The Eastern Texian (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 9, 1858 Page: 1 of 4
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9,
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An article from the pen of the late
Wm L. Marcy, one of the best balanc-
ed, as well as most successful politicians
of the. United States, published under
the authority of Mr. G. W> Newell;
one of his executors, affords invaluable
advice and instruction to the youth of
the country, who would do well to pon-
der upon its import. The following is
m
one
first inser-
tions :
-^A dependence upon official patronage
for t&emeansof obtaining n1"-13 ~ J
The most successful realize, both in
e and profit, less than they expeet-
_ _ . *and others are more severely disap-
deduettons made for adTertieementa of [nointcd. By far the srreater part of
i lL mm/1 (vaMAti* o/itrorhdintf ntr . ir *-* ■> * i
—Ofone square, per -anna,....$10 00
length,.and to persons advertising by
■ or qaarterly.
of Ganbidatw—For. State or District
tea dollars. For Coantyoffioae fire,
will be compelled to decline legal ad-
▼ertiseraente, unless paid for In advance.
«r*JOB WoaK, of every deeenptwn, -will
be neatly, cheaply, and expeditiously executed
at the Texian Office.
tiff MOBNING .OCtOBER 9.
Benton and Buchanan.—Mrs. Ja-
cobs, a daughter of^-the late Col. Ben-
ton, gives the Mowing account of her
father's interview (a short time before
his death) with President Buchanan :
He took the President's hand in his,
aod said in clear tones," Buchanan, we
are Meeds : we hare difiered on many
points, as you well know, bat I have
™" - If i
yon in prefer-
use he headed a
:■ l
. purpose. I suj
enceto F remoii, —WW
sectional party, whose success would
have besii the signal for disunion. I
have known you long, and I knew you
would honestlv endeavor to do right.
I have that faith in you now, but you
must look to a Higher Power to sup-
port and guide yon. We will soon
meet in another world; I am going
rill soon follow. My. peace
made, mv earthly affairs
_ j but I could not go* witliout
you, and thanking you for your
interest in my child.^ Much more w r.
gslld that is too sacred to repeat. Col
Beaton was much exhausted, and Mr,
Buchanan frequently urged hiip to spare
Tnmself. Mr. Buchanan remarked to
mcmbere of the family that nothing
iiad ever given him greater pleasure.
When Mrs. Jacobs returned to her ~
thers room, lie called her to him and
said : " My child, you are a witness of
what has passed this evening ; think of
and remember it. I am glad Buch-
all is peace with me. and
rhencu Women.—One of the pecul
iar characteristics of the French wo-
the most admirable
Isoeiety, is her aptitude to
identify herself with other person's
thoughts. When you address her, she
is not contented, like the English wo-
man, to give yon a certain quantum of
wor<$3 in reply; her ambition is to
meet your ideas, and her * answer does
not fail to vibrate echoes in your mind;
and conversation which is so apt to re-
main purely conventional with the
English, isr therefore, generally human-
izing and refreshing with the French.
Her comparative self-forgetfulness en-
larges her keenness of insight, and her
penetration into character; she meas-
ures at a glance the person with Whom
§}ieis brpught into contact, and it is
this consciousness of being to some ex-
tent understood, which makes one feel
at ease with her. Yet, the French are
as little apt as the English are to in-
dole the philosophical, and sometimes
rather wearisome luxury of explaining,
or accounting for, their thoughts.—
But, while with the English every part
is left to tell its own tale, unsoftened
by any spark of sentiment, unbeautified
by any ray of imagination, the French
woman, notwithstanding her positive-
Bess, relieves every part of its uncom
fortablc nudity, by all art? and man
jnert of felicitous interpolations of wit
aad fancy : and hence, whatever she
rays is said with appropos and unaffect-
ed grace."
The Hartford Courant gives the fol
lowing as " a specimen of New Haven
literature—said4o be a bona fide cor-
lenoe :"
-Your account has been stand-
two years ; I must have it set
the other replied:
_ fugs do usually settle by
staging; T regret that my account is
an exception. If it has been " stand-
ing ■ too long, suppose yon let it "run"
% little wh^e..
Punch gives the following rules for
minify your health:
1st, stop in bed late; 2d, eat hot
suppers; 3d, torn day into night and
night into day ; 4th, take no exercise;
5th, always ride when you can walk;
6th, never mind about wet feet; 7th,
, have half a dozen doctors ; 8th, drink
*11 the remedies they send you ; 9th,
"new quack;. 10th, if that
you, quack yourself.
those who in this manner have been
turned away from the steady pursuit of
their professions have had cause, in
looking back upon their own course, to
regard the acquisition of an ofiice as
an adverse event, though at the time it
happened; they esteemed it as an in-
stance of good fortune.
