ww Jul if JUpliv I'ttlflTfiU km PUBLISHED B H. WEBB-. tr fir' v . OFFICE OF THE DKMOCB&T t)ppbsife fit'. PAUt'a OUul&ttv M'Mh-irr The COL UMHIA DEMQOlMiT tetfi te published-caen; Satitf titty wtovntrtj r 770 DOLLARS ptr nmurm patptttv half nearly iiimfwmce, or 5TfW-AJ&ftit. Kta Cens, incf jwirf uJlfA,in.tfojiCttt tbwxtz-pprmitipdi until atWAtttrctges Writ' Dollar' for the Jim thvwiimtllmi JiuhtMiitr'llon. ftZFifHibtMl diwmt vmadfl& fhd'to-rtho Wttffirliti fop tht'tfVWy LETTER Swldmml oil btmtte mus' E2H35IBIHI& '''Fro'mtVc LadjV liooU for January lfrlS.' Iv''UETlLlNjbl FlbpJ-BR. , . , " ' ni" miss" vmoxxtA BRFonitsT. 1 Hnrry, wha.tis,tho tiso of your fi'ddling tway therpall the, evening, when yt-Mjghl justlaswell lib reading, some useful boo.Or learning some useful arit' Good brother, don't frotr- My fidtllittg doe's not disturb you.- You have such a pow'er'br fixing your ntteniton, hl yolt can study your book just tfg, well vhett I am playing a dancing tune hete In ills room Bsynu 'ean when 1 am a mile, off. It docs not dinturb'you at' all.' (framed. Wo settled that matter long ago. The cheerful soundsfof the instru- monl.inspirit withou'. disturbing - mei 1 think that on the whole, I. get on. rather better when' ynu arc in the room, especial-; ly'as'y'011 r0 alwaj-a willing to give me 0 ift; when I como. across, anything .'which I don't unJ" 44;-.:- - - ; WelliHien, why do you frjetl', ... It 3s no op my arcqint, bu on your, own; It seams to me, that you are wasting your lime, to practice to much as you do. You play in a masterly manner now: and by employing all your evening in smJy, you might learn'n great daal that would bo of some practicable use to you as a farmer. 'Oh, 1 like to mingle ;tfic agreeable with the uwful, to Tiddl'e' hinc-clghths of the evening, and study the remaining fifth, as Patrick O' Dougherty says. Besides, who knows but (idling may be useful to mo some time or other? I may live to get my bread bv it' Poor Harry Duncan I he little thought that his' words would ever como true.' Ha was a light-hearted, volatile, generous youth, the destined heir of n rich un clo, the favorite son of his father, a flour ishing farmer in Ayrshire, There was not nmpie popular or more promising youth in allGootland. Not even his staid and stu dious brother James, wns moro highly cb toemed in their native village. All hetrts. warmed at the sight of his merry faro, and the ring of his cheerful laugh; and right prosperously did ho go on for many a long year'. He inherited his uncle's estate, 0 Ti'iG1.' well 'stocked farm, and was at one- placed in a state of complete independ encc. James who had not . tho naturally fine $iarta and popular address of his brother, Vas. ouq 'of your persevering, , plodding ViVuths, who, whiln his brother was learn. ing to play upon the violin, was seriously' addressing himself to the study of scientific agriculture. He laarned a great many things 'respecting tho chemjsliy of soil and plants and tho alteration of crops, by studving attentively every new work which came flWlUtn'.nny of thess subjects and u-ItallV-bccame sniffled that ho could increase very greatly the products of any farm of which Jie might have the care, On proposing some of his Improvements to his father, he found that it was easier to convince one's elf of the possibilty of a scheme, than to induce others to adopt it The old man. was highly indignant at his ,sorV: presuming to leach him the art which J .S, XitU .'in-.tiflliiT! fJUll llt d he 4n tin 1 nnin nil iiib iiiu iiiuuiat..n, --.'a tttrnWWtty Void Wvrt"c-. -tarty I1I3 'W rtttWtls' TPo Wt'iier maVk'ct. IJpfnjj a'tath'pv liJi )ijtiVe'd yohh aw! tit a'c, a) Jho, dm wo? hh, lather al!)tft.Tn, and Wgnn to vakt) rcpftrnt)niiti for leaVtufthrtftift" Tills wfViJt fcftt-r t!ie dcc?aYi-oT the unisl'e,Vi ha.! Wfi ht)t.'ifth.ly.'ri!,s Veal c'njate. hut . all hit ,T'rtwnal,pjnp'ctty to.Hsr.rJV,c . ; UoiW.g tilio-- brotilErS'-mnrHi.tiB' jUytWy!'v imleVi 'VViF.t?