8. r. BLOB N, 33dAtor. VOLUME 21. NEI Grit 111tritlil Okitrotr. 13. P. SI.OAN, EDITOR. OITICE. COIL NE QUAR R STATE ERI E. . AND PUBLIC SE. ST TERMS (W THE PAPER. Vity subscribers by the earner, nt 82.0 n fly mail. or at the office, in advance. 1,50 Vrif not paid in advance, or It Willi throe months front tbe time of subsc ribing,4n ()dollars a ill be charged. r.r.111 communications must be post paid. RATES OF ADVERTISING Cards - not exceeding 1 lines, one }ear. tine square •• 110. do. biz months, do. do. three months, Thnnsnun nth erlieemenip, 3u Cents per airline, of tifteen lines or kt f.ir the tita.t hei•rilon; .5 cent, for each *ubsequeut a "'Yearly advertisers hat e the privilege of chariguig at pleasure, but at uo time are allot; rd to occupy Inure than L;; u soared, and to tc lirditc,t to their immediate business. Advern,ementsnot having other ilirectione, ‘llll he ins - cried till forbid and charged accordingly. 'DU LO OLFI -Lr © v. GALEN 1.1. KEENE. reishionahle Tailor. between the Reed House and Brown's Hotel, up stairs. CUTTING done on short notice. 116 OLIVER SPAFFOII.I), Bookseller and Stationer, and manufacturer of Blank Books and Writing Ink. corner of the Diamond and Sixth of cut. J. W. VOUGLASS, ATTORNEY AND COI NSELI DR AT I.ewP—Oillccon SLTI.O Street, three do of Itronn's 1100 I, tine, l'a. . .00311" I & 11AV EIibTICK, - - hvrr.ra• in Dry Cools, liard❑ ore. Crocker, Groceries, and For eign and Doineatic I,Nuoro, Ut.tillcre, and Mannfaclurers. Sa brain,. Ro. S, 'tied llou:e, and curlier of Frendli and Penn 'Streets, Eric, I'a. J. It. NICKLIN, • 6rcciAt. and general Agency and Comnli.,lun butlne.e, Frank tin. l'a. RUITS R I - El>, 1.151 , 74 R 111 Euginth,Gerinaci and American Il anin are and Cutlery. Ahm, Nails, An% V Ices. Iron and No. 3 Reed 110111• C; Erie. l's. W. 3. F. I.II3I}LE .Ik. Co. D LAC KO b. ITIIF, Carriage and ‘Vagen Ituilders,.State Ftreet, be tween seventh & E, liih, Erie. L. STRONG, M. D. ()Frier. one Door west of C. It. Wright's store, up, sides - DOCT. J. L. STEWART. (pall r with Met. A. 111 a ne, Net elliil near Sa.Nrirra. , Firer!. Mere oit ear:afrwt, une door north of rkwentli C. SIEGEL, 1111=1 and fielail dcalrr in Greeeric4. Prot isions: Liqors. Prim, dte.. ikc Corner of French and Filth Streets, oppoilite the Farmers' Hold. Erie. JOHN McCAN N. and Retail Dealer in nuttily Greeeri,,, Crockery Glarsurare, Iron, Nails, &c., No. a, Fleinina Mork, Erie, Pa ? j am- The Ingheiet price paid for Country Produce. ,rt J. GOALIJING Alrrrit aI T., mon, no.; ll;ibit Mfaker.-4tc•rc, No. 5 licctre (..ppni•uc the Bunnell "Huck) SLito Ntrect. Eric. J. W. WETMORE. A T7' 0 E LJ TV In Walher'.; Mice, on F.eventh Fti . ect, Eric. Pa IU CADWEI.L. inrinicrtn,loblicr, and Retail Dealer in Dry GOods, Grocerie, Cr, ckery, n are, Carveldig. Ilarik‘ are, lum, steel, Nad i ., Friikts, &c. Empire F•torcs elate Fircei, font doors. below Drowiew llotel, Erie. ra. Also—Am V ice., lle .%xle Arm.. Springs, and a general mifortinern of Balldlc and Cart loge Trimmings. S. NIERVIN SMlfll, - ATHORNEV.AT TAW and justice of the Peace—Office ' west of Wriglit'q F:tie, W. IL KNOWLTOI4 & SON BeArcsitin Watches, (lochs, Lookintz ClasEeq, rialto Fortes Latto.t, Britannia IVarc.Jetcelry, nnJ n v,nriety orotlier Fancy Articles, Kertone littiltlino, four doors below Ilrot%n's Ilutel, Htnte ti , irect, Erie, In. GEORGE 11. CU . ] LLIL, TOTI.4I* AT LAW, Girard, Erie County, Pa. Collecitions and other lAW4ItCYB :mended to with proutpthess nod tett. %VI LOON LAI It I). ATTON'iRT AT LAW —Oilier ox Cr C. It. ‘Vright'i, Store, %lilt Blur rn) Witnlion• elPh , ite Ilw Court Ilotire. Collf;riiil2,%ll.lotlier professional bulbul:es ntlelided itt.PromPt my+ find .11 -patch. • /MOWN'S HOTEL, rnAMERLY 11 , nor.E, corner bf sth le street And the Ylblic •quart Crie,j'Arnern Western and Southern binge office. B. A. CRAIN %Vitor.evAtt and Retail dealer In GTOCCTi,, Provipi us. Wines, I.igtiost. Cigars, Nails, Detroit Me, Buinuit, Crack TS, &C. &C. Ceeauside, Erie. Pa. T. W. A1W11.1.1. DEALER in GrOCCIiPP. WilleS,LignON. Cal dill, Fruit. &e., No 0. Poor People'l Row, state otreet, Erie, • NV. 11. CUTLER, Attorney & Connseller at Law, (Office in Spauhling',4 Exchange, Initial°, N. Y. Collecting and conitnerrAal business will receive proinit attenloll. 4.—A. P. In to E:11. I JOSIAII KELLOGG. I • rortvcadirm& Conuni:mou Merchant, oit the Public Dock, oust of Flute wept. • Conf.;•`all, Pla. , tor and White conxtantly for ea r. . J. H. W1LL1,131.9, ilank6r and Each:ll,4o Brol.cr. IhTalcr in BUN of Exchange, Wane. certiticatee of Deitoeite. Gold and silver coin, &c.. &e. Office, I darn beloW Browtee Hotel. Erie, I'a., _ . BENJANIIN F. DENNISON, • AIIi.IINLY AT low. eiCliClanil, Ohio-ofilte on Superior tilreri, fit At water's Mock. Refer to Clnef Jut.ttee Parker, Cambridge Law eeltool: Ikon. Richard Fletcher, InStati.st.,l}o•ton; Iron. Samuel 11. Porkins, I 111 Walnut bt., Philadelphia:l Richard 11. fifrfbnh,Fiw.,s3Wallstreet,NewYork. For testimonials, re• ler to this office. MARSHALL & VINCENT. I ArDisvav6 IT LAV. , --01TiCe up stairs in Tammany Ilan building, north of tap Prothonotary's Mike, t:rie. MURRAY WITALLON, ATTORNAT Ann eoeNsl3,rott AT LA w—ollice over CI, B. Wright's Stdre, entranee one door west of State street, on the Diamond, Erie. • I. ItOSENZWO - 6& Co. I WIIII.EPALC AND R CT/11. DEALRFI.9 ill Foreign and IPOnleglie Dry ft ed.,, ready ulnae notnitur,Doots and Slices, fr.c. , , No. 1, Hem- Ini Illoek, State street,. Erie. C. N. TIIII3ALS, Dea l in. in Dry Goods. Dry Groceries, .Crockery, t ardware, &e., N .111, elleapAide, I:ric. VrAt.r.n inGroccries rind Provieiono of all kinds, S !extra% thrce • S — Mrfil JACKSON, MAT IR i n