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elnted with the thought that there were
some ut least who were not ashamed to
own their God. r,a "'rhs
Now let me to Monday morning. This
u generally the breaking up day Of Camp
Meetings. Prayer meetiug before break
fast, aud afterwards, agsneral exoreation,
isthe sequel to these happy and joyous &C.
casions. 1t is sad sight to sit aud witness
this the end of such noble events. A hasty
running to and fro from all aides is the
order on Monday morning. Wagons are
packed with the utmost haste; buggies
aud carriages are crammed with pretty
girls last long farcwels are looked by
the love-sick maidens and swains, who
never loved he!>.e :ho good old grand
mas and pas, shake each other warmly
BY the hand, while prayer escapes
their quivering lips to meet once again
.cre their glass of life 10 fully sped ;"
and above all, the last, sad hour arrives
for all to st rt.
Thus it was at Boiling Springs. Fare
well ! was whispered on oil sides. And,
melancholy thought your correspondent
and his party had to share the fate of
all. We had 10 leave. We whispered
farewell aud all that remains to US Of
the bright and happy Boiling Springs,
are its fresh and green memories the
thoughts that cannot die of the dear
and lovely maidens that We saw there !;
happy oasis in the dull, sad garden of
lifes trials; sweet recollections of an
CELLO faces, and fute-like voices and
warm gratitude for the hospitalites
we received.
JOANNES.
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TIE FIST SMoKER,-Evsry ono
knows that tobacco was frse bEousha
iuto reputc in England BY Sir Waiter
Raleigh. AT hrst ho smoked in prisase.
not wishing it to become common; but
sitting one day lbsorbef 10 lEsd;;sssssss;o5ss,. lEsd;;ssss
with pipe IN his mouth, he called to,
his servant to bring him a mug Of hssT.
The fallow, as .soou as he entered ths,
room, was seized with terror, threw che
contents of the mug into Sir Wsltsrie
face, aud running down stairs, bsslsd
out, Fire! fire ! FIRE help Sir Walsss
has studied till head is on fre, aud the
smoke is bursting out of his mouth anA
noge"
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Intoxicating liquor, ,ne its vendors on
Norway Fl ,, were much the richer for
having Shil lkes as their customer. 1t
was seldom shat coin passed from his
hands to- the barkeeper's drawer but
drink he must have, and soaehoH or
other he always managed TO obtain it.
The manner iu which it was obtained
was but secondary consideration to
him. Nothing was too humiliating or
too degrading for him to do for it.
Whcn begsng failed, strategy was i'm
mcaiateiy resor.ea 70, and in 1hs he was
invariably successful He would enter
the saloon, 80 up to the bar with thumb
and forcfnger inserted in his pocket
and ADDRESS the bar.kceper thus !:
81 say, ba'-keeper, hurry up; give me
brandy straight"
The bar-kecper would first, cast a
glance at the position of the hand, aud
would uueopccrncdly drink Here's
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that clung to his long matted locks aud
untrimnied beard. a coarse blue wool.
en- ovcrshirt, with tattered sleeves, COW
cred his back, from Shcnce many
doubted whether it had been removed
since the day he first put it on, in Grf-
fms store, twelve months ago. His duck
pants had completely lost their original
whiteness, and were tucked into we'll.
worn, much patched pair Of gum boots
The veritable felt hat. worn by him in
so, still maintained its usual position on
the side of his head. The only change
it had apparently undergone since then
was that piece of and rubber coat now
constituted tho crown.
Shakes history, outside Of the pre-
cncts of Norway Flat, was wrapped in
complete mystery. Even the time of
his arrival in the camp was unknown.
Brown, the propriety Of the "Occiden-
tal' Norway Flats principal hotel,
drinking and dancing -salcon-and also
one of the pioneers of the place, asserted
Shakes pummed around here when l
fust rived, IN 50" 1t was generally be-
lievcd that lie hailed from the temper
,,oo Co., g
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JOANNES.
Presentment of the Grand Jury
Fall Term, 1871.

r The Grand Jury beg leave, most re-
spectfnlly, to report that the immediate
disbursement of their expenses, while
attending Court, falling upon their pri-
yate resources, in consequence either OF
inefficient legislation, or the improper
execution of law on the part of public
officials, find it impracticable to devote
such time to the Investigation of public
offairs as the interest of the Comfy de-
mands.
