UNION, THE CONSTITUTION-AND THE &AWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY.
'Vol. XXXVI. -
HILLSBOROUGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1857.
No. 1873.
. , PflOFfrXsOIt WOOD'S
HAIR RESTORATIVE.
' : IT IMS WORKED MIRACLES !
'WHAT all the bjlj end gray ran he restored peifeclly
a original giowtb and coloi, ao far aa their locks
" are oiireriied, Uihu not admit of doubt ; ueaiuea it will
cure every possible iliteas .of lha eralp, whether de
veloped aa dandruff, itching, or in lha ahat of cuta
' neou rttt ionseven scaM-lira.! ami In no poasilile
. case will it tail of curing at if lijr rangie, nervous or
periodical hcail-ache, and if need twice a week by ilia
young, regularly, it will preeeiv the color, and keep
- the huir from falling, lo any imaginable uge. Brad
' and juJge.
Millfor.l, Worcester Co., Mast, No. 1855.'
Pmor. O. J. Wood Dear Sir t I lake pleasure in
boa ring voluntary lolitBony lo the magic eflorla at your
wnmlerlul Hair Krslorativr. At far back aa 1836, my
hair commenced falling pIT, until Ilia tup of my scslp
tcame bald anil smooth at gl.n.s, and il lias continued
I fall for great .many year, notwilhttandiiig ! have
, used many eelohralej prrparalioMO fur rerforauoii.
Seeing your advarliaainent, 1 waa induced to give your
article a trial, tad lo my utter attoniahnienl, fuund,
" altar a few application, that my hair became firmly
- act, and assumes) floaty and beautiful appearance i
and by Iba . lima I had utrd , a tjaart uoitle, my
bald head wat covered over with a young and vigoioua
' growth of hair, which it now from one lo two inches
in length, and growing fuel. Yeurs, trulv,
HENRY GOODRICH.'
Chailettown, Mate., August 9, 1855.
KetiU: Nalhiug but duty and avmpaihy that I
feci to eoromtinicsie looihere thai areatiucleil asl have
been, would induce me lo give litis public acknowledge,
asenl of the benefit I have received from 1'rof. Wood'a
, Hair Kealsraliw. When I first commenced using it.
my hair waa tjiaita gray, and in epote entirely bald. I
have now uaenVllie liraiomlive about five monlhi, tod
my bail iaentiietf changrd lo ila original colar, brown,
and the new hair it over threa inchea in length on lha
apula where it waa bald. I have also been much grati
fied at lh bmliby amiatur and vigor of Ilia hair,
which before waadry.and il batceated tu come out at
formerly. Ee.poclfully, ynura, Ac,
. -- , .Wra. K. A. STODDARD.
' I From Mr. Jngallt, a well known norae in Uoston.j
JJjeton.Ortolier I9ih, ISa.
. Ccnlt: At your request, and being to highly pleated
with llie eflVcts f the Itmorative, I am trie lo elate
that my bail had become quite thin and entirely utile.
1 have fur the last live year been in the habit of uting
- dye, but hearing of the slraoidinary effects of thia
article, I waa induced U uj iL - My hair baa beeu
restored to iu aiiginaj lliirkora, and alo lo ila former
coinr, which it light brow a. Youre reepectrully,
MKS. I.UA 1.1.8.
The futlawine ia from the Patlor of the Orthodox
Church, Brawkficld :
lireokfieM. Mass.. Jan. 13. IR55.
Paor. Warn-Dear bin Having mvle a trial sf;
your Hair iteatiwatire, il givea Die pleasure to aay.tlial j
luenreta bate hrrn etrelln,! in removing inflimma-!
link J.. ImiIT ..J Miul.nl LlUm u il.k... 1
wbirh I have been troubled from my childhood,, and
has lo resiocml I lie hair, wbirh wae becoming giay.lo
lisetiginsl color. I have uaed no other article, with
anything hfce the sarus pleasure and profit.
, Youre, imly, j. K, BRAGG.
Pioot the Jersey City Telegraph J
Wf ia it rtia rait VV'ooo'a Haiti Krrreaa-
Tiva ? la a question a-li'd daily by hundreds. We
answer without hf.ilalioii or tear c.f rontreilirtioA, that
l ia the Mty article known which will do all il pronii
ate for iba human hair. will rtnrw id gmtrthit
mnU Uop Ui failing it mutt rettvre ire natural tJur I
Il ia not Haw Dye, Ut t speed aud tAicarioue
Krttoratie.
