er. i. jKjufc Wei OUR HOMES; THEN OUK STATE; FINALLY TltE NATION; THESE CONSTITUTE OTJB C/ UNl^B^' ?Ii ! %'\ ! ut an*Jo SATURDAY MORNING ^NOVEMBER 21 1868. -r^r.?r-r~ -._.-.... I URO NEWS. n?iJIK2?i^9^NQP>?UPG' ??a Every 'Saturday Morning. mO n? Cppj for one year,. $2.00 " ?' " Six MatUhB. 1.00 Xny^ne sending TEN DOLLARS, for a Clnb of Hew SubscrhWrs, will receive En EXTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free, of .charge. Any one sending FIVE DOLLARS, fet ? Club of New Subscribers, will retire an EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of charge. . RATES OF 4^yERTISINO. 1 Square 1st Insertion...... $1.50 ?. i?c ? i2 Re TREVILLE & AMAKER, * f? ^TTOUNKYS AT LAW. a 2; a Orangeburg District, i. W. J. lie TREV1I.LE, A. Pr AMAKER. tOranjeLurg C. II. Lewisviile, 8. C. _ ?*f>_ VV w j i_i_L.i__ --^^S^^I'Kn' ALL WORK WARRANTED, nay 9 tf "OBANOEY?Bft"HOTEL ~ \ti?rn tv rtw '? ii! BY- .-. ?aisw-?-'. i j r. Apothocary and Druggist, may 2 ? 1/ PAVILION HOTEL, . 3 a - CHARLESTON, S. C. A-m..f _.to.._ BOARD, PER 1>AY, ^3.00. A'.' BUTTKItFIELD, MnS. U. I.. D UTTER FI XIiD Superintendent. Proprietress. dee 28 _ _' COLUMBIA, 8. C. ?"rimr't'Lksx uotkl, *3 00 Per Day WM. X. WBtOHT, MA.NAXJER. ^jovV . ?tu, POETRY. ? a?:i it- I Hi The Indian Summer. *t>:i ' SiSr.jo jj.n''j?^cnvr.- v j j ,*f t }??. i'i -! BY MBS. R. It. K. KENKEBSON. j 3 fc*ni<*t{I .^"< 0 iC' ?0 iv&hrvS' ,.r- i - > :...v n:?i?i ,?,Wi . . ??Ai> h 'Tis the saddest?'tis tho sweetest, ?Tis the loYellcflt of the year ; The time of summer's last sad Bmilc, Ere she's laid upon her bier. Me thought she had departed, With all her radiance wild ; Gono, stranger lands to gladden With her balmy airs and mild. Out no ! ah, at ill e\\Q tarrlcth, J j Sho smileth once again; And from the forests echocth A low, sad, mournful strain Sweet songs of rich, glad melody, Hath she been singing long; : And now, with strangely warning tone, She chants her own death-song. Gray hill, and bleuk, wild mountain, Woodland, and glen and vale; Hcsoundeth with the requiem, The solemn, dirge like wail. All gcorgcoua in her winding-sheet. Green golden-hued and red; O'er which a shadowy, dimness reigns, As o'er the features of the dead. Her voice Ilka the seer's, now sounduth In her sorrowful parting lay ; And mcthinks it loudly spcakcth, Of. the comiug ,of decay. i:4 It tells that the lovely fadeth, ' That the beautiful lasts not long: Such to mo the burden secmeth, Of the dying summer's song. To Husbands. The' edict is spoken, And skirts shall no more, Of daughters and wives swocp Society's floor. Hut, husbands, rejoicing Too soon would be wrong; If the dresses aro short, Still your bills will be long. SELECTED STORY. [From the -New York Weekly.] Miss. AyrtoH's Ride. BY HERO STRONO. MYes, I hate ltiui 1" said Kato Ayrton, the hot crimson flushing her check, and the light leaped to hor dark oyc?"I hate hitu with tny whole soul 1" Sho flung down a spray of purple hclitropc od tho dressing table, as it' it had done her some deadly injury, and glanced at it a mo ment as it' the insensible thing could bo made to understand how sho felt toward it. Then she looked in the glass, which is a very natural thing for a woman to do under all cir cumstances. It was a beautiful face that she saw there? and if sho had not been in such an ill humor sho would have smiled with pleasure at the re flection. A clear brunette complexion lighted up with great dark eyes, and shaded by heavy bands of raven hair, broakiog over tho low broad forehead into mazes and ripples which wore novcr made by crimping pins or curling irons. Then Kato eat down in an easy chair? picked up the heilitropo and pulled it vindic tively to pieces. '?To think that he should refuse my request, aud put me off with this!" said she, looking savagely at tho now generally dilapidated blos soms?"to thiuk of it! and worso than all that ho should give the flower I asked for, to that dumpling-faced Jennie Raring ! Yes, I hate him!" Now Jennie Baring was uot dumpling-faced by any means, she was a very pretty, sparkling eyed blonde, and half tho young men in town were in lovo with her. Kate looked arouud spitefully after having thus relieved herself?and thou she put her head down on the tublo aud began to cry. Well, I supposo by this time you want to know who it was that Kate hated, and what ho had done to deserve her hatred. I can tell you in a very few words. Oilbcrt Argcnson was a man of thirty or thereabout, who