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NO. 13.

possess magnIying power. am confident
that the piece Of money could not be so plain
y seen from the top of a tower one hundred
md ninety feet in height We rowed on to-
wards the north side and suddenly we perceiv-
ed the water, the fish, which were darting hth-
er and thither, the long flexible roots, and the
wide luxuriant grasses on the bottom, all array
I'd in the most brilliant prismatic hues. The
..cntle swell occasioned by the boat gave TO
the whole an undulating motion Death like
<tillness reigncd around and more fairy-Scecc
/ never bched.
So great is the quantity of water here pour
I'd forth that it forms river of itself, large
enough to float aat boats laden with cotton.---
The planter who lives here has just transport
ed his cotton to ST. Marks. Near the fountain
We saw some of the remains Of q mastodon
which has been taken from it. The trianeu-
ar bone below the knee measured six inches
IN each side.
The Indian name for the fountain is beau.
ifuly significant. Wakulla means "The
Mystery" 1t is said that the Spanish Disco
erers plunged into it with IN almost frantic
10Y, surpoSing that they had discovered the
long sought "Fons Javentuts," or "Fountain
Of Youth, which should rejuvenate them al.
ter all their exhaustng marches and battles.
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WHY DON'T HE DO IT?

When the farmer knops that gate is bet.
ter. and as time and labor-saving fixture
cheaper than set of bars. and without callir.
on a carpenter he can himself make one w..
rIon't he do it,
When he has no other fastenings to III,
Gates and barn doors than q stone rolled again"
them, and in single evening, after supper.
'Ole to make better one; Why dont h. Il
It
Or when he sees the boards dropping trCn
his barns and tbuildngs, and like heaps
rubbish lying in piles about his premises, an'
need only mailing on again; Why aont he =.
ii
Or if he is afraid of thc expense of nail.
and is always crying up the maxim Of In
Franklin, to ''save pence and the pounds will
take care of themselves" and he knows thai
the same DR.. Franklin also said that many
men are penny wis.,: and pound foolish, and he
is not careful to think Of the precept contain
ed in the latter; Wig font he do Il"
If it is i saving of nearly half the manur"
IF a farmers stock by keeping them shut up in
Yards, instead Of running AZ large through
most of the winter; Why don't hc do Il?
If he knows that many of his fields woul;,
be greatly improved by ditching, and by th'
removal of large stumps and stones; W.
limit he do ite
And when he knows that his pastures won.
yield nearly double the feed if the busht
were all cut and subdued; Why do"t h. ds
ns
And if he can add fifty per cent to the pro
duct of his clover fields, and even his pasture:
by the use of gypsum; Why donthc do It?
And ifa farmer of fifty acres (as he should
! have use fora good corn shcllcr. and one of the
many improved tanning mills, and has not al.
ready obtained both Wig limit he do it,
And if it is cheaper, actually cheaper, to
burn dry wood than green, and to use stow
instead Of an open fire place; Why don't.h
,},, II
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A THRILLING SKETCH

/ The following thrilling adventure is from Al
/ English Magazine
Father will have done the great chimney
t. night won't hc mother?' said little T"r
Howard. as he stood waiting for his father,
breakfast. which he carried to him at his work
every morning.
{" He said he hoped all the scailnidin@
would be down tonight answered the Mother
land that'll be fine sight: for | never lii,
! the ending Of these great chimncvs; its ST
risky. thv fathers to be the last up.
..Eh. then. but III ga and see him. and
help en- give shout aiore he comeS down,
said Tom.
=. .ind rhcn, continued the mother. II al
ruc, oil right, We are IL have 1t trpiic tolslor.
rnw. and 90 into the country, and take our
! dinners. and spend all day III Tie woods
>. Uurrlh :" cried Tom. as lie ran Oh to his
fathers place of work. with can of milk in
one hand. and some bread in the other. His
mother stond at the door watching him as he
went ncrrly whi>lling down the street! and
then she Thought Of the dear father he was
going to. and the dangerous work he was tn
.r%ged in. and then her heart sought its sure
refuge, and she prayed to God to protect and
bless her treasures
Tua. with Il Ii ght heart, pursued his way 10
his father and leaving him his breakfast went
to his own work, which WAS at some distance.
