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lly b. Gardner \J. L. Hull,
(Editors and Proprietors.)
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Advertiskmkjitr will b? conspicuously
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<n less.) the first, and 50 cents for each sub.
sequent insertion.
All advertisements handed in fsr publi
cation without , limitation, will he published
t 11 forbid, and charged accordingly.
Sales of La i 1 .id Nrr-o.s by Kxecu
r-. Ad uinistraiors and Uu ir bans, are re
tired by law one alverti l:a a public
ita/.ette, sixty days previous to the day of
t* de.
-p; ic S ,1„ i,f Personal property must be
silver in like uiauner forty days.
Notice to Debtors an 1 Creditors of tip
c rate .mist be published forty days.
Notice that application will be made to
no Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land
i.l'Neuroes, mast be published weekly lor
i .ur months. ,
\II Letters ou business must ot
i ,s r aid to insure attention.^
J7) !> LGMN i'lNti.
ON NEC PUD with the oflice of the
is a splea lid assortment of
\„d we are en ded to exeme all kind o Job
work ra tha neatest manner and at .he short
si notice*. x
„ f -v m wid constantly he kept
Oil aii 1. 'uch > *
Aiia.'.t
.1 a ti E set' i io i R ,
do Summons,
.1 lry do
Sabp.cuas
Clara's Recog il.'.atic*
Seieri Facias,
Appe .ranee Hands,
i \ .k. Si.
Dedication — Debt,
| ).•!•!,irniioo —■ Vss;- ipsil.
Sheri V Deed*.
P ix Collector Executions,
ill-ink Notes. .V.e
l ( Wl N l wN & Slit’EN
rkUiK o ib.io are r.-sp •cfu'lv iiteiH
| „m. (i , t steamer-Lt s.Nn.N and b.:i^
i . ,„.cil,r irte.kets between I' LUlv
f S-CE'a.. I rpAL VCIUUOIaA, (touching
.?,■[ lit.) I man. fid place alternately, cve
.\v i ji*s Itv ulS.i'r lav. rim patron
« to -;» tt.it :is r''■-!» •«:11 .t Ily solicited
" • ,- u ~,d p issue, at cns-om iry rat's
for .Viitcii apply toiheC .ptaii.sim board, o.
unvll, hill fc laurexce.
V I >re:iOC.
p'lß!, i >C M Ft 1 '‘-s', l.'yi • <m.
DODGE. K‘>L'.» vV Mcix.vV.
A pa hit liuola.
Florence.
\Varl* and > lie & *'»'»
r, U vS [ N E s> I s ? •
. ? v ! '•: sobs.-ribers having
f r~*f S tmrch.si-l the \Va„
House lately ocruf.ed by
John I). Pitts & < o. have as
• I ■ i .,. f (»*r j* - ! fur pur -
S1 a Its* I t'le at i - IOC ' (<uvn ! lS
pise of transactin' a gcnvi. . -
Si )N BUSINESS, under the name and
st\le oi
‘ BEAM., HILL & LAURENCE
A*- our attaiia-m will be pariicu any < nt • ,
,o the reviving and lb war hug «oods ami
,1 pv TV arrangeniem
V. 1 1 to 11, w»‘ !»h I*l 111-lIvC. t ' r > ,
iv* mrv, for conn ; and taking care the
Trunin™ vill h« co-uliifttf-l by Jr.
\. W. I hi.!.. ...:l w OHrsts ? t s
nith.-ig sli.li!)-
L . > i.m i! satisd tin t- With .
L, we hope to »■ a tib--.aU..m'e oi pub
,ie I’ : ‘ ~ T p,K\LL,
a! W. HILL
•U. LAURENCE
July SO 13
' ' j. IV STAiDI,
FD3WAB-1113 11) »I)MVI!SS!3M
meucuam.
wi, Joseph* Via*
January 19, IS'!!). __ _
W" ;j ai»ii*e Ac Coiiuwwsi®®
B U. S IXE 88.
Jy H R subscriber respect -
I'mllv notifies his I’rieml'
utd ili** ‘planters of Stewart
,*%• ' *'-■ b coi!'".'i.:u lie will be pre
|( ,r, it ,iWw, r ,lG 7 ls »nd Cotton th-„-
iuinz vear. He ha/ >9- every
arrangement to secure the saiel;, ot Colo
and Goods coiisieueJ to him.
