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II rlnV . r . 1 " ... ' i i -..' .-...- . ' I . . UNION. THE CONSTITUTION AN I) T II E: LAWS THE OU4RDUN8 OF. QUE tlBERTT. Yell. XXIX. - -- --"" I if Wednesday;-n akcii s, 1 ITS ' fill : . ! Til TT7! fl fTV fTT Hi- ff- II: ,UJ La Ji - LLLI vibi wf . La a II tfonfectionaries, &c. nnu. TiHci n ; fV? Haatrs .'J Kyi f? t,Urf4 ' i-h .. "Z. - ried JU bet lb of '5VV. Vt1' V Immmmm, t cU the ttr'iM of Uct f.vrnJa and the ptiMie gear!!. Aaaaag them ar lb tUitmbig. vis Aasorud CANDIES.aoruJ MT8, tlwv-a, NoimrVdmiuu, Kaiaiaa, fi, Ditca, Le amu, Prune, Unpce, Ye. Kcgara, Tacea, KnufT, and Tip - BAU, assorted j Moid, aaantrd, and frha viag Cream, PcffuMd Uahauuie Band Ballet Trft, Optica, Fancy and M ark-Boxes, of all kind and price ; improved Piuk Kaucera. Preserved Queer. Cocoa Nut, Lemon St nip, Trrfitmenes af all kinda. Marble, easoilciC ad UKa-robber Hliev . . . . rf - . . ,; Etaeitee of wry aupetW a.usblv, ht Pui J Ver t tV CMKiitftttt L Uracil of Riltfla, Mf. Alnoihk, t'aymne. CWT1ivb, SfMirk'IImiuK, DUrtius, C'aaJb JaV Hair Tm k, Ae. j H!m bat the rlrtkurr of atailno (Ki (1ia, hU Ia4 annual tlptrmri hii rif 1 lira a;nrlitiM af krr wxl thia. aiiJ nninl ' f a larja alily lut bia borilr amone t!it January I. II Tks Gneftnberr Companr ' IT 'ERKDV rivt aolier. that thu Rl Afmt far Ibt Mala of North Carolina ia Capt. WILLIAM JONES.' I touiilJDrfJraaUii roaatf, Korlh farolint. Dn.LETIX Xa. I. , Tha GrarfenKrrc Company hatina Wa mU raaaj ia atary atruoa of taa LniieU ftataa ith tha 4t anpanllelej rnlhaaiaam, and thrir rue dtfin hain( reacM an anafnmia rirrulation, j will bsnecibrwarJ iutia Monlhlj Bulletin, that ' Uny may tha mora prrWUy infurm the -ul.lir of tha ftrinciplea of tha Anaaica-Ciattrtwataa Mrrrtw, and of tht at auprriafity of their Me-' tlkiaaa aer any athara am prrwritrj to tLc worU, Each Oullelia will contain aomelhing of the created imporUnea U tha health oftlte com mnnityj ami all cl-e of reWra, tha cleray,! juriais aUtramen, and pmate imlividuah, ahmikl aot fail af Trading them, to tay Uie kaaU Una trial atone of tha meOu-irut will convince tha t UM ekeptieal of their eitraorjinaiy effiraey. la the preaent Bulletin e will only aay that 1. Tha Uraefcnberc MeJicine are pvrelv Ve fHahle. r t. They have keen teated in ten of ihouaanJ af raw with perfect auren. X Of tha ep-uMe Pill alone, 30,000 lotea ate U ..nl on.l rrrfy Wifk, I 4. Tha demaihl la ietwaUiitlynrrFaiiJiiRT-!" A. Every wtide irrhaaed of the Company or any of it ArnU u tcarranltj, and if it doe not give aatiafaetion tha money will I refunded. j The Craefrnbrr; VegeUlde PILlJi poue at-, m-Mt mairal power in preventing and curing tha or.tinry dUeaar which ailrrt hum.mity, (ew-1 cially bUioui.) There ara aome ftcta connerted with their preparation and tut, which tha limit ' of the preaent notice forbid u to name. Suflira h to aay, that tlwy ara tha product of tha moat ettennva and pliiloeopW reaearch, awled by all lha light of modern arience. Ad other p-ttrnt pill ara made front the recipe of le enlightm el age ; thea from the cwdenacd wimlom of an cient and nxxlem arience. In fact thry are a riartcr riti! worthy of tha age and af the country. i v t Tha Uraefcnlirrg Company ia prtpared to ahow to tha public the moat anqucationable eilcnoa that theaa celebrated Pill are errr day curing all diaordvte of the l.ivcr. Stomach, BowcU, Dye pepaia. ' Jaumlicc, Eryiela, Green Bicknef, and all dueaara to which Female are aubject, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Ileadaclta, Ac, all Bi-! lioua Complaint, dee. Their wonderful eflira ry ariac from their power to open tha pore ( to clean and etrcngthen the etouiach and Itowel;-, ta make tha orine and anontbly diacharge flow . healthily ; and t give tone and vigor to the ya j lem. Price 25 centa a boj. . No family ahouhl ba without thrm. ' If they do . not give taiiitfiction, the money will I promptly rrfundetl ; and every agent ia hereby instructed to that eflec, , ,. v V, - . ' j ': He Cratftnbrrs Uraltll BUlm, i CJ" Entirely Vegetable, .