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THE CORiW STONE fe PUBLISHED EVEKY THCTRSDAY MORNING. JAMES N. BETHU&E— Editok. W. S. REYNOLDS & C. If. fcMBOROUGIf, PUBLISHERS. % TERMS.—Two DofctAhs per annum. No name will be entered upon oiii* books unlesfetfic money is paid in advance. [From the Moa jl Americau Courier.] fiui Ttagdalen. BY MRS. JULIA C. R. DOUR. She stood peerless among them all! not one Os all tho daughters of Jerusalem Could be compared with her. Her dark eye gleamed, beneath its silken lashes, as a star, In the deep midnight, and her fair young brow Bore the high seal of intellect and thought. Her raven tresses, bursting from the band Os lustrous pearls, that vainly tried to keep The rich purls iu their place, shaded a neck Os spotless purity. Gentle was she, With a sweet voice and low, and with a mien Os blended grace and dignity. The eye Os the beholder turned again, to gaze Upon that form of matchless loveliness, That lie might shrine her image in his heart, And bear it with him wheresoe’er he moved? *•** She fell! And from her father’s lordly hall, From the sweet home her childhood loved so well, From all her young heart held most dear, went forth, Alono and friendless! None, of all sho boved, Gave her one pitying look, one kindly word. Her sire could not brook that his fair child Should bring dishonor on the ancient name That he was proud to bear, and from the hour He learned the fatal tale, upon her fnce He never looked! In agony, she knelt To crave a mother’s blessing, but the eye, Whose glance of love had never failed before, Turned coldly from her in that dreadful hour ; And heryottng sister, when she sought to press One farewell kiss upon her brow, shrank back From her embrace, ns from a thing accursed, And fled away ! She turned—and looked not back. Months enme and went, and years rolled slowly on, But from her soul, the darkness of-that hour Os anguish unalloyed, ne’er passed away. Deeper and deeper did she drain the cup Os mingled sin and sorrow. She had grown Familiar with her wretchedness; almost Contented in her misery, save when A thought of her fur childhood, as a dream, Stole o’er her spirit. Then did memory wake, But from the far off gardens of the juust, She brought no healing halm? Thus passed her days, Iu grief, despair, and utter hopelessness. * v * * She heard of Jesus! With an eager hand, Wrapping her mantle round her, she took lip • Into tli- crowded streetif, haply, .■ ho . ‘ Slight dud the Saviour. Stftriy a curious glance Routed upon her; many a scoffing smile Wreathed haughty lips, as sho passed quickly by On her unwonted errand; but her heart Was strong within her, for a ray of hope Lit up the darkened chambers, that for years Had known no gleam of light. She tarried not To rest her wearied limbs; or pluck the grape, Tempting her thin, parched lip; or to shake off The thick dust from her sandals—till before The gate of the prou.l Pharisee she passed, For “Jesus sat within.” With trembling step, Mho crossed the broa.l stone threshold, and moved oil Through the long corridors. She stood, at lust, Within tho Master’s presence. On Ilis brow Sat God-like majesty; but in His eve, And on the dewy softness of Ilis lip, Unutterable love ! With heaving breast, She gazed one moment on tliut glorious from, Then humbly knelt, and bathed those sacred feet With her fast falling tears, and on them poured The rich perfume, and wiped them with her hair, The long, dark tresses, that neglected hung Around her as a mantle. Jesus turned, And looking on her with a pitying eye, Said, in low tones that thrilled her raptured ear, “Thy sins are ail forgiven—go in peace.” J fay, 1833. el Lintons. MY FIRST BATTLE. I joined my regiment on the evening es the 4th day of September. The Col. Was in bivouac. lie received me at first rather ungraciously; but when I gave him a lei ter of introduction from General P , he changed his demean or toward me. I was then presented to my captain, who had just returned from a reconnoitering excursion. lie was a tall man with harsh repulsive features enveloped in coarse black hair. lie had risen from the ranks by his courage and gallantry, and had gained his epu lets and Cross of Honor u pon the field of battle. His feeble voice contrasted greatly with his gigantic bulk. This in rmity was caused by a