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touched the outer skin. or when he saw our

touched the outer skin, or when he saw our
fingers in the cavity, this young noblemsn
knew not that We touched the heart Yet
it is to the heart that we refer our joys, our
sorrows, and our affections; we speak of a
good hearted, hard. hearted, a true.hearted,
and heartless man. Shielded from physi-
cal violence by an outwork of bones, it is not
invested with sensations which could have
contributed nothing to its preservation, but
while it can be grasped with the fingers, and
give no intimation of the fact to its possessor,
it Enthusiastically responds to the varied emo
tions Of the mind, and by the general con-
sent of mankind is pronounced the seat of
our pleasures, griefs, sympashies, hatreds and
love Persons have frequently dropped dowE
dead from the vehemence with which it con-
tracts or expands upon the sudden announce
ment of good or bad ,hews-its muscular
walls being strained too far in the upward or
downward direction to enable them to re.
turn-and one of the purposes which this
property of the heartis probably designedto
subserve is to put check upon the passions
through the alarming physical sensations
they excite.
The brain, again, is enclosed in bony
case. All our bodily sensations are depen-
dent upon the nerves, but even the nerves
do not give rise to feeling, unless they are in
connection with the brain. The nervous
-cherd which, in familiar language, is called
the spinal marrow, is the channel by which
this communication is kept up as to the ma
jor part of them, and when the section Of
what may be termed the great truukroad
for the conveyance of our sensations is disea-
sed, and by the breach in its continuity the
nerves below the disordered part can no Ion
ger send its accustomed Intelligence to the
brain, the portion of the body which thus
becomes isolated may be burned Or hacked,
and no more pain will result than if it be-
longed to dead carcass instead Of to liv-
ing man. The brain, therefore, is subordi-
nation to the mind, is the physical centre of
all sensation. Yet, strange to say, it is it.
self insensible to the wounds which are tor.
ture to the skin, and which wounds the brain
alone enables us to feel. 1T is as inseusi-
ble,' says Sir Charles Bell, 'as the leather
of our shoe. and piece may be cut of with.
out iuterrupting the patient in the sentence
that he is uttering. Because the bone which
envelopes it is its protection against injuries
from without, it has no perception Of. them
when directed against its own fabric, though
it is at the same time the source Of the pain
which those injuries infict upon the other
portions of the system. But the skull is no
defence against the effects Of iutemperauce,
or vitiated atmosphere, or too great mental
toll. To these consequently the same brain
which has been created insensible to the cut
of the knife, is rendered fully alive, and gid
diness, headaches, and apoplectic oppression
gives ample notice to US to stop the evil, un-
less We are prepared to pay the penalty.
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VERY ToUcHINa.-'Farewell, farewell,
| cried when return thoul't be my bride
till then be faithful, sweet, adieu-in silence
oft I'll think of you
The glistening tear stained her bright eyes
her thickening breath is choked with
sighs-her tongue denies her bosom's sway
Farewell! I tore myself away.
sOne moment stay she stammered out,
and quick as thought I wheeled about
sMy augelspeak can ought be done to COM
fort thee when I am gone? Ill send thee
specimens of art from every European mart;
III sketch for thee each Alpine scene to let
thee know where l have been. A stone from
Symptoms dreadful height, shall crafty thy
curious sight; I'll climb the fiery EEna's side,
to bring home treasures for my bride; and
oh, my love, each ship shall bear double
letter to my fair
sAh! Georgep the weeping angel said,
and on my shoulder fell her head--for con-
stancy my tears are hostage-but when you
write, please pay the POSTAGE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-12

n@r A neighbor of mine was, fairly or
otherwise, accused of stealing sheep, and
the day was set when he was to answer the
charge before court of justice. But, as it
happened, before the day of trial he sicken.
ed and died. His old mother was over.
whelmed with grief, and sat long by the
corpse, filling the house with lamentation.
At last thought seemed to strike her; she
frightened up, and, throwing up her hands,
she piously calculated, "Well, thank God,
he's out Of the sheep scrape anyhow"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-12

