The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-27
NO. 40.
Advantage Of q Good Name.

on her uP-the- Mississippi trip, it was ru-
mored among the passengers that the poet
Longfellow waa on bosrd. The H;.teri-
cal Society had extended to tho. poet an
invitation to be present at the cornerstone
laying, and a distinctly marked trsnk. ssH.
w. LongfeIlow," coming on board. settled
the fact that the author Of Hiswatha was
one OF their number. But which Z hel was
the oft-repeated question; and none answer
ed except TO guess. At the table. each one
was looking most intently at the other TO
divine which was the poet, and all wonder
ed why every one stared so. This man was
pronounced the poet because be wore .
moustache; that one because he shaved
clean; aud we noted the fact a. TO who wAs
Longfellow, was settled either By the excess
or lack Of hair. This doubt in few hours
became uncomfortable, and the universal cry
was to "trot out" Longfellow. Finally, by
the aid of the clerk, the number Of ~ (
state.room was ascertained TO he 80, and
guard placed at either door Of 80, 50 that
no one could escape undetected.. Soon the
door opened, and Longfeilow passed to the
deck. where were assembled the curious. Il
was arranged that an old Virginia major,
who had faced the red men in their most
savage days at Fort Smelling, should draw
from the. e.mysterious passenger an admission
that he WIS the poet Longfsllow. The ma
jor, by his age, and fund Of information re-
garding the Indians, was privileged char
acter on board, and stepping up to the oc-
capant of 80, slapped him on the shoulder
with "Well, old chap, they say you are
Longfellowp' "That is my name, SIR was
the answer. "Well," perse.ered the ma.
jor,. care you III. w. Longfellowi" ~ am"
replied the now observed Of all observers.
well" continued the major. "are you
Longfellow, author of--of.-- Of, what do
you call itl" 'Hiawarthai" replied dozen
voices. 10 ycsl arc you the author of Hia-
wathaF All eyes were riveted upon him
OF state-room 80, for the answer to so direct
a question must determine the Interesting
query. We leave our readers TO imagine
the scene when the aforementioned occu.
pant Of 80 said: ~ an. II. W.. Longfellow,
a shoe maker at 81. Paul" A shower OF
"lap-stones" could not more effectualIy have
scattered that party; they started to their
feet as il sitting on sbristle." Tho nSong
OF Hiawatha," Of which at least twenty
copies had, up to that moment been COM
stantly open, vanished into satchels, and
the poetry Of the trip was suddenly chang
ed into the matter of-fact article Of shoe,
leather. The shoemaker had unconsciously
soled them.
BRIILiANr WHnxwAsH.-Many have
heard of the brilliant stucco whitewash on
the east end of the Presidents House ct
Washington. The following is receipt
for making it, with some additional i'm
provements learned by experiment:
Take half bushel Of nice unslaked lime;
slake II with boiling water, cover it during
the process to keep in the steam. Strain
the liquid through fine sieve or strainer,
and add to it peck of clean salt, previous
ly well dissolved in warm water; three
pounds of ground rice. boiling to thin
paste, and stirred in boiling hot half
pound Of powdered Spanish whiting, and
pound OF clean glue, which has been pre-
viously dissolved by first soaking it well
and then hanging il over slow fire in
small kettle, within largo one filed with
water. Add five gallons of hot water to
the whole mixture, stir it well, and LEI it
stand few days covered from the dirt. It
should be put on right hot; for this pur-
pose, it can be kept in a kettle on porta-
bic furnace. 1t is said that about one pint
OF this mixture will cover square yard, If
properly applied with brush rs in paint
ing. Ii answers as we'll as oil paint for
wood, brick, or stone, and is cheapest. Il
retains its briIliancy for many years. There
is nothing of the kind that will compare
with ii, either for inside or outside wallis
Coloring matter may be put in, and made
of any shade you like.
Snaniak hrnyrp sftrra1 ~ - ~axl
or pink, moro or less according to the guam
tty. A delicate ,inge Of this is very pretty
for inside walls. Finely pnlverired CON-
mon clay. well mixed with Spanish brown
before it is stirred into the mixture, makes
| lilac color. Lampblack in moderate guam
titles makes a slate color very suitable for
the outside Of buildings. Lampblack and
Spanish brown mixed together produce
reddish stone color. Yellow ochre stirred
in makes yellow wash, but chrome goes far
ther and makes color generally esteemed
! preitier. I'm ell these cases, the darkness
Of the shade will Of course be determined
by the quantity Of coloring used. II is DIFF.
/ ricult to make rule, because tastes are very
different; it would do best to try experiments
on a sEingle, and let it dry. We have been
told that green must not be mixed with
lime. The lime destroys the color, and
the color has an effect on the whitewash.
which makes it crack and peel. II a lar
ger quantity than Eve gallons is wanted, the
same proportions should be observed.
Some "man Of the world" gives the fol-
lowing rules for the observance Of young
married ladies: Loll in bed until eleven
| A. NJ, and have your toast aud coffee Ia
GrecqWs. Rise at one, and adorn yourself
TO attend the most fashionable church. Be
sure everything you wear is Of the very la.
test style, otherwise there is no necessity for
your going. A person who docs not create
surprise and ,numberls.s remarks in passing
up he aisle, is not worthy OF notice from
any one. ~