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ri, - i :'-: "' : ; II .MMMMMMaaaaa-wawaaaM"aaaaaaaaaaa S - " I - T- V ... - . - : ; T III VI LLAOE ANTII. neuve of the waiter who was leaving the room. rVfbr church J Oh ! it is Sunday 1 I had for- rotten tten it I did nQ "N" WM tuuftu ,4f this litUo Yillaee." . . ... Yes, indeed," answered me ooyi nts village ZX' Just look out tha ftt is the church and I ter preachei in thawhole world thanParson Bland ford. Tie waaravp4iaered for a word yetani - his Voice wilfeiVne KeleoaaOTener about the-Harti it dokefcTgoM toWhinrr7 i ft ; y 'sneontl anangtit f 5nc throb"-h.the ! ? -: ' r Sfroiatha jOtfca wUThe M reclining, thinking thatPar$oo ,BlanifdnLVa.TerpTs;. ...Wr aonw d rtitt-heaiei'puiTOicScaT preaaher, jnrhaeaitwaiw.wa ;eopsleffa4eJoejQa4)y I the tulwar ears which were accustomed to listen tnklsj. Dal! eahi treseBtfotfUb wayhb was ' waorved to- keep rather than inflict nppn'.hinW ' mmWmhth an ihttlerable bore. The boi who had mounted hlsobby, wntinued regarafert of the. V ' nftcfomtlotn countenance of his auditor; ' J; ' , V X. . -ite. there" Is" Wta' Iraceand7brd,:h . ' ; ' dathter,fcplaye ad beautifully on the organ, ;", Ypa , . v never heard such' music in your life. :When.ihe " sita behind the red curtains, and von. can't see any snd -when she comes axmtdwaiJtoutciciiurcn, snejooKsiiaeanangei ' j YiDeneuTe's countenance brightened. .Allow- itfg for all the hyperbole of ignorance, there were . twoposiUvejJMngs wmcn were agreeaDm isem ,k selveesnuslc AnA- young maiden. He rose : from the- sofa, -threw aside .his' dressing gown, ,r called for his coal and hat, aai commanded 4he t -delighted boy to cAndad hinvto church the-near-est wat His gae' proud of ushering;n such a handsome and aristocratic looking ' stranger, v - conducted him o-trf1rf the most conspicuous ,ieats in the broad Aisle, id full fie w of the pulpit ' and orchjpit.ra,. aod ViOeneuve's first, glance.was 'tcaraVthe red certain, which1 were dratrn so close, not even a rliinpae of white was granted, to the- behekler. lie. smiled at his own curiosity. Very likely th ingel of the village boy w.s.a mreat red faceaVhird Aaaded 'country girl, who had been taught imperfectly to thrum the keys of an ins&uaenti -and toirsequently transformed by rustic simplicity nto a bewgof superior order. no matter, anr auia ei exciiemem was oener ' than the ennui from which he had been aroused. A low; sweet, trembling pre lade stole on his ear; t Sorely," tbeoght he ao vulgar ngers press i those keys-tbta istne key-note of true earmony. He listened, the sovids swelled, dee&enod, rolled tifonrh the archf the hirudins, and sank tsain with such a melting cadence that the tears inrol. untaruy sprang into his eyes Ashamed ot jits motion, he leaned ibis head on his hand and yielded unseen to an influence, which coming ovei him so unexpectedly, nan ail tae roree oi encnani ment The notes died away, then swelled again in solemn accompaniment with the opening hymn. The hymn closed with the melodious vibration of the instrument, and tor a lew moments tnere was a profound 'silence: ' j ' ! i , TheXord kin his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him tittered a deep, solemn voice, j -i . I ; . Villeueuve raised his head and gazed upon the speaker - He was a man rather past the meridian of life, but wearing untaarre the noblest attributes of manhood. " Ilis browun wrinkled, his piercing ' eye nndimmedand his tall .figure majestic and un bowed. The sun inclined from his zenith, but the light, the;waxmthi the splendor, remained in all their power, and the hearts of the hearers radiated that light and warmth, till aa incense glow perva- ded the assembly and the opening words of the preachersed realized. Villeneuve was an In fidel ; he looked, upon the titea of Christianity as theatrical machinery hecessary perhaps towards carrvtaBrxavthe-rreat drama of life, and when the M thing; but the ed. her white alyirt below, I. f cane1pthina hid there ; rand -when she comes town and takes her father's -ranrtnva wure well Adiusted and oiled, and the duI. lieaTworked without confusionand everyappear- . mnra nf art Waa iir(,fRfiiTlvr in thft hark Tnom. hp- ' wawiUS6g tp sit and listen as ha would to a fine actor when reciting the irapassioned'language of the stage This man is a very nne actor,' was his first thought, 'he knows his part well.' It is H astonishing, however, that ue ia willing to live in f 4, such asphere--with such an eye and roice such v .flowery langoage2 'and 'graceful elocution, he 'might make a fort one in any city. It is incom preoensiWe that he' is content to linger in ob VCOT"rtyTThus Villeneuve speculated, till his whole fatteatioa was' absorbed j thejsermon, which Wa literary production, was'exactly tp his fastidiously Refined taste. Te language, was A simple; the sentiments 'sublime The preacher . did not bring. himseM down to the capacities of : his auditors, he lifted, them to his, he elevated v-. Ihemi he spiritnalizedthm'. ' He "Was deeply