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VOL. 2.
I'rnfrssiattollitisinrss Cnrits
DA CTFERREOT YPIS TANARUS,
MACON. GA.
SfT extrance from hie avenue.
aprl9 ts
RAILROAD HOUSE,
OPPOSITE CENTRAL R AILROAD DEPOT
EAST MACO. V.
I ’ ‘ ts 8. M. LANIER.
I*. G. ARRINGTON,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public,
Oglethorpe, Tlaroii Cos.,
il G E ORIil A . 38—tr
CITY HOTEL,
• SAVANNAH,v.v.v.v.v.vGEORGIA. !
P. CONDON.
Termc—Transient Boarder*, per day, 81,50. Monthly and
yearly Hoarders in p.oportioti. iipra—y
053034J4E A, LOGHRANS,
Slttnrnnj nt Tnui,
OFFICE OVF.R BEI.DF.N AND CO’s. HAT STORE, j
Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia.
HARDEMAN A HAMILTON^
Ware House and Commission merchants, j
M.dCOJf, GF.ORQI.i.
HAMILTON k HARDEMAN,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,!
MH.V.V.///, GF.UUGI.I.
Will sivc prompt attention to all business committed to them
at either place.
TBOi. IURDtMeI. I 19-tn CHAS. F. HAMILTON.
FACTORAGE AND~
Savannah, 6a.
11 fM. P. VOSOE, N0.9 4 Ray street. Savannah, continues
W te transact a General Commission Rusiiiessaiid Factor
age, and respectfully solicits consignments of Cotton. Corn,
and other produce. He will also attend to receiving and for
warding Merchandize.—-
April S, 11*51 ly
WINSHIP St SON,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Fw r.u anil Sta//fe Dry (roods anil Ready
Made Clothing.
COTTN AVENUE. MACON, CA.
♦_
W. D. ETHERIDGE k Cos.,
FACTORS &. C OMMISSION MERCHANTS,
S.l V. KV.Y IH , G F.011G1.1.
rpiiE undersigned having formed a Copartnership for the
L transaction of the above business, tender their services
to their friends and the public generally and solicit a share of
patronage. We will pay strict attention to the. sale of Cotton
or other produce consigned to our care and all orders for Rag
ging. Hope a.i.l family supplies will he promptly attended to
and tilled at the lowest prices. I.iheral advances will he made
u|Kn Gotton or other produce consigned to us.
s. r. ouvk, (.aug-23-y) w. n. f.thkripdr.
FULTON] & ©Or,
Factor* A Goiiimi**ioa Here hauls,
augoO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. -Cm j
SASH AND WINDOW BLIND
r■'Ai 11 ; subscriber is manufacturing the above articles by
I. Steam Machinery, at very moderate prices.
TURNING AND PLANING.
He has machinery for this business, and will promptly exe
cute any jobs in this line. ALEX. MtURWIOR. j
july-6 —bin
EIRE IN N I RA N C E
BY TIIE
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF CHARLESTON S. C.
CAPITAL S4SO,OOO—ALL PAID IX.
Wji. L. IIk riot, I’res A. 11. Lee. Sec’y. i
Directors :
James K. Robinson. (Jen. A. Trenholm. Robert t'aldwell,
A. R. Taft, llenry T. Street, Win. McUurney, ,L 11. Erawley.
T. I. U ragg,
r DHK siib.-crihcrs haviuc been appointed Agents for the
i al>\ e Company, are now prepared to take risks against
Fire, on favorable terms. ‘.'ARIIART, DUO. X. co,
jmie .’l . ifrnt*. i
DKS. RINKS a ROOSEVELI tender tlleir
professional services to the citizens of Macon and sur
rounding country.
Residence on College Hill, the house formerly occupied by |
Charles Day. Oftiee on the corner of Third and Walnut street,
tv. h. banks, m. and. (septti-y) c. J. rimjskvklt, m. and.
R. G. JEFFERSON fc CO.
MANCTAI Tt’RLR AM) WUOI.KSAI.E PLAI.kRS
CHAIRS,
West Side Broad St., first door abate I’. A f harin s,
C OLI Mlirs, GA.
fPiIBY keep op hand an excellent supply of Otlice, \\ >ol
L Seat, Split Bottom and Rocking Chairs ; Bedsteads, Wood
en Ware,
C ’iT All orders left as above, will meet with prompt atten
tion. novl —ts
W. S. WILLIFORD,
COMMISSION MERCIII.M AM) ALCTIONEER.
Macon, (in.
All kinds of Produce and Merchandise, (except liquors) re- ‘
reived on consignment. sepC7
S. & R. P. IIALL,
A TTORXFYS AT LAW,
Macon, (in.
rVrii non Cotton Avenue, over Little's Drug Store, (octl 1) j
Dry Goods and Groceries,
‘DUE subscriber oilers for sale at his < hi stand on Cotton
I Avenue, a general assortment of Sta, Ic and Fancy Dry
Hoods, consisting in part of the following articles: Cassimeres,
Broadcloths, Alapacas, DeLains Calicoes and Homespuns,
Heady made Clothing and Jewelry.
Also a fine supply of Groceries, and almost every other ar
ticle suited to city and country customers. His go<ids are re
ceived at short intervals, and may be relied upon as being l>oth
fresh and fashionable, and are ofTorod very low for Cash,
octl l— Cm HEO. EHRLICH,
NEW HAT & CAPSTORE.
NEW STORE AND NEW STOCK.
THE subscribers will open on the Ist Oc
SMfiS tober, on Cotton Avenue, {between the
& hrres of J , Winship <f Son, and Bos
tick, Johns <fe Cos.) anew and complete
“esortment of Ilats amd Caps, of every variety and
pattern.
