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JOHN H. CHHXSTY ft T. BL LAHPKHi, j
EDITORS **» PROPRIETORS. j
Dcuotcb to Kents, politics, £itcratutc, (general. Jntclligcncc, CtgricnUtuc, &c.
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NEW SERIES—VOL. II., NO.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1849.
Volume xvl number 4i.
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Fof tht Southern Whig.
UCH IS LIFE.
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regal realms of crowns ami princeljr
giro «s hreaJ!
One m iroel give, oh give, to still this fiend of hungc
dread!
I turned me to the West end heard the deep-toned can
The Tnlture feasted on a hrate, but odd
hreast,
A bosom which had pillowed*ft
last shrieks of jw
id pulseh
miscellaneous.
Prophecy of flic Pine.
Do trees talk 1 Have they not leafy
lungs—do they not at sunrise* when the
wind is low, and the birds are carolling , . . ...
llieir songs, play a sweet music 1 "Who a . ?. su ' .
has ever heard the soft whisper of the ! cd ; J ! ,n * 1
green leave, in Springlinrc on n sunny j aml ,,c rel
morning, who did not feel as though I
rainbow gleams of gladness were runn-1
ing through hi
when the ficach blossoms bang like ru- ;
fort was saved, and ibe Indians were, A South American Tragedy in Real
defeated. * * * • • j Lite. yj
Nearly thirty years after, we sec him | A correspondent of ihfc New York
the wild savannahs anti hammocks of11 ribnne, writing
,j the land named by the Spaniards the 8' ves some furtlier pariicuJ irs of a iVn- p an ; m , ,
“Land of Flowers.” Here again he S ed y »> real life, which ft ah Already j llollfi | 1 ' il
n>r j saw the savage foe, and after inuumer- Leon mentioned- The father of the la- g j
bics from the sietn of the parent tree— j
when the morning-glory, like i
hnsiisod and conquer- i d y alluded to was of Irish descent, and
entry rewarded him,! correspondent adds :
his farm, with the rc-! Mr. O'G.’s ancestors c.Tnm at an enr-
dIvc, that whenever his services should j *>’ period to the New World, and he is
be required, he would be in rcadi-j now the last male descendant of bis
" accomplished gentleman, uiar-
supcrior woman of the true
Spanish blood—has a good
The
properly
o the oqibn'
From which bad parsed tl*c clwcriri" light U merriraen
and mirth;
Ami tl«cro were tear.,*, round the lone—the dark ait<
distant grai
1 turned me to the rich man's hearth, aud arhing heart'
i th jewels bouad wore shades of
pass (eevrr from an eye.
wfp tlx
Ami many n hr.
At sunk the star-bu|M from that ooul, liki
the fcky.
; I turned me to the convict's cell where
llie season of ibc 44 sere and yelli
trailing bead In | ca p»__ w hcn the wheat ’
prime, and the corn waves its silken I
tassels in the air, how those who think j
bow and remember ibc reaper Death ! !
And llien again in winter, when the ho-}
som of Old Mother Earth is cold, and j
the while snow, like a shroud, is on her j
breast, and the naked trees, with leaves j
all fallen, stand quivering in the wind ! :
Hush ! How the torrents of wind 1
the |
ted, where slept
3 Iris plead-
lie called his sainted mother ton, through watches o(
the night.
Then prttyedto die ere came again tlie mornings <lrcad-
Away from death and gloom I turned, a gayer scene
Ur find.
nd looks thei
ic spell
Oat there, alas! the
gush.
As jealous fears or wounded pride lent
flush.
Then is there
Hil
ls not each sh ulow dark
Then let us filter no foul dreg
•tarting tew” was also sec
the die
to dip 1
torlal's cup t<
gh upon life's fitful rill f
o forotJuT lip* to sip,
the hand, the sjneading win'
PERSEVERANCE,
X ..nil.>v in th..
to bur granary, and 'ueaUi tin? caves
‘Inmake a nest, and there did tiring
earth, awl straw, and leaves.
iy after day she toiled,
r _ t heart,; lint ere her w«*rlc,wai crowned,
•ad mishap the tiny falirie spnled,
tin* place she flew,
h and grasses bn night,
And built lier nest anew.
But scarcely hal die placed
The last soft feather on its amble floor.
When wicked hand, or chance, again laid waste,
And wrought the ruin o’er.
But still her heart slu* kept,
iled again; awl last night, hearing calls,
Awl iwshcd it
Slie found the min
But, not cast down, forth fro
And, with her mate, fresh earth;
as an old, white-haired i
ho had battled lor his c< — , , , , .
