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JOHN HENRY SEALS, i , „ AX i-> > Editors. fc. UNIHILN VEAZEY, S NEW SERIES. VOL. I. ffiWHWI IMAMt, T’UBTJSREI) EVERY natureaj, EXCEPT TWO [a THE year. BY JOHN H. BEATiS. TFRMS: In advance; or $2,00 at the end year. RATIOS OF APYERTISmG. 1 qtiare (twelve lines or less) first insertion. .$1 00 Each, continuance,., 50 Professional or Business Cards, not exceeding six lines, per year, . o 00 Announcing Candidates for Office, • 3 00 ST AST BING A DVT :R7 IS EM ENTS. 1 square, three months, 5 00 t .square, six months . 7 00 \ square, twelvemonths, - 12 00 2 squares, “ “ 3 squares, “ “ 21 00 + Squares, “ “ 25 00 ffUT’Aclvertteei gents r.oi marked with the cumber of insertions, will he continued until forbid, and charged accordingly. |sf”MerchanEs, Druggists, and others, may con tract for advertising by the year, on reasonable terms. LEO Ar. AD VERTTSEMEN TS. Sale of Datui or Negroes, by Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, per square:,... 500 Sale of Personal Property, by Administrators. Executors, and Guardians, per square,. -. 8 25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors, 8 25 Notice for Leave to Sell, 4 00 l Station for Letters of Administration, 2 75 Citation for Letters of Dismission from Adin’n. 5 00 Citation for Letters of Dismission from Guardi anship - 8 25 LEGAL REQUIRKMENTt?. .Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, arc required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the after noon, at the Court House in the County in which the property is siiuate. Notices of these sales must he given iu a public gazette forty daya previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of Personal Property must be given at least ten days previous to the da}’ of sale. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must j Ue published, forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court | of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes must j be published weekly for tiro months. Citations for Letters of Administration must be | published thirty days —for Dismission from Admin- j istrafiori, monthly x six months-- for Dismission from j Guardianship, forty days. Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage, must b< pub lished monthly for four months— for eomoelling titles from Executors or Adminisl-ators, where a bond has baen given bv the- deceased, the full spars of three months. will always be ooaunued accord ing to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. The Law of Newspapers. 1. Bubseribera who do not pvo express notice to the contrary, are considered as vrishme; to continue their subscription. 3. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their newspapers, the publisher may continue io o ?nrt them until all arrearage? are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their newspapers from the offices to which they are di rected, they are held responsible until they have set tled the bills and ordered them discontinued. •i. If subscribers remove to other places without informing the publishers, and the newspapers are sent to the former direction, they are held responsi ble. 5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers from the office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prim* facie evidence ofinten iional fraud. 6. The United States Courts have also repeatedly decided, that a Postmaster who neglect* to perform hia duty of giving reasonable notice, as required by the Post Office Department, of the neglect of a per son to take from the office newspapers addressed to him, renders the Postmaster liable to the publisher for the subscription price. I JOB PRINTING, of every description, done with neatness and dispatch, at this office, and at reasonable prices for cash. All orders, in this department, must be addressed to J. T. BLATN. I’KOSPECTI'S OF THV ipißAll CRUSADER. [QUONDAM! TEMPERANCE BASSE!!. ACTUATED by a conscientious desire to luitl.er the cause of Temperance, and experiencing great disadvantage in being too narrowly limited in space, by the smallness of our paper, for the. publica tion of Reform Arguments and Passionate Appeals, we have determined to enlarge it to a more conve nient and acceptable size. And being conscious of the fact that there arc existing in the minds of a large portion of the present readers of the Banner ana its former patrons, prejudices and difficulties which can never be removed'so long as it retains