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. . , - -,..-,-..-.,.. .,.,..,.,--.. . . , ; , A a A .., A 1 A ... 'I fi ' ? f ft M J A. i i ; VOL. XI.-NEW SERIES SALISBURY, N C., JUNE "8, 1854. NUMBER III L L, ' jaMi1tB'1i g-C"w''M'1eCi,'PI'y MMWWti itreJSaMSIiaSaM'ii,. - f J. J. BBONER, ' tDITOt AND FROPMETOB. . .nt TERMS! 11 !- ' 1W IMlew ayaar. paid Wilhln thl nana friaa tWe W easaarieliaia aeaaUara aa fifty aaaafma htm Ike eaaraUM of Iha yar, aed Ihfeaaol iu aftM Dm yea ha Mparaia. Ma aeper iMawaiie M ei all amaregea af fU eseaat t 1H opliian Lba Ed lint. Latum ( a SdHot M u I owi A afaaia b A. aetata1 ay It aioaa b Aa tdnrtlmmmM autmf 1 1 or 1 1 aim Htrf -4 ia pMaxtisa ta I aaani Hmkmf i w tt ara. Swawilh Ittajt AR fcaetiaaa af a aac a m i. .iaif ta ptafaniua la Ifca k, rf H !a fraetHiaal aart. . Oaoaol RHtib, ariikol aiditioaal fiau la tkoat m aaVaruaa rrfalarty ihnxifh ibr ( wt tirdm afcarfrS Hi prr aaal hW Una Iha va raua. UrSeia te ainaaa af feawaad aaa wifc. taa-k If f nana m&m$ ta aaWtiaaaieaU an rritrM a la Male lha aar af taarniuM ; aaol if It la ariJul tfta mk mi aeaarr Iha 1a aac paa Ma, anha aaoa tAa lata Um w4 tUm. UMwrana atof wit W fal ap ia lha aaaal my aa4 akarxS IV Ka sweaaal aa Far tha Walrfcaiaa. -STAOldif bk NO OKT AiilOX t It ia eertaia-hat tba aetioa af ateatafioaa ia b result of a peculiar iaflueaes aVpandinf oa . . . -i. . . . . - .J ... -.-..I. -- - 4. .. J . by etMMncal actional and maiiifiata kielf a ben- vr h Is hul tubdiwd by kame aaUgoaiat po - lis exiataaes ia r wniJ, in a cunrtt-t ll l of ebaagea aad traoaluiiualiofn, is which - JlAtMM tfl Mbttaaoes eapa)4 of anderpang.' Barxpr-f H T - 8 i tttittfeb 5. ? "--r - T-iuin a'' 3 J" Z iitlitittr 8 ? "0 iMMMtmii St S jtMafla cJiMgw to aaruu. - - Aa aaloMijaibataace fa tba act of dcmnpo sitiua, or a aabatance va-ntrratrd frooi tha omd poaenl parts of a Bviag Vady by daMpa oot rauaicaUa ka aaaa atate (o all parta of tba aya traa capable of eot-jring hi to the aania atate, if aocauas axiM in ikaas parU by ahkh the change is aouateractwi or oWmywL ------af aaJ3ayaaiji'5B Adk of A calf ia A sms, of, dvonipoitioii, when Uudaxjid iirto auhii tl tranaturmatioo of tlii subatanov, witboat being tksiielaaa ltyiaaraltl, in tha aattw luau r, larais and cortaie. ponfafioua matltm piruduva 4iaeaass a UM bumaa orgauaam, by oumniiiiii ' eatinr the stau of deconioaitioa, of wbicb tbav tbeaaaaalraa are thajnilcJJU) .wrtILir5,..i, I CAS rgaaiaaa, witboat thentM-lvaa being nepro duoad ia their peculiar Ibrm, and nature during tha progress of the deromioitija. Th dimatt aa lAi caar it aol tntafimt$. Bat la tba fcllowinjj ea h ia oontaiona, ris : Wka tba aawfeiag. Wy --s--ia.praiuffliL-.- feajaa poaa A caae juat Jibe tha above, elixpt that there is flflfn, la tlie solution of snxar. A'oie, wheu tba yeast is inlroduoed, thaaai of ti.uaipuaition the anpir, effict a i-haiiy; in tha iWra and balura of iba glutea which ia ia conewpit-nue also aabbjeted to tranaiurauiiiae). As Jong aa QMS a tbs fermenting sugar ivnuuna, glutea continue) to W eped n yral, and this new aultor IA turn ewitta fc-rtiif nlatiuii ia a fresh a lutioa of ailgar. ' . . Wa aais, tWttoraj that tla reproduction of' 'tba aaertiag bayjNaivdipttd ' I, Vpoa tbe pnwnre olFtbat aalistanee fiom wbicb it was originally ferraed ; -; t,f Upon, the "prMenc of a eompeund which is eapw.Ua of being; ajeoumpuaod by eontaci with tcma, tha ivprodufcliott of oantagioua maltera in tooatagious diaeaaes, ainoe it is quite certain thai ; Muj wiiat bar, tlteir origin in the blood, we Siajaf aaJmit that tba Uood ofs ba-aMiy indfvid- Hal coouina sabataneea, by-lb docompoaitioaaf " WMb iha aaeiling body o -noalagwia -aaa U piuCed, .A,.4Wh.mi.1-H - aVHata-ipJC ..,. ' tasnttt, that the Wood ermtami anwrnil cwniir tstat capable of being decomposed by the exci Mng body. 1t is only in onaequenoe of tha Viaveraioa of tha nsoolid eonstjtuent, that the briginal exciting body can be reprodured. -'-'A aaaeeptibflity-'of -aWllagMMI-indiawlea the prasehoa of A oartain quaniity of thia -aeeona) Vnry fa thabhxd trfballhy individual, -That laaoeptibility jbr IAS disease and lu intenaity Matt augment AwOrdiVig to tbe quantity of that body pnaant in the Mottd ; and inproportion to it. diminution or dirtppearanpo, the course of Xk diaeaae willchangas Whan a quantity bow emw small of contagious matter, that ia of the exciting body, is introduced in the blood of a eallhyiodiridual, it will be agaia Aeliei'aU'd in tba blend, jttat aa yeast is hpradued from wort. It condition of UaaatoVination iflt' beCommti- - ( " . a I nave vaaaa aicatay to a conatiturnt of ihe bioaid ; and lacnrrenta tl itoaaaquanns of tbt banaioraiatioB suffered by Mns awbstarw, a fcody idanr ilaf W Um .xiiilitif or edhtagioiM matlef iH ba produced from audthef coaiUtuent autoUon of UwbhJUd: - ?. , r.