gunshot w hich had pierced his breast during the bat tle of Jena. Wiien he was first inform ed that I came from the military school at Fontaigblcau, he made a wry face, and said, “It was hut yesterday that my first lieutenant fell upon the battle-field.” I understood his hint, that I was not able to fill his vacancy. lat firs*’ mtended to return his compliment with a sarcastic , answer; but finally concluded to swal low the pill. The moon arose from its concealment behind the enemy’s redoubts of Chever ino, which were almost two cannon shots distant from our cainp. The moon was large and red, which is usually the case when it first arises; hut my imagination caused me to think it muclh larger tbfm ever I had seen it before. The dark shadow of the redoubts appear*# in the moonlight like the a volcano. An end soldier near me, pointing to wards the n#on, said: THE CORNER STONE. VOL 1. L“She is very red to-night, —a sign that it will cause much blood to be spilt, be fore jvve can take yonder redoubt.” I have always been slightly tinged w'th superstition, and this prophecy, es pecially at the present moment, made a deep impression upon my mind. I stretched myself nppiuthc ground ; hut it was impossible for me to sleep, and therefore arose gazed at*the line of watch-fires of the enemy, ns they glimmered along the heights of Cliev mo. “When my hot hloocFbccame cool in the night air, I returned to my fire, and wrapping myself in my doak, closed my eyes, fervently hoping tin# 1 knight not open them until morning. |j>ut sleep woiilu not visit my and my thoughts become still more>serious and gloomy. I thought that I had not one friend among the hundred thousand who were gathered together lynju that field. If I should chance to be wounded, ig norant surgeons would dress my wounds unskilfully. All that I ever heard concerning such openithjpte, came to my mind. My heart beafrheavily. Invol untarily I formed a kind of cuirass of my pocket-book and handkerchief over my breast. At the dawn of day we were sum moned by the reveille. Afterwards the guns were stacked, Everything be tokened that we would have a quiet day. Towards three o’clock our aid-de-camp appeared, bringing an order. We were placed under our arms again. Our scouts were dispersed over the field.— We followed them, marching slowly.— In twenty minutes we discovered die Russian sentinels, who immediately re tired behind their redoubts. A park of heavy artillery was placed upon our right and on our left, each being quite a distance from us. They commenced a lively fire upon the enemy, who return ed with equal vigor. In a few moments the redoubt was concealed behind dense clouds of smoke. Our regiment was covered from die tire of the Russians by a slight mound. The balls seldom reached us, for they singled out our cannoniers. The most of their bans passed over our heads, or else buried themselves in the earth at our feet, covering us with sand and grav el. As soon as tho command was given for uS to advance, my captain looked at mo with, an .oppression which caused me to strike my youthful moustache, and to assume as touch of an air of indifference as was possible. My only fear was that he might think men coward. The balls, which until now had been harmless, in creased nfy composure. My pride told me that the danger was great, for there was no doubt but that IjAvaa under the tire of battery. The colonel passed our company, and perceiving me, said: “You will soon see something extraordinary for your commencement.” H feigned a martial smile, and brusherl from my coat some dust which had bes n east upon it from a ball, which had thrown up the earth a few paces in advance of me. The Russians soon discovered that j their cannon shot produced no effect. — j They substituted bomb-shells, one of which exploded close by my side, killing a soldier, and tearing the plume from my cap casque. “I give you my com pliments; you are safe to-lafy,” said the captain. I was already familiar with the soldier’s superstition, that non bis in \ idem is as good an idiom onj|he filed of battle as in a court of justice. I re-, placed my casque upon my head, and replied ; “This forces one to make a sa lute without ceremony.” “I congratulate you,” confflmed the j captain. “You have nothing to fear this day, and this evening vow will bo promoted. I feel