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v .rv fir .... . - j v l f I - - 4 , r 'I f CN0?11EC0NSTITUT!0N AND THE UWS-VfUE CHjAROUNa OF OUR LIBERTY. Vol. XX !. THIKXDAY. APIUL 3, 1M3. . jo. 1270. 111 s t MjJ tw rir oa. Eskii-nnt, Mtuir ( beOrr Ursine poor O'cf fMtj katL" OKOAMC AXD INORGAMC MATTE8. The follow ing, from the pen of that ac- r..,.,4,..H nf....w... .liKKiiuupj tierui me ipuowing lions the JYew-Or-Ir tt, w.li be read with pleasure and inatruc- Irani Bulletin, one of the ablest pipera of ll..fn hl.O t. 1 Mr. Breck Not long alnee, a cnr rood and intelligent farmer remarked tone that be did not understand ihe term, organic and inorganic ma:ter,aa applied in ajri culture; lie did not know how or vltere to PP'j tht Proper diftinrtutn that be aup. noaed ought to, or did exift, in the two forma of mailer. Perhani, there mar be tome of your readera that are not familiar riih the riht apliraiion of terma. a. i , atmosphere by which we are aurrounded. , or in the bodies uf animals and ptanu-ll are capable of being divided into the ta o , great groups of organic and inorganic mat ter. The solid rocks and eoile. the atmos phere, the watera of the sets and oceans, . everything which neither w nor has been the aeat of life, may generally be included under tit bead f inorganic matter. The , bodice of all living animals and plants, and , their dead carcasses, consist of organic or , organized matter. These generally exhi bit a kind of structure visible to the eye, . aa in the pores of wood, and in tho , fibres of hemp, or of the lean of beef, and . are thus readily distinguished from inor , ganic matter, ia which no structure ia ob - eervalle;. : , :v.-: ti ' But in ntitny substances of organic ori , gin, also, no structure is observable. . Thus, sugar, starch, and gum, are formed , in plants in great abundance, and yet do not present any pores or fibres: they have never been endowaeit-wttti -organs; -yjer, being produced by the agency of living organs, they are included under the general name of oreanie matter. j All your readers are aware that animals and plants in part, are e-wnpoaed of thai four elementary bodies carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen. When a portion of animal or vegetable matter i burned, it entirely disappears, or leavea behind it i . ii c ..L ill 1 1.- only a small ouantitv of ash. All that escapes into the air w hile burning, was derived from the four simple substances, , or elements above nauvd, and are there- lore termed tho organic coustiiuents of plants. These four elementary aubstan ces are, by the mysterious operatioti of chemical changes ana combinations by the vital principle in the living animal or, plaut, susceptiiiieoi assuming an f-aicnu- ... e . i"sa variety of forms and qualities of or ganic matter that are found in the animal and vegetable world. Sugar, starch, veget .lie oils, and fat, when burned, disappear entirely, and by the process of burning, they are resolved into their original elements carbon, oxy gen, and hydrogen; these, and all similar substances, are derived from, and are wholly organic matter. The dry bones of oniovds contain about two thirds their weight of earthy, inorgan ic in liter; the other third consists chiefly of animal matter, resembling glue, and is called the organic matter of bones. When wood is burned in the open air, the organic pans of it are dissipated in the atmosphere, and a quantity of ashes is left, consisting of silex. potash, lime, mag nesia, oxide of iron, dec. These are the inorganic constituents of plants, and are derived wholly from the soil. Il you think the above attempt in illus trating the difference between organic an inorganic matter, will in any way be use-; Ail, it is at your service. j iV. E. farmer COTTON AT THE SOUTH. Tho editor of the Georgia-Journal gives tho following advice to the planters of the south. ; , , - If you owe money, the best and wis est course for you to pursue will be to sell property and pay, rather than to plant largely in cotton expectingto realize there from enoutrli tonav vour debts. ."Cotton