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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
ROUT. 9 ANDERSON, WM. J. THOMPSON
Jacksonport, Ark. Augusta. Ark
Ander»on it Thomp»oij,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonport and Augusta, Ark.
Will attend the Courts of Jackson, Wood
ruff. and adjoining Counties, and to special
canes in any section of the State. Addren*
cither office. maylii-ly
OKO. K. MORTON. H. P. V WUHAN,
3I0XVT01T & VATTSEAIT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courts of the counties'
of Prairie. White, Jackson, Woodruff and
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
collection of claims any w here in rhe State.
aep7tf. | _.
A. C PICKKTT. L. M. HA MM A l II.
PICKETT A IIAMHAUH,
A T T O K X E X S IT LAW,
A UG CS rA. A li KA XSA S.
Wir.r. practice in the counties of Woodruff.
Jackson, White and Craighead. Special at
tention given ro collections of all claims en
trusted to their care nprO-ly
J fit. 1». U,!)IU3M,r.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Cotton : Plant, Arkansas,
Will practice in the Circuit Courts of
Woodruff county, and the CireiiU Courts of
the seventh Ju die in'. District, and give prompt
attention to all business entrusted th his
onre. jan!2
K S. QAKTT. nr J. BUONACGH.
GAKTT lr. BROW ATJGH, *
ATTQaSXYS AT LAW.
Will practice iu the counties of Prairie,
White, Woodruff. Monroe. Arkansas and Pu
laski. Prompt atttentioH given to the collec
tion of claims loses will be paid and titles
investigated for non-residents apr!4-dm
J. E. GATEWOOD, J. S. THOMAS,
GATEWO'D & TnOiflAS,
ASyQHMPS** At &&W
JU’.S Oil'. ARKANSAS.
I. x intno.KPr.Tii. T. ihakfkkst.
HEDGEPETH & KENT.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
DES ABC, ARKANSAS.
Wild, practice in all of the courts of
Prairie county, and the circuit courts
of the surrounding counties. mar24-0in
JAMES 11. PATTERSON, LUCIAN C. GAUSK,
Aujusta, Ark. Jackxonport, Ark.
niuersoii & vansc,
ATTORNEYS AT *<AW,
Jarksouport and Augusta, Arkansas.
Will pract ice in the Counties of Woodruff,
Jackson. Independence, White, Lawrence,
Randolph, Green. Craighead and Cross, and
attend to special cases in any part of the
Si ate. Address either office. niyl8-ly
W. MICKS, Formerly of the firm of Cypert &
M icks.
H, R, FIELDING, Formerly of Athens, Ala.
HICX3 4 FIELDING.
ATTOaNKYS AT LAW,
Searcy, HliMe Co., Arkansas.
WILL practice in this and the adjacent
countie1*, in the District Courts, and Su
preme Court of tlie State.
J. C. JONSoN, office—West Point, Arkansas.
JNO. >1. MOGUL, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
jovso* & hooiii:.
Attorneys at Law,
SOLICITOUS IX VIIAXCJXiY,
-AND—
General Land and Collecting Agents,
HEAUCY, A U KANSAM.
Will give promptanention to any Luhmiirl'
in the counties of Independence, Jacks^w.
Woodruff, Monroe, Prairie, While, Conway
and Van Dureti. marD
wm. T. Jones*. b. c. totten.
JONES & TOTTEN.
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the counties of Pulaski,
Prairie, Monroe, Woodruff. Jackson and
White Prompt attention given to the i flec
tion of claims. aprU-ly
JAMES J. GALLAGHER.
Attor ney at L<> w,
COTTOA l'I, M, H OODRl FFCO. RK.
Will practice where called.
sep-K-tf.
SOL. F. CLARK. 8AM W. WILLIAMS
JOK AV. MARTIN.
CLARK WILLIAMS & MARTIN,
Attorneys at Law,
1,1TT 1.1: ROCK, tHH iXS tS.
WILL practice in all the Courtr. prosecute
Claim, of all kinds, collect debts, and
act as Rril /■. tat< tlniJ f/saeref/
Orrici M rkbam Street, near State House,
april > tf
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DR. ALLSIT
Oder* liis services to tlie citizens oi
lies Arc and vicinity in the practice ol
< medicine. Thankful for past favors,
and by attention to business lie expects
lo share a liberal prtronage.