There are many circumstances of an-
noyance and. danger in tlie situation of
an office-holder, which are' not taken
into account by those who. wirh to be
invested with that character as the
means of comfortable support.
A man's mind must be particularly
well balanced if it is not occasionally
disturb^|with anxiety, when he reflects
ihatJiis expectations of advantage de-
pend on his retaining his office, and
tli is depends again upon the success of
his party, and the continued favor of
his political friends. A sense of inse-
curity which results from such a situa-
tion, must be a source of constant in-
quietude. -
An office-holder is also naturally led
to enter mGre deeply than otherwise
would be the case, into all party con-
tests, his passions are more intensely
engaged, and he is exposed to be be-
trayed by them into the indulgence of
the bitter feelings engendered by polit-
ical strife. His zeal, however pure,
and his conduct, however independent,
arc often uncharitably ascribed to self-
ishness. He is an object of hostility to
his opponents, and of envy to some of
his own party, ami from neither can he
expect the credit for disinterestedness
which he feels conscious of deserving.
Frequent importunity for officg by
young men, before they have establish-
ed fair claims to public confidence, not
unfrequentlv draws upon them the im-
putation of selfishness, even from their
own political friends; and when the
suspicion of its truth prevails to a con
siderable extent, it interposes serious
obstacles to their advancement, even
after a proper season arrives for them
to take a part in the management of
public affairs, and when they might do
it without the sacrifices resulting from
engaging in them at an earlier period
°fOffi' l id
to some malign influences^that do* not
assail men in other situations, and the
instances are hot a few in which "they
have yielded to a temptation which has
led them into a strange obliquity of
conduct. Office too long enjoyed, or
the hope of it too long and ardently
indulged; has a tendency to beget self-
ishness, which may be, and often is, of
so rank a growth that it obtains the
mastery of integrity, and a political
career commenced in honesty has, in
consequence thereof, terminated in
apostacy and disgrace.
It is further to be remarked that, in
most instances, the possession of office
places the incumbent in a stationary
condition—an undesirable and often
dangerous position for young men.
Without the strong incentive of an en-
couraging prospect, improvement is not
calculated on or scarcely expected.
Nothing is more fatal to the success of
any one in a pursuit or profession re-
quiring the cultivation and vigorous
exercise of the mental faculties, than
to enter upon it without feeling the ne-
cessity of relying upon his own re-
sources. By a sort of compulsion,
arising from this consideration, he is
induced to task his faculties. By do-
ing so he sooo learns how far he can
rely upon them ; indolence and timidi-
ty, which would otherwise have kept
him comparatively inactive, are thus
overcome, and sclf-confidence, not the
mere promptings of vanity but the
fruit of experience, is inspired.
In regard to most offices, when the
routine of duties is once acquired,
there is very little occasion for mental
effort; and the incumbent satisfies the
public and himself with a kind of me*
chanical drudgery. This is generally
the case except in the instances where
the official station requires the perform-
ance of Over-Varying duties, arid high
mental exertions.
Wheh once a neglect of religion and
a corruption of manners become gene-
ral, they have a natural tendency to
dissolve and enervate a nation, and 10
extinguish true public spirit and a
manly fortitude. Nor have any people
long maintained their liberties, after
having lost their probity and virtue.
TE
A Defeated Editor—Ta^g it Easy.
The following genial bit of humor is
from the pen of James $■. Jones, of
Ouachita, Arkansas—an editor, of
course—who ran for Congress in tbif
District, but could not overcome a long
existing DeriiOcratic majority of about
7000. Hear him :
DEFEATED, OB UP SALT RIVER.
«' We cave."- Muggins,
••Not in vain should such examples be."—Byron.
We—that is to sayf James A. Jones,
editor of the Ouachita "Herald, and late
candidj^ for J^^rgaMre ingloij-
ou iy "4eieateu i^^i^ciassiea^rr^ iw
entirely original expression. u we have
met-the enemy and we" are theirs." We
evidently cast our pearls before swine.
