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THE CORNER STONE
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JAMES N. BETHUNE— Editor.
W. S. RBYrfOLBB,
PUBLISHER.’
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iPPjIPP
[Fou the Corner Stone.]
The CHrl I ILoved when a Boy.
There were many whose bright and glowing
cheeks
Would with the rose compare,
But there were none near so fair as she
For she was the fairest there.
Her cheeks were like the summer rose,
But so fair and delicate,
They’d shame the lily’s faTres tint,
Or the rose-bud’s tempting hue.
Her eyes Were of a heavenly blue,
And full of life and girlish love;
They told of a heart of gentleness,
And a spirit frank and free.
Her hair hung free, and fell in waves
Around her shoulders fair,
And-gave her an air of such loveliness
As few but the angels wear.
Oh ! the girl I loved when a bov,
There were none so pretty as she ; >
Hero’s health to her while life endures,
And a crown for eternity !
SILAS.
Columbus, Feb. 1“, 1854.
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[From tbc Augusta Mirror.]
THE BRITISH PARTISAN;
A Talc of the Times of Old.
A PRIZE TALE,
BY MISS MOR'AGNE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHAPTER IV.
“A fellow by the hand of nature mark’d;
Quoted and signed to boa deed of .shame.” i
That night, as Lieut. Pickens sat in
his apartment at Vienna, looking out
upon the river, and revolving in his
mind the strange events of the day, an
individual was ushered into his pres
ence.
He was a man in the bloom of life,
yet in that part of its bloom when the
fully expanded graces of summer are
ricli and pliant with the freshness and
vigor of youth. He was short in stat
ure, but slender and active, and his
limbs scorned disposed in a strong, wiry,
fox-like supleness. His face, which was
ruddy and manly, might have been con
sidered handsome, but for a forehead
‘villainously low,’ and the sinister ex
pression which very black heavy brows
gave to a pair of small, restless, gray
eyes. His florid complexion was very
strikingly relieved by a thick mass of
black, curling hair, and a Ilercnlien
beard. Ilis nose was straight, and well
formed, and his full, rich lips opened
upon a set of teeth strong, white and
beautifully even. But there was noth
ing open or elevated i;i his physiognomy,
on the contrary, a smile of servility sat
affectedly on his thick lips, showing that
he was accustomed to work his way
through the world by waiting the wind
and tide ©f events, and his restless eye
had the furtive glance of cunning and
treachery. He had not the air of a man
who had much confidence in himself.-
His stej> was light and elastic, hut it hail
tinore of the stealthiness of a cat than the
self-importance even of a surly mastiff
and he had a habit of glancing suspi
ci >usly round hint when he wa.ked.
As he presented himself before Pick
ens he was dressed very plainly, with no
mark of distinction, except that he wc
an American badge, and liis arm was
hound in a sling.
{Well. sir! what is voiirbusiness?’ as
ked Pickens, in the haughty tone with
which lie usually addressed men whom
he did not respect.
‘I have something very important,’ re
plied the man, casting an in positive
glance around the room.
‘Never mind, Bates,’ said the Lieu
tenant with a smile of irony, ‘say on,
there is no one here of more doubtful
character than yourself.’
‘Your honor means to he merry at my
expense,’ he answered with an unruffled
countenance, ‘there is not a better Whig l
in these parts than Hugh Bates.’
‘As occasion serves, I suppose, hut
wlieu the Tories are up to their elbows
m plunder and fear of hanging, there is
iio better Tory than Hugh Bates. Eh!
have I not hit it V
A dark scowl passed quickly over the
countenance of Bates, which Pickens
did not observe, and lie continued
But what is the matter with your arm,
Bates? We have hail no encounters
lately, I think.’
‘O, it is only a scratch that. I gotfight
ing witli a tory,’ replied Bates carelessly,
‘the devil was making off with the best
horse in my stable, hut I guess I pepper
ed him—he! he! he!’
