3 ™ . or «..*■. - • * *•-.'_, v q2fe>5 ' r **" g$y v jv y 4jl no 1 vol iv | r cl)c©iaxovtl state i-l 1 i 1.-.ii 1 . 1 we11ki.v nv t ___ w i s3 i-c _*-_ 3nt 33 is , /.,/,/,„■ ne proprietor rah oi si hi ijiitio.n || i yi nt 3.00 i^jf__w v lx_ffl!r ; by laura i ford full oft do i dream ol the beautiful band •■ . ,- lies o'er the mystical river m ,. . . ,; seems to follow a beckoning hand xi ni gui i 9 nm along till my forehead see ned rl'a ned breeze which is fragrant forever _\,, i ;,; . .,,:■;■ uvs ol earth like a hideous dream i ss live n ii sunlight of heaven a i 1 wander by many a radiant stream whose musical waters flash bi ight in the gleam i if a day thai fades dot int even — and magical blooms that are wondrously fair lie spread out like visions before rne — and a spell of enchantment is borne on the air tliat steals from the heart every shadow of oare and sheds sweet tranquility o'er ine there mercy and lov wander clasped hand iii hand — and faith twines her wreath of immor telles and the sky by god's rainbow of tender ness spanned reflects on his bosom the beautiful land — lis angels and glittering portals married flirtations the last dying cadences of a delicious , dreamy waltz across whose weird notes ! the soul of beethoven had poured out ita magic sadness were floating over the croivn that filled the hall room of the fash | ioiliiile vpslii»»tjdu hotel then was tho ; mmfkm r^f'.t*mm_w^m ■!'•*_ '■ '"*' ' ','** k ' ** v^11 x\,..i,}w wall jrrvers"'that followed in tho wake of ev ery brilliant want kate elwyn stood in the recess of tho window playing care lessly with the faded jessamines and tube roses of her boquet while her blue lovely eyes wandered from one place to another evidently in i|iicst of some familiar coun tenance which they could not discover there were few more beautiful aces than her own even iu that festive crowd where half the belles of tho union had brougnt their diamonds and bright eyes to dazzle the gravo politicians and law-ma kers of the land bather beneath the medium size with the fragile delicacy of u fairy her complexion had the transpa rent waxen bloom that you look for only in children while her heavy bands of gol den hair lay over her somewhat low ford head in rippling waves of amber very dark bim eyes translucent as a sapphire of the lirst water and a little crimson nioutn carved liku a cupid's bow gave additional piquancy to her face and alto gether was as perfect a specimen of the radiant blonde as one sees out of a picture gallery or a novel suddenly her checks blossomed inlo ro ses her whole countenance brightened as a tall and rather elegant looking gentleman languidly sauntered toward her charley i thought you never wen coming !" " i've only been down to the suppe room i'or ti few moments my dear i'n sorry you have missed me anything can do for you now ?" " yes — do get my fan anil shawl an we'll go up stairs it's after one o'clocl and i'm completely tired out " couldn't my dear said mr elwv bre-ikir • rv.xnoss rose from his wife's in m0t h •' i frrr-,-j wigii~liv7 r v ',' ■',' er shade oi crimson stole •„"■„ [,_,. c|look '* [ jealous eh nilg,|e ,,„,. , - ' patting in bright hair igh't i,vm kate that ,, a little too silly i v _ ui you know that a place like thi an is expected to make himself gc„era v groealil to tho ladies ivav rn dnn't become so absurd and idiei 0|is as to " al"i bo interrupted mrs k|wy iy you wife's wishes and m.n wjow aro secondary to miss raymond •„.'.' j'1 f-reon-o/od monster has certainh ,.-,; r peace my love " said i i-iv.m ■"'" ""•>' wor(h ' lmvonlway s,'.ih ■•)'"" c,'0dit for httlu more co,iim,*„(b out"s"iiic8 8aiti kf to quiotly and i to u\b c»re'e sarcasm of lul jn8h ' am weary of this sound f -,■„., ■ m u i;u;p ash,„g,o will you i pass a'wi !' "■" ! 1"f"-'r n y°m «""'«*'>- i andpoliti jj vre'ftc0,,1tr00fs0citt,h mo ,.;.,.,. 8i '"' * 1 imvo beou fmsiugh y with 8uuh e,'i klm'"'1 '" indulgem fero|n^;"'0,,8r,0 ki meekly an i _____ ■ • ' - i j __________ hwrre brimming in her eyes hut i havo hit lust learned tlur folly of seeking real hja a a anywhere hul in the precincts of ha homo my taste forgayotyis sutis hlii'l and you can't imagine how homesick hi feel — how anxious to see the dear little h again when will you take me home h :.,.