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i A "Weekly Family Newspaper devoted to ReUgion, Moralityy Politics, Science, Agricnltnre and General Intelligence. VOL; III.M.. NUMBER 31. ASIIEVILLE, N. C, FEBRUARY 24, 1843. WHOLE NUMBER 135. Published weekly, DY J. IL CHRISTY & CO. Thii paper is published t Two Doixam year, in sdvancs I wo uoiiar. uu i u.j ail saontht or. Three Dollar, at the end of the year. (Soe proapectu. - -y-Arertiacmenta inserted at One Dollar per aquare - for ihe fint, and Twenty.Five Centa for each continuance. Court Order will be charged 1eaty4iv per cent extra. ir ' HIGHLAND MESSENGER. Friday, February 34, 1843. life of fitnry Claj...We shall commence next week the. publication of the life of Hbnbt Clay, drawn up by an able writer from the most authentic sources. As Mr. Cur's name is before the people for the highest office in their gift, and as the nom ination which has been made by the people will no doubt be confirmed by a national "v....r,fi. i.l am hn 'hing which appertains to him becomes a matter of interest to the people. They will , there fore, wo hope, be disposed to read atten. tivoly and reflect candidly on his claims to their confidence and support OCT Counterfeit Mexican dollars are said to be in circulation. CHRONOLOGY. Perhaps there Is is no study of equal importance so much neglected, particularly - by theraasa of. the people, as chronology. So little attention has been paid to it, both by teachers and writers, that the means of information are now within reach of very few ; and we have thought it might be ac ceptable and profitable to our readers, to give a short explanation of the epochs, eras, and cycles, used by chronologers, so that they might at least have the means by -which they might understand tlie terms used in their almanacs. It was but a short time since, that a young man, who had been under a quite popular and aa experienced teacher, asked in our presence why K was thatA7B.br C." were "used to denote the Sabbath, instead of S. ; and the same young man, though he was about entering on his profession, together with thousands otjrtk ers, we have no doubt was as ignorant in reference to the cycles referred to in his almanac, as ho was about the use of the dominical letters. Chronology, according to Webster (see his large dictionary) signifies " the science of time 'the method of measuring or com puting time by regular divisions or periods, according to the revolutions of the Run or moon ; of ascertaining the true periods or years when past events or transactions took placeand arranging them in proper order according to" their dates." The divisions of time have been most commonly made in all ages and all countries according to the real or apparent revolutions of the sun and moon, and are days, weeks, months, and years. 4 The iolar or tropical year is that period which corresponds to the sun's revolution in the ecliptic, from any equinox or solstice to the same again, and consists of three hundred and sixty. five days, five hours, forty.eight minutes, and fifty-four seconds. The sidereal year is that portion of lime which cosresponds to the revolution of the sun from any fixed star to the same star again, and is' equal to 365d. 6h. 9m. and 15s. . y; . The lunar year is equal to twelve revo. lutions of the moon from the sun to the -4iua-agaioror-romonejConjunctiQnwith the sun to the next. It contains 354d. 8h. 48m. and 36s. The ciw7yearis "lharwhich Is used for the purposes of civil or political life. . Without noticing here - the many altera. tions made in the calehdarTrom ffriieTo lime, or the causes which led to those ate. rations, we shall proceed to give an expla nation of some of the more important epochs and eras used in chronology. Any given period distinguished by some great event, to which other times are referred, is called an epoch, from a Greek word which signifies to sta, because we stay at that point to consider what happens before or after. The enumeration and series of years beginning at one of these periods, thus dis. tinguished by an important event, are call, ed eras. The principal eras, and those most used, are four 1, of the world; 2, of Jesus Christ ; 3, of the Olympiads ; and 4th, of Rome. These are abbreviated thus, A. M., A. D. An. Olmp., and A. U C. The Olympiads derive their origin from the Olympic games, which were celebrated near the city of Olympia, in Peloponesus. By Olympiad is meant the space of four years complete, which was the time that elapsed from one celebration to anolhej; and the Greeks considered these games so solemn that they matle them theii epoch for computing years.. : The timetof the com. mencement of thes4' epochs is next to be considered.