North Carolina Newspapers

A F FAMIM NEWSPAPER kT nv IX POLITICS. TERMS: flLl.fAM ' COOKE,), . TWO DOLLARSXPER AMXTTTXT. 141111 KJTIM raws, Erarj, f&mm - ; . - . SOUTHER NEUTRAL . : DEVOTED - ' 0? DUB! CMBUfJi 11110!, a ;. Sit n M '1i!T 'i ' it- 1 : SEED MUV From flirptf MiaihiTtta4Lti 3 , : A F ASHIOH ABLE POBflEa. 'J f I a5-itt attocnevj anJ ahiH.jdiseounter..-.- As it-is. aiV'S-oatlou lo ierfd money at high interest to ex Jfjavagatit people, iy eonneetioir principally lies ; Tnt,. " fi,! sometimes among rogues ' t' ;n;i- lity. jjMiuf' is apnru t w(likli atrejudieed wyrid !iHo.r "holds in sovereign . contempt, or visits wuh l;-::nVy,th3trHl;':an':l afCuneharii.ibleness ;- but to my. I jnind, there are casings," with' filter names; that are an IwttW-'l sit give me two things which I io've i inonv 'al Mwer ;Tut I cannot deny that it brings j witlQf. a bad name; .. lye (iasehes between ..char-, acter; anM inohey", ami- in vqlves a matter of tajste. ; Some p'iopl.e like ehiirnctcr ; I prefer 'mono-. V ; If 1" am' hated and despised, I chuckle over the P . percoiitra." I find it pleasant for menibjer.s?of a proixd aristocracy, to condescend from their high ' estate, to fawn, feign, flatter ; to affect even mirth i i liii Iriintliarityl in' orderio gain jny good wilh . ; 1 aiiv . -jr. HvC'-h.w-k.'-.rV No client can accnisehe of desiring ; J either his fiesji ordds blood.- Sentimental vengeance' 1 1! Is nb'itein .in. my "s.ork In tfxulei ' Gold and bank-' r : notes satisfy, my '' rage '' or, if need be, ,a good mortgage, : Far from seeking revenge, the worst R Ofctfiuiter 1 ever had qeaiings witn, cannot deny i i.? r t " 1 i 1Si:it I am alwayJ ( willing r to accept a gol post-l-i 1) sa.y ..again, I -am daily brought iuc)ntact with j all jitiitis ot socv.'ty, front' the poverty-stricken pa,- tenieel, -to heu peer T and l am nd"mure suqrised J J fit receiving' :auj ' application-. from .-a duchess than ; "'.from a pet -o!)irtsJuncer 'In my ante-room wait, at this iffolneut, acrowd of borro A er. Among th.e i tatu, Wimps' v'ly and. in ustiched craft, are', most f.p )rondnent : there is a bandsoniey ung fellow,' with i :4 &n 'elaborate :cuiy3-' and wonderfully vaea'nf couhte frit 3 nance,. who is.a:!tioip:iting;!i!i feeble-jlbilies,: an' es tate t!at has beilfii m tiie.posses-siou of.h is ancestors fcince ih'rei5f'i Jf, -Henry tfte Eighth, There is a reigj hairy,: high-n.. l1.roken-dov ii non:descript, in rfiitig''letveen 'a horse-dealer and STMii'l-Utli-l' .'Cf.lk.Ktli apugm-.t. lie As an ikl Etoiuan. ., rive years ago ii drove ""his jfour-in-haiid he. is n w waiting to . iii-.. ' j, , beg a sovcrign, haViigLen ,jut ,di :.;j.the' I.Wo1y'ut''tJourt,;tbr7l'hc second i : the women' a . Preflv actressT-who, a i seiiaxget-i irowi time. . Ajnong the women a preftv ac'tressT-who, a few' years since. la lofked forward Tib1 a sivoraT of steatand onioiis. witl 6oW-fiiiJs mne hnlidri'd -pounds per month, insuffi- eient to pav her wine-merchant "and her confection er.! "7I am' obliged to deal: .with aeh case according to pciili;u-ities. 'Geihune undeserved Kuiu sel doin kn.x.-ks at my door; Min is a erpetualdattle Tlilh j peopIeAvhVj inibiixS trickery ;at .the same rate as diey dissiilvti their fortunes. ' t am n hard man, of 1 course. I should not Imj lit for my- pursuit if 1 Wreviot biitvwhen, by"ja remote'- chance, honest toUfortune'. pavs' me a Visit, ;ai Rothscliihl amused p - hiinmf at times, by giving a-beggar a guinea, so-1 OtcasiAnally treat myself to the luxury of doing a 'if.'" kind action. . - ; ; "'- -;' - - ' . 'i "I j My favorite subjects for this uimatural generosity ' . iare tfiieWery young, or - the poor, innocent jeole, I ijxajeutittt for the .wlir of 'Wop Many among. my If,4 feif nts (Ispeially tlinse temper I in the ' ice-brookn j- of, fasbiitn anil high life polislied and passionless) w.oul-l uo' muck for me? if I hadot, made the '1. - iface. the eye', the aecenU fvs much iiiy study as th luere legal and nnancial points ot discount.-. 10 to what I mean, I will relate what happened to jng jH: long since. - - f ' J ; :, f One day, a middle, aged iiiani" in the usual cos tapie.yf a V est-e'nd 'slnnnan, who had sent in his Iliame as Mr.AxmiusfT; Avas shown into my. pri- jVate roc)U. Atter a little hesitation he saul, ".Al though you do iiot know.:me, living at-. tliis end of tht-tuwn, I know you very well by reputation, and ?that yoU' discount bills, j 1 have a bill which I, want . tJ get discounted. . I am in the employ of Messrs. lluse.11 J: Smooth. ITlie 'bill is drawn by one of bur U'st customers, tliej I loir. 'Miss Snape, niece of lArd liunfvv, aud accepted by Major Munge, w hm, no 'doubt, ;you Anow by name. ' She has dealt with' us tor inany years,, is.verv - verv ext-rava- h . :-?uM .but always pays. -ance whicji was for two hun i Ih'Hids.. - . ' - - . - lie put - the -:u;eept-red pounds into my J I ! I looked at it as scruti'iiingry .as.I usually do at r - inchjpuper. .The major's signature was familiar fto meV tint havinguce'eeded to. a great estate, he Has long ice'ased :.to be a customer. . 