Sign of the Lock 1 HARDWARE, FARM - IMPLFMFhT AKD GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHING AND Y All 1 IITV ST Oil tu n ILLUM lURTLEY Has just opened and is constantly receiving at his new store, corner of "Bedford lla!!.' one door Fast of A B Cramer's store, an .-Want and large stock of Hardware, House Kurni.-i ir-rx Goo.L, ami Ag ricultural Implements. His stock r. i sists in pa.t Carpenter's tools, Cabinet maker's tools and findings, Wooden and willow ware, Ropes of several sizes, Chains in assortment, Shovels, scoops, forks and spades, Files and Rasps in Variety, Locks of all descriptions, Bras, Copper ar.d Iron wire, Churns in Variety, Coffee sndSpice Mills, (Warranted) Vox. Rat, sud Mice traps. °i**, Shov=l, fork and axe iardu-s, r f Variety, Nails, Glass**.. i, IU .. Fluid, Pint oil and - . nf , n: i nP Houble and Single Bit ax, . Knife cleaners, an excellent au.o,^ Britannia ware, Brass, porcelained and tin lined Kettles, Uateut and com man Sad Irons, Shoemakers tools and findings, Screen wiie. Chain Pumps, Com Shellers, Com Fodder Cu'ters ami rt ushers, Corn mills, Glass Lanterns, Oil for Harness and Machinery, Faints, oils, and varnish, I ton and Steel of all de tcriptions, Wall Paper and hundreds ol other aiti rles. He respectfully itvits the patronage of the citi xens of liiis and adjoining counties, feeling cor.fi dent that he can satisfy them in iue price and qua!i ty of his goods. Remember, things sold by him are tea > ranted a represented so that none can be deceived; and any ar tide not in his line not on hard will be furiiLhed a 4 days notice cheerfully at Fasten! retail price. N. B. Believing that the present credit system ii disadvantageous to every body, he will trust no mat longer than *. months, but will seli cheaper for rail than goods of like quality have ever been bought M Bedford. Call and examine his stock, judge lor your self, and we think you will be pleased with the goods, the prices and the system. He keep, on band,or will cheerfully furnish every thing needed in ibis county and brought from the East, excepting oily dry goods and groceties. March, 20, ISS;. WALL A .NFBLINITPAPER~ Dr. D. F. HARRY is our agent far this ne cessary article. l\v calling at his store our pa trons wiil see samples of our papers. U e have made our Spring selection with much care, and think we cannot tail to please. JrHRYOCK & SMITH, C.'camber sburg *7 J-J J-J" J- A CARD. AlltglitTi} "Jsle and Female Seminary, Pa. The summer term 'si!! open Aug. nth. Fall term, Oct. 2l, 15."9. Ci7"Ciicuiars with full particulars may be bad of \V. U . BRIM, A. 8., Principal. N. B. Half the tuition must be paid in advance. Students coming to this institution will be conveyed free of charge from Bedford, on the 17th January,! by addressing a letter to Mr. Samuel Williams, ot Kainsburg. Rainsburg, Bedford co., June 1, '57-ly. \YASSSiSGTtt.V KIOIEL. MRS. COOK would announce lo her and the public, that the Washington Hot-1 is now filled up in superior ord> r for the accom modation of guests, and she I: ;p •* to contiuue to receive a iibeial share of custom. Persons visiting the Mineral Springs will find in the : Washington Hotel a comfortable summer re treat—and no pains will be spared to please all who patronize the house. young gentleman of high qualification and courteous deportment has charge of the es * w tablishment. K?°"The best of Stabling is attached to this Hotel. as moderate as any other house in the place. Mail Stages from Aiaquippa and Cumberland also tri-weekly Lines from Hol- Jidaysburg and Pittsburg stop at this Hotel. Bedford, April 25, ISSo. J. U- SCOTT. (Late of the firm of Winchester o~ Scott.) CieuSlcmcsi's Store and SIIIR T MA N UVACT OR Y, JV'o. 814- Chi *tnut Street, (Nearly opposite the GJRARI) HOFSE,) P HIUID ELP HLI. r J, W. SCOTT, would respectfully call the atten tion of his former mends to his new Store, and is pre pared to fill orders lor SHIRTS .