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FROM MANCHESTER.

To SuBsCRIBERs.-The energetic agent
of the Dispatch in Manchester has been
sick and confined to his house for several
days, and his aftlction is increased by the
addition of three members of his family to
the sick list. Mr.. John NJ. Merrill is
authorized to call on his patrons for
amounts due him, and he hopes they will
-n2y up all the more promptly in consider
alton II his sis fc,ts lsts!ss Their former libe;
rality leads him to hope that they WIZ
respond generously to this appeal. Errors
and omissions will beipromptly and fairly
adjusted upon his recovery.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.-Hcnderson
Lodge, |. o. o. F., Town Hall, Monday,
81 O'Clock P. NJ. Trustees, Town Hall,
Wednesday, 80 o'clock P. NJ. Ladies'
Memorial Association, Methodist Church,
Thursday, 6 o'clock p. NJ. Philologians,
Baptist Church, Friday, sllaP.M.
ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-The following
are the officers elect Of the Philologians
for the ensuing term: President, W. E.
Hatcher; Vice-President, l.. r. Chiles
Recording Secretary, W. Beasley; Corre-
spending Secretary, William Ambers /;
Treasurer, P. S. Wrenn; Librarian, G.. X.
Harding; Censor, H. C. Burnett; Critic,
B. +. Cosby; Managers, Clopton, Nun
nally, Malone; Essayists, Gentry, Talley,
Connolly.
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Ritllmond 1ispatth.
auction Sales This Dan.

