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If) oil want to see n black squall, look
at a negro baby attacked with cholic.
•
The live great evils of life are said to
be, standing collars,stove pipe hats, light
bools, brut whiskey and cross women.
What is the difference between a young
Js:il and an old hat ?
.Merely a difference of time—one has
feeing and the other has felt
An :ir.i -1 painted a cow and a cabbage
so natural that they had to be separated
the cow having commenced eating the
cabbage.
The phrase “fighting on his own hook,”
is now m>'St elegantly rendered, “waging
war upon the prudent individuality of his
personal curve.”
A country girl writing to her friends
says of the polka, tint “ the dancin’ does
not amount to much, but the huggiu’ is
heavenly.”
To succeed in the world, all that is
necessary is a swee heart and ambition
“We care not how lazy a man muy he, on
ly fret him in love, aud lie’ll work like a
beaver fed on beer.
A young gentleman out west commit
ted suicide in a novel manner last week,
lie ate a pint of dried apples and then
drank water until lie bnrsted. ‘I lie rash
act was caused by his father forbidding
him to grease his moustache with the but
ter knife.
“I say, Clem,” said one darkey to an
other, “can yon told me why a nigger is
never dead broke
“No Ginger,’’ said Clem, “ I don't
know ; and darefore drops de subject
I without a spression.”
“Well, dsn,’’ returned the other dar
key, “I’ll tell you why a nigger is never
broke—it’s bekase he always has a scent
about him.”
Fruit Jellies —Fruit jellies may be
preserved from mouldiness, by covering
the surface one-fourth ol an inch deep
with finely pulverized loaf sugar. Thus
protected they will keep in good condi
tion for years.
A Pickpocket Detector has been inven
ted down East. It consists externally of
a case, resembling that of a watch in size
and shape- It has a fob chain or string,
and is worn in the pocket like a watch
Within the case is a bell and spring ham
mer, the latter connected with the fob
i chain. The supposition is, that the thief
I wall suppose the fob chain to be attached
■ to a buna fide watch, and will accordingly
I pull the chain in order to obtaiu the prize
I But instead of getting the watch, the
I watch gets him. The pull sounds the a
| bell, the owner of the watch crabs
I the rogue and the police ccr/jucts him to
I limbo.
CUTHBEBT REPORTER.
illisccllaucous.
From the Spirit of tile Time*.
Kcmiiiiscnccsi of Sarcnif S. Pren
tiss, of Mississippi.
BY T. B. THOKI’E.
. luihor of “ Tom Owen , I lie Bee Hunter.''’
The dentil of Sargeant S. Prentiss has
called forth an universal feeling of sorrow;
the consciousness that “a great man has
fallen” is depicted upon the faces of the
multitude.
I he eloquent offerings to Ills virtues
and to his genius that everywhere follow
the news of his demise, are hut slight to
kens of that sorrow that fills the heart of
all who knew the gifted Prentiss. Hav
ing known him long - , and having had fre
quent occasions to witness exhibitions of
his great mental powers, 1 cannot refrain
from paying an imperfect tribute to his
memory.
i first met Mr. Prentiss when he was
in the full maturity of his power, but 1
have the pleasure of knowing hundreds
who were well acquainted with his early
history and early triumphs. Volumes of
interest might be written upon the life of
Mr. Prentiss. And then his high sense
of honor, his brave spirit, his nobleness of
soul, his intense but commendable pride,
his classical attainments, and his deep
knowledge of the law, can scarcely be il
lustrated, so universal and superior were
his accomplishments and acquirements.
in his early career, 1 consider Mr.
Prent L-s both fortunate and unfortunate.
I often imagined the shrinking but proud
boy, living unnoticed and unknown among
the wealthiest citizens of the south. Bu
ried in the obscurity of his humble school,
he looked out upon the busy world, and
measured the mighty capacities of his own
soul with those whom society had placed
above him 1 think I see him brooding
over his position, and longing to he free,
as the suffocating man longs for flic bound
less air of heaven. His hour of triumph
came, and surpassed, perhaps, his own as
pirations From the school-room he en
tered that of the court—a chance offered
—a position gained—the law his theme,
lie ut onpft not only equalled, but noared
even beyond the aim of the most favored
of his compeers.