Office—At ids residence—late the
residence of W. G. Frith. sep*21
DR. ROBT. B. TREZEV4NT
Tenders his professional services to
tlie citizens of Dos Arc and vicinity.
(tfflee—At B. F. Johnson Drug Store.
sop21
DR. J. W. BYR2TSI-,
Being permanently located at Des
Are, will continue the practice of liis
profession in all its branches.
Office at Col. J. M. Burnet's Drug
Store. jnul8-tf.
R. J A. ROl SEI.At AS office, is
now at Johnson & Davis' Drug Store;
ran he be consulted at his room at the Harvey
House He will give bis undivided attention
lo Chronic Dlaeanes of every descrip
tion.
The best of references can be furnished, by
applying to
DU. J. A. ROUSELADX,
juul-tf Des Arc, Arkansas.
13. F. Johnson.
13 IUJGGIS T,
DES ARO, ARKANSAS.
KEEP on hand a lnrg#im*hrtment of Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery,
Pattern Medicines, Wines, Brandies, Whiskey,
! for me tical purposes, which he will sell low.
| Prescriptions and orders tilled promptly.
Terms cash. feb. lo. 18<»8.
HUS. KITE IliXTSMAX,
Will commence her SCHOOL the first Mon
day in January. Tuition two and three
dollars per month. Deduction* iu case? of
protracted illneM.
Des Arc, Jan 1m. 18G7.
WM. R. COOOT. l>. MCBAF.
COODY & MoRAE,
At 4$ RAW
SEIHIY. WHITE t'Ol'ITV,
AUKAN8AK.
Will practice in all the courts of Arkansas.
mar24
F. LBPTIEN,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
TAM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL
kinds oi work iu my line. Meud
ing, Cleaning. &c.
_Thankful for past favors. 1 solicit a
continuance of the patrouage heretofore be
stowed on me. feb28-tf j
t!
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riYIIE UNDERSIGNED HAVING ££
I opened a lloilMe of Enter- JliJL
filiiimeilt, on Buena Vista Street, near
the Steamboat Landiug, for the accominoda- f
TRAVELERS AND BOARDERS,
By the day, week, or month, solicits the pat- j
rouage of those visiting Pea Arc. The fare j
will he as good as the market affords, aud *
terms moderate.
Give me a trial, aud I will endeavor to give
satisfaction.
BENJAMIN HAYLEY.
Des Arc, Ark., March 28, 1807—12m
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Arc. ArV . May 3A, 1B*7-tf
THE GAMBLER’S RESCUE.
More than twenty years ago, there
stood an old frame house in the city ot
New Orleans of a somewhat singular
construction. Its low, narrow front
was on the Hue Royal, near the corner
i of Bienville, with a massive oakendoor
litterally bound with large bars of iron,
which some of the neighbors never re
! membered to have seen opened during
dnylight. Then, anybody who would
! have taken the pains to watch unob
served might perceive and count scores,
and even hundreds, approach although
| not more than ono or two at a time, and
by givingthrcc distinct, and, as it seem
ed peculiar knocks, and whispering
some secret sign-words in the porter’s
ear, received admission.
At the date when the incident hap
pened which I inn about to relate there
was a cold Christmas night, long re
I membered in the South as an extraor
dinary occurrence for such genial lati
tudes. The wind blew almost a hurri
cane, while the mingled snow, sleet and
rain drove everybody from the streets
and thoroughfares who had any roof
for shelter or who was not kept out by
the power of some mighty motive or
strong passion.
It was about the middle of this tem
pestuous night, when a solitary female
i tniirhf hr deoil nilvnnr>inrr with ttini.l
and faltering steps down the Hue Roy
al, from the direction of Canal street,
until she reached a point immediately
! opposite the old frame building pre
viously described, when she paused, as
if uncertain as to her further progress,
and leaning against a lamp-post gave
vent to an uncontrollable .grief. The
flickering rays of the lamp above her
head revealed enough of her dress to
show that it was of the richest materi
al notwithstanding its drenched and
drooping condition from the rain while
diamonds sparkled on her lingers, and
a heavy watch chain of pure gold en
circled her neck. A single glance only
was sufficieut.to render apparent her in
comparable beauty, although the bril
liant fire of her dark eyes looked dim
through one continuous flow of tears,
and her face was of a deadly paleness.
