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way oF closing tl,e scene. On rome enliRhl. enedpersoBsetaonstrating with horror againss the custom, the people said, sOh, sir, we only help God ava vi lhemr WhA would haze been barbariiy and profanity ia esAers, was in them mere simplicity
 4 memoir of some 200 pages, spangled all over with droll things sf this kind, woald furnish of course matter fur an exiendei ar- iicle. Our object, however, being strictly to present mere sketch of the stuff il Is made of, we cor ent ourselves with the following specimen of the stories which made the al- ,er-dinner conversation of Mathews so at traclive. Tie author justly remarks what ample room ii would afford for the develop n.ens of his peculiar powers of iInpersona- tion: An Irish surgeon named M -, who kept running hnrse, applied 10 him or one occasion for lis opinion respecting dispa- ted race.
 ''Now, sur,' commenced the gentleman. 'Mr. Mathews, as you say you understand horse-racing. aud so you do, I'll just thank yc to give me hrle bit of opinion, the leasl taste in life of one. Now, you'll mind me, sur, my horse had won the 6rsi hatc well sur, and then he'd won the second Adte well---'
 ..why, sir said Mathews, If he won Inc heats. he won the race.'
 Mot nj all, my dear fellow; no, al sli.- You see how he won the iirsI hdie, and then, somehow, my horse fcll down, and then the horse Chats mol himself but ,he other came up.'
 'sAnd passed him, l suppose"
 'sNoi at all, sur; nol ut all; you quite mistake the gist of the batter. Now, you see, my horse Had lost the frs, kaic'
 s.Won it, you mean al least won it you said'
 '.Won ii.-of course said won #; tla, is, the other horse won il; and Ire uther horse thai is, my horse, won the second ha'e. when another moi himself comes up and tamblcs down. But stop, I'll demonstrate the circumstance ocularly. There; vou'l keep vour eye on that decanier; now mighty well-uow you'll remember thal's nay horse, that is, mane il's not my horse. i,'s the other; and this cork--you observe this corki this cork's ny horse. and my horse-tha, is, ,hi< cork-had won the first huie''
 "Los, 1t. you saIl, sir, jus, now.' groane'l Mathews, rapidly approaching state of com ple,e bewidermeht
 ''Eost il, sur; By no means; won it. sur, ! maintain; 'pon my soul, your friend there that's grinaing so is mighty bad specimen of an American;) no, sur, lcon II, ! said. And now want your opinion about the baie ; that is not the hate, but the race, you know mot. that is, the first hate, but the second hatc--,hat would be the race whea ii was won'
 "'Why, really my dear sir, replied the ref cree. I don't precisely see the point upon which----'
 God bless me, surl do ye pre.ind 10 na- dersiand horse racing. and caa't give plain opinion on simple matter of hates? Now, sir, I'll explain it once more. The stopper, you are aware. is my horse, but the oiher horse--,l,at is,, the other mans horse, &c., &c.
 And SO on poor M--- went for more than an hour. and Ro one could tell at last which horse il was that fell; whether he hasl won the first hate or lost iI; whether his hnIsc was the decanier or cork; or what the point was upon which NIT. NJ wauIe,l an opinion.'
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CkLEN X. (xIf.1gTV.

