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From the Saturday Review. YOUTHm PROMISE- It iaaa great h puzzle to know wbat be come* of all the promising voting man, »» it was to the little girl of the story where on earth all the had people were bo ried. Moat pareota have at one time or another congratulated thetnaelvea on pos sessing a child of remarkable promise, and then been awakened to *ee most ordinary and common-place fulfillment. Fortunate 'ly they hare, as a rule, acquired sense enough io the interna! t<j enable them to bear the disappointment with proper resig nation. For the ambition of parents for their children, Tike tho ambition on their own behalf, undergoes wonderful changes as their experienuo of the world grows wi der. The father who gives a top to bi* boy for gelling to the top of his claw is apt to entertain a vague and complacent convention that he is rearing an archbishop, or a chancellor, or a great author, just as his own tastes may happen to lie. But len years later he is amazingly pleas’ ed to learn that bis lad evinces a genius for book-keeping by double-entry, and for mounling his high stool with punctuality. Just in the same way, the lad’s ambition gets gradually modified. Wbat at first would have seemed a pitiful aim indeed slowly as-uines the proportions of a crown ing success. One great secret of the exaggerated no tions entertained about promising youths it tiler confusion of conduct with capacity, of goodness with power. The grounds on which a lad earns a reputation for promise are, in an ordinary way, exclusively moral grounds, lie is industrious, persevering, docile,well-mannered, ilealways knows bis lesson, and is never insolent or quar relsome. this sort of ‘good boy’ may very well be called a boy of promise, and’ it ie probable that his life will be one of more even happiness than that of the boy of fulfillment. But then the results which he is likely to achieve, tatisfsotory as they may be in themselves, sro not at all those which hi* too partial frie id» delight to aft tii.ipate for him. Punctuality and conformity to discipline, and an aversion to blots and dog-eared books and -the ruder tastes of his compeers, are very excellent things, and certainly promise a tombstone on which the charac teristics ot a tender husband, a good fath er, and a just citizen will have more than their conventional significance. Still, friends ambitious by proxy, aspire to something mire than unusually truthful tombstones. An immortal poem, or a series, of unrival ed orations, or a history which shall live at long as our language, or a i olitioal wisdom and beneficence which shall win the undv .ing gratitude of the poor—.this is the frjpd of ohjeet which they expect their promia ing favorite to propose to himself and to attain. The most saintly abhorrence of blots, uaf irtunately, is not the only requi* ite at all. The youth who has never in bi.< life disobeyed a master, or neglected the emallest monition of bis oollege tutor, or once misled attendance at cht|iel, may still not be eloquent or profound. Charles James Fox, as be appeared at the gamine table with bitpedat turned inside out fi r luck, or lying in the hot weather pretty nearly stark naked on the sofa, would scarcely have thought a young man of promise. Yet he was a man of fulfillment for all that. lie would have done a great deal niore if he had not frequented the ta bles, no doubt ; is one out of ten .thousand il[ssira|ions of the commonplace that a man may make a great mark in spite of almost every vice that human na ture cm fall into. And it is this making a great mark which is predicted when a young mao is said to be of wonderful promise. Os course •the couversa error is much more pernicious and stupid, though it is cot at all rare, of arguing that he must be a genius who dis plays and habitual disregard of the propri eties of conduct. It is impossible to be quite sure how a boy dr a young man will turn out after he hn* looked out upon the world beyond the classroom. This uncertainly is notorious, even in respect of the moral half of char acter. I, tda who have been angels with pure white wings up to one-and-twenty not seldom develop—by a process, we suppose of natural selection—into imps with hor tid horns and hoof* before they have left home a twelvemonth. But the influence of the dem«4s of life upou the intellectual part of men is often still more extraodina ry am) still more unforeseeable. Some whom, ois account of their school room virtue?, their Irieudi insisted on raising aloft on ptAeaUi*, no sooner get fairly out into the big wotfd titan (hey seem to be 8< ared by the size of things,-and to be ut terly lacking in that istrepiditv of th« intel lect which is so needful for great success. Others, again, whose