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VOLUME IV.
OXFORE.
AUGUST 15, 1861;
28.
HIIIIIS'O GOODS.
HAMILTON it C; II All AM,
' L 'jriett a vl Wholesale Deaerin
VCC:, AXp " POESTIC"DRY GOODS,
. - IV4burj?, Va.
"TNVITK THE .ATTENTION OF THE
J. THADK to their large Mid deirabl Block of
Fresh Spring Goods.
OXFORD, K.iC.' .-" :
SAMUEL T. WILLIAMS,
I EDITOR A PR0PKr:TOE. -
TEIIMS,
The Leisure iTovr ia ipnbliflied in Orf, r.l.
led fitoulders x The features -are' regular- and I wounded knight, it v
intellectual, and at th same tire expressive stedid so in her fat
of vivacitj and tenderness. The portrait is one j tant city. The old i
that fixes itself on the memory one that men himself td Berlin, ;
are wont to dream of, after having once beheld j carefully removed b
it. - - i , ' . ' . : own guidance, from
Six months elapse
completely recoverc
; rrcsn Opnng. UOO. N. C-; every Thuradar a,.ti I'oVars per an Berlin, the P
now in Rh.re and reiidy for exhibition, conslit-J num if pnl I in p 1 7 t! .
" "' "-v.. . ,.,soi ue .t. TTT ict Dollart invariably, if puvmentbe delaved ?1 her father i
. In the year 1753, Mademoiselle Zietern,Vho
nntii then had resided with her parents in Col-
berp:, the town wherein she was bom, visited j six ol the happiest i
'russian cnpitnl, to remain f'uiir.i,T ' notwi'iista'i I!i
Ptith whit v n'.uiJc!) aunt, a,ai6ier ; his wound, whilb, .
a, Madame, Zieiern was a lady
...th Ui-y Hre prfptwfl ti olTcr on th most until the endof the year. Any person sending of great wealth, whose mansion was the resort
Uwrable teV.ns to irginiii, North Carolina ajd ns six Kubscribers, accompanied with the cash, 0f the military, the literary, and the most iaab-
w.i wuiuirrcmi nianers, metr saies paper witnoui cnarge. .;' i - : -- ( - . ; t . .. v - r
wiil be tritly couGnrd cah and prompt . ; - .' ' '" i - 'T city. "L' - - :" ; J
ix month luyrr. To such the srreutet in
dnrements wilt be offered.
A D VER T I SIN Gi ' ' I It was onlymatural that a young lady -pos
a j ' .s s.- .mi. i. - ' -.J i i y-k t- t I v v A4 KAj.A..i:AmAtiiD
ti O r ( ,. . , , .. , -1 AUYcrvigeiDtiiiM win u inseneu irne xot- I coaiug iuo umuij nim .vvuiupuouurciiio u
'thJIatwaa ! U.. ih ZU. .3 CJft, UK Per A12 e for the first in- .Mademoiselle Zietern. known to belong to an
T
ova advisable that
:i: s than in a dis
;n, therefore, posted i
Cap in Tiicuter
ct zi under his
;i to Colberg,
' Paul Richter was
! .1 1 '"a to him
ii - '
l.H 3 ever .-; pnt, )
' J. ;vcr : attending j
he&Mii ; for
aueutioa.
March lltt8Cl.
II. 3l O.
. 9 6w.
neniou, ana lo cents tor eacn suDseqnentjnser. nld and honorable family, and generally be-
tirtli. AiifoHiOPmAiitfl PtrPAfltnnp 17 lines will I . " . , - . 1 . - , , . r .
be', harmed In same t)ronortioneCOrdinir to L1Ieved to be the he.ress o her nnt s large tot
- - i l '. '' i tune, should draw many admirers. Men ot all
OIJAINOI GUANO!!
J Fpwtes Soluble Phosphated .
riimv i a cva.o.
accepted tb ajtnoy of thift very
'XL valuable and rclibliB Guano, w would
call Mietinl "attention. of Mprchmitg anfl I'lanters,
to lls iiriiffity evr nil other fertilizers 4ta
great characteristic hrtng the promptness and
ierninncy of Us effects, in which it surpluses
' -i'ePuvian as Imported. ' The very many cerrifi-
cutps f i 1 a gr.rat ut full ess from men ol hiU
1 character, well known to 'uit,' tofMher with the
' sterling Inii prity of the Wll known prokrietors,
rfnitr the Soluble 1'tionf hated Peruvian Uuhuo
, " Worthy of pertevt confidence.
Wbile rlaimirijf vhmI f uperiority of tliis Guano
; over tb Peruvian, VotUr it at sixteen per cent.
I . lena cost, vis $50 a "ton. .
Circulars containing certificates and analysis,
forwarded upon aplu-tton to '
; ! . AMP, llOSAL k CO., ,
Wholesale Grocers k Commission 'Merchants!
' . i Norfolk, Va. .
' , Feb. i,loOl.- ' . 5 60d.
len?th.'
