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A I,'" 1 A. ) h $2 PER MiYU?, Without or with nfrT1.A f im ADVANCE We sketclitae world exactlyas it goes.', . XA "j i 1857. Volume! CHAPEL HILL, N. C, ; S ATURDA3T, BXA3T 9, Number 4. . i ! j .i 5 L. w lMioui or witli offence to friends or foes, : ; - - - J . ! -! ' t I . r Wesketcitaeworldexactlvasiteoes." . it , ' -t " I y '4 i--. : ! -I- hill- l - ' " ! r --, I .nr-i- -jM-:-- .U"t-' i 4 -: -I f'; 4... if . . h . .; .. . . ; V V U 1 A , : ; . , the, i ' CHAPEL HILX QAZT. - .. by x- 'JAHESX HCNDER9X, ? 4' t , EDITOR ,& PROPRIETOR. AT TWO POLL.XRS IER ANXli IHVA- j R1ABLY 15 ADyANCE j . AnyEilTIaMnXTS will be inl at. one 1 Dll.ilr pr .ire lins, i H first in tertJoriy. and Tweny-tive cents p- 4uarer each ubsequent insertion. Ke7al.tr A-lvertwrs will lerefAl to ttle "''fiTlVr ia advance. 1 QUR STORY; TEBIER, . t- n in her w't.-t tiimc "in:: :, THE DEAD BV iI3S. ANNA UACUE. i CIIAPTEli I. . ""Wht'so thoughtful ? fo mpl.nAc'ulv , - - . . 1 1 & lUiUb uuuyoi 111, Vl.tlllli 4IllJL..Ct i j aid Eva Maruard, after she had forV;:.e. limp tntv u.if. l.l.l..4 i tJ.r ft 1 . 1 Hate not I cau.e. Eva. when the ' . . . . . -. 5 of another week robs me of mv daivl.-1 jj. j. f - " f '' Snr Jeaf inotlitr. I u Eustace vou . i ' L .f.t.o.,' " ' a 1 - . ' . " . ! e private ; therefole Eva's biidesniaid, -Ierbap, aether I OL ! that ,s uukmc: U;;!, Mr. SanfJrd. who' attend. Surely v ou cannot f doubt thai Eustace Eustace, and Mr. Unrreli, the clergv J loves add respects tu as Le onrht ? 4 ,' , 1 , - - .1 ' . i r, " ' H ,nan were lhe ouIt pei-sons that ! were in- -you thick jour Eva could loe . any one T.,'ej . . ! i who did not lore her mother V f .,1 1 : ii i- t 1 1-1 , - ; r-va stood m blushing teauVi to pro- Era wound her arms round her mother 1, , TI. , " 11 t ,,11 npunce tier vow. ILe Jite was corupIe:ed i as sLe spke and looked ha!i reproacLfuIIr ' v 1 - ? 1 1 j . 1 1 ' . 1 I. , i - , rre leric lIded- lier i to u s heart,' and in tier lace . . . j t . . ' ' j r No,my dear replied Mrs! Maynatd, f parting the thick curls from Eva' foiehead, I and kiiang it. 1 Lave uo tnch thought. I' I Relieve Euace fee'.s toward ms a. be j ought aud I am sare that j he love jou vvv,ith utilyoundedteuderp. Erai armjiavoluntarily prtskd htr mo i ther closer. -' '' x ) ' ; 4B ul? cotitiaued Mrs. M vyna'rd, "iheroas T something singular in his peifectly r:J nectbd situauou, aul notwiihstanum uis t . . w arnrant namcuess ;. 'Appireut V dear "mother; your love for me' makes you unjust to Euslace. Is it hi frfiilL tha: his narents are dead ? Is it :hls fault that when he found the property they left him, too small to support hiur in the rank to which ha was Jx,''nbtt resol ved tq ii;ake himself indvptodeu of his tin kind relations bv his own industry, ! Sure , v - mo her, vou would have done just so. Aod -is it not natural that "a spirit so lofty as hiJ should shrink ftom rememoeiiug jhof who scorned bis jorphaEr poverty I1 Oh-"! ae possesses every viiture.' . 'II 3 possesses your heait, atleasr,' said Mrs. Maynard, tmiliitg family. 4Aid that conviction, Eva, together with my failing health do not look so pale, my. child ! has won rrj consent to this, I tear, prema ture' iSion. You are very young, and al though Tredrio Eustace appeasjto posses many noble qualities . Apjars oh ! mother.' - '!'.. i My dear child, every man, even the most worthy, is under a mask in the pres ence rf the woman whom he love?, and wishes to'wiu. They use a sort of iuvolun . taryjnncoo-cious hypocricy, io trying to .'appear to the bet .advantage.' A woman can seldom judge correctly" of a man's character, especially on one essential point temper, unless she sees him ; habitually iuhe sx;iety of hi own family. Fred ric Kcsiace s temper is, I fear not very good.' 9 : i ' . . j Bat not bad,. mother, surely xUasty he i indeedbut Jus anger is like a taasli ' of lightning good as soon as seen.' 