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SUPERIOR COURT CALENDAR,
T Ai;i, TU/RM. IRAK,
AUGUST. j
lit Monday, Floyd
Lumpkin
&"■ 2d Monday, Clarke
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
’’ Meriwether
Waltoil
4th Mond’y, Baldwin
Chattaho’chr
Glascock
Heard
J aekson
, Monroe
Paulding
He h ley
Taliaferro
SEPTEMBER’
lit Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee j
Columbia j
Coweta
Crawford
• Madison
KlartOn
Mitchell
Morgan
. Webster
2d Monday, Butts
Cass
Coffee
Elbert
Fayette
Greene
Gwinnett
Pickens
Sumter {.. ■
Washington
Frid’y aft’r, Pierce
3d Monday, Cobb
Hall
Hart
Macon
Newton
Putnam
Talbot
Terrell
.. Ware 1
4th Mond’y, Campbell
Clay
Clinch
Emanuel
Leo
Twiggs
W hite
Wilkes
OCTOBER.
I stlMouday, Carroll
Dooly
Early
Fulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
J OCTOBER CONTINUED
Tuesday ) jv k
after, $
Wednes- ) Rlll , un
and v after, )
2(1 Monday, Charlton
Fannin
Habersham
> Hancock
F Harria
Laurens
I* - Miller
Scriven
lid Monday, Burke
Camden
Franklin
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
Worth
after**” \ Mmlt k omer J’
Frid’y aft’r, Wilcox
4th Mdnd’y. Decatur
Dekalb
Houston
Irwin
1 * . Jasper
Lincoln
* Polk
’ ’ ; Tattnall
4 ‘ Towns
Whitfield
Thursd’y ) Tcl(Vir
alter, $
Frid’y aft’r, Bulloch
Mond’y “ Effingham
NOVEMBER,
Ist Monday, Berrien
Milton
-v. ltandolpli*
Richmond
Upson
2d Monday, Baker
Bibb
Catoosa
Muscogee
:td Monday, Spalding .
Troup
4th Mond’y,Calhoun
Walker
! *■<“
Mon. after, Dougherty
’** “ Liberty
“ “ Colquitt
“ “ Bryan
DECEMBER,
lit Monday, Dade
Jefferson
Thomas
3d Monday, Lowndei
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1-5, 1858.
£uto Curbs.
G. 11. DANIELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
8A VAXNAII, GEORGIA.
Office, corner of Bull and Bay Street*., , -
• jab 12 w ly
JAIRES M. IIA7I BRICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Henry Cos., Get.
_ hoy 24 j y
EUGENIE L. MINE*,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
THO VA SV/U.E. GEOK G lA ,
Office over McLean’s store. (jnu26
JOHN M. DL'SOIV,
ATT 0 R KEY A T LA W,
OFFICE next door to Dr. Bruce's, Thomasville,
■ Georgia. jniiN-ly.
SAMUEL I*. SPEKUER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
WILL give his entire attention to the practice of
Law, iu the Counties of the Southern Circuit. —
Office/on the second floor of D. A, E. McLean’s
hri&hfbuilding. (jan2ooy
R. S. BURCH ft WII. MLEN I>o>,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
THOMASriLL E, GEORGIA.
octl-1 19 way
JAMES C. ROSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. „ THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
jo 23 w ts
HARRIS A HARRIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Iverson L. Harris, I Charles J. Harris,
Milledgqville, Ua. | Thomasville, Ga.
march 31 w ts
J. ALLBRITTOA,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
OF* Special attention given to collecting,
nov 17 •* - ly
. M. T. WARE,
AT T 0 R N E Y A T L A W,
Nashnlie, lhrrkn Cos., Ga.
nov ID _ ly _
E. . MORGAN!,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
yASIIIILLE, GEORGIA.
WILL practice io the counties of the Southern Cir
cuit,and the enmities of Dooly, Worth and Dough
erty nf- the Macon, and Coffee, CJincli and Ware
ol the Brunswick Circuits.
