VOL. XO.
OHARLjOTTE, N. O., jSHSETEMMIBlSJFL XO, 1S61.
NO,
illlS. T. J. nOLTON,
EDITiEdS AND PllOl'aiBrREaS.
TERMS:
f J irth.Cn rol ins W lug wiliuttnurcdo iosuo-
1 . r,T..T. t TWO COLLARS in .dr.nt.; TWO
I nol.I.Al!? AND FIFTY 4 T8 .f p.yB.enl ;
.Carolina Whig willbe afforded lo sub.
1 .t. iTiiuri'imi i.ilis1
j.hvtd for llireemonuis.siiu i ,1...
,,,J untilall arrearages are paid , exc. pt at Hie
J until all arrearage. .. e l""" r- -
nti in ( 'I' bailor.
,ivcrtit ineiil mtierlcd l One Uolln r per square ;
,!(;:,, or less, lypc'of -
lu ... - .'. ... I. K..n fm nr. t ourt ad
,rf,nrin. ... ..:..,..., II
.llnirlicr
ana u oeuucu"" j - -
;, in dc lr
the regular prices, for aiivcrtie. r oy
tut y
Adrrrtisciiit-nis inserted inmiinij
l .nUi r.ir c.rli time. Hcmi-
" . i . n ...... ..t uiniir for each time
l f -t .
Qi'jniiii j i" r-
p,.r,nns when sending in their advertisement,
niu.l mrk the numb, r of .... rt.-n lie-.r-d or
,,,, ,ll be inserted until forbid and charged ac
c.rilii'gly
irr..i
is iters s re a uthoriaeil tn art at sgetits
.J.(i. U lI.IvlNSON & ( O.
WATCHtS, JEWELRY,
A'SIIVEB and PL, TED WARC,,
AND
i.Gralnle k.iie.H"a'l the Mansion House,
CH AKLOTTK, N. C. j
Vktlninni to Kcpairii.g stehes h Jewelry. ,
' J.. 7. liVJ. 13"' !
MAKKKT HOUSE
rV. u!'i-f'lr rrct fully Inf-irma hie f.irmrr
,,i. ami tur iiulili.- r.rrlly, H'l ne
a HOUSE, nml. r Ihe aiio'v 0n',
...Ic Mima. l-le A. W illiani. t o
M. a.ra. J. Y 4 Co.. l'tie .1-!
lie '"in it a full ortin. "I ' f 1
') "'J
Family Grccenes,
l'V''ii.V, JJ'ttrr utid HiRS, Chttl'ti,
i bs, (Ui'i'iri, limsim, Ants, icLlti,
J'rtttrvrs, U tjc.
ii l ior 'I iilmt'i ii ;iimI M j;;U',
rorLfvy mid Uthtrarr,
II. tl itlltl i Sl')
I tulics .V tiinthmtn'H Shorx,
i ;ilirnr, lit l.:iii , hirliiia,
i'4inl-slnff. T i filing) Vr,
: i.ijii.croui ! jury Arlicl , ll of wttn-h
v i .1 t t.e iff loweat ("" f-r r Hirlrr.
I'. W. AHUKNti.
N H. In ix'iliiini to t1'" ab'ir, I intend to fit
, tim lal of NoMniiwr, a UrtriU eoiiiti.rt
.',. Ii.imii f..r my l'ut'iincr. ii. rc a I. .inch may
. ..j te hii t ai.y lime. It ul be ') "' "
a. nl a tiun t." imbue p..tr.in.if .
F. W. AI1HKNH.
N II Tii' ';;h-t prir". p. ifl fur llutlrr, Kffja.!
Ui .. r.a, f.l. uago Potaloca mil other 1'roUuce.
1 j 1 ..I, l I nr Market lloute. I
F. W. AURKN3. j
Oir 16. ftX j
it rii Aurai i iv.
:)00,()()U Select Fruit Trees
ion ft a 1 1:.
IJKlhc eilii'i.s of the Smithrn
si ... . n .ri. tint the Ii .. nle .ii !
'jfi tin N irthern sml N..rlh. aleri. M-itci .
are uiaaing liuil one ut t.eir l.'Jia,'
: li. n ol llai'r, unu Uial in a clllll"ieano em
i a (i. .1 nli i.t ery mi prnpitious r Iruit cul.
