stop the horses” sobbed Miss Augusta—“We are going, going down, cried Miss Catherine, and with a violent effort, rolled over the side of the wag gon pulling Miss Taylor’s shawl, and the sleeve of her dress with her, to save herself from falling down the ravine, and scrambled clear of the wheels, through the bushes behind us. I had by this time cleared myself of the waggon, and had the horses by the head, remonstrating with them for being so much alarmed, as the danger was nothing if they would only set still; what I said, was of very little cumulation, but out they huddled, on top of each other at the greater risk of rolling down the ravine than being precipitated with the waggon. When they were quite clear of the waggon I led the horses across the bridge, with no very good feolings, for the road and horses, for spoiling my good humour, and the excursion; while the ladies followed at a short distance, as I led the horses across the beautiful table land, to a small log house, which some of the mountaineers occupies at the base of “Solomon’s Barricks,” or the Beacon Hills, as the peak is commonly called. The company on horseback that iiad proceeded us up, were in waiting for us lu re. A little refreshments from the cool chryslaliz cd waters that (lows from the shaded rocks, and we proceeded Oil up tin: mountain again ;■ our party, however, of the waggon, going on ’'foot, deeming it unsafe to go any farther in it, I shouldered a small basket that the ladies had filled (as I afterwards discovered) with cakes, fruit and a bottle of really dclictable peach sy rup by way of refreshments. The road now became steep, and very fatiguing, loose stones that gave way under the foot at each step, wrenching the pretty, delicate little ankles of the ladies, and not unfrequently slipping from under their feet entirely, and bringing them on their hands and knees, which I endeavoured to alleviate, but us often made the matter worse. A basket on one arm, two misses on the other, and a miss step of cither of us, was unfortu nately followed by allgoingdown in trying to hold the other up,—like a crowd on the ice, sure to kick each others feet from the other. This was positively too much to bear, and to give utterance to vexed feelings. I dare not, for I should have been put out of the pale of their good graces—there I was, tongue ‘tied, and hand lied, could not give assistance, or be gal lant if I wished—and dare not give vent to my vexation which increased with every new slip. And .the ladies getting a little fatigued, lost much of their good humour, and seemed absorbed in securing a good footingon the road which added no little to my chagrin, as I be lieved they misconccrved good intentions into carelessness, in affording their assistance. In this moody humour, we wound around the mountain, gathering mountain roses,and twin ing them in with the laurel for wreathes, and contemplating the beautiful and picturesque scenery that surrounded us, with the foilage tinged with the autumnal frost, giving them a beautiful golden hue, as the rays of the sun broke through the windings of the road upon them. We wound round the last turn in the road, which had almost carried is around to the eastward of the summit, and now the grey crist of “Beacon Hill,” burst on us, cheering our wayward course, and affording ns a hope of rest, after so much toil, we gained the top, without much difficulty, and indulged our anxious eyes and mind with the contemplation of the most delightful view of the majestic Hudson!—the checkered fields of old Duchess, gcnj’d by the richness of her thousand beauti ful little Towns and Villas extending as fur ns the eye can reach: while in the. distance, Orange and Ulster, spreads their verdant hills and dales, beauties of nature that can only be appreciated, hut not told. The contents of the wicket basket, by this time lmd been overhaul ed, and very neatly arranged by the matron like care of Miss Mary of the back scat, who invited the party to partake of the collation, us seemeth best to our appetites. The adven tures up were now laughed at, heartily, and forgotten by all, as adding a little spice to an excursion up the mountain—but though the pust was forgotten, the day seemed to bring forth events, at hazzards, whither we needed them or not. Miss Augusta in skipping about on the fragments of rocks that covered the brow of the hill, unfortunately slipped, and rolled between two pieces of rock, shoulder foremost; where she lay wegged fast, until I could assist her from her awkward situation. — “Poor Girl! I exclaimed, now we are done”— for she had scratched herself so as to make il bleed freely, which so frightened the balance of the ladies that they determined to return. Miss Augusta limped very had, and most strangely, the only horse she would ride, had gone down Ihe mountain again. Mr. T , offered to lake her in his arms, on his horse,but J unfortunately, said “such a delightful adven ture, and really so full of ihe romantic! If any one should happen to meet you on the road, they would say another A/alcom,” which did not please A/iss Augusta’s sober feelings, and declined. We were a long time in getting down to the.table land; and then a change was made in riding, Mr. T took the waggon and 1 the horse,'while Miss Mary that of Miss F . and so wended our wuy down the moun tain. Wo proceeded very slowly down Ihe road, until wo arrived at “Pancake Hollow,” when Miss A/ury, wished to gallop her horse, probably to got home sooner, or possibly to show the good “puncakeans,” how well she could ride —but be that as it may,—she rode through the hollow! Site chicked up her horse, —chirped to him, and he pricked up his cars as if he recognised the will of the rider, and sett off in a round trot, that set Miss Mary jolting up and down most unmercifully, and the more site pulled on the bridle rein, the harder the rascal seemed to trot, treading up, as if treading over bars, or afraid to soil his feet in the hollow. Imagine to yourself, a lady on a high trotting horse! —the most awkward tiling in the world there ; but she could not help herself, and rode the whole length of the “hol low,” before she could check him. This was almost too much for her. I saw tfic tears stand ing in her eyes as I rode up, but she brushed them away, and with much good humour said “said what a contrary brute!” and “What a day of contraries,” I echoed—and offered to change horses, but this she declined, sa; ing she would make him gallop before site got home. She checked him up again, uud lie ambled off with a mischievous sort of a trot, pointing iiis cars,- und nose very knowingly at a teamsters cart, which was approaching from an opposite road, which so alarmed my companion, that I feared some serious accident and threw myself from my horse, to protect her while the cart passed by. This last adventure of the day fairly blotted out my good humour, and I verily be lieve, nothing less than some lucky adventure, such as falling in love, or filling dotw and breaking my neck, would have restored it—but as neither of these happened, we tyie home, concatenating ideas about the and no doubt Miss Mary, as well as myself put it down as a “chapter of accidents.” FJANK. VOL. I. NO. 4. From the Mobile Chronicle. THE METHODISTS. The Natchez Free Trader contains a statement of the progress of this branch of the Church in Texas, which must be truly gratifying to all lovers of evangelical piety. “The Methodist hare alone in that country twenty societies, and three hundred ail’d twenty preachers—including six elders and three exhorters.—One of their Missionaries —the Hev. H. Alexander—lias travelled this year, in the course of his circuit, twen ty-two hundred miles on horseback, contin ually exposed to all the dangers and vicis situdes, and enduring nil the privations at tendant upon such a tower through a dis quieted and unsettled country.” The Free Trader closes with the follow ing beautiful ciilogium upon the Methodist Clergy : “The itinerants of the Methodist Church —the real unsophisticated followers of Wes ly and of Whitcfiold—are the most extra ordinay body of men that ever lived. They arc the pioneers of civilization ; they heed not danger, however imminent; they stay not for luxuries; they are not to tread the carpeted ball, or to seek learning or plea sure in cloister or saloon, hut on, on they go, to the remotest verge of the globe, wherever erring man has wandered : wher ever their is one soul to be reclaimed, there they go, to wrestle with the world, to defy its temptations, to enlighten its moral dark ness. Apart from the holy character of his mission, there is a moral grsndetirc in the Methodist itinerant as he wends his way through pathless forests, without associates, without reward, without even the stimulus of praise, lie leaves his home, and kin dred, the tieof early love, perhaps, and goes forth to stuggle unknown and alone—to doom himself to poverty, to the gibes and jeers of the gay, to broken health, to prema ture old age. And what is his impetus ? It is not ambition ; it is not pride ; it is not anv 011 c of the selfish motives that sway the human breast. What is it 1 Header— it is to preach the word of life to the poor. Women. —ln Kentucky there arc colle ges for women, which confer on their fair pupils the titles of ‘M. P. L.’ ‘M. A.’ &c. meaning ‘Mistress of Polite Literature,’ ‘Mistress of Arts.’ Somebody suggests an improvement, and recommends institutions which instead of these titles, shall give their students, ‘M. G. I\,’ Makes good pud dings; ‘H. ti. C.,’ Has good children; ‘K. S. N.,’ Knits stockings Neatly; ‘M. 11. 11.,’ Makes husbands Happy. London Defaulters. —The clerk of one of the most extensive parishes in London lately committed suicide, after fulfilling some of the most important offices, for u period of thirty-live years. He had been for many years acting secretary of the Savings Hank ami numberless private indi viduals hud entrusted him with large sums for investment, all of which had been lost in his speculations, or made use of to cover his former defalcations. One widow lady had entrusted him with *175,000, to invest in the public funds, and he always paid her over the interest at the regular period, but she having had some misgivings, went to the Hank of England to examine the Hooks, when, to her astonishment, she found that her stock had been sold out at various times, until the small balance of $5,000 only remained to her. This expose led to others, and terminated on the death of the defaulter by his own hand.— N. Y- Herald . If parents would not trust a child upon the back ofn wild horse without bit or bri dle, let them not permit him to go forth into the world unskilled in self-government. If a child is passionate, teach him, by gentle and patient means, to curb his tem per. If be is greedy, cultivate liberality In hitn. If he is selfish, promote generosity, If he is sulky: charm him out of it, by encouraging frank good humor. If he is indolent, accustom him to exertion, and train him so as to perform even onerous duties with alacrity. If pride comes in to make his obedience reluctant, subdue him either by counsel or discipline. In short, give your children the habit of overcoming their besetting sins. Let them feel that they can ovcrccome temptation. Let them ac quire, from experience, that confidence in themselves which gives security to the practised horseman, even on the back of a high-sprung steed, and they will triumph over the dangers and difficulties which be set them ill the path of life fire side Ed ucation. Benefit nf Life Insurance. —A merchant of Baltimore, who had died a few days Hgo, effected insurance on his life in March I* at the agency fa ‘jftfc ftsV York” LileTrisurance and Trust Company, for the sum 0f5,000 dollars, for which he paid the annual premium of one hundred dollars. He also kept out a policy with the Bal timore Life Insurance (Company for the some amount. lie paid to each office the additional premium tf fifty dollars for the privilege of making a voyage to Asia and back. He returned to Baltimore in Oc tober and died Os typhus fever. By this tiinfcly act of prudence, involving an expense of only three hundred doUwrs, his family will, before the expiratioi* of this week, be put in possession often thousand dollars. Abtente of Mind. —Various editors through-'*’ out the country have been vieitig with each • other to see which could fabricate the beat ‘ case of absent mindedness.—Among all. we have seen, none has been noticed better tin- '"A the following: A young lady carrigi a \t~. jA t'l the post Oltice, dropped jSkXHE instead 1.1 the letter,and did iiflajftp “If.ike • i ; ! I|„ clerk asked N II <;.!/.( He.