1 instantly de :X ; " tectd a forgery dy wliom ? 'was the question. ! l LCouUl it. be the ;man before me ? experience! told j . ine it was riot. V !'. I t. ? l'erhaps- there - was something in the expression cf rmy.coiink'rr;ince-which Mr. Axminster did not 'p 'likf, -for Ma sajd, "It is gooi. for jthe amount, I pre :': ' aume !" - .- .- - ! " I '--..? v -lj repliwlv Piav, sir, from- whom did.Vou get I ? : 'y"Eroui Miss Snape lijei-self." - ; , - ; . 1 ;3 -'f '"' 1ou . circulated anv other bills made by I .1: the same drawer f i ; ""'. ' ? ' ve- !v &:iid. t!ie rlr;innvr. witliout hesitation : .IUave pair:iwav ri f.r nno iiiinilrl. ivmmls ,f spa!;kle, tho jeweler, to whom Miss Snajv wwea uvihty. poiuKls. lhe1: gave' me the dill ttr- ;Uce And-how long has.the bill to run rtow V A -;- j y Did yoii:ndbs. jt- r "' ' : ' , . j " lry jlr ovMiyu, -;ojm.in. " Mr. Sparkle Wqred.me.to ,lo ,0. u, w that, the bill came T'ir'V 10 ,,w lsession ntlv-reouired ; ? f.MaifV to leave town?' h , -. -1 , es' ? ' h(i- ls to Brighton- for the w in Kl ga'vo) one hundred jouud biii. siu.iwwV.w,"!;, -t.i...vi Jae vua bytlie aevvptor i ' , . 1 ?f '-Moetit r Tlje poor iellow: wfjd from his -forehead , the perspiration which suddetily broke-out . - Rt the'bare.intW a pruba'uility that the bill wpuld ! dishoiiored r f Meet it I O no 1 I am a married ; man, w!itha iiinily', aud have nothing but my sala- i rj to depend on." . fThen. the sooner vu get it taken up and the I the better., ' , " . '', . " She- has always been punctual Tiitherto." t That mav I tintwl to the crOss-writinc l"-r I Q the docuinent, and said de-libekitely, " This bill i a forgery I" , "', " " ' ; , ' ' ' , '. ;' i wd pogr swa't709d RALE! snatched tip the document ; and, with many inco herent protestations, was rushing towards thedtwr when. 1 called to him, in an authoritative tone, to step. ".He paused. His manner indicating Rot only doubt, Wit fear. I said to him, " Don't llurry yourself; T only "want to serve you. , You tell -me that you are a married man withuehildren, depend ent on daily labor for daily bread ; and that'you have done a little discounting for Miss Snape out of .your earnings. Now. although, .1; am a bill dis counter, 1 don't like to see s.eh men -victimized. Look at the body of this bill? look at the signa- j ture of your lady customer, the drawer. Don't" I you detect the saine fine, thin, sharp-pointed hand- j writing m ttie worus, .Accepted, i 'vmmock 1 T i A . t 'X 1 Munge.' " ' The man, convinced against hi will, was at first overcome. When he r-coverelr "be raved he would expose the Honorable Mvss Snape, if jt eost him jns bread ; he would go at once to the police office. ' ' ' . I stopjed him, by saying, rougliH', " Don't be a fool. ' Any sucii steps' would seal your ruin, v Take my advice ; 'return the bill to the lady, saying sim ply that vou camiot get it discounted.- Leave the rest to' nie, and I think the biil vou have-en- dorsed;t'o Sparkle v ill" be paid." Comforted by , ! th is assurance, Axmmster, teartuhy changed hom the nprvpus, but snug, hopeful man of the morn- ing, departed. It njr'w remained for me to use what skill I Own, to bring about the 'desired result. J lost no-time iii writing a letter to the Honorable Miss Snape, of which the following is a copy : - " Madam, : A bill, purporting to be Jrawn by you, has been offered to -me' for discouit. There is something wrong abqut it; and,' tiiongh a stranger to you, I advise you to lose no time in getting it lxiek into vour 'own bands."' . '" " :" ' ' v " D.D. ! I' intended to deal w:ith,the affair auietlv, and without any view to profit. The fact is, that 1 was sorry-h-yoit mays laugh but 1 reallv 's sorry to I IiTii-lf -f li!!t a VAiimr inrl tnicrlit. havi iinv.'ii v;iv 1-11. t ! girl to temptation jiiiider pressure of 'pecunianuliiricukies. ! if it had been a tnai.i's 1 case, I doubt whether ! should 'haw "interfered..- l'y the-return of . post, a lady's maid entered my mini, profusely decorated with ringlets, Face, and perfumed patchouli. -She brought, a.. letter from her mistress. It ran thus :- for your kirulness'tn writing to mew the subject of the bills ; of which I had alsr heard a few hours previously, ,-A's. a perfect stranger to ybii, I emn'ot estimate your kind consideration at too high; a va lue.'. I trust! the matter will be explained ; but I should much like to - see ' you.. If voir1 would be kind enough to write a note as soon as you receive this, I will order it to be sent to me at .ncp to Ty-imrn-sqUare. I w ill wait on you at any hour on Friday; 'you may appoint. I "believe' that I am not mistaken in supposing that you transact business tor my fnendir John Markham, and you will tnereiore Knowuue e I . 