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P 0 3CTIBY. From the Olive Plant Sc Ladies’Temp. Advocate. Wife’s welcome to her Reformed Husband. . jiir —“ Come rest in this bosom.” BY A. BEN'SEL. Come back to this bosom My heart’s chosen one ; Since Temp’rancc has saved thee; Thy wand’rings are done — Come back to the heart that Beat ever for thee; I’ll rejoice in the hour that Restored thee to me. They say Love was made for The Temp’rate and brave; Then thou must deserve it, No longer a slave. I know what thy fault was, And freely forgive, For they who forgive shall Forgiveness receive. 1 once was thy Angel ’Ere Intcmp’ranee came, Now since thou’st repented, I’ll still be the same! I’ll stand by thee still Though the world now may sneer, And guard thee, and aid thee, Till health re-appear. From the Olive Plant it Ladies' Temp. Advocate. To the Wife of a Reformed Inebriate. BY MARY AUGUSTA COFFIN. “ Thou hast sulk-red all that woman’s breast May bear—but must not tell.”— Mrs. Himans. Lady, when I saw thee last, O’eT thy brow a shade was cast, And thy cheek was pale and thin, And thy soft, dark eye was dim; And thy voice was sad and low — Filled with grief’s unmeasured flow— And thy form seemed bowed and worn, Like a flower bruised and torn; And thy heart an arrow bore, Piercing to its very core Ah, how vain arc words to show Griefs thy heart alone may’st know ! Ah, how vain the tale to tell! — How thy cherished hopes all fell; How a fair and brilliant morn Ended in a death-filled storm; How all wrecked became the shrine Where that loving heart of thine Knelt, and poured so freely forth, All its wealth of “ priceless worth ;” How the idol of thy soul Spurned affections sweet control, And went forth in paths of shame, Branding his once honored name With contempt, reproach, and scorn. Leaving thy true heart to mourn All it loved and lived for, fled— All it clung to worse than dead. * * « * * * Lady, now thy brow and cheek Hope and happiness bespeak; O’er thy fair and placid face, New-found joy hath thrown a grace That ne’er, in all thy girlhood’s glee, Lent to its bloom such witchery. Ah! I need not ask thee why Such a change hath met mine eye; I see the Pledge ! His name doth stand Enrolled amongst its noble band; And oh! I marvel not that thou Wear’st such deepjoy upon thy brow. Thrice happy one! oh, may long life Prove thee, as now, a blessed wife, Till all the past shall faded be From heart, and mind, and memory. Broolyn, August, 1842. The Butterfly. A butterfly basked on a baby’s grave Where a lily had chanced to grow. Why art thou here with thy gaudy dycl Where she of the bright and the sparkling eye, Must sleep in the church yard low. Then it lightly soared through the sunny air, And spoke from its shining track: I was a worm till I won my wings, And she whom thou mourn’st, like a seraph sings: Would’st thou call the blest one back 1 A Capital Toast. — The Reformed Drunk. aT ds —We welcome them as the only messengers that have ever returned from the Spirit land. It does no good at all. A gentleman in the city, who was in the habit ofdrinking his brandy and water, moderately of course, had a negro servant who was a model of j sobriety. But a few evenings ago. the gentle- ! man came home and found Jim. very drunk. Ihe : next morning the offender was called up for an : explanation. He came forward with a peculiar ly distressed and mortified look, and when in- I quired of what this meant, he replied, “ Why, j master, I see when any thing troubles you, or j you feel bad, you always drank brandy amazing i iy. Well, yesterday 1 broke one of your china ; platters, and knew you would l>e sorry, so it troubled me. I felt very bad indeed, and 1 thought I would take some brandy too: so 1 kept drinking, and drinking, and I got drunk before l thought. But it did no good at all. For I feel just as had about the platter, and then I arn mor tified to think that I should get drunk. It doe:: no good at all to drink when you are introuhlc. ’ I The gentleman said that he was so struck with the honest simplicity of the negro and the good sense of the conclusion, as well as with the evil influence of his own example upon those beneath him, that he was determined to banish his brandy forever, and is now fully convinced that “ it docs no good at all." — 'l'eetotaler. Alone in his Glory. A man crawled into a rummery about 5 o’clock one afternoon, and called for something to drink. The landlord seemed mightily tickled to think he had got a customer, and could scarcely hand out the decanter quick enough. “ How many glass es have you sold t -day'?' asked the customer, as he was about to pour out the horn. “ One before and this makes two!” dolefully answered the rumscller. Theother looked a ihomcnt as though astonished, and exclaimed, “ Then I’ll he hanged if I’ll take it,” —so he dropped the decanter and decamped.