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Vol. I.
“The Purest Pearl.”
Beside the church door, aweary and alone,
A blind woman sat on the cold door stone,
The wind was bitter, the snow fell fast,
And a mocking voice in the fitful blast
Seemed ever to echo her moaning ery.
As she begged for alms of the passers by:
“Have pity on me, have pity 1 pray,
My back is bent and ray head is gray.”
The bells were ringing the hour of prayer,
And many good people were gathering
there,
But, covered with furs and mantles warm,
They hurried past through the wintry
storm.
Some were hoping their souls to save,
And some were thinking of death aad
the grave.
And alas! they had no time to heed,
The poor soul asking for charity’s meed.
And some were blooming with beauty’s
grace,
But, closely muffled in veils of lace,
They saw not the sorrow nor heard the
moan,
Of her who sat on the cold door stone.
At last came one of a noble name,
By the city counted the wealthiest dame,
And the pearls that o'er her neck were
strung,
She proudly there to the beggar flung.
Then followed a maiden, young and fair,
Adorned witli clusters ot golden hair;
But her dress was thin, and scanty, and
worn,
Not even the beggar’s seemed more
forlorn.
With a tearful look, and pitying sigh,
She whispered soft, “no jewels have I,
But I give you my prayer, good friend,”
said she,
“And surely I know God listens to me.”
On her poor weak hand, so shrunken and
small,
The blind woman felt a tear drop fall.
Then kissed it, and said to the weeping
girl.
‘lt is you that have given the purest pearl.’
Do Newspapers Pay ?—News
papers are tlie strongest of fiuan
eial enterprises, when well man
aged and liberally conducted. —
Mr. J ames Grant, in bis new book
on tlie “Newspaper Press of Lon
don,” expresses tlie belief that tlie
profits of the London Times are
$•2,300,000 per annum. Mr. Grant
edited the Morning Advertiser
when Lord Crougliam and Sir Da
vid Brewster wrote for it, and
Lord Palmorston, unofficially ol
course, furnished editorials, and
may be considered good authority.
To this we may add some facts in
regard to New York journals. —
The profits of the Herald are many
hundred thousand dollars a year.
The Tribune was never paying
such dividends to its stockholders
as now. The Times, which it was
surmised would suffer seriously
by the death of Mr. Raymond, its
original editor, has now a circula
tion unprecedented in its history,
and is declaring such dividends
(like most of our leading New
York papers, it is a joint stock
concern) that its stock commands
more than eleven tines its origin
al cost. The World is also a fine
property, and all the established
jouny*ts of New York are as sure
and/certain and paying inv'dst
njents as there are to be found h)
,ime city. '
The Raleigh North Carolinian
says : “Neal Brown, in the sev
enty-second year of his age, died
•in this city last Friday. They
shoveled the clods on his dead
body and made a mound out yon-"
der in the City Cemetery, near the
tomb of Jacob Johnson, the old
father of the ex-Prcsident of these
United States. When Andy
Johnson left this city, a poor tai
lor-boy at old Mr. Litchford’ashop’
Neal Brown went out with him
for two or three miles, and carried
ou his back, wrapped up in an
old piece of carpet, all the worldly
goods that the poor tailor-boy pos
sessed. They shook hands under
an old tree three miles from bore
and dashed the tears from their
eyes and the two boys separated.
Andy became Governor, Senator,
and President. Neal lived quietly
and worked hard. Andy Johnson
never went back on his little hat
ter friend, even when Andy was a
grout President and his little boy
friend \vv.« nothing more than old
man Neal Brown, the hattefc-*-
When tho Chief visit
ed this city, and wheK high and
low crowded around him and the
palaces of the rich and proud were
itching to receive him, he asked
where Neal Brown lived, 'ihey
met. And had that meeting been
less cordial the President would
have been unworthy of bis high
place.”
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Danville, Doeombcr 28. —Tho Rev.