He hopes to b >ble to give s . -h -Mon.
and respectfully -ders the pu-mctoH- ( > "
whom he b»4»»| O t >D WA R l> •
"'VLocS-": - • 2 -
\LABAMA LANDS
VOII‘SALE.
|7 NTIRH 7 14 ™
til N. half 8 }} 2J
S. half 4 14 30
S.half « Jj 29
.S.half 11 11 *?
H. half 34 13 29
W. half 29 13 29
N. half 29 1» *
K.italf ’n « 23
S. half .92 18 28
N. half 32 2J g ’
\v. half 2t; i> ;;
S. half 3‘» 13 25
N. 1,..'/ 9 14 ft
K. half 2 IS 25
Kntii e 33 1* 2 L
»« v of the above Lands will be sold on
term ; to suit purchasers, by application to
John O. Fitts, Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the
at Macon. COWLr^
THE ?l I ESC OIG .
i\KW CiOO»S.
fBl HE have just received at
1- their stot , next door to Mr. 11. W.
Woodward, on Centre street, a large and
general assortment of
Staple and Fancy
iDauar aou»3*
Consisting ot
Cotton Bagging. Negro ( loth,
Linseys, Cotton Usnaburgs,
Readymade Clotliing, Blankets,
Htiis Btiots and Slioi s,
Togetner w ith all other kinds of Domes
tic Goods suitable to the season.
Their -supoly of FANCY GOODS is
large and well assorted. They invite tlieir
friends and the public generally, to call and
examine fortheinselv s.
S. W. BENNETT Sc Cos.
Not. 23 33
Copartnership.
TIT [IE undersigned have formed a Copart
■- nership for the transaction ol business
under the name and style of
.(VLYPHi; i & HOiSGT.V.
They h ive now on hand and expect to
keep a well assorted stock of
DRY GOODS,
Cf •ockery , Hardware, Cutlery , fyc.
They intend to keep a well selected slock
of Goods at Friendship, S'livter county.
A. B. C. WINFREY.
J. B. MORGAN,
Florence, Nov. 23 3J
TO THE PUBLIC.
11 HR Subcribers beg leave to inform the
. Pub ic t rat they have bought the en
tire Stock of Messrs. A. W. Hill, Laurence
Sc Cos. and will continue to occupy the old
Stun I. South wing of Phoenix Hotel, cor
tier of Broad and Centre Street, the Stock
now on hand, and the supplies daily expec
■ ■I will make a choice selection of DRY
G >J.)S, HATS, SHOES, BOOTS
CROCKERY, GLASS, CUTLERY,
HARDWARE, See. an I as we have
op md our book* Ibr the year 1810. wo hope
t i receive a double share of the public pat
ronage.
We won’ I farther remark, that as we are
delermio ■ i nt sc’! goods to none but those,
.vhn are sallied and good for their contracts,
vc shall be able to afford good* to our rrtg
ular customers at lower prices than usual.
CHARLES A. SMITH,
Dec. 6, 35 JAMES B. BROWN.
sYvM/fC.
(i NT person wishing t» exchange a nc
"A. gro girl, 12 or 13 years of age, tor a
b.isk, active hoy, can be accommodated by
oailiog oil i- L. BULL.
Nor 23 33
ST. J3SEPH AND lOLA RAIL i)3AD.
' fill iv undersigned announces to the puh
i lie that the St. Joseph and lola R»ii
Road ia now completed and open for purpo
,cs of transportation
Cars, suitable for the transportation cf ah
:,ii,da of iiierchandi/.e, building materials
uni livestock, are provided.
A wharf and ware house arc erected at
he Chipola Depot, where goods and pro
duce to and fro in the inter io-, will be reeciv
and or delivered.
T’.ie house* and cotton sheds atvehed to
the Rail iloul at lola anti St. Jos'oh, an
irge ui I commodious, -and cotton and othei
iicrchandize, if so directed, will be placet
at either poiitt, under cover.
The despatch, economy and safety with
which merchandize ami produce may be
.rausported bv the new route, through the
iiv of St. Joseph, when practically tested,
viII be fully apprefi-fed by a discerning
onblic, and :il! tlic tiotler.-igued now asks. is.
that the Planters, Cotton buyers and Mer
diants of the interior, will make the experi
oent, confident that it will result to theii
profit and satisfaction.
flutes of Charge established on
the St. Joseph S; 101 l Railroad,
TRANSPORTATION.
