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The Advantages Men Accustomed to
~ Work Have

"''n looking about us, we saw that our
course would not ascend much at first; but
we had to PASS along a rough an, irregular
crest of rocks, here and there giving place
to ice when there were large gaps or inter
vals between them the general direction of
this part Of our route being gradual in
cline upwards, which led to the base Of the
last cone. The whole of the ridge was ex.
ceedingly narrow, and the fall on each side
desperately steep, but the ice, in some Of
these intervals between the masses of rock,
assumed the form Of mere sharp edge, al.
most like knife; these places. though not
more than three or four short PAGES in
length, looked uncommoniy awkward but
like the sword leading true believers to the
gates Of Paradise, they must needs be pass.
I'd before we could attain TO the summit of
our ambition. These were, in one or two
places, SO narrow, that in stepping over
them, with toes well turned out for greater
security, one end of the foot projected over
The awful precipice on the right, while the
other was on the begianing Of the icy slope
an the left. which was scaceIy less steep
than the rocks.
W. On these occasions Peter would take my
band. and eacl, Of us stretching as far as we
tcpu'u, He WAS tnus enaUieu 10 get Hftn
footing two PAGES or rather more from me-
whence spring would. probably. bring him
40 the rock on the other side; then. turning
ronnd, he called me to come and taking
couple of steps carefully. was met at the
third by his outstretched hand ready to
clasp mine. and. in a moment, stood by his
side. The others followed much in the same
fashion. Once my right foot slipped Oh the
side towards the precipice; but threw out
my left arm in a moment, so that il caught
the ley edge under my armpit as / fell and
supported me considerably; at the same
time cast my eye down the side on which
a had slipped, aud coBtrived to plant ,ny
sigbt foot on q piece of rock as large as a
clicks, ball, which CHANGED TO protrude
tIIroogh the ice. on the very edge Of lhe
psseipice. Being thus anchored fore and
an. .as il were, believe could essily have
ieeoTered myself even if ] had beer aI,,ne
sshvegb, i must be confessed. the ki,na,;on
would have been 40 awful one: as ii was
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Sr. HELcNA.-We learn by private advi-
ces from st. Helena that the Emperor Louis
Napoleon has purchased the site of the tomb
of his uncle, the great Napoleon. for So 900,
and Longwood, the farm on which the con-
quered conqueror's last wears were passed,
for $4,000. A commission is expected
soon TO arrive for the purpose of putting
Longwood in complete order, and decorat-
ing the grounds. A fine monument is also
10 bc erected over the tomb.
NeW York Courier.
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NOVEL INsCRIrTIoN.-There is an in
scrptlon on tombstone, at La Pointe, Lake
superior, which reads as follows "John
Smith, accidentally shot as mark Of affec-
ton by his brother"
This, says the North Californian, reminds
us of one on tombstone near San Diego.
which runs as follows This we're is sakTid
to the memory Of William Henry Skrakin :;
who cam to his death by bein shot by Colts
revo!ver-one Of the old kind, brass mount
id and of such is the kingdom of heavin."
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CouRT PLAsTEE.-Everybody is familiar
with this peculiar article, but few are aware
of the manner of its production. Black
silk is stained and brushed over ten or
twelve times with the following prepara-
ton Dissolve half an ounce of balsam of
oenzoln in SIX ounces of rectifed spirits of
wlne' and in separate vessel dissolve one
ounce of isinglass, in n very little water.
Strain each solution, mix them, and when
the clear LIQUID is cold it will form a Jelly,
which must be warmed before it is applied
to the silk. When the silk coated with it
is quite dry, it must be finished off with n
solution of four ounces of Chinese turpen-
tine in six ounces of the tincture of benzoin,
to prevent the coated silk from cracking.
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loNoR THE GooD.-The true basis of
distinction among men is not in position nor
pos>cssions-it is not in the circumstances
Of life, but in the conduct.
