The Greensborough patriot [April 21, 1840]

              THE ttttEEHSllOROtCTI PATRIOT.
VOLUME II.
GRLKNSBOKOUGH, N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1840.
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NUMBEH 10.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
for each succeeding publicaLun. A "» ™.
d^uclion will be made in favor ofthOM who
ad>cr »e\y U* ,|uartor,orfor a longer period.
freeTf p».t.ge.»« they cannot lie attended to.
THE lABflKK.
to admit Of 111 being pa»«cd OTer llleln' '*
very ufrl.il, a» it rc-unilcs lira earth to
Ike T00t», and repairs the injury dune by
the frosts and thaw.."
These are among the article* of the
farm aliich re trust soon In M« >■ po.-
session of every culli»alor of the soil.—
Agriculturist-
„. firm enough ' -here are cannons to■ ,h. .no., u,,x-
In .he meat of thy ftce shall thou -I la*"'-
*^B";"FARM IMPLEMENTS.
No me.-.lunie can execute u neat piece
of work without sui.ablo loo's, and M
fanner can keep clean «*«• ami reiej
«ood crops without impleinents adaptoo
fo each operation. One »<>'«,««t.«
pulse. given to improve British husband-ry,
was the ere,..on of be.ler farm, looI.
than they had previously used- liv mv
plements we ,««»every .!..»(; >ha. loused
in producing food for men and l.east,or ...
preparing .1 for use; inch also « ''»*'■
MV agency in iho prorKiet.no of wears
hies, eatable., or articl. • for Co MM*
calioifof the eyo » sonveuience ol llle.
At present we will only mention (1Mb
„ are ordincrilv used in the spring, and
particularly in February, lit. E«*ry
farmer has'a plough of. some kind,-bill
th.jchieCtu.lv of each "hould "«. «°
have such ae require-tho least force and
elV.etuallv pulvctlias the ground 10 i
sufficient depth, and turning it »»•' '" |
llle free admission and at .'on of the < ',
dews, and atmosphere. There is not Mi-ll
science displayed in the construction
of good ploughs, but it also requires e-null
judgment to follow the plough ai "
should be done. Farmer, arc much in..-
taken in the idea, thai almost any .lie
boy, girl, or awkward woman will do l">
plough. If .here is B0J I'"-1""' ui ul""
that demands Hie very best hands, it I.
that of ploughing. II .sw.H known.hat
in Europe prises are awarded t.> urns*
who are skilled in turning Ihe sward, *.-
as lo be most feTOiabljF situated lo re-ceive
Iho water and air. Not g "•'
more common than ploughing mate...-*.
If the agriculture of Tonnes.*" - vw•».
comes siili'.cientlv improved. \ve slin.lcx-,
MCt to see our most lab ..led einzens, sa
CCS and most philosophical farmers, asso-c.
aling together lo ascertain how to con.
struct the best plonks, and study I lie
deep secrets of turning .lie furrow to Ihc
best advantage. As 'here IS no pattern.
of ploughs which we can recommend in
preference 10 others, wc must requus
' farmers who use such as are esteemed
the best plough', to repo.l to us their
experience and success.
Harrow* imv be of different shape?
nnd sizes, lo suit the lastc of lira agri
eulturiat and work to be performed., nut
almost every variety is a usefulI auxiliary
in Hie preparation of the soil for the r. -
••option of .be wed, and also to cover
. them after ibev are sown. No farm, r or
snrdonet should bo without them, for the)
tre the best article for levelling Iho sur
face, breaking large clods, and effectual-ly
tearing up young weeds that infOSl llM
cup, .vhieli CM be used.
Cultivators have been little known or
used by fanners in tbo we-1, but those
who have tried them, find th. in the gnat-
•fit laborsaving machine, that have been
introduced, lle.nent's Cultivator i. de-cidedly
the best we have seen. In the
cultivation of Indian Corn or roots,double
the work can be performed with il lliau
with anv common plough in the country.
