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51fli Reaolug
THE TURN OF DESTINY.

About ten o'clock one evening, towards inc
close of the last century, when France was con-
vulscd by the horrors and outrases OF the kevo-
luton, a small room in al untrcquented street
of Paris contained Il solitary occupant. tie al''
peared to lie Il Young man OF about twenty-five
Years Years Of age. lie was slender, but not tall and
The sn,allncss of his figure wa: contrasted with
tbe largeness of his head. His countenance,
pald and carc.worn, was characterized by an
expression of tirmness, and BY the piercing bril-
lianicty of his eyes. He sat at Il small table in
his dimnutivc apartment. .perusing letter which
law omen before HIM When he had iiniShed, he
rosc hastily from his chair, and Logan pacing
the room, uttering with energetic gestures, the
following sentences:
"Can this he So Is it possible that am re-
duced to the want of even the necessarles OF
life! Must my actions be clogged by the need
Of a few pieces of yellow metal! 1t must not
he SO. Cursed, cursed gold!' he exclaimed,
clenchiny a coin in his hand furlously, aud toss
;no it to the other end of the room. But In Il
few moments he picked it up again, and contn.
ned "The uugratetul wretchcs! 1t was l: ],
who beat off the enemy, who, but for my inter.
position might now be revcling in Paris. And
vet they refuse me employment, and keep me
here starving. When | asked for some position,
the reply was, was too young. The fools =
They do not know that study and experience
compensate for the lack OF years! And told
them as much. And not on y must bear my
own troubles, but those of my relatives. Ny
mother writes that she is in destitute condl-
tion. cannot help her!' After short pause,
he cried, with sudden energy: "But l have a
remedy! Why should drag on this miserable
EfsY l. will not do tr' And seizing a pistol
from the table, lie applied it to his head but
nc": he said at,c- Il moments pause mot in
this Wayr' viii rush to the Seine, and conceal
sfiIe my body and my fate from the eye eot man!
Saying this, he hastily rushed from his room,
and down the narrow stairs, and issued INTO the
street Walking in silence for about talt an
hour, he came upon a bridge over the Seine
Casting his eye about, to see that no one was
present. he strobe to one side of the bridge, aud
after looking over, went to the opposite side and
prepared himself for a run and plunge. But
lust at this moment he felt hand on his shonl'
der, and voice accosted him "What ho my
friend, so you would drown yourself, would you?
Good heavens Napoeon!' the stranger contiil-
ued, SIS this you? Alas, what could have brought
you here?''
"That which is the inducer Of all suicides
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4 TALE OF SCOTLAND.

