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~ ' - 1 , ^ ^ ^ - VOLUME 6. Two Doj.t.ahs per nnn'iin, II paid tn advance; ts If, lir THE ROME COURIER M PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY -MORNING ■V. A. M. EDDLE.VAN, TBRRiS. Two Dollars nnil Fifty Cents If paid , withla six months ; or Three Dollars nt tlie end of tile year. BlUi •* AirertlsIiiKi . . Lxoil Advertisements will 1)0 inserted with strict attention to the requirements of the jiwj nt .Dm lollowinK rntcsi Vnmc Months Notice, ... IfmicO to tBoIrtnr, »...l OASlWB Bute ot I'ersonnl Property, by Exeen- tors, Adniinistrntors, tea. Boles of Lond or Negroes, AO dnys, per square. Letters of Citation, ■ - • Ifdtfco for Letters of Dismission, Candidates announcing their names, •harged #3 00, wliieli will be required in advance. • Husbands advertising their wives, wltl bo charged $i », which must always be paid In advance. All other advertisement* will bo inserted nt One Dollar per square, of twelve lines or less. Cor tliu first, and Fifty Cents, for each subsequent laser tion, Liberal dednotlnns will be made In favor of those Who advertise by tho year. ROME COURIER. S 75 4 50 III bo lA 1 -at bust From the Savannah Republican. try ol lh« Georgia Cnnveiitinu, In «cSWtliii*Ae with nn intimation thrown out in our corroTjfflrid<UP$fr<,'m Milledgaville, we proceed to give a fluccincVwuLfiannecied Account of the Convention which recently Assembled nt the‘capitul of the Suite. It will he necessary to recapitulate a few facts ■which have already appeared in our columns. IVe write front notes taken during the ses- *ton of the Convention hy ourselves. For the' greater convenience of the reader, we append the resolutions as they were finally adopted. . ,'4,ho Convention, which consisted of two liundred and sixty-four Delegates, assem bled, as is. already known, on Tuesday, the 10th inst. The venerable Tlmmas Spalding, of McIntosh county, was clmsoti President hy acclamation. Hon. Andrew J. Miller, oi .. Richmond, and William li. Wnflord, of Habersham, were m tdo Vice-Presidents Mr. tipnld'ng is seventy-six years of nge, nnd is the only surviving member of the Conven- 4ion which adopted the Constitution of Gear gis, in 1798. About the year 1800 lie .nude tlie tour of Burope, nnd, during Iris stuv in .London, it is said, he attended one hundred ]and tliirty nights in the British Parliament, • where he heard the great Pitt nnd othor distinguished statesmen. It is probable he lus been present ut mire debate) jn European ' assenblies than any other Americnn. Sub- ‘ sequent to his re'.urn to this country, Mr. Spalding was elocled to tho Congrcss of the '■^United States, where he served one session and t|ren resigned his seat. In returning his shanks to the Convention for the honor paid ^ to him in calling him lo preside over so im portant and grave an nssemhlnge, he said, ' lot uolhing'but the danger with which tho inuntry was environed could Itavo drawn lliiili from the retirement in wliich lie had ' : yo! for five end thirty \ ears. This was, in all fyujyahility, his last public appearance, and it,!, welt constrained to say, it wits a graceful —jfi^ehisinn of his long lifo, overy hour of \ v eh had been dovutel lo his native Stale ytJs/o the Union. bft is n it too much In snv, that so dimin ished a h-tdy as the Convention, compot- • |.tally of tVnigs and Democrats, lias nev ipebntmo assembled in the State of Georgia, ,_ V the South. This remark will apply, only to the moderation, g >od judgment, d singular ability which it exhibited ; but the pefsuhal appetraaee and decorum nf ’At individual members. It was nVido up of m purost nnd best men of ths State—men ho have lived in retirement for years, and ""i came forward only, lo avert the danger ‘ <:h impended over the Stuto and the Uu- resolution, by far the most important in the series, stood as follows, in the’original Re port ofthe-Committee:/ That the Stata of Gaorgin, in the judg ment of this Convention, will, and ought lo resist, even (as a last resort) to u disruption of every tic.which binds her to the Union, any act of Congress, abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, without the con sent and petition of the slave owners thereof, azines arsenals, dock yards, navy yards, and other like purposes, &c. &c. Gen. Cone, of Bulloch, moved lo strike out the words—“without the consent and petition of the slave owners thereof." Tho motion produced considerable dobnto, in which Mr. Bartow of this city participated in a power ful speech