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JOHN H. SEALS, SEW SERIES, VOLUME HI. Cemptraitce Crusalter. Published every Thursday in the year, except two. * TERMS t Two Rollon per year, la atraoM. QMlwxtto a2axo<RO3 Cicbs or Tbs Nambs, by sending the Cash, wui receive the paper at .... #lsos copy. ‘Clubs of Fits Names, at 180 “ Any person sending us Five new subscribers, inclo sing the monoy, shall roceiro an extra copy one year free of cost. ADVERTISING DIRECTORY: Bates of Advertising: l square, (twelve lines or loss,) first insertion, #1 00 “ Each continuance, 50 Professional or Business Cards, not exceeding six lines, per year, 5 00 Announcing Candidates for Offioo. 3 00 Standing Advertisements: Jgyt” Advertisements not marked with the number of insertions, will be continued until forbid, and charged -accordingly. Merchants, Druggists and others, may contract for advertising by the year on reasonable terras. t Legal Advertisements: Sale of Land or Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors and Guardians, per square, 5 00 Sale of Personal Property, by Administrators, Ex ocutors and Guardians, per square, 3 Notice to Debtors and Creditors, 3 33 Notice for Leave to Sell, ... J. „ Citation for Letters of Administration, - <3 Citation for Letters of Dismission from Atlm’u, ft 00 Citation for Letters of Dismission from Guard’p, 355 Legal Requirements: Sales of Land and Negroos by Administrators, Exec utors or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the First Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house door of the county in which the property is situate. Notices of those sales must be given in a pub lic Gazette,/orri/ days previous to the day of salo. Notices for the sale of Personal Property must be given at least ten days previous to the day of sale. Notices to Debtors and Creditors of an estate, irrupt be published forty days. Notice that application will bo'mado to the Court oi Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be pub* liehed weekly for two months. Citations for Letters of Administration, must be pub lished thirty days —for Dismission from Administration monthly, six months— for Dismission from Guardianship, forty days. Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be published ’ Monthly, for four months —for compelling titles from Ex ecutors or Administrators,- where a bond has been issued deceased, the full space of throe months. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or dcred JOHN A. REYNOLDS, Publisher. STATE AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. James Bucaaxan, of Pennsylvania, President U. Stales John C. Breckf-nridge, of Kentucky, Vico “ Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Secretary of State Howell Cobb, of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, Secretary Interior John B. Floyd, of Virginia “ War Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut “ Navy Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, Postmaster-General Jeremiah S. Black, of Pennsylvania, Attorney General Jndleiary—Suprem© Court. Roger B. Taney, Baltimore, Md. Chiof Justice, ap* * pointed 1856 —Salary #5 000 John McLean, Cincinnati, Ohio, Associate Justice, appointed in 1829—Salary #1 500 James M. Wayne, Savannah, Ga. Associate Justice, appointed 1839—Salary $4 500 John A. Campbell, Mr bile, Ala. Associate Justice, appointed 1853—Salary $4 500 * John Catron, Nashville, Tennessee, Associate Jus tice, appointed 1837—Salary #4 500 Peter V. Daniel, Richmond, Virginia, Associate Jus tice, Appointed 1841 —Salary #4 500 Samuel Nelson, Cooperstown, New York, Associote Justice, appointed in 1845 —Salary #4 500 Nathan Clifford, Portland, Maine, Associate Justice, appointed 1857—Salary $4 500 Robert C. Grier, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Aeeociate Justice, appointed 1846 —Salary $4 500 Benjamin C. Howard, Baltimore, Maryland, Reporter, appointed 1843—Salary 81 300 The Supreme Court is held in the City of Washington, and has one session annually, commencing on the first Monday in December. STATE OF GEORGIA. J. E. Brown, Governor J. A. Steele, Secretary Executive Department John B. Campbelle, “ “ “ M. W. McComb, E. P. Watkins, Secretary of State John B. Trippe, Treasurer Peterson Thweatt, Comptroller General ’ James A. Green, Surveyor General John F. Condon, State Librarian John E. Ward, President of the Senate W. B. Terhunc, Secretary of the Senate J.W.H.Underwood,Speaker House Representatives Alex. M. Speer, Clerk House of Representatives’ William Turk, Principal Keeper Penitentiary „ Benjah S. Carswell, Assistant “ “ 11. J. G. Williams, Inspector of Penitentiary Wm. A. Williams, Book-Keeper “ Dr. Tomlinson Fort,Physician “ Dr. T. Fort, B. P. Stubbs and Dr. L. Strohecker, Trustees Lunatic Asylum. Supreme Court for Correction Error*. Joseph H. Lumpkin, Judge. Term expires 1868 Charles J. McDonald, Judge. “ “ 1861 Henry L. Benning, Judge. “ “ 185 B. Y. Martin, Reporter R. E. Martin, Clerk First District. —Composed of the Eastern and Middle Judicial Circuits, at Savannah, on the second Mondays m January and June in each year. Second District. —Composed of the Macon, South Western and Chattahoochee * Judicial Circuits at Ma con, on the 4th Monday in January and 3d Monday in Juno in each year. * Third District. —Composed of the Flint, Coweta, Blue Ridge and Cherokee Judicial Circuits, at Atlanta, on the 4th Monday in March and 2d Monday in August in each year. Fourth District. —Composed of the Western and Nor thern Judicial Circuits, at Athens, on the 4th Mondays of May and November of each year. Fifth District. —Composed of the Ocmulgee and Sou thern Judicial Circuits, at Milledgeville, on the 2d Mon days of May and November of each year. *Note.