R. J Breckinridge is dead
Lawrenceville, Ga., Wednesday, January 10, 1872.
Married on Crutches.
BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
It was Miram Noble’s birthday.
Great preparations were being
made for an evening- entertain
ment that should surpass anything
of the kind within the circle of
her acquaintances ; for Miram was
an only daughter, and the child of
indulgent parents.
Mrs. Noble was in a flutter of
excitement, as good bouse keepers
are apt to be on such occasions,
and being naturally hospitable,
was "troubled about many tilings”
that entertainers with more mon
ey, and less heart, know very lit
tle about.
As for Miram, for months she
had been anticipating her birth
day party, arranging the list of
invitations, and enjoying, in imag
ination, the sweet converse with
congenial souls, and the unmista
kably ‘‘good time” she was so cer
tain would come to honor her
birthday. She had even gone so
far as to select her own partners
for round and square dances, and
smiled at the frequency of Philip
Warner’s name upon the list.
Blanche Warner was Miram’s
intimate friend and companion,
and she had been so accustomed
to bearing Philip’s praise spoken
by his sister, that it was only nat
ural she should echo the prevail
ing song—Philip was good, an
excellent fellow to have around,
but when it came to marriage—
why even Miram might hesitate.
lie was too brotherly and kind
to awaken any tender passion;
and too —well, no, not exactly
plain! but then, he could not hold
a candle to Wardsworth King,
who, at the time of Miram’s day
dream, was virtually
“Monarch of all he surveyed.”
Philip was one you might
choose, but with Wardsworth you
must wait to be chosen ; and that
is the reason there were so many
blanks in her dancing list.
Blanche in name, was not so
fair in face, so b!io was to appear
in rose color, with jet ornaments,
while Miriam was to shine as
“Undine,” with waves of delicate
green falling away from her queen
ly form, and pcails of glossy
whiteness, peeping through her
blonde tresses.
But when the birthday dawned,
Miram’s blissful anticipations were
all put to lliglit. She was so lame
from an attack of rheumatism, in
duced by exposure, and want of
prudence, that she could scarcely
put her foot to the ground without
shrieking with paiu. What should
she do ?
party could not be post
poned, any better than the ham.
turkey, and salads, that were
awaiting demolition, so she sti
lled the cry of agony, and by per-,
sisteut bantering won a tempora-'
ry truce from the advancing for
ces.
But tho dancing! She would
have to forego that pleasure,and to
Miriam a party without any dan
.cing was no party at all.
V Blanche ran in to mingle her
tAars of sympathy and comtnissei
atSon, and with that wonderful self
al juegation so prominent in warm
ly attached friends, offered to
,/nake a martyr of herself for Miri
am’s sake.
“No, indeed 1” said Miriam—
“ You must accept every invita
tion, and not let any thought of
me spoil your pleasure. Chie cun
be rheumatic without being dog
matic, and I'll go through all the
figures mentally, if my feet are
held in a horrible vice.
“Philip will feel s<> sorry,” said
Blanche, “he enjoys dancing with
you so much."
“Well, Philip must console him
self elsewhere, and not be 'a wait
ing Tor a partner’” replied Miriam,
singing the fntnilliar air of “oats,
peas, beans.”
The eventful evening came at
last, and Miriam set like ft queen
to receive her guests. She had
more color than usual, and there
WSA tin -unwonted brilliancy to her
eyes, so that her friends mixed
compliments with condolences, un
til the poor child was ready satia
ted.
But when the music struck up
there was a grand rush for part
ners, and Miriam could physic
pain as much as she chose; aud it
did really seem as if the twinges
were moro severe when she was
alone in lier glory than when she
was the centre of an animated
group.
She tried to look cheuful and
“COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE!”
happy, but not being blessed with j
a cast-iron countenance, the marks ,
of pain would gather in the cor-1
ners of her month and between j
her eyes, requiring all her fortitude
to smoothe away the traces of their I
presence before the dance was i
over.