'Yes, Eva ; but does the light ning never kill with its momentary glance, r A shade of care darkened Eva's brilliant . face-S tbe bent her head; and tat with her . eyes on thi carjet. Kut she was seventeen, and In love. A rapid step sounded in the hall 4IIere is Fredeiic. V she exclaimed, fpiinging with renovated smiles to meet . hmi v . v .Invthe cocversation which ensued, Mis. Mavtard hinted at the. subject she had ' teen discussiug with Eva. " 4My dear roadam,' said Eustace, 4I tho't , tbje matters bad been fully discussed, when you blessed me With the promise of 'EvVs hand. I have told you. that mj errois ' liave been many, my faults of ; .character and temper, great. That the latter-are so still I do not deny ; but I have striven, I do sit ire to eorrect ihem; as much because I feel that I ought.as because I would fain be all that Eva wishes.' ' . You are all that Era wishes T exclaira- 4 tlit; ardcut, artW trul. eiteadiig her t t A 5- ! eves g.u v'Oh ! rreueiic,' said Mr?. Mavnard, T give you the. only, tiea-ure of a widowed mother. My Mictions iconsent but my lenson iiesiti. e ; 'My child's happii.tsi de pends on yog. ..Deserre; her edn tide lice or. you will btek mv heatt.' ' , As I hope !'or jeace tmd psii don hereaf ter, my life shall be devoted to juaidher happiness,' replied Fiederic, solemnly ,and wjth deepe'jboo. -v .-I ' .CII Ai'TER II The bridal djy an ived. In the morn ing, Fredeic cailed at Mrs. Maynard's :n d Hudii Eva ho d'ewut Jiis po:!' t- book, aud to, k lViin it a knet of white r bbon. ; j - " ' Do yot ic-memler thi Eva?' sfiid j 'Oh ! yes,'i-)-!it-"d Eva; smiling attd look" ing kindly nt hei lover.l 'I gnve it to. yoy uu mo uav wutu uu iicMiita lue nocr dav vhtu vou Uotutd tht ' 11 was .,Kr;n,H Wl 10 Ine V' 1 V; ':' T - i7 1 ' f T 1 140 ,l.M,u, u,an 1 ieii yo.u. : v in jou 'rfilllV n fSitl..t- I 41'Ct Uhftllt-lt n..l ..-nw It .R I lir Im n:..l,t ' U i i-r,ir. r H ! I'Ctrtaibly.if you wish that I should.' he ,. -.." j 'vi II ' Evtn.ng.cani'e. t It h:id been F.edeiies express desire that the ceremony, snouw . ' 1 1 1 . . , , , . , , , . . ; i.-npnnted the LnJal kiss upon li-er et. 'A quick, loud ling was beard .v j the-sueet door It 01-ened stxan voi. I w$r4 Leard iu the hall th "door of j't dtawing room was thrownj wide, and Ifeev-tal rougWpokiug men nisbed in. E- ii u.;fe to Trrtrcf her' orlegroom- lIi j :'j J. raV and motionv?. The tlen . ' t jjjo.eu ,u uMo.uoieu uou, strati gb;-itly Eus bice, j M.s. Mavcard, . suriujd, but surj ce.TM.s. M -1 - misiDc st.jue mistake, looked to her son-: in Ja Tor.explanation. His altered coun tenance sent a th; ill of terror to Iic-r he.-.r , and sbe felt-that be' was too surely the object of tltir pursuit. Tienjibling wifh j'undefined fears, yet slttvin j advanced", 'an j g tof command t 1 in a trembling roice, demanded tLeir bosinees's. 'We mean no otfence to you, ma'am, said the foieniost ot the men, taking off his hat 'and, we are very sorry to come this w ay i'nlo.ianyi lady's hou.-e,' 'specially at such a tim' lookinr at the "clergv" man, "but the thiniir is, we must do our duty. Officer, ;lere js your pTjsbiier.'poiu tini; to Euslace. 1" ( i ''Prisoner i for hnt V exclaimed Mrs. Maynard. What does this mean l'risoi ner . Mr. Eustrv, speak- explain ?' Eustr.ce answeied u6t, but his eyes grew wilder, and his cUtk, more lividly pale. -Eva fiucg almost li on hi arm. j . 'Why. nva'am Lelitated the man who had spoken' beforejou see the gentle-, jnaa iheie- but the jovmg lodks "faint hadn't we 'better talk about it ' in another room f uincer . xw compamon oirees ted by a look, stepped Xrwaid,: aud put his hand -on the shoulder of! the bride groom. :You are my priiouef -'sir. Eu stace i-prang tVum the (ouca'nd shook off the grasping hand: " j ever ! -hva UtarcstEvailie exclaim ed ! He clasped her wildly t0 bosom and drew a' pistol from witVit his vest. The offioer seized hn hand, d eystruIed; ;ftue p;8toj went of anj its counts lodged in the breast of Eva. 