North Carolina Newspapers

' i '--'.!- 1 i - -.....'' ' ' VOL. XL-NEW SERIES. SALISBURY, N, C, AUGUST 3, 1854. NUMBER XI I, , J. J. BRUXER, EDITOR AND PBOPKIBTOU. TERMS 1 .. 4tu rfartptjoa; liTiottara fty hw if ' fu tofara Uu i(4ratwa U ib ymj, tmi ihm U -,6m n lb. r iw m win i vt.Io. r ltli to tlw Editor mart port pi4, lo taw tmm S3 23 ffir. I III MM k jfc L 'y, C. Q y ikj 5C 5kt5.sf.-r., JI5M1. 1 tISSitSf J A (ih.MwwMsM by tkmm fcu A. atftrcruMneat mkinf 1 or l qyu, rhtrg i ia pfufurtna to I Hqutrt : M.kiaf at 'J( jr W MuportM to 3 mat. All fractiua. 4 Kir ml lagt, riiv(4 ia aiuparuiia Ui the mjtt. rHw, aUlmit iddilkmal rriirgi Ciaau4 to Hun who adtorta, r,ul.ri, n.r.,.h tb. Y' ... rare i.Mmw auaarinf caadialatri fur Mirr. Coart Ottfan chufri ti par ernt luKhrr thaa tnr aktny Mtoa. tMtn far Amrce of huabaad u4 if. ,&Tn. Madiaf nlrartiMwM are requc.t - i u w.ii thi" aarhfjiTnf imrrii mi n mutztj.;-? ' H ia witml th.jr aaoaki oc-fi in. irM apaw fm- ' - - lBjrarill a Mt af (a lli aaual atyw MKfmair. ' fjr o danxiDt ua iKrax ralmj." ararmx ma vna txiuvaau aaa FIRST PRIZE TALE. , . TKE SHOTIN TIME. i Y i. W. fcKVI.N. CHAPTKH.I Oar tirUMi ia ia lh g1 rrrtia-oKl. Uartaat Ina evpma m Wa kino- Xcrer fear light and caretccs sooL as ho adiied in for a ihoiiienf his no - 1hnted writhe bankfuf the Hlack river, a few mihtf betow lhe spot where Kinp- tree now stands, for a parting word with :: tuACompaWiMt ; - " evertearloriue;.atortiiightainoiig tny old friends, and 1 will return to our camp in the greenwood safe, sound, and .t'.O "iVMrt f"l;t nltr nn Vr 'ffadt'llhf duttrtrirrtr1rart(8r'B ng ly tune for a rebel like myself as the epaoletted minions of King Ueorgc call in- to venture out of our fastness in the swamp. Hie craven hearted tories are awaiming titrsiighe country, and that - last blow we aUuck thorn at Dlaek" Min go baa bj pomeans appeased their rage ; out if a strong arm, a caution- head and a bold heart, can accomplish aught, trut mete eome out safely ,'? - - - "Mike, I know you too well," replied his comrade, in the same gay tone. "Vou " are the KreaUatt dare-devil in lh trigadd. " Trust yaa t tin my life, 1 " 'h S 5 S i t j 3 j 1 i w S r3 i-KKSIKTSv."' , i, "', , i i ... I ,.l.:l , ... ,,,;... , Al . - 10r Hill, cai'iaiil . . was me . uealll. SO timet - ami geitt re nn CMtrriw.aBoiM. v.u .? f.r... r" . J ! had lonr an tnotionloca on the, . . . . .1 - - - i . ..' - . ...... l- .iiit iif,i.nit rtrl,t 1 . -?'. . . . I reply of Michael All-; there alumbeml den and vokaulc i-as- Tiie wind, which had slept tor tlc ' iln"- t r A , would as lievc trust a callow gosling to i e,J ,lm the darling ot " Marion s lingnde JiaiUj!?.a,inJllie world without the j name which wjis applied to the bold sage wKtel'ifttlness'oY moiKeToiwer'i f4l-rwi-r .tjLj""jy partfsan, whether you up, Mike, to your manifest destiny, their nuinliers aiiioimlea1w-taJlimi-and will you report a the j-aj.np in due ! 8lU( llu.n. In those moments of gl m time that you have tiei'h swung up in the ! ftnd dcsiidcnev, when the sutrerings and usual style.by the rascally tries.' I destitution of tlieir lamilies, joined to ' Welfp'bFtrSi,"' JcTtptainpincc ' Jtmttroir -owrr irivafm awl auatid.lliiij r1lLlresitjai',liliko--tanglinfff lis-i pray ou 11 ue in any otner uiiin ine hkm mav, lie hum mi lorn; as me uiuusiering an al style. 1 have exceedingly niee sensi- ifid of the camp, ami infused into their bilities, and trust 1 may nol, Tiki; p"T Calwert, and many others of our com- - rauea. DO nilllgTiptin u roiigri graim viife. I trust, however,.m fall iiitogcntlcr hand dashing soldier, shrinking from no ilan thah those of the tories." jger or toil, confident and sanguine when wen, JttiKc, replied Uapt. onyer, his commander and friend, " 1 am loth to 'lose so active a lieutenant ; but since yon will etf UNryonrneHc -mt'f thmger,-Mirrty- soldier in the fair luce and the bright eyes of Dora Sin- Kiev" vii!ii ivm a -Amen!" responded Michael lightly. "What would 1 not give," he continued !bv the sanguinary Tarlfon in this manly in a graver ttmj, "to see the end of this .accomplishment, his position as captain bloody and liar, nosing war! Were you !,,f the 'dragoons gave him nmplc, pjtpor--ever in love, captaju,' - he aaketl in a light- it unity ..to display t "the brigade ' his rtone, - , (qnaht:tfttiwrrvau''ttU ' Ay, ; M ichnel; but -the; grave is W- whtJi de&mt steined inevitable, jihd tween us now.'