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0., WEDNESDAY, MAT 2971867! NO. 50. The InteUigeiiiiw Raving recently mnde considerable additions to this department, we are prepared to execute In the. neatest style and on tbo most reasonable terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills.

Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact style of work usually done in a country Printing. Office. fi?" In all cases, the money be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied the cash, will receive prompt attention. following comments from journals in this State upon.the views oppressed second be su bj ec't to- si bio, ligh twithin 'our w6 mh'k'k for the space occupied with Wo, would have the roadc-r to consider also that-tho: waiters of the annexed articles are me tilled to the credit of bay-; defended "the honor of bur comm'Oni mother the.

battlefields The view of such- men aro certainly, deserving of wherein involved to in -the ISx-Governi com un Fromike Spariariljurg Spartan. Crov. Perry has written another letter ort of the Bijls, addressed to in which his and faithful and that he Had raised secession -and tb'e'fatal" delusion of forming a 'South ernlGonfedefacyjaind we tfial? declared'that "the extinction of the Union would the death-kneli -This isalltrue, and it the iov? ofa for the. entitle- any man to'' the consent, would: decree and award- to Gov. Perry that saintly honor.

His elegant manhood is JcnoWn-Of inII so Northern, proclivi? ty Therefore, no lean--. doubt, that she. ng "restoratiojnvof his intenr tions are pure -and this declarations are sincere. But Mr. Perry's purity.and sin? bis the his pp pheLie reach, bis high sense of! i i a i the.

atrocities pi the Military Bill, his. devotion, to liberty and love of Sou th can will' hot save us of His i caustic utterances of fiatearid detestation aire appieciatijd and felt by the people Of -the 'South as lie feels indeed, the destruction of tfoe: State'Grovern ments ol the South is" tho mbs't att.roeiqus crime that tHe world has over witnessed. But are AV1? isto from this hateful thrall dorn Gov. Perry deems it his duty ft offer, his-eou oseils to the people of State in the We know of nc other leading munrin South Carolina whe And what is Itja simply that, every is not disfranchised should register bis name, that when the elections are held he should best and fwisest buf writp on -his- Wellj what then until some thing turns up, that's all. We think ihii is the substance of Mr.

Perry's said no than be did, in If the'whit' people of this State! oppose a. Con ventior, "it is as much as to say to tho freedtnei, shall upt have the right of suffragt if weoan prevent it:" No one win doubt under, these-circumstance's, that ever; freedmun will vote for a convention, will not stop to ask whether it be const! that ho should' have right of suffrage, therefore he will for convention and delegates too. The letter states there thousand colored and only forty titotisaiSd white voters in this Stute. It is very clear then, that if 'every vote cant by white men in South Carolina be against a con convention lie called, not: and delegates elected too. vwise and patriotic a candidate may -bo, it cwinot be expected.

that the freed men will vote for him if ho be'op pbsed to the calling of a convention, which he would an effort to deprive bira'of privilege already" granted him. of uniting with the white people to make the best selection of candidates for it is more than probable candidates would lie the vilest and most. bjtter enemies of the South. large majority of white citi iehSj.ahd a unanimous vote of thefreed men'for siiro to prevail, and Gov. Perry's plan only divides the white'vote, whilst it unites the 'colored vote: or aversion'will not 'turn rtbp tide; now rolling over lis; State 'pride or self-respect" afford us no forum -where the chiims of truth and justice can be beardy'no tribunal to whichvW-C may appeal power can redress our and restore us to otir Anxiety now marks tho features of almost 'eyery man in the land, and doubt and uneasiness prevails everywhere, breaking up tho channels oftrade, destroy? ing commerce and crushing the spirit of enterprise.

Gov. Perry dwells much on the words honor, jastice which is all very well. But it appears to us tltat the abolition of slavery, now and forever, and the endorsement of the Civil Bights Bill, by a Convention of the State of whilst Mr. Perry was Provisional Governor, and in which Con? vention and its ordinances ho stood promi? nently forth as the leading man of tho State, incurred a responsibility as ruinous, and dishonorable, asrit would bo to adopt the Eeconstruction That Cemvention entailed'ruin and poverty, not only to ourselvos, but on our children. The: Bills propose to re store na tO: Mr.

