"CHARACTER IS AS IMPORT A TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE Gl6rT
OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS."
Hv L. HOLMES, editor ana Proprietor.
FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1839.
tkrms:
12 50 per annum, if paid in advance ; 83 if paid at
the end of six months; or 3 50 at the expiration
ar Advertisements inserted at the rate
of sixty cents per square, for the first, and thirty
cents for each subsequent insertion.
Court advertisements and Sheriff's sales, will be
ehar-ed 25 per cent, higher than the usual rates. N
All advertisements sent for publication shonid
have thenumber of insertions intended marked upon
them, otherwise they will be inserted until forbid,
and charsed accordinsly. - ,
Letters on business connect 1 wit this estab
iUhmcnt,must be addressed-!. Holmes, Edi
tor of the North-Carolinian, and in aU cases post
paid. mmmmm,mmm
FAYETTEVIIXE
FEMALE SEMINARY.
1Tupils are charged f.om time of entrance to close
Jtof session. No deduction for absence.exccpt in
CThef Academe year commenced on the 14th of
October.and closed on the 18th of July 'ollong.
The year is divided into two Sessions of twenly
weeks each.
TE RMS IN ADVANCE-
Elementary Department or 2d Classes per Session
First Class,
T" U T mil rr c -l
X" I t ill' I uaiii.""-.!
VOL. I. SO. 44.
Drawing and Painting,
10
Music on Piano Forte, accompanied
by fh voico, 2a (
Music on Guitar, u tt
Use of Piano, '
Incidentals, ' 50 cents.
November 23, 1S39. 39 tt.
BUTTER
And Buck Wheat Flour.
tfB-ffc firkins Mountain Butter,
Off 600 lbs. Buck Wheat Flour.
For sale bv Geo. McNEILL.
Nov. 23 1839. 39 tf.
COFFEE,
SUGAR, MOLASSES & SHAD.
Bfl.
50 Bags Rio,
25 Bags Cuba,
20 Bags Lagtiira,
10 Btirrs Old Java, J
10 Hhiis. Sugar,
10 Hhds. Molasses,
5 Barrels of SllJltl.
For Sale bv
November 9." 13.59.
Coffee.
geo. McNeill.
37-tf
E. J. & L. R. CLARK.
Respectfully inform their
friends and the public, that
thev have opened a T I N,
SHEET IRON and COP
PER WARE
Manufactory,
5 doors southof the Market
Mouse, on Gillespie street,
where thev will keep, con
stantly on hand, a full assortment of plain and Fan
cy Japanned Tin Ware.
"JOB WORK done at the shortest notice.
iCjr" Orders from the country, would receive
prompt attention. June 8. 15:6m
HATS !
H A T S
3?o &e 'fe S
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Hals,
HAVE just received their SPRING
Stock, and continue to manufacture Silk and
Fur Hals, at the north east corner of Market
Square, Fayetteville.
Also, a full supply of Hatters' Trimmings.
.N. B. Highest price given tor Furs.
April 6, 1839. 6-tf
7fl. L. CO I IE.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
BEGS leave to return thanks for the liberal pa
tronae he has received, and also to inform his
friends and the public generally, that he still continues
tocarryon the Tailoring Business in all its branches.
He has received the latest fashions for the SPRING
and SUMMER of 1839, and is always ready to exe
cute orders with neatness and despatch.
P.S. All those indebted to the subscriber either by
note or account, will please call and settle the same im
mediately, as cloths cannot be bought without cash.
May 4, 1839. 10-tf W. L.C.
NEGROES FOR SALE.
M" ILL be sold on the third of January next,
(by an order of Court) in the town of Hay -wo
id, one Neero man, two wo-nen and two chil-
n njbe,0nin- t0 the e81516 of Robert W. Carlo's,
- ee'd. t erms of s ile six months credit. The pur
caasor giving bond with approved security.
A. CARLOSS. Adm'r.
Haywood, Nov. 29. 1839. 40 4t.
