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' Yonr loafer is not an parly riser.
W/tat's the vsti—he had nothing to get
up for! Tne sun always finds dtim
enjoying his second nap; in fact" lie
would esteem it disrespectful to rise
before that respectable luminary. The
day after the party he" will emerge into
the open air about ten o’clock and you
will find him in the hotel door grace
fully paring his linger nails, or else
daintily picking Iris tooth. ITe bows
with considerable condescension to
passers by—brushes his vest and pants
to disperse the clinging nail parings,
and wonders what he must do with him
self. Bye-and-bye you will see him
On the street laughing and joking with
much complacency, as if the chief
enjoyment of life was to hang around
favorite , toAvmhaunts and laugh and
joke. * ■
llis cl ief concern is lest the source,
whence no draws liis one thing needful
should lot prove as abundant as he
desires--he is ardently desirous always
to be aile to keep up the supply of
julep, gjn-sling and cocktail and to be
able to iig himself out in all the new
and extraordinary patterns which mind
ful tailap's bring out. He speaks of
ray taihr; but never says a word
about &ow much he is indebted to the
knight of the shears. If he takes a
dime’s vorth of brandy to settle his
stomachy—he had a horrid unpleasant
feeling apwn below —it is his delight to
draw forth a handful of change and,
after a minute’s search, find a dime.'
lie is always on intimate terms with
the bar-keeper and calls him by his
first name.
If a Circus comes he is sure to at
tend and sits near the ring with a stick
in his hand; laughs very much at the
.clown’s jokes and criticises the females
very knowingly.
Should a company of Ethiopian
Serenades give an exhibition lie will
certainly hear them; and always ap
plauds the smart sayings vigorously
with his stick. And for weeks you
may hear him saying at every fit op
portunity Moses in the bulrushes! or
else humming with appropriate ap
preciation—
‘■Times are hard and money’s scarce,
And very well you know it;
All the advice I’ve got to give,
Is white you're young to go it."
You would be sadly disappointed
if you endeavored to find out the
source of his funds; as for any occu
pation by which tlnw are likely to be
derived he is notoriously innocent of
any such. lie sometimes speaks of
the Governor's being close; or of the
success of that last operation. As for
books and mental cultivation he rarely
troubles himself with them—they are
so much lumber: if you chance in his
room you may find a copy of Byron
alongside of Helen Jewett. He is fond
of Don Juan and will sometimes waste
his time of a warm afternoon on a yel
low or red-backed production of dar
ing adventures or the trials and tempta
tions of some orphan female. As to
reading for improvement he has'nt got
time, to say nothing of want of incli
nation; besides it requires too much
exertion. lie will sometimes quote—
/m honest man's (he noblest xvovk of God
■ —as from the Bible.
The loafer’s true place is the street;
his true sphere is a crowd where he
can scatter small gossip and crack his
jokes occasionally. lie is delighted to
find out a good thing on somebody,
and is sure to retail it with additions.
In general he is harmless—a sort of
•excrescence on Society-—doing little
good and possessing no beauty. No
one puts much confidence in him; and
he is never called , upon, except to act
as manager to a fancy ball. His rela
tives give him up as hopeless; and his
friends prophesy no good for him; but
hip is careless of all. Ilis,motto is to
i r Mce things easy and not work if he can
help it-, and in general you will find
him the most sell-complacent being in
tlie hole range of society.
But as I said—think not that I refer
to the loafer; in all conscience we
havefenough of them amongst us. I
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rpfer to a being who holds himself
above,feeing a loafer—a, mere loafer;
and h# will be- slighted, if you apply
that epithet to him. Os the loafer a
few; of' whose characteristics I have
given, he thinks; with something of
You shall find several of them in the
Afjlagein my mind’s eye; not many hun
dred miles oft; and you shall immediate
lyflecognjzc them by - discerning that
they If ink more highlit of themselves
than they ought to dunk —far more,
commonly, than other people think of
Ihefjr They labor under the appro-'
herisiqn, or rather misapprehension
are not appreciated; and
aoijHimes you will hear one say that
to go where -he -will he gp
precimtj&-— il I knpw I ani superior to
all liirv " f !
boti.w man j <
them, b'tcy -- 1
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trrinr. fie cailnot I'/etio
- • nvorsation is languid and
stammori.-h: fie omumtbe enterprising,
because he never accompllish
whether or not Byron wrote Marco
Bozzam, rather thinks lie did; and
some how or other wonderfully con
fuses the’ Burial-of Sir John Moore,
with Tom Moore.