HARRISON, GODDIN l. APPERSoN will
lease, on the premises, ut clock. p. NJ.
eighty feet Of ground on Ninth street, be-
tween the residence of DIR. Beale and the
drug store Of Meade & Baker. Also, about
one hundred and thirty feet of land In rear
OF the above. Also, the corner lotgA,which
stands Messrs. Meade & Bakers drugstore.
F.. B. COOK will sell at the lumber yards of
a. l.. Shepherd 4 Co. aud Il. Reins S
Son six hundred barrels of excellent lime.
GRuBBS & WILLIAMS Will sell on the pre-
misses, at o'clock, p. NJ, the late resi-
dence Of l.. N. Elicit, deceased, and beau
tiful square on Grace street, extending
from Twenty second 10 Twenty.third
street.
SAMPSON JONES, JR., co. will sell ST
their store this morning, commencing at
10 o'clock, n large assortment Of groceries,
liquors, &c.
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Tho subscribers take great pleasure In announc-
Ing the annexed list Of important and valuable
TEXT BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSE :
TIES, prepared hy distinguished scholars and
friends Of education IN the South.
The want Of good books adapted to the use OF
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tive call for the works now In course Of prepars.
ton. The gentlemen who have undertaken TO meet
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among the first scholars Of the country. Other i'm.
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announced. The publishers are confident that this
series will be cordially greeted AZ sn important
step In the advancement OF the educational into.
rests of the South.
RICHARDSON 4 CO., Publishers,
$40 Broadway, New York.
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Observation-Disclosures are continually
occurring on Main street on account of the
insecure manner in which the small gra-
tings on the sidewalks covering the coal.
cellars are fastened. On yesterday two
gentlemen were seriously injured by step.
ping into these man.traps. The police are
usually quick enough in ferretting out
any violation Of the city ordinances; and
we wish that they would Immediately re-
port every man upon whose property there
Is such man.trap as we have mentioned.
After going through . four-years war we
do not desire to ignominiously break our
blessed neck by falling down a cellar.
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been nro,eetsd with hope OF fully supplying this
want to the entire satsfsstion OF Southern teachers
In ali ulsrs this series will be as full com
plete. properly graduated, and. In pictorial ana
mechanical features ~ attractive as any now De,
fore the public. The subjects have been selectea
with view TO please the fancy and excite the III,
terest Of the child the Lessons have been ARRANGED
80 ns TO lead the pupil on step by step In easy Srs
dations; and n method has been adopted which
VIII insure the thorough training Of the pupil In
me correct principles Of articustion, pronunea.
than useless encumbrance OF formal rules In tho
primary books--rules that the child cannot posi-
bly comprehend, and which are therefore really =
hindrance. has been carefully avoided
The volumes will be beautifully illustrated.
printed on superior paper, in good type and taste
to make the series in every respect pleasing TO
south sn families and schools, and worthy OF their
patronage; It will be distinctively their series.
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THE REp0RTED DISSERTATION or THE
GRAVE OF TIE SoS or PRESIDENT DAVIS
Our city contemporaries were woefnlly
indignant on Saturday morning, and called
down troubles without number upon the
head OF some miserable man, woman, or child
who was stated to have stolen the memorial
stone from the grave of little Joseph Davis
at Hollywood Cemetery. Their anger was
natural enough. The memory of Joseph
Davis is, by his name, his lineage, and the
melancholy circumstances Of his death,
peculiarly dear to every Southern heart,
and no word of censure or reproach could
be too severe If any one had dared to out
rage our tenderest feelings by desecrating
his modest grave. Our contemporaries Of
the Richmond press were, however, for
once caught mapping. The stone has not
been stolen, but has been removed to the
stone yard of MesSrs. Rogers j. Miller, In
order that an error in the inscription may
be corrected 50 that in few days it may
be expected to be again found In Its old
position.
We have no monopoly of information,
but if any of our contemporaries are in
doubt as to the authenticity of any "local
items" which they may collect, they had
better call at our Office, where We will take
pleasure in setting them right without fee,
charge, or other compensation than the
satisfaction of having done good and
charitable deed.
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COMMONWEALTH VS.. X. D. OGDEN.-This
case was taken up in the Hastings Court
on Saturday. Mr.. James Lyons appeared
as counsel for the defendant, and motion
made by him to quash the indictment was
overruled.
The evidence for the prosecution was
materially the same as that in the case
of J. Marshall Hanna, already published ;
but the evidence for the defence appeared
to prove conclusivcly that Hanna was de-
liberatcly the aggressor. At the close OF
the examination for the defence, Mr..
LYONS called Mr.. William Ira Smith to the
stand.
The witness was duly sworn, and was
then asked if he knew anything in relation
