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ROME. G A., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 185?..
NUMBER 50.
p o c 1 r B.
The Mother'! Farewell.
Go. llltlo loved nno go
I do not mnumfiir tlico.
Aslho.o Mroae hopeless sorrow, know
No pause from misery. t V*
For while I gaze upon
Thy pale and llf.'lcsscley...
Thy spirit, happy linho. Is gono
To blessedness away.
Short was thysnfferlng tlmo.
And wnnd'rnus thy reward j
Thy soul l» gone, unstained by crlmo,
Tn stand liefnrn the Lord.
Washed from thy native sin
In His ntnnlng blend.
Thlno la that purity within
That brings thee near toQod.
Go llttlo loved ono. go; •
A mother’s heart can tell
And nnno hut her’a can fully know
How hnrd tosay—farewell I
Yet I would rather kaep
Thls.lonely watch by theo,
Than call thee from that peaceful sleep,
Tn smlto again on mo.
Tho heaven of heavens abovo .
la now thy splrll’a reat f
And kinder Is tliy SavInf's lovo
Than.o'on thy mottior 1 * breast;
lie who was nneo a child.
Shnll kpop thlno Infant dust,
Apd rslse Upuro ond undefllcd, ;
• To mingle with tho Just.
Go, llttlo loved nno mi ..
Grief may a nlglitondiiro.
But far beyond tills vole of wo
Our Miss |s still secure,
t see the dawn nrlso
Of that celestial day, - .
When tears shnll novor dim tho eyes,
. And sighs shall pass away.
Then we tigaln shall meet,
And who can speak the bliss I
0, never lovo. was halfsnawoot
Thy .rtinther’a fondest kiss,
As whon our spirits, freo
Front taint of mortal race,
Shall hlend'ln hnllcst ecstasoy
■ Before tlio'SavIor’a face.
ittisccllrtucatts.
. Pram Chamberi* journal.
on ANDMOT.HSTt.9d6K.
. A few evenings ngn I was n't ono of those
old .tvorld housps In Edinburgh whore a man
may netnally Invite himself to toa. nhd wlth-
out being stared at as a curiosity, take his
place In a circle round a round table, domlna-
old comrade lin'd; t> In the market.. Ottr es
tates rijn Into each other In such a way. that
you might comprise them both In the
samo ring fence. She Is a healthy woman,
and not too youUgi and tho nrrangemeht Is,
that yon aro to bn married nt the end of Her
year of mourning If sho can fnney yhrf.’
"If she conld thncynml Tho widow of
old Honk I and a healthy woman. Indeed I
That touch was Imp-Pile. I thought my un
cle must have Intended to try the extent of
my* loyalty 1 and I do nnt know that I had
ever a (It of more hitter reflection than whtlo
conitirlng un tho Idea It conveyed."
Hero tho lion paused and wiped hln.fnrn-
head. Tho old mold bridled and tossed hor
head as mnch as to say that In her milnlon.
tho ttk« of him was not so mlglitv a catch for
ladiesbevond their girlhood: whllo the young
maid (mated svmnathl«tnelv that ns.aged
men have sometimes youthful wives the ease
might nnt liavo turned out so very.dreadful,
after all.
"That ” said tho gentleman, "did not fall
to occur to mo and It gave mo considerable
comfort s for owing I sunnnsn tn tho Idle life
I-bSd led l .had not yot gnt rid of Iho Ideas
of romance that are so unfli for mntitro years
like mine. It was o'no thing to Indulge my
despair in old bachelorhood". and qhlto unoth-
er to enrry my broken heart Into tho domes,
tic society of an Old woman. I confess I did
hope that Mrs. Honk owed her good condi
tion nt least to some lingering remains of
ynnth: hut n second letter from mV uncle. In
reply to mv remonstrances dissipated at once
the fend illusion, liy Informing me Hint the
widnw’a family could ho 110 possible objection,
hot only dnnghtorholng well married I
"There was no help for It. It was necessa
ry tn tnm my meditations .from tho Indy tn
thocstnto s and If J thought of tho ring at all,
to fancvltln a ring fl-nca. lint tho nfllilr
could nnt lie slept over any longer! and I act
out for. my Uncle's sent having previously
signified to him niy, frill acquiescence In his
plans, •
"In duo timo I arrived at tho llttlo town of
Enderly. dlalanf only a few miles from nty
destination. And hero— "
, "Never mind the little town I" Interrupted
the old maid,- “Como tn the sent nt once, and
let tin henr about tho Introduction, and how
the ladv looked,”
• ' Healthy -I Impel: 1 .until the young maid
with a sneer fixing eyes of beautiful con
tenipt unou tho lion. k
- "Lndles " anhl' the gentleman In n tnno of
deprca«lnn. "lt Is natural that I should wish
iollngor fora moment at this crisis of niy
fate; and besides It was nt Enderly I heard
—and. with cruel suddenness—of a clrcum-
stonco connected with my Intended, which
made mo at (list determine to rush hack to
London nnd ifneccssary. take tostrect-sweep
Ing. authorship, or any other deshPrnto re
source, rather than marry that Mrs. Honk.
