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Sv THE GEORGIA niRROK, IS PUBLISH ED EVERY SATURDAY, ISy IS. In.-U'diici* A: J. L. Rally (E litora and Proprietors.) At rHR.EE DOLLARS a year, if paid in advance, or FOUR DOLLARS, if uot paid until the end of the year. Advertisements will ba conspicuously inserted at One Dollar per square, (15 lines or less,) the first, and 50 cents for each sub sequent insertion. AH a-lvertisein nits handed in for publi cation without x limitation, will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Execu tors, Ad ninistrators anti Guardians, are re quired by law to be advertised in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. Tiie sale of Personal property must be dver ise-i in like manner forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate must be -published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Or liuary for leave to sell Land an 1 Ne irons, must be published weekly for lour months. ; y|| Letters on business must be pos r paid to insure attention. JOB HUNTING. 1 Ci ON NKCT E D with the office of the J Nil !Ui ) v, is a splen lid assortment ol if *£ Jr'-t •} And we are enable I to oscuie all kind ot Job work, ui the neatest manner and at the siioit st notice. 3vut.s.v of every description wid constantly be kept am hand, Snell as Attachments, J t-c ices’ Exccirio is, and» Snmm ms, J uy do isabphjnhs, < C r'i’s llecogni/.ance S .fieri F acias, A i;>Mia ice Ho lds, < 1 1. ssa. Declaration—Debt, 1' ! .1 1- Ii •»*% \ssuiiip.it, Sheri if Deeds, T u C Hie.•tor Executions, Uld'lS Notes. .V.- AY > 3 wHTiis.n ni.*«o.si Si u S l N lb S vS . ' 31 1 1 L subscribers having 7 i. purchased the Ware House lately occupied by (ohn 1). Pitts & Cos. have ast v.era: ..d tlicu ,'lvn tog“lmr for the ,mr p.,se of iraasa-liii: a g-ieril COM Vl*.- .Sp)N DLLS IN ESS, under the name and style of B (VLT., HILT. & LAURENCE. At our a:- • t'm will In pirtic-farlv directed to t l ■ re : *:vi lg a l l forw u 'in i goods and o ut > i, wo uh.U make every arrangemcm no •’s ; try, for .storingand t ikiug care ol the S ' [' b idness will bccoaluCtcJ '»>' M A. W. ILll. an I we pledge ourselves tuat n >‘hio : sji ill I) - w lining o i our parts to g.'"‘ g o iit s uisfi •. >:i. With ta.t‘ assuraii r • v• h >pe to receive a liberal s■ uu'e ol pub* lie ;>atr*> i.iie, 4 ~ K. T. BF.YLL, A. W HILL. M. J- LAURENCE. July 30 15 J. B. STARR, r]i 'JAlll'ia VI) G 3 V.a!331 J?i MERCHANT, SI. .lawplii sG*** January 19, 1819. DRY GOODS. fV4 IE subscriber having recently rcplen a. isho l his stock, invites his custom CIS and the public generally, to call and ex amine for themselves. Ills goods are new and well selected and ho is olfcrin g < 'em on ns good terms as any in the niirket. Lis stock consists in part ot the lollow.ng: Woolens, Sattinetts, A variety of l»ro id Cloths, Circassians, .Merinos, Do iibo/.ines and Idomb i/.nttes, lt-d and White Flannel, A good assortment of _ 'R&wl'j Mi'lc Clothmz, A large supplv of 800 T.S and SllJLb, OENTEMEV’S A VO I. \I»IK3 S'OJL'S, BJIDLES AND NHITUvUS. Crockery, Ihrdiu ire and ( Clary, With a variety of other articles suitable to th ■ season, which he t ikns great pleasure in o nri 1' to his c isto n aul Hi; j>u >- lie, at his new store on the North side Cen lrejan u' 40 THO : GARDNER. IVc v Go»:l«! *e%V Gootls ! I rri IIC Subicriber Ins ju*t received, per I. Sfrnor SlilSN, a fresh su;vilv of SVVPLE VVi) FAN 3 V UvV (»«.><.)!)S VN'.> READY MADE CLOrillN.}, iir.rrl Cloth;. Sottimtts, O mem ar.it, »'»m blet;. Merino;, Siiillcys, etc. eie. Cow for cash or to umloubte I creditor JOHN l’. HARVEA. Jn’y'Vljrn H ' 1 Vm* Solex np [IK subscriber offers lor sale L on reasonablo terms, 1, >tol Land No. 13 i, in the 211 dis trict of Stewart county, with o t’iM- i Ijoimtr;, G> acres w ;ll improve I with 'oi l b.iildi us. Any one desirous o purc'nsn’ a cood settlement of Land would and , well to"call and view the premises, bv an l .ulf niles Iron Florence S. 15. smiCkLINO. July 5 31 3 3TT UNR.YA. (JARRETT is the author SjL ise Ia »cut to take nvte*. receive cash ami give receipts for my demands -lue the m tC Subscriber