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V A V - 1 "I I 1 I i I ' Mil" . i ' 71 I f i I- M K , ' . -v. ' TII0.UAS LORING, Editor anl Troprictar: BENJAMIN I. HOWZE, Corresponding Editor. ONS DOLLAR -Per Annnm, Invariably in Advance, r r VOL.I 3. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1850, ...X NO.-.42 - -ADVERTISEMENTS; -Oi limited eitenf, will be inserted in the Co a.fierciU, at the following rates : . ,urc, 1 inseriion, $0,50 J 1 square, 2 month 3o. 3 do: 1,00 1 do. 6 do. do. 1 month, 1,23 ) I do. 1 year, n'.-iinoa ,irL5 make a sauarc. Wceky i, S2,oa 2,50 4.00 6,00 ' tf an advertisement exceed ten lines, the price will be in proportion. ' . 4tJ livertise.nents are payable at the time of thei tisr t W il advertisements inserted in the JFeeAy 0rn"-'.i;, ar-i e-ititle t tJ j.u ifiiartion in ths Tri weekly free oi charge. I FOR THE COMMERCIAL. OBSERVATIONS AND ODDITIES. 1 NO 3. , . .": - , Cumberland The Allegkanies A Dutch man in a pickle Wheling the Ohio Riv er BlennethasseVs MdndCincinnatti. Mb. Editor: We took supper at the thrivinp: town of Cumberland, in preparation lor a long and tedious ride over the mountains, and you may rest assured that most of us performed some rather astonishing feats in the way of eating; not so much because we we're very hungry at that moment, as from the anticipation of becoming so. I find, when travelling, that it's a very good plan to allow largely for that peculiar weakness to which wc are all sub ject, and which is commonly denominated hunger, and the best plan to prevent its fre quent recurrence is to store largely in the outset. Cumberland lies at the foot of the eastern Allcghanies, and in -the beautiful valley which bears its nf.me; it is rapidly increas ing in sixe and population, and is destined, at no very remote period of time, to assume a station among our important towns. Inde pendent of the fact that here the vast quan tities of western produce and eastern merchan dise which pass to and iro, are stored, in the ordinary course of transportation, which is. of itself, enough to add largely to the business of any place, the immense amount of coal" which she furnishes1 to the atiantic coast, is" the yearly production of a large capital which, constantly increasing, concentrates within herself. The valley upon which Cumberland is lo cated runs westwardly far up into the moun tains, and about sunset, wre turned into a deep corfire to the left and commenced our bIow and toilsome ascent. Above, beyond. nwav. until the eye urew wearied in the ef fort to distinguish diminished objects, rose the dense forest which decked the side of the tall mountain ; Tree above tree threw up its arms towards the distant sky, - and moaned as the wind) swept through them plaintive yet melodious. The golden sunset yet lin gered upon the topmost peak, bathing it in beauty, while around as we toiled upwards, the evening shadows were gathering like a misty veil. Above was light, and as we gazed down into the vast abyss which yawn ed continually within three paces ol us, all objects were lost in one intense and awful blackness. Perhaps some persons may be silly enough to doubt the accuracy of this latter descrip tion; I have no time to argue with such, and can only say, that if he will place himself at the poiat midway upon that mountain, at sunset, and has a brain (which I should doubt) steady enough to enable him to look into that chasm, he'll draw back fully con vinced that he's somewhere near what the Indians call the jumping off place. We had a real Pennsylvania Dutchman along with us ; one of the genuine species, and rhrir neyjer was a richer treat served up il u n-' uUVred us. He managed, as he ;;':?. to risv lf on a very g'"md foot- ft a i.uiv of the comuanv. who; t uo v. -;t -.j being somewhat fond f fun, hu nV.rjJ iumlto the top of his bent. About nine o'clockj at one of the changing stations, the young lady became suddenly very thirsty, ami commissioned honest Hans to procure tome water for her ; he gallantly acquiesced, and was shprtly standing on the steps of the coach, and, pitcher in hand, gazing with a kind of hazy look upon the lady, as she drank and talkedjby turns, when lo! crack .went the whip, and away dashed the hordes at a terrible rate. My pitdher, shouted the land lord from the door of his domicil. Ah yas. mein Gott, ;de bitcher, vociferated Hans as he clung to 'the post of the coach. I not can hold on Ah ! DerTuyfel. I drop the bitch er. I broke! him. Mynhur driver shdop de cattle I shall lose de blace. Can you not shdop Jem tnein goot fellow 7 But the wag gish driver only whipped and shouted the more, and down a narrow cut. along the side oT a steep declivity f we went like the wind. This completed the-poor . fellows terror and we were obliged to let him "resume his seat. Ah ! mein Got, he groaned, as he sunk back m a state, of utter exhaustion, vor vy dit I coame m de cooch ! I proke the bitcher, I shdeal de dumbler, and I ride on the shdep tatt de deep bit wide obenpelow me. Ah ! 