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The Wife.


Il needs no guilt to make husbands
heart the absence Of content, the mutter-
ings of spleen, the untidy dress, the cheer
less home; the forbidding scowl and de-
serted hearth ; these, and other nameless
neglects without a crime among them
have narrowed TO the quick the hearts
core Of many man aud planted there,
beyond the reach of cure, the germ of dark
despair. o many, many before that sad
night arrives, dwell on the recolections Of
he. youth, and cherishing the dear idea of
that taneful time, awake, and keep alive
the promise she then so kindly gave
And though she may be the injured, not
the iniusing one-the forgotten. not the
iorgetfal--a happy al'usion to that hour Of
peace and love-a kindly welcome to a
comfortable home-a snile Of love to ban
ish hostile words--a kiss of peace to par
ton ali, all the past--and the hardest
heart that ever slocksl ITSELF within the
breast of a selfish man viii soften at her
charms, and bid her i've, as she has hoped
her ears IN matches bliss-loved, loving
and content--lhe soothef of the sorrewing
hour--the source of comfort and the spring
of ioV,
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"sE xEKIND ONE UNTO ANOTHER.

! Be kind one to another,
! Ye brothers in The stlife;
That sand ia armor side by side
Upon the iseld.of life
The battle raaeih iiefsey,
And dangers round thee dart.
And wouldst thou turn thee from the foe
To pierce brothers. hearth
Be kind one to another,
We sailors o'er LIES deep
Let rot the hand and heart grow cold ~
When winds and tempest sleep
For soon the skies will darken,
No light upon thee shine
And thou wilt wish that brothers. hand
Was warmly clasped in thinel
Be kind one 10 another,
Ye reapers OF the plain,
That have gone forth with sices brieh.
70 garner golden grain
The night will come when We must leave
The dusky ladine lea,
Aud weeI sc have n brother ia,n
W 1T, no good night fol- thee?
Be kind ore to another.
Ye children of one God
O clasp your hands, and trusting keep
The path your father trod
The world hath little for ye,
But He hath much 10 give
Aud raise your hearts ye brother band,
And hope In him and livel
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P @ E r R Y
FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS

= ~ ~ = ~ d. ~ - VA <ANAhSEkiSJ.
BY LoNGFELLow.
When the hours Of aaay are numbered,
and The voices of the night
Wake the better soul that slnmbered,
To a holy, calm delight;
Ere the evening lamps are lighted
And, like phantons grin and tall
5hddJws rom the fitlul freight,
Dance upon the parlor wall
Then the forms of the departed
Enter al the open door;
The beloved, the true hea rted,
Come TO visit me cnee more.
He, he young and strong, who cherished
Noble longing for the strife,
By the roadside fell and persisted,
Wesry with the march OF life
They, The holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross Of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hand SO meekly.
Spoke with us OH earth no more.
And with them the being beaueous,
Who unto my youth vas given,
More than all things else to love me,
Ard Is HOW a salit Ill heaven
With slow and noiseless footstep,
Comes the messenger divine,
Takes the vacant chair beside me,
Lays her gentle hand in mine.
And she sits aud gazes at me,
With those deep and tender eyes,
Like the stars, SO still and saint-like,
Looking downward from the nkies.
Uttered not. yet compromised,
Is the Spirits Yoiceless prayer,
Soft lebnkes, in blessings ended,
Breathing FROM her lips OF air.
o though Oft depressed and lonely,
All my fears are laid aside,
II but remember only
Such as these have lived and died.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-08-28
A EIard Road to Travel.

That 1.-THE course OF true love never did
run smooth" was never. more exempliiied
than on Monday night, upon the occasion
of wedding ON Walnut Hill, in which
were solemnized the nuptials Of Mr.. Ed
ward Riley, with the pink Of perfection
and cream OF feminine loveliness, Miss
Biddy Mcdonnell. But to the narrative.
Mr.: Riley, after three months courtship,
led the blishing Biddy to the altar. As
matter of course, friends were invited,
and If not "a feast Of reason, at least "a
flow Of soul, was the consequence, in
The course af which MIR. Riley and his
ssposa cariss;ma, a. they say in the Italian
opera, considerably sP'filuai'zed' under
the influence of which the bridegroom
was overpowcred 10 the arms OF '.arphe-
us, and the bride, BY mistake, in those q
sturdy Hieeulian a friend OF the family
named II. Kelly Each Of the parties lay
dormant for the space OF three quarters Of
an hour, when Riley awoke, and the first
object which broke upon his amazed
vision was his worshipped Bihdy, fast
asleep, and cheek By Iowl with the per-
fiduous Kelly. The demon of jealousy
was aroused, and grasplng "a knife, the
blade of which was at least six inches in
length, he made Benedict-ine incision
in the back OF the thoaghiess Kelly, who
forthwith iaintng gus in, while the en-
ragged Benedict guu up to the police
Cincinnati Enquirer. July rs.
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A beautiful Ex i act