1T matters not how enviable q position q
man occupies, nor how much wealth he has
in store; if there he defect in his behavior
he is not entitled to that consideration and
respect due TO one who is superior in q NOR
al point of view, though he possesses riches
nor honor.
1t is not that which gives us place, but
conduct, which makes the solid distinction.
We should think no one above us but for
his virtues, and none below us but for his
vices. Entertaining this view, we should
seek to emulate the good, though it be
found under coarse exterior, and pity the
! evil, though it be clothed in the finest garb
and dwell in luxury. We should never be.
come obsequious in the wrong place.
Call no man mean, low, or vulgar. be.
cause lie tils the soil or stands before the
work-bench for, in point of true worth and
real manhood, he may be much superior to
the president Of some bank, some eminent
liquor dealer, or Wall Street broker, or the
rich nabob who dwells in yon marble pal.
ace.
The virtuous and iight-minded sons of toll
are Natures noblemen. They are lovers of
good. lovers of truth. lovers of nature, lovers
of each other, and lovers of God. They
were not born 10 shine, nor TO be the recipi.
enis of empty honors but they were born
10 be men. the leavcn of earth, and a ma
| TONS bulwark.
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Going Barefoot.

The Boston Courier gives us the following
bit Of pleasant philosophy, in the course OF
a notice of Whttier's poems of The Bare
footed Boys"
"The insensilility Of most readers, and
perhaps all critics, to this exquisite piece.
arises from the fact that they have never
been barefoot BOYS themselves. The pro-
gress of so called refinement is gradually
shutting us and our boys from some of the
purest and most natural pleasures. One OF
these pleasures is the delight Of going bare
foot in summer. Our feet are treated al.
most as cruelty as those Of the Chinese wo.
men. Not a man in thousand knows what
pinched up. etioiated appendages to foot,
which civilization has reduced to q mere
stump. Feet and toes are now imprisoned
from early childhood, through every stage
of existence, and when the last pinch is over
they are stretched out in the coffin. and inn
prisoned in the boots they wore in life. Not
one man in thousand ever has natural
sensation Of pleasure through his feet
Their only use is to serve as pedeslals, Props
to stand on, or supporters in l"comuti"n.
Now, nothing is so delightful as the feel of
the fresh earth, when the summer comes on,
:, the sole-it might almost be called the
soul-of the foot
The frs: touch Of summer, thus impaired,
exceeds in exquisiteness the first breath OF
the " est wind in spring-the first fragance
and tender beauty of the violet-the first
aroma of the queenly rose. Besides, there
il sense Of liberty, from casting aside the
stocking and the shoe, such as the galley
slaya NAV faej uhan tho chain and n al arc
Knocked off from his laceraied leg. Now
and then sharp stone will cut, or biier will
scratch but these are too little pains that
give zest to freedom, and heighten the
thrill sent through the sole of the foot and
pervading the whole frame, from contact
with good old mother earth. Depend upon
it, city reader, who didst never touch the
soil with thy naked foot, thou has lost more
than French boots be they ever so delicate
and costly, can make good to thee. Slip in,
to the country--to some remote and prime
val place. OFF with shoes and stockings and
reclaim the original liberty Of the long i'm
prisoned extremity. Yes, Socrates was right
to 90 barefoot. Plato well understood the
poetry Of il when he immortalized, in prose
as rhyihmical as inc best Of verse, that leis
urelv stroll of the philosopher. outside the
noisy city. along the margin Of the IlisSus.
into whose shining waselets ever and anon
the great master dipped his foot, and as lie
dipped, talked the most genial philosophy
to his loving disciples. And what resting
place--,he grassy slope beneath the spread
ing plane tree, where the Agnus Castus wav-
cd its perfumed boughs to the soft summer
breeze!