.-e? 'I hen h f ah.iuln not (he citnens ol li e
..I eu, M.trs make rruil. .!r-..t and gie.n.one
i i i.e r i mi ii k .laplea. t r u i tu jri.wn unne,- our
ulii.rn sun nt i...led (or t..ir sue, tine ll.t.r,
t.u t Huinnl color. 1
The .time aULiii.iits arc fully sustained by
' iiiliii.a tit. n ovir .Nolll ern llu li.H"! H'r
'.i aifi .tii.t ol te.n sml Lrit i Iruit sent .Norm
rl... at hy le Niulli. I
e l,.t tew years. '1 hell il the
re !., U ll.Ull.e.1. soil ll It la II
i. Il.e U l.le. to llit.t ll.on.'V hi
Utetlrlll' 111
1 kiii, sirrnrl.i'g
raimriff truil.
i ii . nil Inrv. ard )our orurrs and caali lo est.
I, .mil Mi iKiri. nail and incy will lurmali yui
' w'kVi'jkouk'a m'kn L'KN h a i.l
t.n-. i, slain. '. Nov. IrO'l. i'-i II-
JHSOJ.L'ilUN.
T
111 E t ..uarliieraiiiu h. ri to'. .re 1 aiati
l.r
1.111,1 ..I ALI.XAM'Mt A- M 1 "
.!.(.. la ll.ia il.,y illatnlt.ll I'V II. II I 111 I t'ona.ll
II' i iv An 1 nidi r i ali ne auliioiia.d tu a. 111. II
li.iin.ss the Ule linn.
HKMlY ALFXANLKll.
MALCOLM Mi DOUG ALL.
June 27, 101 If.
'inn hu.ii.e.s of the FtM'MHtY sn.l MA
I IHNE .IUP will bo cmidui'teU aa usual hy tlm
'i .eni.er, e rttjurtts s continuance ul the y
l:ol..igc I.l relulore Hl. llc.11l.
IlhNUY AI KXANDKK.
June i!7, I'-f.l- It. j
Carriage Materials. j
f & V I B E would call spenial allenlion to
fi'iijaSy. MM. hia stork ol thu above goo.la,
V-" ...... ,..i,.. ..r (.ln, Aales, Hubs,
h. , .p.n.ia, Slialla, Curtain Frames, knoha,
linola, I.HIIIIK .Nall.taiitsk,SllllH-t,l lollia,
i. , 1 mines, Eoameied ami Fat. nl Lcalht r, Sn.
nn. end t li.ili, (lil t ,.rp. I, I1.111I ol all kinilH, my
in I ill oil. Varnish. Tll'penlloe, Elnse.,1 Oil, I ) re
Hi '. Ii.ii Ir.oi, It. ills, sml 1 very liiint m tne ii
'I I irri .c ' liiiiiilllls at pin ts li.al cllliol lal
' please, at the .ir.i4re l. pot of !
A. A. N. M. TAYLOII,
Dy yioair tltr Sit mum " ' ; j
Blacksmith Tools, '
r- 'll II ns Ih llows, Anvil-, I1..111I ami
ftfe'V k -lid.- i.iiioi.r. Vices, Uuilrcssca, 1
afMtjkSFarrie(a' kniv. a. rjcn w pl.il. s Mocks
""'l 11, ea, tiUl'ksillilh'a I'lllClnrs mill 'Fungs, K as..
e"'siimi Files ul' every kind, cut horse shou and
' ni' h Nails, lli.ral, In. n of .. s..m, bolli ol 11, ir
'"'in a ..1 nun, try iii.uiul.ieliire, cast, pl .w, hl.s
' r ami ,,r,j m, ,..( iVc., lor sulu viry cn. ip at
TAYI.ullf,
Opmmlr tir ,W'i,ii"'i '.
Mecklenburg IRON Works,
mm.imsm.ottm!, a, c.
ALEXAxNDKuTMcDOUGALL.
,If. d . ,
1 Iin. , t ,:arlotl ,'.
cave tu inform tin oili.
" ' "" v ......... r-
UDiisiiiiieiii ai ine nun 01 1 raue tin i-i, aojoiiiipg
,c track ul Hie fiuilli Curolma Kail lloiid una op-
puma John W ilkei' Mi-am Mill, mid arc prepar
ttj . lurnish ill kinds of
MACHINERY,
. l. ....lie. ...i n r.a.nm hi. term.
