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Vol. 'ix.''
V-A CHARLOTTE, N. C," JUNE IV, 1S6S.
ans. t, J. holtow,
TERMS; :
.....,th.CarliWbir willk.ffordedto.uk
' . rivn tmillDlia iil(iti:TWU
... bert " .--.-- - -- - - HinogiMinj uerteu nil uui mm .
.itf ... ef tbe ye.r. N.p.p.r will be dl...- dren, jm. as one of Mr. Grant . servant.
. Led untilaJl arr..ra. are paid ,.icpt t th. poured over tbcra a bucket full of water.
,'Jtijaof ! Editor, . The flames were extinguished, and while
WtrttitmentainttrledslViie voiiarperaiaar
(l,liat.orl.,tki..ised type) for tb. nrslweer.
w1..d2Sceettfrre.ehcpatiB..ee. toortad.
!!,.a.fromihrefulrpriet,rordfertiirioy
Z. tut. Ait trlitamtult n.arltd mi.thlr r
,,1'frl, at l p,re,reror each time. "-
M,Uly75e..t...r.,U.r.f.r..bl.me.
NrMtiehit .di.f i. thair .dverliaamenu
" . ..k th. -.k.,.r BM,,ti... ...ired r
at will ke mterted until forbid tad eh.rjtd ao-
MrdiDfly
lTP.iimtttrt art author nee tari
f otirn-'
Load of tb South,
r 4 .. Btta.
Ind ef tli Wtb ! Imptrttl Und t
tUw praad lay moanUiat ri
tUm twtct thy " ' ktB,J
Hw f.ir tay ootori.f taiet 1
B.l aol for thi. 1. aot for tataa,
I ! tba 6ldt to roui .
Titt ha.l doartr tpall to mc
Twa art mj atlive boe 1
Tat nvora roll thy wtallk,
l'm,IWl in Hit tta
Thy h lit and ttllcy. bloom wilb health,
Aad jrtra with torduro t
Bat "t lor thy tri(ht oc.ia tlrtttat.
Nor fur tby atore doe
8rl, too. fcolb. I eliag to" the
T art my ait bowial
It. tlood bcM.tu lull', elnit,
B.lottd Ult and ton
Oa litltty't killt, .toad tad tabiiivt.
Wbtro N)utt't weaotra thionfj
By Ttvpo't eUatie oaaltt tlr.tmt,
W horo Goe'a oold did r !
Bat at'or bate I foand fair a land
At Iboa, mj attito bvma.
A ad thoa boat prood.r f lor ice, loo,
Tata attar, tt.r fare .
Pttrt bdt o'r tlt btr (tai.l dtw.
And r'ro4xa't p.nwn wto
Ftu acwaeo fi.agt btr r!t aroatd
Rthf ioa lifta bar wt t
Tb. lbta oado.r tbto to my bt.rt,
Mj owa lortd atliv bowia,
Aad Utttca't bait gih to tnt " it thiao
U4 bltta ihf roty i'U 1
I.ikt eyltaa Itwart, ttioy swtttly tbia
Tbotr hrtfU at pax at aa.rlat
Aad grtea tad ftwiataa circle tbJm,
W bart'r Ibatr fouttitpa rotrn y
Motr eta 1 tto.n. wbtltt lofiaj IbtM,
Not lata tV atlitt bomaT
Lttd of the South intaarihl Itnd I
Twcai ktra't a bllk to tiitt
Lntf ta tby atoaauia btlttritt tltod,
M.y'tt lod be btett and free !
Mty dtrb ai.tta.ioa't baner at'tr
W.ta a'tr Uty ftflilt lotin
Rat thou Id it coma. Ihtrt'i oat will die
Ta eo hit natitt bomt !
$$isedl:mcmts.
THE HEIGHBORS.
BT MAR? C. VAOOHAW.
CHAPTER I.
have . ens. f.o
Utir,.ber.I -
" lie, eriek.y I weo'l we
b.w T S.e th.t little Ctrl tiilir rr tber. I
. . . .i
o.'lilk. r.o.liv.,gM,ton.ax.o.rjuQip
make hi
p, h.lf frighttotd to d.ttb V
' Th.t poor little girl I Will, of
i a. .k-
z?A ;!::b: :l ::c:M
llitili.
Up., with her little P.). f.ee lying a-
gainst the .old .ten... l a.r. ..y ... w.t
.irj r .. ..&.,,-.-.
tor.tt.' .
I dar. lay (he wa .11 th.t,' anw
Will ...cringle, "..d t.af. lb. f.ry rea-1 -' iJ. -
mil, taaoiiN.ii, tlj p1BCUII1J, band of want had I
. why I .ru l-C driving b.r forth to beggary, but
h.r. 8b. weuld. -r0UlLm!lb"'Tr.!cf bervoice. the quiet e.vil,,, of
. . V, I. i i i t l. ,..-i.