' iU V rUnr ^f finii "nainlda' i^r i lr Y since iiis boyhood, and who had J was I ,,s daughter Camila, win*, from her
lore ibc shrine of G d, unlolds her \ |, ccn rcwar dcd with the highest honor father, inherited ihc clear complexion,
beautiful face, and lhc mos, (gsc, open , ^"2."„f .ho A . poo l- I <1"* blue eye. »n.| bluc-btucMai*
ihc.r crimson bpl, .parkbng *'«!■ Ao It .ha kw»Z ! culiar .« .ba weal of Ireland. Knuu
nectar tbal falls Irani heaven, "ho .lues , ( j jj _ y |,; 3 co 7,„iry l‘cr moilicr ibc grace, lorm anil gait of
bless Ins Maker? W hen anmmn cotncs |lis Sm, amI . ,‘ u she |he Andalusian" Indeed, .onso a sport-
Who shall.avenge j ' n g phrase, she was a perfect cross.—
c who stood |>v Ins | H° r mental qualities were a happy com-
bedside." The old man pointed to the! Lination of the wit and vivacity natural
Mississippi, and the visiter knew whom : lo l,cr father’s countrymen, with the re
lic meant. ! l K,sc and self-possession of her mother.
Two years after this, a stout-built vet- Accomplished and better educated than
cran arrived in New Orleans; beseem-! niost young women, she naturally sought
cd to have the nerve and vigor of half a lor companions who were most distin-
ccntury to conic in bis constitution am! fished lor intelligence. Scarcely eigli-
bcnealli his gray brows dashed eyes of: lcc,, » she bad all the precocity of intcl-
of fire. Without pride, without osteota- • ^ ccl which distinguish women til a south-
lion, he led his little baud to the shores j cni clime aud give them the eplomb ol
- _ on i ,.,n , 111W „ inir , of the hostile land. Thebreaths of all ou ^ women of thirty. *
rise, and tall trec^ iheir head». j wcrc rc j )rcs . scd umilthey heard from the t lh c curate of the place was Don San-
.'r:,i IIf . r in? i; i :, .I t Icadcrofthcsegallam men,but when the ! c»io Gutincx, who could also boast
, . . !. * . K , V " i news t)f l*alo Alto came and the »»lori- ‘he best bltKHl ol the province in
.be ? ,r .. freezing cobl In ,1ns .Iramrt 1 ™ of ltewca wm ^ivXho v,;i '‘ s - Ka U «u«.l al tbc Cnllcgo rtf ,bc
olbfe there wcrc but four on the onc | admiration of our citizens for the hero! Jesuits, he was remarkable for bis tal-
sulo l, ^ rc .^ c ^ a * a n Ur ?, i r u C 0 C ,;! <»f the day bad no bounds. Then came I ™ ls * intelligence and acquirements.—
an«l on the other t«« -mall, thou h . a . r j u||g c j, an , 0 »* victories boueht > Fhcse good judges of character were
stalwart b°J’S. Jy the motion °i lhc j j ir ^ vcvor< |, v 1 j ie prC cio U s life-blood of I P rouJ °l‘“him, anti selected him as a
wind the lordly nine (lung Ins 8 r J ca l t |, c brave. At length when he hadn’t- jsaitaHle representative of their order,
arms around the laurel, who seemed ‘J* | complished all that* he could the plain i a S a j ,,sl hisowniuclinalion,butnersuad-
« Sf-'vnnd: .r C |»'.v'?“Yc ’^answJrmi * old warrior, like another Denlatus, came j cd a fond «nothcr, who had Income
• bee yonder boys! ^ cs, answered, |jome Th ’ } ,, a rigid devotee, he unfortunately com
“I SSi I Hag* waved. Tens of thousands flock-! s . ented .» a « d took 1 ho solemn vows of
x see iwo, anu ini-y arc goui a to— , meet him and all was inv ami ' ,h « priesthood. He was just 22 years
A gust ol wind cainc up, and what then i conrtralu j at ; on< ’ * * • ^ • j of age, of a commanding, graceful form,"
the Latirc 1 said, no one ever knew j ’ f cw days ago, when an of a drar olive complexion, with a picrc-
°h! how he wind roared, and how | qU wil ^ folded J ° u ing black eye. Ilis whole soul was
the trees rocked, as though their roots (t j jc ^ ^ Q p a no | dc r j ver ’ q„ ,i iC 0|> _ | absorbed in Iiis duty, and lie was held
were not last m the grounu ! Presently j ”, gidc slood a blasted pine—its! U P to lhc degenerate priesthood ns a Jake was a little buck
the two boys came panting to the shore j * arm « were mol ionless mil it looked ' l^rfect model for Iiis devotion, bearing longed to Dr. Taliafcrn
-one sat u.ulcr ,lie I’me, ; ,„d lhc other j "ml “iS obS- «•>•> correct conduct. ° to have in hi, little frame a heart ,,
under the Laurel. J lien again the trees , ^ . . there was a laurel ^ Don Sancho was a constant visitor at as General Jackson’s—to say not hi