The eArsss ~ tke awihof tT q fAcnS. as Many Things in Few Warlls.n hprSkahly too well known hv slss KeneAIity af oua akss dess. n Fes;nire from us parlicul2s mfsic6 of the evrnss nf his liIe. Im kiip. howpvar, was inand continuation. not insiead smFa. bus always Peinfal te the hehal.Iss. and ( aesessailiae soasce ef unhappimess n the pnasessoF. wemcam tho assaeimatea of mreni talents and superior saslowunensa wish aFsag sisss and singular maEal nblsquisy. MF. C. was etlaeassA as CAmhsidKe. where in his 25th year, he obtained Fsllownkip. end having chosen elerieal lils. wan psrsan,pd with the hviaga of Tivaston. Kew and Re. tershans. The uasnns slsas aAEsr,iNh hiM were ample; but ia place of hashandinr his ~ sources and guarding his rapulnlion. he asf- seFed iain a tic of extfavaaanre assI aAul- bling, which finally compelled hilA to IssSe England to avoid his creslisoss. MA cane e Ameries, And rrs sard here sADps ssss years. when he went lo Tmace, where he conlian- cd to reside nntil ho committed suinides im the year lS32. The Golgnwiar. purra, saYs oae ag hls hiographcrs. was written iew wcrks hetete he eutered Rahailem the pre- eace af hiui uf whose laws he was 90 rosEs spicuoas teacher and violater.
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A ATorGn 'Gv.--A Southern paper tells the Following Munchansensh story, which, if mo, bad to take,'' is certainly rather !ar, lo dgest We have swallowed some tough uns m our day, but ,he author of this could give an anaconda ''six," and then throw hum m'o fits" Where's Sam Hide :--
 Many years Rgo settler on the Macon started one day on | hunting excursion, and alter travelling about half the day. killed hohie bear. He then threw the bear an, gun over his shoulder, and started homeward Alter walking about , miles he became very much iatgned, and concluded tn stop and 'aAe an hours rest He dropped Bruiu on a'e ground, laid his gun by the side of the oear' aud rcured to log some fifteen or twenty steps oa, and laid him town 10 sleep. A''er sleeping about half an hour he awoke. ana was startled a, fuding feroci"us pan. uneF between him and his game Wha, was ne to do' He eould noi get al his gun for ,'e panther. But tn the very energy and Nenzy oi despair, he started lo his feet and me' the beast in his spring. The hunter ran "'' arm s"wa the throat or the panther, through and through him-caught him by "e alI--gsve fla heavy jerk, and tsrned h. oea" ieroag side out If any of our co,e,n- pnrar'es douhi this story. let them tell us so. We've go, the papers :"
 Lew D s'anm is to rsside st Memphis ard act
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From tse Paiiade,gAia SaiHsday Courier.
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APRiL 2S, l75S-Born ih Westmoreland county. Va James MoHroe, tue fifth Presl- den, of tl,e United States He was educated al William and Mary College, and was after wards aid to Gen. Washington. Al the age ol 2l. he was elected member of Congress. ln l7SS, he was a member of the Cnveti- vpnlion of Virginia, which considered the Constitution of the United States. lie was afterwards Senator in Congress, Minister to France, Governor of Virginia, Eusnv Extraordinary to France, Minister to f.on- don, Secretary of State. and of War, rresi- dent s,f the United States fpr twO terms, member oi tlie Convention Of VHgiaia to Revise the Constitution of the S'ale, Sc. lie died in New York ely July 4. 1891. He was a H.as ef ;seses.ainel spiih. and popu- lar in his administrations.
 APRil 29, Is27.-Biesl, in the 73j year of his age, Rulus King, disinguished American Oraior, Statesman, aud Dipl,- malist He was born st Scarborough. iil Maine, and studied law with Judge Parsons, of Newburyport. He removed lo New York ci,y in I7SS. He was for nanv years . i Senator of the Uaiied States. Several of tllr laws which he proposed and earrlesl were oi great consequence. He WAS twice Minister to England, first in he administration ol
 Nsshiagton. sad second tn that oG the younger Adams. Polnicisas of every de- nomiaasiom have borne testimony io the vaiue of his public servees and the snisneace nf his talents.
 APRIL 90. l521---Ths CheYaler Bayard was bur,ed near Grenoble. Hs was dis s,agu.sheJ French warfh,s, aud Francis the First chosen Co be knighied by hh sword Rayard was naor,ally wounded in the relsea from Rehsc. Ordering his squire io place him against tree with his face to the ene- l my, ea ihs Coaslable of Bousbon, then 6ghtins against the country, coming pp ant expressing his regret at seeing him in this si,uasioa. the dying Chevalier exclaimed ..it is mol who ana to be, pi.ied, but yoa who are bearing arms against your king yoar country, and your cath" He Wal about 50 years of age.
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The widow of Bishep Asber is now lss Countess .ie tslsag,seh,--she wife of sa ig- norsni ivniau Gteak, iar i!se saAe Of h,s salle. SI,e IS tall, leai,. and o.er Euy, sc- cor,ln,g le prsley of ,lse slea tlas, w.,e recently encountered her IF he l..~l- Hes abuse of ,he tlniied States. he .sids, spra.g l,oa "a irw shsses If PeHi~yEsans stsck. md $ bol'ie af Eas!,sh porter nearly empty i''
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TBE LAST RgsoRT.-The editor of lhe New York Tribune says he heard news boy. the other day. who hasi asfafIma'ely get. ss she phrase is, slack isa la, oi ps- pers aa hand. crying al ihe top of Ais soies --ssiIere,s the exsre 'rrsld got the news of he capture of Santa Aana's ',osaer ley.
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The steamship P,saeaiea. 1ussaaasisg EnSls, sasei. says lhe Pa;al-lph:a Sun. of te 2sd inst. ios u's Mediterranean. al o'clock. ia p.Tsail af the ri7ai'esi gaass that have dared ts issuA CT commercial inarine. fIes pssseat ssuansat eos- sists of 70 gans- a;hs acs and one q raixh4a.
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LlFE