He never read The Traveller, The
Deserted Village, nor the Essay on Mem;
but has occasionally read a few of
Byron’s miscellaneous poems, or Pope’s.
Judging from his conversation you
would hold him altogether guiltless
of acquaintance with the standard
authors; and I doubt whether he can
distinguish the American and English
writers.
11c is ineffably dull and yet he
thinks himself particularly bright and
effervescing. In his eve no one but
himself is a good conversationalist ;
and he is apt to think you a pleasant
talker if you let him say everything.
There is a melody to him in the tones
of his voice; and yet if you try to re
collect anything he has said that may
be worth remembering the task will be
vain. Self is the only subject he has
and he is happy in the belief that it is
especially interesting to all listeners —
wherein lie is egregiously mistaken.
True it sometimes affords sport. In
fact he is worth hearing sometimes in
in order that you may have laughing
matter afterwards. His self-compla
cency is supreme. Nothing ever dis
turbs his good opinion of himself; and
as he is remarkably dull and stupid
lie rejoices in the reflection that even
one esteems him wonderfully fascina
ting and intellectual. ' ji * t ‘hfe* &
Oh happy swell!
He labors under the impression that
only one face in the world deserves to
be reflected from the mirror and that
is his.
Inchureli lie imagines every female
eye to be regarding him and watching
his every movement : he looks very
indifferent and lias his hair smoothly
brushed and his beard nicely trimmed.
Never was It at so glossy as his; for it
is with him an object of particular
care.
Ilis self-conceit is so abpunding that
no rebuff ever affects —no exit ever mu
tilates—no tjpartee ever takes effect.
lie thinks he has only to show pre
ference to a young lady , to overpower
her and bring her to liis feet. He im
agines all of them in love with him—
as far as he will let them go. But he
is very nice in his distinctions. He
would’nt hare cmybody. Indeed he
can’t find ary one “good enough for
him.”
lie lias an idea of marrying and will
do so when lie finds a lady who comes
up to the mark—in the meantime lie
will let the whole sex die for him. Oli
ineffable self-conceit! Oh glorious
self-conceit! You can make a genius
out of a dolt: brilliancy out of stu
pidity ; and superior attractiveness out
of unbearable dullness. . He thinks
himself better than everybody else,
smarter than, every body else, and
handsomer than every body else; ,and
doubts not that lie excites every one’s
admiration. He will speak to you
condescendingly and thinks he has for
ever excited your good-will.
He 1 las an exceedingly low opinion
of other people, and will quite, amuse
you by his disparaging sentiments con
cerning people of acknowledged tal
ents. He reminds you of the goose’s
comment on the nightingale’s singing
u he sings pretty well , but nothing to
speak of.”
Sometimes you will, find one of these
characters with a huge gold chain to
his watch and pendants thereto ; he
he has large studs in his shirt bosom
and, maybe, carries a gold-headed
cane. If so, he is very proud of it.
He' is not vqry old himself and yet
lie will give himself all the airs ■ of an
older person; and will hardly notice
ahy one whose clothes may not be as
line as his own, albeit in mind far his
superior, lie is not old enough him
self to pass for, a regular beau to lisp
ing damsels; but to hear him speak
of the girls you would think him on
the most intimate tefmS with them all.
It is libs pride to imitate the manners
Ipd ape the" sayimk of 'well-known
Bpu-s’ hum and lie will sit with them
pnd talk- as if it was* a common and
Bak-day matter with him to gallant
Igll^psfair. Ho evidently congraln
fipHimscff with tiu' idra tint, his hat
enormous amount of brains;
■BTtl.m he mistaken,
Knough youWit hi not convince him
jt to save you, No highey>remark
Ran silly commonplaces cyer issues
Bom his lips; and yet lie will strut
pxmt with never so lofty an air, not
|doubting but that nil arc impressed
Kith his capabilities. Being above
dependent circumstances, lie feels that
die can look down upon the com
:mon herd; and yet if. you ask
mrii who Hannibal was, he will say a
Bom an General , or if you enquire
-‘Wliowas Newton’ lie Will reply the
man xvho xvrotd the Prophecies S He will
mutter “to beior not to lie, that’s the
question,” toj indicate his exceeding
intimacy Avitli Sliakspeare.