Whatever might he the occasion of!
tier coming forth into the dismal temp
est, it evidently had something to do
with that old frame house before allud
ed to, for, approaching it slowly, and
with measured steps she rang the door
bell. The summons received no re
sponse. It was iterated several times,
and perhaps a little angrily also. She
then snatched up a brick-bat from the |
ground, and struck the iron-bound j
oaken plank three times with nil the j
force of her arm. This seemed to have 1
the desired effect, for very soon the j
door was partially opened, and a voice I
hoarse and full of wrathful menace ex- '
claimed—“Who are you, that dare dis
turb peaceful people at this hour?”
“I am an unhappy woman,” was the
sad and tremulous answer.
“What the devil do you want?” ask
ed the harsh voice.
“1 want to come in and see my hus
band,” was the beseeching reply.
“Who is your husband?” inquired
the other, in the same ungracious tone.
“Mayor Hvan” she responded, “for
God s sake let me see him.”
“1 do not know nnv such man.” saiil
the voice.
“Oh I do not say so,” she implored,
“because I have seen him enter the
door every night during the past week.’
“It is false!” replied the voice in
more guttural and angry accents than
ever. “It is false, and if you do not
leave here instantly, I will set tho dogs
on you. Here, Tiger!”
An ominous aud savage growl was
heard from within, aud a great hairy
head protruded itself from the half
open door. The wretched woman re
treated iu alarm, and tlie shutter was
slammed to and bolted again. She
stopped, however, at her former sta
tion by the lamp post, and yielded to
another convulsion of grief more aw
ful to behold than the tlrst. Indeed,
she was so over-powered by her dis
pairing thoughts that she did not no
tice the advance of a man up the street
until he advanced within three feet of
where she stood, aud addressed her in
tones of politeness, not uumixed with
gentle commiseration.
“You appear to he in distress,” said
the stranger, “can I do anything for
you ?”
She started suddenly, and eudeavor
ed to scan his countenance, but the
gloom was too intense aud the light of
the lamp too faint to allow any satis
factory examination. However, as the
voice was not only kind, hut very re
spectful, she answered in accents the
most mournful ever heard—Oh! sir, 1
aut miserable beyond human endur
ance, and yet no one can aid tue.”
“You should not give up to such a
dcspottdipg idea,” he urged in a still
more impassiouute manner, “we can al
ways assist one another with our ad
vice and sympathy, if nothing more.
Tell me what is the subject of your
grief?”
She reflected a moment, and the
thought occurred to her that, perhaps,
if she revealed the tun» cause of he.r
sorrow, the other might by some means
procure admittance into the house from
which she had lately been driven away ■
and this decided her to make tho dis
closure.
••It will doubtless appear unseemly,'' :
she began, "to tell s stranger such pri- ;
vate matters, as it certainly looks ini
modest for a aoiitary woman to be in
the streets lifter midnight, In troth I
iim nearly maddened with misfortunes
of the past and apprehensions for the
future. 1 am married, and the mother
of three living children, and one fs no
more. Myself and husband each in
herited much wealth, and for years en
joyed all the happiness which riches
and affection can confer, until within
the last few weeks, when he contracted
an unconquerable and mysterious pas
sion for the gaming tnble, and his own
property—farms, houses, lot9, slave*,
money, everything—melted away like
snow beneath a warm ruii. Then be
persuaded me that lie had reformed,
and under the pretext of an intention
to remove into another State, induced
ITle to sell out, and turn all i owned
from my poor father into cash, and that
has been following the rest, until to
night when he has taken our only re
maining means into yonder hell, where
it will all lie swallowed up before
mornin’g, unless I can gain admission
and prevent it." As she said this, she
pointed at the old frame house.
“What is the name of your husband ?"
inquired the stianger.
••Major Ilyan she answered; “do
you know him ?”
“I know him very well by sight, but
have never made his acquaintance by
any personal mirotiuciion, wastnere
•po'tise.
"Could you not manage to procure
mean entrance into that gambling
den ?” she asked in earnest entreaty.
"I fear that it is impossible," was the
candid reply.
“Then my children are beggars," she
bitterly shrieked in her despair. "My
children! oil my unfortunate children!
Would to God that wo were ail togeth
er in the same grave with your little
sister."
So heart rendering was her tone, so
fearful was the agony of her attitude as
she bowed down upon her knees in
speechless prayer, on the frozen ground,
that even the stranger could not re
press his sympathy and after delibera
ting in silence a minute or more, lie
came to a benevolent, yet recklessly
hold conclusion.
