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3|W SERIES—YOL Iff., 'NO. 35. —
ATHENS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1850. :, ,
' 7 .’ ' YOLUME NYIL. iYU31BER 47
Oll9lflti93 PlKbilVIlIl ^
“■•'• Andrew Comitock,
' ’ > joijltKA 7.1fnAT8~ c.irs Ayri rune.
«•» VlHr street, Saw Talk. 1
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DK. C. D. LOMBARD,
Surgeon Dentist,
U » ATI1RSS, U.
Office OTtr Ute Drag Store of Merer*. H3U k Smith.
' 'Athena,rept.'lO. tf
JobnW.Goss,
DEA LEU IN DR Y DOORS AND GROCERIES,
HARDWARE AN9 CUTLERY, Ac., Ac.
No. 9. Broad-street ITJIBNS, GA.
, M»y3,l*«,. ’ . . * Jy
WltlLAM N, jtffHTE.L^ /_
lcsale ama «tail Bookseller,
' "9f*ck yeTrr—I— Too***)*.
THE 5P1RIT Of. PROGRESS.
With s frmt yet cbetring radiance
On the hill-tope of the West
The mints Are Jowly r
In 1798, a clergyman, Vicar of a pa
rish in Shrewsbury,England, committed
what the Cat holies or Puscyites would
call .sacrilege. In hie church was z
picture' of :a crucifixion of Christ
suspended oyer what is called the altar.
This picture, as he believed it to be
'mmum.
That shell never sleep sgsin.
And ye may bear, that listen,
The spirit's stirrinj
TbAt surges lit* the
WMOL<»At AMA
The spirit’s stirring song,
hat surges like the ocean,
With He Rolenm bore along.
tofrcnO
A.aK5J^f
OftsrhgTi
Kate’s Valentines.
BY HAttttY SUNDERLAND.
“ Kate, my sprightly, n jfecc. like most
.* young lad'tesof her; age, "has her own
r ,! opinions on ifiatters - and things eurreht-
. object of worship, he ordered to be remov-Py transpiring. She thinks ^depend
ed. Various efforts were made to re- ! en,, y» an <* generally, speaks what she
Itain it, but at length it was taken from j thinks. Of course, her knowledge of
I the building. The Catholic priest „ 0 | human nature is not verv,deep; nor is
’ the next day issued the following lara- s ^ e '' ,se . ,n . “f r Conclusions as
poon, which was circulated over the s ^ ,e ,s led to imagin^v I do not say
whole town: * thisdespamn^forKutj^ias quite as
[good S£09c as nine in who have
real s
‘ Henceforth, I will wear it for the
fUmt lanarr. NmN n« Mt»1«*I
LAM AH, CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS, dr.
. College Avexcc, Atiiess, Ga.
ftriers JUled at Ike August a »
American Hotel,
Jfu. 181, CHESTNUT ST,
PHILADELPHIA.
iDtrerttif opposite ike Old State House, in which
Defloration of American Independence mas
The old departed night!’’
“Nor shally« check its impulse,
Nor (4ay it for an hour.
Until earth’s groaning millions
Have felt its healing power C
That spirit u Progression,
In the vigor of its youth;
The focman of Opprescion.
And its armor is the Truth.
Old Error, with its legions,
Must fall beneath its smith;
Norhkxxl, nor tears, nor anguish,
with "even half an eye, that, s"lic
pleased at the mark ofatteniido,' <
might be, token of love. Evening, m-i"* Bending to kiss me; shb left a tear
stead of being passed as usual with the on ray cheek, andihen glided from . the
family, was spent by Kate in her room. ,j room, _ - " „ ,
On the next morning at' the breakfast | . On her wedding night, Kate wore her
table, I mentioned the fact that a cer-. : Valentine bracelet;. and I ato weak
lain number of valentines had passed . enough to believe—Ulna sentiment may
through the post office on th^ day be-, be called weakness—that she prized it
fore. This was to introduce* the sub-, eveu more highly than if Lor pig hi in
ject, and call out some remark from self had been the giver.
Kate; but she remained silent on the j .
subject, though not without indicating
by her heightened ’ color and resiles:
“ The parson's the man,
tetUiH*»y^riuHbe cai-'''“ ^ ^
Will fdr gain leave his God in the lurclu
Could Iscariot do more,
Had it been u
about
»gned and adopted.
Thwis • first class Hotel, «xl replete with every
luxury and comfort.
Will mark il
ward, upward. Heavenward,
Thomas p, Eight,
DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Ac.
Term*—cheap for cash or country produce.
