MI 1 r IE XVIII. V OLU VERYFATURDAY IN & IL F. SLOAN, PUBLISHED ' A, P. DUR SEM SET, ERIE, Pn.. r RMS , in advance,• Si 50 , area year invariably be s will be strictly adhered to I ne copy, ono yea' nherwise, two dolj recd. Thise ter leases. ) I : ertcd at 50 cents per square 1 , and 25 cents for each stub- itaertiserbertts in o rohe first insertion s ego - el - it insertion. job Printing, of pamphlets, Handbill boat Bills; Blanks ft rated in the best styi I II varieties. such as Books 8 Show Bills, Cards,Steatn !;Notes, Receipts. Szc, exe ;e and on short notice. • , SAIIT • Dealer in Dry Go (peens 'Ware, L Chiapsiiie, Eric, JACKSON. , J Grocerie's,A Thrthvare, me, [ron, Nails :cc. No. 121, ira• - CJOHNi County and Borough Cuildin s, French i. MILLAR., ru r war; Oleo n Exchange st JOFIN ATTORN 11““ removed MS 0 rear the Court hot occupied by the S eprund.sioner's 0 nowt attention 1,61 !ra=ted to hi; care. 3. JOHNSON, ~~ ice to the Public I3nilding se, up stairs, in the 100111 ern and directly over the 'ice. be given to all busineus en MEM I=U=l z s c. Y. YARDING AND PR 0— 'SION MERCHANTS, ehirdi and Erie Coal, Salt i. rally. Particular attcn- If Produce and pitrclia , -e of 111.1.' :•;TOR AGE. FOR DUCE CWIMI.. AND -Dealers in and Produce ton paid to the sale•J INo. 3 C -1 Cobatl E. N. niuLlimr, Itutr.4lo, N. V.( .quare t ,§rar,i, Wharf. • . • 'V. F ,49 I BENJ A . Ittorney and Coons( Nate oppoQite AIN GRANT, Ilor at Law ; '..'. F a cdtt MA. Frio. Pa. GRAHAM etrc'•l. over S J act Apl,il 24, IS. 17. I& TIVMPSON, ors ( Mice nti French son 4, Co's. Stoic, Erie. 0. L. I . ll,loT'l', •rwinently Inc.' residence clt the co, :URGEON DENTIST ted in Erie. Office at hiF irner of viv)th add l'eltels 5112221 1.` 1 1101E,1 twalers in Foie .Teady No. 1, Picin i 4..rir, Pa, Z V%; l; co. nud Pellif 'I it . lily Coo (, intr, - 114) , ) S RIO hoe 4, fling' BlOck to S, root, AI ES .),.:turney at Luw. AIARSII.Ir,L, 1111irc up jlt the Tarns 150101 of dic nothonotitr)'s r .-- - • »111)) Ilall builtlit TI S & LANE,' , dips at I-no—Office on ide of the Public :.:rit:.tire„ 1 ) 1 . GAt.BnAITIJ. W. . t AVE EMS k CO. t GAL V. A Attninoy: and Cour t•ixtlt street, IVCSt. • Erie, Va. J. CALIWAITII , . Cr. 1,0 , 1 - Ikalcri in Watches, %e., Plated and Br itary and Fan y G, Va. I 'Jewelry, Silver,Cl ennan cil Ltuunia Ware - , Cutlery, Mil 1. ode N 0.7 llCecl Ilowte liric 1 • • I %MIA A. l Wholesale and !Zeta ceries, Hardware, Nails, Leather, 4 reet and the Pubi Tavern, Erie, Pa. 'IS & WRIGHT. , DealPts in)rs t hoods, G ro [Crock y; _thass‘‘ e,,Jran, 0!., etc. Pte. corner of Statr is Scina, opposil'e the ,Eagle Cabinet Maker, I le Street, Erie 8. MO ,d Slug. Ntethni I M BLET. I pholstCr and Undertaker, IPa - INSONOI. Oil, office on Se4ini!ll.-treet, !Ikt Erie, Pa., • DAL Canes' Forwardinti Merchants; Red lir Po idtte, Erie. ER rt.:, COOK, Comte hion, arid Produce ':sre pottsc, east or the Pub• J )SEI Y.lr.nerietnrers of ' ware corner of Fr. II JiI•ISEY, , in, Coppei and Sheet.tron nch and Fitih streets,l4le. N TrT tIIESTL.I . 3,.'i lefiale and' retail dealers in ke. State street, 'RTON & CO. LESTER, SEI Iron Founders, viii Stoves, aolL JOH. %Vholesalealyl Dve Staffs, G Eric, Pa. • 10er:in Drues,Mcdicinto &c. N 0.5, Reed !louse - - Groceries, .c.c. No. 111, Denlcr in Dry Likeapsicle:i - , St. VINCENT. , Groceries, &c., No. .t.,Erie, Pa ikairret r), , llonn(11 BROTHER. .cines, Paints, Oils, Dye, No. 6 Roca Hon=e, Krio- 74 6calerq b(11(1:4, Wags, Etcf,. l'a. B. TOI\ JANSON St. Co: Forivardino andt i onnuission Merchants; 169 French Street, e; and at Gth Street Canal Ba son, also•dealers in Groceries and Provisions. HENI Y CADWELL. Dealer in ilardware, Dry Goods, GI roecri,es,, &c. Aide of the ilmond, and one doorjea;n. of the Eagle Hotel, Erie, EA LE HOTEL, i l ly Hiram L. Brown, Omer of Suite strert and the Public square, t Erie. Pit. Eastern, Western, and Southern St, ge office. LYTL ' Fashionable Ater Square, a few 4 ll Pa. tz, lIAAHLT hant Tailors, un the Publie .ors nest of state meet, kirie, t JO Dealer in Theolo and Classical Sl No. 111,Vrencl! • L JOIINBON. ! , ical, Miscellaneous, Sun<l4 i•hool Book; Stationary, etc. etc. , Street, Erie, la, • I ;Nttorney and Co W. T. prlictic , Grant and too towa 'Territor El. R. BRACE, neellor,atlaw, Prairie (In Cilium, !s in rhii counties of Crawford, !, W. Tani! in Clayton county, PRE. bcrikr I n Ware, ets., fi ' Erie, Pa. ARBUCKLE, ods, Groceries; Crockery, Hard `3, Perry Bloc>, State street WANTED 'ter, ghee exchanuß for Glowls, Wool, But mntl 01l kiiids of Country Pro 11. CA DW FLL. duce. June 6, ISIG, LIARDWAI .1.,1 Trimming the cheap store November 21, :E.—Shell Hardware and Lionel) can al% ays be hae nery cheap at rof S. JACIS ON co. ism. 27 /DVE STIIIFFS .od, 1 indigo, ~ t , I, Cochineal, ' ood, ' Annatto, '.. , od ) ' Cream Tartar, Wood, Red Tartar, _ Zartders, Rltto Vitriol, [ rag, . Alum, etc. , er, Ifor silo by I. H. BUR4TONIL Co. I • at.-8 No. 5, Reed House I ogvt Fuel Cann Niew Brazi Red Copp lqad INN CAM FOL scribers • thy seed. TIMOTHY SEED.—The sub 111 pay cash for ;mod clean T imo 13. TOMLINSON & CO. DILAFTS on New MO I. 181 N NEW YOBK,--Sight Drafts ork for viestero'fundo for 8010 by C. Al- TIBBALS. ` CLOVER ND - ,k-/ sale at ' I May I, 151'., (-, TIMOTHY SEED.—Fot C. M. TJBBALS. 00 1 1 1 I 1 , k • , r 1 . . 1 / _ . . -•-, ' - ... ~-A, , , 2 • ' 11 . , I • \ \la . • : . ..