rea'd V in the mysteries of the hamiff heart, and he knew that howvernorant"it might be of the tratbiof science and the law of metaphysics, it contained many, a divine spark which only required an elicit ing touch to enkindle. He looked down into the eyes upturoed to him in breathless interest,- and he read intbem the same yearqings after immor .. talitv, the same reverehce for the infiuite Majes ty of the Universe, which moved1 and solemnized his own soul ' His maaaerwasrin general,' calm and affectionate, yet there were'ropsaeots -wbea he swept the chords of human Jiiasidn with a man tar's band, and the hectic flush ei his cheek told of the fire burning within. , l . .. He is a scholar, a metaphysician, a philosopher and a gentleman said Villeneuve to himself,' at thw close of the discourse. . If he is an actor, he is the beit tone 1 e.veVaw. He Is probably an enthusiast,' who,' if he. had lived in ancient days 'would hstve word the blazing crdwtf of martyrdom. I should like to see his daughter.' "The low notes of tbeVorgan aga'mrosek as response to bia heart s desire, i bis timrbe accompaniment wai of a ae faxnale voiee,itW'Cojjjrrejrta ; ; as the words of the anthem began. r It . was a kind of doxology.the chorus teiroiriating wilh the solemn expression for ever and for ejrer.The hand of the organist nal6ogeremb .It-swept over the -keyja if.the enthusiasm pf ah excited spirit were communicated to everv Dulse and sinew. -The , : tindulatijig straths rolled and reverberated tHl thej "wnoieuouse was filled with the waves of harmony.; vw ua unr suuri uiuce waves oi oarniony 'and the mingling yoicea of the Uhbiri' rose that - yngie temaie voice, uttering the burden of the . inthem,' for eve? andor ever r' ' , T" . V tVUleneuye closedus eyes, He was oppressed 'by the nOveltv of hisbensationVl wtui; k.i ; 1 f imPle,?Ulagechurch, listening to the minis-' f npe viuage maiden, aadhe had fee. tcuente4the magnificentcathedralof Notre Dame,! heenumuiar, there with the saleadid ritual nflkm , nalipnal religion and heard its sublime chantiftrs ;-, ..rem the finest -choirajia the universe. ,VVhr did those, few; moaotonons words se thrill threat h , . every nerve 6T his beiniji ThaLetemitw wKiTt- . belie ved'was tbe-dreaur-of rantrr?ttr- . ; for a moiaeat a awfal vealhy? aa the last uotes ol ..,tho Psaan echoed a We ear irfe?. -r-A . .Whea the benediction' was riven at H Lj eE,were leaviw- thrchtfrch? he watched . . patiently for the foldinn of theTred hrr;n. ESy41111 PPtben heaaw a white5 " " " J I U . I1M mmm I viinnT. K. B MWCUODUi r - ,ur wm lentranee of the church, evidently wait- th -f ter father., who urrounded iytls pec la pwsa;ameachheTaAch kindly grecang, t3wavsjbund Rpmcuil to taake- is egress.'? 'As sta thui stoodagaiost a camn I mmgwi .mc reo; sensibility a ajch sujbrted taanceTiUepeuve had afeThe LcMommenced, nia most favorable opportunity of scanning herfigu which he did with a practised and sfccouaixj ure, ing fiance, lie was accustomed to Parisian and aHiaatjra perfect refinement that was extraordinary. ... , - i ' Enrrlish beauty woVcomoJtrtRW toe hiffh-btfrmnd hh-bredT beaulief oMe old world, fvcetainl) lost iUieltooparis I Mr. Biandfordjiaused. hcadowpim ra looking atrfg;i1io1iatediwjthsuch devout attention toalf th exercise;; Hte jad heard, for in n rnuntinf feillio& mxJ ihinra srSTanidlv COIU- wmicated, thathtm wa a. traveller all Wift a foreigner land invalid two stronsr claims , to Sympathy and kindness." Wo pallid complexion 1 tf the-young "man" was1 a sufficient indlcafibn of thelattert.and the ah ef high-hreedihgwhich dis tinguished hiafc' .wtts equal to a letter dfVeom mendation in his behalf. - The minister accosted him with great benignty, and invited mro4jfta5- v Jou e-a stranger,' said he, an4 I under stand an invalid. Perhaps jou will 'find the buiet of Our household more congenial thisfdaj Villeneuve bowed his delighted accepUnce of this , most unexpected invitation. T' He grasped the proflTered hand of the roinjster-wkh more warmth than he was aware of, and followed him to the door where Grace still stood," with down cast eyes. . - r ,1 . ' My daughter,' said n Mr. Blandjbrd, drawing her hand through hia arm. This simple introduc tion well befitted the. place in which it'was made, and was acknowledged by her.with a gentle bend ing of the head and a lifting of the eyes, as they walked in silence from the portals of-the church. What a change had the mere uplifting of those veiled lids made in her countenance I . Two lines of a noble bard flashed across his memory The light of loel, the purity of grace, ? The mind, the mon'c breathing from ber face. Then another line instantly succeeded-r . . " And oL! that eye is in weelf soul.' There was one thing which disappointed him. He did net notice a single blQsh flitting over her fab cheek. He feared she was deficient in sen sibility, ft was so natnral to blush at a stranger's rreetinff. He did not understand the nature oM her feelings. ' He could tfotknow that one so re cent!y