the name we venture also to make a change in that par ticular. It will henceforth be called, “THE TEM PERANCE CRUSADER.” This old pioneer of the Temperance cause is des tined yot to chronicle the triumph of its principles. It has stood .the test—passed through the “fiery fur nace ” and, like the “Hebrew children.” re-appeared unscorched. It has survived the iietetpaper famine which has caused, and is still causing many excel lent journals and periodicals to sink, like “bright ex halations in the evening,” to rise no more, and it has even heralded the “death struggles of many contem poraries, laboring for the same great end with itself. It “still lives,” and “waxing holder as it grows older, is now waging an eternal * Crusade 1 against the In ferwl Liqtorlraffii,” standing like the “High Pr.es of the Israelites, who stood between the people and the plague that threatened destruction. We entreat the friends of the Temperance t-ause so give us their influence in extending the usefulness of tlie paper. We intend presenting to the public a oheet worthy of all attention and a liberal patronage; for while it is strictly a Temperance Journal , we sha.l endeavor to keep its readers posted on all tho current events throughout the. country. tSF’Price. a? heretofore, sl, strictly m advance. ** . JOHN H. SEALS, Editor and Proprietor. ptufcid, Oft., Deo. 8,1865. Iflmttli to Cnpnwct. Wloralttg, Jfrttndm fount! littellignta, fta. fc. “OUR HATTY.’ 5 BY FANNY’ FERN'. She might have had twenty other names, ; but, that was the only appellation I ever j heard. U was ‘get out of my way, Hatty;’ j‘l dare say Hatty broke the vase, or lost ’ that book;’ ‘don’t come here; what a fright you are;’ till the poor child felt almost as if she had the mark of Cain on her forehead. She had brothers and sisters, but they were bright, and saucy, and bold, and cunning : and when they wished to carry out a favor ite scheme, could throw their arms about the parental neck, flatter some, and carry the day, and then laugh at their juvenile foresight; so their colters were always fill ed, while Hatty’s were empty; and she laid all these things up in her little grieved heart, and as she saw duplicity better rewarded than sincerity, began to have little infidel doubts whether the Bible, that her father read from, was really true; while Joseph’s •coat of many colors/ over flaunted before : her tearful eyes. Ail her sweet, childish impulses were checked and crushed; and where the sweet flowers of love and confi dence should have sprung up, the weed* of distrust and suspicion took bitter root. She took no part in the conversation of the domestic circle. ‘She was stupid,’ they told her, and she had heard till she believed it was true. Sometimes, as was often the case, some talented person made a part of the family circle. Hatty would listen in her corner till her great, wild eyes glowed and burned like living coals of fire. But there was one spot w here none disputed Hatty’s right to reign; a little, lonely room in the top of the house, that she had fitted up in her own wild way, and where she was free from reproof or intrusion. You should have seen her there, with her little yearning heart half broken by neglect; doubtful of her own powers, and weeping such passionate tears, that ‘she was so stu pid, and ugly, and disagreeable,’ that no body can even love her. And she made friends w'itn the holy stars and fleecy clouds, and the brilliant rainbows, the silver moon beams, and the rapid lightning; an artistic eye, to see her soul-lit face at the small win- j dow, might have fancied herJromo Italian improvisatrice. There the fetters fall off, the soul was fipo, and the countenance mb’- ] rored forth. Back in the family circle she • was again ‘our Hatty.’ ‘That young daughter of yours differs ve- j rv much from the rest of your family, Mr. Lee/ remarked an elderly maiden lady who was visiting there. ‘Yes, yes!’ said the old man, with a shrug; j ‘she don’t look much like a Lee: in fact, she | is very plain. She is a strange, unaccount- J able child : likes her own company better j than anybody’s else, and don’t care a rush light for all the knick knacks other girls are teasing for. Sometimes I think she belongs to another brood, got changed in the cradle, or something.’ ‘How does she spend her hours V asked Miss Tabitha. ‘I am sure I don’t know—wife says she has a little den at the top of the house, where she sits star gazing, Queer child, that Hat ty ! plain as a pike-staff;’ and Mr. Lee took up the newspaper, and put his foot on the mantel. Miss Tabitha was confounded. She had an uncommonly warm heart for an old maid. She had never been a parent, she wished she had, just to show some people what a fiice one she would make. She inwardly resolv ed to know more of‘our Hatty.’ ‘Tap, tap,’ on the door of Hatty’s little den—-what on earth did it mean? She hoped they did not mean to take it away from her; and svith a guilty, frightened look, she open ed the door. Miss Tabitha entered. ‘Are you vexed with me xbi coming here, -child ? You don’t look glad to sec me.* ‘Xo. no/ said Hatty, putting back a mass of tangled black hair; but it is so odd that you should want to come. Nobody ever wanted to see me before.’ ‘And why not, Hatty V ‘Well I don't know,’ she said, with a touch ing meekness and simplicity, ‘unless it is that I am stupid, and ugly, and disagreeable.’ •Who told you that, Hatty?’ ‘AH of them down stairs/ said she, *and 1 don’t care about it, only—only—and the tears rolled down her cheeks, ‘it is so dread ! ful to feel that nobody can ever love me.’ Miss Tabitha looked rather strangely, and muttered, ‘Humph !* •Hatty; said she. ‘come here Do you ever look in the glass?’ ‘Not since a long while/ said the young girl, shrinking hack. ‘Conte here look in this little mirror. Do you see those large bright eyes of yours? Do you see that wealth of raven hair, that a skilful hand might render a beauty, instead of tangled deformity? Do you see those little, supple limbs, that a little care, and training, might render graceful as the sway ing willow? There is intellect on your brow; soul in your eye; your voice has a thrilling iieart tone. Hatty, you arc a gem in the rough! You cannot be ugly; hut listen to me. Jt is every woman’s duty to he lovely and attractive/ You have under rated and neglected yourself, my poor child, j Nature has been no niggard to you. Ido j not say it to make you vain, but to inspire PE.MTEI.iI. 6A., SATURDAY, JULY 19. 1856. you with a proper confidence in yourself— But what have you here?’ soiH she, as a large portfolio fell at her feet. “Oh, Miss Tabitha, please don’t; it is only ; a little scribbling—just when 1 felt wretch ed. Please don't.’ • ‘Yes, hut I shall, though. It’s just what 1 wanted-to see most/ and she went on read ing paper after paper, while Hatty stood like a culprit before her. When she had finished, she said very slowly and deliber ately— ‘Hatty, come here. Did you know that you were a genius?’ ‘A what, Miss-Tabitha?’ ‘A genius, you delicious bit of simplicity ~-a genius. You’ll know fast enough what it is; and to think I should have been the first to find it out!’ and she caught the as tonished child in her arms and kissed her till Hatty thought genius must be the most de lightful thing in the world to bring so much love with it. ‘Look here, Hatty, does anybody know ■this?’ holding-up the manuscripts. Hatty shook her head. ‘So much the better; stupid , ugly, disa greeable, humph ! Do you know lam go ing to run off with you ?’ said the little old maid; ‘we shnlPsee what we shall see. Miss Hatty.’ Five years roiled away. Anew life had been opened to Hatty. She had grown in to a tall, graceful woman. Her step was as light as a fawn’s. Her face, not beautiful, certainly, if tried by ihe rules of art; and yet, who that watched its ever varying ex pression, would stop to criticise. No one cared to analyze the charm. Sheproduced the effect of beauty; she was magnetic; she was fascinating. Miss Tabitha was satisfi ed, she knew it would be just so. They had almost forgotten her at Lee’s house; once in a while they wondered if Miss Tabitha was not tired of her. Miss Tabitha thought she would lei them know. Unbounded was their amazement when Ta bitha ushered ‘our Hatty’ in ! She was re ally almost pretty ! Still there was the same amount of heart in their manner towards her; and the little old maid could not have kept-within bounds had she not powerful reasons of her own to keep quiet awhile. ‘By the way, Miss Tabitha/ said Mr. Lee. ‘as you are a blue stocking, you can inform me as to the author of that, beautiful volume of poems that, has set all the literary world astir? It isn’t often 1 get upon stilts, but I’d give something to see the woman who wrote it.’ Miss Tabitha’s time had come. Her eyes twinkled with delight! She handed him a volume, saying, ‘Well, here is a bookl was commissioned to give you by the authoress herself.’ Mr. Lee rubbed his glasses, set them astride his nose, and read the following on the fly seas: ‘To. my dear father, James Lee. from his affectionate daughter the authoress’ Mr. Lee sprang from his chair; and seiz ing his daughter by both hands, exclaimed : ‘Hatty Lee ! I am proud of you !’ ‘Oh, not that, dear father; fold me once to your heart, and say, ‘ Hatty, I love you!’ ’ Her head sank upon his shoulder, and the old man read his child’s heart at last, he has it all, all her childish happiness : and as he kissed her cheek and lips, said, in a choking voice, ‘Forgive your old father, Hatty.’ Her hand was laid upon his, while smiles and tears chased over her face, like sunshine and shadow over an April sky. Oh ! what, is fame to woman l Like the ‘apples of the Dead sea, fair to the sight, ashes to the touch.’ From the depths of her unsatisfied heart cometh ever a voice which will not be hushed. Oh.! take it back—on ly give me love. GOING TO BED, Going i bed we have always consider ed one of the most sober, serious and sol emn operation? which : man can be en gaged in during tin; whole twenty-four hours. With a young lady it is altogether a different thing. When bedtime arrives, she trips up stairs, with a candle in her hand, and-—if she had pleasant company during the evening—-with some agreeable idea* in her head. The caudle on the toil let tv. and her luxuriant hair is speedily emancipated from the thraldom, of combs and pins. If sb usually wears water curls or uses the “iron,” her hair is brushed carefully from her forehead and the whole mass compactly secured; if not, why then her lovely tresses are soon hid in innumer able bits of paper. This task accomplish ed, a nightcap appears, perhaps edged with plain muslin, or perhaps with heavy lace, which bides all, save her own sweet countenance. As soon as she ties the string*, probably she takes a peep in the glass, and haft* blushes at what she sees. The light is out —her fair delicate form gently.pres ses the conch —and like- a dear, innocent, lovely creature, as she is, she falls gently into n sleep, with a sweet smile on her still sweeter face. A man, of course, under the same circumstances acts quite differently. Every movement in his chamber indicates the course, rough mould ot his sullen na ture. When all is ready, he snuffsmut the candle with his fingers, like a cannibal, and then jumps into the bed like a savage. For a few moments he thinks of the pec cadilloes he may have committed during the day—vows a vow to amend soon, groans, !urns over. ■ srn-tches himself, and then all is silent, save rbe heavy groans ‘T the alnmberer. GRIZZLYBEARS BY FRED PEVEDRY. Stov-iea of Grizzly Bears in California are as -plenty as the golf] nuggets. Every re turned Californian who has been to the mountains, has a story to tell of an en counter with a grizzly bear, real or imag inary; htit ho one who has eypr seen one of these monsters, or who has been close ly pushed by them in ~he mountains, will deny that they aw*, foots ’ themselves.— Their immense strength and feriocity. is enough to make the stoutest hunter’s heart quake with alarm, while their tenac ity of life is equal to that of the car. which is reputed to have nine lives. I have heard of an instance when a mirier who was out prospecting, crime in near proximity to one of those animals, who made rather an unfriendly demonstra tion towards him. Being possessed of an excellent rifle, ho concluded to try the ef fect of a ball upon his foe, and according ly, being careful of his aim, he discharged his piece, the ball entering the socket of bear’s eye. He fell instantly and rolled down into a sort of a gully below, like a barrel. It was natural that the miner should suppose that he had killed bis ene my, and was preparing to descend to pro eure-feome trophy of his victory, when he was surprised to see the bear gather him self. up aud make towards him with a sav age growl, the consequence of which the miner was forced to take flight by taking a zigzag course through the trees, and bare ly escaped from the monster, with the loss of his rifle, which he was obliged to drop. 1 Some of these bears weigh as heavy as ] twelve or fourteen houndred pounds*, and ‘ to give some idea of the terror with which their proximity inspires in other animals, it is only sufficient to state the fact, that mules in a team, which have neither heard, smelt nor seen one of them becomes imcontrulable when they cross their trail so near them as to catch the scent; and a friend of mine tells me that