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.Ik ..4 JVr ; , ... rV.. ' . nn W . vol: ii: SALEM, N. C, SATURDAY,' JANUARY 29, 1853. SO. 50.. If Hi 'IF'8 mm PCBUSBED TOllI BY BLUM & SON. PRICE Two Dollars a Year, JJopulcir.- Sale -PAYABLE 131 'ADVANCE.' dvertiseinents will be inserted at the 1 rates.' . V Postmasters are allowed by law ak letters containing remittances Tspapersv JNo paper will be discontinued THE BANDITS DAUGHTER. A TALE OF THE WHITE X0OTA1SS. BY CLAKK W. ERYAK. CHAPTER I. The New England States are noted for their two ranges of mountains the Jt jail arrearages are paid, except at ; Green Mountains extending through tbe .ae option of the editors. AMUSEMENT. 'WalLina for a Dram. One of the best stories of the season is told by Sandy Welch, of ra man ytho was io the country on a visit, where they had no liquor. He got up two hours before breakfast and wanted his bitters. None to be had; of course he felt bad. 44 How far is it to a tavern ?" he asked. 44 Four nicies.'.' , So off this thirsty soul started, walked four miles in.a-pleasant frame of mind, ar rived at the tavern and found it a temper ance house. V A Western farmer, being obliged to sell a yoke of oxen to "pay his hired man, told him he could not keen him any longer. , 44 Why," said the mau, ; ' I'll stay and take some of your cows in place of money' But what shall I do," said tlie farmer, when my cows and oxen" are all gone?" ."rWhy; you can then work for me, and get them back-' - Xo Time to Sti-ap. The man who was crossing, 'the river, and who was thrown from." the boat with a large horse and a small- pony, was emphatically "quick-wit-, ted." -He. 'seized, upon the pony's tail, (that being the nearest to him,) for he couldn't swim a yard. Some one on shore cried out ," Catch hold of the tail of the "big horse !" , 44 No, no!" "' swap horses - Dayiiel. JTucJer, who has been so often warned. to.14 to get out of the wav," is said --t havef been run over uv a tram ot cars in ..Arkansas,' which is the first intimation we have seen that a railrond had been built in that- State Boston Pout. whole length of the State of Vermont. and the "White Mountaius stretching themselves through the northern part of the State of New Hampshire twa as .J lofty and beautiful ranges of mountains ss can be found in the United States. The scenery of Loth 13 grand and sub lime m tne extreme, and whether cover ea witn me veruam cioaic ot summer, or f l . t . ' wmteneu witn of the leader of the band that had their home in the cave abovo described. Charles Anson, was the only eon of a wealthy merchant in one of the New England States, and like most children under the same circumstances, was pet ted and spoiled while in youth, becoming before he had parcel entered his teens, Governor and Chief Magistrate of the family," himself seldom, if ever correct ed; consequently he grew up ta man hood, a headstrong and wilful youth, his passions and desires unconstrained and uncontrolled, -exercising his own will and pleasure at all times, and upon ail occasions. - lie early became enamoured -of a young lady, whose beauty of person and amiability of bianncr, bad won tbe bet ter feelings of his heart, and with all hi faults he couht iot but - appreciate her worth and loveliness. She' in the mean time, was drinking draught after draught from the goblet of Love, little -dreaming that there was coiled in the bottom of the cup a poisonous and dead ly serpent, that would strike death to her heart s best hopes, and embitter the close of her life, which had opened with so much sweetness aud 'promise, with he answered, 44 no time to now. trouble and sorrow; that would strew her path with thorns, which had in ear- lie the snows of winter, pre ... I r . i 11,, sent io ine eye or. tuc Don older a scene oi airraction ana grauueur. I he mci dents upon which the following story is founded, occurred on and in the viciuity of the; White Mountains, a range which contains some of the highest peaks to be found in our country ; that of Mount Washington, which is the highest, being G.C34 feet above the level of the sea. t ... I I. v j a imagination may tonn something ot an v rru mm uuwers. idea of thfi srenprv rininrphfrril in th paia D19 1UQ almost boundless view from the sumnvt of the highest points of this lofty range ot mountains, but to be appreciated ac cording to their worth they must be seen with the naked eye. The grecu foliage ot the mountain side exteudmg to its very base, where it meets the plain, cov ercd with the same luxuriant