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THOMAS LORINQ,,. T tDlTO&;AJND P&OPftIBTOR Us .rr x .1 THK'COMMERCIAL Iipsbllihed averf fWattsv Thunday, and Saturday W.por tnqura, payable, la all eases, ta advance,' BV THOMAS-LORINO;j 'n'Corntrtif fr6nt bniSlarkd Strtttti " ""wii-MixoTOii. k. c. ', ' .- . f.- " , . . . aiTaa'or AovaaTismo. squnre.l insertion, tQ 60 1 1 aquare, 2 month. 14 00 t ao, i qo. A: . 75-1 1 do. i ao. ow 1 rlo. 3 Sb: 1 00 f I do. 6 do. 800 1 drt 1 month, 2 10 1 1 do. 1 year, 12 00 Twelve Itoea or lesn make a square. If an ndver liseiaontam0 twelve lines, tho price will bain pro- i portion. . . .y, , I All advertlifements are payable l tho time of their in-rtloiP ' y I Cantracta With yearly advertisors, will bo made on i the, inot libcnlcrina. DR. DANIEL DcPRE, RESPECTFULLY oflets Ms Professional Srr vices to thu citizens of Wilmington and vicinity. He ioy b found at his Office, in London's Build I nob, on Front Street, south of Market. Juno 26. 413m ORUCERIES, DRY GOODS,A1SD , HARDWARE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY , . -r. C jWV BRADLEY. ,41 4. , 9 MYERS & BARNUM, MtMTjICTURKRS AVO DRALKRS IS HATS', CAPS, UMBRELLAS, AND WALKING-CANES, WIidl.KSALE AND It ETA IT,, MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. C. Mvtus. J. M, Uabnum. Oi l. C, 19IG. 4 S5 RICHARD M ORRIS, NOTAR Y PUBLIC, W ILMlMiTO.N, N. C. Jan. 13. 12fi II S. KKLLY, MERCHANT TAILOR, MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17. 1 JOHN HALL, (r.ATE OF Wlt.MINCTON, NDIITII CAHoLINa) COMMISSION M ERCHANT, , AND AGENT TOR TUB 8LB OF NORTH CAROLINA NaVIL H riKir.fl 33 U HAY UC I! STHEET, cw llrlrans. January 4, 1817. I "2 ALEXANDER HER RON, Jr. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, Wilmington, (.V. C.) Pxckd Office, no. 35 i Nunni wiiAHvr.p, Refer lo- PHILADELPHIA. T. I). Ellis, Ey. ) Wilmington, N. C. L. J, I.l'TTERLUH, I.(J. Ant:. 11. fi.l DEROSSET, BROWN .V Co., fiR.EHAL COMMISSI! X MEHCIfAXTS, WII.MINUTDN, N. C. BROWN, I)i:ilOSSET L Co., I OEXERAI, COMMISSIOX MEHCIIAXTS, j 15'.) FRONT ST. NKW VOUK. A . M A It T IN, t G EX Eli A L AGENT ! A X I) rri in in i s s So n M c r c li a n t, North Wulcr, I Doors uhoe Prinrtw Slrcel, j (.Wur;.'iy's ttmldinr.) W1LMING l't N, N C. j Oci.3. H' i J. &, W. I, M. OVRY I f ob w nunc ami hdi hi sskh MERCHANTS, Ac.r.srs or rn: Men mis' Silam Boat Co. WLM1N GTO.N, N. ('. ROWLEY, ASimi'RNER & CO. Geueral lomuiitsioa Merchant, Nos. SAG, Soltii Whabvcs, PHILADELPHIA Wt nro prepared to iimk menu ol N i v.il Storen, liberal advances on ship . consigned to us lor salt-. Rafi r to Samuel Potteb John (Ja.mmell, January 1H. jF1 Wilmington. N.C. 123-ly. KLMAII I)ICKINt)N, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Senior partner of the late firm of Dickinson A. Morns.) WILMINGTON, N. C. RErrn to Messrs. n weroic-i o w y . II DcForesi A Co Ncsmiih At Walsh, E. I). Peters. Co., I Means i Clark, Hoston. Ul.l. f. L.v.n.A- 1 Homier, 1 ph & IO., ) , hia. A. Benson Oct. 3, 1HIG HI -ly p GILLESPIE Jt ROP'vSON, AliENT FOR THE Al.E OF TIMDKK, LUMPER, SAYAI. STORES, ( Will make, liberal cash ndvancos on all coiialnment Of pioduCC. March 17. 1 SANDFORD &. SMITH. AUCTIONEERS k fliaHISSIUS MERC11.1MS, WILMINGTON, N. C. THOa. .ANOrOBD, v. cl. 17, 1616. L. SMITH . IK) J. HATHAWAY & SON, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, W Door .VerfA Water Strrrl, WILMINOr-ON, N. C. J Hathaway J- L. Hathaway. I I 61- wm VOL. 2. bAKKY & BRYANT, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 16. 