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UNIVERSITY C'r GEORGIA LIBRARY 31 ^amilq ifrmsj!ttjftr--Sroatrlt te jMraal aid Ito Tfaitiks, Iteatarr, JintMinartrts, ffiarkrtv/totigtt nnb JTmnrstir iltm, kt BT W. T. WOFFORD, Editor and Proprietor. “BE JUST AND FEAR NOT” TWO BOLLARD, per annum, in advance. YOL. IY. CASSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER i, 1852. NO. 39. THE STANDARD, IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT CASBYILLE, Q A. Office-—S. W. Corner of the Public Square. Touch.—Two dollars a-year, 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 arc •paid. Miscellaneous advertisements inserted at fl per square, for the first insertion, and 60 (cento for each weekly continuance. Legal advertisements published at the (usual rates. Advertisements not marked, will be pub lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. Letter* on business must be addressed, post paid, to the editor. Scatter ye seeds, and flowers wjll spring; Strew them' at broadcast o’er hill and glen; Sow in your garden and time will bring Bright flowers, With seeds to scatter them again- BUSINESS DIRECTORY. CHASTAIN & YOUNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ELIJJAY, OA., Will practice in the counties of the Cher- „ 12—ly. okee circuit April 24. ROBERT H. TATUM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TRENTON, OEO. BuaiHRaa entrusted to his care in any of the Counties of the Cherokee Circuit, will meet with prompt attention. Nor. 21. 43—tf JAMES KILN KB. JOHN E. OLENX MIUXTIEK. & GXEJXOT, ATTORNEYS AT LA W., CASSVILLE, GA. March, 4, 1832. 4—tf. MARCUS A. HIGGS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CASSVILLE, GA. Will attend promptly to all business con fided to his care. Mav 29,-1852. 17—tf. (JaasriUe. DAWSON A. WALKER, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Spring Place, Geo. Refers to Kum A Horn, Augusta, G*., Wiley, Barks, A Co., Charleston, S. C. A. Wells A co., Savannah, Ga. April 24. 12— 1 y. JONES & CRAWFORD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CALHOUN, OA. April 24. 12 —ly. JOIN A. CRAWFORD. F. C. SHROPSHIRE. CRAWFORD & SHROPSHIRE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CAMYILLR, OEO. Business entrusted to their care in any of the counties of the Cherokee circuit, will meet with firithful attention. April 8. 1. R. PARROTT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TjGlIR^T.SIRS VIHLiLlBe ©£\» March 11. 9—ly. B. 1E«1 S ATTORNEY at law, . CASSVILLE, GEO Is engaged in the. practice of the Law in the counties of Cass, Floyd, Gordon, Whit- Bald Walker, in the Cherokee Circuit, and in Oobb. Cherokee and, Gilmer of the Bine Ridge Circuit. attention given Vc the collecting [Jlay 6, 1862. HUEHM<CAIUCAE3D. m ROBERT e. WORD Oflee—S. East l.of the Chart Home, lau ft, 50 -ly. a. ic BAvnisoN. W. to. maltbie. MALTBIE ft DAVIDSON, DKAUUtS IW 8TAPLE AND FANCY DRY -GOODS, GR0CERII8. HARDWARE, Drugs, Medioines, PAINTS, OILS, WINDOW GLASS. Ac. Ac. OMtenvDtetGa. July 22—24—3m. a. T.auum- SIMPSON & GARDINER, WAREHOUSE Settler ye Seeds. Scatter ye seeds—not think them lost, Though they fall amid leaves and are buried in earth— Spring will aWake them, though heedlessly toss’d And to beautiful flowers those seeds will give birth. Scatter ye seeds—tire not, but toil; ’Tis the work of life i ’tis the labor of man; In the head, in the heart, and on earth’s own soil Sow, gather and sow, through life’s short span. Scatter ye seeds in the field of mind— Seeds of flowers with seednof grain; In the Spring and Summer sweet garlands ye'll find, And in the Autumn ye’ll reap rich fruits for ygur pain.. Scatter ye seeds in the garden of heart— Seeds of uffeotion, of truth and of love; Cultivate carefblly each hidden part, And thy flowers will be seen by angels above. Scatter ye seeds—the seeds of Hope; Plant in your bosom the Tree of Life— Then the flowers here budding in Heaven will ripen the fruits of Then scatter ye seeds each passing year— SoW amid winds and storms' of rain— Hope give thee courage, Faith east out Fear, God will requite thee with infinite gain. I'ht j?torjj-£tlltr. Who Murdered DowMe! About the end of the eighteenth century', whenever any student of the Marshall Col lege, Aberdeen, incurred the displeasure of the humbler citizens, he was assailed with the question, ••Who murdered Downie?”