O. J. WOOD & CO., Pioprirtnra.
319 Kroadovy, New York, and
' 114 Market ttreel, H. Louie. Mo.
Hohl W'botrule l.y Purer!!, l.add A Co. Kirbmaiid.
Va.JMJ alen by UHg A Cain. Hilltbnrnugh. -. C..aml
by Drug girt generally throughout the I'mted rlletre.
Deoeulie 10 (S
Ja. tTnKLKV,
Al.l X. OLDHAM.
STOKLKV k OLDHAM.
Grocers & Commission Merchants,
Wll.MI.UTO.X, N. C.
Sepiemorv K
65
HAL tit. H AJiUOAHTOX RAIt.KiMU.
Raleigh Ga-on K. R. Office,
n.u-uh. f,i. . m:. s
8 the NORTH CAKOI.I.VA KAII.ROAD ia now
com.t-lrd loCharlolie.nolire is hereby given, that
Ipiode we prmlore broucht down lhal Read, intended for
Irenaporuthaa over lha Raleigh f iaaion Railroad, will
be received by Una Company ai the .North Carolina Rail
road Drpol in liakigh, (owuvd j.arnly by lire two Com
pintra,) and will he lranaottrd tlirnre without drluy or
eitra charge, and gnode ileeigrted for lha Weaern Mrr
ehanle and tltcta along lhal Koad, will likewise be de
livered at the sew putul.
All dura for firtgtil mint be paid al Peteralnrg or
Portamouth. eirejti on Way freujbl, which mutl be paid
In edvatir or drhvery f the gola.
Kvvwy eaWt will be ma.l by the Hirrra ar.d agmtsof
the l.'oiMny lo give tJ.tacnoli iu IhelMnapoileUoa of
gonle and produre.
Ownr'is and abipira of goods are rrrtieted la have
Ikewt dietincily marked, so that their uValinatmn may ha
tL A. HAMILTON, rrcaiilcM.
' fehraary 16. IRJK
: ROMBTIIIMO NEW
Ambrotypes and Photographs,
Tf Mr HI mi grtuUm IhtfWTy tJ the "
II li . 1' would mform the mrblie Ihsl he baa open-
Jt ed rnoma peimaorntly in Chattel Hill, where he
r prepared to eiemte Iheao brauliltl pirlure 'M the
hiihrst aiyle of Hi art. The Amlirnttpe It taken on
Glass, and, unlike iiaguerrrrtyro, without Sring rever
sed. Tor surteriiy U this picture in point of beauty
and durability, haa placed il at tha hi ad of lha Fine
Ans. Il ran he sem in any light without flection, aa
Il it free from the poliah ol ll.a silver piste; il cannot get
lusty, and It is Intprrtinejt to want, air or acids and
ill last for ages,
. Kerry lady aad gemlrmaa ia particularly invited lo
rail and examine his epv-fiinrns. Chaudy weather as
ffvml ae ennahine. Inatruiinma givru ill lit art of Am
hrorynng, aad Airaratua fiirnialird.
n. iicnt.
March It. . k -99
To Wool Growers-
.r Machines are now in onto tut Cording wool
' and making good rolla. Those hiingmg ihrir
vroll well preoarcd mty depend on gelling good hills,
Trice for carding, ?J cenle frt sngnd lr Itnmiir.l,
13) cenla f pound far miaing, or otis firth of the
wool. Corn, wheal, tsiseed, beesvrat, tallow, baron
and lard anil he taken in pvyntenl for Carding, aad
van mntiry will not he Muted, aa something will be
et peeved I payment be Cats ths tolls are taken from the
m''hinea, .
JOHN P. !.Y0N
.'V .... .,.,r r. Nichols., ,
Mv firlut Milln are in tlie bent order,
and can diapstch wink at ahmt notice. Oarrela kept on
titnd hvri'! for customers. The best pikes paid for
Wheat and Dai Herd.
JOHN F. LY0.V.
Juuf Si. .11
Mrs, F, H. Cooley,
o ic i: ssnx u u is . ;
Il ESIDE.NCE at Mr. D. D. l'hillijn, one door wcat
of the Ortnge Hotel.