dye of na iure, ana spreading itseir iar away in the .distauce, here and there specked with the beautiful silvery lakes, and alone as ii were, in mountain wilder ness tbe darkness of night hovering over ber, the wind sweeping fearfully by the cabin, and at every gust, increasing with demon-like fury, and mingled with large quantities of rain Tendency her home gloomy and dismal without, nhile trouble and sorrow had proclaimed themselves masters within. The night passed slowly away, morning at length dawned, fallowed by be rising son, which ss it broke through tbe clouds, greeted her 'sleepless eyes with his ra diant beams, 'and showed that tbe storm of tbe preceding night had passed away, and gave promise of being succeeded by a pleasant day. . Hut their was no evi dence of any such change in her eircem stances. Tbe lowering akf thai ! been gathering over her bead greif ' er and darker, and tbe storm: -that Ld just begun to rage aroatHTber; "WiAiTd In all probability rsge on with increased violence till it should sweep her from the shores of time Into the ocean of eter nity. The effects of tbe liquor that Charles bad drank tbe preceding day had now subsided, and be; was enabled to relate the story of bis misfortune. He bad left tbe cave just at sunset, thinking to reach the cabin before it would be very dark, but in consequence of being intoxicated, he bad became shawl; she noiselessly opened the gate, and entered the jard surrounding a lare, and comfi.rtable looking houe, careful ly laid ber child before the door, g re it a hat fond embrace, and placing a piece of psp-r with tbe name of" Helen up n it, by her sid, turned with team in her eyes and left the yard. Sbe retraced ber steps for some distance, cntil she arrived at a neat looking firm house by the road-side, where she atked permis sion to stay through the night, which was readily granted. Tbe boue where the infant Helen bad been left, wai the residence of a rich bid tucbcl r Tv " other meant la obtain taooer, than those held out as right and just, bVb by the laws ef God and dsn. CcrUia it wu, that be had nver paid aoy trtkuUr sttentioa to Mi Ilnty, nnQ he h4 beard it hinted thst she va to b Mr. Rubles heir. Of Lis birth snd jarro tag no one had anj ibformatioi), and Lc was always very stodious to s void soy tacntion of tbe subject, snd never . sp pesrtd free to converse pa hit tveatt life. He Lid managed to keep bis p!j ia the villags schonl, by the al - of a few prrsxis whose favor tt gxIscJ, asi ia wbo r '-'- v - Uacs tnrt members cf & fatsllydzxisg the prevalence cf this eptisae. At Ut, when it Lad eeatly. shaded, Mrs. A moo, worn dawn with eierwslTe i 1 sod wstchiep, was taken sick, s&d the kind attentions were pud to her wh ch be Lad soksg Lestiwrd np"a o'.bers. Her labor, te-ttLer with th trscU? I rrrow wtKh tvi wugtel . i t ' rrry r, r - t .1 ( :.t. Rogljles but by ' rt"T ' , . bewildered, sod lost bis war. His rcssio-ucr. wasaccepiea aua . . . ..-. For a time, tbe sun of pros- MCP ?n nsie.ny , n naa isiiexi sev happiness shone forth upon cn I 'a,.nonK be . i iiuu iuui I ri i fii lup v HUUQ& ana nrnik married. perity and . i a them wito much splendor and proniiM?, but a black and threatening cloud, bid den in the long, dim distance of time, was slowly rising, and darkening the sky of their life. His love, it might have been said, was lost at bis marriage. liis youthful associates and practices, iustead of Wing diminished, were now incrca.-ed, and but a short time bad purling streams, with which New Eng- hpsed ere his dislike for home, and tbe A woman quarreling with her husband, told him 'she believed that if she should die he-wouW '"marry the devil's daughter. Thetttder husband replied, 4the law does Jiot allow a man to marry two misters People who die penayless have this fact to console them that their children alwavs inherit their property. With rich people the ease ts different, the most of their effects going'to the executors'. . ; f Teacher How many points of the com pass is there? '" . B03- Two, east andwet; there used to be four, but as Mr. Webster said he didn't know n North nor South, I suppose that there nsn t any. , 44 You didn't go to Cork, to-dnv, Paddy?" 44 Och, no !" said Pddy, ' I heard a gen tleman nay' there would be an eelipse of the moon Acre to-night, and I staid to see it-" ' : . - - I Fame is like a young duck in a mud puddle very easy to see, very easy to talk about after you have seen it, but it is an awful job to get hold of it. w 44 My dear,' said a young gentleman to a young lady to whoru he thought to be married, V do' you wish to make a fool of uie?" - : .. 