1 tf. JOHN C. LATTA, COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND CEiNERAL AGENT, WILMINGTON, N.C. Oct. 10, 1846.' CT N. B. HUGHES, COMMISSION MERCHANT AND GENERAL AGENT Fr the sale of ull kinds of Goods, Country Produce and Kuil Estate, RALEIGH, N. C. , Business entrusted to him shallb promptly faithfully attended to. Kcftr to the Editor of Thl Commercial. lag 42 G. VV. DAVIS, COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17. 1 BLANKS PRINTED TO ORDER, AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE. L. S. YORK E, GENE UAL C O M M I S S I O N M E R O HAN T NORTH CAROLIN A PACKET OFFICE. 43 1-2 north wHAnvr.s, ri-HLADEI.PHIA. Jut.e 9, 18-16. Iy37 CHARLES D. El. LIS, j COMMISSION MERCHANT, HAVING transferred the nguney of the CuptFenr S. S. Mill, ho is now prepared to transact any j business commuted lo his trust. Office on W. C j Lord's wharf laicly occupied l) Russell & Gaiiuneli. MavI3. 2.') ! THOMAS SANDl-'ORI), N O T A It Y PURL I C WILMINGTON March 25. lf-47. r I NEl'F !c WARNER, WHOLESALE and retail dealers in DRY GOODS, (IROCERIES, SHIP C7.4.V DLERY, SHIP STORES, ,f.t. April 11. 13 It. II. S TAN TON & C O., WHOLESALE and RETAIL, G R O C Vj 11 S , AND PFAI.I'HS IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps Hoots, Shoes, Furniture, Hard ware, Cutlery, Tin Ware, Crockery, S-r., frc. WILMINGTON, N. C. 1 II.StanT'iv. L. N. Bari.ow ( tON.STANTLV on hand, , a ecni wl assortment ol C OUDA GE nnJ PHOYISIOXS. Also. For- I i ign Fruit, Wines, Liquors. Tt;is. I'orltr, Alt', ic. X'j' Ship S i oiies j.ut up v ith i!ipBleh I Oet. 31. PIG. i PIANO FORTES FOR SALE. ( NI. I.I. Loml NE Kli-uiint Pimm I-one, in Ru3e I. 'wood case, of I. On ncBT's innnufnc- tur.', Hoston. Also, one s md-hsnd 1'i in- Eoitc, for sale I y ilie Siil,seiilei, at his Music Room, opposite the Cironirlc Oj.ie. , Piano Fortes tuned and rrpnirtd In n satisfactory! uioriner. O. F. B. LEIG1ITON. March 3. ' C II AIR s . ; A LAlli.E ASSORTMENT ol besi i'V New VoikM:iinifiicnired Cane and Riih Hon.im, Maple and Rnsewoo.l Hlnck Walnut, Orcciim, wiih Cushions. nCominoii W iiiJuor, Ottice l.liuirs; ilusn and Cane -M Sewini; f'liairn, with llorki'rs Children's ("hairs, Ac, Ac. ... ... ... For .ale by ' A. MARTIN. Jiny is. PLANED 1 ,1'MHER. 'IHK Snbciiler having Income A-ent for I he 1 sale ol ihe iiN)Vo nriirle, lor Central Planine Mill will keep c.insl.intly on W. C. Lord's wharf a lull sup ply, for sah' in lots lo suit purchasers C. I) ELLH, Lord's building. June M. 41 I SODA BISCUIT. ' I ( BOXES S.id.i P'stuil, I 1 W 10 Barrels " Jus! received by SANDFORl) .( . June 10 ; " ACULCSTIAL SMITH (7. Ct DOZ ot thai o 1. -brntcd article for restoring and O beouiifylnij ih hair, nt JOS. WILKINSONS, Market Sin e;. 48 July 8. I SUPERinil'ilAMS. LOT of very line hams put up e jpres-ly for fmn lly nso for sale, hy HOW ARD A. PKDKN JuneHihlH47. 49 HAY CORN, FLOUR &c. 200 BALES prime Hay. 500 Bushels W hlic Corn, B0 B irr. Is Super, Flue and Cross Hour 20 Boxes Pah' Soap. '20 " Ad.imaiilinc Candle.. 