A party of troopers entered the house Of Il
widow, and demanded and receives. rc!rcS!mcnt.
4 wellgrown la,l the widows son, waited upon
thcm-the widow Hospitality Offering to their
wants all she had to command.
"And how lo You live in these troublouS
times, Goodbye asked one of the mcrccnarcs
with an air Of kindness.
"WeI!, thank lleaven,' answered the poor
widow. any good man left me a COW and Il
garden with that bit Of field: do not com-
plain"
"Jndeed1;; CALCULATED the ruflian, Corporal
:suicdseit, what say you to try if Heaven helps
her without COW p
'Ach mcin Gott der gartcn is enoof! Nit
it ZONE verachcn-ha ha!'' and the fellow
laughed. "kill der schuclItern machen, (tile
cow and spoil ter micll and ter kase, (c'cc>e y"
cay" quoth Il fellow, with hoarsc laugh
and 50 il will. So Gno'ly, here goes with the
honors Of war-ta-ra :; and nc drew his sword.
"What are you going to do 2" cried the
youth, springing forward, with tears in his eyes
and terror in his face.
"Strike the brat, bob," said the trooper, as
one smote the hoy on the mouth, while tho
trooper passed his sword through the gentle
breast Of the generous home-feedcr-t the poor
coiw--aud TO add to this devils decd, moved
down all the Eale in the garden. The troopers
then departed.
Widow and child were at once destitute of
every source OF existence. She SOON sickcnel
and died, heart.brokcn, and the boy wandered
away, and was n. seen nor heard of for many
:. year after,
During the wars in Flanders, party Of SOL
,liers were one afternoon seated round Il camp
fire, and flushed with wine and victory, were
relating some deed of the past, till they seemed
to take turn in vying with each other for the
strociiy Of their details.
81 once starved an old dame by merry Car
lisle,n said trooper, noted for Ills feroclty and
courage. "I killed her, her COW. and, egad
destroyed her greens. She said Heaven would
keep her. and faith longed to know a miracle;
but she lied-ha! ha she died %
:: And do you not repent OF that deed 2:
cried young trooper, leapins to lis feet, with
wrathful brows.
.Repcnt Bah what the devil should l
repent for?" asked the other, contcnptuousy.
I" Sit down, and laugh at the joke"
"Do you stand up, you marauding do" F"
shouted the soldier; ''.ior, in the name OF that
Heaven she trusted in, you shall repent it
That woman was my lnother!-and, ultsiIcaln-
ing his sword, he struck the ruliiail-solder on
the check with his flat, and instantly swords
were crossed
Twicc--tiricc did the arenging son pass his
sword thrt'ls! the body of the destroyer OF the
poor widows living; and turning lin over with
bis foot as the other lay writhng in the lnnss
of death, added, Had You but repcnted that
deed, had left you to God but as you re-
pentod nat Ennw that Heaven avcnses llcr in
lir !'
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! This brought places of religious worship to my
! mind, and | set to, to ascertain something Of
their statistics, and the following is the result,
viz: That such organizations are very nnmer'
GUS; that the Friends or Qua!iers were the first
to establish a church in Philadelphia, and that
though yet very numerous, other denominations
have surpassed them greatly in numbers. |
found churches there of every faith and oEler,
save Murmuns, believe. The total number of
churches amounts to 2lI, as nearly as | can
learn, and divided as follows among The various
sects, viz: Friends -: EpiscopaanS 80; Pres.
byterians 81; Roman Catholic %; Baptist % !;
Methodist SO; German and Dutch Reform + !;
Lutheran /: Moravian |: Universalist 5. and
Syuagosues ). From the number and variety,
it seems as if all, even to the most fastidious,
can be accommodated to faith and order to
their liking.
The city ahcunds in public institutions Of r
literary and scientific nature. OF these, ] will
only notice those for medical instruction for the
present. The first course Of lectures ever dcliv.
cred upon the sGbccl in this country was gisen
by DR.. Shippcn, in l7Gj. Soon after this.
medical faculty, as complete as the times could
afford, WAS appointed. forming part OF the
present University of PENNSYLVANIA. There are
now no lnss than seven medical colleges there.
The most popular is known to be the Jefferson
School, which | found manned by an able and
popular faculty, and attended by very large
class. Among these found familiar faces from
the sunny South. am just reminded Of re-
mark, made By .f'ie"d in your issue some time
since, writing from Hamburg, who, I am sorry
to see, is laboring under grave mistake, when
he s.;ys that by mtrnnizing Northern colleges,
(medical,l We indirectly propagate the ravings
of Abniti;,nisn,. Did not know S. S. H.. and
know that he wrote this, for the want of correct
information on this point, III lie hnl aqy,) ]
should say it WAS the offspring Of sectional and
unnecessary prejudice, and from one who knew
but little of the whulc.soulcl SONS Of science,
who fill chairs in any respectable college, Noth
or South. One Of the seven colleges there,
bears this ligh-sounding title. viz: THE Female
Medical College of Pennsylvania" 1t has been
in operation siace 1910, and is said to be the
first Of the kind ever established. This smacks
of woman's rights and Young America too. ]
concluded with Lamb, that
Still woman draws ne,o pesosr, neD empire STILL"
So mote it be- ROMEO.
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GBoitt 4pttrg,
"HARK! HEAR AN ANGEL SING"

