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IUy Duel will. Captain Elliott.
:' My duel with Captain Elliott," said the Dr.,
lighting a Iresh cigar, took place during the
war frith Mexico- But. before I proceed, 1 must
give you a short account of my previous histo-
"Elliott and I had been rivals and enemies from
our very boyhood. We were educated at Ihe
same public school. Before I arrived, he was the
pet, the hero, the Napoleon, so to speak, of the
school; the leader alike in study, in sport and in
mischief. He was a nroud. imnerious overbear
inn Kr.v it,.-.,,..i. .. ; .,j
j dearing qualities ; and out of school his will was
i . . . . l 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ii it 1 1 i j ii i . ' i ill i i i ii . d in r 1 1 -
; i..v tn .,. i.n..s tu, nt ,ia tP.-.rh r u, in
school.
Whim I arrivoA knaraa.. Koinrr annul Ua r
liv.ll Ull.tlf liw I' IV I, UV-1 II U II W II I I I lO III II
arrp and a lad of considerable snirit. I relnsed to
submit tohis authority ; and there bein many mal-
contents in the school, who secretly disliked him,
they one by one enrolled themselves under my stan-
dard,and we were thusdivided intoseparate (acthins
Numberless were the pitched battles which we
had, as well as the personal for supremacy ; num-
b' lless the bloody noses and cracked crowns,
i numberless the reprimands and even more langi-
j ble inflictions of ihe teachers. Elliott and I were,
; in fact, always at variance, always crossing each
j other, and agreeing in noihirg except in hating
each other cordially
Vi hen we left school, he went nfT to West Point
' 1 to 'he Medical College, and we lost sight ol
each other lor some years, in due course ol tmne,
I commenced practising as a physician ; but find
ing it did not pay very well, aiid being besides of
a somewhat roving and adventurous disposition,
I applied for and obtained the appointment of
army surgeon, and was immediately ordered to
Fnrl
I had been there but n short time, when the
Command .tit, brave old Gurley, whom some of
you, doubtless remember, died of fever. An offi
cer of the name of Elliott, was appointed to suc
ceed him, and you may judge of my mortification
! when I found it was mv old enemv. Much as it
galled my pride, I was obliged to submit to his
authority ; but I did it, I assure you, with a very
bad grace.
Elliott was essentially changed since I had last
known him; the impetuous overhearing boy, had
become a grave, quiet, reserved man, who could,
if he chose, render himself a very agreeable com
panion, but who seldom took the trouble to do it.
Many of the officers however, and all the men,
liked him very much ; but, somehow, there seem
ed to be an impassable barrier between him and
j me. I dislikea his reserve which I attributed to
t pride ; and he complained of my boisterousnes,
as he was pleased to call it. He did, indeed,
I make some efF r!s to conciliate me at first, but
i seeing I repulsed them, he withdrew himself be
hind his entrenchments, and treated me ever af-
. :,u, kont,.v fPf..Tio
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I lungs were in ibis stale, when an uncle ol
Elliott's, with his wife and daughter, stopped f r
a snort ntr.e in me vicinity oi tne ion, on ineir
way to Washington. The daughter, Miss Eviline,
was a ciiarmmg young lariy enu every unmarri
ed man in the garrison immediately fell in love
with her. It would weary you to enumerate the
pic-nics, the water parlies, the drives, the balls
that were given in honor of her. A good humor
ed rivalry prevailed among us for her preference ;
and beis were taken as to whether Davis or Jones,
or the Doctor, or the commandant himself has the
best chance
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For myself, I was, I do think, seriously in love
wnn inecnarmmggin. i o m- sure sue oia no: give
r much encouragement, but I iried-io encourage
myself. I rode with her, walked with Iu r, dwuc-
ed with her, and kept with her as much ns 1 possi-
bly could. I saw that Elliott scowled darker than
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ever upon me, but I hd not care lor that ; in lact
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j wa t!ad ol an opportunity ol ri vu;ir him pain,
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and showing him that his dislike .'or me w is not
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shared by all his connections
On the evtMiing beloro her intended depurfure,
1
there had been a farewell ball, I had danced with
her ihe whole evening, while Elliott, who did not
dance at all that nigh', sat moodly converging w ith
her father
I was so fascinated with her and so
grieved a! the though! of her leaving, that be-
lore 1 slept that night, i resolved to see her in
the morning and make her a tender ol my
heart.
