MAY 15. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
The town of Havana is built on the high, sandy 
|| $ C[y t* ill ^ $ i £ $ ♦ bank of the Illinois Hver, a,ld ia laid out with soine 
considerable taste, while many fine private dwell- 
— ■■■ ~ ings adorn the main streets. It has a population 
Written for Moore’* Rural New-Yorker. Qf about ten hundred, WO should judge, and is im- 
WESTEIU WANDERINGS.— Ho. I. proving rapidly. Mud is unknown here, and the 
__ place reminds us of some clean neat towns we have 
Dear Rural:— Popular papers of the present seen on the sandy shore of “Old Ocean.” Its 
day are filled with epistles from travelers in foreign pretty appearance almost tempted us to stop a few 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
WESTERN WANDERINGS.—No. I. 
THE SEASONS. 
lands, repeating the “ oft told tale ” of ancient days and become acquainted with the people, but 
wars and modern battles, descriptive of cities and our business being urgent we must needs move on- 
castles, mountains and rivers, which have no pass- ward, which we shall do as soon as this letter is de¬ 
port to the general reader, but a slight historical posited in Uncle Sam’s mail box. 
interest, while our own land, equaling if not sur¬ 
passing any other in the world, is passed by with 
scarcely a notice in the corners devoted to travel¬ 
ers. Having had occasion to travel somewhat, and 
expecting to pursue my journeyings much further 
I formed the idea of noting down my stray tho’ts, 
descriptive of the country I pass over and present¬ 
ing them to the readers of the Rural, for I am 
confident they will contain a local interest to many, 
And a general interest to all. If I am mistaken in 
Therefore, adieu, 
Havana, HI., 1858. 
Hebron Bell. 
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THE WESTERN TERRITORIES. 
A comparative statement of the area of the 
present States with that of the Territory destined 
to be erected into States, exhibits the interesting 
fact that the area of the latter in square miles ex¬ 
ceeds that of the former. The superficial area of 
my surmise, it will not be the fault of the country the Territories, organized and unorganized, is set 
I pass over, but rather the pen that attempts its down as follows: 
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•description. _ Kansas Territory,... 136,000 New Mexico Ter’j-,_ .210,000 
On a cold, cloudy, disagreeable morning in Minnesota “ ...141,000 Nebraska “ ..528,000 
March, a “solitary horseman,” as James would say, “ "-.jSJooSJSf “ "wjoo 
could be seen crossing a wide, unsettled prairie in Utah “ “ ...187,000 
Illinois. Preceding rains had rendered traveling _ Total,- 
rather disagreeable, while the dreaded sloughs of To these Dacotah is to be added 
the prairie were filled with water, and the creeks, °f which we have seen no estimate, 
swollen to high water mark, were sweeping away The superficial area ot the |pres« 
bridges, and raising the mischief generally.— follows: 
>ving rapidly. Mud is unknown nere, ana me As our planet revolves in its unswerving path 
ce reminds us of some clean neat towns we have -- round that glowing orb whose “central power” is 
in on the sandy shore of “Old Ocean.” Its / , j wmt. ■ ?■ ir ‘ obeyed by other worlds, which, like our own ter- 
itty appearance almost tempted us to stop a few y jjfe j W-m restrial ball, pay homage to the glorious source of 
ys and become acquainted with the people, but jSyL- light and heat, this revolution is productive of 
r business being urgentwe must needs move on- changes—material changes—which affect the sur- 
■rd, which we shall do as soon as this letter is de- \ 'face of our globe in a striking manner, and which 
sited in Uncle Sam s mail box. A'I'Mife -sharpen or ameliorate that elastic and essential 
Therefore, adieu, Hebron Bell. ^ fluid, which surrounds it Changes, which cause 