in favor of (he motion. Messrs. Flournoy, of Wnshington, and Akin, of Cass, also, a .dressed the Convention with acuch ability on tho smite side—Mr. Kenan! of Baldwin, nnd others, opposing it. Tho mo tion to strike out prevailed hy a vote of 213 to 44. This made lhe resolution stronger and stripped it of all qualiiications or condi tions. Gen. Hansell.of Cobh, nexl moved to striko out so mucit of the resolution, (as amended, j as wo have quoted above, and to make it read as follows; That the State of Georgia, in the judg- ■awnLof this Convention, will und ought, to resist, even (at a lust resort) to a disruption of every tie wliich binds her to the Union, nny action of Congress, upon the subject of Slavery' in the District of Columbia, or in places subject to the jurisdiction of Congress, incompatible with the safety, domestic tran quility, tho rights and the honor ol the slnve- hnlding Stags, &c. &c. The mution was carried, nfier some dis cussion, by years 155, nays 99. The resolu tion, as it now stand-, is as good, if not bet ter, than it was in its origimtl form; for while it retains the principle, in regard lo tho District, it leaves the pojple of'lhe State to .decide whether the circumstances which may attend the case are of a character calling for resistance, “even to a disruption of every tie which hinds her to the Union.” An effort was next made to strike out the fourth resolution altogether, with n view to sons aciuscl substituting number in its placo, which wits ROME, GrA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2,1351. : : The same may be mid ofthe Nashville Con vention and of the proposed ‘.‘Southern Congress.” Weknow that tho almost uni versal sentiment of the members of the Con- was opposition lo a ‘.‘Southern Con- Another remarkable, fact, is .(hat the “pre vious questiqn” was not once ordered, not withstanding the many frivolous amendments whieh were brought forward. Thfl Convention adjourned dt 6 o'clock Saturday evening, after a session of live days. Five thousand copies of the proceed ings were ordered to he printed and distribu ted through tho State, and copies ordered to be sent to the President of the United States and heads of Departments, to the President ofthe Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to Jhe Governors of the several Slates. " We cannot conclude this notice without saying, the country is much indebted Jo the eflnrts of the Chnthi mils of the Chatham delegates for the hap py results at which tho Convention arrived.' The able speeches of Dr. Arnold and Mr. Bartow, ana tho constant efforts ot Messrs, Cuyler and Ward, aided by such men as the Hon. James Hamilton Couper, Gen. Cone, and Mr. Cutlm, of the low country. Messrs. Jenkins, Meriwether, Pbe, Glenn, and Flournoy, of the middle couuties, and Mes srs. Akin, Murphy, Underwood, and Thom as, of the Cherokee section, and others whom wo have not time to notice, accom plished infinite good, and lo them the coun try owes a debt of gratitude. Tun Case of Quitman.—The Baltimore Sun in speaking if Gov. Quitman and his reported refusal lo appear before the U. S. Court of this city, to answer an alleged par ticipation in the “Cuba plot,” says : A great mistake lias prevailed with many papers, as to the proceedings that will be necessary in this case. It lias been said that a demand will hnvo to be made upon the Governor of Mississippi for himself. Such is not tho case. That principle applies only to process from the State courts. Here Ihc proceedings are matters of Federal jurisdic tion, which extends throughout the Union, and the law provides n mode by which per sons accused may be apprehended in any Stato, without the interposition ot the Gov- c»1.b nUtjj 1 !] There were but few profctsiomil poli os present, the people not being willing ■; them with the responsibility ol •.entrust Moving the State from the position iu which wy had placed it. The best evidence how- iotober'.".if. of the ability and p atriotism of tho I, j,, {ention, is to be found in the Address 'Resolutions which it adopted. The is one of the ablest stale papers of , whether we regard its matter, or its ition; while the resolutions, which far enough and not too far, constitute llorm upon which all true union men whether they kail from Maine or from Michigan or Texas, iw ofthe importance of the occasion wn the people together in so im- lanner, it was resolved that the should be opened every morning In obedience to this resolution, ‘ evety day. ion of Mr. Jenkins, a committee of M appointed to report matter venuan« appropriate to the occa- ! names of the gentlemen appoint ee committee, ot which Mr. Jenkins i, have already been given — aken indiscriminately from all parties in the State, and were »b»ro ofjf ablest men in the Convention.