|. hhl next week perhaps my love or the after if you positively insist upon i ■ on charles why not go rife n-row impossible kate 1 ain positively h ii i d i'm every day this week for hlrivi s and excursions in the neighborhood i engaged repented kate opcuingher hliiiia eyes i knew nothing of these ar h^ft'angeineiits no my dear i suppose not said el hv lazily did you imagine 1 wasgo h to como and ask your permission ev h i*y time i wnnted to drive out with a lady ha binokn a cigar with two or three gen hili-iiii-ii hhl kate's lips quivered and she turned hqui'-ilv away charles elwyn looked af it'-i with an aroused expression in his eye him a half smile on his lip hhl she's jealous as i live !" he muttered h".li-.iluii of auronrii raymond and the hpia-ti v widow well lot her pout it out ha her leisure — it will not do looncouragc hthis sort of thing if he could have seen her a lew mo hiiil'h ■• afterwards just as he was whirling hilton rh the waltz with miss itaymond's hia ' n ig iit curls floating over his shoulders hsnlddn in the silence of her own dimly hliglitee.i room the golden hair all uliloos h-ia ,', from her hair pin and jeweled comb hand her blue eyes looking like morning drowned in rain well perhaps it hwniilil have done him good perhaps not hit is not only best to let a man know the hiill extent of his power over that misoi'u hid little captive his wife il is astonish hog how much the sex delights in torment hug its victim there is always one bles h 1 avenue open to womankind however h — a good cry ! no wonder that kate el hw:i felt better when she wiped away the hiriwei of tears and brushed u|ck the love iv rippling tresses from her fevered foro j^^ll_aiii i i.n.ii i sr i _ an — v i •«■■■ hier-a if delugi.i her hnndk/rciuef wiun lin-i water and trying vainly o cool her hliurning eyes : what ought 1 to do — i l i wish i had never conn away from ll : it's a jndgment on me for leaving imv dear little babies ill the hands of cold hhirclings i was happy before ever hthought of this hollow deceitful whirlpool hnf fashion she burst into fresh flood of tear as i ' reraeinbered her husband's last words it was cruel of him to speak in thai lenm sneering way to uie she sobbed m have 1 lost all the charms ho used io itall me 1 possessed i if he only knew these things hurt me 1 am sun he i would treat me in a far different maimer " m she sunk involuntarily back as if some innli h iml'jiad struck her as miss kay immid's clem melodions laugh suddenly lii ail cd up audibly through the closed door int i-r room and then she sat her lips i compressed together and a new look came i inin the liquid depths of her wet blue evis the gilded minute hand of the carvel i parisian clock on the mantle had traveled i nearly twice around the circlet of enamel led figures before kate elwyn lifted her i gaze from tho bunches of velvet roses in i the carpet what was she pondering on ? " sitting up eh kate ? why i thought i you were tired to death said mr el i wvn as he entered the room and his wife i laid down her hook and welcomed him h with a bright careless smile h " yes i have boeil so much interested i in ihat delightful book e claimed k-ticj ■ enthusiastically " 1 do wish 1 knev-j i whether sir guy gets the property oj ■ lu has got over her sulks innuzinglj i quick whs the husband internal couil h iiietit us he kick.,1 nil liis li'lnts and luzil.j ■ icoi a i.ii,-.ki,-,.j_.--rr«iv " , tl i ■ fnm'inwz!1'1 "' ' bpmn lightij i vi vet mi | i,,i'"b p waof h.vvht h all smiles and dimples '" '""' h i wonder if k „.,,.,*,* cn i uu.m m^!^t'r^a ■ take a rule |„. exclaimed iiollo thel one half h time t 1,1 , t'am l.i i . "■'- liotel uni .,»-. i and who consequontly knew all £ wis i i ings and incomingfl gonerally h she's out riding iii qoloiiel warring i ton's baroach been gone ever since morn i in returned the gousipping matron with i groat promptitude t outriding elwyn's brow contract ___ struuge — very btrnnge he muttered i lo drive out in lint s irl of a way without h as rn ue ii as saying n wor ! in ine ! i al h ways thought that witn igton a puppy i mul [' n bitre of it l if ___ lie went down and l i 1 u :---' i i the eqiii i page and tion returned lo tho drawing i loom us restlt bs ns ilo wandering jew i after omi or two turns ncross tho long ___ npai ttui'iii he sat gloomily down in tin i window recess liven aurora raymond's i pretty lisping chattel could not interest i him now vould kate never como v i ho thought as he looked at his watch for