Those who advertise by the year or half year, I ranks and conditions, from the youthful aspir-
ill ne .uiowe(t the Hisnai Discount. , v:, v ,. ant to fame "and fortune,' to the broken-down
cottibty, pleasure and debauchery, until bis
shattered constitution warned htm that he couii
Cornelia was ever jfearjm, ready to anticipate
his slightest wishes, tq read to hitn, to sing, to
play, to doyfeverything she could think ol to af
ford him sblace and to cause the weary hours
in the si chamber to pass lightly away. And,
as he gipw better and was able to take short
walks broad, she1 was bis constant companion
Theywandered, in her father's garden or sat in,
the' summer-house, while she read y aloud, -and
by aud-bye; their walks . extended i., into ,the
j" 5eds and woods or to the seashore, where they
wauld, sit fur t hours listening i to- the musical
murraur of the waves as they broke oa the
i v. -f.t.
i; will tw, inPrled ft 'mnnthm for 5 n, 12 roue wno aller "'"U ru" ocau"' le unVVI lul,ure , WUIU
. - r -. -t i ' I ...i v - j ,iv t,;. i.,ii. ui:..Jk,A. :.'....( .1. l-
moilth.H lor e j UU. I ' ' ' I vumuij, p casuic aim ucunucucij, uutu uia p uuvu I'cucfcu vu us in akuie lur mem.
I TO"B "W"OHlT 1 - I shattered constitution warned him that he coui i -At length the day amved whence wedding"
W aro rirt-narpd to pxprnS Joh Work with oo longer pursu&ihis vicious course ot lite with was to take -place ? ureal - preparations were
nentness aiid dispatch, for which the cash must impunity, was anxious to settle down " and be- j made. . No expense.was spared by the parents
DC pHi on tienvery. i noe;wu,ning j eorae a 80er Uenedict lor the rest ot his Oays,
I'ampniei, - . wpsiness aras,
Circulars, ' vlsjtrng
slie replied in as cheerful: a; lone ' as she
could, endeavoring to coiKoaUrpm him the
feara and anxieties she could i not ' help "ex
periencing. ,
' At length, about six months after' Paul
; had left Cofterg,-there came a letter whic h
; afforded Lira the most exstatic' delight, while.
at the BJtme (.me. it lncressp.-l hi r-,-. .otr ,
! : 1ii-wir- t TV I ,vr 't' ' - 1
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tucuiui ot a sou aua tue .Lappy Convaie3.
cence of the mother, who, proud of the new
pleasirres of maternity,, wrote rejecting the
beauty of her infant as oitly -mother - can
write, and txpressed an 'raipeat wish yhat
her Jiusband could sethi cJld, ifoulyv for
one raoaient'. '..'". L 1 ,
-."Paul replied to tln ler immediately.
fThe letter Was brief,- foyV tb& army'; "was on
the eve of an engagementjand "his eyery
moVement was greatly -occupied.- -IHe knew
not but the next minute he might heaf the
trumpet sbund, calling! all -topfull intci-battle
"To-morrow morni; g,,at four o'c
be a dead man 1" V .- . --
H Had he aud ' lost his
tension of his f es, cans !
hard duty and ' t of sleep, "v "
pleasure he had fdt .heu. L
tel'iigence'of the Ur.;, of his
'.t of the tent.- A fen- n'tlockon tie f"o-,
ft ' to'loy tt
mut1 " r his Ir
if he could secure so splendid a prize 'in the
Letter t
will find it ti
Letter lleading.
We will furtiish at the sborteeVno
of Blanks that mav be wantedj
ice any kinds
lotting . - i .... ..4 , j . . . ,
keAkdi. i " ' I matrimonial lot4ery, were earnest suitors for
o their advantage jto give ns a call. tne, young lady's heart and hand, and -fortune,
Cornelia, however, was in no hurry to change
her maiden coudition "fancy free ? but her
heart at length surrendered to one Paul Rich
ter, an ofScer of die king's guardsyoung,
handsome and accomplished, who had every
prospect of rising in his professien. .
Notwithstanding jthe envy created amongst
W, E CANITADY,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law, , .
- . j Ox t rod, X. C. , " , ' -SPECIAL
attention given to' Collections.
lif Oifice oerfhf Drug Store jol -lieasley
A Hester.. ( r , - . ' I j- . '
Auitust 2, 18j9v . 2j7r-12m.
TO THE PLANTERS OF
Vlr?;ln' and .Vorllt Carollna--
. llllv ('.NDK-KlGSto tke trtU meitiod of iu-J
rnuiiir the planters of Virginia aad Vorth Caro
lina,' and the de.ilers In Tohavco generally, that
tUey liave been appuvntel iSKbiniitiS ur
TOBACCO AT WEST 111LL WAKEHOt'hE In
this city tor the present fr. They confidently
solicit a full i share of that patronage which has
hrirtofore been betowed upon this popular,
convenient, af. and commodious wurchouse,
fUtterioK thamselvt-s, from their long experience
la the. trade, the rfne as Inspector aod the other
as a dealer la Tobacco, that your Interest cannot
be better.promoted elsewhere.