will attend to tne noiiec 4. ,ion of all debts duv the late firm of (Jirdacr & Barrow, up to Vpnl, IdJd# }»e.s»ns indebted to said hr in will please BARROW the: mirror . FLORENCE ACADEMY. rilllE exercises of the Male De| .rtn ent A of the F'oreuce Academy, wdl com mence on Monday next, ?th inst. unocrihe superiuteudeuce of Air. Geo roe J. M- - Uleskey, who comes well recommended as an instrurter of youth. The follow:'.g will be the rates of tuition, por quarter: Ortliograpliy, Reading ami Writing $4 0, do do do with Arithmetic, 5 0 English Grammar and Geography, 6 O' Higher English Branches, 8 0 Languages, 10 0 The Female Department will commenef on tiie same day, under the direction ot Miss Margaret Harvey. Ol' .Miss Hir vey’s qualifications the Trustees deem it ui necessary to speak, as they are tai wY.t known to require any recommendation Iron them. The terms of tuition, will bs th same as state above, and for Drawing and Painting, 12 (X Needlework an extra charge of 3 (V Board can be had, for males and fatn'es in the most respectable houses, at romr.t bie prices. Jan. 5 39 BY THE TR.UB.EN~. C A BINE J' !• L lixM J li it 4 ' (1 EORGE 11. & WM. J. WILLKtvS r respectfully inform tlie citizens ol Florence and the surrounding country, that they have permanently located themselves in Florence, and are prepared to execute in th • most neat and workmanlike style, .Side- Boards, Bureaus, Tables, Chairs, Work an I Wash Stands, and Furniture of every description used in this section of the coun try. They tlatter themselves, from their long experience, that they will be able to give general satisfaction to those who may favor them with their patronage. April 9 52 J. A. 11. JIACOH, attorney at law, STAWSVILLE. LE6 COUNTY. GEORGIA. ~W7~I LL attend the Courts of the CHAT- T A HOOCH EE CIRCUIT. Nov. 25 35 lv W ILL IAM R~~MAY~ Attorney 3l Law, < STARKSVILLE, Lee county, Ga. will practice in all the counties of the Chat tahoochee circuit. March 10 43 lv ______ Dr. \V;ti. M. iiiitibLiijj; LUMPKIN, GA. (T AN, at ail times be found by those wish- J ing his services, at his office, 3• i e house of M. McCullar, Esq. when aotpro essio* Mytnsaged. J in 20 42 LAW "NOTICE. r TJ !IE undersigned have associated them I. selves in the PRACTICE OF LAW. under the firm of Bull & Mitchell, and will attend promptly to ail business entrus led to their care in the Courts of the Vo I lowing counties, viz. Stewart, Sumter, Muscogee, Lee, Ga. and Randolph, Barbour, Ala. J. L. Burn, may* be found at Iris office ii Florence, and J. M. Mitchell, at his oftic. in Lumpkin, Stewart co. Ga. JESSE L. BULL, JAMES M. Ml rCllELL •ebl, 47 et ALABAMA LAN IKS FOR SALE. ,VT IIYLF 9 u . 3f) In • S. half 4 11 30 N. half 8 14 30 N. half 7 11 30 S. half 7 14 30 S. half 6 14 30 S. half 11 14 29 S. half 20 18 28 S. half 34 19 28 N. half 3fi 19 . 29 S. half 36 19 29 AV. half 29 16 20 N. half 0 16 30 E. half 21 22 26 E. half 22 13 23 N. half 33 20 26 S. half 32 18 28 AV. half 26 15 24 S. half 29 16 25 K. half 2 18 25 Any of the above Lands will be sold on rerun to suit purchasers, by appfication to John D. Fitts, Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the subscriber, at Macon. July 26 18 J- COWLES. GEORGIA— Ler County! IT appearing to the Court that Malichi O. . Snellgrove, administrator with the will anil axed, of Robert. D. Respess, deceased lias mismanaged tho estate of said deceased, in this, ta wit: That the said Malichi O Sucllgr.ave Iras removed a part of the ne* gross of said estate from the county of Lee, aforesaid, and from the plantation of said es tate; that the said Malichi O. Snellgrove has neglected to hire out the negroes or rent out the lands of said estate, which has injured the said estate; and that the said Malichi (). Snellgrove has otherwise mismanaged said estate to Die injury of the same. It i< therefore, on motion ol Isaac Tison m l Robert G. Ford, securities of said Mali* cl,i O. Snellgtove, ordered and adjudged by the Court, that the said Snellgrove shew cause at the next term of this Court, to be held on the first Mon lay in September next whv he should not give other securities, and the