100 RuahclsCow Peas, Just received, and for snU- by SANDKOHD 4. SMITH. July 6. I47. MOLASSES. rfNHHDS tdeeted Muscovado Molasses, to ar O' Jilve per Brlc Samuel Poller, for sale, hy PkROSSET, BROWN 4 Co. June 28th. If 47. - 45 C O W P E A S , . "1 adV t I ry rrr ntTSTlKI.s. 1ml; rtptwirt. pt?r nxmtr trom Wlndaor. ' . for ! fl malt, by U W. DAVIS PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY, WILMINGTON, THURSDAY Letter from Capt. B. to Lord II. F. And aic you In love, my dear Harry 1 And can your Inst letter be true! And' ate you intending to roauyl Alas I what these women can do! Can yju give up ihf pleasure of fluking? Can you turn Irotn your club and cigar? All the world for Mis Stanlej deserting! What loul some young officers are I Ou I pause e'er tixi late lo recover I Oh! put not the noose o'er ycir bead ! Don't you find it a bore ai laiY 1 Thinkf think what 'i will le if you wed! Then listen, dear Hal, wiih anentlnn, And though yon may love and sdmire, If he ia.one (it the ifs that I inco'i tt Dear Hal, make your bow, and retire If y. id find that she can't darn a stocking. If she can't make a shin or a pie -, If she s.iys, "Oh law '"-"mercy !"-"hor -luck-in?!" II she ever drinks beer on the ily ; If sim of the country she's weaiy ; II poliiics eic arc her theme; 11 she talks ab iui."IeischeH's nice theory," And "Laiden's dear b.iok upon sieam ;" If she wears lea i her slmes and poke bunneis; llshe'iims diwnl.ei h.iir on her checks ; II she copies out essays and snnneis ; If she blushes uhenevet she steaks; If she leaj s a h ih xa;e on a humer ; Ifshe sihs when she looks at ihe moon ; If she talks about 'Carson'' and "Guniei," Ifshe sings the le.ist bit out of tune ; - If she crosses her lessor her leueis ; Ifyou've seen her diiuk ihiee cu s (.flea ; Ifshe don't like your giey hounds ami setters; It she's sick when she goes on the sea ; Ifshe seems ihe least bit of a scolder ; If her manners have any pre ence ; If her gnvn does not cover her shoulder; If her busile is very immeiiSC; If she's nervous, or billions, or sickly ; Ifshe likes to have breakfast in bed ; II .she can't take a hint from you quickly , II her nose has the least tin'eof red ; Ifshe jcicams when she's told she's in danger ; Ii she seems a coijucite, or a flirt ; If fhe'll yolk or gallupe wi:h a siranger ; II she's stupid, or if she is pert. If she's one of ihoc ifs, my dear Ilany, Oh, sever ihe chain she has boiiad ! Thai it's very unpleasunt lo marry, Iioih Caudle and Socrates lound ; A wife is a wreiched invention, And, oh, not a ruaucr ol couise ! Shall 1 have one! that's not my intention ; (Unless the piils lake me by force.) Pram the Sunday Ditjmtch. THE PRACTITIONER, OR, THE STUDENT'S FIRST SUBJECT - In (he full of M0, there graduated nt one of our medical inftit'itmns. one NJ.-d Liston, who having got his licensee to ' kill or cure," (tho' that wtuit particularly tprrifitd in the 'I linloitm') couclihh d that us tin city ha I got its share ol medical benefactors, (the new .-Chun I having bet u in opeiation a snou lime) he would try some other place, the sick to siktoui, and fixid upon the Imvu of B. to coiimu nee operation?. i riu ri nir i imi nn iii .iiinii vii3 int at ii ' " ' I up one evi Ding, ny one Mickey Km. who ,, l, , ... 