Y
4e tlrqe to tuod, to oulr dountlrii, to yoqr Duty."
at?t .OTTE. 3NT. O., 3X.SLOI2: SO, 1361.
1 TTXvJ-32?----
,,,..,. T. J. HOLTON,
eniTiiEss and pii')i'RirTBna.
TEH MS:
. .uri .llh..n-...,l..,.t.,.l..
rh'N l,' l TWO HI.I-AHHin advancet'l'WO
'fl'lv AND firrV CKNTS if payment be
'' ii ;,MW..I.m,ii..;a.,d'niKKK DOLLARS
'''.'Vt.iJ ..I' tnu ur. Nopaper will br duo...
u'i.,, until H irroarac-es paid,.xceplet lh
.t.inollhc t-'1"
itl1.o.enl.iiieerUdalOnel.lierpr.Kluere
iu .1... ......I f..u. t'.ir Ihe brelinacr-
is hues or leaa,..na . j
10 cniia for each continuance. I oorlkd
m. iita Sheriff! Sal" charged Wo Pr
" n, iriT.-r : mil deduction of33 per cent.will
"V f c r ".Adveriiecmeiite inserted monthly or
' 5 cc n I a pe r aq u re for e a c h Urn..
.'" , . ,rB .ending in their idvertieementi
ifl"" ....... I. ,.na desired Of
"iVl'lw .neer'led until t..rbict end charged ac-
.rJHitlJ-
,, ..mister.. reautho..edl..eeteeegent.
V I I.K ! AtlO.
WATCiil S, JlWELRIi
V MUtS und PLATED UE,iJk
AND
s , 5 Cr.ntte Rai.-e,opp...ite Maneiou Houi!,
CHARLOTTE. N. 0.
F,,rn Ui repairing W.I. fcee A Jewelry.
Junf 7. If--.9. l3"
;. W. ilKl'K Willi
H osi,T-lTI.V '
HUH
V. ' 7 T 15 V
1,
ILU..U Vltt. It.,
,r -HI Ir.T IMJI.laM ISO ialCisI a. aal'raCTTBB
'( ,n and Miiiaiii l.i .lock before purchaewg
ruiiSiTuhK!
AT
t a.iKi.f.hTo.v fit it i; v
'et-isaa-k.i-
3 AVIi fVflCU AfED THE F.NTIRK
J ii -.iiv K OF
r Tf 13 tT T TTTTl F.
i O Ai AW A A "k -e
'J i fAsraaa A i o.. and "ciUd with mi
,y urul'r, V a. I. IE luviuanN. we intmd lo eer
I , ti l it I.U-H. !''' Hie fjrul of
DavIBG1? 4-. EGIHE.
,r, -II ii brancUa. al the "Id etand ol J. M. Sao
.At ....
rsTii. Tiif riTor jx"AtT nut,
m
T iv, !-i,.rcol I0 r. r-M-. " occuuied
' irtAMI DAKK OF THE STATE.
A Fa, Stock of Fun U U',
M .y b f.und at lh,a LiUblimnirnt, ind
. plf. - .,url. to
Ecll R8 Low an the same articles can bo
bought in dlAHLESTON, o.- any oth
er Southern City.
rail. FRAnkIm iiunAi!
W,i hirchrgurilie Manutaciuttnt l,f4rlmtnt,
i,'rr mmk uiird will br prompliy tiltudtd to,
4t., J r4jnin oj ny ktnd netiy Nr.
KUU T. F. DAVIDSON.
N. ll lUvinj taken lh' Af-ncj of "FISK'S
i I.I A I.H : III KIAI. I AMVV' H'tj win wj
b. rrl ,. I, R.F. U.
HAVINi; K.lri out uur ew tiro .1 .ck of Furni.
lurn. A-r. la liiT K. l)viu.N wh. to.
Z ll.,r with l,ii I.ii.IIm r. W ill O.vmiioK, rtprcl
l " ll,e lI.ov. lu.inr.t at
iu.,!,:r ll.e fi'.u. f
DAVlLtO.M & Bt.OTHER
H ' i..mi, I v i uu iiM ii i i!h iii lu i,ui in, -lull anil
t -' i: ul,,, II, y Wl-h all IIHIIU in that 1J,
i ' r .i I -,n m litvt 111 lltul,re rvtcTud at Ihr-ir
!,:,.
J. M SANDKUS A Co.
()rllr "J, lfl.ll. ntl
:i.ii!v'inM!OLTsi:.
31!!K .u I..! i il r i, .i , Hull) .ii in. I, ia liirini-r
A , .ill, I In, puill.l (.' l.rf ,'ljr, lhal h
i . ,wi,.,l pi HOIISK, ondrr Ilia ab,.k nainn,
i" .. I y ,i)iU. .tl,i K iUa it Will lil, two
' , 1, l, ..ra J . Y H-yir A Co, hoi a.
' ) Hi., y hi Intli U a full u Mm tinrli I ul
Family Groceries,
l .,(,, Htitlrr u'nl I'xii; Chukrnt,
J . , t.V.'rr -, liillHlli, uti, I'D LI'S,
l ufivn, H'idh, ije
ii'i'inr I dl . ' ' wrKiirt,
llitt :iul 4 i,
l.tullt H A' ii' tittt nH h'h Shorn,
iiiit'iii'k, i l.uiii i, MnrlMKt
i'inl-hlnH I ichtHn, A'r ,
"lid It ll mi r ' i ii Kmiey Al IM lea, all ul which will
j.d.u the i-iy luwi-tl iiniT Crl aah or Martrr.