to paragraph published in the Richmond
Whi1 concerning Chester, q colOred cor
respondent of Northern paper, the au-
thorship or sanction Of which had been at
tributed to Mr.. Smith, and to which allu-
sion was made in the card published by K.
ID. Ogden, which led to the shooting afiray.
Mr.. Smith, in reply, stated that he knew
nothing Of the paragraph i'll question ex-
cept that he held paper from Mr.. W. "A.
X. Nye, who was foreman of the Wig at
the time, certifying that J. Marshall Hanna
was the author Of the paragraph in qucs-
ton.
Mr.. Nye was then sent for, and when
duly sworn he deposed that he was the
foreman Of the Wig at the time referred
to, received and gave out all copy, and
that J. NJ. Hanna was the author of the
paragraph concerning the negro Chester.
The jury then retired, and after an alb
scnce OF few minutes returned verdict
Of acquittal in favor Of K. D. Ogden.
We append copy of the paragraph IN
allusion to Chester contained i'll Mr.. Og-
den's card, and also copy of the original
paragraph upon which it was founded.
- "who wrote in the columns OF the
Whig while Mr.. Smith was in New York
a complimentary notice of one Chester, a
negro correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, whom he pronounced gentleman,
and to whom he extended editorial cOurte-
sies." From the card published by K.
d. Ogden in the Richmond Enquirer OF
March 2, 1866.
"a Colored GoreSpoadent.-Mr. Chester,
d gentleman of color, dark as any Ethio-
plan in the land, is in Richmond acting as
the correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. We have met Mr.. Chester; ne Is
q very intelligent man, modest, assumes
nothing neither in conversation nor in
manners, but talks and acts like gentle.
man. lie is stopping at the Ballard
Hotel. From the Richmond Wig OF
April III, 1866.
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A GAMING AFFAlR.-About 10 o'clock Oh
Saturday night a personal difficulty occur
red on Main street, near Seventeenth, be-
tween Mr.. j. II. Goodman and Mr.. W. =.
Bailey. Mr.. Goodman attacked Mr.. Bailey
with cane, and the latter, who was en-
tirely unarmed, Immediately closed with
him. Mr.. Goodman then drew large dirk
knife upon Mr.. Bailey, and both parties were
arrested by Policeman Sweeney, who came
I'D at the time. The cane used in the Of
fair was light one, of about half an inch
in diameter. Both parties have been bailed
to appear before the Mayor this morning.
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MIRACULOUS EsCAPE.-On Friday night,
Just after the IL o'clock train on the
Fredericksburg road had gotten i'll, Cap
tain Epps discovered youth named John
G. Minter lying on the side of the track
near where Adams street crosses Broad.
He was partially insensible, and itappeared
had laid his head on the track and gone to
sleep. The cow-catcher of the engine
struck his head and knocked ii from the
track, stunning him and bruising him about
the shoulders considerably. His left thumb
was also cut off by the wheel running over
it. Captain Epps and Policeman Angle
carried him home, where he was attended
by DR., Davis,
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NIY1aR,,s Court, SATURDAY MORNING
MAYOR MAYO PKf:si PKf:ssii ffSSG.- fftffSG Lucy Grogan
was arraigned on charge of>aDuslng and
threatening Mrs. Arthur Lee. MIS- -SSIro- .
gan is a poor unfortunate woman, who
seems unable to keep peace with anybody
in the world. A few days since she tried
to put an end to her woes by taking lauda-
mum. She was saved, however, and but
a few days passed before she was in an
other difficulty. She was committed in
default of surety.
Jacob Johnston, negro, as black as Ere
bus, charged with blocking up the side
walk on the corner of Franklin and Mayo
streets, and using abusive language to-
wards policeman, was sent to Jail in de-
fault of surety.
William NJ. Lcdley, for fast driving on
the streets, was fined five dollars.
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RICHMOND HARMONIC AssoCIATIoN.-The
anniversary festival of this Association
will be held at Elba Park to-day. There
will be singing, dancing, gymnastic exer-
cises and Rosenberger's band has been
engaged. Every arrangement has been
made to insure a pleasant days amuse-
ment, and it is expected that there will be
a large attendance of Gesangverein 1"
and their friends.
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Police ARREsTs.-We report the follow
ing arrests made Saturday and yesterday {:
Peyton Smith, negro, drunk and disor-
dcrly in First Market.
Mary Booker, negro, stealing a breastpin
from Henrietta Hackman.
William Williams, negro, disorderly and
using obscene language in markct-house.
William p. Bailey and Joseph IL. Good
man. for fighting and creating a disturbance
in the street.
Sophia Perkins, charged with stealing
dress from Miss Laura Rider.
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RELIGIOUS MEErING.-An interesting re-
ligious meeting was held OH Browns island
Yesterday afternoon, under the direction
of the Young Mems Missionary Society OF
the Second Baptist Church. This is the
first of q series of Sunday afternoon meet
ings which it is proposed to hold in vari-
ous parts of the city and suburbs, in con-
nection with n regular system Of tract and
book distribution and Sunday school visi-
tot
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! n p K E s S:
SOUTHERN SCHOOL READERS.

