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•QA' AND 111LACT Jgfriblill 10 Ala.
TIMONLY L 1811 DEMOCRATIC, NEWS
, -PAPBR IN CENTRE COUNTY.
railings) 'OM !tint:Arm) EVERT WIDNZADAY, er
HENRY HAYS.
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; )03-060 In advanee, or If paid within eta
&mull,. 12,00 - will be charged on all eubsorip
' ditifit i rdinnlug the tutted' the year,
ADVIRT/13101ENT8 and. Business flotioes Insert
ed at air usual rates, and every description of
R= x, re . ca-.
$E CUTER in the ;redtest manner, at the lowest
pekes, attlxleith the utmoet despatch, Raving
'plitataitad.a largo usalaatlon of type, we aro pro.
parcel . , to satipfy the orders of 6Ur friends.
PAtEtiIDENT,
jitg. -'I3IICHANAN
QV PEN SYbyANIA.
AAA VIDE PRKSIDENT,,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDG,
-- OF reENTTICKY
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1; AN* CANAL COMMISNIONEN
Trir; BCOTT,
OOLIIM ;COUNTY
. 4 -:; Fon Aunivort GENERAL,
''JACOB FRY, Jr.,
OF MON,TUOMERY COUNTY.
;', FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
-. TIMOTHY IVES,
OF POTTER COUNTY,
Thnaomitip Electoral Ticket
• lISNATORIAL.
CRARLES R.BUCKALEW,
WILSON McCANDLESE.
SRPRESENTATIVII.
tolstriat Ist•-•-OHLIE W. &EDINGER,
Do. 2d—PIERCE BUTLER,
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Do. _ ad—ERWARD WARTMAN,. ,
Do. 4th—WlLL,Lipt H. WITTIE
'Do. bth—JOHN ivinArtt, ,
Do. deb—JOHN H lIIIINTQN,
' Do. 7th—DAVID LAU rty,
Do. Sth—CHARLES RESSLER,
.' Du. deb—JOSEPH PATT/LBSON,
• po. ..11/th=ISA AC BGENRER, •
_.. Do: 11th—FRANCIS W HUGHES,
Do. 17at...111031 AS OSTERIIOUT,
... Do. nth—ABRAHAM EDINGER,
Do.. 14th—REUJIEN IVILIIER,
Do. 15th —UFA/WM A CRAWFORD,
Do. 16th—JAMF3 BLACK,
_DoI7OI-11 J. STAIILE,
- • , . 1411,---JoHN D RoDDY,
• ' nth—JACOB TURMEY, '
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~ 20th—J A J BUCHANAN,
, .. 144---WILLTAM Iv rialais,
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a . 2211— JAMES a CAMPBELL,
.., ch . 234—inommi CUNNINGHAM,
''',,' Bin 21th—JILRN
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PEINCIPLSS, Nor MEN.—The conclusion
of ilte leading editorial article in the Na.l
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111:11st dnien of Tuesday last is as follows :
''•One thing we predict with the most pe r•
feet certainty—all the bickelings they may
havelkill be over men and not over prates
plea: They will be a unit on the question of
s platform. Democracy is the same every•
whore.' -Its nationality will seoure it against
ail internal feuds upon all the important
quiriatiotot of principle. And therein eon-
Its strength Mid its pride- -the i.afeiy
mid stability of the tiovrrmncnl. Ia riy
member of the Cirri innate Convention might,
turn black telaildiran to•morrow And the
Dettoctratic party would still remain int tc'.
Its foundation in lased upon the great earth:
nal doctrines of civil and religious liberty.
atrieteettstruetion of the eonhututioa, and.
the sovereignty of the States. Men are,
therefore. but Its advocates, not its vital
writ"
lids. BUCHANAN'S AGE. —The New York
Tribune Speaki of Mr. Buchanan as " past
-his seventieth year." As Mr. 11., says the
Troy Bndeet was but sixty fire in April
last., he will serve out his first presidintial
term before he rea-hes. the age the Tribune
gives hint. Mr. B. is younger than either
Jisekson, Cass or Taylor were on their nom
illations, and tam tho full ripeness and vigor
of Intellect and physical health. Ibis recent
sojourn in England, win re In; won the adult
ratiou and respect of ull Eui ups by hiv solid
, abidities, has greatly improved hrt health, in
the enjoyment of xi hick, together with the
sincere confidence of Ilk countrymen, he
hit. lately returned with 111109LtIltat10114
mannsta and. a truly American heart.