he once passed the claw of a grizzly, which had been killed some t : mc, before the nos trils, of one, of his mules, quickly like a shadow, when the animal became fearfully terror stricken, so much so that it was with difficulty lie could he held. T have seen it stated by old hunters, as an illustration of the grizzly’s tenacity of life, that they have been known to escape after having been shot through the heart, as was prov ed after being found the day following where they had died. They are “terrible in their wrath,” for a certainty, and I should not be surprised if they would not be more than a match for the largest lion, so great is their bulk and so enormous their strength. They are not safe for any man to meet with a single barrelled rifle, and when overtaken by them the only chance of escape is to lie flat down upon your face, and pretend death, as it is known they will not prey upon carcasses unless almost at the point of starvation. I will now give you an actual adventure which n shrewd Yankee had a few years ago, with the California grizzly bears. A reward of one thousand dollars had been offered by some parties for a full grown grizzly, freshly caught, for the pur pose of getting up a bull bait. Cubs are sometimes procured with little difficulty; but to capture a full grown hear is -a task not so easily accomplished, and which is accompanied by great danger —in fact, I do not know how it could be safely attempt ed. No one seemed prepared to strive for the prize, till at last, one of those shrewd Down Easters, to whom a reward of a thousand dollars is no ordinary tempt ation, accepted the offer and promised to procure one of the largest kind unmaimed. Curiosity was on tb equivive to know by what means the Yankee would accomplish the task, but to everybody’s inquiries, he gave no satisfaction, merely promising that the bear would be on hand by a cer tain time. This Yankee belonged to the Smith family; and recollecting thestories he had heard in his youth, about the fondness of bears, for honey, ho conceived the idea that they might be entrapped by sugar.— Accordingly, supplying himself with a sufficient quantity of the article, and a large ox chain, he proceeded to a spot which he knew was frequented by the grizzlies, armed with a rifle in case it might be needed for self-protection, which he did not believe was probable. Arriv ing on the spot, he selected a stout oak, to which ho fastened the chain, and then laid a train of sugar from a neighboring chap paral to the foot of the tree, which he then climbed to watch the remit of his experi ment. He had beau peurcbed in the tree not more than an hour, before the biggest kind of grizzy made his appearance, and began to eat* the sugar, approaching the tree as he did so, till he had licked up all the train. Ab a natural consequence he rejoiced at the success of his experiment thus far, and considered the reward as his. The next day prepared his sugar train as before, and the next day following, with the same success. Thus mad© confident that he should secure the thousand dollars, he made his preparations on a more exten sive scale. Procuring a large tub, he fil- led it wirh treacle in which was mixed a powerful quantity of whiskey and lauda num, which he placed at the foot of the tree, anci trained out the sugar* as before and again took bis position in the tree to await the final result almost certain, this lime, that he should secure his prize. Smith had not boon long perched before be perceived his old acquaintance ap proaching eating the sugar as usual till he reached the tub containing the drugged treacle, which he smelt of, and then be gan to lap it up. “A>, ha!” thought Smith, in the tree, “old boy, i have got you now. Lat hearty, and when von wake up to-night yon will have the hand somest bracelet on your wrist vou ever wore yet.