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DAWZ.COVCORY. = WHOLESALE nil Retail Dealers in Dry Gutlß,Groderies,liardwnre, Liquors, Flour, Pith. Falt&c,. corner et .tale street runt the rublio rquare, near the Court ITOUde, WILSON LAIRD, GALEN B. KEENE, Fashionable Tailor, between the Reed House and Dnawit'a Hotel; curriNG June on short ,OLIVEIt SPAFFORD, Bookseller and Stationer, inid Manufacturer of Blank Books and iVriting Ink, corner Diataonil and Sixth seent. J. 1%. DOUGLASS. • ArrORNCY AND COUNSELLOR .T Len'—Otliet an Stale Street, three tluord north of Brow tes Hotel , £rte, l'a. , COM PI G-N & lIAVERBTIC DEUR!) in Dry Good , , DVaro, Crockery, GrocerLeP, rind nnn For eign and I,tn, d, :o• In•.tillers, and Nancifacrurers of klalerntn.. No. t, heed llouse, and cortivr of French and Penn Streets, Erie, l'a. ft% MME= Attorney & Conner.lter nO.nw, (Office No. 9., Erie II:t11, corner of Moan & Lloyd streeti, , ittnlalo, N. Y. Collecting a n d cotouterc Moines...lva] receive prompt nttenion. USYL/Chccres.—A. I'. ISt rirA)!in GRANT. EVI, J. B. INICRUN, SPLCI.II. and general Azency and Connaisgion business, Frani:- lIN l'a. It Ulll6 It EI:1), n n EtiElish,Gerwrio and Aurcncan Ilarth6re nod cutlery. NuiN, Vim., trim niid Stu! No. 3 Itrea Iluube; Lry:, . W. J. F. LI 01.)LE & Co. Bricesurnt, irnrriage anti IV,vzon Itul!den., State Street, be mean seventh & Erie. M. D. wrier. One Dcor tobt of C. U. Wright's sto r e, _ _ _ • DOCT. J. It' orricE n ills Met. A. pcenr, K,vetittt near Sn4•=nrrn' videuce. on V.lsbuir.is, {2/1Q tti,br of&•venth .k.t UWE Wirnr,vsAtr: nint Retr.ll dealer in GrOceries, Provisions, Wineg, Liquors, Print, &v., &c Corner of French and rifitt Strati, oppo,ite the Formers' Hotel, Erie. JOHN .McCANN, Mime , ALE nni Retail Dealer In Family Grotaler, Crockery. Glarsware, Iron, Nitilb, 4c., No. 11, Fleming lfiock, Erie, Pi, U- The li newel..price paid for Country Product, J. GOALDING. • DfcttcnaNrTatcou, and Habit . linker.—Store,No. 3 Revers Black, (oppos.ite the iloncelt Uluct;) r:taic Street, Enc. A 7 1. 0' I R Y. IY I E V ' E l" -1 "1 19 / t1 2,%11T -‘ 1 In Wzklk . ee* o;lice, on Oeve ' utli Street. Eck. ra k lIENItY CAD% 'ELL, birnitiksool , l*. and Retail Dealer in Dry COOr. Grocer Crockery, (Ii Sware,,Carpetitig. klardware, Iron Nails, t 4 loko , &c. Empire Stores State Street, four doors, below Drown's lintel, L:rIP. Also—Anvil Aalc Arms, emings, ntl a general oport.kent of Saddle anal Carrinr 'I rimmings. IVILIOTiN — bTatH, - 1 ATIIOP.NFT AT I.VIV end Justice of tife Peace, anti Agent for. the Key Stone Montal Life Inirtrance Company—Office 3 doors west of tVrtglar store. Erie, l'a. W. H: KgsWiicoN & SON: LE +r vas in MActu..... Clo , ks,, hooking dater , , Piano Fortes Lamp+, Britannia IVure,Jewelry, null n variety of other Fancy Art.cl,, Keyw..ke Puddings, four doors below Brown's Hotel, R. ue ,Street. k:rie. Pn. • GEOItGE fl . QIII , LER, ATTORI11:11 . AT LAVL, Circnl, Jim County, l'a. Collections and other t urine>x atter.de.l to with prolifinnes,. hnd WILSON LAIRD Arrevevr.v rr er C. B. Wri,;lit'e Store, with —Mu I,n V lianthi. , lll , o , ile the CC.Utt /101 Ye• . • CUlteeting LUlduer.z.ttt 11%10 to %% ithprulopt nebo nod BROW N'S 1101'LL, rnnxtat,y 11D PAnc.n, corner of Oiale ,treet and t h e Public square Erie, Eastern %Vegeta and southern stage °dice. B. A. CRAIN Witnixami.e and Retail &Merin Groceries, Provisions, Wines, Liquors. Cigars. Na sig. Deuoit A le, Euircuit, Crackers, 4c. &c. Ceeapeufe, Erie. 1!n. T. W. 111%)UitE, • 1/eel. ER in Gro.Terie,t, Provivionp, Wince, Liquor..*, Candies, Ftuit, No 6, l'our l'edyleN 'tow, State htreet, Erie. , JOSIAH KELLOGG., Forwnrding& Con4iits•ion3lerchatit, on the Public Dock, cast of Elate ,treol. • • Coat, rzan, ylamer and White Fish, cowtantly for snle. J. H. WILL.IAAIS. Banker rind Earn:lnge, Broicer.. Denier in Billx rertinenn,nf Depe.ile,Cold m u d silver coin, &IS., tinier, 4 ..10,,,r$ Ittgow Ittiran'. lintel, Erie, Pn. BENJAMIN F ATTOTIXEY ♦T LAW, CICATI36tI, on Superior bitTet, Aiwater'.4 Meek. lteltr.ito Chief .lintice Porker. Cambridge Lao. School; !inn. Richard Fletcher, 10:nate pt., llogorit tiaimiel 11. Porkitier, 1111 %Valuta st.frbilaclelpltiai Richard 11. %Vali sLieet, , Ne v. , York. For testi mon ial s, re ter to this °thee. MARSHALL & VINCENT, ATTORNVYS AT I. A 4—office up ...lairs in Tammany Hail building, north of the Proitionctary's MUItRAY VVYA L 1.0 N , ATTORNEY AND COUNYYLI.OR AT LAW-0111CC over C B. Wright's store, entrynce one door west of stole street, on the llintoontl, Erie. 1. 110SENZWElex — tkc, Co WITOLCPALE AND TLETAIL IlE , LT.rltt, in Foreign :Intl Dornefitle Dry Cowl., really inane Cluttting,lkota anti SliOes, 4e. t 2io. 1. Flew. ing 111,or k, ritats ,qrect, I;rge. r • DCALER in Dry Cools, Biy GIOCCtiCB,C:OCCry, iiattlWate. &C., Nco. 111, Cheap-itic; Erie, JOHN ZININIERLY, ORALER inCroterie and Pro,. klonir °fah kinds, State rtreet, three doors north of the Diamond, Erie. S3lll'll :IACI.SON, DEALER In Dry Goods, ll;rocerie, Hardware, Queens Ware, Lime, Iron, Natlsolr.e., 121,'Clicapside, Erie, Pa. . , IVILLIAM , CABINST MAIER liptiolbter. and Undertaker. corner of State and Seventh stream, Ertl•.. . - .„ KELSO & LOOMIS, . .. Ccimit.roniiardlng,l'rodnee nud Conottinott Merehanint denlere in coarse and line /nit, Coal, Plantes Shingle/. (lc. Public dock, weqt nide of the brillge, Uric. mull, J.-Kettro, . W 11. .tic ALKE - COOK, CIKFRAL FOrYV riling, Cannnigsioa and Produca Merehanti;Sce ond iVare-h EC vast of the Public Bridge, Erie. , G. 1.0011. S & Co. DEALVAN in % atebee, 3rwelry, Silver, German Silver. Slated and Britannia Vara Cutlery, I . lll , ary and Fancy ll;oode, Slaw street, nearly of gaite Vic Eagle 110 w l. 'Eric. C. Loomis . T. M. Aram CARITat & BROTHER, ' . . • WITOLttFALII and Retail &Mere In Drogi, MCCSIC:IIIeI. Faints; bile, I/ye-muffs, Glai.ii;•_.l“.., No. ti, Recd (louse, Erie. - JOEL JOHNSON, ppm! in Theological, 1111$telinticoue, Sunday and Chest School Books, Stationary, &a. Parx Row, Eric. - 71 - AMIS - LYTI.,E. , FA RITIORAILE Merchant Tailor:On the 'public square,'n few doors f neat of State rtreet, Lae, . - . I). S. 01...... k Wuntr..cut AND RETLIL Dealer 1 Grocer:et, Provisions, Ebip Chandlery. Stone-ware, &a. riEr..., . knounell I.lloels.l:ric. . 0. li. SPAF 7 5R1). , Lealer in Law, Medical.; school Miaccilaneoue s lfOoks . stationary, ink, doe. State 2 at, four door.' below the l'ablic square. - --- -. • L ELLIOTT. Resident Dentist; (nTleiand dwelling in the Beebe Block. on the East site of the Public Honore. . Teeth .intertat on 'Ckdd Plate, Dom one to an entire nett. and teeth tilled with pure Gold, and restored to health and awfulness. ' Teeth cleaned 7 . l th 'owl.' limn** and Dentlnee so as to leave them of e pellucid elearneaa... All work warranted. -•' S. IJICKERSON, PHYSICIAN MID SeNDEON.-.OIIICO nl hinTesldeneeea i3CIICHOI street. oPPowtte the _lfettiodiatChureh. Erie.: • - • - /MIN B. BURTON'', Wuonnuta D RrrAn. dealer In Drugs, Medicinal, Py9 OLUZA ,'' tirocenegoko. NO. 5, NOVI 0,004. Ede." ' _ _ _ ROBERT B. HUNTER..- • ' 11cmen In Hato, Cips and FOre otalldOscrititions: No, 10, Plitt Row .Edo. Pa BUTTER IVANTED.-300.fultlip sooA Dairy ButteeireAted in einem:* for Cash or Good f r e : L ARGE tot of Homoviedial received per Exp teas by June I. U YULLERTON. • 4 fi , ' . .. - . • & . -cm.,- -.t ,- ,- ,': ). , ' -- ,^, ~, .- ,'" .:- ' -.' ‘f• 'k' , •'""'. ''' - '-'.. 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' , ~. 4 ' -, - • I " , • , . - . - .. = DENNISON, W W. LOOkttll Pilttrq tuth "ALL TRY WORKS PRAISE TREE." By MARY HOVITT. Tho moonbeams on MD billowy deep, A. 'rho, blue wavo4 rippling cm - the strait!. Tho °corm in its poacerol sloop, The shell that nturmum on the Tho cloud that dims tho bendingd The bov that ou its bosom glaw_ Vito sun Mit lights the vault on hr Tho stars at midnight's calas*; These praise the potvv.r that arched And robed the earth in boantv'e d Tho melody of Nature's choir, Tho deep toned unthaws of tho Tho wind that turns a viewlessfyr, Tho zephyr be its pinions free, Tho thunder AVlth its thrilling not Thelmal opon . theinountain air Tho lay that through the foliage fl. - Or sinks hrtlying cad Once that, Those all to Thoe their voices rah' A fervent voice of gushing prefect. The day-star`, 'herald of thodaku, As the dark "shadows flit away, The tint upon The cheek of morn, • The dew-drop gleaming. on the spi 1 From wild-birch; in their wanderin From strOainlets le'aping to the From all earth's fair and lovely thi Dna' living praise ascend to•Th4 TICS 3 'Wi th their silent tdngues KO . to varied wonders of Thy name Father.'Tlif hand bath formed the , . • And flung lion the verdant 10'141 Thou bad'at it drip at gurrirder's how Its hues of ,Beauty speidt• of Theti • ' Thy works all praise thee; ahnll not Alike attune the grateful hymn? • • Shall ho not join the lofty strain, .- 1 :' Behold from heart to seraphim? 1 We true icTiteo our humble: lays. Thy mercy, gonithesselove; we pr THE PURSU • . . Tint reader need scarcely be told. hat albeit po; licetofficers, like other' - men, chiefly delight CO re count pick successfuOxploka; they d , nevertheless, experience numerous and vexatious fh ures and dis appointments; Ono especially I remelt ker, of which. the ;irritating " recollectiondid not ,p is away for Many weeks. _I had been* for some tii' of a rather eminent rascal, thongh one young in years, and by 'marriage respectably. co+cted, Who, by ail infarifous abuse of the trust reposed in him by the' highly-respect - Ale Grin who employed.him; had contrived to possess himself a large sum.of mon ey, with which j ,or st least with the portion of it falling oAls slie--4oc,,we' discovered that he bad been for some time connected with ‘ a first rategang of swindlers—he , hoped, to escape to America. The chase was but after him; and spite of all hiS don.b litigs and turnings, and the rule -scents adroitly thrown out by his confederates, with the view` to fa- Vour his escape, .1 at last-fairly ran him to earth at 2Plyrrou;l3, though in what precise spot of it he bur 'rowed I could not fur the moment - ase.ertsin. Nei ;her was I - well acquainted With his features; but-in the description of his person furnished me, there were certain indelible marks enumerated,• upon strict examination. could not fail to determine his identity. lie purposed, tascertained, to attempt leading England in a bark. bound for New York, which Was to sail frorri Plymouth on the day after'l arrived there. Of this I was fully satisfied; and I determined to capture him On board. , -Accordingly, about half an hour befiire the ship was to sail, and after all the passengers hadeMbarked, two of the lo cal officers and I goi into a boat which -I 'had Some time previously engaged to be -in readiness; a'nd put ono the vessel. The wind was decidedly fair for the emigrant-ship; and so stiffly did it blow from the north-east, that four hands,lwas informed, ware te .quired,- not indeed toconveyus,swiftly out, but to pull the boat hack against . tke,wind, and the oroai tide which would be running outside,the breakwa ter. The sea dashed smartly at times over the boat, and the men pulled their, son,'-wester eapti.well over their eyes, to shield themselves from the; blinding spray, We were speedily on' board: and, the eap ttiin, although touch atinoYed,,at the. delay, paraded his motley pesiengers as well- as , irew, before us; but 'to my extreme' surprise,,,our bird was' , .not amongst them! Every possiblean& impossibly ding pine° was thoroughly but vainly.,searchadi and we were, at length ,coMpelled - to reluctant admis sion that the gentleman We were In quest of had not yet honored the captain of the 'oo(umbia, with his patronage.. .. ;• . ,c - `,. , - ~ , ~., , .., ~ We sullenly returned into ,tho boat; and the in stant we did so, tho anchor, already a -trip, was I:rof.t home; the ship'Sbows felt rapidly off; her crowded canvas . dilated`and Swelled in the spanking biceps, antl i fho sprang'swiftly nfruPon her coUrse. , It was a pretty and somewhat exciting spedtaclof and Land my cotimanions dentinued . to-watch 'thit,inintrtly: , handled vessel with naticli interest, iill'a polnief land hid her from' our view:We.Ahen' inroad our'. faces' toward Plymouth, 'from ' Witicl4,l Wita itirpriami tit find, we wero apparrenly as distsilt 'it; over. 'is'ilin tide, let alone the widd, icdoad againSt tfifi_grovvi-, ea - the master of the boat, *ho Wee:note polling the near onr, in it 010'e:remark froiri ono Of: the Pl 7, mouth officers. This manhad ateered - on going. ou t. A quick suspicionimaftshed.aereseinct., "Where, Is theniherbdatuttia iv it came eel. wlthi?er. i } tinkrp-. Iy . ..demanded.. .'i'he old ? catnap, An a l en - ti (4rePi9 !to turned himself half round toward the weatbor-tieF, oar, cx,Ottirnieg,.!!Easy,, Billyetisy; Ifitklter nose lio a little i h tal closer to tiiewin4l i i '', readily 'saw, was diine'tO conc eal F momentary cOufasii4l; arising kiitn, the suddenness of my" question-a' Very, sligh t , oPe, by.the:lii; Tor 'Vie fellow ''was'an'old*rairi l 'oe-#aPti man, with a face hardenell and bronzed liy:seirilee; iststithefi:gii4, - aid itittiCert.:oolM. o' l'repeiteil`Vhe ivieitlixtv in a more " Flretripioit i'ent'o . :rfsiOiefeitin, first delib e rately 1461144 a, ii l6 l l oiNFOr totiltaii:ldlier Over the eide,:iti'd theiti - - iOlktieit'oicjirOOkior!ictf,, , et .B o l , s :,,philiolphief l -ttloAmpoialbleiy -monk to itouvey, i distinct Meta 647 to: tototeOundea" !tie, i tot a I iboliPil ; 'qui oh Pi mll4 ilie almplitityi- snit impudent Otionicgiieplied,currtutt wora,paimeoger.to Yankee Laud—a -.golo! :there, l'ot gartiv-isteplatentildritm . benefit of hie„healib," . 4-fonkettla<the;PlyinouthOrtr. cers, and they at me. Tho impudent ingenuity of the trick that had been played us seemed scarcely. credible. "Ile-;--he—ho,--ho!"' rumbled out of thd. tobacco-stifled throat 'of tho_old fogtid, "If he wor somebody, you wanted, ikwor uncommon well done. Didn'tyou ohaarye him jump tete' the main chains ,of the bi/rkey_ jist us you. wor leaviu' on her, and cast us °lra minute afterward? Ho preferred' stop pin' with' us whilst your wor rummagin'itho hooker . —he—he-Lho—ho!" • = and, It wee — useless bandying words with the fellow; and thoUghl felt desperately savage, I had.sensa enough to 'hula my tongue.' "Pull Smartly," said one of the Plymouth otileer's, '‘‘tt shot will bring,hor to•yet.".- I°' • Ose: illo sky, • • "Why, ni,"'rejoinel the imperturbable seaman; "it' inout, if yOu could got speech of the admiral in time; but I'm thinkin' we shall be 'a gond while yet pultin' in against this choppiny wind and head sea.." And sure enough they were! More than another hour, (by some boatmen-craft unexplainable by me, for the sailors apparently rowed with all their might,) were we in reaching the landing-place; and by that time all chance othcompolling the returkof the Co- Zambia was long past. r ats, h would be, I knew, impossible 6 prove compli citly.on the part of the owner of the boat with the escaped felon, and f pfeferred to digest the venom of my spleen in silence, rather than by a useless display of it to add to the chuckling of delight of the old rascal of a boatman. • i f ray—, We had pissed some diStanee along the quay, wilco one of the local officers, addressing a youngish sailor, who, with folded arras and a short pipe in his mouth, Was standing In philosophieal Contemplation of the.ssa and weather, Said, "I stipposo there is no Chance of the emigrant ship that sailed awhile ago, putting in any port along elle coaStr !Otte I nv.k, 9Efl .4 onion, The man'took the pipe from his mouth, regarded the questioner for a few Moments with an exores-' mon of contemptuous curiosity anything but flatter ing 4o its object, and bawled out, addressing himself t - f r vveather-boaten seamen a few,yarda oll; "I say, Tom Davis, 'hors's a. Blue Bottl4s wants to know the name and Marine of the pert off tha Land's Ilnd, whiofi the barkey that sailed awhile agone for Amer liter, with a north-easter kicking, her endways, is. likely fotring up int I'm not acqualMed with it my ioif; or else I'd tell the gen tlema n- i ! • , The laugh from two or threetystanders which followed this sally, greatly irritated the °Theo„and c he would hue indulged in' an angry-reply ha mot his more prudent comM \ i 4d taken him by the arm A 4 i urged-him away. • -- - . ECM I IT. "41y, ay," paid the veteran addressed as Torn Da vis, as we wero - passing him, "Jim there has alwaysl get'plenty of jawing t?tckle aboard; but, ter& love ye, he's a poor dumb cretni at underAtending the signs of the weather! He's talkie' about tiorthz-east ! ere, and don't see that the Wind is beginning to chop about like a bumboat woman with a dozen custom• era round her:• Ws my , opinion, and Tom Dails ought by this time to be summit of a judge, that, in stead of a north•easter', it's a.preclous sight more likely to be blowing a sou'-wester before two hours are past, and a sneeier, too; anti then the Co/una,y, if she heat made a good pffin', which Ehe is not likely to have done, will be back again in'a brace - of shakes." • - 'Da you thii !! it iirobable,'f I eagerly asked, "that tho , ciolum4a will, be obliged to put bark into Plym outh" • • "I don't know' about probable. tea not so sqro as death or quarter-day, but it's 'upon the cards for all that." . . . "Will it be early in the night, think you, that i oho % ill run in, inkt ail?", I , - hiltheto now you, wants to know, too much,',' aniti he old seaman, turning on his hen ".4,111 r the a. --wall, LUlfll -is . can say' is, that if (ou fiat] in an ho - ur or so's time that, the wind has chopped round to the sou'-west or within a Vint or two, and that ,it's blosOn' the but tons off your coat, one after another, the Ccluniky, if she's lucky, won't be far off.' , The half-bantering • predictiOn of the old seaman wpaii;eptifirmed by others whom we consulted, and measures for ' preventing our quarry from landing, and again giving us the slip, were at one discussed and resolved' upon. Wo then separated, and I pro ceeded to the_ tavern at which I had put up, to get some dinner. I had dot gone far, when my eye fell up7m two peptone, whose presence there surprised i as, well as somewhat g 'eyed ma. : One vas the young wife of the crimin oti'board the Columbia.' I had even her °nee Iti L ntlon, and I hnew, as I be fore intiinated, that she was of respectable parent age. , Thero was no fa:fellation in her Countenance. She had, no_doubt, followed or accompanied her hus band to Plymouth for the purpose of furthering his, escape, , end now. feared:that the capricious elements would render all the ingenuity end boldness that had been brought into play vain, and profitless. She was ... a mild-lookingy pretty woman—very much so, I doubt: not .till trouble fell upon her, and wonderful ly resembled the female - in the, !"Momentous itues-. tion;" , se rentarltsblY Indeed, that.when,years after watd,"l4qt saw that print, I felt, aninstentaneoys conviction, that -I had sesnewheremet With, the orig inal of .the portrait; and afteyrtuch puzzlement of the biaiu, ' Femembeted • when and - where, The re semblance, was doubtlees •purely adeldentali , but It was not the lees, extraordinary and,domplete, She was ace.ompanio by is tgray l -lislred two of, grave, respectably exterior, : wino I at,once,concluded to be her. father.. i . tt• . lpassetl 'close by .them ho ap peared , &poet. to,address me;_ , andl.hail-pansed to hear what be 11114,t0 say; but,ltie parily-formed pur pose was ,not ; presisted in, - ,, and I proceeded on my , , • . After, dining* 1 meturned to the quay. The wind, as pretoid, . tvas blowing, - directly, frum. the south wetit; and daring the Short apano,tif timer. I haflbeen rthsept,.had ,increased ton.tentperst. ,The ~tyild fen 'trap dashing viith terrific trioience against thttiireliki. wntei r Ilianerriikie only: inthotrust-daritening flight by !t, line of SY() m1,112(144* kopm sPRYO b I ch 1 1"?19 5 t , 4 4,! ) ,Yer*. ; ,:. "A dirty' night coming et{ f' said d subniteru.oflaT 414 F, groompftoipufteppkpn „listitb; "iiiii:ephUntirs, wills r think; tie' pretty stiio - to rue ' iQ-a . 4e l)-4 / 0 15 4 2 WA!! lbw -vety earlieat time he ~ rtiejr :•,„4 f 4 fM r - 111 45 11 41 - FY1.,44A1RRP,!./9.10,14:. (4 0 Ar4e# 4 _—sq 'lvaaw.hfA. # 1 , 0 44,0 0 4 0 .0 , ?1.PA laff4tletifYY- 1 !Y , egonei not- under three LOt of t e ! ,, now jnot upon the ottnltonLtiooi KW= SATURDAY MORNI MI 0 N.W A p. .„ , , I should - say; she'will tic here; certainly not before, ITi - pitrhaps muOh later; and If the Captain is %,:ety' ob stinate, end prelers'inatiriln - g a rather serious risk to returning, it rnay bit' of Ciiiirse not at all."'. ~ (,thanked him; iiid aft - remaining on the Week qy till eight o'clock or thereabout was as useless iis , `unpleatient, I 'retracted my steps :toward the Roya George _Tavern, calling, diny way, on the Plymouth officers, and arranging that tine of them should re lieve nid at ten o'clock—it baviagl beeiti previously agreed that we,should keep en alternate watch during the night of two honti etich...l after Ward remein bored that:tbla arrangenient was, repeated, in a tone of voice incautiously loud; _it the bar of'a-public house, Wileretherinsieted Open my .taking a 036/3 of porter. There were, I. should; say more thittn.c dozen lemons present: it-the time: , The fire was blazing brightly in, the paidoiii of Royal George when 'entered, and .I had not been sea ted near it Many minutes before I became °seceding ly drowsy; and tio Wonder, for I.had no( been in bed the previous night, - and the blowing of the wind in my ears for a couple of hours had, of course, added greatly to their heavyweariness. Habit had long enabled me to awke at any moment I had previous ly determined' on, so ihati felt no anxiety as to over eleepink myself; and-hiving pulled out ,my watch, 'indeed:that it was , barely half-past five,'wound it up, and plaCed it before ma on tlis table, I settled myself comfoitably in an arm-chair, and was soon sound asleep. I awoke witb a confused impression,' not only that I had quite slept the time I had 'slotted myself, but that — str,angois Were in the* room, and standing, about me. liwas mistaken in both- particulars; There was no-ono in the ptirlor but myself, and on glancing at the watch, I saw that it was but a quarter-past six. After arbrief space of time, the parlour door . opened, and - who should walk in' but the young wife and elderly gentleman whom I had seen in the Street. I at once concluded that they. had sought me with reference to the fugitive on board.the Columbia; and the venerable old man's rather elaborate aPolo gies fur intrusion over, I waited with grave curiosi ty to hear what they might have to say.' "This war of elements,", the old man at last said "this wild upproar of physical nature, is but ii type, Mr, W4te:ie, and a faint one, of the coavuleione, the antaroniarno, tho hurtful coullicta ever raging la tho moral 'world." I bowed dubious assent to a proposition not appa rently ierypertinent to the subject, which I supposed occupied his mind, and he preceecled. "IL is Moult for dim-eyed beings tinbh as we are alway 9 to trace the guiding hand of the ever-witch-, ful Power which conducts thecomplex events of his Changing, many - coloured-l ife to wise cud fore seen issues." , was 'apinewhat puzzled by this strange talk, but, hopeful that - a meaning would presently appear, I again Silently Intimated partial Concurrence in his genet•skyie..vs.- • “There is no longer much doubt, Mr. Waters, I believe,' he after a few moments added in a much. trqrebuslness-like and sensible tone, "That thu Ca lu,:iritbict will be forced bac!t again, and that the hus band of this unhappy girl will consequently full into the hands of the blind, unreasoning law .... You ap pear surprised.... My name, I should hard men tioned, is Thompson; and be assured, Mr. %Y eters, that when the real facts of this most unfortunate affair are brought to your knowledge, no one will morn bitterly regret than yourself that this tempest and sudden changeOf wind should have flung back the prey both you and I believed had escaped, these. fatal shores.", "From your name, I presumelou to be the father of this young woman, and----" "Yes," be interrupted; and the fisther-in.law of the innocent man you have hunted-down - with such untiring activitysend'ieal. Bit I blame you not," he added, checking.himself—"l Gime you, not. You have only done what you held to be ydor duty. tut the ways of Providence aro indeed inscrutable," A passionate burst of grief from the pale, weeping wife, testified that, whattiver might be the fugitive husband's nfiendes or crimes against society, ho at least retained her affection and-esteem. ' tilt is very unpleasant," I observed,,uto discuss such a subject in the presence of ,relatives of the culpated person, especialliiis I as yet perdeive no useful result likely to arise from it;' still, since' you as:it were, f6rce me, you artteither:grossly deceived yourself, or attempting, for some purpose or other, to;itnpose upon my-credulity." .• ~" ' , Neither, sir—neither," replied M. - Thompson with warmth. "I 'certainly tun not -deceived self, and I should hope that my character, which I doubt not I's knOwn to you, •wflf shield from any sea pidien of a desire to deceitie others." • "I am quiteaware, Mr. Thompson, of your persdri al respectability; still , . you may be unwittingly led astray. I wiry much regret to say, ttilit the evidence against your daughteti husband to :c.v.erwhehiniug. and I fear unanswerable." ' , - • -- "The beet, kindest of fittsbends!" broke in 'the sobbitig wife; "theleast injeted, the most piosecuted of men!" - . . "It is useless,h said I, rising 'arid seit.ing my. lint, "to *king this oonirovsation.- If he boiOnbCont, ha will no dotibfbaeciuiited: but-es, It is ,1)0Mi Mose olion half past seven o'o,luclio I amisebegto take my leave of youi! . . . .. . . , "Clapoinent, .sir," said Mr. 71 4 hoppson ' , Toils frank-with you, it was entirely :tor' the, pur: pose °tasking your advice as an - experienced per son that we are hero. — You have Heard of thla pining man'ittfattierti • "Joel Masters2--Yes. . A gambler; Sint other- wise . diorlintahle:perspoi and one of the ,inolit "ape elotis moulds, I "You liave oortedtty 4eseriheil . le9i , P,ro.tatt perhaps, ocqttaitited.4fith bis hand. : wrfitingr. "Yea, i atria eo,,at -1 hove -lc - note in my pocket—here fit il— ,, adlitosaml to roll' thv artful 41. !coo drill,. fur tha • purpose of: lurihr :Me front ttui . tlglitlttaok aftey kr!,: , ••• "Tho 4 letter: !rem A 104,0044 LfiserpOol, tilloros ikapPearo. he Was yesterday. to'ertibask -;.. • ..„ 'rho letter • Mr. ThotinpfOit plt!ted in my . bßdds kettle , ate pot-sj Attie,: 4 woe- a -al ra pinata') t tat confoosion Adiltotrod, - ;bpoloologootors; to , blo,sott, setilifigtflittlithatle;•thet fatherl ontoolontgotttylot tho'OTtitio:ititli'o4lo9)l,li - )tot:o) . tut;iatoti 3 Olittrioloblit; , Veit; eliid tiOtgilzr i tii.l4*,Ab i tkOil*,filir: l 44o64 abouliftioTall omit ii fife ificiliiintej; • R _lB5O. lti..Was,sl thought, an exceedingly cheep, klnd Or renerositY on the part of hermit Joel ) now that ho sedtirecl himself by flight from the penalties of Jestice. The letter went on to state where a fate amount of hand4otes and aceeptandes, which the writer had been unable to change or discount, weakd be found. 'This letter," said "le a very lutportant one; but era is thn-onretppiri" Db . :Then - limo searched his pooket-book; it was not' therp, "I must li've dropped it," he exclaimed, "at my lodgings: Pray *eft till -I return. I tun extrbnieiy - anxions.to * convinde 'you of this unfortu nate Young.man's .innocence. I will not be more than live minutes dbgent.7-11e then Hurried out. I looked at my watchritzwanted five minutes to eight. " liave but a vary few minutes to spare," I observed to the still passonately-grieving wife; "(mates to tire letter, -you had better place it id the hands of the attorney for the defence." • ' "Ah, sir," so'bed tho'wife, raising her timid eyes toward me, "you do not believe us, or you - would not be so 'eager to'seize my liutdiand;'l "Pardon me," I replied, "I have - co right to doubt the truth of what you have told me; but my duty is a plain one, and must be perforaied." "Tell me frankly, honestly," 'cried th (-frantic woman, with a renewed - burst of tears .if in your opiainuoliis ; evidence will save toy unhappy, deeply injured husband, Illy father, I fear, deceives- me —deceives himsblf With a vain hope." I hesitated to express a.very favorable opinion to the - effect of a statement, ohnoxious, as a few inn meats, reflection'suggested, to so much suspicion. The wife quickly interpreted the meaning of my Silence, and brolir, at once into a flood of lainenta tion. It: was with the greatest dificulty I kept life in her by copious showers of water from the decan ter that stood on the table; This endured' some time. ' At last I said abruptly, for my watch ad:non ir.lied me that full . ton minutes had been passed in this way, that] must 'summon the waiter and leave her. , .. oGo—go,'' said she, suddenly rallying, "eino3 it lust be so.: I—l will follow." I iinmodiately left the house, hastened to the quay, and, on'arriving tlOre, strained my eyes seaward in search of the expected ship.' A large bark. which very - much resembled her; was, to my dismay, ri ding at anchor within the breitkwat er, her sails furled, and everything' Inado snug for the night. I rah to the landing-steps, near which two or three sailors were standing. "What vessel is theta" • I.asked, pointing to the ono which hatteicited my alarm. • The Colunabigs,",repliedthe man. "Tits Colum . bits!' Why, when ditl_she arrive!" • "Some time ago. - The clock chimed a quarter past eight as the captain . lnd afew of the passen gers came ashore:" ,t 4 A ciUar!er pet eight! Why, it, wants nearly half hour to that now!" "Does it, though? -4 flleloro ye% aro teak Minutes Well ? Itell hear the clock striite 91no!' I ` . Tli 'snah's words were followed by a miry mocking laugh close to my elbowj turned sharply round, and for the first and last time in thy lifti felt an almost irresistible temptaion to strike a woman. There stood'the meek, dove-eyed, grief-stricken wife I had parted from but a few minutes before, 11,czing with brazen impudence into my face. "Perhaps, Mr. ‘Vatera," said she, with aitother taunting laugh, "perhaps yours is London time; or, which it probably more likely, watches sometimes sleep for att hour or so at well as their owuers." :rho then skipped gayly off. “Are you a Mr. Wateral” said the nestora house official who was parading the iluay. “Yos—and what then?” "Only that a Mr. Joel Masters. desired Me to say that ho was'very much grievedlo could not return and finish the evening with you, as he and his son were unfortunately obliged [Cleave Plymouth im mediately. 4, It would have been a real pleasure to have flung the speaker over the quay. By 'a great effort I de nied myself the tempting luxury, and walked aWay in a fever of rage. Neither Joel Masters nor his son Could aftprwahls be found, spite of tile unre mitting efforts of myself and ethers, 'Continued through severalweekg. The:) , both ultimately es caped to America; and some years afterward I learned from an unexpected channel, that the eant • hag, speciotis old rascal' was at length getting his deserts in the establiehmeA. of Sing Sing: The sun, the sante informant assured me, hid, through the persuasions and influence of his nifo,,who prob ably thought justice might not be so pleasantly eluded another time, turned over a new leaf, and was leading an honest and prosperous , life at Cin cinnati. The Yankee Ent-witted. A Ysnkee'and a Frenchman owned a pig hi Co partnership. When killing time came, they wish. cd to divide rho meat. The Yankee was very !w i z= ions to divide so that he would get both hind twir lers, and persuaded the Frenchmau that the proper way. to divide, was to 'cut ,across the hack. he Frenchman agreed, to it,oncondition that the Y n icee would turn, his back and take choice of the pieties aftdr'cat' , in two. The Yankee - turned his back and the' Frenchman asked= !TicLl piece itill.yatt'heve...in piede trill re to him or zo' pied° rat ain't got no tail!" - .9tThe piece . witb tile . tail," replied tbe,Yoakee "Den by gar, you can take him,-and 1 : take oder one?' said the old Frontlimn. nten turning around the Yankee found that the frpnnlimiin hail cut OlYthe tail ant stuck it is the pig's mouth. . , • - gtiona. Proading: - _ 1 1 1 ,ho iMipok • lens" negro is one 4fioat origi nal epielinans •to in met with: But, when ho as. Ors to c!drical hoinSre,- ft requires a Dickens 'to do him. :Bona one who had the pleastire of •Itstentng io discontsei filial) one of th'ese - , - full.hlmant divines, relstes,lliatfn:,elibiliing - i:)c. 'iat(iiiti/ 4 'lnfOef; wound ; sib hitv.desCri a ndOri 4 ,! • 413 lasi' worth dat slim dying , iitsa ,ras hard, tofsayr ,de last Siord be' Wes' IcioWn: Tut` Word' ha' was itnewn to uttell:d4iijist word hb •- ,‘ebSer' iironamfead; de listiyllable htreber - breasto;da last idea-ho eber ej . itanistediyett bredelm . ,:',dri berry last'word he ebb Wei trtlC'ulo:it g4-o-r.y.i's • MMMEIBEIMI!! 0 . 1 qo 11: ZI Et ) in Ad v. c-ct "Perim.El, farewel)," I cried. , hrlien I return thou'lt be my brida—till then be frithful, sweet adieu in silence oft 1:11 think of you. ' The glistening tears strained lief bright eyes—her thickening breath is choked with sighs—hot tongUo denies her basoni'Ssway—"Farewell!"-1 tore my self away. . - •'One moment stay," she stammered out; as quick as thought I wheeled alfout. ' angel, speak? ago aught _be done to comfort chi=c when,' am gone! I'll send thee specimens of art from every European mart—rll sketch for : died each Alpha, scene, to let thee see where I•have Vein. A• stone from Simplon's dreadful height, shallgratify thy curious sight. climb the fiery • Etna's side to bring home treastires to my bride; andoh, my life, each ship shall bear a double letter to my" fair." • deorge( the weeping angel said, and on my shoulder fall her_ head—''Fur.constaney my leers are hostage—hut when you Write pleaee pay the pos4 tege." • A lititch farmer &win on the l‘fihawk had just built a new hire, and while the operation of shing ling was goink on, he one day mounted l to tiie roof to overlook operations, he soon discovered what* he very eagerly considered a groat pine of cixtrava 7 gance in t.‘4 workmen,, and that was, that While they drove but one nail In the small. shingles, they invariably put two in the wide once... Mynheer said nothing, but while the bass and hands were at dinner, hi; went out to the barn, hachet in hands and split altthe wide etingles! A ItSLAT/VE oP CIR:Y. ‘VASSILSOTON.—A foreign corresitond.eat of tlie. N. Y. Post, wriiing frotn Vion na, under date of the 17th ult., furnishes the follow-1 1 inn information in relation to the fainily of Gen. WAstuticroN: One circumstance I might not to omit. When dining at the great table (note, at Augsburg, rwas introduced . to a hadsmne young ordeer,.by the nape and title of the "Baron 1 1 1ashingtdu,"andaftertVards to his two accomplished brothers: -On enquiry, to my great surprise, I found they were the eons of a very distinguished General (in the Bavarian army,) and that he was of English origin. his ancestor hav ing emigrated from Englund to Holland °u tile death of Cromwell, that the late King, "Mrximillian;" finding Gen. Washington a distinguished Major in the service of Holland, had induced him to accept *- command in his array, and that afterwards, being distinguished in seven cam:aligns, he gradually reset to the highest rank in the Bavarian army. The Ba-, ron informed me, his father, dpring the lifetime - of President ‘Vashington, had received leLt front him, and that no doubt existed that the ancestor of our General- Washington was the, brother of the grandfather of the Bavarian Gauen!. The Baron kindly promised to furnish me with a geneology of his family, and copies of the letters referred to; which expect to receive before I return to :the United States. Tus Irvin-MOB oY AYatc#.—Becroft, a daring and intelligent English voyager, has years ago dissipa ted the delusion, that the interior of Africa is a "do ! . sert waste." He has•shown that it is accessible to navigation and trade; that the climate IS as healthy as that of tl tropics generally; that there tire regions of beautiful and fertile country, affording opportun ities for legitimate chmmerce of-indefinite extension: This adventureutts traveler explored the rivet Niger within forty miles of Timbucto. He has throvin light on thousands of miles of .richly fertile and wooded county, watered by that great stream; and upon the ivory, vegetable, tallow, peppers, indigo, cotton, wool„balin oil, dye woods, timber woods, - skinq, ati a great variety of produce, which invite the trade. To carry on this trade- in the vessels which navigate the river, it is nece s sary to have black-crews. The London Spectator remarks; "Qf course the free blacks, educated iu the West India trade, will become useful workmen in penetrating the native land of their race. "-We must depend, least for generations to come, on the black race.to supply the bulk of the crews." , For our own part, we do net ace why our own country should, not compete With Britain for the rich trade of Africa. Nor do we know any more efficient matlell of competition than the proposed line of StelllTlCrd.. Anoxa Tnn Ar.rs.—A Bostonian - writes to the Trans-ripe, from Genera, 5W47411(10, in which he.rdescribus a nibble amonm the Alps. He says: To give you an idea of the intensity of the cold and the purity of the air orr the top of this mountain (Mount Saint Bernard) the monks have a little buil ding near their el/ripel fur the reception of 'all dead b )dies found during the winter, who had - perished in the snovz This place is called "Morgue;" his open windows OR all four sides: The bodies are placed just as they ate found, for cognization i by their friends. This bullding,is perfectly inorrerilsive; the bodies never decay, but in the course of many years they dry up, and the bones are all mixed tog,ethar . I welifinto Roue morning., and saw the figure of a mother and child, who had been placed there eight years ago. With the excep ion of the skin being a lit; tie disc:dared, they were tilt ost perfect. There iveri also many other bodies Cher at the time. The monks aro very "kind and hospitable— dto sea strangersl and gind to give them any information concerning their really excellent institution. After "hearing mass in the Chapel, I 14 them after haring pasted a very pleasant night. -A NBOHO WOMAN WITHOUT Rms.—The 1ter.,13: Beaton. in a letter to the Loodouni (Va.,) Chronicle; says; • Strange, b a t not leas true, I yesterday saw a color ed woman without oars; not only was she Without the nuricle or the external part of the eat; but there is do trace of a foramen or passav for sonorous vi bration-41m meatus is entirely closed,' yet altetfltV converse with others and distinctly hoar their werds, nr Which purpose stie ripens her mouth. 'Now -is the sound transmitted to the brain by means of 'the tympanum or does it nct on the auditory nerves with- Out the intervention of the drum and appendant or gans! This is an Interesting gnestitin for phoiolo, gists; The woman belongs to Mr. James Broaddus near Caroline Court Maar.- ItUTR TO - if A letter from Vietrni;ia ys the Morning rPost, ustates that General Baron Hay lieu is to be immediately raised to the dignity of Field Marshal." By giOing flaynan a Filet • Mar shal's talon, the Aiistrian Government will certain ly,thow itg gratitude tier& him; but it would eviticea_more discerning Sense of his services if it wens to present him with a bengal - this car. Perad venture the barns is menet to .compensate the we mait-whipper for that stick - which ho was obliged to tat'the other day, . , 07" Mind yaw businev; in buguess, haunt; call on business men only in business, transact your bu siness,•and than go about your bus incssittortier . thst others may auend to their business. . . 07. "Mr. Jenkins, will it suit you to settle that old account , ur yourar: , u,No, sir, you bre niistaketi in the niast-4 - ant not one of the old settlers! 07. A quail henter shot a geed: Chi cago, ti • (eV days ilnckwourtang her severely in the arm:" 'There is sono difference tetticen veils and girls. ° • . iftr ; An Irish - schoolmaster said:' ,, Youtn.t gen ttleinOn; it you will lb • et siket" wo that!' hear -racy r. 'fiche's the noise." - ' - ' • : .- -, _ , - „ Love's List Request. Econ6thk. •- ES
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