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F. R FILDES, Editor.
VOL. YTT.
“THE TIGER OF THE TROPICS."
A Leaf from ih«» History of Shelby’s
I'xpfdilion *o Mexico.
Precerd-nir Shelby’s arrival in Mnntr—
rev there h:*d come also o**l. Francois
Arch file Dnpin, a Irene* man who wa*
known an * The Tiger of Ihe Tropics. '
W*'«t lie Hid wonld fill a volume. Re
corded In*re no reader wonld In lieve it
|n» Chiistinti w**nld imagTie such wa* fare
p. gsdde. He; wa« past 00, tall as Te
cumseb, htraigbt as a rapier. with a seat
in lie saddle like ttn English guardsman
a* and a waist Ike a woman F*»r d* eds
of defpeiute dating • e had receiv. and nn le
dec«*rutioriß than cwld In-displayed upon
the I'ght Rr ast o( his (ipileim. ILs
hair and heard Bti*>wy white, contrasted
strangely with a stern, set I ice that I ad
teen hi*»nz-d by tilt sun and the wind
f>t fifty Cain» aigi 8. In the Chinese expe
dition this man had led the assault upon
the Emperor's palace, wherein no and« I* tut
er * scap<d tlie lo.yni« t and no wonun
tl e grasp it the In> al soldiery. Sack,
b ltd pdiage, and muid r , aid c» int* s
win out a nan e, all wine there, aml
when the fi ice carnage \va- dot e Dupm,
stage* ring u»ui* r the weight of iul*ies,:
and peal Is. at and diamonns, was ad sgiae
i*d n an. The in* x»»i able jaw« of n
Fu nch court martial idea* tl upon him.
and he was dismissed from mm vice. Ii
?hk t n the 1 1 ial tn?»t In* parodied tin
speech o! Warren II .stings, and declnr
cd
“Who* I Raw monnt&tna of gold ami
preen »m r!i»m‘k f i ed up ar« und me, and
when I ihii k of If v paltry hnudlnU Ink* n
away, by , Mr. I resith tit, I am us
toninhid at tny own n.od» ration/*
As I e Bt tipped his (he- i at hi sand the
ribhotm from his breast, he drew himself
np with » touch ng at and gracelul air, ami
paid to the officer, saluting:
M They have 1* ft me nothing but my
Bear*' 7
Such a mnn, h- W’ ver tiger and butch
er **B Im whh, had i,e« and of the army, and
the army had need I Irm, The E • pet or
gave him his iai k. h s ord«-rs. Ids dneo
ratiois, aid guv him s well his exile
into Mexico Max millmn refused him:
Buzabe foui and work tor hisswmd. Even
tin'll the lata! qnor-l vra** in its hegin
irng which, lati r, was to leave a king
a- hi d* flu R«‘Wi, a. dan Emp« r<>r with
out an *rß‘ rial r * gun Dnpii
was ordered to recruit a r* giu*cnt ot C"ti
trr {e-mini., tl at i- to nay, a regiment
id lu e companion-, wl o w. r. to be so
pet ley armed, him! wete so fill, w the
M'Xcan guerrillas tm« ugh c*-p e and
c apsrrul, ihr* ugh lowland and b«g*on,
sparm *no nap upon whom hands w< re
laid fig' ting all me* wl o had mins in
their lirti ds, a> and wh** could he f»«»ud oi
brought to bay. Murder with I)« p*«
was a fine £irf. M'-inss or maid he
fitid none. That co’d. t iovvu b<c , cbis
■iC-H little* i*f im outline*, Mid plaining
yet a little in it» fi- »ce Southern beauty,
never gr* w s ft save vvl.eu the h.itll
Wits wi and and tic wreck of !ln* l ain ge
gt-ast'y and thick. On He eve of»h
c<t fl ct le had been known to le
Wien le laughed • r b«i g his men r ad*
the Sign oh 1 1 e cr« BS. Th(*3 km W deal'
was leady .*1 arm’s length, ami that in
an In nr he w**old put i* s sickle In among
tie row ► and r* *p s ivagofy a Hesii toil*
Test of simple yet oflendii g M« xican*.
I>npin pi eyed upon his sp ems ll**
rarely kified ou*ii«ht ll* lad a theory,
c»tt« n pul ill practice, wl.ie was diabo i-
Cal.
"When you kill a Mexican,' 1 he w* md
say, *th« re i- ti.* j ei dos lorn W hep y .*i
Cat*off an aim *u I* g, tha* thr v»s hin
upon the charily * f Ins ir ends, m <1 the*,
two or three must Mippit l im. Tl*"Be
who make corn can make soldiers. It is
ecoiminv to amputate.”
