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UME XIV.
ouiijtrii vi
ATHENS, GEORGIA,—THURSDAY'MORNING, APRIL 8;
1847.
M CHRISTY & LAYPKII.
Ofct on Brood Strtrt.
THREE DOLLARS per annum, payable a
months afi. r the rereipt of the first number; o
DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS, at the tim
•cribinsr; or. FOUR DOLLARS, if delayed a
ion of the year. Subscriber* living t
I f..rlc«* i
State i
No subscription r
tha money is paid
continued until all arrearaycs nr
of the publishers Persons re<i«
their paper*, will please bear in
accounts.
Rates of Adf
Letters of Ciiation
Notice to Debtors and Creditor
Four Month** Notice.
Sale of Personal Property, by
tralor*. or Guardian..
8a!ea of L ndaor Neeror*. br *
Application lor Letter*of Dismiwio
H. Gorden. Guardian of Louisa
, N.G.rden, applies to roc for Letiers of Dismission
from *aid Guardian.hi
These are therefore
Cilar the kindredand i
my office within the tim
if any they have, why a
mder my hand, at office, this 1st day of March,
JKSSE MURPHEY. c c o
Other Adr.
'cl vi
will h
For a ainelc insert
ion, 81 <#> per square,
when the number of it
i, will be published till fo
f^r.oitGi A—Gwinnett County.
W HEREAS, John Bankston, Jr., applies to me
for letters of administration on the estate of
John Bankston, Sen., Jate oi said county, deceased r
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and sin
gular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be
and appear at my office within the time prescribed by
law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, at office, this 20th day of
February, 1647. JESSE MURPHEY, C. C. O.
GEORGIA*—Gwinnett County,
W HEREAS. Kmart T. Terrell appli,
Letter* of Administration on the esu
Britton, deceoerd—
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hanning Down a Boaster.
A country fellow was one day boast
ing about the swiftness of his horse ; and
declared he could outrun any thing which
went upon four legs. A neighbor of his
disputed it, and said he had a mule which
could beat him. - - #
‘A mulet’ said the boaster, ‘Ill bfil
you a hundred dollars of that.* r ;
* Done !* said the other.
• Done!’ said the boaster.
‘ Now cover that !* said the owner ^of
the mule, la}*ing down a hundred dollars.
The boaster began to he frightened at
Tbe Killed at Buena Vista.
Rarely has our nation been called up-
on to. mourn so great a number of her sons
slain iii the discharge of the duties of citi
zenship and patriotism. Some of the most
ardent, brilliant and distinguished of our
citizens have fallen
Buena Vista, in the . , mj WiTOU1
hood. They felt not as soldiers whose
life passed amid the perils of the camp.
Life's Evening Star.
The evening of every man’s lire is com
ing on a pace. The day of life will soon
be spent. The sun, though it may now
, .. be up m the mid-heavens, will pass swifi-
I thstmguished of our ly down the western sky and disappear
an the bloody field of What shall light up man’s path when ihe
very bloom ol man- sun of file lias-gone down? He must
and vvhose profession inculcated the ne
cessity of encountering danger, and of
bravely meeting the dread destroyer,
wilh a calm front, but they went foith a*
citizens, who leave for a while the avoca
tions of civil life, to justify the national
more about the mule than he was aware
of, otherwise his owner wouldn’t* jik^lk
a hundred dollars, to run him against Ilf
« to me for ■ horse. He began to hitch about uneasily.
:eof James He put his hand into his pocket; he pulled
JOr Notice of the
ttrators. Elector
r Go.
and admoni*h all and aingn-
i, why said Letters should t
•>f«al
OCT* The sale ofPe-sonnl Proper!
be published forty r»»vs prerjoa« t>
Notice to debtors and credit*
published forty oat*.
N-tice that Application willt
Ordinary for leave to sell Land or I
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Clark IVIorlRngc Rale.