Another will ever 'assume a most
xcise aspect. N o subject is broached—
but lie knows more'of it than any one
else. If you make an observation he
will contradict you with the most com
placent, self-satisfied, knowing air, im
aginable. He will accidentally attri
bute to Seneca the sentence delendccpst
Carthago and if you correct him, he
quietly and self-assuredly reminds you
that you are. mistaken in a manner to
give bystanders the idea that you do
not know anything about it—that he
is not to be disputed. It any one
makes the slightest mistake either in
word or action, he will snatch it up
and become very merry over it; but
if he commits a faux pas no one must
notice it under his severe displeasure.
He prides himself no little on his ca
pacity of playing a few" pieces on the
violin and flute; and to see hini when
he throws his head back and elevates
high eye-brows as be attempts to sing,
at once convinces you that he esteems
his vocal powers of the very highest
order — you are glad when he stops
singing.
As it comports with his dignity to
have an occupation lie will pretend to
read law, and asksTyou around to his
room ; or he, perhaps, has got his
diploma and presides over a few half
filled vials and Lotties. In either case
it is his manner to talk learnedly, so as
to give you an exalted idea of his at
tainments. He will frequently call
himself an extra-ordinary man ; and
professes becoming disdain of foppish
ness, hence you shall rarely find him
dressed with ordinary neatness.
If a young lawyer, and has a case;
he is certain to let you know it. He
will have some paper —ominious look
ing paper sticking out of his pocket.
If a man comes to consult him on the
most trifling matter, he will so arrange
as certainly to be seen by all pedes
trians in serious and solemn conference
and earnestly takes notes the while.
Unfortunately the world rates his
capacities many—many degrees lower
than lie does; but, happy soul! he
does not know nor believe that his
self-conceit is, to him, an enormous
buoy.
Oh ye Swell-heads! Happy set
ignorant and yet most excellently in
formed ; dull and stupid and yet high
ly entertaining; unread yet intimately
acquainted with the best authors;
merest common -pi ace mortals and yet
exciting universal admiration; laughed
at and mimicked by all your lady ac
quaintances, and yet the object, with
each, of a sincere, ■ secret passion— as
ye think.
Oh sublime-self-conceit! What* an
amount of happiness dost thou create !
For turn where we will, the com
plaisant, aggravating, provoking,n-self
satisfied air of a regular swell-head
meets our gaze.
A seel they are; but without fellow
ship.
Each one is ever most'ready to de
preciate another; both deserve the
contempt of sober, sensible people; for
they ever pretend to be what they are
not and assume more than properly be
longs to them. All noble emulation
is wanting in them ; all desire to lie
what they -would seem.
To set himself up for somebody
when he is nobody ; to esteem all oth
ers but naught as compared to him;
and to try to .appear great, learned and
talented, when lie is small, ignorant
and stupid—sueli is the Swell-head.
humph in •Masonic Female
College—Stewart Cos., C*a.
Messrs. Editors :—Tills is the name
of another institution of learning for
the daughters of Georgia, which has
sprung up, like Jonah’s Gourd, in a
night, under the patronage of the Ma
sonic Fraternity. -Tt is an imposing
edifice, two stories high, containing a
chapel, capable of seating five hundred
persons, and many large ami cogirno
dious study and recitation rooms, and
is supplied with a valuable chemical
and philosophical apparatus and all
the other usual appliances inscrue.-
tipu. It went into operation in Januy
ary last, under thqsupervision of .I’re
silient' 1. 11. Branham, andhlready has
over 80' interesting young ladle's in its
classes. We had the pleasure'w bf at
tending.the first Commencement of the
College on the ,12th inst., and were
surprised- by the pcf
forrnanccs; The examination of the
Kbit's I all (he branchcsbs said to
have beeif 1 1 ighly satis factory—we did
not have She ]fi||si|re fotp attending it,
ThmCoihfrt on the night of :th(s Vlth
was gntteiwp with taste and went oil
brilliantly, lided.as it was by tlie per
formances of Mr. Branham on the
Flute and 'iolin and of Prof. Sarom
off the 1% o and Violoncello. .