-answ tired t'onyers, in a, the battle jipeared lost 'beyond redciii grave and saddened totie, wii"lp n cloud 1 tion, ffom some unexpected quarter of came over his brow, 44 Two short year the field ho burst into view with his troops of wedded happiness, spent mostly m the j following at his heels, and bore down with privations and hardships of the camp, ! his undaunted troopers like a hurricane with brief and stolen interviews with one of the loveliest and best of her sex, and 1 was left-alone, hcartlessy hopeless and -i i .. . comfortless as now. ' You have known me long, Mike ', yon have lain by my side in the bivouac, and gone shoulder to slum!-' dcr with me iu the chafge,but you little know what . wasting' and consuming . .thought go with me wherever I go. j - uu Koow mo; too wU todmifetwy coui1- 1 , ge r my honor, yet- there lavubceii I moment when I would have bartered 'au-..t nil .... ,.,.., !. I.... 1" - ; ii iiiu nujvui iii couu -j- ' "J ."'aepenuence lor peace, and tiie , lura beyond forgiveness. j blowings of mv ow ii loved fireside. It ia j ;" And who is he, captain," anted A1I ja painful, ay, it is a heart-rending sacri- scot in astonishment. " Ai I live, I will I fllW. til tlim lU'UV tt I liSVii tVi-.in t)ia Int.. u-itli rm unniiu . ! t f.l ,n limit Itiiii mellc heartli, hallow ed and endeared by - 1 fund and almost sacred associations, and j undergo the- toil ami ttie privations of ; the camp, arid endure the pangs of ah fl... i.' ..." trv free. od j;rant that those who eome alter u may faitlifully defend that iinle pudenc w hich is huht at the rice of Llwd and lean. Von kow not yet, Mike -noiie but those w!n Are wedded can know tit rapture pf maeting after a long absence : iiorcaii vou know lion bit- U-r it is ti turn awav fruin the fair face of a loving wife, and undergo the agony of ttloiitf separation, perhaps an evcrlabt ing one. 1 lie last time J vixited my home, ,oli: liow the nieiiiorv t it t ' now ! 'Hie very smiliglit a i jfrom heaven seemed to tall I homestead with a softer iiirli li! liow liie iiiein. rv l" it cliiiirs to me l! . J u came uiwii around my liniiK'ntt-ad with a softer iiirlit than elM - where. My life was like a dream of boy- i hood realicd. iJut the miiiiiiiiiiii came to part, ami more reluctantly than ever 1 antiy ami 'tore niysi-II awuv. riul uml gloomy -pre-; BC-iitiiiitiitrJ filled the hearts ot both of us. : Alas ! we met no more on earth ! Three iiciilhs from that time, having solicited HI III i I a furlough, I sped homeward with Joyful down a lite which is but a burden, liur to me ureui iiuuuoh oi isaau .i oui autii ipalioiir. 1 found mv hoimu in ash-! enough of this, Mike. I bhall detain you I ton, an imperious and overbearing man, ts. mv children motherle-, mv fond, mv ' no longer. Gol guard vou, and restore who could not endure eueh inflexible op- igelitly wife slept the long sle let-u that knows no wakiiiif! Driven from lief burning house on a cold night of rain and winter, after having given birth to my youngest ,c-hih!t '! wajt ai:iuiil uith a tnut thatiagam. ....... s ! eiirt-i.-il hir to the trravo. She died died Pressihir the hand of his comrade. Con ...ii;,,,, .,., ,v ..,,,, ..li,,,,;,,,, to l.t... l.. I. !... I ..I.I .... ut.t i"- '-' iiopw ".nu in n.u.... c.i. juvimc. r"""" - f,-;- rHuide her and hear her last prayer tind , as he rode away, beating himself proud- I t.j(tt,L. her ejes in jeaee. I found in v chil-1 ly on his bounding charger, as though no ' dren--t.o "young to know their loss -travelling sorrow flew with him on his ! b'-'-'v-1. deH;iidaiit tioii the charity, course. f strahgrgr-'imnk--yttttUiul 1 ca!i tor - tiiti - lheM - irr' 'thtrt-trwyftin bit (lie tHnitKf l ltav the 4t- ?-'A gentle f fmnr mr brain, nr rto-to tinnrTrndjasTthe drit u, bntnsbrare n the4t ; the i iMiikle in my heart f Jhink you - vthat - a - 'wife m kind;' fi gPTitle, wti.tofi "love was i jtlij- world in which 1 delighted to dwell, cati so soon be forgotten I As (iod bears ! me. 1 will not rent until mv fword is red; with the blmxl of her dpairoyer !' Never before had Allscot seen t'onyers ! so .completely mastered bv fierce and vin piiaaiunii.i, us..bltaUa'WidL.y: L'ii "laiimltuOQS eniorions, -anrftvis fjee- bpranre 1 livid with rage, while his dark eve gleam- . ud tikv (uaiuuud.. His voice grew U 'arse ktM hollow, and his uTterat'rrc was clmk"- OaW,agiiais .jdltkU hepftnt. - ed tor vengeance. Allscot iaked upon I him with seiitiinents appna-hiiig to awe : while theiSljiriii ot passion shook his triune amrii'xi'-d its impress upon his -feature. Ordiuarilv aa playful in temper as a Tcliild, and of agav and cheerful disposi ' siohs. t;siiullv. his fvarti fH?3 won an ab- most feiiiinmeW'tiie ntrd gentleness of expression. Even in the wild and bloody j melee, where the must inhuman passions jare called into exercise, his features bore in trace ot cruel or vindictive feelings. His dark, bold, lustrous eves, fringed bv i long sheltering la-hes, might indeed flasl t...f.t - . .1 . .