It mav iun very close to .lie young plants,
so as to loosen the surface aboul the ten-
<!cr roots cover noxious weeds, and at the
same time completely clean the middles.
Pol rendering the ground light permea-ble
and well prepared lo resist the scotch-in
». of the aunVtaVa in the last working
the crop, nothing equals the Cultivator.
— The Roller, though little known, yet :s
invaluable on a farm. It may bo con-structed
with a cylinder of oak or ash,
from 3 to (i or 8 fed in breadth and from
10 to 80 inches in diameter, will, gudg-eons
at each end. With these directions
few men woul.l lack mechanical genius
lo Ii*. a frame or shafts to hitch liv. horse.
•■ It is found lo produce an excellent ef-fect
after Ihr seed is covered ; il .miles
and levels ihc surface of Hie ground,and
is particularly useful for porous and light
soils, and for ihose earths of which the
constituent particles are tine and light.
If «UCh soils have nol reee.ve.l a suitable
degrce of firmness from the roller high
winds and rams arc apt lo carry oft Hi"
upper livers audio leave bare the roots
of the plants. Another adrantagcarismg
froffl "he application of the roller is, that
tV soil winch has I.e. n suhjeeted toll,
nresents fewer obstacles to th. useofthr
,-vlhe, or of the sickle. Whenfrostsli ».
bound up the soil, and it-has been again
, fr0B l.v thaws, the roots are let! at-mMt
without support, a. the earth acarec.
, „,iherca to tlicmi iho roller, applied
The Utlianthut, or Sun Hotter plant.
—We presume il'ia uotgeneially known
that tin. putnt, which is often regarded
as worse than u uselmscuuilierir of the
ground, iscul.iva.ed cxteneivcly inaome
parts of the United Slate., and uiraed lo
a verv valuable accouut in a variety of
ways. The versalily of it. powers, «o lo
■peak, are even greater than tbo morus
.nult.caiilis. We have before u. a letter
from a firm in .he interior of Pennsylva.
nia, which wc think are worthy of publi-ct.
v.
The oil derived from the sun flower
Steel is pretty well known. lU excel-lence
lor fancy painting and druggist use
is said to he confirmed,and we are even
lol.l that itis.qual, if not superior lo
almond or olive oil IM .able use. One
aero of ground will produce from forty lo
fifiv buahebj of seed, ao times: much
more, timid seed w.ll pioduce a gallon
of oil lo ihe bushel, and the. oil has been
sold at '31 3d per gallon when llaxseed
oil stood at ninety cent..
V.ie rr/W,alter the oil is expressed,
is said to ho ■ valuable food for cu.tte.
77ic Itafi* manufaclurable intoaeifiirs
of a mild, pleasant flavor.,pos-< Ming, as
<s said, powerful |wciuv;.l properties,
highly commended by physicians of ma
ceptionableof rules, and as 1 dismounted
at the arched gate leading to the Asy-lum,
as il was called, I felt an indescrib-able
sensation that I waaaboul.o receive
a voluntary, a sought for occasion for
distress which i. precisely opposite to
my theory for rendering .his ' vale of
U-aia," a valley of smiles.
And old man, whose hair was frosted
with time, stood leaning on a crutch-slick
close to the gale, and civilly touched Ins
hat as I offered him the occupation of
holding my horse.
' iVu must pull the bell, sir, .aid he
as I tried to unfasten the gale.
Loud and long rang the bell as I pull-ed
a chain, and at its completion a roar
of laughter pealed from an open window ;
hul turk a laugh, that a .cream of an-guish
would not have cauaed more terror
in the breast of a lialener. A corpulent
man answered the ■uramoua and in re-plv
lo niv question ' il Dr. was at
hornet' said in a deep aurly tone lb il' he
.opposed he was. «
' Then give bun this letter' .aid 1, ol-fering
In.n the one of introduction.