T s /iFt PIMPLE, Wll,l. FUILNISIt 11111 WITH A
llat.t.—The following prophetic paragraph
afrioaltied in the New' York Journal of C OM-
Mir 0' •
"The Know-Nothing Councils of Philadel
phis , have refused tho use of the Hall of
Independence fur the reception 'of the Hon.
James Buchanan. Never mind ; the people
-will : furnish him a call, after the dfith ,of
• Minh-next, which will ho 'sufficient for all
proaipil purposes.l"
—Affidavits aro published in the Tampa
(*liirida) Penin4u/o,'disclosing the fact that
a toad of whito,inen have been organized in
llMilittorough and Manatee counties for the
parposo of committing depredations in the
rym4if the Indians. The disclosures were
made a man named 'William IL Willing-
Idstn;*ho &ea the names of a number of
persons belonging to the band.
you COUNTY. —Years ago, York ..county
10111! majorill,, of 1700 fdr Andrew Jackson.
NI far, that result is willotit a parallel in
the bistoriof political contests ; but York
MIW promises to act equally as handsomely
t November for "Old Buck," and "Young
othet day at a public
tntin~{~eld in, Fameitil Ball, Boston, a ne
gfrpsorator Haiti that ho would spit upon
Weisiditston as a slave holder. This sager
tibtlipilßed forth immense applause from the
#dlonos. Oh ! shame where is thy blush !
' ; ',.:444nrir•No.ruiNuisx Iv Iliaomu.—A. gen
t/Weaving in'of the caverns of Daric-Lan
terndom, sight of the afteon Know-Noth
have
, tbittipaliCittirpr. the State*Yirginia,
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"Tle morn—the sea braes, nem to bring
;Joy, health, and treehness on its wing;
Bright dowers, to me all strange and neve,
Are glittering In the early dow,
And perfumes rise from every grove,
As Incense to the clouds that more
Like spirits o'er yen welkin clear ;
But I am sad—thou art not here !
'Tie noon—e oalm, unbroken sleep
To on the blue wave of Ate deep
A soft hate, like a fairreireern,
Is adating over wood and stream,
And many a broad and magnolia dower,
Within its shadowy woodland bower -
Is gleaming like a lonely star;
But I VII sad—thost art afar!
'Tie eve—on earth the sunset skits
Ate printing their own Eder dyes;
The stars . 00met down and tresabltngslow
Like blossoms on the wave behier, -
Aud like an unseen spirit, the b
soeme lingrlng 'mid the orange trees,
Breathing Its musk) round the spot; •
But I am sad—l see thee not!
"Ili§ midnight—with a soOthiriSpell -
The far-off tones of ocean
nrall—
Sbft as the Matter's eadenee acid,- --
Low bending o'er her sleeping child,
And on each wandering begets are beard .
The rich notes of the mocking bird,
Isiarany a wild and wondrous lay ;
But I am sad—thou art away!
I sink in droama—low, sweet and cleat '
Thy own dear yoke Is Jn my ear;
Around my nook thy tresses twine—
Thy own loved band Is clasped In mine,
Thy own soft lip to mine is preened,
Thy hood Is 'Allowed on my breast,
Oh, I have all nay heart holds dear,
And I am happy—thou art here'
For the Democratic Watchman.
THE
qrtat eat ItAQiumiv Sin 4.
CHAPTER VII.
Chicago and Galena Railroad—Pereription of
the Counties—Stephenson, Elgin, Belvidere,
Rockford and Freeport catni(ts), etc.
We have now, carefully, in the forego*
chipter dAposed of our views anal descrip
tions of the country along the Chicago and
St. Louis road. We shall now proceed
to a short descriptjOn of that country through
which the Chicago and Galena railway
pass( 11.
The Cliicago and (Miens road is said to be
the. bent paying 'mid th th'e United Stat. 4,
slot Judging from the amount of business
done upon it, and thd• densely inhabited
country it passes throtigh, we would' feel
convinced that it does an extrsoidinary bu-
:Armes.
The road is a pretty good .one, but we
have rode upon bettor ; at sonic places it is
vary uneven and rough, aiel-at others
it is very Mee and level. The cars are well
nothing
of speed is twenty-five miles per hour The
rend is as erooloA.l its the Mississippi river,
wlelst the int. 416011, e prcsutne, the stock
liol,l( r !rid, tt as to accommodate every man
living iii the North Wlit, by running the
track close by his dour The distance front
Chicago to Freeport, which is now the ter-
Lihu.s Life-the road, is one hundred and
twenty-one miles, and the fare is three dol
lars and sixty cents.'
The Illinois Central company purchased
the right of way from the Chicago and Ga
lena stockholders, consequently the latter
company only ruff their cars to Freeport,
whtie the former take them to Galena and
the State line. Passengers who have no
through tickets to lowa will have to pur
chase a ticket at Freeport for their desti
nation.
