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w. F. DURIsOE & SON, Proprictors

have drawn guinea from his purse. His main
study was on how little could she manage To
keep home for him and when, on attaining
twen,y-one, he took The concern nominally Gas
it had been virtually into his own hands, she
hazarded request to retire into the country to
end her days in quiet, free from the feverish ex-
citemenl Of trade he remarked
GAS you please, mother; only cannot allow
you rs much as my father did. mean to in
crease my business, and every far,hiug will be
wanted besides you had money by you when
my father died, and therefore must have been
able to save out of the provision he made"
The poor mother submitted in silence; she
had long known that policy and interest had
alone kept her son on terms with her and now,
her allowance curlailed to the very lowest pit
tance, he permitted her to depart; and from that
hour her quarterly payments were, for many
years. the only evidences of her sons existelce
while he was slraining every nerve to realise
and amass riches ito spend them 10 give them,
TO circulate them would have been agony
HI thought of marrying but then his choice
must be dictated by the same unvarying rule
his interest. A gentleman, with whom he had
formed extensive relations, invited him to his
country house. He had one daughter, an only
child; and Peter Benson became enamoured
wilh--not her beauty, nor her sweet and gentle
manners-but her expectations. He made pro.
| posas 10 the father, who could not but view
with pleasure such Il prospect for his child Peter
| Benson, the young millionaire. the man whose
word could make or mar thousands whose cXis-
| leuce depended on his nod for employ-lhis
| COLOSSUS of wealth suitor to his child-it WAS
!, match very fai beyond his hopes; and the wor.
| thy merchants sight became dazzled and blinded
by the real character of the man who sought his
gentle Marian and she, tinid and submissive,
Welded to her fathers wishes, and gave her con-
sent 10 wed Peter Benson.
Every day after this engagement was formed
Inflicted some new lria! OH the misers sole feel
ing. Marian had in the village school suppor-
led entirely at her expense. "What worthless
expenditure p thought he but this will cease
in London we shall have no village-schools to
think Of" As they walked through the village.
he listened with terror to the grateful thanks Of
many of the poorer classes, for money and
clothing, bestowed by the gentle being whose
arm rested on his. Poverty he knew WAS not
confined to the country, and the continuance of
such fully was not to be thought of-Had he
spent his best years in incessant toll, in restless
drudgery, to get riches to give Them away !-the
thought was horror: and he actually looked Ill
the innocent girl as though she had already been
drawing his trea sure from its sacred hold
He had passed restless night, half spent i'll
repeating of The bold measure which had placed |
hIm in such perous position, when, Oh enter
ing the breakfast room, he found Marian busy !
perusing Il lerrr with several enclosures She !!
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THE BROOKS BALL.

This brilliant and really magnificent enter
tainment came off last Thursday night at the
Mansion House and. at the new Court House.
The latter building was beautifully 'and most
tasefuly decorated and orpamented for the oc.
casion, under the superintendence of Professor
Nichols. The court room was converted into
one of the finest ball rooms ever seen 10 the
State. And we doubt whether any ball room
in the State has been filled for years past, with
more beauty, taste and fashion. GreenviIle sur.
passed herself, for she had contributions from
all the adjoining Districts and, in fact, from the
whole State. Col. Brooks and lady, Col. Or
and lady, and many other invited guests, enter
ed the ball room at nine o'clock, when the dance
commenced, and continued till two o'clock,
through quadrilles, waltzs, scottishes. and end.
ing with Virginia reel. Professor Nichol was
acting as master of ceremonies, with skill and
science seldom eqralled. There were several
hundred persons in the ball room, and every.
thing went off gracefully, scientifically and bril-
lianiIy. The music was fine, the evening pleas.
ant, the company joyous and happy. Seldom
has so much youth, beauty, fashion and man.
hood, assembled in one room to pay, honor and
respect to gallant and distinguished gentleman.
Col. Brooks was looking remarkably we'll, and
seemed to enjoy much the honors and courtesy
paid him. He is an uncommonly fine looking
gentleman, and all the ladies sought an intro.
duction to him. 1t is we'll that he was accom-
panied by Mrs. Brooks, or he might have been
stolen off by some Of the young ladies' present!
The supper table We'd with tho ball room in its
beauty and elegance. We noticed. in one Of
tho pyramids of cake, nag neatly ParHIod' WfrT
q hand holding cane, and under it these words:
q This sconauers."-Southsrn Patriot 18th Inst.
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EDGEFIELD, s. C.. SEPTEMBER "A, 1856