• You can give il yourself, il you walk
up them sleps and lurns lo the door on
the right! that is, if he's there. II be
ail.t go along the left passage Slid ——
' Well! mat am I lo do Ihenl' -aid I
sharply to Ihe surly cetb.ru. as he p»Ui;
od in his instr. cnon'. • , ,- i
' Ax the fits! person you sees' replied
he tvilh asmother.d sound and a shak.
of htaextensive waiatcoat that were in-tended
to express a laugh. Wilhout no-ticing
1'ie rudeness of ihc fat ms. .except
l.v an involuntary raising one loot with ui t.,j- '•• .-'■ ..'■-' .-
„ disease, for the chest. The lo*.ves,\a strong inelinajion lo.ipplv n, by *'.
projerlj cured, will bring fro... live ,o|of.ej..,„d. t. I en.cted the.ooni asd,.ee.
fifteen cents per pound.
The.Mtalk, when ItrippMl of tli- leal
Al'lel Willing i
lope of seeing soun
iiid seed, may be burnt, and a Slip..nor
alki.li made from Iho ashes.
Tin- OOmA or seed, or properly the fila-ments
of the flower, is excellent feed lor
cattle oi bogs.
The b.'lianthna is cultivated in the vi-en.
itv of York. I*i.. and a gentleman ill
North Carolina m 1887 cultivated out
hundred ler. s.
from the lloiion Notion.
TUB YOUNG MANIAC.
'•Canst tl: srtiot minister to a mind diaeaa'd i
Pluck iron, the memory a rmted sorrow {
Jfaxc out the wr.t.en troubles of the brain ;
\Hil, withsomo sweet oWlviousaiili.l le,
CleajwothcsiutTd besom oi that pordous stufl,
\\ bicu weighs upon the heatl I
I had a Strong desite, mingled with
dread, to visit one of ihose ..bodes of lltl-roau
wrelcbidiies., a privata mud house.
What laics of sorrow conl.l be related—
» hat re.mi s might l» pencilled, from the
uccurreiic. a daily Ukthg plaoti in these
receplacl. s for the mad. A broken |
I hearted creature, whose extreme unset)
bleared Ihe biaiu when .lie hear, was
.•lulled, is whipped that the dull mind
may receive an impression. Tins may
be politic fo. aught I know; but ihc re-flection
of sucl- cruelly—the mere sup-position
that these acts can take place,
without ihe knowledge of their absolute-
It doing so, fs sufficient '.> fieczc tin
blood, and vibrate each nerve with hot-
,-,.r. .'.buy, whose soaMjig iiiiuds bait
I so bent upon dauling pursuits thai
I... cnt.ce.ilruled rays of knowledge have
scorched and warped the noblest gill to
man—ihe God-like brain, ate manacled
aud chained like beasts of prey. Per-fection
of female beauty, thai once at-traded
the eyes ol admiring crowds—
that captivated the heart* ot the fickle
and most difficult lo plea..—that was a
lather's pride and a moth, r's idol, may
be found wasting in a solitary closet, for-gelful
of the world, and by Iho world
forgotten. Age loo, that should meet
with profound respect, is treated as if il
n as the beginning, not the ending of life.
Childhood, that should be treated with
tenderness and affection, receives but
hardships or disregard.
A child in a mad house ! \\ hat sigh,
can there be more melancholy. A young
thing that should be scouring the fields
in the bright sun-shine, plucking Ihe
wild flowers, and racing with the gay
bull.illv. Whose song should ring a.
matin with the lark, ami a. eve wilh the
nightingale. Whose joyous face should
be the index of a beat.' unloucjied with
pain. Whose laugh echo should answer
la as a sound of unalloyed ilel.gli..—
Such should be the stale of childhood-hut
to my story.
I. was on n bright afternoon in the
month of October that I mounted a fa-vorite
hots.— whose exploits have been
tin- subject of more than one story on
tl,i« sole of the Atlantic—for the purpose
of visiting a private lunatic asylum ai
lioxlon, within a few miles of London.