We magnanimously and at a considera-
ble sacrifice of our habitual self-respect,
offered .to-serve a people who had no
appreciation of the offering. We can't
help it. We didn't make the people,
and are not under contract to supply
them with brains. If they were wil
blind to our merit, the fault is
theirs. If they are opposed to receiv-
ing individually a hundred and sixty
acres of land apiece, they have a per-
reject it—they ought to
know whether or not they deserve it.
If they don't want the rights of the
South "preserved inviolate," why, they
may have them pickled for all we care.
We did our duty, and our conscience is
easy. >
At the enormous expense of sixteen
dollars and thirty-two cents, we prat-
ed a multitude of circulars, sufficient,
we thought, to elect any man, wita
which we flooded this Congressional
distriof, and a large portion of the
Cherokee Nation. We wrote to our
friends, and to some who were not our
friendfe. to rally to our support. But
they didn't rally. We then concealed
ourself as well as we could at home,
refusing positively to extend our ac-
quaintance, or to see more of the pub-
lic than the public did of us. With
these precautions we deemed success
Certain. A great many"persons wrote
us that we should get an overwhelming
vote ; they, were not deceived, it was
overwhelming. Many credulous -per-
sons told us that we should be elected ;
we listened to them and were deceived.
But we forgive them, for they made us
feel very comfortable—for a while
and all earthty happiness is transitory.
We shall never become a candidate
again without consulting somebody on
the subject first, aud ascertaining wheth-
er they do or do not desire us to run ;
for we are satisfied it is folly to be a
candidate unless somebody doesswant.
you to riin, and will vote for you on
the strength of that desire.
We are not without consolation. We
are not the only candidate that was de-
feated. There are numbers in as bad a
ix as ourselves. And besides, greater
en than we claim to have been, are as
badly beaten.
Among our numerous friends,
Gov. Drew is entitled to our wa
acknowledgments. His intention was,
doubtless, to assist us i,n beating itust,
by procuring a large and influential
majority of the Democratic party to
vote for him. With this object in
view, he made a brilliant canvass, end-
ing in a less brilliant failure. But,
notwithstanding he carried off a con-
siderable portion of our vote, we hon-
or him for his laudable intentions.—
Hereafter he has but to command us,
and we will obey—if it suits us to do
so.
To the fifteen patriotic and chival-
rous voters, who cast their suffrages
for us in Pike county, we beg leave to
tender our sincere an$ unfeigned grati-
tude. W9 owe them a debt that will
be difficult to repay. As a slight evi-
dence of our high appreciation and
lasting regard, we propose that if they
will forward us a list of their names,
we will send them the Herald for li fe-
at the usual price, $3 per annum, inva-
riably in advance.
In conclusion, we desire permission
to remark, that the small experiment
we have just made is eminently satis
factory. Whatever aspirations we may
have had for glory are entirely sub-
dued. The pursuit of a seat in Con-
gress '* under difficulties" is one in
which we have no design to re-engage.
We are satisfied that we carry with us
into our retirement the best wishes of
a generous, though ungrateful people,
and are content.
Out of Funds.—The other day a e>ou of
the land of bogs and "praties, was arraign-
ed before Mayor Carter for an assault
against the city municipal regulations.
The Mayor fiued him three dollars and af-
terwards remitted with the assurance that
he cbuld go free by paying the Marshal's
cost of $L "May it plase yer Honor'' said
Pat, •,you~might as well look for the |«ace
expect
He was instautly released.
State Gazette.
Adversity overcome is the brightest
glory, and willingly undergone, the
greatest virtue. Sufferings are but the
trials of gallant spirits*
How numerous will b£ the
human beings assembled fogr-thei ;
great day of the resurrection ? J pi
sing that Germany did ;<ot ^ •>>*;,]
peopled until five^ hund vi- v-ufs '
tho Genera! Deluge, the; i?; about -•
thousand five hundred .yoar^ .\w •
that from th&foundation of i - ■ i :> >
Hamburg, at the above u n.. iu
day of j udgraen t- -snpposi n r I t .- a io\
happen at- tie present qK>eh : there'
have only been two hundrel sjerr ••••
burial r0.ckGlVQu
with another ; the number of .leaihs;
would amount lo nine humlml thous-
and. If then a single city should pro-
duce so many human beings at the day
of judgment, how many must the whole
empire of Germany supply in the space
of time ? Supposing it contains twenty-
four millions of inhabitants, the city of
Hamburg could not be estimated at
more than the three-thotKandth part of
the whole.