engaged in sublime worship of the Crea tor, must be lifted above fear ana confusion in the presence of the creature. Villeneuve had seen much of the world, and understood the art fOf adaprnesa'io the best sense of the word. He could conform the ciccurostances in wnicn he might bn placed with grace and ease, and though he was too sincere to express sentiments he did net feel he felt justified, in Concealing tho8evhe didfeel, when he knew their avowal would give pain or: displeasure. It was a very singular wajr for him to pass the -Sabbath. The guest of a villafge Pastor breathing an at mosphere redolent of thex sweets of piety, spirit ually and hjolj love. - The language of levity and flattery, so Vurrent in society, would be consider ed profanation here, and a conviction deeply mor tifying to his vanity, forced itself upon him, that all those accomplishments for which he bad been so much admired, would gain him no favor with the minister and his daughter. He could Jiot forbear expre"mg his surprise at the location Mr. Blandford had chosen. ' I would not insult you by flattery,' said Ville neuve; ingeniously, 4 but I am' astoniehedjyeu do not seek a wider sphere of usefulness. It isim- possible that the people here shou id appreciate your taientsy-or estimate tne sacrmces you mane to enlighten and exalt them. Mr. Blanaford smiled as he answered ' l ou think my sphere too small, 'while I tremble at the weight of responsibility IJ-V assumed. If I have the talents you kinX fc to me, I find here an ample field for $jv"exercise. There are hundreds of minds around me that mingle their, aspirations with mine and even assist me in. the heavenward journey. T In a larger, more brilliant circle, I might perhaps gain a more sounding 'name, and exercise a wider influence, but that influence would not be half as deep and heartfelt. vt as born and bred in a city, and know the advantages such a life can offer : but would not exchange the tranquility of this rural residence, the serenity of my pastoral life, the paternal influence I wield over this secluded vil- age and the love snd reverence of . its upright andrpure-minded inhabitants, for the splendid sinecure of the Archbishops of our mother-la dd. Villeneuve was astonished' to see a man so no-. bhrndowed, ' entirely destitute of the, principle of ambition. He wanted to ask him how be had thus tr&pleti hnderhts feet the honors and dis tinctions of ihe world. You consider ambition ie then, laid he.- "Y0nre mistaken,' replied Mr-'Blandfordif you beiteve meuestHote of amWrioh.PaHrfle of tha' most ambitwua meu iti the 'world. : Bdt 1 aspire after honors that can resist the mntatiohs of time,' and partake of thd Imperishability of their ureat tfestower. There was k silence' of sdme moments, during can she find contentment in a situation for which nature and education' have so evidently unfitted Let Grace answer for herself,' said Mr. Bland ford mildly, 'I have consulted hex happiness as well as my own in the choke I have made.' Villeneuve was deliirhted to see a bright blush suffuse the modest cheek of Grace but it' wa the blush of feeling, not of shame. , ; I love the country rather than the town, said she, or I prefer nature to art, meditation to action. and the "works of nature to the works of manr: i'ahd inthe constant companionship of my rather I I' find mdre than contentment-I find h4nnm: Villeoeute sighed he felt the isolation of his owMestiny. ; . The last of hie. family, a traveller in a strange, lana.iu-pursuit or nea4tn; wb.icn. bad been sacrificed in the too . eageg pursuit of the pleasures, of this world,, without one. hope to link him to, aaathet; Affluent and uncontrolled. . yet .... sieu ana fiespoaaing, ne envied me un corrupted taste-of the minister's daughter. - He would have bartered all his wealth for ihe enthusiasm that warmed the character of her father. Thatnhrht he was awakened by a singular dream.' He thought he' was alone in the horror of thick darkness. ' It seemed that he was in the midst of affinitvi and yet chained, to one dark spot, an immoveable speck irt the bonindlCTs'ocean of apace. 'Must I remain hete fortver"?'. he cried in agony, such as is onlvnownin dieamerhen the epirit'e nerves are all insheathed. , For ever and ever. answer ed a syfeet, seraphic. voice, high, above his head, and looking p. be beheJdGrrace reposing on sil- LverJtoeomed douds, so distant she appeared like feetjjdne&, t; Am I ' then" parted from the forever V exclaimed he, endeavoring, to stretch out h if arm towards ; Ihe'lumtnena point. Fori ever and ever.' rSDonder the same heavenlv ac cents, mournfully ecboingtilTlhey died away, and iu? ywou naQj, ;ne was noc supersritioaa our, DA OM not like theimpreanon of his dream,." He arose feverish and nWfreshed.and'felt hinoielf onabla to continue his journey. Mr. Blandford came to wbicuwr. uiandjord loonea upward, and the eyes of Grace (6Bov?ed, her ather'Stwith kindling rav. .But .your . daughter continued , Villeneuve, tee hmv XT wa3 )eeply interested in,f young itftnger, vtfi-ix. rieaaed the pleas.i which p "rv met. 