the western carolinian - • . | hi com bbs mh l.,.l.,.oati:i ti ', l l'm,h.-uir n l u i constitution nor r-ltoiiinitko by it to tirp states ar1 >;,:-,.,: i n i'll fit i wt.s , or to i-i in people — amendments to the constitution article x • j 5 austin & c f fisiikim > editors :»» ml proprietor _ nu i of vol xx salisbury n c june 81 j83d ivholt no 091 his kingly heart is smote — and ho weeps hut iho hue i.i conquest humus up within him from duns front thessaly from , iu mountains of i'm dos i u pel and lupus come lo inn mes sengers w,lh the humiliating symbols of sul,mis sion , tic tie i io court the friendship of the power ful persian hot i"t all tin slates i b.ooce have yioldod — no sumo e unsubdued h i oe.-s thi'iani-py he the persian army approaches athens pn the l_.tlieni.ius vhereare tiny ' hue lln-v ah.u km nvir the western c irolinian ie publ ■ fin n at tw i llollars per annum 1 paid in advance or t j dollars and fifty cents l not pa ' 0 cy uf three months no paper will be discontinued „„,,! nil arrcaragesi are paid unless al lhe discretion of i itify 1 editors f a wish i untiniie a yea will be considered a a in on lent advertisements will he conspicuously ami correctly no dollar per square fur the lir-t ms ■ . hr each continuance courtand ju ,,-■ will he charged j per cn inon .,. prices a deduction ot 33j per cent from a|nr prices will be mad to j lv advertisers j monts nt in fn publication musl hav ,,! nine marked "„ ll or ihey u ll i.e inser forbid and charged ibr accordingly . ,-. ml rested to tl a editors on business must he the will cot he al an led to terms of carolinian an evening in athens ;,,. u,:\,!v w iiii.i.i viiu , -.;. 1 was i wanderer i stood in alliens from the loll acropolis 1 looked forth upon greeoe — the shades of evening were falling around mo as i loud among ibo shattered monument of ihe in i lleciuol city and aw al tny eel the marble of phi.hasj i'.i.'h philip hut alas who can promise himself the lusting enjoy n nl of popular favor lul the di nig lips ofthe prisoned donio-lhenes answer glorious city with thy wealth of lame 1 niti-i leave th<-e the night dews are heavy upon me und wanderer as 1 am i may no longcl converse with thy had i must pursue my pilgrimage " farewell ! a word which must be and hall th ly siuking ; and justus he was finally settling sown some ol her crew sought shelter in her tops while others plunged into the sea and swam towards us seeing lhal ihey swam vigorously aud persevering ly lunar us stamar shouted shoot mo oil a few of those jolly fellows his orders were obeyed to tho verry leltcr — now and iheil a cap or a straw hat rose to lho sur fhco ami boated round the shattered vessel which he loaming waves were now fasl engulplnng suddenly with a sound like lhe rushing of a huge water-spout an immense chasm opened iu the waves lhe merchantman balance i herself ibr u mo licit or two and then with one lightning-like bound descended thu tops of her inusis were for an instant seen lashing the waters and then she and lhe unhappy wretches who wore still clinging to her disappeared forever 1 iho tumult ofthe horrible scene thut had been enacted there no cceded for a few moments n frightfully oxpressivs tflence which was broken by tbe voice ol stamar w ho in tones of infernal irony exclaimed " adieu i a pleasant voyage lo you \ sound which make u lingor yel fat f"n"^^d im ?^_____^ . v and ilnrt^^^"*'s_____________^^^^«^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m f t ■ — - - ,,, their cits 1 l,e have 1 in lomhs-ui-^^m 11 p ling smile u.'.iil e - o h.velv ihnt he - , , , . , _, ,. ii . , r ancestors am their temples are lot-sake , i 77 ™ in i i well linger in his nave-taking u,very , , , ' , ., ■ . , i i i i . i wealth ihe adornments ol iheir homes their ia-b is ik about mo blazed with luslre und lie gl.incng . . , ■ 1 ,.. , i i i i , i i lues their pictures are all i li t the destroyer waves o the - •■■ upon wln.