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a. XHOS I, LEMAT, Ebitob abb PBfBiT.J RALEIGn, IV. C . WEDPIESDA1' DI4Y 0, 1840 . - 'rN. . 'I- , - w , -r . ibi i at i mi n i aa ii i ar m ni .mi . iaa an tui i aa i i i wi ibbi im ai rail hi iri aai in ae i imi i aai i i .am aai i i isai mi pi - iasi i n i i i inti in ui i as i i aan .ati ibit mi ibbi j .m sai id. m .mil wi if m imt i m i - ii m i m i " wSBTa CABLIS4I rWKBVVl IS MOBAt, IBTlLLICTVAl MICAK ODItltt Til 1A 0 C Ill Til 0 f 0B UtHTlMr',V'9"' ' ' : (THREE 00LLAK8A. YEAR isATAvrm. v ...... --.-- .-i -, '7 , ENGLANTIWE ACADCnV. I i.... n.. Komiaaiion 8odnt tnf will ttkepUe. The (irat d.y will xcUiiely to the ex- amiution of th. .todeots, od nu the facond dny, IHwlorleal Bxhibiiioa will Uk j-l.ce: lh txtMf K eommi at 10 o elock, A. M. on each day. AmongaUhe pechM will b onr on the impofitnt object of Ttmpranet Tho patroni of th 8ohool. and n trienda ot edoeation generally, are repeeifally aolicited to attend and teat tho roeriia of the Pptl. J. J. JUDGE, Prin. t..1. Hxlifn Co. ") May MAIIKETIVO. rrnha aoWrlber intend cntinuin to fornito Tl the Ra'elgh Miket with good Beef. Mutton, Lamb dreT ffuiihj tha prcaent yetrat irmeh low. erpricat than heretofore. NopaiM w.H be tpar- Liberal euh pnca will be p.U by tbe eul-crU be, lor ood Beef. Mutton. Veal end L.mb .1 a lLedrin th. f.r, and lh-e h.. to wll . wa. dow... r SSLw: . Rhtgh. April 8A mi. PEACFrONEARTlI. ' ThnM wha reord lh efforU of the r.;.n.u Afnniversnl neace otonin nu hi...:.. in error. The dnce- f sound, man cheri-.hmg prmciplcf of poiiU chI eeonbmyV Yr minb thff pread iclitistwiiUy, ha already done much, lo raise a peace-paTty througlioot christen doro.' International law grasps and re tains, year after year, some new principle evolved from the action of nations, which circumscribes ihe causes of war; and once incorporated with lhat code, they ate raised as barriers or rock apaint the stormy sea of hnman nassions. - 1 he existing peace oJ Christendom, though broken by incident al and eectional conflicts between nations, presents a more general and long continu ed stale of amity than has ever been known, when the world was divided between e- qual, or nearly eonal, powers. A vast and -wory. ed, when gorged with its banquet of blood, and waited for a fresh victim, while the world turned pale and trembled before it; but no peace like tho -preseftV where each power has been prepared for, and capable of, meeting its neighbor, is upon record. And this is the result of enlightened, opin ion. Governments once sought strength in wats; .they now attain mors certainly -the same result, by"peace. " peace" was " dnia cowardice, and war honor: the truth has reversed the orderj and now; peace is tirtue. and war, unless nnaer an aosoiuta neceauy, crime. Yst this state of opinion has been attended by no effeminacy or feebleness of spirit. At no period nnaer -no .2 govern ments, were the nations of the world so guarded and armed against wrong, or so bold and vigorous to repel it, as at present. It is the triumph of admitted right cot the concession of weakness.' We find, in the English papers, a most gratifying evidence of the progress of the cause ofpeace, in the fact lhat the celebra ted Dr. Bowring presented a petition to the House of Commons, the purport of which is, that the petitioners declsre themselves . to be adverse to war, and that it is their opinion that. there should be inserted Va clause in all international treaties, binding the parties to refer disputes to arbitration." After the rejection by our government of ea arbitration, exceptionless in every point, tend referring the cause in dispute to arbiters of sny class of character that we might de signate, it is not without humiliation, that we see the English people moving in sol magnanimous and exalted a reform. , The substitution of reason for the sword, sug gested by a people so powerful as the Brit ih, nflbrds substantial encouragement to the eflorts of the