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{htosou caltckln Journal, Published Every Friday. E. & ,J. K. CmiISTIAN editors and publishlr TEflJlS—StrlcUu *>» Advance. months s *... ,%l 00 Si* month* 0,1 Outi vear.... $3 00 Rat ft of »ldverlMng : One dollar pur square ot ten lim e lor the , , insertion, and Scventy-Hve Cent* per ,qo*ri- for eacli subsequent insertion, not ex .-e.-Jing three. 0 „,, square three months $8 00 square si* months 12 00 nne square one year 20 on r*o squares three months 12 00 T«o squares si* months 18 00 r»o squares one year 30 00 fourth of » column three moths 80 00 fourth of » column six month* 6o 00 Hilf column three moth* 45 00 Half column six months 7o 00 One column three months 70 00 One column six months 100 00 Job ll ''Ot'k of every description e»e cutednith neatness and dispatch, at moderate ra'es. HOYL & SIMMONS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, B.in’sOrV, - - Georgia. L c. HOYL. junto It. * K. SIMMONS c. B. WOOTEN, attorney at law, 2iy Dawson, Ga. ” f. n. iLUti’iJi, attorney atlaw Dawson, Terrell <o., Ga. Will give prompt atteution to all business e Bfe»i so Lis «•*»«• jamesspence, Attorney at Law, W./IPSO.V, GEORGIA. ry Office at the Court House. fob 23 lv OR . C. A CH EA T H AM, DAWSOS, OEWRGIA, Office, South West corner Public square. (10NTINUE3 the practice of Medic' in J all its hranehes. lie pars special attention to the treatment of al! chronic affections of either sex; and makes Womb and Seetc Diseasos a speciality. He mar be consulted bv letter Charges moderate. Terms Cash. Jan 1-1867. «J l 3 ALLEIST, ™ h A ™ REPAIRER JEWELER. Dawson, Ga., IS prepared to do any work in bis line in th** very host. s f yle. feb‘23 t.t *O. Cb. ft, 5* “wm'd' S3, (SUN SMITH and JVlacliini. -t, ; : Veurgia. Rt*[>iirs all kinds of Guns, Pistols, Sewing Mthlnps, ftc., etc. *2 I'- LAW C’lUiD. r |VIE uudorsign*d have ti.is <lhv enter'd I into a lor the practice <> Lv* in the Supivior Court** ot : e* South western an.i P taul* Oi'tiii's Bushd-fs c. - tuisiicd to their‘.M’e will be piornpuy a'teud •d 10. J J ScAiiHRoCGH, AiU-.'t icu*, C. I'. Gooiik, g*. Wiley G. Parrs, Dawson, Ga. jls "c.w7warwsck7 A'lorncy «f l.wtr ttiitf Solicitor its Equity. a WITWCW.rt.. - - - GEO.. \\ r ILL practice in Lee, Sumter, Terrell v * and Webs'er. jTa AV 6 Tl O K 1 I tloill, V sill practice in all th.- Ji I • courts of • lie South western, in Ir win of tboSouthern, Coffee and Appling of thr Biur* wick, aud most of the corn ts of the Pa tau U Circuits. on Washington Street, opposite the Ex r sa office, Albany, Ga. ulijll ly t tAW GAUD. r | E underpinned will attend to any legal JI business entrusied to his care, in South western Georgia. Office at Randolph CO., Ga. may 11,1 y EII PLATT eoT Randolph mm, ' Alforncy at Law, jul.rtm CCTMIRERT, GA. T. 11. STKWAii'T 4TTOR.IEY AT LAW, Cul'tbcrf, m.rndalph Cos., Ga., All ' ttoiness en'rustcd 10 his care will be falihl“>W .'t nded June 1 i £ L. SJ3UCIAB3, Aliorney at Law, June 1 GA. j~ E. HIGGINBOT HAM, ATTOR7EY AT LAW, Atoryan, Calhoun Cos., Ga., Will practice in all »he Courts of the South* Tvewtern and Pa aula Cireui‘B. June 1 E.H.S H AC KELFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, . CAMILLA, Mitrlicll Cos., Ga., AG US’T so purchase ani sale o hAKI). June 1, lHfiG. ~DR. S. G. ROBERSON, SURGEON DENTIST 'I’M Cuthbcrt. Groryia. J C It. MARTIN RETOOL \«IRA\(E Af.r.XT AY II EXCn.AYGE DEALER, I'ACEA : : Alabama Represents s paid r. r i>.! i- A 1 of $<22,000,000. Takes tre, Inland, River, Marine, Life, and Acci *J>t risks. Losses promptiv(,sdjusted and "’’t spr 17-lv. THE DAWSON JOURNAL Vol. I. I'IKATE LAW. The morning wind had sunk to sleep on its ocean Led,und lifted ulitil. fore 'op-nil echoonor nicking: on trie Jong, smooth swells, away westwatd oftlie coast of Peru. She was a gay and gallant model of naval beauty. Light as the fr gbtened sea-gull she rose on the clear, deep wave, showing a long, low shining black hull, of faultless ntotild. 