* short i.. tice. A perfect tit guarantied. COL'NTRY TRADE sup plied with FINE SHIRTS and vOLLAR;. October, S, 1558 ly. r~ *' THE undersigned, intending t■> retir. from bu siness, offers her entire Si:n. a ol Goods at whole sale. To any one wishing t > engage in merchandising, this offer jr< - i.t.s u fa unable opportunity, as tl.e Lea!, n is a good one, rrxiin newly fitted up, goods almost all r.ew, ami a good run of custom established. For luither information, address Mrs. H. D. PEL'GH, i jan2l,T)9. Red ford, Pa. SELLING OFF AT COST. MRS. H. I). PKUGH wishes to retire from !.?:- j r.css, and will sell an entire Ivors of good. •' co:! Ladies wishing to supply xherrst-ii t g in coods at wholesale prices, would do weli ca '' before the following handsome article- * te disposed of. Rich silks, French werinos, Cashmeres, A!para, i Poplins, French an ; American D- I. in ■, \eiveis. ci-awis,do. k-. Maudes, I - Vai . Riiihofi-. F! >w<-rs, Feath ers, French Work, < >v Dosi >y, S Je.v. j, v . Perfumery, amisn ei *!es \arierv*o( !.. Herd-. Milliners v.-outd fi i it to their ads a t. r\- mine the assortment iu the Millinery i:< paftrcei t. Dec. 17, IS.*)? 1 . HIN( dispris* i ' ! I .ny Drug Store to 1)... S. J. V <>•, I D re lure dssire a I persons indebted to n.e o. look sr. ur.t, to come apd settle, a: it i imp Mit lUI all stand ing accounts should, t ••;;! and the books closed. This request is rea- na! le and I ex pect a speedy compliance, jan, 7, '59.' F. C. REAMER. All riiids of goods sold at KEED fc Mi> !• NIC it 8 lor Cash or Product. ■life-: and Books. DR. F. C. REAMER & S. J. WAY, j r. H*vt loriwd a partnership _iTfTUT ! i, ; the DRUG RHJ ROOK/LEL*JGFY &. 18f>S. How to sare Atnneu! _ */ j ; ALL persons who are in want of good and ve ry cheap Chairs and Cabinet Furniture,f?\ t-v-r'g"g rat", now have an opportu. V>s? j r:iiv < r <,w money, y 1 cal ing on the subscri .er, and . selecting such article* as they may need ft a i i large slock now on hand which will be sold lower ! than tb- same ran be bought in this country. Vou wi o are about to commence Lous-keeping i will do well by calling on me a< there wit; be great ( reductions made in suit* of Furniture. You will the truth of the above statement L y looking at ti.e ' following lis! of prices. CHAIRS FROM $4 50 to 3G GO per set i BEDSTEADS, 2 50 * 15 CO •< jTA BLF.S, 2 SO " 20 CO : BCREADS, 10 CO '* 35 CO " CUPBOARDS, 500 " 12 00 " ' WASHSTANDS, 150 • eOO " WORK STANDS, 100 ' 500 " j CANDLE STANDS, 1 0!) 300 All other articles in proportion. All articles war : ranted. ISAAC MENGEL, Ja. February 19. 1858. Hertford Hotel, And General Etege Office. The subscriber respectful !y begs leave to an" r.our.ce to bis 0,, l friends and tl.e public geneH oily, that has leased the B> itord Hotel, a • I resent in the occupancy of Col. Adam Barn hart. and wit! tune : n on the Ist day of Aptil next. It is n;t bis design to make manv professions as to whut b 1 will do, but he pledges his word that his na>t energetic efiivrts will be employed to render cuinf-rtable ail who give ' him a ca.l. Tie House will he handsomely ; fitted up, and none but careful and attentive serxants will t>e e: "aged. Persons vi.-iting the Bedford Springs, as well as . those attending Court, and th.e travelling community general- ; ly, are respectfully invited to give him a call and judge t >r themselves. takm i>v' tb. week, month, or year, on favorable tern;*, t 2_/"Ample 3d comfortable stabling i.s at tached to ">f6 Hotel, which will always be at ti-nd il by a careful hostler. Also, a safe and convenient carriage house. the SIhIGES stop at this Hotel. JOHN HAFER. Mairh lfi, 1855. IXo! S or linusax i He. fiibscriner has now t:>r sa.e a spb rdid j CAMERA wish clock and "axins"—aiso a GOOD BROWN MALE, both or either of 1 hem w hi be sold low . JACOB SCHELL. Scheilshnrg, Jan. U, 1859. Bi;RNING b'LUH) ami PINE~o]L Always to be had at Dr. J: irr\'s Drug and ! Book Store. (July 30, 'r.S.j" IRON.— Blacksmith's and others are inform- : eri we have just received a large supply of Re- j Ji.-ud Iron— warranted b- d qualtiv A. B. CRAMER 5c CO T OMBSB FOR SALE:-White "ami j X.J Vellow Pine Boards', Plastering and Shin-! giit'g Laib ai.d tills fuinichil to cnier bv REED MINNICH. i CP* "FIRE RISKS CIvLY j G i r a r cl Tire and Marine Insurance Company, Philadelphia. CAPITAL $200,000. DIRECTORS. VVM M SWAIX. of Public Ledger. JOHN ANSPACH. Jr., GF.O. W. WOODWARD H. N. BURROUGHS, JXO W. CLAUHORN, J. B. HCt.H PS, \V.M CRU DM AN. W.M S BOYD, C DSHOEM AKPR, J PR. WALKER, THO. CRAVKN, FRANCIS PETERS, H R COOGSH ALL, JXO. McCLL'R!'