one more deeply panied than Mr. Villiers ap
peared 10 be at this occurrence"
Marian's face was suffused with crimson a
she inquired how Mr.. Viiers became acquain
| ted with it.
He told me-" replied her father, 6" that tn
poor widow (who, it tseems, was herself the bear
er of the despatch) called on him; and, on hi
proposing to give her letter to me, she related
the hearlhIess rebuffs she had just met with"
"Dear papa, do undeceive Mr.. RiJliers (ant
she blushed yet more deeply } it would distress
me that he should think it my act"
He does not, my child; he did you the jus
tce to believe you must have been dictated tc
by another; but it is of this other we must now
speak. Deal with me frankly, Marian; afte
what has passed, what are you feelings towards
Mr.. Benson?"
Thus called upon, Marian acknowledged thai
her acceptance Of him had been in obedience te
what she supposed her fathers positive wish
but that nothing in his character sirce their en-.
gagement had made any favourable impression
on her; she had many times perceived it 10 be
selfish and this last act. with his reasoning on
it, (Which she now repeatedly appeared to stamp
him as so thoroughly heartless, that she could
now think Of their union with but horror.
"Nor shall you think of it longer: this very
day he shall receive his dismissal The man
who could do thus, and thus argue, never could
deserve you" and tendcry embracing her, the
fond father continued, "who ever will deser, e
you, Marian!"
In time to hear the close of this inquiry, Mr..
Vicrs entered the study; and had either father
or daughter looked at him, they would have
seen one whose dearest hopes had been fixed on
being ut some future day considered so, and
whose altered looks and suppressed sighs shew-
ed how those hopes had been biighted by hear
ing Of her engagement to another
Peter Benson's rage at the receipt Of a letter
which plainly gave him TO understand that the
iarshness of his opinion and want of liberaliy
mad caused his alfianced bride to reject him, was
unboundrd; nor was his disappointment essen-
ed By hearing, within few weeks. that she had
been unexpectedly LETT legacy to large
amount, and had thus become one of the richest
heiresses of tie day. He had hardly recovered
from the shock, when news was brought him Of
Il severe rontiagralion which had destroyed his
extensive warehouse in London. No one doubt.
ed that man of his caution would be amply
insured they were not aware of the extent of
his parsimony. Though frequently prompted
to take this precauslon, he could not persuade
himself to pay money for that which, by possi-
bilily, might never make him any return.
Loss aller loss closely followed on each other;
and in every instance this hard hearted, unsym.
palhising man could trace their origin to some
act Of brutality, or some niggardly conduct of
his own. His health became imnaired' "ra l..
Was np""''' ! .;,. =. = Co.. ,....:':-
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CAN THE NORTH AND SOUTH REKA1N 10
GETHERi

The progress of events is daily answering,
no. The North cannot be made to believe that
the South is in earnest, and will abide the con-
sequences of disunion rather than submit to
the arrogance Of Freesoilism, OF the wicked
schemes Of Abolitionisnl. Hence, like the North
American, of Philadelphia, they seek constant
opportunities to taunt us:
"Slavery, in the abstract, if wrong, does no
harm. We do not eontand w;'L -. -
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Gboiite 4oetrp,
THE PRESS.