1 1 , l, '.k .k. rnnnihiu m-i Irinn . K -h , imu ovnifiit came across rSrtl, who was I jiijI I .r:,ihi rinir himse tin in ine m-uuie of 1 the road, where he'd b'-n landed hy the po ' ney' (as Mickey calhd him) having become 'siiddnily devout, ihinkiti,' he'd stood in kard ot Mippoii long enough he concluded ' that he would lie down and reo iv- it, which ' he did to the d tiiineni of the s1 . ' nut Ned's 'i whifk'-r, thnt hml made a sc . n,' acqu nn- line- with the 'mile stone 1 - r n i I Ned having found 'Mnkey' a I nnJ in , need look him in service, and .Mici.' ' first . act of tn)eiosity was to obtain souu- j. . ,: i I for the puuey's wounds, which he nppli' J to his knees and thl, king tl a pily (o lose so much ol the 'ci it-r,1 held his month to th'1 li tltjok,' whil" h" jqu-ezt-d the sponge, cat h ing ihe water of life, if he did'ut the h e i ixer. The next morning Ned not heating from 'Mickey wmiI to thi stable and found him mslalled with the poney, that was lying 0,'ii i it v beside h' O ; 'Mickey' had one arm louud the privy's neck, and the other tender ly rlasping yu of the wounded mernbeis For sonn i'me things looked very dull for N'd,' and in spile of his regular attend. ince . . . i l L-iif.'UOOr UiKin some neeu j mmnuiim iiwiuii ."i:8.:. : h. kinT heart fW.h. iluo might jar fbe Ned's had some vvactice with the'Calathum pinns') and Mickey's holding forth's at the village bar room about the 'Dorther up there,' it was a long tins' before fortune got rhf bondage off her eyes, to take a eqnint at him. f Ua Am mm Iia aat irt ks ffota 11 0 ("lATinf IUT n IJC OUl III IM wiik-m - tlietl IN'rusing, .llicney lumni ill. '(, ct.,ur;d,.,over the bill there , is nt the Drijnt eyos tnais smi lor ye BY THOMAS. LORING. MORNING, JULY 29, 1847. the devil do veil mean,' said Ned. But JHickey ivfts mil at the back doot, and pulling for tht! stable, not waitiog to answer the qiK'ftinn. he was oon back with the po nry, which h" was dragging by main forre tnwnidt llie jralc 'Comi- nlony yf dsntful divil,' anid Mirk- PT nPp'y'nS hts 'brognr-s' lo ihe ribs of the anitnnl, 'come along u id ye' j iiMtter,' said Ned, approach ino? 'The rtnthei,' said Mickey, Ms'nt tho mns- ihrr kilt ovi r yonther,' pointing to the house on the hill, 'an ilb gntit chsc yM honor,' said hp,Cftlhulg hold of Ned and so trying to lift I1 . j . I lll Lll II biaa inU the saddle, which hud been put well on to th poney a neck and seemed to have an id en of reaching the place fust, 'How the devil do you think I'm going to ridt- that way,' snid N d, poinlinj to ih and die, and Ircnng himself from Mickey'a em brnco. Won't they find yo out now, Docthur dar- lint,' Said Mickey, fixing the Snddle. Better find me out, than find itip in, if j they're all such illegnnl cases,' thought Ned, who concluded it was a serious affair for a 1 first attempt. ! 'Which is the house,' said Nod, mounting i the noney. 'Thai one jist on the hill therp, wid die roof i I on the 8iue, said Alivkev, pointing Ion l.irgu ; tiousp with a gable end 'won't ye cure him' lo be sure y will lake that ve divil,' said Mickey; giving the poney another i I touch ol his 'brogues.' 