And Falsehood reign n
k STICK OF TYPE.
W. 8, Grady,
Prater la Dry Govdi, Groccrlr*, Ac., Ac.
No 15”, Broad Street—ATHENS, GA.
r r.: Thomas W. Alexander,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Lawacxcetille, Gwixsett C<
g5JT Any business eulnwted tohwcare wHl
prompt ntte^ion. 1
Feb. 10,1818.
W. H. H. WHITE,
NtrehBRt Taller,
/feat door f Alexander's Drug Store, College Avenue,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
T. BIfIlOP,
WHOLES A I.E AND RETAIL GROCER,
■ **- No. \, Bread Street^ATHENS, GA.
FERRY & CO.,
11. J. MAYNAItD,
O. & A. K. CHILDS,.
Watch-maker* and Jfwrllerst
ASD DEAini n
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver, Platcl and Brit at
lFirrr, Fine Cutlery, ilusirat Instruments,
A Stick of Type! what shot or shell
From warli grim comp hath half the power!
A Stick of Type! with thbo— * l -—■'
Tliat Freedoms .
Tliat Stick of Type hath more of might
Than warrior hosts or fortress walls.
>r fortress
And it slinll batter towers to dust
That laugh at siege or cannon balls.
That Stick of Type! I see it break
The eldest of U»e blood-built thrones.
And lift the yoke from millioos, bowed
r ' i dead slaves-millions' blecching bones.
Had it tarn m Ins power,
Than to turn his Lord out of the Church!’’
It may easily be supposed that on
one part of the community, this would
have its effect; but the worthy vicar
soon gave evidence lhat he possessed
wiias well as his neighbor, for he im
mediately replied :
“The Lord I adore
Is mighty in power.
The one only living and true;
But that Lord of yours,
That I turned out of doors,
Had about as much knowledge as you."
“ But since you bemoan
ThisGodofyour own,
Cheer up, my disconsolate brother,
Though it seems very odd,
Still, if this be your God,
Mr. Burley* can make you another.”
*A celebrated painter in Shrewsbury. •
“ Tom, stand out of ihe way of that
gentleman.” * -
“ How do you know he’s a gentle-
Why, be wears a stand-up collar
That Slick of Type! Careering fleets,
Before it idly nap their wings,
A, *d bannered nr— 1 "- - 1 --*
d armies pass like chaff.
Grown hideous ’mnng remembered things.
That Stick of Typo! God bless thee, Faust,
Who wrought it in his conquering brain;
That Stick of Type! God bless thee, Hoc,
Who scatter
The Type! the
! the living thought!
ind lightning sped abroad,
Shall conquer yfet.and bring ton
Tlie Freedom, Love and Truth of God!
THE FRIENDLY DEFIANCE.
r CJIAELES ROCKET.
Thou
AMERICAN HOTEL,
CUARLESTO.y, S. C.
r. A. nOKfe, Proprietor.
gfe* i.imq-y.
ASAM.JACKSON,
ATTORNEY AT LA.
Aprils,, IMS. ly Watk,
C. & W. J. PEEPLES,
. . Alttra«r**l Law,
(OfTtcn in Athens and Gainesville, Ga.) _
Will continue the practice of Law in the cuun-
‘ lies of Clarke, Walton, Jackson, Gwinnett, Hall,H»J>cr-
Newton X Lvcas,
TROUMU AND RETAIL DEALEBS »
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, No.
No. 2, Granite Row—A THENS, GA.
William A. Lewli,
. • ATTORNEY AT LA W,
Cfrrixo, Foaivni on, G*.
t3T Will practice in the counties composing the Che
. rokce Circuit AU professional and other business —
trusted to his management, will meet with prompt-and
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faithful attention.
Dec. S, IS)
CHASE & PETERSON, r -
WHOLESALE AND RFTAIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS
PERFUMERY, #C£
, .\vi!ENs, Geoxgia.
' wifax-JTomptly filled at Augnsto price*
PAVILION HOTEL.
U* i CHRALESTQN; SC, '.
“ fTHB wxlenigned bap* k«v« to infcnn his kind*,
A wi thR travelling public generally, that he has ta-
the above named House,’at vrhich place he Would
• ttlLBUTtEEPIELP.
« marnnsmBM.
JfaldU.MM. . ly
- Wotlee.
Tmcofl^rihA-rtiDeQOlionr.tafcYp^m,
I Imve some jewels in my heart, ’
Which thou art powerless to destroy.
T1h)U may’st denude mv arm of strength;
And leave my temples seam’d and bare;
Deprive mine eyes of passion’s light
And scatter silver o cr my liair.
