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Year: 1861

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Year: 1861

The Old Dominion seems still to be halt
ing between two opiaions-or rather, to be
desperately bent upon staying in the Union.
II the editer and proprietor Of the Chicago
Times were safely back in that blind and
obstinate commonwealth, she would 60 out
At once, q course. 1t is evident that Vir-
ginia is 10th to cut herself away from these
eminent luminarics. By Secession: She can
dispense with their advice, but she can't do
without their society,
Year: 1861

Our latest dispatches from Newfoundland
seem to indicate thatall the horrors of civil war
are ripenng In that Province. Although there is
nobody hurt yet, the Confederate Proyincials have
cut down the telegraph wires, intercepted the
mails to the Government steamers passing
Cape Race, and will probably repudiate their
debts. Notwithstanding the some whst insolent
tone towards this country adopted by British
statesmen at times, we have always hoped
against hope that the United Kingdoms of Eae.
land would remain united nation until their
common destiny should have been fulfilled, while
our large interest In the Goldfish binks of New.
foundlsnd have, perhaps, rather strengthened
our desire to see the unhappy dissensions be-
tween that Provice and the British Government
of Mrs Victoria Albert settled without the in
evitabe misfortune of civil war; but now that
a portion Of the people OF Newfoundland have
risen In revolution, we are not prepared to fully
share the somewhat oyerweeniDg confidence ef
the st. Johns Chief Of Police In his unques-
tionable ability to subdue them.


As to the attitude proper to be assumed by
the United States as regards this unhappy
struggle, we beg leave to assure the British
residents In our midst, that our Government Ia
quite able to ascertain how our honor, our in
terests, and our national relations are 70 be
most clearly vindicated without any dictation
from them. We have had nothing to do with
the bringing about Of this fearful strife of
brother with brother, and we shall maintain a
position of strict neutrality-favoring neither
aide, The United States will undoubtedly REQ.
ognize the Confederate Provincials Of New
foundland as belligerents, and as such, permit
them to bring the telegraph wires they may cut
down In Newfoundland to this country and sell
them here; but our own subjects will bo warned
against taking sides with either Government
the United States refusing to afford them any
protection should they be arrested for grand
larceny by one or the other.


Whichever party may emerge triumphant
from the frightiul chaos Of this unnatural war,
will, of course, be recognized as the Kingdom
Of England. Further than this, we can give no
positive assurances at present-Sunddy Mer
,irv,
Year: 1861

In the beautiful world of nature are there
not twenty thorns to one rose ? Ay but how
many hundred petals, each a very masterpiece
of beauty and fragrance in itself, go to make
up the queen Of flowers? The very poisonous
plants and minerals, subdivided and prepared,
are but restoratives aud healing medicines, and
every child knows that close to the vicious
stinging- -nette grows the friendly, soothing
dock.leaf. So the beasts of prey reproduce
their kind but sparngly, and at long intervals,
whilst the lower animals, whose destiny it is to
supply them with food, are abundantly prolific,
and, as far as we can judge, especially adapted
to the enjoyment of that life which they hold
by so precarious tenure. The wilder kinds,
like the human savage, are subject to cold and
exposure, constant dangers, and occasional
shortcomings. Such is the price they pay for
their liberty. The domestic animals again en-
Joy warmth, food and comfort but in consider
alton of these advantages they must work, or
at least obey. All the way up the scale of in
ferior nature-from the snail carrying its house
on its back, but unable to move faster than a
yard or so in an hour, to the eagle soaring
aloft in the blue empyrean for whole after
noon, theme for poets and romancers, the
glorious child OF air, the messenger of Jove,
watching perhaps for some poor, miserable
rabbit that goes to ground after all, and dis
appoints him-compromise seems to be the
very condition upon which each and all hold
their existence The very changes of the sea.
sons, the very system that governs the universe
the very principle of attraction and expulsion
that keeps this old world rolling in its allotted
orbit through the inGnity of space, what are
they but extensions of notifications of the
! great rule of compromise
Year: 1861