-’ The bear appeared to enjoy his sweetmeats greatly,' and no wonder that the Yankee should fee] elated at the completeness, so far, of bis plans, and it was with the greatest satisfaction that he awaited the result patiently. In a tew minutes, however, what was the astonish ment of Smith to see another grizzly ap pear, and join the first in the repast; but it only added to bis triumph to reflect that his prospects were- fair of securing’ two bears instead of one. as he had at first hoped for. Both bears were now gorging themselves on the treacle, while Smith could hardly contain his joy, as he waited patiently to discover the first symptoms of intoxication in bis guests, and placing the utmost reliance on the effects of the lauda num,even if the whiskey was powerless to overcome them. In the midst of all Ibis joy, an . incident suddenly occurred, that threatened to put a different aspect on affairs. Two more bears made their appearance—huge m ul sters—and in a few moments afterward another-—making up a company of five— all helping themselves most liberally to the contents of Smith’s tub. What” was to be done now ? mentally inquired the Yankee. This question he could not an swer. it seemed certain that the treacle was nor sufficient to get the whole party intoxicated, and ho began to fear that the number of bears would destroy Lis plans, or that, if even the first comer became overpowered, the other would prevent his discending the tree to fasten the chain round his legs. Still there was no use I complaining, aud *-he end had to be await- ; ed in patience. In the course of half an hour longer, the I bears had swallowed the entire contents of the tub, and then commenced such a scene as the Yankee had never before witnessed. The hears under the great influence of the whisky and laudanum, began to frolic and tumble about like monkeys. They would wrestle and box with each other, arid roll their huge bodies over thegronnd. Fierce growls would escape from them when hurt by each others claws, while their embraces were of the warmest nature. Smith saw j that the game was up, and that there was | no chance of gaining the thousand dollars, but yet there was a faint hope that the bears might lie down and go to sleep, af ter they had concluded their frollic, but he was doomed to disappointment; for after half an hour’s romp, the dirt and hair fly ing about pretty liberally, the drunken party then took their departure, with scratched and bloody noses, and one of them with an eye out. Heeling along like a party of jolly fellows just breaking up a spree, they soon entered the chappaml and disappeared, leaving the Yankee to de scend the tree and depart with his ox chain and tub; and from that day to this he don’t wish to hear about catching .griz zlies alive. The experiment did not suc ceed, and no one else has tried if- since I believe. CARE OF CARPETS. Nothing is so soon observed on entering a room, as the carpet. If that is nice and clean, there will be an air of comfort about the room, however plain the furniture may be. On the other hand, if there is a shab by and soiled carpet on the floor, if it is all askew, and half put down, the room will look uninviting and cheerless, even if the furniture is covered with damask. It is better to have no carpet rather than one that is ragged and filthy. With proper care, carpets can be made to last a long time. In the first place, moths must be guarded against. Every crack in the floor ought to be filled with putty, and well dried. If there is not time to dry the putty, papers can be laid over it. Carpets should never be laid next the floor. The sand wears them out if they are. A little straw or soft hay scattered on the floor does very well, but old straw matting, or drugget, or an old wool carpet does better. For very nice carpets, cotton batting, tacked between coarse, unbleach ed cotton, is the best thing that can be used. Experience has proved to me that carpets wear a third longer for being wad ded. The dust goes through to the floor ; aud the carpet needs much less sweeping than it otherwise would. A little damp grass or brown paper sprinkled on a carpet, when it is swept, saves the wear of it.— For a nice carpet a broom should be kept which is not used for other purposes. Eve ry spot should be washed off as soon as seen. Wool carpets should be taken up and shaken once a year, and if the room is a common one, twice or more. Whenever a carpet is taken up it should be careful ly examined, and if any places are TERMS: SI.O(TIN ADVANCE. JAMES T. BLAJN, PRINTER. VOL. XHI.-NUMBER 28. burned or worn, they should be carefully darned with the ravellings, to match. A carpet can bo saved very much by guarding the entrance doors with mats, &c* espeef ally the door leading from the kitchen and the carpeted room, it is a good way to cov er the entry thickly with straw, and put over it a piece of carpet or drugget. Even cotton carpeting will wear along time over straw. This is much better than mats to take the dust from the shoes. Get a largo pattern, so as to nave some left to repair with. Much can be done by turning and mending carpets to keep them looking al most as well as new.