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m-tituj-atjuaojanrtHii mum ceejQlh.IjOttes, isr. o., -LirxjLSLr 17, 1854, 1 !HP' v V i IIOLTON fe WILLIAHSON, Editors and I'iiopbiitors. TEKMSt. The Nor til -C ml in Whig will he afforded to lub.eribere at TWO lMII.I.AUS in a.l ranee, or Trt'l) IMX.LAIW ANI HKTV CENTS if py nent be delayed lor three montiia, and I iik-.e, IMM.AKS at the en.loflhe year. No paper will be ili.eoiitinued until all arrearagee are paail, ex- eept at the notion of the Kditors. A.iverlieniiirnte ineerted at One Dollar per erjuarc ,16 linea or lr, this cued ljtr) for the firnt inner. tinn, ami 25 ei nta for eanh continuance. Court ad. Vi rtiaeiiunta and Sheriff1! Salca charged 5 per it. higher ; and a deduction of 33) per cent, will w made from the regular price, for advcrtinera by the jrenr. Ailvcrtiaementa inserted monthly i.r quarterly, at ?l per Kil.ire fur each time. Semi monthly 75 cent per square for each time. tJT Alt Jsttora on bewisaae meat be -i.-eelad to the Editor. Letter muat be poet paid or they will not be attended to. , J 7" I'aymenta ean be mar!e In either. II " I'oetmactere are aullioriied to act as af ente. fMltOLIN.l INN. BY JENNINGS B. KERR, i hartoltc, A. ". rmif Ifi. 153. 3tf MOTS HOTEL, MJneotntoH) ., Still Open. IT hif inf twn rfwrifd lo i.vni i'tn in urriHJiidinf eoutitiM, that th iImv fthiih ttt-.it m cU d. (and no d.-u-H hy tot daif nitif chirarlrr ) h uHerit-tr therefor ut.a l In math of 'tf mtufininf lti romrnun,. 1 .-'g thmi lit ur gt't of J it port .!, Thankful ihrr or for ft favour wilh an ip-r.He ul amna l!va ? in hm hu.r--aa h atil'a vniirit tartar of I 'ana Hat irf Ulv friiid and Miiirvei (- riiia'ih'hiiirnt, it fe!a aourftd lh hf guau hi. I nol laava diaaaloliad it. S. JOHNSON. t tnet'n a. j4,f 1 6. t63 'ifl tini Hagler's Hotel. IIIK itbsciibor titiii ihi A Ihod of intoruiii f hi inmi$ (gk ttid ih puhl.r rurralff, that h fiiTietfB ir ''I ''r ni,y rhtd ami opened fur tltetf cninHi ton. Ht !'(( Hrirlt Buidmr on Muifaiilnwn Mr rt, in inc t n le ft'itf, owned ). Win lavcnpe'rt, of ihe lUppv VMtf . The uiitH.rtber In ty an aiduMi a Ifntin In hw dull In rtnrfcr m rnnditia all tm itip with bun comfuttab and (riabU. Par. a m lrafrliif in lha innuntauta, and ftahirf 10 lid If day. eaa, or month, in Oia niraaanl lenuir.iaaj find hi hnua a tlraa.i.t Xv 4 153 Sural ai.iiiu sros, s. r. fl VI au'iacrihrr he rrtpartial'T lo in ' t'Hin her fnrnd and 11 piilie gen LJLH. bnr IIOl'KI.. whirh he will Pfl" or Ihe rni;iiinnr H.a iler and Travelers belwn III" 2iih ne'aiil en.l ihe 1st piemher. 1 his loi.f es Uh nhd and wsll known llsiise. has imderf qe a idrooh alieraimn ibroofhooi, and furoialtwi will neo aiitt faaiiiMiial.'ie fiirmlure, and benr ailua.ed in the renin of bonnes, aod in Ihe ni.Kl fashion Me pari of the eily. soliriis a call floin bar nuoie ro iriemts end former plons of fhs ll .u.- ; a .d will in conclu-ion. noihinf will be lell unii..i on her part to make them coiufortable while in tte House. MILS. A. J. KENNEDY. A isrlll 19. 3' - Notice. fVle. Notes and Arcounte due the late firm of J Vo. Iteil Ul Co., I.ane been ulacrd in my for collection, aod IIiiim iodebie ' lo and firm .NTS !' not ripect longer indulgence, aa it ('A V Nil r im ('ten. J. P. SMITH. July IB, l.',3 V4if das .0 . laea Ilf ,, prurtice in VtBRklrnbttf j and Iha and I a '1jiiii.iif cuunltf a and prneMfn' Bum. I Land and .Vn-mn liiina. lBii Joliiilnr Utr huililiMft; twtwnn kvtl Hotel and thJ foal I 'in i, up .4ira J.M.i.fy 1J. 13. 52-1Y Dissolution. yulIK rnpannrt hit uf h'"t iV ( atdwal! is vlb, dar di-v-Urd hjr ru!nat rtmettt. All pnr mi indebted In lb lata tVm are rri"it-ipd to make Hitm"ii.i!fl atil4mcnl wilb tb nbcritcr, who ft 01 i ft'iitturii' d lo aaitla (h taut C. J. FOX. Kepietnber I. K.',1. 3 111 I ol icco mill ( .- . ' llfKWINi: Tobacco of the most superior brand best the St-ite. Cigara unaur- pasaeil. For sale by riUICIIAltl) k C.VLDWKLL, i'Aysiriuns A; ''iiriifs. '.Ni H WR. I'UtlTi t'lXKS t.hun.j M ci, ft",, Codeislecves, Veals, Hoidkercliielats, Ins !ii(i and rieiesi slock in 's Msie. IRWIN', HfeJUlX.S Si CO llaiiiplnii' VvcpihII Tliirlnre. iKKiiVKI'l,Y es'lebreieiJ for lis wonderful 1 fl' el in the ru e of Scrofulous dl-eeiee and all i'Miun itiaa of ihe lllisd. M l re eived end lor ealeby riilTCIIAkU A. CAI.I'W KI.L. uci M. K7u u mi's V'. liil(f I.llhriilrlHr. ''UK rs.ie l mcd erne if Hie etc foe U.a.el -B. and other d e eee nf the urinary oririn . by .it, end you will never be wilhnu' it. r'or rale rKITCHAMli A.CAI.W.;LU Oei. 1M 31 ( DR. !i()C.KUS' Liverwort, Tar &. Chnuehnh. qua, for the euro of Consumption, Bronchi, tis, Coupha, Cidds, Ac., Ac, for sile by riUTCIIAUn&UALPWKLL, I'hysicianc A, DriiL'fiata. Orf.,fe 18, 1851. 33tf MIlLlilMl 1.54, forialebj T. J..IIOLTO.V. ill i m m mm m m m m . m 1853. Fall Importations. 1853- BANCROFT. BET IS & MARSHALL. 