'Great God! he has killed .Taj'aiM !' Eustace stood for a moment in'motion- Jess horror then with a. dreadful Ciyuu'g himselt beside his murderea I'r.de. 'phere was no one to hinder him, officeis of justice stood in and speechless inaction,' Fly for a surgeon,' said S: for even 1 1: passiouate! r- Utrrc!! Zanford, as they placed tl e j bleeding j;va 1 ' IV a" on a sofa- - He obeyed. Mr. Harrfcli ported Eva, wLile her mother Wd jjiss Hamiltou removed . that, portion of 1. ill,..., tliess tutcitu ... . nue unaimed bullet had been trietcifully 8ute Eva was dead." 3he is dead ! quite de.- d child ! my child !' Eustace sprang up from Eva, oL Itovl the floor1; Cry. ! " " mg Dead Eva ! my wife ! Childless niotA I er,"do not cftrseme. 1 am; very guiuy I killed 'her, but that crime was not a-iU limn f .V rlifl of shalne h nid to hhn, while her j brigh tereJ tbrou;!i tea's. '" ' for her husband! guilt tim. Oh! Eva! Eva! - t Z My wife, ray vl ifa mr vfc. The ua!m. niinatiiml tone ia winch he 1 . . 1 had spoken, clianed as he pronounced her name : lie sank beside the sofa on w hich lay the beautiful dead, and buryirig his face .iu his hands, gave w::y to the dread fu! convulsions of masculine anguish, ! Mrs. Mavuaid went, aluaost as bliteilv for the living as the dead. Lucy Hamil ton hung sobbing over her lifeless friend. the good clergyman felt that the time lor 6peaking wolds of coipfort wa&,n pt. come, audsat1 in pitying 6itece, inwardly in)ploK irg pardon for the guilty and support fo the afflicted. ; The officers 'stood aloof in 1 ' . S I. . . i j , a.most tearful commisseraHon. ; , - 1 i . . I-'!'. At length Eustace arose gazedj long and ffxedlv at his lifeless bride ' kiosekl her pale lips,aud her k alm cold blow detach ed swueting fioiii her bosom which he placed in his ov ii, aud Mlently; surrender", ed hun-tU'Jo the! offieeia who in eaual 5i- I ;ute ltd, iiim awhy. I CII Aj'l'TEli IIIL ;?ome vear alter this time, a-jrent eman w ho had goucoutto Australia as a Hussion ary, was takinff uis eveuiuff walk 1)1 tne . ..4 I.. I . As he passed a Mnall hut, a woman stejjed out and pausing at t!ie iooi,said to aiuolhei woman who stood iihiu ir, " i I f - j - 'Well, Til cnn'e and ?tay the night with you. I think it will be the last that he 1 .. . . . :.: V . . . . 1 will tlouUie auvbodv. lie is troiiijr verv fas!.' : . ' -; ii i . . 5 :' 'Is any One ilHthere, my good woman ?1 mqaiied the missionary pointing hur. '. .- y. : . ' io the .4Ves, sir, a poor fellow of a convict, sir ; in a cou.sumptio I take it. I think as I was just teiliccr-Lis nurse, sir. that he will never ice-to moi tow., Is he sensible 'T'jg M 'Clh ! yes,; sir only weak from the sick ness. " 7 . ' ' 'Do vou think a visit fioin me would be agreablj or useful to him, roy fiietid ! What irt of jiersou is he j j --'i-Hu ! thankful and giad ht'd be toee i. vou, sir, Hi answer for it and as lor htiu he s as kind, aiid irood a c.eature. oblVal- w..iys rrowful-like, aud never' m.ich to say,but always rady to do turn for anybody.' j . I; 'What is his natne V ; javinr fa crooJ 'William Smith is his name, sir ; but our folks call him the gentleman, as much as anvthing else. When he came here at first, sir, about four. yean . ago, his hands were soft and" white, and his,sk:n looked' as if tlie sun never shone on itj JJard la bor changed his looks, sir, but it could not change his ways. I'll nphold him born and bred a gentleman, at any rate.. But I'm keeping you litre, iir; this way, if you please.' And She let -the way into the cottage.- i '' .'