(ias .sfarfctV roil, oft1 now' nroilivt ami whitii'qf .ve Vnu goinef- , ij U will tull yuu, Harrj heahl, closing! hi tftiiik tirid sttilng down ecmpocdy rjii the Hd. 4Yn must know that this motiiinjr havSng' Vetyejpecirujly suggested, o father some change yjih rr-gatd to mnntuing; that, field which islnlehded' for wheat next tea srtn. he took1 my remarks lii 'high' dudgeon, scolded awy n'lialf an K'otit at me, blamed inc for pretending to learn Vanning, Tnim books, nd finally tuld rrns 1 had. hotter take my bunk notions to anoMier market! Now as 1 eah lti that tjiing, 1 tbinl,on the vh'oe I Will.' i 'Oh no 1 (jreiher, you Wout do so hastv and unkind a.tliing. You'll think better of Hurt)', I hale Vo leave you--that's a fact. Wc JiaVe been mote than brothers. We have always been friends. Uut go 1 must- ' Harry put bnth hands to his fare, bow-. ed down his face oti the,, table, and wepl iiku a,ehild. Tears lillcd, (he eyes of James toot hdt he was firm inhir purpose, Ko- coveting in" some masuro from his agita llnnt' HartU.naid'-Vlihro l....i.-n-- to. go how tuts ypu pfoided for the .adven ture,! I mean,' replied James, 'to go to Amcr ica, and I have money enough to pay my passage, and support me a year after my arrival.' What is your plan of operation!' I mean to cam money enough to buy some laud) aad then t will eefc if there is. any virlue in my book notions. 'I pray you,,jame, do ttol nct stl hasti ly so mudly, 'Thire e no occasion for jt, Stay with lisi You will share the same as myself in what father may leave. Theieaie but wc two. Why pari t Whv be a wanderer and an exile, when' you have a comfoi table home and a good prospcel or futute independence before youf It is of r.o use to talk about It Harry,' replied James, who, in fact expected noih- ins by way of inheritance from his father but still had too much delicacy to Wound his brother by 6aying so, 'You know I love vou. HatrV, and would eladly stay with you, but I know also where I am go ing and what 1 will do.' 'At least, then, said Harry, 'if you will cp, let mo smooth yoiir way a Ijtlle,' and bo saying, ho, sat down and wrote check, fur ofl the. ready money in his bank er's hands, the ''hoarded saving's in fact, near)y al Iho personal estate of hjs. kind uncle, nmounti.ig 19 a sum which would suflice to purchase his brother a fine tract of frtilo land in America. This he hand cd to James tho moment he had sigi.od it'.'' 'I cannot lake it, Harry.' 'You must, you shall tako t. I will unjust know havo no denul. Fortune has been to vou, James, My uncle did not your worth, my fulher does not know it. No one knows you hut mvself. 1 will not see you go abroad like a beggar or a mere laboring adventure, Take this money and buy yourself a farm. I believe in your ability to distinguish yourself In the country to which yon are going, by your ski and science in agricultnro. You will, do honor to the family and the name, if you hayo fair play and have you shall.' .'1 can gut slong -without this money, li'.rrry, tfml do WM liVe to 'trblv yoti.' ' is rid fpbber-y. h is a tac if.' pr;' ttypil.aVi. too propd ifoVh.atv'taU it a i' aiid.viiRrj,yon.may doijo . -'fiut 1 may ho slilpwrecket!" "'t 'tviil proVLio ag:dnst "Ih'ss ifrnin tVAt catise; Ywv.riinsr takp 'LtibB, Von qfJfiiy.or.y-9rmiier. l,ond npyei- aii! swph it, to yay cohscient:,e;Mf t -rto.to ' al-'low-yoti 'tn-griiiy 'wlihoVil proVTdinJj' as; ""P'y Xt'-c fyy, ell:ti'emg;. ' '.t'fjAv cnViigji'mjdhpr'han -Thinj Urged j ames reVeH'cd'th'e'rlrn!y, a'ndran homB'afier' fefi tliif"V?fl,t.vn,r',.n1(i WW; H filled. dn. rllatry 'married, lfci a fine faintly of cliildren growinS' uf around hfth, "flTitl all vrha ttoinfi "ttn orbsnerocslve when his. easy dispisiiion his Unwiljing. ncss to Say,, nn! led him into a series of einhafrass nenis Which leddiim to ilie brink of ruin.