4 llilrlroloil, X. V. WE AGAIN invite the attention of purchai. eraol UK Y liOODS in the Suutii and K. ..it..n-..l , t,.L .. II. ....i. ill a I' ll i -prude, nierchunta who huve viaiud our mar. ,et tlie ,,, ,..11K)( . -.aniiiicil mir Block and he. raIlle c(llai,iUd with our facilities lor doing bu. aim en, it ia tiniirct-ecary to aay tlu.1 wc offer in. (luccinciits mi conil to no houae in thia country. Our TALL STOCK haa been aeleetcd with ' great cure, by Iwool our home, from all the prin. cipal market of Kuronc. Our styles and fabrice , will be lound bi tter adapted to Southern tattu and aalea thun any Good imperii d into the country. We wiah it distinctly understood by buyira that ice imtort all our erriR f.'ooia, end are iblr and detcriiiincd to n il thtin aa low aa the same uatities sre sold in the l'iiiu,d r)tutes. ..- - - ' We olTer, in our I.AMi .S' DliKSS fcOOUS HF.I'A II T.M KNT, full and complete oeaortuicnt of all the newest atvlea and fabrics, such sa Silks, Patina, M ireelinea. lK(hines, Cushnieres, Rohca, Moita. I)t:I,airi(-s, Haree lhl.aines, itrocadi and I'ljin Alparcaa, Kreiirh ami Oi-rmsn Merinos, Jlombasios, Satin Ib-I.aim s, Silk Velvets, CrajKs, f.eikee ; French, Scot' h and Kiiliah (jiiighteiua and printa. II jo. I I-on(f and 5uire Sh. wis, Crape Shewla, Manlil. In, M.,ntlea, ( loth. Velvet and Silk, I'lain and Kuibroiilrred Visettea and Cloaks, Swis and French Krnhroiiiern a in great snely ; While O'kmJs, llihoons. Dress TrimiiiKS, !,aees, &e. Ac. A f ull 'Mil roniplete ,'..rlion,t ut !.() Hl.S KOlt .MlLI.IM.IIV I LIdLS. ! IIislry. J In tiia fir psrtment we offrr every possible ea. riety of Silk. Cotton and Itorated Huso and i 'Hose; S. Ik, .Mcrinu and Cotton l.'nder tarnienl ; kid lt-. v.i, lluek. Silk, Uuoien and Cotton ib.r,-s, Ac. ec. H'c pay particular attention lo this department of our buatness, and embrace all the leadinrr articles wanted, f.liiriie mid I.I lie II (.ond. j I U'eorTer, in (his department a full and complete atoek of (i, 7, 1,9 and 10. 4 Bleached and Drown ! .macks; Table trovers, sll styles, Ihsperc. 1 Towels, liamank .N' .pkins, Damaak Lh.yhs. fow ls, ( rash, l.rn,. I.iiiens; 1U and I-' I I.nieii Sim tings ; lrillow Linens ; and 4 4 Irish I. mens ; M .rteillts and laine-sler Quills, Ac. A.c. Urtsndclisl li, ' ihii;i;. V-etliigs, 'Imlisrs' tioiiils. &r. In thia itejiartriient e eiobruee all the leat makra of Frinch, (icruuii, and Knglttb and A. nieriran ( loths, t assimeres and etiri.'S ; lilaek and Colored Silk and S..I111 'e-liipe ; lvt do ; 3 4 b-4 r,ng;ish and Ameriean J n eeds ; K. Jeans, S . Units, I.inseys, I'lain and I ' I 10 Cloak l.liiiiigs, Canvas, Faduilifa Silks, Th lit, lluttons, e. Ar. Blankets, Ktrseys, Flanntls, Domes tics, bc- We offrr, in this department of our business, a mo"t eompU tc PNAortiornt of Kii;liii and Ann ri. can Jl..nki ts, Nero limni ot all quantities ; H'lliti-, Hid 1 nil lllur Millllels; Itlechrd and Ilrewit cloniesttes ; l.inen and Cotton Osuaburgs, and Colored Cottons, all styles. Capets, Cil Cloths, Rags, Curtain Stuff Ac ..u,VJum,T.IP,Mh1r'jf, Vnttty.hUftfMtN r House. furnislnnr line, aueli ss Koehsli, Scotch snd Ameriean V Kt.VKTS, Tapestry, Venetian, 3 (plf Slid Ingrain CarjM ta, sll qualities; floor Moths, from I yrd to b yards in width; Kugs, M.ls, Canton Matling, Stair Itmls, Huh Silk Dimasks, l.ace and .Muslin, ( nrl.ins, I,oopa tjiuips, F'ri:i(;t s, Tassels, ( orruct s, A c. A c. W are ureprert ir this department to lurnii-h any (sh1s wanted lor lloti Is, Stea inlnuti ..ud I'n. v.le II0U.1 s, and fit the 111 up 111 lue bi st style -nil manner. HAi liOFT, IIK1TS A MARSHA!.!,, .Nu JW V aM I King, cor. Market. St., fVler IS 311" III AM HE S, JKFFKKS & 10, c(un:ssiD.. herchants, , i 4 It H r. uni!eraiiol tn-a leave lo return ihsesa lo : I .....i. i .... i patronage, and iniorm them thai Hoy anil eon, e 1 Hie imsinrrs aa heretinore an., hold theioseves r. a I ,ty lo ine.r trieofl. .no ... wno "'f -; ; thfin nb cu..tgi,Mir;ii or busfiffi to n n at , hr.f fktMitid ahilny and Onl no etlorl on Ihtir part, mil Kanlif g fo a iitti:lioii. CHAM HERs1, JEFFERS A CO. Chsrl.si.m. f. I .. J ny IP.i3. 'JTtt RANKIN, FULLIABl k CO., IMPCiHTKRsl AM IIOI.IA I.K I'tAl.KRS IS Foelgn k Domestic, Saple k Fancy i .Vo. ,Vrilinsr trcrt, CilAHI.KVI'liN. S. C. 11. Riiso Aslieville, N.C. W, Il l.l.ltH I -lr of" M.i Rsiuuii..s. laie of (eorf ia II. r MUM, isle ol Arhetille. I ('. Jihl Itsiritttl, at .ii.1ii:ii's dim (. isToiii:, MKXIt'AN VI'TiM; l,IVKIK.r. Pe.MMV l)s.VIi'S I'AIN KIl.t.KK. IR. 1.1'YSIiTT'S rXI'KAI-'t' YKI.LOW IKM K Ml SAHSAril.I.A, H I. I 'S SAIIst'AKII.I.A. VF.STKIC8 lUI.HAM W 1 1,1) I'll KR R Y. llAl.l.r.Y'S ,KAI.H Al.rAIM r.AI'HA) -nut, OH, IHMiH.ANIfi ti KK MAN HI1TKRS I lard uare. OIK slock of IIAKDW'ARF. ccn nol b iqiialhd iii the Town. IIUVI.V, I.TV.GINS k CO., Nu I. (viamie !