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Li 1 - . , . . .. .in ...... i thqbsdAt V ' 1 ii ytji ! 4 'r.- : '. V:.' ',. 4 Vl r. f uf Vtfc-' 111 IT. '1S0ST LOUD : .. ..;!, , Bat '& W foe wew tht dayi to Hester, u lit lit il (er moDotonozt toil, ooeleercd by the wjticifief 'pleasure "of tit" tTsologj -and bo daSj hpw jntoleraWj (8ct!ottJ ert that'veulogs 1 T7tii psed ouf tnd runiors of tht achoolmae teyft ttenfiout to JenituV; not unfrequeotly caused tier beart to lifii lilt lead in her bosom. ttt'wIuC to ber; waa'Edwtrd Avery? And a quick blush would spread o ver her features. ' Tordwo her trisk,Tirs.Edridwcalled one ! day.'iodf requested Hexicir to take great pilot j with ber spinning,1 (or tie bad determined to lay byt lioeo for Jemicii.1 ''Toil know, Hester, shsf-ts uotitao to spin, now that iht U so taken ufcVUh learaing j indeed, we don't with berjo (b lack uroggVry we cirf well afford to hire it done j hnt as to this piece of linen to be sure Jemima U - cloae i eoough to the - subject, but if oat can Wltev't what "other people w, there ii iTuntiybowioooiheafwaol'ltM Avery, jou bnow, boards altogether at oar boast bow; ana tnougn no never even pc w raV wbeo I am by," I've no doubt lt4 is dooe oa VarpoM to blind t--yOttng people are to sly. Mr. Atery Is a nice young man, though I can't aay bat Jemima might do better." And here be fairly ttopped lor want oi trcatn. Fur a long time after Mrs. Bldridge departed, Hester sat mudonlesaby ber wheel, with' her baods crossed on her lip, while the p!eneta that stole orer her featnrvt told of a atrugglt going on, deep) deep beneath the placid surface. From that time the almost care was bestowed upon her work, (or was it not to grace the table of Ed- ward? , . ' ' The winter came to a close, and so did the tiute daring which Kdvard bs4 engaged to fill the ofioe of school master.' Hester bad to often said to heiwll, ' 1I miebt hare called once more at least, to know why tent bira sucb a message, that aha had almost persuaded herself she had jnstcattit to be quiet angry, and was really vexed with herself that she thought oi the subject st allj but the more abe atrove to baoiah it, the saoeo tonstantly it recurred to her miod. When the day came which she knew was fixed fot bis departure, abe feked herself again aud again, " Will heaot come to . bid as rood-bye f" In the words of the old tonc, , I nw eo4j sbe feist of splaaieg r ; So she put away her wheel, and looked ap the road U the direction of the ichool houae, though she katw kt was tot there, and down the road in ike opposite direction. All day she hurried about the house, arranging, and re arranging, every tbiog in it; kat it grew dsrk, and he had et eome. Nohe wu not coming. Why should L he wU h to?t JJLl?ai poken to him to distantly 0 tod coldly ) whet ther met at church, or by accident io the itreet, thav -batjutt then came a gentle up st the door, and AOYifd iMVi? llVW mti bcr eyea ; how pale ha looked, tod asd too, try tad, at if tomt gjttitraiblM welded oa Mi mind Uer hetjt, ismau her, tad it wat with diQculty that sbt rs 4attttd him to bt seated while she called her fathef. ; -, : . - Hester," kt taid, U It you I wish to ' toe. . , Wilt yon Uaten to ma a few momentt?" MJeetet eoold tot rpeak ) bat the tat down and ; Edward eontioued. .. . k : I teareeiy need tei yout Heater, thai I lovt wow. Tom mart hart seen it daring those long wttttiaga that ire read and conversed together. ; ffitta j .ktritiils soyetag tod keastlfsl, dsTOtlcg all yoar energies -to- yotr faeily-f htm I tat by yoa, evening jafter evening, discovering tew tnd rich tresiares of in teHeist whieb; had Wt like bidden '. jemt till I ,drev the9 fTtH, asl ctr.pred the part fresh for I jrceired at once that an enemy had gained yoar ear. I was too proad to intrude oa yoa un bidden, and should probably have left the village without seeing you;: but last night I heard the whole rom one, who, I am pained to Jern? hat been harboring for me a jrsrmer sentiment than it b in my power to return. I pity, and forgive ber the injury she would have inflicted on my peace ebsll I say Jf0ur$, Herter Y' , , He took a hand that was not withdrawn and as he bent to klsa it, warm tears fell upon bis face each tears as are onlv shed when the heart is too fall for utterance. r, ' It was lata that night when Edward tore him self away from the 'cottage of Mr. WilsoTr, 'and early the next morning he