. JOSEPH KLAPP, M 0. linn. JOEL JONES, Presiiteiit. A SGJLLF.T. % ice President. JOHN S McMl LEIN, Secretary. J AS. B. ALYORD, Assistant Secretary. claims hitherto presented a;j:ns! this Com pany, properly audited and adjusted, Acre trm paid. The --Gtranl" is no! a "Mutual" Company. Per sons insuring in it need only pay the premium on their Policy, no assessment being made upon them in ras" ot losses by the Company. BANTORD 6C MEYERS, Agents lor Bed lord county. Aprii £3, ISSS. Scrofula, or King's Evil, is a constitutional disease, a corrupt son of the blood, by which this iiuid becomes vitiated, weak, and pi. or. Being in the circulation, it pervades the whole body, and may burst out in disease on any part of it." No organ is free from its attacks, tor is there one which it may not destroy. Ihe scrofu lous taint is variously caused y mercurial di-'essc, low living, disorde red or unhealthy food, impure air, filth and filthy habits, the depressing view, and, above all, by the venerea! infection. What i ever be its origin, it is hereditary in the constitu tion, descending " from parents to children unto the 1 third and fourth generation indeed, it seems to be the rod of Him who says, " 1 will visit tie in! fi ities of the fathers upon their children." Its effects commence by deposition from tie blood of Ccrrupt or ulcerous matter, which, in tie lungs, liver, tr..d internal organs is termed tuber cles : in the glands, swellings; end en the surface, eruptions or sores. This foul corruption, which genders in the blood, depresses the energies of life, i so that scrofulous constitutions not only suffer lrcnx i scrofulous complaints, but they have far less pow.r S to withstand the attacks of other diseases; co sequently, vast numbers perish by disorders whicn, although net scrofulous in their nature, arc still ret j dered fatal by this taint in the system. Most £ : the consumption which decimates the human faiuLy has its origin directly in this scrofulous contamina tion ; and many destructive diseases of the iiv r, kidneys, brain, and, indeed, of all the organs, ariie from or are aggravated by the same cause. One quarter of all our people arc scrofulous; their persons arc invaded by this lurking infection, and their health is undermined by it. To clean® it from the system we must renovate the blood by an alterative medicine, and invigorate it by healthy food and exercise. Such a medicine ws supplv in ; AVER'S Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla the most effectual remedy which the medical sitil. of our times can devise for this every where pre vailing and fatal malady. It is combined from ih* most active rcmedials that have been discovered f i the expurgation of this foul disorder from the blood, aird the rescue of the system from its destructive consequences. Hence it should le empl >yed ; r the cure of not only scrofula, but also those ether affections which arise from it, such as Earmvn and SKIN DISEASES, Sr. ANTHONY'S Finn, HOSE, or EUYSIPELAS, PIOTLES, PUSTULES, BLOTCHES, BYAINS and BOILS, TUMORS, TETTER end SALT RHEUM, SCAI.D HEAD, RINGWORM, RHEUMATISM, SYPHILITIC and MERCURIAL DISEASES, DROPSY, DYSPEPSIA, DEBILITY, and, indeed, ALL COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM VLTIATED OR IMPVUE BLOOD. The popular belief in " impurity of the blood" is founded in truth, 1 r scrofula is a degeneration of the blood. The particular purpose and virtue of this Sarsapa rilla is to purify and regenerate this vital fluid, without which .- und health is impossible in con taminated constitutions. Ayers Cathartic Fills, FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF A FAMILY PHYB!?. ore so composed thut disease within the ranee of their action can rarely withstand or evade there. Their pen etrating properties search, and cleanse, and inviu&ruc every portion of the human organism, correcting lis diseased action, and restoring its healthy vita',hits. As a consequence of these properties the invalid w":a U bowed down with pain or physical debiUtyis ast; :.ished to find his health or energy restored Ly a remedy at once so simple and inviting. Not only do they cure the every-day complaints of every body, bnt also many formidable and danccror.s diseases. TKe agent below named i< pleased to famish gratis my American Almanac, containing cr:;ii: • tes of their cures and directions for their use in the fob-ow ing complaints: Cotti veness, Heartburn, E adac' r, arising from disordered ftonmch, Set r., /„• stion, Pain hi mid Morbid Ira- 'ion of ih H >, F Very, Loss of Appetite, Jaundice, and mi. r kindred COLll plaints, arising from a low state of the body or obstruc tion of its functions. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, rou THE RAPID CURT OP Conghs, Colds. Influenza. Hoarseness. Croup, Bronchitis, Incipient Consumption, and for the relief of Consumptive Patients in ad vanced stages of the disease. So wide is the field of its us. :" rir.es- and fir are the cases of its cures, that air..---: e.-ry st io of country abounds in persons j.uotKy knov :i, who l ave beer restored from alarming and even c.- crate dis eases of the lungs by its ulc. Whoa once tried, its superiority over every'cther medicine of its kind is too apparent io escape observation, and where iis virtues are known, the public r.o longer hesitate what antidote to employ for the distressing and diirrerons affe. ti.-r.s of the pulmonary organs that arc incident to ear climate. While many inferior remedies thrust upon the community have failed and been discard., !, this has pained friends by every trial, conferred benefits on the afflicted they can never forget, and produced cures too numerous and too remarkable to be forgotten. PR.£?AR.F.D EY BH. J. C. AY EH & CO. LOWSLL, MASS. sol v r,y Doctors R-amer ami Harry, BeJihid, Pa. July 3'J,"SS-ly. S&nel liettci'ir.an, COLWTY SURVEYOR. WOULD hereby not if: y the Citiz-r? of Bed ford county, that he has moved to the Boron r h of Bedford, where he may at all tim-s he found by persons wishing to see him, unless absent upon business pertaining to h;s othee. April l(j, 1b58.-tf. Dissolution of Partnership. THE partnership heretofore existing between Hen ry S. K an i Jan -5 Mu'isra, under th* name ani firm oi Madura, Kin® & 'iojng bus;r u s? at Le mon's Iron Vo-k<, in HopeweH township, Bediord county, d solved hy muitMi ron^h!. HENRY S. KING, • N °v. 2, 1557. JAM LS M A DA HA 1h busies* ot mar.i:;ac:;;ring iron at Lemon" Iron Works. i|| i,e rocfinned by the undersigned, who r,a- purchased ail the interest of bis Lite partner, Ji.rttrs Ma. ' r V. in tie Bonks proprlv and elierls be.on ;n Zt" " e late firm of Ma 'ara. Kin Jk Co. JXov. Jo. 1857. iIENRY j. RINU. Bazin s lanr v i e;K j ( Sviaps, Shaving Creams ■ -v. j'irt received and tor sale at Dr." Harry's Drug Store. JO EE jj.ij Jir DR. LURRVS. IXsrnce of Jamaica (ringer, .which should have a place in every family, for sale at Dr Harry's. THE GIN MAKER OF MOSCOW. ./ tale of the Empire under Peter the Great. The lime at which we open our story is mid- AH inter, and,towards the close of the seventeenth • century. Russia is the scene. In the suburbs of Moscow, ami very near : the ri verMo.sk wa, stood an humble cot, which betrayed a neatness of arrangement and show uf taste that more than made up for its smaU ness of size. Back of the cot was an ailizan's shop and out-buildings. This shop was devo ted to tile manufacture of fire-arms, mostly.— ! Some swords, and other edged weapons, were made here upon special application. ihe master of this tenement was the hero of our tale, Ruric .Novel. We find lim standing by his I rge, watching the white smoke as it curled up towards the throat of the chimney, iie was a young man, not over three-ami twenty, and possessed a frame of more than or dinary symmetry and muscular development. He was not large—not above a medium size- But a single glance al the swelling chest, the the broad shoulders, and the sinewy ridges of the bare arms, told at once that he was master of great physical power. His father had been killed in the then late war with the Turks, and the son, leaving his mother with a suliicmncy cf sustenance, went to Spain soon alter the be reavement. Thetehe 'hum 1 work i:i the most tin ted armories; and now, well versed in the trade, he had returned to his native city to f'ullow his calling, and support his mother. Near by stood a boy Paul peep.,lT a bright, i intel!.gent lad, some fifteen years of age, who : : • i t an, 1 himself to the gunmaker lor the put p. e(A learning the art. Claudia Newl, Ruiic's