( t o.i m . i u m i; it 1 1 Ts AMI aixtio.n ni.us. COLVMVIA, S. C. W vrl!,!, give their personal atteniioii to ihesa'e ol l oil. in. Bacon, !'lo"t snd Corn, snd wih ai-o sitend io buying any d, aeripiinn of Merchant! n on ressnnsble lerms, and so'icil a share nf patron ag" from Chsilo'le and the 'urreunding conn' ry. T. n.MAKi lI. J. A. BLAI K, JR. Rl'.l Kl!l-N( KS. Win. Johnston. J 'hn Wells, W. W. Klma. Pemocral cops mini Inrhid. IlKIIKK'S late-t Kiyle of , 1 Hill end C'ai. Wool, t ooi y. bok a.d oiher4 Hate end Caps. IIUVIX, IRT.lilNS k CO. Waiilt'', g B17SIIKI.S of new and well clean, rl " 9 " F W II KA I', at my Millc 10 milec below Cnarioim. weighing not I aa than ante poonda io ll,e busbel 1 i.e White ihe May and the White b-ard.il W'baat preferred, for which tho CASH m"lbt'"- WILLIAM JOHNSTON. August 30. 30lf rWalafl mil IiUuikv From the I hitadrlphia Inquirer. "dy Havana uigar." Ill li. . IIrow.n. Oh ; talk not tonic ol your charming ynunp misses. With checks like the ruby, and teeth like the pei ri i Eyee sparkling with mischief lips pouting for , kin . . s - While lovo lurks witi.in ench luxuriant curl. Though tluse I admin still cl-i ig no merit ashamed of, and then told the little boy, in 1 ll" ,"u,'""' "'y h"'! ,iJcl-rc. a very cross tone, to "be oil ! what the devil And oh ! blame me not tor the vice 1 inherit, ijii .is 1 1 e.i 1 admire much more "my Havana Cgar." did he want here ? and opened one of the papers in great haste, as il he were in a tre For beauty will fade, and bright eyee lose their niendous hurry to ri.2 the novrg. As he i! .-. ''""""'' ,. held it np r-o aa to cover his honest, manly Suit cheika tlmr carnation, a time o idea rwoy : r , . . . , ,, .. , ,, The voice l. loved awcet ess, the V.tatep ft. faee,lf" "'J tew, I COjld fee that the pa- lihtoesF per w up.-ide down; but not because he A low In l flowers the connrat deeny. ' could not read no indeed. Then why should 1 eijjb lor love'a triumph ao ,on addrcs'cd in the manner I have A bachelor1, life is the hnpm.r fur. ! dfcrar' the gentleman it. the liomcspuil I ne'er was so blind as lo worship blind Cupid, I worship alone " my Havana Cigar.' The king en his throne, in the pride of I. is power. The brd round whose brows the wreath'u Lur. I entwine, Mipht envy the tranquil content of this h ur. Though linked witn a fortune aa humble as mine : Theu why ahuuld allurements spnad d.,nlirg be. fore me, fly restless ambition this quiet to b:ir. Sconce nie from pleasure it never Can restore me. Once forced to resign ' my Havana C igar." Tic true I once had my brief vision f plory. And licp'ed to btquclh to my 0 ui.tiy a io.ine ; .Voir, no longer I eeek to be famous in story. Hut leave to my betli r the. struggle lor fame. I-e t othi rs seek pUasurc in m . 1 1 t cri ui:.ls, I.. t herra-. be decked w ith the tropl.u s of w ar, I-el lovers t plightril in holy espous..ls, Vnile i aak alone ' my Havana Cig-r." And ahould some regret, for lost honors confound me, My gentle Havn.ia I quickly invoke, Ann li-t.1, . s its incense is scttc-red orouml me, .My deeja sl stlliclion will vmosb in moke. For alone in my solitude softly rcliiunr, I mourn nol lime's istts Icte m..ny a sear; Nor regret that the wotld'a fancied jnye I'm re. signing. As i press to my lips "my Havana Cigar." Still, one word, gentle reader be genlle with rea eon. And ju.c nol too harshly the llionrhts I've confess d, Nor chared my wild muse with discoursing love's trcsson I.ove, the despot, ne'er ruled in my bachelor breast ; I . -,.,,.v... I ' w t,ll'.l nrt ....... 'J -a A Ad fr, ,nd l ever found but . a.,r Th-.l twinkled at nii,'ht. to le l-st in the morntiit While tliiu I. -a not cSang'd "my HaValiaCigar." Ylisccilaitccus, A N WS BOY'S ncmE. I hare not been in this great city long, and having of late years been accustomed to observe nothing but quiet all around me, I was at Or-t almost deafened by the continu-l al tumult, excitement, and untranslatable jargon of this modern Jerusalem. I tooti became hardened to these things, however, ;.'U nave now tratiiiui y seiiieu uonn wttu , , I J , the natient refleeiioit that fo lont' a mv : 11 ... -it.. . ..l i -.t present pursuit obliges me to remain in u cliT where wealth, tiovortv. si il. profusion. ! luisl.r,, and otlR.r antipodes, exists all to- ;"! "s nii.c nrju .w-v.i- ted and prenerve my equanimity. I was lounging, the other day, in a com-! fortable cushioned scat in the reception ' generous syuq.al hy, I proceeded to ask oth room nf the hotel where I am stopping, er qui-tions ol the ragged liltle new sboy, to thinking over various matters, and endeav-1 all of w hieh he turned iutcliigcnt aud un oring toaniue myself by studyiii'j the phy-i-1 hesitating replies. ognomien of the strangers ccattered about' " W bar' bouts do you live?'1 demanded the apartment, when a ragged little boy ap-: Mr. Hardy, during a pause. pro.iched me. j " I li vc with Sissy,'' answered Eddie " I!uy a paper, sir?" said he, half timidly "'.' Si-5y." " Tribune, Sun, Times !" I he very mention of " Sissy," whoever "No!" said I, with considerable gruff-1 that personage might have been, seemed to nessof manner. In fact, he had interrupted 1 gie the little fellow a deal of pleasure ; and, me in the midst of a mental st.ceulatioti re- i a bright