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BY STEVEYS & FULLER.
VOLUME 5.
THE PLANTER*’ WEEKLY
PPtJLtSHKD AT
Crresn ?.Vh nr y . 6a.
FRED. f. FtMEtt. \ ‘ ,o P r ‘ etors>
riJUNtS.—TWO HOLLARS A YEAR;
OR ONE D IL'LAR AND FI FTY
CENTS IN ADVANCE.
tTiiur^
“"” JOII N C. 11 K I I),
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
junel , .'>9 lv. G rrrtirxhorn, Georgia.
HOLT'S W. STEVENS.
A.TTORNKY VT LAW,
G turns bo no* Georgia.
\\T .*j in the counties of Greene,
‘V *. IT P ifmin > - •>, O;1 f *i r: *
* ii'irro in $ f-lidcock [Fob.2, IPso—<f]
€.l •BV, <;ILPD & C O.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
Awi> mrourr.r.,- or
KVY.LTI, FILSSOH, AND (J LB HAN DRUGS,
i.mt-, V--i l.nni rv >n Fi cv Af un-i,
iiVfi-ejr'l' .•'rS. I’.UNTS, .OII.S V I SISHE3, WIND W
hi.a c.. Ac.. Ac.
S. W. Lor. f.t !,!:;■ Jit ■*;><! Lamba'-d stroels,
B \ 1, i 1 M 01(12*
r. T. CttOH. ‘t’rav, —jlyf'S-tf.
M.'lira.i (Lu’tL
f UfeiTi-tIY e<;L r my t'*a ks 10 flu* pn for kirnl
l! iy ii’ fi-owinj mi iih* fier* tn<or*\ f lrir*T 1 }
o ,tr 1 .int'r.ipftMrrt, hwl.£t*in iffprniv pr
< ♦ <*! *ervii to any who inav R*r *r* a r? : l
V-o i*♦ |,r. l ‘Miitiiil : y tTLraap'tf, I he foun
lit IV -od** >rui? Store.
12. I <6O lv W L BETMJU. M. D
I) K N T I S T R Y.
19is. li’f y.
Hurgeon ami feiianical Dentist.
Penfiehl , Georgia ,
Y \T )I T L.D L *tcrin iie c tizrn# . f Greene and ml
£ 7 j *ttios c antie-c,thfU iie ia pr epared to perform
*i/ •*,•!.*un pcnai’ii to hia proieeaiuii, wittineat
**#*>• m<l ll a i'l iih> ri iriTin oiu 1 - to anou*
•4hv Mt *t tr eib. T’ *ri* lnieotiot’ * j.tense.
It G eu,*-bo! o Momtiv, Torsday
jiil 4T iio Uy *t each wteek aud in PenfLld the
rr t til of is tune,
• i I .:| th** •Mi.in'i’y that may h tendered
*• 1 j *•’ i : wjUi proin i •itteutiof. He reforg to
f • ft MuTiby of H
W ,r
lUd’OKD, IMKTON A WALTON,
Wimlcsalg oeai e'is ;x
Groceries Generally.
C;r. S oaA :isid Streets.
AUGUSTA. GA.
X ’ OP, J \V ItOKTOJt, ROBT. WALT?!*, J*
’ • ‘ci. Ga., Xtarch 28 th, 1860 6u>.
BL INIiS of all Kii cU neatly printed, st
os > ilir.s, at -hoit notice and on reasoti
i • ■ I.
CLOCKS. WATCHES
„ „ AN’ I>
‘ll WE!.® VI
TIIE undersigned would re filly f>>
inform the citizens of t is iein y
-bid tho pulilie in general, that he lias
4 iteturned to Grt'encsbsro,
-ami will constantly keep on hand a well selec
ted stock of
Clocks, Watches & Joweiry,
anil will selt lower than ever. Call in and try
him. #*& Cl >oks, U'ntches and Jewelry, also,
repaired as heretofore at the old stand.
J. P. .4 ULSTHOM.
■Creen- fboro’. Gi , >1 a 3<l 1861. If.
SOUTHERN’ DRUG HOUSE.
Sl’K.Vas I UIGUT,
STILL OCCUPY THEIR OLD STAND,
Opposit* th I'laktkss Hotel. No 316,
Where t'iev Constant!: keep on bnnrl ore ot
THE largest stocks
W TMU SOITIIKRN fOIMKY!