-'-i Tba atata of-Hibang or Jwontpoaition wUfch afjWU od jiarticla of blood, It imparted to " aeofid, k third and at Ut to all tbe artii4 of blood in tha bota bodjr. It it comttlutiftfcttod In lika manner to tba blout) tit inotiibr intliViJu al, to tliat of a third bnon, iiid ao on or in in otbar word, Um duom ia e jciled in llu-m aW ' It ia qwwj oartain tfit BttmbeTof (ivtu- liar iuuiuDct! exisl in Ilia Uooi of aomc marffe aboard of the Fanny, all of whom and aarmaav aibiaii ant abaatil from the bluui of otlwra, . - - . - - TUa Uoodi of tba aaraa iadiviJuila eonnuiu in cbildbood and jouth, rariaM quanthie of aub .Unoat awh arv'abKat (Km tr'tn otb-r of ifroath. The auaopptibilily of contagion j pw-uliar winting bodit in clul.lliud iulicain a jiropajfatiun and rvg wration of tbu rtfiiiug bodioa is oojuitKJa of Ui trausforuiiliiiu of oartaitt tnlMtahuua wIih h ah- preavnt in tha Uood, and ia tba abaanoa of wbicb ho contagion couM rnUr. ! Thia eiplaini why ean hare errtain di eaMt only one, h a tm-a-Wn, Ac, far when tin- dWaaa haa prvi!d tlif ayrteul, it haa trana-tirrm-d all that iwruliar uiatir in the Muod, hfaat rrnib-rMj tins penon liaUa to Uku th dia- cM. it ilaiua Uw, why tarcination w a pro tectiiin againat the fciuall pui Tbaat diccu of auiid nutu-r indicate dial ; rarUdiintai eouaiituliun of ibe bl.od wdttror- ed by a peculiar proeaiaof t!)vnipoailion, likl d not iffeci the oth.f eouoiiiuiiiu of the lir cntarmjr fluid.-- ' " ti h.:k ;- .. t. .i I J J -!TylJPr-s!a &!& W,t lur Uia auilano uruu imaewaKl-aiinili wua ..... .... ,, may te again g?aei in aiw Hiiie imjia luiuai, wu mm hv may auain war- , , - " I - a. tawuiiiort a ill sa wuorf-thir jireuliiir iutF atanue frum ih aiatun. CWauit adiuas are ftiiUA in iw ititt WMlyaaH. the Innro, aa.1 it ia ett kaowa that diwn of the hmtn am abore alt rrthr) tr.,p,rnt andnoua. When gaaeoua and a . a ,t I i. dwmiin aulaalaaawa. or tlia allien -r i - , 1 (ub ciH s mica! aa-tiott, auch a utphiirvUd hj - n and uarbonte ad olrtain acoM to the !( 'I'"')' nie4 with kaa niintjince in th'u or gan than any other. ..WbeB the pfoceas af mpiralion ia inv-lilWd 1iynHnM-aTiift'aatiM'lK Uw p4rfsa of Ae - f rwlM-a lU toatto; Arniwianiajn.tea ijw jtatoof,j MMwiniuuiif h owine naa wm nfinoieu-irom r.i,iiir li lln hnm iH tlv ,..,1,1 that ImmIv l.v m iMW.lliar t.riHiM itT IAfttniM.iliiui ' ti rtafnf ' fiu.I r (BlIiLiiiir ..im tfit.r.a anil ' - - r , . ... v ... I j a artibViallv eicitaL i all were fortunately saved except the nc-: 1 ..... . . ' ITU lafiv SiiHN. ti.'lYiiitsitifr tn fTiittrn Ktil- . ball dpeotnpiMtin rat wnich H is the suijart, to tlie ny saw i iiianr j but All did wtJl ! ami no ?;irni, if iTeuder, was versed either iu sci bhiod, diaeaw k produced. ilia- mattar under- jfmecoiihl wit ness the kindness ainl warmtli yln.t. or was powerfully nerved. Instuiit- aminir deoonnxnauuu u Uie tiriMliri-l oi ul-a. , " uia aanivu nia-aioo hiiu jcvcu r.-ii! -i-i , . , -pl uiuiwumi n I"1"" an aa , i- a,; v other com oauiuiis siiratii? noon him. it is ratlla-d caaliiaioo : hul if it i- a prudiK-tof the dtvay or puln-fadioo of animnl aud ag1a- Ue nbatan!ea, or if it act by it clmuii-ai pra- ipartlia altby: Jafcf? vfaptaT ijaH which H p)"Siid d.ll iuu enten into-combination wftb part of th- body, or cauaeti their -dfcompajaitnan. it i termed m'i, " ftaaeona caantajriaaijt mnMar i a frriatm rinitlwl froth blooa, and capaUe of fcuvraling itself again in blood. Uut luiaarn prt'rir ao ealkrd eaoaes diacaae aailliout beind itwlf rrpro duccd. Xu-617. . 1 ama county, Ohio, there is a novelty which is, rarely to be exceeded iu curios ity anywhere. All over the village the people are favored with natural fountains Th,lttn tiuis ioscrilc the.fttivelt v i. . " It is supprxw-al by some that there i an nnder ground lake at the depth of some torty or iirty feet, of conxitlornble extiit, water has been foHd whtati bored far several miles around. 