Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-17

net inleutlOu, UUuuO6Q LoWaruS us rlVhl. Lie
two crouched aud sprang uron each other, roll
ing on the grass in the embrace of death.
Their bones cracked, their flesh was torn,
their cries of rage and agony rent the air, and
all this time the lioness crouched and wagged
her tail slowly in sign of satisfaction. When
the combat ended, and both warriors were
stretched on the plain, she arose, smelt them,
satisfied herself that they were dead, and trot-
ted off quite regardless of the uncomplimentary
epitaph.
This, Gerard tells US, is an example of the
conjugal fidelity of my lady; whereas the lion
never quits his wife unless forced, and is quite
pattern of conjugal attentions Westminster
Reuieao.
RATHER SPIoY.--A lady of San Francisco be-
ing invited to send in toast to be read a. the
anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Faith
ers, furnished the following. 1t is spicy enough
to flavor half dozen anniversary dinners:
''The pilgrim Fathers forsooth! What had
they to endure in comparison to the Pilgrim
Mothers9 1t is true, they had hunger and cold
and sickness and danger-foes without and with
in. But the unfortunate Pilgrim Mothers! they
had not only all these to endure, but they had
the Pilgrim Fathers, also and yet their names
are never mentioned Who ever heard of the
Pilgrim Mothers2 Who ever gave dinner in
honor OF them2 Who ever writes songs, drinks
toasts, and makes speeches in recollection of
them? This self-sutiiciency on the part OF the
men is beyond endurance One wonld actually
suppose that New England had been colonized
by men, and prosterity provided for by special
act of Providence Only Mrs. Hemans has vol
unteered to insinuate that there ever was wo-
man in the case, that tie May flower ever brought
anything but men across the Atlantic l assure
Ioo fr:n do hat 7 tlxy dc
gusted with the self conceit Of the men. They
appropriate everything to themselves-even the
settlement of colony, and the peopling of a
whole continent. l did hope there was one pre-
rogative they would leave to woman. We have
submitted quietly to their innovations in super
seding US in many things; we will not tamely
submit to be deprived of this one privilege; we
will not ourselves be sieluded into the belief that
New England was settled and peopled entirely
by Pilgrim Fathers. How could they have been
Fathers, if there had been no mothers2 And
hope, dear Captain, that | have succeeded in
convincing you, that you will be lending your
self to an act OF injustice towards us, if you do
not propose for your toast, The Pilgrim Moth
ers." I'd
The total eclipse of the Sun on the 18th Of Ju-
ly next will be very important one to the sci
entifc world. Tue director Of the Dorpat OBJ
servatory was the first to remark that at the
moment of observation four of the principal
planets-Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn
will appear in the vicinity Of the eclipsed sun
as kind of rhomoboidal figure, a phenomena Of
such extraordinary rarity that many centuries
will elapse before its repetition. Darkness will
commence and terminate on the land, the local
tiles being California and the Red sea. Be
tween these extreme points this eclipse will be
visible iu North America, from whence the
moons shadow will pass across the Atlantic and
traverse Spain total darkness, including the fol
lowing important towns in that country On
iede, ST. Vincent, Santander, Blhoa, Vittoria
Burgess, Pampeluna, Saragossa and Valencia
The line of totality will then cross the Mediter
ranean and enter Africa, passing across Algiers
Bean Tozer, Sockna, Sebba, Goddona an6
Mourzuk, Thus, although this remarkable e.
clipse will not be total in any part of the Uni
ted Kingdom, it will be SO in large portion o
Spain and accessible portions of Africa.
ECONOMY IS WEALTH-Prodigality leads t.
indulgence; economy is the high road to wealth
"a penny saved is a penny earned" says the
well worn and often quoted proverb, and in
majority of cases it is as easy TO save as it is t(
earn it. There is many one now living in OBJ
scurity and poverty, striving for the meagrt
pittance which supports life, by the sweat of ar
aching brow, who, if he had commenced to act
out the proverb when his foot was upon the
threshold of life, and his unclouded eye wa:
drinking in the beauty of the broad expanse O
being that lay spread before him, would now
have been enjoying his otauma cum dagnstote
surrounded by peace and plenty.
1t is useless for us to go into minute cal.
culation relative to what might be done with
the petty savings of few years. The figures
have appeared hundreds of times-in fact SO
often that none but giddy fools and born idiots
can plead ignors nee of the moral they convey
The former ought to have hard road to travel,
and the latter will ever fall into the hands OF
some one who will take care of them.
The Utah Valley Tan of November 10th,
makes mention of the following occurrence, Pc
culiar to that locality. We saw, a week or two
ago, walking down Main Street, from tffT direc-
ton of the "Presidents Office man accompa-
MED by four ladies. An air of slight perturbation
in the party, mingled with evident expressions
of satisfaction and happiness, led US to inquire
who they were. Some one present informed US
that they were party that had been up to
President Young's Office to be married, and that
the four ladies ad just been united iD indissoiu
BILE bonds to the, man accompanying them. That
we suppose might be termed marriage in gross.
The CIvmITY OF AUTl 4oRITY.-lt has grown
into an accepted saying, that the law Is never
polite until it means to inf let its direct penalty
The judge, all austerity VIII lie he is listening to
evidence on which prisone is to be sent to
the gallows or restored to fir eedom, melts into
the gentlest of all human Great ures when, hSura'
lively or positively, he assumes the black cap
and sometimes at the last nome nts OF male
factors life the very polite atten ton Is palo MN
OF leaving it at his own option W, ae.her ne VIII
ride or walk to the place of execu tlon.
An individual was arrested the, other day
while endeavoring to pick gentleuasDaa pocket
Ha said he wasn't used to the business, ana was
Just trying to get his hand IN.
An epicure once asserted that two were re,
auired to make meal of chicken --hluiseH ano
chicken.