- I ' I i !' T.lielittle building was divided into tw.o i j .. . r rooms. - They w;re small and'iow,and the scanty fuinituiewas of the coarsest kind, butj everything was scrupulous'y neat. The woman tapped fsoftly at the door of the inner room- the;, nurse opened it, and the missionary stood beside the bed of the dy mg convict, . j i The interview was long and inferrestinsr At intervals, as hia strength permitted,the dying man related a portion of his histo ry. It was a tale , of sin and sorrow, but it was'also a tale of penitence. Bitterly did the sinner lament his guilt, and earnestly did he cling to the Cross of Calvary for, pardon. Hi ;name, he said, was not that by which he was know; he would not reveal his true one' for he had virtuous le latives. He was. an only .and indulged child his jiarent died just as became of ag4 ; they ihad always lived beyond their means, aud he found, himself penniless. He had been innured, to no privations, acV customed lb no restraints.and the habits of the boy could not be; relinquished by the man. Allowed to choose bis own com panionf be had been draw n into dissipa- 1 1 ''..ir 1. : 1 n.l.nn tiori.addtctea nijnseu 10 . gauiiug,nuu ucu he stood orphaned 'and destitute! in the world, the tempter vtas not j wanting to urge his frenzied1 ' passions; till from the victim he became the accomplice. He forged bil's to a fled ' j large amount and His voice failed, and he 6ank fainting oil his pillow, the haissionarywiped the death-damp from his. brow, and adminis- tered a cordial; Thi invalid revived, aod feeblv pressing the k nd hand that enfold Li Ins in' .broken accents continued Lis confessionsi I loved, and! was beloved. The iriflu- qJ affection purified , eure ven mv polluted mind. I learn- ence ot vinuou I A. L m a d to loathe the life I had led. 1 naa Un successful at cards: and with the sum !Ws obtained, 1 1 meant, as soon as I was l 1 . . 1 1 1 1 t. pnfra''a in-business, and re' Vuuce uy vile I coiupauioas aixJ wufujW4 Liy - by' pjfc f m But a I dreadful acci Hi voice failed again,and a slight con Futsive movement agitated his! frame. U subsided, and he spoke'j . I I 4I cannot tell it ! My flight was traced. I was takeujf, fried, sentenced toeSth. My sentence was changed to transportation.- Blessed exile It was here I leai n ed on whorntodepend for pardon. It was tare the fotjj&tain that cleanses from alt sin, was unsealed for roe.. I' i: - lie paused closed his eyesjrom which the light of life was fast depai ting and folded his emaiated haiids in silent, pray.' er. 1 ( i ' ' I- - : . '. I ' i l .! .' '!'' " ' ' f 1 j. The1 missionary watched and prayed with him, throughout that so emn nightJ lie spoke little more, except to murmur a fe w words of pi a vtr; but onc, wfte,u- the; mission- ryj stooped over him his chanfyifij; countenance,! he to observe' opened hi&ij ees, motioued faintly to place his handj on his bieast.' und whispeied, Burv it with me.' "! i ' I : I'efore sunrise .he. was dead. His hum-j bit) fuueralj was soou arranged, and remem-i beiinghis last request, ihe missionary! d;;ew fioni his pocket tiiejari ide he had taken front the bosom of the deceased, in order to, place it in the coffir. It was aj small moiocco case, .such . as ire used jto; hold miniatures. lie .opened It ' It con. j tatned a liiij-let of iitrhti browri ha:r and a knot of white vil-bon, deeply slaiced wiiht blood Ou the satin lining, of the case were j niiiked these wurds, ''From Era to Field eiic." A Business Young Man A young man of the country became;! betrothed to a young lady, residing in t)e cit) , the only child of a w idow who is po-j -sessed o' siirne preperty. e will suppose the youirjr adv vas here at school aud the mother was xnucb in the couii.fy, ( oceasi. oauly vkitis her daughter here. . At all events,as tbereport goes,the 'oung ft-Hov addressed a uoto to the widow, desiring aa; interview iu the city if she were soon to be here, otherwise he would meet her in the country, saving he had some important business to transact with hen As the dav-i for the nuptiafs had been fixed y the young people without obtaining the mother's fi nal consent, she supposed very naturally that it was with the vi.ew of gaining her approbation of ihe match in que form tl rat the interview was sought. Ihe young man was punetual. In a Business like manner, and without unnecessary cufemoiiiy, he made known his busines. lie