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Ant, yto FOR TILE BEST.
All's for the best—he sanguine and cheerful;
Trouble and sorrow are frieuds in disguise;
Nothing but Folly goetfaithlesa and fearful;
Courage forever is happy and wise:
All's for the best—ifa man would but know it;
Providence Wishes us all to be-blest; -
This is no dream of the pundit or port;
Heaven is grlicioua, and—All's for the best!
All's for the best—set this on your standard,
Soldier of sadness, or pilgrim of love,
Who-to the shores of Despair may have wandered,
A waywearied swallow, or heart-strieken dove;
All's :or the best—be a mall huleconfiding,
Providence touderly governs the rest,
And the frail barque of Hie ereactire is guiding,
iVisely and warilyi all for the best.
tors for the best—then fling away terrors,
Meet all your fears and your foe in the van,
And in the midst of your dangers r errors,
Trust like a child; while you strive like a man;
s All's for the best— iinb'n Fed, unbounded,
Providence reigns from the East to the. Wost;
And by both wisdom and mercy surrounded,
Hope and be happy that All's for the best.
THE BROTHER'S REVENGE.
A, LEGEND OF FORT LEE.
Night had dropped hersable curtain down,
and "pinned it with a star." The mutual
winds swept through the branches of the tall
trees, and as it danced and shrieked among
the scathed and withered boughs, the seared
leaves seemed to take new life, and strange
and solemn whisperings came forth from
their leafy lungs. Now it died sadly away
and floated softly and sweetly on the still air,
not disturbing the • silence of the night.—
Presently it rose louder and louder, and the
whole sky was tilled with 4 chorus of voices
which seemed to hold earth and heaven en
chained with a deathless song. An unearth
ly peal of music broke forth upon the air, and
in the sky, far, far, above the earth, in the
azure depths of space, the chaunt of a solita
ry voice alone wasAkeard, and wept its tears
of melody for them, the young and beautiful,
wronged and betrayed by ‘Voithless wretches
who, like huge blotches, fester on the bosom
of societv.
Within there were stern soldiers sleeping
on their arms, and Women with their children
clasped to their bosoms. The camp fires
were lighted up, ami ."the shrill trump and
the spirit-stirring dfrtn" were for a time for
gotten. i 1
Away from the lkro band, on a little knoll
some hundred yrS'rhs distant, stood an old
house f e!liluilt in t he Dutch style, and from
appearances, withot a tenant. It had a
ides
olate and time Hr look, the porch. was faS:t
crumbling away, and the roof seemed scarce
' ly,abie g 4 support ithelf r - and was then quite
overrun with moss: Dreary and desolate
looked that old house, and all around the de,
sorted garden, the tottering barn and th;
scathed and withere'd trees helped to make up'
the gloomy picture. l
Many were the stork
told alien's. its strange visitors, of ghosts a ;d goblins, ‘lsho used ti? honor it with their pres
ence niglitly, and 'of the dreadful fate which
awaited all those who had the temerity to'ac-,1
cept it as 'a residence, or even dared to lodge
within its %%ails a single night. The children
for miles around, who had heard of the strange
stories connected with it, were never known
to "go to bed in the dark," or remain long
in their rooms without covering up their heads
when the spectral visitants of the haunted
house at Fort Lee would in all their frightful
habilments appear before them; one antiqua
ted lady in the neighborho'od, who was re
markable for "telling fortunes," and also for
being blessed with but one eye, (her endeav
ors to'look into futurity_ it is said blinded the
other) was the originator , of
,ell the s range
and marvellous stories conned wit ,the
house, she having had the misfortune to be
its first occupant, and the first one 3v_b_ hacl_
j
the pleasure of being introduced to the -mys
terious. individuals who delighted to perform
such "fantastic tricks "to the terror of "ev
ery body" and whose cognomens "nobody"
could ever find out. Mysterious voices, such
as the groans of dying men, the gingling of
chains, the chattering of skeletons, and a
chorus of voices making "night hideous" with
their melodies, were heard every night. A
tailor, who was notorious for his partiality to
"cabbage," ono night very mysteriously dis
appeared, And it was for many year's general
ly believed that he was carried off by the
"old scratch" himself, together with all hie
professional apparatus. The pretty daughter
of an old Dutch settler mysteriously disap-
peered at the same tie, and it was 'believed
that some one akin to his Satanic Majesty
treated her in the tam inhuman m &liner.—
The story was never contradicted, but we
have it from one who ought to know, that
the name of the tail r, also that of the
old gentleman's daughter, appeared in the
census, as taken in i.certain section of the
country,•together with a family of seventeen
very small children. The old house was in
deed desolate enough to-look at, and &isolate
enough to live in, but if the treader has nn
particular objections, we will describe one of
the apartments and introduce tome charac
ters who will act conspicuous in our little
dramti.
