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, % w f * V <- . ~v VOLUME XVL CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1855. NUMBER 19. ? - - ? ' ?< *> ,.- ' ^ loftrif. THE DYING MOTHER. We were weeping round her pillow, For we knew that she must die: p.* - It wns night within our bosoms? It was night within the sky. s Tbere.wertf sevon of us children? I the oldest one of all; So I tried to whisper comfort, ' But the bliudiug tears would fall. ? On my knee my liltlo brother Leaning his aching brow and wept, And my sister's long black tresses O'er my heaving bosom swept The shadow of an awful tear Came o'er me as I trod, To lay tho burdeD of our grief * Boioro the tlirono of God. t Ob! be kind to one another, ? Was my mother's pleading prayer, As her liand lay like a snow flako \ On tlic baby's golden hair. Then a glory bound her forehead, Like the glory of a crown, And in the silent sea of death The star of lifo went dottn. llor latest' breath was borno away ^ Upon that loving prayor, Aud tlio hand grew heavier, paler In the baby's golden hair. Jflisftllnntons. From the Keou.ee' Courier. Blue Ridge Road Again. Wo have been placed in possession of some other and more definite information in regard to this Road since our last is^ue. From it we learn that Anson Bangs, who gave notice to the Blue Ridge Company scane time since, that the firm A. Bangs <fc Co. was dissolved, and that lie would sanction no payment tltfieafter made to ^*he remaining Contractors, has since given the Company written authority to pay the estimates for sixty days from the date of his ordor; and that the last two months estimates have been paid accordingly. We believe this in formation is reliable, and tbat the work is going on and paid for as usual. But, whether any of the questions heretofore in dispute between the Company and the contractors h ive beSn definitely settled or not, we are not prcpared to say, though negotiations are said to be _ pending:^- The sub contractors, wo learn, are receiving nine cents for earth. The rock has heretofore been paid for according to the esti mates of tile Engineer of the Company, though' we do iK't believe that any of the estimates have been regarded as final, but subject to future measurement and calculation after the completion of the grading. We learn further that bond* of the Company, have been issueu in sums of five hundred and one thou an.1 doll irs: but at our last advices ""had ndt been called for by the contractors. * Bangs was bought out by his copartners, or by other Northern men?wc are not certain which, lie was the original contractor, and JVH. brought with him the highest recommendations^ as to experience a^jd capacity as well a*, responsibility from men jiigh iu otfibe in New York', we are not prepared to say t^at he humbugged the Blue Ridge Company by this means. If he did, it ^3ems that others have not been wise. He has now a contract for a road in Florida, wo understand, and a very advantageous one. His recommendation, and the agreement to take one-half cash and the oilier in bondsrand stock, was certainly a great inducement to the Blue Ridge Company, in the state of their finances at that time, to conclude the bargain with From all we can learn we are confirmed in the "belief that the work will go on successfully. We hafe not the most remote idea thai the State will lose a dollar by it. If there arc difficulties between the company and the contractors, we hope they will soon be adjusted. Or at all events if the final completion is delayed thereby its ultimate success will not be jeopardized. With the arrangement between the contractors and sub contractors, we understand that tbo Blue Ridge Company disclaims all interference. It is known that Bangs, when he first *1carne on, advertised for three thousand hands at high wages, imported companies of Germans, etc. That turued out to be a flourish. The (contractors now do not pretend to do anything themselves. The work is let out to sub-con tractors, and is performed generally Dy tue laoor p( the country, which we have no doubt is all jthe better. Rev. Dr. Manly.?We learn with pleasure that this eminent divine and scholar has yielded to the earnest desire of bis friends in this city, And has accepted the pastoral charge of the -^jB^AtF^rth street Baptist Church.