- STEAM EHGiKfiS--
frum t lo hO llurse I'uwtr.
A.ND
UL .ICIi.tll I ll'Si UOI1K
Or ALL KINDS.
u i: i a i it s
in their line pioinlly uttrntku to. '1'heir FOUN
1JUY i in lull oui-rn lion, and
Cast Hegulatly twice a Week,
Weuneidaya and Saturday!.
They are prrparcil to f urnieli all kinds of
AM. 1 lltiN, lllt.S, &.v.,
acc.iRui.sa tp xiue.
SAW ATwD UHla'f illJ.L GEARIWG,
GIN WHEELS,
SAW DUST liUli.NKKS,
AM 1 Ult'lloN I'LATfcsi AM) It ALLS
ma
c uTTo.n ESSES.
CAST Hi U.N JtAILLNG,
For Garden KntluMirrt, 1 w t i 1 1 ir iluuaet, Fuiic
llunuiign, I'uilicu.a, C'cu.iiry Lola, otc. Their
iim.i:iii:.n ts
F'or rrryiii on the fi-nniem in all lis brunches,
h.ve been LI.UTF.U Willi I.KfcAT CAKE,
and arc iiruwticd witli all tn
i.ii'iaiv i:.mi:.ts
Required tu do their vrurk in a
i ii:m u tn; .ii vviir.it.
Afeiita.for lr E. (I. F.I.I.IOTT, for WitilerV Pat
ent MuIit ra Mill, winch lias Ihc auvaiituc.
a'nliK iln n.-uy oil. i ra.of uoii'f at I,.; it twite
ii. hi i. Mirk.unu doing it bell, r, ll.au any ulher
Mm in one it can h. run hy Meuni, WaU-r or
H..re P..rr. The .Mu.uy may be n i.u at the
.- hup at any tun. .
11ENUY ALKXASPKR.
MAlAJuLM Mi 1 ULUALL.
N B (M.I IroH, liiaas. Cuuii.i, .kc, bmgiit or
luk.li ill lru,.v
J.i.r yj I C tO. 3Jlf
I IA R I) V A II ISTa-UiDU' ARE !
A.A.N. M. TAYLOR
B ) F;.vI'F:( "I Fl I I. Y informs hia frie nils and the
puhlic gem rally, that he lias added to hi a
rv.li nsivi sl"t- cf
Slob's
s Inrgr slid Coll'i ,rte sl.i k ot 11 A Ii Ll W A I. E, Con
sistn.g in part us Ivliuvts:
( arpi i.l. rs' 'Fools.
( ir.-ul..r, mill, crosaeut, hand, ripper, pannrl, pru
miij;, e rn it ,1 I'. I. nnon, buch, ci in pass, tibb slid
Flit, lar AV-S.
llra.es ami bus, lrawni(f Knive", l linsi Is,
A ng. rs, (.no I. is, II.. moo ts, Hatch, ts and A les,
ir, a, pl.sleiinc. and nii'K 'FKtAS F.ES.
Saw si lit is, ."m m w pules, SIocrs and dies,
1 Unes III all kllios, Spokl alia Vcs,
Steel. blade he.il and lr y f-.u.n, Spirit Levels,
Pocket I.. el. Sotrit I eve, Vlais,
Hjinii Machine-, liuugce, j
and in Net i n ryUiing a mechanic wnnta. in creat
vanity and at very !w pners, at 'I'A Y I.OK'iS
ardanr. Store and 1 111 are I). -pot, opposite the
Mansion 1, Charlotte, N.C.
i.e :. P..'J. Olf
DISSOl.LilON.
The hiuioi HLLI.M.MlilM.s iV Co waa
liissulv.U by Innii.ili, 11 on Ihc I l January, Itbl.
'1 he tiusiuca will lie bt.nlii.uec' uioi.r the- n u.,0
and style f H'LI.IN;d A. Sl'lilMV.. and they
hop, , by 11 Ii-u r 1 1 v and an let alb nil, in to buai
1,1 a., I merit ihe same palroaiige. In n I, , lore libor
nliy hevlowed by th. ir numeious Inen.is and cus
tomeis. 'I he pre.int fin.inrial crisis slid the uuccrtiunly
of bullosa, lor Ihe lulure coin pi I us to shorten
our tune nt ere ul Ironi Iwelvu to sn inoiill," to
prompt piying 1 usioin. rs none oilier need uvk it.