— Reply and rejoinder generally brought on a collision between ««town and gownAl though the young gentlemen were accused of what was chronologically impossible, peo ple have a right-to be angry at being stig matised as murderers, when their accusers have probability on their side; but the ««ta king off’ of Bjwiie occurred when the gownsmen, so maligned, were in swaddling clothes. But there was a time, when to he branded as an accomplice in-the slauhgtor of Richard Downie, made the blood run to the cheek of many a youth, and sent him home to his books thoughtful and subdued. Downie was sacrist, or janitor at Marshall College. One of his duties consisted in securing the gate by a certain hour; previous to which all the students had to assemble in the com mon hall, Where a Latin prayer was deliv- ed by the principal. Whether, in discharg ing this function, Downie was more rigid than bis predecessor in office, or whether he became stricter in the performance of it at one *hn» than another, cannot now be ascer tained s but there cab be no doubt that he closed the gate with austere punctuality, and that those who were not in the common halt within a minute of the prescribed time, were shat out, and were afterwards repri, 'sanded and fined by the principal and pro fessors. The students became irritated at this strictness, awl took every petty means of annoying the sacrist; he, in his torn, ap plied the screw in other points of academic outine, sad a fierce war soon began to rage between the collegians and toe bumble fane- tionary. Downie took care that in all his proceedings he kept within the strict letter of to* law; but his Opponents wen not so camfel, are* tMderirisns of therefore were uniformly against town, and in flavor ef Downie. Reprimanda awi Into having fail ed in produciugdna subordination trace of expulsion had to be put sad, in the anA, law mad enter prevailed. But a secret aad deadly grudge continued to be entertained against Downie. Various scheme of revenge were thought of. Downie was, to lommnn with teachers aad taught, enjoying toe fofowa at toe abort New Year's vacation—toe pleasure bring no doubt greatly enhanced by the annoyances to which he has bean subjected dariagtoe as ha was out hfolharily in his official at the grte,n tie tort * gentleman aft a to quels with lighted by a solitary candle. After waiting ' point out toe guilty or suspected fifty l— for some time to this strange place, about fifty figures, also addressed in black, and with black masks <m their -faces, presented Moreover, ike students scattered over the city, and the magistrates themselves had many of toe number amongst their own themselves. They arranged themselves in ! families, and it was not desirable to go into the form of a court, and Downie, pale with I too affair too minutely. terror, was given to understand ho was about to be put oa his trial. A judge took his aeat enthe bench; a clerk and public prosecutor sat below; a jury was empanelled to front; and witnesses sad spectators stood around. Downie at first aat down the whole affair as a joke; but toe proceedings wore conducted with, such per sistent gravity, that, in spate of himself, he begin to believe in toe genuine mission of the awful tribunal. The clerk read an in dictment, charging him with conspiring against the liberties of the students; wit nesses were examined in due form, the pub lic prosecutor addressed .the jury, and the judge summed up. « Geutlemen,” said Downie, •< the joke has been carried far enough—it is getting late, and my wife and family will be getting anx ious about me. If I havebeen too strict with you in times past, I am sorry for it, and I assure you I will take more care in future.” •< Gentlemen of the jury,” said the judge, without paying the slightest attention to this appeal, « consider your verdict; and if you wish to retire, do so.” The jury retired. During their absence, the most profound silence was observed; and except renewing the solitary candle that burnt beside the judge, there was not the slightest movement. The jury returned and recorded a verdict of Guilty. The judge solemly assumed a huge black cap, and addressed the prisoner:— « Richard Downie! The