'ivtt ftrd intellectual xtesn" iieeia m LkmcT red sensibility and? :iect.f conti jed to in crease, and weCVf -after weefepassedX77 VUleawurtt sjil lingered uear -the mftier and his JaSrtiter.- His health was invisrerated, bis jpiritsaest ited hy the TvetyeV powrfuVn, AnJ wirh -fcarrtiindedSliim. lSZt ifJpof i jll teaTYentssienfs bf'Vnerieuve should'remain Hr Blandfora, relying on therever- vince. .The prejudises-eif- odMCation, the power o( habit, th JatiaWttS preseBldkppareutl. 4-upe1trahle shield againsiJUie arrow v I reject, I reatre-lhl nr.acmles.cour ref liffioa? Villeneur;tfSacutomfi! ay at the doeavsT'tiytl endure deatn, yea, tne ago. possession rot uiin ft'-denieVrWlfiie,! cannot force mV bejiof, nor give? a cold Asent with mr lips to what myneason and my conscienae ' Mr. Blandford ceased not his ecorts, notwttn standing the Unexpected resistance he enconnter ed, but Grate gradually retired from the conflict, and Villeneuvte found to hjfr sorrow and mortiBca tion that she no longer appeared to rejoiceIn his society. T There "was a reserve in her manners which. would have excited his resentment, had not the sadness of her ctmnten$nce. touched his heart. Sometimes when. Be met het eve U bad an earnest, reproachful, pityinexpfesfjcyitbat thrilled to his soul. Qne .evening he came Urthe parsonage at a later Wur than .us'uat 'He -was agitated7 and pale, i I. have received letter: of importance,' said he ; t must l$aye jou idwiaediateiv.- I did not know all ray hajjhjess ijvas centered in the in tercourse I have been holding with Jour family till this summon came.1 Grace, unable to conceal her emotions, rose and left the apartment- Villeneuve's eyes fol lowed her Mitb an expression that-made her fa ther tremble. He anticipated the scene which followed- Mr. Blandford I love . your daughter. I cannot live without her f I cannot depart without an assurance of her toyand jour approbation.' Mr. Blandford was too much agitated to reply the blood rushed to his temples, then retreat ing as suddenly, left his brow and cheek as color less as marble. I should have foreseen this,' at length be sai, lt would have spared us all much misery Mery! replied ViMeneuve, in a startling tone. Yes, replied Mr. Blandford, l have been greatly to blame I have suffered my feelings to triumph' over my judgment. Villeneuve, I have never met a young man who won upon my affec tions as you have done. ' The ingenuousness, ar dor and jpnerosity of your character impelled me to love you. I stUI love you; but I pity you still more. I can never trust my daughter's hap . piness in your hands. There, is a gulf between you a wall of separation high as the heavens and deeper than the., foundations of Athe earth.' He paused and bowed his face upon his hands. The possibility that his . daughter's happiness might be no longer in hia ow keeping, com pletely overpowered him. V v ? . . Villeneuve listened in astonishment and dis may. - He, in all the pride of affluence ami rank, (for noble blood ran in lineal streams through his veins,) to be rejected by an obscure village pas tor, from mere religious scruples ! It was in credible nane moment his eye flashed haughtily on the. bending figure before him ; the next it wavered, in the apprehension that Grace might yield tqter father's decision, and seat their fi nal separation. Mr. Blandford,' cried he pas sionately. ' I can take my rejection only from your daughter I never sought' her love" un sanctioned by your approbation I have scorn ed the guise of a hypocrite, and I have a right to claim this from you. . You may destroy my. happiness it is in your " power but . tremble lest you sacrifice a daughter's peace. - Mr. Blandford recovered his self-command as the passions of the young man burst their, bounds. He summoned Grace into his presence. I yield to ysur impetuous desire,' aaid he, 'but I would to Heaven you had spared me a acene like this. Painful as it is I must remain to be a witness to it' He took his daughter's hand as she' entered and drew her towards fe.; He watched her countenance while the fiiCl vwwsof love to Which she had ever listened wererbreatK ed tnto her ear -withn eloqoeffc anff'IT'fe'r vor which seemed irresistible, and these were aided by the powerful auxiliay of a most hand some and engaging person, and he trembled as he gazerd" Ier cheek kindled,jjer eye Ughfed up wfth raptare, her heart panted WrthTexces- eive erooiigu. "one jeanea on ner Tatners arm unable. tp speak, but looked up in his face' with an expression that spoke volumes. , M' . . rYouloye him thenGrace,' said he, mbuxafully. Oh, my God ! forgive me the folly, jthe.Wind- ness, ne madness ot wnienL nave been guUty.' - Grace started,as,. if awakened from a dream. Her father's words recalled, her to herselfooe brief moment of ecstacy had been hers to-be followed, she knew, by hours of darxnesa-and sorrow. The warm irlow faded from her cheek. and throwing her asms around her father'i tteek, She loves