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The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

RoMANcg AED REALrTY.-Mr. Bunce, an in-
stFuettive writer upon antiquity, lifts the veil
which romantic writers have thrown over some
Of their heroinps. He says: Our notions Of
charming woman are terribly shoked when we
bear Of Cleopatra. even in the presence of Octa-
vius, flying one Of her slaves, and tearing bis
face with her nails. do not know il we are
more or less shocked at this than al heariuq how
the philosophical Cato, before proceeding TO
mediate with Plato on the immortality of the
soul. gave his attendant blow on the mouth
because he had eonsideraely removed the sword.
fearing that his master was about TO do himself
mischief Bat the IDEAS Of different ages and
counties are very dissimiar in matters Of this
KIND. Even in fictions, where the writer has IL
10 his power ia make all bis great people decor
Gus and amiable, we end in the Arabian Nights
Entertainments, the most accomplished ladies'
doing as Gle patra did. Badoura. charming
Princess Of China, seizes the nurse By the hair
Of her head and beats her til her face is covered
with blood. Bat even iu Cleopatra's days. it is
gratifying to learn that Ovid, IN that book Of
Art Of Love- which is devoted TO instrncting
the fair sex how TO make themselves agreeable,
expresses his repulsion to a woman who loses
her temper and beats and scratches her male ser
want. There was Lucrezra Gonzague, . learned
woman Of the sixteenth century whose name
has descended TO the present day with the warm
est commendations Of her erudition, virtue and
piety. Her injudicious admirers published her
epistoatory correspondence, as far as il could be
collected, including the letters that she wrote
on her purely household affairs. A quotation is
male from one Of these letters. by Baye, the ef-
feet of which is 10 destroy all The reputation for
goodness which her friends have endeayed to
rear up for her. She is writing to Lucia, who
appears to have been a the head Of her domestic
establishment. about maid Livia, and says
Il Livia is not obsdient to you, whip her tall
the flesh BE- blue, and the blo.d run down her
heels Such letters as these. Bayle calmly says,
might have been suppressed without any injury
to the writer. believe Lucrezia Gonzague was
an impudent woman and hyp0crite in moral
ity and religion"
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29
WE LAND OF DREAMS.

o. dreadful is The land of dreams,
When all this world chaos seems
Of thoughts SO 6x'd beforel
When Heavens own face is tinged with bio
And friends cross DER our solitude,
Now friends of ours no more
Or, dearer to our hearts than ever,
Keep stretching forth with vale endeavor,
Their pale and palsied hands
To clasp US phantoms as we go
Along the void. like drifting snow,
To far off nameess lands! ggea
Yet all the while, we know not why
Nor where those dismal regions lie,
Hdf hoping that curse so deep
And wild can only be in sleep,
And that some overpowering scream
Will break the fetters of the dream,
And let us back to walking life.
Fill'd though it be with care and strifes
Since there at least the wretch can know
The meanings on the face of woe,
Assured that no mock shower IS shed
OF tears upon the real dead.
Or that his bliss indeed is bliss om
When bending DER the death-like cheek
OF one who scarcely seems alive,
At every cold but breathing kiss, 4.
He hears saving angel speak AA s
"Thy love will yet revive. 5i g
- 1 Blackacooi's Mdga1ine
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

BEAuT1FUL SEvTIMESTs.- Marvel, Ia his
: 'Reveries of q Bachelor thus writes
A man without some sort Of religion, Is at
best poor reprobate, the football Of destiny,
with no tie linking him to infni;y, and to the
wondrous eternity that is begun within but
woman without it is even worse--a flame with-
out a heat, rainbow without color a flower
without perfume. A man may, in some sort,
tie his frail hopes and honors TO this weak shift
ing ground tackle. to his business or the world
but woman without that anchor called faith,
is adriftand wretchl A man may clumsily
continue sort OF moral responsibility out Of
relations to mankind; but a woman, ia her com
. ratively isolated sphere where affection and
not purpose is the controlling motive, can find
no basis in any other system Of right action but
that of spiritual faith A man may craze his
thoughts and his brain 10 truthfulness, Ia such
poor harborage as fame and reputation may
stretch before him; but won al--where can
she put her hopes in storms If not in heaven 2
And that sweet trustful les that abiding love
that enduring hope, mellowing every page
and scene Of 1 ng them with pleasant
est radiance; when the worlds storms break
like an army with smoking cannon-what can
bestow it all but holy soul-tie to what is
stronger than an army with cannon2 Who has
enioyed the love Of Christian mother bat will
echo the thought with energy, and hallow it
with q tearq
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