4 - ; No," replied the lady, 44 Nature saved me the trouble." The word daisy is a thousand times pro nounced without adverting to the beauty of its etymology, 44 the eye of day." "Joining Hands" in custom arising from the lists shaking hands before fight. . Jk Hit at the Progressives. How well it is the aim and mo -u Are placed so very high. That po presuming man can reach To pluck them, from the sky. . . If 'twere not so, I do believe - That some reforming ass Would soon attempt to take them down, To light the world with gas ! . , Cracking a JoAre -A fellow named Wii lis was hauled up in Albany the other day ior BiriKing a man named Jokt and bned five dollars, lie plead, in extenuation, that he thought it no offence to 44 crack a joke." . 44 We have proved an uhLi by five wit nesses," said a lawyer in the Criminal Court. ,4 Yes, I am ready to admit," said the opposing eounsel, 44 that you have prov ed a4ie-btf five of your witnesses." land abounds spotted with neat and lovely farm-houses, and occasionally a small village nestled quietly down in ; f. . some romantic spot, is a ni suDicct ior a lover of nature to feast upon, and scarcely to bocqualled by the much talk ed'of Italian or Siciliau scenery. From the towering height of Mount Washing ton, may be seen at no great distance, five peaks bearing the respective names cf Adams, Jefferson, Monroe and Jack son. In the vicinity of these is found The Notch," a deep and extensive ra vine, dividing the mountain for some jr. ' 1 " e ., uisiauce, auu iormiug on eacn side a society of ber whom he had sworn to love and protect became too evident to be misunderstood. She now found that he in whom she had garnered ber bo. oms best affections, was utterly uu worthy of them. Jt is not to be supposed that a knowledge of her real condition com ing as it did, at a time when the tide of prosperity was at its utmost height would in no wise ancct hero 1 he ten der flower bent beneath thb chilling storm. Ills recklcsuess. and canibluitr table associates, drew from him all the money that he could command, and be made repeated calls upon bis fithcr, till I t ft 1 ' B wild aud almost frightful appearance. uc naa nearly ruined bini, wbeu assist In this 44 Notch" there now stands the ance was denied him trom that quartet of a dwelling house and out- ni feeliug no inclination to abandon remains buildines where once resided -a familv his present mode of life, the whole bent : J I r. , - 1 . . in tb 01 kis mmu was now given cs upon his body. He now made known to ber his inteution to remove ber to tbe cave, where be said they would he less liable to be discovered. In a short time his wounds were healed sufficient to permit him to leave the cabin, and make bis wsy to his gang, with the promise 01 returning in a few days for his family. As soon as he bad rne Mrs. Anson sat down, with her infant on her lap, and tbe warm tears of motherly affection bedewing its innocent face, to reflect on what course it was best for ber to pursue. Sbe felt that sbe could never oonscnt to take op ber abode with a band of lawless robber, sod rear her child amid tbe scenes that were enacted among then ; she also knew that she .is couiu never reconcile it w.tu ber sn of propriety to do this, and yet what else could she do f could sbe leave ber husband nirn whom ho had sworn to lore as long ss life should bold out. sod bim whom sbe did love notwithstanding all the ill-treatment the bad received from him. Could she break the tie that bound them, and leave him forever? If she' could do tbis.'where could sbo go? by the name of Willey, who were" in the year 1826V killed by a slide from thc mountain above the dwelling, the tracks of which arc visible to this day. To the west 01 tuc oicn sprcaas a suDiimc range 01 nign mountains surrounded as it were at their tops by the clouds. The pcaKS in uiis direction tuougu not as riveu to eontuve some means uy w men he could be sup ported. After endeavoring to practice several schemes of fraud and crime to supply bis wants, he, w,ith a number of his associates hit upon the expedient of terming a band 01 robbers. In ' this large number were ready and willing to high as those before spoken of, command co-operate, and as he possessed a stout and robust frame, and a strong constitu tion, together with a resolute and fear less spirit, he was chosen as the leader of the band "About the time this association was Ztairimon v. A practice of pugi- tbev