Passengers, ‘ §1 4)0 each,
Children, under 12 years .>0 „
MERCHANDIZE.
On each bale of Cotton, 15cts prbale
On llhvls, Barrels, hall and
qr. Casks, Tierces, Boxes
Bales, or packages of Mer
chandize, at the rate of 10 ~ bid.
Oil each bag of Salt, Codec,
Pepper 2c Pimento, Corn,
Oats or grain of any kind,
not measuring over 5 ft:....10 ~ bag.
On all Iron castings, kegs of
shot, lead, or nails, grind
stones, milk stones, and all
heavy articles, at the rate
0f... - lf)o:b -
LU.MBKR, &e.
Lumber, iVc 2 50 prIOOO f..
Bricks 3 09 „ 1900
Shingles, put up in bundles, 50 „ ~
in bulk 1 00
Staves, 2 00 ~ ~
Ho -p poles, ,r >o „ „
Wood • • • • 2 00 „ cord.
Pine or oak logs lic.vn or
rough 3 ~ cubit ft.
Cedar logs 14 . leuiel.
Gigs and C irts 1 00 each.
Four wheel Carriages, 200 „
LIVB STOCK.
Hors;s and O.xen 300 per h ad.
Cows and Calves 2 00 „
Sheep an I lings, 2> ~ ..
Poultry 1 0» - 1,11,1 ll
Wll ARFAGE.
On each bale of Cot on, 3 cts per bale.
On each bbl of Merchandize 3 .. bl>l.
Oil all other heavy goods, 19 ~ 1000
STORAGE.
The [Mown* rates uttll he charged far all
(fools, Ac. stored in the Co.npany's IVare-
J louses :
On each bale of cotton, not
exceeding 60 days ' ’ cfs - i’ r ja,e *
On each barrel of Merchan
dize do .....10 .. bbl.
On all measurement Good-,, 2 ~ loot,
iron castings and ail heavy
articles,.'. r > " 100,b '
JOHN P. GRAY. Vgent.
fit. Joseph, Oct. 28, If. • ”1
ad. aeaa*
FOR SALE.
A PRIVATE Lot in the Town of Flor
ence, cle ired, bet unimproved, well
situated (or a family residence, on low and
accommodating terms. For futher partic
ulars enquire at ibis office.
Nov 30. 1839. 3<
IRWIN TON MASONIC
Lottery,
\ UTiIORISEL) by an Act of the Leg
s-A islaturc of the State ot Alabama.
To be dtawn in the town of Irwinton.
Barbour county, Alabama, on the FIRST
WEDNESDAY in APRIL, *841), or soon
er, il the tickets can bo sold—for the pur
pose of erecting a Masonic Hall »u the town
of irwinton,
S('SIBTHi£.
1 PRIZE of $5,000
1 „ „ 2,000
1 » ,* 1,000
4 „ ~ 500
4 „ ~ 250
20 „ 100
24 „ „ 25
5000 „ „ 3
5055 Prizes. Not two blanks to a Prize.
All the prizes to be put up in one wheel,
md the numbers in another and drawn out
Done publicly, under tfie superintendence
of five Commissioners.
Price of tickets THREE DOLLARS,
Half and quarter in propoition, which can
be had by application to either of the man
agers, by letter, (or otherwise,) post paid, at
irwinton, Ala.
Any person wishing to purchase a quanti
ty shall be allowed a liberal discount.
W. S. TAYLOR, )
A. P. CRAWFORD, > Manageis.
JOHN CHAIN, S
.October 16, 1839. 29 td
PROPASALS
For publishing in the town of Irwinton, AL
ali.ima, a weekly Newspaper, to be entitl' and
the
3K%V I \T4)A {MIBONICLE.
fTAVING heard many complaints of tlio
il. want of t Newspaper in tiiis town, (te
lie e.iud icteu in a gcutlemanly-like m uitier.)
h ■ undersigned have been induced, by the
earnest solicitations of many friends, to em
bark in ttie undertaking.