-' In conse'qtie'iire of "bccominj? so corny lor a trtentl who was engaged in cfc. leiiM.ve commercial speculation, he was ttOtrtpftlftid U.3el his fine cslr.tB Which he had.inheVitm! iYnrtV his utadivnhd lake shel ter. fur Mi Pimily and him3clf in IhV stead of Ids father; now fdf advaniud-in life. The debased or-ilio old man, soon :nrrer this event once more raised him to ' com. petchrc, by glvinr; Him a second interiiance. Ja'mc3 liaVlng been pasyeil over in tlieVfn'ia disposition of his father's properfv. 1'hings now went tin prospetoUMy fo, maliy years, rtlnt Harrv had haaspd il. middle period of life, when, being engaged one uay tn over.Nte:nf thn wnlt liis firm, he was surprised by a sudden show ct am! taking sheher ulnler a tree, he was struck blind and irducbtl tn prematura de crepitude by lightning.' At forty ho had -1 1 -' - ' i ' -m. 1.1 . fortunes ended not here. ,A succession of had crops soon run him deeply in debt, and he Pjund himself once more obliged to sel. his farm in order to satisfy his crcdi. tors. A kind letter which ne hail received some months before from Jams3, determin. ed him to join his brother in America, and try with tho few hundred to him, to relieve his fortune in that distant land. He accordingly embarked for Philadel phin, with his wife and ths two youngest uhil'dicn; but his fortuno still pursued him' I'he ship was'wrccked on the coast of New Jersey, and although the crew and passen gers were saveditho trunk which contained his money was lost, and ho found himself on a strange shore in a compUtely dcsii- tuto conditiout fortunately his good spirits never de scried him. Although blind and desituto his courage and fortitude were unabated Ho found shelter for himself and family in the house of a kind hearted farmer) and among tho fow effects which wore saved from the wresk was ouo trunk which con tained the same violin on which ho had been accustomed to play in tho happy days of.his youth. When it was brought te him he grasped it cheerfully, and exclaimed, With this I'may Vet be c'nabjed to find way to my brother's residence without being dependent on the hand of charity,'- His performance op .the instrument was, in fact; so skillful, that the .villagers', won by its sweet-tones, and their sympathy Air his misfortunes, got up a little concert', which gave lorn money enough to commence Jiia jqurnoy towards tho interior of Pennsyl vania, where he hoped to find his brother And so hi travelled on Tram town to town' a poor blind fiddler, piliied snd releived indeed, but still very poor and destitute' knowing not the morinp where he should lay his head at nighti and as full of anxiety as he was of affection for a suttering family. When he arriyed at the town from which James's last letter was dated, he learned to his dismay, that his brother had sold his properly there and emigrated to the west, No one oijuld loll in what part of the conn try he. had settled, but he had expressed ah intention to buy a farm in Illinois. 'Slow J ly and sadly' did poor Harry resumi his Nvcarry Jou'rn'cy; , )ay aM TCcka1 ,dil 'to iJ.i ...,lM .i.v.. ..S i.'l 'f iimi u,i mm, u, iiio, mcvt hum uiin mai ue had arji've.ifi ii9,'Stat'c ofllinots.' 