Flat Creek. On., Oct. 7. ts
AYIHSEW J. LILES,
A T TO R N K Y A T LAW,
Million')!, Berien Cos., Ga.
ANY business entitisted lii his care will also receive
the attention of Judge A. 11. Hanscll, of Thoui
asville, Ga
REFERENCES
Gen. Levi J. Knight, > , c
Jame.s Carroll )
S. SI I'M FORD, IVaynstVle, Ga.
liny r- - . 1/
- JOHN li. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MILL TOWN, BERRIEN CO., GA.
WILL practice in all the Counties of the Brunswick
Circuit, and Berrien and Lowndes Counties of
tile Southern Circuit. mnvl2oy
” ■ stllEß fc 9EMET,-
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
-Trouprilh’, fydmufas Co s., Gd.
sept 15 w ; ts
JNO. C. NICHOLE.S. WM. J. fLOFTON.
iSICIIOLES dk CLOPTOSf,
ATT 0 R N E Y S AT LAW,
Wdynrsiiltc, Wayne Cos., Oa.
WILL practice in the Brunswick nml Eastern
’ Circuits.
Iyi’ROMPT attention given to all business en
trusted to them:
GEORGE B. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
warEsifoßough, ga.
WILL PRACTICE in tlio following Counties rs the
Brunswick Circuit: Appling, Codec. Pierce, Ware
Clinch, and Charlton. liiarJltf
it HIE & MERSIION,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MAGNOLIA, CLINCH CO., GA.
ATTEND to all business entrusted to their care, in
the tbitowiug'counties, to-wit: Clinch, Ware, Ap
pling, Coffee, Charlton, Lowndes and Berrien,Geor
gia. Also, in the comities of Hamilton, Colitfnkin,
and Jefferson, yn Florida. . f
DAVID r. KICF.. | HESnV M. merkhoX,.
jan 5 , , ■ w 6m *
JAIIEMM. FOLSOM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW:,
MAGNOLIA, CLINCH CO., GA.
WILL practice in ail the eonrts of tbc Brunswick
Circuit and in the eouits of Lowndes and Berrien
of'the Southern Circuit.
~ t t Judge A. E. Cochran. Brunswick Ct.
References | Jui , I>ctor E Love,.Southern Ct.
jan 5 * w 1v
iUebical (Turbo.
,S. S. .VDAMS, ‘ | S. It. WILLIAMS.
NEW FIRM.
DRS. ADAMS A: WILLIAMS, having formed a
Co-partnership, tender their professional services
to the public. aug 25-ts
R. J. BKHCE, I B. H- baton.
Dri. BRUCE X MTOIV,
HAVING formed-',# co-partnership, tender their
Professional Seryhjes to the citizens of Thomas
ville and vicinity. j je 23-ts
Dr. w 7 11. HAUL,
HAS disposed of his interest in the “Wire-Grass
Reporter” to Judge Love, and will devote himself
exclusively to his profession.
He muy be found at all times, when not profession
ally changed, at his Oflico opposite East -side
Presbyterian Chujel. jefttf
’ ‘ (Ih form Practice.)
Dr. P. N. ROWER,
OFFER his professional services to tht citizens
of Tliotnasvilie nml vicinity. Call* at alt hours
promptly attended to. teb'ioy
New Drug Store.
Dra. BOWI’K X ELLIS
. //j? have opened a Drug Store at the
stand formerly occupied bv Palmer
A Bro., opposite E- Remington's,
and are prepared to furnish
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Inks,
Wt \ Fancy Soaps, Ac.
Jlfc Upon fair terms to those who, way
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 wilf be'glad to supply theui with such articles
as they may need. ma26oy
.
LADIES’ BOOTS.
