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An Alyerine Wedding.

Moorish ladies are usually married at
or before the age of thirteen; and was
Informed OF some curious particulars by
an English lady who was present at one
of these marriages, the families on both
sides being Of the highest Moorish birth.
The young lady was very lovely, and
under the age have mentioned above.
The company Of ladies (headed by her
mother,) amounting in all to upward of
sixty, among whom were my Informant
and few French ladies, surrounded the
bride, whose head, as usual was wrapped
in sack, and led her few hours after
dark to her future home, where they were
received by the mother and female rela
,ions of the bridegroom. The poor child,
weeping bitterly, was taen undrcssed,
carried by her attendants into a bed,
where she was commanded to sleep for
an hour or two while they ate their sup
per-! The European ladies were served
apart with coffee, cakes, and confectionc-
ry; while the Moorish ladies some of
them very beautifully were closely seated
in a.circle on an immense low cushion,
and on their knees a long napkin which
extended round the whole party; in the
centre was a sort of low circular table
which moved on. a pivot, aud on which
the slaves placed one dish at time, out
of which each lady took mouthful with
her fingers, and with q slight touch made
the dish revolye to har neXS reighbor.
The dishes succeeded one another to the
number of more than twenty, ~hen the
whole was carried of, and at eleven a
slight refreshment was taken to the bride,
after which the ceremony OF dressing her
commenced. Every lady present was
requested to take some slight part in this
important operation, and my Euglish
friends consisted in plating one of an
immense number Of little tresses into
which her long black hair was divided.
with diamond trembling at'the end OF
eeach. Her face was then enoaneled, and
star Of gold fixed on each cheek, SIS
well as on her chin and the tip of her
nose. Rows of the finest pearls were
hung round her neck, increasing in size
until the lower row reached to her waist,
and which were of the size of small nuts
Her dress was of cloth.ofslver, with the
usual muslin trousers, and sort of crown
Of diamonds OH her head. By two in
the morning all was ready and the room
prepared, when the finishing stroke was
put to the whole by gumming dorm her
eyes, which were not to be opened until
the following morning, when she might
see her husband. and not till then.
At two o'clock the slaves introduced
the bridegroom, handsome youth of
nineteen, dressed in pale gray silk pro-
fusely ornamented with silver and dia-
monds. He took his place under cano-
py, to which the bride was also guided by
her mother, and placed by his side. His
mother then poured few drops of rose
water into the brides hand, which the
bridegroom drank and then her mother
poured also few drops into his hand,
and guided it to her daughters mouth
and she drank it; upon which they were
pronounced man and wife, and the COM
pany Immediately separated.
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Notice.
For Sheriff.

ms- We have been authorized by the Friend'
of Capt. H. BOULWARE to announce him t.
Candidate for Sheriff of Edgcfeld District at the
next election.
Apr II teS 10
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Catchin: a Lion Alive.

Many years ago the people Of Dooma.
sansa IA town on the Gamta) were much
annoyed by lion that came every night
and took away some of their cattle. By
continuing his depreciation, the people
were at length so much enraged, that a
party of them resolved to 60 and hunt
the monster. They accordingly proceed
cd in search of the common enemy, whom
they found concealed in thicket, and,
Immediately firing at him, were lucky
enough to wound him in such manner
that, in springing from the thicket towards
the people, he fell down among the grass
and was unable to rise. The animal,
however, manifested such an appearance
of vigor that nobody cared to approach
him singly, and consultation was held
concerning the most proper means of
taking him alive; circumstance, it was
said, which, whils'it furnished undeniable
proof of their prowcss, would turn out
to great advantage, it being resolved TO
convey him to the coast and sell him to
the Europeans.
While some persons proposed one plan,
and some another, al old men offered a
scheme; this was, to. strip the roof of a
house of it's thatch, and to carry the
bamboo frame (the pieces of which arc
well secured together by thongs) and
throw it over the lion. If on approach.
ing him, he should attempt to spring upon
them, they had nothing to DO but to let
down this roof upon themselves and fire
ct the lion through the rafters.
This proposition was approved and
adopted. The thatch was taken from the
roof of hut, and the H6h-hunters, sup
porting the fabric, marched ceurageousiy.
to the field of battle, each person carry.
ing gun in one hand and bearing his
share of the roof on the opposite shoulder.
In this manner they approached the ene- /
my, but the beast had by this time re-
covered his strength, and such was the
fierceness,, of his countenance that the
hunters, instead of proceeding any further,
thought it prudent to provide for their
own safety by covering themselves with |
the roof. ~;
Unfortunately the lion was too nimble
for them, for, making spring while the.
house was letting down, both the beast
md his pu-suers were caught in the same
.sge, aud the lion deyoswed them st his
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For Tax Collector,
Notice.