bogm. to t r r-"w "T.i:.. i 1 a . . .... j -. . i:.c - :i Kug.v - io fact, people of the tillage . b.w tbe owner c f 3 ; scare? Of a IDsiJieU.lj Cf SOUiS tbiiir j age bearing .u nxiaeof Hitty, which" was but a modern att.rc.TUlxn ot tbe more ancient bi-s, Mchiubel, who was chief servant, cc rather chief mistrtw of the bousf , (for ..jf.rk upon herself to see that li wtr.t right throughout tbe household) tt 3. rut-door sertsots and himself. Tha tc.jrr and dupositioo cf Uitty was sot c f tbe mildest caste, sod she very often found occsion to msni- . . t . -ii. .i- iesi ner iii-tcropcr upon toe srrvtou, ben out of the old gentleman s pres- ence. due bad lircd a Jon Urae witn Old Ilurg," sud knew that be had a goodly share of this world's gods laid up in store for sie one, and she cnnlJ not conceive why she was not entitled to a portion of it, Io sirocco as she had Wen an inmate of his Lv-. e, and a slave to Lis -whims for s rrrit number of years. and be bad not, il.it she knew of, a rel ative 10 the whole world. Early the ext Oiorciug, "Old Kgg,M as was bis usual cu)locn, srnso for tbe purpose of ukkig his Coornin walk, and dressing himself, he took down bis broad brimmed hat," which always hung Ho a certaio place in bis kitchen, eicert hen upon the owner's bod, and which had for many years protected his bald head, alike Irons the seberrbiog sun of Summer, and the storms of Winter, fnd .a i- Uorg dowbMl cf I lore viaiU, L ; frrref.C.ili 5fjt,V r, and UuJ'y ii-.i rci U c cars tt luuur aua wuv may . . whstcveri toformed bici of tbe evesu cfi fay, irttly s the preceding day, and retried to hleaj rest (o aaliify tbd-Ors berfesrsas to tbe cTcct they would BatLrr wsuh:cjw have upon her welfare. 3Ir. Black, (frr Her xaCttr grew that was his name,) sympathised dee fly death rrtse to ! -with ber in Ler trouble, sod eirrrted)""- ; . tV . . . - . . . . a great ova 01 surprue at tte couae old gentlcmaa had pursued. . , .! c retire. 7 rrr at sa rod. " ' . till Irt' 'th cnAt-rra n.. Time passed eti tears 'rolled bv, and tbe infant Helen baJ grown to a lovfly las ct nine or ten jcart, daring which time her mother had resided bcvfew t run iz.l cf Prov life. Fcr a w. unbounded- She ?S fi l-i w(Ah- ..action Leightca the sradef g"ne letsptkt tf mile frm tbe village, and e 01 tt tuzrnn erred but to 1 . m v4" I ier rnt 1. v Jed I Mao rarrwd thst Mrs. Anson's ber t.tne in atteudiog upon the sic aaJdIsea was tbosssae thst had so receeU adminUtering to the wanU cf the aSkt-J U rrersilsdta the TUHge, sad it was ed, sad so ddircat was ber search for,! tie c rh t a.li isable lo Lsiry Ltr as two snd attention to the needy and sulrnngl j rractiealle, and much sgsiost the UaVjh- toon recti sd tLensmeofTtcf wults cf Helen, the fancrsl was to Uko ura,: ul fctr atity an4 skill Ja that ef tMitj was known far ar.4 w I placing it upon Lis head, be salicd out. As be opened tbe dxr, the bundle upon . l - . . .l L- ' 1. P"1"' K Ia r.irlr t tin in.l tfi l nf t. ... . r of the wsy. thinking it to be of dotbes, but the that it wss compose. 01 Unog . . . a - sides clotn, and be sat csn to examine it. While he unrolling, tbe She had ro ihe ra: i a tIa.seT?x;-rd that ber daughter had ftUa lata ri k a.1 la, and therefore did not alier ft t tee Ltr, knowing tuai Lcr jmfcce wtaU srts buttobricg Ler troullea to Ler taind aireb. cht soo, however, bepn to bare calls from tbe village to attend upon tbe sick, and one call succeeded an 01 ner until il not ot ber time was pent among the villagers, from whom . t , . ... ue rrccivru ine srreuuoa ei ia Yitlttjt Xmre." Here he hsd the 07 poriuniiy ci daily kcio fcer Uaogatcr. fair snd beautiful a chili si cf cr claimed Nc ace, and as she trinj inrrraiat vir, etincm . . ,. 1 oeauiuui a cunt si ttct ,g it to U a bundle y Upi f L u h . rd.of tU,iBg be.wilh ifjcrf J - was with h:s bsada 1 fc ft cf Hper Laodle, his mmd was re- Her srPranee was brautiul. oUUl.ty of se fairy . Uf . wioniB- ISbe had incurred J "!ef sore her I volrirx the Probabili ying, and bad not dark-1 leading him a roll of ailvcr, and thi rnnniit mrtlinl rT I ra htm 1 1 1 in tt in ', 1, , ! .4 over bim. uui oeiore lus especiaiKns bad an extensive and picturesque view. The j . - eve wanucrs away in wic long, dim dis tance cf the hazy atmosphere, and like the mind's eye-when taking a glance at future years, unable to discover with any distinctness what lies beyond your J formed, his wife gave birth to a daugh immediate comprehension. ter, which awakened in the mind of its There arc on this rar.ge various cav- mother