me, exclaimed VillenetlVe, rybu yourself witness ber emotions you will riot sepa rate us for you will not suffer a cruel fanata- cism to destroy us both.' Grace, iaid Mr. Blandford, m a firm voice, look, lookup! vXtnot the feeling loT. a 'mo ment, but the principles Of life, decide. Will you hazard,' for the enjoyrontofaw fleeting years, the. unutterable raterest Of eternitf- Will you forsake 'the Master he abjure forthe bosom of a stranger ! ; In one word, pay daughter. woujd you wed an infidel J , , V. - -; ' . Grace lifted un her head, and eianmncher iands fether, looked fervently; upwarda.r;: - j . vTJiou art answered,; cried Mr. Blandford,. with repelling, motion, towards Villeneuve. , .The God. she invokes will give her strength; to re sist the temptation, Go, then, most unhappy yet beloved young man-ryo have ohosee your de. tiAy and we have chosen ours. You live for time, We, for eternity. As I said before, there is a deep guWv between us. Seek.not to drag her dowit into the abyss into wbicb you -wold. mad ly plunge. My soul hath Wrestled with onrs, l artd you have resisted, though Ti&ugbt with Fare well-M)ur prayers and tear will follow you.' . He extended his band to rraro Villeneuve for the last time, but Villeneuve, Wih every paseip xcuea oeyona tnepower ot control, rejected the motion! and anntchinar tKa Korvrl r:. i.l,;.!! bun sowerlesa over Immt fatha'. .KUa her impetuously towards him. 'he love me, -1 r 1 a. a ar ... ewiaimen,ne, ?nuju will nevef reaign her ; I swear it by tbe inexorable power you blindly worship. Perieh lh rehga that would rush the dearest and holiest foelingsvqf the - human heart Perish the faith that MaltaintlMi pf nature and of love, i u : :.- i. a-.t 1 : Wifh One powerful ann.Mr. Blaudrord separa. ted hia daughter from the embrace of her lover; andldintimbaikithiheotherrcorom him to depart. ," II was dreadfully agiuted the veins of his temple staated out like cords, and hia him, bel eves flushed .with hDrisoned frts. Villeneuve vritJied for cinomeitlra hit. LrelaxTj nasp. tierf 'reeling'Wkward- aunk lupon aeofa-lIHe turn deady paleanl pelcr t Oh ! father 1 vou "have killed GflLc springing to his side h faints ! he bieeof i ne aiej v ejSstogmie. closeda hedpwfeinH Xlr. Blandford , Great God ! I have killed them tardered victims. stiffened 0u ber fair locks, a her header wed unconsciouslv on hia breasL The uhyiieiaB was imraediaterr summooed, who declared thax - - w - . .a a blood vessel was rnptured. and tnat.tne jiie of tfie'ybunjg maii was in the rndetraminent danger. SS ' - 15 . . m . Grace was "borne to'her own apaftnieht and consigned tdihsrcaru'of someiddTieiarhborsV PMr. Blandford remained the whole high! by'. VU- vea fixed n his' ball id cbuntenahca,' trembllnz lest everv fluttering breath should be .hia lasti. About daybreak he opened his i eyes, apd"js6einff who w watchincrsotenderlv over him, 'pressed khis hand and atfemnted to speak, but the doctor commanded -neneet aueace, assunnir dih iu the -sJigbtest exertiou would be at the hazard of bis life,, . :- . . - . , ; v , . Far-two or three davs he hovered on the brink of the grave, during, which time Mr. Blandford scarcelv left his side, and Grace lingered near the threshold of the door, pale and sleepless, the Im age of despair. : One night when be seemed to oe in a- deep sleep, Mr. Blandford knelt by his couch and m a low voice breathed out his oul in prayer. His vigU had been one long prayer, but he felt that he must find vent in language for the depth nd "atrenffth of his emotion.1 He prayed in agony for the life of the young man, for hia soul's life. - He pleaded, he supplicated ; till language failing, sighs and tears alone bore witness to the strivings of his spirit. Yet not my will, oh God 1' eiaculated he aain, but thine be done . Amen i' uttered faint, voice.. The minister started asf he heard a voice from the dead- It was Yilleneuve who spoke, and' whose eyes fixed upon him had a most intense and thrill, i ner expression. Your prayer is heard,' con tinued he, 'I feel that God is merciful. A ray of divine lirht illumines my parting npur -Xet me see Grace before I die, that our soul may mingle once on earth in earnest of their union hereafter. , The minister led bis daughter, to the couch of Villeneuve. .He joined her hand in his. My daughter cried he, 'rejoice. I asked for him life. God giveth unto him life ; yea, life for evermore. Grace bowed her head on the pale hand that elapsed her own, even m that awful moment, a torrent of joy gushed into her soul. , It was the foretaste of eternal wedlock, and death aeemed swallowed up in.victory. Mr. Blandford kaet by his kneeling daughter and many a time during . -T .1 .1 .T--i'JL. rlTM tnat nignt iney uiougni iney raw uie vpinboi v w leneuye about to take its upward ulghl ; but he sunk at length into a gentle slumber, and when the doctor again saw binvne perceived a favora ble change in hfs pulse,' ajd told Mr. Blandford there! was-A fainthope ofthis recovery. With perfect quiet andxender