intellectual energies have hithe>o passed for second-rate, and of whom nobody entertained very sanguine hopes, have thir imagination excited, tbeir faculties braced, all their dowers stimulated by the novelty and bustle and nsgian ditnebaong of the new seen* to which they are introduced. The nature of this impression, and the way it strikes people of different original quality, are poiots nearly always Overlooked in talk about early promise. Intellectual intrepidity, as it is one of ♦he roost vital condttfoo* of that eminent success which people urgently desire for their Sons or their is just that at which man of promise ordinarily stop short of fulfillment. With manful assurance they march up to the fight, but discretion suddenly steps in and freezes their intent. Everybody understands what this mean* in a physical conflict, but not everybody how the same thing may occur to men who think of entering the arena where the contest is not waged with the arm of flesh. We all admire the courage which enables a man to lend hitmen againstgbattery or to join a forlorn hope, and we admit that such a virtue is the first essential fit a »ue cessful warrior. But we do not essentnlly understand how niucli the same quality only intellectual instead of physical, is needed for a maD who sits down |o write the his tory of the Decline end Fall of the Roman Empire, or of Modern Civilizatoiu, or who aspires to be a conspicuous power in the political world, or to attain distinguished success in science or philosophy. Yet these are the results too commonly anticipated in the expessiou thstso and so, underfivo-and iwentyy Uu person of great prmise; which, b«Wg ioterprelTtl, means that he it indus trious and of good morality, and decently intelligent. That he should he all thiajs, as we have already said, promising, but only as far as and good repute, and nothing else; sod then the promise is not worth much, ns a thing to rely on, when we how of ten tie first whiff of l^y^^^hKaway 1 |' eenoHg -Vfc ‘ • devils and unclean spimMQ But exemplary oonduct only thing from which promise is wrongly infer red. It is equally common to find people mistaking ambition for capacity. The strength of the passion for fame is suppos ed to be some ineagare of tbe intellectual strength required for gratifying it, and looiiah persona fancy that, if a young man only Starta in life with a sufficient vehe ment desire to get to the top of the tree, lie cannot fall. But in a poiutblank way uotody could be taken in by the fallacy; only people do not put things to themselves in this way. We are always more or less ready to take appearance for reality in mat ier« which do not concern ourselves person ally in any very urgent degree, and to al low people to pass themselves off at their own estimate. So if a young fellow gives one to understand, quietly of course, and without braggadocio or bluster, that he has a vehement desire—asd in the days, of youth desire is synonymous with inten- tion—to rise to eminence in some given line, one is disposed to give him credit for possessing the ability which the attainment of his desire would imply. Hence he is given out to be a man of extraordinary promise—promise in this cate only mean ing what his oonceil and rash confidence promise to themselves, and not What hit abilities justify. After all, the misunderstanding of what constitutes promise is only a branch of the wider ignorance of the conditions of sttc ce>a generally. Dr. Johnson we think it was who sa : d that youth always miscalcu lates two things—the value of money and the difficultyjiu reaching eminence. Young men disregard and waste the one, and they think they can have the other by merely wishing and asking. The most difficult achievement in domes tic geometry consists in ‘keeping tbe circle of our acquaintances square.’ I admire your beautiful croft this year, as the fox said to the poultry, iu the hear ing of the larmer. ‘Tis true, ’tis pity ; ’tis pity Vis true.’— Honeymoon bliss sometimes turns out to be moonshine. A lady, la-t week, lisd bor likeness lak-n by a photogropliist, and he executed it so well that her husband prefers it to the original. - - g . A WIDOW JOB MS. Lst youth sing tbe praise of blushes Asd thrill with the rapturous bliss That rises unbidden and flushes The brain at the thought of a kite. It is til very-well to b« Men Willt passionate joy when yoa too The innocent blush of s maiden. But the gloneo of a widow for mo. ,-dfot s flg would I give for the rapture That swells in the breast of a boy. When Cupid has help'd him to capture A boarding-school casket of joy. I don t care for bloom end flue dresses, But Paradise comes when i tee A widow in weeds end fine tresses, Oh 1 that is a charmer for me. Thes let youth sting the praise* of beauty. Aid kneel before maidenhood's shrine, To ringlet* and blushes pay duty, Aud dream that such things are divine. But give me Abe flesh that entrance*. The heart that waa bound aod is fraa, The eys with * soul in its glances— Oh Is gentle young widow for me. SMILES. Sunlight o'er the mountain, Moonbeams on the sea, Starlight in the fountain, Dewdrop* on the tree, Lightning in the heavens, Floweret of the isles, Rainbow, Cod'* pledge given, These ere,Mature's smiles. Smiles of beauty dancing, On the lip# wa leva. Smiles from bright ejet glancing. Lead the thought# above— Where tho trailea eternal Prom the Angel-band, Shed tbeir sunlight vernal O'ar celestial Lands. 