T6E PhESS.
Oh the wondrous Press has magic sway
In its great and giant force,
To the east and west it bends its way,
And it takes o'er the seas its course;
Gay dazzling stores may the good ship fill,
In the pride of vain excess,
But it boasts treasure more precious still,
In the wealth of the mighty Press.
The son Of genius, unsought, unknown,
May his heaven-to:n theme pursue,
Their brightness gladdens himself alone,
For his friends are far and few.
But see, in the ranks of fame he stands,
Lo! thousands his lays possess,
And bis name is blazoned in distant lands,
Through the aid of the mighty Press.
The poets numbers, the scholars lore,
Cast their radiant spell o'er all;
Those strains are conned in the cottage door
That enchant the lordly hall;
And the Book more holy than all beside,
Which alone can truly bless,
To the hea,hen shines as lamb and guide,
BY the power of the mighty Press.
Alas that scene so bright SO clear,
Should a dark reverse disclose;
Alas that Il boon SO great, so dear,
Should be ever linked with woes;
n \
To the world their guile address,
Proving to thousands a snare and bane,
Through The sway of the mighty Press.
Yet the summer sky has its wintry doom,
And the rose reveals thorn,
And evil must ever mix with good
In race to evil born;
We must bear the pangs Of thwarted will
Where we fondly hoped success,
We must sigh o'er the mass of social i'll,
Difused by the mighty Press.
Yet the light of Faith let us humbly seek
To lumc our dangerous road,
Let us deem all knowledge poor and weak
That would lead our hearts from God;
Then may we welcome Instructions tide,
AS it flows our land to bless,
And greet with unminglcd joy and pride
The Gift of our glorious Press.
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MORTALITY AMONG BACHELORS,

The forlorn condition of bachelors has alway
been favorite theme for ladies, editors, an,
other wits to expatiate upon. THE untidy rooms
the buttonless shirts, the stockings full of holes
and the thousand other inconyeniences of thu
unmarried state are familiar, jim this way, to th,
most obtuse of all.
The poor bachelors have, 10 fact, hard time
of it. They have been ridiculed by the sex
and someties taxed by the Legislators, and now
statsticians deal them the ulkndest cut of all
by proving that they die earlier than married
men. The celebrated Dr.. Casper, of Berlin
estimates the mortality amoGg bachelors, be-
tween the ages of thirty and Eorty-6ve, at TWEEN
ty.seven per cent; while theSmortality among
married men, between the sumo ages, is only
eighteen per cent
As life advances, the difference becomes even
more striking. Where forty.one bachelors ut.
tain the age of 40, there are seventy-eight mar.
ried men, difference of nearly two to one in
favor of the latter. At the age Of 60, there are
forty-eight married men to twenty-five bache.
lors; at 20, eleven bachelors to twenty.scven
married men; and at 80, nine married men to
three bachelors. No bachelor, it is said, ever
lived to be hundred. g..
The reason for the comparatively short life of
the bachelor is obvious. Of two men exactly
similar in other respects, except that one is mar.
ried and the other is not, the bachelor will have
the more irregular habits. Gentlemen, when
single, are twice as apt, rs Dick Swiveller has
it, 10 "pass the rosy" rs when they are married /;
and especially to do it into What Burns calls
"the wee sma' hours ayont the twal."
Ten bachelors sing I've won't 20 home till
morning." where one married.man vocalizes in
the same manner. No doubt, to bachelor taste,
all this is very delightful. But brandy and wa.
ter, cards, ct i'd omne genus, especially after mid
night, take care to compensate themselves, in
due season, for The fun that has been extracted
from them. They may cast out "blues," so in.
cident to the bachelor stale, for The time being,
but the blues" thus cast out, invariably return,
bringing "seven devils worse than before;" and
among them are gout, fever and rheumatism, if
not delirium tremens and death. Too often,
indeed, The bachelor lives on: the capital of lfe
and hence exhausts his bank; when the married
man is well 10 do in health, happiness, and Ion
gerity.-Phil Ledger.
Why JEwEssEs ARE BEADTlFUL.-Chateau
BRAND gives fancilul but IN agreeable reason
for the fact that the Jewish woman are so much
handsomer than the men of.the;r nation. He
says Jewesscs have escaped the curse which
alishted upon their fathers, husbands and sons.
Not Jewess was TO be seen among the crowd
of priests and rabble who insulted tho S. :"
God sronrupd Hin,
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CHIL, is the most flourishing Of all the South
American republics. She has turned her atten.
ton particularly to internal improvements, and
in little time there will be several rail roads
and telegraphs between the capital and principal
cities. rr
TnR Two P1cruaEs-"I have subdued the
nations of tho earth; is there no other world for
me to conquer ?"-Alerander the Great. :,
II have fought the good fight have finished
nv course, l have kept the faith; hencsforth
there is laid up for me crown Of righteous
ness."-N. Paul.
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E- The gardeners of Cincinnati complain
that tho crop Of fall cabages has almost entirely
failed. Bad news for krout eaters.
o. Gen. Walker has given orders TO close
all The drinking phpps in Grsnsds. No more
liqdb, tsa b oblaidd there ~ icys q u6Sss
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N1cARAGuA.-Extract of u letter from San
Juan de Nicaragua, august l8, 1856, communi.
Gated to The National Inlelligencer:
"The lntest news from the interior is highly
important There are no longer Democrats nor
Lcsilmsts both parties have at last arrived al
cordial fusion, with tie advice and concur
renee of the allied Suites. Estrada and Rivas
gave up their claim to the Presidency and the
united inhabitants elected Don Fernando Guz-
man Provisional President Of Nicaragua for the
time necessary to put down the fillibusters. So
the struggle admits no more the assumption OF
national character in Nicaragua on the part OF
Walker. 1t is plainly the sacred struggle of all
Nicaracuans and Central Americans to defend
their independence, property and freedom against
an invasion of unprovoked desperadoes.
"Col. Wheeler, with that ability and diplo.
matte propriety, Of which he has given us SC
many proofs, recognized Walker, in an expires.
sive speech, rs President of Nicaragua. There
is no doubt but that the Colonel will remain
faithful to the General, although many Ameri
can officers and soldiers are deserving lis ranks
with angry feelings. Will the American Gov
ernment sanction the acts and the words Of Dir
Wheeler? To answer nfirmatively would be I
gratuilous injury to the honesty and statesman
ship of Secretary Marcy. But let US speak agains
acts"
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Elizabeth Jane Anderson, whose two children
were burned 10 death at The fire in Boston somo
dnys since, has become insane, and was taken
to the Hospital on Friday last, raving maniac.
She had previously los! another child by accL
deht, add bet husband by Lckness..
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Nsw ORLEANS, Sept. II