Havana, HI., 1858. ‘1? !1 m T" * I ^NB jB g L the forests and meadows, at one time to be clothed 
* "* ’ ^ -ifl wBMBflffifl r Utl Hi- H u fa' X TO is?!?* in a most luxuriant garb of Nature’s choicest col- 
THE WESTERN TERRITORIES. j. c *■ ors, and at another to be left naked and leafless, 
... . .. c h Jwith nothing but dried branches and withered 
A comparative statement of the area of the --*01-' v. . •• mi’kTfflLl HH ’i WKlig l 1 J 1 
„ ...... ... m .. . ,. , 4 ? v. •” viiBEHcGHriffW^ «Fw stalks,to testify of their former splendor—changes— 
esent States with that of the Territory destined : f /JSA IT 
t d ’ t St t e -h’bit the interesting _■> ‘ which cause the fertile plains and cultivated fields 
>e crec e in o a es, x ins \ f\ "a*. ' k.$A%r*-Z _ t at one time to be covered with tall, waving grass 
3t that the area of the latter in square miles ex- (3 JL and extensive crops of grain, (whose rustling blades 
eds that of the former. The superficial area of ’ delight the ear of the ruralist) and at another to be 
6 Territories, organized and unorganized, is set iftif". TO 6 PIP stripped of all appearance of verdure,-changes 
•an as follows: which cause the rich and watered valley to supply 
nsa* Territory" ar *136,0(Ki New Mexico Te^y^to', ooo : - bikth-i*lack ov burns. its favored inhabitants with all the vegetable neces- 
nnesota “ ...141,000 Nebraska “ ..628,000 , m t,/ir>mniTOTT -»-» * -n> r\ saries cf life, and again to be as destitute of vege- 
eiron « ...327,000 Mesiiia « ..78,ooo ROBERT BURNS, THE SCOTTISH BARD. , b T i . „ 
ashington “ ...113,000 Indian « ..187,000 __ tation as a Sahara. In short, these changes cause 
ah ° “ ...187,000 - ~ ' whole countries to bloom and vegetate, when hill 
_ t .. * T " ta1 ’ iVv* 1,807 *’ 00 ? Robert Burns, the favorite bard of Scotland, was brought to his home at Dumfries, and on the and p i a } n combine to produce the overflowing 
To these Dacotah is to be added, of the extent bQrQ Qn ^ 15th of j anua ry, 1759, in a little 22d the sufferings of this great, but ill-fated genius 8tores of the vegetable kingdom, and again, at “the 
w 11 c l we ave seen no es ima e. cottage upon the banks of the Doon, about two were terminated. appointed time,” when the grain is garnered when 
The superficial area ot the j>r se t - . Ayn Hig father wa8 a farmer, and we An eminent English author speaking of Burns th(J fruit i9 gathered, the trees, 
l0WS: Square Miles. I Square Miles, find Robert at the tail of the plow, oftentimes and his peculiar characteristics, says:-“Of his «Resign the honors of their form. 
Square Mites. 
Square Miles. 
BIRTH-BLACK OV BURNS. 
ashington “ .113,000 [ Indian “ ..187,000 
ah “ ...187,000 - 
Total,.1,807,000 
To these Dacotah is to be added, of the extent 
ROBERT BURNS, THE SCOTTISH BARD. 
Square Miles, 
appointed time,” when the grain is garnered when 
glish author speaking of Burns the fruit ig gat hered, the trees, 
characteristics, says:—“Of his “ Resign the honors of their form, 
every one spoke in the highest At winter's stormy blast; 
r bespoke a mind conscious of And leave the naked, leafless plain, 
not, however, unmixed with tlie A dreary cheerless waste.” 
beget familiarity and affability.— The scattered hills, enveloped in mantles o 
was extremely fascinating; rich spotless white, appear like so many magnificent 
aim, and occasionally in serious tombstones, which stand as monuments of the 
lection. No man had a auicker on^ e tender and blooming spring, and of the de- 
ll I HBUCUP1UU HI «hva iuviJ ft , - -- 
sense of what was ridiculous and meaD. Neither An(1 now > ,n Y y« un g friends and fellow students 
chicanery nor sordidness ever appeared in his con- of Geography and Astronomy, let us trace these 
the east, our destination being about one hundred indteVa"'--'----"” 33809 Mississippi" "”I II 67’.380 f 1681 ' 6 ^' In ' s \ irpt « committed the sin of apprehension of right and wrong, or a stronger parted summer and autumnal months. 