If that is the case, we may sup}>ose
on the preceding calculation that Ger-
many alone would produce two thons-
and one hundred millions. The num-
ber is doubtless .very great, and yet
what is it compared with the produce
of the whole earth, the present number
of whose inhabitants js estimated at
about one thousand millions. If we
take this number, and make use Of the
same calculation as before, the sum to-
tal of deaths in the same period of
time will amount to eighty-seven thous-
and five hundred millions.1 And if
now be added those that have lived be-
the Deluge, and those who died
the next five hundred years,
may be reckoned at a fourth
part of the preceding, we shall then
have a total of one hundred and nine
Shun
:ojr more oca
wfl oflsHnplicii'y oi.
mi 1-Ho; i i'jk onet a•
•nppo-jir, afieci-tgio'n
Jveja-^vvvs mltar
affectation'-—There Iff ryoUi-
.he Vi.-nnii than
Brownirtlt
?! tbo * 4very
this l'lril
Liev \Y;&
vY;<. j. and. +l e IltfV.
'"v.-tivnal aii&isiar. -
i:* followit>g exr
h of ;i)3 form-rr,
> Eagle
■ iltfuactci:—u:K;
' . .'Indus of tiieu.
• • .vo ' r«natkablc.
- zs tri :u the trav-
itl't''. ! .-,v' ">•; 'icj {Q£%-
J':$.,[>} ,n-'s
:wrt who become lo-
' iiiu;;- by condescen-
Uorse-fachig and T4stryeh-
Duotor has; slways been a
e nisn, and uuoompro-
y ip V4t;e—in ;these re-
:'*e rcr and hatred,of
j hat bt suculd have been de-
, Ui&r,i and assaulted
of another—- to the Empress of Russia, j 'J L./,."P- t0 ^ won^?f*
when she did the freakish thing of\names is .Jv.-a'-V "nf8. y Prc^er
erecting a palace of ice. It was splen- His' force " ° e8tfUcl*°n'
did and conspicuous while it lasted.
luseiu-siou
enarac«ei
faKcs
-1 ■ P '• jji'i.:;.; 1
uved iu hUurcj
any the greater ? By no means, ^"ou! cated, soften
would always suffer . in comparison ®i°0 car<i
with the imitated one, and be thought nine," but th
of only as the shadow of a substance—j strenuous ter;
the echo of a real sound—the cOuntcr-1 '"isiftg n hes;
feit of a pure coin ! Dr. Johnston apt-!5 lr ll
1 - - - 1 !evil doers.
ir
? r^rni
ly compared the heartless imitator^-
for such :s he who affects the character
n junoed,
conspicuou
But the sun soon melted it, and caused
its attractions to dissolve into common
water, while the humblest stone cotta-
ges of .her. subjects stood firm and un-
acter, though never so humble, be at
least real.. Avoid affecting the char-
acter of another, however great;—
Build up your own. Be what God in-
tended you to be—yourself, and not
somebody els& Shun affectation!
The Charms op Mystery.—Since
Eve indulged her appetite and her cu-
riosity in Eden, mankind have always
been known tO pry into the unknown
,and test the mysterious: Lock an
thousand aud seventy-five millions.-—| empt^-hest, and cariosity will be sure
\nd !astly|*|et us add the number ol j to break it open. Put a mysterious
people that wiil be alive at the day of
judgment, which, estimating it at our
former calculation---of one thousand
millions, will give a total of one hun-
dred and ten thousand three hundred
and seventy'five millions.
How inconceivable then musMhat
air on the countenance, and public
opinion will be on the alert to fathom
the depths of that which is covered
with such an inscrutable surface. Hint
to a man something which he ought not
to know, and he will be sure to exert
his utmost ingenuitv to ascertain it. I
While then
editors in A;r:o4ica
cter
is very great.
Irjusat ds of papers and
bm Tew have attained
ro-reatenuuence. A Blair, a Kendall, a
a Ritchie, a Bennett, a Greeley, a Prentiss
" {ew others,-have become famous or
innft Pur iKa** J rf? •
marred 1 Let the fabric of your char- * otoriou3. But those men We la at the
'' ' centres of power and of the people and
were daily publishers ; but Dr. £rowilaW
far upon the margin of 0j>portiririt)r?or dis-
tinction, and in the conduct of a simple
weekly, has made himself a name through*
out the continent. Certainly nmhiiHr but .
tremendous talent and indomitable enlrirr
could have upheld him so prominently for
twenty years. •
In statistical knowledge he is a s^oud
,J' and when any man rnthlesslv as-
W... b cb.r.*i«,. B,acy love to write
cert,iy I,;.,, of the h,story of hi, edversary.
