Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-28

KEEP Your PRoMIsEs.-We have often been shock
ed at the reckless disregard which many persons
manifest for the fulflment of their promises. They
ever ready to make engagements for the future,
but when the time arrives for their fuhment, they
seem to have forgotten them entirely or at least to
treat them as though they involved no obligation
whatever. Such conduct is highly injurious in its
influence society, inasmuch as 1T necessarily tends
to destroy that confidence of man in man, which is
so essential to the happiness of the community. 1t
especially detrimental to the interest of the ndi
ydual himself who is guilty of it. as he thereby for
fets the confidence and respect of his fellows. His
word accordingly is not relied upon, and he is obi
ged to suffer all the unhappy consequences. This
singular and injurious habit is of the most mex
cusable of which any one can be guilty In ninety
nine cases out of hundred there is absolute ne
cessty whatever for any one to break his word. No
one should ever make promise unless he looks well
into the circumstances beforehand, and has every
to believe that it will be in his power to full
fill his promise. And whenever promise has once
been made, it should be his fixed determination to
keep it and with particular reference to this his
subsequent conduct should be shaped. Were this
course to be faithfully pursued not only would the
serious evils resulting from disregard to ones word
be avoided but also the confidence of those around
speedily gained and enjoyed and character there
by eventually established that will be of more value
than 'ermine gold, or princely diadems."
A RICH LOVE LETrER.-The following admirable
hit at those love-sck SWANS who indulge in an ex-
bolts phrases, when addressing their dulcineas we
take from the Aberdeen Miss Independent Such
rich piece of literature should be preserved:
APRIL LIST, 1850.
Most transcendent and egregious Miss:
Would that my pen dipped in the dyes of
the rainbow, plucked from the wings of an angle and
mended with the prayer of an infants wit then
might expect to paint the burning brightness of that
fame which thy thrilling eloquence has enkindled.
Thou sunbeam of sentiment soft moonlight of mo-
of
infants dream-thy step light the silked-footed
zephyr which famed with the wing of perfume the
newborn paradise--thine eyes two brilliants
stolen from seraphic crown-thy lips are riyen
rose-buds' mostened by the honey dew ofafeetion-
thy words are like drops of amber-thy teeth are
snowhakes set in bed of verbena.-Sweet spirit of
camphor, double distilled essence of homeopathy
sour-krout of my hopes sauce of my thoughts, but
ter-milk catsups of my fancy tiger lily of innocence
logwOod of perfection-thou art the ulep of my
dreams, gingerpop of my waking visions, and cher
bounce of my recollection. Thou art as harmless
as tiger, handsome as elephant, melodious as
the lion, meek as the hyena, spotted the leopard,
bright as the struggling, sneezing sunlight passing
the mortal cracks of old barn loft, or creased
streak of blue lightning churned to consistency in
the milky way, and peppered with shower of tur-
nip tops comets and percoon roots from the crust of
eternity The onion of the soul picked pumpkin
preserved crab of the garden Hesperide Thy glance
is as melting as old butter in summer time-thou
art drop of water from the cup of the GODS or the
juice of a rotten pine apple.-Gregory.
How MAKE HORSE SURE FooTED.-A singular
account of the of the ancients in the manner
of breaking their horses, rendering them surefooted
when galloping the most irregular and danger
Gus grounds is related by Vegetitus. The Parthian
horses were lighter and harder than those of the
Cappadocians or Modes, and were the best war
horses. spot of dry level ground was selected on
which various troughs or boxes filled with chalk OF
CLAW, were placed at irregular distances and with
much irreguarty of surface and of height Here the
horses were taken for exercise, and they had many
fall they galloped the strangely uneven course
but they gradually learned to lift their feet higher
and to bend their knees better and to stop sometimes
shorter and sometimes longer, the ground requir
ed until they could carry their riders with ease and
safety most irregular and dangerous places
Then it that the Parthians could fully put into
practice their favorite manoeuvre, and turn upor
and destroy their pursuing foes. They were formi
dable in flight in attack, and would often turn OF
the back of the animal and pour their pursuers
cloud of arrows that at changed the fortunes
a day.-Scientifc Amerinan.
NAMES OF THE ITALIAN AND SIcILIAN CITIEs.-Tht