thought striking him, he continued lative to an individual with mustache and foreign appearance who had that instant entered the room, and w hose occupation 1 was endeavoring to surmise at the time the boy spoke to me. The contest in my mind ur an interesting one, because I had de termined that the individual with the mus tache was either a French cook or a Califor nian gambler, and the matter was undeci ded. Hut the ragged boy did nt move oil,' an my manner seemed to indicate ww to i.tc desirable he only looked at me imploringly. " Tlease, Hir, ' caul he, beseechingly, bile the tears I know he tried to keep back j would come, and, overflowing his clear blue eyes, trickled down ihe sallow cheek and fell fast upon the papers in his hand. Hard-hearted as I felt I was, the appeal sent a pang through my callous bosom. I looked at the ctiiiu more closely, lie was! certainly not more than eight yeirs old, and despite the ragged condition of his trousers and the coarse texture of his shirt, there was an appearance of cleanliness about them both which somehow seemed to whi.-per in my car that holy sound, " mother." lut I was mistaken. In the boy's face I saw the untnistakcablc gleam of intelligence which (iod only can give and man cannot take away. Hut there it was misdirected useless ray nknown, uncultivated ; and, if tho future should de velop it, how strong the probability was that it would prove a curso to him and to man kind letiding aid to crime and furnishing perhaps another victim for the gallows ! All this time the subject of my thoughts stood patiently in front of inc. He must have gleaned encouragement from my look ill some way, for he had dried his tears up on tho sleeve of that coarse shirt, and look ed smilingly and hopefully in my face. And it was an honest look too-1 read truth in every flash of the bright eye, and honesty in each laughing wrinkle. Your innate scoundrel never laughs he cauuot. It con tradicts his nature. I bought a paper of the toy, and, with another inile and irtiish jhaking of the curley head,liiHi sajdf an plainly a.- word., ' 1 knew jou would J he went around the room, asking each of rurly iinniitcs the aatiiC question he haifso dopondingly put to Die, and meekly blaring all their ruff rttu.-als. Stop! did I cay all! Not so; lor one gentleman sitting ippot-ite me vex, a d ue gentleman, in a b tueipuu coat-bought two pupers of the little fellow and pave hint a whole shilling for tli ni ; and he vrouldu t let hint get change in ider to give hack all but the price of the pipers I heard him .tell the child to keep 1 nil. He fpokc in a wbii-pcr, but I heard hm for all that; and when I looked as if 1 cpuld have ri.en from niy chair and huggedJm to my heart for it,, lie blushed ano toon'V" confused, as if he had done something he felt very much : coati llie I"'J looked at lulu wonderingly lor a full minute, and I saw his little lip rjinver snd hm eyes till again with tears; but another timid glar.ee at that good hu mored countenance fceetiitd to comfort him, and, brushing away the tears, he walked blowly towards the dcor, every now and then turning half round first to look at the gentleman in homespun a:id then at me. The look spoke volumes jf innocent grati tude to both ; but the gentleman ne ver took the paper down froni his lace, and seemed to be deeply engaged in reading it, as I said before, upside down. No doubt he found that system exceedingly laborious and try ing, lor presently he pulled forth a very large red silk pocket hatnlkerehief, on pre tence of blowing kin uue, (which he made a treat deal of unnecessary, parade in do itig), and then stealthily wiped the moisture from his eyes. ' Come here to me," said I to the news boy, loud enough for my fiieud opposite to hear. 1 he boy immediately turned and approach ed me. I observed the up-ide down paper cautiously lowered, sj that the individual behind could ace over it ; but the instant lie nu t my eye, up it went again, and the head instantly couinier,eed moving rapidly side ways, as if the owner were ju.st 111 the mar row of an intensely interesting paragraph, ill the perusal ol which he was not to be dis turbed on any account whatever. "What' your name!'' I demanded of " K ldie, sir,'' said he promptly. " K ldie what '. Tell me your other name.'' " Yes sir Eddie liurtci," he answered. iy this time the gentleman opposite had put the paper in his pocket, and, with an air of ean lessnes which of course deceived me tenibly, walked over lo the side where I was sitting. He finally sat down in the adjoining neat, and, touching me lightly on the knee with a great brawnj hand, a blow from which might have split an inch board, said, with a friendly nod " Fine lookiti boy, fir.'' "lie i.-, indeed,' said I, "and evidently not accustomed to the hard life he is lead ing now. Suppose I ask? ' I'o it, returned my new aequamlance, 1- . j.. : I In .... .... .1.. vgi-n v uo :i, aim mcuuc .c cm uo n i . ' 11 e somct li i ti that is, sir, met he you can for him, il he i deservin.' Lord loc you, sir, I v seen a heap of niiserv since I've bin in thi place. 