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Leave me, oh, le I'VE me I" murmered
Samuel; think of my youth and expe-
rIence-spare my palpitating heart"
Leave thee I" said Susan, pressing
him CLOSER to her "ncver! until the sto
ry of restless nights, of unquiet days Of
aspiration, fond emotions and undying
love is laid before thee. o
.; Know that for years have suffered for
thee secret passion. Need l tell thee
how such manly beauty moved me how
L worshippcd like suntiower in the lurid
hight OF these raven tresses how nv fond
heart was entrnPped in the meshes of
those magnificent whiskers' how would
yield to the government Of that imperial !
their manners so modest, so delicate, tn ~
enchanted me-joy to me-for thy Joy was
my joy. My heart is ever thine.take
it-but first let me snatch one kiss from
those rubby lips"
The overwhelming feelings of the del
cate youth were too strong, and he faint.
ed from excess Of joy. Meanwhile the en-
amored maiden hung fondIy over him
Slowly the eyes of Samuel Smith O.
pcned-he gazed wildly about him
then meeting the ardent gaze of his lover,
he blushcd deeply, and from behind his
handkerchief family faltercd out" faltered
out" Ask my ma"
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WEDNESDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER g. 1853

These are delicate subjects to speak
of, mother. should feel awkward to
introduce them have never opened nv
heart so fully to any human being before
"And yet this very heart was pledged
to Eliza, and she has never once looked
into its depths. IL was capacious and
warm enough to have sheltered her, and
you have kept her shivering outside of its
barred and bolted door, and yet wonder
tn 1t she grew wan and listless. | only
wonder that she did not seek the warmth
OF another fircside.
IL she had done So" said James, with
flashing eyes-but he quickly buried his
head in his hands, and remained for some
minutes absorbed in thought. Then he
said sadly, ~ have not much faith in
your remedy for Eliza's defects, and l am
afraid it would be difficult to try it now.
| should find it an awkward task to break
the ice"
PITY that any ice should ever have
existed in your intercourse with one whom
nature and your own choice have set apart
as your very nearest friend. VT these
perversc habits can, l think, be broken.
1t YOU have have been false to Your own
heart and to Eliza's through many wea-
ry years, it is never too late to be true.
And without truth in the conjugal rela-
ton, there is Il worm at the heart Of life's
most tempting fruit"
True, mother; | am fully aware of
that. And | am resolved to give your
system trial. will 60 now to nv
wife, though | would rather go to the
pIlIory, and I will say something that
she will like to hear"
And, though with manifest reluctance,
the young husband left the room, and
was absent for nearly an hour. The
words Of that interview has never been
repeated, yet it would not be surprising
IT that one brief hour sufiiced for the ut
terance Of more earnest truth, for the mu-
tual re ealing TO each Of those lonC-es-
trangcd frienGs of more Of the real char
acter and feelings Of the other, than sew
en- years Of married life had previously
done. ct
The habit Of closing ones own heart
against an erring friend, thereby shut
ting away from his consciousness the af-
fection that might be his salvation, is
very easy to take root and very diff
cult to extirpate. Yet, in the present in
stance, doubtless the long discipline of
lonely sorrow had prepared the way on
the part OF both for the recognition Of the
simple truths then spoken by a mother.
Owing lips. And when Mrs. Martyn pre-
pared at last to return to her Western
home, it WAS surely living creature that
kissed her benignant brow, and said, amid
smiles and tears, 81 am rery sorry to have
you go, but we shall never forget this
visit"
Well, remember, Children" said Mrs.
Martyr, that when come again shall
look for plenty Of Strawberries from the
old neglected garden"
WENDELL, Mass, Sept. %.
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Woman's Rights.
A STORY OF LEAF YEAR.