1'. W AMKKNS.
N II In nil ii In llin al- vr, I ml. lid tn fit
"l t.y in.' int .,1 V.v.n.Uir, ii l.irj.t- ami ruiiii.irt-atili-
11,,' in f ,r m v I nain.iii-ra, whira a Lunch may
ul",, br ti.i.l at niiy tune. It will be mj aim to
nrrit a alurn ul public palrnn i(..
K. V. AIIHKNH.
N M. Tlir Ing'ir.l ;,rir.. p.ld l,,r lllllt.T, Hlfa,
'In. I .iia, fiihl.nr' I'.il.i", a and othi-r I'roiluua.
II i I 'ii II at tin. Al.irki l Hi. iisp.
K W. AIIHKNS.
'ro,cr 10, lHlil). 3IMI'
t'liainbers, lUrncs & Co.,
1' uclorsiiiul (it iiorul Comiiiis i o n
MKIICIIAXTS,
I'll A It Ii KS'I'OX, S. V.
MnUILORING
riM.iniiM, fci'iti.ioi co.
I AVE ala.i added to Uieir lioady made Cloth. ,
It mv Slock, a Morchatil Tailorluf Depart-
nicnl, to which Ihejr call tht cipecial atlealion of
their many frionda and cuatoineri.
cy intend inukmg Una department lecand to
none in the ISlat.-, either in atyla and quality of
(jionda, or in tli oiuuuicturc ul Uiiriuenta.
Al all timea will be found food ituck of Black
and Colored Clothe, Enirliah, French and American
Ceaimeree, and enety of Veiling! Alau, in
aaaortiuent of
They feci confident of their ability to undereell
any other bouse in the Stale, Iroui Hie advantage!
Ibry bate in gelling their g oodi.
Their guoila are buughl l.y the quantity, by one
of the Finn who reeiuee in the Northern marlieti,
which riea him the opporlunity of taking eflvan.
tage ol the pneca ul ooda, theieby laving at
laait
gcs Twenty-Five Per CenfZCH
To the conaumer. O Diuiee lived an Uullari
nude !xi o try ua.
E. FULL1NGS,
J.NO. M. iSI'lilXGS,
SrptemUt 25, IbGU. Mil
GKEATvlCJUFICE
CP
Axl WIMEU
Jl'ST I.KC'LIVI'.U FKOA1
(iOODMAN & EIGENMIAN,
lhADE 8TRLET,
OPPoSITI
OATliS V WlIJalA.MS.
la , E reajjectfulcy imiirin the citiunaof Char.
mm lotte. ad aurrouiiUioE country llml we
If j prepared to offer
u it i; i I i tctJitJTi
DRY GOODS,
Hutu, i a, ", At.
aPlO A I.4IOI A .a. RTMKNT OF
.... 1 LI M .."' 1 1 K vIslll.NU COOIW.
AU,
A Urgt Hoek ' I Lamia nd Ct i.l! inen'a
Mi A Ls A.NDtLOAKS.
I j- f lvue call and examine uur Ouvda before
parcbaainf ciatwhrre.
(jOUDMAN A EIGLSHRUN.
CrM.tr t. ti6U. !(8lt'
fa orursiiNCi.
itv7 Store, New Goods!
AT
Lcowenstein & Dro.
wKAKLy ..,.iiie!he t uuri lluuae.wbera they
have an taienaiae it'K-k of
c i. o i ii i A' a,
II O It I. II A T J ,
AMI
and a laige variety of
DU3IKST1C GOODS
AND
i not i. it I i:s.
fer.nn. will do well to give ue a .-.all belure pur
chaaing elat where.
LOKWEXSTEIN A URO.
Otlor9.le6U. tf
'J I IK f.KKAT
CLOTIILNIJJIFOHIUAI.
FUlLIN , SFKLNGS & CO,
IIKALIIUI IN ALL K1NUS Of
HEADY .MADE CLOTHING
Ft UMMIIM. (iOODS,
V .tl.lt I .
l'ulliitKis, !; tV t .
W.- Ol l.l) call the repreial atlflitioo of thelf
f Im nua .ml patioi.a lo tneir
m,u Moth iv clo'ihim;.
bow ( nil.. 'Ih.y Hunk lly call ullel giealer
llli.ut.li.el.. a U no,... l-n U.-J I.. v. I .l.il.e.
tlirir gouoe Li-mg Oouglil at leouceu ralea anu al
such ..li-ea aa ll.. J teel eolinoAilil IIO llouae 111 the
Male cau iwuipeie Willi,
'iney ate olli.rii.g very nice
' tM.'ll.lii; klll
ironi I'J tn Vi!o. All manner ol
I Ah.slMr.ltfc. fAMS.CArolAlKKt:, SILK,
MAl ALAL AMI VLLVl-.t tTS,
UVfc,K lOAl'
Of ail grades and atyiea.