Perry loyes.so well, bn the terms equal Our fpoedmen owe their freedom to tho Con? vention State of South Carolina and not to He-has been made legally and politically equal to Mr Perry or any of us; and Mr. Perry, him quietly, submitted to tlie of the President and Congress. From the Laurtneville Herald. We publish in this issue another letter from Gov. Perry; oh the poli ieal situa position taken in -his Ibrmer; letter, and strongly opposing a convention of the people.

Mr. Periry draws a sad picture of our condition if the people of the State vote a convention, and asserts that, such an.act would ''sacrifice theirrhonor?" that-by yuting for. a convention they yield the right of self-government." says that "just as sure as general suf? frage to the they will "seize the political power of the State, und exereiso it to oppress aiiid plunder the white may alt be very true? we fear too true. But has not universal suffrage been already given to the negro by the Military Bill, and so far as the franchise is concerned, is not our political condition as bad as it can be? iVe s'usp'et that it every whiteman in the State way to "no convention" on his picket, tlio result would be- the same -in ho would be called by Hher authority. ThiVconditiun of things one of the results of the: war, and what jsver we may do in conformity to.

the Military Billr-driveu to: it, as we are, 'with bayonets at our be. construed as dishonorable It would have been considered at one time a dis? honorable act for the State to have abol? ished slavery, and to have. elevated the uegro, to a with thu.white man; yet the State did do it finally, with? out dishonoring herselfl She did the act herself; not voluntarily, it is true, but from tho inexorable law of necessity, yet the. State had quite as much option in that case as.she has now to refuse to call a conveution-fnbne in either, if- expedi? ency is to be taken in to consideration audit would have aviled the State equally as' much to have refused to revoke the Ordinance of Secession and abolished slavery, as to retuso now to cull a conven? tion, if is true, the white population may vote convention," or may fold their hands and do nothing; -but will that make matters any Would that prevent convention being held, or mod? ify its action -Would that insuro'the continuance of-the present military gov? ernment, which Mr. Perry seems to pre? fer rather than a convention should be called.

Our condition is a deplorable ouo, but bad as it is it might be worse. May we not render our condition somewhat more tolerable, and obtain more political justice by obeying.the dictations of our oppress? ors? Is this not equally as rcasouahle a course- us to remain sudenly out in the cold until that returning sense of justice," of which Mr. Perry speaks, invites us back under tho protecting folds of the great national "glorious Union," lor which he has always had such sacred reverence. We cannot- agrco with Mr. Perry's policy; but we lay his letter before our readers that they may read and judge for arc willing to show both sides of the picture.

We admit that there is a strong probability of much he predicts coming to pass. The negro is destined to is a fixed fact; hu will probably ride in the same car with our wives and daughters, eat at the same table at hotels, possibly set as a juror, in spite of all we can do, if our oppressors will it. But to do nothing to prevent it; would be more censurable and dishonora? ble than l.o make an effort to avert such tin unhappy state of things. It Was to prevent siieli a calamity aclidn Ivas taken by the Slate Which'resulted in the war to which Mr. Perry was so much opposed.

But the State, with others, failed, and we" have the result. Mr. Perry says he strongly opposed se? cession, and we will do him the justice to he cliil. That opposition was in agree? ment with his great love for the Union; out is strange that he should have teen: so opposed to the measures that lie South saw fit to adopt in order avert the terrible consequences that eic believed were sure to befall her if she emained longer in tho Union, and then, iL the first opportunity, accept office under lie Confederate Government. This was iK exactly in keeping with his former plitical course.

He had always received te credit of being '-consistent in his in? consistency." We mention this merely show that even Mr. Perry may somo tmes be-inconsistent if never wrong. ''If he could see bo far into the mill stone -if he kfiew so well the inevitable fate of scession, why did he not stand ihy did he imbue his honest hands in "bloody civil war," of which he now peaks so pathetically, by accepting; rebel Mr. Perry may bo right. If so, we iope the State will follow his counsel.