ALL persons having demands against the E'
Astate of Capt, Nathaniel Burton. decd, wi.
please render the came in to me, legally ateftcd
i,umediately; and those indobted to the said Es
tate are required to make immediate nnymank.
I4t.ll A. JONES, EI'6f.
Oct IL If Al
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Notice.
Execntor,s Notice.

EAVU4uuVA' 17VShOO'
A IL persons indebted to the Estate Of. JOHN
N QUATTLEB AUM, deed, wilt please make
Immediate payment aud all Persons havingde-
mands against the said Estate are requested to
present them, duly atesto', to the undersigned at
the iate residence of the deceased, ON or before
the s0th day Of January 1867, as there will boa
fnal settlement Of the E.tnte on that duy.
SIMEON COGBURN, Ex'or.'
Jan 30 1y
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State OF South Carolina,

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, =. ~.
Nv 0kDfNA RY, g..
RY "; :: DURISoE, Esq, Ordinary Of Rdge,
I'D, field District.
Whereas, Jesse ". Zimmerman has appled ia
Ge for Letters administration. on all ana sing-
ar ogtnds and chsttcls, rights and credits Of
Wright p. Dorm, late of the District aforc-
said, decd. =
Thesc are, therefore, 10 citc und admonish all
ind singular, tho kindred and creditors Of the
'aid deceased, to be and appear before me, at our
aext otdinary's Court for the said Dislrict be
holden at Edgo6eld C. a., on tho 24ih day of
FEB: inst, to slow 'causc, If any, Why thessaia
administration should not be granted. & 3
Given under my hand and seaL this' l2th day
If Feb. in tie year Of our Lord ono th6usaEd
light hundred and Si1ty-six, npa in thets99th
year of tho Independence of South Carolina.
W.F.DURIS0E, o.R,Dss
Feb 13 ~. 2t -sl5 Il.
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Tie Whistler.


az You have heard" said q youth to His sweetheart
who stood
While he sat on sheaf at daylights de-
"You h,vsheard of the Danish boys whistle of
wood;
wish that the Dlnish boys's whistle were
mioe."
"And what would you do with it? Tell me"
she said
While ON arch smile played over her beautiful
face,
al would blow it," he answered, Z" and then my
fair maid
Would ay to my side and would there take her
place"
Z" Is th,t all you wish it for That may be yours
Without any magic" the fair maiden cried;
IA favor so slight ones good nature secures !:
And sho plafully seated herself by his side.
g would blow it again." said the youth, Z" and
the charm
Would work SO that not even Modcsty's cheek
Would be able to keep from my neck your fine
arm'
She sui'ed aud she laid hcr fine arm round his
neck.
"Yet once more would 1 tlow, and the music
divine
Would bring ne shirdtim anexquisite bliss
You would lay your fair cheek to this brown one
Of mine,
And your lips stealing pas. it would give me
kiss"
The rnaidcn laughed out in her innocent glee-
"What fool of yourself with the whistle
you'd make;
For only consider how silly 'twould be
To sit there and whistle for what you might
tnke"
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Administrators Notice.
"A IL persons having demands against The Ea
IA tate of WYATT HOLMES, deceased, arc re-
ouestsd to present them duly attestcd to tho un.
dcrsigned and those indebted to said Estate will
please mako immediate payment
W. T. PRESCOTT, 1 ta.n,s,.
& 4-k7 Il WYATT L. HOLINESS F@'
Jan so 3m -
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N OTICE.