“Miriam!” said a voice at her j
elbow, while she was busy with
her thoughts.
“Philip I Why are you not dan
cing ?”
“My partner is engaged,” said
Philip, with mock modesty.
“Then choose another”
“I can’t. ‘Misery loves compa
ny,’ and I’ve been dreadfully un
happy sitting over there alone, or
standing in 4he hall, an uninteres
ted, or rather uninteresting spec
tator.”
“You might help make my birth
day party the event of the season.
I depended on you, Phillip.”
“Did you, Miriam ? I’m glad of
that. 1 rather thought you de
pended on ”
“Well ?”
“I thought Wadsworth King
was the biggest card in your pack.
Don’t annihilate me!”
“That shows what a jack you
are!”
“Because I belong to knave'y ?”
“Come, stop your nonsense. —
; There’s a gallop and a galaxry
J from which to choose a partner !”
“If 1 ax her she won't go, on the
light fantastic toe I”
“Whv not ? Phillip, you arc too
bad.”
“Why, you ought to know.—
She’s gone through all the elogics,
and is now two feet deep in the
isms—rheumatisms, 1 mean.”
“Phillip Warner, do you mean
to say you decline dancing ou my
account ?”
“-Most assuredly, Miriam —dar-
ling;” and his voice dropped to a
tone that startled Miriam, aud
| gave her cheek a momentary pal
lor.
Was it so ? Had Phillip fixed
his heart upon her, while she had
never once thought of him as a
lover? and was she quite ready to
say him nay ? He could never
stand in the same relation to her
| as he did before lie made this sud
den avowal of his love, and she
was glad when the evening was
over and she could think in sol-
I tude.
Wadsworth King had been de
voted to Blanche, and bad merely
been civilly polite to poor Miriam,
so the color of that dream was
changed, and there wasn’t any
foundation at all for even an air
castle to bo built upon.
Miriam’s lameness increased
rapidly, and it was but a few
weeks after tho birthday party
that she appeared on crutches.
Phillip was her regular escort.
Did she walk in the direction of
Broadway, she was sure to meet
him there quite unexpectedly. Did
she *nd Blanche take the cars, and
then a saunter through Central
Park, there was Phillip, ready to
act as guide and interpreter And
it became Biich.a inattar of course,
that Miriam finally decided that
her life would be a blank without
Phillip. Yet, how could she ask
him to accept her as his wile ?
how could pile tell him that these
hours of pain had made her know
liis worth, and appreciate him fat
above any other suitor for her
hand ?
Did he love her well enough to
make tlie sacrifice : Fur lu>w could
she tell but what she was a crip
ple for life ?
She put the question to him one
evening whets he seemed moro se
rious than usual.
“Would you marry a wife. Phil
lip, who went on crutches ?”
“I would marry you, Miriam,”
he said, holding her face between
his hands, and sending an honest
glance into the depth of her own
honest eyes, “1 would marry you,
Miriam, if yon never walked an
other step i” and then he laid up
on her lips tho «caJ at' his affec
tion.
So they were married ; and it
was a strange sight, indeed, to see
a bride on crutches; but Miriam
was far moro happy than she was
at her birthday party, for now she
had a good, strong arm, and a
stout, honest heart to lean upon.
Miriam knew the efficacy of
prayer, the capacity of hope, and
so ahe hoped aud prayed that her
lameness might d«oart, even set
ting the limit of her reprobation.
‘ Let me cast away my crutches
at tlie end of two years !” was
the burden of her petition.
On the first anniversary of Phil ;
lip’s wedding, Blanche was unit I
ed to Wadsworth King,and Miriam
laid aside one crutch in honor of
the occasion. Blanche insisted on
having it exhibited as one of her
bridal presents, and much sport
was occasioned by its unique ap
pearance.
Two years passed, and brought
again the season when Phillip and
Miriam were wedded, and Mr. and
Mrs. Noble declared their inten
tion of opening their house to
their friends.