(3 warranted to make wo qotrU of ineompiralde Bitter. Thry are kilfully and elcjantly prepared by thia Comj T from a number of the mmtt purifvine, invigo rating and healing Root, Bark. Herb, and r Vine, gathered on the wide domain of nature i in both hemUphrrr.,, The nae of thee Bitter will prevent aickneea at all aeatona, and in every . etponure. They will reMore atrcngth and vigor of body, give clvarnea to the mmt rallow corn pie x ion, and create a keen appetite. All peraon who are afflicted with occanonal ill health, low ajiiriu, and loea of appetite, ahould procure them at once. Price 25 cent a package. The Craf frnberg Fcvrr and Ague Pills. Thia Pill ia the great conqueror of Fever an4 Aatie, and Fever of all other type and forma. " The Gracffnlirr? Sarsaparilla romponnd.- Thia i now the atandard Saraauarilla Prepara tion of the day far aurpaaaing all other before the public. - 4 In addition to tha princely Snrsaparilla, this preparation contain Ruiaccum, Mandrake, Bur dock, Elder, Yellow Dock, Queen' Delight, and three other root, i It ia taking tha place of all other Saruparilla, and abould be tried by all who wih to uo any thing of Jhc kind. Pric f 1:00 a bottle, which will make 'two quart of the greatest pomiible strength. - The other Medicine ate. The Grnefcnbcrg Kya Lotion, The Children' Panacea, Tha Green Mountttn Ointment, Ihe Conatimptive'a Balm, i he Dysentery Syrup. It t intended that there shall be a Graef- aifberir Depot in every neighborhood in tha Unit' 1 States, at which tho Company 'a Medicine way bo loo ml EDWARD BARTON, Secretary.1 fPawTha above Medicine ara for aale y " Lonx. Webb 9c Co., IIillaborough,-ad r Alera lnr Webb Jr. Co., Clover Garden."- JW, I. -4i . ,.'..l " V,' ALL'S FOR THE BEST. " r . r. Ttrrtiu Tm lit Mar l'aur Ct .Vrter girt f." . Afi fur tLa lt ; U MaguiM and rWrfJi Troul-la and awrovr are &irto in guue Xathing bat Tefly gw (aiiklne and fearful; Courag Cwrm i.hpjy and wiaei AB fcr tl Lnt if sou would but know h; rWtJrnre wiahee a 3 to ba Una j 5 ThUUM dream af 0 pandit or pott j ileavea i (racioua, and AS 'a tW lha brat! AB Lr tha beat! act tUa aa yaw atandard, SoUt af aadnew, ar pilgrim of lere, Who to tie abarea af Drapair may have waader'd, A way-wearied swallow, ar beart-atriclm dve: All 'a lor the Lnt! br a man bat canfMling, Preaidenea tcr.Jcriy govema the rest, And the (tail barque af Ilia creature ia guiding. Wisely and warily, all lor the beat AO 'a fi tha let! then fling away trmra. Meet all your fears and year toe 'm lh rsa. And ia the nidat of your danger ar error. Tract like a cbil.1, while yon atrivt like man t All 'a lor tlia beat ! anhtaaa'd, tinbou ruled. Providence reign from the f4 to lb west; And by both wisdom ami mercy surrounded, Hope and be'lat py that All t lha brat From the Saturday Evening Post SEED Tlim AXD HARVEST. . M T. AKTIICkU " Whatsoever a Baa aoweth, that shall be also - . i Mr. Wilfr, lawyer of tome ability, wa aitlii jf in his ofll.-e one , when an elJcrly gentleman ramp in and ketl to ' have a few won! of ronferenra with him. The at ranger vu politely handed a chair, and asked hie but ineti. - . ! M You hold rluirai aainit Porterfield V aid the old gentleman, be seated him elf. I do," replied Wiley, whose manner irtvlantly rhanped -hi brow eonlraciing and hia eye becoming atern. I Are you aware that there have been' sereral meeting of creditors, and that there ia a strons disposition manifested to give Porterfield aehanee to recorer himself I" ii im I mm M i J tn.atirinr. nf fMililm 'I ,u Hut, now that you are aware of the fact I state, are you not willing to join , with the rest of na in helping an wnfortu-j Rate man to pel upon hia feet again I" M No. 1 have my own interest to look ' after, not other people's." I " It is your intention, then, to push ' through the suits you hate commenced !" Certainty. I am not a man of half-: way measures." 