'I he In I, elegant masts stood proudly up, with that grac ful rake peculiar to this class of ve sets ; the (‘tilish and yards were swung with the nicest aoctirncy, tapering from the middle with the rou; deti symmetry of a lady’s finger; the spotles* canvas hung in airy folds a mi I the triin. t ut rtgg ng, like the floating dress of a fa ry queen '1 It ■ figurehead ot ad rk haired Moorish gir! leaned in laugh ing loveliness from the sh rp. rising bow, as fto kiss the glad waters be neath ; with one Land she held the wi and I !y of the Pacific Isles whi e the other playfully grasped u scarf, on which was written, “'The Flower of the Bea.” A single flag dropped ab ve the narrow stun. As it flap ped aside wi.h t a. roll ngof tht vv .vcs, it revealed the bright blazonry of the Spanish nrms To one untaught in sett-lore the ves sel might have passed for a peaceful curlier of trade; but a seaman vv- uld ha\e remarked that shn was bui ts .f surptiss tig swiftness with regard to burden, lie would have told you th .t she wtts too prdty to lie anything el.-e than a smuggler or pirate, such getnty always di playing a more clas sic taste than the.r less romantic brctli ren of the salt safer His keen eye, too, would have detected the dark inout ■ of a large c nnun. known to the craft by the name of ‘‘Long Tom,” lurking my teriously under a heap ul canvas and coiled rope, just aft the foremast. All doubts as to character were put to rest by the n otley crew ot w fiisker ed desperadoes that covered the deck Some slept half naked, in the hot sun ; some were gambling and quarreling, and others, with asp ce of poetic f cl ing titfl uncommon to the cloth, were leaning o.er the side to watch tlai Ird i some po poise spla hing on the u - nv sea. It seemed from the confusion of tongues that the mob of every na tion had met toge her and sent each an envoy to this • Assembly of Free Agency ’’ Amo g them es ecially were to b so n the dark, devil t-ye 1 Mexi an, and the brawny, scowling mulatto. Fuch was he p rate. The wars of Stain and her American colonies had given it new and dangerous impulse to la less adventure T lie “Protesaio ■” it! pi arc tost- to :l fatal rank, nr.d among the test, the Flower of the Sea heentue known s the s ourgt of the wave Her tc me carried terror far among tl '-l-i.ds and the very ports f he Pa, fie. Swi't : tut tinri g she set capture at defiance, and la 'ghed at pursuit.— Mtinv :t f o.isttnl eillis'r had le t him •hu i down ’ astern Many an holiest mariner laid espied, at dusk, a speck of a sail prowling on the red edge of the horizon, and ct o he evening star had set. with a blaze and a hurrah, the pirate was upon him ! Beneath an awning on the quarter deck reclined a tier e man, under the common hei.lit, but of powerful frame. Full, write trowsers, gi ded smooth and close around the waist wi h a cruris n belt, scarcely hid the i utline of a leg t' o large to be called hand-ome. ■\ pair ol morocco slippers completed hi. dre s leuv ng nare a bio and, shag gy chest and muscular arms of hercu lean sire. Two largo pistols and a long glitteiing knife which weapons he uev r laid aside, were stuck into his licit. II is face almost covered with whiskers and mu taches of etior moos size, was t rri lens the storm of the desert An eye that would -care a mariner s ghost back to his sheetless gibbet, glared in ensely under a bushy mass of t air that overhung his brows. Fuel) was Benito, the pirate chief lie commenced his career ot villain/ in early youth, by murdering an aged and*i toy relative in Jamaica, his na tive |a-,d lie fled and became alter bootur. Growing more dur ng and desperate as bl od th ckened on Lis hun s, he now acknowledged t o supe rior it crim hut hi- great ma ter, the devi . and was heard n his drunken revelry to v w a hard fight for empire w th that potentate on the sulphurous Styx ! Feared and bated 1 y his gang, the tentur of his authority was the sabre's point ; yet lie maintained his sway by that Onnsu ornate boldn ss and cunning which nun of his rank and calling never want The gl m e of the ciilel darted re tlessly from t mo to time among b s tameless crew an i then like the panther in ambush, trav eled keenly around the horizon. High amid tna angry on hs of a knot fg: millers at the forecast is arose the gruff voice of Antonio, a gigantic j mulatto 1 a most viilai ous aspect. Inferior to none but B -ni'oin piratical accotnpl shments. In wa- acknowledg ed second in power, and n<> one cured to dispute his claim Opposite h m s t n wild-1 oking. long lai ed y«> th. of slender but active frame. His fea tures were once singular y handsome, but a compan onstiip of vice and his own untamed passions had lent him the reckless In arinff ot the outlaw. — His losses were rapid and heavy j With an mpatient curse l)« threw down his last stake ; the eariN were play, and und the mulatto won and swept the gold into his pocket with a fiend s