ST4 flk TJBTr 11 mi H H A m 0 I have sworn iipsn the Altar of God, eternal hostility to oTcry form of Tyranny over tho Mlutl of Man.Thomas Jefferson. MINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB. Volume DV. iEESEJafcJSKSSS OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT, Oppositb Sr. Paul's Cuur.cn, Main-st. The COLUMJJM DEMOCRAT will be published ever; Saturday morning, at TWO DOLLARS per annum, payable half yearly in advance, or Two Dollars Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. JVo subscription will be taken for a shorter period than six months; nor any discon tinuance permitted, until all arrearages are discharged. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at Unc JJoliarjor me jirsi inrcc inscmvns and Twcnt'il-fivc cents for every subse mtcnt nscrlion. ICpA liberal discount made to those who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business, must be post paid. THE POOlt PRINTER. AND THE EXCI.USIVES. On tho fourth of July, 18, Harriet Lee might have been seen siting on the sofa in lur nant Htle parlor, in a house situated in etieet, N. York. The metropolis waB l'tvo with men, women and children, of every color, cass and creed old men whoso heads were whitened with the enow of ago young men in the maridian of man hood, unltodly and unanimously ogreod to drtvo dull caro away,' and join the jubilee to oelebrato thu birth (ley of American Inde pendence. Ever and anon the bursting thun der of artillery seemed to shake the island of Monhattrn; the carved eagle sal perched upon the pole of liberty, end our star spang ed banner became tho plaything of the balmy wind. Whilst every American heart was brimful of joy and gratitude, there wore two gener ous hearted, noble minded individuals bow ed down with corrow so pungent, sad disa- polnttient bo bitter, that the aoul stirring proceedings of the ever to bo remembered fourth could not raise their drooping spirits Tho persons alluded to are Harriet nnd her suitor, William Malcolm. When the intel ligent, patriotic ard highminded William ontered Harriet's apartment, he was disap pointed and surprised to see tho object o lus loro bathed in tears. 'Why uo you weep my dear Harriet?' enquired William in a voica rich as music; at the same time grasping affectionately her snowy tiporing fingers, which wore ornamented with ihree eotllv rings, the offerings which friendship end respect had laid upon the altar of her fairy hand Harriet gently and gracofully raised her head, while tho warm tears o grief flowed free and fast from tier dark hazlo eyes, and fell upon her fair cheek like dow drops from a roso leaf. 1 What can I do,' continued William, ' loo tear away the dark drapery which seems '.o mantle ynur tender fadings in gloomy sorrow on this high and happy day ? Harriet s fechnga were too big for utterance; she could not vent her thoughts in words, bo violent was the tea per of her excitement occasioned by one who had broken up the great deep of her heart. Soon after she was ablo to speak, seo said she had jnst returned fioui a visit to her aunt II , having paid her a visit for the purpose of inviting her to attend the anticipated wedding which would probably tako plare in a few days. She described tho interview she had with her aunt, it is as follows : When she had marfo known her errand her sunt observed Is it possible that yon, Harriet have as sumed the responsibility of pledging heart and hand to a man without soliciting my ad vice!' Harriet replied, 'When I firjji became acquainted with the man of my choice, I sought tho advice of my mother, who hap pened to bo in the city at the time; upos inquiry she discovered that my friend was an honest and honoiablo man uad had no objection to my associating with him; our friendship has ripened into lovo, wo are pledged to each other and the wedding d.iy is appomlcthiJ BliOOBgSBUBG, CQ1LTO1BIA 'What is the gentleman's nams Harri et!' 'His name is William Malcolm.' 'Is he a Physician, or a Lawyer, or a Merchant or a Minister what is he!' ' He is a journeman printer, 'rcpl'nd Har riot. 'Ajourncman Printer!' exclaimed bar aunt, with great emphasis. ' Do you is tend to disgrace your connections by marry ing a man who picks up typo for a living ? you must be foolish, and your mother must be mad to sanction your folly; you need sot raagino, Miss, that I shall condescend to ming'.o in the society of mechanics; you lack common senso or you would not thus throw yourself away.' Harriot again replied: ' William is a respectable, industrious, and economical man, and loves me.' ' It makes me think of casting pearls be fore swine,' continued the aristocrat. ' You are a beautiful girl, your accomplishments are superior to tho attainments of most girls of your ago how can vou Idwer yourself to marry an i. literate mechanic!' My dear aunt, do you know that a print ing office is an Academy, whore lessons of useful knowledge are continually before tin mind ? William is not an illiterate man, ho is a self-taught classical schollar, and oc cupies s lofty place in the estimation of all who know him.' 