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TINHE Subscribers have just received their
l., Stock of Medicines, Books and Fancy
articles. and are prepared TO sell at short
profits.
We are Agents for. the sale of q series OF
STANDARD WORKS, now in the course OF
publication, by the Appletons of New York
Among these are included ~
The Debatesin Congress from 1889 to 1856.
Benton's Thirty yearsSWiew.
Morses General Atlas OF the World, fIom the
latest authorities, 70 1856.
Cyclopedia Of American Eloquence. with
Portraits. =
The New American Cyelopedia. -
The Cyalopedia ofsWit and Humor, Edited
by VIM. E. Burton.
Specimen Copies.of the above works may be
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4ssw and elegant Books -
We are also agsne t2r stbe ssle .of Growers
TO De the best, BowSin use, ard the lssst liable
10 get out ofsoFdsr. This Machine viii sbe
Warranted. aud sold Here at New York .IEiesk
Prices varying from $l0O;to -&i26
BRANCH & ALIEN..
Sept II, 1881 81 ~ II
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Catch the Sunshine

Catch the sunshine though it fiickers
Through the dark and dismal cloud,
Though it falls 80 faint and feeble
On a heart with sorrow bowed;
Catchit quickly it is passing,
Passing rapidly away;
II hes only come to tell you
There isyet brighter day.
Cateh the sunshine though It's uuly
One pale, Pickering beam of light.
There is JOY within its glin,m ring,
Whispering It's not always night.
Don't be moping, sighing weeping,
Look up look up, like a ,nan!
There's no time to crope in darkness.
Catch the sunshine when you can.
Catch the sunshine though life's tempest
May unfnrl its chilling blast.
Catch the little, hopeful stragglerl
Storms will not forever last.
Don't give up. and say '.forsakon -
Don't begin to say Pm sad !"
Look there comes CLEAN of sunshine
Catch it, oh it seems so glad
Catch the sunshine don't he grieving
Ger that darksome billow there
LIES sea of stormy pillows,
We must meet them everywhere.
Pass right through them do not tarry.
Overcom the henving tide,
There's a sparkling gleam of sunshine
Waiting on the other side.
Catch the sunshine! catch it gladly
Messenger of Hopes employ,
Sent through clouds, through storms and b
lows,
Bringing You cup ofjoy.
OH then, don't be signing, weeping;
Life, You know, is but span.
There's no time to sigh and sorrow:
Catch the sunshine when You can.
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December ], 1857. 80 t8
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DISSOLUTION.
HONsc Building,

NHE undersigned is now prepared to do NIL
l. work entrusted to his care. in the Build
ing Line; to Draw Plans and erect all descrip.
tons of Buildings, from onc.story house to n
Court House.
Having received instructions from the best
Architects in the Union, he flatters himself that
he can have work done in style equal to aud
us cheap rs can be done in New York.
Misunderstanding d. kelum, Architects.
Brooklyn, New York VIM. Gamer, Architect,
of New York City; perrymnn g. Waller, New
Market; Dr. John =. Barratt, Barrattsvillo.
HENRY JONES.
Greenwood, Oct. 10, 1855. 23-ly
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F.. P. R0 BERTS0N,.
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VVoULD respectfully offer his services te
the citizens of this and the adjoining
Districts. He is so generally known, that he
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his address, viz Diamond Hill p. o., Able
vile District; and all communications directed
to him will receive prompt attention.
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10 the Public.

TNHE Undersigned having sold the Anne ricnn
Il Hotel to G. c. CUNNINGHAM & co,
take this occasion to return our thanks to the
public generally for the liberal patronage be-
slowed upon US and would solicit the came for
its present Proprietors. Respectfully
o. II. p. SCOTT & co.
Hamburg, May 80 1857. *
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The State of South Carolina.

