®|)c American t)Munteer.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
BY
BRATTON A KENNEDY.
OFFICE—SOUTH HABKBT SQtABI.
Terms Two Dollars per year if paid strictly
in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if paid
within three mohths; after which Throe Dollars
■will be charged.- These tertns win be rigidly ad
hered td in ©very Instance. No subscription dli
oontlnuod until afr arrearages are paid,unlcaa at
ho option of the |Sdlt6r. ' s 1 ”
lltoftaaUmal gtarfra.
A DAM KKLLEB, Attorney at
A LAW, Carlisle,, Office with W.M. Penrose,
sq., Ilhcetn’s HallJ'
October 8, IBff7-6m* ■
JpsnTED STATES CLAIM
• ANI> •' -
REAL ESTATE AGENCY!
WM. B. : B.CTIiEB,'
▲TTO&KXY AT I^AW*
Office In 2d Story of Inhoffaßulldlng. No. SSouth
Hanover Street; Carlisle, Camber land county,
Bounties. Back Pay, Ac.. piompUy
Applications by mall, will receive immediate
attention glnon to the Belling or rent
ing of Beal Estate, In town ox country. Jn all let
ters of inquiry, pleaao enclose postage Stamp*
July 11, 15§7-« • , r. ..... '
CR. GEORGE 8. BEARIQHT; Den
tist. From Oh SalUmore OMege cf Dental
try. Office at the residence of nto another,
UiastLouther Street, throe doors boloW Bedford*
Carlisle. Ponna.
Deo. 1,1805. •
JM WEAKLEY. Attorney atLaw.
. Office on South Hanover stroeMn the room
formerly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Esq. •
TH E. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney
l» . and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna.
Office on South Hanover street, opposite Bcntza
Store. By special arrana emon t wltU tao Patent
Office, attends to seeming Patent Bigots.
.Deo! 1.1805. •
CHAR. E. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attob
unr at Law. Office In Building fonnerly
occupied by Volunteer, a few doors South of Ban
lion’s Hotel.
Dec. 1,1805. _____
TOHN. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at
• I law. Office formerly occupied by Jadgo
Graham, South Hanover street, Carlisle, penno.
Deo, 1,1865—ly.
MO. HERMAN, Attorney at Law.
m Office In Rhcem's Ball Building, . In the
rear of the Court House, next door to the “Her
ald” Office, Carlisle, Penns. 1
Dec. 1,1605.'' . •
\XT F. SADLEB, Attorney at Law,
W . Carlisle, Penno. Office In BnUdlng for
merly occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover
street. - • • *• 1
Deo, 1, 1865.' .
\XT KENNEDY Attorney at Law.
VV . Carlisle. Penno. Office some as that of
i ue “American Volunteer,” South side of the Pen
ile Square. *
Dec. I. 1865. . . /
JOHN LEE, Attorney at Law,
North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa.,
r ob. 15, 1806— ly. • • * . :
TAMES A. DUNBAR,. Attorney At
• I Law. Carlisle, Penno. Office a few doors
West of Hannon's Hotel. * ' ;
Dec. 1,1805. . • ...
BR. J.. E. BXXLEB offers hla profea
atonal services to the citizens of Carlisle and.
OCQ oo^*o n Main street, opposite the jail. In tho
room latel^oocupled.by,l*. Todd, Esq. ( . t
I3tB<sooUo.
SPBINGI
1867.
B AN, Q A IN S
Now opening in
DOMESTIC GOODS,
DBESB GOODS,
CAB3IMERES, SATTINETTS AND JEANS,
WHITE G O ODS,
dress trimmings.
ZEPHYRS,
RIBBONS AND NOTIONS
RING’S NEW STORE,
UO. 55 WEST MA TN STREET,
Opposite tho Mansion House,
. Next door to the Post Ofllco, Carlisle,
April 18,1867.
W..BE N T Z ,
has Just opened his second Fall purchase of
: FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC , , . .
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS; Ac.
The stock consists of tho finest selection of
French Merlnoes, Alpoccas, and
Figured Repps, all colors. .Crown Poplins, Co
burgs, all snakes and wldthp. Do Lames very
cheap. ' • ,
A well selected stock of
MOURNING dress goods,
Black Silks, French Merlnoes, Wincey, Serge,
Tamlse, Alpacoo, Poplins. Pekin Lua
Plain and Striped, Doable and Single width au
wool De Lalnaa, Figured Poplins. Crape .Vella and
A, 1 tremendous line of Flannels, B 1 cached and
Unbleached,,;. ■ • ' ' ■ j* • 1
Muslins, .
Prints.
, cheeks. -
Tleklngs,
. : . . 'fewoUlng. .. j -
. and Towels, j
A large Invoice of Men’s and Boy's wear em
bracing Cloths, Casslmeros. KentackyJeona, &o.
