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EIi6ds.

lin that char yon,cr, not The rnr
J, III feet ne ~" II, hut lhc other l,r
r'de you closer yet, were >c,i,ti :.
sweet {, cl 4,:l, with pr.ily !il,.
!u.n iNirI unt ,hi ii.c heu,ih, i lit nt
inc" iuuhIu" r.rIil!,i The SW'.,Ii,u l,.ioaJ
iho IN : gnrlr'! L. ,haru over the
iri clc.i tar Ia ans n ynn! G.rAH;s:
aMI If Nun cuui,t rrAc!i IN ;rr nrn;ln.i
th.,i ch..iE !acN. N,l,Iu; l,'a! q. ~:
offence. aNd *n!i'4 Nnd. Hr.r, -, at
Idly vi Il those v,ir!> thai escape u,'An
lhc neck. ana # you cuuid clasp WG,:i
your other hi Il nose iitlic WHIT.
taper fingers ii hers. which lie SO
tempting within '';..h' nsi -, talk
>otil, AMI low III The l!e>cnc' OF the
III Ze, white the hours Sip w..Iinil
knowledge, aml The wGnlc wuidS
wh,>iIe unca'cd i'r; Il in short, you
were no bachelor, but The husband of
some such swec, image, (drcam cal it,
rather. would il not he Tar PLEASANT
cr than Il cold, single, night sitting.
counting the sticks, reckoning the
length OF the bIazr, and The hight of
the falling snow.
Surely imagination would be stron
ger ana purcr, if it could have Ii.
play lul Iancics ofdawniny won,anllood
/" delight it. All toll would be torn
from mind labor, if but another heart
grew into ti,is pre"ent soul, quickeniug
it, warming it, cheering il, bidding it
ever G"d.specd.
Her face would make halo, rich
as rainbow, a toy OF all such mol
some things we lonely souls call
trouble. Her smiles would i!Iunlnc
the blackcSt OF crowdcd cares. ..nd
the darkness that now seats you drs
pondent in your solitary chair, for days
together, weaving bitter iancies, drcu
ming bitter dreams, would grow light
and thin, and spread and float ava,
chased BY that beloved smile.
Your friend, poor fellow dies
never mind; that gentle clasp of her
fingers, as she steals behind you, tell
ing you not to wee. it is worth ten
friends
Your sister, sweet one, is dead
buried. The worms are busy with all
her fairness. How it makes you think
earth nothing but spot to dig graves
upon
1t is more: she says she will be /,
sister; and the waving curis. as she
leans upon your shoulder, touch your
check, and your wet eyes turn to meet
those other eycs--God has sent his
angel surely
Your mother, alas for it, she is
gone! l. there any bitterness to n
youth, alone and homeless, like thus
Bnt you arc not homeless you are
not alone sho is there; her tears
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the wholesale, business is depressed II
fraction, she is told that she cannot
have STEADY! work. .,sga,g
This fall, prices have gone down
too. On coatsfor the Southern mar
kels they are paid twoa shilIings, less
than on tho same garments last fall,
and a similar dectcase affects wages
io' other articles Of clothing. These
changes for the worse come very har,
Upon the girls. Very many of them
support widowed mothers and orphan
sistersand brothers. Their one nee
die is to earn not living only for
| themselves but bread for family,
coal for the household, and TO meet
besides the monthly demands of incv
uriblc landlords. We meet them
wrapped in their thin shawIs daily in
tie streets looking as il their rail
bodies were poorly able to stem tn
tide o. ncccs>ary expense, that will
roll iown "pin an. family, even the
smallest that attempts To winter in
New York. Graphing with hard
worlds t,inl's daily, thclc must he a
curse ready t" light upon his head
who. without good cause, drducts
from their small wages, or with con
lcmptible mcanncss throws straw in
tie way of their making the little
they can make as early as po>siblc.--
But many mri chants who cuplnv
them think it no dishomur to a AXE
them come three or four times Il ,av
to the shop ior work which was prom :
l>rd them ut the first call and it,,
with cy shArpencd b, the prospect
OF gain, an uneven stitch can bu found
they boast that they deduct largely
from their wages. Shame on the
fellows vino behaved SO ungallamlly.
