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WIKOII ESTER, TENN., ALUIITj 14, 1850.
Number 14.
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BY W. J
son who gives a true or beautiful;,. . . . . .....
6 . . i these things are to tic done. With us,
thought to the world, is a laborer in
the vineyard of the Lord. And they
who give expression to beautiful
thoughts in bcnuliful deeds, who
counsel the erring, console the afflic
ted, guide the strong or assist tho weak
and bring smiles of pleasure where
before were seen tears of sorrow
these are all co-workers for the re
demption of mankind.
The soul is so constituted that we
may enjoy its purest pleasures with
out being in any manner dependant
upon the world. Our bliss is all with
in us there only remains the touch
ing of the magic keys by which its
gushing harmonies incarnate into ev
erlasting peace. Yet are these har
monies all touched from without, each
reaching out a kindly hand to his fel
low, and hence it is that we are all
made so gloriously responsible, the one
for the happiness of the other.
To be the recipient of a true wo-
mans love and devotion, m an hour
...
when her holy influences are absolute
ly needed, is to be blessed with a joy
which all the woes and falsifies of
earth can never annul. For it is not
of one lone thought or circumstance
that she becomes an angel of redemp
tion, but ol his whole existence and
being. Oh! who can assign limits to
the influence of a simile whisper of
affection from the loved one, when it
falls iiDon a breast wearied and rivi n,
and pining for the consolations ol love.
There are 5t),CiJi) men in Iowa ca
pable of bearing arms. Kx.
Wonder if there are 50,000 women
capable of bearing arms ?
A small piece of paper or linen,
moistened with turpentine, and put
into the wardrobe or drawers, for a
single day, for three times a year, is
sufficient preservation against
no t lis.
Cessis ok Nashville. We take the
following item firm Campbell's Di
rectory, just issued from the press.
It shows the total population of Nash
ville and suburbs to be 31.R13:
"Within the corporate limits of the
,city we havel.,I13 inhabitants as a
-total. 01 these S.3-S5 are blacks, ol
;hso 1,758 are free. Of 1C.72S
,whitcs, 10,75? are mules, and 8.071
Are females. Edgefield has n popula
tion of at least S.00O; North Nashville
J.200; West Nashville 1,000: South
'field 9.000. All of these villages be
long' to Nashville, which give us a
prand total population of 31,813.
This shows that if the census was cor
rect I V renorted in 1850. Nashuilln hns
r Bishops Polk and Elliott raised in
Sew Orleans, without calling on citi
lens of that place, 9250,000 for the
Episcopal University of the South,
located at Sewanee. About 3 per
sons contributed the above amount.
No application has been refused.
Thejr expect to raise, 13,000,000 for
the endowment very soon.
' We learn that a white girl, living
til miles from Princeton, on the Hop
kinsville road, added some pale fea
tures to the census one day last week.
In other words, she bad been playing
Tamora with some sooty Aaron, too
ftuccesifully. The nrgro, wbo was
tbt father of tho infant, blew out his
prams as soon as be heard of tho
tJepts-i-JIopkiniville Mercury.
Evury Kill who intends to qualify
for marriage should go through a
course of cookery. Exchange,
Yes, but how few rtow-a-days go
through such a course t Their whole
desire seems to he to dress, to huvo
sweethearts, and carry on " innocent
flirtations." But we do not blame
them ho rnueh as we do their parents.
The mother, instead of learning her
daughters to cook, to wash, and to at'
tend to household duties in general,
does all these things herself, while her
daughters are allowed to visit, go to
places of amusement, sit in the par
lor, read novels, learn music, go to
parties, and do almost anything save
work. And that's the reason Wo have
so many delicate, sallow-faced, con
sumptive females. Their mothers
train them wrong, and, we have heard,
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they tram them thus in order to ';;
ry them off." Oh ! what a shame !