jury have unani mously found yon guilty of oonspiring a- gaiust the just liberty and immunities of the students of Marshall College. You have wantonly provoked and insulted those inof fensive lieges for some months, Mid your punishment will assuredly be condign. You must prepare for death. Id fifteen minutes, the sentonee of the court wLl be carried in to effect.” , The judge placed his watch upon the beach. A block, an axe, and a bag of saw- duot, were brought into the centre of the room. A figure more terrible than any that had yet appeared, came forward, and .pre pared to act the part of dooms ter. It was now post midnight; there waa no sound audible save the ominous ticking of the judge's watch, pownie became more and more alarmed. •• For any sake, gentlemen,” said the ter rified man, «let me go home. I promise that yon never again shaU have cause for complaint.” <> Richard Downie,” remarked the judge, « yon are vainly wasting the few. moments thatnre left you on earth. You are in the hands of those who must have your life. No man power can save you. Attempt to utter one cry, and yon are seiaed, and your doom completed before you can utter another. Every one here present has sworn a solemn oath never to reveal the proceedings of this night; they are known to none but our selves ; and when the object for which we have met is accomplished, we shall disperse unknown to any one. Prepare^ then, for death; other five minutes will he allowed, but no more. The unfortunate man, in an agony of deadly terror, raved and shrieked for mer cy ; but the avengers paid no heed to his cries. His fevered, trembling lips then mov ed as if in silent prayer; tor he felt that the brief space between him and eternity was but as a few more ticking* of that om inous watch. « Now r exclaimed the judge. Four persons stopped forward and seized Downie, on whoee features a cold, clammy sweat had buret forth. They bared his neck, and made him kneel before the block. «. Striker exclaimed the judge. The exftentiones struck the toe on the floor; an assistant on the opposite tide lift ed, at toft same moment, a Wet towel, aad struck it acrasm toe neck of the recumbent criminal. A load laugh announced that toe joke had at last come to an end. Bat Downie responded net to ttt uproar ious merriment they laughed again—bat still he moved not—they lifted him, hat Downie was deed ] Fright had killed him aa effectually aa if the axe of ureal headsman had aerated his head frees his body. It waa n tragedy to alL The medical students tried to open aware,fart it was ever; and the eoaqeretora hnd'new to Mtoiak themselves ef safety. They now in reality affrighted yawag man, carrying fear dis guise into tomft, left toe body ef Dowser ly ing in the boteL One of their untobar told the laadleed that the entertainment waa net yet quite ever, and that they fid mat with the individual that waa left m tha reem to be disturbed for asm* houre. This was to pee them all time to make their escape. Next morning the bedy wen found. Ju dicial inqmry was instituted, baft ae antis factaey result coaid ha arrived aft. The ee«p»efpeor Dannie exhibited an aaelk of The ill-will Uoftaadtoe i in the hotel for a townee hud hi feyuad this nrikieg «may. Downie's widow and' family were provided for—and his slaughter remained a mystery; until, about fifteen years after its occur rence, a gentleman on his death-bed dis closed the whole particulars, and avowed himself to have belonged to the obnoxious class of students who murdered-Downie. - A Sketch. Jerusalem slept os quietly passions, triumphed, and. she yielded op her babes to the spectre. « Behold f* said Death as he toadied the fair forms, and toe beauty of llf« gave place to a holier and yet deeper loveliness, « be hold, the smile of innocence, is now forever sealed. They will awake where there is neither blight nor tempest.” And the be, nign power, whom we call the Spoiler, bore away the now perfected bleeaoms of immor tality to the far-off akj. It YfiB’t DO. EY WILLIAM MATHEWS. It is curious how many thousand things there are, which it won't do to do upon this cosy planet of ours, Whereon we eat, sleep, and get our dinners. For instance— It won't do to plunge into a law-suit, re lying wholly on the justice of your cause, and net