Cos ii(iri*t ir Ererv A'tide in tie
Drujf and Fancy Goods Trade,
ALL r.
Which they will sell
AT NKW YORK PRICES.
Prim Before Von Buy.
Augusta, G Jnttost t ft* 11. 16 I.
J. ssV if. M |~rHTL/i.
M VNUFACTIIItEKKoF
S;id<lte. Iliirnm, Trunks *c.. Ac
T ru_ IJ VE permaii.-iity csrsoHshcd
■--* ttlvnisi’ tisin tlieTo.iiii'f Pen,
’ ti” ! ‘ l he> i, r.-c -iM of a
Fine Lot of material*,
and will constantly keep An hand a good
assortment of
Wagon. Font’ll nml Rtatrw llnrMe
of Til KIR OWN ami the NORTHERN
MARK.
HT All JOIS put up in tlie most work
tn!:ke manner of tlie beat pintcrinl
OF* Repairing done at the shortest no
tier. Man. 1. ISCO-tf. -
WOTICE.
DR. N P M4TKRH, having Hsen burnt
MKtiM hid to get an olHae elsewhere,—
tia U now at ytag in the honaa formerly held
by Dr. Latimer. It. P, eoheita the mbtoaet
nf Own who mr |ca<Hit, sad whu are wlWf.|
<ar H.
A Weakly U Homo Literature, Asrindture, farciffa aad Domestic News, Wit, Hamer, &c.
New Advertisements.
i\ o ticeT
H\ VING sold my entire interest in the
‘terconrile liusm sn to Wcisrs Wikf ei.d
•ack os & Cos.. I tuin ir.y wine re t*>nlir
to my fnends and cnstomerßfor thi ir ven iih
•ral pa -oni'g **l and fel confident that one and
ill can be accommodated, on very liberal
v-rnts by cal inc on mv-uccessois My Books
Notes and Accounts will lemain at the <ld
-tarn! for the present. All those wishing ‘o
settle, can he accommodated by calling, “in
•ny absence,” on Messrs. Winfield. Jackson &
•To., *ho will atu nti to this part of me husi
lessformo W. C. SMITH.
August 15th. 1860.
Copartner hip Notice.
\ th • und j rs : gned, havi> g formed a cn-
f oart.ners-iip for tMfeirp >se ol carr ing
on a g n-
DRY-GOODS
N D
GROCERY BUSINESS,
An t iiavng Ko g it the entire M -cantile inter
os’ of Wm. 0. Smith, wou'd in lor in our. (i iends
and the nt.-btic. tost, in order to reduce our
present stock ‘f <} ods, s- as to make trom
For a ba ge ntid
Choice Stock this Fall,
•ill sell anything tha‘ we have on hand
i’ prase* t at a
Very Sinai) Advance ou S V Cost,
‘Vo >dl no •il.tv t e old sand of Wni.
0. ‘smith, ('Hit’l out New I’riik Store is entn
oletcd) IVe hop • that all i;l aval t!u m
se'vts of on” of tl,e
Best Opportunities Ever
Offered to Buy Goods Low,
W a ottVr this inducement, and if you will
go clsew! ere and
DAY HIGH PRICES,
Don t Maine an one bat yourre Yes.* W r
tiust, that. bv close and strict attention to busi
ness to meiit at least a liberal share ot yoni
patronage.
WINFIELD, JACKSON & CO.
JAS. IV. WINFIELD, | ,T. T POUTER
L. !1. JACKSON. ] l). R. CRAUbK
August I >th, l*Gd.
DISSOLUTION.
I Ail E firm of OitAi:BE'& Weaves, Was this
and:• y disso veil by mutual consent.
The Clothing Business
in the future will be carried on by M.-ssr-.
Okaiihe, I‘ortek & C'o. Wo hereby ‘tenderour
sincere thanks t” our friends and customer
for their very liberal patronage, and Mould
so'icit for ur successors a continuation of :h,
sme. OR ABBE & WE AVER
Angus! 1 Nth,
Coparlnership Notice.
l\yE, the und.isicns'!, n ving toitiud c<-
f V partnership for the purpose of earn ir.g
oh tho
CZ.OTHZN& AND
Fiiniisliing Goods Business,
And having bought Hknrv C. Weaver’s
interest in *he old firm of Crtbbe & Weaver,
would infirm our friends and the public gen
erally , that we offer
Extra Inducements
iii the sale of what goods we now have on hand,
our ohj ct is to reduce the present itock, is
we intend t > off r one of the
Largest and Best Stocks of
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
ever off-red to this community, we intihd to
make this a
BUSINESS OF ITSELF,
and therefore out stock will be complete.—
We hope that by strict attention to busi
ness, to merit a liberal share of vour pfion
atse. CUAP.BE, PORTER & CO.