Accordingly, as early as decency permitted, 1
called, and was by the blundering servant shown
at once into her presence, w here an extraordinary
scene presented itself. On a sofa in the room,
her face buried in the cushions, her dress disor
dered, her beautiful hair, which curled naturally,
' all in a tangle,' and h r altitude denoting the
very prostration of despair, lay the charming girl
I had parted from last night in the exuberance of
youMiiul and ngnr-neariea joy. un tne laoie oe-
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! side her, and on the floor were scattered innumera
ble letters, and a portrait, a locket, a blue ribbon,
and a withered rose, lay carelessly among
ihein.
She rose on my entrance, and would have de
nieu herself, but ii was too late. Her eyes were
Moeusnot wnn weeping, ana ner iau cnei-as swoi-
len and discolored. 1 took her hand and with'
much solictftirJe inquirrd the cause of her sorrow. 1
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jresh burst of grief was her only answer, and;
i
it was some time before she was sufficiently com
posed lo give me an explanation.
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It appeared that she had been for a long time !
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entraed to her cousin LJIiott, and that he had, in j
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a m OI mau U'.oouay, icuiuicu uer leueis nuu
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tokens, ana iormauy uroNen ine engagement
It was my fault," said she sobbing, " all my
fnuit. 1 did wiong to play with his noble na-
lure.
His noble nalure,' said I, bitterly ; for, as you
may suppose, I did not feel in the blandest humor;
at ihe discovery I had jsut made. J branches". Here I remained lor several hours, and
4 Oh, Dr. C snid she, you do not know heard my pursuers crashing amongst the under
lain. He is the best, the noblest of men ; and I i wood, shouting, swearing, calling to each oilier;
have lost him lost him by m own mad folly.'! but gradually '.he sounds died away, the chase
Here she fell into such a passion of weeping, again, j seemed to be given up, and 1 w as left alone in lhat
th.it I forgot mv own disanoointment in my soliei- 1 wild, unbroken solitude.
tude for her. I suggested that perhips an cxpla-
n.iiinn i-nn'd he m;ide.
. lw..;KI 1 she s:iid. It was mv flirtine
with you. and Mr. Jones, and Mr. DavK lhat
(.ff.-nrft J him and how could lhat be explained ? :
1 ii -r.c rw.i thnt I eared a ct.i for one :
of you,' (fancy my feelings,) but 1 am natur- ;
j ally fond of admiration. I have tried ro cure my-
my
heart is broken. Here, read his note.'
She gave me "a piece of paper, crumpled with
her burning hand, and wet with her tears, on which
1 read as follows :
Madam In returning you the letters and
tokens, which i have had ihe honor to receive Irom
y11-. I wish you to understand that the engage
1 rnent between us is broken oft, now and forever,
j You are now at liberty to flirt with whom .you
please. I cani;ot share a . heart with twenty
others.
i Tinit IIL-o Mm P eatrl I w',th Vi i t pmpss tin T
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' finished this laconic and sententious epistle, and
was Power to indulge in h nhilinnic acrainst him.
but she checked me with such a spirit, that I wr s
I f.'lill tO llfllfl IT1 V IIPJIPP I llipn rifFl'TPO". (OT her
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: sake, to po to Elliott, and endeavor to explain the
1 matter.
j ' Alasl'snid she, ' you cannot; he went off this
rnorning before daylight, on a three month's fur-
' lough, leaving that cruel note and packet of let
ters, to be delivered to me on awaking. He has
! gone, I presume, to New Hampshire, where his
i liiends reside.'
Here we were interrupted by the entrance of'
j Miss Eveline's mother ; and I took my leave, quite j
! cured of my love fit, and very thankful that I
! had not subjected myself to the pain of a re-
i lusal
Hut I am spinning out my story too long.
When Elliott returned from his furlough, he
treated me with even greater coldness than be
fore; in fact, we never spoke to each other at nil,
except when duiv compelled us to do so. This
made it so disagreeable to me, that I was on the
point of applying for an exchange, when the
war with Mexico broke out; we were ordered
on active, service, and private animosities were
forgotten in our zeal against the common foe.