Tl.t sIh.vc G.iu.ie c.i.ii.il im aurpaad in alyie
ai.u make, lwvii,fc. M11 iiiauuLietiirid unuer Hie
eulialanl aui perv.suiii ul one ot Ihe Arm.
FL'LLLNGS, bi'KLNoS Jt CO.
Srplimkri U., lot-U.
,B as WAVAV' Bi2 U M UcaiaVes .
OlTOMlie KIKIl'8 IIUTIL,
t IIAUI.O I 'I i:, C,
(Late with K. W . Dueawltli.)
Fine Walehea Cloc'aa and Jewelry, of every de.
acriplinn, repmreil ar.d warranted tor 111 nionihe.
Orlo'ier lb, I Slid. 3011
S. T. Wi iston,
11 AM FMTl RKK of, and dealer in I'lainand
i.vJL Jspaniied Tinware, Hlnv.Te, Wooden Ware.
Hrooius, lirushrs, oxc, in Mouth wing of bpriuga'
Corner lluil.lui.
Job Work, aueb aa r.ajAng, t altering, Ac. done
with despnich
ij JOHN T. bt'TLEli,
afV' 1-KACT1LAL
SP 3IAKKII,
10.
8PBINO.
A flur-h of green ia oa the hmnaki, '
A warm breath panleth in the air,
And in the earth a heartpulae there , "
Tbroha unoernealh her breaat of anuwa I
Life I! latir among Die woodi, ,
And by he moor, and by the Jttream, ,
The year, aa from I torpid dream, J
Wakei in the luualiini on the budi ;
IS i I I w..'
f Vv'akei up in muaic ai the long
' O woo bird, and l.ioaen'd rill
Mrore trequeat from the windy hill
: Cornea greening force! aialel along
Waltee up in beauty ai the allien
Of woodl'iud p.l the g'eimi rrceirei
Though bright flowrri, over br ided Icavei,
Or broken lunlignu, gclden-greepa.
6he ieei the eutlaw'd winter tay
Awmle, to gather alter nun
Snow rohAa, froat cryilall'd diadem.
And them lu aolt ahoweri paaa away.
She could nut love rough winter well.
Yet cannot chooae but mourn him now ;
So weare awhile on her brovr
Ilia gift a gleaming icicle.
Thru tarm her. lovj.'g to the nun,
Ijpheav.a her boaoin'a aweil to hia,
And, in the jny of hu hr.t kiea,
Forge w for aye thai ilcroer une
Old winterU pledge rom he. he r"avea
'1 hat icy cold, though glittering ipar
And tone! her with I green evmui.
AJ girdle! round her brow with leave! ;
The primroie and wood violet
lie langlca ia her ahming hair,
And. teachei elfin breitel fair c,
To aing her aou.e ewtet cuaxoi.t,
Alt prorrlaing long aumnirr hou'a,
W bt-n ahe ia hie embrace ana ll lie
L'noer ttie brrd uouie of fnghi .ky
Oa un.aay couchee ilrr'u Willi rloweri,
Till ihe imilri back again to him
The beauty beaming lrm hia luce,
And, robed in light, glow a with the grace
Of Ldmi-palacca cherubim.
O earth, thy g'owinr Invelineie
Around eur ver health i.i thrown
An uiiuhi.iiiii.j joj.n, e a,, ua own,
Ai.u au.n.'u ua u'n Willi li,.y.i.i..
liscdlantDUSe
THE HAD
Night en tbe Father of Waters 1 Night,
witb ber sable vil lowering ever the maur
aiag city of New Orleans.
Tke abrill roar of tbe escaping ateara told
all who beard it that ibe steamer Western
Bell bad eaal off ber shore liues, and was
bow, like an uoeaged wild bird, poising her
aelf oa tke wind, ready to atari btr flight
ap the Misisippi.
I was not a luorjent too soon, for ere I
had reached tbe promenade deck the gang
plank we. drawn in. "Good bye" was said
to tbose gathered ea the wharf baadker
ebiefs fluttered in the breexe, waiving as
adieu, and we were off.
It waa when tbe cholera was raging so
fearfally at tbe southwest, almost depopu
laliag whole cities in a single day, aud car
rying death and desolation in nearly every
family.
Tbe panio waa at its height .' New Or
leans. Business of all kinds appeared to
be utterly proatrated before tbe issiatltss
raarch ef tbe dread destroyer. All, er
nearly all, wbe hsd fri:ud or pecuniary
ability, were intern enly on plaoing them
selves or families al a safe disuses from
the deadly viaitaal.
Ai a natural consequence, every boat or
other conveyance, wbieb had nt eeaaed
running, waa crowded with the flying and
fear-atricken citixen.
Tbe Welters Bell formed to exception
to the general role, aud on this occasion, as I
. u . .
sbe swung off into tbe stream, an observer
,, , . ...1 j
ooald readily have seen that she was crowd-
ed to her almost eapaoity.
Ere we bad reaohed tbe channel, I ob
served tbe captain burry past mv, mutter
ing to bimioll, apparently in great agita
tion t
"Had I only known before we cast off
yet something must bo done, that is cvi
dont but what?''