equipped beforehand with a brim ming puree. It won’t do to tweak a man's nose, or tell him he lies, unless you are perfectly satis fied he has not spunk enough to resent it by It w*s night, amid her hills, as a child upon the breast of its mother. The noiseless sentinel stood like a statute at his post, and the philoso pher's light burned dimly in toe recesses of his chamber. But a darker night was abroad upon toe earth. A moral darkness involved the na tions in unlightened shadows. Reason shed a faint glimmering over the minds of men, like the cold and inefficient shining of a dis tant star. They immortality of man’s spir itual nature waa unknown, his relations to Heaven undiscovered, and his ft^gtre-desti ny obscured in a cloud of mystery. It was at this period that two forms of etherial mould hovered above the land of God's chosen people. The seemed sister an. gels sent to earth upon some embassy cf love. The one was of majestic stature, and in the well formed limbs which her snowy drapery hardly concealed, in her erect bear ing, and steady eye, were exhibited the highest degree of strength and confidence. Her right arm was extended in an expres sive gesture upward, where night appeared to have placed her darkest pavillion, while on her left reclined her delicate companion, in form and countenance the contrast of the other, for she was drooping like the flower when unmoistened by refreshing dews, and her bright but troubled eye scanned the air with ardent but varying glances. Sudden ly a light tike the sun flashed out from the heavens, and faith and hope hailed with ex ulting songs the ascending star of Bethle hem. Years rolled away, and a stranger was seen in Jerusalem. He was a meek, and un assuming man, whose happiness seemed to consist in acts of benevolence to the human race. There were deep traces of sorrow on his countenance, though no one knew why he grieved, for he lived in the practice of every virtue, and was loved by all the wise and good. By and by it was rumored that the stranger worked miracles, that the blind saw, the dumb spake, and the dead leaped to life at his touch; that when he command ed, the ocean moderated its chafing tide, and the very thunders articulated, he is the son of God. Envy assailed him with the charge of sorcery, and the voice of impious judges condemned him to death. Slowly and thick ly guarded, he ascended the hill to Calvary. A heavy cross bent hin\ to the earth. But faith leaned cm his arm, and hope dipping her pinions in his blood, mottBtuA . to toe skies. '—* "- Xirkiie Parity The following specimen of,«poetry rnn mad,’ is hard to beat. It is the production blowing your brains out or /if you have no of one of the newly invented, patent ma- brains) cracking your scull, chines to manufacture verse . to order,’ and i t woa t do, when riding in a stage coach, the mixed, up and conglomerated shape in to talk of another man whom yon have not which the tines < fall in’is owing probably, personally seen, as being an •< all-fired to the crank being somewhat > ut of order, scoundrel,’’ until you are absolutely sUre The genius who presides over the machine, he is not sitting before you. says that when the wheels are well oiled up, I It won t do, when snow-drifts are piled up and it • gets the hang of the office, it will; mountains high, and sleighs are eternally A Sketch. ' A mother was kneeling in the deep hush of evening, at the couch of two infants, whoee rosy arms were twined in a mutual embrace. A slumber, soft as the moonlight that fell through the lattice over them, tike a silvery veil, lay on their delicate tips— the soft bright curls that clustered on their pillow were slightly stirred by their gentle and hcaithly breathings, and that smile, which h—™ from the pure depths of the fresh glad spirit, yet rested on their red lips The mother looked upon their exceed ing beauty with a momentary pride—and then, as she continued to gase on the lovely, slumber era, her dark eye deepened with aa iwij-m. aad unutterable fondness, and a .cold shuddering fear came over her, lest those buds of life, so fair, so glowing, might be touched with sudden decay, and gathered hack in their brightness to the dust. And she lifted her voice in prayer, solemnly, passionately/ earnestly, that