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V 3 V -f 7 r . . - . - r . f v-X aW . 1 ar f UNION, THE -CONSTITUTION AMI THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBEBT Y. Jt'-sI.UII. TIll'KSDAlV-TlARl'U I, IH42. frewa Ckaaatoe'a .teal, , SIrpraothcrm. ! ".Tat imU aera km agreed tare- aider ewpaoHlfiS. pVU-tlUlly Bbdgeae : '.Uy. en-ly ta eoaeeua wild all that it ' lttb'Mlcii(tl. The waadhasiacrcdbe eetae'r-reverbial.to re.tk aa ucittma la which she oe par jr it ihe victia i f tbe etbr. Chit a'rees at the attempt may sp pttr.wt etispeaed Upttni word gainst this sweeping ct-Bdemaafoa f a rle stuck man comprehend maay eeu tatbh persons, h sp peart to as that ibere it ae araati sbsatdity in presuming t sect ckUJiaa sbe Uft kira. At tlit period e waa.aemariiage.ftietaa wMteaitett eld. tad ih l.tiit !!- eibl. Ii waa m the eoaauy-be awl Mary VMlionj ta tbe ceaauy at married krt, aad ao till ba breeght art ta hie beat ia Undoa bis wile, and dim acre hie cad ret. Bat aha kid heard ef tbeir beae'y and taleata (root iheir bead father. And beppy ia ihe,pretcat, as well m ia ber snuripstieas af the .'utuie; tbey were n tertMy n eluded in all bar cstUa bedding. Far feeling beans (tad tbe atenmoibsr bad very feeling one) art alwaf a grate ful for laa aad teaderaeas, however rieb tbey taat -deserve bath, and are iter at u.e aatcb io rrprsy it a are, tbt debt it aatj character ia cry pcta aka tairra taw a l aiticaitr itUUua ta Ufa. A Ton Uilr mt b ia ttit om af veatabaod. ! tt ,f,a, Sor; or. ia aimrtcr rhratc. ta-ard f etry r-c bkb caa adnra at.tj a pleaturt la flrtta tboa ba Lrt atii al"Biajr kta lirtd lor) rait tlia ,' "r vt caa data with ea,! tnattlovtaf and brlotrd aaaaiVtraf a da- 11 !' U aialra tactificca far avctccirclr, crottniing tht tffid kind-!11"01 nottbat ibrra aa aejr aacrtfica ltd aiib a tk jut and praoft af teadcracaa J h regard lo Mra. abai and afltniaa; bai aa aooaer baa alia coa traitd Mbteoraa tba ailaaf aaa hka bddrraab a (araitr apovac, tliaa tba a) a f mj.ici.mi iataaiapoa ber, ad ibrat atl aitribtMca atrn ta fll fraai bar, ik lalrapif af a aiwaqueraJer. Sba aaaj b 4 alt. bind, fraeroa. and f rra abl'i m kl!,ht ttl l iba rid; bat ii w tappntrd 't bt aiirrlf iaipaitiblt that aba e a ta aruia ant apart af rard ar affettt'Mi far ihrtt atutllr btllraa and wauifrndiMf btinra aha, fraa ibeir poai- ttaa, appral aa arallt ainat auan!y ia Iter typth:, aad a baas it ia baib brr dutr and ihUrtai la rkeaith. Il ia OM-ia una that whra tba hallowed lit af a lir aad child ia aaerd by tbt e !d haad f idtalb, aa atcoatboad f af fftfia caa bt qu't at atronf and pare but aurrly die ttit rcataa it m folly i rj-el lbi which omit ia iht aeartti da fiat rentart ii. ' A Imla iti :ciiaa un tba and ber baabaod'a cbUHrca. Uw'kaaara, aateca, aba fell that aba atald aad neat Uat item, etca frat iba inpatta af bar aaaliaUly aatarc; bat er cooler jnd BiCni, il tbt cniitblied il at all, atati bate told ber, il.at to wreailt ail Uieir bearta iato aat knot of btppuseet aad aOTcctiaa a avid ba iba aorttt neaBt by which ta biad bar batbaad'a lat yct'aart dearly lo bar. It aaa aight abta they arrived ta Loadoa; aad though thacliildrea vtit ta bad. Mrt. Uaihaafcewld aot aait till awning lur aa iBtrodaetioa. Tbt Buret, aa aid tenant of tba ftajily, preceded theat. aritb a aiaelt taper, aa Mr. Barhaat led bia irapalieai brida ta the cbarabtr of biaaoa. Jbabay vat aobbinr ia bia tlumter; bt had ti3enfly crkS binarlf to eieep. J lit aurtt teemed and thaagb Ihera aaa aa oteratraincd civility ta an auaner, ebelovked at ber aiaiier fioia tiait to time, aa if ba bad dune piaii iB of mntlit cnora etpeeially eoeeibiwg of vibicb aiC fell Leartily uaaoaiaf btra anctit caat'ef bwaiaeaa bereaerd f li pariaer ba yela ibt ataay tt-la i.f andJ't eg, will aaturtdly pntfft llitllSt ariaeat paa ba ran aJ-p alaitt alaatt iba of I'i.ing bia ehiMrea a atepraoiber. 