— iiTieurred"days’ consultation and. delihera- t slmll Irnivo .*!,nittee reported the Address and , • 'jjtich we have adverted, and ■fnfMhoio already seen. IjJ ’ J** ‘ort was taken up for ennsid- ,„ M, e pward moved to strike out OM£, ddress which says; “Th? ' ans occupying extreme f', jouniry, aD< * holding iaUlqnem, has iB»|n 10 'J|inionS upon the il mmln have vied ns. tea. “'enunciation of “Southern arried to and from IUG Broad-V i?confl' aently read. Tho motion failed however—yens 61, nays 200. The following is tho fifth and last resolu tion : “ That is the deliberate opinion of this Convention, that upon the faithful execution ofthe Fugitive Stave Law hy the proper au thorities depends tho preservation of tho Union.” When this was lakon up, Mr. Lawlon, of .Scrivun, moved to strike out the words— "bg the proper authorities." lie thought it would make the resolution stronger, nnd would make the enforcement of the law de pend upon the northern people and their Legislatures, as well ns upon tho Federal Government. We understood him to say, that with his idea of State sovereignly, the execution of that law should depend upon the assert of tho northern Stales—it oilier winds, tlmt it would hccnercing a so veroign Stutc for the General Government to seek to execute it in Vermont or elsewhere in opposition to the action of her Legisla ture. Mr. Lawton’s motion was lost—yeas 24, nays230. Mr Seward camo to his trend's support, nnd offered nn nmondtnciiL, that upon the execution of the law, hy the proper authorities, “and without the rctis lance of the free States or the people there of," depended, he. The words in italics nre Mr. Smfnrd’s. Though n “Southern Riglug’ ” man—though he has united with his name sake, Seward of New York,'“in a clumorous denunciation of the - settlement” of the sin- very question—he was for oinking the en forcement ofthe Fugitive Law depend upon tho assent of any linif dozen abolitionists who seo proper to resist it! When the Convention hnd disposed of the resolutions in their order, the Address nnd Resolutions, ns amended, were put to the vote und ngreod lo—yeas 237, nays 19 Messrs. Seward and McCune, though they hud opposed the resolutions, were absent when the vote was taken. Mr. Seward had in the early part of the week ofioreij resolutions endorsing the course of Mr. Senator Berrien, and others condemn ing Mr. Toombs. They were made the order of the day next after the Report of the Com mittee of thirty-three should he disposed of but when Mr. Toombs called up {hose rein ting to himself, Mr. Seward made it conven ient to be absent. No action was taken up. on either set of resolutions. Mr. Jenkins re marking that they had no necessary connec tion with the subject upon which the Con vention was called to deliberate. Mr. Lawlon laid upon the table resolutions affirming the right of secession, and taking grounds in favor of a “Southern Congress.” Mr. McDougald offered a resolution, that the members of the Convention raise a suf ficient sum by private contributions to pre pare a block of marble, for the Washington Monument, with the arms of the State in scribed upon it, and the following :—Uffeor- ? io Convention, December, 1850.” It will. e temembered that Gov. Towns, when he sent on the block of marble, which was or dered to he prepared by the Slate of Geor gia, with a suitable inscription, caused to be inscribed on it these words—“ The ,Constitu tion as it is—the Union as jtt was." We leave it to our tenders to say, whether this implied rebuke of his Excellency was not merited. Mr. Stephens offered a resolution which was agreed to, requesting the next Leisla- ernor. Governor Quitman can be taken on a warrant and carried tn New Orleans, even if it deprives Mississippi of its executive head. The President ofthe Senate would in the meantime have to perforin the duties of Governor. KniToniAL Homilies.