-, . . ' ' From the creatioh of the world to the birth of Christ ls rjcond. by Archbishop Usher, in his chronology, to have been just 4000 years. The beople of Alexandria used an era, called in chronology the Alex andrian era, which computed 5502 years of the" world before the birth of Christ. One or two other computations were form. erly in use. but sinc9 the calculation of Furgeson and others it is agreed that the birth of Christ happened in the 4004th year of the world. The first Olympiad began, according to Usher,' in the ear of the world 3228, or before Christ 776. Rome wa built, according to Varro1s chronology, in the year of the world 3251, and in the 753rd year odore Christ. By cycle we understand the revolution of a certain number of years, at the expira. tion of which certain celestial phenomena return in the same order in which they were at the beginning. The solar cycle is a period of 28 years, which includes all the variations that the Sundays and days of the week admit. At the end of every 28 years, the first seven letters of the alphabet, (A, B, C, D, E, F, G,y winch wereused ty ihe Romans for noting the day of the week, return in the same order in 'which they were at the be. ginning, and they do not thus return sooner than in 28 years. Now, it must be observ. ed, that, if the year consisted of 62 weeks only, there would be no variations in the dominical letters ; but, as the year has a day more than 52 weeks, and two in leap year, this produces the variations alluded to, and all of which happen in 28 years, or the solar cycle. The lunar cycle sometimes called the Golden number is a involution of 19 years, at the end of which the moon returns near to the fame point with the sun, and begins its lunations again as at first. There is another cycle used by chronolo gers, called thelndiction, or the Roman In. diction. This is n revolution of 15 years ; the first of which is called the first indie tion, the second, the second indicrion, and so on to fifteenth, after which they return and count from the first again. 1 The first indiction is generally supposed to have begun three years before the birth of Christ. Now, if these three cycles that is, 48, 19, and, 15 be multiplied by each other, the product will be 7080, which makes the Julian period. This is a factitious era, in. vented by Scalager, and called the Julian period partly in honor of Julius Corsar and partly because it was made to agree with the calendar of Cawar. It was invente-J in order to reconcile the various systems of chronologers as to the time which had elapsed since the creation of the world. In tracing it back, we find it to commence 710 years before tho crfation of the world hence, to find the year of the Julian period that answers to any given year of tho world, we must odd to that year of the world 710 and we have the yenr of the Julian period that corresponds to it. One of the princi pal properties of this period is to give the three characteristic cycles for each year that is to say, the current year of each of theihreeTcycles; For examplers thcrnd gar era commenced in the 4714th year of the Julian period , divide that by 28, and what remains after tho division "shows the solar cycle foMhat year so of the other Cycles a nd frther years. From over the hilli and far awa'....AVe havo received the " Texian and Brasos Farmer, ' published at Washington, in the Republic of Texas. The numbptLreceived is dated the 28th of January last, and has " Please exchange" written on the margin. We will certainly do so, friend Johnson. Texas and Buncombe, you know but stop ahem better not say much of the past history or population of either place nev ertheless, we are engaged in showing up Locofocoism in Buncombe, and you in de fending Houston and quarreling with the Galveston Times in Texas. Go ahead, and so will we send us a paper and pub lish the doings of Texas, and we will give you due notice of Swartwouters from Bun. combe, many of whom will, in all probabil. ity, strike for your diggins, if they never get there. Heir Temperance Paper.... We have recerf. ed the first number of " The Plain Dealer,' a new paper published at Raleigh, and da voted mainly to the advocacy of Total Ab stinence principles. We wish it success; but it is almost hoping against hope not that it does hot merit success for, from the number before us, we feel authorized to say that it promises much but this State, It must be recollected, has the honor of ha ving within its bounds more stilLhouses and more uneducated people than any other in the Union 1 There is not to our knowledge a State in the Union which as such gives such poor encouragement to newspapers as this. All sale of property under cxe. cution, which in other States are advertised in the public papers, are in this State ad. vertised by sticking up a written notice at the court house or some other place where few see it and fewer read it ; and even the sales of land for taxes are advertised in Ra. leigh, though the land may lie in Currituck or Cherokee I Papers published in this Slate out of Ra. leigh must expect to get along on their own hook, and live if they can, or die if they must. For our part, we may not live long, but we intend to live actively