Elliott and I continued on much the same terms,
although, in snite of mv dislike. I could not helo
admiring his bravery, his noble daring, his ener
gy aad presence of mind, and his fatherly care of
the troops under his command. Still, however,
the fl ime was smouldering in our bosoms, only
wailing an opportunity to break out. At last the
opportunity came.
Elliott had beer, lefl in charge of a large num
ber of sick and wounded, while the rest of the
army pressed on towards the Halls of the Montez
uma. I ol course was i here, with several assis
tants. We were encamped in a picturesque little
hamlet, situated in a wild, romantic neighborhood,
and the country being pretty quiet, we were in the
habit of venturing some distance from the encamp
ment shooting, and sketching, or perhaps flirting ;
for you know our A llows did not extend to the
Mexican senoritas the hostile feelings with which
they regarded the men. For myself, 1 cannot
say that 1 admired them much ; some of them
were very pretty to be sure, but that abominable
habit they have of smoking cigantos spoiled them
:n my eyes. I like a good cigar myself,' said liie
Doc'or, re-lighting ihe one be held, w hich had none
out, but 1 don't like to see a woman smoking. I I
I collUH't fancy Venus herself w ith a ciirar in h,.r 1
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mouth.
Well, ohp morning I had sauntered forth, port
folio in hand, for ihe purpose of taking some
sketches and in course of my wanderings came
upon a pretry little dwelling by the sid of a Water
fall, in a sweet, sequestered spot. On a mossy
bench by the door sat a young girl of wonderful
beauty, in a showy but picturesque dress, wi;h a
guitar in her hand, the sweet melodies of which
blended deliirhtfuil v with ihe soft ranrmiirino dash
, of Ihe waterfall, and the gurgling of the liltleslream
j beyond it. It was a picture ofsurnnssing beauty
j arj Ve!iness, and I immediately sat down on a
J ,a(.n lree to commit it to paper.
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While thus employed, a man was observed an-
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pronrhiiiii, whom i soon louud was no oilier than
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Elliott himself. As he neared the cottage, the
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fl 1 in Mo I . W 11 lifiCIiit dor f 1 1 a hnnnh n l-,,ri
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suddenly observing me, he started as if a serpent
bad stung him, and hastily approached me. He
glared upon me wiih a look in which all the hatred
that had been gathering or so many years seem
ed concentrated.
' Tiiis is the second time sir,' said he fiercely,
that you have crossed my path it shall be the
last time ! Follow me if you dere !'
If by 1 crossing your path,' said I, 1 you menu
an allusion to that young woman, I assure you J
have not spoken to her, nor approached nearer to
than I am now.'
" .Must 1 call you a coward ?" said he; 1 Wrill
you follow me or not V
1 I threw down mv drawing material and follow-
ed him. He entered tho chapparaf, and led the
way to a clear space near a running brook. Here
he turned and drew his sword. 1 Defend yourself V
he exclaimed.
Captain EUiotl,' said I, 'although I am not
conscious ol paving injured you, 1 am ready to
give you the satisfaction you demand. Ilul had
we not belter return to the camp, obtain seconds,
and cnn(ucf -he affair in the regular manner ?"
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urtlier parley wiih you. JJelend ycurse f!
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i nus aojurea, i arew mv sword; but had
scarcely done so when something whizzed past
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Ill-, il aiiui I ii aa ir uiut auu null d HUU LIV
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r.llutt fell at my feet. I looked for an instant be-
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hind me, and saw the dark countenances of hull-a-
, . .
dozen Mexicans
as they prepared to reload their
oiecrs. and then fh d into the chanoaral. 'tarrvias i
no longer question.' On on I sped ; this way j
and that way, through ihe t;mgled thicket, tripping
my feet on long trailing vines, scratching my hands
on thorns; until, completely worn out, 1 climbed
un j r.v trfe .ir)d hjrj myself amons its Ieafv
The ttfiernoon was It advanced when, driven j
n:irt!v bv hunger, partlv bv ihe dread of pissinff i
the nioht in the chappara!, I ventured to descend !
irom my h-f.fy covert, where the mosquitoes had j
made 8 least of me. and the monkeys had chattered 5
ai nm eriih their srra nav. rnrckinc gestures. Bv 1
aid of my porkei eoropass, I round my y
buck to the clearing w hence I had so si-ddrnly 1
I self of it, but cannot. Oh, Dr. C
departed. After carefully reennnoitering, to see
that none ot my Mexican trienns were lingering
j near to this day I suspect that young woman of
having sent them alter us 1 advanced to the spot
where poor Elliott had fallen.