—Readers! don’t look so melancholy—there is better times for you yet in store—and drop thnt unceasing, monotonous expression of yours of “hard times.” Why, man, one would suppose you were under sentence of condemnation for homicide, fraticide or some other wrong cide. Come, now, bo cheerful—if you can’t pay your debts immediately, do the best you can, and pay them n» soon ns you nre able— “caro killed a cal"—if you hnv’nt fifty cents to luxuriate on a beef steak und “fixins*’’ ap propriate hnl( the amount tor n codfish ; it will prove equally as palatable, if you drill your mind into n proper humor. Kiss your wife, if you have got one—if you hnv’nt one, why kiss somebody clse’s wife or get mar ried immediately, for nets of desperation fre quently result happily and beneficial iu their efiects. If you have got any children, romp with them; if you hnv’nt any, romp with somebody elso’s children. Look upon the bright side of things—put on aclieerful coun- lenance—keep your mind in the right trim; hy subscribing (or the paper, and if you hate the money, pay in advance—if you hnv’nt it, why, they wiil trust you if you aro worthy —it’s nil the same with them Follow these injunctions, and we’ll answer for it, you will find yourself a new man. The Washington correspondent of the Louisvillo Journal, under date of the 7:It. save: Tho President nnd tho entiro Cnbinet aro very much exaspernrod ot the emnse of proceedings in the Vermont Legislature, and, at a long Cnbinet council held to day. they determined, 1 learn, to entnrw tt>« live slave Uw lit Vermont should It o nrisc there, if it required ilia wholn military force of the United States to do it. This is what the c«untry, North ahd South desires to witness. And when n few of these mortvl traitors have been made to pay the penalty of their iNogal resistance to the laws of Congress from the mouth ofit cnonon, wo shall hear no more, for the next tjentury to anno, of cither Vermont, Massachusetts or South Carolina nullifica tion. It is duo to Mr Webstar, to say that there is no member of the Cabinet who is for going further and employing more prompt nnd efficient mentis tor tho supres slon of this rebellions spirit limn ho is.— He believes the day of reasoning nod re« monstrance is past! nnd thnt the hour for tho employment of force has come, nnd thnt it ia time that not only our own but the Governments of dll the crowned heads of Europe should be made to sec thnt we Itnvu the strength nn 1 the disposition to enforce our laws in good faith, anil pic- serve the integrity of tho Union aguinsl domestic ns well as foreign foes.’ Anotheu Peobadle Indian Outrage.— A letter from o relative lo Dr. Hawes. Representative from Orange county, makes it probnble that another Indian winder or robbery has occurred iu that county. Tho ■nail carrier between New Smyrna nnd Indian liver,on reaching Fort Anrio Haul- over, found his boat gone nnd a boat which a freu negro was expected to lake down to Indian River in com pnny with him was gone also. The negro's breakfast was still on the fire burnt utmost to a cinder, nnd lie not to be found, while there were Indian signs abont lint plane. This is supposed to be the work of tho Indian outlaws reported by Cnpt. Casey; hut it affords fresh evidence, if nny were needed, that there can ho no peace or se curity, so long ns the Indians remain in Fltiri’dn. Tho subject of their reino'Vnl is now before the Legislature, and none ap peals to nwnken n deeper interest.—Ftur idtt Sentinel• A Youno Japhet.—‘My'son, can you take a trunk for mo to the hotel?’ said o pas senger stopping from a boat on the levee, to a ragged looking youngster, who sat balanc ing himself on the tail of a dray. ‘Your son I’ cried the boy, eyeing himself from head lo foot. ‘Well, I’ll be drod drub bed ifl uint in luck. Here I’ve been Irvin’ to find out my daddy for three years, and all of a sudden up comes the old boss himself, and knows me right off. How are you ?’ stretching out a muddy looking paw. The travellor was non-plushed. Between a smile and a frown he inquired. YVliat is your name, sir;’ ‘My nnmo? So you don’t know! Well, it's nothin’, for people in these parts have so many children that they don’t know their names. My name’s Bill, but some call me William for short. What the other part is I reckon you know. If you don’t you mus’ ax the ole ’oman.’ And shouldering the trunk, he marched off toward the hotel, mumbling to himselt.— ‘Weil, this is a go. The ole gemman' comes homo nllnst. Good clothes, big trunk, must have the tin. Well 1 am in luck.” Little tiiohns.—The sweetest, the most clinging nffcction is often shaken by tho slightest breath of unkindness, as the deli cate rings and tendrils of the vine areagi tated by tho faintest air that blows in sum mer. An unkind word from one beloved often draws blood from many n licluf which would defy the botllo-axc of hatted, or the keenest edgo 61 Vindictive sqtire.