.DV LIN &PO, Proprietors.
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URLIN & CO. PROPRIETORS.
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is: r. SLOAN. Editor.
OFFICE, CORNER STATE ST. AND PUBLIC
SQUARE. ERIE.
TERMS (F TUE PAPER.
aabatt Mars by theearreerott
ty wail. or at the ofike, in aavanee.
um not paid in ndranee,or within three months from tbetirima
liffahstr Mine. two dollars will be Charted.
{JAI I CAIIIIIIIIIIICAMOUP siva be pow paid.
1 RATES OF ADVERTISING.
cud, Tint exceeding 1 lines, one year. • Ina ...
One .1"alt1 10 . 110
do. do. mix months. . * I too
• do. do. three month., 2. 00
Tbansmot mivertaimento. 30 cent, per square, of 'Viten lines or
fen,. for the fin( 'ovation:. 23 cents for each minimum* insertion.
f}'calN advertwery have the privilege of changing at pleai,uve,
but a i no tine Are 14 occupy more than6wo quires, mate
It /smiled to theer innee4safe bum/mi.
Advertivementanot naviim other directions, will he i. e f ted till
forbid and charged accordingly.
• BU
SINESS bittECTOkY.
STERRETT & GRAY. I
larcrraits, I bbers and retail Dealers in Wet and Dry kleneeries
?talons. Produce. Foreign and Li - owpm Fruit, ',Wooden,
Willa and Stone Ware, Flour,Fish, Salt. than., Nilli. Pow
der,Shin. Caps. Safety Fuse, &e„ te. French Suet. 0 p 00.
sitethe Reed House. -Erie. Pa. .. `
N. IL—steam and Canal Boats, Vessels, Hotels! and. Private
Fain': es supplied with any of the above articles *ith prompt
• new apd vety cheap.
1
1V M. STLANE....,
i
!Attorney and Counsellor at 'La .
OFFICE et eriaelia.on`a store, at North-East corner ( the Pub
' iit Suitife•
• Erie. 4pril fi, iF32.
!Doe roitS BEEHE & srEr 1 A it 4;
;PIRACTIIII II .II Ph)sieians and Surgeons. (Mice and idences—
• Seven il a sassafras Streets. I
' Ottlee tours friar 7to 5, A.-31; ItO 1, .rte. 6 to,?, P. M.
.1 1
, •, P. NZ. IC D. J. L. lITICWAIIIT. A. it.
— - 4 L JOilil tIEARN &. Co 7 -
vi tin
and C- - - Mart hae - dealer '
re' • .
risussOmin ant_ Cominission Merchants, dealt.* in Coal,
nth, and ageut tut a daily line of upper laZe Steamer ,
put , la Dock Erie Pa. 1.1
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LIDDELL & 1.3 u.
ITHS, Manufacturers of Iron relti ,
ce, Ratiii ;t Bteamholit
,to , te„ State, hem et.t. 7la and Fth, Str s, Erie.
Mien
Bogle,
M. 111.. MOORE.
lin Groceries, Provisions. W ines,Liquor,, Candies, Fruit.
me Door below Loomis ik. CO's Stair street. Erie.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CONIPANY.
nee Removed to lii.i. 5 Bred Block. State Street.
ern Express closes at l !I o'cloCk. A.M.
item " " 3 o'clock. P. M.
' 'o. D, STAYItRO. Arm.
GEOILO El. MORTON. ,
(4...kutriii.e firm of J. !tears dlr. C 0..)
man and Coniiiiissibii Merchant. Public Look, Erie. Pa
r in Coal. s..lt. Frdi, Flour and laster.
•
WALKER & TIBBALS. . i
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elm, produce and Commission Merekantsi second Ware
East of the Public Bridge. Brie Pa.
rSealers in Coal, Null. Plaster, Stucco, Fish, Lime and Lline
Na . lion, o Is. Stoves. Castings. ,I t c., te.„ ti, tali onsurpass
climes f shipping either by Steamboats, Propellers.
.ner-. o Rail Br.,ad
H sLI
Di•Lill
kc..
roll‘r A
DeJl.
F2RTZ
IS
Mon
P.ll
W. IL K N W ON.
Witeliisaker and Repairer, Dealer mu Watches, Clorlts, Jewelry,
31usocal bustrwrsente. Looklng 1:12..es and other F..uey Goods
&oho one door westof the Reed Rouse. 17,
. ARBUCKLE lc KEPLER.
Dast.ta tu - Dry Goods. Groceries; Ilsrdware, Crockery. Ise- No
r 3. perry, Bock. Suite street. Erie., Pa.
- A. M. JUDSON.
ATTOIMT AT Law.—()five un Park Roe. between (Browneurew
11,1 and the Reed [IOUs!. up rtatrs.
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ANDELE.
AS of I. Ladre Offenbach—Depot of Foreign irrialienaiino-
LioalMereliandize. %hot...ale and retail, No. In, 1 1 / 4 ,. Gab rift.
Chestnut street. Philadelphia.
Dlt. C. BRASUES
Ifirrortsle and SelleKol-4 Mire corner of State and Seventh
&frets; Residence on Eighth Street, between "reach and
Hobaud, Erie. Pa. e.
MTgAtiFORD :CC(
- - -
Dade?, in Cold. Pilvet !intik Ncem I .rafte, CerriKentes of De
pOsit.k.c. Flight Iselin lige on the principal e tiles eonstatfill
Air pie. Office in (train's Erie.
T. HERON STUART..
lodic°. von PmndetAit—Office, corner of French and Plfth
atiremover Moses Koch's store. Residence on fourth Meet.
or. door castor Vie old Apothecary Hall.
OLIVER. k f'AFF() D.
Boniltseller and Stationer, and Matinfacturer of 13Iank boas and
ming Ink.corner of the Diatoood and atxdt st•yet,
1 .
i • RUFUS REED.