A LII persons are hereby forswarnod NOT TO-
"A; Rent my House and Lot in the Village Of
Fdge6old, lately occupied by Juo. Ii Nicholson,
from any one except my.elf or my'Agente. =.
:. -. - -. A. A. GLOVER.
Jan 80 st Sr5
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leisure, to the astonishment and morti6ca-
ton of people Of Doomasansa at which
place it is dangerous even at this. day to
tell the story, for it has become the sub
ject of laughter and derision in the neigh
boring countries, and nothing will enrage
an inhabitant of that town. so much.as
desiring him to catch lion alive.
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RECIPES THAT NEVER FAIL.-To des.
troy rats-catch them one by one, and
-hatten their heads with lemon squeczer.
To kill cockroaches-get q pair of
heavy boots, then catch yourroaches, put
them in barrel, and get in yourself, and
dance.
= TO catch mice-on going to bed put
crumbs in your mouth, and lie with it open,
and when mouse's whiskers tickle your
throat-bite
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A farmer, whose son had been ostensi-
bly, learning Latin in popular academy,
not being perfectly satisfied with the con-
duct of young hopeful, recalled him from
school, and placing him by the side of a
cart, thus addressed him as follows:
"Now, Joseph, here is fork, and
there is heap of manure and II cart,
what do you cali them in Latin'?'
Forkibus, cartibus, ct manuribus," !"
said Joseph.
"Well, now," said the old man, eff
you don't take that forkibus pretty quicka-
bus, and pitch that manuribus into that
cartibus, I'll brc k your lazy backibus ;.
Joseph went to workibus forthyithabus.
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and Air Passages. HybeTtfophy and ali oills
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5plnsl AHeetions, and all diseases 9f the Ner--
tested Ito be thu most ceFfRfn and Gucca mi
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has been eminently jsueee fuli IN the freaf-
meut of all dI8ea8es peculiar to women, VIZ:
MenBHul Distinctions, Painful Menstr ruit ION.
I S4eGetfhea Uterine and { OvaEinn TumoIs,
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GlIe ID Racl. onr pend.

The sdesolGte, Copperheads, says an
exchange, keep tntrmuring YGiys us
the Union as it wasl" Let the answer
of patriots be, stGiNe us back our deadI
Into the CLASSY eyes of Lyon put the
electric Light that shone when he'led
the heroic charge. Restore to Ellsworth
his young life and manly beauty. Give
ytgor to theiwaste limbs Of Kearney.
Bring back the war worn veteran, Snm-
ner. Revive the McC Cook twin broth
ers of Yalor. Heal the savage wounds
ofDahIgren. Reanimate Tie eommand-
ing, form of Ellet Cox SsdgWiek rom
his grave aud WadswoEth from the 81.
lent republic Of the dead. Breathe the
breath OF lie into the nostrils iof the
gentle Lander. RetuEn new strength
% the sinewy arm Of Reno. Give back
It's musical tence 70 the tongue of
Baker and cle6nse his grsly mir nom
the gore which your fellow Democrats
shed ipontit Restore the enHyening
smile, OF humanity to the careWorn face
Of Lincoln, now p9lltd under the bloody
hand of the Democratic assassin, and
abEing back daylight to1fhoSeB CLASSY
ewes thatHeFa so 6leapless for the Onion
aTid dom. Take down tie we
mahf that hangs in the sorrnIs46l. dwell
1ings of the peoples and bring back to
life and home the tlloJf Inds OF leVoted
men who dyed the land of tre1son red
with blobd make it pure. DO this, D
thou thFl6s Damned spirit of rebellion,
and thou mayest have the Union as It
was"
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wake s u,lYIr,I YonIr MINDS. Mn
RON t,e WsQ.o,.rfo7 YeTall1 Of ,ls,,,,.y5Io

cTom ne ReuSottp HerdtdQ Of yesteTddV. "a
=, If any of our readers are undecided
yet, what side to take in the current
election, we take occasion to remind.
them that the time is growing very
short in which to fully make up their
minds. But very few days now re-
main. Weare-w well aware that it is idle
70 waste words upon those who have.
already come to positive conclusion;
but it may not be improbable to say a
few words to. another, class. always
more or lessopen to conviction however
late in the day when once satisfied that
they are in the wrong. 1t would, of
course, be just as idle at this date to at
tempt going over the ground of dis
pute between parties. We would be
well satisfied could we only SO attract
attention to the subject as to induce
those who have not fully de-
termined upon, the, ticket they, viii,
support to. merely stop, think and re-
fleet upon what atheyf are about to do.
IfWeitake It for granted that they are as
we'll posted now as to facts as they will
be; all that remains Is to properly, APP
ply what they do know, be it much Or
little. The difficulty is, that in the
1ugly ly-burlyIpellT mell manner in which
things are done, SO very few take time.
to consider. Men become SO occupied
with their Own private affairs that they,
don't trouble selves m dch to ascer.
tain whether this line of policy or that
lS right or wrong SO that It IS marked
Democratic" or otherwise: They go
altogetners oy the brand ( without much
regard, TOO o1ten, tor what Is inside, or
very much examination as to whether
the brand Is genuine or only counter.
felt. Upon this very principle, party
names 1nhuence many IN their politics..
IN Inc NAP nanis 6S OF going It nlind has been
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GeorEe Francis Train On N yvhiLsIxy. {, :,