We have, however, done the best We
could under the circumstances, acd trust
that the Court will bring to the attention
of the proper authorities these obstacles
which embarrass some of US, so that the
future Juries will have nothing to pre-
vent full and complete discharge Of
their duties.
Our government is conducted upon a
cash system so far rs the collecting of
taxes are concerned, aud we see no rca
son why the suuse cash system shall not
prevail in regard to the payment of its
dues.
We have visited che Various Public
! fOfiites, and so far as otir examination
extended. we found the books and re.
ic"rds in very good condition.
We desire, b"~ever, to- direct the ut.
ention of the Coart tu a traDsnetin re-
Gently perfected by New Bmard OF
C"g"ty Commissioners, which We regard
as ert,entety iyu0icio,a. /; is the pur.
! chase 81 .. -. r. '-
Thadeus =. Andrews, Judge of Probate.
said site is Situated about mile and
half from the Court House, and is said
To contain twenty-four acres. Wit
nesses testify that lie land is low and
wet, aud i'll their opinion, unfit for th =.
purpose for which it was purchased.
The Commissioners gave Tor ]. as the
titles show, eight hundred dollars, being
S33 80 per acre. Judge Andrews gave
for the tracts from which this site was
cut S13.12l for Que, aud about 81. .33 for
the other.
The Jury are further Informed that
more suitable sites can be bought near
the Town from ten TO twenty dollars per
acre.
The County Commissioners in justi6.
cation of their course, that they paid
for the land in County Orders, aud that
a certain tract lying adjacent, owned by
Col. A. d. Frederick cannot be bought
for less than $50 per acre. Witnesses,
however, testify that Col. Frederick's s
tract here referred to is very valuable,
aud bears no comparison with the tract
bought. And SO far aspayiug in County
Ord,ss is concerned, the Jury are unable
to perceive that the people will be re-
quired to pay anything less than the
$500, for when these orders arc present
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,
was heard in the distance, and the little
town on the Flat was Instantly thrown
into commotion. 1t was all occasion
ed by the arrival Of "Barnard's Monthly
Express The arrival of the express
was an important event in the otherwise
monotonous routine of everyday life at
the Norway Flat; for bo it remembered
that the era of wagon roads aud railways
had not then been inauguatcd, and CON-
munication between that mountain re.
trca. and civilization was ut best inire.
quent and uuccr.ain. Among the aux-
lous faces awaiting tho opening of the
little wicket Of the Post Office and the
distribution of letters appeared that of
Shakes: Shortly atterward he was oh.
served intently perusiug a letter.
"Dam'd e dou't make tracts fur
hum" lie suddenly exclaimed, and MS
suddenly badc farewell to Norway Flat
and its surroundings
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luck" and retire from the counter with.

luck" and retire from the counter with.
out paying.
"Ho, Shakes !"
"Eh?"
"Come and see me-"
"No, thankee; don't feel like il now
Jest had un."
Aud the bar-kecpcr learned that ho
was duped once mere, but dared not at
tempt to punish his dcceiver. The in
dignation of the entire camp would most
assuredly fall upon the individual who
dared to abuse Shakes. He was Nor
way Flats privileged character"
"Likes his whiskey, know; but he's q
harmless, good-natured old devil for ali
that" was the sentiment universally
expressed by the members of that little
mining community.
Inebriate as he was, Shakes was not
indolent. He was always, in sunshine
or rain, engaged in chapping cord-wood,
or in irving shakes--long shingles; from
which latter occupation he received his
nickname. The sun rose on Shakes
entering the woods; it Sc. upon him
making "bee-line" for the "Pony Su-
loon" Fire-wood wos worth sc a cord +,
and shakes SIG thousand, in those
days, on Norway Flat Shakes always
chopped from two to three cords per day
Three dollars cord he paid BILLY the
boatman," for hauling it, which, of
course, considerably diminished his
earnings; still, there was good margin
left. How it came to pass that he
should always be poor, could never be
satisfactorily explained. His condition
Of being, what ho termed Fiat broke"
was patent to all, and was considered
of the mysteries of his peculiar life no
one cared to solve, aud accepted un1ues-
toned
Norway Fat, since the time of its dis.
covery in '52, had continued to be q
prosperous mining camp, The fabulous
yield of many Of its claims had been re-
ported in the columns of the leading
f-ses.spe neTs sfsee ciyilized world Mum
erous opportunities had been offered
Shakes to become the possessor of ground
Of promising character, subsequently
proving rich. Mining, however, pos.
