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f T AVlNfl CdMl'LETK
XI MiEPirAP, r.Drc.
CdMl'LETE!) HIS
TION,
. . . i .. ti . -
jni'il lucateii, V ' "' ' '' . j iiuium-
chiiiiH the patroiiMe; of hU
)Viciil.s in StatcHviile ir.nl Iredell.
' St;ite.4'illc; March K, isfu.
n-tf
Tu tlif still hotirn, ulicn nilit Her tcrptj-r wicltli,
And peudire feclihpi o'er n gently steal,
And thought unfettered soars afar,
1'iuwiag by r.vliuut cuu ud nlurr
Far on beyond tlm stiirry donjp,
In Kpirit land sem now at linmo ;
Wliils tho Boul'a wiklerins liuuntins dream,
ILis a brighter tint, a minnow ;i hui ;
A wild Hweet strain wa floating on tliy 1)',
Ai 1W (ioft zcpliyra trcmljlc 'muii the leaves,.
A Hjiirit ftirrinft murfir tone,
Mnrmnriii;; on the stillncru lone.
MiHitrcd thy note our HoiiU iiiMjiire,
'Tin music worthy angel. lyi-",
Kncliantins njebxlj-, mi Orph'-nn str.iin,
-0 slug for ma that gentle air adn."
With thrilllnp: rapture, those note profound,
Vl'p li"t s uiwl rr-ho Wrk the "Ull'l : : "
Vlio1i.'i not felt flie rhyKtic power
Of Minfic, in nignt'u '.Uwrny hour ?
Ai like Home potent magic spi ll
On the litenhi heart it fell. t
The silvery riion!-( of uilHie :;ihl the prloitm ' '
That haunt our footnteps to the aliadowy tomb.
Thou minstrel, know thy ha) p hiilh rn;-ii t"WM,
That thro' life's dreawiy aisles will cheer tJie lonp,
"Tw ill pvo the eye a Vn ihti-r glow.
.U: tin'.' with hope the pale I. row,
Ami o'er the future throw a l ':'tn. '
Of rainhow-lifrht, a fleatldes. beam.
Thy lofty HtroiiM will lure us hijjb.fr
Tlieii minstn l ijtrike agian thy lyre,
statesville F. College.
GR&D. B&LT0. DENTAL COLLEGE,
Is prcpavvtl t ilo
All Kinds oi Plalc-vorJi,
in the ltenk'Ht inid'iiiot il.'.irable style, and
ha? nil the Into iinjiruveiiients known to
tlwliofi'HsioV:.
T'CtIl lilll in the bent pop.-'ible inonner.
Irregularity of the teetii, diseases of the
' month and antruni .ucva.-tihilly treated.
( 'oiiitimjiiicatioii., bv niaillor otherwise, vi
,TII E THREJ3 B RI DES.
A Thrilling Story.
'Do you see,' said the Sexton, 'those
three hillocks yonder, side by side t
There sleeps three hrides, ivho.se his
tory I am about to relate. Look there,
sir on yonder hill you may .observe
a little desolate house, -with a little
lceeiy
T K.K.MS
strajT'rlin"1 fence in
f ron t, and a few
e iroinpt attentio.j
( 'ash or 4i Ctc on eo
h'tio'.i -of v l'!i'
IVh. 2-1 12-tf :. . ,
stunted apple tress on the ascent be
hind it. It is sadly out of repair now,
and the garden is overgrown with weeds
and brambles, and the whole place
has a desolate appearance. ' If the
winds were high now, you inight hear
their crazy "shutters flapping against
their sides, and the wind tearing the
;rey shingles off ,th
roof.
Many years
i.ati:
STEYEKSON &
Wholesale Dealers in
DRY GOODS,
1TAE ASSoqiATHDHVlTlT TirEM
DANIEL il ZIMMERMAN,
Voniaerlv of LiNCoixTOX, N. 0.
A tid KEMOVKD to t1:e lar.ee i-l..re.
V.i oi Mi 3d i-ect,
Stools, will
00 WEN,
lu re
kejd
an"
an lsicroa'o!
and iii4l!(feiiieiit.i
louse in the Trade
,Tan.'t2f 8.V.). ftfim
in:,
'ao-o there "lived- in that house an old
lvmn wlin cnltivatod tlic few acres of!
grouiid that belonged to it.
'The father was a sclf-taiiL'ht man,
JEVEXSUX, liiivk..t X.EMITJl, deeply versed in the mysteries of sci-
1 I 1 ... 1. 1.1 tjl tl,..,e,m,w,f
once, ano as nu rumu ten im ii.n. v.
every flower th'at blossomed in the
wood or grew in the garden, and used,
to sit u bite at night at his books, or
reading the lnystic'story of the starry
heavens, men thought he was cra.ed
or bewitched, and avoided him as the
io-norant, ever shun the gifted and en-
bclotv As:cis, lirbtencd. A few there were, ami a-
mon'' others, the minister, the lawyer,
n tU rhvsicisi.n of the ulaec. who'
(iiLk-LAi 1 .
showed a willingness to afford him
countenance, but they soon dropped
his acquaintance, for they found the
old man somewhat reserved and mo
rose, and moreover their vanity was
-wounded on discovering the extent- of
his knowledge.