said Isaac Tison am! Robert O. Ford |,o discharged anil relieved from their sern rityship as his securities on the said Admin istration, or the said Snellgrove be discharg ed from said Administration and the same be revoked. Aud i' is further ordered, that lie be serv ed with a copy of this Rule twenty days be fore the said next term of this Court. GKORfil V, ? I, Samuel C. Wyche fr jJ t Coiiity. S Clerk of the coutl of Ordinary do certify th>t the above anti fore going is a true copy taken from the minutes this I9th day of July I^9. SA ML. C. WYCHE, c. c. o. July 19, 1839. ~ To Holders of Taxable Properly. Till RTY days from this date, I shall proceed to collect the, taxes duo the corporation. as directed by the Ordinance to that effect. M. .1. LAURENCE Ass'r. ic Col. July 10. ®A» AUSTJ3IC 13SJN PROSPECTUS or the SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. THIS is a monthly Magazine, devoted chiefly to Literature, but occasion ally finding room al-o lor articles tha fall within the scope ol Science ; and not pro essing an entire disdain ol ta-telul selections, though its matter has been, as it will con tinue to be, in the main, original. • Party Politics, and controversial Theol ogy, as far as possible, are jealously exclu ded. They are sometimes so blended with discussions in literature or in moral sci ence, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain admittance for the sake of the more valu able matter to which they adhere: bu» whenever that happens they are incidental, only, not primary. They are dross, tolera ted only because it cannot well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith it is incor porated. Reviews and Critical Notices, occu py their due space in the work: and it is the Editor’s aim that they should have a three fold tendency—to convey, in a condensed form, such valuable truths or interesting in cidents as’are embodied in the works re viewed, —to direct the readers attention to books that de.erve to be read—and to warn him agaiust wasting time and money upon that large number, which merit only to be burned. In this age of publications that by their variety and multitude, distract and o vei whelnm every uudiscriniiuating student, impartial criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is one of the most inesti mable and indispensable ofauxiliaries to him who docs wish to discriminate. Essays and Tales, having in view utility nr amusement, or both; Historical sket ches—and Rkmimsences of events too min ute for History, yet elucidating it, and heightning its interest—may be regarded as forming the staple of the work. And of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish ed—sometimes of no mean strain—to man ife3t and to cultivate the growing poetical tasie and talent^of our country. The times appear, for several reasons, to demand such a work—and not one alone, but manyt The public mind is feverish and irritated still, from recent political strifes: The soft, assuasive influence of Lit erature is needed, to allay that fever, and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly are rioting abroad : —They should be driven by indignant rebuke, or lashed by ridicule, in to theii fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it ever an immense proportion of our peo pie:-—Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse the enlightened, and to increase their number; so that the great enemy of popular "overnment may no longer brood, like a portent'aus cloud, over the destinies of our country. \nd to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful agent can be employed, than a periodical on the plan of the Messenger; if that plan be but car ried out in practice ? The South peculiarly requires such an agent. In all the Union, south of Washing ton, there are but two Literary periodicals L Northward of that city, there are probably at least twenty-five or thirty! Is this con trast justified by the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, or the actual literary taste of the Southern people, compared with those, of the Northern? :No: for in wealth, talents and taste, we