IN the evening on his WY home, he wrnt
round to see how lis father was getting Oh.
James Howard the father, and number of
athcr workmen. had been building one Of these
10 ty chinncyS. which III our great manu'ac;u-
ring towns, almost supply the p lace Of Other
architectural bcauty-Ihis chimney WAS OF
the highest and most taperng tha; had ever
been erected. and as Tom, shading his ewes
from the Slanting rays ot the setting sun look
ed up to the top in search OF his father. his
heartalmost SunI; within him at the appalling
height. The Scafolding WAS almost down
the men at the bot;om Were removing tie last
beams and poles. Toms father stood alone on
the top. lie lrnke,i 4il around 10 see th;; rv,,
~ thing WIS ri.ht and then waving his hat
in the air, the men ieiuw answered him w!'h i
long long cheer, ,itLs Tau Shouting as bras'
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"IT WAS RUM THAT DID IT."


Such was the text from which WAS prcachc,;
most imprcSsing sermon on Friday last i'll
cur city, Buffalo; and the text WAS the sermon
Also and text and sermon We're the last words
Of one OF Gods erring creatures.
There was no organ with its swelling notes
dying away in lcn9,hened aiSlcS TO open the
services. there were no anthems Of JOY anG
praise with which to continue the worship o:
God, there was no benediction swectly break
ing upon the ear Of dcvout worShippers as they
rc<r from u$hioncd seats to leave the house oi
prayer: but the services was inposingly sol.
emn, and i, sank deem into The hearts of IN
awc->trckcn assembly.
it was the 'tour of Death. There stood
Justice, stern Justice. in the person of the exec.
u;ive of the law and in his hand the warrant
which commanded him TO revenge the injury
done 10 the peace and dignity Of society: there
we're men Of Gyd dcvoutlv asking offended
Heaven to purify the blood stained soul of the
trembling victim. there was the platform, the
gai"wS, III" rope. the drop. and. observed o
: all. there >t"ud the rrin.iag, Shivering outcas
.hu ,riS I. Ari;.ic IL. III. =; Welding NJ
his miserable life as the last lesson he coult
read to cvil-d"nr> That criminal was til,
preacher, robed in - frnck of white. girt hv
; black sash. M, on his brow the fatal cap. Du
: ring this dressing for the grav, the distracted
/ man cried out:
! "t;rcat God. Oh my Cind what I'm end
| hay" come r".. Mcri!ul Cod look down on
me. Oh Lord have mercy on my soul II
= ;'"x T"m hW dHi II :"
To his dying moment did that terrified man
proclaim ;hat his murdered wife did not offend
him in any thing, that he loved her. and We,
under The internal spell of rum had he imbru-
ed his hand IN her blood that hand with
which. three short months before, he had pled-
ged her his love and protection
We have never read Of "a more narrowing
scene than the death Of Dairy. He >hricked
with terror and his cries for mercy We're pite-
Gus. But he had been guilty Of one Of the
tuucSt murders OH record. ana he must die
the safety of society demanded his life He
could not escape his fate. and he stood with
the halter about Ills neck and the hatchct was
raised to sever the cord Which should launch
him with his sins tull-bown into eternity, and
there looking upon the terrible past and the
! dreadful future did he raise his voice and utter
the fearful warning against the use Of intoxi-
.ating drink.