As our Stock has been purchased with care, we are
cp rtain, our friends, by giving us a call, can be suited
as to style and price. We shall have at all times, al.
the latest styles, and having selected our goods so as
t° suit this Market, we can furnish our friends
W| !h a choice article, and at a low price‘for Cash’ as
l^'B will be our ‘ Motto * —Small Profits and quick
Sales. WORTHINGTON, BARNUM a. CO.
Macon sept 20 ly
Sullivan House,
MACON, GEORGIA.
THE subscriber having taken the Hotel lately
iT, |A fitted up, fronting tit* Court House, on the
c orner of Mulberry street, anil Court House
a gcMiSnl • s °. llar e, will open the same on the Ist Octo
/rom his old fr,en^. nCI< ’ aUd W ° UW he P leMe<i t 0 8
iatelv^//front 18 ?°“ venu;ntto a the Rail Roads and itunied
■prepared to-i * e jj e neral passenger Depot, and he will he
> pared to accommodate traveller* u . . ..
jgle meal, day, Wufck OI ln „ n ? h and hoarders, by the sin
- sept 20-ts ’ monlb ’ M. SULLIVAN.
MERCHANT TAILORING
ESTABLISHMENT.
subscriber respectfully informs his aunierous patrons
-and the public geucrnlly, that he is now receiving at his
Store on Gotten Avenue, next door above I Jr. Win, G. Little's
Drug .Store, a splendid assortment of French and English
UROAD-CLOTHS, Cassimeres and Vestings, embracing the
latest and most desirable styles of the season,such as Scotch,
iartan Plaid, French uml English plain,black.figured and fan
cy Doeskins, Velvets, Plush, Grenadine, London figured em
broidered Silks and Cassimere Vestings, which lie will sell by
the Pattern, or in ike to order, jn the latest and best style, at a
reduction from former prices of at least ten per cent, for cash
in all cases.
ep27 THOS. F. NEWTON.
IjMXS, of fine, medium and common qualities, a large
sapplynt E. J ..JOHNSONS’
Be I den’s Late Style of Moleskin HATS.
Also, Genin's Fall Styles, a good article.
Cobb’s Digest.
above Digest of the Laws of Georgia, for sale at
_l_ aiig'J3 MOA It DIM AN’S.
Simi of the Big Boot!
THE subscribers tliank
■T | | fill for past favors, and so
“ / licitous for a continuance
of the same, would respect-
L l| j fully inform their friends
and former patrons and the
BjjpS public generally that they
Injyflbk. have now in store, one of
the largest and best select
ed stock of HOOT:* and
SHOES, mostly of th.r own manufacture, of all the various
kind* and qualities usually called for, to which they would
invite the attention of all those wishing to purchase, and we
assure all tiuise that call that we are prepared to sell as towns
any House in the city or State, ail which is warranted nsus
octlß MIX It KIUTLAND.
VEIiRO SHOES —Double and Single Soles, a large
1. J assortment,just rcc’d and for sale by
octia MIX & KIRTLAND.
r A DIES’ Silk a id Worsted Lastine Gaiter Boots, Kid,
j Excelsior, Kid Slips and Ties, Kid Walking Shoes. Kid
Gaiters thick and thin Soles, with a great variety of other styles
usually called for, for sale by octlß MIX & KIRTLAND.
FORT VALLEY FEMALE SEMINARY.
r P-IIS Instisiition, located at Fort Valley, Houston County,
1 Ga is intended as a Boarding and Day School for A'oung
Ladies, and will lie open on the Ist Monday of Fkbri ary
nkxt. A large and commodious building, till feet by 40, two
stories high, for the accommodation of the School, will he com
pleted in time to he occupied at the beginning of the session.
The Trustees, in making this announcement, take pleasure in
stating that they are determined to found a Seminary that shall
artord every desirable facility for the education of Young La
dies, and that they have elected IT. VV. WISE, A. M., and La
dy, who are well known to the people of Georgia as Teachers
of high standing, to take cl large of the Institution. Mr. and
Mrs. Wise will he aided by accomplished Assistants in all the
departments, both literary and ornamental.
Boarding may he obtained with the Principal, or in pnivatc
families, nt reasonable rates. For particulars, see Circulars,
which will lie issued in a few days, and may he obtained by
addressing the Secretary of the Board.
ALLEN WIGGINS,
President Board of Freest res.
Wm. J. Andkrson, Scc'ry. novL‘9 ts.
( 4 ENTS’ Fine French Calf Boots, Welted and Pump
-oles, also Gents’ Fine Double and Single Soled Boots,
ust received, and for sale by MIX & KIRTLAND.
IYURBERS .—Those wishing a very superior article in
V tin Rubber line, are informed that we have in store a
large supply’ of L. ( andee Rubbers which are thought by mm
potent judges, to excel any thing of the kind in tile United
Stales, iii style and fineness of finish, for sale low by
net IS MIX & KIRTT.ANIJj
. /V Notice.
I /& THE proprietor of the Crockery
UVr Jiff Store, in this city, is induced, sole
ly from interested motives, to give
notice to the public generally, that
after this day no goods will be sold
on a CREDIT. oct 18 GEO. JONES.
New Goods! New Goods!
W>l. B. FERRY & CO.
DEALERS IN
Triangular lllork, i near Logan’s Cor.)
wirq ARE now receiving their Fall and Win
ter .Stock embracing nil the most rich and
desirable Roods to be found in tile market
North, which will he offered to the trade at
reduced prices. The citizens of Macon and
the surrounding country arc respectfully invited to call audex
amitie their Goods. sept'JT
lililißlliS! (IRiraili!!