“I cannot gain for you admission into
that house," he said." but 1 can do what
is better—I can enter myself, and save
him from the fangs of the villains
whithiu. or perish in tlie- attempt."
"In the name of pity, do," sho prayed,
rising to her feet, "and I and my dear
ones will bless yon forever.”
“I wilt,” he rejoined, "lint upon one
condition—that you immediately re
turn home out ot this violent tempest,
and stay there patiently, until I bring
your husband, even if that should not
he till morning.
"I consent,' she exclaimed, in eager,
almost joyous tones. "I w ill start this
instant and may God prosper vOu in
your holy enterprise." And as she
spoke she disappeared behind the thick
curtain of darkness.
The stranger then passed over to the
old frame building, and,gave three low,
distinct knocks on the door, each
repeated !>v intervals of about half a
minute. These were promptly an
swered by two similar knocks from
within, lie then knocked a fourth
time and the dooropeneda few inches,
when a voice from the room whisper
ed the sign question—"What is /lie
time?’’
To which be replied, “Ask the queen
of hearts?’’
“Where is the queen of hearts?''
“in the left bower of the great king,’
was the answer, when the shutter fli w
wide open and he hurried into the
house, and the door was bolted and
closed as before.
The stranger passed through the first
apartment, which was in a state of to
tal darkness and entered the second,
which was brilliantly illuminated, and
where there were two card tables in
full operation, with eight or ten busy
players at each. A quick glance at
these showed him that the object of Ids
search was not present, lie went into
the next, and from that to those beyond
it, until he had counted twelve, all
similar in their appcarcncc, and having
circles of men engaged in the same
perilous pastime; hut still he did not
find the person whom he had come to
see and save, lie then approached a
dark corner and descended a sleep
narrow flight of stairs. Here lie found
thregi individuals in the not of sitting
down to a game of poker, and, to Ids
great delight, he discovered that one of
them was Major Kyan, although the
latter did not know him.
A tall, heavy man, with a shilling
bald head inquired :
“Stranger, would you like to take a
hand ?''
“1 haven’t no objections, ’replied the
other, in apparent embarrassment, and
affecting the tone and manner of a
boat man, “that is to say, if t'other fel
lers here are williu.'’
“Certainly, sir,” responded Major
Ryan with a humorous smile.
“Certainly, sir,” said a powerful
man, with a dark hairy face aud pierc
ing black eyes; “certainly, provided
you have sufficient money to play the
thing out ; tor it is but right to inform
you that we bet very high, the ante
itself being ten dollars, and it is one of
of our rules that no person shall be
permitted to leave the table until he is
either broken flat, or unless unanimous
consent be given, which 1 for oue, am
not sure to do ”
“I guess I have ammunition enough
for a good long tight, ’ antwerod the
stranger, “because I have jist sold on
! mv boat load of corn, and here is tin
sire of my pile—only ten thousand dol
lars.',—And lie threw down on tin
table a large pttrse, or rather a smal
bag of gold and bank notes.
The bnirv fared man emitted a low
chnckling laugh, indiclive of his belie
that the treasure would soon change
hands, and the four immediately tool
their places, and commenced a eoutes
of skill and patience such as never be
fore or’since occurred in the saloon
ofXcW Orleans. At first, all the ad
vantage, of what gamblers term tlierur
of luck, seemed to be with Major Ity
an, and a pyramid of specie and papet
grew up rapidly by bis side, but thh
suddenly changed and fortune flew
| over to the gentleman of the bald bead
. whom the others called Captain Smith
and bis enormous accumulations wetil
on until they threatened the rest with
: bankruptcy, when the. fllckle goddess
I-rain shifted her golden alter and shed
her brightest smiles upon the hairy
j face, whose owner was addressed as
; Squire Jack. Minutes and hours flew
| away, and each, by'different alterations
o!' triumph and defeat, had been exul
tant and depressed, and still the game
was carried on with ever increasing
interest. It was a curious study to
which mu several countenances ol I He
players, as the time progressed without
any decisive result such as to insure
the ultimate victory. The bald-headed
gentleman seemed cool and confident,
even when suffering the heaviest
losses. The hairy face wore a smile ol
licadish determination and the black
eyes looked keen enough to pierce
through the whole pack ol cards down
to the very bottom. Major Kayun's
features were Hushed and excited, and
whenever he dealt, it might be obser
ved that bis hand trembled violently.