is down," and will slay down, so long as there is so great a superabundance of it made, as there has been for three years past. The European markets are crowd ed with it. Spinners have, some of them, more than a year's supply already pur chased, and many of them ere provided for, for a length of time far beyond their provision at any former , period. . With these facts before you, , will you not re solve to plant less, plant less! Have you not in your neighborhood a fine stream af fording water power for a Mill or a Manu factory 1 If you have, make an effort to - rpw. jnnnaiun nas maae 11 so D am mat . been rrnwn in ih itu;i fii.i. t - . i. i . . i,.i i ,;(,t i-.... 1 1 le't . t - " i" vuyiwHuw, wepjiuao ncr naving taoai nis excruuns 10 improve ne morsi in wsa too nringto f'H" ?.. ,l,r.!"ti"it1' if,f- ?derable eatent nntd witbia five or perienccd many hours of sadness.! No condition of the pesssnts. When the! to her mothei'e fine d rr H A" I mmr 1 WUJ vww " l i number of one felt himself a stranger io herprest nee . 'stper.atendsnt spoke to him about im- leasing the steward. .:a rMgaTUui wmawn echo I syaiem, or about ihe tease Conrsd. Ii r.rflT'lT. . . n,,,p.dt,,4eror Western states, rad felt as though be had known ber lor brataUty and i.nor anco of the People, hked the steward beat wneinrr in ino aoira cuai 01 we gto&e on nave iniroduced it with good success in , years lor she showed bim the surround- b. assented w.th a smite, and supoorwd a!k. she would a! witipii cm ii w n in. air snuii . .i.a ; iii.ib p.. . i " - - -- mi.ii iwi ui. .iiv wish uctua. wua. etine r a mill to grind com and brat, or construct a manufactory, aod set tbt spindle in motion. If not this. pLnt more wheat Hour will eomm&od tuooey as well a cotton, flaoi aorr rora ind raite bfi improta your atork of all kinds manure your lands, and thus raiaa the va lue of Ucm. la abort, do any thing that aQarda the least chance for profit, but plant less cotton! MADDER. There seems to ba i general and simul taneous movement fsars t!ie Wilminmon trosI"c,e0 Unglhroug boat lit Suth- duetioa or the great tple of the country. I me oouin: ,; .., ."It ia eery evident from the present eondiiioa and pnf peeu of the cotton mar krt, that the planters of the Southwest must turn their attention. In eome degree, to other artielea of culture than that ainglo staple. Among die commodiliea which bare been mentioned as likely to flourish in this climate, is that of Madder, which lU certainly remunerate the planter, if it J rnaranoeaucceMiuHyfuluvated. Ithunot.ly became serene wbea she waa eniteed. - a . It is believed that to a mud-iing er climate it can be grown to even more advantage." , . r ,.,." TntwLtted Crou die Gemtaa of Zacholke. MARBLE AND CONRAD. MEND THE HOLE IN VOCR 6LEEVC (Cotitburd.) " The Superintendent Magiatrale. A few weeks afteraarda Mr.8miihen lered Conrad's room witli a face beaming w tii joy, boldtug io bis band a aewvpa per. - .- , - ' ' Fiieod!" he exrlsimed, you must fol low me to Ioid Welle nrotn. lie te in want of a mansger on bis estate. He ie ' steward, a good tempered, but ceremoui owaerofa whole village, lis needs a 'ens man, were bis company. man Ike yourself. He ie my especial Conrad wai so satisfied with his con friend. Here is aa sdveitisemeot in ihe 'diiion, that he wrote a letter to the bank journal. Seven hundred dollars, free 't exprsssing his heartfelt gratitude, bond, light, and most prob.bly msny rich Never, while I lite, he wrotevMdo I ptrqoisitfa besidesWhat jnoro ctm a nt . -r.' wanil Does it mt your epj robstioo!' , o be placed in a situation whsre I can do Conrad ahrnr ged Lie shoulders, No moeh good; and it ahall bo done, ss soon l.: n Vnllna. rr. a than ' iJoplnrl' i aS 1 am arouainted with my sphere of ac- I rontinued Mr. Sotith. M Allow me to fceeorae ,ne reprcseotsuve of fa kie i'ner j, , ,ii0liiOo for y tber Mar- vool'- Conrad and Mr. Smith depaited in a c,rri,.. lo piy to,d Wallenroth e viaiU ij Wallenroth, an elderly man. very 'eouitous aod t ood natursd, said to Con ' fad Although I hate not the honor of your acquaintance, it if sufficient that my friend Mr. Smith has recommended you to me. You snd none other shall have the situs- t ion. Hut 1 mutt vet acQUaint you wiiu farjou little matter. 