—The Pataula Circuit is attached to the 3d Supreme Court District; Brunswick to the let; Talla poosa to tho 3d. THE FIRM OF J. M. BOWLES & CO. 18THIS day dissolved by mutual consent, Wm. B. Seals retiring. The business will be continued by J, M. Bowles at the same stand, where he will kora, at all times, a full supply of Family Groceries, ands will be ready and willing to servo his friends at very Short Pro fits for the CASK. J. M. BOWLEB, * Feb 25 WM. B. SEALS. LOST OR STOLEN. A LL persons are forewarned against trading for A the following notes: A note on Wm F Luckie for Seventeen Dollars and Forty Cents, dated in April or May last, and dric the twenty fifth December thereaf ter ; one on Wm Moore for T welve Dollars and Twen ty-five Cents, dated in May or June last, nd due the twenty-fifth December thereafter; one on David Phelps of Hancock county for Tw’enty Dollars, dated in March last and due from date ; and one on John Mitchell of Mount Zion for Seventeen Dollars Twelve and a-half cents, dated in April last, and due the twenty-fifth of December thereafter. The above notes were made payable to the subscriber as guardian of free boys Jerry and Ben ; and the ma * kers of the same are requested to make payment to no person except myself er my order. „ v , THOMAS D. SANFORD. Grecncsboro’, March 4, 1858. Fresh cranberries and currants. March 25 J. M. BOWLES. RANGES AND LEMONS. March 23 J. M. BOWLES. IF you want bright and sharp Knives, buy a BATH 1 BRICK ol TApril 22] I. M. BOWLES. A NICE lot of CROWDER PEAS for sale by April 22 J.M. BOWLES. THE WEEKLY ONICL.E & SENTINEIj, PUBLISHED AT AUGUSTA, GA. re toe Largest and best LARGEST AND BEST LARGEST AND BF.-T LARGEST AND BKBT _ PAPER IN THE STATE. PAPER in the state. PAPER IN THE STATE. PAPER IS THE STATE. IN EVERY NUMBER IN EVERY NUMBER IN EVERY NUMBER IN EVERY NUMBER WE GIVE THE READER WE GIVE THE READER WE GIVE THE READER WE GIVE THE READER THREE TO FIVE TIMES As much Reading Matter as is contained in the ordinary Weekly Papers oi the South, consisting of INTERESTING STORIEB AND TALES, INTERESTING STORIES AND TALES, INTERESTING STORIES AND TALES, INTERESTING STORIES AND TALES, • MARKET REPORTS, MARKET REPORTS, MARKET REPORTS, MARKET REPORTS, LATE3T NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD, LATEST NEWB AT HOME AND ABROAD, LATEST NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD, LATEST NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD, Ac. Ac. Ae. The Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel, devoted to POLITICS, NEWS AND MISCELLANEOUS IN TELLIGENCE, is issued every Wednesday morning, contains the LATEST NEWS received by Mail and Telegraph up to Twelve O’clock Tuesday Night, and is mailed to subscribers by the earliest trains from this city, at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. I™!: Letters should be addressed to W. S. JONES, Augusta, Ga. copies sent free when desired. April 15, 1859 Dr. W. L. M. HARRIS, ATEFUL to the good citizens of Ton vJ field and vicinity, for the liberal confidence fIL and encouragement given him, respectfully contin ues a tender of his professional services to them. Dr. R. J- Massey, his former partner in the practice, will, with pleasure, attend any call, at any time, that may be made while Dr. 11. is professionally engaged and cannot be obtained. March 11,1858 rpHE SUBSCRIBER IS HOW OPENING A a nice stock of Spring and Summer Goods, to which the attention of the citizens of Pcnficld and vicinity is respectfully invited. The styles of the sea son arc unusually handsome and prices very reasonable. An early call will be highly appreciated. Penfield, March 25th Wm. B. SEALS. JUST RECEIVED! A Large Stock of Family Groceries! /CONSISTING 0F- All Grades Sugar and Coffeo; Fine Syrups and Molasses ; Good Apple Vinegar; Rice; NoU. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel; A large lot of Hydraulic Candles, which can bo bought exceedingly low; A variety of Pickles ; Maccaroni; Sago; Currants ; Raisins and Candies ; Table Salt; Soda; Pepper and Spices; Chewing and Smoking Tobacco ; Pipes ; Any quality of a Cigar ; Large lot of Jar Snuff; All qualities of Soap; • Drugs and Patent Medicines; Perfumery—a choice lot. By way of remark, I would say to the citizens and vi cinity of Penfield, that I am giving this business my un divided attention; and if they will give me a liberal pa tronage, I will save them the TROUBLE and EX PENSE of going farther. Penfield, Ga. March 9, 1857. J. M. BOWLES. DRS. COE & LATIMER would inform their friends ; and patients that one of the firm will constantly \ remain in Greenesboro’, and that the other will be found in the following places at the times specified below: White Plains, from March Ist to March 14th. j Mount Zion, “ “ 15th to “ 28th. j Oxford, “ April 12th to April 25th. Penfield, “ “ 26th to May 9th. As this time table will be strictly adhered to, those who call early will be most likely to receive attention. Feb 25th, 1858 A GOOD lot of SALT in new sacks. March 18, 1858 J. M. BOWLES. ALL persona are forewarned against trading for a note of #53 00. held by Franklin Moore againet | myself. The considerations for which the note was j given having failed, i decline paying it. April 8, 1858 W. W. DURHAM, j THE BEBT, CHEAPEST AND MOST SUCCESS- j FUL FAMILY PAPER IN THE UNION. HARP ER’S~WEEKLY. Prics, Five Cexts a Number; $2.50 Per Year. WE would not so often call attention to Har per's Weekly if we were not well satisfied that it is the best family paper published in the United States, and for that reason, and that alone, we desire to see it undermine and root .out a certain kind of literature too prevalent, which blunts the morals of its readers, vitia ates their taste for sensible reading, and is altogether bad in its effects. —New London Advertiser. As Harper’s Magazine has done much to drive out the yellow-covered literature, so we should be glad to ; see this new Weekly take the place of those papers l which depend for excitement on poor, trashy novels.— i Neva York Evangelist. Harper’s Weekly abounds in original matter, spicy, piquant, instructive and entertaining. It has, and dc- j servedlv, a very large and increasing circulation. It is a tip-top family naper. —Boston Journal. It (Harper’s Weekly) is the proper size for binding, and an excellent opportunity is afforded for any one who j wishes to preserve the history of the country, as it is j made,to do so by filing Harper’s Weekly. —Pontiac (Mich.) Jacksonian. Its fresh leaves, its clear type, its entertaining vari ety, its severe but just criticisms upon the lollies of the times,its elegantly written and instructive articles, and its able correspondence, all combine to make it the mo del newspaper of our country, and one that every fam- \ ily must priYc. Its condensed weekly summary of For eign and Domestic Intelligence is altogether superior to that contained in any other journal. Being published, too, in a form for preservation and binding, if taken care of as it deserves to be, it will be found in future years, as welcome a companion for the family and fireside as the day on which it was first perused.— 3P Connellsvillc (O.) Inquirer. • It/illustrations are far ahead of any journal of tho kind in the country. Its pen portraits ol distinguished living men arc, of themselves, worth the price of the volume. — N. Advocate, and Journal. Fresh, sparkling and vivacious. Its circulation is probably the greatest success ever achieved by any pub lication at such an early period of its existence.—Brook lyn Eagle. The best familyrpoper wc ever saw. Its pages embrace a great variety of reading matter, and its articles on the leading topics of the day arc written with an ability which would do credit to the “ Thunderer” of the Bri tish Press—the London “ Times.” In point ofillusirn tions, it is ahead of any of our pictorial sheets. —New London Advertiser. “Harper’s Weekly ” gains readers and popularity I with every issue, because it aims at and hits that aver- I age requirement for family reading which this enterpri sing house so well comprehend. Its articles are brief, ! timely and devoid of partisanship; it is a6 versatile in subjects as it is even in tone, besides being marvelously cheap. —Boston Transcript. Back Numbers of HARPER’S WEEKLY, as well as Covers for Binding the Volume just completed, can be furnished by the Publishers. TERMS: One Copy for Twenty Weeks, SI.OO One Copy for One Year, 2.50 One Copy lor Two Years. 4.00 Five Copies for One Year, 9.00 Twelve Copies for One Year, 20.00 Twenty-five Copies for One Year, 40.00 An Extra Copy will be allowed for every Clubof Twelve I or Twenty-five Subscribers. Vol. 1., for the year 1857, of“HARPER’S WEEKLY handsomely bound in Cloth, extra, p ricc, #3.50, is now ready. PINE APPLES 1 PINE APPLES 1 at the Gro cery off May J- M. BOWLES. THE ADOPTED ORGAN*OF ATX THE TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATION'S IN THE STATE. NKtl BUSINESS: r GEORGIA. GREENE COUNTY.—Whereas Samuel A. Howell applies for Letters of Admin j istration de bonis non, with the will annexed, upon the 1 eetrite of McKinney Howell, deceased : j These are lherefore*to cite and admonish all and sin gular the kindred ana creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at the Court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in June next, to ! show cause (il any they have) why said letters should : not be granted. 1 Given under mv hand, at office in Grceneaboro, May i 3, 1858. ‘ EUGENIUS L. KING, Ord. | May 6,1858. 