'To the minister he would quote the
.fathers. and the scriptures in the orU
1 rnnnrno. mid showed himself '.veil
. 1 4 H A - . v. J ;
WOrtll) armed witli the Aveapoas of polemic
N MHliC II A'XT3 . controversy. - He astonished the law-
Ver With 1US prOIOUUU ac(u;iiniaiiee;
with jurisprudence, and the physician
voice of applause ; more delicious be
cause it was obtained by stealth.
Proiri the-obscurity of yonder lone
mansion, and fromthat region, to send
forth lays which astonished the world,
was indee4 a triumph Jo a visionary
bard. -' - . , ; I
'His thirst for fame had been, gra
tified and he" now j bgan to yearn for
the companionship of some sweet be
ing of the softer sex, to share with
him the laurels he had won, and tQ
whisper consolation in hig ear in the
moments of despondency, -and to sup
ply the void which the death of a fa
ther had occasioned. lie would pic
ture to himself the felicity of a refined
intercourse with a highly intpllectual
and beautiful woman, and as he had
chosen for his motto. "Whatever has
been done may be done," he did not
desnair of success.
jjjo the village . lived . three sisters,,
all Deautirui ana accompusneti. ineir
sr 1 1 T 1 T
ri;imM were Mar v. Adelaide and Ma
deline. I am far enough. post the age
of enthusiasm, but I never can forget
the beauty of these young girls. Mary
was the youngest, and a fairer haired,
more laughing damsel never danced
upon the green, j Adelaide, who was
a few years older, was dark haired
and pensive ; but of the three, Made
line, the eldest, possessed the most
fire, spirit, cultivation and intellectu
ality. Their father, a man of taste
and education, and being somewhat
above the vulgar prejudices, permitted
the visits of the hero of my story.
Still, he-did not ' encourage the affec
tion he found springing up- between
Marv and the noet. When, however,
he found that her affection wa3 en
gaged, he did not withhold his consent
from theft marriage, and the recluse
bore to his mansion the young bride
of his affections. O, sir, the house
presented a new appearance within
and without. -
'Roses bloomed in the garden, jes
samines peeped through the lattice,
and the fields about it smiled with the
effects of Careful cultivation. Lights
were seen in the parlor in the evening;
and many a time would the passenger
nausc bv the srate, to listen to strains
of. the Sweetest music 'breathed by j
choral voices from the cottage. If the i
mvsl'.'i-inus student and his wite had
neen neglected bytite neignuors, wnai
cared they ? ' Their enduring mutual
affection niade their home" a little par-.adii-o.
But death camc'-toEden. Mavy
' .l.l,v..lv Foil' Krh. and after a f;-w
liour.-
The Beggar Boy;
be baa rnvprf ttip
. . , 0. ... .. m .'
And the setting sun poured a Hood
'Get away with you,, you dirty old f ,nrni0 i;i?f nVor th trmnntltat
beggar boy. id like to know what stQ0(1 over.thb workman in Ills
right youhave to look oyer the fence bW . byerthe ladj with her
at our flowers? .The .speaker-to a goiaen liair, and over thi proud look-
little bov not more than eleven vears ? 1 ha l
old, and though people sometimes cal- itg a - etm
1 .1 : i 1 .1 . rr i a toin Irist-A .
J favored class of eplOT! borers of
at her side. Although
nicture for a Damter. the an-
orels wlio looked down on it From heav
en saw something more than a picture
there. -
Fiona tlie IVoria Daily Message.
The Giant Farmer of the .West.
" Mr. Jacob Strawn, of, this State,
7 " Q M.
led it handsomehis face looked very
ill 1- V.1 C j. j.1
narsn ana aisugrccauic jmv iuen.
He stood in a beautiful garden, just
in 'the suburbs of the city ; and it was
JuneHtfne, and the tulips were opening
themselves to the sunshine. O, it was
X Z i. 1 rv-L- nf
bowed -gracefully to the light with their (sayf the llockford, ,Ilhnois,;.Ilepubli-
necks of crimson, of yellow, and car, can' nas earncu uie repuuujonoi me
nation. The beds flanked either side Giant -Farmer o 'the West. Jiventy-
of the path tlntxurved around a small ser "ycaTSo hc came to this State
arbor, where the young grape clusters a poor man. His Oyratwna were small
that lav hiddeiiamoncr the We loan. at firs but continued to increase each
. . ..i , 9, -o-v
wrote a beaiuiJul prophecy tor the an
hitmi 4
A' wnlte paling ran in front of the
n-arden. and over this the little bejrgar
boy so rudely addressed, was leaning.
