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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-06-16
THE BROKEN-HEARTED.
BY O. d. PRENTICE.

Two years ago, took up my residenc,
for a few weeks in country village il
the Eastern part of New England. Soor
after my arrival | became acquain
ted with IA lovely gifl, apparen ! )
about seventeen years of aye. She haC
lost the idol of her hearts purest love
and the shadows of deep and holy memo
ries We're resting like the wing of deatl
upon her Hrow.
| first met her in the presence of the
mirthful. She was, indeed, creature tC
be worshipped-her brow wasgarlanded
by the young years sweetest flowers, hel
yellow locks were hanging beautifully
and low upon her bosom--and she moved
through the crowd with a floating, un.
earthly grace, and the bewildered gazel
looked almost to see her fade away into
the air, like the creation of pleasant
dreams. She seemed cheerful, and even
gay; yet saw that her gaiety was but
the mockery of her feelings.
She smiled, but there was something
in her smile which told that its mournful
beauty was but the bright reflection of q
tear and her eyt-lids at times closed
heavily, struggling to repress the tide ol
agony that was bursting up from her
heart secret urn. She looked a> if she
ould have left the scenes of festivity,
and gone out beneath theqniet stars, and
laid her forehead down upon the fresh
green earth, and poured out her stricken
soul, gush after gush, till it mingled with
the eternal fountain of life and purity.
/ have lately heard that the beautiful
girl, of whom | have spoken is dead
The close of life was calm as the sinking
of quiet stream; gently as the breeze
that fingers for time round q bed OF
wiihered roses, and then dies as it were
from mere sweetness.
1t cannot be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1t cannot be that oul
life is a bubble, cast up by the ocean o.
eternity, to float moment upon the wave
and then sink into darkness and nothing.
ness. Else, why is it, that the aspira-
tons which leap like angels from the TEN.
pies of our hearts are forever wandering
abroad unsatisfed /? Why is it that the
rainbow and the cloud come over us with
beauty that is not of earth, and then
pass off and leave US to muse upon their
faded loveliness : Why is it that the
stars, which hold their festival around the
mid night throne, are set so far above
the grasp of our limited faculties -forev-
er mocking us with their unapproachable
glory I! And, finally why is it that bright
forms of beauty are presented to our
view and then taken from us, leaving the
thousand streams of our affections to flow
back in cold ana Alpine torrents upon our
hearts!
We are born for higher destiny than
than of earth. There is realm where
the rainbow never fades-where the stars
will be spread out before us like the
islands that slumber on the ocean and
where the beautiful beings that there pass
before us like visions, will stay in our
presence forever.
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MISCELLANY. j
THE WADSONS.

Aduniram Wadson is married man
He has had wife for eleven years, and a
son for ten. For seven years they have
lived in Mobile, enjoying all the matri-
monial pleasures and domestic felicity
which usually fall to the ] t of the car
rotty haired, pugnosed, lemon-tempered,
scolding wife, and easy good-natured,
good-hearted, good-for-nothing husband
But, though he does, as a general thing,
bear with Christian heroism and lamb
like submission, the violet tongur-l asIiings
of his darling spouse, there are times
when he rebels against this afllclive
dispensation,' works himself ny into a
spasmodic dignity, assertsahis authority
as u husband, and, for tie once, stops
Madam's unruly member. This, howev-
er, is hut momentary the temporary stop
page seems hut to give her fresh start,
and the inyaiable Consequence is that
Adoniram kuuckles--gives way to her
superiority of wind-wilts like standing
collar in July. and leaves hut the halt
exhausted Melinda master of his fomicii
These things are nul hidden,tr from their
neiuhhors. Mrs. Wadson never loses n
opportunity to show per iemale illends
how well she has broken Niram Of his
foolish notion respecting woman 5 sphere,
and his belief that the husband has the
right to open bis mouth at home. Wad-
son, too, had long since given up all hope
of establishing himself upon proper do
nestle footing, and w. rapidly dropping
into lislless Indifference when faint
ray of hope shot athwart his mind.
Wadson has an Mea.-For several
nights quite recently, Wadson, to seek
refuge from home and amusement for the
hour, had visited Odd Fellows Hall,
heard the series of lectures upon electro
biology, and witnessed the phenomena
produced by the lecturer upon the physi-
cal structure and senses OF his subjects
Every night, after going home, he related
to his Melinda all he had seen and heard
told her that any body could learn it.
cure diseases through its agency, and per-
form besides host of miracles, many OF
which exceeded by far what the lecturer
really claimed for it. Having aroused
her curiosity, she consented to his TAXI g
course Of private lectures ard learning
the art Of producing the same wonders.
Accordingly. Wadson Joined the pri-
/ vate class for instruction-learned how
to biologize" his Melinda-and was
perfectly ax faa in producing all the
g astonishing wonders" exhibited by the
lecturer himself Gould talk as fiuently
about electrical forces--physical struc,
mre-muscular system-waste forces
hone ligament, tendon. sinew. artery and
Mood yessel-celular tissues--office Of
the nerves-nervo-vital fluid, DC, &c
as If he had studied it all his life. de
could control his wife's muscular system
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rhree sets of Devils.