may justly claim, at least, an equality with our brethren md a itpniesiie institution exclusively nnr own, beyond ali doubt, aifords us, if we choose, twice the leisure for reading and writing which they enjoy. It was from a deep sense of this local want iliat the word Southern was engrafted on this periodical: and not with any design to nourish loca’ prejudices, or to advocate sup posed local iute ests. Far from any such thought, it is the Editor’s fervent wish, to see tne North and South bound endearing ly together, forever, in the silken bands or mutual kindness and nfiection. lar from meditating hostility to the north, he has al ready drawn, and he hopes hereafter to draw, much of his choicest matter thence ; and happy indeed will lie deem himself, should lus pages, bv making each region know the other better contribute in any es senfial degree to dispel the lowering clouds that now threaten the peace ot both, anil to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love. The Southern Literniy Messenger has now been inexistence four years—the pre sent No commencing the fifth volume. Dow far it lias acted out rhe ideas here ut tered, is not for the Editor to say; lie be lieves, however, that it falls not further short of them, than human weakness usually makes Practice fall short ol 1 henry. CONDITIONS. 1. The Southern Literary Messenger is published in monthly numbers, of 64 large supei royal octavo pages each, on the best o' paper, and neatly covered, at $5 a year— payable in advance. - 2. Or five new subscribers, by sending theit names and S2O at one time to the edi tor, will receive their copies for one y -ar, for that sum, or at $4 for each. 3. The risk of loss of payments for sub scriptions, which have been properly com mitted to the mail, or to the hands of a post master, is assumed by the editor 4. If a subscription is not directed to he di•■continued before the first number of the next volume has been published, it will be taken as a continuance for another year. ■Subscriptions must commence with the be ginning of the volume, and will not be ta ken for*less than a year’s publication. 5. The mutual obligations of the publish er and subscriber, for the year, are fully in clined as soon as the first number ol the volume is issued : and alter that time, no discontinuance of a subscription will be permitted. Nor will a subscription be dis continued for any earlier notice, while yna thine thereon remains due, unless at the option of the Editor. Richmond, V irginia. “notice. ’ TV’vF.X up and {brought to .Tail at this nlace a negro man who calls himself li m about thirty fivo years old, who says lie belongs to Bartly Cox of Jones county and ihat lie run away from his plantation in Ma ker county. The owner is requested to come forward and comply with the term pf Law and take him away. StarksviUe, Leaco. (Ja. IS. A DYSON. Jailer. E xcuii five Depart men!, Gn Mifledgeville. glltli May. 1839. Ylj HEKEAB, by an Act. ol ilie Geuer » ▼ al Assembly, passed the 26th De cember, ltgiti. entitled “An Act, to provide lor the call of a Convention or reduce the number of the General As sembly ol ttie State of Georgia, and for o tber purposes therein named,” it is provided that ii shall be the duty of His Excellency tl'.e Governor to give publicity to tbe alter ations and amendments made in the Uousti tutioi, in reference to the Reduction of the number of members cumpu ing tbe Gen eral Assembly, and the first Monday in Oc tober, next alter the rising ot said Conven tion, he shall fix on for the Ratification of the People, of such amendments, altera tions, or new articles, as they may make for the objects of reduction anc* equalization of lire General Assembly only, and if ratified by a majority of the voters, who vote on tlie question of RATIFICATION - ’ or “No RATIFICATION”—then, and in that event, the alterations so by them made and ratified, shall be binding on the people of this State, and not otherwise.” And whkaRAS, the delegates of the pro pie of this State, assembled in Convention under the provisions of tlie before recited act, and agreed to, and declared the