Miriam had a little surprise
which she mentioned to no one,
not even to Phillip. It was that
which lent such a glow to her
cheek, such a light to her eye,
that her husband declared bo was
more in love with her than ever.
The guests were assembled, the
music breathing delicious melodics
through the house, when Miriam
entered the parlor, arm-in-arm
with Phillip, tlie observed of all
observers.
The musicians struck up the
“Lancers.”
“Will you dance, Mrs. Warner?”
asked a young gentlemen so ex
clusively polite, as to bo very
maladroit.
“Certainly,” said Miriam, before
ho bad a chance to apologize.
"Phil ip, take my crutch, if you
please;” and to Phillip's utter as
tonishment, she resigned this em
blem of her weakness into his
hands, and immediately took part,
in tlie quadrille. *
Nobody thought of keeping
time with the music, or confining
attention to the order of dancing.
Congratulations were in every
touch of the hand . that met Miri
am’s own, and even Mr. and Mrs.
Noble joined in the “grand chain - ’'
It was a regular jubilee—on eman
cipation festival and Phillip
promenaded around too - luorr,
making as much fuss over tlie
crutch .as if it had been an unex
pected legacy, ns it was, undoubt
edly.
Blanche is now the hnppv moth
er of a young King, and Miriam
spends the most of her time with
her sister in lover, as well ns in
law, so active and happy, that it
would bo difficult to imagine she
was- die same Miriam who was
was married on crutches. —AT. V.
Weekly.
Killed in Court—Gon.R. IMvvls
of Mississippi, Shot Dead.
An unpleasant state of freljng
has existed between Gen. Reuben
Davis and S, M. Meek, both law
yers of Mississippi, for some
time back. In last July or Ail-/
gust those gentlemen appeared i/i
Aberdeen, Mississippi, on rpp(»
site sides of a killing case,
was in course of examination be>
fore the Circuit Court of that
place. The person under trial was
O. Taylor Hill, who was charged
with murder. Davis was defend
ing the prisoner, and Meek was 1
prosecuting. It is generally rep- i
resented that Davis ha t what is i
forcibly called “ft violent way”
about Ivin; whereas Meek was j
upon ordinary occasions among j
the mildest of men, a modest, un
obtrusive gentleman, lie was in
sulted by Davis at tliat time, and
felt mueli aggrieved. After that
they never spoke to each other.
On Friday last they again met on
opposite sides of a case in tlie j
i Court House of Columbus, Missis-1
| sippi, when Davis, as usual, in-j
dulged in violent and offensive I
language, and so irritated meek l
that lie could beat it uo longer.
He said : “Davis, I can’t stand
your brow beating . any longer.)
Defend yourself.” Meek jerked ,
out his pistol, and Davis proceed- !
to draw his weapon, but was too
slow, and was shot before he had i
his weapon ready for use. This
was in tho Court llou-e, in the ,
presence of the Judge and a full j
court. Great excitement priiiwffs
throughout the to am UtjjiTeqnent
upoivHie shooting.
General Davis was a Colonel of
the Second Mississippi Regiment !
during the Mexican war. lie was |
a General ot the sixty-day Missis- ;
sippi militia in the late war. He j
was before tlie war a member of)
the United States Congress from
the Aberdeen District, Mississippi. ;
He served two years. After that
he returned home and followed his
profession of criminal lawyer, in
which lie achieved long ago a fine
reputation. Davis was about fifty
eight or Bixty years of age. S
M. Meed is now perhaps forty
years old, and stands at tho head !
of his profession.— Afempki* Aj^ieal
tdr Tho Congressional library !
Contains 325,W0 volumes.
[if 2 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
A Carious Document.
THE COSTTRACT WITH I.A VAYUTTB.