. Those consigning Tobacco to ns, and desiring
that we should sell It, are requested to mark it
plainly on both ends, care. of VAUGHN k OAK
LAND, bat if designed that we should only in-
pect it; mark it West Hill Warehouse. Out I
charge for Inspecting and selling will only be
ONK DULL A 11 f KK HUtiMlKAU. I
VAUGHN & GARLAND. .
Pitinitcao, Va., January I, 1861.
JK. B. With tilea?ure I avail myself of this
opportunity of stating tor my friends and those
nnacquiuqtetl With my present aaorile, A. B.
GARLAND, Esq . that he Is a gentleman well
' known and highly esteemed in this community
a well for his business qualifications as his gen
eral late igence, urbauity add. integrity.
- U. B. VAUGHN. -...
f , - .'"-'.-I -' 60-3w. -
.: - ' Taking The Census " : :T-1
V God ajiy boys f the Marshal faid' - . .
. To, a lady from over thej lihinef s !
And the laiy shook her flaxen head,
And civilly answered lZSai '
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Got atiy girls?" the Marshal said'- ,
' - To the lady' from over jh Rhine ; Vi
And a?a,in th lay frhookjlier head,'-'
And fivily answered ' Ainel" f - T
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M Hnt sotne are dead?" the Marshal said .
I To tb lady from'over the Rhine v."
And again the lady shotikj her head,1 ' "
Attd ctvily auswered, "p?iac I
" Husbai d. of course? the Marshal said '
To the, lady from over ihe Rhine; -And
again she shook her Bixenhead, '
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Ttm A 1 I voii hnvp ! hp Marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine; i
And again she sho- k her ilaxen bead,
array.
asucd ot each oilv.f v the cocked " and paj
zeled family, bnt no" one could give any satis
factory answer.,. In vain they , endeavored- to
soothe apcl eonsoe"lhe unhappy -'wife.' Alas I
mey anew not what words to employ, ia Vorder
to relieve bet mind, their own leeliogs were
suthcieirtly .harrowed bfrthe ternble line.
Still they resolved to'tryf to- beHeve that if
meant nothing, -until;; they' beard : from the
morning ti e s' ?rp
etrj awakei-e 1 tni
l-ts, who vera f'J'l
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cause of the sadden r-'pirt of ii re-arms, som
of them believing itha-; lie nemy bad recently ,
stolen a march agai.!8t them. Alas I . They t
were transfixed with ustonishment and dismay ;
when they were informed that a military. xe; ''
cutfon had taken plaek. d 4hat Major Rk-htfr,'
otie of the bravest.' tint most respected and ,thj'--
most Veloved ofScers fn thiTaraiy, was a , dead' V
mad. . ' -( i ' ' . '.
AVbeulfada'me" Richter beard vrf rh fol"
had
of Cornelia, wjio 1)y- this .time bad learnt to
look upon the Tiandsoiue jeun olScer us if be
were their own son. j i r: . r ' !.- -v -
v It came off, and wal the talk of, the small
town for weeks. sNevfr had been een such
magnificence before.' j Never had the clergy
man of the parish oniied such ai handsome
couple. -Never was such munificence, sucbT
generosity as Uerr fietern displayed- ' Not a
poor person in Colberg or iU vieinity had gone
thaUday without an abundant meal and a email
vThe l&tter, written on a drum head rt a
tent has beeri preserved, 'and its " contents
are engraved, upon the. pedestal of a monif-
fnent erected to his raemojyin ihe enclos-4
ure oti 'which the' hospital stands. -ItTUns
the host of rejected suitors, in i consequence of i present in money b?ades.J: A thjuaand cheer
the choice of the" youthful and lovely heiress, ful, grateful voices pmyed that hapjHness might
no one could deny that the young man was in 'attend the wedded pair through life and after
every respect wort by-ot her: .there was Dot death to eternity.' .: I j,' i, . r - v r.
one drawback-he was poorl This, however, In Paul RidjterVcaseUe Shakspearean
id not in the least trouble Mademoiselle Cor- f 3- ,i ' ti L '''
nuofcci luc luuj ec ul n uc iuvb iit-ver UUC8
Ieua.
n-onl
Her father was wealthy, and she was
ily child. aud, as we have already obser
ved, she bad greaf expectations from her aunt
She would, under . any circumstances., possess
sufficient wealth for boih . Neither 'did her re
lativesr as is too often the case in the like cir
cumstance's oppose the proposed union.- The
UanulyJpllh..jouflg,ensiim; gas in nointoiuit
more ancient and 'of -higher rank' than the
family of the Zieteyns, and ancient gepealogy j M finXion Q
an
run smooth," was, jis w believe it has oft
ten been before and since, completely falsi
fied, Paul remained at- home with his brjde
at a house: in the ' outskirts- of , Jthe- town,
which his father in-law had purchased and
presented to him, for six months 'after, his
the power or mortal to possess.
ness t is in
And civily answered " 2iucn
4 1
,t.
anu no Die Dirtn carry Kreat umueucu u
parts of Germany. ' , .
