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did not attempt to check him. She knew
those tears were precious.
And my father 2" asked the young man
when he had reganed his composure.
He IS well but you had better retire for Z
while. 60 to your old room my son. it i.
is Just as you left it, and wait till summon
you"
1t was with a iluttering heart that fle
overjoyed mother went about the prepara-
tlons for dinner, and when the table was
neatly set, every dish in it's place, and the
turkey smoking hot. waiting to be carved
she summoned the old man. He made his
appearance at once, and took his seat Clan
cling round the table he said:
What is this, wife, you have set plates
for three
i thought perhaps somebody might drop
in unexpectedly.
There is little danger-hope, ] mean
of that" answered the deacon sadly.
At this jurcture, Mrs. Wilson, with rnys-
terlons expression, rang the bell, with which
IN happlnr days, she was wont to summon
her tardy children to their meals,
1t was answered by the appearance of the
long lost William.
The deacon, who recognized him after a
moment, gazed upon him with stern eye,
but with quivering lip that betrayed the
force OF his Unsurpassed emotions.
so you have come back ct last" he said:
Eyes, father, but not as left you. Father
last Thanksgiving day ] went to my lonely
room, and there, kneelins down, addressed
myself to Heaven. and solemnly ablured the
fatal cup that had brought ruin upon me, and
woe upon this once happy family. From
that day to this | have not touched drop
Is my proba tion enough Can you now vel
come back your son and bless him ~
Bless him +" Yes, yes, bless YOU my dear,
dear boy u said the old deacon, placing his
trembling hands on the dark locks of the
pleader. "You are welcome William, though
you come only to witness the downfall of our
house,
'Not so father answered the young man
joyously, Il have come back to save you--to
atone for my prodigahty, for all my errors.
1t was this hope that sustained me in the
lone heart Of Sara Nuvada, when was pant
ing with thirst and dying with hunger
Thoug hts of home. of you mother, and Gods
angels, enabled me to conquer fortune.
have come back with a store of gold-you
shall not be a beggar in your old age father
we shall keep this farm
After this it is unn necessary to add that Joy
entered the old homestead. 1t was chas-
tened JOY, for the shadows of the past yet
mingled with the sunshine of the present;
but the felicity which attended the prodigafs
return was enough to compensate Tor many
sorrows.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

A Curious TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRoR.-
Prot Trench, in his latest work on the En-
clish language, points out a curious error IN
the oath verse of the 23d chapter Of SAINT
Mathew. the words (which strain at gnat
and swallow camel p the professor thinks,
contains misprint which having been pass
ed over in the edition of 1911, has held ITS
ground ever SINCE The translators intended
to say; s'which strain out gnat and swai-
low a camel" that being the correct reading
of the original. as appears in TyndsIe's and
Cranmer's transIations. both OF which have
strained outn 1t was the custom OF the
strieter Jews to strain their wine, vinegar
and other potables through linen or gauze
lest unawares they should drink down some
little unclean insect, as gnat, ana thus
transgress the Levitical law. 1t was to TINS
custom the Savior alluded, intending to say
that the Seribes and ph&risees, white they
strain out gnat from their drink. would yer
swallow u camel at glp.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

THE EppYsTosE LIGHT HeusE.-The cars
Of this important beacon is committed to four
men two of them take the charge Of it by
turns, and are relieved every six weeks. But
as 1T often happens, especially in stormy
weather. that boats cannot touch at the Ed
dystone for many months, proper quantity
OF salt provisions is always iaid up as in a ship
for long voyage. In high winds such briny
atmosphere surrounds this gloomy solitude
from the dashing of the waves, that man
exr osed to it could not draw his breath. A:
these dreadful intervals the two foriorn in.