A little glovje stirs up my heart, as tidies stir up the
, organ, \ -
And snow white muslin, when it fits, wakes many a
curious notion;
All sorts of lady fixina thrill my feelings aa, they’d
orter,
But little female gaitfier boots are death, and noth
ing shorter. r
And iost to put you on your guard,
I'll give you, short and brief,
A small hotel experience,
Which fified my heart with grief;
Last summer, at the Clarendon,
I stopped a week or more,
And marked two “ bootees” every morn
Before my neighbor's door—
Two boots with patent leather tips—
Two boots which seemed to say,
“ An angel trots around in us,”
They stole my heart away.
I saw the servant take ‘em off,
With those of other brutes—
His soul was all iu sixpences,
But mine was iu the boots; - •
And often in inv nightly dreams,
They swept before niy taee—
A lady growing out of them,
Like flowers grow out of t vase.
But, nh! one morn I saw a sight,
Which struck me like a stone:
Some other name was on the books,
Those boots, were not alone!
A great tall pair ol -other boots
Were standing by'their side !
And off they walked that afternoon,
And with them walked a bride!
Enough, enough; my song is sung—
Love’s tree bears bitter fruits;
Beware of beauty—reader mine; r
But, oh ! betcare of hoots !
Itlkcllanfous.
From Harper’s Magazine.
CHRISTMAS IN THE SOUTH.
“ The first Tennesseean 1 ever became ac
quainted with I met iu Rome, while I was
there a pseudo-student of the fine arts. In
my free-and-easy intercourse with the artis
tic fraternity I had frequently observed a
tall, fine-looking man, with a mild, intelligent
countenance, but withal so silent and reserved
that for a time onr acquaintance went no far
ther than a simple salutation when accident
brought us together. One evening ton or a
dozen Americans happened in, as they say,
nt the room of a friend. Without, the air
WAS damp and chilly; within, the line'll petod
tile floor aud dingy walls were scarcely more
suggestive of comfort. There wSs no fire in
the room, except, indeed, onr host’s sealditto
(an earthen pot filled with lighted charcoal
and ashes,) which was civilly handed from
guest to guest, to thaw their bcnnmbed fin
gers. Orders were dull with the artists, funds
were low, aud conversation took a sober turn,
till someone remembered it was Christmas
eve, ‘when, with one consent, we must have a
spree in honor of the oceasion. The pao/i
were accordingly posted up. and a servant dis
patched for refreshments. These were present
ly set before us: nfew bottles oft hinlour wine,
some dry rusk glazed over with white of egg.
and a hatful of the sorriest dried figs. The
appearance of the entertainment was rather
calculated to dampen the spirits it was in
tended to cheer ; but we strove manfully to
make merry over it.
“ ‘ Friends,’ sajd one, • wjint a contrast
between this and Christmas in our own coun
try !’ And with that there was a flood of
reminiscences poured forth, a gallery of
Christmas pictures sketched by lively and
graceful fancies.
“My tall acquaintance Bat apart, saying
nothing, with his head sunk upon his breast,
and an exprcssioUtTiot of sadness, nor of de
spondency, out a dreamy look, as if Ids
thoughts and lieait were far away. I felt
drawn toward him irresistibly, I don’t know
why; perhaps there was something sympa
thetic in his face, perhaps it was simply be
cause I saw ho could not pretend to ho merry
like the rest of us. Deep down in the un
revealed .breast, thought I, tlrere are, doubt
less, chords that will ring responsive to a
skillful touch. Those who had {Spoken were
from tlic North, and town or efty-bred, and
ilie joys they had pictured were such as they
knew iff. But it was now my turn; so I
painted thcJn a picture of an old-fashioned
Christmas in onr region. I drew it lovingly
and truly, with heart as well as words.
*“ Comrades,’ I began, ‘ let me invite you
to a country Christmas evo nt the South,—
Take a peep into the roomy whitewashed
parlor, lighted with flaming tallow-candles,
and floored with a striped carpet. In the
wide-mouthed fire place a turpentine pine
wood fire roars and glows like a furnace. A
black and turbaned damsel is present, whose
time is occupied snuffing the candles and
sweeping up the hearth with a turkey wing?