Samuel Smith sat at home on New
Years day in dishabille. His beard was
unslaven, his hair was uncombed, his
long boots unblacked, and he was leaning
back in picturesque attitude, with heels
against the mantle.piecc, smoking cigar.
Samuel thought to himself if the ladies
would pop the question in accordance with
their ancient privileges.
As he sat watching the smoke which
curled so gracefully, his fancy glowed with
the idea, how delightful it would be TO
lave the dear creatures fondling on him,
and with their tender glanccs endeavor.
ing to do the agreeable.
AS he meditated, bis heart softened and
he began to feel squcamish, womanish
sensiblity ditfused over his feelings, and
lie thought he would faint with propricty
The first time lady squeezed his hand.
Rap, rap, rap, sounded at the door,
Samuel peeped through the Venetian
blinds.
"Mercy ~ exclaimed he, "if there isn't
Miss Mandy Jones and in dishabille, {"
and looking like fright" good gra-
cious! must go and fix myself"
As he left the room Miss Jones entered,
and with a composed air intimated that
she could wait. She was firm believer
in woman's rights, and now, that the sea-
son was propitious, she determined TO take
the advantage thereof, and do little
courting on her own hook. Il was one
Of woman's privileges which had been
usurped by the tyrant man, and she de-
termined to assert her rights in spite o.
the hollow formalitics OF the false system
society.
On Sans return to the room sue ex.
claimed:
dearest how beautiful you look" ac.
companying her words with q glance o.
undisguised admiration.
"Spare the bushes Of modest young
man." said Sam, applying the csmbric q
his face to hide his confusion.
"Nay, my love, why coy r. said Susan
"turn not away those beautiful eyes, dasi
as jet but sparkling as the diamond. Lis
ten 70 the vows Of affection. Here let m
rest" said she, drawing him 10 the sofa
here with my arm around thee, will
profess tSue affection"
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Recent Discoveries in the Holy Land.

We do not know whether it will be
most matter Of congratulation or regret
to all those who have hitherto believed
IN the fable Of the Overwhelming Of the
cities OF Sodom and Gomorrah by the
waters Of the Dead Sea, TO learn that al.
though destroyed by Divine direction. the
Dead Sea does not cover them; but that
their ruins still exist, and have recently
been explored by an entsrprising party Of
French savans.
II is not little singular that after 80
many ages and such numerous explora-
tlons OF the Bible lands, it should be re.
served for traveller Of the present day
to prove that the popular story of the
manner Of the destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah, is absolutely a, fabulous as
are the apples reputed to grow on the
borders Of the Dead Sea, or the destruc.
tiveness Of the latter to all animal and
vegetable life.
Monsieur de Saulcy member of the
French Institute, accompanied by his son ::
by the Able de St. Michon, and bv sew
eral other intelligent friends, undrto,,k a
series OF arci geological explorations in the
Holy Land, between the years of $50
and 1851. Supplied with ample means
to purchase the services OF a strong BODY
guard of cavalry and iafantry, those scien
tltc men were enabled to brave the hos.
tlIiies of'hc nomadic tribes of Arais. and
to penetrate into regions rar, ly frequented.
and never before so fully explored by the
European traveller. An enthusiastic anti.
quarian, a good Biblical scholar, and
though Catholic, without bigotrv, N. de
Saulcy is said to have proven, step by step,
the truth Of Mosaic history and to have
thrown a new flood Of light upon the Sa
cred Writings.
Regarding tho submerging of the cities
Of Sodom and Gomorrah as n romantic
myth and wholly unwarranted by Scrip.
ture authority, he undertook close recon
noissance Of the shores Of the Dead Sea.
and these cities, mot under the troubled
and infected waters of the salt inland
lake so enormously set down as being at
once their shroud and sepulchre, 5ut on
ths shores and IN The paiieys where Mev
o'OO", anu WHcTs nC and Ills
companions looked upon, and rode a.
Inongst their widely extended remains. w.
ing as they were overthrown, blasted by
the fire Of Heaven and scattered in awful
desola.ion.."
Many other discoveries OF an interest.
ing and instructive character were made
by NJ. de Saulcy and his COMPANIONS, who,
after passing through numerous adren-
lures, in which more than once. their live,
were imperilcd, returned 20 France, bear.
ing with them divers curious relics, not the
least extraordinary among these being the
cover Of King DdUid's sarcophagus. We
hope their valuable book which has inst
been issued in England will speedily find
a publisher in this country; whoever has
spirit to undertake it, may rest assured oi
a rapid and most remuucratiye sale.-A
II. Gazette.
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Gus tcmptationS. A wise man will avoid
them. Now is the time to sell property
and pay your debts. Every one who
owes five hundred dollars, or a less sum.
should not sleep sound Of nights till he
mas sold negro or some other property
ana paid his debts. The Rothschilds once
sad, IN reply to the question, how they
had made their imperial fortune, that hey
always ran counter to public opinion
when others were purchasing they were
selling, and when every one was anxious
to sell they bought. The consequence
was, they invariably purchased low and
Hold high. Negroes arc now selling for
one thousand and fifteen hundred dol
lars Let them 60. They are worh
very little to the farmers ofthis Ds:ri.i-
Greensboro Patriot.
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Return Day.