follow ing to be a ‘terations and amendments of the Constitution of this State, touching the rep resentation of t lie people in the General Asse i bly there 0 1, to-wit: The Convention assembled under an act, •to provide for the call, of a Convention, to reduce the number of the General As sembly, of the JState of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named,’' passed the 2Gth day of December, 1838, l aving met uii dertlie Proclamation of the Governor, on Monday the 6th day of May, 18 *9. propose as the final result of their deliberations, the following to be amendments to the Consti tution of the State of Georgia, and present the same to His ExCe'lency the Governor of the State, that publicity may be given to said alterations and amendments, according to the si> th section of tlie act, under which the Convention assembled. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI TUTION. • OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members from ali the counties which now are, or hereafter may be inclu ded within this State, according to their respective numbers of frae persons, ami in cluding three lifthd of all the people of color, to be ascertained by an actual enumeration, to be made from time, to time at intervals of seven years as now by law provided Each county shall be entitled to one member Each county having a representative popu lation as above specified, of six thousand persons, shall be entitled to one aditional member, and each county having such rep resentative population of twelve thousand persons, shall be entitled to two additional members, but no county shall have more tlipn three members. The numbers of which tlie House of Re presentative will be composed according to the aforesaid ratio, and the last census, shall not hereafter be increased, except when a new county is created ; and it shall be the duty of the Legislature, at their session, to be hidden next after the enume ration provided for Gy law, so to regulate tbe ratio of representation, as to prevent surh increase. The Representatives shall be chosen an nu lly on the first Monday of October, nntf such day ol election shall be altered by law. . The Senate shall consist of mi'lv-* l * members, elected annually on the first I lon day in October, until such day ol election shall be altered by law and shall be compos edof one member from each of the forty six Senatorial Districts following : 1 <’hatliam atn! Effingham. 2 Scriven and Burke. 3 Richmond and Columbia. 4 Lincoln and Wilkes. 5 Elbert and Madison. 6 Hab rsham and Lumpkin. 7 Union and Rabun. 8 Forsyth and Hall. 9 Jackson and Franklin. 10 Clark and Oglethorpe. 11 Gre ß n and Putnam. 12 Taliferro and Warren. 13 Hancock and Baldwir. 14 Washington And Jefferson. 15 Emanuel and .Montgomery* 16 Liberty and Bry r, n. 17 Tattnall and Bulloch. 18 Mclntosh and Glynn. 19 Camden and Wayne. 20 Ware and Lowndes. 21 Telfair and Appling. 22 Laurens and YVilkinson. 23 Pulaski and Twiggs. 24 Bibb and Crawford. 25 Jones and Jasper. 26 Butts and Monroe. 27 Gwinnett and Walton. 28 DeKalband Henry. 29 Newton and Morgan. 30 Gilmer and Murray. 31 Cass and Cherokee. 30 Cobb and Campbell. 33 Coweta and Fayette. 34 Merriwetltcr and Talbot. 35 Pike and Upson. 36 Houston and Macon. 37 Dooly and Irwin. 38 Thomas and Decatur 39 Baker and Early. 40 Lee and Sumter. 41 Randolph and Stewart. 42 Muscogee and Marion. 43 Harris and Troup. 44 Heard and Carroll. 43 Paulding and Floyd. 46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade. And whenever hereafter the Legisla ure shall lay off and establish anew county, it shall be added to the most contiguous Senatorial District, having the smallest re presentative population. JAMES M. WAYNE, President of the Convention. Attest: LuciEN Lataste Sac'ry of the Convention 1 therefore, in conformity with the pro visions of the before recited act, to hereby give publicity to the same, and enjoin each voter for members of the General Assen bly •f this State, on the first day therein spe cified, to-wit: on the first Monday in Octo bor u«xt, to give his vote ol “KA i I r kvA TION” or “RATIFICATION,” as | rovi_ ed in said act, and the presiding officers, certify tlie same to this Deiiaiiiuent actor dingly. Given under my hand and seal oftl e Ex ecutive Department at the Ca| ital, in Mil hdgeville, this the day and year first above mentioned. GEORGE R. GILMER. By the Governor. John H. Steele. Sec. Ex Pep. From the Aetc York Sun. liicle Abel and Little Ed ward. AS affectinu narrative. Were any of you born in New-England, but the good old catechising, school-going, orderly limes? It you were, you must re member my Uncle Abel, the most perpen dicular, upright downright good man, (fiat ever labored six day» an rested on the Sab bath. You remember his hard, weathei beaten countenance, where every lin< seemed to be drawn with a pen of iron ami the point of a diamond ; his considerate grey eyes, that moved over objects as if it were not best to be in a hurry about seeing ; the circumspect opening and shutting ol bis mouth ; his dow n-sitting and up-rising ; all which appeared to be performed with a conviction aforethought; in short, the whole ordering of his life and conversation, which w as, according to the tenor of the military order, “to the right about face—forward march!” Now, if yon supposed from all this triangularism of exterior that this good man had nothing kindly within, you were much mistaken. You often find the green est grass under a snow-drift; and though mv Uncle’s mind was exactly of the flower garden kind, still there was an abundance of wholesome and kindly vegetation there. It is true, he seldom laughed, and never joked—himself; but nd man had a more serious and weighty conviction of wliat a good joke was in another ; and when some excellent witticism was dispensed in his pres ence you might see Uncle Abel’s face slowly relax into an expression ol solemn Satisfac tion, and he would lock at the author with and certain quiet wonder, as if it was astonish ing how, B"ch a thing crfultl ever come into a man’s head. Uncle Abel also had some relish for ihe fine arts, in proof whereof I might adduce the pleasure with which he gazed at the plates in his Family Bible, the likeness w hereof I presume you never any of you saw ; he was also such an eminent musician that he could go through the singing book at sitting,:, without the least fatigue, beating time like a windmill nil tlie way. He had, too, a liberal hand— though Ins liberality w;ir all by the rule of three and practice. lie did to his neigh bors exactly ns he would be done by—he loved some things in this world sincerely—- loved his God much, but he honored ar.d feared him more : lie was exact w ith others, he was more exact with himself-—and ex pected his God to be more exact still. Every thing in Unde Abel’s house was in the same tune, p'ace manner, and form, from, year’s end to year's end. There was old Master Bose, a dog after my Uncle’s own liptl. who always walked as if Lewis learning the mtilipliration table, there was the old clock forever ticking in the kitchen V irner, with a picture oif its face of the sun, forever setting behind a perpendicular row of poplars. There was the nevon-failing upp'y of red peppers and onions hanging over the chimney. There-was theyenily hollv-hock and ri.turning glories, blooming around the windows. There was the ‘best room.’ with its sanded floor, and evergreen asparagus bushes, its clipboard w ith a glass door f'i one corner, and the stand with the creat Bible mi' 1 alntnanacon it in the other. There was Aunt Bet«ey, who never looked any older, because she always loosed as old as she could ; who always diied hey cat nip and worm wood the last of September, and began to clean the horse the first ol May. In short, this was the land of continuance. Old Time never seemed to take it into his head to practice either addition, sulotrae tion, or multiplication, on its stun tdtal. This Aunt Betsey, aforenamed, was the neatest and most efficient piece of htirr an machinery that ever operated in foity places at once. " She was always every where, predominating ovei, and seeing to, eveiy thing; and thotigh niy uhcle had bean twice married, Aunt Betsey's rule l and authority had never