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The IntHlijrcncer.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1885.
1.A1E FROM CHATTANOOGA.
northern nkws.
i i,.' i.iii.i'.vii./.', u-k-grapliic aud oilier new;,
u r dip (rout ihe Chattanooga Gazette oi the
• 4 '0 li ultimo. ^ sii ■ < 1 iLe iitma are indica
tive 1*1 a feeling prevailing in ihe North
■ijfiin; - 11 if* ('(fern, as They are termed, of the
rebellion. while ollicrs indicile that the
mratgemont, first entered into between
.'ouuHtou and Sherman, was not approved
tint highly censured, and that the last named
rteneisl was a* v *n ’ v denounced therefor.
VVe* give fbv, the telegraphic item®, head-
»m;** ft!*0 al':
•
MLOU 10 US NEWS!!!
tii a rtvr mTiuit!
JUHNSIOM SURUENDERED.
rkbf.l Foiec.ts t:asf of ala*
HA.mA.
\Va« Department, {
Washington, !! p rr». April *Jfi )
Mnjui Utneral Da:
A dispatch fnmi Genetal Grant dated at
Htleigli, l'> ft in, April Sil b, states that
’•Genral Johnston surrendered the forces
ut l,h rom u&p.d embracing u!l irom hereto
itic CUiatlaho i*h«H) river, to Unneial Hher-
mii), on tli<* Itft-is agreirt upon between Lee
(tnd mysell for the Army <>i Northern Yir-
(Signed) i!. HI. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
niU’JT n.*1 ip'A'-nilD PiTRTIMAN 0 ARMF-
TICE. -
PoiiTREHft Monroe, April 27.
A !*U Hmcr arrived here this morning from:
Morelioud city, bringing advices from New
lieru that General Grant has iffectnally
put mi end to the armistice agreed upon he
! ween Generals hhcitnau aud Johnston.
urn. nrant’s term? to jojtnston.
Ueneral Grant gave Johnston up to 6
o’clock yesterday ( Wednesday) morning, to
-nrrendt r his auny. The conditions arc
unknown. General Grant announced that
after that hour hostilltl*? would he at once
resumed.
okW. J.iHNsTt)N < CFttH? C iNniTIONfl.
l'o this J ohm-ton is said to have replied
itiit It Jt If. Davis and the lending General
officers of i ho Confederacy were pardoned,
tnd peimisamn given them to leavo the
. ountry, he would bo tm horired to accept
lire terms proponed.
PNOM VlI.SON-IMMENAP DESTRUCTION Of
UElll I, PHOPEKTV.
New York. April SR.
Late Georgia papers give lull accounts of
Get WiGnii’a great raid. After defeating
Forrest at Selma, and destroying the arreti
-d, i and rrmnulactories there, Wilson moved
eastward,captured Montgomery, West Point
F> lurnbus and Mi con, scattering the Militia
on nil Bides, ruining the only remaining
rebel railroads, breaking up machine shops,
destroy leg Military store*!, rendering the
manufacture of materials for further cam
paigns against us impossible. •
THE PKEeTDENI F A I. FCNRRAL AT CLEViS-
LAND.
tJi.ti VKi.ANt), April 28.
All along the route Irom Buffalo, the
usual demons!rations of sorrow were wlt-
ucbsciI. The Pfctudoul’s remains were cs-
<nu-d t.y a long military and civic proces
sion, to ihe beautifully constructed temple
prepared to receive them. The entire pop
ulation is abroad moving in an orderly
matin* i to view the remains.
TITR RICHMOND RANKS.
Nkw York, April 28-
tkiiv. Coimnercial’s Washington special
->yB thi? vaults of the Firemen's Bank of
Hichmocd, have been opened. The con*
u uts wive found undisturbed.
THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, April 18.
President Johnaou was loudly cheered
to day, while passing through the streets.
THE I.VT OF BOOTH.
liooth’a body has been placed where it
will never be seen by mortal eye again.
New Yore. April 28.
The Po t's Washington special sa>s a
Pennsylvania delegation, headed by Com
missioner Lewis, called upon the President,
making the most congratulatory addresses
yet delivered. The President replied, re
peating bis conviction ii\^t the rebel lead
ers should tic punished, and the masses for
given.
thcrelaiy ffowaid and sou are doing well
TERRU1LK STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
Haw Om hans, April 21, vit Memphis, 2?
The s’ramcr Sultana arrived at Vicksburg
with her boilers leaking badly. Sho re
mained there thirty hours repairing and.
taking on one hundred aud ninety-six Fed-
«-ral soldiers, thirty five < ffioers, lately re-
h-i sed lmm Columbia aud Andersonviile
prisons, arlived at Memphis last evening.