laugh. “Antonio, you nr# a case cheat,” muttered the youth, jriudingbia teeth with passion. DAWHON, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1807. | ‘*l a cheat !” retured Antonio, ris i ing, wroth fully “Look you, Adam Ilefler, when a man calls me st a man, mind you—this is my answer,” touching .he hauclo of his knife ; “but when a cross liny, I correct him as would his mother, thu=,” and with his open hand he sent tho youth reeling backward. With a scream like the wild-cat in her ragr, the young man flushed his knife in the sun and bounded at his huge antagonist In an instant, l.is up lifted arm was stilled, and his naked throat clutched in the viee-like grasp of Anton o: ‘•Die like a puppy, as you are, un worthv of bullet or steel,” growled the ruthless necro and he laughed hideous lv at the star itig eyes and hanging ; tongue of the peeping Adam. I The crew rushed towards them, and Antoni *. bent on the death of his vic tim, stepped back, "he Strang ing bov, in his last tbn oA.'ipp&J bis f«<>V dexterously as be ret'enter). Antonio loosed h s bold and caught vnin'y /it the shrouds; wil Jy, triumphant y. did Adam send home his knife in rapid succession, and, ere •he mulatto fed, his heart’s blood was, smoKlng on the rhek. The maniac yel oftlie victor i was followed by the curse, the death ! rattle <d the fallen ! | 1 Hell and furies 1” thundered Beni lo. throwing aside the crowd; who l dares my unth- rity on this deck?— who has dona tins deed ?” “I,” raid the youth, holding up his recking blade— 1 | Adam Keller, sent tin* iii v 1 to hi borne ” “Then aft r him with this message , from me !” and Benito’s pistol glittered ' at his 1 ead. j “He is rght 1” muttered twenty v ices and as many kn ves started from their sheaths. I Ys the cr ppled get pent in his angry pain, o did 1L nito turn on his rebel- I ions gang lis ye flashed fierce a* the ightenin .’s blsiZe on ryes as fierce as hi* M and with rage, yet fully aware of the spirits vet wise m ho he and his wave ing as. endani y. the wily chit f st-arch* and lor an ii stunt the dark faces around * Is tii rc a man,” said lie with lof ly vehen tice ‘ who has joined this dar ing mutiny, ihai will say w‘ on your cnii l for ot iis duty ? When has the sweeping storm burst over ns that I ; guided not t e helm ? When has tiic 1 ghtiiing lit up the midnight surge that 1 trembled at its glance? W en 1 has the fight dyed the sea with tl od that my satire was not there? And j who «as at my side in al th 8 9 There !he lies—the murdered Antonio ! , Wl oso fear essly sprang alo t when ! the howling hurricane rent the flutter ing canvas ? Who s-> true to cripple ’ tho liyittg pri.te? Who \va< before him to leap or the siren n ng deck ? 1 Who, when the I n-cling coward [ ruv- Jed for nis tientitling life, o quick to stop his tongue as At tonio ? ‘Dead ! men ted ny ales.’ ” A murmur of approbation was hoard ; Benito eyed | A dam with hellish joy. “And who,” continued te, "is h;s murderer? A stray cur that lias swam off to us with a rope around his neck. A weak 1 01, who sleeps on his wuch and itarts ami mutters of h s father nnd his Lome; whose woman s tongue pr- ach ed pity to men like you when your knives were cutting the way to victo ry He has ba-My killed your brave companion, whose life was wo th a hundred such as his? What says our law ? ‘Life for life; blood for Wool ’ ’’ The “tern word- of the law were re peated by all in a tr ue that si!enc:d mercy Adam heard his doom with scorn. “Coward as I have been called,” said lie, bau htily, “I wi 1 rnt ask di g for a life worth ess than this dead jackal,” spurnin • the huge c rpse o! Antonia. “I ask for death, but let it be on the decks of the < netny ” “The law* —the law! Blood for blond! ’ interrupted Benito. Tile ominous sentence was whisper ed again, ii k - the hollow ta rent of the midnight wind A shadier thrilled tho frame oftlie loomed ; lor an instant in that dread moment Ins yes sought the bright, j stil sky One bitter tear stole down j and tremble lon Lis- lip. lie thou fit iof his far Inmie, iis chil iliood song, h>» mother's smile: but again defiance | mantled on n s brow dar . anil tearless he looked n the seekers of I,is blood “1 must wie ; but eie Igol II hurl thu lie ack to the teeth < f the damn ed one who spoke it,” tie said, b- tilling a hatelul glance on tiic ch cl. “it ft - conn s him well to edi me cur and coward, w ho grew and fattened o i Ii 8 kmured s blood.” “Fool !do you beard