hud recently come to Sprueo ville, and entered upon tho practice of medi cine. Kato Ayrton was the bollo of Spruceville, and had been accuHtomed to seo overy ono bend boforo her shrino. Dr. Argenson docfined to bend. He was the first man who had uot been vanquished at once, and on tho principle that as all, most desire those things out of and be yond our reach?his admiration was what Kate coveted more than anything else. lie was polite and courteous, always to her, bot never anything more. The night on which Kate is toought before the render, there had 'Keen a party at the. house of Mrs. Cassel', and Kate and Dr. Argenson were both present. Tho Doctor had a bunch-of-jWfld violets and i a spray of hclitrope in hia button hole. Kate was fond of wild violets, and besides she want ed to tarry her power over" the Doctor: . 80 she admired tho violets, and asked him to give them to I r. ? ; lie Smiled gravely. !'I atn very sorry, to refuse a lady's request," he replied, "but I brought these for Miss Bar ing. You know that she came from, tbo coun try?that she still is fondly attached to it, and I thought those forest flowers would pleasant ly remind her of old home. Accept the holli trope, if you please," and he laitf' the purple fragrant thing in her ban*). If Kate had obeyed tho impulse of her heart, sbo would have flung down the flower and tratnpted on it, but you know it is never just the thing to act as you feel. So she thanked him very sweetly. Put the hellitrope away in her boquct, and fell to hat ing him with her soul. After that, whenever jhe met Dr. Argenson. she was cold and formal, and he was fully her equal in that respect. In fact they acted as much like two spoiled children as grown peo pie ever do. A month afterward it was time to go the country, and Mrs. Cassell went up to Rose lawn?lier country seat on Blue River. Mrs. Cassell was a leader of society, and very foud of company, 30 as soon as she was established at Roselawn, she scut invitations to half a score of friends to come up and spend July with her. Everybody knew what a charming hostess Mrs. Cassell was, and of course her invitations were all accepted. Dr. Argenson, M iss Baring and Kate Ayr tou were of the party. Roselawn was delightful. A large roomy house, with wide, shady poiticoes, and viuc wreathed piazzas?just the' very situation for lovers?and then there were immense shade trees and vine harbors, und winding drives and walks?to say nothing of the charming coun try roads all round?the cool forests, the river which Trout Brook afforded. Kate said to herself, when she learned that 'Argenson was to be of the party, that if she had known it before she would not have gone her self?but still she went. Argenson was very attentive to Miss Bar ing. Toward Kate he was kiud and polite, be cause he was a thorough gentleman, and gentle men never take any oi cnae at a lady's coolness, you know. The Roselawn party were extremely gay, and enjoyed themselves wonderfully. And for real enjoyment, commend us to the month of June or July-?a large old country house and card: blanche to do as we choose?casting etiquette aside, and substituting common seuae in its place. Miss Ayrton was appropriated to Guy Hath court, a young.gent lemau of wealth and talent who resided in the neighborhood. So it went on for a couple of weeks, and Kate grew colder aud colder towurd the Doctor, and he took it as coolly as if every beautiful woman in the world was accustomed to change herself into an icicle at his approach. One delightful evening of stars and moon light, and south winds, they went boating ou tho river. A vory . little accident occurred. The plank on which Miss Baring was about leaving the boat, tilted, and the young lady was precipitated into the water. Every one screamed, and Dr. Argenson pluugcd in after her and brought her to tho shore?wrapped hor in his great cloak aud kopt hia arm round her all the way to Rose lawn. And Kate went to bed that night angry with everybody, and horsclf particularly. Shu did not sleep all night, and rose in tho morning unrcfreshed, and exceedingly anxious to do something desperate. We all, at somo timo or othor, havo got into that frame of mind when we feel as if fate were closing round us, and that tho only relief for the dull, blinding ache, caused by the pres sure of circumstances, would be found in doing something desperate. Of course, Kato did not put any of this into words?into definite thoughts