BR ru XBBE, I LB. JACKSON
J. T POUTER, | J XV. WINFIELD.
August loth, 18j0.
FAN MILLS.
r JTIIS sub-cribers have for sale
MON roo.nfi’iev A BRO’S.,
Celebrated Wheat Fans.
That w txt c esti a bushel par n itiu'e. Also,
TAFPLIN’S
Horse Poweia nnd Thresher*,
loq fire of J. CUNNINGH AM.
O” lfO EtL A NltAßt.
N. B.— nstotnera watit ! r>r crird'rg done
must have it in th. Mill- th fi'Kt of the week,
teenceboro, Apri’ 18, tSOtt ts, J. C.
GUN sTg UNS!
Gi- TJ JN - 8 !
j f PHK undereignad baa put up a simp for the
1. purpone of Nlaklnv and Kepaiiiuu
Double Guns, Rifles & Pistols.
1 will do All work entrusted to me with owt
now on I diapntoh, on reasonable terms, aud
warrant U. Mr 0w me a Cell. Mmn over
J. P. AutMM‘ Joweinr atore.
W. MA HM WALTER
C roenoahero’, July IN, I%V> —3m
GREENESBORO’, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1860.
M I 8 Q E L L a! N K DUS.
The Laii-Room LiUe.
D ii S. 1).
She stands beneath the dazzling glare
1’ loin chandelier and bracket shed.
With milky pearls twin’d in her hair;
And i"s s n n-at lied about her lie.oi ;
With haughty eye she views the seene.
And fingers with her fan the while—
Sh moves sedately as a queen.
An i is more chary ol her smile.
A bioidered ho ice, cut full low,
To give a glimpse ot tempting charms,
And sloping sleeves. .1’ sig"cd to show
I’lie matchless beauty of lit r in ms.
From many a gulden-plaited bmp.
And trimmed w ith laces o'er mid o’er,
Her skirts > t snowy satin droop,
In folds voluptuous, to the floor.
And near-like coimieis round their lioge-
Hor iintierers stand, contented well
To seem to share in that prrahge
Which clings mound the hall-mom belle.
Os wort hi siiw dance—and half the mom
Are proud to bend at her command —
llnw gaily smiles the one to w nut
She condescends to give her hand !
Oh, lady! list awhile to me:
A though there's beauty in your face.
Your form so slight and lan to see,
Your dancing full of ease and grace—-
Oh ! do not deem liny love you true
Who fiuiti r louiiil who.e er yon move;
Th. ii hearts will i.ci > r brenk Idi joe.—
Mi’ii do ti"t iniM'ir and >,'U w rtii bvc.
1 on answer well for incii tapi.ee.,
io dance and fiiit an hour 01 s ;
Um ah ! your shallow sway shall cease
Winns bull-room lights do flicker low.
When morning to lie world doth bung
Jls real ligiit, ami aims sublime,
Youaie forgot—utiivial thing,
A toy unsiiitcd to the time.
Goil gave to you a nobler part:
To sin tho tin- ills of human life,
I’o cheer when cues oppress the heat t.
And att the angel in the wife;
So, put your foolish fancies by,
And lay your ball-room sceptre down;
Be modest, cat nest, true, and try *
To wiu the perfect womans’ crown.
Macaulay.
In n late work published by Longman,
of London containing’ a collection ol the
writings of 1 hos. B.ibington Macaulay, ve
find the following “heart record,” which
tiny perhaps explain why the briiiiunt
essayist liv.d a bachelor:
“By thy love, fair girl of France,
And th, arch an ! bashful glance
W liicli so well revealed it :
By the llash upon thy brniv,
By the softly faltered Vow,
And the kiss which scaled it ;
“By thier foreign accents dear,
\\ lo se w.lii caiiei.ee on mine ear
Still in slumber lingers ;
By thine eyes-of sapphire splendor,
By the thrilling press me tender
Os thy trembling fingers;
“By thy pouting, by thy smiles.