11ns is apparent from the fact that every new well that is bored affects the strength of others in its immediate vicinity, until ifs stream is el evated bv means of a thick to an equal hsiglit. Tlie amount of m ater discharg ed bv these fountains, however, is not proportioiiate or equalthe strongest ofjes j being generally eaxt of Main street. The waTercarHMMwiacd in projaortion to the stream forced up; There areCvrraHhat fill a two inch anger hole at Uie height of eight feet above the surface of the earth, and the others issue a somewhat smaller a.ItaSltt' !ltt'ibt!lli1 feet. Some of the larger ones throw up small fish, and we are told that there is A very strOnif fountain about a mile east WThW itw terete color, of tlie length of three inches, have been.seen. , ; " The work of proenring wator is siin- Ad W .t.TJlA ...AW AIIV r.i.a ,.it u.il stones met with to obstruct the course of the anger, and but one or two days are required usually to sink a well, of Kite or six inches in circumference, the necessa ry depth. Water is found at an average depth of 49 feetrThe auger passes through a' - i -..;t j. ...II...:. II. ..I f4!i reel. I neaiigcr passes uirougn i a loose sand imttl it strikes wttat iacalled i a -'hard pan,U fitoi: TOaj-oflftfriitto.- bntcber m fttf ':t,hf who having missed the Ahimal, eywl the of such A nafnrt that it teqniret A drill to fJ"wliel?ni,xier ....picionsly, and con pnetrate it Immed.ately below this fM w,o ,(ad ;hard pat." lies the water embedded, it hoH htKthe ox M , mpig price, and is snppwjd, in nnicksaml, as for some .f,,, ... .... j . a - ' A: aaa av.a.A itiatiMIma ltfiWtirB I A TIT fllllkll I titles of fine white sand are ejected by the wafer, but the stream finally becomes ent1 tirely pure and clear, and no sand is Af terwards seen. ' " No season or state of the weather has , oiaa.n "r."".. anv effect upon these living fountains I nor drought nor nood can cuange meir cnrrentir-l-they Are ever the same their source is inexhaustible, and therefore they j cannot fik r-r-rr From iha Fa;iUarill Ar(M STEAMBOAT COLLISION. Laat Wedtlt!!ajr eTeninir, ft little after gun-down, a cttlKgiHh took plaw oii-tbU'e Me n'omligitiipciiUiiigon uijr dia Cape Fuar RiTer; aorHe tlrirtr tttik below Fajretteville, between tha steaider Fan ny Lntterlolt snd Governor Gaham, in which the former waa so badly injured as to aink iu about a minute and a half Tirens ttn thirt f -eirht w forty paacn- were saved how. we cannot tell. The hand of Ood aa clearly in .their deliver ance' : for at thd rime of the catastrophe they werti iu all parts of the boat, various '.,lM,g4?'!'lin. conversation, aorae at the KUpr-faLre, and other quietly ga zing out jtpon the aurrounding sceuery aU.ut which the gloom of evening wa gradually gutlienug. Uuielc aa thought t.... II.. .-..I r f.l . . I the talilfH came crashing down- men, women, children, trunka, carpet-baga and furniture were rolling together in wild confiioioii ; floods of water wcro rushing in, uiiil. altoirether such a scene was urc- acnted aa no, pen could adequately dej wnte. rvime reaciiea the Uraham iroin the upper deck of the Fanny; others plunged into the boiling waves to swim ashore; the life boat in 'which most of the latllea werr iiatantly IniinphoH nm nt. ct ; the wood, trunks, broken tables and f-irniture were afltt and the waters aniund the f Hindering Fanny were all aatir witli strnerslinir bodies Sockin? safe- ty in every practicable war. Had the 'c"H taken place half on hour later, j half on btiard must have inevitably j per- ,'hthed. - Tlie lioats were Inttatitlv litshed k.M.liji. iiM nmt ,m,m m .st K. . I. . i..., awiiiied-BWi' wi' v--awr-ri -pwwit i, - ,, . MiiamrW - MiMM iv .'. ii.ivi.ii. victim exertions to ; . . .i v ,,. n - ,, , . . prevent the collision. I oor follow 1 pitch- Tfd overtranl Tiy tlie force or the eonciis- - Hon7Tie went down under the fJrahain. and was never seen more ! With the ex j"! f few no iiyryt lTv WM K,M1JJ. VK? be ex Mrs. John C. . Smith of this County, 1 '"TfTV catw, W t,e efforts of lier Iui8band and . . . at iii w; piiuiiiiiur aa friends to get her up on the hurricane deck of the FAnny with A view of traiiR ferring her thence to the other bout. A little an of John M. Rose, whowassep- antted seven or eiirht feet from his father, was hat ed br one of the nero bovg that ! vaa taai taatmrf an aliia ..ntv waalr l.o&.v-u Jlst fijj,-,; ffo Sfurdaacli" Mtin tmmf.TCklk thyM-o& tho r rreeieo ami emoraceu encn oiner niter iilieir signal