— Agiicultuvist, WHAT A NEWSPAPER DOES FOR NO THING. The foliowing article should be read and pondered well by every man who takes a newspaper without paying for it in ad vance: The result of my observation ena bles me to-state as a fact, that the publish ers of newspapers are more poorly rewar ded than any class of men in the United states, who invests an equal amount of la boi, capital and thought. They are expec ted to do more service for less pay, to stand j more sponging and “dead heading,” to puff ; and defend more people without fee or hope of reward, than any other class, They credit wider and longer; get oftener cheated; suffer more pecuniarily; oftener the victim of misplaced confidence, than any other calling in the community. Peo ple pay a printer’s bill more reluctantly than any other. It goes harder with them to expend a dollar on a valuable newspa per, than ten-on a needless gewgaw, yet every body avails himself of the use of the editor’s pen, and printer’s ink. How many professional and political reputations and fortunes have been made and sustained by the friendly though ur.requited pen of the editor ? How many emoryo towns and cities have been brought into notice, and puffed into prosperity by the press? How many railroads, now in successful opera tion, would have foundered but for the as sistance of the leaver that moves the world; inchort, what branch of American indus try or activity, has not been promoted, simulated and defended by the press? And who has tendered it more than a miserable pittance for its mighty services? The bazars of fashion, and the haunts of appetite and dissipation are f hronged with -tn eager crowd, bearing gold in their palms, andtbe commodities there vended are sold at enormous profits, though intrinsically worthless, ana paid for with scrupulous punctuality; while the counting room of the newspaper is the seat of jewiDg, chea pening trade, orders and pennies. It is made a point of honor to liquidate a grog bill, but not of dishonor or repudiate a printer’s bill. A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE IN AN OMNI BUS. We have been much impressed with the following simple anecdote in one of the New York letters of “Fidelus” to the Bos ton Transcript: It was bitter cold the other night when 1 entered a Broadway omnibus that pitched over the ice-furrows like a hip in a gale; there were two handsome ladies, evidently on their way to Wallack’s or the Varieties with an assiduous beau, a gruffy only gen tleraan in one corner, and a demure little woman in another, presently in jumped a little girl, with a red hood encircling her face which wore a very grave and care worn, vet eager look; she was enveloped in a large thick sha*vl that fell to her an kles; after looking intently at the face of every passenger, she put her hand beneath her shawl and struck up a most plaintive air on a harmonica! concealed there ; the two handsome ladies became interested, and their beau fumbled in his pockets ; the de mure little woman brightened up aud smil ed on the poor musician ; the gruffy old gent untied his muffler and sighed ; thus encouraged, the child suddenly began to sing a pensive ditty, the omnibus mean time, quivering and cracking, but despite ■be ugly motion and the bitter wind, all the passengers melted at heart and bestow ed such a pile ®f pennies on their volun teer comforter that she ceased to sing and play, in order to count her gains, then de positing them in her pocket, she dropped her anxious sorrowful look, blinked like a new waked kitten, and began such a rap turously lively air that the driver turned round to peer at her, and the six inside all laughed together. HAS THE THING TIT. A backwoods boy was once at a depot on one of the Georgia railroads, and was of course deeply interested in gazing—for the first time —at the “mighty tixins.” Finally he got inside of a car, and while indulging his unbounded curiosity, the whistle screamed, the bell rang, and the steam horse began to surge at the rate of “two forty” per hour. “Oh, lordyl” shouted the boy, “stop it, stop it, I ain’t agwine!” and bursting for ward, he opened the door and jumped out on the platform. J ust then the train was crossing a deep cavernous looking gorge on trustle work, nd seeing the earth and trees beneath he fainted and fell. Directly he came to and looking up to the con iuctor, who stood be hind him, he txflaimed with as gb, “Oh, lordee, has the thing lit 1”