From the Darlington Southerner. Ex Governor Perry has addressed the 1 teople of this State in two angtliy letters, and in language and ar of the strongest character he Jrges them, when the time for voting pines, to goI against "a convention. No knows belter than Gov.rPeny that )nly through a convention can this State iver be recen3tructed, and" none knows lettor than he that Congress has arranged ho only plan by which tho State can bit. Supposo tho people tako Governor lorry's and defeat that plan for no prosent and no convention hi held; nil not such a course amount to a defi nco of Congress Will not such action yearly bo a positivo refusal to tako'the jrms Congress offers us Havo wo any flsu'ranco from or from Con gess, of over getting" better terms, if we rfuso these? Gov. Perry talk3 to the people they had' rights and liberties wliicli they would lose by adopting a cer? tain course of notion, when in fact our rights are ignored now being under military the poor privilege is only allowed us to act with those who were once our slaves, and who were made our political equals, not by onr will, as the following section Of the bill will show w-'iSfeC; 6.

That uritil the people of said rebel States shall-be'by law admitted to representation in Congress of the United States, any civil government which may exist be deemed provisional only, and in-all respects to the paramount authority of the United States at uny time to abolish, modify, continue or same; and in all elec? tions to any office under such provisional government, all persons shall be entitled to vote under the provisions of the firth section of this act." We think this question narrowed down to one point; either to take the terms and act under them, or refuse them entirely. No half way acceptance can avail us inow; we have not the power to defeat the will oll Congross, and the man who counsels inaction an ene? my to the State, and should such counsels prevail, we shall all be treated as enemies to the United States, when Congress re? assembles. From the Camden Journal. Gov. Perry has published a letter in his worst style and worst temper, urging the people of the State to vote against a con? vention.

Wc can sympathize'with and fully comprehend the bitter disappoint? ment and all its train of irritations, suf? fered- by this gentleman at having snatch? from his grasp, in the very moment of their, fruition, the luscious harvest of his labor and his hopes. But ho can Mr; Parry-fail to see in the political doc? trines of the day, consolidation' and uni? versal auftrage, the logical sequence of ie ideas which placed him so long, so honestly and so fearlessly, in opposition to the old South Carolina Democracy, But have to.do with future and past. Mr. Perry says that we are led by our fears of confiscation to adopt a policy which will lead to confis? cation and the surrender of the State Government into the hands of tho negro race. We think, there is no reason to fear confiscation in either contingency.

Con? gress has not the power to confiscate lands, nor has a State or a people under tho constitution. Article Fifth of the amendments of the constitution-of 1789, declares that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law. So long as we remain under the military law of conquest, to which permanent condition Mr. Perry would consign us by his counsels, we are uot under the constitution and pro? tected by its provisions, but the moment we enter into a Slate Government legally authorized, the mantle of its protection is thrown over us, and no person can be de? prived ol'Uis liie, liberty or property, but by due process of law. It is for this pro? tection, that we enter earnestly upon the work of reconstruction, on terms accorded us.

Upon a conviction of treason, it is true, Lite property of the few unpardoned rebels in the State, might be forfeited to Hhe United States, lor the lives of the of? fenders, but this would hardly be sufficient to excite the cupidity ot the lawless in a reconstructed State, while the readiest way to incite to the prosecution of such cases, would be to adopt the contumacious course prescribed by Governor Perry. Now, it Mr. Perry has any reasonable ground to hope that the State can be curried at the next election against a Con? vention, how much more reason is.there for hoping, as we" do, that wo can carry the election for members of a convention upon a sound und safe platform, which will secure a just and moderate constitu? tion and government, offering due protec? tion to ull the people of the Stale. Mr. Perry twills tue quondam secessionists with leading off in favor ot a convention.

