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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10
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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

Julius, what's u coronerl" "a coroner,
Nj. Snow, is Il man wuat sits on de people.
TO see welder dey killed demselves or COM
United suicide And what does he do
when he finds cutl' Brings in dc wardict,
julius Whats wardcla" why. a
long, black pole, painted white on de end
now hold yer jaw, and don't bodder any
more
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10
WAS WAsnIxorox A MAnsuA1 /,

WAS WAsmNGroN MARSHAL CT
FRANcE'-Tlis question is giving rise TO
considerable discussion. \ Bitimorean
writes in The National InIelligencer that he
was not, and quotes from Sparks as follows:
In thi, place, with regard to the order
of dates, may be inserted an extract from a
letter written by General Washington TO
Mr.. Kneas Lamont, who had dedicated to
hlm volume OF poems. since it refers TO an
error frequently repeated ip writings of au
thorly. 1T hehooves me- said he TO Mr..
lamont, TO correct a mistake in your print.
ed address 10 the Patrons OF the Fine Arts.
am not Marshal of France, nor do hold
any commits ION or fill any Office under that
government or any other Whatever The
idea which has usually prevailed that Gen.
Washington WAS marshal of France, pro.
badly originated from the circumstance of
has having commanded Count de Rocl,am.
beau while that officer was in America"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

|, is stated .by authority that new
fashion is about to be introduced by the la .
dies OF Buffalo-no less in fact than an i'm.
mense caIash, Which is 10 be attached to the
waists Of the dear creatures, to be raised
and lowered st pleasure, like the top OF q
buggy
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

Beware of Judging hastily; it is better to
suspend an opinion than to retract an asser.
ton
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

None OF your sauce" as the cods bead
said TO the oyster.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

They hailed the colt; for speed and fire
Had marked his breed through dam and sire,
Far back to those whose hoots had press'd
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.-Some years ago
the husband of young and beautiful wife
at Carondelet, Missouri, left her for while,
in order to try his fortune on the Pacific
coast. He remained there seven years, and
was then unheard from and finally there
came word that he was dead. The widow
put on her weeds Of mourning, and wore
them the usual term. At the end Of that
period she received the wooings of neigh
Dor, and soon agreed to wed him. On the
morning of the wedding, and just as she
was about leaving her house for the church,
her long absent and mourned for husband
presented himself and asked for kiss Of
welcome, but with lofty meiu and disdainful
air she repulsed him from her presence,
leaped into the carriage and away they went,
the embryo husband not comprehending in
the least the strange proceedings; and to
cut the matter short, they were in few
minutes at the appointed place and married.
The husband wants his wife, and threatens
to kick up a muss. This is the most novel
wedding that ever occurred in Carondelet,
and has created as much sensation as the
Dean and Boxer affair did in Gotham.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

BAYARD TAYLOR WITH THE FINNISH
GIRLs.-Bayard Taylor has some novel ad,
ventures in his Northern European tour,
and meets with strange customs and curiosi-
ties. In his last letter he tells us about stop
ping couple of nights with very friendly
old Finnish lady, where he got bed with
sheets. The first night the mother and her
sons were so amazed to see him undress be-
fore retiring, that they were curiosity bound,
and did not leave their stand point in the
room until he was snugly covered up. The
revelation of what they had seen, to other
members of the family, produced a most
wonderful audience the second night. On
this occasion, he writes:
"Three buxom daughters, of age ranging
from 10 to %, appeared about the time for
retiring, and stationed themselves in row
near the door, where they watched US with
silent curiosity. As we had shown no hes.
itation in the first case, We determined to be
equally courageous now, and commenced re-
moving garments with deliberation, allow
ing them to fully inspect. The work thus
proceeded in mutual silence until we were
nearly ready for repose, when, by pulling off
stocking and displaying muscular calf,
suddenly alarmed the youngest, who darted
to the door and rushed out The second
caught the panic and followed, and the third
and oldest wasobliged to do likewise, though
with evident reluctance. The perfect com.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