Cdfnmeßcemojit day was ot course
“the gfcutflay of the feast,” The py g
grahime ylll give some idea ot the 'rich
treat aorvil up and wc therefore attach
it. j
COMME>|JEMOT DAY,: JUTIY 12, 18!H.
“Ilebuke tlu“| if tliou wilt rebuke/ but neither
hastily no 1 harshly, ■ ,
Or if thou wil eoinmeivl, he it honestly, ol right.
j PltOt; UA3IMK.
The Snug —CtSss.
iMi.vyuH.
Noeturno-Ph/ Violoncello , Violin undi Piawh
eomposed h>| I. S. Saroni.
Harriet ]%<Boykin —The World is still deceived
with, of'ndmek .
Frances A * Williams—“ \ Tis not the whole oj Life
to live, nor n\ of Death to die."
Cadet’s Hgteat-r-Dolkd 'Jbrnente —C. M. Walton.
Martha aU. Ward— Ridicule.
Mary L. 3. Thorntoh —The smoothest sea, will
Sometimesjnh'e to the confiding hark, untrue. _ .
Ann M. Ks id rick— ‘ ‘Men's fancies are more giddy,
and. infirm, bore longing, wavering, sooner dost and
won, f/umwmien's are."
German All, Var., — JTvnten —A. Tope.
YlementiiA M. Walton —The Aristocracy of Intel
lect. T
Arabella Jppc —Fasluonalde lollies.
Mountain Single— Glee —Class. _ Y
Sarah H. Tiliiot —Levity of manners is prejudicial
to every virt'O.
Lucy E. Uflrris —Home. -
Rebecca IL Oolcman' —Little Things.
Florida Schottiscb—lF. E. Boykin!
Mary I\ Fannin— What, oivest. thou thy GodT
I.Conofa A. Lesseur— The March of Civilization.
Martha A. Brown— ‘Never Despair.
Home Sweet Houle, Var., — Lee — Flute, accompa
niment on I 1 kino.
Oghorlue A. Burke— The. Battle of Life.
Cavatina, from Ernani— Verdi —A. Pope.
. DIPLOMAS CONFERRKD.
LucVeeia and Lucia— Concerted piece for three Pi
anos, \ioloncello and Violin.
\ ‘ , ORATION.
I.ulhpy, for four voices'—composed by 11. S. Sa
roni. \ ■ id
r.ENIIMOTION'.
Tliei exercises were protracted but
the attention and interest of the audi
ence did not fag until the “ Benedic
tion” vps pronounced.
Maiij of the compositions' read ex
liibited not only strong and original
though], but great purity of taste and
surpristig command of language ; and
the melts of all of them were enhanc
ed bj r tjie perfect mastery of the fair
.young' futhefrs of accent, emphasis and
pronunciation/ "VVe heard but a sin
gle errer in this regard and that was
clearly t lapsus lingv.ee.
Misspathcnnc A. Burke Avas the on
ly graduate. 1 ler composition combin
ed all tic excellencies avo have distrib
uted aniong her school mates. Presi
dent Branham conferred the diploma
and accompanied it AvitlV an address
Avhich slowed him to be at once an
accomplished scholar, a cultivated gen
tleman lid a sincere Christian.
Much jof the pleasure afforded by
these CofcAmencement exercises is at
tributable to Prolessor Sarom, eminent
alike as dmusical author arid composer
and late editor of Saroni’s Musical
Times, published in Ngav York. The
Lmnpkij Maspnie Female College is
peculiarly fortunate in having secured
the services of so accomplished a teach
er.
We ar; indebted to the citizens of
LumpkiQ for a hearty Avclcbnie to their
hearts arid homes and take this meth
od of re turning our grateful acknowl
edgments. ‘
Years, &c. L.