All pot-aou iii.i. hre.l lo the odd hrui ol F uiliugs,
Springs vV Co., must i,nne- torH-ird aud make tiu
iiieiliute at ul. meiil. sail is uiisolulcly incessary
Dili I tin- ')UBllliss he speeilny tlosed up. " A word
In I ll u wire Is sullicicul,"
F. b I'J IBIil. 47lf.
Dr. II. M. rritehard
I ! I.I1 Mi lollic solicilatioiiol 111a.
Iri.-uds, ripccllully nuinnill.
a Inn d.l. riiiinulioii to resume the
I I II. I !' Tli illl'llic,
1, v be con UlU-.l at niaollire.
J 'riie poor prescribed for without char-re.
.tHgiiSt.il. I '"
Hoolingliulleriiisi JubWork,
FiU kintK, promptly attended to Jt
TAYLOR'S
Hudiraie Stmt oimsir, thr Manuwn tluutt.
9
f V' l '
0,
IIopo on, Crave Heart.
Hope nn, brave heart, oppressed by sorrow,
Though gloomy be thy pull) to. lay j
The) clouds may disappear to-morrow,
dud thou 'more clear M1 see thy way,
A i;uul to bnjjhlir hours ditcernini;
'Tis a lung lane Ilia I has nu lurninj; !
Hnp on, fond pirent, youth is srriftf ,
And thy beloved one's gone astray,
Awhile the paths of vice preferring,
M iy yet return some happy day
Repentant, f r thy blersing yearning
'Tis a long laue that baa no turning t
Hope on, poor wife alone and weary
l.iftlening (or that well knuwii treifl,
Throughout the night, so lung and d'eary,
Every moment fraught with dread,
While sinka thy taper dimly burning
'Tis a lung lane that has no turning !
Hope on, ye workers, sisters, brothers,
Laboring lor your daily bread (
Wlut'er your calling, serving others
W ith horny handa, o- aching lieud.
Keep ye the j.iinp of hope a burHirg
' 1'is a long lane that hai ne turning !
UlisccHancMiS,
Fiom the National Magaiine.
WIDOW HIKARD'S
iTr r-nn
The stringer aoDt a pufif of f molte curling
gracefully over hia head.
" It'a very Ktrange, my dear la'ly how
ofteo you ate one tlnug as jou go wander
iug about the world after that fashion."
"And a hat is that ?"
" Men without houe or home above thfir
headx, roving Lore and there, and turning
up in all eorta of odd places ; caring very
little for lifi as a tAn-rai rhin,. and uiakinis
. 1 - 1 , Oitk ticard bent to low that it nearly toucn-
fortdiios tust lo flintr lheui aaay ai-ain, aud .. . . ...
,, , J bv. , ... . .led Lcr shoulder. It did not matter much.
an lor one reason. j ou uou v as a uie suii
that is ! No doubt you know already very
well."
' I think not, sir." j
" lieoausc a woman has jilted tbem !'' j
Here waa a long silence and Mr. Mi-
nard'a pipe emitted abort puffs with aurpri-1
sing rapidity. A guilty conscience needs'
no accuser, and the .widow'a cheek was!
died with bluhcs as the thought of absent'
Satu. I
I wonder how women manage whea thty
get served in the same way," said tbe atran-:
jjer musingly, ' you never meet them roam-!
ing up and down iu tbM style."
" No," said Mrs. Miuards, with some spir-!
it, " if a woman ia iu trouble she must stay
at home and bear it, the beat way she oaa,;
And there 'a more women bearing suobj
thing than we know of, I dare say.'' I
" Like euough. We sever know whose
band get. piucbed in a trap unless they
scream. Aud women are too shy or too
sensible which you choose for that.'' i
'"Did jou ever iu all your wanderings,
meet any one by the name of Samuel Fa),
sen l'1 asked tbe widow unconcernedly.
The stranger looked towards her ; she waa
rummaging tbe table drawer lor her knit-!
ting woik, and did not notice him. When,
it was found, and the needles in motion, be
answered ber. i
" l'aysori Sani Fayson ? W'by, be was'
my in 00 1 iutiinaie ft tend I Do you know I
iii in ?