This fearful day to debtors has passed
over in Greenville, and we congratulate
the District on so little suing, whilst we
sympathize with the bar for employment.
Only one hundred cases were Issued to
Greenvilie Court, But as sentinel, and
one who thinks he sees coming events, we
would warn our friends not to be lulled
into forgetfulness Of their debts, or seduced
into speculations by the present inflated
prices or all kinds Of property. The evil
day Is approaching, and il will bring ruin
and distress with i to hundred and thous-
ands who little think Of il at this time
Lands and negroes aad village property,
goods, stocks, horses and everything else.
are entirely too high. The spirit Of spec.
ulation is too rifo throrghout the country,
Too many purchases are made on credit,
There are two many banks going into on.
Grafton, and the faailities for .eettino mo.
ney are too great. These are an danger.
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Gov. Seymour, of new-Iork. has Of.
te'e9 4 reward o' one thousand dollars
tor the apprehension ofthe pcrsvr or per.
sons who violated and murdered n girl
thirteen Years of age, named CaI1xffne
sQnigley, near Jamaica, Long lslafFs.,son
Sunday night. the 18th inst. The citizens
OF jamaica have also offered reward of
five hundred dollars. The offenders ara
supposed to he black men.
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EI The South Side Demo rat Peters.
burg, Va.) femarks--"In the recent
epidemic which devastated New Orleans
we have been informed that few, if at,y
OF the sufferers were among the blacks:
and gen,en an who lived e.r ...Far,,
yenrs at Mobile, during vhl.i, tine the
yellow fever twice attacked thai city, TELLS
us be never knew a negro to die ofit.--
ihetc Is an aptitude. an adapiness Of the
African to high temperature, thst u ~
lmmutable a fact as an oteE 81 sal
law"
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A stroke ofwt. ae5omB46'csE So Y don. =
cacy Of insult, was Plated % ~ 4 is4y
who was engaged shorty % bs married.
The intended bridegroom. ss<ino her tain.
ing for a considerable tiue. aud With am
parent pleasure, 10 another gentleman.
said to her ses -.
II viii be revenged fos yous inflaelisy.
and show the letterswhich ron have VIII.
ten 10 me" q -
I" DO" replied tbs lady .sIl,ase no,l,.
ing 70 blush for excsps Che dirscsins.y
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R. o. BAILEY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS /:

5 The "LEDeER " is published every We'd
nesday morning, at tho low price Of TWO
DOLLARS per Annum, If paid IN hD-
VANCE Two dollars and a half. if pa,-
mcnt be delayed three months, and THREE
DOLLARS at the end of six months.
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ADVERTISING.

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at sew
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Ion' and thirtty-seycn and a half cents per
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single insertion, one dollar per square.
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From the Southern Baptist.
Dancing.

MIR EDIToR.-At meeting of Ministe-
rial Conference at Hardy's Meeting House.
! the 4 h : lion Of the Edgclicld Bap
tIst Association, in May last, the following
subject came up for consideration: Il i,
Justltla6le in Professors OF Religion to
suffer their children to dancc?"
In the discussion, the following remarks
were presented on the subject, and being
asked for pub i.ation, now forward them
tor insertion in the Baptist AS they were
delivered eXtempore l write from memory.
lhe substance is embodied in the article
send, though some difference in the form
doubtless sxists.
The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-03-26
NUMBER 3.
[coMMusIcArED.1
SOcicty i'm California.