me here?” oriel the furious Benito, fl ishing a pis tol in the f ce of the youth. The excited crew closed between them, " hen Adam drew hs blood stained knife ands; rang up the main mast. “Whoever follows.” shouted he, ‘slia I leap with me front the mast jh» 1 ” 'l be fearfu brawl was arr sled by the horrid ny of ‘A sa I—: sail on the bubo rd bow in n instant al was bus'le wav t the west a dok streak on the 8e tti rked the coming ; wind. Just within its • dge a Lrgu hriir was ee bearing due seu h, un j der lull “‘ii “She wII escape us by this cursed cal ,” growled Bcuito. “\\ hat col ors ? ’ “ 1 merman,” cried the lookout. “A n riz ■ • bn' net ** r r.s.” Tbc dead Antonin was has i y thrown overboard with » shit fastened to bis fest, und his blood carifuliy washed off tbc and ek. I' was no time to resume theq iarrel, and Adam ictnaincd sullen ! and unmolested. Benito strode the deck impatiently, witching the distant sail, like the shark when be seos Lis prey sjortiug the : shoal wat?r. “lla 1” said be stopping short; "per haps they have Christian charity. Up witii a signal of dmires! Down be low al 1 , and be ready." Tbe orders were promptly obeyed.— True to he app' al of humanity, the de voted brig wore round and starred direct ly for the pirate. It wss a moment of inter so anxiety The brig held her course tor half an hour wheo suddenly throws confusion on board. Sho hauhd iff and crowded on all sail! With a etatnp of r. gc the cheif order ed Lis men on deck. The dreeded black flag was run up, and the long gun cleared away for the chase. Pres ently the approaching wind played and whistled capriciou-ly on the billows The first light puff awoke the sleeping sail, and the pirate echoojer slipped no.acloMsl y a lot g. As young breeze gi?w into a steady wind, the cursed bluek banner unwrap ped its gh.otuy fold and streamed alee! The foam parted wde from the bow and it was soon evident that she gained rapidly on the biig. ‘ Give them tho hot iron I” shouted ihechi f. “Bit where is Antonio?— Where ia your gnnner now ? Shall his moril rer c-cap. ?” Curses deep and angry were heard, and many vengeful looks were fa ienod on the cendemucd youth, perchid u tho rigging. The politic Bcuito stepped forward to try his skill. He s gfited carefully along the piece as th# sohuoner yawed, aud gave the ordir to fire. The light craft tr, mblcd nuder the bellowing di.-ebarge, but tbe brig kept on unharmed. A broadside of oaths followed the gun’s discharge. After a hot rhase of an hour, the figure of a man was distinctly seen at tho lulai of the flying vtfsfl. He stood fearless and alone. Again the ling gun blazed away.— As the smoke swept away, the piratis shouted to see the foretopmast falling to the leeward. A few more rapi 1 and wed! aimed bh ts and the ill-f»tod brig was erippl and and unmanageable. The pirate hove to within pLtol-sbnt. Two boats were inimed ate’y lowered and 'cstantly Ailed with whooping wretehes. Into the foremost sprang IL nito. He stood eagerly in the bow, with a pistol cocked in o:ic hand and a Icavy sabre in the other. With a bowl like hungry wolves they pulled for their prize. A silence, dread a> the famished li m bis rc he wakes, reigned aboard her. A small crew stood around tin ir captain on the quar ter'd, ck ; a single swivel, a few old uius ke’s, and a sabre nr two, with the usual suitor-knife, were their only arms. A piyntful cuj'vton tyjitatgJ Huh leader ; he trembled, hdt .t was nor the ooward’s qu.tl Hi-fneo was deadly p.l , but tar hlaucl.ed it not. Hi words quivered through bloodless lip-, but they breathed not of terror or dis til iy. It was the energy of a soul mastiring it* physical tenement He locked on his faithful crew with thoughts that pen cannot portray. “.My men,” said he, in alowacdanx i us tone,“we may soon beat anchor in a foreign p rt; but before we set sail,il any man has aught to say of me, lei ‘urn spink hi. miad. When my pn*r wld «■ ii L ft. liia poor fond father t. go I know not where, my vessel became uiy home. 1 have tried to do my dutv as an hor.est sk.pper should. 