LAFAYETTE HOTEL.
Favettevillp. lVnrtll f'-t rnllnn.
'TIHIS ESTABLISHMENT will be open after
"r ,"e 1st of August, under the management
?nd direction of the Sunsrciber. The House has
een thoroughly repaired, and will, in a few days,
"e wen furnished; and every effort will be-made to
""UMltlVOrthv nfnntmnnn
EDWARD YARBROUGH.
lugust 3, 1839. . 23-tf
itThe Ausnsta Chronicle fweeklv.S Raleigh
Agister and Standard, Wilmington Advertiser,
reensborough Patriot, Salisbury Watchman, and
and rW Gazutte wil1 insert the above three mouths
torward their accounts to the subscriber.
E. Y.
NEW GOODS.
WE have received and opened our PALL and
WINTER GOODS, which comprise a
large and extensive assortment of -
- DET GOODS,
J Hardware and Cuttlery,
Boots and Shoes, Fur and Wool Hats, Fur and Seal
Caps, Cotton ano Wool Cards, Tuscan and plain
Straw Bonnets, Writing. Letter and Wrapping Pa
per, Drugs -4 Patent Medicines. e . .
Also
"If db Hhds- Porto Kco Sugar,
Jl-V 80 Bags Rio Coflee,
30 Boxes Raisins,
Loaf and Lump Sugar,
Collins and King's Axes,
5 hhds. Crockery,
75 Kegs Nails,
an fi;Hf ct t .1
- " . -. wuio ucaiud)
Which are offered at very low prices for CASH, or
on time for approved paper.
JNUTT & STARR.
November 23, 1 839. 39-tf
T
FALL & WINTER
GOODS.
HE Subscriber has iust received his FALL
AND WINTER GOODS, consisting of a
large and general assortment of
TT GOODS.
Groceries and Cuttlery,
Crokery-Ware, Hats, Shoes, Bon
nets, CC. &c.
Which he will sell at the LOWEST PRICES for
CASH. Or on time to nunrrnnl t list nmprt at hla
old Stand, South East corner of Market Square.
PETER P. JOHNSON.
November 23, 1839. 29-tf
VALUABLE LANDS
For Sale.
THE Subscriber orX-rs for sale EIGHT HUN
DRED acres of lan-l, siruatf in the county of
Bladen, on th west side of Cap- Fear River, n;no
teen miles South rf the Town of Kayettevillr, beins
the land and p'antation whereon he now resides.
one Hundred and Fifty
Acres of the land is cleared am! linger forte, in coo J
order. This rorl:oi is well adopted to the protlnu
lion of corn a:xl orlon, h;ivinj oi it a ro iifo.-"t:ib!e
(lv-!lii'g ! o i ', an I a I iifci-ssa rv o it houses.
Tiier." a:c, b -si on this tract, a ;.o xl GRIST
nnrl SAW-MILL, b h in &od repair, anl siluat. l
on Locke's Creek, a constant stream pas-ins thro
the tract. There is a ood supply .f Saw-Mill
timb Ton tin- land, convenient to the mill, which is
onl v a halt mih .lislant by a wood road f.-oin the riv
er. The sab; will b? madcon accommodating terms,
as to amount and time of payment, and the. land di-
VKipa into Two tracts anl sold separately it flesired.
Apply for further particulars to the siibscrib -r on
the premises. Wm. L. U1LMURE.
B'ndon County, Nov. 30th, 1S39. 40-3t
JPayetteville Female Seminary
TStriLL open on Mondav the 1 4th of October,
w W under the personal direction and instruction
ry department by able Female Teachers. Mrs.
Spekcer will have personal charge of the Elementa
ry classes and the lady in charge of the Music De
partmentwiti pay special attention to the cultivatio
oi the voice to accompany the Fiano.
October 2, 1839. " 33 tf
PIANO FORTES.
