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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-09
VOLUME XIV. NO. 80,
LOST ARTS.

III regard to colors wo are far behind the
ancieuts. None Of the colors in tho Egyp-
,ian paintings of thousand of years ago are
in the least faded, except tue green. The
Tyrian purple of the entombed city Of
Pompeii is as fresh to day as it was tbous-
ands Of years ago. Some Of the stucco.
painted ages before the Christian era, bro
ken up and mixed, reverted 10 its original
lustre. And yet we pity the ignornnce of
tl.e dark skinned children Of the ancient
Egypt. The colors upon the walls of Ne.
ro's festal vanlt are us fresh as il painted
yesterday. So is the cheek of the Egyp-.
tian princes who was contemporaries
with Soloman, and Cleopatra, at whose.
feet Cesar laid the riches of his empire.
Aud in regard to metals. The edges of
the statues Of the obelisks of Egypt, and
Of the ancient walls of Rome, are as sharp.
as if but hewn yesterday, And the stones
still remaiu go closely fitted that their
seams, laid with mortar, cannot be peno-
trated with the edge Of a pcnknife. And
their surface is exceedingly hard, so hard
that when the French artists engraved two
lines upon the obelisL brought from Egypt :,
they destroyed in the tedious task, many of
the best tools which can be manufactured.
And yet these ancient monuments are ira.
ced all over with Inscriptions placed upon
them in olden time.
This, with other facts of a striking char
acter, proved that they were far more skill
ed in metals than we are. Quite recently
it is recorded that when an American YES
sci was OIL The shores of Africa son of
that benigLtel region made from an iron
hoop knife superior to any on board of
the vessel, and another made sword of
Damascus excellence from a. piece of
iron.
Fiction is very old Scott had his coun-
terpart two thousand years ago. A story
is told of q warrior who had no time to
wait for tho proper forging Of his weapon,
but seized it red hot, rose forward, but
found to his surprise that the cool air had
tempered his iron into an excellent steel 9
weapon. The tempering Of steel there
fore, which was new to US o century since,
was old a thousand years ago.
Ventilation is deemed very modern
art. But this is no. the fact, for apertures,
uuquestiouahly madefor the purpose, Of ven
tiIation, are found in the pyramid tombs of
Egypt. Yet thousands of years ago the
barbarous Pagans went 20 far as ventilate
their tombs, while we yet scarcely know
how to ventilate our houses. Mes.
Sen1er,
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! would carry him, went the heart of Ed
wards toward his darling boy. Somehow,
the fathers Imagination would present no
other image Of the Child, except one that
showed him in grieffor the kiss deoied that
morning.
where is Louis 7 were the first words
spoken BY Mr.. Edwards, as he entered the
room where his wife was sitting. 1t was
at least an hour after dark.
In bed and asleep was the answer.
Mr.. Edwards went to the chamber where
Louis lay in his little bed. The gas burn
ing low ; he turned it ur so that tho light
should fall upon his face. How beautiful
it was in its childish innocence How
placid And yet the fathers eyes saw,
looking as they did through tho medium of
a troubled state, touch OF grief upon the
lips, and shade of rebuking sadness on the
brow Of his daring.
Precious oue,' he said, rs he bent to kiss
the pure forehead. Il wronged both your
hvars and mine.'
1t seemed to him, after tho kiss and con-
fusion, that the sleeper's face had more
peaceful, loving aspect. For many min
utes he stood gazing down nrou his un-
conscious boy then nurmuring to him Sc If
1T shall not he SO again, sweet one !-low-
cred the gas to taper fame, and went with
moi 'eless footsteps from the room.
From the gain of half minute TO bust,
ness, in the morning, what a loss had there
been to love and peace and comfort for the
space of hours. Let us take care of nows,
aud Our to-days; for therein lies the true
secret of happiness, and the true philoso-
ply Of life.
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LEARNING TO WALK.
Only beginning the journey,
MANY n mile to go;

LEARNING TO WALK,
Only beginning the journey,
Many mile to go;
Little feet how they patter,
Wandering to and fro.
Trying again. so bravely,
Laughing in baby giee;
Hiding it's face in mothers lap,
Proud as baby can be.
Talking the oldest language
Ever before waa heard:
But mother (you d ha,dly think po)
Understands every word.
Tottcring now and falling,
Eyes that are going to cry,
Kisses and plenty of love.words,
Willing egain to try.