It was a little Toom—dark and sombre.—
The walls were once white, but, for the want
of cleaning, were quite of an opposite color.
The huge rafters which•ornamated the ceil
ing gave one an idea of the substantial man
nei in which houses were erected in those
days. There was only one window in the
room, and from its appearance it was very ev
ident that its fornier tenants had taken very
little pains to render that attractive. The
furniture was scanty, and from its looks ap
peared as if it had been 'handed down by
many generations. No light was there in
that lonely room, and, before the broad hearth
t 1 S. i V.: E
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•It fission since crumbled into diist. Oa the around
where once it stood. Mete is now crested a splendid man
..iou mined by a wealthy citizen ablest. York. It Is tow
haunter/ by good rhrer, and a large family of rosy cheek
bstght ryrd hn 0114 ;0..,
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From Holden'a M ngnzioe
which contained a few nickeling coals, a
mother with a babe on her bosom was bitting
alone, her up-raised eyes dim with tears.
She was very young and very beautiful;
her features were regular, her lips full, red
and ripe; her chin round, and varied by a be
witching dimple; but there was a mark on
that lovely face—a mark which time cannot
make l —and which told of crushed and blighted
hopes—of a broken heart!
Ifer eyes, now suffused with tears, Were a
brilliant black, with long and trembling lash
es up-raised to the ceiling; with the babe
sleeping on her bosom, she looked like a
breathing picture of one of God's most beau
tiful and fair creations.
But the canker was-gnawing at her heart;
she had drank of the hitter cup, and life
henceforth to her was but as a dream of bit
ter and untold misery,
The cricket on the he l inth began to 'clti
'his little song as a painful sigh came 'fro'
her lips, and tried his be r et to - make her r i ha l
I py. He had kept her Company three ion,
long weary nights, and i the chirpings of
little throat were the only pleasant run. ,
that broke upon her cur.! Another sigh!
The flickering coils' On the broad hear
all at once seen) to take new life, and sn.
and sparkle away as if they really could, g
up afire, and wanted tO .how it. Anatli
sigh!
Shadows dance and
right merrily, trying to
cricket rind fire
The ikinti comes mon
ices, but goes out agaiil
main with so much sum
and through the tall trees, it carries its mourn
ful song, and ovrey echo answers back, in
walling tones, its lamentations.
A smile, a sweet smile, stole over the_face
of the young babe, as it, waking, raised its
bright lue eyes, and dallied its tiny finrs
in the resses of its mother's hair. Whl,le
years ohappiness came hack with that one
i
look, a d for a moment the hours of merry
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childhoot-came stealing back; those happy
hours, when the future looked so bright and
beautiful, and when all things ',vere painted
with the glowing colors of innocence and
truth. Deep in her heart were those Old
time memories sealed, and like withered floW
, ers blooming into life, they came back gent
ly to her heart. The old hotnestend—with
its sloping roof and small windoWs, all fra
grant with wild flowers and forest vines—the
green glade by the mountain lake, the sum
:mar garden-, with it.: perfunie of untamed It x
nriance, and the sweet scented Violets tFat
burst from 'the moss along the path that
leads to the Village chtirch—all came back in
tenfeld beau( , There wore faces, idiVabout
e, ,r
that old horn stead—kind, familiar faces—and
with the memory rose it mother's smile, and
e sound of a, father's blessing, anti a sister's
joyous laugh 'came baqk as in those happy
days. Brighter grew the glow on her cheek
as the thoughts of these -old time memories,
and she pressed her bahe closer and closer to
her besom. But with those fond associations
was one burning, bitted thought, that chilled
her warm-blood, and reed her brain to mad
ness. 'Twas of ho who had charmed her With
the mu rmttri ng music of the snake, and bound
her to his slightest loolt or tone. 'Twas of
him who had early wen' het girlish affections,
when her soul was free h and stainless 'as the
holiest angel around God's throne; and when
not a single
_evil thought or passion throbbed
in the pulses of her vii,ein blood. "Oh! that
I were with them in the quiet grave," she
faintly murmured, preSsing, her lips to the
young child's cheek: HI did not dream; I
never; never thought that it would come to
this. Would to God that I might be taken
to their happy home; for I cannot, cannot en
dure-this age of agony, Father, mother, sis
_,
tei, brother—those words how dear, but how
strange to me! The deed of shame is writ
tn on my brow, and d: am an outcast, and a
b;
se, vile thing. for ever. It seems but yes
terday that-my Mother pressed a warm kiss
upon my Cheek,:and now, to-day, I am the
toy of him who will not call me wife!"