1 love you all, would die foi you ” “We love you ; will die for yon,” burst from tho aft cted tars. “.My gailant boys, I thank you; fight while the List plank Lti'da together; n - your wives aud sweethearts • l am good for a dozen of the villains !" One lull, bold chetr was tbe an-wer ‘‘J ake the foremost boat—fire ! ’ | shouted the master of the brie, diseli rg ing bis musket, whieh was f Unwed by a ; sheet of flame from the swivtl atd small j arms of the men. The iff.ot was terrible; a yell of ago ! ny arose; Benito tumbled hoavily over! the bow. Ttm shattered bat filled and j went down, e ving a douse mass of dead, wounded aud eur-iug pirates on the bloody wave. But bes rethe brave crew c mid reload, tbe other boat was I alongside the brig and a thirl was put ling ill from the sobooner. Tbepirates poured on deck ; their wild cries aud hurii- and bla-ptii mi •.« rent the air, but nor le s teri fii was the appealing hur rah of toe imp tu us caftain as Le wholei his sabre over frs head. ‘ F ght f r your lives, yt ur skippe, ad your craft. We are one to ton, my tave bo 8, but lam good fur ad z en.’» F r a moment the pirates hesitated. It was atl tilling pause. It was dread ful to war against hope,but tbe s rug gle is the more terribie. Ano’her band 1. ape and on b ard, and the figt.t clo ed like the meeting ol whirlwinds. Then eaaie the strife of life and the clash et arms and death in is fi reert slapr, th> L » r am. the grasp, the tl atb-bug, the | jotting bl od, the heavy fall, a> and tbe 1 s groan. The siileis fought wi h the 1 fi. r. one vs of revenge aid the reckless ne-j of'lofpair. Many a f ul pirate gaspeU hi last cur-e on that dear-bongbt ! pi ze But no courage cou dw. hstaud the ov rwin Iming numbers of the hue i canoers. One by one, a deep plunge mid that a son of the sea was sinking in his ocean grave. Toe pirates were masters of the brig. ; The intrepid captain alone remained, j yet still his sabre whirled its circle of , d-ath ; s'iil the st rti ig thunder of hi v ion cheered bis men ts) viciory. lie i oked around and tb'*y were gone! A few scalding tears trav* led with funi ral . pa es over bis gory cheej. ‘‘All gone but mo ? My poor boys 1” i said he, sorrowfully ; “and yet you did [ your duty, and the Great Skip-' per that tails aloft won’t forget ye U whc a all hands ure call 'd “Q and ck to leport lln ir watch.” Faint and wounded, he cut bis way to the cabin. ‘•Take him alive !—tako him alive! lie shall di. by inches,” shouted u bus- Iky voice, which the pirates rccognizid as Benito’s. Pale, w t and bleeding ho climbed on board ; a ragged piece of scalp hung over Ii ■ right eye and temple, bis left arm fell splintered and {owcrlees Ly l.is .side ! “Take him alive,’ again ho cried, hoarse with passion, ‘for vengenoe I must have ’ After a sanguinary stmgg'e ihslmro ic captain was taken and b und. Tbe brig was plundered and set on lire ; the greedy ch merit dared its fiery tongue up the riggirg und dresed tl e vtitst'l m flame | Ti e pirates with their prinoner and I hi o' y. ju' i ff for 'he r schooner, Iced less of thoimplortr.g cries of tbeir wound ;ed comradr* in the burning • r ze. j In afi w minutes more the Flower of j the Sea fill obediently to tbe wind, set tling full and graceful to one side and bore rapidly away. The ill-fated priso ujr was draggl’d with many curses, be fore the chief on the quartor tl, ck. Their eyes met iu one long look of bate. "What is our loss ?’ euquired Benito, turning to his. men. •Twent) s ven missing,’ was the a> bwi r “Wiiat! has a handful of villains done all tl is ? Fool, what do you ex pect ? roared Be ito, looking fury at his erect arid scornful captive. ‘Thar which you know I fear not— death !’ was the reply. At the sound of t hat voice a quick, broken cry might have been heard from aloft but ft r the in i.e of the Vtsstl speeding on her way. ‘Yes, boasting dog, death you shall Isavo, hut it shall be w itli hot iron through youi hissing fl sfqand butting brimstone iu your cursed mouth.’ Cut-throat !—eowa.d ?’ ‘ Silence ! my revenge is not to bo cheated by words. Look at me ; do l not owe you a long <Lbt of vengeance ? “I fired that ball ; would it bad struck your brain.” “L ok at this blasted a. ni! than whieh a bolter never wrung a villain’s neck ?” “I pointed the swivel; would it Lad torn i ut your black Ueurt.” Wnh a gra-h of rng», Benito tl lust a pis'oi ii to the verv eye of the unfor tunate cq tain, ati fi •and. At the in tun', a 1 ng unearthly scream o: “B!o dir 1 i .od !” pierced ite air aloft. The affrigh id pines glanced upward, when iho whirling, whizzing body of tbe Drgtvt n Aiam tell on the upturned l ice of lLuito, snap ping hi- n ck and ciu.