ALL IS FOR THE BEsr. "--Ir. Johnson usedto
say that habit Of looking at the best side Of ev-
cry event is better than thousand pounds
year. Bishop Hall quantity remarks, for every
bad there might be a worse, and when a man
breaks hisieg LET him be thankful il was not his
neckP When Fenelon's- library was on fire,
God be praised, he exclaimed. Z ha is not the
dwelling of some poor man 2 This is the trne
spirit Of Submission -one OF the most beautiful
traits that can possess the human heart. Resolve
to see this world On its sunny side. and you have
almost half won The battle Of life at the outset
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

O-g- Some young men seem TO imagine that
4eputation is as easily won as lost. 10 were not
more absurd to believe .hata stone ecan De- as ea-
silly rolled up hillas down. One false step. one
wrong habit, one bad companion. one loose
principle, may wreck all their prospects. and
blightal the hopes of shose that love lhsm.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

THTNos LOST FoREvER.-Lost wealth may be
restored by industry, the wreck of health re-
gained by temperance. forgotten knowledge re-
stored by study, alienated friendship sHnoothed
into forpetfulness. even forfeited reputation re-
Gained by penitence and virtue. But who ever
again looked upon his vanished hours. recalled
his slighted years. stamped them with wisdom,
= efFaced from the record of eternity the fearful
/ blot of wasted time3
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

o-s- There is en- edilorin North Carolina with
seven bullets 10 his body, received in duels ana
street encounters. His paper ought to be called
the " bullesin" and contain al 4 leaded7 matte
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

O-E- Here IS a most exquisite gem. What q
pity that such beautiful gems should pass as ta-
gitivss through the world and the author, who
is entitled to immortal honor. should remain un-
known to the public:
Epitaph On a Kittens
Here lies, BY death smitten,
A hapess young kitten,
f To moulder In the dust
Oh, had il lived longer,
Itmight have been stronger,
And died somewhat older we trust.
Had il grown up to cat-hood,
Then many a rat would
~ Have mourned ia the deepest woe
Let the curtain be drawn to,
We hope il has gone to
go That land where other cats 90.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

An Australian paper ascribes to some man
in Missouri discovery which has hitherto elu-
ded the vigilance Of our quarterly and monthly
reviewers namely, that the poet Moore stole
his minstrel from the nursery classics. He
gives the stolen and the original lines, and leaves
the public TO iudge:-
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29
/" The suns soft smile,
As It CLEANS amhile.

.rarsf As 1t CLEANS aWHlle,
Is t....aa Ger valley hill and stream
We shall notice little change here the city,
for some time But outside narrow streets and
brick walls, dust and din, and the hum Of trade,
beauty and freshness leap as in were, into be-
ing All over the hill-sides, and in the dells tie
early flowers are unfolding, and gazing meekIy to
the skies, Green blades Of grass struggle brave
lynn among the trees have left off their wintry
sighs. And from the hill-tops aud the budding
forests fresh airs come singing down upon the
meadows, inyigorat ting all things with flush of
new life and strength. The farmer, that favor
ed mortal who depends on what shall never fail
--'' seed time and harvest"-now enters joyful-
ly on his spring labor, and we shall find him
'.First in the field before the red ming sun,
Last in its shadow when the day is done. !"
His plough is coursing along the hill sides and
through the rich =" bottom lands; and i.
Lineafter line along the bursting sod,
Atarz the broad burrows where his thave trod !"
Soon we shall see the green and wheat
springing from the earth, and growing noiseless-
less up to fill his purse with gold. A great deal
easier, he thinks to raise the precious stuff in
fields, than to dig forit in mines and quicksands.
In few weeks pick-nics uill commence and
many parties win HE away to the shades of
North Bend of Glendale, 10 getcaught IN the rain,
and come home cross, tired and half sick. Soon
will brassy skies gisten US, and our. feet be
bIistefed on burning pavenhents. Doctors will
overhaul their drugs, and prepare for campaigtl
against spring Sickness in all its IS lisa
g Forms and features dire,
- 1875 - Its cramps and colics. 9ssfsfs
@ But, Spring, we bid the welc me To old and
young thou brrngest health, and JOY, and hope.
Truly
Wide flush the fields; the softening air is balm;
Echo the mountains round, the forest smiles
= And every sense and every heart is JOY"
But sadness, also, comes with thee. Since
last7ons earth deathstas sna tched from among us
kindred spirits and loved friends Theyswel-
d come thee no more. Scatter on their graves then
ect the sweet tributes of love and friendship
Bring flowers, pale flowers DER the bier to shed
A crown for the brow Of the early dead
For this thro its leaves hath the whit rose burst
For this in the woods was the violet nursed
Though they smile IN vain for what ours
They are lovers best gifts--bring flowers, pail
- e Howers." q IS ~ lf - 4 = 81
EB lo It was albeautifm superstition among the Sen
aca Indians, that from the graves of those who's
spirits were in the 'shappy hunting grounds,
,.22violets would blossom In Spring time, and da
@e sizes nestle among the grassy turfs We alvey
loved to see flowers upon grave; and now
the time to plant those sweet emblems of th
M resurrectionoer the resting place of friends tn;
7sfghaEe gone before (" and are enjoying the emf
less Spring of brighter world. -Cam. Eng.
IFS ------ ------------
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The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29
YAzOO DEMOCRAT
". EPPERsoN, EDITo r,
SPRIN G.