Cood., GrocerlepjlardwareAlucens Ware, Lime. Itnn, Nails, ke.. 121. Cheap.li,:e.EFlC. Va. AV lETAAM MILLET, e1t11.6.T MIXER Upholster, and Undertaker, corn Sei•entli etreete, Erie. ____ -. KELSO & LOONIIS. °snub Forsenriting.Produce and Corninison Mer hanta i dealers In coarse. and tine salt, Coal, Plaster, Shingles, & . Public dock, West sfile of the bridge, Erie. lbsysta J. KICTZO. I'i W. LOOMIS. WALKER &'COOK, ByrnAL Forwarding, Cottinin , ,rion and faidurc Mercliants;Sec and Ware-Boum east of the Public Bridge, Erie. I G7ffii - )1111:4 -- & — Co tin/Azar' In Watehett,.lewelry, Silver, German Shier, Plated Britannia Ware Cutlery, ltillitary and Fancy Gundr, ritateatreet, nearly oppottile the Eagle lintel, 1:1 . le. • 0, 1.00)1.10 ' CAR"ER & 11110THEit,' WHOM/ALE and Rani' dealers In Prno., Medielnes, Paints. Oil ft. Ganes. &e., No. 6, Reed Rouse, Erie. JOEL. JOHNSON. • IntAt.pn in Theological, Miscellaneous, Sunday awl Classical School Rooks, Stationary, &c. Park Ron•. Eric. JAMES LY'PLE, PAPturotante Merchant Tailor, on the public square, n few doors west of Mate street, Erie. D. S. CLARK, WIMPS/MC AND RETAIL Dealrr in GrOCerleA, Provision., Ship Chandlery. Stonc-ware. &c. No. 5, Bunnell Block. Erie. 0. D. SI'AFFORI). • Dealer Ivitnw, Nietllenl, school 3Tibeelloneous Books srationary, Ink, fie. Stalest., four doors below the Public square. DR. 0. L. ELLIOTT, Resident Dentin; office and dwellinp, in the lteebe Block, on the East side of the Public Square. Jrie. Teeth Inserted on Gold Plate, from one to nn entire sett. Carious teeth n Ith mire told, and restored to health and usefulness. Teeth cleaned with instruments and Dentifice so an to leave them of a pellucid clearness. All work warranted. B. I)ICKERSON, rilYElrl Of AND Sr/taro:l-09k° nt tits residence on Seventh street, hrpodite the Metliollibt Church, Erie. . L.B. WRIGHT, 3VII O I.II4 , AI.EAVD RPTAILIICaIer in nfy Goods,Groecries,lfardware • Crockery. Wars-ware, Iron Nails ',anther. ( - Mg, &c., eor,"J ,of State anent and the nubile agnate. aPPoshe the Eugh? 1 014 n ".34'' JOliN 11. iIURTON. yVzloLep Ayr, keTA deoler Druga, Med icioes , , Dye Stu in, ' 4toe . .No. , eries &e 5 Reed Dotwe,Erie. 4 11. ROBERT S. HUNTFIt. prA LEK in limo, Cape and Furs of all ticieripi ;'io. 10. Fmk Row •Erlp. ro. DIITiER %VA NTF.G . ..L500 firkins good llairy, Butter slanted JUP_ In exchange for Cash or Goods. J. H. FULLERTON. flocinoz.PANi in , ge sornnent of tozhorn and ennninn bars. just received by irritt.. Y /. ILFULLEILI'ON, • . , ..- , ... i . _ f i N. , . cts? a „ 4 , .: s; f• , -"•••• .. g *4- ': r - ,: ': . . , d ‘ t. _, : , .., , i I ; zA ; 44 1 * 3. CI. :`,.. i iii 1 0 1 is . !., 4 • *l., ;1.1 .• '' . '• ' V --„. I .. zi P r A` 34 ..li A s t . .•?.... .. ~. 4 .*: ; cl• • ':-.. It 11 1 , , .. . ~. , , (4 ... - , r. •.. k • .. . . - ... . .... . , . , • : ' , . ... j r.!.. , j e3,is) Iflmo OM) 3,00 One door r of State and T. M. ArwrlN Plittrq tinh 3thatl WEALTH. Insidious power! idol of the wood! s That gildest all with radiance nod light; Whereer thy dazzling standered is mauled, How flock thy votaries at the luring eight! How spurn the plain realities °forth. And deem thy etude the eminence of worth! Spread out thy lure—place peril in the way; . Unmask pale death, unshackle burning pain; Set round the trembling speetress of dismay; Sid tarnished honor hover in the train; Still onward rush, with blind infatuated zeal, The impatient t'iroag, to gran; the hope 1•for weal 1.o! in the pathway to thy worshipped equine, What treacherous forms in mashed girl) appear— Deep craft, in honors robe, with look divine; Ilypocrhy and faleellood ip her rear; Murder, entice:ll'd beneath a placid eye; And foul pollution, aping chastity. Thy purple decks deformity with grace; Thy gilded crown ennobles slavish brow; Thy trappings hide the stigma of disgrace; And raise the name that all despised but now! Thy fertile power all alike rev - ere; For dazzled vision secs a heaven there. Kindred and country, every tender tie, If not forgotten, stilled for a while; E'en love restrains the deep impassioned blab. Anil friendship lacks the blandness of her snide; Justice descends from Jill' her silver throne, And pity leaves the sufferer alone. • Thy well at work within the !Hunan breast, • Absorbing all the spirit-workings there, Pal nts visions bright, anticipations blest, Anti bids it tear above fair Judgment's sphere; Fresh gathering scorning re:dick:lly inspires In one great coil of unappeased desires! Build high the palace, glitter on the crown; Bedeck the subject with a inonarcles s pride; Rah.e bin; to fame, to honor and renown; Ilis eirtnes blayen, and his %lees Jude; Then bid kiln tell, with nil thy power to tilesq, IC phi, be peace, if thi. be happiness! • No; here thy power ceases—thoirmayest please, Acid draw around thee adoration's gave. I' Din weak against the I%outtileil heart's disease, No I eating comfort beams amongst thy rays— 'Thy transient glor3 —r va neseeitt Iluttltedeliriumofa troubled dream! "A MERE ACT- OF HUMANITY." RV GRACE GRLENV:UoD .ifenttla of the art who.e glory Is to give Tht• crowning boon that nuke it lire to live." Mooivp • Stop not, my fastidious reader, whoa I announce that tho young gentleman in whoso favor• and fortunes , would enlist your friendly sympathies, na the hero of tis sketch, is, or rather was, a medical student. Now am very well aware that. medical students aro proverbially "hard cases"—wild, spreeing, careless, skeptically in clined young,mon, whose handkerchiefs smell of either, and whose glOves ara strongly sugge‘stivo of rhubarb; whose talk runs largo, with bold jests on grace subjects, siy anatomical allusions, and startling hints at