.ndtb.bdbo,l.ghu.gth.fu..of.bu..b!
of Chi.... fir. er.ck.r. tbr.w tb.m into ,
th. I., at th. .letbioe child
Th.re wa. a wild.cre.sn, . .udd.o r.sh,
..4 tb.o .midst ibe exptosioo ef the mis
sile., . tomethiiig ..v.Iop.d is fl.ms. d.r-
ted down the m.rbl. ...p.
Will, toe rri.bt.ued himself to mov.,,.h. lived, it was in.po.sibi. to .soeruiu.
Lis pl.yni.ta who had vainly attempted to necessary diiect.ous for finding h.r the
di...d. him fr. hi. mis.bieveu.purpos., ...rch proved in v.in. He '.
w.tb we.d.rf.l Pr....oe of mind, ...tched k.a.t.a ny ... ana --.". - "'-";,
eJ hit ),. ,f,4 wrarr.i i obttcl th.tra..d npo. h.r .ouch f r.g. by ..!
child. Hit own hand, and face were bad-
' ly buroed in bit efforts to extinguish tbe
fl.tn.. b.t be never, fullered. la a few
t momenti Will i toreann bed'ummoiied the
iumate. of tbe aristocratio mansion, in front
f which tbis scene bad taken pUc. Mr.,
li'iii ill t .....i.i. .I..... ....i..ikUfi
n tll rant ran crying to nis inoiuer, iurt.
WiiJougbby had ber on, and tbo poor child
d L(!roieil , iUelupted to
Mrs. illougbby and Mrs. Omit were
B!Lhnr Tl. 1...1 liv.d tide br tide
for ,,. Jelr, iudt;eJ from ,ie ta tb,t
' J
"
the same
' r -.. ...J.
ye.r, to live in me noutet 01 lBnr u.,.
AO iciliuiaey bad sprung up between .Doiy.uc. m.u ... ..r.v. r j
, iiiuiiici, Jin iiv ivuivU , T ...,.;,-., Krother t af. 13 usbcrea into tno gnnug iiwiu.
t.ft ,b.o from proximity and circuB.3i.ncea.--i ibe.e Mrs. .UougUb , c.r.,u..j co.e- - ..t cn. tTideDl, an accustomed victor, for th
-.Wittio five ve.r. of their marnsue both lea, ano asuurmg ne i.uuioi., - " , 7 ;. '.?.. :. . r..l for biui. Kva k'sc, I
bad been left widow, ith eaeh a little son already claimed mmi, mat s.e wou.u u J" . , : j ' j, t,iB w;,h deeD' and calls him "fatner '' and Joe salutes hitn
Will Gr.nt and Joe Wrought, attended j responsible for tbe amount of the poor wo- beloved foends . But onl, w.lh d eep .nd s b,m .tb an
the ..me tchoolt, ,nd joined iu'tbe ..me ni.Uelt to Li.n, sbe return.d home - gr.tuudc .nd c. m ..... l
ig.me.. The, had been pi.) felloas from All .bat d.y and the next she-remained .n numbered .11 he. e tbrug. . .0t neT II. i f t b r re.urned, alter
' ,fbeir..rli..t remembrance, but so d,ff,reut!leep thought. 8l.o w.t centering the brought tumult to her soul 0lher binauvc
were their di.oo.itiou. and u mpertuieuts. I future of the child which b.d been .0 m.ghtier than th.t she felt or experienced , ye-. of '"'T"' s
i were tuvir ui'doiiiiuiji miu imhih
.o totally un .ko the home H.Ou.nc that
i.urrounded .hen., to dive.ae t..e mo.ive. of,
M.d... by .btcb ,he, - gowned that
At bad hrrn the ca.M-with tbfir uarents.
l.u.T. '.b- .A
I -ulUi.o .-.uv.v...u ...v.s
ault of Droxiiiiitr aud babit. than Htrouir li
king Will wt au indjitd and pelted
child, .nil a ttroiig propen-.ty tor nmcinei
lh.i .....Id., cheeked .L.l.b. w.a .1-; .b.W, . 1' iinal ai
of:.iU:;.c:rCdd:ne:;
'courte l.e wan ritllccf the feeling.
jeomfortt of oibert so long aa La bad tbe
ique.iionable satislnction of what he ealled
t whom tbe uieurotd a Irue Chri.iia pan-
tlen.ao-wav her bihe.l rartlty object.