deliveraiice without thinking better of his race iV fr:'ilJWeIlimrs. ij'l't tf.. Mr. i Iaac W rieht'av in-4he rk4nUv, whtar tli ey W Would, no doubt, have been kindly receiv ed bad they chosen "W go tliitncrf bflt most of them remained all night on the Governor Graham, whose kind Command er, Capt. McRae, did all that he could to reiifier tnem comfortable. Hie Agent ot , ne ratiam tni town or , nearmg oi 1 to ga) down and bring them up on Th iiiu. a. niaTi , r.rlvr, cut:njiiTi uic K-nrmiiui liurs- Jny. We have heard many misrepresonfa tions of this unfortunate occurrence some attachin .mIm.1 .n- - r'"fe r -'"i-""- , to III e attaching blame to one and some to j admiration, ; but as pure and ltoly iu vir otherof tlie Captains. We believe j tlle M a foint. To think of her beinjt the 1 here may have been some negligence; but we think the boats came so suddenly iiiKin each other at a bend in the river that in their attempts to get out of. the wav and hot strike together, the collision occurred just As two men will run afoul of one another when they meet in ahnr rv and attempt to pass on the aide walk. Vo certainly blame no one except our- sell for being such a. fool as to attempt a trip by water that we might have per- tormed by land. THE OX THAT WOULDN'T STAY TvILLEXX : A farmer drove a very fat qx to mar ket, expecting tlie- animal when killed wtittWytcM Home w4vewtbirteen. knife, dred of beef. Ho sold the ox s the buyer drove him off, and at nhriit came back re- prAmting-Uha-4liemuHLJuwthe slaughtered and otlured to settle tor him, bnt Bhowing- an ncTOnnt"of hrr wt?rghr that fell short of he xpecatis ofthe farmer, who insisted on swing the lieef, and after- Weighing - it with, tha .tallow. 4-was-j.aH?Kt -tolpv lumiat, tliongli nit more than half satisfied, with the money in ins pocxei. imnng me nigiu aner um . return, the dead ox came hack to the yard During ill alive and welh, having broken out ,o? the I .. ,r . i. .. i . t . . . nra . - . nM, HrtV f ,, . ,iP..,...t t... ....... o l,r-b fo town. I ' ( I V4 X llllll IIIID Ulliva At the recent sitting of the North Cur' oliua Diocesan Convention of the Protes tant Episcopal Church, a letter was re ceived from the Rev. Dr. Forbes, of St . , ... VV Ann s (,ltoina'VV.tnoiici cnurcn, in .new i ui, i'u--...iB i aajaa. y. ...v ney which-the lato Bishop Ives received from the diocese just oetoraj uw ucpanure , DUEL. One September I weut down Id Hath to recruit a little dtpepaia, which had phragm. Among .MngSSifo unces I made was that of a TOMtSBcSrT ZiT1 w 'nol i"2 t., of dragoons, who occupied the adjoining j .i ji 1 apartment to my own. lie was singular ly uufittud for bis vocation for he was of slight build, and delicate in' bis Took and demeanor. He looked as if he was better fitted lor a, Uflj qnit;t ratironMiit in some country rectory, than one of bus tle in a barrack or camp. lie had tra velled extensively, however, and was va ry communicative upon every subject ex cept himself and bis family. . One afternoon, just before twilight, we, were together iu the pump-room talking auoui quiiuug it if a pnuiicnnuu, wucu, as we passea a group who seemed to be strangers j'uat arrived, I felt my coui panion'sariii jtwitch in my own, and bis frame shuddep. He stopped, as of course did I, beinir arm-linked with hiiu. Ho half turned toward tha group, when I heard tfie words hgfon Vaa any TibdyV vomU I " followed by A laugh from one, aud a sly nudge from another, directed toward a foreign-looking fellow, who, as these things were said and done, stroked his whiskers ve'ry compluiaantly, and looked knowingly ; but before I bad time . I. . U ru.fl! II If aH ffl Kill, lllft VniHtrf AlhfnT from -twveid fcjwards tb ro w - ' v -, ' - . ' , iuiki, wiin extraornmary nerceuess, crieo ou are A band of liars 1 nutantly the similarity of name just Red with his own crossed my mind. " Hello! who the devil are von I cried one of them, whilst all stared. "F.wAI he's drunk-the Bath waters have proved too much for him !" said - ". iiKiitlier. - 'tTi "WliTcliof vouTiwke'of Hie""Ta4v1usf 4jAUlejnaeud.mjr lata companion. . " Oh 1 jealous, is he-jealous I jtjalous, is he jealous by the godl" responded the person with the whiskers, a he-strokei! tliem mre eoni pluiantly than ever; but don't disturb yourself, sir, I can't .tare my little Julia, au.vhow !" The words had scarcely crossed his lip 'Mli.Tn - liefetl prortrmtff on the fW, felled - AW frani Uw'young.4nW,twhuavJ " w iiile the fallen man was I'leedinjr pro- fusely from the noee. His face other- " 'r'i waa vkhitft witbmiiijrltid friHr wiao; And TagB. iJe w As raie4 'IhWf the ground by tis frtemjs,. r "7"ZT " J1:3a.,iU-l;,viy'w'W sister," said the officer, Cornet Langtoii, us lie extended bis card, and. rejoined me, with his excitement somewhat sub- ,,,11. jhe cool air of the street re-as- him, and be revived. 