1 1 - , . "mci, i urease cie aum- bier. . J? I . Poor lellow kept murmuring io inraself hrough the whole night. Yas. . iU aeri uy vels own ride I OHcher, anl shdeal de dumbler. proke de It was not yet day as we halted on the summit of Laurel Hill, the most westernof "ie range, and the soft moon light dwelt upon a valley which spread below as far as the eye can reach, dotted with splendid farms and ri Ang towns,! through which was observable, tfce great road winding along like some huge serpent. And now thelevel road was gained . a our running time was increased to twelve miles an hour. At length, when every soul lf;e P1?.10.? Wllh hunSer and our lively saihes had f changed.to crusty growlings, we tZTTd?Xely beneath us the smoked 'and s' dwe lings and storehouses of Wheel- ing. Every tongue cried " Wheeling :" for VVlieeling and . breakfast, "were, with us. a that moment, svndnomous terms. After we had refreshed ourselves, I walked around to see what I could discover, when my attention was arrested by a number oi enormous wag ons, standing belbre a row of buildings along which ran, m letters which a man going at Rail Road speed might easily make cut, the name ol "Jborsyfh & Co." rhis house runs a regular line of freight wagons of this des cription, between Wheeling and Cumberland carrying tobacco and other produce from the west and bringing back immense quantities of merchandise lor supplying the trade of the Ohio and northern Mississippi States. - These waggons are certainly strong, for I saw one of them loaded with five large Hogsheads of Tobacco; and they use a breed of Hordes, which I dont thmk can be equal- led in the. worla. iiight ol these .upon a loaded waggon, has each his set of Bells. and us they go jingihng along amid the mountain passes me iunii ecnoes iaKe up the silvery sound, ana ev;ery crag and tree and hill becomes vocal with music. Wheel- ing is a Jong narrow dingy looking place. occupying the strip of level land whichlites between the hill and the river. , But not withstanding its old and somewha unpre possessing appearance I venture to sav that no place in the west numbering the "same population does one half hei yearly business: oieaniDoais, receiving or uibcnargmf. , are ilvvays lying at her wharves, and all goods bound east or west are warehoused here for resliipme.nt, so that the streets arc in a con tinual hubbub. After completing my business here I was. within a short time, gliding at the rate of twenty miles an hour down the broad and beautiful Ohio. The surface of the stream was like a polished mirror, and sky and cloud anu woouianus, lay Deneam, me very coun terpart of those above, while innumerable Islands, clad in the rich vestments of a wes tern summer, trees shrubs and, blooming nowers, were almost constantly in view, add ing a thousand charms to scenery, which, even without them would be unrivalled for its mellow loveliness. The Ohio is subject to extreme and rapid changes in its waters ; this week, rushing onward with terrific power, wave foldino- over wave, until, Farms and improvements are submerged, fences swent awav. and stocic ana property to an immence amount destroyed ; and the next week creeping lazily along in its narrow bed, with hardly water enough to float the smallest Boat which plies upon its waters. - And here let me give the traveller one hint; if you have business which will com pel you Ho pass up or down the Ohio, try and find out how the water is, for in low water they charge you from four to five times the ordinary fare, tell you you're stuck andvery politely advise you to help yourself if you can. , Some twelve or fifteen miles below Par kersburg, a small town in Virginia, wc canie upon the Island rendered famous by the el oquence of Wirt, and known throughout the world as Blennerhasset's u Island." It'is, in deed, beautiful, for :there are few of the Is lands which you pass upon this River that do net boast a rare degree of lovliness, but the romance which the fate of of its some time occupant has thrown arouud it, invests it with peculiar charms. Yet we look in vain for the mazy walk amid beautiful and curiously trained shrubbery; we see not w y a j i the rare exotics breathing fragrance on the air,, and we hear not the silvery voice which mocked the Wild bird in it3 warblings all is still; anl where once stood the peaceful man sion, a heap of blackened ashes remained and a ruined chimney, with a pillar of brick which once, supported the gate, are all that remain of the taste of its former occupant. Well