Blit never, while a book remains.
Ami lrcathcsd woman or a child,
Shalt tlwu deprive me, whilst 1 live,
Of feelings fresli and fair.
No, never, while the earth is fair.
And reason k^-ens its dial bright,
WliateVr thy robberies, O Time,
Shall I be bankrupt of delight
Whato’cr thy victories on my frame.
Thou canst not cheat mo of this truth—
That though the limbs may faint and fail,
and swears.”
The Poseh Posed.—In a jolly com
pany, each one was to ask a question,
if it was answered be paid a forfeit, oi
If he could not answer it himself he
paid a forfeit. Pat’s question was :
How the little ground squirrel digs his
hole without showing any dirt about
the entrance? When they all fjave up,
Pal said,** Sure, do you see, he begins
at the other end.of the hole.” One of
ihe jest exclaimed, “But how does he
get, there ?” “Ah,” said Pat, “ that’s
your question—canyon answer it your
self?” \
numbered her years, which
twenty-one.
On one subject Kate bad, for a year
or two, been particularly decided in
her expressions. The Valentine epi
demic, which has raged, violently, she
considered a social disease emphatical
ly. It was no healthy manifestation of
’ ;ht feelings, in her estimation.
At last St. Valentine's day approach
ed, and as the store windows and coun
ters began to be filled with the emble
matic missives ^of alt kinds from the
most costly, delicate and refined, down
to the cheapest, coarsest and most "vul
gar, Kate exhibited more and more
strongly her antipathy to the custom
about to he honored. v
* if any one were to send me a- Val
entine,* said she, ‘*1 would take it
direct insult to my common sense.'*
’ 4 Oh, as for ibat,* I replied, sportive
ly; * lovers are notsrt silly as to address
the common sense of those whose favor
they desire to
4 Whoever wins me,* was her prompt
answer, * must appeal to that.’ ‘
other point, will I be accessible. 1
* We shall see.*
4 And we will see;’
4 I’ll wager a new hat against a spring
bonnet,* said T, 4 that you receive
oy ner ne.gnienet. co.or _anu restless, It would be j mp0S8 ; b i 0 lo fitH i
The L'sschcs.
...... . . lad J rlm3 ;e,l to make common cause will! Cliris-
chaogcd her opinion,.’ snul I, smiling, rnmiiy. or roiher whose-preju,lice, did
after Kale had left the table. J ’ r’ "
* Circumstances alter ' ca«s,’. you\T “““J'!?£' In
. -i- ... . . J ine progress ot the sacred narrative we
, ' W ‘ rc ' 8ra,1 ' as ‘V. rn - i see this developed, as our I.ard and His
On the next even,ng. yoaag Lormg) , Ksci le5 enco ^t ere d either th" eoa-
i , Ka,OWa3 ' on S erlhaaus 1 ual ilemptuoas scorn at the Herodian ami
LT. S - , er „ aPPea ; anCC ' “ nd , whea the aristocratic Sadducee. or the faaati-
a ° ' ,lie r ar '° r ’ WaS i r ° SS f d ca > uf the zealot and the Pharisee.
«J»™.lh»n»rdioarycare. For the Bul of one sccl alo „ tho Kssenes> we
firsttme lnoi.eeJonherwr's anewlfiad no mention the ’« does ’ our
and beauttfu bmeelet. She blushed I Lord, in His discourses, seem ever to
slightly, as she met Lormg, seemed a n ii n j_ lrt t L„ m v«» i e C J. lo
little embarrassed, but was soon con-! u ? ' , h (’ V
, ; . • Inetr tenets, that ni this respect tbei
atea style. cou u j lave f ormet j no exception to ;hei*
Braceletl countrymen. They- were the prede
versing with him in an. animated styl
4 Did you see that
asked my wife, when we were nest, ce8for8 of the. gg^eube of Egypt,
I did.’ ’ '
A Double Operation.
