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Improvement of the ITIind.BY T. S. ARTHCK.

We often find two persons who have been

equal!v well educated at school, one of whom isgreatly in advance of the other in point of intelligence.This does not always arise from the

«k;i;»w ,\f ,ma lint l»pr*nnsfi one of them, bupcnur. (luiuij vi vuvj v*%v

had read, thought, and observed more than theother. What we gain at school is only the means

ofbecoming wise and useful. If we let it lie inactivein our miuds, it will do us no good. Howquickly does a young lady lose her power over

the piano, if she neglect the instrument i IIowsoon is a language forgotten, if we do not attemptto write or speak it! And this is true ot nearlyeverything that is acquired at school. It liesmerely in the outer court of the memory, anddoes uot enter and make many permanent impressionsupon the mind until it is practised andmade useful in every-day life.We often hear it said of a woman in society,

that she is a well educated woman ; and the inferenceusually js, that she has received a liberal> .1-- 1.

education at school om uie rnimu Itl'.'tUlC

something more; it means that she is a readingobserving, reflecting woman. Hundreds havetheir memories crowded with the rudiments ofan education, that lie there as inactive as food inthe stomach of a dyspeptic; and they imaginethemselves to be well educated ; but it is all an

imagination. To be well educated is somethingvery different from this.

All real improvement of the mind commences

at the time we first begin to think for ourselves ;and this is after we have left school. At schoolwe merely acquire the meatus to be used' in thattrue and higher order of education w hich everyone must gain for himself. It matters not howmany studies a young lady may have pursued at

school,- nor how thoroughly she may have masteredall she attempted to learn; if, after leavingschool, she does not read, observe and think,she will never make an intelligent woman.

In every company a young lady will find twoclasses of persons, distinctly separated from eachother. If she mingle with those of one class shewill find their conversation to consist entirely oflight and frivolous remarks on people's habits,dress, and manners, with the occasional introductionof a graver theme, that is quickly set aside,or treated with a levity entirely at variance withits merits. But if she mingle with tho.-n? of the

^ bther class, she will find herself at oucc upon a

higher plane, and be impressed with the pleasingconsciousness that she has a mind that can

think and feel interested in subjects of a generaland more weigniy interest, nu uuur api-m. mm

one class leaves the mind obscure and vacant;while an hour spent with the other elevates, expands;and strengthens its powers, and causes itto see in a clearer atmosphere.- With one or the other of the classes-a younglady is almost sure to identify herself, and riseinto.an intelligent v\oman, or remain nearly uponthe level she at first occupied. We need not

say how important it is for h'er to identify herselfWith the right class. Of course her own tastesand preferences will have much to do in thi*matter. But, if she incline toward the unthinkingand frivolous, she will bo wise if she resistsuch an inclination, and compel herself, for a

time, to-mingle with those who look npon lifewith an eye of rational intelligence, and seek tolive to some good purpose, The mental food receivedduring the time she thus compels herselfto mingle with them, will create an appetitethat unsubstantial gossip and frothy chit-chatcan no longer satisfy.The importance and necessity of reading

need hardly be affirmed. Its use is fully unstoodand admitted. But there is great dangerofenervating the mind by improper reading.For a young girl to indulge much in novelreading is a very serious evil. Few of thepopular novels of the day are unfit to go intothe hands of a young and imaginative girl..Apart from the false views of life which theynresent. and the false philosophy which theyr ' » -

too often inculcate, they lift an experienced readerentirely above the real, from whence shehas too little inclination to come down; andwhenever she does come down she is unhappybecause sho finds none of the ideal perfectionsaround her, with which her imagination has becomefilled, but is forever coming into rudecontact with something that shocks her overrefinedsensibilities. Her own condition inlife she will be in great danger of contra>tingwith that of some favorite heroine of romance,

If she does this she will be almost sure to make Iherself miserable. A young lady who iiulul-!ges much in novel reading never becomes a

woman of true intelligence, ijhe may he ableto converse fluently, and to make herself at

times a very agreeable companion, even tothose who aro greatly her superiors; but shehas no strength of intellect, nor has she rightviews of life.

