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[For the Banner of the South,] Is it a Sin to Lovo Thee ? I have a friend who hew vainly endeavored to recall ibe words of a favorite old ballad, “ Is it a Sin to Love Thee?” I have hastily substituted these verses. Though far less beautiful than the original, will he sometimes sing them ?] “ Is it a sin to love thee?” Then my soul is steeped in sin ; And despair’s dark waves roll o’er me, As I feel “ it might have b» s eu." And I feel my pulsus quicken, As that yielding form I press ; But I pray, e’en while I’m gazing In those eyes, to love thee less. “ Is it a sin to love thee?” Ah, Fate, why hast thou to u And wrung with pangs of anguish Keen, the hearts that should ‘‘be one. ' If ’tis a sin to love thee, Oh, why hast thou been given A spirit so divine it breathes Only of Low and Heaven ? " Is it a sin to love thee?” When for thee my every prayer It- wafted up to Heaven, Though laden with earth’s care. To hear thy sighs like zephyrs, To feel thy sweet warm breath Steal o’er me as I hold thee, I would welcome even death. As I feel thy heart throb wildly, And I know its throbs are mine, Every sigh from that warm bosom Makes me thine, and only thin?. “ Is it a sin to love thee?” In dreams I feel thee mine That thou art. and ever shall be— That I’m thine, forever thine. “ Is it a sin to love thee?” Ah, my soul with passion fires, Vet I feel that as I clasp thee Every hope of bliss expires. Yes 1 ’tis a sin to love thee! () heart, dare not complain! Let grief and passion slumber, It is best. We love in vain. Yes, “ the world” will sneer upon us And forgive us not the stain, It will blot thy fame forever— I shall see thee not again. / care not for idle praises, Or the world’s “ unfeeling frown,” 1 could give up all earth’s glory, I could every claim disown. We must paid ! Oh, God! forgive me, That I cannot teach my heart To forget. I still shall meet thee— For, in Heaven, we’ll never part. Let me go! Tliou’lt not forget me. ih, I feel thee trembling now! And I know the cold dews dampen With their chilling breath thy brow. Thou'lt forget not that sweet hour, When my soul to thee was given ; We can wait with “patient sorrow”— “ Thun wilt yet be mine in Heaven.” E. B. C. 2 taeov, March, 1868. ■ [Selected for the Banner of the South.] WAYSIDE FLOWERS. As there are duties which all must ful fil, while the more perfect of our race are impelled by the Iloly Spirit to go beyond them and perform also that which is only of counsel, so also it is with faith. The Church proposes to us many things as dogmas of faith, and these things we are all bound to believe. But the more a soul is filled with true piety, that much more does it also believe of those things even which are not proclaimed as dogmas, but only of pious tradition.— Stolz. Those men who love to deal in set phrases which they have borrowed from others, appear from an intellectual point of view like certain water insects, or inollusks, who, as they possess no repro ductive powers of their own, content them selves with collecting together a number of broken shells, splinters, and such like trash, wherewith to build themselves a strangely bungled and shapeless habita tion.—Stolz. To write a perfect dream-book, it would be necessary that every one should write his own; for the images under which each soul thus symbolizes her knowledge in dreams, are altogether, and necessarily, of individual selection, adapted in all cases to the character and the development of the soul itself. Hence, most surely the soul of an African will dream of death under different images than would do the soul of a Greenlander.— Stolz. Among the strange phenomena of na ture, theie is that of an unnatural excite ment ol the bod}, during which we sleep little and eat less, while, at the same time, we feel an unusual sense of both physical and psychical well being which we would not exchange for the most per fect state of health. This sense of well being, under such circumstances, may have its origin in rhe fact, that, at such tunes, we become more self-conscious both °f the fact and mode of our existence during a period of perfect irood nealth we hardly know, or become con scious of our phyis at all. Hence, too. may originate those rapturous sensations of the convalescent, who feels the return ing health as it feTments and wells up within him, while it is forgotten or over looked as soon as it has again thoroughly tv O j penetrated and renewed the system. [Stolz, Mental attention might bo designated the nerve or muscle of the spirit’s eye. As in the case of ilie body, so in thar of the soul—an act of the will controls every movement of this nerve. Now, the eye of the body may turn either to or from an object. In this case, the perception of the object may, but the existence of that object never can, depend upon such action. May there not. be something analogous in the realms of the soul ? May not, for instance, our thoughts and sensations continue to exist even when, for want of attention, we are not conscious of them ? Or do our thoughts only spring into life beneath the glow of our attention as the colors of objects do beneath the rays of light ?