' December 94,
70
Valuable Land and Mills, in Orange,
FOIl SALE..
rpHE undorsigned, wialiing to engage in other huav
neat clarwhere, ofll-r for aale Ibeii Laud and Mill,
tiluntccl oo Kho River,vahout erven milra etal irom
Hill.borough, and within one mile of the N. Carolina
lUilnd. Tha above tract ia in fine and perfectly
healtliful aituilion, having on il a Merchant Mill, (three
acta of tlnnea,) with a good eu'tom, claw Mill, Work
Shnpt with water power attached, Htore Houte, t wo good
Dwelling', with mat-rate Ice Houte and all necraaary
out-buildinge, and thiee Tenanl'a Hooaee, with eio-l-lent
apiinga at aach. Tha bouaea, mi I la and ahope are
new and in eon.plrte order, Ihc millt making aa good
flour aa any in the tittle.
The hnd ia auited to the cultivation of grain or to
bacco, and conlaina about flva hundred and fifty acrea,
about two-thirda of which art in wooda and well-limbered.
It alao haa on it a young orchard of choice
fruit. Aa long lime will be given for paymet.t aa may
be deeired by Iba purcbaaer.
J. (J. & IV. M'COWN.
October 98. . ... , , 69
WANTED,
anil Cotton Cloth, Plain and Striped Linaeya,
- Hurneapun Jca'ni, Dried Applca, Kim rVd, I'ca
thera, and all oilier kinda of Country Produce, in ex
change for Good.
J. C. TCBUENTINE it BOX
November 7. . , : , 61
Driscoll's Ualm of a Thousand Flow
era, for purifying lha Complexion, lemovlng Pimptet
and Klugworma, and cleanaing the Trelh, l'rice 25
cenla,
Rosemary and Castor Oil, for pre
venting Ibe Hair from falliagout,ai)dforetrenghtrniii
ila growth Price 9) cenle.
DriMcoU'8 Coloring Fluid, for chang-
fray hair lo ilt original color, without atatning lha
akin or handa ln iu application Price 5U rent.
Pur aale by
J. C. TURRENTINE & SON.
October 20. 61
iW FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
, -,, ekp(ciubpr, 1H5G.
AM now opening a very large Hlork of almost overy
thing, including about fluut) worth of
KKADV MADE CLOTHIXG,
which! have honp ht at kiw prices and will be ulrevcl lo
show and tell on accommodating terma, either for Caab
or lo rianclual ilralrra.
All kinda of barter wanted for goods.
JA.MLS WEBB.
f eptembrr 39. sg
WANTED,
RltiHT A WAY.Io exchange for new Uooda
MlO yarda of Woolen Jeana.
300 " colored plain wove Linaeye.
' 300 white ).
HIM) ' ofTow and Cnttnn Cloth.
400 of Uluetiid Cotton Cloth.
900 piire of Wool Forks.
9liniba.horr-si.un bhnr Thread.
TVwd Fruit, Cora, Meal, Flour, Flax Herd. Peas. Ac.
JAMIIS AVKBM.
tlrlolier 91. Ag
Msrrb 19.
74-
H0lE and LOT for .Side.
'trV fa' OB accommodating
M-riua, "lav w-airsme Iing.e ami i.oi en
Inures) direct, now occupied by Jti.
VVaebiiigion.
THOMAS WEBB.
October 30.
FUJI SALE,
I.OT ia Ihe town of Graham, immediately in front
of Iho Court llouae, on fcouih Mrrrt, lying be
tween the store huee of M-I,rsa A. llatiner and At
blight A Ilituii. Termt to soil llie purchaser.
tiiomas wr.on.
January t. -.
For ftle nt the Drug Store,
DOZEN Cod l.iver Oil,
doa. Ilollovrav'a I'llla. ,
G
llolloaray'a I liniment,
I grost DerJolte't fugar Worm Prop!,
I dus. ChiihugVe Tiicoi.lierous,
6 Wolfe's cVhnepa,
I Congress Water,
I Balm of Thousand Kiosicrs,
I llurkee's Eal Fowrfrr.
Also, a laiae assortment of Medicines, Perfumery,
Patne, Oils, Dye muffs, Ac. 4c.
aSovenbet 1'J, . CS
For palo ot the Drug Store,
COUl; E.T..ilrl Vim-ear. I.svendar Water, Ver
hena, Cemneam and list Water.