O N thofirst Tuesday in June next, will be Hold
before Ihe court house door in the town of Wat-
kinsrille, Clark county, within the usual hours ot
sale, tho tollowmg propcity, to
Two Negroes, to wit: Sinn a
of *fe, ana Lew is a bov nbout 7
n nbottt 24 v
Me Dill applies to mo for
. tration on the Estate of Jas.
j S. McDill, late of said county, deceased :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
I singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to
j be and apjK-ar at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to shew cause if any they can, why said Let-
I ters should not be granted.
Given under my hand at Office, this Feb. 4th, 1847.
i Feb. 11. JESSE MURPHEY, c. c. o.
unljr.
as the property of Willi
of a fifa issued from Clark Inferb
of mortgage, at the
, r r * W IihRLAS ’ " i,liamD * Whitlow applies tome
_ «• I TT for Outer, of Administration on tUc e,t.te of
. V\ ozencraft. li} \irtue , James Whitlow, late of said county, deceased :
of “Barton ! therefore to cite and admonish nil and
Thrasher v. tho'inld William T. Wozenerait. | ’ "F“ f ‘lA?7*^" f sa " 1 jMcas « 1 .
April 1,1817. 1. S. VINCENT, Wf ' i'“ ° *S" , “ my ° r ‘
_ _ ' . . * i Itv-o within the tune prescribed by law, to show cause ,
Hall KlK-riir, Sillies. I ““‘L * “V 4 •?*”* s-boultl not be granted, j J
W IT . , , c .... ... , . 1 ' ,, Acn under my hand, at office, m WnfLm.viiin
" b h* before the Conrt House .hmr in the „,]» 17th dliy of four,,ary, i 847 .
town of Gainesville, between the usual lionr* i e u .» • •
of sale, on the first Tuesday in May next, the 1
lowing property, to wit:
Ono negro boy. Levied on as the property of W
travel on to the next world, l.ut vvliat shall
illumine his footsteps, alter the nightfall
of death, aortal the darkness of his jour
ney ? \V hat question more important
more practical—more solemn for each
reader of our journal to ask for himself;
flits is a lone journey to travel without
light—wtthout a guitle and without a
W ' et J nan must perform it.
Ihe time is not lar distant when all must
begm the journey. «.*-
Mn e ”‘ n ' n g star in the natural
world. I s radiance is bright and beauti
ful, and cheering to the benighted travel
ler. But hie s evening star is found in a
good hope of heaven. Its beauty and
• | | , , j , i brilliancy is reflected from the Sun #»f
and deeds will not be forgotten by jhe ItigthouSess, whose brigTmvs linht , „
people. They will be emblemed in a na- I the evening of life, ancUhrow foeir LoT
tton’s tears. The wail of the widow, the | ing radiance quite across the darkness o'f
cry of the orphan, the deep groan of the j the grave inm Immanuel’s land It°l,as
wTth p! ! r .- n ‘’ ,nour ? r “ H y mitmle; illuminated the footsteps of manv a trav
with the public applause ol the people;, cller to eternity. It i s the fight of life
but even these will bo softened bv the tit is ofpriceless value 1,l! iT
firoud reflection that their departed rcla- j cannot purchase it. And vm h i. ' t
I’ll bet a hundred dollars of that,’said u A res ,el1 at llie, f P°st» in the manful dis- without money and without nricr to
the boaster. charge of a glorious duty Many of the j who will’ peiteml,^3XSJ Z
gallant oflicers killed at Buena Vista are jeeive it. ^
\yell known to the people of the whole U. I This beautiful star is ofron
States. Several of them have been in | at first, rising abov^the horizon of ^
public life. Colonels Yell and Hardin land though sometimes half 1 »J
this. He thought there must be somcibing n S Rls an ^ sustain the national honor.—
And bravely they breasted the red current
of the bloodiest strife. Naught caring
and naught thinking but of the honor of
that proud Republic whose bright banner
floated over them, they rushed against the
very face of danger and of death, and
with their dying words and look hurled
defiance at the retreating foe. Their names
it out again ; and at last said : •id on’t
know, I swow, about that tarnal mule ;
he may be the devil and all to run, for
what I know.*
* Do you back out, then V ~~
* Yes, I back out and treat.* So say
ing, he called in the liquor; but declared
that his horse could beat any thing which
went upon four legs, except the mule.*
* Why, said the other, * I’ve got a jack
ass that will beat him.*
Done !* said the other.
