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UNIVtRSiif OF GEORGIA LIBRARY Carriage Manufactory. home. oeo. WE desire to fall the attcn- ' " 11 tion of the Public to the new Carriage Manufactory, located at Bone's old staffo, on Broad street, opposite the Depot and just below the Hillbsrn House, where the making and repairing of Carriages, Bug gies, 'Wagons &c., will be done at the short est notice, in the neatest style, and with the best materials. We pledge ourselves to give general satisfaction, as our workmen are inferior kMipnein the State. Come and judge for yourselves. WM T. PRICE & CO. March 11, 1952—ly. WATERLT HOTELS. O NE SETT ONLY of the splendid Ab. bottsford edition of Waverly, or Walter Scott’s Novels—for sale at the Cherokee Book Store. April S3.185*.' Good News.—The man who was injured- by a burst of applause, is recovering. Camp Meetings in Cauforw r*.—Weob- ccrve In cur California papers that several- camp meetings are about to be held in that State. The- first will- be held near Sonori, commencing on-the 14th of May, the seeond at Santa Cruz, commencing on the 21st of May, the third on San Jose circuit, on- the' 4th of June. There will be others in the mining district*; one at Volcano on the 16tb July. The Ohio Legislature have passed a law restricting the employment of children un der eighteen and all woman in the mechan ical or manufacturing establishments, more than ten hours a legal day's labor fm all cases m which th« contract is silent on 'that point. Stuange isn’t it ?—As long as a man i gets six dollars a week, he can live, and get along rather quietly and contented; but ae soon as hia wages reach twelve dollars a~ week, he needs twenty-four—gets in debt « and bursts up” at that! Man is a high pressure engine, vanity's the steam, money tbefbel, apply the principle and you have the facts. Make a note on’t. - Two children died recently, in- Sumter ■District, South Carolina, in consequence, it is supposed, of chewing and swallowing por tions of the root of the common yell^g^es aemine vine. Who is wise ? He that learns from every one. Who irpowerfcl? He who govern his own,-passions. Who is. rich? He who is content. Musical Instruments. TTIOLINS, Flutes, Accordeons, &p., on f hand, or ordered at short notice, at the Cherokee Book Store. {April S3. JNO. A. ERWlN. sa MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. ASBURY HULL, PnmdaU, C. F. McCA Y. Actuary. ALBON CHASE, Secretary. ffXHE undersigned, Agent of toe Southern X Mutual Insurance Co. for Cass co. will take risks in House*, Furniture, Stocks of Goods, Otjreet, fc, rfrf also insurance on the lives rf White persons. Office corner of public nut i opposite Price’s store. • -~"V, JNO. W. BURKE. Ju.1s. m2. - NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Ser rt Office, W. i A. R. S. 1 Atlanta, Ga.Feb.23, 1852. J A LL produce or merchandize must be ta- ' ken from the Depot, in this city, within 48 hoars after it is unloaded from the cars, or STORAGE will be charged at Savannah rate*. - WJH. M. WADLEY. ItSSMu. Gtn'l Superintendent. Wht is Easter so called? Because it is g”™ J ur ?’ U1 ‘ derived from the goddess Easter, worshipped When the Hindoo priest is about to by our Saxon ancestors, with peculiar cere- baptise an infant, be utters the following monies, in April. The anniversary festival beautiful sentiment: « Little babe,’ thou in honor of Christ's resurrection, falling at’ enterest the world weeping, while all-around the same time of the year, occasions the : smile; contrive so to Eve that thou mayst transfer of the haathen name in this coan-j depart in smiles, while all around thee .. Here,” said I, “ are four guineas, which I will stake on your wager.” No sooner had I made this proposition than the rest of the company, attracted by the Afraid of fhnndrr. Shall I tell you what I heard Uncle Gil lette saying to one of the little girls at school who was afraid of lightning ? Woman’s Best Ornament. ■Y REV. E. P. ROGERS. We make the following beautiful extract from Headley's lifcofNapoleonandhisMar- VOL. IV. CASSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. THE STANDARD, 18 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT CASSVILLE. OA. 'Office.