spoke, but the boys did not bear them, j ‘ i ’ r rp ,i. *i s •. i the hospitable house ol the failin' of ; Napoleon .Bonapane. He did’nt fesi
The shortest but stoutest o. the two ( * . .* / , ,, ‘ i-.-kod Camila, by whom he was n^^orc! Old Nick; and as for coolness—lie was
Imys, wiping the cold drops from his ] , * °* warmly welcomed than bv as cool as the tip-top of the North Pole
tTnT r’fe SX^SUr. Jnfi in hi‘ ,hc ’7 One day, Df.^Lfdfrm u,,n,V „ ; mn
lK,rd SW ""’ bMl 1 ma ''° , U '" l nfhis boyish exploit nearly fifty years congcn.nl soul; the poetry ..Ht- ...moflhccojnmcnccnent of a Med.cn
I n 1 nf»o As lie gazed a gcnlle breeze lure " ot ,,nl y ol her own eounlrWbut: College, of tvli.ch-lic held the chair o
swept through the branches of the Ian- 'hatof France,Ilaly and Germany,gave | anatomy, gave a dinner. Among Ills
rel tree, and a bough dropped therefrom. , !' cm “""r'-g subject of converse- , guests was a well known venlrdoqn.st
A current oftl.c river brought the bough " ,, . n a, “ l argument. \ bate in the evening, after ll.o bottle had
cry so heart-rending that one oMHe at- Gold Huntius.
tending priests was carried otf in a Washington Irving’s “Colqifiblis”
swoon. She, however, soon roused her- ! may be profitably lookctl into the
self and addressing her recovering com- present time. The second volume ol
reminded him ol their love, anti j the new edition, to be published sliortly,
in the eyes of man it might he | supplies us with a significant passage :
she had lailh in the goodness and j “ Before relating the return of Golum-
justice <£Go<J, and soon they would j bus to Hispaniola, it is proper Uqnoiice
meet inTt better world, never to be! some of the principal occurrences in
separated. She refused to have «bat island which took place Und^r the
her eyes bandaged, but with a modesty ■ government ol Ovando. A great crowd
belonging , to her sex, requested her Ud adventurers of various ranks had
dress should he fastened round her j thronged Iiis fleet: eager speculators,
ancles. She was clad particularly neat, [credulous dreamers; and tmiken down ,nor P
Throwing her beautiful tresses over her gentlemen ol desperate fortunes,-all ex
face, she calmly seated herself beside ! peeling to enrich themselves suddenly,
her lover and their arms were bound to j in an island where gold was to be pick-
1 lookttl, Hint, lo! three )ittlo (.wallows sh
Within the carili-nuule walls.
What truth U hrri', O man!
Hath liope Ufii smitten in its early .la'
‘ “iy purji
uti*l stir
plan!
I he post. A file of soldiers was advanc-jed up fnmi the surface of the ..Soil,
ed—the order given to fire—not a trig- j gathered from tlie mountain brooks.'
gcr was drawn, for' in the hearts of| “They had scarcely landed, says
those wild men there stdl was some- j Las Casas, who accnnipaincd the expe-
tliing human. They were withdrawn i dilion, when they hurried ofF to the
under arrest, and the guard of Pampa I mines, which were about eight leagues
Indians, not so sensitive, advanced with- j distance. ’Fite road swarmed like ant-
in five yards of the poor victims and j hills with adventurers of all blasScs.
fired. __ They both fell dead without a ; Every one had his knapsack stored with
groan.’ j biscuit and flour, and mining implements
The captain of the guard on whom «» his shoulders. Those hidalgos, or
devolved the service of the day, stung gentlemen, who had no servants tocar-
by remorse, or actuated by a more no-i ry their burdens, bore them on llieir
bio sentiment, formed the troops into a|°' vn backs, and lucky was ho who had
square round the corpses, and address-] a horse for the journey; He would be
ing Iiis comrades said : ** I have obeyed i able to bring back the greater load of
my orders, but my business is not to; treasure.
shoot women”—then drew Iiis pistol j “ They all set out in high spirit, eager
ami blew out his brains. | who should first reach the golden land,
l have given you a hasty sketch of j thinking they had but to arrive at the
this heart-rending tragedy—of the poor ! mines and collect riches, * for they fan
parents I have not heard—but in the j cied,’ says Las Casas, ‘ that gold was ti
town there is but one feeling, that of j be gathered as easily and readily a
horror; the whole city is aghast at so fruit from the trees.’ When they
Propliccy Respecting Hie Mines of.