even, but she felt it, nevertheless. She wout down to breakfast, with a hot flush on her face, and thought sbo would take a turn or two up nud down the piazza to cool the fev er in her blood. Going out there for that purpore, she oh countered Dr. ArgonBon. Ho was lcoking at tho horses, as Jack, the groom, was lending thorn down to tho spring to water. He bade her good morning, and called her attcution to a fiery-eyed, coal black marc, that was cantering past all the other animals. "A tine horse, Miss Ayrton,'; he said admir ingly. "It is a pit ty sho cannot bo subdued sufficiently to answer tho purpose for which she was .purchased." flj And what was tbat, pray ?" inquired Kate. a'Sho was selected for Miss Cussell. But lief ?psrits are so high that no lady would ever daro mount her." "indeed, I think I will ride her atVefofcak mit^laid K?l?itidiffeVently: > **** ''Certainly not," said Argcnson, decidedly, "it Would be jU& next thing to sclf-destruc tlon* US*onsense I I am not afraid of a horse, I believe. And think I can manage one tolera bly well-_1??' t ??i do hut dispute your skill, Miss Ayrton, but'i do claim the right to prevent you from putjting yourself in peril. Rut, before hu had finished the sentence, Kate had sauntered off, and directly Argensoh wo lit in to find her at the breakfast table flushed and animated. Kate knew well enough that Mrs. Casscll would hot permit her to ride Juno, if she asked her j fo she decided not to ask her. She was good friends with Jack, for Jack liked any one who liked horses, and Kato had a great affec tion for all animals. So. after breakfast, while the others were planning the day's programme, Kate put ou her riding habit, and stolo stealthily to the stalls*?.. Jack'was astounded at her request. His eyes grew big and round with wonder, he ask ed her over again what sho said, in order to fciakc sure that he had heard aright. 'Twant Juno saddled !" said she, impera tively "I am going to ride her." "Itldade, mum,'' said Jack, "an axing ycr pardittg for argufying wid ye, but there never was a female woman on the crater's back in the world I" "Hut there will bo a femalo woman on her back before she's nn hour older," said Kate. ?Tut on tho saddle, Jack." ''But tho mistress '11 be as mad aB-" "Send Mrs. Cassel) to mc. I'll settle with her." "Alt,, maybe ye will ! But ye'11 be dead if J ye ride Jo no, and, then how the divil can ye sittle it ?" "Oh; Mrs. CamoII w?U forgive mo doadl" lant'Wl Kate, and sliuped ajlolhir into tho quicken your motions any." The man still demurred inwardly, but the sight of the crisp ucw dollar bill was too much for his scruples, and he led Juno out to be saddled. ' ? A fiery-eye, viscions looking crcaturo sho was, too; aud it was all that Jaek could do to hold her while Miss Ayrton got into her sent. She took the bridle, bowed mockingly at Jack, and dashed off. Do you think the girl was crary ? I do uot, she only wanted, as I said before, to do some thing desperate. She could not conquer Gil bert Argcnson, porhaps she might conquer black Juuo, which would be some satisfaction. For the first mile or two of tho way, Juuo, did not seem to clearly understand tho nspect of affairs. Sho hud uot been saddled for months, aud it was quite a task on her memo ry to remember if ever anything of the kind had occurred in her equine experience. So, while she wus considering the matter, she paced along gingerly, with her neck bowed, aud her ears pricked forward, evident ly trying hard to sec something at which she might make an excuse for being frightened. Kate got out of patience with the slow gate, and gave the mare a cut of the whip. The effect was even more than tho girl had expected. Juno bounded forward like a wild creature, seized the bit in her teeth, and dashed down the steep hill just before her like I nil arrow, Kate Was. a good equestrian, and though her check blanched, as she saw tho raviuo and tho rocky bed of a stream just ahead, she brought all her strength to bear upon the the curb and did not for a moment loose her prcscucu of mind. Just before .Juno's feet struck the loose plunks of the bridge which spanned the stream, the strain excited by horse and rider on the bridle, snapped one of tho buckles, and Juuo had it all her own way. Kate remembered that the mare leaped, as it were, into tho air; that sho folt dizzy, and remarked that she seemed to fall through interminable space, that she experienced a great shock, and