Fine El rede, liana A liar- llalaamte Eta f)e Dotal, s
riton, fueToothWa.il,
Chlorine Tooth Wa.h, Taste for the Teeth,
Ceu I.iiatratr.eveiy linear. I. von 'a Katharion.
ticle for Ih Hair, HiHiri's Kvel.ior Fund-
I.ip Halve. litre Polish, '
Fancy Pus pa, Tripoli Polish,
Hhsving taps, Thilnmmes,
Cold Cresin, I'omv.le Divine,
Fvptin Hair lHe.
fancy toilet A Note Paper, Porkn' Inkatsnds,
Knvelopes, Hletl Peua,
letter and Foolscap Paper, Ink,
Writing Dralia, t'slta,
Port Monies, Usakrls, Ac. Ae,
Work Holes,
'ovemU-i 13.
1 1.HT hKiTIVED-l Ml. Lamp Oil.
" S dog. Thermon irlrrs,
AT TUB DUUG STORK.
. DeremberlO. . 6t
J
CUT RKCKIVKD tt cans IVta-h. tnranap.
AT TUB DKIU NTitKK.
Ureember 10. r ts
NOTICE.
'PHI? auWrlher having rngagrd in the HOOT and
MIIWK Husinesa, ri! erdravor lo give aalB fac
tion to all ho may favor him with thru patronage.
II has employed Mr. Jantrg Parka 1st conduct lb same,
a. hi. Agent. pARK9; .
Odolwi ti
WrvE
OH
' " May your rich soil, "
Exuberant, natures'a better hlraainga pour "'"
O'er everj land." - -; ' '
TILLERING.
. . BY A NORFOLK (ENOLAKD) FABMEt. J
On this guhject mottt, if not all of the
writcri have fallen into a singular mistake
g to the origin of the tillers of cereal plants.
It is laid down bj them as an established
fact that the tillera proceed from the coronal
roots, which invariubly form on the plant
just below the surface of the soil. Thia is
so confidcntlj laid down bv every writer I J
nave consulted, mat 1 took it lor granted
that it was correct until having recently
had extensive opportunity of examining for
myself, I have at once discovered, what any
other person may do with very little trouble,
that the tillers do not tnring from the coronal.
but the icmiiuJ rooltf and that, in point of
in, me iiiimur, au lar irum uring an es
sential appendage to the plant, are entire
ly accidental in their formation. They
proceed from the first kuot or joint formed
in the stem, provided that knot is beneath
the surface ; but if, as is frequently the case,
it is above the surface of the soil, no coronal
roots are formed, and the plant is wholly
supported by the seminal roots, which in nil
cases constitute the main source of nourish
ment tt the plant. I have now under ex
amination the stubble of a number of plants
of this year's growth, some of which have
from twenty-five to thirty stems. In all
these the tillers spring from the seminal
roots, without any exception. Some of
them throw out coronal roots; but others,
which have no knot below the surface, have
also no coronal roots, but are equally strong
in the stem and heavy in the ear.
I have laid the more stress upon this cir
cumstance, because even Le Couteur has
fallen into the same error, and written upon
the presumption that the coronal roots are
an essential anal invariable part of the plant;
leaving his readers to inter, that without
them there would be no tilleriner. This also
has led to another error, nainelv, that after j
a certain time (.supposea to De tne month ol
April) the seminal roots cease to impart
nourishment to the plant, which then and
after derives its support from the coronal
roots alone. It was in ait investigation of
this assumption that I discovered the errors
regarding the tillering question; and 1
therefore request those who have taken up
with the commonlv-received view of "the
case, to do as I have done examine for
themselves and they will have no difficulty
in discovering the true state of the case.
The best way will be to wash the roots first
from all the 'mold, and let them afterwards
dry, when the examination can be made with
mure ease and precision.
The fkt-l.li,lnnrnt cf ilwa f,r rti.'
" !..' UU.,,,,hment of . lh'1 act P.r,.tl-V !
' strengthens the arguments in favor of deep
sowing, oy w men we cnanre ol tlie lorma
tion of a joint below the surface is rendered
mure certain, whicb also insures the forma
tion of coronal roots. These undoubtedly are
of great utility in imparting a more "firm
hold upon the soil, aa well as additional
nourishment to the plant, and consctiucntlT
lessens the danger of the corn being lodged.