11 a g rat that her ee it let anchltjl. her aflVemm Icte dett, ber de(Keiitieiil let f.nd, thin ihott of ber w ba e nnoi b lettarrd; ut, inetead af looking back anb raa eomltininge. Jet at ruber ruaipart bet behtaiuur ai b Ibalaf ikt hired gaardim, vHio. fraoi Iba f illikiliiy af haman naivxff. rauel aeceaea lily bt far ramt drfirieat ta ihe impalete and aciioat. tbt failure of a-biebareeeeoa tNiiIy rcgranal. Rnaarneteet. ioehere and auraet, are all bamaa being, and a?ty aiw! indeed bt onfortunvt aimtilt if they batt not bmait tea and affeciioae far war tier and dearer than aa they caa form l iht ebiMren rommi.trd to iheir aare, hweer eaarieatiaiialy they may fulnl the dmire tby bad amlciiakta. 1s aa tuje iht childrenare cnn6ded to aomt lemale relaiiee; if alia be eingled aad inespenmced, a mere thrniiat, aha aeaar aelda a fit Mrdiaa or fide; ii aahamtd. Tier codW ret aa cleat accaaai fma ber tf why tba child bad beo fretung; but, wden Mrt. Xtihaai tupped to kiat kit check, iba child awake, aad turning bia bead quickly aa iba pillow, re'uaed fh praSeTeS rareea. We haet Inglitened him b! Iam aorry." exelairaed Met, Bubam. . - a a -a um not mean to wait yon, CbaiUy," aaid hit father; " but nowthat you are awake, kiae .your .mam raa." Tut bojr't lina ft 1: bul br a aUAfie ef fanol the will, btreatrained tlit leare.and BtoUered her to toatfliliia chrek. He tull iceUaiuad tbem. though th mora iSifTi culty, wbea hie failear cmbraaod biat; a-id Mr. Sir bam, turning to the nurae, ei clamed atmutt aharply. " Warren, abet ie the matter with the bovT 1 innat up ou moaiitg. Wan en aighed, and looked down, and very leieurely eatifTed iba eanille, from bicb M rt. Uarham had juai lighted aaoih ei; and bad baatened an to little Xllen'e chamber. The etepmmher trud enftly, auaded the can:llt with tier band, and would not, ten by a touch, awaken tba abc ba married. Ilia ehanciea are very great . alumbcrer, who Uy, her dull claaped tight' lhal ahe baa iatcaa infinitely mora rlab ang than Ihoae f the ttepmoiher. From tur own obitration. we do firmly be lieve, tbat ia the diMtiaiona and diiun iina that anmeiimee orrur altr tecond maniiget.iheagfrateara are almost al wayttbe firtl rliildrea or their relitiee. Indeed we cuuM rite many lactt in rorro tmraunn of tliie -aaetition, aul rftain from diiat I'al'llia feeling of mditi Uualt h.n.U be wounded; bul we will ev leeiana aarrlie, becue thote wli'aee ; leelinge it ie due to epart. art alike beyond fie retell of pr)i ig euriaaky, aympaihy, or eoroicratiii; and beeaute the relation - al it my illuttraie rtiare foicihly the poin wa bavejm ie.thm a tiring of disjoint ad nberviint cmld do. Mr. Charlea'U. rham waa abaul eiUt and thitiv, and lud been a widower tlnte i-r lour j eaea. when ha tlmught proj er to il in in nh Miev Vill er. the ON phan and aJmoet joroiile8 daurjWr of an uffifer in the nay- He met her firtl at the bnutt of her roamed titter, with whum el t refilled; and ber graceful per' on, bet winamg m a era. and intelligent cuiirertaiiaii, vrry aavtt tooiileled ber coi'queet. Ferhipa he did not rega-d her ihe leva becau-'e be perceied bow affctionateljr aiiadted to ber were beriiiila aephewe and neieet. and bt certainly very much rerpecteil iliote fr.lngt whicb bad induc ed l.er to lu ger in a home neeettarily nt fit m iti in.leje.i4ei! in.iht world, umil ai and'iwriity, aimply. aa from goid au fiority he aonn found out. becaute, though aba