And by ail the \ arieu wiles
Which so sweetly won me ;
Laughter, blushes, sighs, caresses,
By thv lips and by thy tresses,
.Sometimes think upon uie.
“Think upon the parting day,
And the tears 1 kissed away
.From thy glowing check;
Think of many a dean r look,
Think of all that 1 have spoken,
All 1 limy ttoi speak.”
Frtm the Cnncmiuti CLumwrciul,
Watermelons.
Gentle reader, there is one subject upo.:
which we have long wondered that some
body didn’t indite a “juicy” article. It is
a lruitlul and succulent subject, full of ■
meat, and ovb’itloiinig with suggestion.— I
It contains more seeds of thought than
hall tiiedismaltln-mes wherewith editors do’
so abuse their own pens and tie patience,
oi their readers, ii is a subject whose f-.ir
roumied proportions must tie attractive to
all save log.c grinders and pedants, and
it appeals with an appetizing fiavi rto ail ;
pet sous ot itiscerument anti taste. From ;
centre to cticttmlcrcnci’, there is no tiry-i
ness about i:, and it is full of marrow to the
very cme. Need w say that we mean
wateritielouß f
Tlie veiy idea of a watermelon is re
freshing and coot. On a hot, swi lit ring
day, when the situ blisters the earth, in.
extracts juices tioin all things, wint etii
he iihhh coiisnUtory to a pantii'g citizen
than a fuil-oibrd melon, fresh irlm l u
refngerstor I The very look |ir isi.Mgfai
“guuti for sair ecu sand „s fur the taste,
them’s in,iliiiig'ltns side H e n.ctar a, c!
atobtohia „f Olympus, wlticii will bear to be
1 thought of io the same afternoon.
One of our curliest recollect ions is of a
; watermelon patch which lay liatn y a
| ceffl'n scboidfioiise at the ci< ** reads ’ (1 f „
j country town. It was a most .milful ami
convenient patch ; ami it the respected
owusr bad only kanwi.hi.w much ini am a I
sat isf act ion ilia conismplstion of it afforded
tire juvenile discir,|jH of ibe adiool mfig?.
nM, w> are lorn nn would not bars broke u
the Tltirri Commandment over our viola
tions of the Eighth and Tenth.
Another and a later recollection is of
the euplrniotts street cry of the- Kentucky
African, as his cart slowly wended along
the summer street : ‘-Watermelons! VVa
tetmelons !"’ By the way, reader, did yon
oversee how a genuine plantation darkey
eats a watermelon ? it is unique. He
gets iiis watermelon, takes a mental inven
tory of its contents, balances it till he finds
its centre of gravity, and thence cracks it
open on a fence rail rr stone. He then
takes one section in both hands and care
fully inserts his head in tlie concave, and
munches, ‘i'iie head remains submerged
for the space of several minutes, and when
it emerges it leaves an empty hemisphere
behind. The longing eyes of Sambo now
turn with true Sybarite gustc to the other
hemisphere. Tiie head again disappears,
and niter a prolonged attack, the second
kingdom is minced to possession and the
white eyes of Sambo come forth, while, he
wipes his dripping frontispiece on bis sleeve
and sighs for new worlds to conquer
it is not every one who. knows how to
cut a watermelon. Some murder it with
uncouth slashing, while some carve it so
faiitn ticaliy in curious dove-tailed slices,
that they balk the hearty appetite winch
gives streh zest to the enj •ytuent of the
fruit. First pick your watermelon. _it
should be large, thin skinned, and dark
j rnuled. The thirty-pounds are quite
small enough—-and from that up to titty
are just tlie thing. To test ii it is ripe,
you need b it go through the vulgar prac
tice >i'‘'plugging.” Tueiv is a more rx-j
c-llent way. Von may tiittmp him with
you tinge said thump him • til he crackles
| getiiiy—w.hneupnu b • assured that he is
ripe and ready for the sacrifice. Now
amputate the heard and tail with your car
ving knife, and stand him up endwise. —
Then f-lit tiis body longitudinally into even
and generous slices, leaving the core un
touched. Serve out the slices, and add to
each a cross section ot the ruddy core.—
Then eat. What a luscious, crisp, juicy
! feast ■ e. the fog slice: . blushing ••celestial
red ns ii .-y dealt a:- u;:il. lin y are
-to he skillfully severed, after directions
marked out by Brutus for Caesar's bmt\
‘•Let'scarve him as adisii ii■ tot the Gods,
Not hew hint like a carcase meant lor
hounds.”