Notions. Buttons, every variety. Bugle mess
Trimmings, latest style: Latest: CpIIa«M nd
Handkerchiefs, Linen Collars and Cam, Zephyrs,
alt colors of Fancy Tarns, fto.' J 1
In addition to our large stock of Dry Goods we
ore now prepared to make a great display in the
C A R P ET DE P A
An invitation Is therefore extended to every
person of the town and county to Poll'and knfuco
purchases. ■, 1
Please remember ” The Old Stand,” South Han
over street. . ‘ •
A. W. BENTZ.
Oct. 10,1807. |
HOOP SKIRTS.
268.
WILLIAM T. HOPE INS.
" OUB OWN MAKE.”
After more than five years experience'and 'ex
perimenting in the'mamtlaetare of STRICTLY
FIRST QUALITY HOOP’ BKlßffß, ve.offer pur
Justly celebrated goods to : merchants,: and ithe
public la confidence of their superiority ovef all
■ others In the American marked,and they are so
acknowledged by all who wear or.deal’ln them,'
os they give more sailsfeedon .than any other
• skirt, and recommend themselves In' every re
•spoot. Dealers in Hoop Skirts should moke a:
note of this foot. EVERY: LADY* WHO BAB
NOT GIVEN THEM A TRIAL SHOULD DO QO
WITHOUT FURTHER ,‘r I
Our assortment* embraces every style, length
iand size for Ladles, Misses and Children. Also,;
■Skirts MADE TO ORDER, altered and repaired. ,
Ask for ” Hopkins’ Own Maks,” and be not de
ceived. See that the-letter “H” is woven onjtbe
tapes between each hoop, and-that theyiaret
stamped ” W. T. HOPKINS, MANUFACTURER,
628 ARCH STREET, ,PHIL APBLPH I A,”. ,upou
•each tape. No others are geunihe. '• ‘ j -
Also, constantly on hand a'full Rpe
Now York and Eastern mode Skirts, of,Very low,
prices. vTH '■■■■ .In*.i ; "
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, . - MJ
at tho PHILaSmPbSa HOOP SKIRT Mahu-'
factory and Emporium,'No* C3B ARCH STREET,.
PHILADELPHIA. ■ , . . 1
WIUjAMT.HOPKIHa
pr 18,1807 10m.< .. >'■ \ j
UrugSUire.
T\RUGB! DRUGS I—Dr. D. Gomman
XJ having to relinquish an extensive practice,
as well as Bu Drug business In the city of Pitta*
burg, severalyears ago; on account CMU health,
nos now opened at No. 88 K. Hanover street:be
tween the office’s of’ Drs. Kleflbr and Ziteer, a
DRUG STORE, where be has and Is receiving
few days a' pore stock' of Drags; Chemicals,
Dye Btuffli and everything generally kept in a
weu>regaiated City Drug Store. Prescriptions
carefully compounded and family receipts will
receive special care. The Dr. can be consulted at
5 n y h°ur, at his office, back of hla store, or at bis
dwelling. No. 112 N. BConover street, after .store
hours,.Remember the place,No. 88 N.Handver
Street, OatUaleT ’ ■-•■■■■ j .
•- . ■ • _ ÜB. a OOBNMAN.
Sept. 13, IjW—Jy
BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
gitobes, ®ntoa«, &c.
NTE D I WANTED
EVERYBODY
Messrs. WALKER & CLAUDT,
AT GOEQaS’ OLD STAND,
CHURCH, ABLET,
JN REAR OF RHEEATB HALL ,
TO fiSB TUB LARGEST ffTOOS ©Y
STOVES AND TINWARE
EVER OFFERED tjTN OABISLE.
As the season is approaching for house-keepers
and others to look for a GOOD-STOVE, wo would
beg leave to call their attention to our stock of
COOKING STOVES,
among which may bo found tho following now in
the market:
REGULATOR,
QUAKER CITY,
NOBLE COOK,
SUSQUEHANNA,
NIAGARA,
. COMBINATION and
EXCELSIOR PENN,
all of which are warranted to be tho best
BOASTERS AND,BAKERS,
with (dl the MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
We would call especial attention to the REGU
LATOR COOK; which possesses advantages
which should recommend it to all. It has a RE
VOLVING TOP, by which arrangement the cook
can reverse the cooking utensils to any position
desired without the NECESSARY LIFTING. It
is decidedly tho best cook stove in tho market.
■ ‘ Messrs. Walker A Claudy have also on hand a
large stock of , .
OFFICE, PARLOR
dinino boom stoves
among which may bo found the celebrated BASE
BURNING
MORNINQ GLORY!!!