1 roust go to Paris on 0f ihe court, and shall proba- blv be absent for eevenl years. Into jour w j,,njs f pxC( Wee my estates, the superinwn- dency of Alteck. You are not only to peform the duties of the magistrate, but yr-u are also to represent my own person. My steward is subject to your command. I wih you to bring my neglected esta es into some kind of order again; and what I hate moat at heart, humanize the pea santry, for tney are wretched beings, rude, poor, and ignorant, The manor has on ly a year sinre come iotoposretsion; and as yet I hate not been able to pny much attei tiun to it. Ete ry thing is in decay. I leave it to youiself to employ and send away whom youpleae. You must ex ercise all my rights. The revenue and accounts you will send eveiy year to my friend Mr. Smith, by him to be forwarded to me." . . Cotuad made excuses by asying he was too little acquainted with agricultural eco nomy, but Ins roodtsty availed him noth ing.' But the old gentleman importuned him with kindncs.". Lord Wellenrolh thinking Conrad considered the amount offered for conducting so extensive a bu ainess too raU, offered to raise the sala ry, aud at last nearly doubled the sum of seven hundred dollars first mentioned. Conrad was amazed snd glad at the same time. But," he said,"how have I de served ihis unaccountable confidence!" Loid Wallenroth pointed towards Mr; Smith, and said the beart of this gentle man snd mine are one." . The contract was properly made out in V.tinr. Afterwards Lord Wallenroth put in a clause, io which he seemed to attach great weight. : All," he said, "are subject to your commands, with the exception of one per son whom I greatly esteem, and to whose deceased husband I was bound by many obligations, although she scarcely knows me. She is the widow of a preacher by the name of Walter. She has her rooms, hn.rl nJ aervantt in my own house tor life. You will therefore live with her un der the same roof. , She is a moai excel lent woman. I hope and wish thst jnn may keep in good harmony with her. Courad could oot make any objections I e4 sgtinst that class. s4 waa euy PP7 M diawly oh j ael4 Uka tia IaOa eara ofboaakatp- tf el u band.. , ... ..... u r V W'!!f nr fc ", cM",f fot Uk.ioi:e4 laa bim viih Jim Walter. ","?WWTOn.ilBW briar nrdaaue or averted. Canity, -i r 1 Tka manor-bottae. sail as railed, was piesasa iysitsaieditatbeaiidatofnrdeBs, apona but abore the ailaje, aad wsa she paid no snore atuauoea tbaa eommon 'net. ill iaeiu thro to ambition sod ri eeppUeJ whh atabl, bataa and a large eooitesy required. lalrr, aad will be produrtite cf iate ia aqeare courtstd. Order reiened eet. fcere, aod macb eleai lineaa ia the ana aor bouse. Eeery tiing boreaniaviaer aspect. The best roams had beep fitted iatoiu' Bat that Jofepbine aght not foe tle beauUful ia the first geraa of msa'e P.,LVl?P,,J,!u'u,ul,n,,10,for,n,,llr,coc,t Alieek, bo did oot wiahrgrratnetf, which alto enfolds itscll ia ihe Daliffjettice. Nothiig wsa wanting, and be would lae taksa aoj gift aa aleaasge, and makea bim more baosa. Eea a small library and a piano were mpetsaio for. be r going away egale. j To be economical is good, but not ettry there. Mrs. Walter bad pnt the hooe. Much as be frared ennui, be aeter es thing. The beart mist be considered, garden and cellar in the moat beautiful perieoced it" The aaor, with a I tie; and the beart of man ia easiest changed and the bsi order. , t , jeiutes. wae curtcjed; the aricuharal. by the beauty of woman. " Mrs. Walter, a lirtiy yet sombre wo- eronomy, with ail iu defects, wae itkea in -Mrs. Walter spoke on aarioue eutj'ete mae of about foryfife, duplsjed mueh'.le consideration! a new aebool-bnate was wiib her asuat tivariiy. Conrad at times cultivation of mind aod good manners! erected aad a new teacher appointed.; threw a timid aide glaoce towards Jose The paleness of ber face, ihe silent dig Willingly would Conrad alto haeechtng. phiae. Had abe