Hut Singular to tell the stranger w lioiu
they all supposed to be a novice, a
harmless hunt in an or a farmer, evinced
the fewest exterior signs denoting feel
ing of them all. Mot a ripple or
change was allowed to rise to the sur
face of his visage from the deep sca nt
his soul. Ilis small gray eyes appear
ed to bo made of ice, they gazed upon
everything with an expression so cold
and careless ; and but for the consum
mate skill which lie displayed in every
movement, and the reckless bravery ol
his bets,,be might have been mistaken
for a man of marble, id^assiouless, as
disinterested in the final issue that was
to render.him penniless or achieve am
ple riches.
With all of them, 'however, "as the
night wore away and morning ap
proached, the energy of attention and
concentration of the intellectual facul
ties augmented to almost a maddening
degree. Still they played on. The
words spoken were few and perpetu
ally recurring in the same order, such
as ‘•shuttle, cut, deal. pass, bet, auto,"
.to.
For some hours before the ultimate
catastrophe in the game, the cotd eyes
of the stranger tmd observed, that
whenever it came Squire Jack s turn to
deal, lie uniformly cheated by a trick
that no ordinary player could detect.
As a consequence, whenever the hairy
fine gave out the cards, Major Kyah
was loser, until his pocket had been
lightened of some six thousand dollars.
Aw 11 w 11 ■ 111 liiiiimiu in i'msp; lii«
was unceasingly making desperate ef
forts to retrieve liis fortune ; and these,
for the same reasons, only tended to
involve him the more. As the stranger
bad discovered Hi" .Squire’s trick witn
uui saying anything, lie silently invent
ed a counter maneuver to defeat it.
soon playing his hands so successfully
us to divide and even halve the im
mense amount of w innings that had ac
cumulated by the elbow of his adversa
ry . Vexed and irritated.by this sud
den change in his luck the Squire ven
tured another and dift'ereut act of leg
erdemain, and attempted to shuffle or
■•stock” the cards, as tho technical ex
pression is, so as to give all parties
very powerful suits intending as a
matter of course to reserve tlie strong
est for himself. But while lie was
carefully preparing the arrangement,
the stranger's small eyes of ice at once
turned into Hashing orbs of fearful tire,
liis lips wreathed witli a smile ot
strange meaning, and he said in a low
yet awfully distinct and sneering tone :
"Squire .Jack, don’t be a rascal! It
you go to cheating I'll cut your cars
oft'!”
‘‘Do you know to whom yon are ad
dressing such language?” exclaimed
tiie other, in a loud and menacing tone.
‘•I don’t wish to know you any bet
ter than I do at present, lest I should
find you out to be a still greater thief
than I even now think \ ou. and in all
conscience that is bad enough,” was
the answer.
‘‘I am Jack Jones, of Mississippi.”
returned the hairy face, with thunder*
ilig emphasis, as if lie expected tobriug
the enemy to his knees by the bn.e an
nouncement of his nattic, well known
as being that of a celebrated duelist:
"and have shot down half a dozen meu
at the first tire w ithout allowing them
the chance to draw a trigger.”
As lie said this lie pulled out his pis
tol, cocked it, and laid it ill his lap un
der the table, while his partner, Capt.
Smith, did the same.
“And I,” exclaimed the stranger,
smiling still more ferociously, “am
named Bowie, ami I have scalped n
hundred Indiaus, and cut up a score ol
ecouudrels with my famous knife, and
I propose now to serve two more ii
■ the same wav: “and with the last tw<
■ words he blew out the light and botin
■! ded over the table. Two pistols wen
j off simultaneously in the darkness.—
| Their roar was succeeded by tin
sound of several blows, and of person:
' falling heavily on the floor, besides i
few stifled groans of mortal agony
and when they rushed in from the ad
joining room with fresh lamps, a hor
riblc vision revealed itself. There lay
the gamblers, Jones and Smith, in large
pools of their own blood, ghastl}
corpses; while over them, unharmed
by lend or steel, stood their triumphanl
toe, holding aloft the dreaded knife
dripping with gore from hilt to point
; “Mow are you, Ilowie? You seem
j to be victorious, as usual,” cried sever
! al persons, who recognized him—and
all that ever knew him well were his
friends. Me then detailed the circum
1 stances and cause of his recent comb#t
; and his behavior in the transaction met
with the cordial approval of a great
majority in the crowd.