—[ Teetotaler. Can you Telit Which is ihe greatest drunkard—the lahoring man who drinks his pint of rum while toiling all day in Ihe field under a broiling sun—or the rich loafer who lords it over him, and who lounging upon his sofa, after having drank down two or three bottles of wine, speaks contemptuously of “ the i(oor drunken fellow out in the field"”— Which, we ask, is the greatest drunkard !—Or g<tn. At a temperance meeting not far from this city, while a reformed rummer was relating his expe rience, he was frequently interrupted bjr a toper, who kept crying, “Bah! hah!” The Wash ingtonian did not notice him until the “balls” came so “thick and fast” that he could not goon, he then turned upon him, and with a good ma tured smile, said, “I rather think that calf has been raised by a bottle, and it is high time lie was weaned/" The audience roared, and the toper seemed to enjoy the joke as heartily ns the rest. He left the house a teetotaller.— Troy Mir ror. .... - A Match for a Distiller. A distiller in a neighboring state went to hear a reformed drunkard, thinking to brow beat him by his presence. The reformed man with much eloquence compared Alcohol to Juggernaut, and said he had a temple in that place, pointing tothe distillery, whose floor was strewed with human bones, and if he had a chance he should like to preach a sermon there. Oncoming out the. dis tiller said, “So old fellow, you would like to preach a sermon in my temple, would you, when will you come“ Soon as you get a congrega tion together,” said the reformed man. “ And what will he your text.” was asked, “ Out of the belly of hell, cried I, and thou hearcst my voice!" The distiller was posed.— Temperance Journal THE GRANARY: A Talc which every person will read. BY REV. A. C. THOMAS. “ Whoso readeth, let him understand . ” “Jonathan Homespun, having purchased an extensive farm, ami provided himself with every thing requisite to prosperous husbandry, propos es to furnish subscribers with one gallon of j wheat weekly, at the low price of three dollars in | advance; three dollars and fifty cents at the end t of six months; or four dollars if not paid till the l close of the year. “ The facilities afforded by the government, ! for the transportation of wheat to every section I of the Union and adjacent provinces, are such as i must prove satisfactory to every subscriber; and : the proprietor of the Granary assures all who may patronize him, that lie will exert himself to sup ply an article of the best quality. “N. B.— Agents will be allowed a generous per centage. “ Address (post paid) Proprietor of the Grana ry, Hopewell.” Such was the Prospectus issued by niv friend, Mr. Homespun. Feeling a lively interest in his welfare, I visited his tarm, although it was a long j journey from my home, and was pleased to find every thing in nice order. He informed me that he contracted a large debt in the purchase of the premises, stock and implements of husbandry, but that he had no doubt of his ability to discharge every obligation in a few years. He also stated that he had received many hundred subscribers, and that in four or live weeks he would com mence the delivery of the wheat, according to his proposals. The scheme appeared plausible; and my friend was so confident of success, that 1 had iiot the 1 slightest doubt of his prosperity. I entered mv t n ——— name as a subscriber, and when I left him he was preparing many thousand gallon sacks. Every week, for the space of two years, I re i ccivcd mv gallon of wheat, and concluded, Irom its excellent quality and prompt delivery, that ■ every thing was prosperous with Jonathan Home spun and his farm. So I gave my sell no concern about my indebtedness to him—for, said I, "to a farmer so extensively patronized as he is, the small pittance oftwo years arrearages, would be ' hut a drop in the bucket. 7 ’ It is true, there was occasionally printed on the sacks a general no tice to delinquents—but l never suspected that this notice was intended for his friends. The notice, however, came more frequent; and. having leisure, 1 concluded I would visit rny ! friend, the proprietor of the Granary. He greet \ ed me very cordially—but I saw there had been ; trouble. He was evidently worn with toil and ■ anxiety; and in conversation of the evening, he j entered into particulars. Here I have been laboring day and night for I two years: and am more in debt now than when 1 began. My creditors are hard pressing for payment: I am conscious of my inability to meet their demand, and 1 can perceive no result but bankruptcy and ruin.” “ But have you not a large list of subscribers 1” said I. “ Yes, a very large list,” was the reply; “but too many of them are like you!” “Me!” 1 quickly rejoined in amazement; “ how too many like me V’ “ Pardon me,”said my friend, in a melancholy tone—“ pardon me, for oppression will make even a wise man mad. You have bad a gallon of wheat weekly for two years—and 1 have not had a cent of payment; 1 have a large list of the same kind of patrons scattered here and there over thousands of miles. If they would pay uie the trifles they severally owe, 1 should be directly freed from embarrassment, and go on my way r> joieing. But they reasoned as you reasoned; and among you, 1 am brought to the door of pov erty and ruin.” 1 felt the full force ofthe rebuke, and promptly paid arrearages at the increased price named in the prospectus, and also one year in advance. 