looked at bim, ahe might mnea expression or Her eye, wbicn on- ......: I I. . country, made Lira acquainted with the domestics, and laiiwti-d him in every tniog ihin ner management. , 'Sunday he would thunder sgainst sectan With that woman a person can liter ant, who 'would destroy religion with thought Conrad, alter tho lapse of a few worldly improvements. oay; tor he nd been timid whtn Lord; tvaiienrotn spoke in so seiioos a manner respecting Mr. Walter " MA person can live with that woman he thought, after ihs laps of a few weeks, when he bad begun to leel at home in AI - teek; for ho revered Mrs. Walter, and lb" bad become necessary to him. He s hsppy when in the morning and ing the meals called him from bis bust ness, for eicrpt at thote times they saw each other seldom. Then she and the tion. Here the people have become as wild as the land, a part of which must be cleared and euliittted. 1 hope to be able to win Lord Wallenrtth's entire satisfac tion. ' - Matters, however, were destined to undergo a cbana, and peace was not per mitted to dwell long in Conrad's breast. Mrs. Walter had informed him of her hating a daughter, whose' return home from a visit to a neighboring town, shs expf cted daily; and Conrad though, " if the daughter is like the mother, sue wit not mar my comfort at Alteck." ' ' II return'njr one evening irom tneior- rest, where some surveyors had been em ployed by him. us met a carriage on the way that was ocrupit-d by two ladies. They teemed to l avs come from the ma nor, inu were apfarent'y returning to town. When he entered the dining-room. he star a young lady of about te?fnteept I aS. k a.: - a"' aaa. ,1 Trwt aa ! r.,,.,1 h...t very resprctfully. The stranger blushed " - s. lightly, and returned the salutation. Mrs. .Valter introduced him to het daughter Wal Josephine. Conrad forgot surveyors snd forests, al hough lie had in give the steward ma ny directions regarding them; he even for get to say something agreeable to the new inmate, while she addreased him with all female tact and sweetness. At table, where he formerly had teen so talkatite and open, he was reserved, and only spoke in monosj Hablea. . When Conrad was stone, the form . of the new inmate appeared to bim in evey corner of the room. II shook his head and thousht 41 With that girl a person cannot live! Why was the clause silent ab ut her!" And when he had thrown himself into his bed. and closed his eyes, the vision would float before his imagina tion, a still lighter aad still more beauti ful being. . Next morning, his first thought wss of Josephine, not of the surveyors. But how could it be otherwise, for he heard Josephine's voice accompanying the harp! Me shook his head snd thought" a per son cannot live with that girl!" He walk ed into the field without taking his break fast. . .... .f. 1 CHAFTER IX. 7 ! ' . The Preacher and his Congregation, s, We become at last lamitiar with the most disgusting object, why should we not also get used to those which are beauti ful! ; Conrad, however, could not bo at ease with Josephine, even after they bad lived in the same house for weeks. It was very singular that on no day did she ap- nair mm atiA hail 'Inn a nn tha rifCedinS nna hnt.p.m. ,. a different be ing. , He was friendly and intimate with she always did wbn he spoke, mostat all in the house, and each person was so Unlively. and gave the most lively ap with him. But with Josenhine.bt could ftoval. She asked Dermwsion to be hei- o4bta. Kethhatsdig Ur sitaciiy ' aa4 alo aa a!do adataa a tUi;a a fteat to bm $ U lad beta on the cea.nx keo ba fi'H i ke, JI M n,et with Lert fbt aa inteL!at and tar io bit mt Cat bee be spoke with her, it aeesoedi Is if an isapeneiraUt ru!f sa Sted be' I teca Ihnn. Kh a. f.milur Willi fffV ly aaaaner, and all oed but but to bun I shall kat a tedious tiaae oflibere.'V tboagHt Conrad; -1 i.h Al erk waabe- kiad Kaasehatka and I bad aeter roae' ed ihe minster, bet that he could not do; 1 sod vet he bad at first coootedereaKv an- . " noorU Conrad's 'opinion with many esmilea from experience. But on the fullowiog 4 The