A fvcr coaling stm proceeded about ? r. .m ,
aud when seven milts up blew up, and mi-
iuediateiv taking tire burnt to the water’s
edge. Oi two thousand one hundred and
nhy si \ soldiers aboard, not more than sev
t-u hundred were rescued, five hundred of
the rescued are in the hospital, and two or
three hundred i* jured, are at the Soldier’s
Home.
The Capitdu oi the gnltana reports that
at 4 o'clock this morning, the river front at
Memphis was crowded with soldiers strug
gling tor lile. Many of them are badiy
scalded. Boats immediately went to thc-ir
rescue and are still engeg^d picking them
up. General Washburuo immediately or-
i/air :*-d a board of tMinors to iuvestigato the
tUdir, which is now at work doing so. No
further particulais have been received.
monbtaRy.
Codiji 53. Gold ft 1,47*.
Mother’s Love —Lamartine tells a story
that exquisitely ll uurates a mother’s love.
In som«*spring freshet,a river widely wash
ed in its shores ami rent away a bough
whereon a bird had built a cot! age for her
-uinrner hopes. Down the white aud whirl
ing stream drifted tbs green branch with
lis wicker rap of urficdg- d song, and flat
tering beside it, as it went, the mother bird,
f nheedmg the roaring river, on she kept,
tier cries c I agony and fear piercing the
pauses of the storm, flow like the loveof
ihe old-fashioned mother, who lol’owcd the
ihlldshehad plucked from her heart, all
«ver the world. Swept away by passion,
ihat child might be, it mattered not, bearing
away with him the fragments of the roof
tree; though he died, yet that mother was
wtth him a Ruth through all his life, and a
Rachel at his death.
To Start a Baj.EY Uoh:K.—Fill his
mouth with dirt ov gravel Irom the road and
he’ll go. Now don’t laugh at thi$ but try
i». ’fhe plain philosophy of the thing is, it
gives him some-tbing else to think of. We
have seen it tried a hundred time3, and It
has never tailed.
MOSS OF SKW&BD ASS S0013
lo addition to the notice of Bxith which
will be seen among the".telegraphic dia-
pa.elite copied from Ihe Chattanooga Ga
zette, we notice the following in the Macon
Roening News oi the 1st instant:
“We learn from a gentleman who read
the dispatch, pubilahed in a Savannah pa
per, from Hilton Head, that it was rumored
at the latter place that Secretary Seward
died on the 10 .h instant.
“The same paper states that r o°th, with
several of hts accomplices, h*\ oeen cap
tured, and that a lawyer (rom Richmond
bed turned State’s evidence, and implicated
thirty or more pereoud as parties to Ihe as
Baseination."
Tuu Nm» also contains the .following
item*;: *
We have It from g«x>d authority lhat a
cornier has been dispatched to Gen. Taylor,
West of the Chattahoochee,which will prob
al ly lead to a .Military Convention in that
department, perhaps with the earne result
as that between the two first namtd Gen-
Madam Rumor, lor the past few days,
has been very busy; but we have hoard very
Lwol her reports that * we put any confi
dence in. We hear on every hand that peace
has beau declared; that Johnston's army ha6
been disbanded and sens home, etc. This
morning we hear that Grierson's comm tnd
of Federais are at Eufaula, Ala., numheiing
4 000. It litis report be true, it seems to us
iliac we are in rather 9 strange position, ua-
der an armistice. We shall try and let our
readers know how much truth there is in Ihe
old lady’s report.
It is stated that Grierson's command was
marching iu this direction when fie was met
by the flag of truce, announcing the arrma
tire; and as tie was in a locality that could
not subsist his men, instead ol retrograding,
I10 ad vanced into a section which had not
been occupied by a Federal or Confederate
army. Provi-ions and forage are said to be
plentiful in that section, and as the Federal
authorities havo ordered all foraging on the
country to (lease, and everything Used by
the crmics to be contracted for, during the
armistice, we havo every reason to hope
thut all will work well lu that quarter.
We understand thit Gen. Upton baa been
ordered to Augusta, to take command at
that Post, under the agreement of a Military
Convention between Generals Johnston ana
Bherman; and that Gen. McCook haa been
ordered to Tallahassee, Fia, for the same
purpose.
Referring to the surrender ot Johnston
the Gazette eaye:
•‘On ringth^ beJia and fir*; tbe funi,
Aait fling the starry banner o«t."
GLORY! The last rebel army, worthy of
the nan e, has laid down its anna. In its
surrender are embraced all the rebel forces
from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Chat
tahoochee river, on the western boundary
of Milledgeville, Augusta and Columbia, or
a!! in the B ates of Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida and Western North Carolina. The
surrender is on the basis of the terms grant
ed to the rebel Army of Northern Virginia
—‘ the men and officers will be allowed to
return to their homes not to be disturbed by
the United State# authorities so long as they
observe their paroles and the laws in force
where they may reside."