'I will pay the expense of your wedding and give a splendid est of furniture, if vou will try to forget him, and tako my advice; there is squire , he thinks u great deal of you; would yon not like to have him, or Doct. , or Mr. , the Merchant ? You can I hare no doubt, marry either of these gentleman, and thus keep up the dig nity of your family !' 'Pais n mechanic, and Ism net too proud to marry a mechanic,' replied Harri et. ' Your father is my youngest brother; ho is an extensive land holder how can you call him a mechanic ?' ' I have frequently heard him say,' re plied Harriet, ' thai he earned his farm by diligently using the saw, tho broadaxe, and the jack plane; furthermore, I have heard him say, that you, in your younger clays, used to pound putty, and prime ashes, when undo R could not afford to hire help; you have not forgotten that my dear uncle is n sash maker, it is but a few years since he relinquished that business.' Impudent creature, how dare you thus insult me in mv own house? your undo is President of the Bank of ; and one of the richest men in this wealthy metropo lis. 'Aunt, I don't ijitfnd to insult yon noi injure the feeling of my unde; yeu know better than I do, that he shaved wood before he commenced shading notes yonder stands tho old framo building which was once his humble residence 'Harriet, you must quit my house imme diately and never dare to darken the door again.' Poor Harriet's feelings were wrought up to tho pitah of excitement; when her proud and arrogant aunt spoko disrespectfully of William, she introduced tho sarcastic re marks which mortified the old woman's pride. Until that morniug ahe always re epected her auut.but her tyranny complete ly changed her feelings. On the 9th day of July, Mr. 11 Harri et's uocle, whilst perusing one of tho daly papers, discovered the following, and read it aloud to his wife. Married, in this city, on the 8th inst., by tho Rev, Mr. Chase, Mr. William Mal colm, to Miss Harriet Lee, both of this ci ty." On the opposite page ho saw long editoral article respecting the wedding, tho following i an extract: 'Last evening, in conformity with a po lite invitation we attended a wedding party: every thing weut off with great eclat; the cake eoflVe, and wine, were excellent; the bride looked runro like an angle than a hu man being, her hair was smooth and dark a a" raven's wings, her mouth like bloom' COUNTY, FA. SATURDAY, TOVEMKEK 21, aiagBE3aaaCiaiaa5TTirfsgiT ing tulips. Tho groom we are well ac quainted with; he is a clever follow; the wealth of intellect shone on his superb fore head, and a great soul looked through his calm blue eyes, he is the talented author nf several eplendid articles, which has appear ed in our most popular periodicals. We understand he is about to assume tho man agement nf a periodical in this city. May the sunlight of success beam upon his ex ertions.' Patient reader, allow the author to di gress a few moments, in order to lay before you n brief history of the two professional men, and the merchant who waa selected by Harriet's aunt, as a suitable companion for a young Isdy, occupying such a conspicu ous stand in society as sho did. The phy sician was an inferior looking roan, rather ill-formed and dwarfish. He was round shouldered, small twinkling grey eyes, a heavy intellectual brow, and a mouth indi cative of eloquence. Notwithstanding his personal appearance, ho was esteemed and respected by large ac quaintancc he was natural dwarf, hut an intellectual giant he was ordinary looking man, but his attainment!! were rich and rare, his brilliant talents won for him an impcr ishable name on the page of immortality by marriago he conneutod himself with : poor but honest family ho has obtained a princely fortune since the sacred band was riveted, and still lives to enjny it with his amiable companion and beautiful childien. Tho lawyer was a tall graceful man, ho had an eye like an eagle, was straight as a pine, and strong as Hercules; a large pair of brown whiskers fringed his expressive countenance, no artist ever chiselled a bel ter lookirg mouth than his a heavy mass of rich brown luir hung in clustering curls over his fine forehead. Ho aroso to emi nsnco in his profession, the syren song of flattery was perpetuslly sung in his car one praised hirn because of his eloquence another alluded to his benevolonce. At the age of twenty-five he married the daughter of a rich merchant. r Lei us leap over the period often years. In yonder white frame houso in Centre