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®|r wive #vaoS Mepovtev, BY WILLIAM CLINE. THE WIRE-CRASS REPOBTER. p. t. LOVE & WM. CLINE, EDITORS. . ~~ SUBSCRIPTION. The Wire-Grass Reporter is published Week ly at Two Dollars per annum, mdmmce. All orders for the Reporter, to receive attention must he- accotnpimied.w.Uh % JBSJISR-. , Y££. ’ Subscribers wishing the direction of their paper changed* will notify, us from what office it is to be transferred. , The foregoing terms will be strictly observed. -advertising. TERMS.—AdvertGkmF.nts will be published Sit OWE Dollar per aquare of twelve lines or less, for the first insertion, and Fifty Certs for each nnbsequent insertion. Those ot specified as to time will be published until forbid anil charged ac- C °ORiTif.ARY Notices, not exceeding six linos, will be published .gratis; but Cash, at the rate of One Dollar for every twelve printed lines exceeding that number, must accompany all longer notices. tT* Advertisers will please hand in their favors wi Monday when practicable, or at an early-hour on Tuesday morning. 9 Contract Advertisements. The Proprietors of the Press at ThomasviUe, in order to bring their advertising columns within the reach of‘every one, have remoddled and considera bly reduced their prices below former rates. They have adopted the following uniform scale for Con tract Ad vo i-tiscrß, which are put down at the lowest living fal'es, and van in jio case be departed from.— Each Square is Composed ot twelve solid Brevier .lines. 1 siiuare 3 mouths $5 (M) ; 5 squares 9 uioutlis!s2s 00 1 “ 6 “i 8 0015 “ 12 “ 30 00 1 •• 9 “® 10 00:6 “ 3 “ 18 011 , n 12 •• 12 0016 “ 6 “ *4 00 o i* 3 “ 8 00T) “ 9 “ 30 00 2 •'< 14 00 6 “ 12 “ 35 00 2 *• 9 “ 18 00:J column 3 “ 25 00 2 •• 12 “ 20 001A “ 6 “ 30 00 3 v* 3 10004 “ 9 “ 35 00 3 “ 6 16 00 4 “ 12 “ 40 00 3 u 9 >• 21 001 “ 3 “ 35 00 3 “ 12X “ 25 00} “ 0 “ 44 00 4 .. 3 l2 00$ “ 9 “ 52 00 4 •• <5 “ 17 00 ij “ 12 “ 60 00 4 .. q •• 2?00 1 “ 3 “ 50 00 4 .. 12 2O 001 “ 6 “ 00 00 5 .. 3 •< 14 on 1 “ 9 “ 70 00 5 u fi <* auooii “ 12 “ so 00 ty All fractions of a square will be charged as a whole square. ’ No Contract Advertisement over six squares admitted toyin’ inside more than once per mouth. N. B —This schedule shall not, in any way, affect the integrity of existing contracts. All contracts for the year, or any other Specified time, shall only ~f as e with the expiration of the period tor which they were made. pfo Business Cards, for the term of one year, will be charged in proportion to the space they occupy, at One Dollar per line. ** Special Notices (leaded Brevier) will be charged Ten Cents per line for each insertion. 1,. C. BRYAN, Southern Enterprise. \VM. CLINK, IFire-Grass Reporter. Legal Advertisements. All persons having occasion to advertise* legal sales, notices, etc., are compelled by law to comply with the following rules: ..... Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, aif required by law to be 111 Id Oil the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon anil three in the after noon. at tbo Court house, in the county in which the property i situate. . Notices of these sales must be given in’ a pu’.lic gazette FORTY ‘"DAYS previous to the dav of sale. . \ Notices for the sale of Personal Property, must be given at WstTi'.N days previous to the day of sale. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of ail Estate must b published FORTY WAYS. “ ■ _ Notice, that application w ill be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land in- Negroes, must be published weekly for two months. CITATIONS, for Letters of Administration, must he published thirty days —tor Dismission from Adminis tration, iHiiHt/i/y/or sir months —for Dismission from Guardianship, forty days. ? hVI.ES for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub lished monthly for four months— fur establishing lost papers, for the full spnee of three months— for Compel ling titles from Executors ot. Administrators, where n bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. ’ VW Publications will always l>.e continued ac cording to the above rules, unless otherwise, ordered. All business iii the line of PRINTING will meet with prompt attention at. the Reporter Office. “sUPKRimrCOUKT CALENDAR, VAIVL. TERM, 1858. AUGUST. lstMouday, Floyd . Lumpkin 2d Monday, Clarke Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth Meriwether Walton 4th Mond’y, Baldwin L'hattaho’che Gl*cock Heard Jackson Monroe ’> l’aiuldiliß Schley Taliaferro SEPTEIMUEH. Jst Monday. Appling • 1 Chattooga , Cherokee Columbia Coweta Crawford Madison Marion Mitchell Morgan Webster ‘jJ Monday, Butts Cass Coffee Klbert i Fayette Greene Gwinnett Pickens Sutnter Wssliingtou'’ Frid’y aft’r, Pierce 3d Monday, Cobb Hall Hart Macon Newton Pntnam . Talbot v . Terrell Ware 4th Campbell , ‘ Clinch Emanuel Lee ‘ Twiggs White Wilkes OCTOBER. Ist Monday, Carroll Dooly Early * Fulton Gilmer } J-. Gordon * Taylor Warren Wilkinson OCTOBER CONTINUED. Tuesday ? Flko alter, S Wednes- ? E * bun d’y after, ) 2d Monday, Charlton Fannin Habersham Hancock ; Harris Laurens Miller t Scriven ;td Monday, Burke Camden Franklin Haralson Hertry Jones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Un^on Worth T alt^ B''’ 8 ''’ | Montgomery Frid’y aft’r, Wilcox 4th Mond’y, Decatur Dekalb Houston Irwin’ rs- - fas. ® Polk Tattnall Towns Whitfield “'e:* i “■ Frid'y aft’r, Bulloch Mond’y “ Effingham NOVEMBER. Ist Monday,Berrien Milton Randolph Richmond Upson 2d Monday, Baker Bibb . Catoosa {■ Muscogee 3d Monday, Spalding Troup 4th Moud’y, Calhoun Walker ’lff] fcw-t Mon. after, Dougherty ■ “ ‘ v Liberty “ C<4<juitt “ “ Bryan DECEMBER. Ist Monday, Dnde Jefferson Tbomaa 3d Monday, Lowndea ’ taro Cavils. JA.TIES C. ROSS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. je 23 . w ts Tl ARRIS & HARRIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Iverson L. Harris, I CRar'les J. Harris, ~-~“™ MittcdgeTrtte, Ga.T —■ Thomwnrill©, Gsv march 31 w ts R. S. BURCH A WM. McLENDOK, AT TORNEYS AT LAW, — THOMASVIL\j E, GEORGIA. oetl4 . 19 way BAItEI! A IIEA'XETT ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Troi/jirille, Lowndes Co.> Ga. sept 15 w -ts EUGENE L. HINES, ATTORNEY AT LAW. TIWMASIICLE, GEORGIA, Offiep over McLean’s store. (jan26 JOHN M. BVSOiI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE next door to Dr. Bruce’s, Thoinasville, Georgia. jans-ly. ” G. 11. OAMIiIL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ■SATAN*ATI, GEORGIA. Office, corner of Bull and Bay Streets. jan 12 w_ a_. ly JOHN B. MILLEB, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MILL TOWN, BERRIEN CO., GA. WILL practice in all the Counties of the Brunswick Circuit, and Berrien and Lowndes Counties ol the Southern Circuit.- innyi2oy JOHN €. NICIIOELS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WARFNBOROUGH, WARE CO., GA. WILL practice in all the counties of the Bruns wick circuit, and Lowndes and Berrien ot the Southern inar3lny GEORGE B. IVIEEIAMSOnT ATTORNEY AT LAW, WARESBOROUGH, GA. WILL PRACTICE in the following Counties ■. f the Brunswick Circuit: Appling, Coffee. Pierce, Ware Cttnch, and-Chariton. innrjltf SAMUEL I*. SPENCER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. WILL give his entire attention to the practice of ~. Law, in the Counties of the Southern Circuit.— Office ©n the secoui floor of D. &. E. MeLean'B brick building. . . - (jan2<>oy E. C. MORGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KASIIEfELE, G F.ORGIA. WILL practice in the counties of the Southern Cir cuit,and tlic counties of Dooly, Worth and Dough erty of the Macon, and Coffee, Clinch and W are of the Brunswick Circuits. . g* , Fiat Crcdk, On., Oct. 7. ts RICE A 31ERSIION, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MAGNOLIA. CLINCH CO., GA. ATTEND to nil business.entrusted to their care, 111 the following counties, tiswit: Clinch, Wave, Ap pling, Coffee, Charlton, Lowndes and Berrien,Geor gia. Also, ill the-counties of Hamilton, Columbia, and Je Her soil, ig Florida. DAVID P. RICE. I HENRY M. MER.-'HON, jan 5 2 W dm JAMES M. FOLSOM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MAGNOLIA. CLINCH CO.,| GA. WILL practice in all the courts of flip Brunswick Circuit and in the com ts of Lowndes gild Berrien -of tlie Southern Ciri'MiL l, ‘ 1 „ ~ ( Judge A* E. Cochran, Briinsditck Ct. References j ll(^e piy ter p; Love, Southern Ct. jan 5 w ly fUcbicul Curbs. S. S. ADAMS, I S. R. WILLIAMS. new firm. DRS. ADAMS & WILLIAMS, having formed a Co-partnership, tender their professional services to the public. Bug 25-ts It. J. UJU'Ciy | R. 11. EATON. .. Drs. BRVCE & EATON, HAVING formed a co-partnership, tender their Professional Services to the citizens of Thomns vitje and vicinity. ~H‘ 23-ts Dr. XV. 11. HALL, HAS disposed of his interest in the “Wire-Graes Reporter” to Judgo Love,and will devote himself exclusively to his profession. ! He may be found at all times, when not profession ally ehgaged, at his Office opposite East side Presbyterian Churcl. jelltf (Reform Practice.) Dr. P. S. BOWER, 6fFER his professional services to the citizens of Thomasv ille ami vicinity. Calls at all hours promptly attended to— fel>2oy DR. E. O. ARNOLD WILL continue.„tho practice of Den tistry in Thoma grille and vicinity Any order left at ti e Post Office or at his Offieeduring his absence from town will receive attention at the earliest opportunity. [jaus-Jy New Drug Store. Dt's. BOWER X ELLIS have opened a Drug Store at the b stand formerly occupied by Palmer 11 &. Bro., opposite E. Reuiingtou’s, ‘IK.’ 7 mid are prepared to furnish Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Inks, JW: \ Fancy Soaps, Ac. Upon fair terms to those who may favor them with a call. To their Reform friends they would say, that they have on hand a fresh and reliable assortment of Botanic Medicines. And will be glad to supply them with suck articles as the} may need. may2Coy—. Notice to Everybody. a. w. aIjT-sEN’s CELEBRATED SOUTHERN LINIMENT, IS A CERTAIN REMEDY for Strains, Sprains, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Cramp, Nervous. Hea d Sore Throat, Still Neck, Tooth-Ache, Pam in the Head, Scalds and Burns, or any thing like erup tions on the flesh. - Also, for all disease* to which horsca are subject, Dr. Allen’s All-Healing Ointment, IS a certain cure for Ring-worms, Scratches in horses, Greese Heel, Thrush, Cellar and Saddle Gallg; and ull ficsb wounds. Mnnufactured by Dc. A. W. ALLLIN, CoiuiuVu*> Georgia. . For al*s in Tboroasvrik, by Bamn &, fcnifl; id Mootkello, by Palmer & Bro., and in Troupville, by T. W. Ellis. A. W. ALLEN, nor 21 - w ■ y , Hides, Hides. Rides. “~!L QAAA HIDES WANTED, for which Eight Kijs CU “ ‘ l r “" ! E IU 8 k aBGTO.v-. THOMASVILLE, GEOBGIA/ WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1858. ’ “* ‘ -- X— - —————— THE WHISTLE. BY ROBERT STORY. “ You have heard,” said a youth, to his sweetheart who stood, While he sat on a eoni-sheaf, at daylight's decline, “ You have heard of the Danish boy"i Whistle of wood f I wish that the Danish bby’s whistle were mine.’ “ And what would you do with it I Tell me/’ she wiiile an arch'*uiGo plyeiJ over }ier lKMiufifuTface', X would blow it,” be answered, “and then tuy fair maid, Would fly to my side sad would here take her plkce.” ‘ls that all you wish it fort That may be yours, Without any magic,” the fair maiden cried ; “A favor so light one’s good nature secures!” And she playfully seated herself by his side. u 1 would blow it again,” said the youth, “and the charm Would work so that even Modesty’s cheek Wouldn't be able to keep from my neck your fin© arm!” She smiled, and she laid her fine arm round his neck. “ Yet once more I would blow, and the music divine Would bring me the third time, an exquisite bliss— You would lay your fair cheek to this brown one of mine, And your lips, stealing past it, would give me n kiss.’! “fr'-V - s'***’ The maiden laughed out in tier innocent glee— “ What a fool of yourself with your whistle you'd make! For only consider bow silly ‘twould be, To sit here uud whistle for—what you might take !’’ From Harper's New Monthly. OUR CHARLEY. I onglit to be a happy woman. We live in a neat house, in a pleasant neighborhood. By tee I mean my husband and myself; Charley, his father’s namesake, our sou and heir, aged seven years; the ba by, two years old, whose name stands in our Family Bible as Mary, which becomes Min nie when spoken ; and Ellen O’Brien, cook and maid of all work. My husband is in a very comfortable busi ness, large enough to supply our moderate wants, and leave something over, even jn these bard times ; yet not so large as to com pel him to make a slave of himself to'man age it. He goes to his work at nine o’elock; this gives him time to read the paper, chat with me, ploy with the children, and break fast leisurely. He comes home at five ; so that lie can rest, dress, dine at six, and be ready for any. arrangement we may have made for the evening. These, I take it, are just the right hours fora husband. He is not at home enough to.bo in the way, and is absent just long enough to be glad to see me when he returns. Our Ellen is a jewel. She can broil a steak, make capital coffee, and even boil a potato. With a little assistance from.me she gets up ray husband’s linen ityd way that satisfies his critical taste ; and never .grum bles at taking care of baby or looking after Master Charley. She never flirts in the area with the butcher or milkman, or dawdles at the Dutch grocery on the corner. She is proof against the blandishments of itinerant peddlers and hook agents. The smoothest tcuigued of all the tribe never yet succeeded in inducing her to leave him alone in the hall while she went to call the “ Lady of the House.” She has cousins in plenty—as what genuine Milesian girl has not?—but they only visit her at reasonable jumrs, and never undertake surreptitious forays upon the tea-caddy or sugar-basin. If she makes tea for them, she does it openly and-aboveboard, as though, she had a perfect right to do so— as indeed she has—for “ servants” are hu man beings, and have a just claim to tho grat ification of kindly feelings. Foremost -among her cousins is Patrick Brady, a strapping, fresh-looking bricklayer, with a nice little account in the Savings’ Bank, and a lot in Brooklyn, upon they say, he is build ing a house. He makes his appearance iti our kitchen two evenings in the week. There is no concealment or subterfuge when I hap pen to “drop down,” as I make it a point to do. Mr. Brady wishes me good-evening with the air of a man satisfied with himself and his position—which is peifecily right, for when the Brooklyn house is completed, our Ellen is to be installed in it as Mrs. Bradv, and I know that I shall always be kindly welcomed there. Twenty years hence, if all goes well, I dare say Mr. Brady will be a richer man than my husband. Baby is never sick, and rarely crie#. My husband never cotneff home tired out and cross; or hints that my.milliner's bills are ruining him; or grumbles out a curse at the mention of Stewart or Brodie. ■ -‘With such a husband, baby, and “ help,” I ought to be, as 1 began by saying, a happy woman. So I 6bould bo were it not for Charley. How that seven-years-old urchin manages to get into so many scrapes, perpetrate such an infinite mischief, and pick up such a variety of queer acquaintances, passes my comprehension, l ean not keep him in-doors all day, yet I never let hitn.go out for a run in the Parade Ground without feeling sure that he will come back escorted by a troop of ragged, dirty followers, aud minus some article of dress which lie has, given or swap ped away. He has a natural affinity so: shipwrecked sailors, old-clothes’ men, and dog-sellers. If he could lead about an or gan-grinder’s monkey he would be perfectly happy. He is ready to strike up a friendship with any urchin who has an unwashed face, crowqjess hat, and ragged nether garments. Looking from the window not a week ago, I saw him with his father’s new hat and best coat in his hand, in deep consultation with a Dutch The faithful Ellen rushed out in time to prevent the consummation of the bargain. Upon decending to the street I found that he had traded off a vmegar-cru et, two silver-forks, his cap, and one of ba by’s frocks, for two razors, a bunch of cin namon cigars, six sticks of candy, a piece of colored soap, and a dozen steel pens. The Dutchman conld not speak a wojd of En glish,but was negotiating by signs’ for the E chase of my husband’s coat snd hat. He offered a-jack-knife, plaster casts of little jjuel, General Jackson, snd the Babes in the Wood, three packages of loxengeu A pa-1 per of pint, two dozen pearl buttons, and a J wooden shaving-dish. Ohafley wat stand ing out stoutly for a’ JeWs-harp, a crying ba by, and a bottle of Cologne, in addition, when the cpportnUe arrival of Elhjtt put a stop to the business. The very next day Master Charley came rushing to me. —Mamma/’he asked, ” mayn't I run with Forty ?” I consented, though I lind not the remo test idea what running with Forty meant. “ That’s gallows 1.” shouted Master Oh ir ley. “ Look out for the bull-gioe when the belL rings! Nij. cum raush ! Jiui-along-i Josey 1” „ He was away beforo I could recover my self from my astonishment. Where can the child.Jbave picked up such phrases? Half an hour later, hcai-rag a great noise before the door, I looked out. There was our Charley at the hend of a squad of a dozen ragged urchins. They lmd tigged an I old candle box upon wheels, with something | that looked like the breaks of a tiro-engine on the top. Charley, his long curls flying in the wind, was making a most unearthly tooting upon a tin horn. Pasteboard badges 1 stuck in their caps, bore the number 40. I] now began to understand what “running with Forty” meant. Having dutifully honored their captain's family a salute, the juvenile firemen dash ed nrotind the corner before I could summon Master Charley. In an hour my hopeful son rrihde his ap pear.ftice, but sadly changed. • His long curls had been clipped off close to his head, giving him a most hang-dog, villainous as pect. “ Charley,' T 6ard"Tr Ts whaF’Erave you been about ?” “ Been havin’ my hair cut, regular fighti.n’ fashion. Just like Jake’s.” “ Like Jake’s! Who is Jake ?’’ “ Oh, he’s a real nice little boy. His ma sells candy and cigars. She gave mo two sticks of candy and a cigar for my handker- 1 1 chief; and Jake gave me such a pretty dog for my cap, my new knife, and six cents. — He’s such a pretty dog, and his name’s Growler. I’ll go and fetch him.’’ Charley bolted from the room, and soon returned lugging in a half-starved, mangy mongrel, almo.-t as big as himself. “Aint he a beauty, mamma ? Jake says lie can kill rats and worry cats beauti ful. Mayn't he sleep in myjjcd t He barks so gallows.” ” Growler, true to his name, set up a ter- j rifle howl, and snapped wciously at his new master. Charley dropped the brute, who darted under tbo sofa, and lay there, obsti-1 natcly refusing to be coaxed out, and snarl- I ed and showed a formidable set of teeth when any one approacheJ him. Charley began to cry. His uew acquisition had sud denly Install its charms. “ Leinme call Jake. He’ll catch him!” hcwhimpere.il; and rushing out, he soon re turned witli his nice friend, whoso original style of coiffure had so captivated him. After a vigorous hunt around the room, in tho course of which Growler contrived to de molish sundry articles of crockery and com mit sad havoc among the hooks and papers, Jake managed to secure tho cur. ‘•There, Jake, you may have him. 1 guess i don’t want him,” sobbed Clwrley. Gimme a sliill’ll for kotchiu’ on him,”] winked Jake. The shilling was produced, and Master Jake departed with his prize, to the great relief of Charley. What shall I do with the hoy ? REMINISCENCES OF JEFFEBSON. Mr.Randall gives a great many interesting anecdotes of Mr. Jefferson in the “Life” which, lie has just completed; nil of which are characteristic, and bring that great and go,oil matt's memory freshly before the people of this country ngaro. Asa “family man’’ he excelled,-though that is not to be looked for in a man whose life is given up to affairs of Btatc; ho interested himself in little purcha ses for his daughters and grand children, and probubly made ns facile a “ shipping ’’ man as any of the ladies who give their whole attention to that branch of business. The following reminiscence from one of Jefferson's grandchildren is worth quoting again : . “To him (Jefferson) I owed all the small blessings and joyful surprises of my childish and girlish years, I was fond of riding, and was rising above that childish simplicity when, provided I was monntojon a horse, I cared -nothing for my equipments. I was beginning to be fastidious, but never told my wishes. I was standing one day in the- por tico, when a manrrode up to the door with a beautiful lady’s saddle aud bridle before him. My heart bounded. My grandfather came out to tell me they were mine. When about fifteen years old, I began to think of a watch. One dftcrnoou the letter bag was brought in. Among the letters was a small packet ad dressed to my grandfather. Tlireo hours af ter', an elegant lady's watch, with chain and seals, was in my hand. My Bible came from him, my Sliakspcare, my first writing table, my first handsome writing-desk, my first leghorn hat, tny first silk dress. What, in short,'of all my small treasures did not come from him 1 * * My grand fat be r!s man ners to us, bis grandchildren, were delightful. I can characterize them by no other word.- He talked with us freely, affectionately, and never lost an opportunity of giving a plea sure or a good lesson. Ho reproved without wounding us, and commended without ma king us vain. He took pains to correct our errors and false ideas, checked tbe hold, en couraged the timid, and tried to teach us to reason soundly and feel rightly. Our small er follies lie treated with good humored rail ery, our graver ones with kind and serious ’ admonition. He was watchful Over oar man ners, and called our attention to every viola tion of propriety. He did not interfere with i our education strictly so called, except by s adviang us what studies to pursue, what i books to read, and by questioning us on tbs i books which we read.” ’ BrarrtJALim w the woom. The Richmond Booth day!Tbe New York spiritualists had a picnic last week ip tbe woods near the city, and gave themselves up 1 for tbo day to enjoyment end pleasure. The j exercises did not differ widely from those usual on such occasions, except that in the afternoon a circle waa formed, and various revelations were made by the spirits through mediums ia the circle. All these revelations had reference to the Atlantic Telegraph, and one spirit, averred that the success of the experiment had created quite a furor among the disembodied beings in the shadow land. This fact is very siguificent, especially when it is considered that every revelation which is made by the spirits has direct reference to whatever subject is just then attracting the largest share of public attention. It suggests (he true explanation of all the phenomena of spiritualism. That is, that the mediums and all wlio believe in them, are the victims of a delusion, honestly entertained In many in stances, but nevertheless a mental hallucina tion, as widely removed from a pure intellec tion as the fancies and visions of the veriest lunatic in the land. Any man who bas the faculty of imagination in any degree can hold communion with, and have revelations from tho very spirits which are operating so largely in the Northern States. Most men do, in the visions of the night, when fancy strays beyond the control of tbe reason and will, attd every one who has large imagina tion and slight judgment will be a medium through whom the spirits will talk to man kind. Xu other words, mediums mistako the fursys of their imagination for the influence and impressions of Spirits, and utter their own fancies as revelations from the invisible world, an occurrence not nnfrequent with the negro slave of the South in their person | al religious experience. ‘This view of the Spiritualists would make them a set of harmless mad men and mad wo men, and thus we should hold them, if they did not unfortunately seek to subtitute their vairt imaginationsfor all revealed truth. They are ouly mischievous to the community, be cause some among them seek to sap Rnd de stroy the foundations upon which all public hud private morality and virtue rests, and be cause they have been indiscriminately de nounced as imposters, and thus have gained public sympathy. Let them he treated as any other harmless lunatics are, kindly and with every indulgence for their weakness, and they will serve to amuse an idle hour and do no hurm to any but themselves. PBOTIDEHCE. “ What a strange Providence, that a moth er should be taken in the midst of life from her children !” Was it Providence! No! Providence has assigned-her threescore years and teu 7 a term long enough to rear her children, and to see her children’s children; hut she did not obey tbe laws on which life depends, and, of course, she lost it. A fath er, too, is cut off in the midst of his days,— He is a useful and distinguished citizen, and eminent in his profession. A general buzz arises on every side, ‘'What a striking Providence!” This man has been in the j habit of the night—of passing his days It, his office or in tho courts, of eat ing luxurious dinners, and drinking various kinds of wine. He has every day violated the laws on which health depends. Did Providence cot him oft? The evil rarely ends here. The diseases of the father are often transmitted ; and n feeble mother rare ly leaves behind her vigorous children. It has. been customary in some of our cities for young ladies to wal|t in thin shoes and deli cate stockings in mid-winter. 4 A healthy, blooming young girl, thus dressed in “viola- tion of heaven's laws, paid the penalty—a checkoff circulation, cold, fever, and deathv-r “Whata sad Providence!” exclaimed her fiieuds. Waa it Providence, or tier own fol ly ? , Look at the mass of diseases that are incurred by intemperance in eating and drinking, in study or business; by neglect of exercise, cleanliness, and pure air; by in discreet dressing, tight lacing, &c.; and alt is quietly imputed to Providence. Is there not impiety as well as ignorance in thi 1— Were the physical laws strictly observed, from generation to generation, there would be an end-to the frightful diseases that cut life short, and of the long list of maladies that make life a torment or a trial, and it is the opinion of tboso who best understand the j physical system, that this wonderful machine, tho body, this “goodly temple,” Would grad ually decay, and men would die as if falling asleep. • i ntiJIAIIS AS A MATTER OP PACt. A man who had been West, writes: “ Much has been said by poets and roman tic young ladies about the picturesque aspect and the noble form of an untamed, untama ble warrior of tho prairie, and far be it from tfle to gainsay them. An ludian it a noble spectacle—in a picture, or at a safo distance —hut when this ‘ nobio spectacle.’ ilTcompa ny with a dozen other ‘ noble spectacles,’ is | moving his moccaiiifs in yonr direction, and you hove to do sotne talt walking in order to keep the capillary substance on the sum mit of your cranium, all his ‘nobility ’ van ishes, and yon sc* in him only a painted, greasy miscreant, who will, if you give him a chance, lift your hair with the same Christian spirit, composed spd most serene, with which he would ask another * spectacle ’ for * aJittle more of that baked dog.’ I uted to think like tho poets; now the sight of an Indian gives me a cramp in the stomach-’’ A Problem. —Whoever originated the following deserves to have his name handed I dotrn to posterity : “ If a despatch from England to America gains on the sun so ns to reach here 4j hour* by the clock before it I left England, at what time would it arrive at I the point of departure, were a cable, carried entirely around the world 1 Would it not ar- j rive the day before it left, leu only the time exhausted in making the Circuit 1 If so, then, with a continuous telegraphic line around the world, why not send a despatch around and around until it reached back to Adam, and lei him know what his children are about these 4 latter days.’ ” * VOLUME I-NUMBER 53. wnr *k nwmvttiw A Traveller from Virginia, a, bia blooded ile wayside inn, in Kentuckyone night many day*—and gave tbs stranger tbe best enter tainment bis Üble and bar would afford, as bim glad. Early i.i tbe morning tbe stran ger was up and looking around, when be spied a rich bed of mint in tbe garden. He straightway sooglit^ Boniface, and indignant plain whisky before hint, when the means of jg||| nectar was so easy o^access^he “ I say, landlord, will you be good enough to say what this is TANARUS” . <*si* a, h “ A bed of mint,” said tbe somewhat as tonished landlord. • “And will yon please tell me what is tbe use of it I” • - ,/ *■ ‘• “Well, don't exactly know, ’cept tbe old woman dries it sometimes with the other yk?” —Ytrffer, Ibe \ irgiman almost turned pile at the enormity of the assertion. iEft “ And do yon mean to tell me that you don’t know what a mint jalep IslV'f**** “ Not ‘cept its something like sage tea, stranger.’’ “ Sage tea! Oo right along to tbe house, get a bucket of ice, kaf sugar and your bust Wd ole/eJ. a lb. Iltmer soon made bis appearance with a handful of the fragrant, dewy mint, and then they brewed and drank, and. brewed and drank •gain. Breakfast was over, and the strati, ger s horse w is brought out, only to be order* ed back again. Through the live long day, they brewed and drank; one or two neigh* hors ‘dropped in, who were partakers and late in the night were their oreic. kept up. Ere they made U bedtime, tbe landlord and his Virginia friend, who had initiated bisHfo* to the pleasant mysteries of mint jntdp, WeTe sworn mothers, and when the fatter depart ed the next morning? Boniface exacted a pledge that be should slop oo bis return, and stay as long as lejpleased, free of cost. The stranger’s bnainesg,bowever, detain ed him longer than bo expected, and it waa the next Sommer before lie came back. - - ■ ■ ■ w _ •’ -*'• ‘'••W’ A RICH CARS, In one of the numerous counties of Geor gia, not many years ago, a medical practi tsioner—not a graduate—sued one of bis-pat- Irons for what ho owed him in a Justice’s Court. A limb of the law, suited to the locality and the client, undertook the de fence, and contested the claim on the ground of the disciple of Esculsnfns not being a \ regular graduate. Our friend, the Doctor, felt nonplussed. AH his ride*—his valuable time—and doses of phyiic—seemed to have been bestowed for naught. But patience and perseverance overcome all things, snd necessity is the mother of Jflp vention. The day of trial arrived. With an air of triumph, the defepdaot'a lawyer paraded his authorities aid mad* a crushing argument, utterly demolishing the poor Ml I)., as be thought. When he had concluded!” the Doctor ap- Eroached the Jus ticca and deposited what e claimed to be his diploma, and With a re* Thri^wyeiTookldaf the'TbmidaWe docu ment, scrutinized it several minutes, while big drops vs-sweat trolled down his face.— Unable to dispute Its authority or find alls#, gentlemen looked* at tbo mysterious charac ters, and turned the Sheet in every posable position. After having examined it to their satisfaction, and privately consulted over tbs case, they decided tnfaior of Ike Plaintiff. The friendly paper was a eircvlar in re~ Ifereuct to Jew David 1 Platter, printed in Dutch! afjguk, PATERT mEDICIKE Congratulate me \ iny fortune is made; 1 am iromortaHiKd,; and I've done it. I hnrtt got into tbe medicine business. My name a universal benefactor. er Balsam, designed to cure all* disease* of I the.mind, body or estate, give strength to ! the weak, money to tbe poor, br&|£ljj^t ically, morally, pliysiologfcafly, and is in ful paradise. * clerk in formed lilta that only black rrood* gloves be must step into the tion department!