Two 6wartliy elves biingin alternate armfuls
of wood to keep up the blaze, always leav
ing the door wide open behind them. In
rushes the wintry wind, flaring the candles,
the ashes over the hearth-rug; in
rushes a brace of shivering dogs, and with
them ‘* a sound of revelry .” from the kitch
en, across the yard: squeaking, booming, and
clattering, in mingled cadence. The dogs
are turned out, the-wind ia shut out, and with
it the merry noise of tbe’fiddlcs; the candles
snuffed, the hearth swept, and then “da capo
a/fine.” On the right hand aits the landed
proprietor, plainly clad, strong-featured, and
bronzed; a face, that can easily assume the
sternness of command, for he had smelled
powder on the field of battle, and rules his
estate like a feudal lord : yet the companion
ship of a loving wife and a troop of coaxing
daughters has smoothed away all trace of
harshness. Opposite to him sits the comely
dame, knitting a gray yarn stocking; her de
meanor nicely balanced between placidity
and fidgetiness; observing sparks on the car
pet, ashes on the rug, thieves in the candles,
and quietly signaling “ (Jassy ” on the sub
ject. There are some good-looking, gawky
boys, or would-be young tneu, sitting arounq,
talking about horses and guns. There is a
great stone pitcher sitting by the firo, covered
-with a plate. This appears to be under the
charge of the proprietor, and nobody knows
what is in it; but when he takes the plate off
to stir it, as he does occasionally, you may
smell hot toddy all over ths rqom. You aro
‘disappointed at not seeing the girls, your’
cousins, of course. The good damo smiK,—
they are en deshabille —not visible yet; then
she leans over and whispers confidentially,
“ Go in the next room and surprise them.”
This is a sufficient hint. You open the door,
and glide into the presenco of half a dozen
bouncing, blooming girls, gathered about a
table with crocks of milk, bowls of sugar,
eggs, and the various et cel eras. N
moment yon may look On and admire that
exqoistt?, unstudied grace of movement and
ex pre.ssion which onr dear girls arc careful
never to exhibit in general society; - But your
heart thumps like a pheasant drnnrining.—
You had secretly hoped, but hardly expected
it—hot there she is, iior face flushed with the
frolic, the comb just fulling from her hair,
which tumbles in luxuriant confusion upon
her shoulders, her rosy tapering arms quite
bare—beating, with all her might and main,
the whites of two dozen.eggs into a foam—
Cousin Mary, with whom you have walked,
and talked, and ridden, and danced so often—
she that is such a mad cap that the old folks
are outdone with her; and so shy and prud
ish withal that you have often been outdone
with her yourself—ahe that will fearlessly
mount the most mettlesome steed, and scream
so prettily at tho sight of a mouse; who
sometimes beais herself so proudly that a
prince would hardly dare to woo her, then
with such winning, girlish gentleness that
you tlpnk she might he had for the asking.
* In short, there sits the little maiden who
can tiveedle you between her finger and her
thumb as easily as she twirls that same egg
beater—can blind you with a thread of pink
worsted, and lead you, blind and helpless, as
Samson was of old. You forget you are an
intruder, but are presently reminded of it by
half a dozen affected little screams. Then
all the sweet little coquetries, simpering*,
and pretenses which the engaging sex always
put on iu tho presence ol an admirer are
immediately resumed. They try to hide
their handsome arms, but dont succeed; to
arrango-their frolicsome ringlets, but only
toss them about the more charmingly. You
,nre scolded, menaced, ordered to retire, (a
pretty sneak would you be to go !) hut you
know betteF, and join tho gleeful bevy with
laughing assurance.
( “ * Then the egg-nog is mixed, and poured
into the mighty glass howl, and crowqbd with
whipped cream ; the great si!ver-brtfie is pro
duced, a regiment of glasses is mustered, and
numerous plates, with cakes, nuts, and ap
ples. Then the company unites,jnnd the re
freshment is paraded into the parlor.