,l With such differeM training, the ehil-
dreo of the-e neij-bbur. were ci-trbtially
'difftrenl iu.il their cb.ractrrbti-:., as a
'matter cf eourte. In one r.oe all faults
i were fostered "and promoted, in. the flier
I wbalivcr w.t uohlest and beat recalled the
kindest culture. i?o ohtle H ill Grant,
; through mmcbitf. endangered the life of an
iiauoeret cbiid. Jve Wi.loubby Imitated
1 Dot to imperil bi own to repair the wrong
ef hit pity (.Slow.
I An hour after the scene narrated above,
when iv.il b.d ..bbed b.u.se to alccp
en tb, louo -a ,o bit mother, dre.s.ni room
rhen Will b.d .abbed biu.sell to alccp up-
nh . hii i.ifBtf of eakt iu ouo hand, aod
an expcu.ire toy in the other, Mr.. Gr.nt
ttole o jI and proceed, d to her neighbor',
. bsute for the purprte of be.nng the retult.
'of the ctttftrupbe. Sbe found the pbtsi-
eiao, who bad been hurriedly summoned,
. jriill wilb frs. Willoughby, aud engagrd io
,dretio Joe a burnt hand and faet. Tbo
'little girl, a. or. itjured, had been Erst
latl.nd.d to, by the et.trea-ie.of the little
pteterver Dd tbe COtuliianui oi nt neroic
mother, and was lying orbing with r-.
. u
i bet a. eoailortalile at circumsiauce. wuuiu
r Z U ' Vinr.b...... . wi.t, woman 'from whence be bad never returned. No d.l.y the hour that .hoald make her all j spca,, too, ,u o-, rcveren an ones j tu. ,
:. , :, , rtvs; txn
. kiodue.t toatrdt ii.fniert, rattrenre lou- atrd an cnclot.a Utter to ncr rlUupa i i c r . , ,, -anb has to otTe'r of
ip.rior...ud..u.pUpo',r..oa.,d.U.- r.u.a, .nd if rhe, would eo...eul to rtc.i.o -he was ...o. .g.io. . "J.o "d Lnten ment-the heart a ru
ij-o to.k. ber child like .he bu.b.nd f.r . her. to lo rc.idc with tbetu until her fa- I 1 he group had gathered id the bacxipeace aud conten.ment-the hearta tru.
I admit, io Mr. Wi'.lougbby'. own led ' lo you wish me to send the letter, tv Z
' .., J. .... . J ... . ,,
Tb.t ladv now t.t h.. Hng her .on in her
1 A , ; i :.t....i . ... (T.
conscience
i .wcudt by remaiuitig
to assist Mr. W.I-
'l.ughb, in the ear. of the sufferers, uu.il
th.riv., of the nurse sent by the' pby
.ici.o, released her (or the ,,..e.
a .i... i. u.,.. ii,. .l,!Mii,.ii
.tr.BK.ly thrown upon Mrs. Wilioughby'.
k jt 0L.t co,ld be q iesi,ored ..1, ber'
.El;iiu,t Jhe was .V.uti.ul little ere.-
btlobiiine
.r 1 ...... X r.. I L
.r,,o, ,,.,-,....- ,.-... .----
, .woet, p.ie lice, wniou nan e,sai'e,J rl'
i. ' . . . . ,
.'feet of the fl tines, tbe rich oiden cum
it uiiun, iue inn ni
oiuen cin
ling all his aoguishwh.i. ...other .nd son ment the fixed her Urge violet eye. upon the thought tot of d.sobeying bis w,l , and "".P""
! vied with ..el. other in ,uPpr.ti.g .11 out- the face of ber friend, then turning, pain- , forgot, ,u her .ubm.ss.on e,en to wonder at It ski ted lb vubge
w.rd p.in tbat could add ,o e.eb other", fully, .nd burying her faco in th. pillow, ; a tec.ecy so s.r.nge .nd nnnec.ss.ry S. au Jet, I'ort J.ff.r.ou, Mount . S.d i, M
J". re! .be moaned, M.u..,.., mam....," and her At imdmight Lv. stole ..lently b.ck to ler. ll.ee on , the o t h, Now i.U.-, -!