friends of peace. The Americans have up to the niesent moment been in advance of the world, in efforts to ur-e upon nations ' those principles which maintain peace and ameliorate war, and snch a clause in our international treaties would meet the-asnt of the vaat and virtuous mast of our country- There is w living people to whom peaee promises so much arid war ao little, as to the Aine ricari V and while they will not invite wrong by a tame submission to it. nor suffer iniurr and con. tuinely without chastising the offender, their principles, interests and hopes all point out the duty of "peace on earth and . good wilt to men,"- - - Xorth tSmer. -jrht,laUfy$lery of Pari. Tbe Paris Courier Francais relates lite following mysterious affair, which, says tbe . Brussels Observateitr, teas fultof the hor rible as any of the romances of Mrs. Uad elide, and which promises to impart a live ly interest to tlie proceedings of the- Pari, iaa ifilmna'a. The account has filled the . FauboMfg "St. , Germain with . cousierna turn. ' ' v-t dercral months smre, says the Coumer Prsncais, not far from the end of lust Dei rember. Dr. Ilurhurti was returning to- his house at eleven o iicir in the evening; just a be was about to knock at the door, and had raised the knockrr fur that purpose, his hand was, all at once, arrested by a vigorous arm, and be was eutrounded'bj three masked men. The street was. desert, rd, the Doctor had no arms, snd. seeing that all resistance would he in rain,' he pre pared, to escape as well as be could,' by means of Ms purse, from the three ' bandits with Vliura he had to dal, when he who held hnt by the arm said,' very'' polite ly, "MonvieuV is, H 1 Inlatake hoK ' Uuber- It s.ims you knowsne, thfn,'' rt-plied the Doctor; "take my purse and watch, let me enter my house, and go about your business." "Sir," replied the man. haughtily, "we are not robbers, but have come to ask you to do us a service." "You certainty have selected a very aingular hour." "Any hour is good enough lor so skiiiui a surgeon as yourself to perform sn opera tion." "What do you desire?" said the Doctor, who was a little reassured, and, looking at hit three applicants more attentively, per ceived that ibey were dressed much more like daucera, on their way from a ball, than highway robbers. " We beg you. Doctor," added the un known, "to follow us immediately." , "Give me. at least, time to go and in form my wife." "That is of no uso. You have your case of instruments with you. That is all that is-necessary. Only suffer ua to put thi bsh3age over your ey.' . , 'But, s r- V r "Fewer words, and let ua be gone," said one of the unknown- He then whistled, and immediately a berlin , drove from a neigboring street; the three uien, taking the doctor with then, lmmedTalely entered it, and the carriage rolled on, the horses at lull'gallbp - Hurberti saw that all resistance would be useless, and submitted to this mysterious violence. For two houis, not a word waa exchanged between him and his travelling companions, who conversed in a tongue the doctor could not understand. All at once the carriage entered an atch. The noiae of a gate opening was heard, the carriage stopped, and the door was opened. "Well!" a voice was beard to ak, anx. iouoly. "He is here," replied one of the men in the carriage, and taking the doctor by the hand, he assisted him to alight. They then m ide him ascend several slept. By;4he,eenftM .'oi;WraifiDiJjnuberti, perceived that he was mounting outside steps. I hen a door cpene I and the doctor perceived that he was crossing a large romr paved With flag stones, perhaps a vestibule, and afterwards several apartments covered with thick carpet At length the guide of M. Huberti stopped and said to him: "Doctor, we have arrived, take off your bandage." ; M. Hobetti, whose k rror had given place 10 the mo-t lively curiosity and vague ap prehensions, obeyed, and found himself in a little room, decorated with the greatest luxury, end dimly lighted