THE JOURNEY OF LIFE.-Ten thousand hu.
man beings set forth together on their journey.
After ten years one-third at least have disap-
peared At the middle point of the common
measure of life, but half are still upon the road
Faster and faster as the ranks grow thinner,
they that remain till now, become wearied and
lie down to rise no more. AT three score and
ten, a band of some four hundred struggle on.
At ninety, these have been reduced to a hand
full of trembling patriarchs. Year after year
they fall in diminishing numbers. One fingers,
perhaps lonely marvel, till the century is
over We look again, and the work of death
is finished.
Year: 1861

naught the authority of my wife. Y You know
her way-cool quiet, but determined as ever
grew. Just after we married, and all was go
ing on nice and cozy, she got me in the habit
of doing all the churning. She never asked
me to do it, you know, but then she-why it
was done just in this way. She finished break
fast before me one morning, and slipping away
from the table, she filled the churn with cream
and set it just where l couldn't help seeing
what was wanted. So took hold regularly
enough, and churned until the butter came
she didn't thank me, but looked so nice and
sweat about it, that l felt we'll paid. Well
when the next charming day came-she did the
same thing, and followed suit and fetched the
butter. Again, and it was done just so, and
was in for it every time. Not a word was
said, you know, of course.


Well, by-and-by this became to be very irk-
some. l wanted she should just ask me, but
she never did, and l couldn't say anything
about it, so on we went. At last | made a
resolve that would not churn another time
unless she'd ask me. Churning day came
and when my breakfast-she always got nice
breakfast-when that swallowed, there stood
the churn. l got up and standing few min
utes just to give her chance, put on my hat
and walked out of doors. l stopped in the
yard to give her chance to call me, but not a
word said she. and with palpitating heart |
moved on | went down town, up town, and
all over the town, and my foot was as restless
as Noah's dove-I felt as if l had done wrong
I didn't exactly feel how-but there was an
indiscribable sensation Of guilt resting upon me
all the forenoon it seemed as if dinner-time
never would come, and as for going one minute
before dinner, | would as soon cut my ears off
So | went fretting and moping around town
till dinner time came. Home | went, feeling
very much as criminal must when the jury is
having in their hands his destiny-lfe or death,
l couldn't make up my mind how she would
meet Inc, but some kind of a storm l expected.
Will you believe it She never greeted me
with sweeter smile never had q better dinner
for me than on that day. but there stood the
churn just wLere left it Not a word was
passed. l felt confoundedly cut, and every
mouhful of that dinner seemed as if it would
choke me. She didn't pay any regard to it,
however, but went on as if nothing had hap
pened. Before dinner was over l had again
resolved, and showing back my chair, march
ed up to the churn, and went at it in the old
way. Splash, drip rattle, splash, drip, rattle
i kept it up. AS if in spite, the butter
never was so long coming. 1 supposed the
cream standing so long had got warm, so l
redoubled my efforts Obstinate butter. The
afternoon wore away while was churning.
paused at last from real exhaustion, when she
spoke for the first time: Come, Tom, my
dear, you have ratified that buttermilk quite
long enough, if it is only for fun you are doing
it." | knew how it was in flash. She had
brought the butter in the forenoon, and had
left the churn standing with the buttermilk in
for me to exercise with.
Year: 1861

CHEAP LIvING.-In San Francisco, board
and lodging can be had for three dollars per
week Some of the restaurants afford square
meal for ten cents, for which a beef steak
bread, butter and potatoes are given, and for
five cents additional, a cup of coffee. A man
of ordinary appetite can satisfy the same for
bit, and for two bits can dine munifcently. 1t
ing there to live, for if earned by labor in that
place, it is about as big as dollar.
Year: 1861

IRREPREssIBLE WAsHERwoNAN.-An Irish
woman having been driven out of her house by
the food at Sacramento, took her wash-tub
and baby on the roof, where boatman found
her. securing away like mad, while the young
one sat on the edge of the porch, padding
with his feet in the water.
Year: 1861