now it's always the case ! A man may have a splendid house vast improve ments, great learning, and extensive influ ence, and withal may live like a fighting Cock, so that men in his generation will es teem him great and prosperous, but when he dies, his pride of place dies with - him, his learning, influence, and extensive ac quirements, are all useless. His heirs will make his money fly, his houses will go to ruin or to other hands, which is a confounded sio-ht worse, and the generations yet to come, will only siirug tneir snouiuers ana say, with Montgomery, " There Lived a man. It is'nt very pleasant for a man to labor all his life for wealth and honor, and then have to console himself with such reflections at last. For my part, I'd rather bs a booby, and so named, the scorn and contempt of alL so that I might fear no change for the worse ; than to live feeding upon ' the. varying breath of fame, clad in the habiliaments of wealth, rejoicing in the adulation of the crowd, yet knowing that a time will come, when the veriest dog who prowls amid the hells of vice, may claim me as an equal, and laugh in scorn, that Earth should hon or one, who occupies at last, the same dark gulf with him. Next innrning weJanded at the Q,ueen City of the West, Cihcinnatti. Along the outskirts above and below the City are ran ged those famous slaughter Pens, where the bleating lambs, the lowing ox, and the squealing Pig numbering thousands and tens of thousands, heroically, lay down their precious lives for the good of mankind. I did not. learn the precise amount of the exports from this City, but it must be very large, for Pork was selling at one, and one and a half cents per pound, round ; Butter six and a quarter cents, Lard four cents, rTurkeysof the largest size twenty-five cents each, Eggs from one to two cents per dozen, and other things in like proportion. Now if men buy and sell for profit, they are not quite foolish enough to neglect the opportu nity of exchanging their goods at a profit for such articles at such prices, and in this view of the case my only wonder is that in stead of being simply the- Q,ueen of West, Cincinnati has riot.long since assumed her station as the first City of the Union. She is the great outlet, of a great Agricultural State and the principal r market of the West. Include flat Boats,: and I verily be lieve her export tonnage would exceed that of New York.. Speaking of these flat Boats. I dont sup pose you ever saw one.! so I'll just give you a Kina oi nan-way aescnption ol , the manner in which they're made. Take two long sills, say, a hundred feet in length, put a tight plank bottom on them so as to make the boat a'proper width, then build a one story house with a twelve or fifteen feet pitch upon the said sills, caulk and pitch it, so as to make it water tight, launch it and put in your load, all she will carry, then put on a rounding clap board roof, stick a rudder on the "stern, two long oars on the sides and when a freshet comes, cut your hawser, and away you go. .And as its late I must go too. " - ' PETER SNAPPS. Tne iNIGIIT ATTACK: OR THE HEROINE OF FAIR DALE. A Story of Revolutionary Times. It was in the early part of January, 17 and on such a tempestuous night as had scarcely been seen before in that sunny land, that the revolutionary incident w are about to record occurred. On the banks of the Enoree river, in a beautiful little cottage, which, for the beauty of the surrounding scenery, as well as its own tasty arrange ments and neat appearance, had received the appellation of Fairdale, resided, alone and unprotected, the widow Mansly and her two daughters. L he war was then raging furiously between the mother country and the levolted colonies, but the inmates of Fair- dale, in their retired and peaceful habitation. had not yet been disturbed, although some depredations had been committed by the Tories in their immediate ; neighborhood. They tried to persuade ; themselves . that there was no set of men so base as to mo lest them, defenceless and helpless as they were, yet they had missgivings and a sense of dread that rendered them, if not miserable, at least often uneasy. 1 he husband of the widow had just died before the commencement of the war, of a malignant fever. Frances Mansly, the el- sr daughter, was about ; twenty years of age, fall, gracelul and beautilul. Jmily. tne younger was. eighteen, quick." gay and live- y, but not possessing the spirit or judgement of her sister. She was timid to a fault, and lad an- abiding dread of, the Tories for weeks after she heard ol any of their cruel ties; but her terrors would gradually 4 wear away, and she would become the gay and thoughtless girl of lormer days. On the night above mentfoned, the mother and daughters were seated around a blazing fire, engaged in some domestic avocation and listening to the sleet as it rattled against he widow panes, driven violently by the wind that roared and whistled around, vain y seeking an accees to. that room of cheerful ness and comfort. j ' What a dreadful night T said Mrs. Mans- y, as the house was shaken by a violent gust. 4 The poor soldier!' said Mrs. Frances, and her thoughts dwelt on one- she knew not where. ! m 1 t Amin there was a silence, and a musing melancholy seemed to have fallen on all. Even the playful Emily was thoughtful.