peasants of Alterk bore a great strciiarity to thiir mini't-r. Their self fgioo eooa'tsud snore in lesr of the dtvil (tbsn in Iota to God; for they bad from time immemoiial been used to serte tssk ' masters, and when one shooed tbem loo 'much leniency and kindness, they lauirh edst him. to their bousshuld and sg- sven-jriealtoral affairs they acted like their lortiatners, woo as tiiey said, naa ceen no blockheads. Poverty reiened every where. Thrirltoosss wore full of filth, and they lived with their lesn cows and ragged cbildern, on potatoes and water. To wsrds strangers they were uncouth snd deceitful towards their "porson" they were hypocritical tewarda the inhabit ant of the manor house they were ss if other they were hateful, rations, back- bung, proud and rude such waa tbeir manner of life! -.-''. - CHAPTER X. ' 4 ... , A Hole in the Sleeve. ; Conrad soon knew Jiow to strike Ihe proper string of theae people. Alter hav ing imprisoned about a dozen of ihem on sccount of some offence, and after having had another ..dozen, of them whipped, they Considered him an extremely seati bis man. , : V." . When at last they began to confide in bis sense, it became an easy matter for him to woik much good, lis w'mhed to establish order aod decency among the people, for moat ol them walked aboutlike beggars, with their clothes torn. Then be remembered bow be had been educa ted by his venerable f.thrr, and his tale about the roan with the snow-white wig and tht hole in Ihe tleeve! Except one sempstress, no woman in thf wh le village knew how to use a nee- die skilfully. What the mothers did oot 1 a understand, the d.ugh.e.s understood yet " suwu "1 ih rfve, u became, without any d.ffi- cultv. Iarcrer. and latter, until at last it was at - O ' past mending. Thus the garment be cane old before its time, the numen ded hole in the sleeve was the cause ofi much uncleanliness in their domealiej lives: this uncleanliness was lollowea by its usual consequences sickness in every shape. We ar more ready to ex cuse in ourselves, when wearing a ragged garment, indecencies of etery kind, low behavior, depraved ronduct. The hole io lbealee ia the cause of a thousand ef fronteries, of a thousand disgusting words and actions, and lsds to vices oot to be banished from a tillage by any pulpit or atory. As in the higher ranks of life the females solteo the rough manners and spositions of the men, so must also tillages the eunoblement , proceed from a Oman, for it can hate no other source. Thus thought Conrad. The first thing he did, was to establish a sewing school, for grown girls. But envy of trade made , J have promisea to bring for my pupils the sempstress tefose to instruct others in wi certainly be most the an. 1 he minister s wifo complained, injusltriou9 of others-some beautiful of want of time, which prohibited her from IIMente t detoting herself to the instruction ol the M An(1 win bring foP mer d-ughtrr in the village, notwithstanding Cotxnd, taking her haud in his, the high praises the parson lavished on looking int0 her eyes with a steady the noton of ihe superintendent. On the, . ...... next Sunday the peasants heaid again roost edifying sermon agnnst sectarians, .f -j Care of my flow and peopl of that sort, who wish to intro-: . y. brin a new walerjn, pott" uuce ewiug-schools. . . . . CHAPTER XI. , The School. While converting at the table, Conrad introducced ihe object ol bis beart to bis familiar companions. Josephine listened, otlf tbt bitractrtaa. lira. Walter tid tipecwd aa ; -SUf aloaa i oot cSeieat,'" Mm Walur. "Tba ookco iooar ttK lae do not sdmuad bow to ilaat to tir rudeaa oof to rook i their kiieb- a a. fe'appoM Siim ear eocka aod ober sertanU. end tnsUaJ of the as take alternately tie village tirlaV 1 will be lkir In.liurtiwM in lha k itrhtft tlUu eooa learned. Small rcwatds.iMw boo dres. aad ef a liule emulation. Ware it not for ibo esn'uy of woaarn. orn would siok down to the latel bf brutea. Loe bate read ia bis eoonteoanre bow true ber mother was SDeakiar. Bol Josepli. li. pay any aiienuoa ucoarse, end was 8he never would almost