"Give aie the obargel"
Cipl. Ki-yuolds raised his eyea at the
sound of tbe elear and sonorous but some
what imperative voice ibal uttered
tbs
i.-u-ij ...tt r... ...rA .,1
, , , 1 , ,
approached from the opp site direction,
and wbo, instantly seizing his hand, said;
"Captain, tbe engineer has lift bis post
gone upward dead the cholera !" and
bia gestures were significant as he spoke.
"lam already aware of the fact!' said
the captain, witb auxiety in bis tones, "but
why do you evince ausb an interest iu tho
matter! wbilo his momentarily stern gaze
reeled upon the oounlenance of tbe stranger,
whose face was partly concealed by a
heavy beard and moustache of gloaay black
ness. "I am Lieutenant George Hilton, of tho
United Slates Army, but formerly chief en-
giucerofthe Prairie bird, at your ser
. .. .... ... ' .
V.oe,' saia me stranger, in a rurr.eu bicl-
war mentioning a well known t,al. uotvU
1 ..... Ke fne har anenrl ami auneriar
accomBiodatior.s.
"And y.t your object is to offer your
services to .... as engineer for the up trip?"
said Captain Reynolds, inquiriugly.
"As you have intuitively perceived, it
is " laid the stranger.
"Sir-Lieutenant, I thank you, doubly
Ibank you, and will avail myself of your
kind offer; ao.cpt.ng in lb. same geaer-
ous spirit with which il ie uiado, and with-
out further ceremony 1" raid ibo oaptniu.
aa be warmly pressed tho haud ol the other,
"Knowing that llm firemen were all green
I bendi, I was just hasUotn io take cbirirn. nH al l fer'-il nstu.ro of tbe npned
BDfl ann(' hit I ,ii'h, it, pn:reer's which wii mementirilj iuorea'iog,
rlc arln bdI but now tball feat at eass ", "We cball be blown to efrrriity ! Shoot
i 'J bei let nie at onee later upon du ie, tbe wild beast down ! Our lives are in tli
tbere i,. do time to loiei' said thi lieutenant, balance 1" Tim word wi-re oniiDouly
. and th re wan a straa'o gleam in bis wild, ecbod by Ibe Hharp elick of a revolver
rektl.e' eyes and a rptveus pacuiiaritr io "Stay I Hold! On your life, fire not !'
biag 'ur. i ' 'And tho voice ranj like a r.lirion, yet vtitb
I vii unnotioed by Iba aaptain or if be all tbe wild muiio of an JEolian harp, i
polierd evidently coaiiilered the idioayaora- tho crowd parted right and left, and tbe
aiea of an ardent tempuramcot as be r& maiden of my story, tbe aiater, magnificent
piiod with aatiaff "ti "j. ojprested in bia even in her pallid beauty, raihed to the in
voice. - trsnoe.
True 1 true I 1 fsar yo will find "George! My brother!"
tbioga in a somewba eonfutod state, but
you oan send torwar' .-r we tt rooauent.
They paaaed b-yiX- ej . harisg, and I
leisurely asceaded tbe burrieaue deck to
enjoy a siesta and segar for an hour,
after which I eoupbt cut nay eiate-rooui
found, entered, closed the door aud ws
on the point of congratulating myself upon
having been ennblcr to secure it, hn my
attention was arreMtd by tke earnest into
Batioa ef a niu-ical vnte of peculiar beauty
one that could ncfr afterward be for
gotttu, though beard uid tbe wild besuty
and grinduvr of an oean storm tbe roar took bis arm and led him quietly away to
and carnage of batle, or tbe dii-eordant his stats room.
murmurs of ho anenhled univcrau! Spell- I Captaiu Reynolda immediately ordered
boand and attentive, I listened. the dampening of tbe furnace fires, and by
"O, sir, whoever iu are, for tbe love of thus reducing steam we were soon couipara
heaven aii-iat me to git out of thia room lively safe,
and at once? Our - safety aye, the lives! I have but little more to add.
of every one on board is pending on 1 j We reashed St. Louis in due time, and
builder to tbiak perbapa tbe iaaue of a j without any return of Lieut. Hilton's mill
uiouxut! ' ... , ii J y , and, as may he supposed, it needed
There was an it dcicribable cartcstnesi in ' tut little but little urging for me to acootn
the atterance of th. words that thrilled me 'pany them to the bouse ef their utiele a
le the aoul. To tbiuc i to act, and know- i wealthy retired merchant of that eity who
ing by tbe acand bat ot,ly a thin Loaid'gave us a piuca.y weloome, worthy Lii
' partition kiparatedtue from tbe fair pieailer
, for that she was fcir I wculd have staked
my existence I immediately drew uiy
heavy "bowie," eld, first assuring btr of a
I speedy delivuranse, ccmnieoccd cutting
; away at tbe tup of one of ibe boards.
Id two uiinutei t was loose in four I
took it out and steiped through the open
ing. What a picttro waa revealed.
Seated on a lov stool, with ber aubcrn
ringlet floating ovir ber aboulders of ala
baster whiteness, 'n the wildness of dis
abeveltd charms," fas a beautiful maiden
of seemingly n'M owr seventeen aommers
and eyca aa bright us the jewels of a regal
diadem.
iier bands wen tied behind, and in ber
struggles to free lerself ber delicate, flesh
was vrnilly laceratid.
Hue stroke of ny ki.ife anl ih nordi
were severed in ai tti-tsnt, ainl ob-ertii
the iDorraaini; pallo- in her f. atur. , q-iich. r ,
than it takes ue totnli it, i bsd cau-iit In r
mv arcii, and borni her through
entrance wbieb my good blade had eflooud
To dash open tbe w widow, and tobatko ber j Hood shot, bia laeu Krmkii.d and brl;o t.-d
feverish brow with silcr .'as the work of by care, aud by iisipat.on more Ibau care,
auioujiot And tbe daughter who sits io the full
She soon revival, and to my eager lihi of th bias., opposite ber father a
questioning as to tke cause of ber painful I sleuder formed glil, of some seveuteen
situation, replied, thit all her family bad years, alad iu a coarse Imsey skirt und ker
fallen victims tt the cholera, with the ix- chief, v.hich made up the costume of a far
oeption of ber el.les l.ioihcr, wbo bad re- ' mer's daughter in the days of the Kuvoiu
covered from the ejscsse only to exhibit tiou.
symptoms of tbat dark anomaly of the hu- She waa not beautiful ab, no!
man mind insanity; Tbat she bad used Care perhaps Ibal disease, Coosunip-
ber utmost influence with her brother to get tion, which makes tbe heart grow eold to
hi in le vi-it tbe north, hoping that the
nortb, hoping that go chango of clime and
trsvtl woald oomplvlely restore bini to bis
fcraicr mind and health. That an bour be-f
lore, be had come It ber room with a stout
eord iu his haud,; and said in a playlul
manner, that he mast tie her up. Appre-
bending r.o evil, the bad nol objocted lo (
what she supposes one of his vagaries, but
when be drew a revolver, aud told ber that
the first words she uttered would be ber ;
last 1 t'.m sbebecaoe alarmed, aud begged :
to be released. W.tb a strange calmness
and voice which bnoked no reply, he 00111-
mandtd ber to uleme, and Hating tbat he
was an embassy of Satan, duly commia-.
aioued to drive the steamer to hell, locked .
ibe door sud depamd. I
Sbe paused, and a fiiut smile shown
through her tearc, like tbe sunshine in a
widauBimcr rain. A light dawned upon
my aiind. Tbe engin.'er wss thru the brother'
of tbii angelic picture of loveliness aud
ne l snuuuereu ..1 "
not ced the increased snetd of lh boat and
uu"1' " , ?
the Leavv roar of tne exhaust pipe he.
rr ,
ha 1 abuddered aa 1 remembered to have
was a uiiiinan
Nj tin.1? was to be lis. Ila'ii'y t. liing 1 puss, to aitack and murder the rebel, Wasb
ber of tho little I knew of the lieutenants lug ou, whose sttrviug aoiJiers lie youdcr
moveuienls, I esootted her to the grand sa- j iu thu haunts ot Valley I'oTf i
loon, and promi-ine to return the moment I j Washington in his lonely Jjurnejing is
fuuiid her brother, I went in sesreb ol the j wont tj pass this farm house ; tbe out
c , j-Hi -i ltbroutsareintlien. il ehaiuber, drinkiu
J J 1 j . i I y had t rcrh d tbs 'taircsse, ud I'eaating, aa ihey wait for two o'clock al
when my attention was arrested hy a wii.l night.
jell of'upparent I'xaltattoa, which rose' And ihe dauli.er Mary for her name
bi 'h and ahriil shove nil other eoituds. was Mary thev loved that name in the
j ; ;...,....; ...,i I 1 1,.'.. ; .u. t k lif-v
CLllllOg IU lt ujiuuuiow i"i ...
seemiiiir
tUe areiu uaroinger Ul ."Ullli 1
rlnnm '
I ineniti.itarilv raided ii! Y hinds to my
ears, as did others, to shut out tbe teititio
B0Udi
"In Coil's name ! whal is that," cx.laim
ed an elderly g titletuan by my side to an
officer of the b al 'S0 rustieu pasi ui iue)
dir. 011011 of ti.eoiiL'ine room.
"Tbe mad eu-..eer 1 Our lives aro iu
fearful peril! Follow, if you would know
more !"
A moment lotar, and we were at the
soeno of exoueiu.ut, and beheld a sight to
chill lbs blood iu tbs stoutest heart !
With coat off, eyes flaibing menace, re
volver in hand commanding the range of
tbe e.:t. nnee, and the register st. owing a
. ... I' far hevond the rated
g.e... . ." V "i ... ' .., s
cipaouy 01 nu
Seated Ul.on the
ifety
valve 11 keep
aowu 1 anu gmu,
to a wild yell, as bis weapon threatened
with death, the horror stricken crowd
without
No questions were askew none were
nee.led-.l wa. e'.deul that tho engineer
bad driven the hreinea from tbe.r ...lion
soon after taking b.s postlion-had tram
ferred several barrels of oil ... 1 ro.tt. to ithe
lire under the boiler, aud the sharp shri.l
roar from the esoape pipe, the q.iiveriuu
of the steamer from truck to kelson, a ne
leaped with the impetuosity of a mad race,
" irpmia I ion here I '
J be nro in tke eyes or tbe malman
burned with less flame tbao before, and
band and weapon full to bin side. Hm
fiereeaeoi was gone in a moment when her
bright eyea eased searebingly npoa hiaa.
isrealbleasly we awaited thulaoie.