habitants keep close quarters, and are op,Iged
TO live in darkness and stencil, listening to the
bowling storm, excluded in every emergency
from the last hope of assistance. and without
any earthly company but what is administer
ed from the confidence in the strength Of the
building in which they are immured.t Once,
on relieving this forlorn guard, one Of the
men was found dead ;, his companion choosing
rather to shut himself up with purifying
carcass: than by throwing it into the sea, to
incur the suspicion OF murder In fine wealth
er these wretched beings scramble little
about the rocks when the tide ebbs, and anuse
themselves by fishing, which is the only en-
p!oyment they can have, except that Of trim
ming their nightly fires. Such total inactions
and entire seclusion from all the Joys and aids
of society. can only be endeared by great re-
iigions philosophy, which we cannot imagine
they feel or by great stupidity, which IN
pity we must suppose they possess: Yet
this wretched communication is SO small, we
are assured that it has sometimes been
scene OF misanthropy. Instead Of suffering
the Yecollections of those distresses and dan
gers in which each is deserted by all but one,
to endear that one to him, we are informed
the hunors Of each were SO soured they prey
ed both on themselves and on each other. II
one sat above the other was commonly found
below. Their meals too were solitary; each
like brute, growing over his food alone
The emoluruept Of this arduous duty is twen-
ty pounds year, ard provisions while on
duty. The house to live in may be fairly
thrown into the bargain, The whole togeth-
er is, perhaps, one of the least eligible places
Of pr st srnens in Britain
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CTS .BoUr MILK Cream cannot rise

FACTS ABOUT MILK Cream cannot rise
through great depth of milk. If, therefore
milk is desired to retain its cream for time,
it should be put into deep narrow dish; and
if it be desired to free it most completely of
cream, it should be poured into broad. fiat
dish not much exceeding one inch in depth.
The evolution of cream is facilitated by a rise
and retarded by depression of Temperature.
At the usual temperature of the dairy-50 de-
eress Of Fahrenheit--all the cream will pro-
babv rise IN thirty-aix hours; but at 10 de-
srees it will pehaps rise in half that time !;
and when the milk = kept near the freezing
pnint. the cream will rise very slowly. be-
cause it becomes solidifed.
In wet and cold weather the milk is less
rich, in dry and warm, and on this account
more cheese is obtained in cold wether than
in warn, though not in thundery weather.
The season has its effects. The milk, in
spring, is supposed to be the best fer drinking
hence it would be the best for calves IN sum
mer it is best suited for cheese; and in au-
tnmn the butter keeping is better than that
of summeT-the cows gives frequently mere
butter. The mornings milk is richer than
the evenings The last drawn milk OF each
milking at all times and seasons, is rich than
the first drawn which is the poorest.
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"a THING OF BEAUTY Is Joy Forever.
Mr.. Bradbury one of the conductors Of the
New York Musical Review. thus writes on
the death Of his child, Kilte Lizzie, at the
age of FIVE years. Was ever anything more
touchingly penneds
kittie is gone. Where To Heaven
An angel came and took her away She was
lovely child-gentie as a lamb: the pc.
Of the whole family; the youngest OF them
all But she could not stay with them any
longer She had an angel-sister in Heaven
who was waiting for her. The angel-si<ter
was with ns on! y few months but she has
been in Heaven many Years, and she must
have loved Kittie, for every body loved her.
The loveliest flowers are often soonest pluck
ed Ifa little voice sweeter and more ml-
sical than others was heard, | knew Kittie
was near. lfmy study-door opened so gent
" and silly that no sound could be heard, |
knew Kittie was coming. If after an hours
quiet play. a little shadow passed me, and
the door opened and shut as no one else
could open and shut it $50 as not to disturb
papa knew Kittie was going.
When in the midst of my composing,
heard gentle voice saying: Papa, may
stav with You a little while2 | will be
very STILL" did not need to look off my
work, to assure me that it was my little
lamb. You staid with me too long, Kittie
dear to leave me so Suddenly; and you are
too still now. You became my little assist
ant my home-angel - my youngest and
sweetest singing bird, and miss the little
voice that have SO often heard in an adj
joining room, catching up and echoing little
snatches of melody as they were being COM
posed miss those soft and sweet kisses.
/ miss the little hand that was always first
to be placed upon my forehead, to drive
away the pain" miss the sound of those
little feet upon the stairs. miss the little
knock at my bedroom door in the morning,
and the triple goodnight kiss in the even
ing. | miss the sweet smiles FROM the sun
niest of faces.
miss-oh! how miss the formost in the
little group who come out to meet me at the
gate for the first kiss. | do not stoop SO low
now, Kittie, to give that first kiss. | miss
You at the table, and at family worship.
miss your voice 10 Il want to be All angel"
for nobody could sing it like you. lmiss you
in my rides and walks. ! miss you in the
garden miss you every where; but will
try not to miss you in heaven. Papa, If We
are good, will an angel truly come and take
us to Heaven when We die? When the
question was asked, how little did think the
angel was so near! But he did truly come,
and the sweet flower is transplanted to a
more genial cline. II do wish papa would
come home' Wait little while, kittie'
and papa will come The Journey is not
long. He will soon be home"
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A GREEN YAsKEE-The Editor OF the
Hnickerbocker says: II should like you TO
have seen green Yankee who came down
the Sound il Hartford steamer with me.