Hut»<lr* ds tnu- p iKß'*d und r the lia* d*
/if his swrgeot g Hut maim* and ami mtiti
lat«d were in *-v ry town, liom M er t
Monterey. On occassions wh. n the
match had be* n pleasant and the wine
generous, lie would pci mil chloroform
for the operation Otherwise ut. Ii
diatiesMd him for a vh tint to die beneath
the kirfu
“Y-*ii bm.glerg endanger my thi'orj*,’’
be w«»uM cry out t*» Id* sir g< nun: 'why
putft you C‘ C whfmnt kilbnu?'
•The “Tiger «-f tin* Tropics” a’s * had
fii* playful m.'odn. ITc would stretch
)iin*te If in t* e sun; overpower one wit
g lit cp'oS ntid attention, say h ft linn *s
in whb pci'**, qa«»te poetry on nec»*s on*
make i iium'K an elegant hunt, serve the
win*-, hmgh I* w hi and lihliis* inc'lv. wake
up aU of a sudden, and—kdl. One in
Btrt.ee of this is yet a tenih'e memory
in Monterey. An exm me’y wen thy
ami i* fluential Mex can, D*n VinceMe
H arm, wuh at home up n Iris haciend *
out day about noon an Dupin n»aici‘<*<l
by. Perl taps tins man was a 1h» ral;
certainly he ►yu pa hiz and will) J.*nr z
and had done much lor me cause in n.e
shape of u pi ailing and risiistance to t e
pre*ta*ory hands of imperialist. As yet,
how. v« r, lie Imfl taken up no arms and
had paid his proportion of the taxes lev
ied upon him by Jeauningros. Dup:u
was at dinner when his sc ut bi ought
Ibarra into camp. In front <>l the tent
was a large trie in full leaf, wlese
spreading branches made an extensive
and in 6t agricable shade. Under this
the Frenchman had a c»mp stool placed
fur the corrfort of the Mexican.
‘Be seated,’ he said to him, in a voice
no harsher than the’ wind among tee
leaves overhead. ‘And waiter lay auotb
plate lor my friend.’
Tlenu nl Was a delightful one, I) pin
talked an a Mihj« cl wm» had a pr'nce I r
his gucßt, nt and ;m a lover wl o had a wo
man fo* his listener In the inteiv.ils of
the conversation he served til** win**
I'nrra w»«* a- bg’ ted. lilts eimpieb tis
Spanish heart relaxed the letigion ofit
i» rim and« fe» se, and lie r ven str.ik and tl**
ti*j« i’s Velvet skin, vvlio closed Ills sleepy
eves and purred tinder the C Teas
When tl e wine was at its full chjar*
were hamleil. Bellied the vv‘ii?(» cl tid
• I tl.e sinoki* DnpiuV fs»cr-da 1 kem-d. Snd
denly In* sp ko to lhamv, pointing up to
the tie**:
•What a fine shade it m 'kes, Seller.
D«* sudi ir* cs ev* r ' car fruit?’
'N* ver, W at a question.’
*Nev* r? AH thing** are pos-'ble with
G and. why m t with • Frenct-m m?’
'B* cause h F«c chtuun bdicvcH so lit
tlt* ill God perhaps. f
111 fa* t* grew daikcr and darker.
'Are y -nr affairs prosper us Seuoi?’
‘As much as tie st 1 m’s will p rmit 1
‘V. ry good. You Inive just five min
utes in which t" make them tet or. At
the end ol that firm* I will bang yon mi
I hat hot wo Mire as y»u »iv a M* xican.
What, lel Captain J.tCaU, Mil II out ill**
gnuiat!'
Ilmira’s d* rp olive face grew ghastly
wi no, and In* 1*1) upon lis knees. No
piavers. no ngoip‘zi*'g entreaty, no a- s
paring wrung lr**m a siren.*
man in his gotiy availed lim liuught
At the appoint* *1 time his rigid frame
swung Ik*i vv.rn heaven and earth, ai.otli
cr victim to H e in «and of «*ne who never
knew mi !» nr «»f pet ilcnce or *m*rcy. 'l'ne
t-ee had h.nio fruito Kansas City
Ti men,
Hotv to Gi t a liusbaml.