One stipulation only was made by Herr Zie
tern, when, at the expiration of a short and
"Now what do you mean by shaking your happy courtship, ensign R'ichter visited Colberg
candidly told his circumstances, and expressed
bis determination, to attain rank and distinc
tion in bis profession, if strict attention to 5bis
duties could Becure these honors, referred to
several distinguished and respected individuals
in relation to his famify and his own personal
character, and finally stated that, having gained
the maiden's consent, he had come expressly
to ask her hand of her fathor. i i .
Tbe; condition was that the young couple
FREPIRICK THE gliould wait until Paul Richter should become
. bead.
And always answeringj'iJVine T
44 Irh kannnicht Eughsch V' civily said.
The ladyl from over thej Rhine. 'v
Neln. nrorounced niM.nt the German for
M No."
ded bliss he receivi
again to make his t
rejoin his regtnienfi
Frederick the G
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with his brother m
he was thinking of
Bavaria, Saxony,
! this brief period of wed
d orders from his general
ppearance at Berliu and
a captain, so that, in case of any great reverse
of fortune on, the pari of his bride, however im-
Tlie Dentil Warrant
v r..k.t m'i
AM 1NC1DXKT IN TBE .LIFE to
i ." great! i I
In the little town of Colberg, a smali'seaport
of Prussia, situated on the bhofe3 the Baltic j probable it might behe should be able to sup
Sea,- there resides an , ancient- and wealthy f p0rt her at leat in moJferate competenee.
familv. bead d 17 the surname ;ot .Zietern. The ' The rmllant and -vouthful lover, notwithstan
family name figures largely in the' records of ding his desire to hasten the consummation of
the town, and the province Iii which it is situ; his happiness was well content that no ;. other
ated." These records show that the Ziieterns obstacle stood in the way of his union with tbe
held important, offices in the magistracy 1 and 1 fa;r object pf his' love
judiciary, as long ago as phe middle ".of',' the Frederick II. the Great the -most ambit-
n,-v..u. v.n .uu fuU authorised to v. r ----- v-.u..v,iv t"r" ":. r"
iltland receipt lor the same. Those Indebted the family held the honorable post of burgo - the Prussian throne. "Every schoolboy is fami
die requested to ray Immediately. Longer in-I master, or chief magistrate of Colberg, in the I Har with his rare' military abilities, i his inces
dolgenca cXnnot be.glveo aslbave to seme who f 50; If - . ( sant activity, lis love of war, his strange eccen
1M executor Ol o. y. riuua,r - . r j, 1L- I, .J.J i:." !.Li...,: uj --.Ju 1:11.
. a LANDlo Ja., I inav, uowever, wuicu reuuen luounois iuj- nicuiea, iiiu uia uiiatuuiun iui van auiuicis,
Furvlving partner of Ilerndon k Laudis. liar to every traveller who chances to visit this to procure whom.be would send to any distance
ra'her out .ot-the-way post j pi . tbe rrussian and incur. any expense, tnougn in all other re-
monarchy, ia the Zietern Hospital And" Lunatic spects his economy bordered "on meanness.
Asvlum. 6ne of the largest and best endowed Speedy promotion in the army under such
Oxford,-April 8, 1801.
DAVIS, KOBLE & qo.
(LATE FURMAN, DAVIS f CO.,) .
IMrOUTEUS AND JOBBEIISOF
7 CIIAHEERS & 69 READE WTS.
rrn-rr-.yr U ji V
j q, lUvis,' . I Fkkuinasd Moi.lot,
. Vm!g. Noat-e, J. U. GaAt', 4 f
, . E. G. Chbatham. .
January 2, IB60. . ' 43 ti.
" ' '. '
iea( had been, at peace
marchslongenough and
.w - . ; . .......
nother campaign against
taW or France: he did
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not much care which, go that he found em
ployment for his tal grenadiers.
"Dear Paul," said ;-Cornelia,! when "she
heard the news, "I Wish you would leave
the army. I shall le to miserabla, so anx
ious while you art away, dreading lest
everv mail that arrives., at . Cotberar should
bring intelligence ot isome dveadlul battle,
ana max you nave oeen wounaea or per
hapa killed.. I would uot care ito live after.
wiard. - Surely there lsmo need for yow to
obey the mandate of the general. ."We
are rich enough." ' .' i r .
. "You are rich enoughisdearl Cornelia,''
replied Paul, "and J love rou enphgh jto be
willing to share with you whatever isyours;
but it is not that , xny love.1 i It fchall never
be said that Paul, Richter refused his 'serv
vices-when his- country called for them, be
cause he had wedded, ayoung and pretty
and weal thy bride. ' I must go, ! dear Cor
nelia,, but let us hope the 'campaign will
not be a long one, and one thing I will
promise you-j-as soon as I am promoted to
rn -..-j
. "'iHfc CAMP BEFOEE PaMI,' Aug. 10.