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similar to so much paste, and a narrow road through California >.^ 8^ W ’ 1 !I!n 8 SShia portton-to-morrow, —'undergoes between infancy and de 
improved lands, with the mud from six to twelve 622,190 622,190 feted - almost to madness be- that t,me when he becomea l a lvin « 
. , , . , ...... - driven by Ins feelings almost to madness >e neriod when he returns to the dust v 
inches deep can hardly bo described, therefore we Total,.1,461,(HO CRU9e of desertion and poverty. His mirtli Lken. And first, let ns note that all 
similar to so much paste, aud a narrow road through 
improved lands, with the mud from six to twelve 
inches deep, can hardly be described, therefore we 
will leave the reader to imagine the provoking 
California,_188,000 
622,190 622,190 
Total,.1,461,010 
It is seen that the area of Kansas is nineteen an( j conv iviality threw him into the company 
slowness with which one must journey over it. thousand square miles greater than that of all 0 f the dissolute, and among these he formed 
Toward evening, however, as we neared I ultou jj ew p; U gi an( j i New York and New Jersey; and ba uits which eventually worked out his degra- 
Co., the prairie became more rolling and the roads lbat tbe area 0 f Nebraska is ninety-five thousand dation. 
quite passable, so that we made the last five miles mile8 g rea ter than that of all the non-slaveliold- The followin g lines, a portion of a poem 
in good ordinary time. The sun was yet ha an ing states except California. Oregon is nearly . „ turning down a mountain daisy 
ho»r above the »e,t«rn honzon. whea w. rode up eqnal ln extent t0 aU Ne „ E n g I«„d, New York, ™ An86 o seempm *, 
to a oomfortable-looking farm-house and requested Penn8ylTauia> 0hio and Indiana. It is possible ftf ^ )irit of prop hecy when applied to 
lodgings for the night. Upon receiving a favor- Mexico and Mesilla will be embraced .. 
able answer, we.savv our horse properly cared for, . q one territorial organiza tion by Congress at the 
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lodgings for the night. Upon receiving a favor¬ 
able answer, we saw our horse properly cared for, 
and soon afterwards were warming ourself with a ent 8egf)ion> con taining two hundred and 
good cup of tea, and at the same time conversing e jg bt y. e ight thousand square miles of territory, 
familiarly with the family. The times, the pros- exceeding that of aU New England, New York, 
pect of an early spring, and good crops were all p enn9ylvani8i 0hi0j i ndian a, and Illinois. Utah 
discussed with freedom, and, we presume, some Jg near]y eqnal in extent to all New England, 
wisdom and show of knowledge. These subjects, New York> rennsylvania and Ohio; Washington 
however, are generally left for the evening’s con- exceeda in exten ^ all New England and New 
versation, while the first questions asked are oft- Y ork 
times—“Where you from, stranger?—where go- if'ihe Territories should be cut up into States 
ing? and sometimes, “ A’liats your business? tbe average B ; ze 0 f fh e present States, the 
all of which being answered one can retaliate by Un - on won , d consist) when they shonld all be ad . 