1 Notwithstanding you sacrifice the in terests of others by what you do ?" " Iet others take eare of themselves. I hive enough to do to take care of my. own concerns, without meddling with the concerns of others." u If you go on, there will be no hope for the unfortunate debtor." , - M That is his look out, not mine," was coldly replied. Fardon me for suggesting, that an act like this concerns you as much, almost, at ..... i it concerns him. IVo man ever deiioc rak 'y docs injury to another without him self suffering therefrom, at ome future day, as much as the party he has injured ; although it may be, after a different fash ion." " I'll trust to all that, sir. Mr. Porter- field is in my power, and I mean to make him feel it." , " What object can 5-ou have in view, Mr. Wiley, in seeking to destroy a man in this wsy !' M I do not know that you have any right to inquire into reasons for my conduct. I am nt least sure that I never gave you any such right," replied Wiley. r M I claim no right hut the common right oi humanity, satu me oiu gentleman. "If you do not acknowledge that, my in- m a mm a .a a a .1 ' Icrfcience in this mailer can only be view ed as impertinent." It is certainly not authorized by any relation existing between us, and there fore I cannot view H in-any other light thnn the one Vou have intimated," was the haughty answer.; f. i ' The wld cenlleman bowed and arose from his chair; but, before leaving the of fice of the lawyer, he said with a marked force of expression : ; " Mr. Wiley, 1 am an old man. Near ly seventy .years have 1 borne the burden of life; and in that time I have gained some experience. Like the rest, I have erred in many things, and for every error there has heen an after visitation. Life has its seed time and ils harvest. The one must follow the other. If the seed be good the fruit will be good; but if the seed be evil seed, harvest time will bring a plentiful supply of bitter fruit.'; It can not he otherwise. Beware, tfien, of all racts inspired by malice,' revenge, or self ish cupidities for, rest assured, that at soma late period-it may be when yser head is loved with age and your Lent j earning for peace snd irpe--tht har vest H ihU seed lime wia le ready, and the sickle have to be take in baud to reap it The taunting ghosts ed vrong ad passion that rone in old sge, Mr.-Wiley, whea the tniod most need repose and a clear eonsrieiiee, are the hardest to lay of an thst disturb ua ia the whole joentey of life." n ' . The contemptuous expression that rest, ed on tht lawyer's eeontenanre. showed too plainly to the visitor, that his wotila had faifed to make any intpresaioa. IIe therefore tnrnnl and walked away. As he left the office, Wiley mattered io htm- self - v Oh, yes." The lashed eur ran whine now j but his whine will rise into a cry ete long, or I am mistaken. -The cause of this evil determination on the part of Wiley arose as well from un feeling eepidity, as from a settled dislike which he entertained for the individual now completely in his power. Some ) ears before, Porterrleld, who was a merchant, wounded the self-love of the lawyer, who ever after felt towards him as an enemy. Time did not soothe the irritation he 'at first experienced, (or the merchant who' was successful in business, built himself an elegant house Immediately opposite the J more humble residence ol the lawyer, and did it Wiley was weak enough to think,; v . ' ""' ! icci ma iiiicrioii ty in point of worldly wealth. Year af. ter year the handsome dwelling of the merchant stood smiling in the warm sun shine, hut was never looked upon by Wi ley without his seeing in every part of it, from cornice to pavement a leer of tri nmph. "The Cce of Porterfield, too, when he bowed to him, had the same expres sion, and it wis always an effort for him to return the bow with any thing more than the coldest civility. At last Wiley began, aa the saving is, to feel his feet 'under him. lie had tal ents and shrewdness, combined with per severance and industry, and these gradu ally obtained him business. From yield ing an income barely sufficient for the or dinary wants of social life, his practice gave him something over, and he began to accumulate. As soon aa he had a few thousand dollars to invest he looked a round him for the means of making it productive. With the mere interest of bis little capital, he had no thought of be ing content. , lie expected it to yield a great deal more than ihst. Fo be hfcame a i i n hip stca Tnnncer.