nursing, said he,' look iog meaningly at Grace, che may yet possibly be saved.' The nredictions of the excellent phvsician were indeedtulfilled, for in' less thaftithree weeks Vil-1 , I 3 t -1.1- r leneuve, tnougn sun weas ana umguia, was ajiej to take his seat in the family circle. Mr. Ulaqjl ford saw With joy that the faith which be embrapf ed in, what he befievi t be hjying hodrwa not abaudoped witnturnmgealth. -He had always reiied eh the rectlfude 5his principles, and now, when religion strengthened and Sanctis fiedjthem, he felt it his duty to sanction his un ion with his daughter. -aSThe bOsiaess which had summoned him so-unearpectedbto hie native country still remained unsettled, and a the phy sician prescribed a milder climate, he resolved to try the. genial air of France It wa no iigH sacrifice for Mr. Blandford to give up his dajugh er, the soTe treasury ofelrjs affections, and doom himself to a sohtary hope, bof he dM'jt, without murmuring, since ' he - noped; the olesiffngs of heaven would hallow thej nuptials.' . HHneuye promised to return the ejnstyng year; and restore Grace again to her beloved parsonage. . v The Sdnday before her departure, Grace ac companied her father and husband to the' vilge chnrck. ViMeneuve saw the hov5vhohd Guided hjb there the first time, standing at the portal! He returned the ' respectful salutati4nV with a I warm praso of the hand. ' He led me tcCTa'e pate of heave V thought, he; hTshall potgojunre- 45he will he too proud-to play ou the organ any v. j-- V . " "T mamedagatmanndAforeignehut Grace ascended tne steps as uapai, and orew taa red curtaio v. .. - j- A 7 ti ' . What the feelioga of the rnuaician wereviths j iajhat sacredjianctuary,aahe pressed Meys, from a trembling toueft ,but at the close ox the services when ihe am sublime anthemvkh the burthen Mbr ever and ever, wa sg bVthe choir, Villeneuve recognised theeame clear ador ing accent which first foH.-stbrniinglyen-his ear He remembered his. dream. U ne longer filled him-with soperrtiticmWwrror, was caused by the working of his dashJmd troubled mind. Now every thought flowed In a; new channel he seemed a new being to himself. . . '5 i Art: we mdeedriimted r.aid? he." wKeliis- LBoubhengee the echoes of that sweet strain, ''aid sfoati Be united for ever:'. ... j., For ever and ever,' returned the voice of the rBlKTlRS' UCTSTAltDlWd Accor TTT "'A thousand such aeeoun:, at ten dollar each, amount to ten thousand dollars a handsome urn these tiroes, were it alt collected. The f same number, eU jive dollars each, amount to n ye ttiousintf - dofart. Shoulct not, then, WK-JKU'eX' aa he WMld be'dooe,by,.and thus fulfill ihe golden lTcncetat once hia printer's account, belt more or leas, that he may not be one of the thousand, or the' one hundred, or even J i 'wh'omay think that .because tbe debt is small it is of little consequence to the printer.' Thia.i no duo bat the state- .r 1 t . , . . - . - tT ThO New Yerk Sauttatioos the ptrblk &X an immehsV number of f imitation gold Katches" nave been recently imported from Ca which, from, being gilt by the galvanic procesvoneady resemble-the genuine article a t beweh calcu lated "deceive any -but a very, expenenoed eye. Trader to atrcn articles had, Uierefbr,lr keep a aharp look-out. a nanasrciii wj him V shrieked . avAMntf man1. nn. hcloth: but reaierted tlwtiite dres:oriieean 43iii' Itic msva Ihcxtjrsrsa has-giitn uirjdicroua account it'?- tmeri? titNr-Jr let us see what our o 3am , jek-rj-trican Box," its' euDJe-fvany 4 Ja says -of an aristocratic dinnet ia Engliid. lt is -excellent, and give one a fine appetite r ; iV. r. Aurora. WeITf therennerOnaarvice of plate iifc another 'jce of aar- Vantl arHike another ozen cf sarvants, hock, is heekrwndhMspagee ieiehainpagiiey TeTly'4 difference is in the thing iUelf that7 cooked. Veal, to be good, must look like any. thing else but veal: you mustn't know it when you see it, i i . . , mutthev ij maston; Anything that Jppk jcut-with a WiM fTfi thihg loA' liMnh, you may te yewr- oath' it is flesh ; and if it seems raal Bdslwiti eoJy dis?ruisd, fo It's Iniretorba fish i nothing must be naieralj oaturtji eat of fashion here.'- 4,?;;rt; This is a manufactnrm'country i'etffry thing is done by machinery,' and that that ain't must bed man to mokikb u ,4aud ji muaisayinai tneoin ner. machinery perfect- Servant Iteep goia' round and round in "a ring Tow,T)dt aar6in and forever, like the arms of great windmiBtshovIng dish , aiter dish, in dumkhow,cte jrour ose, for yon to seehW you like the flavor f-vrhee your glaa i empty,; it'c filled ; wrhen your eye is youi plate, tt'j off; too, afore you caiia:..Ick Biddlel Folk speak! low here ; jrtea'm is valua ble, and noise enpojito. They call it a ntbdued tone..' Poor' tame .things, - they ere subdued, that's 1 at tact ; slaves ' tc an arbitrary tyrannjeal fashion, that don't, leave ''em no free will at all. You 4oaf( often speak across-a taVle. no mre nor do you across a street, but p'raps Mr. Somebody of Weet Eod of Town w ill ay