-h 1 1 iked down were . . ,.' , ., , ... ,, , . . . ' no i with 1 wins and ihoir children ihey seek ,¥„ , ,,. .... , i ., , , i up the sea the safety which they could not find rhcre sl 1 '! ncrvas icinido 1 it bed in light ' , , , , oiii ., no .,, their na 1 1 boll ns , hud g owed in dnys lorevor lied h ess ng tin ' .,., ., , ,. , .•',.,.■ » ihey are willing in the language ol ancle i'o'.il ihel.i.'tu when returning iron ins wan ,. ■ b , ..... , , ii co pint historian " to re nun , i all lor lhe sal ol derm . he looked „, n irom the lar ll sen j .,,.,, . , ,,., . , , , , , i , . • ■, heir oun 1 1 v , which thev knew consisted not ,,, i ho day hath gone but see thai sky yet bn hi . • ' . ,;. , ,.-. . i ; ' . . their houses lands and effects but thai equal cm with its lading glorv s lhe evening star ,. , , , , , , i.j - ir stituliou nl government winch thev hud received i s im ga zing ui on scones gone by — lleru is n , . ■ • ,, , . , ,,.. , , m ., , , i .' from their ancestors and which it was their duty a,l,.-,.s hereon this spot for llnrlv centuries , . ., ,..:,.. sands have lived nnn loved and thought and "' r '" s " m i 1 '» """ l'7 died wi i genius powethave trod this field daybreaks over the liny ol snlumis 1 he and wrought their deeds here the f r their groc.sn ships are drawn up in lhe orderol battle achievements is through the whole earth ' ll8 t " [ ' i'smistocles is dlflusod throughout ; „., , ,. , , .... . c the whole multitude ihe sacred hymns an i 1 hen.imeiu history ol the spot rose lielore . . i . i i i i ,„„„ , . . ,. ' ,. paeans ol the i re lis salute the light anil now in e ike a magnificent v ion — l-.vent alter event . . . . . . . ' ,. .*> ., ... ., , break turt li the triumphant songs ol war anil ibe pnssi i in renew the in gh iv actors in ihe glorious . . ' , . . i „„_ :,. n 7 ii i , i ,.. stirring voice ol lhe trumpet given hack in still past swept i tne uit , all their deeds lln , , , . , ,■ ,, , • n*,i . ' i ■ „ . , , louder an.l ger peals iron lhe shores ol alnc.i ng ol vthens h-r heels her arm.es her scho i imd p ul ,| ca -,-,„. per . la wero in my presence first came i ecrops 8ian bh * g , o ,,„. ,,„„,.; g ,..„,,, „„ „ ,„„.. wilh us ivy man culoiiy ; llie robes ,.| lhe king ■ . . .. ,. , ■ , , -. , ' . i ,. u einiiicnee enlhroiled on the too ol mount i'.gnlo hung cd with the garuieuls ul the i nest he ' . . ., . . , r jf " ,. h , ,. „ ii the iiioniirch ol persia looks out upon lho light plains the olive m honor ol minerva and build in altar to jupiter his venerable form glided ! a king state on the rocky brow awny and one bv seventeen form with kingly . which iwksoer ses-torn ssum.s .' , ■ ,,.. , i j - and ships by thousands luy below b aring passed nn i he last i recognised as ( ,,. am £_',_ muum . lu wl , ru uif , drus the patriot king who loved his counlry better , he counted then at break of day lhan his lite and sought ill disguise an i the eo y m | w |, en u 0 „„„ bot where were thoy 1 dieting ranks of the heraclidaj lhal death which vs .,..,, sl , uj „ bun -__,. „ the su;lj hu mir eil the oracle had declared would purchase victory b.r h|s |..,„|,„. upon „„. wrl , c ked and scattered fiag ilie arms ul l,,s people and which his enemies menl of tho l 8r8 - wn fleet would have denied to bun had thev known thill it ■ e osuu , pr _ w j j r ,. om g r0 em wns cdrus yhum they si ink xerxes starts in wild dnsprir from his silver trffono the light is ovr-ihe v.heninns are conquer , |( . t ,, u . s ig , endw robeg .„„, „, de0 p dismay or hot e ■„,,•„- are mingled with rejoicings abandon8 almlioughts of conquests and seeks o,,lv f „• limy m urn n'v,<-l..,y ghl nl such a | o .