Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-08


eve of marriage with Russian Grand Duchess,
the widow of the son of Eugene Beauharnois,
who was the son of Josephine. The Grand
Duchess is the eldest daughter of the late Enpe-
ror Nicholas, and was born in 1919. W
THE LAsT RoMANoE.-Quite romance in real
life, says the Detroit Advertiser, was broughtto
a happy termination 10 that city on the 9th inst.
Seventeen years ago, New York lass, lovely
and sweet sixteen, became enamored of q, Inedi.
csl student, and the pair exchanged vows Of
unhedged Esculapius, left for Europe to complete
his education, the aforesaid VOWS having been
previously tenderly renewed After brief and
gay sojourn at Paris the loving student domi-
eilsd himself in one of the most renowned co.,
leges of Madrid, and applied himself to sober
study. His letters TO the fair damsel he loved
were frequent, but no fond remembrsnces camo
, in reply.
| His epistles were intercepted and never reach
ed the fair one, while her words of love, intend
ed for his delectaton, met with the same mis-
fortune. The poor student, thwarted in his
love, threw up his studies, and for two long
years coursed through Europe, seeking to whelm
| his disappointment in the gayeties and pleasures
of the different capitals. In the meantime the
young lady, who wss equally unhappy, removed
to Detroit with her mother. At the end OF his
two years pilgrimage, the student returned to
America, but the idol of his heart had left the
scene of her betrothal, aud almost broken-heart-
ed, he turned his steps to Cuba but the spirit Of
unrest pursued him, ard Texas and Mexico be-
held him still rover, seeking to drown memory
by excitement. r4.1 G.sC ~
A few months since, by one of those singular
occurrences which sometimes flash across the
pathway of life, he heard that the lady was in
Michigan, and qackly he wended lis way thth-
er After few weeks of diligent search, the
anxious lover found his Dulcina at Ypsilahti,
and the meeting which ensued-the twain hav-
ing been separated fifteen years-is described as
affecting in the extreme" The tribulations Of
the now mature lovers were over, and on the
9th inst. they proceeded to Detroit, and were
united in the holy bonds of wedlock. Who says
this is prosaic age2
THEY SAY.-A more sneaking, cowardly, fend-
ish liar than "They say" does not exist. That
parsonage is universal scapegoat for personal
gossip, envy, and malice without form of flesh
and blood when invoked, and yet stalking bold
Iy in every community. The character is q
my tb, aud yet real intangible and yet clutchng
its victims with remorseless power 1t is un-
seen, and yet from an exhaustless quiyer wings
its poisoned arrows from day to day. And no
mail is proofs no character, position, or sex es-
capes; no sanctuary is too sacred; no home Is
IbulwaFked against its assaults. When one base
heart wishes to assail some persons character or
motives "They sayn is always invoked. That is
the assassin who strikes in the cloud-the Thug
who haunts the footsteps of the offender, and
tortures from careless word or deed, an excuse
for the stiletto. Men dare not always reveal
their own feelings. With smiles and pretended
I friendship, they present the enyenOmed shaft as
coming from "rbey say Be sure, reader, that
when some villainous tale is told Of you, and the
relator cannot give all author more tangible than
"They say" for il, that the SANDER Ia the crea-
ton of the heart by your side and reeking with
the poison of envy aud hatred, and earnest with
Il wish to have the falsehood OF "They say" bud
into reality, and become current coin in the COM
munity. i 7o' 80
"They say" we repeat, is as cowardy as it is
false and fendish; phantom creation which
4 smiles, while letting loose brood Of vipers to
crawl in your path, and blast by their venom.
To retail thsstories of "They say" is to sneak
behind an intangible parsonage and put in circu-
lation the infamous iEueudoes and calumnie,
which, from raw material, are forged nearer
home. @ 20 a.l.set..
To DELAY Blossoms. fruit trees may
be made to bloom sufficiently late in the season
to prevent its fruits from being injured by the
frost and consequentyipre fine, heavy crop,
by the following judcioQs treatment.
In the middle of winter when the ground is
most severely frozen, pdt a large pile of wheat
straw or oak leaves around the roots, letting it
, extend for some distance in every direction, SO
as to cover the extended roots that approach
the surface of the earth. Cover this pile with
planks or boards so that no rain can fall upon the
, pile. Let this cover remain until all danger
from frost has passed Then remove the cover
, and straw and look for splendid crop to follow
them.
, The rationale of this is the frozen earth will
not thaw until late in the spring If the pile re-
main and while the earth is frozen the trees
! cannot bloom; but when the danger is past re-
| move the covering and the trees will bloom
forth speedily. Try it farmer triends.-Ne.
, Yorker. .-o35a " c4s dads ta. ss,3f
The Duck Trade of Virginia has fallen off
greatly. During.the winter of '56-'57 there
were over one hundred thousand ducks killed
near to Norfolk nnety-nine thousand of
these fell into the hands of the hucksters aud
were shipped; the whole number26fty thou
sand pair-prodnced the SUN oftwenty.iv thou!
sand dollars. This winter the number killed
will not exceed ten thousand, five thousand pair
Of which, owing to scarcity OF canvas backs
land the poor carcasses of the red heads, sprig
tails, black ducks &C., will not bring over two