The Wllf* are not generally companions
of mine : noither do I choose to antici-pate
mental distress by permitting the
lhadows of fear to dull the present with
i gloomy presentiment of the future.—
Psal .s gone,—ihe I'uiu
. .1, bin it was rnipt;
f.w seconds, in tin .....
one-who could or would instruct me, I
maid footsteps approaching. A lady
entered dressed in deep mourning ami
veil. .1 to that I could nol catch a glimpse
,of her features. A footman follow. <I
her, and, as if accustomed lo the rules of
the place, pulled a bell Brilliant instruc-tions.
In a few -m.«uust u was anssw ■■
,.i by theappearanci of a mild :. iking
gentlemanly pi r.on, who had passed the
vigor ol Ins life. Hi bow.id U> bolli^ of
us and said, 'W ill you w.:II. with IOC. I
knew I had no md'ulog., with ih. u.,aml
that be imnsiu. .11 wasaccompanying ins
lady by some indisputable title. How-
. rer, I e.ii.ri.Tii. d i sudden inclination,
othetwis. called a vulgai curiosity, lo
learn the cause of her visit, and I fol-lowed
her footsteps, with a correspond.
ing obstinacy of motion, in sibl.ee.—
We mounted a long winding staircase
am. roach da narrow gallery, on each
side ol tt inch were doois Strongl] fasten-ed
With bolts and bars.
III the top parts of ihe doors were
sliding pant Is, boiled on the oulsub . 10
enable llle watchful keepers, who pur.-
ed up and down lira gallery, to occasion-ally
look at their unhappy prisoners.—
we w.ie passing a door through which •■
I keeper was looking, aud 1 glanced MM
; ins should, r into the apartment. The
i inmate waj a tall, powerfully made man
I with a straight wasscosl on. \» ith inoa-
I sured iread lie paced lo and Iro and ap-
J peared to be Ululating a cenlniel on duly.
; lie slopped sudd, nly in h.s inarch ami
looking nt the keeper through Ihc panel
I said 'Halt! who goes there?'
• Guard' said ihe keeper smiling,
' The word.'' asked he.
• Waterloo' replied ihe keeper.
' All's well! Pass on' rejoined the
poor maniac resuming bis match.
The keeper closed and bolted the pan-el.
I asked whether he was asoldiet!
' An officer in .he ninety .bird sir' aasd
Ira. ' A spent ball at Waterloo lore a-wav
par. ol his scull behind hi. left ear,
which is the cause ol his present stale.'
' Has ha been long sol' I Inquired.
•From lira hour ilia! he got his wound'
was the reply.
He received hia Waterloo medal in
this house, continued .he keeper, 'and
when it was given to him be seemed lo
have a transitory gleam of reason, for
placing i. on his left breast he said, while
teats trickled down Ins face, ' it was too
d.a.1) gained.' These were the only
words of a rational nature thai we have
hoard from hi. lips.'
• Do any of his comrades sen him* I
inquired.
■•Therd'arvdint few living now, air,
you know; but there's onr that comes now
and then, although few are uwate ol il'
replied the keeper wilh an emphasis up-on
ill. one, and a glow upon his fea-tures.
• Who i« thai!' said I.
' His draco the Duke of Wellington,
sir,' replied he.
'Ood blew him!' 1 involuntarily ex-claimed,
B« unguarded trifles*—by ac-tions
that men suppose ihe scrutinizing
eves of the world do noi notice, should
opinions he formed of the real condition
ol the heart and of ihe mind, not by the
The Past is gone,—Ihe lul.ire is tin- «u.n..i.v.,eri.s-a—l .h..v.,p»o..er...s-yj and a—ssum,ption p••r•e
known—the Present il alone to be call-; vailing in all grades ol society, from thi
ed our own. These are undeniabli ir i- ] King lo the Cobler, when, the perform-isms,
and il is a maxim of the humble I atiecs arc imagined lo become themes for
hnmcr of this sketch to carry them out iho tattling-tongued multitude. The
as far as Ins ability will permit; but I simple circumstance of the" Dnko of Wcl«
luigton's visit to the old dwnenled »ol-dier,
whs IWHI In. reauon in the p.norm-anceoflus
duly, showed more plainly
thai he ha. a hea.l wo.iii) of nobility
than all the flourishes Woichel.mouious
fame has blown from deeds of greater
weight.