In assutnin* the duties consequent upon
such an enterprizc, we feel deeply conscious
of the responsibility which will devolve up
on ns; and knowing, too, the diversity of
iiie human mind, we cannot flatter ourselves
that we will t o nblw to please all. But,
■a, (\,r as our humble abilities extend, we
will at all times be found striving to elevate
the standard of TROTtr and coruecy moral
paivctPLKs. It will be our object to ad
caoee the prosperity of the Eastern s-ction
of our State, abounding, as it does, in so
,uany natural advantnges, and, as a necessa
rv consequence, especially to promote the
intarrst of our own town. Our aim will be
to render our paper useful and valuable to
ail classes of the community—i l short Lit
erat ;rc, Useful .Information, Agriculture,
Foici uiaudD • u -stic Intelligence, will each
reef.,vc a !ue ; r i >:i of our attention.
Is :egard to Politics, we deem it neecs
sary to say, that we shall give the general
Political intelligence of the whole country,
while, at the same ti n’', as conductors of a
Fn t; Pukss e will fearlessly, and without
avnr or ati’> a, ad cate and support all
-mm measure-- as will, in our opinion, pro
mote our general prosperity as a people, and
tii- perpetuity of our rights and liberties.
Oar pipe** a dl l»e purely Republican, as
practised bv those great Apostles of Liberty,
JEFFERSON' ami MADlSON—prefering
tk-m as our guide, rather than the nkw
i,t *iit, hklk s tiled Democratic Republi
cans of the pa-sent day. We ate “strict
constructionists” ot the 1’ cderal Compact,
.m l shall, therefore, oppose all schemes of
Internal Improvement, except by the States
themselves, as a part of that “American
System” which has proved so ruinous to the
South, and which was attempted to be fas
tened upon ns, under that most plausible
and specious pretext, the ,“GENER \L
WELFARE.’’ Believing, as we do, that
it is the duty of every good citizen to cher
ish with jealous car'- the “Union or the
States, and the Sovebeio.ntv ok the
States," and as this cannot be done without
a strict adherence to the Constitution itself,
wc shall not be sparing in our denunciations
of the attempts which are and have been
made by the late as well as the present Ad
mini'!ration, to control, not only the mon
ied facilities of the Government, but ot the
entire country. W.th regard to the ques
tion which is now agitating the country rela
tjvto the Currency, vve no-.v, unhesitating
ly declare our hostility to the thrice-rej"--
ed Sub-Treasury System, tending as it doexs
in our opinion, to an increase of Execuri®"
power, which has already been claimed ovd
exercised to an alarming extent, in more i*.
stances than one, if not by the present n
ciiiiibcnt, by his immediate predecessor, in
whose “footsteps” he is endeavoring to tread.
We expect to enconnter many perils, ma
ny adverse winds ; y.-t titled by the strong
breatii of public favor «i» 5 support, the trad;
wiuds of our world must wait usclearofour
'roubles—we dare raise our anchor, unfurl
our sheets, and venture boldly upon our new
s .„l untried course. What shoals and qnick
aattds, what rocks and hidden perils await us
“alas, we know not!” Lit us but dear the
harbor and get fairlv “under way,’ then ws
w ill fear nothing. Nor is this the vain bo tsi
made when danger is yet in the distance.
It is our firm determination, made after se
rious thought, anil weighing well the diffi
culties we are to meet with.
The Chronicle will be issued as early -n
the necessary materials can be obtained
from Ne.v York, which will be in Decem
ber nr early in January next. It will be
printed on a large imperial sheet, contain
ing twenty-four columns, with entire new
type, and will not be surpassed in beauty by
any paper in the Southern country.
3 lACS HARDMAN.
RI Cl H A R D KC E M OONE Y.
TERMS.—Three Dollars per annum,
payable invariably in advance •
Irwiuton, Ala. Oct. 10,1839,
PROSPECTUS
or THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
T JIIIS is a monthly Magazine, devoted
chiefly to Literature, but occasion
ally finding room also for articles tha fall
within the scope of Science ; and not pro
eusing an entire disdain of tasteful 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 tire incidental,
only, not primary. They are dross, tolera
ted oiilv because it cannot well be severed
from the sterling ore wherewith it is incor
porated.