* And done !* said the boaster.
‘Cover that,* said the man, again put
ting down the hundred dollars.
* Cover that 1* exclaimed the boaster,
‘ so I will, plaguy quick,* takiiig out his
pocket-hook.
* Well, cover it, if you dare—and 1*11
put another hundred atop of it. Why do
hesitate? Down with your dust, I
ASA M. JACKSON. C C. O.
Mullins aud Elislm
t constable.
Izcvicd on as the propertv ol
y a ti fa from Hall Superior
LowU vs Ezekiel Gaily and Joseph
GKOIIGIA— i lark Coanly.
Ylf HERKAS, James P. Mayne applies to no for
1 w letters of Administration on the Real Estate
of John G. Mayne. deceased:
This is to cite and admonish all and singular the
kindred and cjoditors of said deceased, to be and ap
pear at my Office within the time prescribed by law,
ly they have) why said Letters
Mulli s, to satisfy two Jtistie
of John E. Brown vs Willii
• Lowry, Lb vied on by
CoS?T&?rtB. L
OSlfc. &V’i
Amo, two hundred and four acres of land, north
holf^rtaU lot lying on the water* of Oconee river.
Levied on a* the property of Ellis Buffington, to sat
isfy* atf lVfrom Ilall Superior Court; Jtroivn & Sul-
Jivau \-a Ellis Buffington and William Treadawav.
April 1, 1»I7. R. II. WATERS Slity
JACKSON SUPERIOR COURT,
February Term, 1S47.
v. j Libel for Bii orcc.
Marquis De Lafayette Bostwick. )
I T appearing to the Court that the defendant is not
to be found, und that he has gono beyond the lim
its of this State to parts unknown.
On motion of William L Mitchell, plaintiiT's at- * —
torncy, it is ordered by the Court, that said delend- : ** KOIS * ,, lA_«ria r k County,
ant be served by publication of this rule, once a month j Yy * ! LREAS.Thomai
lor four months in some public Gazette in this State, j _. , Admin Miration
prior to the next term of this Court. j 1 cased:
A true copy from the minutes of said Court, this , t? n j* j* - ” j 1 * U \ V'
March 27Ui, 1847,
Elizabeth J. Bostwick,
| Jan. 28
! Georgia—Hall C’onnly.
W HEREAS, Harriet E.Chastain applies to me for
ter» «if AuRiinisirniion on tl.e estate of Elias E. (
l tain, late i>f *nid county, deceased:
j Titesc are then-fore to cite and admonish all and si
! l n tlbe kindrt-d nod creditors of sa:d deceased, to be
' appear at my < ffire, within ihe time prescribed by la
' slu w cause, if any exist, why said letters should m
! granted.
, Given under my hand, at offirt
Mai
the i
of Jackson M
April I, 1847.
JOHN J. McCULLOCH, Clerk.
office
ithtn the
nd admonish all nnd
■i deceased, to be nnd ap- j mV horSl
I don’t know, faith, I never saw that
jackass of yours run,’ said the boaster, be
ginning to hesitate, * he may be the devil
and all upon a race, for what I know.’
'* Do 3’oti flunk out, then V
‘ Yes, I jlummcx this time; but, l»y jin
go, there’s nothing else you can hung, ex
cept the jackass and . the mutgfiraH my
horse can beat.’
* Arc you certain of that, my good fel-
fow ?*
* I think so, faith.* *
‘ Why, if you’re not quite certain, I’ll
bet you something that Ive got a nigger
that will outrun him.* ** \ <
*A nigger!*
* Yes, my nigger Tom will beat him.’