30d ~ TO WHEAT GROWERS. THE undersigned being provided with a first rate THRASHER, FAN and McCORD’S SPLENDID HORSE POWER, will send them, under i the charge of a competent man, to the different planta tions in this and the adjoining counties, to Thrash and j Fan Wheat, on as accommodating terms as can be af forded. Applications made to ig person or by letter, I will meet with attention. JOHN C. CARMICHAEL. Greenesboro, Ga. May 6, 1858 4t. . Porter’s Spirit k FREE GIFT DISTRIBUTION. | THE Proprietors of PORTER’S SPIRIT OF THE ! TIMES, will, in July next, make a free distribution of I *I,OOO among their Yearly Subscribers whose yearly ; subscription shall have three or more months to run, after the date of distribution will be governed by the result of the great race that is to be run in England on the 28th of July next, known as the race for Tlic Roodwood Cup. This contest is under the special patronage of the 1 Duke of Richmond, and is one of the most princely of the English racing year. Il was the meeting selected last year for the mcmorablerfrftK? of tlie American horses in the English Turf; and it is more than probable that Prioress and other American horses will, on the op ’ preaching occasion, appear in it again. - As there will, probably, be thirty or forty horses en tered, and sonic fourteen or fifteen to start, wc propose to distribute the sl,oooas follows: First, wc will confer a Free Gift of SSOO In Cash, | on the Subscriber who, in the distribution, shall obtain ; the name of the winning horse. The subscriber bolding the name of the second horse, ! a Free Gift of *200; and to the Subscriber who holds the name of the third horse, a Free Gift of *IOO. Among those who hold the names of the remaining ! horses which started, other than the first three, wc will - distribute a Free Gift of *IOO in equal purls; and among those who hold the names of horses which were entered. and did not start, wo will distribute in like manner, tlic remaining Free Gif I of *100; so that there will bc,)in all, SI,OOO divided among about thirty gifts, in cash. The distribution of the names of the horses among our Subscribers will he effected by put ting them into a glass ballot-box, and taking them thenceforth simulta neously with t lie number of the receipt of each Yearly Subscriber as found upon our books. The horse thus drawn will, of course, become the chosen dompetitor for the victory to the Yearly Subscribes whose number is drawn with it. In this wav, the whole thirty-five or forty horses will lie distributed among our regular Yearly Subscribers: and each subscriber will know if he has drawn a horse, by the duplicate number of his re ceipts, which we will forward him in advance from our books. The distribution of the horses’ names will take place on the evening of Saturday, the 24th of July, at our Office. 348 Broadway, Now York, on which occasion we will also distribute the names of the same horses in another, out entirely separate Free Gift to Agents ol’ 4500 anione those of our Retail Agents who shall have been in the habit of seDina ten or more eopies of our paper regularly, for eight ireeks previous to such distribution; and for every extra ten copies each Retail Agent or Newsman mav sell, he shall have anadditional share in the Agents Distribution. We take this mode of rewarding our Subscribers and Aids, in preferenee to emploving Traveling Agents— choosing rather thus to give, what we would pay away in such expenses and c< rnmissions. to the Subscriber himself. Bv this means, the Subscriber receives, for the. usual subscription price, not only bis paper for the year, but a large sunt in cash, in the shape ofavery novel and interesting sagacity. The subscription price of Porter’s Spirit is $3.00 a year. Postmasters and others who furnish ten Yparlv Scribers. will, in addition to their premium, be entitled to'one share of the Agents’ Gift. It is our present intention to continue this system of Free Gifts, and make to our Subscribers and Agents two Free Distributions during the following and each succeeding year ; the first to be decided by The Epsom Derby of 1858, to be run in England in the early Spring (and for which two American horses are already entered,) and the others by The Doncaster St. Legcr, the annual great, meeting of England for the Fall. As in both these last named meetings there are always about two hundred high-mettled racers entered, the interest that will attend the distribution of the names of the competitors among the readers of our paper may easily be conceived. For the present year, in consequence of the close ap proach of the Derby, we have chosen, for convenience, the grand race for The Goodwood Cup. p- S.—The distribution will take place publicly, un der the superintendence of a Committee of Subscribers and News-Agents. GEO. WILKEis & CO. ’ * Proprietors. Woman is In infancy a tender flower — Cultivate her; A floating bark in girlhood’s lionr— Softly freight her; A fruitful vine when grown a lass — Prune and please her; Old, she’s a heavy charge, alas ! Support and ease her. To Rosa. I’ve never seen thy peerless form, In wavy, graceful spring, Like white waves when they bound to kiss And bathe the sea birds wing— And yet with spirit eye, I sec A form whose beau t v throws A glory halo o’er life’s path. And say’tis thou, sweet Rose. Nor have I seen thy radiant brew, Where thought is grandly throned, Nor heard the breathings of thy mind Whose magic all have owned — Yet on my heart’s wild harp I’ve caught, When the sweet s rath wind blows, The echo of a thrilling note Front thee, our glorious Rose. Nor have I beard thy lurd-like voice Thrill out in joyous song, While the tranced air in silence sought Its music to prolong; Yet my spirit’s car lias heard a slraitT As'inurmuring water flows, And, like