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j3Y THOMAS A, BURKE, PHOPBIETOR. VOL. VII. THE cassville standard, I* s Published every Thursday.— Wjfei ’ Office, north-east corner of the m m I public squnre.— Tunvs, Two Dol- Egf k I Furs a-vcarif paid in advance, two „„d a half after three months, or j three dollars at the end ot the I * >’o paper discontinued until all arrearages are nail! except at the option of the publisher. Miscellaneous advertisements inserted at *1 per squire (twelve lines,) for the first insertion, •nd 5o cents for each weekly continuance. I,c£ and advertisements published at the usual rat Vdvertiscments not marked will be published , until forbid, and charged accordingly. belters on business mast be pre~paut, and ad d ressed to the Proprietor. •gugiw SfacfoKj. CIRAWFOBD & CRAWFORD, Attorneys at I Law, Cassville, Ga.—As a firm under the above name John A. A M. J. Crawford will promptly and faithfully attend to all business intrusted to their cure‘in any of the counties of the Cherokee or Blue Ridge Circuits. M. J. Craw ford will give particular attention to the collec ting of all claims and debts, and will spare no twins to pat clients in speedy possession of their money. * 1 V EW. CHASTAIN, Attorney at Law, Mor • ganton. Go.—Practices in all the coun- I ties of the Cherokee circuit. Jan f j MILNER, Attorney at Law, Cass rille, Geo. Practises in the counties of the Cherokee circuit. mil 4. B 1 0. CRVWEORD, Attorney at Law, Cal • lioun, Geo.—Practice iu the counties of | ih Cherokee circuit. apr 24. R* ‘ H. TATUM. Attorney at Laic, Trenton, , Oa. —Business entrusted to his care in any I u s t)ie counties of the Cherokee circuit, will meet 5 with prompt attention. Nor. 21. SWEIL, Attorney at Law, Canton, Geor • gia. Business entrusted to his care in I anyofthecountiesofthe Blue Ridge circuit, will meet with faithful attention. Refers to Hon. David Irwin and Ex-Gov. McDonald, Marietta; Col. Joseph E. Brown, Canton; Capt. W. T. Wofford, Cassville; Col. Geo. X. Lester, Cumming. Feb 10,1855—ts GJ. FAIN, Attorney at Law, Calhoun, Ga. • Will practice in all the counties of the Cherokee circuit. Particular attention will be paid to the collecting business. mil 9. WT. WOFFORD, Attorney at Law, Cass • ville, Ga.—Practices in all the counties of the Cherokee circuit, and will attend faithful ly to all business entrusted to his care. Oliice east ot the court house. aug 18 —ts . HOOPER A RICE, Attorneys at Law, Cass rille, Gist.—Practice in the counties of Cass, Cobb, Chattooga, Catoosa, Cherokee, Dade Fiord,Gordon, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walk er and Whitfield. .Tohv 11. Rick will, as here tofore, continue to give his personal and almost exclusive attention to the collecting business. April 20, 1854. CL. BARBOUR, Attorney at Law, Atlan • ta, Georgia.—Will practice in the difter •nt Courts of Fulton and contiguous counties. Particular attention given to the execution of Interrogatories, and draughting legal instru ments. Claims in the city of Atlanta will be promptly attended to. Oliice in the Holland llmse, up stairs.—Entrance first door above Whitney A Hunt. Feb 16, ’ss—ly WIKLE A WTKLE, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac. Ac. South west corner of Public Square, Cartcrsvillc, Ga. Jan. 26, 1854. T D. CARPENTER, Dealer in fancy, staple ft a and domestic dry goods, sugar, coffee, mo lasses, Ac.; hardware, cutlery, Ac., nt Erwin’s oid stand, Cassville, Ga. Jan 1. TW. HOOPER A CO., Dealers in Staple and • Fancy Goods, Groceries, Iron, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ac., Ac., at the Brick store, Cassville, Ga. Feb 2, 1554. HIRSCIIBERG A DAVIDSON, Cissville, (la. —Manufacturers of clothing, and deal ers in Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, Fancy Goods, and Jewelry, Wholesale and Retail, at Patton’s olb stand Cassville, Ga. June 23 1854. IOCKETT A SNELLINGS, Factors awl J General Commission Merchant*, will attend strictly to Receiving and Forwarding aud Selling everything sent to our address. *cpt 9—tjni* WM. M. PEEPLES, Dealer in Dry Goods. Groceries, Iron, Hardware, Saddlery,, Boots, Shoes, Drugs, Medicines, Ac., Ac. Cal houn, Ga. May 5, 1854. —ly G. COURT ENA'Y, A CO. No. Z, Broad • Street, Charleston, South Carolina, Books, Stationery, Fancy Articles, Magazines, and Newspapers. The most extensive stock of Novels, Roman ces, Ac., in the Southern country, ty Near the Post Office. mh 16 a. 0. COURTENAY. W. A. COURTENAY. HYATT McBUIiNEY & CO., Direct Im porters and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, No. 37 Jlayne Street, Charleston, S. C. Jan 12, 1855 —49 —ly WAItD A BURCHARD, Augusta Ga., would inform their friends and the pub lic generally, that anticipating a change in their business, the coming season, they are disposed to make large concessions from their former low scales of prices, in order to reduce their stock to the lowest possible point. The attention of wholesale dealers as well as customers, is res pectfully solicited. Augusta, Dec 22 P ARR A McKESZlE.—Factors and Commis” sion Merchants, and Dealers in Groceries’ Produce and Merchandise generally, Atlanta! Ga. Particular attention given to consignments of Cotton, Grain, Bacon, and all kinds of Produce. L. J. PARR. K. MCKKXZIE. aug. 11.— ly. __ W INSHIPS IRON WORKS.—The subscri ber is now prepared to receive and exe cute orders for any kind of Castings, or Ma chine work, and all persons favoring him with orders may rely upon having them executed in . the best manner, and with despatch. Orders tor Sash-blinds and doors promptly attended to *t his Car Establishment. Cash paid for old Copper, Brass and Iron Castings. JOSEPH WINSIIIP. Atlanta, Ga.,'June 30, F54. A f>LACKSMITTIING.—The Subscriber /ft is prepared to do all kinds of work his line, such as Ironing Carriages, making and repairing Farming imple m cnts, edge-tools, horse-shooing, Ac- in the best manner, and on the most reasonable terms,— . tools warranted. A share of patronage is solicited. I* GRIFFIN. Casarillc, Ga., Feb. 16,1855,—2—1y, Atlanta, hardware store* a. RRATjY, Whitehall Street, keeps always ? n a full assortment of Iron, Nails, Out-. Mill Irons, Springs, Axles, Carriage Trim. and Parlor Stoves, Mechanic's I ** * armors’ Tools, Ac., which will be sold ns * s can be bought in any market. Atlanta, Ga., JuJy u, 1354. SdbeHisefricofs. CARRIAGE and Buggy Making Establish, ment at Cartersville Cass county Georgia, “ ou M solicit a continuance c ft I • the patronage heretofore enjoyed. — I M e afe doing good work, and ut reasonable pri ces. At e keep on hand a goftd selection of i Stock, and have employed a fine assortment of llrstrate Mechanics, who know what they are about. We warrant our work not to fail, Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. Out motto is Honesty and Industry. ’ JONES A GREENWOOD. Cartersville, Ga,, July 8, 18.54. NEW Tailoring establishment, at CartersviMe Georgia, Shop at S. 11. I atillo’s old stand. w The subscriber has lately opened in )ftt the town of Cartersville a New Tai [fy LORiNQ Establishment, where he is pre pared to do any Work ill bis line in the best and moat fashionable manner, lie guar ; antees all wmk turned out of his shop to fit in the most unexceptionable manner. Particular* | ly attention imid to cutting and fitting jobs for ladies. He leapectfully solicits a fair trial, as | lie is confident of success. SILAS O’SIIIELDS. j sept a—ly ■ rpo FARMERS AND PLANTERS. A. A ,T. Jl. L. Hill, are now receiving a superior lot ! of Negro Shoes, Negro Blankets and Kerseys, I Osnaburgs, Shirtings, Trunks, Ac., for. the fall [ and winter trade, which they are offering Law I for Cash, or on short time. Farmers or others i wishing to pu-chase such articles will do well to give us a call and examine prices, for we will have them on hand and intend to sell. All that we ask is that you will call and examine for yourselves, east of the court house. Cassville, Oct ‘27 VAEORGE VOGT'S Piano and fSEpgESIX Music Store. Kb. 14? Arch H JJ QijJJ Street, Philadelphia. Constantly a on hand Pianos, Melodeons, Musi cal Merchandize of every description, Sheet Mu sic, Ac. Ac. Vogt’s Pianos are pronounced superior to all others in sweetness, power and beauty of tone and unequalled workmanship. Persons wishing a Piano of the first class and undoubt ed excellence, at a very moderate price, will do well to give them a trial. sept I—l1 —1 NOTICE TO LAND OWNERsTTiie under signed having removed from Albany to Troupville. Lowndes county, Ga. Will in addition to the practice of Law examine and report the value of land in the counties of Thomas, Lowndes, Clinch, Ware, Anpaling and Irwin. He will, when requested, examine Lands personally, and give full information as to *’ lue, location and probability of immediate salj. Having no connection whatever with land speculation he will engage to act as agent, in the sale or purchase of lands, in any of the aforesaid counties for a fee of ten per cent, up on the amount received or paid out, His char ges for examining land will he five dollars per lot, for lands in the 12th district of Lowndes, in all the other districts, lie will charge ten dol lars. Additional will be charged for an exami nation of title upon record. EPIIRTAM H. TLATT, Attorney at Law, Troupville, LowndeS Cos. Ga. Nov 17—ly r JANOS, SHEET MUSIC, t f T . fv. _fm~ THE undersigned is pre pared to furnish Vogt’s Pianos, at short notice, H s- w and on as good terms as * ‘ J they can be had anywhere at the South. These in struments are warranted to be equal in point of tone, durability and workmanship, to any man nfactnred in the world. Every Piano warranted for five years. Any instrument failing to meet the expectations of the purchaser, may he re turned at any time within six months, and an other will be given in its stead. Having a brother (a Professor of Music) in Philadelphia, who selects every Piano sent out, purchasers may rest assured that none but perfect instru ments, in every respect, will be sold. A large lot of Sheet Music, of the latest and most fashionable issues, constantly ou hand and for sale at Publisher’s prices. WM. SCHERZER. Professor of Music in Cassville Dec. 8, 1854 —ly Female College. -fpiIINIZY A CLAYTON, Ware ifL2„<Si X House and Commission Mer quants, Augusta, Ga. —Continue the bnsiness in all its branches, and will give their personal attention to the sale of COTTON and other produce. Cash advances made when required. Bagging, Rope, and family supplies purchased at the lowest market rates. Com mission for selling Cotton 25 cents per bale, augIS— TO OLI) SOLDIERS.—By a recent Act of Congress, all persons who have served in any War since 1790, are entitled to 160 acres of Land—and those who have received Warrants for a less number, are entitled to a sufficient number of acres to make that, amount. The undersigned will attend to the collection of such claims. WM. T. WOFFORD. Cassville, mh B—ts Agency at Washington.—The un dersigned prosecutes all manner of claims against the United States, before Congress, be fore Commissioners, and before all the Public Departments, and especially claims for bounty land under the act of Congress just passed, pen sions, back-pay, balf-pav, adjustment of amounts of disbursing officers, settlement of post mas ters and contractors accounts, and every other bnsiness requiring the prompt and efficient ser vices of an attorney or agent. A residence of twenty years nt the seat of the Federal Government, with a thorough and fa miliar acquaintance with all the routine of the Eublic business at the different offices, added to is free access to consul’ .he ablest legal advi sers, if needed, justifies the subscriber in pledg ing the fullest satisfaction and utmost dispatch to those who may entrust their business to his can*. Being well known to the greater portion of the citizens of Washington, as well as to many gentlemen who have been members of both Houses of Congress in the last fifteen years, k is deemed unnecessary to extend this notice by special references. A full power of attorney should accompany all cases. Communications must be pre-paid in all cases. Fees regulated by nature and extent of the business, but al ways moderate. H. C. SPALDING, Attorney. Washington, D. C. mb 15— BOUNTY LANDS.—The undersigned hav ing long been engaged in the prosecution of Revolutionary Pension Claims, Invalid Pen sion Claims, Bounty Land Claims Ac., against the General Government, now tenders his ser vices to all such claimants, especially to Bounty T/tnd Claimants for the procurements of their Claims, as there are many such Claims under the late law of Congress, which gives an addi tional Bounty of Land to the soldiers of all the wars in whicn the United States has engaged since 1790, who have not received as much as 160 acres. ELISHA KING. Adairsville Ga. m h 22 —2ra SELLING off at Cost for Cash, As the under signed is closing up Ihe business of the firm of Leake & Howard, he has determined to sell off at cost for cash. Come all that want good bargains and come guide or you will miss them. Cartersville, Dec I — ts W. W. LEAKE. T>EADY-MADE CLOTHING, Pant!. Stuff, 1 Chambray, and a fine assortment of Jew- I dry, at LEVY’S CASH STORE, apr 26 —ts 9 fpjill) Ifetospiiper—DcbofeJ iff Kf|iioi)f|l qijd Stqfe politic?, JLifehitti'C, ihc Urtcts, £ohiicjf) qi(o (fetes, tcz. CASSVILLE, G-A., THURSDAY, JUJYE 28,1855. Cjinirf 3)o ] Eobij Jbee? Do 1 love thee? ask the poet If he loves the twilight lmur, Ask the wild bird if it loves To dwell within its woodland bower. Do I love thee ? ask the streamlet If it loves to wander on, Ask the flower if it loves The golden sun at morning’s dawn. Do I love thco ? can the ocean Cease at will its raging tide? Can the eagle, in its lliglit, Cease to spread its pinions wide ? Do I love thee? can an exile , E’er forget his native land? Can the wavelets cease to linger, Sweetly on the pebbled strand ? Do I love thee? When the torrent .Stops to kiss the lillies white; When the silver robe has fallen From the reigning Queen of Night; When the lark has ceased its singing To the morning sun in glee— Then niv heart will sadly falter, Then I'll cease to think of thee! iDriginnl ilnuorlklt?. Written expressly for the Cassville Standard. Ibe Itji’ee JLiflks * LINK THE SECOND. LOVE: Or the Adventures of an American Student. BY MISS C. W. BARB Ell. CHAPTER 111. THE MYSTERIOUS PICTURE. A knot, of students sat one day, not long after Marebmont’s return from the mountains, under the spreading branches of an umbrageous oak in the campus.— They were listening to a recital which afforded them much amusement. Peals of merriment burst from their lips, and rung through the grove, until their fel low-students who chanced to be walking or standing about, castinquisitive glances that way, and wondered what on earth Marchmont was telling—it was some thing which amused Howard, and Smith, and Crayton very much. “ Were you near Crag’s End when that happened asked Smith. “Yes, just above it, T was plunging about there in the creek, with my boots and stockings off—mv clothes besprinkled with mud, and my hat lying on the hank, [t wasn’t exactly the plight which a fellow wpuld fancy being caught in by a couple of beautiful young ladies, but who expect ed to see them up there ? I know I didn’t, and [shouldn’t have been more appalled had an army of ghosts arisen from under the green sod : but * what is to be, will be! They took me for a lunatic, and ran at full speed towards home. I saw where they both lived afterwards. It was in a grand old brown house among the lulls, but my introduction to them was not exactly of a kind which would war rant me to call on them for old acquain tance sake; but some how the face of that first girl, has haunted my sleeping and waking visions every since. I be lieve I’ve got a heart disease—caught it while plunging about there in the mud : a disease for which there remains no cure only in matrimony.” Again the trio laughed, but Marchmont looked as grave as a judge. “It’s hard—itVtcrrible hard to meet with p. girl; the only one you ever felt much interest in, in your life under such untoward circumstances, you will all readily admit, but if she’ll come to Commencement, I’ll show her that out ward appearances are Nome times decep tive. I believe I'm quite as good look ing a3 any in my class, and as to my sanity, I never doubte it until since she rose up there like a woodland fairy, among the mountains; since then, I have been dreamy, and absent minded, and not altogether right in that upper stoiy, the brain, as well as in the region of the heart, but, as the predestinarians believe, what is to be must be, whether it ever comes to pass or not; so it will do no good to quarrel with Destiny. All I ask at your hands is, commiseration. I must be brave and submit to my fate. “ Perhaps you will see her again,’’ said Smith —“ don’t look so desperate — so like the hero of a tragedy my good fellow—less likely things than that have happened many a time. If I were in your place, I would journey back there, dressed up in my best Sunday clothes — I would have on my finest boots, best black kids, and most killing mustaches; I would ride with my little gold headed riding stick in my hand, and just as I got opposite the brown house, the horse, which threw me at the creek for his own amusement, should rear and plunge for ‘.nine —l would manage to get a frac tured limb, or a broken head—or a sprained foot—something in short which would cage me securely with those mountain birds until I bad learned them that I was neither a lunatic —a vagrant nor a drnnkard. Pshaw, man ! strata gem in love is as allowable, as stratagem in war—“ faint heart never won fair la dy.” Marchmont shook his head. “ They will have flown from their nest in the highlands, to their more southern home, I fear, before 1 can bring all that about,” lie said; “ moreover what is a mere pass ing fanoy, that it should oost me so much trouble! While trying to get a broken leg against their porch step, I ♦Copy right secured. “PRINCIPLES NOT MEN.” might get a broken neck sure enough, and then adieu to all sublunary things. No sir—your advice, like n>ay a tine spun theory, can never be reduced to practice.” “And so you quietly relinquish the game do you ?” enquired Howard. Well—l—don't—know,” answered the student slowly, “lam nofciexactly pre pared to say that I do : I think fortune may favor me one of these d%vs: in short [ am haunted by one of those vague hopes, which not unfrequentlt take pos session of the soul, and stay there with out, food, or a foundation where on to build. Father Time sometimes proves himself to boa benignant accomodating old fellow—one who possesses the art of bringing about long wished hut unhop ed for events. We always see him pic tured with a scythe in his hand, ready to mow down—it is a slander—a libel on his character—llo carries sometimes a mysterious fairy, one which can pro duce rainbows out, of clouds, and light out, of Egyptian darkness.” How long the students might have continued this conversation we cannot say (for it was one in which they all seemed to take a profound interest) had not Professor M—at that moitfent come up, and intimated to Marchmont, that lie was ready to go to the college cabinet, and examine and lecture upon the fossils which he had been fortunate enough to dig up and gather, during his rambles. This proved a signal for their dispersion. Each went his. separate way, and noth ing more was said that morning about the beautiful mountain vision, which had burst so unexpectedly upon March mont’s wondering eyes. Hut the subject was not allowed to sleep long. Smith, who seemed more interested than any of the others in this romantic incident, often quizzed and jes ted Marchmont about it. He asserted that the hitter had renewed his geologi cal and rainerological studies, since his return, with profound zest, and he had no idea but that he would soon find anoth er trip to the -mountains, not only desir able but, indispensably necessary to his progress in those interesting natur al sciences. lie took occasion to narrate to the other students, and to some of the faculty, Marchmont’s adventure—in short it seemed to have taken such a hold upon the fellow’s mind that Marchmont more than once regretted ever having told him about it. Amid his studies, and the thoughts, feelings, fancies and new trains of thought which they sugges ted, the hero of this exploit felt that 110 could very easily have forgotten the in cident, himself, had not Smith continual ly rung it in his ears: but something oc curod one day which must, without Smith’s intervention, have brought the subject with all of its first vivid freshness to his mind. The incident was unique , but it was nevertheless Irue. Marchmont was walking at a hurried pace late one afternoon, down the princi pal avenue, leadin'! from the college grounds, when his foot hit something and threw it a considerable distance in front of him. It proved to be a small square morocco case, and, on picking it up and opening it, the maiden of the mountain looked with a sweet smile in to the student’s face. There was no mis taking those features—the expressive eye —the hair—the mouth—the cheek —they were the same, the very same, or rather the artist had wrought an exact trans cript of them. Marchmont’s first im pulse was to drop the treasure like a live coal from his fingers, but as be gazed, his clasp tightened almost to a grasp around it. “ Ilow came (his here ?” ho said aloud. “ Who is this being—this beautiful be ing, who contrives to rise up, as it were from the earth, the second time to con found one ! This is even more mysteri ous than was her first appearance. Fate favors me; I shall yet see and bow be fore the original. In some way our des tinies must be intortwined ; some good genius is at work, so it must be, or this fairy would not have arisen in minia ture here, at this unlikely hour, in my road, Well! those who have faith in Destiny may well await her footsteps— Ihey move onward to an unavoidable end. “ There is a Divinity that shapes our ends, Rough hew than as we may.” I believe this although I sometimes speak jestingly upon the subject. lam almost a fatalist.” “ What is that ?” said Smith, sudden ly coming up—“ what is that you are muttering so over ? A lady’s profile, as I live ! Why, Marchmont, your heart is cracked—spoiled—salt couldn't save it. Who would have expected, three months ago, to have found such a com mon sense, matter-of-fact sort of fellow as we all took you to be, going on like one distracted over a lady’s profile in broad day light in the public walks.— Good Heavens, man! you’re past re demption. But let mo see that picture. By Jove : you have an exquisite taste, and might almost be pardoned for your devotion to the original. Who is she ?” Now Marchmont would, at that par ticular moment, very gladlyhave dispen sed with Smith’s presence, llis ques tions seemed to him impertinently in quisitive. But experience had taught him that his companion was not easily shaken off, and he resolve that it would be best to make a clean breast of it, and own frankly that the picture bore an ex • act resemblance to tho fairy of the moun- tains but at tire same time to aver, that lie could not, by any means, conjecture how it came there. Smith listened with a comic, halfcrcd uloinwair. “ It’s an invention —a pure .invention,” at length lie said. “ You’ve been wri ting to the girl, Marchmont, and have exchanged likenesses with her. I’d bet my new hat on the fact.” } “ Writing to her!” exclaimed the stu j dent, indignantly—“how could I write 1 to her, when I do not even know name ? j Your imagination has grown remarka* j bly fertile of late. There is no denying I ing that fact., Smith.” I The latter laughed long and loud.— < “ Well 4” said he‘ “ perpaps I am too I fast, but when a fellow gets as far gone j with the heart complaint as you evident* i ly have gotten there’s no accounting for j the extravagancies he may be guilty : of. Hut admitting your tale to be bona fide evidence, how arc we to account for this picture being here ? That’s what I want to know. Some woodland fairy must have brought it from the highlands and laid it, an offering at your feet:— What shall she take back in return ?” 4< I should not object to being car ried off myself vi ct armis , and de posited at the door of the brown house,” said Marchmont, laughing in his turn : “ but that’s not to be reckoned on, or even hoped for, though this must be an obliging sort of woodland sprite.— This picture, with or without her leave, I’ll pocket, but Smith, mind this is a pro found secret between you and I. Pledge your faith as an Odd Follow, on the links, that yon will not set Crayton, and How ard, and Professor M and a host of others,on my track. I’m getting sore on this point, and to own the truth frankly can’t even bear a friendly laugh, at my ex pense. So keep mum,Smith, or I tell you seriously we are no longer friends.” Smith looked at his companion close ly and soberly. “If the matter is getting serious, Marchmont, or one of any importance in your eyes, ( will be the last to trifle. I thought however it was all a jest. But trust me, I will say nothing more about this mysterious mountain sylph. Why should I, when it is not at all probable that either you or I will be blessed with the sight of her ? So pocket the picture —contemplate it by sunlight, by moon light, and by gas-light, for aught l care, and may the original as unexpectedly stumble upon your likeness, while on her way after berries, some evening to Crag’s End. Who knows but that the kind fairy who brought this, may have pur loined y jurs for that v> r/ purpose. Where is yourdageurreotvpe, Marchmont?” “ Lying on the table in my room,” said tho student quietly. “ I’ll wager my head, it’s not there now,” said his companion. “ The fairy had stolen it. Those vsg> bring will al so carry.” “Are you in earnest?” said March mont. “No fairy dropped this here.— Somebody accidentally left it. Hut we will go and see.” The two wended their way back to tho University. It was getting dusky, and Marchmont could not readily find what he had felt confident of being able to lay his hand on immediately, lie rung for lights. Tho servant brought them. He search carefully among his books. Smith search ed too. Finally every article was remov ed from the table’s surface. In vain.— The picture was no where to be found. “ Are you sure you left it here, March mont?” inquired Smith with lines of incredulity upon his face. “If you did it beats the Dutch what has become of it, sure enough.” “ I saw it here yesterday —I’m confi dent of that,” said Marchmont, nervously “ hut it’s not hero now—that’s certain. What has become of it I know not.” Just then tho chapel bell rung for ev ening prayers. The two hurried off, for fear of being marked by some implacable tutor, and from that hour, the waters of lethe seemed to roll over Smith’s mind in relation to this romantic and mysteri ous affair. No hints, no direct allusions could bring him back to it. Ilis lips upon this subject, even to Marchmont himself, became like a sealed book. The latter got at times almost impatient with bis class-male. He felt a burning desire to discourse with somebody about his newly found treasure, the picture, which he wore in his bosom, but Smith would not talk, and ho could not summon res olution to reveal his secret to any one else. Moreover lie had enjoined secrecy upon Smith, and he could not, now, con sistently, reveal what lie had objected to his class mate’s revaling. So he kept this precious picture, and, as tho latter had foretold, contemplated it literally, by gas-light, by moon-light and by sunlight. Indeed it was very often in his hands, and never left his person. Tho clear oye—tho rosy, arch looking lip—the snowy forehead—the small jeweled hand became daguereotyped upon his soul, lie saw them at last, whether the pic ture was looked at or not—they came between him and tho printed page, over which he bent; they rose up before him in his daily walks; they haunted his sleeping dreams; they grew into, and became a part of his soul. We are mysterious beings—we do not comprehend ourselves, how can we hope to comprehend others, or to find out God, the Infinite ? TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Had any one told Marchmont, six months before that he would have been in love with a mere face, he would have ridiculed the idea, but so it was. Os the owner of that face lie knew little or noth ing.- He did not even know her name. She had appeared for a moment and then was gone, perchance forever. — Whether she possessed those lovely and estimable qualities of mind and heart, which render woman an intelligent and pleasing companion in the hours of pros perity, and solace and comforter in the days of adversity, he had not the remo test means of ascertaining. Like “ the shadow child” upon the wall, she had danced for a moment upon his vision and then had disappeared. [to be continued.] Tflotoeirs. Tho following from the Saybrook Mir ror is as applicable to this latitude as to that of Essex. We know of nothing which so elo quently and truly speaks of l lie'beauty and refinement of a female mind as a fondness for flowers; and we never look upon the dwelling surrounded with a choice variety of roses, geraniums, pinks, and other beautiful flowers in great va riety, without almost thinking “an an gel dwelleth the.” They speak in unmis takeable eloquence that soul, refinement, taste, care and happiness have nurtured and nursed these types of goodness and purity. Fair hands have planted, and fair eyes and warm hearts watch over them. Flowers have their uses. They are not only beautiful to look upon, ami sweet ornaments round the homestead but they serve to give health to the hands which cultivate, and strength and beauty to the tnincl which watches over them. A sweet sympathy springs from the beauti ful flower to the glad mind which guards it, and in time that mind reflects that purity and sweetness which it has drawn from its intercourse with the sweet per fume givers of nature. Thus refined it is more in sympathy with tho beautiful in whatever form presented, more readi ly sees beauty in all God’s works, can more easily sympathize with tho weep ing child of sorrow, and pour the balm of consolation into the wounded heart; is more constantly and joyfully found in communion with spirits pure, and in humble worship of tho great giver of all that is good and beautiful than is that mind that has never been brought in sub jugation to tho hallowing influence of flowers. dUI/ql is . Sand is rock and other hard substan ces reduced into powder of various de grees of coarseness. There was therefore no sand in chaos. While the earth was still without form and void, the materi als of which sand is composed had not assumed their present peculiar cl I#factor for sand is a highly manufactured article* and requires lime for its production. A new planet can no more have sands (un less ready made) spread over it, than a new park can be adorned with symmet rical avanues of old stag-headed oak trees. Allowing, then, for the small pro portion of sand which the wind, the rains and the rivers, have ground out for us, what an old established concern the ocean wave mill must be to have poun ded thus finely for us the immense quan tity of sand which we have in tho world! Spiel’s of p Ifitjl) .fcilloto. Tt is often a question amongst people who are unacquainted with the anatomy and physiology of man, whether lying with the head exalted even with the bodv he more wholesome. Most, consulting their own case on this point, argue in fa vor of that which they prefer. Now, al though many delight in bolstering their heads at night,.and sleep soundly with out injury, yet it is a dangerous habit. The vessels which the blood passes from tho heart to the head are always lessen ed in their cavities when the head is res ting in bed higher than the body : there fore, in all diseases attended with fever, the head should bo pretty nearly lever with the body and people ought to ac custom themselves to sleep thus to avoid danger. Virtues of Know Nothingism. At a mass meeting of Mr. Wise's friends in Washington, who had assembled to hear him speak most shameful proceedings were there transacted by tho Know Nothings.— Talk not to us hereafter of Catholics forbid ding tho liberty of speech—but hero at our national capitol in this enlightened country when a JVatioe born American attempted to speak he was refused an audianoe by many desirous of hearing him, by a set of infamous blackguards whoso whole aims are to over throw the Democratic party by midnight scheming. Liberty of speech denied by Na tive Americans ! This, aud the Massachu setts Legislature and the lato Maine conven tion, are the proud trophies of Know Noth ingism. Our country is safe boing devored over to their hands, let us be coutent. The Vienna Conference has not been re opened. Know Nothingism has a downward ten dency in this State ftr The height of gallantry—kissing a woman who snuffs. nsro. 21. Letter from .Gov. Johnson. Executive Chamber, 1 Milledgeville, Ga , June 11th. j Maj. John 11. Howard, Columbus, Ga. Bear Sir :~I received your favor, enclos ing me a copy of the Meeting at Tempe rance Hall” on the 25th of May, in which you beg me * not to oppose this movement.” I also received your communication of the Ist inst., written at Montgomery, Ala., sup porting, by an elaborate argument, the pol. icy foreshadowed in the resolutions adopted by the meeting referred to. My nomination and acceptance of the candidacy for the of fice of Governor, by the late Democratic Con vention, apprise you moro forcibly than I could express, in words, of my uMer and en tire dissent from the line of policy which you urge. Not desiring to be conspicuous, I should not have obtruded my views upon the public but my great respect for you would not permit me to be silent, and justice to my self, in view of the position I occupy before the people cf Georgia, requires that I should bu fully understood, in order that I may not seem captiously to oppose a movement so specious, and emanating from a source so respectable. ; Without arrogance, I believe 1 am as true a Southern Rights man as any you.can find —as firmly attached to Southern interests— ns prompt to unite in their energetic vindi cation and support. I fully evinced all this in 1850, which grew out of the acts of Con gress. known as the •.Compromise Measures.” Upon that issue I acted with the Southern Rights party. In common with them, 1 waa in favor of a temporary severance of party alliance with the North—temporarily until that issue should be settled. For this pur pose I desired to see all the slaveholding States constitute <• one people and one par ty,” and that they should meet in Southern Convention, not to dissolve the Union but to adopt a platform upon which Southern Rights might be maintained and the Union preserv ed. I preferred this course to separate ac tion t>y the State, because I believed that its moral effect upon the North would be potent for the accomplishment f our patrkdifiLpur postts. But the people of Shis State, by an overwhelming majority adjudged otherwise. They decided that Georgia should act for herself, take her own position, and lay down her own platform. In sovereign Convention, she gave expression to her final determina tion in the hold, fearless and solemu lan guage of tho 4th resolution, to wit: That the State of Georgia, in tho judg ment of this Convention, will and ought to resist even (as a last resort) to a disruption of every tie which binds her to the Union, any act of Congress upon the subject of Sla very in the District of Columbia, or in pla ces subject to the jurisdiction of Congress, incompatible with the safety, domestic tran quility. the rights aud honor of the slavehol ding States; or any act sOpprcssing the slave trade between the slaveholding States; or any refusal to admit as a State any territory hereaftor applying, because of tho existence of slavery therein; or any act prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the territories of Utah and New Mexico; or any act re pealing or materially modifying the laws in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves. When Georgia has thu3 authoritatively de cided to acquiesce in the Compromise Meas ures--to act for herself, irrespective of our sister Southern States, by announcing sol- emnly the future conditions on which sho would remain in the Union, I regarded tho question which gave rise to the formation of the Southern Rights and Union parties ns settled, and that, consequently, the necessity for their continuance as political orginiza lious ceased. I was satisfied with the plat form, and if a Southern Convention had been held, 1 could not have asked it to take high er aud stronger ground. I would have been better pleased with the same platform adop ted by such a body for tho reason only, of its greater moral w T eight with tho Northern portiou of our Confederacy. The Southern Rights and Union parties of ISSO and ’sl being thus disbanded by tlioccs s vtion of causes which brought them into be ing. it became a question with us all—Whigs and Democrats—whither should wo go ? The Democrats of Georgia, myself included, seeing that among the Northern Democracy wero sound men—ready to stand by the South—ready to execute the Fugitivo Slavo law, and consider the passage of the u Com promise Measures” as the final settlement of the slavery agitation—determined to bo rep resented in the then approaching Baltimore Convention, to support its nominees, and bide its action, provided that they would como squarely up to our position. That body did so. Thoy determined to stand by tho Com promise measures; to enforce tho Fugitive Slave Law, and to resist its repeal or modi fication. They nominated General Pierce and with him as our leader, and those principles inscribed on our banner, the National Demo oatic party w-as thoroughly roorganizod, and inarched to victory. Now, I rcspcotfully osk, has not Goueral Picroo, faithfully car ried out tho principles of that Baltimore platform ? Has 110 not enforced tho execu tion of tho Fugitive Slavo law ? Has ho not given ovidonco of great firmness and sound ness of constitutional construction, m his a -and admirable vetoes ? Aye, moro—in tho Inst Congross, when one great prifloiple of tho Compromise measures that new States should be admitted into the Union with or without slavery, as tlioir people might de termiuo for themselves, came to be practi cally applied ou the passage of tho Kausas- Nobraska bill, did not a large portiou of Northern and Western Democratic members faithfully redeem tlioir plodgos ? Did they cot aid the South in repealing the Missouri restriction, under which ehe had writhed