-. . . ,! , t.. ..f with a homvwhilf ititenser lighl in full view of the conflict, but his finely chisel ed features were as inexpressive of fe nx'ity, and as unmoved by angry emo tions, as the calm hiarble fivsh from the hands of the sculptor. Captain James Oonycrs, to whose com pany rtf dragoons Michael Allscot was at tached, was one of that lutud of partisiln leaders by whose skill,inicrgy, and in- vHteMo tmuiwsa, tiie wuutry was . rc: deemed from the iron voko ot the inva der. His generosity -and kindness of heart, with his recklcwt and almost tles- Vibrate exhibitions of courageTliad render- jdgspomlotit soul the nmrngc and iIio4h- vincible firumess ami pint which suone - t - nrr trm trwlt uiicloinlpil ttfwwr-! others around him were almost driven to despair, ever foremost in the foray and last in the retreat, lu won the .heart of brigade., and right hand was regarded," as tl i (tf ii ii urillv. .'V tir-.ll'fiu iiuti i nt- ! h- ho.-.maii. scarcely e-iualled indee.l upon the enemy, and by a single reckless and impetuous charge broke tlieir serried ranks, and in a 'moment retrieved the tor - . . . - ., ' i ii- ti , tunes of the-day. Well known among tu minions of the British King as ''the handsome horseman," his terrible daring caused the enemV to intake at whatever point he made his appearance. The Bay ard of tlh partisan brigade', his heart was Mfftflf tfl.fi' tftid Jitsrepuiatiim do reiiroach. - Such was the nian whose hps tH4 a, . ti.jji ti)ot BWKSJiiwtfid.: to .. .toH.JJntlESSSea Jinjuaiceiv oxMumm mmnw.i .... wiffiigyAnSTJ" iwouiu scarcely nave ureameu mat ne- vuv ow.m"-"'."v "V . t ni.'. when the 1 no of hav vaoor ; had just uttered a solemn oath to pursue It L... .I.L -. ..1 - w me ueam an enemy wno uau wrougeu i from the face of earth." I " Have you not heard of him !" asked : Convert, while his voice grew yet more - hoarse with emotion. "Have vou not nearu 01 inai uioouy reneeaue, ivoicri Harrison, whose name is a by-word of cruel and hellish deeds! but leave him to me. Should you ever behold him, sp.axejb.im for that certain hour of reck oning with me which shall surely come. Mv heart tells me that I have not long to live, that I must soon gloriously fall in 'the service of my country : but I feel a ! presentiment within me, strong and un shaken, that 1 shall not sink into that wei- iMtnf rest tii which I tro ln'f'urft mv hand has struck down that fieud in human if l. 1 .1.- 1 l . : loriu, wnt nun ivuMe.iiie um iiuuiiinn mourner that I am. Twiee have 1 sought liim out in battle, and twice has he es- jcaped my sword; but when we n again, there is gouvething in niv h meet eart that tells me he shall die. The hope ol that hour has sustained me until now. But fur this, and the tender years of htv children, that claim a father's care and vijiiiiii;!!! mat v-iumi . iuuh i a ... ...... 1 protection, I would long since have laid(ly espoused the cause ot Kercountrvmen, vou safe to the camp. Jo wary, he v irilant, and throw not yourself iutothe way : of danger. Earcwell, my brave boy, I -shall feel ill at ease until vou return : vers turned bis horse's head and depart ' ...I fl.lii1 Laiiinil niil tUk-JiiA U fti'l- III Ol j Alas: iKvtr tAinyers, muttered he as mw et. hden is ever ujon UJS urowT white iT8i?crppnt is gnawing at his heart." Thus soliloquizing, Tie turned away with n saddened brow, and proceeded at a quiet pace until he had cleared the crazy bridge which spanned the river, and nicked his ; way along the rotten and broken cause- way which ledttiroiign the oozy swamp; and then giving tho rein to his horse, lie pinngetTinto lh6 Kfg flsmifliwl which his route lay. It was already past the hour of- noon when he stparatedrfrom CanrcnL and ,&arng lest night niigjit . oyerteke him i neiore ne rcaciieu iuceiii i iiis;uriie, he permitted his noble steed to measure over the ground with rapid stndcsi -' i had not gone far however, before the j heavens gave tokens of an approaching - storm, by signs whicli'miglit indeed have . iwettty-four from the east, in short ..JUfiil put s, aii tasting his glance k) liie weiwam,a uun h sprttn , . but ,hifl tiine from hazy atmosphere just- upon the horizon U tLuder claud ia tho west, in fitful taught h.m ere many hours should elapse blag,9 uow 6urcharKCj with vapo and to kx.k for one of those violent gales to hot uJ 6ul ,furous thp reeking which the southern country is so subject , hnMh of ft yol&l muttercd thu. about the incoming of autumn Mean- . to groan and growl in the west tntrc i t re dOThnmg snn Var kmdhngPb arfiilr. an(1d ( with iu wi one-half the heavens, , wi(,e ,reod) cfoud roJe wldlj; down " N..i ia northern diini-i nbKurriy Srihi, u.x, t(,e gale, turning day into night as Bui n, one rloudleM W uf gk.nou. hgbl." j,g 1)kck ladow ovcr tie earth.