ttnsy seng shstl maa's isMpfi&aaA spirit sroafe f~lxt dnahf of heaven aast drep six4asi ef eaFilR "isrFe Aa wrssh kaowieg ncyef esb be kN"Mn. Asa as' 'hat eaa be k'owA alas is aqthiag Mefsns uatassAs Sy saint. ay rsnie. q hy sage. <
 Aa ail the speils sg ,ipe that mad tisf s@lsA<. We do t,At asis, h'is cAssgxs e.ar isys n ss'- Joys irsacd to stiiss thea,ghl. aud ised n sstm, The drag the eey tltc sseel. sAs aoUd. tie aasnss Iafn'oh al as.set se'i'',.a q ssst, How dgii if < ban,taet l.. io~ iIi 4 case the eaess. *4sN knawa were the hili of fare bsf,ea we late,
 Who would nai,snnIn fhe blnqalri anu ll,e hUafd- Prefer th' et~ruaI. bat ohstous facts. Sst To his's frai frettsd thread. aai dssths susYeas ded sword - r He that Ire sop,no-i stone of Bab~f psaan'a Anf that brased the crateF's helIsng heA-- Did these clearer. closer view enansmasd
 ~ hesyen eF heH. ~s ask, than ths bliWL herd
 isiea Or he thas ia Vahiasito lid ,,snlong .s Tks ntgh hrr rich xssr. .stu,llsd naes ta read - csatt he point oai, tnias, all iha. bilim thsnn,. h,s hzrd aad haai hone, from ieshly thrsi .ar Mnis iliai have ssann'd creations vast domaiu. Aud secrets solved t.li fben to sagns seai'd. zNhiist ''at'tre own'd their intellectual reign
 Extinct, have aath,sg xtsown os aethiag have re-
 seaied Dsvoufins grave. we might inc less denlose ! fh' extgaisa1 ishss thai in thy darkness sseli, haHaist thnl. iran thst ias zNiiac, osss rpssase. That might th,. eeis,aa solve. aud doltht, mas's
 iyfaat, qacii
 To live ia daskaess---ia despair so s.is.--
 is ihis indeed the boon 10 nl0rtals giveai Is there no port--no rock nf refuge nigh,
 Tbsre is-io those who kx their snchosshope iry
 heaven. Turn ihen, O man, and east all else psida
 Dlreci Thy wandering thoughts te ttinxs abota--. Low al The cross bow iown.-ia la4t eonfia. Til 'scnbt be lost in faith, and bliss secured s
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Tug LaTEsr fa fasaioS.--The proninen. new fashion now ns,sscad tn Bfoadway, New York, k that of -s-isors sleeves" which are all t,e rage wiik the lalses. For ,he u.sst,- ,sir, i, is an v foiansse one, For very bsaa- ,iful arms are excessbusly rare
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A CIergyrn n n.. Fun.