"HARK! HEAR AN ANGEL SING"
Harkl hear an angel sing,
Angels now are on the wing
And their voices singing clear,
Tell us that the Spring is near.
Dost thou hear, then, gentle one
Dost thou see the glorious Sun,
Rising higher in the sky,
As each day, as each day it passes BY.
Hark hear, &c.
Just behind yon cliff Of snow,
Silver rivers brightly fowi
Smiling woods and fields are seen,
Mantled in robe of green.
Birds, and Bees, and Fruits and Flowers,
Tell us all of vcrnal hours,
Where the birds are weaving lays,
For the happy, the happy Spring time days
Hark! hear, &c.
Look, oh look the Southern sky
Mirrors flowers of every dye;
Children trippling DER the plain
Spring is comics back again.
Spring is coming, shouts of glee,
Singing birds on bush and tree,
And the birds with mercy huns,
For the Spring tine comes, the Spring
time comes
Hark! hear, &c.
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VARIETY Is THE SPICE OF LIrE-A Wisconsin
correspondent of the Rochester Union states states
that in going from Prairie du CHEN to La crosse
a few DAYS ago, a singular scene was presented
ON the steamboat. At one end Of the long sa.
loon clergyman was preaching to a small crowd
Gathered around him in the middle gambling
Was in busy progress, and at the other extremi.
tv of the room there vas music and dancing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

An TSMlsrAHABLE IIINT.-N lady one night
at party was much annoyed by the rude and
immltlcnt remarks of cuxcpmb who sat near
her. At lcn@th becoming tired and vexcd, she
turned towards him with an angry comtcnarcc,
and said: ':Be pleased, sir, to cease your unbc.
coming impertenance" Tie fellow was anton
isbcd Mt so sudden rcbukc, and could only
say: "Pray Miss, do not cat me-" Be in no
fear.n she replied, "I am a JeWess."
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MY Ell o & a.

A FASHIONABLE PAsToRAL-HY PUNCH.
Tell me, gentles, have You seen
Ny Flora pass this way?
That you may know the Miss mean,
Her briefly Ill portray.
No bonnet on her head,
But on her neck she wears:
An oyster shell, tits said,
In size with it compares;
Its shape no eye can brock,
It's use is doubtful too;
1t but imparts barefaced look,
And brings much cheek to view.
Her dress may please the swell
For its swollen exuberance:
She looks Monster Belle
In such Biz Ben expanse.
Those air-tubes filled with gas
Might lift her to the moon;
The small boys mark il as they pass,
And screcch out: "Ah, Balloon!"
paraSOl Bug ocais,
For ornament, not use:
!, ,For comfort, gloycssshe wears
- Too tight, ,rna sleeves too-iensc'7-+>'
Behind her hangs hood
Just level with her chin,
An Indian squaw might find it good
To put baby in.
Of her hair she shows the roots,
Sham flowers the rest conceal;
And she's crippled by her boots
With the military heel:
Streets off you hear them stalk
Whene'er she ventures out:
And she seems to waddle more than walk,
Her hoops so sway about.
Her figure may be good,
But that no eye can tell;
A mere lay-fgurc would
Show of her dress as well.
She may have ankles neat,
Bat they're concealed by skirt,
Which chiefly scrves to hide her feet,
And gather up the dirt.
Then, gentles, have you seen
Ay Flora shis way comal
she cannot have unnoticcd been,
She takes up so much room!
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4 SID lliYEY.NbJy,