• You'll find the Doctor and lira lady
you came with, in ihe fouilhtoom on the
right hand,' »a.u ihe keeper leaving me.
I went lo the door, which was unclos-ed,
and entered .he spartmeu. wilhout
being noticed by the lady, who was sil-ling
on a sofa wilh s child on bet Up,
and clo.ely press. .1 to her bosom. The,
child was as lair as a bleached lily.—
Long, light brown ringlets bung grace-lull
v down her shoulder., and a pair of
soli blue eyea were turned upon Ihe
face ol In I i.u's-'. She appeared lo be
about eight or nine yeat. old, aud I
thought a-more beautiful litllo creature
I had never seen. The Doctor wa. hold-in"
one of her band., and counted the
seconds ot a waich be held in the Mliir.
No. a word was spoken for some min-utes,
but I beard a smothered sob, a..d I
saw a convulsive biasing of the breast
in the lady. A.leugih she said in brok-en
words, -is there any alteration—can
fOU give me any hop.'I
' We all should hope, madum,' r. plied
tin- Doctor,'but I cannot sny wilh truth,
thai I discover any Improvement.—
• lleav.n bav. mercy upon Ule!' exclaim-ed
she. ' Vi hat! \S hat ccin be done?
• I regret to say that i must remove—'
«,*Oh ! pray don't say .o! Mv heart is
almost broken, Sir,' Interrupted she,
•rasping her hands and Weeping ntteoiia.
Iv. • Il is but a temporary saerilic.,' re-plied
the Doojpr, and if il in re more, the
eo s. qw noes may not bear a compari-son.'
•True, v, ry true. How criminal in
me lo object I—forgive me, and let it
done ai once,' said lira lady, sobbing
;it each wod.
The doctor, us he passed lo leave the
loom, bOWed and UiOtlOUl d me lo a chair.
In a short time he returned with a pair
of amssors in hia hand. He was follow*
. d by a lurd-fcaiureil individual, bearing
a bowl and a case ol I izors.
I'lra iool!ier-e-tbt n could he only a
mother whose kisses were so rapturously
printed upon that oh.ld's fair brow—start-ed
and gm.tly placed lb.- object ol In r
tollCIIUile upon Hie sofa, as Ihc doctor
entered with hia assistant. I now for
the first ..me caught a glimpa • of In i
I. atoms. Wllho.lt being beautiful, then
was an expression ih .t could ..ot fall lo
awaken an nil. rest. So ml. lleclusl and
proud bad nature formed that fore-head;
but care and deep affliction had
■tamped ihe wrtnkli .upon it, which lime
alone should have printed. II. r luge
dark epm wi re red with constant auru-nig,
and her lips were quivering wilh
speechless sorrow. Hair, black as the
raven's wing, fell in neglected form upon
. each side of bet pale features, and her
I all figuro, Shaped ill on.: of nature's
Uulllcssmoulds, was bent with her load
of unmitigated sorrow.
The child seemed quite unconscious
of all that was passing. She sal in any
posture that «!i was placid in, and her
eyes remained fixed on any object thai
happened lo be befori llram in a direct
line. Nol a change passed on r her fea-tures,
and not one action denoted that
the iniiid directed it. Excepting only a
beating pulse and heaving bosom, no
corpse could appear more inanimate.
' Woul.l.. noi be bailor thai ibis should
lake place out of your presence!' asked
the doeXOl in a kind lone.
• No mile. d. I must have each curl,"
replied the-lady.
'So vou shall, and all can bo saved for
you,' rejoined Ihe doctor.