A GOOD assortnn nt ol Piano Fortes may con
sta-itly b Ibund for sale at the Female 'Semi
nary. Those now on hand by different makers,
and if om th. be.t manufacturers in New York,
will be; sold ten per cent, lower than can be pur
chased elsewhere, of the same class, and workman
ship in this market. Orders will be executed for
Piano Fortes from any manufactory ofthis country,
nr Germany, and they will be furnish'-d at the lowest
N. York price, adding the expense of transporta
tion. All instruments ordered or furnished through
this agi-ncy are selected at N. York, by approved
Professors of Music, are opened afier their arrival
here, tried and approved by competent Pianists,
b- fore they are offered for sale, and are repacked
wilhout additional charge, in the best manner for
safe conveyance to any part of the country. All
those furnished from manufacturers in this country,
are warranted by the makers.
The extensile call for Piano Fortes, which has
been made for two years past through the music
department ot the Seminary, and the frequent im
position oi interior lnsrrumenls otlen at extrava
gant prices, through the private interest or ignor
ance of the venders, has led to the establishment
of this Agency. To me-t the convenience of pur
chasers, arrangements have also been made to re
ceive in payment rood nesotiahlc notes at four
months, payable at the Cape Fear Bank. This
arrangement often saves to the purchaser ten per
cent. in the difference of exchange, beside-- all the
risk of damages in the transportation, and Iho cer
tainty of having an instrument delivered here, ap
proved and in good order. Enquire of the PRIN
CIPALS ef the SEMINARY, or of Col. S. T.
HAWLEY.
Fayetteville; Nov. 30 1839.- 40 tf.
Gardner and McKethan,
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
HAVE now on hand, and fur Sale at Reduced
Prices,
2 Carriages,
3 Barouches,
2 Gigs,
3 Sulkeys,
4 Elliptic Spring Wagons,
4 Chain Spring Wagons. .
C-Work warranted as usual, 12 months.
Fii ve't. ville, Dew mb. r 14. 1839. 42-tf
9
J. & J. KYLE,
nil AVE just received by the late arrivals from the
JUL INortii, a large and splendid assortment of
ID IB-IT (&DID
Jlmong wchich are-
Super-fine Blue, Black, Brown, Olive, Oxford
'' mixed,' Drab, Green and Wine colored
Cloths.
Caasimeres, well assorted.
Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans and Erminets.
Super-fine Vesting.
278 pieces 3-4 & 6-8 merinoes.
345 pieces 3-4 & 6-8 Muslin de Lane.
1298 pieces Calico, well assorted.
Cambricks, Jaconets and Plain JVuslins.
39 bales 3-4, 4-8 & 5-8 Shirting and Sheeting,
lileached and lirown. 4k
65 pieces Superior Silks, well assorted.
Merino, Cashmere and Blanket Shawls
Muslin de Lane Shawls and Scarfs
&.C. &.C. &.C.
Comprising one of the largest stocks of Goods ever
offered in this State, all of which being bought at the
late sales at the north, will be offered tor sale at
REDUCED PRICES,
by wholesale or retail.
September 30, 1839. 32-tf
MILL STONES.
THE Subscriber naving recently opened a new
quarry of superior grit, is prepared to furnish
any number of Stones, either at the quarry or at the
store of C. J. Orrcll, Fayetteville. The quality of
the Jtfoore county atones is so well known as not
to need description, and the Subscriber will war
rant all stones sold by him. If thev should no
prove to be ood, another pair will be furnished
without charge. The price is lower than hereto
fore.
1 crsons wishing to purchase, can apulv in per
son, or l)V letter addressed to tartliae .iloort
county, N. C. with description of the size wanted.
JKSSli SOWELL.
Moore County, April 0, 1839. 8, f.
FOR RENT.
THE Toomer plantation 3 miles from the
Br dge, Fa t side of : pe Fear, for 12 months
from 1st January 184', if not rented privately b fore
the 1st January next. Said place will be rented on
that day t the highest bidder. For fu ther particu
lars i quire at this office.