TJmp ! umph!’ said Pickens, incredu
lously, ‘well, it is all one, so you stick to
the right side in future. But beware
frqif you change coats again, you hear
that, Bates! And now to your business,
what is it V
‘I am glad your honor has not forgot
ten it,’ said Bates, much relieved to es
cape from the other subject, ‘it is a mat
ter of no importance to me, but of very
THE CORNER STONE.
VOL 2.
; Pergnsim uas TObVH* ” iff ‘Tffis
borhood, and Ralph Cornet—
‘Ha! wliat of him V interrupted Pick
ens, impatiently.
I ‘Your honor looks no pale ns if you
i had seen a ghost!’ said Bates, with some
thing of the ‘laughing devil of a sneer.’
‘Do not fear, sir,’ continued he, still
laughing maliciously, ‘that villian of a
Tory, bold as lie is, will hardly attack us
here. He is only helping Ferguson to j
collect the royalists in this neighborhood,
and then they are off for North Carol}* I
na. But if your honoris not afraid to
meet this lion, I can show von where you j
can grab these two friends, and put all
| their plans to sleep.’
The sinister countenance of Hugh
Bates winced beneath the withering look i
of contempt and scorn which Pickens!
cast upon him, as lie uttered this last
speech. Notwithstanding the cliarac-1
teristic softness of the Voting Lieutenant,
he was subject, to fits of arbitrary passion.
‘Wretch,’ said ho, rising and stamp
ing furiously on the floor, ‘dare to men
tion that word’fear again to me, and
von stand hot alive! I doubt much,’
continued lie, as he paced the floor, ‘if
you have not some other reason for vish
ing this man hanged besides your im
maculate patriotism !’ and his proud lip
curled with the strong expression of
scorn, until it displayed the ivory teeth.
‘Ha! I remember now, were you not
the man who informed me that Cornet
was at the house of old Bruyesant the
night he was attacked by the Tories?’
A slight change came over the face of!
Bates, and his eyes sank beneath the!
penetrating gaze of his officer, as he re j
plied humhlv:
; I was, your honor, I thought it right ’
to inform you of it.’
‘And how long have you known this I
’ man Cornet, eh V
| ‘O ! bless yaur honor,’said Bates re-!
j assured—‘we have he n friends of old ‘
—he! he!’
‘Anil you wish to obtain the benefit of j
that friendship by betrayinghim into our j
hands? Ah! I see it all,’said Pickens!
as lie walked to a.window.
‘Yes, d—n your eyes!’ muttered Pates !
between his clenched teeth, as the Lieu
tenant’s hack was tinned to him ; and
his eyes, as they fixed upon him, assn-1
med the deadly glare of the tiger when ;
about to spring upon its prey.
But in those few moments of niedita- 1
tion the young officer had formed a res-!
olution, which very materially changed
the face of the matter. It was evident
to his mind that Bates had some person
al revenge to gratify in his persecution
of Ralph Cornet, hut lie felt it his duty
to have these men arrested, and as he
was himself prohibited from leading the
attack, he resolved to trust Bates with
the affair: for the thought occurred to
him that his enmity would he the surest
warrant of success. Turning suddenly
to where Bates was yet. standing he said j
witli haughty calmness.
‘Well, sir, how many men will you j
take with yon for the enterprise?’
‘Me ? your honor!’ exclaimed Bates in .
real surprise, while a gleam of satisfae- j
tion lit up his eyes with savage ferocity. ;
‘lt your honor would trust me in the
business I warrant that with four stout
fellows I could take any two British offi
cers in his majesty’s—l mean in this
country.-’
‘Well, you shall have your choice, hut
remember your head shall stand forfeit
for the lives of my men, if .yon run them
needlessly into danger. When and where
do you propose taking these men V
‘Between this and daylight,’said Bates,
‘the Tories arc to meet a little above
here, at the upper ferry. Ferguson, in
order to join t hem, will pass along the
public road ; Ipr Cornet, not satisfied to j
g. i off without seeing the girl, Annette i
Bruyesant, has been down on a fool’s
errand in search for her in a French set- 1
dement, and they are separated from
their party. I will station myself on the !
road and wait for them, and when we 1
have these two leaders, what can the to- \
ries do, your honor ?’
.‘By heavens!’ said Pickens with a!
sneer,‘your patriotism is truly self-sac- j
rificing. Do you know the danger of;
meeting these men? Ralph Cornet is |
said to nold a heavy hand!’
‘I have tried him before,’ said Bates
I with a fiendish grin, and then continued I
with an i iward exultation as it forgetful j
that he had spoken aloud, ‘and he shall i
feel the claws of the old fox yet!’
‘What’s that?’ asked Pickens in an au- i
thoriiative tone, ‘these men are to beta-1
ken alive, you understand, Bates ! —no
harm done, if possible. Alive on your \
peril—you hear that?’
‘Your honor shall he obeyed,’ said J
Bates, bowing himself off; hut as his
back was turned, the whole of his broad
teeth were exposed in a malicious sneer;
and clutching the paper by wliiek he
held his commission for the night firmly
in his hand, he exclaimed, ‘D —n the
preaching fool, dead or alive, he is now
mine!’ ‘ ~
Penetrating as was the American offi
cer, he had not calculated on the full
malignity of the heart us Hugh Bates ;
and he imagined that by limiting his
powers, he should restrain him from
committing any outrage against human
ity, in the business with which lie had
trusted him. It is a remarkable fact in
the history of those lawless tiiyes, that.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FBBRUAR.Y 23, 1854.
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j however great the haired to the British
! might have been, an act of inhumanity
I against them was ever revolting to the
feelings of the American officers; ami
though Ralph Cornet uad excited a hit- j
ter feeling, still Lieut. Pickens could not j
resolve to see him wan;only murder- \
But Hugh Ba ,i(s succeeded be-j
yond his innsj Inipes in his in- ,
terview with his officer, and lie went!
forth triumphantly ,uid boldly to (listen j
Ins net around his intended victim.
For many long years he had been the !
deadliest Ibe of Ralph GurtMjt; and if he
had concealed his hatred, it was for the
fell purpose of working out a surer meth
od of revenge. From his earliest youth
Ralph had been a serpent in his path,
which he wished, yet feared to crush.— :
Until Ralph Cornet had grown into
manhood. Hugh Bates had been the
theme and boast of every gathering in
the neighborhood. No man could con
tend successfully with him in running,
wrestling, boxing, throwing the quoit, or
in any of those games of strength and
manhood,in which the new world had
established her gymnasium. But in ov
ery encounter with Ralph Cornet, the
latter had borne off the palm; andfrom
the first time that lie had brought the
back;of the proud bully to the ground,
tie enraged Bates vowed in his secret j
heart, that nothing less than the death of
the young man could* wipe away the
stain of his disgrace. With every suc
cessive triumph his curses deepened to .
sec with what lordly pride Riipli Cornet
spurned the laurels which lie had torn
from him.
His evil genius in love as in ambition,
Ralph had also won the affections of the
only being who had ever touched the
vitiated,hut not insensible heart of Bates.
But from the moment that old Bruye
sant had indignantly refused to admit
his addresses o> his daughter, the fierce j
passion with which lie nad loved her was
turned into a hatred which called loudly
for revenge on all who had come, be
tween him and his wishes.
Ho dissembled his feelings until he
cou'd make a sure spring upon his prey,
and hatred, germinating in the depth .of
his burning heart, produced a strong, and
living principle of revenge.