1 come, come! We have called me long;,
/ come DER the mountains, with light and song
Ye may trace my steps orr the wakening earlh'
BY the winds which tell Of the Nlolets bIrth'
BY the primrose stars IN the shadowy grass
BY the green leaves pening as pass
HEMANS.
Again. does the beautiful queen OF seasons
clothed in her emerald robes, and wearing her
crown of buds and flowers, commence her reign,
Old Winter has abdicated, for the SOFT warm
breath Of the young goddess melts The lcieies
from his beard. Away he flies, on the wings OF
the north wind, leaving Jack Frost behind, todo
all the mischief he can, before he TOO melts away
beneath
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

.IIa7 FATE OF THE APOSTLES Matthew is sup
a,osed 10 have suffered martyrdom. or was slain
srith sword at the city Of Ethiopia. 7sel
.s-effSt, Mark was dragged through the streets of
81 Alexandra, in Egypt. TIL he expired.
.seeaa ST. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in
-aae Greece. - s.. So. $50 ...'.s ,s. ( .5 s.
80 . St John was put - cauldron OF boiling oil
! at Rome. and escaped dearh! He aflerNard
nassdied natural death at Ephesus, Ia Asia -e
ST. James, the Great, was beheaded q JeFusa-
lem. 8na
St. James. the I,essnwas thrown from pin
racle. or wing of the temple aud then beaten
to death with a fuller's club - -
St. Phillip was hanged up against pillar,s
Hicrapolis, a city Of Phrygia. efs
St.BarthoIomew was fayed by the com
,aand Of q barbareus king. as
3 ST. Andrew was bound to cross, whence ~
preached to the people till be expired.
81 Thomas was run through the body by !
l.nce sAf Cofnandel IN the Easf Indies.
Jude was shotsto death with arrows ~
~ simeon ZealOtes was crpcided 1t Persia.
81. Matthias was first stoned and then beheaa
- ssags2 AnEt9sfh aat I'D !.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29
TIE ORIGINAL.

Little Bo Peep has lost his sheep,
f Aud doesn't know where TO find en-
Let 'em alone, they'll all cone home,
And bring their tails behind EN-.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29

O~y-~ Jim, ? said one fast man TO another, stit
is reported that youleft the East on account of
your belief f
How" replied jim, fattered By the remark,
"how's that ~ 80 .s 80
@Why, police officertold me that you heliev-
| ed every thing your saw belonged to YOU, and az
the public didn't, you left" ssAs 1sll
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29
THE PLAoIARIEss.

The minstrel boy to the war Is gone,
In the ranks Of death you'll fnd hIm
His fathers sword he has girded on,
And his Wild harp slung behind him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-05
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
orR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.