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its in Engdsh.Gertnan and Anwric an Ilardwarr and Cutlery,
so, Nada. Anved, V we., Iron and Steel No. 3 Reed House:
is. Pit. . • ,
L. STRUNG, M. D.
oue Door WOK of C. B. IVright's store, op wins
I ----drSikGEL.
oursAcii and Ret.all 41ealer at Groceries. Provisions. Wines.
Moors. Fran. te.. kr. Corner of French and Falb &MIL
i runic the Partnere Hotel. Erie.
I ' J. est)ALDIN(;.•
, •hts.ll-rTatcolt. and Habit Maker—Shipp. No. 1 Poor People's
. tor (up-stairs. over A. & J. 8. %Palters Grocery Store) wore
reel Eric. Pa. ,
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- J. W. WETMO ' E.
ITTORNEY IT LAM:s 4-
In %ValCer'• Office, on Seventh Street, Erie. Pi
HENRY CADWELL.
attajobber, and Retail Dealer I:1 Dry Goode. Groceries.
I rockery • lila..WaTe• Carpeting. Itardware, Iron. Bled; Nods,
itta. Ste. Gngnre Sunos St* Street. glut doors, below
• wn's Hotel, Erie. Pa.
• Anvils. Vices, Bellows. Azle Anns. Springs. and a general
.rtnietit Or Saddle and Carriage Trituniknes.
S. MERVIN 5111TH,
osprey •T I.Aw and Jusuce of the Peace. and Agent fur
Key Stone Mutual late Inaurauce Company--Oltled 3 doom
est of Wrigbts ■tore. Erie. Pa.
• GYMAGE H. CUTLER.
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ALT •T LAIA'. Girard. Erie County, Pa. Collections and
her bu►iucsi atteuded to with proutrtness and J immic h.
JOSIAH ICE .LOW/
warding & COMLIIISIIIOII 3lerc hoot; on the Public Dock. cut of
• we street.
6, I. Salt. Plaster and %%Idle Fish. eonwantly for Dole.
. I. ROSENZWEIG & Co. •
1 eLn►Lr ►vU RaT►UL DEALERS in Foreign and Domestic Dry
•oafs, ready mace Clothing, Boom and Shoes. ace., No. I
'right's Block, State street, Erie,
WILLIAMS Ar, WRIGHT, , •
nker and Exehange Broker. Dealer in Dille or Exehauge
I
haft,. certificates of Deponite. Gold and silver coin. &c.. Ice
.. ee. Williams' Block. corner oit &atria, aniftPublic Square
.
MARSHALL & VINCENT. , •
IVIETS er LAW—Office up Plairl 111 TatlUSUilly nail building
north of IniProthonotar)'• office. Erie. _
MURRAY IVHALLO.
I Sings sup Cot: sse.t..ig LAlV—Ottice over C.. B. *right's
s lol e, eutrurxe oue door west of State •treer. on the DhUllOzl.
Erie.
C. M. TIBBALS. --
MiE
tact% in Dry ponds, Dry Groceries; ,Crre .. !! , ery. Hardware, Re.,
1! Brcrwie* New Hotel. _
SMITH JACKSON.
■aus in Itry Goode. Graceriefi.lPlrdwiut. 4oeetis Ware, Lime,
Irak Nene, Cheapaide. Erie. Ps.
A r 117. - IAAM RpitET.
' ADDICT MAXIM Upbohner, and Vasalaw. tarn" Of SU" ud
*Minh "pmts. Vtie. !
'I. EDWIN J:KELSO * CO.
aaaai t. Forwarding, Produce and Conamison kletekantardwiless
in course and fine salt. Coal, Plaster, Shoteliw. Ake- Public dock.
west,. of the bruise. Erie.
G. LOOMIS & Co.
am.aawiu Watihea,Jewi4ry ; Pilver. Geruteu alive , . Plated 004
Brnandia Ware Cutlery. M 'limy and Panty Goods. &ale street.
nearly opposite the Eagle lintel. Erie.
G. Looms.
CARTER & lißitrt . ft en , ,
pskma.
WOOL Lit and Reim l dealers in Drug , MeLir
1 415 : 1 2a utra Glass, ace., No. 4 1 1 . Recd 110010. Erie.
JAMES LYTLE.
FAJMOOLUII.t. Merchant Tailor, as the patine aquarc, a few doom
weat of State street. Erie.
S. DFCKt.4I3OII - ----.—
Panama AND Seausett—ridtee at his retddeuee oft Seventh rieeet,
• oppuite the Medtodua March: Erie.
JOHN H. BORfON do CO.
Worotams.a AND Reran. dealers ia Deur, nedic.tued, Dye tgattEa.
Groceries. Ate. No. 5. Reed House. Erie.
DR. o. L. ki..t.Torr,
_ areldent Dentist; °thee and derailing in the
Beebe knock. um the East ride of the Nine
wil eseo . t r 3quar o e t; , ,, E a ri i e n .
u T t retti inserted on Gold '
sett. Carton. teeth Tin
with pe're Gold, and reamed % s e bel e ilh and wiefulnew Teeth
eleatiett with Inetrinnenik , Lod Deutillte so to leave thew of
deiluad deeming. MI week wernatesl.
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LP.TTER PAPER, ruled and plant, Foolscap , awe gopar.
ter and pout eavelopes. trablivareat aaa &MY widirro• Let,
aewal. H RUSTON &
Illoney Down!
WI: ss„ • •.•., rsss.l.,.nt ! tho,,,na feet
e'•.4 -• .• 1.• ri klr.llg, tr , 10.,1 tt. ,,,, Jr•,
•• t. .' 61 ~ ,1(:!..1.5 kite, Lo, ;1 Oto Et; , rUari t
t'ARTEki 4 BROTHER.
THE ERIE OBSERVER
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4 I. .-Cr•DZI• ♦ CLOVD.