—S. W. Corner of the Public Square. Terms.—Two dollars a-vear, in advance, or Three dollars at the end of the year. No paper discontinued, except at the op tion of the editor, until all arrearages are paid. Miscellaneous adveriisements inserted at per square, for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each weekly continuance. Legal advertisements published at the usual rates. Advertisements not marked, wiil be pub lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. Letters on business must be addressed, post paid, to the editor. ADVERTISEMENTS. Have yon called at the Book ftore Yeti VERTISEMENTS. To Teachers and Parents. T HE undersigned would call the atten tion of Teachers ahd Parents to his ex tensive stock of School and Classical Books, which he will sell on good terms for cash. Among other works, he has on hand: Anthem’s Series of Classical Books. Cooper’s Virgil. Ainsworth’s Dictionary. Donnegan’s Greek Lexicon. Grove’s “ “ Jacob's Latin Header. •* Greek Reader. Graeca Majora. “ Minora. Homer's Illiad. Xenophen. Cicero de Watore. Livy. Greek Testament. “ Grammars. Mitchell's, Smith’s, Olney’s and Wool- ridge’s Schdol Geographies. Smith's, Brown’s, Kirkhams’s Murray’s, and Greenleaf s Grammars. Smith’s, Emerson’s Pike’s, Smiley's and Daboll's Arithmetics. Walker’s and Webster’s Dictionaries. Porter’s Grigg & Elliott’s New York and English Headers. Olmstead’s School Astronomy. Parker’s, Olmstead’s, Comstock’s, Jones, and Miss Swift’s Philosophies. Comstock’s and Jones’ Chemistry. Lovell’s U. S. and Young Speaker, FrostVA Books, and everything usually kept in a Bookstore. Orders from a distance prompt ly attended to. JNO. W. BURKE, Agent. CauviUe, April 22, 1852. VALUABLE BOOKS, J UST received at the “Cherokee Book Store,” the following, and many others: Pickett’s History of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, 2 vols. Garland's Life of Randolph, 2 vols. Hume's England, 6 vols. Wirt’s Patrick Henry. •Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States Pictorial History of the United States. Greece, Turkey, Russia, &c. Kendall's Santa Fe Expedition. Georgia Scenes, by Longstreet. McKenzie's 5000 Receipts. Free Mason’s Monitor. History of Religious Denominations. Abbott’s Histories of Hannibal, Xerxes,&c Gunn's Domestic Medicine. American Lawyer and Form Book. Watson’s Institutes, 2 vols. Wesley's Sermon's 2 vols. Village Sermons, by Rev. Geo. Burder. Buck’s Theological Dictionary. April 15. For sale low for cash. Light Literature. Rena, by Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz. Lady Felicia. Seven Brothers of Wyoming. Darien. Poor Jack. Montezuma, the Serf. Life of Jno. A. Murrell. “ “ Joseph T. Hare. “ “ Col. Monroe Edwards. Young Chevalier, and many athers too numerous to mention, just received and for ■ale low for cash at the Cherokee Book Store, [April 15. STANDARD POETS. T HE poetical works of Cowper, Pope, Hemans, Moore, Thompson, Pollock, Ossian, Howitt Cook, London, Milton, Young, Bryan, Shakspeare and Tupper, bound in beautiful style, just received and for sale at the Cherokee Book Store. April 25. FAMILY MEDICINES, FOR SALE AT THE CHEROKEE BOOK STORE. T OWNSEND’S Sarsaparilla. Paregoric. Comstock's Vermifuge. Juno Cordial. Opodeldoc: Judsons's Cherry and Lung wort. Pepsin. Pain-Killer, Acoustic Oil, Thompson’s Eye Water, Hive Syrup, Bal aam Cop&ria, Tooth Ache Drops, Nerve and Bone Liniment, Longley*s Indian Pauacea, Carlton’s Founder Ointment, British Oil, Condition Powders, Oil of Spike, Godfrey's Cordial, Bateman’s Drops, Wistars’ Wild Cherry, Laudanum, No. 6, &c., &c. CmmiUe, April 22, 1852. IF you have not, just step in, Burke has fixed up a very neat little Store, and has on hand many very good, interesting, amusing, sci entific, instructive and entertaining Books Just received: Maurice Tierney, by Chas. Lever. The Iron Mask, by Dumas. Don Quixote. Guy Fawkes, IUustrated. Tower of London, “ The Creole, a tale of the late war of 1812 and ’14, by Joseph B. Cobb of Mississippi. Jane Eyre, by Currer Bell. Pictorial Life of Jack Sheppard. Sketches in Ireland. The Scalp Hunters. Margaret Cecil. Ravenscliffe. Florence Sackville. Wife's Sister. Head of the Family. The Maid of the Canal. Arabian Nights. Percival Keene, by