Charles .llbaucll was recently tried, convicted
and sentenced in Cleveland, Ohio, for: robbinG
the mail. \ Columbus paper says:
"C!larles Al!augh is only 20 years of age
and The events OF the last ir" months will ill
an important chapter in his Iilc's history. TN
CliStmn,: day l!c clipped with lis landlords
daughter Miss German. in her sixteenth vear,
wen; to Alexandria. ana were married. An cl-
fort was made 10 keep the ailair secret, but it
was discovered by tic girls parents, who were
highly incen,cl at their daughters imri,Hence.
"On tine :::.lslI Of January, Mr. i'rehtiS$, tLe
l.. s. Mail Agent, arrested -i-ballg! upon Il
charge oT ruI!b!ns the mail; he WI, taken TO
Cleveland, tried. conyicls,l and sentenced be-
iurr tie United States Court, ani upon reaclI-
il.- cartlingtnn On lis way to the Ptni;eu,iapv,
the Young wifi: camo aboard the CARS to bill
farewell to her convict husband. The meeting
was q painfully affecting one. She begged him
to keep up his spirits. t" make IA firm resolve to
lo lis whole duty willie in prison; she vowed
10 stick to him. though all Tie res, Ur the world
lor<akc linn; for. sail S!lr, "Cimllcy, we are
both Young; wc have Years Of happiness in
store or Us anl wien your time has expired,
we can 90 to some other land where the offence
will rot be known, where W: can live happily
together. and earn an honest livelihood.
The pocr girl lictvcl herself to the task,
and as she wiped tho tears away from tic checks
Of her young hrlsb.;:t!, she nerrr wmpcrc'l
"Tlic car was full OF passengers, who wit
messed tic sccac Will! fearful emotion. The
conductor who, at the request Of the officers,
had kindly delayed Il few moments, to give the
young couple ali opportunity Of meeting each
other, at last notified them that he could delay
10 lanscr, aad the whistle gave notice that the
cars were about starting. keep up courage,
like man, Charley" said the fair heroine, and
as she kissed his check, she turnel to leave him,
but overpowered by her feelings that she had
thus far kept under control, she fell fanting in
the arms Of the by-standers, who carried her
gently into tile station house, and tic cars
rolled over the rails with increasing speed; 10
make up for tho detention.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

AIns. FLETCHER, the famous Edinburgh beau
ty, to whom Jeffrey and Sidney Smith were
proud to pay court, has recently died at the age
of 80. She lived next door to Walter Scott,
and dislikcd him 50 much for his Toryism that
she would never meet linn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

TuE EVIL oFA BAD TEMprR.-A bad temper
is a curse to the lussessor, and its influence is
most deadly wherever it is found. 1t is allied
to nlartyrdom IL lie Obliged 10 live with one Of
IL complaining temper. To hear oi:c eternal
round Of complaint and mnrmnrins--to have
every pleasing thought scared away by their
evil Spirits a sore trial. 1t is like the sting
of scurpion--a perpetual ncttlc, destroying:
Your peace, rendering life a burthcn. Its infiu-
encc is deadly and the purcst and sweetest
atmosphere is contaminated into deadly nia,-
ma Wherever this evil genius prevails. 1t has
been said trnIy that while &c ausht ito ltt
,lo bad temper oi others intlucllcc Us, it woud
be as unreasonable TO spread a plaster Of Span
sh HES upon the skin. and not expect it to draw,
Us 10 think Of a family not suffering because Of
the bad temper of any Of its inmates. One
string ont OF tune will destroy the music OF an
Instrument otherwise perIcct-so ifall the meta
l,cgs qr church, llayhlorlnod and family, do
not cultivate kind and alrotionate temper,
there will he iiscor'l and every evil work.
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"WnEN thou art buying a horse or chaosiug
wife," says the Tuscan pfoyerb, !; shut thine
eyes and commend thyself to God.::'
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EnEs NEcaoss-.t SsesT, Essr ASD TERRI:
BE REMEDY puR ABuLrrIoSIsM.-. he Richmond
Knouiyer saws that correspondent of the Savan-
nah Georgia makes the following suggestion :
Should all the Southern States pass the same
law as Louisiana has passed, viz; AL itea per
sons of color found in the sssate after january
next are to he SOLD }nso slavery, the North would
be 90 Hooded with negroes that A0o''t,onsin Il. ~
would expire in agony, with disgust, iss tss 40
Fress advocate the law in the State. others Will
follow, and by doing so, you add negro paupers
to the white Of the North, and inilict an everas-
tiny curse upon all Intermediates" =, .
re re remedy proposed would be terribly ehee.
tive How many aRepublicaus' are ready to
draw down upon themselves and the whole North
:, boundless curse by adopting it?
. ''''' Nso Iiork Daily Ness,
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FROM Tennessee, comes letter from friend,
(says the Georgia Temperance Crnsader) who
will always find the Drawer open when he
comes with any thing half a. good as this:
"Generll FalSlale was al officer in tho Florl-
ia War, celebrated for his risid adhesion to
military discipline, and tho soa,ohing lectures he
gave tile soldiers osusi neglectng their duty
Among those who had received severe tongue
.lShing from the General was Tom Hicks, a
Wild rattle Drained fellow, popular i'll the camp,
and up to all manner of practical jokes. Proud
witlal, he was so unfortunate as to be found
asleep while on his post as guard. lie now had
to take whitening reproof and in his bitter
ness ne took big oath to be revenged on the
General, if ever all opportunity offered.
"One cold night, when the rain was pouring
in torrents, Tom was on sentinel duty; but be
had hardly settled his head in the collar Of bis
coat Tor nap or shield his face trulG the Storm
before he heard some one c,anmg along splash
ing through tho mud, Looking around and
pecring into the thick of tue night, le soon dis
covered that it was the General msrlt. Now
was the time! Leveling his muskct at tic all
yancing figure, lie demanded,
"'Who goes there 2
"'Your officer replied the General, With
great decision and dignity.
"sAjyance and give tho cupliteFsgn ! roared
Tom,
"But the General Just remembered that he
did not recolect to got it before be set out on
this exp lorins expedition, and SO stated to the
teIr,ciuus sentinel, who declined to receive an
explanation. 49,, :,
atAlark timer demanded Tom, as he clicked
his musket and stepped forward, ready to llre
into the heart Of tile trembling General III an
other instant, who now thought he would try
the power of coaxing -.
"'Why, Hicks, you know it'snoboiy but me M !"
"'Can't help that-must obey oEd51si strict
military discipline. Mark TINE, or III shoot
you in second!
aThs General saw that no was fairly caught,
aud two mortal long hours Hicks kept him
standing there marking time, up to bis knees
in mud and water, the rain pouring down In
torrents. At last the relief-guard san's, and
Tom was able to dismiss bis prisoner. The
General crept back to his quarters, drenched to
the skin, tired to death and heartily satisfied
withcamp-duty. Tom was never subiecseats any
dressugs-down after that"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