* I’ll bet a hundred dollars of that—
there aint no nigger that ever breathed,
that can beat ray horse.*
‘ Very well—cover that.* As he said
this, he once more pul down the hundred
dollaas. ‘ But,* said he, * If you back out
this time, you shall forfeit ten dollars;
and if I back out I’ll do the same.*
Agreed,* said the boaster, * I’m sure
beat a nigger, if he can’t a
if any they have) why •
cb, 1917.
nd. at office, in Watkinksville, this
ASA M. JACKSON c
Executrix's Sale. ; th
Vlf ILL *>« onTueaday, 27th of April nestat,
tho lata residence of James W. Slumber, late —
of Jackson county, deceased, within the legal hours Gi.oicgi \__< t»rk County,
of sale, a portion ofthe personal property belonging to XtniERBAS. Sarah Ann Hay<
tho ertato of aatd decease'!, consisting of calico, cam- »» ters «.f .4.|niiiiistration on
brics, bobinclts, vesting, broadcloth, homespun. Kcu- H*v*», deceased : ,
tacky Jeans, handkerchiefs, overcoats, shoes, hats, | This is therefore to cite and admonish all and singular
bonnets, iron, steel, hoes, molasses, cofiee, tobacco, ! '*’* kindred and creditors of said deceased tt> be and ap-
■pun yarn, hardware, earthenware, cntlcrv, coperas, ’*
ginger, saddles, bridles, martingales, blankets, steel
yards, nails, saws, bagging, rope, corn, sho gun; a >
great variety ol medical drops and powdt
great variety of articles too tedious to n
longing to the stock of goods remaining
Also oat? brawn mare. Sole to conlinue from day to GEORGIA—CLARK COU.XTY.
day until all is sold. Terms, twelve months credit,; « ■ , iutimo i wr n .. .
small note, »U,.app ro ved security. No gjp.rt, ,0 | VVKVSSritt
3 complied Wltll. i P ... _r ,, Ii’tr J
I applie
of said dot
within the time prescribed by law, t<
y have) why said Letters should r
1 . Given under mv hand,
- . . • , • . , 1 day of March, 1847
great variety of articles too tedious to mention, be- March 4
at office, in TFatkinsville, this 2d
ASA M. JACKSON. c.c.o.
be removed until thi
LUCINDA SIIANKER, Exec'x.
Executor's Sale.
O N the twenty-first day ol April nos
at the late residence of Robert Ratchfurd, de
ceased , in Jackson county Georgia, a portion of the !
nexed, on the Estate of Henry Huff, deceased
This is therefore to cite and admonish, all and sin-
! gular the kindred and creditors ot said deceased, to
j be and appear at my Office within the time prescribed
ill be sold ' ^ * aw > to 8 how cause (if any they have) why said Let
cucd, inJzclson county Ocor B ia,» portion oftlm ,c- 0, .'c n g," 4fr m >' « W.tkmsv.llc,
personal property ol aaid deceased, consisting of Coru, | ,hw the 6thda 7 °* * rverwr
Fodder, Wheat, ac.; also a few bags of Cotton, and ... „ 1Q| „ ASA M * JACKS ON
some other things too tedious to mention. .March II, 1847.
I Terms of sale—Purchasers to give notes in nmonnts
not exceeding thirty dollars, to become due the first;
dav of Januarv next, with good personal security.
Mrach 3, 1847. WM. HENDERSON, Exr. |
CcoYgin—Gwinnett county.
Court of Ordinary, March Term, 1847,
^TlfHEREAS, Thomas P. Hudson, guanlian of Cal-
* vin M. Hutchens, applies to this court lor letters !
ot dismission from said Guardianship—
It is therefore ordered, that the Clerk give notice
mule or jackass.’
* Well, plank the money, if you please.’
« Plank it! so I will—don’t you fear
that.* Saying this, he once more took out
his pocket-book and began to fumble for
the money.
‘ Come, man, down with your dust,*
'•aid the other, taking out more money,
for I’m ready to back my bet with anoth
er hundred dollars or two hundred if you
like. Come, why do you hesitate ! Here’s
three hundred dollars I’m ready to slake.’
