The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

LITERARY EXTRACTS.

THE GRF.AT WALL OF CHINA.—We picketed our
aniu,als to trees and scrambled up the wall, which near
the pass is in a very dilapidated condition. The sight
was at once pietureaque and amazing, for an far as the
range of vision extended this wonderful structere was
seen stretching along the mountain sides and tops, with
little towers, at intervals varying between 200 and 350
yards, lin aking the otherwise monotony of the view.
For • short distanca either side of the pass the strait is
constructed with brick and rubble in the centre, but
further sway it is composed almost wholly of stone; in
fact, whatever materials were elose4 at hand would ap-
pear to have been made use of; thus, as at the spots we
visited granite abounded hi greatest profusion, no in the
construction of the wall was it made the princi,ed in-
gredient, and for miles the will Damietta of large, shape-
less masses of granite smoothed only on the outside.
We observed but ”De tower built entirely of atone, they
-being, with this exceretion, composed of brick, with
foundations of hewn stone. Ti.. height of the will
Iron the top of the parapet is about 17 feet 10 inches at
most parts, though occasionally, where the parapet is
highest, it measures 178 feet flinches ; its breadth is 13
feet, and the height of the parapet 5 feet 4 inches. The
towers are 31 feet 3 inches high, and 28 feet 1 inch
broad. The parapet is both crenel ited and loopholed,
and the towers are piereed for the discharge of some
projectile. From any elevated site the scenery well
repays one for the trouble of ascent; clear streams are
seen meandering down the poises, while on everyaide,
I and looming far in the dietance, are • aneekasion of
brown laill-tops, with small patches only under cultiva-
tion. Droves of Nick-as-ea are seen goingand teturnieg,
' the former nelatien, and the latter bringing a smell
kind of brnabwood, which the borderers burn instead
of the millet-stalk in use on the plains, while in wild
abundance are scattered innumerable sah, poplar, and
fir trees. The proceeding!, of our artist were produc-
tive ef infinite astonishment and delight in the Chinese
mind, and it was with extreme difficulty that, hemmed
is on all sides, we snereeded in transferring to paper
views of surrounding objects.—Chtee a Week.
A Titan AFTER THE WEDWYG.—A young woman
marries. Duringdays of courtship, she has been stimu-
lated perhaps to unwonted care as to her appearance.
It was her aim to shew herself to her lover neat and
tidy. Her hair was always smooth, her face bright,
and her dress, from bonnet to Elutes, clean and becoming.
Therm are good habits to begin with, and the young man
?weans that a house kept with the same taste and eare
will be a pleasant place. The house is furnished, and
wedded life begins. If these habits are kept up, well
and good. But if the husband is lea considered than
the lover was, all will go wrong. Ifs bride thinks that
there is no longer any need to cturly neatness, and ima-
gines that, having won a husband, every end is answered
—his affection will soon cool. Everything that helps
love needs seeping no. The stook of love that two
persona possess on their werlding-day will not knit
their lives. It met be repleniehed, and those means
which nourished mutual affection before marriage are
to be pereevered in, or love will decay. By much
slothfulness, by falling into a/evenly habit*, by deeming
untidily, by gossiping with neighbours, and hewing a
cumfortlese home for her huaband, a young wife will
brfeit his esteem, and tirobahly banish him in the end
to the beershoe. There was a home built up by mutual
love: it was fair and goodly to look upon ; but "through
idleneas of tile bands the house droppeth through."
and domestic comfort becomes a ruira.—Britidt Work-
mate.

PRICE OF A BIBLIL—In the reign of $(1 ward I. the
price of a falrly written Bible we. en lb. hire of.
labourer wa three halfpence a day: Otalsiricsliame of •
copy would, of course, bare taken*. of *bore
Af teen years *Wilier mouths.

P1413171131ANC IL —A beautiful Oriental proverb runs
thus :—" With time and patience the mulberty leaf
hecomen olio." flow onixiorsging is this b•sson to the
itorationt aid desponding! Ad what difficulty is there
that man phoold quail at, when a worms tan accompludi
so mach from • 1 at of • mulherry.
•• •

RTCOVEITY OF • WATCII BY • Doo.— An English
gentiemeu some time ago went to the French Vent al
Gardens with a large mastiff. which was refused w ml,-
tance, and the gentleman left him in the ears of the
body guards who are placed there. The Englishman,
some thus after be had entered. retarned to the gates,
and informed the guar' that he-liad lost his watch,
telling the sergeant, that if be %null permit hint to
tilhe his cing bewttuld seen diveover the thief. His re-
quest being granted, the gentleman made %notions to
the dog of what he had lost, when the sagacious arearn
tore immediately ran about amongst the company, and
traversed the gardens, till at last he laid hold of • num.
The gentleman insisted that this person had got hie
watch, and on being searched, not only the iniwdna
watch, but six others were discovered in his pockets.
fillainesavaxre.-A maiden enters upon • situation
with a fair character, .ahe bacworkna as as to (keel"
and win one. But a character, like a building, will not
last for ever, it wants keeping up; and unless it be
sustained, it will go down. There may be nu greha or
daring departure from duty ; end this is not neceassry
to the ruin of a reputation. General slothfulne.o, a
loose end loitering habit, staying on the way home
from church or chapel to go•eip with other servants,
the practice of beiug a little too late with her work,
small neglects—these things undermine the coulidence
of a mistress ; and the servant who thus triees will
soon be in the worst of all positions—without a
cklikeersip
and
de hba;l4onotek,ibuttiedsidit ndoLtakis saner
pariahs.—
lint —to
Mittel' 'Verbal's.