The fecundity of the cereal plants, and
their reproduction by transplanting the olT
sets or tillers, is truly wonderful. We read
of from forty to one hundred and twenty
ears being grswn from one root or grain";
and there is an account in a work by Mr
Kenelm Dipby, written in I6G0, of a 'plant
of barletr in die possession of the Fathers
of the Christian Doctrine " at I'nris, who
kept it for many yearg as a curiosity. This
punt, which was the produce of one grain,
had H'J ears, from which were counted
18,000 grains of barley. In the Cambridge
case, wiui n is mentioned above, il the plants
were set at one foot distance, it would insure
rrop of ten quarters per acre, which under
iii circumstances was not an apocryphal pro
duce ; and as tlie average number of 'stems as
forty-two, less than a foot would leave them
very much crowded. Thus, there arc in an
acre 4.,5GO feet, which, divided by 500,
stives 8 then multiply this by 3 'pecks,
the produce of the Sum plantsand we ob
tain iZT pecks, or about ten quarters per
acre. The soil on whkh this was raised
was light blackish one, with a gravelly sub
soil; part taaa well manured, ami part with
out any manure whatever; but there was ho
perceptible difference in the strength of the
straw or sue of the ear. f .' Xjgnz.nt.
How Railroads iMJt ait Farhrs. Not long
since a farmer t( our State as bitterly com
plaining of a radroad to one who was connec
ted witn the matiai;iiient ol the road. " Why,"
said ihe larmer, I was fool enough to lake
stotk to the amount of five hundred tlolLrs,
and I hate lost every cent of it. And besides,
the cursed thing runs through intr farm." .
" And has greatly injured it, I suppose,"
added tha other, smiling and looking the old
farmer full in the lace.
Injured it !" repeated tha farmer. " To
be tare it has. Why do you ask such a foolish
question t"
" How much tUmsges weie you paid by
the corporation !"' sskrd the other.
" In Hit neirhbtHhood of six hundred dol
lars," ihe farmer replied. " But It wat not
nan enough.. '
"Of course not," added the railroad man,
smiling. liut permit me to ak you anoth-Jieirl
er question. What could you have sold your
farm for a dnxen years ago f"
I was once offered twcntyfive hundred
dollars," replied ttte larmer.
" And what can you sell it for now f" in
quired tlie other. ' ; ' '
The fellow scratched his head i and, after
ome hesitation, he confessed he had been of
fered recently four thousand. -
Just as I exported," was the reply of the
other. Now let us figure up a moment, if
you please. You have lost five hundred in the
stock, and have received for land damages the
six hundred, and the railroad has added to
the price of your farm, according to your own
showing, fifteen hundred, so that you fairly
owe the - Kail road sixteen1 hundred. Am
Ingot?"
. The farmer was compelled to confess, he
had made money out of the railroad, notwith
standing he had' lost five hundred dollars in
his original stock. Thus it is. and what shall
we say to those croaking fanners who never
paid a cent for the making of a road, and
whose farms have been nearly doubled iu
price and value by it ? There are hundreds
such, anil yet they are constantly heaping
curses on railroads and their management.
The above, which we clip from a northern
cote in porary, is alike applicable in almost
every quarter of the country. It ia well lo
look into the mirror sometimes, and we ad
vise the querulous and fault finding to take a
chance, and at least risk one eye on it.
Siielteb Wanted. Shelter is a want of
the first necessity in our climate of cold
and storm, and no farmer may netrlect. with
any show of economy, sundry provisions of
mis nature, a portion ol these wants are
everywhere conceded others are cafclessly
forgotten and neglected. We too often see
farms upon which no provision has been
mace lor tne sneitcr ol a portion ol tne stock
throuuti the winter. Sh
winter. Mieen. co ts, vouno-
- . . r .1 .
cattle, and, perhaps, the cows, are left to
shiver unprotected. Does the farmer know
that he can ill afford the loss which results?
To keep an animal exposed to the weather
in good order requires nearly double the
food necessary when comfortably sheltered.
And the increased value of the inanure will
repay the trouble attending the extra care
then required. There is a heavy loss in the
exposure of manures to the w eather. The
cniei vatue ot a lerttiizer ties in mat part
which water will dissolve. Let it lie and
bleach through the winter and spring, and a
good share of its worth is gone ; shelter it
in beds and cellars, and a saving will be
made proving this the truest economy
where manure is valued and food crops de
sired, liepuhlican, Del, 1'a. -
Friro the Xew York Uispatrh.
THE WATCH OF NEW -YEAR WEEK.
BV JOHN OF BTRLF.V.
(Concluded.