When thus reared they may be married
;.woiir, but, most likely, to some brain
less fop, whose highest boast is per
haps that he had a wealthy father.--Sensible
men will always admire do
mestic accomplishments in a lady, far
more tha n out ward show, Of course,
we would ndvi.su them to dress neat,
and always try to be neat, yet do not
I ignore work. I'cmoinber that not cv-
cry man has a fortune to commence
I'f" wilh, yet, if his wife aid him, he
may make one. Il'sbo knows nothing
Hrt'no )1.0()lr,) ,,,.,.,11,,, or tu. kitd,.
plli a p()or ln!ll, is fl ,;,0, to m.u. . j
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M,J suul1 11 woman, wo do 1,0P". (should
ever get one.) will not fall to our
lot. Not that we would make her a
slave
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den hersell with labor, but in case of i
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lings are to be done
it is a good sign to see a woman
I young maiden, wc mean ready to
help her mother on all occasions, to i
churn, to cook, to skim milk after she !
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has milked the cow, to sew buttons on :
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bultouless clothes, and knit stockings
and gloves.
Now, some of our friends may say
that we are writing this ;'. to be wri
ting. Not so. We are young, and
some day or another, wo expect to
seek a wife
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And we are determined : . , r, , .
to not allow gewgaws and piano ac
complishments, mixed with dancing,
to win our heart. Such accomplish
ments as these will be so many defects
unless they be counterbalanced by the
other accomplishments to which we
have alluded.
tfottntttticatiott.ci.
Our readers will remember a little
article published in the Home Journal
"
"Laurilta, and asking, anions oth
er interogatorieH, why courtship is so
much more pleasant than marriage.
In answer to her article wo have re-
ceived two communications which we
give below.
TO LAuiTurTA.
Mr Dear Lauv: Your communi
cation to the Home Journal of last
week, surprised me considerably, and
i L although unknown, avail myself of
the privilege of replying.
You wish to know uliy it is that
courtsiiip is ple.isanter than marriage.
First, let me ask, tin ijim cnniliilly be
lieve it ix? If so. we differ widely at
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the starting point. Courtship is ike
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the life of a bulterlly vain and frivo-
lous, and too often but Jbitlery hid iu a
cloud of perfumed phrases to suit us
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poor creatures mum una icmaic
wlio in.ulge llierem. 1 proiess to
know something id' its deceptive phn
ses, for my dear husband was my sen
cnlh engagement ! I have been some-
thing of u coquette, though 1 don't ad -
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claim to know right well the pleasures taken place there. It appears that j Mary sat, and all sortsol strange lan
you claim for lovers, and to estimate ' f eiiiens--a Kenlle.nan of , taslic notions whirled through my
!., nt .heir .roo valoe-verv li.lb, 1 'I"'""" '1' , brain, and I began to think I felt a light
. . . .
iu rt good, however much in dollars
and cents.
And just here let mo add-too many!
nn,i ii n ,-.,. In,!.-i
look with contempt on the giver. She ,1'ui,dif rf c sliu a
mav receive them with smiles and 1?' T '" "!, '-"b form that would have shamed the fa
may riceue tiiiin witn smiles ami lUsj)ilIH , bed he being sick an 1 1 i i .1 ,
l,rlH;,)Ms nrri.ir-.nl toil if it... ,.in. t TI,,. ,I;-,.,.v..rV ii-nn ,.,.1 OUS ClUIS UC MedlCS ft CllCCll tllilt
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ion of one who has run the gauntlet
of ten offers of marriage is of consc
ience, the young man may consider
Limsclf humbugged ! Then, again,
on wish to know why your husband
Iocs not bring to you the former
luuount of gilded toys, nick-nacks and
ingercakes, jumping jacks, and Yan
ce notions of former days. Uecnuse,
ny dear lady, he is a sensible, prudent
um, and loves his family loo well to
vdste on more trivoltics, the means
hat should be invested for jjieir pres.