the Giver of Life would still Vug to her those blossoms Of love, oTer whom her soul‘thus yearned. And as the low breathed accents rose on the still *1^, ^deepened thought came over her, and her spirit went out with her loved and pure ones into the strange wild paths of life, aad a strong horror chilled her frame as she beheld mildew aad blight settling on the fair aad loveij aft the earth, end high aeri rich hearts aeathed with desolating and guil ty passions. And the prayer she was breath- ing grew yet mare fervent, even to agony that He who art the fenrtain ef all parity. . were these whose He hadgiven in there perfect innocence, perarittin* ■are nor crime, nor folly, to east a stain on the brightness with wfaiefr she had received there invested from His hand aa with a mantle. As toe prayer died away in the weakness of the apart spirit, a pale shadowy fem stood beside the infant sleepers. “I* Death.” arid the spectre, ..and Iareoame fire toy babes I are there where the perils you ■. can reach the rejoicing spirit. R ■ arty by yielding there to as yea can A wild run with very tittle jar, or vibration, and turn off . fust rate Poetree.’ Gentlemen and ladles who have < all the melancholy madness of the Poet, without the inspira tion,’ can have any subject or sentiment they please versified on short notice and rea sonable terms. . Orders respectfully solic ited.’ There is not a wide world in this valley so sweet, As where they have lobsters and oysters to eat; And down to that beach a poor exile of Erin, One morning I spied with a hungry maw steerin; The dew on his thin robe hung heavy and chill, And he walked into the oysters end muscles to kill. Hail Columbia, happy land! Far worse times are nigh at hand; If I could read my title clear, To California I would steer, And^hose who met me on the Way I have no doubt to me would say, 0, tell me, blue-eyed stranger, Say, whither dost thou roam ? Through these cane-brakes a ranger, Hast thou no settled home ? Oh, say, can you sec by the dawn's earry light, The mosquito we heard at the twilight’s last gleaming ? The mttsquito that hit us so fiercely at night That kept us aU either from sleeping or dreaming ? Loud roared the dreadful thunder, The rain a deluge poured, The clouds seemed rent asunder, Yet wife lay still and snored! And then -I sung, With trembling tongue, Hush, my dear, tic still and slumber, Valiant armies guard thy bed, Fleas and bed-bugs without.number, • Gently wander round thy head! Oft in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain hath bound me, I think I feel a cursed bite, . Of something crawling -round me! The Luitie ud the SporUmaa. A gentleman of fortune visited a lunatic asylum, where the treatment consisted chief ly of forcing the patients to stand in tube of cold water—those slightly affected, np to the knees; others, whose cases were graver, up to the middle; while persons very seri ously- ill were immersed up to the neck. The visitor entered into conversation with one of the patients, who appeared to have some cu riosity to know how the stranger passed his time out of doors. < I have horses and grey hounds for coursing,’ said the latter in re ply to the other's question. • Ah! these are very expensive.’ < Tea; they coat me a great deal of money in the year, but they are the best of their kind. f . Have you any thing more ? « Yea, I have a pack of hounds for hunting the fox.’ < And these cost a great deal, too ?’ < A very great deal; birds for hunting birds, < and these swell up the ex pense, I dare say ?’ < You may say that, for they are not common in this country. And then I go out alone with my gun accompa nied by a setter and a retriever.’ < And these are expensive, too V < Of course. Af ter all it is not the animals of themselves that run away wtih the mercy: there mas: he men, you know, to feed and look after th—, booses to lodge there in—in abort, the whole sporting establishment.’ . I see, 1 sea; your horses, hounds, set area, retrievers, hawks, mm—aad all for the capture of fox es and buds; what aa enormous revenue tbeyreast coat you 1 Nov what I want to kuov is this: what return do they pay ?— what does yuur year's sporting produce ?’ . Why, wo kill a fox new and than—only they are getting rather scarce hereabouts— endue seldom bag leas than fifty brace of birds each season.’ • Barit!' sued the toas tie, looking anxiously round hire. • My upsetting, to ride out with a beautiful, live ly, fascinating girl, and not expect to get smashed with her. It won t do for a man, when a horse kicks him, to kicn back at the horse. It won t do to crack on jokes old thaids in the presence of unmarried todies who have passed the age of forty. It won t do to imagine a Legislature, fed at the public crib, will sit but six weeks, when two-thirds of the members have not the capacity to earn a decent living at home. It won't do for a man to bump his head against a stone post, because he conscienti ously believes that his head is the hardest. It won t de, when a mosquito bites your face in the night, to beat your own crani um to pieces w : tb your fist, under the im pression that you are killing the mnsquito. It won’t do for a chap to imagine a girl is indifferent to him because she studiously avoids him in company. It won’t do lor a young lady to presume that more than a third of the gentlemen who show her pointed attentions, have the most distant idea of marrying her. It. won t do for it man to fancy a lady is in love with him because she treats him civ illy, or that she has virtually engaged her self to lnm because she has always endured his company. It won t do, when in a hurry, to eat aoup with a two-pronged fork, or try to catch flies with a fish net. It won’t do to be desperately enamored of a pretty face because you have seen it at the breakfast table. It won t to to be so devoted to a tender hearted wile as to comply implicitly with her request when she asks you, •• Now, tum ble over tne cradle, and break your neck, won’t you.” It won t do to take hold of a hair-trigger pistol during a fit of the blues. It won't do for a politician to imagine himself«lected to the Gubernatorial chair, while “ the back counties are to be heard from.” it won t do to pop the question more than a dozen times alter the lady has said •< No 1 It won t do to extol the beauty ol a lady, s hair before you know wiietuer it did not once beioug to another lady s head. It won t do to talk of cabbage when tail ors are standing by, nor of wooden nutmegs and white wood bams, when there are Con necticut Yankees about. it won t do to go barefoot in winter to get rid of trouble from corns. It won t do to take every man to do that you would hke to do, even if so to do would be to do yourself a iavor. It won t do ! If to move a mountain task you. Stone by stone you may achieve r But a life would fritter past jtofl, Toiling all at once to heave. Like a mountain beetling lofty , Looms the Future to our view; But approaching Dufy softly Points at simple things to do. Long and weary roads are threaded Step by step unto the end; With the present all undreaded, While w» shrink from what impend - So with Life: the care and sorrow Torture by forerunning fear; Oft the evil of to-morrow,- Lik the day, is never hcre.- Advire to Yoon; Ltdin. A Beautiful IUf^ctiow.—It cannot be that earth is man s only abiding otoce. it cannot be that our file is a nubble, cast ujj> by the ocean of eternity, to ttoat a moment on its waves, ana Sink into nothingness. Else why is it that tbe high and glorious as pirauons, wuich leap, Hite angels, lrom the temple of our heart, and forever wandering about unsatisfied r Way is it that uie ra.n- bow and tne cloud come over us with a beau ty that is not ol eartu, -and then pjissoff and leave us to muse upon their lsuied loveli ness r Why is it that tbe stars bold tfieir festival arouad the midnight throne, and set above the grasp of our limited faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproacha ble giory. And, (many, wuy m n that brignt forms ol human beauty are preaenveu to our view, and men are taken Horn ua— leav.ng hue tiiousauu streams ol our alfec tion to h-jw back .n Aipme torrems upon our hearts.- V» e are born tor a higher destiny turn that 01 eartu. iuel'c iS a rtti* WheFe tae ra.buiw never laaes—where the stars Will oe ap.-emi out uelorc us like .siunos lam; slumber oh tz-c oc-un, ana where me bcau- tilui beings wuich here pass before us i*ke shadows, wifi stay in our presence forever. jpJF- A wag says he knows but one thing better *■•■•>!