1 ! I". 1 nclosed to be his handwriting. Again, thaukingyoii most gratefully, allow me to J remain your much arid deeply obliged, Juliana Snape." This note was written 'upon delicate french pa per, embpssed with a coat of arms. 'It was in a fancy envelope : the whole richly "perfumed, and. redolent of rank and fashion. Its contents were an implied coufessiou of forgery. Silence, or three lines of indignation, would have been the only innocent answer to '.my letter, bhit Miss Snape thanked mel She let me know, by implication, that she was on intimate terms with a name .good on a West-end hill. ' My answer was thatf I should be alone on the following afternoon at five. V At the hour fixed, punctual to a moment, a b rough am drew up at the corner of the street next to iffy. chambers. The honorable Miss Snape's card was handed in. 1'resontly, she .entered, swimming into my room, richly, yet simply dressed in the ex treme of Parisian good taste. She was pale or rather colorless. She hfd fair hair, fine teeth, and a fashionable voice. She threw herself gracefully into a chair I handed to her, and began by uncoil ing a string pf phrases, to the effect that her visit v as merely to consult me on "unavoiuauie pecuni ary, difficulties." . ? According to niy mode, I allow'ed her 'to talk ; , putting in only an occasional word of question, that, seemed ratker a random observation than a signifi cant query; At length, after walking round and" round, the subject, like a timid horse in a tic-Id, 1 round a groom Avith a sieve of oats, she came nearer and nearer the subject. When she had fairly ap- iroached -the point,-slie stopedi as if counige had idled her. . I3ut she soon recovered, and. ob served". '"-'"." " - . . I cannot think why you should tak?e the trou bfe to write so to me, a perfect stranger Another paue 'J I wonder no one ever suspected me be- fore." '; ;. v .Here was a confession and a kev to character.- flie cold grey eve, the thin compressed lips, whu-Ii 1 had had tune to observe, were true indexes to tne '.'lady's" inner heart selfish, calculating, utterly, devoid of conscience unable to conceive the exu--istance of spontaneous kindness ; utterly iuditle rentto anything except discovery ; and almost m lifferent to that. leeause c.nvinced that, no serious consequetHes could all'ect a lady of hef rank and inrlueiiee' ' " ' ' .j '" Madam," I ri'rdietl, " as long as you dealt witn tradesmen accustomed to depend' on aristocratic custo'mers, your rank and position, and their large ' profits, protected .you from suspicion : but you have made a mistake in descending from your vantage ground to make a poor shopman your innocent accomplice- a man who will be keenly alive to any thing that may injure his wife or children-. His terrors but for my interposition would have ru iued you. Tell me, how many of these things have you put afloat f" , She seemed 'a little taken aback by this speech; but was wonderfully firm. She passed her white, jeweled hand over her eyes, seemed calculating, ...! -' l.: .:!. .t fi.i:. l.-vt- Innn- cent helplessness, admirably assumed " About as!many as amount, to twelve hundred jXHinds."- ..,-'. " And what means have you for meeting them r I . ..-"'- At this question, so plainly put, her face flushed. She half rose from her chair, and exejainied, in the. true tocj . orajisioaatio hauteur, "Beaily, sir, I GIF, NORTH CAROLINA, do not know what right you have to ask me that question.' ' . j - I laughed a little, tho' not very loud. It was inde, I own : but who could hare helped it f I T& plied, speaking low, but slowly and distinctly, '' You forgot. I did not send for you you came tome. You. have forged bills to the amount of -1 twelve hundred pounds, Yours is not the case of a ruined merchant, or an ignorant over-tempted clerk, in your case a jury, (she shuddered at. that word) would -find no extenuating circumstances ; and if you should ever , fall into the hands of justice, you will be convicted, degraded, clothed in a prison dress, , and transported for. life. I dp not want, to sneak harshly ; but I insist that -ou find means to ; take up the bill which Mr.' Axm'mster has so un witting indorsed , The Honorable Miss Snape's grand manner melt ed away. She wept ' She seized arid pressed my hand. She cast up her eyes, full of tears, and went i through the part of a repentant victim with great fervor. She would do anything anything in the i ide world to save the poor man. Indeed, she had ! intended to appropriate part of the two hundred pound bill to that purpose, She forgot her first statement, that she wanted the in oney to go out of town. Without interrupt- Ti.f ; 1 lu-r im on hnr ilii.TrijlA htMvelt lv a si- I 0" ' .... ... . j . i iriulated: passion of repentance, regret and thank j fulness to me, under which she hid her fear and her j mortification at being detected. I at length put I an end to a scene af admirable acting, by recom i mending her .to go abroad immediately, to place j-herself out of reach of anv sudden discovery ;-and then lay her case fully before her tnends, who would, no doubt, feel bound to come forward with the fu'i miou'nt of the forged bills, ' " lint," she exclaimed, with an entreating. a'ir, u I have no moiiev, I canuoi j go -without money !" To that observation I did j hot respond ; although! am sure she expected that I should, check-book m-hand, otier her a loan. 1 do not say no without reason ;" for, the jery next week, this honorable young jjfly came again; and, w ith .sublime assurance aud a number 01 verv charming, ' winning speeches (which might have had tjieir effect upon a younger man,) asked me to lend her one hundred -pounds, in order that she might "take the advice 1 had so obligingly given her,; and retire into private life for a certain time in the country. '.-'.-.; ' I do meet V. ith a great many impudent people' in the c.urse of my caliingV-I am not very deficient r iv ureata. : 1 - r- u Really madam," I answered, "yon pay a very ill compliment to my gray hairs ; and would fain make me. a very ill return for the service I have done you, whenv you ask me to lend a hundred pounds to a young lady who owns to having forg ed to the extent of one thousand two hundred pounds, and to owing eight hundred pounds besid es, i I wished to save a personage of your years and 1 position from a disgraceful career ; but 1 am too good a trustee . for my children to lend money to any body in such a dangerous position as yourself, " Oh p" she answered, quite unabashed, without a trace of the fearful, tender pleading of the previ ous week's interview quite as if 1 had been an accomplice, "Lean give you excellent security." I'That altej the wise ; 1 can lend any amount on; good security." . ' Well, sir, j I can get the acceptance of three friends of ample means." . "JJO you mean jto tea me, JMiss t?nape, tltat you Vt ill write down the names of three paitie who will accept a bill for one hundred pounds for.you?" Yes, she could, and did. actually write down the names of three distinguished men. .Now I knew for certain that not one Of those noblemen would -have put his name to a bill on any account what ever tor his dearest friend; but, 111 her unabashed solf-confidencei she thought of passing another forg ery on me. I closed the conference .by saying, " I cannot assist you ;" and she retired with the air of an injured person. In the course of a few days I heard from Mr. Axminster, that his liability had been .duly honored. In my active and exciting life, one day extinguish es the recollection of the events of the previous day ; aud, for a time, 1 thought no more about the fashionable forger. I had taken it for granted that, heartily frighteued, although not repenting, she had paused in her felonious pursuits. . . My business, one day led me to the establish ment of one pf the' most , wealthy and respectable legal firms in the city, where I am well known, and I believe, valued ; for at all times I am most polite ly, may say mosteordialy received. Mutual profits create a wonderful freemasonry between those who have not1 any other sympathy or seutiment. Pol itics, religion, 1 morality, difference of rank, are all equaJized'"ahd!repubucanuel by, the- dmstou of ai account. No sooner had I entered the sanctum. than the senior partner, Mr. Preceps, began to quiz his iunior, Mr. Jones, with. " Well. Jones must ! never joke friend Discount anymore about usury. j Just imagine," he -continued, addressing me, "Jones i has himself been discounting a bill for a lady ; and ; a duced pretty onet too. lie sat next her at dinner : in Ci rosv'enor-square la-t week. lSext day she gave him a call here, and he could not refuse her extra ! oKliuary request. Gad, it is hardly. fair for Jones I to be jHjaehing on vour domains of West-end pa- i"irr!" '..? ' !. i. Mr. Jones smiled juietly, as he observed, " Why 1 -vou seei she is the niece of one of our best clients, ; and really, I was so taken. by surprise ! not kisow how to refuse." that I did X "Pray," said I interrupting his excuses, "does yonr voung lady's name begin with S ? Has she not a v'ery jale.facej and cold grey eye ?" The partner started. ; ; " Ah ! I see it is so ; and can at once tell, you that the bill is not worths rush." - " Why, "Oti don't mean ?" "I mean simjJy 'that the acceptance is, I'll lay vou a wager, a forgery." ": " A forgery !' " A forgery," L repeated, as distinctly as possi ble. .-'' , Jones, hastily and witli broken ejaculations, called for the cash box. With trembling hands he. took out the bill, and followed my finger witli eager, watchful eyes, as I pointed out the proofs of my as sertion. . .. .- A long paus? was broken by my mocking laugh, for, at tlie moment, my sense of pojiteness could hot restrain my satisfaction at the signal defeat which had ; attended tlie first experiment of these J i it ' ...1.1. .1": -" . i I niguiy respecxauie genuetuea. m uie bc;uc u SATURDAY, JANUARY ;Tfce partners did not have recourse to the police. Thedid not propose a consultation with either Mr. Forrester or Mr. Field ; but they took certain steps, ,uy recommendation : the result, of which ratthat at an early day, an aunt of the Honora ble1 .iliss Snape was driven, to save so near a con nection from transportation, to . sell out some four teeti hundred pounds pf stock, and all the forgeries wer. takeiTTip. i " ' Ooe would have thought that the lady who had thu;so narrowly escaped, had had enough ; but forgery, like opium-eating, is one-of those charm ingvices' which is never abandoned, when once adopted. The forger enjoys not only the pleasures of Obtaining money so easily, but the triumph of befooling shop-men of the. world. Dexterous pen rnarjship is a source pf the same sort of pride as that whU h animates the skilful ritleman, the practiced duelist, or well trained billiard-player, With a cleaii Gillott he featches down a capitalist, at three or x months, for a cool hundred or a round tfuju sanA ; just as a Scrope drops over a stag at ten, or a Gordon Cumming, a monstrous male elephant at a Eundred paces. v s 1 before observed, my connection especially lies? among the improvident iimong those w ho will be rained who are being ruined and who have been -ruined. To the last class belongs' Francis Fisherton, onc a gentleman, now without a shill ling or a principle ; but rich in mother wit in fact a farccu r, Rafter l'aul de Kock'3 wn heart llav in by-gonie days been one of my willing victims, he. finds pleasure and profit in guiding others through' the" gate he frequented, as long askable to pay the toll. , In truth,, he is-what is alied a "discount agent." . 7 One day I received a note from him, to say-that he would call on me at three o'clock the next day, to intnxluce a lady of family; .ho wame 1 a ,biil "done" for one hundred pounds. '' So ordinary a transaction merely needed a memorandum 111 mv diary, "Tuesday, 3 P. M. ; F F. 100 Biii." Tlfe hour came and passed; but no Frank, which vas' strange because every one must have observed, that, however dilatory people re in paying, they are wonderfully punctual when they expect to re ceiVe moiiey. 1 At five o'clock, in rushed my Jackal. His story, disentangled from oaths and ejaculations, amounted to this : In answer to one of the advertisements he occasionally .. addresses " To the Embarrassed," in the; columns of the "Tiiiies" he received a note frtryk lady, who said she waianxLos, u IlL-d rank and fashion., A correspondence was opened, and an appointment made. ; At the hour fixed; neatly . shaved, brushed, gloved, booted the revi val, in short, of that 1)igh!-bred Frank Fishertou, who was so famous " In his hot youth, when Ciockford's was the thing," glowing with only one glass oV brandy "just to steady his nerves," he met the lady at a West end pastry-cook's. After a few words (for all the material questions had been settled by Correspondence) she stepped into her brougham, and .invited; Frank to take a seat besidedier. Elated with a compliment of late years so rarej he commenced planning the orgies which were to reward him for weeks of enforced fasting, when the coachman reverently touch ing his hat, looking down from his seat for or ders. " To 99, George-st. St. James's," cried Fisherton in hisioudest tones. ; . In ah instant, the young lady's pale face changed to scarlet, and then to ghastly green. In a whisper, rising to a scream, she exclaimed : s " Good heavens 1 you do not mean to that man's house, (meaning me.) Indeed, I cannot go to him on any account ; he is a most horrid man, 1 am told. and charges most extravagantly." " Madam," answered Fraijk, in' great perturba tion, I beg your pardon, but you have been"grOssly misinformed. I have "kubwn that excellent .man these twenty years, and have paid him hundreds on hundreds ; but never so much by ten per cent as you oflered me for discounting your bill." "Sir, I cannot have anything to do with your friend." . Then, violently I',hig the '-check-strings " Stop," she gasped" and will yon have the good ness to get out ?" ' " And so I got out," continued Fishorton, - '''and . :ost my time ; aud the heayy investment I made in getting myself up for the assignation ; new prim rose gloves, and a shilling to the hair-dresser hang her! But, did, you ever know anything like, the prejudices that must prevail against you ? lam disgusted with human nature. Could you lend -me haif a sovereign till Saturday P '",..