Clergyman's Fun.
 Much more attention than usually falls to the lot of magazine articles was arrested by series of comic poems, called The lugolds. by Legends,' which appeared few years ago iss Bentley's Miscellany. Mirih-raising in their narrative effect, they were marked by a singular aptness on the part of the author for the adroit use of the cant language of the day, and the management of out-of- the-way metres and rhymes. Some other features there were, indicating genius O: no cetH- mon stamp; and disrespectiul, it might be said, to many of the common proprielies of literature and the world, but which more than made up for everything by such an exubcr- ance Of droliery, as perhaps IS not to be ob- tained upon any terms, and is almost worth having upon any. In time, II became known that the Thomas lngoldsby set forward us the author of these Legends, was no other than the Rev. R. H. Barham, one of the clergy of St. Paul's cathedral, man of the most perfect responsibility in his ordinary eharac- ter, at ihe same time thai, from his cheerful and amiablo disposition, he was the delight of his family and friends 4 lcng life was not vouchsaied to this sstimable person; he died in June, 1915, al the age of 2, anG his son has now published all ample memoir of lis life, preiacing third collected series Of his Legends
 The memoir abounds in rncy anecdotes, some of which ate extracted from letters and diaries of MT. Barham. He tells several cu- rions ones with regard to strange custom of the rude peasantry of Kent, who, mean. ing nothing bul kindness. would use means lo accelerate the exit of such friends as were dying hard. man, stretched on dealh- bed of game feathers, which are supposed to be unfavofabie tc easy death, seemed us Il he never ,coaid go---'So,' said h,s wife, i've pulled bed away, and then lusi piaehed his nose tight with one hand, and shut his mouth close with the rolher, aud, poor dear. he went off like a lambp Another woman told with great complacency how, when her chl,l's case had been pronounced hopFiess, and seeing nothing would ease him, we was forced to sqadge him nailer the blaakets.'- These facts are new 10 us, and they give ad- di,ional credibiliiy to what we long ago-hearti regarding the Shetland peasaairy Of past times, upon apparently good authority. h was stated that in this northern region. when dying persons fingered long, and particularly when they appeared tn pain, il was customary to lay pillow gently over their mouths by
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NORTH AND SOUTH,

and conhdentially appeals 10 them for even more extensive patronage to the only Literary Jouenal of long and hgh standing in all their wide borders. Il is not ssetioaal, l,having always circulated widely HIGHER NATIONAL CHARACTER to our Pe- Iiodioal Literature.
 THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME Will commence on the lst of January, lSl1 and neither pains nor expense will be spared 10 make fl eminently worthy of knowledge. Among other things, it will contaiaa
 HISTORY OF VIRGINIA; and arrangemenisw will be made for procuring aregu- lar and early supply of Notices of New Works and other Literary Intelligence. Orders for the work can be sent in at once.
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uoasrabie Men.

H Are you a niau of Aonori k periec, jus lIce the teaanl of your heart Do you eschew evil. deiraetion, back biting and slsa- derings; h. you sbhor secret connIsings. base lnirigues, and false aecusailons' Then are you honorable and worthy the name ol man; Alas! how many art the reverse ol lbls' Rotten al heart. they prey upon the best char aciers and endsavar to sink them to 3 level wiih ,ieir own. 1hsy l,.ek at .lls faults of their ueighbors through powerful magai- fer. while the,r own are seen through an in- veried spy glass, Sopremely selfish, srro- aan,, and knavisll, they do . large amount of injury, while they pretend to be acinaled by rlIe best If motives Ne have had no l,tlle 10 do with mankind and have seen aud sia- died various characters; but there is no one we look upon with more pr ,found contempt. ihan the dishonqrable, selfish u,an--one who can never look at bul ane side, and lhai where his own interest lies. There is aa agreeable description of an humble man, that we have somewhere met with, which so nearly cor responds to our view that we cannot hesitate to repeat n
 ..Saeak the hsiyb. of honor.
 No mah fo osffHt,-
 Se'er tc reveal the secrets of a friend, Ra,her to susies th4a to do mSoAgs. { ID saaks the heart 10 sil anger 10 the tongue; s fssseks;l, I.ss te hstay s.i eneIny.
 No eAi hts neaf ehake witt daftery;
 Bfashiess 10 tel shest fore 1 weas nay scars, M Or for my eanscieaes. or sAy esasssY's wars - Te alm ai inst lhlags; Il we have w,iiiy faa ; Inio cgfencesr-wIth thrm all undchs. poot ia gFief. str wrong done b die. Homer ts dare ss live and sssissy. a
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Lew U s'amm is to reside st Memphis ard act |" faTser fci the government.
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Turn then, O maa. and cast all else psida
 Direci ihy wandering thoughts te thinxs abota--- Low al 'he cross bow i0wn--ia la4t eonfsia.
 III 'scaet be lost in iaiih and bliss secured In
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To live ia 'iaskaess---iH despair to aie---
 ls ihis indeed the boon 10 mostal~ Rivsai Is there no port--no rock of refuge nigh.
 Tbrre fs-to those who tx their snchos hope In
 heaven.
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isnw teRg shsls maa's i4apfiaaAA apssis sroaNN ~ixi ennhi of heaven sa aeep slix4ass ef eastR "isrFs ai wrsth kaouing ncyef esb hs kNewn.
 Asd all that caa be knowa alas. is apthiag worth
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A Word to Boys.-The "Learne,