.. 1..1 . , . t j . 1 t
" A little that is, I used to, when I was
. , u . j- 1 i i, i
a girl. Yi here did you meet him !
fr ,, . . ' , 1 ,-
" He went with me ou the whaliPtj voy-1
g voy
age i told you of, and afterwards to Culilor
bia. We hud a tent together, aud some oth
er fellows with us, and we dug in thu same
claiau for mere than six months."
" I suppose be is quite well 7"
" Stroug as an ox."
" And happy I'' pursued tbe widow, ben
ding closer to her knitting.
" Hum, the leas said about that tbe bet-
a. .rli.,i. lint l. a,..a M 1 . fo ; .
alter a lasbiou ot uis own. And lie) got
rich out there, or rather, I will say, wall
off."
Mrs. Minards did Dot pay much attention
to that part of the atory. Evidently she
bad not tiuisbed asking questions, but she
waa puxilad about ber next one. At last
she brought il out beautifully.
" Waa bis wife with bim iu California!"
The stranger looked at her v. ilk twink
ling ryes.
" His wife, ma'am 1 Why, bless you, he
baa not got one."
" Oh, 1 thought I mean I heard " hero
the little widow remembered the fate of
Auanias and Sapphira, aud stopped short
before she told such a tremendous fib.
i " Whatever you heard of bis marrying
was all nonsense, I oau assure you. I knew
him well, and be bad no thought of the
kiud about bim. Some of tbe boya used
to tease biiu about it, but be aoou made
' them atop."
j "Howl"
' " He just told them frankly the ouly wo
man Ik ever loved bad jilted biiu years be
fore, aud married another man. After that
U) one ever mentioned the subject to bim,
xiiej t me."
"Mis Minardi laid her knitting aaide,
and looked thoughtfully into the fire."
" He was another apfoimeD of the el ass
ef men 1 was speaking of. I have leen bim
face death aeore of timea aa quietly as I
face the fire. ' It matters mighty little
what takes me off,' he used to say, ' I've
nothing to live for, and there's no one that
will shed a tear for me when I am gone.
he a ad thought for a man to hare,
in't it?"
Mrs. Minards sighed as she said she
thought it was
" But did he ever tell you the name of
the woman who jilted bun!'
" I snow ber first oame."
" S bat waa it!"
" Maria."
The plump little widow started almost
out of her chair, the name was spoken so
exactly as Sam wovld have said it.
" Lid you know her too ?" he asked, look
ing keenly at her.
Yes."
" Intimately T '
" Yes."
" And where is she now? btill happy
with ber husband, I suppose, and never
giving thought to the poor teilow ene
drove out lato the world :''
No," said Mrs. Minardr, shading her
face with her hand, and speaking unsteadi
ly j " no, ber husband is dead."
" Ah ! but ttill hhe never thinks of Sam,"
There was a dead silence.
" Does she ?"
" How can I tell !''
" Are you still friends ?" -Yes."
"Then you ought to know, and you do.
Tell me."
" I'm Eure I don't know why I should,
liut if I do. you must promise me, on your
honor, never to tell bim, if you ever meet
him again."
" Madam, what you say to me never
(ball be repeated to any mortal man, upon
my honor."
Well, then, she does remember Lim."
" 15ut bow T"
'' As kindly, I thiuk, as he could wish."
" I an; glad to bear it for bis sake, You
and I are tbe friends of both parties ; we
eau r.joice with each other."
llu drew bis chair much nearer bora,
and took her band. One moment the wid
i ow reM-teJ, lut it was a magnetio touch,
. ' . 1 J
1.. .... ..1...I.. ,...:,! : 1.; ..J 1 a
Was be not Samuel's dear friend ? If be
was not tbe rose, had he not dwelt very
near it, far a long, long time V
" It wis a fooliih quarrel that parted
them," .--.id the stranger, softly.
" Did he tell you about it !"
" Yen, cn board the whaler."
" Did l;e blame her much!"
" Not so much as himself. lie said that
bis jealosy and ill temper drove ber to war 0f words, but forever to loose the bands
break olf the match ; but he thought some- .,,, fetter the eternal aspirations God hath
times if be had only gone back end spoken j Bivcrj ,,,,, Look at me I' be exclaimed,
kindly to her, the would have married hitu ; eHending his arms, " not in the prime of
after all." j manhood, not in the glow of enthusiastic
" I am sure she would," said tbe widow , j0utb, but with tbe shadow of life's setting
piteoualy. " She has owned it to me more :tun resting upon my horizon. Itisamourn
tban a thousand times." I fu thing,' his voice lowered, " to rack the
" She was not happy, then, with another." I memory of tbe past ; it brings to every one
" Mr. that is to say, her husband was jt4 burden of regret, its hour of saduess ; , molcer was stnootbiug back the moist hair
very good and kind," said the little wo-j uut few there be to whom it brings remorse ,r9II1 tiia turning forehead; and an ex
man, thinking of tbe lonely grave out on ,hst neither years nor aots may wear away.' j preS3ion 0f ag By had settled arouud her
tbe hillside rather penitently, " and they jje folded his arms ; his eyes burned with : iipsa.
lived very pleasantly together. There ncv- j a deeper lustre ; bis manner became strange- j 'Con..' in.' she said coldly, aa she notic-
er was a harsh word between then."
" Still might she not have been happier
with Sam ? lie honest, now, aud say just
what yo'i think."
" Yes."
" Hravo ! that is what I wanted to come
at. And i.o i have a secret to tell you,
aud ycu must break it to ber."
Mrs. Minards looked rather soared.
" What is it ?
I want you to go and see her, wherever
she may be, and say to her, 'Maria,
. . ', '
what makes you atari so I
, J ,
Nothing only you speak so like some
, a . l .
one 1 u-ed to know, once in awhile
" Do I T Well, take the rest of tbe mes
sage. Tell her that Sam loved her through
the whole ; that when he beard she was free,
be began to work bard at making a for
tune. He bas got it ; and ho is coming to
share it with ber, if she will let him. Will
you tell ber this ? ''
The widow did not answer. She had
freed ber baud from bis, and covered ber
with it. Hy and by she looked up
again he was waiting patiently.
" Well r
" I will tell ber."
He rose from his seat, and walked up
aud down the room. Then be name back,
and leaning on the mantel picec, stroked the
yellow bide of Uowse with his slipper.
"Make ber quite understand that he
wants her for his wife. She may live
where she likes and how aha likes, only it
must he with him."
" I will tell her."
" Say be has grown old, but not cold ;
that he loves her uo perhaps better than
he did twenty years ago ; that he has been
faithful to her all through his life, and that
he will be faithful till he dies
The Califorui iu broke off suddenly The
widow answered still, " I will tell her."
" And what do you thiuk she will say ?"
ho asked, in an altered tone.
" What Cfi she say but Come '"
Hurrah I"
The strancer cauirht ber out of her chair
as if she bad been a child, and kissed her. I
" Don't oh. dou'tl' ehe cried out. I
urn Saru'a Maria !"
i. Well lam Maria's Sam 1" j
(.iff went the dark wig aud the black I
j whiskers there smiled the dear face -be
had never forgotten 1 1 leave you to iiuag
ine the tableau ; vcen tbe cat got up to terested tu tier i:tut)ttla expressions,
look, and I3owe set on his stump of a tail,' " My visit exteuded to weeks, but when
and wondered if be was on bis heels or bis I spoke of going, a new tie awoke within
bead. Tbe widow gave one litttle scream, mc. With al the ticry ardor of a naturo
and then she 6uoh as mine I loved. Ouo afternoon, &
But, stop I Quiet peoplo like you and we rode slowly along, my secret escaped,
me, who have Ot over all these follies, and Words garnered from the lava of my be
can do nothing bnt turn up our noses at ing, flowed from my lips. When I paus.
tbem, have no business here. I will only cd, tbe blue eyes looked timidly into mine ;
add that two hearts were very happy, that but an admissiou such as thi.s was unutis
liowse concluded after awhile that all fvicg to so exacting a nature as my own.
waa right, and so laid down to sleep again, " Annette," I exclaimed, hcuing the rcius
and that one week afterwards there- waa a and gating down iuo tbe fluhod face, "is
wedding at tbe bouse that made tbe neigh- it so?,
bora stare.- The widow had married her '1'on know it, she answered. 'Let mo
First Love 1
& mm m
THE
MISSISSIPPI.
We were passing out from the Ohio into
tbe bosom of tbe Mississippi. For nearly
two miles we were kept in the oalm waters
of the h:lle River, but at length tbe supe-
riority of tho " father of rivers " began to 80D at tle Virginia Springs, hut thai at
show itself, and the green tinted wave of Christmas, in the old home, Annette should
the Ohio were absorbed iu tho mighty roll- mine. Within a week vu were rcgi-ier.
ing flood, of whose domain it would faiu d at the White Sulphur. Tbe gaiety, tiie
have held ia copartnership. I sat in tbe recklessness, and dissipation, added fuel to
door of tny state-room, which opened upon n,v sleeping pas.-ions. lY-ciuated by my
the verandah ; the folding doors that di- Wanuer.-, instigated by my example, my
vided the lengthy saloon into three compart- eom.,alli0-i pUDged into excesses that outri
ments were thrown back. A party of gentle- vall-j.l uiy on.
men were discussing tbe recent Presidential T. e Ul0iLcr abruptly brought oui night
election. Gradually tbe conversation, from revels to a close by aunoucing her inien
being pacific, became irritable. !tiou 0f leaving for New York. UjI in that
" V hat is your opiuton I demanded one.
Before the person addressed could reply,
the folding doors were rolled hastily togeth
er; the thin guilded panel offered uo ob
struction to 1 '.' hearing. A gpntleman I
judged it was be to whom the question al
luded arose. His manner, at first calm'
dispassionate, aa he proceeded grew louder,
deeccr. and more unrestrained. The boiste
rous cadence of tbe rushing waters, the
deep breathing of the sea monster were un
heard in the grander development of the
powers of tbe human mind. I arose and
opened silently my door. With hia arms
folded ever hia heaving ch st, bis voice
swelling up like organio music, I recognif-d
in an instant the great temperance lecturer
of England, llobeit Ingraham. I whisper
ed in the car of tbe man nearest me. It
passed from lip to lip, until, as be paused,
with bis arms crossed, a shout rang out up
on the stillncs as a night chime. An ex
pression of deep sadness passed over the
gravo, earnest luce of the speaker.
i'J y name, lie continued, m uses Known
to you inv mission ; not to tuiuirie iu the
ly impressive. !ed my entrance.
'Twenty years ago,' said he, pointing I movod U tbe foot of the bed. Lifting
with bis finger towards a slender youth, ' I ' ner band, and pointing to her Bin, she ex
was such as be. God grant the comparison caimed, in tones that thrilled iuy wry be
may evteud no farther I Educated under DlT
the instrueiion of a gifted mother, who at; U,.boId your work 1'
last deemed her boy tit to cope for tbe high- ! .. wo,k ( a soul rushes into tier
est honors of a collegiate oareer, I entered )Jjt . bearing upou it tLo presuuee of my
the University of Virgiuia. There my easy iu(juelict,. Fua words maddened tne; 1
tetnperametit, my love of a frolic, my care- tlirucj hastily f.oru the room, .and soon af
less expenditure, brought me in contact with ,t.r j ,iit. hotel.
a reckless set. At the close of the third raui more, phyed deeper, but in
session I was expelled. My mother had in eVfry ll0l)r ,ho;ie SJj(.Inn y,ota r0i0 Up
the meanwhile aieu. inaus uou, suo was
spared from witnessing the after fate of her
ouly child I Among tho collegians was one
whose passive acknowledgment anil yielding
to my unguarded passions, bad rounded his
destiny with mine. He Invited me to visit
his Southern home.
" After a week's leisore traveling, we cn-
tered tbe family carriago which bad been
sent to meet us at one of the iaudiugs ou
ibis river. Never sha',1 I forget with what
feelings I ncarcd that borne I The sun was
just setting, but a halo of golden light quiv-
ered over the stately oaks that lined either
side of the broad carriage way. As wo
ueared the mansion, tbe exquisite fragrance
of exotio flowers borne on tbe light wind,
seemed to me tbe baptism of welcome. An
abrupt turn brought us in full view of the
house. A youug,;irl stood within the opeu
door; ebe bounded forward with a glad
cry, and sprang iu'o e extended arms of
ber brother.
"Annette," said he, kissing the full
lips and smiling tenderly, 'how well you
look.' Then turning to me, aud laying the
email haud in mine, " This is my fneud ;
assure hitu of bis welcome.'
" I shall but have to repeat yours," she
answered, drawing her band trotu mine.
"Tho touch of the delicate fingers thrill-
ed me. I stammered my aoknowiedguieuts.