He had never been to York before, and ne
was asking questions of everybody OH board
the boat
Howeverit il he was agreen as grass, he
was picking up a good deal Of iniormatlon
which will doubtless stand him IN good stead
hereafter. One OF his comparisons struck me
as decidedly original: q. -.
sup to northampton said ne, Il l., toos
breakfast. and they taxed ne tew shlliln.si !
Twas pooty good price, but ! gin u e en-.
Twas enough, any way. Well: when came
down to Hart ord, took breakfast agln, next
morning. and when asked 'em how nlhea'
they looked at me and said, hall doiiaf,
looked back at 'em peoty sharp--ons pala
It. I ses down. and csphered up INSIDE now
ra,ch it would cost fellow to board long q
t.at rate and tell you what. pooty 500.
fnand eout that foze the end OF month u
would make fellows pocket-beok iook -
If an elephant had stan,ped onto u! oaai
Slick himself never employed more SUI
king sinxie.o
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

BRITISH CoMMoSEg Upon THE UsIrkR
STATES. AT public meeting Of the Mars4
den, Mechanics Institution at Manchester
England. on the I4th December. MI
BRtsHT, M. p, in the course OF speech
dep-ecatng the war, said:
MANY of you have relatives or friends IN
America. That young nation has popuia-
ton about equal to ours in these islands II
has great internal and external commerce.
1t has more tonnage IN shipping than we
have. 1t has more railroads than we have
1t has more newspapers than we have. 1t
has institutions more free than we have. the
slavery of the South excepted and which
is no fruit of it's institutions, but an unhappy
legacy of the past. 1t has also great man
ufactuling interest in different branc hes.-
That is the young giant whose shadow ever
grows. and there is the true rival of this
country. How do we stand or start in the
race? The United States Government. inc!u-
ding all the Governments of all the sovereign
States, raises in taxes probably from gl2, ,ooo.-
900 to fl5,000.000 sterling England this
year will raise in taxes and loans and will
expend nealy .f1o0,00o,G0 This popula-
tion must raise and will spend probably ESQ.,
6o0,0 600 within this year more than that pom
ulation will raise and spend. and in America
there is far less poverty and pauperism than
in England. Can we run this race on these
terms and against these oddsa Can we hope
to be as sesH Of as .4raeriea if the products a
our industry are thus swept away by the tax
gatherer and in the vain scheme of saving
Europe from imaginary dangers7 Can pow
erty be lessened among us. can education
spread, can the brutality of so many of our
population be uprooted, can all or ANYTHING
that good men look for come to us, while the
fruits of our industry, the foundation of all So
eial and moral goaa are squandered in this.
Pursue the phantom of military glory for ten
years and expend:in that time a sum equal to
all the visible property of Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and then compare yourself with
the United States of America, and where
will You be- Pauperism, crime, and poiiti-
cal anarchy are the legacies we are prepar-
ing for our children, and there is no escape
for us unless we change our course and re-
solve to disconnect ourselves from the policy
which tends necessarily to embroil us with
the nations Of the contineDs of Europe.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED SrArrs.-The
Onieed States are composed of thirty two
States and nine Territories.
1hey contain population Of 5000, 900 OF
~oom 2i ,O0o, 900 are white.
lhe extent of the sea, cost is 1860 miles.
10000 miles.
lhe surface of the five greatl lakes is 90, 900
square miles.
The number Of miles of railway in oper-
suons IL 50, $40, which cost s6l2 SIG. 300.
The ienght of its canals is five thousand
miles
~ contains the longest railway on the globe
The Illinois Central-which is seven hun
d'ed and forty three miles.
!. Ine annual value Of its agricultural produc-
ton is S200000,o00.
its most valuable production is Indian corn
winch Yields annually four hundred millions
ine amount Of registered and enrolled ton
mage is four millions four hundred and seven
thousand and ten tons.
Ihe amonnt of capital invested in manu-
isctufes. six hundred millions.
lhe amount Of its foreign imports in 1859
-. 1857 ,959 ,947; its exports $3.50 .I97.