mother, was a noble I Io -king woman, and the light of her still hand ■ s >me countenance was never brighter than i when gazing upon her boy. She had a tbank- I ful, loving Ilea;t, and a prayerful hopeful soul. '•lt is snowing again, faster than ever," re j marked Paul, as he took (lis seat at the supper- I table, in company with the others, j "Ah," returned Ruric, resting his knife a | few moments while he bent his ear to listen to ] the voice of the storm. "I ha ! hoped 'twould ; snow no more fbi the present. The snow is de.p I enough now. And how it blows!" "Never mind," spoke the dame, in a trust ! ful, easy tone, '-;t must s'orm when it listeth, j and we ran only thank God that we haveslH i ter, and pray (or those who have none." "Amen!" responded Ruric, fervently. The meal was at eaten, and the table set back, and shortly aaer Paul lelired t> his bed. Ruric drew his chair close up to the fire ; place, and leaning againt the jam, he bowed j Ins head in absorbing thought. This bed be jcon -ahac.it with hi n of late. His mother ; bavi ig jbn-rved -ri. _e fits ot abslr.uti n, L— : came nnea.-y and pressed Ruric to t -ii i.er what . v.; over u iiicli was so constantly and >o odly bro Being thus Orged, Ruric j confess-d that it uascf Rusalinti X'a! ;ai (theoi -1 phati daughter of a nobleman, ar.J t: w ti. ! ward Oign, the powrrlul arid haughty D.ri-.e jo 5 fulaj lie was ti.inking. Rune's father, an J t the fattier of Rosaliud, tin 1 been comrades in } arn-.s in their youth, and their chiidrtn had | been playmates. But when the eldr Nevei | was slain in battle, Ruric was yet a bov, and the : widow ar.d her .-on re., ained poor and enscure; j whije \ aiJai. moie fortunate, Lad : is> nto u | high rank, and dying, left R-saiirid .i trie and i a fortune. T i'e young people, h .-.vev.-r, lad n '. f >r* >t iirli tACIi qt.t; ' - KuriC ! jv-:i K->a!i:id will; :. 11 j li.eh rvor oi i:s being, and he F-it assured that , Rosalind return. .: i.t 1v •. As in an i in? :? >- hiiersat debating t,,-.. matter on that storm; j nign', a loud kiicck on tue c..ri r dorr sta< tle.l | them. i "Is there any one here?" the gunrnat.-r ask ! id, as he opened the dor, bowing h:s rii-a! and j si ,e;ding his rvts from tile driving snow wiifi ] one hand. "V es," a voice from the Stvgian i darkness. '-Yes God'.-, in name let n e in, or i snail perish." "Then i iiovv quickly," said Ruric. "Here i —give nn'your hand.—There—now- come." The youth found the thick'v-giove.l hood— | ' wi h the softest fur—and having led the ' invisible applicant into the hall he closed the ;d or, and then led the way to the kitchen.— '•' if hoot speaking, Ruric turned aad gazed uj>- Jon the new-comer. Tbe stranger, v'o UM C qutiliy dairous of ascertain!up ?/,/ manner oj T.~. ui liuric v:i;. was a m mk—and ha. :.. : ; something i.' eo.it- c: the iiAte k m nks of j-t. j NlicnaeJ. lie wa< of medium hejgiit, ami :>os i ses>fii a rotun.iiiy j{ persoa whicn was lotnicai rio beh-oi-5. At length, after warming himself by the fire, the guest aAed it be could be accommodated with some sleeping-place, and being answered in the adirmatsve, u uic siiowi-J l.im to a cham ber and tlien retired himself. The next m irning, alter ! reakfa>t, t' e .Monk went with Ruric to the sb p. and examined with rrmch interest tile various weapons Ihere ; tn. Ruric questioned fun c: sely as to wheih- er he had ever met him before, tut the Monk replied eva-ivelv-, and after saving that in c.-r the gunrniker sh u! : ever, in any great emei gency, need a friend, that he might an My to : him, h- took his leave. | Towards the middle of the afternoon, just as 1 R .ric ha! finished teinperir.g some parls of a gun-lock, the back d>r of ins shop was opened ail J two rn-n entered. Tiiev were young men, dressed in costly furs, and both of them stout and good looking. The gun maker recognized them as the Count Conrad Damonoif ami h; friend Stephen Urzen. "I think 1 speak with R.iric Nevel," said the Count, mov ing forward. "Voti do," leturned Rutic, not a! all surpris ed by the visit, since people of ail classes were in the habit of calling at his piace Jo order arms. 4 YOl a-e acquainted with the Lady Rosalind Valdai?" he .