In overhauling tho old docu
ments in the Treasury Depart
ment, recently, the following
agreement made between our gov
ernment and tho Mm quia do La
layette was brought to light. It
is interesting in itself, and as
showing how great undertakings
required short contracts, only, in
our curly history :
AGREVMUNT OV MARQUIS DB L.V FAV
/ I KI T If.
The desire evinced bv the Mar- |
qnis dc la Fayette of serving in
the armies of the United Stales of
North America, and ilia interest
which ho takes in tlie justice of
their cause, and wishing for an
opportunity of distinguishing him
self in war, and of rendering him
self useful to the extent of his
ability ; but not concealing from
himself, that he may be unable to
obtain the consent of his family,
to bis serving in the foreign Coun
tries, or to cross tho ocean, unless
he shall go there in quality of a
General officer, 1 believe 1 cannot
better serve my country, and act
in accordance with my power to
grant commissions, than in confer
ring on him, in the name of the
Most Honorable Congress,the rank
of Major General, for which, I
pray, the States will confirm, lat
ify and promptly bestow a com
mission, for him to assume aud
Hold the rank, from this date,
which belongs to a general officer
of the same grade.
Ilia high birth, his connections,
tlie honorable titles which his
family enjoy at this Court, his
very considerable wealth in this
Kingdom, his personal merits, his
*tv«own, his disinteiefitwdnoss, and
above «!! his zeal (or the liberty of
our provinces have alone induced
me to pi utilise him the above ran*"
of Major-General, in tlie name of
the United States.
In testimony of which I have
signed these presents.
Done at Paris, 7ili December,
1776. SILAS DEANE.
Under the conditions I
offer my services, and [irnmiso to
take my departure at this time
and in tlie manner which shall ap
pear mest suitable to Mr. Deane to
serve the United Slates with all
the zeal in my power, without any
pay or special allowances, reserv
ing to myself only the liberty of
retiirnbig to Europe when my fain
rfy or my kingshdl recall in.*.
Done ut l’aris, 7th December,
1776.
(Siguul) lb Marquis I>r la Fayette.
“-Washington, December 30.
Judge Lochranc, late Chief
tico of Georgia, and regarded as
one of tho ablest men in tlie Re
publican party South, had a long
interview with the Hresidenl to
! day. Judge Lochranc says the
1 Administration will take no hand
in settling affairs in Georgia, and
j as Governor Conley earcs nothing
1 personally for the place, there
will be no contest between him
and Col. Smith, recently elected
Governor, for tho office.
Sir A very happy retort was
that of a badgered witness to a
lawyer named Missing, who was
tormenting him. The lawyer was
defending a prisoner charged with
stealing a donkey. The prosecu
tor had left the atdmal tied up to
a gate, and when he returned it
was gone. Missing Was very se
vere in his examination of tho
witness. “Do you mean to say
the.donkey was stolen trnrn that
gate?” “I mean to say, sir,” giv
ing the judge and then the jury a
sly look, “tho ass was Missing.”
—
Yvmng gent—“Might*! aslf j'VnA
miss—ah ” Miss—“ Very sor
ry, sir, but I am engaged for the
next three dances ” Young Gent—
“lt is not dancing—ah —it—it is,
its, beg your pardon, miss; you
are sitting on my hat !
SIT The Detroit Froo Press
announces the birth of a “pair of
triplets” in that city. It is rarely
seldom that you find triplets that
are ingenious enough to bo born
in pairs without leaving an odd
baby somewhere in the neighbor
hood .—Courier Journal.
I !■»«»« *
. A Kentucky girl says when she
dies she desires to have tobacco
planted over her grave, that tho
weed nourished by her dust may
be chewed by her bereaved lovers.
There is poetry in the idea.
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Cheap lmt Honest.
Many years ago, when Judge
Hobart M. Charlton, of Savannah,
Georgia, was quite vt young man, he,
in company with his father, tho I lon.
U . I*. Charlton, spent summer
in dm delighthe village of Clarksville,
Norhein Georgia.