o. BOARD UNITED STATES SHrp SARANAc. !
Rio DE JASEIRo, Sept. II, 1854.
Mntirscv Stntsxced-Joiiifcot,o IF the Sailors
Ashore Rio, its Horior ard Surrounding Scene-
4Amussmsnfs-- Deaths on Board Ships and
SAirying, &c, &C.
At The PIE sent time. wien the papers are filed
with cortsponoerce descriptive Of naval wsrfar',
and With s,iirir accounts Of actual ergsgemep
On tie deep letter from peaceful frgats like our
own will be hardly noticed il the midst OF 80 man
exciting episiles. Still there are those who vii
rtad IL, end it Ia FOR them write. promised
give you the particulars Of the court martial being
held on board this ship q; the time last wrote
But se there was rot srf Gent interest In them and
IS they we're too long for to copy. |; Ia adequas
to seq that the mrtireers have been sentenced and
are row undergoing the punishment. so Justly De
served by them.
In ny last spoke OF liberty being long expected
aud often oskei for II has since been granted to
he men, sud am happy to say that their conduct
while Oh shore was very good for fellows confined In
the narrow space Of ship for nearly year. II is
tue they kicked mp some devilish shines, saw tn.
elephant got glorious reveiled in TIE charms Of those
Southern danes, and came aboard in that beautiful
state Of unconscousness which sailors love 70 feel.
Il is also true that one jolly old tar, little tie
woIse for the wear, tnmblsd over the gangwsy with
pair Of black peppers and Notwithstanding .aa:
unpleasant addition to his appearance, cried out
"Give me liberty, or give mel" Potato sc,use,' =
binted bysssnder, ~ the speaker was Interrupted
by spesze. But sucn little extzavagances are par
dcnsbe once in while, especially when INDUCED
! In by nea whose visits shore are, like angels
visits ON cath, sew and far between" They were
| well pleased with VIA. they saw in Rio, aud who
could be otherwise The pscuiarities Of this city
ore two well known TO you 70 demand genera de-
scfiption, but cannot ccnciuda without saying
something OF those which Gre most prominent
The scenery about the snbwbs OF Rio is ~ wild
ard pieturesqus ~ Il Is variej and beautiful. sig
raj Hi, commands fne view OF tee city and hM
bor The losg aud narrow streets, With sns'r te.es
COPIED houses 6udded closely together, LOOK straass
ard miserable but are not 40 bad when Sou pas
shrouqh tlem. At s.msst eyesf cofuet. II there q
not guard hcuse, tasse y sent walking 70 an
fro. acting soldier sad policeman at the same time
end hunyDg along tae sidewalk sou will someeim.
see . string Of negroes, hal ME 10 length, WIZ
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ACCIDENTS on THE READING RAMRoAD-Oa sAs
Goth ult the passenger train from Reading was ~
proachlnr Norristown man who on the track WAS
knocked down BY the cowcatcsr and badly niured He
was picked up aud carried 10 house in Norrstowns
where he received prompt medical aid When ne sensS
train ncared the engineer suddenly revera
ed the engine in consequence Of impeachment being
Bu, Tho brennan. who followed, had Of his legs
broken "a few moments afterwards the boiler exploded
with terrible crash and the locomotive was blown to
pieces Fortunately nobody WAS injured BY tina cas~.
roph0,
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could even, had been necessarily c0mpele1 to be
influenced By the opinion Of any one have attended
arrive at the evidence OF Captain Mcclure and here
must make my stand, in so far as my opin ons and
general acts relative 10 Captain Coinson are con-
securely a. to the intentions Of Captain Collinson
as to the dangers to which he might be subject,
and to the probability Of his coming towards
Beectey Island! Surely 1t viii mo- be for one
moment entertained that creation, confien
tial or private correspondence, on the intensely
exciting objects Of this expedition, are not the
true ndioes of the minds, Of the inmost feelings, Of
those associated with me. II am 70 be guided
solely by Official communications, let them be pro
duced-I ackn0wle 1ge none. Bat must strongly
resist any opinions formed in this country or after
my ultimate acts after quitting Beechey Island hal
expedient to act. Captain Mcclure had informed
me that be considered Captain Coliinson beyond
the reach Of disaster. No one then dreamed of his
deserving his ships TO seek Beechey Island mytelf
should find a passage to exist Every much doubled
by intelligent Individually through Peel Inlet tina,
he would find my notices deposited at Capes Walker
and Bunny, each side q the opening, and that II
Island before quilted. Captain McCurs's opinion
goes TO strengthen mine, viz, that be was not iu
dapger-had no danger TO apprehend, and could
easily return by the way he cane. The contest OF
rival Of the Phoenix, was, that Capt. Conson would
make for the Hudsons Bay settlement; and refer TO
my last despatch before left Beechey leland the
$50 Of August written under the influence Of such
discussion. then knew not OF the fate of DR.. Rae.
surmsed his plan Of operations yet remains to be
proved how lar erred in my Judgment Ny de.
cison for the relief OF Captain Couinson was planned
IN October, 1852 matured and carried out in March,
1854, and did not receive my orders until Aug. 20,
1854. The evidence OF Captain Kellett requires
most careful consideration and before venture to
deal with IL, must protest in the strongest terms
against the insinuation either of nay intention to
produce his private or " CONFIDENTIAL communi-
cations although one OF mine has been read 70 the
Court deemed Capt Kelett 70 be on such intimate
terms Of friendship after servitude on and on
for nearly twenty three years together thai except
Ing where documents were requisite for the public
service did not communicate otherwise than con-
fdentialiy or privately on all The wegaty coacerns
| Of this command. II my Judgment was not to DC
| influenced by such an unburdening OF the mind,
where, indeed was 10 look for an thing 70 guide
met Has any documsnt been produced before this
| honorable Court which substantially Affords evi
/ dence Of opinionl Rather than be driven to di
/ vuige the materials on which founded my iuiy
| ment, ! am content TO suffer martyrdom r
| preserve inviolate, "a l have done on formei
occasion, piivste correspondence. Bat the ques
ton 70 witch l did alluis Is, believe. be'or'
be Court In lstses already read. p'oiacsi By Gap
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this season vas problematica, called for decision
and promptitude in . tion. The first point was
that NO safe quarters for any vessel cOu be found
at b echey Island or in the vicinity; next that We had
already proof that the Moth Star was perlled and II
the chip left be lost then her must be sub listed
on the supplies intended for Captain Collinson;
next, that II vessel, SAY the Talbot, had been left
behind and cut into winter quarters, NO. impeIa
lively necessary to decide on instanter, she might
not be able ext season to cut out In time to proceed
to England, a. We had ample proof by the fact Of
the North Star only reaching the foe edge, aided
ring 70 their lordships' instructions 10 Sir John
Franklin. under paragraph 10, their lordships i'm
press on him "tbat the health, comfort, and safety
Of yourself, your officers, and men are to be con.
advantage Of aartisg next sssson 7ro an advanced
position may be counterbalsnced By what may be
Suffered during the winter, and BY the want Of such
refreshment: and refltting - you'd b. Afforded By
Sir John entering upon his expedition. Bat latel
experience has proved to ~ that steamer trim z
Beechey Island and back u but summer excursion
Of four months; and Therefore, that efficient relis
should be found necessary By the non, sppssrsucs
Of Captain Coliiuson, by sending steamer
next spring. As no vessel has been LEFT
and the depot there is fully adequate
to sustain SO men for more than one ye.r, the ex
pense Of extra provision Of second vessel and TIL
towing home OF one o. two, VIII Be entirely avoided
was TO leave the North Star or Talbot With ten
der that tender evidently intended to TOW the YES
eel - left home next year, Thus precluding the ne
cesty Of sending out another vessel this next sea
SON. Now, no tenders were available, and, there
fore, the leaving ship entailed the continued ex
pepse Of almost annual expenditure. Every obec
contemplated BY their lofdships has, trust. unde
the confidence rsposed in me, been fully carried out
True II IL that Captain Colhnson is cot he-e, bu
how would my decision, by their lordships and tn
country, he estimated, or where would stand i
the estir alton Of this hon. court had LETT sai
4 tok n4 IxnwSrA - l.
himself suddenly in cou-t. Would not those VIII
fancy ship should have heen LETT q Beechsy d
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Administrators Sale.