The era was one of extravagance. The
virgin soil of Mississippi was pouring inio
ihe laps of her generous sons untold a
bundunce There were thousands of her
citizens, full of health and talent, who ad
orned excesses of living by the tasteful
procurements of wealth, and the highest
accomplishments of mind. Jnto ibis world
Prentiss entered, heralded by naught save
nis own genius. The heirs of princely
fortunes, the descendants of heroes, men
of power and place, of family pride, of na
tional associations, were not more proud,
more gallant, thau was Prentiss, for “ he
was reckoned among the noblest ltomaus
of them all.”
Each Slip in bis new fortune seemed
only to elicit new qualities for admiration,
i At the forum he dazzled—the jury and
! the judge were confounded —the crowd
carried him to the stump, and the multi
tude listened as to one inspired. Fair la
dies vied with each other in waving tiny
hands in token of admiration —the stolid
•judges of the Supreme Court wondered
at the mind of the apparent hoy —even
the walls of Congress echoed forth paeans
to his praise. His course was as rapid
and brilliant as that of meteor that sud
denly springs athwart the heavens, but
he was human, and accomplished his task
herculean as he was, at the price of an
injured constitution.
In personal appearance Prentiss was
eminently handsome, aud yet eminently
manly. Although of medium height,
there was that in the carriage of his head
that was astonishingly impppssiva T shall
never forget him on one occasion, “ in
’44,"’ when he rose at a public meeting to
reply to an antagonist worthy of his steel.
Ilis whole soul was roused, his high
smooth forehead fairly coruscated. lie
remained silent for some seconds, and on
ly looked. The bald eagle never glanced
so fiercely frem his eyry. It seemed as
if his deep blue eye would distend until it
swallowed up the thousands of his audi
ence. For an instant the effect was pain
ful ; he saw it and smiled, when a cheer
burst from the admiring multitude that
fairly shook the earth
His voice was clear and sweet, and
could be heard at an immense distance,
and yet, to be all like Demosthenes, he
bad*a perceptible impediment in his
-peech. Asa reader be had no superior.
His narration was clear and unadorned,
proper sentences were subduedly humor
ous, but the impressive parts were deliv
ered with an effect that reminded me of
the elder Kean.
His imagination was unsurpassed, and
the rich stores of bis mind supplied him
with nevor ending material, quoted and
origiual. The slightest allusion to any
thing gave him the key to peculiari
ties—if he had occaeioo toTdlmle to the
diamond, its bed in the Golconre, its dis
covery by some poor native, its being as-
CETIIHERT, Gl., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, ISr.
sociated with commerce, its polish by the
lapidary, its adorning the neck of beauty,
its rays brilliant and serene, its birth, its
life, its history, all Hashed upon him. So
with every idea in the vast storehouse of
his mind- lie seemed to know all things
in mass and in particulars, never confused,
never at a loss—the hearer listened, won
dered, and dreamed. Thoughts of mo
ment came forth as demanded, but thous
and other thoughts, rare and beautiful,
continued to bubble up, after all effort
ceased.
No man had a. more delicate or subtle
wit than Prentiss, or a more Falstuffian
humor when it suited his purpose Who
will ever forget the spending of a social
dinner hour with him, when his health
was high and his mind at ease ? Who so
lovely ?—whoso refined ? What delight
was exhibited by sweet ladies who listen
ed to his words ! Who could so eloquen
tly discourse of roses and buds, of lilies
and pearls, of eyes and graces, of robes
and angels, and yet never offend the most
sensitive of the sex, or call other than the
blush of pleasure and joy to the cheek ‘!—
Who could, on the “ public day,” ascend
so gracefully from the associations of tar
iffs, and banks, and cotton, and sugar, to
greet the fair ladies that honored him with
their presence? How he would lean to
ward them, as he dwelt upon “the blessed
of all God’s handiwork,” compared their
bright eyes to “day-stars” that lit up the
dark recesses of his own clouded imagina
tion ; and how he would revel, like an
other Puck, among the rays and beams of
smiles called forth by his own happy com
pliments —and how lie would change from
all this, and in an instant seemingly arm
himself with the tliiind.rbolts of Jove,
which he would dash with appmlling
sound among his antagonists, or at prin
ciples he opposed, and yet with such a
charm, with such a manner, that these
very daughters of the sunny South, who
had listened to his syren-song so admir
ingly, would now stare, and wonder, and
pallor, and yet listen, even as one gazes
over the precipice, and is fucinatcd at the
very nearness of destruction.