i tin fortieth time sho i ut last just in time to run up i stairs for u hurried dinner toilet — came i smiling ind lovely with her hair blown i by the fresh wind und her eyes sparkling i radiantly elwyn — dog in manger ns he i was — could have knocked col warring i ton down for tho involuntary glance of i lulinirution with whicli lie looked after his i fair companion h presently mrs rule re-uppeared in a i magnificent dress of lustrous silver green i silk lightened up by the flush of uuier bnlil a her throat and frosted grcon mos i bes dropping from her hair ___ why havo you put on that odious h green dies /" asked elwyn catching al i some pretext ns on escape valve for liis i ill-lninior you know how much i dis i like green h t », well said kute nonehnlnntly i you an so fidgoty charles what dif i ference can it make whether i weargrcen horyelliiw it is entirely a by gone linh i i.ui for husbands and wives to study one ___ another's whims a lu darby mul joan — i we dress entirely to please the public ilie gay world you know ; nml i pill on i ihi silk dress to please mr garnet — he i admin s green so tuuch !" ___ charles elwyn stand nt his wife in i speechless astonishment what did it i iiieuii i she had always lieu thehuuiblr m slave nt his slightest >"'-' jot caprice and bfr1 w*tfrw)**tplcr llltfg-i im-ti wft11 i n — ___ she never cilllio near hifi all the even ming never sought his approval by the m little shy glances of appeal or tin qneb i lint ing looks thai had been so inexpress i il.lv dear to him no she chatted away i bowitchingly self-reliant the centre of an h admiring group until mi elwyn was i ready to rush out of the room in a truns i port nf exasperation ___ allow me to congratulate ynu on i votir treasure of a wife sir said col i warrington 1 have always knownsho i was a beauty but l never appreciated her i claims as a wit ___ elwyn glared speechless at the polite i colonel uin i was evidently surprised at i the ungracious reception of his little coin i pliment h just what i might have expected 1 he muttered to himself plucking fiercely i at his moustache what the deuce did i i bring her llc.l'o for if i didn't w.uii i every fool in society io fall down and i worship her .'" h would you like a drive after dinner i kate lie asked one evening after about i three days spent in this very edifying man i tier m i conldn'l possibly this evening she m said adjusting tho wreaths of ivy tha i depended from her shining hair wev'i i arranged such a nice moonlight party ti i ride to the navy yard h well what is to prevent mo fron i driving you there asked elwyn mix i iously ___ our parly is nil made up said k it i coolly i've promised to go in mr gar i lien's carriage he is so delight full i agreeable and i like him so tiiu**li h the dickens you do growled elwyn i his face elongating and growing dark ___ but i'll tell you what y wiii'ln j'.'l j ___! vol jjleaseil sn"*"*i*'-i tws to ffn l'i ■ nago in tho p my _ , t .-, ■ pxtla c i«i^,i1;iu:';i':;:v''i,n,k,':vi be he only 3'ou ge -, '"'' flo')v saicfl ■ irue'j •'.••'' l0b,*c'ak my promuo to'aisj ■ like a mocker o *"''""" in i r^:™ni'r;;ea;aif,f;:"''i ' "', sighed aurora ravmonrl i i i mil il li"'ti ke.h linti act ■ s vr trzr1 li i"-:;"th;',;t:iii:,;;/i ken e.'*-'«-tilcir spell ■,„_ !,„,.■ 4"fe fttzjsgf ) i ___ ..'■■"": 1 hon tho pavement before iho dom he went hup to his own room nnd tried uselessly l.nmimh 10 qraiiho hintsell with books ami h writing all his effortfl wfere unavailing hhetwceii him and every occupation to hwhich he turned cr p 0110 gloomy i — a son pniu to think that li was happy wiih oui society and she ni'vei missed lliu absent voice i smile . ftc.lj ■ i wonder if tin jmv ;.,*„ mutter i i i '*'''''' hsensaiioii at ml tt^^m^etym.tu.y if llv ue felt so whenever ( liiai '• with auro i and the widow this wns a new consitlcrnti would th time evi r c uiie when elite's ila ni would he estranged from him — cs hi i.i ' . i by his own conduct when her hia ; scnsitivo natiini wi tild cease lo re | to his touch ,' thu very fancy waa hogony m he was wrapped in tf ■• lnoiny incdi ____ ■ when the dooi iticd and ins | i hi little wife tripped iu looking very hinii-o like a magnified sirilieani she h i pp i suddenly when sh * saw his lead hli iwed upon his hands charles docs vuiir head ncho i h no then whit is the m r 1 my heart aches k ii ," 111 sail bad i it