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LLE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY

| PnGNIx on THE Accommodations
Ih@nlx, lately travelling by railroad, was
bored 10y boy with an accordeon, and this
Is wha' befel thereon:
II was after eleven o'clock: the train
had passed New Brunswick. and the passen.
gers were irving to sleep, (ha !! ha y when
the boy entered He was verv seedy
youth, with a seal skin cap. sing,larly dir
ty face. grey jacket, of the ventilating or.
der, and short bur very remarkably broad,
pair of " corduroy corduroys." lie wore al
enormous bag Of haversack about his neck.
and bore in his hand that most Internal and
dctestabe instrument, an accordeon. des
l'lse that instrument Of music. They pull
the music ont of it. and it comes forth strag.
CLING and reluctant, like cat drawn by the
tail from an ash hole or II squirrel pulled
sh'icking from a hollow log with ram rod.
This unprinciplcd boy commenced pulling
at his thing, and mortified Us with the most
awful version of that wretched Dog Tray "
that ] ever listened 10. Then lie walked
round the car and collected forty-two cents
Then he returned to the centre of the car,
and standing close hy the stove, which was
red hot-thr night being cold-he e>sayed
10 pull out Pop Goes the Weasel" when
suddenly pop went The boy; lie dropped
the accordeon, burst into tears, and clap.
ping his hands behind him. executed frant.
ic dance, accompanied 10y wells of the most
aG"nizing character. saw it all. and fell;
grateful to retributive Providence. He
had stood too close TO the stove, and his
c"rduroys were in a light blaze; few inch
| eS below the termination of the preat ;acket
was the seat of his woe After he got on
fire, the conductor put him out, and sweet
and lnetiabIe calm came over me. ! realiz.
ed that whatever is, is right and fell
into deep and happy sleepw
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Advantages OF Temperance.

Solomon tells us that the glutton shall
come TO poverty; warns us 10 he not among
riolous eaters of flesh. and even bids u> put
knife 10 our throalS if we he men given To
appetite. Is there no less desperate remedy ?
Lord Byron once told companion that
If some dcmi god would dictate 10 us how
much we ought to eat, it would put an end
1" half the miseries of the race
Jonathan Edwards we see nothing in his
dairy:
Il find that | cannot he convinced. i'm the
Tine of eating, that to eat more would be Ia
exceed the bounds of temperance, though
have had two years experience of the like
and yet three minutes after | have done,
am convinced Of it. But vet again over.
eat, thinking | shall be somewhat faint if
leave off then bur when have finished, |
am convinced of excess, and so it is fiom
Time to time. | have observed iha; il more
really seems to he the truth, when il is ac
cording to my inclination, than when other.
wise"
Jefferson says that "no man ever ierentS
eating too little"
Sir lhaac Newton often dined on n pen.
ny's worth of bread.
Abernethy cured his indigestion and re.
gained his flesh by going into the country
where he could get good milk and eggs, aud
living upon three ounces of baked custard
taken three times day, with no drink but
ginger water. On this quantity of food he
regaihed his flesh and uniformly got better
Marion aud his men waxed strong and
valiant with no food but sweet potatoes, no
shelter but the sky.
Besides brown bread, the Greek boat.
men subsist almost solely on their native
fruits, fig. grapes and rai,ins. They are
The most nlmbie. active. graceful. cheerful
aud even merry people III the world"
Grant Th"rburn a,tribdtes his cheerful
old age to the fact that he never eat.
enough" and thousands Of his countrvmer
are wearing out their bodies not go much
by the excess of business or the multiplicity
of cares, as Ivy the over-work they CROWD
upon :hem in digesting surplus and unne.
cessa,y tood.-Home Journal.