A few daysince,* a lady elegantly
dressed, entered one of the magniffecut
dry goods establishments in -Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, and desired 10 be
suited with At cashmere shawl, some
thing worth looking at; - none of your
fiddle-dcdee trash or trumpery knick-
nacks, but an nniclo up to the coneerl
pilch, tint! soaring to. at least $409.—
This was-at last accomplished, wherr^
the lady, giving her name, aad-«**y^g
that she was then otnyiilg for n- brief.
season with her relative^ the charming
wifie-ofu celebrated dentist, ordered it to
be brought by one of the clerks? to the
M. D.’s. forthwith. * In the meantime. -
the lady started off. to the dentist’s, and
having introduced herself, informed that
enlightened tiperaior that she had’a
dear brother who was a martyr to the
toothache—thnt he held, the *• forceps”
in unutterable dread—that- he invaria
bly swooned at the dare intimation bf
ether— and .that' she had prevailed on
the youth, by tncan3 of a stratagem, to
come to. his - abode—at the same.linle
requesting him to divert the youth’s
attention at firstbjr alluding to business
4 Where did it come from ?
‘Didn’t you say that
of the
and in.a later da}\ of the monks iivVhc
Christian Church. The same regions
which, at the coming of our Lord, wit
nessed the emaciated form3 of tlies'
Valentines she received there wassome- Jewish asce^a ’ r
lhi.tr hard, like a niece of Jewelrv ’ I ' h, “ »***
‘Yes.’
4 No doubt of it.*
4 And, moreover,’ said I, 4 il is plain
1 .-I._ I. _I: .1. _ 1T.I • _ 4
Valentine this year from a Certain young
man named — Never mind, don’t
. An invalid sent for a physician, the
late.Dr. Wheelman, and after detaining
him some time, with a description of'
his pains, aches, &c., he thus summed
up: ‘Now, doctor,you have humbugged
me long enough with your good-fornotb-
ing pills and worthless syrups; they
dont touch the real difficulty. I wish
you to strike the cause of my ftilrricni,
if it js in your power to reach il* ‘It
shall be done,* said the Doctor, at the
same lime lifting his cane and demol
ishing a decanter of gin Which stood
upon the sideboard!
dentine,’ replied
blush so; I won’t name him. 1
4 1 would discard any one who
suited me with a Vale
Knte, indignantly.
4 Don’t say that, for fear you will
have cause to repent the indiscretion.*
4 Yes, I do say h. * No man of good
sense would stoop to such trifling.*
4 I<lon’tknow,Kale. A little trifling.
of t
t and then, is fettshStf by the tiesi
that she believes the Valentine came
from Loring; for, at her first meeting
with him, she wore it for the first time.’
‘ Thus,* remarked my wife, 4 notify
ing him that she receives tho token
kindly.’
4 1 laughed aloud, for I could not help
* Why do you laugh ?’ asked my wife.’
‘She was going to discard anyone
who insulted her with a Valentine!’
4 That was idle talk. I’ve heard such
things said before.*
Two or three evenings went by,
and Loring qame again. .Since hi:
‘ That’s rhyme, which dqes not al
ways go hand in hand with reason. 4
‘You’ll grow wiser, Kate, as you grow
oldet .*
‘If lhat is the wisdom Ago brings,
I’m sure I don’t want it,*
I answered with a laugh, for to be
grave on such a theme was not in “ me.
A3 the fourteenth approached, Kate
frequently repeated her expressions of
disgust at the silly custom of Valen
tines lhat bad become so popular, and
declared over and over again, that such
Thespi
So. thievish Time, I fear thee nt
Thon’rt powerless on this hex
My jewels shall beltiug
ith.
4 Bob, where is the Stale of Mat*i-; a liberty with' her would be taken a
' suit,'and resented accord-
mony ? It is one of the United States, j a direct
It’s bounded by hugging and kissing! * n gty*'
side, and cradles and babies * Among the .visiting acquaintances of
s but the retting tliat ore tliiuc.
:-LING SENTIMENT—
Fee dimple and a simple fee.
And all the fees iu tail,
Are nothing when compared to thee,
Thou best of fees—Fb-rale.
BUMOBOBS SELECH011S. •
What do you ask for this article ?”
.said Obediah to a modest young miss
in one of oor shops.
“ Fifteeii shillings, sir; u is a superb
the other. Its chief product
population, broomsticks, and staying
out o* nights. It was discovered by.
Adam and Eve, while trvinglo find a
north-west passage out of Paradise.—
The climate is* rather sultry, till you.
pass the tropics of House-keeping, when
squally weather commonly sets in-with
sufficient power to keep all hands as
cool as cucumbers. For the principal
roads leading -to this interesting state
consult the first pair of blue eyes you
run against.
44 Why, all the young men tell me"so,”
she replied, dropping , her eyes and
blushing Obediah came straight away.
“Father, ain’t you opposed to monop
oly?” .
“ Yes my boy.”
44 Then give me a drink, too.!’
.The lather broke the bottle*on - the
floor, and since then lias not tasted
liquor., *.