BY Its influence on private character has been
the fruitful source of great lamentaion Wives,
sons, sisters and brothers, in the Eastern States
have sorrowed deeply over the wreck of char
acter and affection which has come to their
knowledge, and invaded their once happy circle
Many opinions have prevailed concerning the
cause and cure for this state of things. Many
have hailed the advent of the ladies as the in
struments designed to work reformation in
mems habits and modes of life.
:. But the ladies have come to our shame and
disgrace. They have been blotch and a scab
on the face of society It is not these ladies that
we need, but women, Christian women, virtuous
wives and mothers, with all the sanctity and the
endearments OF the home influence. Wives sis
tiers and sweethearts here would have powerful
influence in bringing about that change in So
ciety SO devoutly wished by every one who ex-
poets TO find home in the State of California
1t then we wish to make society what it ought
to be. let US, by all means in our power, encour-
age those families who are already here, and
make them feel that we have many, and
soon will have all the peculiar institutions which
makes home desirable. And thus let us teach
them to look upon this land, not only as their
present abiding place, but as their future. yea,
their present home.
HOW Tar are we from tllat now! How MANY
sights and sounds do our families meet with
daily, which force them to make unfavorable
comparisons with their former places of resi-
dence. Do we wish these families TO tarry
among us Then must we exert ourselves to
do away with many OF these unpleasant scenes
which are now so frequent and so annoying
More than that, must exert such an fnflu-
ence on them that they may send to the East
favorable reports of the state of society in this
land, and invite their uncles and their cousins to
settle near them.
Slowly but surely will this land be filled up
with families. The character and stability #
those yet to dwell among will depend much
upon the position and influence of those already
here. Many man is now ready to send for his
family, who would not consent two years ago
to subject them to the influence then prevailing
in the vicinity where he lived
Come then, ye men who would be glad to en-
joy here all the delights Of home, unite your efforts
with the families already here, to make society
just what you wish it to be when your families
arrive.
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Wall Scacssusr.

SHASTA drricoLs = Sacramento mail. via
Colusa. every Tuesday; via Hamilton and Ma
rysville, every Friday. Weaverville and b;
Bar mail every Tuesday. Dsparfures-Sacra-
anento mail, via Consa, every Thursday III z
A. W; via Hamilton and Mary>vi!le every Mon
day al An Big Bar and Weaverville mail,
every Saturday at NJ Offices Supplicd-lst,
Colusa, Monroevilo; ID, Lissen's, Chico: Sd,
Weavervillu.
iAMILTON-4rricals: Shasta mail, every
Saturday. A!arysviiIe mail. every Saturday.
Bdwells Bar ulail, every Tuesday. Departures
Shasta mail, every Monoay. Mary svlc every
Tuesday. Bidwcis Bar mail every Saturday
Offices supplied: LIST, l.assrn'S Chico; I'd vide
Marysvilie TO Bidwelrs Bar; Sd, MarysviIle to
Bdwell's Bar.
BIDWELL'S BAR-Arirv': Marysvlle mail,
every Saturday al NJ. Departures: Mays
willie mail, every Tuesday att AN.
ARYSVlLLE-irricais: Sacramento mail
Up daily. BidweIl'S Bar and Hamilton mail.
every Tuesday att NJ DownievilIe mail eve
ely Thursday al 4 NJ Offices supplied: Park 5
Bar, Dobbin's Ranch, Fosters Bar, Good year,
Bar.
SAN FRANCISCO-Arr 5rqls: Sacramento
mail. IL NJ, daily except Sunday. Stockton
mail, NJ, daily except Monday. San Jose
snali NJ. daily except Sunday. Departures ::
Sacramento mail, daily except S4anlay.
Stockton mail 1 NJ daily except Sunday. San
Jose mail, A N, daily except Sunday Offices
supplied: L. Benicia; ,, Martinez .anction
New York; 3, Santa Clara.
SACRAMENf 10 - Arri7 rs: San Francisco
mail, NJ, daily except Monday Stoc&ion
Email every Monday. "Wednesday and Friday at
4 PA. Volcano mail. every Sunday at Or NJ.
Placervc and Colema mails evetg Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday al " Auburn mail
every "Wednesday aud Saturday Georgetown
snail every Wednesday ut q p VI. Nevada mail
every day AT NJ. Marysvillc mad every day
at J NJ. Shasta mail every Monday Sail
Lake mail, 30h ot each month E,53arfhsrs:
San Francisco mail. , P NJ daily except Sunday.
Stockton mail every Tuesday Thursday aud
Saturday III NJ Volcano mail. every Thurs
siav at A NJ. Placuiville and Col,ana mail. eve
ry Monay. "Wednesday and Friday ut NJ
Auburn mail every Tuesday and Frdnv at
NJ. Georgetown Elail, every Monday al A N.
Nevada mail every day at z NJ. Ma.ysville
mail every day at NJ. Shasta mail every
Tuesday a. \ Salt Lake mail, LIST of each
,nonth. Offices these routes: l. Beuisia: ,
Staples Ranch; J, jackson: 4, Mormon Island;
5. Salmon Falls, Louisville; g. Rough aud Ready
and Cenreville, Grass Valley; = Vernon FREE
Mont. Nicolaus, luha city; 8, Fremont. Colusa.
1onnreville, Moons Ranch Tehalna klua. Cot
anowood.
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Lady vs.. Wife,