* Dr. Manly for many years past, presided over the Uni Wersrity of Alabama. lie has finally determined to relinquish t^is eminent position, and lo return to the city where lie won his first reputa -tion as a divine, a scholar, aud a man capable of .directing the highest intelligence towards its best objects. Dr. Manly has had many induoe roents to carry his shining talents elsewhere ; but being m heart and soul a Southerner, he ;?sm felt no inclination to make nis nome ?uv. where than in his native South. He comes hack ' .to us with a reputation adorned by his services to the general cause of learning, and with no. .diminution of*that just fame as a pulpit orator, which made him, twenty years ago, the most ihpnored among the clejgy of the Baptist .CJiureh.?^Charleston Mercury./ The Board ,of Commissioners appointed by (the Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, have fixed upon Chappel Hill, as the place for the location of the University of Texas. The citizens of Cha^pel Hill subscribed $50,000, as an inducement for tbe location at tliat place. , fST The mow a man is enrich, the leas he spared, * i : . . *- ^ From Vie Philadelphia Inquirer. > The Little Compliments of Life. "Life is made up of trifles?bows, and sinilcs, And )ittl3 kindnesses are, like the air, Essential to our being." Tho little compliments of life and society are more potent than most persons are apt to imagine. Wo-have more than once seen a smile of pleasure pass over a countenance that is ordinarily rupged and stern at some kindly demonstration intended to convey good-will, and J to manifest respect. And with the gentler wx, 1 such demonstrations are almost irresistible.? Who has not seen some bright eye kindle, and some full cheek-glow at little attentions of this kind?attentions that cannot he paid too frequeutlv and'that rarely fail to havo some effect? ' A few years since a gentleman of a neighboring city becanyj utterly devoted to a young and accomplished beauty, with whom he had been 011 terms of friendly intimacy from child hood. He, however although highly educated graceful and courteous was remarkably homely. Fully axvarc of this he supposed, and rightly, that the task ofconquost would be one of great difficulty. But he was devoted to the fair object of his regard, and she, although she always respected and esteemed him, could not believe it possible for her ever cherish a more tender emotion. Nevertheless, t^ie suitor persevered. He did so, too, not rashly and impetuously, but by paying the most delicate attentions at all proper times and seasons, and by consulting her wishes her tastes and her feelings, at every fitting opportunity. Ho was untiring ana although she was capricious, vain and . somewhat' coquettish, she possessed a noble and generous heart and one ihat was full of the warmest sympathies. Year after year passed by, and siill the sui tor persevered. Others stepped in meanwhile but they could not appreciate her butterfly character, and would not conciliate the many whims of the beauty and the belle and hence they made hut a momentary impression. Not so, however with the other. lie had studied her nature lhoroughly, and had discovered that he was gradually overcoming the prejudice that at first prevailed, and accomplishing the realization of bis warmest hopes. At last, too, he wa* successful. lie not only won the hand, but he secured the heart of the fair enchantress and all, in a measure, by such delicate, kind and complimentary attentions, as am at the command i ui (imit ix?ij uuv; 11 ivj otuuiuo uuiuau uuwuiv) lms the patience to practice tlio philosophy of perseverance, of self-denial and of courtesy. And so in every condition of lit. It is almost impossible for any one to think unkindly of another, who, on every, occasion, exhibits the warmest regard, and seeks for opportunities to extend courtesy, manifest friendship and indicate feeling. On the other hand, those who .neglect the little compliments of life, who fancy that they may trample upon this point f etiquette, and that feature of courtesy, that their business is to receive and not to extend favors ? that they may bo selfish and indifferent, and insulting, and all with impunity, will, in