All works of fiction, however, arc not had.Where the author's aim is to give right viewsof life, and to teach true principles, if he possess

the requisite ability to execute his doignwell, he may do great good. The reading ofworks of this kind, forms not only a healthymental recreation, but creates a true sympathyin the mind for virtuous actions, and inspiresomnlation in irood deeds, It is by means ofthis kind of writing that tho broadest contrastsbetween right and wroi.g arc made, and so presentedto the reader that ho cannot but loveone while he abhors the other. Who can readone of Miss Sedgwick's admirable little books." The Poor Rich Man and the Rich PoorMan," " Live and Let Live," or " Home".without rising from its perusal with healthier

views of life, and a more earnest desire in allthings to do justly and love mercy ? Of thisclass of books there are a great many. Thenovels and tales of Miss Edgworth, Miss Bremer,Mrs. Iluwitt, and Mrs. Opie, are good andmay bo read not only with pleasure but profit,by every young lady. The time spent in readingthem will not be lost. Indeed some por.tion of the time occupied in reading just suchbooks, is necessary to a well balanced mind.In reading history we sympathize only withmasses of people, or admire some powerfulleader. Books of philosophy lift the miud upinto an abstract region of thought; and«poetrywarms, inspires, and delights the imaginationand refines the tastes. All these are necessaryto light intellectual culture; they form thevery ground-work, solid walls, and inward garnitureof a well-educated initid. But if readI...yw.tifinn/4 t(men nlnnn fliprn is d.'inrrnr|IJC> Wv WV'llilUVM *. v/ WUVWV ««v»«V J v. w . ..ofbecoming cold and unsympathising.of livmgin an intellectual world, more than in a realworld of people, with like thoughts and likeaffections with ourselves. It is here that wellwroughtfiction»comes in with a humanizingtendency ; giving to man a love for his fellowman,and inspiring him with a wish to do good.In history, travels, and biography, we see a

man on the outside, as it were, and regard himat a distance, as a thinking and effective being;but in fiction, we perceive that he is fashionedin all things, as we are; that he has like hopesand fears, joys and sorrows, and like aspirationsafter the good and the true, and we are

gradually led to feel with and for him as a

brother.we hold him by the hand, we look^ntohis face, we see the very pulsaticns of hisheart. All this is good.all this is necessary

c c -ito llie true luuuauou 01 uuuiauici.

But for a young lady to limit her reading to.this order of books, or even spend a large portionof (he time allowed to reading to their perusal,will hinder her advancement in mentalimprovement. She will be very apt, also, tosink into the mere waste of sympathy towardsideal personages, without seeing in them typesof real classes that are in the world, and allaround her.

All right improvement of the mind will dependupon the leading motive which a younglady bus in view, when she reads, thinks, or observes,with a caretuI eye, what passes aroundher If her end be to acquire the power ofconversing intelligently on various topics, andof exhibiting an acquaintance with books, inorder to appear well in society, or to gain thereputation ol being an intellectual and wellicadwoman, her advancement will not be as

real as she supposes. All knowledge has itsappropriate sphere of action, and that is thedoing of something useful; and until it comesinto this, its true sphere, it never rises into intelligence.I', therefore, a woman reads andthinks merely to lie thought wise, she never becomesmore than a mere pedant, who betrays,on all occasions, the shallowness of her pretensions; but if she use the'ruth she acquires inseeking to advance the cause of truih for the"sake of the power it gives to do good, then isshe in the way of becoming intelligent and wise.A woman of true intelligence is a blessing

at home, in her circle of friends, and in society.Wherever sire goes she carries with hera health-giving influence. There is a beautifulharnioiiy about her character that at once

inspires a respect which soon warms into lovc.vThe influence of such a woman upon societyis of the most salutatory kind. She strengthomcrliflit i.riiii-irih'C in tho virliimiv inr»It.>c thi»v...^ J y-yr ...v.vvw ...w

selfish and indifferent to good actions, arid givesto even tl.e light und frivolous a ta>te for foodmore substantial than the frothy gossip withwhich they seek to recreate their minds.To give particular rules for self improve

ment, and to specify the books to be read, andthe order of reading them, is a thing not easilydone. Indeed, what would be a right order forone to pursue, would not suit another, andtherefore we shall not attempt to lay down anyrules on this subject. Extensive reading is allvery good ; but right thinking on what we read,even if the amount be smaller, is lar better..The only sound advice we arc prepared to giveis, for a young lady to suffer herself to be attractedtowards the class of intelligent personswhich s'.ie will always find in society, and towhich we have alluded in this chapter. If shepermits herself to become interested in the subjectsthat interest them, and be guided by whatthey mainly approve, she will find no difficultyin the choice of books. And if she seeks improvementmore from a love of truth than tobe thought intelligent, she will soon bo able tosee truth so clearly in the light of her own understanding,as to be ut no loss in making l ightdiscriminations on nearly all subjects that are