VIII the world hear and heed the words of
this dc-pairing man! oh that I should
come to such an end . Ii was rum that did
it, Will those who daily put an enemy in
their mouths to steal away their brains listen
~ this voice from murderer crave "Tcll
them 20 leave liquor alone; it has been the
death Of me Weeping and grooming as the
crave opened beneath his feet he screamed
't'nd help me God forgive HE ~ .rhrist
a><i>, me- t"I pa>< rirnn%h thi,: struggle"
This is ~ fancy picture. mH drawn, word
:,,r word, from the scene in the prison. /,
was rum that did it. -Lh.rinpd UcrulH
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CbriImg skcttbrs.
THE BROTHER HUNTERS.

At the foot Uf the Ozark Mountains. where
the rocky slopes extend far into the cultivated
settlements and at no great distance from the
banks Of the Mulberry. which foamed ana roar
ed against the sharp ridges Of Ice with which
the extra ordinary severe winter threatened IL
impriSon it, two white hunters walked, wrap
ped in their blankets. along the stream, and
seemed to be looking for place where they
could cross to the other side.
They We're two powerful looking fellows. a>
they walked on with their rifles ON their should
ers, and the elegantly fringed ieggins, the
closely-t.ttng and carefully soled mocasins
showed that they had assumed the habits OF
the woods. lid were i,ot of those land hunters
who, especially ut that day, had begun trarers-
ing the western prrt of the State. in order to
find out the most t;rvorably situated districts,
and purchase. or at least lav claim t. them.
Bill one ." them 1T last said, rs he stop
ped, our Scarchin" i> of no u>e-y"u see
was right the stream is here too wide for u>
to find tree ! Yin" across it, and II really
went to work with my little tonahawk, ami
felled one Of the nearest plane trees, 1t would
not be long enough Besides Il heavy storm
is gathering behind as and think we should
not do wrong were we t" make arrangements
for ,,:.ssing this night better then the last; 1t
will be bitterly cod.
dts very ANNOYING, though. Bill answered
his brother, GROSSLY, that We could not reach
the ravine over there Tonight, for, III the iir>t
place. We should find famous quarters IN one
Of the numerous caves, and then, besides,
should have liked to look for bears there are
sure to be some there The waters too cold
fnr rs ~ swim across aud the storm will not
be 4 triAing one; 50 then to work; here are
old trees enough lying about, and bark ROOF
can be easily made.
There are almost too umany trees lying about,
Tom replied, looking all around him, land
those still Staudn" seem rotten and ready to
fall I do not much like the thought OF camp
ins here, for you know th" story taher once
told US about such place
NonscnSr" Bill, said laughin@ly. Can we
find better camping, place: The lttle stream
runs along at cur feet, there's plenty OF wood
close and handy, the young trees will furnish
famous poles, md .hc bark there is first rate
for roof.
Tom made no further objections; the spot
lonkcd rno inviting, and they Were both soon
engaged in rails ne, Il rough shelter t"r that
uirht at least, which could afford there re u@e
,u;inst the collecting storm. lnde@ such GOOD
hands the w,rk was easily acco npli>hcd, and
the next half hour found both under their
,;.ll, r,,t.l rnf vltrhjpo tii. pieces OF
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REMARKABLE FOUNTAIN.

Taking narrow path, | passed though n
lrnSc underwood and ali at once J stood ON
the banks of Wakula Spring. There was !.
basin Of water 100 yards in diameter alnos!
circular. The thick bushes wrrr growing to
the waters edge. and bowing their heads be-
meath the unripp!cd surface. | stepped into
Il skif and pushed Of Some i,lnc!Sc fishes
attracted my attention. and seized spear to
strike them. The hoatnran laughed, and ask
I'd lie how far below the surface | supposed
they were answered .ahcut four feet. ~
He assured me that thcy We're at least tween.