aches lo think that my wile has lea u'd to lovo she came to his side and put her arms |. his neck with can ing affection charlie what do you mean <" i mean kate that when \ oil desert |- for the society id others and cettse in i any regard to my wishes i can como limi in one conclusion charles said kate milling archly | in his face lines ii grieve you to i iv ' me piefei the society of others to i oui it breaks my hear kite he said then i'e net let us m ike a bargian i allow miss raymond and mrs to console themselves illi col i m ritiglon and mr harnett while we | happy with each otln r shall it bo imi i k ite you have beein pi tying a part !" of course 1 hive s4)iilyon suppose h ■ "} h p_w #**•* '•"'&% h giants or '■• wu jr y in one of his great ctii ' prof silli the yoiingei tilli led to tin skeleton lal an enormous lizardwol eighty feet im m this the professti inferred as no ____ specini'-n of bu mngiiiiuilo has i been found that • ic * which it has legem l-tt hie vei ty l..i his posil'n n ho ruthtv'singuliirly oudc.i i . to enforce by an all'i io j to the i existence of gi|mts in h len limes l'i following list is tjie daialvliich upon llhis singular hy pot is baid : m the giant exhibited in if jtsii in 1830 i'm professor bays milasuicillnoai cight i ecu gorapius saw a girl that ns ten feel h the giant li ilabra brouptl from ara i b i.i to rome under claudiu ctesar was i ten feet high eanuiu who lived i ill i of ell m gene 11 measured eleven kit the clievalier scrng iniis voyage to h peak ti'iieriffe found i one of the caravans of that moiiutaii the head of i the uunich who had six t teeth and was i not less lii in fifteen oh the giant furrngu ', sii by orlando h nephew of charlemiigm . s iw i nty-eighl ; h feet high h in ism near st germ mas found the h tomb of tho giant isnientwho was not h less than thirty feel i i iu lo'j'.l near rouen b found a skcl i etoti whose skull held a ishel ol corn i and who was iiiiictecu fi high i tho giant bacart was jn!y-two feet ■ high liis thigh hone weliitiud in 1703 h near the river model i i j n li near the c i ill 1 > iphin a | toinb was found thirl v h ';< .*. sixteen i net and a fourth feet aijihcshouhls i lfivo feet from the b.dt i lo tl.e ■ | back i i near palermo i siy was found lie ! ■ "««;'«'»» fa giant tl.ir fj>.t high and in ■ l bother forty fee.igl i jnear afazrino in s|v in 181g was lull 1 1 1 i ie sl-,,1 ' i • ,. •" sl.elelo ,,| .;,,„ thl.lv feel ' '-,"' "'," 1 ns titii/i'of , hogshead and each of f3 tooth tighed i.enriy five oii.'icl's j uv bave no doubt tit i hero were bi s ""''-" days .,, the past perhaps ao prolific in producg them than tin - tiio pro^ont but the istory of the giants dnri.ie tl hleniinn'.'as no more re kuhlu than thai l warfs several of oiii were even hi.ialleihun thu thumbs h;"1 me y a radical iiows.-ilor savs the mil yat.lhon.iesin va>fiugton lluvu for "" ° ll»n been dissatisu with tho con * l'°m of ngs in ark li gov clav gardedas liav.'jr transcended his i oower-i finrl some of the troubles v .,- i la'»g that state »,,; believed lo have ail i e from his i injudiciou course i j;"'"^u p-vi-n if the snubs i .,"""' '"'• ■'., ho it attracts more i j;onth«n by its clear shining the whole ■ from tin henderson index thomasville wo have just returned from a pleasant holiday visii to this place thomasvillo ib eligibly situated on the north curolinn rail loud j j miles from greensboro and 28 miles von salisbury being 103 miles or live hours m1 above uuleigh it is ou tho euslern border of davidson coun ty near iho coutttic id guilford and ilau dolph i lie inc ,,\ , 1 . aii i and bllltl f mils ami posbc.r>,d*mmcli natural advan tages a improved upon would make it i thu handsomest town i , western carol \ na the place has al .. v supported a ' high moral character mi evidence of this there was only one person iu tho vil lage who became intoxicated during tho christinas holidays and ihi individual a colored in in socli ; v ; i i and homo geneous no di.