V My own trEAKjsst Corxeli A. I 're
ceived your letter this morning,' and have
carried il in: my bosom all dajy, taking' every
opportunity; to' peruse it. ? over ; and. ovr
again. "We are exnectinff ! everv moment.
to be summoned into action!, and"' I- have
been so completely occupied: in my military
duties that -I could not, until this ilmoment,
find time to-write a line in reply.r A
-i ou most excuse tlie ! brevity '.of . the
letter I am how writ in sr. fori I ,im mfrin
ging a military .order jus,t issued by the king
even.in so doing, and you well-know 'that
the slightest disobedience of orders is visited
by" Frederick with' .the' uCmost; severity,
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camp.'--;..-. rxj,. -'i, , , . v; i.j
A letter was immediate! written and Ae.
patched to Paul, and -anither . to - tha- . colonel I Pcular of the iaVuge ' mnrJer ; hick
of the regiment ia which! be served, .informing heerj fco Twitted Jby ; tie orders the king," iha .
both of the friglrt which the Inexplicable post- ctinjof hia monstro s brotah'tv,' " one . of tha r
cript had caused and of the iQ effect', it : must mo8t Sn nt devoted of. his, ofScera, tha
have upon Cornelia if the rnTster were not snc n0 4?ars,? bu.frisia her ha'nd npop Lev
immediately and satisfactorily Explained.' . . ' Pf"?. r'"u ""e leareo ner nart would breash '
' They had not t.o"jrit for .a reply to- the 'let- si1en.np opening her lips for weeks, caring '
terttd learKthai Paul had . wnfiea the-trnth, no!inS' f. aaS w? ?Ptlt ,fw
theragh still ihey wereat a loss to .understand f almost an objecijof idolatry,' and. refused t
what had cansed the 'shocking ' catastrophe, U non"4nnient"nnt3 her attendanu were-tjbli
Th-' nex. gazette frbai ; Berlin contained , tiis d ,0 fod UP5 -" ' . . - .
simple bu( terrible paragraphV uuder the "col- J.hewwfrnin she spoke hvr wits had flowaV
nmn o; intelligence! frutn the ' arm before he,w ioeane-rriie.jiflysiciip . feared .hope-.
Paima." ' , ! i . i ,-,; ;; . llelv mn. .Happilr f-r , the. poof fafant.'
! - v e regreWo Team that, at four : a'clock 'Jt.ved ! ,tbe noumbment it baa aubiistea
a. H;, on the-llth insL, Major Taul Riebter, of aPn '-i1'" P bad iDsaled upoa '
tr 7th Dragoon Guard,?, wnii shot dead' in p, . X1
pursuance of a" special entence from the com- The widowed mother made' no, inquiry, after 1
maftder-in-chief. ::- - V J X r' . the babe nor her ht8bandr ' She .aeemed t"
1 The followed wftsm lines" eulogistic'- of-nbe have.forg-ottpn ita't eftrier had ' ixisteL" Hara
ilf'to
even if the offends h bi ron rl f rsou . enllre PPP'on
... u .r-- ;--rV--rT-br of Prussia tltfrinffh
IU
resolved to punish, nothing can incline him
to mercy.- 1 ' - ' ' .
, . " I cannot express the pleasure your let
ter afforded me. ..It ia too much happiness.
My infant boy and his mother both well!
How I wish I could see yoti far one little
moment, even if I had to lea ve .you again
immediately. I think it would endow me
with the greatest spirit and tourage in the
forthcoming battle ' j . - .
t "Think of me,! dear !wtfe . and.i believe
that you are never out of my mind for one
moment. -Have no fears fot me.i I : feel
.... . -
assured that I shall not fall in! battle, and I
i i . i i . . ...
hope this engagement will be bo far . .deci
sive that I can Jionorably ask for leave of
absence, so thai I may fly to Colberg -and
embrace you and-' the child,J
' i " Take the greatest -care f your t h.e-al;h
for myas well as for your sown and; our
. i i ' : I ' ! i I . i . t -'
"You will be glad Jto heay 'that I have
beeu promoted,' on the field,! to the rank of
major. ; 1 here remains now. but pne" step
more- promotion to a lieutenant-colonelcy
rand then, peace once restored, I quit' the
army ana epena tne rest oi, my jays in ine
society of my beloved wife.i i j
-1 must: close, for L dare not keep mv
lamp alight any longer. i- vX X v""
. Believe me, my darling, . - " 1
r Your moit loving husband, -X
; i- X' 1 ;."FMfi RlCHTEB."
character and ftourage of the deceased oflicer. was a harmlessV gentle gpcholy- madnesa,'
and afew remarks e pressing wonder aa to the Like OpheliaXsh wandered about iriBgiBjr
wild ditties' which had no sense or meaning, yet
which were soineVimes suggestive of ine dreai-'
ful loss she had sustained. -,' X 1 ..
C - While his afiroud mi the moontain auow." .
Larded air with 'iweet Bowers ; X
Which bewept fa the grave did go,' ; X -X
r- WUh true love $ howef . ; ' !
V-" 'V- ' .''' - '' ?