Finally as day was beginning to
dawn, Howie said: “Come, Major Ry
an, to the victors belong the spoils; let
us take our hard won trophies to your
own house and lay them at the feet ol
the fondest wife and mother in Amer
ica—or the world ; one who defied the
horrors of last night's storm, in order
j to rosette you from utter destruction.'
! And then the ttvo men gathered up
i their i^ney and hurried awa\ from
' the den of gamblers.
! Such was Col. Bowie. Men c led
him a desparado. Perhaps he was so ;
hnt every deed ofhis life, down to his
'glorious death, was heroic, generous,
disinterested. All his most bloody
: combats wore waged to defend the
1 rights, or avenge the insults of others,
and never, probably, in affairs of his
| own.
Honorable Courtsblp.
Wo heard a very pretty incident the
other day which we cannot help re
, pouting. A young lady from the South,
it seems, was wooed and won by a
youthful physician living in California.
When the engagement was made, the
doctor was rich, having been very suc
cessful at Sau Francisco. It had not
existed many months, however, when,
by an unfortunate investment, lie lost
his entire ‘heap.’ The event came upon
him, it should he added, just as he was
about to claim his bride. What does
lie do? Why, like an honorable anil
chivalrous young fellow, us he is, he
sits down and writes the young lady
(he particulars of the unhappy turn
which had taken place in his fortunes,
assuring her that if the fact produces
any change of feelings towards him,
she was released from all the promises
-lie had made to him. And what does
she, the dear good girl, do? Why she
takes a lump of purge gold, which her
iover had sent her in hi- prosperity as
a keep sake, and having it manufactur
ed into a ring, forwards it to him, with
the following Bible inscription engrav
ed in distinct characters on the outside :
‘•Entreat me not to leave thee, or to
return from following after thee; for
whither thou goest I will go, and
whither thou lodgest I will lodge; thy
people shall be my deople, and thy God
my God; where thou diest I will die,
.•uni thorp will 1 ho ImiMPil * flip I .nnl fin
so to me, and more also, it' aught but
death part me and thee.”
The lover idolized his sweetheart
more than ever, when he received this
precious evidence of her devotion to
him both in storm and sunshine. We
may add that fortune soon again smil
ed upon the young physician, nnd that
lie subsequently returned to the South
to wed the sweet girl he loved, and who
loves him with such an undying affec
tion. Voting ladies who read the Hi
hie, as the heroine of this incident
i seems to have done, are pretty sure tc
make good sweethearts and hcttei
wives.—Louisville Journal.
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Taliie of Persunnl Itiealness.
Many women, who would not for the
world he wauling in the matter of per
sonal neatness, seem somehow to have
the notion that any study of tho arts ol
personal beauty in family life ii
unmatrouly. They buy their clothe?
with simple reference to economy, am1
have them made up without any qttes
lion of becomingness; and lienee mar
riage sometimes transforms a charm
ing, tripping young lady into a wudling
1 matron, whose every-day toilet sug
gests only the idea of a feather-bed
tied around with a string. For my
part 1 do not believe that the summary
i banishment of the grace from the do
mestic circle as soon as the Huby make?
its appearence, js all conducive to do
mestic affection. Nor do I think tliai
there is any need of so doing. These
I good housewives are in danger, like
other saints, of falling into error ol
neglecting the body through too UHlcti
thoughtfulness for others, and too lit
tle for themselves. If a woman evei
lias any attractiveness, let her try ami
keep it, settihgit down as one of hei
domestic talents.
.-The father of an in interesting
family rceiciug near Detroit, not long
since stopped the only newspupet
which he had ever allowed himself ai
family, and solely on the ground that
he could not afford the expense. Thii
man chews up fourtceu dollars nut
sixty cents' worth of tobacco ever year
Mr When are gloves unsaleable
! When they are kept on hand.
The Dignity of l,abor.
The peculiar circumstance* which
surround the people of the south, and
the moanings of distress which arc
heard from every quarter, call loudly
for a revolution of sentiment, apd a
i change in the action of the citizens,
i Having always been accustomed to a
: different system of labor than such as
: now exists, the young men of the
! country have been educated for pro
i fessions and avocations which prcclu
i ded manual labor. The fathers have
taught their sons to avoid the cultiva
tion of the soil, and the honorable
practice of a trade, and while lavishing
abundance of money in giving them
useless accomplishments, they have
unintentionally instilled into them an
aversion to day labor, and to all the
more laborious industrial pursuits.