The Galena Cars loft their depot every mix
hours. There is not much to be seen from
the time you leave the city until you arrive
at the junction of the Rock Island or Bur
lington and Quincy road. The land Interve.
mug between those two pieties is marshy,
thodgh high and rolling lands are visible in
the ilistaifce. Junction is in Dubuque county.
Kane and Brown counties are two of the
oldest settled counties along the route. The
land lays high and rolling, with plenty of
timber, good running water, and pretty good
soil. The principal town in the former
county is, Elgin; which is handsomely
on a high table land, whose' base is wa
tered by the limpid waves of Fax river.
There am many handsome buildings in El
gin, it presents quite a city-like appearance.
Extensive beds of yellow building stone are
.found within its vicinity, and the quarry
ing
of stone has become quite s business.
Belvidere, is the county seat of Boone
county . .. It is tastefully laid out ; Pulaski
river forms the casternboundary of the town,
and empties its waters into Rock river a few
miles south west of the town.
The populatithr of Elgin is about four
thousand, and tha t t of Belvidere about two
thousand. Winnebago Bounty Is a very
hilly and uneven-county, well timbered and
watered. Rockford, the county seat, is a
flourishing city, beautifidly laid out. There.
aro several beautiful buildings, churches and
hotels in the place. Rocleriver ruts tO tho
cast side of it. It hash population of about
five thousand.
StephensOn county, which lays west of
Winnebago, is one of the healthiest, tiretti
est and best timbered counties in the State,
The water is pure and good, the land rich ,
and fertile, and the prairies high and rolling.
It was never our good fortune in 'tdl . our
journey South or West, to get into a country
Iso suitable to all mu tastes as this is. Al.
rreq third man you media from Penn
'ailtiinfit anti *vary elitT person from Ow
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br Lyebtiel,Fottli
good "olii Bitty!'" ii . spOlieri.out there in , idl,
its mingled beauty, and the "heavy gears"
and " big red barns" aro frequently seen.
And the password of-A-LPennsylvahia" gives
you 4 credit and confidence among all classes
of men, that makes the long subdued and
„dtipreased heart beat proudly with ambitious
aspirations. • Freeport, the county seat of
Stephenson county, is a flourishing city. ft
contains four large botels, viz: the Clark,
"Pennsylvania," " Blocs," and • Freeport
Exchange.: Tho three—former aro situated
on Stephenson street and the latter on Ga
lena. street. Mr. George Lohr, formerly
of Centro county, is the proprietor of the
Exchange. -
Tho "Pennsylvania House," and " Free
port Exchange" aro both largo three stork
buildings, and their proprietors are " good
old Pennsylvanians." Both )10118e8 arc fit.
ted up in style . snil well worthy of the pa
-1 tronago they receive.. Titers is also in this
city a largo Machine shop, car works, gas
works,, two City Halls, the Plymouth and
-. l)llCenix, a Court House, eight splendid
churches, and several of the largest whole-
Sala 441(1 etail Iteres Vest 'of Chicago.
There is also three flaitlfs - whicla - do an ex- -
tea/Ivo business. •Tha- Penatoatea. siva,
Meade along the* forth-east Portion of the
place. On first entering Freeport city from
either road, the beholder is struck with the
beautiful site of the city, the splendid edi
flees erected in Gothic, Cottage, Spanish and
French styles, the wide and beautiful
streets, the ornamented - and shrubbery
planted yards, and the well shaded STMlllepl
,There are two English papers and one Ger- 1
man paper published. in. -Freeport. The
population of the citrrmer is about six
thousand. '
Lancaster, Rock Run, Cedardlle and Rock
Grove townships in this county, we give the
preform:eta' for alt Won - Rural -parpnatei.
Land can be bought in these townships for
twenty to thirty dollnrs per acre, and some
probably, for less. Cheaper lands can be
bought in Lona, but they are not is well
timbered.
CIIAPTER VIII
Wstroti tin, its Lands etc—Ravine llfie
sassappr I? ilroad —lllinuts Central C•rrei—Gri
lena— Ditilleitle, rte.
Much has beeta - tdirctalen'it the goodlands
of Wisconsim, atlid it may 14' not out of place
in thbrobapter to ere- a Mr of ettle - tetetrtiei
a passing notice.