been broken. She reigned over bis wives when living, and reigned afier them when dead, ar and seemed I kely to reign to the end of the chapter. But my uncle’s latest wife left Ann! Betsey a much less tractable subject to manage i ban ever had fallen to .her lot before. Lit tie Edward was the child of my uncle’s old ice, and a brighter, merrier little blossom never grew upon the verge of an avalanche He had been committed to the nursing of his grandmarna until he arrived at the age of indiscretion,and then tny old uncle's heart yearned toward him.and he was sent forborne. His introduction into the family excited a tcirildc sensation. Never was there such a contemner ol dignities, such a violator ol all high places and sanctities, as this very Master Edward. It was al! in vain to f y to teach him decorum, lie was the most outrageously merry little ell that ever shook a head of curls, and it was all the same to him, whether it was “Sab'ti-day,” or any other dav. He laughed ar.d frolicked with every body and every thing that came in his wav," not even excepting his solemn old la ther ; and when you saw him with his arms round the old man's neck, and his bright bine eyes and blooming check pressing out by the bleak face of Uncle Abel, you al most fancied that yon saw Spring caressing Winter. Uncle Abel's metaphysics were sorclv puzzled how to bring this sparkling, dancing compound of spirit and matter info any reasonable shape, for lie did mischief with an energy and perseverance that was truly astonishing. Once lie scoured the floor with Aunt Bet-ev’s Scotch sniff, and once he washed the hearth with Uncle Abel’s immaculate clothes brush, and once he spent half an hour in living to make Bose wear his father’ ■ spectacles. In short, there was no use, but the right one, to which he did not put every thing that came in his way. But Uncle Abel was most of all puzzled to know what to do with k hn on I the' Sabbath, for on that day Master Ed- &T<t* a3, ward seemed to> exert l imself particularly to be eiuertaicing. “Knwatd, Edward, must not pby on Sunday.” his father would say. and then Edward would shake his eurls ovet .his eyes, and walk out of the room as grave as the catechism, but the next mo ment you might see pussey scampering in dismay through the “best room,” wriih Ed ward at her heels, to the manifest discomfi ture of Aunt Betsey and all others in au thority. At last my uncle caine to the con clusion that “it wasn’t in nalurto teach him any better, and that “he would no more keep Sunday than the bnmk down ihe lot.’ My poor uncle ! he did not know what was the matter with his heart, but certain it was that lie lost all faculty ol scolding when liUle Edward was in the « ase, though he wou'd stand robbing his spectacles a quar ter of an hour longer than common, when Aunt Betsey was detailing hit witticisms and clever doings. But in proceesof time, our hero compassed his third year, and ar rived at the dignity of going to school.- He went illustriously through th? spelling look, and then attacked the catechism; went from “man’s chief end*’ to “the comn at.d -mentß” in a fortnight, and at last came home, inordinately merry, to tell farlier he had got to “Amen.” After this, he made a regular business of saying over tbe m hole every Sunday evening, standing with his hanafs folded in front, and his checked apron smoothed down, occasionally giving a glance over his shoulder,to see w hether pappy was qttrnding- Being of a very benevolent turn of mind, he made several efforts to teach Bo«e the catechism, in w hich he succaeded as well as could be expectea). In short, without further detail, Master Edwaid bade fair to be a literary wonder. But alas! for poor little Edward, his merry dance was soon over. A day came when he s'ckenedl Aunt Betsey tried her whole herbarium, but in vain ; he grew rapidly worse aul w,.rso. Tlis father sickened in heart, but said nothing ; he stayed by his bedside day and night, trying all means to save with af fecting pertinacity. “Can’t you thirl: of any thing tnovip, doc- tor,” said he to the physician when every tiling had hern tried in