“ * Then the lass with the turkey-wing and
snuffers grins as if she had an ear of corn in
her mouth; the swarthy elves grin ns they
bring in frosh wood; the shivering dogs yelp
with eagerness as they rush in for the fiftieth
time; the sound of revelry from the kitchen
comes fast and furious.
•• • Then tho healths go round—first to ab
sent friends, then to the smiling present. — :
The host’s toddy is steaming hot and potent.
You arc now brave enough to whisper sweet
things to Cousin Alary, and she looks down
and smiles and blushes most be*t(i tellingly.
“ New,” cries the master, “ we must have a
dance ! Bring iu the music.” “ But,” says
the considerate matron, “ the poor souls in
the kitchen—it will spoil frolic.”—
“What l” replies the master, “because we
have the misfortune to be white, shall we
never forget our cares aud troubles 1 Bring
in the fiddlers! Young folks, take your part
ners.” Yours, doubtless,ls already engaged.
Iu come the joyful musicians, grinning from
ear to ear, and bowing until they sweep the
floor w ith their greasy hats, anticipating extra
drams and hnlf-doilais for’ their holiday
spendings.
“ * Then the dance, •
No apish polka, new from France,
But jolly old Vira'inia reels —
Putlife and mettle in their heels.’ , , ;..
“ During this description I had watched
my tall friend. At first he pricked his ears,
then sat bolt upright and listened with kin
dling eye. When we came to the dance he
leaped to his feet. /i •
” 4 Whoop-ce! hurrah 1 Couut^yman, your
hand ! Sorely you’re a Tennesseean V
44 4 Next thing to one,’ I r'eplied, endeavor
ing to return the overpowering grip.
44 ‘'llhpt sketch,’ said he, ‘was worth more
to me Chan all the cartoons of Raphael!’
44 4 The subject, I replied, 4 is nearer to our
“heart B.’
44 From that hour 0 anil I were fast
friends, and I found him a man as true as
steel. Many a rough adventure we had to
gether afterward—onOof which I started to
relate; but having used lip my time in the
preamble, 1 ! must defer it until another oppor
tunity occurs. So good-night to all.
“■|. , * ■ ■ “ ■
• From the Chirac” Jyfrrnal.
A NOVICE SPECULATOR TELLS HfS EXPEBI
ENCE. -’
Generally speaking, wheat is a very good
grain. It shows well in the field and in sta
tistical reports; it looks well in stacks find in
granaries; and when well ground, methodi
cally-kneaded, judiciously baked, and prop
erly browned and buttered into there
is no oue who’will speak more respectfully*,
not to say enthusiastically, of the vegetable
than I will, for lam in the main, a’man too
well bred to do otherwise. But as an arti
cle of commerce, a medium for speculation.
I am emphatically down on the whole insti
tution, both “Winter” and tho one
has proven 44 the winter of my discontent,”
while the other has “sprung” trap on me
like that projected over unwry birds which
nibble at the same bait. These remarks may
seem severe, but'thcy drop as naturally from
me ns the kernels would from a head of
wheat that has been well thrashad.
As every body knows, I am 44 tl\e son of
fmor but respeCtabic pirreut*.” 1 started in
ife with this talistnanic maxim “for money
making—buy when every one is selling; sell
when every.unc is buying. Well, some few
-weeks since. Wheat, which had been very
buoyant, suddenly fell. Every one was sell
ing. I had ajittle money, find confiding in
’ my golden rule, “ pitched in,” and bought at
44 eighty-five.” Very soon the staple com
modify dropped to sixty-eight. Now, thought
I, is the lime to get a•• margin;” so mortga
ging the first lot, I bought more. And I'll
venture to say that my- old mother never
prayed p devoutly for hor bread to rise, as
1 did my 1 wheat. But still it dropped! The
fault, thej said, was in the East—(excuse the
Euo, if the pun is obvious) until, as it still
ept dropping, I thought it my doty to go
ioto Chicago and put a stop to it. The first
greeting that met me as I stepped into the
Treuiont was a telegram on the Bulletin
board — “wiika? is flat.” Wheat was
probably fiat bat this snnoancement
struck me ss being rather a sharp troth. At
half past eleven I went down on “Change.”