He was very lean, very dirty, very
ra rrrred. I am afraid vou would have
year, until he had reduced orer.30,000
lrfiSLif Jand.tfl a. stale Of cultivation.
tie nas one iarm ol ouv acres, ana
another of 10,000. He- has usually
emnloyed from 200 to 300 men and a
large number of horses Every year
until quite recently, he has stalled
tbft.SontK. thrfo trrtuM 1.tti?s -Rfirt
families in therfenjoyment compc-
4-l-. i .1 J 4li 1 i
This would certainly be a impre equi
table anDortioliment of this rrfeafc
amount of land, and would"cc,E tribute
more to the revenues and. prosperity
of the State, .to th& interests ef -the
community settled upon, and around
it, and to the happiness of-'f4s posses
sors. It would have jdonemo. Three
hundred men,' in a jstate omited if
not absolute bondage, Would ave been
placed in that condition of KlepenU
ence at once the. priide qf . prr people
and the glory of our institutions a
state for which they , all were ,y signed,
but of, which, unhappUy, riey have
been all deprived, and for th. fault Of
tneir own.
' 4,
Ynrrrc(. i am aiiaiii you avouiii iime r ,nA , aaa t 1 c t
! OC5 -i a- l e r.i from 5000 to 6000 head of cattle, and
turned away in disgust from so repul- . '
J . , - ,t, Irnnt thrr iv Rtolc in nronortionare
sivo a snpctac e. and yet OoU and tne r i . ., - .
- i '
an gels loved him :
He was looking with all his souljn
tj .. -
his eyes on the beautiful blossoms, as
they swai'ed to and fro in the summer
wind, until his heart softened while he
leaned his arm on the tence railing.
numbers. In this twenty-seven years
he has made a fortune of a million of
dollars, and he is still hale and vigor
ous to enjoy it. He has one corn field
m Morgan county, neariy six nines
long, but has latterly been curtailing
leaned his arm on tne ience railing. . , . 0KTO r
4 i e i. 4.1- i t ltfr, his business, and converting some ot
And forgot everything in that long 1 it
. P ..,.. ,, his vp.il estate into cash, lie is a
ausorocu gaze : -tin : u was sl-iuuw
beggar boy saw anything that was eith
er good or beautiful, ambit was sad his
dream should have such a rude awak
ening.
ri'i
monufnentof what patience, persever
ance, industry and continuous exertion
in one direction will; do for a man who
has determined upon t lie accomplish
ment of a -certain end."
" Tho'nhove nnrao-ranh relates to a
' - - " x . i ,
itaw to Cook a Husband. I '.. l;
1 f h'x fjAr Tfi
must first catch himJ -HavinudOne so.
1 j -e l '1 vj t.r.
xne moue oi cooKnigniiii-u atj luiuuivo
a. good dish out ot him, is aolloivs :
M'anv food husbands are STioliedin the
cooking ; -s6me women go abut . it as
i i "i i i-' : l
11 tueir nusuanas wcro uiuat -.yr, aim
blow them up; others keep tllin in hot
water, while others frCczethei by con
jugal coldness; some smotho; thorn in
liatred, contention, and variice,; and
.1 til, llVfc-'-- T
some keep tne m 1 n pic k i e at i tyei r 1 j ves .
These women alwjays s'erythem up
with tongue 'sauce. INow it-.nnot be
supposed that husbands will 'c tender
and good, if managod-m.thrwaj; but
tney are, on tne con.irarj-, vfyy ueu
cious when managetf as follpiv : Get
a large jar, called t!he jar off careful?
ness, (which all good ivlve Jiave on
hand,) place your Husband in" it, and
scthini near the fir(j of conjgal love;
l.."l,4- Jl- t. ninni. nlmvn "Tt; lot thn.
iy leL it oe iicui , ujuuiy ljt " .
b cart be constant; ewer, hiinioVer with
affection, kindness I and . suflection.
garnish with modest. becoinjg 'tamiK
laruy, ana inc t-p.e ui piy iijauLi ,
and if you add kisses and her con
fectioneries, let them be siec!mpanied
with a sufficient portion of f secrecy,'
mixed with pr.ttdencQ' and. moderation.