-awt tnrotign the aid and instruction of one of the know, ing and secretly operating ones, a success ful gambler, lie rarely lost, and, not un frequcntly. doubled his investments. In this school he learned utterly to disregard the interests of others, and to grasp at money as common property, to be obtained by the shrewdest and held by the strong est. If his neighbor had ten thousand dollars, and be could get them transferred into his pocket by means of some sharp operation in the money market, he never stopped to trouble himself about the mat ter of equivalence. When, therefore, he once got a fair start in the race of wealth, he advanced with rapid strides., Ry as sociating with himself, in his profession, a young lawyer of equal industry but less grasping cupidity, Wiley managed not to have any part of his business suffer on sccount of the attention he had necessari ly to pay to the stock market and his op erations therein. In the meantime, the large family of Porterfield was beginning to make heavy demands upon hi income. His son had to be sent to college and his daughters to expensive boarding schools, i Added to this, came along pressure in the money market, producing distuibances in trade, and sweeping hundreds of unsubstantial merchants from the arena of business. Like almost every one else who had any thing to lose, Porterfield was a sufferer at various points. The-loss of a few hun dreds of dollars here, and a few thousands there, repeated with alarming frequency, loosened the foundation upon which his prosperity- had been testing and threaten ed to overwhelm him in ruin. j With the coolness of a man who pre-.( pares himself for the worst, Porterfield withdrew his son from college ere he had half completed his education and ' his daughters from their expensive schools. The former was placed in a store, and re ceived a salary sufficient to furnish his wardrobe. But preparations for the threat ened storm did not stop here.m His.ele cint residence was sold, and the amount realized thereon thrown into his business, in order to give it relief ; the family retir ing into a smaller house, and diminishing all their expenses. t - With our sails reefed and our vessel lurlitpnpil. I think we shall outride the we storm " the merchant said to his wife, af J3 ter they were snugly settled in their new home. Our expenses have been four thousand dollars a year; now they will range within fifteen hundred. -Twenty-five hundred dollars saved here will be no small sum in my biisiness;" - And we shall be as contentes! in our present as we were in our former style of Jk u a at at n 1 ' . living, said Mrs. t'orierneu, wno was a etreng-mindsd woman and just ths ops tv sUd up bravely be hie a sua U the! his property foe the benefit of alL W battle of life. , , , ... .Wyt at the fiaal dividend, got fifir-6e I aWt kaov, reto reed the merehaat cents the dollar. Xhmm making bat ten "l tiraia not What most tneenw me M the fact that eur ehiklrea are depriv ed of those educational, advantage so morn desired to give them. It troubles me, whenever it crosses my mind, to thiuk that Edward had to be takea from coilece just as hia more important studies com- meseeo 1 lieae ran never ba resumed. for ere I recover myself, he will be a man. ' - j , . 5 -: t Mlurre are always two things presented to us." replied Mrs. Porter field" what we desire, and what is. What we desire. we always think bests but what is, is eT Providence, and, therefore, undoubtedly best Thus I reason, snd endeavor to feel Satisfied with what ia." - H ,' And you are right," returned her hus band. But I cannot come into your bet ter state of mind. 1 wish that 1 could." "Think less about what you cannot help, and more about present daily duties, and you will come iuto this better state of mied much more easily than you sup pose.!: . , , - - . , No doubt you are right in that said Mr. Porterfield, smiling. "The receipt is of the simplest kind, and I will try to use it";. . .... .... : Notwithstanding the reefed sails and lightened hull, the storm, when its violence increased, threatened to drive the vessel in which Porterfield's earthly goods were all ventured, beneath the waves. In order to keep afloat if possible, resort was had to that most doubtful and desperate financial operation, the making of notes that do not represent a mercantile transaction, and throwing them in market for discount or, rather, as it is vulgarly