They have taught them to attempt the
accumulation of money by the exercise
of their education, and leave the culti
vation of the soil to slave labor, and to
the older citizens, and the mechanical
arts to those who were less fortunate
in procuring education, and an inheri
tance of pecuniary fortunes. Times
have changed and we must change
with them. Experiments have been
made sufficient to satisfy the farmers
that the present system of labor is
wholly impracticable, and the worth
less inuoicui, ana uureliaole masses or
negroes let loose upon our people can
not be used with profit. The stringen
cy ofthe tiinos, and the unsuccessful
attempts to raise cotton have plunged
the whole country into a situation but
little less than starvation and destitu
tion Mercantile prospects are blasted,
and must experience a prostration pro
portionate to that which affects the
agricultural community. Hundreds of
young men will, in a short time, be
thrown out of employment, and at a
season of the year when it will be to
late to attempt the making of a crop.
It is to these that we would give u
word of counsel, and urge upon them
the necessity of going n't once to work,
instead of trusting to a limited salary,
and uncertain employment. There is
, no pursuit in life more honorable,
i more dignified, and more ennobling
| than the earning of one’s bread by the
: sweat of his brow. It is the decree of
! Almighty God. and hears the hallowed
I impress of wisdom coming as Ilis
word. With a fertile soil, a genial'cli
mate, a strong arm. and a good will,
; every young man may become the
: honored architect of his own fortunes,
and stand in the ranks of true and
! grand sovereigns of tl-'■ land. From
the soil must come all that sustains life
; and procures comfort. The time has
come when the young men must put
their hands to the plough, and restore
the fortunes of their ancestors, so
1 miserably shattered by the fortunes of
war, and the infamous designs of par
! fisan legislation, and radical vindic
I tiveness. They must assert the dignity,
| the energy and the indomitable spirit
of their fathers which secured to them,
in more prosperous times, the inesti
mable advantages of education, learn
ing and wealth. Let them be not
ashamed of labor, whether in tlie field
or in the workshop, hut let them take
an honest pride in that which has made
many great and good men—Quit the
| towns and cities with their vieo#and
where there ran be found labor, health,
! competency, dignity, usefulness and
happiness. Go now, while you can,
1 for within a very few months you will
be unemployed, Wasting your time in
| idleness, and consequently expeusivc
i ly, while on a farm or in the workshop,
i you will be laying up something for
future use, and building up habits of
sobriety and industry which will be an
honor to your name and to your pos
terity.
•-Honor and fume from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.'
I «qt rr you wish to keep a town from
thriving don’t put up any more build
I ingstlian you can conveniently occupy
yourselves. If you should accidently
: have an empty dwelling and any one
1 wants to use it, ask about three times
its actual value for it. Demand a shv
1 lock price for every vacant spot of
ground God has given you steward
! ship over. Turn a cold shoulder to
i every mechanic or business man seek
j ing a home among you. Look at every
! new comer with a scowl. Run down
the work of every new workman. Go
; abroad for wares rather than trade with
I those who seek to do business in your
| midst. Wrap yourselves up within
yourselves, and cover yourselves up
with a coat of inpervlous selfishness.
There is no tnnro effectual way to rc
I tard the growth of a town than actions
■ like those enumerated.
BsJi. .Says the Boston Tost: “People
who advertise are smarter than those who
1 don't;* better looking, too. uine in ten —
This is natural, if not logical. Advertis
| ing is an indication of intelligence, and in
1 teliigeuee is one of the leading elements
i of good looks. At all events, the world
| believes in those who, advertise, and it
• plants its dollars in their pockets. Sueb
are live people; in these live days nobody
1 wants anything to do with any but jour
; live lueu and women Our advice to every
i body—except in tnatriinony—advertise.
! It is sure to return largely, inorea9eyour
j reputation as a business man, make hosts
of frieuds, and add to the number oi
shrewd and sensible people in the world,
’ , of which there has never been au over
stock.
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SALMiClI'KiDI.
narWhst part of a cigar is molt like
a tree ? The ash is (ashes.)
|Qy When a person well replenishes
a fire how does it feel ? Grateful.
SQf'W’hy is dancing like milk? Be
cause it strengthens the calves.
Why is the letter D like a squal
ling child? Because it makes mamad.
jayThe chap who sung “Ah! don’t
mingle,” takes his whiskey straight.