— Stolz. The soul is never so forcibly moved to tears as when,«in the midst of afflictions, the dream of a happy past again beams upon it in all its distant beauty and love liness.—Stolz. True modesty is like unto a densely shaded tree, which hides underneath its thick curtain of leaves the delicious fruits it bears. At our birth we wept, while those who were present rejoiced Let us live so that when we die those who are standing around may weep while we rejoice. Wouldst thou know thyself ? Observe how the others are doing. Wouldst thou know mankind? Study thine own poor heart It is difficult to judge of a man's inten tions from his acts, and unkind to suspect evil designs, simply because a certain act may have proceeded either from a good or a bad motive ; but to put down any one for a bad man for no other reason than because his ideas do not correspond with our own, is the sign of a fool. [ Wieland. Goud fortune is like a ravishing fail’ one—always on her travels. Piety is like a well-worn garment —the longer we wear it the Letter it fits. The ladder of humility is composed of three steps ; the first of these is sufficient, the second is superabundant, the third is the height of perfection. On the first stand those who willingly obey their su periors; od the second, those who also subject themselves to their equals l for God's sake; on the third, those who do not find it beneath their dignity to serve even their inferiors.— St. Ch. Borromeo. The smoothest course of Nature has its pains ; And truest friends, through error, wound our rest. r Young. In all human language there is not another word of which we feel less ashamed, while in reality it ought to fill us with in describable confusion, than that of “pas tim e. ’ ’ —Kra mer. All the good wine of hf« our drunken youth devour s ; Sourness and lees, which to the bottom sink, Remain for later years to drink. [Cowley. To fear God without loving Him is— diabolical; to fear and love Him, simulta neously, is—human ; to love Him, with out an admixture of fear—that alone is divine.— Sailer. Sermons are like a city market. Who ever goes te the latter without money cannot make a purchase ; thus, whoever goes to a sermon without faith cannot de rive any profit therefrom.— Sailer. Even along the highways of life does truth sometimes take root and blossom ; but it is on that very account, no doubt, that it is so often trodden under foot by the masses.— Sailer. Human Charity is often for a moment, Christ’s charity is never ending. Satan is bad as a master ; his work is much worse : his wages worst of all. Occupation. —Occupation ! what a glorious thing it is for the human heart. Those who work hard seldom yield them selves entirely up to fancied or real sor row. When grief sits down, folds its hands, and mournfully feeds upon its tears, weaving the dim shadows that a little exertion might sweep away into a funeral pall, the strong spirit is shorn of its might, and sorrow becomes our master. When troubles flow upon you dark and heavy, toil not with the waves, wrestle not with torrents; rather seek by occupation to divert the dark waters that threaten to overwhelm you iu a thousand channels which the duties of life always present. Before you dream of it, these waters will fertilize the present, and give birth to these flowers that they may brighten the future; flowers that will become pure and ho\y in the sunshine that penetrates to the path of duty. Grief, after all, is but a selfish feeling; and most selfish is he who y ields himself to the indulgence of any passion that brings no joy to his fellow men. Mini_©i fii mwm: FOREIGN SUMMARY. Aristocratic Pm eons. —An amusing incident occurred the other day (says a Birmingham paper) which revealed a fact not generally known, that most of the favorite birds bear aristocratic titles. A landlord having threatened his small tenents with legal consequences if they kept birds—which greatly prop erty —found one norning on the roof of his cottage a number of pigeons, who, like old