presented to her mind..Advice to Young Ladieson their Duties and Conduct in Life.Ambitmcs Pig..Every one has heard of

overgrown pigs, and loud-squealing* pigs, andnot a few may remember something of a stripedpig which once had its day among us..

lint we will venture the assertion that no one

ever knew, or heard, or dreamed of ail ambitiouspig. Such an one, nevertheless, we haveupon our cottage farm.a pig of most decidedaspirations. He is a little fat fellow, some sixmonths old, belongs to a class usually denominated" shoals." He has been without father01 mother for some time, and lias thus beenthrown, at an early age, upon his own resources.which fact may account for the eccentricityof his present habits. He sleeps in the cow

pen, generally, near the bell cow. In the morninglie rises at the milk-maid's approach, andstands with as much gravity and indifferenceas if he were the veteran of the pen. Whenthe milking is clone, and the bars are let down,out lie goes with all the solemnity of an ox,takes up the line of march for the pastureground along with his more bulky fellow quadrupeds,feeds wherever they feed, lies downwhen they do, and returns home with them at

night. lie lias, in fact, abjured hogdom, (forI .> >.ini<ii r\ f Vi I^ f-nnOlrtO li uililnli

WO llu«U a jjuuu iiiaiijr t/i wo wilii wiutu

ho might associate it lie chose,) and exhibits aninvincible disposition to be a c^w. We expectevery morning to hear of his being overlaidand crushed by some one of the herd uponwhich he lias forced his companionship, againstthe natural order of things. It will then requireno iEsop to 'point the myral' of this strangefatuity..Edgefield (S. C.) Advertiser.

From the South Western Baptist. JT!sc Kingdom of Yoruba. s<

This nation, improperly called Yarriba, is the fimost westerly country of the region to which tl

Geographers have given the name of Central1 tlAfrica. It lies between the river Niger and At- cllantic ocean, about 800 miles East of Liberia..Between Yoruba and the sea are the Iketu, Eg- a

ba and Otta tribes who speak dialects of the same tl

language. l>Yoruba is traversed by the Kong mountains, h

which are here considerably diminished in height s<

and divided into several distinct chains, with ter c<

races of undulating table lands between them.. ai

The rocks are granite with a little trap, whitemarble, <fcc., iron ore is abundant but 110 other Bmetal has been discovered. The country is gen- ii

erally covered with sparsely wooded prairies, and ci

watered by numerous streams. There is no a]swamp and the soil is firm in the wettest weath- e<

cr. Owing to the elevation and openness oj'the oiJnn.'nnt 'I'lift itini-nlftin. n

UUUUll^, LIIU I'llUmiC i?> J IIV I,IIV<imvim 4

eter ranges from 75 dog. to 85 dog. and seldom s<

rises above 90 in the hottest times. There are a'

two rainy seasons, one in the spring and the u

other in fall. The summer is pleasant with oc- e

casion^ showers; the winter months are the bhottest season of the year, and nearly destitute 1of rain. From this cause vegetation ceases' to c<

grow and enjoys a season of repose. The dry bgrass on the prairies is generally burnt off inFebruary. Rain begins to fall early in March.The animals of Voruba are elephants, lions,

leopards, buffaloes, antelopes, wild bogs, «tc..There are no deer in Africa. The domestic animalsarc the same as our own. In that climate rt

sheep have no wool hut are smooth as goats.. 1The pigs appear to be the same known in thiscountry as the Guinea breed. "