-hing him to thu deck a hideous c irp : -e. “My father - ofp. my father.!” stirick led ifia sxpiiing Amiri, writ hi eg »nH I crawling to tbe murdered captain. liut j hi* brave soul had gone. He knew not : 11‘ e infamy ot Lis sen. With a pi *•* us moan, ■ he poor you; li clasped the stiffen lid corpse and brea lied hisdying :g ny in Ins p< (rent’s Los m. Tue jiraies stood apnalled 'I he bodi sos ihe fuib r and son were I dropped overboard together. As they went slowly down, the face of tbe fatb- I ‘-r, yet bold an I nr >ud, gleamed f*r an instant un f> r the bright wave and Sitik 1 rever. The and ud 1J nit,, follow, and, hn | inner commanded in bis s v id, and the iFI 'Wer of tln Ba-a 1 and oa. “Not so Bad Fituer Two persons who had u t seen each o h r fi r some time me' aceidrn'n'ly, and cacha-kod tbe nth* r how h" did. The oth r tepliid that ho was very well, ami had married since they last, saw each o'her. “That is good nows indifcJ, 1 said the ; f; st. | “Nay," repliid the other, "not so [ very good, either, for 1 married a shrew.” “That is bad.” i "Not so very bad, either, tor I bad, 850 000 with her. ’ j “That makes i* all well again.” i ‘ N tsowll as you think, for I laid out, 'he money for a flock of sheep, aud hey died of the ro\ ” “That was hard truly. ‘Not so ha and, cither, for I sold tbc skins for more than (he sheep cost m .’ ‘You are v ry lucky, at any rate.’ ‘N t. so lucky as you tbiuk, for I bought a house for the money, and the bouse was burned down uninsured.’ ‘That, indeed, must have been a great loss.’ “Not so great a loss I assure you, for my wife was lurntd with it.” Smith, Bown and Ji„ne«—lt may be of interest to state, as gathered from Lautuun’s C"t gressicnal Dictionary recently issu'd, that of the fifty-two Senators now acting, ab u forty ; r law y t“, fu r media ts, three coin r-q one she* maker, oue munu'’iic urer, and three or four ,t no special business. In th II use th, re are ab ut one hu dred and twenty-five 1 iwyers, twentv-seven mer chant? . twelve farmers, ten editors, two bankers, eight iinnuf.curers, three phy-icia, sand two teai hi rs or profi ss ts. We coflate fmm t'u* sam“ volume that since the organ z tom of tho National Congress there have been in that august body fifty seven of tho Smith family, eight of whom were J ho; twenty-six Browns, Johns s x; three John J nes end twenty two t iers of the J mes trib , twentv 1 hompsot s with he‘‘p”and one who diseai d,al it; thirty one Johnsons; wnty eight Williams-; twenty-two Wdsous; sixtern Audosons; sixteen Morris; thirteen Wright* i 'en Fatter s ms—three of wb ui were “Bi lies.” A Vtrgnia n g i boy, who ; rofrss and 'o be dredlully alarmed at the chi i ra to k to the wee (i“ to av .id it, ar.d tlierc was found as'ccp. B ing asKed why he went to the woods, he sat 1 "to pray.” “Bat,” s id the overst cr, “how is it that yen went to sb ep?” “Duu’t know, m sa, ’z.ictly,” rc sp< nded tbe negro, “but ’spec I oyer prayed mys If.” No. «51. Tlie l.iiugevt Story ou l£« <-oid. 'I ho following will amuse almos: any one who will tako the troublio and spare tbe time to read it through : Tccrc was cnee a certain king who, like many Eastern king*, was very fond of bearing storic- told. To this amuse menr he gave up all his time, but yst he was never sati find. Tbe rxeiticns of his courtiers w ro all in v/ftn. He at last made a proclamation il.i t if any mau should t-11 him a story that shou J l ist forever, he would ceitninly make him his heir and give him the princes, bis daughter, in marriage; but if any otic should pretend Le had such a story and should fail—that is, if the story did come to an cud —ho was to have his head cut rff. For such a price as a beautiful prin cess aud a kirgderu, many candidates sppcarc 1, ku I dreadful long storios some of them told. jßoiiiu Iweti and a week, some a mouth, some six m inths. Boor fellows, they all spun them out as long as the could, but all in vain. Sooner or later they all came to eud, one after another, and ttie unlucky story-tellers had their heads choppi and off. At Let came a man who said that ho had a sto ry that would last forever,if his majesty would be pleased to give him a trial. lie was warned of his danger; tiny told him bow many others bad tried and ioct their heads ; but hr said he was not afraid ; and so ho wss brought be fore the king. He was a man of a very c rap‘B and and deliberate way of spiak ing and after making all necessnty stipulations for bis eating, drinking and she*,ing, he thus began : “ Oil, king! there w.s once a king who was a gn at tyrant ; and desiring to increase his riches, he seiz'd uonn the