Maryatt. The Parricide, by Reynolds. Vallntine Vox, the Ventriloquist. Gulliver’s Travels. Also, in substantial bindings, and at low rates, The complete works of Washington Irving. History of the Mexican War, by Frost. Trumbull’s Indian Wars. Cooper’s Naval History. General view of the world. Redburn. by Heman Melville. McCauley and Hume’s History of Eng land. ‘ [April 22d, 1852. I am Not Old. THU LATEST FOREIGN NEWS! JUST received at the “ Cherokee Book Store,” the following, among many other valuable Books: The works of Jno. C. Calhoun, Vol. 1. Golden Christmas, by W. G. Simms. A Tour in Europe, by a Southern man. Mackey’s Masonic Lexicon, new edition. The Masonic Trestle board. The new Masonic Vocalist. Sterne’s works. Orders received for any work published in the Union. CassviUe, April 26, 1852. Look Here! Y OU can get Stationery of every kind very cheap for cash at the “ Cherokee Book Store.” Paper of all kinds, pens, ink, envelopes, wafers, penholders, india rubber, Slates, pencils, drawing materials, &c. &c , mlwayd on hand. as,'m&- The cry la still they Come ! N OW rereiving at the Cherokee Book Store, CassviUe, the following Books: Bascom’s Sermons; Cobb's Digest, in 1 and in 2 vols. Georgia Reports—2 complete setts. “ “ vol. 10, several copies. Ewell’s Medical Companion. Sterne’s works. Five editions of Shakspeare and Byron. Curran and his Cotemporaries. Irish Rebellion, &c. Call and examine our stock. JNO. W. BURKE, Agent. May 6, 1852. A CARD. JOHN A. ERWIN respectfully announces BY PARK BENJAMIN. I am not old—though years have cast Their shadows on my way ; I am not old—though youth has pass’d On rapid wings away. For in my heart a fountain flows LflC icSl OI 111“ tvIHpuUJ } alirStvlCU singularity of the affair, came forward to lay down their money ; and in a minute two the fifty guineas were subscribed. The , merchant appeared so sure of winning^Jliat j a 8 ' he placed all the stakes in the stAt's His-last moments did not disgrace his life, hands, and prepared for his experiment,-! He was called from llis bed and a traR( l uil We selected for the purpose a small summer- i slce P to hear his sentence read - A* the P™ And round it pleasant thoughts repose ; house in the garden perfectly isolated, and ! amb * e Trent on enumera t' n g his many titles ‘ Oh ! do,’ said Lucy, * I am so frightened it thunders/ Lucy nestled closer in her sister's lap, and Rosa began : «There Was once a mighty king who was so terrible in war that his enemies were afraid of him; the sound of his name made them And sympathies and feelings high, Spring like the stars on evening’s sky. I am not old-time may have set .< His signet on my brow,” And some faint furrows there have met, Which care may deepen now; Yet love, fond love, a chaplet weaves Of fresh young buds and verdant leaves; And still in fancy I can twine Thoughts, sweet flowers, that once were €'jjt |tnrt|-€'tlltr. The Ghost-Raiser. My uncle Bengley, who commenced his commercial career very early in the present century as a bagman, will tell stories. A- mong them, he tells his single ghost story so often, that I am heartily tired of it. In self-defence, therefore, I publish the tale in order that when the good, kind old gentle man offers to bore us with it, every body may say they know it. I remember every word of it. having no means of exit but a window and j he hasti, y broke in ~' ^ cannot J° n siul ' © 11 XT' 1 1 V._ n i i me urge upon my female readers, es pecially those who arc in youth, the impor tance of-taking loftier and better views of life than those taught, by tiaaotain world. 11 is a sad thing to see so.miuthe young and fair, whose life is most a blank, I wil 1 hot say a blot—whose keen susceptibilities, whose noble powers, whose deep affections, whose precious time are lavished only upon tremble. His arm was so strong that the ’ dress and gaycty, and fashionable visiting'; a door, which we carefully fastened, after 1 V 1 ? cal1 me Michael Ney,-now a French sink tinder one blow jwho wearithe bright apparal of the butterfly,’ placing the young man within. We put writing materials on a small table in the summer-house, and took away the candles. We remained outside, with the pedlar a- mongst us. In a low solemn voice he began