LThere is no tree or shrub common to Yoruba C(

and the.United States, except the grape vine..Some of the herbaceous plants are the same as u

ours, especially in the farms and about towns, v

where there are jamcstown weeds, purslain, crab- f(grass, <fcc. The products of the farm are In- adian corn, cow peas, bonus, onion*, sweet pommsA*i> Whp.it. is unknown here, n

but grows in Ilausa enst of the Niger. Among \V

the ornamental shrubs and trees are cape-jcssv H

mine, the true, jasmine vine, mimosas, oleanders, aand some others not yet introduced into this Ci

country. n

The population of Yoruba may be estimated bat ten persons to the square mile. They live ex- J;clusively in towns, some of which are great cities t<

measuring from ten to twelve miles in circuit.. gAll the towns are surrounded by walls, and the \gates, are constantly watched. The houses arc pmade of clay, one story high, very low, and cov- tjercd with thatch of grass. The yard is in the dmiddle of the house and the doors ot the numerous (;rooms open into an interior piazzo which runs all iiround the yard, and is covered by the prejee- t<tion of the roof. The yard is entered by a huge n

gate with heavy shutters. This gate is defen- tided by charms and amulets, and each room is husually provided with the same means ol ob-% i,

security. As a general thing the streets of Jtownsare narrow and crooked, but there arc Csquares shaded with trees where the people hold Ctheir markets.The Yoruba people have no science. Their q

arts are rude and simple. Every man has his j,own trade or profession. There are iron smel hters, black smiths, wood workmen, jewelers who <|make beads ofcornelian and jasper, weavers, tail- tors, fishers, hunters, <ire. But the greater partof the people are farmers. They have a good a

many slaves captured or bought from other tribes, v

and considering that the plow is unknown their cfarms are managed with a considerable degree of rjolfill \\°..r>i/.ii /In liAt n'npV ill (Iinf'lPllli 'I lil'ir n

business is to do house work, to spin tbroad, p

which tlicy sell to the weavers, to make earthen a

ware, manufacture soap and various kind of oil, f;and have to buy .and sell almost everything v

which passes through the market. They arc tfree dealers and sometimes get rich. As might f,be expected they are not a little respected by §

the other sex, and have their share of influence.The Yorubas have a code of morals preserved c

in the form of proverbs, some of which are poe- htical. Their government is a limited constitu- |jtional in anarchy, evidently framed with an eye p

to a balance of power in different departments, yOf course their laws are oral, since they cannot *'|write, but they have laws both civil and criminal twhich do credit to the nation; on the whole they f(are probably among the most houest, chaste andamiable of all the heathen nations. Withal they v

are not blinded with self conceit, but feci that a

they are ignorant and often deem desirous to iii-

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i.!».-«II II. iJ

Tlie greatest siu of the people in this region pis a love of war. I have seen whole countries fiand large cities which had been utterly depopu- tlated by victorious armies. In some parts pkidnappers and rubbers are common. In one of s

my journeys two parties of travellers were at- v

lacked in one day not far from me by these peats r,(/ Africa. I have heard of kidnappers who tied ctheir prisoners and went on in search of more, n

but afterward finding it inconvenient to returnthe same way they left their victims to starve in u

the woods. Human sacrifices arc common in «

some neighboring countries and sometimes occur aiu Yoruba. u

For the most part the people are poor.too f,poor to sustain churches or schools even if they riwere planted among them. Yet the country is w

not destitute of resources. The palm tree is no yless valuable tlian the cotton or tobacco plant.. gAfrica may produce vast amounts of several oth-er valuable commodities; if wars could cease and o;an holiest traffic spring up, it would enrich the ficountry and he 110 mean item even in the greatcommerce of England and America. An indus- j|trious civilized people would soon raise CentralAfrir-n tn liirrli iiiwiiki'tlie rnmmeivial ll

countries of the torrid zone.,Doubtless the Ni- s<

gcr and the Chndda will yet be the high way ]\for exports and imports which will amount to 0Iseveral millions of dollars annually. At present s<

the missionary impelled bv the love of souls is a]

advancing far beyond the limits of commercial n

enterprise, but the merchant will follow and com- jimcrco will become a powerful auxiliary of thegospel and civilization.