-- II ut accustomed as he was to all the In an instant all nature was mingled in iigua. of ..-.Uie Jvjsai8j..the jlccojtful larejcoiifusion.' The sheeted lightnings glim ' ol the burning sun did ..not ...lead fiiiu" totme'feanS'itasuoit incSffitiyT'taCaeep err in his prognostications. Anxious to i reach his journey's end before the antici- iiited storm should burst upon him, he r j-checked not the speed of his willing horse, i but guttered nun, unchecked by the rein, noiselesly and fleetly to scud" along the j narrow bridle-path that wound trough the forest. . The eye of the brave young trooper grew. bright, and pleasant fancies nestled around his heart, as he hastened awav ifxmi the toil and confinement of the camp, to nieef onretmi41uibeuutituland idol-; pathway along which he roue sireicneu ized Dora Singleton. --..aawav JhVough a dense pine forest, and on . Lovely Learf lbildwed the young soldier t tiie camp, and vvhoeo jnyfnl smile welctmied his glad returnings. A dark-haired, black- ycd creature) ot scarcely the medium I...t.il;f .. 111. . ....r.,,,!.,. !..., . ,.1 v., I ! fa"-' -- - 1 . ' , .. of more thSu orJiiiiiry gracu, aiidtif PX: qmsite proportions, bIio was the very be ing to bring a host of lovers to her feet. Cordial in her manners, proud, vivacious, and with that dash of coquetry in her na ture from which no really beautiful wo man is" wudlrj&TOnte tho spcrein which she moved was a delightful, yet a dan- i . f . ro"s centre of attraction ii..futi..u-;,...u.-ti.,M' aim u-na n-niom! child, her mother contracted a second ! against the independence of their coun im.trimonial alliance, which was soou ter-itry. Fearing lest in seeking a shelter . :' i .i . .i i'.... at.-..ii In. iiiiirtit iinowomia tif-inp imnated uy her deatn, ami at tne age oi ' " b r.-- twelve vears Dora was K-ft to the guar.hims.elf in tho power of the tories, in dianshipki" a moody and unsocial step- whose handalus fato .would sopn have cj. . .' . r ' . . . I ....... ..l...l lm loirriAit hi) lirnlltTlir nTTAr fUTher, with whom sliw coutmiietl t() re-i "j'cu 2? " side up to the date of our sfcry,. InherldwelTing, preferrmg rather., to aur ex iting from her father an 'ample And even1, Pfre to tiie eleineiiTB than lonsk fa a etdemlid fortune, yet without relatives 'g )to the hands ol bloody-minded and or friends in whose sympathy she could! unscrupulous men. confide, the beautitul woman, now in her entieth year, folt all that utter isolationj the forest into an open clearing of con d loneliness of heart so painful to even ! siderable extent, he found himself within the manly and self-dependent, but espe- cially so to warm-hearted aud-ttympathiz- inir woman, whose heart yearned foWho friendship tind affectionate companionship l ol her six, even as mo uyniggi.ei.e Mwiifiii iiH. ua..,.a.v At the time ot which we speak, tl Uie sultry desert longs lonrnr ouooiiiigrrejtcneu.ine ,ihoy. u.v,. , exi8(e between the whigs and t. fountain and the grateful shade." ' -The j to the -building. Hesitating only for.ah n0i.t Hns,l8rittjj enmity. . The 1. modr.amFeWci shed in Po w ith rnnl a however, impressed upon her character somewhat of the Doble and generous trails of the heroine. . Naturally of a proud, though gentle spirit, her very habits of seclusion, which in another might have produced painful diffidence and timidity, had added strength and self-reliance to her character. '. Her sorrows, poor creature, had of late been greatly multiplied by the distrac tions which ensued trom the contest with the mother country. Entering with all the ardor of a heroin into the feelings sentiments of the p-ti ioiie and bold de fenders of liberty, so soon as she could comprehend the principles Upon which they based their resistence to the mother country, she unfortunately encountered the bitter opposition of Isaac W burton, her step-father, who, though desirous of remaining neutral in the contest, yet at heart favored the course of . the royalists, and ridiculed and denounced wnat he considered the folly and crime of the whigs in entering into a contest with the mother country. Hie diHtim;uisked sentiments of hia fair daughter, who openly rejoiced ' at every discomnture of tie iSntisli arm6, but increased his dislike and hatred to the cause of independence. On all occa sions, even in the presence of British offi cers themselves, she tearlessly ana warm- . rf . i position in a member of his own