to chant the following lines: “ What riseth slow from the ocean caves And the stormy surf ? The phantom pale sets his blackened foot On the fresh green turf.” Then raising his voice solemnly, he said: « You ask to sea your friend, Francis Yil- liers, who was drowned three years ago, off the coast of South America—what do you that he is just receiving and opening at his old stand direct from New York, the largest and most complete stock of Goods he has ever before opened in this market, to which he earnestly invitc3 the attention of all his old friends and customers, and the public generally. Prices he guarantees shall please purchasers, being assured that no one can offer greater inducements. Please call and examine. The following in part comprise his stock. Dry Goods of almost every variety. Hard ware and Cutlery. Boots, shoes, Saddlery, Drugs and Medicines, Hats, Caps, Straw Goods, Read-made Clothing, Umbrellas, Parasols, Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Crockery, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Iron Nails, &c. JOHN A. ERWIN. Cassville, March 18tli, 1852. Ladies* Dress Ooods. A FINE ASSORTMENT of Ladies’ Dress Goods, comprising all the latest styles of Muslins, Lawns, Ginghams, Berages, Tissues, &c. Very handsome printed Lawns at 12& cents, at PATTON & TRIMBLE’S: Adairsville, April 14, 1852. A i- CHAS.O. MARTIN DALE. GEQ. WM. WALKER. 0. 0. MARTLNDALE & CO., WHOLESALE dealers in Groceries, Wines & Liquors, NO. 88,'EAST-BAY STREET, CORNER VENDUE BANGE, Charleston, S. C. PERSONS ordering Goods from ns by letter, are assured that they will be as faithfully served as if they were present to select for themselves; and by conforming to this assurance, we hope to gain the confidence of all who deal with ns. Jan 15, 1852. 49—6m. One fine autumn evening, about forty years ago, I was travelling on horseback from Shrewsbury to Chester. I felt tolera bly tired, and was beginning to lookout for some snug way-side inn, where I might pass the night, when a sudden and violent thun der-storm came on. My horse, terrified by the lightning, fairly took the bridle between his teeth, and started off with me at full gallop through lanes and cross-roads, until at length I managed to pull him up just near the door of a neat looking country inn. < Well,” thought I, « there was wit in your madness, old boy, since it brought us to this comfortable refuge.” And alighting, I gave him in charge to the stout farmer’s boy who acted as ostler. The inn kitchen, which was also tlie- guest room, was large, clean, neat and comfortable, very like the hostelry described by Isaac Walton. There were several travellers already in the room —probably, like myself, driven there for shelter—and they were all warming them selves by the blazing fire while waiting for supper. I joined the party. Presently, be ing summoned by the hostess, we all sat down, twelve in number, to a smoking re past of bacon and eggs, corned beef and car rots, and stewed hare. The conversation naturally turned on the mishaps occasioned by the storm, of which every one seemed to have had his full share. One had been thrown of his horse; another, driving in a gig, had been upset into a mud dy dyke; all had got thorough wetting, and agreed unanimously that it was dreadful weather; a regular witches’ sabbath! .< Witches and ghosts prefer for their sab bath a fine moonlight night to such weather as this!” ' These words were uttered in a solemn tone, and with strange emphasis, by one of the company. He was a tall, dark looking man, and I had set him down in my own mind as travelling merchant or pedlar. My next neighbour was a gay, well looking, fashion ably dressed young man, who, bursting into a peal of laughter, said: “ You must know the manner and customs of ghosts very well, to be able to tell that they dislike getting wet or muddy.” The first speaker, giving him a dark fierce look, said: *• Young man, speak not so lightly of things above yonr comprehension.” “ Do you mean to imply that there are such things as ghosts ?” << Perhaps there are, if yon had courage to look at them.,’ ger. But presently resuming his seat he said calmly: ««That taunt should cost yon dear, if it was not such a foolish one.” « A foolish