-lincl nn nl c isto thotnasville has acquired notoriety chiilly for its mailllftlctlll'i's id loots and shoes there are now in act'n e i pcration ' not including one or t wo small custom shops three large manufactories messrs c m & i lines a firm extensively known an siill at the business hiving since we were there before erected u new and large building and added many con veniences to their establishment shell bros & i'n have tilted up the building formerly occupied for the bami purpost by miller ife foster and afterward by will ml & alh-n in an elegant manner this enterprising firm is doing a steady business its accommodating senior j m shelly esq took lis over the facto ry ami give us an insight into tho modus of the business introducing to our notice many improvements in the machinery ex pediting and lessening the labor of the operatives j a leach & co a new house are doing a promising business a i i anil one additional shoo manufacto ry arc talked of il may be well to state that the manufacturer's wholesalo prices me about the same as those of new _ ork tii workmanship is superior to tin aver age yankee woi k i'he pi id oi thomas ville i its enterprise in the boot and hoe business beforo lhe war the place h id won t merited soubriquet of lynn ol th south thisii ill never wo think ccasc to descry j'l'lie want of i ' t : i 1 — ' "« i*i rae-nl ol ihe entcrptjlsc of its citizens but capital sooner or 1 1 or must como in and then thomasvillo will he a g eit place — i he silver mine road completed tn thorn asville would go far in induce capital into hit whole bociiou then is much proba bility of this being done as this route is regarded as t ho best tl e shoe simps are not the only fen : tores of interest onr old friend xance , tho hatter is prepared to furnmli by retail ind wholesale tho best and neatest styles of gentlemen's halb i >. s wemmoieland is ait fait ut cabinet work his bod-sto.i i and chairs some of them beautiful pal terns by-the-hy somaii s find their way out of the state w t monro & co '.* steam flouring and saw mills drive a large profitable business situated one mile from the town is messrs jenkins and skiles stock farm i new and ei-y worthy enterprise we were well pleased with the stock these rentleinen had on hand but thev assured is thai they had not fairly started yet as t was their intention to furnish the soutli irn states wi;h iho very best imported ; dock their preparations are ou an <•_- ensivn scale and embraeo every variety tho female ( lullege under the able management of president brulon is stead ly rising iu popular favor the fall ses ! don closed with a concert and other nend uiieal exercises on tha 17th ult the icxt or winter session will open on the 12th of january instant the president ind his friends are sanguine or a ll.urish rr school this year we can imagine in good reason why they should not sue et d tlmy certainly have our best wish s for iheir success trinity does well wo are lold their laving hei n n mi • hundred students in t nli kilance lkr ,. .■_*,, r n-un bolll of heso insiiiuii...?s deserve hearty support death oe iti-v basil manly sa we have heretofore briefly nieiitioiipd he death of this well-know u and useful divine the charleston courier gives he following particulois of his death and i i short sketch of his life : ' he died iu tin town of oroenville in - ihis state on monday lasl the | pie f i thai place evincing every respect lor the memory of one who had so univorsnllv endeared himself m the people of sotiih ' carolina ns dr imanly by his winning ind e min nil traits of characlcr and prue tical usefulness from early manhood imong ihem hul done dr manly died of pneumonia but i'm i some lime past had sulfered from piralv i si iiiid otherwise from thai impaired iiul i declining health usually attendant upon ii advanced years lie was bom in north i arolina in t798 and at the time ol in i demise was in the tint year ol his aire ll il entered ihe ministry at an early age | and soon proved himself in bo as distill i guished iu lhe fields of secular acquire i ill is as he uas pl'ufoltlid ill lheologic.il i i dr manly was a man of great depth of i pii ty but withal was so very amiable in i disposition and approachable to evi ry one i that even the young and gay sought hi i companionship and conns i i lie accepted the pastoral charge of tho first baptist church in this place in ls'.''i filling thai position very a ptably and efficiently till 1837 a period of eleven vears dr manly was ihen called to the presidency of the university of alabama and for a length of time sei veil that seat of learning with a mil and an ability that added greatly io iis already distinguished usefulness n id high t he again ac cepted a call l this city iu 1855 and as suming tin p - : :..', c;te