"Give me the pistol !"
It vas done.
"Now come with me !"
"But my eommiaaion from Satan?''
'Has been fulfilled !"
Willi her tym eeiuity reading his, she
generous bachelor heart.
Under the careful treatment ef several
of tbe most skilful physicians in tbe city,
tke lieutenant was soon entirely recovered
And i:
Need I add that ray friendship for tbo
beautiful Virginia had ripened into some
thing warmer? Into love!
Hidden away there in a deep glen, not
many u.ics lroui Valley rorge, a quaint oin
Urm bouse rose darkly over a wide waste
of snow.
It was a cold dark winter and the snow
begsn to fall wbilo in tbe bread file
place of the oid farm houe tbe cheerful
blsze of mass logs flashed arounJ a wide
il-. pucirm room.
T o j rsons sai 1 y tbe Pre a fntht-r and
ciiil i Thu futb.-r, n ho nit ' yonder, witb
a sjluk-r i I . t thrown" o-.cr his farmer's
utm, ia ii. u of ! 'Vs fi t ehr, h: ryes
name have beeu busy with that young
face, sharpened its outlines and stamped it
with a vi.aiiily paleness. !
Tbtre is no bloom on that young cheek.'
The brown hair is laid plain y aside from
the pale brow. Then Ull me a bat it is you
see when you gaze iuto ber lace,
You look ut that young girl, and see
nothing but tbe gleam of two laro durk
eyca that buru io to your soul
Yes, those eyes are unnaturally large,
and dark aud bright; perhaps consumption
is fecdiug them.
Aud now, then, as tbe father sits there,
so moody and sullen, or tbe daughter sits
there, ao sad aud silent and pale, tell me, I
pray you, the story of their lives,
Tbat mau, Jacob Maoheiin, was a peace-
ful, bappy man, before the Revolution,
Since the war, he has become druukeu and
idle; driven bis wife, brokenhearted, to
the grave, and worse tiiau all, joined a baud
of tory refugees, who aoour ihe land at tho
dead ol uight, burning sua morucnag as
u'fc"'
tb.y go.
lo-utght, at
s-
tbe hour of two, this tory
uauu win 110 iu ui m .to.o. ...!:
.g.iu ,1111.. ........... j
oue ll ll 0.1 11 l.-aie.l uvuei iiijiiiim, uuv.
Id. ad and eone lio.u-.. lo revete tnu man
: Washington, who will to uuut be attacked
j aud murdered ; to revere him next to lioel.
Nay, more, thit mother 00 tho death-bed,
'j iintd t Ii f hands of a partisan lu ijr,
I Harry S i hams, who now shares the crust
,aua coin at v alley roroe
Well uii.ht me inai kns- of f i-h with
uunatural brightness well inilit her pi!e
face gather a single burning flush iu the
centre ot each cne. k.
For yesteiiiay alternooa, she went fin;
miles, ov.r ro . .!s of kv :n I su3, to t-.vl
Captaiu Wlhiams the ph't of the retirees.
She did not resch Valley Forge until Wash
tngtou bad left on one of his ioue journeys,
, so . r
company occupied the rocs. anove tm
' n.-., ;bor...- 1 --.. to t.ap the traf tiers of
ilKieor,;: asiitntori.
es, it pile, Muder girl, reuiomberitii
tho words of her dying inoiuor, bad broken
ttuoub her ohed.eMC! to h-r f.i'tiwr, after
a lot. aud titter iitrusgi. Hjv dark that
in a laitnful daughters he-art. She bad
hutrcyed his pl)t to bis eue.nies. stipulating
first, fjr the lito aud safety of her traitor
father. . .
An I uow, as father and ebild aro iil'tng
there, the shouts oi the tory reM.'jeea echo
from ibe uext chamber, a the band of the
olJ clock is on the hour of eleven. Hark !
there is a sound of horses hoofs wilhiu the.
. . .t. j,
the fir., and in brief wards sohoits souis ro-
fri'ihmonts . nd an hour's repose.
Why do. tbe lo Manheirn start
at the .i,bt:f lh. strangsr sbUa .od Kold
unnorm:-t' en gruatouiig o '
about get tine some 100a iwr i
be rmbed w? ly into tbe next room, where
his brother to ua were leaeiing. irn u.i.
why doea that young girl staud trembling
before the tall stranger, veiling her eyes
from tbat calm face, with the blue eyes and
kindly smile?
t Ah, if may believe tne icgenua ui m.
ime, fi w men, few warriors, who dared
?be .errors of battle with amile, could
-tand unabashed before the solemn pres
enuc of Wat-hii gtoa.
For it was Washington, "u",eYl
long journey, h limbs et.ff.wed and h.i
face numbed with cold ; it was the reuei oi
Valley Forge, who ret.ru.ng to .be camp
sooner than his usual hour,wa. forced
tbeslorm to tike rsiuge id too .uc. .
Loue. and claim a little food and a nour s
repose st bis bands. In a few minutes be
hold the stranger with bin cloak thrown off,
sitting at tbat oaken table, eating the food
ailllllf. iimii r-
snrtad out there by tbe girl, who standi
trembling at I is side.