T. feet from me and 50 it was. The water
is Of the most marvellous Transparency
dropped an ordinary pin in water forty feet
deep and saw its head with perfect distinct
ness as it lay On tn" bottom. Aswc approach
ed the centre, NOTICED jagged yrayiSh lime
stone rock beneath us, pierced with holes. -
Through these holes one seemed to look into
unfathomable depths. The boat moves slowly
on, and now we hang trembling over the edge
Of the sunken cliff, and far. far below it, lies
4 dark, yawning. unfathomcd abyss From
its gorge comes pouring forth with immense
velocity living river
Pushing on just beyond its mouth, 7 drop
ped It ten cent piece into the water. which is
,h"r' one hnnlrc! and NINETY fc1. in depth, and
| saw it clearly shining on the bottom. This
seems incredible. tAiuk tAe water must
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with pleasure; but don require such tern
ble thing from Inc it must be possible to save
you-I have my tomahawk-l can cut thu
tree-I can-
sCan you cure wounds like these " Ton
interrupted him, and pointed with his hand tt
his thigh 1t was terrible sight, and the
brother fell upon his knees with groan.
Il cannot murder you,' he Ger tly said.
'And do You call that murder? Oh, Bill :
he continued, could you only fancy the pan
| am now suffering, You would take compassion
would not let me beg in vain
Il will give you the riie- lon't make mt
my brothers murderer Bill groaned.
NV right arm is also broken | cannot. cvcl
if would.'
Tom the powerful man Sohhed, as h,
threw himself by his brothers. s!'ic, 'wkat i,
it you want of mc"
What did you lately do to Nastor whcr
the deer had torn him So terribl.?
i shot him.
lie WAS Your tavGric d"g.
Bil only answered with <ub>
And ynn loved him more than mo- Ton
now asked. almost rrprrach:uEr. Y.
oh! WHY di! not heed Your warming wh"!
wc last night reached this unhappy pot? vii!
did not avodthc lecayrd try'> that threaten,
ed us on al sides? why
.BiiI>' the unhappy man interrupted him.
do SON mean To free ME from my tortnr@::'
/ will ." the poor fellow >"bbc'l on his broth,
er's neck They held one another in cold en-,
brace for Il I"n~ while. bur when Tom tried u'
umlooSc his hold. his brother only held him the
ti"Eter. Day 1T lcngth broke in the east, and
the Sua >h"rnc on th,. chaos of wildly scattered
trees around.
Let u> part, Tom whispered, he i nan.
Icqair,ly pushed his brother l:"k an; h"
at lcngth stood up.
WELL then he it -. see rou arc right
it is impnSSibl" TO save you. know. to". that
should have asked tic saline .: YOU ina >n:i
lar ease. and You would n"t have reused m".
l.;> to Good for the last time aGd pray i,,o t"r
me, that h. may ior=ivc me Tie n.u.lrs of r!v
brrthrr
Bill t..,;rrrI away to ;ytrh hi> rite Lri I.r
returned im L few momcnI> with t;!Tn and
certain step With lis guu il h> left hand,
he swung himself with hi ri -hr over rhr -,.ar,
tered trunks, and >,"n stood again hy the side
of his brother. vii" luuhc,i affect ,n;;;cy il his
face.
I am ready; thc latter >ai. with ,mic
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YORxVILLE, S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1866

He has passed, {. like shadow, from land to
land, with the "pressure of Gods infinite
upon his finite soul" His memory stretches
far back, "down the long generations EN-
bracinG every thing of pathos and sublimlty i'll
the history of the cructed Christ, whose last
rcproachiul look still haunts his agonised soul.
None can ever share in his undying grief, and
therefore he must always dwell in a deep soli
tude of heart and soul, which no human SYM
pathies can soothe The beautiful, the great
the wise, the good, pass over into the "silent
land - but still the Everlasting Jew shall
pursue his "pilg lgrimagc of wo, until Time it
self shall be no more, and of all earth count
less tribes he only shall be left, in solitary
grandeur, TO chaunt the deathsong Of creation.
