Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-03-12

difficult role, exhorted him to the last combat
with hurrahs ofsympathy aud encouragement.
The last grenadier of the Consular Guard ad
vanced with mournful resignation, as If he
foresaw the fate winch awaited him. And his
forebodings were not deceived. Scarcely had
three blows been exchanged, when the Hussar
drove his sabre through his skull down to his
'F1f Tbs sysp applause crowd now rose to pitch
of intensity equal to the rejoicing over signal
victory achieved by their own prowess or rather
that Of their chosen companion. They surround
ed the youthful gladiator they grasped his hands,
they embraced him in regular order, and finally
when he had been thus passed entirely round a
mid his enthusiastic admirers, they lifted him, in
spite of himself, ON their shoulders, and lighting
torches, for the night had gathered, they fairly
commenced triumpha march through the streets
of Paris with their young conquerer shouting and
singing, and replying to the numerous questions
of the fast gathering followers, "Our infant here
has just slain four grenadiers of the Consular
Guard in fair fight" -
'.Kiled four grenadiersi" cried the new COM
ers. "Charming! What dear little fellow!-
What glorious promise!" And while the men
kept junng in the procession and increasing the
enthusiasm, the women even threw garands OF
flowers upon him in the height al their admiration
until, between his modesty and his boquets, the
poor little Hussar was half satfocated before he
reached his quarters.
This, however, was not all. His regiment
gave him grand jubilee; the master alarms OF
the army offered him banquet the ladies oil
Paris got up ball by subscription for him. In
short, for several months, he was the hero, The
lion of the day. and fond mothers held his exam
pie before their sons as glorlouSly worthy OF emu
aton.
Most fortunately these extravagances did not
turn the brain OF the youthful hero. He possessed
too much real courage and good sense to waste
his fame on individual quarres and his future ct
forts for .'the bubble reputation were at the
cannor's mouth on the field Of battle for this
same little HuSsar WAS no olher than The brave
General Trnbriant. whose name became so dis,
distinguished in all The conqneSs OF The succeed
ing campaigns uf his country, and who. alter at
tanning many high honors of rank and fortune,
became 81 disgusted with long interval ot peace
and retirement. that, throwing up all his hard won
aurels. he departed for Sicily, to commence
new career of glury, starting. as at first with his
good sabre as a simple Hussar, which he knew SO
well how to handle.
GIVING AND RECEIVING PREsENTs-A judi
cious correspondent "a lady, evldenlly,) OF the
New York Home Journal, says that this matter
of ladies giving and receiving presents is sub
ject upon which many Of the sex have never
bestowed thought, upon which many more are
in error, and which few perhaps, view in just the
right light /; aud the writer proceeds 10 say what
follows:
think it safe rule for every young lady to
adopt never to lay herself under pecunlary obll-
cations to an unmarried man, not connected with
her by the ties of blood or family, Cor any gift
whatever. except the very titung. appropriate ant
emblematic one of boquet Of flowers. What
ever may be the relations of the parties to each
other atthe time of giving and receiving the
present, circumstances may subsequently, occur
which will make it extremely awkward and un-
pleasant to the lady to remain under obligations.
and equally impossible for her 10 cancel the obll
CATION in any way. IAdeed think lady OF
refinement. dplcacy and proper self respect, Will
always be unwilling 10 incur pecunary Indebted
ness under any circumstances, and the conscious,
ness of being deeply Indebted to any other than
dear friend, for any gift or favor, is never agreea-
bic.
Lades-and very young ladies, especially
often incur improper obligations, by allowing
eeniiemenn 10 pay their travelling or other
expenses, when they are accidentally thrown upon
the protection Of the gentlemen. ln such case,
no man of the world, acquainted with the usages
of good society will oblige lady 10 remain IN
his debt by refusing to accept payment rom her,
It often happens, however, that men of gener
Gus impulses, and even wel!-bfed men, Will
decline being renumerated | have known in
stance. in which ladies have been obliged to
ncnr obligations of this kind 10 the very persons,
vi all Others, to whom they would least wish TO
be indebted: and. ON the other hand, in which
gentlemen have been drawn into an expense for
those. of all Others for whom they would be least
willing TO make any pecunary sacrifice.
A Healthy OccupATIoN-Som years since
a committee was appointed IN Paris To investigate
the influence on The public health, OF the stencil
generated by the workshops of the "knackers"
The occupation of the Knackers consists in '.ihe
conversion of dead horses 10 useful purposes" O..
In one establishment, that of MonlIancon. fewer
than from twelve 10 fourteen thousand horses are
disposed of annually, and as "a consequence, the
air in and about it is constantly charged with
effluvia from animal femains in every possible
state of decomp sliion. The committee reported
in every examination made Of this and similar es'
,ablshmen,s that while the atmosphere was most
"otfensve and disgusting :" there were no facts 10
shnw that il was unwhoeSnne. On the contrary,
il was inferred that this and other caiingS. which
expose to animal eflluvia in its utmost intensity
were conducive to health. During the prevalence
of an endemic fever il observed that not one
case occurred ainang the great number ot worHmen
in the Amlfaurnn establishment and lever IN Inc
ueiuhborhood than in Snl.dr localities IN olhef
pris uf the cty Nj. Parent Tells also iha, they
were singuidiy exempt froat chose'a dnr'ng as
preuaeace " In iact.' says he. II found the
men eniiyng good health, the women fruitful, and
The children pictures oi heathlul energy"
HOME MADE BgEAp--Whpn Goals advance
| half a dollar per tun. ar butter goes up lhree Ia
five cents, we are toleraby certain to hear oi II
but who among 0ur p,unimisiS Casks writer IN
the Newark Adveriiser) can tell us what The
difference in price is between bakers bread and
the home. made article? Allow me 10 give ynu
rouqh snrt of statement of The matter as asrer-
tanned BY The consumption Of both IN my iamiy
We had used bakers bread suleIy until last summer
when my wife resolved to Try The experiment OF
baking for herself. at the suggestion OF mec'ian
les wife who declares that she has saved the cost
Of the house she lives in, by making her own
bread during some twenty odd years OF house
keeping.
My family is TIE same in number constantly,
and our bakers bread casts us 81 adlly seventeen
shillings per week. The price of fl1nr during
the period ofour experimenting has been unusually
high, hut throwing away the difference that this fact
would cause in favor OF The home baked. we find
that barrel of flnur for which NO paid twelve,
or twelve and half dullars, has furnished us with
bread f,r ten weeks, making the cost Of our bread
ten shillings per week. With regard to quantity,
can only say that it has been with great Difficult
ty that my wife could bring US back to a week IS
dealings with the baker. to give her an opportu-
nifty Of verifying her experience.
ORIeiN OF A CURRENT ApAGE.--Our readers
have all heard the swing that mine tailors make