hey 'awn with isgusting "b~cqui
"i Ec>S " peat is y no bears
about l:' l'ri>"m The token, # li>r
cN' rpragancc IL dress, bu, when those
harh working daughters Of honest and
am"t"n> ton are lc;l to run up and
down ia" sir. rt>. wasting time that Is
"X''':'9nt.!y precious i" them. to get
jobs, hrr"Ir>>ly Promised /" br read,
mary Gay i iNt ,cy 'Nrusc them.
srA,,o Win thr rs-ufIt, ~ IS '.niv ..
Shn. gill he ,.su .yurr a sin. 'iLr
shop GiIl is as worthy ui' he. hire as
amy ia.I""ir', ana he is shn'u,ri,Il,
dishonest wh" adj 5 al 'ullnrrrS>;,r>
step to CT lrdi'n, walk To get it, or
) ~ lniZr> her wnk more clu>..Iv llan
hr Is wiring I. Ill lis own huuiL hc.
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I'Eac Sewing Girl.

Hard times came to the Swing
girl when the rest Of the working
world thought the times were easy
From immomorial time she has
wrought faithfully, and taken little
money for it. But when business
generally grows stagnant. and money
becomes unusually scarce, the poor
sewing gill experiences as sad II dc.
preston rs if it were n reperse in her
case also. 1t is as we know Tough
time for her ut the best. She Yearly
stitches from morning to Wight to
earn appliance that will scarcity pay
decent board even though work"nevcr
falls off. But when men find money
.scafcer they buy fewer clothes, and il
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g Gou a,td OUT glats0e Nauu. >


softening yours, her smile lighting
yours, her grief killing yours !; and
You live again to assuage that kind
sorrow of hers.
Then these children, rosy, fair
headed no, they do not disturb you
with Prattle npw-they are yours
Toss away there, OH the gree sward
never mind the hyacinths, the snow.
rops, the violets, if SO be any arc
there the perfume of their hcaIlhfuI
lips is worth all the flowers in the
world. No nee. now to gather wild
boquets to love and cherish: flower
tr"e, gum, are all dead things; liveIi
cr charms hold your soul.
Ana she, the mother, sweetest and
f'ircst Of oil, watching, tending
caressing, loving, till your own heart
grows panied with tendcrcst jealousy;
and cures itself :" "it' loving.
You have no need now Of a cold
lecture to teach thankfllness yonr
heart is tu'l of it. No need now, as
"nre, of bursting blossoms, of trees
taking leaf and greenness, to tarn
thought kindly and thankfully !; for
ever beside you there is bloom, and
ever beside you there is fruit for
which the eye, heart and soul, are full
Of unknown, unspoksn--bccause un
Spcakablc-thank offering.
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to soothe.t tho poor actpf's wounded

10 }soothe: tho poor actuf's wounded
heart. .~.f,, ,. -;
There was something very melan-
cholly,in the thought Sof that poor
mans coming from The led Of death,
to don gay attire, ana dtterP Studied
witicisms, for the a sssenfsnts nfae
crowd, not one Of whom dreamed Of
the anguish That lay fostering under
the painted check and stage smile
lhl4k .you not, then, that in the great
theatre ofLife there are many around
us like that poor actor, smiling gaily
on the multitude, while ut home lies
some mystery of sorrow, whose slrnd.
ow is ever present with him in busy
places, and in solitude rcvels upon
their hearts sas n ghost among the
tOmbS? ?-Putnam's Mugaxinc.
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try, q city, q toHn, as we'll rs individ
ual mcn tn keep shut of his presence
always. Let the country that would
Danish him beware; ofextravagance, of
speculation, of: overtrading,Enof; elm
barking visionary, schemes, of ,ag. |.
