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with a sweet smile irradiating those still beautiful features,- she died. Her lips pressed to my cheek, 1 heard her low breathed farewell. None were near. I allowed no intrusion on that sacred scene. My own hands composed those lovely limbs in death, closed those clear pellucid lids over the dimmed eye. None saw me. I would not for the wealth of world’s untold, have allow ed hands of strangers to have done this for her. Not a hair was severed from that mass of golden curls, but I arranged them as she had worn them in life adown her soft cheek, and now still cold bosom. What a luxury to my stricken heart yvas this solitude, so breathless! 1 put on her bridal dress. I crossed the thin hands reverently on the breast. Gathering from the window some of her jessamine and white rose, I laid them in those fingers. Do 1 linger too long on this scene ? Alas! who will sympathise in my silent grief*? From my boyhood, to that dark hour, who had cared for me, but one , and she was before me dead ! When all was, but laying her in the coffin, Ij opened the door and admitted the few who came out of sympathy. I disdained all sympathy— they looked on me as mad—perhaps I was. I never remembered anything more ot these sad events till I found myself stretched on her new made grave. In the same spirit, that 1 had arrayed my wife for her coffin, I resolved to devote myself to her grave. This was all I could do for her, and oh! with what care I placed the green sods over her, carefully plucking every weed. W hen these took root, 1 planted all the flowers she loved best. I put no tombstone o’er, lest it bore too heavily on her breast; and as the world had had no part in her happiness, I cared not to tell them who slept beneath. I had it enclosed to prevent intrusion; and there the wild rose, jessamine, the sweet vio let, passion flower, and mournful willow bloomed and mingled their foliage. Here I passed much of my time. I recalled our conversations, I tried to think I could hear her speak to me, and wished to recall what she would have me do. I grew calm; my soul was penetrated with sadness, but ’twas not the gloomy despair that first overwhelm ed me. I looked on myself in one sense as hav ing been highly favored in having tasted even for a brief interval, such estatic happiness. In His unscrutable wisdom, God had seen proper to de prive me of my idol. In despite of His command, “ Thou shall love the Lord , thy God , with all thy mind, and with all thy strength .” I had dared to raise up an idol, to whom 1 paid all my homage, forgetful that to Him was due only this abject worship. I was punished. The words of the holy injunction arose in my mind, as from the lips of Mary—for it seemed by the medium of this purified spirit, 1 was beginning to know myself—“ Thou shall have no other Gods hut me .” I knelt and prayed for for giveness. Months rolled by—friends sprung up unsought. They begged me to give over my grief—to arouse myself to the duties of my profession. I listened, for 1 thought I should receive some commune from my spirit-bride. I knew she would speak to me, and it seemed, in the still watches of the night, her voice breathed into my heart, “ Go, Aubrey, deafest—spend not thy youth in unavailing grief forme. lam happy, so happy, I would not return to thee , if 1 could .” This was enough. I believed, and obeyed.— My dream of Love was ended. I had loved—l had possessed the object ot that love. This was happiness enough. 1 had no wish to awaken anew that dream. My heart was ashes : “I had banquetted upon beauty once, and now The ambrosial feast was ended! Let it be Enough, to say, 4 it was.’ ” And, now, oh ! thou dear one, farewell, until in a brighter, purer sphere, we are re-united—for to this belief I am, and ever will be adherent. And thou, my early dream, once more return : From thy o’ershadowing wings ethereal Shake oderous airs—so may my senses all Be spell-bound to thy service, beautiful power, And on the breath of every erring hour Send me faint tidings of the tilings that were.” From the Cherokee Advocate. FATHER MATHEW. The subjoined letter from this distinguished temperance advocate, is in reply to an invitation extended to him by the Georgia State Temper ance Convention, through their President Hon. Joseph H. Lumpkin. The friends ot temper ance and humanity, will greet, with hearty wel come, this apostle of benevolence —this best friend of Ireland —this friend of man. Boston, 25th July, 1549. My Dear Friend —l am gratified for the kind sentiments conveyed in your esteemed letter.— To have the pleasure of enjoying the personal acquaintance of so zealous and distinguished a fellow-laborer in the cause of is to mean additional inducement to visit Georgia; besides I feel highly complimented by the invita tion, through you, of my friends —and shall, God willing, avail myself of the privilege of meeting them at Augusta, as soon as prior engagements will permit. At a future period, I hope to be able to. give timely information of the time that I can have this gratification. • Presenting my sincere acknowledgements to the members of your society, and with respectful eompliments to your family, I am, in haste, dear Mr. Lumpkin, yours devotedlv, . THEOBALD MATTHEW. Hon. Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Athens, Ga. SCENE IN A STAGE COACH. Two young officers of the British army, travel ling on the Prussian frontier, in a stage coach en countered an English lady, accompaied by her two daughters, who was cross and interfering, and wholly unacquanted with any language but her mother tongue. One of the officers conceived the idea of annoying the old lady, and according* lv determined to pass himself oft to her for a fot eigner, and to talk to the daughters in French : “ With his accustomed gallantry* he entered into conversation with Miss Mary Bull. He saw, her name on,the fly-leaf of her pocket edition of Childe Harold ; and, to her astonishment, and af ter a fair allowance of coquetry on her part, at length explained to her the mystery. Miss Mary Bull flirted and laughed more~ than was quite be coming, which tended to increase Mrs. Bull s tli humor? Words are scarcely bad enough for for eigners : she regularly fumed again. “Pr esently they entered one of the tunnels, which commence almost immediately on leaving this station, and come quickly in succession be tween it and Aix la Chapelle. “ Cromwell was in one of his old humors, and full of fun. A thought struck him ; he would pay off the old lad} for her ill-breeding; and he im parted his plan to Filagree. “ Shortly they were whisked into a tunnel and all was darkness. “Smack! smack! from Cromwell, and ditto, ditto, from Muffin, as he faithfully imitated loud kissing. It was pitch dark, and the old lady was ‘ fit to be tied!’ “ Girls, what are you about?’ “Smack! smack! again. 4 ‘ Charlotte !—Mary !—girls ! ’ “Smack! smack! (a titter from both young ladies:) “‘Gentleman !—my daughters !—do you hear? Sacre! “ Here that peculiar light which warns the trav eller by railway that he is just about to emerge into light, appeared, and all was silence. Flash ing into light, both young ladies looked as inno cent as if nothing had happened (and nothing had happened ;) Filagree looked at his boots, and our hero scanned mama, as if he had never seen her until that moment. Ma, herself, looked daggers. “ Whisk—and into a nother tunnel like a shot. ‘ ‘ Smack !sm ack ! again. “ ‘Gentlemen I—girlsl—girls !—such conduct !*’ (roars of laughter from the young ladies. Smack! smack ! “ ‘ Charlotte !—Mary!’ (renewed laughter) ‘ I’ll stop the coach ! Guard! —Mary !—Charlotte ! Gentleman! ’ “ Smack ! smack ! smack ! ! ! “The convoi merged into daylight, and was stopped at the station.” — Life in the Army. The Baltimore Argus of the 2Sth, says, that John Price, who is in prison charged with mur der, is the occupant of a cell adjoining the one in which Vintner, who was executed last week, was confined, and that he has heard the groans of Vintner, and'seen him walking with his chains on. The English papers say, that there is a sympa thy in the atmospherical and meteorological influ ences on both sides of the Atlantic ; as the epi demic in New York and London seems to pre vail in the same ratio, and the progress of the disease is steady in both places. Col. Holmes, of the 23d, who died of the chol era at Montreal, was at the storming of Cuidad Rodrigo, Siege of Badajos, battles of Neville, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Waterloo, the Storming of Cambray and the capture of Paris. He was severely wounded in the right hand at Badajos by a musket ball, and also received a contusion on the head from a musket ball at Waterloo. New Orleans bad a population of 102,000 in 1840 ; now she has probably over 150,000. The exports during the year 1842 amounted to $28,- 404,149, and the imports were $8,033,590. For the year ending in June, 1848, the exports were $40,971,301, and the imports $9,290,439. Lord John Russell, in the House of Common's, June 20, said there were in England 200,000 proprietors of land, with an average rental of S9OB a year, and that it was an advantage to have landed property generally diffused. So said Judge Kent many years since. On this ground we urge a Land Limitation Law. In Ire land there are but 8,000 land owners —and where on earth is property more insecure. It is stated that there are in the Ohio conference alone forty-three German Methodist preachers. Most of them have some knowledge of English. Lately they have formed themselves into an asso ciation for their mutual improvement, and also to devise measures for preaching the gospel more extensively and effectually among their brethren in this country. The number of Germans in the United States is estimated at about two millions, and is rapidly increasing. A Cure for Warts—No ILhnbug. —Dissolve as much common washing soda as the water will take up, wash the warts with this for a minute or two, and let them dry without wiping. This re peated will gradually destroy the ugliest wart. Mr. Wakely reports in the London Lancet sev eral cases, in which deafness was cured by the use of glycerine. A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY. SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1849. AGENTS. Mr. J. M. Boardman is our Agent for Macon. Mr. S. S. Box for Rome. Mr. Robt. E. Seylk for the State of South Carolina. James O’Conner, Travelling Agent. Dr. M. Woodruff, Columbus, Ga. TO THE PUBLIC. We offer the following premiums to individuals, clubs, di- 1 visions and lodges, the distribution of which to take place on the Ist October, and all persons competing will please state the fact when they send in their list ot subscribers, we make noexceptions in favor of town or county. To the individual, club, division or lodge, who returns us the greatest number of subscribers on or before Ist £>eptembei, Harper's Pictorial Bible, Turkey, gilt edges, worth &25. To the second largest list—The American Agricultuist, from vol 1 to vol *6inclusive, hound in cloth, worth S/.cO. To the third, Braude’s Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art, worth $5,00. To the fourth, American Farmer’s Encyclopaedia, worth $3,50. To the fifth, Downing’s Fruit and Fruit Trees ot America worth $1,87. The sixth, American Poulterer*s Companion, worth $1,20. To the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, Allen’s History and Description ot Domestic Animals. Any Postmaster sending us the names of three sub scribers, and enclosing $5, shall receive a copy of the paper free for one year. (JjP* We give the conclusion of an admirable story this week, entitled “Love’s Young Dream,” from the graceful pen of a Lady contributor. (£?=’• Several Pamphlets have been received, which will be noticed in our next. JQF* The Tennessee, for New York, left nt 4 o’clock yes terday with 40 cabin and 5 steerage passengers. Wo are pleased to learn that Father Matthew will visit us sometime in the fall or wii ter. STEAMSHIP TENNESSEE. The following handsome Card we find in the New \ork Herald of the sih. Capt. G. A. Cole, Ship Tennessee. Dear Sir—We, the undersigned, passengers per Tennessee, cannot permit this occasion to pass, without tendering you our thanks for your uniform kindness to us during our late boister ous passage from Savannah. Allow us also, to bear testimony to the speed, comfort and safety of your good ship, as well as to the skill, attention and urbanity of her officers. Very truly yours, Hon. S S Prentiss, Mrs Prentiss, Miss Adams, 1) W Conner, Mrs Conner, W S Guinqett, W J Van Arnaud, R E Coxe, W A Drake, J Jocrnus, H S Reynolds, U S A, J VV An drews, Mrs E Libby, New Orleans; J Murray, J Hart, D W Black, Alabama ; J Foreman, J Dorman, B Sutton, Florida; J Featherstonhaugh, Baltimore; VV B Hale, Mrs Hale, E Smith, Mrs Smith, S II Van Ness, Samuel Hoyt, R II Hutchings, B Cutler, J Foley, J A Stoddard, 11 F Willink, J Myer, J Kyle, J Donnelly, J Gorrie, Savannah; D S Little, Owen II Morris, P II Horrabetn, R T Hyde,CParkhurst, Macon; G W Watkins, D S Chase, Sparta. New York, August 4, 1849. ADJOURNED RAIL ROAD MEETING. According to adjournment, the meeting of the citizens of Savannah favorable to the construction of a Rail Road from the Central Road through Burke County to Augusta, re assembled at the Exchange Long Room 14th August, 1849, at 12 M. —the Chairman and Secretary of previous meeting in their places. Charles F. Mills, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Twenty-Five, submitted the following report: The Committee of Twenty-Five, appointed to canvass the city and obtain subscribers to the Burke County and Augusta Rail Road, have performed the duty assigued them, and beg leave to hand as their Report— Ten Lists of Subscribers, on which Shares are taken to the amount of One Hundred and Ten Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. This amount would doubtless have been largely increased, but for the absence from the city at this time of many of our enterprising, and not a few of our wealthy citizens. Your Committee would congratulate this meeting on the flattering success they have met with. Such, in fact, as to place the completion of the Road at an early day beyond the reach of contingency. CHAS. F. MILLS, Savannah , August 14, 1849. . Chairman. Dr. J. F. Posey offered the following, which was unani mously adopted: Resolved, that the report of the Committee of Twenty- Five be accepted, with the thanks of this meeting, for their promptness and assiduity. Mr. Mills also stated that a circular letter had been ad dressed to a number of the enterprising and wealthy citizens of Savannah, from many of whom it was believed subscrip tions would be obtained, thus adding considerably to the list and amount of subscriptions. On motion of F. S. Birtow, Esq., it was— J Resolved, That the list be left with the sub-Cominittees for ; such further additions ns can be made, and that a copy of the same be made out and furnished to the Delegation to the Burke County meeting. On motion of C. A. L. Lamar, Esq., it was— Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a Committee of Three to transmit the action of this and the preceding meeting to the Mayor of Augusta, and the President, of the Georgia Rail Road Company, and ask their co-operation. The Chairman appointed the following as the Committee: William Duncan, John Stoddard, and C. A. L. Lamar. Octavus Cohen, Esq., offered the following, which was adopted— Resolved . That the proceedings of this meeting and the one of which it is an adjournment, be laid before the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah, asking a confirmation by them on be half of the City of the request and authority for a subscription to the contemplated work of $200,000. The list was added to by persons present and others not em braced in the report, making an aggregate subscription of $112,600. There having been no further business before it, the meeting adjourned. R. WAYNE, Mayor, Chairman. Ed wary J. Harden, Secretary. MARIETTA, August 8, (I guess) ’49, My Dear Trash, • Pshaw ! I beg pardon ! 1 meant “Pur ße *f —but since Shakspeare makes these terms synonymous (vide 3d scene 3d act in “Othello,”) its no matter, especially as I go four-fifths with him, if not the “entire porker,” call you rash in thus startling a modest man's mental Qen Cs by presenting to the Public eye, in the columns of yourheb domidal “ Friend, ” his private epistles, his inner man as un kempt, unshaven, and unshorn, as the ugly phiz that stared !me in the face from my mirror whilst making my matutinal i toilet this morning. To pass on! The rains have so diluted my ink that I find it impossible to indite any thing of interest, it will be puzzling to account for the intermitted deluge, excepting upon the theory that the elements sympathize with us upon great occasions, and this must be in honor of Father Matthew’s advent, and to supply the demand for cold water which liis crusade against Tem. perance will necessarily occasion. Y~ou say that stress of business will not admit the hope of a visit to the up country of Georgia. \ r ou are truly unfor tunate to.be chained to the bus}- town, instead of enjoying the j stupendous and varied sceneiy your State presents, as pi c . turesque uud romantic as the Alps or Europe may afford.-- | Fancy the delight as you climb some towering height, to view | the surrounding mountains rush up the dizzy air, piercing the I clouds that wreathe and robe them in playful dalliance whiU enfolding them in their mantling bosom ; on—on —upwards and onwards, far ns the eye can stretch itself away, sweep their billowy outlines, seemingly the petrified waves of some preadamite ocean, girdling the earth within their adamantine banners; to watch the fitful changes of sunshine and of shadow, to note the storm shrouding their vastness with its mighty curtains, from behind which ever and anon they flash like some gorgeous vision ; to see the young clouds rising from j their cradle, and wreathing upward their fantastic undulations, {seemingly to mock the large bird which sweeps over your ! dazzled eye, and as the \wld breeze- unchartered as your foot, rushes past, to feel the bosom swell with the honest exultation that this is the land of Liberty—this the land upon whoso unpolluted bosom—but hold on ! I didn’t start to write a thesis but a letter! and I'm getting into heroics. Among many favorite resorts for the summer, Marietta is becoming a worthy competitor. Situated upon the State Roil Rond it is conveniently and cheaply approached, its site is pic turesque and romantic, and the climate delightful. The ele vated land it spreads over, we believe, is higher than any settled point, along the Rail Road causing the air to be purer and more refreshing than many locations higher up the State. The town is rapidly increasing, already indeed, capable of supplying all the ordinary demands; not a few of the folks from the lower country are making it their summer homes, whilst some are so delighted with its salubrity and attractions as to permanently settle within it, or its immediate vicinity. The want of Hotels of a character suitable for summer visitero the only drawback to its inducements is in a few days to be duuo away with, as negociations are in rapid progress by which the “ Howard House” will be made a tip top affair, and afford every accommodation that luxury may require. By’ the way, however, one thing is sorely required here, which we are surprised is not attended to—a Bank agency for Savannah —the branch of the State Bank at Augusta has one here, but Savannah none, so that great inconvenience is experienced in regard to checks, draughts, and monetary af fairs with those having business with this latter city ; such an Agency would put Georgia money, too. more in circulation, an undue portion now being Charleston. The Hughes family gave two entertainments last woek; Mrs. Fletcher and her daughters one, a musical soiree, the other night. The exquisite command of a voice of superior sweetness, must make this lady a great favorite with all pos sessing a true ear for music, had she been a foreigner, or af fixed some Italian termination to her name, she would be praised as a star of the first magnitude. Her little girls de serve great credit for their cultivated voices, whilst their inno cent sweetness of countenance made them decided favorites, by request, they will give another concert next week. 1 must not conclude this scrawl without complimenting y 7 our taste in the very neat and tasteful appearance you kav® placed upon your paper. The liberality of your premiums will I fear leave you a looser, but since your circulation is so rapid ly” increasing, I will hope otherwise. I wonder the paper is not more known among the Temperance community in this place where it seems as if every one of respectability’ were “Sons ;” it is true that there are some few grog shops existing, but the very” fact of their being obliged by Public Sentiment to “flagellate his Satanic Majesty around the venerable remows of an overthrown arborescence,” (“whipping the Devil around the stump,” is vulgar’ and call them “Confectionnrys” speaking and significant proof of the morality of Marietta. o. r. Q FROM OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. • Dr. von port, (England,) July 18, 1840 • Mr. Editor,—l have now been three weeks in this coun try, and you will doubtless be expecting me to redeem my promise, and write you. Having now some leisure, I wifi begin, by giving a little information not generally known, and which may be so far useful as to prevent others from incurring the same loss that I experienced, if then any’ of our country men should think of traveling this way, and should chance t p have in their Library’ any American editions of English writer* let me most earnestly advise that they” be left to slum^ : quietly on their shelves, until their owners return; otherwise j the danger is great that they’ may be lost entirely, on the pte a ° ! protecting the interests of the English publisher—there beiCr no international copyright,—the unfortunate owner will them clutched by the Custom-house officer, and hurried ob !i that bourne from which no traveler ever returns. Such my lot, and I regret to say", the fate of some valuable book” * brought with me to beguile the tedium of the sea voyage- vain I urged, and as the books showed, that they could notp°- sibly injure the English publisher as they were intended t° rt turn with me, just as certainly as my” wearing Equally vain was it that I offered to pay their full value, h cessary” as duty, the answer was the same, that un<d el ( and every condition they were strictly prohibited . R IS { necessary to add that the seizure was civilly performed* the tnuti, ill fact, seemed to regret its necessity, he bit (,r *