• $ . t - .1 111 , , • . ••, . 1 : . •'" '1 1 7 .i . r ..•. • ' -.' ' ' . \ ' i ' _,,Z' • - .L.-- - - '=-' - 7" ---:--- " - - " ------ ' -- .77 . ,:_ '''''' - ' - ''''7"' - - 7 , --- -.-- ,--.7. - -.- -- S - - - " 4- \ :•1 , -- 7." ,r,. - , -.-- 7. - J . ' : 1' ..":, - ,1-7. ~.',.. "." - - -1.7 . ,-, "..r" - - . 7.._ - : - . 7 - - _ - --, - 7 - -s - -. '4 - - ,...i=-`..=-- - - - . - -:- - - -.7Z•,._'=.;`"-_ - =- - =7 - , 7: --I --.,=.--. - -r- ' - - ri --.--": '. - ;, , Written for the Erie Observer. THESON OF THE MOUNTAIN BARD MEM . CIIA I' TER I. t 'lt was a cold min-my evening in the month of I„ % January, %it. Til • i ind dro,ye in fuzious gusts :hrou , ::11 the aka:. r1..-.7-L-A -fr-.........,„„t .....e... .r-_ Cast lailifi. , Fliow in henvy Masses azaiin4t the buildings, block inz up the doorways and patti nu dismally tipom the windows. • God help the poor, for many, were the houseless half clad wrstches that night hovering around the cellars or tindtir the eaves seeking a shelter from the' pittiLss wet rn; nwny shivering fellow beings crotChing in sti a w and rag's, sick and dying, ena ny pours arving little ones stretching their chilled iintbs upon naked boards, 'without e'en a blanket 'to protecithem frointl),e cold. poi help the,poor. •Vet a note cheer)' seen than the snug little sitting room of Flavidillrow presented on that in elenlent night i i rarefy see t. Before the ample wale heaped with glowing nthraeite, a table was di awn up covered pith s nowy napery, on which the ,ea equippage was already placed: There were line, tempting biscuits, rich, fragrant butter, its ! golden surface bearing the tasteful impress of novi ers, little4ass di-hes o ruby quince and quiver ing apple jelly, n hile in the centre of the table a small SO verbai,ket was died with generous slice, of delicious plum cake. Upon a sofa, drawn near the fire, were seated two young persons—lovers , . A fine 'handsome fellow was that sailor lad, and the modest blush ing girl 1% hose,head rested upon his shoulder, and whoSe little handlis clasped in his, is Catharine, the drily child of ''avid Brown. Eduard had just roomed front sea aftei a six months' voyage, and now in the presence of ,his affianced lnidc, all the dangers he had passed i )e were' forgotten, and he remendier' d not itat In - a few short weeks he must again I ave-his beloved and airectionate Catharine. Ha miness danced in his bright, black eyes as he gazed fondly upon' the young and losely girl, then with something like a sigh, and pressing the dear little, hand to his lips, he said "catharine, I had hoped this voyage to have called you mine, but now ailifil ter tedious six molds must pass.ere I can claim my sweet girl. You see, li.ate, w bile our ship wtif lying,otr Cuba 31 a po4r mejsifinate of hie was seized with the fe ver. Poor Jack! iv 11, he dig!. I kneiv 'he had an old blind fathea c r Id aged mother to support— nice old people, to d, and too p mud tareast anchor in the poor house, and so to make Jack's mind ea sy for the long voyage he mas bound for, I prom ised him I would give myriwages this trip and may do mare, to make his &Other and mother corn fortaoe. Then Jack, poor fellow, squeezed my, hand,tnodded hi, thanks and went oil siith a smile upon kris figure head. _ And nots. Kate, just for the folly of having a soft heart we must wait a while longer, my girl." . "He will be here shortly," she replied, "it is now past his 1159.4 !Misr— How surprised and de light.ed he will bb to see you. Hark! ho is corn ing:, • At this moment the street dont- was opened and, shut, and a heavy buequiek step was heard in the Filming his finger on his lips, Edward, laughingly, sprang behind the door., Katef good news, my - giri! The old Roman lies snugly moored at the wharf, no lying on and off the Hook this terrible night Cr poor Jack, and Edward—" "Is here," cried the happy sailor, rushing fior 7 ward and seizing the old gentleman by the hind: "Hillo, ship, alloy! My dear fellow, welcome, welcome!" said honest David, "but ziunds, ydu grasp my hand like -a 'marlinespike, Ned.-- Well, well, well, you are welcome on land, my boy, eh, Katy? Come, daughter; 'let's have some supper, and than we'll listen to some of our Jack 'tar's wonderful adventures." MI BY DYLAOK Ha sits upon this mountsio's Aroucolilitm blows the shrill wind's blast', And listens to this Engles shriek, And_ ship of times to come and post. Ills hair is gray, of silvery light," - And wildly floats upon'the night} A mid his locks the moonbeams stray, And round his old form lightly play. His eye, undimmed, beholds beneath, The hamlltems and towers'ohl, ( The greenwood and the open heath, Surrounded by the gray rocks bold; And sends the wide extended plain, And•lpuks upon the ocean's main, - And views the coyests dark and deep,• Through whichihe hoarse whii t s wildly sweep I "Oh days to come! !raw Changing time ' Shall chase away the's° present scenes, And wilco this land another clime, • And form grint.Harktiess of its sheens; A more yMirs, thesciliills will range— • ow great, how grand shall lie the change— These nestling hom/ets in the vale, - die away without u wnil. "Ye towrrs old 'AMU tot4r down— r (, • r Thy iirre6, walls and spires of steel— Amt lie beneath the earth all brown— A mark where Time bath set hts seal. ' And ere the waning of the)ear, Thei