It is perhaps noodles* to say that I found
things materially changed since lhad bought.
“Bayers” wero offermjg “fifty-five;” every
body appeared to be buying; therefore, fol
lowing out my aphorisms 1 told. The result
may bo summed up tlniat
Two months sinco l had ’money and no
wheat. Subsequently I hiiiL’Wboat and no
money. Now, by tho mass I jbave neither!
The second lot was a poor l<di—as poor, in
fact, as tho second edition of I'fqtraoli's kino,
sinco it swaUowod the first. But I bought
to make a margin and J made it r|?
I think most operators will cone# .with me
in the following conclusion:
That to hjiy at “ eighty-fivo” and fell at
“ fifty-five” will not pay, unless a manY does
a very largo business. That wheat when
it begius to fall, is a long while in reaching
the bottom. That when it once begins tl
heat, it very soon becomes too hot to bold.—
That, after all, the sorest way to mako mon
ey in wheat is to plant it in good soil. And
lastly, that a man going into the Wheat Mar
ket, with evop a very small capital, if he is
industrious and perseveres, may very soon
succeed in owing more than it is probable he
will ever be worth. Sandy.
LOVE AND LEDGE*.
“There's nothing half so sweet in life,”
sang Thomas Moore, “as Love’s young
dream.” Probably the idea was not origin
al with him, except as it is with every cal
low bird, which begins to chirp of mates be
fore it is fledged. Every body has tho same
discovery to make. All cry out In transport
when they have ’* gone anu done it.” But
some wake fjpm the (Jrcam to the knowledge
that the sweet has in its strong elements of
acidity. After the fermentation the terrible
8 mark, or Dr. and Cr. precipitate the sugar,
by a worse than chemical process. Chemi
cal precipitates leave the sugar in tho bnt
to% Ledger, ns a love tost, leaves the sweet
no w here; while a strong Bense of bitter sor
row makes pnst folly nil but unendurable.
One of the evils of our American life is
iTiig secresy and suddenness with which mar
riages of young simpletons may be contract
ed, or an old and designing male or female
mny entrap,"'past all recovery, a foolish in
dividual of the otlier.se*. Tho whole land,
with stiglu.exceptions, is one great Gretna,
and any into may he married to any holy,
any where, at no uotico nt all. Os course.
marriages once contracted cannot be annull
ed. The law cannot declare a marriage null,
except in cases where one party is already
married. In that caso there is no marriage
to nnmli. Tho only protection of the sacred
jrcss of the marriage tie, as tlio law at pre
sent stands, is in tlie punishment of the care
less, thoughtless, ignorant or rapacious offi
cial, secular or religious, who officiates at the
ceremony. Tho couple'are married, though
the clergy man or mriglslrate may be mulct
ed for his share in the business; a thing so
far as our knowledge goes, unprecedented.
Angry parents may disinherit the children
who trifle with their authority. But few
have tlm sustained indignation to do this,—
And there aro estates which may fall io chil
dren, independent of their parents. Now,
no law can be framed which can sep
nrnte those who are married, (except, of course,
special acts of divorce, or divorce for cause,)
yet a course of legislation might bo devised
which irfight lessen the temptation to hasty
marriages. If the law required the issue
and register of a marriage license, by a court
of record, in the application for which the
parents or guardians of the parties should be
included, much of the temptation to hasty
matches would be removed. The failure to
produce this licenso should be made a bar to
the inheritance of any property not specially
devised by will. Thus, those who set their
friends at defiance would, by their own act,
bo disinherited, and both prowlers after the
fortunes of silly'’ girls, and Becky Sharps
catching foolish boys, would bo defeated by
their own acts. It is easier td persuade
fathers not to disinherit, than to induce them
to made a will in favor of those who have
disinherited themselves. It is easier for fatb
ers to leave a will unmade, by which disobe
dient children would be restored to tlieic for
feited rights, than it is to Sit down, withreso
lute displeasure, to make a testament punish;
ing their own flpsb and blood And, at any
rate, parents whoso good nature aud kindness
are abused by reckless marriages, would be
afforded tinio for thought, and fortune hun
ters would pause before they exposed them
selves. Marriage would become a more lioii
ored institution, and the number of applica
tions for divorce would diminish. Os all
things which man or woman undertakes,
among the most important is the selection of
a companion for life. The choice is usually
made when the parties are least competent;
aud it is too frequently sealed with a haste
nncjdled for and indecent. Any thing-which
should compel delay and reflection would be
of vast advantage, and prevent many an
aching hoart and desolate household.— Phil.