He was lying on his fr.ee in a pool of blood, his
Lands clutching the grass, his hair and uniform
dabid in blood, and his fine manly form (he was
one of the finest looking ft Hows in the army) with
three -or four ghastly wounds. Ah ! poor fellow !
poor fellow ! said, I, as I stood and gazed upon
liim ; for lhouh 1 was rid of a mortal enemy, 1
i c Mild not hein (Wei i Mir si irrv thai so brave a soldier
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; should thus perish like a dog, shot down by an
unseen foe. I3ut thank God V 1 enculati d with n
-j ihiill o( indiscribable pleasure, 'thanbGod! I did
I fiOt kill him !'
j
i I had turned him over on his back, and as I
stfod moralising, 1 though) I perceived his
j bosom heave. placed my hand upon Ins heart,
j and ibur.d thai ho still lived. As I knelt by him
j uncertain nhatto do, he opened his hal.l-glazed
eyes, and I saw his parched lips try to form the
j word 'Warer!' My first impulse was to run to the
brook w.ich flowed at a short distance ; my next
to stop short and consider. Should I restore to .ife
ihe man vho, a few minutes before, had been
j thirsting lot my blood I who had hated me an nis
lile ? u ho htd wronged me, slighted me, and even
called me coward 1 No ! 1 would leave him to the
lata which hn own rashness had provoked. I
turned my bade upon him ; but suddenly, as il
traced with a fitter of fire, there were -borne in
upon my mind the words of Holv Writ: 'If thine
enemy hunger, give him food ; if he thirst, give
'lirn drink.' And fast upon them came that other
1 Divine sentence : 'Inasmuch as ye did it not nolo
these, ye did it not unto Me !'
' seized his cap and ran to the brook for water,
with which I moistened his parched lips, and bathed
hisgor.v temples. Taking my case of instrumen-s
I from my Packet, I then proceeded to probe his
wounds. The Mexicans. I forirot to mention, had
rifled him of his watch and other valuables ; but,
in tearing open his shirt, I found a small locket,
suspended from his neck by a hair-chain, which
hid escaped their search. I opened it. It con
ta ned his mother's portrait. (He was her only
son, and she was a widow.) 'Thank God !' I
agiin ejaculated ; that mother's curse will noi light
on me.
What to do with my patient, after having dress
ed his wounds, was what puzzled me. To remove
him myself was impossible ; to leave him there
exposed to wild beasts, and to ihe burning rays of
the sun, after having partially restored him to lile,
seemed cruel and unnatural; but there was no
alternative. Before leaving him, however, 1 half
carried, half dragged him into the shade of a tree
about a hundred yards distant. It would be im
possible to describe my sensations when I found
myself with my deadly enemy in my orrne -tho
two hearts so lately boiling over with malice and
revenge, and all the darkest passions ol our nature, :
now throbbing peacefully against each other ; bis, j
poor fellow ! with a motion so faint and low as to
be freely perceptible.
Well, I hurried to the encampment for assistance,
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and soon had him conveyed hither in safety. or
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many weeks he lay hovering between life and,
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uea.ii , iui wns wm ui unuc, wivii nwc
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very severe, tne row oi uiotiu, anu me exposuif
to the sun, brought on brain fever, and nothing but
the most unremitting care and attention saved his
lite.
Mi it ,uii
e bore his sufferings with noble endurance,
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w hich is true heroism, and which, let me tell you,
is a much rarer article than mere courage in the
field. In fact, he displayed during his sickness so
many admirable qualities, that it was a mystery
to me bow I should have mistaken his character '
so completely. Whether it was owing to this, or
fi. fit'iiifT Hrno him ? (tnrv 1 rn I nnrinnl loll
hn! insensibly the hatred all melted from mv heart. !
and in its stead sprung up a strong feeling of regard 1
j .
lor him. Uurtous, wasn i it f
But whether this feeling was reciprocated or not,
I Imp. not - for althnnoh his manner toward me !
