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THE CORNER STONE ** PVBUSHBD EVERY THURSDAY HOE NINO. JAMES N. BETHUNE— Editor. W. S. RBYrfOLBB, PUBLISHER.’ T'ERMS.—*Two Dollars per annum. - No name Will b entered upon our books unions, tlie.money • paid in advance. 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. ■WBi^B—apa——PQBMWHTi it v mmKUßrauifxstMKmmna iSjCfltaneous. | [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. ■* -i jimn-j -ELJ 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. KATES OF ABVERTISJJiG. AdvvrthcmouU iruu>rU>J at Oxk Dollar prr sqanru for the first iuaertioti, aiiJ Fin y Cksts I't oiieli >iulsdtjiient i inert ion. A liberal dertaetton will fie ninile for yearly advertisement*. ! I.e};al Advertisement* inserted at the usual rates AdvertUements, without liinitatibn, will be pub’ lishctl until ferliid, and charged accordingly. O ffice Xo. 03 Broad Strest, next door Itlovt Harrison /• Ayer's. 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.