,grandisencnt.s Lot itsn keep out ar
wars, avoid Internal commotions, and
(" right along, taking care of its own
interest and outstanding its resources.
Let the city that would exclude him
be economical in its expenditures, in
dulging in no schemes of speculation,
making no useless improvements, bull
ding no railroads that it can not pav
for, withholding its credit from mush
room corporations, keeping down its
taxes, and going right along, taking
care ot It's own interest and husband
;Hg It's own rcsources.--I .ct the in
dlvidual man who would exclude him
ir",a his domestic circle be Industrious.
frugal, keeping out Of the whirlpool Of
politics, indulging no taste for Office.
holding up his dish when pudding falls
from The clouds, laying by something
when the sun shines to make up for
the dark days, for
''Somc days must he dark and dreary"
working on always with heart full of
confidence in the good providence Of
Cod, and cheerful in tn" hope of ';lhe
good time coming. -libany Regis
ter.
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Mercy.

The first scntecc of death the youn-
Sovereign, Queen Victoria, was re
qnircd to sign was that of soldier
condemned to death for dcserlion.-
The Queen read it. and asked the
Minister who brought il t" herr
Have YOU nothing o say in behalf
of this young ma. :"
Nothing" was The reply; he has
deserted three times; but" said
the brave veteran who relates the
anecd"'e, seeing bcy AIajcs, ) S anxiety,
! added, " though he is Il very bad
soldier, some witnesses spoke of his
character, and, for aught know to
the contrary, he may be n good man."
Oh f! thank you for that thou
sand times" exclaimed the Queen;
and hastily writing Pardonef" on
the paper, >he put it across tho table,
with her fair hand trembling with
emplion.- Queen Tictoria, from her
Birth to tier Bridal
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AUDITOR.
Carolina Times.

HARD HEADED.-A Sou,hc'ner gave
a party to a few friends who happening
TO converse about Sambo's power of
head endurance. the gcntleman SAID
that he owned n negro whom no one
in the party COLD knock down or
injurc by striking OH the head. A
strong bprly fellow, laughed at the
idea, and as Sam, the coIored person
was about entering with the candles,
the gentleman stood behind tho door,
and as he entered Sans head received
q powerful sockdoolSer. The candles
tlickered little, but Sam passed quiet.
Iy ON, merely exclaiming, Gentlemon,
be careful of dc elbows. or delights
will be distinguished.
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FEELING AND THISKrNa.-A young
man having finished his medical
studies, applied to'an old gentleman
to know whether his neghborhood
would he m eligible situation for
physician.
"Why?" replied the old man, what
can you doe"
"Why. can feel Il pulse, and dis
cover from what disease the patient is
subject to f"
Here then feel mine" said the
o!d man, stretching ont his arm.
"I"u are troubled with the head
ache" said the young physician, after
very gracious look.
"Nevrr had it in my life, sir" said
the old gentleman.
This was poser. Profound ST
lcncc cnsued.
Il suppose you think me a fool"
said the physician retiring.
"Ah,' he replied, "lou know what
lMi"h' but any don't know what
| teel."
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Dir. TuoRNwELL's AppREss.-MEs

Dir. TuoRNwELL's ADDRESS. -MEs.
sRs. EElroEs: beg to express through
the columns of your paper the pleas
nro and admiration ! experienced lin
common, am sure with every one
who was presently in listening to the
noble and eloquent sermon of DR..
ilornweit ociorr the two houses Of
the Legislature. Having heard much
"f The eloqucncc and power of this
distinguished gentleman, my cxpccta.
tions were of course high; but hi Oh a~
they were. they were moro than equal
led. | will not mar the beauty Of
this magnificent address by cndeavor-
ing t. quote part of it, especially aS
tsio .iu,au ri Lsa ,rGseutalive> has by
i unanimous vote requested Il copy
for publication. The views SO ably
urged hy DR.. ThnrnweIl were worthy
alike of a holy teacher Of truth and
a profound statesman. With Il happy
tact, he avaiIcd himself of the occ.