" . ... ' . ; wrso Jana. we nave oeen accused oi inuu- i vere v bv l ie f.i ure ol this terv rn-ir hid nn-h.
was peculiarly soft and gentle, and his eyes would ci aaterfl (0 , yh experiments. We ! SI but dam, to eat so d r oyed
light up when I approached his couch he remained knJw tt hat eani so who use the word i K e l id to b-Tvr- I be hou -e H ?
as taciturn and reserved as ever, and never made visionary ,vould put to it in this connection, nor j h hnnnv 'tbin-r Z uZrnl Li. ,ht -r,n-.h
any allusion lo the subject of our quarrel. 1 felt QO wc Jre. WJ havc in (he MA ' SS& m w a d v. ' P
a little piqued at his silence : for I could not help ject of prodeinS fodder enough on two acreVoll 1 '! PW
thinking that my having saved him from a mtsera Jsnd to winter one hundred' sheep. But, says Mr. . T, 7.
ble death deserved at least a few words of acknowl- Uuhiiu, it must be made very rich. Of course I l T"F1 F,"ST i,,,LK PolWN ?A frlt,,d i"fo''nis
edgment. More than once he seemed on the point I it must Thal won, huTl ,ho ,and in the ! ns that Mr. tl. II. Wyman of fiidney, lost a valua
of broaching the subject ; but he appeared to be ; Bul how wi do j( ? fn lhe first ,aC0i mrikp We sow not long ago, in consequence of giving
wailing for me to begin it, and I of course, waited je hnd ery rlch. Manure it generously, plough ! I,er !he fir,,mUk ol a c,,w al',', calving, and ask
for him. j ,irn,,ki i,Mrrw ;, r,ji ;. cm" ,i, . i mvar.tJdy causes such trouble if hos are fed
At last, he was so far recovered that my profes-
! sional services were no longer required. As I rose j
10 take leave Ol my KlSl ViSII, 1 SIgt.ineu as mucil -
i i - f- r? j i
lo him, and added : J
"Am 1 to understand, Captain Elliot, that we
return to the same footing as we were on before .
"The same footing? God lorb.d! he exclaimed, j
with a sudden earnestness that surprised me
"Because," continued I, Ml you wish to finish
! tho nnnrrn sn lrHinnortiitie v lii errunted. VOH HI
firH. mfi rHaHv at unv lime
"Do you wish to renew that unhappy quarrel ?" j
J J
asseu ne, an expression i ueep uiS1Tu,iiin,e.,i ,
i.i r j . .i .
oversnreadim? ,ns countenance. i
. c3 ..,.!
"Who, I? Most certainly not," sa.dl; but
you demanded satisfaction, Captain Elliott, and j
until that demand is withdrawn, I must, of course, , bushe, of tur Q wej . co poundsin ordr wet' me snowmen at Barnum s mamuiolli exbi
hold myself in readiness to gnu.t i-.' lo ,,ave rour tons OB a acre shou,d rajse ia3i j bmon and toe c.uz-na of Lynchburg, resulting,
"I withdraw it now," suid he speaking very : ,h, vv.ll n,,? vn, 1.,H nrnH.. rla. ;t 13 8aid' ,rom ,he Breat nuiiber of estra charges
quick. 'I ask your pardon for my rash and in- ,
jurious words. If that will not satisfy you, I will I
bare my boscm to your sword, but I will never, ,;
said he with emotion, 'raise my hand agsinsl the ;
noble the magnanimods preserver of my lib; ! j lh
Those were his words. After a pause, he added:
Or. U , we have all our lives misunderstouo
each other believe me. had I known your wor.h
t s f U 1
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sooner, I would have acknowledged it. We have
been enemies long enough let us now be friends.
Will vn.. trv in overlook what is oast ? W ill vou
be mv friend V
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"My dear Captain Elliott !" cried I, deeply
touched by his speech, 'I am your friend. Since
I carried you in my arms in luat lonely glade of
the chapparal, 1 have liecome so much attached to
you thai I would as soon shoot my own brother
as lift n finger against you.'