The same paper comments, as follows
upon the armistice agreed upon by Bherman
and Johnaton :
Our dispatches this morning announce
that General Grant has put a stop to the un-
fortunate-for us armistice agreed upon be
tween Bherman and Jjhnston, and offered
terras ot his own to that shrewd Confeder
ate. More than that, he threatened that if
those terms were not acoepted by last Wed
nesday morning, hostilities would be imme
diately renewed. Frightened out of his
wits by this new aspect of aff*i T a, Jobustou
immediately offers to capitulate, only ask
ing that Jt If* Davis and the leaders of the
rebellion be allowed to expatriate them
selves—to place themselves in the position
of those men, . .
• Who left their country for their countryq good. , -
We do not know what action Grant will
lake in regard to Johnstofi’s offer, or wh©
tber he will insist upon his own terms,what
ever they may *be. It la probable that be-
lore General Grant left Washington, Presi
dent Johnson communicated to him what
terms would ba satisfactory to the Govern
ment, otherwise, if he entertained John
ston's proposition at all, he would be com
pelled to reter It to the Capitol.
The following we find among the selec
tions of the Qaxtie:
stfbBMAX'S NEGOTIATIONS.
General Sherman hes made ft vtry grave
mistake, and been fairly beaten by that
cunning traitor, the Rebel Secretary of
War.
- At the flrat meeting, at which General
Johnston only waB present, no terms were
finally agreed upon ; the second meeting,
however, at which Breckinridge officiated,
conditions were finally accepted aud papers
signed.
General Johnston, ou the first day, prob
ably learned what Shc-rman’s teims were,—
After fufi consultation with Jeff. Davis, who
waa at Hillsboro, be concluded to accept
them, taking Breckinridge with him, how
ever, to draw up the papers.
This important conference was held at
the solicitation of the Rebel General, who,
on the 4th Inst, sent by a flag .of truce a re
quest for a cessation 01 hostilities until Gen.
Grant could be sent for. General Sherman
answered immediately by Baying, that if the
surrender of his army was the object of
such a truce, he was competent to attend to
such wants; but if anything else was de
sired, he wished to know it, when he would
decide whether or not it would be necessary
to send for the Lieutenant General. He
was informed that he (Sherman) was ready
fo meet him at any time, to confer on the
subject of his wants. This offer was
promptly accepted, and through Wade
Hampton, the point of meeting was agreed
upon. At Mr. James Bennett’s, ft little but
ou the left of the Chapel Hill road, five
miles irom Durham's Station and thirty
trom Raleigh, the memorable meeting took
placp. General Sherman was accompanied
by his right-hand man. Chief Engineer, O.
M. Poe, and* General Barry, with others of
hi? staff, and met General Johnston, with
Msjor Johnston and Captain Hampton, of
his staff. Both Generals were accompanied
bv their cavalry Generals, Kilpatrick and
Wade Hampton.
The N. Y. Times’ Washington dispatch,
dated the 25 b says: We have Information
from Sherman of an important character.
It appears lhat Johnston’s first letter to
Gen. Sherman, proposed a surrender of his
army on the same.terms as Lee surrendered
upon, .A meeting was arranged at which
Wade Hampton was present. He protested
against the terms of surrender. His cavalry
torce is supposed to ba only about three
thousand strong. Thereupon Sherman
consented to a • delay tor the purpose of
giving Johnston and Hampton an opper
tuniiy to consult. Another meeting was
arranged lor the next day; on that day the
parties again met. At the first sitting the
remarkable memorandum or basis of agree
ment was presented and atonee signed.
The World’s Raleigh correspondent, writ
ing on the 19th, says the conferences be
tween Sherman and Johnston have- come
to a conclusion which is believed In the
army to be emin sally ^satisfactory. What
passed &t the Interview they bad is probably
known only to themselves. When they
met they locked arms, walked together into
the house where the conference took place,
and there shut themselves up for several
hours, leaving their re?pv ctive followers and
staff c ffleere to fraternize and get along as
they best could. No one who accompanied
Gen. Sherman has any idea of what sub
jects were discussed or what terms were
proposed, accepted or declined. Gen. Sher
man, never a communicative man with re -
spect to matters of' importance, on this
occasion is even more reticent than usual.
LETTER FROM THE “ASA TRENCHARd" OF THE
TBAGEDT.
Mr. William J. Hawke, oi this city, who
resides at 264 State Street, has received a
letter from his son Harry, who is a member
of Laura Keane’s theatrical company, who
were playing “Our American Cousin, at
Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, on the night
of ihe horrid tragedy, gives some new
facts in reierence to the ausaspinatica aad
the assassin. We are permitted to publish
the letter, which is ag follows :
Washington, Sunday, April 16.—This is
the first opportunity I have had to write to
you since the assassination of our dear Pre
ident on Friday night, as I have been in
cu • -ly nearly ever since. 1 w as one of
the j.iincipal witnesses of that sad affair, be
ing the only one on the stage at the time of
the fatal shot. I \va3 playing “Asa Trench
ard," in the “American Gongin." The “old
lady” of the theatre ha*d just gone off the
stage, and I was answering her exit speech
when I hoard the shot fil ed. 1 turned,
looked up at thn President’s box, heard the
man exclaim 11 Sic Semper Tyrannis," Baw
him jnrap from the box, seize the flag on
the staff and drop from the stage ; he slip
ped when lie gained the stage, but got upon
hi? leet in a moment, brandished a large
knife, saying, “The South shall be free f ’
turned las face to the direction I stood, and
I recognized him as John Wilkes Booth.