AME1oAN VIcToRIEs.-In the last inter.
national regatta, we whipped Europe on the
water in the last chess in London and Par
is, we whipped her on the land; and in the
late balloon race between an American aro-
paut and the French champion, we beat her
in the air. We wonder what element she
will choose for the next trial. She had bet
ter not name fire, for we have shown in two
wars that we can stand fire better than she
can.
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Old Mr.. B. was very much aatouished,
vet he could not wholly discredit her words
When he reached home be threw himself
upon bed in great perplexity, and, feign'
ing sleep, studied over the matter in his own
mind. His wife, thinking this a good op'
portuuity for cutting off the obnoxious hair
took her husbands razor and crept softly to
his side. Now the old lady was very much
frightened at holding razor so close to her
husbands neck, and her hand was not so
steady as it once was-so, between the two,
she went to work very awkwardly, and pull
led the hairs instead of cutting them of
Mr.. B opened his eyes, and there stood his
wife. With razor at his throat! After what
had been told him, and seeing this, he could
not doubt that she intended to murder him.
He sprang from his bed in horror, and no
explanation or entreaty could convince him
to the contrary, So, from that time forth,
there was no more peace for that house. 1t
was jaw, jaw, quarrel, and. wrangling all the
time. |
With delight the Devil heard of the sue
cess Of the faithful! emissary, and sent her
word that if she would meet him at the end
of the lawn, at certain time be would pay
her the shoes. --..- ..
At the appointed time she repaired of to
the spot, and found the Devil at the place.
He put the shoes on the end of a long pole,
and standing on the opposite side of the
fence, handed them over to her. She was
very much pleased with them; they were
exactly the article.
But there is one thing, Mr.. Devil, that I
would like to have explained : that is, why
you hand them to me on that stick?'
Very easy to explain replied be; 'any
one who has the cunning and meanness to
do as you have done, don't get nearer than
twenty feet of me- So saying he fed in
terror.
After while the old woman died, and
when she applied for adnittance to the low
er regions, the Devil would not let her in,
for fear she might dethrone him, as she was
so much his superior. So the old woman is
yet compelled to wander over the world,
creating quarrels and strife in peaceful fam
lilies and neighborhoods.
Would you know her name?
1t is Madame Scandal. When she died,
her children, the young Scandalizers, were
left orphans, but the Devil, in consideration
of past service done by the mother, adopted
them, and so you see he is the father of that
respectable class called scaudal-mougers.
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POWER OF KINDNESS,

A young schoo! teacher had one large boy,
Joe Stanton, who was ring.leader of all mis-
chief The first day he managed to make
the school scene Of roguery and confusion.
The poor teacher went home with heavy
heart ,.-'.
The next day she thought if she could
gain the confidence of this boy, and have
him on her side, she could have but little
trouble with her school. As itclosed in the
afternoon she spoke kindly to him, asked his
help in closing the school.room door.
He readily complied. As she turned
homeward, Joe followed. Atlepgth she in
quired, Have you any sisters, Joseph q?
The right chord was touched.
Il had one sister, he said, little Mary,
but she died. and thus encouraged by the
ready sympathy of bis listener, he went on
to tell that Mary was his only sister, and that
he used to take care of her, and play with
her, and carry her out of doors, and draw
her in the wagon he had made for her, and
that she loved him more than any one else
did, and always used to run to the door to
meet him when he came home. But she is
dead now he added, 'and l have not any
body that takes care of me. She had fe-
YER, and she did not know ME when spoke
to her, and in just week she died. Her
grave is right over here he continued, 'and
perhaps you would like to see it sometime.
The teacher willingly went with him ask
ing him still further about little Mary as they
passed along, till at length as they approach
ed the grave and sat down upon stone near
it, poor Joe could no longer wipe away>the
tears as he had done, when one by one they
trickled down, for the fountains within we're
broken up. He covered his face with his
hands and wept aloud.
She's dead,' he exclaimed again, and no.
body cares for me now.
i will care for you, Joseph said the kind
teacher as she laid her hand upon his now
uncovered head, and then she spoke to him
of heaven, and the happy meeting of those
whom death has severed and of One who
cares for us more than our earthly friends,
and who will keep US if We wish to do right.
Then she grew calm and they had risen to
90, she told him of her own sorrow, of the
father whom she had lost, of her wish to be
useful while she supported herself by teach
ing, of how hard the West Brook school
seemed to her, and how she still meant to do
the best she could for him and for all her
scholars.
I'll help ye Miss Mason, responded Joe.
'Tll help ye all can, and then the old mis-
ehievous twinkliug coming again, he added,
i guess the rest Of the boys won't trouble
you much. They'll do pretty much as l
want 'em to.
Joe was subdued and won by the power
of kindness. And hard indeed must be the
heart that kindness will not win.
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How THEY MAKE DEAD HEADS IN CHl