house- hold. . . The visits of Michael to his house had i long since been forbidden, nd latterlv he JiiL'i met his .butrotlied on'jr Iiy itealtli sometimes at the house ot i friend, and at others in the oiicq greenwood always i nuttfioinr. lit.,, rtf l.ia nnuiAiiiu tn tin tmirrli. i -iwvmiu j borhood by some pre-conaeited signal ' which she readily recognised. Many a j stolen interview had taken place between ; them,- little suspected by her ungracious step-tather, who little dreatnef ot the ar jtilice to which lovers will resort to elude the vigilane.f hose wSa wwtH Hin4r- them lorover. "Michael well knew how anxiously ra longed for his coming, and , whatever dangers beset his way, lie seldom failed to hasten to tier side, when the public ser vice permitted his absence from the camp. Sometimes his signal greeted her ears from the forest near her dwelling, when the sun had bnt a few hours commenced tittrmrtrmftg vmfw-afT4st wkeo.it had sunk fry rest- nmi th atnrA of hnavtn were Bhiiiiiij-r hriiditlv in tho illiniituhlA vault. Lnlll oi,, uttnni fnun afur: tmiiMtrdpd ian,j unrecognized saved by herself, would Yause her yoking heart Ui Butter wlta that Grange sensation of delight, onlv felt by those who love passionately, and onlv-to experienced by them wfieu after a fong absence a husband or a lover return to KW mm for tMe viiril of love. set- wmch western TAma no the -dbtancei lam, he wiflj wyoh had lulled for near an toned thunder shook the earth with its terrific tongue, and the tall trees of the forest bent, shivered and snapped in the ga'.e the crash of their fall swallowed up and iosi in me yet louuer iuuuuer.oi the bellowing storm. As accustomed as Michccl had been to scenes of peril and danger, a feeling of 'superstitious awe came over him, and he j felt like a frail and helpless creature of the dust, in the contemplation of so ,im- posing and terrific a scene. The narrow cvery 8iWiriemlHmwef4rokeu..and scaUvred. around him like stubblo before the wind. V Michael would fain ' have turned aside" to seek a shelter from the storm in some of the soul U'red habitations that lay by the roadside, for the hurricane was now Upon hitn in aH rtsfury f but m past ex perience had taught' mm to act wmi cau tious circumspection in a country where civil war had loosened the bands ot soci . .. ... -- -- -- ety, and set neighbor against neighbor in bitter and exterminating' strife. Well known tlrronghall that iHirtionof tbe - ctiiut - try lis an active and uncompromising win lf'; lie was equally an onjeci oi terror ami bitter hatred toaii who wero entistea As tno roau, nowever, eiuergeu iroiu a few fods of a house which lay upon his right, too dilapidated in i appearance to render it probable that he might there ineet with dangerous -.1... :. -n. i galloped-up to-the- house, turning his horse into the shelter of an wioccunied stable the door of which opened into the! lane, tntenng the gateway, where, nan uie. vicuuia oi uiwr aauguuiary crueuy torn from its hinges, the gate hung ob-! adhered td.a political creed different from structing his way, with a few hasty strides j their own, and were animated by an un he mounted the steps of the piazza that i alterable devotion to their country's inde- tottered under his tread, and rapped loud - ly at the door for admittance. Every thine: about the place wore a de serted and cheerless aspect. The magnif- ;.ont utla tma arr.i,,,.! urliioli hwiiimI the growth of centuries, stood unpruned knew that if his Sttfi nroved to be cor &nd uei-Wled. with tlmlr bouehs irect, htis aaiejy itfntti depend upon his descen ding within a few feet ot the ground; the rank grass was allowed to cover tiie entire yard, and grew up even to the door steps, while here and there a refrac-. tory shutter, too rotten to be retained by. its hinges, was kept in its place by a rail or pole cut from the woods and placed as a prop against it The hand railing around the piazza was partially gone, and the pillars which supported the roof were nearly rotted away at the base. Altogeth er the building was as dilapidated and cheerless as if it had remained untenant ed for a whole generation. His hrst summons tailing to attract at tention, Michael knocked more loudly than before, and in a moment after a linn and masculine step was heard advancing within the apartment the door was thrown open, and he found himself face to face with a tall, athletic and powerful mnn of about fortv vears. who invited him to enter. The furniture of the room into which Michael was ushered was of the most cost ly and luxurious description. Indeed, considering the time and condition of the country, it might have