It is true that there is Mom timber in
Wiscon'sin thin in any otlieitOt the,„Weatern
States. Belt Wig also true, that the land is
not vicar so good or the soil so deb. The
climate, also, is to a great extent cold r, and
it is the next thing to in impossitolity to
raise fruit of any kind m corm portions of
the4;titve r ay-tha Lae aftriug.; and midden
ulitelzs of the yes ,., nip the buds of the
fruit trees before iTtey are proper ye ie tern
by the beeves There iv, probably, no
healthier State in the Union than Wisconsin,
and but few States that excel it for railroad
enterpri,e and all other kinds of public
provementd, It ring its youthfulness, its
fewness of inhabitants and its thinly settled
lands, we must confess that for its ads an
taigas and facilities; it outrivaLs many of our
Eastern States, and in point of publfc en
terprise, must, at vow: future day, siand'ae
one of the chief of Western Slates.
The principal cities of INrkeonsin are Mil
waukie, Racine, Kynoiha and Ocankee on
Lake Michigan, Madison, the capitol of the
State, is situated in Dane county on a bfiau
tiful elevatian between the four Lakei.
Kenosha, Wa!worth, Green, Lafayette and
Grant are the chLpicu counties. The land is
trill I'll g, with gondloil,g;idifirtitter'and illt3nty
of timber. Thria is raised ill these coun
ties n better quality of wheat than is pro
duced in Illinois, and Wisconsin will
always billy; from to I ight cents more on
the hubliel than Illthoi; wheat. The above
counties border on the Illinois State line,
and the farther north - you go in this State
the heavier add morn extensive the bodies of
timber become,
There is now Ming from Racine on
Lake Michigan, to Savannah on the Missis
sippi river,"a railroid, which is an air-lino
running south w. st, and which will give
great inducements for persons to settle in
the counties through which it passes. They
aro Racine, Walworth and Rock, in Wis
consin, and Stephenson and Carroll in Illi
nois. It is the intention of the stockhold
ers to make ono continuous, route of it,
through to Fort Des Moines, lowa. If they
fulfil their designs, and we have no doubts
to the contrary, the toad will pass through
some of the prettiest and largest populated
counties of lowa, namely.; Clinton, Cedar,
Johnston, lowa, Powesheek, Jasper and
Polk. Bbould ''oh Des Moines be the, place
settled upon for the Capital of lowa, it will
be the means of making this road **cry
valuable one to the stockhobjers. Any
quantity of land can be purchased at the
Land gilices yet, in Wisconsin, and second.
handed for four to ten dollars per acre. Bat
these counties that border on Illinois ar ,
nearly all taken up, and could not be bought
for less than twenty dollars per aoro.
We stated in our seventh chapter that the
galena and Chicago cars ran no farther than
Freeport, and 'consequently, passengers for
lowa . are (impelled to wait at that place un.
til the' Illinois -Central' trains arrive. The
distance from Freeport to Galena is 55 mII&
from Galena to Dunleith, which is opposite Dubuque, is ten k tniles t . The ftkre to Du.
I:lo6troin fie 6 ortls oms dollir isi4 ran(q.
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Not nNtli, woithy of !tote, WOtt • •
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.'lie land is either lolly br Tigraby along.
the road, but in the distance acme high and
beautiful prairies present themselves. Tim.
ber laud is plenty in this county, and sells
for ten to fifteen dollars per acre, and prai.
tic land fratmineoty to thirty for gad loca
tions, and froth ten to twenty 'dollars Tor
Common unculryated ones.
1, 'Galena, the !county seat of Joe Daviea
county, Illinois,land the principal town in
the lead region, Is situated on Fever river,
pine miles east or the Mississippi river, and
about four hundred and thirty Miles above
St. Louls. It deivee its great importance
frorrithodead busaiiess which-is here eaten-,
sleety carried on. Dense quantities of
lead ore are fourid in the north itesteifi
corner of this comity.. From twenty to
thirty milieus of pounds are smelted in one
year, , and the snippy of ore is supposed to
be iomrhnustible There are some line
buildings in thilena,and the city presents a
lively appenramm al all times. Population
about eight thousaid. There are several
churches, three priming offices, several ex
tensive knantifylptoi its, including mills,
()touring and saw mills) shiseilead inanufa. ,
tories,4e.- An•houtenseansountof business
trims • '
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sive a a fertile
igablet to alonArip 104/14111#1
steamiers
I)unleith, in the same oo*Oty 'and opim•
site Dpbuque; is the.:lattiolous of the Illi
nois Central road. 4is a nourishing place,
beautifidly situated upon the ea!it bank of
the .Mississippi. It contains seeral hand
eonne buildings and apopuletioil of nearly
ono thousand.
Ta4ing everything , into consideration, this
route trent DunLeith to Chicago, la certainly
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the' moat intirestlng of any one route in the
West,- and it is, undoubtedly the- most
densely inhabited country, as well as the
healthiest in Illinois.