— Nav, the shade, tho gloom of tho face fnmilinr and dear awgkcns giro! arijji pain WEALTH. Wealth! young ladies are prone to pay too much regard to riches. They seqk showy rather than virtuous companions.— A massive chain, an opal ring, a certain dandyish pretension, is extremely taking with some well eduented Indies. The young man who is unassuming, and slowly makes his way to fortune, by. untiring industry, is too often cost in the shade Yet we will follow the two a few years, and most proba bly the one whom weenst aside will he con sidered ‘he most useful citizen Woman -slrnngely in forming marriage engage ments. They may not be altogether in fault here ; fordoes not mama, aye, and papa too. often enquire, is he rkh 1 as if this were the saving clause. An heir to a largo estate lately married a poor girl. Every one looked on with the highest satisfaction. How fortunate I was n the month of alt her friends. But the young husband had nothing to do ; he saun tered away life in a public hotel, or hr trav elled to some watering place, and all the lung dngdaye were spent in brushing nway'flies, or driving < musquitocs. The wife tell into slecktwisted habits, and from haying nothing to do, learned to do nothing. Some called it a stale of elegant ease; nobody found fault, because where bills Bro paid, and plen ty of money is left, the world will not com plain. Bui ns to the real happiness of such a life, it admits no comparison with those who started in life poor but hopeful, comba ting disappointment, and rising by degrees ta nn abundance ; learning how to use and en joy, and in the very acquisition deriving, more pleasure than in fruition of hope. For thus are we made, constantly finding new pleasure with new acquisition, and no sooner ao we sit down to enjoy our wenlth, than we find it insufficient to fill up the empty vacuity. For this reason, people who re tire from active business upon scanty mental resources, are rarely happy ; they find a sa tiety they never knew in business—and I lament it, when I hear a wife so urgent that her husband should build a cottage and live upon his money—as ifidleuess ana case made pleasure.—Boston Olive Branch. The Charms of Married LirE.—II now in thnt chair yonder, not the one your feet lie npnn, bill the other, beside you—closer yet—wero sealed n swroct fac ed girl, witha pretty little foot lying out upon the hearth—n bit of luce running round the swelling tliiorl—the hair parted to a charm over a tor head Tnir ns any oi yourdrenrns-;-ntid if you could reach an Fudi.ic Lands.—Tho report of the Uommissioucr.of the General Land Office, (sny» the Washingimi correspondunt ul'-Otp ('hitlu*t»'»t-i.uni'o)tsiv‘(lr)ciinnt!iil ol much interest. The tiifitf irwimt of tmswvoyt-tl birds nmv belonging to tin- United Stales, is 1.205.284,520 acres. Thu entire area ol the public domain, exclusive of the lands in Oregon, Cnlforniu, New Mexico. Utah, -.he Indian nnd Nebraskan Territories, is 424.103.750 nefos. This coal tile U. Stale- including the .amount pan.’ under treaties with France and .Spain, Indian idles, and nil charges ol sorvery and ijmrtn g'-tnciili 874.057.870. One (inirih ol'lhd land has been sold for 8135,430.002, leaving it nut S tofft to the government of ftlO;301,-JI4. Ul.ifto this amount received, bo added tho value of bind granted in bounties lor mllitnry service, end far the- internal jin ‘ provements. donate die., it would he nearly double that sum. The tntnl nverge cost nf public lands has been 21 cents anil four-fifths pes Acre, for which the govern ment gcts8l,25 per ncr.o; Titus it appear* that tho public, domain may yet ho relied upon ns a fruitful somco of revenue, after tliu tinmen,us grants for *11110- purposes, bounties, den, shall he satisfied. But it is nrolmhle that grants of fand will lie mnde with moru profusion then ever. The Com missioner takes very strong grounds ngainst the system o’flensing mineral land*. Ha proposes the sale of the gold Inmks in California, in small lots. Ta ilsn l.ndte*. now to et;oo»z a good husband. When you see. a young man of modest, respectable, retiring'manners, not given to K riae, vanity or flattery, he will make a good usband ; for he will be the tame‘kind man’ towards his wife after marriage that he wot before. When you see a young man frugal and in dustrious, no ‘fortune hunter,’ but would take a wife for thevalueof herself, and not for the sake of her wealth, that mac will make a good husband; for his aliection will .tot decrease, neither will he bring himself