11 Jf'SJAaMI . This world would be so dreary Without the smilea of earth ; Onr hearth "would soon grow Weary, Had human sou la io birth, Like Angei-epirit* near us, They seem, in brightness dressed, God sends them litre to cheer os, Until we find our rest. ‘Grandmother,’ said a little girl, ‘bay some of these encumbers.' ‘No, my child,’ replied the lady. ‘Why not f* asked the little girl. ‘Because I should hate to be seen carrying them home, wbeu everybo dy knows they (re only a cent apiece.’ ‘One more question, Mr. Barker. You have known tbaAlefendsnt a longtime; what are hi* hajjiia—loose or otherwise?’ Tbe one he’s got on now, I think it rather tight under thd arms, and too short waii ted for tbe fashion.’ ‘You can take your seat. Mr. Parker,' There is a gentleman residing in this city who is unusually scrupulous in regard to having hit door-plata polished every morning, being determined to ‘leave an un tarnished name behind him’— when he goes to the counting-room. A man being awakened by tbe captaio of a boat with the announcement that he mi*t cot occupy hit berth with his boots on, considerately replied: ‘O, the bugs won’t hurt ,em, I guest; they’re an old pair.’ A young lady on pulling open the fig was shocked to ffrid an insect burrowiog in the core, and instantly threw the fruit into the grate. ‘There,’ said she,*l have burnt the creature io F-I-G f If your neighbor asks the Joan of fiva "Ull&ni of you, tell him you were not pres ent, but if be will pass on to Jones or Smith lie will ascertain exactly the whole particulars of the accident. •Do you think I’ll get justice done me!’ said a culprit to hit couosel. ‘1 don’t think you will,’ replied the other, for I see two rned on the jury who are oppooed to bang, ing.’ A poor widow was asked how she be came so much attacked to a certain neigh bor, and replied that she was bound to him by several cords of wood which he had sent to her during the bard winters. Tom.— 'Look here, Jem, there is a hole knocked out of Ijiis bottle you gave me. Jem. —‘Why here is the hole in it now. If it was knocked out, how could it be there !’ If you wish to,recollect a man’s name, go security for his house rent. For keep- your memory fresh there is nothing like Dobbs says that beauties generally die old maids. They set snub a Value ou themselves that they don’tfiuda purchaser ill the market is closed. * ‘By their fruits ye shall know them,’ as the larmer exclaimed when be traced half hi? golden pippins to the pockets of a tru ant schoolboy. Why is a cricket on tbe hearth like a soldier in battle? Because he often ad vances under a brisk fire. FRANK. ARNOLD. BURWELL GREEN F. ARNOLD &CO, DEALERS IN GROCERIES, HARDWARE, &C., AT CLEVELAND’S OLD STAND. WE desire to eall the attention of the pub lic to our complete Stock of GROCERIES, which w* offer cheap for CASH. Our assort ment consists of SUGARS, COFFEES. TEAS, PICKLES, VIN EGAR. LOBSTERS, OYSTERS, SAR DINES, mackerel, salt, can- NED FRUITS, JELLIES, FJNK WINES, BRANDIES, ALE, WHISKEYS. PORTER, CANDIES OF ALL KINDS, SOAP. PI PES. INK, PAPER, CURRANTS, FINE CHEWING AND SMOKING TO BACCO. FINE CIGARS. COTTON AND WOOL CARDS. BLACKING, ALMONDS, RAISINS, HARDWARE. HOES. TRACE CHAINS, BULK KM, TUBS, SHOVELS, BPADEB, Axes, Hatchets. Pile*, Screws, Nail*, Drew knives, Sifters, Padlocks, Brooms, Smoothing Irons, Shears, Sythe Blade# Knives. Forks,Bucket Knives. Measure*, Shot and Caps, eusawm CROCKERYWARE, tinware, &c. gy Produce of all kinds taken in exchange fur goods at the HIGHEST merkot prices. Just Received, A fine lot of SUMMER HATS end SHOES nt F. ARNOLD A CO'S. Washington, April 87, ISOS, 1-ls GEO. R. CRUMP & CO~ General Commission Merchants and Wholesale Dealers in GROCCRIKS, LIQUORS, TOBACCO, B»ror.. Laid, Grain, Guano, Ac., 209 Broad Street. Augusta. (fa. „ nr Will purchase aod sail on Coiumiaaion, Cotton, Tobaoeo, Produce, sad Merchandise of every description. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. W Refer in Washingtoo to S. 11. Cren shaw, Jaa. Junkin, G. W. Bryant, Pettua A Callaway. [Jane 1,1566.