- Presently a knocking was heard at the door, and mother and daughtets started up in alarm. Emily clung to her mother's arm, terrified, and faintly gasping 'the Tories! the Tories!' Frances hastily approached the door and demanded who was there, j 4Do you not recognize my voice V inquired the person outside. j VVith all the nimbleness that love could inspire, bolts and bars wTere withdrawn, and the next moment Frances Mansly was clasped in the arms of Edwin Gerrold. 'Ah .! Edwin, how you , frightened me. I thought the Tories certainly had me this time said, Emily. . J 'Welcome Edwin,' said the widow, ap proaching and extending her hand. ' God bless you all !' exclaimed the free and noble-hearted soldier, releasing Frances and extending one hand to ' the widow and the other to Emily. ! 'Edwin,' said Emily, 'I intend to punish you for frightening me so,' and as she spoke she gave him a hearty kissJ ,'It that is to be the punishment lor an similar offences, I shall frighten you as often as possible,' said Edwin. I The young man was soon divested of his great coat, sword and pistols, and placed in a seat before the blazing fire, and a warm supper prepared for him. "Tell us where you have been, and what you have heen doing since you left us, Ed win,' said the widow, as he sat before the fire chafing his hands. j fl have been down be.loiv with General Marion.' said he, 'giving the British and To ries some trouble, and putting many of them out of trouble, so for as this - word is concern ed. .Yesterday, I found myself within. sixty ; miles of Fairdale, and did not tryto resist the j temptation of paying you all a visit,' ! "And right glad am I to see you !' said the widow. Frances blushed and Emily laugh ed."' '" ' ' Edwin Gerrold was the betrothed of Fran ces Mansly; and they j were only : awaiting the termination of the war to dnite their des tinies, for better, for worse,' Edwin was about ' twenty-four years of age, of a noble mien and manly; figure. He was not above medium height, but compact, and few surpassed him in physical strength. Hisaclive life had developed every muscle. and his strong sinews Were almost incapable of fatigue. He had been left an' orphan when a boy but twelve years old, but had received a good ed ucation ; and when not absent aU?chool,- had made the house of Mr. Mansly, who was his guardian,; his home. ills, lace was -now considerably tanned by exposure, and had a hardy -appearance that would probably be considered 'very vulgar by a fashionable belle of the present day j but his heart was one oi the j noblest that ever beat in the bosom of man. Warm and generous as his native clime, he was ever ready to relieve the peedy and succor the oppressed, while his vvrath was terrible to wards the oppressor. He had I entered the army as a private, and his gallant bearing soon raised him to the rank of Colonel. - ; It would have been a difficult matter for a stranger to decide which of the two sisters. Francis or Emily, was the more beautiful. Francis was considerably the taller, but fhe figures of both were perfectly j symmetrical, In fact, their features were very similar; the eyes of Francis, however, were larger than her sister's, and their gaze was more steady, more piercing. Those of Emily were spark ling and mischievous and, on" a slight ac quaintance, she Was probably more bewitch ing than her sister; btjt she only fascinated the eye or bound the heart in'a momentary thrall. Francis, oh the contrary, was not calculated to make sudden andlromantic cap livations ; but having once become acquaint ed with her with her stajd and easy man ner, the depths of her mind, and the noble ness of her soul the heart once touched re ceived an impression not easily effaced. Ger rold could laugh and romp with the playful Emily; but hehad early learned that she made no lasting impression onjhis mind no image forever before the mental eye, and blended with all that was bright and beauti ful ; while, on the contrary he never met with Frances but that he found the cords of affection drawn tighter round his heart, bind ing him more firmly to her. Emily charmed the eye Frances won the heart. But to our story : I j The night wore on, and the storm, though somewhat