the end, discover that they have committal a fearful ami egregious mistake. Destructive Fikes.?On Thursday afternoon last, between the hours of throe and four o'clock, pa very destructive fire occurred in Henrico county along the line of the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad, by which about 2000 cords of wood were destroyed, and a large amount of fencing burned. The fire was first discovered near the Hermitage, about one mile fro.Ti this ?1 .1 1 :? . ,1.?. ciIT, aim mc general impression i*, mat it caused by sparks from the " down train locomotive." The same morning the sparks from the down trains cais, from Aquia Creek to this city, set the woods on tire between Fredericksburg and Guinea Station, JTid the wind blowing a perfect! gale at the time, the flames soon spread to the railroad and burued one hundred of the sills before the fire could be extinguished. Between " "? * -M 1 ?/ fy 1_ _ /? t ]i| O. _ ? .?1*_ " i'ok'cai" ana " ^nesierneiu oiauous, me woods were again fiied from the same cause, flnri a wooden culvert burned ; and at the Junction the woods were also fired, but the track was not injured. Indeed, throughout the run from Acquia Creek to this city, the woods ..seem to have been regularly fired, at various places, by sparks from the engine. * How far the fire has extended, into the country, has not been ascertained.?Richmond Enquirer. ??? Tue First Duel in the U. S.?Many of our readers will be surprised to learn that the first duel in the now United States was fought at Plymouth in 1621, the year succeeding the landing of the Pilgrim fathers, Sabine in his Notes says: M The parties were Edward Doty, and Edward Leister, servants of Stephen Hop kins, and having a dispute, they settled itgentleman like?wilh sword and dagger. Iloth were wounded. Without a statute law on the subject the whole company of Puritans assembled to consider and punish the otTenco. Tho decision was the wisest that could have been njade. Doty and Leister were ordered to bo lied together, heads and feet for twenty four hours, without food or drink, but the intercession of their master, their own humility and promises p oourcd a speedy release. ?'??? Fire.?We regret to loam that fire was blown from Colonel J. T. Sloan's plantation, lying on Twelve Mile River, on Thursday last, setting fire to the woods, which burned with great fury, consuming Mr. Martin's barn and fence, together with one to two thousand pannels of fencing ? ma<mL1\a?Vaa/) TLa tinr?/d woe klnnrin 1U VUO uciguuui liuyu* J.IIV) .....v. v.v.m.g hard St the time, we understand, and all efforts to extinguish the flames proved fruitless. The furniture was removed from several dwellings, they being given up as lost; all, fortunately, j were saved. I Heavy losses have been sustained by fire in other portions of the District this week, but we have not been able to gather the particulars. [Pickens Courier. ' It is a very true remark, that praise of the dead i$ often intended as censure of the living. _ The JLovc of Nature. How many are there to whom the lustre o the rising or setting sun, the sparkling concave of the midnight sky, the mountain furest toss ing and roaring to the sky, or warbling with al the melodies of a summer evening; the sweel interchange of hill and dale, shade and sue shine, grove, lawn, and water, which an ex ten sive landscape offers to the view; the scenery o the ocean, so lovely, so majestic, and so tremcn dous; arid the many pleasing varieties of tin animal arid vegetable kingdom?could nevet afford so much real satisfaction as the steam! and noise of a ball room, the insipid fiddling and squeaking of an opera, or the vexations ant - ----1 .-I.I- I *0... wrangling* 01 a ciiru uiuiu ; jjui some imuv* there are of a different make, who even iij thi early part of life, receive from the contcmnla lion of nature, a species of delight which thej would hardly exchange for any other; and who as avarice and ambition are not infirmities o that period, would, with equal sincerity nn< rapture, exclaim? 'I carc not Fortune, what you me deny; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace; You cannot shut tlio windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her.brightening face You cannot barjny constant feet to trace The woods and lawns by living streams at eve." To a mind thus disposed, 110 part of crdation i indifferent. In the crowded eitv .