Mr. Gr.nt was a woman of qui.k feel- tear, and tobs broke forth unrepressed. her room. Always pale, there was a gr.y- don Coram Midole Island and M ,.,o rv , le
ings .ad ber first impul-. w logo home' Surptised .nd terrified. Mr.. W.lloughb, ne-a resting upon b-rbo. fe.tj.re... .ha n the middle, and Patobo.,. .e.p ,rt,
a.V inaict condi,n punishment ujon th.;. trove in v.in to que. and soothe the Utile .tood for .n mM.nt within the l.ght of .be M.stie, L oncbe, .,,d U..que ou thou b
ana .uoioi ou eu P y , T m01iieJ. br.rkct. thai flared ou each bl.io of her It passed aome little distance troiu tlm ecu-
coy .n. u.u jus coa.cu iu.u iu.vihco. v..vH... --r- " l.j .... ,l...,h.i;t. ,b. ir. it ...no tx-.r at to i-ndan-er dwel
'Hut lb. ibouxbis of bis tears softened ber only exclaiming at intervals, anu iu answer u.i..u., - r ;-- :- -- - - -
, , ,6 , ., i i i . n abetturied back to affright a. tbe cauirbt ires and buman lives. Uu the SoutU sue
; ri;v.'r; w.-r.-. t . - r;. r;.t
st i h,J,wr in m.ka liule F v a love, the warm, teuder, subinis.ue, .elf-, l.ge of M.stie, it swept dowuto tuu stur
e u.l.rea uxur auiiv .no niu uur.cn net, nuwsu -
.-ent. which b.e re,...d .,,1,, gr..e. ..o m.. .wi..oSbb,e.,. .0
, ...Jr. .1.1 I... k..l
t.saui.i,0 cleanliness which
tt&l)tmeu of ,etllllt, ,ven ,IU0g
i lb most d.b.sing lofluencet, wa. apparent
-i i... si..... ,idntl ih.
child of extreme poverty, on. upon whom
bt.Q laid,
ut lb. tones
ber man-
ner. and ber iir.tiiude, unt.uetur.d by .cr
. . Wilhugbby
J0l lh, off io of lhr.d.
,pring
and uncultivated.
For th first few days, in a ort of half
dtliriuuu the mo.oed continually of her
motb.r, but who that mother w.s, or wberc
illness before she consented th.t ber nuie
one .ho.ld go out to seek ciarity. uer
.nxiety when tbe obild failed to retarn
eelar.tcd tbe progress of tbe disease, and
, ignorant of what had belallen- ber, uer sui'
i feriog. aUeviat.d only by the xtuuoes. oi
I neighbor, scarcely les. poor ana lorsaae.i
.i i -i 1 .v.. a; .A Amv ih.t Mr
Willoughbytr.ced her to ber poor lodging.
sbe bad been consigned to the o.uiei.ss
grave o j pauper, a ,.w
lC:bS ; V.inin t.n .ie.ure.-one
1 r
o , ,
ber own. tbe oibar tbut of a young and
" '"v.v. . 6 r - .
. . . t
infant's garment, or rxqui-ite fineness,
old letters, and one dated but the d.y
re ber iHue... and addressed to her
1 ... . 1 l i 11,1.,
child .0 a tremulous band, were all that re-
1 in a tremulous baud, were all that re-
..ii r 1 1.. frnm hich she
I 1. toll of tl.a matiou from
men uo
str.nge y P" . fa
She re.d . id ,..r.d the Utters cb
. on. ."?-J'S ' w.V " dent
. irom tbeir tenor, nta neen a itu v,-
t,i,. Th f..l.,r U oul- .0.. of . f.u.i-
I" . . . .? . . :.. .
, if of treat aeal.li and 1iiu
I'uli station iu a
,ied a Iopl' time
jb...L.
divtaut city She heitatet
; .oout re.c ng ...e 1 utr
.nuressea i in
1 . . , , , j 4 .1 r
, wbere tbey mibl be aaures-.eu. am-j toui
it Mr.. Wiiloughby learned that some
ll. r.iam. ,
-Me they have never .cknowledfed,
the K'ttor went ou o say, "and your f-il.er
tbey ettt ctt for the ci ime of ni.rr)tu oue
so cbcure as I Hut l is child ha.itui
upou them, for hi sake, that I know uot
how they can relme, especially after I.
who btve innocently been the eaue of all
lb-se panful separations aDd dweordt, and
am Isid in the uletice of the grave. You
J,.xdLiejos aud smile, and though the
golden curl that float around your face
rc like mine, I know not bow tbey C.n
shut their hearts agaiust you, my ionoceut,
up-.,!.
V ,Vn .the c ld , .t I.oglU ' "xh
tuneniii; dar.ing
to be ioforiin-d of ber mother a deatti, .Mrt
Willougbby told her .11, an f read to her
all, .nd read to her th l.st inestage uf her
ded ptrfnt' The little one. yotmg s the
wa, htd Ictroed in the seh ol of sorrow to
control her emotions She lay quite still
w bile Mrt. W'iMouhhy spoke aud read
to her. ith only the large tvtr, that rolled
down her pale cheek, betraying emotion
Mr. Willou-hby, at fiiM altnued, was
.ucrwarns eju.vu cm ie-u VJ ,.e,
-P'thj.
..ui.
soiuiy .
If so 1 ill post it at onco
ti,..i.,i,i l.i r For a mo.