We accept the imputation, and thank him for the valuable testimony he thus bears, to the wisdom and moderation ol that long-suffering and much reviled peo? whom some day it will be said "these are they who coine out of great tribulation." The Abbeville Press, one of the fairest papers of the State commenting on Major Perry's second letter, says: "Ex-Governor Perry has addressed another letter to tho people of the Stato, in which he reiterates tho sentiments of his Cornier letter, and even greater earn? estness and feeling. No one could feel more sensibly than ourselves the injustice I of the present military measure, or the dangers which threaten us from universal negro suffrage, but the argument of Gov. Berry; has only served to impress us the more, with the conviction that our only hope consists in accepting the terms which they propose, "lest a worse evil befall If unlimited negro suffrage is to be depre? cated even when tompered by the suffrage ot the enfranchised whites, how much greater would be the evil should forty nine out of every fifty of the whites be by the test oath. YcLsuch, to the opinion of the best ad? vised, must inevitably be tho result of re? jecting the call of a convention Then follow necessarily all the evils which Gov. Perry so earnestly deprecates.

In another article, on tho same subject tho editor holds the following strong and sensible "With regard to tho.acceptance by the Southern people of the terms proposed Congress, Governor Brown is sanguine that its effect will be to allay all further agitation, and lead to the removal of ex ioMng whatever opinion entertained on this point, there seeins.to be very little diversity of senti? ment among the best informed; as to the fate which awaits us, if reject the terms and disfran chisement. The black men of the South, and the loyal whites will form our. State constitution, and we may form some idea of the character of a constitution formed under such circumstances. Our not) ac? tion so far from relieving ns'from present evils, will' not suffice to main taiii our pres? ent status; may delay, but delay only to deepen tho darkness of bur final' doom. If there is one point upon which men of every shade Of sentiment in the dominant party are agreed, it is that the South must comply with the terms how offered, It is the part of true wisdom to choose the least of two evils." Generostee, After a longer absence -than usual-it was our privilege to spend the first.

Saturday and Sabbath with the good people of Generostee Church, in Anderson Dis? trict and a pleasant, time, it wasj. We found the Pastor very comfortably lodged in the parsonage. as the world knows about it, Generostee lias a parsonage, and not merely a house, but a food of the best in the neigh the use of the Pastor. It is the house of old Pather Irwin, which was left at his death to his widow, and at her death to become a parsonage. The good" mother in Israel-lived- and occupied the place for thirty-two years after the death of the and then was gathered home as a shock of corn, fully ripe, in 1865.

Since her death, the Pastor, Rev. W. L. Pressley has occupied the place. Thus the wise provision ofthat best of men, the Rev.

Robert Irwin, is redounding to the advantage of the descendants of the peo? ple over whom he watched with a shep? herd's care. That parsonage-is helping and will continue to help the good people of Generostee, who are not rich in this world's goods, but who love the church, to perpetual.e the ordinances as administer? ed by the Associate Reformed Church among them. It is, in a a great blessing. And so would a parsonage be in many other places. Congregations owe it to their Pastor aud to themselves to provide a home for.

him who la? bors among them in word and doctrine. Pastors cannot live on the meagre salaries that they usually get. This matter must receive more attention in the future than it has received in the past. It gave us pleasure to see some new signs of life in old Generostee. When we first knew it, there was just beginning a tide of emigration from the neighbor? hood which threatened the extinction of the congregation, and this was kept up for years, and was a source of great discour? agement to the late Pastor.

There is now a slight reaction. Some are coming, in and Generostee is growing. May the good work go on until the congregation shall reach the prosperity of its palmiest days! In the grave yard close by the church sleeps Rev. Robert Irwin. From the re? cord on the tombstone we learn that he was fifty-eight years old when he entered the he lived after this about twenty two for twenty years he was Pastor of Generostee, and that he died in 1823.

What would we think now of a man commencing to preach at fifty-eight years of age? Most men are laid aside, feel themselves worn out by that titne of day in their history And yet Father Irwin made his mark, was a useful and greatly beloved minister. A striking coincidence is found in that same grave yard. Close by the side of Fathertfrwin iies the 'moYtal remains of John Pressly. From the head-stone that marks his grave, it appears that the latter died in 1863, in 70th year of his age, aud the twenty-third of his.ministry. lSo that he was about forty-seven when he was licensed to preach the Gospel, and yet, as in the other case, he was for many years a useful minister.