one !” exclaimed the merchant, throwing on the table a heavy leathern purse. «.There are fifty guineas. I am content to lose them, if, before the hour is ended, I do not succeed in showing yon, who are so obstinately prejudiced, the form of any one of yonr deceased friends; and if, after yon have recognized him, yon will al low him to kiss yonr lips.” We all looked at each other,, but my young neighbor, still in the same mocking manner replied: - « Yon will do that, will you?” « Yee,” said the other, «I will stake these fifty guineas, on condition that yon will pay a similar stun, if you lose.” After a short silence,-the young man said gaily: i Fifty guineas, my worthy sorcerer, are more than a poor college sizar ever possess ed; but here are five, which, if you are satis fied, I shall be most willing to wager.” . Hie other took up his purse, sayipg, in. a most contemptuous tone: «Young gentleman, yon wish to draw back?” «I draw back !” exclaimed the student. « Well! if 1 bad the fifty guineas, yon shoqldhee whether! wished to draw Back!” .< I see,” replied the student, «. a white light rising near the window; bnt it has no form; it is like an uncertain cloud.” We—the spectators, remained profoundly silent. «. Are you afraid ?” asked the merchant, in a loud voice. .< I am not,” replied the student, firmly. After a moment’s silence, the pedlar stamped three times on the ground, and sang: “ The phantom white, riiosc clay cold face Was once so fair. Dries with his shrotni his clinging vest And his sea-tossed hair.” Once more the solemn question : ^ «< You, who would see revealed the myste ries of the tomb—what do you see now ?” The student answered in a calm voice, hut like that of a man describing things as they pass before him. .. I see the cloud taking the form of a phantom ; its head is covered with a long veil—it stands still!” “ Are you afraid ?” ..1 am not i” We looked at each other in horror-strick en silence, while the merchant, raising his arms above his head, chanted, in a sepul chral voice: “ The phantom said, as he rose from the wave, He shall know me in sooth ! I will go to my friend, gay, smiling and fond, As in our first youth.” *< What do you see r” said he. •i I see the phantom advance; he lifts his veil—’tis Francis Villiers ! he approaches the table—he writes! ’tis his signature!” “ Are you afraid ?’’ A fearful moment of silence ensued ; then the student replied; but in altered voice : <« I am not.” With strange and frantic gestures, the merchant then sang: “And the phantom said to the mocking seer, I come from the South ; Put thy hand on my hand—thy heart on my heart— Thy moutbon my mouth.” «< What do you see ?” << He comes—he approaches—he will have me! Help ! help! Save me!” “ Are you afraid, now ?” asked the mer chant, in a mocking voice. A piercing cry, and then a stifled groan, were the only reply to this terrible ques tion. .. Help that rash youth!” said the mer chant, bitterly. .«I have, I think, won the wager; but it is sufficient for me to have given him a lesson. Let him keep his mon ey, and be wiser for the future.” He walked rapidly away. We opened the door of the summer-house, and found the student in convulsions. A paper, signed with the name j: Francis Villiers,” was on the table. As soon as the student’s senses were restored, he asked vehemently where was the vile sorcerer who had sub jected him to such a horrible ordeal—he would kill him! He sought him throughout the inn in vain; then, with the speed of a soldier and soon a heap of dust ?’ The last °f bis battl ® aie » and when he struck with j and are as light and graceful, and as useless interview with his wife and children shook i b ’ 3 . sword b * s enem ‘ cs fell dead at his feet, j too; whose conversation finds no higher or his stern heart more than all the battles he i ^ bls l^ n S l la< l a little fair-haired , more improving subject than the idle gossip had passed through, or his approaching dau ghter, who watched him as he prepared j 0 f the day, the last party, or the never-ftil- death. This over he resumed his wonted ■ for tbe batt l e - ® be saw l*!