something ”Mair horrible and awful. Which e'en to name mil be unlawful," and wbose very lane bud a sort of bony rattle about it. But our friend Will Ashley, fortunately belonged not.: to tho Bob Sawyer and Ben Allen class of Esculapian disciples. Ile was a man of refinement, intelligence, education and principle—pleasing address, fine person and good family. Republican as [ am,l cannot but think much of good blood—pure and honorable blood k mean. Ile bravado, no pretension, no reckless ness, no skeptiCisin about him. Ile chose his profession at the first from a real natural loaning thht way, and pursued it with true enthusiasm and untiring constancy; and this partiality and devotion has boon rewarded with the happiest success. Dr. Ashley is , now regarded by his many patients.. with a remarkable confidence and Direction. To 'them there is 'healing in every creak of his shoes on the stairs' his cheerful smile lights up the sick rental like sunshine; 1 his gentle words and sympathetic tones aro as balm and f "refreshing oil" to hearts and minds, wounded and die tempered with the body, and his bright laugh and play- ful wit aro a positive tonic to the weak and nervous and fearful. But lam anticipating; my story has, perhaps most to do with the student Ashley. When William was quite young--a mere boy indeed, he became much attached to a pretty cousin of his own --a gentle, dark eyed, Southern girl, who made her home for setae years with his mother and sister, in the quiet Now England city of 'll----..—....., where sho was at tending school. Jessie Archer was, in troth, a lovely creature—with a heart full of 411 good and friendly feelings—•with a soft endearing manner, but with very little strength of char- acter or stability of purpose; She tenderly loved her Northern relatives, and parted with them, at least from her own cousin William, in particular, with many tears and passionate expressions of regret. She was not per itively betrothed to this cousin r =such a measure would have boon opposed by their friends, on account of the extreme youth of tho parties— , but she knew well his dear love and hopo--that ho looked upon her as his, future bride and she was well content with the understanding. As a matter of course, and lover-like necessity, Wil- ham Ashley corresponded witllis cousin . At first, the 1 letters on both sides were fre teat, long and confiden tial; but after the first year of absence, those of Miss Jessie changed gradually • in their tone, and Weenie "few and far between." But William, who 'was faith fill and believing, made a thousand kind excuses for this, and *continued to write out of his own affectionate and changeless heart. But at length his Jessie ceased to write altogether. TwO months went by, and then poor Ashley, in much distressful. anxiety, wrote to her, en treating to be told the cause of her strange silence.— There came a reply at last—a brief reply, written in the dear familiar hands but bearing for a signature a strange name. !ho had boon a fortnight married to a wealthy • Virginia planter. This home-thrust to his heart by a beloved hand— this sudden annihilation of his dearest hopes, by her whose sweet source and center they had been, almost prostrated the young stunont, mind and body. lie was proud, sensitive, and twenty-one; ho had the heart, and was at the age to feel acutely. to sutler and despair. His ambition died out—his energies flagged—then his "appetite went by the board, his eyes grow spiritless, his step heavy. and his cheek pale. "Ho must give up study," said his mother. "lie must take a journey," said his sister. speaking a word fur him and two for her self. The last proposition which was strongly pressed, was finally acceded to; and the young man set forth, dispirited and ill, under the care ("protection" she called it,) of his charming sister, Ellen. They went directly west for a visit to the Falls; the very journey which William had alwiffs looked forward to ns his bridal-tour. Now it seemed lat to depress and sadden him Mil more; I ho was restless. moody and abstracted-.4he very worst traveling companion possible to have. Ellen found it ex t r emely difficult to divert him from his melancholly thoughts and 'tender recollections. "pleasant and also mournful to the soul." The scenery along their, route constantly. reminded him of the double pleasure ho had anticipated in first viewing it with his beautiful brido. - .At Du(No, our travelers took tho afternoon boat for SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST n, 1850. Cltippowa. It was a ,bright and breezy day, early in, June-water, earth 1 -and sky, were lit up glociously-bY the declining sun, and they swept down that hioad, im-' mortal river. As the brother and sister stood on deck, - silently drinking in the rare beauty of the scone and hour, they noticed a party near them, distinguished amid all the crowd, by a certain dress and manner, with a bearing of perhaps unconscious superiority. This was a family party, and consisted of an elderly gentleman, Mr. Harley, a wealthy banker, and an honorable citizen of Now York—his wife, a sweet motherly-looking wo man, and their daughter Juliet, a fair and delicate girl of eighteen, and their only sou, Master Fred, a lad :of nine or ten. , . Ashley was a thorough republican—pro•td and poor; and being more than usually \ inclined to coldness and reserve, instinctively shrunk f?akt all Contact with this party, in which he at once recognized the air partician and exclusive.. But towards evening Mr. Barley made , some courteous advances; and filially succeeded in get ting up quite a free and animated conversation with his young fellow traveler, with whose well bred