The State of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT
O6fcc Court Of Common Pleas and GenV Sessions
james I: bask'"' Attachment. a..
James A. Liddle Bnskn, prtf's Attorney.
"HEREAS the Plaintiff did, on the e;eh-
~ teenth day of October, eighteen hun
drcd and fifty-six, file his declaration against
the Defendant, who, lit is said.) is absent from
and without the limits of this State md bas
neither wife nor attorney known within tho
same, upou whom copy of~said declaration
might be served: 1t is therefore ordered.
that the said Defendant do appear and plead
to the said declaration, on or before the nine
tcenth day of October, eighteen hundred and
nity.seven. otherwise final and absolute judg-
ment will then be given end awarded Against
him.
MATTHEW MCDONALD, c. CP.
Clerks Office, Oct. fB. 1856 25-ly
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The State Of South Carolina.

AbbrViNc Distriet.-In tie Common Pleas.
vs.. Foreign Attachment.
JAS. A. Liddcll. } Thomson & Fair Attorncya.
" hereas the Plaintiff did, on the eleventh
W day of April, eighteen hundred and fif-
ty seven, file his declaration against the De-
fend"nt, who. it is said, is absent from and
without the limits of this State. and has neitl-
er wife nor attorney known With the same,
npon whom copy of the said declaration
might be served
1t is therefore ordered. that the said De
fendant do appear and plend to the said deela-
ration, on or before the twelfth day of April,
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, otherRise
final and obsolute Judgement will then be o;y.
en- and awarded against him.
MATTHEW MCDONALD, c.c.p.
Clerks Cfice, April II, 1867 Sly
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House and Lot Rr sale
IN ABBEyiLLE VILLAGE.

trEHIs Ho6sF and LoT issisnets, , in quiet
and conyeaisH partsoftta Village:
ds.s .. s sssoRs.
ABuildinga; TIE Lot d6nteiis spthetA bag oyer
dhs Acre. y e{ Land and; has nsy and Dub:
stantial Fence around IE. ' y .z:.ssa
Any person wishing q a.pfehasels spoh a. Tot
can recei iYs saih infofm4tl .refst I'VE 70 its ~
ealing ae5 5his Office It win be sold low and
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EDWARD n. BRITT0N,
(Late Editor and Proprietor Of tho. Carolina
1fnlesj .s q
COLL LECTING AGENT,

nFFERS his services. to thetpublie as. a Col
~ Iector and general business Agent. He
will receive for collection Notes. or Accounts
for any section Of the State, at the usual com.
missions -, = =.
Office over the Carolina Times Printing Of
flee. Colnmbia, s. O. :,
Refereneeswill &c be given if requised.
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A4sMNss IE.
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thoughts and holy meditations, are the lit
tie graves in the church-yard. They are
the repositories of tho mothers sweetest
joys-half unfolded buds of innocence, Thu
manity nipped by the first frost Of time, ere
yet canker worm Of population bad nest
led among its embryo petals. Callous, in
deed, must beahe heart Of him who can
standby little grave-side and not have
the holiest epotion of his soul awakened to
thoughts ofthat purity and joy which belong
alone. to God and sbeayens for the mute
preacher at hisfeettells ofslife begun and
life ended without a stain; and ssureIysil
EtGis be youchesfedst 10 mortality, how, 6 ri,iicl,
|Eaussr and boiler must be the spiritutallappd
t.edligbtnea IYihe ann of iua6jte pooaS6ess
whence emenated, die sofsf ofs thab brief 90.
jjonTnment among aisii How .swells The
bEieart Of tbe PagdJ With lepgaiifhfdil5oy while
s.sndias.ty the earth lid oflost. .litasones
|.Mouthfarbecausssaa aaWsz tsrsaSsrs ba. beer,
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The friends of Dr. j. f. McCOMB respcct-
fully announce him AZ n Candidate for Tax
Collector ut the next election.
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sIy1 The friends of MATTHEW McDON-
ALD respectfully announce him a Candidate
for reelection as Clerk of The Court of Con.
"ral Sessions and Common Pleas, for Abbevillc
District. nt lie nnxt clrllinn
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fully announce him as Candidate for Tax
Collector at the next election
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The friends of Capt. g. Nj. NIATTIsON re,
spectfully announce him n candidate for
Tax Collector at the next election.
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a few of the Long Cane friends Of ". g..
NEEI, would respectfully announce him as n
Candidate for Sheriff Mt the next election
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-09-22
HOW TO TAKE LIFE.