- And will be not come again ?. " ,
. And rill ajioLf f m itr. - .
nature pf the special jderelictiou of duty which
bad led to Bjtch a shocking resltfCXN early a
month of terrible bverwhelmingpnisery elapsed
before the full particulars , 4ei-e ' kuown. t At
length all was explained.:'
; Frederick IL of Prassia carried eccentricity
to he verge of -mad nejn. - H is people were
ocu icrriuiy iu maintain Dits army, .Dotn- .m,
g his reign "amounted to' only
childijen, and retv the soldiers exceeded f fa
number -those of France and Spajn united.
It is computed that ocV of Ine able-bodied men
of the kingdom, one in every seven was' draft
ed into the military service. His rule over. the
civilians of the kingdom, who .held no office
Ga to thv deathbed. - -' '.
VHa never will corn's hack again'.. .-:';i
In this aad coqditic n fhe remained for aeveraJ
years... tier tamer ana mother, jib we'.l as net ,
aunt Zietern, had diKi during the dismal peri-"
nf MnA nil iKoie larirn nnilfll wpl:K Yisd Ws .
under the governmeat was mud fdpaterna leh tvherin ttU8t of 4 gnirdianii .he Xre-
:ui. DI,.T" - XT a wa? f covered her senses 5 if not, it was to be eipen'-.
brutal ,n tfc extreme. They were flogged fatf SUaViui ii lunatic aajW
. 1 i. . I um .'. ' j ' . ..i-
a r-. I L ' l 'tr l; 1 clv-s X ' 1' , She did awaken to her senses, and to tha
red for sorne venial offence in a filthy and , 'an-1 ? ... -i i -
iostituiions of the kind in Prussia a, country a monarch,- was a matter of certainty to"- a J a colonelcy I will quit tha armV as soon as
remarkable in continental Europe for the num- young man of good character, "good family and
her and the excellent-management of its pub- courage and intelligence, all of .which qualifi-
lic institutions j and what renders the -Zietern cations Paul Richter possessed. He hude adieu
Hospital unusnally interesting to strangers, is to his young mistress, when he went to join
the fcl that It was founded and-ijerally en- j his regiment, which was to take part in a com
dowed
tern-4
self fo
' I -'.'ClonUH.'v.
Oct. 15, lew-
TNotico,
' ' '. .uk.tiA,,. tatJulrra
ocn'i'"i(,fU"4 1 1
January in the tar,TrnER' COOKE
1 1RS1 60tf'
t January, 1, I"8'' , .
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V ll O U L'j KM' i w .
X'Ag
by Madame Cornelia Rich' ar-ee Zie- j paign against France, in full hope' and expec-
a daughter of the family, who was her-1 tatiou that this close of the campaign would
r several years a lunatic,' and who only J witness his promotion'to the command of a
recovered her reason a few years before her company, and enable him to claim ber:hand,
death. - j -.j ,' - ' I "' according to jher father's promise t r j r
. In the great hall of the institution there are Cornelia, shortly after her lover quitted Ber-
two portraits otj the' fdundresB and benefactre-s. lin, returned home to Colberg, and . there re-
aha ...n.n.nnl! tint n a Xf, AtYMi ell a ltAfTIA mainftft nrftit 4 Vl a lapmi'nalinn rvptl.A
. i .T V i l ' .i." ,i.. a v v. - ' " ft .v ' . v, f . . ' prehensions of msyoung wire, ana at length
in the eighteenth year of her age, the otheras which was successful ou tbe part of Frederick; v - r v ;v ii - - .
Madame Richter, a middle-aged lady of matron- and which did make Paul a captain, as he had VlllY wc-ceeoed lit Subduing her anxiety.
Iv and benien countenance,' the; expression of anticipated. He was, however, severely though i 1 T promtsea to exenange letters Dy every
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hose features," however; betoken one who has not dangerously wounded, and when he wrote ' poss10 opportunity, ajicun tne course of a
ussed through' much suffering mentally and j to Colberg by the handjof his comrade, speak- few days Captain, Richter set .Out for Berlin.
peace is declared.' i But pn no account will
I do so on the eve of a war. Think, Cor
nelia, you yourself would despise me if I
werelo act in such -wrwardlv 'manner.
But be not afraid, cV-rhn, you are my guar
dian angel. 'Your prayers shall thrn the
bullets aside and blunt the enemy's steel
Yery soon you will welcome me1 safe home
again."
.Thus, half-jestingly, lialf-soolningly,' ! the
j young officer endeavored to quiet" the :ap
lily, and who has only acquired the'calmess 1 ing lightly of his wound, but regretting it; be
psicnaiion which, characterizes the por- rcause for a time it would inpannfitfttA V,im fnsm
ru iv -ii- : r. - . "... , r ,-
, T navin earut to inwt nrraiy, m, un
' The campaign turned out to be the com-!