After a lime this violent emotion exh.uv
ted itself, .nd ibe.i Mrs W i-loughby. re-
, tiring for the first time ,n many hours from
, her aide, wrote a b.s , .ccouut o t ,.
1 event, oonneoleu wun tue History ot iue
little one dest.iute orph.n.ge, .nd d.s-
pt.ched it. together with the toother, let-
ur. to ih. grandparents.
D.v.and weeks passed on. The mother',
r
' rrr"' -sr-j
i . i ' l ii.. -i ..i..
nose oearia na l'J"t ueon neceiou n
e -ei-
.iiii,.,ir. nf m ,m ftl nionv HUtnclellt tO
. d.li.y all expense cased by the eh. id's
, ,Ue,.. .,,d th. i...im.tioi. that she had bet-
ter be placed in ao aayluui ibe money
' that lad iiuli -aantl v returned in a blank
tbe p. rtie. ce.ted
CHAPIDU II
Iu Mr.. WillougbbyV elegantly f.ruished
jot dr. wing room, a young Udy jat .lone.
frcot
She bad dr. wo an ottom.o within tbe em
brasure of one of tb. window, and half
shaded by the fold of the erimtou ourtain,
tat looking forth into the twilight atr- ei.
It w.s not yet dark enough to bide the ex
quisite contour of Uer feature, uor the lily
T . . . , :.
lai'.no?. of her cheek turtoundeii. ana as i.
t. A in hrnr,i.lAn nf nhetlllUt
curl.'. Inlbcuoligh. these curls were full
if gold., glo.w,. but 5. th. d.w. b.U ligbt
,. . unmM .11 Mr. Willoaoh.
of tbis Lour, tbey seemed dusky irame
for her rale face. -
. 8 be w at paler than usual now, for she
was watching eagerly and anxiously for .-..
. -u... mi,, h.d nower
i. .till thheatinof ber hesrt, or rouse
it to tbe wildesf emotion. As she sat now, J window and hastens his toot-e wui,e bie These ninal arc 'iDteodcd to warn Mri
heedless of the voiees of Mrs Grant aud I glides out into the ball and uan-W ,.,uy t0 nerl of ftlcU (,r(!at ftuJ geUftll disturbances
. ..11.. j . .u.. k. ii.. ! ihmw wide the door before he c:m ru,, , ,.r u ..M,.n.r.i,p m .u,,a in.,,,..
Willouuhly who talked toge
. fire in the back drawing-room, ber thoughts:
' .. .u .
..n tint itlnnff ht MBDH Dl IUO UHI. CTVU
Ub".; liat.D.d intently for tbe roll-
in, of the c.nisge that wa. to bring A. J
... ..
. 1 .-i.
to ber side.
HI M.nl hailr in tnPfnarw
ra P'OrllDJer cuv iu j
the d.y. of her childhood, she remembered
tbe pale foo cf ber mother a. she ast look-
ed upon it, ere the went forth to beg upon,
mbered
tbe streets. She remembered tne leariu.
iniurie. that bad introduced ber first to ber
ktrrrtt Sha remembered tbe fearful
be stre s She reea n
ii.jii i.i v? - ,. ,
r , ..,.... orDbtn8ce .!
hUiL. (jther hopes. .11 dion-
me. , r g y
fuf. mad, ber heartthrob p.infulTy
vv,n ii,.r,t i,.,l hn.n ibn i. r.nt and tor.
. . .. .: . . - .
mentor of her ch.ldbood-be w.s ner .y r.nt
nt artnrhtffn nAnif lurrouDuea auu uer 1 iii. iut ui
bat he had eiUl-lisbed orer ber a.mucn wiuer open tutu .s
poer which enthralled her whole being, ; hour of the night. Jue, very foud of betn
K.. bad nn dira ta eseaDe. called "rDa" bv the nurse, handles tlie
.rill I.-, b. I,.d ,tal,lihd O.or her
- - - - . .
T..ikt h.
cl.tpd in bis .rms, h,.r tbe whirred
bi. ifierce,,a,h PT,b
;iust
.n.i.in,t hid inHlnil. ic nl-klfii4
J--"- , K".hr " ,rl I
he
the cUim of Joe Willougbby'e brotfierly
I.i. ..r iitrmiiM that Kara al -
ncom.ndsrtb.t .he would no longer
a r a
ami; room mere was a tun in ine.weauu.
eager tone.,, and then Joo'a voico wa. be.rd ; . Mr. Grant .nd ber son aro both dead.