AN INTERESTING CoNTRAsT.-There are s.
500 boats belonging to the Erie Canal, of
which l ,346 are of greater tonnage than the
vessel in which Columbus discovered America;
and it may be added that the aggregate car
lases to the ocean, would load the combined
fleets of the world
Year: 1861

g The earth sad, the garden wild,


And mana hermit, sighed till woman smiled


Yes, before sweet, angelic woman smiled,
this earth was one vast wilderness, without one
bright spot to cheer the dropping soul o. our
worthy ancestor. 1t was spot so solitary
that even the melancholy owls, (f there were
owls so early in the history Of our worldly
Stunned the light of nature and bid themselves
in the dark caverns of the earth the very
flowers that bloomed, if they blossomed at all,
were SO weak and puny that even our good old
forefather viewed them with feelings of distaste
and even disgust and turned away-poor, lone
hermit that he was-to sigh and pine for some
beautiful being, full of love and gentleness, to
comb his hair, mend his trowsers, pour the
balm of heavenly consolation into bis troubled
soul, and have baby once in a while. Now,
when he was just on the point of despair,
bright, beautiful Miss Eve made her appear
ance-her eyes beaming with love and gentle
ness and such sweet expression of counteDance
that old Adam was completely stuck after
her," and he was a man from that moment );
and we advise all young men to SO conduct
themselves as to gain, like him. the respect and
esteem of the fairer portion of the Lords crea-
tion, before they become gray headed and
hardened in bachelors life, and they will find
that, instead of being miserable and having the
blue devils, their happiness will be unbounded.
Year: 1861

WE HAVE received copy of the circular and catalogue of the West Cornwall Institute, under the supervision of E. Burton Hart, A. N. We need hardly say that the school is located in one of the most healthful and pleasant towns in New England, that it is easy of access from New York and the West, and that its reputation has already become widely extended during the eight years of its existence, even while situated as it is amid other large and Aourishing schools.

 The School at present contains between twen- ty and thirty pupils, from New York and the West, who are taken into the family of Mir. Hart and given instruction by himself and his brother Mir. Geo. s. Hart, assisted by Prof and Mime R.. Schmeideberg and J. Henry Cole The boys are uniformed, drilled in military tactics, and are also in summer, taught something of the science of agriculture upon the large farm of l5O acres which is connected with the school. Better than all they ere taught habits of seza'eliaace and treated like gentlemen, which latttr doesn't ob- tain in every school.

 The only objection we observe in tie catalogue is that MT. Hart has his printing dons out of the county, which is bad
Year: 1861

person, from officer to the lowest susaltern r

 the ranks. such as has never been witnessed be-

 fore in the history of armies, he had driven the

 enemy with inferior numbers before him wherev

 CT he had advanced, his chosen body-guard had

 made single dash with one hundred and fifty

 against three thousand and retaken fortified

 city amid the wondering ard resounding plaudts of a nation. Who shall say what might have been the result of the campaign in its end from this brilliant beginning? Who shall venture to gainsay what might haue been had not the petty discontents of his inferior officers, and the al. ready dis-proved ex parte testimony of his per- sonal enemies resulted in his removal on the ve- ry eve of the most stirring elueidations of his plan ? It is only mournful necessity to watch the present situation of affairs in the Western Department, since Genl Fremont's removal, to lament that he should have been taken away just when he was.

 At all events let justice be done him by the Commandcr-in-chief, and if he be not found more incompetent" and guilty than events thus far have proved him. let him be reinstated and res- tored to position from which the heart of the American people have never yet displaced him nor sanctioned his removal,
Year: 1861

As a remedy for this most distressing and Obsti-
nate mAlady, the VEGETABLE LIFE MEDI-
CINES deserve distinct and emphatic recommen-
dation. 1t is well-known to hundreds in this city,
that the former proprietor of these valuable med
icines was himself afflicted with this complaint for
upwards of thirty-hve years, and that he tried in


vain every remedy prescribed within the whole
compass of the MateriG 1TedicG. He, however, at
length tried the medicine which is offered to
the public and he cured in very short time,
after his recovery had been pronounced not only
improbable, but absolutely impossible, by any hu-
Year: 1861

Are composed of Vegetable ingredients exclusively


as be ascertained by chemical tests. Their
prominent qualities those of an active and
searching, though perfectly mild and agreeable de-
telgent aperient; of gentle suporifc, promoting
the insensible perspiration of pleasant diuretic


invigorating tie kidneys and bladder; and of a
delightful tonic cardiac exciting appetite by the
demands of active digestion, and cheering the mind
with that grateful of renovated health which
Is one of the elicitous feelings of nature.
Year: 1861