green sward shall be old end sore, And yonder open heath be burned, And to a priest desert turned: "Far over you extended plain, . .Shari Wood he poured it; madding fray, And (anon, Minns and floods ofrain, Will fall in wash the stains away. lint onward will the, waters glide,, lined they tiut the ocean's tide; ' And sunder fore s ts waving lone, Shall an,wer huelt the fierce is iud's mbau! tiowlunApast!lhow o'er my ruing '1 he thoughts ((ruttier days will coine; see hright reence long loft behind, And t lei , / once inure my ehtldhood's home, Where first I le,(r• ed in numbers rude To !mg, my 'Mole las lioaeVer elude, Where firzt 1, aught toy mother's eye, And thought their deep blue of the kky!. • I '• • 1 "kilt that Is post—these (lays arc fled ( their charms and magic spent,' 1, My mother 'e humberett with tho dead oler spirit far du chic ' .411,1 now I ::41:1110 oil 1110 Ofe!t, %i ' llorolmt etclog somm i ams rest. Be e they t the Their final flight, n or' And sp[ead o'er eat th the pall of night. net lac. Az. May 11,1+117. Mai CLINCH, THE MISER. BY MRS. .CAROLINE H. BIITLER ":3od wilt- hle2s you for that good deed" Ed ward," said Catharine arrirmly',iinprinting a kis.; Upon the hialipf her lover, "Oh, I lovo you, now bcter than evertdrdoing as ytio have done." "I knew you would say so, my dear girl," cried Edrird. bruin a tear from his eye. "Yes, yea; a heart like yours is ever ready to sacrifice its own happiness for the good ofothers. But where is our father, Kate?' Casting an affectionate )ook at her lover, cath, arinp now left the room, bnt soon returned bear ing in,her-bands a small tureen of smoking oys tem, followed by a little black girl with the tea; — The good mar and Edtvard partook of this fine supper with glorious appetites; as for Catharine she seemed too happy to- cat, but sat smiling and !iftf.hing looking from one to the other of the two being.s she most loved on earth. Suddenly some new thought aeemett to strike her, she turned pale fot ronotneitt, looked ansious• ly towards the windows against which the stot`tri was beating furiously, and then glanced with. a sigh :at the good things Set before her. At length 'le di ci!C.,..end drawing aside the window eAlrtain, put her two little hands to her face and looked out upon the tempest. her she seated herself at the taide, but all her enjoyment had fled, Iler abi ! traCtion soon drew the attention of her lover. "What ails t you, Catharine?" he exclaimed, "you look pile" • At this reiiiark, David Brown, dropping his knife and fOrki ldoked for a moment anxiously at his daughter; then shaking his head, he said— "Now I will warrant my life the billy child is thinking of her pool old grandfather and wishing he could take our good cheer.", dear fattier," nridea Cathai ine, - "and if you arc willing I will take some of it to him." "Not to night, child, not t i omi , !ht," replied the old gentleman, "the storm is too violent for You to be out." - • • "Yes, to niOir," said Catharine rising and h is sine. her father, I promised my dear mother I would never forget poor grandfather, even when I was most happy." "God bless you, (Luling! go along, go along," &aid the old gentleman, much affected, "take what you still; but mind and Wrnp up way 111. Ed.% d %% ill go with you.' z , The yming man was already on his feet, !, , ,lan- cing approvingl3 at Catharine, as she hastene'd to fill a basket with some of the nice things before her, after first of rkg to tie closet and tailing 1 thence severnl fi ne piVte apples anil oranges, \ v licit she plaeca at the bottom, with alook of thanl 1, to i Eduard, ivituse gift they were. I "Good bye, 'dear fattier," said she, when all r waf icady,."wp will sooil be back—by the time'yott hae smoked your fir,t pipe." "There, there, go a10n ,, , ilarling,',* cried her fa then, drawing her tizmards him and kissing her, t'on long; take good - care of Ed• ward, dud so that she keeps her yloak wdl ker. Pul(your hood closer ante. The deuce, do you think Ned will stop to loot: at your pre t ty lace by lamplight." CHA PTER H Crouched shivcringly over a few embers, gath ered into one small heap iil the centre 'of a large open fireplace, sits nn old I tnan. His hair is sil ver white and falls far down his hack and around his pale sunken cheeks, over which the laint, 11.,4* ••••••••• ••••• , /, 6. ,Ilbte% a ILICALMY MM. MS thin buoy hands are open, their palms pressed 'close to the smouldering a.hee, as courting 'Welr feeble warmth, and his tattered elbows rest Un his trembling knees. . - As the wind howls and u roars around the chini ney, or shakes the heavy wooden shutter clUsr l :d over the only n indow,'l le old man , starts and glances timidly around hiM as if st:riving_to l peer into the darkness n :rich shrouds the oppo , it l e end of that lonely rolzin, bare el furniture are too old straw ben totneNhairs, a small pine table, and a low ttuckle bid. Upon the shelf over th'e fire tiace arc a few ltrackul and broken pie des of t ocker:V, and in the corner sirs a small stew-pan and an iron kettle, both rusty and discolored. Poor, wretched ota man. now wretched! when all around him on every side knOws tire presence of his God. See, he wretches his feeble aMrde erepit limbs upon yon hard . , straw pallet, his thin, white hair falls over n bolsler of raT., but what of that? fs'there not gold there? Ay, gohIL-the mi ser's God. Yes, those old limbsjare pressing upon gold; those silver irirs, those haggard checks, are pillowed upon gold. TOen what cares the miser, Richard Clinch, for the hardness of his couch?, There is a low tap at the door. The miser starts, turns even more Pale, and grasps convul sively at tho treasures b(Meath him. He listens —there is another knock—he remains still, scarce daring to breathe. At length the door is gently shaken, and amid the pai;ses of the storm, a voice exclaims: "'Tim me, grandfather; 'tie Catharine" ' "Fool, fool,'" said the old man, peevishly, "what brings her? \ here?" Thon rktng from the hedi he groped hi'' way to the door. "Daughter, Catharine, is it you, child? Arc you alone?" "No, not aloae, grandfather; a friend is with mc." . 