iiu io od io Vioulr 6?ur)1tu, to your Sufi.'
VOL. IO.
CHliinXjOTTE, 3NT. O., FEBBLUAR.Y" 18, 1362.
NO, 46,
' J3RS. T. J. HOLTOW,
iDinm axd paopanraiis.
TERMS:
-,..,,rth.CarolinaWhir willbeanrdeatoaub.
;, .,.dforihr.n.unthair4THKEEDOLLAKS
Jj,,;, end of the year. Nupapar will be diacon.
,ued u n 1 1 1 arre.rajea aro p.ia,.s,Gcpi
piuBi th Editor.
idnrtiaemeBlainarledatOnDollrperaluare
(ilii"raBB,lhiaBiaB
... ind85cnlroreachcontinuaiie. loortao.
n.en.enl. and Sheriff1. Sale, ch.r, W5 per
Btnt bt(f rr and a deduction of 33 J per cent, will
k twit from tha regular pncia.for .deorliaar. oy
y,, year. Aoartiaic'ia inaeriaa
p,rMna whan aendmf 10 their drlinienie
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mt mr me nainwr i iiu" """"
11 l ..J...I.ir..k,Jv.J.l..r. 11.
inrj l" "'" -
a;d.ngi-
irPjalinaateraareaolhi.nteil loaelaaajeni,
.
AN3WEB TO THE " DYINQ SOIa
DIEri." i'll eorne near ibxe, niade, wear lliew,
I'll my irnt arnaad Ihea f-l"
Waal lliaw aayeat I M bear thee.
And to l'iy frwaiia all ehall be b-'d.
Aa whea ia deelb Uia) alull be aleepinj
' on aaTli- ta wake
I'll ea wcapinf. aaoly ait(ii,
t ut my beart leela aa if 'iwoald brtak,
VV will ni a yna. krolliar, am ya, ,
niim IB aaall I'u all laia l..ar,
.Ntiti minora I" cau.p M Willi ua,
Ad oa aaly wuli ua (a.
Ana when Ibe d.a ef l alllo'a Mliilif,
1 liuu'll be abint from lUe air,''
Y o, wha obeyad yr eounlry'a ealiioj
tim al tne naa ot die.
I am li.lmief , romrada, liatanin-,
T he W'lrua yua bate tu aay,
Rut ah I" part wilb thee l a aad,
'Tie eai to ae li a paaa away.
Cut I kiwa 'ua (.Te i-d plraauia
Tn.l y to lnaa ahalt u,
Ata ba ia lloaaca With H'V anic!a,
Aea have yuor aioa niaUe lute aa SiiW
I'll tell year fattier, I will leil In in,
(fa- r oid una, with wlntmeil hair )
Ilia', bia aan hae foeie Iu llraten.
And prayed in Ualii li meet liini there.
Aal your molhn aim ao Invre ywa,
' will tall ber all you aay
ill Cr r pfa j v . P. ... .. . ,
Tnl eke, too alia. I p.ia ay.
I am l.itomn g, eooirade, liitnnnj.
'Tia of jour wife 1 know y apeak.
I will tali liar aid you Utiaecd hrr.
M.aHd hrr wtya mild and mrkt
I wi!l tell bar to biaa thy baby.
Like he kiaa yoa laal iinpraaaed ;
To buld bar aa wl.m taal yua held brr,
lluaely fulded lo your brevet.
I anl tell ber. eurely tall her,
II.. tury dear al-a waa Iu yoa,
That yua prayed Ibe Lrd to blaaa her.
Winch I pray lle'il ear do.
A"d buw, dear brntbri yu will leave iwe,
Oti, bow aad it ia tu part 1
Nevrninre nn earth lo ace Ibae,
NjW that death hae pierced lliy heart.
aiuoiis.
1 nr.
?Avl;ED vfATCH.
lit IBA D. hOttTIIROP.
"IiKT C: bop for tbe beat, Annette. A
rcformatioa may y t lake place. You know
hl Cher Ire promised ua la-t ereuiuj.'."
111. 1 I k.i I, i.ni.i..il
! ' . .i .t k..-
id uia uioa cucb nrotlitare that I bava
1 ir . . 1 1 , ...
n. iu lor me peimrco jeer. ""f
1 j 1 l ' 1 ,,:.i.
baa aualaiDed uia tbroufb Oiaoy a Bard trial;
11.. 1 1 1 1 . a f..i
ikrouL-b mauy a ei i lr.a tuirbt and painlul
y. Hope, oh, Hia.lul bie. thoo art my
aai, aol.ee. But I fo.r I .ball d.a bop,.,
for that wbieh I bave lonif and ardeoilr:
outfbl to produes, a thorough reforinaiioa
in the eharacier of lo.t, though iJolUjd
tuibalKl. I
" Hut JOB know whit he promiaed ui laal
enin, you kaow bia firm reaolve." I
"Ob, I know it well, dear aiater, but it '
aa not bia fir.t protiii', litue abd lime a- j
Sta be baa aaid tbal be would foraake biei
tuiaoi'a baouta, aad abandon bia evil aaao
iatei but tbay have at frrqueoily lean
l"kea. Tbe iuflueuce wbioli I ouce poaa
aed over bioi waa oftaa eierct.ed, aud
ib a beneficial rtauU, but now, alaa I dear
'tar, that ibfiueoee ie Dearly goae, aud
'tb it my hope ia fait wauiug.