FOII TAB INDEPENDENT PRESS.-
Profit fa Swearing , *Vr.
We have the good fortune of asso
ciating much with that portion of So
ciety which Is usually considered the
most desirabe. An attendance at wa
tering places and gay festivities en
ables us toi become acquainted, with
the visiting vorld. Tile remark is not
mi frequent, Hve do things here not
practised at iome. That is our morals
are more lax and restraints less bind
ing.
There arc,’some pleasures, we be
lieve which should be left to the con
science, and not to the arbitrament of
the church. The church rules can
not embrace the entire catalogue of er
ror without becoming as cumbrous
as the common law, with its multitu
dinous Statutes. Christianity looks to
the occult intention; for our Saviour
frequentty rebuked the thoughts of the
minds.of those around him. Munici
pal law can punish only actual theft—
the Moral law condemns not only
stealing but forbids covetousness. —
The latter is the parent of the former.
Public opinion is not unfrequeiitly an
unsafe guide as, it is conflicting in its
views. Conscience must be the test of
conduct.
But is conscience an unerring guide?
Men swear without remorse; but
‘‘thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy Godin vain,” is the mandate
of the Decalogue. This matter then,
is not left to the decision of conscience;
and its strict' prohibition makes it an
offence of the first degree. There is
something awfully severe in swearing;
for there are but two commandments
atteiuled with specifications—a reward
for obedience and honor to parents,
and a curse for the. hallowed name ta
ken in vain.
QLair.tlie commandments the one
quoted above i|j violated with: the
,grossest iilipunitv, w 1 ale .swearing min
isters least, to comfort or character. —-
it floes not give edge to wit,'for if it
did jailors and wagoners woukl be
tlic fiiost amusing of mankind. It docs
not’ give.dignity, lor if so then pover
ty and destitution,, avoulil be crooned
.with honor. It is not. a.mark q£cqur*
agej forfif it were the ; badge of brave*
j'VjCOuld be worn by deserters on the
field. It is'iiot a title to favor for if
so then we would \vihg female appro
bation'in a dialeptuiow' Tbrbiiklcu. It
isdiot thc path to wealth, but tljc li
cense' to sharne, dishonor and disgrace.
* l, i-‘ a habit which gentlemen form,
and vagSfehds practise. It is a pltit
fijfm, whicli includes all, but tho'chris*
{jam* Swearing in familiar common
conversation isp without palliation,■ oi
excuse*. I ; ndei* the excitement of the
moment all men arc liable to make
sash expressions, but among a circle
of friends, in peace and quiet, the preg
nant interspersal of horrid oaths, is a
shock upon the morals of the commu
nity, degrading to those engaged in it
and pernicious to those 'who hear.
One of the most profane men I ever
knew made it a practice never to swear
in the presence of a pious man. This
shows that the habit can be controlled,
and that people are not so much ac
customed to speak without thinking,
as many persons suppose.
The world often charges the church
with coldness and restraint, and makes
the assertion too true, by interposing
barriers to their society whicli good
men arc unwilling to break over.
To be thrown into company for
weeks at a time where profane swear
ing is the habitual custom is as shock
ing to the feelings of the good as pray
er and worship are offensive to the
vicious. AYe are exercising the inde
dephhdch.ee of expression which those
opposed to us inculcate, by speaking
what we think. Yet we do so for the
purpose of oil ending none, but ot do
in" <rood to all who will heed our ad
o c
monition.
AYe are not of the rigid sect, and
are disposed to tolerate many pleasures
which are disallowed by religious com
munities; but for suck palpable trans
gression of the moral law and for such
gross offence to Society as swearing is,
wc have no compromise. It is one of
the concomitants of idleness, and the
progeny of dissipation. It never sa
ved or made a dollar, procured a friend
ship, or administered a gratification.
Its devotee may live in a hovel or
dwell in a palace, walk in rags or roll
in splendor. It is one ol the practices
of refined Society we wish to see abol
ished.
Conscience condemns it in the new
beginner, but the veteran is not moved
by its appeal. AYhat conscience fails
to do, universal public opinion ought
to accomplish in the banishment of this
practice to the hordes of barbarism.