(t IRH ART, BRO. &CO ~ now have in Store. J
J and are and tilv receiving n verv large and selected stock of
GROCERIES <>f every description, which they will sell !
on the best icr.ns for C. IS Hut approved names.and to which
they invite the attention of Merchants. Planters and Consu
mers.
They will at al’ times he found at their Store, prepared to
give their prr.<omil attention to Customers.
No Drummer* employed toannoy Merchants and
Planters atthe Ware-Housesaud Hotels.
Spt6 ts CARHART BRO. & CO.
FIELD ADAMS.
FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE,
MACON, GORGIA.
r I" , IIE undersigned will continue th* Wark-Hoi sk and Corn*
i mission Hi sincss. at the commodious and well known Fire
Proof Ituilditig. formerly occupied hy Hyson &: Fhcld and the
past season by us. The attention of both the partners will be
given toall business entrusted to their care. They respectful
lly solicit the [sitronage of the public generally. They are pre
pared to make lilieral cash advances on all Cotton in store at
the customary rates.
£ gs” Ail orders for Groceries, Ragging and Rope wiil be fill
ed at the lowest market prices. JOHN M. FIELD,
aug9 ts A. It. ADAMS.
~ BROWN’S SALOONS, _
Opposite the Lanier House,—Mar on, La.
THE Proproprietor of this well known es
x’ ’ Atahlishineiit having recently thoroughly reno-X n
\_dr vated his House, is now ready for the recep- V sir
tion of visitors.
Anew Billiard Saloon, 100 by 30 feet, has been fitted up,
where Ihree of
WINANTS SUPERIOR BILLIARD TABLES,
with wood and marble beds, are placed for the accommodation
of those fond of this pleasant and scientific pastime.
The proprietor has just received a splendid TIVOLI, a novel
apparatus, in this place, fur the amusement of the million.
The BOtVLIXG SAI.OOJY, containing four good Alleys,
with all the necessary equipment for this healthful and invig
orating exercise, has also been put in the best possible order
and supplied with active and obliging attendants.
In front is the ItF.FRF.SH.MF..YT SAI.OOJY where a sup
ply of the purest Liquors will be kept and served out in every
variety of plain and fancy conuniuglemenls, to suit the pecu
liar tastes of all.
Good order will be preserved and every attention giv
en to make his guests feel entirely “at home” whenever they
may choose to give him a call. E. E. BROWN,
octll —ts
FANCY CONFFCTIONARY AM)
GROCERY STORE.
JH. DAMOUR and his old stand two doors be
• low the Lanier House, is receiving a full assort,
meut of such goods as he is known to keep, to wilt
Brandy of the finest quality,also Port, Madeira, Sher
ry. Burgundy, Champaign, in pints and quart?, lie
has on hand fifty thousand of the best imported Havaii
nah Segars ever brought to this market. Also Cider,
Ale, Porter, Fruits, Crackers, Cheese, dried Beef,
pickled Beef and Pork, and every thing generally kept
in his line of business. octll-tf
ENGEL &, ETTINGER,
VRE now opening at the stand lately occupied by
Kibbee & Dickinson. Cotton Avenue, an assort
ofClothing, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Jewelry,
VVatehes, .f-c-, which will be sold Wholesale and Re
tail at reasonable rates. They will receive weekly
supplies of Goods through the season aud as they have
a house in Philadelphia, they will have bettor facili
ties than usual for obtaining Seasonable and Fashion
able Goods. The public are respectfully invited to
give us a call and look at our Stock, before purchasing
elsewhere. marls sly
“ Mrpinmt in nil filings—lmtfrni in noting”
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1852.
THE SHIPWRECK.
BY J. H. BOVVERS.
*\\ ill no tine “o oft’ for her ?—will no one c>> oft’ for
my child—my only child ?’ Bklicked the miser, wring
ing his hands, and running to and fro in the crowd.
But ail turned away. There was scarcely a soul pres
ent w ho, at one time or another, had not suffered in
the hands of the hard-hearted money-lender.
’Oh ! (or the love of God—you who are fathers
think ot me. My daughter will perish— will you not
go oft - lor her, Townsend l I’ll give you anything—
I mean in reason,’
’Go oft’ lor her! not I,’ said the man, with a mock
ing laugh, shaking off tin* old man. ’All your gold
would not tempi me out on that boiling sea. Besides,
ain tla fatht r, too ; and think you I’ll sacrifice my life
for another ? No. no, old hulks, you must take your
gold to some other market.’
‘Gh, she will die—my child, for whom 1 have saved
all. Peter Jones, will you go off, if ( will give you a
thousand dollars?’
‘Not for ten thousand,’ gruffly said the person ad
dressed. ’ A boat couldn’t live in the breakers a
minute.’
‘I will give ten thousand to any tine,’ eagerly said
the old miser—‘ten thousand dollars. 1 know you
will go Ibr ten thousand dollars, Simon,’and he seized
one of the spectators by the button of bis shaggy jacket.
Oh ! go. and the blessings of a broken-hearted father
will go with vou.’
‘I can’t think of it, for I’d never return to enjoy
your money. No. old man.’ he said, in a more feeling
tone than the others had used, your daughter must
die.’
’Must die! Oil! no—she shan’t die.’
‘Take all I am worth, good sirs,’ he said, lifting up
liis hands imploringly, ‘but restore me my daughter ;
but I hope you’ll spare a little for us to live on, if it’s
no more than a beggar enjoys,’
‘lt’s no use, old man,’said the last speaker ; ‘the
whole world would not tempt us lo pul. out to sea in
a storm like this. It’s a hard lot you've got to bear,
and I pity your daughter, for she was a sweet angel.
But the paeket will go to pieces in half an hour, and
so you see there is no hope.’