-;nd howlinj wilderness, in tho cultivated province and soli tarv ilse, ?? the flowery lawn and craggy moun tain, in the murmur of tho rivulet and in tlx uproar of the ocean, in the radiance .of .summe and gloom of winter, in th$ thunder of henjei and in the whisper of the breeze, lie still find something to rouse or to soothe his imagination ... to draw forth his affections, or to employ hi understanding. Thiij happy sensibility to tin beauties of nature should be cherished in voun< persons. It engages them to contemplate' tli< Creator in his wonderful works; it purifies am hannouizes the soul, and prepares it for mora and intellectual discipline; it supplies a never failing source of ainuseiinnt; it contributes cvei to bodily health ; and, as s.striet analogy sub sl.sts between material and moral beauty.it lead the heart by an easy transition from t1 e one t the other, and thus recommends virtue for it transcendent loveliness, and makes vice appon the object of conteif.pt and abomination. A intimate acminintanre with the bpst descrintiv poets?Spen?er, Milton,and Thomson, but'abov all with the divine Gcorgie?joined to som practice in the art of drawing, will promote thi amiable sensibility in early, years ; for then th face of nature has'novelty superadded to it othor'charms, the passions arc not pre-engagec the heart is free from care, and the imaginatio: warm and. romanlic. -? ??> * The Li tSc Coui'lcsks c^Lifc. KKCU'HCCXTV. ''Ill sceniH, said lie, if lie so valiant be, That he should be so stern to stranger weight; I'or seldom yet did living creatures sec That courtesy and manhood ever disagreo" Spencer. The little things of life have far more eft'ec upon character, reputation, friendship and for t.nno th in rlio. ho.irth'-is .ind _i,unorflcial are an to imagine. There are lew indeed, howevc rough b\*? nature, who are not touched and sol toned by kindness and courtesy. A civil word a fi fondly reinaik, a generous compliment, a affable bow of recognition?all have an influ once?wliile surliness, incivility, harshness am ii! temper, naturally enough, produce an cfiec exactly the reverse. They are so actively en gaged in the bustle of life, in the onward move ments with commerce and trade, that they hav little leisure to cultivate and practice those pol islied refinements, which are the result of cduca tioiJ, of travel, and of enlarged intercourse witl society. Nevertheless, we a>e not a discour teous people, and in the great cities the propric ties of manners and the civilities of form, an attended to with a commendable degree of ex * The Present Aoe.?In these brief worai what a world of thought is comprehended what infinite movement! what joys and sor rows! what hope and despair! what faith an< doubt! what sileut grief and loud lament! wha fierce conflicts and subtle schemes of policy what private aud public revolution-! In the j?oriod through which many of ui have passed, what thrones have been shaken what hearts have bled! what millions hav< been butchered by their fellow creatures! wha hopes of philanthropy have been blighted ! Ant at the same time what magnificent enterprise have been achieved! what new provinces woi to science and art! what rights and liberties secured to nations! It is a privilege to hav< lived in an age so stirring, so pregnant, s< eventful. It is an age never to be forgotten Its voice of warning and encouragement ii never to die. Its impression ou history is in dolliblc.? Channing. . Cuba.?The Captain General of Cuba seem! to bo gradually enlarging his force of blacl troops. A proclamation has'just been issued foi their organization, in which it is stated thn' there will be sixteen companies of "disciplinei militia," of free mulattoes and blacks, each com pany numbering one hundred and twenty fiv< men, or'in all two thousand men. They are t< be officered by the white officers of the regulai army, which latter force they are to join a! soon as formed, so that, in effect, they will noi be militia, but something more advanced. Th< companies .Ire to be organized in different parti of the Island. An intimation to them that they were fighting for their