™ P ut on his hel- j ing topic—dress; whose reading is the mis- calmness. In reply to one of his sentinels, j met ’ and * au " bcd as tbe I )lumes nodded above erable trash which is inundating every com- who said, < Marshal, you should now think b * 3 brotr - ® be ® aw tbe stately axe brought I munity, and enervating and dissipating the! of death,’ he replied, Do you suppose any one , ^ ortb 1 sbe saw b * m tabe b ’ 8 keen sword in his minds of our youth ; whose whole life seem should teach me to die ?’ But recollecting ' band > bc tvlcd Us edge, then waved it about himself, he added in a milder tone, .Com- bis bead “ the sun light. She laughed as it sparkling glanced through the air, and even rade, you are right, send for the Curate of St- Sulpicc: I will die as becomes a Chris tian !’ As he alighted from the coach, he advanced towards the file of soldiers drawn up as executioners, with the same-calm mien he was wont to exhibit on the field of battle. An officer stepping forward to bandage his eyes, he stopped him with the proud interro gation, < Are you ignorant that for twenty years I have been accustomed to face both ball and bullets:’ lie then took off his hat, and with his eagle eye, now subdued and sol emn, turned towards heaven, said with the same calm and decided voice that had turn ed so many battles, </ declare before God and man, that I never betrayed my eoun try ; may my death render her happy, vice la France P He then turned to the soldiers, and gazing on them a moment, struck one hand upon his heart and said, , . my com rades, fire on me.’ Ten balls entered him, and he fell dead. Shame upon judges that for a single act could condemn one brave and nobler than them all, to so base a death. A sterner warrior never trod a battle-field —a kinder heart never beat in a human bo som, and a truer patriot never shed his blood for his country. If France never has a worse traitor, the day for her betrayal will be far distant, and if she has no worse de fender, disgrace will never visit her armies. Says Colonel Napier, in speaking of his death,. thus he who had fought five hun dred battles for France—not one against her—was shot as a traitor. A small monument still stands in the gar den of Luxenburg, on the spot where he fell, but bis noblest monument is in the hearts of men, who will take care that his fame sur vives that of his destroyers. The young man stood up, flushed with an- madman, he dashed off across the fields in pursuit of him—and we never saw either of them again. That, children, is my Ghost Story ! « And how is it, Uncle, that after that, you don't believe in ghosts ?” said I, the first time I heard it. .. Because, my boy,” replied my Uncle, neither the student nor the merchant ever returned; and the forty-five guineas, be longing to me and the other travellers, con- tinned equally invisible. These -two srtin- dlers carried them off, after having acted a farce, which ire, like miners, believed to be real.” ling’s Evil, or two in a Bed. Good stories are now so scarce none should be lost, and the following, told ns by Mr. J. H. M’Vicker, the Yankee comedian, is among the best we have heard. At a small village, not a thousand miles off, a number of stages arrived, filled with passengers who were obliged to stop at a small tavern, in which there was no great supply of beds. The landlord remarked that he should be obliged to put away two or three gentlemen, who were by the way, nearly all strangers to one another together, and requested they would <« take partners.” Stage coaches are filled with all sorts of peo ple, and a bed-fellow should be selected with care. Everybody seems to hesitate. Mr. McYicker, who was one of the passen gers, had, made up his tnind to snooze in a chair or have a bed to himself. He saw that his only chance to get a bed to himself was his wit, and walking up to the Register he entered his name, and remarked «. I am wil ling to sleep with any gentleman, but I have the .. King’s Evil,” and it is contagious. The King’s Evil! says every one; and the landlord, looking .