badjrrreived two or three adanlage oua ollVia, tlielid uot intend to marry wiilmul bring in I e. Ii teemed a heart woitH the winning: ai d when at lat he ditcuiert-d fiat " hit own, he n ly in her arma, in one of thott nnUugbl atutudea ol cliilulio.id which art alwaya graceful. At motiorilett at tht tier ping child, did M i. Rarham remain far many, ininuic; and who can tell iht lhoaghie that paed rapidly through brr mind? Perbapa a'te wondered if the mother ha I been aa leu ilul aa the daughter, and bad aba been lete.or at wll, or belter loved than hereclil Or did the teek to pierra atisioualy or hopefully the futuret Or waa the ronteni to dwell upm iht pie aent? Whatever her ihoughia were ihry eould not bt til. Oh! no; foe the faith ful glance and afTcctinnaie geaturt wirh which ahe beckoned her hnaband to ap proach aofdy, weie never dictated by a ae!(i th or unkind thooglit. lit, huwtner, waa ruffled, for he had intitied on an ant wer from ibt nurte, who to tha queiion ul what ailed the clril.l, bad replied, with aonif reluctance, ilutMrt. Pearaon, their aunt, had been there that dy. and "had talked to Matter Charley about bis own mamma and made 1rfm very unhappy." Tlie Borrow t of children, however, are aeld.iui very long-livid, and Matter Uhr ley camt down to brealfat the next niorniiiff without anv tracea of tut Mat tag twtkt tceauoaa a la tha itaprava aat af jt ccue with mi 4lfbt. wbea ttit lady aakrdeady, a qvaauoa whieb bad laaa baertd wa ber lipa - Way. Ell. a, da yaa alwaya call ma a iar 1 be t k Jd celured I t ber teai ptet, ebadtd aa tbey vera bt bet aaft calling Lair, but did a4 an wer. by aa ymm aoi call me taamaur ceatinaad Mrt. Carham, prrtaicg the Ul a araad Ual tatted apoa bar kaee. ' Tbt.chdd aaraed let bead away at tbt murmured beeiute Cbarlcy told me aat to.ad eat J be weuld aui leva are. and aoot would But loft ma if I did.- , . Tbt-beartf tbt eleamiMher waa too fblltoaaawtrt ber btabaad fowad ber ia Ut-i an. ad il wm itaiMiaikla aoei itely to reluaa bia yoang wife eoeipla a reqoeat, aad ba bad promised lb It iba childiea abould be allowed waddreaa ber oo'y by the term their twa feelingt thoulJ diciaie. Utda lla eooa beeaa la call ber mamma, aad called ber to lor ytart; Matter Charley did iba eamt at intervale, a baa mort lhaa aaaady good lempaicd. ar juat after aoma tndwleenca aba bad beta ibt mease of procuring for a MB. -a-- Uite other acene of ibia period, and wt w ill paw oa for yeare. Mat Pear ton and other relaUtee bad been intro dured ta Mre. Bilbao, and bad paid ibt formal aedJmg viait. Alibi ir firtl meet ing tbt mtritt of tbt brida wert nf cwurtt dicaated. Tbt idea of calliing ber pretty!eail tne. To pretend tbt ie only ait-and lata iyrclaimeJ anotbei; tba'll ncaciare thirty again. auoaey.l believer aaterud tbt firet, in tbt form of interrogation. Uuly about twtlvc bandied aounde. rrplird aame boJy very well inloamed on tbt tubject: "but t'karlet bat mace il up fit tbuutand, and acidcd (be "wbolt ppoa ber. coaunued the lady, io a rrriccn i . at tone i taiea. Mora lhaa ever he did for my poor titter, observed Mie Pearaon. with a agb; though tht bad money," (Mutt nue, Miaa Pearaou; kutChailet Btrham. laeUe ytart aja, did not pnaaeae fie thousand pounds in tht world.) Tbt poor children!" - Flattened to death oT herf' ' 1 could not brlieva ha would have aiainta i"n, cliiuicd iu Mitt rciaton. in a tout wl juat iadigoatioo at the laiqui ty of mankind. "Charley ie a fine boy;ae can recol lect b.e mother, ai d bae a epirit of hie tan:" can iuueJ the aettricr of tuieiroja tivee. Yee, but tbey ta'k af tending him ta erbovl," aaid Iba "well lufoimee? la- I told yoa aul" exclaimed the