vain. “Nothing,” answered the phvsician. A slight convul sion passed over my uncles face. “Then the T.ord’s will be done ! “said he. Just at that moment n ray of the' setting sun pier ced the rhecked curtains, and gleamed.like an angel’s «rr le across the face of the little •nfierpr. TTenwnke from a disturbed sleep. “Oh, dear' oh. lam so sick J” lie gasped feebly. His father raised him in his aims ; he breathed easier, and looked up with a grateful smilp. Just then his old playmate, the. eat, crossed the floor “There gnos pnssev.” said he: “Oh dear! I shall never plav wiili pussey any more.” At that mo ment a deadly change passed oier his fare, lip looked up to hisfatlifr with an imploring expression, and put out his hands. Time was one moment of agony, and the sweet features seitleal with a smile of peace, anal “n ortnl'tv was swallowed up of life.” My uncle lal<! him alewn. and loa«ked e.nc mo ment at hi* beautiful face ; it was too much for his principles, too much for liis pride, and lie lifteal up liis voice and wept! The next morning wn« the Sal I atli. the funeial rf.iv, anal it ro«e with breath all ineence, and with cheek all blomm Uncle Abel was as calm and collected as ever ; but in his face there was a sorrn*’ stricken expression that could not he mistaken I rcn.cnbcrhim at family praver herding over the great bihle, and beginning tl e psalm “Loid, lieu hast hern our dwelling place in all genera tions.” Apparently he was touched by the. melanc holv and splendor of tlie poetry; for i ft< r leading a few verses he stopped. Theie was a ilead silence, interrupted only by the nek of ihp rlnrh I'e cleared his voice ret eatedlv and tried to go on, hut in vain. lie closed ilie book aid ki.ilt to prayer. Th* energy of sorrow brol-e t) rough Iris usual formal reverence., and his language flaiwed forth with a derp ard sorrowful pntl os, which I have never forgotten. The God so much reverenced, «o much feared, seemed to draw v.i ar to him as a friend and comforter, to he his re fuge and strength, “as very present 1 elp in time of trouble ” My uncle, arose, 1 sarv him walk lowaid the mom of the departed , one. I fol'owed and stood with him over the dead, lie uncovered liis face. It was set with the seal of death, hut oh. l ow sur passingly lorclv was the impression * The brilliancy of life was gone, but ilie fare w as touched with the mysterious triumphant brightness which seems lil-e the dawning of heaven. My uncle looked long anil steadi ly. lie felt the beauty of what he gazed on; his heart was softened, but he had no words for his feelings. lie lelt tic worn iA.consciously, and sta od at the (rant door. The balls were ringing for chr cli; tlie morning was bright, and the birds were singing merrily and the little pet sqt.irrt 1 of little Edwaid was frolicking about the door. My unde watched him as he tan first up one tree and then another, over the fence, whisking his brush and chattering as if nothing was the nifpter. With a deep sigh Uncle Al-el broke forth—* How happy that creature is! well, the Lmd's will lie done!” That day the dust was ecu miteii to the dust amid the lan rotations of all who had known little Edward. Years! avc passed since then, and my uncle lias long been gathered to his fathers, but lis just and upright spirit has entered the n gnsior.y of the sons if (ioil, wl-e.ie nt itl « r urnt )> nor sorrow ever finds nun ission. Vet. tl e good man may have opipit ns which the philosophical scorn, weaknesses i t which the thoughtless smile,hut dt ath shall i barge him into all that is enlightened, wise ami refined. ‘’lie shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars, for ever and ever.” What's in a name ? The New Hampshire Whig says it once lmard of a facet ions person whose name was ‘New,’ who named his fir>f child “Scmctlirg,’ as it was “Srxnethirg New.” Ilis second was rhristeued ‘Noth ing,’ it being ‘‘Nothing New.” A dry goods dealer in Bangor, bad, hy his ronduct. obtained the nan • of “the liyle ras cal.'’ Being asked why this'npprlTarion been given him, he replied, “to distinguish me from the rest of my neighbor*. who ar* allgiftff rascals." *