Prentiss had originally a constitution
of iron ; his frame was so pc feet in its
avion, Unit, in spite of the must, ev
traordinary negligence of health, his mus
cles had all the compactness, glossiness,
and distinctiveness of one who had speci
ally trained by diet and exercise. It was
this constitution that enabled him to ac
coni]dish so much in so short a time. He
could almost wholly discard sleep for
weeks, with apparent impunity ; he could
eat or starve ; do anything that would
kill ordinary men, yet never feel a twinge
of pain, 1 saw him once amidst a tre
mendous political excitement; he had
been talking, arguing, dining, visiting, and
traveling, without rest, for three whole
days. His companions would steal away
at times for sleep, but Prentiss was like
an ever busy spirit, here, and there, and
everywhere. The morning of the fourth
day came, and he was to appear liefore
an audience familiar with his fame, but
one that had never heard him speak ; an
audience critical in the last degree. He
desired to succeed, for more was depend
ing than ho had ever before had cause to
stake upon such an occasion. Many felt
a fear that he would be unprepared. 1
mingled in the expecting crowd ; I saw
ladies who had never honored the stump
with their presence struggling for seats,
counselors, statesmen, and professional
men, the elite of a great city, were gath
ered together An hour before I had
seen Prentiss, still apparently ignorant of
his engagement.
The time of trial came, and the remark
able man presented himself, the very pic
ture of buoyant health, of unbroken rest.
All this had been done by the unyielding
resolve of his will —his triumph was com
plete ; highwrought expectations were
more than realized, prejudice was demol
ished, professional jealousy silenced, and
be descended Irotn the rostrum, freely ac-1
corded his proper place among the orators
and statesmen of the “Southern Metropo
lis.”
Mr. Clay visited the Sonth in the fail
of ’44, and, as he was then a candidiste
for the Presidency, he attracted in New
Orleans, if possible, more than usual no
tice His hotel was the St Charles ; to
ward noon he reached that magnificent
palace. The streets presented a vast o
cean of heads, and every building com
manding a view was literally covered with
human beings. The great “Statesman of
the West” presented himself to the mul
titude between the tall columns of the fin
est portico in the world. The scene was
beyond description, and of vast interest.
As the crowd swayed to and fro, a uni
versal shout was raised for Mr. Clay to
speak ; he nttered a sentence or two,
waved his hand in adieu, and escaped a
midst the prevailing confusion. I’rentiss
meanwhile was at a side window, evident
ly unconcious of being himself noticed,
gazing upon what was passing with all
the delight of the humblest spectator. —
Suddenly his name was announced. He
attempted to withdraw from public gaze,
but his friends pushed him forward. A-
NO PROSCRIPTION FOR OPINIONS’ SAKE.
gain his name was shouted, hats and caps
were thrown in the air, and he was totally
compel'ed to show himself on the portico.
With remarkable delicacy, ho chose a less
prominent place than that previously oc
cupied by Mr. Clay, although perfectly
visible, lie thanked his friends for their
kindness by repeated bows, and by such
smiles as he alone could give. “A speech!
A speech !” thundered a thousand voices.
Prentiss lifted hits hand ; in an instant
everything vus still—then pointing to the
group that surrounded Mr. Clay, he said,
“Fellow-citizens, when the eagle is soar
ing in the skv, the owls and the bats re
tire to their holes.” And long before the
shout that lolloved this remark had eeas
cd, Prentiss had disappeared amid the
multitude.
But the most extraordintuy exhibition
of Prentiss’ powers of mind and endurance
of body, was shown while lie was running
for Congress, lie had the whole State
to canvass, and the magnitude of the
woik was just vliat he desired. From
what 1 have learned from anecdotes, that
canvass must have presented some seeues
combining the highest mental and physi
cal exertion that was ever witnessed in
the world. Prentiss was in perfect health
and in the first blush of success, and it
cannot be doubted but that his best ef
forts of oratory were then made, and now
live recorded only in the fading memories
of his hearers. An incident illustrative
of the time is remembered, that may bear
repeating.