In Yoruba the people believe in only one Clod w

but they do not worship him. Their sacrifices n

and prayers and offered to idols and inferior spir- j)(

its, which they call ori.iha. Their orisha arc regardedas mediators and sacrifices arc offeredtoooncilate their favor. The religion ofthepco- p]pie teachesthem few lessons of morality. Neither

ocs it satisfy that longing after peace of con:iencewhich they sometimes feel, hence sacrieesarc oft repeated. On the approach ofdeathicy sometimes manifest great concern, beggingleir friends to make sacrifices, and uttering cxlamationsof distress.Since the Yorubas feel tliier need of sacrifices

nd mediators they jue prepared to appreciateic doctrine of Christ. Ilcnce there is no peolein modern times who have paid more deepud earnest attention to the gospel, or wheremie of them more heartily and utterly renounc.1theiiLsacrifiecs and embraced the atonementnd mediation of the-Savior.The Foreign Mission Hoard of the Southernaptist Convention have resolved to send outnuiediately six Missionaries if they can be proJred.Three have been appointed, and theppointinent of two others may be regarded as

main. A. physician is needed and a mechanicr two would be an important addition to thearty. We expect to begin in Yoruba and hope>on to penetrate into other nations, or Niefi111] llausa beyond the ATigcr. One of our ineasreswill probably be a school for training tcachrsfor future missions. A vast field occupiedv races of black and red men lies before us..

'lie character of the people and the circutustanes arc such as to warrant the hope that our lacrswill not be in vain.

T. J. BOWEN.

Washington's Courtship and Mar-riage.

Beautifully situated on the banks of the Paulunkev,is tlfb mansion known as the " 'Whitelouse." It stands on the site of the one in'hich Washington w:is married. From Custis',ife of Martha Washington we extract the aoountof his courtship and marriage :It was in 1758, that Washington, attired in a

nlitary undress and attended l>y a body serant,tall and militaire as his chief, crossed theirry1 called the Wallianfs, over the Paumunkey,branch of the York river. On the boat touehigthe southern or New Kent sid'e, the soldier'sregress was arreted by one of those personagesho give the beau ideal of the Virginia ge'ntleiat)of the old regime, the very soul of kindnessnd hospitality. It was in vain the soldier urgdhis business at Williamsburg, important comjunicationsto the Governor, &c. Mr. Chamerlayne,on whose domain the militaire had justmded, would hear no excuse. Col. Washing>nwas a name and character so dear to all Virinians,that his passing by one ofthe castles of'irginia, without calling or partaking of thchositalitk-sof the host, was entirely out of the queson.The Colonel however, did not surrender atiscretion, but stoutly maintained his ground tillIhamberlaync, bringing up his reserve, in theilimation that he would introduce his friend5 a young and charming widow, then bccath"his roof, the soldier capitulated, on condiiouthat he should dine.only dine, and then,y pressing Lis charger and borrowing of theight, ho would reach Willihmsburg before hisExcellency could shake off his morning slumbers.)rders were accordingly issued to Bishop, theJolonel's body servant and faithful follower, who,ogethcr with the English charger, had been bcueathedby the dying Braddock to Maj. Washigton,on the famed nud fatal field of Monongaelu.Bishop, bred in the school of Europeaniscipline, raised his hand to his cap, as much' as

0 say, "Your orders shall be obeyed."The Colonel now proceeded to the mansion,

nd was introduced to various guests, (for when/as a Virginia domicil in olden time without;usts,) and above all, to the charming widow..Yadition relates that they were naturally pleasd,on this, their first interview.nor is it remarkable;tlicv were at an age when impressionsre strongest.the lady was fair to behold, ofiscinating manners, and splendidly endowedith worldly benefits. The hero was fresh fromhe early fields, redolent of fame, and with a

jrm on which "every god did seem to set hiseal, to give the world assurance of a man."The morning passed pleasantly away, evening

amc, with Bishop true to his orders, and firm atlis post, holding the favorite charger with ouc

land, while the other was waiting to offer theeady stirrup. The sun sank in the horison, andct the Colonel appeared not. " Twas strange,Lwas passing strange surely he was not wonto be a single moment behind his appointment,.>r he was the most punctual of all men.Meantime the host enjoyed the scene of the

etcran at the gate, while the Colonel was so

greeabiy employed in the parlor; and proclaimngthat no visitor ever left his house at sunset,lis military guest was, without much difficulty,crsuaded to order Bishop to put up the horsesjr the night. The sun rose high in the heavens,he ensuing day, when the enamored soldieriressod with his spurs his charger's side, andpeeded on his way^b the seat of government,.here having despatched his public business, heetraced his steps, and at the White House thengagemcnt took place with preparations tolarrv.And much hath the biographer heard of that

larringe, from the gray-haired domestic whoraited at the board where love made the festalnd Washington the guest. And rare and richas the revelry at the balmy period of Virginia's;stal age; for many were gathered to that mar1tlm iri-not 11 hi irif*ti>r1 mill tllfV.iin niv.>r,

ith juvoiis cxclnmotions, hailed in Virginia'southiui hero a happy and prosperous bridcroom.'"So you remcmbei when Col. Washington

inie courting of your young mistress?" said theiographer to old Cully, in his hundredth year.Ay, massa, that 1 do," replied the ancient famvservant, who had lived to see five generations;