'fiut it was a great "Slate,, ahd he "still vpjidered on. Vainly ingulfing aVtclr. Iijb IoM brother,, until iho hope of finding ,his brother almost died Wlthih him. , ,Y words' tip close Vf.a-,. ?qt)hri',dYy, h'e found himstltin therkiichen ola lartfe urm imusB liiiiai wiitcu ,tie hiu ueer inVJicdl ui nnre 10 rcgaic ine cniiuroij witn a few furies on tlie violin. i was a sccn'o' Xf Vusnc tu'mfohV.A chtecrlfiil ftic blaied, npori lmjiepih, JpJjVJiichiis Hliie bpy fias.lcned fur th"b pyrpvise of WaVmlng JiimseHf. J'he chifeen pf.ljie fajiffier lan,i:ed abptil' tiie' room", in Bagarmiticpaiio.of jhV'musib, i(lr flip poor fiddler hail dVajvn fordi his frisuti;' mtrti frqtn itiijtjaiio riiul Utgah tn pia'y'.SVhpn its full sodndihj; toiieai soon stiilii'tl'ic tpm ulf Two 'little girls stood befare the per. former, with pleased attention, on with folded iiands, and th'o othci holding thc reins attached to "the little car-load of plsy thinks hair forgotten behind her. The el der dabghler learned ovt'r thtj back of tier mother's bh'alr, sheltered by which the little' boy the wa of the familyjexccuied a tVaves (in of tho ti'ildlerv3 motions, Villi's fiVe shtivel and a pair of bellowfl. Tlie foblher lieiii upon ncr lap all infant whose interest tn Ui music', the" fattier endeavored to'1 tn crease by snapping tiis fihgers'for 'castanets', -1 he poor tiddler's wife had her' 'infant too, m her lapt and wrete'hed W Her" 'con'df linn wasj she seehied to Bvmpathiso in thd pleasure imparled to ths farmer's' family' by her husband's music. The old faim ser van: sioou wun 111s dack to the fire- gating apcthctically , upon tho whole scene, the group was a subject Tot-,a 'painter. ' Hithcflo the fiddler had played tub ha; tional nines of" tb c rtij mf 2 tlW a s h i!2gp,fl compliment to the supposed taste of his auditors; but he now begun an old avorJrt air which ' had been the delight of the youthful days, the Yellow Haired Laddio. Suddenly, iho joyful chippcring of the far mer to his little one ceased; the castanets were no longer heard snapping. As tho notes of linked sVeotness log drawn out' fell upon his ear tho farmer stood still and gated upon the performer, wrapt in other scenes, earned back as wcaro wont to be olden tunes, to olden times. At length the music ceased. 'Pray my good man,' said tho farmer whero did you learn that tunc!-' 'In bonny Ahrshire, sir,' '1 never heard il played In that style beforo save by one hand which is far e nough from hero. In Ayrshire did you say?, Tel) me. whnt is your name 1' I am called poor Harry, tho blind fid dler, but, in prosperous days, I was blithe Harry Duncan;' 'That I should ever live to see yoli thus Harry!' cried the farmer, flinging himself into the arms of tho astonished blind man t in a passionate gush of tears, 'it iB your brother James that embraces you! Why, oht why do I see you thusl' 'Ah Jamie replied Harry, adopting for the nonce tho phraseology of the humble peasantry of hisjeountry, a lilllo of his old burner returning even at this touchfng moment, 'ye ken I told ye many a lirao, lang sync, that fiddle might one day be the moans of winning my broad.'- 'Well,' replied James, recovering a little at this sally;'l think, the piophecy has been sufficiently fulfilled. You shall no longer fiddle for your bread, Harry. And he was as good, as his word, James's skill in the application of sound science to agiicu? ture had made him immensely rich, al though he retained his orginal simple style of living. He had long ago repaid his brother his generous loan) but his giatitude fnr that favor and his true atfections con spired to make him place Hurry and his family far beyond the reach of want for tho remainder of his days 'I'm vj-ry much put -bat,' as s -the fellow f door's. said whWhe was kicked ottt of - . , 1. , , . -1 . 1,, -- 1 , ; Vr.'l!-Vrr--.--r , I'hmle $ttkrj',K monfc "all IhB thiean pf rpcr'olilntlie 'o'xhauBfcinfeheVgies of tho mln'd after, th'o toils and vexations' of the diy nothing is Ho admirably fitted :(q .ill up th;t "elegant loisur'e of the sch'dldrr as?the society:.