• [TO BZ.LXIMUNUIP
'77IE LO,STBANKNOTE
BY .1 n'7II4I3ATTORNMY
For the pr scut, with ita set rue joys, I
innuetimes Icot: back up to the past, with its
trials and its struggles. Ili any quiet home
in the cointry I ferias thou h the battle had
• • Itadalat-caiwi. 51.0. ' , ib m e
life has •heen a busy, bustling scene, and.
here, w lry quiet 14truE,y,gerittuntled by the
s'ell-thua.bed 'plaints out, Chitty
and theis fellows, I lad ALEI (hough i had
completely emerged from the dirt of the
world, no l that my heaven had commenced
here on c:. tit
In tinily ,:ar, ut pructy,. I lime beim
an act,m in many a life-diaona, s‘ Inch may
tiosacsa to others some portion of , tho 111tItr
' bieja.L.n.aattl but wore for
my own amusement, however, than fur the
edification of the leader —though4 trust my
nairatiio rutty not Lc Witliotit mer,tl--1
tramiciibe from the tiiv9l:_r . iisin?r i y :LI I 111 C -
dent frois .clperience.
I 11 : 19 seated 'u my Alice,l busily engaged
in hunting up the lao for a certain case of
some importanti, uhut the door was timidly
iipehed, aul a young apparently not
more than s6entrui years of age, stepped
into the room Without being very pretty,
she had a countenance and an expression
which failed cot to attriv:t the interest of tht.
beholder.
She was quits pule, and seemed to shrink
with instinctive dread from the glance
I bestowed upon her. But her sweet
face and gentle manners had already won
my trappathy. Her Ad: Pace and timid
movenschtu assured ma tb4*he ha# • Pa!'"
Cul tale to tell; yet I {N as not, indisposed to
hear it.
A visitor with s less prepossessing Noe
wonid have called forth a frown and a short
answer, for I was in the very midst of an
investigation wilic4 Rrosinseii to- reward my
search in a satisfoctor7 manner.
' She advanced towards my desk, and I
closed my hook, anti rime receive her.
"Mr, Duckett!". said she, and I sax
her lips - tremble' frith emotion as gho
spul
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r signifijd to her that l was the person
she sought, and fur a chair: A ci'ol-,
ity which her trembling frame enabled her
to appreciate, fur her agitation seamed to tie
entirely beyond her calm I.
After allowing her a few moments to re
cover her self poste - colon, I gently inquired
her buslness with me.
" I hays a brvither," she bt:gan, and the
hot tears tilled her eyes, and fin • moment
obstructed her vision. tier heart seemed
to choke with itt wild beatings.
•• May I know whom 1 addrisa 1" I ask
ed, moderating 1 , 9 , voice, ad to afford her
an the encouragement, ihich.zentlo tones
could convey.
"Alice Wade," .he itiAjo. • '
" You seem to be in distress. Let me
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beg of you to be calm ; ° 'pips ease
is
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is not so bad as yen sop ,` •
' " May Heaven ulna It be not!"
"Take your own tune M iss Wade. Per
haps you had better ma% !a , few moments,
till yoti fedi better able Win4l(mM, and in the
meantime. I assure you of. pay desire to serve
you." .. .
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" ;Mak ydy, sir," sobbed she, as I turn
ed to my la* boots. 110.14 u l zt to emtuareo
her by seeming:to be Mr her to re
cassr WY - calmness.
But I bad lost the of*: to the invest*.
;fen, and though I 0- 1 01,1 y eyes ou
,b4ok, it was only , toot , aeteSkptog
utrside. welted VltV 10 - bisis its&
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and then carefully approached the object of
her viaft.
" I am taking up your time ; Mr. Docket ;
hut I have heard that you were a kind and
charitable gentleman, and *I have vequired
to Reek your aid."
It vias a very blunt compliment, but I
doubted not its sincerity. There could be
no hypocrisy in that-gentle maiden—none,
ere') to accomplish the most cherished pur-
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" Whatever l can dolor you, Miss Wade,
shall be done with the greatest pleasure," I
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" Thank you, sir."
, " You not look 'on the dark' side of
your mise r, s' law, we regard a man as in
nocent, lilt hdis proved to be guilty ; and
you must. not' regard anything as hopeless
until sill effs to redevm it have failed,"
I:continued t 'ith a smile, from which she
eietned to gather tIM hope I desired to im
part.
" I have tiihrother, an only brother, who
it in the deepest distress."
"His name t" I AAA, taking a pen, ready
to note down the facts in' the case as she de.
tailcl theln. _ _ r _ _ ,
" Itichiril Wade 31gir
r river is nay
for the largest
ley & Co."