been esteemed el egant and tasteful, liieh carpets of rare manufacture yielded to his tread as he passed along, and polished mahogany ta bles, with skilfully carved arm chairs of oak, met his view on every side. A beau tiful clock of a most costly style ticked upon the mantelboard, which was ele gantly ornamented with vases of pure al aoagter -ana cot! workmanship! apartment fur not repress a glanco ot surprise ,and won der, when he compared the interior of the apartment with the mean and dilapidated appearance of the building from w ithout. His expression of wonder and, 'astonish ment did not escape the observation of his host, whose smile, as he remarked it, might have seemed to arise from a grate- futvanftyVraniii and bitterness by which it was accompa-1 .accompa- u ied. Advancing to a chair pointed-wit to Michael 6eatsed".lirriself, while, the indi vidual who had admitted him into the house resumed his place at a table affew feet distant, just in front of the fire-place, and busied himself among a pile of pa- mts. wliiaU. before Jth .ymoUpng .)iigcJtota..JbiaJlll-, Wl46S4f he had been occupied before the entrance of our hero. But these two . were not the only ten- ants of the room. Immediately before our hero, en the opposite aide of the hearth was a small, wiry, red-headed, pug nosod, ferrety little individual, who from the first moment of the entrance of Michael, had fixed upon him his dimiuutive gray eves, with au impudent wondering 6tare. ilia pantaloons, that seemed to shrink back instinctrvcly from any kind of inti macy with the coarse -and rude brogans that encased his nether extremities, -so tightly encompassed his spindle shanks, that his ever having established himself in them could not bo accounted for by anx prpces86hort of the liquefaction orll i.ijfuruutie pressure. or tiie scantiness of his uetkcit-igarment, however, ample aniends were made by the buge propor tions of a large blue blanket overcoat,' that Imug about his body. like , a ship's sails around the mast in a dead calm. The other individual, who sat with sev eral papers scattered .before him, wliichhe. was arranging, as he hurriedly glanced attheircontents, was evidently a. man who had seen somewhat of the world. Though not an ill-looking man, his physiognomy was certainly not an attractive one. His heavy brows, and a certain sinistrous ex pression in the glance of his eve, which seeiBiamnnK Deueatlijl.e canu auietiv J V" v - rtf hif'--fi w4.tiiriMr.,xan r -riz:-:::-- i . i V . " . I f :c.....;t.-At-;vr..-i.-Aw. T;TatL.."Anl.. what signifies that f answered whenever lie casually encounfered thetMk'1'1-Llullti- '"l.'iuVyouTain glance of Michael. Our hero did not fail j to remark that he blurted and with nn i exclamation of surprise gl.inced hastily F8 luo ,,,K,ns "u rade led his seat, and hurriedly whisper-U th.ul, even .rsTotxT rbcltife tte ed a few words in his ear. A sense of! uU. , .! . . ! at !., I,.iei a-.-vn nA h.dr ol lk& tfiilil t nt insecurity itmi preseiuiiiieiu 01 uiinger MicuttBL. (M Jia (ri.aty a pprchensive of bavin- falleh in 1 itl, imcrtipulotm tories, were a-1 ni.-enr ti- niHl 11 nnmmt iiwiit ot dnnrnf ' wareoi ui ai i. in uie eoiuesi iui uiv mother courttry. Disscmbliug his unea siness, however, ho imiuifcatcd no syinp tom of distrust or suspicion. Meautiio the storm was "raging in all it fury. The old house rocked and totte.red'iii tho gale as though its decay i-l.:. . :rt.- t. ing timbers were about u' vield 'to. tin ' . J . i" shock of the tenrpest and le rivo storM. As wild as was the contention ofthe elements, Michael felt that it would have been far more prudent and safe to have encountered the tornado upon -the high way than to have placed- himself in -a mcasuri ..in the power of two reckless men, who might lielong to that class of desperadoes, who under the name of loy '' alty to a distant monarch, perpetrated 1 're torieS toou , (-the most revolting and heinous crimes j fiend-like atrocity ; and the loyalists, as they termed themselves, asleu no other excuse for their deeds of blood than that ; pendence. Michael already buian to suspect that the two individuals before him belonged to that reckless "band of marauding to- i ries that infested tli sotuitrv. and he well coucealinit from, tkew the part he had ta ken in the struggle for independence. Such being his apprehensions, he was determined ta take advantage of the first pause of the storm to withdraw from the shelter of a roof which offered so pre carious a hospitality, and make his way at once to the end ot his journey, where he might rest iu safety. " Well, my -friend, began the bettor looking of the two individuals, thrusting