a hope that it would be tbe means cms ofdifferent sizes and all descriptions, I of creating in him a desire for' home, but the mountains around them are sol and a love for tbe society of virtuous very difficult of ascent, that tbey have friends, and reclaiming him from his seldom been visited. On the eastern I downward course. Hut these hones. like all others, which she bad cherished, were doomed to wither and fade before her eyes. He now informed ber that it was bis intention to remove to a distant village, but for what purpose he did not state, and as soon as she was able to en- parents, in marri J.L-J m . cneu inrir uoors since sne urst Dccame the bride of Charles Anson, and she was fearful that she should receive no assist ance from that source. Thus situated, she felt that cold word and frowns from her parents would be but the filling up of ber cop of sorrow to the brim, and therefore she could not consent to place herself before them, ia tbe humiliatinr f w a sw Kiorenia especially, uad ef mlUctt mhki n,,, ttU 1 b.gh a pitch the abwl I ,olorUjl rrM, pf dk . , witmjmsi. aoJ a; cspectalKns beu raised to was unrolled inuot. The old ecntleniao did not seem to be at all doplcaacd with the ' result of bis golden dream, for he smiled and dandled tbe cbil 1 00 bis knee, mak ing, however, s all old bachelors do, a Her eyrs were of a jet black. hkb sat a ot'e feebead of a la baa- wi sr lvUIC vi iucuuu.Uk .-king awuuncf. fery awaward sppearaocc one sat ior a lew moments, runiiaatiogl Jlitty w side of these mountains, at some distance from the " Notch," there is a cave known to n few of the oldest inhabitants of that vicinity, by the name of the "Bandit's Cave." This name was given to it from its having once been the home of a large and powerful banditti, that spread them-j dure the toil and fatigue of a journei, selves -over the surrounding counfrv. plundering, all property of any value, that could be obtained by stratagem, violence and force a source of annoy ance and terror to tha people. The cave was.vcry large one, consisting of va rious apartments and cavities, which the banditti had formed into rooms suitable for ..their purpose. The entrance to it she was removed to the cabin uposu the mountain. Under the pretence ot establishing himself in business at a dis tance, he left their relatives and friends without any knowledge of their-whereabouts . Here she lived, shut out from the world, with no society but that of her infant child, with such of her hus band's time as was not devoted to bis ty was soon s roused, snd tbe child consigoed to her care while "Old Rugg proceeded on bis morn. og walk. When be returned be found his house-keeper io no very pleasant mood. A new idea had struck her wind, bhe was fearful tbe old gentleman would keep the child and adopt it as his own, snd should he do this, it wonld prooablv be the mean of loosening the hold which sbe vainly imagined she bsd upon bis goUtn affection- She determined to sound bim which she had but recently witnessed, upon tbe subject, snd as soon ss tbey itiog .... . - . v upon ner painiui situation nrst ber an xiety for the welfare of her child, seem ed to hsve tbe ascendency of ber mind, then ber love for her husband, and the hopes she entertained of his yet beiog reclaimed, seemed to bear sway, snd she was almost determined to stay with bim. snd share tho disgrace and dishonor which he had already brousbt unon Such is woman's love ? But scene of beastly intoxication in curls down ber btck sol over ber sbou!der. There was a smile ever beam iog on ber face, wbkh served but to a create ner attractions, and pre pomes the beholder io her favor. She move! with a graceful ese and noblcne that srt can never be low opon the human plice ea the afUro?o cf the same day ca,wl'rS she ded. NwCwiihataniieg thc-s--( t -litioa that Lcr djrs-ae was x3tarwas, the Church where the faao ral was LelJ, was tiled to orerfiowiar. In cocarqurnee cf yielding fw aosoe lime t the prayers snd entreaties of II tic a net to remove the torpx, it was late ief?t the rrrraioa reached "the Church, and twilight was fatt wrored- log the setting sun, before the terrace was ever. Here was a soiraa sod to trrssire scene which i scldoa witness ed yirerwf m lie frV7ll crrm'np and ft bmrt$t Iw Mwtyf, AUbowrij the corpso wss f flowed by oee mourner only the lonely Helen each ce felt that they had lewt a fiicnd that wss dear cipandedl to them, fer sheXad log been their jiauf-i tain::encg scjyi, ana im itan ter bcicg the mother cf Helen, lacrsescd, tf