It . is ctuiotis .jerirnows so manv ihi « k..
Intelligence be, which can scrutinfs^ Veiled beauty is ever the most enchant-i
the secret^htJaghjte_of each individual, ih2\ and manv a
of whicli, such an immense ffi
ultiiudejs
composed ; an Intelligence that scans
every hidden sentiment, word or deed ;
which exactly remembers the hour, of
Mrnows so many things ho
never saw. A man without clean papers
u ho maligus him, will shortly be fullv ad-
vertised iu the are
generally men of positron,, and ,le
his 'estimoiiy eiosely before trusting hint.
serf upon it. x asked DemoeraC X'
to.d me be always voted against other .
j parties, ivnat he believed of the Joair. -
I -.aid he, "I have known.him from a -Wi
. , , , i ana he is one of the uohW -
poor wight has been j 1:ne^ JIe uees • ■'*$"
than what is seen. Even so is it withj and-oprtifonsf^but 0n
their birth, the duration of their life,
the manner and circumstances of their 0,iV]
death ; and which knows how to dis-
tinguish the scattered atoms of each,
and collect them together, whether
their bodies had been reduced to ashes,
dissolved into millions of particulars,
or undergone innumerable transforma-
tions. Wtow Omnipotent is the power
of collecting these scattered particles,
of purifying and ennobling them, and
forming them into immortal and incor-
ruptible bodies!
We are informed by Divine revela-
tion that hosts of angels .shall gather
the chosen from the four winds; that
the sound of the trumpet shall awaken
the bodies of them that sleep. IIow
delightful to the ten thousand times
ten thousand, thousand angels, will be
the office of coliccting their beloved
brethren and presenting them to Christ!
How transporting for the myriads of
blessed spirits whom God had gather-
ed in His bosom, again to receive the
bodies which they had left pale, emaci-
ated and disfigured by sufferings, torn
and mutilated by violence, or consumed
by fire ; to receive them back clothed
with celestial beauty and splendor,
light and radiant as the forms ol the
holy angels!
The Old Ma?t.—Bow low the head,
boy ; do reverence to the old man.—
Once like you, tlie vicissitudes of life
have silvered the hair, and changed the
round merry face to the \worn visage
before you. Once that heart beat wit[
aspirations co-equal to any that y'ou
have felt; aspirations crushed by dis-
appointment, as yours are perhaps des-
tined fo be. Once that form stalked
proudly through the gay scenes of
pleasure, the beau ideal of grace ; now
the hand of time, that withers the
flower of yesterday, lias warped that
figure and destroyed the noble carri-
age. Once at your age, he possessed
the thousand thoughts that pass through
your brain now, wishing to accomplish
deeds equal to a nook in fame ; anon
imagining life a dream, that the sooner
he awoke from the better. But he has
lived the dream very near through.
The time to awake is very near at hand;
yet his eye ever kindles at old deeds of
daring, and the hand takes a firmer
grasp of the staff. "Bow low the head,
boy, as yqu would, in your old age, be
reverenced.
11 les
If you love others, they will love
. yon. If you speak kindly to them,
ot God in the Highlands of Scotland 4|. they will speak kindly to you. Love
to expect to find a dime about me. fts rcpaid with love, and hatred with
hatred. Would you hear a sweet and
pleasing echo ? speak sweetly and
pleasantly yourself.
It is du
that the love
themselves.
lit to persuade mankind
fof virtue is the love of
uncertain terrors. The courage that
would face a regiment by day, will at
night be overcame by the hooting of an
The soldier that would mount
the rampart of an enemy, with alrqost
certain death before him, would scarce
go down into a burial yault at midnight,
though , he were to win a
This inborn curiosity, and this propen-
sity to exaggerate the unknown, exert
a magic power upon secret societies of
all kinds, and this very means by which
some honorable and noble associations
have been established and preserved,
has been abused by conspiritors to
the ruin of the fairest fabrics of hu-
man government the genius of man has
ever produced.
Maxims For Young Men.—Keep good
company. Never be idle; if your hands
cannot be usefully employed, attend to the
cultivation of your mind. Always speak
the truth. Make few nromises. Live up
to your engagements. Keep secrets if
Vou have any. When you speak to a per-
son, look Ht him in ihe face. Good com-
pany and good character is above all things
else. Your ctiaiacier cannot be essential-
ly injured except by your own acts. If
any one speaks evil ot you, lei jour life
be so thai no one will believe him. Drink
no intoxicating liquors. Ever live (mis-
fortune excepted) within your income.