Father Of all, o! guide them,
The puttering little feet,
While they are treuding The uphill road
Braving the dust and heatt
Aid them when they grow weary,
Keep them in pathways blest:
And when the journeys ended,
Saviour, . give them rest.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-09

GENTLE ANNA, AGAIN.-The Boston
correspondent Of the Louisville Courier
who went to hear Miss Anna Dickinson
lecture, and WAS impressed. Hear what
the gallant youth says of the fair Yauk.
And that reminds ,ne, l went to see ard
hear Anna deliver her new lecture, which
she calls The Rejected stoue," but I wa
unable to discover the relation which the
aboYe held to it's title. But Anna is as
sprighsly little cuss, and has a voice that
would charm Ithe birds of the bushes.
For the benefit Of your fair correspondent,
"kentuckienne," I will describe her COS
tune in full. Straw colored silk. with
black lace face trimmings around her neck
and down her waist in front diamond on
loft hand finger hair short and bushy.
Taken as a whole she was exceedingly
nice and pretty. I don't care if sbo did
pet Fred. Douglas, she is pretty, by jingo !
She hurled her. rejected boul'er at the
audienpe as gracefully as David slung his
little smooth stone:at the giant. She was
severe on President johnson, comparing
him to all the tyrAn,s Of any standing in
ancient or modern history. She told a..
bout Dick Taylor's making Union men
dig their own graves, and abouts Burk
Blackburn's shooting two little Union girls
She brougb: up the God send for the Rad.
ieals, tue New Orleans riots, also the Mem
phis massacre Of school marns.: She lied
like the devil. She vindicated Congress,
and pointed out the only mode of recon
slruction, etc: elc. "
l left wondering how human female
coull. DO 90 beautiful and bewitching, and
tell such vboppers. -
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PACKING Co1ToN.-The press is calling
the attention of planters to the necessity of
more care in packing cotton. Begging
weighs twp and oue-fourth pounds per
yard, and sells on the bale at the price Of
cotton. Bagging costs forty-five cents per
yard, and, thel elore, sells on tie ba!s at
about sixty.eight cents. What folly, then,
in planters, to stint the use Of bsgging in
properly protecting the bale of cotton.
And yet, for the want Of such projection,
the cotton in this market ia actually suffer.
ing j" class 'deatie@p a.5 on alpd price: We call
the attention Of Pbnlers aud packers, to
this subject, and. without further ords,
trus. they will see the necessity Of such
liberalufe Of bsgging as*wilI protect the
6bre from dirt aud stain. r., - =. :,
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A counlrynan took an eight-gallon kes
10 store 10 have it flled with molasses.
The store keeper, declared that he had put
in ZEN gallons, and demanded pay accord
ingly. The countryman handed it over
with the remark that he didn't mind the
money SO MUCH s-hs did "the strain or
the darned old keg.,,,G
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A Proverb Changed old proverb
says; when Poverty. enters the door
Love a;es out of the window, But now
a.days, Love flies In: at the window whilst
Poverty is shown the door, .
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ADMIRAL SEMMEs oN Y.Surr E,ry-

ADMIRAL SEMMEs ON YANKEE ENER-
aY.-Admiral S.mmes row editor of the
Mobile Gazette, says:
eve have been beaten in all our COIL
tests with the Northern people by want of
energy. While we are day dreaming or
sleeping they arc at work !; at work like 80
many beavers or bees in hive. II they
have a railroad to build they set energy at
work, aud it is built witpess the great
an immense serpent across the Rocky
Mountains-a work scarcely retarded by the
war. They are as energetic in politics
as in political economy. We. picked up
tho Detroit Post the other day and among
other things the energetic worker in the
great Icc hive Of Michigan politics in-
formed us that he was putting "out a
campaign. paper" aud that it had received
eleven hundred subscribers 10 it in one day!
At the last census 1860 Detroit contain
cd population Of forty-fvo thousand,
and was therefore, a little larger than Mo-
bile. The Post is republican paper oil
the blnckest stripe. This is the way in
which the Republican majorilies are man.
tanned, and even increased in the North.
Every man subscribes to newspaper and
reads and as the newspapers are Repub-
lican machiIes-nne tenths of theul-run
by the giant energy, can VIC wonder that all
the people are Republicans ? What pity
this giant does not live among u.s."
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:. A wag visiting medical museupr was
shown some dwsrfs and other speci.
meme Of mortality all preserved in alcohol.
Well said he'll never thought the, dead
could be in such spirits
An Epicufe.-Agentle fond of good
living raftIsad to start his colt for the two.
yesf-old stakes, on the ground that If he
won them they wouldn't BE- worth. eat
ing, ..> s,.4.a.<. ,. H.