sion, which, he we'll said, was no or
dinnry one, to point out to his audi
tnis the besetting sins Of the day, and
whist, in fcrvid language he implured
the pardon Of the Almighty, he proved
that by humiliation. penitcncc, and
repentance, could We alone hope for
that pardon. le showed that pco
pie who look with Il Gallons indiiicr
cnce upon the commission of sins, are
always regarded by the Almighty as
participants in those sins, and thai
tho rclrbution which inevitably io!
lows is just. He selected as the c~
pecial objects of his dcnunciation tw"
sins, which he styled and jusll |
fear we must acknowledge. national
sin>-drnnkcnness anil profanity. lie
insisted that The drunklr,l was II erin.
inal and should so-he dealt with.
whist he denounced the vulgar habit
"l prul;lnr swearing in language. OF
w;thciing rcbukc. Upon these crimes
he cNpa'iatcl with the holy ttrvor Of
y minister of God, and with all the
powcr Of his brilliant intellect.
lie proclaimed that the clomcncy
which pardons crime is in itself
crime Of no small magnitude, and one
sure To provoke The vengeance Of an
offended God. Bat find myself
transgressing the limits had imposed
upon myself. proposed no criticism
upon this ita, less and noble sermon.
but merely to express the pleasure |
received from it. 1t will bear fru, in
due season. 1t cannot but sink into
the hearts OF those who heard it. God
grant that it may, and that our rulers,
in the discharge OF their grave rcspon
sibilitics, will show themselves not
unmindnl of its wise and holy teach.
ings. If those national sins arc to be
eradicatcd, those in high places must
take the initiative, and by precept and
example endcavor to wipe out the ma
lional reproach. Discountenanco i'm
temperance and protale swearing, Gle.
-vate to position no one who is guilty
of either of these sins, and great al.
vance is made in the cause of morality
and religion.
AUDITOR.
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llIGH SHANxs AND so oS.-Anorr
"SnANKHAEs. The Express having
told its tale III relation to this rare
h'rd, we feel it our privic to be also
heard on this occasion. n farmer re.
siding in that indefinite locality sout,
Vest says ''lhat the 'hcn fever
RACES some up that way" and inquiries,
"Now what do you think of the varie.
ty called shunhhighs whose name
don't belle them? | tell my wife they
have no body at all, and when ,hc
head is cut off the legs come ri.ht A..
part! Am ! tight? Neighbor suck
mSham's wife says they re the beaten.
est things t" lay on arth, they sit and
lay both ut ancc. | don't believe i,
It's contrary 10 natur. 'hiri; they
rccInc Il little. as it erc-Jcrusalem!
how can tEcy set! My jack knife can
sit rs well rs they can tell YOU, Mr.,
Editor, they put things out of JOINT
too, dreadluly. When Buckinshan's
wife got her shankhighs home the
other day, old kink happened to hear
the old rooster crow the first time, and
not knowing anything about the mat
ter, summoned half the hands ON the
place TO come and help get the old
blind mule out OF the crib. Old Kink
says-'Dcy don't sit on dc roost same
as oddcr caickcns do. nohow, but dcy
sits straddiu of dc stick, cause why.
when dcy tempt to sit as common
chickens, de head amt heaby huff for
de legs, and dey falls rn' back wards
Correct philosophy that They sit
wien they eat, ! know, for I've seen
ENTRY to eat standing. but i, was
no go, for when they peck at q grain
of corn on the ground, they don't
morn half reach it, but the heads bobs
right between their legs, maxim EN-
turn somerset. May be they're like
sngel cats, better'n they look, and
that's bad enough. anyhow. III as
soon see pair OF t"ngs or compass.
cs walking about the yard as shank
highs. And had like to have for
gotten to tell you that Peter SAYS
:-'Dey's big liars, cause dey crows
long fore day But knk says-sPe,c
don't fleet der legs is so long, dey
see daylight lang time fore common
chickens. -llbany az W Register.