that somethiij will; happen, to me to-day. Every tape I have been wounded, my second ofccer has made a narrow escape, and,” lufcon tinued, half ashamed at his confeijLpift “the first let f er of their names was The tire of the Russians decreased iif| a great measure, in about half an hour, j We immediately advanced upon the re- ! doubt. Our regiment consisted of three battalions. The second was command ed to go to the rear of the redoubt, an* the other two were directed to charge upon it. I was in the third battalio%P- When we left the trench, which in a ! great measure protected us from the fire ot the enemy, we were saluted by | vol ley of musketry, which however offrined us but little. The whistling of Mils sur prised me, and I turned uiv head, cans- j ing my comrades, who we#W9miliar with that sort of music, to ridicule me. “Take it all in all,” said Ito r#vsclf, “ a battle j is not such a hon’iMPfffair after all ” We rapidly cfirged, the riflemen leading us. Siid<Wnly three cheers were heaifl coming from the redoubt, after which silent. “I do not like this stillnea,” said the captain, “it torbodes haroup ThF palisades of the redoubts were splitpf our bails, anil the soldiers rush eil JTrward, shouti-m- “ Vive PErnner rnTr E. W I gazed about me, and never shall I !%>rget the scene which was opened be- j ftk'e me. The huge clouds of smoke had pmsen, hanging in the air like a pall over the ruins of the redoubt. Russian gren adiers were to be seen with their glisten ing bayonets, as they stood, firm as stat ues, behind the palisades. “Now the ball begins,” exclaimed the captain. “Good night!” these were his COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 23. 1833. hist womfjjjppre beating of drums was heard witlmmlie redoubt. All bayonets were immediately depressed. I shut my eyes, and heard a great explosion, fol lowed by loud cries and groans. Open ing ljiy eyes, I looked around, astonish ed that I still lived. Nothing was to be seen but the dead and dying. The cap tain was stretched out at my feet, a can non hall had struck his head, I was be spattered with his blodd and l>nfins. — 1 Os the whole company six only remained. And now everything was quiet. Sud denly the colonel placed his hat lipoD the point ot his sword, aiftl waving it over his head, clambered over the sades, shouting, “ Vive PEmporettr !” ’ All that were able followed. I have scarcely any remembrance of what fol lowed. We entered the redoubt, Iknovv not how. We battled with the enemy’ breast to breast, enveloped in such thick clouds ot smoke, that nothing was dis cernible. I slashed right and left, and think I either killed or wounded some j of the enemy’, for my sword was reeking with blood. At length I heard the shouts, “Victory’, victory’ I” The smoke (ii minished, I found myself in the midst of blood. About two Lunored French j soldiers were stand ingin irregular groups j in and about the redoubt. Some were? reloading their muskets, and others wip-. ing their swords. Eleven Russians had been taken prisioners. The colonel was stretched out upon a broken gun carriage. He was covered with blood, and several soldiers were” bathing his temples. *1 approached him. “Where is the old captain?” he inqui red of the surgeon. The surgeon shrugged Ids shoulders in a significant manner. “His first lieutenant?” “Here he is, Mr. P , who arrived yesterday.” t The colonel smiled bitterly. “Very well,” said he turning towards me, “you now have the command. Immediately cause the breach iu the redoubt to be fortified with gun carriages. The ene my’ is very numerous : but a reinforce ment is close at hand.” “But, colonel,” I exclaimed, “you are seriously wounded.” “Never mind,” said he, “wo haye i taken the redoubt l”—Translated from !’ the French for the *J3vfftUo Library and Garden .” • CHINA AND ITS GOVERNMENT. AVe find some interesting information in regard to the Chinese in a late Cali j fornia paper. It is estimated that there are twenty-dive thousand of the Celestials j in California —which they call Kin Chan, literally Gold Mountain—and we have ! recently- seen them in our own streets, their swarthy- countenances filled with wonder at the curiosities which they find among the “barbarians.” It is prob able that wo shall ha ve many more of them within a few y-ears, and every thing relating to their country is inter ■ est.