by arr alabaster lamp suspended from the ceiling. I, .The. window curtains ' were closely " prawaw-ja were those also of sn alcove, at' the tfottom, of "the room. In this room, tbe'' (doctor found himself alone with one of the' three unknown who had arrested him. - He was a man tall in stature, of imposing appear ance, and dressed with the most aristocratic reeherehe. His black eyes glistened through the half-mask which covered the upper portion of bis face, and a nervous trembling agitated his uncovered lips, end the thick beaid which concealed the lower part of hit countenance. r; t ' Doctor," said the man, in a short and abrupt manner, "prepare your instruments, you nave an amputation to perform." "Where ia the patient!" - demanded M. Huberti. So saying, the Doctor turned towards the slcore, and advanced one step towards it The curtains weie slightly moved, and a stifled sigh was heard. "Prepare your instruments," said the man with the mask, in a convulsive manner. ' "But," insisted M. Huberti, "I must first see my patient." ' "You wilt only see the hand which you are t3 cut off," replied the man. M. Huberti crossed his arras upon, his breast, snd, looking the oilier in the face, said to him: - Sir,-yoi liave nedvlofence to condoct me here; yet, if it is really ' true, that any onestanda in need of my professional ser vices, without troubling myself about your secrets, forgetting how I have been brought hither, I will do my duty as a surgeon. But, if it is tour intention to commit erime, although you have been able to com pel me to follow you, you shall not force me 10 be your accomplice." . 7i 1 "Reaaeure yourself," said ihe unknown, in a tone of bitterness; "there is no crime in alt this." TatuTg-the-doetorby, the arm, he approached the aleove; then point ing to band that was thrust out between the curtaios, "this is the hand which you are lo cut off." The doctor look the. hand in hit; he felt the fingers tremble at his touch. ' It vias the hsnd of a woma.n, it all, admirably qnued, and its delicate whilenessSwas set off by a ftiagniuceut ruby, surrounded by diamoiida. - . "But," cried the doctor, there is noth ing that calls for ampmaf ion, nothing." . ,"And I tell you," cried the unknown, violently,, that if the surgeon refuse me, I will do his office j telf" and . seising a hatchetwhich was at the foot of the bed he placed the hind upon the table end pre- Cared to cut it off. The doctor testraiued im. " '" " ' .' ."'Do your dutv. ihen.w salJ the man , But this is perfectly atrocious," cried poor lleberlt. w ,s - - . ".What ia that lo vou! It muat he so I wii-h to hare it, and inwlame wiahes it also. If it is necessary that the herself shall en Heat you, she will do so. Come, madarae, beg the doctor to do you this service." M. Huberti, pale, bewildered, achast. could hardly keep from fainting. A half-smothered voice came from Hie alcove, which said, in an indescribablo ac cent of mingled despair and resignation: "air, since you sre a suigeon yes. I entreat you do it don't let him for mercy's ska." "Come, doctor said the man, "you or I?" . The resolution of his dreadful compan ion was so implacable and terrifying, the prayer of the pool woman ao poignant and ao despairing, lhat the doctor saw that the dictates of humanity . eoinmnnded that he should obey. He took his implements, cast ore more inquiring look upon the un. known, who pointed to the aleove as his only answer; with an agonised heart and with his brow bedewed with a cold sweat, aud summoning all his. energy to his aid, he applied the knife to the wrist. Twice his hand failed .him at length the blood gished forth, a shriek waa heard from the alcove, and the silente of death, eoon fol lowed. The. unknown stood silent and unmoved the noise of the horrible opera tion alone was heard; soon both the knife aud Jhe hand JelLtogelher The doctor was deadly pale; be looked at the unknown wiih haggard eyes. vThe latter stooped, picked up the band, took the ring from the finger, and presented it to the doctor: "Take it doctor," said he "let it be a souvenir; nq one will ever demand it of you sgiiin. He then added,, in a loud voice "It is done." Immediately the two other mask ed men entered, again bandaged the doc tor's eyes, and led htm awsy. The same carriage that hod brought him carried him back to his own door. The doctor took off his bandage, and saw the berlin diap pearing in the darkness. It was five 0' clock 111 the rooming. For three months, M. Huberti soui'hi in vain .lo discover, by eiery, means an iex- -plaftatioa of thi terrible d veohre.