- .... . . Vw
. i v.mi at all times j
. mpnpMnpnt nf what ia known in i Furonsan
i:. i.M. j . .i . .4 i:,-, . i-i). r.y ' i ...r. m , -1.,. i; t , e l,.
vimiuiiiik iiis.oiiue, at ine same time p avtul v i i 1 . . : ' vi1 1 -ry ,
. . -, , , , . ' Jr ' continental bistoty as the beven Years war,
observing that, he hoped his fair mistress would ,y , - l. , V 1 j ' : i ' ! ' i t
Tally IIo, May 21.
' i te of ; Providence, and to lpok.for-
wam -i'v - - .-' . ..... .- . 7 ...-'.',..-... . i - ;
.. . rest ana nacriness nereaiter, not reiect ner wounaea unto'ht. hn hurl ,tpiw. . . r
whicasnuiv .. .. . ., t i ? '
pense ner lor all me irouoie vea n!8 woanui in consequence ot his resolve to -" r ..r.,;,r., - x -
- . . , - - . i ..(,---.- . .
thia mortal stoee otexis- bear himself in tbe battle - in ft 'manner ' tht other great powers Pt Jiauope,;. tte met the
aily ?lnd Clollllnfio great variety
fof aale low by- FERP-ILL k CO. ,
Tally IIn,May2L
she haaauL
tence.
Tb exceedinj
1TIII POIKT BORTU UAJiUA-"-' j choly story. .- 5he-is reprewt w u niu- uo oncuX mC i.Kui io, i-mim ine serviee
THE sa'lscriber having purchased tbe Hotel . ina-uJenj w;,ha full as s fair, bfue- as well as the Uve of a wife from her,' bince
formerly owned by Ch.rle. 1 3. UtoaU "hall ded irm,'and an abundanceXitely rpon- they long been wedded iu heart if nor in
Point, will assura the Y utmo w . j v;k. -oAnrdinff to the fashioiden ,'hair, hand, and that the only obstacle that had stood
otr?"yUZ ,' " LLl.he maiden. Xof.bprtherV day ithe way was tiow removed. ' . i
'T ' ' V' I ioatfe aa.-fi oyer a
JoL i iotu.. ' . . ":: ' , I , J-' r!
tcihhT .unn, and it was with difficult be 9" .
... jtA.A ; . r '.v- PWed a large portin of 1
o wrtHiucu uuv xu lous nsuaui iui uc I m ... -
lad's evecution.
nd ahe . herself em
ber ' wealth. - for the
Dufpose of erecting t.n hospital and as asylum
I ' 1 ': . y . 1 fnr liinntipa wh irh ahe librallv endowed ana
He vutn the habit of striking his "officers I aA ; rJi Tr4ftn?,',Y t ,mn l ti.V
kicking his judg;e out of court if they de parenta' ad he'a.nV "X ' ' . !- t-.- .
cided points of taw. against p bis wishes- - iiia J ,.-Bv ' ' -'"". u , ' .
officers ind soldiers weae drilled like automaU i . . . . r
L , .. . . , ' - . I and ordered it. togejtier with a portrait painKd ;
, knd the slightest offence aa , visited -with-1 . -. . . - v v
BBuruy -ueioro ner raajnage, to o sang ia lti -large
hall of the buLding, and caused a spleu.
did tBon anient to be erected ' ia the hospital .
yard to the memory of her much-loved, mur
dered husband.' On the' petfe'stal of this mon-
or.a
he most prompt and frightful severity of pun
ishment. -13 U' present position, ; At. - war 1 with
nearly all combined: Europe, had exasperated
his irascible temper( almost, if not qaife.' to
madness'. ' - ' r " ':-; 7
umeat was inScflbei :
; ,'t . . in HKMORiAti, ' : ':
,Paul Richter mafor in the guards of JQnjf
v Trederick the second of Prusia' as
rcruelly sh;t by order of his .-eorv ; '
ereign, .ugnst 11, 175b.;
j ' During the afternoon of the 10th of Aognst,
1756; intending during the night to make 'an
important movement in the camp, .which - wa
in sight of the enemy, he had issued an . order
lhat, by eight o'clock, all the lamps in the
camp should be put ont,. Oja. pain of death. 1 Beneath the above inacrtnlion waS inscribed
j no moment ine nour waa patsne waiaeu i tbe fatal tetter, the whole upportea by tbe
himself to see whether all was dark: He found ' arma f the joint families' of RiclUf and "Zie-r
a lamp burning in the tent of' Major ' Richter. tern and by .a scroll, X r X -"'-
lie entered the tent just aa ;ne omcerwasi- TBis is thenistof-r Of the HOspitar audUa-'
natic Asylum of Colberg, in Prussia..