He ran towards me, and I, seeing tiro knife
thought I was the one he was after, ran off
the stage and up a flight of stairs. He made
his escape out of a door, directly in tne rear
of the theatre, mounted a horse and rode
off.
The above nil occurred in the space of a
quarter of a minute, and at the time I did
not know that the President was shot ; aU
though, if I had tried to atop him he would
have stabbed me.
I am now under one thousand ^dollars
bail to appear as a witness when Booth is
tried, if caught.
AH the above I have sworn to. You may
im'agine the excitement in the theatre,
which was crowded, with cri«s of “Hang
him !’’ “who waa he?" &o., from every one
present.
In about fifteen minutes after the occur
rence the President was carried out and
across the street. 1 wa? ri quested to walk
down to the police headquarters and give
oiv evidence. They then put me under
$1,000 bonds, to appear at 10 o'clock next
morning. I then walked about for gome
time, as the city was wild with excitement,
and then 1 went to bed. At half past three
I was called by an aid of the President, to
go to the house where he was lying, to give
another statement before Judge Carter,
Secretary Stanton and other high officials
assembled there. I did so, and went to bed
again. On Saturday I gave bail.
It was the saddest thing l ever knew.™
Theeity only the night before was illumina
ted, and everybody was so happy. Now it
is all Badness. Everybody look.? gloomy
and sad.
On that night the play was going off S3
rell. Air, and Mrs. Lincoln enjoyed it
much. She was laughing at my speech
when ton shot waa fired. In tact, it was
one laugh from the time the curtain went
up until it fell—and to think of such a sor
rowful ending ! It is an era in my life that
I will never torget. Inclosed is a piece of
frjnge of the flag ihe President was holding
when shot.— Chicago Journal: *
WHAT SHERMAN’S FRIENDS SAT.
Or.a or two warm personal friends of the
Bherman family express the hope that there
be something back of what ajipears on the
face ot the document.?, which may consti
tute a partial- justification for the General.
There is a hint that he was out of ammuni
tion, aud had to do something to amuse
Johnston and secure delay.
THE LATE PRESIDENT.
One ol the President’s last official acta
was a deed of mercy toward his enemies.
He expressly stated that he meant to give
the leading Confederates an opportunity to
leave the country. This telegram -from
Portland came to Washington:
“Beveily Tucker and Jacob Thompson
will be here to-morrow in disguise, to leave
on the steamer for Europe. What shall we
do?
Mr. Lrncoln directed the authorities to let
them go. A few hours later he fell by ’ :, e
a&sa^sin’s ballet, aud beside hia death-noa a
member of the Cabinet countermanded that
order. Fortunately for their owu lives,
Thompson and Tucker d/d not come into
the United States after the conspirators had
murdered the only man who cowtd have
saved them from doom.
Mr, Seward exhibits wonderful vitality,
but his physicians have little hope that hia
mouth will ever recover its symmetry. It
is likely to be awry, and probably power
will be lacking entirely to clcst the lower
j iw. Hnverai days since the Secretary, with
chaiacteriitic unselfishness wrote upon a
slate: “For myself I care nothing; but the
people should have been more watchful for
their President*'
Evidence discloses that there were ten
conspirators in the plot; that at a meeting
held in Memphis they selected by lot the
assassin of the President' Our authorities
have a letter which say?: “It becomes vour
happy lot to destroy this tyrant. You can
select the cup, the S'.ade or the bullet; but
you know the rup Vs onre been tried, and it
failed."
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Presidafit Johnson wisely oetermints to
show the world, that in spite of this fearful
tragedy, the preteciifc 01 our Executive is
not, even now, to be in the bayonets .of a
guard, but in ihe love and vigilance ot the
people. He exposes himself on public
places with ihe utmost indifference. A
gentleman meeting him c-n Wednesday, in
the parlor bt the Ktrkwc.od House, asked :
‘Mr. President, is it wise for you thus to
jeopard yourself
He replied: “Yea, l have already been
shot at twice, you lemember, without inju
ry. Threatened men live long.*
There is no reason to doubt that Presi
dent Johnson’s general policy wilt be wise,
besides, like all officials in this^cualry, he
is so directly subject to the judgment and
desires of the people that he could not long
pursue auv course contravening Gram.