Say Why is a pei^on in deep thought
like a soldier in camp? Because ho is
intent.
It is supposed that the man who
left the house was not able to carry it
with him.
fSyWhy are a great many bills in
Congress like lobsters? Because, when
read, (red) they lie on the table.
J©-What is the first thing a boy
docs when he falls into the water ? lie
gets wet.
Why are ladies’ eyes like per
sons separated by distant climes? Be
cause they correspond, but never meet.
8Sy Why is a young man’s arm like
the gospel ? Because it makes glad the
waist places.
S£j~Why do stewed chickens resem
ble fire-arms? Because thoy are fowl
in’-picccs.
yy-Which one of the planets is of
Israelitish origin? Jupiter (Jcw-Pe
er.
Hfcg-TIow were Adam and Eve pre
vented from gambling? Their pair o’
dice was taken away from them ?
jQr-Brigham Young conducts his
connubial affairs oil the principle of
“large business and small Prophets.”
jgyPunch thinks there is an obvious
propriety in going out to dinner in a
swallow-tail coat.
afcjy-An old bachelor says the ladies
are like Scotch snuff, because they will
bring a foolish man to his knee*
(sueeze.)
ggf-Ouo of our citizens, bearing a
noise in the kitchen a few evenings
since, discovered a lean looking chap
stealing his lard. Inquiring of him
what he was after, the thief replied:
“I’m getting fat.”
jsg-Dr. Johnsou was one day dining
at the house of an English lady, when
she asked him if he did not think her
pudding very good.
‘Yes,’ growled the moralist, ‘it is
good enough for hogs.’
‘Shall I help yon to another plateful!’
was the instant reply.
A young lady was told by a mar
ried lady that she had better precipitate
herself off the Niagara Falls into the
basin beneatli than marry. The young
lady replied: “I would if I thought I
could find a husband at the bottom !”
j®-“IVliat do you do?” asked a
traveler of a country urchin whom he
saw in front of a farmer's house tick
ling a toad-with a long straw. “Oh
I can do mor’n considerable ; I rides
the turkeys to water, milks ttic geese,
cards down the old rooster, puts up the
pig's tails in papers to make them curl,
ham-strings tho grass-hoppers, makes
fires for fleas to court by, keeps tally
for dad ami mam when they scold at a
mark, and cuts the buttons off dad s
coat when lie’s :.t prayers in the morn
ing
jgy-Milo Blair, of the Boonvilie Ra
gle. always full of frolicking fun, gets
off an amusing yarn on the courtship
of a widower and a blooming widow
in bis neighborhood. To make a long
story short, he repaired to the house of
the widow, and opened hi» business
thus:
“They tell me you want to hitch ; if
that’s so, I'm your everlasting huckle
berry.” A tint somewhere between a
turkey red and a vermillion, rose to her
check, as she replied: “Seems to me 1
am kind of lonely, and if you are in
| dead earnest, I’m in.” A flash of clec
i trie light, which romantic people call
“affinity” passed between them and iu
a few days the; were married.
fcg-A newly-married couple were
lately present at a revival meeting in
this state, and during the exercises from
f some cause or other, the bride fainted.
Intense excitement followed, in the
j midst of which an old gentleman, noted
! for his antipathy to tight lacing, gen
1 cral hardness of heart and bad habit of
stuttering, cried out at the top of his
voice to the distressed hnsbaud, who
was holding his fainting wife in hia
arms: “A-n-ron, damn it, m-mau, take
out your knife and c-c-cut her lacers!’'
A general roar of laughter followed,
even from the most sedate, but the
new-made husband adopted the pres
cription on the instant, and with sne
j cess.
MrThe Hartford Press tells r story
of a recent accident on the New Lon
1 doit Railroad. An intoxicated Irish
man was sitting <m the track, when the
engine struck him and tossed him down
an embankment. The conductor back
ed his train to pick up tho dead body.
The victim was found alive, however,
only somewhat bruised, and taken to
Norwich. Here the conductor kindly
offered to send the man to his home, a
tew miles away, in a hack, but he in
sisted on his ability to walk and refus
ed to be sent home. The conditeter
pressed the matter, when the Milestn,
who had stood the bnttiug of the cow
; catcher so well, bristled up with : ‘Go
away wid yer carridge. I’ll go home
by myself: an’ If I've done any damage
: to your old iugine, bedad, I’ll pay It ou
' the spot.’