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THE COUNTRYMAN. BY J. A. TURNER. —“brevity is the soul of wit A YEAR. YOL. IV. TURNWOLD (NEAR EATONTON) GA„ TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863. NO. 13. Beaut}'. “That is not the most perfect beauty which, in public, would attract the greatest observation ; nor even that which the sta tuary would admit to be a faultless piece of clay, kneaded up with blood. But that is true beauty which has not only a sub stance, but a spirit—a beauty that we must intimately know to be appreciated—a beau ty lighted up in conversation, where the mind shines, as it were, through its casket; where, in the language of the poet, ‘the eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, that we might almost say her body thought*—an order and a mode of beauty, which, the more we know, the more we accuse ourselves h r not hav ing before discovered those thousand graces which bespeak that their owner has a soul. This is that beauty which never cloys, pos sessiog charms as resistless as the fascina ting Egyptian, for which Antony wisely paid the bauble of the world—a beauty like the rising of his own Italian suns, al ways enchanting, never the same.” Regulations for Lent. The following capital burlesque was pub lished in the Constitutionalist of Feb. 18th, last: “Lent begins today. This being Ash- Wed nesilay, the following are the regula tions for the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, and the Vicariate Apostolic of Florida, to be observed during the present Lent, which is taken from the Pastoral Letter of Bishop Verot, and which we publish tor the infor mation of our Catholic readers : 1. The holy season of Lent begins this year on the 18th of February, which will be Ash Wednesday. 2 Although flesh meat is forbidden, du ring the. whole season of Lent, according to the general law of the Church, still, in vir tue of powers received from the Apostolic See, we give permission to the faithful un der our jurisdiction to eat meat at any time on Sunday, aud once a day at the chief meal, on all day's, except friday. We think we have a sufficient warrant for this great indu.gence, and apparent laxity, in the scarcity 7 and exorbitant prices of Lenten provisions in consequence of the war. If circumstances be such, in some localities, that even abstinence on friday be attended with serious difficulty, we authorize local pastors to extend the permission of eating meat, even to friday. The above mention ed dispensation does not, however, extend to St. Augustine, where the old rule will | bb observed of abstaining from flesh on Wednesdays,fri&ays,and Saturdays, through out Lent. 3. All persons not lawfully exempted are bound to fast, that is, to make but one meal every day in Lent, except Sundays. All'are, therefore, to understand that the permission given in the preceding article relate* only to the abstinence from meat. The obligation of fasting, therefore, is the same as before. 4. The following persons are exempt fr un fasting : Mothers during pregnancy, or when giving suck ; persons in bard la bor ; the poor, and others who cannot in one meal procure sufficient food to support nature ; the sick, and, generally, those who cannot fast wii bout notable detriment to their health. In cases of real necessity, even the law of abstinence does not bind. 5. B sides the regular meal, which it is allowed to take on fasting days, at about noon, the Church allows a collation in the evening, the amount of which is not con sidered excessive, if it does not exceed 8 ounces of food, according to many divines; or, according to other divines, if it does not exceed the 4th part of the chief meal. General custom allows, also, a much small er refreshment in the morning, viz : some warm liquid, as tea, coffee, and thin choco late, with a mouthful of bread. 6. During Lent, and on fridays during the year, it is allowed to use hog’s lard for the purpose of cooking. 7. Eggs and milk are allowed bv.dis pensation on fasting days, and during Lent. They are not allowed at the collation to I persons bound to fast., but they are allowed to others. 8. When meat is allowed by dispensa tion, both fish and meat cannot be eaten at the same meal. Fish includes oysters, clams, aud other shell fish. 9. On 'he days in which flesh is allowed during Lent, persons dispensed from fast ing on account of hard labor, or on account of their age, because they are too young or too old, can eat meat at all their meals, if they choose. Persons dispensed from other causes can eat it only once a day. 10. Persons who, on account of their oc cupations, employments, and dependence on others, can take their meal only after 2 o’clock in the afternoon, we allow to take their collation in the morning, at which they may eat the amount mentioned above, but not flesh meat, or eggs. In that case, no other collation is allov'ed them in the evening, save a cup of tea, ete., with one mouthful of bread. 11. Soldiers are dispensed from the law of fasting, and abstinence, even on fndays, their mode of life being a legitimate ex emption. May they, as a compensation, bear their privations and hardships m the spirit of penance. We apply the same dispensation to laborers on railroads, in the woods, etc., who cannot procure from their employers Lenten food, and, generally, to all persons who would be in a similar dif ficulty. 12. Those who cannot keep the peni tential laws of this season, we exhort earn estly to abstain from eating between their regular meals, through mere fancy, and to recite daily some prayers, as the Peniten tial Psalms, the Litany of the Saints, or the beads of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We also invite the clergy to hold more frequent devotional exercises, with suitable instruc tions, on week days, during Lent, as a compensation for the removal of the absti nence during the penitential season of the Church.” Capture of Paris. “ When Paris was attacked in 1S14 by the allied armies, the Parisian artillery, placed on the heights of Montmarte, was served by the pupils of the Polytechnic school, who were principally from 12 to 15 years old. They, of course, were inexne- rienced in war; yet they rivalled in ardor the veterans with whom they associated; and their w-ell-directed fire filled the ap proaches to the positions with the dead bod ies of the enemy. Thus transformed into disciples of war, they served the batteries with all the en thusiasm of valor, and never shrank from their post whilst it could be retained. Sev eral hundred of these brave youths fell ill the dreadful conflict.” Mu. Countryman ;—I noticed some le- marks in your last, respecting the weather. On Saturday, 7th Feb., 1835, the ther mometer, at sun set, stood at 5° above ze ro ; and at sun-rise, on Sunday, 8th Feb., at 5° below zero, at Decatur, which is the the coldest day put on record in this village by the Clerk of the Weather.—De' catur. Ga., March, 11th, 1863. “My Childhood’s Home” is respect fully declined.