Wc slioubVadvisc all good wttes to try
this "receint. and realize Imf r admira;-
, f iA i t
uie a uisn a nusuanu is wiit-ifjiywuiij
cooked. Spirit of the Apc . "f
sister States for efficient co-op eratiqa
in securing the jadoptjon of jmcasurt3
by the General Govrnmput Ukcljf o
remedy the evil. ., I . L
I There are ,now twenty-eight difti
r ' i a. .p -v.1.
saving siaiions on iuc cpass oi J30y
Jersey; but these arc. meagcrtftsup
pneu witn apparaiusvauu, aiiaost uuyi
quite ucsimue oi piui&iYiis', yui
The blood rushed up to his face, and
ed into his eyes. But before the boy man who, in general estimation; seems
to be held un as a model of industry,
from the arbor and looked eageriy from energy and enterprise, as though these
one child to the other. She was very qualities comprised fill the virtues re
fair, with soft hazel eyes, over which quired in the pursuit of wealth and
drooped long shining lashes. Rich curls the enjoyment of life. AN hat a mis-hun-
over her almost bare white shoul- take ! Mr. Strawn is a man of "one
dcrs; and her lips were the color of idea." His whole itimd and energies
the crimson tulip blossoms. have been devoted to the accumulation
'How could you speak so cross to of wealth, and he has acquired it- but
the boy, Ilinton?' she asked, with a. it has been not only at the sacrifice of
tone o'f reproach quivering through the all domestic and social connorts, . for
sweetness of her voice. 'I'm sure it which he seems to have had no taste,
im but also" to the hazard of his health
look at the flowers if he likes.' and life. "The continuous exertion
ivr,n tti ' vr,n,l hov brntbov of his mind "in one divection, partial-
tt til. IIUVII, 111 11 l lv-i' uiuiuv., ... . gt
t i ,i . ... ,i:c.i .i ,i 'n.lnn'f lv dethroned his reason, a few years
SJlirilllV UIUUllt'i.1 atlU apiinuji;i, j. " i j . ----- - ' -' -
i:t t 'vov,, um1v5 rrmncr nvor the since, and he vras sent to the insane
Tt IaaI c ca low ' "" .' asvtu'm. Ivy., for treatment. Alter
TT!ii inrn n.i o i n cr there a year or two, his
lv fell ek. and alter a ! ton; rm suvcf the flowers can do any- mental equilibrium was restored, and
illness, died m the arms of he : ri. j roturncd to his home, to continue
even the necessary spacQ and ac
commodations to sustain t -ana protect
tliose cast upon tho ehorj?. Thee sta
tions arc located at long, intervall,
without means of commuhicatiott. witp
the main or for'laud transportation of
apparatus The boats haj-e no regulat
crews, no rewards arc in reserve f()r
those lyho perform ex tjra-hazardoua
service. Tho entire system seems jtp
depend for its efficiency jupon tho Kur
mane feelings of the shoremen, who:,
in return, are too often lmnoverishcd
by the half-stap-ed and Restitute, vijcj.
Notwitlistanding these dqporallTJJcf
ficiencies, it "is understoo that, since
the very recent period wlien life boat4
and mortars were placied upon tht
coast, not less than twelve -Jiundredj
Won have he en saved, together witll a
vast amount oftrcigut subject to uo
ernment duty. 1
oil'ered . eoiial
he
to
and bet sister Madeline.
the student's second heavy
JAS. Ml 'DRAKE,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Xo. IJ;St. Lori Stkef.t,
ISoO.
-tf
T. C. & B. G
( EN'liltAL .COMMITS H
LLEUSinlIuicl'liiHtci
, lliiir
fcintpiit. l.Mid l!attcr, llohisa-
son'i MJtiiipu3:ai,
Ker Jfcl'larKs i
th
withotit charfre of 'oiniv'.!s':on
ir.Wj "Orders for 'any
was surnrised at the extent of his med-
I !cal knowledge. So all of thorn Jeser-
ithont charpe ot
aj-ch 4, 3in-id.
:love
Ttini:
S I MS O.m
T
sail
nillR pnbscntiers hnvitig become lessees
of this spacious Ney
T O
HOTEL
, located near, the public Square and Court
Uonsp, in Siatesvilta, iH?pectfully announce
that they are prepared to aecomtnodate the
traveling Public and all who may favor them
with patronage!, with enUiitainnier;t eqnal to
any first cla?8 Hotel in thtt Union.
, Mrs. M. A. VVREN & SOJV,
July 3d.
31tf
HYILSON & NEW HARD,
WATCH-MAKERS
ji k w,w iii :i ia 1
d) !Lb uu Lb LLi L1j ju 3
N. C.
all
STATESVILLE,
KEEP constntlvbn hard a large
f Watches nd Jfcwclry. of
kinds. j
Olocks, Watches anJ Jpwciry of every sort,
repaired ii the best manrier and on the most
reasonaoie lernn.
August 8Stl. 1853.
FIR
E
ISURAHC
Th J Snhsrrihorhftvincr hden aonoiided Airont.
tItOTTl ': v
MUTUAL INSURftNCE COluPANY
. , ! Of Charlotte,
Will receive .and forward Applications for
Hlli'd ' tpd him. and the minister, from whom
CWi. ! h lUtTiWd in some, triflinc? noint of
doctrine, spoke very lightly of him,
and by and by looked on the scii-cd-iicatcd
farmer with eyes of aversion.