. _ Thb boy at.the head of the class
An editor out west who was recently state what were] the dark ages of
;cted to the Indiana LemalntnrA fram i the world.” Bov hesitates. “ Next.—
elected to the Indiana Legislature from j the world.” Boy hesitates. “ Next.-
.Wayne county, was so elated at his | Master Jones, can you tell me what
success that be caught himself by the'the dark ages were?” “I guess they
scat ot his trowsers and-tried to hold vvere the ages before spectacles
Kate, was a young man named Loring,
for whom,X<couUI see,.she had kinder
feelings than (or any other male friend ;
but, either in consequence of a natural
reserve Of character, or because he was
in doubt as to Kate’s, sentiments re
garding bimscH^he never seemed per
fectly at case, in her company, though
he sought it on every proper occasion.
I had him iu my mind when I suggest
ed the reception of a Valentine from a
certain young m^n, and Kate under
stood mq perfectly.
Well, Valentine’s day came round.
At dinner lime, I came home as usual,
nd almost the first word my wife said
o me was—
4 What do you think ? . Kate’s receiv
ed a Valentine/
Indeed 1* -.
It’s (me. It came by the Dispatch
Post. I TeceiveiL it at the door, and
sent it dp to her room.”- ,
Have you seer, her since ? 1
No.’
himself out at arm’s length. It is added
in .a postscript, that be would have ac
complished Ihe rent if he had not let go
to spitoo his bands.
were invented.” 44 Go takeyour seats.’
Editors.—Deplorable is the condi
tion of that editor who docs not attempt
to please everybody. His ways are
not tfaysof pleasantness, nor bis paths
those of peace, -But touch more js he
An Opinion on the Fashions.—
; tttf old lurbaped Tork „. Y „
one <lay taking .his child by the, baud, to be pitied if be does not attempt to
•jpjhe streets of .Cairo, and pointiog'out. please all. r* The last stale of that
10 him on the opposite.'side a French-] man is worse than the first,
mao,just imported in - all the elegance ■. ‘ '
of m Parisian oostume— 44 my son, look { ' 0 - , . , , '
there !. if.yoa «vrr forget God, and the .“ Sambo - "har joa get. del wauh
• ... ... * ne lrnit wp»r tn . Inaa Snnrl.iv ?“ *
prophet,you ro^tMmeiolMtk likethat?”^ * ear 'otoeuoj 'lese Sunday.?”
. ' . . Hovr you know I hab watch*”
-■U-
imwe.'CUjtm-■ A yot^Udy*»^ii g iporQhaMd*n' -"“' Be ) raso . 1 ?““* ' d<> t!
- on returning to her ^carriage recollected 1 ; r ’ ?wav * WffCer 1 *
'Bekase I seed de chain bang out
pocket-in fronts
Go ’way, nigger! ’sposc yoa .see'
Otis Ormshee,
WASlFACn-kER Z,D DSJIUS I. v
-nrn'tniMtrMKeinimko'l madant?” Said tlie lady,
returning to her'carri» S e recoHected;, . . , ~ , - . ^
piece she had forgotten, ■■Sir,".site 1,aIter r .°" ad , my neck - dacJs
■js»i*l«-eiiteY}tig:the:,hep,»tbere , »Y>iie! ,,o “’ , *" d *** ri 0 pi? ““ '
j thing I haremnilted. ,, _ What is that; *
H | f^rtr Hit *** Tgfc keeper of a boarding house \w w*gr«atfr£r more sobei
< sfmRkinds. - \ fore tn fart ?” on whtcb the youth vault- Tchoupittoulas street, finding that a tall *ne dtdriot jqjn jn the conversation with
,T6pn»e*^W' l ^ M,rrX< * fc feip-over the table- and'saluted the faiH Backeye waSrathersevereonhisoornjed
>su^0Qttei^Wt«nR^$VnamiT. J**'.■- ^ r. -VA hpork and cabbage, at dinner-yesterday*
jiromptiy attcmled to. . |. . . -r after help! ng'his raVeuous guest the-third
a* .-I* AmaLt .* * - J'j.c -* - thre^- down
. LOOK AT THISI^
thought it* was Californey that
iwas. tp’iug to get 1 iu/* said -Airs:-Par- and fork, and addressing his western
; ijngtoh, as she rend the last balloltngs friend; said I beg -j-our pardon, Mr.