ii.qiiiing for Ka. ' Will Gr.nt ran a abort c.rcer of em, aud
Where is my little sitter! Why dont:diud, as might almost have beeu foreseen
Kva eoiue to meet me, mother I Is -becul
sue who I .thought would be first to con- a violeut and terrible death. It's nioiiu r a
gratai.ie tbe poor student ufonhi. honors?" life was enwrapped in bi, and she did mt
I tin here, dear Joe," Eva answered,' long survive luin. Soothed bj the tender
gliding from ber retreat, " I only wailed kiudoess of ber life-long friend, M.-s W il
till all the rest had done!'' . j loughby, went to ber resJ happy when tne
Sbe eat forward, put ber band io bis, hour came that ber body might be laid be-
reiuri cd his brotherly kit. aiib simple,
eordiul lri)knesii,!ked bim . few que.iion.,
and sunk back into tbe ch.tr that Will
(ir.i.t t.rcuL'ht her. '
Fof ie r6l titne hoDeit Joe.. Uod
) , . . ra. 4ll, Lls beart
trembled as ho held hers, and bis heart
mm tr.m'e!v troubled as be looked into
l ....... II. I,H nnt nrn hrr ee.r.
..a .... ..A .ni HrmiMle h..niif.,l
.. vv ,n...b in Will al.o. Kt. '
.aid Mrs. Gr.nt) "see, be i. waiting im- :
patie'jtly."
I have, comiueacen f.va nut a gi. nee
cb'eckd her words. "Sbe shook b.ud with
bim,
and called him " Mr. Grant." because
Misa Mortimer."
- - ., i ..,.,. j
' Vll"' i'"ZZ
hm ii, oilier none, uui
. . . . . i : ; .1 ,..
ww-ptr io c io u. uu. .u .Uu.u.c.
iL . ., i,... I niinm i,l iha irtrdim at tin
,, . " , ,
i O'clock. He must sc5 her.be said, aud
fornetm.g love th.t had died th.t night.
tor t. was Iree at last, tbo tbra. ot
11.
- . . t ,
- .-. -----
who would have led ber feet in the dark
way. of t,u bad no more power fore-r.
W.llGr.nth.d said-" My,u,oterVpr.de
will nol let her receive the- Utile beggar-
ir . ber dauehter. .nd ao. bee.use I .ml
. . i ..
.in,.diit nnnii in niotufei' I eaunot make
-'t J - i
, i,Ui , h failed'
j , ,
--l.!.-'r-'-i.i- ik
niii' inurim min
ig mournlully ...y to carry her crusbtd
hop., to ibe .ontude ol ber cu-iuoer. ue
dared to spetk, to urgo her to fly with
l.i l:.r....r,l all Hi. te.ohm.,. of her
innocent youtb, and to become, for In. sak..,
au outeast from the sympathies of the wise
and good.
Then wheu sbo comprehended his pur
i;:
ie,utiou of bis purpoto, au J the w.s hence -
forth free.
Five years had passed, .nd Eva watebed
once more at ilgbt from tbe nine win
do-1. Again tbe crimson curtain eushroud
ed ber lorru, but there were light, io th.
room bevoud, that, jj'owiug tLroogh them,
t .. e:n . il,. I.,r,i... nl lull
icni a o r. iia.. .v, ... ...
ebetX
Uer lorin, rettiuioi an us traoo
ful proportions, had .xp.nded into a rouund -
td fall,... th.t g.v. a ..tra.lv dignity ta
ner pptarBe, g,c i00kcd happy niw,
"nrs beat witb
(patience upon u, ;,. paI
j known footfall c.uRU Wr eaf(
swiftly "round the wc'l teUll.mi
beat vmh a jojful ini -
.indow-pane. A "ell.
man came
mnrred cortK-r
of the sqsure. He see tb, n,urc Bt the
put two warm, loy.ug arm about hu u-K,.
lift l.er face to hit with a! wWooniin.' kn -
iw ' - .....
to superintend the I.,.. -
wintry traps, d then leaning n
. . .1 .1.. Uil in.i nniiud.
arm. to enter in ruuru ..--,,
- . ., , aD d
, ;i.
I LUfB. n iiivHUNvi " " "
i well eomes tuern nun a cuijicuh- - ,
well come, t
ad calls th
they go dost
em ber children, rro-cni.y
d to dinner, chattrrin gaily;
an 1
, the I
an tne wnne. naruij mu r
t quick ring cortfes at the
door
. j:"i. rll 1i,.!,t. man.
with many lines of gray in his dark locks,
lie is
ere
II Dl
child be thought sleeping io.tbo grave itb
,
They go b.ck to the dr..in?.roon,, nur.o
! brinsr. in a Tjrettv, flaxcii haired baby.