- 'He instructed h is i son in alibis lore
the .languages, history, scripture,
inVilosonhv and science, were unfolded
I 4 " . , . i r
one by one, to the enthusiastic son oi
the solitary.
'Years rolled away and the old man
died. He1 died when a storm convulsed
the face of nature ; when the wind
bmvled around the sheltered dwelling,
and the lightning played above the
roof, and though he went to heaven in
faith and purity, the vulgar thought,
and said that the Evil One had claim
ed hisrown in the elements. I cannot
naintto vou the grief of his son.at
this bcreaVement. He was for a mo
ment once distracted. The minister
came, and muttered a few hollow phra
ses in his car, and a few neighbors,
impelled by curiosity, to sec the inter
ior of its dwelling, came to the funeral.
With a proud- and lofty look, the son
stood above the dust and the dead, in
i the midst of the band of hypocritical
mourners, with a pang at his heart,
assortment ,-l. ooiwnitv.imrm his brow. He thank-
UUU l-v.iv ' ' l - ' ' -
ed his friends lor. their k-mdn ess, ac
knowledged their courtesy, and then
strode away from the grave, to bury
his grief in the privacy of his desert-
! 1woll?riff. -
'He found, at last, the solitude of
the mansion almost insupportable, and
he paced the ebony floor, from morn
ing till night, in all the agony of-yoe
and desolation, vainly importuning
heaven for relief. It came to him in
husband
This wai
affliction.
.'Days and months rolled on, and the
sobice'of-the-bercaved was to sit with
the sister of the deceased and talk of
the lost one. To Adelaide he ottered
his widowed 'heart. The bridal .was
not one of revelry and mirth.
they lived happily, and the rose again
blossomed in 'the garden- lut it
seemed as if fatality pursued this sin
gular man. Vh.en the rose withered
and the leaf fell, in the mellow autumn
nf the vear. Adelaide, too, sickened
and died, like her sister; in the arms of
hev husband and Madeline.
Perhaps you will think- it strange,
. , . , . f. n j. i...i.
younsman, that alter an, innvrua-n-ed
survivor' stood again at the altar.
Arnfllinn! T well remember her. Mie
was a beauty in the true sense of the
WOrd she might i have sat upon a
throne, .and. the most loyal subject,
the proudest peer would have sworn
the blood in her veins descended from
a hundred kings. She loved the wid
owed for his fame, and she wedded
him.
'They were married in the church
it was on a summer afternoon I
recollect it well. During the ceremony,
hodv any rrood. we outfit to be very he returned to nis nome, vo cum uuc
,1 Thnr-hihl turn, with unsatiatcd desire his graspmgs
4-1. i i.,. onfl n,l,lrPRPil nftor morc No man is more sordid
him as courteously as though he had no man, not -even the daily laborer,
i. ,.,.;,,a -tT-'ii r.;.-l- rm. Romo of nlaccs a higher estimate upon a dime
the tulins, if vou'll wait a moment.' no man, comparatively, contributes
'Helen, 1 do b
niest nirl that e
i'll wait a moment.' no man, comparatively, coiiinuuiea
jelievc you're the fun- less to the improvement of the social
ver lived!' ejaculated and moral condition of community, or
Yot i tuc cliiM brother, as lie turned. away,
and, with a low whistle, sauntereu
down the path, feeling very uncomfor
table: for her conduct was a stronger
reproof to him than any words eould
have been. . ' .
Helen picked one of each specimen
of the j tulips, and there was a great
variety of these, and gave them to the
child His face brightened as he re
ceived them and thanked her.
0, the little girl had dropped a 4pearl
nf o-reat nricc.' into the black, turbid
billows of the boy's life, and the after
years would bring it up, beautiful and
fair again. .
Twelve vcarshad passed. The little
blue-eyed girl had grown into a tall
graceful woman. One bright June af
ternoon she walked with her husband
rhrourrh. the warden, for she was on a
visit to her parents. The place was
I little changed, and the tulips opened
to the relief of suffering humanity,
.than Jacob Strawn, the great tanner
and cattle dealer of Morgan county
He has "even neglected more proper
iy speaking, perhaps, refused to give
a crood common school education to nis
children, though living in sight of a
college, two or three academies, and
i jl - ..---- y-. - rmuooij
a nail a score . oi common buiwij.