He fed upon it—lie slept upon ic—lie
aggravated it day by day. At length
the war opened an agreeable theatre for
the view of Hugh Bates. The lawless
rule of the Royalist party was congenial
to his brutal licentiousness; besides it
was opposed to the family of Cornet, and
without sufficient sentiment to become a
partisan lie was a Tory in the vilest
sense of the word. We have seen him
at the cottage of old Bruyesant, where
Ralph Cornet, by fortunate interfer
ence, again st< pped in his path and
thwarted him of his dearest revenge.— ;
Ralph Cornet’s concurrence with the j
Royalist party, instead of cancelling the j
debt of hatred which he owed him, only i
seemed to place him more securely in j
his power: and when on that, night he j
fled from the cottage with a broken arm,
lie conceived the hast: design of betray-;
ing him to the American militia, as at- j
ready stated.
The failure of to ••home was not!
sufficient to wit-oli tie ferocious Hates, j
lie di ended to no e">Cot not in a person- 1
al ciicoirne ■ . Pin .... imagined that by
joining tire. Wmg limit in, hi; could make :
them a party to. his revenge by working [
up their iiStiiraT indignation against the !
Royalist leader. Accordingly he ap
peared before Pickens, and enrolled his I
name with the company enlisting. The
actions and principles of Bates had been j
so secret that this new move excited hut !
little notice among the Whigs. Pick
ens, from his connection with the cottage
scene, suspected more of his real charac-1
ter than any one else knew. Thus secu
red in this point, Bates kept a strict sur-!
veillance upon the actions of Cornet by !
mingling with the Tories, who revealed j
to him, unhesitatingly, their plans, and |
operations, and by this tortuous course !
he was enabled to spread his foils for his !
enemy.
(To be continued.)
Greely ix .v N Ew “Movement.”—Air.
Greely, in the Tribune of {Saturday, j
comes out as a decided anti-shaving ad-1
vocate. He closes a long articles on i
beards with tiiis characteristic appeal:— I
‘We say to Young America in counting !
houses and workshops, never touch your j
beards with a razor. Despise the die-!
tates of fashion, and let the hair grow I
silken and soft, only trimmed by the j
scissors. Your health will be improved;
your teeth will be sounder; your liabil
ity to colds and bronchial anil lung af
fections will he sensibly diminished;
your convenience will.he daily consult
ed ; your manly beauty —no despicable
tiling, as it is the type of what ought to
be the dower of every man —will he def
initely increased, and the true and poet
ical contrast of feminine loveliness ho
once more secured, which is impossible
under the starved, scraped, wiry carica
tures which shavelings now present.
‘The litttle darling, he didn’t strike
Mrs. Smith’s baby a purpose, did he?
It was a mere accident, was’nt it dear?’
‘Yes ma, to be sure it was, and if h 0
don’t behave himself I’ll crack him
| again.’
feW Gen jxiinlaut. iilwlt turned up.) |
LdveVillof^S.February, ISoT
Mr. Enrsoi;.--lhe following preamlml j
j is from onp of the regular nicetins of the j
; Bachelors bjf Lovcville,N. C. Knoin you ‘
‘ arc ‘phond'-of pinin’ I give you the fa-!
1 Rented procapdins:
■ / At a meotih of Bachelors of Lovevill
• 4*id vacinity, on Friday the 2d instant,
i convened to kdndole with one another on
i tile recent melunkollc intelligeus of the
afehul demise of their brother,Thomson W
j Coklheart, wliqso state of singot blessed
ness expired in. tlie arms of the all pour
fill monster Matterimony on the evein of
the Ist ultiiuor*. The sago and sankter
moiious president of the Assoserations
Jethro W. Longblows, bein called away
snddintlv, tho meetin was called to the
cliocr by His Excellency vice preserdent
Skikuin, who pinted Deuteronomy Shark
secretary.
The object of the meet in was explain
ed in a Tew imperterileiH remarks by the
cfieerman, enzin Joe Fuller, which when
‘ he rfz up he sell.
’ Mr. Oheerrnnn—lt behooved my panc
frtll dewty to make sum remarks on this
all-important subject, nowanamatin and
convulsin this here sosict.ee, and as an iu
'terinait friend of our dec ‘-eel brother,
tu deliver a hort nreambio or ulegee on
jiis auntee-miptal life.