asking the same questions, or similar ones, for but m j ttedj 0 f be f we en sixty and seventy members.— 
few heads of families were born and reared in this . g nQt likel th5(J will be done; but as Texas 
State. By using the above privileges, we found wm )b ably be divided into three States, and 
that the family bad removed from Ohio 13 years Nebraska into three more> the Union wiUf w hen all 
previous-had arrived in Fulton Co. without ten the Unitor? now belonging to us shall be erected 
dollars in cash; settled on and commenced improv- intQ Statep> consigt of at leaat fifty m emberR-J5e- 
ing a quarter section, and now they own a farm trQ ^ p rgg p res8 • 
that they have refused ten thousand dollars for. “I __ 
came here in the Spring,” said the old gentleman, LIFE AT MADRID 
“ and when Fall came I would have returned if I - 
had money enough to take me back, but as it was, Mr. Bryant, in one of his letters, gives the fol- 
Snch is the fate of simple bard, 
On life’s rough ocean luckless starr’d; 
Unskillful he to note the card 
Of prudent lore, 
Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, 
And whelm him o’er. 
Such fate to sufTring worth is giv’n, 
Who long with wants and woes had striv’n, 
By human pride or cunning driv’n 
To mis’ry’s brink; 
Till, wrench’i ev’ry stay but Ileav’n, 
He, ruin’d, sink! 
Ev’n thou who mourn’d the daisy’s fate, 
That fate is thine—no distant date; 
Stem Ruin’s pTowshare drives, elate, 
Full on thy bloom; 
Till, crush’d beneath the furrow’s weight 
Shall be thy doom. 
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BURNS’ MONUMENT IN DUMFRIES. 
changes and compare them to those which man 
undergoes between infancy and death—between 
that time when he becomes a living soul, and the 
period when he returns to tlie dust whence he was 
taken. And first, let us note that all these changes 
are included in the annals of a year, and as the 
earth, in describing its orbed path, experiences tlie 
tender influences of spring, the blooming verdure 
of summer, the ripe harvests of autumn, and tho 
blighting tempests of winter, so man, in life's 
“ orbit,” passes through the playful scenes of child¬ 
hood—tlie bright and hopeful period of the sum¬ 
mer of his life—the autumn of his days, when, in 
the midst of strength and mature years, the harvest 
of his thoughts and deeds is ripened—and then, 
lastly, cold, dreary, wintry death sweeps his blight¬ 
ing tempest o’er his head, severs the slender cord 
that binds liis spirit to its earthly tenement, and 
consigns his mortal remains to the Bilent grave.— 
His year is ended. His race is run. He is destined 
“ To sleep in death’s dark gloom, 
Until the eternal morning wake 
The slumbers of the tomb.” 
Yet happy is he, if he can rejoice in the hope of a 
glorious resurrection and of eternal life in that 
country where death will never come, and where 
sorrow and sighing will be forever more unknown. 
And now, reader, what season of life dost thou 
enjoy? Is it the Suinmer of Youth, or the Autumn 
of Manhood? If so be thou art in the former sta¬ 
tion put down at once the firm resolution to “till 
the soil” of tby heart with the plow of obedience, 
and pray that it may be sown with seed, approved 
ing a quarter section, and now they own a farm tro n p ree i> ress , • In the year 1791, Burns moved to Dumfries. burns monument .. and pray that it may be sown with seed, approved 
that they have refused ten thousand dollars for. “I __ Here his celebrity made him an object of interest' duct Even in tlie midst of distress, while his feel- and commended by the Almighty Judge, which 
came here in the Spring,” said the old gentleman, LIFE AT MADRID. and curiosity to strangers, and few persons passed ing heart sunk under the secret consciousness of S p r j ng UP) aild increase and bring forth thirty, 
“and when Fall came I would have returned if I - ' through the town without an attempt to see him, indigence, and the apprehensions of absolute want, ^ . or a bundred f 0 i d . And if so bo thou hast 
had money enough to take rne back, but as it was, Mr. Bryant, in one of his letters, gives the fol- and enjoy the pleasure of his conversation. Ashe he bore himself loftily to tlie world. He died in ^ )agsed f rom tbe geasou of youth, into the Autumn 
we were compelled to stay, and I have liked the lowing description of Life as it is in Madrid. The could not receive them conveniently at home, the utmost penury, but not in debt; and left behind 0 f Manhood_but hast not yet turned from the er- 
country better and better ever since, so that I am Spaniards everywhere pass a great deal of their these interviews passed at the Inns, and often him a name which will be remembered as long as ^ ^ tby waya remember, that 
now about as happy and contented with my situa- time in the streets, and seem to have no idea of terminated in convivial excesses. It was while departed worth aud goodness are esteemed among «< Procrastination, is the thief ot time, 
tion in life as one-half you meet with in the world, coming together to eat and drink. When you residing here that he produced many of his most l men. Year after year it steals, ’till all are fled. 
