The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-04-23

Rai!roal Company, To the amount oftwcn,y-
hvc Thousand dollars, to be paid by trans.
p"r'ation OF materials to bc used in the
building OF their road. The Board, under
this power, resolved to take Stock in the
said Company TO the am"nnt specified. so
soon as their Road should he built across
the Scnrca river, Of all which the President
Of the saul Company WAS duly Informed.
The H'pnrs of T.. i. kawurlh, General
superintendent, anI j. i. browne, Master
"i Machinery, herewith submitted. and TO
which your attention is invited, give full
account OF the operations Of the Road its
present condition the machinery aud lis
present condition.; the machinery AMI its
condition., and the amount Of work ,lIa, has
been done at the shops. 1t will be seer,
that the Road is in good order. and that the
motive power and cars. although barely
sufficient for the work, may for the present,
be relied upon. The officers ami men, for
the mos, part, arc sklI!nl an,l competent, for
their work. aud arc promn, in the discharge
of duty. They are commended To your IA
vor;.lIe consideration.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
by order Of lie Board,
THOMAS G.. PERRIN,
prcSilrnt
GKEENvIlLE G.. H.. W"rch %. 1853.
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Novel Courtship.
Thrc" months since a Young Partisan
waS travelling per r;,i!rnal, IN Germany
from .Aur>l.u,.. to Berlin. The cars, un-
like those here. are divided into cornpart
m"nts, l:k" the inside Of u coach, the pas
>rny"r> sitting facing each other. In the
compartment he selected were four other
persons, tw" rnaina> an,l two daughters. The
two np,hrrS were faced to face in un. cor
ncr. the v"uny man took the opposite, and
tnund himself i;rrc to face with the v"un.
ladir>. He soon after fell into a brown
study. during which the conductor rrpcat.
cllv hcina,mi,'l his ticket without Success
aud the voun. i''licS were secretly laugh
ing at his lmwlhl-r-l air Srlirnlv resort.
ing to II ru>c. 10 avoid rilirulc, he pretend
.''! not to understand German, and ,ransc-
ted his business with the conductor hv
signs. \ mnmcnt after the young ladies'
commenced conversation.
This Young man is ii very handsome one
sail ono"
Hist, Brrlha,' sail the other, with sort
Of ulir;wh,
WHY. he ,lorsn'. know ii wori of Ger
man. We can talk freely. How do yuu
find this
Only ordinary
'Yon are difficult. He has a charming
figure and d;>linyur air.
lie is too pale, and besides, YOU know Id
not love dark.
And you know prefer dark to blonde
We have have nothing hut blunlS in Ger
many. 1t is lnunoiouuus and co,nmon-
place.
You forget that YOU are blonde
'OiI, for wcmrn i, is different, lie has
pretty mru>iarhcS'
Bertha. ii Your mother should hear Won =
She is busy witt, hrrla!k b.>idcs, it is
no hurt to speak of mnu>,arhcs.'
i prefer the blonde noustachcs Of Fred
crck.'
i understand that. Frederick is cspous-
r'l I" YOU but !, who am without II lover.
am free to rxcr''ls" my opinions, and am
free to say, tina this young man has beau,
t.ful eyes
'Ihry have no expression
You do not know | am sure he has
much spirit, and II is - pity he does not
speak German. He would cha, with us
would vou marry Frrnchman 2
why not, if he looks Ike this one. ana
was spirited. wcll-horn anI a,niahle. But
can hardly keep from laughing. See doesn't
misirn>t what we are saying
The Young traveller was endowed with
a great power Of seIf.contro. He looked
carefully at Bertha. and hIs resolution was
taken. At new station. tho conductor
came again for the tickets. Our Young man
with extra elaboration, and in excellent Ger.
man said:
'Ah You want my ticket. Very well-Ict
me see believe is in my portnonnaic
Oh yes, her" it is
The effect was startling. Bertha nearly
tainted away, but soon recovered under the
polite apologies of the young Frcnchman
! HPy were pHaScu Will cafI Olner, anu III
Il few weeks Bertha ratified her good opin
ion of the young man, and her willingness.
to marry a Frcncbnap. They live at Ham
burg.
ErERSTry.-"Eternity has no grey hairs 2
The flowers fade. the heart withers, mar
grows old and dies but time writes nc
wrinkles on the brow ofeternity.
Eternity! S,upendous thought! Tbt
ever present, undecaying and undying, an'
endless chain. composing the life of God
and golden thread, entwining the deslinie
! Of the universe.
EartI, has its beauties, but time shrond
them for the grave its Ilonors, they arc bu
the sunshine Of an hour its palaces, the.
are but as the gIidcd sepnlclIre its posses
sions. they arc the toys Of changing fortune
its pleasures they are but bursting bubbles
Not so in the untried bourne.
In the dwelling of the Almighty ca