-aid. 1 am," answered Ruric, now beginning to wonder. '•Well, sir," resumed DamanofJ, with much haughtiness, "perhaps my business can be quickly and satisfactorily settled. It is nv de sire to make the LiJy K> altn.i my wife." Ruric Novel started at these words, and ho chspcd his hands to hide their tremulousness. Cut he was not long debating urron an answer. "And why have you come to me with this information, sir?" ho asked. "Ruric eve!, you shall not say that 1 did not make myself fully understood, and hence 1 will explain." The Count spoke this as speaks 1 i man wft. feels that ho is doing a very conde scending thing, and in the same tone he pro-I ceeded: "The Lady Rosalind is of noble parent- j age and very wealthy. llv own age and sta- ; • lion ana wealth are equal with hers. I live her, and must have her for my wife. I have : been to s*>- the nuba* Duke, her guardian, and he ohj-cts not to at) suit. But he informed ir.e that tiiere was one impediment, auii that was tier love tor you. He knows Jul! well—as know, and ail must know—thai she could n v-; ef become your wif.; but yet he is anxious not | to inteifere too much against tier inclinations.' | So a simple denial from vou, to the efiect lira' I you can never claim her hand, is all that is ne ; Ce>-ary. 1 have a paper here ail drawn up, j | and all thai I i< quire is simply your signature. Here— it i- only a plain simple avowal on your j patt that you have no hopes n ,r thoughts of seeking the hand of tfie lady in marriage." As the Count spoke be drew a paper Iron: | the bosom ol his martin doublet, and having j opened it he handed it toward- the gtinmaker. j But Ruric took it not. II * drew back and -a --• ■ ; zed tlie victor sternly in the face. | ir (fount," he said. calmly and firmly, j -'you have plainly stated your proposition, and I will as plainly answer. I cannot sign the ; paper." '•lla!" gasped Dumanoff, in quick passion.— | '-Do you refuse?" j .'-Most flatly." , "Cut you will sign it!" itissed PanionofT. turn ing pale with rage. ••Here it is—s go! Jfyo j would ii v ,i ;n !" ! "iVrha. > he cannot write," suggested Urzen. | contemptuously. " i'h-n he may make i.is ir.arl ," r< j .men the | Count, i.* the same contemptuous tone. '•lt might not require much more urging ! : in ! ice m- ! make mv mark in a mann-r not j a! a i agreeable to you,sir," the vonth refoil> ;!. ; iiis brow starling more plainly o ;t. "D vou seek a quarrel with me?" "Seek !—I seek what 1 will have. V,*i!l vou sign r "Once more—No ! ' "Then, by heavens, you shall-know what il j is to tii wart such as me! H w's tiiat ?" As tin s- words passed Irom tile Count's lips j in a low, his.-iiig whisper, he aimed a blow uiih | i.is fist at Rurtc's head. Tiie gunmakei had j not dreamed at such a dastardly act, ami he was : not prepared far it. Vet he tl nlged i'. and a the Count drew t>ack, Rur.c ceall him a blow upon the brow that felled him to the floor like I a dead ox. I "Beware, Stephen Urz-n!"h- whispered to , tiie Count's companion, as that individual made | a movement as though he would come lbrward. | "I am not myself now, and you are sail at \i h-re | you are." The man thus addressed viewed the gunma : ker a few moments, and he seemed lo conclude that he ha i belter avoid a personal encounter. Conrad Dumanoff slowly rose to bis feet, and gazed into h:> antagonist's face a few moments .M silence. His own face was deathly pal", and his whole frame qmvt red. "ilu:ic eve 1," he said, in a hissing, mad id-t: d . me. "you will bear fr :n me. I can ai k your plebeian s'. ck." And with this he turned away. ' I'.i ii," s&i i the gunntak-r, turning lo hi •v, after ii.e rr.ea hai gone, "not a word of In..- my mot her. lie sure." On the following morning as Ruric was p.-e --' pais ,g 'or br akiast, he saw Olga, the Duke, pass by, and sti ike off into the Borodino road. Now, tmiugiit h", is the time to call on R >sa : lind; and as soon as he had eaten his breakfas! !he prepa-u d I r the vi#i. He dvs*d well, and no nr.an in Moscow had .. nobler look when th" dust of toil v. as removed frorn his blow and garb. 11 • to- I; a i Tse and t! -dge,ami started eff I r wt.i- i. Duke r-.-.