And look 1 ber band ia extenaeu as to
warn him of bis danger, but m.k-s
sound Why all this etle.it agon .or ...
mau who sits so calm y merer ww m.
meut a.'O, a the girl is preparing the nasty
supper, opened yonder close, awning Ihe ' v, ,.., ,,lu er
next room she beard th. low wbtsper ot d)4
Ut fatb.-r and tbe lories; she beard th. ,., ,.
dice box ra.,lc,. they were ca.t.ng lot.; lh. b U "f tU(:r!
for w ho should stab Washington m j ; d tb. ROia,r,-iuer with sj....-n
"'C,P! '., nnnil his brow. SIOjJ t !l ' Idle!
And now the words, "linear,, on , "f ; oll, wh.ie
,' U, ml.le, half formed upon 0(1 ,lie ,!Jt!,. couched the
her hps when her father came hastily from 0 ,U" h, ii fl,.bin- ov.r ti.e dark
.he room, and hushed her with a look - , c,,ur.,MJtl.,r,
She. tbe gentleman to hi. "ou. Mar,, . aU , 3ilta
(how calmly nolite a murderer can be) U",VU
that chamber at tho head of the stairs on " (trin, ou ,;, lt bioodr
the left On the left, you mind. COUcb there, she sp. ak in. t.a,t iorm. d
Mary took the light, ttembt.ng and p. h P vlJi
She lead, .be soldier op the oaken stair t . " ntt falher a Uce. "
They stand on the landing,... this wmg of t . F(0Ul rou ber Wn
the f-m bouse, composed of two ro..is .It- I
vide.1 by thick walls from the body ol ,he , . H1)r,j ftin , .iveriug ou
mansion Un one eiuc, um yt"'' " I
door of Mary's chamber on tbe other, M
chamber of t'ho soldier, to him a 'chamber
of death.
For a moment Marv stands there tremb
ling and confused. Washington gmed or.
tbat pa'o girl wi.b a look of surprise. Look!
Sbe is to warn him of hia danger, when, see
thoie ! ber futber's rough face appears
al.-ovi the bead of the stairs.
'Mary, show tho gentleman iuto that
room on the left. And iook, yegie, its
late, and you bad better go iuto your room
Hi.il to siueu . . .. I
While a tory watoliee u-m me neaa 01
the stairs Washington euters tbe climber
ou tbe left; Mary the one on tbo right. -
An hourpassi... oti.i iu.
tbe roof; a: ill thu snow drills on tbo bt.ls
Before tbo tire iu tbe dim old ball of that
farm house, are seven half drunkuu men,
with that tall tory, Jacob Manbuim, silting
iu thtir midst, the murderer's knife is iu
band ; for ibe lot has fallen csi him. lie n
to go up aud stub tbat sleeping man.
Eveu this half-drunken murderer turns
pale at the thought; now the ktiifu trem
bles iu bis band ; trembles against the pis
tol barrel ; tbe jeere of bis comrades arouse
bitu to tbe work; tbe knife iu oue baud,
tbe IU-bt iu the other, he goee up stair", he
litteus first at tbe door of his daughter, 011
the right, aud tbeu at tbe door ou the lolt.
All is still. Tl e-n be places tbe light ou the
floor; be entei the chamber on the lett;
be is gone for a momcut Sileuc I there
is a fiiut groau. He comes forth again,
rushes down the stairs, stands there before
Ihe tire with the bloody kuife io bis hauds.
"Look !" be shrieks as h scatters the red
drops over his comrades, and over the
hearth iuto ihe fire. "Look I" It is the
blood of tbe traitor, W a.h.ngton.
His coruerades gather round bira with
ycllsof joy; already, in fancy,
.i..,tl,,j il. oU which will be theirs tor
this deed ; when lo, tbe stair door opeus,
aud there, without a wouuu, siauus
VVasbitir tou asking calmly for h.s horse.
"What :"-uid wu tory Muuhcim "cau
neither sio.l or bullets L.-ai you? Arc
you a living mm? Is thro no wound iu
your umfoitu ?
'i he ai'pariiioti drives b'uu mad.
. . 1. 1... n,v. his hand
lie starts 101 1
tremhiiiitf U uuou the anus au 1 breast ot
Wa.hiiiaii'on. He. then looks at the bloody
knife, mil claspe.l III his light baud, au-1
stands tboro quivering as Willi a death
ppastn,
1 .1 ... . t...i.:.. lnnks on in silent
w-oni,. ibe door ii thrown open; ibo boid thecr,
troop, ii lroui Va'ile) Foige tui 0114 ibe "l'i '
room, witii the allaul auu nroLi d vi-.igc lin
of Ciiptuiu Wilnams iu ib. ir ur.dsi. " 3
At this niomeul the old clock in the room . -ot. 1 : y
Then a hurried thou-ht fl
shod li.rou:
liie br aii. of tee. tory M iniieiiii. He sc.z-js
tho light, rushes to ther.oiu ol bis da'. '
ter, oil the rig1. 1 h ind. Some eue has just
tr.i,.. bed tbe ebatneer was
v ie. ii'. l lieti towards tne eh unbe. oil l:le 1 " '
l.-ft, with t-ps of lea-leh heaviness L ' J
n.v .ho kuite 4ivers iu Hi- ti....l. ' -' ' 11
. .. .!. .i.i.sr iiJ li-ieus wis b'. ol.musl
cun.iesin his veins. Gatbonng com age,
be pusher, open the loor l'o irns lbs ben.
through hoe curtains he .-Hues so biiu.iiy
a in.iue.it a-jo. A : nn he p uis.is -iui .1
souLd- stihi.ess more 1. rnfie tt iu lu
... 11. ll...... a.i.le tl, e jl t illl.s.