The whole State of Mississippi was
alive with excitement ; tor the moment
she felt that her sovereign digni y had
been trifled with, and that her reputation
demanded the return of l’reutiss to Con
gress. Crowds followed him from place
to place, making a gala time of wceks.to
gether. Among the shrewd worldlings
who take advantage of such times “to coin
money,” was the proprietor of a traveling
menagerie, and he soon found out that
the multitude followed Prentiss. Getting
tho list of that remarkable man’s “ np
pointments,” he filled up his own, and it
was soon noticed ns a remarkable coinci
dence, that the orator always “ arrived
along with the other lions ’’ The reason
of tins meeting was discovered, and the
“hoys’’ decided that Prentiss should next
time speak from the top of the lion’s cage.
Never was the menagerie more crowded.
At the proper time, the candidate grati
fied his constituents, and mounted his sin
gular rostrum 1 was told by a person
who professed to be an eye witness, that
the whole affair presented a singular mix
ture of the terrible and the comical.—
Prentiss was, as usual, eloquent, and, as
if ignorant of the novel circumstances
with which be was surrounded, went deep
ly into the matter in hand, his election
For a while the audience and the animals
were quiet, the former listening, the lat
ter eyeing the speaker with grave intensi
ty. The first burst of applause electrified
the menagerie ; the elephant threw his
trunk into the air and echoed back the
noise, while the tigers and bears signifi
cantly growled. On went Prentiss, and
as each peculiar animal vented Lis rage
or approbation, he ingeniously wrought
in its habits, as a sac simile of some man
or passion.
lii the meanwhile, the stately king of
beasts, who had been quietly treading the
mazes of his prison, became alarmed at
the footsteps over his head, and placing
his mouth upon the floor of his cage,
made everything shake with his terrible
roar. This, joined with the already ex
cited feelings of the audience, caused the
ladies to shriek, and a fearful commotion
for a moment followed. Prentiss, equal
to every occasion, changed his tone and
manner ; he commenced a playful strain,
and introduced the fox, the jackal, and
hyena, and capped the climax by likening
some well known political opponent to a
grave baboon tliat presided over the
“|cage with monkeys;” the resemblance
was instantly recognized, and bursts of
laughter followed that literally set many
into convulsions. The baboon, ull uncon
scious of the attention he was attracting,
suddenly assumed a grimace, and then a
serious face, when Prentiss exclaimed—
“ I see, my fine fellow, that your feelings
are hurt by my unjust comparison, and I
humbly beg your pardon.” The effect of
all this may be vaguely imagined, but it j
cannot be described.
Os Prentiss’ power before a jury, too*
much cannot be said. Innumerable il- j
lustrations might be gathered up, showing
that he any living advocate j
“ The trial’of the Wilkinsons’’ might be
cited, although it was far from being one j
of his best efforts Two youug men, on - j
ly sons, and deeply attached as friends, i
quarreled, and in the mad exciterneut of j
the moment, one of them was killed.—
Upon the trial, the testimony of the mo- |
ther of the deceased was so direct, that
it seemed to render “ the clearing of the j
prisoner” hopeless- Prentiss spoke to ;
the witness in the blandest manner and |
most courtly style. The mother, arrayed
in weeds, and bowed down with sorrow,!
turned toward Prentiss and auswered his
inquiries with all the dignity of a perfect- 1
ly accomplished lady—she calmly uttered
the truth, and every word she spoke ren
dered the defense apparently more hope
less.
“ Would you punish that young mun
with death ?” asked Prentiss, pointing to
the prisoner.
The questioned looked, and answered :
j “ lie has made me childless, let the law
| take its course.”
“ And would wringing his mother’s
heart, and hurrying her gray hairs with
sorrow into the grave, by rendering her
childless, assuage your grief ?”
AH present were dissolved in tears—
even convulsive sobbing was heard in the
court-room.
” No I” said the witness, with all the
gushing tenderness of a mother— "No!
1 would not add a sorrow to her heart,
nor that of her son.”