Reviews and Critical Notices, oecu
py their due space in the work : and it is the
Editor’s aim that they should have a throe
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 deserve to be read—and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon
thai large number, which merit only to be
burned. In this age of publications that by
their variety and multitude, distract and o
verwhehnn every undiscrimiuating student,
impartial criticism, governed by the views
just mentioned, is one of tlie most inesti
mable and indispensable of auxiliaries to him
who does wish to discriminate,
Essays and Tales, having in view utility
or amusement, or both ; Historical skkt
cues—and Reminisences of events too min
ute for History, yet elucidating it, and
heightning its interest—may be regarded
as forming the staple of th-' work. And
of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish
ed—sometimes of no moan strain—to man
ifest arid to cultivate the growing poetical
taste and talents of our country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to
demand such a work—and not one alone,
but mnnyt The public mind is feverish
and irritated still, from re <nt political
strifes: The soft, assuasive influence ol Lit
erature is needed, to allay that fever, and
soothe that irritation. Vice and lolly arc
rioting abroad :—They should be driven by
indignant rebuke, or lashed by ridicule, in
to their fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it
over an Immense proportion ol our peo
pie:—Every spring should lie set in motion,
to arouse the enlightened, and to increase
tlipir number; so that the great enemy of
popular government may no longer brood,
like a portentous cloud, over the destinies
of our country. Vnd to accomplish nil
these ends, what more powerful agent can
be employed, than a periodical on the plan
„f tl,o 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!
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, compare i with
those of the Northern ? No : for in wealth,
talents and taste, we may justly claim, at
! eist, an eipiality with our brethren md a
estic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt, affords us, if we clmose,
twice the leisure for reading and writing
which they enjoy.
It was from a deep sense of this local want
that the word Southern was engrafted on
this periodical: and not with any design lo
nourish local prejudices, or to advocate sup
posed local interests. Far from any such
thought, it is the Editor's fervent wish, to
sec the North and South bound endearing
ly together, forever, in the silken bands ol
mutual kindness and affection. Far from
meditating hostility to the north, he has al
ready drawn, and lie hopes hereafter to
draw, much of his choicest matter thence;
an<l happy indeed will he dc’tn himself,
should his pages, by making each region
know the other better contribute in any os
se-itial degree todispcl the low. . ittg clouds
that now threaten the peace of both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred tics
of fraternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has
new been inexistence lour yearn—the pro
sent No commencing the kikth volume.
How far it lias acted out the ideas here ut
tored, is not for the Editor to say; he be
lieves. however, that it falls not further short
of them, than human weakness usually
makes Practice fall short of lheory.
CONDITION'S.
1. The Southern Literary Messenger Is
published in monthly numbers, of (J 4 large
superroyal octavo pages each, on the best of
paper, and neatly covered, at >5 a year—
payable in advance.
■2. Or five new subscribers, by sending
theii names and s2l» at one time to the edi
tor, will receive their copies for one year,
fur that sum, or at Si tor each.
3. The risk of loss of payments for sub
scriptions, which have been properly com
mitted to the mail, or to the hands ot a post
master, is assumed by the editor
4. li a subscription is not directed to be
discontinued before the first number of the
next volume has been published, il will lie
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
curred as soon as the first number of the
volume is issued : and after that time, no
discontinuance of a subscription will be
permitted. Nor will a subscription be dis
continued for any earlier notice, while any
thing thereon remains due, unless at the
option of the Editor.
Richmond, Virginia.
Mettle If our A.cc ittate.
4 LL those indebted to th*’ la'c firm of
/V HARVEY Sc CHASTAIN or JOHN
P.HARVEY, are requested to come for
ward and gpttle immediately, as I am anxious
to close the business* I can be tound at the
back room of the old *tor°ot Smith *V \V'm
fY,.y. juH NP. 11A RVE Y.
Oct IT 28
lobTriNTlng
KEATLY EAEOVTED fit TUIS ortflCE.
SeUTIIEItN.
LADIES, BO9K.
EDITED BY.
BY P. C. PENDLETON & GEOROE F. PIERCE.
To the La.hes oftieorgia and to the South
generally, the fallowing pan is most te
spectjutiy submitted. It is hoped that it
will receive Uuii serious attention, and
meet their approbation, since it is for their
especial benejit that the work is projected.
PROSPECTUS.