1 live in Alabama, sir, and my name i Hardy John Hardy." In accordance with the request of honest John llanly, Bliose laee lairly slione vutli wttli much eagerness "Wont you come with me and see Si.asy ! Oh, you will like her so much ? 1 know you wi l. She s so good nobody can help lowng her nobody can." lie seemed so earnest and honest, and Hardy looked Bt me so anxiously, that I rose directly and signilied my willingness to go and fee her at once. 1 hardly know which exhibited the most glee the child, who capered about in aj perfect fever for happiness, or Homespun; Hardy, who grasped my hand within his own ami gave it sucli a squeeze mat my fingers tingle now at the very recollection of it. cooll we started pelimell across lroa'l- way, keeping a sharp lookout for the omni buses, carts, and vehicles of every descrip tion that incessantly dah up and down that, noisiest of thoroughfare's, endangering the lives or limbs of all inexperienced or ineau- i tious pedestrians win) cross their path. . Away we went into Centre street, with its' railroad and dirty gutters thence through several smaller streets, of w hich 1 have for- ! gotten the names and inner wish to learn again, each successive one being if possible ' more filthy than its predecessor until nt ! length our little pioneer, almost exhausted ' with the haste ho had mani.'esteJ, halted in j front of a wretched building three stories j high, and apparently swarming with human : beings, the very dregs of creation, many of; whom peered troni the broken windows, as if curious lo ascertain what ;ould have brought us there with that child. " Sissy has been very sick," said the boy, turning to us with one bare foot upon the stairs which it seemed necessary for us to mount " very sick poor sis ' and she isn t a bit stronger now; but then I am, and I m growing to he a big boy and when I in a man, wou t I work for her ! Yes, and she shall be a lady again, like fche was before father died," The child's utterances became choked with grief at the recollections to which this simple explanation gave rise, and he could rjsj n more. As wc wet I up tho crary flight of stair, Hardy's cold became so troub lesome that he had to apply the big led silk handkerchief to his nose and eyes various times before they ceased to annoy him. Up, up we went, to the very garret, and passing several rooms full of mi-cry, came at length to a low door, at which the boy knocked gently. "She has to keep it locked," said he in an explanatory tone, " because some of the neighbors get drunk and are very trouble some.'' The koock was twice repeated before any uoticc seemed to be takeu of it on the in side. " Who is it! at last demanded a sweet female voice. " Only me, ssy," answered our little conductor, "and some good gentlemen I vo brought to see you.'' The door was opened, though after a mo ment a hesitation, and we entered the roo'.i. 'Ihe figure before us I shall never forget. A tender child, (lor she could not have been more than fifteen years of age,) beautiful as she. morning, and alone unprotected in this terrible place! iilie had lair auburn hair, dimpled cheeks, and a color in the-m which I feared was of that hectic nature so dread ful in the consequences it always betokens. There was about her an air of grace and n titienieiit that unmistakeably evinced the born lady; and when she modestly court.-i-cd in nply to my salutation, there was a gentle ea.-e in her maimer which bespoke one used to education and ac;ouipli.-hiiituts. The room, though poorly furnished, was in perfect keeping with its inmates neat and bcnipulo'isly clean. " See, Sissy, what that gentleman gave me for only two papers," exclaimed the little boy, kissing her affectionately. '' For only two! All that! And the other gentle man too you don t know how kind they were to me.'' Hardy's cold did stein a.i if it would not give him an instant' rest, lie coughed and wheezed in the nio-t terrific maimer, and a more nervous man than myself might have been alarmed by the symptoms of suf fering he evinced. However, he walked over to the win. low and applied his sover eign remedy the red silk handkerchief; alter which he remained contemplating the prospects from the window piles of broken bottles aud dingy chimney wilh extraor dinary interest. "' I h.ipe," said Sissy, " you have not been troublesome to the gentlemen, Kddie." "Not at all," I stammered, for she really took me qui'e aback ; " hy no means. We asked hini to bring us you will pardon lue, won't you! thinking we might he of assis tance in .-ome way to you." read my very soul, and then her eyes be came suffused with tears. " It's the fir.