: Art Gri,ioism.;.-A tavern,kespshy who
had been dipping into The Lives Of Emi.
uent painters,' thought it = pity that so
many Of them should die and leave MOI
si1ns' ,.y@..S
Among The advertisements in morn
ing paper .is one wherein we are informed
that aso sisters want Washing. -
= Lp2iaal.- is said tha. the reason why
1shy tie Idsh make batssr, ss,lors than
ths WeIah, u because they prefer . sadas:
'foeb 70 a2sak. -. - 80
!: : tBRsasS S,of :Ftat.ery.-An uasaossssfuI
aqsar ssas asked. ky ,ahat means the had
losk his; divinity ;.Al@,s arisd hsi ts aastsr-
saa her until She gok too proud TO- speak ta
ms -. =: Et-a -: s,::s ~ 4
sFdo Raarial. 10, i iGentapp pl.ss, aabAps ii
'sswork advertised ssoaiIed - .Eyery 81 Man u,
Lawyer, What a sfate Of society Z <.
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Cen, BREcKiNRlDoE AT BAroS RuUGE
The Baton Rouge (La) Adroeate, of the
9th, contains an anscdote of Gen. Breckin,
ridge which We ., have never before
heard: When General Breckinridge was
marching on Baton Rouge, be one day,
unattended by his aids, rode up to soIi-s.
tsry pidey woods yidette who had Just
come in from St: Tammany, and was new
to the etiquette Of army life. The general
had not the password: apd the Vide.se had
no advantage Of him In That respect. :,
T,wisbto,pass,"' said the general.
swell, dod dnrn yoi, pass on, who
cares a acosa, Faint sl6Ppin' this. hero road,
are T. = H.. -. :, y, tt;-,s,
! s,s.,Yo ou don't know whef. am" mid the
genesu, smiling, aIr..-s ~. y = -: *
S. Nye,1 don i .peoly hoss y'p yep
are Oh, anyhow l, - - !, !, .z;,;&$a,&s
Lam General Btsckihridgs, the @oorn-
papdipg officer; continued ths gensraI,
pesa amussa 6 lhe ;piiakss's :idsa Of lip
duty ;ysaakeI Of him, r.: :. ~. %, a.
q; a q ,is = Iastt I'm Bob 1hiass
,gsrs, an I s,p<gIad 40 see, YOU old feifsf
bpv are yoaa replied tGs9 pissst se4tend-
ing a band ss isiga as 4 frsing pap, 5. :.
e ghs sfsfshheas hands 6sSs 6psl
"a % asesE aeais Iaqgsb ssaaaIhilfss ABOUT
.tHs hsshhg nrsah hid sad the
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:.
ADMIRABLE VIEWS Hon. Albert Pike,
of Arkansas, recently wrote a letter TO
President Johnson, asking for a pardon uu-
der the $4,000 clause: From it, we
make the annexed pointed and truthful ex
tract; - -. r'S... -
THE late war: was more owing to the
dead of:tbe past who are hoDored. than
to Ike Ewing Of the present, who are exe+
Grated; more to Jefferson and Madison,
than to Davis and Hunter; more the Ken
tncky and Virginia resolutions than to The
arguments of 1850, .Ciyil CONNEXIONS
have long rooss 10 The past and ,hsir trpe
authors have oftsn.basnlupg and beyond
the reach Of human vengeance, while those
whom hatred seeks 10 immediate have been
but The bondnan Of necessity, the blind
Instruments 81 fate. Why. should The
soaffaid oraYs the blood Of tho living who
only obsyedt tbs dsad2 T. 1fe..4sS-. ~ -,
II respectfully submit that ii is not lust
toregard as rsbslliop. AID ! tfssssn;; What
had been. claimed BY sta4s and parties for
seventy, years q the lasfyf exaroise .ef .
poIitisat right by:.sa gs.a.ass md Stbst i
would be 4 grave njs.ake te make even
ope :naRs sPa fspefy Sslehsora and
beascon ii W 81 sassiag ;s @a I daaa il II would azbe
10 create ls. sfhpAssibs barrier which al,
RaYssspafstss. ID tsrts hluS,d iis s0 sted Tie
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What is the cause Of the potato rot.'-.
It is attributed to:tbe rot-ta-tery; influence
Of the earth How was this ascertsioed q
by consulting a greet many common
taters.' .-.