seemed that she When taking I waya bang to his arm It generally fell to Conrad's loltoaceom rany tbe mother. The school for learning to sew, end the business of gardening, lot tb with were orgsnizrd. Tbe teachers were inJustn our, snd when the village girls beard of red ribbons, sirsw bats, sod new sprons, they all strove to become proficient ia the srt of housekeeping. Tbe minuter vented his spleen, tbe girls sewed, tbe boys learned, end thus every thing pro ceeded io recufar order. Bntsvsry tiling was oot seemly with Conrad. While tbe peasants were mend log the holes ia their s!tes, be himself: bad so Iargs a one, ibst be could not mend it by sey means. lie wss s ware that Josephine's pre sence caused his uneasiness. lie examin ed himself, and endeavored to find some means by which this tinplesssnt condi tion might be meliorated. . When some limes he was in a cheerful. mood, and felt lalijfcj th jaal i i W. Va. .La -a.wtl. Jkav come seriou. snd look at bim witn sur prise. , Was be serious, she eould be ex travagantly merry .'Y If be succeeded in making her his companion when walk ing, she spoke in monosyllables; but with all others and they often bad visitors from the neighborhood whose visits they frequency returnedshe was talkative. CuasTxa xii. ... ' Cloud ; , ' ; . Josephine's aversion was thus made manifest in all trifling and important mat ters. : Conrad's love increased, and with his love hts struggle against a hopeless passion. He assumed a greater air of in difference the less he felt in. , The airs we assume, he thought became second na ture. The young man shunned Joseph ine's society so far as was in his power. He became a stranger in company. Since books had more attraction for . him, he doubled his undertakings in improving j the estates, conducted a few lawsuits in ; behalf of Lord Wallenroth, which kept him often away from Atlt-ck.and did eve ry thing in his power to bring himself to an equilibrium, but he was only half suc cessful. It seemed as if Josephine scarcely took any notice of his 'absence. In her beha vior there was no difference. She was, I .Ii. knit kn.n IibPim Ciaiantliv anil wot , . . ., ca.itiiigcu, s hjuc uu nri iuuiiii, ivuhiu' plated, when spring announced itself, to take a journey to the distant capitoL , Jo sephine spoke of it enthusiastically, Con rad approvingly. Mrs. Waller received a letter.. They prepared for the journey on the same night, and took leave of Al teck on the next morning. ; And is it so eay f r you, dear Jo sephine, to leave our silent Alteck!" ask ed Conrad. " I can find an Alteck every where," she answered wiUi a smile.' ' t I 1! . . a V ii ill mrm rja) V hinkU worth your while to think of those vou leave behind," replied Conrad You are not serious when you say so, I feel indeed, sorry for my flowers and ... ..i,iQk1 i.at ar- fur weeks! a," R. ,-,. Fo. Vou! why. Mr. and as she said so she skipped merrily awar. vonrau sioou anniuuaieu. -a , . . , ?1 l I Now she has acknowledged that she loves you not." He bade farewell to Mrs. Walter, but not to Josephine. ; He .walked into the field, and did not even see them depart. All Uie fragrance of nature and tbe beauty .of spring were brushed away, j Every ob- jeet laid spiritless and meaning I e fore him. A tree" was a fioBrudnog cure of wood; the nightingale a eingiag bird; tho lake, with it surrounding boha at tho froi of tt e western hill, a greet earthly ase foil of water. He was annoyed with a world in which aoihicr was new. nothinr fresh, a world that looked like aa old gar roent. Even tbe poets were nolonger alia to lend wings to lis imsgication, grcady ae at tubes he derired it end tbe singers t nature be found somewhat irk seme, and the singers of love somewhat fnolith. . Ala! thou art tbyaelf the ranee of all tlits trouble, be would sometimes exclaim M Conrad, Conrad, f Aesf wit cnor mout hole in thy scetr" " t our weeks passed, es LTUiey had been so many years, josepnine and her moth er returned. He had determined to re ceive them with coolness, snd a kind of tranquility had actually again returned to his heart. But the provoking