Thirty I the old creature f" exclaimed Mias
Jemima.' , . f Ac j,!.
"The girl was probably a nursemaid 1" re
marked the'old maid.
- "Sho was neither an old creaturo nor a
girl." said the Hon in a king oftho-forcat tone,
"but a woman in tho vory prime and glory
of hor years. Her bonnet waa lying on tho
grass, and her dishevelled hair dnattng In
dark masses over her shoulders; but a visible
diadom saton her queenly brow, just at a voice
of peremptory command waa fell In her light,
Joyous, leaping laugh, There was a faarleu,
solf-posscssed graco In hot- manner, mch as
years superadd to tho feminine softness of
youth, nnd her features, originally moulded
In wax, wore now as Arm yet as exquisitely
lino, as if thoy had been cut In tho semi
transparent marblo of Paros. WI1II0 feasting
on the beautiful picture formed by tlm moth
er and her child—sur-ly that must have been
the relationship—a little Incldeht occurred to
disturb It* grouping. Tho Infant, with a
shriller squeal of delight, and a more vlgo*
roils spasm of Its limbs, suddenly rolled down
tho knoll, crowing ns It went; and tho Indy,
with a playflil yet nervous cry of surprise,
stretched afrer It In vain as sho knelt, till sho
measured her whnlo length npon tho sod.
Bcfnro slio conld get up, I had sprung from
my amhnsh. caught up tho truant as It lay
half smothered In daisies and butter cups, and
presented the prize to the flushed and start
led mother. Such was my introduction to—
to—"
Nnt to Mu' Hook!" said tho old maid,
with severity. "You forgot that you aro now
a married man /"
Miss Jemima was tearing absontiy tho pe
tals of a narcissus, nnd looking up with a
forgiving sigh Into tho face of tho narrator,
said softly—“hut yon worn not married then!”
"To describe tho conversation of this wo
man." continued tho gentleman. "Is Impossi
ble. She was not n woman of society, yet
perfectly woll-hrod. Sho had spent s greater
part of her life In tho country, inhaling health
of mind ns well as body from the pnre air of
heaven yet with occasional visits to, and oc
casional visitors from the great cities, which
enabled her. with the ssslstnnco not only of
books (n the good ohl fashioned sense of tho
term hut of tho ephemeral literature of the
day to keep pace with tho progress of tho
wo’-li
I do nnt know how It was. hut our ac
quaintanceship seemed to ho ready-made s
and when nt last I mentioned my uncle’s
namn she had no difficulty in recollecting
that respectable fr iend of Mrs. Hook. At
tho wonllstnrtod ns violently ns if site lttid
thrown the old Indy's grandchildntmy heads
and tho hcnittiful stranger looked at me with
surprise and curiosity.
" ‘Yon know MrsMIook 1’ said I.
"'Yes.'.
Wlmt—old Mr*. Hook 1'
hilt Just now I hnvo something else to do.
tnhlo an old maid a .voting maid, tho father
and mother of tho latter, and a gentleman-like
mam softmwhoro on the wrong side of forty.
This man wns.tho of.the pnrty.,nnd per
formed . wonderfully well.- Ho was nnt like
11 HI CHRVir Hlllll!** I -Ml UHIIIC ••lisa .a*'.
show*hls paces.nfitl’growling.^gtinnlng:^or.
yawning tit the spectatorstint resembled-m-
thor lHn freo dnniW o'l^thnTorpst,;.leajang
pared to .like the mnn vnry tnnoh t.and.seeing
also that .ho was uqUstinHv good Linking for a
male animal vnifmny Imagine, tlntt I was nnt
a mill! Startled to hear that’litihad voryro-
enjifly been pintle a Benedict. and strange to
say with n.lndy F'engnlroil under tho appcl
her Honk.
very merry, with the poor, gentleman’s enlam-
Ity s 'nnd Ihe nld ntald csneolnllv was never
weary of a«utng qtft>sjinns. seeming 'o derive
a certain savage enmfort from the Idea of a
lady getting married Inhervelv grafidmother-
.hnoil. The genijenta" was at first a llttlo cm-
Itarmssed ; hut Ills tiirmentors being hi- neiir
relations It waa necessary tn answert>nd nt
length making tip.hi* mind to wlmt could not
ho avoided I10 pulled a desperately grave
face and began tn .tell them “nil about it."