-' of Womerir Conversation with men requirea "iofa'oetarVio'n-,.etae.r Dome.Iaborj.-h.-.ia tbo.v '6flen' a theatre In f.whlch tthe. parties (exorl;j thems'olvesto'oti.ldo.edch .-other, inargumenUi or miortlfy ttoit UttriJad hearers ;by(?howjng i)iejirauWrie ejclent.of ,tWt -information, and; thejgrVspiofuheir.mlhdth feroh when fre! from every thing flpproacnfng to-'rivalry,-, otjj contention, Jtisiifn many instantioss, , mu tual Jand lnctfssant)6training'.fo!hi'ng's, tyhichfj Ijaye.. ah epi'grantmittiiJ jioint.and ungencym which sre flavored with ilho raalt; oLwjU tartllngby thoir -. sbruptness, or give k pleaglfit shock -df aurprtsd? Gonyersatioi ihus coridccled;-.- iustea'd 'of addtK'ifigMko ruftledonjy tasks anew the Jaetillie's yf.hichli rjaye toiled all .the day longdn the '. wbrjdfs.a mill. In conversation withiWom'ehy ther'iM isnolhing of all, this!, nature hasiWblUfced a mutual spirit of Concession . bstwesn lhe sexes-, which Ifd'rhitls all contention; j-Vjiiili.t t?ial dslicato tact, which, discovers ,ingtirtctr ively tlio tastes and habits- of.- thoughts, -inj another, artd adspttits cdnfers'ajibh lo,thern,;t; y hich slides' gracefully .oyer mallirrr'.ifi.th;? out resting bn thenr, and without e'ffoUf extracts tho,deicate arama and the, volatile essences, and gives, as Dr.. Donna aidcf Lady Anny ClitTurd to every,subject,; frontj predestination to slea ailka pUnge!:flvofv and a piquant relish -is rarely found but id the compahy'bf.inlclligerit anii accomplish ed .women. ; ' . st . . . - rr '., '- They nave a dog at the Circusin, Nefr '4 Orleans, that can do every tiling; but .r talkvr While, performihg hia wpnJirfuUHck9,..thai cornor appropriated to. them as reported' by the Picayune: 'De lor! whoop! Jes look at ciat dog! I declar h? knows moro than folks does Dog? Docs yon call dat a- real, sure w enough dog!' said another darky by hia side, whose eyes were opened BO wide they lookod like a couple of half dollars 1 a 'In course I does,' said the first speaker) 7 What you think he is yourself!- , f 'What I think! I think dar's a white boy 'j inside the dog skin I knows dar is. You , can't fool dis nigger dat dis all dog doinsr Look dar' look dar!' conlinuedlthe grinuing - lump of ebony as the sagacious animal was showing the audience how his brother dogs could run on. ttyo lame legs 'Look darl.t You spose a dog can do dat when h'e ,aikiw ed!' Neberl' - 1 - Conjugal AJftclxon.'S. woman from thfc. neighborhood of Granville, In England, went into an apathecary!s.shop tho other, day with two prescriptions, one for hr husband and the other for her cow. She t inquired what was the pries of them; and. the apothecary replied that it was so tnucli for mint ana so much for the beast, Tha woman finding that alia had not enough , money, reflocled for a moment, and saiilt Give mo, at all events, the medicine for. the cow; I can tend (or my hutband's to morrow talking ' Turkey.'-A white man and aft Indian went hunting in company agreeing to share their game. 1 hey killed a turkey" and an, owl, and.on separating uhderfook 'lo divide. Says tho white, man 'Yon may tako tho owl and I'll havS the turkyi or I'll tako the turky and 10U may havs tho ow,' Ah but says the Indian, 'Yon don't say Uurky onqO to me,' A Modesty i'oiii's Lath. A. voung lady once remarked thai there was hut one- word in the Bible she wished ahemd aud, that was In 6 passage, Whosoever shall smite thee on the tight cheek, turn to him the other also.' She would havehe word smii changed to kiss. ( An old . inanut! wfhas ;ate an mvn.l? niuttoniin hii.time that'wooli-growinf all over his facu,.t & . ? - : . -?;'
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