• I in list know-r-l must .ire that I hav.
all," was lira reply.
The doelo. inserted Ins fingers among
the luxuria.it .ingle.s of lb. little child,
aud severed one by oitr close to lira head.
The lady took each curl, and as lira last
one was given to bur, she fell faulting lo
the ground.
4 l.t-i us take her from the room,' said
th.< doctor
I assisted in removing hef, and as we
were carrying bet down the staircase
she said, in a sca.ee audible whispur—
'Place mc in the carriage.' We did
so. The ii in jumped upon hia stand.
Home!' cried he. The horses sprang
isgerly forward, as the coachman alack-i-
ned his reins, an.I ma few seconds the
carriage was out of sight.
I re-entered the house with the doctor,
who said, ' Did vou not conn with thai
la.lv?' I replied in the negative, and
handed my let.e. to hnn. After perus-ing
ii he look ui-' by the hand, and said,
• Yon have witnessed lira melancholy . f-facts
of fright, air, in that unfortunate
child.'
I expr. ased a great wish lo hear the
particulars when he said, ' Th- history
is brief, but dreadful. The la.lv who
haslU.1 left us, as you in.-lit suppose, is
Irar mother. She had been married be-tween
three and four year, when this
eliil.l was horn, winch was Ihe only one.
As usually i. iho caai in such circum-stances,
the parent's hope, joys, and i'i-rythiog
that was dear to them appeared
concenlraled in their infant. One night
when the mother and father were at a
ball, lira nurse had been telling tin child
some ghost .tones and fairy tales; the*
no doubt axetled her very much pren-
IIS to being pu. lo test.—After tail was
done,Iho nutse from some unaccountable
Ireak wrapped a abeet round her person
and stood groaning by lira side of the cot.
The child raised herself in lira bed, u.
ler.d one shriek, nnd from that moment
I a. been aa you aaw her—a confirmed
lunatic When the parenla returned
Ihev found their 'it.lc idol bereft of her
her mind, and the cause they learned
from the confession of lira nurse. You
e.sn imagine Ibcir feeling, and condi-tion
better than I cao describe ihem.
• How long since did this occurl* I
«.ked. . t—-
' Raiher more .ban eight months, he
replied.
' If I had been Ihc falh. f, 1 .hou.d
have blown my litaina out,' said I,
The Doctor placed his lips close to
my eat and said in a low voice, • lie did,
sir.*
So go to work, ye apprentices in rowd)
im—candidalea for rogues—mend yoei
marners—think of making you. elver
candidates for good wive., and then o':
.am then.—FsSDX/meus'j fiMata,
Reader, .he above inci.l-n.s are true
a plain tale unvarnished with fiction.
EARLY MAItltlACKH.
We happened to hear a long argument
the other evening upon the policy of car •
ly marriages.
It is unnecessary to repeat the pro and
con—it is unnecessary for us lo hear it;
because, under ordmaiy circuiint-nces
and in ordinary situations, there can be
but one side to the question. As soon
as a mail's mind is matured enough to
make his choice—and at tWe.ity-IWO or
three it is, if ever, hssshould be ready to
be married. The common argu.-mms
agaiiial early matches, that the husband
cannot lu/AvoWh>iiough," pecuniarily,
is .ol .mil, a felMcy in ltsi.ll. but produc-tive
olli.lsc calculations and hopes on
tin.- part ol llie-liride, am1 of iho leiidi u-cy
lo produce the lor? distress ii is in-tended
lo av.rt
When one weds now, it is presumed
ss I natural inf. rence, that be lias ihe
income or "exp.-elation" which will war-rant
ihe couple in extravagance. He
.nay be honest enough lo tell Ins wil. lo
the contrary—and he may have go.nl
■ra-:si» sufficient lo indicate to Irar wlut
is her proper course in relation t» >x-pen
sea, But Hie whole round of go.sip-p.
og acquaintance at. not SO easily put
,,lV—j,„| i|ra , omnaay uto thus r. luoUnl
ly b. ukoned, persuaded and driven into
fashionable extravagance, upon ihe fir-i
setting out. They strive 10 Step al Mice
into coiupelitio'i in style of living and
PX|H uses, with people' of fortwu ; ami to
ape the misnamed hospitalities o( thos.
who entertain, d till in in ihcir own state
of single blc. aedness.