You may wonder." said he, "tlfat at my
mature! years t hnd fallen sn completely into
niy Uncle's power ns la give him tho almost
nh*bluto disposal of nty.-linnd s hut such was
till
the fact. I was brought itp you know to the
very worst thing under Ihe nnn— expectations;
arid, consequently, ! wns gnod for nothing elso
hilt to keep on expecting... I spent many
yeara as a walking gentleman of society in
London! nnd many tporo in wandering to and
(Vo ujion Ihe'continent i but at length. When
actually wjthln Tinil of forty! I found mvselt
once more tilth' my. Jogs' under tho mahogany
of tbo 'Athonipum, nnd with nothing, to pay
(ortho.guod titingaabovo Itbut svhntcnmo
ont of tho pockets of a tough, and somewhat
peremptory old mnn:
"Ho lmd novor before insisted upon my
marrying; but the reason was. that hu had
resnalned In’qonStant expectation of tlib-.ob-
currehco- taklpg place through my own com
venience. Indeed, it had been Ills ltiisiiinss
formnny years to'Interpose gently ttofiveeri
me and tho catastrophe; suggesting now,that
I did nnt know enough' of the lady, arid again
that .I knew too mneh—dud so forth- The
fart is I had novor'bcen without expectations
of that sort j always voluntarily abandoned,
tlll.my first crop of gray hairs appeared. Af
ter this tho difficulty'was on tho 'sldo.oftlio
lady 5 and I was at length so mtich disgusted
by tlio unreasonableness of the sex' that I de-
termined to livo and tl’e a bachelor. -Just at
this moment I received a Icttcr.from my un
cle. which !' can repeat from memory, as.it
was short, and tq the purpose— •
“Ukab Nr.enr.w—I ant glad tn hear of what,
I wn« nasslng a half-onen donr, In the lintel "-Yes.’
whCn l henrtl n'femhlo'.vtilco' ithnressing n "'cmttiuumis.o, 11—:
child .In tho terms of wlso endenrment ennso-
crated to tfin rising generation. 'It shall go ’
said 'the vnteo.' 'and so It shnll. to Ita own
gran—gmttnv—gmnnytpn s to Its own—own—
own—grahnym'a s that It' ahal). so It shall—
■wont I’ I wnndei ?—to ■ Its otyn Griinnvma
Honk!' Only'think mv dearest Indies, what
my feelings must hnvo ltoen on tint* learning
(nnd the (hot wns cnntlrm d the next minute
-hy the lamllnnl' In reply to myhitrrled ques-
tlnnY thii* mv Intended old imil healthy bride
wns an absolute—Grandmother Honk I
••"I intended to have gone nnt at oneo gray
undo’* place mt tjtaf wns now Impossible.
Mvngitnted mlhd demnnded repose. A night’s
reflections ■ were necessary to ai"" me with:
sufllelent philosophy to meet, t|ui destroyer qfl
mypenco; nnd engnglng n bed nt tiio Inn I
tvent nut, to wnlk in Hie nelghlinrlng wood.
The locality was not chosen wllhnnt a mntlvns
for I knew that from the summit of a low hill
nt a mile's distance. T should obtain n view of
cTnderl.y' cottrls nod 'I &»* igsmvflilng
erntid reconcile pin In tho Idea of the healthy
old widow, it would lie tho spectnele of her
enstellnted mansion, sealed In a' park which
Is a very paradise of beauty.
."There Is a strange sympathy " continued
the llon miisiiigly. "hetween tho soul of mnn
nnd the 'aspect of nature. It-.would seem ns
If.lite wtivlngllnn of beauty described by hill
end volley; embraced with Its . folds and en
dowed with its charms: the . possessor nf tho
enchanted spot j n» Iftho melody of woods
nnd waters mingled with the. mortal voice
that owned them: ns If tho'peops.nfsky caught
through the bmhnwbrlngtrecs tiling nn azure
gltiry tipon t)ib oyes to whleh- tlio timber bo-
'longed.I" , ' V
“Bennllfrtl.l bennllhill” hrnko In tho mo
(her for iho (lrst timn "nnd ns true ns Il ls
bonntiftil I Jemima my lovo, that Is phllos-
ophv."
Jemima looked coldly and distrustfully at
her parent but remained silent s nhd the old
mald iWho waS oJivIpnsly Inlerestcd Is Mrs.
Hook , remarked In a tone , of soliloquy, that
sho was stmt wo should And her turn out to
ho a respcctnhlo and Interesting woman.