abated, still raged. jThe sleet and snow had ceased falling, and a 'brisk rain was fast melting it from the ground, j The inmates of Fairdale were about retiring to rest, when an old negro woman rusneu to tae door, ex claiming : -' ' Tories, Missus ! Tories !' i Emily shrieked aloud. Edwin and Fran ces rushed to the door, followed by Mrs. Mansly. The flames were curling widely ; up from a neighboring house illuminating j the night with a light more fearlul than its darkness. The mingled shrieks of the help ess victims, and the! hoarse shouts of their brutal oppressors, struck their listening ears. ' Surely they will hot molest us,7 said the jjow. j - wi ' It is the villainous Cunningham' ejacu lated Gerrold. ; lie spares neither age nor sex. You must fly- ge.t ready! quick 1' ' But whither shall we fiy V asked Frances. ".'Edwin hesitated, but Frances, who had asked the question, also answered it 1 We can go to old Mother! Wallod's. They will not think of disturbing her.' 'Right, right!' cried Edwin.' ' Get ready is quick as possible.' i ;r j A few hasty preparations were made. All the ready money arid valuable portables ivere soon collected, and the ladies muffled in cloaks and shawls. Emily sobbed violently, and ran to and fro, scarcely knowing what she was doing. Francis wras calm, and made her preparations hurriedly, it istruefc but sys tematically. She then assisted her sister, who had as yet accomplished nothing. Ger rold buckled on his sword and belted four pis tols around him, but ; would not encumber himself with his over-coat. All then sallied from that room, so late the abode of cheer fulness and comfort, into the piercing cold of the dark and stormy night. j The house of old Mother Wallod an ex centric but kind old woman, w$o lived alone stojd in a valley about a mile from Fair dale. Our party arrived there jin safety, and fearing to attract attention, they did not kin dle a fire. The ladies retired to rest on such beds 'and pallets as the good old woman could furnish : but Gerrold, despite the soli citations of all, returned to watch the move ments of the Tories. : ; When he came in sight of Mrs. Mansly's house, he perceived that the marauder's had possession of it, He approached a.i listened. IJ. .M,U lino. iVioii. Atiraoo "fr ill nnrt ft fr " over tneir disappointment ... .. . -i . in finding the family had tied. 'A devil'd curses on the rebels ! I wish. Jake, we had come straight on before fire was set to you d d old rebel's house. It has scared the birds from their nest.' Where do you s'pose they've one, Ned T asked his companion.'. I 'Let me consider an old wornan lives out through the woods yonder, about a mile. I'd sooner believe they'd gone j there than any where else. I wish the d d rain han't come we could have tracked them.' "Weil, let's go and see. They are worth a search any how, if they are only half as pretty as you make them out.' j It may readily be supposed mat ierroid was determined to thwart their intentions, or perish in the attempt. He could see through a window into the room where- j they stood, and was rejoiced to perceive that. the . two speakers constituted the company ; and he rightly surmised that; tney nau leu tneir party for a short time, tempted oy tne -booty T- 1 1 and beauty pi iairoaie !l told you,' said one of them, fthat I knew have 'era that raised troop knows any thing about 'em. I was close. by here . , . .Well, come on, and let's , look 'em up. If you'll jest find 'em, you may have choice.' Gerrold's blood rushed like wildfire through his veins. He drew two pistols from his bje4t and prepared to fire," but recollecting that the other Tories, whose shouts he could dis tinctly hear, might be attracted by the report, he put them up, .and drawing hi3 sword, cautiously retreated from the house. Ar riving at a place suited to his purpose, he stationed himself behind a large; tree ; that stood on the side of the path that led- to old Mother Wallod's. , ; The path was narrow and would not ad mit oi their riding abreast. He who had first suggested the direction that the widow and her daughters had gone, rode first, and his companion followed close behind. We must ride slowly, as the path is dark and narrow,' said the foremost, as they ap proached the tree behind whose trunk Ger rod was concealed. C . The wind still roared through the .forest, but many of the clouds had disappeared and a few stars had ventured to show themselves, giving a very faint light, only sufficient to enable Gerrold to perceive horses and riders as two black moving masses. The head of the foremost horse was even with the tree where Gerrold stood. As quick as thought he seized the bridle rein, and dealt a blow that brought the' tory to the ground. The horse plunged and frightened the one