There was a fearful look in • her counte
nance, as she spoke—a:look of wild despair,
mingled with suffering and agony.
`The young child gazed sweetly in its moth
er's face, and with its little fingers touched
her softly on the cheek.
Oh, you that have indulged in a mother's
smile from theholy hours of infancy, and nev
er knew what pain or sorrow were, how little
do you dream of the agony and remorse that
thrilled her very soul.
. "'Tis but a moment's suffering," sho said,
looking fondly at her babe, "but one pang,
and this troubled bosom, would be at rest for
ever. 'TO a fearful thought to die, and yet
it is more 'fearful to live this life of misery in
a cold and cruel world—:my child—no, no," I
cannot leave yeti."
Her breath came in gasps, and there was a
moment of fearful, thought.
'"No, ilk I cannot do a deed like that," she
cried 'God forgive me for such wickedness."
The words had scarcely died upon her lips
before the latch of the oaken doOr *as lifted,
and a young man, rudely dressed, stood' upon
the threshold, gazing upon her with a stare
of wonder.. His face was very pale, his look
haggard, and his lips trembled as if with a
convulsive motion."
14Grace!"
The 'name fell sternly from his lips, Mid
his dark eyes flashed, as he stepped forward
to meet her.
She knew the voice, and trembling turned
her head to meet his gaze: The little child at
her bosom seemed to know it, too, and as she
spoke, twined its arms closer about her neck
and smiled, as if to gladden its poor mother's
heart."
“Waster, dear Walter, how glad I am to
see you,” Ao said, kneelingl with her infant
at his feetJ.
"'rush, troman," he replied," "(his is no
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"Tilt WORLD IS GOVERTED .TOO MUCH.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 18.48.
time for mere empty, idle talk. We need
none fit. lam not in the vein for that to
night, but. come on bosiness."
She shuddered as he spoke, ind rising,
placed her child upon the bed, or the apology
for one, which was in the apartment. -,
“i'ou should know me better by this time
than to think that I-am to be thus pesteredAq
such .woman's talk." ,
"Why so cold," she interrupted, clasping
•his rough and sinewy hand; "Why so calmly
and bitterly cold, Walter?"_ I
Her voice was very soft and very sweet,
and, its whispering tones rang in his - eon;
with a thrill of terror. She raised her eyes
amid her tears, and with her usual and open
disposition, spoke at once freel, and to the
point. I
"There was a home, Walter—do you re
member it? The home of a once happy and
innocent girl. There was an old man and
woman—and children that lived there, too.—
Walter--there was blossoniing trees and
sweet wild flowers, that sent their perfume
to heaven. How oft have 'we walked that
lonely path, covered with forest moss, and
when the pttle titsonlight rested on the earth
like a silver Shroud, how oft did you 'promise
to int.ke me your lawftil, honorable 'bride. I
believed all, every word—dear Walter; I be
lieved that I should be your wife. .I plight-
It
ed my faith, and from that faith ny soul has
never swerved, no,
_not so much as a hair's
breadth; and never Will ,swerve while life
quivers in rify veins. Nay, do not frowft; I
must speak now, and may be for the , last
time. You recollect the old cottage and, the
village spire as we turned upon them for the
lust time—and you recollect the 1 !right sun
shine that beamed upon my face as you clasp
ed my hand, and told me all would Yothe well?
