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13. F. SLC)AN, EDITOR.
OFFICE, CORNER " STA
F..TE ST. AND PUBLIC
SQUA It
i TER ItiS ( IF l'lta PAVER.
City iinti.eriber , by tb,• carrier. nt 6.2.1 it
By wail, or al %lie oilio:r, in , ii i% alive, 1.:i0
_ j_f 11 rim paid in nil, n iict•, or %%lath% three months from the l hoe
cif .tuti•cribilig, Ettip dollar. %,, ' II b e chnrgo, ,
li.klicuiniiitinif•iiiiolis nitiq I.r. put.111:11,1.
' Itl'ITS OF ADVEItTiIiI:CG.
em-d..truf , lCCOiltrg } iilh,, oite year. 83,00
Ouemittart. 4S . . 10.00
4.10. d..›. sit month., 6,00
do. fro. three montlol, 3,00
Thatiment ;Mt erti., mum, 50 (Tilts per square, of fifttiM lines or
les., Im the tit 4 imettictit .25 cent., fpc Inch snbsrgt.ettt itt.‘rtimt.
3_l'l early ad, erti , crn hate the privilrgeni changing at plemmie.
I. to al no time are allots 11 to neent, tore brat tn o "}nitre t, mull'.
',..ilitnOrelior (Ilea intorreddlte 11.. , "...,
At.l4othtineta , Oct fiat it other dirEctiont, ti all he vitherled till
'tintntraml clanged :accordingly.
its 3 S 3 N LS' `,1,1ri" , _ . :33 -V
LAIRD &RUST,
:V1.01.{ . .8 .11.1 D.-tier-1u Dry Doul,Gtoceries,llaraware,
Liquor:, Flour. P;•th. Salt comer of State strut! t
vuuhr .Nare, near the Court Itou.,e
w usu. 1.11R1.. r
GALLN
Emhionable cell and Ilrowit's Hod,
, up s(amg. (1, I I !IN(:dou.;ou o
OLIVER E 4 PA PEORD,
Stat Nl.o,,ltlocc)rrr of Illault Books and
W Mtn' Ink.cuiler Vf the Ithkll/1111 I :111 !:".1 sit , t t, t.
J. W. DOIA;I..ISs.,
ItTlOlneY .kl<el'ire,,rlt6l; , T /,701.1 , 11 Star Street. three
door, north OS Bross te a Hotel, Luc., l'o.
COMP'i ON &f I A VlilinTlCK.
prirrits in Dry (i01,1,-. I oilVa re. erne hers. rind roT
cnEn and Donie , oie I,nluol , 1/i-litler-, l'rr , Of
.baleraue.. No. b. Reed llou:Le. alit! curlier 01 rrencli :1111.1 l'enn
Sireeig,
MM=E!
Aitorocy & Coon..lter at Law. (tutee No '2, Eid., MIL corner
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oft ale & Lloy d sArreti, buOrdo, N. Y.
CUlleCtllll7, and ruei%V prompt attenion
ItEpvat LS.—A. P. VI i.l Is, r,tl., 11, 0:1N (IRAS
J. p. ,);ICKLIN.
Bercut And general nod Crank-
VrlE,n ID Pri; p 1.01 if ar•l•Mtiian !Puffery,
Au, e, el No. d llutiee;
Eric, Pa.
W. J. F. LIDL.I.I; 6.7 Co
BIArKS.M/ . . Cornir , Ce and Wagon ItuiMen, Flate :Street, 'be
L.een , eveatit I.olth, J',Je.
L. S I'IMNG. M. D.
Omer, one Dorr WUM of L'. II Wri , ...litt, more, op Rtnirti.
DOCT. J L. STEWAIt'I
Oft 1( E lib 11,. I 111 ,1es,”111 tv.ir SA— ~trct L. ILES
Cale 111,,,r 114,‘ th ,t.
C. — : : 3/ U.GI,f,
‘Vltru. , de t.} and It ttlttli ilealt•r la l: rue,
Liquoto. Fruit. &e., A. c Copier or
oviKe•tte the Fenner,' Ilov2l,l*.rte.
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JOIIN NieC.l ;4,
WII0IF•11 v. and Retail !haler in Fiji illy Grocerie. Crechery.
GlaiAn are. Iron, I's %Ili., &c I , No.l:oleiiiirin Mei k, 1.m., Pa,
ri,P Tit ItiiiheiA price paid lor I:tolutr rrotliire.
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‘v ET MORE.
.4 7"E 0 1: A 7' L d fl' ,
Wr.11.11 . $ c, • Z - IN, t. grit,
Istroß CI ft, ni..l Vet, 310 r Griper/iv+,
l.l..`—at arr. reli Ittei.. ital.., air,
Iplkt t.r. 1x -titre rtorrs et.:iti ratty • ivt.r I..tt
Ileteli l'a.
Ati-0—.1,1,11.. acre, liC a general
e awrotlweul (Ji ',:-.14!,11e:IL , 1 ',Mare Tri•ffilutsg,
NIERVIN L :imI
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.11110,,,,iir AT 1..“1 111141 Jll , ll , r l'ra , 0. :1111 Al,llllt fur
the Key Setae Nlata al L 1.4! lit , ,:,,day cumpa tar --(lth6: 3 i t u ors
%%Cat Ae.re. 10, Pa.
. 11 K.:\ \ Vl,l ON
Do/a rr, in ‘Vate . ,/ , Gin,
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aa lN'are,Jetirrir,, and a vart
Attack,. lirybeale Wu( iirotb
Stair mteri,.l::ao, l'a
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ott,er uttclie.el to ‘,1111111)11,11111t
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ATTOR4.y 1T I,kw--(qr.CtOtirf IS. 11 (tglit . 4
f:1) ti:a1011. (It6^at t. r I !ler. 7 ,
tow nn,lottivr vrolt.,u 111. , 1
mat 1 , 1,‘ tlek: W,l,lll.rolyt
, ne.e.
ii!“)% 1 N ‘ ii HOTEL;
1 , 011)1E111.V 'ME EAU. a cr rteerot.'late 1.6,1:1,1d LIIP Pll ru o ure
Elmte•lt •100 0111 CC.
'A. Cll.ll
W11M.F4 , 0.1. and Retail Witil , 4;
Liquor,. t'igar+. N.,ll%.lktroti .11v, Isu reeve, Cmckerh., &c.
Cern'. I.le, Erie% Po.
T. %V. Al()0/0.,
.IDHALIZR in Gro , eric, , , , rroit
No 0, l'oqr Itow, : 4 1 to•
JOs{_ltl' 61:LLUCY:
Vorwnrtlittry & f..:1 the 11ock, ea4t of
Slat& ',lice!.
, COOl, Salt, pla,ier and Whit , . r.%!),,a , i-tanv., 10T ink..
J. 11. 11'11-J,IA)1::,
Thinker and Exchange 11111, of
Drafot, certilic;l.-nf 14,-.1i,.(:(11 and ^i! offn.
Otfice,4 doors Leto" I ; rown's In.
IiENJANLIN I)I.NNISON,. 1k-
Arrortsrir ier I.ti s. CiiiVeklitil;onto—Oifice on Superior weer,
Atnaterei Block. ,Refer to Ch n •t i I lire l'arker,raitilitidee
I.aw School., lion. Richard Fletcher. 1117:tate 01., iio•tott;
Samuel 11. Pork in.+. IValiiiir bt.,l'hiludelpinu; Melon! 11.
Kinibull.r...ll.;:i3 Wall meet, New York. For te,tutionialri, re
ft•r to (ht. orrice.
I.IIAItSIIAI.I. & VINCENT,
ATMENIYA a t.A%%--( are up eta IN Tainniany
north of nje Prcilioncdnr's oainu, I;rir•. •
ItitA A LIMN.
Arrormy vspent N,IFI,Ltat 1,%V. —Otlice over C. 11. IVri;tht'`
,Store, entrance one door xt ctt o 1 Mato Sfrect, on the Ihainund.
Cue.
1. ItOSENZ%VEIG
rI.ALIP ItlTAit 111 , AI 6;' in Forel:4l Im' Domestic Dry
Coodiy ready ttiaile Clotlitnii, Boots null Silueb, &c., Nu. 1,
iug Block, State bac.% Ern.. 5.
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IL TIBISALS,
Uud.r.lt in 'Dry e;ccdt..-Do Craccrie.,, Crockery, ❑udwnre. &c.,
No. 111. Cheap-We, En,
JOHN ZIMMERtY,
MAIM inGroa•ries and Novi-ions of kfitds, State street, three
doors north of the Diamond, Ern.,
SMITH JACKSON,
OZALYR in Dry Goats ' Groceriell. iiardware.rguerms D'are, Lime,
Iron. NMle, dre., 121, Clicup-ide, Erre,
wtt,LiAm
CAIIIMET MAKVIt drldt(dsWr, and l'ndertat,er. corner of State and
gerentli werts, tric.
K S.
GIMERAT. Forwarding. Produce and Conuntsiii ‘lereloint,.; dcalerri
in cunrsn and line eait, Coil. Fla.,ter, Shingles, dc. Public dock.
%sera tilde Of The bridge, Eric
Entity J . 61u0,
WA IS E .1&. COOK,
aIENEAAL Forwarding, Corinne...ion rind Produce 3ferehants;See
ond Rare-hou•c east of the Bridge, Luc,
G. LOONIIS & Co.
in Jen elry, Silver, German Siher, Plated and
Britannia Ware Critter), Military and fancy Goods, State btreet,
nearly opposite the Eagle Iluid, Erre.
0, Looms.
CARTER & nitoTnEn.
tur and Retail dealers in 1)ru;;•4. Nled i nes, I'4,lms:oils,
ple-stmlo, Claw, &c , No, i. need Mute, Enc.
JOET. JOIINSON, --
im.LER in Thrological,f SundnY and Clins , denl
erhool llookP, Stationary, &e. Park Row, Crio.
JAMES LYTLE,
FAantoNABLE Merchant Tallor.on the publte square, a few doors
nest or :Rate street, Erie.
b: --- .CLA itk,
WISCILF.4hI.I.: wn arraiL Dealer la Croci•fiCS. Pro% Isicro, ship
Cloinillerv, Slone -Wire, &e., No. 5. Sonnet' Sloe p, Erie.
0. 1). SVAFFOIIp.
Dealer in Law, Medical, senool :Miscellaneous 'hints stationary.
Ink, &e. st.. four iloars het° x the Piddle square.
DR. O. L. ELLIOTT,
Resident Dentist: °lnce:ma dwelling in the Itreln. Illtck, on the
Hart side of the Public Square. Ltie. Teeth InSnd) d On Gold
Plale, from one to an entire sett. Carious teeth tillld o ith pure
Cold. and restored to lteaVlt rind usefulness. Teeth cleaned
with instruments and Detainees() as to teat e them ut a pellucid
clearness. Alt work tt attained.
"pl.l DICKERSON.
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rIiIrIICIAN ARO SETA xoN-,0:11ec at hit 3 residence on Seventh street,
eppngte the 11fellnalist Church, Erie.
BUItION,
wilocesm.i •MD 1( LT4II. dealer in Driigm, Medic i tico, c Siu(T,
440 ecrico, &c. :so. 5, 144,,1 !Wine, Erie.
sort t'l' s. LINTER,
NALIR in Hate. Cape and FUT./ of ail ticeoriptione: No. 10, Calk
Now •Eric. Pa.
I)UITER WANIIII).—SIN) M ins rood Dairy jcuttt.r nante
. Ir, exchange for Path or G00d... J. FULLERTON.
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THE LIBE ► IA BEACONL•
DY M -TIN Y. TCPYLIt.
A thousand miles of rugged Otore,
- And not a light hoube,cen'i
• Alas.. the tliounhil tears of porn
That ouch a .lame had been! ,
Mo r e! that Afric's darkling race;
The savages and .laves,
Never 11111 . 1, khott n a gle:an of grFo- r '
On their duuthl-%\eutern waves:
Never, 'till Now? 0 glorious light—
The beacon is n !adze
And half the terrors of the night
Are scattered by its rays?
Forth from the starry -lieaveted West
Was lit this glorious torch,—
For, dear Columbia's bOllB hate- blest
Liberia tt lilt —a Church:
Yes—young Columbia leads the wa y,
' And shows our hard old world lI
How e.la%ezy in the sight of Jay
Can wtbest be downhuri'd:
Not by the td. ody hand of power t
That mangles n bile it frees, -
Hut by 'Religion's calmer hour, •
And Freedom of the seas!
Yes, brothers! Patience is the word—
Prudence, in your zeal;
Where the,e sweet angels well are heard
They work the coinnianweali
The North iiiwt wait; the South be wise;
And both unite in love
kelp the slate beneath Eta skies •
That is no slurs above?
*Written upon being inrirale.t that an Piiiscopal church had
been erect •d at Itasca Cove. in Liberia.
FLTHERAND SON.
A THRILLING STORY.
Prom Ituusvhord (Cord!
One evening in the month of March, 1798—that
dark time-in-Ireland's annals 'whose memory (over 7
luuking all minor subsequent emu:re) is still. preser
' ved amo ng lie, as 'ithe year of the. rebel! on"--a lady
and gentleinaii were seated near a blazinr , fire in the
old-fashioned dining morn pf a large 10-n ly mansion.
They had just dined; .vine and fruit w re nn the
table i both initimclied, while Mr. Hews on and his
wife sat,silently gazing at tire fire, %etching its
flickering light becoming gradually mi re vivid as
short spring tit it fided into derkne:
At length the lit - baud poured out a :,
drank it otr, and then broke .silettee, by laying—
" Well, well, Charlotte, these tire
a ful times;
ti
there were test (nen taken lip today for fatting Cot
ter's tirim,e at Knock:Me; and Tom Dvjer says that
every intwiiitrate in the country is a marked man.''
Mr liewsim cast a frightened glace towards the
windows, which iinewd nearly to the ground, and
gate a view oft aide,, tree-bespritikle ,i d :awn, through
whose center alimg, -tonight at emie dln the nigh
wayroad. There way al-o a,tliot milli at e ther sides of
the house, brl: - ic:llitig riff thro close thick:As of trees
and reaening the rim I by a circuitous ( c anto.
"hi-te'r, Juries!" File sai I, after a pause; what
note is that?"
"N"thing but the sigleing of the wind among the
treos. Come wife, you twist nut give %%ay to hung-
'nary fear:,,"
"13ot really, I hear.i_tioptething like footmeps on
the grax.el, rooloi the gab'e-cud.--1,
A- knock at the parlor than interrupted her.
ig:nnie in.'•
The door opened, and Tim arithatr, Mr, Hew:eon's
confidential steward and- right •hand man, entered,
folloWeti by a fair-haired delicate looking buy of six
years yid, dressed in deep niourng.
"Well, Gallen, what du you want?"
"I a..Ai your I.loM,r's pardorr disturbingyou and
the mistress; b.t thinight tght to Come and tell
you the bad news I heard."
"Sumet i ning about the rebels, I suppose?'
"Yes, sir; I gut whisper just now that there's
going to be a. rising ifilirely, to-morrow; thousands
ere to gathe c before day break at Kifairean bog, where
I'm am told they&e a power of pikes hiding; and
then they've to march on and melt every house in the
he country. I'll engage, when I heard it, I ditrut let
grass grow 'tinder my feet, I.)M. Came ar straight to,
your Honor, thinking maybe you'd like to walk
over tti Mr. Warren's and, settle with him what's
best to be done."
"Oh,-Jumes I beseech you, (lA% thing of going."
"Make your mind easy, CharlOtte; I don't intend
it; not that I suppose; there would be Much risk; but,
I all things considered, I think I'm just a comfortable
at borne."o
The steward's brow darkened, as he g anted ner
vously towards the end window, which jotting out
in the gable, formed , a deep angle in the outer wall.
"Of course 'tie just as your Honor (pleases, but
I'll warrant you, there would bo no harln in going.
Come; Billy," he added addressing the child, t,t,ho by
this time was standing close to Mrs. Howson, "make
your bow, rind bid good night to,thats er and tn -
tress. ),
Tho boy did not stir, and Alm ilow ,l on t u bing hie
little band jailers, said—a,
"You need. not-go home for .half an 'boor t Oa-
han; stay and have a chat with the eervants in the
kitchen and leave Billy with . , me—andzwith applesti
and notp,—she added amilltnoots she filled the child 'ii
hand with fruit.
"Thank you, ma'am," said the i steward hastily,
"I can't stop— , l'm in a hurry home, whe're.jyanted
to leave thisibrat tonight; but he td.9llcl follow nte.
Come, Billy; come this minute, you young rogue,"
.Still flto,child looked reluctant, and Mr. Ifoiveon
said peremptorily—
"Don't go yet, Gahan; I wont to ?peak to yon by
and by; and you know the mittirees always likes to
pet little Billy."
with o ut f replying,lle steward left the room; and
il
the nest moment his hasty footsteps rosounde
through the lung flagged passagethat led to the o
flees.
' "There's something strange about Githan since
his wife died,", remarked Mrs. Hewson. at suppose
e ra 7.- A
t kee him look so darkly, and
us when any, one speake : _to his
'
Billy? your mother was tt sore,
'tis grief forjlor
seem almost feel'
child. Poor littl
loss to you." A
Ie eyes filled wi th
‘ tears, and press
ladre side, as he said:
The child's bl
od closer to ill A
(went wash and dress me so nicely
t er is good to your'
a'am, but be is out all day busy, and
talk to ins as mamma used;. for Peg-
"Old Peggy
as mamma use
"But your fa
"Oh, yew, en ,
I've no ope tq t
gy is quite deaf, and besides she is always busy with
the pigs and chickens." t :
"1 Wish I had you, Billy, to take care of and to
teach, for your poor inother l s sake:'
"And so yop may, Charlotte," said her husband.
"I'm sure Gvhan, with all hi's odd ways, is too sen
sible a fellow l oot to know how muck it would be
fur his child's benefit to be brought up andeduCated
by us-the boy would be an amusement to us In this
lonely house. I'll speak to him about it bkge he
gees home. Billy, my finp fellow, come here," be
continued, "jump upon my knee, and tell me if you'd
like to live here ale. nye and learn to read and write."l
"I would, sir, if I could be with father too." -
"So you shall;—and what about old Peggyr
The child I,aussill? • .
- 1 " I'd like to give a pen'worth of snuff and a piece of
tobacco every week, for she said the other 31riy that
would make her guile happy." ' .
Mr. flewson laughed, and Billy prattled o , seated
on his knee; when a noise of footsteps on th ground
mingled with lo ti,r suppresed talking, was 4ard out
side. , i
"'James, listen! there's noise riga 1."
It was now nearly dark, but M - Jlewson still
holdin,g.the boy in his arm'e, v i lallted towards tho %y in
duty and leaked out.
"1 can reo. nothing,". he said, "stay—there are
figures moving oframong the trees, and a man run
ning round to the back of the house—very like Ga
han tie is too!"
Seizing the bell-rope, he rang it loudly, and said
to the servant who miswered his summons—
" Fasten the shutters and put up .the bars, Con
nell, and then tell Callan I want to see him."
The man obeyed; candles were bronght, and Gai
an entered the room.
Mr. liewson remarked that though his Cheeks
were flushed, his lips wore very white, and his bold
dark eyes Were cast on the ground.
“What took you round the house just now, Tim?"
asked the master in a careless manner.
"What took me round the house, - 13 it? Why,
then. nitthing in life, sir, but that just as I e t out
side the kitchen door to taken smoke, 1 saw the pigs
that Shaneen forgot' to put up in their stye, making
right for thistress flower garden; so I just put my
dud:teen lightning as ituus, into my phcket, and ran
after them. I caught: them on the grand walk un
der the end window, and, indeed, ma'um, I bad - my
own share of work turtling them Itak to their pro
per spear."
us of %vine
-Gahan spoke with unusual volnb;lity, but
with
out raising his eyes from the ground.
""Who were thr people,' asked his master, "whoip
T saw turwfog through the tvesterdgrove"
"Pimple! your liunor—not a sign of any people
moving there, be bound, barring the pigs."
"Then," paid I.few.Tn, sinilling, tokis wife, the
miracle of Circe mo,t hilve- been reversed, and
swine turned Mtn men; for, undoubetly, the dark fig
ures i saw there were human beings."
"Came anxi oil§ to turn the con
versation, "31'111 you come home with me now. I
urn 'Bute it Was very good of the mistress to give you
all them floc apples."
Mrs. Ilewson was going.to propose Billy's remain
ing:, but her hi-band whispered: "Wait till to-mor
rim." SO Gahan and his child were allowed to de-
part
Next Mornings the magistrates of the districts
were on the alert, and several suspicious looking
men found lurking about were taken up. A hat
which fitted one of them was picked up in Mr. Hew
son's grove; the gravel under the end window bore
many signs of trampling feet; and there were markt.
on the wall as if guns had rested adt!tinst it. Ga
han'a information touching the intended meeting at
Ki!man bog proved to be totally Without founda
tion; and after a Careful search not a single pike
or weapon of any description could be found there.
All these circumstances combined certainly 'looked
suspicious; but after a pndonged investigation, as
4) guilt Could actually be brought home to Githan,
he was dismissed. One of his examiners, however )
said privately, "I advise you to take care of that fel
low, Hewson.. Jill were in your place, I'd jest trust ,
him as far as I could throw him, and not an inch be
yond." '
An indolent, hospitable Irish country gentleman,
each as' Mr. Hewson, is never witlfotirrmalways
shrewd and often roguish prime mini:4er who saves
his master the trouble of 'looking after his own af
fairs, and manages everything that is to be done in
both the home and foreign departments—from put
ting a new door on the big-stye to letting a farm of
an hundred acres tm lease. Now in this, or"rather
these eapacitics,4"tilian, had long served Mr. Hew.-
son; and some seven years previous tO:theevening
on which our story commences; he. had strengthen
ed the tie and-increased his influence considerab'y
by marrying Mra. Hewson's favorite and faith(' I
it
maid. , One child was the result of this union; _a d
Mre. Ilewson, who had no family of her own, to 4(
much,interest in little Billy,—more especially after'
the death of his mother, who, poor thing? the neigh=
hors said was not very happy, and W•ould gladly, if
"she dared, have changed her lonely cottage for the
early service of tier former mistress.
Thus, though for a time Mr. and Mrs. Rawson
regarded Gatsatt with some doubt, the feeling grad
ually wore am ay, and the steward regained his for
mer influence.
After the lapse of a few stormy months the rebel
lion was quelled: all the prisoners taken up were
severally (lisp ised of by hanging, transportation or
acquitted, according to the nature and amount of
the evidence brought against them; and the country
became as peaceful ha it is in the volcanic nature of
our Irish soil ever to be. -
The Howson's kindness towards Halm 3 9 child
was steady and unchanged. They took him into their
house and gave . him a plain but solid education; so
that William, while yet a boy, was enabled to be
of some use tolhis patron, and daily enjoyed more
and more of his confidence.
Atiothr evening, thttWeritieth anniversary Of that
with which this' narative commented, tame round.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewson were; mill title and active,
dwelling in their hospitable home. About eight o'-
clock j at night, Tim Gahan, now a stooping grey
haired man, entered Mr. Howson's kitchen and took
his!seat on the corner of the Bette next to the fire.
The cook directing a silent and significant glance
of compassion towards hand 'fellow-servants said:
"Would you likfl a drink of older, Tito or will
MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1850.
SATURDAY
you wait, and take a pip of tay with myself and
Kittyl"
'rho old man's eyeiniete fined on the fire, and - a
wrinkled hand was planted firmly on each knee, as
if to check their inifoluntary trembling. "11l not
drink anything this night thank yoo' kindly, Nally,"
he said, in a low, musing.munner, dwelling long on
each word. I
• "Where's nillyt" he asked, after a pause, in a
quick hurried tone, fooking up suddenly to the cook,
with an expression in hie; eyes, which as she after
wards said, 4 4001 t away her breath."
"Oh, never heed Billy! I suppose he's busy With
the master." • I
"Where's the use, said tlui coachman, "in
biding it from him! Sure SOCHICi or later he must
know it. Tim," he continued. ~G od knows 'tis sor
row to my heart this blessed night to make yours
sore- , • , •but the truth is that William has done what
he oughtn't to do to the man that was all one as a
father to him.
"What has he done? What will yo l u dare say
again my bov?"
"Taken money then," replied the coachman, "that
the master had marked and put in his desk; fur ho
suspected this some time past that gbld wastnissingb
This morning 'twas gene; a search was made, and
the niWied guineas were found witli your son Wil
liam."
The old man covered his face with his hands, and
rocked himself to and fro.
"Where is he newri nt length ho asked, in a
hearse voice.
"Locked up safe in the inner storeroom, the mas
ter.
intends sending him to goal early to-morrow
morning."
"Ile will not," said Gahan slowly. "Kill thebily
that saved his life!—no, rlt)." •
"Poor fellow! the grief is setting his mind astray
—and sure no wonder!" said the cook compassion
etely.
"I'm not astray!" cried the did man, fiercely.
"Where's the tnastert—take me to him."
. "Come with me," said the butler, "and ask
hint to see you."
With faltering steps the father complied; and
when they reached the parlor, he trembled caused
ingly, and leaned against the wall fur supprt, while
-die butler opened the door, and said: '
"Ga here, sir, and wants to know whether
You will let him speak to you for a minuted"
-"Tell him to come in," said Mr. diewsun in a sol
emn tone of sorrow, very difFerent front his ordinary
cheerful voice.
"Sir;" said the steward, advancing, "they tell me
you are going to send my boy to It truer
„ Too true, indeed, Gahan.' 'Phe Ind wit) WAS
reared in my hnuie, whom my wife watched over ih
health, and nursed in sickness—whom we loved a 1 .7
most as if he were oni own, has robbed its, and that
not once, or twice, but many times. lie is silent
undtullen too, and refuses to tell why he stole the
moniy, which was never withhold from hint whin
be wanted it. I can make nothing of him, and must
only give him up to justice in the morning.
"No, sir, no. The boy saved your life; you can't
take his:”
"You're raving, Galin."
"L;steu to toe, sir, and you won't say so. You
remember this night minty -years? I came here
with toy motherless child, and yourself and the mis
tress pitied us, and si ke loving words' to him.—
Wi.;ll for us all you did 1 . That night—little you,'
thought it!—l :was bawled with them that were
sworn to take your life. They were watching you
outside the window, and I•was sent to inveigle you
out, that they might shoot you. A faint heart I had
fur the bloody business; for you we're ever and al
ways a good master to me; but I was under an oath,
to them that I darn't break, supposing the 4. ordered
me t o
shoot my owri mother. Well! the hand of
God was over you, and you wouldn't mime with me.
ran out to them, and I said— ' .
"Boys, if you want to shoot him, you must do it
through tho window," thinking they'd be afraid of
that; but they weren't -= they were daring fellows,
and one of them sheltered by the angle of the win
low, took deadly elm at you. That very moment
you took Billy en.yOur knee, and I saw his fair head
in a line with the musket. I tion't know exactly
then. what I said or did, but I remember I caught the
man's hand, threW it up and pointed to the child.—
'Knowing I was a determined man, I believe they
didn't wish to provoke me; so they' watched you for
a while, and when you didn't p6t him down they go
daunted, hearing the sound of soldiers riding by the
road and they stole away throUgh the grove. Must
of that gang swung
. on the gallows, but the last of
them died this morning 'quietly in his bed. Up to
'Yesterday he used to make Me give him money—
sums of-money to buy hie silence—and it was fur
that I made my boy a thief. it was wearing out his
very life. Often he went down on his knees to me,
and said; Father I'd die myself sooner than rob my
master, but I can't see you disgraced. Oh, let us
fly the country! Now, air} I have told you' all—do
what you like with tuesend me to the jail, I deserve
it--but spare my poor deluded-innocent boy!"
It would be difficult to describe Mr. IlleWson's
feelings, but his wife's first impulse was to hasten
to liberate the prisoner. -With a few incoherent
wards of explanation, she -led him into the presenee
of his master, who lookihg at hint sorrowfully, but
kindly, thid:
"William, yen have erred deeply, but hot so deep
ly as I supposed. Your father has told me every
thing. I forgive him freely and yOu also "
The young man coveredhis face with his hands,
and wept tears
, more bitter and abundant than he had
ever shed sinc e the day when he followed his moth
er to the grave. He could say little ) but he knelt on
the ground, and clasping the kind hand of her who
had supplied to him that mother's place, he mur
mured/
you told him I would rather die thin sin,
again "
Old Claim died two years afterwards, truly peni
tent, invoking blessings on his son and on his bene
factors; and the young man's conduct, now no lon
ger under evil influence, was so steady and nor up
right, that his adopted parents felt that their pious
work was rewarded, and that in William Gahan they
had indeed a son.
07- “What are the chief ends of marlin asked a
Sonday'School teacher of one of hie pupils. "head
end feet," was the prompt reply. The teacher fain
tea. raw
A f'roso Poem.
There is an old yew tree which stands by the
wall in a dazk quiet corner of the church-yard,
And a child was at play beneath its wide-spread
ing branches, one tine day in the early spring. Ile
had his lap full of flowers, Which the fields and lanes
had supplied him with, and he was i binnming a tune
tolimself ad he wove them ititu garlands.
'And a little girl at play - fi'mong the tomb-lib:lnes
crept near to listen; hint the boy was so intent up . on
his defiant), that he did not hear the gentle foot
step'♦, as they trod, softly over the fresh green grass.
When his work was finished, and all the flowers that
were in hie lap were woven together in one long'
wreath, he started up to measure its length upon the
ground, and then he saw the little girl, as she stood
with her eyes fixed upon him. Ile did not move or
speak, but thought to himself that she lucked very
beautiful as She stood there with her 115+0 ringlets
hanging down upon her neck. The little girl was
so startled by his sudden movement, that she let fall!
all the flowers she had collected in her apron, and
ran away as fast as she could. But the boy was
older and taller than she, and soon caught her, and
coaxed her to come back and- play with him, and
help him to make more garlands; and from that time
they saw each other nearly every day, and became
great friends.
Twenty year's passed away. Again, he was ant
ed beneatb the old yew !ma in .the churchyard.
nllt was summer now; bright, beautiful summer,
ith the birds singing, and the flowers covering the
•
ground, and scenting the air with their perfume.
But he was not alone now, nor did the little girl
stbal near on tiptoe, fearful of being heard. She was
seated by his side, and St is arm was round her, and
she looked`up into his fuse, and smiled as she whis
pereth,"The first evening of our lives we were ev
er together was passed here; , we will spend the; first
evening of our wedded life in the same quiet, happy
place." And he drew her closer to him as .he spoke.
The summer is °toner and the autumn; and twen
ty more summers and autumns have passed awl!,
'since that evenin., in the old xhurch-yard.
A young man, on a bright moonlight night, comes
reeling through t in little, white gate, and stumbling
over the graves. t ife shouts and ho sings, and is
presently follot‘ed by others like unto himself, flt
woise. Se, they all.latigh at the dark solemn head
of the yew tree, end throw stones up at the place
Where the moon has silvered the binighs.
Those same boughs -are again silvered by the
moon. and they droop over his mother's 'grave.—
T.iere is a little stone which bears this inscription:
6 htna. ity,Att - r fIItORIS IS samNcg."
But the silence of the church-pad k now broken
By-tt voice—not uNte yeuth—,our a voice of laugh
ter and ribaldry.
"My eon! duet thou see thk grave' and duet thou
read the record in anguish, %hereof may come re
pemencer .
"Of what shoUld I , repent?" answers the son; "and
why Should my young ambitiioi for fame relax in
Its strength because my mother W 44 old and weak?"
this indeed our Simi" says the father, bending
in agony over the grave of his beloved.
"I can well believe I am not," exclaimeth the
youth. "It is well that you have bromght m here
to say so. air natures are unlike; our courses must
be opposite. Your way lieth here—mine yonder!"
So the son left the father kneeling by the grave.
Again a few yers are passed. It is winter, with
a roaring wind and a thick gray f' The graves
in the church-yard are covered with snow, and there
are great icicles in the church poach. The wind
now Carries a swathe of snow along the tops of tb's
graves, as though the "sliegted dead" were at song•
melancliolfnlay; and hark! the icicles fall with a
crash and a jingle, like a solemn trijekery of the echo
of, the unseemly mirth of one who is now corning to
his final rest. .
There are two graves near the old yew tree, and
the grass has overgrown them. 'A third is close by,
and the dark earth at each side has just been thrown
up. The bearers come; with a heavy pace they move
along; the coffin heaved] 'tip and dot 4, as they,step
over the intervening graves.
,Grief and old age had seized upon the father, and
worn out his life; and premature decay soon seized
upon the sun, and gnawed away his vain ambition,
and his useless strength, till he prayed to ba borne,
not the way yonder that was most opposite to his ,
mother, but even the same way they had gone—the
way which leads to the Old Church-yard Tree.
ThA -
The bosten Post is reqousible for the follow-
WM
Is there any character in life so interesting es a
young and beautiful widow? Nut a flirty, cdquettish
one, who, even, amid her sorrows lids an - eye to
future wedded happiness with another, but one with a
genuine heart, wedded to her husband's urn, pen
sive, but not sad, her grief softened to a placid
ness:
" ----devout and pure.
Sober, steadfast and demure."
I met one of this fashion la8t" week. Her sorrows
had seived to soften her charms, as age mellows
a picture. Her brilliant: eyes; %%hid I hove oft
imo seen dance for joy; had lost none of their pow
er;,but they were more subdued—they seemed to be
looking beyomi, the grave; longing to join her leigo
lord in one eternal bliss of ttedded love! -
"When your good husband died," said 1, "earth
lost a bright ornament, but heaven gained a saint."
A tear of sorrow stood in the widow's eye, but a
gleam of religious hope and resignation melted' it
away. "I need not tell you," continued 1, "that
search the wide world, you cannot find hib fellow--
you already hoot, that full well."
The fair bereaved one clut'ehed my hand convul
sively; I had tutMlied the right cord—nature burnt
forth--ai:veq torrent of tears gushed froin her eyes
--like unto enearthqnake heaved her breast—even
the "counterfeit preseittme r m" of Niebe, upon her
came and seemed to r. the "sat infection," and
rain alabaster tearsi and in sweet and broken ac
cents the beautiful mourner thus subbed out— , "l'll
bet I de!"
07- The following liner from a source anktiOwn.
(the more to be regretted) ere sublimely powerful:
My) ilearept wife, fait Martha Ann,
I fondly trth•lea— •
811 e Iled tny roof watt) another man,
And may lone heart boaidi 1
Or Fainting has beeomo unfashionable. Any
young lady who is guilty of it hereafter, win be set
down se a"horrid bore."
-,~.~~=;
Enrployal th 3 virms• Man.
There may ho still living a few among the "oldest
inhabitants" of a country village in the aoutherri of
thil State, who will remember 'the following rather
humorous story. Some twenty 'years ago, among
the residentsof-the village a11ud.:..1 to, were two men
who ro.iembleil each other lontewhat in their gen
erai appearn•tce--each tvcigliini about two hundred,
and both of them as capable of enjoying agood juke
as such portly tild gentleman generally are. But
while it we, the buisneas of oue to preach against
tho pin of indulging a propensiii of "tripping the
Ii!..Y;EI fantastic toe," the other was-celebrated for his
skill in furniNhilig the tim:cessory music occasions.
w hen un tliat,p;trt,c•tlar sin—su considered by some
--wai to be eimcimi.
While the Dominic was eve day leisurely walk
ing along the streets, a couple of darkies approached
hij,n, one of them remarking to the other. "That's
him, now; I know - him, for I've seen him often."
"Well, spealt . to him, then," says the other. "No,
Pete, you speak to him."
Notinim that they %visiced to hold some inter
cour.e with him', the Domini:3 turned round and
"lliti you wish to speak to me?"
"Yea sare; pi e wanted to know if you be
. panic=
ularly engaged ne.it Monday evening?" - t
1 believe out," replied Mr. N. (the idea of a
wedding fee iiniii,dlately presenting itself, and
:dna!' was not to 1.0. sll4ltted on account of the co
lor of the parties.) '.What is it you want!"
"WU Wanted yu:T, if you were 'cu , atemed to offici
ate for colorei put,ier,s, who are willing to pay, to
come next Monday evening to the ref house next do
toll 4ate."
4 9:1, yes, its net my practice to refuse any one ott
such' occasions. At what hour du you %vial), me tO
comer
"tally candle-light, Lassa, if you pleasc—weso
not had anytlitnj i t dat Lind in a good while."
"Very well; ni l c there," replied the Dominic *
us he turned on his heel, thinking the remark that
they had nothing of that firmd inn good while, meant
that no wedding hal tranzpired among them in a _
long time
True to his appointment, II iminie N. was at . th 9
house de-ivurted, hi time. The door opened in o
the principle room of the house; around which e t
some twenty or thirty of Africa's sable childr a
dressed in their very best. According to the i -
structions they- had received from one of thcir
number, they ullarose en his entrance. He took a
prolnred seat, which was behind a little desk at ono
end of the ripm, for a int:meat, and then remarked,
if thc,p,irtier. were mt.!), they had better in:Medi
ate:yr take their places.
. .
In a moment all teas issue cad confusion.=
While :Lona re:noted the chairs from the room, eight
couple; funnel as if (Jr a quadrille. The Darilitlial
stared around in utter amazement, when he who
had been spoke-man iu engazing him at the village
a few days , kiefm'o, coming no to him, his month
griming from ear to ear, i‘aid,'!MistaFuse, habbent
you brought your ti.1 . 1.11e tvillt yo . ul We habbent got
ono hero."
"Fit , e! ft Lie! what do you mean?" exclaimed the
Dotniiiie—the bcgiinting, to dawn on
his tilixoy.r. quick tili . rid—"is this hut to be a wed
difigr
"t2olt, no, :tile .=:1 Ft' ehrmid hab the pantini/
here tir4t, if we ha I a tt.elting!",
The Donunie suty atia glance that Ito was fairly
sad, an , 1.0 t.itnrly git ng the
... fellow his niiiiaie
auf occupation. vvnieli had nbaut the same effect
among the tllrltic.s. nr; if a homb-shell halm" drbpped
am.mg them, he rtlrhed from the house.
Pnt j Wrte. ;Oa a one to remain a FA.
cret, and the Iluninie !rid to tot' it to some of his
fun loving c‘mgrcga• ion— r tv Ito will laugh till this
(ley ;.hunt their Inkj , ter's going, to fiddle at a darkio
ball.—.lll , ,trey legue.
Womva'a Pr3rogative
WeArecril a story the other daY - which may bd
worth repeating. -, It was of a very amiable and very
voluble married lady. She tonic her seat in the
railroad car, be-ble,hler husband, and departed from
nor city for the 31iQknt town of Bladensburg. 80-
f9re the cars were Well under way, sho discovered
on the seat befme her an old female acquaintance,
and as suoa as the Cordialities of delighted tecogni
tiJn were over; they,beg,an a conversation, if that
can be deemed e2iii ( wherein one party is sole talk
er and the other solo listener! Suddenly the 'Cars
mopped.
"yVe are at ll'adenslitirg my dear," said the
band of the voluble lady! - -
"Oh, my," said she, and on she went in cantinu-:
ation of her attenuated narrative.
" , Step out my dear," said the husband.
"just Wait;" said the lady paranthcticaily; and
on spun the thread of her story. .
"The care are starting, my dear," said the indul•
gent havo-Loup!.
4 ‘.A,k theta to stop one initiute," said the eloquent
lady,
'Chew-chew chew?" began the enginery.
"You'll be carried to Baltimore," bhouted the be
wililered husband, as ho appeared to recede in the
distance
"Oh, oh!" screamed the Indy.
r.
1 "Oh, oh, oh! the lady's hobband's`lefti"›ants
ed ; aorne of the pagsengers.
p 1 don't think the lady herself's right," replied a
gintleman r.llO had a note to take up that day at
the Union Barak, in Baltimore.
r. i4Oh my! let me out!' screamed the distressed
lolly.
"By all manner or means," said the gentleman
who was staring at the apparition of a *teat.
"01%e 'me your hand, ma'am, quick," said the
conduetiir, as he Jamped the lady to the side of the
road, and in an instant regained the platform.
"Yeti ‘e got a long mile to foot it backwards, you
have," shouted a yoting gentleman from the car win-
I dow. Ent ju4t as the noise of the engincry began
to grow quick again, with its "chew-chew-chew
chew,' the lady ran up to the bide of the car, oppo
site where she had bee n sitting, and shouted to her
acquaintance in.ide—
tAnd sure enough, Mrs. Twaddle, they went off'
Without waiting for ten. and the Simpkinses have
never darkened the Rog,erses' blessed doors sinett
that day! and 1.4 e sh- fell down and fainted, where,
in due time, her distreabed husband feud her,'
Republic.
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