St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-11

Quaker ,RIrl, had saved Washinaton aud his
army at White Msrh., sRAcha Matfiss of
South Carulina, lid isine clilsiren, sessn sss.s
were In the army. lie would intxodnce the
name Of Hrs. Arnold. Reared ii lUxzrious
8 lead =. sha was not 1T 10 be a poor lnHr's
wife; and tiey had beeki married but 'ig slost
time when he fell. She set herself up rs It.a-
,lef vi dissipation am. iashion; aud tS lcf in
extravafcuicc he owed, Ill Greet
part his rum. With such Q wife NJ 9farsln
Washingson, what hc asked, might ut .iIkvo
teen cxIsetsd from Bdrtsirt 4rnekia Are
q lrief and fiatsefing reference 10 De WcnIci
Of .. Preent day, tho lectured concliidcd.-
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iad' R~s aas'aAsx .lss,.ias oyg.peaas ~,
s'iavosa I'ij skdventursrs, .sn4 ..,s:.i,T II
Adveatsrsrs are sersdaisKhs iaek slNptAssLi
sary discipline and balance Of mind tSE subaaif
tbspnselSes @ the lagssof sQietys whilsAatsthe,
same time they are derDurcd by tie Anili.iVn
OF tlistDig gushing themselves 81 inakihg ESr-s
tune or d eetssatisasg Taey stand insiseasAas6
reafioiasto tle eisralfsr d iwls<sie rs ta,as pir
rate ~ the pickpe ket, yLils a ,nlen Of ssal-.
Inc ambatlon, they compare rs 4 cpxcomb 70 .
mag of the world, or a preacher to q sporty
saAdvehtlsrers are. rarely wishout d resiessniz9
love of glory, and if they are ssuceeSsful ,ALus
become heroes, ike Napoleon. On the Other
band they seldom listen b the appeaIs Uf con-
science, hnfif they are unsuccessful. tlssy bes
eolne scsMpsy hike GisgliestEsssl Iathe hisauFi.
cal records OF men Of brilliant fame We find ..s
many adventures as persons Of infamo1is ie-
putc m the police returns sTffey are 81 ty0
foSndidaiiy in thedvalkslof isisates life. .akken
sin the realms of Getien Ia Misawbsr, ,sins Da-
yid ,Clpperfell, would have been a Teat ad-
venturcf il hek hal not beeti destined tosBet-
come The great AficawbeF. I? He was Aiwl ~
waiting for smnething - turn up. ."ss-T TAis pts
Culiar ate of expectation is, in fact, tina nor
NAL state of mind of an adyenturer As long
as this stite OF suspense lasts he keeps quietly
in the background oraAsackiag earth and hca-
ven, his brain aching with thought, his heart
swelling with hope, his very soul bursting With
ambition but as all the whilee ilis 3cketSs
empty, anslIs he does not perlbrin any lonms
labvr for the purpose of filing il lis thaA
OF an outlaw, His nanc, nay, his very cxis-
tence Is Utterly unknown, cxeept f6 his th.tor.
tmlate' family aad his miserable creditsrx ::aR
But Of a slid len his seoEroiing anshii.on a
gnltiiic'l--fhe dreams Of his life are realized-
Snnethng las turned up. He jumps 'int5
some conspicucus or notorious position. ~ The
fact nf i,is existence like O. new rsveiatos %
ma kind. His name falls like lbsmb slpon
TIE ,Publs, car. .:".Who in the world IL he 2"
rs IS Thousand voices, and echo answers. ssAn
adventtirer.SeY gAf'Esba3 s&1i fsakss 1srsn
= If he is apcrsolr0 u n,iisasy turn, he beeomss
q Rlibuster, like Lopez ~ Makes. Ii ssf an
energetic, seinl-intrigning nature, he beeosnes o
rajah, like Sir Jam IS Brooke, OF SaraSax. III
his predictions are of the financial ofsisf. he
becomes a railway. king. like. lIssdsoss, o. 9ieU-
Ossal Ewindler. like Law. / yIf of alsEeligissm
disposition, he becomes prol het, Ike John
Of Leyden, or Joe Smith.
The word adxenturois darixGd from the la.