1 held out m hand to h;m, but he threw him-
self on my breast, and burst into tenrs, for his
nerves were wenk with his recent illness.
There was no more coldness after that, no more
reserve nU was open snd above-boar 1 between
u ; and I. am proud lo say that the more we un-
wdded our hearts to each other, the more highly
did we esteem each other.
I had the happiness afterwards of reconcili: g
him to his fair cousin, to whom he was still fondly
attached, (notwithstanding the episode of the
senorita ;) and
When wild war's deadly blast was blown.
And gentle petrce returning.
I assisted,' as the French say, at their wedding,
which took place in New Orleans. The very day
after that interesting event, was seized with yellow
fever ; and Elliott and his new made wile spent
their honeymoon at my bed side the truest, laith-
. - - .
Meal, most devoted friends that ever a man hod in
this world !
"And ihnt," said the Doctor, throwing the end
of his cigar mto the lire 4 was the upshot ol m duel
I I 1 C 1 1 ' I
i wiin Laptain lilUott.
Cofitiucntal It ouey.
No par red' mp uii of the continental money
was made by Congress. The frequent and large
emissions of it soon reduced it in vulue, and, even
tually, destroyed all confidence in it. The first
issue took place in 1775, and by the end of 1770
the country had been flooded with $18,000,000 of
it. The whole amount issued during I be war was
not less than $400,000,000, but the collection
( made by the continental government in various
ways cancelled from lime to lime about one-half
of it, so that the maximum did not at any period
excetd $200,000,000, nor did it reach that sum
until its depreciation had compelled Congress to
,ake it in and re. issue it at lortv dollars for one'
in specie. During the first year of its emission it
j kept nearly at par, but gradually decreased in
value until finally $1,000 of it was offered for ore
dollar in specie, w hen it ceased to be looked upon
SB of any value at ull. It was customary at thai
day to treat it with the utmost contempt and levi
ty, and workmen would show their disregard for
the loss occasioned by i's depreciation by pasting
it up in their shops, forming head-caps of it, &c.
The Continental Congress, at one time, offered
lo exchange forty dollars of this currency for one,
by giving ihe holders what was called a loan cer
tificate at par; but as these had gone down to
eight dollars for one, few were found to avail them
selves of the slim inducements which this method
j presented. When, however, the present consiitu
tion was formed, in 1789, ull these loan certificates
and various other evidences of debt which had
been issued to pay the expenses of the war, were
funded and immediately rose to par making for-
tunes for many. This constituted the public debt,
and amounted to $94,000,000. The statements
we have given may seem to show a want of pro-
per regard for its obligations on the part of Con-
gress ; but most assuredly the statesmen of the
re volution were, disposed lo pay as fur as they
could.
Wc must rccolbct lllot by the lcrin nf the or-
tide of confederation, Congress had no power to
impose taxes without the consent ol tho States :
that the government had no income from tariff
duties, and with an army ol thirty or forty thou-
sand men, desperate exertions were necessary to
keep the wheels in motion. Soidiers, however
i i . , ,
much we may praise their patriotism, ooked care-
r ii i . . , ' . . ,
fully to their pay, and Washington, in his elters
j ....
u voiiii i css, Bnu re i fiu ii on ee piauiiy iiiumaieo mat
I i.i - !-..-' . .
t appeals to love of country Jul liltle good unless
thf y were fortified with metallic arguments. It
j has been estimated that the loss occasioned by the
i . i -i .
depreciation ot the continental currency on y a-
J if
mounted to a tax of about one dollar per head upon
each inhabitant, annually for six years. If it had
been thus equally distributed, it would probably
have been no more than they should have paid to-
wards ihe expenses of the war ; hut that some
should have been involved ir. financial ruin from
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ma,b, U ..1 mnA h...iv. i
,iuuvj V)iiv-Vvai kuu Oj'll.UJl j III iO (UjUll,
iV. Y. Sunday Times
. ,
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on be markee and mnrk it mlo row9 three' feel I
nnpl a Cf ,u. rH;an rtr ;.. ,;ii. HQ i
j .A(,PrmUP snened hoi-inrr .mi. finprl.ttfr
1 ' . . '
and sow between each two rows "of corn a row rf
qa turnip.se?d. Arter your corn has spinr,!eH,
eu1 h . ,e, k ,en ,je j( jn bund(ig flf)d
shoo,. h s VQU jQ corn.sti,lks which yoll havc
t . W;1 , , tiicrnsland unli. dfV.