\ e riespondent wriiing from Memphis
gives tin* f«•llf*wing amusing (h sei'piion
of a young lady’s o oking at an «.»ricnl- j
Itirai fair, t*. «**cuo* a special prem um :|
1 fn fi'd <fa yeung lady, the nfli* i j
day. up in M <ldV r s nness* e, who us j
r*v» r men say, las taken another chute j
Theater* told about her did rnv soul I
good, and. for ti e comfort of other half j
starved dy-pept'.(••* bk** mys If, vvto«ei
tardy eu-tentati n is eff*cted by nn ans !
ol hied chicken, si ggv buscui's, greasy j
and sole-h*ather fritteis, I’ll rel •»« |
•t. Ft y* ars past, as a imitt* , r of form j
—son* thing landed d-wri In in r moiej
ail! quity—the * slicers of tin* c< only fail
I eld in tint f * ighl'Orhood wlier** tliis
v**nnu I dv lived have beta in the Inbit '
ol offi iii g >i premMim to the l.olv ( n j
mat ii<d) cooking the lest dinner. Ij
was » dead letter. Nobody lad Con j
Ifn I**l for the premium within the rm m* !
my 1 the *d(l«*st ini at'itar t. 'l’his v* nr, |
* »»«(?v(‘r, thi* y*mng holy of whom lam |
sp <king d<*termined to compete f i the j
piiz“. Her II ni ‘-I wisli 1 could im !
• imtalizeil was Kale JatiaWny. Tfie
fair uu’n He! up a stove foi her, strefclM»«l
a canvass t*» shu Id ler born tin* sun, |
ami ab ut eleven o'clock of the ho t day
sin* went to w» ik. Ti e matter ha I
been talked about by ev ry o« «* in the
ncighboi h(»od, and C'»riosi»y was on 1i;«
11 j>- I *A crowd colb’d* and aro-md the
f» ace where the stove was «T op ea|’iy
in the morning, but when M ss Kate
herself, a Imix *rn, tiandeo*ne girl o! n ; U"- |
•****ll, daughter of He* ex-M «y *r of the I
town ajqi ai< *1 on the ground hi and put - !
ting on a wi.ii** apron und io !inr up
hei di'cv**** commene* and opeiatnns ah j
* tie r aft* acli*u » were nothing. Every
one umr eager o see so u -Vela sig t ‘
TANARUS» cr.* Was a !r*e !H‘ if ly wlo'c » r;o n ’
tec.am' Id ick witli spec!at rs who had |
cl n’h«*d up t*» g**t a h 1 1* r v* w . Ttn* j
hi am* es were, finally, so loud imd ti*at ;
• in* bv one they luoke, pecipitat im .
1 1»* 8.- upon then t * tie* gr n and until **il - j
ly one man Was left in the tree lie H'.t j
;*m a lofty fuik with eyes riv !**d on tlm!
we* *ne be -.w*. Nona mint ofpursuasi ti
jby ttn s*‘ b**ncatii, envious ol iiis bettei
view, could indue** hun to c rn** <1 vvii— |
* ven ahi ibe of i**u doltaiH failed. lb 1
sa’d III* was b* und t" 8 e «-r die. Mean* j
whih? tl.e dinner pr* paratmis went on!
apace. Tne savory smell of the c**ok»ng |
so and B'eimd to intox cate tne crowd !
which presseil tmaivr and m-arer. I‘s
to *k all the police f roe oil M»e grounds J
to keep order The time m riv< <1 f-r the j
trotting match, announced att tl»e spoil !
*•1 tie* <1 iv, h*»t lie* amp »iU«eatre was
empty. Tie* jnd r*‘H (witii the exoeptioii \
~f one crabb and <)!d widow* i). pu* timer’
a’l were mi hing and so nothing con <1 •
he lb me. At ball past two tne dinner!
was an* ounce*! ns ready, and the judg. s,
nappy men, seated tliemß*dv b at the ta |
hh—ti e crowd i*.‘ga»dmg th**ui with ill
|disgui-pu * nvy. A roast *tb < f duli
; cate y d*»tie, was put Hteamo.g h*»t on
! the table and then I |!«»wed-c*»rm pmldi g
; w hose delicate ar ana fell Upon U‘«* ol
| f .ctoricH of the crowd “like bre* Z“Bof|
| Araby llu* l*lesr;’ ; a pr* ftisi*»n of vegetu-
I Ides, cooked to fr -rfecthm, fallowed m-xt j
T'-e j »dgf*H ate and ate, praising tl»e fja j
vor ot tne food and tin* skill * 1 tin* Cook '
at **v ry m<>uifdul. But when at last, a
desert of* piping hot apple dump'ings
uia*«e its :ipp*-ar.inco, tin* forbearance * t
' tne* crowd was at an end. Tney broke
;tie ropes into the rmg with one accord,
•and the dumplings dirt »! pTiied in a trice.