freedom would give th< fillibuster3 something to do whenever they at tempt to land upon the Islancl. ? * . It is useless to recommend to people < course which they have ixft judgment enough t< pursue. How ignoble most men's lives woulc appear to themselves, if described as the lives o others! jt2T- Every day well spent, lessens the tasl that God has net us. J Woutau Not Inferior. f i No Sir. Woman was not created subordinate j to man, nor is she inferior to l?im. IlerstrengUi i . is a different, strength from that of the other ] 1 sex, but it is not less. If, m some particulate | t site is the weaker, in other particulars she is the ] . stronger; and those m which she is stronger are t - more important and more noble than those in ( f which she is weaker. w <?A .._.u umau UtiiiiiUL iiil as iiiaujr jjuuuus uwiiuu- I 3 pois, nor strike as hard a blow as man. But in r her own sphere, she can work as hard, as long, , j as loyally, as efficiently as man can in his. Her ( r share of the world's existence is as man's share. , 1 She can endurr anguish belter than man, and ( a she has more of it to endure. She can die 3 in the most appalling circumstances, with a placid dignity which man can seldom equal r ?never surpass. If the reasons less, she per>, ceivcs more, and more truly than man?0, f 'who has ever heard eloquence equal to that 1 with which his mother warned, taught and inspired him ? The beaming ejes, the transfigured countenance, the penetrating tones, the attitude, the gesture?no orator in his highest flights, : has ever approached them.' iCnK/M?<l!?3?ifo 1 Vot'op I WAmon rtinc *111/1 ^ uuuviuiiiaic K VIUUU VA?VU|/?\.^ ?IM\I ' rightfully occupies in every enlightened community, the first place. Slic is the household's queen, not the household's driidgc. She s is the queen of hearts. She is the mother of I the race. * . Woman owes her jireftminencc of social rank, - not to man's magnanimity. It is not because e she is the weaker sex, that men assign her the r best and the choice of everything; for she is i not the weaker sex. It is because Woman is 3 J.be Mother ofcman. It is because every woman, , whether she be mother or not, belongs to the s Order of Mothers; and, sharing in that high e dignity, every son owes her rev^ence. The I mother i.% in the very nature of things, the soe cial superior ot the son. A husband, too, when . J the raptures of his curly love has subsided, re1 vercs his wile, not so much because she is his - wife, as because she is tho mother of their chil3 drcn. With regard to the vexed question of wos man's- voting?it will bo time to consider that o when the accursed alliance between politics ana s rum is dissolved, when persons are nominated, r for office for whom man need not be ashamed to n invite woman's vote?when the polls* become c clijan enough for woman's delicate foot to tread? o when political measures will bear the scrutiny of e woman's intuition. At present, woman may 9 well disdain to mingle in the vulgar brawl for c J the spoils of glorious victory.?Life Illustrated. -s 1, * n Editors. An editor cannot step, without he treads on somebody's toes. If he expresses his opinion fearlessly and frankly, he is arrogant and presumptuous. If lie states facts without giving any comment, he dares not avow his sentiments. If he confidently refuses to advocate claims of an individual to office he is accused of personal hostility. If a chap who measures off words into verses, as a clerk does tape,by the yard, hands him a mess of stuff that jingles like a handful of t rusty nails and a gimbtet and if the editor be fool enough to prfut the nonsense,stop my paper, t I will not patronize a man who is no better r judge of poetry. f- One man grumbles because the advertisel, ments engross too much room : another comn plains that the paper is too large he cannot find i- time to read it. Another class finds fault because J the' paper is too small. They do not get the t worth of their money : and we believe non-payi ing subscribers, One wants the type so small that a microscope would be indispensable in e every family. Another threatens to discontin. ue the paper unless the letters are half an inch - long. An old lady actually offered an additional :i price for a paper that should b? printed with - such tyjfli as are used for handbills. In fact, l? i 1 l.:. e . every suoscnuer hut a pum ui ma ut*u tui wu0 ducting a journal, and the labor of Sisyphus . was recreation, when compared with that of the edifor who undertakes to please everybody. 