< thunder struck,” remar ked as he eyed Mae rather closely,«. Til see sir, what I can do for yon by yourself.” In a short time, Mae was ensconced in the landlord’s bed, who slept on the floor to ac commodate him. In the morning when all were preparing for breakfast, a fellow traveller accosted the comedian with.. Pray sir, what is the nature of the complaint of which you spoke last night ?” «. The nature!” drawled out Mac, nonplus sed for an answer. “ Yes sir, I never heard of such a disease before.” .. Why said Mac, brightening up, I thought every one knew. It is a disease of longstanding. Its first appearance in A- merica- was during the revolutionary war, when it took off some of tbe best men our aonatry ever contained. At the battle of Near Orleans, it amounted to an epidemic; and since the arrival of Kossuth, in this country, it has broken out a-fresh in many places.” i. Indeed!” says the stranger. .. I confess I have never heard much of it.” .. Perhaps not,” said Mae .. for it gene rally goes by another name.” .. And what may that be ?” .. Republic anism !” laughingly replied Mae as he turned away to arrange his toilet for break&st. while it was upheld, she ran towards her fa ther to take a parting kiss. Why was not the little child afraid of the mighty king with fierce weapons ? Because he was her fa ther ; she knew that he loved her, loved her as his own life. She knew that those dan gerous weapons would never be used against her, un'/ess to save her from worse peril.— Do y^a understand what nncle Gillette meant_ by this story ?’ . Not exactly,’ said Lucy. «Won’t yon tell me?’ . lie meant,’ said Rosa,. that God is like that mighty king; sickness, lightning, dan ger, trial, death, are all His weapons, but we need not fear them if we are truly His children. When the sharp lightning flashes in the sky, we can look calmly at its beauty, for it is in our Father’s hand; sickness may be around us, but our Father can keep us safe. Death may come, but it will only be to send us to our Father’s arms. The Choctaws. This large tribe of Indians occupy the southern part of the Indian territory, ex tending from Red River on the south, to the Arkansas river, and its branches, the Cana dian, on the north, and from the State of Arkansas on the east, to Texas on the west. The settlements at present are chiefly in the eastern part. Their country is divided into four districts, of which the western district belongs to the Chickasaws, who are united with them under one governmeut, and to gether form the Choctaw Nation. The fol lowing information respecting them is taken from the Southern Presbyterian. '.. The two tribes are much intermingled; all matters of government being conducted as if they were one tribe. Their annuities, however, and school funds, are kept entirely distinct. The two tribes are nearly related to each other in language, manners, and customs, and according to their traditions, sprang from a common origin. .. The Choctaws are an agricultual people. Some of them have fine farms, and there are cotton plantations on Red River. Their dwel lings are log cabins, some of them large, and in the comforts of civilized life they are making constant progress. Other improve ments are m many respects similar to those of new settlements on the frontier, excepting that as yet there is no such thing as a vil lage among them. . They have a written constitution, the prominent features of which are modeled after our own. Each of the four districts into which the nation is divided, has a chief of its own, elected every four years. Their Legislature, or General Council, ns it is called, comprises a Senate and House of Representatives, which meet the first Wed nesday in October, and continues in session about ten days. The signatune of a major ity of the chiefs is necessary to' give to each bill the form of a law. Their legislative proceedings are generally marked by an en lightened regard to the improvement of the people in knowledge and morality, and are conducted with entire order and decorum. .. There is a body of officers called light horsemen, appointed by, and subject to tbe chiefs, who form what may be considered the police of the nation, and one of whose im portant duties is to destroy whiskey wherev er they find it within the bounds of the na tion.” Wise Men most forbearing.