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VOLUME 21.
NEI
Grit 111tritlil Okitrotr.
13. P. SI.OAN, EDITOR.
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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,
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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.,
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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sornnent of tozhorn and ennninn bars. just received by
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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.
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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
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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."