When you retire to bed, thiuk over what
you have been doing through the day.
Make 110 haste to be rich if you would
prosper. Small and steady gains give
great competancy, with tranquility or
mind. Never play at any game of chance.
Avoid temptation through fear you might
t witlistand it Never run in debt un-
ess you can see a way to-get out again.
Never speak evil of any one. Be just
before you are generous. Keep your self
inuocent, if you would be happy. Save
when you are young; spend when you
are old.
►«— •>«
Cotton Supply.—The western coast oi
Africa seems to be regarded in England as
more hopeful of cotton production than In-
dia. In a late debate in Parliament, Lord
Palmerston said :
We shaTl find the African coast a most
va'uable source of supply for the article of
cotton, which is essential to our manufac-
tures. It is ocn'iderablv nearer to 11s than
India ; its cotton districts are more exten-
sive; access to them is mo're easy. I will
undertake to assert that our commerce
with that coast for this all important arti-
cle, will iu a few years, prove far more
valuable than that with any portion of
the world, the North American States ex-
cepted.
On the same occasion'Sir John Paking-
ton held this language :
The fact is, thai we are looking for a
supply of cotton from Africa, where alone
we can expect to obtain what is so indis-
pensable to the industry a: d commerce of
this country; this end we can achieve ouly
by crushing ihe slave trade, and protecting
regular industry by our fleet.
of his judgment®
real Jatts r think
Art and science have no enemies but
those who are ignorant.
him well posted and sincere." One of hie
own party said to ine that <hey believed
he was "one of the most sincere Christians
m the world. His epithets are someUneA
pretty iig ^|jut he has tight customers to
(leal with. Certainly no one can chargs
him with political duplicity or hypocrisy.
He is about six.feet high, of slender form
ano great elacticity of muscle. His eyes
are full and large, his features distinct and
impressive ; his manners firm, social and
pleasing ; his hair of a chesnut color aad
flowing, and his glance and lines A face
indicative of strong and lively inou^ht.
He1S careful of his apparel; d°resses
neatly rather than showily; Ipanffes- ele-
gancy, and neither chews* smoke!, snuffs,
drinks, nor tarries a stick. He is natural'
ly a polemic; is always frank and free; i
full of humor, wit, and ptingfettt sarcasm,
lie wars upon no one tbfct Jets him or
idols alone, and the mati who ruthlessly
assails htm, generally «'has a time of it/'
His genius is rather persevering than erat-
ic; he is as independent as hfe is bold, and
smiling at epithets that produce Spasms or
cringing, his fund of variety seems as Jim.
itless, as the number of subjects that wince
at his strictures. His oddities have a defi-
nite end, and tell with withering force.
In preparing for the great d bate n Phila.
delphia, he has gathered all the statistics
of all the prisons in America, and will
show that the North has vastly more na-
tives in the. Peuitentiary than the South,
and that the large majority of malefactors
iu the South were born and raised in the
Free States. The reporters of the debate
will be Northern men, and he will thus
contend against great odds. However,
those people will not find him a man of
mere epithets, but of facts, a speaker of
extraordinary force as well as of fire.
Estimate his character as yon will, he will
always be a giant.
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Japanese Gardeners.—The gardeners
in Japan display the most astonishing art.
Their great triumph, however, is to brin«*
forth plants and trees into the compass of
the lilttle gardens attached to the bouses
in the cities. With this view, they have
gradually succeeded in dwarfing the fi«*.
plum and cherry trees and the vine to°a
stature so diminutive as scarcejy to b
credited by Europeans; and yet those
dwarl trees are covered with blossoms and
leaves. Maylou, whose work t>n Japan
was published at Amsterdam, in i830,
states that the Dutch agent of commerce*
in Naguei, was offered a snuff box one'
inch in thickness and three high, in which
grew a fig tree, a bamboo and a plnm tree
iu bloom. Some of the gardens resemble
pictures, in which nature is skillfully mod«
eled in miniature—'but they are livinjr.
catural.
Great men ditect the events of their
time; wise men take advantage of
them; weak men are borne down by
them.
A word of kitfdness is seldom Spok-
en in vain. It is a. seed which, wen
when dropped by chancc springs up as
a flower.
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