1 1 1 ' "Av, a friend," muttered the miser, "afrirnd to peer around!" then he added in t louder tone, "wait a bit; child, and I will let'y'rn4 in." Feeling his way to the fire-Place . ; he managed to light a small tallow candle, and then slowly and reluctantly, as it would seem, Eunlocked the door. Edward and Catharine enteifed, their gar ments white with snow, their chcielts glowing from the keen air, and almost breatldess under the exertion 'necessary to force their way through the driving storm. Throwing down I, d sailor cap, ,and shaking the Wet from {ho datlt, locks which clustered around his hi j ow, the fortner exclaimed— "A bitter night this,, my grand sir, and by my faith;" (glancing; as he spoke, at the cheerless fireplace,) "you seem but poorly priwided to meet it." "A h, poor folks must learn to bear all 've.athers," replied the old man. in a whining tone, "wood is_ scarce—very scarce." . "Why, grandfadier, no fire!" said Catharine, "no fire, and Steil a cold night as . this? Let me kindld some for you at once. Dear me, you must' be perishiqe" and she clasped the cold, clammy hand of the miser between her own. "No, no, child—no fire to night," hastily an swered the old man, "it is late; no limy would be wasteful. \Vood is scarce—very scarce" r _ "But see, grandfather, what I have brought i you,"„and Cathar ne lilted the cover of the basket; "now do, let Edw rd make a fire, and I will warm these oystaralfor 'on, they will, he sianiee." Edward, however; without waiting for permis sion, had already seized upon the scanty supply of fuitl t ic4aretillly hoarded in one corner, and raked opeit - Ihn:embers. Urged by the breath of the sai lor 4414 blaze was already wreathing up - the blackened chimney. "Waste, waste," groaned tho old man, wring ing his hands, and eyeing keenly the proceedings of the; young people, "not a stick left for the poor old man. Ruin, ruin. Ali blazing, end wood so scarce." "Come, come, meterate," said Edward, throw ing Oandful of • atlyer upon the table, "don't be dowtl hearted, thero is somethln7, to buy warmth " H AV 0 LD I G 0 V EUN Ep T ,31.1; • 'SATURDAY, MAY-c0„1-847. and food for to-morrow. So cheer up, and enjoSk what is before you to•uight." "Good young man!" exclaimed the, rniser,jda eyes gloating over the treasure, "excellent young man," and sweeping it up , be eagerly grasped it. in his drill, tiembling binds. In the meantime Catharine had carefully washed the little stewpatt, and placed the oys ters to simmer over the are, then going to the L table she proceeded to unpack her basket of delicacies. "Look, grandfather; here are someldscuita which I .made myself, sUeli as dear mother loved so well." The old man groaned. 4 "Then . here is butter, yes, and- 7 --why,;where'l the jelly? Qh, here it is, this will help your cough, but here—here grandfather, is some thing from over the sea." And looking et, Edward as she spoke, she drew forth the fra - -, grant store one by one, and placed them upon the table. • • "Ah, good, very7good,"and the miser smiled; and counted over the tempting oranges and pines, muttering as he did so, "six cents, twenty-ifve cents—ali, good very g00d.." - . Thrusting the money which his dager hand stillgrasped, l into his pocket, the very hastily snatched up the fruit, aid 4ottering to the cupti . ard, he placed it tyithin, and geichly leak& dm door, as if fearing it might other wise be eaten. He parto4 but sparingly of the'sup which the kindness of his grand child hatprovided, sedming to begrudge him self even of the luxury which_ cost him noth ing, It was now growing late and at length Edwafd and Catharine_ arose to depart: "Good 'night, grandfather," cried the latter pressing her rosy lips to his pale hollow cheek. "Good night: now, do keep yourself comfort able to-night." • "Good night, sir," said Edward extending his band. The miser prPcsed it tightly between his own, and whispered= • "Gond young man, wood is very scarce; haste you a trifle more to give a poor, old man'?" • Although surprised and somewhat disgust ed, Edward placed in his hand a gold coin, and without again speaking, the htvers IC( the house. ' No sooner was the door closed than the old Man 'firmly locked and bolted it. Then hold ing up the gold.betweem his ikinny fingers, he eagerly sought to usceriillo It; amount. Laying it down, he next drew forth the Ali ver from his nnotreo• piece bypiece their value. "Aye, all good . Spanish coin, a wasteful youth—wasteful youth. BUtldoulit whether they can be good weight—youth is careless." And .fumbling,in in liii bosom, he produced