4 series Of Rsaden designed for Southsrn Schools
and Families, In which Southern Interests, km'
Ployment, Litsrsture, and History VIII DO disanc.
lively recognized and represented. The ssnes has
been prepared By an experienced edncationist,
and carefully revised by GxosGg r. HoLxEs. L. I.
D., Professor Of History and General tiseratuie In
have been fufnished BY Southern Artists. The
series will consist OF seven volumes. a. follows:
TIE SOUTHERN PICTORIAL PRIMER, Oh
THE s0UTHERN ELEMENTARY sPELLIR.
TIE SOUTHERN PICTORIAL SECOND READ DIR.
THE EOTTHERN PICTORIAL THIRD READER.
THE SOUTHERN PICTORIAL FOURTH READER
THE gOUTHERa FIFTH READER.
THR SOUTHERN SCHOOL SPEAKER.
An educational series OF Readers, In which the
productions OF Southern intellect the sloqucnce OF
southern statesmen, shall have full and ample No.
presentation, has long been . want In Bontheln
Sshools and families. The series now In pfess has
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IEADY IS SEPTEMBER:
GRAM NJ AR IN FIR ENC II.

IT
Professor Of Modern Languages in tho University
OF Virginia.
This work will be divided into two parts:
The FIRST PART will contain the Elementary
Rul.s on Pronunciation, Accide nee. and Syntax
in concise form illustrated by Il number oi plain,
practical sentences snch As are "aE'eo III 'he e"A
mon intercourse of life.
The SECOND PART is intended for advanced
scholars, and special attention will be paid To Syn
tax and Etymo.ogy. Every rule Of Grammar or
Syn,ax will be fully explained and accompanied
by ample exercises, increasing gradually In din
Guilty. list of the principal id'"ns ana coi'au'a'
phrases will be- added
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LOCAL MATTERS.

DIsPArcH FOR THE gSPRISGs.-Persons going
TO the Springs or other summer resorts can
have the DAILY DIsPArcH sent them at sixty
cents per month. Orders left at our counting
room will receive attention.
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WILL BE ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER:
SERIES OF MATHEMATICAL TEXTBOOKS
..- ., By CHARLES .. vxSABLs, I'll.
Professor OF Mathematics, Universi.y Of virginl
former Professor OF Mathematics and Astrono
my In the University Of South Carolina;
O.. former Professor OF Natural Philoso. j,
ply and Chemistry. in the Uni.
versity Of Georgia.
l. SERIES OF ARITHNETICs.

l. FIRST LESSONS IN NUMBERS.-An, III
trated easy Mental Arithmetic, for the use of To-
j. MENTAL 2RiTaMETIc.-Ai,er the inauss ".
method OF PestalozIi, with nrst Lessons In WnQen
hErsss,ksT 6F wsqEa ns
and benominais Numbers, and their v.rio1. .pgli;;
cations, are thoroughly explained snd inaan ..sS
by numerous examples adapted 10 the Dusiness oa
practical life; for the use Of schools.
OF Schools and Colleges lin this work the reason
Ing on the fandanen.sl psinetPles will be more
fully developed, and illustrated by greater va
Te!y and naISss q nsasy sssS H.
tsrs on Notation, Theory Of Numbers, Progrs..
sions, Logarithms. and the use Of Logartthnic
Thssc Arithmstics will constitute progressive
series, commanding with object tlln,tratons. and
BY the invaluable exercise of Mental, Arithuetic.
on Numbers. and preparing him heToasSly @ no.
examples. 1sSs ~ iiSSsr soris. he series
hss been prepared With great care, after compAr:
son Of the stsndafd English, French, German ana
II. sERI8s OF HIGHBR TEXTBOOKS IN
1 MATHEMATICS. ~
I. .ALGEBRA.--ror the use OF schd0ls and col.
leges. .-Containing the latest improvements: 10
IN On s q 81: 81
Sons from the modern higher sgsSrs for ne use o.
01s'iiHii GsDsss sissisns' goIi7ay 10 y. sonps..
cisss In gscastficaI saslysis, with hints ioI the
;SsSSe sS 3 :; =: :sss: i % As M
'h:asis1 sis1rY4iS E fliSS'ssitsSS fsffSsif sAsr ssr
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GEyTLEMES'S LIST.
PROPOSALS.