while we have a being. But we did not intend to spin out this long yarn when-wo commenced. We merely intended to notice " The Plain Deal. or" say that it was a good paper, published semi-monthly, at one dollar per annum, and that we hoped the publisher would re. ceive a liberal share of public patronage. Cnrioni facts thli year First, there will be fifty three Saturdays in this year acir- cumstance which will not again occur tor ten years not until 1853. v Secondly There will be no new moon in February this year but there will be two new moons in March. We do not know when a similar circumstance occurred be fore, or whether it will ever occur again. Thirdly The sun, moon and two stars, were visible at one time from Harrisburg, Pa., lotely. It was at 8 o'clock in the morn, ing. The Magnolia, for February, has been re ceived. We have not had time to examine it particularly, but on hurrying through one or two articles and looking over the table of contents, wc are inclined to think it equal to the former numbers. The latest and the last The " Old North State," a paper published away down in tho tar, pitch and turpentine regions of this State, comes to hand this week with an advertisement announcing to the ladies the arrival of superior " hickory tooth-brushes, twelve inches long, warranted tough and well seasoned," and that " by a nice calcu lation it takes four monthsto rubone away!" The merchant, druggist, tobacconist, stick seller, or whatever else he may be called, also advertises" snuff to match (the sticks) always on hand" ! 1(1. Silas Wright, of New York, has been re-elected United States Senator for six years from tho 4th of March next. Orpflbrts are being made in the present Legislature of Kentucky to remove the seat of Government from Frankfort to Louis ville. No EXCUSE FOR AX OFFENSIVE BREATH. " I can see no reason why a man's com plexion merely should exclu Je him from the dining-table, but I do see a very good rca. son why" he should be banished for not taking pood care of his teeth. A bad breath is such a detestable thing," that it might be a sufficient reason for not marrying a per son. with jotherwise agreeable qualities, It is, mbreoverTperfectly Inexcusable thus to transform oneself iuto a walking sepulchre. Nobody needs To hive an offensive breath. A careful removal of substahcesbetween the teeth, rinsing the mouth after meals, and a bit of charcoal held in the mouth, will always cur aT bad breath. Charcoal, used as a dentrifice, (that is, rubbed on in powder with a brush,) is apt. to injure the enamel ; but a lump of It held in the mouth two or three times a week and slowly chewed, has a wonderful power to preserve the teeth and purify the breath. The action is purely chemical. It counteracts the acid arising from a disordered stomach, or food decaying about the gums, and it is this acid which destroys the teeth. A friend of ours had, when about twenty years of age, a front tooth that turned black gradually. crumbled and broke off piecemeal. By frequently chewing charco&L. the progress of decay was not only arrested.Tnit nature set vigorously to work to restore the breach and the crumbled Portion grew again, till the whole tooth was as sound as before. Every one knows that charcoaljis an anti putrescent. It thus tends to preserve the teeth and sweeten the breath." DIl. HARDY'S LECTURE. Delivered before "the Asheville Lyceum, on ' Friday evening, Feb. 12, 1843. Mr. President: According tothe order of the last meeting of the Lyceum, I now proceed to give a short sketch of Spain, and particularly of its late history. Spain is a Kingdom in Europe, about 640 miles in length, and 500 In breadth; it is bo'inded on the North by the liny of Uis cay , North East by tho Pyrenees Mountains which separate it from I ranee ; basiling boulh by the Mediterranean oca ; South west by the Atlantio Ocean, and by rortu' gaKon the West. To every American the hirtory of Spain must be peculiarly Inter esting ; Ds to her we are in a great measure imJewed for the discovery of our own hap py country. It is true that to Columbus all the honor of the discovery is due, but still he could never have carried his plans into cflect. but for the aid of some of tho powers of Europe, and he had made application to some others and without success. I he en lightened mind of Isabella, was convinced by the reasoning of the bold Genoese, and sue invoKea ner nusoana, reraiuanu, 10 L I J I I I J T". J. . aid him in the discovery, it is not accor. ding to our plan, to pursue this part of her history further." Spain is divided into many Provinces, as Old and New Castile, Andalusia, Arragon, Gallacco, Catalonia,. &c. Some of these Provinces have been separate Kingdoms. and some of them still retain the title. The climate of Spain, for the most part, is good, and the soil remarkably fertile ; the productions of the soil are wheat, barly, saf fron, honey, silk, salt, salt-pctre, wine, and the finest fruits in the world. Spain was at one time of her history, one of the most Eowsrful and wealthy nations of Europe, luring the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella she stood equal to any power in wealth and strength, intelligence and enterprise. 1 here nave been many causes operating to sink Spain in the scale of national great ness," n nd she really Seems now to be nearly at the foot of tho scale. It is certainly a matter of no smalt wonder, that a nation occupying so favorable n situation, having such a climate, and such productive soil, with such a hardy snd enterprising nopu. la(ion as she couli once boast of, should have sunk so lov, and that too, when she had in her possession nearly the whole of NewSpain, comprising the richest portions of South America. In the first place, her Government at one period of her history, was one of tho most deijiotic. She once had her Cortes or Parlkment which exercised great influ ence in ler Government, it only now has the name! Seconiy, in tho reign of Philip,', the whole of bo Moorish and Jewish population were banished from the Kingdom, a popula tion amoihting to nearly two millions, and that population loo, the most hardy and en terprjsinjjof all her citizens. Here was a loss to lu that she could not easily recover from. The Moors hud been in possession of a part 6f Spain since tho eighth or ninth century, and had been a wealthy and im portant jSrt of the population of the nation. But pcrhips, of all the causes, no no had so much influence in her downfall as the. dis covery and settlement by her of Spanish America.? Instead of enriching her, and addingtoW strength and standing as a nation, jtias corrupted her people, and do. stroyed lfer national importance. Had we time, wc Should be pleased to extend our remarks On this part of our subject, but we have oui course marked out and cannot ex tend beyond our limits. All of us who have paid any attention to the history of Spain, know that she was led into the most profligate course, by the wealth thaf flowed in her lap from tho mines of her'Soath American colonies. Her Go. vcrnmcnt was corrupted, and her people lost in indolence, profligacy and crime. Her conduct loo, towards the native population of South America, was the most cruel and barbarous, not surpassed by any of the sav. age tribes. How often have we read and shuddered at the accounts of cruelty inflict ed on some of them to make them tell where their supposed wealth was hidden. We have no doubt her downfall is one of the many evidences we have of Providence in flicting" punishment on nations for their sins and tyranny. And if some', like disaster, does jiot fall on our Jiwn Jitippy ,. .land, for our trentment to the Indians, it will be well for tra, for I nm sure many of the acts of our Government towards them, has been mark, ed by great injustice. The present condi tlonf SparriTiOfie of ihc mosTiamenra hie that can be imagined. With - a Go. vernment corrupted , 'and & debased popula tion," torn as under by civil wars, and her soil drenched by the blood of her own citi zens , without industry, ana without com; mercc. Whatjstobe her ultimate fate we cannot determine. Spain is at present ruled, or rather her Sovereign is a Queen, Isabella, or Maria Louisa. She was born in Madrid, October 10, 1830. ' She has succeeded her father, Ferdinand the 7th. ' She has another sister, Mariah Louisa Fcrdinanda. Isabella is the daughter of Mariah Christiana DeBourbon, daughter of Francis, the late King of the two Sicilies, tho mother is the Queen . Re gent, during the minority of her drughter. Isabella was not allowed to take the Throne, without great trouble and much bloodshed. Her uncle, Don Carlos; claim ed ther Throne, and the country was con vulsed by civil war with all its horrors, for several years. Isabella' party, however, at length succeeded, and she was formally declared Queen of Spain. . It may be some what intprpRliniT In tm river lh rniiapa I o i t- I which led to the assumption to the Crown by UonOarlos. Spain has heretofore been an hereditary and absolute Monarchy, the succession being limited to tho male lino being according to the Solic law, which ex etudes females. . In April, 1830, a royal ordinance was issued, making females capable or succeed inir to the Throne. Ferdinnnd h 7th. who had no male child was foardil Irin rrown would go tnit of his family and fall on that oi nis Droiner Lon uanos. lie was miorm. ed that during the reign of his father, Charles IV, that he had induced the Cortes to pasi a law allowing females to ascend the throne of Spain he sought for it. It was never nromuhratcd. ns Charlna IV nnlw nau mo taw passcu ior lear nis son, rerai- ii . t a i nana, wouia not ue raised as ne was a oci. icate child, and in that event, one of his daughters could bo crowned. Thodecfee aa signed by Charles, was never found, but the minutes of &1I tha nrnroprlinrr worn preserved on tho Journals of the Cortes, ond I r . I 4 A I j-tnn r It a on mc em oi April leau, r eruinrna revived it by giving his sisrnat jre and the rovnl Beat and by this act, Don Carlos was to be tho Kegent of the Infunta, but it was so strenu ouslv ODnosed bv severnl nf ih Cabinets, that Carlos himself opposed it. -fviier me oinn oi Isabella, in 1830, Fer dinand fell into a stateof orent dihiliir Tho Government was then placed in the hands of his Queen, and sho WHS Biinnorlpri by the army and the great body of the peo. pie. in lewd, ne was partially restored, and he in a measure rpsnmnrl his H.hq and revoked a measure which had been ex. torted from him during his illness, by Don Carlos and hisnnrtv: that ia. rn.nstahliah. ing Salic taw, which, if it remained, would exclude his daughter and establish Don Car los on the throne. In Anril of 'Sit. lin !. sued on orderlo hia subjects tolako an oth of allegiance to his daughter. The Cortes soon after assembled and innW thn nmU n ordered by-the King; Ferdinand -died m September ot that year. In Uctober Isa bella was nroclaimcd at Madrid Ourn with strong demonstrations of attachment which lasted three days. The mother was also declared the Queen Recent on the same day. The Carlists immediately proclaim ed Don Carlos King of Spain. This act at once brought about a civil war which lasted for a long while, till at last a quadruple al liance was formed between France. F.nir. land, Spain and Portugal, for the purpose of terminating me war on the rcninsula, by establishing Donna Milrirt nn thn tlirnna of Portugal, and Isabella that of Spain, and me iwo pretenders, miguel &uarlos, went to England but did not rem.-iin Innnr fofore he a n (Carlos) went back and assembled his army ftrrnin nut tn Oitnun1. wi -i Cn.t?., .? ... A o ) - 1 ,v a l,uiv urvro him from the field. Thinrs were not. how ever, allowed to remain long quiet when there were so man 'tllscordaht elemants. EsnarterotliceommmifW nTifinavmv for cibly installed himself iVrffice as 'the 'Re- . . l If. a gem oi tne ftingaom, which place I suppose ne now occupies. i.v "ivfiv. Still, Spain is not sclllod, for by the last intelligence I see that Esnartcro bv some act, of his, roused tho people to a deter mi nation to throw offiho voke. flr UasiH to be a man not well qualified lo rulo over a nation, for he is naturally lazy, and fond ot cara playing, which he follows almost J O ' " r " - - . constantly with his aids. There are sever-J at parties now in Spain opposed lo him ine Kepublicans, tho Democrats a J the Carlists. The Province of Barcelona was at the last dates," in a state of revolt, but it was not thought that tho rest of Spain would join, but the Republicans seem dis posed to go further than all tho other par ties, and really advocato a plan that would nave done tne bloodiest days ot Marat and Robcspirre of France. Tho very extrav-, agnnce of their avowals must overturn nil their power. They say they must put to death all who oppose them, destroy all do minion but their own: thnt is tn snv thr Cortes, Throne, Courts of Justice and all puDiic ouiccrs. lhcy nro to submit all things to the neonlc. and if anv one nttomnt o I I ' J 1 to assume too much power, they must bo shot and others placed in the office they filled. Unhapnv Snnin. wo fear she is not soon - to fee! the ouiet and order nccessarv turn. able her to advance anv in the imnrovpment 50?J! condiyon no commerce now save what she derives from her Islands. --That of Cuba is the most important ; the exports of Cuba is hear thirteen mitlions -annuallvrbut the tevieff onThcr IstardoTTheupport of the wars, keep them poor. Atone time they levied a tax oh Cuba, of near three millions of dollars, and the population of Cuba is not more than one million. It is caoableof supporting a population of nearly 10 mil lions, and in this unhappy condition of Spain it becomes our country to look well to (Juba , for if Snnin should bo comnellcd to rlisnnsn ... -, j r r of it, 09 she likely will, we must look care- tuny into whose hands it lulls, lor it it should (all into the harttls of England, she could at any time put a force there that would command all the trade of the great valley of the Mississippi. Cuba cannot be more than 100 miles from our shores, and with the Island well fortified, with a few first class of war steamers, she could an- noy us very mucn, u sne aia not control tne whole Gulf of Mexico. The reader will bear with us, while we make ft few observations nn thn mnf ul . B condition of Spain, before we quit her bis-tory. No nation owes more to nature, and less to Industry and to art, for their subsistence, than Spain. They have the finest climate ta the world, and their soil is so rich that it brings forth, almost spontaneously, all the com forts and luxuries of life. It is of great extent, and surrounded by oceans and seas, has tine harbors. and reallvnos9essea. inter. , j t , . - nally and externally, every advantage she could wish, to make her one of the most powerful nations. b.Rut what is Sn&in at this tirrm t what are her inhabitants like 7 what her govern ment? and what her national character? Her population is spare her inhabitants are poor. lazv. jznorant. and deinnrW The government, though despotic, is weak, ana ner character as a nation contemptible. This degraded state of the nation before remarked, we think may be fairly attributed to the gold and silver taken from the mines of Mexico and Peru. Whan they conquered those countries, and thev j t . i , .... . iscoverea me ooweis ot tne earth contained an abundance of those nrerlnna mtnla they thought no object worthy of her as a nuuoii out gom ana stiver t he conse quence was, her agriculture and commerce wero soon destroved. and shn urn nlmmi totally dependant on oiher nations for the necessaries of life. And with thnir crrtiri and silver they enriched the industrial nations around her, and became themselves both poor aud dependent. By the same means, the Spanish colonies in South Ame- riea: Wfrn riiinml unit toKaDA1 ft ; , ' "moou. in initia tion of Spain, they have neglected and de- spisea every pursuit but the digging of gold and silver: and thev have, lilcn ilwmMi... J J iiiuiiii country, become an ignorant and degraded puupic. rhey have lonir - o nmi n.ua. rated Irom the mother country ; but we find them totally unfit to govern themselves, and they are at this dav boma rinuvn ktr ih tyranny .and misrule of. her President nri in . ..worse condition than when under the dominion of Soain. IJnlra tkv .v. . I vimucD l)h..iW . I 1 . M the habits of Spain and the curious mongrel population of Snanish and Indinn. h .. ......v., ..a i;uiMc, aim w row on must remain as she is. How different, says the historian, was that of the British colo. nics in North . America, now th United Ststcs. They had no mines of silver and gold to corrupt them ; they had nothing before tliem but thr ndleaa fnrMi. ami productive toil, h they encountered wun industry and perseverance; and they have become a powerful and enlightened people : no other country has risen with the same rapidity, and in no other country is the people generally as intelligent and happy. tiuu opain ocen a pure Protestant nation, we should have seen diffi-mnt roault R she was weighed down by the Pope and his mynaus oi priests, who maintained their power by the most extraordinary court that was ever established on earth that of the inquisition. In the language of a histo rian, crushed beneath the doiihln tv kings and priests, the arts and sciences couiu never nounsn in Bpain. There the gloomy reign of superstition is seen at full giwmjr iciEij vi Bupcrsuuon is seen at ful length, and without any check has display, cd alt its horrors. As to tha nnonU f Spain it is of little consequence how soon ui now oncii uiey cnange masters. Their condition can scarcely be worse. nA nvi. can be better until there is a total change in . wV..u,,IVi A J 1.1 pVV7M must first be elevated by virtue, by know! ner wnoio internal condition. Her people cage, ana above all, by pure Christianity. The visit. In one of tho freezing days of pur cli mate, a young physician, recently married, invited his wife tojiccompany him on a visit Jponepf Jjis patients, 'You are romancing, James: what! visit a family without an introduction, or an invitation, or an exchange of cards?" In this family, my dear Amanda, there is ceremony of cards," said James, " but they will not bo less pleased to see you." " I never used to go to see poor people," said Amandat thoughtfully, " but,"conlin ued she, after a short deliberation, " I will go with you any where." They passed from tho handsome street of their residence, to a small public square, and crossing over, coterei s small alley, in which Amanda saw a row of houses built in a manner"thatshoweQr they were for the laboring class. Crossing the whole range they entered the last house, and at the first door Dr. Ledson gave a gentle rap! A plain.dresscd woman opened it and wel. coined them. "Two chairs were immcdintnW toi nni onu wun mes uhck oroKen on, the other rick ty and unstable. Before the fire were two littla children seated on the hearth, making a noise, which the attendant female in vain endeavored to quell. A girl about ten vears of ai7 umn out of a small bed "room and smiled as sho ipoke. A. . In a large rude chair sat n thin She looked up- whefT.Dr. Ledson addressed ner, uui nenner smiled or spoke. Her com plexion was sallow bv illness. hPr inw.. jaw had fallen from its socket, and her teeth cnauerea wun tne vain endeavor to close her mouth. After receiving some nourish mcnt at the hands of her companion, sb seemed revived. , . " I am glad to see you, Doctor, though I had hoped to have been released from my wretchedness before now. I do not com plain, but I suffer" she shivered and stop, ped suddenly, but in an instant said, " I thought it very hard when I lost my child last sumrofw.J see it was kind; what woulld have becorUe of ft no w ? I most leave theee,
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