Paper, f
An eccentric genius in Mississippi, in view
of the failure of the Atlantic cable, suggests
that the tympany make a trot line of it, aod
go into the fishing but incss.
A home without a girl is onlv half Most;
it is an orchard without blossoms, and a spring
without a song. A |- a *>use full of sous is
liko Lebanon with its Cedars, but daugh
ters by the fireside arc like the roses in
Sharon.
VOLUME I—NUMBER 6-5.
Pwm the KertcrsHJnimi.
THE GITVNRR'S LEVY.
LKTTO mat IKS AJJ.CK to JOSBf IX3O*.
Miligvil, Nor. 27, 1858.
Dear Jo*A: When i lef the has nkeryu
no i promised to drop ya a line es i soon en
nythmgerroand the Capital troth repetin.—
Well, Josh, i put up at the Miligvil Hotel!,
wan of the rniriimt, tarinist, nlfired bi"-briek
hoasis y u ever or—U. kep by mister Brown,
not rbe Guvnir tlio, bat MUtor dowan Brown,
as clever a feller a* ever fcl under mi i. Af
tar breshin op n littal bit,*! went out and qnir
edfor the tickit ofis for the Levy, t want
long finding mister Markis Mack Comb, the
Governor* parlile and clever secreted, who
giv mo a tickit an then I was o, k. and U a
bord for the Parteo. When i got to the man
shan et was irli tba all sed. bet the hock
nigger at the dore offlml to take my tickit, so
i poked it inter hisbtae bans—when the cussed
,ful sod, roistar yore hat an blanket cf ya
pleflc. i lakd rite at him fur a mini! most,
he begun to lass—now, ses i, yn knot com
that garno on this indervidnal, i’ve beam tel
of the way tba steel close at theso lovys, an
lai briehes es enny buddy mnch les a
nigger, kin steel my truck, an that to whil
lin a luckin at him. But i giv him mi tickit
an pithed in. Purity soon the croud earn, an
then cum the sitin part Josh. Ya hcv seen
bees life on a lim after playin em a tune on a
tiu pan an yu thot them sum what thic, but
Joah hi tho binds, yn nevir saw a gin an wine
Guvnor’s levy (afnt nothin to do with sher
iffs) its agrat partee what the Gnvnnr givs
the massi# an the membirs of the legislator
to%ecp em frenly with him. and outcu bad
conbpany, as tba mite git intur es tba wasn't
at the psrtee—an a gud idee Josh ft is, far
thar ii nothin so gud to stimolate frenship as
a plenti eat an it a free fife an no fidlnr to
!>a. But what a crond! i liev seen big per
itikil asHcmblia, an loud camp meet ins, but
tlint want no more tu rhmlevy tiran is a siro
blin to wun of fail Mot'srivur bottum punkins.