How THEY MAKE DEAD HEADS IN CHI
NA.-The correspondent of the New Hamp.
shire Patriot, writes to that paper as follows /:
"One sight which met my eye from one
part of the city walls at once recalled all the
scenes of butchery and babarrity which have
been exhibited by the rebels in the war they
have been waging for years in China, and
by Yeh, the late Governor of Canton, who
have by his executions cut off the heads of
100000 Chinamen-one hundred thousand
within the two or three last years, in a
small square in the city, sometimes FIVE hun.
dred at time, till the ground was so steep
ed with blood that he who entered that hor-
rible butchery ground sank at once into the
blood and mire up to his very ankles
What startled me was the sight of eight hu-
man heads, tied up by their tails in small
baskets, high up the wall {! Some Chinese
pirates had watched their opportunity, and
stolen on board an English vessel at night,
and rushing upon the captain and mate
when asleep, had murdered them and others
in cold blood, and this not on the high seas,
but upon the river on which Shanghai is sit
uated, and in full view of the city, in the
day time. A few days after, they were all
apprehended and suffered the extreme pen
atty of the Chinese law, by beheading, and
then the suspension of their heads in the
manner I have mentioned, before the public
gaze, till they shall utterly consume away.
The Chinese and Japanese both maintain
that the ends of justice, and indeed of hu-
manity, are alike promoted by severe pun
ishment, and certain"
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Mli 8eaoug*
From the Messenger.
MAKE A NOISE.
BY MRS. N. W. sTRATToS.


Would you win the greenest laurel
Would you wear the freshest wreath
Bind earth's gems. and oceans coral,
Round brow that burns beneath,
Oh, make noise.
Never dream by only earning
You will gain the worlds regard-
That the light not bolily burning
Ever wins the woSid.s reward
Its glit'ring toys.
Humble merits-lnwly flowers,
Gently resting In the shade,
Scarcely catching April showers,
All unnoticed bloom and fade
To nothing gone.
Brilliant thoughts, and grand creations,
Springing from nameless brain,
Lofty hopes in iowIy stations,
Are but torture felt in vain
So little won.
Make a nuise-in page Of story
Half its wonders ne'er had heen,
Or the blood stained field of glory
Half its gallant soldiers seen,
But for its sake.
Drum, and fife. and trumpet blending
With the cannons eaf'ning roar,
To the heated bosom lending
Courage never felt before,
. Can heroes make.
When some splendid bubbles soaring
Ger the heads Of startled men,
And the crowd it's incense pouring
Round its maker, help them then
To make noise.
And when that same bubbles breaking.
And the same crowd gladly shouts,
Even then part he taking
Follow one of Fashions routs,
And help the boys.
But when gentle hearts are swelling,
When fair cheek flushes high,
And first love bis tale is telling,
Or his step is drawing nigh,
Oh, then be still.
For there's nothing life has given,
Like loves early dream of bliss,
In hearts worn and tempest driven,
There are memories Of this;
Time may not kill.
When the poets soul is dreaming
Ger the children of his brain,
And life's daily business seeming
Cold, repulsive, bitter. vain,
Oh, make no noise.
Leave him in his feeting heaven,
Let him all his worship pay,
For the faintest whisper given,
---rishts his angels sallnvay-~'-'7'''' Alb
His bliss destroys.
When the dream of life is ending,
When the light hns left the eye,
And hopes and fears together blending
Fill the heart while death is nigh.
Oh, make no noise.
Let the soul its peace be making
Ere it pass from earth away,
With no sound the silence breaking
Saiut or sinner, let him pray
For heavenly joys.
COLUMBIA, April IL, 1859.
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PRINTER s DEv1L.-We have so frequent
ly been asked by friends and others, why
the boy in the printing Office is called the
"devil," that We conclude to give what little
we know upon the subject.
The first persons who carried on printing
to any extent, (if they were not the actual
inventors of the art as asserted, were John
Guttemburg, John Faust, Cor Faustus,) and
Peter Shoefer. Germany was the place the
art was invented and first carried on. The
following story is told of the first iutroduc-
ton of printing in France:
In 1892, Faust carried number of Bibles
into Paris, which he and his partner (Shoef-
fer) had printed, and disposed of as manu-.
scripts; at this time the discovery of the
art was not known in France. At first he
sold them at the high price of FIVE or six
hundred crowns, the sum usually obtained
by the scribes. He afterwards lowered the
price to sixty which created universal as
tonishment, but when be reduced them to
thirty, all Paris became agitated.
The uniformity of the copies increased
their wonder, the Parisians considering it a
task beyond human invention informations
were given to the police against him as a
magician; bis lodgings were searched, a
great number of Bibles were found and
seized; the red ink with which they were
embellished was said to be blood. 1t was
seriously adjudged that he was in league
with the devil; whereupon he was cast into
prison, and would most probably have shared
the fate of such, whom ignorant and super
stitious Judges condemned in those days Of
witchcraft: He now found it necessary in
order to gain his liberty, to make known his
discovery of the art. This affair gave rise
to the tradition of the Devil and DR.. Faust.
u.s. which is handed down to the present
time.'
The ignorance and superstition that con-
sidered printing an invention of the Evil
One, would also very naturally suppose the
men engaged in it as being the servants Of
Satan, if not actual 6ends in human shape.
1t is universally considered that the above
story gave rise to the practice of calling the
boy by the name of Devil.'-Priaters Ne,os.
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s@ The colored people of Chicago, at a
formal meeting on Monday evening, which
was very numerously attended, adopted res
olutious declaring it the imperative duty Of
every free coloied man in the United States
to smigrate to Hayti, and appointed a COM
mistee to open correspondence on the SUBJ
ject with that republic.
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THE LENT PAPER.