Admissions in the evidence followed,
and hopes were uttered for the prisoner’s
acquittal, that changed tho whole charac
ter of the testimony. What was a few
moments before so dark, grew light, and
without, the slightest act that might be
construed into ;m unfair advantage, in the
hands of Prentiss, the witness pleaded
for the uccused.
Soon after Mr. Prentiss settled in New
Orleans, a meeting was held to raise funds
for the erection of a suitable monument to
Franklin. On that occasion, the lament
led Wilde and the accomplished McCuleb
delivered ornate and chaste addresses up
on the value of art, arid the policy of en
riching New Orleans with its exhibition.
At the dose of the meeting, as the audi
ence rose to depart, someone discovered
Prentiss, and nailing his name, it was och
! oed from all sides—he tried to escape,
, but was literally carried on the stand.
Asa rich specimen of off-hand elo
quence, I think the address he delivered
on that occasion was uiiequalcd- Unlike
any other speech, he h and the arts to deal
with, and of course the associations were
iof surpassing splendor. I knew that he
j was ignorant of the technicalities of art,
| aud had paid but little attention to their
| study, and my surprise was unbounded to
see him, thus unexpectedly called upon,
instantly arrange in his mind ideas, and
expressing facts and illustrations that
would Imve done honor to Darke; wncri
dwelling upon the sublime and beautiful.
Had he been bred to the easel, or confin
ed to the sculptor’s room, lie could not
have been more familiar with the details
of the studio—he pointed with all the
brilliancy of Titian, and with the correct
ness of Raphael, while his images in mar
ble combined the softness of Praxiteles,
and the nervous energy of Michael An
gelo. All this with Prentiss was intui
tion—l believe that the whole was the
spontaneous thought of the moment, the
crude outlines that filled up by the intui
tive teachings of his surpassing genius.
His conclusion was gorgeous—he passed
Napoleon to the summit of the Alps—his
hearers saw him and his steel clad war
riors threading the snows of Mount St.
Bernard, and having gained the dizzy
height, Prentiss presented “the man of
destiny” looking down upon the sunny
plains of Ituly, and then with a mighty
swoop, descending from the clouds and
making the grasp of Empire secondary to
that of Art
I bad the melancholy pleasure of hear
ing his last, and, it would seem to me,
his greatest speech, Toward the close of
the last Presidential campaign, I found
him in the interior of the State, endeav
oring to recruit his declining health. He
had been obliged to avoid all public
speaking, aud had gone far into the coun
try to get away from excitement. But
there was a ‘‘gathering’’ near by his
temporary home, and he consented to be
present. It w r as late in the evening when
he ascended the “stand,’’ which was
supported by the trunks of two mngnifi
cent, trees, through which the setting sun
| poured with picturesque effect. The rav
ages of ill-health were apparent upon his
face, and Ins high massive forehead was
ipaler, and seemingly more transparent
i than usual. His audience, some three or
’ four hundred, was composed in a large
| degree of his old aud early friends. He
seemed to feel deeply, and as there was
! nothing to oppose, ho assumed the style
of the mild and beautiful —he casually
| alluded to the days of his early coming
j among his Southern friends—of hours of
1 pleasure he had passed, and of hopes for
\ the future. In a few moments the bustle
and confusion natural to a fatiguing day
j of political wrangling ceased—one strag
-1 gler after another suspended his noisy de
! moustration, and gathered near the speak
er. Soon a mass of silent but heart heav
ing humanity was crowded compactly be
fore him. Had Prentiss on that occasion
held the very heart-strings of’his auditors
in his hand, he could not have had them
more in his powar. For an hour he con
tinued, rising from one important subject
to another, until the breath was fairly
suspended in the excitement. An unin
lerested spectator would have supposed
that he had used sorcery in thus transfix
ing his auditors. Wbile all others forgot,
he noticed the day was drawing to a close,
BYRD & WHITE, Publisher*.
he turned and looked toward the sett ng
sun and apostrophized its fading glory—
then in his most touching voice and man
ner, eonclndcd as follows :
“ Friends—That glorious orb reminds
me that the day is spent, and that I too
must dose. Ere we part, let me hope
that it may be our good fortune to end
our days in the same splendor, and when
the evening of life comes, we may sink to
rest wi h the clouds that close in on our
departure, gold-tipped with the glorious
effulgotce of a well spent* life 1”
In conclusion, I would ask, will some
htst.oi'ftm, who can sympathize with the
noble dead, gather up the now fleeting
memorials that still live in memory, and
combine them together, that future gene
rations may know something of the
mighty mind of Prentiss.