‘iThnt was Just my Idea." remarked'tho
worshipper of.;nature when hb had cooled
down. “Every step I advanced reconciled
me tnnrf, lind more to the oid Indy s mid wlten
I saw the giniichig of-n trout stream through
the trees I thought oven of a book without
'dlsgnst. But just at this moment a sttimd
broke* upon my senses which disturbed mo
with recent nnd tllsngreealilo associations; It
wns the squetil nfn ynung teliild-nnd whisked
ntrmy" thoughts nt once to a llttlo. ltenrty.
long-living gr'andmotliorhnnd: Visions of
canes nnd snuffboxes rose before my oyes.
cverlasfltig-coughs rattlod ln my par nnd
wnrsn thnn all. tho. glnnees.rif niatriinonial
love from tlio oyes of a grandmother froze my
blood. Mow different were the slghts'nnd
sounds of reality ns I lnrnytt tlio comer of a
clump of trees! \Tlio.lnfitnt I had heard was
•Yes.’
lying on Its hack nit a grassy knoll fighting
up wilii Its little clenched fists and crowing
"TImv do you llko the Individual V
" ‘I sympathize with her; for I, too—'
And breaking off with a"sigh, sho held uptho
fairest hand In tho world, so as to show a
widow's ring. I had tint'observed tho pecu
liarity In her slight mourning, hilt now saw
that slio. too. wns a widow—a young,and
charming widow !—nnd that the infant (which
wns now alternatclylii her hands and mine)
was tho pledgo nfn lovo extinguished In tho
grave I She was free—this lovely young wo-
mnn s nnd I wnvnlioiit to ho chained for life
to old Graiidinotlier Hook I She snw my agi
tation but of course could not comprehend
Its cause.
"iOnnio.’snld sho. with nn angelic srnllo.
'I see yon do not llko my Venernblo friend;
but I am determined to reconcile yeu to hor.
She Is n grandmother. It Is truo. nml there
fore not so voting as the has been; hut she
wears well—sho is. Indeed, 'particularly
1.,w,lkl„. ..,,1 r-. .JSJ—’
It'is likely to last for many years.’
'"That is the misery.' snld I—'Gratis the
misery I If sho were but like other old wo
men—If slio were lint liable to the common
diseases of grandmothers, my futo might bo
endurable.'
» " 'Your fato I What Iras your fato to do
Vrlth tho longevity of Mrs. Hook 1'
".‘I nm only going to he married to her.
that’s all;’ and tho nhsunl announcement
was no sooner nut of my tips than the fair
stranger Itroko Into peals of laughter that to
my ears, nt tho Inauspicious moment, sound
ed like tho screams of an evil spirit.
"'Pardon mo.’ said silo, endeavoring, to
compose herself; InmlUr too giddy for n
—. And tho widow ktssCd hor orphan child.
'But tlio idea of a marriage between' yon and
Mrs. Hook Is really too ridiculous. You np-
pcarto becompollcd to the sacrifice by cir
cumstances j but has the old lady given her
consent V
“ ‘Her consent! Oh. lot her nlnno for that:
Rls'not so often that a fellow llko mo comes
In tho way ofn grandmother. There is no
hope of her refusing 1110 1 nnd If I refuse lior,
I may as well hang myself up on ono of theso
trees.*
•‘•Why adopt such an alternative! Al
though probably dependent on fortnno, you
are not too old to work and to struggle. If
you will not allow poor aged Mrs. nook to
enrich you. there are fortunes In tho world
still to ltd mado by tho adventurous nnd tho
Industrious,'
’Give me a motlvd,* cried I, suddenly,
’and I wltl.both dare and tnffer I I cannot
loll for so poor a mood as fortnno; but place
In tho dlHtnnco something worthy of my ef
forts something rich enough to reward'thorn,
somKIhlng—'
"‘Wlratl’ said sho innocently.
“ Love P cried I In despbrntion; nnd lie
fore she could prevent mo. I lmd caught hold
ofhor hand and smothered It with kisses."
'Upon my word I" interrupted tho old
saw—that only a llttlo tlmo was wanting to
enable me togaln Iter affections ; and that I
at last bade hor adieu,, extorting a promise
Gist she would not communicate my arrival
to Mrs Hook ; and that, when I called at tha
court, she would see me alons, that I might
have an opportunity of telling her what had
passed between my uncle and me."
"Pray, what was tho lady’s namo 1" said
Miss Jemima, as tho lion paused.
"I never thought of asking."
"How could you tell that ahe lived at the
court 1"
"I don't know: I took it Into my head, and
It happened that I was right.”
"Under all circumstances, you seem to
liavo nrado wonderful progress In so short a
time."