« lose,- aad that is, to be thrown into a pond of musu and unlit, with the priv ilege of eating your way ashore the gate behind yon ; take »y advice and be effort of thin plane while yon unsafe. Don’t let the dvetor get Us ayna upon yon. Hadaakaiwto anas pnrpoae; but,-.arena as yen are a living mam, he will half drown fow-’ The following qrtstiere wufiiatpro- yoBHftod oy an anonyreort deeteh many years ago, mu to oar knowledge, kas never been answered : •Da body meet a body waring through tne rye— Da body kiss a body need a body eryr do tor aa we are informed in such matters, /eayetbe Lowell Vox Pognii,) we do art In to express onr opiamn that, ua * ton cucHMtoaeas, there to art (ha slights* occasion for tcare. When the spirit moves you to amltse yohf- self with •shopping,’ be sure to ask the clerk for a thousand and one articles you have no intention of buying. Never mind about the trouble you make him; that is part of the trade. Pull the fingers of the gloves you are examining, quite out of shape; inquire for some nondescript color of some scarce num ber, and when it is found, <think you wont take any thi* morning;' then keep him an hour hunting for your sunshade, which you at length recollect you • left at homef an4 depart Without having invested a single cent. When.you enter a crowded lecture room, and a gentleman rises politely, (Americas gentlemen always do,) and offers to give up his seat,, (that he came an hour ago to so* cure for himself,)'take it a» a matter of eouree and don't trouble yonrself to thank him even with a nod of your head. As t0‘ feeling uneasy about accepting it, that's rUliculout! because if he don't fancy stand* ing during the service, he's at liberty to go* home; it's a free country. Should you receive an invitation to a con cert, manage to accept it, (conditionally,) leaving a door of escape, should a more eli gible offer present itself. When solicited to sing at a party, decline, until you have drawn around you the proper number of entreating swains; then yieldf gracefully, as if it were at a great sacrifice of your timidity! Flirt with an admir?r till the last end of the chapter, and then—• be so taken by sur prise’ when he makes the declaration you were driving at! As « practice makes per fect,” every successive attempt of this na ture will render you more expert in angling for hearts, besides exerting a beneficial ef-* feet upon your character. As to cultivating your mind, that’s all waste powder—you’ve bettor ammunition to attack the enemy; and as to cultivating your heart, there's no use in talking about a thing that's unfashionable! So always bear in mind that all a pretty woman is sent into the world for is to display the fashions as they come out; waltz, flirt, dance, sing and play the old Harry generally l Moose Colored. Dry goods stores are sometimes the i of ludicrous conversations. The- Other day a young lady stepped into a well known es tablishment in town, and enquired at a handsome Clerk, ••Slriiave you any mouse-colored ladies gloves?” « Mouse-colored ladies, miss ? « Yes—a sort of gray—just the color of your drawers there;” meaning the store drawers, which were painted gray. << My drawers, miss!” ejaculated the young man, glancing downward at his dress to see if everything was right and tight} >• My drawers, miss ? why I don’t wear any /” The yonng lady was carried homo on k shutter. The following anecdote, illustrative of railroad facility, is- very pointed. A traveller inquired of a negro the distant* tor a certain point. »«Dot ponds on eircum- stance,” replied the darkey. << If yon gwine afoot, it'll take yon about a day; if you gwine in de stage or de homneybaa, yon make it in half a day; but you git in one of dese smoke wagons, you be a linos’ dar now V’ jrst- An auctioneer was selling n lot of land for agricultural purposes : Gentlemen,” said ho, «-this is the most delightful land. It \i the eeriest land to cultivate in Massachusets—it’s an Ugbt-ao very tight. Mr. Parker here, wiU corrobo rate my statement—he owns the next pnteh* and he will tell yon how easy it is worked.” Tea, gentlemen,” said Mr. Parker, * it is very easy to work, but it’s n plaguy right easier to gather the crops!” J®* A witty lawyer once jocosely aaked a boarding faunae keeper the following qnee-