The two good men sleep side by side. One was the pupil of the other. Rev. John S. Pressley grew up under the ministry of Rev.

Robert Irwin. They were both past the meridian of life when licensed. They about the same number, of years were Pastors, each of them, of only one congregation. Both were earnest defenders of the faith. Both were married at an advanced age.

Both were childless. At the time of death one was living on one side of Generostee Church, a short distance, pay a half mile, and the other on the opposite side, within a tew hundred yards. Isn't it remarkable? What greetings there would be when they would meet in the heavenly home! We can easily imagine that their spirits are holding converse in the skies above, and the thought is pleasant. Tho good moth? er Irwin has.joined them, and may it not be that they sometimes look do wn with wonder at scenes once familiar to their eyes Generostee has a noble record. She has in times past given to the Associate Re? formed Church more ministers, proportion to her numbers and 'ability than any other congregation.

Some might point with pride to such names as John S. Press? ly, Thomas' Turner, William Turner; (now of the North-west,) Jas. L. Young, recent? ly deceased, Jno. N.

Young, L. McDonald, Gilbert Gordon, N. M. Gordon, and A. Ranson.

Bsside these she has furnished one or two to the Presbyterian Church. What congregation has done more'' Ref. Presbyterian. Gen. Henry A.

Wise, it is stated, will deliver the annual address before the two Literary Societies of the University of North Carolina at the approaching commencement. Barnum is said to bo-negotiating, for the remains of the. party, in Con? necticut, to put in his maseurjc. A Patent Hard-Shell Sermon. Breathrin: Some folks'think I'me a qua re man, but quare or.no quare, I don't believe in preachfu from the Skripters uv divine truth 'thout I'me cormanded.

I bin a studdyin 'bout it a heap, and I haint rite dec! shore whether I'me cormanded to preach to-day or no, and when we doh't know'what to do'the Skriptei tells us not to be gided by sines and wonders and tokens. So yonder sets a jay-bird on that ar stump outyander; if hitflize, hits a sine I'me to preach, and the fust pasidge uv Skripter I lay my ize on arter opeiiin the word, hits to be the tex. (Some one just then passing near the stump, the bird -flew.) Thar, hit's gone, and here's the tex: They that (reading very slow? ly) are not'fur us are and they that gethereth not with us s-c-a-t-t-e-r e-t-h (spelling) scratches a b-r-o-a-d board. They that ar not fur us ar agin us. and they that together not with us scratcheth a Now, my bretherin (putting on a small head of steam, which the reader will imagine to increase as the Rev.

cler? gyman warms with his subject,) these words ar found in the leds uv the Biblc ati. This sollum sentens cums to you frum the Skripters uv divine truth, and hit's God a thretnin uv me, yore poor, unworthy pastor-ah. that ar not fur us ar agin (us-ah. Now. in order fur us to find out who's not agin us, we must fust find out who's fur us; and in the ncx place, in order to find out who's agin us, we must find out who ain't fur ns-nh.

Thar's the Prisby terenn, with His saft-fingered religion, and he's agin ns-ah. And thar's the mis Babtis with his high, school gion, and he's agin And thar's the Metherdis with his backslidin religion, and he's agin us-ah. And thar's the poor hard-hartoned, heli-desarvin sinner ah, runni.n. three times fastern a dose uv salts? ah, (and here let me say I don't believe the whale tuk salts when Jonar i.vus in his sich ain't my opinion ah,) and he's agin us-ah. Yes, thar's the Prisbytereans-ab, missionerys-ah, Metherdists-ah, sinners and devils-ah, all a workin and a rootin and a priz'eii and a skrnin and a twistin to try to up? root the Hard-shells-ah but, glory to Heaven, they kan't do it, bekase it's the Hard-shells-ah.