N dtreHiTe. The knight-errants were called
adventures, and theT6sts6 the middle ages
txAlt the ..Dame Avcntuire, as she Was cailcd,
T. the dignity Of . sohle, 8, a. a represent her
as woman Of ang :lic hsaafy,s Pc sesscd,s hkc
Gyges, Of the power Of making herself iAxik-
lle by patting an n mysterioussc scng, wlichI ~
ables her to travel incog, all over the nlrld,
and eo observe, without being observed fIae do
tIts vr HIanKind. In order b, maxi her 6fvfise
P.stii Fry msssesf sA5ss ss4hsssrznIseg shes saf-
ries a st@f in hsr haml.s which Ias aha~msxic
poser ci LslPins ftf oyer land and ssa:usS,, 80
Nell Gwynne, E1dy Hamilton, Madame Ho
Ponpa loud Boli :aleassz, an csfaafaoreasssss
under the categoyrof ,adyenta'Tc cfsss ia Ihsly,
female adyGnturcrS abound among the prin-
ccSs aStd higiest nobility. In :hunpe lu.d
AHaskisaft theF ecsnsienallE 5ask6 hIieirazppaf-
snce as sOvcrnesses asalsezehcrs Of foreign. .laE-
4..a .a-od -. =. aal..sGa sss..
t''f7s n'~''A caaens Rssolusiocns:. s.''- .sssSA
III Dcm6cfaiis canctis held on tts kirisa
March By the Senates aisd nIeasbesS - the
Hous. Of DeleEsses Df MaFs GLAND, flse iblkiking
preamble and rrzjI,lfioLls "a rel hg ME.s Gon-
m,;,.f me; IL a'Inn,sd r5l@ss .s f4@ ssG ws S"'-
WHEREAS, hsspaslis ussnd Ias!aMastcI,
and the harmonyoE the 4e0ple, Of. shis ia1tioul
endangered by the condition Of things in Karl-
sas tbcreloFe,---~~-~--- NH
BE u ResOtsal. That. the esslly admission ol
Kansas iatSslRs 1EnSsFI, "A ID inn endentansl
tsoveteign .SntsSissa .Essslsz greailH xDsiks der
slrrdg as calcriafed ,la ,fsstore peaT and hag.-
m my TO the pcoplc of this cfaIftfy kcnerlllg,
ana especially qidft, prosperity aud gS6l 'fed-
ing 30 .taws4Eof isaaea ,.Sas.sI sgsEssTsa ~
IstResolre6 That the Gem.sitnsias fgmeaRy
the Gony nyenfion At ltccpIDptOn, was "a; ;pgsilar
aad legal extfeise Ef power by ie%pE0PIc.of
Kansas. ars8 d ssselt. : vaiid and fsmiing, AEsl
should be 50 recognized by Congrcss.
Resoiref, That we cogdiaIly approve Of tiss
course Of our twzs sEaenizv lShd Of thpse Of Gnr
members in 4 Gsngrsss vie iayoEef. the eAnlis-
aDn Of Kansas into the Cniual. under tho L.
conpton CbEstftufiStI. - sd nsssssA !: si ssf.
.a. Resolcca eirhat inaEnaehlAg sE.s as1hctsAsssd
errors lh any Exist awhielsl HsaEsbei fgnayin
said Copsiiiutipn, Can n repcdied l,v fhe .nep-.
pie OF kailsas In their soserkign State capacity,
at aQF tiibe, BY aSeasse GsalxcstionS e wSelh
therefore be nat CO.. sreehA4rH sssi aIlseki, at
unyisa end nrejpdicial a atlse hsst iaseaesspf.
the whole cOantry. fsr Congrezs ie rtieek tie
LeconptOn Constitution on account of any sieh
supposed tlstset% and asssswes-----
Ee.ofred, That n cOpy Of these resolutions Be
tFanxlBitted W. 80 Bhisraan 20 our several
efsegsnsasisss ia uteshs shsszehak @ Gonesess.
a ~, t,..s-i., .IlsrEET .NKALkv presid.alts
". az EfDpLEsosER, sccfefasy.
- sr-g 8 y ss4r Fl f@ss'g. sfs1ssE - senfs21
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