% Ha . zHau H .aN 81
George Francis Train ON WhtSIEy. +
George Francis Train wittdraws from
the canvass as candidate for Territo-
rial delegate in Congress nom Nebras-
ka, for reasons which are. thus set
forth:i zIa1 Gs7 iie ~ .ts'fatFsi q
- ''I am told today that money iis want
ed for carriages to bring up theivoters,
and to scatter among the beer shops
and the groggeries. Any, spare money
may have ! prefer 70 devote to educa-
tton and Christian charities. Purchas-
ing votes pdebases the franchise and
dem9raliEes the people. 7 have lee
tured t9o often for the Irish Father
Matthew societies TO go back on them
by treating the voters. No. wife, no lit
tie children shall have reason to- com.
plain 81; drunken husband or father
on election day on my account. Whis-
Ky Is the curse of our time. It Is ruin.
ing our young men, and .hurryihg our
old mentnto thegrave. Rich and poor;
high at1dlow, alike, are being DESTROYED
under dts lblighting inhusncea When
we have fewer breWeries, fewer distil-
cries. and more Christian; churches,
more universities, and more schools.
the law courts and the talls will be less
5patrontzed, and the world the better
AS44 Ats ~.sI tjti ffsst 6a1slft 81 5s Il
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POSTING TaE BooKs.-The Radical
majodti in Vermont Maine, Ohio,
Pennsy ylEanias 1ndiana5 aud Iowa, foot
up 1S0, ,Q1Q and give Is Union party IS
and a9em0crats 12 members COT the
House, while The Union. party also gain
one Sent In Re tynnia, ), one in
sffornfa, and saves one In Ihdfana At
this rate there. Is ak Ely 70 beEWo-thitds
Of the Senate ag inst the President even
with the admission of the Southern
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THE CATH6L1cs AND THE B1AcKs.-
Cardinal Barnabo, Prefect ofthe Propa-
ganda at Rome, sends letters to the
Catholic Council at, Baltimore. The
eighth clause Of his principal letter ia
asstotleEs:;DosE : q snop coc
mall tits the wish of the Sacred
Congregation that hthe Bishops 0f the
United States, in fulfllment OF the
charge which has been intfdsted to
them of feeding the LordIs f1oclE, should
consult ttogethef respecting some uni-
form method of providing for the sal
7vation and Ghristfan education OF the
emancipated blacks This question,
mas been brought mp, and Il is one, in-
deed, OF the inst nece sity; and unless
they speedily take action on It, and
gather this great harvest into the Eord's
granary, this people will suher irrepa-.
rable injury from the y1fles and cupid
ity of the enemy. -
The Council VIII undoubtedly act
upon the suggestions of the Cardinal. !
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DESIRE OF THE FREEDitEN FOR EDUi-
the annual meeting, held
last week, of the American Bible Union.
held at the First baptist Church,
BFoome street, New York, a special
committee was appointed to consider
and report on the work among. the
freedmen. In their report, the COM
mittee says concerning those people
what was never said before. of an OPP
pressed, and Impoverished people just
admitted to the free enjoymentiof the
2 asstNever 1had people such a thirst, for
knowledge; and theiE strongest motive
the Bible. Their cries for this pfacfons
book are earuestand frequent, and the
united testimony Of those who labor
among Them Is, that the Bible must be
the great instrument Of their usefu illness
in'this life, and Of their BaIFatf0n IN the
world to come Most of. them are too
poor TO bay the coveted treasure II
must be supplied gratuitously by us.
or they cannot possess 4. y ~ ~ y