Fayett vil e, Nov. 30, 1839. 40-6t.
FOR SALE.
H dgAb S -- 1 -lVEiil OUL PALT.
JIUUV 20 Hhds. Porto Rico and St
Donaldson Academy.
At a m tins' of the Triis'-T-s of this Institution
on the 17th inet. th R-v. Ber-j imin M. Smrth ot
D:mville, Va. a gent'emin of undoubted qua'ifira-
t!ons, w.is unanimously chosen frincipai I the
Academv, to su-ipiy the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation ol Kev. Colton. As it is not pro
bable, from the short notice, that the services of the
Principal can be immedint--lv obtained, such tem
porary arrangements will be made as will produce
the least possible derangement in the School, the
evpreises of which will as usual be resumed on
the 1st day of Jannarv next.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Dec. 21, 1339. 43tf.
TO SILK GROWERS.
rni iE siib.c ibers, on beha f of an association of
J4 gentlemen interested in the propagation of the
Chinese Mulberry, and in the production of Silk,
GIVE NOTICE,
That they have procured an approved Reel from
the No't'i, f.pr the ree'i-ig and making sewing si'k
fon the co 'oon, and will set the same in operation
in this place early in the ensuing summer. The
business is omirenced for our own a commoda
tion, but we intend buying such cocoons as may
be brought to us, or -lse re l:n t th-m upon shares
E. L. WINSLOW,
JAMES RAKER,
I. VVETMORE.
. Executive Committee.
Kaycttevi'Ie, Dec 21, 1839. 43tf.
MULBERRY TREES.
riTIHE subscriber ff rs for sale SOOO Morus
U Mu'ticaul s Trees, warranted to be .-f the g:n
nine stock. They were grown in this vicinity the
List summer, are well rooted, and vary in height
from two to sev. n feet. They w.l- b sold in li t'
to su t purchasers, on accommodating terms, and at
moderate prices.
JAMES BAKER..
F ayelteville, Dec. 21, 1S38. 43 -tlm.
MORUS MULTICAULIS
3000 Morus Multicaulis Trees are of
fered to the public, at fifiv cents per tree, warianted
genuine, and in a good state of pn-seiv-'t'on. They
are finely branched, f.om 2 t 6 feet hig'i, and were
grown on a poor, sandy soil, consequvntly well ma
tured.. Send your orders soon, as the proper sea
son fr planting eo:nmcncrs about the 1st Februa
ry." Address at Fayetteville, N. C.
JONATHAN EVANS, Jr.
Dec. 21, If39. 43tf.
COCOONS WANTED.
THE Subscriber has abmt two th'iusa-d very
fi ie MORUS MULTICAULIS TREE yet
for sa'e, from 5 t 8 feet high, one-ha'f of which he
is wi li 'g t" se 1 payab'e i Cocoons, to be de'ivercd
n xt summer; the . thcr ha f cash.
Persoi s w-ishi g to make e xtracts wi'l p'ease
make their applicati-ms s on, as the season for plan
ting, according to his experience, begins ear.y in
February. Si k Worm Eggs from a very healthy
stock of Worms, can n so be had.
I. WKI MUKK.
Fayetteville, Dec. 21, 1839. 43-tf
NOTICE.
Croix SUGAR.
75 Bag Rio COFFEE,
75 Kcis NAILS.
20 Pieces heavy Cotton Bagging.
50 Coils BALE ROPE.
23 Bushels H-.ds' G. ass SEF.D.
T. S. LUTTERLOH.
December 4, 1839. 41 3t.
WIT J. b hir.-d out on Saturday the 4th ef Jan
uary next iii lhi plnc fb1" tw- Ive months,
slaves JH.K.K if and uUj i v , neion i 12 in itn
estate of W. 'i-ic, rirc'l Teinn wad" known on
th- dav. PATRICK MURPHY, ? ;:iius.'.or.
Fivitt vHI ', N. C D.c 4-!, 1859. 4-t
NEW GOODS.
SMALL .assortment of fashionable Silks.
Muslin Delains, Shally and Poplins.
Fine Shoes and Bonnets, &c. etc.
Just Received, nn.l For Sale by
GEO. McNEILL.
Fayetteville, Nov. 9, 1839. 37-tf
A
BLANKS
V or Sale at this
GENERAL SELECTIONS.
A SOLDIER'S WIFE.
A touching description is civen of a sol
dier's wife in an account I remember to have
read of the battle of Waterloo. A vounjr Irish
un;er nau marriea a very young and very
toveiy r temisii lady. 1 hey were residing 111
cantonments at Rivelles, when he was sud
denly and unexpectadly called off to the field
-i' I - A II L 111 '. i-
01 uaiHK. . aii ne couiu leave wim wite was
his servant, one horse, and an ass, to carry
her baggage. Very soon after his departure
her husband sent her word that a retreat was
ortlercAi, and begged her to set off to Brussels
with as little delay as possible. The servant,
who was a foreigner, deserted his mistress like
villain, and went off with' the horse. She
did not hesitate to obey her husbands com
mands; but, forlorn and unprotected as she
was, she set on alone with quiet resolution on
her journev of five and twenty miles; she set
off on foot, leading the ass laden with her
baggage. She passed along through the re
treating British army, exposed at times to
great danger from the firing of the artillery.
hen she reached the great road to Brussels,
the army were fulling into line for the terrible
conflict- one had walked on : through the
dreadful storm which raged that evening the
evening betore the battle the rain pouring
in torrents, and the lightning hurling its for
ked and deadly fires around her defenceless
head. She had come up to the snot where,
perhaps, ell that would be soon left of her hus
band would be a cold and disfigured corpse,
and he was then, perhaps, within a few hun
dred yards of the young and unprotected wife;
nut she did not attempt to seek him among
that immense army of 30,000 men; nay, she
did not wish to distress or unman him by her
presence. Quietly and slowly she kept on
her toilsome way, during the whole of the
Saturday night. The road from Waterloo till
with in a few miles of Brussels, is through the
forest of Soignee, and hemmed in ou both
sides by the tall trees. Here die young wife
met with many difficulties; the whole road was
crowded by wagons, and horses and carriages
of various sorts, by wounded soldiers, aud by
the terrified inhabitants of the country; and
still the storm continued with unabated fury.
Patiently, and with quiet perseverance,, the
gentle lady went on, still leading the ass, but
now baretoot, and almost wearied out with
fatigue and diamaj. At length slit: entered
Brussels on the Sunday morning. She bad
been mercifully protected by Him who is ever
at the side of the destitute and friendless. She
was in safety and unhurt, and even the poor
ass and the baggage had arrived uninjured.
Her husband, too, was spared to thank God
for his wife's safety and his own.
Office
Romantic Story: tbe force of love.
On anecdote has recently been circulated
iu the Faubourg St. Germain, which, though
romantic, is uot the less autheuisc. 1 wo fa
milies, well known iu the aristocratic world,
and bearing the names of S y and M al,
were separated not only by political hatred,
but also by private interests a lawsuit of
great moment pending between them. They
detested one auother cordially, in a style, in
deed, worthy of the Montagues, and Capulets.
M. de S y,jr- a young Master of Requests
in. the Council of State, chanced to meet
Mine, de M al in a drawing room, without
TV. I I 1 1 -
Knowing Iter, lie tnongnt ner a cnarming
young widow, (for she was a widow,) paid her
assiduous attention, and followed her every
where. Mine.- de M al, who had observed
his assiduity, responded to it in such a man
ner as uot to deprive him of all hope. A
very witty woman, well aware ot the enmity
existing between the two families, had amused
herself by protractiug the mutual error of two
foos who adored one another, she had cou-
ved to give the youth a fictitious name with
the Juliet, and the young widow had also been
introduced under a false one to the Romeo of
the Council of State. All was proceeding in
the most prosperous manner; the lovers met,
adored one auother, and swore eternal at
tachment, always at the house of the lady who
enjoyed the intrigue. One day, however, the
truth came out, when M. de ft y and Mine
de M al discovered that they were -bitter
euemies. What was to be done? The young
gentleman would willingly have made the first
advances towards a reconciliation, but he
dreaded a repulse. The handsome widow, on
the other hand, felt much more affection than
hostility iu her heart, but could only wait for
the overtures of a beloved foe. Neither be
ing willing to make the first advances, the
ntercourse was suspended, and ennui and
melancholy prevailed on both sides. Jn a
short time, however, the "youth's love seemed
to have vanished, aud made room for the old
hereditary hatred. M. de S y gave his whole
attention to the lawsuit pending between the
families. After the most desperate efforts, he
won it, and thereby ruined M. de M al.
I he handsome, widow, still less concerned
about the loss of her fortune than hurt at the
conduct of her late worshipper, was preparing
o quit Paris, aud retire into the family ot her
husband, when M. de S y waited 011 her, to
her great astonishment, and, demanding her
hand, assured her that he had gamed posses
ion of her property only that he might be able
to restore it to her. The marriage took place
ight days ago, at the church cf St. Aquin.
Phis story may seem improbable, but we can
vouch fr its truth. Had it not been a fact,
we should have given it a less common-place
denouement. Surely, alter this, the age of
chivalry cannot quite have gone by.
French paper.
Col. Krne iau Amusing Anecdote
ihose who have seen this celebrated
pioneer of Texas, must have remarked his
peculiarly red hair and whiskeis. The Colo
nel is a good natured, honest hearted fellow
and brave as a lion withal. He recently re-
Ihas something to trade imnn:anH if Iw K
besides, well educated, and have skill in any
kind of work, and add to this, moral habits
and religious principles, so that his employers
may trust him aud place confidence in him,
he may then be said to set out in life with a
1 . 1 . . , , . I " "7 utu us cam iu set uui in
lateu tO IIS an nmncmrr n ncrlnln tF himcolr I I i .. . ...
u- . . . , , ? ,-, . r ,7. nauasome capital, and certainly has as good
which we here take the liberty of publish- f ;j r.i f
spectable, and perhaps rich, as any man in
Some seven or eight years since, when the
Indians on the frontier of Texas were less
hostile than now, the Colonel was travelling
through the .Camanche country alone. On
approaching one ot the villages, he was met
by a party, who surrounded and took him
prisoner. He was carried in the village, and
tbe treatment he there received was at first
such as gave him some apprehensions that the
Indians would kill him. He saw no possi
bility ot escaping. But he appeared content
ed, and made every manifestation of friend
ship, by distributing the contents of his sad
dle-bags in presents to those around hun
Among other things he gave them beads,
paints, &c, which seemed to delight the 11a
tives amazingly. The Colonel witnessed this
with pleasure, and he began to feel himself
safe again.
iiut his joy was not allowed to continue
long. Soon a large number of squaws came
to him, singing, yelling and dancing; and,
taking him by force, conveyed him to a creek,
where, after divesting him of his apparel, they
soused him into the water neck and heels. Af
ter this immersion, the squaws, old ones and
young ones, splashed in after him, and gave
the country. "Every man is the maker of his
own fortune." All depends upon the right
principles, and they are these.
1. lie industrious: Time aud skill are your
capital.
2. Be sating: Whatever it be, live within
your income, .
3. Be prudent'. Buy not what yoa can do
without.
4. Be resolute: Let yotff economy b si
ways of to-day not of to-morrow.
5. Be contented and thankuk A cheer
ful spirit makes labor light and sleep sweet,
and all around happy, all of which is much bet
ter than being only rich.
POLITICAL.
From the National InttUigeneer.
The 1Vnlg. Camdldate torn- th Presidency
For the information of a large class of citizens-who
have more recently than others ar
rived at aa age to take part ia the scenes of
active life, aud who may be inclined to ask
"Who is General Harrison!" wa subjoin a
brief sketch of bis character and services,
1 t 1 1 - .1 1 1.1 1.1
nim sucn a oucKing, me poor oionei mougnt which we fafo from , contemporary journaL
vw1"vj as w wiwviv 1 maw livinrr rMrrinti nrnniirp n titio en
himself with the old saying, that "he who is strong to the gratitude and -affections of their
uiiMvueu win never uo uaujjeu, aiuiouu lie 1 fellow-citizens.-
lound it rather cold comfort tor it was in the
mouth of December. His murderers as he
was forced to view them would sieze him by
the head, and holding it under the water,
would rub it and pull at it like hungry duckd
"lightiug on June bugs." He stood it mau-
fully like a martyr and after holding his
breath under water until he almost burst his
boiler, with a tremendous effort, he would
throw his head above the surface, and snorting
like a sea horse, blow the water tar and near.
Phis was rare sport to his tormentors, who,
scarcely- giving him time to breathe, would
pounce upon his red nead, and expose him
to the same operation agaiu.
This was repeated until the Colonel was
almost used up, and the squaws themselves
appeared to be fatigued. Finally our hero dis
covered that they had been trying to wash the
red off his hair, and bring it to the natural
color. 1 ne mams naa never Detore seen a
man with red hair; his appearance therefore
surprised them; and after trying iu vain to
wash the red paint off, they completely crap
ped him, and each one taking a part of the
curiosity, carefully wrapped it in a rag.
4 U . . lnrJ U,m . . . I VlA i.tlln. r. n-n i
11U y iiicii leu nun mil 111c. iiioil aaiiij
where they kept him for several weeks Fi
nally, making the Colonel a present of a doz
en fine mules, they allowed him to elope; and
he has never returned to thank them for their
hospitality. Picayune.
The Merchants DaagMer.
A SHORT STORY.
If the fashionable young ladies of the day
would take example after a beautiful and amia
ble creature we are acquainted with, per
chance many a merchant now in straightened ject, at Hampden Sydney college, when the
circumstances mignr, aiier me siorrn is over, disasters ot the Indian war on the JNorth
bless the late that made him the parent ot so western frontier, aud the call for men and of-
considerate an offspring. ficers for the defence of the settlers, induced
"b ather I want twenty dollars for shop- him to enter into the military service. Hia
General William Hehry Harrison was
born on the ninth day of February, 1773, in
Charles City county, V irgima, at tbe farauy
scat on the James River, called Berkely.
about seventy miles below Richmond. -Hip
father was Benjamin Harrison, a lineal de
scendaut of the celebrated General of that
name, who held a- commission in the parlia
mentary armies during the English civil wars,
and who, for his devotion to republican prin
ciples, perished on the scaffold. Benjamin
Harrison was a distinguished citizen of Vir
ginia, much honored and highly trusted by his
fellow-citizens. He was brother-in-law of
Peyton Randolph, the first President of Con-
greaij, anf waa himae!a member of that body
during the years 1774, 1775, and 1776. It
was principally through his influence that
John Hancock was chosen to preside over
the Congress as successor to Peyton Ran
dolph. He was chairman of the Committee
of fhe Whole House when the Declaration of
Independence was finally agreed to; and his
signature is borne upon that celebrated docu
ment. Having retired from Congress, he
was elected a member of the Virginia House
of Delegates, over which body he presided,
as Speaker, until 17S2, when he was elected
Governor r.f the State.
Benjamin Harrison died poor, leaving
three sons, of whom William Henry Harrison
was the youngest. At his father's death he
was a minor, and was left by bis father's will
to the guardianship of Robert Morris, the cele
brated financier. He had selected the prac
tice of medicine as a profession, . and was
diligently pursuing his studies with that ob-
ping to day,' said Miss-- ,as she entered the
counting office ot her lather.
'Really, my love, replied the good-natured
man, 'I have not the money in the desk, and
I would not like to draw a check.'
Can't vou send and borrow it?' said she
impatienll v.
'iVo, child I have borrowed and borrowed
until I am tired, and I have heavy responsi
bilities to meet to-dav which will drive me to
the fraction of a ceiit.'
'La, pa! you never told me of this before.
Because 1 didn t trunk it necessary my
fthild to let vou into the secrets of my busi
ness. What do you want with twenty dollars?'
I want nothing Miss ,has just come
to town, and invited me to go a shopping with
her. and vou know I would feel awkward if
I had no money to spend. But, if you are in
need, it alters the case entirely.'
I am in need of every cent, my child.'
'Then, Father, I shall never trouble you
until you let me know that you have extrica- cular notice ef ihe commander-in-chief.
guardian would have dissuaded him from this
determination, but Washington, his. father's
friend approved of it, and gave him a commis
sion of ensign iu the first regiment of United
States artillery, then stationed 8t Fort Wash
ington, on the preseut site cf the city of Cin
cinnati, and under the command of General
St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territo
ry, and commanier-in-chief of the military
forces in that section of the country.
As soon as he received his commission,
young Harrison, who was at this time but
nineteen years ot age, hastened to join his
regiment, and arrived at 1 ort ashiugton
shortly after the disastrous defeat of St. Clair,
near the head waters of the Wabash. This
was a time of great danger and alarm. Short
ly after his arrival at Fort Washington, he
was appointed to command the escort of a
train of pack-horse?, bound for Fort Hamilton, -
some twenty or thirty miles north of tort
Y ashiugton; which difficult service he per-. .
formed with such credit as to attract the parti- -
ted vourself from your difficulties I will stay
at home, for I have laid in my fall and winter
dresses, aud shall need nothing until next
spring.' Clipper.
How To Make Money.
Iii 1792, Harrison was promoted to the
rauk of Lieutenant, and ia 1793 he joined
the new army under General ayne. His
spirit, enterprise and sagacity f oon attracted
the notice of that able commander, who an-:
pointed him one of his aids-de-camn, in ;
t . t 1 xt T a 1 t m . .
Do vou complain tnat you nave uouung 10, wnicn aitncuit and responsible post ne served
besin with? "Tom," you say, "has a farm: during the war. His services, especially at
Harry has a thousand dollars, but I have noth- the battle of Maumee Rapids, by which the
ino-." I say to you, look at your hands, and contest was brought to a close, are mentioned 1
tf 11 me what thev are worth. ould you take with emphasis in Gen. Wayne's official ac-
one thousand dollars for them, or for the use count of the victory. After the close of the.
of them throughout your lite: If you can war, Hanison was promoted to the rank of
make half a dollar a day with them, it would Captain, and was placed in command of
not be a bad bargain; for that sum is the in- 1 ort YY ashington, the most important post in
terest of more than two thousand dollars; so the YVestern country. While in this corn-
that if vou are industrious and Harry is lazy, mand he married a daughter of John Cleves
vou are more than twice as rich as he is; aud I Symmes, the founder of the Miami settlements
when you can ao a nrau a worn, uuu luaw; i a iaay iu wnora ne nns ever iouuu a miuuui
rlollnr a day, you are tour times as ncn, and I and altectionate companion.
are fiirlv worth four thousand dollars. Mo-I In 1797, Harrison resigned his commission
nev and land, theretore, are not the only capi- m the army, and was appointed Secretary of
tal with whic h a young man can begin the the North-western Territory, and ex-ofhciO f
world. If he has good health, and is mdus- Lieutenant Governor. The next year the
trious, even the poorest boy ih our country Northwestern Territory entered the eooBdi
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