The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-13
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, JULY 49, 1850.
'Never more so in my life, assure you3


Never more so in my life, assure you3
Pray come into the house. suppose
must let you have the money!
Her heart softened toward Mr.. Burton and
all mankind; she had not an enemy left in
any corner Of her heart; and in few minutes
Jake and she were hand in hand.
Six months liter that saw Iake's horse in the
widows stable-the halter about both their
necks in blissful matrimony, and Jake the ow-
ner of all the land he could see, with money
and means, cattle and credit to his hearts cons
tent He was no longer Jake, but Mr. sewei
--aud those who wished to Aattet him wrote
Jacob sewell, Esq.
Having now become settled and man Of
family, the yearnings after his humble home
came thick and heavy on his mind His aged
father and mother, if alive, his brothers and
ssters-whai is their situation2 The thought
followed him like the spirit Of lost happiness.
So he wrote very pentent letter to his father,
relating all his wanderlngs and all his good
fOrtunes
His disappearance and loss was a sore subs
ject 10 the family, as he was the favOrite son
and brother. they often thought of him, but
seldom spoke his name, exceptin their prayers,
when he never was forgotten. The rejoicing
was great on the receipt of the news OF his ex-
istence and success in life, and after being SO
long given over as lost. But the old squares
toed father was never quite reconciled.
A year or so after distant neighbor called
one day, and among other inquiries asked II he
had heard from Jacob lately, lie answered in
in the affirmative.
well, how is he getting ulongp
tAh, poor, unfortunate bOy-unfortunatv
boyp
Has he got the western fever!'
tNo?
'The yellow fever!'
mo, no! Worse than that. His corn groWe
so hiek he couldn't harOest IT,
TIE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.-W
take the following from the Boston Journals.
By the arrival of the steamship America, W
have news OF the death of NOng Tye, or as h
is more often designated and better known
Towe Kwang, Emperor Of China. We hav
learned from Mr.. AshOwe, the young China
man in the employ Of R"ddiug & CO., man
{ interesting facts concerning the customs wAic
, obtained in his country at junction like TIL
{ to which we have referred. He says that tn
e people all go into mourning in white at tn
ceremony of the funeral. Afterwards blac
: and stone color are worn, but never red, ye
q low or blue.
The Emperor's coffin will be kept one yet
in his palace before ii is consigned to the tom
/ in fact it is general custom with the Oh
+ nese to keep the cofTins in the house a IOng'
4 or shorter period, according to the weaI'
4 and importance of the family to which the d,
h ceased belongs.
q Ashowe says that the coffin OF his father WI
q kept IN the house three weeks. The Emperor
!, children will mourn a much longer time hu
any others, and their relations according
=, their bIood-those nearest of kin wearing Il
n symbols of grief the longest. This EmPero
4 AshOwe says, is thirty years old. To cor
q memorate his death and for the sake of dece
>, cy, all the theatres will be closed. Eve
a mandarin will cease to wear insignia Of ran
and go in black.
h The death of the Emperor, as in the case
;s any influential subject Of the Empire, is Motif
d by printed proclamatiOns, and thousands
handbills are distributed a. the doors Of dwr
"a ling houses, announcing the event and
=, time Of his funeral obsequies, The case OF
Emperor, however, is SO important that
4 handbill becomes pamphlet or book.
"A The BARRIERS feel the death of the Emper
no 1t touches them nearly, for etiquette fOrb
r., the mandarins and people of quality to shO
"a their heads for whole year, nor do they p
- that attention to their tails or queus as torm'
a ly. Neither do they coax and extend th'
=, with silk cord, but rather tie them up short
de Mr.. Ashowe says that the color oil Inc pal
ID UPON which the proclamations alluded to
~ printed, is invariably nane sen, and the coPI
ID coin is called in and changed, the new EN-
nd siOns bearing the name Of the EmPeror's 81
cessor, Business, he thinks, must be dull
tI two or three mOnths-there will be neit
oh music nor dancing, shaving nor appOrellI
!, The most subdued tone will pervade all Chi
:. and the gongs will cease to beat in the Tenn
LOvELNEss-What constitutes true low
nd ness! Not the polished brow, the gaudy dr'
ut nor the show and parade of fashionable life
A woman may have all the outward marks
beauty, and yet not possess lovely chaFac'
~. 1t is the benevolent dispositOn--the kind
we -and the christian department. II is in