" Ai I ait bare ia my looely room, boar
'a I keep my thought.- from wenderiag
hack to Iboee daya, when you aad t aal
looking oat of our euauibar wiudow, watcb
i"C the marry laborer!, and liiteninii lo llie
aaai warbliag aotea of our pet robibi to
tbota iQOBtba tad yean vhiab paiiad away
and left u basking amid tbe pleasure of
oar own youthful borne ; 19 those day when
you tod I, willi, tietriM buoyaut wilb hope
talked over ami over agaiuour future pros
peon 1 to those daya happy dv when
. ... th old north window watchiu.
"" "
bow my bean throbtd bt n I ia biui ap
pruaeuiug irr iuo 01a nana uiii. wu 1
) those cilee in tbe air. they were quickly (
BOI ,.-,.-.-,1 anJ 1 ... i00. too o liokl '
p d,rk dark aud
J
aer.u to a. ail ID.. It Was joy lhat
caused uiy beart lo tbrob tben, 110 it la
frar kiud worda greeted my ear then, now
j, lD. mbrlata a curaee ; wa ll -xi for
-r . - r - 1 - - ?
nf .lilfth Lata nftui ami.ad l-ar In f.ll
- 1
..I...! t..r. .1... .r. f..r ..n .nrf u AT. . .
-' " J "'M - - -
uona'o itiariesa 1 by my Mac. mi bar-
roolu b0W become hi parlor, au i amid
a olao of avil assooiate bia boura are beiug 1
apntil
" Bf of paod cheer dear ii-ter, you know
lk object of my iniiou. Wa abuuld ai
ways brrte ourwelvea to ruect tl uiauy ad
vrilia ab.cbliue our deviaue Maya io
lif J aboiild ever prota true io every
aitaaliaa iibkb 'rovidebce uiajr rail ua to
i'l. 'Ibeeiouda bili now vril from your
igkt tboie bappy diya, upon Mb. eh wa
era warn to aoumjebl, may ere Icug pao t
aay, and you May eoou bkbold tu.il rtlor- i
: oiatioa (or wbica ycu Lava J loog atid ao
! faiibfully loilad."
"(Hi." r. plitd iba if, " out J I, by'
' at id llereuieaD eff jri, liaui-b frmo Lis iitt
I kia eril aa-oclaiea, I know thai 1 could ibvo
I kae a u.fluriiee over tiliu ; but DOW, U I
niy 11 flj-hoe ia Bt-arly oue. auJ ailti it
any bopa i fat wauiuy; but my lova aud
i Uiy prayer lor biiw bever aiiall abate."
" lit will rrtuiu fober to uibt. dear Mi
ter.lur ba promird u be muuiu ; and I lie 11
11b a ife a lebder lote, alrl Mrr'e pure
afftOiiou. a lil tbdrator lo in bin
I r. 1 in bl v 1 1 a a CiaAua. brk 1 be la
UIUH "
l'liarie Caiidco'a father it tne of tbe
mot noted u.rli ib Hie IOu.auJ bis tatutiy
tba UiOat IlilJ ililll Vet beltrr oul It
bate been far Ann'lte KtOiu liat r Ij
er occupied a diif. rebl l.eie 111 lilr, f jr
I like ui out rtcb Wea'a oi,, he relied more
5mi bi felbrr'a repMtaliou aud weailb ia
aajatatu biui ia lite, Ibao upou any leai lur
U tbal be oiH'-d biuitlf.
Aa luay be irua,iiteai, niany a enlioua
daughter, in bopra tit iu Cbark- Cui Ion,
bad aauuid llie iiiii"' alia, a'.d be-
'(tawed tburt tienitcbiO u.ilcn e tt 1 t) ael
idoniiaii. Jiul boue pioed aue.ful
retirm tuodraly of Aaaetlt Ft 11 u J at
Jla - ; Iba pr'te lor abiCti ao luauy bad
I tri ' jvi iri-d in vain.
j Anaetta Fcfauo wa indeed a btauiiful
jtil. por-lujf all tboe luanj ci-u.pnU
j UrUia wbiea aduiu an l ui.ni!) Ine irua
j mowU Slie uiiiiIel but lill'n- .--'It
j , . .vim, pfeleriin- raiber i tie
sret aocieij of bt r M-ur, lojj-'ti.cr uti
tbal al a rbcica coilectiou ol buuka Sue
j felt preud ol iba d.11 11. rpiiaiiua ot
jCbarlee Cawdou, aud abt u bt Oeiii. d I)
I pay bla atlrbiii'D lo tier, be rudeaiored lo
j pieaaa biiu llb ker Uiiud iuatead uf ly ct
j'4ettlab air, prelcrribg ra'.ber toaaplivale
1 b 1 in hiib iuwaid ItiKUjjul luau outlaid
aii, and iu tbiaAba wa ucoenful j lur
jCbaiieS Cauidoo bad leoil eu uh Ot aocie
fly to kbo tbat truo worlb loa not Couri-l
io outward aboe.bul iu lbaij (trliu, bol
ia tbat wbicb aiulLva tbe body, but lb tbat
,wbieb clolbca the aoul, bot iu lhoe ebaruia
jwbifti are eoi.tainad iu a wtll 6. ltd purac,
but in lhd-e eliaiuia wbicli aro eubliucd iu
! a well alored unbd.
I 'I be f rri ibrv yeara of Cbar'es Cauidon'a
taaarririi lil ama peul auaid (ha eocute of
bia c ti 1 1 i Lou.!, surrounded by bia loud au't
aff' COoliM'e and bl Mul ul'i Dt father.
hut ebaOjjea anvil aa Ma are ail autji-ct
' lo iu tbia lite touu bieaine bia I jl. ilia
ifetber elia;d in rpeoulatiuba abioli prov
ad to be ot Ibe luual u una cat elul ell l aoter,
taad fo. Ibe fit at timo t.'bai Ira Ouidou be-
geo '0 lok aiouud far tia-ini-in, tui to eall
;lo bia aid tbe lull u.rfjl taliut bioti b
! poaavaaed. Ilia lather waa no .oilier rl !o
jldrupporl biut, and Urn waaaliait obit-
to leave Ibe parebtai toof, umirr abieu ba
j bad eijayad aO many bappy alayi, aad ao
many eallliiy blaaiuia
If 11 I eoid, dreary uiisfertaua, bow many
;brlk'tit bearla bene buca darkeuad ley lliy
pieaeuce.abd ba uiiby bopea LiiLland
cheilltl bava vaut-bed at thy apnroacli
J '
Cera ana aorraw are thy only Kilaer
- .
leare tbv 011 j eompauiou. A louoo Irom
) r , L
tby baoU bo eaatter ba aeutlo li keen
... .. 1
J "; d -r l-ltir.i ...... rt. ulu. buu,
"a -J ""J v-td- Vr-
euurely anlii for auy kiud of b J.f
aeaa wbiub rrqurau cou.nul atieutma or I
meulal ability , Ckarioa Cain lou wandered '
If01 0o place lo auotuer, in q icai Ol aoiua-
thing by wmcU ha c mid luaioiatii buifalf
aud her la vruoni b bad voaed lo " .up
port, proteoi and delBd ' bui ai la-.t, tin
ibg bia ettori'. fruitla-a, b returned M bi-
- aii.e home, lo .hare iba ruial aiuile. ot
bia kiud aud af.aiienale Mile.
A ailuatioD waa ai la-t ofTired bim, wliiuli,
though lui-uiat iu Ua leudei oy, lie acoepii d
iu bopua tbat aouietbiux of a d. If rent ua
tuie eould aooo be prouured. vN'itti ail
and glooiay freliua aid ha ate hi. old a
aooinu-e cue by one deaert biui io aou.e
qua. ee, aud in order la revive bia ouo
ded fecliuatbe iuluxtoaltug aup waa weak
ly aougbi.
ll waa a on time before bit eonaiani
wife would believe thai bar buabaud, wilb ,
wboiu aba bad enjoyed aa maay happy houra I
bad began to raaort to Iba lar iooiu for'
hit oompauiona ; but eooo tha woeful truth
and it waa then that aha called lo ber aid
those true aud boroio principle by wbicb
iba bad alreye been governed. Tu more
degraded ber buabaud became, tbe wore
constant her love, aid tho atroner bir af
fec'iona for bim, Tb tone of the tuidniglil
bell often filled ber wind wilb feeling dark
aud dreary, ai aba tat alone waiting for ber
buabaud'i rcturo. It waa at auoh times
that ber thoughts wauderrd back to those
dayi when ahu aal at the old north window,
auiioualy watching for aome deuaouatratioo
which would tell ber tbat Charlea waa again
touuujf lo tell ber df bia coualant lova, of
bia uudyinf effeeiioa ; it waa Bt tuob times
lhat her feeble voice waa raised io prayer
lo God for ber buabaod'a refortuatiou She I
had talked with bna, be bad plead wirbj
bite, ahe bad poiuted out lo liitn what be j
mint moo, aooo beootue if be continued in
hie p rem nt eourc, but as ycl ber ectreatiea .
bad been of do avail. J
Tbe iter of Annette Fenno, though'
young and itif xperieuced, waa uol unmiud-
fill of ibe great change wbicb had takes j
place io ber brother iu law, for the uiarkaj
of that demon, aho'e power ia aufficieut to
deatroy th obarac'.er, the reputation, tbe !
life, and the aoul of all tbo.a over wbo;u j
it obtaitif a mastery, are nffieiriiily audi
ble for the iu o l lucxpetiubood youih to;
detect. j
Having 10 often it upon bia knee and 1
li-fened to the loud tickio-.'. of hia wateb in
tboaa curibip daya pk'aabl daya wbeo j
be paid bi regular viita to ber ainter, and.
bavin,; imbibed acme tf tbone lender feel
iip'a which iu tbone dayi are 10 manifest, it.
1 iot to be woudured at tbat ibe aLould j
atill retaipi a atron love for biiu, Dot only
for tbe relationahip wbicb be do bore lo
ber, but for tbe friendship which existed
between ibetn io former dayi.
Poaeaaing a alrou); belief tbat her in flu
euc would greatly aifl to ard briuiug
about that reformation, lor which her aiter
bad ao loo and .0 ardently aouhl, ahe re -j
aoived to hp.nd a few Haya with hi-r, io
bopea tbat (lit ir uni'ed tffjita would Inug
abo-it ll.e deiird change.
li aaa-iiue Inue nelore an npporliitiity
waa cfl red. I kiTte daj-ba-l pi-d ij
mee tne aiter' arrival, d..iin: abirb IIiub
Onarii a had b'tu 111 illal -la'.' mIiu.'i tot il
ly ui.kiied b in !or at) r fl-'vtion, or to re
ceive auy adu.oiiitioii, buaever gentle. ,
Tbe third uih(, however, bo rel.irned al
au earner baar ibau he bad doue for a lon :
lime; and it waa wlfi 'difiht, aloio-t be
yond eiiduraece, ibal bia lfa heard his
ri K'liar tread, and f ir tbe firl tune tu al
niot two jiara, received from bi Hps the
It en l !. word "AlibeUe" Tho oid family
rocking chair waa linuirdialeiy lebdered
bim, and a cheering auppi waa isuii in
wailing; everything waa Joua Mhico woid
lend to make borne attractive. pal Mas
f .r..llen, and b'- -" and a-ef eudea-imt-t
" oaniab I r o 111 bia mind ail thought,
reardiu.j bia real eoudittou, kuewiu 109
ll tbat an aiiuiou to tbe part, or a true
,'Cture of ttia pi'eaetit, would bung about
ilio-e aad and i"0iny fre.ma which uotU
lug tut the g'."S wouid bauih.
U'b'le seated at the table, Charlea ra
don began la Ibiok thai he was indeed a
wan, that he was bet a lol and de-pt.-ed
being, tbe tender voice ot bia wile toid bim
t, aud tbe cheering wvr.le of bia little Su-y
(a he an wont lo call ber) aircogtbeoed
bim ID tbat brltrf.
Long and ardently did tbey labor with
the inebriate huaband, and kindly and af
fectionately did tbey adminiter to biiu ev
ery cotiifurt which waa in their power 10 be
atow. At last, unable longer to withstand
thoae feeling! which every word Itemed to
arou-e, Charles ('anidou arose aud lakiQ
the hau l of hia affiouomte wife, declared j
" thai heuorf jrward be would be lbs did
which ibey bad represented biiu to be, but
ha waa far from beiUjf " And continued
be, " the aame watch, the tiokins of bieb
in former daya ao de.igbt"d little Su-y,
rhall ak-aiu delight her aittiiis ceaseless
throlibi.i. Si'he wateh was pa anl, mwii
ii.Ontus agi, for mouey to buy liq ior with,
but never aain shall a drop rnir my
ibroat. Tomoirow the lime expires for
wmcb it waa pawned, aud it tu )-t, it shuli
be redvciuvd. I hive bot I r-tiu:' tiiiie
bappy days, wh u I longed for tbe baol to
p. mil to ibe. hour whiu 1 knew you mou'iJ
expeel me, aud tho lliouhta of iu being
aold m a. 1 he cau-e of my ear.y r 1 i v ai lio'im
this evuning. To niorioiv i tiiu-t o'uuiuj
tbe watch.'1
ll was a late hour before the trio lepara- j
led. 'i be iU aud n.-ler were over deligh
ted witb what they bad heard, the aoble
resoluiiom wlnoh had beua formed, audi
Ibe prospect ot their being adhered to.
At an early hour Charlea Camdon arata,'
but not in as good hutuor aa when he re-J
tired. Hiving refraiuad from partaking)
of bia usual beverage brfire reiirrug, bis i
nervfa Kern ill uusiruug, bia baud train '
bled. j
Kioycd up with an anient desire to ob
tain the watoli, l!aarles C'aiud ti wand -red'
liwiu one friend te airitiivr, seauitij from'
eauu a amail auiiunt, WhioH in the i;;rn 1
galti would eint.le bim lo obtain 1 he d (aire 1
treaaajru 11 id tha film I Ij b mi I... 1
in ad 1) tne ti. l application ljrn-d bun ;
ay,itb Ibatltisuliinlaiiguie wiiiwhtb i
inabiute loo olieii ree ivas wlieu apaealiuj I
for tuouey, bia i.obm rosolatioii vould no
doubt baV3 been weakeued ; but lu-lea I of
reoaivtug from that trieud word, implying
no oouti'leuee no nuuey, be rareived
word, af congratulation, whiob told plaiu'y
tbal an iuebriale wbeu lobar always baa
trieada.
AUboab Caarlai Camdoo aal wits, mere
friends than be auppeied be bad, yet it waa
long time before tne required aiuaaat "
raised, for aa Burns taya
" A man nuy take a neebor'a part,
Yet baa na caaii to a pure bim."
And ao he found it! Kiud wordi wera
iudvuil lavished upon biui, aud it wai those
kiud worda that austaiuo I biiu ii was kiud
arils tbat itrengtbeued him it waa the goln9 g0riou. aporl. I hopo iuy taut aud
kind words whiob be bad received duriug i Cousin Lucy are well."
tbe previous eveuini; that kept biui from bia j Ia this way bo rattled on d aring oar
morDii.g dram. Obi what will not kiud cj ri w home; one moment telling me some
word do. I aoeedote of the city, and at aupthor bars-
was lato before the witch was obtained, 1 tjUg il0 rapture of dehgkt at tbo beami
but aa soon aa obtained, a quick step could ii(u hceuary. Tbe lake, be said, wa love
have been beard uaateuing toward ilia roi ; y . tuJ x0id be a apiendid plaoe for a
deuce of Charlea Camdou. Tba bopea of , aaj oecaaioually. Ha a.ked if there ware
hu faithful wile bad began to wea.eu, but
little 3ny remained firm io ihu belief that.
be would rcturo ober, and with the trea
ure, to obtaiu which be bad taken bis sud
den departure
No aootier wa Lis steps heard than tbo
door wa thrown opau, aud ai be entered
t be tear of hi cotislaut wife began lo flow,
bot wilb aiiguiab, not aitb ?orrow, bat witb
joy, fervent tears of joy.
Only to year have parsed away, dear
reader, but what a chauge has beeu wrought
iu that family during those two years.
Th-' bappy wife and buabaud can now be
seen scaled arouud their owu quiet fireside.
There ia no inebriate there no to eUrkeu,
by bis bidaou peraoo, the future proFpect Jr fiua Ma j old tree, where all
of Lis loving wife there are uo w ord, reu- j amuod is freib and delicious. It is uot
dered balf au.iihla by liq'ior ipoken no. I ijke thi buruiog, hot side walk ot our ei
All ia quiet, save the busy ueedle of iba ; tie. I loll you, cousin, you can never eu
faithful wife, or the constant ticking of th ;, th ouotry, uuless .you bavo lived in
OUCe I'AW.SKD WATCH.
1T CQUSiiTS
VISIT.'
BY JQUN K. WaiH.
One beautiful morning in June I received
the folio sing letter :
New York, June 20th, 13.
"My. Dear Culsin 1 will be with you
on l He l5iti iust. I com by the cars to
A.iouni It is s very warm here tbat we
can o uotbing but start for iba country.
liie my love iw aunt aud L'ouaiu Lucy , and
1 ivu.aiu, dear couaig,
Yours truly,
Jusi.ru Danes."
I hastened bom and baudod tbia letter
to my moiher. As aba was reading it, my
Cir.ier Luev eotert-d, aud listoned eagerly.
"Cousii. Joseph comuig," exclaimed Lu
ey, gaily aaiiiiUg round the room, for Jo
s.-pli was a gie.i tavorite of ber, "how
rejio. d I am Uh, Fred, aro yoa uot glad ? '
"I am g ad ibal it give you so much
p'ea-ure. I an.eted, and turning round
Maiked f(T, uiucb lo ibe auuoyauce of my
etle.
Before going further it ia oeoesaary to give
a few woids of explanation a Sou I who Cou-
iii Joseph was. Joseph wa ao ouly eon ought not U tell you;' but I will take
ol my uioiiier'a brother. He wa born io j cau;pa.3iou ou you. Mr. Danes ia do taik
the el'v. .as eduaated there, aud uow lived ,iog to ber."
there. ll aaid to be baudsome Ly j I looked ia the direotioa indicated, aad
tbo-e whi hsd seen biiu, and ain in-t ihew j jo,, ,;, q,. aurpn. when I bebel i the
was usy airier 5 I bad ue ver id y sei t met him.
L was, ueaevrr, much pieasdu al tbe pros- ;
peel of having a y uiig companion : fur al- ,
though a couple ot year yja- ger tlian bim,
1 knew e Mould aS.iu become fru iids, ;
My family iivei ou ibe abore i of O aaea j
Like, about aix u;'ie from Auburu, oua
ol the loreiiesi spot ia tbe auu. Fish of ;
ail sorts Mire to be bad io th lake ia
abi'.nVauce, and cstud near the shore aad
io the wood Oar ueigh or were bospi-
table, fi teudly people, aud kept up a close
iatituay aiib ou, family.
Iavr;ttiing was in readiness for my cou-
siu'a race) Hon, aud as I prepared to atari
to Aub'iru with the carnage, uiy sister laid
iu cintideuee,
"l'bere Mill be aeveral youn.' ladio here
ibis en niu,', and I expect you will be pleased
aud .u'pn-ed all u you aee om of them."
I woudrrcd as I drove off what abe meaut,
fur I bad uot becu at homo long enough to
kuow mauy of tbe young Udiea who lived
bear, and 1 kuow ot ouiy ouo whom I wouid
be lad to see, but I was euro ihe woula
uot be lueie. I bad b.CJ.ne e.j laiuted
wilii ber hut lately, on my returmug home
fr.mi caliche The tram bad slopped at
U ica, tie 11 the couductoi' euierad the
tir, aud asked,
"l there a gentleman ia thi or goiug
lo Auburn!"
1 immedialely answered that I was: aad
ho .ni l,
"W ill you take this young lady in charge,
and leave ber at the Mansion Uous T"
I replied tbal I would be most happy
toila.. Sua was soon aeated, aud Hid
oars again uud.r way. I f.u.id my coal
p.ui.u a very beautiful young lady wtio
.as going to vi.it some frieuda. 3u .aid
they lived a abort distance from Auburu,
nut ti.ey would be expeoting ber, aud .he
bad o doubt they er. there ev.u lheB
aaautug her. lier name I did not .k ;
...d sIm', 1 .upoM!. forgot to tell it. Tue
..i-iaiiaa between L'.ica and Aabiriismud
.11.11: and I fell a pmg at pining witb
ir .I.t 1 nal iwr.r telt b.f.10 Tbs ad-
tf,-iur. waa sltgoiuer so atr.uge aud ro
m.'.-io mat I did u t In a'nu in anyibing
a nit it wlieu I goi bi n, l'aat I laved j
a -r 1 li'lt sure, tut ho I waa ever gaing la 1 theu si u u bjti taiu t ie ah u 'i Q ia
a id out wbaibe was, 1 oouid aot lali. 1 1 old tree, la duouss the ga 1 J lu ngs we 11 1 1
determined, bawever, oil ealliag al ill Mau- with us. Wa wire botu ured auJ uuu.'ry,
-ion House, aud learning there all tby j au I did fail j J-tici la Hi a V an J. n:l : r
snew ahoul ber. I aeoordiuly wenl to drink .we had pure waier tuatrau !iou a
in beiel, aud aoertained ihu a earriae spriug near us. As w lay, after Oir re
bad caiae for ber shortly after I left. Biljpast, Dane aaid,
where it bad gaue, uooua eould lay. "Fred, I am going to gat married."
j Meantime tbe train arrived, and with it;
my Couaia Joeph. fla waa all ho had
beea represented, a gay, frank, haadiaiue
yoaag fellow ; and iu a few moments we
were friend, feeling ai if we bad kaawo
aacb other a whole life-time.
"I bava brought guns aad Gibing tickle,"
aaid be, "all you will bave to aupply is the
do. I expect from what yen lay to bave
tuany ladies living Dear; and when 1 tela
biiu 1 did uol knew, be looked surprised
"Have any ladies arrived iu the neigh
borhood lately ?" said be, wilb conaidrrable
interest in bia manner. ,
"I really cannot aay," I replied. " I
do not visit much. My lister i contin
ually going to some party or pie tiio, and
be really bad the eouaoie.ua to ask we to
a pie tiio last week."
"Abd you did uot go !" said be.
"Certainly uot," laid I, "I had other
thing to look to, that day : beide it i al
waysao dull al those pio uics,"
"I thing tbe contrary," said he, "for I
always enjoy inyself wbeu I am silling un
one of our largcat etcies, where all is busil
aud coufu-iou. Tome, who have always
lived in town, it is quite a treat to bavo
evru au excursion iu the eouutry. B il there
i: :be old house," he exclaimed, as we Came
io full view of uiy hotua, "it looks aa U1J1I,
and I declare I can aee aunt ready to wel
aome me, and Cousin Luey too. But I aay,
cousin, who are those other young ladias ! '
I expressed ruy entire iguotauce of who
tbsy nere. I Ciiicnd, as wa drew up al
tba door, that Joseph gave a look ol sur
prise and pleasure at on of tha iiti'i)w ;
but before I could eatoh a giiiupte of the
person, who, was gating from il, ''.o hal
uauisbed. My mother welcomed .1 0 - a- j . b
warmly, aud kissed bim as s tija w-ul4 my.
self. Lacy welcomed biiu, buldid not kiss
biiu, although ha looked as if bu cou'.J uu
dero tbat pcaauce from all pre-eut.
1 was iijv iuirodueod to liiu iad.i., but
did not look balf of them in the face ; aud
therefore could not toil one from the other
afierwaid. Supper waa soon aououtioed.
I conducted ibe only young laly 1 kuew,
Miia Isabella (irahatu, lo the table.
A' we withdrew to tbe parlor, she saiJ,
"Whit do you think of Mis GenruJu
Walton !"
"Wbicb lady do you mean?'' I repliea,
"I am uot ioiereited eaougb, to kuow oue
from the other.''
"Well, really, Mr. Leonard," said llie
Jady 1 bad esoorted frsin Ulica to Ajburu.l
I fear Isabella fouud me a very dull e:u
p,0io from loat inoiui-nt, lor I acarceiy
knew what I said or v!id, until some prou I
proposed a wa k on the lake shore.
All felt tba beauty of lb asen sink inta j
their soula ; for though whon they first ciaid
out, they were taikiug and laughing, uow
they were sileut, aud walked along each!
one deep iu iheir own thought. At Ico.'tb 1
we arrived at a lovely grove wuioU waj
00ar the lake.
"What a lovely spot," exolaimed Daues, !
5 w catered. Aud truly it aecmud as if ,
tUe wand of a laagieian bad becu at Mors j
to beautify tbe seeae, for the tii iou now rose
iu ail its speudor, casting a silvery light.
over eiery object far or near. Tbe lake
ge-iiued to dance in it rays, aud ohjeov b- I
fro indistinct were now ieu aliuoat as
cirly as by diy, only the light waa purer
1UJ more boavealy. The bail wis iu view
flOIU where we stood, and il was balbed in
fljad of moonlight. It never looked ao
beauliful. I urued to Gertrude, uud ia
,er aa i Danes looking iu one direcuou ou
tne 1. They seemed la have thoughts
j coiumou, for whenever he woaid pwi.it
out some spot more beautii'ui thau lb rest,
tye hi up, aud sho wouid nu ou 11
evideuily with more pleasure, taan it any .
oao else hid directed ber aiteauou toil
It oauscd me a gojl many pau-s u w;;nes
ibis, but Icm.J uot witb tra my eyes fi jiii
the pir. 1 almost cursed Dfces lor bis
gojl fnuiie.
Tue evening soon pa.sed, and m return-
'J ta t'1" ball. Iu shun tima a.t wbj
"r" u"Ui '. 0t ho vever, before ;
ibey had arraug I for a pio uic in lbs g.-ove. ,
' take place lb day iolioa.ug tbe .
i " f"r i.-m tu evemng-e
ere gioug to ride on tua Un OeriruJe,
borne with her tou.iu lsabe.li. llie
u"lJ V"" "'ug, and,
OU our way la the wood pissed tu,. Imi.i-
b'r. WJ bJ eau itt laa m. i-;
vious. ,. . , i
n"1 ll lt beu( nw, .. i
be, "a It was last uight. I ne ver y el s
aoytbia uiaro lov.'ly ta.i U wa ta.-a.
We shot on tiii near t.vo ocuck, tin I ;
I started. I kuow not why, bui I felt a
chill run through my frame; ami I knew
that hi wo.'ds were of more import to uio
than they should warrant,
"iou seem surprised," be continued,
"but it i to, aud the lady is (Jcrirude
Wultou."
I started then ia rca'ity, m! Danes, ob
serving it, said.
"I feared, Fred, from your conduct, lat
ti'gbt, lhat you evc smrteu. She told m
she travelled from Uiica ti Auburn witb
you ; and sho svuuied surpri-ed al your not
recoguizing b.-r. I would uol have told you
so soon, but I feared it mibt get ta be
luineibiug serious on your part. We were
engaged m months ago, and il m decided
tbat I should come here anl meet her.
hope, I have dona right in telling you all,"
aaid he, a be concluded.
I pressed bis baud, and to.e from tbo
ground. I could uui trust uiy lips to speak,
aud therefore turned away.
"You aro Lot augry, Fred," said Danes,
kiudly.
1 cow foun l lima to oaliu my agiutiou,
and arisert(i,
"So Joseph. I aui glad you told me be
fore it went fuihcr. . You Mere right in your
ooijecture, for I thought. I loveU her, aud
in a short time would have don so, if you
bad uot told me all. Bit no I will be
abh to withdraw uiy thoughts from her."
II j pressed my baud io sileiiee, and e re
siiinrJ our seat. He toid me all, bow they
loved for years ere her father would con
sent to their union. He intended that she
Mioa'.d wed his ward, and oould havr made
her do to. i! hi ward had lovea her, but ba
fortunately preferred another, and l.r fa
ther bad at leiig'-t) couseuteu.
"She was," be said, by way of explaui
tiin, "a couiu bf IsabeiU tjiaham You
wiil be evMi-i ierad in tba ii.-ht of a very
dear irietid, Fred by Gottrude ; and, you
know, I ibiiiii as tuucil of you as if you were
my brother. I wo ild t tiers otherwise, but
we 1 1 1 -j a t da our Lest ta m iks yeu h i p r. v "
Tbe daj of our pic uia emio round, and
at tse'.VJ o'olcck ail were iu tne grove,
mak.ng pr parauoiis to pas liitt ai'teiuoou
us pleasantly as po-.-i :.:. Wreaibs ul e r
grcsii.s buug livita tiio trees, and fliwers
eie inler o"l with tii-m, in a km them,
a--piir as a va.t vino io fall lij au Flow
ers ere also Mrd 1:1 abumlauje aroju I,
so that the air r.sfra,,rdUl with their sweet
odor. Ail '.veie happy, all Mere s."y, and
among such a party it was impo..-inle for
ni? ti id. Uat-eiU w j s my camp il'iuii,
an 1 I fcrgoi all about Gertrude, a. I lis.
leued ta tbo silvery tunc of her voice. V
oonversed ou all topics. The afteruoou
wore away, and evening approached, but
uiil I eould bave Ii-UneJ on for hour lou
ver. The moonlight ride was yet to take
p'see, and all agreed it would be the best
way to col the day' pleasure, Wa were
to go iu pairs, a gebtiemaa and lady iu eacb
boat; aud of course I weut with Labe.la.
Il wis a calm, lovely uit:bt. Not a breath of
Wind disturbed the lake, which seemed liko
one va-t mirror, iu which houst aai tree
were redecie.l as clearly as by day.
Tbere &. oue glad sbout from all as we
left the shore, whicii was caugiit up by the
bill, aud echogd all rouui. Il seemed to
vielcotim us forth Never did a gayer par
ty set out for pleasure. M jonlt-bl and such
se'eucry are dangerous : aud so 1 fouud it.
I am now tho bappy hu.band of Isabella ;
and Joaeph DaM.es aud lady are i'b us ou
a visit. I. is bight, aud tbe 111 0011 is a
bright a il was, the night Isabella first
wou her way to my heart. We talk over
ibe ridd iu ibe car:, aud ear uiseiiug after
ward. "I came near ste aiiog'hiiu from you, laa
bell," said Gertrude.
I kissed tny wif aud answered,
"I oniy tkuukt I loved Gertrude; bit
1 Lno.c thai I love jou "
Nor an U.vcomujn Cass A traveler
from irgiuia, as bis blooded bor.e, pleiho
re saddle bags, aud h.tuhty isiuciune
indicated, .tipped, at a comfortable way
side iuu, in Kentucky, one night, many year
ago. The landlord was a jovial, wboie
sc.aieu leilow, as landlords were iu these
dsy, niid gsvo tim airmjir the best enter
tatuuieut b.a table am! bar would afl rd,
as as hiso.vu merry cauipany t inns a
hnu glJ. Kirly 111 the moruiog the straii
gjr was up hui l..on,ug around, heu he
e.pieJ a rich bed ot un a in lue garden
llo straight aray sought lijiioilaee, and iu
di.tiaut at whai lie suppoi-d bis inlio.pi
la ity 111 silting plain whiskey before bim,
when tbo iu -au. o: breifin uectar were so
easy ol ace... be ii ragged aim failh lo Iba
"r'o:, aud ptu.iu nu uia fiuaer at i:.e
mint, bu ,exelaiiiK 0 :
"I say. laud, ord, will you be good enough
lo say what thai is
"A bed ef miut," said tbe ouiivhat as
toni.hed lan I load.
"And will ou y'.ti.S; to tell ilia wu;it is
tbo ue of "it ? '
' tVe.i I lioa t evidiv kuv, "c.pt the
'.d iiiau lii u-s il aainnbimu wnO the other
yaibs.'
A pi n'er o in Aikmnn, a'u.t r N
i.et is t.?u tu. .os from any o'Ler hi.. I in.',
illid wil l I1.IU4. ;: -i'tl 10 illli1' J . a liee,
a iver'i-es for : aj.i.n n-i.'a. !..:
" A boy from the e ia i.ry p referred. "
A la.'er, dei m. in p-r-ouii i.eau'v ,
aa.d us MieiiUali: "I tiitili I witinliaw
iuv e iuniauance Iretn yuu." ' M ny lan k
for tk favor, Sir," replied th cauuiuaie,
' for 11 ia tka ugliest wag I evr ."