4t wasy-siATetvmr, said b3riiieT- planation " my only relative, who, un fortunately, was educated at a fashiona ble school, and ia coquettish and fond of insr named in a public place like that !" I endeavored to calm him. I spoke of the probable thoughtlessness, rashness, and ignorance of tbe men ; but it was hard to calm him. ' " Of course I, shall be challenged," said he. "f think not," I answered.' "When they learn tlie relationship, it will be seen at once that you could have done noth ing else. He will withdraw the expres sion, and you the blow." ...He slightly laughed, and said "Per haps so; bitt j amarB4-io figluiutl my sister's honor, at all Innards." We parted. Jor-tlie-night, and, sure jvarty watted' opo w At; flay-rtmvBd said ''Sir, I am Mr.- , the second of Rupert ltawden, whom your friend struck. lam-referred to you as his frionda" - " What, alreaayrj" inquired "I. ' " Yes, and the meeting must be to-morrow iiwniiiig.w" " ' '' "Tliut is as we say,' respondeal I "for we aw challenged.-' It in a nlnr time." Hie insult Was givctrfh a shorter tinu'ijtJ not stir, but tookTUie pfslol mechani- .i .a, - a .1 :.i I ! .. ' than that," said the mail, with some bit- terne yet Eti 0fty , Lis politems. .. "Well be -it so ''I said. "Corne met liigun will agree w it, 1 am sure. Pistols, J suppose, and ten paces f" My antagamist naaded, ami aaid " I stipjxase you know who my friend is!'; , ." I have no ide--T-nisver saw liim br fore." " Welti he is a most Accomplished shot and as sure as the sun rises your friend will bo killed. I give you this hint, that no precaution may l?e neglected for the living." We parted, anil I rctnrned to Langton. He was sitting in his accustomed seat by a writing desk. He was in dishabille; turning overaome papers, and before him lay a portrait. " llere she is now," he said, holding St before me ''as she was in her tenth year .... - J-axBng JuliA -as I aaed to. draw her in her little waggR on the Brighton laiids. We are motherless and fatherless now, dear one, but' I will protect your honor," ana ne.eoverea the picture with kisses. ""' Bur How to busineae," said be. . . - : ! ' . a a-' I J ma waa in a vnwt oi anecwu onniT " Pertiftpa it may be altered," said I, He tried to get up a laugh, but theu suid, solemulyo4 1 shall not tall, Do you see this ring I It has the inotto of our fain ily, given it years agj by roval license on the field of victory for doeals of rlr : Djeu proteg Ait le droit'---God will pro tect the right! I shall shoot him, for I am right. - ' 1 ou make no will then I oa gt ve no directions whatever I?' said L " Nope. I tell you I shall not fall, nor be harmed. I thought of what my antagonist of a second had said about bis principal being a good shot, but reflected, if I reape&tcd it, it might unnerve him: so, seeing his mood, I encouraged him, and In a short time we were quite gay that is, to ap pearances but I have no doubt be was as sinking of heart as myself. ' . We sat and chatted until daybreak, aad be told me the story of his life. There was little of romance or general interest in its details; a recital of happy existence love and domestic bliss only one aright shade, and that bis sisters volatility of manner, triddiness,' an Uioiii:htljssness, which had often made her the subject of observation, but never before of insult. She was now in London with a distant connexion.' She, wttb himself, had a lit tle lauded proierty, from Which some - iM sovn-as-ttie uncr tigitt or wjmronetr ing day straggled through the window we parted he to a bath, and I to an adjust ment of pistols and little particulars. The former I had borrowed of a friend iu ah adjoining street, who bad been on the continent. By a queer device the sight was tiped with a delicat diamondnd Oil1 trigger, premised when iu glum bbscur ed the object from the eye, he said, was indicative of certain death. It seemed reasonable; and I felt rny ltritre-, not- withstanding the other was so unerring a shot. Our toilets