wool ly in formed the lady that his object in meet, - in? her was to ast her! to make the deeds of her properly over to her daughter be- fore the tunion with her, which had been fixed for the next : day,. iOufd be ; con summated. j At the same t me he made some remaike indicating to knew what property she had her tli.it he ;'- The lady desired to know how he could . : - ' I : I, have ob"' tained so accurate an account of her prop erty, and aked whether her daughter had ; .informed him Oh no said he, I employed a lawyer !for. that purpose. ;,- ' ' ! i Aye said the lady with great self-expresi sion you really seem tdj have quite a bu-i nes ttirri. Pray sir what else jdid yon sup-I pose I could do with my proper(y,but give it to ray daughter my ouly child. J Indeed said he; I don t know but yott might marry again, and then ybu'd keep the. Dioperty away from us. J ; . j The lady at a glance saw the c jolness, impudence and busines like qualities of the young scamp, and at , Once informed him that although she hac n tended -to gfve her daughter her portion on the day of mar riae. anc had not had heretofore the las idea of making any objection to their un ion she had new decided that the nuptials must be indefinitely, postponed. The ' mother and daughter, we under stand, consider themselves exceedingly for, tunate in! having made ft timely escape from one who could manifest so much cob impudence and haartlessness. More fuss than Feathers- The hiladelphia Pennsylvanian had the following good stoiry among its police reports. '.: . : '. '. .: ' As Mrs. Esther Stansbury X.XX 1 residing;, in; a court running fiomRace,Belbw sixth street was about to bring a bucket of water fronj "the hydrant last night, sho found a basj! ket suspended from" the knob of the front doer, i Putting jber hand into thp basket she felt something alive and kick jng, but so wrapped up in rags that nji farther discovery could be made without" unwrppppig tne oojecu A; piece ui pape.; pursuits, forever, dent L antimated bundle. ' Mis Stanbury amtne diately retuined into the house and! by tli light of the lamp examined the l.ilfet. It was directeco -herusjband-. She, 'treiirir louslytf ok ) the seal; and lead las .fol lows. j -. : : '. V f : .- ,' , To Joe Stansbury. Sit: I send you the baby, w lich you will please take good care of, and briLg up right, so that it may turn out to be a bettennan than" its dad ; dy. ,Uu Joseph, whata sly old rake you aie. Who Would think that such a sober old spindieshanks could be such a tearing down sinrieif :The child is yours you may swear to that. Look at it--itsJoe; Stanhuryiull ovJer.You deceived trie shame fully, Joe letting on to be a widower; ; . But do a father's duty by the young one, and 1 II loi give you: Your hea t irokeu NANCY. S. Dori t let that sharp' nosed" wife of yours see this letter. (jammon her with some kind of a story about the babv. ; ll ;; NANCY: Mr Stahberv wras in the basement kit eh-' eo. quietly ea ting his &upier, -a id tittle im aging what a 'storm wjs brewing over h?ii head The door of the kitchen, was yio- leritlf thrown open, ajud his w ife's voice yelled out Stansburj' cpili e up heie, you ylllian. Here's a meU for you The astouibhe d Stansbury hastily-pbey.ed the summons. I - Don't you want to see Nancy, the heart broken Naubyi Owed Mrs Stansbury when ir guilty .husband hobbled t up into - the: 1 room. Nancr,' vi hat Nancy's that ? said the sly old rogue' ic well 'freigned astonish ment. . J - , .f- " Why Nncy the mother of this', baby that's been huig up at Ihe door, Mr Sun bury. K)E ju look mighty innocent but fust read that letter and then look hin to that has! cell Don't be afraid it wort bite; its got no teetb poor things - Yfiu'll kuow it. lor as the liuzzy say flsjust like you all over Pletse gooduess I'll expose you, before evert body.; . u less thau five minute3,Mis. Stansbury had collected a room fujl of spectitors half the inhabitants of; the eourt, to witi ness the process of unwrapping the baby. Anxious exbectat on sat on every couni tenance, asjthe jealouslady tore awaj rag after rag from' the body of the .foundling the vigorous movemeut of which aston ished every-body. It is full of the devil already, Said Mrs. S. ' thaLshows its. his Ybu'll soon see' lhat it is like him in every thin.'T. . ;'''' . ; ; . , ' ' -At last all the swaddling clothes being removed., o his escape t jit jumped the. baby and made irouirh the opeu door; It was a biff Tom Vat. ,v ' I..