* Three hundred dollars !* exclaimed
the boaster,
three hundred dollars upon a nigger
were bo!h ,alentcd and honored members I passing cloud,, yet” shine^m'?''' *
of Congress for several years-.be former j long wiU, £££*■“
from Arkansas, .he lauer from Illinois—11 sat by my window®, evenine vvifieh,
Lieut. Colonel Henry Clay is .he son of I and saw a brilliant star A. ,1,7.
Ihe illustrious statesman of Ashland, who j came down upon .he earth, its lustre" in!
has just lelt our city, bearing with him j creased more and more, till suddcnlv
the bemsons, good wishes and warm es- i dense cloud came over, and I saw it not
teem ot the men of all parties. His son 1 looked lbna where it dmnl.l
has given proof of the most brilliant qual- Sand by and by it passed ami the^tnr
mes. and the promise of his youth filled see,nell brighter th^ e^. sLh 's tm
? r , S ) V,thj % a 1 d P r,,I 1 e :! Christian’s hope. At first, indeed, it shines
Col. McKee belonged to one of those old | with brilliancy; but, as he moves for
tamihcs whose galiant deeds form part of ward in his pilgrimage, the darkness of
sin gathers'about him, and still triumph-
uig over all, his hope burns tho brighter
the stiiring history of the infancy" of his
gallant Kentucky. Adj. Gen. Lincoln is
the heroic descendant of that old Revolu
tionary stock of patriots who fought at
Lexington and Bunker Hill. But we have
not time to dwell upon the character and
history of all who fell in this bloody strife.
History will do them justice. Their
names will go down to posterity on one
of its brightest pages, and the men of other
generations will look to them ns models
of heroic daring and devoted patriotism.—
N, O. Delta.
Female Pleir-
The gem of all others which encircles
the coronet ol a lady’s character, is un
affected piety. Nature may lavish much
on her person, the enchantment of coun
tenance, the gracefulness of her mein, or
the strength of her intellect, yet her love
liness is uncrowned, .till piety throws
around the whole, the sweetness and pow
er of her charms. She then becomes un
earthly in her temper, unearthly in all her
desires and associations. The spell which
bound her attractions to things below is
broken, and she mounts on the wings of
her fancy and hope, to the habitation of;
God, where it will be her delight to hold
communion wilh the spirits that have beeu
ransomed from the thraldom of the earth,
and wreathed with a garland of glory.
Her beauty may throw its magical
charm over many princes and conquerors,
staring like a stuck pig—; may bow with admiration at the shrine
ed dollars upon a nigger 1 I! of her riches, the sons of science and no-
Tui-the darkness around him. Sometimes
evil completely overshadows him, und the !
light is obscured, and.for a time seems!
cm,rely extinguished. Atleuglh, divine,
mercy drives away the cloud, and as his I
hope, star-like gains, the ' ascendant, it
grows.like the fulL blaze of the noontide
sun, shedding beauty and blessedness
about his path.
Diamond Cut Diamond.
A few weeks ago, a “ sporting charac
ter” loolccd in at the Hygeia Hotel, just to j
see if he could fall in wilh any subjects, I
but finding none, nnd understanding from
the respectable proprietor, Jlr. P ,
that he could not be accommodated with
a private room wherein to exercise the
mysteries of his craft, felt the time begin
to hang heavy on his hands: so in order
to dispel ennui, he took out a pack ol cards
and began to amuse the by-standers in
the bar-room with a number of ingenious
tricks with them, which soon drew a
crowd around him.
“Now,” said lie, after giving them a
shuttle and slapping the pack down upon
a table, “ I’ll bet any man ten dollars I
can cut the Jack of hearts at the first at-
tempt.”