Yes-ah it's shell on the top. and shell on the bottomrah shell on the outerds and shell on the innerds-ah. And they kan't brake it, nur they kah't crack it-ah. They jest as well try to dip the bshun dry with a teaspoon, ur ride my sun Isick's wild bob-tailed pony with a cockspur under the They cant do 1113' sisters-ah, they can't and they shan't and they never sich is my urpin ion-ah. And this fetches me to the sec? ond pint in my tex-ah.

They that gether not with us scratcheth a board-ah. Oh 1 rny friends, it makes me shake and trim ble wus than old Bill Sbazer when I think about this brfiii and sollum sentens jahj and this punishment, which it seems like its wus nor any man can stand it-ah; hit makes my olo neze pop tugether like the boys beetin uv the bones when 1 think about I think who's got to mete this orful sentens and attend to this sollum scratchin-ah. Ha! it's them that gethereth not with us-ah; it's them as don't attend the getherins uv the Hard-shells, but strays round elsewhar like luce Saton'l have'em all a s'cratchin a board, and that's what makes 'em call him Old Seraich-ah. Yes. methinx I see the ize my innerman the saft-fingered Prisbyteriaus, the high schooled missionaries, and the back-slidin motley in into hell fore abreast, a weepin and a wailin and a nashin uv their teeth, and a scratchin uv thar board-ah.

An methix I see the poor, cussed mis? erable sinner, humped down like unto a talor a cuttin out a kote, a scratchin awaj at his board-ah. Ah! breathrin, 3-011 that had the each and the smallpox-ah, I see the tears a stricklin down 3-ore but it won't he that kind uv scratchin-ah. Hit won't be saft flesh-ah hit'I be hard wood-ah; hit won't be a ezin whar I scralch-ah, whar 3-ou fee! the eachin. No, no; you won't have no timo to attend to that kind uvscratchin nurnuthin else but scratchin uv a board-ah. Them folks as flings thar monny away on Sunday skules and missioneiys and sich as that, them 1 have to scratch a board-ih.

And them that plazo the fiddle, and them that bets, and them that plaze kards, and them that crosses thar legs when they're a danciu ah. Them don't attend tho getherins, and thoj-'ve got to scratch thar eveflastin board, fur what sa3'eth tho Skriptcr-ah They that.gether not with us scratcheth a board-ah. Ah young man (alluding to one of the audience,) you need'nt toset over thar a lookin at mo as kunnin as a fox in a hen house trying to gain the ef fections uv a shanghigh, a settin thar a laffin at the Skipters-ah. You'll be in in a few years more-ah, a weepin, and a wailing, and a nashin uv 3-01-0 teeth, and a scratcliin uv yore board-ah. Ami it ain't a gwino to be nun uv your saft white-pino boards-'ah.

No, 013- poor, 3'elp ing sinner, hit'I be a hard, snarly, notcy black-gum is my urpinion and tharyon'l have to scratch and scratch and scratch wus'n a gray noun ever scratched artfcr tf-rabbit, world 'thout end-ah. Yes, nales ur no nales my sinful, onreginerate friend, j-ou'vo got to keep a scratchin-ah. Sinners is all got to do this orful semtehin, and hit's 03 a scratch Christons gits outen it-ah. Oh my board-scratchin congregation, won't you bo warned in timo-ah? Won't you quit your masons and 3'oro odd fel? lers and yore Missionerys and yore Pris byterans and your Metherdists and 3'oro skules-and trax, and gether with us-ah Yes, tar luce frum all uv 3-uro upsettj? aed sins, and gether with a big ripe crop uv religion-ah, ef you want to steer kleer uv the fire and brimstone uv a board-scratchiu hell-ab. Yes, jine the church and b'long to the true getherin, and don't set off and round like a passel of unpenued dry cat-, tle-ah.

And now I'll set down and let brother Cat wind up the discoarso, and sing sum. er-proprit hyme-ah. I've pinted you to the words uv the Skripter, and tride td.jerk you loose from your waze-ah. I've tricle to git you to getber with usv told you all I had to. tell you, and JL shan't tell.you no more, (aside; hit makes me mad to see how stubborn sinners is) and you, nur the devil, git no more, ontin sich is my urpinipiu Bruther Cat blaze away.