The most sanguine rebel? will hardly
hope to intimidate him. In the dark days
which preceded Bragg’s last invasion of
Keniucky, Buell, then in command of the
Army of the Ohio, waa about to evacuate
Nashville, Gov. Johnson implored, expos-
tulated and stormed to no purpose.
» He finallv declared, under the solemni
ties of an oath, thst if all the rest of the
army left, he would reroam with Bis lour
Middle Tennessee regiments, defend the
city to the last and perish m ita ashes, be
fore it should be giv^h up to the enemy.
Buell then left a garrison, which, though
weak, proved"""sufficient to hold the capital
ot Tennessee.
The tmhappy lady—the daughter of Sen-
8tcr D “ e » of New England—to whom Booth
was affianced, is plunged in protoundest
grief; ont with womanly fidelity. Is slow to
believe him guilty of this appalling crime,
and asks, with touching pathos,forevidence
of bis innocence.
a.«j& *&<- uuitj jC.
XH1 CHA&AC rsa OF TOBB&ST.
The person of Forrest is commanding,
graceful, and fitly proportioned ; his Stature
six feet, his cheat broad and tuU, hi* limbs
long and somewhat slender, but well shaped
and mu3cniar. His features are regular and
symmetrical, his eyes are of a light blue
color, and his whole countenance, ia it?
quiet state is grave, placid and benignant.
When alone, or cot engaged in conversa
tion, he appears sedate and thoughtful; but
when his attention ia excited, his eyes kina
die quickly and hia face beams with anima«
lion and intelligence. He is not fluent in
speech, but what lie says is appropriate, and
calculated to inspire with interest as being
known to come from the heart. He i-el
dom attempts sallies of wit or humor, but
no man receives more pleasure from an ex
hibition of them by others; and, although
contented in seclusion, he seeks his chief
happiness in the society of his friends, and
participates with delight in all rational and
innocent amusements. Without austerity
on the one hand, or au appearance of con**
descending familiarity on the other, he is
affable, courtooue and cheerful; but it has
been remarked that there is a dignity in his
manner and person not easy to be defined,
which impresses every one who sees him
for the first time with an instinctive deier*
enc-e and awe.
This may Lave arisen,in pair, from p. con
viction of his superiority, as well an from
the i fleet produced by his external form and
deportment. Hia ambition is of that nobit
kind which aims to excel in whatever he
undertakes, and to acquire a power over
the hearts of men by promoting their hap
piness aud winning their aflecuons. Sensi
tive to the approbition of others, and soli
citous to deserve it, he makes no concession
to gain their applause, either by flittering
their vanity or yielding to their capriees.~
Cautious without timidity, bold withou
rashness, cool in council, deliberate but firm
in action, clear In foresight, patient under
reverses, steady,|pei severing, and self-nog
sessed, he conquers every obstacle that
crosses his path, honor,renown and success.
Forrest is a Christian in faith and in prac
tice; he is habitually devout. His reverence
for religion is seen in his example,his public
communicilionfi, and his private writings
He is charitable and humane, liberal to the
poor, and kind to those in distress. As a
husband, father, son and brother, he is kind
and affectionate. Such are sora< of the trait*'
in the character of ForrcBt, which have ac
quired for him the love and veneration ol
mankind.
STRAY BEVELINGS.
Au old toper chanced to drink a giasa oj
water one day for something stronger.—
Smacking his lips, aad turning to ono of hi*
eompaniuns, he remarked, “ Why, it don’t
taste badly. I have no doubt it ia whole
some for females and tender children."
A man with as inveterate habit of talk
ing to himself, when asked why he did it,
said he had two reasons; One, “he liked to
talk to a sensible man, the other, he liked
to hear a sensible man talk,’’ «
‘Married couples resemble a pair of
shears," says Sidney Smith, so joined to
gether that they cannot be separated, often
going in opposite directions, yet always
punishing any one who cornea "between
them."
Dr. Hawks, on one occasion, had an ar
gument with one of hia vestrymen in refer
ence to the increase of his salary, “Then
you don’t believe the Lord will feed the
young ravens ?” said the vestry man. “Oh,
yes 1 do," the doctor replied, “but nothing
is said about the young hawks."
A jockey who incautiously burned his
lingers by taking up his toast from the fire,
trad broke the pbito by letting it fall.ob
served that it was too bad to lose the plate
after having won the heat.
Let no man harbor a black spot in his
breast and believe that his waistcoat ia whol
ly ignorant of the stain, - •
In age we must Indeed go down the hill,
but we can do so with the wheel well
locked.
He whom God hath gfluid wish a love of
retirement possesses, aa it w«-re, an extra
sense.
The sensations of joy felt on approaching
the home of a beloved one are like the twi
light of morning, before the cun has become
visible.
A gallon of strong lye put in a barrel of
water will make it as soft as rain water.