then all was blank. Sho came to herself by-and-by, feeling strangely peaceful and content. She did not know where she was. She only knew that she was vory comfortable aud happy. By-and by it occurred to her that she had better open her eyes and take an observation. And, when she did so, sho saw that sho was in Dr. A igen son's arms, with her head lying ou his breast, and his handsome face vory suspiciously near her own. An angry flush rose to her cheek, and sho mado a quick movement to escape from him, but he hold her fast. "Be qa,'et, Kate," he said gently-?"be quiet wncre yoii arc. It fa your rightful *a! tt ? i i - -. ; - ?: r.. place, for you know Katio, that I loye you, and tl:at you lovo me.'* It was A; very;, boldl assertion for Dr. Ar genson to make,, and Kate was going to make some indignant reply but he stopped the words on her lips with kisses. Tho very best way in the world to stop any pretty girl from scold ing you. j .Then Kate kept quiet,. and learned that Dr. Argenson had fallen in love with her at tho . very first, but had boon held.back by the fear that she would only flirt with him, as she had with others. And theo, after a while, when he had be gun to understand that hers was a noble na ture, she had been so cold that he cold not approach her. And if it had not been for Juno's delightful conduct?Argenson said-?he never should have known how ,woll his Kate loved him. For he had been close behind her when she was thrown, and he was positive that she cried out; "Gilbertl Oh, Gilbert!" But Kate declared that she did not ory out at all, and they had quito a delicious little dispute over it, which ended as all lovers' disputes usually do. What of Miss Baring? Why, Kate thought she was a lovely little thing when Gilbert told her that she was his brotbers's betrothed wifel And, after that, Kate and Miss Baring were hand and glove. And early in the au tumn there was a graud ceremony at St. John's Church in Sprnceville, and that same ceremony made Jennie Baring and Kate Ayrton sisters. V A RIO U S. Old Proverbs. Cheer up, man; God is still where he was. God is at the end when we think lie is furthercst off. . Die counts very unskilfully who leaves God out of his reckoning. (J od's mill grinds slow but sure. God is rilways opening His h'and?jto'!!$fi^A ?t?MmmmT?^" f - 'ftMtl flow***"' - and taut little share in a great*one. God comes to see us, or to look upon us, without a bell. Prayer brings down the first blessing. Tho worst of crosses is never to have had . any. i Begin your web, aud God will supply you with thread. At the cud of life La Gloria is sung. Ply the pleasure that will bite tomorrow. The devil tempts others; and the idle man tempts the devil. Always refuse the advice which passion gives. Hp who will stop every man's mouth must have a great deal of meal. In silence there is many a good moral. 'Tis a bad house that has not an old man in it. Welcome is the best Cheer. The child suith uotbiug but what is heard at the fireside-. When children aro little they make their parents' head ache, and when they arc grown up they make thoir hearts ache. Time is the rider that breaks youth. No man's head aches whilo ho comforts an other. Never be HAUGHTY.?A humming bird met n butterfly, and being pleased with tho beauty of its person, aud glory of its wings, made an offer of perpetual friendship. "I cannot think of it," was tho reply; "as you once spurned mo; called me a drawling dolt." "Impossible !" exclaimed tho humming bird, "I always entertain the highest respcot for such beautiful creatures as you." "Perhaps you do now, "said tho othor; "but when you insulted mo I was a caterpillar. So let mo give you a piece of advice; nover insult tho humble, as they may some day be come your superioro." Here is a queer announcement, which ap pears iu tho columns of the Helena (Arkan sas) Clarion. It illustrates the beauties of tho Badieal rccoustruction policy : "Many inquiries arc made for the Judge of this District. For goueral information wo will state thnt his name is Bonnett, and ho re udcB in New York, whero be is at present with his family." Errors ov the Press.?Reader, did you know that every column of a neW?