up us you (Jo corn-stalks which you have
cut in the usual way, and lei them stand until dry. utr," ueau: v e "!unu u,ai ra,ncr costly x
ll would not be si range if you had ix ton, of f.;d- Perm),!n.tln8' Lnst 8PrlriS on" our neighbors,
der per acre when they were sufficiently dry to I who Mad a very n,'e sww fea lir w''h a pretiy
J J iw, ,a nArli.n, 1 l I I
nut into the barn. This will be twelve Ions, ffrom
, x m wi Qne hundred Vh j
' ' "
,Q have lwenrv ,on8 of f0(jtler You
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no n'ti iwiii m w'-in diivi ,iiii rnin iiidiii, t'r
t- . frnm .b T, lr n,. . j
.)roduce tnis amount. Let us see. Allowing a i
aer tnkir)g a me jndian COfr) ?
gQ Wl havR Qf w M ffnm
' Rlll miU .h,nn -.1 ,h rn.-.-li,-7
Yes, we have tried that. Just run the stslks
gh an(J (je wi M, ,hem a We hflye
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m 9 m ssj v. 1 1 1 vs 1 1 1 t iiu wgmt 1 nil 1 in 11
. ZLZZLT TT H I " . V, ' , ;
ru" "ur twmfm ,' a vi-gKiaoie cutier, anu ,
e j clean.fcTie ihep ,houUI
. 'n..n nti j ,, . w. , i
,f . " LTTS , -
wdl try the experiment this year 7 We are bound i
to, for one. Maine tnjmcr.
No Doubt he Would. The edi'er of the
Albany Transcript says, that the New York Day
Book is entirely set up by girls, and adds that
be should like very much' to set up with tbem."
What do you drive sueh a pitiful-looking car- j
s as that for t Why don't von pat a heavy
cas as mat lor T wny
coat of flesh on him V
A l.';i v v rnul r.f HnaU t I
By the powers, tho poor eru can h irdly carry j
j what little th re rs on htrrj.'' 1
A Silent Sea Captain. Capt. Stone, id the
steamer Canada, now in this port, is probable the
most silent man afloat. Sailors who have been
with him many rnontiis.say they never heard him
speak. Ho writes his orders to his officers, and
il lluy fail in carrying them out, he 'reprimands
then in writing. Yet he has the reputation of
being one of the most skilful and prudent captains
of Ihe Cunard line, find remarkable for his powers
of personal endurance. When at sea he rarely
leaves the d ck, night or day, more than an hour
at a time, and nothing appears to escape his notice.
Siill he does not spak, cither la his officers or
passengers. On a recent passng two wag, who
were passengers in his ship, noticed this peculiarity,
and at dinner one d ly were quite eloquent upon
the blessings ol speech, and then, by wny of con
trast, expressed their deepest commiseratiorTor
dumbies. One of t J.c wags was so overcome by
his h clings that he deliberately look on onion Irom
his pocket and applied it to his right eye, while he
gazed at Capt. Stone with the left. "Poor, dear
genllcmm," he sobbed, ns the tears folloe'd tho
onion, '! wonder if he is deaf as well as dumb."
This was too much for ihe passengers, who burst
into a roar of laughter, in which Cspt. Stone joined
heartily as the rest. When order was restored,
he said, ' Gentlemen and Ladies, or Ltdies and
Gentlemen, I acknowledge that I appear to a dis
advantage by not speaking more than I do ; but
hr.t would ou have me to say ? Il I my constant
care to see that you are properly oil noea to in
every particular. What more can youd-sire?"
Alter this ellorl, he resumed silence, and has not
; been kQOYa to speak Fince.JJoston AUnt.
The "Dkiggicd Liquor" at Concord, N II.