a small pair of silver scales, and weighed each piece with keen accuracy. i What a *titre did. that mitscrable old man present :• The shades ordenth already falling around him--the hue of the grave already 'sv. tied upon his wasted features—bending With such - trembling earnestness over the pitiful . dross, and watcl:in with strained eager eye, the equipoise of that lute scale. Ilis , sordid hopes w re realized; not a piece of that shining heap was wanting in weight, and chuckling with delight, the miser once more greedily counted over his unexpected gains; then-going to the bed, he liftad the bol ster and Placed it within., This done, he care fully drew apart the still blazing -brands, 'quenched every.ember, and blowing out the miserable canine, once more lay down with his idol. - his thoughts were apparently still occupied with the profits of the evening, for he continued to mutter: ® ' , "Very good, six cents a piece, oranges aye, and pine apples too, good . , Itil-ling—twen-ty live—lie, he, be—very—goo•L" I.lAP'rElt 111. l• - Although now so perfectly.the slave rice„Richard Clinch had once loved. The . heart which beat so-feebly in the breast of , this drudge of mammon, was once susceptible of all the tender emotions. ' At the age of eigh teen he entered a counting house in one of our Southern cities, where his cdreful'and frugal management, his - industr7 and keen observa= tion soon rendered him a very great icv:orito with his employer. When Richard becameof age, he vas made a partner of the house, Ind now the desire he had ever felt of becomitg rich, seemed in a fair way of being realized Mr. Wharton had but One child, a daughter. Richurd.saw her and loved her : but his !we was not returned —the affections o(Therem being alieddy fix ed upon a cousin, whose, poverty, however, formed an , insuPerable ba , in the oyes of her father, to their union. On the - contrary he encouraged the addresses of Richard ' , and-ta king advantage of ber fivers 'absence, com pelled his child to, marry his favorite. Soon after this marriage, Mr. Wharton died, lettit ing all of his propert to his son-in-law. - - No sooner in pops ssisn of his mistVess and the grea l t wealth of tie tither, than the natu rally avaricious dispositOn of. Richao daily inereased, to ‘lrbicli he gradually yielded's:nor'° and more, until finally al the, betterifeelings of his n a ture Were swallowed up in this one en'grosig paSsion. qtr s*' igi t ng f 1 Distrnsting the mutablitynf trade, as soon tits prac i ticable, he reiirel l from busiriesi and hiring e small house in the ; outskirts of the city, reMoved there with his young rnd high ly educated wife, who was thenceforth to be come his patient tioupelold slave. Daily his wealth increased. Ilia acute judgiient and prudence enabled hini to cat!y on pitensiv,e speculaflons which never failed of*sulting to his advantage , and every ''xidditienal dollar that he boarded away seemed to place anoth er barri r between his gold e,aving'heart and the ties ofAumanity. 1' • Ther sa was of a delicate ce i nstittnion--had been brought up with the . ntinost tenderness, totally ,unused to labor, brit ivas note compel led by the unfeeling man toritiomer mista ken farm' had given her, it perfo i t m the en 'ld . . tir domestic duties, for Richard would-allow no'Other seivantiunder his roof. Perhaps he 'BM% loved-her—put she to qs—and he loved gopthetter! TiWo years aftei their maiTiage the tilhappy Theresa died in givingldrili to a dauOter. - • - ' Fti tl)e sake of humanity, we must hope' natu/al affection stirred the heart of ihe miser akt.tie event, but Br so the source of feeling ilits , soon , chocked and stifled ,forever I 11,0 ' mediately r plce(' his child at nurse in a re: te country v i llage, paying a mere trifle for hek support, convincing the woman to Whose c' rge he abandoned her, of his total initbility 44 give mere. 1 , 71 _ ...;Poor little bbild. Though .daughter of health. To what misery and toil were thy ioung days doomed! The Woman wits not rally unkind—btit she was very poor, With a huge family of her own upon her handy. Lit tleCatlairine was patient ,and Willinfv„, and fran morning until night she was foiced to lallor far beyofid her strength. She had reach ed her twelfth year, when her cruel father calue to the village and took her away with I him Her father! How the heartuf,the pOor child swelled with delight at that sacred name! HOw often 4o envied the children Ot her nurse, as they clung around the knees of Vicir I tither, and now her's had come for leer; But, alas! there, was no tenderness in that idtiless b som for his offspring, and the ttfibet!ions of little Catharine wee chilled in the hitd. Richard) ' Clinh] returned.no more to; his na tive city, but with his dauzhter proc4eded to New York. He here placed liis,eliild at ser vice, compelling her to bring I , !ini every pen ny of her narrow wages, scarcely alloWing tier sufficient to clothe herself with decency, Beleaving ,her father to be actnally as poor as lie professed, Catharine cheerfully acieded to 1 his demands,.and denied herself 'every indill= gence, thiit she might give her hard earnings ~ for his comfort. 