"Tlmo Is merely, a relative word. An hour
Is occasionally as long as a day or a month,
•ml * month .In oilier circumstances, passes ts
quickly ns a tiny or an hour. The wtonw I>i>n
I bceamo hotter ncqitslntod during tho single
InterriewT have descrilted, then wo should
have done In thocourso of a hnndrcd meet
ings in ordinary society. But to proceed.—
I found my revered uncle in a very hail tem
per. as he hnd expected mo tho day before;
and matters were not mended when I men
tioned frankly some misgivings I had on tho
score of domestic happiness.
" ‘Domestic fiddlestick I' cried ho.. ‘What
more would you liavo than a good cetato and
a good wife—and a healthy woman to boot,
como of a long-winded race and ns likely as
not to lay yon beside my old friend Hook I—
She Is a grandmother nlrcady—does not that
look well V I laughed nervously.
“'You do not think her too'yonng V snd
tho old lady grinned. Another spasmodic
cacliintintloii. •' •‘‘t “**»■!'
“ ‘Then what alls you at her—more espe
cially slneo you tell mo' liter ■ Is a vacancy
In your heart! But hoio comes u letter from
tho court. 1 And toarlng open r large old
fashioned missive, presented to him by a
servant, ho read ss follows :
" l Mv Dear Sir—I am told that your
nephew has arrived ; snd as he hts been re-
;>ortcd upon favorably by ono who saw
hint yesterday, and on whoso taste I esn
rely. I am tcmpted’ to say. with tho frankness
of my character, that I shall bo happy to
make his acquaintance. I am truly grateful
fur Gin many obliging things I nm told ho
said of pie; and I hnpe one day or other ho
will find them realized My. dearest grand
child sends a pretty llttlo kiss to you both;
and, with tho best regards. I remain, n» usual,
Grandmother Hook.’
"‘Tltcro !‘cried tho old gentleman, with
odious triumph— 1 'there ts a spirit for you.—
Why. yott dog, yon will ho as happy as tho
day Is long)’
"I scarcely heard him, for my thoughts
wore brooding bitterly over the trcachory of
tlio boautlfri! widow. She lias broken Iter
prnmlso, nnd slio had rendered my position
mstuiti limtw aJsorraqqln?
sttadlng tho wretched grandmother that I had
been sncli a dolt os to say complimentary
things about her age, ugliness, and Infirmities!
It wns elenr that she was a jilt; that she had
only been laughing at my admiration; and
that she was now determined tn extract far
ther nmusment from my calamities. I re
solved to die gonio ; nnd telling my undo
that, although well acquainted with Mrs.
Hook from report. I desired to see her per-
onally before coming to a final decision, I
threw mcsclf on horseback, and galloped
straightway to the court.
"It waa my Intention to have asked for
Mrs. H6ok, hut the wily widow waa on her
guard, for as tho door 0|tened I heard hor call
to the servant, In hor ailvercst tones, 'Show
tho gentleman heroand in another, minute
I stood once more In tho presence of Hie un
known of the forest. 1 found hor more beau
tiful—belter dressed—younger than the day
before land JS J.bqw a!'. I. l-..iiiAr omreete—.
flon. thelreasure I was about to lose forever,
my resentment died away, and deep choking
grief took its |ilnco.
" 'You forgot your promise,' said I, ‘yon
make a sport of my misery !'
" ‘What could I say when questioned !' re
plied sho. sweetly.- 'But what misery do you
alltidc to 1 Tho misery of marrying a grand
mother V
" ‘When my heart is devoted to another.—
But It is needless to talk to yon, foryouaroas
lnca[>abIo of passion ns a slatuo. You could
noverhavo loved evon your husband.'
"‘You are in somo degree wrong; yet I
was so young when I was married—only six
teen—that I looked upon my husband more
ns a gunrdlsn than a lover. I was not quite
Seventeen when I beennio a mothor.’.
" 'Is It possible ! That Is not a great whllo
ago.'
“ 'Greater, perhaps, thnn yon snpposo; for
n sound constitution and salubrions air are
vory dcceltfril. Would you tako mo to bo
well on lliirty-flvo !
" ‘What because of your child !' cried I
suddenly.
" 'Wo nil marry young In our family,' repli
cd tho widow, hanging her head. 'It was my
daughter’s Infant,’ sho continued, looking up
at mo with tho most beautiful blush that ov-
qr lit tho cheek of a girl, 'which you gntlirrcd
yesterday from among tho daisies and butter-
ciqis; nnd I am Grandmother Hook j'”
" Well. I declare,’'said Miss Jemima, as the
Hop finished; “thatIs as llko a romance ns
any real story I ovor heard I Only an author
would novor make his heroine a horrid old
thing of thirty-five.”
“I am glad for tho sako of morality," re
marked tho old nrald, “that she turned out
to ,bo Mrs. Honk, afrer all: only I cannot
help thinking It a shocking example for girls
to ho grandmothers.”
A lad Story.