The editor of the Knickerbocker al
tri butes the following to TX Marye', and
| it is certainly worthy of him:
"Last evening, we were wsisins les-
urely along; the music -. g cboirs Of
three churches came. hoaN, out into the
darkness around us, and shes were all new
and strange tunes but one, aud that one
it was not sung as we have heard ii, but
it awakened train of long buried memo
ries, that rose to us even as they were,
before the cemetery OF the soul had tomb
in it.
1t was the 81. eel cd "Cerin.hn they
were singing strains. that we have SCI
dom heard since the rose color of life was
blanched and we were in moment back
again to the old village church, and it was
a summer afternoon, and the yellow SUI
beams were streaming iiifesgh the west
windows, and the silver hair Of the old
aea con, who sat in tie pulpit, was turned
to gold in lis light, aud the minister whom
we used to think could never die, 50 good
was he, had concluded the application and
"exhortation." and the village choir were
singing the last hymn and the tune was
"Cornth."
1t is years-wa dare not think how
many--since then, and the prayers Of
David the son of Jesse are ended " and
the choir are scattered and gone. The
girl with blue eyes that sang alto, and the
girl with black eyes that sang ar-the
eyes of one were like 4 clear June heaven
at noon.
They both became ives, and both moth
ers. and they both died. Who shall say
that they are not singing "Gorinth still
where Sabba.hs never wane, and eongres
cations neve. break upa There they sat
Sabbath after Sabbaths by the square column
on the right of the aitader," and to cur
young ears, their tones were the every
soul of music" That column bears still
their pcnciled names. as thsy wrote them
in those days in LIES June, 49,, before
dreams or change had overcome their
Spirit like a summer. cloud.
Alas ! that with the old singers most Of
the sweeier tones had died upon the air
but they linger in memory, and they shall
YET be sung in the iweet reunion Of song
that shall take place by and by in hall
whose columns are beams OF morning light,
whose ceiling is pearl, whose floors are
gold, and where hairs never turn silyery,
and hearts never grow DID, Then she that
sang alto, and she that sang air, Will be in
their places once more.
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Revolutionary Anecdote.

A correspondent ofsthe a. Il. Patriot
furnishes the foilewing:
:" When tbe British. web, IN Boston,
1857, my 'fathef was in q BARRIERS shop
waiting to be shaved. A British officer
came in and wanted to be shaved, provi-
ded the barber could do i. without draw
ing blood, and saving If he did not he
would run his sword through him. The
barber was frightened and dare not under
take the task. A little boy sitting there
spoke up and SAID he would do it. He
looked at the boy with establishment, but
the boy stripped off his coat and told him
TO take sea. He took off the officers
beard without drawing blood, and was
paid guinea for it. The officer then ask
ed him how he veniured to do it, as he
had been to every BARRIERS shop in the
town, and no one before dared to do it p
The boy replied II thought | should see
the blood as soon as you would, and if |
had, would have cut your throat TO the
back bone in moment" The British
officer hung his head and left, amid shouts
of applause for the boy"
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The Silent Woman.


Madame Rignier, the wife of a law of
licer at Versailles, while talking in the
presence Of numerous party. dropped
some remarks which were out Of place,
though not important. Her husband re-
prifnanded her before the whole company,
saying:
Silence, madame, you are fool p
She lived twenty or thirty years after
wards, and never uttered single word,
even to her children! A pretended theft
was committed IN her presence, In the hope
OF taking her b. surprise, but without ef-
feet, and nothing could induce her TO
speak. When her consent was required
for the marriage of any OF her children,
she bowed her head and signed the con-
tract.
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IA Hard Road to Travel.