of llu congrega tion id tin u * *♦ ' i'th >'"< :'' i-wllil church admin i t rtffl tl flwt iburyeurs rei u ruing again t alabama aud engaging mainly in preaching and agricultural pur sui's thus has lived and passed from his great usefulness and tho church militant here to the church triumphant iti heaven the rev basil manly 1 1 as pure n ni and as beloved n divine perhaps as any wh se death wn havo ever fell our sels'es called on to chronicle in remembrance ol his many shining virtues and of our great personal regard and esteem for him while living we claim to mingle our deep sympathy with that of his numerous family and friends in ihis their hour of profound trial und sad bereavement blind tom outdone we listened the other evening to a musical wonder ihat eclipses blind tom tim wonder that we refer to i.i a negro girl raised in hinds couniy and as a pianist she certainly cxcpis anything that we have listened to this girl euimu about eighteen vears old is as black as i lhe ar of spades and does not know a single note and cannot spell the sim plest word sin was a house erv.iut and us such was permitted to play upon the piaim shu can play any piece how ever dilllcull '.; in iy be after hearing it it played ; an 1 in-r accuracy ond delicacy of touch is n iiv something very n mark able por thu past two years she has | been employed as a field hand and has had no opportunity of playing or listen ing to others play her performance on tho piano is astonishing us well for ac curacy delicacy i di and brilliancy of execution islic c m nlay anything she lii ■.•*-' a hi'iii'ilf-^'i |^ v *.'..' liui l.iiji^^mi unjseciii fi 7 tmtmflp ment wi understand that it is in cos temptation to live our cii znns an oppor tunity of hearing this ur.i.dcul wonder and that afterward she will make a tour through lliu united stntcs ai i europe — lclcsbu , limes get sleep enout h a young mm in business mast ac knowledge ono mathematical ; -. t ho knows by experience about h iw ninny hours ol sleep he needs to b . fresh one day as on the previous tl.iv he must acknowledge the fact thai lie can not set up late and rise early and _-,■: this amount of simp there is a ri hi n th ematical obstacle to iho accomplishment of such a tact it he needs seven li uuv , sleep as many young men do or eight hours aa more voting men do im can not gel them between 1 o'clock a m and 7 o'clock a m if he insists on late hours he must neglect either his sleep al night or his business in the morning nearly every young man has snlii m u mathematical iicutenes's al 7 o'clock a m in appreciate the impossibility of takinu mo from seven and leaving ci«*ht the uestinii is whether or not he nppvpci.tes his impossibilit in lhe eve ling when he s called upon to decide between a lol yg od time and his bed one very f'rcnii nt mistake is that lost sleep can bo made ip ' in the first place whatevera young nan may intend to do he verv seldom dually tries to make „,,-■ for os deep i h needs eight hours sleep md gels but five he usually makes up he lostth.ee by sleeping about one hour i ger than usual llu xt iimit or perhaps he depends on sunday on bul inciug the w h iu week aud ' i **• «!.. hours extra sleep makes up for ten hour lost in the second place one hour of regular sleep is worth for purposes of recuperation at least two hours of make up slumber there is practically no such thing as making up lost sleep a bi'.u'tir i pkntiment shortly before lhe departure nf the i imonted ho lier for india he preached u sermon whicll i contained this beautiful illustration s life heats us on like the stream of n mighty river onr boat first glides down the mighty channel — through the playful inurni.irings of the little brook an i the windings of iis grassy borders the trees shed their blossoms overour young heads ; ihe flowers semn to idln i hciusclvcs to the youne hand ; u e are hapi.v in hope and grasp eagerly al the beauties around us but ihe stream hurries mi and still inn bauds are empty our course in youth • md manhood is along a deeper and wider mood among objects more striking and magnificent we are animated at the moving pictures of pt.joymont and in iiu try all mound us u ,- are excited ul some shortlived disappointment the btrei.m bears us on ana our joys and oui gri.fs are alike behind us we ... iy be shipwrocked but we cannot bo delayed whether rough or smooth iho river has