The WIFE OF A SoUTH CAROLINA PLANTER
az-The wife of South Carolina planter
writes to her uncle in New York a lengthy
letter from which we make the following ex-
tract;


l shudder for the wives and mothers, Sis
Sers and babes of Sonth Carolina, as | con-
template the immediate future of the State.
You need not be surprised at aLy time to see
me and the children in your midst, for no ar
gument could induce me to remain here an
hour longer, than ! should be compelled TO,
if the worst should come to the worst


You may imagine, dear uncle, our situation,
but you never can realize it in its fulness.
Already we tremble in our own homes in an
ticipaton and expectancy of what is liable to
burst forth at any moment, a negro inSurrec-
Iion. Could you see the care and precaution
displayed here by the proprietors of the ne
groes, not only planters but Others, you
would not for moment envy us our posses
sichs. Not night passes that we do not Sc
carely lock our field servants in their quar-
ters; but our most loved and valued house
servants, who in ordinary times we you'd
trust 70 any extent, are watched and guarded
against with all the security and care that
we possess Our planters and owners of
slave property do not allow their servants to
have any intercourse with each other, and
the negroes are confined strictly to the prem
ises where they belong. We are all obliged
to increase our force of overseers to prevent
too free intercourse even among our own
servants The negroes feel and notice these
new restraints, aud naturally ask, "Why is
this ?" But it is Unnecessary for them TO ask
the question, for they all comprehend the
cause as we'll as we who own them. They
have already learned enough to give them an
idea of what is going on in the state and
nation, and this knowledge they have not
gained from abolitionists, as some suppose,
but from the conversation of their owners
Indirectly held in their presence. They have
already heard of Lincoln's election, and have
heard also that he is for giving them their
liberty, and you may imagine the result
Year: 1861

THE LADY THAT HAD NO JEwELs.-At one of
the Canada balls the Prince of Wales, having
danced what "was down on the bill" was
about to retire W til his suite, when he no
ticed lady sitting at some distance from the
principal actors in the brilliant scene He
stopped at once, and turning to the Duke re-
marked, There is lady with whom | should
be pleased to dance" The natural question
as to the singular request was asked and rer
piled to. "She looks so much like my moth
er, the Queen, that | wish an introduction" 4"
The lady was duly honored, and after that
set the Prince retired.


One lady at the Princes ball in Cincinnati
was distinguished from the rest of the women
by wearing no jswelry Her name is Groes-
beck, and we would bet a small sum she was
the best dressed woman of the lot. Baron
Renfrew observed that the lady was barren
of bVouterie, and selected her as dancing
partner on that account Over-dressing is
the crying sin of our American women, and
the lady who, on SO notable an occasion, had
the courage, self-reliance and good taste, to
dress with elegant simplicity, deserves i'm
mortal memory. Let Miss G. be illustrious
forever as the woman who danced with the
Prince and didn't wear jewels
Year: 1861

CHILD-MARRIAGEs,-- AS journalists we have
no right to pry into the domestic affairs of
the community, or proffer unasked advice
upon private matters. We intend to do no
such thing. We design our remarks to be
general, and aim to condemn practice that
must be viewed with regret by every sensible
adult.


We may be allowed to state that several
instances have come to our knowledge of the
marriage, in this vicinity, of little girls of l2
ana 10 years of ege to grown men; one at
least, with the consent of the parents. Can
any rational idea be entertained by the hus-
band, or by the parents, of the nature of the
life thus imposed upon child scarcely of the
age of consent? A feeble little creature,
without knowledge of the world sufficient to
enable it to form any conception of the ma
ture of the obligations and duties it assumes
with body so immature that many summers
are needed to develop it into the likeness of
woman; is hurried into a condition of life
where the lightest penalty to be expected is
destroyed constitution, and premature old
age. In such connection it is hard to con-
ceive of any love, in its hoiest sense. on one
side, or chivarous respect, on the other In
the fiery climes of the tropics, where ripeness
and rottenness are early, girls of thirteen are
often as fully developed as in our colder eli
mate they are at eighteen. But here they
are childish weaklngs, needing mothers
constant care, and as unsophistcated as in
fants. Their bodies are as unripe as their
minds. Nature is outraged by subiecting
them to the burdens of wife, and will be
sure to infiict its terrible revenges. We de-
sign to speak plainly upon this subject for
we deem it crime against natural laws, and
needing to be discouraged by the indignant
voice of public opinion. For Gods sake, if
any more such sacrifices are in contemplation,
let them not be contaminated. One such ex-
ample, unrebuked is worse than thousand
instances of ordinary crime.-NfvGda Trans
cript.
Year: 1861