- Hd it not been for the ring, an undeniable evi dence of the reality of hia remembrances, he would have supposed himself the dupe of some illusion. But hoping dial this Ve ry ring, the only token he had preserved of (Hat terrible night, might sooner or later bring about some explanation, he wore it suspended to the chain of hia watch. A few days since, -the doetor . was invited to the ball given by the Countess of 1 , at her hotel in the rue de Yarennes. , All the elite of the tilled fashionable crowded thither. The great names of France el -bowedAhe most distinguished of (ihe Ger. umiMlploroacy. In the . corameneeuent ef the evening, the attention ef alt was at. traded by a young man, with a pale face, a sad expression, who from time to time wandered through the caloon, in an anx ions manner, end then sadly withdrew from among the crowd. t This young man chanced, in die coarse of the evemnr. lo stand in front of M. II u berti. His eyes, which had lighted upon bun at first mechanically, now seemed fixed upon hinu and rested with a frightful ex pression upon the ring which shone above his waistcoat. - . :W .,,.-." Suddenly, the young man passed abrupt ly through die group that separated huh from the doctor; he went stright up to M. Hubert!,- and jostled him rudely and in a deliberate manner. , , The doctor very politely expostnlnied. The young man, without making sny answer, struck him. The uproar produced by this scene msy be ewuy judged. A duel ia to take place between this young man and the doctor. We are guilty of no in discretion in speaking of this affair, which is known to all Paris. Before police can read feuilleton, the duel will have taken place, and very probably it will give rie lo explanations that may throw some light upon this mysterious affair, and upon- the sad history in which Doctor Huberti has been one ef the actors. ' The Brussels Observaleur gives the fol lowing explanation of this -mysterious and hoinble adventure: ' .? 7VuA is itrang$ ttrangtr than fiction. This tbe following 1 el a lion will prove: It turns out that the story recently pub. lithed. of the band cut off, and.which. wae so strpnglyiinctured. withthe jealous bidak go. the revengeful (-paoiard, and which our readers supposed to bt desrgne- as-aomc puff, and which, we confess, we did not ourselves believe, so little it seems like Paris, is nevertheless true true from one end to the other. , Ooe of tbe actors of this sad affair has been in Brussels the lal two days.' It is front him that we have tlie Dartieularsi which we hasten to relate. . . Tlie young Matilda de , (our read4eif tFem. ers will understand why we do not indicate her name, even , by, her initials.) is ihe daughter of one of the most distinguished soldiers of the empire. ; Her father gained an elevated slaUon, glory and high, grade in the army, but is one of tbe Tew general whom the emperor did not enrich. Ma tilda bad, therefore bo fortune lo give her a'fcuaband ' 1)S, Z:- - ... ' Napoleon D, ic the grandson of ihe noble Duchess De . Tlie Duchess has only her rank, an empty Title, without fortune. . The Duchess and the General, who hsd long been friends, had promised each other the union of their children,' hut iheveoon repented of While Matilda and Napoleon lovitd each other, the Geger a) and the Duchess, bitli uneasy as to the look , some-1 what to their own interest, performed to gethef a