the child, I wished and wished To hear thee sing, sweet Rose. The g’.adsome light of early morn, The pensive twilight hour, The noontide glory of the gun Remind me of thy power ; * The buds with blushing charms, ! he wind That gently, softly blows, And dewy crystals —all, all tell Os thee, most lovely Rose. I’ll twine a wreath of sweet, pet names, And bind it on thy brow, When gay, I’ll call the mocking-bird, When sad, mv dove thou’rt now ; I’ll lavish on thee all the wealth That from Love’s fountain flows, My Pearl of Beauty—queen of Song And flowers—my matchless Rose. LilLiY dLLL. In agriculture it was once the practise to take : ancient customs as an infallible guide; nothing ! was then doubted, nothing investigated, and con sequently nothing improved. Now, it is the principle to do nothing without a reason— everything, therefore, is investigated, and conse quently everything is improved. PEN FI EL D, OEO I! (11 A, THORS DAY, MAY 13, 185 8. EPJTRESS^ (V J J m MRS. M. E. BRYAN. m BY MART E. BRY'AX. CHAPTER 111. THOSE were happy weeks that followed. Frank withdrew from his clubs and bacchanalian resorts, stating his reasons in such a candid, manly manner, that not one of his old associates dared to sneer openly, and there was none among them that did not fool increased respect for the noble speaker. He bent his energies to the task-work that had before seemed so disagreeble and labo rious. He completed a book be had begun some time previous, a*d disposed of the copy-right to advantage; and meantime, his evenings were most frequently spent with Claire, and the charm of his society was more than ever apparent. I had now high hopes that, even in a worldly point of view, my cousin’s choice would be a wise one. Among the few of Dash wood’s friends, whose friendship had not cooled, the moment he ceased to give punch suppers and be a “jolly good fel low,” was a man whose recent election Frank had assisted in socuring. He was quito young, and yet, I could never associate the idea of youth with his countenance or with his shrewd, discern ing, penotrating mind, whose worldly wisdom and knowledge of human nature seemed to amount to an instinct-. He was ambitious; yet, liis am bition appeared to bo more a quiet, fixed purpose than a passion. This man, so cold and emotion loss, yet, concealing such strength of purpose, such determined will beneath his calm, smiling exterior, was the very one to acquire a strong in fluence over a nature so frank and impulsive as Dashwood’s. But 1 had never sympathised with his affoction for the clever, wily politician. There was something sinister in the metallic glitter of his cold gray eyes, and something sardonic in the smilo Frank thought so winning. But 1 had no grounds for objection to liis intimacy with a man who, notwithstanding his popularity with nil classes, contrived to sustain the reputation of be ing moral. 110 had no youthful foibles, ho never dissipated or ran into excesses; and yet, he would hob-nob with the wildest, and, retaining his own self-command, smilo to sec them led away. Still, ho was almost universally admired and respected. Frank received a noto from him one evening wliilo I was with him in the pretty lodgings he still occupied. It was a noto very gratifying to my friend’s vanity—delicately complimentary, and expressing an earnest desire that he would do him tho favor of meeting lialf-a-dozcn of their mutual friends at a little soupc, when lie wished to thank them personally for their efforts in liis behalf in the late political campaign, and reccivo their congratulations on his recent election. “Shall you go, Frank ?” I asked, as he finished the note. “Certainly; I could not refuse I). It will be a very quiet affair, I dare sayand then coloring as he caught my half incredulous, half reproach ful look, he added: “ and if there should be a lit tle excess, it does not follow that I must share it. I think your regard for me makes you unneces sarily particular. There would be no merit in overcoming evil, if we were never exposed to temptation.” “But we should never court danger.” “Nonsense, Paul; I am proof against such; dangers as will await me there ; but trust me— not that I doubt myself or my own powers of re sistance, but for your sake, I will promise that this shall be the last affair of the kind I attend. Call for me at eleven, if you pleaso; you will be t the opera to-night, I suppose?” I went away with many misgivings in regard to Frank. I felt that it was the crisis of his life; that on that night hung his future destiny for good or evil. I knew how easily he might be led into excess when excited by lively company and tho enthusiasm of party feeling; and I would hdve been better pleased had he spoken with less confidence of his power to overcome temptation. I called for him at eleven. The elegant saloon, illumined with the chaste brilliancy of light, sof tened by its passage through ground glass, the luxurious carpet, the voluptuous pictures, the table, loaded with fruits and flowers in vases of costly Bohemian glass, and wines sparkling in cut-glass goblets, formed a picture of Epicurean luxury. An animated conversation was going on, and Dashwood was speaking well and eloquently; but I knew by the unnatural flush on his cheek that he wa3 