Have you not forgotten the faith you pledged
me then, the vows You swore, and, overcame
that love? Pause, I'beseech you, pause, and
answer truly, I have loved you, served you,
and toiled for you, but ydur love is not the
same. My heart yearns 'towards you, Wal
ter, and would fain be yotirs.'lf yoUrs I May
be honorably in this life and for- ver!"
1
lay, upon the 'tva
keep time with ) tl
dog through 69 erev
ti as if afraid to re
on. Over the hills
With a coldness that would s
be folded his arms and replied.
"Circumstanies have change
and I am now a different man.'
imagination painted all things
fOture, and I did not dream tha
would cross my path so soon.
then were falr ! ' but n i ow the mea'
mo and call me beggar!"
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' "I do not ark-for wealth,,W. her. . I ask
for nothing but your love. Do rot leave me
to a lone sad pilgrimage to tra el, unlighted
by a gleam of, hope. Make me'b t your wife,
and all will I:ie forgotten, all forgiven';' '
"1 have told I you before to-night, that that
connot be. My friends, and what 1 hope to
get will prevent it: You---"
"Have you 'done?" she exclaimed fiercely,
interrupting him. , "Have you dime?"
','Yes," was the cold reply. Ohe heard it,
but as it reached her ears, lid( yeryl being seem
ed changed. 1 There was a pain ul compres
sion of the brew 'and a quiverin r , of the 'lip,
but she stood erect, and her eye shone livith
on intense brightness. Her woman's soul
had been rung with anguish,but his last,words
were like sparks to the fire of her woman's
nature, and she no lover thought of degra
dation, but of her ' injuries and the who had
made her what she was. ' Ifertwhole mind
had been roused into action by tiro contempt
uous treatment she had received from him,
who alone, abeve:all others, should have com
forted her—he Who led 'her from her quiet
home, from parenis, and all so loving and true
—lto who, like a Pouching fiend, had roused
her animal nature into actiOn and worked eter
nal ruin of her, woman's honutt,r—but she was
calm, quite calm, and l looke&at him with a
triumphant smile. 1
His ,soul quitiled itiliim, and with the dead
sickening sensation of cPtiscious guilt,he bow:
ed his head upon his breast.
"You havd blighted my young fresh life,
Walter; you h'ave left me no hope, no aim,
- no
objeCt. IYetJ l'orgive, I love, and I will pray
for You . 4t ' '
"G l iptain Marshall says that he will—" he
'half
,mpttered ;between his teeth, unable to
muster courage sufficient to' speak aloud:
"Mention not that narne.again," she'indig
nantly exclaimed, "if you do not wish my
cursor'
Her last w l ords were utered w i th such nn
air of majesty; that he cowered before her
like a whipped cur.
"I see that I am not wanted to-night," he
replied, buttoning his threadless coat with his
trembling fingers, and pulling his hat still
farther over his eyes, as if afraid to gize up
on the woman he had so basely wronged and
betrayed.
Exhausted and quite overcome by her !feel
ings, Grace Darrell resumed her chair, and
buried her face in her hands and, wept.
Goaded by the stings of consci/nce he
rushed from her presence, and left the house
with a curte - upon hie lips. No greater pun
ishment was ho receiving than the canker al
ready gnawing at his heart strings, and he
went forth to seek thatz,eward whibh all who
trifle with the holy love of woman will snow ;
er or later get.
Who is there possesing 'the feelings of , a
lh man, but dues not loath and detest, a wretch
like Walter Arlington? Yet, even in - these
[ slaps, when learned philosophers and philan
thropists prate - of the improved 'condition of
society, there ore thousands' such -loathsome
worms among-us.