There is a magik spel that fetters the j
hart and binds the lung in lethergee,
when we try tu pour out sorrors of the j
Sole on the alter ofaffekshun. Who lias j
not felt that when the hart is chockfuli j
the tung is mighty shaky and silant.—
Who among you, my soslinl brothers,
that has m man's inerbility
tn give uttoranse .tn the feelins of his
hart, (that's just my kaso;) hut <)h! if I
had an angils tuhg I’d make the hevens
-wwap and move the stars tu pity, at the
sad cans that has brot us together tu-dav,
hut a inortle atid taukiu tn kindled
spirits. If tliearfour I shal falc tn drau
from jure frozen eyes a frendlee teer or
go’ from ynro frigid harts a gratefnll eye,
don't for grachns saik tribute it tn my
faleure, hut tu the incomplecence of the
hewman lenguidge tu express the feelins
that overburden the hart.
*llis life was gentle, and the elaments
So mixed in him, that Natur might stand up,
and say tu the whoal of Creashen, this was a —
Bachelor. Alas ! ’Tis not the whole of life
tu live, Nov all of bliss—tu many.
Oozzin Joe bavin moved the eongre
gashun tu teers, sunk donn iu ‘his seet
overkum by c-inotion and cireumguity.
. Wbereupwn Mix Shark, Ksquure, offer
ed tiie follerin resolutens.
Resolved , ThaMhe members of this asso
ceratou haslerned with deep and respond
in regret the melankolie event which lias
called us together too meet in the taber
knakle of sorrongh.
I Resoloid That this metin has lost an an
j slms and lionerabul mombur, long and
I well tride.
I Resolved, That niaiduns in pcrtickclar
j have lost a sweet hart, a kind viseter and
a furst rate galant.
Resolved, That we ware: lie usual bage,
jof blew ribbon on the left arm. near
the heart, for the useal space of three
! dais.
Resolved,' That copies of tlieas procead
-1 ings he sent to all the old mades and
1 bachelors, and that a copee be sent to the
Bunkum Aurowrer for pnblishin in the!
: news of tfie day.
; JUTIIRO V. LONGBLOWS, President, j
In his place per Kaleu Stoiotm.
Duteronomy Shank, Secretare.
PALPITATION OF THE HEART CURED
BY SODA WATER.
A lady, about of age had
suffered for twelve years from periodical
attacks of palpitation of the heart, so
violent as to shake the bed on which 1
the patient lav. During one attack, feel- j
ing thirsty, she expressed a desire for j
; some soda water. No sooner had she ’
: swallowed the first draught than her pal-1
i pitation left her, and recurred no more
until the period of the next attack. As i
I soon as it commenced, she sent for her ,
uieilical attendant, and told him what |
had occnred a month previously, and j
requested to be allowed to try the same j
remedy a second time. He consented, j
hut wishing to ascertain which of the in
gredients of the soda water had relieved
the complaint, lie gave her a dose of cit
ric ‘by itself. This had no effect. He
then gave her a dose of carbonate of so
da, which also failed. He then mixed
the powders, and gave her some ordina
ry soda water, placing his hand at the
same ’time on her heart. The moment
she swallowed the first mouthful the pal
pitation ceased, and recurred no more
for that period, whenever the palpitation
came on, she could always stop it by this
simple remedy. It appears, from the
experients made by the medical man,
that the carbonid acid was the active el
ement iu relieving the complaint, be
cause, until the gai was liberated by the
mixture of citric acid and the carbonate of
soda,’ no benefit accrued.— Journal of
Health.
The great names of a people not un
frequently degenerate into tyrannies.—
It was not without a cause that his. coun
trymen voted for the banishment of Ar
istides.
i DISCOYF.UIKS, SE “andim
rnoVKAfKNTS. |
Violins invented, 1-1-77.
Punip3 invented, 1425.
Camera obscura invented, 1517.