already excited with wine. 1 was received by the host with his bland, suave courtesy, tfnd apologized for my intrusion, stating that I had called for Frank. The whole party protested vehemently against his departure, and turning to me, D. said, with his insinuating smile, “Since you will not honor us with your presence at our table, wo cannot permit you to rob us of so valu ! able a member of our party. We arc just now hav ing a ‘feast of reason and a flow of soul,’ and his : absence would be a damper to the enjoyment of 5 tho rest. No,” he continued, smiling meanly; j “ tell his lady love, if lady love lie have, that we | will answer for his discretion, even though ho ! has escaped from her sur—” “ From her apron string,” suggested the toady of JX; and Frank, who had partly risen, resumed his scat with a heightened oolor. “Thank you, Leslie, for tho trouble you have taken,” he said; “ but I think I shall remain a while longer. You noed not wait for mo; I will call to-morrow and examine the Encyclopedias we spoke of; ” and then, as I laid my hand upon his arm and looked reproachfully into his face, ho turned away almost rudely and resumed the conversation I had in terrupted. Two hours lutor I returned to the painted tem ple of Bacchus, and lo! the gilded mask had. fal len and tho repulsive features of intemperance wore disclosod. Tho flowers, tho fruits wore gone, the decanters empty and broken, and man! man himself seemed to have vanished from tho scone —his soul evaporated in tho smoko of tobacco and the fumes of (vino. Naught but the swine ol Circe remained, lying upon loungo <md sofa, and on the littered carpet in tho deep sleop of intox ication. I turned from tho disgusting sight, yet not before I had recognised among the uncon scious inebriates the one I sought; his counte nance so changed, tho genius and beauty that hadaso lately glorified it, now so obscured that I | scarcely recognißhed tho face of my friend. I). ; the shrewd politician, was §ot among them. ! I shrank from telling Claire how unworthy of I her confidence Frank had proved himseli. I I could not bear the idea of seeing her lose the sweet, quiet joyousness that of late had given an unwonted buoyancy to her stop and brightness to her eyes. Poor Claire! she had already suffered so much in her strange, loveless life. For days Frank avoided mo, but I know that he had returned to his former habits, that hi 9 ! former companions bad joyfully welcomed him back, and that to drown self-reproach, lie would plunge deep in the vortex of dissipation. One evening I was returning with- Claire from the studio of a young Artis.t to whom she had been sitting for her portrait, intending it as a sur prise for Frank when she should leave New \ ork. We called in at Brown’s for an ieo, and while wo stood conversing in an out-way recess, she sud denly grasped my arm with a pressure almost painful. “Look!” she said, in a deep whisper; and following the direction of her fascinated gaze, I saw Dashwood sitting nearly opposite. Ho had not observed us, for he sat with his head leaning upon his hand. He was much changed—pale and haggard and with traces of,constant dissipa tion apparent in his countenance. Suddenly he became aware that he was observed. He looked up an instant, encountered the eyes of Claire, and, crimsoning to his very temples, arose and hur l'iedly left the saloon. “Let us go,” whispered Claire, and taking my arm, she walked home in silence. She paused at the threshhold, looked at me with her wild, tear less eyes and seeing that my own were suffused, her face grew softer; and pressing my hand in token of her thanks, slio turned away and shut herself in her own room. She came to my study next morning, pale but composed, and sitting down beside me, she placed a letter and a small package in my hands. “My miniature and my Bible,” she said; “it may do him good, perhaps, if he still retain a ten der memory of one who loved him.” , I took them silently. I had no words of com fort to utter—nothing but my own deep, voice less sympathy. Sho placed her hand in mine and J pressed it fervently. “ Well!” sho said, in a voice whese unnatural calmness was almost fearful, “It is all over now. Paul, when the hopes of a life have been laid in ruins, think you tho desolation is eternal ? Does time bring no resurrection of happiness?” “It does, my cousin. Believe me, sweet hu man affections—fair and fragrant blossoms, spring up from tho pale ashes.” “It is hard to believe so,” slio said, mournfully. “ When the storm has passed and left its track of death and destruction, it is hard to realize that Nature will repair the ruins. But you speak as though you had known this hcart-dosolation, cousin. Can it bo that you have known love and sorrow —you, who arc so cold and passionless ?” And then, to divert tier mind from her own grief, and to prove what a strong bond of sympa thy there was between us, 1 told licr the sad story of my own imbittered youth—of Beatrice Fran zine—the beautiful Cantatricc of the Italian Op era, who for the sake of a blind father and an in valid mother left her cottage home on the banks of the Arno to load that life so gay and brilliant, and yet, to a proud heart, so humiliating. 