\ fiction so sublime would naturally attract
much attention and interest vt first, it pas
sed merely from mouth to mouth then it be.
came Incorporated i'll unprctended ballads, anc
in simple village story-books, such as Il His
:oirr rcrit"Lh ii" juit'~ro"t, q"i dpui< fon
'3 j"Sq" Ehr""" pr"Sr"te m .tait q" mar
"h'r and, lastly, men Of genius were tascina-
ted by its mystic grace, and sought therein tho
subject of drama, and romance, and song.
Goethe had the idea of founding IN epic Oh
ihi> legend, and in the plan he has left of it iii
his Memoirs, he tells us that he intended I,
nave depicted the shoemaker of Jerusalem
with the careless ,u;oU" humor Of old Han:
Sachs. In so doing. lie would certainly have
been Obliged to sacrifice much of the peculiar
Charm which attaches to the history Of the
Wandering jew as the prey Of an eternal sor
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As FAR Up As THEY owN.-We have Just
heard good 'un. Not long ago. distinguish
cd divine Of this city. was walking with a
friend past new church in which another
distinguished Divine is the spiritual Sheppard.
Said the friend to the D. D.. looking up at
rhe sp'rr. (Which was very tall and not yet
completely ''Ilow much higher is that gong
to be?
no, m,h." said the D. D.. with sly
laugh. ..tloy ,!nn't own very FIR in Mot d'rec-
tim p
Distinguished divines, liked Dickens bead
X ore, alter all, but bpmaa.
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"The rope the rope The men locke
1round and, coiled upon the ground lay til
rope, which before the scatfolding was remov,
should have been fastened to the t"p of IT,
Kinney for Toms father to come Gown b;
The Scatfnldng had been taken down, withou
oheir remembering to take the rope up. Ther
WAS dead silence. They all kne:; it W.
Impossible to throw the rope up high enough.
~ skilliuly enough to reach the top Of tn
chimney; or. ifit could, it would hardly hay
been safe They stood in silent dismay, unp
bic ,o9ivc any help Or think of any means t
safety.
AMI Toms father lie walked round an
:ou"d the little circle, H.. ilz'yi Fht cell
ing every moment to grow mrre fearful, n
the solid earth further and !urthcr from him
in the sudden panic he lost his essence o
.nind. and his senses almost failed him. Il.
,Ent his eyes he felt as if the next momtn
il" mn>t i" dashed 10 pieces Oh '.e gTuuiI.
, mellow
The day passed as $industriousIy IN AZ >wi;t
y as usual, with Toms nInthcr at home. Sh'
VAS always bu>iiy rmpl"yc,l i"r her hl>han
"ni children in Snnlc way or ether; and to-day
III. .al been har,lvrat work than usual, g,i
! ting ready for the holiday tomorrow. Sh,
had Just finished all her preparations, AMI hc'
thoughts were silently thanking Gnd for he
happv home, and i"r all the blessings of lie
when lom ran III. ll'S face was IS white 4.
ashes, and ne could hardly ret his words "uf
-" Mother. Nn'h"r. lie ranh"t !rt Gown
W no lad; my father; asked fiH mother
"ihry nave f"r='dt'n "'"%Yr hm 'hc rope.
answered LON. iI.l scarcely all" 10 speak
'l'S mother S''E''H NJ horror >trorh' al" N'"''
~ M"'!rht ~ Il raraIyE"' 'i'''i PT"Ss'l''.