In submitting the following plan, we
would first call the attention of the Ladies,
and all those who feel interested (and who
are tho e that do not 1) in the welfare and
improvement ol t lie female sex, to the pre
*em condition oftlte Southern I‘ress. Near
ly all the publication* which issue front
<t are engaged in its political discus- |
sions, and tlieir columns teetn with accusa
tions, hemal*, übi.se, and every other form
ot wordy warfare—carried on in lauanage,
licqueutly unfit lor “ears polite.” and seldom
suited to tile delicacy and gentleness which
belong so peculiarly to the Female charac
ter.
(>f the few literary papers published South
of the 1 otom,ic, there is motoms exclusive
ly dedicated to the LADIES! We have
felt this its a want which ought to be sup
pbe.i; an i we propose lo make an eliiirt to
do so. confident that our endeavors will be
crowned with success, if w e cun only secure
the hearty co-operation ol those for whose
wellare we are about to labor—The Ladies
ol the South. And we expect, further, that
every intelligent mind among tfie s ,. s
will view With approbation, and aid in sus-
CiiiiLig, an enterprise designed to improve
tfie minds of those, without whose cheering
smiles and soothing companionship, liff
wouid be dreary and tfii, fair world a desert.
\\ o wish also to afford to the Ladies a
field for tie exercise of their own talents,
od to, tfie deVelopement of the resources of
their minds. Jhe list of authors for some
y* ar • |» ist, have frequently enroled the names
Ol F cm ales whose glorious success has shed
an additional rndiaueeon the name of “Wo
mv«- i lie “lord* of creation” have been
f need to .(-knowledge tha' tfie Female mind
IS by HO means, dulficieut in o ai , nci[y
intellectual endowments, whilst, at the same
imm, it is possessed of superior delicacy and
t.u-r. Long was Woman’s mind held fi,
thraldom, long were her powers underrated
am. !(». Cd in ran nil, inactive or unexercised
, t,, . e ! " r , c, ■ 01 conventional arrange ;
but her chains are broken, and her liberty
..as neon proclaimed. Tfie article of Mob
lem totfi, that “Women have n , souls ”
longer obtains among us Let the Ladies
now assert (heir own privileges, and wc of
"r hem, in our proposed work, a medium
fm the expicession „f their own views and
sentiments, on all that appertains, many de-
ree, to the welfare and improvement oftheir
• of SOUTHERN
L\ DlE'*, BOOK, we do not intend that it
f-liall I e precisely similar to a work of like
name, at the North. We leave to our Nor
thern cotemporary pictorial representations
oflushton and dress, for the embellishment
wt slirir person ; be it „„r.sto provide a garb
oi purity, elegance, refinement and grace, |V, r
ihe adornment of the mind.
AH Bint may contribute to form the heart,
mvigo.ute the mind, purify the affections,
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THRU S?si& me So
MARTIN LUTHER.
“J liete lias recently appeared in Boston a
volume entitled, ‘•Liulitt and his Times, ’
ui which the author endeavors loportn.y
the character of the great Reformer by
means of a familiar story, making his liio
the subject ofa historical taie. We select
these passages; his forth, marriage, aid
death, both ag specimens of the wotk, and
lor the interest which they possess, as rela
ting to one ol the most extraordinary n.ea
the world eversaw.”
BIRTH OF LUTHER.
“A portr miner, who wrought in ihe mires
of Mansfield, and lived at Eisemu h, look a
journey to Eisleben. to aiu nd the am nal
tair. Hs w ile was too desirous to accompa
ny him to be denied; and, on the night they
arrived, she gave birth to a son. lie w: »
bf.ro on Hie lfitli of November, in the tear
1483, uu the eve ol St. Martin's day ; and
from tins circumstance h,s | Jwents mimed
linn M irim. The father shove to educate
h s sou m v irfonus habits ; and, according to
tfie spirit of tin age, considrred strict "dis
cipline a powerful aid to good conduct; to
tins the young Martin was early subjected.