Mr. Strawn is not a happy man; or
at least cni oys no other '"happiness
than that arising- from a sordid desire
for wealth, that, with all its acquisi
tions, can never be satisfied. He may
ho " a monument of what , patience,
perseverance, industry, and continu
ous exertion in one direction, will do,
'determined, upon the. accomplishment
of a certain end, " but when the end
is attained, when .his dominions of
acres is numbered by tens of thousands
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when his cotters, plethoric witu gom,
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shall reiuse iuriiiei accession :iij-i
I then ? Will the measure of his happi-
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il ii ew xiace ui xxu.au j-icai.-
t
tit well. During the ceremony, , cf ilorl Ire vears ness be eaual to the measure of Ins
, -ill .. 1 I T ,,.,. ,. I SU 1511U1C, iio.a nil, iiiiuim-.'v , , ,
the blackest cloud I ever saw r" U f ' Suddenly they observed a earthly possessions? WiU. he enjoy
snread the heaverts, and the moment ocloic. cut f , a,,' illVt, that. . comnetency with
this bride pronounced her vow, a clap
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of thunder shook the building to its
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centre. All the temales shrieked, dux
the bride herself tnadc the responses
with a steady voice, and her eyes glis-
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tened with a wild nre as she gazeu up
on her bridegroom. When they ar
rived at his house, she sunk upon the
threshold, but this was the timidity of
the maiden. -
'When they were alone, he clasped
her haiid, and it was cold as ice ! He
Innkod into her face. " Madeline,'-'
says he, "what means this t your
chek is as pale as yourweotiing-gown.
The bride uttered a iranuc shuck.
"My wedding-goivn l" exclaimed she ;
"no, no thy is my sister's shroud 1
Tho hour of confession has arrived.
It is God' that impels me to speak.
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To win you, 1 lost my own soui. iw,
ye& I am" a murderess ! She smiled
on me in the joyous affection of-her
young heart but I gave her the fatal
drug. - Adelaide twined her white arms
around my neck, but I administered
thA nnison ' Take me to your arms ;
I have lost my soul for you, and mine
von must be !'1 '
'And then.' continued he, In a hol
low voice, 'at that moment came the
7 t i-
Some time since.! a paras -raph an-
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pcared in a New Soiith WalfJ journal,
relative to the discovery,; it 2 4th'(.'' far
interior, of a new race of blocks, 'wio
had n6 hair on the ion of tKlir heads,
in the place whofc the w66g.6ught-to
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grow. Theaccount oi tmrmost ex
traordinary rtiscoveify nas nn corro
borated by an eyM-itn.cs, a5 Mr.
Thomson; who has arrived f ptn where
the aboriginals ruralize. r1iey 'are,
he says, of a copper! color, nfid are tall
and athletic' much tfupcrior in every
respect, to their, darker-skirrged breth
ren. The women. artf also "safd to have
more claims to" bearltyV ' TJcy, how-
ever, are aiso ucncient di wic irs geu-.
erally acknowledged to bc"1ie- glory
of a woman.' Mr. Thoms, it ap
pears, was at camp On the Tapper Ba
lonne; with bthei's, on grouQ hitherjto
untrodden by a white maiiwhen he
snrVivised bv a; visit frnm these
bald-patcd, copper-colored gjeingf.
They" appeared tQ havefriely inten
tions, and, as nothing wasioticed in
their conduct of an HggrcssJe naturc,
a conversation "of nods' fmdsigns"-cn-
sued. 'Alter a. while, a. sovereign was
shown to them, wlicn oneof them,
pickingUp a" stone, ppihte' ivitli his"
nn-CT lO IOC A wept, aim!!,imfiii"tv
that stones of similar desption to
sovereim were to be niried up on
the ground in masses as ifge al the
ernrte be held. The Tuace ias under
stood to be someliurldTed ris further
into the inferior, but th-ei; signified
-.hrii l'ntATition of lbrinnTifV8omeyof
44ivvi"w ; - v
tliese stones at theit" next y;5it: Mr,
Thomson intends ttS.. roturiKagamtq
t.. T.,ir,r1r oml tri nWn.it frieirarriv-
al. If this story bt. true; -le age oi
Rather Poxy, j ' j
The Louisville Courier! sav the fol
lowing was related to tlieteditor byan
eye witness, and may be j relied, on ad
strictly true : i I M
"A frentlemiin of lleiry county;!
ond of the chaise, had a (ton pic of red!
foxes -which he had-beciu keeping, m
anticipation of a good old fasUionedi
fox chase. Accordingly, week or two,
a.go he invited a few choice spirits to
meet at his plantation ttj participate
in that snort for the sakeiol which any
true- KentuckUn wuld bijeak his neck
with composure. Our frieiurtook lua
fnv fn the i woods and turned him loose.
After frivihff him sufficieat". time forl'ai
tair start, a lavorixo uounu im mmu-
on his track. - iTho dog struck up the
Trnisir sn melodious to a?! huntsman s
ear, and star toil on the hack of the
fox. After a while the whole pack oil
hounds were lot loose, and d-ogs andj
mounted commenced the eiciting chasoj
guided b thci deep-mouthed yelps Of
bl "Spot." Just is the dhasc Avas be-;
Qoming k cscitifcg. thc iohgue.of old
'.'Spot" became silent. Great was thq
wonder thereat, and his owner , wa
conjecturing jt thousand ' excuse f6?