-papcr con tained from ten to twenty thousand distiuct pieces of niotul, the misplacing of any rjne of which would caftBo a blunder or typographical error? With this curious fact before you, don't you wondor at the general accuracy of newspapers ? Knowiug this to be tho fact, I you will bo more disposed, we hope, to excuse then to magnify errors of tho press; "Tom wliy did you not inarry Miss ? T" "O, she had a sorT of hesitancy in her speech, left her" . ?'A hesitancy in her speech^ JLpofjtt* h?tfd^ of t1iat1>?f?ro^?re you noWmstaken "Ko -ttot nt all, for when I asked herA she ;' kinder hesitated to eay yes; arid *Iie'liesitatdf1' so long that I cut out lor another." 7 ' V r* r>-... .""f. -' ?...j.w.i. ? ? ??? ? xil ''Tom, that ja a fine horse ypu Jbaye there. ?n h?w muchi is he worth ?" "V . . , "Three1 hundred and fifty dollars." ' : ? "Not Ikr m?chWtbat." '!' "u "Yes, every coat of it?another* > tStf on top 1 of it." c ?, r> i i;. .;*.-?' :q toi-. *fd 5 "Are you sure?". <. ?. r- .i.'hv.??^ '?Yes, I'll swear to it." t t ? ta "All right." "What arc you so inquisitive for?"^ '?Merely for assessing purpose*.1 T^fctfi tW*' assessor, and only wanted to know what you ratedyour nag at." , - , v, j abniA jft'i nr -??wa^HaMMMi n> ? m'1 I?n* Miserablo Fashion?Grecian Bend. ,(f rijyj! i>jj V.-.'r. J.I }jtf?t- i i'.I\ ? '?./ ?' .'JWpO OOlf't ''Darby Dodd" met his V iolauto on the street, .. the other day, and here is what followed: " She was doubled over as though she had ' the cholic. ?' ? A"i r:v* " r"';3 "Are you well, Violante says Is - rr She said she Was quite well, but I am sure she wouldn't be doubled over in that way if , there wasn't something the matter witl^ Iwft.,. lUl "What's wrong with your back V'^-mys I. "My back ?" says she, firing up a little.' ^'' ;"Yes, toy dear; ? haven't you gotT"tt\ ptaA'^ there, or something?" . ii. jflttv "Mr. Dodd, you are facetious." I told hdr mildly not to get her back up, ;?; though that was just what I should|have liked to eee her do. . ^ : "Have you been eating greens, or anything that disagreed with yontdtr.-.n > It "No sir \ I am In elegant health/*' d f* r "Well, why in the name* of goodness, do you bend over in that Way. She wouldn't tell mo, but moved away with wjl^d.^1.&a7W&?3iE3^r***&*i gr"??.?+?>? I have been reading of a disease called tho Grecian Beud that, is raging, and may bo that's WhatVthe matter with Violante. ' I hope it isn't dangerous, but it seems to affect people very much like cholie-, which is an unpleasant complaint. A gentleman from Swainpvitle was telling how many different occupations he had at* tempted, Among others he tried school teaching. > ?HoW long did you teach?* asked a by stander. ; ? ?Wal, I didnvt teach long; that is, I only went to teach/ 'Did yon hire oat?* 'W.* * didn't hbe out* t only Went to hire out.' 'Why did you give it ?p V ?Wah I giv il Up for some reason or outh? er. You sec I traveled Irito a tlecstrict, and inquired for the triistees.* Somebody said Mis Snicklcs was the man I Wanted to see. Bo t found Mr. Snicklcs?named my objic, itt> tcrduoing myself, and asked what he thought about letliu mo try my luck With the big boyS and unruly gals in the dcestrict. Ho Wanted to know if I rcaly considered myself capable^ I told him 1 Wouldn't mind his asking me & few easy questions in 'rithmctic and jogarphy, or showing tny handwriting, tie said no, nevef mind,' ho could tell a good teacher by his gate. "Let me see you walk off a little wayn,' says he and I Cad toll jis's WelKs if I heard yout examined,' says he. He sot in the door as ho spoke, and I thought he looked a little skit tish; but I was considerable frustrated, and didn't miad much; so I turned about, and walked on as smart as I kuow'd how." Ho satd he'd tell me when to stop, so I kept on till I thought I'd gone far enough': then I s'pectod 8'thlng Was to pay, and looked round. Wal, the door was shot, aud Snickles was gonel* ?Did you go back V ?Wal, no?I didn't go hack.-, 'Did you apply fof another school V 'Wal, &c?-I didn't nppijr f?r another so cool/ said the gentleman from Swampville 'I rather judge my appearance was agin me.' A young physician, askea pdrmission o? a lass to kiss her, she replied, "No. sirj t uetor like a doctor's bill stuck l? my face." An editor out West, whd had served four days as a jttrymatt, says : "I am s? full of law, that it is with great difficulty I refrain from cheating somebody;" Thcr? is an old maid up towd Who is so ac customed to datidg her age hackward, that when she speaks of the latter part of Decem ber, sho calls it "late in the Bpring.'* It is dadgcro?s fd? ode to^cltdib his I tree loo Utah, for ho is very Apt to get amoajj i>ad add ?idcayed branches i ' J V**' * ? **' 1 ^ s m