1t seems to be generally admitted that
Jordan is hard road to travel. Jim
Sherwood tells of one, that, if not verita-
BILE Jordan" itself, must certainly be lis
next best friend" But let Sher. speak
for himself.
Time, towards evening-Place, forks Of
the Road, somewhere in North Carolina
Log cabin close by--Red headed boy
sitting on the fence whisting "Jordan -
Enter traveller on an old gray mare both
looking pretty well beat "out."
Traveller.-Say, boy which Of these
roads goes to Milton
Suffering Boy.-B-b-both ON 'em goes
thar.
Traveller.--Whlch is the quickest way
Boy .-B-b-bout alike; BIB both on 'em
gets there BIB bou. the same time o.
day.
Trav.--How far is il
Boy.-Bout four m m miles.
Tfav.--W hieh is the best road ?
Boy.-T-t-they amt Earry one the
best. If you take the right hand and go
about a mmile. you'll wish you was il
hill; and il You t-t-turn back to TAXI
the left one, by the time you have g-g-gon,
half mile, you'll wish you hae
keps on the other r-r-road 'Glang!
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9Caa,t AasWsr."

Jim Wilson is a lazy scamp, was never
known TO do days work in his life, and
nobody could ever find cut how Jim sue
eeeded in the world, though many are OF
the opinion tina. he does little stealing
occasionally. jim was well known to the
Old police, and SO was never arrested, be-
ing allowed the freedom of the city. But
the new police coming into office, like the
new Pharaoh, they knew not Jim, and
SO yesterday, he was pulled" by one Of
the recently appointed officers, as dan
gerous and suspicious character. Being
brought before the Recorder, the FIRST ques-
ton the ssold man. asked, "what do you
do for q living p rather startled jim for
be it known, that question had never been
.propounded to him before however, after
few moments reflection, nothing daunt-
ed, boldly replied Jim, "lf your honor
please, can't answer that question:.
"Why so !" inquired his honor.
because, as how yon see, can't an
swer IT without eliminating myself, and
the constitution Of the United States ex-
pressy de-"
'sNever mind what the constitution de-
clares it has nothing to do with the va
grant act; shall send you down FOR thirty
days, James Wilson. and may the Lord
have mercy on your soul" ~. O. Delta.
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A Cat Extraordinary.

The Warrenton {Va.) Flag says /: q
gentleman living at Elk Run in the low
er end of this county, has the good forum
TO possess the most remarkable grimalkil
vet known of the cat Kind. Its body i
of unusual length, its legs like those of
bench-legged isc. The fur is of reddish
color, the whole bcautied with black
spots and streaks Of different figures; the,
are long in the beck aud round Oh the bel
" and jaws. Black stripes run across the
ears winch are very long and tipped at the
ends with blue taft Of hair, Its physi-
ogomy Is fierce, and It's nature savage
Ordinarily il is perfectly dociIe, and like
Wormley's very sensible cat, never says a
word though he answers readily (by the
wag Of his tall TO the name of Billy
ellis masters house beipg infested with
snakes, which had been bred in neigh
boring stone fence, he took it into bis
head to eschcw such game as rats and
m,ce, snd make wat upon the snakes all
of which lie soon destroyed. Having &C.
quired taste for this kind Of sport, he ex-
tended the field Of operations, frequently
making excursions more than mile dis
tant from the house, and returning each
and every day with snake, ranging from
two TO seven feet in length. He has con-
tinued this practice for s weeks On one
occasion hi. returned to the house much
fatigued, perfectly wet and covered with
saliva. 1t was supposed be had eacoun-
tered one OF those large but rare serpents
known as the Goobat. This turned out to
be true, for the day thereafter Mr.. Harvey
B. Rails found the snake dead, aid signs
Of dreadful conflict ON the sand. Most
or nearly all the wounds had been inflicted
on the back Of the neck. The weight of
the horrid serpent, was fourteen pounds
eleven ounces
"This class of serpents is a native of
Eastern Virginia, with very large head
and great jaws the mouth is armed with
cutting crooked teeth, among which are
two longer than the rest placed in the
torepart of the upper jaw. All around
the mouth there Is broad scaly border.
and the eyes so large that they give II a
terrible aspect. The forehead is covered
with large scales. Each side Of the belly
is marbled with large square spots Of a
chestnut color, in the middle Of which is
a spot perfectly round, and like FURNISHED
gold. They have been known 70 swallow
small pigs, musk-rats, opossums. &c.-
They avoid the sight of man and conse-
quendy are rarely seen. Indeed the ex.
istenee of the Goohat, has been dophted
by many.
"fhe cat still continues his war upon
the snakes. These facts may not gain
credence at distance; but they are 90
+" ell known ard aitested that no one III
the neighborhooa doubts them for mo
ment.
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CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL
SCHOOL,
Ar STAUNTON. VA.