nt comfort and future independence I
Wle knows, If you do not, dear lady,
iow those dollars came ; and as tor
Jonoert tickets, pshaw! I'd rather
iiteo to the cooing of a pretty baby
Loy time, than to hear a Parldis
hroat spllubig melody. Don t call
j yourself a foot for jeslgnjng butlerJ
fly Courtship lor sober, sensible, real
pleasures of an independent home of
your own, and a lover, pledged to love
you while life shall lust. Make his
homo happy by every little attention
you are mistress of, and if the soil
hotiryisinS of courtship are less fre
quent, remember a noblo heart t hut
angels might envy, heals, labors for
you alone I Remember this, Lauretta,
and learn to find, by your own tiro
side, sweets and pleasures never to he
found elsewhere. Emilib.
Nasiivii.I,r, April 5th, 1851),
Wi J. Surriiti, Lsqr.
Ikur Sir: Your fair correspondent,
"Lauretta," wishes to know why court
ship is more pleasant than marriage.
Permit me lo answer her, as you have
had no experience in matrimonial nf-
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lairs, as yet, but if ".Madame Humor"
bo true, it will not be long before you
lead a fair one (and sho is handsome
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too) to he altar. iMan is naturally
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an excitable being, lie labors for
excitement, he plays for excitement,
and he marries through excitement,
and when that object is once obtain
ed, his excitement ceases. And then,
again, woman is to blame for man's
seeming neglect. Helbrn they give up
all their pleasure for
a 'plain gold l
ring iukI an empty name, they uro j rest
smil's. Perhaps if you had have j Whan to-morrow ahull be my wedding
seen ''.Mrs. Lauretta" before she was day!
married, primping up, curling her hair, j Tell mo not it in hard to die
using her paints,' and seeing that ev- 1 is 10 ll'is l,a,lnful brcnlh'
, , i It is a boon lor such as I
ery an mo m uer ure.ss was propeny .
arranged, then she might easily ans
wer her own question, and know the
reason why "man pays more attention
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It is generally the ease as soon I
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,iis ii i.uiy is man ii-u, nun us soon us; n.int no flowers on my III. Men grave
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islieieeis nerseil lieu lY llie "siluen 1
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'T "."U"." V"0.1" l 1,0 Wi'y ' !
uieasiii; inn uiiiu-uiii. I .mil b luin;
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that ii married woman should dress as
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nor iiiisiiaiiu. i
:HUII 1 , l'i till i: 1 1. 1 UUIlLI t S Ul Li: US
I when they are single, but she should
j bo mitt and study to please her hus
! band as when he was carrying her to
the "pio-nies and concerts.-' "Lauret-
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pieases a man so mucn as auer ins
daily labor is over, to find his wife nil
neat as a "new pin," awaiting him
with. some of her bewitching smiles,"
to cheer him up in his despondency.
Show me a wife that studies to please
her husband, and I will show you hap
piness and prosperity in their home,
imd one who, if her husband can af
ford it, carries her to concerts and
brings home all that is "nice in bool.s
and nick Hacks."
Yours Truly,
"LKOMDAS."
Our correspondent may f ml himself,
deceived if he places confidence in what
taltlinir. (Jul ivla.l.iino Humor savs. She
' don't know half as nnuh as
have people In lii i e, ainl in cur cam
has certainly "got llie tiling twisted
Fa.
.she
VVritl'-n f;'rt!". Wiiiruf l:ter.ll"ii.r .l-mi ml
1 WOL'I.D DIN in srrnNi;.
11Y (.'01,. O. r.. K. II K till All T, OK I'KNN.
0 ! I would die in time of Spring.
When llie earth is clad in flowers,
And singing birds aru on llie wing,
Like our uuldeu threaded hours.
j
! When the brooks oro traily sininL'
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Down the 0'j1 and shinty ileils,
And the woods are sweetly ringing
With iheir merry crystal bells ;
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: When tlm siiy is filiie aliovn me,
Al, ,,, wnrM js a,unlli
i Would I havn ilear ones that love me
Would I havn dear ones that
Lay me iu the silent tomb.