Take life Ike man. Take it just Us
though it was-as it is4-an earnest, vital,
essential affair. Take it Just as though
YOU were born to the task of performing
q merry part in it-as though the world
had waited for your coming. Tnke 1T as
though it was a gfanl opportunity TO do
and to achieve. to carry forward great
and good schemes; to help and cheer .
suffering, weary, IT mas be. heart-bro-
ken brother. The fact is, life is under
valued by great majority Of mankind.
1t is not made hall rs much Of as should
he the case. Where is the man or NO
man who acconplishes one 1.-THE of what
might be done? Who cannot look back
upon opportunities lost, plans unachieved,
thoughts crushed. aspirations unfahlled,
and all caused from the lack of the neces-
sarvY and possible effort! If we knew
better how to take and make the most OF
life, it would be far greater than it is,
Now and then man stands aside from
the crowd, labors earnestly, steadfastly,
confidently, and straightwav becomes ia
nous for wisdom, intellect, skill, great
ness of some sort. The world wonders,
admires, idolizes; and yet it only illus
trates what each may do if be takes hold
of life with purpose. If q man but say
he will, and follows it up, there is nothing
in reason be may not expect to accom-
plish. There is no magic, no miracle, no
secret to him who is brave IN heart and
determined in spirit London Journal.
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The Mountains and the Sea.

II have lived by the sea shore and
by the mountains. No, / am not going
to say which is be.t The one where
your place is is the best for YOU. But
this difference there is: you can domesti-
cate mountains, but the sea is tcro wa~
/ tura. You may have a hut or know the
owner of one, on the moan tain-side; you
see light halfway up its ascent in tho
evening, and YOU know there is y hoin',
and you might share it. You have noted
certain trees, perhaps; you know the par
ticular zone where the hemocks look so
black in October, when the NAPLES and
the beeches have faded. Ali its reiefs
and intagolios have electrotyped them
selves in the medallious that hang round
the walls Of your memory's chamber
The sea remembers nothing. 1t is feline.
1t ticks your feet--its huge tanks pugr
very pleasantly for you; but it will crack
your bones and eat you, for all that, and
wipe the crimsoned foam from its jaws as
if nothing had happened. The noun
tains gave their lost children berries and
water; the sea Knocks their thirst and let's
them die. The mountains have 81 grand,
stupid, lovable tranquility; the sea has u
fascinating, treacherous intelligence. The
mountains lie about like huge ruruinants,.
their broad backs awful to look upon, but
safe to handle. The sea smooths its Sill
Yer scales until you cannot see their joints
but their shining is that Of q snakes
belly, after all.-In deeper suggestive
ness find as great difference, The
mountains dwarf mankind and foieshort-
en- the procession of its long generations.
The sea browns out humanity and time;
it has no sympathy with either; for it be-
longs to eternity, and of that it sings its
monotonous song for ever and ever.
Yet should love to have q little box
BY the sea-shore. | should love to gaze
out on the wild feline element from
front window of my own, just as | should
love to look on a Gagged panther, and see
it stretch its shining length, and then curl
over and lap its smooth sides, and by-an'~
by begin to lash itself into rage and show
its white teeth and ispring at its bars. and
howl the cry of its mad, but to me, harm
less furv.-And tl1en--to look at it with
that inward eve-who does not love to
shuttle off time and its concerns, at inter
walls, forget who is President and who
is Governor, what race lie belongs to,
what language he speaks, which golden
headed nail of the armament his particu
lar planetary system is hung upon, and
listen to the great liquid metrohome as it
beats its solemn measure, steadily swing
ING when che solo or duet of human life
began, and to swing just as steadily after
the human chorus has died out and man
is fossil on its shores -"Autoerat' sn
the .4Hontac Monthly.
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it. Distinctly shone the bright moon OF
the figure of the lawyer, and as the father
saw him entering, he said, James Blu
chanan, you must never enter my doors
again; you have murdered my daughter ?
And that door was closed in the face
of the man then a young man, noo al
old man. who is the present Chief Ma
gistratc Of the United States.
The words above given as the utterance
of the father Of Miss c.. are distinctly re-
membered by one who was at that time
q seaHstress in the family. She it was
who was in the act of descending the
stairs, when her attention was arrested
by the sudden opening of the door, the
tall and sultouted form of James Bpchan-
an, distinct in the moonlight, and the
impressive and reproachful language OF
Mr.. G.
Itwas given out that Miss G. died sud-
denly, and the immediate members of the
family never after were known to talk
upon the subject. Those who knew of
the fact kept silent. They are revived
only with a desire to correct reflection
upon the memory of Mrs. c., that the
remarks in Harper's Magazine imply );
also with desire to explain to whoever
may read this not having lighted upon
any information upon the subject pre-.
yiously a0hy James BucE anan never mar
red. He said then, while oppressed with
grief, that his heart was buried in the
grave Of Miss c., and hat he would never
marry. The single state in which he has
remained through long years, vouches for
a sensibility Of feeling that is not credited
to him by the ~orld at large. How deep
was his grief, is spoken in the fact that
his life was vowed to celibacy, and the
expiation adhered to. He has kept his
word-hos kept and wiW keep it.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-09-22