three sets of Devils.
A foreign letter thus describes the char
acter ofthree sorts of troops employed
by the respective combatants in Europe
the first belong to the French
A portion of that terrible army of Gen.
Yussuf, the Algerine sharpshooters, have
already arrived at Genoa, and taken the
railway to Turin. This corps is COM
posed of native Africans, and are reputed
set Of very devils, to whom the Zouaves
are gentlemanly soldiers. Gen. Yussuf,
their commander, is also native Bedouin.
In the town of AIgiers, on their way to
Geona, they broke loose from all com
mand, attacked the Jew quarters, carried
the barricades, the latter had been oblig-
ed to build in the streets for their protec-
ton, and committed all sorts of outrages.
To balance these the, Anstrians have
an army of 10000 Greats, a body Of des-
peratc men, who are kept in subsection by
the promise plumber and rapine. These
men will be marched first across the
Ticino into the Piedmontese territory.
Then again, Sardinia has her body Of
Corps France, Commanded by Garihaldi,
body Of violent men, composed Of the
odds and ends Of political persecution, a
collection Of refugees from all countries,
inspired by political hate and desire for
vengeance.
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A Dreadful Verdict.
Two Chicago mediciners" got into q
quarrel some time since, which resulted
in DR.. Schmidt administering an "appli-
cation of cowhide' to the back Of DR.
Adams. A suit in the Superior Court
was the result. The jury retired on Wed
nesday and returned with the following
terrible " find -
eve, the jury, find that the defendant,
DR.. Schmidt, should make three boxes Of
pills and that the plaintiff, DR.: Adam,
should swallow them"
The Court was alarmed at the conse.
quences that might ensue should so
cathartic a decision be at once acted on,
and so sent out the jury with instructions
to find verdict likely to be less offen-
siye to the Court and public in atten-
dance.
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POETRY. .
A KISS AID ir~ CONSEQUENCE


KISS AHD IT'S CoasEQUEAcEs.
70 "BIzztrd," Californian, reltes he ',t
lowing III al epistt 10 whlea hc euAeay.rs -
does--lhat "anybuGy can Wtite poe
Try" 1t is gem, something after the manner
Dt Poe's Ravcn-only more so:
Said |, "my pretty miss,
Let me have little kiss
And | revclled in the bliss,
Rich and meller.
''Just help yourself to more,"
Said she, tripping DER the floor,
And backing toward the door
OF the cellar
l never saw the trap
Till fell through it 8 kerslap,'
And you shou have seen me " drap'
Through the hole.
Full twenty feet fell
How struck cannot tell
But sent up yell,
On my soul.
That the girl thought | was dying,
Aud at once set up crying,
For the old man was trying,
Not far off,
To mend broken pump,
lie turned, and with Il jump,
Cleared shed, aud tunbled plump
In u trough:
But what has this to do
With the story, which is true
As the gospel, old or new I.
With a hop,
He came up, inquired the matter,
whence the screaming and clat,er ~
He had halt a mind to rap her
On the top
OF the head She meekly pointed
Down the steps, where !, upjonted,
Lay, with grease and mud annointed,
On the floor.
blizzard" up those stairs was carried;
Gu te a month the - Blizzard tarrled--
In two months was !" Blizzard" married
Nothing more
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OKOLONA, MISS, JUNE l6, 1859.