"Oh, God! am f not dreaming? coo this be mat
Haim I sense. thought. memory still?";
Uttering thew passionate words. thir speaker premed
her thin hands to her brow, while her lissom heaved with
a wad tamerest of grierind low whole films,. quivered sail
shook. na if a tortured soul Warr struggling
tenanting of clay. '
AI! She wu a young creature to hare endured so myrrh
sorrow! •Not more than twenty-eight. if sho were so chit
pate. eare-worn, clad in poor habiliments. yet strangely
beautiful!
T.M. Arnim
Pottrli and a~i~telln
THE ROIITIE.
ErMtS!
The title of the you had rolled. -
Fai Owe the days of Spring.
When Winter's icy bands should Lid.
His robes °fanner, and 'mentions cold.
And lei his cave go dear and old,
glue lionnisoned King.
The &mere were'swelling all their hods.
• Implitient for %bilk's. ' !
The coocusses had dropped their hoods. •
And as full wildly rolled the floods, ,;
Eroniiinehing fields. and steaming w oods,
We thought the Spring begun.
Nor We alone—for on the TO 011 4
The goblin speed their Way.
And round our root-tree where thej
The breath o( warmer el lawn they hill%
As thro' its boughs they suieetly sing.;
The Soil Spring roundelay.
Bet 'Pon dd winter.ensions grows. ;
. And still his sway proka t p.
He /bakes /its garments as i be Veg.
And from big lap casts Atoll fresh 1100)1V11.
To check the bud, and blight the rose,;
And, hush the Robin's song,.
No lohger now their rtiddy breasts. I
Retleet the rosy morn,
The anow-eap crowns their new built nano.
Upon:their plumes tlya icerdrap rem. ;
And cruelly their drooping crests,
•
By icicles are torn.
Their tender feet more lender 'grow
• Around the •pray she/ bold. •
Theit now are changed from joy Id *roes
And belplesuly upon 14 snow
The fall beneath the aehook•haY,a
All powerless with cold.
But Re irbo marks the sparrow's fah'
Ilan heard the Robin's try.
And from the cowmen( o'er the Wail;
Pwoit children * at the Robin's est.
Are seen to let the crumb-drops hdl.
That "Robin" may not; die. •
&often when tife's worn:is beat hard
Upon man's weary bead.
God e'en by infant hands; may guardi
Aid dark despair in tints retard.
Or on our brows plate ;be reward.
Wben hope is well nip dead.
Than as the Spring puts forth het bloom.
May Robin's hay. remind
That 'mid our sunshine and our 000111
In festive scene, or darkened room.
And ever onward to the, tomb.
Owt'sprovidenes is pus Pro"
From the Carpet - Bag
THE BETROTHAL 'RI O.
ST PUIL CRITTON. ;
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No wonder she cried, in the agony of her Boni. “Can
this be rest?" No Wonder she doubted her owe easily.
end pressed her brow, as if to aid her . iick Lit wavering
brain in the. tult of realization. ' 1
For terrible indeed wu the contrast between the put
and the present; -the sunshine of yesterday and the deed
of to-day; the happy scene to which her bewildered ens
awry- traveled back, end the wretchedness around her,
and the" bitterness of grief into which her soul wu plater
She was sitting open a broken chair in a miserable
garret.. Her work had fallen from ben handa upon the
bare cold floor. By her aide• two chibires were Arvin
under the thin. tattered covering of hdr poor-bed.
It was midnight. The wind howled through thip drea
ry streets; the storm lashed the low roof and narrow iris
doer °Me desolate room with sleet add freezing rain.
The "duty fire in the grate was smouldering into dill
and deselatp ashes, and the apartment was calk!, cold and
comfortless; and the poor woman's ehaWl hid fallen from
her ihotildors, unobserved, and she sat there still.
It wqald hare chilled your blood td look at her err
white, im mltionleas, so like aztatniOf epeechiess grief!
Her hands fell, one hyler side. the other open her lap.
Her large eyea became fixed, gazing lit die dying embers;
as at oolitethi4 afar off in the embus if the put.'
Aad Mat of those embers she sew;aitise Walesa bright
and besatiful. scenes a sunshine *hied .painted with •
`olden glow even the dark and ihravy Cloud of sorrow
who* overhang the present.;—a fairy-lead of bliss, you
would her. called it. which filled all tic cold and awn
fortleserapartment, and in which she wie !as!. • Mairiey
ant exploring the realm of dear sod tenidir nownerieS.
Let rpi eptestio• her, to know what sloe, sees. sot with
those !Erg,. tonehingly boaaufel eyes. fort with the eyes
, ,
of her Spirit. of which these are but i rms. 1
A yofsag girl, just beddin g lute ;wiWitaitheed. is ;the
most promineat figure. She is so beeatfol that your heart
feels alma( of pleasure looking at tier:lse happy thm yes
would ray the darkest trouble thatesee threw its shadow
ht erer h r youth , was no mere • Werth,* 'than the riders
fleece hick floats above the glory +I umlaut. is • tired:
Sheila in the midst of a grades. ! Sie!is boodieg 'ever
• lovely Sewer aid bleskiag; for 4 bkddlim• YosOk es
heed's, over her. and talkiog ekiqueMly of love:
ithe.raises her head now. With: als the of happiness
on hp lip. and a tear of happiness in bet eye„ sbe gives
.
the you'll her band,
,
Haiti* face W all alive with the lege aid dimities 0
his behrt. He cannot niter his thanks for the gilm4 ea-
Pilosirs of Hillawkat. the gift of the :heed. which has
made l lbint so happy. He draws her liendy withit the
shadein of an arbor. then (Godly to hie heart and
t kiss
has 'staled their betrothal. • -
intim Is a slight change of smite; Oar or two i days
ippeir to base passed. The rank is!oties was lb the
nt aidia. He bolds ler twangs! hind. There a ihti
sense smile ea her lipe—tbe SIMI tear is her eye—iis she
seams him to encircle her delicate .taper lager With a
~ I
nag
• ng a cry of sgosy. our "that ' ' Cyan! Martel from
herd lithe.raisee her !said. BIM gases eagerly it a
glig bauble that sacirciss age of her elm thin ha
rem The lame of her chamber tamp le liable end dell;
tsars swell beneath her eyelids; mid lite se* the Aegis'
dimly. Pressing it to. her lip with &Isiah. air fall agate
flautist chair . • 1
Aisle her large eyes are Bled, gala( at the tugbesr .
igthig grate; again the eyes' of bet spitrit are Iselthig km*
1
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the Mahan of the peat. •
11*at de they gee? ;
The same [gins. the youth Mid ti e midden. fie has
'min more mealy—not lees fond; g g meritweilsely—
net behetifel. Both have mini Isere thetightfel—
set
f s
happy.
other. ' fi
.
how they !ore each l They are sitting. it
1
IS* S. iy aI. parlour of theii Orli. She hbeen
reading to him a tonguing tale. ,' kgre, far h t
it . a yes
i
SATURDAY MORNING,' APRIL 24, 1852.
Oates. and his foes iv siffnattel with tond;roses. A
touchily' tale ham& It was: t simple, trathfel sanative
of • yoeng, fond soap's, Eke themselves, who had
bewatlfelehild„ andllovod it. and loath. and moaned for
it with hroka• heads.
art. past wife ions towards bar husband. who pros.
eft bar Io his bosom; and both rim together. and walla
a fairy-like chamber, where. nestled i■ the midst of tee
wry. infaut oweettr sleeping. They gals at it with
overflowing iuMrts; it awakes.. tooks op. busgbing--
Oar elsfrnyeat utters a 'stilled scrum. and swings le
the miserable bed, when the sitildros an sle•piag.—
guns at the eidest. 7 -4 pile suffirrhog boy. et perhaps's,-
ve. or •Itill'Yearn• H. Takes. as that lariat woke; lie
looks age into his moth.,'' foes. sad sti e les sadly; not es
that. foram settled —sho clasps him r arms, sobbing
and weeping. and bolds bits their until he is *pis Well.
and his fair locks are 'moist with her lean.. Then 04
gently removes his arms front her neck. and placiog tbem
around that of the younger child. leans this to theirr
pews.
Arabs on her wretched chair. her neglected work lylog
open the floor. and the aorta lathed the winder,, oho
gases at the (Intl ashes of the grate.
!What does she see? •
same parlor. the cue woman sitting there alai.;
slitting and watching. •
*et ono it be the camel This woman is unhappy.—
she' bas bees weeping. That one astir shed tears—in
cept teem of happiness.
Alt: there has bees a sad champ in this fair young
ereatuie's life: You can hardly realize it—but her bps
baisd.the youth isto whose keeping she gave her desti
ny—the man whom silk so loved that she forgot the
world—Wei beloved father of her beloved child—
Can it be she is 'watching for him!- Can it be his foot
step the Wain* her armies' ear I. hear? Can It be
that noble hearted youth. who leaves her, at this deso
late hoar ofnight, to watch and weep, awaiting his re 7
turn? - 4
Alas, that the truth most be sold! something has aned
her huband of late. Trouble weighs upon him by dpy:
he grows haggard and morose.
At length the lonely wanton beers the well-known
footeepe. He cam; she raises her surieas eyes to hi
fleshed flee and shudders. He speaks to her unkindly.
and she weeps. He throws himself epee • chair, aid
gazes savagely at the floor. Forgetting. forgiving his
sakindume--feeling only that he is unhappy. and fiat
it is her duty to console him, comfort him. she folds hr
arms around his netk,..shs lawns his fevered brew. Slio
endeavors to express her love,
.and tells him it is Wills,
her to see him softer so nisch: and then his heart is sof
tened. He weeps like a child. He sonfesses all. The
truth falls upon her sensitive. bosh. coldly as the shallow
of death! Cards and wine halre proved his ruin!
The scene change!. That genie young wife—now the
mother of two children—is once more beneath the pater
nal root He, the husband, the father is not with her.
Alas! where is hot His repentance, his desire to atoms
for his errors, cams too late. His property was swept
from him. To drown, his renters* and despair be resort
ed again to the fatal cup. One night he reeled lute the
paternal abode. whither be and his wife had taken re
hire. He was intaxiCated: he had broken his premise
tilde wife. sad to htber. The latter was a stirs.
mocha man. lb banished
the ?al en. wretched husband, from his house, and closed
his door agalast him.
The young wife, loving him still. ready to die for him.
would have followed, to share his degradation and ,dis
trips, bet he laved her too well to permit it.
And now she is here alons. with her two children—the
boy and hii baby sister- 7 here in his father's house. She
hits lost her mother; bat her great grief is not for her.—
Oh. no. no! she knows that the good who die are happy,
ail h er norrdws are' for him—the wanderer.• the outcast.
the lost.
Our elir t starts from, her musing. as before.* She
kisses the ring. she bathes it with her oars, she throws
her arms around her sleeping children. and prays to God
for help.
The last ember has expired. The sickly flame of the
lamp is dying. Thr; rein and sleet no -longer lash the
wisdew; only the B:nside( of the wind is beard without.
The wretched motherle sleeping. ,
1I 3:M=321
Mr. Selling was considered a sharp man. He prided
himself in his shrewdness. and was bot the least asham
ed of a less commendable 41144. which it waistlines
called avarice. Nobody. Mr. Sating was accustomed' to
say—nobody ever get the start of him in a bargain. or
cheated him out of a penny.
Him. then. Mr. Snug came to commit such a blunder
as the lettiug el one of the attics of Isis house . to "that
poor young woman with two helpless brats." nobody
could understood.
Perhaps filling could not explain this to himself.
He might have known such poverty could not enrich
him. Perhaps the pitifai looks of the applicant. coupled
with ber!modeet beauty touched him.
Pahlavi! Mr. Billing was above such weakness. We
therefore suppose that, Mn. Billing being en invalid, her
affeetionkte bookend thought she would-be pleased-to have
somebody in the hones to keep her company, daring his
ebonies.; Yet Me poor women scarcely saw Mrs. B. once
a week.]
WelLithiegn tined oat u might hare been expected.
The peer waste *nib to support her little ones with
ba t rueedle; alas. that pinata toil should be so wretchedly
paid fort fell into Mr. Billing's debt. Week after week
this dept increased. Why did cot the sharp Mr. 8. look
to his Ora is tercets: Poor maul he must•hare been in
sane.
Bathe' did belie to come to his stow. when he foetid
the 15 oor young woman was owing him the enormous sem
of twilit, dollars! He did not oak btr for this doht,ln
plain Words. bet be talked'very strangely. and threw oat
some insialistions which frightened ber.•
ladiaut. alarmed. the yeas( mother shuddered to
* t o
think was ender obligati's@ to each a man. To ro
wel pereseatioes. she saw that a sacrifice she bed
hoped trod prayed might bewared ber. meets made.
Elbe intuit part with the list memeate of bir lost bu
baadlrlaffection. the betrothed rise •
It who (trio rssolation which east her as mach on the
night Of agony 1 him attempted to describe.
t3calicaly. had the widow. ea she was called. awoke
front troubled drowns. gad arose from her coach; a 0 (ho
folluiriarr inortilag. whoa aim hoard a lusack at the door.
Saiiirthing bock hoe distweoled hair. oho proceeded
with soma hesitation to opine it. Mr. Whig bowed and
hopodihir Ma% hotrods. wad said “aoriessity ahias meld
' hate twaspollod his to sack a step; bat hi had a lap
awn of mosey to !rake oat. and if she scald "assay to
pa:i
"Tan knew I hem N inensy :" subdued the young
woman. her lament Wavle!. and eyes Amidst threes*
psimicify! Isms. "Bat' be patient. yea ebell be paid - to
day ..Strery seat."
Tha aberi Mr. Biding pressed through the doorway;
be spike in a lawless; be told her Mere was as *ease.
sity Is, bee le make the eserilles she contemplated. and
se went ea anal, emboldened by her op/mettlesome% be
lot a weed. which dropped like a burning coal Isla
her *art. She webbed with anguish a mements then
all heewoman's pride, and indignation, and singer ideat
ed coPeentrated ip one look of intesse loathing acd ho
trod. Ito, the chirp Mr: Silting, quailed *foto it. She
tar•sw - 5aa....E3
afoke not $ word; bat he crawled away Amami. wham
ed. conquered and humbled by a wereas'e truth:
It wee easier thee for her to make the sacrifice, yet
it seemed that bar heart weeid break. when she gave
t he ring a penal his. Her children. althsegh meaustron.
ad to her leen: clang to bet in_ term. ere;pieg from
very sYneriathy. sad wendenag ohm' wow ,calatuity bad
octane* thew.
And sew that Ow ring wee sacrilked—hetlost means
and fishy hap taus frau" her—what was the peer owls
sr to /..to aloha bar eleildnat sad stiU their cries for hoof
What light was the -•,/ hat gliramoriag star is the swi
rly shy of her fawn
.
_-..-.
ut TUX IMAM TAUS.
setae also. with features Weaned
dimse ; a thoughtful brow. aad a
• He was a tall,
by exposure h tropic)
maid melanakely eye.
You wouW have said some mortal grief lay bean up
on his heart. His bosom. concealed iu the folds of a i
Spanish cloak. swelled with sighs of angaisb. His lipel
were compressed with passion.
A well•dressed man. of light and elegant figure. and
features bronzed like his. took him by the arm, and ad
dressed him gayly !,
What the doses is the; matter with yea. Clarence
Threti day. ago. you landed in ibis city. full of seamy.
cheerfulness, and hope ; and niAr-o.—*
' My friend.; replied Clarence,. with emotion. *if you
will lists, to Ms. I will tell you my trouble. 1 most tell
it to some one. Ii is burning my bean—gearing it.
his this worm that dies.
••Frrst,r pursued Clarence. • 1 should explain why it
wu whoa 1 lauded here 1 wu so high in hope—so fall
of jay.'
••1t was bemuse 1 left this city, four years 'age. the
most wretched. the most depraved of men. 1 loft ba
hind me a wife—do not be surprised at what 1 say—a
wife nod her two children. I went abroad to atone for
y error here--to show my friends that I was not lost—
to accomplish what conscience told me it was my duty
to do fur my children.'
Well, fortune favored me, I have returned with suf
ficiency to make my family comfortable—but—"'Clar
ence seized hie friend's arm, sod the words seemed torn
from a tortured heart—• my family is not to be found
'• I left my wife IBM children with her father. The
moment of my 'arrival hem, I hastened to hie hones.—
Judge 'of my cosserootios and dismay.' when I learned
that he had died insolvent. all his property been seized
by creditors. and my wife and children turned out of
deem, poor sod friendless !"
"Fee in the shadow of adversity, old friends knew her
and hers no more. I have inquired of her most Onassis
acquaintances. sa d
, they appear scarcely to remember
that each a person ever hued. They know nothing
about her now ; and during two drays I have spent in
anxious anti persevering search, I have been able to ob
tain no trees of her."
"Lod what adds to my. trouble. is a stisoge terrible
impressive drum 1 bate bad. 1 thooght I saw my wife
and childrea starving is a garret—l shedder with horror
when I think of the rest of my dream. which bas
poured to astr twits thonamo."