The annual amout Of internal trade is 500
10000 of dollars.
Inc value of its farms and live stock is five
millions Of dollars.
lu mines Of gold, and silver. and copper
~s1 a. non are among the richest In the world
.sa = ne value Of the gold produced is Ioo, ,0o0,-
me surface Of the coal fields is I3s,l31
square miles. -"
a receipts for customs, lands, &C. in 1852
5l3,s45, p~A' ~'
!. wa "isnin her boundaries, are 10000 schools,
S,voo aeadamles. two hundred and forty -four
sSSneges, and three thousand eight hundred
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

ssTRar,Yen THE MARsHAL.-Some years
ago, when preachers Were scarce and Sons
of Ienperance' were still scarcer in the Far
West, it happened that Sunday was day set
apart especially, by common consent, not as
a day of fasting and prayer, but as day of
disssipation and lighting, in certain village
among the 'diggins' of Iowa. To put stop
TO this the City Fathers passed an ordinance
shutting up the all groceries within the cor
poration limits To enforce this ordinance
more effectualy, they made it the the posi-
tive duty of the City narshal to go round on
Sunday morning and shut up such 'deggeries'
as might not have the fear of the Lord and
the city Fathers before them. Among others
who kept one of those prescribed but popu-
lar places, was very numerous lrlshman,
whose name as a matter OF course, was Pat
One fine bright Sunday yAmorning, the City
Marshal, good clever fellow, whom we
shall call Phil, armed with big stick as his
insignia OF office. was parading by as POM
nousIy as ever any Marshal of France -four
isbed his baton Of office. Now it so hap
pened. Pat was enjoying the morning as Phil
was passing by his shop. Pat more than sus-
pected that the City Marshal was Of easy
virtue as to this particular duty OF has oihce
and what added to his suspicion was the tact
that he was selt om known to refuse glass
of pure "Cincinnati eye-water.o So ne de-
ternined to put him to the test. and see OF
What E;nd Of stuff he was made. Stopping
him abruptly, he says:
aCorne in Phil, and I'll trate you.
Phil stopped looked all round to see if any
body was about, and finally popped IN to take Ike
a little by way of easing his conscience iof
being compelled to break the Sab 'ath IN the
discharge a Of his official duties. As soon as
he was in. and the door fastened secure ~,
Pat walked inside the bar, took down the :,
bottle of double distilled and rectinea,
and setting glass on the counter hiied IT.
about two-thirds full and drank it of himself;
and then coolly replacing the bottle "a and 3
glass he was about coming out, when PM.
who had been wondering when his turn
would come. rather inquiflngly remarked
Il thought you would trate me, II came
in ~
Faith and | did, replied Pat, u troted
you ,rith eontinpt."
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To the Anti Hoop Faction.

ny aRS, /. E.. GOODWIN.
We ladies have got fsshionl
You gentleman, didn't rs know it.
Good, bad, or between, feed yourpassiou,
Come out, as you're bound TO, and s'blow it."
Say never a word Of your changes,
In hats, boots, pauts and collars,
Nice wisdom your toilet arranges es.f?)
And you chine just Ike counterfeit dollars
We carry, of course, all the cotton!
May be some Of us women know oft enough:
Should it all from the market be gotten,
You your heads might in uest---they are sof
enough.
Wear hoods, do we well, and what oft?
80, the fashion is awfuny freatyn'
We could ceb and hoop you to great prSHt,
Iftwould hinder your being so leaky.
What business have you to be knowing
The pattern exact of our unders 2---
5fuch less ,side abroad to be showing
The knowledge, as one OF the wonders.
Tall Of tongues of old women for tattle
MY goodness they make beginning;
Shame on your ungallant 'whoop'' battles
Grand victory you would be winning
Call oar bonnets s'rosettes" If II suits ye.
'Tis better than scoa hod' or charger -
The names-neyer- satished BIZ: tes ye,
You gave to them when they we're larger.
When we wish for your pity assistance,
To teach us what's not and what's pretty,
In matters of hourly existence,
II se can't let you know; tits pity.
Herewith take kind invitation
TO leave us alone for a minute,
From the miitiiers ''nameless creation"
To the gaiter and what is within it.