UNSEEN SPIRITS,

BY n. P. WILLIS.
The shadows lay along Broadway.
Twas near the twilisht-tide-
And slowly there lady fair
Was walking in her pride.
Alone walked she, but, viewlessly,
Walk d spirits at her side.
Peace charmed the street beneath her feet.
And Honor charmed the air;
And all astir look'd kind on her,
And call'd her good as fair .
For all God ever gave to her
She Kept with chary care.
She kept with care her beauties rare
from lovers warm and true
Il or her heart was cold to all but gold.
and the rich came not to WOO
But hOnor'd well are charms TO sell
lfPriests the selling do.
a n ow walking there was one more fair
A slight girl. lilly-pale;
And she had unseen company
10 make the spirit quail
'Iwlxt Want and Scorn she walk'd forIoru.
And nothing could avail
No mercy now can clear her brow
For this worlds peace to pray;
FOR, as loves wild prayer dissolved in air,
Her woman s heart gave way
And the sin forgiven by Christ in heaven.
by man is cursed AWAY
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-09-22

A TRUE PoET.-The poet is, or should
be, more Of seer and translator of what
God has already created, than creator
in the workshop Of bis own mind. The
mediavals called the poet a "sinder," IA
Their than creator. He is a seeker and
a finder of the truth and beauty that lie
in realities around him, rather than pro-
Queer of beauty out of the decps of his
own personality-which beauty. as many
imagine, he confers on outward objects.
And this has been the mental attitude Of
the greatest poets. They have sought for
those things which are hidden from the
mass of men by some dimness of sight or
film Of familiarity: and, finding these,
they become the translators to men Of ali
this truth and loneliness, which is written
in the handwriting of the Creator every
where throughout bis creation, whether
flaming on the walls of space smiling in
flowers from the green earth, or inscribed
on the red leaves of the human heart.
Hence it has been said that the poet gives
US apparent pictures Of unappafent M
tares.-N North British Repseac.
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5flistellaneous,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WHY HE NEVER MARRIED