California.
In His travels in the northwest, pub-*
lislied in 1777; Capt. Johnathan Car
ver Says: “ This extraordinary range
isfmountains, (the ltocky mountains,
which lie calls the Shining mountains,)
is calculated to be more than three thou
sand miles iti length, tVitHotit ally Very
considerable intervals, which, 1 betiefe;
surpasses any tiling ol tlie kind, in oilier
rjUarierS of the globe. Probably, in fti-
liirc ages, they may be found.Id edntairt
more ricllcs in llicit; bowels, than those
of llindosiati and Malabar, or than :ird
produced on the golden coast of Guin- .
nor will I except tlie IVrtiviart
:s. To tlie west of tlie niour.tains.
when explored by future Cohtmbujwc*. tftlj
* Raleighs, may be foil ml other lakeS;
vers and countries, full fraught with
all tlie necessaries Or luxuries of life:
where lutorb generations ritay find .
an asylum; whether driven from their
tliry lly the ravages Of lawless ty
rants, or by religious persecutions, or
reluctantly leaving it m remedy the in
conveniences arising Iron; a superabun
dant increase of inhabitants;, whether,
I say, impelled by these, or allured-by
hones of commercial advantages, there
is lit tic doubt that llieir expectations
will be fully gratified in these rich and
unexhausted climes.
tciriblc a punishment, and that l
ings, with their loving offspring, tho
still unborn, should suffer for having
“ Loved not wisely, but too well,"
passed belief. But the details arc
minute that I am most unwillingly c
pelted to submit its truth.
Coolness.
A TALE ABOUT A HEAD.
•vho he
rn i ml to do it, and you know that when
I say yes, it is yes! I’m going down
the river to-morrow, but I’ll sec them
same old trees again, and I’ll bet I’ll
be something chc then than 1 am now.
Darn—but old Whetscl says it’s wrong
to curse, come let’s go back agaip.”
The two boys again plunged into tbc
almost frozen stream, and regained the
oilier sitlc. The tall, dark Pine then
bent towards the Laurel, an
“ See the vigor of yonder youth
winds which come from the deep blue
above, the abode of Him who made me,
tcacli me prophecy. As 1 lift my broad
green brow towards Him, when the sun
is the color of gold, He smiles upon me,
and I am happy ! Then I feel as though
to the old
Zachary T
i*s feet. That man was
i,ou.
Au Editor's Task.
The great Dr. Johnson—whose Irum-
Au Eventful Hl«tory~Tlie Life of
Printer.
Tho following strange cvculfql i m ..... v . J ..v....v.,ug,.. uu ..
c * >rd n J° u rneyman printer s life, says j j knew the secrets of lime. Cease, gcu-
Chc 1 itlstmrg Journal, we arc positive is ■ i|c Laurel, cease the tremulous action
correct to the letter. It dcvclopes what n f thy leaves, for thou too hast the spir-
a man can do if ho likes, and what, ',t of prophecy !”
Their studies became the same, and ' done its work, the conversation turned
two or three years glided on in uuiuter-! upon courage, and the doctor boasted
rupted happiness. Tht beauty, wit considerably of tlie lion-heart of his
and accomplishments of Cam*ifa had ’ man Jake. He offered to bet that no-
brought numbers of suitors for a hus- ' thing could scare him ; and this bet the
ic then pet tones swell with a sonorous melody i band. To all she gave a deaf ear.— | ventriloquist took up, naming at the
d said:' on tbc car of-all who delight to read j From some speculations her father bad samtrtimc the test he wanted imposed.
! The llieir mother longue, as it was written j mc t with losses, and the political trou- [ Jake was sent*for, and came.
1 by the men who drank from the “ wells j hies ol the country made him anxious j “Jake,” said the doctor, “T have bet
of English undefiled”—in bis day thus | Camila should make choice ol a bus- large silm of money on your head,
spoke ol the task of an editor: | band from the many admirers who sur- «nd you must witi it. Do.y
• lie that condemns himself to com- rounded her. you can!”
think
queer and enterprising, nnselfish fel
lows, tho majority of printers arc :
•• The life of n printer is, lo say lhc !
least, w>e of variety. I left home at the
age of nine, and was apprenticed to the
r riming business al thirteen ; since then,
have visited Europe—been in Eng
land! Ireland, Scotland, Wales and
France—in Canada, Nova Scotia, La-
brad£r, South America, West Ltd
The wind was lulled, anti 'the lordly
Fine stood like a chieftain on his moun
tain home, gazing upon the river that
flowed beneath his feet. A moment
after a swift breeze swept through his
green branches, and again he spoke:
“ Fifty years from now' that same gal-,
lanl boy will come again to look upon
us, but lie will then be a gray-haired
» ^1. » . » .. . ' I nlan * Whatwilfrfbou give him, Lau-
and nil the Atlantic Stales ol the Union, | rc | j”
| Don Sancho and Catnila then for the
I first time knew the}'—loved. --
I You may conceive the conflict bc-
j tween duty and passion in tbc lovers.
{ They fled, aud escaped to a small town
3tgliboring province, where, tfn-
from Maine to Louisiana-—have lived
in twenty-seven cities and towns of the |
United Slates; I have been a sailor in i
the merchant service, aud have sailed j
The l.uurcl answered timidly; “I
! will give him a wreath of my brightest
! leaves! I can do no more !”
. n -c - r. *» i “And I,” said the Pine, ** will give
in all manner of craft—ship, barque, 1 . * b - -
brig, schooner, .loop and sicamcrLin 1 J™.“ t^ ,rlbc |" of “g slrc,, S'>! ?»>1 *!*».«*•
.bo rogular arm, a. P a private soldier, 1 V tt 8> ve h ‘"> . lbo «
deserted and got shot in the leg. 1 have
studied two years for the ministry, onc
year for an M. D.—travelled through all
tho. New England Slates—New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
os a journeyman primer, generally with
little else than a brass rule in my pocket.
I havo been tho publisher of two papers
in ■ j --•> one in Boston, onc in Itox-
bury, Mass., one in New Hampshire anti
coo in Maine. At one time I had $7,350
in my pocket ot mV own. I have been
married twice.and am now nearly 26
[year# old !—Was a member of Captain
[(lain Major) Ringgold’s flying artillery,
ak iHSjSP* Rmpment in Trenton, N. J. 1
havqTbccn a temperance lecturer and
jJroprictor of a temperance theatre.
When Mr. Wilberforeo Was a dan-
iidatc far Hull, his sister, an amiable
And witty young lady, ndcred the cotn-
'^pfimeut of a new gown to each of the
wives of those freemen who voted for
her brother; on which site was saluted
by n cry of** Miss Wilbcrforcc forever ! *
when she pleasantly observed ** I thank
you, gentlemen, but I cannot agree with
von. Tor really I do not wish lo be Miss
Wilbcrforcc forever.”
To tuojt Bleeding at the Susc.—Dr. Nc-
gjier, a French surgeon, says that the
simple elevation of a person’s arm will
will preserve lmn from the snows of
winter and the heal of summer, i will
give him manliness of form and firmness knowlcd:
of mind. But, oh Laurel, when here- u A *
turns again, I shall be withered by age
and scratched by the lightnings—whilst
you will lie as green as ever! A mourn
ful wind swept by. * * *
It was ISOS, when a stalwart young
man looked at his commission as
stated day, will often brin^
to his task an attention dissipated, a
memory embarassed. an imagination
overwhelmed, a mind distracted with
anxieties, a body languishing with dis
ease; he will labor on a barren topic,
till it is too late to change it; or in the ] dcr assumed na
ardor of invention, diffuse bis thoughts
into wild exuberance, which the press
ing hour of publication cannot sutler
judgment to examine or reduce.”
How truly is here described, what j without their bei
every one who has attempted thus to ‘ affair was bciix_
control and bind bis mind, has so often ; unfortunately, a curate for the town of
found to be his own case, and. no one j their refuge was scnlftoui Buenos Ayres,
can so justly realize as the editor of a ■ He recognised bis old college-cornpan-
paper. He is not only required to fol-j ion—informed, anti they were arrested,
low up a subject with which he is famil- j and scut in irons to this city. With a
iar, ami to discourse upon things about | refined cruelly they were placed in )hc
which tlie whole world have had time j same cart but separated by a guard,
to form opiuions, but he is expected to j they were not allowed to communicate,
seize upon the events, great or small, i Twenty days of journeying over the
of every day as they pass, to state the J wretched roads, exposed to the inelcm-
facts in regard to them, and to write, of I cut season, \£us sufficient to shake^he
them with au instinctive sagacity ami j stoutest; but she, though encienle, (in
hich in oilier men would j two months more she would have been
Berry bell; master,” replied Jake,
“jest tell dis nigg'a what he’s to <lq, an’
he’ll do it, shore.”