air and thoughtful countenonce J>o had been attracted and im pressed. They discoursed on the magnificent scenery around them, then on the battles and sieges, bold gon; . eralship and fighting which had made classic ground of thci wild Niagara frontier; and Ashley, who was an admirable talker, soon became earnest and even eloquent in spite of himself. All nt once, in looking up. im'net, the beautiful eyes of MisS Juliet fixed upon him' with evident interest and admiration. The young lady drop ped her gaze instantly, while a blush analysed her, bright ingenious face. An involuntary thrill of pleasure agita ted the heart of Ashley, and his cold eye kindled with a now fire; burns thought returned—the thought of all fickleness and coquetry. and heartlessness of woman, his brow clouded, he bit his lip,and with a few hasty words, turned abruptly, and drawing his sister's arm within his own, walked to the ,silo of tho vessel, loud there stood silently and moodily, gazilid down upon this darkened waters and ofi' into the deepening twilight. Owing to some detention the boat was later than Usu al, so that it was quite dark when they landed at Chippe wa. On leaving the boat, Mr. Ashley and his sister found themselves directly behind the party with whom, they had been conversing. Mr. Harley looked around , and seeing them, began malting sonic enquiries respect ing the hotel of which they had made choice, when Mas ter Fred, in his boyish independence, was walking along. suddenly stumbled—fell from the broad plank, over which they were passing, into the river below. There wore - screams, and rushing to and fro, but no rescue was attempted until Mr. Ashley, breaking from the clinging hold of his sister, leaped bodily into the deep, dark water. , For a few moments which seemed an ago to the spectators. ho searched in vain along the narrow space between the vessel and the wharf, but finally he espied tho lad's head appearing . from under the boat, caught, and drew furth,the already insensible child, and, greatly exhausted himself, swain back to the plank with his precious burden. They wore drawn on board together, with joyful shouts and earnest thanksgiving. As Ashley stood-in the gangway, staggering and half blind, the crowd cheering and passing around him, his sister flung her arms shoot his neck, and hung upon him, laughing hysterically. But the poor fellow was faint and chilled, - and strove' to releaSe himself front her passionate emlarnce. But just as he stood free, he felt his hand clasped, but gently, timidly, and looking around ho saw Miss Harley at his aide. She hastily raised that cold, wet hand to her warm.quivering lips, and kissed it grate fully, while her tears, her irrepossible tears, fell upon it, as 3110 murmured—" God bless-you! God in Heaven bless you!" and then hurried away to attend upon her -brother who had been carried back into tho cabin. The lad soon recovered nuilleiently to be able to join the party, who together took their way to 'tho Clinton House. That night, after supper, which he had served in a private parlor, Mr. Harley sought the room of Ashley— his heart overflowing with gratitude toward the young hero. and his thoughts busy with plans of generous re compense. At the door he niche servant bearing away a wet traveling suit, which sight, ; quickened even more his warm and kindly feelings. Ife entered to find Mr. Ashley.wrapped in a dressing-gown, sitting by a table, his head bent down on his hands, a plate of light food, almost exhausted, and cup of hot lea half-drank, pushed bock from before him. Ito was looking aeon paler and more 'spiritless than usual. In fact, our friend was com pletely exhausted by the excitement and exertion °folio evening, and consequently deepened into moodiness 'and reserve. Ile rose, however. as his visitor entered. and bowing politely, begged him to bo seated. But Mr. Har ley came forward, took his hand, and pressed it warmly, looked kindly into the pale, quiet face, his own counte nance all a glow, and teari actually glistening in hie deep set grey eyes. Ashley cast down his own oyes in painful embarrassment, which Mr. Harley perceiving, took the proffered chair, and strove to converse awhile on indiffer , ont topics. But ho soon came round to the subject near est his heart--.dwelt long and at large on his paternal joy, and gratitude, not seeming to heed the impatience of his sonsative auditor, and finally closed witht -"I trust there is some way in which I can prove my gratitude-4u part reward you for yon generous heroism. Tell me, my' dear young friend, can I repay you in any way?" To Aslstoy's gentle ear them was a ton of patronago Insulting jut& of the banker's purse in these words at which lie involuntarily drow himself up, and curled his short uppor lip; and whou,Mr. Harley earnestly re-' pealed his quest;on thus: ' "Is there no way in which I can servo you?" ho re plied with a sort Of nonchalant hauteur. "Yes; by never mentioning this lido circomstanco again. I but did for your on what I would do for any follow-croaturo. It was a mon aa of humanity, I asguro roll." ' Mr. Harley, quito taken back, chilled, and withal deep ly hurt, rose at once, and with a stately bow and a cold good night, parted from the roamer of his child, the young hero with whom, five minutes before, ho would have divided his fortune. Tired and indifferent, Ashley flung himself upon his bed, and slept soundly till late in the morning; then rose with a headache, made a light breakfast, and hurried down to Table Rock with his sister, who had been up since 415 y break impatiently waiting his appearance - . Ashley was lost in that first contemplation of the grand scone before him; his soul