. 1.. um
; -uo.e v.iei ,.,,.... -.v...,., ...
wbo.e violet eves, msmnia
much wider oDec than is rroter at that
I . , 1 , j u -i ; ii,n
babe awkwardlv. and. bavins
; le.c of making it or,, yields it .0 the ,,-
UP the
When she returns, the whole party
ther round the fire and convi ve pieaautly
i touelher. or li-tten to Mr. Mortimer b ac
together, or imen to iir. .'ion
counts of hi. ttrange adventure
spoa, too, iu low, leverentail toi
counts of bi.btr.og. adventure, Ti.ey
Irom Dis n:e or violence anu sen niuuigfuce,
I side th.t of ber misguided, but be ove I
child. Sida by side stand still the two
bouse, to which the netgbDo-s, cause a
i brides, lone aeo. One is desolate anJ
ablludoDed ; iu the other .re light aud glad
ne. .trcn hum.o love. lb. .we, tone o
ness, sttcug human love, tne sweet tone ot
childhood, warm heart, that beat for the
t and safferiut'S of others, and tmt iu
ih. BnftdfiaJ who U over all. blcsfejfor-
er.
GKEAT FUUi O.V LONG ISLAND.
NxwYoRK, M.yVia Uue ot tne i:iom
detructive fires which ever visited '-ong is-
land, ha been ragiug for tbe last tour a ays,
J ,,nti,a,1,.Mnuni,fr,ictiLrn Tn.'
I brokVouVuear Stouv Biook ou'F.id.v
i.,, ... , J h, .hi. hnrnm - oil' oi
., , , i i,i, "l,
a ot en tie farm of Joe J. Oinitil. ItuaJ-
. , , , , i in) i i,r
.nept over au area of at least O.i.tnU si lare
e. of the Ore.t toutb li.y. where many
Darn, ana out ouuuings , e u ,
A "rilS ."Vi? LV e II ZZ
ta ,rrt,.t U, pro-
... r 0
jr.... .
j A despatch from Tort Jcflcrso. Ma,
22 - dV"'''' "''"'
at Irom .wu,iwu to t.ouv.uwu
s.i l T-.1. M r. ."v... I in .Mohild
voiont'i e-a i-iui-au
,e. instant It appears mat iue
.1 ; 1, L p0( . ...
-" - c
' el,;or, . goo,j j,ke .s well
ns a good fight
A torj u ia circaU;i,u lbat oa
dav of
his arrival iu Mobile he weui into a dry
goods establishment, aud alter bargaining
r0r . few articles, hau led ihe ciott i" u
! kee bill io py meut. f li Utter oould uot
; U4Ve been more aurprised il a bo nh -she.i
' J--'--J-;-';.
; looking the customer in ue , .
don't Uke th.t kiud of money here, sir
" Vou dou't," was tbe reply of tbo soldier ;
" Wby hamtour fleet got beta jet V
" No," answered the dry goods mau, " aud
thry isn't going to." " Wei'..'' vr is t'jc ft;.
lny Wi'l 09 uero Biuiiiv
- . taken." Tbe clerk
ron,e
i iurU b ; j - ,. . .
j -as see. sly
- for tk. t rev
lyly t put eiri hi
hat ani mrt
revost Mr,h.l . tbai.
Tub British Storm Sionals It may
, interest tnsoy nsuiical readers to
; m of Slom s- n used in
note tbe
vstem ot Storm Siunai, used in fjrilisb
11 ,
' Porls l" u"col,,)n 01 Aoinirat rnxroy, mo
( Maury of KngUnd
bj foUowcd bJ bad e,t-3r oa 50Ill9 j,or.
, ,, ... . , , ... I -...,1 k-in,.i..,
-MWii.wvw-ww...,.M.,.ui-wiM
1 "His'is ate inaJe by uichbh ef two cq
-one ef tb f.rm cf a eoae, and
it otijer . .,,!i,L,,.,,' ,.,, a ,.
i;h Mie pij.n, ,0 fc:j(,,8 u g4;e j, pra.
Lnble, and th-t -pproacliHig fr:n tut
.Norm. A cone, wb ot.ut .hor
that a gi'.e i probulie, . j (iial it j, ap.
rv..M,..6 . . . -v arum aione
1 show, that da. v ro.s wind, be
! tad froru nearlv ouoosile Qartar. ' .
, hvcIj. A co.ie uu urum g re of
diiH'arous winds, tbe provable .nd itl
' rtction being shown by tne pwiuon of lLa
, CCUC
A Gallant ArFAin. A ooropany of
Confederate Caralry, ibe name of which we
could not learn, a'uebed a cen-pany of Gen.