The following account of President
Buchanan's courtship and the reason why
henever married was given in the Aug
ust number of Harpcrs Magazine for SO.
We copy it as very proper introduction
to another account which we have acciden-
tay stumbled uron in a late number of
the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch.-
Harper's story is this:
Some wears ago a member of the Uni
ted States Senate, distinguished not only
for his talents but his fine personal APP
pearance, was seated in richly furnish
ed parlor in the city of Washington, en-
gagged in q lively conversation with one
of the most amiable and accomplished
married ladies that ever honored our na-
tional capitol with her presence. The
subject was the common and most agree
able one of marriage; and the lady with
a beautiful enthusiasm natural to her
character, was pressing upon the notice
of her distinguished bachelor friend the
claims of Q young female friend, whose
position in society, amiable disposition,
and liberal education, eminently rendered
her fit to be the wife of q distinguished
statesman, who had seemingly already
spent too many years without proper
companion to divide his honors and bear
d with him the ills of life.
The gentleman who had for long
time entered with hearty good Will into
Z the halfserious, half playful conversation,
suddenly became excited, and remarked
that he could, on such subject, bear all
that was said in jest, but when serious ar
guments were brought to urge him to
change his condition, then his reply must
be that such thing can never be-that
to love. he could not, for his affections were
! an the Craze.
The lady was struck with the Senators
manner, and surprised that throughout
Der long acquaintance with him she had
never suspected that he had found time,
amid the struggles of a laborious profess
ion and high political position to fall in
love-" With the Establishments only
known to the sex. and curiosity promp-
ted by the kindest of hearts, she asked for
an explanation of this seeming mystery, |
and the gentleman for the moment over
come by the eloquence of his interloeutor
explained as follows:
"a at was my good fortune, soon after l
entered upon the active duties of my pro-
fessiou, to engage the affections ola love-
ly girl, alike graced with beauty of person
and high social position. Her mother,
eronly living parent, was ambitious;
and, in the thoughtless desire to make an
alliance of fashion, opposed the union of
her child with one who had only his tai
euts and the future to give in return for
80 much beauty and wealth. The young
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-09-22
DAN EhTES.

Dandies are not good for much, but
they are good for something. They in.
vent or keep III circulation those CONVEX
sational blank checks or counters lust spo-
ken of, which intellectual capitalists may
sometimes find it worth their while tc
borrow Of them. They are useful, too,
In keeping up the standard of dress, which,
but for them would deteriorate, and be-
come, what some old fools would have it.
a matter of convenience, and not of taste
and art. Yes, [ like dandes well enough
on one condition.
WHAT is that, sir said the di-
vinity-student. a
THAT they have pluck. / find
that lies at the bottom of all true dandy
ism. A little boy dressed up very fine,
who puts his finger in his mouth and
takes to crying, if other boys make fun of
him, looks very silly. But if he turns
red in the face and knotty in the fists,
and makes an example of the biggest of
his assailants, throwing off his fine Leg
horn and his thickly buttoned jacket, if
necessary, to consummate the act of just
ice, his small toggery takes on the SPLEEN
doris of the crested helmet THAI frightened
Astyanax. You remember that theDuke
said his dandy officers were his best off
GERS. The Sunday Blood the super
superb sartoral equestrian of our annual
Fast-day, is not imposing or dangerous.
But such fellows as Brummel and Dor
say and Byron are not to be snubbed
quite SO easily. ..5.
A good many powerful and dangerous
people have had decided dash of dan
dyism about them. There was Acbia-
des, the "curled son of Clinias," an ac-
complished young man, but what would
be called ''swell" in these days. There
was Aristoteles, a very distinguished wri
ter of whom you have heard-a philoso-
pher, in short, whom it took centuries to
lealn, centuries to unlearn, and is now
going to take generation or more to
learn over again. Regular dandy, he
was. So was Marcus Antonius; and
though he lost his game, he played for
bic stakes, and it wasn't his dandeyism
that spoiled his chance. Petrarea was
hot to be despised as scholar or a poet,
but he was one of the same sort. So
was Sir Humphrey Davy; so was Lord
Palmerston, formerly if | an not forget
full. Yes,-a dandy is good for some
thing as such; and danlies such as
was just speaking of have rocked this
planet like cradle,-aye, and left it
swinging to this day.
Still, if [ were you, / wouldn't go to
the tailor's, on the strength of these re-
marks. and run ups long bill which will
render pockets superiority in your next
suit. Elegans "saaseitur, non ft" A
man is born dandy. as he is born poet.
There are heads that can't wear hats:
there are necks that can't fit era, as: