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A Cheap Luxury.

As weary traveller was vending his way
through the mudr out in far west country,
he discovered ahead young maiden stand.
ing In the door of small log house. He
rode up In the front of the house and asked
the maiden for drink of water. lie drank
1t, and she being the first woman he had seen
for several days, offered her dime for kiss.
The young maiden accepted both the kiss
and the dime. The traveller was about to
resume his journey, but the maiden, never
having seen dime before, asked
@What am { to do with the dime,"
/" You may use it in any way you wish, il
10 yoass.'
"That being the case" she replied, "Tll
give you back the dime for another kiss
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Long Winded.

A GOOD story is told Of preacher who
delighted in long sermons, and who once ex-
changed with n brother preacher, who al
ways delivered short ones. At the usual
hour for closing the services, the people be-
came uneasy, and being inspired with the
love Of warm dinners, rather than long SER
mons, went out quietly one by one, till the
preacher was left alone with the sexton
Still nc continued TO blaze away, till that
functionary, seeing no prospect Of close,
walked deliberately up the pulpit stairs, and
handing him the key, requested that he
would lock up when he got through, and
leave tho key Mt his house rs he ent along.
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TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE.

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Miscellaneous Family Journal and Agri-
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respect worthy the confidence and sup
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December Oath, 1852.
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~ A GERMAN paper of Cincinnati,
gives the following illustration Of one Of the
miracles performed during the sojourn of the
lsraclites in Egyptian bondage. Some per
son having expressed the difficulty which he
experienced in giving credence to the facts
related concerning Pharaoh's lean kline, his
friend, who had been engaged in business rs
n merchant, replied tibet he had experienced
the same difflc ulty until he was married.
At that time," hc continued, had seven
large folios, cash books, ledgers, etc, and
my wife had only one small book, in which
she kept her household account, and before
very long, the small one had dcvourcd all
the other ones, and did not appear to have
at all increased in size, in spite of it."
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NJ | : G b i i A N Il 0 US .
PROSPECTUS
THE LANCASTER LEDGER.

nN THE first of January next, this pa
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proved. The Editor is happy to announce
to his readers, that he has made such ar
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These arrangements require considerable
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the first year, encourage us to march onward
and give our readers weekly paper inferior
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We cannot reduce our price from two dol
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scribers and twelve dollars, will receive the
Ledger one year gratis.
r. S. BAILEY,
EDITOR g. PROPRIETOR.
LANCASTER c. H., S. c., Dec. 8 1852.
sB" Is it asking too much of ofour breth.
rem of the Press in this State, to give the n.
bovc two or three insertions!
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LIFE OF ROBERT EMMETT,

The Celebrated Irish Patriot and MARTYR.
Wih his Speeches, dc. also an Appendix,
contnining reIRobie portions Of Irish His
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Our Girls.
BY FLoRIo.

Our girls they are pretty
And gentle and witty,
AS any the world ever knew
Talk not about Spanish,
Circassian or Danish,
Or Greeks meath their Summer sky blue,
Bnt give me our lasses,
As fresh as the grass is
When sprinkled with roses and dew.
Each lip like blossom,
Each fair swelling bosom,
As white as the high-drftcd snow,
With eyes softly flashing,
Like spring bubbles dashing,
Der hill-rocks to valleys below;
All smiling with beauty,
All doing their duty
Where shall We for iovlier go!
Oh, ours are the fairest,
The sweetest and rarest,
The purest--the fondcst see;
Their hearts are the trucst,
Their eyes are the bluest,-
Their spirits so noble and free
Then give me no other,
True love, sister mother,
And II you were not half so bright
Our own are the chosen for me.
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"SusAS, stand up and let me see what
you have learned. What does c-h-a--r spellr
al don't know, marm."
Oh, you ignorant critter, what do you like
TO sit upon !"
"Oh, marin, don't like to tell !"
What on earth is the matter with the
gal Tell, what is it :"
Il don't like to tell-butit is John White s
knee, but he never kissed me but twice!
Earthquakes and apple-sarse :" exclam-
ed the school mistress and tainted.
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As aeanal boat was passing under bridge
the captain gave the usual warning by call.
ing aloud" Look out p" when a little
Frenchman who was in the cabin, obeyed
the order by popping his head out of the
window, when he received severe thump
by coming In contact with pillar of the
OF the Bridge. lie drew back in a great pet
aud exclaimed
Desc Americans are queer people dev
say look ont when dey means look it,
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ME Eighth Volume of the ScIryr,r,c
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MEYERS UNIVERSUM.
Edited by Charles A. Dana.