^ s fee , lct , ,„,„,. q ,,„. . „; „,- a „.,. thev s,,l ily declare thai no one s worthy to „ ,.,. ., , .• . , ., , , , , ,- ., ,,, 1 out iinon i'latea 1 tie s,ii thugs his nrsi "";' ''' l 7 lri|u ' ; 7 ' ir "" | ■.»!>• ,- persian teuts.an i , plendour is ,„,,. ,„ athens with he title ol k.ng darling the hour of conflioi is at hand turce l t ""' "" "" '"" "'': h '"«- hundred thousand arms flashy ie pi bat :' oft j '",""•';: boarl "«' z^z"z*z u ti c iv,m',„c r ; m , i whit teed i -. i he pnde ol anceslry lh d ui ;. ■ au7 . n ' m , iina|os „,„,„ , lh.jniy.hi upon ihoir brows and , ■ , i rf j , ( , k ._, l||l oiivatu file the so end r ol public services the "' , . " . i.*.„-,.„i , , .■ • . j i i t*i.i k i meet the shock unmoved fiercely -,, rn ailmiliisi ration .' justice mado iheoi irulv , ,• , ,,,„ .'-*» , » : 7 - rrt '"' " s - ' j '• i v::.u _. red «. h u,e „...«. „.- ; „.*.., on lhe l,,„il held ihey were alike above e monkunus md l,,s milk-white steed prnach loderlbeir w,se v,„„ons nd ! fe im:|a|i _ tralton their countrymen heenme ronowiien in arts .,., ,. , ■ ,, i . ,_ n ' i,i . ,., . ' 1 he ireek is reve nig in p.isian lei is lie im arms — am he g urv o ihe an an na , _* , ,— , i 7,i ii i , , , , ,,, seizes the magnificent couches oflhe invader bis . . ri remote hub runs i'olisned yel vt » ,. .. . '.,,.. „-, rel i ve manly culliv g most « ble » ?' b ld »"« >' ver lus yellow go „ gob ,., arts outstripping the world in statuary and le j 8 * h f relets o untold value h.s sc.m ars ,. , , i , , , ' i adorned with precious stones and us treasures painting teaching he sublimes philosophy and """'"." ' ' ,:,.. e,,i'-i morality ; they were free and upon heaped in chests ' ,,• , .-,, ,, , ,,,■,, i pnti tin promontory ol mycale a like scene a and ui i the i in i tl.oir.stan.l 1.1 itouted ' . ' ' ' . ■ meets my view '" '' """,'"',' ■ , i i r i i the actors in these scenes have passod awny i oiked rt i upon the broad url.aee ol lhe 1 i i . u . .. , ' . , , . , , but i heir g urv is undying — and this may well be l-.g ■;,'.,. a glorious beauty nversproad it and u i it fill islands sleep iu undisturbed qniet , ' " the heavens are mirrored in iis genllo bosom climvof the unforgotten brsve a i the tiny wave scarcely break ils repose fair dime where every season smile ' rsmgnant u er those olosped isles - but eo a - ill ilu upon lhe burface and unoth winch seem from lar cotonna's height or and yel nnythor transports crowded with make glad the heart thai hailsthe sight mailed hosts - v,.*p in view — and a strait of mar and lend lo loneliness delight tinl music breaks over lhe waters j sen the here is athens the glorious dead still orowd crowded ranks nl ll.e pei nan i hear ins insolent ; 1 . .,.,„. vener ble lorm of socrates is ho sl ut nf nutieiphted conquest as he draws nigh to jjj me ,, ia || , t ,,. k facei „,„, ,., lllu lligh brow i uforeece he bears with him chains - { n lfue r „, „ ia , 1 , 1 |,„., 1 ,| n , whloh ' '"■ ' : '" rroe i h warlike nasi ns fly ; the in , j „,.,„ ilsll „ lin i.,ri.,l being and bids him • : ' 1 "' , ," l '" ; "'" """' ''"',"" l '"' 1 "', 1 ' 1 ' look upon eternity he trod these streets , -, iieautiful parts with us sparkling marble is | le | ookod ,}-«, 1 sea these heavens were arched ,- nod tin e.lu taring vinos ol andr-ws srturd a|)ove , ls ul .. nl umi<mlll xhrn j,|„no„s msgnifi uosheltei lor ils | de and lhe beautiful islands \ cemx by day .