An empty head and empty pocket
and depraved nature may regard it as
an accomplishment, but even those who
engage, in it from thought less habit, con
fess it to be a wrong to themselves and
their children. Putnam.
[■communicated.]
White Sulphur Srinxcs, Va.. July 18th, 1854.
Mr: Editor : —Having determined to
turn aside to the Virginia Springs we
left AYashington on the morning of the
Gtli hist. Taking the cars at Alexan
dria, an ancient city on the western
bank of the Potomac, we'arc rapidly
borne into the interior of the “Old
Dominion.” At a small place called
Gordonvillc we connect with the cars
from Richmond on the Central Rail
Road, Passing the venerable Univer
sity of the State at Charlotteville, in a
few hours we arc at the terminus of
the Road, at a place in the mountains
called Staunton. Before arriving here
however wc have crossed a range ol
the Blue Ridge mountains. Never be
fore have I seen or heard of a train of
cars crossing a mountain, but in this
instance a whole train is actually
drawn up a steep grade for the distance ol
six miles, by an Engine of tremendous
power, kept at the foot of die moun
tain expressly for the purpose. AY e
were then let down on the other side
with nothing to impede our downward
course save the reversion of the steam
and die brakes attached to’the cars.—
Our feelings' of security were a little
shaken for we confess that we have
often felt more comfortable. At
Staunton we took the “good old way”
of travelling-—a stage coach, and not
withstanding our horrors of the jour
ney, wc were greatly relieved by the
beautiful scenery through which our
travel lay. A smooth turnpike led
us through mountain scenery supreme
ly beautiful’. 'The Blue Ridge and
the Alleghanies were continually pre
sented to our view. The high eleva
tion to which wc sometimes reached
enabled the eye to take in at a glance,
estates, farms, and habitations and the
azure hue of the mountains in the dis
tance rendered the scncc peculiarly en
chanting. The traveller forgets the
'tedium of Ill's journey as his thoughts
climb the high hills around him and
scoop into the valleys below him ; and
the peculiar impressions whiclrthcse
scenes leave upon the mind arc south
ing and pleasing beyond degree.—
Surrounded by the “wild pomp of
mountain' majesty ” bis thoughts are
lilted up to him “who sitteth upon his
throne in the clouds, whose pavillion
round about him is darkness—who
rideth upon the wliiiwind and direct
em the storm.” It is said that John
J’andolph dneefspeht' the night upon
one of the elevated peaks of Otter
not many miles below this, with no one
but liis' servant,"arid that in the 'morn
ing Avlicn he had witnessed the sun vis
ing over (ho majestic scene, he turned j
to his servant. haVihg noofher to whom
tocxiiynS" his" thoughts, and charged
him “Never from that time believe any
one who told him there was no gotg’
This section Os the State is cclebi a
ted for its Mineral Springs. AVitli its
healing fountains and bracing Breezes,
it scorns intended by nature as a resort,
not only from tho heat of summer and
the diseases common to other parts,
but from the cares and perplexities oi
life. Situated as.we arc at thO’“A\ bite
Sulphur Springs,” the most fashiona
ble of all the watering places, we have
the “Hot Springs” thirty-five miles to
the north of us— the . “Sweet” seven
teen miles to the cast—the “Salt and
Red”—tho one twenty-four and the
other forty-two miles to the west. 1 o
these add tho “AYarm,” the “Alum”
and the “Chalybeate” Springs of this
region and you have as great a a arid}
as can be afforded by any section in
the South. In these waters nature
seems to have provided remedies for
almost all dweasfe. But to the “AYhitc
Sulphur Springs” wc desire to call
your attention more particularly as
we have been here for the two weeks
past. Tliis Spring is situated in Green
brier county, Va., immediately on the
confines of the great AVostern Valley,
being only six miles from tbe Alle
ghany chain of mountains, which sep
arates the waters whicli flow into the
Chesapeake Bay from those which run
into the gulf of Mexico. Hemmed in
by mountains on all sides, it occupies
nearly the centre of a beautiful valley,
whose grassy plats and venerable
shade trees render it exceedingly pic
turesque. The Spring bursts forth
boldly from rock-lined apertures,
yielding about thirty gallons of water
a minute, and the longest ot wet or
dry weather neither increases or di
minishes this quantity. Its elevation
above tide water is two thousand feet
and its uniform temperature winter
and Summer is 62 deg. Fahrenheit. —
The diseases for which this water is
used arc various, ineluding all chronic,
liver and nervous diseases. The first
cure effected by it, which we find upon
record was as early as the year 1778.