Kasper, were “sitting in the sun.” The landlord vainly demanded the name ol the owner. The tenants were mute. At lengta lie shot at the birds, and as one or two favorites fell, the anxious on-look ers, forgetting their professed ignorance on the subject, exclaimed.jalmost in tears: ‘‘O, mun, stop, wut; you’n killed the Duke o’ Malakoff an’ Queen Mary, an’ winged the Emperor Napoleon’s cock eyed hen ! ’ ihe landlord was horrified at the apparent enormity of his deed, and went home in a reflective mood A colonelcy in the British army is a comfortable position. The yearly pay ranges from $4,500 in gold in the Ma rines, SII,OOO in the Grenadier Guards. In time of peace the duties are not oner ous, involving simply a visit to the Regi ment every four months. Since the death of the Earl of Cardigan there is a nice vacancy in the Cavalry, at a salary of $5,750. It is believed the last import ed royal husband, Prince Christain of Schleswig-Holstein, will fill it. Matri monial appendices to the English Gover ment figure-head are regarded with the most scrupulous consideration and ten derly cared for, at the expense of the people. The watch of Sir John Sylvester, a Recorder of London, was one stolen by a thief whom he had just tried and ac quittedat the Old Baily for petty larceny. During' the trial, Sir John happened to say aloud that he had forgotten to bring his watch with him. The theif being ac quitted, went directly to Lady Sylvester, saying the Recorder had sent him with his love, and the request that her lady ship would immediaaely send his watch. One day, at the table of the late Mr. Pease (Dean of Ely), just as the cloth was being removed, the subject of dis course happened to be that of an extraor dinary mortality amongst the Jlawyers. “ \ v e have lost, ’ said a gentleman, “ not loss than six eminent barristers in as many months. The dean, who was quite deal, rose as his friend finished his re marks, and gave the company grace : “For this and every mercy, the Lord's holy name be praised. v M. Vildmann, of Plymouth, has rec ently been going though some curious performances for the edification of the continental savants. He appeared before them with three swarms of bees, one swarm on his body, another on his shoul der, and the third in his pockets. At a signal given by him, the whole of the bees entered their hives, and at another signal they returned to their positions on M. Vildmann’s body. In 1867 as many as 33,321 boxes of salmon weighing 1,666 tons, and of the value of <£213,803, were delivered in Billingsgate market. Among them were 2,405 boxes from English and Welsh rivers; in 1864 the number was only 752 boxes, in 1860 it was 868, in 1866 it became 1,563, and in 1867 was 2,4C5 and under judicious management will continue to increase. t London was visited on the morning of April 4 by the heaviest fog which iUias bad since the 26th ot December. In the central parts ol the town for two hours the darkness was extraordinary, and the street traffic was impeded. *ln the suburbs the sun shone with usual bril liancy the whole morning. An ancient custom at Coleshill, at arwick, provides if the young men of the place can catch a hare, and bring it to the parson of the parish before ten o’ clock cm Easter morning, he is bound to give them a calf’s head and a hundred of eggs for their breakfast, and a groat in money. The monastery of Brother Ignatius has been turned into a cheese-shop, and Brother Ignatius has been turned into the street, where he weeps without elic iting a single sympathetic sigh. The sum of £6OO lias already been promised toward the erection of a monu ment to the late Earl of Rosse. the cele brated astronomer. Germany —A Dresden letter says that the Queen of Saxony has expressed dis pleasure at the untidy, disheveled style of wearing the hair which has late! v come into fashion. Having frequently to re ceive English and American ladies, who .sometimes appear with their hair hanging loosely about their shoulders, her Majesty has established a regulation that all per sons with such.coiffures shall not be ad mitted at Court. I russia has determined to become a maritime power of considerable magni tude, and is making every effort to° in crease her navy. In 1861 it consisted 01 o 5 vessels, carrying 265 guns. Os this number 42 were gunboats, 4 steam ers, 4 corvettes, carrying from 10 to 12 guns each ; two sloops of war, carrying 8 guns each ; and two transport ships, erne 01 which is a frigate of 48 guns. It is said that Count Bismarck has pro posed to the French Government to con voke an International Parliament of all the States of