The father heard the speaker in stony silence;
then he turned and looked out at sea, where, a few
minutes before,the outline of the stranded paeket might
have been seen through the approaching twilight, al
mott buried in ‘he whirling foam that howled over the
bar on which she lay ; but now the darkness had shut
Kbr in from view, and the only knowledge of her posi
tion was derived from the sound of her minute guns
b >,uning solemnly across the sea.
The old man groaned; and sinking down on a
holder, buried his face in his hands, and rocked his
body to and fro, occasionally pausing to listen to the
guns or to gaze seaward, and then he would resume
Itis |Hisi:ion, moaning continually. Five minutes might
thus have passed, when auoung man burst through
the crowd, and shaking the old man by the shoulder,
said :
‘Mr. Snelling, they say your daughter is on the
packet—is it so ?’
1 Yes, good youth, and you have come to rescue
her,’ lie exclaimed, starting up with eager joy ; but
when he recognized the speaker, he said in a tone o
disappointment, ‘it is Harry Martin. Oh ! surely, young
man, you have not come here to triumph over my
distress ?’
‘God forbid,’ was th<- fervent reply; ‘i come to aid
you, if indeed rnoital can render aid in an extremity
like this. Let bygones be bygones. Only answer
me one question, tor no time is to be lost ; will you
give me your daughter if I succeed in rescuing her?’
There was a momentary pause, and the muscles of
the old man's face worked convulsively. All pressed
forward to bear bis answer, tor the fury with which
the old miser bad cursed his daughter’s lover, and bis
declaration that he would sooner sec her dead than
married io the young man, were known to every lis
tener At length he gasped :
’ Yes, yes ; but go at once. Only save her, and she
shall be yours.’
The youth paused no longer, but dashed through tin
erowd. Jn a minute his bent was afloat, and accom
panied by a solitary individual —for but one fisherman,
and lie under great obligations to the young man.
could be persuaded to risk bis life with the lover—he
s.t forih. The boat rose gallantly on the waves,
shaking the spray from her sides like a duek, and for
a few minutes was seen momentarily cutting the outline
of tin* gloomy sky, as she attained the summit of a
billow; then she gradually passed into the darkness,
and was seen no more.
For more than an hour the crowd remained on the
beach, almost incredulous of the lover’s success, and
yet lingering, in the faint hope that he might return
with bis precious freight. That he had the good wishes
of all was evident fr in the eagerness with which they
strained their eyes into the gloom, to see if he was
returning, and from the audible prayers lor his su< cess
which which were breathed by more than one of the
women. Apart from the general crowd stood the
fisherman whom the miser had last appealed to, sur
rounded by a few kindred spirits, wbo were discussing
with him the chances of the young man’s return.
’lt was madness to attempt it,’ said the fisherman :
’but when I found he would go, I insisted that lie
should make his conditions with the old man before lie
ventured; for, you see, if his daughter was once
restored to the usurer’s hands, mighty little gratitude
would he have for her preserver, and Harry would
stand as poor a chance as ever. Between us, I believe
she thought as much as much of the young man as he
did of her; and if her father sent her away, as I more
than suspect, to drive Harry Martin from her thought**.
Iter pn-sent danger looks something like the retribution
of a Higher Power, ns a punishment for his conduct
But hark ! Was not that a hallo?’
Every eye was turned seaward, in which direction
the fisherman indicated that lie heard the hail : but
nothing could be seen except the white foam of tile
breakers in tin- foreground, and the lowering clouds
behind, forming a chaotic mass of darkness. Nor was
any sound save that of the roaring tempest borne to
the ear.
4 Hark !’ at length said one. ‘there it is again.’
Every one listened and now a hallo was heard
faintly from the thick gloom seaward. One of the
fishermen shouted, and a reply was distinctly caught
in tli lull of the tempest. A few moments of breath
less suspense followed, during which every eye was
strained to the utmost.
“There it is,’ at length cried one; ‘see—just rising
ou yonder wave!’
*1 see it,’ shouted one.
’Here they come—huzza ! a miracle, a miracle—ah !
how gallantly she breasts the surge,’ were the excla
mations that followed from tlte crowd.
All rushed to the edge of the surf.
But now the four arose that the boat would be
swamp*-d in the breaker*, and many a heart trembled
as she rose and fell frightfully on the surge, showers ol
spray falling over her. ami the water continually pour
ing into her sides. The crowd watched her struggles
•vith silent awe.
\ few mi notes removed all doubt, and saw the
Itardv crew and ’heir lovelv freight safely landed on
the beach The miser had started from his “cat at
the first intimation of the approaching boat, and stood 1
tr tabling, gazing at her as she buffeted the waves ;
and no sooner did she touch the ground, than he
rushed into the retiring surf, and clasping his daughter
frantically, hung around her so that the fishermen
were forced to carry both together to the dry land.
There they would have separated the two fora moment,
but when they spoke to the old man, they found that
lie was lifeless. The emotions of the last two hours
had been too much for his enfeebled frame, and lie
had died in the revulsion from despair to joy.
The good folks of that seaboard village can yet tell
you how alter the accustomed period of mourning had
passed, the miser’s daughter gave her liaad to llarry
Martin, who received with her a fortune, whose extern
even the most sanguine confessed to be beyond their
expectations.
But this was the least part of the treasure brought
him by his wife; and in her virtues he had ample rec
ompense for the long ye#rs of opposition on tile part of
her parent.
From the JV. F. Picayune.
Small Plate of Advice for Young Ladies.
As Mr. Pick intends to go out very often du
ring the coining winter, and as the season has
already opened when ho will meet a great many
ot his readers on festive occasions, particularly
at parties, balls, kc. he feels it quite incumbent
upon him to point out some points in tlie beha
vior of young ladies, which would meet with its
most smiling approval, if they were amended.