This was a case of Rheumatism. The
Lady was borne upon a litter ten or
fifteen miles to the Spring where a tent
was spread to protect her from the
weather. A “bathing-tub ” was made
by felling and excavating a large tree
and here she remained drinking the
water from the Spring and bathing in
the sulphcr water, previously heated
by rocks in the trough, until she was
entirely restored. In 1784 and ’BS
several log cabins were erected. But
now the tent and the cabin have both
disappeared, and tire VaJley is adorned
with nearly li ve hundred well-construc
ted, well ventilated rooms, mostly of.
brick. The income of the proprietors
during the last season, I have learned
was near eighty thousand dollars.—
They have refused the sum of seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
the premises. A'isitors are here from
all portions of the country—the lar
gest proportion, however, are from the
State of Louisiana. If the Asiatic
Cholera does not become too ravenous
we may yet extend our trip farther
north and afterwards, return to the
best of all places on eirth—“oir
homes.”
Yours, &c., B.
COMMUNICATED.
To the Public.
Dr. Dranham—llemarlcable Cure. , dr.
Mr. Editor: Hoping to benefit the
afflicted, I propose to" publish in your
neat and valuable paper, the circum
stance of my wife’s extreme bad health,
and the almost miraculous cure, by
Dr. J. Branham of your town:
About the first of last September,
and after returning from an unsuccess
ful tour in the up country to restore
her health, my Avifc avqs violently at
tacked with Ague and Fever. This,
in connection Avith her general bad
health, soon prostrated her Aviiole svs
tein, until nearly every vital organ be
came the subject of disease. I emplov
ed several physicians of superior skill,
because I kncAv her case to be a pre
carious one; they succeeded in arrest
ing the chill fora few days, ay hen it
Avould return again. In the mean
time every other symptom greAV
Avorse.
Our physicians all ultimately con
curring in the opinion that she* could,,
live but a short time to remain
then was, I determined about, the last
of May, to bring her to’Eaton ion to
L)r. Branham. Up to the time we ar
rived in Eaton tons she was having an
ague eveuy other day, with the spleen
onlnigod to a tearful si#oj alsb the stom
ach liver and kidneys, most seriously
involved. I sent for Dr. r Branham
who came and commenced a course
of treatment entirely new. And, sir,
it is with feelings’of lasting* gratitude'
to Dr. Brabham, that I here state to
the public, that, from the very first dov
she began to take his uipdicino she be
jgfin to recover, eveiy symptom of dis
ease began to give way ; it was really
like a magic, dissolving with a touch,
the death sleep: of a mighty incubus.
\\ ith the exception of fine'' or two
slight occasional syniptoms of minor
she lias up to liiit lime-improve! n '„' 1
to4|
malignant in flnmatory I>y.pcWa,
which I am under DIJ
treatment of Urs. Brauhdrrt; Lawren I
and A .dal ns, but 1 forbear trcspassi tl „ |
I lake,great pleasure in- rccoimnbmj I
ing to the hfilicted, the combined anil
superior skill of Urs. Branham, h^ v 1
rcnce an(l Adams.
xv J. E. Siiailpe, .
Eatouton, July 18tli,. 1854.