1 shortly bid adieu to the worthy and wronged far mer. resolving to do every thing in my power to repair the injury which hail been accrued from my delinquency. O, ye patrons of Jonathan Homespun! where evrr ye are, or whoever ye are! ye who have re ceived and eaten the wheat from his Granary, without making payment.' Ye are guilty ot a grievous sin of omission.—Therefore repent. Pay the farmer what you owe him. Uncle Sam’s teamsters bring you the sack of grain every week, and Uncle Sam’s teamsters will carry the mosey safely to Jonathan Homespun. Scientific. A tact of great interest lias been proved, bv the borings tor Artesian wells in the suberbs of Paris, viz. that as we go towards the centre ofthc earth tlie temperature increases, at the rate of about one degree for every fifty feet. That the whole interior portion ot the earth, or at least a great part of it, is an ingenious ocean of melted rock, agitated by violent winds, though I dare not af firm it, is still rendered highly probable, by the phenomenon of volcanoes. The facts connect ed with their eruptions have been ascertained, and placed beyond dispute. How then, are they to be accounted for I The theory, prevalent some years since, that they are caused by com bustion ot immense coal beds, is perfectly puerile, and is entirely abandoned. All the world would never afford fuel enough for a singular exhibition of Vesuvius. We must look then to this ; and I have no doubt that the whole, rests on the action of electric and galvanic principles, which are con stantly in operation in the earth. We know that when certain metals are brought together, power ful electric action is involved, and a light is pro duced, superior even in effulgence, to the splen dor of the sun. Now, if a small arrangement produces such results, what may we not°expect from the combinations of those immense beds of metals, to be found in the earth 1 Here we have a key to all the grand phenomena of volcanic ac tion. Illustration, on a small scale, may he seen in an instrument called by some the electric bat tery, made of zinc, bismuth, and antimony, pack ed in a box and varnished. In this, heat is evolv ed below, while the top is cold ; and here we have the very case ofthc volcano, when in the interior a fiery ocean is heaving its surges, w hile its peak is capped with everlasting snows.— Professor Silliman. Sister Nancy and the Ague. We were travelling not long since in Illinois, and called at a house near the road-side to solicit a drink of water, when the following conversation occurred: “ Well, my boy how long have you lived here'?” I don’t know, sir, but mother says ever since I was horn.” “ Have you any brothers or sisters'?” “ Yes, a few.” ; “ How many V' I t: Ten or leven, I reekon.” i “ Pretty healthy here, isn’t it 1” “ es, but sometimes we have a little a"er,” “ Any of you got it now?” “ Yes, a few on us goin’ to have the shakes this afternoon.” i: How many'?” : “ Why,all on us, except sister Nance; and she’s sick a darnation cross critter, the a"er won’t 1 take on her; and ifit did, she is so cussed eontra- I ry she won'! shake, no how you can fix her!” The Baltimore Sun states that the ‘‘Milford 9 Bard. :I a popular and well known writer for the 9 papers of that city, has been placed in the alms 9 house. Intemperance has thrown him from the heights of fame. When will the dreadful traffic 3 of Rum cease 1, , B j JUST RECEIVED anil for sale, by the subscriber- Miller’s, Spaulding’s, Leitcli’s, and other Writings -fl on the Second Coming of Christ, in 1543. Also, Gra. WM ham’s Journal, Graham’s Lectures to \ oung Men, Gra. ? ham on Bread Making. Likewise. Alcott’s Librarj of Health, Young Husband, Young Wife. Nonng House- Keeper. Young Mother, Vegetable Diet, The Art o! Prr-i rving Health. Ways of Living on small means, the Christian Almanac.the Common School Almanac. Hints Jj to the Young in relation to the Health of tody and mind. W sirs- Subscribers names received for the “Signs,/ Ihe Timet,’’and variousother valuable publications Aug. 6 5 tf] JESSE WALTON. INTEREST TABLES.