in his rear. The discomfited marauder cried for help, but his comrade did not heed him. Gerrold held the lein in his iron grasp, and wheeled the horse upon his fallen rider just as he was endeavoring to rise. With one unerring blow upon the back of the head he settled him forever then sprang upon his horse, and gave chase lo his flying compan ion. The Tory had a long start, but his horse was not so fleet as the one on which Gerrold was mounted, and every moment lessened the distance between them. The Tory turned, as he fled, and fired a pistol, not so much with the hope of killing his pursuer, as attracting the attention of his comrades. The shot pass ed harmlessly on, but the shouts of many To ries were now heard in answer to the report and the cries of the fugitive. Gerrold urged his hotse to his utmost speed. ' 11 thought be, ' tins villain escapes me he will either tell where thev are, or return at some future lime to do them harm. H must die !' The voices of many Tories were now heard but a little distance ahead and rapidly approaching1. Gerrold could barely distin guish the form of his flying foe, but the noise of his horse's hoofs and his own cries were sufficient to make known his locality. He knew he was close upon hi in, and fired a pistol still the Tory fled the ball had mis sed its aim. A second shot and the soul of , tne miscreant naa gone to us nnai account, I The space between Gerrold and the To ries who were hastening to the relief of their companion was not more than one hundred and fifty yards when he fired the fatal shot, and before he could draw up his horse and wheel, not more than h&lf that distance in tervened. Then began the chase in a con trary direction. The horse on which Gerrold was mounted was a good one, but he now be gan to fail. Luckily, those of his pursuers were in no better plight, tor thev had all been ridden hard the previous day. Before they had fled a quarter of a mile, Gerrold perceived that his pursuers wereless numerous, but could not tell how many still continued the chase. He was obliged to take the same road he had come, as the night was too dark for him to take the woods, and there was no other way. There were apparently only three horsemen pushing the chase when he arrived opposite Fairdale cottage, but two of his pistols were empty, and but little reli ance were to be placed in the loaded ones, on account of the darkness of the night. - On he fled, avoiding the path that led off through the woods to old Mother Wallod's but he had not passed Mansly's gate more than fifty yards, when his tired horse stumbled and fell, tossing him off and nearly rolling upon him. . As he rose, one of his pursuers dashed up and was in the act of raising his sword to cut him down, when, with the shouts of defiance, he discharged a pistol in hia bosom. Scarce ly had the dead man touched the ground, when the other pursuers were present. There were only two of them. Gerrold fir ed hia remaing pistol without effect. A se cond after, a pistol was fired close to his head, and one of the Tories fell. At the same in stant the sword of the other came down on Gerrold, who staggered under the blow but did not fill. Wondering who could have rid him so opportunely of one of his foes, he drew his sword to defend himself; but just as he did sa, another pistol was discharged, and the remaining Tory dropped from his saddle with a heavy groan. Thank Heaven ! theys.Te saved V exclaim med Gerrold, straining his eyes to see his de liverer. Something white fluttered before his searching gaze, and a well known voice said - -.,.. ' - . ' -v 'Are you hurt Edwin V Before he could reply, the arms of the speaker were thrown around him; It was Frances Mansly ! ' 'Great God 1 are you ray deliverer?' said Gerrold with the utmost surprise. Are you hurt, Edwin ?'. Not much a little cut on my left shoulder only.' 7 -" .:. : ':' v : : ., ' -. "... Well now, let us fly.. We may be pursued again, and your wound must be attended to!' said Frances taking him by the hand. 'But Frances, how came you here? Tell me?' or two fine birds, and now we'll There aint another man in our cafe. "Come on.' TheV took the "direction to old Mother hWallod'd cabin, where thev UoriIy arrived.' Gerrold's curiosity was 6oo,n satisfied.. . Fran ces had Iain awake until a 1 the rcl were ia slumber. , She, could not slecpbut felt an irresistible defdre to return home She had crept, eofjtly from her pallr t, taking the pis tols that were once her fa her',1 and ( which she had not neglected in her. hurried prepa rations the night before, j-Just as she ap proached her mother's gate, Jihe hcard, the horsemen -coming,' and hastened to conceal herself in & corner.ofthe fence opposite the place where Gerrold' horso a moment after fell. She recognised