II.
ll was New Year's Kve In the trreat citv :
with all the solemn thoughts it hrinyito
thousands who remember that the turninz
pa-res of the year sre hut so many records ol
their own wasted time, with all the rj-iiet
happiness it beings to those who can look back
....... ...11 ... t.. t . .:ii
. V ',r ,,,e 181 u" ""r
their idea than all before : w ith the unmean-'
ing riot and revelry of the mass who seem jover the kneeling woman with "a fierce and
rejoiced that one more milestone is passed in ' insulting cncrir.
the awift march ofa useless lite, toward the j So I am to begin the reform, am If You
black oblivion of a dishonored death. J wish me to drink no more ! I tell you, Alice
Alice Deforest sat alone, except her child, j Deforest, that I love the cup a thousand tunes
a brown-haired cherub of two years, that; better than ever I did you. You never sa
slept in the cradle by her tide. She kepi no j ti.fied my thirst the cup never refuses, me.
domestics now their straightened crirum-; You refused to be mure than the shadow n a
stances not permitting the doubtlul luxury, i wifs to me you lived a life spurt in my
And so the vigils, which the lengthened au-' wealth ; you have been a riiiiililinjr, diron
sences of her husband entailed upon her, tented sharer in my proverty. You have
were lonely, indeed. 1'oor Alice ! there was Uloesed me like a millstone, and all this is
a relief tuestionble a might be its prnpri- J too Isle lute ! IJ at you are of a piece with all
ety fir the uohapiiitess of her husband ; 'your whining, snarlinj brood you starve
there was an ecpe into the world, its plea- and freeze the little child lhat cries to you
sures ami its intoxications ; there ws mine for warmth and fn.l, ami when he is dead
for her. What there had been of old oppor- 'yott nmurn over hitn as il you had not mur
Unity, hail long since passed away. Her , tiered him ! I.ct me hear no more of thia! You
family, Iter faslunable friend all were pne ,
now, or only seen dimly and at times long
apart, as solnt star in a sky of heavy cloud,
ovrrswrpr in a moment.
The young wife wat s-err wretched !
Months of sorrow and comparative shame hsd j proud woman, started to life ag tin, and a
done a good work in the midst of all their j tierce indignation overmastered her as she
bitterness, and deepened her character. The I sprang to her feet, anil cried :
world had ceased Iti be all visionary and I " Asvoussv.then, John Deforest, let it be!
supcilici-l to her. ln her lonely hours she! I have fmmbl'ed mvself to yu reproliate
had read thought studied. She had begun 'drunkard, a vou have grown to be.?
to see, as with a fa Milt glimmering percrp- j tta it lite' vetr demon r intemperance
lion, the sources of her utdiappiness. She had 'and dissnlnte life that possessed that man
begun to realize how, with certain conditions onre so nobler Could it be possible that his
changed, all this need not have been ; and with ! hand was raised aj tiiist a woman, and that
the widening of her smpe of vision had come J woman his wid'? "Vet sit it was! As if with
an added knowledge of tot worth of (hat wed- a motion hall involuntary hdf demoniac, the
did happiness which seemed passed away clenched fiat was r.visetl. suspended a mo-
forever.
Could these step all be trodden back
sgsin ? she asked herself, a she watched the
hours in her vigil of that night; but the ter
rible reflection rame back airrin. No! no!
he would not take me home to his heart, even
ill would! Anil then followed Ihe tugget
tion of her pride. He list wronged me far
worse than I could have injured hitn ! There
can be no peace between us henceforth ! I
can but sulicr he ran but go on lo ruin ; ami
we can both but die I And something of the
old haugHtiness of the millionaire's daughter
came back lo tha curling lips ol the wile who
was so sadly changed iu feeling! and circum
stances irntn whi-t she had been.
It wat nearly midnight when John Deforest
entered. He had been mingling with the low
and tha base, and hit eye was heavy with
wine, and his breath hot wi:h the fume of
Iiarliat intoxication. IU took a chair moodi
y, leaned his head forward upon hit bosom,
and would have slept.
What angel's wing could have touched the
of that proud woman and moved her J
with an impulse greater than she had ever
known before, towards that Hern and incon
siderate man, fallen from his best estate,
cold and cruel towards her, fast becoming a
slave to the demon of appetite and pnssion?
Was it, indeed,' an angel's wing that touched
her as it went by, or did she look at the old
clock tirking above the mantel, see that the
hand was nearly on the hour of twelve, and
bow to the hallowed influences of the season ?
Who can tell?
The poor wife arose from her chair, crossed
the room to her husband, touched him lightly
on the shoulder, and spoke one word
"John!"
He moved uneasily in his chair, mused
himself with a gesture of impatience, and
replied gruffly : ,
" I do uot wish to be disturbed what?"
For a moment the same expression of
haughty pride which had been on the lips of
Alice half au hour before, curled there again,
but it passed away, and she answered kind-
" I wish fo talk with yott, husband, fur a
little while. See," ami she pointed to the
clock over the mantel, " see, it is within a
few minutes of midnight. . The year is pas
sing ! Pray do not sleep talk with me !"
There was something so unusual in this ad
dress, that the dull apathy of the hard man
went off for a moment, but it gathered again,
and he answered snemngly, without looking
P .
" Alice Deforest, go ia bed ! I am in no
humor fur talk, and do not wish to be dis
turbed."
Was the wing of the angel touching Iter
yet iu its flight, or did the holy influence of
tne tunc still urge her forward ?
" John, dear John ! I have something to
say to you. J)o listen to mej"
, The dulled eyes opened, but they emitted
no cheerful or pleasant li"lit. There was a
dull glare of sensuality and repulsive feeling,
i but he looked at her as he said :
"More of your complaints, I suppose!
i something more that lias gone wrong
Something more that I Imve done that dis
pleases your dainty ladyship !"
" No, John, no," was the reply, with an
effort at self-control that had never before
so convulsed that slight form, " but the New
Year is coming, and 1 think tint something
in both our lives should be changed. Will
you listen r"
Had any other demon than (hat of intern
prranre held partial possession of John De
forest, he might have inched at a speech
tender and so true. But this fiend, the last
iiHtl wins: has no mixture of good j ilia evil
altogether. The sweet appeal was met with
a sneer.
" Oil ho ! mistress ! so you feel that you are
getting the worst of it.'du your I warned
you of this long ago, but you had no ears to
listen ! Why did you drive me lo be what I
am, if you did not wish to drink the con you
mixed yourself? They are too late, now,
mistress all vnur fine, words nJ New Year's
eve rencntances!
The poor wife flung herself on Iter knees
before him, and burst into tears, as rhe said :
I " Oh. John, do not cat yourself and me
both iwar. If I have been wrong I will Irv
to amend', and if vou will drink no more
I a f
jonn wi tin est rose utmi ins ciuir, tne
clare of his bad nastim. in his re. mid it.,,,.l
have made your bnl lie on it !"
The ael's winz had racd bv, and the
hand of tlti clock had passed the hour of
twelve, ah me om pn.lc fiat so stron? a
strozsle had laid to alem in the breast of that
mrnt, but did not l.ill. The quirk eye of the
wife saw it, her antts were thing suddenly
upward a if that poor defence could avail
her, and w iih a shuddering cry she fell sestsr
less to the floor.
How suddenly a terrible excitement fan
sober an intoxicated man, when every other
meant of awakening him his ftilrif! O.ie
moment hail not elated from that i-i wliieir
poor Alice Deforest sunk w ith that pit lit! cry
lo lite floor, before the husband was aolrer
wito every f;rosi Aim cleared away fro n the-
heart and brain. On what a sens it ion ni'i
abasement overcame him I tirest tind ! had
it Come tit this i that he, who had mire held
communion w ith the gteat inintU of old, and
spoken of knightly daring ami thivaltic ten
derness, should have come lo bear the mur
derer's thouj'it sgninst the w ileof hitbuiomf
No, no! it eon Id nut be I Alas! yes there
wat the proof the senseless lorm before lino
the pale, fold face.
W hat did it mean i that sudden diopiiins
on hit knee I lhat convulsive rlapin of the
hands ? that groan which went upward (or
moment? Ami then John Delorest arose, laid
the form of his poor wile upon the bed, and
through long hours of silent agony watched
over her, striving to recall her back to life
i and consciousness. At times the little one
j in the cradle moaned, but he stilled it with
j a momentary motion of his hand, and kept on
I his heavy vigil. Could this be he, so bru
tali.ed, so harsh, so cruel, a few hours be
fore ? Oh, helplessness and suffering, how ye
soften even stony hearts !
III.
Tho first grey dawn of the New Year day
come into the little room as Alice Deforest
opened her eyes to full consciousness. The
moment that she did so, the husband who had
ao struggled with death in her behalf through
Ihe long tedious hours, left the bedside. He
could nut meet her eyes, then, at the first
moment ot their opening. He passed gently
out of the door, and stood In the cold wind
on the little piazza of the humble house.
Strange! that wind of morning brought him
more of life and hope than it had done in
many a long day, and the fever of hit brow
seemed to cool away as with an angel's touch.
