The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-28

representation Of her by Timetey della Vita,
she wears red and green, the colors OF love
and hope.
Grey, the color Of ashes signifed mourn.
ing, humility, and innocence accused: hence
adopted as the dress Of the Franciscans (ihe
gray frars) but it has since been changed
for dark rusty brown.
Black, expressed the earth darkness,
mourning, wckedncss, negotiation, death.
and was appropriate 10 the Prince of Dark.
ness. In some old illuminated MSS, Jesus,
in the temptation, wears black robc.-
White and black together, sgnlfied purity Of
life, and mourning CT humiliation; hence
adopted by the Dolnncans and Carmeltes.
The mystical application OF attributes and
colors was more particularly attended to in
that class of subjects have distinguished as
devotional. lnthe sacred historical pictures
we find that the attributes are usually omit
ted rs superhuous, and characteristic pro-
priety Of color often sacrificed to the gen.
eraI effct.-M's. Jameson's Sacred and
Legendary Art.
A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-An aged gentle.
man from the Borders lately resolved to visit
the famous London town., and arrived in
that city in the month Of June. a lew days
after his arrival, having walked from morn
TILL eve under sutry sun, he became ia.
tgued, and wishful TO rest himself, he enter. =
ed Madame Tussaud's exhibition of wax.
work, and sat down. He had scarcely
done so, when balmy sleep stole DER him.
A family party coming up the venerable
gentleman in the chair was taken for one Of
Madame IT'S wax-work figures. and accord
ingly, the party stood TO gaze at him. The
sire nodded; ihev admlred.'
WELL quo,h the mother, how naturalF
At this the falher-a bt of critic in his
own way-planled himself in front of the
supposed figure, and with all the severity Of
Edinburgh reviewer, forthwith began 10
point out all it's faults, and to show the MAJ
nv grievous errors Inlo which the artist had
fallen. Bu, all that he said of lis faults
could not restrain the Youngest girl from
embracing The image-to bes,ow kiss! She
did so, and the Borderer awoke. What the
feelings of the party were,It would be dif.
6cul 10 describe. One of them, in relating
the incident, remarked that he heard of the
confusion at the building Of the. Tower Of
Babel, but he questions whether it was 50
great az that Of the party on this occasion.
MARCH OF INTELLECTUAL lad in Salem
was asked few DAYS since by his leacher
what Patrimony meant! "Something left
BY father" was The prompt reply. And
what would you call it If left by a mother?"
"Whv,' answered the boy--"Not,imony,
of course" Go, Faye,,e, and take your
scat, sonny, that's slnar, boy.
A colored clergyman, preaching recently
to black audience at the South, saith: i
s'p"sc, indeed spect dat de reason dc Lord
make us brack men was cause he use all de
white men up fore he got to de brack men.
and he had to make him brack. BHt dat
don, make no odds, my brcdrcn; tho Lord
look after brack men too. Don't de Scrip
turc say dat two sparrcr hawks am sold
for fardent and dat not one obcm shall
iap pom de ground widout deir fedder!-
Well, den, my bredrcn if your hebbenlv .
fadcr care so much for sparer-hawk, when
you can buy two ob'cm for farden how
berry much more he care for you, dat Is
wuth six or seven hundred dollars apieceF
If that argument isn't a colored non sequi.
tur,' we never sa,U a colorcd non seqnitur.
PoLYeAMy AMONG TIE DESERT Nor.
MoNs.-A correspondent writing from the
CITY of Salt Lake, states that the laws of the
community pcrm, the men 10 have as manv
wives as they can support, and that some Of
the older ones have twenty. but that young
men content themselves with five.
A DANDY's BRAINs.-A couple of fellows
in New York city. happened 10 take fan.
cy to a young lady, and one Of them sent The
other challenge which was accepted; ac.
corlinglv they proceeded to The Jerseys To
trv the cold lead. The seconds loaded the
pistols with nothing but powder The one
who received The challenge put rotten egg
intu his pocket, and when tho pistols were
discharged. the dandy standing ready to fall
from fright. received the egg plump in his
forehead; which Knocked his spindle 'hanks
quhe to The ground and applying both his
hands to his face. scrapcd off the moving
matter, and turning his eyes mnurnfully 10.
wards heaven, exclaimed, "Oh, God sec my
buins"
PoLmrNEss At 1foME.--AIwavs speak
with the utmost poIilcness and Difference
to Your parents and friends. Some chill.
dren arc polite and civil, everywhere else
except at home; bu. there they are coarse