If a couple isso weak minded a* to
think they must pursue such a course us
ibis, it is no matter how law, they marry
—and belter late than never. If they
can make up their minds to a s.-nsibl.
ami moderate establishment—if they un-derstand
their characters, and hav.
strength of mind to abide by a good r. so-lution,
the earlier they marry the better.
The cost of almost any one vice or loll;
into which bachelors are betrayed, by
lack of employment and a koine; the
follies into wlnchllicy run lo supply that
place in their boariaend in their lime,
which a good wile tills so happily; the
unnecessary expenses in which they in-dulged
from mere ennui, would more
than twice support a family.
Marriages in ihe middle ranks, are
much happier than those uf the extreme
rich or llle extreme poor. By the mid-dle
tanks, we mean those who have .a
trade, ptofoasioii or avocation which in-sures
theni a living income, and an op-portunity
lo make provn.ous against the
day of reverse. Such persons form the
great body of our industrious population
—the great body of our intelligence—
and the true independent portion of ihe
community. They enjoy lira golden
mean, and escape the tyrannical dictates
of senseless fashion on lira one hand, and
Iho pinching* of abject poverty on lira
other. They can contract maniages
when they please, without reference lo
any thing but their own situation, wish-es,
and happiness—and their union is
therefore the most felicitous, and made
wilh Ihe leas, parade.
Bachelorship, especially in cities, is a
position of more danger and exposure
than men are capable of occupying With
,;,f,.iv.—The beat of us nooil a Monitor
and a gui.li—alter the direct influence of
a mother beooinos lessened, or the son is
removed from il.
Til-re is nothing like a wife for
From the "Knoxvillc Timet."
Mr Humes:—Having just travelled
over Ihe two main Singe routea from llu-place
to Raleigh, in North Ca.olina, and
kept a memorandum of the time, distance
and expense of the same, 1 have though,
it might be useful to other travellers to
communicate the result for publication
in yout paper. Il may bo proper to re-mark
that Ihe Petersburg Railroad, now
operation lo Raleigh, forms lliencc-loma.
d a continuous line of Railroad
ami Steamboat travelling to Philadel-phia,
*icw York and Boston.
From Raleigh to Salisbury, there is
now a tegular daily mail communica-tion
; and from the latter place to A.hc-tille,
N.C. ther? are two tri-wookly lines
runnirg or different routes. It is inten-ded
so to arrange these, that by depart-ing
from each place on alternate days,
there will be six mails a week received
,il Asheville.
I'roin that piece lo lira Warm Springs,
ihe contractor will run bleCwbeasJeMj/j
and go through in six hours. 1'iom the
Warm Springs lo this place, wc have two
iri-weekly lines now in operation. It
ii proposed lo arrange these with Ihe oth-er
1 n.., iii such a manner as to give ua
tlx Eastc'rn mails a week In Knoxville,
i ,-nl, s Ihe valley line which we now
have. No one can doubt the pinctraabi!-
i!» or ihe convenience of such unpiove-iiii
nil as have been mentioned ; and lira
contractors, on lira several route?, will's*
much promote their own Interest, as that
of riie travelling public, by immediately
adopting them.
/•'.-..;» Knoxeille, Tenn. to Rahigh,N.C.
fru itay of Abingdoit, l<i
HILXSL novas, rtlcK.
Knoxville to 111 rtville/7 110 -!> Sl.MKl
B!ountville to AbiwHon, 20 1 '-Mil)
AbingumtoWythel'. II. BO* U •'>.<»<>
WMhelMI..t.<:r.Hn-l .-roMKr 39 KM"'
Greensboro' to Raleigh, HO* 10 «!•«'"
390 Itt &«,00
From KnoitiUr, Trim, to Baleigh, N. C.
by tap of the Warm Spnngi.