t least!” have a letter of introduction to a Spaniard, he be autiful lyrics. 
Travelers have the privilege to digress whenever does not invite you to dinner; but when he tells 
they please, and as long as they please, and we in¬ 
tend improving that privilege by commencing now. 
you that bis house his yours, he means to give you 
free access to it at all proper hours. I can testify 
A year ago we traveled over this State, and then that the Spaniards are hospitable in tbe sense of 
beheld rather discouraging sights—discouraging giving you their society, and making your stay in 
to the farmer at least Quarter sections, half sec- their country pleasant, though it is not their habit 
tions, and even whole sections of prairie had been to feast you. They place you on the common foot- 
broken up the fall before and sown with wheat, and i ng 0 f society, except that regarding you as a 
then we saw farmers busily engaged ia plowing stranger, they study your convenience the more.— 
the fields again for corn, as the wheat had been Here at Madrid they live upon very unceremonious 
killed by the hard winter just past. But now it is terms with each other, dropping in at each other’s 
very different—we can see large fields, containing houses in the evening, and calling each other by 
from twenty up to six hundred and forty acres, of their Christian names, without the prefix of Don 
as beautiful wheat as our eyes ever rested on. One 0 r Donna. They get, perhaps, if anything, a cup of 
thing we noticed very plainly, the wheat drilled in tea or chocolate, and a biscocho. I w T as several 
looked better than that sown broadcast. Will far- times at the house of a literary lady of Madrid, 
mers take note ? and saw there some of the most eminent men of 
After a pleasant night’s rest, we arose early, and Spain, statesmen, jurists, ecclesiastics, authors, 
had the pleasure of seeing a cloudless sky, while leaders of the liberal party and chiefs of the abso- 
the birds sang their sweetest songs to welcome the lutists, who came and went, with almost as little 
king of day, as he reined his fiery steeds to their ceremony as if they met on the Prado. The tertu 
proper course and proceeded to mount upwards in liu is something more than this; there is more 
his burning chariot. It was really a beautifu* dress, illumination, numbers; but the refreshments 
morning and seemed to mock the warning of our are almost as frugally dispensed, 
friends previous to our departure. The winds The stranger in Spain does not find himself ex- 
came warm and refreshing from the “ Sunny eluded from native society, as he does in Italy, 
South,” while all nature seemed to smile ’neath the bld j a a t 0 nce introduced to it, on the same footing 
warm rays of the sun. We were soon upon our w Hh the natives. I find one objection, however, 
road. Three miles brought us to the bluffs of j ^ be aoc j a i arrangements of Madrid, that they 
’I 
feu-, 
After contemplating the melancholy story of his 
life, it is impossible not to heave a sigh at the 
asperity of his fortune, while we reprobate the 
“ Procrastination, is the thief of time, 
Year after year it steals, ’till all are fled. 
And to the mercies of a moment, leaves 
The vast concerns of an eternal scene.” 
But it is not yet too late to break the fallow 
FAMILY NAMES. 