Nohodysecmed inclined to take him up,
however, till at last a weather-beaten
New England skipper, in a pea-jacket,
stumnt him. bv exclaiming •
, . — of her riches, the sons of science and po- stumpt hfm, by exeiairn’ing:
don t know, I swan. , ctry may embalm her memory in song, “Darned if I don’t la-t vou? But
'V hat, man. you re not agotng to get! her piety must be her ornament—her stop: let me see it all’s right.”
frightened again * ] pearl. Her name must be written in the Then takine ud and itnreiin.lt
Frightened Oh, no-oh, no; u’s no “ book of life ” that when mountains fade if see that fhere waVno'decemion “
away, and every memento ot earthly it, he returned it to the table, nnd be Ei
(Tfrattifisa is Inst in I lip ornnnrnl wrpcL’ nf „i • _ • 1 • ~ 6
A Conxcientiovi Shipovnur.—It is always '"the notes of the" tast trumpet shall he heard, j At'the same time producing the card
ave.oa or before the ’first Monday in May j Dickson aSd WiffisMkrtin ^wWe’o^o^the ^otlmy 1 P leasanl l ° record the triumphs of human-ff ni1 sleepingmillionsa wake tojudgment. j from his pocket, whither he had dexter-
Flora Sanders, executrix, John Shepherd, ex- .. „
ecutorof James Sanders, dec'd., and James V 2 p !
O. Dickson, David Dickson, Elizabeth Ann I * e
Dickson, William C. Dickson, John S.Dick-
son, Martha Dickson, and Willis Martin.' J p
V T appearing that the defendants in the above stated , „
X case. Flora Sanders, executrix, and John Shep- ' ready to run against,
herd, executor of James Sanders, late of said county, | J °
easy matter to frighten me—but real-
ly—’
« You mean to back out.*
«I declare, neighbor, I don’t know what
to think nbout it. It’s a kind o’ risky
business.*
* You forfeit the ten dollars, then?*
* Why yes, I ’spose I must,* said the
boaster, handing over the money, with an
greatness is lost in the general wreck of
nature, it may remain and swell the list
of that mighty throng which have been
clothed with the mantle of righteousness
and their voices attuned to the melody of
Heaven.
With such a treasure, every lofty grat
ification on earth may be purchased;
. 1 ' a —- -j' : iiitiiuwii uii cm in tiiitji uc jjui c-iuisuu ,
iitr of gtcat mortification—‘bettei r lose friendship will be doubly sweet, pain and
to fumble about in a side pocket, first tak
ing out a jack-knife, then a twist of to
bacco, &c., till he produced a roll of bank
notes, from which he took out one of S10
and handed it to a by-stander; the gam
bler did the same, and taking out a Den-
knife, and literally cutting the pack in
two through the middle, turned with an
mr nf trinmnli to tho n,>,l ,l«
joyful and perpetual home. And when and sound.”
iid Thomas P. Hudson, Guardian a_
i not, on that day, be discharged,
from the minute* of said court, this
ch, 1847. 40d
J ESSE MURPHEY, c. c. a
r Ordinary, March Tnm, 1617.
WHEREAS, Thomas Mathis. Guardian of Thomas
• ■ Terry and ELzabeth Terry, orphans of Thomas Ter
ry, deceased, petitions this Court fur Letters of Dismission
from said Guardianship—
It is there furs «<rderrd by the Court, that the Clerk tire
notice in one of the pithfic gazettes of this State, requiring
ad persons concerned to show cause, if any they hare, on
the first Monday in May nezt, why the said
Mathis, guardian as aforesaid, should not, on that
A true copy from the minxes of said eoort, this 1st da<
of March. 1847. JESSE MURPHEY. COL
March 4 40d
Notice.
'LL persona indebted to tbe Estate of John Driver,
e of Gwinnett County, deceased, are hereby re-
to make ioHnediate payment; and tbom boldine
- are requested to present th«m properly attested,
i time prescribed by law.
25^1847. MARY DRIVER, Adm'x,
XLLp
rssr.
widrintba
March I
of Madison—It ir ordered that they be
lication in one of the Athena gazettes,
ry, 1847. JAMES S. GHOLSTON, Clerk.
Jan 21 2mm
GEOUClA~.CIark County.
