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ROME COURIER. IEI EVERY THURSDAY HORRHC, IY KNOWLES & MYERS. TeVmB: i Oourirr will be published ftt Two Dol- annum, if paid in advance; Two Dol- | and Fifty Cents if paid within six months, Pfcree Dollars at the end of the year. •<ui. AnvBRTiaEMENTs will be inserted I strict attention to the requirements of the a at the usual rates.. . ptscellaneouJ* advertisements will be insert- t One Dollar |>er square of 12 lines or less, o first, and Fifty Cents for each subRe- t Insertion. ►oral deductions will be made in favor of j who advertise by the yenr. Liberal < BUSINESS e/RDS, AC. i f BOOK i JOB PRINTING, 1 PROMPTLY EXECUTED I AT THE OFFICE OF THE I HOME C0HHIEH, Bar. wahiiburn jnO. r. wilder fkam.o. dana. I WASH life M, WILDER k CO., FACTORS & COMMISSION I MERCHANTS, I Savannah, Gco. t ImYTlLls continue the above business at 114 1 Bay Street East of tU« Kxutmtiae. 1 Orders for BAGGING HOPE and other [BunpHes filled promptly at lowest cash prices. I Refer to-* • < > ’ . IMqJor Wiu. 8anford and Gen. 8.1\ Myrlck, HaWtui/i County; M. Dennis anil 8 B. Mar shall, nnd Messrs. Carter& !Iurvey Putnam \County; A. McAllmn and Ira.Peck Ttoixgx County; Messrs. Black & Cold). Sloan & ’Hawkins, Pome; Major Jno. 8. Rowland. Cass County. fim August 12 1862. FRANCIS M. ALLEN,- WIIOLKSAIi); AND HKTAII. DKALKR IN tuple Bill Fauty Dry (lands k Groceries. Receive* tn-w g.toils every week. Rome, On.. 'Jan; 2 1851. PATTON & PAT T.'O N, - ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. Will prnetlcu In all tlio counties oftheOtior- okeo Circuit Sept. 5 1850. DANIEL 8. l’RINTUP, Agent far (he 8ou(hrrn Jlutoal Insurant* Company al Rome, Ua. Insures against loss by Fire. Also Lives of Persons ami Servants.' Checks on Cliorlcst6n aniljNtgt Y^rk fbr salq, l Vt. in, 1850. "'•,•■• {Late UiUbnrn House.) ~ ROME, GEORGIA, WM. KETCHAM, PROPRIETOR, april HO 1862. L A N 1 E R 11 OUSE, ; BY LA.VIF.ll A SOY. BATHING ROOMS ATTACHED. Maeun Oct. 2 1861.,-* . .. U O U DO N nous E, BY BARKER, HII.I, k CO,, Calhoun. Ga. \ • *, ALSO. A LIVEItY STABLE.. - VERANDA HOUSE ' ‘ BYS.G. WELLS. 1 T8 now open ns a firing! Kmmllng.IIuuse. 1 1 There are good stocks ofi^otla kept in tho lower storv anil hasonnmt. ■ . ’, ’ . Travellers can llnil tho 'Veranda House nenr tho D"|kiI without crossing Brow! street, i Rome. March 18 1852.. , stor F. R. SHACKELFORD, FACTOR AND COMMISSION iftr- MERCHANT, ' L /Xhxrlaston South Carolina. ir-Aieii i toon. £' JOKY A. BAYER, t DRUGGIST, ti/'o/i'l S!reel, Suvnn mill 11 n. E*>v. it 1851. ly Y. B. k IHVEEDr'* ‘ Bgmartora and Dealers in Hardwaro.Nails &o. Utill.Miiii Street, SucanmiA (In |TN.iv. 11, 1851: ly 1 RITTER AYD CHEESE EJIPOnil'B, Ilf SEABORN GOODALL, SAVANNAH. . WIIOLKSALK 1 DEALER Witter and Chectr, Direct from Goshen. Vf Yctr York. , Pi Nov. It 1H51. . -.AyY UfijfliitiN, Siivaiiiiali. | j. KosTisn, IlancocU.co I*' nr.m a poster, I'—i*»otora and Commission Merchants, . ^ Sinnnm'i, (III. PvTT&mr-y rm 1 ■; ^iiOS k REED, Dialer* (A ... ttsany-Raile llotning, nai,, ,1- tlemcns’ Furnishing Goods. M >t. 165 Ce.iir. it/id 76 SlJ-iliiin Sit.Sarairnnh. N.iv. it, 1851. ly ;> ' E. F. WOOD k *0. wmll.rtll.fi A Nil lltITAII. llKAUHRS'lN ’A' ., , .. BOOTS AND SHOES. Vis. 01 mil 152, (I'/i'wns Unit ling, 'tienr the M irM.Sian 4the Large Btwt. Savannah. On. Niiv.111861. ..'ly'; isr. a. caiiswui.i., | t.j.iiodbiits, | saM.d. sunAT CARSWELL, ROBERTS fc CO. pAOtors and General Commission Merohants. 1 Itraiilon and Bmj Streets, Savannah, (la. Nov. 11. 1851. I} - 1 ‘ PETER «. THOMAS, Waaler tn Wlndow-Sashcs, Blinds nnd Panel In. Doors. -■ ■ ■ -‘■- etSA , ligfr ir.ll n,ui SI. Savannah Ga. ETa-aa- Orders liom tho country promptly ut- «BTedh>. I.StT Tbii.ms: Cash. ^P|t>V. 14. 1851. ly. Rt; ¥OXGK k «DEH, ■v* Txotors and Commission Merchants. BrU No U4> R >y Street, Savannah. K Will attend promptly to whatever business Mnay be confided to them.' | . Nov. 7, 1851. ly I nt. P. YONOB. ( |"W. ODRN. |, CHARLES H. SBITII, r ATTORNEY AT LAW, W' Rome, Georgia. 1 _ _ , ( Col.N'.L. Hl'timiinh, Lmercnecrillc, j Refer to J jj;,,,/ Hixxd Hoi.t, Columbus, Ga. 1 Doc. 211. 1851. 1; ROBERT FIDYLAY, 1' MAxei'AcrnnKn op L gteam Engines, Boilers, Bathlnery, fcc. I . AND IIEACEK IN I Mill STONES of every description. Steam 1 Saw Mills. Circular nnd Straight, put up in mmtiicrior style, fck! Macon. August 21,1851. Dr. W. C. Brandon, HfepENDl^RS his professional services to the Uim citizens of Floyd county, Ofiiee in the Kpm over the store of Win. Johnson k Co. Peek and Brandon) recently occupied K/f)i8. Coleman and Douglass. February 20,185*2. 1 - - ■ ' K. B. CLAYTON & C 0. E' AUCTIONEERS &. COMMISSION W 11 U It C 1! A NTS, Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. ^Aitril 22,1862- WOOD. BRADLEY fc CO. ill Home VOLUME 1. 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.’ "Not i*i glancsi ? .table i