- I smiled I sacrificed the half-sovereign, and let him go, for he is not exactly the person to whom :t, was advisable to intrust all the secrets relating to the Honorable Miss' Snape. , Since that day I look each 'morning in the police reports, with considerable interest; but, up to the present hour, the Honorable Miss Snape has lived and thrived iu the best society. - The Pakched Corn. In Mr. Banvard's new and interesting book, entitled " Plymouth and the, Pilgrims," when sjeaking of the endurance ,of the early Pilgrims the author relates the following in teresting incident : 1 " A simple, affecting, yet Very appropriate memorial ot their condition at that time (in the winter of 1623) was presented at the centennial celebration of their landing, December 22, 1820; at Plymouth. After an address from the Hon. Daniel Webster, a procession marched to the Court House ; and, as they passed down the long rows of tables richly laden with the luxuries of the sea and land, five kernels of parched corn were observed ujon every plate. They attracted attention. Some smiled, as they passed along, at what they regard ed as an odd conceit. Others, who were better acquainted with the Yankee character and with their fondness for significant notions, knew that these silent symbols were eloquent with some hid den meaning. These five mysterious kernels of corn were memorials of that affecting incident, when, in 1623, the colony were reduced to a pint of corn, which, when divided among the settlers, gave them each five grains. When this was understood at the table, it produced a thrilling emotion. These five grains on each plate were full of the farina of thought and feeling." There is no pure friendship amid the vile. It is only such hearts as David and Jonathan had, thsii can feel such friendship as was. manifested at the . Utooe Ezejt 31, 1852. THE LOVEE AND THE HUSBAND. BY IK. MARVEL. In his " Dream Life" Ik. Marvel thus pketche in-a pleasant vein, and with those self-cpnceittd, humauizing incidents which have ever gained the laughter and god will of the world, the lover and the newly married man. -' " You grbw unusually amiable and kind; you are earnest" in your search of friends ; yeu shak' hands- -with vour olfiee Uv, as if he were your se cond cousin. You joke cheerfully with the.stout washer woman ; arid give her a suiliingover change, and insist upon her keeping itg aud grow quite merry at the recollection of it. You tap your haek ui.ui on thedioulder very familiarly, and teil him Ik is a capital fellow ; and don't allow him to whip his hor.-cs, except when driving to the'poot-officv. You even ask him to take a glass of beer with yon upon some chilly evening, i-oii uriuk to the hea:tl-. ot his wile. lie says hvhas-no wile wher upon you think him a verv hum rabie man ; an.. give inn a dollar, tv v. av of consolation. .. on think . all " theVditoriuk in the mornuig paper are remarkably 'well-wnu.cn, whether up- on your side-'or upon auoimr. 1 ou think tin- tock-m.-u-ket has a very cheeul look, with Erie ifi which you area large hoidei -down to se.veiitv- five. lou wonder why you never admired Mrs. lleinans before, or Stoddart, or any of the rest.. " You give a ple:isaut twirl to your lingers, "as vou saunitr along the street : a-id sav but not s.i loud as to be overheard " Siic is mine mine ":'" - . ' -. . "'You wonder if Fr;vi:"k ever loved Neilv on lialfaswi'ii as vou love Madie ? You feel ;uite sure he never did. You can iiardlv conceive how - - r it is, tiiat Madge has not been seize scores of enamored men, and bor Sabine women in Romish history. . before: r.osv by le off, like the You chuckle over votit future, like a Lov who' has found a .gain ea iu. groping for sixpences. You read over the marriage service, tldiiking of the iime w hen you will take her hand, tuid slip the ring; upon hef tr er ; and repeat after the clergyman " for richer- for poorer, for better for worse!" A great deal of " worse" there will be about it, vou think! " Through all, vour heart cleaves to that swe-1 image of the beloved Madge, . as light cleaves to day. The weeks leap with a bound ; and t!e months only grow long when you approach that day w hich is to make her yours. : luere are no nowers rare too' dim iordier to wearfjearis are taJv?e; And after marriage, the weeks are even ' shorter than before; you wonder why on earth all the sin gle meii in the world do not rush ' tumultuously to the--Altar ; you look upon them all, as a traveled man will look upon some conceited Dutch boor, who has never been bevond the limits of his cab bage garden. Married men, on the contrary, you regard as fellow-voyagers ; and look upon their . .. ... ... I. .-.- I. J lill-S "ii' iJ L1ICV IllilV Le -as, belter than none. : " You biush a little at first teliing your butcher er wiiat ' your wife! would like ; vou tairgain with the grocer for sugars and teas, and wonder if he knows that you are a ra:u-ried man ? You practice your new way of talk upon your office boy: you tell him that ' your wife' expects you home to din ner ; and are astonished that he does not stare to hear you say it ! " You wonder if the people in theomnibus kno w that Madge and you'are just married ;.smd iftln: driver .knows that the shil.ing you" hand to him i.