-1 time," said she, wiping away the pearly drops, "that any one has spoken kindly to me for so long oh ! so long and I can t help crying." Aud she bur-t out afie-h. " There, there," said I, as soothingly as I knew how. " Hon t cry. Sissy," exclaimed her broth er, throwing his arms around her neck, aud kissing her. ' Pott t cry." " How came one of your birth," I ventur ed to ask " for you have evidently seen better days in this wretched place! What reverse of fortune has reduced you thus r" " Well, sir," answered she, looking very mournfully into my face, " it is a longstory. My poor lather was once a rich met chant in this city. He became insolvent, and hard creditors took all he had left. Not but they had a right to do so, but it did seem hard not to leave some little things he valu ed at a thousand times their worth. They took all, sir, ami it nearly broke his heart. Then, when when mother mother oh! indeed, I cannot !" she shuddered, and hid her lace in her hands. I wus silent. The little boy crept near me, and whispered in a low tone I could jut understand - " Moth er ran away from us, and then father died !" oth these innocent children resin d into each other's etiilu nee, and mingled their sobs. F.veti Hardy could pretend indifl'er euce no longer. " I must blubber,'' said he, "so yergc.es!" and suiting the action to the word, the big red silk handkerchief was flourished for full five minutes, at the '.'. ol which time he approached the children, and lifting Ins arms above them, exclaimed : " With the blessing of (iod, you shan't suf fer any more. 1 ain't tit to do much now, but t i-morrow, Sissy, ef you 1! let me, 111 come yer and se you It shall be all right, never fear, May 1 come !" She could only answer with sobs. ' Here," continued he, emptying his pock et in her tap. " Take that au git what you want. 1 11 come back." "liod bless you !" said she, falling upon her knees and raising her eyes to that heav eu which saw tlirmth all that abode of wretchedness and had not forgotten, her " tiod bless you and He will !'' And there, kneeling upon the flcor, with their hands clasped in supplication to the eiuer of all goud, we lett these two poor children, and silently groping our w ay down the trembling stairs, returned to tho rich hotrl we had left but an hour before, wiser and better for our tir-t visit to tli.it abode of sinless wretchedness. The next morning, as I was quietly cat imi my brcakfa-t, some one touched tin geiilly on the arm. Supposing it to be tho excellent servant who attends to my epicure an wishes, 1 said " Nothing more, I'M ward, thank you " and proceeded w ilh my break fast without lookiiiL' round. lint the luomdual behind my chair, whoever it wa, never budged, and gently touched my shoulder the second time. 1 turned and saw my friend of the preceding day Mr. Hardy., " Hush!" said he, laying his finjer u-ioti his lip, and glancing around in the uio-t mysterious manner. "I waut to speak to you." I rose at once from the table, and walked down stairs with the big-hearted Alabami an. '' Stranger," said he. as soon as we had seated ourselves apart from other individu als in tho room. " lx l eia a tii.Uiiu 'bout them ebild'n cvtr since we left that air place last nighf." At this moment some lounger approached, and, as if he had been caught almost in the net of some dreadful crime, Mr. Hardy coughed anil pretended to admire the but tons on my vest. Alter the object of his dread had walked past, he cautiously con tinued : " I Vint had a bit o' rest all night. I couldn t get that innocent little gall bless her sweet eyes out o' my mind, no ho', and I've determined uow just what I'll do. Yo can t have ln-r." I looked surprised, and my good natured friend made a desperate attempt to frown ami seemed blood-thirsty ; but it was a la mentable failure. " 1 mean," said he, in an apologetic tone, that you don't want her, you know; and besides, as it struck with a luminous idea, " you've got a wife and seven or eight chil dren of your own to take kcer on. lVm't say a word about it I know yoj have ; iind iso I think, if the gal is willin' and tin; boy, ' too, why, you see, I 11, you see ' It was evident hone-t Mr. Hardy could get no farther; so I lent him a helping hand. " You will take tln-m to your home in Aiabi.i in, saio I, ami uoopi iiiem as your own !" "That's it!" he exclaimed, jumping up and sitting down again with one motion. i" You've hit it, ex ict'y! S posin' we go ' around, hey .'" j Of course I was anxious to sec the kind intentions of my southern friend cousuin tnated, and immediately consented. In a I lew moments we had reached the house, ! ascended the crazy steps, and knocked at i " Sissy s" door. A light step sprang for jward, and in a moment Hardy had Si-sy in j his stalwart arms. She kis-ed him ivi'h all Uhe sweet confidence of purity and childlike ; innocence, and tears of happiness streamed I down his cheeks as he n turned the cm i brace. Then camo Eddie s tune. I'oor boy 1 how full of glee he was! And so j was Sissy, and Hardy, and I and all of us. A great change for the belter had taken place in both tlw children since the preced ing day. 1! t!i were neatly and haml-onio-! ly dressed, and looked very ill suited to that I poverty stricken abode. In explanation, Sissy tuld u that she had usd some of the money Hardy had isven her to get her own ;--:d her brother's clothing out of pawn, where it had been ever since it was pledged 1 for bread, when the children were thrown ! hcli'i'.ssly up ,m the world. And Sissy louk 'ed so innocent, and so beautiful, and so 1 happy, that, for the life of me, I couldn't help feeling a little cnvioil- of their brnefiie jtor. I tried hard to, but 1 eould't help it. I, "Nosv then, Sissy." said Hard v. after hn i had siiiiieiciill v embraced and admired lnT, j" I'm going home to-morrow that is, if yoii and Kddie will go way down to Alabama ; wilh me, and be r,nj children. 