% GABRIAOES,ROCKAWAYS & BUGGIES' ; p r Clerk in: the House .of Representa- IdBtit like lobe iuqmativc, but J should
•: -.VAir AND second-hand, ’ 1 {ircs > ** but it’s-Mr.- Forney. • But I like to know if you didn’t spend, some
* • A ‘Jtmn-AT KEDL-crn pfflftiii I^SDOSC it’s- annohvmoHS lo tho .-Bama: " ‘ “*
il
ft,
ani* at HF.Dicr.D pricer. v’sposc 'H> annohymoBS- to the sa;
Coach-Maker'. thing f lbey*ve<m»ly dropped the-pro- West.
0r^t«uicBaid^j7’i/jes’^;fl^i.''' k * »;-«** “:vv vj;/
VI JO.”
former visit, the new bracelet had not
been seen. Now it was worn again.—
As we knew the young man well, and
liked him the better the more intimate
ly wo knew bim» we saw no improprie
ty in leaving the young couple in flic
parlor.
From that lime there was a marked
change in my niece. She was less
sprightly and more absent minded titan
usual. Next, her appetite failed her,
and she began to grow thin and lose
her color; sure signs of a heart dis-
Meanwhile Loriug was a
slant visitor and whenever he came, the
bracelet was displayed, evidently
token that she knew whence it came,
and wished its full acceptance to be
understood. At last, 1 received a for
mal visit from the young man and a for
mal offer for the hand of Kate. Of
course I had no objections to urge.—
Tlie matter was, in my mind, already
fully settled.
After that, tlie bracelet aforemention-
4 1 don’t know anything about that.
It was a handsome one, I infer, from the
size and envelope ; and had in it some
thing hard, which I took for jewelry—i
breastpin ora broach.* **
4 Where do yotr think it came -from ?
said 1/ ‘ •
I’ve guessed young Loring/ answer
ed my-wife. -» r ^.
If he has sent it, lie has committed
a great mistake/ I replied.
*i*How«o&~-'« i ...... -v.* -
.* You kno>v Kate’s antipathy to Val
entines/ v. . . ';V ;V_-
4 Young ladies often talk a great deal
without really knowing what .they say.
and Kate i§ not.-altogether free from
fault,’saicLmy. wife;.: .
,I<readiIy Enough assented to this.— 4 And yoVsenl it ?’
When the- bell.'.rang for dinner, Kale . /She seerned half breathless
cnnje.dowp from, her room. Her facu
was rather more, sober ihjin usual, and.
this respect they . • T
. excetnion to their aad “"" lo P ic » ol Ihe clay.
AU this was punctually promised bn
the part of the dentist, and in duo time
a “ring” was heard, announcing the
arrival of the 44 martyr.” The lady; ta
king the hint, immediately smrtcd off
end meeting the shawl and-its bearer in
the hall, laid hold of the former, at
the same time telling the clerk to take
the bill into Iter relative, who Would
settle it. The lady walked out and the
clerk walked in, when the dentist said*--.
“Glad to see you, iny dear sir—
pray, sit down—how is busincss-^did
you hear Conrad’s great speeofe-^sit
down, sit down, I pray you, sit dowti?”
The clerk was delighted to find that
aristocracy, like friendship, was but a
“name,” and so ho was in no hurry to
be off. Here the shrewd denlisl appro
priately turned the convcrsatian 6n
teeth, and was pleased to find that his
patient did not suspect his motives; -
“ By the by,” laughed the clever ope
rator, 44 1 am- not busy this morning^—
permit me to look at your tecthl” *
Without a moment’s UesiiatioUi the
clerk seated himself in ihe sufferer’s
.chair- ya* vfrtLVi
“ You 'have the toothache -now and
With the tenets of Jewish law lb,v I “T 11 ' >0rce ,' VC ' i ” mu6c ' 1 . l, ; c doa '° r -
abandoned almost every thing that
made Judaism distinctive. They went
i Retiring from the world to the shores
j of the Dead Sea, the Essenes dwelt on
j some highly cultivated oases in the de
sert, among groves of palm trees,'of
which, according to the picturesque
expression of Pliny, they were the
companions. Amid fertile fields, won
from the barren wilderness, they
passed their rigid and ascetic lives.-—.