- ijr sen an i wne . i on wonoer .1 iuivhtn ever so: happy before, cr ever will be so hajqnyjj JTrtK ilei.ie was :igam ' jjG.fe.'k' by, knoe 'edge Vou enter vour name upon the hotel bo.vk.-: as .l i-but-tlie mi-dit oi i enter your name upon tlie hotel oovk.-: as ' Ciarcnce- -and Lady ;' aad come back lo look at it, wondering -if anybody cI.-k has iioticed it, and thinking that it looks lemaikatnv well, lou cannot help tiiinking that every third man you meet in tiie hail, w ishes lie possessed your v. if- ; or do you think it very sinful in him to w ish ..it. You fear it is placing temptation in the way of covetous men, to put Madge's little gaiters outside the chkm- iKT-iloor at night: "v" Vour home, w hen it is entered, is just what itU snoukl t : qmet, small. with evtrvthin she and nothing more than she W idles, iiri strikes it in the happiest .possible way ; tl piaiio is the sweetest tvned m the v.t.nd ; the mrarvis stocked to a elu.rm; and Hiadgc,, tiiat '.,..- .1.. . .: blessed wife, is there, adorning and giving life to messed wile, is tncre,-auorning ana gn ing :ue to it all. To think, even, of her possible death, is a suiferiiig -yiu class with tite infernal tortures of the inouisitioft. You grow twain ot" heart and purpose. Smiles seem made for mnrriage and j you wonder how you ever wore them before !" T322 LOSS OF THE FIRST B0BN. We have read of a young mother 'who had new iy buried her first-born. Her jtastor went to visit her, and finding her sweetly resigned, he asked her how she had attained such resignation. She re plied,. " I used to think of my hoy, continually whether sleeping or. waking; to me he 'seemed more beautiful than other children. 1 was disap pointed if visitors omitted to praise his eyes, or his curls, or the robes which I wrought for him with my needle. At first I believed it the natural current of a mother's love. Then I feared it was pride, and sought to humble myself before Him w ho resisteth the proud. One night, in my dreams, I thought an angel stood beside me and said, 4 Where is the little bud thou nursest in thy.TTosom I am sent, to take it away. Where is thy little harp ? Give it to me ! It Ls like those which sound the praise; of God in heaven.' I awoke in tears ; my lcautiful boy drooped like a bud which the worm pierces; his last wailing was like the sad music from shat tered harp-strings ; all my world 'seemed gone, still in my agony ! listened, for there was a voice in my soul, like the voice of- the angel who had warned me, saying, 'God lovetli a cheerful giver.7 I Im. I vrvv inoiltn m tVi rliKt an. I eai.l I ji. thv will ,v,. Uitt cheek, there was a smile also. Since then his voice L TZ , . 1 IM , 1 tlllUX L 1 1 . ..1 ? VI H1I ,i. :t i o; .1. i. : ..k: .:, has been heard amid the duties of every day me thinks it says continually, The cheerful giver !' " A Lady asked a gentleman for his cypher, and he sent her the following reply : You 0 a 0, but I 0 thee , 6 0 no 0 but O 0 me;. Then Jet my O thy Ol - r" Aad give ;V idjjee , 9. THE " CUTEST " YANKEE TEICK OUT. A Connecticut brooniddler a shrewd chap ! from over among th's3dy habits, wooden clock, school masters, and other tixin, drove through the 6tTeets of Providence,-- heavily laden -with corn brooms. He had called at several stores and offer ed Li load, or ever so. small a portion of itj but wheu he wanted the cash and nothing else in pay ment, they had uniformly given him to understand that they had got brooms enough, and . that he night go further. At length he drove up to a large wholesale establishment on the west jBide, ana once more offered his wares. 1 - " Well" said the merchant, " I want the broom b..dly nough ; but w hat" w ill you take in pay ?" Tliis was a poser. The pn!dervvas aching to get nd ot'hisbrooiui he depied the very sight of his , t.roont: but he wouid sooner sell a Binglo broom for cash' than 'the whole load for any other article especially that w hich he tiiuld not as read ux dispose of as iie could brooms. Alter a niomentj iiesiuuii n however, i.e screwed uphis courage to the ' .-.-licking pint it required some courage, after hav ing iost his chauce ot'seliiiig ins load half.a den tunes by a .-imiiar answer and frankly told t!fi merciiaiit he must haveashi Ot course, the rher-, .'