p"ib!ct their rrpet fr tbe dacd. The Litan was giteo out, aai ssagsrith a steTwoiiy tbat awtoLtas Crregsurs( an I the prayer that followed seemed to erme froca a heart of diiios falls a scnaoo, which i id sard lately succeed wa iauprewnve aal ckyrucnt, aad lie ewlYj vpm the life and chsraetrr of the dead, left scarcely a dry eye in the bono The service ever, tbe prcccsaioo taoved to the crave ly the dim light s Seeded by the nriog snooa. ant the remains of ibs rncw toved ao4 lovely, bat broken hearted being, were to the sileal totab. II clot i contirBed himself, as, tbe was so secluded that a person might pass daily routine of wickedness. Her time within a few feet of its' mouth, and yet not discover it. From the entrance to it a person -could stand and view the mountaiu side, taking in at the same time a large portion of the plain below, while directly at his feet was a precipice was mostly occupied in watcning over her child, and providing for the wants of her husband. Tbe remainder was given to weeping over her unhappy fate. Day after day thus passed on the same monotonous round of daily duty wss pcriorniecH tne same leeiings were re- came vitidly up before ber, she deter a . mined at once to leave the mountain, and trust to Providence for a home for herself and child. he bsd but fe preparations to make lor her departure, and was soon ready, wbeu takmr her child io ber arms, she knelt by the side of the lowly couch where sbe bad often knelt, and offered up a fervent prayer to Almighty uod, bumbly imploring bis protection on herself and her lovely in fant. Who is there upon this of some fifty feet, and almost perpendic ular. Que side was protected by the I alixed from the rising to tbe setting of Important if True. One of the papers rPCK wnicn lormed tne entrance to tne tne sun, and me same pillow was night of the ''spirit ranners." in nretendintr to be cave, projecting from a high point over ly bede ed with the tears of this broken ; f f . Il l l Ji ll 1 .1 I t .-J!". imonneu 01 tne anairs 01 tne dead, states I neaa and graouaiiy .descending 10 mei n carte a ueing. xu ior ner conn, sne that Napoleon and Wellington are quarrel- J brow .of the precipice, thus forming an I would have many times wished that sbe auuufc me auair an aterioo. ims hnnnrmnnntili 0 hturwr tn nHnnttanro I wm th oreuruint nT that re-entpl fnr teach people to get through with frnm tvat ,.:de i.:le tLa other .:de ti,G all beinirs the silent tomb. - - hting and quorrelmg before leav-1 pkce where an entrance could be She had been alone with her child for made, : was thickly . overgrown with un- J nearly a week,; and within that time, derbrush,.80 thickly matted together, I the sound of a human voice had not that a passage through it was next to greeted her ear, when one evening, just that could hsve looked scene with dry eyes snd an unfeeling heart ? If there is such a be ing to be found, in this wide world, he is unworthy of the name of human. Alone in the wilderness, with nought to love or care for but ber child ; far away from friends and home, . and exposed to cruel treatment, from one to whom she bad looked to for protection and support were seated st the breakfast table, he very pettishly asked him if he Intended to keep tbe child. Keep her, be exclaimed, "certainly I intend to keep her. Who is better able to keep her, and take care of her than I am 7 and as long as I am as cble ss Ism now, .she shall not want for friends or home." This was a death blow to Hitty's hopes. If the child was adopted as his own, she would, ia all probability inher it his property, leaving tbe Urge dower bicb she bad long had in view fur herself minus, and she tartly replied : "W ell. children can be found st sll times, if a person wishes to adopt one as bis own, without taking up with sn out cast, and raking the highways for what soever may happen to be left there to die." . " It is tay determination Miss Uitty ... . - 1 t a form. Added to these outward qualiS-1 remained weepieg over the rravw sf ber isticns were a mill dupitiof and al mother, till Ihe ssarsabbrt bad all dis tempers mm t as placid snd serene as the! persed, and she was left alone, witn water of a lake when sleepiog quietly I tourbt to solace bat tho knowledge last and unruQcd by tbe winds snd storms. he died a Christian. Thw death cf 1 el there was something in her search. Mrs. Anson was severely felt fr a' lorur tog eye lUt told of a spirit cf bold dr- tiuc, and the itsrerta which Lev iog tet slumUriog in her bcv.m, wbirhl death aal the