Be wore of bad books and bad papers.'—
There are many such. They are of no goo.i
use, hut do great barm. "Ask some one
who knows, to tell you of some of the beat
books. Never buy a book simply because
it is cheap. Some books are dear If they
waste your time, destroy your soul.
It you have not time to read in the day,
lead by night, and if lamps or candles get
roaroa, gflt*pine knots or hickory bark and
read by torch light. Let nothing keep you
irom veatiiag. A good book is worth read
ing more than once, The second reading
will do you more good than the first.
Keep out ol bad company. “The com
panion of fools shall be destroyed." If
others waste their time in folly and 3in,
avoid them. They may be smart, but they
will do you no good, and they may do you
much harm. Bad company is ibo ruin of
many, even of those wno are older than
you. Keep away from idlers, swearers,
liars and Sibbath breakers, keep away.
Even “one sinner deslroyeth much good."
Keep awav, “touch not the unclean thing."
-Golden Rule...
Rye Straw for Braiding.—A writer
in the E Igefield Advertiser gives the follow
ing directions for preparing rye straw for
braiding:
The rye must be cut while in bloom. Cut
as careiully aa possible to prevent break
ing, early in the morning, and handle it im
mediately, before the sun has much power
on it. It must then be taken to a kettle ot
boiling water, and each bundle steeped three
minutes, then open the bundle and. spread
out to dry and bleach, a clear sun being
almost indispensable to the color. Alter ii
becomes perfectly dried, put into a bundle
again, to be kept in a dark plaee, where
the dust cannot soil it.
An artless Argument.—Naimanns*, a
black prince, arrived in England from the
neighborhood of Sierra Leone in 1791. The
gentleman to whose care he had been en
trusted took great pains to convince him
that the Bible is the Word of God, and he
received it as such with great reverence
and simplicity. When he was asked wfcat
it was that satisfied him on this subject, he
replied: “When I found all good men
minding the Bible, and calling it the word
of God, and all bad men disregarding It,
then I waa sure lhat the Bible must be
what good mat call it, the word of God,"
A OOUHT&t WauDIUG.
“Did I ever teli you ot a certain Wedding
I once attended ? Its history runs on this
wise: One stormy Thursday last winter,
as I was going to the post-office, I waa ac
costed b i a young man, or old .boy (I don’t
know which, but shall ieav? yon to judge,)
with the inquiry, “I say, mister, can’t 301*
tell me, sir, where Dominic Soule lives?"
“1 hnnpose I aru the irnn you are seek
ing."
The- young man's couate-nanre changed
fhq expression of intense anxiety passed
*»way and Was succeeded by one of Indie
rons bash fulness.
“Well, then, you’re Dominie Soule,lx
ye ? Weil, I want to seeyou a few minute;
if you’ve no objection."
“None at all, sir, Be so kind ax to walk
into my ssudy with me, where we can ai*
tend to your business by the side of a com
lortabla fire."
Ouce in the study, be asked again—
“you’re Dominie Soule, the minister bt
ye?"
• “Yea.’’
‘ Be yc all alone looking sheepishly at
the half open bedroom door.
“We are,” said I, as I closed ft. 1 knew
what he wanted, but was wicked enough to
eDj ly his embarrassment. After liitcb-
ingand shuffling aud hemming awhile, ho
spoke out : '
“Weil, I come for to get you to go and
marry a somebody to night V*
* “Indeed and how far is it?"
“p\ it’s onlv just seven miles up here, you
know," *
I wanted he should go and get some one
else; it stormed furiously, and I did not fed
like buiYtiog a cold northeast that night.
But he said—_
“No, ihe old folks want you, and^he gal
wanu you, and so do I want you, aud toe
old folks wouldn't like it if we didn’t have
you, you know,"
“iVtli, ibyou must have me, I wish you
would postpone it till better weather; I wrti
then come up and marry yon."
“O dear, that won’t do, no how, for we’ve
ponponed it once, and we wouldn’t post
pone U again for nothin.”
I then KHid to him, "Sir, 1*11 tell yott wha*
[ will do —If you will come down here I
will marry you for nothing."
“No, that wouldn’t do neither; cause the
old folks wants to see see us git married;
and vou must come any way;you shan't lose
nothin."
The poor fellow begged so hard I con
eluded to go, and accordingly hired a horse
and cutter; and about 6 o’clock started on
nay novel wedding mission. I found the
traveling exceedingly bad ail the way, and
particularly so alter I left the main road
At lengih 1 reached the log house in which
the lau* -bride lived. Hitching my horse,
I went to the door and knocked, when a
stern voice bade me “come in." Entering
the house, I was invited to sit down with
all my over clothes on. I asked the old man
if they were going to have a wedding there
that evening. Ho said they were, I then
looked around to gee if I could see where
the parlies where co*uing_froro. There was
hut oi.e door to the house, and that let out
into the world. Very soon, however, 1
heard u clattering up stairs, and, to my
as oniahment, the bridegroom and brkb
came down the ladder. He backed down,
leading her by both bands. They were
seated.