.hant' protested that the jp.isii w.'ts scarce, and that !n. must purchase, if he pun based at all, Avitli what tie h:ul in the store to pay with'. lie really wauted the brooms, and he did" not heitate to say so ; but die times were hard, he had notes to pay, and he had 'goods, that must be disposed of. Finally he would put his goods at the cost price lor the sake of trading, .and would take the whole toad of brooms which the peddler had labored so uuuccssfu!ly M other stores to dispose of. So," said he to the man from Connecticut, "un load your brooms, and select any articles from my store, and you shall have them at cost. . The etldk-r scratched his head. There was an idea there, It the sepiel shows plainly enough. " ni tell you what it is," he answered at last, "just say them terms for haif the load, and cash fvr t'other half, and I'm your man. Blowed ef I don't "s'el out! ef Connecticut sinks with all her broom sraf the next minute." , The merchaht hesitated a moment, .but 'finally concluded the chance a- good pne. He should m -getting half the brooms for something that would not sell :as readily ; as firx-ost price, it was an easy gammon in regard to it. The bargain was struck, the brooms were brought in; the cas'h for half of them was paid over. "Now, what will you have for the remainder of your bill ?" asked the merchant ' The peddler scratched his head again, and this time more .vigorously. Tile walked the floor whistled drummed with hi fingers on the head of a barrel. By-and'-by, hisfeply camt slowly, deliberately : "You Providence fellows are cute; you sell at ost, pretty much all of ye, and makejnoney it mut be that somelody gets the worst of it. Now I don't know about your goods, barrin' one article, " aud ef I lake any thing else, I may be cheated. So, seen' as 't.wont make any odds with you, I guess I'll-take brooms ; I know them hkea book, and cau swear to what you paid for Yin. And. so saying, the peddler commenced reload ing his blooms, aiid having snugly deposited half of ins former load, jumped on his cart with a re gular Connecticut grin, -and while the merchant was cursing Im impudence and his own stupidity, trove off m search of -rothr customer. TRUE MANLINESS. .? miiii iv power ot lami tne r.d a.t the Roman by firtpn n fbut t!ie nngnt oi modern nian-i placed in .work. tus is show n by the jv.ic.ili.ir -pride of each. The ' p?ide of the Hebrew was in religi.yi the pride of ujie ( Jn'ek w;as in wisdom rthe prido of tbe'Roman y'as in power the pride of the modern man is in wealth. For the modern man, belief is not enough nor is mere glory. The age is an age of industry i an age of capiui an age. wliich. declares loudly, j " If anv man wiii not 'Work, neither fehall he eat,' though it 4dso savs in j!aces not a few, "Though a man P must work, vet shall he not eat." Work in this age is more than ever connected I with the wtnts and .nxunes of !iU!;i;.!i biV. Ti-e ii! -H.nndaid covers evervtiiuig. ;iake n t n; '...tiiii s nou.se a uuuw or u:. .rciiaiid'e ; ' but n.o w go hirther ai:I make ! a meiehaii'.i.e ot tb- Iiousr useif.-- ii aj-reacnr is ; eloouent. we ask. What is his salary ? If a lawyer eioiiuent, we asK, wnaris ins saiarv i nn is able, we wish to know his income before w determine his ra!..k; if a n.an builds j hou o can man builds j house, he I think whether it can be sold. We dare not ride our j hobbiet-, .whetner m a mod rate amule or a retK- i 1. ...il',.. till L-n.u. it it v. i!lnv. Kven tlie affections 'are bouiid by' this'rule. The warmth of ttbe heart is gauged' by' the; rise and fall'of stock. IV hen two young radieS sjeaK m jraie oi vueir lovers, one nays he is intelligent the other that he is amiable "lnt only think," says one, "he is onr iy twenty -three, and has already made thiriy thous-ai-'i dollars '." But it is almost wrong to trifle on such a subject If the modern man w orks for wealth, the results are fraud-even to the outward thought. He covers the land with factories. He puts a mill on .every stream.. He builds cities in the wilderness. He sifts gold out of the sand of the desert, and sows in the sand which he sifts, the seed of empires. He covers the seas w ith navies, and every sail that slavers in the breeze has the promise of freedom in its sound. Rev. Henry Giles. . - The WfUeliny' Argus has a story concerning puzzled drover. " A gentleman who has been driving horses for twenty years or more from the west to the eastern market, came into town with a drove of fine horses, a part of which were lost on the sinking of the unfortunate New York, a short time ago. He drove his animals to the livery sta bles here, and, on counting them, missed one of the number. He counted again, found be was the loser, iwl hutilv dow n to the boat ; but no intelH- gf-rrce could be obtained there of the lost horse. ! Hi. mAa tn the stables, offered a reward for I . v. : kii, a nti' almost the missing beaftt, and almost gave up, in despair of recovering it But hen dismounted the horae he was riding,. counted again and lo! the number was correct He declares that he will never look for a lost ' critter again, until he takes a 4 circum-' spective view ' of the one under the saddle. g--. Singular. The very protracted character of the ! Fmt Divorce Trial wouW seem to show, that j neithor of the legal gentleman engagett in the cause, ever te&er ivfeJStwn; v - 1; -1-3SJ ". - I ; '; (