H9HE Undersigned having Just finished
course ot Acalemical studies a, the Uni-
versity Of Va desires III open school al Staun.
ton, on the lst Of September. 1854. An oppor-
thnhy for studying each bfsuch commonly
tadsh, In Classical Schools. will be given ta'he
scholdts. Tile French aud German Language
viii also be taught If Il be desired, at an add
iloiial charge Of $40 for each, per session Of 10
mon tbs. those who will rot study Modern
Languages, will be charged al The rate OF $40
Iier session If 10 months. The objec. of the
teacher will be 10 give his scholars such prepar-
ation, tina, If any Of them in,ena entering the
University Of Va; they may be prepared TO
stand Tor degrees in the several schools, at the
end of the Isl session they become Students
Payment will be expected as follows .-one-
half at the beginning Of the frs, five mouths
session, anil the rem ainder at the beginning oil
the second months session.
LEONIDAS POINTS, A. b.
July - 1876.
U Richmond Weekly Enquirer insert six
times and send account u this office for collec-
ton.
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One'cold winter evening a knot Of vii
lage worthless were convened around the
stove ct a country store, in western
town, warming their fingers by the stove
pipe, and telling stories and cracking
jokes. The schoolmaster, the blacksmith,
and the constable, and the storekeeper,
and the clerk, all were there.
After they had drank cider and smoked
cigars 10 their hearts content, and when
all the current topics of the day had been
exhausted, the sehoomaster proposed a
new kind of game to relieve the monotony
of the evening. Each was to PROFOUND a
puzzle to his neighbors, and whoever
should ask a question that he himself could
not solve, was to pay the cider reckoning
for the entire party.
The idea took ct once; and the SCHOOL,
master "by virtue of his office" called on
Dick D, whom most folks thought a
fool, and few knave, to put the first
question.
"Wal, neighbors," said Dick. drawing
out his wo,ds, and looking inefrabiy dull
aud stupid, you've seen where squirrels
dig their holes, haven't you' Can any Of
you tell the reason why they never throw
out any dir.3"
This was "a poser and even the "ma.-
ter had TO 'sgive it up.''
II now desolved on Dick to explain -
"The reason is, said Dick, that they be-
gin at the bottom of the hole !"
stop stop!' cried the sehoolmaster.
startled out of all prudence by so monstrous
an assertion: "Pray, hoU does The squirrel
Sc, aere p
"Ah, MASTER replied the cunning fool,
"that's question of your own asking l'
The result had not been anticipated
The "schoolmaster was abroad 1t that
particular iuncture
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O.. An lrishman on trial pleaded not
guilty and the prosecuting attorney pro-
ceeded to call MIR. Furkisson as a witness
With the utmost innocence, Patrick turn
ed his face to the court and said F: DO |
understand your honor that Fnrkisson is 10
be witness tornlnst me asin2' The Judge
said il seemed So Veil thin yer honor
plede gully, not because | am guilty, for
I'm as innocent as your honor's sucking
babe at the breast, but iist on account of
saving Mister Furkissous sowl.'
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AN INGENIOUS RIpnLE.--It was done
when 1t was begun. it was done when il
was half done, and vet il wasn't done
when it was finished. Now, what was
1T? or course you can't guess. Will this
dos
Timothy Johnson courts Susannah Dunn.
It was Dunn wheh II was begun, it was
Dunn when 1t was half done, and vet it
wasn't Dunn when it was done--for it
was Johnson.
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MuItum in Parvo.