sessed no attractions for him. There
existed no affinity between his nature
and the excitement of the average gold
miners life. he never owned foot OF
mining ground, "and didn't intend to-"
he was accustomed to say; II 60 Fur the
sure thing" Even when the Wake. up
Jake Company struck two-ounccs-to-
the-pan prospect, Shakes declined stak.
ing off the adjoining ground, then va
cant, and upon which he was at the
time chopping wood. The same piece
of ground aftcrwarn proved tho richest
spot on the whole Flat, nearly 1900
ounces being obtained from it as the
proceeds of one days washing. This lack
of cnterprise-this disinclination to ven-
ture-was supposed to be the morbid
offspring of his dissipated career. The
only things for which he appeared to
have any care wcro his axe, cross-cut
saw, and frower. These constituted his
entire stock in trade, aud for them he
! shasir ;| II rhsa something bordering upon af.
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GcoMMuNIcATED.1
Camp Meeting at Boiling Springs.

SnaA1p AACCoAn6 80 AsOAtAuS SpAAu6Ss
Dear Ncrs:
Wednesday week ago. brilliant
Camp Meeting commenced at the above
Carp Ground. On tho following Satur-
day your correspondent, in company with
Judge r. F. Graham, and a couple Of
Friends, started for said place; and never
stopped until our party were safely en-
sconced under the wigwam of orr es-
tecn,ed friend, Mr.. John. II. Livingston.
Safely landed sltsre, cad assurua sby. .
Hsaerous greeting OF our welcome, 70
enjoy ourselves w,s matter left to our
owa choice. A feeling Of kindly hospi-
sslity radiated the face of every one of
the good and noble country folk that
tented there. And then the Word o.
z.ifs iAs Was preached as bccomcth the puI
pit and the ministry of Christ.
Camp Meetings are pleasant things,
when properly conducted. They are
cohducive to the advancement Of Chris
tianity and also 10 the civic enjoy ment
of the hundreds Of young folks who go
there for the purpose of enjoyiug them
aelves after tho ftshioa of the dav.
And then there arc The good old grand
taas aid pas chat have visited rh,.s,
hieetiugs for years, same of whose lock ;
have grew d white With the frost Of many
winters. As they n"ve about Ir.,u
place to place, the iaea strikes the mind
that they are left as guardian spirits at
the young aud frivoloas; a. ward ilietn vI
the follies and temptations thu tnv ii ."
successfully inaueuccs aud ,,..id, he
course Of the youth "f d., dear,
headed aud di%nif,d. ,hcsc ~. u
archs. as i, were. seem I" ,n.r:;r. 4" q
surrounding 4 s. e,h,i oil aoiy infusnc,
F'iv"!i'y isErgot,fn in the'rm"-e".
Su yehcraO!c-aFu j1cy
Hnt then there is annt',er class Ii
wcre there. mean the y",iag AID Z.
Those who have scarce yet lived gu; thr
first Of the three score years and ten Il
loiteI 10 humanity % 6,l 5@t
iheAe .nj"y themselves.
Many. u,auy are tI'es tt iqI@yra -
s-nr"d, at i.,mr he,ti,f%s ui." t 81
aud teca'""bs "i I"v"-s. hisioinr. ar
heard only i,sthe heaYIs If ti,"-c " h."
are too bashiui aud coy 10 d. iovc', bid
diDss wi,hou. faltcriis 81
IsAsea. il would be su' CT worthy
che atSdy of ali philosophers o, the mech
anisw OF the human heart, to@ visit
Ca@p Meetings for the purpose al learn
ing the many and mysterious ways 10
which ahose who love eau communicate
win cach other at this place. 1be gen.
tie pressure Of Che thrilling L"nd-'"e
soft and expressive glanccs Of che sen
der eye-theses all these are old ir The
ritual of tho lover" The nomenclature
wos Thought 20 bo complete; but obser.
yasiop attest TO us flaasIis 10 sadly def.
.sAB%M&b o&S "a
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s IL. A X E s.

Everybody in and around Norway
Flat was acquainted with Shakes.