Clarence seemed deeply 'fasted. and Mr. Abbott his
Mood. exhorted him to dispel the gloom is which fie
was plunged.
" Coon," said he, " do not Midst sly men or tnesepi
idle dreams: They were brought about by your anitionsi
state of mind. And I beg of you not to give way to
de
spair. Tour family mast and shall be found ; and if )ou:
will give yourself up to my direction, to-night, I promise
to divots mysilf to your cause to-morrow.
" And prey, what do you propose to do With me to
sight 1" &Ark Clarence, with a faint smile:
" My dear Mead, I think a Milli eseitemont is needel
to dispel these cares. You know lem opposed to thU
profession of gaming. but on occasions I have no object
i
Owes to it so an amusement and as I bare admiiiio9l
to a genteel establishment. suppose we pay It a visit—if
only to look ea."
Clareace made objections ; but his great fault waithtit
'he was too easily iefluenced ; aid his friend had oat
I
much difgeolty in,loading hilt into one of thee* placeit.
I •
which, with his exllerienero in their dangers and einf4
films. he shsuld have avoided, as he would have ebuenell
the eternal pang. of conscience.
tt
limes far from. th unnappy man's intention to auntie
• in any - gallie. when he entered Chet nest of ruin and
atone. But old associations. bringing forcibly to mind
the laicisation. of 'lay, joined to the pommies. of his
well.nseaning- but misguided friend. timed him aside
from his purpose.
And Clarence, excusing himself to his conscience wi
the resolution to play only email stakes. and Calmly re .
,00ning that it was right to seek relief from his oppressing
cares'is a little excitement, consented to indulge for hiilf
an boor or so. with a'stranger to whom ha was intro.
dosed.
The person who
safe. If he yields
grown enrolees •
hi advantages.
Cheeses did y
plunged deeply
seemed to raver
rimy time he e
desperate ; both
Ealdenly the I rof Untlltilie SUMS II hx.b Clarence
. has swept into a . le oil his side of the table. sank back in
his chair , and wi the cold sweat of agony
i tmi from his
'brow. his face as ghastly white ; this lips colorless.
" The devil is I , playlng for you." ho said . to Claretica.
with a forced amis. l'• You have wen all—bat." he lad
ded quickly. a fa of ray of hope illonsing the despair of
his features. " here is one more chance—and. perhaps."
be muttered threlugh his closed teeth. "the devil *ill
cal;
come over on my side !'
Ha draw from is diger a diamond ring. i
• 'I paid thirty oilers for this to-dry li• said. •"IF.rt
endue it. sad it wits* yea like."
•• With ifilllllloll4 fiapro ' Clemea Eltory took the
ring. • A deathly! paler overspread hie features. With a
ery or horror he started to hie feet. Rod staggered into the
areas of his friend. exclaiming— i
"Good God !my dream ! my dniam !"
" De calm ; what is the matter I" asked Mr. Milieu,
leading him aside. 1
" This nag ! my dream !" murmured Chesser.
hoarsely. " the baud ptChd is is it."
" But compose yoreMillf." said his friend. " remember
that we are is dm midst of strangers."
••1 will." replied Cbiresce. ' ~
A.d relenting to. the - table. lab addreareel his aetesish
id adversary I. a law. Great Isis:
"1 'Wig to Meow witais sad beet y. elwaised thin
ring."
The Wenger replied t M had Weight it that day
freer a jeweller. whale address he pm to Ciamum.
"Axel this in all ;S. Imam about IV" asked tho latter.
oarsaady.
••An.t .
aeltly Mead." Asa said Clareowe.."l hays played with
yos !ay last poi sit hoard. BM 1 hairs wet played.
with yea is wia yam aeon y. Uwe." swespiag his wia
wisp sire* the table, utak* all this bath with It is
7.. e% Sad I weak% am mesh a dollar Olt tat the at arid.
All I ask is that you wilt mil ms this rime. which I mast
pessea4"
..1111." replied the ealsenidtd player. teki eg Clartnie
Yields sue step to teruptatios. is Rot
uo more, it is because the dell is
his Interests sad forgets ts follow 4
Id lon. 1■ half as hoar he rim
o the excitement of play. Fortune
im. Lame stakes were played, and
apt the board: the adversary v i ew
ere mad—emphatically mad !
El!trY's the Yea will do me the tater le
aomptit. ash taken of my heaved. l eau afield re - give
it away. ter' have bewmtaagitt • hems which L shall
aelirer forget. This is the het of my
the late antagonists shook hands. and Chases, hut.
ilyleasing the establishment with hie 'friendi...d to
as they passed down the street together. how. Irk. %
.nithe mos sight. he had dreamed that. while4o fun.
was starving. he played high stakes at the gang Is.
and woarthet same jewel— , his eire hetrethed rine
Abboilthooght hiar lamas. until elarainiag the ring
M their hotel. he read to his asteaiskinent the lettering ea
dm inner eurface 7 —
”CLARZSCS TO CLAI*III4.:" •
1V...11111N1e1l In TUC Rile.
!The poor woman. who occupied . with her two coil•
dOri. the garret in Mr. Sillies's hones. Wiest saMcieot
one, remaining after sacrificing her betrothal ringoind
ttling with the said Mr. Silting. to enable her to above
another home in the same street. sod pay 1 mottles
rent in *drams*. ..
Elbe had bee■ neatly a week in her new 'edgier,.
W orking bawl to.eara bread for her children. whoa. hap
pening ofe day to look over the salamis of a neweperper.
which she had bmnght home sowing. her oyes' fell
14ion an advertisement. that filled fisr with surprise. To
tie brief. the lady who. *Ca time designated. disposed of
I diamond ring at a shop muse g so advertisement, was
notified that it would be greatly to her advertises tosend
die jewelbir her address.
Wondering what wild be the meaning of all this. but
Supposing the jeweller bad concluded to pay her some
ihing more for the ring, she lost no fime in complying
with his request.
•1 The jeweler was very petite to her, bathe did be mere
than to note down her address, premising that she should
hear mere about the matter soots.
Somewhat disappointed. she returned bone to her chil
dren. to make up for the tiore.she bed lost. by increased
ezartioos.
In lose than as hour. however. a servant came to her
chamber to aaaaa nee that a grandmas below wished to
see her; and that. as he appeared to have private busi
sees of importance. the lady of the hoes@ had kindly
shown him into her parlor.
Leash'sy her boy to take vars of his little, sister. the
yoeig woman.strongly impressed that sours gret.t change
in her fortune was about taking place. proceeded in some
agitation to meet her visitor.
Sbe entered the perks& The dosawatic,whe closed the
door after her, heard • faint dry of surprise, followed by
• multitude of eels, and a few snatches of wild, lutlf•wa
dible. incoherent expressions.
The young woman, according is the carious domes
tic's calculation.was shut up with her visitor halloo hoer;
at the end of which time she came out of the parlor. so
changed one wbould hardly have Isamu - her. Her eyes
wer), wet, but • heavenly: joy illumined her pale, beau -
MO features. She went to her chamber, and re-appear
in a few minutes. with both her children, wham she led
into the parlor, aX if to show then to the stranger.
To the puled domestic, this was all instil. his
mot so. however. with the rimier. Has ha not discover
ed the seared Does he rot know that the poor Claris
ma hal found her Clarence—that the reformed haskand.
the affectionate. 'timorous father is again waited with his
ta way
It was not •ntl the Ellerys were settled, i■ a sew end
happy : bowie, surrounded by comforts—forgetiing the
sorrows sod misfortunes of the put. in the joys and hies
si ogs of the present--that Clarence once more placed op,
on Clarissa'. finger the lieloved betrothal ring. Her hap
piness i■ kissing the priceless gem again, was in pro
portion to the bitter pangs it had cost her to part with it,
when ruthless necessity lore it from her possession.
And thus wu the mission of that talisman fulfilled.—
All. would that,such . happiness and virtu* might shins
at last ry pathway that sorrow and sin hav*c/oltd:
ed—would thatsoch low and jay. and peace. with rew
er trials. might • always crown tits hues of hands
that give and hands teat remise such -pledges as this
simple betrothal. '
bkm's Fall.
Mr. White. the temperance lecture. during his visit.
to Mobile. lestepring, tuld the toiletries anecdote in ego
of his addresses, to illustrate the influence of a bad ex
aleph, in the formations of hobits ruinous in their effect .
Adam and Mary his wife, who lived in one of the old
Stites. were very good ssensbe;2W the church , good
tort of folks any way, and Ma) thought, a greet deal of]
t he minister.-and the minister thought a good deist of
glass of good toddy.
Whenever the insulator called to make Mery a visit.
which was preity Mies, she contrived to have him a glans
of toddy made, and the Weimer saver refused the toddy.
After a while Adam got to following the-example of the
minister tiesch'en extent that he because a drunkard—
drank up everything he had and all be could get. Mary
and he became very poor ju conseiseeee of his.follow.
lug the minister's example so closely, but the good in..
liter continued his visits, and poor Mary centinned stilt
to give the glass of toddy. One day be ealled in and
I told Mary that be was going away for a week—shoold
return en Friday—end handed hdr 'cheek containing the
catechiont, and told her when he returned he should ex
pect she would be able to answer some of the questitem.
Mary said yes. and laid the beelt'away very carefully.—
Bet Mary. like • good many other church members'
thmiglit no morn of her book until the very Friday tha t
be good minister was to retarn
4. What shall I do." says she "the mi aster is to be
here to-day. and I have not looked is the book he gave,
me: How can I answer the impatiens ,
"I can tell yes." said Adam; " give me a quarter,
and let me go over to Smith!s end get some good rem:
and you can answer his questions with
Mary took the advice—gave Adam the quarter., and a
jug. aid off he started. After getting his jog filled end
on his way back: Adam concluded to teat the rem. One
taste brought on another; until he stantliled over a pile
of rocks sad broke the jug. and lost ail the rum. Bat
Adam managed lo stagger borne:
As soon as he got is the hoses. Mary inquired anx
iously for the bottle et nom-. 4 . Where is the bottle of
rum. Adele I" Peer 'Admit managed to stammer out
"thatissi had stumbled ever a pile of rocks and broke
the battle and lost the rum !" Mary was in a fix- 7 -Ail.
am drunk—the• minister coming—the rum gone—and
Outlier/sham outraged. But here comes the midis
ter I' It woeldl't do fee the mac of God to see Adam
drank." ea she. for want of a better place le bide him,
seal him seder the bed. By the time he was fairly an.
der. is came the minister After sitting a few memos%
he asked Mary . if she thought she could answer the
glades :
" How did Adam fan r• -
Nary totraed her bead. first one way, aad_thes tooth.
St. finally she stammered eat.
MA U over s pile dir rocks !"
It was sow the ar Dieter's tuna to lwk bleak, liat-he
"orbited 'amber question
to Whets did he hide himself after hie fell r'
.. Mader As hi, sir t"
et There. Adm. yes may. aims eat. hos tsowa all
%boot Ito'
The good atithear ratired—Dot CPC! • waiting for a
figl of toddy. • •
Si SO A TMAIII, is Aivigacd.
NUMBER 50,
A Castle and a Heart &atop&
Tito following restatic story is tiaa of sevoril
pbtaseady rouses the graver History of Honsaty.
doctory to Kossuth and his Generals. by B. W. Do
—recently Wooed front the press of Phioney &Cs.,
f■b, and for sale at the Cheap Book Store of Dad
Sloan. No. 9, Brown's Bohai.