44 1 want you to go to the dissecting
room. You wdl find two dead bodies
there. Cut off the head of one with a
they wcrc married? j large knife which you will find there,
The Church was outraged. .The be-, and bring it to us. You must not lake
reaved parents, in their phrenzy, soli
cited the Government to look for the fu
gitives. Six or seven months passed
discovered ; ami
forgotten, when,
cd, however, they discovered, to thei
lismay, that it was necessary lo dig
painfully into the bowels of the earth,
labor to which most of them bad never
been accustomed ; that it required ex
perience and sagacity to detect the veins
of ore ; that in fact, the»whole process of
miuing was exceedingly toilsome, de
manding vast patience, much experi
ence, ami after all being full of uncer
tainty.
‘♦They digged cargerly though for a
time, but found no ore. They grew
hungry, threw by their implements, sal
down to c.it, and then returned to Work.
It was all in Vain. ‘ Their labor,’
says Lis Casas, ‘gave them a keen ap
petite and quick digestion, but no gold.
They soon consumed their provision,
exhausted tbeir patien •'» pursed their in
fatuation, aud iu eight days set of
drearily on their return along the road:
they had lately trod so exullitigly.—
They arrived al San Dotningo, witfn
announce of gold, half famished, dov
cast, and despairing. Such is too often
the ease of those who Ignorantly engage,
in mining; of all speematious the most
brilliant, promising aud fallacious.
“ Poverty soon fell upon these mis
guided men. They exhausted the little
property they had brought from Spain.
Many suflerrcd extremely from hunger,
ami were obliged to exchange <5ven their
apparel for bread. Some fotmed con
nexions with the old settlers of the is
land, but the greater part were like
men lost and bewildered ami just awa
kened fromadream. The miseries of tiie
mind, as usual, heightened the suffer
ings of the body. Some wasted away
aud died broken-hearted; others were
hurried off by raging fevers, sothnt there
perished upwards of a thousand men.”
Eel Fastened laj a Snake.- On ap
proaching ait almost dry drain, 1 saw a
snake slowly extending Iiis coils, raising
bis bead, and steadfastly gazing on
what I saw to be art eel of about a foot
in length. The eel was direetly oppos
ed to the snake, ami glartcc seemed to
meet glance, when the Snake, having ■
gained the requisite proxirtiitv, darted
on the cel and caught it about an inch
behind the head, and carried it off; but
the captor was soon himself tlie captive,
for Wi»h a blow on Iiis head I secured
both.—Journal of the Indian Archipelago.
tnT* Hailes; the great Norfolk. (En
glish) giatit is astonishing the New Yor
kers. The Nliiror says “he is hot
twenty- severt years old, is jitst eight
feet high, weight only five hundred
(Mutuds, has a very pleasrtnt John Bull
look, converses agreeably, rtnd lias art
inclination to /W jmnt, or rather bon
paunch, and is quite an Apollo in per
sonal appearance. He is uqqitarricd**
and bating the objection that no lady
coultl ever hope 10 wedr the unmention
ables of such a husband, he would cer-
taiuly Ire an eligible match, although
there is no probability of his ever being
matched. We have not looked into any
gianiesqtic history lately, but we believe
that Mr. Hailes is tlie largest than that
, now lives upon the earth. It makes an
Ordinary mortal feci extremely small irt
his
pres<
A Mississippi Wedding.
The Natchez Free Trader announces
I a wedding which took place in the Court
: House there on the Il.ll» ultimo* and
j adds the following description of the
i scene at the wedding:
* The minister had just been elected
light, however, and.don’t get fright
ened.”
“ Dal’s all is it?” inquired Jake. “ O,
berry bell. I’ll do dat, shore for sar-
tain ; and as for being frighten, the deb-
bit itself aint a gwinc to frighten me.”