were soon made, and we walked some mile 'andTa half to the designated spot a Held, with a wood ou one side, and a copse on the other. We found onr adversaries already present they, had rode down, and had been wait ing. Two oflier things iu our favor; for even to the bravest the' expectation of a crisis is harrassiug and depressing lltetimaj-Wore it ntHst-be titled upetuira lyto . make tlie iiiind jnost tranquil. A we WalktHLvretalEed, and our" nerves were cool. We saluted, I approached my opposite, and whispered4 Wjllyour friend withdraw his rejnark F He shook his head, and answered, iu ft low tone " lie says life is right, and he KULnuL-rCJuiU)U-iiiat.oriiur lrumO-s-Aisa ter is his. mistrciis-aud he can rove it by letters now-m t lie iocn ol has jack et Thin, of course., . wojilil, when cx- ..1..: 1 ...i 1... .. a .i. r.. pun uou, wuiy oc a u ueu rvsou-a j m aa-cv 1 saw that this was so, and we began to prepare. Tossing for the choice of a jiosition which I had been, while talk ing, cautiously examining as to locality I won. He tajotthe word ia fire with-- our-amomcntrsbtwrrion,--altrrougbthe work of design and deliberation of the few moments before ; I chose it, and man aged to place the cornet with his back to theVast, where the sun was beginning to rise, and iu ranire of a church spire. iust bevoud aver the hillv irround where tol, and whispered bnt these wordtt- "When the sight is' midway between his shoulders, press, and you hare him ; and if you miss; don't atira" . - He was cool, beautifully cool, and nod ded assent. The two toolc position. " Gentlemen, are you ready I" said my opposite. . There was qo answer. " I take it you are ready ; and you will fire after two, and. before five." v' He paused a moment, and said, f I will now cotint," and then in a quick tone, said "Raise; one, two, three, four, five." lhe-orn fired at three, tho other at five, and both stood firm. "Ihevhave missed, said j: adversary came to me; "and shall we understand . why," as we prepared the other pistols. iWBmasromst-ef t'aret-iangw--foi his position, una cri8soa to a suck near bv. where lie had hunff his coat, and drawing his pocket-hankerchief, blevr is nose. It was an act of attected nou- halnnce.' My friend kept his prwt and callv. ." I shall fetch him this time," I heard the other whisper to his second, as he re sumed hi pistol. There was the same pausing: the sonic drill pfepreparatioutiie same words as bajforeXwhen both firoal, aiid tog'tlier." Tlie cornet was Uninjured, whde the other fell, witVa ball throngh his neck." " You see I was right," said, he ; " I should not be toucheil. - God has protec ted the right" , 1 Ho has indeed, I thought, a I nie chauically placed in his hand the first pis tol, which I had rehiaded, and tookl'rom him the discharginl messenger of death. -1 approached Ute .fallen man, who was evidently in a dying condition, and was unanle to articniato. the .iatn sur geon" was by his side, and shook his head t me. The unfortunate mau tried to speak ; but at last, finding this in vain, he drew a letter from Lis Test. And poin ted to his coat. I understood at once. It was brought blm. He took oat three or four, and handed them to me, pointing at his opponent, who now stood twenty feet off, with his back resolutely turned, and holding tha pistol rather carelessly, I knew I had loaded it, and that he was in danger. I knew that the letter might be Important, if the intimation given me was correct 1 approached him with tnem in my band, "lie ay they are from her." aaid L He made no effort to take them, but his face became ashy pale. M I don't believe it," Was hi response. " He is a double liar lr . .... . . Men don't die with Ilea on their lips," said I, sternly. i " Well, you may read -r them, if yon choose." I ) began one; it was full of tenderness, and could admit of but one construction. His frame shook with -emotion. " How is it signed i" aaid he. 1 showed him the bottom of the pa per, where was traced ''Julia Langtou." His eves iflared ho-muttered a curse then sobbed once "My poor sister!" and quick aa thongnt, and before I could anticipate hta motion, he raised tlie fresh loaded weapon to his brain, fired, And fell deAd 1 ' - Horror-stricken, I ran to the oilier. He too had just expired, and the souls of the two duellists onitted mortal strife to gether. I shall not dwell upon the immediate sequel, nor my alter reflections, incy