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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 NO. 43