tens ill lhe roar of ll.e ocean is in ourcars and the tossing of ths waves i l.ue-itl , oui feet and the hoods are lilted up around lis and we take our leave of earth and its inhabitants until of our future voyagu there i no witness save the infinite uud eternal well said — tly native virginian s.ins a iriend in richmond closes a recent lettler ihu i : by thdrj '* rwhat is to become of the ladies n '-»-"■" d virginia bom to ) ' u\jt^l___d _________■_______! tbe sua^^^t^^^^^^^^^^t^-our pape _ \ i here is but one way to treat tho sub ject we know a young gentleman hi whoso veins the best blood of virginia and south carolina is mingled ii was a good soldier for he loves war and hates fanning i in ihe hottest days in summer we have seen him hoe iu hand sleeves rolled up mim bare to tho elbow work ing liko a steam engine from dawn uutil dark this man by pluck by industry and by prudence will win back what his fathers won beforo him by means of tli bamoqualties not the prideof race butthe strength oi blood will make him a mas ter again such a man will not be kept down as for those virginia ladies and gentleman who will not stoop to conquer lh.it fact alone throws a doubt on tho purity of their blood they will live and die miserably and their children will bu chambermaids and hostlers to the deccn il.iiiis of tan kco settlers about memorizing — which is cor rect — learning by iwart or learning by art the former is the usual expres sion but it is by no means clear that it conveys the intended meaning ho who expresses words or sentences or aught else upon tho brain by rote as it is called uses somo acquired or instinctive trick of memory for the purpose school-boys actors singers and their likes have va rious artifices for committing matters to memory and their learning is hy art tho heart lia nothing to do with it if learn ing by heart means anything at all it cer tainly signifies the principle the very p posile of lhai it is used to designate '_____ without regard to thovyrabois by which tlioy are presented to the mind ' a hv.uen.a romance at colum bin ie recently a marriage was sol emuized with which is connected a sin-u arly romantic story tho bride who belongs to one 0f the most aristocratic families of maury county married not long before the war it is said more tho choice of her family and friends tha her own i wo years afterward she proeor bu a divorce and was united to a gentle man who was spoken of us her first love ' annul ti year ago the second husband met villi an accident which caused hi death uriduy she was again married to her first tusband after a legal separation of seven r eight years a narrow escape from w-._j.--it ibe recollected how belligerent all the w was during last summer all ac '.'•'> s agreed i anticipating w.ar between i'eandlvuss.a before hris,,nas i ■.";»<* roiu a speech of jount vou bts • k th t ,*-,_ expectation was wp n««l but for an unexpected even t 3:iobiu spftin 1 - "*"' ld imvo been realised the em lec relied on spain to take »'»■*?««>« ftome and ke ep ital y in check i';1 je..y,^ueen isa ' ;,'.;;•;* tell with her iuchm out r of mw naturalist and etbno rraphcrs divide mankind into several dis !"'!' imt '■■ m cuvier refers 1 '' i onumei*nto m-_m_i p : riclna s^pt^g americ c.lllo ,.-, ... sfi^na nijach wlu live hirst lathe caucasian ch race to wjhich belong tiie greal -' of the european nations mdv of wester asia second the mon<m o i or yellow race occupying tartarv,^v jnptn c third the kthiopuu negro race occupying all africa exc the norlh fourth the a inerictiii m i ice en nt lining the indim s ,,| sxsu and south america and if li thefl lat/aii or brown race occupying h f lauds of the lud.au aichiptiu c.-v noah l^ebstcr the spoken word boys and giils what is it you can never catch tlmugh you chase after it as oil the wings of tho wind vou can never catch the word that bus once gone out ofyouu lips once spokon it is out of yotu reach do your best you can never recall it therefore take care what you say never speak nn unkind word an impuru word a lyit.ij woid or n profane word a youth who starts out in life with an earnest determination to bo honest up light f.ithful to all trusts punctual at tentive and above all god-foariiig ihrt h promise uf abundant success though ho be without money or wealthy ft ionds ho will bu sure to lju.u all llml k most 1 sires salisbury n c january 8 18(h