Aru ir. i'lth, 1S50.
J Sm)(.KIN(i tMISTAKI,Th ,-,, ()f
, ().i,.0Ill Wis., is in a state of ex'-ite-
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i Ins neignuorswiie, ami mane arrange-
ments to meet her iu her own room at
10 o'clock in the morning. To avoid
scandal, he mounted an oulboiis.-.l
clunned upon inc rooi oi ine i.aeu
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pleasant to either of the parties, the
more especinlly as the ten o'clock
man could give no good reason for en
tering a man's house by tho window,
und his position iu society forbids the
idea that his object was plutider.
St. Crispin's Dav occurs on the
22th of October. St. Crispin, the
guardain saint of the shoemaker, was
a Christain, who, with bis brother.
Crispinian, went from Rome to France
to propagalo the Christian religion,
in 300, of our age. Like many of the
early christain teachers, the brothers
supported themselves by working at
their trade, which wos that of the
rhoemaker. Tho day Is celebrated
in many countries, but our shoemakers
have so littlo regard for their pntron
saint, that the anniversary glides by
almost unnotlosd
Written tor tin Wlnclieoter Home Journal.
BRIDAL OF THE RUINED.
BY MAS. HMRI.II3 L'i S, CHlM'ON.
He promised lo wed me long ego,
Hut his vow was breathed in 0 dueling
breath.
And 1 scorn him now, and 1 laiifih nt woe,
For I Bin ibo plighted bride of Death I
Bring hither to 1110 tho winding sheet,
And go thou crumblo the sodden clay
Ye must be quick, for lime is fleot,
And lo-morrow to-morrow's the wedding
day I
Last night t dreamed 1 was by Ins side,
And 1 thought ho loved as in day of yore,
But 01 such dreams to the Dumb-King's
brido
Must come to mo no more no more I
I know I sinn'd, for I lovod too well,
But wliutcare I what the world will say
My bridal bed's in (ha deep dark dell,
And to-morrow to-morrow's my wedding
day I
Then bring to inn tho snowyshroud,
Ami ley 1110 straight on yonder bi or;
All uurth is hid in a murky cloud,
And why should I lonirer lurry here?
And plnce the babe thin' near my linort,
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n ' 11 KB 1 ill muni in liu.veis mvn 1
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A rn 1 nni kIi vvi, U'l U-Hll mill stnrl.
When tlm clock sliull tell my wedding
day I
Down in ll.o depths of tins darksome den, !
Down where the worms of earth (dial I pile,
Away from tho scorning looks of men, 1
And 1 1 i J 1 1 o i ) from woman's sneering smile,
Wo will fold tho sheet uronnd our breast
And welcome tho worms of the damp cold
clay.
To W(,of lhu bfiiU1 gea of Dertlh
Mybedwillbe soft en the volley
clods
Whore th black snake hides from tho
i;i,i ,.r
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ij0w wearily slow time onward nlnds
Will the shades ofniulit ne'er puna awnv!
'
li.nso in my nea.i no cuui wnnu biuue;
id winds my luneral nirgewill rave,
A nd I want to lie left in peace nlono
Tell hU not v.hcro I lonud ,ny rest,
Only say "Sin; lias gnne away "
Now close, fold to my aching breast
This theet, ere comes my wedding day.
Hn! sot! the clnck,tells midnight's hour
"The bride uroom tomelh lo claim his
bride,""
I've a princely groom and a queenly dower,
And behind tho Miowy steeds I ridel
I I w ear on mv hand the bridal rim:,
And I turn ivhh disgust from a world of
woo,
No longer the scorned ond tho ruined
tiling.
lint the brido of Death I go ! I go !
Na.iiivii.i k., Tkn.v.
a .f elected 5 torn.
l.OVK IN A PRINTING OFFICi;.
1 onee heard an old Jour remark
that a printing oliico was no place for
love-making, and 1 have since expe
rienced the truth of the expression;
being now perfectly convinced that
the llower of love can never bloom
iu the midst of types, cases, and print
ing ink.