Some people tell a way of improving
the fi-ivor of the Watermelon bv pouring in
claret or other wme, ami sliU'ering the me
lull'to absorb it before eating. We think
ties an abuse of the good gilts ot Provi
dence. Claret is gi"l in its place, just as
a watermelon is superb—by itself. As
good win .’ needs no hash, so good water
melons i eeds no w iue.
D that Ivon! in Emperor who off-red such
a fabulous sum to tile man who should in
vent him anew pleasure, had onlv lived
in Ohio, during ihe month of August, he
might La’v saved his reward.
In this refulgent summer, till the pro
duets of tlie soil are fraught with new luxu
riance, and plenty'and profusion arc the
order ot the day everywhere’ That fa
vorite esculent, the watermelon, shares in
this universal bounty. They are not only
abundant, l-iit surprisingly cheap. We
bought a watermelon the other day for
five cents, which was a feast for two or
t iree persons ; and for twenty five cents
you can furnish a dessert for a small annv.
Some tastes, as the taste for tomatos and
lobsters, are acquired ; but the. love, of the
watermelon is natural, V\ e never knew
one, who could dtink water, but was fond
of watermelons. They are meat and drink
and when, after imbibing ot them to the
extent of your capacity, you lean back in
your chair with a soothing sense of saiis
htetion. they are even more than meai and
drink—’-they are rest and repose.
A simp may be made from grapes, or
any other limit, that;.will not ferment.—
Tlie fermentation of the jtticeof the grape
may be prevented, in a measure, by the
same means used to keep eider from work
ing. We. were not aware that this was
ever attempted in Germany, or in any ot
the wine countries.
Frum the L. . n (iofi M ruinp Hsrftlit.
The Coming Storm in Europe.
Tin; Italian question seems likely once
more, to disturb the peaceful relations of
Europe. Hitherto the progress of events
in tins south of Italy has been tv,itched
quietly tlton li not inattentively by Alls
tiia. bhe has seen one hv one her old
allies, the rulers of Central Italy, despoil,
ed of their possessions and deprived of
their thrones. She has looked on at the
extension of the Sardinian trontieiß almost
to the (fates of Home, and at the loss ot
Sicily to ti e one msmstey of her influence
in the peoit.sida—the King ofNttples—
and si e lias not interfeied. Situ Jut* gone
on reorganizing her defeated and some
what hispiritei army, strengthening the
defences of tier more expn.ed provinces,
and stliving to deprive lief foes of their
i best weapon* again*’ her, the disaffection
Hi her lltMigaiiaii mid itnlinn subjects, hv
( efforts a', reform. But she bus not . epart
I'd from the dignified a’littn'. which tin
I peaco of Villalriinca imposed on her; and
her wisp deti-nniiiMtioit has un i with the
approoation ill Europe. If reprrt speaks
truly, however; she is on thu eve iff m.an
tinning her defensive preparation* for of
fensive acticp. It ia said that within (be
last few flays a note lias reached Turin;
in which the Austrian government makes
known to Count Cavnur its intention to
prevent, if necessary, by force of arms, the
rcopatioii of Neapolitan tenitorj 1 y
Garibaldi. The Oicta'or’s sojeewhat pre
maturely avowed desire to make use of
Naples as a base of operations against
Venice and of the Neapolitan army and
navy—by no means contemptible enemies,
‘fled and inspired by Garibaldi—as an at
tacking force, has, we are told, induced
the Count of Vienna to bring matters loan
issue at once, and to anticipate Garibaldi’s
projects. What the Austrian government
iias really said we know not; but it is cer
tain that a note has been addressed, which
lias inspired Sardinia with grave anxiety,
and that the. utmost exertions are being
made on both sides* of Hie Mineio to be
ready when the day for action shall arrive.