Ob Hie wimmins! Omi Jossephfat, tha wua
so hice an temptin—but the drewin part
didn’t tnko mi i. Bum of the gals bed on
close cnuff from the brest bone downwards to
kiver komfitably all uv nnkil John's gals, an
yu no he has sevin of the crittur* ripe fur
marryin. Sum uv the dressis wus on wun
way an sum on another, sum pinted fur words
m *om pinted hindwnrds, sum tied lmr kirls,
some hnr pompey do fashun, sqm wus twisted
like my ox whip, an sum’s bar lay as clos'ta
thnr forids ns it was wax so a purpis. Sipn
fellers seem me sloshin cr bont wid mi hat
on, an ray blauket under mi arm, axed me es
i was feared of kitchen eolo. But twarnt
imra use to tri to get ini hat—i cum wid it
on, was guine away wid it. £o i sed, boys
dont troublo versdf, this boss fli keps his i
skinned, an don't intend to site fnr the pres
ent. Bimcbi after the gals an fellers hail gat
cnuff tho skwezin part, the supper bell rung,
and I tuk a bee line fur tbe tabils—but great
Julcryoos seezir yen may call me a/liar an
V j •: list U
no posserbtlifee uv a site, es that was enny
rno chance for a filler to git down them steps
than tbar is f*r a fcabsucker to pec backurds
thru mammy’s darnin noedil. I sortur gir
back an f.dlered sura fellers roan another
way outside en the Koos, hot when wo got
tlrar the winders was nailod dorm as tite as
brix.atid wo cud do no Vno than Ink at em a
cr-mmin doua the cak aa brilabab, and sich
like other enndimen?, without the smnllis
chans to put a crum mtur our bred baskit.—
We saw it was up uro to stan in thar, so we
hurrid back to the same path we saw the
uthcrs’goin. After grat kurshins we got inter
the rume just in time for a fclte. Seeing a
small hog a lyin off to won side, i cola red
him, tuke the appil outen his teeth, and un
jinted him quicker nor n sheep can sliake her
t ail. Bimeby after f had. oTmito finished the
hog, a short sorter stumpy man what i seen
afore at the Milidgvil hotel about the supper
rurae, ho cum erloag, an hes he to me, Stran
ger did yn eat that pig 1 certenly, safn i very
pcrlitely—but sea he it want put ther to be
eat; scsi whi didn’t yu take it away then I~
acs he yo didn’t eat the hole uv it 1 indeed I
did se* I, and of you hev got enny mo total
hogs lik that un, sea I, i’d beoblegod es yod
bring- em mi side of the tab'll—be like-to er
bustid Josh, an so.did i, i think'i ahud es i
hadn’t ter got sum bust bed from afrou who
had a pocket flask, a fa ’ drops kep the pig
quiet an i felt bettnr, bnf i hed to go horn an
go to bed, an nltho’ it is too dais seas i eat
the pig, ray inards huint got piecible yet. -*-• i
may rite agin fore i leave for the aker, tel
then i am your fren as befor
Ike Ailvs.
a WMiasim mi tight.
The Rankin Cos., (Mias ) Journal lefts of a
free fight at the court-house of that county,
which beats even a North Carolina fight. It
says: ; - * ~
After the trial there was a general fight,
which was unequaled in point of the num
ber by any thing that has ever hap
pened in thp county. Ono fellow caught np
a deg and heat another chip most soundly!
Another had a coffee pot fillnd with whisky,
with which ho boat tbs bead of bis ad verst
ry ! Due man was stabbed, and
though severe, we learn are not hkoly to
prove mortal. It is said at least fifty men
were engaged in the row. -r ‘* *
—j:. ’ -t' : ’
, 4 . PLAIN TALK. . ..
The Tho®asville Reporter utters whole
some truths to the people in that region, in
regard to their backwardness in constructing
railroads. If plarlWlrs would iqvest their
surplus capital in railroads, instead of mpre
lands to waste away with ©ore negroes, thny
would, by the enhanced value of those they
now possess, by iacouraging the facilities of
trineport it ion—more certainly secure and
perpetuate the* own wealth end prosperity
as well as that of the State.— M face* Met
“*' r *
A Lick at -Piks's Mahaoua.”— A
you rig man in Cincinnati, nqmed Pike, haw
ing grown rich in the whiskey trade, has just
erected a magnificent opera house. the finest
in all the West, smd wag want* him to call
it Pike’s Alco-Halt;-