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aHGds Seen i'm all His
W0riSS.


which borders on the Rhine, there is Il
noble castle, which as yo' travel ON
the western banks of the river, YOU
may sec lifting its ancicn, towers on
the opposite side, above the grove of
trees about as old rs itself
About forty years ago there lived
III that castle Il uoblc gentleman,
whom we shall call Baron. The Ba.
ron had only one son, who was not
only a comfort to his father. but :,
blessing to all who lived on his faith
cr's land.
1t happened upon certain OCCASION
lha this young man being tr"'', i,nr,..
there came u F.cnrh gentleman TO
see the Baron. As soon as this
gentleman came into the castle, he
began to talk OF Ills cavcnly Father
in t.'r'nS thar chilled The old mans
blood, o.! which tn" Baron lrrr"vtu
him, saying, Are you not afraid #
offending God, WHO rri-ns above, by
speaking i'll such 4 manner. The
gentleman said iic knew Nn'kiuu about
God, for he had !!u\u. ;, eli i,nl. h,
Baron did not notice at HIS ti!..r wha,
the gentleman >aL. but he nry,
morning took him ahoul Ike cast e
grounds. and took occasion iir,i to
,h"w hi" /" very wSyyt'',"'!!, ,'!, picture
that hung upon the wH'H This 4cn
tleman admired he picture very
iii Ii and .ai,i, 'Wh"cvcr dr. III ;
picture. knows very well how 10 u,.
his pencil
My son drew that PICTURE said
the Baron. Then ,our son is Il very
clever man, replied he gentleman
The Baron wclll with his visitor to
The garden, at;i showed hin, mann
beautiful flowers aud plan alton ni
uril trees.
Who La, the ordering ni' ihi> gar.
den 2 asked The gentleman
MY, son, replied the l5a'"', 'hr
knows every plant, may say. I.,im
the cedar Of Labanon to The b, SSrp
OH he wall
Indeed said the gen,lcman,' !
shall think very highly Of him soon
The baron then took hin, int, the
village and showed him Il small, IL II,
cottage, where his son had established
a small school, and where he caused
all young children who had lost their
parents to be received and nollrishcd
atshis own expense. The children in
the house looked so innocent and so
happy. hat the gentleman was very
much pleased, and when h" returned
TO the castle, j said to the baron,
What a hapI,yTtnan you are to have
so good son 2
How do gu know | have SO good
n son?'
Because have seen his works, aud
know he must be goou and clever,
ifhe has done oil that you have
!, shaved mo-
esF But, you have never seen him.
! shabat know him very well,
: because judge Of him by his work ;
,ss85 gne, replied the Baron, and this
isS 4 tha way ljndge of the character ot
I ourlIeaYenIy Father. know from
! His works that He is being OF in
finite wisdom, and power, and good
ness
The Frenchman felt The force Of the
reproof, and was careful not to ofond
ths gnol Baron any more by his
I. remarks.
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Great arc the uses of whiskey.--
Great andmanifnld arc its blessings.
Its riches are past competition. 1t is
bread to the hungry. 1t i, raiment
to the naked. is Joy TO TIC heavy
hearted. 1t is gold to he penny less.
1t feeds the fires of the PATRIOTS heart.
1t kindles the tcrvor nl rcligion. It
makes man happy under all circum.
Sauces CnY,lca CNir. AN
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You ARE \ BnIcK IA certain col
lcge professor had assembled his
class at the commencement of the
iorni, and was reading over the list of
tnnmes.toa see Install were present. Ii
;chapced thatene, of the, number vas
unknown 10 the professor, havina lust
Eenlered the cIuss. ~ ~; - '.ss-.s
'What is yonr name siyi' asked the
professor, looking through his spec.
taclcs.