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4 COoL AvENGEB.-A certain English
gentleman, who was n regular frequenter of
the green room of Drury Lane Theatre in
the days of Lord Byron's committee, and
who always stood quietly on the hearth rug
there with his back to the fire, was in his
usual place one night when a narrative was
related by another gentleman, newly return.
ed from the continent, Of II barrier-cuel that
had taken place III Paris. A young En-.
gli,hman-a mere boy-had been deSpoled
in n gambling house in the Palais Royal,
had charged certain gaming Count with
cheating him. had gone out with the Count.
had wasted his fire, and had been slain by
the Count under the frightful circumstances
Of the Counts walking up to him. laying
his hand on his heart, saying You are IA
brave fellow-have you a mother?" and on
bis replying in the affirmative, rem arking
cody, am sorry for her." and blowing
his victims brains out The gentleman on
the hearth paused in taking pinch of snuff
to hear the story, and observed with great
p!aciditv, " / am afraid must kill that ras-
cal.' a few nights elapsed. during which
the green room heartb.rug was without him,
and then he re-appeared precisely As before,
and only incidently mentioned in the course
Of the evening, " Gentlemen, l killed that
raseal" I" He had gone over to Paris on
purpose, and tracked the Count 10 the same
gambling house, had thrown glass of wine
in his face in presence of all the company as
sembled there, had told him that he was
come TO avenge his young compatriot-and
had done it by putting the Count out o!th'
world, and coming back to the hearth rug
as if nothing bad happened.
lYoNsehoh Worls.
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IF YOU see Jacks finger ends rather inky,
and scraps OF an acrostic anywhere around
be assured that first love has caused the
spelling of some good stationary. Finally
il Jack is suffering from first love, don't meet
the complaint with too strong remedies, lest
il strike in, and Jack strike out from parent.
al authority. First love is like the whoop.
ing cough, We must all have it, and Il is best
TO catch it young.
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NUMBER Is.

SroP Now.--Young man, if you are Just
commencing or praciieing any vice or bad
habit, the time 10 stop is now. You have
arrived at stopping place, and you may
stop now, if you please, but if you suffer
yourself to be whirled on by appetites and
passions. you may be SO far, that when. you
desire 10 stop, it may be out Of your power
TO do go. Pr
If you swear, or drink. or break the Sab.
bath, "stop now" If you think evil
thoughts, or tell things not quite true, or
sometimes tell little more Than truth,
stop now" IL YOU are going to a dance, or
a play, or any place where You may meet
bad company, "stop now" IL you are in
the habit of jesting about religion. or min
listers, or preaching, "stop now" If you
think there is time enough TO become reli-
gious by-and.by, and that you will pursue
the way you are going while longer, stop
now" Tor the course YOU are going leads
to dea,h.-Puritan Recorder.
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a LADY asked a gentleman at n dinner
table, if he was fond of salad. al am par
tIcuIar admirer of the ladies'" answered. he,
and it will be readily conceded that the
ladies are flesh. According to Scripture, all
flesh is grass-saad is species Of grass :;
hcrGore, am very fond Of salad"
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HERE is nothing like courage in misfor-
tune. Next to faith in Gcd, and in his
over-rnling Providence, mans faith IN
himself is his salvation. 1t is the secret Of
all power and success. 1t makes a strong
man as the pillar Of iron or elastic As the
spring steel.
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ONE Of our exchanges tells Us of lazy
genius up his way, who, being asked, as he
lay summing himself on the grass, what was
the height of his ambition, replied. $40
marry rich widow that's got cough"
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UNION or GEORGIA AND SoUTH CARROLL.
MA despatch last evening to President
Caldwell informs us Of the connection OF the
Georgia and South Carolina Railroads, by
the completion Of one Of the tracks, at 4, y.
M, yesterday. - CdroLni,n.
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BYRON AND HIS LADY.--Lord Byron told
Trelawney that his separation from his wife
proceeded from few hasty words, uttered
when he was unaware of her presence.
During his financial troubles his wife had
come into his study so quietly that Byron
did not know il. Thinking over his condi.
tion, and how much his marriage had rem
dered his ruin more unpleasant, he cried au
dibly enough for her to hear, Lady Byron
is confoundedly in my way 70 She reused
him from his brown study by saying. 81 In.
deed my lord ] can easily get opt of it."
Byron would have it she never forgaye this
escapade. s.os 80. "a -
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CouRrING.-"I don't see whv people can.
not do their courting 10y daylight, thereby
saving an expense of light, fuel, and fore
noon maps" A breakfast table remark.
