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numerous transparent lamps, burning with perfu tied oils of grueful fra erawce. Most of the ronpmy hid already assembl'd, and of the female pirt, never had 1 witnessed h more splendid bevy, arrayed in robes of unsullied whiteness and head dress s adorned with wreaths of ruses, true emblems of celestial innocence . and virgin purity. The smile of cheer fulness, gaily played on each fair coun tenance, and tlie buz of many soft lisping voices enjoying “the flow of soul and genial converse of the heart,” made the scene at once animating and interesting. We hud been seated but a few moments, when the attention of the company was almost UHconciously drawn toward the door of an adjoin ing room* There was a momentary bustle, and the happy pair, with their attendants, broke upon us, in all their charms of youth and innocence. Louisa was crowned with a large wreath of artificial white roses, some in full expanse, and others just dis closing their budding beauties in beauteous contrast with the modest blushes playing on her lovely check, ‘ Herself the fairest flower!* As soon as this interesting caval cade were duly marshalled in the cen tre of the room, the reverend divine commenced the solemn and iinpres sive ceremony—“ Edward, wilt thoi: take this woman to be, Ac. To which he responded, in a manly and and ible voice* I will.” —Louisa, wilt thou take this man to be, Ac. To which she nodded assent; The benediction was then pronounced, and the aged minis ter, his head whitened and his voir* enfeebled by the weight of y ears and cares, humbly bowing before his God, pronounced a fervent orison lot* the benefit of the new wedded pair. A scene more solemn, interesting or im pressive, I have rarely witnessed, not a syllable interrupted, not a lisp called the attentive audience from the holy man of G >d, and I know not a spark of envy nor breath of malice was there, each listener responded a fer vent amen. The ceremony over, each, in turn, uftVred their congratulations to the happy pair. Os all customs’ which have been introduced into society, this is, no doubt, the most tedious to a batchelor. The horrors of blue devils were but genuine pleasure, in compa rison with it. 1 waited until the com pany had nearly passed through the ceremony, when, with an agitated step, l hurried to the shrine, blit alas ! how unfortunate ! several who sat nearer, and doubtless in the same predicament with myself, had alrea dy reached there before me, and left me the last of a crowd, standing like a millers customer, to await tny turn, while I was so beset with the sin of IS bash fulness, that 1 trembled in every joint and dare scarcely raise my head. I would have given the world to have been any where else, but was restrain ed, by ambition, from going,before of fering the customary salutation. To complete my confusion, while 1 was standing in this aukward dilemma, iny amiable, though mischievous friend, Miss S ipbronia S—— was fixed at the very side of the bride and curling her countenance into one of her most provoking'y mischievous arch smiles, she s oil it with full force ag iinst me. Heavens ! who could withstand it. I whirled in utter confu sion, how I got to the door. I know not. The frail cobweb fabrics of the fair crowd through which 1 passed, I greatly fear, suffered much in my hurried retreat. I left hat, cloak and all behind, firmly resolving never to forgive Sophrouia, nor attend another wedding, where the- company should exceed a dozen. y EUGENIO^^ ForTlie CABINET. Mr. Editor, We generally find that those who have had sufficient courage ands r ---titude to attack prevailing vices, not withstanding they were actuated with the purest feelings of philanthropy, have o-* time victims to an overwhelm ing opp isition; and many of the best inor dista and instructors of the hu man race, after they had devoted their substance, their time and talents to promote the happiness of their fel low man, have been coinpelled. to sur render their lives, and have expired martyrs in the cause which they had espoused.