to Mr. Nobody of West end of America,' Niagara is noble.' Mr., Nobpdy will say, Ye it is ; it got its .patent afore the .Norman conquest, I reckon ; and afore the subdued (one cam in fashion.? t Then Mr. JSomebody will look like an oracle, and "say " Great rivers and great trees in America ! You speak good English," and then he will seem sur prised, but not say it only you can read the words on his face, " Upon my. soul, you're a'most as white as us." Dbess There is not an hour in a day which a man so nraeb likes to see hia wifd dressed with neatness, as when she leave her bed room and sits down to breakfast At any other moment vanity stimulates ber effort at the toilette, for she expects to be seen but at this retired and early hour, it is for the very sake of cleanliness, for th very sake of pleasing her husband. A woman ehould never appear untidily in the pres ence of her husband." While he was her lover, what a sad piece of business if he caught her dressed tp disadvantage I Oh, dear, there he is, and my hair all in papers ; and this frightful ("unbecoming cap! 'I had ne. idea he would have been here so early let me off to my toilette !" But now be is your husband : M Dear roe, what consequence is iti My object is' gained. My efforts to win him, my little manoeuvres to rapti- vate him hart been successful; and it is verv hard if a woman is te pass her life in endeavoring to please her kasJond" I remember ereatlv admiring a lady who lived among" the mountains, and scarcely saw any one but her husband. She was rather a plain woman yet whett she sat at breakfast each morning, and all tb long, her extreme neatness anu auemienie ue nice ness oT he? appearance, made her quite an agreeable .objeef Her hnsband loved berand would look at hef with more pleasure than at apretty 'wdman drfised in. a abvenlyj ttntidy manner;. for, be lieve sap, those-things?-(though, you husband appearf not to Tnotice them, nor, perhaps he conspion ofthe cans,) strongly possess the I power of pleasing or displeas!bg3fr. EUis. t T T . ', . Who 'Hixt have the Pitize 1 There was once to be a meeting of the flowers, and the judge was to award a prize to, the one pronoiinced- (he most :' beautiful. M Who shall have the prize V said ' tne rose, stalking forward0 m all the' con sciousness ' oT beauty. ' Who4halI have the prixe t?; !ali Ihe other flowers, iadvancina. eaeh fiUed, with; conscious pride, and each iuiaginmg that it wouid beJberself. -1 will take .av neen at .iZTl 2 as be raised er! lowly he'ad'.tol'rpout.of her f Ww niae-. abav aa jthwrwH k kA rprononnced nev tbe moet beautiful becatfS the V,t r , : MS ' T DeiodD-Hd w often do-we sigh iofop portunities of doing good, whilst ve, nsc 'the openinga,, of Erovjence; Jh lhtle things which would frequently lead to (he accomplishment of most, importanr usefulness ! 1 Dr. Johnson used td aa Hef whferwait to do 4 great deal of good tfdnc.v gtee;(Howeyer which, folio ws.iadirWuisjti to do good, T great deal may thue- be accompliahsd by parse verance.ven in nhe hndst c'diatourarements : Tbs Bkids. F know no tight more charming - mw loucnmg man inaxoi ayounganaumia onae, and, with the impiioUeofidKeMd the aWeet e4f-a1andeament which bekjogeromani giving '1, . 1 1 1 . I . - . A ' up au tne worm ; I hear her .hit the yielding herseif for richer or for poorer,-in sickness and in health. to love, honor, andobey, tUl diXu do part2 it bring to' mind the taotiful and affecting del votlon. of fiuth : ? Whither .thou fattiX 1 a and whefl,tbo leatlOkde thy people shall be mj people and thy God my god:" f I? ii. a 0 An E qro told irf Tuaelif the artist, jn which that very aip gular man contrived to give an opinion of a worth less picture' withoat paimag the owner. A wo. man of rank bad paid abigh priee bra-wretched werK - Thinkmg she had gV a 'great treasure, ah invited Fusel! and ' Nol iekhVs to coin to see it, WJiaJJFrdo Lady,'? replied.MrF:, in bis trongeat;atrve prbi nunchrtioiv ttit is , moat extraordinary picture. GHiobme, NoIfeQ' aaked Ma hw be cou!d have said what ira rawhollv nnlrua t No .t ,a ;;;:rJ mct etranrdiirary, bod I picture, Mr. NbUekmj. ' - !hna karifvaa " tKHrrk tlw i meeting I will , ee tie a they nasa i": huLlof TTTNITEI)fcf,T,ATES DISTRICT COUHT Of life f : UXT CAtwOUWA IN BANKRIIPtrv Noucerish . cause against the Petitions of the fol loias Utit'Der. fbr.their d'neharva iMpjykre'at Newbern, on the fourth Mondiy ui uMonef-Bexi to-wu i .... - GRAN VILLE COUNTY. Thomas 8. Heyes,8bos maker - Pets Evans, Farmer "r. Robert Froar, Plante , " r William. W. Reaves, Farmer Thsdeus B. Rowland, v . OwtBiu-rohs,,, . " Johii Blsduiall,, 1 . , TOIisotO, Boifcri-kS ! James PitflfOa.nft ; Lewie SBvrom. Fanner William H. Faar.naar'Csptff Wniiam .V Mitchell, Farmer i ei Dirt yFarsaer y Thotnas G. Morris, Farmer Arrhuf Tabarn, Shoe Maker John Hick, Farmer. : RANDOLPH COUNTY. Wniiam A ; Hamlin ; Phjicin Lindesy, Davie, Farmer William Btafllwd. r ,T t v t j PITT COUNTY James JL lleClare, btf Merchant Noah Deshiel, Farmrr. CHATHAM COUNTY, offp ljshrWam, Caleb BeeJFsraaer ; Nataay.tat farmer Publiwtio Opdwed, . .... , ,.., ?. H. POTTffiR- D. J. U. 3.N r tatcr of Worth Carolina. Moore Cn.n. ty. 