EHY virtue of an order of The Probate Court OF
Id Monroe county, Ohio, will. on
Saturday, The lSth day Of March, 1851.
between 10 O'Clock A. Nj. and O'Clock P. NJ.
offer for sale, OF, the premises. certain lands and
tenements, OF which Jeremiah Ga.chell, late OF
said county, died seized, lying and being in said
county, aud de scribed and appraised as follows,
to wit: Lots humber 43 and 81, in the town oi
Graysville, appr aised at $50; lot number AZ, in
said town, appraised at ssl5 lot number Al, in said
.own, appraised at S35; fractional lot number So
u said town, appraised at So; lot humber So in
said town. appraised at $5; lot number 49, in sa!d
town, appraised at IS; lot number 81, in said
town. appraised at So; lot number 80, in said
town. appraised at $40; also three acres OF land m
by Reuben Powell, aud by lands OF George Hook
ingberry, appraised at sll5. Said lot number a;
| is incumbered by the dover estate OF Deboral
Gatchell TERMS OF SALE: One third cash ir
hand, one third in three months, and the residue
in six months. with interest from the day OF sale
to be secured to the satisfaction Of the undersign
ed No sale fur less than two-thirds OF the ap
praisement. NATHAN GAi' HE'LL,
Administrator OF jeremiah Gatchell, decd
| Feb. Is, 1854. .s-ta. i.H