5 Pleasing Others.?It should be the study of j every one to make happy those with whom he associates?everybody?the rich and the poor, 1 the elevated and the humble. We should never t turn away from a person with a crabbed word I and an indifferent air, because we are not favorably impressed with him on 6rst sight; he , may have rare jewels in his rough bosom. Looks , j are often deceptive. Wc have known persons, j 3 who, at firsj. sight struck the beholder with I sdisgust, but after an intimate acquaintance j j became the most' precious friends. Scores of 3 such instances.-occur in the lives of those who j , study to please. They have learned the fact ( 5 that the outward apperance is not an index of 3 the heart,and in striving to please tljey win many i J priceless jewels. , A pleasant agreeable disposition should be , j cultivated at all times. Be not cross or crabbed, give no coarse answer to any one; go .r few steps ] out of your way to please others and you will , receive your reward.?Study to please is a good j motto. 3 ( | k Leisure Hours.?In ?what way can your ' r leisure hour be filled up so as to turn to greater . account, than in profitable reading? Young men 4p you know how much is depending en the manner in which you spend your leisure hours? 1 Ask the confirmed inebriate where he first turn- t cd .aside from the path of sobriety and if his 1 memory be not gone with his reason, he will J dwell with painful recollections upon the leisure * hours he once enjoyed. Ask the victim of crime ^ when ho took his first step in his reckless career ' and you will probably remind bim of the leisure ' i i i 1 t_:~ .1. r uours nc enjuj'cu in ma juuiu. vii me uiuci hand do you see a man wfyo was ouce in the J bumble walks of life now moving in a sphere of 1 extended usefulness? lie husbanded his leisure 1 hours. Multitudes whose names look bright y \ in the constellation of worthies owe their eleva- 1 j tion to the. assiduity with which they improved J the intervals they enjoyed from tho pursuits of ' the plow, the awl or tho anvil. They substituted .J , the study of useful books for those trifling am-. ' j- usementa which insiduously lead tho unweary in 1 paths of profligacy and vice. 1 c f3T Mpney is well spent in purchasing tranquility of inind. r < I* ? Some Fisli Story A im I. Our neighbours of the Sumter Watchman arc esponsiblefur the following tradition. . Wcbnve " beard several fi?h romances before, but wo beieve this is the largest sized one that we ever v beard. It would require something more etas- v tic than a gutta percba throat to swallow this iish: / ? "We had quite a display of fish on our streets 1 ? '1 '?? ?" ?/vl, in t hn Pno F UJV UUACI Uiljr, %>IJJUI1 WVI*I lit* II* VHV ?. vw Dec. Among ihen were scvi>il large sturgeon r and the sight of them reminded our friends from Fulton ofa local tradition which illiterates the history of Manchester. An old blacksmith once lived there named Horn?perhaps. He ^ was long, lank and cadaverous, and it was said . of himself and his wife that they were ncror known to havo though to eat. Indeed, Horn's neighbors were somewhat in thc?habit of boasting of his capacities; and upon one occasion, I indulginga little amiable vanity on this seore,' 1 they were jnveighled into a bet. The opposition } bet Horn's friends that he, Horn, could not eat t s sturgeon five feet long?more or less. Horn's ' friends accepted the bet, on the condition that the fisK should be cooked palatably. The condition was-accepted, and an early dato \rtjs fixed . for the trial. It is not impossible, that after tho heat of the controversy was .over, Horn's friends became conscious that they had allowed themselves to be betrayed into a scrape by their neighborhood pride; for they were soon after heard enquiring of Horn, if he thought he could eat tlic fish. * * j lie didn't know exactly. IIow big was it? t Was it no bigger than that colt ? and hepointed r to an equine juvenile. w e His friends didn't think it was. . Well, he thought he could eat it, then. The day and the hour arrived ; and the opposition i to make sure of their wager, determined to con- < coct-as large a dish as possible out of their 6ve- c footer. So. the sturgeon was made into soup, t Horn took his seat, and was supplied'with fresh bowls of the fluid every few moments. You all know the size of ft" soup-bowl." Well, he swallowed the contents of one a great many times ; and the incredulity of the opposition gradually gave way to conviction, as they saw the liquidated fish rappidly disappearing down the mouth rS *l?o anhnrtiAna TTAvn fill of Iticf flinfA IV2Q Kilt V/l LUG GdpnGiiruo ?U'?