Perhaps the brirtcst personal memoirs
ever writer were the memoirs of Count
Rostopchin; written in ten minutes.
We subjoin few paragraphs, each of
which constitutes a "clmpter.''
My Burn: On the 18th day of March,
1868, | emerged from darkness into day -
was measured, was weighed, was
baptized. was bora without knowing
wherefore, and my parents thanked heav-
en-, without knowing for what.
Nix EpucATIoN: ! was taught all sorts
Of things; and learned all sorts OF Ian.
guages. BY dint of impudence and
quackery l sometimes passed for sa-
rant My head has become libra
~ OF odd volumes. OF which | keep the
key.
My SUFFERINGs: was tormented by
masters, by tailors who made tight dresses
for me, by women, by ambition, by self
love, by useful regrets, and my remem-
brances.
MEMORABLE ErocHs: At the age OF
thirty gave up dancing at forty, m,
endeayors to please the fair SEX at fifty,
my regard OF public opinion; at sixty, the
toupiC VI thfuhiIlp anu nave now De-
come true sage, or egotist, which is the
same thing.
RESPECTABLE PRINCIPLES | have nev-
er nodded III any marriage or scandal. |
have never recommended cook or a
physician, and consequently have never
attempted the life of any one.
My DlsLIKEs: had dislike to set,
and iops and TO intriguing women, who
made game Of virtue; disgust for af-
fee,atioa; pity for made-uP men and pain
ted women; an aversion to rats, liquors,
metaphysics, and rhuba,b and terror OF
justice and wild beasts.
ANALYSIS or MY LIFE: await death
without fear and without impotence. -
My lite has been bad me!odrama on a
grand stage, where have played the hero
tbs tyrant, the lover, the nobleman, but
never the wallet.
Nix EplrAru: Here lies. in the hope
of repose, an old, deceased man, with a
worn-out spirit, an exhausted heart, and
used-up body. Ladies and gentlemen,
pass on.
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o., Some author informs us how we be-
came indebted for the red rose. They
were all Of a pure and spotless white when
in Eden they first spread out their leaves to
the morning sunlight OF creation. Eve.
as she gazed upon the tintlsss gem, eoud
not suppress her admiration OF its beauty
but stopped DOM aud imprinted warm
kiss on It's snow bosom. The rose stole
the scarlet tinge from her velvet lip, and
yet wears it,
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WESLEYAN Female Institute.
THE next session Of this Institute will com
u N Gan

Wesleyan Female Institute.
TNHE next session Of this Institute will COM
Il mence on the FIRST Day OF SEPTEMBER.
All the Departments are in charge OF eAre
fenced Teachers and full course OF thorough
ion is given in all the useful and oFna-
mental branches, usually taught in Female
Seninaries Of the highest CRAZE. And every
facility is afforded for acquiring compete
English, Classical and Polite education.
Professor Dryesprine will remain in charge Of
the Department Of Music and Modern Lam
euages and the success with which he has
taught these branches fot the last three years,
warrants the assertion, that pupils will here en-
Joy opportunities for improvement surpassed by
no other School in the Valley
TERMS PER SESSION OF FIVE MONTHS.
Board. washing, use Of furnished
room. lights and fuel, SIS, 90
Tuition varies according to the class, from Sl2
10 $40.
EXTRA CHARGES.
Music on the Piano, with use Of In
strumeu,. SOS, 90
Z. I" Guitar. 20, 90
Vocal. 200
Modern Languages, each, 1000
Drawing and Painting, 500
Latin no extra charge
n 0nt Payable in advance, at the beginning
of each session.
For further information address
JOHN WILSON, Principal.
July "a, 1854.
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New Storcin Stauntos,.

CHINA, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
FANCY PARTICLES, PERFUME
RI, FANCY SOAPS, sc.
TIME subscriber is now opening at the store
i. lately occupied by G. B. Dyer i Co, such
a variety Of Goods in the above line as was
never offered for sale in the Valley Of Virginia
They consis, in par, OF the following Beau
.ifuIly decorated and Gold Band China Tea
Sets. splendid Motto Coffee Cups, Flower
Vases, Card Caskets, handsome Parian and Gold
Band Pitchers, Cut and Pressed Tumh'ars, Cob.
le's Wine, Jelly, and Champagne Classes sc.
Also, Common and Ivory handled Knives and
Forks, Plated. A lbata aud Table Spoons, Forks,
&c.. Walters and Trays, Tea and Coffee Pots;
with a small lot of Jewelry. Country dealers
would do well to give him call, as be has ma
ny articles 10 suit them. Ladies ale pariicu-
iarly invited 10 call and see his stock OF Fancy
Goods, &c. +. HtIhsoN.
White Granite AMI Blue printed Dinner seis
all at Richmond prices for CASH.
Stanton, July II, 1854.
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0~s' A friend relates the following 49,
A mile or two from town. he met boy OF
horseback crying with cold. Why don't
you get down and lead him that's the
way to keep warm No. said the boy,
'it's b-b-borrod hoss and In tide him If
| Freeze.
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geSs The Louisville Democrat says it ia
reported that one of the Hardin county
jury. which acquitted Matt. Ward, was
recently bitten by snake, and that the
snake died.