funeral seen Lad taaJe would in time expand to a degree, thall own tbe sninds ef the rTe would readily rebuke provocation cf tool laVUnr sad eTtie than ayy death that bold a nature, sod resent any ioiult that J Lai ocrarrri during Ihe prevalence of might ever t-c cScrcd brr. Iter guanj- the Iste sxkneat. sn alwsystook rrrat dclirhtia dreio ber to the utmost estent of ber child gratification, snd tatisbed uron bet sll the foo l oca s cf a parent. Thus she grew op, the pet cf Mr. Harries, and few days after Mrs. Aao's desih. there came a tnia to Mr. -BorVs is search of eaploymcat, sod as iit swr vast Lad been naobered with tfcswe ba were swept awsy by the tscitststs.' ht respected snd beloved by her whole cir-l gave hia a situation, and as he takes aa a m a le ci acquaintance,- wLtca was .very large, ior there was scarcely a rrskleot of the village but what knew Helen, the fouoduor, and each one had a word of kind greeting whenever they mat her, which was received by Lcr with a taile m a a of pleasure, sou returned to a manner so courteoos. thai she soon woo tbe af actire pert la the chwiag kcdm ef this story, tt may tve wen to give a saort oe scriptioo of bio. His dress sad tnsa- aers togetber gave bias tLe eppeareare of being a vrry verdant specimen ci bs. tusnity, Lot whether he was ia reality as verdant s he sfposred, recti at to V seen. His rootlliX'O. which were cfa feet ions of all who knew her. As she! dark gray color, ctunded nearly half rrcw ourr. bdvi m iBioroN 01 tact 1 way ifvm ai socrs 10 avis aacics. aa mm m a 01 Lcr cciog a loucaueg, sn-j per taps sn orphan, without a relative upon esrth, in. through the trials which beset life's re pl'cd he, to adopt the child as.m;at. She pathway tbe wife of sn inebriate, a own, and if the trouble which it will erf h; robber, and a hard-hearted wretch. She n briaging up should prove too mauifcal h a pound ob feathers as something else ?' it aint quite so heavy, but a gpoa deal larger," . . nster Corvmertd in Verst. p intemperance quicker,.- ? " plan the monster to slaughter ; j qjiqk, up me wnoie 01 tne liquor, .j. tnen we'll have nothing but water. " i 5 LIGHT JOKE. Tom,; what's on fire ?" f A chandler's shop, sir." V It makes a big light." , Yes, sir, great many candles burning.' " A newspaper may be destroyed ' at night, it may light a cigar, it may curl ' a lady's hair. Ah ! only think of that, impossible; but the banditti had made after the sun had set,' and nature was an opening whereby they could eater! bushed in the stillness of night, and a 1 1- i' I 1 : .1 l. I .1. ..n w?mlim U. M..t uy parung lac uougus, passiug turuugu,i luicuicmu mwnu ns iuiugmui wck and then Tatting them fall back to their ern horizon, she heard his footsteps st tbe original position, and no one would dis cover that it had ever been disturbed. Thus guarded, tbey were not under-tbe necessity of placing upon their door the words so much disliked by busy bodies, ' No Admittance." - Farther down the mountain, in a very secluded Bpot, there stands a rude tog cabin surrounded with trees and bushes to such an extent that it was hidden al most entirely from riew, and oould be door.' As he entered, she gave a terri ble shriek', and endeavored to raise her self from the stool on which she was sitting, but strength failed her, and she fell back: into her seat, covering her face with -both her " bands, to hide from her eyes the horrible " spectacle before ber. She sat thus for a moment and then rose to administer to his wants. His clothes were almost, literally torn from his body, is face cut in several places,' snd - the girls. An editor's thoughts completely, I seen at only one or two particular points blood wss oozing out of his wounds, and sweetly, exquisitely, wreathed in with your silken tresses, and yea, nestling down with you in tour midnight slum bers, tb gently guard and peacefully ,waCch over your happy dreams. far above it, one of which wss at the! running down over bis body. -A glance mouth of the cave. This house, origin-1 sufficed to shew that he was intoxicated. ally built for tho accommodation of some I She assisted him to bed, dressed bis laborers on tne mountain, was once.tue 1 wounds m the best possible manner, ana I residence for a short, time, or the family J then sat down ' to watch by las pillo reproached him sot. Not one word of complaint wss uttered in that short rsyer. Sbe prayed to Uod to guide hr in her present undertaking, snd for much for you, you are al liberty to leave my service at aoy moment y 00 choose. This reply