MORNING GLORY.
| .
g . SOLD DY O
s §
g WALKER & CLAUDY, g
GJ , O
Q Solo Agents o
o FOB OABIiISXiB. S
a( 1^
MORNING GLORY.
THE HOST BEAUTIFUL OFFICE AND PARLOR STOVE
BVKR OFFBBBD TO THE PUDLia
Too mnch cannot bo said in praise of the
MORNING GLORY, which so far has token tho
lead of all other stoves In the market. It Is a gas
consumer, bums its own cinder, and requires
very little attention after tho fire Is made, it be
ing so arranged that it will
FEED 1T» OWN COAL!
For proof of what we have stated wo would re
fer all to the following gentlemen of Carlisle and
vicinity, who have had the MORNING GLORY
in use bust winter, and will cheerfully, testily to
Its merits:
JOHN CAMPBELL, GEO. WEISB.
DAVID RHOADS, W. B. MULLIN, Esq.,
H. L. BURKHOLDER, JOHN DUNBAR,
J.M. WEAKLEY, Esq., JACOB RITNER, Ac, .
We would respectfully ask those who wish to
Earohase a No. 1 stove to call at once and exam
io
THE MORNING GLORY!
We also have on hand the
MORNING GLORY HEATER!
WHICH OAHHOT rAU. TO QIVK
ENTIRE SATISFACTION)
FISHER'S FRUIT CANS
constantly kept on hand and for sale.
Our stock of TINWARE Is eomplete In all Its
branches and will be sold at reasonable prices.
TIN RpOFINQ AND SPOUTING
AND GENERAL JOBBING,, (
Sheetings,-&o #
promptly attended, to and done In the most
workmanlike manner.
49* Do not forget to give us AN EARLY CALI;).
August 1,1867—6 m
TAMES M’GONIGAL,
XAHUFAemmHB AK3> BSALSB Df
STOVES TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE,
Blair & sba’« Grocery,
628.
Carlisle; fa.
The 'subscriber, thankful for past favors, ro
speotfUUy Informs tils friends and the public,
that he has now on handi a large supply of .the
latest ansbeat.lmprove4 .
COOK and
RißLOtt STOVES,
HEATERS and RANGES.
In the Stove Department we desire to call par
ticular Attention to the following. comprising as
they do, the very best Cook ana' Parlor Stoves
now In use: ■ ■ .
NjautOD,
.QUAKER CITY,
EXCELSIOR, PENN,
• NOBLE COOK;
!! i NIAGARA,
SUSQUEHANNA and IRONSIDES.
To speak at length! Of the different Stoves would
occupy too muon space, but ws deem' It necessa
ry to call the attenuon of the public to the .
EM PIB E .Q AS BUB NE B.
- ‘ Thia tmlr wonderful Purlor curd Ofllco Htovo
U «o toiufiraou* th»t.,tho otuftapest, qualityx>f
coiU(XdmeUOTor’.). <SKi.b<J x P“«J Y-ltti masaa.—
It bums continuously and tho Arc la easllr kin
dled. It la capable of heating ode room-below’
and two rooms, above,. There la no dust nnd no
escape ofnaa. and un actual nvlng atcoal. which
In' twO’or three geasona will pay fbr the atove. •
'* ■ TheKmnlre luu. many valuable qualities which
can only be folly appreciated by seeing it in op
eration. We claim lhaUtm/ar Buporlor to any
Other Stove now In nee, and wo feel fsatlifled that
we een convince ell who will favor ns with an
■examination of thaßtoveateor .hop of tbl« part.
,-We beva on hand a full assortment of i. .
TINAV ABE.
Repairing promptly attendedta. Roofing done
at the shortest notice. BpoUting will be put up
on reasonable terms and with despatch. >
I iFlease give os a call at No, 83, South Hanover
Street, joining Dl^bG M . m(gonigal:
T)IiAIN and FANCY .PRINTXNO of
f KVEuY pEscmimos neaUy executed at < the
WhCKTiat oam.
the American Boluntctr
TO CALL ON
AND
WALKER A CLAUDY, '
. Old Stand,
THE FAB WEST.
» We give below a portion of the journal
of Capt. Wm. L. Cotton, who. Is at pres
ent engaged os secretary of General W.
J. Palmer, secretary of the Union Pacific
Railway, Eastern Division, in a tour of
exploration to the Pacific. The following
extracts from Capt. Cotton's diary will.be
found especially interesting at the pres
ent time, when the far West is absorbing
so much attention. The pages in question
were not written for publication, and the
reader will bear this in mind should he
find many of the passages' Jotted down
simply as notes: '
Monday , August 12.1807.—8r0ke camp
and started forTriniaad at 7A. M. The
surveying parties; in charge of Mr, Eio
holtz, are to go on to the summit of the'
pass, and continue the survey through to
Fort Union, by way of Red river. Gen.