girl! As if to defy him, she was more beautiful than ever. Her joy at being in Alteck. was evident. ' Ehe threw a glance toward Conrad, oet of which her soul langhed. She gave him hastily her hand, then at that moment the old eteward came out of the house, and walked towarde the car- rtuge she fell with outrsttetrbed arms around the Beck ol the sun old gentle man. Conrad was afraid to look at this. Something vexatious ran over his lyesrf. She loves him, then! he thought, and ae soon as it was compatible with decency, he walked into the field and whistled away bia thoughts. Peace deserted tbe house. The harp and piano became dumb. Conrad spoke but seldom to Joeet hine; and his answers to her were more in monosyllables than hers to him. W hen he came, her hilarity vanished; when he walked away, she looked silently and timidly after him. .. cHarrxaxiii. NewsofMr.nrUe. One morning, when the family were at breakfast, a messenger, sent expressly by ihe banker Smith, entered the room. He brought letters. Conrad read them, and became pale as death. The others kept modesdy silent, but his change of color did not escape their ohservatim. lie gave his direction to his messenger; went to ins room and locked himself up. He also did n6t come to the table at dinner time. Mrs. Walter carried him his dinner to his room. ins: herself an inquisitive question; but her eouatenaaee berpoke that she pitied him. . ' ' ! He understood that language. ; He took the estimable woman by the hand, and said To-morrow, at break of day, 1 go hence. Yon will hate another superin tendent in Alteck. Accept my thanks for your friendship. To-night, I may per haps tell yon more." . Howl" exclaimed Mrs. Walter, with amazement. u" You leave us! But surely not forever! " . Very probably, replied Conrad. She said Why! Can Lord Wallen- roth ' . To night, yon shall hear more' an swered Conrad. Mrs. Walter left him silently and wept. Conrad continued bis work his resolu tion was taken, tor the time, and by authority of Lord Wallenroth, he had ap pointed for his successor a young jurinf, from the neighboring town, with whom he was personally acquainted. He had gi ven to him, and likewise to the steward, written instructions relative to the business transactions; and then at sunset he began packing his most necessary articles; for ho contemplated nothing less than making a tour to the East Indies. Mr, Smith had sent him a letter from Mr. Marble, which thai gentleman had written from Calcutta in Bengal. Mr. Marble stated in this letter, lhat he had been cheated out of the whole of his pro perty, to which he had the most just claims, and that ho was living in the most wretched condition, neither having tho means of feeing a lawyer to conduct his suit, nor having sufficient left him to live in decency. He should like to return to Europe, but had not the money to defray the expenses of the voyage; he would like to work, but he was old and weak, and unacquainted with the English language. ie therefore requested Mr. Smith to make inquiries about the young Conrad Eek, whom he once had educated; to inform him of his destitute situation, and that all his hopes rested on him. Mr. Smith. should write to him, and ask him if he were willing to undertake the journey, and come to Mr. Marble, prosecute the suit, and .prolong the old man s days, by his manual or intellectual labour. Mr. Marble requested Mr. Smith, if Conrad could make up'his mind to do this, that he ... . . . . t a . would have the kindness to lurntsu nirn with the necessary mor ey to defray tho expenses of tlte journey, in case oooraa should have used the nunarea touisa ore. which had been settled upon him for es tablishing himself in business. If Conrad" so ended the letter " cannot come and assist or support me,' or should you not be able to find out his place of abode, or should he perhaps be dead, I request of you, ray friend, to pity my destitute situation, and send me some money for old acquaintance' sake. I need
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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