"The editor of the Providence Journal who is
considerable of an arbieter elegantiaruns, which
means man of taste, says this:
Wewish the democratic papers would call Mrs
Pierce the rife of the President elect, instead of
his lady. They are legally married. and she is
entitled to the name of wife. Besides it shocks
all ideas of morality to hear it said that the
President elect of the United States is travelling
around so much with any other woman than his
wife. Ii any of the democratic papers labor I'M
grand enough we can assure them that Black
thority has fully endorsed it, in long and ex-
cellent article, the text of which taken from
paragraph i'll this paper.
An anecdote is told of Scotch shopkeeper
who declined some reqdest made by customer.
Do you know, said the customer, that | am
the Bishops lady? Hoot woman was the
answer, Il would not do it if ye was his wife,
much less his Teddy Lady is beautiful word
in its place, and female is proper word in its
place, bnt either of them employed for wife or
woman is in shocking TASTE"
This is all very well, except the charging OF
vulgarism, which is common to our whole So
ciety, upon the democratic papers, which are no
more guilty in the premises than the WING pa
pers and every record of arrivals at the hotels
in the nation. Names are always entered thus:
MIR. Smith and lady, or MIR. Peter Popkins and
lady, when, if any body should say, Jones and
woman or Mr.. Peter Popkins and woman
Jones and Popkins would be turned monument
ly out of DOORS The practice, however, is con-
venient for young gentlemen who travel with
ladies that are not wives.-N. Y. Post
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THE SHASTA COURIER.


Mr. Meredith has presented bill in the Le-
gislature for the protection of the workingman,
declaring that ten hours shall be the legal extent
of a days labor. The ten hour system is GER
tainly very great improvement upon the old
plan of laboring fourteen and sixteen hours per
day. saving as it does vast amount OF human
suffering and human life. Nevertheless we are
convinced, by personal experience and obser-
walton, that it may be improved upon-that it
does not 60 quite far enough. Every working
man knows of himself that eight hours out OF the
twenty four appropriated to labor are enough to
be thus applied, in justice to all parties. We
are persuaded that an eight instead of a ten hour
sytem, would prove alike beneficial to the
workingman and his employer. Men know
ing that days work is 10 continue but eight
hours, will do more in that time, in nine cases
out of ten, than under the ten hour rule. The
and hence the rule obtains among them every
where to devote but about eight hours each day
to mining.
The workingman has always labored too
long for his own good. He has had literally to
grub his way through the world. It's proverbial
that too much work and too little play make
Jack dull boy. 1t is the duty of our legislators
to pass laws securing to all classes every facility
and opportunity for the requirement of knowl-
edge To be poor is Il sufficient curse of itself;
do not make it the means of fastening still
greater upon the head of its haplcss possessor-
that of ignorance.
Legislators have too long legislated for CAPT
| tallsts-they have too long neglected the work
ingman. California is enphatically the work
ingman's State. Here labor is more respected
and better paid for than any where else OH the
face of the EARTH How peculiarly appropriate
then for her Legislature to take the lead in this
NATTER and still farther elevate, well as allie
viate, the position of nine-teulhs of her people
the workinsmen.