\\f HERE AS, Thomas Stewart, Guardian of Kitty
E. and Hannah R. Stewart, minors of said
Thomas Stewart, applies to me for Letters of Dismis
sion from said Guardianship :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per-
sons interested to be and appear at my office within
the time prescribed by Jaw, to show cause (if any they
have) why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand at Office at Watkinsri'.!e,this
9lh day of Fe^, 1847.
Feb. 11. ASA M. JACKSON, C. C. O.
irved by puIh I *0* over ^ aser passions to which we ■ j ls possessors shall be presented faultless , ousiy conveyed it while pretending to ex-
14th Janua- too frequently see it submitting without p e l° re jhe throne 0‘ G°d with exceeding, amine the pack, to see if it was “all
r* N an effort. It is stated in the Boston pa- ’J°y ant * a erown of life that shall never. right.” The company were convulsed
persthat the Treasurer of the Irish lte-j w ea r away.. j w *lh laughter, while the poor “child of
lief Fond for Ireland in that city, recent-; Such is piety. Like a tender flower, chance” was fain to confess that “ it —
ly received $300, with the following note: j Planted in the fertile soil of a woman s ( hard getting to windward of a Yankee.*
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to tbe estate of Junes W.
Shanker, late of Jackson county, deceased, are
requested to come forward and settle up their ac
counts without delay; and all persons haring de-
tbe estate are required to render them
to law. •
LUCINDA SHANKER, Exa?x.
18,1847. 40d. «
To the Relief Fund for Ireland-
Gentlemen, I enclose my contribution,
to yonr funds in bank bills, being a part
of the pecuniary debt doe to starvation
for the rise in freight, from
A Shipowner.
Witty Repartee.—Two precocious stu
dents of a New York Academy a few
days since sal conversing of the intended
attack on St. Juan D’Dlloa, when one re
marked—•* Silas! I think I could project
“ Very like, Steve,”, replied the other,
iSfbr you are famous Sot blowing * Castlcsim
(Ac air,’ ”. . * * * - . -
heart, it grows, expanding its foliage and
imparting its fragrance to all aroaml, till | Coax.-It is suggested i„ , he Norfolk Bea-
transplanted it is set to bloom in perjielual I con and the same will apply with equal force to
vigor and unfading beauty in the Paradise j our own farmers, that selecting seed com for
of GOD. I planting, the heaviest that can be found will
. ~ ' . .. _ , x j y>eld the best and m»»st profitable crop. Pure
A Commendable and Noble Decd.—J. • white or pure yellow should be preferred; hut
Davenport Fisher, a boy but 1& years of a heavy article of either mixed or straw* color-
age, and a pupil in the Brimmer School, 1 ed must command the preference over white
at Boston, collected by his own efforts in j or yellow of light weight. Should the Europe-
this one school the sum of SCO for the aid ; »» denwiid exist another season, of which we
of the starving population of Ireland, and! ? n *® rta *" 1,0 doubt, we shall expect to see
. ... . Indian Corn sold in our matket hy the stand-
a plan to fire the magazine, and blow'the banded it to the Mayor of Boston as he.'® n . ” rn *'*' "? nur 1 b J ,ho
daroed old Castle in the air! received it The principal portion
vcu “* - 1 u . V 1 '“‘r'F* 11 j already,
the amount was m pennies and small s.l- are mllle< The p l. nting s eiUion ijS now ,”
yer change. Let others follow the exam-1 proaching. and timely attention to the matter
le of this noble little Bostonian. , j cannot fall'to result advantageously.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA im RABY
NUMBER 52.
An Entlmalaac. .
We reached the gate of Damascus,
which terminated our circuit; and just
as we were about to re-enter the city by
that way, our progress was arrested by
an accidental meeting with a countryman
of our own, an extraordinary enthusiast,
by whose appearance we were much
struck from the dignity of his bearing
and the manly beauty of his countenance.