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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-09
AN ANEcDo DoTE CHARACTERISTIC OF JOHN
VAN BUREN,,

ren is Judge Edmonds, who presided at the
anti-rent trials in New York some wears
ago, when Mr.. John Van Bursp WAS Com
monwcalth's attorney (as we call it.)-
Judge Edmonds, to illustrate the magnau-
unity Of Mr.. Van Buren, tells the follow
ing anecdote
while the trial was in progress, the op-
posing counsel called Mr.. Van. Buren, a
liar. When he was thus grossly iusulted,
with the greatest cooluess in the world, he
looked around at the counsel, who sat be-
hind him, and then raising his elbow, with
out turning struck his adversary in the face
They then rose and placed themselves in
Ill attitude of hostility to each other in the
court: The Judge (who had been invited
to dine with Mr.. Van Bureu's father, it
must here be mentioned), ordered both to
Jail for twenty four hours. Mr.. Van Bu.
rem begged to be fined fve hundred dollars
and not i,nprisoned. But the Judge was
/ iuexorabie,.
Tho next morning. tho twenty >four
hours having expired, they came out and
/ walked into court. Each took seat at
| the table. Tho trial continued until IL
oclock, when, as those of them knew who
had practiced in the county, the usual hour
! had come 10 adjourn for II short recess. Up
to that time no word had passed between
either of the counsel and the presiding
Judge, except what transpired in the course
Of the trial before the audience. Then
Mr.. Van Buren,, stepping up to the bench
with some nonchalauce, leaned on his arm,
aud in a low tone Of voice made tie re-
mark than he hoped the court had slept
we'll last night The Judge said, Yes, I
was not aware that anything had disturbed
its slumbers.' I didn't know that its con-
science would, under the circumstances.
permit it, said he; and then he said, Il
suppose our agreement to visit the old
man is good 2 The visit was not made !;
it would not have dono under the circu,n-
stances. The father subsequently, told the
Judge that he appreciated the motives that
induced him not TO make the visit, but that
he approved Of the action of tho Judge on
that occasion.
Not twenty fopr hours after the Judge
was informed that in consequence Of what
had occurred Mr.. Van Buren, had rendered
to the the Governor his resignation. The
Judge Immediately wrote to the Governor
NOT TO accept it, as the gentleman had been
grossly insulted and was bound to ressnt it,
was violation Of order and decoru,n in
the court. The Governor wrote back that
he should not accept the resignation. AT
terwnrds Mr.. Van Buren, replied to resolu
tons Of political club, sympathisng with
him censuring ,he Judge for not having
Disseminated between the Two, lhut the
Judge did right; that lis business was
with the disturbance 10 which both were
actors. To show the magnanimity thus ex.
emplified was what he bad in view, the
speaker said, in relating the circumstance.
Judge Edmonds related other incidents IL
lustrative Of the greatness Of sou! of their
deceased friend. Others might speak of
his position as lawyer, as politician, as
an orator; he, .mourned bis loss AS one
whom he could not but love and respect as
O man,
+ =. .-.- ....
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|s.kA y9nng Slaan71 1Ieseatsy. iasptss foS;s his
sassth hsast sssieg i & & ItlAsfs I 8 not i eisb;
uls 81 Blood ID 81 thsaf ssys hot
FbaafJ Jsafs shsteg,a Hsa had it aes;S d /;
bad hadHxhsN . 3 Z, - !,
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Verdancy.-That was rather "a verdaut
chap WHO went into, an apotheoarys 10
Western New Yo.k. lately. 'Do you sell
drugs here q he sskel of the clerk. Ger.
tainiy, SIR well, how: much do ye, ak
for 'em T Twelve and a half cents apiece
III take Que, If you please The ole,k
stepped into back roop', did.up q piepe Of
.logwoOd and handed it 70 Jonathan, who
paid bis, money and walked Of, as proud
as peacock with his bargain. y -
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"A friend of onrss.was trayeling 1whits
afflicted With very. he'd cough. He an
noyed bis fellow trayeleis until one, s.of
them remarked, In atone Of dispIeasure :
"sr, that is 3 vary, bad cough b%of .yom.,'''
True, sir" replied our: friend, ''but you
will excuse nie--itts the best I've eos u: /;
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aud our to-days,; for therein lies the true
secret of happiness, and the true philoso-
ply Of life.
From the Richmond Ernmiuer.
RoNANCE--TRUTH STRANGER THAN
! FICTION.
1t occasionally happens that an event oc
ours in real life as romantic as if produced
by the conception Of writer Of fiction
One of these is t'anspiring now in this
city. Eighteen years ago, in the city ol
London when the parties were both young,
gentleman addressed lady. For some
reason his suit was rejected, and IN short
time the lady married another gentleman.