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open them; could seat her in chair and
keep her there as long as he pleased
make her eat raw potatoes for apples
and, in tact, do all that is generally done
with the subject whilst under control
except one thing, and that he was afraid
to Try namely, to make her "dry up
whsn she commence scolding him.
IHai was the idea, and he was resolved
10 Try it at all hazards.
Wadsom Tries a. On.-It was with
extreme caution and IA sense OF dread
that he approached his Melinda one even
ing whilst she was in good bumor, and
commenced the manipulations necessary
to the placing her under complete control
She had not quarrelled with him for
three days--a length of calm which rare
Iy occurred-and he knew things could
not thus hold out long. There must be
storm soon. Having satisfied himself
of lis control over the muscular system,
he took a seat. as though he did not wish
to go any farther, keeping, however, as
near her as possible.
"'Lindy,' said he, there'is one ex-
pertinent which. l haven't tried to per-
iolm yet. Think shall try it night"
What is it 2" inquired the biologi-
zed" 'Lindy.
why, the stopping of YOU mouth
Whenever you talk too much faltered
Adoniram.
The little pug nose began to turn away
from its neighbor below, the red face
turned shade redder and the carrotty
hair Looked more carrotty than before.
"And do you think you can do it g
she snerringly asked.
Well, yes, 'Lindy, the lecturer told
NE | could" said the trembling husband,
who saw there was Il very fine prospect
for an opportunity to try it.
"And suppose, 'Niram, you told him
the necessity there was for it. You told
him yeu had scolding wife, of course,
'Niram. and Madam was fast becoming
wroth.
"N-no, Lindy IL didn't" said
Adoniram who began to wish he was not
at home.
Niram, you're a good-ior-nothing
liar! You did tell him You had "a
Scoding wife, you dog y And the pent
up storm broke out with unusual fury
Her voluble tongue had heaped upon him
quite TRADE Of abuse before he could
collect himself.
He quickly passed his hand oyer her
mouth, and abbreviated one of her choic-
est sentences of abuse as much to his own
astonis meni as that of his wife. He had
closed her mouth Accomplished eflee-
.tualy, lie one great object of his matri
monlal life. The emotions ofjoy, howev-
cr, which were passing through his mind
were of short duration, for, if madam's S
ans Of speech were silenced, her whole
muscular fir. me was Aot, and Seizing u
oroom, She applied the handle about his
shoulders and head 81 vigorously. that he
saw more stars than Herschel ever dream
e.. of.
Poor Wadson! In his trepidation he
hasi closed her mouth before depriving
her OF the power of nrotiUn--he had caus-
ed paralysis of the tongue, but had left
the body and limbs free to act. And act
they did, to such good purpose, too, that
Watson has come 10 the conclusion he
viii grin and bear il for th@future.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-06-16