| LI. ?... ILL. ? ^ ] ono bo\vl-f?I remaining. Up to this tipe Horn ] had been confident of snccess, but uow h* began ( to feel some misgivings." Perhaps there was n<r occasion for.uneasinss ; but then his friends hacf staked money upon him, and it was best to make sure. So when the last "bowl was pTSced ? before him, lie turned and remarked to the oppo- i sition: i "Look here boys! If you bring so much of this gravy, I don't reckou I km eat that fish! Was ever man more unconscious of the greatness of his achievements? The fish had been served up in the soup; aud yet he verily believed ( that that dish was only a preliminary. It is needless to say, that the opposition caved in, and Horn's friends won the bet. Lyman Beeciier's Courtship.?An einincut ! divine, who is as well known^as he is universally respected, many years since was led to the conclusion that " it is not well for a man to be alone." , ? After considerable pondering he resolved to offer himself in marriage to a eertaiu fair member of his flock. No sooner was the resolution formed ?thau it was nut into practice, and getting out his cane 5 lie speedily reached the dwelling of his mistress. * It chanced to be Monday morniugv a day which my New England readers need not be told is better known in the household as wash- , ing day. Unconscious of the honor which was , intended her, the lady Was standing behind a tub in the back kitchen, with her arms immersed in suds, busily engaged in an occupation, . which, to say the least, is more useful than romantic. There was a loud knock heard. "Jane go to the door, and if* it is anybody to sec me, tell them that I am engaged and cannot see them." \ Tim messaere was faithfully rehearsed. " Tell your mistress," sa>d Parson B, " that it is very importai.t that I should see her." " Tell him to call in the afternoon," said the B lady, when .this answer was returned, " and I ,c will see him." But it was unavailing. " I must see her now," said the minister; " tell me where she is." . i . So saying, he followed the servant into the kitdhen, to the great surprise of her mistress. " Miss , I have come to the conclusion to marry. Will you hav*e me ?" was the minis- c ter's opening speech. t " Have you !" replied the astonished lady.? * Tins* is a singular time to offer yourself. Such in important step should bo made a matter of irayer and deliberation." a " Let us pray ?" was Mr. B.'s response as ^ie c jnclt down beside the tub, and prayed that a mion might be formed to embrace the happiness of both parties. . ^ His prayer was answered, and from this union ;hus singularly formed has sprung a'family rcnarkable for talent. 'm * / p De Quincey.?He is one of the smallest egged, smallest-bodied, most attenuated offices of the human form divine, that one could * ' - . .. nect in a crowded city during a day's walk. 11 \nd if one adds to this figure, clothes neither asbionably nor fastidiously adjusted, he will lave a tolerable idea of De Quinecy's outer nan. But his brow, that pushes his obtrusive lat to the back of his head, and his .light grey iyes that do not seem to look out, but to be .urned inward, sounding the depths of his imag- ti nation, and searching out the -mysteries of the nost abstruse logic, are something that you vould search a week to find the mates to, and . hen you would be disappointed. De Quincey " low resides at Lasswade, a romantic, rural vil* age, once the residence of Sir. Walter Scott. t--?. -? ?: ? A Inn/1 IDUUL fCVfll HJ 11(23 lriliu iaiiiiuui^, jww>h*w| h vhere an affectionate child watches him, and vhprehe is the wonder of the couufry for miles iround.. . ? *1 JKTlf a good net benefits no one else, it ben-^ sfits the doer. V; V vmtrni Not Qualified.?A young l-ivf strident, \vli-? rrote a good, cleitf, And* rotfiid, hum! ami who -as about finishing up his sttfdie*, one jnv lauded an instrument which hehadjust written ut to his uncle, a dry wag who'hfraf called nn o see him, and to inquire of his progress iii Ms irofession. The uncle took the MS., and afirr ' '? i- i?i. i.:_. ending a lew nnesgavo u unc? w m? tating with an arch, ]>eculiar smil$. 