atroet, New York, may bo seen tho wreck of a ruined man, his eyes are bloodshot, his teeth yellow, his hand trembles, his face is as red as the risinircuu he is a victim of intemperance if, reader, vou choose to look into this dwolling house, you will find it neatly furnished, and clear as a new pin a pale female, plying that liitlo polished lance, the needle attracks your attention she has seon belter days; but now she earns a subsistence for herself, her unfortunate husband, and three little ones. She is tho wife of the talented nnd liberal lawyer, we spoko of a few seconds since, tho bewitch iug voice of flattery spoiled him, ho ming led in society was a public pet. His friends deemed it an honor to drink a eecul glass with him; thus he engendered an artificial appetite which like a serpent imprisoned him in its folds; his businees was neglected, his tiiiio misimprovod, his property worse than wasted, his intellect blunted, and hie health destroyed. The merchant was a hungry speculator, greedly after dollars und cents, wealth roll ed in its golden tide around him, the more music there was in hia purse, tho more friends he won; ho was too stingy to get married; determined to get rich in a hurry, ho leaped into the dark, ha committed forge ry; In Auburn prison may be scon the man who was selected for Harriet by her aunt; fortunately he has no wife nor children to mourn his fate. We will now resume the narration of the poor printer's history. 'Twas on a bright aud beautiful morning in the month of May, that one of tho splen did steamers which ply between New York and Albany, was crowded with beauty and fashion; tho passengers wera amusing themselves by gazing on the romantic scen ery which nature had spread with lavish hands on both sides of the Hudson. At noon the bell rang to inform the passengers (hat dinner was teally; a rush was made to w-m-j . tho table, which was loaded with the richest luxuries the market afforded; at tho head of the table sat a man somewhat advanced in life, the hand of timo had scattered a few grey hairs upon his head; the noxt scat to him was occapied by his wife; with an air of affected dignity she looked towards the door, which at the timo was opened by the Captain who politely requested the gentleman and lady at the head of tho table to give up their scats to the Hon. William Malcolm and his lady 1 If a voice from Heaven, in tones of thundor had spoken, they could not have been more surprised, than was Harriet's undo nnd aunt when tuey, in tue presence ol more than one hundred(persons, woro obliged to nnko room for the plebiaus they refused to asso ciate with ten years previous to that event to this proud pair of aristocrats, tho scene was extremely humiliating after all, it as an honor lo sil by the side of this self-made man. After the cloth was removed a great many apologies were made by the old cou- pit. They invited the honorable Wm. M. and his lady to call ar.d see them; ihey did so; and tho old hypocrites strained every nerve to pleaso tho onco poor printer and his beautiful wife. William assumed the management of the periodical spoken of in the commence ment of this article; his labois were crown ed with success; at the close of the year ho removed to the south, Hie same success at tended his footsteps; ho rose in spite of tho obstacles' in his way to the honorable emi neuce he now occupies. ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE. A romantic incident has just occurred in the Marylcbono Infirmary. Ann Dempsey, a young and interesting girl, who had been the support of an aged mother, had gone in to the infirmary for the purpose of under- going an operation lor tlio removal ol a dropsical complaint, which had assumed the form of a large tumour. She was warned of tho painful and even perilous nature of the operation, but she oxpressed herrcsolu lion to submit to it, owing to the ardent wish that her life might be spared for Iter mother's sake. The operation was accord ingly performed in the presence of her rnoth er and several eminent medical men. It laslod two hours and forty minutes, and the magnitude of tho tumour taken from her may be imagined when it contained no less than two gallons and a half of water. Not withstanding the long aud painful operation, singular to relate, this heroic girl nover ut tered a single cry; but at the conclusion tears were observed rolling down her cheeks and being desired not to shed them, she replied that they "were tears of joy at her freedom from tho incubus which had so long afflicted her." As sho appeared to be in a sinking condition, the medical gentle man upon a consultation, deemed a fresh infusion of blood into her veins absolutely necessary. On makiug inquiries as to whom they could procure to divide the blood, it was ascertained