~ A Western editor recently offered
his hat to the best essay on indepen.
dence. The following obtained the prize
National independence is easier mag.
ined than decribed; personal indepen-
dence consists ephatically in being situa-
ted in clean shirt, drawers, socks, and
nicely blacked pair of boots, with at
least dollar and half and q clean cam
hric in your pocket, on Sunday morning,
with your wife on one arm and your baby
on the other. taking your course feward
your own preacher, in the expectation OF
doing your own snoozing in your own
pew, wherein no one dares venture to
nudge you with their elbow, or tickle you
with straw.
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is the most usophisticated in its consGuc-
tion that can be imagined There is no
circumspection, no subtilty, no mode OF
speech by which one thing is made to
stand for another. At dinner, or any
other occasions, right before their daugh-
ters, the parents sometimes give disser-
taions on domestic medicine, &c, which
makes strangers blood run cold, but
which they discourse about with all the
volubiity of clever mothers In their ma
turer years, who have raised a large fam
lily by dint of their constant application
to the system of the doctor, and to which
their daughters listen as gravely through
the details as if they were hearing coun-
sells on the improvement Of the mind.
NIGHT HABITS In the principal
streets of the city, long and continuous
corridors are built, which run along on
one side of it. The principal shopkeep-
ers and merchants, who inhabit this part
of this town, on very warm nights of
summer convert these corridors into com
mon bedrooms. The portable beds Of
these citizens are drawn out and ranged
along the covered way; and it was Curl
Gus to see them, as you passed along to-
ward ten O'Clock at night, preparing for
bed, and some already enjoying their re-
pose Some were to be seen sitting on
the side of their stretchers, yawning, or
smoking their cigars; others undressing
with he greatest sang froid; here one
snoring, there one conversing with his
next neighbor-and every one uncon-
scious of the oddity of the scene in the
eyes of stranger. The same custom
prevailed more or less through the city,
beds and stretchers obstructing the way
in every direction. Very little police is
exercised in Ascuncion, but such thing
as robbery or theft committed during the
night is unheard of, and, in fact, such Sc
curity was felt and enjoyed that people
rest without any nocturnal fears.
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The style.
Eugenie has decreed that the dresses
which now hang upon the shoulders Is
straps, and mar their shape, shall be
dropped to the armpits-leaving the
upper portion of the bust completely bare
after the style of Catharine de Medici.-
She also adjudges long dresses bore,
and wills it that they shall be shortened
to about half way below the knee, with
an adoption of the flesh colored stock
ings worn by Madame de Castiglione.-
Already, in some of the soirees daasaate
in New York, some of the most shameless
and fashionable wome- have adopted the
habit, and all its nakedness. Extremes
meet"
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run tHc pCH vi VIC tIuNoiti Wuo GUN
municates to the New York Commercial
we extract some very interesting notes .
the way they do things in Paraguay.
NUDE TABLE WATERS. s
+. Shortly after my arrival at Ascuncion
| was invited by Senor j. to dinner. an(
having accepted the invitation, l went
on the following day at the late and fash
ionable hour of two O'clock. Several
friends were assembled for the occasion
but at the table / was placed between
two of the Misses j., young, blooming
for most Of the females of Ascuncior
are veryfair,) and, without doubt, very
pretty women. Guess, then, my confu
sion to find that we were waited on al
the dinner table by half a dozen boys
and girls, little slaves, all perfectly nude
Their liveries had cost nothing, theil
shoes and stockings had cost nothing, moi
one of them had dressed for dinner; they
were one and all in statu nature. Al
first fdg6ted in my chair, and thew fur
tive glances around; but seeing every
one on either side of me, including my
fair companions, as composed as if the
most rigid decorum had been studied,
gradually recovered my serenity, ant
learned thencefosward to know that what
eyer has become the custom of the coun
try, is never supposed by the people t.
have anything oatrs in it. How are ",
in truth, the creatures of habit / go
so accustomed to these unclothed atten
dants. during my sojourn in Paragua,
and Corientes. that on my return to Bue
nos Ayres, / thought there was great af
fectation in dressing out the Same clasl
of servants there from top to toe.
CoNvEss ATIoN.-As the body is lef
loose and unrestrained by dress in Para
gnav. so the conversation Of all classe.
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MARY sUBDuRs HIM.

a Fortunate Man.
A correspondent the New York Spir.
II Of the Tilnes, writing from BewIeyville,
KY, says:
About twelve months ago young man
in this county, Breckenridge, got married
and went to housekeeping. In short
time his mare had twin colts; not long
after, his COW had twins; this spring. all
bis ewes, six in number, had twins; and
now We are told his wife has twins
fine boy and girl-both Of which are do
ing well. All this took place in twelve
months.
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or" Mr.. Timothy you remind me OF
a barometer that is filled with nothing in
the upper story" "Divine Almira,
meekly replied the adorer. in thanking
you for that compliment. let me remind
you that you occupy my upper story en-
tirelv."
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Fighting Extraordinary.

Fighting Extraordinary.
A correspondent of the Houston (Tex
as) Telegraph furnishes from the City O
Mexico the following veracious incident
Speaking of ofLedrones, not a week pass.
es but two or three are shot publicly, yet
they continue to rob, trusting to thcii
tact to get them out of difficulty. They
sometimes catch a tartar. A few months
ago some sixty attacked train belong
ing to an American-he killed six Of
them; friend hearing of the fight (who
lived close by went to his aid; when
he came up, he was taking long shots at
them with . little cannon he dragged
along behind the train. When his friend
came up he said, Where is your coat and
shirt, etc 2" used them up for wad-
ding" He had stripped himself of all
but pantaloons and boots.
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II j. r. S Bind. editor and proprie-
tor Of the Mendoza 1ll, J Press, has been
elected Overseer of the Poor. He SAYS,
his long experience in the Printing bust.
ness gives him the most admirable quali-
fication for that Office.
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Law CARD.