It. was my fortune onee lo sojourn
I tor a few days in the village of .
j)iieet!y opposite the o'diec was a
pretty, white cottage, with a rosebush
' clambering .around the easement, and
I 1 was not long iu making the discov-
cry that the aforesaid cottage with
the rose simileil wiuuow eoniaiiiea a
fair inmate, a flower whoa; beauty
outshone the roses that clustered
around the window. She was the
belle of llie village. Her name was
Mary sweet, poetic Mary. I have
a passion for the name of M.try.
It was a beautiful summer morn
in1.', and 1 had raised the window to
admit the breeze from the llower deck
ed fields, and it was not long ere 1
perceived the eoltatro windi'.v was
; also hoisli d, and that sweet little M.i-
I ry was sitting busily engaged wit Ii
: her needle. 1 worked but little, that
.morning. Myeyis constantly wan
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oereu low ani ine eoua-o v aei i.- muu
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I "'"'"'S 1,1 al "" cl,r,,"r ol ,enrt-
a .ewaapasse., au.iy, .mu uu,,,
mane me act unimeu nun m.iry. u;
out-flushed the richest peach, and a lip
that would have tempted u bee from
its hive on a frosty morning. I thought
us I gazed on her in mute admiration,
that I had never looked on ono so ex
quisitely beautiful. She seemed the
einbodicment of everything lovely and
bewitching. Well, time passed on,
, nnd one day Mary expressed a desire
! to visit the printing office. "Good,
; thought I, "what a chance i i u -
a kiss there yes, there, in the very
midst of the implements of mine ait
why should"! If Love in a printing
office 1 Oh I there was something or
iginal In thet. and I resolved to try i
at all hazards.
Well, Mary came to the office, and
I explained to her the use of various
Implements of the black art the
press, the roller, the Ink, and the stands
and the boxes of the A, B- O.'s.. 1
took an opportunity to snatch her
pretty littln white hand; she drew it
back, knocking a stickful of matter
into 'pi.'
"I must havo n kiss for that, my
pretty one," Said I, ami tit it I went.
I maitnged to get my arm around her
waist, and in struggling to free her
self, sho upset ft galley of editorial, a
long article on tho Oregon Question.
Nothing (hiimlod, I niado at her
again. This time I was more succes
ful, for I obtained a kiss. By Saint
Paull It was a sweet one, and (hat
little witch bore it like a martyr; she
never screamed once. But as I raised
my lips from hers, sho lifted her deli
cate little hand and gavn me a box on
the ears that made 1110 sec moro stars
than were ever viewed by llerschcl,
through his big telescope. Somewhat
nettled, mi l my cheek smarting with
pain, I again seized her waist and said:
"Well, if you don't like it just take
buck the kiss."
Sho made a desperate struggle, and
as J,,,k('(l ll,!1-s,!" "'oln "' imns
her loot struck the lyo pot, and over it
Went. Another galley of editorial
was sprinkled over tho floor, and in
he
tllbrts to reach the dour.her foot i
slipped and she fell, and in her efforts
to sustain herself her hand her lily
white band the same little hand that
came in contact with my ears oh I
horrible! was stuck up to the elbow
in ink! Shades of Franklin! She slow
ly drew it from tho keg, diipp ng with
ink, und asked what use 1 made of
that tar. I began to be. seriously
alarmed, and apologized in the best
manner 1 could, and to my surprise she
seemed more pleased than angry; but
there was a lurking devil in her eye
that told me there was mischief afloat.
As I. stood surveying the black cover
ing of her hand, scarcely able to sup
press n, laugh at the strange meta
morphosis, she quickly raised it on
high and brought it down kerslap up
on my cheek. Before I could reeover
from tny surprise the same little hand
bad again descended and left its inky
imprint on my other cheek.