As he gtew older, he a,-ih placed in an ins i
tution at Eisenach, where he had nrcess r*.
ih* learning there taught, but was itnptovided
wiih funds, and had not money to procure
food. It) company with several other stu
dents as poor as himself, fie endeavored to
procure bread by singing at the doors of
wealthy houses. On these occasions ho
sometimes sang his own compositions— at
others, the fovorite ditties of the day and
sometimes he ch.iuuted forth the sufferings
ol the martyrs. All this lie called bread
music. It does not seem to have had the
power lo ‘•soothe the savage breastfor ho
was oftenjnunted and reproached, accused
of idleness and evil designs, and driven away
by menials, though the only reward he ask
ed for l.is musical exertion w,m a piece of
bread. On one of those days, when his
very soul was tilled with shame and indigna
tion for the hard language lie received, he
wandered to tfie humble dwelling of Con
rad Cotta ; and; throwing himself on a seat*
before it. overshadowed by ancient trees, lie
relieved his uveiburdened heart by low, piau
tivc music. Whether moved by the melody
of song nr the tenderness of W omari’s sotii,
Lwtitsa Cotta, the wife of Conrad hastened
to the door and invited him to enter. She
then placed before him the simple fare her
humble habitation afforded—bte id aud hon
ey with milk fiom ihe niountaingoat. Tho
honest, ardent gratitude of the youth, with
his simple story, won not only her confi
dence, but lmr affection. She invited him
to come every day and gel his nteals. Ho
soon equally interested her husband, and
they both continued their friendship to him.
Many years aficr, when all Europe r ang
with the tianie ofthc Reforme r . they I'eniciii
berrd the poor hungry hoy they fed win
Martin Ltithei !
“In the year 1501, a thin, pale youth stood
at tfie gate of tfie University at Erfurt, and
petitioned fi r entrance. When asked if ho
was qualified to make such a request, ho
replied : “lie who prays as he ought, has
already finished halt Ids labors and his stu
dies." This, too, was Martin Luther ; hut
lie did not now come uuprovidt and with cre
dentials ; he brought undoubted testimony
ot his morals and good conduct, and was
received with cordiality.”
MARRIAGE OF LUTHER.
Some time after Luther came to Melane-
I lion's house and requested to see Cat ariue
alone.
Margaret hastened to herar.d gave lierthc
message. She entreated her friend to re
turn wr*h her.
“ ! iut would not do,” replied Margaret.’
“lie said expressly ulun *; he undoubtedly
hav something very f articular t< say Now
Catharine, take courage and open your
heart. ’*
Poor Ca'lisi'ine went with trembling steps
to ti e presence of Luther.
“I have sent for you, my child.” said he,
“to converse on the subject of mairimony;
I hope yo3t are convinced it is a holy state l”
“ Yes, sir,” said Catharine.
“Are you prepared to embrace it?’’
“No, sir,” she replied.
“Perhaps yon have scruples on the score
of monastic vows; i. so, I will mark some
passages 1 have written on that subject, that
may set your mind at rest.”
Catharine was silent.
I perceive that Ido not make much pro
gress in my purpose. I am little used to
these matters, anil I had better be direct.”
“Do you mean to abide by your n o la -tir
vows, or will you marry like a rational wo
man ?”
This direct aj peal seemed to rouse her
courage.
“Even Doc’or Marlin Luther lias nn right,
said she, “to ask that question without ex
plaining iiis motive.”
“Well said, Rate," replied lie. laughing ;
“I must tell you. then. There is a peisotf
who would gladly take you ‘for better or tt,r
tv orse.”
Caih trine’s colo-[ros~, : nd bar eye j pa k*
led with additional 'nig,,i ess.
‘•Now say, lias he any chance ?”
“You have not told nte who fie is,” said
she resolutely.
“And you have not told me whether v< ,
have any sernphs of conscience on the m<
ject; if you nave, God forbid that I slnoitf
urge you.”
•‘When I left the convent,” said she in
low voice, “it was because it would !■
been hypocrisy in me to have remained flu-:
I tool* tiie vows ignorantly, and almost ! y‘
compulsion; I embraced the reformed r
einn with an inquiring and willing far
God forgive me, that l so long offered ii •.
the worship ofiny lips, while my heart wc.Y
far ftom Him.”
“And nowsaid Luther, after waiting
for her to finisn her sentence.
“Now,” she replied, “1 need not n*k h'G
forgiveness for worshipping Him in spirit and
in truth. lam no longer anun.”
“Well,” said Luther, “I suppose this is
as direct an answer ®s I must expect. So,
to my purpose.”
But even Luther stopped short, surprised
at Catharine’s emmian.
*• Profit is, my dear.” said he kindly, “Y
do w'roni: in speaking to you myself; I hrd
belter c> n ni sion Margaret. I suppose wo
men converse on these matters better togeth
er,- and yet, as 1 have begun, 1 will fiuisb.