1 '. Notwit istandink his harshness she loved WM. _ He was the only being on ciirth she , knee whom she could eldint kin dred, holy tie between father. tind child Was 1 .!d and. lovely. Other affectiMis Wean an itithe heart of Catliarine. :She Man.' :,us her husband was only a chip carp( chard Clinch, forgetting that by his o she had prevented Ida Chi from marryin; i suitable to her birth, forb• d*lir, with the harshest invectives, from ever Coin- . log near h im again. .1 ' ..I.n_va . tn l his child wept and implored—he was firm and ast her away' from him forever.) — 1 — 1 This waa severe trial for Catharine, but find ing all attempts at reconciliation were 'ra l ly met with renewed instilt, she at length des. s ,, toa and iit the affection of her kind hirs.band, and the endearments - of her little girl, sercire to forget' , entirely the cruelty of her parent:— How he subsisted she knew not, and many wire the sleepless night's on his accotint: Ville fiometimes met him(l , litling throtigh the strefts the very picture of ' cram, and often she loitrr ed round hia• miserable dwelling to aseertain• if: he was suPring from sickness or want. 1 ' Thus many years passsd Pn.. In the ni 9 .11- time, her husband, David Brown, an tiOnr s i industrious man, had made money—Tinde r wag. fas(growing rich-had built himself a fine substantial house:-..aid educated their 41y child,- pretty Katy, at t tie .11 best i vehools. -%1t4 i es had not hardened the ilea of this vvo man, his hand was never el sed . agair4 the .112, I%G/its of the poor. . The sitria ion Of his wile":: father, and his continued hasty ity, he depiqed, and would most cheerfully have giVen the,litman an asylum in his house. 1%4. Brown at length deterniirred to make one more atelo. i b to see her father. Sh e was accompanie.d Y' her, daughter, Jr, a young woman, an d a much more powerftil agent than she imagiled, iii a well fi lled purse . I —thclicart of the old man melted! I received he with all the kind ness, lie was capable. of manifesting, although he still refused to ackno'•ledge, David Brown is his sondu-law. : Mr (: Brown lived only "a i month after this rectum iation, charging her daughter, with her dying breath, never to ne glect her poor old grandiather. . Catharine was nosy he Vind father's only comfort, arid as he never denied tier a reqest, 1 she often visited the 'abode ofsupposed pover ty. As the little delicabies with which she• seldom went unprovided, served he mier for many a gratuitous meal, her resenee was ' not unwelcome. With the aPpr bation :of her father, she Was engaged to a fin young min; ,Edward Rider,, already ,known tthe reader. He vi , as now second mate of a erchant ves sel, lint gave promise, by his indu - try and skill to attain the highest rank in his rofession. I. ' CHAPTER IV. The dwelling in which Walla' so long resided, was a low misers black front age, standing at :If narrow street, not far from the, great metropolis. There wer' rooms, but on jj sufficed the wants the other ha tot been opened fu There Was passageway; th ope ,• . ircatly into the room w tad appropriated for his use, J another led 'into the deserted chni was firmly' fastened, and Ite w room carefully boarded over: ' shutter Which secured the one miser's appartment, wad seldom then only - front the top: . ' ' It Was about ten o'clock, the morning fol lowing the miser's introduction .o the reader; that, after partaking,very sparirolly of the oys ters still remdlning; and moisteni l g his parch ed throat with a drink of.water; It chard Clinch r 1 removed the luscicins fruit fro the closet placed it in a small basket, thre an old tat tered cloak over his Shoulders, and, after first narrowly examining' around to see that all tVhs secure, withdrew . the . 414 unlocked the door, removed the key and Went out, carefully re 'locking it. on the outside. He had not been gone many minutes, ere a key was softly inserted i within the lock, the door partially opened, and tWo men'apringing quiCkly into the room, immediately r closed and bolted it. "Hey o Bill," said one tiasirsg his cai 'up to the ceiling and catching it again, "her we are safe and snug in the den of Alm old miser. Now for the gold, for gold there is 111-be sworn, and enough of it. As old Hays says 'we'll search the premises,' eh, Bill." "But remember, Jake hands off this time," interruptel the other, "we are Only to l l find out if there is any, and then well take bur own Way.—you understand—to secure the Whole shining booty." The two men theti proceeded to seareirfo; their anticipated plunder. • "As miserly a hole," cried the first spear:- cri "as one would wish to see. Comr, Bill, hitul dovtn these old cracked ilighes; your mi sers are very fond of such traps. Eh, all emp ty—riot enough inside to ked a flea.; What's .. this"! Oysters! 11,, hn, ha. The old rascal don't lack for cheer, after. all!" asti ni them as he spoke. Isis companipri had by this time approach ed the bed, and beganilinging, aside the tat tered coverlid and worm eaten blanket: At length with a loud shOtt. he exclaimed— "Hine, Jake, here it is. All night, took at the beauties!'" and running his hand tt ithin the st'raw' be drew it forth filled with glittering gold and silver.