Europe, to revise their re specin e Customs laws, and to adopt some general Customs system ; and it is said that the French ‘ Emperor has received Ihe iaea with marked favor. The Baden Government which has for some time past employed women in the telegrapuic service, has now placed per sons of the fair sex 111 charge of the win dow s at railway stations at which money D taken tor tickets. An official notice states that a similar measure will shortly be adopted in several of the postoffice es tablishments. Li Dresden, on the 7th of April, the Second Chamber sanctioned the abolition ot capital punishment, after a warm de bate, by a majority of two-thirds of the members. The Crown Prince and Princess of Saxony were present during the debate. In the Lower House of Pesth, after a preliminary conference of the members, the election ot Kossuth was verified with out a debate. The coal mines, at Hainault, have been officially declared to contain 5,000-, 000 tons. ►.©.« Cannibalism continues in Algeria. French soldiers are waylaid, knocked on the head, and made into broth or potted for future eating. Two women, each hav ing a child, lived with a tribe near Tiaret. These unfortunates did all they could for a long time to stave off the horrors of famine ; hut at length all their resources being exhausted, and public charity no longer to be relied on, they agreed to eat the children. A bargain was agreed to, and lots were drawn as to which should be first killed. The mother who lost gave up her infant, which was killed and eaten. This served for a few days; but at last the hideous supply came to an end, and the woman who had sacrificed her off spring claimed that the other should sub mit to the same loss. The latter refused, being unable to bring her mind to that extreme measure. After long altercations both mothers at length agreed to submit their differences to the decision of the Arab bureau, and in this way the horrible facts came todight. RnuKaenHUM -emits a A I.) V E R TIS IS M E NTS. ffo the Public. The undersigned, so long and favorably known as Broom Manufacturer, and Seater of Cane Chairs maker and renovator of Mattrasses, kc., would re spectfully inform his friends, and the public, that, in addition to his former business, he has supplied a want long felt at the Southwestern portion of the city, namely, a GENERAL NEWS DEPOT, Where all the leading NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, and MAGAZINES can be obtained at the LOWEST RATES. I am also agent for the Banner of The South, New York Freeman’s Journal, Charleston Ga zette, »S;o. Metropolitan Record, La Crosse Democrat, Police Gazette, N. Y. Herald, Tribune, Times, World, Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie, or any of the leading Newspapers or Periodicals, delivered in any part of the city on the morning of their arrival. Earnestly soliciting a share of public patronage at my Old Stand, Corner York and Montgomery streets, Savannah, Ga. may23-lm E. M. CONNOR. GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Gref/ibricr County, West Virginia. The undersigned, Lessees of this OLA) AND WELL KNOWN WATERING PLACE, Announce that, encouraged by the liberal patronage received last season, they have largely addfcd to their accommodations, in comfort and appearance, and are prepared to entertain FIFTEEN HUNDRED GUESTS. THE BATHING ACCOMMODATIONS ARE IN FINE ORDER. HOT AND WARM SULPHUR BA TIPS’, So eminently efficacious in many cases, are id the command of visitors, .at all hours. In addition to other amusements, they have provided anew and elegant ROWLING ALLEY AND BILLIARD ROOM, CONVENIENTLY LOCATED. PROFESSOR UOSEKBURU’S CELEBRATED FULL BRASS BAND, Has been engaged for the season. .A GOOD LIVERY STEVI3I.IK Will be kept on the premises. The completion of the Virginia Central Railroad to Covington leaves only twenty miles staging, through a beautiful mountain country over a well graded turn pike. Teccna: $3 p»r» pyv ami S3O pep Children under ten years of age, and colored ser vants, half price. White servants according to aecom • modations. [mvlC-lm] PEYTON & <X). AGENTS WATTEND FOR THE LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, By FRANK H. ALFRIEND, of Richmond. This is the only full, authentic and OFFICIAL history of the Life and Public services of the great Southern leader. Mr. Alfriend has had the co-opera tion and assistance of the leading Confederate; officials in the preparation of this work, as will be apparent to all on examination. Send for specimen pages and cir culars. with terms. 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