Lgrt*:it times, sir, great times.shall never see

io like again!" "And Washington lookedmicthing like a man.a proper man.hey, Cul'?" "Never seed the like, sir.never the likef him, though I have seen many in mv day.> tall, so straight! and then he sat on a horsead rode with such an air! Ah, sir, he was like0 one else. Many ot' the grandest gentlemen1 the gold lace were at the wedding; but none

loked like the man himself.".Strong indeed must have been the impressionliicli the person and manner of Washingtonlado upon the rude, untutored mind of this poorpgro, since the lapse of three quarters of a cenirv

had not sufficed to efface it.The precise date of the marriage, the biogralierhas been unable to discover, having in vain

isrehed among the records of the vestry of St.

Peter's church, New Kent, of which the liev. MMunson, a Cambridge scholar, was the rectoiand performed the ceremony, it is believed, abou1759. A short time after their marriage, Colou<and Mrs. Washington ifmoved to Mt." Veruoion the Potomac, and permanently settled then

"This union," says Sparks, "was in every rt

spect felicitous. It continued forty years. Ther intimate acquaintances and to the natioithe character of Mr*. Washington was evertheme of praise. Affable and courteous, exem

plary in her deportment, remarkable for hedeeds of charity and piety, unostentatious, am

without vanity, she adorned by her domestic virtues, the sphere of private life, and filled witldignity every station in which she was placed.

Previous to his acquaintance with Mrs. CustifWashington had been pleased with otlrcr ladiesThe author, above quoted on this point says, thain judo, \rinle in -new lork, lie was lodged ant

entertained at the house of Beverly Robinsonbetween whom and himself an intimate friendship subsisted, which indeed continued wit'houchange, till severed by their opposite fortunetwenty years afterwards in the revolution. Ihappened that Miss Mary Phillips, a young sister of Mrs. Robinson, and a young lady of rar

accomplishments, was an iumate of the familyThe charms of this lady made a deep imprcssioiupon the heart of the Virginia Colonel. IIwent to Boston, returned, and was again welcoined to the hospitality of Mr. Robinson. IIlingered there till duty called him away; but hwas careful to entrust his secret to a confidcntiafriend, whose letters kept him informed of ever;important event. In a few months, intelligencecame that a rival was in the field* aiffi that tlrconsequences could not be an-wered for, if lidelayed to renew his visits to New York. Whether time, the bustle of a camp, or the scenes o

waV, had moderated his admiration, or whethohe despaired of success is not known. lie nevesaw the lady again till she was married to thasame rival, Captain Morris, his former associatin arms, and one of Braddock's aid-de-camps."He had before felt the influence of the teude

passion. At the age of seventeen, he was smittan bv the graces of a fair one, whom he calleia 'low land beautv.' and whose nraises he re

corded in glowing strains, while wandering witlhis surveyor's compass among the Alleghan;mountains. On that occasion lie wrote a desponding letter to a friend, and indicted plsyn'tivverses, hut never ventured lo reveal his emotioito the lady who was unconscious of the caus<of his pains."A Remarkable Incident.. In a quiet vii

lage situated on the shores of a beautiful lakelived a man. of some wealth and independenmanners. He-disregarded the Sabbath entirely, and pursued, his business or pleasure as bessuited his convenience. He commenced buildiug a boat principally for pleasure excursionon the lake. While he was proceeding witlthe enterprise, which, it was whispered abroadwould afford opportunity for Sunday sailing, hwas called on by a miuister, who inquireabout the boat, aud expostulated with him, athe enterprise would increase the wildness an

immorality of their village. "I am afraid,said the minister, "your boat will proveSabbath-breaker." The man looked him ithe face, and with much assurance said, "Ycjit will; that's just what I'll name my boa'I've been thinking what to call her, and yoihave just hit it. I thank you for the suggestion. The boat shall be called 'The Sabbat]Breaker,' " As he said this he bid the ministergood day, with a chuckle at his evidensurprise and mortification. The building wen

on, and especially on Sunday. Shqjwas soo

ready to launch, and was launched on Sutida)and named '"The Sabbath-breaker," amid thcheers of some twenty or thirty halfintoxicsted men. An old sailor or two shook theiheads at the way she struck the water, but thfolly usual to such an owner hid his eyes tthe truth. She was rigged aud fitted for a