ENGLISH FLARE UP WITH MEnco-Adyices
received, via Havana, state that there haa been
difficulty between the British Minister and the
Mexican government. The British Minister hss
demanded his passports. ABritish steames, the
Tartar, is collecting naval force at Havana to
proceed 10 Mexico, 10 back up the British de'
mand.-Augusts Constiiutionaiist. y.-2
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THE CASE PLAINLY 'STATED.-The civil war
(says the New Hamp hire Pa,riot,) now raging
in Kansas is the deliberate and carefully plan.
ed work of the Black Republican leaders. II
wa. begun by their tools, in obedience to their
orders and in accordance with their plans. Their
own agent sent to demand aid of the President,
admits under oath that the free State men were
the aggressrrs in the disturbances and acts OF
bloody outrage which have lately occurred
there and he admits that peace and quiet reign.
ed in the Territory up to the very hour in which
these cowardly traitors made their 1ndian-lke
attacks upon their neighbors The trnth is, this
civil war was planned and commenced with
view to aid the waning cause of Fremont.-Pe'
tersburg (Va.) Democrat.
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FRANCE AND THE AFRICAN CooLIE Trade
The Liberia papers contain proclamation of
the Governor of that Republic against one NJ.
Chevelier. an agrnt of the French Government,
who had visited the coast of Africa TO procure
laborers for Guyana. The Governor is opposed
to this sort of" "Coolie trade" and therefore
threatens allwh may engage in the speculation,
with the penalties Of the law.
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A census Of Nebraska Territory has jaa besn
taken BY The United States Mslshals. u Tue 10
turns were to be made BY the frse' of Hsptesa.
Der, and would, it was thought, show t1nls.
ton of between fifteen and twenty t6o1yna
civilized white inhabitan,s.. -
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For the Advertiser.