seemed born to a now life—a now world of beating, and power, and overwhelming sub limity. ;rho day was wondrously beautiful, - and floods of sun light wore mingled with the waters, and pouring over that stupondousprecipice; into the darkest depths full the fear less, glad sunbeams, sounding, like golden plummets, those terrible abysses. Thoro ,hung the rainbow, and Eilen, as she gazed, remarked, a wild bird, who seemed sporting in the spray,,Tpass through the illuminated, aid); and become glorified In its midst,. and it seemed to her like an Innocent confiding spirit, coming near the might and grandeur of Deity, through the boantiful galow4 of love. Ashloy was at 101141- roused from his trance - of kight wrought rapture, by Itching a small, timid hand laid on his arm, and wood to see Master Fred standing at his side, with a faint glow on Isis chnek and 'an affectionato pleasure shining in his sunken eye. The'lad, to-day . something of an invalid, was accomprined and half sup. ported by a servant. Ashley foli au iustiuctivo attraction tV'ONTirA3ID..OI towards the child, who was a•fiao intelligent boy, by the way, and talked with him more kindly and faMiliarly than he had over felt disposed to eonverso with the elderjlar lay; 4 r, in leaving the rock the Ashley's overtook Harley 'with his wife and daughter. Juliet smiled painful!, as her eye mot that of William, whci bowed and smiled, as - she bade the brother and sister 'Good morning.' Mr. Harley merely touchodhis hat, Mr.. darkly, who had boon so absorbed the ovening previous by her intense anxiety for her son as almost to forgot his bravo roscurer, now, drop ping the arm of her husband, and grasping the hand of the yiing student, poured the Whole story of gratitude of her deep immeasurable joy, into his heart—a good heart though somewhat wayward, and sadly out of harmony with life just now. A short time afteethis, Ashley again saw Miss Har ley. They mot in a fearful place, behind the sheets of Termination Rock—the secret, dread abode, the dim, awful sanctuary of•sublimity. Even them Ashley exalted by poetry; solemnized by grandeur as he was, could not but remark the miracle of beauty which made the young lady food lovely as ever in the rude, grotesque costume, the.clumsy water-proof dross Provided for her expedition. Ile next noticed the fearless, yet awe struck enthusiasm, the high wrought expression of her face, as, sheltering her eyes from the storm of spray with her fair hand, she gazed upward to whore the huge column of water, dark, green and snowy white,,leoped over the shelving precipice, plunging with a thundering roar into the black abyss at her side. In after days ho often thought of that fair creature, as she thus appoared--so young, so delicate, yet so brave— so lust to herself, almost to life, in a trance of awe and adoration , lie often thought of her thus, as his last sight of her; for after this they parted—he and Ellen passing over to thotAmerican side, saw no more of the llarle)s during their.brief stay at the Fulls. Ashley was, almost in in spite of himsolf much impro ved in health and spirits by travel, and on his return re sumod his studies with a sort of dogged devotion; if not with all his old enthusiasm. Yet sometimes, as formally tho vision of a fair being would come to disturb and dis tract-his thoughts—would flit across his humble room, ho almost palpably presort in his waiting dreams. But it hardl'r ; soented the 'lovely young Jessie,' the beloved of his early years; this wns fairer, slighter form, clad oddly enough, in a heavy dress of yellow oil cloth, with a sort of hood, which, half-fullen back, revealed a sweet face all glorified by sublime adoration. Ho saw—how distinc tly ho saw, the deep. abstracted eyes . tho bright. period lips—alt, those lips! whenever ho re called then by some mysterious association. with his own right banid a tolerably symmetrical band, surely, but with nothing more peculiar, about It; that , l could ever see. The full succeeding the jadrnoy to Niagara, William Ashley received his diploma, and the next spring opened an office in,ltis native city. Not possosfsing wealth, or much family influence, and being young and modest, ho had at first view, vary few ca 11... lint ho was always at his post, never, employed his leisure untvorthily, or was idle or desponding, lle 'studied as diligently as ever and waited ratjoutly for'lloso patients whom Ito rested assur ed in,the future—the frir golden future—were hound to h liopptined that the young physician's way hnmo from his 'offiee lay past and very near to the elegant residence of Mr. N-, a Wealthy end somewhat distinguished c itize n of I and pouring through tho 01)011 win dows of his mansion he ono night hoard the sweetest singing that lied ever met his ear. it was a clear. fro4ll contralto voice. artistic in execution, yet sweet and full of felling. Ashley, a line singer himself was passionately fond of music; and ho lingered long beforo thu lions() walking up and down beneath the thick shadows or the grand old OM! 