“If you are ready for the ceremony, you
will please rise.’’
They s ated at each -other, at tho old
folks, al me, but sat slid. Twice I repeated
it and and twice met by the a tme vacant
stare.
••jr you want to get married, stand r up,"
said I. That they understood, and I pro
ceeded to make ihe twain one. When 1
came to tills part of the ceremony, the mat
ter ran thus;
“Do you take this woman,” etc.
“Most sartinly sir," ' ,
“Do you promise to love her above all
others,” e?c. •
“Why," said he, “1 have done so this
good while." *
I almost forgot the solemnity of The occa
sion in my. efforts to suppress laughter.
When I^carae to the bride with this ques
tion : “Do you take this;” etc.
“He’s took mo, hain’t he, for to bo his
wife; he’s my husband, then, without my
taking him.
“Do you promise to love him, above, all
others," etc.
‘Til love him jiist os long as. he !ov«s me,
and that’s long enough."
I smiled, but succeeded in governing my
self 30 as to conclude the ceremony, which
throughout was of the same unique charac
ter. When it was over, the bridegroom
passed around a bowl oi good old strap,
and then gave ma a cigar. Just as I wa?
leaving, he gave mo some change, which I
put iu a separate pockot to know just how
much I had. When i got home, 1 paid ten
shillings for my horse aud cutter, and on
counting my change found that bo had giv
en me the sum of sis aud sixpence. But,
as he haa said, I didn’t “lose nothing *—-the
other three and sixpence 1 had in fun.
SELECTED PABAGBAPHS.
Early religion lays the foundation nt.Kap-»
piness both in time and eternity.
Speak to old men of the past—to the mid
dle aged of the present—and to the young
of the future.
When a miser was asked what he gave to
the poor, he testily rapjied, “what I give is
nothing to nobody."
Our sorrows are like thunder clouds which
seem black in the distance, but grow lighter
as they approach.
As perfume is to the rose, so is good na
ture to the lovely. Ill nature renders the
prettiest face disagreeable.
An indiserq^t person is like an unsealed
letter, which every one may read, but
which is seldom worth reading.
You may judge* pretty well as. to a wo
man’s vices :.v observing w’hat bhe con
demns most bitterly in others.
How many a man by throwing himself to
the ground in despair, crushes and destroys
forever a thousand flowers of hope that
were ready to spring up to gladden ail hts
pathw ay.
Would Lhat thoee whose faith in their
own virtue is lasting and firm, could mete
out to others ft like portion of charity and
esteem.
Candid truths like candied fruit, are all
the better for having the stones pioked out
of them."
There is nothing ou ’earth - so beautiful as
the household on which Christian love for
ever smiles, and where religion walks, a
counsellor and a friend. No cloud can
darken it, for its twin stars are centered in
the soul. No storm? can make it tremble,
for it ha? a heavenly anchor. The home
circle surrounded by such influences, has an
ante-past of the joys of a he-avenly home.
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IHTCBSSinre Afj’WHT OF THF NATIVE!
OF CHILI AND PERU.
The Inhabitants of Cliili and Peru are so
veay similar in appearance and manners,
that what is said ot one may apply to the
other. The Chilian men are perhaps more
grave than those ot Peru. But ihe women
of both countries are nearly alike, vory so
ciably gay and fond of strangers, especially
Americans. They have no taste iu dress—
except the ladies in the larger seaport ot
Chili, who are last getting into the English
style—no female delicacy, and but very lit
tle modesty. They are very lond of music
and dancing. The moat * common dan
ces are the waits, and the fandango. The
last is often described as indecent, but I
never couid see anything improper in it. It
is this. A lady sings and accompanies her
voice with the guitar, to which a lady and
gentleman dance, The plan of the fandango
consists in the man’s attempting to meet
hia partner face to face which she constantly
avoids, by passing dexterously and grace-
folly, either to the right or left ol him.
As the danca progresses the music be
comes livelier and the motions of the per
formers quicker, and it Concludes by both
parties meeting in the middle of the floor.
The Steps in the fandangfrare, on the part
ot the man, a kind ot shuffling, which pro
duces a sound like the galloping of a horse,
and which it seems designed to imitate*
»3 the South AmericarB are in reality a
species ol the Centaur from infancy. The
lady movoa with a light, graceful and noise
less step. The people are generally very
inquisitive about American affairs, but can
hardly believe that we have no gold and
silver mines, which they seem to think con
stitute the rael wealth ot nations. The in
habitants of the interior are very hospitable.