N. P, alias NANCY PAMBY WILLIS
A correspondent Of the Richmond South,
writing to Newburg, New York, touches up
this literary popinjay in elegant style, as fol.
lows:
A few miles out of town is "Idlewild," :"
the residence Of N. P. Willis. The ground
is broken in wild glen, and is studiously
kept in state of nature. It is difficult, how
ever, to admire the place, on account fits
associations with such man as its proprie-
tor, whose conceit and affectation are really
disgusting. He fancies himself to be very
elegant horseman, and he may be observed
every evening on the road in fancy jockey
suit, and affecting in his countenance the
deep melancholy Of q love-siok or consump.
tive knight.errant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

oMoTHER.-She had no mother! What
a volume of sorrowful truth is comprised in
that single sentence, no mother We must
go far down the hard, rough path of life and
become Injured to the care and sorrow in their
sternest forms, before we can take home to
our own experience the dread reality-no
mother-without struggle and tear. But
when it is said of frail young girl just
passing from childhood towards the life of
woman, how sad is the story summed up in
that one short sentence! Who now will
check the wayward fancies-who now shall
bear with the errors and failings of the
motherless girl?
Deal gently with the child. Let not the
cup of her sorrows be overflled by the harsh
ness Of your bearing, or your unsympathi-
zing coolness. Is she needless of her doing
Is she forgetful of her duty? Is she care.
less in her acts? Remember, oh, remember,
"she has no mother" When her young
companions are gay and joyous, does she sit
sorrowing? Does she pass with down cast
eye and languid step, when you would fain
witness the gushing and oVeraowiug gladness
of youth? Glide her not, for she is mother
less and the great sorrow comes down upon
her soul like an incumbus.
Can you gain her confdence-can you win
her love? Come, then, to the motherless
with your tenderest care, and by the memo.
ry of your own mother, already, perhaps,
passed away-by the fulluess of your own
remembered sorrow-by the possibility that
your own child may yet be motherless, con-
tribute as far as you may, to relieve the loss
of that fair, frail child, who is written moth
erless.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

p9- The Edinburgh Reute,o, speaking of
the public men of the United States, re-
marks: "Few things have more surprised
the world than the deterioration of the poll.
tical men of the United States. When the
States were mere aggregate Of scantily-peo-
pied colonies-when their principal citizens
were planters, shopkeepers, and traders, train.
ed up in the narrowness and prejudices, and
petty employments of provincial life, they
produced statesmen, negotiators, embassa-
dors, and Legislators, whose names will be
forever illustrious in history. Now that they
form great empire; that they possess a large
class of men, born in opulence, to whom all
schools and universities of each hemisphere
are open-who have leisure to pursue the
studies, and acquire the habits, of politi-
cal life, few of their public men would pass
in Europe for second.rates."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

BLACKBERRY W1NE.-There is no wine
equal to the blackberry wine when properly
made, either in favor or for medicinal pur.
poses, and every person who can convenient
ly do so, should manufacture enough for
their own use every year, as it is invaluable
in sickness as a tonic, and nothing is better
remedy for bowel disease. We therefore
give the receipt for making it, and having
tried it ourselves, (sayst the Petersburg Daily
Express we speak adviscdly on the subject:
"Nleasure your berries and bruise them
to every gallon adding one quart of boiling
water. Let the mixture stand twepty-four
hours, stirring occasionally; then strain off
the liquor into cask, to every gallon ad-
ding two pounds of sugar; cork tight and
let it stand till following October, and you
will have wine ready for use, without fur
ther strainiug or boiling, that will make lips
smack as they never smacked under similar
influence before"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

seen the devil, and what he looked like. One
seen Barney surrounded by blue blazes and
birthstone, grinning and talking with the
devil. Bill sunk and rose, putting like
steamboat, struck out for the opposite bank
bolted through the mud, ran against the
fence, knocked it down and fell, covered with
rails. Here Barney cut the rope, and eried
out:
"Bill Bill for Gods sake leave! The
DEVILS afther yes, and will tear yes to pie
ces."
Bill dashed back through the water, and
left for home, like ten thousand devils were
after him, rushed to his bed, covered up his
head and ears, and with chattering teeth
and quivering frame, he passed the night.
Afterwards he swore he saw great big
devil, bigger than bull, with fiery eyes,
snorting blue blazes and birthstone, with
long keen horns, with Barney on his back,
dasbing at him and pursuing him to the mid.
die of the stream, where it just reached him
and gave him hoist which landed him ff.
ty feet across the creek, and tore out the
seat of his pantaloons. The bottom Of his
unmentionables was undoubtedly missing.
This ended the business of the night, and
as Barney and his two friends returned home,
they enjoyed the CONSERVATION Of Bill and
the crowd finely. These were two Irish
ditchers, Peter Mulroony and Billy Caheel,
whom Barney had enlisted in his service
The rope was stretched through the cedars
to where they were lying in ambush, and
when Barney had got Bill off his guard, the
sign "Now come" was given, and down they
brought Bill The birthstone Bill smelled
was a pole-cat they had placed where Bill
was to cross the creek, and the big bull was
black dog which took after him.
But while Barney was in his highest glee,
sudden change came over him. Atschool
the next day the urchins, some with their
parents, appeared, but all kept at respec-
table distance from Barney, got their books
and states and left for home, leaving Barney
withouta school. The conclusion of the
neighborhood was, that Barney was rather
too intimate with the devil.
His companions, like true Irishmen, could
not keep good joke long, so Peter Mul-
rooney let the cat out of the wallet, where
upon Barney's school enlarged, and he pass
ed the remainder of his days in the neigh
borhood, and was buried there.
All the old settlers speak well of the jolly
Irish School. Master, Barney O'Flannigan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