nor his parents to poverty or wool. . When you See a young man using his best endeavors to raise himself from obscurity to credit, marry him; he will irrakea good hus band, and one worth having. When you see a young man depending solely for his reputation and standing in so ciety upon the wealth of his rich father, or relatives, don’t marry him far goodness sake, he will make a poor husband. When you see a young man, always employed in adorn ing hi) person, or riding through the streets in gigs, who leavh debts unpaid, although frequently demanded; never marry him, lor he will in overy rouped, make • bad hus band. When you see a young man who never en gages in any affrays or quarrels by day, nor follies by night, and whose dark deeds are not of so meaa a character os to make him wish to conceal his name, who does not keep low company, not break the sabbath, nor use profane language, hut whose face is seen regularly at church, where he ought to be, he will certainly make a good husband. When you see a young man who is below you in wealth, offer to marry you do not deem it a disgrace, but look into his churnc ter; nnd if you find it corresponding to these directions, lake him, and you will get a good husband. Never make money an object of marrnge far if you do, depend upon it as a baliancu to good, you will get a trad husband. When you see a young man who is atten live and kind to his sisters or aged mother, who is not ashamed to he seen in the streets with the woman who gave him birth nnd nursed him, supporting her weak and totter ing frame upon his nrm, who will attend to all her little wants filial love affection and tenderness, take him girls, who cntv get him no matter what his circumstances in file, he is truly worth the winning and having, and will certainly make n good husband. When a young man is known to visit tnv erne, ale-houses, or use strong drink in the smallesi degree, girls, do not marry him, lor if you do,'you will come to poverty and rags. Lastly; Always txoir.mo into character, conduct, and motives, and .when you find these good in a young man, then you will be sure he will make a good husband,—Lowell Soavenier. A Serious Thought.—Many a marriage begins like therpsy morn, and ends like the snow-wreath. And why,, it may be asked, is this ? Because the married pair neglect 10 be ns pleasing to each other after marriage as before. They forget that marriage has its to-morrow as well as its to-day. The storm Soften preceded by the little cloud. Wed ded unhappiness begins in trifles; and the life of the bitterest sorrow too often has m, origin in some thoughtless word or insigni ficant expression, wlticlj none ever thought possible of causing dissatisfaction or unhap- giving offence, nnd suffer yo play idly witfi those curls thn tho nccit, nnd if you ciiuld el our fingers lo at csca|>c down could clasp with your other hand those little, white, taper fingers ol hei-’s; which lie so temptingly within roach—and so. talk softly and low in pre sence of the blaze, while the hours slip without knowledgo, and tho winter winds whistle uncared for; if. in short, you were m bachelor, but the husband of some such sweet image—(dream, call it lather.) , would it not bo far pleasanter than a cold mingle niRhl sitting—counting the sticks— l '-'>'\'*th ol the blaze, and tho curiosities ' ‘ your dreams—nud it you could reaction pines*. arm round thnt chair back, without fear of Bemedv roB THE California Fever.— A friend, who has seen someservice in camp fife, offers to those afflicted with tho prevail ing epidemic the following prescription; 1. Sleep three nights in your wood-house, with the door open and swinging in the wind —during which time let your diet be pork, cooked by yourself at a smoking fire in the garden. .... 2. Improve all your rainy nights in sleep ing between your currant bushes and garden fence. 3. On the fourth day of your regime, let your diet be mule steak. 4. Thereafter dispense with atl kinds of food save dog meat. I' l'W be followed resolutely, it is i—.