---'- A Woman can Keep a Secret. The follj. i Villi authentic story will lhra lidate-the o'fteti .repeated cha: ge.f , against women thatUhjey capuot'keep a seeret,some years since Ja lady called at a glover'lhop in; the outskirts of the city of London, and purchased a pair of gloves fof herfi'uniedi'- ate wear, opserving at me same me, mat the was on her rod to Burn!: that she had left her gloves nt her friend's house I where she had called and that "she was ap prehensive pf being beuighted if he went back for tbemj. ' The glover fitted on the gloves; and the . r - e lady, after paying lor them from a purse well stocked with bank notes, stepped into er carriage, and proceeded on her journey" She had scarcelv reached FinohlvLoramon mlmn o. tiifyliwavrnnn Rlonnrl' ihrt cjirrifirrw 1 ! . ,.!. j j - L. uji -i ' Ti ,j . a i w , - 1 1 .0.1 ana ueiuauueu u iuujicv. nctuucowu 1 her not. to Le Manned as he hadfto.inten. f Wf? UF"-.-. i I 1 . 1 .!, I ii motiinflis and lifii was renfiiested to h spat. 4n if she surreudeied her tion on her neraon -it sue surrendered ner property it was: all he. wanted, ilecla ring that distress, and not his will, ured him to this desperalo act, and he wasj determ ined to remo e his pecuniary wants or per ish. The ady gave him her purse,and the desperado rode off. .1 After he was what subsided, the lady . imagined that in the address of the highwaymentshe rec ognized the . voice of tie - glover! slid had just before jdealt with. 'his con cejit struck her so foipibly'.that she Ordered lier servant to drive back to town not choosing, she said to venture f urther over the Heath.. t. - v i j r ; ' ; ' I ' - l .'...-. I '' ' On her arrival at the glover's she knock ed and gained admission the glover him self opening the door. 'The lady? deaired to 8peak;with him in private: ' Th6 glover show'd her to1 a back parjor-wheri she ex? ciaiuisu, 1 am ouiio iut iiiy j?ui.Bi(.niiicii. you robbed me this evening 011 Finchly iQf Commo; '!'. :Xi-'X iX.X. X ,The glover was confouiided, and the la dy proceeci ed It is Of nd use for you to at my mercy. 'Return 'me my property ,and trust tq my humanity. ' The glover, o ercome with guilt, shame and coafusianj confessed the crime,returh. ed the purse and pleaded His distress. The iaayjfler suitable admonirion, gaveihm a teappujud note, pade him mendbis way of !ife,-ud keep Ills own counsel; adding that sbl would nofjdiyijlgel Ids name or place off abod j. She kept ; her word; and though-ithe robbery! was stilted in the pup lie papirs, the discovery Was omitted; apd and it Ivasnot until; recently, that jj minute a'ccQtinl of this singular , ransaction ' was found ambnz the paper of the lady alliu. Even in the private memorandum the name and residence of the clover wa6 omiiteq;. and the secret, inlthat particular rests w thj the lad y in the gravel j" An Old Fort In I'jorida, the old fort' familiarly call ed St. iliks, but ince the purchas-e fic m Spain, Fort Marioiv; is 'constructed of co- quina stone. The following J is an interes ting delcription.oi it i j Thisj fort is just century old, b aving been, bliilt in I7i6. It cost immense f sums et monev. and is seronr enonfju to have withstood, in; its time,' several lormi- ble sieffes.