'Saperior Coort of Law Bprinir Teim a Ella Melver vs. DavM W, McNer. ' Tmo rot tf ota IT appearrot; to tbe satisfaction of the Court, that the Defendant,' David VT. M elver, i not a reii. dent ofthi But r Itie therefore Ordered bj the Courts thst pnblicaiion benade for three month in the Raleigh ftegi-ter snd North "Carolina Gazette, publishrd in the City of Ralei jb, and in tbe Fayette, rills Observer, notify ing tfie Defendant, David W. Mclver, In be and appear brfore our fit Superior Court of Law, to be held fur the County nf Moore, at tbe Court House in 'Carthage, on tbe Monday be. fore the laetJYbnday in Aogual next, then and there to plead, answer, er demur to eaid Petition, eiberwin the aUerationa set forth therein will be taken ots conirsao, inu inopemion win oe oeara ex pane. Witness, Jobn Morieon, Clerk of our said Coon; at Office, the Monday before tbe last Monday in Feb. raary, A.D. 1843, and tbe 67th of American Inde pendenee. $7 60 JOHN M ORISON, C. 8. C. STATE OF NbTH CAROLINA NORTH AMPTON . County. In Equity, Spring Term, 1 847. : ,! . Littlebury 8. Packet, Josiah Parker and Wife Martha, of Darian, 8amael, Hiiiiard, Alfred S. and Htrj p. Parker, iafants ot lender years, by their next fiiend JoeialP Parker, their Father, Sterling Smith and Mary T. Smiih, daughter of . st Brittou 8milh, deed Petition for Sal of Land. It appearing to the satisfaction of ibis Court, that the defendants in this suit aye non-resident of this State : It is there fure ordered by tbe Court, that pub location be made tor viz eucoesMve weeka in the Ki leigtr Register, t newspaper published in the City of Raleigh, notify Ingtbe raid defendants to appear at the next Term, of thie Court, to be held at the Court House in the Town of Jackson, on tbe fifth Monday after tb fourth Monday of September next, then and I .1 .1 .1 5 l l c i uma w jhciu uiu laiwcr w uc w cmnse wnrrriof, the lands described In the Petition, should not be sold aa Tyed for or the Petition will be taken pre conftt so mua beard ex parte. ' - ' : ' Witness, Henry Peebles, Clerk and Master of our raid Court, at Offiee tn the Town of Jackson, the fifili Monday after the fourth Monday of March, A.D. 1643. : HENRY PEEBLES, C.&.M.E. Pr. Adv: 6 62j. , ' 54. 8 tat of Worth Carolina -GREENE County. Court of Pleas and Quarter Seaioai May TermA. D.tlWSr -Redding Ruff; ttd btherO pelilion for rf Kinchen Ruflf,"andr other'i5 Z It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Kincben RuT.pbed Eason and Louvinsity Einn, his wife, are pon-reaidenUi of thisSiale : it is ordered, that publication be msde for six weeks suocesiitely, at tbe Court House door in said County, snd in tin Raleigh Register, (a newspaper published in the CHy of Raleigh.) for tbe said Defendants to sppetr al tbi next Tenp of the said Court, to be held at the Conrt Horn bifinom (i ilU on the second Monday of As- Wt.nWtben and there to plead, answer or demur, 1 or the Petition will; be takes pro canftuo and heard exparte as to tbem. . . . ....... ... . t ! n.-J Witness, Jamea.vy iuiama, cierit oi oar ssio von Plaasand Quarter .Sessions fur said County, it Oslca, the second. Monday of May, A. D. 1841 , JAEL WILLIAMS. C. C. C. PrAdT.f5.62i " . oe CTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Marua kINCouBtj. CcmU of Equity. r.J; iTinxotby w. Ward, ef aU. re. V John P. Turner and Hardy W. B. Price. Mrl'Hanfy W:tf' Price,; "- . Sia-t'jjotf are. hereby notified personsny to be tt appear before'ths'jdge of our aaid Court, at the Cott House mJiniamafon, on the last Mondy w Ae fiioUMstrtben and there to answer tbe eeral v gallons of th original Bjll of the said Timothy otheovor jodgment pro eonfes$9 be eaut" agamst yeu; and tbe same heard accordingly. Witness, tT R HaseeltrCterk and Master ofetf said Ceutt, at Office, tbe tOth day of Apnl, 1JU rr.Adi vf$en v.; . fi TToaepli A. Black ana samw OyUlaCaC, Have loaned riramuip - practice of JUawanA cqmty ier nsranaw DcUvBosth Carolina; 1 i:: . A(R. V JOSEPH A. BLACK aaay hm foond at bwQBx ka Conmbia, and Samuel R. Black, ia Camdea. Bath partnera wUl aitead lbs Coarta. jndiioBM;' SicbUM T - ' ' wrMmnrtt Of SP.1' 1 TOEIRAIL the House snd Lot Ulj ad adWning the family residence of tbe Stiih's pleasant place, hh PM ,ot "ul1 pnira in gwi iui, vt (iuhm Apply v v ..-' - 8. J Raleigh, Jone 201 84 3. '':SANit3ST(DN-'&- C0. NO-l&'BALTIMOilE 1ST. BALTLWV ' (tiKtO.!. aMKGSTOs'a CO-) Beff ieave to callth Attention of alhfnt: Western Jderebsats isitiny Bakinwre, b their extensive Stock of ?irei;i tin DiatiiieJrr In which pill be found every variety sdajned W JMadV, prewenting an aasortmeat equal to any d ekher in this City, PhiladelpbVa or New Tort, " whirb have bees laid in om the moat fcverb! and will be sold ! a aasll adtance far C. p atae l panctnal tnistoasffev M BaJMnasre, Angnai 1st, 1843. 81 IK! D7 BAKE M ... ' " . m "if-- .If-., ?- -;s