Th- re, iu the full light of the lamp, her
youti-firtu but ball ove ed.na bid m her
own bioo.l-thero lay Ins daughter M iry
1 1 do u.K k' k up ', the ;ae - ot tier
ftther as he starts siietriy I. ieu, f' z n l
hut in his cause ot horr-ir, listen t
the mystery of tbe deed
Alter tho fatti.tr had gone down ststra
au hour or two, Mary si.enilv sto e from
her chamber on the right, her oul shaken
hv a thousaud fears. Sue opened the door
ou the left, aud beheld WasUi9tdii sutiii,-
, t the the table Th' n. tbn'i.'!i ber exin-
( nt. war,
! ll " ;.,: ti,e ..., , u t ir, ,
' . ('.0
-'" of w..u .,, ... M. ,:,;v
, ,:,ed tl0 k.nie, .
miht be elutoued in a fatt.ei , uai. i :
And Dow ibal latl.. r Ir a. u it,u Muie,
stood there, hol.iiu tt.e kntie m o .c o .lJ,
the other still oleuoned th.- re.. Ki.i.e.
Thore lay bis child, the bio ii eireauiiii(j
from that wound in btr aim, her ejea cuv
ered with (jioii-y ti.ui
"Mary!" shrieked the jjuilty father lor
robber and tory ui be , lie ealiuU to ber,
but tbat was sll h eoul l say.
Sudderlv ho secuied to wake frni th
leves Th- .tron n.ud f d. aii, was ,,uu
b.'tro nK I I
tuiior. Sue aat up lu tne oeu wnufciay
, - ,,.,., d ,ib v.Ulur, Her
, ht room wa, U
" 'V, in,Btr. C..i-d ...it.-.p-ke
,,..,. fUllllr
n time ;
, - v
still no answer Mic kt-cw
Yes, it was tru. 1-
death w an np. n in r
"lias be eccapcu ! Stm
husky xoicf.
i.V-,'" hri, k"l th-
.H.l.ii of
1 ii with a
r. "Live,
I niii joiu
i on:i 1 iu
irv.0Ills iive, ..! io
-i ji
. - r ,
, not. .,0 tiiu.-n Ir-vn tn-:
.
-i Irel
, v .llite i.rs 0f th hero v. o.iian ibal ut
1 "P " 1 ,.,.,. by th
i.l ; hu,kv wUism r, u.o .seu by ibo
dc-lb ratt'.o ll.at wji- wa asb.btou.
Ntiillti L.MvI.0 . Cato, an old net-ro
who was noted iVr his cu.-u.it.. hi-, succee
ded iu making hi. le.l ) set v..i.is beikve
tut. I banking was a vtrj proSn-ble business.
So they couciud-.-d tluj o"ll throw nil
thtir change ti-muer a-. 1 start a Im,':.. ' 1
O.-itO taking caru lo have him-eit cutisittuted
'the bank J to w b m a!i " " " J'
. (iarE,e , ,,.
Lot oooi w.-re paid
:.. w 1.. i.! v an n' ' h
losor All,l now
1 i,orrow (jXpence out
1 ills Luna hoy
beokah. he t'Ot to come hack 111 tree wcelLS
and pay iu two s, xpeue.es, and la o.ia way
you seo cbery sixpeiise, bring uubati, six
pence, till arttr whi.e an nigahs bo as rich
as old tuassa ti ) And upon this
principle the bank went iuto operation, old
Culo alwajs tak ug care that every darkey
should lork over -juordiug lo L-nii rules.
But iu tbe course of time, some ct ihe stock
holders thought they"sme.t a r.t," and
called on O.ito to wuiiura their cpital
from the bank, when iuj 1'oliowiug couver
sanou took plaoe btiweei. C-u and Jut-- :
Jack Well, Cato, we waul to draw our
money from do bauk and quit uis banking
buness.
Cato did you bear de news?
Jack ,J j what dat, Caio .
Cato Why de bank douc
night.
.leek -Who care what d.i ba
h.-t
! I
tell you I waut my obah 00 dc money.
Cato Weil, but I tcil you do hauk
broke.
.1 iijk I nit lalkiii' bjit dit. I say
J(j m ,
rut0- hy vcu foul, don
mhvn J Ue,.
ou t you know
eujncy goue
sarllu !
Jack Weil, but win'
Ca:o I'at S ill Jre . ti
Ail he knows Lu. :
tjit s b-l:k bi.aii. lie 11
aud D!i b u.k I- ' ! "t.
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l.aukiti, he uopc eu.e.
vjalo liei .-y ji'i i '
muiH y g.rne 13 ?
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lre jar 1
A tj.! Ah Kit s llir.
tain Kng,i-n pvt-ii 1 1
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live shlillllL's ..lei .-ixp.
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mau ol tne
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