his papers into a drawer, and taking his seat in front of the fire place, 1 see you have not escaped without a wet jacket. Join me iu a social glass, and it will nut he tid worse lor your health, llerc, Stoker, Bet out our decanters and glasses upon the side-board." r Stoker bustled about to perform the bidding of his superior, looking for all the world iu his immense blue overcoat like some diminutive dog emerging from under a carpet. All three were soon stand ing by side-board with tlieir glasses filled. "1 give you a toast," said Michael's host, with a meaning and malicious smile, as he raise! his glass : M His gracious majesty King George the Third. Success to his banner wherever it is spread." Michael laid down his glass and calm ly regarded his host and his companion, while they tossed off the toast gleefully. " Permit me now to give you a toast," said he, raising his glass from the board, while his eye flashed with pride : "George Washington, the Continental Congress and American Xiulepemtence I .. ..Tlitttjaa.tuast to ;w,lueh a -Jrecman can draiii his cup I" " Little Bill Siokr, almost petrified, with astonishment at the audacity-of etir he ro, looked lrom Ins companion to Mi chael, and from Michael to liis companion, as though to looking to see the latter an nihilate him for his temerity. That in dividual, however, so far from fulfilling the anticipations of his subordinate, bit resolute air passed his hand over his beard, yet at the same time casting a side long ; glance towards" the: cOrher.pf the apartment beyond Michael, where acou plenr rifles wW wall.. The watchful eye ot onr hero at once detected the significancy of liis glance. " iSut my friend, said his host, avert- gaze, "Do 1 understand that you are not a friend to King George f" " ' ' Michael's heart beifau to beat thick tahd fiistr The mme of that mingnitled king had become Sdious and hateftrt to every ..Liver ofiliit country, and our he; ro, or an impulsive ami excueu tempera ment, was not one to dissemble his senti ments, especially wheu such dissimulation involved a recantation of those political principles in the maintenance of7 which be would have suffered martyrdom. Sooner would he have torn his tongne from his mouth than have given utter aneo. to so degrading and hypocritical an avowal as that of allegiance and res pect for a king against whose power he (tad sworn to do battle while the breath of lifer "was- reft brm. " A friend to King George!" he ex claimed with bon'est indignation. " Nay, God forbid that I should be ho tool Of so odious and despicable a tyrant. Look around you," and neglected fiedls, ruined homes, and a vast host of bleeding mar tvrs proclaim his tyranny. No, 1 am a foe to him and to bis government; and God grant that his contemptible and bloo dy fools may meet with the fate they so richly merit !" " Xly good sir," answered his host, "you suffer Vourself to speuk too freely. Such language might not prove agreeable to rtfur-' iiAnilianv itVtii vhiili ili!l1liC murlit poltroon cnougu u mn ... wun me , hu'or ot tliejiouruiiid n.easure my lan-; J. ' " . v . i i ' , j , , ,-, your rbe4lmn. asked The. other, redden-, Air coiulenses as it-cool, and, bke a niX ',th irrUaUonfnorisions of haltersisrHmg.filte with water adeoiweaedT in lerspcctive to such ot you as the sword pours out the water whieh its diminished may spare! ( " Keliellion, sir! ib vou talk to me how simple, the philosophy of rain! of rebellion !" responded Michael, while j What but Omniscience could have de a,'i" angry' flush began to burn upon his j vised such an admirable arrangement for cheek : Wind who are you who presiime Watering the earth I to liFinul our holy resktauee to! tjtanny ; M with the name of rebellion j" ' ,. . .. ' ' ,. The eve of the tory- for .such he'imleed ' i was-iuailc4'lefore tl iltHiked "aroiiiid at Ills the firm -and au'"tTttAay.-iii ate some 1 f-r a moment he ; AHikcd aroiind at Ills .conipamou,t: hi- luting and doubtful us t-i the manner i" which he should reply to tile perempto- , . - .- - i. , .1 ry and. menacing language ot .Michael. . " U-X 'might wefi object to the tone and ' nianner in which you demand my name," ( answered the other, WtVing, its it casu- i ally, his positfon. so as to place himself lielween Michael and that corner of the ,.nnrtlilwnt u..r th fir-rms stood." I ' but since you appear urgent for a morej intimate actiuaiiitance, know -that my ,'n nirio ii lf.ibnrt Itttrriaim 'XaA'j -OU , ......... r . tn.v. - ' , . 