Wool' Vankee Cavalry, yesterday, near
Ziui S'tatiou in iiouthauiptoo county, snd
af'tr a hharp fiht of a half hour killed two, '
captured tin Captain, Firt Lieutenant,
(itvsu priyates, aud tut the b.l.c.e to
d.'ht. The prisoners reached here last
nirM,t daring the most terrifio thunder
Morui, and were safely lodged iu jail. W.
ou'd Lotlt:aiD the particul.rs at tbe late
ho'ir it wkich we heard of this affair, but
i,l tadcavor t do so to day, and also ren
der fui! justice to the braveJCo'.fcderates who
have tin notiiy uemfjued tueiiiseUcs. Tbe
(.n.-oiicrj aro. ini.l to be ail sine looking
ukli, q iiio intelligent, anJ remarkably well
dn-.--td, We sreured their horses also,
winch ir? -iitl to he valuable. J'ettrsburg
.Vffis 'A I st, uil.
The Kn.mv's M..VEMSrs rs Stono
Itiveit Yesterday moruiUj.', the enemy',
gun-boats hgau aifc'orcus and indiecri
tj.inate hhel'.itig of the neighborhood of Ss
C3?ioovil!e. The firing comir.ued with
creutcr or lees rapiuity durinz forenoon,
bit did nut U--u'.l iu any piji:cuir dam
r.ao ou ciri-ide Djriutne afteruoou, tbe
tivinu ceasi d, b it t'n-i" uvuiiher of the ene-
mv l'dd-co. t-i, iL-reispn. eini oar-
anchored in Jiono Uiver, wLile thirteen
other weie repjru-u co uv vut-iUs the bar.
t0 jav pro?abiy develop tie mean.'og
0t t;lH unususily iari
fijtiiia 13 J.iues Is-
Hid.
La-t liijbt. tiie town wa fail af rumor,
ofviioui degreei ot' po-i.-iLiiiitj ; but, a.
He coaiJ ttac nonL, of tue:n to aathenlio
10'jrci-s, we CJ:idu: ojriiives to the fac'.
v hive as?ertsined end civeu above..
ch irltston Mercury, 3J.
Trie Uattls The Confederate force,
attached ou Saturuy. and gained a com
plete victory. The right to call the action
a complete victory to the Confederates is
Cstttt.lne
d by these facts: 1H Ibat the
Conf-dera-.es drove tbe enemy from .11 th.ir
liues, a distance of three back ;
d. Tbat
thev tou all tne enemy's artillery that was
in those liues i 3 1. In it tbey took the eoc
my's camps, itb cverythin,; in them, tent.
m -inu. ig, v u,.u.,Ui IOc.s,
w una am. 'eial.,eu f j oi
m m c.mps; tin inn tne onieuera-
icicarne"! also uie reaerai loriiucaiions,
rcdoubt'i, CLlreucuuieuts, and retained pot'
session ol them
These ''nets give indisputable ribt to
claim for the Confederates a victory cf the
most entire iiui. Kichmoml Extmxner .
Wc deem it proper sgaio to caution ail
dealers, uieiuiiauts, tradesmen, and our
readers geucrahy, agaiusis altered io bills
oi' the liauk of the Slate of ftoutu Caroiiua,
raised from genuins $Z bills by pasting
the figure o orer the figure - on '-c
iueda,iiious. We have seen some well exe
cuted, so far as .ho pasting is concerned,
but the ujargiu above aud below, aud the
promissory worus, show plaiuly the denoiui-u-tiou
It will be well for all who receive Bill,
of the liank ol the Stale of South Carolina,
to examine the mirgin aod the body, to sea
it they c.nrespoud uu the more prominent
and ceu-'icuojs figures of tbe distinctive
weda-iou Omr. Cor,
Fn M Nashville We le.ro tbat
gjctleinati arrived here yesterday from
.Niisaviile, who teports ibat Aody Johnson
was iM'jully kvied ou Thursday fast, by Kx
Governor Neii S. Krowu. lirown wat ur
'rested by AndvV order aome tnuo .go. to
be sent to Line -In Justus up .icrtn, t.ai
wus paroled tor a le.t days to attend .0 soma
bi'siuess i h'; g. u'lemau says Krown was
sn afued before Andy last fhurtuay. when,
ior sojio provocauou, lorowu drew . retol
ver anJ idm several tunes, endiuj tne
lire .T tiie seomidiel ou the spot; aad tbat
(j-ovn was lung in half an hour there af
ter allot' which vie bear tbe gentleman
sas lid witnessed. A iuuti- ConjaUfacy,
1 Ui I ll
Fitci.it Coni rtl -We uudi island lbrouj;b
names who Ictt t. ono.:i yesieiu.j u."iuiuS.
iul brin.
wn heard Moud
taat Ii
a T
peiim- ut-Jutnirk, but at the time tney
'left no ptrtioulars bad transpired. The
firuii lasted bat
short tuna. Mibit