Short inarticulate sounds came struggling
from her lips as she sat before the broad hearth,
with her head buried in her palms, find the
burning tears rolling down ber cheeks. She,
had heard the word—she tnew her fete, and
no longer felt that fearful anxiety which had
for weeks been preying upon her mind.—
Though betrayed--Wronged.—:pntra ged--
slighted, and scorned and trait - 0010n: she
bore it all with patience, and there was a
meekness in her sorrow which could not but
affect the deeperit vil!ain thit ever walked the
earth. Wionged, she loved the more-scorn
ed and slighted, Ishe was still' more faithful,
for her's was
"A lobe ao wrong, ro vehement. lo pure,
That neither age could change nor art could cum.,"
Rising from the chair she walked to the
bedside, and seeing that her babe had fallen
into a gentle slumber, she quietly placed the
clothes more securely alMwt his little form,
and then imprinting a warm kiss on its rosy
lips—a , kiss such as a mother only can
, give;
she turned for her bonnet and shaWl 'Which
were hanging near. But for a moment pause.
ed,. as if a happy' thought was at her heart,
and cast another look upon tlit face of her
slumbering child. She stood silent and mo
tionless, with her arms folded across her
breast, while - her dark hair hung clustering
over the fair bosom, now rising into light by
the gentle impulse of her breathing. But
the eyes 'of the mother droop as she beholds
the infant sleeping there, and she trembles
lest some accident may befall it during her
absence,, for she had a duty to perform that
night, a duty to God and her country.
She touched its lips once more, and brush
ing a tear from her T heek, she turned away.
The silence of the room, was scarcely broken
by the opening 'of the door, and with a Fort
cued footstep she - stole gently away. The
night ,wind had ceased its roaring, and' the
bright stars shone out brilliantly in the clear,
cold sky. The murmuringbrook and whis
pering breeze were still, but there was a
sound of soft, sweet music in the air which
filled her soul with melody.
The journey to the camp was short, and she
soon stood tit the entrance of the tent of
Washington.* _
Though fast approaching midnight, the
Commlinder-in Chief was still up, and walk
ing backwards and forwards, as if somethin
of great importance was agitating his mulch
The name of his visitor was announced, and
although unexpected at that time, he receiv
ed her with that cordiality so characteristic
of his nature. 'There was, however, some
thing, in hii conutenance which both attract
ed and disturbed her, an air of calm and ma
jestic dignity, with a character of benevo
lence and goodness breathing out from every
feature. As her eye met his, she fancied that
there was in it an expression of interest find
pity for herself, an expression Which she
could not comprehend or fathom.
Though Grace Darrell wasTale'and
Whig) the looked Very beautiful as she stood
before the mighty chieftain. '
ame a fiend,
since then,
thy boyish
right fur the
misfortune
ly prospects
est look on
Her full black eyes, that could at ;times
lighten sobrilliantly,were now suffused with a
soft languor. Her black luxurient ringlets
fell down in a rich maze on either side of her
face, and rested gently on her brow.
"The man of whom you informed me last
evening,"-said Washington, presenting her
with a seat, ~ ‘was arrested some twenty min
utes ago, and is now in close confinement.—
He has himself acknowledged his guilt, and
shall receive thereward he so justly merits."
A faint brief flush came over her face as
he spoke, and she seemed hardly able to mus
ter courage to make a rep' y;
"Your condupt in the matter," replied
Washington, noticing - her embarrasSment,
"is-deserving of tho highest commendation,
and you may rest assured that such acts will
not be forgotten by Me."
, When he had spokfn those few words, in
a voice and manner that accorded perfectly
with the calm dignity of his demeanor, he
handed, her a note, the ;cal of which he bade
her not to break until the next day. In a
few moments the business which brought her
there was finished, and she left his presence
more firmly impressed with his greatness and
-nobleness of character than ever. He had
, promised on the following day to reveal to
her n secret which would make her happy.—
He did not give her any clue as to what it was,
but sweet smiling hope bade her heart re
joice, and she returned to.lter desolate home.
with a lighter step and a more cheerful mind.
She found her little child as she left it, and
with a prayer to God for its happiness, she
threw herself upon the bed beside'it.
The last spark on the broad hearth had fa
ded, the little cricket had ceased lussong, and
all-around was quiet and still.
An hour passed by, but yet she did not
- sleep; another; amid her mind was racked by a
strange wild dream. Large beads of sweat
started upon her brow, and a murmur *of ter
rible pain would now and then burst from her
lips. "No, flu," she muttered, -"it cannot,
cannot be, " and then tossing wildly around,
would clasp her babe closer-to her . bosom.---=
"I am not that guilty wretch; no, no—that is
not my written name in blood and letters—no,
no, it's nothing but a dream."