'excursion. She must ggo out on Sunday. :

general invitation was given, and numbercrowded on board. On the streamer wa

floating the name in large letters, "The Salbath breaker." She was put out. Severaseized by an indefinite dread us they read thname over them, sprang on shore; otherwould have done so, but she was off. Shsailed well enough for a while. The timifelt re assured, and music aud mirth began.Butscarcely four hours had elapsed, when thboat was struck by a flaw of wind, which camsuddenly upon them. Confusion reigned o

board. Scarce an effort was made. She keeled almost instantly over, and went to the boltorn! But soon all was over. Forty soul:mostly youths, had- found a watery grave, an

just above the surface of the lake floated thflag, bearing the inscription, "Sabbath-breaker,proclaiming to all the passcrs-by that there ia God in hearen who judgelh righteously.

California Christian Advocate.

Comi'Leteia' Soaked..Jones says he wen

home one night with an extensive brick in hihat, and not being desirous of calling the wratof Mrs. Jones, concluJed, after some reflectioto get in bed without waking her. He succcc

tied, as he thought, pretty well in so doing, buafter lying some time, lie imagined that MnJ. might smell his breath, and so concluded tturn over. Hut wo will give his own words

" I had but fairly got over when my wifsang out, "Jones, you stupid old fool, you neei

not have turned over. you're drunk all thway throughThe excavations of Nimroud have been re

opened, and a fine bas relief has been foundIt represents Assyrian warrriors hunting a lionand is perfectly well preserved. Some headof ivory finely carved and gilt, have also beeifound. It is believed that the very chariot o

Ashur has been found ! The French are verjdiligent in their researches, and the Turks havialso begun digging in the mounds of the prophet Jonah, to the great annoyance of the mondevout Musselmcn.

If your principles are false, no apology caimake them right; if founded in truth, no censure can make them wrong.

' I'll try !' is a plant that would flourish itthe frigid zone; ' I can't!' would be barren anjwhere.

I; ©eneral llras; -j|JI Uailuoads in trie South..The pro'^rostf

), of the railway system in the South Is hrieffy..:9i. yet satisfactorily exhibited in the followingo Virginia i$ extending its line's fioni the sea- J[i, board to the Ohio and the Tennessee; ona one hand by the Covington and Ohio Railroat^jBi- towards Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago atid'^Br St. Louis, and on the other hand by the\ ginia and Tennessee Railroad atid its corineo-'^H- tions towards Knoxyille, Chattanooga, Nasfi^ 9>i villc, Memphis, and the whole South West: 3

Already its complete roads measures six Don-' -9eked miles more. 'M

>. North Carolina, too, 4s pressing on towards*91t the West; and forming connection witli the'iffljJ great lines of Virginia by the Roanoke Valley'^Hi, Railroad, and with those of South Carolina- the Central Railroad, uniting with the Charont lolte and South. Carolina Railroad near thecals State line ; and the Wilmington and Manches'91t ter Railroad opens to its chief port the rlchfe»$9

that cistwhile have raised Charleston to itse t y position. Hie completed lines in this Slate,

measure two hundred and eighty miles, aittf i9a those progressing to some five hundred nfileS1.*o additional. »

In South Carolina and Georgia, from CbarleS-V«e ton towards Mobile and New Orleans, and to*e wards Nasbville and Memphis, "the lingsi.withwf gj1 tills State are complete. In the northerny of this State but few places are wanting itf". J0 railroad accommodation. Soon she will scale.' «e the Blue ltidge, Georgia has two lines crossing- Me the State and uniting with the. ro#ds of .Ten- '-J- ncssec and Alabama, and two others are id£ progress; the one from Savannah to^ Albany!*r on the Flint river, and the other from :Burns* j|r wiek to Tallahassee and several points in the Jt Southwest portion of the State. "{

ve The Atlantic and Gulf Railroad,* ifl Fk'rida,' *

is a grand conception, and will form the high- -3r way of a commerce aow endangered..By the 3" treacherous shoals and rocks of-her Southern 11 point. Other railroads will seek her harbors,, a- -from Montgomery, from Oglethorpe and other 3h" points north of her Western territorial exfeCf* JY sion. |