Shakes was every ono's favorite, and
every ones laughing stock. What his
real name was, no one on the Flat, ex-
cepting the Postmaster, knew or seemed
at all anxious to ascertain. In outward
appearance, he was specimen of debas-
d humanity. Debauchcry wcs indeli,
bly stamped upon every feature. 1t was
deemed a rare sight to see him with a
cicaa face, Ssreaks Of grey forced
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now in c"ns.unt use. l would give some
of these old folks the benefit of know
ing something Of these mystic sign
manuals of love. but f"r i, might have
all the discoverers Of III m ID ,wn on me
like thousand of bricks" that
don't intend TO DO.
But enough
say Camp Meetings. are glorious
things; glorious because Of the beauty
and pleasures that are to be seen there
Nor must the spiritual benefits that
accrue to many. by visit to Camp
Meeting. be omitted to be mentioned
here.
Many there are who attend these places,
whose souls are deeply dyed in sin Of
the darkest hue, that are brought tu u
sensible consciousness of their guilt
before Heaven. A new spirit, new
life is born unto them, aid they are
made to lead better life life who's.
chief aim is to walk upright before
God.
But let ME return to the beautiful
young women, that ell could rcgaie their
eyes upon on the occasion to which l
allude. All sorts and styles of beauty
and loveliness were at Boiling Springs
Camp Ground. From the darling little
lass, whose steps were US shy and coy as
those OF the tinid fawn, to the digni6ed
aud stately queen of n woman, decorated
aud made happy this coming together of
joyous souls. And many hearts that
hitherto slept deiantly in the breasts of
the rougher sex, were awakened to aew
song. Alas for some of these Many
there arc who never loved before this oc-
casioa; aud VINO 10 S.l.y oii ilss'' 80
thought! could wish thet they had never
experienced the passion at all that
Cupid had not plunged his arrow SO
deeply into their souls. Why? Be.
cause Miss Cora or Miss Minnie's heart
was proof against their ovcrturcs OF
love. But let NIL such resort to the
philns"phic conclusion for comfort: that
beautiful delusion 10 swsetcr than o
terrible reality.
Blu, shere was one 10 that beautiful
array of loved women at Boiling Springs
whose soft and fascinating charms made
their impression upon my heart AS the
constant dripping of water upon stone
will lea e it's IMPRESSION, SD did the magic
lnfuemce "i her swe t. beauties fall upon
M. >nu: Fnlhc The evauescent dews OF
tie $50, i,c. tfat the sun exhales. and
,''c, roue; the impression nude upon
.''r i,as i'ecnnfe p,rt nf my existence.
M" is the de.it. loved angel who made
IL I.ns! Conscious of her victory.
80 esd. ,h-i 1T times; bu,
49, 'nls 80 IA. .n@u... Winch
n lii w,oid ;rn have syilnhleI ali,.y
<>v"ce ia y.jn
il nn, been said that these or.ans of
"nr* uo '''r interpreters ri the souf II
.:"..., -. N...'.. =, =, ...,....
l,u, lea "e u:,sr with tins strain
iirn.,> j u"Sh. n"t Ia have said what
hyc .,ut hdm.num est errare.
- d"y oi all d.ys at Camp Meetings
= Il, .-raodvst 81 il was at Boiling
l:,m-> ID, III o'chck scru,"n was
ps,.,.''Cd bj oar distinguished Presiding
n.. / y * k,Dnr,;y Although
auu .s u very arg one. YET i,
r"uId nh atc immediate two thirds of the
i'"pr rrcs nt All were a. xious to
hctr hir preach tii were scru,uhlinor f,,r
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vas viewed as one of Norway
res. 1t had been settled long
minds Of its inhabitants that
would decay in the little ceme-
knell overlooking the Flat.
If his removing was never for
uy any one ru that
ommuuity. Shakes and Nor
ard grown up with one anoth-
BY Flat was Shakes's home.
|ssed a home elsewhere, he
pcen heard to speak of it.
Ter of 80 had set in. 1t was
\ middle of November. The
covered with several inches
The finklino nf ela;oh holIv,
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thSS - NtbS
was no "t
the coutra-
able rcput.
''whiskey
k nown hin
Flat ''out
these cons,
DRu m.s u
ly succuuii
A loncly
side. Sh;
to be its o,
crossed its
some one
drinking-t
a bench or
Althou,
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The bright side Of Shakes character,
which he had SO. carefully eoAccaIaf
from the sight of bis fellow-nsa, Gag
here revealed And he had Now gonS
to another home to receive bis reRssd.---
Pht octrlaad AoHth!y, IStptens5er.