The remains of the orator must ever bo
imperfect—the tone of voice—the flash
ing eye—the occasion, and the mighty
shout of die multitude, cannot be im
pressed ; but. still Prentiss has left enough
in his brilliant, onroor, if treasured up, to
show posterity that he was every inch a
man. Let his fragmentary printed speech
es—let the reminiscences of his friends
that treat of his power as an orator, be
brought together, and unsatisfactory as
they may be, there will be found left in
trinsic value enough to accomplish the ob
ject. There will be in the fluted column,
though shattered and defaced, an lonian
beauty that will tell unerringly of the
magnificent temple that it once adorned.
Baton Rouge, July 9, 1850.
Model ICqiM-st liiinisni.
A correspondent of Life Illustrated,
gives the following as a portion of the ex
perience of a cadet at West Point :
“When I came back from my fnrlongh
my class had ridden for a year I only for
a week or two. Nothing daunted, how
ever, by this, and blindly trusting to for
tune, and my own powers, I buckled on a
pair rusty spurs, bound myself securely to
an enormous sabre w ith a ponderous iron
scabbard and sallied forth. A drac on
brought me a rawboned, vicious-looking
animal, which, after some preliminary
difficulties, I succeeded in mounting.
“ ‘ l’rot !’ Horse started— so and and 1,
half <iff iny saddle I had never been
taught to keep my heels turned well out,
and accordingly my spurs went in.—
Horse ‘ went in’ too Motion peculiar
Began to suspect 1 was losing my balance.
Sabre flew out and hit the horse on the
head. In plunged my spurs deep among
his ribs. Another jump. Sabre flew
back and hit him on the flanks. Spurs
worked convulsively among his bones—
jump, thump, spur ! Horse reared ; seiz
ed Ids mane ; kicked up ; caught his ears
and saved myself It began to grow ex
citing. Finally, horse started off. Such
a race ? Pulling on the mane had no
tendency to cheek his mad career. Ra
ther seemed to irritate him. Had a good
hold with the spurs, but did not consider
myself perfectly safe. Sabre flew up and
hit me in the face. Blind for a moment,
and heard something drop. Looked up
into the saddle and saw I was not there.
Concluded it must be me on the ground.
Horse standing near eating grass aud
looking at me with a quiet twinkle in his
eye, adding insult to injury.’’
Influence of a Newspaper.
A school teacher who has been engag
ed a long time in his profession and wit
nessed the influence of a good newspaper
upon the minds of a family of children,
writes to the editor of the Ogdensburg
Sentinel ao follows I
I have found it to be a universal fact,
without exception, that those scholars of
both sexes, and of all ages, who have ac
cess to newspapers at home, when com
pared to those who have not, are—
1. Better readers, excelling in pronun
ciation and emphasis, and consequently
read more uderstandinglv.
2. They aie better spellers, and define
words with more ease and accurency.
3. They obtain a practical knowledge
of geography, and in almost half the time
it requires others, U3 the newspaper ha
made them familiar with the location of
the important places, nations, their gov
ernments and doings on the globe.
4 They are better grammarians, for
having become so famliar with every var
rictv of style in the newspaper, from the
common place advertisment to the finish
ed and classical oration of the statesman,
they more readly comprehend the mean
ing of the ‘ext, and consequently analyze
its construction with accuracy.
5. They write better compositsone.
using better language, containing more
clearly and correctly expressed ideas.
6. Those young men who have for
years been readers of newspapers, are al
ways talking the lead in the debating so
ciety, exhibiting a more extensive knowl
edge upon a greater variety of subjects,
and expiessing their views with greater
fluency and clearness in their use of lan
guage.
“Do you drink ha 1 in Ann vica V ask
ed a cockney. ‘Hail, u w dr ok
thunder and lightning,” 6aid the Yankee.
NUMBER 5.