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Curious Exchange of Rings.

"A YOUNG couple having become quite in
innate, it so happened that the youthful
swain was obliged to visit foreign cline,
and an exchange of rings being agreed upon,
the young lady gave him one of the follow
ing initials - A. /. l.. T. N. A. f. A., which
would express" Alas I langnish truly,
now adored friend adieu." He returned
one bearing the initials" ii. T. F. A. Il. p.
E.,"to express" Hope, the future, absence
thus proves each" After his return he n
gain called on his lady love, when, to his sur
prise. he found she was married, and on his
taking her to task for her infdelity, she told
him to reverse the letters, and he would find
no infidelity upon her part, It would read
" Adieu for aye, no true love is absent" He
becoming cnraged, told her to reverse his,
and 1t would read" Egrsgrious pcrfiidy,
thou art false thou huzzy.
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H" You look like Death on the pale
horse said Jim to topper, who was grow.
ing pale and cmaciated.
81 don't know anything about that, but I
am death on pale brandy"
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By C. G. BAYLOR, Washington, d. c..

BY c. G. BAYLOR, Washington, ID. G..
The importance of such Journal as the
above, needs no exposition. The material
and substantial interest Of theSouth have
been too long neglected The Caoon Plant
Is established to promote these interests,
keeping entirely aloof from party poll
tics. A complete foreign and domestic
correspondence has been arranged. The
best talent Of the country will contribute TO
our columns, which will present n medium,
OF general communications, correspondence,
and information for the friends Of the mea-
sures we advocate. The proper steps have
been taken in Europe and america to lay
the foundation Of direct .Joreign trade at
the South, and to introduce our coarse man.
nfactures into the continental European
market. One object Of the Cotton Plant
will be, rs the organ of direct trade, to stim-
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measure.
We call upon the Southern merchants gen.
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we may lay them before the country, to ena-
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ufactures, &c, TO discriminate properly in
Their desires to promote southern enterprise,
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Is apparent. The opportunity Of seeing
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district OF the country, presents means OF
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where.
To the Cotton, Sugar, Rice, and Tobacco
Planters, we look confidently Tor suppor,
and TO the friends Of Direct Trade through.
cut tie south we say-"show your faith by
your works"
The regular issue Of the "Corros PLANT
viii commence in June next Advertise.
ments are particularly requested 10 be for
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WIN. SUMMER, Pathological and Hor-
ticultural Editor.
The subscriber will publish, at Laurans-
vile, s. c., about the goth January, 1853,
the first number of a new Agricultural
Journal, the Editorial management OF
which will be under the charge Of Col.
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the Horticultural and Pomological De
partments by Mr.. William Summer, OF
Pomaria. The "Agricuturst" will be
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Type, large Octave, double columns, and
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Of the work, but such will be published
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Conundrums.

Why are shawls like husbands 7
Because every woman should have one.
WHY'S the Ledger likea tooth brush.
Because every man should have one, and not
try to borrow his neighbors.
III When Is n blacksmith In danger Of rails.
ing row in the alphabet
When he makes A poke r and shove L.
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*SelrrtrA purtry.
To Mary.


LOVE you--tis the simplest way,
The thing ] feel to tell;
Yet If told it all the day,
You'd never guess how well.
You are my comfort and my light,
My very life you seem,
think ofyou all day all night,
Tis but Of You dream.
There's pleasure in the lightest word,
That you can speak to me,
My soul is like the Eolian's chord,
And vibrates still to thee.
Inever read the lovc-song yet,
So thrilling, fond or true,
But in my i heart l have met,
Some kim ed thought for you.
bless the shadows on your face,
The light upon your hair
like for hours to sit and trace
The passing changes there;
/ love to hear your VOICES tone,
Although you will not say,
A single word to dream upon,
When that has gene away.
Oh, you are kindly rs the beam,
That warns wherc'er it plays,
And you are gentle rs a dream,
Of happy future days
Oh, you are strong to do the right,
And swift the wrong to flee
You're all the world 10 me.
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A Riddle.

Within a wall as white as milk,
There hangs veil Of finest silk
And in stream ofcrystai clear,
Agolden apple doth appear,
There are no doors to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
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R AMONG the curiositics lately ADDED
to the Museum, is musquito's bladder, con-
tanning the souls Of two dozen misers, and
the fortunes of twelve printers-not quite
half full.