A Word TO Boys.-Thc Learned
Blacksmith" says: Boys, did you ever
think that this grea, world, with all ITS
wealth and wo, with all its mines, noun
tains, oceans, seas, and rivers, with all its
shipping, its steamboats,, railroads, and
magnetic telegraphs; with all the science
and progress Of ages, will soon be given
over to the hands of the BOYS Of the pre-.
sent age!-boys like you, assembled in
school-rooms, or playing vahout them,
Oh both sides of the Atlantic! Believe
il. and look abroad upon your inheritance
and get ready to enter upon its possession.
The Kings, Presidents, Governors, States.
men, Philosophers, Ministers, Teachers
MEN, of the future, are all boys, whose
feet, like yours, cannot reach the floor
when seated upon the benches upon which
they are learning 10 master The monosyl
tables of their respective languages.
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Dreadful Explosion the

Dreadful Explosion. the late
news from England, is an account Of a
terrific explosion, which occurred at the
Gun Cotton Works in Faversham, on the
18th of last month, apparently from the
spontaneous ignition Of gun cotton. About
twenty lives were lost by The explosion.
many persons injured, and a grea, amount
Of property destroyed. The account from
which we derive this information, says:
Before the introduction ofcotton the four
buildings exploded were used for drying
powder, and were called stoves-being in
row one before the other, with a mound
of earth in a pyramidical form, of about
twenty feet, base, between each to cut of
communication in the event OF an accident
but this device proved utterly useless. fo
all were blown to atoms. Immense bar,
of iron even were twisted like twigs. I'll,
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From the Christian Waterman.
FEMALE TRIALS.

NY heart always "s,irs within me-"
when | read selections made by editors
ofnewspapers, even i" Christian CitIzens,
which are designed for its married ladies'.
setting firth our duty with relation 10 max
ing our homes happy to our husbands
that we should always welcome them with
a cheerful smile, when they come in from
the cares and iatigues of the day, and dc
all we can to make married life pleasant
to them, &c. Now, this is well, ac'
knowledge, and trus. strive daily to re-
duce good theory to practice. But al
low me to inquire ifthe cares and fa,igue'
of the wife are always-l might say, eve
appreciated by the husband!
Shall give short sketch Of domestic
life as il is; not, OF course, describing
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improvements I'm Manufactures.

The Scientific American announces revo.
luton in calico printing as at hand house
paper is to be printed so cheap tina, block
ing must be done away. Instead Of two
or three weeks now required 10 engrave a
copper roller of the highest finish, the in-
ventor, with few diamond point gravers
and acids. gets up one in as many hours.
He has also invented machine for shear
ing cloth, which shears five to six hun
dred pieces in day, and does the work
better than it is now done by the old pro-
cess.
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Piteairn,s, Islani.-This rema

Pitcairn's Island.-This remarkable
island was visited on The 26th of Febru-
AIRY by the British Government brig Spy.
The officers went ashore, and were re.
ceived by George Adams, son of the cell
ebrated John Adams. the founder Of the
colony. They met with cordial wei.
come. and after pa,takiug of a repast in
Adams's old cottage, the party returned on
hoard the Spy. Forty.six whalers, most.
ly American, had called during the year
lS4a. Ii will be remembered that This
island (in the South Pacific ocean, was
settled about half century ago by seve-
raj Englishmeu, mutineers of an English
ship, who took with them Otaheitan wo.
men. '.7.""
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DO as you Agree.--Do as you agree,
The plighIed word should never be bro.
ken. Have YOU vowed 10 leap into the
dock! Go and do il. But mind and MOI
make rash promises. Look before you
leap. and not leap As thousands DO, and
afterwards, when too late 10 jump back
bitterly lament The consequence Of yonI
folly. The best course il, 10 keep yoaI
eyes open, your mouth shut, and youI
hearts pure. Then, Il You promise, YOU
will not hesitate 10 fulfil. or run crazy be-
rsuse every body is pointing In you as the
man who never fnllils his agreements OF
lives up 10 his word.