Jake accordingly set off, and reach-
ing lhc dissecting room, grope,I alH.nt, j Bri^.itel'efc^lrf fhiV
o,,nl he found inekmrc and ihc I,ml.es. , vbencaHeJ nlHl:i;1 ’ e at , he
Ho had just applied the former to > >c | rn:irr i ag0 ceremony, was busily engaged
neck of one of the latter, when from the | in ca i c °, alia g his majority, which wis
body he wos about to decpm.te, largB> havin | n0 o p|Kiae „r. 1„ ano ,l.er
low and sepulchral voice exclaimed : coraer of th = holls |, a of mcu
“ Let my bead alone . calculating the loss of Cass and gain of
• , ’ Tr * Ct i *n i ^ *,!"! S Tovlor; and in the door of the house
tiejar; and ladder head I do,cs as well. , hc Depuly Sheriff, selling a poor
He accordingly pet the knife lo lhc ,;. |t „ w . s cnr ,', fo a a small sus ^ cio '„ „f
knock oft I,e next corpse, when .mother |e ,„ . , Vhna lhe ,. r „ bate cle ; kl • •
be not only miraculous, but which in an j a motiier,) bore the hardships and pri-1 voice equally unearthly in its toue, [ .; ddc / was busdy engaged Yn calling off
editor is not even thought lo be extraor- vations uncomplainingly—sustaining ! shrieked out.” t he land assessment °book ! and in
dinary. .... ! by her example her sinking lover, who, | “Lei my head alone !* other corner of the house stood a group
Jake was puzzled at first, but • -■ • •• • •
1tirutv * perhaps, knew too well the probable Jake was puzzled z
iTcnj „;“:r a - ii - 1 ^ ^ r scn ;'?;,,
■asc-true blue i” hut every body » mv “l. I* 10 Church chimed b.m .» Irttj “ Lo.* a yah . Mast.
Or
has
. . phrase “ true blue but every btnly
Lieut- j docs no j know that its first assumption
cnant in the United States Army. He J was by the Covenanters, in opposite
felt his warrior-soul struggling within lo l , lc scarlet badge of Charles 1; :
him. He had just been married to a h cuco a was taken bv the troops
beautiful girl, but, with tears in bis • Lesley ami Montrose, ’in 1731). The
eyes, be tore himself from her white ( adopt ton ol tb^eolor was one ol those
arms; tq do battle for his country. Al- religious pedantries in which the Cqve-
tcr performing prodigies of valor, l ,c ! nanicrs afleclcd' a pharisaical observ-
vvas rewarded with a Captain’s commis- \ ancc |, lo Scriptural letter, and tbc
sion, and then commenced his^'eventful! USJIS!OS of the Hebrews ; anti thus, ns
•f hoys swapping marbles. The mirtis-
m ... , . • .cr commenced the ceremony, while the
, . J cr Tolliver sed I 'p a yj or men CQ l| e d out 104 gji
*»*»»>, and were ready to mete him the ; must bring one ob de heads, an you ; 'p a y, 0 ^ there, and the Cass me
ion | punishment allotted him by the canons isn’t a gvvine l°-fool me, nohow !” a «ul [. d _ n dlC !u J k .» Thc ShcrifI shouted
nd I l^r the backsliding of her Priest. But Jake hacked away until he scparat :d •. how for (hc corn —who’ll ^ivc s,, e v
of mo ! The Government had taken the the bead from the body. I hereupon a, rawre („ r lhc coriJ 'f|, e Ulrek called ! havc
career. Hark! it is midnight,
and the tall trees wave around a little
stockade. Within there are slcYn sol
diers sleeping na their arms, and wo
men with their children clasped to their
bosoms. Without tli^c arc dusky sav-r
ages, who are creeping stealthily to
wards llieir almost unsuspecting foe.—
Presently a gun is fired, and rushing up
from llieir repose, the affrighted inmates
perceive lliat they arc surrounded by
savages, and that thc house within the
stockade is in flames! All is confusion
—the shrieks of the woracu,- and the
always stop bleeding at tho
Liberal Jlcicard.—A magistrate in a
Pompeiian town cautioned the people
^ ^ ^ _ ... . not to smoke in the public square, :iu
a person’s arui will! hideous yells of thc Indians, scrvjx to! il, c following words: 4 Smoking is strict-
they have named their children, Hubak-
kuk and Zcrubbabcl, ami their chapels
Zion audEiicuezcr, they decorated their
jicrsous with blue ribbons, because tbc
following sumptuary precept was given
in the law of Moses: “Speak to the
children of Israel, arid tell them lo make
to themselves hinges on the borders
tbcirgarincnls, prilling in them ribbdns
oj Hue" Numbers xv, 3Si—Sc*. Am.
Who arc the Truly Valuable in Society.