I “*• contents of this note cannot fail to
reach the public ear before long. The
P'ltric announces already that it contains
the threat that, **in the event of Garibaldi
taking possession of the kingdom ofNa
pies. o|- organizing an expedition ngaii s’
the Austrian possessions, Austria would
not wait for an attack, hut would proceed
to meet the Gunhaldian troops on what
ever point ot the main land it might he
necessary.'’ This is tantamount to a men
ace to Sardinia, for it plainly implies a
march aero is the territory of the Romagna
at present occupied hv the Sardinian army,
and virtually Sardinian teiritory.
The lesuli ot such a step would inevita
bly he war between Austria and the whole
oi Italy. We hesitate to believe, for the
present, thi Austria lias assumed ni.cli a
grave responsibility. It ir. not to he won
dered at that Francis Joseph should regard
with alarm the programme imputed to
Garibaldi, which embraces not nicre y the
freedom of Italy, but the independence of
Italy; or that lie should resolve to hold his
own against the army of revolution.—
riven had the plans of the great Italian
patriot licen loss publicly expounded, that
old warning, “Tim res agttur paries cum
projcimu* anlet,’’ would suggest timely
precaution. But -between resolute defence
and uncalled-for iutci volition theye is a
wide difference; and we should regret to
see Austria adopt, a course so fatal to her
interests, so compromising to her relations
with otlierEuropcan powers,and so favora
ble to her enemies, as the latter. Francis
Joseph lias everything to gain by waiting.
Austria forfeited the sympathy of Europe
last year by a premature provocation of
the conflict. The ill fated march across
the Ticino ought to have taught, and w'e
trust has taught, her a lesson; and we can
not think that she will now'put herself so
dvcidedh in the wrong as to plunge into
war with disaffected subjects and a bank
rupt exchequer, for the ostensible sake of
preserving the throne of the Neapolitan
Bourbons. Let Francis Joseph wait.—
The soldiers who light for Italian indepen
dence have prospered hitherto not less from
their bravery and devotion, from the bril
liant genius of their commander, than from
a good cause.
Public opionion in every enlightened
capital in Europe lirs been with them.—
But things would change if tlio in ject of I
the attack were other than the dynasty j
now. totteiing to its fall. Europe would!
discriminate between a war ot indepen
dence and a revolutionary struggle. If
Austria must fight let her at least avoid
the mistake of 1559. There is always
sympathy with the power that, is assailed,
unlei s its cause he that of flagrant wrong
and injustice. Attacked at Venice or in
Hungary, she will have the advantage of
public opinion on her side. By inviting!
aggression she will lose nil the advantage-’
oils results that she has leaped dining the ,
past five mAiiths, by her conciliatory atti-j
tude. and she will imperil her most vital
interests. The union of Germany will nev
er he consolidated over the mined hopes of
Italian independence; nor will the stability
of the Austrian empire ha secured b} the
sword. Unless the bloody drama of 15.19
is to he re-acted, and a French army of
liberation is once more to cross the Alps,
Am tna must keep her sword in the scab
hard; and, secure in her strength, amt in
the justness ot her cause, draw it only in
defence of her rights.
UowJttChoose a HusbautL
A beautiful young heiress had become
so disgusted witli a Haltering set of soft
pared,'pomatum haired, nmstaclied lipped
strongly perfumed suiters for her hand,
that she shut herself from the world, turn
ed all her propei ty into money, deposited
it in banks, donned a cheap wardrobe, put
on a mask, and went, pedestrian like,
through the city in which she lias hitherto
moved with ho inncli display and magnifi
cence. She asked alms of those who ot
late had knelt at her feet and sued her for
| her hand They knew her nor, and cast
Img a look of sconf upon her veiled face
j and. coarse wardrobe, hade her begone.
, Sim entered the country—here she met
J with derision and scorn. A few kind-liea?-
ted people, it ia true, bestowed aid ; but
ihn*e wi re of the poorer class, who had
| to wmk to procure their own daily bread,
b n they could l ot turn a poor feiinw-orea
tme hungry fro* their door, arid therefore
gave a small pitlaoce from their scanty
t atore. in. 1
One summer day, a Urge company met
Terms—sl,so Always in Advance.
mostly from
m* city Ihe disguised In Less from some
cause nr other had wandered there. She
a-ked alms of%ome termed “upper tens ”
n.ci spoke taunti g 1 y, hut gave nothing.
\\ ha. they said hid been heard by q iite a
number of their company. Most of them
laughed or looked as if ’served her right.’