1 ve got enough for all of us, and hey!" j Si,.-y burst in teari. With a great effort her hetiefactor restrained his own, and ta king both children by the ban 1 motioned me to lead the way and 1 did. . t a "I 1 j n as spoken until we reached the landing place, ut the foot of the j.t;iir. Were Mr. I Hardy coolly poked his head into the door ' of another miserable apartment, and address ing the only iuiuat-- a creature who had once been a mini said, fumiiiurly " Stran- 'gr-r you'll Iind some little plunder in that air sl;y-lirht room. It be I .digs to the.-" ba bies take it along." ; That night Kddie and Sissy slept in a coiiifoi'taide r-'on, at tie. 1 1 i -1 . The next day. Hardy an 1 'he two children starte ! for Alabama. I kis.-ed Si-sy and her broth er shook the hioii'st Alabamiuu heattily by the hand, and the la-t W ji'ds li" address, ed to tne, as 1 parted from him at the boat, were "liod LiefS vou !"' LAKH iF Ci M. The following is c..pie 1 from one of " Tho First Private s ' letters to the New Orleans lVlta, giving some extracts from the written inipresious uf the charming Mr. Levert, now in Kurope. The extracts are from lit ters to hei' mother, and the " First I'nvatc " says : " Those I saw to-day, refer to t!;st cla-s-ic home of art- and a rii -1 -, Como, which, since the days of I'.iny the lounger, who was boru on the shores of its romantic; lake, has been the theme uf poets, and the abode of retired grentiirS-. Thong1', but live miles broad, it is lift V -eight ill eil cumfi. renci thai lapturcs lavished on its scenery 1 cients and moderns caniit be all art i i Tho following is the extract from I.eveit's letter : ; and V an eial." Mrs. I.AKK 1Y ( (.Mo. I know it will delight vou, dcart-st, to have a letter from inc. written on the banks of Lake Coiilo, s ii roundcd by such sciiery as tile eye never b holds elsewhere, l aney tii seated at a small table of a window. I overlooking 'bis lovely scene more lowly ; far than all the description-of t uii. ts. pic , tares of at I i t or romam c- of the p ei. j " To traverse the placid waters, we took a rowbeat, the mo-: plea-ant vel.ieie Imag inable. I had a little table In the middle, ! on w Inch I wtvU intpres-ions of tie- scenery in nivjitini.il. Cur two o-'r-no n wore as itaikative as I'tv-de.-. and gave in,, e pi. his ' ilest i-iptioiis o a; tin- remarka'de phe. s i We passed tho villa ( 1'agli.oii. within i a few van's id" the wind.vw nt whieii was 'seated that wot Id-retiowiA'd dan-cu-e her-, 'sell! We glided so slowly and so c! -ely jib. -it I could see he r aim -t as plainly as if. 'in the same room. She I ...Ud t.ided, wvin-: kled, pallid, and o!il. t'h. wliocoiuu t.,v lieve her so tvceiiily the giaei ful and lovely embodiment ol Sylphide ! It is aearee Iv seven years since she reti.ivl. " I'agli'oni is very rich, and owns quite a ' number of villas on the Lake, now rented , out. I " Hv In r side sat a fair and lovely young t woman, her married daughter, the Princes j Trabaskoe, and the flag cf Russia floated; over the pretty villa. " The next wo came to was that of te renowned IVta, the friend and preceptress! of Parodi. Only think, dearest, of two such i iklrliua US i j daav. -si i t'. um cn of the song side by side in early fame, and next door neighbors in their age. " Wc landed at l'asta's villa, ami proceed ed to pay a visit to its famous mistress. I. iifortnnately, she w as on a visis to Genoa iiiifortiinately for us, but happily for her only child, a resident there. Still, her wait ing maid French showed us all over the hou-e, even to tho bed-room of the great cantatrice, the floor of which is of pure marble, laid out in mosaic of the most ex quisite workmanship. Busts and pictures of her in all her great character were a b u ml an tl y d i,-pl ay ed .. " 1 gathered a sprig from her favorite bovver a flowcr-eovcred seat, where sho sits in the evening gazing out upon the sil ver lake. I brought also from the shores in frjttt, a curious pebble. Oh! those shores they are more beautiful far than pictured by Uuiwer. and described by Claude. Hut hero am 1 expatiating on tho beauties of I ('onto, and leaving unspoken the glories of !tln! Alps. To cross these mountains is to realize more than the dreams of youth. The I scenery is grand snhliinc. The smooth road has a parapet built on the