— Boston Journal. “The government of China, in its incep- i tion and structure, was unquestionably patriarchal, and has always been consid ered to be so: but the modus operandi of its machinery proves it to be one of the most absolute and unmitigated sys- j terns of despotism upon the face of the | earth. The people’have no voice or in fluence in the choice of their supreme rulers. Each Emperor names his suc cessor, nor is the name of a successor known until after the death of an Em peror. Each Emperor writes the name of the successor he wishes to succeed him, upon a slip of paper, depositing the same in some safe and secret depository known tally to himself and to whomso ever he pleases to make it known. On \ the death of the Emperor this paper is opened by those who possessed his con- j fidenee, and thus his successor becomes known, ascends the throne, and is ac knowledged by the people. The Eru- is the supreme head of the mi- j Wu ; all power, both over the lives and property of his subjects, centres yn him self; and as a natural consequence, all power, rank, or distinction, must and do | emanate from him. His will is the su-1 preme law of the land. Ilis fiat cannot j be opposed without tho danger of loss j of life and tho confiscation of property-, j He is known by a number of high sounding but fulsome titles, such as Tion Whang, Celestial, August, infinite in j knowledge, perfect in virtue, Tien Tsze-; Son of Heaven, Ac. He is addressed, j when approached by nis highest ofti- • cials, with titles eomdly absurd and ri-i diculous, as WnnHfee, Sire of ten j thousand years, anoxTchia, beneath the footstool,’accompanied with prostrations. The present dynasty, and the present | Emperor, Ilam Fung, the seventh who lias reigned under tlfis dynasty, is a young man about two hud twenty years of age, who ascended the throne on the death of his father, the late Emperor, Tan Hwang, who died in 1851.. Some idea upay be formed of his imperial es tablishment from bis having attached to it an extensive harem, and some five thousand eunuchs to superintend it and do the work of meiiials. “Hie concubines who compose the harem, are the daughters of Nanchus, and additions are made-to It about every third year by the Emperor himself, selecting from among the daughters of his nobles and officers such as may ’ please him who are twelve years of age. 1 Rite parents of the children consider it an advantage, if not an honor, to have I their children in the imperial harem. The harem is composed of seven legal concubines, and an an united number of! illegal ones arc restored to liberty at the age of twenty-five years, unless they Shave boine children to his Majesty; in which case they’ are retained in tiieliY rem, doubtless for the of rear ing the children they have borne. | “The table of his Majesty is daily supplied with thirty pounds of meat sfeven pounds of served up soup; lard flisvl butter, one and one-third pounds | fla'eli’ 1 two sheep, two fowls, two ducks, the milk of eighty- cows, seven parcels j ; of tea. “The table of her Majesty is supplied with thirty-four pounds of meat, tliir- ! teen of them boiled up with vegetables, j I one fowl, one thick, twelve pitchers of water, the milk of twenty-four cows, and ten parcels of tea. Her Majesty’s maids and the concubines have their fare minutely specified. If the possession of unlimited power and the superabund ance of the good things of this world | could make a man happy, one would : naturally suppose the Emperor of China ! one of the happiest mortals living. The details of the imperial establishment at Pekin, with a mass of other interesting inforinotion, may be found iu a work called Hwini Tien. “The Chinese have a . writen code of laws, the germ of which may be found in the writings of Le Knew, who wrote : some twenty centuries since, with which have been incorporated, from time to time the ethics of Keng-fu-tiz, Confucius, Vang fu-trize Mencius, and others of their ancient .sages, and to which have been added the receipts of many’ Em perors. The Chinese style their present code of laws ta tsing Hint li-statntes and receipts of the great pure dynasty, a hew edition of which is published ev ery five years. “Their code of laws was revised about die middle of the seventh century, un der the Emperor Sunche, and is ar ranged under seven heads, viz: general, civil, fiscal, ritual, military- and criin *nal. “'Unfortunately, the execution of the laws of the empire is committed to men whose ruling passion is cupiditv, and whose main aim is self-aggrandizement; and hence the people are oppressed by 1 those who should be their guardians and I protectors.” NAMES. | A good name is a good thing. Talk-1 ing of giving children ill sounding or ill suggesting names, Charles Lamb said : “Don’t Nicodemus a man into nothing.” And Lamb was right. Call a boy “Laz arus” and he will go “to the dogs” as I sure as the dogs went to his prototype in the Bible. Call him “Jehosaphat,” and he may- possibly be a ostler, but never a gentleman. Call him “Judas” (if you dare,) and lie will “go out and hang him self,” some day-, like his ancient name sake. But don’t err, on the other hand, by naming him after notabilities. It dwarfs a man horribly tube called “G. W ashington,” or “Napoleon Bonaparte,” , it does, indeed—apd he must be an un | commonly smart fellow to survive it.— Keep clear of extremes, is the safe rule here, as every where else. A name should not hint too much, nor too little— i a dqgma which is well illustrated by an anecdote. Bently, when about starting a magazine, advised with one of the wits i of liis day about the best title. “What say you, Bently, to calling it the ‘Maga zine of Wit.?’” “That promises too’ much,” said his lriend. “Well, then,” said the publisher, “how will it do to cajl iPftßently’s Magazine.” “Ah,” re plied the wit, “that promises too lit tle.”—Boston Best. ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN IN TEXAS. limy have strange things in Texas, as well as wicked doings. The following account of a great natural curiosi!.. in that country, is from the Texas Tele graph : “This singular mountain, or hill, is situated on the head waters of the Sel lee—a small tributary- of the Colorado, about eighty miles from Bostrop, in a northwesterly direction. It is about 300 feet high, and appears to he an enorm ous ovel rock, paii’y imbedded in the earth. When the sunshines the light is reflected from its polished surface as from an immense mirror, and the whole in dun tala glows with, such a dazzling ra- \ diance that the beholder who views it, even from a distance of four or five miles, is unable to gaze upon it without j experiencing a painful sensation, similar ; to that which is felt when looking upon the rising sim. The ascent of the hill is so ; very gradual that poisons can easily walk | up to the top; but the rock is so smooth | and slippery that those who make the j attempt are compelled to wear mocca- j sins or stockings instead of shoes. This , act, together with the name of the place, | Holy Mofflkjtain, reminds tho visitant ‘■ very forcibly of the command made by • Moses at Mount Horeb, “Put ofi’ thy j shoes from off thy feet.” lire Cainariehps regard this hill with religious venera tion, and Indian pilgrrhis fr|quWitTy as semble from the remotest borders oft the tribe to peform their Panim rites upon its summit [From tht American ] THE MANNER IN’ WHICH TO Si™ THE SABBATH. p? Jhe law of the given bv | God, forbids all either of bod v oi 1 mind ; ‘ - six day sshallt thou labor awl do j all tby work. Cut tlio seventh is the Sabbath ot the lx>rd thy God. in it tlmu j | si i alt do no maijner of work,” The only j i exceptions to this rule are those made by our Savior; works'of necessity, or of I mercy. \V% have no right to labor at j our ordinary vocations,‘whether it cm -1 ploy ourphysieal or intellectual lacul | ties, nor to travel on this day. It is set ’ apart W'-God fi.r himself. 2. Itrorbids the labor of servants and I of cliildrcmWmji in short of all those under | our charge. 20 The precepfmclndes all, both our chil dren and servmte, as well as ourselves. They stand infthe same relation to God as ourselves, and we have no right to make any appropriation of those whom he ] has already a retro printed to himself. And | stiir more. ‘lt% that are at the head of families, are boulll to see that all under their care refrain from any worldly em ployment, and sanctify that, day anil keep it holy, in the signt of God. ‘ 8. The command of God forbids us to ! cause our domesltt'animnls to labor, or otherwise employSfcliem in labor; for they ; are justly entitled to res': as much so as ourselves. S. 4. The command is, forest. Hence it | as much forbids the employment of our i time in the pursuit of pleasure, as of 1 wealth. It is a profanation of the Sab bath as much t? spend it in riding, visit- I ina - , or any form of amuse . merit, as in labqjf, On the.contrary, the precept for the observance of the Sabbath enjoins the keeping of the day holy, that j ; is, sanctifying JKor setting it apart for a ! religions purpflE To rest from labor is j commanded, fiht this is not all; we are | to occupy it iijitiie service of the Lord, j Among these ar—-Ist, reading the scrip- j tures, meditation, find prayer in secret, j 2nd, the special Tnstruction in religion of the young and tlfce committed to our care. Hence waltrc bound to make such our families as are consistent with this duly. Social worship, j Tin’s, und.cr the M” aicaml’ fin peiisation, has ant part of the duties 4f this day. The ; sabbath is one-seventh part of time, that is one day. IToifpg the whole of it is to he consecrated topthe service of God. To employ any part, of it in labor or amusement, or imtritling or secular con versation, or reading, is a violation of the command of God. It does not begin | with the ringing of the bell for Church, and end with iCbut it includes the whole day. 4jL Again. It ilset. apart for the whole race of mankind, that is, for all men. Statesmen and legislators are under as great obligation to keep it as private citi zens; the rich and powerful as much as the poor and dependent. Nor are any so insignificant as to be excused from the obligation. The child is commanded to keep the day holy as much as his parent, and he. sins against God as much by playing as older persons do by labor on God’s holy day. I would impress these remarks particularly upon the young. One oT the first indications that a young persona’s becoming vicious, is his disrespect t'otphe Sabbath and his neglect of religionsjworship. The youth ful Sabbath breaker rarely fails to be come a profligate aad an abandoned man. Let a young pudn, therefore, under all j circumstances} beep the Sabbath day holy, and let him strenuously avoid the company of thyse who are inclined to 1 violate it. 1 BAD EFFECjB OF COLD BATHING- ; ’ Many are afraid of cold bathing in the ! middle ofMie forenoon, after they have j had somwjpxporience, lest it should give ! then cplMfetp’or is it not tHngeroos,” j they ask, “PLapply cold water, >, i:e body when in a peSpiration ? Have not many : lost their live!by it?” The way in which so many have lost i | their life and health, by going into cold water when hot, is as follows: they go in when they are not only hot, hut fatigued. Or of remaining in the water but j a few moments—in which case they j might have a reaction—they stay so long j that a reaction is iinprafflWifc Many have destroyed themselves in way, \ after long afternoon or evening’Svalks, hard days’ works in the heat and sunter 1 hard weeks’ works, in the long, hot daW jof summer. I might state a hundred ! facts of this bind, but it seems hardly! : necessary. I will detain yon with, a few . only. Alexander the Great, after a day of great, heat and fatigue, was approaching | the city of Tarsus, in Asia Minor, through | j which flows a stream of very cold water. | Xo entreaties could prevail to dissuade ; him from bathing in the Cydnus. The j rash act threw him into a fever, which came near destroying his life. Two students of Edinburgh, after some 1 thirty miles or more of hard, walking, in | a most sultry day, came at about sunset to a stream, whose waters were so tempt ing that they ventured to bury them-: (selves’ in them to? a few minutes. An! acute d^disease immediately followed. | They recovered, but with shattered con-. stitutions. f| When I was ypnpg, it was- customary j RATEfOF ADVERTISING; Advertisejustri inserted ut. Onk Poi.i.ar per squiire for tliqftrst insertion, and Fifty (Tints for eneli snlisequytit. insertion. A will be made for yearly ml venom •ins. , LevnpJVertiernicn t s insetted nf the usual rates. AdvJHfejnents, without liniitntinii. will be pub lislialxiitil forbid, and ebme and accordingly. o/’ liitHiloljjfi Street, I doors West of the Times am! Sentinel. , NO. 21. j on Saturday evening, at sunset to go and i bathe in a very cold mill-pond. Some, | who were