— Hence we infer the-certain ty of future rewards and punishments. It may be well, therefore, for those who have a propensity for mending the morals and practices of the people of this world, to count up the Tost, e’er they com uence. I have felt/the influ ence of such propensities, but finding a deficiency in the materials ne* essary to constitute a belligerent, J deem it imprudent to hazard any tiling like a general engagement; consljueiitly, 1 shall attack only a few of the smaller vices to which the human family are incident. In the first place, I will notice an imprudent curiosity, vvliifh prevails with most persons, and in some in stances, it has extended So far as to unloose a seal, with so much ingenui f y, that after perusing the contents of a letter, they would again seal it up in such a manner as to escape detec tion. It is probable that many per sons, guilty of this practice, believe sincerely that they will do no harm, and that it is impossible;that any evil can result from it, hut they should re fleet that they have been guilty of a breach of trust, consequently arc not worthy to he trusted—the person who sealed it did not expert it would be broken,or he would either not have written it, or he would not have seal ed it; you have therefor# violated a sa cred confidence—a confidence essen tial to our existence as a community . The writer, relying on the sacredness of this confidence, has ventured to open the se: ret recesses of his heart to a friend—you have therefore un feelingly intruded yourself int> the sanctuary of friendship, and at an un guarded moment, an expression or sentiment, you had thence learned, escapes your lips—the friends, not a warc of the intrusion, find, with a heart si< kuing sorrow, that they are the victims of treachery. Cold sus picion ensues—confidence is lost—and those bosom friends - forsake c*a*.h o flier forever. Thus has been des troyed some of the most genuine and sentimental friendships that ever ex isted ; while the delinquent, who per petrated the crime, is left to view, with astonishment, the effect of his imprudence, and becomes tnc self con demned victim of an iule curiosity. This is the effect of practising hones ty merely from motives of self inter- est—to enable them to possess the good opinion of the world, and to cn joy the advantages resulting from an honest reputation—had they cherish'* ed the principle in consequence of its in ate beauties, they would fain have found it convenient to have exercised this virtue in the dark, arid alone, and have been justly entitled to the ap pclation of the ‘noblest work of G >d.’ 1 wouid not have you to infer, Mr. Editor, that I intend these remarks to apply only loan idle curiosity that extends so fur as to a seal I hope and believe that there are, com paratively, but few so destitute of good breeding and honesty as thus to forfeit forever the pleasures of self approbation, but many who have con tributed extensively to the sn< i 1 in tercourse and happiness of the com munity by faithfully observing thro’ life the sanctity of a seal —we never theless are in danger of becoming victims to an improper curiosity; the influence of education and good breeding, they have adopted iand practised certain regulations lor their conduct, and from the long ob servance of them, they have become easy A natural—they have as yet met with temptations only of usual and ordinary descriptions, consequently have pr- par* tfto sustain them'* ,selves; but when they shall encounter ’an unexpected and unusual tempta tion, e’er their mechanical and scho lastic honesty and morality can be be brought into requisition, they have fallen and become identifyed wfth the mass of ordinary offenders. I write from sad axperience. Theoth. er evening, on entering my room, I found a letter on my desk, addressed to a distant gentleman—and taking it up I found, instead of a seal, it was sewed—yes, Mr. Editor,it was stitch ed together with a needle and thread. This was exactly what 1 had never expected to meet with, 1 was thrown into a tremor, and was unable to sus tain myself, 1 threw the letter again on the desk, and traversed my room with hasty and rapid strides, occa sionally casting an anxious glance at the fastening of the letter. I at length threw myself into a chair be fore the desk, and with ns much con sternation as an util tit ky Judge, who had taken tiis seat fully confident nt bis abilities, A hud suddenly been re quird to make a de* issiou in a cast governed neither by law nor prer.e dent. In the absentee of every thing I—instinctively opened the letter The first glance was directed to tin signature, and lo! I recognized the name of a young lady and near neigh bor. She had written to her father I instantly folded the letter; and with the most awful feelings of self con d* nutation repaired to her resident * with the open letter in my hand. She enquired if I had read her letter. I inf >i*ine(l her, and informed h r truly, that I had not, she informed me that ! she had no wafer; and that she had supposed that any badge of secrecy would have been sufficient to have protected her letter. Enough I could hear no more. Thus fell a modern philosopher, who had always been a blc to look upon a letter, sealed in the ordinary way, with as much l rid (Ter ence as he could upon a stone. °. (QThc Rev. Mr. Crandall, of