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iirtJWaffaRiad, , ■:c- .^sM. ; »«bn a. coRisTr,) ■ EDlTliit. V ' ’ -O 14 ©sw®iF!iis v iF© upm ip.tpiii’sfflSBS; pi^apiisi&..jMaoa -ssfaRfoRiu asan^kitiBisaiSB. f T. 9f. UMPKIJf & II, J, ADAMS - PBorWETOtts'aN».rcDUsnER8 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 ~- 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 - “ 1§4 7 . 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.”