It; it Painful to Piet I
According toymy observation, the I
mere act dfdyinghsseldom, in the strict I
sense of the, word, a.; very painful pr 0 . J
cess. It as true that some persons ifo 1
in a state!of bodily torture, as in cases
of tetamk ; that the drunkard, dyin.r
of delirium tremens, is haunted by ter
rific vispus ; and that the victim G
that mo* horrible of all diseases ]j\-
drophobjn, in addition, to those. icculiar
bodily siifierings from which the dis
ease hasllerived its name, may he, in «
state of /terror front the lupposed pre
sence ot frightful objects, which are;
presented to him as realities, even to*
the last. But these and some other in
stances which I might adduce, are ex
ceptions to! the general rule—whicli
is, that both mental and bodily suffering
terminate long before the scene is final
ly closed. Then, as to the actual fear
of death, it seems to'me tha t the Author
of our existence, for the most part,
gives it to us when it is intended that,
avc should live, and takes it away from
us when it is intended that, we should
die. Those avlio have been long tor
mented by bodily pain are gcnerallv
as anxious to' die as they ever were to
live. So it often, is with those whose
life has been protracted to an extreme
old age, beyond the period of mortality,
even when they labor under no actual
disease.— Psychological-Inquiries.
,1 Scene in liroailivay.
Under this head the New York Couri
er and Enquirer, of the 3d inst., tells
this good story of one of the judges of
that city:
Oh Saturday afternoon, as a gentle
man of portly form, who holds.a minor
judicial office, (although he passed his
minority full forty years ago.) was
proceeding up Broadway with a large
box of fire-crackers under his left arm,
and a package of torpedoes in his right
hand, and his heart full of paternal af
fection for his boys avlio Avcrc to be
made happy on the Fourth, he met a
friend, and with constitutional earnest
ness began to expound. Prosont.lv m
his ardor lie brought his right hand
(Ayhicb for the moment forgot its cun
ning) lull of torpedoes forcibly upon
the IfoX under his left arnfo-wheij
Crack! snap! phiz! bang! went tin
torpedoes. Ladies screamed, men
sprang, horses jumped, bt^frushed, and
policemen gathered—making our ami
able and portly friend the center of at
traction. Some-of the explosives had
fallen upon the) walk, and as the crowd
gathered they weijt off under their feet,
thereby confounding the confusion.—
Ultimately a throng gathered nearly
as large as the late policemen’s meet
ing, from which our judicial, but inju
dicious friend retired* with all his
blushing honors thick upon him. lie
is now prepared to take the affirmative
(and if necessary back it Avtth a bet) of
the question whether torpedoes wilt
explode.
Suicide.— The Louisville Journal
relates the facts cbneeming the suicide
of a lad thirteen years old, named Hen
ry Merriman, ten miles from that city.
This is one of the most mysterious as
well as one of the most extraordinary
cases-of suicide ever committed in this
country. Henry was a devout Chris
tian. He had lost a little sister who
belonged to the church. This sister
had given him a prayer'book on her
death bed, and desired him to use it.
, He had become so interested in the
book, and on the subject of meeting
with a dear sister, that it was a subject
of daily conversation and prayer with
him. ITe appeared desirous to be with
her. His mother had told him that he
would meet his sister in Heaven after
death. He prayed nightly and daily
to see her, and in his lit of religous in
sanity he, upon his knees, cut his
throat from ear to ear, severing both
jugular veins. This was truly a sorry
sight to look upon-—a heart-broken
mother, a (dieted father, and distressed
relatives—this.was a scene to dissolve
a heart of stone. Every one present
was in tears —every man became, as it
were a child. h.
yi'lie verdict of ♦lie jury was that the
child came to liis death from the influ
ence ot the above tacts, causing relig
ious insanity.”
Foiice of ll ann\— lt id curious to
observe how one’s habits of thought
constantly break out and exhibit them
..sgHmrn whatever he doctor says.
In one of our colleges it was custom
aryiorthe professors to take turns in
making the chapel prayers. Once
upon an occaasion this duty fell upon
the learned professor ot chemistry and
the students were astonished to hear
ln ™ J’ftfoduep aiy, illustration thus:
" thou knowest, O Lordfthat for tip
ping lightning-rods silver is better than
platinum ; so is the mind, touched by
fh 3 f-,i ace, made the most ready to re
ceive tliq principles of science!”
On ano.tjiey occasion the mathemati
cal 'professor asked “Divine goodness
to enable us to know its length, its
breadth, its depth, and its superficial
contents!”
v omen aie like horses——the miycr
the harness they have the better °they
Excepting,virtue and vice, the poiuts
hilb-n-iir.- brt vecii men are trifling,