scene borrowed from genteel com- Jfmy daughter," aaid the General, "marries this poor devil of Napoleon, then farewell to all chance of luxuiy or pleasure!" "If my grandson," said the Duchess, "marries a maiden without a dowry, how shall we ever be able to res tote the dignity of our noble house." "T ' . ' The General, therefore, sought to alien ate Matilda from her lover, and ihe Duchess to separate Napoleon from, Matilda. But in this they were unsuccessful. "Napoleon and V atilda loved each other too sincerely not to avoid all the snares that were spread for their inexperienced youth. Unable to succeed in separating them from each other, the General and the Ouch ess succeeded in bringing about the depart, ure of Napoleon, and his prolonged ab sence. Tbeir want or lortune requueu it. Napoleon most gain, a high poaiiibn. ...The ! Minister had just attached him, as Brst secretary, lo a d'.iant euibasay. It he refused to go he would shut himself, out1 from a brilliant career. He muat make this sacrifice for the very sake of hia Ma tilda, for whose happiness he would - be responsible. Napoleon resigned himself to it. ' - Ht sought a last interview with Mjtilda, and announced hia departure. The young girl heard it with grief. Napoleon related to her his plans in vain, he sought in vain to console her, displaying, in tbe distant future, a whole life of happiness, love and wealth. Matilda was inconsolable; a aad presentiment prevented her from pa'ting any trust in the promise of an uncertain future. What could she hope to add to the happiness (hey then enjoyed, and which they were about to sacrifice to a sense of duty. She felt that hei beautiful dream was over, a in! was passing swsy. Napol eon covered her hand with kisses .and tears ; emeber,Vauthe,'rmerabrthai;ycu are my betrothed, and that thi hand he rones to me. " " So saying he placed a ruby ring on her linger. "It belonged to my mnther,:he"added, As her sole answer. Matilda pressed the ring to her lips, and sank back in her chair, overcome by her grief. iNnpoleon then lcftherV'" His absence facilitated the pjans of the General and the Duchess. The General appealed to Matilda's filial affection.1 He exaggerated his poverty, pretended dobts. snd engagements which he could not keep, and " pictured, with an air or affright, 1 wretched and dishonored old age. He ev en threatened to kill himself. She alone had the- power to save him end for that she mast forgd Napoleon, end marry the rich Count de , with whose noble and manly face, whose courage and strength of mind, she was familiar. A little selfishness, and Matilda' would have been saved; but it is ihe weakness of noble hearts lo hasten on the sacrifice. Matilda threw herself in despair, in the arms of her father, and promised all. lie blessed her, and thanked her for her dovot. edness. Before he had finished speaking, Matilda scaperlrdnl" his arms," "ho longer able to coritrot herself. Exhausted by her efforts, she hastened to shut herself up in her Own apartment, and wept in silence. In the meanwhile, the banns are published, and, on the 10th of last January, in Ihv church of St. Thomas d'Aquin, Matilda married the Count de . The General was delighted. -. , . At the moment of the benediction, when the husband places on the finger of his wifo the ring the symbolical emblem of tbe chain which unites thorn instead of giv ing her left hand, according to custom, Matilda abruptly pasted to the right of the Count, and extended her other hand. The Count remonstrated,, and winked la take her left hand, but Matilda withdrew it, and again presented her right band, at the ame time casting down her eyes, but with an indomitable air of submisai vc determina tion. The Count at onee perceived this, and fearing a scene, he put the ring on the right hand, which Matilda persisted in pre senting. Ihe Uount was jealous as jealous as Othello himself,--A fatal sttspietofl eeieed him. 