-i- I (led. j la one oft Ha sumptuously furnished apirl . mer.ts on !' ...are u! l::e Duke or' Tula sal R•: in ! \j! . Sue was a beautiful girl. : ! mo. 1 . ; elect fur.:, v. ,;h a la:! flush of: i health an 1 v igor, and j ■ ■■>■- ssiog a lace of pecu- j i:ar sweetness and irilel.ig-'nce. She was onlv j:o .etefri year- of age, a.id she had been t- • i ; at.! ,-crat in mr . k—not.'u g p:o l, nothing • rug-.ty: br g- idleness and lave Were the l:u ---•le:: mti of < f soul. '"H vv i.oiv, no ,:r! ' a-ked R saliuJ, a hfr waiting-maid entered. j •• i u -re is a g nt! •man below wh > would $ ...' you," the gi i f plied. "R il it is Rune Nevel, my mis'ress." "Ru;ic!" exclaimed the (sir maiden, itirf iug or . while the ii-h h! > >:1 muunted I • hr ' ** " '' " [ -• "V', laitgi !t, - b: ; , f ; :My prayers a. • surely answend. L-ad him i hid" Z '•'he .' I ; arted, and r:e I-g r.varxb i Ru iceoi : the apartment. He waike 1 quick- ■ ,ii ii w !:•. r :l •s.-.hnd iiad men to her f-, a:. : ! ; t-ki"g otu- ol her hands in both his own, lie j I pre?s ri it ! . his firs. It was wito diffi :uil vhe i lapdke. Bui the emotions of his soul became j I calns at leugt .. ami then k? receive/ Roialind's j ; promis° f.'.ut s/.c would meer permit iter hand ! I Ac diet,- ■. lof to another by the Duke of - T'uta. iiuric ml r i el her of the visit of Count Dam n :i to h.s strop, its pu. r. e and its r . rl >•'' - i was astonished and alarmed, ft-tiii she v u!.i r . ,t believe that the D ike m ant t: . best- w .' r !;.}• i upon Dan on: .i'. T.*> Dck<- ■ o-.veri him money, the said, and might p rhans! •' bo p'lying witk-lhe Count. K iiic started as a new suspicion riashe-.l upon him. Had the Duke sent Damon jfl pan ! ttiat mission on purpose to get hi:n in: > a • q:ir. '. '-Aye thought the youth to him self, Duke i.ijOiVj mat I taught the sword-! i pi ;y, and he .mows that the Count wou.J c ' 1 no in itcls for : tie. S > he thinks in this subtle! manner to make me an instrument (or riddir.g j him of a plague." But the youth was careful j not to l-t Rosalind know of this. He thought! she would be unhappy if she knew that a duel was likely to come of; between himself and the ' Count. I Af:-r some minutes of comparative silence, Ruric to-k Dave of Rosalind, and was soon in the open c .urt. Here he entered his sledge, i and then diove to the barracks in the Khitaga-; r.;d. where i;e inquired liar a young friend named f)rs.s. a lieutenant of the guard. The ■ dicer v is qmckiy found, and as he met Ruric remarked, -f may have a meeting with Conrad Count Damon off. He has sought a quarrel ■ ..-u .ted .ne most g ■>. . —aimed a hi >w at iiiv h-a.i—at. ; J knock -.! him down. You can judge as well as I what the result mut be." "M *st surely he will challenge vcu," cried t he otlJCer eXCiled'V. 'So I think," resumed Ruric, calmlv. '-And now wiu you serve me i:i tiie event !" "W itii | le.is ire." i And Ihereu; n Ruric r-Med all that had oc curred at the time ol the Count's visit to his ; ! shop and then took his Dave, j He reached home just as his mother was! j spreading the board for dinner. He often went! i away on business, and she thought net ol asking him any questions. 0 i .pi'-ironing Paul, in tiie siiup, in a f_ ternoori, Ruric to his great surprise, |,. ar( ,,. j li.at the Black Monk had bet a there durirw f j, a! >serice, to purchase a dagger; tin he°| ; ' a .j drawn out of the by a minute account of ti ! visit of Cozen and Damon i ", ati.i that i.e m-d to b-much pleased with Ruric's conduct As they were lairing, Urteo call".! ami pfesm tej a challenge from the Count, fiurk a < onc referred htm tu his fitend, and betook i.isi-ave i Tr a' evening, aY> d eight o'clock as. drove up to Ruric's door, and young en _ tered tiie house. H- call.-.l Ruric a-i , et j ! informed hint that the arrangements had a ;j j been made. | ' Di.n imtl is in a hurry," 1. • ssi I, < anc j we have appr.inted the meeting at tr:. 'cluck io-morrow i'orenoort. ft will take j dace at the I ben 1 of the rive: jus! beyond li.e Vnka H.li." "In 1 the w>a:nr.s I" asked Ru.i , "Swords," returned Orsa. "fl.e Count will bring his own, ani be gives you the priv,]..-- ol* selecting such a one as vou choose." "I thank you, Orsa, lor your kindness thus far, and you may reA attired that I shall t* prompt." "Suppose [ call l:.-re in the rnurui' g Or you ?"stigg -led the visitor. "I siiOUld be p!e.jj-d to have yd d j sq" |j 9 !' gun-na'ter said: and thus it was asra ig- !. On the fal owing miming Rnric was up be ll nes, and at the breakfast table nil a won! r.f ; the one a!l-ab: uttered. After •' em-Mi was f;:i-iied ;!)■• gomnsker went out to hi: >h:p, au.i t.iok <1 aim from on.* of the ...' : a 1 :)g R*.: , rn ess-*, in w.'.icli were rv. o swords. T. ey were Toie !o niaj-s, and ' r f most exquisite w jikmansbip and finish. Ru i ric took out th - heav:-st on q which w as a two ; v.;g-.i weapon, with a tioa loiit of heavily giid -1 metal. He placed the point upon the flour, ; in ) then, wi'.-'i all his weight tie bent tiie biide 1 - ill the pom-nel touched the jeii.rt. Tiie lithe ! steel sprang hack to its place wi'.ha sharp i clang, and the texture was not started. Then i he struck th; flat of the blade upon the anvil with great force. The ring war sharp and clear ; and the weapon temiined unharmed. "By St. Micha i s_.d the gunmaker to his j hoy, ••.Moscow ifjes nut contain an>lh-r Ula.ie | liter- that. Damascus never sa.v a b-tter." ••I thi'sk you are rig':*, tr.v miste-q" q-jy returned, who ha! b die! i the trio! of the biide with utiii o i ide.LaJeuirati an. "But," he ad Jed, "could you nit leinp.-r a idade iik- that!" '•Perhaps,if I hai the steel. Bit I have it , not. The steel of thus,. M i-s cam* from In J.s and was o iginaiiv i cne iv-apoi—a pander ' o, two headed a-fsir, belonging l> a Bengal I chieflan. The m -tal possesses all the hard t itess of the fioest raz old ma-?*r at Tu j ledo gave in- these a- a in im.-nto. iV'ere 1t > t mention the sun of mm-tr he was oiTere.l ft t!ie !arg--t on q y u Wotil-J hardly credit it." Aivr this Ruric gave fan! a few directions ibuut the work, rrom-ing to b- back before night. Ju>t th-n Or-a drove up t > th- d or. Ruric was ai. ready His mother was in the : kitchen. He went Jo her with a sn-t e. up>:t i t.i- far-. II- j.-ut iiis ai nts about her and dre# : her to his H .ji.t.. "CJ -d ei -s y my mofii-r. I -bail corns bar!-." fl- said this and then he ki-sed her. II- 'dare n J stop t ; speak more, tut op-ned t! - do • a: d p.a-wti ou'. '•Hav- you a g apon ?" ask-J Ursa, as • the horse >tart-.' .1 ). ••I have," liuric s3'd fjni-tly ; ' and one which iiav stood more (es;> loan mist -wurds v."ill b-ar." A.i alter some further remark* he rrkirii the j—culiar rircuiMfaocrt sttwJwg "!•- n.a.s.:-j . t t.'.v s.vjr-.: c<: .' f.:s :>.r--s-i i.i . f if. At length t'.-'V s'.r jck upon '.* river, a id in half an t. urn e th y t-itlin! Lite zp; vini-d spot. Ihe dsy w3? a-.'-ilul. I hey ia ij- eri i: on the ground Li t : f-w rmnut.s when y - t.Y party came in .<•. ;.t around the l*n . uf the river, 'l a rr.-. k tr.< t also. A soon as the Count an 1 his second and sor •g-orj had arrive.:, an ! i -.-, bad b--:i se emed, the ii-u'ena-i! pro; .-- ! thit tbrv siiouM repair t>an ol ' g ... -!i was t. : -se at "Aye," a !de i 3 m>l T—•Ta , t us have this busi ■-• <•'■ e, for I IV.ol—. ::e -a to dinner. I dm- weii Gig; t .-day, an i t fair tnaJienawaits I my coming. ' ♦•X >:*• - lf*n not." w itp tc ! Q >-?, who I walked close by Killic's side. "That is cine of I : s chief pd- , u i•" re yor iter.. -." '' ev r f.-aansw .d thegnnr-aher. loe party halted when they reach-of the in r •it..-' r. x . -' iu c t ; re, and the Count threw o.This p-liss- an i drew h.s sword. Kuric hi* lowed his exanvAe. . r Count," the b't-T sail ash-* m ve<] * ,fp I. r ward, "■ e wee rrn ser.ee this work I 1 wish ail r re- n'to u::.i- s'and distinctly how I •-' in I. Y •>. Ijvh s .-.igl 1 tiiis quarrel fmm the . first U*- n fcotn ir.e y a have ir.su!:- ! me most gr.•>•!;,-, ami this is the ch t ax. So, before (i i < and man, be the re sult ci ;>n y 'i;r wn head." '•0 it ying '.nave " "I! d cr •t t * - ge vi, by ->g his hand heavii, uj the t arm. "Y u have no right to spea'c tt: us. for you lower yourself w h-n vou do it. It you have corae to fight, do so honorably." An angry rp!v was upon DjinowfTs lips, ; but he did nit sp-ak. He turned to h:s aniag ! onist.and soi l ; "\Yi:i you measure weapons, sir? Mine miy be a mite the longest. I se-k r,o advan tage : and I have one here of the same lei gtil an 1 weight as mv own if you wish it." I "I am well satisfied as it is,".replied Ruric. ! ''Then take vour ground. Are voo yeadv ?" I "I am !" 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