Whew preach that doctrine until your
new born babe, and still young folks will
"set up" till the stars grow tired of watch
ing and the roosters begin TO crow!
There is a sort of fascination in it, a pos.
tive depial to the contrary notwithstand.
ing An indescribIe, undeniabable charm
charm in being the sole occupant Of front
pmor, with nothing 10 modest or make
afraid the sofa drawn mp before the shining
CRATE, and the lamp regulated to steady
blaze, that will not eclipse the brightness OF
eyes, or made particularly pleasing in hear,
ing the last pair Of household feet take a
bee line departure for the upper chambers,
and feeling that the ever swinging paror
door will ,emain closed until one o. the par
ty cornered choose to open.
Talk Of courting by daylight! Think of
laming ones arm 10y quick, hasty With
drawE from around n certain waist mt the
ineessant ringing Of the bell, or seeing the
putf-comlS and curs fly in evey direction, by
II sound Of coming footsteps. Imagine
proud lover at the feet of fair lady, putting
forth an eloquent, long avowal, with extra
ordinary expressions fitting over the face
and at the same moment, puzzled little
countenance peering through the folding
door, wondering what makes Mr.. M--
pray with his eyes wide OPEN" and more
',lisagrceahle still, have mamma open the
door, without the prelude Of a rap, of course,
just at the moment you have ventured TO
lest the temperature and sweetness of her
daughters Iips.-Mdrgaret Verne.
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WE are born at home, we live at home,
and we ail desire to die at home; so that
the comforts and economy of home arc ef
more deep. heartfelt and personal impor.
tance 20 US than the public atieirs Of all the
nations in the world.
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WnIsTLISe.--Tbc Albany Times thus

WnIsTLISG.--Thc Albany Times thus
discourses about whistling:
The man who don't believe in wi,istiinp
should go step further, and put muzzie
on boboinks and mocking birds. Whist.
ling is great institution. 1t oils the wheels
OF care, and supplies the place of sunshine.
man who whistles has good heart un-
der his shirt front. Such man not only
wo' Ks more Willingly than any other man,
but lie works more constantly. A whist.
ling cobbler will earn as much again money
as cordwainer who gives way to low spir-
its and indigestion. Mean or avaricious
men never whistle (O Whoever heard of
a whistler among the sharp practitioners of
Wall Street? We pause for answer. Tho
man who attacks whistling throws stone
at the head of hilarity, and would, if he
could, rob June Of it's roses-August of its
meadow-lMks. Such man should be look
cd to-"
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GouGH recently defined moustaches to be
the upper lip in morning for the loss Of
brains. .....
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EVERY wooden leg that takes the place
of a leg lost in battle, is a stump spec,h h
against war.
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City Intelligence.

HAvicAros on TIE Brpsos AGAIN O,osxD-Trrss srsaM-
nos1s iposs r.Tbe cold map nss succeeded the storm
Monday last has had the effect clssg up The ud-
Al several points, and thick the ice other parts
Of The river thst The Jerry bcss nd almost Impossible
bree steamboats, which left Aossy Al O'Clock on Mon
osy evening VIZ hc Hepdrck Hu fscp, Frspcis Sklddy
sad New VERDI rsn into the oe at Cas<eson Point and
eoud rot proceed. The passengers oompeised 70
remain on board a. was Impossible TO sive them any
.ssstsroe nom tss land, the noe not being hics cnoueo
svstap any veieht and TOO subssastia ,r boat 70
crsss through. The boats hsd arrived In the city
est pgbt, end The position o those board cannot %
very eEvishc The pes Of the Beverly bridge bessess
0srrsons and Peesk were driven out OF ther places
.ra tte bridge one side rvpdeved unssfs The storm
of teresy DID sTeas deal OF damage the Hudson,
m n vss unusually violent
Ryvorruoyssy Sotpiy. Gosp samuel xyers, 70
voiuiopsyy SOLDIER. rcconuy died ct Tsushfsr, Coum
his county, aged ".