'nit, was the beginning of pleasure. night after night, for some weeks found tho young physician in the same spot ‘vlion ha was almast always so happy as to hoar that rare, dolicions sioging, trilling and quivering through the still and dowoy air. It was gonemlly accompanied by tho piano; but sumo times Ito would see a gay group on the pious; and among them a slight figure in whito, looking very fair and delicate in the moonlight: then them Would come dm tinkling of n guitar. and sweet love-lays of Italy, or wild ballad of Spain. And Olin it Wont On, till Ashley, the invisible listen er, had becomo altogether ench•iuted, spellbound, in Lore with a coke till fast and far in tho .11w distance. fadod away the familiar vision in yellow oil cloth and falling hood, and fair, kindling countenance. Ile now spent as many hours over his books as ever, but his thoughts, alas! wore far enough from the page; for, to tell the truth end expos° his boyish folly, ho was con stantly dreaming out the form and features of tho dear unknown—of her with the voice. Unlike his former self, he now looked soarchingly at the fair promenaders whom ho met on tho street, and there saw pretty young ladies enough, but no one in whom he rocognised his idea of the swoof singer. " At length the hoar of good fortune came alike to the physi.liatt and to the lover. Just at sunset, on a ploasant . ovening, a young horse man came dashing up to Dr. Ashley's office to sum mon bins to a lady, who had disolated her sock in springing from her horse. Our hero's heart beat quick as the messenger directed him to the house of Mr. N. Tho Do'clor was shown into a small parlor where on a lounge, clad in a white wrapper, reclined his first patient. A wreath .of rich gulden hair, somewhat disheveled first attracted Ashley's eye; there was something strange ly familiar in those bright curls,' and ho was not taken altogethei by surprise, when Mrs. N.; presented him to her nein, 'Miss H/srtey.' Tho lady was lying with her hands over, her face, to conceal the tears drawn forth by her acute sufferings; but at the mention of the doctor's name, she removed them, and looking up eagerly, and smiling in the midst of her polo with pleasure and supprise. - But this was no time fur more than simple recognition, and the next moment saw the doctor bonding profession ally over the throbbing and swollen foot of the sufferer. The setting of the dislocated 'joint - caused the young sufferer exciutiating pain; but she bore herself throngh all with heroic patience—the silent resignation of wo- Yet whon all was over—the uncle bound up, and a composing draught -administered. as the doctor took lonveof his interesting patient, ho saw that her check was deathly pale and her lips quivered convulsively. From that time, for some weeks, day after day, the young physician might have been been (by Mrs. kneeling by the side of Miss Juliet's couch—bending over the poor foot, bathing and dtcssiug it,. watching with inteuse,interest the subduing of the swelling. - and the disappearance of the discoloration, till it became at last white and dedicate. like its mato and former • fellow traveler. It is strange bow, through all this time, the late mu sic-mad gentleinan existed without listening to the be loved voice, for now, Ahrough the windows of the parlor, through the vines and roses of that piazza no sweet sing ing floated out into the moonlight. • I told you dear reader, that Dr. Ashley used to kneel at Juliet's side to dress her ankle; but, when that- wea better, almost well, indeed, and clad in silken hoio and slipper—it happened that once, when quite 'alone with his fair patient, at the dreamy twilight hour, the doctor suddenly found "nintself by the force of habit. I suppose, in his old position '.—This (into Miss Juliet bent over him till her hand lay on his forehead—tilt they mingled in with his oirn dark locks,—Sho spoke but a word or two end•the young practitioner sprang up impulsively and joyfutly, and took a prouder position by the ride of his beloved patient. His arm was soon about her waist—to support her; as her recent indisposition had left her but weak; her hand was in hill owe; and as he held it thus ho mentally obierved Quito the quickest pulse I ever felt.' Miss Harley called herself well, but she did net seem perfectly so, while she remained with her relatives In H--; ut least her physician called more and more frequently; nor did it appear that her anclo ever quite regained its strength; for when . oho took her evening krona with Dr. Ash ley, they were observed to saunter along slowly; and iihe was seen to lean heavily_ on the arm of her compatrien. It is said that thkre aro men who think that a slight lameness imparts a now interest to a lovely woman—and it is probable that Dr. Ashley was one of these. Ono fine morning early. in remember, Mr. Pdgen Oulu, the rich banker, and irespectable citizen, was seated in his cushioned arm chaiti in his elegant library. in his princely mansion, in Waverlly Place in the city of • I Gotham. 118 was looking e.e easy and comfortable as possible—as Well 'flamed with the 'world and its ways in general, and its ways towards himself in particular; and even more than usually hippy and genial. • Mr. Harley was not alono this morning.• Thero was then and there present, a young man, rather t.ill, quite handsome,.modesey, yot elegantly dressed—(our friend the doctor, to let you know the secret, de . ar reader,)--who with a red face, and a manner half proud, half fearful, was just makitilg a confidante of the old gentleman —telling hint a hive story of his own in *short. The good man was greatly interested in this history.badly told as it was, and at its close ha rose quite hastily for ono of his aidertnanic proportions, and gal:lg up to his visitor and laying his hand kindly on his shoulder. said: *With all my heart—with all my heart! I will give you my Juliet, and place her fortune in your hands—for I honor and like you young man!' Ashloy quito overcome, could only stammer out— .oh, Mr. Harley my dear sir, how can' I ever repay you for this gcodnoss—this great kindueslP •llj never mentioning this little circumstance again.' replied Mr. Harley, with a roguish twinkle of the:eye. 