called, to be shaved. . - This manufactured paper was, through the aid of friends, issued pretty extensive ly. But it availed not Porterfield's barque went under, after he had diminished his actual property aome thousands of dollars in the payment of enormous discount. "Have you heard the newsP asked a broker of Mr. Wilev, one morning. , " What is it? Who has failed now I" Porterfield.' Good! 1 expected that returned the lawyer. M Is it a bad failure 1 l don't know. Some say it is, and some say it is not. His paper was dis honored yesterday, and there is a plenty ol it in the market." ua,6ioutanukJtioTrar7 ihaT I was fool enough to shave, when 1 saw by the face of it thai it was only made paper." , . . What do you expect to get for it t" .111 tell vou what HI take." "What!" , , s . "Fifty centa in the dollar." " How long has it to tun t" , " Five hundred are due to-day ; and fire hundred will mature in a week. . , . . -" Has a meeting of creditors been call ed!" "I believe so. , , "Do you know any of them f "Yes." And the broker named over half a dozen who were creditors. ..The lawyer thought a moment, snd then said,-. ' . 'y: ,. "I'll buy your claim at fifty cents. f " Very well. So much saved at any raje.VvMf - m., " And I should like to have four or five thousand more at ihe same price, provid ed the paper has already matured, or will fall due in the course of a week.' t " You can be accommodated, without doubt," said the broker. af Will you try to gel it for me I", "1 Will." ' , ..:-4 ..j. ...... On the next day, notes amounting to four thousand dollars were brought io the lawyer, who bought them at half the sum they demanded. . . , , , : Such of these as were not already un der protest for non-payment were noted on (he days they fell due, and immediate ly sued out Wiley was rejoiced to find that his writs were the first issued, and lliatj his judgments against the debtor's property .would theiefore lake the prece dence. , . .- ' " -"Safe enough!" he said to. himself, with much apparent pleasure, when clear ly Biticfied of this fact " I shall make twetty-five hundred by that operation, and put Porterfield just where he ought k. t f . At the third meeting of creditors, which eoncned for the purpose of final action, lookne to the relief of the debtor, by a li beral extension of time snd abatement of clairnS, the fact that suits for five thousand dollafc had been commenced was junei a a aa K.S peclei whnli lv announced, and changed .the aspect or things. Una ol the ere an old merchant of liberal feelings. ilitorsj who fas respected and esteemed by all who Inew .him, undertook the task of as certaining from Wiley, who was. known to bejhe sueing paity, as to his intentions, snd ifjthey were directly adveiee io the propojed measure of relief, to endeavor to chsnge them. . How fruitless was this effortlhss been seens It was then pro posed u pay off his claim, but to this the majnrihr of creditors objected. It ended ia ths debtor's making sa sssignmentof per eenl. iMtead f a hdrrd per Cent, as he had expected t But he w as bH e.r lent. He bad sw4 li anv thing, and Poe terficl.1 wa broken ep. rwt and roaih. and bis lamiiy reduced to great extremity. True tuna pl.ee wLc 'orierfielI was forly-fire year 4 age, and Wiley fcTty. 1 iiree or ler tnnnths a'ter ttie Bwal breaking up took place, Ihe lawyer met hia victim in the street It was tha first lime he had seen him sinw fl(t ,4 so beanlrssly desirot ed his business. The ruined merchant ss wslking slowly a long.'wiih his eyes upa the pavement,1 snd his wlnde air, one of deep dejection. So deep. that even the odd and selfish heart of Wiley was touched. For days the lawyer tried to thrust from his mind the image of his victim, but in fain. It was ever rising up and rebuk ing him. with its bowed head and aspect oi ocp oe-ponaency. . ....... j. .. .... r "I wib I d had Nothing to do in the matter. he said In himself, aa he eat a- lone in his office one night, with thia im age distinctly brf-re him. "It mav be that 1 went too far. But it ean'i be help ed now, and I in a fool to trouble m) sell abont if ' While these ilmneli-a were passing io his mind, lha door f hia office opened, and a young man, who seamed heated by passion or drink, advanced into the room. confronting him with a stern and angry countenance. ! Your name Is Wiley, I believe, said the young man. It is, replied the lawyer, rising to his feel a he vpke. " I have just learned, said the visitor, with something of fierceness in his man ner, " that when my father s business oe came embarrassed, you stepped in and bought up claims against him, at a dis count of one half, sued them out thus pre venting an amicable arrangement with hi creditors and utterly destroying In bust. ness. And that when an appeal was made to you by one of the creditors de puted for the purpose, yon heartlessly. snd with an expressive of ill will towards my father, expressed your determination . : l .:u. i :r .i in liilil llilll. am i iniuifiini, i Ijcave my office instantly ! rxcl iim ed Wiley, his face red with anger. . " "Not yet sir, returned the young man, more coollv. and with an air of re- j P',T nlinti'n. 1 vamefierr fW t-rtiJcirrrntT irnrsTiefjTiiu retire. Hot before." " 1 give you one minute, f vm are not out of this room at the expiration of that time, npon your own head be the consrquenee. " " Answer my question ',' said the in trader, sternly. There was a deep silence. "Base, heartless vil " The minute had expired, and ere the young mun could finish his sentence, or assnme an attitude of defence, the lawyer seized and threw him with great violence into the street; his head striking therurh stone. The young man lay perfectly mo tionless. It was dark, and no one hap pened to be parsing at the moment. Wi ley, w'uh instinctive alarm, retired within hi office, closed and locked ihetlr, and extinguished hi lamp. But axhortlime pased before voices were heard without.! He listened with a trembling anxiety Then there came the sound of many feet and many voices. A small crowd had collected. ' Miedead!" "What's the mailer!' ' "Who did it!" , The man is dead!" . ' These were the words among a multi tude of sounds, that fell upon hi anxious ly listening ear. After a while, the em wd . ... i mnved away ; and it was plain, had taken I,..'',, V i ihe iniured man, dead or a ive, awavalso.! ' ' , ' Hours passed before Wilev ventured to! steal forth from his office, ami go home to; his family,- rendered anxious by his long Without a premonition, no suspicion i-f absence. They were hours into which. Brt blamewortbv a practice eould hae a were crowded many bitt r reflections; tKrn in our minds ; for o real christian and many self-condemning thoughts arose eTer showed guests greater courtesy, or spontaneously in bin mind The seed he seemed more free from po faneness, than had sown, was alreadyapunging fr-mihe our gentlemanly host He did not even ground with a rich promise of an abun- anT u with lady -like mincing, pulling dantyield.. ? , i forth ihe buddings f profanity inflame! On the next morning, when he 'earue god gracious ! and Ihe like?.' ' ., 4 insight of his office, he found a small But on Sabbath night, our conversation crowd, assembled before it His heart tiking a religious turn, thesubiectof pro suiik in his bosom, and ii was with diffi- fane wevnir was immediately named J cuby thai he eould ,frce himself to ail- when I cindd out reaUt the temptation of vance. r When he arrived at the chr. he drawing a bo at a venture. snuSo I said saw that there were many marks of blond Doctor, w; 'fav yt,oi4o-morrow ; and upon the pavement and curb stone. Wilh an effort he composed himself. , "There's been sad work here. said a legal friend who was standing bv. wSo it seems, Wiley merely answer-, ed. . ' , , I'm told ihe young man is deal. . I y Indeed 1" The lawyer with difficulty repressed his feelings. , , ".Yes. It must be a sad sfllictioa to" his family. It seems ss if troubles never come alone. Heaven knows Porterfield has had enough to bear, without adding this, the death of his only son." . -; , . '! s - How did i happen' asked a third person seining p st the metnsot. . , . ... .iV' No erne ran tell, wsv f e !d. ' It is said thai the yooeg man was found ly. iff pHi irtepavciem,aHbtfe'rMrn('k lal e teiiing. with a fiighiful wpend vposi, hia bead ma by falling pn tl carbl On etammaiioaj, afwr ha waa removed. ile skull prated ta bo bUv fractured. Life eppcted to be extinct wUa he was lake tin." - " . - - .