BEN. LANE POSEY,
MOBILE, ALA.
bffice on Royal Street, over the Savings BANK
|wILI PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS OF THE
CITY AND STATL,
ANDI THE FEDERAL COURTS.
sg All business promptly and faithfully at
t,.h ~ ,59. %. If
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~ This line makes enough.
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Paraguay Manners and Customs.

From the pvnof the traveller who COM
municates to the New York Commercial,
We extract some very interesting notes Of
the way they do things in Paraguay.
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MARY HAS THE SKATING FEVER.

Well, sir, this Mary caught the skating
fever, which is now raging so fearfully
| heard her express wish for pair Of
skates, and the next Gay she had the best
pair that could be found in the city, and
nobody knew who sent them to her,-but
bless me how my blood boils at the
thought of the consequence.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-24
CARR'S HILL FOR SALE.

FJNuE SUBSCRIBER HAVING DETERMINED TO RI
l. MOVE, oilers for sale his TRACT or LAND, lying In
York county within mile OF williamsburg conainn: about
Fl " XE NDRED 4 Cries.
About hundred cleared, good portion Of ia, balance
heavily timbcrcd besides cowood enough after lea, ing
suihcency Tor SUPPORT ~ pay for the iarn Ti, land
lies Queens Creek where wood any produce may be
shipped 10 any market, This land ajjoin. the lands OF IL T.
Jones aud oth.rsabouns in mari Of the best quality
venient TO every field
THIS Is 4 NERi FERTILE FARM, and j. rapidly i'm
proyns-havingb well married is very productive. lts
also good stock farm having good portion Of meade"
well Drained aud marsh sufficient for the support OF large
numh-r Of cattle aud hogs.
THE DWELLING contains six rooms and passage, and
all necessary oubudinSs. including good ice.houe.-
There two shipping luins-onr mile from the barn
The Male and feinalr AcadeSy In Williamsburg, ana
William and Mary College, which being rebuilt, render
ls desirable residence for th- education OF children
The society is of the best order There three churches
in williamsburg: Episcopal, Methodist aud Baptist.
II Is rarely desirable farm possessing MANI ad
vanages in market Persons disposed TO purchase
invited do before hr day Of SALE bargain will lie
sold il early application be made II not disposed Of before
THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, II will posi-
tive be sold Public Auction that day. bcng James
City Court day. before the Courthouse door in Williams
burg II fair, IL not, the frs, fair day thereafter.
Terms of sale, third cash. balance in one and two
years with bonds bearing interest from date OF sale and
trust the deferred payments. The lur-
chaser will have privilege Of seeding crop Of Wheat
and full possession given the lst OF January next
For further information. refer to Col g. Durlry, and
james w. Gusts. Williamsburg; and to Goddn Apperson,
Richmond, Va.
Ny Post Office Is AT Williamsburg. Va.
RUSCUw LIPsCOMBE.
Williamsburg Va. May l4-cwids
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-24
N. HARRISON. ESQ.

The Opposition papers have frequently refer
red to Mr. IIarrison's speech in the Petersburg
Democratic Convention. Will the "Whis'
publish the subjoined letter from Mr.. Harrison.
which we find in the I.cwisburg "Chroniclc:'
We are gratitied to learn that Mr.. III. is doing
good service in Monroe. as well for the Peters
burg nominees as for the regular Democratic
nominees in his own county:
Filter Lenisj,0y Chronicle:
Dear Sir--The last Greenbricr Era con-
tans some extracts from speech which de-
lvcred in the Petersburg Convention, in oppo.
sition TO the nomination of Mr.. Letchcr and
which is now quoted against him for effect. 1t
is but Justice to Mr.. Lctcher to declare that
have long since become convinced that | did him
injustice on that occasion. and have endcavor-
cd, rs far is possible, to atone for it by a yea.
lous and cordial support Of his election. Will
the Era do Inc the favor to copy this in its
next issue: Yours, respectfully.
" HARRISON
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