'I saw, my dear boy, what a sad condition you were in, andfliis is 'a mere act qf hurnanity, I nsiare you. Abraham Jink's Shirt. The following story hos e brief but improssivo moral for our bachelor readers, viz: Pay your Washertroinan's Lill. Perhaps, all things considered, washerwomen aro the most troublesome and destable of the 'small fry' of duns. They are continually clamoring for their dues, and they aro somewhat dangerous persons to offend, as the fol lowing anecdote will show. Wo were once acquainted with a gentleman, whose stock of linen had degenerated (from thelreqnent visits to my uncle.') into one solitary shirt. Mr. Jinks was consequently under the disagree able necessity of lying in bed till his solitary shit could ba washed and dried for his evening's use. One eve ning ho was engaged to a dinner party. where a very pretty and rich woman, to whom ho had long been pay ing his attentions—and successfully—was. to be present. The hour was drawing nigh; our frisnd had made his toilet, except in the ono indispensable article—a shirt.— Enveloped in a "seedy dressing gown" be sat shivering in- anxiety, awaiting his washerwoman's well known knock. It came, and sho made her appearance with the wished for shirt in hand. "Give me the ahirt, quick," cried he extending his hand es ho spoke. Tho washerwoman drew back, and coolly replied.— "You owe me eighteen pence. sir; I am a poor woman with a largo family—l must he paid." . "11--n tour family, I have not got a farthing-- give mo my shirt." "I won't till I have my money," was tho virago's reply. The unfortunate devil swore, stormed and raved; but it was of no avail; he descended to the most abject sup plication, but iu vain. There she stood, with the covet ed garment in hand, while he, like Tantalus of old; saw but could not grasp it. At length driven to despair, ho exclaimed—. ••My good Mrs. Brown, for God's sake give.me my shirt. 1 am going to ditto at Mr. Watt's in flOgrave vim; I ahall lie too late. I shall ho ruined." An infernal, emits lighted up for an instant the obdu rate washerwoman's face, and without saying another word aho departed with her prize, leaving him shirtless. In the middle of the dinner at llr. Watt's that eve ning, tho guests were discussing the mysterious non-ap pearance of Abraham Jinks, and the pretty Charlotte Seymour wan pouting and looking daggers Freviously offended by the absence of her lover, - a parcel Was bre't in by tho servant, and delivered to the master of the house. Ile opened it, and to tho astonishment of all, out fell o shirt! Snatching up a little dirty scrap of pa per which full front the garment, the host read out the following exquisite morteau fur the edification of the company: _ 'Sir,—llan Muster A. Jenks owes mo eighteen pence, and has not got only one shirt, which I encloses; and has I would not let him have this ero shirt, till ho paid mo, 'which ho said as how ould'at, I sends you tlto harticlo in question, that yon may n e surprised at his nut coining to dinner. Your humble servant, - Many Ilnows. Washerwoman. • • N. B. Washing dono on reasonable terms and a good drying ground." Tho roar of laughter which sucFoeded may bo guessed. The match was off—our friend was dished: Great Caves. A summer tourist. writing from Sharon Springs to the N. Y. Journal of Commerco. giveis a description of two cave's of great size near Schoboric Cotirt House, N. Y. Ono called flowe's Cave situated about 17 miles, from the Springs, and five front the &Amharic Court 'louse, has been explored to the depth of seven miles through limestone rock, and contains a lako on which is a boat for visitors. Ono portion of this cave is so vast that rockets have been sent up and did nut roach the ceiling. The other oavo is called Geblirad's 'find is about four mileseast of SCIIOII3IIO Court House. It has . boon explored to a distance of live miles. This is also said to have a lake. and an apartment 315 feet in diem ter. Pure white alabaster bas been found in it. !lowa's cave was discovered in 194, by a Mr. Howe who has a hotel near it. Go Botareens. There Is perhaps not a more odious character in the world, than That of a Go Between—by which I mean that creature who carries to tho ear of ono neighbor every injurious observation that happens to drop from the month of another. Such a person is the slanderer's herald, and is altogether more odious than the slanderer himself. Ay .their vile officiousness they„ make that poison which else would be inert, far three-fourths of the slanderers in the world would never injure their rAjecte, except by malice of Go Botwoens, ut - i isi the mask of double friendship, act the v a l 4oll o l a traitors. %1 50 A IrnAliPin-Advance. NUMBER 14. A Tale of Military Discipline. It was towards the end of last October that I returned on foot from Orleans to the Chateau of Barely. Before me upon the same road. marched a registrant of soh:tiers; and having an car for martial music. I hastened along to be near it. when soddenly the band ceased playing. and the drum and fife was the only sound save the *labs ttamp of the soldiers. For nearly a half en hour they continued on. when they entered upon a plain surroanded with oak trees. I enquired 'of a captain with whom I wu acquainted if the regiment was to bo reviewed. "No." replied he. •ewe have come here to judge and probably shoot a soldier of my company, for having stolen from the person upon whom lie was quartered." "flow," asked I, •*do you intend to judge, condemn. and exocnte him, all in the same moment?" . "Yes, sir, such are our orders." Tito last word is all sufricipat for a soldier. "If you halm curiosity," continued the esptein."l will placo you where all can be soon. The cerintony will be brief." I followed the •caplain. The regiment was drawn up in a square, and behind tho line