Mr.. EDITOR The following extract clip
from Northern abolition paper, published at
Concord. N. H., and forward to you with tho re-.
quest that you will give it corner in the Aduer-
tiser. A. SUBSCRIBER.
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SIEGuLARITY AN ApvArTAeE.-Aw woman OF
excellent sense, and somewhat of saii'ic turn
of mind, was asked by her friends if she really
intended to marry Mr., adding that Dir.
-, was good kind of man. but so very
singular. aWell." replied the lady, $50 much
the better; if he is very much unlike other mon,
he is more likely to make good husband"
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Mrs. PaRrna1oN's OPINION ON KANsAs.--Mr.
Shillaber, in describing visit from the tslkatise
Mrs. Partinglon, 10 his editorial sanctum recent
", says: We asked her opinion on the Kansas
question. "Thsy can be cured" said she firm.
", though they are very painful and irrigatinE,
vet they can be drawn out by plasters. They
are humorous things, and may be eradicated oy
nroper remedies"
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IF you wish 10 attract attention, go into church
some Sunday, after the the services have begun
in pair of new squeaking boots, and parade
up the broad aisle.
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A speculator who buys largely Of the produ::
GERS remarked to u.s. that the first thing he looked
for, when he went into mans house to pur-
chase, was newspaper. II he saw none he
was sure of good bargain.
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GEO. G. Foeo, abol,ionist, of New Hampshire,
accused political opponent, Mr. Rizford, OF
drinking" to which Mr. R. replied that, if lying
and hypocrisy operated like rum. Fogg would
have been in the gutter for the last ten years.
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was shot off, besides other slight wounds. The
Abulitionists stole everything We had-even
nv dresses. Mr. Titus is left without shoes or
hit. They tore up the floor in order to find me,
but made my escape to Westport.
Write me Immediately. Your daughter,
MARY.
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INTERESTING TO FIREMEs.-On Saturday last,
in Cincinnati, the steam fire engine Washington
made the best throw ever made by any machine.
Forcing water through four hundred and forty
feet of hose, she threw, through an inch and
quarter nozzle, two hundred and forty.fourf feet!
The Washington is one of the small steam en-
! zines.
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BosroH va. PRov1DExcE-An honest farmer
in the south part of Massachusetts, talking about
hiS crops, was told that he must trust in Prov:
dence. II don't know about that" said he, Il
have been to Providence, and have been to Bost-
ing, and believe had much rather trust bosting
taking all things into account"
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The least possible loss, this year, Of the eost-
crop raised in the couties of Noxubee and LoNn-
des, have been told by about twelve Of the
largest planters in these counties, will be over
an average of as per cent"
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The CRops AND THE WEATHER-We take
the following extracts from letters received:

The CRops AND THE WEATHER.-We take
the following extracts from letters received:
aQuncY, (FLA.,) GADsDEx Co., Sept 8.
aThe storm which recently visited you, was
yery heavy 10 our section. It commenced on
Saturday, soth, and continued until Sunday.
meridian, during which time many dwellingI
cotton and ein houses and tobacco barns werSs
blown down. ! had the misfortune to havsmys
dwelling house and tobacco barn, with 1000
lbs. very fine tobacco, blown down, but misaeptt
lously escaped without loss of life. ~ .iy "a "a
"Our crops are ruined; there will n1tbH
more than half one of cotton made here, and
not mott that, G should the rest Of the season prove
unfavorable. 9ssNss;
at will be long before this country reco9srs.
from the effects of this gale"
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..ApvEsTrsne is the oil which the wise trades.
men put in their lamps and the foolish ones neg
lect 10 use. T." 1rSS.a 't'''
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~: Mi Wm? Gray, Of Deeatas coAAi6i.
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