You are brick was the sta t.
ling reply.
Sir said the professor, halt starting
out OF his chair ut the supposed i'm
pcrtincncr. but not quite sure hat he
understood him correctly, sir, did
not exactly un,lc' stand your answer
'lon are a brick, was the compo.
scl reply.
This is intolerablc,' said The pro.
tcSsor, his face rcddening, beware,
"ng man, how you attempt to in
suit me-
Insult YOU said the student, in
turn aStonishcd 'llow have | done it,
Did you not say was brick!' re-
turned the professor with stillcd in
dignation.'
M, sir, you asked me my name,
and answered your question My
name is u. II. a. Brick-Uriah Rev.
nolds Anderson Brick
'Ah inJrcd,' murnurcd The prnles-
sor, sinking back into his scat in con
fI>ion.--'lt was miscorc ,plon on my
part VIII you commence tic lesson,
Mr. Rrir,2'
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How TO SHOW Love FOR WIFE.
Show love for your wife, and your
admiration of her, not in nonsensical
compliment. not in picking up her
handkerchief, or her glove, Or in carry.
ing her fan; not, though you have the
means, III hanging triniets or baublc,
upon her; not i'll making yourself a
fool by winking and seeming pleased
with her toibIes, or lollics, or faults:
but show them by acts of real good.
ness towards her; prove, by unequivo.
ca deeds. the high value you set on
hcr,ncatti, end life, and peace of mind;
let your P'nisc OF hes so to the iul cx.
tent oi her desert, but let it be
consistent with truth and sense, and
such As to convince her OF your sin
ccrily.
He who is the flattcrcr of his wife,
only prepares her cars for the hyper
bolcal slnif' of OF crs. The kindcst
appeIlation her christian name affords.
is the best that you can use, especially
before faces. An e, erlasting my
dear, is but sorry compensation
for the wants Of that sol. Of love that
makes The husband chcertulIy toll
ny day, break Ills rest by night, en-
durc aIl sorts of hardship, if the life
or health of his wife demand it.
Let your deeds, and your words,
carry to her heart q daily and hourly
confirmation Of tbs fact, that You
value her health and life and happiness
beyond all other things in the world;
and let this be manifest to her par
ticuiarly 1T those times when life is
more or less in danger.
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a Fowl QUESTION FuSSILy DEc1.
DED.- At the close of y lecture ON
phy siol"gy before an evening school.
astew nights since, the lecturer re.
marked that any was at liberty to
ask questions upon tho subjcct-and
he wonld answer them rs far aS he
was able. n young lady, with much
apparent sincerity, remarked that she
bad Il question to ask, though she was
not certain that it was proper qucs
ton she would, however, venture to
ask it. 1t was as foIlows:
If one hen lays an egg, aud another
sets on it and ha ches out n chicken,
which hen is the mother OF the chick
en-:
The lecturer said will answer you
in Yankee style, by asking you a
qnestisn 1T u little pretty white
genteel pulIct sets on an egg of Ori-
entail extraction, and matches n great
h"nely long legged, splinter shankcd
siabsided, awkward hanghai, would
you, ifyou were that little white pull
let, own the great homely monster 3
NO said lhe Young lady monldnt.
Very we'll. said the ], cturcr, that
settles The question, for it is a princi-
pie in phy>i"Igy that all hens think
and act alike in allesscnt' al particulars.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-12-20
T'ERMs-$2 IN ADVANCE
NO. 8

5''en," would be no less Il wise PRAYER
than the one so beautifully recorded.
respecting mans memory. If we
would leave y gracious memory be.
h'nd us, there is no way better to Sc.
onre It, than living graciously. a
CD, shesrt,ll g. sar,ts 3E.
forth pleasant bfossoins, an {. bess'::tt {
sweet fruit, produce an ulydyihe
growth OF green remembrance Is tbat
'shali flourish Immortality after the
present stock is decaycd and gone.
Mrs. COrticn Clarke.