that two men woro in an adjoining room, one 23, and the other between 30 and 40 years of age, anx iously awaiting the issue of the operation. Believing them, in the first instance, to be relatives of the poor girl, they were ushered into tho room, when it turned out that the oldest was her employer, for whom she worked at she binding and the other a jour neman in tho same employ, both devotodly attached to the unfortunate girl. On being raado aequaiuted with her state and what was required to bo dono for the patient, they both simultaneously volun teered to supply the blood from their veins. Much bitterness of feeling and contention between them ensued as to which should do so, which was put an end to by the de cisions of tho surgeons in favor of the I youngest, who, baring his arm, with great enorgy oxcluimed "that he was willing to lose the last drop of his blood to save her life." The blood was (hen carefully infus ed from his arm into the veins of the poor sufferer, till tho young man fainted from his loss. On this taking place tho elder lover 184. Number 30. j.. ..... ..... . , implored permission to supply the remain der, but the girl recovering, it was deemed unnecessary. The poor girl began to im prove and great hopes were entertained of her recovery, but unfortunately those hopes were blasted, for, unknown to the surgeons she wg found to be inflicted with a severs diarrhea, which increased until it ber.amn a confirmed case of cholera, from the effects of which sho died on the fifth day after tho operation. She was sensible to the last.and the death bed sceno is represented &s truly affecting. She expressed a wish to see tho young man who had lost his blood for her kissed, him, bade him cut off a lock of her hair, and begged of him to be kind to her mother. She then entered into prayers with the Rev. Mr. Moody, the Chaplain to the workhouse, ar.d in the midst of it expired. CURIOUS CALCULATION; An account was taken on the 19lh of August of tho number of carriages, of vari' ous descriptions, which passed King Wil. liain street, London bridge, from eight in the morning till eight in tho evening: From eight to nine o clock, 904; from nins to ten 907: from ten to eleven, 895; trom eleven to twelve, 1,015; from twelve to ono, 984; from one to two 800; from two to three, 905; from three to four, 975; from four to five, 1,063; from five ts six, 812; from six to seven; 771; from seven to eight, 894; total, 11,010. This averages 927 an hour, or 15 in every minute; and it is fair to presume that there is no street in the world whare so many carriages pass and repass in on (lay. On September lit. several persons were engaged in order to ascertain the number of foot passengers which passed the same place from eigh in the morning to eight in tho evening, and the result was as follows: From eight to nine o'clack,3,G00t from nine to ten, 44J$0j from ten to eleven, 4,380, from eleven to tvelve, 4,620; from twelve to one, 3,900; from one to two, 3,840; from two to three, 4,200; from three to four, 4,480; from four to five, 5,280; from five to six, 4,480; from six to seven, 3,915; from seven to eight, 0,720; total, 53,505. This statement will be found equal in number to 4,455i par hour, or 74 every minuto. The number of porson supposed to pass in and with carria ges, (averaging two lo each) amounts to 22,020, which, added to he above, makes a total of 75,505 passengers in twelve hours. CHILDREN. Tell mo not of the trim, precisely arrang ed homes, where there ate no children ' where,' as tho good German has it, ' tho fly flaps hang straight on the wall,' tell me not of the never disturbed nights and days; of tho tranquil, anxious hearts, where children are not! I care not for these things. God Bonds children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race to enlarge our hoarts, to make us unselfish, and full of kindly sympathies and affections to give our souls higher arms, and call out all our faculties to extend enterprise and exterlion, to bring rouud our fireside bright faces and happy smiles, and loving, tender hearts. My soul blcs:es the Great Father overy day, that he has gladdened the heart with little children! Mary Jo mitt. At a ball lately in Richmond, a dams belle asked a country rustic, who stood nigh her, in a compacting four or five deep, gazrngon a pair waltzing. "Pray, sir, how do you liko the waltz." "Madam," (said tfee qnaint gentleman,) " I like the huggin part very well; but I don't like tho whirlin round. When it comes to buggin I'd rather stand still." Jerry Snow, very early in the morning, was awakened by his companion, who said Come, Snow, day is breaking," Well," said Snow, ".let it break it don't owe me any thing," Look out for squalls next week, Dsvit,
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