Iiim, when m turning a fhort cornet
the company met old ','Spjot" and Ray
nard jogging quietly -an ft cooUy-.-to-ward
home.- The fox ha been raisetj
witli the rloo-a nnd waS nvtebablv Up to
snuff. When lie found he was pursue ,
lie stopped and quietly a raited the arj
-rival of old "Spot," and by some ho.,
fna nnrrn. Rimpeedod in bumboOzlinff ; ,
'that quadruped into 'friclndsliir anV
inducing him to return with mm to rne
house of the hunter. Ttie compan j.
lost their long anticipateil fox chsei.
but they managed to hate a heap) p(?
fun out of the owner, of the 'sagacipur
fox and amiable old hounfl" ; u.
Tn Vnnnir HTfin; I J
young man in a workman 8 ovcraus, iuu muiiuiwua, ---j
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leaning over thelence, his-eyes ionow- iiioueiuic uc.au iy
O . . - .K, , n I V ' X ....vNMinilflil l,ir !1 llliri-
in eao-erlvfrom the beautiiui nowers liearvn-fetune U"UUI'U-7, "
tolierself." He had a frank, pleasant ful and happy family.? Iliches to
i .1 j.i,: 1, x-fnrif tho iTinst inordinate ie-
countcnance, and there was somemmg 7- k" . . . , y m . nnm
in his manner that interested thegen- mand, bring not joy and peace, and wonders truly has not ccas.-i
tleman and lady. . consolation 4and a life. time, spent m bay Telegraph. j . . - ,
'Look here, Edward,', said she ril care ar,d toil, and m the accumulation -
pluck some of the flowers. It always of more than the humanoul and. body Jfcd Sen Tw
does me good to see people admiring can enjoy, is a life time poorly spenV g onotundreU pMl.
them;' andthen releasing her husband's , at last ;; unless' you can look back up- ofnd
' . 11 JCJt' ,-,iorvv to whnse hannmess you adelphia, is skrrtea.Dy a-raire 01
arm, she approaencu uie u.uuig tu j - . . - sli2litly eievMed aboyo
md on tne .many-10 w.io vr- -M,""' w-Wa
the lera her Upw yery Uk. have cot o VL
STOU ViriUOUa SUClui mnuvviivyeo, ci, v.j, "a"- .- (. .-
r- u , . Uorr, thn rrift in hv Rounds ranfl!r from
ic main bv sounds varying from
six miles' ini width. U Through
from th
ono to six
these beaches the fCa Iialforced its
iffTr forminrr numerous iiilets, with
dangerous bars, which'hc wayes
dash tumultuous'ly jin cafni 'weather
. . f' '."-l1bU.n.-.:-''la r n
a
Damage by Firej
oil the Company.
Til 1 ri J
j, on the principles
Th Company is doing a prosperous hutiinep a.
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-u eitii 11 us ever ici ui-n iuuue iui uu m-
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Kvtalment on a premiunt note
11
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. ----- . . .... tt.i "M . . ... . i nn th-ohf rjace ana say 10 you, tuuuau
the guise ol poetic inspirauon. xxc ; tbnnderJ and th( g;p,ty woman ien , andhad-workingman;
wrote with wontlerful power. Page af-; dead on tke floor v The ccmrdciuance ; 1?G he's an honest one:'1
ter page came from his prolific pen, f tue narrat0r expressed all he felt. . JCI' trembled like mornin
almost without effort, and there s a i tAnd the bridegroom 1' asked I, 'the .Wof iheTad?
; when he dreamed fvain foolV of wt A aL nnd the vie- ion the shminglashes of the lady
- T ,.. j 4 ;m.Wa1.ul.. w.vu.-..v; , turned to her husoana, wno naa
: 4i:f-rr Rnmo hm nrnrlnetions .: . linn V as biier luuitu 1 ,
Iiuuiui itinij u"11"- j.... - ilula . ntl. uttauic n
came before the world. They were r jpe stands before you.r
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praised and circulated, ana inauirii s thrilling answer.
the old. child one.V savrnff;" ,'Arc you
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lond 01 nowers, six; j-i, Vn- v. v..r ,
m-eat bleasui-e to gather you some.' ; But there is another aspect in which
The voting workman looked a mo- the. great terrene possessions ot MT.