They neither married nor give in mar
riage—they neither bought nor sold,
but all things were in common, and
they gained their support from the
earth by the sweat of their brow. Si
lent and unsocial, each one wrapped in
his own thoughts, a quiet reigned thro
their habitations like that which now
marks a Carthusian monastery. “Won
derful nation!” says the Roman natu
ralist, “ which endures ’ for centuries,
but in which no child is ever born!
not up to Jerusalem, nor offered sacri
fices i:i the temple; and the Hea
ven to which they looked forward was
more like tho fabled Elysium of the
Greeks than anything which revelation
holds out as onr future rest. Still less
would their creed accord .with the free,
and lofty spirit of Christianity. It might] t .' vn !
agree with the faith in its abolition of CraC
the ceremonial law and the substitu
tion of a more spiritual worship in its
place, but beyond this every thing
would be repugnant to that system in
which the Essene had embodied his
faith. He was as much the slave to
forms and minute observances as the
strictest Pharisee, who prayed at the
corner of the struts, or tithed out, with
ed was always to be seen
of Kale. One evening il was about j scrupulous accuracy his 4 * anise, mint,
a month before her wedding day—as I Und cummin.” But, unlike the Phari
sat talking wttu Kale, lor whom my > seCt |, e never attempted to disseminate
that j |,is principles. He sought no prose-
affection had been as tender
of a father for his child I took her, hand Jytes, and could never have sympathiz
ed said, as I examined the bracelet— ed with that aggressive spirit of the
‘.That is very beautiful.’ Gosnel which bid its followers inn,A.
\Yes, I have always admired it very
much/ she replied, the color, growing
warm in her cheeks.
.*! A love token, I presume.* „
And as I said this, I looked at her
archly. The hue of her cheeks ' be
came still deeper.
Thfr blood mounted to her temples.
4 But it was not an ordinary Valen
tine. It did not come from a trifler,
Gospel which bid its followers incul
cate the truth wherever sinning, suf-
concealed in his hand.
“ Sometimes, not'often,” -was ibc an
swer of the innocent. "
“ Oh yes; I sec—that b tl»e tocft»M,
think,” added the cunning demist, lock
ing into the open mouth of his visitor.
“Yes, sir; that is the one that us^d
to ache when I was ft child.” 1 ■ 1
“ Exactly—that one—allow me lignin
—one moment—there?” •
the work of a insfnni-^-crack,
crack—the tooth was out—and tb& Agb-
tiized victim sprang -madly out of Tlie
chair at the throat of the dentist.
“ Villain—murderer! what-do you
mean? sputtered tho unfortunate 1 , with
his mouth full of blood. • --<1 M
44 It’s all over now,” parleyed the
dentist. * • - ' ^
44 Yes, sir,” said the victim. 44 and
you may thank your stars that it's not
all over with you. And tmw, sir.
(handing him the hill for the shaftd,)
with your permission we'll come tc^a
seulemeiit.” >' 1
“ Not a cent, sir,” expostulated the
doctor; “ I’ve arranged it all with yttor
sister.”
♦* Whot, sir ?”
A denouement followed, •‘•buttlie
lady had got an hour’s start/.' lifer
shawl; and the agreeable rdmpairitVfig
parted not half so agreeably as fWy
had met. Truly a double operntidh,
and rather a severe one'for both. ' B ’ :
The Death on tlie Grou.
The Head, the Hope, |b'e Supporf Of
those who gave their bodies to be btmtt.
fering men could be found to listen.—
Essenisra was, indeed, a form of that
wide spread Oriential philosophy which,
in after ages, under the name of Mani-
chaeism, infected for a time the Churches
of Asia. Its main principle was, that
.all mattcris the creation of the Evil Be
ing ; aud, therefore, life must be spent
in the most severe mortification, of this
and vyas not received ns an ' insult. " 1 j material body wltiolt interfered with j drank himself ot a bimeref curi.-Of All
ihougtil vdu were tint the girl, Kate, to , the pnmy ot the unmnlennl f|'"- ,l,e devices of cruel imagin',linn., ertl-
reiect a sincerooHer. jit. Its appetites and propensities ei6 j| on Uil* maugrpicco-wOilt,* pains
Knte blushed still more deeply. j of every ktnd were, m themselves, „ rc s | lar| „. r (or a tim e, but none are'ttt