were too painful for remeiiibrauce. My friend was- decently buried, in .. the ..Bath fluirclivard. and fleft for town iinmedi- lately, to Avoid comment and arrest, 1 took my weird i pereonal atructr with mr, coitirisiiig bis little valuables ana papers, and determined to see tiie erring and un fortunate sister who had caused tins dou ble calamity. I said to mvself. " If she be not Wholly lost, that will at least bring her to a repentant life." F'rom the se cond, who otHciuted with me I learned her residence, and thither I went oil the ulg of my arrival. I knocked at the door of the house, and inquired for Miss Langton. There h no Bwctntamer in "the-4Kmse.' Ixemeuibt'r.ed that perhaps she passed by the name of bet "betrayer, and corrected ihy request by substituting- Mrs. , " It's up stairs," said the maid, eying me suspicumsly. - ' -- j- I ran up, but as my foot touched the upper stair, a light torin bounded forth from a door almost into my anri9 then as quickly stepped back. I saw it was she. " - " Welk what message V He is-wellf f dhitr'f9 different Answers is talta ctircrer. ed the dixr. " Dont keep me in auspense P said she. I had to, for I wa collecting my thought. My duty was a very delicate aae ai licuW'ly as 1 waw before me t light, tragHe beauty, who was not unlike, m form and" appearance, to' tlie unfortu nate comet . " What have yon heard I" said L " Here here, said she, bringing forth a crumbled letter from tbe folds of her dress, tile "wrote it the night before, and said he was to fight my brother. It is some horrid mystery, for I have no brother. Ncnadam, r-answe "for ho too is dead." He too he too C she exclaimed. " There are too graveyards wbich claim them," I rejoined. explain. Iwo dead! who are thev r self: but I could not sneak : so I me chanically handed her the letters signed by "Julia JUmgton. She took them in her hand read them for a line or so looked in mv face a searching inquiry and BW3oned. When she recovered tor t dasfied a wine-gloss full of water in her face, and laid her upon a couch by an open win dow although pale as marble, she seem ed to remember4J and said " It is a dreadful mistake. Take them to the real Julia Langton, at her- aunt in street; she willexplain all, when you add to whatever Utry yon iiava U i ! 1 M .1 t-o T.' 1 1 ,' j mv alonaaa T aaaaaiaail i - , - ' .HI notr t.a-morr.lW. toamorrowJ It is enough to know that my Charles, ... . .... --- ' . IJsiluOrCj myself, reinemberinir his public baaastings in the pump-room at uatii a pnuuc ua . -.. . .r i . sWrattt -of a- trustiiiif bwrt-l I left her. and uouirht the real Julia Langton, (as she phrasd it,T with a mind full of perplexity and mystery. What eowbjl.--.4t mean f Why aboidd 'J Clara Ellis" be quoted for alfcT Trer? " " I saw the lady, and not to make more naiiiful in detaifa storv which can scarce ly be surpassed in ra-al vx fictitious life i .r . '. a . i . :..i lor its 'ifiitatakvas- ntiaJortuniav. and tragical ( events, I told her all, showing her the letter. be was insensible lor hours.. Tl''rahsiip''iiivficlAis both came, and I W tti commai-ded to. wait lielow. I believe it was thought to send for an officer, and apprehend me. I began to think I oitgrtt to be In custody, lor 1 spread tragedy wherever I moved. Hours passed by. 1 was stilt in the dark as to the mystery and the fearful mistake for such it was, I now could perceive and one that could not, alas ! bring to life the duellist and the suicide. Nor was it until, the next day, alter again Boeing Miss Ellis, that I learned the matter. The unfortunate Clara KUishad been a school governess in the place where Jnlia Langton had been educated Her sed ucer, by some stran gas recollection -of names, arising from the two being eat together, And he hearing the name el one and not the other, bad attached it te her on a chance meeting ia the school garden. Not knowing to what unhappy lengths It would lead, Atrd being it a romantic turnshe did not At first unde ceive him ; and when enticed by bis arts and persuasions she fled the place, And soon became a mistress where ah hoped to be A wife, it - became convenient to keep up the name of i pure And Tirta pua woman. She loved him to distraoa tiop ; bat stilt aba luld a loving fadier A poor curate in the aorta of .England to whom she, as hit daughter, would btf -deAd. Tlie , letter whrek -caused tie whole thing were written by her, And signed