bad the enect of silencing her and sbe did not vtnture to speak v a blessing on the head of her wayward sgain upon the subject. Sbe saw in a husband, and then rising from ber a . a . knees with a serene countenance, and a steady eye, eriocicg a determination to pursue the coarse which sbe bad just re moment that she had touched a tender chord, when she stigmatised the child as an outcast. . v She had for some tituebeeo receiving solved upon, turned sad left the cabin, I tbe addresses of the village schoolmaster. trusting to God to find meads to take sn old bachelor, woo bad the ill-will cf care of her child, in case ber dsys should I his scholars, and a majority of the villa- not De lengthened out to waicn over ner 1 gert. tie was avaricious in ine extreme, snd guide ber, herself; snd sbe was) bis whole study beiog Low Le could tearful that her troubles would weigh I turn this and that to tbe best account. upon Ler spirits till they would bring) Piety and virtue were secondary objects ber to sn early grave. Her face was I with him, and am Utioa for any high or now turned towards tho foot of tbe I noble purpose was altogether out of th mountain, where she arrived after much toil aad trouble, from whence she trav elsd on mile after mile, with her child in her arms, until sbe came near tbe suburbs of a beautiful little village, where she resolved to leave her -child, and trust Ler future welfare to Lim who .1 . V - J .1. .V 1 v. tcuiycr wifti wibu v ure iumu iuuv, queaUot, while bis desire for acquiring money wss nnbooAdcd. A love for the 'root of all etU" bad evidently been planted in his heart wh'de la youth, and the sboot that had spruog from this seed had "growa with his growth, aoJ strengthened with his strength." 'Some of the villagers Lad even cone so far as t theu rolling tha infant snugly ia her to ay that he would not hesiute to take and when she allowed herself to riSect upen these thiega, a shade of deep mel ancholy would settle opoa her brow, snd ber fee liars were sny tbmg but plcas- cftca wished she Lad a moth- itty took every occasion to her hatred for Ler. when she could doit unobserved by others, snd she would very often, be fere she vu aware cf it, fxd bene If in tears when, ever she rejected upon Lcr situation. Time roiled on. She was now sooe- whal advanced io her teens, si tLc glow cf chilbhood a as fast deijz'.z? 10 to the darker tiaU cf lbs discrx.Uia and jodrment cf womanhood. A dla- Uxo per broke cut in the village, cf an alumio character, which tmatritcd v K ma ay cf the iuhsbtUoU txa beds cf ickaeav, and a great number ef deaths occurred in coo sequence ef this disease. Jirs. Anaoa was as usual at Lcr pott, attccdin upon ihe sick, aad sr rlfier their wants. Shi moved about even amid the worst rases cf the cHacaae, without takiag it herself. It was that distrrsaing complaint called the MJUck Tcngue'roca which few thai are at tacked with it recover. It raged vio Uaily, sweepisg tho sgvd, tho laiddte aged, lbs apnog yoU, aad the a tail ing i&fat, alike ta to the grave. 31 any were the hearths thai were mads desolate by the loss cf ooe, two, three, ad scat- which fdoi they tsprrtd cf to as laall a cotnpas ss would admit the passage ef his feet whenever he Lad ocean on to take them off r put thesa en, while at Icjd they gave evidence, cf a di.aol . cf eo-parinerhip by tsntosl ccck sgreewaenl' brtwrrn thesa S4 red vest, over which daag! ! a cravat, a shads cr t 3 that of Lis Teal Hla t.i t. rs 13 t. -: c 11 lie ilL'ts cf which vc tlia a cczj'.e tf Li:, i 1 ; ca tie fr.it cf w titt:i 5 . is two row 1 tr.taa. Io c:. ; . M ft ft i-s crowa ci s.;, wu ; . la a lac.'.rg peal:: z, tie would tacaasre Iwj the crowa to eorrrerotJ. rti :rru r sl:ir;r r.n cf l-;h -i.arl -'.".ei VS- 3 v ry much aac4d fahiocMdchurca sUrpa. Ia this singular coats ae Le raade Lis sp rxarsae before Ir. UsrV, aad as wo Lave before stated, ohcaId a siiasiaom. - His coarse cf ceodact fee a Voeg tioae, indicated that ho really eras as fitra as Lis srp4srsxice taUASJUd. Br 4c grace, however, be Le-caisss inllaaied isto the srts aad soya ler cs cf town lift," aad was soea quite aa adepi la all the crooks aoJ Isms, esowh ta show tin he is I been MbnAra a-" Ha was faiihfal ami gained the cstlj t cqgdraoe cf his cenjUjcr, and thai, to aa etUal, thst dj (.cc ever before Lad. ladeed, tho eld gtaUcsnaa evtr per&iiud Lisa to carry tha ksylo Lis tsctty clcc,Lkh
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Jan. 29, 1853, edition 1
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