- t . ' " lie may ha e f-l!en in a It sug e ess ; ed Wiley, g ready relievt d by teaminf the fact thai young I'l-neifi M Md beeaukesj up insena'ible. Ttere was. coeseqneniJf . " mm evklence of hie actim iar le matter, and it was possible thai even a suspwioa) . might never rest urSmi fmw. wv . "Ism rather inclined lo tbmbt that waa answered.' "The simple fall of a man by hia own gravitation, te hardly uA fieient to fraetwte hs skull. Tbrre must have been some vWdence in the eait Wltat lime did ymi leave yowroSce, Mr. Wiley r . " Early ia the cveniej, replied the lawt , promptly. " T1ea, if there had been a reoeontio jost here, you could not have hesid it!" ""No." :-: -ir.' : Relieved in mind. Mr. Wiley went in to hie office, but he w a able to attend lit vey little buines during the day. .Tho dfead that, in some wsy. suspicion would rest upon him, haunted bin every mo ment A Coroner's jury was railed and tn in quet held over the body of ihe yoong man esrly in the morning. ' The veidiei . rendered wa " Deaih from violence by ihe hand of some person or persons un ' known." Wlon the tenor of this verdict; resched l' e lawyer's ears, it, in nodegne. sdded to hi happiness. But time passed, and not the slightest whisper of a suspi cion against him was breathed upon ihe air; nor could be breathed. Tor young For"? terfield had mentioned lo no one his de sign of calling upon W iley. He had stepped into an eating house and called for oysters and some brand v punch. While eating ihe oysters snd drinking his punch, he overheard ihe broker, who had bought up his father's paper for U iley, relating the circumstance to some one in' sn adjoining box, snd commenting upon the coltl-lirai ted manner in which Mr,' Ponerficld bad bren ruined. lnfl.imr by this intelligence, a well aa by the strong trl.-s of liquor he had taken, the young man inlanily retired from the cel. iar, and went direct to the lawyer's ffi'-e, T e-fclt im. (karrtrvi " m i he violent and mysterioui death of hi svwt. waa a Jreajlfoi affliction to Mr. Porterfield, nd bowed hiin. for a lime, almost to iho earth. But he recovered himself, forced into aciivity by the press Ing wants of hi family. After he waa broken up, he made several attempts to get into business again t hut, as heavy claims still rested sgainst'him, he found it impossible to get cretlii even ftom his best business friends. ' No attempt was made to get a full release from his credi tor, because it was deemed fruitless to mske the effort in consequence of the ba lance still unpaid 10 Wiley, and some I wn or three others, from whom, after what had passed, he could not hope for any fa- vor. The best thing that offered was the collection of small accounts for newspa per esuhliphmenl. which he undertook to do., -He fiomd it extremely fatigueing, and ihe reiurn small; in fact, inadequate to ihe maimainance of hia family, with which he had retired into a very humble abode, dismissing all servants, and limit ing every thing to the simple necessities ol life. " (To be concluded in our next) . i , PROPANE SWEARING. ; ... ; . "To Swear i neither brave, polite, nor wise? You would not swear upon the bed of deathy Rcflect your Maker now could stop your breath ! ........ o i ir ; iiiiinri j mm in w ii were rinrr- . - J . ... tamed during the convening week, at the , r , . . . house of a medical gentleman, eminent irii i,:. , pn.f.Bj,- m ordinary conversation. be asureu we ara veiy gralelul to Mrs. D. and ymtlf ; hut may I say, dear sir. we have been diapriuted here!" DiappinUd V , ' , xes, sir, nut most agreeably." "InwhatMr.C -!' " V ill you pardon me, if I say we wer r misinlormed. and may I name f". - - -' :Certain!yr'irT say what y wi.V . WelU my dear sir, we were toll that Dr. D wns not gtiinjej U his Jan gttnge -by! s urely you ere misrepresent .t0 , , , li, i ? I Sir." interrupted he, " I do honor you for candor; yet, sir, I regret to say, you have not bea ; taisjaforatts-. I do, snd . - ... ... i m nr
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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March 8, 1848, edition 1
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