I wag told by a gentleman that had trav
eled 2000 miles in the country, that a Pe
ruvian farmer would feel affronted if asked
tor a drink ofyvater. A large jar of wine
or chica with a cup attached to it, stand* in
almost every house for the use of the fani'*-
ily and travelers. They have also a singus
lar custom at table. If any one takes a
lancy to a particular morsel in his neigh
bor’s possession, he immediately appropri
ates it to his own use, without ceremony,
at the same t;me permitting reprisals to be
made from his own plate. This does not
proceed from rudeness but is a kind of
pledge oi friendship and hospitality.
i'iio table tnrniiure of almost every house
consists of spoons and forks ot rough ham
mered silver, some of the former weigh four
or five ounces. There are no knives, as
every man is supposed to be provided with
one, the women using those of the nearest
men to them. I attended the funeral ot an
infant of a fisherman near Ooqulmbo, which
was rather a festive occasion. The female
part of the company were employed in ccm
tortiug the mother, by assuring her that the
babe had gone directly to heaven, without
performing quarantine at tho intermediate
port of purgatory; but the fear of nature
bad dimmed the e> e of religious faith, she
saw only the dead child. The father was
made, however, of different stuff. He was,
as the servant girl in Guy Mannering says,
“very comforttiDly driv k "
THE ARABS uF ALGERIA.
The Arabs ot Algeria have an instinctive
aversion to the mauneis ana customs ot the
West. They detest our stone and brick
houses. Their lodging is a tent, adapted to
their wandering life. They are never fixed
m a place; they encamp like soldiers on an
enemy’s territory, ready to go at the first
signal, with wife, children, c fltle, and all
that they possess, leaving behind them no
trace ot their sojourn.
These Arabs are calm, resigned, serious.
Their notions are as fixed, their hearts aa
calm as their abodes are moveable. They
do not know the doubts, fears, feverish
rivalries, fickle passions, and insatiable de
sires of Europeans. Satisfied with their lot,
submissive to events as being the decress of
fate, their great ambition is to be able 10
make the pilgrimage to Mecca.
In place oi our thousands of books, and
our millions of Journals, they have one book
only—the Koran. It is their alpha and
omega-, their catechism, their code of laws,
their treatise of science and arte, their
history, encyclopedia and libra ry. Children
learn to read in it. Young persons commit
it to memorj; women wear extracts from
it on their breasts aa amulets.
The Arabs, clothed in rag?, are still
proud. With their meagre repast of figs,
corn soaked in water, barley bread, sleeping
on the ground, and exposed to the inclemen
cies of the weather they regard themselves as
the first people in the world, and look With
pilv upon JSurofteans. Our marvellous cit-
iiizition dots not excite their envy; they
aee in it only shackles to their haughty in
dependence.
They are austere yet voluptuous, earnest
but indolent, hospitable and cruel, adven
turous and patient, naturally intelligent yet
uninformed, rash and fiery in war, timid and
inert in peace.
The Arab has a singular affection for his
horse, dog, goat and sheep, And they make
. part of his faraiiy. * The horse plays with
the children, who creep fearlessly under
his legs; the dog licks the wooden spoon
from which his master has eaten; the sheep
and goats sleep by hia side. In this strange
intercourse the animal gains something; the
man loses much.
Follow the Afab to market. He does
not go there merely to buy, but to get news,
to attend courts, and to witness the punish
ment of criminals. There relatives and
friends of different tribes meet socially. Old
men, or Uteiks, are the object of Universal
respect. All run before them- and bow
reverentlj; the sheik replying invariably:
“May Allah bleats thee! may Mahomet en
lighten thy path!"
' The Arab court of Justice consists only
of an agah and bis scribe. The agah wears
a rich dress, and a colored straw hat with
ostrich plumes. - Hia scribe, by his side,
writing from right to left, sets down on pa
per the charges of the plaintiff, the answers
of the accused, and the depositions of wit
nesses. Then, the" agah quietly awarUs a
fine, or condemns to fifty lashes fixes hia
seal’to the paper«orparebment of the scribe,
and all is over. In a halt hour, the agah
dispatches three or four verdicts, which are
eXticnted in perfect silence. The scene is
like what we read in the Old Testament.
The pleasure of the Arab is to go and
stretch himself on the mat cf a Moorish
coffee house, in order to converse at ease
with his friends, or listen to the songs of
wandering minstrels, who repeat twenty
times the same strains with a mournful
voice, accompanied by a flute ortambourine.
The influence of French colonizition has
been hitherto little felt by this people. The
Arabs honor the bravery of our soldiers,
and submit to our military officers, because
they are accustomed to bow before superior
physical force, ss before a decree ot God;
but that is all. The descendant of Iskmeai
keeps aloof from our institutions and laws.
Our social life ia a riddle to him: he knows
only the relation pf family and of tribe.
Certainly God has had kiad designs in lead
ing the French to the land of Africa, where
Cyprian suffered martyrdom, and w here Au
gustin preached. Christianity will flourish
again, we trust in those once happy coun
tries; but the Arab race may not partake of
the revival; they will rather recede to the
centre of Africa, giving place to people bet
ter disposed to receive the Gospel.—
in Africa.