May the hoops bring you back to your senses;
Your lips ought to smart wanting kissest
Well no. take away our aefences,
Or at least wouldn't, nor help you to con-
trive ways 10 get at as, il it wasn't that We
might suiier some well yea in abstain
ing from such bisses
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s.rc.sr,c SENrEscE.-Old Elias Keyes,
formerly first Judge OF Windsor, county. Vt,
was strange compositions OF folly and good
sense. of natural shrewdness and want OF cul-
tiva.ion. The following sentence, It Is sand,
was pronounced upon poor ragged fellow
convicted of stealing a pair OF boots from
Cen. Curtis. a man of conIderable wealth, IN
the town Of Windsor
s.Well.h said the Judge, very gravely, be-
fore pronouncing the sentence OF the conrt,
Undertaking to read the fellow lecture:
syou're pretty fellow to be arraigned before
the court for stealing. They say you are
noor-no one doubts it who looks at you; and
how dare you, being poor, have the inpu-
dence to steal pair of boots Nobody but
rich people have right to take such things
without payingi Then they say you are
,rorthless-that is evident from the fact that
no one has ever asked justice to be done to
YOU all. by unanimous consent pronounced
Won guilty before You were tired. Now you
might know you would be condemned. And
now YOU must know that it was great az
pravation that you stole them In that large
town of Windsor In that large town to
commit such an act is most horrible. And
not only 90 into Windsor to steal, but you
must steal from that great man, Gen. curtis.
This caps the climax of your iEiqulty. Base
wretch why did you not go and steal the
only pair of boots which some poor man had
or could get 2 and then you would have been
let alone: nobody would havetroubled them
selves about the act. For your lnlquity IN
stealing in the great town Of Windsor and
from the great Gen Curtis, the court senten-
ces Won to three months imprisonment IN the
county iail. and may God give you something
to eat"
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sWhat are you doing there, Jane 2"
"Why, pa, Pm going to dye my dolls PIN
afore red.o
''But what have you to dye it with %
"Beer, pa.o
"Beer! who on earth told you that beer
would dye reda
"Why, ma said yesterday that it was beer
that made your nose SO ,ed, and thought
that"
aHere Susan. take this child to bed"
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SELECT POETRY.

-~-~~:-~->-~~-->~~~~|>~>-"
THE Continentals,'
In thsir ragged reginsantals
Stood the old Contins:,tals,
Yielding not; ::
While the gren.aiers were lungins,
And like hail stones Eati the plungins,
Cannon shot:
Where he files.
OF the Isles 4
From tn. smoky nis' tns,mpmens,
Bore the banner of tie sAmpsnt
Unicorn
And grummcr, grumsnes, grummer
Rolled the "roil'' of the drummer
Through the mara.
Then with eyes to th front, all,
And with guns hori,a aptsl,
Stood onr sire.
And th. balls whistlth seaaiv,
Ard in flames aashiisg vedly,
#-. BlaIed the iresi
A the swift
Billovs drifs, ::
Drove the dark bst.Is breakers
Der the green soddsts aerer
OF the pain;
And louder, louder, s,udcr
Cracked the black suE:powter
AL smain.
Then like smiths at tl.cir sorgrs
lAboured the red St! Georges
Cannoniers,
And the viisinous ss,itpetre.
kuns fierce, discorrant snc,r.
Round their essst
Like the roar
On the shore
Rose the horse guard q elsngsr,
A. they rode in roaring anger
f. On our f.nksl::
And higher, higher. higher
Burned the old fashioned fire
..E Through the rsnksi
Then the fashioned Colonel
6Ailoped through the white inferna,
Powder cloud,
And his broad sword was swinging,
And his brazen throat was ringing
Trumpet loud
And the hiue
Bullets few,
And tue trooper jacket. readeo
At the touch of the leaden
Rifles BREATH
And roupder, rounder, reunder
Roared the iron six FOUNDER,
Hurting DEATH
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The inauguratioa OF Coy. Wise; -. q hs- VI
ginia, took place in the Exesutiss Nsw .Hsa 49,
IN the Capitol in Richmond, on New e." :
day. -
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on .he 18th inst, Col. JEFF. DAVIS was
.,.a.s sea united States Senator hy the Mis-
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I,lawatha was member of the temper
ance society, and loved Laughing Water"
What a remedy-iaugh,ng water to keep
man sober
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The office Of the Register, 9. frssson papeI
,,hi;shsd IL at Fort Leavenwortis Kansas was
rpseentIy pa,ns dessroyed BY The citizens q 'a"'