I lie beggar woman turned about and was
walking saaly away, when a good-looking
goutleman stepped forward, mill catching
hold of her ami, thus spoke :
“Stay, my good woman, fell me what
you want.’’
Sim replied in a low trembling tone, -I
want a sixpence.’’
••101l shall have ten limes that sum.
Here, lie added, drawing from his hand
an eagle, and placing it in the gloved hand
of the woiiiaii, “take this, and if it is not
enough, I will give you another.”
The heiress returned the eagle, exolaim
tng, “l want a sixpence—only a sixpence.
Seeing that he could not he made to
nkr the coin, the gentleman drew forth a
sixpence, and gave it to the strange being
beside liiui, who, after thanking the ger*e
rous donor, walked slowly away. After
being laughed at for so doing by his com
rades, he set out in pursuit of ‘thfe beggar
woman. saving. 60
••I eilmps Hie is an heiiess— or an angel
in disguise,—-1 mean to ascertain.”
Nil that lie ill,night tins. He. wished
to show liisiiii'iiffi rence to what his com
panions said, beside satisfying himself about
the strange female he Imdjiided. He soon
ovetook her, and addressed her thus:
•Tanlon me. madam, tor pursuing you.
I would know more about you.”
As the speaker ceased, the mask drop,
ped from the face of the female, and the
beautiful heiress was portrayed before the
astonished gentleman. ‘ .cl.
They were afterwards merited, as the read
er has already imagined, for the heiress
used tiiis menus of procuring a worthy
husband, and the generous gentleman had
long been looking for “an angel in dis
guise.” •
[ lie happy husband is often heard to
sav that he got an “heiress for a sixpence.”
If aiciiiiiau/ltiiai of the Hour I
“All the States must he free,” whether
the people thereof desire it or not, is tho
standing text of Hie Democrat at Chicago,
edited liy the Republican Mayor of that
city, and a lending spokesman, for Lincoln
in Illinois. In a late article on the Texas
insurrection, Wentworth thus discourses:
“The only thing that prevents a gener
al insui rection at this moment, among tho
slaves in the border States, is their belief
that in such in event the whole power of
the Federal Government W'otild be brought
to bear against them, and crush them to
j'ice<*s.
••Once let this fear be removed—once
let it be known by the slaves that in a
contest for freedom they would only have
to fight their masters, and nothing could
prevent an instant revolution.
“Much would depend upon the manner
in which tho whites at the South treated
this insurrection, when it did occur, if
they should see that resistance was vain,
and that their only hope of safety to them
selves would bo tp } ie!d to tho negroes
their liberty, much ot carnage which would
otlu rwise follow would he .avoided. But
it, on the other hand, they should attempt,
ns no doubt they would, to put down the
rebellion by fire and by sword, there
would ensue such a tragedy as the world
has not witnessed tor centuries.
“Fancy four millions of blacks, with
tropical blood, intermixed with the more
nervous blood of their masters, boiling in
their veins—with the memories of a life
time in oppression, and the hope of a life
time offieedorn, urging them on; madden
ed by the desire for the gratification of
long-smothered revenge, and with the
full consciousness that they must triumph
or meet a fate worse than death—fancy
these men. animated by this spirit, engag
ed in a life or death struggle with the
whites of the South, and yon have a pic
tuie ot what must occur in every South
ern State, if they resolve to destroy the
old safeguard which they now have—the
Union of tin: States.
“It is undeniable that at the moment of
dissolution there are men at the North
who would find secret entrance to the
Southern States, and there aid the slave*
in the work of organizing and preparing
for insurrection.”
A gentleman was once dining with a
friend, when a most dreadful sorm arose.
In hopes of abatement, the enteitaimnent
wan prolonged to the latest possible hour;
hut at length it was over, and the storm
showed no signs of ceasing, hut o n the con?
trnrv, grew wofse and worse. The host
insisted upon his guests acceptance of a
lodging for the night, in view of the impos
sibility of reaching his home.
The guest complied, but ia few minute*
was missed fioin the parlor.. In half an
j horn ho reappeared, drenched with fain,
i Where, in Heaven'* name, have you
been ?” asked the host, viewing the sin
i gular 01. j.-ct which looked like a dog •-
’ rouud the paws, And a weeping willow
about the head
j “U” said he. quietly shaking off the
water— “l have been at home to tell my
1 wife, that a* it waa inch a night. I should
return.” * j*- • -
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