- It is Probable the most stu I pendol and certainly the.nost interesting piece qf masOnry Jn the United States. It contains dungeons; wh'chjare said to have wirnesid scenes' of inqufjiterial atrocity, and wliOse floor have been stained bv the j bloodyj ty rannies of a dark and'cruelj age. there also a chapel and; numerous guard ropms for the- accommodation of soldiers withinj its massive walls. The whole is surrounded by a moat which was former ly crossed by two' ancient draw-bridges. modd feed after the old feudal forms of de . ' : 0 i fonceJeaeh bastion is crowned by a turret for sefitineta, andl j has an air of antiquity bordering on tfcj romantic, as well aroe ingexi-eediugly pictursqtie. ' ; ! j j Over the ; main entrance is engrav ed in solid rocs, the aims of Spain, and an lnstripticn in; tne bpanisu. wtiicu inj . . .... 4 . . n E'. '.. orms ine stranger mat ine ionress wa3 - ll.' ' ; Ll - -i finished in 1 757, wberi Frdinand VI ruled the dojminions of ;j the mother countryl lonzo Ferdinandos de Herida, ya lor and ComraanJeHn-chief, and the Engineer of convts&tion was Don Pej 1 dro da Brazsa. Garov. J o ' . M : 1 It iaisaid.that in 181&, wheb Florida wsa piirchased by the United Statesmany of the bid Spanish; records, chronicles and archieves, that could alone shed light op on thejobscurity which oloues. raauy pbr tions oif the early 1 and eventful historyj of that region were conreyed in cecrecy away to; Cuba. ... 'I .!--'! . ' - bod one-nAs Most Wives areJ Dr. jMagoon,' recently in' a lecture on ''Mind jvour own Business," tells the foil 0W inggopdone: j ; . 4 A young man went from N.Y. City to the Wst, where he commenced businesss on his own account" aid married. Ilis friendsj in the cjry were j- interested for his welfare; and when a met cL ant was about to journey to the place where the young man was located, he was requested to visit the emigrant and! ascertain how he lived, what sort of a wife he had chosen, bis-pros-i pectSj Idtc Accordingly the New Yorker ascertained the residence of his young friend and called i upon Lim quite early in the morning. He found him in a 6n&all neat cot, and just taking' his breakfast!. . (. . : . . : t . 1 i .v. , lne irJtroducupn ot nis wmrtc tneiNew . 1 ' 1 ' i j- fs, and he was requested to be . 1 j i . .- ed, and. partake of tne morning meal. Ine young wife had prepared the steak,biscuit add coffee with her own! hands, and for a table Lad used her kneedingrboard, over which a napkin jwas spreadhd the 'board spread on her jap. Ilia New Yorker de- 1 ,; . , " clined a seat at table'and took his leayej gone.and tier fright some-; ' ,. .M r ; j . T - L,f ', 1 i ji. . : j .'lX' i ' ' .1 I friends as to ! now he found Jiis yonng friend jlivirigj he described the stylo a 4mafftificieQt,f And for Explanation of (the superlative, he said, that: were he the own of that young man's furniture he wWuid not take ten thousand ' lollars for the iegi of nis table i Singular - Optical Delusion. Tbere ; 4 not a frenchman ' JL . II. . .1- let Lim be ever so small, and let the work! he is epgaged upon. be as small as himself but jseta about it wiih' the most thorough conviction that the eyes the most tuorotinr Euiope are upon hint 'X '-i::: 'J 'i-i Tie field ofj Literature. 0! all: the fields! the field of literatjire ii the one that Uis &u greatest turn to it. The Higher Calling A, -few years i ago a commit tee t , the dorriinint partyJn the! egis'atare wai- ' ted upn the Rev, Df. I'luthei then resit . dent in Richmond1 and piistor of one of it ; clinches,' but noW Professor in ihe Western : ".' Theojogicat srainary,and inquired wheth er he would consent to'becom their candi date for the united States Senate, assuring , ' him that he ponlid be very easilly elected If be would permit! iis name to be' ose'I by the party. The r Doctor, after thanking theni for the honor intended to be confer ted upon him, said to them, iu his oracular style ? j ,v '. . ; ' I ' ' ' '' ;'Ge,u bit, wh 'Geutlemen, tie!ieve you are is the La . ien you give up one office to eftk another, of ..aiding to go up. higher, are , you not !' ';; ' -' : . ' ' 1 ' ' 1 ' ' ' - They all replied .in the affir aatif . ' .'Well, then 'said be, Mt is n high lienor, and very honorable office, to represent the ' S:ae cf Virginia1 in the Unitell Stales' Senate, but it is ia much higher one to be an embassador of Christ to dying sinners, and I cant come down from a minister of the court' of Heaven to that of a U. Slates . . Senator. . I- ' I , i' .' j ', ' . '' ' '.'j . . '' ' .'