'I he ring which Matilda wore on her right baud, gave him much uneasiness. He pretended not to fancy 11,' and begged Matilda not to wear it Matilda replied, that she would not part with k her answer was geniie, out evineea tne same nets rm in alion she had shown at the church. , Tbe suspicions of the Count from. that moment mere changed 40 certainty; but as he e-iehed to avenge hinvself: he. ronceal tie arranged a set of siies about Ms'ilda. - It was not long before a letter came from Napoleon. The unfortunate young man ignorant of the sacrifice of Ma tilda, end ihe ruin of his hopes, spoke of nit love, tus plsns for the future, and then approaching marriage, - He reminded Ma tilda that her baud waa his, and be begged her 10 look often upon his mother's ruby ring, to remind her of him. He finished by announcing a piece of good news, The ambassador waa about lo en ti rut him with importeut .despatches for- Paris. ' Before the month was peer, he would sec Matilda dgaio. This letter ef Napoleon's fell into the Count's hands; he understood it all.-: ' ; He went into hie wife'e room.1 holding in his hand the open letter. he handed it lb her. "I understand your scruples bow," welfare of their childien, and said he; "why did you Hqt explain yourself snonerf , You hd swomi that your hand should bo only liis. ( Very well, at toon as be comes, 1 will see that you, keep your oa h," be added, with frightful smile. Matilda did not be'ray the slightest emoi lion. She feared nothing more Upon earth. A month afterwards. Napoleon arrived in Paris. . Bui ha was rnuen changed, he al. ready knew hi misfortunes, and was gloo my and despairing. The roornlng of. the day after bit arrival; a small 'ebony boffor wis brought to him by s domestic in livery. He opened it. Judge of his grief and ter ror! It contained I bloody hand. It was (he hand of a ivomanof Matilda. " , ' ; - Un a piece of blood-stained paper were these words? .. ....., See how the Coontcss de -1 keeps her oath." " , Flushed with mingled grief and indig nation, he aeizea hia pistols and rushes to the house of the Count. 'I ha Count and Matilda had left during the night, .some hbnrsTifuif the blooilyrbpefaTion'of llr, Huberti. tt was sot inown whither they had gone.' The evening on which Napoleon recftg. nised the Ting of his mother en the watch of ar. .a s a a . . -I ur. Huoem, ne nao gone TO tne nan, im pelled by a secret presentiment. , , Jl he next dsyf Pinpoleon ami JJunerti "ouilit in the woods oT YiricennesT "The"' Doctor," rnUi'e "skilful "with the knife "than' the sword, was severely wounded under the arm. Hopes are entertained of his re covery. Before he parted with hia adver sely, he related wh.it neenrredon that CiU e night, ott which he had been forced, by a feeling of humanity to commit a Crime, "Besidca," he achled, "Matilda did not auf- fer mnch. A sublime devotion sustained her fortitude, and lam certain she was consoled in the enduiance of the pain, "by the thought lhat the hand would be sent to you. When t had timsneu, 1 heard her say in a low t ne, behind the curtain that concealed her from me f Tell him my heart wl go wUi my fcanA.. Jlut te he enhy t never ahould huve been enabled 10 lulhl her wish." ' r ": : - :-'r " Compelled to fly, to escape being arres ted on count nf the duel, Ntpoteon de - 1 t ie now ia Uruasels. Poor vounrmaal His grief is-tieart'rending-Witt- he iter return t t Paris? .. i ' Ilubeiti is only an assumed name, in or der to conceal the true one. The- Doctor is no other than Dr. : L (Lisfrane?) the illustrious surgeon. ; ,.r).w.nH n .: I GOV, GRAHAM IN EDENTON The Citizens of our Town aud County, were regaled on , 1 hursday the 7th mat with a speech of Impassioned eloquence redolent with patriotic sentiment, from the present incumbent of tbe Gubernatorial Chair, hia Excellency Mat, A. GbajUm- It was truly an intellectual p inquet, upon which "reason", roi, ht ;" and was conceded on all hands, to have been one of the moat 'effective, political efforts, with which we hare been entertained, fa the "ancient