aunt, proud if ber wonderful gift of prophecy. Her dome, of enuiae. And they all eighed, and akook their heads, and and joined in a aort of chorus, to the affect that aecaod matrjagei arare "dreadful." A lot" for li t poor stepmoihei! Can there be any -qoettion thai ber nlTiet wsa a moat thai.kleat one! without the aotho- ri.y of a mi'tner, tet with a mother a ret norrtibiluy not with ber husband alone to pleate, bui a whole family to conci hate, and iliatlamily nrediB noted to con demo all her actions. But at the draping of water will wear away a atone, to R.ra Rarham'e correct j.iJimenl and invtria ble eaeetoeaa of uitpoi'in, did a litre smooth down the atpeiitiet with which aha bad been met, when ai the end of two j ears, ihe proepect offcoraelf becoming a mother, waa looked upon ae a new and moat aggravated offence. Her inlant died; and instead -of tjrmpathy or compasaion for the molher'a anguih at the lots of her fiist born, there were women who looked alinott acknowledge their rejoicing. Yes, women, wlio cafred themselvea la minine and tenderhearted, and have turn ed away, probably, rather than have teen in insect crushed! An"Mier yearepeJ on, and again Mre. arham waa a moihei; bul ihis time she aa m.tre bleatfid her infant lived, h ealsed kie wife from wham be ba4 mm ttt ibeau crew; tad tbofh browa'fclm(!eacd J After maty birrr trara, and a few baara ; tawarde Iba ealer poley ol ireaeUmeaL a al at II c-aia.aoing. the etepmoinev rnaoa ccruia cUUeacy of eUdl made ber very Jena axMeaser.fica ti't greaieai dba ifrli leaacwat aftLrawirgauy wei(ht lata rbt a at, mat lta aaa jet oemaacen. cala wbieh abould be balaaccd agfiiel.oUr teaewnea ae aact at it to aera it Ike late ret I al ibe elder rbUdrea. AUal warm aearied to do. ay paitiag t aa well la w at aare. It eeirfd a point night'a tears. Yet il nvgbt have been ( proeJ. however, a delicate boy; and the nhril tha! I.a tr amd nnalv ato:dcd i additional care and tenderness wnicn tnta addressing Mrs. Uarham by the endearing naiut which ber husband alwaa ued when speaking of her to bit children At for little Ellen, tbe looked timidly up in her face, and not till quite the middle of the Jay did alio gain courage t utier more iho monnylublce in ihe presence of tin liiM0ther, although Mrt. Barham atrove, by a thousand gentle atratagein. to gain the confidence of tha children. It was vert evident that Mailer Cbadey'a heart was aleeled againat her: and if, by kinditt at and indulgence, he aeemed for e w hours a little subdued, the mildest re "anrt (and reiuonttrances wert v? N -i!ary, for he wae a apoded ) brought the Hush to Ir drop to hit heart " more iiupres ' ' hedegiee iUt, ... ' ' ' ' 'f, :. 'T- circumstance naturally drew from it pa rente, were looked on almost as injuries to the elder and healthier children. It seemed even conjectured that po. r Mrs. fiatham must have uted tome undue in fluenre over her husband some son of domett c witclieraft, to make him to strangely anxious about tha well b.-ing of a sickly, troublesome infant. Meanwhile, Charley and E:en were growing up ihe foruier a sinewed clever boy, lite latter a very beauful girl. Hut the time, bow ever, that Chailey was about aeven'een, Mr. Barham. whose connexions wero with the mercantile world, had met with taveral eevrre lose, and, without his fi nances being reduced to each a si ate that it waa absolutely necessary for him lo curtail hie expenses and general mode of living, it would aimreiWy have been pru dent tor him to have done eo. On the o hat hand, be had hia temptations. His beloved children were just entering lif. and he appreciated, peibapa too highly the adeantagea of a certain station aud Vidl2 appearance to tbem. lie coa- egaiaal brr better jadgtheat. tht yielded therefore io ber basbaad't sTlits, aaQ aa ceaded bias ia tbem by essay aa act of tell denial, of which tba watbl litUt dreaaved. No atber bamsa being bad aa idea af real ttaia af iba rate, conseqeea ly dear frieada and relativerfaiiBd a (real ceal to censure la tome lastv oeet af tea aomy which their prying carioaeity die covered. It wae all wretched aneaa acta boarding lor Aa wake dl bertelf and bet miaerable little ptay brat. Why, iadted, wae act Charley ta have biaowa horte. aa bt bad beta promised yesia ago! And ta well aa EUea plavad. it at euamefal tbey did att give bet a new liraadvood. icatesd ol tba aid thing aba bad bad ibeee ssvea y tare!" But with all their commisserslioe fcr iba poor ill atedcbildrea whom they cm trited. vuib by opea remaik end more dan geroue insinuatma, to make thoioujhly dracenteoud, neither gtendmotlitr. aunt. aar cousins, ever thought of nakiog these cosdy presents themselves. Ofcoursa tne subtle poivon erorled, ana moat of all apoa iba peace of mind Ktnd health af ibt ttepmoibes. She bad suoicent cause I w rel anxietv ia tha atate oljhrr busbaod'e pecuniary affaire and the delicate constitution at lier-cbdJ; but the outbreaks of temper and petty annoyaneee .anoyances verging closely on insults. ihntgb scarcely paUble enough loTae re semed ae such rrndrred her hie a very unenviable one. From Mr. Barham -ahe usually canccateJ these annoyaneee as much aa possible; for sad experience bsd proved to her. that hia intern rence, though always exerted in her behalf, made mat ters in ilia lang run rather worse than bet 4r. null, aa abe d eemMeiely dera. v- ed, so bad ahe alwaya retained, bie entire cui.ndence and anceton; aad ihia con sctouancss did at times ivea luht toher ee, and a saute to ber lacs, which else ebo must long eince have ceased to wear Hut alas.! these occasional gleams of hap ntnese were noticed and remembered, to be brought forward afterward aa proofs ol ber unreeling flit position. Charley aaa being educated for lb bar, to which profeaeion his talent seem ed especially to lead. He waa a band some young man, clever and agreeble in societv. generally liked and courted and juat the fort ol perse n of wham moei pa rente would be very proud; and tha etep meiker would scarcely have been ho man. if ahe had nl looked on bin with something like envy, avhile coutratting bis position and probaMe furlunee wkh these of her own Oir, weakly child. And il clancrd that cirrumstancee ahuuld place their interetts in opposition to one another. The title boy, instead of gaining atrength had groan jet weaker, and at six yearn old, consumption waa appre hended. Determined to have their uiiuds relieved and the worst known, tbe anx ioue parenta consulted teperetely three phy ticians. Two were ol opinion, thai, with care and watching, the danger might be avoided, but the third, who wae indeed lets emiuent, but had ome jeara before alien Jed esver.l member! of Mr. Bar htm'a family, declared sioutly, that, as far ae hie knowledge aud experience, or human foreseight could divine, the child's life could only be snared by re mo val lor the next year or two to Madeira or the South of Europe. 7ur some hours Mr. and Mrs Barham remained with mind undecided which plan to adopt one moment, eeamag with sanguine hope, to tha bighter aide of the ease; the next propoaing atany a.crificr, to remove tht it (Jailing child to a waimer climate. After a while, Mrs. Barham felt that ihe casting vote temained with heraelf, but, though herheart yearned Tor the wiah ed for decision, the very consciousness that it waa in her own power made her he aitata. At most, the bestuiion would hate been but that of a lew hours; yet. during so short an interval, Mr. Barham received a Infer, which at such a moment, was ol vital importance, fiom his elder eon. Cbstley eras at that time diligently en gaged at Oxford; and he a tote to hia la ther, wild all the earnestness of sincerity, beseeching bia permission to commence a courae of atudies, and keep cetttin terms, which, though not absolutely ne cestary before he could ,be Called to the bar, would be, he felt aiuired. an ineiti oiable advantage to him. The p.ior ttep moiher watched her husband's counte nance; sites. w the inward e.ruggtr; she knew how fondly be clung to ihe hope of hit first-born's advancement; the under stood thai one project or the other roual be abandoneu; and she felt that in tire acalc, which before had been eo evenly potted, a heavy weight waa ibrowu. Certainly il wat with a trembling hand, and anxtoot countenance, that Mr. Bai ham gave her the letter, bul he daclt ve ry strongly on Ihe higher authority of the physicians who lrealed ihe leaat, though be Jell the filial decision to herielf. At sol to appeal to the geuerusity of the ge ncrous, is the eurtt way to vauoutsb leg oat al iba qiMttioa: aaa siare aae derided at lael firaea prtfccipb. the might griete, but ahe did smm repeat. Tbe tie lieate child aaa aaraed carefully and aas iously foe tba seceding taoatbe ia Loa doa. aad young Bai ha at remained at Ox ford, bit ardent wishes gratified. Bai death, that dot a indeed come l.ke a ihiel ia ihe night, waa i.er, tad the food taller waa shi pemtted ta realise the daydream be bad indulged in bit aoa'a euecess. Mr Barham ded eaddenly, leaving bie wnlow ia aomt aeaur pravideu lor by ber marriage act tic men1; but aa U.e winding up bia aflairs, it waa discovered tliat only n eaere pit lance remained for tbe elder children aot more than a few hundred pounde each. Mre. liarkato aeulemeat waa eecured altei ber, oa any cbildrra aba migbl ate: for beinc n vtv rich man wbea ba had mairied a tecoad limt. Mr. o. Iclt thai it wae ia bit power iotqua.it b) ill bit childiea t foituuee. Hie re eenes bad changed the state af Ihe ease; but tull bt acted aa joaily at it waa 4a bit power to do, by bequeathing Uit unit heboid possess to bit elder children. The itl.uvcs, however, could aet no justice a the aff.ir; aud one if tbem being exee o ar, and judging the poor etepmoiber't dispoettiou by iheir owa ill lechnge to herself, be removed burn Barham trout ber cart and took tbt vnauegemcai ol iht young I'tople, ae well aa el ibt property. upoa uiejseu. aleaawbile. iba younger eon. tat poor tick child, had gtowa wone aod worse. and Iba bereaved andaWicted widow wa in the very depibt of mitsry & deaolauou, lit wat, indeed, beyond the tescn wl bu man aid; and five mouvha afur her baa band's death, tha widow's cop of anguish over flawed, nnd a email grey caffiu wae placed in the ailenl vault, upon tliatol Air. Barham. Not ml the first stunning blow waa over nwt till tbe bad time to feel her deaeulatton, and leflect, did the de aeited itepiiioiuer know that her own dart were uumbeied. 1 be iitaidtuua di ease which bad slumbered in ber blood through the bng.it eeaaoue tf youth aud early womanhood, had destroy eu iter child, aud strew ibeuca m nersaii, oioh praua bly by atll.ction, and bad begun iu raa get. she believed iter own ease to d noMclcts, aod fell indeed, thai death could acarctly tl.ira oue who would meet hiiu with leaa teluctance. Sue had little lucli nation or sptiii toj-da again her own re tatioos, from whom years aud diatance had in a g't.t measure estranged her. and she determined to remain in London among a few tried Ineude she bad made there. Her huaband'e children tended at eome dis iai.ee foin the quiet dweJling Mrs. Bar hamhad choitu, but they certainly viailed her Ircquenty. Naturally, Ellen was of tvnett her guest and instead ol rcUx.ng in her attention, the gradually increased, till at the lime of the poor child's death, she was seldom a day absent II waa a few weeks alter this event that Mrs. Barham first ubterved a marked change ia Ellen's manner, to ber a most bliaslul one a teudernetc an I alfscii-tn she had never experieucsed before. Must the truth be owued! Ye, lor it was owned at last to her they bad ao oiu:h wronged; their altered circumstances aud new home had taught ilia s'.eji-chiidren to appreciate the knidnes,'induigence, and protection, they bad ao little valued. Tbey had d.scoved that relation, who aa guesia of their fa ther, or huste at twute, had only caressed and petted them, could be, when dreaa cd in a little brief authority," exacting, or tyranical, or capnetuus. The young have almoal always kin Uy feeltags and nnjwUes unlets these gm.i ly seeds are choked by evil cut ur. ; and it waa a moment when tne hem ru:eJ, thai Ellen B.rluin with streaming eyes, threw hertell upon Ihe ateji mother's neck, and iiBfilercd permisstoii to remain with her, io be her nurse, her coinpauiou. She addieaaed hex by the endearing name she had utedin childhood, a id called to muni these tcdioue illneses through which the bad been so tenderly witched, h was a trying scene, and yet the widow lelt it ae a bright gleam of happiness, the ut e welcome m.l it had been unexpected. Ellen's petition w at granted, for tier ow n relation, had become loo indifferent, to oc j pose what was evidently her own wih. In the affectionate confidence which hencelotia subsisted beiweeatheu. Ellen olten a noke ol her brother, hi trial and . r disappointments; wanting yet a year oi hie wjoriiy, be could not tiuch a forth ing ol ihe utile property be should inhe-: lit, and hia guardian U. tiering from hin iu lua views, relused io advance the mo ney he tequired to Complete that courae aludy for a Inch already oue sacrifice had been nude. 1 was after a conversation of ihWkit.d, ahuut whtrhj lha relaiinna bad bfii ritr andeatd d. namely, that Jl. Bar Ham bad iba power f williaf away ber fiC tbeaiaad awaade. h'be told her tep v aa thai aba bad brqneatl.eJ l bai wet a himself and eitcr; aad that, for bt aaa ate, as well as fr its f.aaiag bea the anient wwb wl hist tker. aba was anxious that be sbtald complete hi legal eiadies. ' cb reg.ct ed tl at ib ae I emeai disabled ber beta. towrhiag the piiacipal. bul aba 4a d him wb.t aha knew, thai ahe shaald 4 live many m.iail.s; and aha a (fried. a ta il this th lay aauld be tajur out, to eoar into any leg J arranga.ea: be couM dtv ee.by w hick the money cvuldberaie d -oa tins rX tetaiHH. We will dwCbarlea Barham jatiiee bit bean bad tmole bim before 4ba arrival tf tucba hrtur, bat it kiadltd at once ai U better lerliagt af bra aaiurt. Never did ba think mort ligh ly af iht legacy I a bad looked oa a doubtful, than aw tb4 be had learnt it would ba bi; bui he could aai test Ml be bd aougi.i forgive ness ol die pan. from her. w ham his heart told him to ba all g"dii-a and atfctioa. Duly tim e boots alr the Uitor bad b-ea dfepatcheJ, be entered, unanuiioenced. t itl.iile drawing r.wm. where, aiieched upon a conch, and worn by eudaring and iJiteaa to a mere thadow, Iar Mia. Bar bam. EHeu waa near reading in a low voice from tht eacred eotue. The ar d'Ml high epirited, self willed matt wae subdued, and burtung into tenia h'clatp ed tbe emaciated band which wat extend A . a a. a a a a eo hi mm, aana upon mt aneee o-aiue ibt couch, and almotl bu.ytng hia .ti4 in iht thick ahael which coerel her, exclaimed, Mothtr, lorgi ve me!" There waa a long and iremuloue embrace, and the eiepuiuiher brokt ibt aiteuee by murmuring, "1 am aoi cbilJl-rt now." Charles llarbaia look no ill tueht ef raising money oa bis " expeetationa," but persisted la sharing bis sitter a aaxtout watch, first by the couch, and then br the peacelul deam-bed of the long neglected STtrraoTBia. .l K Tetotalsr'b Sik. Aa a newly pledged Wasliiugtonian waa pissing the street, a few weeks since, he was thus bailed by an old Rum cmpniou: , " I ay Tom, tbey ll tne you've be coin a leetot.lcr." Yes," wat lite reply, and I'm proud i.f it, and with you would be oue, loo t have been a drunkard, a loafer, aud almoai eery thing else, for the last three years; and Hiauk Uod, it has made me a man again!" , - . . The companion hudty knew what to . say ta tin; at length, he added in a j ie ular manner. Well Tom, they esy you teetotaler have a sign, to know each other by won't you tell an old erouey whai it !?'' Certainly j wt bae a moat excellent sign," added Tom, put ing out a double, h.tidfull of halfdolUrs, andahaking litem in ihe face of hia former r-unpauioii, and aaid. This is the ten .t.ler'a sig.!" This proved a knock dowu argument, and the other promised io sign a; the next wteeting, for tbe he liked their sign. Organ. mognUio. There is in the Hogpit il of the Charleston (Mass. State Prison, a conrict on the eve of dissolution front consumption. There in a mystery about this man, which has never been fathomed. Mo gave hia mame as John Smith, hut titatcd that was not his real name, and he intended it should never be known, lest it should reach the cars of his parentaand break their hearts to know of the disgrace he had entailed on them. He was en gaged among the Canadian patriots dur ing the late revolution, and endured ma ny hardships and much suffering. He appears to be perfectly aware of his situ ation, saying he is prepared to go, and expresses much gratitude to die warden fur his kindness. Hal. Star. ft Exploring EipeJilion.the United States ship Vincennes wa at St. Francis co, Upper California, on the 31st Octo ber, with the Porpoise, Flying Fish, aud brig Oregon. They were to sail the next day for the United States, via Manilla. Singapore, and Cape of Good Hope. The squndroit will probably artive in tha Unit ed States in June next. Jfttij- Retrenchment. It appear from the ffi-;iitl m i mi tea of the Custom Ilouae in Boston, that during the period ol firee quarter of a ye. r since the appointment nl Lei Uncoil, as Collector at that Por1, a clar saving hae been effected in ihe expentet of ihe Office, amounting to mora .ban fifteen thousand dollars; not with etanding ihe business af Die Office bat greatly increased, both it iht number of arrival and the value of imj titatieaa. Both of the lund'nme Schooners built for ihe Mexicana, in New York, have hren disposed of. One waa wrecked, and ihe other, it t stated in the Picayune, that Mr. Barham, who was now by aaa-! waa capture I by the Texana, under the ness coufiued iq tha sofa, and so weak, I very guns of the Castle af San Juan I iat to n;ae he aell wa eliuol an ex.-r-i d LUloa ttoit ttute. lUouih with much m oion 6 and f.lnue. a lone let cr to Charles Bar h.io, ihtfiiiiiveutaof which the leader majr Never repine at thai for which inert is no possible remedy. - t I
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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March 17, 1842, edition 1
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