" Ah," and I wrotolit dcitrnp and hejnig• ac
(painted with the tirrn,l bFgan to feeripore
confidence in my ability to aid my !fair
; Denley & Co. INerc merchants of estab
lished, - reputation for integrity and upright,
netts.
"My mother is a widow, and dependent
tipon Richard for support. She Intabeen
afflicted with a cancer for more than three
years, so that I can do nothing but take care
of her'and do the work at home. It takes
"all of Richard's salary to support us and
pay the doctor's bill ; but he has labored
cheerfully for us, for his poor suffering mo
ther. Richard is very kind, and never
thinks of the many deprivations nhich our
circumstances compel him to endure. lie is
contented to work early and late, and never
spend; a dollar upon himself. Olt, sir, lie is
such a good brother!"
" Your mother must be gt ateful f such a
son, and you fer , uch p brother.' )
sre ! Rut, poor Richard !lite
iti ilt j•til DOW 61S' 57.1, .13,0 aobbed as
though het heart would break. —•
' I tuktd, t la ..
I was not quite prekared , fur such ,a ca
tasirophe thia,, and Y confess that uy
feelings, lawyer as I was, were much mined.
Ent it on possible that the poor girl was
&et 11 ed regal] to her brother—that he
wit , ' an angel at borne, and a deniQn abroad,
asj have known inure than one zoo to be.
Yet teotattnet rcuui mile the glowing Ellie.
.ronoun
red upon his , haractcr with such a conclu
ion.
or what r, he• accunul, .113., Wade 1
Nay, do net we-p ,he may be innocent."
'• I Anon' he M!" shy c.uswered, Mixon
mderable vehemence.
Then be assured, luq innoetrice.sharl be
made apparent to the world."
Wpuld that I could - reel so
Now, if you will please state the facts of
the case, 1 will make a int morandum of
them, and I doubt not we , hall be able to
make a good case of it."
" Why, mother's sickness had reduced my
brother's finances down to the lowest ebb--
so low that we had not even enough to pay
our quarter's rent, and the quarter bills.
Richard was much disturbed by this diffi
culty, and for several dais ho was very sad.
Rut eta day heron, ioso, „ far tt
ally cheerful face, and informed us that. he
led paid the rent all the Mils.
•' WI; inquired where he had obtamcd•lhe
money. Ile tohl uo he had horro ca it of
frfend, who had started that day for New
Orleans. Wo thought nothing more Nl)*
it till a week after—that was yesterday—
when ho did not come home to dinner.
We were not alanned„howcrer ; but when
he did not dome home to supper, we were
much disturbed; and I went to the store to
seek him.
"Mr'. Denley told mu that he had been ar•
rested for , stealing a hundred. dollars trom
him about I week before. I was horrified
the charge, and had nearly fallen upon the
floor."
The poor girl wiped her eyes, 'end I in
quired the ground upon which her brother
was -iicused.
" Mr. Deuley was incloaing a hundrhd
dollar bill in a letter to send away by mail,
at the desk where Richard wai writing,
when a runaway horse daybed by the
store. Ile flew to the door to observe the
mad animal, leaving the hundred dollar bill,
as he declared, and the half written letter, on
the desk.
.
"D his return, the money was nowhere
to be found. Richard had not seen it.—
Search wits instituted, but it could not be
found. It happened that onr landlord, who
is a brother-in-law of Mr. Denley, wished
to.ohauge a hundred dollar bill, and casu
ally meutioned that ho had received it
from Richard in payment of his rent, which
had been delayed several dais.
't Mr. Denley immediately indentifled the
bill as the one be had lost. Do is very poe.
Rive, and is ready to swear it is the very bill
he ',oat. An officer was Moiled, and poor
lliohard was kttrown, intik prisoq. Of course
he could not produce the peison w,
him thirmonef;tsid Mr. chooses to
regard Etioluud's erßlmustiotte ell mere M.';
vention."
IMEMI2I
It was a heavy blow to the poor girl,
and heavier Still to "tier slek, and suffering
mother.
'lt certainly loolctid like, a bad case. The
young man's sidness in mew 'of his unpaid
bills, his sudden cheerfulness,- though the
debt itself still remained, and worse than all,
the positive nature of Mr. Denley's evideAce,
were all against a successful defence. ihst
I had hopes of getting him off, for the iden
tity Of the. bill ,Ainless tually registered by
number, •was a matter to which few could
positively swear.
made up any mind tiielear him, if 'them
PM any such thing ..-even to char him on a
quibble, if no other means offered. I had
Little trope of establishing his innocence for
my feason assured mu that Richard, good
son though he Wm, was guilty of the crime
with which he was charged. •
I succeededso well in moulting Alice WaAlo
that her brother would be restore d to b• r,
that she was tolerably, cheerful before she
left.