~ The importance of privacy as secret
of matrimonial happiness is thus beautifully
described :-"Preserve the privacies of your
house, marriage state, heart, from father,
mother, sister, brother, aunt, and all the
world. You two, with Gods help, build
your own quiet world; every third or fourth
one whom you draw into it with you will
form party, and stand between you two
That should never be. Promise this to each
other. Renew the VOW at each temptation.
You will find your account in it. Yoursouls
will grow, as it were, together, and at last
they will become as one. All, if many q
young pair had on their wedding day known
this secret, how many marriages were hap
pier than, alas ! they are."
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Gkon& 4o&ttg.
HARD TIMES.

"fard Times" is now on every lip,
And hreathed from every tongue;
The Banks are cursed by one and all,
The aged and the young.
The merchant has to close his doors,
And throw his ledger by;
Such times he vows were never seen
By any mortal eye.
The shopmen quit the counters side
For customers are so very few,
The times are now so very "TfoHT''
1t makes them all look "blue;"
The citizen in vain essays
To make more than his bread;
A pound of which he now declares
Won't weigh pound Of bread!
There's not a day but some one fails,
Some house that goes to smash;
And names that once stood high on CHANGE
Are out for want of CASH.
Those whom we tho't were M1LL1oNA1REs,
And rich in shares and stocks,
Their ..MrLLIoN HEIRS" now disappoint;
Fail and leave no "Rocks."
"Hard times! hard times Was ever seen
Such times as hard as these ?"
This is the cry from morn till night,
In which each one agrees.
A remedy I think I've found,
Say, how do you think twill do
"Pull off your coat, roll up your sleeves,
And work these hard times through!'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

LOVE ToKENs.--The ancient English
custom of giving love tokens on the TWEEN.
tieth of August was a very wise and far.
seeing plan for settling young ladies in life,
and would, if revived, enablea mamma with
large family Of girls to get rid of them as
quickly as pine apples at penny slice. 1t
was the custom in England, a long time ago,
for "enamored maydes and gentil women"
to give to their favorite swains, as tokens of
their love, little handkerchiefs, about three
or four inches square, wrought round about,
often in embroidery, with a button or tassel
at each corner, and small one in the centre
The finest of these favors were edged with
narrow gold lace or twist; and then being
folded up in four cross folds, so that the mid
die might be seen, they were worn by the &C.
cepted lovers in their hats or on the breast.
These favors became, at last, so much in
vogue, that they were sold ready made in
the shops, in Queen Elizabeth's time, from
sixpence to sixteen pence piece.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23
UNHAPPY MARRIAGES.

A certain District Attorney, while sum,
ming up recent case, announced as his firm
belief, that at least one third of the married
people of the present generation live unhap'
py together.
Whether the precise fraction set down by
the learned District Attorney, is correct OF
otherwise, would be somewhat difficult
matter to determine; but that all marriages
are happy, that all married people live peace,
fully together, would be preposterous to as
sert.
And there are reasons for this-hosts Of
them-and they are as palpable as the fin.
6ers upon mans hand.
One of these reasons is to be found in the
fact of hasty marriages. "Marry in haste,
repent at LEISURE" is threadbare maxim,
but is as true as preaching. Glove at first
sight," "Six weeks of courtship," and all
that sort of thing, are very pretty and very
romantic, but they are not exactly practical.
Southey says that ga man falls in love as he
falls down stairs-by accident" The COM
parison cannot be carried out, however, since
after a man has fallen down stairs, he gener-
ally resolves to be more careful in the future,
while he who has fallen in love rushes on
without stopping either to think or resolve.
Hasty marriages pre-suppose the mutual ig.
norance of the parties of each others dispo-
sitions, tastes, habits, idiosyncracies-and
the total want of congeniality which exists
between the twain who have become one
flesh, soon manifests itself in the most un-
mistakable form.
The marriage system in this country in
wolves another serious fault. The parties
are apt to marry at too young an age. A
young man should not marry until be is GER
tain that he has "sown all his wild oats"
and a young lady should not marry until
flirting and coquetry have palled upon the
appetite. Marriage nowadays is a custom
rather than sacred institution of the church.
Young men and women desire to marry, be-
cause it is "the fashion," because people al
ways make great fuss over the ceremony,
and because there is pleasant notoriety con-
nected with the operation. Popping the
question used to be serious piece Of bust
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