As we walked up tho gravelled pathway,
a. ladv robed iu moui nine passed hastily
dowu the steps. Ho ran eagerly forward
to meet her, but I slacked my speed, for
to me the meeting ot mother and sou was sa
ored
A young sist.r was peeping through
Ibo treliised viues of the bay widow. As
we came up, my welcome was uo less cor-
j divl. I drew the little one from the vine-
- , draped window, and became by degrees in
go.
I loosened the reins.
Another moment,
and I was alone.
! ' And this is wituan'a love thought I, n
I rode slowly toward the mansion. A si
lent adn.'i.-sion, but no strength, scareo rip
pling tbe i-ilver cuir-nt of bur toniM.--That
night I asked of t ie mother tiie hund
of Annette.'
" 1 shall be very proud offyou as a t-on,"
she said in tbe cour.-u of tier re ui at k-s ;
" but you are both young. Auuctte mu.it
see more of the world.'
The next tiigbt ,it was f-o arranged that
w. silouia aneml the remainder of tbe sea
'-,.. we VCD-ured upon a broader scale ; wo
were fascinated by the brili'auey aiid beau
ty of its ganillin;,' hells, whose velvet c,i
pets, sensuous picture-, lavish, euppu-,
aud costly wines had their due effect U .011
such temperaments as ours. It was in v.iin
,c u,o1k cr
id our return, and .un--tiu
j,(,acieli.
" One morning 1 unexpectedly met with
au o.d friend, wlu urged me f) return
with him to bis home, a few miles from the
city. My rertive nature longed for a clmu-zc.
I purposed stay ing for a day or two. Frank
was, lo take especial care of his mother aud
Annette.
"A week eilpped hastily avay. I kn w
tho anxiety of the mother; besides, dai'.y
intercourse with a pure hearted woman had
exerted its due effect. I longed to be again
with Annette. Urougl.t in contact with
the world, she was no long'-r a chi d ; us
her timidity vani-hed, be' sttei'ath and su
periority of mind as.-c-rtid the r respective
claims. Yet 11 dim presentiment came ovt r
tne as I ueared the hotel. 1 recollected
that, although Frat.k knew of my address,
I bad received no line. I hurried from
the carriage, up the I road lligbt ot steps cf
the hotel, and entered unceremoniously my
room. For the moment its darkness biiud
ed me, tb ,'i I started back with horror.
Kateuded upou bis bed lay my companion,
with words of wild delirium upon his iips..
Annette, white as the tiu.-liu robe that
culoided ber form, sat at the foot. The
.;...
My
old trieiid urjied me t)
r i peat uiy visit. vhcu 1 returned to tlo
eitv. Annette at.d ber mother hid left for
home. my writing-desk lay a note, tlm
firs, ta(1 eVer r9CtlVe,l trom Annette, tho'
j reeogniied ber handwriting. 1 opened
jt hastily. Would its contents win me back
to ber ! It ran :
.q0(i us both! can never be tho
wjfe 0f a drunkard 1
, j threw the note under my foot, as if it
ia itself wero a gullty tLtUj,. uut ,10
word3 ere engrave u on my heart as with
a pen 0r gre. Xhcre Wv.,0 L0 ;iei l3 lud
ll)e 0 my mother laud. Under an assumed
DUIue 1 , ft for Eugland. There the ashes
of the illol of ,UJ. heurt kindled iuto holy
teal j resolved to delicate my renewed
p0wers l0 tUo restoration ot the fuheii of
mau-Kiu,i,
Out Licbt, the volcanic powers of my
blinj? bur!l ll0m ,1,,,. uarrow coutin. s. I
pictured with ilu graphic pen ais ! cf re-
ahty ;lbu f.,.cinatiug but mtor lying a.-.i-
c ,ee ; cl,j, Aj j,ril:res-ed, an. I
UdUct.d the intluet.ee 1 exerted upon my It,
U 0lTf i Ti bolder, d.-pictiug in my own
stroug language its terribie t.Uriiu powers
I die my examples from life, r-ovtitii' not
aLne tobe io:y aud degi aded, l-ut to i:i
fading lutre of our greatest ititdi.ct. 1
eaii-cd woman to t ecuie int. rested iu my
niU-too, aud to the child I made mysc.f
plainly understood. If ever a jeering voice
mocked at my warning, I poiuted at the
terrible reality iu mv e..n t er-on ; then,
the glow uf tiiauliood, but w.th a siiadoiV
forever re.-tiug upou me.
" Auer an absence of some taeniy years,
strange fataliiy is carrying me to tt-i