" You are very kind, Mr. Docket ; and I
tear we shall never be able fully to repay you.
Here are twenty dollars ; it is all µ u haVe,
but you are very kind;" And she tendered
1 4
$
% o 'WkialMo - fma
you filar not.
She took her leave, after ihanking me
again, and I proceeded to cOnaider the case.
, I need pot detail to reader the pat ticu
lam of Richard examination. upon
which he waa fully committed. The' Grand
Jury found a true bill, and lie was arraigned
for trial.
All that my poor skill and humble clo
quenec could accomplish for the prisoner was
unsuccessful, and, to my grief and conster
nation, the jury brought him in guilty, after
being out live hours.
l!oor Alice! I could not cialure Cite
thought of meeting her and telling her of
the destruction of all her hopes. and instead
of going to my office, where 1 knew she
*Waited my coming, I. took Mr. pulley's arm,
with the intention of getting him to make a
statement, by the aid of which rtnltigatiun
of tht unfortunate young man's sentence
might be obtained. Almost inesinseiously I
led him WO Parker's, where we ,seated our
selves at a table, and calks( 14 a lui:lr.
"It is a very hard case, Mr. lYenley," said
I ; "pour Wade's r us ill vii r mere
than tic." ,
.....1byriqw.41..i...-61,Luodoutuxo.t„aulotot to t3o
plundered in this manner. Pellicles it is is
duty we owe to society to eshlst in Puriishing
the guilty."
"True; but afar Nfr. I)euley, you
may be rnislakEn ghout the bill."
"Aliataken! lumo , sibl,.. Inu core of the
bill. It was the,rameone there had been
• particle of doubt
have wrorn to it, of course "
—I 7C
dew.'
“The window wos••losed.''''
'You must thin!: !tuition' Wo 1 , . on. a
fool to take such an opportunity of rohbing
you, wheti, as you testititd, hp,bandlod
reds of dollars of your mgy y every dai
ho had meant to rub yOu . , it seeins to
ho 'would 'totte <Tamen IL &Alit - oprio u
nitY.”, •'o -
•
, •The fact tr; wuYeumbl ."
"Oh, no ; I could nivntion a (I.2zen Owner
cases than this, where initoc•lit men hare
been punished."
"There is tvilliance for a mistake. '
"you might have thrust that'll into your
pocket and lost
'But the same Bill reached me ' again
through niy,brother7in-laiv . , who received it
ct r
thrusting liis.hanils ii colt his vt pockets.
Suddenly Misers. a net loutints; in I;i3
tnanner, and with nth hands he bviixto to
fumble with gnat i, iiileme at the left hand
pocket. Ito Mtn thrust: i m Mrel - through a
hole near the top of the poiltt, and was ex
ploring the mess imwde at the lining of the
garment. .
.. .
lly God I" eitelttinitd he, ntidtlonly riling
frOftt hie chair, hp the highest excitement,
while wig a nervous twitch ho torn away
the pocket and drew out a it of crumpled
paper.
MY' heart leaped as' la's trembling 11414
unfolded the paper. It ,was n hundred del.
fur bill I
"God forgive me !" exclaimed' he, anti his
cheek glowed with shame.
"You were mistaken, then 1"
1 .1 ;ram ; cbmo to the Judge with Ma,
Docket," and he' rushed furiously towards
the court house.
I need not intirm the reader by what for
the Jud;pient Ka reversed—but it
was done at once. Pethap4' some violence
was done to the forms ;, but Richard Wade
walked with me to my calico, witere ha_ was
folded in the arl of his loving and devoted
He was saved ! Ito was innooent ! What
a thrill of joy ran through the vents of that
fair girl !
We were immediately Joined by Mr. Don
ley, who took to himself much blame for the
part he had acted. He apologised in very
humble terms to his book-keeper.
"You meant right," Mr. Venfey," said
itialuird, taking his pco. ffsred hand, in token
of his forgiveness.
"I was wrong, and the 11 , 71:411pf this day
hors taught and a lesson whiCh 'shall novo%
forpt,".rsplisd the' merchant. '"I shldt
Was Yotristrob summit nerareltrmyri , •
and I begin by raising your salary."
"fluntkyou, sit, you are too kind. •My
ifilliOnenOnks established, which_ la• of miler
MI
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NO. 34.
consequence to me than arrything,elrie."