ahould show that tin ii wnrilm he : slmck'Tiiarifiillv. for thfi -PrnRKian arm. of
Ta exceeqingxu . - 1 " " T , . 4 . j j '1 " -
hich ae imrkateM of form and feature tbe young lady was so much affected that she1 Frederick the Second s day was. much ;the
attracts tha attentio'" j i,-Y. u jjciiiu, mus iiuifieious aim uie veau uraieu wi:, t-no
serves to give double ift Oehoiaer, ana nurse ine wounaea soldier herself, saying that whole continent ; but 'severe battles were
fonght, and the campaign w hich : Paul had
endeavored to-persuade his wife would soon
; be ended, threatened to be ' prolonged till
the combatants, were exhausted . ' : - t '
Herr Zietern, however, like a wise and pru-' Still Paid wrote cheeiful letters to Corne
dentfather, "said if Cornelia must nurse her lia and bade her keep up her courage and
M P. S.-rrKiss our boy For me. ' . '
"P. P.-S -It is now a quarter past eight
o clock, P. M. lo-morrow morning, at fo
o'clock." I shall be a dead fmaft 1 . i -
The letteftwas dispatched and duly re
ceived by Corne'iia, yrho iiead it through
eagerlv until she reacrTed- the end. I -When
she ,read the last line she uttend a piercing
shriek and fell senseless to ihe floor. .
Fortunately her mother Jind "the - nurse
were in the room. They raised her'v from
the floor and carried her tO?a sofa, and then
applied restoratives, utjtit the unhappy wjfe
waa "awakened to consciouspess. -1 She look
ed wildly around heri Am"' I ' asleep ?"
she cried. " Have 1 been r dreaming? O,
what a. horrid dream 1.1 thenght no, T no ;
it iV -true t, The letter--lhe letter 1"- Shriek
irlg fortli the latter words, she again fainted.
A physician was sent for, and , again; the
mother and nurse applied resturativesy , and
after much effort succeeded? again in restor
ing her to .consciousness, r 3 -V i - " ''. v :
Meanwhile the letter bad .been picked - tip
from the fioor by .Madamt ;Zleteriv aad read.
She could 'ii ot understand it. She showed it to
her husband to the medical - man it' none of
them could make, anything of. iU -Paal had
written in. the body'of the letter ihat he had a
presentiment that he should uot fall on- the
field of battle", artd had evidently written: under
the iufluence of hope and' cheerfulness, . and
yet, at the close, in a second postscript, iiih-
oui giving any explanation, ne uaa wniien
mercT..- '
j j
HontMy"iay of Infjtnry.
: in
folding-up a letter ; the'major knew him, and,
instantly falling on his kneet entreated bis:
To whom have you been writing 7 asked
the king-ifc:,- ';..'."'., vr--" Vi'--Xf..
- ''To my wife." replied ". the yonng "bfiScer.
44 1 recei ved a letter froi her to-day. I had
not time all day to repTy to it--acarcely to read j .
it, without neglecting my duties. ; The Conner
leaves the camp for, Berlin at ten o'clock. I
commenced this reply at my first .', moment ' of
leisure, but not having quite completed it when
tbe clock at ruck, I kept the" lamp burning, a
f9 moments later. ; We' go , into action : to
night or to-morrow.; I may never have the
opportunity again." :, . ;... -'' -..- - -,
"JLet ine see. the letter. .said Frederick
sternly. ; i . .
" f The bfficer hahde'd it to him, and he read it
t'the--end- "v j"A' -.v; -y'-c-j
XTia vWell,L he said,, handing i it back.
?' Now write one mere line which I shall die-
tat e.;X Write tomorrow .mornirg; ;at ; four tjoMiK.-Thtre is liothing,- indeed, ; by
Colonel i
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JIajor' . .
Captain4.
lri'Lietit 'V
- 2nd. Lieut !
Adjutant -
.Sergt.' Major
1st. SergL'
r Sergeants
Corporals
Musician
Privates1" . . "'
- Carriage Makers aridf Blacksmitlia 20
Artificers''' X 'i " '
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$10 additional '
- ' $21
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o'clock; fshap 5e i dead man!' JX i .
The "sentence Was written with a " trembling
hand,' for well the officer knew thai the king
showed rib mercy, listened to no excuses t' '
. "Have you written, the - line I aske the
k1ngI-"---",;tf".-:'v ".; ;vl'-.'''"''.'i'''''J -i:c-X'rv-.
"... - 4 - . 4 ' 5;
-4 Iliave yonr majesty lr --;
"JThen seal the letter, and goto sleep, if you
choose- 1-wHl deliver it to the carrier.; . s
.! Will" Hot your temjesty permit me . to ex
plain rXX , ,X. v v, X ,X; ;X.v -
;Sot a word' Vir 1 thuu'd.ered the king.
Voo have disobeyed my order. - Yon, an officer,
who "ought lb Lave set an example.' Yoti must
a;? 'v vt.,. -'-r i -":P -. i I s "-' -
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? Placingthe Utter to bis pocket, he .walked J facn ace or.muivic uai wju.
whiclf we arevthr"ngh life mote frotleV
than by the - just observation, he good .
Opinion," and the lincere and gMitle 'encour
sgeraent of an amiable and sensible' wo-'
.-.Always do as the s:'i dts look at . the
bright sideof everything For while ii is
juet as ,cheap,: it is three 'imes as gsp, l
digefct.cn. .N ' ':, . ! ."
To conciliate is eo infinitely more sgree
able than to ofTend;- that it is worth tor
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