One*oiii fellow, proprietor of a store U"<l ‘
owner <>f a big saw mill, p.opostd to the
voting lady on th<; sp*»l, but he was
onickiy collared and led off the grounds !
by two young men, wt»*» made common
! cause against the ag and saw—mill and u!i.
| That young lady vvas tho center of at
; traction in her town after the cooking,
i feat. She received twenty-five offers ol
marriage the first week and ner fam j
HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIK*
QUITM AN. GKO., DECEMBER 13, 1872.
j -piead through all the country round
| An old bachelor felnw and« wn in (inrndy
j c«*unty. wi«f u farm so log that if take**
I him ad day to ride nr* und it. and cat
| «!<* on a bundled hill*, heard « f her, and
| made a pilptinnge all the way t<> that
j town L* h nrn the tiull*. He g*>t t* «•
!gu l, too, although B*une ( f the yTing
I ci.-n of tin* place sued out a habeas cor
\ pun to prevent hor being mmmd out «*f
| the eottrHy 'I hev wen* too late. Tidy
! >B. I am aware, a rattier Rad ending for
s» good a story, but devotion to the
11 lit h Compels me to give nothing but
t o simple tiuvarnished reality. So*
"tight to have Married that f 11 •* vv who
set tip there in the crotch of ts e tree s*>
long and at such fearful discoidfbi t Ue
wanted t er, and he was a poor, billions
dy«-p* ptic whom fa r splend and c n *»king
would have so *n r*Hfnted to u-* fulness
and a ciotv, but In* was poor. An!”
IB ovs F*ui,b are Untied*
\Ye know an old lady, as l lithe a
body as over lived m this woild, wh *.
years ug > pnpired I ecomio r ga«n<? ts
r**ady Ii iu*r last our ey. David (Ear
ick’s widow redgioosly pre-ei ved h«*r
wedding sheets, that they m ; g‘»l serve
*'cr ha* a slirnud. In 17(»3 a young
I ail v Was, at her * xpri-ss »h*sir»* # bur ed
in all her w*‘dding' Ihn ry, eon-isling of n
wh to ncglg e and petticoats qnibcvl in
to a inalii' srt, p II w and IbiLg for hot
c fii i; her wedding shift was ier wind
ing a :»*ot and she wore a fl *«• point
lace tuck* 4 !*, I nudkcrie.nief rufil-'s und
apon, and a lappet head of Ihe sum
co-tly materials. Diamond ear rings
W**io placc’d in her es rs, g**mrned rings
on her fmger ami ,i valnabh* m'ckfac*-
t (mini her i (*ck : while wi k B’oekiags
ami nil ver* spang!* and shoes with B'nne
but tons c •mplei* and i *■}• co-tinm*. A Nor
lo'k nt lonian precrv* and stum a Ii ppY
ireollectum of matrimonial life ti ut
when, at tin* age of nin**iy one, la* b*v
on li»8 (1 nth bed, he gav in tinci ns
t'i it Ii n i uhl be buried i'» his vvidding
sliiit which In* had ear* fill v kept for
'ln* piifp *sp, that gami ut being Hupp e
menioti will, the best mu! of ciotli s, hi**
l»* st wig*, i is pilv« r ’buck h*d shot s, bl>iek
wrist ribl ons, and Ids f»v rite walking
cane. Murguret Ch»osi. H ( who wn* bn
»iod in (bixion churchyard, Rent, in
I 7 W 3 oidi-r-d ter body b> be nttired in
sea h l Mit’n, pnt in a mahogany c ffi ,
i aving si loose Id, am! placed niton ti<-s
1 h'S, It a* *j lass do,us.<*t t'C*. vault beinj,:
covered with silk curtains. Anoth. i
example of v ini'y sliong in death was
ass isled ns a few years :»g , wi eu a
wealthy ci*urt mrlii er lift strict iijunc
lions behind In I that her •' d\ should lie
* nf • ded in point lace —Chambers Jour ir
nal.
SPOONERS MASS M i. HIT NO.
Spnoner. an oriforical p litieian, w’mle
actively canvassing in a local •• I« c: ii» n
in Ma n, made an engagenumt to speak
:• t a in B ■* meeting i'« Ihn wick up n t*
ceit I M evening, at wine i time In* ex
pected to cory e nvieiion to tin* H 'lll « f
the :* lid I»•i C* • Bv a bbimb-l ..Ii tin* pill
ofAiis carriage driver. In* was taken t ( ,
S*>m *i sw*>! t,t, j i»t aver the boi*l**i, i ( ,
X- w lla np'hii*’, in widen Slue flier** j
vv; istobe no elect hui. Sp*e*ni r g-*t out |
of Ins cairia.j,. and walked qu c.k’y f., |
Itm only large building in town, repent-|
\i i if in* i M illing port ions of tiis speee'*
t * him elf as I.** w* ut along. \Vhen he j
fiitiv"! the r« urn wis lull, and lw,, or i
three men vv* le iipm the plats rm.