outer edge, I so that you can, in complete safety, enjoy j the magnificent spectacle of Alps riding over Alp-. We wuiu but a few yards from the glaciers lnrge blue fields of ice and seeio : ingly close to tho vt-rnal snows, j " At the very highest peak of the moun tain a gentleman gtillautly presented me a I boa jin t of llowers. ' In cuiivcr dug together ! I found he was a Mr. Ogden, of Chicago. ;Thus, you see, dearest, I hr.ve found friends 1 clo-e Ngain-t tha skips' at h ast the clouds I were far beneath our feet, as we talked of our own beloved country, i "We had seven Americans in ail; and p i-sing the night nt Isalle, the first Italian town, we travelled together to Lago Magi ore, visited its renowned palace, grottoes and wardens, and thence came on to Cutno." I Tl.us speaks my chart.! ig t nwiswoman of persons and places asreeablc to all. To nc the fir-t are especially so ; for l'usta and Taglioni were rival deities in fame at the tempi? where I first worshipped the divinity of music and poetry of motion. FoUKKIN NKWS HUOl'tiHT HY THE STEAMER CANADA. The Kmperor of Russia bad sent au au tograph letter to I'rince Meiischikolf, con gratulating him on tho victory nt Sinopc, stating that the fb-ot in the lilack Sea had proved itself to be worthy of its destination, Mid thanking his " brave seamen for their efforts on behalf of the honor and glory of Russia." The report that the Russians had at tacked Kalafat on the 4th of Heeeinber, and u-4 t-v-.i i"joi--a ,;.ii g.Lut eAiuagu on both sides, ha,- been contradicted. 'i he Russians surrendered Eiivan without resists i,re. The Sultan had sppoined Abdallah l'a ha, a licorgian, Governor of Georgia. The Ru-siiins bad been defeated in an at tack on a'b'dcsgee ( ' ) Fort St. Nie dai h id been t.'.ken by stir prise, an I only eighty Turks had e.-.ciped out cf 1 '!('. Th Czi.r ha, it is sail pensioned the Servian I'rinees. The I 'arts eorrespotident of the London M iiil- ( ,... .states that England and Frani j have fully agreed as to the propriety of taking efficient measures to co erce Russia, aud that instructions 1iad been given to the Hriti-h and French Admirals to stop all Russian ships cruising in tha lilack Sea, and to force them to return to Saba.-top.il, and not allow them to leavo again until peace shall have concluded. -V statement th ,t the French Envoy at Constantinople had objected to the English Admiral's desire to intercept the Russian fleet on its return from Sinope, had cati-cd Uriah di-eussion in Paris. I here w ere rumors of engagements on tha Danube, but nothing reliable. The scarcity of grain in France will be nto-t severely felt during the l ist of Febru ary, and one half of the grain which had arrived ia that country was to compensate, it U said, for the failure of the last harvest. The P Jo, D-p :!i published the document purporting to he the letter of instructions from the f.nir powers to their ambassadors at CoiK-taiitinople. The Mun. ill-Hi- rc-jopit-s tt, but docs not say whether it is genuine or spurious. The letter refers to the protocol of December 5th, of Austria, France, liritain and Prussia. It flop,.- that the Pone will eircum-ci ihe the ililliculty between Turkey and Russia within its true limits, aud avoid introducing new elements into the war. It calls on Turkey to declare that she is stiil desirous of a peaceful set tlement, aeeepting tiie assurance of Russia that no infringement on the Sultan's sove reignty is iuteli led ; that the Czar is prepared to discuss any plans f r re-establishing peace and ev ac. luting the Principalities; suggests that the Kussian and Turkish plenipotentia ries be instru-ted with this negotiation, and that they should ii"t treat except in the presence of the rcprcsci.tatiu s of the four powers, and that a city in a neutral country be selected for the session of conference ; and. tu"her, that the opening of the onfe. rencc be the signal of au armistice. 1 his iii-pati h the ambassadors are ordered to nal to lb -chid Pasha, and to impress it on his u'tcntioti. Tin; Inputs als.i publishes the protocol it-el;', io, ei-el v as above, but with this im portant s, iitei.ei "That the exi'tenee of Tui key within the limits which tra-atie- lure assigned to her lias in fact become one of the tieces-ary conditions of European e qaiiibrium, and the present war cannot til any ease involve modifications in the t.-mtoiial circumspection of tho two em pires calculated to alter the state of pos-scs-hois which limA hn consecrated in tha E.i-t, and which is ricec-stiry for tho tran quility of all the ether Powers. Turkey is therctore iuviie.l to stato on what terms it w.l! treat." Py a Lies-, dated Constantinople the 30th ult., we learn that the courier bearing tho note and letter had arrived, and that the auih:,..Si.tors of the four powers forthwith proceeded to set ss directed. The Saltan's1 reply was i xpeted to r ?ch Vienna on tfca via vi lt,i-:ier. L-v.-w- i v that Lc ro-
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