Miss Ida Williams, a beautiful and talent-
oil young English lady, 28 years of age, who
was rescued from the steamboat Atlantic, has
arrived at Detroit The Adttrtittr, of that
city, says:
"8he had just arrived In thlaoountry from
England, and was travelling westward with a
view to oclcct a location far a future residence,
In company with a twin-brother, a married
sister, a brother-in-law, and two nieces, all
of Whom were lost. She statea that the last
recollection she has ofanythlng whloh took
placo on tho Atlantic, she eras standing In
company with her friends on the deck, when
a beam or piece of wood fall and. killed hor
brother, and hitting her also In Ita fall, Injur
ed hor back, when sho fainted. She had no
consciousness of anything whleh took place
afterward, until sho found herself on board
tlio propeller, on her way to Erlo, without
•ws.lne. except hor night dress, without
money,and without a friend on Mis sine
breed Atlantic—hor (Hende were all loet 1
Nfit knowing where to torn for snooor, She
took passage on board a Detroit boat, and
reached this city, where hor Immediate wants
wore supplied, and whore ahe has been kind
ly offered a home In tho family of a highly
respectable and hospitable resident of De
troit."
4«mti m m cacmS! 1
, , mn
II. P. Woof w Dirt fowp.
J. T. Pihi.ct, CbftftooffAVlJler
Daniel Hicks. Bummurvllte.
W. M. Pkeim.es Calhoun.
E: R. Bassekn LaFsvfttd.
P<*t Masters generally ere ream«t«i taiH
as Agents, nlsn to give us hni}HH]iat«'Mtt0Mf
any papor not takoy from the office.
Money sent by mall at our risk.
Letters, to Innure attention, must Im* 41*
rected (pontr-fMlil) to Knowi.es A. Mrcaa.
N. B. Our Agents a*iil others who Pmi M
intercut In tho circulation of our
contVr n favor hy urging upon tlielr 4.
thcimi»ortancc of Hustnnlnga,paper at.ln - ^* ’
Wo shnll ondoavor to imiko tlm CoLiua
thy of tho patronnge of Cerokee
Melancholy Euloida.
We loam tVom the BnvAntmh Morning Htm
that quito a painful KonvAtion was produced
In that city on Tuesday afternoon by fba
startling report that a young Phvnlcisn bf
the name of Joseph M. Bogg* lis i rommltHd
suicide in his room nt Mrs. Platt's Board lag
House on Pulaski Hquaro. Hu was Aral dis
covered between throe nnd four o'clock la tbt
afternoon, lying on tho floor of his sleeffaf
room, by his oflico boy, who immediately
gavo the alarm. Dr. Bird being sent for via
among the first who entered the room, where
ho found tho deceased lying Ina vory com*
poiiud attitude on his hack, his head resting
npon n pillow which he lmd placed on tha
back of a chair turned down for tho pnrpoat.
On the floor, hy his sldo. were a tumbler and
empty phial which had contained pniasla
acid, and to his breast, over which hit bands
were studiously composed, was the following
note, written In n fh?e hold hand :
"1 have taken half nn ounce of Pnuwlt
Acid. Yon can prove n s
or formerly Turner A Co's. JOS. M. BO
August 21th, 1802 hnlfpait one o'clock.*
The verdict of the Coroner' Inquest waa la
accordance with the above facts. Dr. Bcggg
was. tho'AViw beliovds, a natlvo of this State,
and had redded in Havnnnah several year*.
«the nurse-maids call it. with all Its might; mnld. “This from' n married man—from- tho
Uilanufnrtnrtrs k Dealers
Inirar.
s Chairs# Feathers, BaUranses,
4 *'’ Window-shades.
Chain
Af.icon, Georgia.
Macon, Georgia.
^yoK cash.
you call the vacancy In your heart, as you ] while bending over it with
will thus havo no difficulty in obeying my love and laughter pnkihg »" Mnjr rihs with
wishes, and obeying my solemp Injunctions, j her flttgcra. snatching wild kisses from its
You havo (iromlsetl several times to marry, 1 brow; and seizing Its neck with her li|ts as
and you must now do so I never interfered though she would throttle it there knelt a
with your choice, and yon are not to interfere > young woman I I did not thin
"But I will," replied tha manly^toy jf longerlhan ltlsnow‘ l '' '
hrimfull of husband of Mr?. Hook! 1
‘ But ho was not married then,” whispered
Jemima, softly.