—The value set upon a member of s«»-
eiety should be, not according 10 the
fineness or intensity rtf his feelings, irt
the acuteness of his sensibility, or l<>
to Weep for, Or deplore the
misery lie may meet with in the‘world ;
proportion to the sacrifices 14 hc is
ready to make, and to the knowledge,
and talents which he is able and willing
io contribute towards removing this
misery. To benefit mankind is a much
more difficult task than some seem to
imagine; it is not quite so easy as to make
a display of amiable sensibility: the
first requires long study and painful
abstinence from thc various alluring
pleasures by which we are surrounded ;
the Second in most cases demands only
a little acting, and even when sincere,is
u t rl v useless to the publie.—Westmin
ster Jlevicw.
A Good Wife.—A friend of ours who
has been spending a ll:W weeks in tho
country, and who has visited some of
the private dwellings rtf the rustic in
habitants tells of a singular old man
who lives near Brookfield. He is some
what noted for his odd expressions.—*
He was one day visited by a small par
ty of ladies and gentlemen, who .went
to hear hiui “talk.” “Now yrtung gen
tlemen, I will give you some directions
how to tell a good wife. A good wife
will be like three things and she will
nOt be like them. She will be like
the snail who slays at home, and she
will not be like the snail who carries all
it has on its buck. She will he like the
echo that speaks when spoken to, amt
will not be like the echo, always to
the last word. She will lie like
matter into
ml she ‘ M. E. quarter of thc ivesl hull ‘I 10 lO'Vn-elbck, jliat s|»ea*s al lhe right
j o . gentleman, wiiti ms manien laurels tresh *. ., , . «• ri.rr- • "ufz
. , upon his brow* retainer! his gravity and, ^’ ,0 n ” lhc .V. CaUfwnta. Ve
see!” cried the rmremonv. and L lean, ftom the Offical Gazette..I Stock.
! holm that on the 14lh September the
. thehai.pyioupTfliiat’-EJmomi5'oiri; j "r.rkmer. omph.yerl In the Korksbcrg
intrust thc power in the hands *»f otic, j to look at de bumps.’
they have tmfbrtunately to bear lire | Bring back my head at once
consequence. You al realty know the' the voiee.
history of Rosas—and never has a conn-j 44 Tend to you right away, salif**
try felt a more iron rule. j plied Jake, as he marched off* with the i vote in this county. 4
’The execution tool; place at the mifi-! Iiead, and in the next minute deposited I ... .
tary encampment a few'miles from ~the ! it before the doctor. j A Practical Demonstration.—Peter the | the (3th October, equally pure, weighing
• .... ■ —— * - 'iia rtroai coourff C... 11.^ R.o, tlirtn « rt^l. ! Iftft miiti.l*. This mine vvn a nlffirfid for
> silver mines found a lump of pure silver
| We’ghing 280 * pounds, and another
lie ; make the scene terrible. At this mo- j !y fnrbiddo
explains tlie fact physiologically, and- incut, ihe commander of the little To
declare*it a i^isitivc reined)*. Ills ccf* J rhouetl lhc tUrib cylm aud in- j
tainij easy ol trial. ldomr«itable spirit t;f i~Vcterau i
i this
lO dollars
.vh'ich the informc
lalii'
square, under a pen-
ir twenty lashes, of
shall receive «
- J*.
city, on Friday last. Tlie poor culprits
had but ouC day’s notice. The priests
who were ordered tft administer the last
sacred riles of lhe Church; were cbt>-.
sen from the highest diguiutries.
Thc unhappy couple were duly con
fessed, and horrible as it may appear,
die unborn child was baptised in the
bosom of'the mother. Gutincz cany:
out pale ami shrinking—Camila linn :
al the first took he fainted ; jsfi>
flHHH
»So you’ve got it; I see!”' said his Great, seeing lor the first time a gal- ^*|^fUf>oumls.
... 6 .w. ,..w This mine was offered for
master. | lows at Berlin, inquired to what pur-|sale in London, about twenty years ago,
Yes, sab,” replied thc unmoved ; pose this queer looking thing wafl put. j for £ 10,0(K), but, could. not find a pur ui
Jake, “ but please lie done looking at \ Having received the, -desired infantta- ■ chaser. For the greater part of the-
bitn soon, kasc do gethplin told me to j lion, he expressed the wish that'a mart \ time sioegit has yielded to the Govern-
fotch Kim back right away.”—John
Donkey. ’ . : . . -
*» Attend your Church,”-th** mMi ci
To Church caoi: fair one goes:
-The old go there W Close their eyes.
The young lo CVC their ctuUiv?.
I on the gallows, hr or
der ioste how it was done J but being
told that there was at preseut no crimi-
rtni at band, liable to such a penalty,
he requested that they might take bne
brbi« .anr*
frlv .£20,000 profit annually.—
Courier.
The latesuaicounts from Panama je^
port six thousond persons there await
ng a conveyance to California.