tin* Methodist Church, will preach in this place, to-morrow at 11 o’clock A, JU. to c o :i r e s rojvn ejvts. Eugenio is informed that Vesper No. 3,4, 5 and G have been received. If our taste is not vitiated, wo are confident those who explore our Ca binet, with the eye of a candid cri tic, will not regret to find The Widow The Voting Convert—Ji Traveller's Tale , and Jl Mother's Grave , have a place in our columns. Scrap-Monger, Junior—and an O hituary notice of W I, were received too late for insertion this week. MARRIED, On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. Patrick N. Maddux, George \, Dawson, Attorney at Law, to Miss Martha 11. Butt, daughter of Jcremi h Butt, Esq. of this place. DIED, On Wednesday evening last, of a lingering illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude, Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, consort of the Rev. Robert FI ming. NOTICE. All persons are cautioned acainst trad ing for a note of hand given by tnvself to William Wilder about the Istb of Jan uary, 1327 for thirty dollars, made pa) nb'e sometime in the s ame year, as I have paid -aid note off*to said Wilder and dont intend to pay the same again, unless compelled bv law. JOSEPH S. WAGGONER. June 28th 18'. 8. 3t W anted, A lad between 14 and 16 jears of ag*, as an apprentice to the Saddle and Harness making business. One of steady industrious habits will meet with good encouragement by apply ing to E. HALE. Warrenton, June 21. 4-ts ! Sheriffs Sale., VlJill he sold on the first Tuesday * * in July next, at the Court House in Warren ton, Warren county* be tween the usual hours of sale, the fol low ing property, to wit; One negro girl, by the name of Mary, about ten yenis of age; levied on as the property of B. S Harrison, to atisfv four executions in favor of Thom as iVrsoos against *?• S. Harrison, B. T. t/a rison andwlordica Johnson secu ity on the appeal, and Robert U* Barham, se curity on the stay of Executions, levy made mtd returned to me bv a c*? ns t ; ’b'e. Two hundred ami fifty Three Hcres of <<ak and hickory laud, more or les9, lying on the waters of Williams Creek, adjoining lands of Moses vh-xun tier and others, levied on by a constable and returned to me as the property of Mathew Moore to satisfy two executions ssued out of i justices court in favor of Henry R. fhompson against the said Mathew Moore. POSTPONED SHERIFF'S SALE Si One woman hv the name of Crittey, about Twenty years ot ge, and her child, b> the nano of Judy, three weeks old; levied onus the prop *ity of Edwin Baker, to satisfy sundry * X‘*cuti*>ns in favor of ’I homas B itle and others vs. the* said Edwin Baker, levy made and return id to me by a Con stable. One negro girl Malinda, a bout eighteen years of afre; Levied on by a constable as the property of Jesse I) Green to soti-fy sundry executions against said Green in favor nf Stephen Jones and other executions against said Green. LEO.WiII!) PRATT Stiff. .May 3t. 189.8. _ PUBLIC SALE OF LOTS Within the Reserve ami Town of COLUM BUS, At the Coweta Falls, on the C/iatlahoochie River. IN conformity to an act of ihc Letpsla ture of this State, passed *>n the iwrn ty-foorili day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, to lay out a trading town, and dis pose of all the land* reserved foi Mie u-e of the Slafp, near the Coweta Polls on the Chattahonchie river—Will be sold in the ♦ own of Columbus, on Thursday, the 10th of July next, Building Lots, of half an acre each, in the plan of said town ; Twenty-five Gardening Lots of ten a cre.s each, on the North. East and South of the ftquare reserved for the tounaid common, and adjoining the same. Twe ty Lots of twenty acres each—seventy eight lots of one hundred acres ear h, and thirty one fractional parts of survey. The local advantages of this tow n— the rich and extensive back country it ha already at command, and the increasing importance it will derive from the c S'lcq of the lauds on the west of the Cha'ta hoochie river, will insure to it a dig-ee of commercial importance not surpa-io-d by any other town in Georgia. Ihe town is situated on the east side of the nver, immediately below the falls, which admits of a safe and convenient navigation for steamboats from thence to Apdachi cola Bay. ‘l’erms will be. one fifth of the pur chase money in cash or current bills of chattered Banks of this state—the bal anus in four equal annual instalments. The sale will commence on the day aboye mentioned and will be continued from day to day until all the lots are de posed of. IGNATIUS A. FEW ELIAS BEALL, PHILIP HENRI ALSTON, V JAMES HALL AM, E. L. DEGRALFENREID, J Commissioners for laying < jf the totrn of COLUMRVB, avd the Reserve at the COWETA EALLB.