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conduct of those who drew him from the sim- ground; to uproot the “thorn” and “brier;” and 
plicity of humble life, and left him a prey to plant tlie “ fir and myrtle tree.” Hark tbe voice of 
anxiety and want, to sorrow and despair the Savior:—“ Come unto me, all ye that labor and 
• ' _ are heavy laden, and I will give you rest Take my 
YAMTTY NAMF8 Y oke u P oa y 0U ’ and leam ° f me; f ° f 1 &m meek 
_ ' and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your 
L " r3 £-_ The following facts are from an interesting souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is 
^ 1^ article on the family nomenclature of England light” Arouse! Come forward to the standard of 
and Wales, in the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Cross—enlist in the cause of Christ and live 
-£^m the Registrar General of England. Theindexes to the praise of thy Maker! So shalt thou be 
IH|i, of births, marriages and deaths for seventeen among that number, of whom he saygr—“they shall 
and a half years, contain more than 21,000,000 be mine, when I come to make up my jewels.” 
names. In England Smith is by far the most Lobo, Middlesex Co., C. W., 1858. J. Vf. 
r;i§! common name, while in Wales the name of --♦*- 
Jones predominates. During the period above Growino Plums. —Will yon, or some of the 
AL t®’ 1 _ . . ... . . . e tl a TJrrx,. r infnitn nn thft cultivation 
9P-|— Jones predominates. During the period above Growing Plums. —Will yon, or some of the 
Bh0W 38 °’ 0371,er80n8 named Smith ’ and 282 ’ J00 in this section of the country. I should like to 
named JoueH - Of the whole population of k n0VT the best time to plant, and how, and if they 
England and Wales, in 1853, one person in 73 would do well on a sandy soil.— A Very Youno 
was named Smith, one in 7G was a Jones, one Ruralist, Richmond HUt, L\ W, 1858. 
in 115 a Williams, one in 148 a Taylor, one in Remarks. —Tho curculio destroys your plums. 
WSfyrr 162 a Davis, aud one in 174 a Brown. Over Its habits and the best way to destroy it, we de- 
<%; • 1/' c v half a million of tlie whole population were scribed in the Rural last week. Clay soil is best 
named Smith or Jones. for the plum, but when grafted on the wild Canada 
; ; Of the 21,000,000 names registered, a greater or Western plum, it does well on -sandy ground. 
(Z number began with tbe letter B than with any Hant in the spring. 
' kr? other letter, being 11 in every 100 names; the 
Vi L l t i t in nnmh<>r o 5 in each 100‘ Sweet Corn fkom Indiana.—I send you a few 
J « lfetter H was . next m J°’ kernels of corn, which I find to be a very excellent 
^ letters, 8 .9 m each 100; W, 8.7, C, 7 .J, Ac.— 7arietv for tb e table. It keeps green until winter, 
BURNS* MONUMENT. 
a mania for foreign travel let them come west, and j 8b0 rter, the carriages passed after the lamps were not aubdue .” 
they can have their desires satisfied without cross- lighted . j 1796 his health was such that sea-bathing was j as good authors. 
ing the Ocean. We have, heretofore, visited Lon- -*—►- , , , . . T„ nP bp re- 
don, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Canton, Pekin, and now There are many doublings in the human heart; recommende , n All how- 
we are in Havana, while Cuba herself, lies beyond do not think you can Snd out the whole of a man’s J j^ 86 ^ 1 aiL ° 0n tbe ? 8lb 0 f July he 
the river some twenty miles. real character at once, unless he is a fooL e,C1 ’ 
uui very tiresome a - - u . _ rp „j op i„ 
In 179C his health was such that sea-bathing was aa g00 d authors. but has not V f en P 088lble ^ 
recommended, and in the month of June, he re- -... -- of what insect they are And what.a thus far p - 
moved to the sea side, for the purpose. All, how- Each day brings its labor, and happy is he who fectly inexplicable, is tlie occasio 
ever, was without avaiL On the 18th of July he loves his duty too well to neglect it the grains in a straight line. 
knowledge. Good judges are as rare renewed. The grains, undoubtedly, contain larvae, 
— --O— — — -- 10 me social arrangements oi niauiiu, mat inej v XMmi 1 '» ‘K. 1AV-iuYv YAV-SSSL -A oinur leaci, irciug n mv.v.j -> . . Tear,,! Q 
Spoon river and all the afternoon we followed the make tbe evening frightfully long. People begin letter H was next in number > <J ’ 5 in eacb 100 > kernels of corn which I find to be a very^xcellent 
windings of that stream, our road leading princi- tQ ca jj on eacb otber a f ter n i ne o’clock, and when ' v, lletters, 8 .9 in each 100; W, 8.7; C, 7.9, &c. variety for the table. It keeps green until winter, 
pally through timber, occasionally, only, coming the theatres close, between eleven and twelve, the In England there is a great diversity of sur- and i so f excellent flavor. Please give me the name, 
to a “clearing” of a few acres, where some indo- number 0 f calls increase,and these visitors remain VaT* W* 1 names, in Wales there are a very few. Proba- and oblige a— Youno Ruralist, Spencervillt, lad. 
lent being had reared a cabin, fearful the winds up- till some time among the short hours beyond mid- burns’monument. bly nine-tenths of the population of Wales Remarks. —TheoornyouhaveiS)S7oi«e//’F/^uer- 
onthe prairie would have blown him and his domi- n ight The example of turning day into night is rp be pecu ij ar political notions of the poet pre- could be mustered under less than 100 different g reerii q; be specimen enclosed in your letter is 
cil to the Rocky Mountains, or over in the Pacific, se t by the Court The Queen does not dine till ten vented him from receiving that official patronage surnames. Of these the following are the most aomew hat mixed. Some of the kernels have en- 
had he ventured to settle thereon. The conse- 0 ' c i oc k in the evening, and cannot sleep till three ao l av ishly bestowed upon his inferiors. He held numerous, and in the order given: Jones, Williams, Hrely lost their true character. You should grow 
quence is, he is now worth about as much as when j n tbe morn i ng . When I first came to Madrid I Por a blde f per iod, a position in the Excise, at a Davies, Evans, Thomas, Roberts, Lewis, Hughes, g weet Com separate from all other varieties, or 
he first came out west, while his prairie neighbor uged a i mos t e ve^ day, a little after sunset, to hear at i pe nd of seventy pounds per annum, and this he Edwards, Lloyd, &c. you will lose the seed, 
can count his thousands. The wide, level bottom tbe clattering of horses’ feet on the pavement and near ly lost on account of his comments upon the The above facts refer to England and Wales 
at the mouth of Spoon river was reached, and for t be cry 0 f / a reina, la reina! and looking out at my p rencb Revolution. In reply to the slanderous alone, and do not include Ireland and Scotland. Curious. —The authorities of the Jardin des 
five miles we waded through the water that cover- w i ndoW( aaw three showy carriages pass, preceded f a i sebo ods uttered against him, he writes his most i u this country, with a mixture of all nations, an piantes, at Paris, have received some grain from 
ed it, an average of a foot deep. Reaching the by a body 0 f cav alry with drawn swords intimate friend, Dr. Moore, “Burns was a poor examination of the family names would show quite Mexico, which when placed on a table in a room 
banks of the Illinois river we found a ferry boat in and f 0 R 0wed by another. It was the Queen taking man from his birth, and an Exciseman by necessity; different results .—Providence Journal. heated to a certain degree, frequently moves, either 
waiting and in a few minutes we were landed safely be r early drive. This was her morning and she but I w m S ay it the sterling of his honest worth, _»— ---- by little jumps, or, what is more singular still, iu a 
m the neat town of Havana. wag taking the morning air at six o’clock in the povert y could not debase, and his independent Wjj rarely meet witb persons that have a true straight line. If the temperature be lowered, the 
Another digression. If any of our readers have afternoon on her way to church. As the days grew British spirit, oppression might bend, but could . , t . wb f cb i n ma nv, renders literature a movements cease, but if again augmented, they are 
O datyio and -I_At,._:___ J u & ) > J > _ _ , _ , Britain IlirVJB. 