apprehensive of danger, sat down on their arrival at the borders of the pbnd, and cooled themselves before they ventured in. Many suffered, hut those who plunged in on their arrival suf fered less than those who first cooled themselves. They got a better reaction. To go into the water early in the day, • when the tide—so to speak— is rising in us, and we are not yet much atigued. even if there is a little perspiration on the | skin, it will-do us no harm. The hard la ; borer might just plunge in, and come iin , mediately out, and resume his labors. It would probably do him good. So thought j Kush, and Coffin. So teach physiology ! and dvgiene. —A h'ott's Lectures on Life and Health. COOLNESS -Jake was a little negro who belonged | to Dr. Talliferro, and was said to have i in his little frame a heart as big as Gen eral Jackson’s—-to say nothing of Na poleon Bonn; . rte or Zac-k ‘laylor. lie didn’t fear even our respectable fellow citizen, Old Nick; and as for coolness,. Vo was as cool as the tip top of a North j pole. One day Dr. Talliferro, upon the oc casion of the commencement of a Med ical College of which he held the chair of Anatomy, gave a dinner. Among his guests was a well known ventrilo j quist. Late in the evening after the J bottle had done its work, the conversa j tion turned upon courage, and the Doc i tor boasted considerable about the lion j heart of his favorite man Jake. He of-, j sered to bet that nothing could scare him, and this bet the ventriloquist took lup naming the test he imposed. Jake i was sent for and came. “Jake,” said the Doctor,‘T have l>et ! a large sum of money on your head, and 1 vou must win it. Do von think you j can ?” “Berry well, master,” replied Jake, “jis tell dis nigga what lie’s to do, aud he’ll do it, sartin sure.” “I want you to go to the dissecting room. Yon’l (find two dead bodies there. head ot one with it large it to us. You must not take a light, however, and take care you don’t get | frightened!” “Hat’s all, is it ?” inquired Jake. “Oh berry well, I’ll do dat share for sartin, and as to bein’ frightened, debble him self ain’t gwin to frighten me.” ; Jake accordingly set off, and reached | the dissecting room, groping about un til ho found the knife and the bodies.— I He had just applied the former to the neck of one of the latter when from the I body he was about to decapitate a hol low and sepulchral voice exclaimed, “Let my head alone.” “Yes, sail,” replied Jake, “ain’t ticu lar, and tudder head’ll do jis as well.” , He accordingly put the knife to the. neck of the other corpse, when another voice equally unearthly in its tone, | shrieked out, “Let my head alone.” Jake was puzzled at first, but answer ed presently, , “Look avail! Master Talliver sed I must bring one of de heads, and you, j isn’t gwin to fool me, no how!” and Jake hacked away until he separated the head from the body. Thereupon a half a dozen voices screamed out, “Bring it hack ! Bring it back!” Jake had reached the door, but on hearing this turned around, and said, “Now, now, see here! jes you keep | quiet, you fool and don’t wake up the ! women folks, Master’s only gwin to look | at the .bumps.” “Bring back niv head at once!” cried , the voice. | “Tend to y<n, right away, sail!” re i plied Jake as he marched off with the ; head, and in the next minute deposited J it before the Doctor. “So you’ve got it, I see,” said his mas ; ter. ; “Yes, sab,” replied the unmoved*Jake, j “but please be done looking at him soon, j kasethe gemmiu told mo to bring him i back right away.” j Pat and the Alphabet. —The fol’Jv- I ing rich scene recently occurred v one i of our private schools: “Ah, Pat,” exclaimed the school mis | tress to avßry thick headed urchin, into brain she was attempting’ ! to SflPifohabet, “I’m afraid you’ll never learn anything. Now, what’s that let ! ter, eh • “Sure, Ki't know, ma’am,” replied j Pat. Wm^,. “I thoughiyfed recollect that.” “Why, ma’inff* “Because it ms a dot over the top of it.” 4E “Och, ma’am, jtet; sure I thought it was a fly speck.” 7 “S* “ Well, now retneinlMferit is I.” “You, ma’am?” “Mo, no—not IT, but I.” . “Mot I, but you, ma’am, how’s that!” “Mot U, but I, blockhead.” “Oh, yis, now I’ll have it, ma’am.— . You mean to say not I bat you are blockhead.” . Jp “Fool 1” exclaimed the pedagogy®/ almost bursting with rage. j®