'There he goes,1 said Mickey, looking al j ler Ned, 'wonl he see the bright ey8.' och the darlint iv she'd only be alihur liking a fancy to him but the jewel that gave me the L...L Kll I . ' U l. . oimier miiw, i h mic iu at e nuw uir m.l3- ther is in ihe morning, ov course I will.' ! Ned soon reached ihe house, and having lied the poney to the gnlP. entered, and in-1 trodnced himself 'as the doctor, he was shown ' ! into the pailor where he found the pntient ly-' ! ing on ihe floor and seemingly in great pmn; : ! he appeared to be the 'masiher,' as Mickey i j calhd him. who had f.illen down stairs I From examination, N'd found the shoulJer j was dislocalcd ; the wife, n lady of some forty , two years, was loo excited to be of any ser j vice, and a beautiful girl of about twenty, i was bathing the fotthead of llie patient Ned thought he had never seen such eyes ; befote she resigned her charge to Ned, who soon I set the shoulder and making sotne requisite I application, the patient seemed much reliev ed, Ned, with the assistance of the servant 1 got ihe. patient to hi- bed, where he soon fell ! into a quiet sleep. I hey wi re all much relieved when they Lin n I ,lw i,iiit- H-nQ nn snrirtlic ni lnro r.rifl ' , J ' - lented tno woim. of ihn 1M-S. CIIKH, iui L,iiiuii3ui'iiaim.ui ,m: i.'ii.... r... f 1 1 : .nn , 111 isiher,' won hr XT i 1 earofN'ils leaving, i but insisted on his takincr tea w ith them, and had (hp poney taken lo ihe stable. i t i j . . .l . l- l. r i.iacn.itesceu as me origin rjrs oi r an - , j j r i 11 r, Ud mnfia n rfi.nn I rT i n I ( S I fi n Ictt sht iCinli- ',4 so kindly on him when she saw the great uv ii.i-t i.m.-h. u r .... . re te he'd given her lather, ana liau t iueni . ,, , , , i I quite a load f, on. her I.iait when he M . (here w',s nothing serious 1 here was so much soul in thai ono Linai , ,.f , , look, N.d lell It- never should forget it. I en r a i i t was over, and still he stayed, nine and ten o' - clock came, still he lingered, ific clock like many other things which wi nt on 'lick,' seemed 'going it with u loosmifs.' At lasi Ned rose to, an I (he poney having been brought to the gate, Ned took another look nt the patient, whom he found still slee ping and tint needing further nth ntion lor the niaht, he bid llx ni 'good uioht' Fanny look th lighl and saw him to the door. Ned had to hid her 'good night' again,ns he look her hand, she said, 'You'll call to-morrow.' N' d thought there was something in the lone in which she spoke, implied a wish lo see him, more than for his professional call, as hesti p'd uMin the walk he lookod back, and thought he saw the door y-i ajar ; if it was closed it was done so gently he had not heard it and slio-ht us (he ciicumstance was, it , ...a i...:. ... .k.., : .n W. of: one toward, you, as p.amly a, though they were spoken the There's the 'slam direct,' as thougli the one who closed it, wiih'd your In-ud bad be. n near rnoug', to have received it, and knocked you down tr.c steps -then there's ihe 'aood riddance slam and a nervous urn ing of ihe key which you hear alter having been accompanied to the door by somo 'an gel,' who -hopes you won'l be so. much a strnnger.' and recommends you lo put your handketehiel about voui throat learing you mighl take cold, and you leave thinking Mow kind the was. Tlin iKrp' the rrpnile closinir of tho door upon some needy supplicant as though heart already full of horrow, or upon some deal friend who h aves, and as you gnio upon the retreating figure, you count the loneiv hours you're lo puss ere ihuldear lorm will ' again enter it. ... ... ..u . i:..u. u rsea mounteaine poney . ..., ..-... D i -. . j ,iii I a ,t e poney look, . -- dol. e - i NO. 57. ting his koeii and Ned's other whisker in tjrent danger. As he drove up lo the gato lie va met by Mickey. ' Well darlini ; did yc euro him, was'nt it an ilW-gnnt caae?' 