3154s 1AIn&Ss
John, what has become of last week
paper?' inquired Mrs. c., of her hus-
band.
Surely, wife, cannot tell; it was brought
from the Office, I think.
Yes, James brought it home on Saturday
evening; but neighbor n and his wife
being here, he laid it on the parlor table,
oh, N has got the paper, remem.
Der now of lending it to him.
i am very sorry for that; think you do
very wrong, husband, in lending the papers
before we have read them. He who takes a
paper and pays for it, is certainly entitled to
the first perusal of it.
Il know it wife. but neighbor n don't
take paper, and can'trefuse when he asks
to borrow ours
Don't N take paper?' inquired
Mrs. c. with surprise.
NO
why not he is, as be says, always very
fond of reading
yes, but he seems to think himself una
bic to take ONE
Unable He is certainly as able as we are.
He pays much larger tax, aud is almost
always Dragging of his superior cattle and
Hush, wife 1t is wrong to speak of our
neighbors' faults behind their backs. He
promised to return the paper to-day.
i hope he will 1t contains an excellent
article which ] desire very much to read
Mrs. c. was an excellent lady, and
probably possessed as liberal feelings as her
peace.loving husband; but she could not be-
lieve it to be their duty to furnish free pa
per to their more wealthy and covetous neigh
Dor.
N had formerly taken a paper; but,
thinking it too expensive, to the no small
discontinue of his wife and little ones, he
had ordered its discoutinuance. lie, how
ever, dearly loved to read, aBd had, for a
year or more, been in the habit of sending
"little Joe" on the disagreeable erraud of
borrowing old papers from his neighbors.
Mrs. c. waited patiently through the
day, expecting to see little joe coming
with the paper, but the day passed, as like
wise did the evening, and no paper came.
The next morning, after breakfast, she
was heard to say
well, John, the paper has not been re-
turned yet
sAh, indeed; 1 guess Deighbor n
has either forgotten his promise or is absent
from houe, replied c..
Il think, she continued, I'VE had better
send James after it,
Would it not be best, wife, to wait until
afternoon n may return it before
that time
AS you think best was the reply.
They waited until nearly dark, but no pa
per made its appearance. James, smart
lad of ten years, was now instructed to pro.
ceed to neighbor Ms and get the paper.
He soon arrived and made known his errand.
He was very politely Informed that it was
lent to R. the blacksmith, who lived hall
a mile further on. James, unwilling to re.
turn home without it, Notwithstanding the
lateness Of the hour, continued on to the
blacksmith's.
1t was quite dark when he arrived, but
he soon made his business known, and was
informed by Mrs. R that little sis had
got hold of the paper and tore it up
I'll take the Fragments said James, who
was for having nothing lost.
The fragments, jim! exclaimed Mrs
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p@ One Of the illiterate who chad call
to PREACH" recently set his congregation on
the broad grin, ut the close ofa hammer-and.
tongs sermon by requesting them to "sins
the Sockdollogsr."
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-24
The New Lusita1os Benevolent Aa.cul.eIo ~

n
in's Assocfation yesterday mad an unc0mm0nly
arg ana mos' maenncent turnout. Ihe cccnaon
.,.. - snas q iormahy and soiemny consecfseMg
."eir new society tomb IN the Girod street Gen.
y.
,... le 'ever was any turnout Of any one benevo-
49, Icy N this city that we can remember -
a. = hummer o. as brilliant with banners snd
movers, as that Of the New Lusitanisns Yesterday.
"e.e over nx hundred men In the process
a,on an m an elegant uniform Of citizens dress,
wearing rosettes and nearfv alI s,rvv;ro hc,,<..x