Engraving on wood invented, 14C0. |
Hoses first planted in England, 1522. |
Paper first, made of linen rags, 1417.
; Shillings first coined in England, 1505. j
Diamonds first polished and cut, 1489.
Almanacs first published at Buda, j
i 14-70.
Gun-locks invented at Nureinbnrtr, t
! 1517.
1 Printing invented by Faust, 1441.
Watches first made at Nurembui-ff.
1517.
I Hats first made in Europe, at, Paris,
! 1504.
| Soap first made, at London and Bris
■ tol, 1524.
J Stops and pauses in Literature first
; used, 1520.
I Theatrical performances first given in
| England, 1378.
Muskets invented, and first used in
England, 1421.
Post-Office first established in Europe,
in Prance, 14(54.
Printing introduced into England, by
Caxton, 1474.
Maps and Charts first brought to Eng-
Utnd, 1489.
Fortifications first built in the present
style, 1500.
Sugar refining first practised, by a
Vcnitian, 1503.
Chocolate introduced into England
from Mexico, 1520.
Turkics introduced into England, from
America, 1520.
Engraving on copper invented by
Fimniiguerre, 1551.
Canals in modern style first made in
Europe, 1481.
Algebra introduced into Europe by
the Saracens, 1-112.
City streets first lighted in modern
Europe, 1523.
Greek language introduced into Eng
land, by Grocyn, 1491.
Casts in plaster first invented, at Flor-
ence, by Vericluo, 1470.
Corpenicns discovered the trus theory
of the Solar System, 1532.
Gardning first introduced into England,
from Netherlands, 1509.
Spinning-Wheel invented, at Bruns
wick, by Gurgen, 1530.
Playing cards invented, for the amuse
ment of the French King, 1390.— N. Y.
Dutckm.'.n.
ANECDOTE OF WASHINGTON*
The following anecdote, as our readers
will know, without our telling them, oc
curred a longtime ago. But the present
‘cole snap’ brings it pretty fresh to our
recollections, (fen Washington had,
what some among us would call rather a J
vulgar constitution—that is, one that
! required a good deal of exercise to keep
! it. up to its best point. When he was
President, and the government held in
this city, the Delaware river froze over
so very hard, that lire-wood was hauled
across it on waggons. During the freeze,
(fen. W. was ascustomed often to take a
ride on horseback into Jersey On one
of these excursions, he met on the ice a
teamster with his waggon pretty well
loaded. The teamster knew him. Af
| ter a kind salutation, he asked the Gen
j oral if he was not afraid to ride, as he did,
j over the river. The reply was, of course,
i that he was not; that, even were lie at all
| apprehensive, his loaded vehicle and
i team would convince him that all was
I safe for every one on horsebock. ‘Ahl’j
replied he, ‘General, if I and my team
were to break through and all of us he
drowned, we would scarcely be missed,
except by our near friends and acquain-;
tances; but if you were to break through
and be drowned, the whole world would |
miss and lament you.’
j -
Dkkf.Snow.— The year 171 us memora
ble in the History of New England, on j
account of the unysual quantity of snow i
which fell on February 20th and 24th of 1
that year. Many houses of one story ‘
were buried, and in numerous cases,
paths were dug from house to house un
der the snow drifts. The visits were j
made by means of snow-shoes, the wear-;
ers having first stepped out of their J
chamber windows. One gentleman, j
wishing to visit his ‘lady love’ walked
three miles with snow-shoes, and entered
her residence as he had left his own, viz:
by the chamber window, lie was cor
dially received, as he was the first per
son the family had seen from abroad for
a week! Cotton Mather has left a man-1
uscript account of ‘this great snow,’ and
the many marvels and prodigies attend
ing it.
‘Are you an Odd Fellow?’
‘No, sir! I’ve been married for a
week!’
‘I mean do von belong to the Order of
Odd Fellows?’
‘N<>, I belong to the order of Married
Men.’