—i—~aj§Bijaj|}Bj— ‘ isLil’nol. Minnesota, 1 H confi- sickness ; and the < administering the con-n had given them a few » rigid seli-deuial from his lie walked homewards, le and thinking with sorrow, how were the means he possessed of i nud relieving misery. As lie entered the door, he heard an un wonted clamor of tongues, Inking the form of a by no means harmonious duett, nnd un known male voice growling forth a hoarre bass, completely overscreeched hy a remarka bly high and thin treble, easily recognized hy the placid curate, at proceeding from the wcllpraclited throat or his house-keeper, the shrewish Perpetue ef a gentle Don Ab- bondio. “A prfctty business this, Monsieur!” cried the dame when her master appeared, ae with Hashing eyes, end left arm a-kimbo, sho pointed with, the other to a surly-lodking man-dressed in a blouse, who stood io the hall holding a very small box in bis hsnd. ‘This fellow,” she continued,“is a messen ger from, the dilligence, and he wants to get ifteen francs as trie price of the carriage of that little box directed to you, which I’m sure, no matter what it contain*, can’t be worth half the money.” “Peace, Nanette,” said her muter; end taking the box from the naan who. at hi* ap proach, civilly doffed hit hat, he examined the direction.. It was extremely heavy, and bore the stamp of San Francisco in Cnfifosn-iw, tog* ti er with his own address. The curate paid- the fifteen franca, which left him poaeessed of but • few sous, end dismissed the mess an-- ger. Hethen opened thebox, and displayed to the aslowslitd eyes of Nanette, an ingot of virgin gold, and a slip of paper, on wbicit were written the following words To Monsieur the Curate of B. "A alight token of eternal gratitude, In remem brance of August 2eth, 1848. "Formerly lergoant-mnjor in the—th regiment; now a gold-digger in Cnllfomln," On the 28th of August, 1848, the -curate was, as on the evening in question, returning from visiting his poor and sick parishioners. Not far ftom his cottage he saw nyoung sol dier with a haggard countenance and Wild bloodshuot eyes, hastening towards ths bank of a deep and rapid river, which ran through the fields. The venerable priest stopped him und spoke to him kindly. At first, the young man would not answer, and tried to break away from his questioner ; but the curate fearing that he meditated sui cide, would not be repulsed, and at length, with much difficulty, succeeded in lending him to the house. Alter some time, soften ed by the tender kindness of his host, the soldier confessed that he had spent in gam bling a sum of money which had been en- trurted to him as sergeant-major of his com pany. This avowal was mode in broken words by sobs, and the culprit repeated several times, “My poor mother I my poor mother! if she only knew—” The curate waited uutil the soldier hid become mure calm, and then addreesed him in words of reproof and counsel, such as a tender father might bestow on an erring son. tie finished by giving him a bag containing one huudred and thirty fanes, the amount of tho sum unlawfully dissipated “It is nearly all I possess in the world,” said the old man, “but by the grace of God, you will change your habits, you will Sark diligently, and some day, my friend, you wilt return me this money, which indeed, belongs mote to the poor than me.” It would be impossible to describe the young soldier’s joy and astonishment.. He pressed convulsively his benefactor’s hand, and after a pause said: “Monsieur, in three months my military engagement will he ended. I solemnly promise that, with the assistance of God, from that lime 1 will work dilligently.” So. he depurled, hearing with him the money and the blissing of the good man. Much to the sorrow and indignation of - Nanette, her muster continued to wear through the ensuing winter his old thread bare suit, which he hnd intended to replace by warm garments, and bis dinner frequent ly consisted of bread nnd soupe migre. “And all this,”said the dame, “for tho sake of a worthless stroller, whom we shall never see or hear of again.”' “Nanette,” said her master, with tears in his eyes, as he showed her the-massive ingot, whose value was three thousand fraucs, “never judge hard of n repentant siuner. It was tlio weeping Magdalen who poured the pi ecious ointment on her Master’s feet; it was the outlawed Samaritan leper who re turned to give thanks. Our poor guest ha* nobly kept hts word. Next winter my sick people will neither want food nor medicines ; and you must lay in plenty of flannel and ftiezo for our old men' and women, N»a>- otto!” Curf, for Kwey Worm in Swinb.—A writer in the Ohio Cultivator states that he cures this disease by giving the animal at ted with it one ounce of copperas dijily six or eight days. He-tnukes n about two quarts of corn meal and- dissidves the copperas in n cup 0^ ter, then mixo3 tho whole gives it to the liog. If ho (1 nt first, lie shuts him in a per nothing else for several d-v it. Ho states that the disease even ' standing- ill