Capitol of tlie State," Posses . sing in an eminent degree, the "iuapfter inmodo", together with the JortUtr.in re" delivery, dignifird snd graeef uj a si vie conious and ornate a voice re. inarkable foi its euphony, and extensive political attainment and above all, a heart as expansive as the State over which he presides, Mr. Graham cannot fall -to en chain with rapturous delight, tbe attention of bis auditory, wherever he msy address them. He discussed with acknowledged ability, fairness ' ami candor, all the en- Srossing, politirtal topics of the day viz: e Tariff. Orgon Question. . Bankruot Law, Internal Improvement.' &c. and bis argument against that 'odious bill the SubTrcasury, was ' unanswerable, 'lie pourlrayed wi'h graphic skill and mastery, tbe distinctive ilifferenc-spf opiniou upon these subjects between the two ' great an- tagonisti'partiea" of ihe' day r con tending for political supremacy. "-' . ! r The "diviner part of ireaiion" the L. dies, aLVgraced the nsstimbly 'with their preseuce, cheermff with ibeir smiles 6f sp- probation, and all the fascinations of fe male loveliness, the 'brator, civilian, and Patriot, hot to be weary In well doing," in the great and important duties ' of Slate policy, in the discharge of which he has ""Beauty aud rank, with plears buna, Upon tha muweof hUtioe." '.,'.' Avininn. From lha A. K. r Waabingioitian. ".; A BEAUTIFUL 'ANECDOTE. ; The foHowlng'is an extract of s sermon preached by Rev,- Mr, Bennett f Wo- burfi, on' the.SOih auniversajy of hit i '. of t And, I ain sorry to"say it, the first 0 peri complaint Is made against the pastor, in three cases out of four, by a deacon of die chuich. Deacons, the world over,' , ire Irke Jeremiah's figs i. e., , very sweet, or very. sour. They either ' sid their pastor,- and like Aaron and . II or, stay upon, his hands,' or decidedly the reverse. It is a fiber fact and ought to make ' the veara of Such deacons' tingle, U at at least three- o four of all ' the ministers ' in New' Eiiglsnd who have been 'driven away from, their people, have '. been driven away by deacons; by men who, in one respect, have with a vengeance, uiagnifiedlhtrirolllue." T might point' yog ' to ' numerous-examples aiiover tha land. Rut trorbear. 1 mank God, however,-' that' I have never' been plagued by such deacons. I have never had the slightest difficulty with any of rey ; deacons, exeepf in a single instance, and that lasted about five , minutes,;" It ,wss good Deacon Wyman, at the commencement' of the TemMtrenee Reformation in 1 86. Some one bid fold bint that , I sdid at church meeting that 1 'would never, di ink anothei drop of ardent spirits, (unless or dered by a physician.Jor give irto a work man or a visitor, while I lived. Tlie dee con culled upon me this next day, snd aaked hie if f did so- 'rl told him . l Hid. and should stick te it at stl hazards. Well" said he, then yoll will not be a minister at tliie parish three months; ' Very well, said J, ,1 have" taken my sand; and, if I knew I ahould be drawn In quarters withta three months, if I did niit recant, I would not a do it Said the deacon, you are a era ly ' man, and I will not talk with you;' and a -lose to go ut of; the house, when : 1 aecott- ed him: fDeaoon Wymsn, (he next time you enter youi closet, wiuynu ask God, to teach you by his spirit, who is right WZ Whjetf'jotttlli.ll. jrau,,Taidhe I will not- toTk. wilivyoft, ' 1 - and marched out of doots. , l ne next mor hing, along before sunrise., some one. knock -ed-r-Iwenl to the door, snd behold there stood' Des'cbn Wyman. 1 He instantly ' S rasped thy hnr.d, and' with teats tolling ' own his cher ks, exclaimed,". My dear pw,"f wienttemrtVdpt; fwriim,ferm"2. terday.'and fn accordance with youradvicei " " retired to my closet, ' ami . aaked. f God to leach me by his spirit, ( who was right in the use of ardent spirits, you or u ,.Io five winistersXfiood-of light -broke in upon my - mind,, nndfi. waa .