„„| n ighi to bis conlemplalion whloh so lately slept in tranquility resound wuh jie j s anl j g t en to his sublime speculations ing i s 1 a violated by the hostile tread ,,. ||( , w of t|||3 thou „|,, knn high in ihe lien or the persians i'lo shed h a-y victory lie vl .,„ i ,„„| hashes in ihe sun as „ seeks lo discover myrn.id ns uf darius approach athens i pon the ;(|||| ,.,„_,, iii|l||i , wi , wor ds i follow him to his i . d f mara lea lln ho.l have pile i heir ■ „„_ rt ,. a .. gub | ime ph,lo-.,|,li v does he hero tents thej promise themselves ciiuquest and [^^ mt . iakus ,, 1 p.,,.,,,,,.,1 uu wl h nu i ru ,„. i r.andare impatient to rush upon a people fa band and puts it to hlfc(jps yol eluquent with who though they flight be too proud lo ily are „, 0 7 anguiig0 0 f uiiuur j , r ti,7 lop weak to resist ue is followed by plalo his pupil i recognise 7 '".':• '!'«.>''•;-'"' '■>- ar l h "; ,,,,„ , 1v ,,,,. eleganie 1 l„s a!,u r the , i de „„. ul h,ho blood 1 kings in s v -,,,-. and be a t l^l omw z«ta travel a y ih..t brow ,,, . :. ireacherou hippma head ll.e persian w ( ,, ilh ,„„„,„„, „„/„„,,„.„ „,- , 1br i ,.., . , , . ,. ,, i in ui , es ic nature » the divinity stirs within b , ,. the n miltiade plants hi u nnd . j , ,;,-. „ d his i.-i hundred i in i . " „ rsilii|li 6ucl0i . ,-, he ii slung s i ,.,. ru-h 0 r i„,,_._|earn,„g ue t re.l ' y ear m z [ " s v ' ' ooial f lhe lip ol sociules whose inllruc '"" - ', ' s,nl "' 8 l "', l,ls '':";';■ ' ru z s e enjoyed for eight m bu from inier 1 wowtel - , ,. : l'"r c vary ,-!,,, ly ,,, 1 - ' j « f j ,..,..,. altl . r lhn ,,,.,. ,| „, ! he persian host give i k «... llus,r„„,s leacher he turned hisfoot ward rushes the g^eksp , „„, ho„-a u „ he ; ' __ thi . tor die k after rank relren.s-they thepy thagmw rhilu ydr.wsl.iin „„„, h,,v ily and lho might army m »'» > j-airions „, olj.-rvo he won tot ' ■'''" i..,-„i fiaturc he visits ttowlcanic fire of sicily blg h i hey patim ,,., .. nvun ,„ ihe.r cam , -,■„,.„,„„„ ,, lvi „., "'")' rush " iheirships i senale i \.,"„- o v t a„.l .,.- p.rlec.s 1,,,,,-ell ... pl,.|.,-..phy in so emu as*mb y awnll the result ol lhe battle ■"■' "- , ' in he n i ,', in slendv valor , f iheir try hi -""' z'z 7 n "' , '" tt hey know the ii nul h ol bieh ihe world could ymld he return lo hi . p i their c ry , their nll-i in nai.vo cy and erecting ins lompl in he g ". 1 s an ed.lhai a soldier al cade.nu he surrounds in „-• i with a crow .,,,!, lu,l and blood flying i he field 6f illustrious nup.l i medaeod by politic coo o r i i neoroaches the senators in ihefr uulsion for^rtji years ho devotes hiiasolf lo.di ", v , ' me r ii o re him he en vim philo-ophy make ma , and ,,., jv ',. r . , h haste rejoice with the victors he nny ll.e subject of h.s cun.oinplnl.nns nnd enter r '""", j is trends with discourses full ot eloquoi.ee shouts nnd enpil . ft\e with ins millions determines nn ihe and irutti ,,,-,,■ com , ,-. ;,'' ,-- -. lie coier lhc sc , and land among the mighty dead who ,,..* ij-l-.r conquesi m i ,,,,,..-,, ones lands forth distinguished by i , winch , i,=.l r.-,"l v.re.n.sje..y of hi countenance vccns.omedio n „ . ,.,|. ii brings wi im u'.er hid thought tipon ll.e seashore when i or inail bl.lls.-lf mil voice bad l.ee,l trained , , ,„ , ll , lhl ,'. i ol lhc """ - wave which da.h-d nd broke al l.i»fcel,h ad '" '';,""'' i l ; ' , , r h » t ul„.„.tes about r and lev are j m 1 , -' il.'-v are swayed hke reed before the ' ' „.:,... while pjh.nl i irlovool ' '""' i z"z 7 ; ',„ ,!, " i-,"s lu vl,d"r appro g tl „ nee.-e to on ■ and as lie 1 oks lorib "> 1 a ' ,. . ,. ,'' ,, non eio i.m yi te loud crv ol p'hiu ur cnlhusi j'^xi zzr::,\;,l::'u,lnzitrt,u^-'^y teu in his from the london metropolitan till pirate scarcely had the g neon given utterance to in discontent when the mnn a ihe masl head sung out deck i.-li,i '— ., sail lo windward i stamar went alufl with hi glass and i ti ibw seconds returned and said — " every one to his post we're in luck at i ist curdle whistle resp indod to this order everv iinin look lus arms and we bore up toward the sl ranger under all the ail we eon cany ll wo i truly horrible thing to obsorve ihe sinister ex pression worn by all the hideous countenance f our lawless crew dirty bearded and already scenting blood their eyes hashing with fires of cu pidity and cruelly lhc wretches all gazed in the 1 reel on of their prey as though thoy wished to a unh hue the distance which separated thein limn ii in a very brief spue we beared our victim a large merchantman whose appearance promised at once easy conquest and n rich booty al a sig mil from stamar u shot was tired across her bows to hung her to sho immediately hoisted il white flag and began in lako in her sails ; but this obvi ously pacific inclination was quite throw away upon iho commander of the shark — l.ivo thai follow a shot between wind and water ened he " it will perhaps leach bun to bo quicker in his iiiamruvres and not keep worthy lellows so long arrivals am depak i'ures in lilt mails at salisbury statesville wadesbaro concord lincolnton greensboro and salem : a sm.isiu'hy southern mail departs every monday wedn ami saturday nt 1 o'clock tt in arrives on monday thursday and saturday at 4 p ,„. northern mud arrives on sunday tuesday and fri il.iv at 11 p m departs on monday thursday nnd saturdays at 0 p in statesville mad arrives every sunday and thursday d 1 p m departs every wednesday and saturday a f p „, lincolnton mail departs every monday wedn ,: irday at 1 a m arrives same days al i p m cheraw mud arrives every tuesday thnr-.l . . saturday a 0 p ,,, .: departs every monday wcdnes day 1 friday nt 1 n in the raleigh mnil departs every tuesday and friday et 1 a m arrives same duys at 1 p in fayetteville mail departs every monday and friday | nt 4 a in arrives next days ut 8 p m mocksville mail nrrives every friday at (>, p ,„.: and depnrts next day ol 4 n nl predictions for 18110 — tlie nex sossion of i otigress will be nf uncommon interest and impor tance this cannot fail ol proving true lie a use i bus been said every year regularly ever sinco we had u remembrance there will be a greut noiso about the country when it thunders ; nnd n greut dust will bo kicked up — by coaches and horses — unless lhe roads ure mcadumisod thoro will bo more bonks published this year tl un will find pin chasers ; moro rhymes written than will mud readers and moro bills made uut lhan will find payers those who have dubts lo pay and no cash will lose llieir credit many a fool will jump into a honey-pot and find il mustard — without being uble io say with lho tly " i'm od many an old sinner will promise lo turn over a new leaf this your bul the new i if will turn out i blank waning now within pistol-shut nl the stranger tiiul peters bringing his musket tn bear upon ono of her crew fired and knocked ihu man's straw hat from ins bead frightening the poor devil a good deal no doubt but doing him no farther injury " pretty fair lhal !" said stumor ; " hut another lime level lower halloa you sugar ikigsheaii ! send :, boat aboard us at statesvii.i.k the stage passes through statesville iron salisbu ry every wednesday and saturday at 12 o'clock in anil returns nexl doys al 8 a m the charlotte mail by horse leaves every friday at .">, n m arrives next day at 7 p m the lincoln on mail by horse arrives on tuesday at 0 a ni ; and returns as soon us the mail ,- opened the wilkesboro mud by horse arrives every satur day nt 11 p m and deparis on the next day a 0 b in the liemptonville mad by horse arrives on m„n day at 11 p ni ; nnd depart on the nexl day al ti „. in the huntsvillo mail hy horse arrives on monday t i p lh and loaves next day a 1 n n the salem mad by horse via mocksville arrives every wednesday and sunday nt 0 p in ; artd depart next days al g a in • at concord northern mail arrives every monday wednesday and saturday al 7 a „,.: depaitssame days b n in southern mail arrive on monday thursday aud sa turdav ul l'i in departs same day a 1 p tn mail by ijorse lo mill grove leaves on tuesday al » r », a n arrives same day at ti p in mail by horse for ijincaster leaves wednesday al 9 a ni arrives saturday at 5 p in many a man will grow rich this yenr — in a dream whoever is iu luve this yenr will think his mis iress nn angel whoever gels married will find out whether it be true file order was obeyed on lhe instant an.l lie boat coming alongside us a young and handsome man leaped upon our deck without the slightest appearance of fear or suspicion who tbe devil are you demanded stamar " loblolly-boy of yon craft or co k's swab socund in ale !" whoever makes lhe discovery that tho world is given to lying will do what jack l'alstalf has done before him whoever litres money out of the banks will lie iu no hurry to see the lusl day of grace whoever is liigh.upon his score and low in his pocket will think of a deputy sheriff whoever runs in debt this year will be dunned wi oiver is uni the at olbows will think of a tailor i am neither one nor the other sic replied lho young man firmly " i am tier lioutonani " oh well mr lieutenant you see uy lligl — it red as perhaps you can perceive ti.i_>.,u buck aud scud your captain hither 1 am not iu the inibit nf treating with swabs id lower n^k palo wiih anger and knitting his brows ihe young man preserved however sullicicul inusto&y over his temper lo depart wilh....ilj-eply ; and in a few iiiinuteylie boat returned bringing tlie captain " where arc you bound from f iluin.iu.leil sift " from martinique 1 ' " what's your lading i *' as usual lion that port — sugar nud cotlce " liul how about specie 1 none ol lhal el !" the french oapiaiu made 1.0 reply the sound uf his voice when bo first spoke i nl struck me | as being very familiar t tne wild the more i pun dared the more certain 1 became that this captain who had so unhappily fallen into our power was well know 1 to me si.unar guessing ihu iruih from lhe captain's silence resumed -" i see how it is — you have spocio 11 board i " there is no help for it replied lho unfortu nate captain and falsehood would lie disgraceful without lining of any service i frankly confess lhe that we hurt specie on board to it und lo every thing else we have j'ou ure welcomuj but i trust you will allow me nnd my crew to depart without nny personal ill-treatment for wi do you lake us messmates ? f,e upon your suspicions i vou muy goassoonus our visit is paid the captain of the merchantman bowed uud returned 10 go to his bout accompanied by loronzo five or six tunes the incrchi 11 10 boa went snd came bunging oil lo us ull thai iii pirates judged i bu worth lulling all ihis lime the captain of the luckless me chant nan had been standing 11 silent expectation ofthe final orders nf jstuinar who now said lo hnn vou can go on your way now my friend and of n surely y»u cannot my ibal wo ure so eery wiekeu — we other 1 the captain thus a-idrcssod bowed iu lilonco hauled up ills bu.il and commenced veering lo pro , i 0,1 ins ruule tho shark then goillly laid her self broadside lo ; stamar gave a signal to the in famous lorenzo a i exclaimed at the sane 1,un to ihe merchantman's captain adieu a plena nut voyage in you ! " scarcely were lhe hypocrite's words ultered when a fearful explosion of ur hole rang ol gnus shook eveiy plank of lhe mlnnk nud for „ lew moments bulb vessels were completely hiddon i'uin'ly wo nro of opinion trhrt ihis tvill;ben wonderful year just like ull fiat have gone before it politicians will make fouls of iheinsufvos pet tifoggers will iimke fools ol others uud women with pretty faces will maku'fools of both them ives and others the world will go round and come back to the place from which it set out and this vvill be lhc course of many a man who should be up nnd doing there will bo a groat cry and little wool as ul u shearing of pigs or u sessisn of congress charlotte mail arrives every friday at 0 p nf nnd departs on every wednesday at ,., a in lawrcnceville mad arrives everv_sunday ot 4,p ,„.; and departs on everv saturday at 7 a in mail from wadesboro lo wadesboro a cir route through tho county and hack arrives on tu day at 1 p in and departs on monday nl i n in mail to montpehcr n c arrives on tuesday and friday nt 8 p ,,,.; and departcaon monday and thurs day at 1 a in — carried in a hack at vi while residing in the mountain city of catorcc i had occasion lo start suddenly on a journoy lo z.icalecas ; soizing my holsters 1 departed alone on horseback iu u cow hours i arrived al tho ranch del llosal when i informed myself moro respecting flic road i was told that i had lo pass il rough a palm forest soveral miles in extent and that i should lincl u rhaiico fifteen miles distant ihu only one iu thirty miles riding through the forest iho thought of rubbers nalurully occurred and uf taking u luok ul my pistols on examina tion i found 1 had left one lo bo repaired und that the other had nu hint i fell iu llm bottom uf lho holsters but no hint : so for my sufoly it was necessary to trust solely lo the respectahlo appear ance of ,, puir of hear skin holsters plodding in lhe heat uf lho sun 1 d covered a little distance from the road a bamboo hut no one appeared bul appearances indicated hint it was niliubitod — i earned my saddle into lhe hut and gavo my horse the length of a cabresto lo gruzo wilh my saddle und annas tie tigua i made iho travel ler's lied upon which i reclined placing my hoi by my side a lorocious looking puisou soon rode up asked a fnw questions uud rolurued the in quiries did nol fail in excite suspicion but being overcome with fatigue and hu burning sun i ro in lined quiet th man souu reiurncd bringing u more ferocious looking companion seeing my perilous situation 1 instantly rosolvud lo demean myself in thu ■-,,,,„ manner as if my pistols hud bucii of tho best the companion alter asking various questions and praising tho holstors re queslcl mo lo do bun ihe luvor to show him tho pistols lo see if thoy worn of u certain class winch he named " i handle y arms only fur defence was y reply lie protested friendship and repeated lus request i repealed that i could not gratify curiosity in that respect lie became irritated ut length angry ulturing violent aud abusive language iho replies wero short and hi rsh both were in front of tho door with each a long knife iu his hand in thu act of whitling an hour pissed in conversation ami intervals ol silonco — they walked uway i thought j would wuil un l ia k nul then when their lasso could not ie them rush towards ihem with lhe presented pistols and make my escape into lhe wood re clining upon my i iilthoiigli not directing my ye immediately towards bun 1 discovered one of them ns)ant looking through on interstice in tho id .,,' the but lo obsorve my movements lip iroiliie.,1 my hand under lne flap of the holsters a.i in ih act of examining lock and priming a i withdrew it wilb an air of cuntentt hasoon appeared again ,,, front of the door und ban ens me lo exchange horses requesting mo to mount ins and try him 1 replied lhal 1 wished lo repose ihal u ihe iii.umiing i would probably trade and give inin n fair difference tie v mounted ; 1 boing ah ul sunset and taking my horse observed limy wen going ip water , lb v de als.yl a quarter ofa nub und turning a pom ol |. llm wi.od were out of sight ai.1i10 i i.,..k my pistol wiihdrew iho charge snd walked about the house in search of o stotw for s flint it in mux ico vi mncoi.nton ashcville mail via rutherfordton leaves evoiy won ■ '. ,., wednesday and saturday „, 1 ]>. ,„.; snd return every wednesday friday and monday sl ... ,,. m sn i-hury mail urrncs every monday wedncsd ) and friday at \ a in and returns on monday u ed nesday and saturday at balt-pasl -, p in spartenburg mail leaves every tuesday and friday j at l.p i and returns on monday and friday al ll.u.m.j titateeville mail fby horse leaves every monday j 12 m ; and return everv u ednesday at 11 „■ m i catawba mail via willfong's null leaves everyl saturday at 8 i m ; nnd returns eveiy snii.,av^i^i . _______—— i mail leaves every saturday at tl a in and returns same day at 1 p in vorkville s c mail by horse leaves every mo - day at li a ,,,.; return ev ry tues my ■">, ,. m charlotte msil by horse leave every vv dnesday at 12 ,„.; and returns next wednesday at 11 a m eastern mail from raleigh arrives every day at 10 a m and depart every day „, i p m northern mail < «/ m i un arrives every sunday tuesday and friday at 10 a ,,,.: and departs it 1 p m danville and lynchburg mail arrive every sunday wednesday and friday by in a ,„. ; and departs ev - .-> tuosdsy thursday snd saturday at 0 a in western mail via salem nrriyes every i'm t_hir_j.y and saturday at i p m ; departs ovorv bun vvcdnesdiv and friday at 11 a ,„. ewe era niaii 1 1 lexington salisbury and he arrives every sunday tuesday an i i ' i ,,,. ; and departs am days ul 11 a na i 1 ls.ro mail horse have eferj thursday ,., ii *• in and arnves every sunday at 5 p m wiboto mail horse leaves every mondsy at 11 -■ ni ; and arnv.-s every tuesday at 3 p m uurcsvillo mail horse leaves every wed '. a in and returns same day ul 11 p in in the black clouds of smoke slani'ir now gave the word ibe shark darted forward under all sail and when the smoke had somewhat dispersed we could see the unfortunate merchantman dreadfully torn by our shot — her deck cov d will wounded men whole cries and groans wore truly dreadful oil per.e.ving thai our broadside had nierqly crippled ihs merchantman instead of sinking her hta nar lluw into one of lus fiercest p ■*.;■ at sii.i1m ike liroentjoro mail arrives overy sunday vv and friday l ... p m and departs on lues , d'y thursday and saturday at 13 a ,,,. wythe or western mail arrive on the same dsysol parture nltye greensburcr see abovi al 1 ,,,.; ar,s on mondays at 7 a ,,,. ; and on wednes days and fridays nt ... p ni jon shorn or wilkes mail arrives on sunday tie - dsj ami thursday al 1(1 p in snd departs nexl : i -. a rn rage " fools brute boasts lie ex 1 limed damping j on lhe deck ; why did ihey not give it her be iwcen wind nn i water it's a mere waste ufpo v der and shot ! master 1 start un all those nones put lho very lest men ou isjurd it the guns ; above i ull see that they ram i oun well and level low s iri-olv two minutes elapse i from lie giving of ihe ferocious order when the new broadside of lhe i - ii on mail arrives on monday wednesday and i i p no depart sunday wednesday and ' 7 a m tow lb mail horse arrives on tue-.l.v nn.l a 11 a m departs tuesdays and satur ' 1 p n . nt n horse mail arnves i tuesdays at 10 " m and fridays al 1 p m : departs o-i tucsdsy at • saturday nl 1 a ,„. shark vomited death nnd destruction upon lhe crip pled and helpless merchantman frightful but im potent imprecations reached u ihrdhgh the aim is pheru ; nnd we distinguished the age i and unf.ir , lunale captain mounted on ihe bulwarks of his shuttered vessel now tearing ins hair and nno 1 extending hii cluuchod li-t towards us in vain men , ng and 1 slat traversed as his ship had i been in every direction l.y uur balls sins was rapid wrapping paper c r mif subscribers h.ve ! r m rt * xent of brown and colored wrapping p - r with a ! ly ol paste board which they offer til v botetalc or retail •'. k .. i k wheeler 7 1-tff