No. 1. Voting ladies, or girls, (more proper
ly speaking,) when they receive an invitation
to a party should not occupy their time for one
mouth previous selecting gew-gaws and jim
craeks, wherewith to ornament themselves, for
as our old and respected friend Joseph Miller
used to say, ‘beauty unadorned, is a domed
site more so.’
No. 2 Never amuse yourself, girls, with
sending polite, affectionate little notes by your
acquaintances, requesting the temporary loan
ul such articles of jewelry and finery as they
can spare, for borrowed articles are only at use
to editors of newspapers, for that class are not
expected to return them. Doth No. 1. and
No. 2. are unwise and morally wrong; unwise,
because, you -g woman, if you are really good
looking, the gingerbread arrangements obtain
all the admiration to which you aie entitled,
and as Mrs. Ferguson would say, ‘Yju don't
get none.’ If you are not good looking, it is
unwise to attire yourself in such a manner as
to lead the company particularly to note your
homeliness by contrast, and to provoke the
ridicule of malicious folks. It is morally wrong
and we are not quite sure but that it is religi
ously wrong, to convey the idea to others that
you own stock which don’t belong to you at all
It is clearly a case of ’false pretences.’ Mrs
Opie dilates learnedly upon this topic, and
gives tlie correct name for tin* sentiment.
No 3. V oung ladies should not commence
to put on their fixings more than six hours
before the time they expect to start for the par
ty, because they thus render themselves excru
tiatingly uncomfortable, as they must sit with
skirts ol their white sA-'iss hanging over the
back of their chair not ft the carriage arrives lest
it should show a wrinhC, and then swear to a
falsehood by saying you had worn it before.
No. 4. Do you not dress yourself to kill, with
the intention ot going ahead and surpassing
any other young woman in splendor, but suit
your dress to your disposition, and not to be
forced to warp your character to suit your dress.
In plain American talk, dress with such har
mony that any young unmarried mail of the
party, like Mr. Pick, can truthfully say of you,
‘She was dressed neatly and becomingly , and she
is a charming girl.’
No. 5. At the party, do not entirely forget
the gentleman who accompanied you, as he
might very foolishly take it into his unsophis
ticated head that you were merely making a
convenience of him.
No 0. Do not indulge in downright scanda
lous conversation to such an extent as to en
tirely exclude all other and more sensible mat
ter. Os course you must talk some scandal,
to comply with a fashionable custom, or you
might, fed quite ill if you did not; but don’t
go into it too strong—draw it mild,’ as our prin
ters would say at the grocerv.
No. 7. It the last novel is brought up to be
c ‘iiversationally carved, if you have read it ex
press your opinion of it coolly ; if you have not,
don’t t<*ll a positive falsehood, and say you
have. “Mum’s” the word, as the dumb girl
said.
No. S. Do not assent to every theory that
may chance to be advanced by the gentleman
with whom you are conversing, but discuss them
freely—it you can. We have seen nice girls
who would .acquiesce in any opinion, however,
absurd and ridiculous, even as to the moon's
being positive composed of fromaye verd. —
Knowing loves of men frequently advance these
absurd sentiments to try you on, sell you, or at
least fathom the depth of your abilities.
Ne. 0. Young ladies, wherever you go, and
whatever you do, bo true to yourselves, and do
not school your natural feelings into subservien
cy to acquired sentiments, but be what a kind
Creator'meant you should be—
‘‘A noble being, fitly |t]anneJ,
To love, to honor, and command.”
on may have personal beauty, and may be,
peacock like, very vain of it, but unless set forth
by beauty of character, it is but, as a Chinaman
would say, all bosh It is like a beam of the
sun in a sepulchre, making desolation more re
volting. Hut, where you have both, it is like
a ca.-ket of jewels where the cover is splendid,
but where the contents fur exceed it in richness
These ideas are at the service of all of Mr
Pick's fair readers. Pi ice only two cents.
High life in the Fifteenth (cnttiry.
We gain the following glimpse of the man
ners of the upper chtsses in England four hun
dred years ago, from the journal of Elizabeth
Woodville, subsequently Luov Grev, and final
ly Queen of Edward IV. Royalty in iietto
s ems to have taken, with a most refreshing cor
diality, to the avocations of baking and brewing,
pig-tending, poultry-feeding, and pony-catch
iug.
‘Monday morning.— Rose at 4 o'clock, and
helped Catherine to milk the cows. Rachael,
tlie dairymiaid, having scalded her hand in so
bad a manner the night before; made a poul
tice, and gave Robin a penny to get something
from the apothecary.
‘6 o'clock. —The buttock of beef too much
boiled, and beer a little stale; mem, to talk t
the cook about the first fault, and to mend the
other myself by tapping a fresh barrel imme
diately.
‘7 o'clock. —Went to walk with the lady my
mother in the court-yard; fed 25 men and wo
men: chid Roger severely for expressing some
ill-will at attending us with some broken meat.
i
‘8 o'clock. — Went into the paddock behind
tin* house with my maid Dorothy; caught
Thump, the little pony, myself; rode a matter
of ten miles without saddle or bridle.
‘lO o'clock. —Went to dinner. John Grey,
a most comely youth; but what is that to me?
a virtuous maid should be entirely under the dF
rection of her parents. John ate but little, and
stole a great many tender glances at me. Said
wumen could never be handsome in his eyes,
who were not good tempered. I hope my tem
per is not intolerable; nobody finds fault with
ic but Roger, and he is the most disorderly youth
in our house. John Grey likes white teeth; iny
teeth are pretty good color. I think my hair is
as black ns jet, tho’ I say it; and John Grey,
if I mistake not, is of the same opinion.