- "By Jove, did 'airy one ever sleep on a richer conch than this same Old huuJtsl This is too good4o loo4e, cAmradd/"1 "Say you so," reillie,l the otlice, 'Own a pose we take it now, B 111." "No, no,lJaheConly enough fib. a chaw andr r a glum of grog!" Then divi ling a few piece's with his companip, he eafefully replaculdlll' clothes, and the ttt'o, seating, themselvc:s on the edge of the bed, commenced arranging their', horrible plans, careles flipping ilfe gold beteen their lingers as 1.1; l ey di,l so. ; to-night then," sal.' Jake, "Must-, finish the buaigess,' for hang me 1 shall Sleep until kppin g the. tied, "is :rot own. lint 10 - id; here, Bill, how' shall it b0,?.4- I ha . ve blood Blood! bah! itl teas 'Whfli . say you, contra: c,.to a tight grip the throat? 'His !old' carcase r has not. niur breath in it—'twill be an easy 1 1 "No; no," interrupted the leave"atl unhandsomri necklace bung, around one's oWn throat Ail, I bpv,l. i 1 1,t.......rn —l.---., lota ha! ha l Tile old fOow sli diaaor far 1, , ; , . )au!." , Th owri, i down the b wl of _oysters, lel powder over them, and after 'c,4 then: rotund, said) I "There, old Clinch many a. _LL i you has su I pVed frommlie sari look here, Jake,lind mind WI always'ao such linsitess as g sible: this Will be} a +lit:rill d matt(llling front ogi, p atoll Iknow' just IMW long to Ica 4inle—We'll' be on 'the spot it then, comrade for li g We' nien of ',forliinc! ha! ia! ha!" , 1 4Iai ha, ha," exeltoed his casting another eager" look ati tians departed. ' , • 1 Little suspecting the fond deed that' had been dOne during'his absence, l the old m!ln' re: turned l to his dreary t i !.botle. : There was li 1107 1 1 1 ' I 1 4 r coo smile upon his wasted 12atures, for he hadold or gift'of iisgrant child 'at . algood . is priee, and noW, after carefully Weighing(each bit pf 'silver and even copper' coin,, he added theitri ling ( aniount , :to his tresure with all a mi'T r r . delight. Tile weather was btill'i)ieri cir cold, IT''e old Man's teeth eliatterelhillis fingers were bentimbed , and rhiS franie shook'. as , with an 'ague, (lime he took il'p a chaired I brand, and striking tl.light, W'as about to kin= dll a fire, hut relinquishing Ids intentioncare fully replaCed it, saying—:. i• I I •[-- - 1 1 ' 1: "Ne,,ne, wOod is carce,,tico pennies saved I'll go to bed, sleep s chraptir! lie, ha ? ha. Two pennies saed." lie %%'IIS about to t lie down, when his eye felropon the bowl of oys- ~1 1 tern:"Good girl, very good girl, I'll eat, they coat 4thing, nothing. All 'ille'fveoc(!— yeslthe wood, a wasteful youth." . hen taking down the boWl, lie greedily , ook of its contente, draining the bowl to' ottom. Now throwing himself upon the and drawing; the clothes closely around hilled frame, he lay for some time 'talk, and'muttering to himself, as if ecmtcting some vast amount. At length he. slept. par the bed his CIIAPTI;q • I about an hour the old man awoke in thp l mos violent pain; he attempted to rise, but fain d himself unable to do so. His frame rad ed with the most excrini and consutriihg with thirst, th Clinch, the miser. Poor old he would have given but fyvr water, even his gold, he woul for one draught from the coon' even poverty may kneel doss beasts of the field refresh thci pure depths. `Clinch had Me tenement e corner of a -I.heart of our only two of thepiser; rpaq years. street door _ iekr Richard pd from that ber; but this ndow of that The strong, lighting the opened & and He grew worse and worn horrible pitntomi now thrp Miser's couch of gold. Firs py wife, now in all her beam as when first he had called h• feeble, tottering age, her proachfully on her murderer garb i of 'death she wns nt b face „pressed close to his. Nest his daughter, his 4 ess of wealth, whorri he bad ter servitude, that by the toi fluters, he the father, nigh now could not purchase hi eiaa: She was there in d who livibg never murmured around his pillow . many hid: dieds of poor starving wrote he had spurned; the widow whOm h4l ad robbed, on the troop; whispering to 'the c' wretched man' ,!At "length CM BM , . how horriblethonght seized the n'ii haps he „ was about tb dki. re: ..- "Die! die! : Ph, no. Writ, leave al , - 1. , `l , My gold. i Die, Do,” .itid the Mise wretch r ed in agony. ' , retch groaned and shr ej ' The sin/ wagsnear its se tine, (althougl;'n cheerful beam ever" pen tr ted there,) when l cithatine k necked :at the °or. The oliPthart, tecogniz4d the sound, nhd ; puiting forth all hitq strength, for despair leiii him energy, he crawl= ed (f!rom the bed, and tottered to the d00r.,-..‘ • • I *With difficulty he wined -tri t. e key arid with= dre\ir the bolts, then sink back exhausted up., o 9 the floor.' Catharihe screamed with terror I i / 'when she saw the situation of bet poor old grandfather. - • :- 1 . "Hu-sh, hu-sty," grrisrd the old man, "they i ' will beer; Shut the ' ocir, child—shut the &var." 'fireinblin i t ,in every lip then exerting nil her stn him once more to bed.. 1 ' "Dear grandfather, yo go for a physician." i - '"No, no!" replied the Old mar! faintly, "net , - no, give me water! • am• burninV—ivater; crater, child'. :- Leth sleep, don't lease tee; don't leav? : a„poor man. No doctor—no doc tor, i child ; they gill wl i ant money, and where should I get money I" So 'saying, his head .a k back upon the pite r . . low end his, eves closid in sleep. " 4ud poor Catbarine wasleft alone in that gloerny desolate room, by . the bedside of thd old Han. Every ohjeet Was soon shrouded in ' darkness; there was no.fire, no candle, cad so nightly did the sleeper i clasp her hand, that shp dared not move to light one, lest she might I awake him, At first allfears were overcoino by ) l ankiety, - ,btri et lettgl i hlstrange and undefi nable terror.rseized upon her. Ifer eyes wan- tiered fearfully around. she felt her, blood chill, I I Her limbs trembled; and with difficulty she kept herself from fainting. 