OpFIcH RICHMOND, FRRpRRIcKsBrRG ASDl
porosAC AND RICHMOND AND PETERsBrRd
KAILKoAp Connection CoNPASY.
RlcHaGxG, July 10, 1860.
rNO CONTRACTORS undersiSnn.
/ ed will receive proposals for the grading OF
this line up H. the 10Th instant at IL NJ The right
10 reject any or all OF the Offers Is reserved
The work is to be commenced at once. profile
will be exhibited at the office OF the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac railroad on the 10Th
instant For further information, apply TO
EDMUND +. ID. MY ERS,
ty li-dt2cthJy Chief Engineer.
OFFICE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG ASD)
POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY, !
RICHMOND, July ., lSes.S
C,EALED PROPOSALS are invited un-
= til the 18th instant for the furnishing and de-
livery of the following materials
,06V 900 HARD BURNT BRICKS, for arching.
1000 barrels HYDRAULIC CEN EET.
$50 900 feet b. NJ. HEART-PlNE TIMBER, 10
inches by IL inches and inches by IL
inches !; from 10 feet to 80 feet lengths to
be cut TO suit bills as hereafter given
1900 WHITE OAK TIES, 10 inches face by D
inches thickness, and feet long.
The materials are for the Richmond Railway
Connection Company, and proposals are to be ad-
dressed to the Chief Engineer Richmond Railway
Connection Company. For rpsrticular information
apply at this office. ly 7-st
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WILL BE issu I'D EARLY ~ TEE ArTraS,
AN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.

Professor Of History and General Literature in the
University Of Virginia.
This Grammar will be founded upon special
study Of the English language, prosecuted for
text book suited the requirements OF the age ths
country, and the language 1t will retain N far
practice BILE the familiar modes Il tear hing the
subject, and will avoid unnecessary innovations.
II will avail itse freely Of whatever il most vaua
BILE in previous trea!lses. general and speciA! from
the Grammars OF Ben Johnson and John Wallis
down to the vestig ations of Lstham Garnett and
Marsh. But II wilffncorporate the conclusions de-
rived from the copious materials collected by ori
and critical Grammar of the English language,
which will be completed and published hereafter.
The utmost diligence will be employed to insure
simplicity, perspicuity, consistency, and accuracy
both in arrangement and IN expression.
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rsT OF LETTERS.
r oF LETTERS KEN ,F MRiauNdSp' a. y iSn

,.T OF LETTERS. REM n!SnNnNn AiNiNn
- IlE%'NiAS. 5yLv ,iscl:ls:d u is in the fol-
Ter, - cN,.''ii rI.sse say they are advertised,
$50. ...."i ,hc list, aud pay one cent ior ad
r..a" "'',n,,ra led for within one MONTH 'hey
..a the neat Letter :, 1'Sfs .i,or. in town
r...rts Z. >t'"' .fr address may be unknown,
oy, ~sslE ,so,rErS. on the Icf,-hand corner, tran
..s ..rtp. .far advertised letters are required
.Ae cAaH.e. -
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TERMS or ADVERTISING:

Plans coordinate geometry. The point, s,raigis
line, comic sections, some Of the higher plane
curves, algebrAic and trxnscendentzl. Also, the
method Of abridged notation.
PART SECOND Tho point and straight linz In
space the piano, surfaces OF the second order,
cones cylinders, and surface. OF revolution, co.
noids hel.cotds curves Of double curvature, ans.
I-ficsl theory Of projections.
Roth parts Wilt contain exercises selected from
tho best English and con,iIsntaa soi,seions m td
n,sc,.abje work on the diff. rental and u tegral
rrsIsnIn. consisting Of TRANSLATION Of u stnrm,s
"Cours d. d'Anslyse do pReoie Polytechniqus. Tnn
notes and exercises and subsequently, . work on
ivonometry. and two small text. books OF algebra
and geometry for beginners. .,s...,.
The author has bes engaged for eonolds1, snS
hs hopes Al sxperience OF more than nftsen yesn
"A Instructor in mathematics VIII ensg'sh ,hsr.hx
prspare good and acceptable series. and ,ness"y
promote t6s cause Of sound education. haaf'ss
BID6OOD 4 RILkY,
Agents for Southern University Series,
ivr,. Box As Richmond, Vs.
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SryDAYSCHooL PIC-NIc.-The Sunday
school of the First Baptist Church will
make a picnic excursion to Ashland
on Thursday next. Besides the school,
which numbers over five hundred scholars
and nearly one hundred officers and teach
ers, a large number of the parents of the
children and friends Of the school are 60
ing with the eXcursionists.
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THANKS FOR PAPERs.-To Major g. A.
Schwarzman, National Express; to MT.
Davis, Harnden's Express; TO Mr.. Il. Il.
Fox, .
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HuSTIxGs CorRT.-The jury in the case
of the Commonwealth IS. j. NJ. Hanna
continuing to disagree, the counsel for de-
fcndant made application yesterday that
the Court enter noNe proSeQu. The
Court refused to do this, and continued the
case until the next term.
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I. O. o. F.-Jederson Lodge, No. 4.
/. O. o. F., meet at Odd Fellows Hall TO.
night at8 o'clock,
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4 FRENCH READER, FOR BEGINNERS.
by Y. sCHELE DB WERE,

by Y. scEELE DB WERE,
Professor OF Modern Languages In the University
Of Virginia.
+, will contain Poems OF acknowledged excel
lcnce and Prose pieces Of u narrative character,
presenting each 4 complete story, carefully ar
ranged according to their respective dimcullies.
Those for beginners being accompanied by expla-
natory notes. An index is added containing the
OF the birth and death of the several authors
with notice OF their principal WORKS.
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OUTLINES OF LATIN GRAMMAR.

BY BASIL L. GILDbKsLEkVB, PH. pt
Professor Of Ancienss i
OF virginM o,,,x,u
A primary grammar ought to content - e mol
the orderly exhibition of the actual phonoM md
OF 4 language in form and in syntax. To this + ol
OF the method is bewildering to the pupil, uni be-
factory to the more advanced student, and n,
less 10 the competent teacher. The elems q
grammar is not the place for the discussie N
questions pertaining to the physiology and philoS
ply OF language, and all such matters viii
little manual Is to be committed to memory,
the author win use all diligence to present o
that wi hich will not need 10 be unlearned NJ N
advanced stage Of study.
A PROGRESSIVE LATIN READER, with sx
cises, will follow the " Outlines Of Latin Grammx
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TIE PROBLEM OF MATRrNoSY.-The let
ter of our fair correspondent "Rose In
reply to our article upon the problem of
matrimony has been very generally read
and admired, and 1t seems to be conceded
on every side that she has completely dis
proved every assertion that we had the te-
merity to make.
It has always been our wish and desire
to give place to the ladies, and we now
humbly confess all our errors and bow our
selves meekly before their foOtstool. We
have compiled for ourselves new creed
We believe that ladies are always sincere
and true-that they never flirt or play the
coquette-that they have no capricious de.
votion to iashion-that they never jilt or dis
card any One-that they never form an en-.
gagement just to have the pleasure OF
breaking it-that they do not want to get
married-that they never quarrel-that
they never get out Of temper or tell
stories-that they had rather live in cot
tage where love is than in palace where
strife and discomfort abide-that they are
perfect, faultless, and irreproachable, pos
sessiug all the graces and beauties OF an
angel, and being free from every stain that
dishgures the characters Of unfortunate
male humanity.
All our doubts and discomfort are over
We are not blue, not unhappy, not misera-
BILE, not discarded, but We remain in con-
dition Of perfect bliss, and everything in
our life now seems cOuleeir de Rose!