(uliy conyincea .Uial yeu waa right and I was wrong.1. Ana now. " said he,- gtf ahead -with', your tehtperance raiormation to the tiay 01 my death t will do all in mt power ' to sustain' too.' He was as good as hi word. lie 'did sustain roe as long as he lived-" if i"1 A ROMANTIC INCIDENTr V A French newspaper,' published at" t.y - , ons, relate the following romantic anec A few,nights gowhen twiqd blew with great violence at Lyons, 'gentleman . who was walking on one of. tlie, wharves wrapped, in A kit go cloak, and philoaophi "- cally smoking 1 cigar, heard. at a little dts - ' lance a " piercing ery, ond the noise of a -hesry' body fulling ' into the" KhomK ''It wnsvm the dd" of rilght;tThe'"iwo11en -l.t river roared with fury. The night ' was dvJCsnd ihe wharf desolalei Withont 1 w thought of dange ' and only following the impulse of a generoua heart, he 'threw himself into the wves. He struggled for ' 1 long" time' teaintt fearful peiH,ahd finally regained the shore, after he had been carried-some two or three hundred feel by the strength 01 the current. He deposited on the shore the body of a w6man. -The brilliancy of the gas lightt, ' enabled him L to observe the extreme-' pallor ef her eoonte -nance, the disorder of her clothing, and her - youth, elegance end beauty. ''As we have slready said, it wae midnight nbaasia tauce was at hand and where should he convey ' her' at thw 'hourf CTo -whom should be confide a burden which bsd already become so precious? Bat he i must decide immediately and cencluded a to' - -transperl her to his own lodgings,' which , were not far off.; . The fire, which r two hours before bad glowed before a convivial party, burnad brightly atill, , Hie , scruples of delicacy at auch ;a 'moment were over co mi and by proper assistance, aha was'. recovered 'from t her- oon. Tbe -nex - day the pale features of this I lady were sliehtl v - tinged with the rose.- 8 he related . to her deliverer thai ahe had stepped from her carriage ia search ef a friend who lived neat one of thi qeays,'aod while ' pasting -along Ihe river's bank, her eel -had nafot v lunately slipped, and she had (alien m te the ' river.fis A . fortnigbt.afiei wards,- the news papers ahnnuncad Ihe marriage of At Kdou arti, one of ths,editors of the fLa J&one,' lib.. JMadame Aueia JJetignr. au young widow of Frankfort, whose fortune was es timated at a million aierliogj sw.1!tl A Rich Jokt is going the rounds1 of the Paris papers 10 the effect that iwo work? on" Galvanism had been' lately seized-' by the bfiiid and bigoted Pnntifieal Government at Itome. 1 he uoverflinent sttoaliy imagin ed in Its bt sotted ignorance, that the works had-somethfng to do not with galvanic e leCtriclty, but credit Judceetl with CaU . T he naturalization of this imporlautar. tide of food in England promisee great ben ifile Co both countrioa, i; The vigorous- and practical mind of ColbetU whose residence in thia country inforwed him of the. great """ . advantages of maiae es an aruVie of food, " - ' waa slerooesty, but vaialy, directed; Jo, its - introducilon iulo England. : Our own states ' ' men have long regarded it as a eonsumma , '" tioo devoaUy te be wished; and MrWebi ' 4 stern some three year since,; aptieipated from the exportation of aize to Europe, a " UrgandlaaljagadvanUge.v;But all eflbiu. bae un'il recently failed , So powerful are fashion Jndtha force of habitude, thatthe . English people refused lq adopt, as an,, ar tide of food, that with which the Americans fed ibeir qogs ignorant or, forgetful, of the . fact that it is a favorite dish with the .best ' fod people of (he world, i But famine is . A peweriul Uitpeiier w nrtiuuices, .even itb , the daintiest . appetites. 4 , Since the . p- uto rot, has, discredited hei Iriair boast that"" ft 1- '(' -''. ;- I a .wtW ...I "Oar't W ao aaealenl, fiwy mnd kuiinfl .. N tifnip nor uiber weak Sabs eLiba groead," "-I V,
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 20, 1846, edition 1
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