" Why, Mary,' 1 exclaimed, what are
you about"
"I think you told me you rolled ink
on the face of the form," she replied
with a loud lau;:h, and again her hand
lit upon me taking me a broad slap
in the middle of my countenance,
most wonderfully bedaubing my eyes.
With a light step and a merry peal of
laughter, she skipped through the dour.
She turned back when beyond my
reaeli, nnd her rougish laee peeling
through the. doorway, shouted:
"lsay, Charley, what kind of a rol
ler does my hand make"
Oh,'' said I, " you take too much
ink."
"Kit! ha!" she laughed, "well, good
bye, Charley, that's my impression."
I went to the glass and surveyed
myself for a moment, and I verily be-
ieve J hat I could have passed lor a
(iiiinnea nigger, without the slightest
dillictiliv. "And so,"said 1 to myself,
"this is love iu a printing oilier. The
devil lis away with such love."
The next morning, when the editor
came to the office, I rather calculate
he found things a little topy lurvy.
However, that niadi; no diiference to
me, for I had mi..led before day light.
1 bore the marks of that scene many a
day, und now, whenever 1 see a lady
entering a printing oilier, I think of
little Mary, and keep my eye on the
ink keg. Mary is now my wife.
A MOM!'. SCKNH.
Come, lei ns pull l!n? curtains down,
And I ny the work aside,
And naihor up the play thinys
You've scallered far ami wide ;
And place llie lamp upon the stand,
lieside lhu greal arm chair,
And bring the last new magazino,
And cut llie leaves wilh caic.
Now heap iho coal upon tho grato
Ho Iovim a cheerful fue
See how the Haines danco merrily,
And leap "!' hi'dier and higher I
Now place his slippers on the nig,
And set his dressim; gown ;
For papa will be tired and cold
When he comes back fiom town.
Come, let me bailie your glowing cheeks,
And mako yourbair look neat,
And put your bright pink apron on
There, now, you're clean and sweel!
Now sil down on the little beech
Thet ;raiid pa made, end see
How still you'll be while good mama
Goes lay iho cloth for lea.
The tea-kctlln sends forth its hum,
The biscuits are so light ;
I wish he'd come, it seems to me
llo's rather lale to-nicht!
Hark ! wasn't that our gate that clickod !
Hurrah ! shouts little Will,
And, ere I've time to tell him hush,
lie's bound o'er the sill.
And " papa's come !" he shouts sgsin.
Ami climbs up for skiss;
And ' papa's turn I Ob, papa's turn I" .
Echoes his littlo sis.
Oh I happy group that II and lo
Within that htmbls col ;
Many who dwell in pilscss
Might nry tbsa their lot, J
STUTTERING,
0, hoo-boo- beauteous Mary, cay,
When shisli-shisli-shnll we wedded bo?
Nin-name the htf-ha happy day
That will us mur niar-mariieJ sea,
Nay, (lue-did-denresl, though thy cheek
A cro-crick-crimson blusi) hath dyed,
I could not wall a woo-woe-week,
Without my jo-jn w-joyful brido.
Then, Mary, let us fl-fi-flx,
For Too-Too-Tuosduy next the day,
When in tho morn at sis-sis-six,
Pll fy-fy-fetch thee hence away.
Then to some bub-bub-hlissful spot,
To pass the mum mum-month we'll go,
A cook-coo-coach I've gen-gen-got
Thou canst not say nin-nin-no-no.
A Fact con L.mm. A writer on
fashion says that flounces, by mark
ing tho bight at regular intervals,
take away from if, and make a short
tiguro look shorter. For this reason,
short persons, should not wear stripes
running iu parallel rings round the
dress. Perpendicular stripes upon a
d rei"s make the wearer look taller,
like tho llutes in a composite. It is
loo much the custom of all who would
be fashionable, to imitate the. prevail-
ing mode, regardless of its suitability
to face or form. When flounces and
hoops, as now arc worn short, dumpy
ladies llouncc up to their ears, and
extend their diameter infinitely be
yond their perpendicular measure
which gives them a ludicrous appear
ance enough, somewhat similar to a
Dutch built brig, under full press of
canvass.
l'vil men speak as they wish rather
r! than what they know.