BACoNs CouRTsHIP.-He tried to make his
fortune by courting rich widow of the
name of Hatton, whose reputation was any
thing but enviable. 1t was even suspected
that she had caused the death of her hus-
band. BE this as it may her own friends
regarded her as disgrace, and refused to
associate with her. Possibly Bacon was ig-
norant of all this. At all events, he did his
best to secure her hand, or, rather, her
money; and seeing that he was not success
full himself he engaged the services of his
friend Essex, some of whose letters to the
ladys mother are still extant. EFF" wrote
the Earl, "my faith be anything, protest, if
had one as near me as she is to you, had
rather match her with him, than with men
of far greater titles.
Year: 1861

A YOUNG lady in Indianapolis rose in her
sleep recently and cut off her hair as close as
it could be cropped by penitentiary barber.
When she got up in the morning and looked
in the glass she was horrifed, and loudly
complained that some one had shorn her
head while she slept.
Year: 1861

MosT persons will agree with Charles
Lamb, that it is intolerable to pay for articles
you have been used to get for nothing.
Thus, "when Adam LAID out his first penny
upon apples at some stall in Mesopotamia
think it went hard with him, rejecting upon
his goodly orchard, where he had SO many
for nothing"
Year: 1861

FARMERS in upper Vermont have been
rushing their stock off to market, sacrificing
on the prices rather than risk the wintering
of them on their short allowance of fodder
Good cows have been bought at St Johns
bury and vicinity for $40, and young cattle
at proportionably low prices,
Year: 1861

a CHINA BEAUTY.-~A writer from the seat
of war in China, gives a very fattering pic
ture of the Celestial beauties. Flat noses,
linear eyes, high cheek bones, and broad up
per faces, are not suggestive of Venus or
Psyche-nevertheless there is an expression
Of sweetness about China woman's face
which redeems it from positive ugliness. Her
jet black hair is combed into turret at the
top of the head, and there plastered with
grease and pomatum-much after the fashion
of the English dame during the days of the
regent. She is small in stature, with remark
ably pretty hands, and her feet find favor in
the eyes of her lord.
Year: 1861

a MrRAcULoUs ESCAPE FROM STARVATION
The Memphis Argus gives the following
account Of a miraculous escape from star
vation, of a gentleman residing in Lau.
derdale county, Tennessee, near Hale's
Point;


Last week he vas out hunting in a
large bottom in his neighborhooI, and he
observed wild goose fly out OF large cy
press stump, which was some twenty feet
high. His knowledge of the habit Of
these geese led him to believe that the
goose had a nest in the stump. On the
outside o: the stump were number OF
vines, which he pulled up 10 peep in and
get possession of the eggs. After he had
succeeded in gaining the topof the stump,
he discovered large number Of eggs
some six or eight feet down in side. The
nest, he supposed, was on a frn founda-
ton, and he accordingly let himself down
inside but, when he struck tho Substance
on which the nest was built, he discover
ed that it had no foundation, and soon
found himself sinking to the bottom of
the tree.


The inside Of the tree was rotten and
would not bear his weight Now he was
in dlema five miles from any habita-
ton, inside Of a stump twenty feet high,
with no prospect os any assistance, with
nothing 20 subsi5t on but the goose eggs
he screamed and yelled until he was near.
ly exhausted, no one coming within hear.
ing distance. On the third day after his
incarceration" two gentlemen were out
hunting and came within hearing dis
tance. They were very much frightened
a. hearing a man groaning inside Of The
stump, and for some time they could not
reconcile themselves to what it meant, but
having learned that the gentleman had
been missing from home several days,
they soon were satisfied that it was no
ghost inside the tree. They procured
axes, and soon the prisoner was liberated.
He swears he will never attempt to rob
gooae nest situated as that one vas again.
Year: 1861

We hear from Washington that the most
recent advices from nearly all our Ministers
abroad give more cheering information than
ence to the United States and the rebellion
we are now engaged in suppressing. a.