A fearful agitation was
- passing over crier
soul, and embracing her babe, she extende
her hands on either side, clutched vacantly
at the air, as though she wrestled with an
unseen foe.
• • - • •
At a Very early hour on the following Mow
ing, there as an unusual stir in the camp,
and it wasiwhispered about among the sol
diers that the murderer hod been found, and
that at noon on that day be was to be execu
ted. The news created considerable excite
ment; for the murder hal been most foul and
cruel, and all seemed desirous that the wretch
who committed it should suffer the severest
penalty of the law for the awful crime. The
murdered man waa an old sutler who sup
plied part of the army with provisions, and
was found early one morning in the roadside
near the "Haunted House," terribly cut and
mangled. He had been robbed• of all the
moneY. in his possession, and near -his body
eAfter the battle of 'White Plains, on the %Tr of Oc
tober, 1776 Washington meted the fludron into New
Jersey. and took post near Fort Lee. situated on the North
River. about nine miles front New York. Garri•ons had
been left here and at Fort IVaahington, oppopire to Fort
Lee to order to mg.'erve the (4)111111.4141i of the !tuition.
was found a dagger, on which were inscribe]
the initials of a man who had the night be
fore deserted from the United States army
for the purpose of joining the British. Grace
Darrell overheard the conversation of the
two men on the evening of the murder, and
knowing by their tallc that they contemplated
some_ wicked deed, she went immediately to
the commander-in-chief and acquainted him
with the facts of the case. Her -information
led to the arrest of the deserter; who, know
ing that he cotild'not escape, made a full cell
-1
, •
festOon of the nitir , 1
er.
,9rttpc, seontir or i ate!, receives its fncr i i ed
punishment, add no artifice, how ever shrewd
or bold, can prevent the guilty one from es
caping the fearful retribution which tilwayl;
follows.; I ,
It was,a glorious_ November morning, and
the golden sunshine streamed upon tha earth
with more than usual splendor. It was a day
to lighten the heaviest heart, it %%as a day of
beauty and magnifiqnce r
In her lonely apartment, beside a deal table,
that morning sat (trace Darrell, with the note
of Washington before her. She had broken
the seal and it read as fullows:—,
"YoarbrOther whom you long since thought
dead, is still living, and is now a Major in the
Ainericou army, to whiCh position he has been
promoted for his gallantry since the wur com
menced. lie will bee you at ten this morn
ing qt my tead•riitarters.
GEORG!: WAstum:Tos.,
This welcome intelligence male
her feel happy, but She shuddered s,. she
thought of %%hat she had become sinc.l they
hoe last met. Her name was then %vithout a
stain, now Ehe had become a base, the
no,:no, she could not endure the thmight.—
The hour o" mepinghinywas fast approach
ing, but much as she w:eted to see Itim, she
dreaded it With terror, She thought first of
leaving her babe behind, and hide, ifpossible,
the eviOnCe of her guilt; but something,
whispered 4 rsharne" in her ear, and sha resolv
ed to face the Worst.
It was u dad yet happy meeting,, that of the
1
brother an sister. Prostrate in tile - soldier's
tent lay di e bourn Of Grace Darrell at her
brother's feet. He took her small-white hand
—now very cold—within his own, and swept
the unbound tresses from her pallid brow,—
No sound escaped his lips, hut his heaving
chest and tearful eye told of the misery work
ing at' his heart. _ Ile sank silently on his
knees, and with eyes upraised to Heaven, ex
claimed, ..I will avenge thy wrongs, sister,
and call God to witness my oath. he shall die
by tny liand— ic like fa dog!" Ho could say
no 'nor' .I:, :
,t 1
altin't wee for nie, brother, don't Weep
I
for me," she cried, twining her arms affection-
ately about his neck. "I am Wet - Worthy of
your tears. Oh! God, pity, pity me!"
"Do not speak thus, sister, I—l— ‘ 7 l
The word: had scarcely issued from his
lips, when the sedocer,accompaniild by two
officers and a Clergyman, appeared before
them. Tberc was a low, choking noise sound
ing in his throat, a quivering of the lips, as if
endeavoring to drown the voice within him,
and crush the merr?O'ry of the past. ,
Not a word—not a sylable—not a sigh. '
The clergyman stepped forward, followed
by Arlington, who o%red his hand to Grace.