"That's Very A gentleman was recounting his-travels one evening after dinner.to, a friend, and commenced in this way: "When I was traveling in Russia, I was in crossing a forest, by a pack of. twelve wolves, and from my post-chaise window; 1 fired my revolver and killed the. first' wolf; and, strange to say, his companions4 stopped and devoured him, and thencmme on again in the fight. 1 shot another, uud; my postillion killed a third, both of which were devoured, and so we went on until only one wolt remained, and I as we were entering the town, and I.ob? served that he was immensely- fat. He, of course, had devoured all his compan? ions." "Dear me," said the friend, "that's very odd," said the traveler, "but riot near so odd as that which happened bathe following day.

I was out shooting ante? lopes, and fired at one as. he stood on top of a crag, and, odd to say, the ball passed through his neck, and killed another which, was standing on a crag a quarter of a mile further off." "That's very odd," said bis friend. "Yes; but the odd part of the story is. to come. The report of my rifle so alarm? ed an old he bear which, happened to "be up in a that he to the ground, broke his heck, and died on.the spot." "Well," said the friend, "upon my soul, that's very odd." "Yes, odd," said the traveler, "but not so odd as the sequel to my story! thunderstorm came on and I sought refuge in a hollow tree, and, to my horror, I de? scended into a nest of young bears, w.fi^re 1 had not been very long when I heard' strange tapping, the unmistakable sighs of the return of the she-bear.

She ascended the tree and was descending the hollow. With the rapidity of light-' m'ng I seized by her tail and plunged my hunting-knife into her haunches, upon which she started upward, dragging me with her, and as she went down one side-' of the tree, I. escaped by the other." "Now, really, that's very odd," said the. friend, "tor it's the first time in my life I' ever heard of a bear with a "Yes," replied the traveleiv'jand it was. the only time I ever met with one, that's very odd." For toe New York cor-, respondent of the harleston.

Courier says, that an effort is making on the part of tain leading ladies in fashionable to bring in a new style of wearing the They are proceeding "on the principle that' beauty unadorned is adorned the most, and hence all chignons, rats, waterfalls, hair pins, bands and other excrescences with which it is customary-to lumber-up; the head and rot the to be carded. The hair, in short, is to be worn, just as nature made it, hanging loosely. over the shoulders, or flowing down graces fully behind. The of course, wil.lr be stoutly resisted by such of the creatures as nature has not given a tiful supply of head covering, but, never-, theless, it is believed the experiment will, be a success when once it has a fair The chignon makers and the periikers are turning up their noses at.the very tion, but the disinterestedness of xho-' tives is perfectly well understood. feeling seems to be that as our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters are absolutely compelled, just now, to wear other poo pie's hair, or to be out of the fashion, it is about time that some ot the sex had suffi? cient moral courage to show their own hair can be worn, and how, therefore, the feminiHe caput can be made to look, not the hideous hummy-dumpy it now is, but a "thing of beauty," if not a "joy forever." Irrefragable Philadelphia gentleman of festivo tastes, who takes.a "fair shake" at all obtainable pleasures of tho town, last week assisted at a heavy dinner, took much potable, and did not leave for home until at ever so many o'clock.

On reaching his door-steps and fishing up his night-key, he became satis? fied that ho was essentially convivialized, and not precisely in that condition which; a jrood husband should be to nieetugoodf wile. Cautiously entering the stopped, listened a moment, heard no i noise, nnd congratulated himself that-tho family wore asleep. Quietly he took'off overcoat, drew off boots, turned off hall light, slowly ascended stairs to family bed-mom, hesitated at door, believed he was reasonably enteredj found gas turned "low, wife apparently asleep, thought she was asleep, sat down, listened again, no stir; began to undress; got coat, vest, pants, drawers, stockings all safely off; was journoying carefully toward conch, when wife ot his bosom quietlv asked: "Coining to bed, dear? love." "Well, dear, hadn't? yea bettor take off your hat?" Cheat a physician by leading a tem? perate life, and the lawyer by keeping out of debt,.