H"F n"n"s ever h'F lace ~ II [" S'n ""' ,"'
l'Ffl"!' n,f'"rc' ana '''a,","= prayer - ''"
, Tor h''i' 'H' F0SEr' OUT % 'l'e l"'.Se'
W Nch sue F'h'"'' 'h' ''''' "n''e n'f Nus
''ahh WIS III "o'N' It c'""' h'I'' c''''.''' '""''
the l""' "' the cH''"hey' ana >'""" mere quiz
h'''Ir-<' "a"ill" UP "''h races '''.l "a SORROW
l| says "' !, '"I%" "',''S''' ".'' ~ r,
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ace ''',''''' .',' '''',' .'''' '''''' '''' W
~''A ''1"'' "'E"'"' '"'e '"'' "."''''" -
mat "",a o' Lax ." 'Ny >'"rA'n@>' 'a',
''',t ""''>'' H. '',' ''' """" '"' '''y"'' ID, 1T
; Dr' ~, u ''''''''' '"'.>' near me- '''''
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HaT The reason why our aristocracy puts
its servants in ivcryis because it fears that the
to"tman or coachman may he mistaken for tie
master, there is 50 little difference b.,we.n
them, ctherin looks manners or speech
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Ey" Old Euilry of Stonjuptou. Couu ,

nV' Old Cuilry Of Stonington, Conn.,, a ,,
ted preacher III his day; after three or ion.
vars Of widowhood, determined to mar,
lie tonnd " maid ready, aid inviting grr:,
party, asked Squire TrumbulJ 10 tie the knc,
That worthy cypatiatcd Eor IN hour on the
contract when The 'Iu>ky couple dressed NJ.
within an inch Of their lives. and .hc .w.at
pouring from their faces in torrents, during IT,,
unusual and lengthy address, grew FESTIVE ::
old Cufty ilndlng no end near, 1t last r,arr,t
out, " .Nassa Trumbull, it pears 10 me yo,
have mo.e too much perangula,on De con-
pany cant waite all night for dc good thing
| neider..'
The ceremony was quickly finished after thc
outburst-and tradition saith, that more cham.
paign, was uncorkcd on that occasion than ,i
any wedding in the town before, or since.
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BETTER LAUGH THAN CRY.

So say we. There's no use in rubbing one
eyes and blubbering over all ills that flesh =:
heir to. The best way is to stand up to lie
rack and take the good things and the evil AZ
they come along, without repinine, alw?y:
cheering yourself with that philosophical, "b4:-
ter luck next time"
Is dame fortune shy as 4 weasel Tell h.
to go to Jericho. and laugh in her face. Tne
hnppiest fellow We ever saw, worked har.i
slept upona plank, and hadn't shilling in Ms
pocket, nor even coat upon his back
Do you find disappointment lurking in many
place: Then throw it away, and laugh 3!
your own folly tnr 50 long pursuing it.
Does fame rludc your grasp then laugh 4
the fools that are 50 often her favolitcs. Sh.'.
Of no consequence. and never buttcred pie,
OF bread, or furnished a man suit of cloth.
Is yonr heart broken by some maiden ia.
Then thank God that you escaped with yru
neck, and make the weliin ring with hear.,
laugh. It lessons the weight Of one, hca
amazingly.
Take the advic" under I'll circum<tac,
'.l"ugh dull care away Uony BE- in hu
tos<t out os the world ; Is very GOOD wo
considering the creatures who inhabt it. a.
is about rs full of fun as it "an be- You n,.,
CT Saw 4 man cut his tlicat with 4 broad ~:
on his face ; its Grand preventive Of ,uici'.
There's philosophy and good sense, too.
laugling--it shows Il clear conscience anG
SINCERE gr.t tude for The things Of life, p.
cicvatcs us above the brute creation. So!,
go"s for GOOD humor, and we put in for &,
Share whilc the ball is rnlinn.
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Original poetrp,
Written for 'he Yorkvillc Enquirer.
THE STAR AND NOTE.
Written after iilncss.}
ny '. WOOD DAVIDSON.

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8Y '. WOOD DAVIDSON.
CHA nf ~, 81, echo e. lis hr,,t
An,l IKE . lily on river a .ating.
>"" hit. "n"n tn" n""r "f hS thoughts.
- ."c:.r- =" ''yi@tt-->" g'''ri""$ that seem
~ '''''-''' '' - i,J, g..
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lake your wiie's frst advice, ppt bes seeuud.