hLf roicewheu he shouted defiance jo the foremost 'Toryi and hastened, opportunely, at we hare ccn, to his rescue None of tlic inmates of the cab in knew of her ubscence until she returned with Gerrold. ' -' Gerrold's wound was not , a dangerous one; And by - the kind attention of the ladies oQ Fairdale, was soon healed. ; , ' - 1 Our story is nearly done. Colonel Ed win Gerrold and Frances Mansly" were married soon after the conclusion of the war, and in the possession of oinc of their "descen dants ate" now the very pistols with which Frances killed the Toricsi - ' ,k . .: Emily Mansly married' a young , planter and became a staid and thoughtful matron, though always sufficiently1 cheerful .and gav.j jThe widow Mansly lived to a gOt-d.old age, was blessed with dutiful children .and grand children, and at last sank quietly to rest among them all. I , PRINCIPAL AND. INTEREST. ; Not many years since' fhcre resided in Washington city a certain English diplomat ist, who was noted for his Parsimony, and I who screening himself behind his position, scarcely eycr paid a bill at all, and never without being many times: dunned for it. His character at last became so well known, that it '.was impossible for himto procure ar ticles nt any of the stores, jexcepi for cnnh. -Oi.e day, a worthy son of the Emerald Isle, ! who acted as a drayman to and from the de pot, received n couple of boxes -which came by the railroad addressed to his Excellency, and paying the freight from New York out of his own pocket, as he was ih the1 habit of doing for other people, started off with the cases to deliver them, and to collect both the Ireight that he had paid out and hi own charge for carriage; Pat drew up before his Excellency's stately mansion, ai d, delivering the goods, told the butler or head-servant what his charge: was, but he was deferred to another day for his pay,, as his Excellency was engaged I j - .. ' , Pat looked rather chop-fallch nt this,' for he had paid out some four, dollars expenses for the minister, and his own charge f was only fifty cents. But there was no help for it: and so he drove oft patiently to await the convenience of the English minister.' In a few days he called again, but was put off by some ready excuse, and so again and again, until he was led to inquire of some of the neigh-, boring store-keepers what !U could mean. Pat soon learned how the base was, and that it was a common thing with hia Excellency thus to gull whoever he could, rich or poor. "Troth and by my soul niver.a bit shall he chate me," said Terence Mahony. "Do you think you can (collect; your bur dollars and fifty cents ?" asked his informant. "To be sure, and interest too.' ' "Interest, eh ?" , j "To be sure. I'll make jit jist five dollars. Howly mother but I will V? L v I ! It might have been thre weeks subsequent to the delivery of the two cases, that Pat was discovered one afternoon before his Ex cellency's house, just after the arrival of tho , northern train, uili three Cases in ui$ amy. Out came butler. , . r - "Well Pat. got. another lency, eh, my boy ?: oad for his Excel? "To be sure I have : but niver-abox yees git till yo pay for the other two und the carting of :thU, any way,'? ; ) "How much is it j . "Five dollars, to be surej." ' . ' .Seingthe determination of tho Irishman written in his face, the butler returned to the house, and by dint of the greatest exertions among the servants and his own resources he mustered five' dollars and handed it to Pat, saying as he did so ': Iow dump them oft." "Much obliged to-yeesi. Mithuf Butler, but these belongj to Misther Chase, in the next strate i ' And off he drove sure enough, with princi pal and interest. Flag of our Union, LOSS BY THE LATB FtRE. I We estimated the quantity of Cotton destroyed by the late fire at 6000 bales. An sccorate count shows that we were rather tinder the mark, and makes it 614G bales, of which 419 were Sea Islands. There were also 418 tierces o- Rice destroyed, be sides a quantity of Sugar, Molasses, Liquors, and otljer merchandise, and a portion of the valuable stock of Dry Goods ot Johnson, urews ana , li raw. ley. The number of buildings burnt was twelve. In the value of the property destroyed it is 'by far the most destructive fire with which our city has been visited sinco the great conflagration of 1833. Gjiarluton Mercury. THE CUBANS. The Cuban Parties In New York are about to get nto trouble. The Herald says steps have been ta ken for the purpose of bringing lheir operations b fore a grand jury of the United States Circuit Court, under the charge of violating ibe law of 1818, then passed and provided for preserving the neutrality of the United States, , ' . 'Aot now.- Wait till wc nre
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