—In order to love mankind, expect bnt little from them: in order to view their faults without bitter ness, we must accustom ourselves to pardon them, and to perceive that indulgence ia a justice which frail humanity has right to demand from wisdom. Now, nothing tends more to dispose us to indulgence, to close our hearts against hatred, to open them to the principles of a humane and soft morali ty, than a profound knowledge of the hu man heart. Accordingly, the wisest men have always been the most indulgent.' A Dutchman who had a brother hung in this country, wrote to his relatives, in forming them that his brother had been placed in a public situation by this govern ment, and at the time of his death had sev eral thousand people, including the sheriff and grand jury, under him. to be an aimless, frivolous life; and who, as they flit by us on their airy wings, provoke the inquiry : .. For what were these pretty creatures made ?” I pray you, take loftier views of life than these. While I would not draw you from the rational pleasures of soci ety, nor bring one gloomy cloud upofiyour youthful sky, I still would plead for'fsomd serious hours, some industrious moments, some time apportioned to the culture of the mind, the enriching of the memory with stores of useful knowledge. I would -plead that the capacities and aspirations of the immortal part receive some ministration, and that the moral faculties be cultivated and stimulated, and the generous impulses of the soul be expended in labors for the best good as those around you. Be assured there is no beauty like that - of goodness— there is no power like that of virtue; per sonal beauty may attract the admiration of the passing hour, but it is the richer beauty of moral worth, the loveliness of the soul, that commands the deepest reverence, and secure the most enduring-affection. Even men who have no religion themselves, but who are men of judgment and whose opinion is worth the most, who displays in her char acter the .< beauty of holiness.” If there is one sight more than any other, in this world of sin and sorrow, which com bines all the elements of beauty, of nobleness, and of worth, it is that of a young and lov ely female, whose youth and beauty, w[m as depth and richness of affection, and whostf powerful influence on human hearts, are ill! consecrated to the cause of truth and holi ness, laid as an humble offering at -the Sa viour’s feet. Such a being is, indeed, wor thy of the reverence and admiration of eve ry true and noble heart; and she will com mand it, even when the light of her beauty is quenched, and the flower of her loveliness is faded. But if there is a sad, heart-break ing sight on earth, it is that of o«e gifted with all the charms which nature lavishes upon her daughters, prostituting them upon the altar of vanity or fashion, and starving the soul on the unmeaning flattery of a vain arid hollow-hearted world; running .i giddy round of gayety, frivolity, and dissipation; laying up in the future a cheerless and for saken old age, and a miserable, remorseful eternity. .. Oh, what is woman ? What her smile, Her lips of love, her eyes of light ? What is she if those lips revile The lowly Jesus ? Love may write His name upon her marble brow, And linger in her curls of jet: The light spring flowers may meekly bow Before her tread; arid yet—arid vet, Without that meeker grace, she’ll be A lighter thing than vanity f” Lady’s Book. They tell a story of a man out west, who had a hair lip, upon which he performed an operation himself, by inserting into the open ing a piece of chicken flesh r it adhered and filled up the space admirably. This was all well enough, until, in compliance With tb« prevailing fashion; he attempted to raise moustaches, when on one side grew hair, and the other feathers. They have a new plan for tbe demolition of bed-bngs, in North Carolina. It is done by steam; one wheel catches them by the noee, another draws their teeth, while a neat piston rod punches arsenic down their wind pipe. flS' Some Writers put strange ideas upon paper. An author of a love story, in de scribing his heroine, says: . Innocence dwells in the rich clusters of her dark h'air.” A waggish cotemporary thinks a fine tooth comb would take it all out. 1 /amilq IjttDspptr-Htnnto to Rational anil #taft ^nlitirs, 1’iftratnrt, Smnsnnmtn, Jfiarferfs, ^arnga ana mantranr jots, BY JOHN W. 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