1 . ! Suddenly this death-like stillness was die. turbetl. Catharine imagined she heard a noisd at the door; nor Was site.mistaken the lock it as gently titrued, - ,theldoor opened, and was ‘3 , ii gently closed. S‘..e tried to scream, btial utterance failed her`. I She heard footstep - I , et a f : oftly towards the bed; they stoppe ,l e r . , her side, and the brkth of a Span fell Upod he i r cheelt; as some.one stooped over s thebody of the old man. 1 I ' "Ily heavens! Bill, the old felloW breathes 1 ,e l t.l" said-it voice, in a low whisper/ - 'i.; ." i S'otnuth the worse for him: but cofnej I glve'tis 'a light. Quieli, quick; let's see what's I ic! be done.!' %'', i - , -•" '. l' I i .l He had hardly-it ne speaking when a bright I light - flaslied.from . the lantery which the other carried, and its rays! fell full upon the countz mince of the poor gyl.' • - The ruffians started back iti amazement and terror, then glancing l I inrriedly around to See if there Was an other one in the room, and binding ibis young girl the only one they shoil have f to cont rid with in their horrible design, hey soon repOvered their boldness,: . "Corm pretty one,' Jake, "just-be qui-, galnow, w life we overhaul this old centletnan, 1. \ and then we'll attend to you,, for we're ire sbmething of a hurry, you see:• , no screamine, thy beauty; I hate sticaming;, be quiet -and amuseyourself amuse yourself with o l ur sport," •"' "Stop, stop; Jake,'l interrupted the otheii "you are leo civil by half, better take care Of 'the girlfirst, dead then tell no tales," 'recline for his knife, as' he splake. , "An , excellent ma,tim, corninde:" replied Jake, "but as I am a gentleman, I hate bltiod, as I love a pretty gir l !. it goes against my C, , ,nscienCe to be unc i vil to the lassei - seev. case me miss if I just put this bit, of covering e: er that pretty moot ), and this delicate cord aroandryour little Wr sts, - I would not;hurt you for' the world—'there, very good. Now, miss, allow me to pla i ce you in another seat;" and lifting the shuddering form of Cntharint, 1 in his arms he bore her to the opposite side Of I I the roan), ,rind 'quickly retiirh'ed.to the bedside tqr,. 100 a n t to Let ti) I. 11 f;) , ,:tiaod ing and fr 4 i,.iig shook zt',Aith'it'e rpfully f Fetter map than a broth! ,- Now at I tell yhtd-- .nteelly as'irjs ath ! a pptir «Ad illy in t for this' rhccli tha time i ? and / retire genrle , 1 cntipaion' t and r , thelJef.lthe t:uf- of the unconscious iolil man. "How he hangs on! Past me, I think thd old fellow flied his, broth so well, that he be grudged to cat it all, rise he WOA have `stop ped breath before this," said Bill. "We'll fluid', him easily stifle him with his.own gold, Jalt; he can't complain of that nal" Co Isaing he dreW the balatti roughly fibril the Itie t ad of the 'old man, which fell-back bpon the ht.rd bare bonds. The, jar aroused the wretches. man; ho opened his eyes and gazed wildly a7iiiund. • His ghastly frighki , cued .looks were horrible to behold; he spake not, but t with open'tnOuth seented gasping his last breath, ~‘ Come, old one; ill you know ever a piiiyei lo sny, be quick, for your greedy soul will be inclepentskint'of your chricelled body s ib less than five' tninTes," cried Jake, «I will onlq you just long enough, if you please, to be informed where 11C rest of this gold may be hidden." iatinti torrrie,Ms 'ere lay; Richard man, how much 'one 6 walh'lw of d have `l.); . .rtered . . *g spring-,. , whero. n free, and tiip inselves frbm its ' "gold, Old! good, kind gentlemen,;', said lie miller, feebly; iifier tnapy vain attempts to .peak. "Gold! T li am tt e i'cbr`old tnanverY , oor, gentlemen; thcre„don't Ituit - tne.7l - .."Poor, areyou? ; that's 'what j call tiloiati. lerc,; old boy," and acizingthe old, many his vet, they dragged W l = to the 'floor, and' raw= ing his.knifei Bill,' nblekly tan it ilifotigritstite ick, and slibWered 1 handful - of its richei over he ,head of the miserable 'mall: ' " Oit,'lny,gold.--4y gold! Spire my gold! gasped. - i 1 '. ti i "Oh, 'we'll he eery tender of yOur go (1,. old entlemon;. ne v er Thor; not a pieeb But Atli ie drowned in a 'cup Of i/Int.; ur, lost in that -isses ofd I,reti'7 girli•andimix, to ok heie; in . ' .ey, as ye / u ciid'nt,' stem to reliSh Your throe xactly, *e'llaendlyoti tb sup vr,itit ybitt op , fiend di:l4U beloty 1 . •' Bo quiet no,tv, and ;eel , .00n ease you oft; but pray; &Otte drieds • bout ye r gtildf ; l ' _. e the. :seized .4,„;:..01d nutn; tied libddln • ,i:ti head • aeki el tired him tightly areintd th: throat.'— 1, , -.. / , In the can tit le for;rotting her cw fear' t t. , and oh, what ged around the his pale, unhap • atid loveliness, r his own, with yes resting; re tina then in the s sine; ashy childlo"Wir f •rought u in bit of those Render gain that shich one mOmenee tali reproachful? Then crowded . bus faces; !es, whose woe's hd thb fatherless came a ghastly, •nscience of the a. hettiblc--oh, NUM tni), eie did 80, and cngth, she assisted are very ill; let mss / I\, '7
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers