Ig A. P. DIIRIVLNCM., Proilsistors. VOLUME 22. frit trttithi othstrueri. A. P. DIfRLIN & CO. PROPRIETORS. a. P. •LOAN. Editor. OFFICE, CORNER STATE SQUARE. ERIE.ST. AND PUBLIC TERMS OF THE PAPER. , i'm .nhoerthers by thecarrier. at . • . et" ii nail I. or at the other. rn ddvance, 1,50 L. If not paid in advance, or within three months front dietine ng•mt.cg , bing, two dollars 1 , 1 ill be charged. j a - Allyouonunications ..it Ite pan paid , , • ' RATES OF ADVERTISING. i Cards not exceeding 1 lines, one 3ear. 13.00 Isq ; uare •64 •• 10,011 ', d o . Liu. six nninths. LOU . } do. do. three month.. 3,00 thansormt advertisements. 50 cents persquare, og:fifteen linen ni , 0 e .1,, f or the no i reeri ion: 25 reins for each subinmisent Insertion. f t , Vend) a.lverti-er. l id . e th e privilege ore hanging at pleaimre. n,i.it no iting• are :Mout...Lao °CCU py more than two squares,and is rAidded to their immediate inieiriese, d, ertn.einenip DOI tier intbilier &mime. will be Owned till r e.,,.1 and charged accordingly. BUSINESS •DIREG°rORY. W. H. KNOWLTON. 4t -hunker and Reinirer. Ile.der in Watche..Clocke. Jewelry, 1 vu*.-.ii li i .orinuente. Look in¢ r:lat-eit and other-Fancy Goods. I L Storeonedoor welt of the Reed llon.e' _____ 17 ...__ ARI3I:CKLE & Kfr i P ft LE. 1 11 ~., K in Pr) Goodir. Gruceriee, Hardware. Crockery, &C. . No. 3, rem. RI Vale stmt. Prir. Pa. - A. M. JUDS()N, [ , i i t'rroval Atl...w.—Oitiee on Park Row, between Browne'new 1 it I. t ..n.i Ai.. Reed Humor; up : 4airo, [-+ & lIAVERSTICK. ras it; Pry 1;,5.),15, Groeerw,.. Liquors of all kinds. Crockery I Lc. "De ,!.nor . south ut entail Jackson's store, French ;.1 G. A N - 1) E . e J fnient.nch--Ileibc.t of Foreign MrSICanJ mu .,c Mere,. maim, wit.rde.ale mud .reuil, No. IU, So. hth St. ,treet. DR.. C. URANDES. n gilltl/,... 1 r rwtter of Rt.lte and Seventh r;ireo-. 11.-I , lcutre on Eighth Street, between French and 11,1! Ego., Va. T. W. NIOORE, ill I; • ow, Fr . / i! & 4,•1 I I kro I.•Im Lwun. & ( . 0 . 4 e'llne (IC. . - M. s.INFOTII.I) ,i-.. Deal-ro in Gol.l. ;.ld, M A TO.. Note", Cencicate. or De-. oge 00 the n roic w al constantly fo i ,.d.s. • !floe's. l'olle S q uare. I:ric. r T. ll} UN ST t ART. Sr "l o cos vs+ I r 'at 1,-Lt /dire. comer of French and Path sr 0,11 4 ,4 Ile-Ilenca on Foartlt saved.. of t'e; 01.1 A 1,2; he4-ary R. T. sit & ,SONS. SA , row:at:fly on Fund a rut! ....tpptv or I.ror , nle., Litptort. Ship Chao:lvry. Proymoiw, Pr‘ , .twre. 81. e .&e and R: tad ar cheap an the cher:l,4. No. 1111.Ctscatt..ole Erie. IN M. S. LANE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. lirt,tlutiatrinr. arto awl N•tt, y PVII,OIIP. 110411:ly lands and c; Mlle lot ellto -1.. W. (Ilia 311tAlter.bustnet. eittrubted to we alma l,'". )," Promilt a ii.i tr ttlitul Itlela WTI. . . 111 ,- C . tnWrt•l` 4 ' ,r)k On ..,. ,tlr . to ver3. U. Oil., 's 01...14. , .tit tee, '7 non I-A llt D :V. It I 'fiT. - - • 01' 40 E"ws , r;Fynd 11.,11..1 , 11ry 11othi.,i;tnretwo.11ardware, !1... 4 0.)r., flour .. . lk.c.. 41.1 u. 1, WrigisC• 111ocli tot iwrol Filll and t..91:11.0 1 I LCCIOI 11.1.4? T 9LIVEIt St'AFFORD, end Sviltotic*. and Altiauf.leturer of B lank Books and • Vt rt hue 111 k. tOrlier a the Ih.arimnel arilt•Si‘ttr nt - eft. f. B. StCh L!\~ - Ileav lat. and tenet - al Agency and C.llllll.lll.lllollbuaineas. Frank , in,. 14. at ti m Encluo,,G....man and A tater can Hagdware - reql Vufery N.R %Rslr. Ant it.. Vi^ca. Iron and trcei n• 3 need l i Qu'e . e. PR. • T . - W. J. F. LIDDLE at t'o. OIACIIIIIITH.. earrisce and Wagon Ilutklet,. State street, be- I% Pets wrenth Ar. Elatlth. E- .e. , . L. STRONG. M.II):. • 47.1 , - a. owe iloor welki of C. EL WrlAt's itore. up vain'. i- llkii2.T. J — . L. sTEwART, ___ ~. 1 1 t. 11111 - 4 R1011 1 .'1..1 n, tiir.. Se yew h' near ea.qafraulstretst.. ' Res. luden..e, 00 1 4 nv•af rm., one door unfits of Aeventh M. , I C. SIEGEL: . i/101.):•A I r and Retail dealer in Croeerieg. rroviPionsi Wines. i•NUOTV. Ftlin. &ie.. &e Corner of French and Falb Suettis, opprxiir Ow Farmer.' Hotel, Erie. i: • .1011 N Nlc( AN N. IV+4nLis.t r and Rt•tad 1/..a;er in Fain ily 'Groceries, Crockery Grawirare, tron,lS ail., Ace., l'iu,o4 Sid.., I:rie, Pa. f ArrThc hurter prie. 1411.1 fo' “okAntry Produce...rt ' . ' J. (;0.1 I. 11l N(lr. N NR , M A NTT AMOR, aq.lll.ahit Al a ker—r;liop. No.l Poor People's R... lui.4tairp. o%er A. £.J. S. %Valte rs' Grocery Store ) State 1 1 mrret, Erie. I. _ J. W. iVETMOItE. ... 4 T'7' 0 RIM E Y .4 T L 4 W, 1 • lu Walker'. r ofiee, WI Seventh Street, Erie. Pi r H Elk; KY CAD WELL. ?Smart %Jobber, and Retail I lenler in Dry Goods Groceries, V'' , .. ,l '.er). i ;la. , * are. Carlieli mi. ilardu are. iron, Steel, 'Nails, liivia,... ice. liiiiiii re Stores State etttti, four duOrs, below tirs.v. o'. Hot I'a. /,:.,—:liti‘ il.. Vices, lichen . .., Ante Arms, Spri nas, and a general yosurunciit of Saddle and Carr lase 'Pi limning... S. hik:RVIN 6JIITIi. kranityry A T LAW a nd .111..tice of the Pearl., and Anent for the Key Stone Mutual Taft Ittauranee quittpauy-7011See 3 doors tit Wright.' blow, Erie, Pa. • . , GEORGE li. CUTLER. A I f;TV/IIIIET At LAI%, 4:tfard, Erie COUllty. Pa. Coilretions and ulitider haalaCl. atirtiOril to with prouilothets and ihmitch. JOSIAH KELLOGG. F xwardlna k CoustilliMion Merchant, on the Public Dock, raft of State siren. Co*.l Salt, I'la.ler and White Fish. constantly for sale. I. ROSENZWEIG & Co. • Mitot.t@ea-r-M.b Ricrstr.Licam.as, tn Forem,n mot Domestic Dry ready mime' Clothing. Mix+ ugyd clod. ate.. No. tt rigfit'm Mork. State street. Erie. WILLIAMS & WRIGHT. 13.,.,k,r and Etch:m.4e Broker. Dealer In BOW of Eradiate.. ..Hrmftm: certificate...l Depomite,;(toltl and *liver coin. &m.. Ate W t it tatem'ltioek. corner of State-mt.. andrublie Square. - - --- MARSAALL d VINCENT. A st tr at --4 niiic up stairs In Timusiany [tall building 111 P P roU oin,tat)'s utter. Erie, MURRAY WHAI.LONO 1 1TTop %IN •Art 4 Cornill.l.oß AT I. to —(Mire oTer C. E. Wrieht'll villfruiCe one door West of state street, on the Piiriond, G. M. TIBBALS, Unur ,;, )ry c.f.x.14. Dry Groeenes, _Crockery, Haidiiare. ke.. I 11 , 4 '1.,..11,414.01:rie. bbllTli JACKSON. Da. Law in I Iry Goals, C roeerwn.llardware.llueenn Ware. Lime, Jn . Cheapsvlt' Erie. Pa. WILLIAM mciolk riAndater. and Undertakrr. carpet of WiLle and Pe, Crle. EDWIN J. KEL:4O-&-to litsrlit•l F o r% n t d, fil i, produce and Colnenonna Merchants:dealers and tine nnit, Coal. Mutes'. glitussienAtx• Public dock} • • ..,c ut Lae bridge, Fate. iViii:li" Eli — & COOL , ~... GIVEI4I. Furarrnl lop Cernsu.rrem awl, ProsNee Merchant/13n- AP _owl Ware-tomer, erat of Ille PUI,i IC 13n I 1 r.,,e. (47Loi,Mts & Co.' n " , rite in Watcher. Jevret4y. Skiver. German Oliver. naked and - . Ilr.l w t.. 4Vare Cutter) .. it and Fancy Goals, Lltatestreet, r..l> 6 1 . 1 ,,,„mm e the Eagle hotel. Km. G. t.w,a..... ' T. M. Ara-nr A ItTER - 1111.( Tll Yt'e..Tee e and Reta al ,lealere in Drum., Meliielnts..Paints, fee , No. 6, R et`li JAMES LYTLE. Merchant 'EaAar. on the public square, a few doorit s•-st of `tale street, Erie. _ S. CLARK. WIMILVII.I V. ANT RITAII. brairr to Grorpries. irTortilioviii, Ship hattith•rt.. .rr. &r..kr. ISltw:k; ' S. DICKERSON. PAV.WI4II• XV Stant W.l- 4 Kite al hr. Tealdtate on SOVento Wert, QIN Nile the Mei Oodt.l. t liurch; Cur. • ' JOIIN H. BURTON Sc CO. 11 W ei L., •NO RITAIi r.ni Druz., Med te me+, Dye emirs. he. No. S. Reg ,1 I loo.r. Lrie I)R.. 0. L. ELLl(rerf, Resident Getitt-t.trnhccand dwelling in the , Beebe Block, un the, Last tide of the Public elii—s-Va. "' Square. Erie. Twill inserted on Gold Plate , from one to an entire wit. t'Jnous teeth titled '" 1 " and re.tored to health and usefulness. Teeth •=t a WI t n.trumrut-.tad Denutlee roar to lease thew of a 4 rb •••• A work warranted. riErriat Zafferlll7lll24 ranain S ll . Tvi arrival of-t.;roceriev, direct from New 'York. I have .••, recd •cd and bave now Upen fro aniipeetion the bitten and dry family Grueeries i %Vine. and Ediuors. Nub, —.den and Willutv Ware. Dye Siulfii itc...erer brought L I, ..irket, which Witt velr'sr - whOlevale or marl far below I , Orsenk. and 1 want It perfeetly krwon by all : that I aso trot • by ve any bou in ti y. F. RIND nsell ran:inl examine be- F:RNIUIIT. V-Zit Gaut of pith k. *tate-it. 1 • i i., , • \ W , . , • T . H. E , J J , i - .-1.1i:R,1 lt E • , i ~, • ~_ =I poetrti anh . Maellimq. NY soil% IT IRV. Jolla PIIIII.NIXT. , . ..-......--....--. _-....—,,..—.. [cannot nilike him:dead! , His fair sunabiny ui rnd Is ever bounding round rawly chair; Yet when my ey ' now dim With tears, I tutu` o him : The vision vanishes—he i not there! : ! I walk my pailoi oar, And, through the n door, I . 'I hear a Modell on the c her stairl ! . l'm pumping tow d the WI: .• . . To gm vl the boy It I. Ant then bethink me thatt be is not there: t. I thread Me crow imam. 1 ' • A satebe t. d lad I f With the same beams ig e and cokiredhalr; • And, ailie's tuna rig hy.• [ Follow him a ith iy eye, , Scarcely believing ttutt--Le is not there - know his face isillid Under the ecem I 4; Closed are his eyes; cold Is his Ibredead Sir; My hand that Ma ble felt: . O'er it in pray erknelt; heart . Yet my whispers II tl he is not them! . i , I cannot it•t e hi dead! • When paoaing by is bed, So long watched over a i tiVparental Caret •-•• , My spirit and My k.ye - , - seek it inquiringly.. Henreid. thought comer:that—de Is not there! When at the coo grey break Of day. from ale? I wake t With my brat breathing lute morning air, ; ,My SOUil goes up ail. joy. ' 0 1 To II ,u, nho gar my kiy; Then eetni:, the sad ulna it that—he is dot there! When at the i1.1)4 - ealtu close, Before we .erk repose, Igo with his another, effini,* up our prayiit. Whatc'er I way Itc saTutes ! .. I ain, in ppirii;l,4aYing ; For our Lo g 's spirit. tholirtio is not. there! , .Not ihercl—Wilee•lhen• is tie? The brut t u.-e 4 to see Was but the /11XE% rUt he u-.d to weak, The gate. that ttor: dothyress ?'tun that otfeasidress. 1, but tits ivardrolv locked.—tte is not theire: I Ile lives:-1n all , the past Ile lives ; * nor, to4lie last, il Of seeing him again v. ill ll evpair; I I In dreaws I see 41 11101 V. . And un Ina anger b oje. I see it written, wrii.3a *hart pee me 71124. E .." Tea. we all live to :,okl! , FATIlti, thy eLateni roil T So help us, thine aillictedones n bear. !! . , That in nthe stun t lauil.• ;1 i 1 Meeting at thy [l7lll.llond, 'Twill he our heaven to aid that—he iivrtiettit' WHY UNCLE HARRY !VAS A RACEBLOR; PEEP 47'.1 OLD S 11E.4147; W. 3ANTRIMIL From, th. Nes Irrk Lirlciassa •Whew: what a Bell. as he atairme'd his feet and brushed the snow from hit overcoat in the hall, and then Bung wider open the door of a snug, cozy little parter in his comfortable farm i - i house. , , Within, a cheerfu l ! , wood ifire was burning and the fllckeying light caste bright lutitrelon the quhintly carve d . old-fsalkioned chairs and tablee—danced open the lofty ceiling. 'and scattered • shower of golden bhe me on the sunny ringlets of fair Lilly A 41,; who heft! Lllen fast asleep in Uncle Ilarry•trarailidhair. e7Whevr!, what a storm, I'say. Lilly! Lilly! Lilly:- wherwars you? Asleep? hey! A fine welcome, this, for l a hungry old man; for es 1 lire. tea is not ready. Come. Lilly. wake up," and Uncle Harry rubbed his chilled fingers. acrcnis 'Lilly's Nee, which caused her to jump from her chair.; and opea her bluliyes with as onishmeut. 1 - . il .-Whi u , have I been_ aeleer c i.ja i nd can it heitix e'clocktr, she exclaimed, as the old cl in the hall; chimed out the hour; ••atid I. declare it islanowing fasti-tclh! Why, bow could 1 be so earelesi este fall asleep When I am in such a hurry to finish my tattoureti and Where in the world can Nancy bet" and away Lilly fityr to the kitch en to summon the good old llonsekeeper. Whose move meets were somewhat dilatory. , A few moments sufficed fo Lilly to spread the snowy cloth; and certainly no tea-t hie ever. looked ore in vial than did the one to w 4 101 Uncle iiikrOrew his chair. There was delicious whitit bre4td, mouided by• the snowy fingers of Lilly, who plided herself Much tapes bier skull cookery; preserves made under heir inspection. and we do not know how mapy niceties which tempted the appetite, but we do knew! . that the tea an emitted a savory odor. apparently very iigreeable - to pus olfactory organs of Uncle Harry, as Ii passed his clip to Lilly to be re-filled. ' .1 Reader, mine, should you: chance to 14 a cold water man or maiden. we rut 'nimbly beg your pardon. for thus unceremoniously intruding to your no ice • lover of that fragrant herb so Wiraorre4 byour good ld Puritanic graudsires and grandmothe bat alas! so oired by some v ie of their degenerate descender we wet of, e must hum bly beg your pardon; but then Uncle Hitt dill love tea, sad we will not disguise the Fact. Now lie eat, slowly sipping ts tea—clo se ' ly the while—a mischievone ite play i ng sews of his mouth—whose oyes were beet ed gaze Upon bey plate; but it was evident merits that bet thoughts were t neither upon it. conteutsjor Thiele Harry ..resenily burs laugh. exclaiming. "there L Hy, that will 1 cretin and sugar out one's Fir • 'die not Intl I see large lumps of butter fl bag about I your tea. 1 think it is time = thoughts. And th i tt how stm t gy 'pulite o 4k ed quinces. whic I love so. lien. I 'eee y. , all the good things on your aide of t o tab !i "Alt. L. how I pity pos Ntd itotists Lid, wife you will stoke him Itte of these od Clare you'll surfit hint one *eel'. and it nest." and again Uncle flertburst 'Man which lout the blood flying al t o fair Liii then ••Uncle Harry was sag a •daas old girls &std. thit Lally found alai - pos.4le to him. although s very pereeptlble pout was as he again reiterated. •'Plwr sod; I Lilly could stand ii'ao toner. "1 doe! wants your pity:" she pass °rudely °sof ere too provoking:" "Ah!" persisted her tor Mentor. "but i et is the very F r roues why he aught to h elk: Because ein 'waiting int* the fire with his oyes i • open., does hol shOW that he will amigo burned." l nd Uncle Harry heaved a deep sigh--a very Asirrt-Ait ab one would hure thought. ii lo had they net caught a glint if the very roguish twin kle in his deep bins eye. y-the-way. headily. Uncle Harry bad a Uwe eye—and know of nlothitig Mats o wigwam as a charus-tbat. hi us as a tie • the aged— as-a warm, snarly beam f lak the eye. *h . . %bough old ' in yurs. betokes'tisat the Isiart; speaking through its 4- . ry glance. is yet 'punt-and fresh uin its esrlynpring time. . , ••Coate now. Lilly, dear," he eoatinned, I•acknow. ledge. like a candid. nedeibln girl that Yea are. that no eoudition in life can be preferable to that of a jolly old biebeh.r." But Lilly only persisted in shaking her pretty little head vsith an incredulous air, to the infinite amusement onlreher uncle, whb sipped his tea with a smile °reedit's r oil his lips. • _ J"Ah, well," said he at length, "it always kits been so. aid it'always will be. that the young will never take the advice of the old. Now, if 1 were i■ Ned , a place— ." heft he palsied. fur Lilly's eyes were bent upon him with an earnest, appealing look. mete asked. "What would 'l6 do, Uncle Reny?" , "Well." he continued; "were I very much bewitched. rhaps i m ig:it—/ migke—commit matrimony. Bat hen I rather think that I should not resign myself to such a fate, without I had struggled ,pretty bard to free myself from trefetters " "Ah. thee." said Lilly. laughing. "1 am to conclude that yes - never wore bewitched by any pretty girl. else you .had yieldeti to her. allure.. Uncle Harry, why were - you an ebilacketer?" Ah, Lilly. you touched s tender chord then; for Uncle Harr?'" hand trembled strangely u he lifted a spooofal of tea tp hip month, and an unwentonmoistare rp . rang to his eye; but he only dropped the spoon, - esclait tint. "why. Lilly, how hot this tea is: 1 declare - I have Scald ed met" Yee. Lilly had touched a tender chord; and the meal ended in sile - nee, for Uncle Harry's heart was filled with memories of the pest. An hour later, Lilly set at the table, bony with her worsted work. liar fingers flew rapidly. lied the now ere rose quickly upon the canvass beneath her needle; bat it was evident her thourrN were not there. A midi. .11y...brain, hoping smile ro.eved upon her:lipe, like bright-winged bird among Lho flowers,afrd.• tender light gleamed from the dilated fur her heart was away with her ebsent lover—Ned k :don. • In one mouth from that .evo was Lilly to -plight her faith where she hid loh since given her love.. The pOet hatti said, "the po.irse of true love never did run smooth." but fur once be erred: for Lilly was belov ed by one well worthy of her, and hoes had seek been a sunny sky. cloudless. serene; and her life'. barque glid ed gently onward, whereutorms Dever came. and wild winds never blew. . m l i n • Uncle Harry sat leaning beck In hie ea -chair. look ing very comfortable. with his simpered eat resting on the fender, and the ruddy fire-light glee g on' hie hare and hearty cheeks and silver hair. ' I Lilly had placed eide him upon the table, his specta cles and the newspapers; but contrary to his astral cus tom, the glasses were unused—the papers surettd. Even hie old favorite, the pipe—and Uncle Hirrry still oliseg to that old pipe with, a wonderful tensoity.lregard less alike of the boasted charms of "fragrant Havoc's" or luxurious meerschaum—even that old favorite had lost its wanted power to soothe. end lay quite unregerdeabe tween hil thumb and finger. . I No graceful wreath of smoke. curling upward. wreath did his air liki a silvery veil--rao eradslaw aaiddiszi of aka head etokened (hit ever and anon the old man was wen deri in Dr , Mmland; he was wide awake now add his eye was fondly bent on the young girl who sat beside him: and thus he gazed until a tear started from its depths and coursed down his cheek. Brushing it away, Uncle Har ry spoke— • , "Lilly,"—and she slightly started. as hie voice broke alike the silence and her reveries---” Lilly. you asked me 'little While is go why I was an old bachelor, Shall 11.11 ii you story •e my early years?", Lilly •thre sksj,la her work. and,stating herself on a tow stool ut hir uncite'r feet, leaned her head upon hid knee. c uing her hair fill like a rippling shower of gold over 1. r Rhotildera, tali • he gazed tenderly on kw and slowiy,fiusedihis ism' across his brow, as if to dispel some disagreeable, memory that hid lingered there, It was thus that he spoke:— , V rot.r.) ns IR 'RS '5 sr OR!. I was twenty-ORa fears of age when I fufished the ju nior year of y coarse in Y---- University. With a mi d end body alike enfeehled4)y intense men tal applicati i and long confinement in,callege, I gladly accepted the invitation of my friend and classmate, Freak Waters, wh insisted on my spending the long vacation succeeding e summer term at his house, in the interior rNlssineh oats. It wave lonely village whither we ent, em timed in lovely mountains, and watered by 1 ... 1 the gently oiling Connecticut. 1 And he . away from books, end the ceaseless round of college sties, how swiftly sped this hours in quiet com munion ith the beauties of Nature. We passed whole days-out tinning in the thick Woods or fishing in the blue riv ; and by these pursuits.; varied by the healthy esercie on a large farm, me health was completely es tablish . Be the days spelt swiftly Dowsed. until one half of or allotted vacation had vanished as a dream. An carsion and pie-nic in thil mountain woods had long b a talked of among the young people of tbeivil lege, a d needed only the enterprising spirit of Frank to (service it. He, as cheif manager, enlisted me in his (service and so we immediately busied ottreelveq with all the a mare preparations. . . llt w on a beautiful morning in the early_ autumn time, that a merry party of gay young men and rosy checked maideue assembled at the ••Mansion Howse," from which V. were to start -for the grove, about five milts distant. ' , - d old iacle Harry y eyeing Lih: boat the car- "What merry shoals ring out on the pure morning air. a's one after another *towed themselves awayin the huge hay•raeks. trimmed with wreaths of evergreen and fresh oalkleaves,woven for the occasion; and how merry was the ary. ••Ilere's room for jest one mord" when the cart wail already filled to overflowing, At length all were ready• end on we went, past orchards bending beneath golden fluit, and fields waving with nodding_ grain, bf fragrant hedges and warni uplands, ahem the white mist hong overhead like fleecy clouds, until we entered the dim and solemn, and aromatic pine-woods. • an 'abstract- her mpors. the 0.4 nor into a bean,' do. Pourini d.' bat whe ke islands r. wandering thcte, meters monopolize (Jude Harry's voice grew yet more distinct as he pro ceeded. while Lilly's eyes were turned to his with eager interest speaking from ever ; ;lance. But v.hy do I linger---c..mained he. It is •of bar. of sweet Annie Grey, that I Y .lld 1110111 k • Lilly, how can I delMribe to yOU the light of !ter violet eye, the dimpled cheek. and the wavea of the , ;:nay hair? . I have often thought th it they ware 'string. Ii like yours. Lilly. /t sorry tit. I dale. 1 de rve him the h..arty laugh, ;'a face; but " ; ae the et angry with n her cFerry ity him f" believe Ned It was then that I first met went Annie Gray: Frank and Invierlf were both at first struck by bar exceed ing loveliness. and quiet lads -like deportment; and we esgc rly 'blight an introdoetion. mod( "You Her manner was calm and subdued—rite different from the noisy group around her; and I half suspected that she had thus early known sorrow. else had the spir its not been checked in their joyous outpourings; and wbat I learned of her history from Carrie Morton—her intimate fridad—who had persuaded het to join oar party. contrined ma in the opinion I had !brined: Carrie told me that Annie's father had been a thriving merchant is but had failed through the villains' Of his agents; and now had come ; With bet : a pittance of his krone to end his fife 'away from thane lobo had known him only in his prospering; days. With Ida wastak bad rarotiwAßD.-6i FRIDAY MORNING, JAN 1M3X1331E1 vanished Ms aft. 11. sunk ador the blow: and thollilaVl finis Telcolilting merchant d become changed to a weak, querulous invalid. Ann his only child. bars his cipriciossa petulencsl with pate and Insalinasa. mm iune* woad and caressed as ah bud bees in her happier days. ;Ind anon bearing his frelfitprepining with the meekness of as angel. "And Ido believe." said Carrie, who was enthusiastic is her friend's praise. "Ida believe if there aver was an ingot on earth, Annie Gray is oils! e smiled. as we'rejoined the party frouorchich we had separated for a moment." What I , h ad beard of Miss Gray only rendered me more anxious to,seek her acquaintance and 1 bad bat just ea• gaged bee as my partner for the day. when Frank GLUM where we were amp:ling. and' repeating the question 1 bad just asked her. was informed that she was already engaged to Mr. Bell. He cast spot: su9 a look, which then I could not . fathom, but which rose before my Mem ory in after day* like an evil vision. bit his lip with:vex ation, cud walked away. Lilly. that Was to me a happy. happy day. •We rambled apart from the others. down by the river bank', and sat , upon mossy - knolls beneath the megnifi c►nt old trees. and 4 wove hergarlands of.gorgeons flow ers. while she sapg to me snatches nf sweet ballade, in a voice more musical than the birds. And there i• those old woods. ;done with the birds and Bowers. we bedatne (Sr better acquainted With each oth er than do those who meet night after 'bight is the crowd 'ed drawing room or the brilliant Falcon. la sweet Annie Gray I recognised the embodimeat of my bOyieh dreame—dreame, too, which the opening years of manhood had nut dispelled, The ideal gave piece I. the real, I saw no mere-of Frank Waters that day. until it era nin a . when 1. sought him latent left the cottage of Amide. Ile sat alone in his room. 1 addressed • few words to him regarding the events of the day. but he seemed dia. nclinud t converse, only ans i wering my questions ab ruptly, and nut knowing to what to attribUte his unison. ted mood, 1 left him for my owe apattment.. A word here wrth reeard to Frank. During our _Snit two years at college we hid been room•metea ea we were ielaas-mater; and a similarity of taetes and' pursaits crea ted a sort of student sympathy between us; but for the :pr,l year we had not !hared ,the same roottoqiltltough we were frequently together. •=t Vile were both orphans. having control Over our owe time, and at that time over our own tortunetioshich were not inconsiderable. Frank was a- younger an oat). one. ' • "But Uncle Harry, you could not have been en only ched. I thought my father was yourbrother!" said Lil ly, hastily interrupting him. "You shall know all soon. Lilly." Wilk Uncle llarq's reply, as he continued. Frank and lat school-were reck oned intimate friends, hot it was not coin reality. although we were much together. Eli, w as one of those, natures so common among men; e l ge rots* to at' inferior, • e they could ` well affix • to be enerous—rourtebus to their equals, where it was th r policy to'be coal/Leona but am unto him who da red to rival himt sat afterwards learned to my bitter surreal. Fit wai affable and gentlemanly'outwardly, o'ut at heart a vilisio! . :Yet do not think that I know him that. well dtesi. Alt. not Far better would it have been forme—, t far t&uor for my id lized. Annie—cOuld we have then read' ht• character. us is 'raw ht. Muter yeses to, reveal such deeply- led villainy, as none,•save a trai tor to his friend. co Id have been guilty of. But lo a my story.. • , My stay at drew to a close; but I had impro• red every opportunity to sed Annie. ON what long, long walks we had in those deep woods, and what hap py hotirs I spent at the cottage. and when we parted. it wr.s as plighted lovers. V.ren Annie's father 'unitedl; I sought his consent, and said, "yea, yes, Annieia ',good girl. She desery” to La happy," Ah. Lill.. how sweet IS "Love's "Young Dreard;" but Lilly Deeded not :o be reminded of it thus by Uncle Ear !T. for her eyes were bent on Lis ° with a dreamy eirpress ion, soft as a haty sky. She was revelling Alen in its sweet, enchanting light. Ireturned to college with new incentives for apples tien to books; yet eamly did torn from abstrut.o study and ejs,esic theme pore over long letters from my Annie —letters. which, to my wearied soul were as- refreihing as the! desert opting to the fainting traveller. Even Frank for a whiff, seemed kis be as much as-ever my friend, but it was only seemingly, as I afterwards found.. We were both 'acknowledged by our classmates as candidetei for the highest college honors, and each was striving to win theM. Frank had set his heart delivering the'Valedietory, and so had I. Had he o w ed it to me like a man. 1 should have honored him for it. but he ever denied it, saying that he cared not for paltry college honors; while to the next. Person Ina -rnet. be said. "Bell thinks to (ho tline, me in this rave, bat he'll haws to try pretty hard. I'm thinking. lie's *conceited fellow. but I'll teach him tow to cope -with me." Idespised such_ meanness; and shortly afterwards I met him, and toad him that I considered such language as what hardly one would expect from one who profess ed to he a friend. For a - moment he equivocated, but I passionately exclaimed that I scorned his threats as I did Kim who utterred the*, and - turning away. left him. . 1 left him, little thinking that I hadl Browsed his visit passions; little knowing that from that hasty speech of mine. I should afterwards reap sr bitter harvest. He inwardly swore revenge against ape then; bet he most have possessed the disposition of a fiend, else he would not have blasted my happiness firever. "a" Shortly afterwards I received a letter frem'Annis—a cool, carefully wordid letter, so different from the prey'. AO' effusions of her worm. loving bean, that I knew not what to think. I hastened to reply. reqaesting an explanation. and again wee my heart racked with indefinable ream lest I had by some means lost her love; yet strange to say. I never once suspected treechery, never once f ovected but that Annie was the author e the letter. Again I wrote to her, reiterating my vows of love.and cenjoring her to deal faithfully with,me; 'lnd in a few days I broke the seal ors letter, which should either remove all my doubt and anx iety. or blight tnY hopes forier. fill, it was a cruel. el blow; and the sunlight of happiness was shut out from my soul. forever. as 1 then thought. ' Now Annie informed me that circumstances rendered it necessary for her to say that-she considered our en gagement as having been too hastily forme' — upon too slight an acquaintance — that she had been Interested in me, it was true s end this feeling had been- mistaken for love, bet that recent events had revealed to' her the mi ters of her feelings, &c., aed'elosed by wishing all ties between us dissolved; adding that she should ever re gard me as a friend, since we Could never be more then, that to each ether. Lilly, ill hopes died within me thee! Hem. forward. I mocked at the words—true brie; 1' scorned those who treasured woman`• affection as a ho• ly thing; my laugh rang the' limdinit when among my' gay Companions. and my steps were the mast buoyant. though my heart was 'chid/ with Intense agony all the , while. Alai. that I was thus hasty is believing: Wield 4- Idulaij had saaght A. *ea; bat pad.. said. ••Clo sot to M r. bumble sot thyself Apia to woman; lA. tram past &Jingo of the haaa.", • Here Ikea Sashed with ladigastia, at this iss.ll ,1852 ---_—_— - - putation. but Uncle Harry smile. such a sad, mournful In a ilti. that she again leined her , gad confidingly 6pon ti a huge, as he continued: •.1 graduated with the highest I °Dors, amid the pldn dits of friends. and 'Yen the admiration of envious ri slide: but what cared I fur triumph new?—for fame?—to Me. success was but a bitter mockery. sine the boon of i love was denied me. l' ••Prisods crowded around. congratulating me upon one of.rny *happiest efforts,* as my termed it. Mai, they, little knew that the i Paled ctory Poem so much lauded and attmired. was twine when my he'd was 4'4 nigh brealriag: **rinita.Frank Waters gar* and a cordial grasp of th'e' hind. while - wurde of courtesy fell from his lips. Ilieriai tired no ill-will against , him. &nil readily accepted his gpod Whams and congratulation. glad that we were friend again. . . .. , ••The villain: A smile was stpim his lips. but I knew not that it was a nibekini. fiendish smile, at the wised hO knew I was reoffering! And se we parted. "A brilliant future lay t before me, at least my friend, eeid so. I was young, wealthy, and they said I was tiP anted. They wished me to huh my attention to the I.stsr, prophesying for ms a bright career; but all to no purpose._ _ • "Hoy was dead; ambition's ;Voice was hushed: the future had no charms fot me," — I grew morose and taci. tem: Withdrew from society; ref'ing all insaatione to Mingle With the young and gay, d ying. •Why slinuld f i go with them? They are happyut joy is not fur me:" "Nearly two years had passed. ,111 he la one day in glanl, cling over a newspaper. I I read theimarriago of Annie.—: flames Morton. brother } ,of the 'Esrrie Morton' shorn I' told you was her intimate friend, od who spoke warmly i l ts bei favor. was her hu l aband. "But what cared I, • bid I no t was nothing to me th 4 soothed that I reasoned': I remember ac i sari. and a sudden shock as tho blow, when I was conscious of w 1 "But I rallied my strength age that I would comply with the oft friends. who,' 'wishing me to dr ergbd me to turn my attention I hut it was b t for a moment that I "Injttri'ho4o said. "Go, win Ilhern: then perhape litre will repel irnored and ester Med by other.:' Main here:' and to her voice 1 I eluded life which 1141 hire, iii m] my sires haddwelt, accorded far b feelings, than would the bustle, al Pursuing fame. i 1 "It was about thrOs years *her business !ed me to dm village oi Sethi. where I first rriert her, '•flow every scent am] every ine of Ilse past: I rile by tho, • W 6 had Ufa on the morning of di Frank 1 euquireri, and learned eminently aucbeasfol ab woods. where I had ales: how char 4 r;bauk, ad 'cent tri I=Ei through t lad happy heil tlowu by the green the shade or wept across my soul. lle Bearer to me than hie; words Ufa and had been broken. alt. her! tigl (rose within me as I mentally reel ".At the villap inn, Li enco,rod for all my cl'i .couain 'twice., except Annie. Of her I spoke not. 1 cools Speak of her when they would tell me that she was hap ‘z , Ipy as the: wife of 'another. I was inforMed by the gar intone landlord. the f t Carrie blorton was the wife of a far- Inter in the neighborhood. and I f r uit an irresietable desire Ito see her. I foupd-Isey but lita !laughing girl o five years befu !hair was tinged with a deeper i quirod' a matronly dignity that w' She received me cordially, Ppi ;qualetance during my IWiel . soj , i I thought it very strenge, neveri 'I was dying to her but one V lobeo never once referred to her. i lax !more, was the ktranerei eapr .on when in ryply td question., ilif, Imarriea: adding that ••f th aid I 1 lor." She hastily wait'*ed the e ! • Ito her. t Just at this mineot My atte - ution was arrested by two !children, apparently of ,the same age; who burst into the !room, frolicking in all rho glee of innocent childhdnd.- I.• Your children, I presume," said I, eildree,ing Carrie, taking a fair hairdd girl upon my knee, anireart4sing her as t. spoke, 1 e • . ••This is mine," patting the 4ad of a fine little boy; 'the other is my "loca l ' ' You • know Annie Greg, her mother," said ihe after, a slight pause. clad a serpent stung. meit coUld not hove started quicker than I 'did then. 1 - I had been carreseing the child of the very woman who had proved an 6.14 to int.: yet I found strength to speak add faintly ge.sped. ••And•Annie, isetia hem') 7" "I trust an." was the reply in a sad voice. ••Poor she suffered h4e keenly enough. but has it length. Rune where sorrow never coulee'. • Oh, it was unki.nd. it was eruel‘of you to . treat poor Annie so:" add tho tears ran down her cheeks.. it Bashed 'Poi me in a moment with overwhelming force! Annie was dead! ••slow! wha(mean 'on?" cried 1. .•1 wnkind? 1 cruel? Yon wrong me., indeed. Did not Annie pr . ove false to me?" 1 almoit ahrieked, 'dreading. yet wildly an=ions to hear her say that Annie had been innocent; for such her words seenaed.to iu ply. '•Can it be pOseible that yOuhavelienn deeeibod7" said she. Annie toyed you Ai she did her ecru soul. ••Sut she *corned met she wed another!. and I pointed to the little child • its a way that malt have torrilied it for it rata *creaming to its aunt and hid its face in her lap. "Ah, there bee been a sad wrong dune you both blest(, Listen to me a moment, and I will tell you all," was h er reply, and ti:alibi spoke: "Annie and bad nb secrets from each other: and she told cite that when yoiii ink you pligitted your taii r ti . .— She told the with i smite, while the of ll'appme.b deuced ip her eyes that she had surrendered her happi• ness to year keeping. Aye, if ever man was beloved, you were beloved by Annie." • ••Ocie day she eatne to Me. and 1. saw she haebeen weeping. 1 enquired the minim. when she laid before me a,letter so different from the one preceeding it, that she knew not how to regard if. There was nothing writ ten which in itself was i ,calculated to wound rifle feelings, but there was locking the depth of tenderness which had ever characterised yout prerieue.cotoutunications," "I advised her to take no notice of it. bat ,to write:as she had ever done. She did so; but whisia she Caine to awl afterwards with another epistle, still more forms) than the first. I knew not what to advise her." r About this time, Frank Waiters wrote to a friend, and casually remarked that he hoped 'Alms Gray was sot isterristed in Bell.! for it was evid - ent he eared nods jag far her. as report said he was engaged to a very beastifal and arialthy iady." ••This was iwasedintely told of, and soon Canto to Au aip's ears, Poor. pair Annie She heat her bead in aagaisb, for bar droasi of lord was smashed. What bit- ter tears she shod as she ?mess sheihad formed. t! Oh: LiIN. I could har to listen with Any degree; orCatrie. How I lunged had'aercred all my hapri; that Waters had buen'thei ing to come for Annie She continued: Annie wrote to yon,once agai ing that ahe rive you up; and eine , - it was *vide.' cared not for her, no loeii of hers should ever fel -r although Remit her maul a b,tter tear Fler attentilso and tim• her father, who had beet though many would glad led all advances se) ing ti side her wont. My la Annie,. yet always eouc • sr love Was her's. , He "sell extremely heolth; and not . dartng to Annie; until after mu told his long concealed his wife.' Even thee 1 consented, had she not y Cr. wholwished twee her he died) and so she gavei knots all I have sntryred 901 love as I have to c4l They sere married. my brother had ,hut just the destroyer came mute blessing his Annie, who wife: emoothitig hie pill.l !net. She was now Libmi ,l ing diell after her by, and her *dells grew know lies to be fi;sel won her: It we's thus .nfusea iiugiaig in my _h stunned by s heavy i tai I read. , sniumer'd eveuiiie'rhe Leer la3t words wvrd `•sl I knew all pow. I w 1.7 that Annie Ivol been :re ly eevereuce, and sowql ba to we as my own. I pray God I never in; and th.-n I iihotrrht repeated wishes tv mr,frodi u prof.atioltal pstiloaits;. wavered. Lifiv„eieiteen year.; I though my yvnri ntinit.e a ,,. th© prime of oureelf-a name among t that she refused one ' while ree+on said irp igteed, for the dual se • ancestral ho 131e,uhere tter with my ernueJed d cares, and toil.while iiiy time. Sorrow he. Nikerel !et I am younr; again wl I again live over the pas love light of other days. Four wither: , 4nd dc au old Incii4lor? new 11.irr!'s voice ternncl; wliite f,,11y fair arms, rifriut his :ire:: chock. and nett left Annie's m sTrisze, that C—, in,31./.;ezehu: I:jort served to remind lanoion house.' where at brief and happy'day. that hewn. ida south b a ph sicion. I drove been before with a light ad dow I - wand. red Id lingered ions beneath 6: ea. for Alder thoughts had listened to word, ere bat idly pledged. better feeling iewed th mit. Half en hour aftorwitr the tears falling fast upo ivory, which she held In ••Sweet mother. why • thy ch:ld is only too h 3 fat in hilence aad deep bachelor , Gain. An Irmltiman, whr:se. r l lt nU the Way to who 17st as far asTortsmouti a point nor i fer ttktent fr •-ro be Otte:net!. H bont4; heel: of gave up t • ides of 'alit There were p ty of the landini. Ittn,l • be,' or sorb en emicy made changed from the gay e; although her sunny !roam. and she had 1;c -•• quite wifeLke. • ' , ke of our pleasant ac rn but n'tho'. •• nee reverted to Annie. •ord regardtng her, yet What pttztlrd ma bull her countcoance wore, I rmed her I was still un- We and die an old bach• i l •rtj...ct; is if unpleasant doar."'s ‘: ful Cr.,rt—"CiTtain. dr Hie to •Vors,n,u !1?" "Se'ven dallarA. it: th ••Sivin do!l,2ref^iirr det;r, t barn% the hill' .....011 never mind the eener for three 4 1 0 11 , ,,,,, tint i.. heti) the lend. nuked ipgine pnt another cpw-tiou, "Awl iet. ;lel% sixtryoun,is cif fre,zitt .`t'lleltorvt you but ••TtiooeC+l•tain.ll: w•cic'ts toot—+•o 1.10'11" S:1 Rt., A prnpa: , itioti norl calinv one of thi hand; "stowed 'l . lrerkifly nerNy to w.cr , on th o fro.Ot hundred and silty Pat kept snug until 1 of 35G toiles—lLa qg ottl3"- a 114 minute. at There be paid his frei• WY. and a... neit .11 erti the trice-path or the 'co: 13,./timore A:Au:a:mi. • .This morning. as bre..kfast at the celToe ; reading GaHaulm's d next table addren,ing, t this fellow G dignsui that he passed for an ! per on the tthla. he which t;•e prograintnn paper had given him. • up with the instroclio was a chsracter, l ear talked moat ed.(th;;ly enough to be he ad nt been to London 1114 I come' on purmse to 84." 1 ••and hot lobnion Romel" • et the Greek Slavel" that where she were r emu: mean mei, but idea of tneannt,i :ha drove up to a 11 7 .15 e . the laridturd far a tent Ilia lioti.e to the shed, sniff hitnse!f, and the Meanwhile, the °woe water and soap, and a thoroughly, wiped hi lad down his cent an 1 ...I say?" saia tha I fore yon co" i .weit. peenz it's y I reply. and back be w, "Yell don't bee in t, Isaid the tavern keepe ..No." was the rep! 1 • ly. awl: as yea treated patronise too stain!' Sl5O 45-731/L It o in Advance! MRMI old ma of tfietvitudons at here wrecked foreve • re=train myself su' !el tootiTsilre to the n to it-arch out tho Ertoust lass, for ;t was : svide author of those letters p , wits now wholly long felling for some time: y hive won . her, yet sh I at her dutli eras to rera 'tiler Jam4ll had alvray led his pusion. thiukiag. nisihre. never: . oujoyin .p r k nr o.hyr than as iihs had e'opoed,. he o e and boiight her 'to not th,ok•Anuie woe'. eldetl to the n ii.hes of h in a cotutorable home Jill-ors her hind, stv, ling * .0,1 if you can he cont.e r you, it is ;oars." e ch.kl was Oven the... egn 1 to taste happiness mtnoued him a way. .1 a tad eve( been to him .t 7. uttei . tmai,tering vtith herchild, mirtily.c. A few mon and her eyes dint.a sett awns lam the 7.6 amc lute in Heaven"' c, ;I :I id thnnk . I wit elm in•..G ruf.a nrd, alts• tavo necer tetill Waters, Inre n a•vay since tit ni taare !ban dq man t l t ud au old man—old l ' • hair nni fu'rrawad my 'eat 1.: iZ , ..111 , 0a :s'ou. : nr in your eye.: I : , ee a .lined I :A you that Ann' .11 vranlor now Lily. tha as kt . choked t. red, not. bet arose, won eld , his tear-b 112113 • she'sat in hur own run a small miniature Oat .1 her euie and the Mur . nit 'thou go unfortunate. )7" A•irl below in the bought, rude Harry. Trei.; - ht node werm vit'aer low; hiul lint. end wa• ht 3 4fli.'• l thence to proc...ed tic, c. to Ow kat r p.r.i..., Idler siitt4 Wont hi. tots. liiiooi pa;r of 0 . .1 Otoes quite'4 , ..,11a , 1k . . mare" any puro;,7. ant! bin ;rn • : 1.2!;. , IL;;;;11...t•4 at =I )7' on beard . 4 yog chaos 2EILi CShi ! sivto ,clur!'sis! f tltht UM." tA`;^ rnn as ade if A;ork your p I w o t!,t, s u.i th's wit 1,11 you tare a. hand 3811 e iir-!:es rents for thsit %est s 3e,t. the tn:Fr mr as titeki 1 ,1, a,e,l , he Lt -tee to h 11c h Ad --Ind entered t -t-- "(tax, /.:sintln teell,lll re-tcho.l rde:priluth. It 4, lit:it‘ if ir <-t!i' but twice, time. dunez the whole . 1 ht et !..eve•lty•fivr ernts, it!, hip bund',e,trlmpieg 11 for 11,3 de in 49 . :Cpun' rr,nan at Paris. e were ia;si e very corn 01.1:11 s.,f our hotel, encl ai 'l'.y pallet. 1 founds pereoni le, in xneaal twang, "Sire' tell:o,k s t rop?" I iseanr• ut,rnrity„ L'ying down pathetic ‘lly de--t riiesl the -for the eigiit•,ecinz of vest for tact d‘y. - Finding J oe the conversation; Ito all tle as h e el , 1 she very nI. I enqulred teitS. •• I reeknu I %air • :en the Cry , .4411 ralaen." chd•yeu I" 6.0 h, 1, 1 And pray, sir, chat du yu “There, un'te:;• stranger; 1 c :flop; rr ra drat: /Ad ' , hoard a 7, , cat'nyt•ky !peer none that Fare w mote (def.' A to no,iihun tavern. and cool worth o: hay! The landl ad let the poor frani.':of 41'81 the waT.on with of the horns c filled kw % • ter w.:0;:t. 1 ; !4;4 !self dr% n "npan-elcan l ,v.ns Fier —We hire Jtord, won't yon tat.% • • li. I don't t,ll:id lock s duck. :eso patt4, I bee vO. •tl 1...*1 don't buL Igo Uy • we so 1 4i• 4040 : 111 ii CZ1:1 lIEI iE bZil ho •'old I 'ho• i Inter vied ilk ith /red s bile • der old ~" ffi 1 ina ii . Pat clerk E . one tallies d for art. non- ! .Ttable 1 WWI at; the got. b 'd him ta pa jramp rday's t da he Mad had ; hy. ; at a a. think ekes cc!• askeji rd led beast hay I . uta of d fat* ' tows! 1!171 R