corn in his kingdom, anti put. it in to an imn ot.se granary, w Lich was Built on purpose, os 1 i_di as u mountain. This he did for sc-vetal years, nutil the granary was quite full to the top. He then stopped doors and windows on all sides. But tbe bricklayers bad, by ac cident, 1* fa very small bole near the j top el tho granary, aril there came a 1 flight of h cuss Mid tried to get at the j corn, but tie whole was so small that! only one locust could pass through at; a time. So one locust weut in and car ried ofi one grain of eorn, anJ then an other lcoust vreut iu and ca'rii and off an- i otl or grain of eorn, and then another lo- ■ cust wi nt iu anil carried off another orain of corn, and then another locust went i.i and canid <ff another grain! of corn, and then another locust went iu and cariied off another gr ia of ; corn.” He bad gore cn tLns from morchg! till night (except wheu he was engaged at hi* ineulft) for about a m r.;L, whou the king began tube rather tired vtirh I tiTJTVicusts, and lalerru; t. and bis st. r, J with : “Well, well, we have LcarJ encugh of the locust fwe will suppose they j hi Iped themselves to all the corn they wautid. Toll us what happened aftor wuids.” T ■ whieh the 6tory taller answered deliberate ly : "If it pie; a* your majesty, it is im possible to ;eil wiiat tmi peued after wards before I tell what happened first.” And then he wmt on again : “And then anotl er h eud w nt in and carried off anotergrdn iff corn, and th'n another locust went in and carried! off another grain of corn, and then an- 1 otber locust tv m in and carried iff an- ! o her graiu ' I ceru, and anothor locust went iu and e.ribd off another grain of i corn.” The king li tentd ni h unqorquerab'e patience f r fix months more, wheu he again inti rrupted him with : "Oh, friend,! I am weary (A your lo custs. li vv soon do you thinX thiy will have dm e?” To which the siory made an- ' swrr: ‘•Oh, king ! who can tell ? At the 1 tiius to which my st ry bus come tbe j locust liave clean and a small place ; it may be a cubic each way round the hole, and the air is still dark with locust cn al! sides. But I t the king have patience, and no doubt we shall have come to the | eud of them in time.” Thus rnc'Ursgei, the king lietrncd | on sot another fu 1 year, tho story teller gi ing t n Still as bt frre: “A' and another locust went in and car-1 ried off another grain of corn, and then J another locust went in arid carrit and off another grain of eorn, and then another locust went iu and carried of another! grain of corn, and tin n another locust i went in and car lied off another graiu of j earn.” At, last the poir king could stand it no I mger, and ciiod out : “Oi, ma ! that is enough tu take my daughter ! take tuv kingdi nr! tako any thing, everything ! only let me hear no; more of the chi miruble Fcust. ” And so tbe dory toiler was married to the k ng’s daughter, and was declar-’ ed heir t * tbe thr no, and nobody ever oxpre-sed a wish to hear the r e tof the story, for he stid it was imp ssible tot c< me to the other cud till he bad done with the li cus'. FriCooCl us —An urchin leading a small dog along the streets s trie days ago, was accosted by a gentleman as follows: “\V 11 my son what’s your deg name ?’ ‘ll tin’t gut any name yet ’ ‘Well, why don’t you name him? Giv him some good name. Call him A iy J->Ltto n. I don’t like tha\ *■ would b3 di.-re-. speetfu! to the Presidtnt.’ W.-11, then, tisin-i Lira Beast Butler.’ ‘1 won’t do that either, f r that would be oi respectful to the and. g. E lmund G lloss, the appointed San Lorn Kansas, was a printer py profesr ion, and ajprivatc soldier during tho war For tbe Dawson Journ.’ Wlmt ißakcs a Lady t A bonnet of the latest style— And scarce a bonnet either— With all its fixiu’s not the least Defence against the weather; A head with truck enough behind To make s good sixed p'llow— If she should fall upon her face, Tlio weight would surely kill ’er ; A face devoid ofbeaty‘s hue, Except what art supplies— Caused by lacing tight enough To almost start the eyos; A w aist that, easy is to grasp With one hand at tho ball, Iler partner in the giddy dance With rase prevents U fall; A dress with streaming trail behind To s-reep tho dirty street, Or, shorter one with tilting hoop, To show the pretty feet; A foot srougod into number ones, That fours would better tit; A o.lf that surely would not bleed If it, perchance, should split. Now here’s one style of “lady fair” From head to soles of feet. I will leave the reader’s fancy The Bgure to complete. SPHYNX i Sapin's and IHriu's ol Jonh Hillings. Enrtbli glory, iz sum like potafnze .x 1 very ritch zile, top plenty,—taters very skasc. It aint so mutch trouble tew get r. h as it is tew tell when we get riteb. The most bitter sarkasm sleeps in st ent wordj. It iz utom-mon bard tew anni hilate a man with words, although it iz often undertook. Hope iz every body’s handmaid—rho iz a sii crquett, and promis-s menr * favors, but grants inly a fu, aud them are badly diskouutod. If yu v ant tew get at the ciroumfreco’e ova man, examine him amung men; hut if yti won', tew get at his aktual di ameter, measure him at bis fireside. Thar iz uuthing so differcult tew hide az our folys. Thare seems tew be 4 styles ov min L, Ist, them wbo know it iz so ! 2J, them who know it ain' so ! JI, them who split the diffreoce, aud guess at it! 4th them who dout care a darn which way it iz! Tht re iz but fu men who hav karuk ter enuff tew lead a life cv idleness. Tru Love is spelt jist the same in Choc ta?q vi it iz in English. Tbozo wbo retire from the world on ; kount ov its sin, and pesky ness, muv. not forget, that they bav got tew keep o mpany wi h a person who wants just xz mutch watching az entry body else. Bu'.y that din t make a wciuan vain makes her verry butifu). A puppy play* with evry pup ho meet*, but old dorgs hnv fu associates. He who buys what he kant want,will car long, want what be kant buy. I hosts a good deal tew he wise, but it dm-.t Lo.; tv.r.y thing tew be Lappy. Necessity begot Invcosbuns, i v* n ahun begot Couveti' ncc, Convenience begot Pleasure, Pleasure begot Luxury, Luxury bt Kiot and Disease, Riot and Disease, between them, begot Pov trty, aud Puverty begot Necessity again this iz the resolushuu ov uran, aud awl he can brag rn Power either makes a man a tyrant, or a tool. Thare iz no rich thing as flattery,— if cummendashun iz and. zerved, it iz not flatterry, but truth, and if coinmonda s un is uudesccvcd, it iz not fl .ttrry, but slander. ‘ilao kreated n little lower than tbo Angel ■,’ —and it iz lucky, for the said Ang' Is, that he waz “The luxury ov grief!’—this, I take it means tu hav yure old uncle die, aud 1 av you v'JOOO, and yu cry. “Love lies bleeding’. ” —this iz prob ably one ov ihe d*rndest lies that ever was heard of. Buried Cities or the Western IDMIftPHZRE—It is surprising that a eufj' Ct so iu’eresttng and worthy of re search as that concerning tbe aucient inhabitants < f the American Continent, has been so little investigated. Indis putable f mis recored by Spanish histo rians, and confirmed hy tvore recent discoveries, go to show that there ba» existed iu Central America a vast em pire, of fir at civilization an! very rc nK.te antiquity, it was old onough to buve rmeiveatho traditiots of tho creation and d»-lngo, as recorded by Mos es, and so civi!iz..d as to have prrp* tu x'ed them in writing. Spanish histori ans and the early Missionaries all agree that a true account of these evsuts wag old among the traditions of the people of Mexico and oboriginecs of Polynesia, when European* first appeared upon the enn ineut aud among tit# islands, llow did they obtain such knowledge? Tho zealous and snperstiti .UB Spaniards, lay and ccel*B in-tie, whs studied the Mav la latiguago and other American tounces read with such wonder the traditions in their ancient bork*, that they ascribed th- kn 'wledge to Satan, and destroyed priests, tempi' s, and books with indis criminate In stility. At this day wo can accept as more probable tho sugges tion that the race which strewed mon uments over lands that are now deserts and forests, may have been as their tra ditient as.-crt, the graidchildreu of N mb, and the contemporaries of the pa triarchs; and thus derived a knowledge of the rendition n'tiffo hy God to man of the e;By history of'.he earth. Nr.wsiv.pn s—DjTocqueville,in bis work ou America, gives tbu forcillo sketch: A newspaper can drop tho same thought into a thousand minds at tho same moment. A newspaper is an ad viser who and ies notrrqniej to be sought, but who cmes to yoa briifl» every day of common weal, witbont disfracii; g your piivate affairs. Newspapers, thert fore, beeomo necessary in proportion as men become more equal and individuals more tr le feared. To suppose that they only serve to protect frerdom would be to diminish their importance j they maintain civilization.