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livered, q discourse on the beauties of his rell-
gion that was truly edifying. With the super
lative faith which always marks his express
sloRs.R firmly belieyes4tha neither the rail-
road nor the influx of Gentle miners will
prevail against the religion of the chosen
people OF the Almighty; while with char
acteristie shrewdness he relates how he
dissuaded the Mormons from rushing of
to the mines, encouraging them to stay
at home and make money BY selling sup
plies to the crowds going to the diggings. he
speaks pitylngly of the sons Of Joseph Smith,
and contemptuously Of DR.. Newman, whom he
calls a ssenseless blusterer. braggodocio and
b%lackguard;' and in evidence of the moral
power of the religion the doctor went out
there to demolish, he points to the fact that,
out Of two thousand pupils of the High School,
only four use tobacco, coffee or tea, or swear.
The younger Young has been seen at West
Point, where he has made many friends among
the cadets. he is q robust, manly fellow, who
boasts a remarkable purity of life, and resents
the suggestion that life at West Point will
cure him of his virtue. Moreover, Ire express
es a doubt as to his passing the examination.
He also states his intention Of marrying as
many wives as he can support.
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"silence IL GoIdenIn

Mr.. Davis's unfortunate speech at Atlanta
has been repudiated by the great body OF the
Southern press. One paper goes so for as
to call him u "fool-mule." Even the papers
which praise him most are compelled en-
phatically to repudiate the Atlanta impru-
denee-to call it by its mildest name. Of
all the hard hits he has received, the follow
ing from The Citizen and Round Table is
perhaps the hardest and most pointed {:
Jefferson Davis, with that good sense
'ior which lie was always emlnently con-
'sspicuous, is making speeches in favor OF
s'the. reelection Of President Grant"
Grant himself, according to o Herald in
terviewer, declares that she Davis is max
''ipg all the country Republican"
1t does appear that the man, meaning
well oil the time, is doomed, by a sad fa-
tally, to ruin repeatedly the very people of
all others whose welfare he processes, and
we doubt not sincerely, to have most warmly
at heart.
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ans ignoniniouss lawless, imprisonment Of
nearly a;year and o half and the defendant
and his friends dislike a verdict that is a
condemnation6f The oleRepdblieahboliey
of military trials during and after the war.
The Indiana Republicans are also dissatis-
fed with it, because it condemns beforehand
the arrests and imprisonments which the
President and his agents are invited to
make under the Ku-KluX bill. For these
reasons it is stated that the defendant will
either ask for a new trial, or endeayor to ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
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Number Oneness.

Self-preservation-taking care OF Number
One-is the first law of nature. He who
| violates this law is not O wise man. They
who neglect this law are not q wise people.
| II ia the crucial test of wisdom or unwis-
dom. BY their Number Oneness shall ye
know them.
Nations differ in the amount and intensity
| of their Number Oneness. No two individu-
ais are equally endowed with this excellent
faculty. There is a race On this continent
singulany deficient in it-but for unalloyed
Number Oneness commend US to that por-
ton Of the American people which rebelled
against the Constitution and insisted upon
a sectional war. Witness the following
facts, which have just leaked out
When it wa decided to occupy Arlington
Heights, for fear secession batteries would
be erected there, 13, 600 men were thought
sufficient for the purpose, and Massachusetts
and New York Wed with each otherin claim
ing the post OF honor at the front, did they
not? Aye! with a strange absence Of
a%lacrity. At midnight q battalion OF George
town militia was thrown across the Aque-
duct ; these were followed by the 9Th Massa-
chusetts, 18th New York, &c. About the
same hour (mark the hour) a battalion OF
District militia crossed the Long Bridge,
and they were followed by sundry New
York Regiments. The crack Seventh New
York was posted exactly at the Virginia end
of the bridge, and the draw was not hoisted.
Running, if such perilous task were To be
imposed upon the gallant Seventh, could
thus be accomplished without a single wheel
to left or right [See Governor Fatrchild's
statement at the reunion OF the Armyof the
Potomac ia Boston for a full and explicit
account Of this creditsble proceeding.1
singteness OF purpose is a great virtue.
Number Oneness is the quintessence Of
such singleness. And there is a people in
this land OF double-dealing who excel in this
species of singlensss as they excel in every
thing else. He who does not admire that
people is not an admking man.