'lieiiuiiful, taid N-d, thinking of tanny's c y-a, 'charming Mickey V 'Well Doclhfr,' 'Polish those stirrrjp in' ihe morning and brighten the bits n little givo the saddle cloth a fruod brushing' 'I will yei honor.' 'Good night,' said Ned. 'Good night Doclher, may. yc have ano- (ther illi-trant case in ibe morning,' said Mic key looking at the door as it closed, and lean ing on the taddlo for a moment after, in a musing attitude. Mickey thouzht thero was something queer in the way Ned acted. 1 'Fais' said he, Liking thn poney by thebitsl and lending him to the stublc, in ihe bright j ryet that's timber his j ickei ; he's good look-1 mg the Doclhur said Mickey taking off the saddle and commencing to rub down the po ney, 'and she's a mighty nice piece, the daughter there' " It's tht bright eyet thai' rating a bit ol row.'1 4 Aizy now ye devil,' said Mickey trying! to sooih iIip ponVy with a touch of his musi- cal qualiliei, while rubbing him down, and 1 accompanying himself with a 'ort of whistle, i so peculiar to an Irishman, while engaged in Unit duty. I ' li s the bright eyca that s razing a bit of row." , At a wake or a fair thry will nWlr bo oljy, 1 tiives Paddy mump," ! B id hick to ye,' said Mickey, as tho no- , n,.v vv(10 wa raln,.r handv with his lees.1 ' . . .... " mnde. a shy al turn, 'aizy now ye ami. Oivei Paddy a thump which nivlr tell now, But he'd always return'd with sprig of shlllaly, Wl.h-o ru. " Whinivir they frownand tho nate liulo pug Turns up In consate of herself juat to taze yc, Lave her alone, take a sw ig at lh jug, And start for another that's willing to place ye." Wl.h-e- ' O.v-ow yc disateful devil,' said Mic- j key, bilting the poney over the head with the I curry comb,' for having taken a slight nip of I his stioulder. ' In wid ye,' said he driving tho poney into ; the stall. 'It's good the oats 'ill do yc this I night, I'm thinking,' said Mickey, rubbing i away at his shoulder, and locking the stable door, 'it's nice teeth ye have bad luck lo ; ve.' Ned's visits at the Squiio's, (as the masther ; . i was called,) became q iite trt-qurnl, and when l he had recovered Ned mnnaged lo be passing - . . . I the house very often on Drofessional business, c.- 'u: i,nir,,k. ' as the l'J're ha' mnt'e h'ri known through . r..i .,, , ;, , . ,,. i IV VIIIU11V UUV4 A v v v fvm ------ ' ty practice. Fanny would some how or other, always be in the garden at the time Wed was passing , , , . . , , u u t it uay tuuiiu iiiwv u ivnft - . J . , ,1., A. A r., Y. whr-n A WHl 1 L Ua inn lnbn I i R hvIAnt TS . Wilis nn . rii i i a, u 1 1 1 1 iuua iu v i ' - - ' . ' . ,, . 't nn u.r r,. sun shown bnjjhtei, and ihe roses on ner la- vorjto bu,h ,-ra( bUmin? wilh brighter hue than ere they did -did Ar not come, ibe , , . i, a-.a sun, though still it shone as bright, did not , , , . 