••klarany. one of the-mat important fortresiwo,ii
" 1 " 1 "" if the Transylvanians. wen Mat in • ma
diameter*" .4 the up of 'chivalry. A ems& of
elthellth• iq the "-ire eta ousinhy me often the w
414111 war, the "a" of I " t .iy fariphiutly news In I
gotten hickory. At ono Um. i k • D io cooptom
as a harbor for traitors and robbers aliedise.nr.
teem of the nation indiestims it us the
kingdom. and appoints it so the place whom
crown of St. Stephan shed be deposited. At
rind it was in the Maeda ;et • woman. "Marie.
MitheY. a young and beautiful widow.
strict Protestantt, had litthi difficulty in dooming
ty sh• should adopt. sad 'readily admitted •
of Transylvanian troops:to strongthma
her caul*. bet only on condition that atm show
the command. The ill.dietiplined soliiiirry of
minis were easily comnorod in the kid, bet or
prolootod limit retreat , th eir entire 'objection •
hopeless.
strong body of troops ander WieseMasi
tubed to besiege She oath. As Wanlo. -
its natural aad artificial defences. he
%Sating its redectioav; sad. whoa be bet
was comemoding the carriage. his despair
by timtimught that his hard earned Manisa
tansiihed by defeat at dm basde,ei a arousal
arts of aver were expended in vain against
manuals fortress : every attempt clog t h e
of the king's boat troops.;and:served only as
to the garrison. A preowned siege rarely
discipline ate an army. and rumen of victories
side of the enemy were not wanting to "
besiegers.. Time, too, now premed: sad.
still evidently powerless against Mutiny;
last determined to try what persuasion mi
its commanvireas. Disguising himself is
inferior officer, the general approached before
as bearer of a flag of MM, to demand a parley
mistress of the castle and cunningly did host
arable conditions and loge rewards.; but hi
only laughed at his °fere.* she had done tv
A good general. loweeivr always fields
points in his eneinies deviances, and per'
Maris' had expressed no dispkasnre
face and manly -figure of the ouvoib
the;beauiy and courage of the cometant
influence on IVeseelenyra determination.
that the next day another trumpet [summons
an Ma parley, and that this time dm herald
for offering the heart and hand of Wessel
beautiful enemy. to whom he confessed the ra
practiced. but rowed that, love had take. ample
for his temerity. Caught with tho romance. Is
mined to test its ,cincerq Maria answered thr
writer's courage equalled his audacity. and be I
log to pursue the furtnne he tempted. he might
midnight, a tidier igainit the northern tower. I
a tight woild be birnieg. and where,, if he e•=
be might hear farther of his suit.
Werweleuyi was too pod a night to refuse OM
of a "lady. basatdems though it might
midnight, sad also., he left his camp. wad; '
summit, of the rock; &sad the promised
northern tower. The ladder hung from am epee
and silently sitat ceutiosily did the laver gala
but no sooner had he 'prong into the towerth 2
himself ruddenly seisid from behind and d
ground, while a body of armed men catered
and bound him in chilies. Blindfolded. he w
ward he knew stat, , whither, till a harsh voice
log a halt, thus addramid the prisoner: "Sir kai
egy is fair is love as in war; you have delivers
into the power of your enemies. and it is for I.
pose of you as they choose; but the command
castle is fnelimed to mercy. and os condition e
sorting the cease of tha king'. she is willing •
gist, Tole freedom. but to bestow herself an •
possessieos on you by marriage. fa an boot
nowise your atiswer--acceptance or death!!,'
was this trial where love and life pleaded apf
and duty, the atildier withstood it manfully , *
hour's conclusion. retarastroialy • sulkin sus
tor die than betray!" Scares bed the words
lips. when the bamdlore 101 l from laigr eyes;
stood before him, in all her beauty; simile pla
her mouth, and, 'steadily her hand to the
Wersa.lenyiishe exclaimed, "take it. sable
with it rail have, for thy constancy bath sum
keep up thy faith to I n as well as thou hut
king. and Maria will dly acknowledge '
loafer."
• Strength of the Will.
him bees the belief of a large elan of
ore. that thii ability of a ma. to perform 11l
lies. within the scope of reason. is only limit
teat of his eatural capacity. In other we
he watt* de, if he sets mobil.', about it;
form to the fallout extent; Provided his ch
within the "compass of his mind. To' ails
wine. at once vigorous sod well balanced.
be rationally employed. faiturs t in any 16
almost hest to impossible. A steady end.
is one-lath. and ilquestor the one object.
i t !squired. , ~ . •
It is by trucithation of purism*, by trying ono thing.
then another, by shining baekwward a • . &mord, by
changing one object of attainmeet. and by coming dis•
courage 4 when to
s prees vigorously forw in the este
thing maladroit timidness. that tho positional of so many
persons is life are mp volitli inferior to wh might bare
been • expected • (rods their natural abili ' It le the
infirmity of the wilPeonoteraeting the strength of tima na
deritanding. They have frittared•awyg thkir tabling in
trying to accomplish. many things. NI have neurally
eneegh eaccuoded in none. I
The Gist thing which • young matt-reqs4res is setting
out la life. is Purpose. The second is a lute deter
mination not to bi mined aside by any Is which may
spread thenuelvse across hie path. Lot 'in lis his *yes
steadily on any object. ant if be bet work *wards it with
unflagging and4ndeviating energy. he 11 be se certain
of rasehieg,it eventually. if life and heal; ire spared. as
the pedestrians of coolie, to the end o biejesruey. or
the bey of giow.ieg to sioniseed.
- lEAbove all. let It be sementliered that duties is su
lfite be alibied by a devotion, of them tal or physical
Owen to the one eel* *Wein, and that very &Cathie
hue tin direst path if pursuit. coda y abridge, the
chances of esticess.-4rcharr's Gelato-
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of his:
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to Omit a boar dm* to et some bomb
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