ment verv earnestly into the fair, Strawn may be viewed, ur tni , ou,
. AAA lr.,l o art At nilltlVll
. r Willi .iirrrs ui iauu im u-oum v v-'
sweeiiace. . . V . ; 1 i, i ;iu,i
'Twelve years agothis very month,' tion, nottmcruuu.u , yJolenceduring
he said in a voice deep and yet trem- t)t; its products k no .one ac re - "rtd outerrandnd
ulous with feeling, 'I stood here, lean- Harvested, unau uw with the const Usu "HV sets ft
ingonthisrading a dirty; ragged lit- yea r to je. by- tenants and hiredla-- Pf ff
tie ber boy: and you asked me this borers. They, for a mere pittance, IJ"
very fl"1 intplhe a toreach
placed the Dngnt nowers
and they made me a new 1
they made a man of me, too," 1 our pronts-oi ,ue - . the crjast can freely be
face has been a light, ma am, all along ana oy armng . bu.rP - -ntbrests of New Jer-
the dark hours, of my lite, and this catuotrau ne ua uv,
.1. i:fi Wrrr W ran stand er. which he has in vested, m land.-, sey are, PAran.W c J
uv iuv miiv, - , . . -. .1.-1.4. rt -1,5-3, thft
In a lectureto young lien, recently :
delivered at Mobile by' the Rev! Drt-
Lord, wc find the following suggestive-
passage ' , ; 1 , V -
Dare the young husband, at tnc.ai-.
tar of the Most HigVGbd, swear to
i . ....h i.n
ehcnsh and protect, uuiu uuaiu bum
break the golden chain,! the fair and
timid girl who stands at his side, who
forsakes tor him the earner s care anu,
the Mother's tenderness and then go -away
into the paths? of Bin and bruta
lize himself, until union bccomesJiko
that of the living and thej dead.' J-arp'
he briiif dishonor upon the wife of Im
bosom, and leave in misery and warit .
what lie found in beauty ailid happiness? ...
Dare he substitute a driiveling drunk
ard for the promising youth, who in
the glory of his. early majnhood yowefl .
before Heaven and in thjo presence of
Angels and men to bo jto her in thjo
rxU- f nnv moro than-i all kindred
and friends ! Dare tic leave 10 ws
innocent children the iiiheritance of
an evil name, the corrupjting infiuenvjo
of an evil example, and, worse than.
, i . , ".. ..1 i.i, v, ro i?ir
all,- tne consiuuuoniu w.-nuva ''t,
or intemperance, the fearful law by
Juilrre visits the
Vtliieil -" I" r O ,L
iniquities of the father ipon the chi- -
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dren :
B. DRAKE,
Ajrent.
was
, -1...1.. kA hmmlvmt : The sea Jfrom -Alsine to the
judicious, no. - Z S ki, whitened the sails
ramu imuroveuieui anvi lcuuuj i' -- . ...
Lcrity of the country has added great of American coastmg vessf, -manned
?Ptllv . i. , - .21..' v..- oitirTis. andarenresent-
value, and now He-nnns innweii-me ujr ""'r"t Ta7 Jl lTAr.
l ' .4- ,;nne TUA fhiJinfrevervsseaboardtotateoftil.ic Union.
UllliCl Ui I CLOU uwjvojiuuo" O . ' i l-. ' I.
30,000 acres of land bee divided out Nearly all have oecasmn approach
: iio on. i. l- -n. -7 i ' . .. nfn 1 1 C 4- .1 ,n Art J rtt lll'W 1U1. itllV 1 UliailCI-
asioinsnuie-ut w r ------'-r- , , WoM nA thA danrrers above enumeraa. unaer
set on foot in the "hope of discovering
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tne author. lie, wrappeu m V"
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'God,' said she, 'put it into my child
Pericles was wont td say that time 'heart to do that little deed of kindness,
,1. ..u.iUt.iSrto&!a3 the Wises, counsellor. ; j and see noWT.o great. the-reward
Uies, insteau i.v Lj ii,0 rlanra above enumerald. Under
his -Smtrol, whose condition' may be
but little better than that of the more Jersey appropriately
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TTfxrTo Freedom.
IJm Rrnnlo i nfnrro k1ivc. who had
run away froin Mr. W. Cfcer, of S.Q.,. .
and was helped- by Juftgo Culver, Of
New York,' with funds, lied in Canada-
last month, from ari-atim aitfl
cold. : - ( -
A Cincinnati Paper '" - '
Relates the folloiting story 01 .;a
doe. which, of course, khows how. id.
read IWO diamines jit-Biuo u mo
same dwelling on fron street, near
mill.- One of them, Christie Doyle,
occupies, the first floor, and takes the
Mnquirer. Tho otuerj- a ucrraan,
lives upstairs, and is a j Rubscriber o
the Volkn FrennJ. Both papers
are thrown. into the hal , every morn- ,
in by the carriers. The German has
a dog, a species ot -senc-r, v..v
known throughout the ;nei-hborhood
for its sagacity. When master
rises in the morning, the'dog marehes
down to tho hall for the papery and
i :-iir i-Afums withl the German
'slieet. He has never been known lo
make a mistake between the two.