1 J . ., slii IMi iM 1 1 IV it w j - r ) - - o sweet, yet tteiythtn seemed dreaiy. The Squire always met Ned with a heatty welcome, and Mia Elliot, thought no ono could do anything bul Ned and ind utd few could help Lkms UhJbi a bit o( the dev, about . h.m j, and b ff W,i slip some tune, ,n bh sstng the poney, which expression, 0, his lerimgt wrm ratoer agamst Mrs. Elliot s principles, over- looked them lor the oihcr good trails in his character. Ned often looked back, and thought how different everything appeared to him, to what '.hey had a few short weeks ago, for to one without mu-:b pecuniary means and nothing to i ply upon, but his profession, and that so poorly encouraged when he first look up his abode in the town of B., without friends, with ; l r .. I ..l A !UUl "H""u. . mil arrinsinLmcef. had made nun itxi muccu -"ZZlX Wind influence ofj Sqime had obugim fr hirn many f(,nl, ' not only .0 b.S own village, out o. inauy ,ni Irs around. And then know ing there was onc wh0 loved him with ber whole heat'. and joUthi perhaps, more lhan all else, had ; mHde the spot he thought to dull, now look - , - 4 cheerful When he was called swny a day or two, as his bujinef s sometimes demanded, Fanny felt as if every thing (hat gave her pleas-re had gone with him, and when after two days abarnce, a seiious accident demanded nis s r flCit linger than he expected, and sne re crived a note Irom him, tho fiiSt he'd i ci written her, her heart bent quicker and a 'thrill ol pleasure coupled with somo anxiety iihiiivi f,. r . , ! made her fingers tremble a. .he broke the seal OcAa Fan You know not bow long the lime hat seemed sincu last I taw you, 1 . . i - i a I . - .tkuj4.ii ' dcr ii the mile ousn i tat out ior yvu. ..., I . i r l i. - .'li )usn tarn- I I leu, nasn i a roo uj-jh iS -' - .. ttt vet I'm ture I saw ear nich blooming. "....Jlvit brimrt - lonely, not a h.od- brouchl lo a poor stuu. ui ins um u-us " I L . . . .... i..rl t hardly in iequaintaoc lo tell hi ullet tot and relying upon hi practwt (to liult en couraging) for bit livelihood. : ? What a change lew sbon moroeuuniada t saw thy eye, and when my poor endea vors gave relief to him yots watched to ten derly, I taw the kind limit teaming through thy tears, which told bow muck joo; thanked tne. ,, ,, Shall I tver forget it. I left thy dwelling with lighter heart, and that night tbeio teemed a vision hovering round my pillow which made me happy. t That vision it still with me, and another evening the tamo kind smile will welcome one who it poor indeed, compared with muh a heart at thine. Till then, Fanny, with happy thooghtiand a light heart 1 am yours, EDWakS, Ned the next day returned, and Fanny seemed indeed happy, bot Ned't ambition led him into an error, which for a lime marred their happiness. Ned bad been long wishing to obtain a subject for tome eipenmenu, and bad applied to the Overseers of the Poor House for one but they would not listen to the request and were quite honor struek at the demand. Ned was determined to obtain one and watching for an opportunity, one toon 'offer ed, a negio and an old woman-who had font; been inmntts of tho Poor House1, at last 'went off ' and the v were bnridat ihe bottom of the church yard in a spot laid out particularly for paupers NrtJ waited for a dark night, and taking Mkkey with him (' who wat the boy of the , hovel,') started for the jubjectt, they reached the spot and Ned told Mickey, to dig for tho negro, who had been buried on the fide of the church vard which dtscended a little, savior:. he'd find a stick stuck up where the grave wot. Mickey went to work, while Ned com- menced for the old woman. Now Mickey had made a slight mistake in the locality of tho man of color,' and at the church yard had no particular bounds there had been on the side where Mickey was, a lew interments of some foar footed animal, and he'd commenced operations directly over the body of the Deacon't mare, which had born a tenant there for some tvo weekt " . I 1.1.-4 t . Mickey toon reached the subject, bot met with such a reception that he wound fain have left off, Docther, said Mickey, M'ta gone tort," Aint it there,' said Ned. Then sure enough, there's no misthake about that,' said Mickey, holding bit note. ' Why the devil don't yon pull him dot then,' said Ned, 'come, quick about A.' v Och Docther he's so bad,' t3 id Mickey, getting hold of one of the mart't le"gf and pulling with all bis might Fail Vbtflph heavy, what bones he has, he most a been at big as the Galway Giant 'Bad luck to ye,' said Mickey, at the hide slipped from the flesh, by bit repeated jerks, and sent him rolling down the hiJI. What are you at noq' taid Nad, teeing Mickey making a few evolutions on the tod. ' What am I at, ist (bat ye d be attner know ing, och doctber dear, he 1 nivir come oat a that' ' 'Won't he,' said Ned, who having got the 1 old woman nicely sacked, walked opto Mic . key's subject, put his band down and feeling 1 round a moment burst into a laugh, j 'Well you have done it,' taid Ned. j 'Sure 1 did,' said Mickey, 'dscTnt 1 say he I was heavy.' t I 'Why yotsK)l yWf'boiD digging op a 'damn'd horse.' l 'A what,' said Mlcky. ' i 'A horse, yoo fool, feel hit hoofs.' Jasus said Mickey, ' I thought ho bad a miirhly strong smell.' " Now cover him up,' taid Ned. fill erp the other grave, pot some turf on and then take the ihinge home.' j K J ."h, Wont I go wid yoo.' said Mickey, teeing S8, M g Ned .tatted for 'an oU tchool hooie aboot lhrf quarter, ol a mil. distant, which bad ; I wbtfe j p M worMn. . ... .- . -w" - i e commenced operatioot. Now the light ot the tire which he had kindled thona through the many windows ol the school house, and had atttacttd the attention of tome people hi the village. Ned being to much interested in b is subject at not to think of the great light the fire wit making. The alarm was given, that the school bouse was on fire, and such an alarm created no bt- tie excitement among tne people, . s ho starud 'Z ,1 bH I baJST. ( ,hnnderioff BWiy ' ..?.... .-a i ii n as mana inr inn n r h iiliu vw . uu iHiHuvia out, leaving the old woman, upon whom he had commenced operations. The crowd entered, and teeing the corpse, thpy made chose for Nd, who was seen to jump from the winuow, uttering threats and imprecations against bun. Ned made for the Squire's, as he happen l m hp..l that wav when he ttarted, fallowed nreitv closelv by ibont fifty, who teemed de termined to overtake him, but Nrd, beiog quick upon hit feet and ha'inj cootiderablo length ol legt.iatner aiswncea mem, an Inst reached the Sqm're'i, where be bad bare ly time to gain admittance and lock the door, ere the crowd were round the bouse demand ing from the Squirt l' dtiivtry or they'd burn the house. Poor Fan, hearing the noise, had come down from her chamber in her night dreta, thinking the house was on fire, learning tht . a fX I .k a etat disturbance, and seeing Ned, who wm prtltT well blown, Irom the long cnase B- anai, she cluug tJ him, becoming moie and more Oct. 27, 116.
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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