—Patent Revolving Inters Tables, calculated at the rate of 8 per cent, bci' g tl lawfulinterest ol Georgia. A few copies of tho-e cor., j « venient tables on hand. Price 00 cents. For salt- a- >M this office. [Aug 6 4 (CIRCULATING Newspaper Agency and Newsßccir J Subscriptions received —Copies sold on the Ntv. I York and London plan. New Engli h Woiksforh coming, constantly by thesti am-ships from Euroj p Tlease to call next door to John G. Winter’s, Biooc- § street. S. A HOLMES,Agent. Augusta, Augusts s—ts BOOK ItINI LUY & BLANK BOOK MAS I.' FACTORY, OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, AUGUSTA, GFO ; TJLANK BOOKS, of every description, mode to order, i an d all other kind of Books neatly bound. June llth, 1842. T. S. STOY I look ANFjUB PKLNTING, j Os every description, neatly and promptly executed a; the Office of the Washingtonian, vis : Business Cards, ;Steamboat Rf.ceipts, ! Ball Tickets, Rail Road Receipts, Invitation Ticke.ts, Hand Bills, Circulars, Horse Bills, Checks, Notes, Stage Bills, Bill Heads, Show Bins, Catalogues, Labels, Bills of Lading. (Pamphlets, &c See. Together with FANCY JOB>,in colors, for framing BLANK-. The following list of Law Blanks, of the most ap proved forms, printed on good p aper, will be kept on hand, lor sale, on as reasonable teims as any other es tablishment in the State: Claim Bonds, Garnishments and Bonds, Magistrate's Casas, Insolvent Debtor's Notices, Attachments,Blank Powers, Magistrate’s Summons’, Magistrate’s Execu tions, Witness Summons’for Magistrates Court. Exe cutor’s and Administrator’s Deeds, Peace Wariants, Jury Subpoenas for Superior, Inferior and Magistrate’s Courts,. Commissions for Deposition, Mariiage Li censes, Civil Process Bonds, Executor’s Bonds, Letters Testamentary, Witness Summons’ for Superior and Inferior Court, General Powers, Bills of Sale, Letters Dismissory, Letters of Guardianship, Letters of Admin istration, Declarations in Assumpsit, Declarations in Trover, Notary Notices, Notary Protests, Marine Pro tests, Warrant’s of Appraisement, Sheriff’ll Titles, Sheriff* Casas, Mortgages. Land Deeds, Recognizan ces, Sheriff’s Executions, Guardian’s Bonds, Adminis trator’i Bonds, Ci. Ka. against Bail, Short Process, In solvent Debtor’s Bonds, Witness Summons’for Court Common Pleas, City Sheriff - s Executions, Forthcoming Bonds, Declarations U. S.District Court, &c. &c. The subscriber, in returning thanks to his friends for past favors, assures them that his personal attention will be paid to the prompt and correct execution of all orders for Printing; and he hopes, by strict attention, to merit a continuanceof their custom. Terms —Cash on the delivery of work. JAMES McCAFFERTY. June llth, 1642. "prospectus OF OR, TOTAL ABSTINENCE ADVOCATE, Devoted to the Cause of \Temperance,—published semi- monthly , in the City of Augusta. B* JAMES McCAFFERTY. it is certainly desirable that such a publication should find its way into every house, the low price ol subscription will, we hope, guaranty it a wide cir culation. Such a paper we believe is required in this community, especially at the present time. The determination our citizens have evinced, to drive the Destroyer from the land, has awakened the most internperate to a sense of duty. This should be hailed as an omen and harbinger of good. The spirit ol Relorotation is awakened throughout the length and breadth of our country—the Temperance Cause is every where happily advancing, bearing down all op l>osition, scattering blessings on every hand, drying up the tears of the distressed and causing the heart of the widow and the drunkard’s wife to s: ! ng forj oy. It is a glorious cause—the cause of humanity and virtue : our country’s highest good is involved—her prosperity, honor and safety. Oh ! then, let us not prove recreant, £ oUie boldly to the rescue, and with united heart and hand, assist in delivering our beloved country from slavery to the w r orst, most cruel of enemies. To impress the necessity of such a work upon the friends ol Temperance, nothing can be more appropri ate than the closing paragraph of a report from Mr. S. Ch ,p mah, an indefatigable Temperance agent. * Whatever other agencies may be used, the Cause must languish without publications to diffuse informa- ? 10 “ ** n(^ee P up an interest; they alone keep the sub ject blazing before the public mind. Temperance lec tures may arouse the people from their slumbers, strengthen the weak, confirm the wavering and re claim the wanderer ; but the temperance publication comes too often with their cheering accounts of the onward progress of the cause, with their interesting facts and anecdotes, and with their stirring appeals, to the interest wholly to subside, or the slumbers °k temperance men long to remain undisturbed. If the arrival of the temperance paper does not excite a special interest in the breast of the father, the children hail it as they would the return of the long absent lriend ; they gather around the domestic fireside— they devour its pages, and its contents are read and repeated with all the glee and enthusiasm of childhood and youth: and with the stated return of such a moni tor, the interest is kept up and the cause advances.*’ Ihe will be printed semi-monthly, on a half royal sheet, and contain 4 large quarto pages, to each number making a volume suitable for binding at the end of the year, of 96 pages, on good paper. The price of subscription for a single copy for one year, will be One Dollar—for six copies, to one address, Five Dollars—for ten copies, Eight Dollars, and so in pro portion. Payments, in all cases, to be made in advance. fIJT" All communications, by mail, must be post paid, to receive attention. June llth, 1842.