He realized that it was New Year morn
ing, and thoughts of what other New Years
had been 1 1 him when a struggling boy a
struggling man a man of wealth and honor
a beggar and dishonored all these came
back to him, aud in that hour it is not too
much to believe that something of the same
holy influence that of old came down upon thu
moonlit plains of Palestine, descended into
his heart, softening his nature, making him
more ai've to tne needs and sorrows ol others,
fitting him better for the purposes of coming
life i
A few moments, and the husband came
back into the room where he had left his wife.
Nite was still there, but he saw that she wst
making preparations for her departure. In
the early morning light she had arisen, dres
sed her child, arranged her own disorder
ed garments that had been unchanged all the
niglit before, and was tying on her bonnet
when he entered. She spoke no word to
hitn, but he approached her tenderly aud
said :
" My dear Alice, where are you going, to
early, to spend your New Year r"
Home!" was the single word, and it
sounded like a death knell through the great
heart that had been to long clouded by pas
sion and lacerated by w rong.
" Home ! Alice ? and is not this home ?'
My home no longer!" wat the reply, and
the big tears came down the pale cheeks, anil
bursting sobs filled the room. " I am going
home to my mot'ier I I have no where else
in the world, now V
Do not say so, Alice !" taid the por
heart-stricken man, " do not leave me! stav
with me! be mine yet, unworthy as 1 have
been of you '.''and he stood before her with
bent head, and hands crossed humbly oa his
breast, lowly as a very child.
"No, John, no!" said Alice, through her
choking nbs; " this New Year it a day of
happy re-nnion to many, let it be a dar of
parting to us. I had' different hopes "lust
night. 1 tried to put away all my pride, and
mould myself to what 1 thought Would be your
w ill. I thought that at tltat ttill midn'ght,
when the old tear was dying, I might win
you to f.rrset all that 1 had done comrarv ts
! your will, and pray you in the nunc of Uod
to put sway an your unworthy courses, and
that we might once more be happr. It it too
late, now!"
Too late! too late!" said the stricken
husband, in a choking voice, " do not say to,
Alice! Oh! let it never be too late to rc
pent !"
Too late,. John !" ami the poor wile's
voice was so broken and husky that the tones
could tcarcely have been distinguished ex
cept by the ear that was listening in such
agony, " it was never too late until yu
raiseil your hand to strike me ! That broke
all bonds between us. 1 can never trust you
again?" .
0!i, Cod forgive tne ! taid the ttrong,
man, dropping upon his knees, and coveting
hit lace with his hands, ' that ever I have
been to far tempted by my evil passion!
What ran 1 do to prove to you that I am not
all degraded ? Forgive me trust me even
at 1 thould have forgiven you more and trut
ted you more! will you not, Alice?"
I cannot, John, "I cannot !''
John Deforest rose, went to the little book,
case on the wall, took down the little clasped
bible, and re.nl, "And forgive us our tret
pase even as we forgive those who trespass
against us!" Then lie replaced the book,
turned hit face to the window, and was silent,
though choking tobt convulsed his frame.
There was a rustle of garments, though he
scircely heard it, but tlie next instant hi
wire was lying on his bieast, her arms cling
ing close around his neck, and hrrfice bun
ed in his bosom, while she repealed!
" Hat l:iy unto you seventy time seven!'
Iltisbtnd, torsive me, too, all tint I hie been,
all that 1 lue fidcd lo b? ! Tito p.txt may
never be revalVtl, b it it may be atoned."
It tn.ty, if,-1" sp.4f fie husband through
his List filling i.'tr. ol Ins (h cketiiii subs
" It is Ne I ear; let it be a .New sear to
Us! O.i, luff M uh each of us his miau oler
stooii tire o"kt 'l .w tli-ie'i nl ' lif w.v l4itj
wasted ! t J help us f iU's ff evh oihcf
I not. for ourseUes, a id !i n we alu'l lad
n ne" in Ihe gisvt sti iie."
I lindersUi.il yi,u, IiusUhIhI," sjid the
ik"l kht wiirre ie hits) liuM erred,
bet o err no mote, but live lor cult other !"
I have aked sou to forgive me, dear
Alice.' said Joittt Dcf iies; ; but I dn not
ask you to trust me without a trial. It is New
Year day, nl the wi-k t int upns is Mew
Year Week. I.rt it be w eik of trial for us
both ! to me especially. If there it n h"p
tlit we can ever mould ourselves to eai.lt
other, and become worthy of a I. IV tog? tliir
we must begin . If we can keep this
week in harmony, and enjx tf the 'tv
e