They cmigrated to America and settled
in this city. A few days since the hus-
band died and ief: his wife widow. Since
that time she has been engaged in an hon
est vocation, by which she had supported
herself, and won the re:pest Of a large cir.
Gle OF friends and acqnaintances. After
her marriage the gentleman who first ad-
dressed her also married. lie remained in
| London. Soms twelve mpu,s siuce, his
wife died and he became widower.
It appears that he had not forgotten his
first love, and letter, with foreign post
mark directed to Mrs -, if living,
reached shis post Office. 1t WAS advertised
and was received by the lady to whom it
was addressed; Hspurport WAS to ascer-
| tain, first, whether she was still living, and
if so, what her condition was; whether
still married orr widow. She replied, in
forming the gentleman that she was still
alive and widow. In short time she
received another letter, renewing the rejec
ted suit Of eighteen years, ago, and inclos.
ing photograph of the writer, in order
that she might sec the changes that time
had wrought in him. Sho, evidently salts.
fed with bis personal appearance, and not
forgetting his eighteen years of constancy
returned O. fayorahle answer,
The gentleman Immediately embarked
for America, and on rea ching New York
wept to the West to attend to- some bust,
peasin that.quarter. AT Chicago he was
taken sick, moi i'll, but too sick to travel
The lady; was notified of Ills arrival
and of ths cause that detained hin
from coming OH Immediately 10 the
city. A correspondence ia commenced,
AID the lady is informed that the gentle
msnis conYalesciug, and will be here IN 8
short TINA. is arranged that the mar
riage Is 10 take place ON the gentlemaul
arrival here, after which tte happy couple
will depart Immediately for London, ths
home OF their childhood and early love, :: :
Beap Btumuel used to say, always
accept a seat 10 the carriage Of a lady who
has eaten no dinner, for the ebanoss are
that, as she bas- touched nothing sinee
luncheon; there is:a good supper waiting
! for her at home, which she will Of course
have to esk yon to share, Adisereet land
watchfui man may nearly earn his living
in this ,way.' s2.,v ~. = ..t.,-
I Clerical. Wii,-An old gentleman o.
eighty-souf, having taken 70 the alhr 1
young damsel Of about sixteen, tbe' cler;
gyman said ID 6tus -slsbs font Eiasas III.
other ed 81 s6ss sshnsohp aaWheE Do
4 wapt with fhe toa. r. said the gentle
mau sob ~ beg your pardon, "sssid t3li
4 clerical vii. Ut f6di,ls,tt yn1 Fai77 by6u0h
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Auecdote Of. Franklin.-Wben Frauklia
was ambassador to the French court, la.
dy, who was about being presented to the
king, noticed his exceedingly plain appear
snce, apd -sked who he was. On being
told that he was. Dr.. Benjamin Franklin,
the American ambassador, she, exclaimed,
The North American ambassador 80 shab-
lily dressedp Hush, Madam, for Heavens
sake,n whispered : friend,,. ,.he IS The. man
that bottles bp, thunder and lightning -.t
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-04
Death of NJ. ID. Potter. of the Gin
cinnati Commercial,

We are panied to hear of the decease Of
Mr.. POTTER, the senior proprietor and editor
Of the Commercial, which event occurred
last night, about II o'clock. He had been
failing in health for considerable period,
and had just returned home from trip to
Cuba, whence he had gone, in the vain hope
of healthy restoration; but disease had
too firmly fastened upon him. He was a
gentleman of much energy in business, was
genial in his nature, and, although strong
partisan, never suffered his political notions
or impulses to influence his observance OF
the gentlemanly sproprieties of life.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-04
What Glorious Days !

What glorious days we now live In. The
Supreme Court of the UNITED STATES has
decided Military Commissions for the trial
of citizens unconstitutional
One day, veto of the infamy of radical
ism. The next glorious triumph in our
municipal elections. The third day, a
proclamation of PEACE, the end of the sus-
pension Of the writ of habeds corpus. OF
marshal law, and Of Military Commissions.
And now, last but not least. the crowning
glory of all, decision by the SUPREME
COURT. reconstructed according to Aboli-
tion ideas, yindicating the principles OF
constitutional liberty, in accordance with
the backings Of the Democratic party
within the last four years! Glorious
glorious days! "a y
Surely, sorrows come, for Abolitionism
not single spies, but whole battalions.
But, for all good men, let the land be
full of rejoicing and exultation. The day
is dawning brightly for the future.