One day Robert was passing along
the streets in Clmksviile, and it hap
pened to bo election 'day—members
of Congress wete then denied bv
what is called (he general ti• kei s\ s
tem, and not by districts as they ato
now—when he was met by a verdant
hot honest voter of tho mountains,
who accosted him tint*:
“Mr. Charlton, mu you the man
that is running for Congress?”
“No, air, I nin no, candidate -my
far liter is, however. But may I ask
you why this inquiry?”
“Nothing, only 1 haven’t vote I
yet.”
“If it is consistent with your feel
ings, then, I would like for you to
vote for mv father.”
“I would just as soon vote for him
as anybody.”
Mr (J. thanked kitn, and thinking,
perhaps, his friend was seeking a
treat, invited him into it neighboring
tavern.
“What will you lake?”
“1 Lever drink anything, but I
see they have some ginger cake ; I’d
as leave tako ono of them with you
as not.”
“Very well, (lire us a cake.”
“Mv brothor is in town with me.”
‘.‘All right, take him a cake with
my respect.”
Another cake was purchased and
paid for, and tlie two friends parted,
“Greedily” to find his brother, and
Mr. Charlton to join in the merry
dance, with his young friends iti a
parlor hard by.
The golden hours on angles’wings
passed rapidly away with Mr. Charl
ton. llis friend was soon forgoiton.
La to in thru ‘ir.W’ii) ■ “■■i.esg
-pWtisb in the dance, our verdant mend,
very much to tho surprise of everv
one, stalked into the parlor and in
quired for Mr. Charlton.
Of course all eyes were directed to
our friend, as he aproaeh Mr. Charl
ton. Drawing from his bosom a
four by six inch cake, he said:
“Mr. Charlton, here’s your cake;
my brother ha I vote-1 aforo I had
seed him.”
The tost can better bo imagined
than dseribed.
No, 44.
A y trig lady explained to a
printer the other day tlie difference
I'between printing and publishing,
mnl at the conclusion of her ro
msrks, by way of illustuition, slio
s-ild : “You may print a kiss on
iiiA’ cheek, but you must not pub
lish it.” He took her ut. her word,
/ud then went immediately and
ordered a suit of clothing for the
wedding.
A cleanly-shaved gentleman
inquired of a fair i]pmoislle, tho
I other day, “whether or no she ad
! mired mustaches.” “Oh,” replied
| the charmer, with arcli look, “I
; invariably set my face against
1 them.” Very shortly afterward,
his upper lip betrayed symptoms
I of careful cultivation.
--i.- H mmrj *<£.• o—"
The young lady in Newark who
supposed slit! was giving her lover
a hasty kiss in the dark, was sonie
what disgusted the next
, it came out that her fetlurVcouch
man had been tlie Ymppy recipient
of the result. -» f
■**«*•► «*tb«
I A distinguished writer say*:
| “ 1 hero in a passage i:i tlie Bible
| where Jhe girls are commanded to
kiss Ufo men. and that it is In tho
; gotibf, nffiq ‘Whatsoever ye would
; thati nien would do unto you, do
ye <sfen so to them.’ ”
aC%" A Southwestern editof
renny^u; “If in our school days
tTie of three is proverbially
tryii fILT Sniuch hauler, in after
life, do f Aw *4(l tlie rule of one.' 1
lie has Mtyh fried only fourteen
month '
Lord Ib nxfleld,the Scotch .ludgi*,
once paid to an eloquent culprit
at the bar: “Your’e a vera clever
chid, mon; but I’m thinking ye
wad be uuuc the wuiir o’ a
bangin’,’*
—
iVP' General Leo’s birthday.
| January 19, will be appropriately
j celebrated at Lexington, Virginia,
i A memorial address will be deliv
ered by Gen. Juba! A. Early.
tt.y- Next to busy Isos, boot
-1 blacks bullish tin) brightest ex
ample of bupviving the "shining
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