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The Fate Of Genius.

How precious few people in the world
know even the name OF the author of that
stirring hearth soug-''Sweet Home" tho
its ,neiody has fallen upon the ear, and rest
ed on the tongue of the million \ CORES
pondent, writing from Washington. abiding
to the life of Payne. and lis vieissi,udeS,
says: ''As | sit in my garnet here at Wash
ingtou, noticing the course OF great men.
aud the destiny of party, | meet often with
strange contradiction in this even::ul life
The most remarkable WAS that of How
ard Payne, author of Sweet Home" l
knew him personally. He occupied rooms
under me for some time, and his conversa-
ton was 50 captivating that | often spent
whole days in his apartment He was an
applicant for office at the time-Consul to
TrniS-from which he had been removed.
What a sad thing il was TO see the poet sub
iected to all the humiliation of Office seeking.
OF an evening we would walk along the
streets Once in while We would see
some family circle 50 happy, and forming so
beautiful group. that We would both stop
and then pass silently on.
On such occasions he would give hiSto-
ry of his wanieriugs-hi trials. and all
the cares incident 10 his sensitive nature
and poverty. How of.en.' SAID he once.
Il have been in the heart Of Paris, Berlin,
London, or some other city. and heard per-
sons singing. or the hand organ PLAYING
Sweet Home. without shilling to hay
my next meal, or 2 place to lay my head
The world has literally sung my song until
every heart is familiar with Its melody
Yet | have been wanderer from my boy
hood, My. country has turned me ru;hlcs>ly
from my Office and in nv old age | have
to submit to humiliation fcr bread -
Thus he would complain Of his hapless
lot His only wish was to Die in foreign
lard, to be buried by strangers, and sleep in
obScuriy.
l met him one dny looking unusually
sad, Have You got your Consulate p
said I.
Yes. and leave in a week for Tunis: l
shall never return"
The last expression was not a political
faith Far from it Poor Payne his wish
was realized He died at Tunis Wheth-
er his remains have been brought 70 this
country | know not. They should be. and
if none others would DO it, let the homeless
throughout the world give penny. for a
monument to Payne [ knew him. and
will give ms penny. for an inscription Ike
the following:
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
NO. u:
Awful Death.

A most ,ragical tale is told in Barba-
does paper. Of the sufferin-s Of three sol.
diers Of detachment Of the Goth regiment.
now stationed at Tortola, and black man.
who rot into boat. the soldiers with the
intention of deserving. and getting over to
Crab Island. and from thence, as oprortuni-
~ offered, 70 America -aTIer = Hiiifv, .,.~
wind arising, they were driven cut Of their
course, aud 50 remained il tie open boat for
several days. without food or water. At
length one of the soldiers proposed to draw
lots that one should he killed to furnish
food for the others They did so, and the
LOT fell upon Thomas Buehler. one of tie
soldiers, who forthwith bound I'D his arm
and opened vein to bleed himself to death:
one of the others. and the black man. suck
ed his blood. and afterwards went raving
mad, and jumped into the sea. Buckley
also died !; and there remained only one
soldier out CT the party IN the boat Wm.
Lennon, who threw the dead body into the
sea. lashed the helm, and left himself to his
fate. Ee had not tasted any OF Buckleys
blood, because according t. Lis own state
ment, he had fell scruple 1t doing %, as
he had been his eomrade After eleven
days drifting. the boat was driven on the
coast Of Sr. Domingo. and the coast-ruard
found the survivor, and after giving him
some refreshments, carried him 70 Jachel to
the English Consul. before whom he made
relation Of the facts as above, and he was
sent back to ToTtDla in the steamer.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

GRATITUDE or THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.
The officer whom Prince Men>chikoff sent
Odessa 70 St. Petersburg with the Dispatch
es announcing ihe victory at Sinope, spared
no exertiou to accomplish his journey with
unusual sreed, and on arriving at the capi-
tai, was according 70 the Russian custom.
immediately u>hered. into the Emperor :
presence. 10 whom he delivered his dispatch
es. saying, III bring your Majesty intelf-
gepce Of the successful issue Of considera-
bic action On which the Emperor, much
gIaiifcd, took. lin into Liz cabinet, and
seated himself to IeruSe their contents
When he had finished, and addressed him
self 10 Tile welcome crurier 10 express his
deligh. at the tidingS. he found that the Off
Ger worn ont with fatigue, had fell asleep. nor
was he u he aroused IN any ordinary means.
With that quick appreciation Of human ns-
ture. peculiar 10 tie Gar, lie called ont
roughly, Your horses are ready !" and the
Eea!Cus courier at once started up to bis sup
posed duiy. The Emperor then inquired Of
him what. rank He had. kapitan. -
Wei. then, 10 an Adjulant in a;tendance,)
bring me a pair of epaulettcs; | promote
YOU on The spot to be Podwokownick Uieu-
tenan, Colonel.) Embrace me !" aud when
the astonished officer had availed himself Of
this rare distinction, the Gar kissed him
on the check Since then no ruthless razor
has been allowed to prufane the cheek hal
lowed by the Emperor's lips.
I-seaJla Cor London Times
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