^ New York Exhibition..The Director*.^;, the Crystal Palace Association ghre.notice that 1

their Exhibition will open on the 16th,of July. , |The building has been enlarged 6y'.kddlhg* 4nearly one-fourth to its area beyond whiat was. 3originally contemplated, and now covers five," 3

' acres of ground. The Ne>v York Journal 6f JCommerce is very severe upon the exhibitionana its managers. 11 says f *' This affair wus conceived iff fraud (for all ^1dishonest speculation is fraud.;) it has been 1,3 carried through by deception, for no "promise fjIever made by its managers has been kept; arid"

' the show they will make of the wared and(* trash, will not half equal that of the Annual. yFair of the American lustitute. We do meet- S? sincerely advise all not to ber gulled--^y: the '-J,, humbug, for it is one too small and contempt?-, u

able*" '

IIShameful..The rowdiesin Cincinnati amusii 1

t' themselves by cutting the dresses of ladies iff athe street. Several rieh'dresses have thi^s been: _j

5 ruined within a few days. The court, in -'sen.' 1tencing one of the perpetrators last week, ye- - Jmarked that it was an act of the most o'utra- 3geous character; combining a depravity an<f

v despicable meanness unparallel in the history jlof petty crimes. There beiiig no law definthj^tho punishment of such a crime, the court was,

1J compelled to sentence him to the extreme pe- ii

nalty of an assault:.a fiuo of $25 and costs;and to be confined in the dungeon o£ the coon-- ]g ty jail for ten days, to be fed with bread andt 1u

water only, and, at the expiration of his term *

of confinement, to stand committed until tifd ij^ fine and cbsts are paid. He got his deserts:' .vj

s The present area of the city of N'ew-ON jleans will hardly fall short of forty squaremiles, being double the area of the incorporseted limits of New-York city, which embraceds the whole of Manhattan Island, and presentinge a surface greater than that of the present are*d of London. The present area of New-Orleans f

_ may without difficulty, and in the ordinarye course of human affairs, comfortably contain 'e 2,000,000 inhabitants. The present population 1n during the business season may safely be esti- ,Of n/.f n- < irr.T nnn[. umtvu Uk 1IUV HS3 mail 1 IO,\jyj\J.

5, The New-York Spirit of the Times aridnounces a grand running match horse race beetxveen two large operators in cattle, iu Califor-^ i" nia, to come oft' before the 10th of June. Thes distance is nine miles without stopping,- over a ^level country in the vicinity of Monterey.The horses named are Black Sican (from Syd- <

ney) and Fred Coy, a bay horse from Kentucky; ^t and well known in the States as a vj;ry fast|s mile horse. The amount of the match is as ">jj follows: 810,000 in Ash (a side,) one thou-"n sand head of cattle (valued*at 823,006,) and* £,, five hundred young mares, valued at 87,000.)"making in all $80,0d0, $40,000 a side. ^>.

0 Good Shots..Wo learn from the Tuscom:bia Enquirer that on Friday, the 20th ult., an ":fie unfortunate difficulty took place at Courtland i.d Ala., between J. Bynuni and Ale*. Wall. On %e Thursday they had a dispute, and perhaps came &

to blows, and on the next morning they metj *

when a word or two passed and each drew his p- pistol and fired, «so near the sarpe time that theI. reports could not be distinguished apart; The Lbi, contents of each antagonist's pistol entered the '>s forehead, and both of them died the same day;1f A large spotted Shajk, measuring 11 feet'? 4 inches, was harpooned and captured by a3 party of gentlemen yesterday afternoon. Af- w

ter being landed, she was delivered of twenty- .13 two young ones, and after she was cut open* ' ?was found to contain twenty-one more.

Char. Courier;i -»«*> ."2

The Ventral Georgian. of the 31st ult., an* inounces the appearance of thefirst cotton bloom

i in Washington county. It is, however, not re-1

i garded as any indication of the condition of thecrop which is verv backward ar?d unorcmlainp.

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