An AMERICAN M1NIsrERs BALL.-The grand
ball given by Mr.. and Mrs. Mason, at Paris o4
the 22d, in commemora,ion Of Washiuetoas
birthday, was brilliant and most satisiaesosx
tete Invitations had been extended to the f1ieuds
of the minister and his family, and il was es,u.a,
ted that not less than eight hundred yersoua
were crowded into the saloons Of the Legation,
Lord Cowley, English Emhassador Count kis>
select, Russian Ambassador and the Duke De,
MalakqE were early iu attendance. The widow
Of the late Solomon Rothschild and the Cheys-.
lier Wykof were among the numerous notabiE..
ties present on the occasion. The supper, Or.
chestra, and the entire arrangements, were per.
feet and did honor to the liberality and the good
taste of the minister and his amiable family.
American beauty making On important substrae-
ton in favor of two Mexican bellies, shone, as
usual with great credit to the country.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

GRAruirous.-Most of tho tsdyfce' aftal r.,
written for the bsne6s ef wives sloos, bat the.
following /, 10 the other ,ads Of htuse, antli
meets viii esr hearty sanr.km; When your
v;ss bectns tu seytd, Is. ber have it out. Put
your feet sp costly before the fireplace, bg
back m your chair, light one Of your besa eigsns
and let the storm rage on-say nothing, make
no reply to anything"
Well, 8 little more advice L you pssnse.
Having placed yourself IN that positioa, Ie6ees
whether yoA deserve the thunder about your
cara and if 10, (Which is psohab1y the case,)
put your feet gently down, cease your lolhnS,
put out your cigar, kiss yoar little wife, and
endeavaS to b q better husband. That's the
nay we would do, if we had one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

"Belle Britain" The lively travelling cores
pondent of the New Orleans Picayune, iu re-
cent letter, thus refers to Mobile:
At half past ten o'clock a. H., we landed st
Mubile-a pleasant cotton city Of some thirty
thousand hsbitants-where the people live in
cotton houses-ride in cotton carriages They
buy cotton, sell cottou, think cotton, eat cotton,
drink cotton, aud dream Cotton, They marry
cotton wives, and uusa them are born cotton
children. In enu,AerasiRg the charms Of a fair
widow, they begin by saying she makes so many
bales Of cotton. 1t is the great stsple-the sum
and substance of Alabama. 1t has made Mobile,
and all its citizens.