The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-17
From fhe St. Lo,p;s Rcpeille. q gnNfrs

ODN A"'"cv "SS youhY man ot yefY socIai temperament. and this fondness lo, society led him into associations, by ao means improving either to his purity or A, purse. He soon ran through his patrimony. but having kind brother, he was enabled io make another start tn the world.
 Again his habits reduced him. and asam his brother assisted in his recovery. gm what ,yraats our evil practices are Rol soon had additional evidence uf thls ,fntb His ptodigality brought him down again. and to make his situation more desolale, his brother, having determined to see what ef 1 feel throwing him upon hIs owu eneFRieS would have, refused him any farther ald,
 ..Whst shall do now" rumnaied f,ob My brother has declined heinz my banker; and there is ue other persea lhink of uass ing in so responsible an office. Thrust take care of my own funds Yes | see [ nus, advocate the suh-treasury. But the treasury, 1 IS empty; and someitsmg mus, be doae b increase the revenue. Let's see; what shall it be, Overseeing No: that won't to. unless over my own negroes; and these
 happen not 10 have just naw. Hard work of some kindl That could never endure. Speculanons Yes; that's the idea; but ia
 what? Some capital might be necessary and this, like my negroes has stepped oal 1 Ah /! have Il now,n confined Bob, after moments deep reflection; '!'ll speculate p matrimony. T maiter of moaey; just Iht thing for lne.o
 The next week found Bob in fine car. riagc, drawn by pair of excellent horses
 with driver and oul-rider to match. These he had succeeded ia borrowing of hs broth. CT: and he was now out specuatiug ia !nai. rimony. s5s s7s.ss
 His course lay towards Charleston: aad the second night, after leaving home, cane upon him just as he was opposite the tes- denee of rich widow, some miles from ha
 city. The lateness al the hour was stuff. cienl apology for his requesting acconmo. dalions for the night. These were readily granted; and soon his heavy trunks, that rs- quired two s,roag negroes to carry, wea in the house, and himself seated at cAeer, l ing supper.
 The lady was social. She knew hisiaa4s 1 ly by reputation, and irom him learned ths
 he was on his way io Charles,on to purchas negroes, of which she thought the weight o
 his trunk good evidence. His departure ner
 morning was accompanied with an inyilaiioi | to cali upon his return. But few days hat elapsed when he was back. He reported tis market unlavorable to present phrchasep and seemed disposed to visii while waiting for change in il. 1 He remained in the neighborhood iss days; but these were enough in winch M settle the fate of rich young man Ia iae| estimation of that young widow. Thgl
 were engaged. Bob postponed the purchas
 of negroes for the present, and began pte-8
 paring himself for the wedding.
 The matrimonial ceremonies were per formed, and Bob, by promising iaIlhInIues in the duties of husband, became the masi1 of large fortune. The next morning, as the mid rays of LA
 sun spread brightness through theg rOop
 the husband awoke, raised himself npou hrE elbow, and, gazing iuienlly upon the pllcaI
 and handsome leaiuses Of his wife, scene
 in deep reyerie. He aroused himself, aosE
 impriniing kiss upon her rosebud lfI
 awakened her.
 "My dear,n said Mir IIarney. repeating tx
 delightful salutation, ''my dear, haee yoH HAT I ried me fae toee or mOaey2" "For love, of course, my dear" sad Ms
 iIarney, throwing her sof, arms aroOnd hsI
 husbands neck, and pressing him atieeI'oa
 alely to her bosom. Mr. Harney reciptoes
 ted her embrace, and very calmly saii; 4 "Welt, then, l am exceedingly glad
 hear il, my dear,--for l have not got the ar i dime.n Bob sent back his brothers cariag' horses, driver and outrider; and c' Hf
 sArocks" he had in hts trunks, made pave ineht before the door, the stepping stone P his fortune. Finding herself sure eo0"g1 married, his wife used every effort to a'IA'
 her husband happy and to be so herself '' |, did she lail Bob made under uuaeiA %' excellent husband, and cut of from oid f . sociatioa, became man of safeaoE eo'as'' tic aad business habits.
 REMARKABLE PaoPHEcY OF Co1Bttf ! 'sMy Dear Sir: last evening, mel at aa's'. ' Roman Catholic priest, a Doctor S"''.
 from Connemera county, Galway, ~ho '''- teu uie lpHoWt1g epitSisa+ie's ''" taA, ] that extraordinary man, Cobhetl' Ill s' While speaking of Ifelsnd, Cobbell s"'" '', the dirty weed, alutIing to the Potato Fg', |, De the ctrse of freldad--'iiow sos IsP'A 3 Dr. Ssnilh, swhai must the people do "'' ou, ii they live upon it. They have o'- z
 fin cultivation lS0 years Cobeell aa'S, ,l.-
 they must go back 10 the sane 'o'u . z T were accustomed to live upon pfe'i"h'' g il,e general cultivation ol the dfY 3 ard that is to grain, as wheat, oats 'sf, ;;.S1 You have four millions of souls a ''. i'e,'. and eight millions of acres ol aaeA''a., ground This ground must be dfsiHs'', ,',e , brought into cultivation. and you Ia"'' '7 ,-gt ] grow wheat, oats, rye, Sc. The P,. 3 will not las, more lhan twenty years N .e il will work itself out, and lhen 70" si,, Sas,al . ,o wha, state Ireland will be 'suS3 You must return to grain crops anu "sI ''s sr instead of being the most degfaded, "~' f come one of the finest countries co NI