with' her assumed name. ' - ' t What became ef her I know not? baA the nuiiartnnate aister of tlie doubly on fortunate cornet only Jin gered a year, and literally died of a broken heart I : Never in tbe course of my profession al experience have I read of or wit nessed a more complicated tragedy of real life A more strange entangling of tbe thread of human destiny. . A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL TREE. -Mr. Brooks, a respet-table-- farmer of Ulympia, Oregon, writes to a friend in Boston a very interesting account of A strange and beautiful tree lately discov ered iu that country. It waa communi cated to the Journal of Agriculture, from which we take the following extract; " A strange and beautiful tree lias been discovered in Washington- Territory which is not known to exist in any other part 4jf -the bbitabgWbeTl4re--is destined, I think, to make some noise in the world: It is remarkable, because its like is not found elsewhere, and on ac count of its great beauty and fragrance. Tlie tree varies1 in height from one to se ven feet. Tlie leaf resembles that of the jear, while the trunk. and branches look side of the leaf is coated with gum, liav ing the Appearance of oil, and of the con listence of honey. ..Handling them canty ... es the gum to adhere slightly to the fin gers.. The gum, as well aa die leaf and bark, Is highly odorous. ,,:t " Tllo fragrance, which is qnite strong, resemblc8 that of berirainot. or rine fruit and a few leaves are suffieieut to perfume a room. A leaf, fully wrapped up in A aper, so as to be entirely concealed, was anded to several Dersona. with the re quest that they would telf by the smell a . ... : ft aa ' - a it !! ii w asj expresBaiu iiiemaKMve highly delighted with Its fragrance but auiiac saa i u ia enieiiti iiilo ripo iiaraig some that it was bcrgamot ; while others , thought it smelted like ripe apple. The flower resembles that of the white jessa mine. - ' H Thia? will gertalnly tnaka Aerr beaA- tiful and desirable ornatDental trea td grow in one gardens. Around onr dwell ings, near, the pArlar;wThdb a claoice bower. .' It itttVixiajj-niltie fur these purposes Sa greatly enhanced by tha consideration that it i an evergreen. This specimen is brought from my farm, and is taken from a grove of About A quarter of an acre. The plant ia very rare even here : the oldest settlers of the n ii a; re. Dull, uire uouuuoa, ah waac aw found in other places. It has been known to the priest of the Catholic Mission of St Joseph for some years, bnt has not attracted attention until recently." - j - motion! ' - i "Groans of l)u, Briitomr . ,, A moral reformation is in the onward inarch in old Virginia About 15 coun ties have recently refused to grant any one license to retail ! liquor. But some, of them merely "scotch the snake ;" tlie county of Halifax (which we had thought "sold to Whiskey r) give five Hotels li cense, but refuses to license Stores or.reg nlar-built grogeries. Onr idea is, if -yoil ' license one-license all ; if you refuse one refuse all down with monopolies and exclusive privileges! But what will the South of Dan dol One or two heroes j. , . .. .1 i u .i..,aj r '"- -"S .)"l.'5- ura. auxaaua -a4 - till mortal irisrncee"ColirtiiBlfi- . t ... . . . . r . i li ii. 'L. t, 1 va i.(iiau w iv vuiki uuiii ura couldn't stand I Ye men of ffloommst llCfiSU,4TiacJgrsniiiy lion, and bow submissively fo the wise behests of the w.,tlM JIo. Am Eciiptui Jeke. The Baltimore Sun relates-the . (oltow.ing j...,.,.., mmm ". At the expected moment, a friend of ours was peering with anxious solicitude through his spacious crystal, under tlie shade of a convenient grape vine, when he suddenly called ut " there it is by thuudcr she's gone atbim withoneof her horns." He took down hi apparatus tho- ronghly Aniaxed. Try it Again," we said. He did so. "There it i8,n he ex- claimed, " by Jove site's dashed A born into his side. She's plnngiag it into him " We suggested that if might be something else, and upon examination it proved to be a vine leaf dangling before the iwnii-obscure extremity of his "fit .CbsrsiwrM. Why is the Eastern ques tion like mUddv coffee I ; - Because' it needs tetthng. -i ivi'.ttf--' ' --- :- -f'iiaMI ,nan,4,
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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June 8, 1854, edition 1
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