BULBS. II0I1W. wiicr.
Knoxville tbWarm Springs, 73 13 8 6,00
Warm Springs to Asheville, 3d 0 4.U0
AehevilletoSfalisbury.N.C.lQB. 30 10,011
Sah.ury to Raleigh, N.C. 140* -i WO
::-D -ii 1*30,00
T!ra lim" mentioned above docs r,..i
ncludd the necessary stoppages al the
termmation of the several route*, the
sleeping hours, dtc, but simply the num-ber
of hours required 10 pass ove> each
Contractor's space. On Ihe Abingdon
route, Passengers may sleep lit BldOllt-ville,
and Wytbo C. II. On the Warm
Springs route, they may sleep at Asl.e
i Me and Salisbury. And lha usual time
required to pass over iho whole distance
from this place to Raleigh in N. C. will
be live days.
The Stage houses, on both lines, urn
w.ll kepi, fare comfortable and very
[cheap, Ihe Coaches good, drivers fob. r
laud obliging. The scenery on l>..iii
; routes will interest ihe eye of the intul
lllgcnt Passenger, and make him loel
■ tJi.uikf.il that, in addition to Natur.' - n -
biflcent furnishings, this portion ol i
country is now, or soon will he, op ' '
lo a direct commercial cominuui.
with ihc seaports of the South.
A TKAVI:;.!.!....
•58_119—84—130.
guardian ring.,1. The influence of
"intended1 ma" be powerful—that ol u ife,
as far as ino-l.il influence can be, is om-niscient.
The influence of woiinn bo-lore
marriage, may be constant. Ii is
the very best tutelage under whie t vou
can put a man—and the testimony of a
number of prison statistics proves the
fact, that unmarried rascals commit lira
greater part of the .-rim.-, wit ch slnm<
humanity. In the furtherance of reform
in atueievation of the virtues which
make a m i i a jood citizen—in * word,
in all good mamam in tin beat atjent.
"It is a wonde. lh.il niiin CVl r ;:.
for there is something soatrangeandov
ful in the hourly uncertainty of our fat.
—in the atmosphere of darkness aud ■:.
security that surrounds our CXtstenC -
ill the troops of dangers to our peace and
to our being that ride invisible upon ev
ery moment as ii (lies—that man is, ai
it wet", lik a blind man in the front ul U
great bailie, where his hopes and his Joy»
are being swept down on every side, and
in which Ins own existence must termin-ate
at length, in some undefined hour,
and some unknown manner—and yot ho
smiles as if Ira were al a pageant!
Were Ins smile the smile of faith and
confidence in lira great, good Being .who
sees the Struggle and prepares the. re-ward,
be might smile unshaken indeed ;
but, alas, alas ' is it so ! 1 fear b'j'. bel-li..
til.
There arc few things on earth more
melancholy .ban when one is burdened
with smiia evil news, to sec those whom
it is destined to plunge, intogrii f full of
my life and happiness, enjoying Ilia
brigl i moment, as if thi re were nothit
but pleasure in the world. There is
|something awful in it ! Ii brings homo
Itoour own hearts the f. arlul fact lb it, i
the very instant when wo arc ;ii tlio
height of joy, some remote, Unseen, un-known,
unexpected agents ma) I.- per-
' forming act. .!. .lined <o bias, our Ii ippi-
I ness for ever. Then is something mys-terious
in ii, too; for ii shows us thai at
I ihe very moment when our stale -s in /■ ■
alitv the most miserable upon earth, wo
, II gii I..K' oi 11 -■' ;■ iu ihc most
I wild "i»! rapturdra ir-p.. ;.. snrorr !.. -a:..-,;
I ...i- nil '•■"_■: •'•!■• c -•■-»' -:• in out