* Since you nro displeased with such details ”
pursued the gentleman. “I shnll pass them
I did not think sho could j over
Who hath contentions'! Who hath bab
bling 1 Who hath wounds without a cause 1
Who hath redness of eyes'! Tho passongers
on ono of our Rail Roads, the other day. could
easily havo answred tlio question. As tho
Engine drew near the station, a crowd was
seen in front of a doggery, and so deeply In
terested were they In the scene before them,
that even the shrill whistle, and the lumbering
engine, nnd the teeming car, lost their general
power of attraction. Tho nucleus of the crowd
was a quarrel between a couple of the dram
shop dcvotocs. Horo stood ono follow, with
long and shaggy hair, dotted with dirt and
fkcebegrimed with filth, gcstlcnlaiing.iipplng.
roaring, cavorting, and charging about as If
like a young earthquake ho would swnllow
up Mb antagonist, whoso only advsntngo In
appearance waa that bis shorter hnir mado
more manifest the dirt on hii fkce, and the
liquor and fury In his eyes. Tho crowd of
compeers was looking on with Interest, hut as
tho cars drovo up many was tho shout of de
rision and the laugh of contempt that hailed
the fierce combatants. Old men youths and
fair ladles looked out A laughed at the motley
scene and the ridiculous heroism of Iho grog
shop bullies. Wo kept our seats and- mused
and mourned in silence. These brutfih and
degraded creatures were men, formed in tho
imago of God, made a little lower than the
angels, hut abut through the seeking out of
many Inventions, how aro they fallen! how
fallen, too, are they who tako pleasure In cheer
ing them on In their folly and crlmo, and de
gradation 1 . Yet this very career of vice and
contempt Is the Inevitable result of laws fos-
♦/.rufl nn/t maintained by,the moral and up
right. and virtuous of tho land 1. How long
shall theso scenes be l—7\-mperancc Banner.
Alive and Kioking.
A small land turtle was recently fom£ oft
the form of Timothy Bartholomew, *aq.,of
North ford. Conn., bearing tho mark*, "July
14,1808, T. B. B., 2d.” These marks were
made upon the nnfthal more than forty-four
years since, by Timothy 11. Babtuolombw,
2d, the present owner of the farm, und thu
turtle vet retains an appearance of vigor rod
activity that may enable It to live and more
yet a hundred yeara.
Miss Nancy says, that while folks are " In
venting this and inventing that, she wishes to
gracious somebody would invent something
for bringing up children, and then she would
get married.”
'where do you lire 1"
" Qq ahead engineer.”
" Father. Is there any boys In Congress V
No my son, why do you ask that question 1’
Because tho papers said the other day, that
Let it suffice? that I spent several hours ©ue of the'members JticJked Mr. Brown’s BUI
I with the lovely widow ; that I saw--clearly out of the House.”
'’"John Rock wood,” said the eaptaW^Se-1
, . .. ’ tl eyes, don't stop talking ahe will be poi
ver, proposed!y, doccivo anyone. Collect outtotkA
The Summer of 1861.
We have just closed the last days of the
month which is usually reckoned last among
the summer months of the year. We know
not what September may havo In reserve for
ns, but if the past bo a criterion, wo think
that tho present year will be remombered for
Its agreeable summer. The temperature has
generally been dollghtful. Rarely havo wo
had more than a day of oppressive weath
er at any ono time. In addition to this, the
labors of {ho husbandman have been crowned
with an almost unexampled reward. Such
mercies should surely fill our hcarta with
gratitude to the Giver of all good. How ap
propriately may we say with the sweet singer
of Israel, " Bless the Lord, O, my soul, and
forget not all hit benefits."— 1 \mperanee
The Flood at Mobile.—The people of
Mobile held a public meeting. Saturday kM*,
to prevido means for tbc protection of tho
city from, sickness, in consequence of tho
overflow.
The Herald estimate* tbc loss sustained by
the city at #600,000
Later from California.
ARRIVAL or THE PROMETHEUS.
Thci PcomefAcus arrived at Now York or
the fiOth ult., with Han Jiym and Nicaragua
dates to 21st ult., mid San Francisco dates to
tho 111st July, hy the steamer Indfftendrnce. i
Tho news brought lmd been nearly all an
ticipated hy tho Pa/ron. The nominations of
8cott and Pierce hnd been enthusiastically re
ceived by their rcs|K*ctive (Mirtics.
A report-prevailed at Ban Francisco that
two thousand Indians were about assembling
In Grand Council, nt the head waters of tha
Ban Joaquin, with a view of uniting agalnd
the whites. Considerable apprehensions were
felt, and some surmise that they aro actuated
by promises of reward from the Mexicans and
others.^
The steamer Oregon lot Panama, had two
millions and a quarter of gold dust, and tho
largest mail ever Hindu up for the (Jnltid
States, consisting of Jiixty thousand letters
and thirty thousand newspapers.
Tho United States frigate St. Lawreneo,
thirty days from Cnltno, arrived at Honolulu
on tho 20t!i of Juno. Site was to remain (hare
until relieved by some other vessel of tbc Pa
cific squadron.