Theparties left my ofticesoon alter, The
scene, when thO poor tnotiteryous informed qt
the result, can oasity be imagined by the,
reader. .9inCe'tbat day, I have been proud
to number atitong.my personal friends Um;
niCinbers of the \ itinde
Richard's friend returned fttnn the 4;1%4
a few days after. ITe had not received dm.
letter Richard had sent hint, and Was -
rant of the events which had`ciceurred hi his
absence. Richard puidltirnoindit land ver7
singular that this same friends henna°
hushatid of Alice two years after. Mr. -
Deitley kept his word with Richard; the
year after he was admitted as ,s partner,
and has long since made hisTortuae: , " .
INCIDENTS IN TIIE IV.A,R . Ofr 1814
" FORTUNS FAVORS THE BRAY!."
A military ofltecro4Nith wliOwl we hive h 4
been intimate, Iclnles t coariect
ed with I:rap:Lulls defenctt of Fort
Steplien,:oi» both of which afliintetrong poa
iti proof of the above quoted adage.
Aslfte Pritish and Indians, in their opera-
'When all was ready. the British eomm*n
der sent a inegi,enger, under a flip of truce,'
to treat fur a surrender of the Fort. Crog-'
hall ; pointing to him as ho approached, ,
claimed : ,
"It will not do to let him enter here and
we our weakness ; who will volunteer,t.i
meet bhn 1"
AS it wss pretty certain that *brim.
should leave the Fort on such a misstep,
would be murdered by the dastal foe there
was a brief pause, when Ensign Shipp re
plied:
' "I n ill, upon one cotudition."
"IVII - at is (hit r' asked ibs
-Plcd g e your word, tts an officer mud st.
man of honor, that you will keep that t,uu
be:fling dhectly upon me, and that you will
fro tt oft the moment you lee tue ruse my
The ph.dge was gi‘.tn, and Shlpp trent
forth.
To ial
, the arrumFvets and ye.rimikatiotki of
tha vn9my, his anvaxyhgr, reply was :
sin hiltructect to say that we defind th'S
Fort."
Soon the indinna began to-eurround hire.
On.clutelied 'his sword, : snother , dais epiu
lette. Shipp, who was a than of Herculean
fr;ine, rtletised himself by * Tioweiftil effort,
'ad timing to the envoy, coolly said;
"Sir I have put myself tinder the pietee
bon o yourTirice without, knowing your
mode of warfare. yottoke thatgun, said ho
pointis to ...six pcuntlittc,; this well charged.
%%itl.44spe,Tijand I.lla.re troliatettm pledge 6'f
mysotemander that it shall be fired at' me
tits:instant I vie Ines the signal, S- "therefoili.
e4trotii these men and respect the laws of
war, or you shall instantly accompany me
to the Ofla:r -
Thts was caough. Shipp . rat no , mote
inblested, he 'returned to his comrades in
safety, foitglit out the desperate action tliat
ensued, and obtained promotion for his bri-
The other instance referred to at the head
of our paragraph ,teati as follows.
After tho British and Indians had with
drawn, Croghan missed ottoman, (only bA
who had belonged to- their little- band and
unsuccessful. •At tenth -eetamina were
ai4covesed in the /garret of one of the block
bou , cs, m here he had crept for safety Ind
was cut iu two by a cannonball.
All the rc com - Hticrai thrir dunces of
lifo not 'worth a thought, and mily sought
to do their duty, and c,cape alive from pet=
liars the. most desperate tight on record.—
The only man that was killed happened to
lie the only inau.that , Proved . fteelf a co! -
and.—New lark Atlas.
0 CC UP ATIUN.
What a ' good thing it 18 for the human
heart. Those who Work hard seldom yield
themselves up to fancied or real iarrow:
When grief site down, raids" its hands, and
mournfully feeds upon its own tears, er,ear
itig the dini shadows that a little - IX9tiis4 .
might sweep away, into a funeral pall, the
strong spirit is shorn of its tuight, Sird sor
row becomes the matiter. When troubles
,Slow dark and }fealty, toil not with the Wares
wrestle not with the torrent l—rather seek
by opcupetion, to divert the dark waves that
threaten to irrcatvlichn you, into a thousand
ehinnele which the - Jai , pf Me always pre'
stints. Before you drea4n it, these wato*s
will fartilize the pre,int, and give birth'tio
fregKowers That 'sty become, pure and holy
in ililiOaniltine which penetrates to the paths
of Aktrid spite .a( every °Wade. Brief
after'all t ,la Ott selflak feelin i gi kad stole
iltlsh ig tl,e min rho yiel hlnt:iolf to thi,
indulgence et : finy pooSion theit,botial tt°: ,"
I to his fellow man.. . •
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