‘ll o'clock. —Rose from the table, the compa
ny all desirous of walking in the field. John
Grey lifted me over every stile, and twice
squeezed my hand with much vehemence. I
cannot say I should have much objection, for he
plays at prison haras well as any of the coun
try gentlemen ; is remarkably dutiful to his pa
rents, my lord and lady, and never misses
church on Sunday.
‘3 o'clock. —l’oor Farmer Robinson’s house
burnt down by accidental tire. John Grey
proposed a subscription among the company for
the relief of the farmer, and gave no less than
four pounds with this benevolent intent. Mem
never saw him look so comely as at this mo
ment.
‘4 o'clock.. —Went to prayers.
‘G o'clock —Fed hogs*md poultry.
The Locomotive Declaration.
Our brother Clarke’s‘Editor’s Table’ is boun
tifully supplied with his usual variety of men
tal aliment, from which we select the following
dish :
There’s something very like temerity in trying
to write a railroad lyric, after reading Saxe’s
most felicitous experiment in that kind, written
for the Knickerbocker; but the ‘River Hard’is
a bold man. He sends us this rhymed notelet:
‘* Dear Kuick : Enclosed you’ll find some ‘rhyme’
I’ve tried to frame to ‘railroad time ;’
With wliat success I need notask :
('Tis yours, not mine, the irksome task
To eon tlie scribbler’s nonsense o'er,)
For sure I am you'll not refrain
To cast it oft’ like chaff from grain,
If you esteem it ‘middling poor
But to bear in mind ’tis mighty hard
To be rejected ! Biver Bard.’’
And therewith came “The Locomotive De
claration.’’ Saxe’s rhymes had the very click
clack of the car-gearing in the melody; that
‘under-tow’ of noise that is all the while rush
ing back from the roaring locomotive, as it
“devours the road” before it. Do you recollect
these lines? and will you recollect that we don’t
quote them for the compliment to ‘Old Kuick’
which they contain, but to illustrate the sound
we speak of in the ryythm of the termination
of the third line ? An old fellow is reading
something:
“ Now his smiles are thicker :
Wonder what they mean ?
Faith lie’s got the Knicker-
Boekcr Magazine!”
Hut ‘hold on all this while we are keeping the
reader from ‘The Locomotive Declaration
“ By those cheeks of lovely hue ;
By those eyes of deepest blue,
Which thy very soul looks through,
As if, forsooth, those clear blue eyes
Were portals into paradise;
By that alabaster brow ;
By that hand as white as snow ;
By that proud, angelic form ;
By that rounded, classic arm ;
By those locks of raven hair;
By those vermeil lips, I swear;
By the ocean, by the air ;
By the lightning and the thunder ;
By all things on earth or under;
By the ’leetrie telegraph ;
By my future ‘better-half;’
By our vespers, by our dreams ;
By our matins and Te Deums ;
By young young Cupid, by my Muse;
By—wliatevi r else you choose ;
Yes, I swear by all creation,
And this endless Yankee nation,
That
I
love
• you
like
tar
na-
( Whistles and stops.) tion !’’
Old Time Winters. —ln 1664 the cold
Wiis so intense, that the Thames was covered
with ice 61 inches thick. Almost all the birds
perished.
In 1692 the cold was so excessive, that the
famished wolves entered Vienna and attacked
the beasts and even men. Many people in
Germany were frozen to death in 1695, and
1699 was nearly as bad.
In 1769 occurred that famous winter called,
by distinction, “ the cold winter.” All the riv
ers and lakes were frozen, and even the sea
for several miles from the shore. The ground
was frozen nine feet deep. Birds and beasts
were struck dead in the fields, and men per
ished by thousands in their houses. In the
south of Fiance the wine plantations were
almost destroyed, nor have they yet recovered
that fatal disaster. The Adriatic sea was fro
zen, and even the .Mediterranean, about Genoa ;
and the citron and orange groves suffered ex
tremely in the finest parts of Italy.
In 1716 the winter was so intense that peo
ple travelled across the Straights from Copen
hagen to the province of Senta in Sweden,
In 1726. in Scotland, multitudes of cattle and
sheep were buried in the snow.
In 1740 the winter was scarcely inferior to
that of 1709. The snow lay ten feet deep in
Spain and Portugal. The Zuyder Zee was
frozen over, and thousands of people went over
it ; and the iakes in Em/land froze.
In 1744 the winter was very cold. Snow
101 l in Portugal to the depth of 23 feet on a lev
el.
In 1754-55 the winters were very severe
and cold. In England, the strongest ale, ex
posed to the air in a glass, w r as covered with
ice one-eighth ot an inch thick.
In 1771 the Elbe was frozen to the bottom.
In 1776 the Danube bore ice five feet deep lie
low Vienna. Vast numbers of the feathered
and finny tribes perished.
1774-75 the winters were uncommonly se
vere; the Little Belt was frozen over.
From 1809 to 1812 also, the winters were
remikably cold, particularly the latter, in Rus
sia which proved so disastrous to the French
army.
The Cross Husband.
RV MRS. E. C. LOVERINQ.
Mrs. Carwell had been married but little more
than a year, when her friend, Mrs. Marston,
dropped in upon her one morning, and found
j her convulsed with weeping.
‘My dear Laura!’ exclaimed Mrs. Mars ton, in
astonishment, how happens it that you, who
were the most cheerful, light-hearted of mai
dens, have become an unhappv wife? Has
your brief experience in married life been so
bitter ?
‘O, no,’ replied Laura, drying her tears and
endeavoring to appear cheerful. ‘My husband
is one of the best of men —he loves me, and
our chihl is a great source of joy and comfort.
O, no, my experience has not been bitter.’
‘I am ghul to hear it,’ rejoined Mrs- Marston.
‘But it seems so strange to see you weep.—
Why before you were married, your heart was
as light as a robin's in spring. You were all
smiles—arid l believe you never knew what it
was to shed tears in sober earnest.’
‘True,’ said Laura, smiling faintly, ‘I was a
gay and thoughtless creature. 1 believe 1 was
too happy. I ought to have been made to
know something about the cares of life, before
marriage. As it was, I entered matrimony as
a child fiiesjoj ously into a garden full of flow- j
ers, only to find there are sharp thorns among
the roses, and bees with dangerous stings a
mong the sweet thyme.’
‘ln what have you found the sharp thorns
and spiteful bees of mariied life to consist ?’
asked Mrs. Marston.
‘Nothing worth naming—nothing of impor
tance,’ replied Laura, blushing. ’lndeed, I
ought not to think of niv little troubles.’
‘But what are these little troubles!’ insisted
her companion. ‘Come, I shall give you no
peace until you tell me; and lam a great teas
er, you know, when 1 choose to be. Does Mr.
Carwell spend his evenings away from home V
‘O, no,’
‘Does he flirt with other ladies?’
‘No indeed. He is very attentive to me.—
lie never visits without me.’
‘Perhaps, then, he is too attentive. Hus
bands sometimes are, I am told, though I am
sure the accounts we have of such mortals,
must be altogether fabulous.’
‘I think so.’
‘lt must be then, that Mr. Carwell does not
provide well for his family. Hut 1 know he is
not penurious.’
‘Penurious!’ exclaimed Mrs. Carwell, ‘he is
the inosf generous man alive, 1 have everything
I could desire.
‘Ah! itis the extreme which troubles you,’
said Mrs. Marston. ‘I see your husband is 100
extravagant. In his eagerness to make you
happy, he neglects to pay the butcher and ba
ker; and frequent visits from certain unwelcome
acqaintances annoy your sensitive nature. It
is indeed very provoking to have one’s atten
tion called a dozen times adav to some small
bills. 1
‘I beg you don’t suspect Mr. Carwell of any
such neglect,’ interrupted Laura, ‘llis bills are
all promptly settled.’
‘Then your domestics torment you. If they
are ill natured or stupid, or dishonest, turn them
away.’
‘1 have been very fortunate with my girls, 1
am happy to say.’
‘Then do tell me what troubles you have.
I can think of nothing else. 1 should say you
are the happiest woman in the world, if 1 had
not caught you crying.’
‘I tell you lam happy. I have no trouble—
that is, no serious trouble, except when Mr. Car
well appears —I can’t explain myself, but you
know', I suppose, that men are not always in
good humor.’
‘Ha, ha! I have got it at last!’ cried Mrs.
Marston. ‘1 see it—so your husband is cross
sometimes, is he V
‘O, not exactly cross —O, no!’ murmured
Laura. ‘lndeed he is very kind hearted; but
he lias got into a way of finding fault with eve
rything—that is everything except me, all this,
too, without knowing half the time what lie
says. He scolds about the cooking, without
suspecting how much he hurts my feelings; for
I oversee it myself, and try hard enough to
please him,’ added Laura, while tears gathered
in her eyes,
‘ln short,’ rejoined Mrs. Marston, ‘he is a
downright cross husband.’
‘O. no.’
‘Yes, he is. Don’t attempt to defend the
wretch. But if as you say, he loves you, and
finds fault more from habit than from any set
tled ill will, he is not past help. I have known
men like him. They are naturally petulant, but
they generally have no idea how cross they
sometimes are. They can govern themselves
if they like, though; they are not incurable.’
‘My dearest Mrs. Marston,’ said Laura, with
an earnest face, ‘you really appear to under
stand my case, and if you can suggest any
method of curing George of this faultfinding,
you will remove the only obstacle in the way of
my perfect happiness.’
‘Ah, my dear Laura, you don't understand
the men as well I do ! To root the rank w eed
out of your husband’s heart, you have only to
convince him that it is there, and demonstrate
how hateful it is. Now if you say to him, kind
ly, ‘George, don’t I pray you, find fault with
everything,’ he will reply— kissing you, per
haps —that he never finds fault without reason,
and go on, as thoughtless as ever, venting his
spleeu at everything.’
‘But you would not have me reprove him in
an unkind manner?’
‘No, indeed—that would make him worse still.
I say you must demonstrate to him the hate
fulness of his habit of fault finding.
‘But how ?’
‘Why, when he finds fault, you must help
him. If he scolds at his coffee, you must show
a disposition to throw it out of the window.—
If he complains of a cold room, you must shiv
er and shake, and scold the girl for not keeping
a better fire. When he calls the bread heavy,
you must suggest the idea of using it as clock
weights, to save the expense of lead. In short
you must either out fret him, and find ten
times as much fault, as he does, or drown his
voice in the petulant tones of your own. Show
him how perfectly miserable you can make
each other by continued fault finding; give him
a foretaste of the beautiful bedlam you can cre
ate for him if you try. Thus you will set him
thinking ; and he must agree that the fault that
seems so uncomfortable in you, is quite as tar
from seeming amiable m lnmsclt.
Laura was amused by her friend’s singular
counsel; but she w T as not fully convinced of her
friend’s safety, until Mrs. Marston declared her
self in serious earnest, and instanced a cross
husband who had been cured iu the manner she
t so warmly recommended.
, After a long dicussion on the subject, Mrs
Harwell expressed her willingness to follow her
n iend’s advice, but seemed to doubt her abili
ty to play the character it would be necessary
or her to assume. Mrs. Marston, however, suc
ceeded in persuading her to make the attempt,
and having favored her with full instructions
how to act, bade her good morning, and trailv
took her leave. ° *
Mrs. Carwell awaited with some anxietv her
husband’s return to dinner, and when lie at
length arrived, was not without manv robgiv
ings that she remembered her resolution* to
meet him in the same humor he himself was
in.
It was a cold raw day, in November, and it
so Happened that Mr. Carwell was uuusallv
cross.
’Such wretched weather!’ he exclainted, rub
bing Ins hands and scowling, ‘and this room is
as cold as a barn.’
‘Jane, said Laura, ‘why don't you keep a
better tire here ? Pile on the coal; we are freez
ing.’
And quietly rocked the baby, while her
brow seemed to be overshadowed with some
great trouble.
Is nt dinner ready }’ asked Mr. Carwell, in a
petulant tone.
‘Nearly, it will be read}’ in a few moments,’
replied Laura.
‘lt is two o’clock,’ said her husband, refer
ring to his watch. ‘When a man comes home
to dinner, he does not like to be kept waiting.’
‘Why is not dinner ready, Jane T said Mrs.
Carwell. ‘Yon know that* two o’clock is the
hoar that we dine at.’
‘Yes, ma’am,’ said Jane, ‘but by the clock it
wants five minutes to two.’
‘lhe clock is too slow,’ growled Mr. Carwell.
‘The clock is too slow,’ repeated Laura, in a
louder key. ‘Why don’t you see to such mat
ters, Jane/ Set the pointers along live min
utes, and be sure you never keep the dinner
waiting again.’
Mr. Carwell cast a furtive glance at his wife.
Having always been accustomed to have her
apologize whenever he found fault, and endea
vor to excuse the domestics, he hardly knew
what to make of the change. However, he
said nothing, but led the way to the dining room
in silence.
Jane was left in charge of the baby, and Su
san, the cook, attended on the table.
‘Soup! said Mr. Carwell, ‘Heavens I it is hot
as tire! Soup should never be put upon the ta
ble in such a state.’
‘No,’ added Laura, sharply. ‘Do you mean
to scald people, Susan ? never put tire on the
table again.’
‘Tasteless stuff, too,’ muttered Mr. Carwell,
daintily touching the spoon to bislips.
‘lnsipid !’ cried Laura, impatiently. ‘What
sort of a mess do you call this Susan l It tastes
more like the bioth of stewed leather.’
Mr. Carwell could not help smiling at the con
ceit, but at the sight of Laura’s long face, his
countenance changed immediately.
‘Are you ill to day ?’ he asked*
‘lll \ No!’ replied Laura.
hat is the matter, then ?’
‘Nothing—only things don’t go exactly to
suit me.’
These being the precise words George had
hundreds of times used in answer to similar in
quiries from his wife, he paused with the spoon
midway between bis mouth and plate, and
looked her full in the face in great surprise.
‘ Wliat does not suit you V he asked.
‘W hy the same thing that does not suit you,
I suppose—the soup.’
‘The sonp is not very bad after all, it only
requires a little salt.’
Mr. Carwell s humor seemed to improve un
til he had occasion to apply the carving knife
to the roast beef, when his countenance again
changed.
‘Done to a crisp!’ ‘lie exclaimed,‘and Susan
knows I like my beef rare. My dinner is entire
ly spoilt.’
‘Susan !’ cried Laura, Svhy didn’t you burn
the meat to a cinder and done with it’ You
might as well put a coal on the table. I nev
er— ’
‘Ah,’ interrupted George, in a pleasant tone,
‘it is not so bad as I exjiected, it is rare—come
to get into it.’
‘So it is,’ said Laura, smiling..
George seemed for a moment diverted from
his annoying habit, but presently he exclaimed,
peevishly;
‘What wretched potatoes! they arc not fit
to cat, I never saw such water soaked things
before. What is the reason we can’t have po
tatoes cooked better?’
‘Sure enough, why can’t we!’ said Mrs. Car
well. ‘Why do you put such heavy balls on
the table Susan ? They are watery as melons.
If you do hot know how to boil potatoes pro
perly-’
‘My dear,’ interrupted George, ‘I am inclined
to think it is not iu the cooking. Tbo potatoes
were not good iu the first place.’
‘Why were they bought then ?’ demanded
Laura. ‘We might as well invest money in
poison parsnips. Potatoes that are not fit to
eat are worse than none at all. Here Susan
take them away.’
‘But iy dear,’ cried George in a tone remark
blv pleasant. ‘I think some of them may be
good. Now here is one that is quite mealy
indeed.’
‘I can’t see any difference in them / observed.
Laura, in a significant tone.
George colored very red, and found no more
fault until the apple pudding was brought m.
‘lt is spoilt!’ said he throwing himself back in
his chair. ‘The crust is as heavy as lead.’
‘Heavy/ echoed Laura, ‘it is like so much
grafting wax—tough and indigestible as a sad
dle. Who do you think is going to eat that
boiled dough and chopped apples ? Throw
it—’’
‘My dear, I think,’ said George, in a coucilli
atory tone, ‘a part of this side it may be palata
ble. Why it appears quite light. The apple
is very nice, and— ’
‘I beg of you don’t eat it to save it/ replied
Laura pettishly. ‘But if you think you can
manage to do anything with it, help yourself.*
‘George did help himself, and discovered that
on the whole the pudding was a very credita
ble affair, and thrice did he have occasion to re
plenish his plate from the condemned dish.
Mr. Carwell was heartily ashamed of having
found fault with so good a pudding, and felt
such anxiety to keep Laura in good hmnor the
rest of the day, that not another word of eem
plaint escaped his lips before leaving
house.
At evening, however, when he eame home to
tea, his petulance had returned, and he com
menced with finding fault with a smell of burnt
crusts, which invaded his nostrils.
‘Jt in Susaq’s carelessness/ exclaimed
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