Sp oner walk and up tne aisle, and, intro
ducing in B«df’, said;
‘Mv nam<‘ i* Spooler.' I have com**
tf> ;»ddre*rt tin* meciug.’
fj*> was very cT'dia'ly w* lc 'tne 1, and !
he to k Ids seat. Tt*e audience wan an |
lino >iiiiii< Illy i e*pee.l abh* one, aieT Sp*»on- j
er thought it Cei ta’idy w is the e'eam st
and nn*Bl gijiiteel p«»l tieal gathering fie
had ever seen. ll** began t * liavu mis*
givings. Ti'*’«e grew l<> doubts when
<u»e *d‘ the g* !ith*a.»• i. * xpr*” «*d a d*’sim j
to know if “Brother Sp«»on**r wonld 'ea f j
ns in prayet?” (/fc -msi* he vVo iMn’l. |
He ll* Ver ! eaid of s« ch a pn C (’ding at
a R publican meeting B»t in; held his j
penc •» and gave no *-xpr. ssiou to t.is as
tonis'-ment wliile atiotner person pro-i
c* eded with tin* devotional * xcicis«s.
VV It n he concluded «ld Spoole r w»is j
called upon for a few r* marks; am.|,
mg, he g I rid of about om* Hurd -f I tie I
ni *«t exciting pndfieal specie’s ev r
-pokeiv N »rt!i of L*xas, Infh.re in* p»*r
ceived that the audeMic** was strange y
ag tail’d. He was engaged in ail claim
! iale and Hijuisitinn upon tin* iniquities *»l
lii— party, when a man stepped up and
“Excuse me, sir, but that is i\ lilt-e
! out ol place her**.’
“Ex cuite in* ! ’ **Hhl Spooner, “I guess j
I know »vpat I'm ata>ut. Wail till I gel |
tillollg’l.”
“But you ca-i’t go on, sir. We can- I
not be d.stuibed iu this outrag* omj tuan-j
ii er.”
“Disturlked!” said Spooner—“di-durb- j
ed! Why. this is a legittim te and »otrim*.
L**t in** ah»: e! 1 tiavn't cone* to the#
xciiing part yet.” And Spooner began j
again.
“ib.’ullv, sir, you car,not proceed. A
prayer m etiug is no place lor such dis- i
cii'.sion.** v
“Fmyer meriting? 'And Y'*u don’t
mean to B*y tins is a prayer meeting do
y u? Ain’t this Berwick, and iso l this
a Republican mass meeting?”
“N»! rtir# Tins m Somme worth, and!
I am pastor ot this flick.” m j
Mr. Sp »' ocr went back to the hotel,
will, two thirds of one of H»e best spe* cli
C 8 ever heard, lying upon his brain, ftll.d
gave up politics in disgust.
SEEING THE POINT.
A boy returned from sclmol one dav,
with il repot t that his ►fliolarship bad
fa’len b*d,,w the usual t\v« rage. 'V’Ndl,’
sad his father, *>- u ve lalleji behind this
month I ave you?'
‘Yes, sir.’
'll**vv did that happen?’
‘Don't know, sir.*
j Tiie father knew, if the sun did not.
| lie had observed a number of cheap
novels scattered about tl e lu>lH* ; but
he had not thought it worth his while to
oi\* anything until a filling opportunity
should osier itself. A basket of apples
-do and upon the d<»or, and he said:
‘Empty those appl s, and tnk* 4 the
ba-ket and bring it to me Imlf full of
iV T s ’
Suspecting nothing, the sou immedi
ately obeyed.
‘And n vv,' fit; continii"d, 'put those
upl !*•« back into t 1 <* basket.'
\Vlii*ii half tne apples were replaced,
tin* son fl >id:
‘Fath r, they roll off. I can’t put in
any more,’
‘Put !■ em in, I tell you.'
‘But, lather I ea-.’t put them in.’
'l'ul loom in! N*,of and mse y«m can’t
put tl em in. Do V u expect to fill a
bartk* t half full of (Uiipa, t hd then fill ii
wiih ar»f> 1* s? Y T «»n said you didn't know
why you fell bads last nionlh at scf'O and.
ami I will i**ll yon, Your mi« and is lik<•
(li t b«>k'*l. Il vv II not hold nv*rc than
s*» much. Aiel here you’ve i e n lit**
pist mouth filling it up with cheap
lit !
Tne Iwy turned o • hi*, loci, and wh's
lli'd and 8 «id, ‘ W In* w! I se<* the; point.’
Not a novel has b Tii boon iu the
house from that dav t * ties.
3fniic:BiHtiHcii it# Cnlifurnia.
While dodging through the country I
came aeross a potatne puteli When* a
n u ill >»«*r « t nii‘ii vv ** re drawing point f*s
out ol the ground by means of d* rucks.
Tin* men I • iked gl «*my ami worked in
•lienee, exeop l that, now ami then they
wmid stop and sw* ar, Potaioes, lik**
big howldiM S, were lying abundant : y
ivimiml, not one of ll'om weighing mure
than half a ton.
I asked the men why they looked so
«ad?
‘Total failure »;f the Crop/ replied one.
T'ey smuggl'd away at the pally
lopi’S.ind luought up another potato**
maeh lik* t h<* lint end of a s tvv log.
*l)'ii Ii the little thing**,’ mult' red tie*
owner of tin* pale’ ; 'they’ro not wutli
the di.* giog; Id’s <j*l it.’
'VVti v % * 1 v*-11 iired, 'l’d call l iicse pret
ty size Id* * pot am* a *
The men gave a I* ok of scuffling con
tempi, fi Ml at me lied then at the pota
11i*'H, and lie* (in t icks were moved on to
tin* m xt hill.
I went on mv way deeply impressed
wiili the effect of a crop failure iu Oaii
fofii a
II o W TO IT.Ka.SK IV (J. MI’AXY, —TIIO title
at ! o‘ being ag coulee, is In app al* Well
pleased with ad Ihe company, and iath
ei in KtN’tn well * nleriained with tbem,
than to In mg entor'aiuriM'fil to them.
A mans 1 *i»- disposed, perhaps, may n t
have not (ft i h-arning, nor any wit; hut if
he f *s common HeiiS", aid something
friendly in his beiavior, it cone bates
men's minds more than tin* brightest
pin ts without this disposition; and when
a min of -nch a turn c unes to o<l »ig(;
li*- is ahi» mt sure to b«* treat*‘d with ?<;-
j) ct . Il is true indeed, that we ** i»n !<I
ji >/1 di-si• mtd»* and fl .fter in cmnpanv ;
hut a man may be very agreeable, in
shied consistency with Until and sii.rvr
i,v, by a prudent silence, vvh -re ho Call
not. concur, and by a |?'» using us-ent
vv! ere he cut. Now and then you meet
with a p is>n so exicd'y form'd to
p! art-, that he will gain upon every one
that hears or behodrt him; Ihi« (lisp >mi
li n is not mercj'v f { ‘ kT'li ’*f nature, but
frequently lueefT’Ct of imicli knowledge
«.| the world,- and a command ove* tu*
paß Bin in. S'prelator.
SnCIKTY is tm* iiliii"M)iii:ie of souls;
and vv«* nec**Rrtaii'y imbibe IV ni it 8 one-
Pdug which is either inf* ctioiis or sabi
-1.1 i0 -8 The society of virtuous pers *n
-13 ii, j iyed beyond t heir coup any, while
vice e.in les a sting into solitud**. T'C;
h ,ci* ly or company you k rp, is bof* |
tin* indication <*f your chai hclci* and the |
Iraun'r of it. In vicious society, you j
will feel your reverence for tne dictates
of conscience wear <>!, and t ial name at j
Which angels low and devils tremble, j
V>U vvi 1 near c mde cued, ahnwtd. Tne
Bd»l will supply materials h r iinmcan- !
mg jest or impious buffo-e.ei y; the cmi- ;
hi qu-uee *.f this will l»c a practical devi
ti i u from vir-u**, tb« price pies will be
sapped, tne fences of cmiHUumce broken
down; and when debauchery has cor--
nip ted the Character, a total in v-rs ion
will take [ lac.*, a» and Ibe winner will glo
ly ii; his Hhauio. — Robert Hall.
An attendant at Mount Vernon not
h»„<r ago observed a lady weeping most
l.itu ily, her handkerchief to her ey
(Joing up to her he sad: ‘Are y-m in
trouble, inadain?’ .‘No, sir,’she soi.bed.
‘I saw you weeping’ *AI», 5 Btio said,
•how can one help weeping at the glaVe
us the Father *>f tiro Ihiuutiy?' *ou, in
deed, madam,’said he, ‘that’s it. Well,
tne tomb’s over yonder. This is the ice*
houK”.’
Growing Saiulv Soils.
Spr'ng lli* 4 uni" to plow «nndy poila
If plowed m the autumn tin* tepentod
Irei zings and thawing** of \vint*'r will so
o sen and licrliii»«» tin m as to be easily
drifted and Mijur.d by fr sliets, whereat)
it is desirable tr» bill plow heavy days
which ate rendered friable by ti e freez
j ing* and thaw inrs of winter.
Many lai ne ts tear that t o subsoil plow
sandy anil would be t< o Jo- a<*. by leach
ii all ilm manure they apply, forget
ting that even a very slight percentage
( I tday or e:u bonaeeous matter i> snlli
eie.it to absorb and r tain manureH till
used ly p ants; f..r if it \veip t;ot s•,
there would be few wMs Lie water <d
which would he fit to drink. The fact
is that sandy h Mr, as a rule, are great
ly b< 111 filed hv Hllbs *il plowing. Suel.
soils are easily and gteailv c inpacted
by rains, so much so as to prevent the
• asy pcin’tratioa of the roots of plant**.
Win n subsoil is plowed with (ho lifting
subsoil plow, which l>*. sens but does
not brio# the subsoil to the surf ee, roots
may strike deeply in search of so and
The ro ts of cr pH aft* rwauh decaying
in siicu soils, supply organic matter
| thus increasing their tenacity, rend ling
them liab.e to drift, md improving ilium
generally for tin* growing of crops.
The Contented Man. —A wealthy epi
cure applied to an Aiahiart doctor f-r :>
pf'seripl mu that w.ii id r- at- re Ins body
lo t-eulth, and g ivc happiness to Inn mind
The physician adv.tnd niiii'to ej(oh;iuge
sliiilH with a man woo wan pnT- 01 ly
contented with his lot, upon which the
patient set out up 01 Ids j rtirney in pur
suit of such a per on. After many
months spent without accompli.-hi g ni>
obj- cl I.e was told of a certain Cobbh-rof
wnoin every one h»s -p •k• -e. e.» a model
of o inti ntinetil and happ.i lews, Pnian
»ug tile direct ion given, Ha* trav-ler Was
pleased with the sight of the c«»bhler •
j »yin# a comfortable imp on a hoard.
A'it bout c lemony In- was aronaed IV.on
lii- Hlumheio. ajid ihe imp i»aot mterr*-
galory, whether he was co t nt.ed witn
his lot, was answered in the uffiimitive.
'Tinn,’said tin* seeker afon haDpiuesS
‘I have one small b on to ask at yoiir
hands. It it) that you exchange Hhists
with me, that by this mean* l also may
become contented and happv *
‘M si gladly w add I accede to your
reqn- at,* n p ied t- e cobbler, ‘but *
‘Nav, reluse me not/ inlermp ed the
man of wealth; *anv sum thou imiyent
name shall he thine.*
‘I seek imt thy wealth/ said the cob
bier. ‘I ut — but ’
‘But what?'
'The Until is I have no shirt!*
Among the t piert likely to engage the j
a t ten t i m of the coming (5 uigU-SH is lie
wo nail’s l ights ill veinotil. r J’he Min-
H un i !»• pn' lie in savrt "f vv man suffrage:
"Tin- Republican pally H 9 pr-en sed to
grant hie d**mmd, and t e Republican
, p.»i tv, having*: •ntrol -I Congress and of
[ thirty St *l**B Le„*iwuitur-h, is uh’e t<»
| make good its pledge. It is too late to
s •„y that the nias-es of that pi* ty are
I not p'epated for if»<* qn- hii«»ii—teat. m
fact, ttsey are oppo-ed to the Rue.ping
I rev-diiii 'ti which it involva. Tie Phil-
I adelplrii pla'f »ru» gove it a 9 i ~*n
jd<useiu nt, and in electing a Republican
I President and a Republican Co'g'ONK on
that p at form, limy may be consider and
to I ave approved every war I in that
platform, including the cud -rsement of
I. male sutfVage. *
To-M«»nu»w—“ VV ait until to-morrow
and lie n I w*H und rtak-* that difficult
i problem, 1 * Ihe sell ..Ȇb,.y cries.
Wait until t-'-morr- w, says flu* young
man, and then I will give up the entic
ing cun wh'ch ho many k*v there in
j death in Waif until to morrow whip
ping the merchant, and fOen I will inveA
tigate that iuHoly-i t afT'iir. Wait nuti
to-ne rrow, mm muiH t t<e old mm, and
tm'ii I will ri'fonn and live as I ought;
before “f omiioi ro\v/‘ tfie oh! man *s hurl
ed j. ito eteinity. Thus l e pem»n lias
lived wailing until 10-m*urow comes,
b'-fore pci forming his duiy, and at lasi
waded one to in u iow too long.
Rife is s' * *»r t at the best, and there is
danger in delay.
'I <l< c’are/ sai l an old lady, reverting
so the promise made on her marriage
day by her in g- lord, “I shall nev- r for
get when Obudiah put t!ie nuptial ring
on.my finger, and a.»id, 'With my world
ly go a- I thee eudo w.* lie used tok*ep
a drv goods store then, a**d I thought
i.»« was going to give me all there wlB
in it. 1 was young and did n»»t know
till afterward luat it meant one calico
gown a year.*
The Spanish are quite and lighted be
! ci' use the system **f iria' by jury i-* t«> g«»
! into operation throughout the kingdom
jon thel-tol December. When they
I na,v<» found out the degree of imbecility
I which it is p'ssible so a jury to attain,
| a; ,d have lada f* w instances of emotion
ial insanity infn doced in their Courts,
j ttiey will Sigh for tho good old times
j when killing was a crime and criminals
' were given short sliitt and a sj ec»iy re
tribution.
An orator, getting warmed with his
subject, exclaimed; “Tticie is not a man,
w.-m in or c did in the house, who has
arrived at the übeu b e of ffiiy yca*s, hut
what i*a3 fell the truth thundering
1 thtou-j’h their rotude f-»r cm'uric-/
j s2. na »er Annum
NO. 50
Savannah Houses 1 .
Q-B0 G. WILiSON^
(Late Wilson it Blitcfi.)
At Old S'and, No. 100 Congress St.,
Savaciaath r s Georgia.
Where l have been since lS. r >6.
GENERAL DEALER IN
Groceries and Liquors ,
Dry Goods, Shoes, Tobacco,
And all kinds of Country Supplies,
Which I will sell Low.
and Country Produce of all kinds
bought Si riot attention to Cotton, which will
he s»dd on arrival, or Ktoverl in the best warn*
ho'.i e if so d*.s : ivd. Oon.sigtmienfs respectfully
solicited, t > wiigdi I will give my perflOliul ut
tejiiion. und fMiisfactlou guaranteed,
July 12. 1>72. bill
Av 7 bTa Diis,
Commission JfFerchant,
14G llav orREKT. Savannah, Ga.
JS rff- Liberal advances made on consignments.
October 23, 1872. 43-ts
EDWARD iIMONJLi
UIo C Drayton Street-.
Savannah, : : Georgia,
Cot Jo-si. Factor
and
(Sommigsitm rvdumt,
Liberal Advances made upon Cotton. Con
sigmuonts toliciled. oct2s-3iu
It. 11. ANDISRSON'. OKO W. ANDEIWOX, JIL
JN O . W. ANDERSON
m. W. I.\DERSOiVS SONS.
Custom Fad or*
—A N D—
GENEUAL
(fmmnisoion |ljn‘dta«fs
Cor. Bryan and Drayton fS tree is,
Ra.
,-mSr Liberal advances made on consignment#,
October 25, 1H72. Jin
LIGHT! LIGHT! LiGiT!
i NAPTHA
Ks tic C2iSArS3S?, EAPiiSI! and
DEi Burning Fluid in xiatonce.
T)LTI-i l WAKIiI'IIiLD, Diongliton #tvw*t, (op
ll pnsit.e lhe Marshall lhui.se) .Savannah,(Ja.,
keeps Naptha, Kerosine Lamps, Glass Ware,
Nap-ha Stoves, Tinware, Chimneys, a..d, [Lump
Wide.
Tlic Only Plaice
To -;ct Pure Naipllia!
September 13, 1872 ly
E. L.
DEALER IN
SadJlos, Briiili's & ll;irncss,
Best Rubb**r and Leather
Belting, Saddlery Ware]
HARNESS AND SOLE LEATHER
<; A I.F SKINS,
TRUNKS, VALISES, d-c., <tc.
No. ljG St. Jnluili unil 15:i 111-van Strutsta,
&HVdi»Mth, Grft.
Oct2s % 25- it
c. W. TH MP.**ON. J. E WALTER.
r Cbompson k Walter,
AVUOI.KSAT.IO
GUFIOOESHS
Fruit and Produce Dealers,
Skip. Chandlers
AND
Commission Merchants,
I>l Tiny Sti-cof,
Savannah, Ga.
October 25. 1872. 3m
J. L. VILLALONCA,
Cotton Factor,
FORVARSUG & CCMMISSIOM
ISEasSSfABY,
Wo. ill Hay Street,
OAVAKNAH GEORGIA
j October Z.% l»7a. Cl-jin
DVVIGHT L. ROBERTS,
ss. c* <2i ~2 r mr ol m c.
AND
Commissi n Merchant
l-i-i Bay Street,
Sava nit ah, CSa.
‘ 0 2’». 1 87 ;. ';u