-3 m JOHN D. BUTT, t JOSHUA W. BUTT. JOHN I). BUTT & BRO., GENERAL GROCERY AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 266 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, «JA. W ill attend to the mis of Cotton end Produce. IT Dealers in Imported Segsrs, Brandies Wines snd Family Supplies. [June 1, Xm* Georgia, wilkes county.—wheress Moses H. Arnold. Executor on the estate of Allen Arnold dec'd., applies to for letter* of dismission from said ttlMr3f J), TANARUS" Them are, therefore, to cite admonish, all end singular lb* kindred aud creditors of said deceased, to bo and appear at my office within tho time prescribed by lew, to tlww cense, if any they have why letters should not be gran, ted. Given under my hand and official signstnre, at Washington, this sth dav of June, 1866. G. G. NORMAN, Ordinary. June 5. 1866. 7—l m 6m. EOKGIA, WILKES COUNTY.—Whereas Arden Evans, jr.. Administrator on the estate of Arden Evans Sr., late ot said county, deceased, applies to me for letters of dismission from said trust These are, therefore, to cite and admonish, all and singular th* kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and np;-ear at my office within the time prescribed by lew, to show cause, if any they have why letter* should not he granted. Given under my band and official signature, at Washington, this 7th dsj of Say 1866. G. G. NORMAN, Ordinary. M»r 6, 1866, 8-lm6m. G.BOROIA, WILKES COUNTY—TWO monlha after date application will be made to ihc Court of Ordioaroof eaid county for leave to sell ihe Real Estate belonging to the estate of A. J. Ashmore, Iste of said conn It deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. WM. D. QUINN, Adm’r. July 24. IS 66. 14— 2m Georgia, wilkes county.—Two Months after Gat- application will be made I*- the Court of Ordinary of sajd county ! for leave to sell the Real Estate be: ngft g |T> the estate of Diana Pollen late of said coyn y deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and et-ed iton of said deceased. F. E. SMITH, Adoi'r. July H, 1866, U—2m c Suadft for Clothing when fuhionnblj bh44 L For Light Fabric* to enit the spring trade 0 Oar establishment, where plea** to eall j T tidy garments should -be worn byjall; H Hot weather, coming rapidly without far; I Invite you to buy youi elotbiag here N New styles we are receiving every wtes ; G m 32 ■ GUd to see you when oar establUhment you seek. REMEMBER I. SIMON & CO., Fashionable Clothing Emporium 224 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA j i May 18. 1866, sts Southern Kerosine LAMP AND OIL DEPOT, 309 Brood Street, Augusta, Oa. t Uoder the Planters Hotel. EDWARD i BLEAKELY, WHGLK'ALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Kerosin e oil, iambs, cuakdauers, beaveets.&c MY Stock embraces the fallowing articles SDd styles of GLASS aud METAL HAND I.AMI’S, NIGHT LAMPS. LARGE AND SMALL STAND LAMPS, BRONZE PARLOR LAMPS, HALL SWING LAMPS, HALL BRACKETS, with and without Reflectors; Chandelier*, all styles, with 2. », and 4 Lights; Pplise, Pocket, Globe and Dark Lanterns; Chimneys aod Burusrs of the most improved kinds ; Wicka. Oil Cana, Trimmers, stc. or These tamps vary in p> ice from 50 cent* to t'ih each. Chandeliers from th to SIOO. W Keep eonstautli oo hand a Large Sup ply of the PUREST AA'J) BEST KERO SENE Oft MADE, put up in Barrels, and Tin Cana, suitable for City or Country. All orders Urge or small solicited and promp tly attended to. E. 8. BLEAKLEY. June 1, 1866, 7—Bm C. V. W ALKER & GO, 271 BROAD STEET, AUGUSTA, GA., Auction and General COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Will give prompt end personal attention to all business entrusted to them, ar Favors solicited. Rzntixcua: —Merchants generally of Au gusta, Oe.; Earle A Cos., Sohanck A Downing Dudley P. Ely A Cos., New York; John Gib sen s Bona A 00., Claghofn A Herring, James C. Hand A Ce* Philadelphia; Heyward, Bart lett A Cos., Ward Love A 00.. Baltimore; Chea ter, GueM A Son# Brigham, Thayer A Cos, Boston; Sh yb o* A Rowland. Hi. Louia, Mo.; Andrew Buchunau A Cos., Louisville, Ky.; T. F. Welker, New Orleans, La.; Goodwin, Ward A Cos., Beltna, Alabama, Ala.; Baker, Robbins A Ca, B. A. Weems, Cunningham A Form, Mobile, Ala.; W. 11. Btark, A, Champion. Henry Bryan, Savannah, Ga; Geo. W. Wil liams A Cos.. Willis A Chisolm, Charleston, S.C. June 1, 1866, 6, 3m.* HEWITT’S GLOBE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, €A., W. C. HEWITT, Proprietor, Late of Hewitt House, Va. CoL GEO. H. JONES, Clerk. June I, 1866, 6-Sm. HARDWARE, QUTLERr, AGRICULTURAL TOOLB, Ac. FOR SALE BY JOHN &, THOS. A. BONES, 105 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. JuSe 1,186 c, 6-3 m jfj, BGBEKTSON &DO., Cotton Factors AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 6, Warren Bluet, Augusta, (fa. May 10, 1866, 3, ts