0kit n intritiicA .riiuriuIi. htv rontin- " ' 1 ? ... - ned, observing our hero to Start at - the mention of his name, and wishing if possible to intimidate him by followirt up one surprise with another "yon need not introduce yoiirself; you are already" well known to us as Michael Allscot. the rebel follower of a rebel camp, now by ft lucky chance thrown into the hands of those who will deal with you as a trai tor r Little Bill Stoker was overcome with joy at the surprise which the tory lea- 1 TT ' V J J nr., i. uer, jtiarriaon, nau prepares ior iiiicimei, and seeming to anticipate that he would fall upon his knees to plead for his life, in the extremity of bodily terror, he clap ped hi hands gleefully and shouting aloud with laughter. , Michael was indeed, in sailor phrase, taken aback, and astoulided-.tt finding himself thus unexpectedly in the power of a merciless ami malignant foe, whose savage deeds lAd mado liis name a by word of cruelty among both friends and foes ; but as swift as lightning, and' be fore his intention could have been sus pected, lie seized upon a chair which for tunately stood; within his reach, and deal ing his lightning-like blows to the right and left, laid the panic-stricken tories stunded and pfoeprate at his feet. Then rushing from the house, he mounted his horse, was firmly seated in his saddle and far beyond the reach of pursuit before his discomfitted foes had recovered from his stunning blows sufficiently to follow in pursuit. - " tp, llill, and to your horse l gasped Harrison, in a voice hoarse with rage so soon as he had regained hia feet.. " As I ' uve the rebel shall hang for this, though t follow "film to the ends "of the earth f As great as was the rage of the-tory leader, and as sharp as was the spnr of anger, it was nevertheless already deep twilight when with his - confederate in f uilt he sat out in pursuit of our hero. le had determined upon - collecting to aid him in tho pursuit and capture all of the tory party who were in hi irume- diate neighborhood borhi u By the gods of Olympus, he sfiill not escape mff," hhSed llamW Wtweu hi.; (dosed teeth, anle .mounted hjajrowe. "I ktrow well the rebel's haunts, and tie - tore midnight he shall be dragged from his bed and swing for this." A deep gash had been inflicted upon the cheek of the tory by the sudden blow of our hero: the blood bad flowed pro fusely from the wound, and the bandages stained with his blood. Impetuous and bitterly vindictive, the angry passions of. Harrison raced in his breast like the flames of a volcano, lie had vQwed're vetifrcalldrhr taTliot'l inatWWiP-f peased until he had compassed it. With his renegade follower he put foot ia stirrup, consumed with a thirst for vengeance, and soon the old cr:tV build ing, the scene of their late discomfiture, was left bTiidieraTieerTesa'la tenanted. " (To be Continued.) THE PHILOSOPHY OF BAIN. To understand the philosophy tf this' beautiful and often sublime phenomenon so often witnessed since the creation of the world, and so essential to the very existene of plant and animals, a few facts derived from observation and a long train of experiments, must be remember ed. 1. Were the atmosphere everywhere and all times of a uniform temperature. w ftUmuq-ueveT . Uav.e xam, ijr , snow. Tiie water absorbed by it in evap?l.. oration from the sea and the earth s sur- likce would descend in an imperceptible vapor, or cease to be absorbed by the air when it'Tras once fully saturated. 2. Tiie absorbing power of the atmos phere, and, consequently, its capacity to retain hwmidityi is proportionately great er in warm than cold air. 3. The air near th? surface of the earth is warmer than it is in the region of the clouds. The higher wei ascend from the earth the colder do we" find the atmos phere. Hence the periietual snow oh' vib ry high mountains iu the hottest climate. Aow, wlten, trom continued evapora- , tion, the air w inghrr arnrated ciouuiess, ii its lempcraiiire is maoemy i-educed, by cold currents descending from i. or rusnmg irom a nigner to a iow- er V" ,,0,st"rek 19 diminished, .lnnilj am fi tfttioil rtH rhu fActilf o asm v.y... v w..Uv, capacity cannor no.ia. Mpwoifigamr.yet- u" given apples arid a pint of cherries before jd'mner. iTrankTlffitifttlltK'f milk-at his di,i,,er, and was buried in the cemetery . . ... , ,.' . i ji, bet.vredark ot the same aA..-Al(aitif A-V-. -. ' Hard Tliy' "fr Tojters. The town 1 council of Marion 'Alabama, tixetl the f.r mtailinir lino.'ii- at 1 .liMI imr ftn anulicatiiin. An en'terprisinir. mdivid-'" ' however, about to open a shop. . ....... Io 47.mva n. Un tl... ..MinAil mat - I 1 1 1 Ui VI I O 1IL -II I . IIIV .. ' u . V . . ... . I ,t,A linnnii.) tA:.ilin iJH IIV '"- ' ' 1 1 " . v'l.. ... -4-I: '; it . ' - I ' - ! -i- fl i: t i I' a4aiilkjsjaj