She accepted it, and they were married.—
With a murmur of delight, GraCe clasped his
hand, but a single look from her brother made
her release it. -!
"The time is nearly up," he said, motioning
to the clerifyinan and officers, "the time !cis
nearly up." Then as his manly form rose to
all its :towering height, he shouted, "I_,:ou
shall be revenged, sister—'t will be a merry
death—and I u ill be the executioner. Hu!
ha! ha!l'
The next instant she was alone with her
'
"Whatylerms these strange proccedings,",
she half.whiipered: "the marl )age, tOo, at
this time—there was something terribleabout
it—as I came along, I heard them say the,
murderer would be hung to . -day—and that he
was to'have a t•edding before his exec)
No, no; the thought is too dreadful, it q
be—but Why did they leave me so stra
—I Will see—l will know the worst!
thus raging, 'she pressed her babe t
bosom and rushed from the tent
'Twas but a glance—but that one "g
how terrible!'
She saw the gallows and its intended )
tim—she eaw the executioner, and she
the laud hums of the speetntots rIFSC
to witness the agony of a fellow being.
face was that of a maniac. Her dark
almost started from their sockets; ever,'
tare qui vered,and every lineament looked
horrible than death. But on, on she
until she repel ed the middle of the thro
"1 am her venger,",said herbrother,
a ghastly smile. "/ am her, avenger,
her' ' i
"Curse upo
lington. The
death groan,
had done its
.11 cry
of ho
agony, and r Gr
he4iother, tl
mouth. They
dead, and the
was cold.
you oll," eried Walter
(cords gurgled upward wit
nd the gorgon-headed g
or rttnt the air; eery of
e D f atfrel fell at r ilia
watini, blood gushing fro
raised her up, but she
heck of the babe oiiher b.
GOOD &T Ft
teen, Miss 8.,
gentleman of
noticed her lot
ed the reason:
- "Oh dear!
"I was thinkin
wy age."
kcal:A.—A ming lady of
was engaged' to be married
I birty-six. Her mother
. . i
spirited for some time, n
amrim," replied the young
- about my htisband being t
—but he's only thirty-six
I hirty-six now, mamma; I)
"That's.tru
"He's only
but whet] I'm
"Oh! deur
heenty!"
hen he'll he n hundred
NUM BER 43.
THE AMERICAN UNION.
It has already withstood tempest after ten:it--
pest and outlived suceessite prophets of ruin.
A mere handful of provinces, casually united
in resistance to England, and on the point 'of
falling to pieces when nelcessity for resiSt
' ance ceased, it required at that critical mo
ment a neW.constitutiou which knit the dis
jointed members firmly together. A second
tt, ar, undertaken against the will of one third
of its component States, appeared to threaten
itafre i sh nit It dissidution; it ended in strength
'ening the Utlion, through a new infusion iof
national tipirit, and by rotisiUg a common sell
tiiment, uhich absorbed sectional jealousies
and passions. Ne - xt came the consummation
of victory obtained' by the Democratic party .
in their long, struggle i with the FederalistsH
a victory which se :tried •to threaten with
speedy delstruction the bond which ithad been
the principle of the latter to %indicate and
maintain. But providence overruled this
danger alsti to a coatrary issue; for the State
authorities which could tint long have endur
ed the stricken yoke intended by the Petletil
l'ists, submitted easily to the modified - control
which.the dimiples rf Jefferson vested in the
rt:entra t government. The nation overflo. ta 1
across the bounding Alleghenies, and •spread
over the wide valley of the Illississippi, and
,it was pronminced frinds, as nett as iMe-
mie:, that the e.\ tension of empire would
ettably k-ad to disruption. Contrary 'to
anticipation, this %cry extension lifts Fes
ett the unity or the l!epOlic. The grot
t•eparation of the North and South,
in nt crest, and hostile in feelirg, was prev
NI from cuming iuto direct calision by
hitroduction of the new We•it&rn Stateci:—.
Thii third at; I r 0.., eziftil clement kept the i?th.-
ers togetlrr in compulsory harmony; and in
the same manner, every subsequent addition
has teniled rather t strengthen the fabric
_
tha
n to bring ii dcw
The- wider the do ninion of the federati
spreads, the greater !the numbero!`localiti
eats and Toptil..tionsico:ftpreke did withi;
lionnilary the iess appears t" he the probal
ty that any particular ;deal it.terest can thr,
en tilt? 'tzcneial "weal—that tlif_..3entioits
ttrcen I N rticrilar cro tiet.tined to
anger the spetirity t , f the Union, It
withstood the shocks of commercial (list
andjhe extravagAnce of commercial roe
its•; it has„Leen eufecbled by the impulse
cn to party spirit under a long and idle pe
it seems to encounter no material danger
the questionable success of a war of inva,
and conque,t; I%)r ‘vara waged hhe thos e
artbageiqarn, by hired armies and
1;0:1 , 2ra ,are not very
to produce a Cmsar or Napoleon. As far
human svgacityiloreFcce, -. the., clouds v
enveloped the With of the confederany,
There is nu peculiar poli
danger now in:pt.tviing which has .not
(-urrnotnilcd alr6ady, an
which ..mm ii an statesman cannot c(iti
the imount, an,l may not be exrecte
guntid shock.- . —E;l. Review.
..I',!E :VINES IN MEXI(2O
Thc gold 'nines known . ns the Placer
in tho chain cf m'onntains cast of the
Gtaiide atift couth west from Santa Fe, th
Piatere distant and the new Pla
about 40
"Tier Lave yiAdea large :Imo
come ‘car , , ctrl are ly as productive
s thcy have lie‘.l) at any time; in fact t
is ho ft;ling,the rielK..s they contain
gold wino distdet i> at lent 15 Miles 1
including- lb.? (Ad and new Plueere, by s•
a'l • in V. idth, the Nrhich yields
nrctions procuri,
difd:rent ay :=, much the larger po,
by wt..: hizy: the dlrt in all el which gol
foond. , It i> asric:i on the 6nriaCe as in,
l;4') . ha% e v.l,ici-e gone more
fifty feet in dt'pth, the soil at that depth being
of the fnn:el.ind. Ir, SCITIC places it is fetind
in flint rocli, which is ;alive: iced, and the ti-nin-
-eral gatiu:rcd gni:l.:liver, and at one
place tills methuillwas adopted with the dirt,
the dustpreing too fine for washing. It is of
ten fon: large lumps. the largest yet found;
weighing revue and three-quarter pounds; it
is commoa to find 12, 15, f.O, or 30 ounces',
and emu h!erable silver is mixed with all, and
some copper. A rein, or lode, as _we say in
the States, is here called a /a/o, some of which
me deposits, forming strata' of sand, gravel,
dirt and gold. There is no regularity in min
ing, the winter season being. the time princi
cipally de‘oted to it, ou account of the scarci=
ty o; water at other seasons of the. year.—l.
-The number of hands engued varies very
much. seldom exceeding 500, mid as low in
summer as 10 (iv 50. The miners receive a
certain amount in money or goods for all they
procure, and- , usually leak when their imme
diate wants are supplied. The town of Plneere
is a smal!„.dirty, ill-built place, furnishing
temporary habitations; principally for the,
workmen: and a few merchants who are in
terested in the mines, buy the gold procured,
and trade with the washers and workmen.-
13e . sides gold, there is a rich vein of copper in
the `lM.mniain, which can be traced entirely
1 1.11 1 rc l uOut it has l never been worked, through
Clai ns private property. The road from
this place to the town.ii a good one for wag
ons, and so is the one to the river, from which
the'mines are about the same distance they
are from here. The mountain is covered
with pine timber, some of which is large; and
cedar is also abundant. A good road passes
by Placere from this to Per:lite, Valencia and
Tema, on the.river, to Albuquerque, where
provisions.can be procured, and which ia the
richest and best cultivated part of New Mex
ico. In the hands of enterprising capitalists
they would, no doubt, yield larger profits rind
monis; the only difficulty being the scarcity
of water for washing, whichlt is thonght can
be pro Cured by sinking shafts and using small
engines to pump it up:—Sanla re lirpubli
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