some soldiers dog a grave upon the borders of the forest. In the middle - of the square, eight officers were seated on drums; a ninth seated a little in front of the others," was writing some words on a piece of paper, which he held against his knee in a very negligent manner, or simply to show that a man was not killed without some formality. Tim accused was called. lla was a young moo of excellent height. with noble and commanding address. With him canto a woman; the only - witness who testi fied in the case. When the 'colonel was about to interrogate her. the young man csClaimcd: "It ie useless. colonel; 1 stole handkerchief from this woman." "You, Peter." said the colonel, "hays always boon a good soldier." "It is true, colonel. I have always tried to give satis faction to my officer—but I did not steal it for myself— it was for Mary." "Who is this Mary?" "It is her who lives down there—l moan in Areaburg. I shall never see her again." "I don't understand you. Peter. Explain." "This letter, colonel will explain all." He handed him the following: ••My DLAIC retEsn PETEIII:4 profit by the departure of Arnold to send this and a silk purse which I made expressly for you. I have hid myself front my father while making it roi ho scolds me .for loving you 80 much. and says you will uever come back. You are - comiag back, are you not? and oven if you did remau absent, il should s till love You. Como back soon, and if possible Send me something from France. that I mar keep it for your sake. Yours, ever faithful, "I received the letter last night," continued Peter; dreampt about Mary, ab s out home, about'seuding her a souvenir, and this morning I awoke and I thought about a present to her; and then it occurred to me that 1 had no money, and coining down stairs saw this handker chief, and had the weakness to steal it. As I took it. this woman saw me. Have me shot, but do not detest Inc. I ant guilty." The judges could not conceal their emotion, bat be was condemned to death. He heard the sentence with out flinching.' and approaching his captain. requested the loan of four Franca. The captain gave them to him. I saw him advance towards ,the woman to whom the handkerchief had been returned, and heard these words; "Madam, there are fuui• francs, I do not know if your handkerchief is worth more, but if it is I pay dearly for the rest." Taking the handkerchief again. Ito kissed it and gave it to the captain. "Captain." said he, "in two years you will return to our mountains. and should you pies by, ask for Mary, and giro hor this blue handkerekier, but do not tell her at what a price I bought it." He. then kneeled, prayed to God and walked to the spot. I left at this moment and.wandered into the woods.— The report of musketry told me that the tragedy was terminated. In half an hour.l returned; all was still. A saw made grave was them without a tablet to 'record the fate'of Peter. A month later, a steno with '•.Mary'" marked a grave in tho iillago church-yard of Arenbure. Ruins of Humanity. Of all the ruins, oh which men can gaze, or on which, his memory can dwell, none aro more painfully sublime than the ruins of humanity; and what are they? Not the deep furrow which time wrinkles ou its cheek, or the silvery whiteness with which years cover- the head; not the curved spine, which bows the face to the earth. se It It looked for the grave to rest in, tia: the wrinkled cheek. and the bleached head, and the stooping frame. are the. appropriate accompaniments of age. and as beautiful. 1w tlie system of life, as winter with its leafless tree' and frozen streams, in tlio system of the seasons; hi:nibs:nine of humanity. aro 'seen in wrinkles which time ha no, made, in a frame trembling with anxiety, shaken hymn row, humbled by sin, withered by despair. when the beauty of youth is gone, and the beauty of age has not supplied its place. 'Tis as melancholly as snow In bar vebt. IT A correspondent, a wag in his way, says that when a young man, ho occupied a chamber separated frog► that of a married couple by a thin partition. One cold night ho heard the rough voice of the husband grumbles outs ”Take away your hoofs." To which the wife replied in a Querulous lone: yon did not speak so when we were first mar ried—ttion you used to say to me, "taw away your Was hootsy,foolsy, loasy!" hoar how tho editor of l'io Verin.mt 11Incury talks to the borrowing individuals: "Got n paper to spare?" " Yos. sir; here's ono of our last. Would you like to subscribe, sir, and takot regularly?" "I would, but I am too pVor.", : That man had just come from the circus, cost .50 cents; lost limo from his-farm, 50 cents; liquor: judging from Or smell, at least 50 Outs; making a dollar and a half actually thrown away; and then begging for a news paper,. alleging he was too poor to pay for it. That's what we call "saving at the spigot and loosing at tho bung hole." WY The Detroit journals are arguing the question— " Where is the American wilderness?" The Adverti ser says: "At the opening of this century it wu in Ohio and Indiona—twenty-five years afterward„'iewas in Michigan, Wisconsin, d:c., last year it was in Min nesota. Now, where is it to bo next year? except in Nebrasca, around the Luke of the Wood!" The year after nest, wo reckon it will be no wharf 117 A dandy bleckentered a book-store, and with a very consequential air inquired. "nab you ft few quires of letter paper of the very hest, for a gentleman to write tub' letters on?" "Yes," was the reply; "how many will you hovel" ..1 'epose." said he. "my stay at the- springs will be about three weeks Gib me 'uough quires to, write (out letters" l'il‘RY."
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