The austrian Government Fccdin-
tle People on Horse Tlesh.-An Austri-
an correspondent of the New York Times
SAYS
I'VE ct singular piece of intelligence
from Vienna. The Municipal Government.
on the Recommendation Of the Board of
Heal, has authorized the sale Of horse
flesh in the butchers stalls Of the capital.
A French paper says that in the present
scarcity of provisions in Paris, similar step
might be advan:ageously adopted here. 4
correspondent ought to know everything. or
at least pretend to know everything: but I
am willing 10 acknowledge that this an
nouncement has taken me by surprise I
was not prepared for it. and have never met
with anything in the course Of my reading.
which enables me to give an opinion, or
venture a suggestion. On 50 novel ! topic
know, indeed, that the police Of this city
take great care shat no horse flesh finds is
way into the consumption Of the people. bu.
this rather initiates against the supposition
tha. the meat in question i either healthy
or nutritious. Such an initiative is in keep
ing. coming from Austria. Francis Joteph
can now take ORE more step in ihc same di-
rection, ard authorize cannihalisn. HIM.
raIians and Lambardo-N enitians, would.
doubtless. Dc considered very good eating
by the fellow-citizens OF Haynau and Ra-
detzki In these hard times. the poor mus.
bc provided for The introduction Of these
cheap articles Of food into the peoples bill
Of fare, is 40 act Of enlightened benevo-
lerce."
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

A WARNING TO JEALOUS HusBANDs.-
a Young man in Providence, r. l.. who had
very handsome wife, recently became
dissatisfied with the attention Of others to-
wards her, (without cause of course and
started of and travelled some two or three
hundred miles, and visited several hospitals
for the purpose Of catching the smallpox.
y that he might give it to bis wife. think
ing IT she should become pretty well pitted
upon her face, il would have a tendency to
keep away her admirers But the fun Of
the Joke was. that he took the disease him.
self. went home. and died. and the young
widow. who did not take it at oil, has since
married handsome man who is not jealous
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
They (thc WhigS) labored principally I

They (thc WhigS) labored principally to
effect union of effort at Baltimore. but
their chief allies North scorned. defied, and
spit upon their platform, and sixty-six Of
the faithful in the convention voted outright
against it. Lou. Democrat
We'll, pray, what did your allies North
do? They spit upon your platform. voted
for your candidate, stole yGnr President.
whom you are now after in full tilt. with a
search warrant, called the Nebraska biH.
Lon. Journal.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
THE THREE CALLERS

Morn calleth iondly 10 fair boy straylng
Mid golden meadows. rich with clover dew;
She calls-5ut he still thinks of noGsht save play
inc,
And so she smiles and waves him an adieu,
Whilst he, still merry with his t;owery store.
Deems not that morn, sweet morn! returns no
morei
Noon cometh-5ut the bov TO manhood growing.
HeedS not the time-he sees bat one sweet
form.
One young, fair face. from bower of jasmine
glowing.
And all his loving heart with bliss is warm;
So SOON unnoticed. seeks the western Shore
And man iorgets that noon returns no more
Night tapPeth gently at easement cleaning
With the thin fre-lisht. fiekering faint and low.
By which gray-haired man is sadly dreaming
Der pleasures gone. as lie,s pleasures so.
Night calls him TO her and he leaves his door,
Silent and daTk-and he returns no more.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

A better description Of the manner which
sea-sickuess lakes down" the lofiest and
most pompous character was never written,
than that which is furnished by that illus
trious flunkey, Mr. Chawls Yellowplush
Gentle reader. av you ever been on the
otion The sea, the sea, the hopeu sea "
as Barry Cromwell says. As soon as we
entered our little vessel, and I'd looked
to masters luggitch and mine, (.aiae was
rapt up in a very small hankerchei. as soon
as | saw the waivs, black and frothy, like
fresh-drawn porter, a dasllin agains. the
ribbs of our gallant bark, the keal ike n
wedge. a splittin the billoes in two, the sales
a iappin in the hair. the standard of Heng-
land floating at the head, the steward
a gettin ready the basins and things. and
the capting proudly tredding the deck and
given orders to the sailers, the white rox Of
Albany. and the bathin-masheens disappear
ing in the distans-then, then felt Tor the
first time the mite. the madgisiy of existence
'Yellowplush, my boy said i. in dialog
with myself, your life is now about to com
mems: your career as man dates from
your eutrans on board this packit Be
wise. be manly, be cautious forgit the fol-
lies of your youth. You are no longer boy
now, but a FooTMAN. Throw down your
tops, your marbles. your boyish games /;
throw off your childish habits with your
inky clerks jackit-throw up your
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

AN EXTREME TEsr-If ycu wish to as
certain the temper Of young lady. lock at
her nails. and the tips Of her gloves If
they are jagged and much bitten. You may
be sure she is pcevish. irritable, quarrel
some, and too ready 10 show her teeth at
the smallest provocation. This Is an infaili-
bic test that every iil-tempered lady carries
at her fingers ends
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

CHINESE SAYrxG.-A 2runkard's nose is
said to be light house. warning us OF tie
little water that passes underneath.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

Here, recklect, l was obleeged to stop.
A fealin, in the first place singular. in the
next place painful. and at last completely
overpowering. had came upon me while L
was making the abuif speach, and | now
found myself in sityouation which delixy
for bids me to describe Sufis to say. that
now discovered xhat basins was made for;
that for many. many hours lay in hago-
ny of exoStion, dead to all intence and pur-
poses. the rain pa;tering in my face. the sa-
lers iramplink over my body; the pancs
of purgetory going on inside ,''
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