( j - ' -lie magnified Lis office, as did Paul, and so should every other mart who bears it in Ijh person ; and if h does not do it, he should give it toymen who will fulfil us duties and properly' appreciate itsligr - niljes. Let those preachers, who so long ' to be politicians quit the calling they, are ashamed of, and take the loner they like the better. H ; I PAjxTiNo.iTh plasing writers jof V Greece relate that a young feraale, per- . ceiving the shaclow of her lover upon the j1; nnii, uiiniiwvu vuu ouiuui oi me ujiurei I -n ...r.ii J.:.' .!. . r . . 1UU.W,U,US 10 quyj a transient passion produced in j art of the most perj v iect illusion. ' r Th Christian, sohoof has Votrtitimctll" l 5; er master. ; ltha discovered him id rihat Great Artist,' v bp. moulding a morse) of earth nj his plastic hands, pbriounced these words :f 'Let us' make man in. our . own inr age !',. For'us, then, the first stroke of de sign existed in j the eternal idea of God : and the first statute which the world be-' Wield was that noble figure oif clay, anfrna- ', ted by the breath of God; Genie due Chrit tianisme. Take the most admired paint- L. ing, and they touch out hearts by some form of moral beauty: some saint in :the ... rapture of devotion, or a Christiao. screna and triumphant in the Lour bf martyrdom. And the same is true' of literature. - It Las a noble and beneficent mission. Wfiatevcr inBpues pure sentiment,- whatever touch es the heart with the beauty of virtue, wha ever quicken? our humane sensibilities and commends the blessedaess ofpietyj ' is,in beautiful sympathy with relitrion: and this i . the gospei of literature. There are religious; boQja,! indeed", which may be f; compared to the solid gold of Christianity ; but Jhrtny of is fairest gems have their set ting in literature arid art' j j We have occupied the space assigned lis Enough.has been said to indicate the scope ' of this depaitment,' And we conclude with ' the repeated ioiimation that, in all our efi forts at mental !improvernent, : we should . keep distinctly j and abidingly in view the , great , destiny tf hich all things tnd ; assured that the march ofuiind wliich leaves the Bible in the rear is an' kdWcie, like ."i that of our first parepts in Paradise, to wards knowledge, but, at the same time, towards death ;j assured that this world must be dark without the light ofre'reta tion, even as our globe would be dark with out the light of hearen to shine upoo it; .- Lieut. William' R. Gardner, of the U.S. navy, died suddenly on Thursday last, in Augusta, Ga, of deseasd of the heartwhile biking a ride in a buggy : with his wife.;. The horse became alarmed, and toemed ' difpof 1 to run for a time.but was stypp. . when Capt G. was found to bo in lafaint jng condition, and was quiCa 5 dead . whenr' taken out of the buggy. ' . A ', Emigration From North Carolina A company of emigrants from N. Carolina, consisting of for ly '.wo persons, passed thro1 , Maiison, (Ua an the 2ptb Uit, on their way West ip search of home. They con template settling in Iowa, where rqdst ot tnem win pursue their jormer - uusiness as farmers.' We understand that Wo. If)Opr, L I D. will deliver the Annual AVldret before the Literary gbcietiei of Wake Forest College ; and thf Ivev. A. M. Poiotdextr, bf Richmond, Va- wilb preach the Seiraon before the Graduating Clas at the ..uou a! cuuiiueaccaicutia Jano next. ; I f t i
The Chapel Hill Gazette (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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May 9, 1857, edition 1
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