1 described her as I had seen her first —regnant in her beauty, a coronet on her brow, robes royal in their richness draping her stately figure and the inspiration of her genius radiating her fea tures with a beauty almost supernal. Notwith standing her equivocal position, the purity of her unstained womanhood asserted itself in every look and tone. I loved her, wooed her, but my parents, proud of their name and wealth, learned the truth and heaped their bitterest reproaches upon me. “An actress!” cried my mother, aroused from her usual quiet, lady-like apathy, “it shall never be; my family shall not bo dis graced by such an alliance. ’ Sho sought Bea trice and poured upon her a torrent of invectives, to which she listened in calm and tearless silence. Heeding not the threat of disinheritance, think ing of nothing save my love for Beatrice, I prayed her-to fly with me and share my altered fortunes; but she had the nobility to refuse me. “No,” 9he said, “you have wealth, talents aud position. You shall not sacrifice them for me. I will-not be a burden to the man I love.” And so, after a last brilliant performance, in which her genius slione forth with an expiring flash, she went back to her native land—back to her lowly cottage home to die on her mother’s bosom. The proud, passionate, sensitive heart found tho vest it coveted in tho low grave on the banks of the Arno. CACtETHES SCRIBENDI. IT is frequently the case that very worthy indi viduals mistake their mission, and say and do many silly tilings under the impression that they arc fulfilling their destiny. Nothing is more com mon than for persons of ordinary abilities and a superabundance of vanity to imagine themselves geniuses, and fancy they are called upon to “ let their light shine before the world.” The passion for scribbling in some individuals to a mania, and to have their names, or their nows ties plumes, in print, is the height of their ambition. Hence the numberless “ Jottings by the way,” “ Lines to Eliza on receiving a rose bud,” and. worse than all, personal and religious controver sies (in all their gradations, from tho retort cour teous to the attack belligerent) that cumber the pages of village newspapers, and are read only by the solf-satisficd authors. With such inde fatigable aspirants for literary honors, every trip of a dozen or two'miles into an adjoining county, every picnic or party is made the subject of a col umn of grandiloquent description, while a mar riage or a death is hailed as an excellent oppor tunity for displaying their powers in a flaming notice or. obituary, winding up with half-a-dozcn lines of ill-measured doggerel. But this would 0 be bearable, wore it not for tho pompous manner in which they announce their intention of eir lightening tho public, and tho conspicuous posi tion and frequent occurrence of the all-important pronoun “I.” “Amicus” bogs leave to submit to the intelligent readers of tho “(Tooscville Ani madverter” a few thoughts of his own on the mo mentous question, as to whether the word “ bap tize,” in the Scriptures, means to souse or to sprinkle, and proceeds with a longthy prcfaco to tho “few remarks,” that reminds one of tho Ma hommedan’s market cry—“ In the name of the Prophet—figs!” “ Veritas” replies to “ Amicus,” taking tho other side of the question, rebukes the vanity and ignorance of “ Amicus,” and quotes bad Greek and worse Latin to prove his assor tions. Immediately “ Amicus” throws off his lamb’s clothing, pounces upon his opponent in true wolf-like style and an endless newspaper war en sues. is more modest. He beg< lea-ve, [through the colums of tho papular “ Gooseville Animadverter,” to givo its numerous readers a EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. VOt. XXIV. NUMBER 18 faint idea c>i‘the delightful picnic enjoyed by him self and a party of fortunate ladies and gentle men on the banks of the river “Snackapee,” of the excellent collation there despatched, tho l “ feast of reason and the flow of soul,” and con | dudes with a hackneyed allusion to the smiles j and bright eyes of the fair nymphs disturbing tho S re 'B n Morpheus; and meanwhile, “Erus” fills the poet’s corner with an affecting appeal to his obdurate fair one—beginning, Most angelic being, I adore thee past my power to tell, ’ followed by another line that would leave any lover on tho earth gasping for breath. Ah well! “it is the way of the world,” as ex cellent Mrs. Partington would say. People will scribble when they have nothing else to do, and if it pleases no one else, it at least satisfies tho writers themselves. And they will find partial readers, too, in their personal friends. Miss Mal vina weeps over her lover’s affecting appeal, cuts it out for her album and affirms that she always thought “ Lrus” a genius; he wore his hair just like dear Lord Byron ; and tho possessors of tho | bright eyes and radiant smiles that shone so di- J vinely on the banks of “romantic Snackapee,” think the description of the picnic “beautiful,” and exclaim “ that everything which passes through the alembic of Philander’s mind turns to gold.” M. B. GENIUS. THERE is a plant of the tropics which once in a century boars on its stately stem a single magnificent flower. The human race is a plant of similar power. Once in many years it blossoms into glorious