The question "Why printers did not
L(1,.c,,t.,i lls wu as ba-wersf was thus
j anriWered :
.D.-.se ,,niiters work for the head,
j mi( l)rt.W(.ls (. tlU stomach; and
where twenty nan have stomachs, but
one has brains!"
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What ot'ii Jlcvii. Don't lir.i.tr.vn.
He don't believe that a man is any
wiser for having A. S. S. or any other
letter attached lo his name.
He don't believe a lawyer is any
keener because he wears a pair of
spectacles.
lie don i believe that schoolmasters,
physicians, nnd ministers, like to be
contradicted a whit better than ether
lolks.
lie don't believe that all lawyers
are rogues any more than he believes
an eei is a snake.
lie don't believe that the most in
dustrious man likes to work except
when he can't help it.
He don't believe ihtil. two young
lovers like to bo caught with then
arms around one another.
He don't believe, that ;i young lady
ought to be married belore she is i!l
at least.
lie don't believr that young gentle
men should marry before they arc able
to support a w il'e.
Southern Muniiiietiiri s. We find
it .needful to print tins-Southern Citi
zen, here iu Washington, upon South
ern paper, from I he Marietta I'aper
Mills, Ocorgia. At lirst. we tried all
the paper we could think of, made
nearer borne ; but at. last found that
we colli. 1 supply ourselves wilh In Iter
paper, and rb caper, alter paying
freight from Marietta to Charleston,
from CharlcsluM to Baltimore, and
from Baltimore to Washington, than
any oilier paper-makers could supply
us. It is but right and jusl to mention
this fart. If ( Georgia can, even now.
beat the win Id in paper, what would
she not do if nrirues were coming in
freely from Africa. Southern Citizen.
How to Do It. Fifteen minutes be
fore bedtime, cut up one dozen cold
boiled potatues, add ft lew slices of
cold cabbage, wilh five or six pickled
cucumbers. Fat heartily, and wash
down with a pint of cream ale. Fn
drcss, and jtiuiji into bed. Lie llat on
your back, and in half an hour, or
thereabouts, you will dream of the
devil, and that he is sitting on your
chest with the Bunker Hill Monument
iu his lap. Worth trying perhaps.
The forelingcr of a woman wrap
ped up iu a piece of paper, was
found iu Broad street, Philadelphia,
on Sunday." K.irlmngr.
We have some curiosity, since rend
ing the above, to know how the linger
of a woman is to be distinguished from
that of a man. when scperated from
the hand. There t many n "nice
young man" with hands as delicate,
lair and tender as a maiden's, and
much more useless than any genuine
woman's could possibly bo. Perhaps,
however, there was u woman attached
lo the big end of the forefinger spoken
of above. Marum Commomctulth.
We know a man of considerable
property who always travels iu an ex
cccd.ngly filthy suit of clothes because
v
ho thinks it comfortable to have o
whole scat, or rather two whole scats,
to himself in the railroad cars.
A Good Speculation.-A portion of
what was onco General Cass's farm,
and which he offered to sell twenty
vrkr nt'O forI,500, is now in the
heart of the city of Detroit, and valu
ed at f3.000.00O.
TTT Jealousy is the poison of love's
banquet, a deadly sauce which the
victim places in his favorite dish for
bis own use.
A young lady in Winchester, or
Franklin county, who has no doubt
been reading that wo havo sowing
machines for sale, encloses tho fol
lowing in an envelope through the
Post Office, and requests that wo
publish it. Who tho lady is we do
not know. Sho signs her name "An
Acquaintance," but wo have so many
acquaintances (hat such a signature
does not enlighten us at all as to who
she really is. But this wo will say to
hen If you bo such a sewing machine
as one that is described in the pieco be
low, we will never rest contented url
til you say "yes" in answer to a cer
tain proposition wo proposo to mako
yon, We will stop trading iu tho latn
style sewing machines and purchase
the one you seem lo think is tho best.