left the village for his owo distant home, while Hester, serious and thoughtful, yet with tdeep,etlm joy in her heart, moved tboat tht boast, in the performance of ber customary duties. ' '! ' ' va. the fjtton A. a peb F&PPm m ?H I j so .w l i w-mvj.zjjtf. .iiwefeht V er feared 3httwf ,a cpnsuo ttipn, and. the doc- ILx.1! it of yowjr7csUeg witk. the hacknied world in which L ktvt atinglod (s it ttraogt that I love yow?,t Bat I spoke tot ef it dareid uot-run til-pardon me, Hester, if ii was presumption until the eye that dnrped beneath tht planet .of mioe, t&eiblush tsl tha trenbling voice, en- i-eeuraseij4 Jb ir?0 ty d$y jtktt t Every weekdaring the long summer that fol lowed, t letter arrived at the poet oCece, directed, at the Postmaster said, io the most beautiful hand, but which ht would deliver to no one but Jack Wil son, who regularly called for it, at the same time dropping very slyly into the box, a email neat packet, bearing the name of Edward Avery. . A knowledge of this circumstance converted the last drop of kindness in the heart of the ig norant, conceited and disappointed Jemima El dridge, into gall, which she rented in the bitter est invectives against the innocent Hester. Her UmperwutTOUafUrltin further. aouredfor her , father on making his usual quarterly pay ment st Mr Johnston's store discovered that his daughter hsd purchased, without his knowledge, articles of dress, or rather uaelese finery to a large smoont. Although he could easily have paid it, be resolved to punish her, and insisted that the bird eyes table linen, which was laid by for her, should go to pay the debt; and had the still greater mortification of bearing Mrs. Johnston say that she ahould keep it for her own use, as ahe had never teen a piece of linen so fine and beauti fully white r sed that IIetcr Wflson Reserved T premium for her work. ; " ,v , Summer, too, passed awaj and one bright, frosty morning iu early autumn, when the yellow leavea of the large walnut tree by the door came pattertngdowu like rain, a plain yet handsome carriage was seen descending the hill, st the foot of which nestled the village. Hester's, heart beat qojek and quicker, as it came nearer. Tea I it has stopped, and t gentlemsn springs lightly ont.Itjs certainly Edward Avery, and yet how different ! The threadbare suit of rusty black, which composed the outer man Of the whflome acboolmuter, had been superseded by garments of the finest .material and modem fashion, but the ehange in hie personal appearance was still more striking. His truly noble oouteoance, beat ming irithv health i and happiness, seemed, to Htt ter at least, more interesting than the pale, mel ancholy features of the invalid achoolmaster. I lUj God bless you, Hester r said Mr. WU- son, aaa week afterwards she stood by the tame carriage leaning on the sr of of Edwardj habi ted in a neat riding dress, and looking as Jack de clared,' for all the i world like bora lady. ,May Ood bless yon and .make you a blessing to your husband as you have been to your father. Do not cry, Heater,''. he continued, his own tears falling fast ; " Molly is now large enough to fill your place. Coma backsoon and act us." And amid the weeping farewells of those to. whom she was ao dear, the carriage drove off. -: IfftSjolj j&dJb Jymstppea jW Mr Wilson, after closing tht abutters to keep out IblL&tAO Lint : tttUi ' tit ' down ; bi ' tht' btartk' and felt that the light and joyof bis dwtUing were gone. Nothing hat tht prospect of her happiness eould bavt oonsoled him for the loss of his good' and dutiful ohild, Molly went to the little room whioh shs had shared with her sister, and throwing herself on the bed, wept till she went to sleep, from whioh i sht awoke determined to be to her lather and brothers what Hester bad been, and If the 'did not al wslri suooeed it waa iict .'lieatat,: tat Jarzol tht , ixftSiOt Hi tors said he must gtvt.ep Jjfand (o. me counrxy j jo jmereiy iof . we exprcis, ppi because he co?lJ not be itj!, b,bad tsught their schoo,wr4ud mMJl Atlffht WU totravel prer the Confederate gtottt( be could not find a better, no, nor, haijdspmerrtife than our. .Hester put J ;I most go home, . and see if, Mollly ktows how W ge supper, 'V And i,way he rao to conceal tht tears which- he thought might be considered a disgrace to his manhood. Hester waa indeed the wife of a talepted young lawyer and the virtues which raised her, from an bumble station, ennobled and adorned the higher one she. afterwards filled , Her husband .became a wealthy," influential msn, and with )iis oonsen sho bestowed, osy benefits, on her -family . The wheel that had been the instrument of effecting to much 30d, wta preserved with; an affection almost- amounting , to veneration. One of the daily lessons of Molly, wo lived withjierar the death of their . father, was taken on that spifiniog wheel, and it was gtren to her by Hes ter, on her wedding-day, si a token that indu try i the surest road to respectabiliy and bappi-' nesl " j ";'.; ; . - j' -- TJester is gone, and Moliy, a white-haired wo msn," alone remains waiting in patient hope for a tUetipg in that 'world where Whe weary are' at mVurhibshe eheriaheswith tht-gratitude of a ybungtrkeait the memory oi t sister's love - What I have, related, my dear girls, is strictly true, Hester WiW was mv own ' almost idolit ed sister, snd you will no . longer wonder that I love to sit' and spin on - thU wheel, which 1s the very same she used, so.mfny -many years ago The sed may well be exeused for some old-Ulh iooed ways, when tVey "are all tnit connecl th'ea witU the past, like a ataff on which memory leans as she retraces the devious path of life. Night had thrown her sable veil over the sil very locks of-the-aged," and the fair TcUrls the young, ere Mrs. Mason concluded; and bidding them good night, she closed the door of her sleeping apartment, aod besought Him who giv eth the increase, that the seed she had scattered might bring forth fruit, even an hundred fold ttantowderTrm'ade of tbWeYoutthtartt' 'of -I ...t.-- t .w . ufe& aaltpe-tre);.- fotfifelenWjpirliof &? indHen nana " of" sulDbuK" aU'lkf hrtcv U?" nitre' it tnuch thf'laast r T eooiowder 1 inateriat.rfeeUirlal"etaU stowetOyilheargeBt datl snr.-wlIU , i une ernoe saltpetre trom' tbe weiHtilwct groug talpeire ' fa t 'coiercerequrea ft fbt1' purified brfote if eat be 'tised tor ganpoWdr and for this pnrpow goferoment his egtatTiAbed ' a refinerr at Naakvin'Mt'ttrtfitit)- daily' . 6000' pounds9 of -fcrOughj'lslttTt 'iBto pure nitre, as J white! as sndwi'tfi'd ' teddy tfor? th'pdwder'illa. la MhsT extensive Governs u ment Powder Works, now' in course 'of Tspld erection Uri Georgia! UadeM be direction1 of the twritef,,t bvef five tons 'of saltpetre will be ! re-; fined each dsy,: if required, and converted into ; , gunUbwder. odi nl n.t tilt !. Lit AKXICLXS WABTTED. TO MAKE.,, 8ALTnTTBJS OI One ordinary j iron pot -ot bojJingf' three, orjr fouri tubs, pails, -or barrels,, put .off,; .4 wo, ; or,, three mall- troughs rsomt coarse bags ior, if wbeelbarrow to bring the earth. from the caye,M and -four stron barrels "with one head, in eacbrj empty vinegar whiskey or pork barrels are very good are about all the articles , require k for Jt mall., saltpetre ...manufactory, To, these,,. however roust, be addedTtome. ash rbanels io5 make potash dye, at i is better ,thtt thit shbntdj; be made at the same time and place, theih'i -69 from the fire under the pot for boiling,-as- sis ting in the production.. .-. HOWlTO fBOCXED 1 ili ' mm ' 4 ' A ' First bore a , . pole , spout ; the size . oi tea finger through the head or end of eacn lrrel near one aide, and ( fit wooden vplng; In each holethen set the barrels on. some pieces of timber ; near each 'Other, the, heads down, vsnd me. note oi eacn - proiectinz over me umoer. trMna. ' UOW TO MAKE SALTPETRE. ' The process of making Saltpetre from the earth of 'the limestone caves in thej Southern Confederacy is so simple that any one residing in the negihborhood of a cave in t limestone rock and -nearly- all - the - caret- are in -such rock can without any . expense make at least a few pounds of the salt every day, and with as sistance could make it very profitable business at the price wbicu Government is now oavins. To furnish the practical information 'required, in plain language,' to such persons,80 as to enable eacn one to add to tne production of ao article ao indispensable to the military operations of our country, now struggling for its free exist- encelmduces the writer to publish' these notesr he would earnettly appeal to his. countrymen who may live near any cave, to put themselves, if need be, - to some . inconvenience, . m order j to aidJn the. jo valuable production. . We can not be too thankful that this sricantic war was entered upon with large . supplies of, ammuni.- lion ana we materials iur us laroncauou, dui little of which has yet been expended; but in a contest of auch magnitude, where we have to supply the fiery; food for some- iwo thou- ssnd months of . Urge diminsioos some of which consume not less thsd three-fourths of a keg of powder at each charge -it will read ily be seen that the most abundant stores must fail sooner or later, unless care bo taken in time to replenish tha demsnds of consumption. OurppHerwlpQBrudtw bharooalaro probably' ample for the entire war, even ; if it be of Jong :, duration, and the amount of saltpetre iu tbuesrth of , tbu SouthT era caves, to be had for the washina, is abun dantly sufSoisnt to meet all demands for an . indefinite period 6f tiiaewv:l;w':-,;:i;'; Hut, the nitre is still in the earth, and it behooves us to extract It in time, before: we eommsnoe to feel a pressure ta thiti direotion. It is true' we are reoeiring daily from a few oaves what would be oonsidered a . very large tmoani in ordinary tlmts, but the times are' axtraardioary, and henot require extraordinary' suDDlies i thus the ' indivldval who makej a Put tome, .twigs into the; bottom fit , esch bsr- rel," and on these place straw or hay about hair a foot thick, when pressed .'down.; then, having brought some of the arth 'from the caveand , broleu up sll the lumps,' 'fiireach tsrrel 'full withodt preying it down; Puf'the "pings Tnto' the holes tightly, and fill up each tarrel with H tnn.ti alr fhnt itWr id' vot irt Wnf'pVV V . as it will hold jalloiT" thlT whole to" remain un ' til next day, then poll but the plbprf, having placed a tub or Mil under eacb,L and pour all" the water- from - the first barrel into the second barrel, snd all the water or liquor which 'drains from this bsrrel must be poured on top of the esrth the third barrel snd finally the liquor which drains from this" last barrel must be poured into a. tub Or ui other vessel.- Now having previously : made- some - stronz lye from wood ashes pour - a.-- small stream of it into the tub and stir it well ; immediately the clear liquor will become mud- dy,-and as long as the lye, continues, to cur.. . die Or cloud the liquor it must be poured in j of course you ' will ha vo to wait now and then ' for the'liquor to settle to see if it requires more lyerrNo more must be used-than-is necessary, for it not 'only wastes the lye," but is an im purity which the refinery most afterwards get rid of. We will suppose' that the 'proper quantity of lye. has been used, and the. liauor t allowed- to settle - or ". drain through r cloth , until it becomes clear j it is then poured into the pot and boiled away until -t drop taken0 up by the end of a stick becoTaes, hard or '. solid when let fall upon cold metal or a plate.', The liquor is now to be dipped out of. the pot and poured Into a', cloth placed over a tub - or barrel, and allowed to strain through into thev tub .below and become cold.' As soon ' ss the liquor begins to cool, crystals, of saltpetre will, commence formine, and when "cold, she liquor; left called mother liquor must be poured off from the saltpetre back into the pot with the fresh liquor for boiling, as it still has coneidersble saltpetre in it. , There , will bf rfound at the. bottom of the pot after the liquor is dipped out, when the boilins is completed, some earthy salts, which, after draining,' can be thrown away as im- -purities : if, . however, some long needle-shaped crystals should bo seen io it when cold, it, coo tains some saltpetre, and about a quart of hot water should ho added, andtjieu pSireSt.Hier.,ttmef WbrerTtrwIirBave dissolved all the saltpetre left" among the earthy salts; this wash water can then be put back into she pot after the impurities shalr haYo been-eleaoed out The saltpetre, formed by the foregoing prooesv must be first allowed to drain well, " snd then plaoed on oloths stretched before the fire or but in the sun to dry : when the drying b completed. . it is to be put into sacks or barrels, and is ready , to be transported to the nearest ordnance officer, who will pay for the same on rtsoemnc tLe bilk of its shipment On the railroad. 'Vj If the erystals of saltpetre are wet and. brown. and will not keep dry, it is because too , much Ive from the wood ashes has been sed r thii" can be- reinovhy; tn Itpetre and pog ring cotd water otMtt t r"" '
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