‘Mercy, bow dumb! Are you a Ma
son V
‘No! lam a carpenter by trade.’
‘Worse and worse; are yon a Son of
Temperance ?’
‘Bother you, no—l am a son of John
Gosling.’
The Querist went away.
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NO. 4,
Toron—The Boston Bee, a paper no
torious for its veracity, says that a man
> u]v jn Now Hampshire went out gunning’
one day this spring—lie saw a flock of
pigeons silting on a limb of an old pine,
s > liedroped a ball intojiisgur, and,fired.
, The ball split the limb, which clospd np
and caught the toes of all the birds in it.
; He saw that he bad got. them all so he
fastened two balls together with a wire
j and fired, cutting the limb off, which
! fell into the river; he then waded iir
and brought it ashore. On counting
them there were over three hundred
| pigeons, and in bis boots were two bar
! rels of shad.
A young man in California, whose
: friends at home bad neglected to write tex
I him fbra long time, adopted the expedi
ent of sending letters to various business
men in the place, inqnring the price
of land and stock, wliat he could bnv at
handsome farm of 7 or 800 acres for, Ac.,
intimating that he had a large sum to in
vest. Bv return mail he received no
less than seven letters, anxiously inquir
ing after his health, w hen lie was coming,
Ac., and lias received three or four every
mail since, including some very warns
ones from an old and very cold sweet
hart.
Kequisiters for coming to law. Tex
him that goes to law nine things are re
quisite:
1. A good deal of money.
2. A goog deal ot patience.
3. A good cause.
4. A good attorney.
5. A good counsel.
(5. A good evidence.
7. A good jury.
8. A good judge.
9. Good luck. .
An old Dutchman who had recently
joined the temperance society, was ta
ken sick ; and sent to the doctor to pre
scribe for him, who ordered him to take
an ounce of brandy per day. The old’
chap overhauled bis arithmetic, and found
in the table of apothecaries weight, ‘eight
drains make one ounce ‘Mine says
the Dutchman, *dat ish de deinperance
for me, I didn’t get but s’.x drams before
ami now I get eight.’
Tuk most striking feature in history of
’Genius, is its courage. Talent, on the
I contrary, is distinguished chiefiy by its
caution. The one goes forth, totally re
gardless of its costume, under the impulse
of a glorious presage. The other never
suffers itself to be seen, until it has made
its toilet, under the guidance of a becom
ing taste. — Simms.
General War in Europe.— The tone
j of nearly all the private commercial cor-
I respondence received at New York by
j the Arabia, it is said, is of such a char
| acter as to forbid any expectation of
peace, or that England will be able
much longer to refrain from taking an
active and leading part against Russia.
Wake your best clothes when you trav
el, for strangers can judge you only by
your dress ; If you wish to go thread-bare,
do it at home , that is if you are well
known and can afford it for strange as it
may seem, a rich man only can atford to
wear a thread-bare coat.
And why cannot a wife inflict a
‘charring day’ upon her husband with
out the additional torture of a cold leg of
; mutton ?
The Boston Post says there are thirteen
thousand marriageable girls now in the
factories of Lowell.
Fourteen new Counties have been
i made during the present session of the
Legislature.
A good writer of poetry is apt to her
more unattractable titan and indifferent
one. as he gets so much the more per
verse.
A person deploring the effect of tight
i lacing, said, it was pitiful to 6ce so many
young ladies waistuuj away.
The Georgia Citizen thinks good reso
lutions are like fainting ladies ; they want
to be—carried out!
Why cannot a husband get home late
from a dinner party without assuring his
wife he was ‘the first to leave V
The young man who has so often
‘quailed with fear, has gone a hunting
for Welch rabbits.
Some men are wise and some are oth
erwise.
If a small boy is a lad will two small
boys make a lander.
When is sugar like a pig’s eye ? Give
it up? When it’s in a hog’s-head !
Why do fashionable people consider
they lose caste by writing legibly ?
Vanity renders beauty contemptible.