Hear what our lady acquaintance
lias sent us.
The very best sewing machine a
man cm have is ft wife. It is ono
that requires but a kind word to set k
in motion, rnrely gets out of repair,
makesbullitlIcnoi.se, is seldom tho
causo of a dust, and, onco in motion,
will go on uninterruptedly for hours,
without the slightest trimming, or the
smallest personal supervision being
necessary. It will make shirts, darn
stockings, sew on buttons, mark pocket
handkerchiefs, cut out pinafores, and
manufacture children's frocks out of
any old thing you may give it; and
this it will do behind your back just as
well as before your lace, lit fact. you
may leave the house for days, and it
will goon working just the same. If
it docs get out of oiiler a little from
being overworked, it mends itself from
being left alone; a short time, after
which it returns to its sewing with
greater vigor than ever. Of course,
sewing machines vary a great deal.
Some arc much quicker than others,
lt depends in a vast measure upon ths
particular pattern you select.
II you arc lorluiiatc m picking out
the choicest pattern of a wife one,
for instance, that sings whilst working
and seems to be never so happy as
when the husband's linen is in hand
--the sewing machine is pronounced
perfect of its kind; so much so, that
there is no makc-shift in the world
that can possibly replace it, either for
love or money. In short, no gentle
man's establishment is complete with
out one of tl cse sewing machines iu
the house !
Ai.wavs lit.sv. That's right, my lad
you will be. something yet. We nev
er new a smart, active, industrious
boy, who did not turn out an energet
ic, entei prising, and wealthy man.
Better wear out than rust out, is it
good provberb, and we rejoice to see
you follow it up. We would rather
have you than a dozen dozyheaded,
sleeping, inactive youths, who do
nothing from morning till night, but
he.it the chairs, smoke cigars, and
grunt to lhu customers.
P 'f- is a good sign to see a man
wiping tho perspiration from his face;
it. is a bad sign to see. a fellow wiping
his mouth as he comes out of a cellar.
CP Tho household expenses of tho
l ite Post Master Octieral Brown, are
said lo have been 830,000 a year, a
sum his munificent income fully ena
bled him to pay without embarrass
ment.
EG3 Tim Post Ollbe Department
has dispatched two agents to tho
South wilh instructions promptly to
report all the causes of the repeated
failure of the mails to connect with
the incomplete railroads in Mississip
pi, tho object being to remedy tho
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evil, nnu eniorce a compliance wim
the contract for the conveyance of tho
mails between New Orleans and
Washington within schedule time.
How it Wct'i.ij Have Worked.
The diary of Washington just pub
lished informs us that when be made
his grand tour through the Northern
Slates in 1780, he took with him "his
slave Billy, his faithful attendant
through the Revolutionary wnr."
It is very fortunate that General
Washington did not make his grand
tour seventy years later, and that ho
did not take Michigan in his route or
he would have found him incarcerated
in the State prison for ten years, be
cause bo had introduced his "sivo
Biliy" into the Stale. Nor is this all.
If similar laws had prevailed in tho
northern States during the revolution
ary war he would have been marched
off to the penitentiary for having
wilh him "his faithful attendant."
( Jem-nil Washington, according to thu
Black-Republican code, was a crim
inal to bo punished by ten years' in
carceration. Detroit Free tress.
An attorney in Cincinnati, who
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canns -o,.,c respeciamiuy, a uay or
two ago cuargeu matrimonial can
didatc a fee for showing him tho way
to the marriage license clerk's desk.
in the Probate Court! He evidently
intends to make every edge cutf
France is now said to be more li
ccntiously dissolute than at any time
since the first Empire. The motio
seems to be "society melted in lices
tiousness is easiest governed.
"I'm down in the mouth?
said when the whae swaiW him.