He was apparently ubout thirty-five years
of age, anti was dressed in the oriental
costume; but the fashion of his beard,
and the manner in which he wore his long,
fair ha«r divided on his forehead, and fail
ing underneath his turban in waves over
his shoulders, together with the delicacy
of his complexion and features, showed
him to he foreign to ihe people of the
land, and gave something picturesque to
the character of his head : something that
reminded me of Carlo Dolce’s represen
tations of our Saviour. Seeing our guida
salute this man familiarly, I asked who
he was, and upon learning that he was an
Englishman 1 was induced to speak to
him. We learned from the stranger that
he has now been ten years in Jerusalem,
and that he intends never to leave it. He
is in daily expectation of the second com
ing of Christ, the return ofthe lost tribes,
the gathering together of the Jews as a
nation; and all this, heavers, must inev
itably lake place in the present genera
tion, and he confidently hopes, within his
owu lifetime. The signs of theiimesare
his guides, and the Bible is his only libra
ry. I asked him if many of the Jews in
Jerusalem shared in his convictions ; but
his answer was, that, as} T et,he has found
no persons who exactly think as he does,
and that, therefore, he has gradual
ly ceased all intercourse with others,
and lives alone in a small habitation
on Mount Zion. In reply to another ques
tion, he told me that he had broken asun-.
der every earthly tie; that he has put
aside every affection of the flesh; and
that since his establishment here he has
never once communicated wilh his family
in England. “And have^you no longing
to hear of your parents ?”^y. “None;
for I am here in the house^Trny father!”
was his reply. Our guide says that he is
a most worthy man, and was much es
teemed by the late Bishop Alexander, al
though looked upon by him as more than
half mad.—Mrs. Homer's Pilgrimage.
Uoir to Prosper in Business,
Many persons say it is much easier to
give good advice than it is to follow it.—
But allowing even that to be true, is no
reason why we should be sparing of the
advice. So we ask our readers to prac
tice a little of the following wholesome
advice found in a Western paper.
‘In the first place, make up your mind
to accomplish whatever you undertake,'
decide upon some particular employ
ment, persevering in it. All difficultie*
arc overcome by diligence and assiduitv.
‘ Be not afraid to work with your ovvn
hands, and that diligently, too. * A cat
in gloves catches no mice.* ‘ He who re
mains in the mill grinds, not he who goes
and comes.’
Attend to your own business and nev%
er trust it to another. ‘ A pot that be-
! longs to many, is ill-stirred and worse
| boiled.*
Be frugal. ‘ That which will not make
a pot will make a lid.’
* Save the pence and the pounds will
take care of themselves.*
Be abstemious. ‘ Who dainties love,
shall beggars prove.*
Rise early. * The sleeping fox catches
no poultry.’ Plow deep while sluggards
sleep, aud you will have corn to sell and
keep.*
Treat every one with resoect and civ
ility. Every thing is gained and nothing
lost by courtesy. Good manners insuro
success.
Never anticipate wealth from any other
source than labor; especially neverjplace
dependence upon becoming tae possessor
of an inheritance. * >, v
Above all things never despair. ‘God
is where he was.’ ‘ Heaven helps those
who help themselves.*
Follow implicitly these precepts, and
nothing can hinder you from accumulat
ing.
India Rubber Tree.—The Itidia rubber
tree, which grows on the Island of Lobos,
is quite a curiosity to our troops. A wri
ter, describing one, says :—“ It here at
tains the height of twenty-five feet, and
the branches strike down'to the earth,
take root, grow, and become bodies to
the tree. We saw one which was cut
down that had thirtj-one trunks. The
milky juice floats out in quantities upon
the least wound being made through the
bark.
“ CoulTntHelp it."—A fellow applied to
one of our Senators, says the St% Louis
Reveille, at the present session of the
Legislature, to get him some office; and
to support his claim, told the Senator be
bad fought with Jackson nt New Orleans.
The member doubted his story, and to
test the truth remarked—
“ I won’t vote for you, because you let
the British take the city f.':
“ We coulcl’nt help it,” replied the can
didate—** we fought like tigers, but they were
too tnxwhfor vs. n °