A CorToN MARvEL.--The Rev. DR..
Kirk in letter from Manchester, England,
says: ri had in the oldest factory Of the
town a striking exhibition of the value of
human art and labor. A pound of cotton
was pointed out as worth pound of gold.
Its cost as crude cotton may have been eight
cents. And as a curiosity of art, I was
shown pound of cotton spun into thread
that would go round our globe at che equa-
tor, and tie in good large knot of many
hundred miles in length.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23

ness, and required the nerve of soldier tc
perform it with any degree of skill now it i:
no more than asking lady for the honor Of
her hand for the next dance It is done
without consideration, without a just idea Of
the solemn consequences which it involves
and so becomes the passport to misery.
Too many men marry for fancy, and toe
many women marry for home. Such may
suppose that even if there are uncongenial
traits in the characters thus to be brought
into direct contact, these uncongenialities
will gradually wear away, and that, in due
time, perfect assimilation will take place.
This is the merest bosh under the canopy
A marriage that is not based upon deep and
yearning affection is the precursor of SORROW
as surely as one that is so based is the pre-
cursor of the highest bliss that the earth has
power to bestow.
But much of the unhappiness which at
tends welded life in this country, is the
fault of the parties themselves, after mar
riage. 1t has become fashionable to end love
with the honeymoou-it h., become unfash'
ionable to exhibit the symptoms of affection
anywhere out of the boudoir. A man mar
ries, and as long as the novelty of the thing
lasts, he is as full of bliss as heaven is full
of stars, upon a clear night in June. But
when the novelty Of the new relation wears
away, when he becomes the husband in.
stead of the lover, he is very apt to relapse
into demeanor which is sure to freeze
woman's heart, as if it were so much ice
He may be respectful, considerate, and kind,
but he is not loving. And if he is not low
ing, no matter what else he may be, he isl
more fit to answer the demands of a truly af'
fectionate wife, than a statue of marble OF
brass.
A woman marries, and for few weeks,
perhaps months desires no better heaven than
that which her own household embodies.-
The newness begins to grow dim; she be-
gins to grow restless; the theater, the dan
cling hall, the card party, begin to become
more attractive to her than her own home ;
and, at last, she sinks into state of as utter
Indifference, so far as her husband is con-
cerned, as if she had no husband. So love
flies out of the window and seeks some bet
ter resting place.
If marriages are to be happy they must be
founded on an irrepressible affection, enter
ed upon considerably and solemnly, and
with the purpose that the joys which cluster
around them shall be increased rather than
suffer to diminish. This can be done by al
lowing the affections to have their own way.
Affection rebuked or neglected, is affection
estranged.
Blessed is that hearth at which presides a
pair who are ftly Joined together; whose
lives are one long dream of confidence and
love, and whose souls, married and mated
here, wait for the second nuptials of eternal
life.-Syracuse Journal.
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M(istellanepus Aeao1ng
RAILROAD LYRICS.

If an engine meet an engine
"Coming round curve"
If they smash track, train and tender,
What do they deserve
Not penny paid to any,
So far as we observe,
But al acquit the engineer,
When looming round q curve"
If on engine meet steamer
Coming through draw"
If they crush or down the public,
Need we 60 to law?
If the engineer was careless
P'raps he. rather raw
They don't discharge an honest fellow,
Coming through the draw"
If a steamer chase a steamer,
Running up to time,"
If they burst their pipes and boiler,
Where's the mighty crime?
Should tie jury in fury,
Make them pay one dime,
Or send the officers to prison,
Running up to time u
If they MAIN or kill body,
Ora body's wife,
Need q body sue body
For baggage, limb or life ?
If you sue for damages,
For pay for what you lost,
You get broken neck or leg,
And have to meet the cost.