7 "You are not quite a lawyer yet* Ja.W*.* ' "What do you find out of the way in it sirf [ueried the student in astonishmttrt. ' y "Why," returned the waggish old critic, any. ody can read that writiug. O) u*"? r*. .. * * ! X3T Sjtue years ago, a lady itl the WHko Houutains, asked old Crawford ifit was safe fi>r adies to ride up Mount WasMngtou I. "0, es," said he, "the horses won't fall down, and he ladies dare n't fall off, for fear it should biirt em." ' >. ? \ t" AM...' If you have great talents, industry wiltf mproyc them ; if moderate abilities, industry vill supply the de6riency. Nothing ia denied tovell-dirccted labor?nothfhg is ever to be otn niad.l withnilt i? " ' ?i? . '< * A troubled *raind is often rjIieVeiJ. ty maintaining a cheerful demeanor. The effort vithdraws its attention from tho- cause of paiu, ind the cheerfulness which it promotes in other*,, extends by sympathy to itself. S3T Solitary thoughts corrode the mind, if t be not blended, with social*activity , and ?o;ial activity produces a restless craving for excitement, if,it be not blended with solitary drought . ?. -?> r . ? ^ As round the dial through the <hiy The shadow travels with the sun, The shade of care across oar way 9 Pursues its course till oura is run. * ? jf5T Men's happiness springs mainly from moderate troubles, which afford the mind a lealthful stimulas, and are followed by. a re-nc:ion which produces a chcerfuf flow of spirits. i; c ?3T A man who lives beyond the usual term .* >f life, is like a boy whjo slayii beyond the usual ige at school. He becomes solitary, and the routine is tedious to him. * ?tT A writer of high" reputation is often praised for his faults, because, in criticizing ac- ? knowledged genius, men think it safer to praise than censure. i)f JSP When fame is regarded as the end, and! merit as only tho means, ipcn are apt to dji? if' 1 11 .1 ] ' ? r -s. pense wun cue Jiucer, u rnc iurmcr can oe tiau. w ithout it. v A solonatf murmur in tlie soul Tolls of the world to be,. As travellers hoar the billows roll Beforo Ibcy reach the sea? Hasty ebullition^ are. ofton best uiet by iilcnce, for the shame that Mows .sober, lecond thought, pierces deeper than rebuke; Jl&~ They who excel in strength, ar<r rot nost likely to show contempt of weakness. nan does not despise tlie^akness of a child. jJ5F? The following is a rendering of MartialV Imnous couplet: ^ An epigram is like abee, a thing ,,F Of little size, with honoy 'and a eting. (&~ We should walk through life as through .he Swiss Mountains, where a hasty word may jringdo^p an avalanche. O^T D'Aubigne, in his History of the Reform- ( ition, rays : "The gospel triumphs by the blood >f its confessors, uot by that of its adfcrsarie*. The ardent reformer mwos the roultiude, but the calm philosopher moves the arlent reformer. " * ' i ggiP" Tho only praise that ought to be relied m,ccnncs from competent judges without tempation to flatter. # < ;? 0^7~ Writers often multiply words in the vain ttemnt to make clear to others what is not lear to themselves. / < -*. jfiTThe men who jump at conclusions, .*?!ora reach an/ that are "woJlh having. TTicse lust be got by climbing. JLa Almost all knowledge is interesting, if resented in an interesting manner. jrgr Many a great man resembles Henx&n he theatre, shining and groaniug at ouce. 53^? Happiness can be made quite as well of neap materials as dear ones. ' .. ? J3T The man who docs most, has the least ime to talk about what he does. (Kr We learn a little of God's way*, but very ttlo of his purposes. i 2... A Turkish proverb says?.The devil ;rapts other men, but idle men tempt the deviL" J3T Difficulties dissolve before cheerful pirit, like snow drifts'before the eon. ' KST* The Itaii.nns nay?"Time if<? silent file;* -. y t. , , > ? . .. " \ >v'