inflorescence and produces the bril liant flower ol” Genius; for true genius is a rare gift indeed. Os talent, wo have frequent evi dences; but talent and genius are not synony mous. There arc countless stars, shining high and bright in tho sky, but it is only at rare inter vals that a comet shoots through the solar sys tem, dazzling and aweing all beholders by its splendor. Taleut may bo acquired; but genius, though education may modify and improve, can never create it. Neither, where it exists, can cir cumstances repress its development. “The egg of tho eagle may be hatched under a hen’s wing, but the bird will soar away from its dull nurse into the element for which God lias bestowed strength and courage.” Genius may sleep some times in its early youth, but it is a sleep haunted by dreams —the sleep of the germinating plant that lies gathering strength to struggle up into actual existence. And from this dormant state will genius emerge into the world of reality, and the shocks and resistances it meets with, the stern experiences through which it must pass in working out its natural destiny, will but bestow now strength and vigor. If animated by a high purpose, it will shako off all idle dalliance and ascend to its mission—“ the guide of the car of light.” Genius is the animating heart of the universe, invigorating even the lesser members of the great human body; for genius—true genius, is the most practical of all human gifts. Active, energetic, restless, it is not content to dream always on violet banks. It is the enthusiasm for self-improvement, and seeking to advance itself, it insensibly advances tho world. Not content with looking up at tho ladder of the angefo, it must ascend it also: not satisfied with reflecting the light of others, it would be itself a star. Genius may sometimes be degraded, fallen from its high estate, the brightest gifts perveited into instruments of evil, but there is a delicate spirituality about true genius that shrinks from gross sensuality and baseness. It may descend to earth, but it seldom grovels. Often, its mission is accomplished through much sorrow and suffering; the sensitive spirit, though not crushed, is often wounded, and envy, malice and ignorance cast their poisoned arrows at the eagle whose flight they may not emulate. But for this, genius has its recompense. “ He,” says Bulvver, “ who can view the world as a poet, is at heart a king;” and no matter how rude and humble may be the life of the gifted, genius will set that life to music. M. B. THERE is no labor so exhausting, none that makes greater demands upon the physical or ganization, than constant mental employment. They who task the intellect must pay the penal ty with the body, for the mind, like a taper, con sumes itself in giving light toothers. “Old man/’ said the arch-deacon of nature to tho disguised Louis XI. of France, who asked to be initiated into the mysteries of science—“old man, more years than you may dare to hope for, are neces sary for this. Your head is gray. Science is pow erful of itself to furroiv tho human face. She asks not the wrinkles caused by years. Xo one over comes out of her caverns but with gray hairs; but he who enters must have his hair black.” And yet, what a glorious fever is this thirst for knowledge which is insatiable! What joy in grasping with the strong intellect all the hidden treasures of ancient loro, in entering the rich store-house of literature and science, and revelling in its garnered wealth! There are few sights more sublime than that of a brave, earnest, pa tient human being, toiling along in the arduous path of knowledge, undaunted by penury, or by tho sneers of vulgar minds, animated not by the hope of fame, but by pure love ofknowledge. The life of the student or the author, must ne cessarily be a laborious, frequently an irksome one, often attended by poverty and suffering, and yet, such trials bring their own peculiar re ward, in the consciousness of mental power, in (ho enlarged capacities of tho mind to appiecia e the beautiful in art and nature, and in the feeling of brotherhood with those great intellects, w oso names have made luminous the 118 ® ® past. But frequently, theyoung and ardent mind *1 , iv.il tenement that onshrmes it. consumes the nan icm** Kirko White, .ho youthful and ‘“>> of Clifton drove, of whom Byron has written .. m. • what a noble heart was hero undone, When ecirnrv’s poll*destroyed he, fa.on.e .on pursued ids beloved studies with an ardor hat nothing could damp, stealing from tho hours that should have lcn devoted to deep, the tfae which uncongenial duties domed him through the day. Ho writes: “For mo the day , , Hath duties which demand the vigorous hand (If steadfast application, but which leave No deep, improving trace upon the mmd; But be fß o day anothcrs-let that pass, . The night’s my own-they cannot steal my night.” And Chatterton writes: “ The marvelous boy—■ . The sleepless soul that perished m his prime,” burnt the midnight taper, and bent with his glit tering eyes over tho old tomes of weird black-let ter, holding commune with the spirits of the past* until reason reeled on its throne, and he periled by hiß own hand—that wondrous boy—thatmighty genius, self-taught, self-struggling, self-immolated. M. E. B,