' I ain’t objectin' to'trainin' days "altogeth
er, 1 said Mrs. Partington to tho Major, as
the Andwitand Honorablo passed her door;
"the dress looks well and the children likes
tho music; and f know this Is a moral train
in' because the Governor is there and his suit,
with his chateau on his head and his sword
by his side. How'ftncly ho does look, so bold
and portablo; I declare ho looks too good to
be a malicious officer, and I wouldn't give
credibility to such a label on his character if
ho told mo so himself.” Sho here leaned out
of tho door to catch a last view of the “corpse,"
as sho termed it, as It turned tho comur, and
a portly looking gcntloman under a cocked
lmt waved his hand to her as the pageant
swept from her vlow, and Mrs. Partington
closed the door and rcsumud|thc knitting dis
turbed by the music.
How to Render Assistance In Accident*.
In cases of a fractured or dislocated limb,
let tho sufierer lie on tho ground until a
couch, door, gatJ, 'ce plank can bo procured,
for in raising Mm up he may die from faiut-
ness or loss of blood. When procured, place
tho door alongside of Min, cover it with
something soft, and let men convey him. stea
dily home, but do not put him In a vehicle
of any kind. In fits, If a person fall in ono,
let Min remain on tho ground, provided Ms
face be pale ; for should it bo fainting, or
temporary suspension of the heart’s action,
you may cause death by raising him upright,
or by bleeding; but If tho fuco bo red, or
dark colored, raise him on his seat, throw
cold wator on his head immediately, and send
for a surgeon and get a vain opened, or fata 1
pressure on tho brain may ensuo. In hanging
or drowning, expose tho chest ns quickly ns
possible, and throw ice-water ovor it, whilst
tho body Is kept in a sitting posture. In case
of children in convulsion, deluge tho head
with cold water, uad put the feet into warm
water, till medical aid can bo procured. In
caso of poison, give an emetic of a teaspoon
ful of mustard flour in a teaspoonful of warm
water, every ten minutes, till vomiting ensues
or medical assistance Is obtained. In case of
burns and scalds, let the burnt part be bath
ed in a mixture of turpentine and olive oil,
equal parts, till thS pain abates; thf-n^dress
it with eominoQ cerate, and defend it from
the *ir.
Another Fire.
On Sunday night 6th lust., whon all i
to be wrapped in silence nnd repose, oor cHf
wns thrown in confusion by the cries of FIRE I
FIRE ! which upon examination, proved tobt
truo, und also proved to he the^Griffln Collect-
ate Seminary. Spcedyjcfibrts were made to
arrest tlio progress of tho devouring flames,
but it being nt such a lute hour. (2 o’clock,)
and the fire haying advanced so for before dis
covered, that little or nothing wns saved.
All tlio Philosophical and Chemical Aperft-
tus of tlio Priucipul, Mr. Morrow, together
consumed.
It is supposed (lint the building took lira
from the carelessness of some negroes who
obtained entrance, bv putting somo fence nils
to the window, for the purpose of using ft that
flight ns a gambling shop.— Union.
Tho very Latest.
The Daily Constitutionalist of tho 7th Insi,
in speaking of the difllcnlty of changing tho
Southern Rights electoral ticket, recommends
the following remedy:
“ To obviate tbc difficulty, though it la bat
a punctilio, the Union innss meeting conld,
with propriety, nominate that ticket as their
own, thus recognizing tlio gentlemen upon II
as in full fellowship with them as Democrats.
This would be tlio coup dr grace which would
cut the Gordian knot of difficulties surround
ing the question.”
Alas for the weakness of poor human na
ture 1 How docs this contrast with his con
ciliatory remarks upon tho letter of Judge
Johnson 1 We defy tho unchnritublo spirit
in which this paragraph wns written. It will
be mot at tho polls, if necessary.—Athens
Banner.
"8o»-J
Yankee Gallantry. j
The Saturday Courier says: "Irishtntfe
nro proverbial for their off-hanu’ gallantry.—
Yankees, wo believe, are equal to tho best of
them. A case In point:—Recently there came
to our city, on a visit, n verdant youth direct
from snow-clad Green Mouhtaifi-dom. His
city connections are of somo importance, and
it was not long ere he had an invitation to
an "uppci*ton” party. Dressed in his _
diiv-go-to-nieetins,” lie was ushorodiiW I
parlor at an er.rlv hour. Among 1
wns a very pretty and qiiito bowitcj
to whom the youth paid his spccii
She is quite petite—ho fully a
When the company were invited t
lor to partake of refreshments,
waited on tho pretty, pet
a position back ofcdho.t
was large and a
invited bis partw ‘
led into another c
• "Oh no.” t
above you.’
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