: This little love token, dear Fate, is for iImio : . evil. Every pleasure was lorKidderi| omx m agonizing and so long. Otic
■ Arteput, and k«p,t .ml wr„ ,t for ms.- as s,n, and the enure ext,net,on "f | £ however, wns wamitfg,
As I repeated this couplet, the young .ho passions of the body was mcul- ] w | lidl owj „„ lhe wa0 , of knowl.d|u
girl startcu wpli snrpr.se, and looked J cated as the only real virtue. In ibnji.-putaw/i. still. wohelieve.' cotn-
wilh inquiring earnestness into my face, j they-agreed will, the flora teaching of SU|)po3e j have-belonged to
• But I am-afraid, Kale, said ! with, the Grecian Stole, hot ni« with the Ids- ! , be pooishment. The weight of the
ad a voice half re- . sous of Him who dignified our mortal i,„, lv »_ „ t^_ __
a meanjug smile, ar.il a voice Mil re- , sous 01 aim woo uignincu our mortal bod y' borne by a ledge which pro-
gretfel .n tts tone, -that you wear it nature by Himself assuming , ai 'd ejectedifsom-life middle of the upright
less lor the real tharf for au ■mag,nary . who hath declared that the body is •• the - bt . aIDi aIld , tho hands- ohd--I&I,
.... eruple of the Holy J?host.> - and is to „ bich werc nrobab i v un s naa i.;.,,
giver.* . . lefypte oi tue jioiy uiiost," ana is to w hich '
SheffiJ not reply, but looked at me,.be again lifted up from the dust of dis- s
probably found unequat to
Tho frailty 'of man’s frame
. .. i— - - own - defence;
preserve^ too
i/v “‘ -..w, o. **'**6* , *»^ , ''v.. P - *, *- _. . |uc-u»uuicuco wi-n»Eiuro ra ihejcrrtsSiA-
bending towards me, had you. seen ^ this] si 0 piUcapt. m ihe r fact, lhat our Lord ; ;pj ie , irocess D f nailiug \vas exquisite
bracelet before you sawjt on rayarm ?’ 1 f « e Y?r to.have. brought His Gos- lonEen , t aiM | vet worse j n w hat ensued
■ 4 Yes,, love/ was my-tenderly spoken | P el " efore the mcmlrers of ibis mooas- than’in the actual thffictirin:' The’spikes
.reply; and I pressed her pure forehead ; "i IfaJeruiiy ? He appears never to; rankled, the wounds inflamed, Uiefncal
• ^ V ^ T fe.er «W intoHn-ae thirst; huuite
s. as^she ' misery -of=tniserid^to Ute.shf&^r-Wa,.
-- ' nnerS * ant ^ repealed jou.- a which did not permit him
pwajted tny reply,. ,. ;r ^ t r 4 .
She covered-her dace suddenly with a 4“ s L«"«rs; ana »n Jits repealed jour- • in a poAiiioo which did not ^perrmrliMn
her hand, and sat; motionless, for, some; “f? 3 : traceHim through every , evert u^wriibe. Every - attempt tuHit-
. „ -. , .lx-tTT “t ' • -i- -■ J teven tn-wrabe. Lvcry auempt td rfc-
her accustomed animation. 'Che was t moments. • > • nl “n" y - Lai ? XV w P ’ 1 ' -- l 1 lievelhe rottsefos,every iosiiuctivefoftVfe-
ibe.firsl to^tkfeJroia tbe.table. t*..ln« little ,While'Lsaw a. .tear. coroe.»?Jl,, Jf.tSf* ^ ca » 1 ? c - .°§ ri " jmeiu of aogursb, ohly served*to drag
- v - 4 *I don’t think she is mortally offend-; stealing.through her fingers, v, My feel-■ • •. nl S-?fEssenes yrere^ |he Uceraied^an^ wnkH-Up rNAv
the carving knife ed/ said I to my wife.’ ings were touched by this little cotir j " * * Land aculej pangs, atitl ihi3 torture,
■* No, not if Lam skilled in mental in-* fessioppf fop trutlfo. for-1 leared lesu It. •*. r .. ! wliich must have: beeir^ conUNualiyqfg-
dication/ was replied. had.done violencoto bers< Bm,cre Ihad.;, .Careof Daughters.—According to- gravated, until advancing death ’begttu
Daring the afternoon two or threelooked4br ; «»tnpQ4urc of rniud, she with- *h<? °Id (Jcrrnan- custom, too sons were j u> lay it to sleep, lasted,.on An average,
_ Mil in iij. more love missives came, but not a drew her. hamls-from^^ber facc^oni which, toivalk tochurch.after thefother.but the ttwo-ar*-Uic^e »
meitime atlhe pork-packing business out f word touching their reception, or the Jan affectioftaiftfWiiie^fteQ'ftft' likct amain- daughters before-ib?ir mother, to ;»h<j'w-L.' - • -r—-r.-—■ \, - '\.j : *
tro- 'West. You seem to be an adept-at it. [ feelings pcotluced ihereby, was breathed i.bow amid the parting drops-of a sum- ibat.hcreye ^rould • never, be off from | He who gives fop the. lbunks’
v.HAiCa'*.. . 1 Iqt Kate>^citAvasplain’however,to one mer shower.,rose—r knows not.th^,pfoasuro of givwig^^;..
You do.”