The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-05-20

to one of my letters, written last May. 81
know, that can very fully enter into your
feelings. know not what your experience
may be, but mine is, that the sutlerings
peculiar to enthusiastic spirits originates in
the being not only idol builders, but idol
worshippers."
II. is exactly right.-as soon as stern
fact break my idols | set about building |
others, rs much like the ones destroyed rs
possible. Even when tho charE:, which |
imagination throngs around the object OF
worship, has been dispcllcd-the gliding
worn off by the changes and frictions of
time "s,il cling to the objects, as mon
umental mementoes of what dreamed they
WERE"
Does anybody suppose, that Willie loves
the faded daguerreo'ype less, because he
knows, that the original can never be his
Verify, dear reader although I can never
; love another with the kind Of love bear to
dear, believe me, would not willingly
look upon her again for all there is in life.
Pride forbids it, independence and man
illness forhIs it, and tells me, that ours
could not be Il happy union.
DO not run away with the idea, that she
refused my suit; for know just enough Of
human nature to render any such thing
unlikely to take place. I will never allow
a woman power enough to blast heart
hope Of minc-no indeed. shall never
put the question: "H'iH you be my w;te ?"
until l have read her inmost heart, and
know that Yes" will bo the response.
Ah, me how do love the faded picture.
and how much less would care for it.swere
1t sharp, definite and clear! Faded $50
has little flower, which she gave me; so
have the hopes which were born amid the
fragrance Of that flower; so has my conf
dcnce m man-thc bright and beautiful
iuturc-aU have faded! The throbbing
and wildly beating heart has thrown out its
tendrils around that which it conceived to
be capable Of support-but it has fallen
and the vine is but creeping thing after
all, instead Of climbing up amid the sun
light, and cingin@ to that which is highest
A Boston lady who had q somewhat
Bacchanalian spouse, resolved to frighter
him into temperance She therefore engag
ed a watchman for a stipulated reward tc
carry "PhIander' to the watch h-house
while yet in a state of insensibility, and te
, frightcn him a little when he recovered
, In consequence Of this arrangement lie was
woke up about IL o'clock, and found him
self on his elbow lie looked around unit
his eyes rested on man sitting by stow
and smoking cigar. "Where am ?
asked Phiander. "In medical college,
said the cigar smoker. "What doin
lhere?" "Going to be cut up" Cut IL
- how comes that?' "Why, you die
yesterday, while drunk, and we hav
:, brought your body here to make an ana
:. omyw ats lie Il amt dead !" IN
matter, we have bought your carcass an.
. how from your wife, who had right to Sc
it, for it's all the good she could ever NAL
:. out Of you. If you're not dead it's no fau
- Of the doctors, and they'll cut you up, dea
or alivcw "You will do ii, ell ?" asked Il
~ old sot. "To be sure we wll-now-in
rnediately," was the resolute answer. "Wa
- look o'lere, can't you let us have somcthil
,.' to drink before you begin?'
rv PROBABILITY OF MARRYING.-A tat
inserted in paper in the Assurance Mag
zine, exhibits results Of rather startl
ny character. In the first two quinquenn
Of periods, 20-25 and $3.50, the probabil
I'd, Of a widower marrying in year is th'
op. times as great as that of bachelor: at
it is nearly four times as great; from 80
ing As it is five times as great; and it increas
ny until at GO the chance of widower mar
an ing in year is IA times as great as thai
as bachelor. 1t is curious 10 remark, fir
ply this table, how confirmed either class
,on comes in its condition Of life-how Iii
likely, after few years, is a bachelor
int. break through his settled habits and solit
at I condition; and, on the other hand, b
bril- readily in proportion does husband c
;hy. tract second marriage who has been
ften prived prematurely Of bis first partner.
ub. ter the age Of 80, the probability OF bs
hat elor marrying in a year diminishes j
cen most rapid, ratio. The probability at
it, is not much more than half that at 80,
Ike nearly the same proportion exists betn
'om each quinquennial period afterwards.
THE DOLLAR MARK $.-Writers do
agree as to the derivation of this sign to
ety, resent dollars. Some say that it comes
lend the Iettels U. S. which after the adop
for ofthe Federal Constitution, were prefixe
the Federal currency, and which. afterw