It turn out tliat-lhe "drugged liqcaw," of which
so much was said during the lute session of th
New Hampshire Legislature, as having been ari
ministered to certain democratic members during
tht Senatorial contest, was not drugged in Ihe
ordinary way. In other words, it was sweetened
with Peruvian or Chincha Island sugar, commonly
called guano. A correspondent of the Manchester
Democrat asserts tins to be tho fact :
It seems that in a hack room of the hotel where
liquor was kept, Mr. Uri Lamprey, an agent of
the New York Guano Company, who wns at the
same hotel, had with him several choice samples
of pulverized guano, which he kept in bowls, and
j on fnvorable occasions exhibited them to his friends
i among members. One evening, being hastily
called out, he incautiously set away his pulverised
samples on ihe same shelf with the sugar bowls,
; Shortly after, some of the members, wishing to
j "strengthen the inner man,'' went into the c'osot,
i which was not yet lighted up, and having used tho
decanters, took also very freely of the sweetening
Irom the guajio bowls. Several important results
followed the chief of w hich was the immediate
falling of in the vote for Mr. Wells for United
! States Senator the drugged members being una-
! voidably detained Irom their seats.
I ,.i
Spoiling an A ppetjte. The Rev. Dr. AMyn,
! formerl Pastor of the Cong.ega.ional Church in
I n , u . . ,.b ... .
Duxbury, Mass., was one ol the old tinv ec-entri-
, r".n . a. . .i
i cities of that tMate. mongthe anecdotes re ated
f r,,w, ,. , . 6 . ... . ,
of him, we find the following good one in the New
i i.-",, i.j p
cngiana rarmer :
During a visit to Boston, on a certain occasion
he was invited lo dine with an acquaintance, who
r...i..,rl k.,i u .... tl i : .
ifiici." niiivu, uui iiiuu i vru ill ureal sivli. MO en.
I , j ,, . ,, f .? 2; . ,
ti-ri'd MIC nnflSe lost iwlnrp IP riitmr inur nH
" , U TalirST , V '
i Hn.c,' S ostentat.oo parade upon tl
j JjA n T ZTVJTO- "2
"nJe,tam l,im i,e l" Pt ' , ",s
the
ado
.1,1
, " l lJ ' 7- WO"er' 1 "
j u", n 1 u a g.
ilini j, V"WI SBU3 UIM l, lie LflMfU IJIMlil III?
' !r;i',,d' and " b,,n? nsk(d for an -X nation of
j nil conduct, he replied that when he saw what an
! elegant dinner was in prepara'ion for him. the re.
j membra nee that his poor neighbor and parishoner
" " nsm mi w ho naa suilereil so-
on il 1 VV,; belicv,! lhut k f,ws- We "' year
Savo sonie S1)ch u sow ihul was with piir.
l m-.A .,., rr.nl, r. rl I . -.. . I I L i" 1
11 iiiuuo in i .mi. a auu sin- cast iht p'gs oeiore iter
lime, ail of which Were dead. We were told that
such would be the result if we fed her on it. The
next year we fed it to another under the sam cir-
Climsf.ir.ees. ruwl tho rimill mnc 'ika i ll
. , . . ,i, c mw
frWW ' hik, sue immetuaieiy
became sick and came near dying.
Maine Farmer.
r
Despebatb Row at Lynchbieo. A row took
P'acy & L.v.ochblJrg. on Thursday uigbt, he
harces
maue notwiinsianuing trie published notice that the
whole was to be seen for fifiy cents. Five persons,
two of ihe citizens and ihron of die showmen were
injured, but not seriously, and the ticket office de
molished. A Woxderpul Medicine. A doctor in A'ha.
tn f SSrM o n mm w Lb . mm I v . . ' -- - 1 m . a . B
"""h' V "' W ot
surpassing power; one box not on v Cured a man
o( tsrosscl.iti.. but k set hun up fo bZmlJl T-
. M Z .L ir . P ;
' 7 een at tne QOC-
tor's office.
Mr. Buchanan's reply 10 Lord Clarendon, on the
Central American question, has, il is reported been
received at Washington, and Is said to be a very
able document. .
Heavy Failube. The house of Alfred Bd
wards & Co., silk merchants, tailed on the Sl3d
inst., for .r00,O0O
A Technical Joke by our driest Compoxttor,
The printer who has nothing but "the deil j0
pay may think himself lucky.
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