.Palmer, Dr. Le Conte and I go to Trini
dad with Gen. Wright and Capt. Cain of
the escort, who go there for the purpose
of laying in supplies, and will join the
main party at Red river, on the south
. side of the mountain. We (P., Le O. and
seif) will proceed by stage road to Fort
. Union, examining the contiguous coun
try for coal and timber,
Five miles from “Trluchero Pass," at,
the mouth of 1 the “Manoho del Hutto
(place where th© jackass stumbled), at
General Palmer's request, I ascended the
pass with a couple be soldiers, to examine
a reported coal-vein. ' Wo went up.a long
spur of the mountain otv tho west side of
the pass,Jo a large exposure of massive
sandstone near the top of the mountain,,
where we found an old Indian trail which
was followed, passing, nearly'on a level
up the west side of the pass. While go- ,
ing up the mountain we saw a bl*ck-tall
ed deer, which one of the soldiers fired at
—and missed. At the •distance of About .
four miles we passed a large canon enter
ing the Manoho del Burro, and continued,
about four miles further to a point in view
of tho summit of the pass, wnere another 1
canon enters the pass from the west.--
Here, on the corner of the mountain mado
by the canon , and the main valley (or
pass) we struck, a small raviue in which
appeared pieces of coal. Following this
raviue up the side" of tho mountain in
plain view appeared a large face of strata
exposed. Here I found- three veins of
coal; one ten inefies thick—good; one
five inches thick-—poor; ‘ and one nine
inches thick—good. , After'; examining
this place, and making‘a - section of the
enveloping strata, we took a lunch of
hard-tack and bacon and turned our heads
for Trinidad at 2P. M. Came out of the
pass by the trail, and following along the
side of the mountain to the west two or
tbreo miles, we came down on to the
plains about five' miles from the San
Francisco creek, on which la the Mexi
can rancho at which we stopped last week.
Struck the trail of Generals Wright and
Palmer whefe it crossed the creek, at
5.40 P, M., and reached Trinidad at 9 P.
M. having ridden about'fifty miles since
morning. We found Gen. Palmer at tho
Stage Hotel. ...
Tuesday , August 13.—We remained in
Trinidad and took a bath In the Purga
toire before, breakfast. It was election
day for county officers (Dem. 200 major
ity), and I was introduced to Mr. Eugene
Lightendorflbr arid Judge Baird. Mr. L.
says the route by the way of the Glia
(pronounced “Hela") river la admirably
adapted for a railway, and that the Rocky
Mountains are easily passed. Judge
Baird at one time was, Indian agent for
the Navajos. , At 9 P. M. Gen. Wright
started out with three or four wagons la
den with supplies. Mr. Gardner, the
photographer, who came with us by
stage, went with him. He will' replace
Dr. Bell, the young English amateur,
who willprobably go with our little par
ty from Fort Union to' Santa Fe.
Dr, Le Conte went up the Eaton Pass
to-day, with Judge Baird, about four
miles, and found three veins of coal
amounting to ten feet in thickness—good
coal and bituminous. Only one other
place is known where coal is found on
the same formation as thlp. I refer to
Vancouver's Island.
Wednesdayi August J4,—At UA. M.
Mr. Llghtendorffer and. Judge Baird
brought out a light wagon, and we went
with them up the purgatoire, six miles
to Mr. Long's,; to examine coal veins.—
We found‘several, but all were quite thin
—from nine inches to two feet. The hills
in this vicinity are low and rounded, and
there is no doubt that coal exists within
quite a large range. Mr. Long is a South
erner (from Kentucky), as his speech and
type of buildings indicate. Two orthree
Mexican families live near him, evident
ly once peons, and ho owns a saw-mill, a
short distance up Long's Creek, which
here empties into the Purgatoire. He en
tertained us hospitably on plain, whole
some fare. Timber In this vicinity : be
comes larger and more abundant— mostly
pines; farther up the Purgatoire about
twenty-live miles t he saye there is a mag
nificent tract of these trees. The. valley
is well settled, mostly to Mexicans, twen
ty-five miles above Long’s, and good
crops are raised by Irrigation. Corn,
wheat and vegetables flourish. We re
turned in the aftgruoon to Trinidad.
We made arrangements with a man by
the name of Thos. Young (commonly
called Brigham), to take our baggage in
a mule wagon to-morrow) when we start
for Fort Union. At 9 P.. M. ho came to
me, and announced —for no reason—that
he ‘‘threw up the contract)’’ Mr.Brans
ford promised to see that wo had an out
fit in the morning. ■ ■’ ~
Thursday iAugustlb.~~ AroseotC A. M.,
and took our usual bath. Found that
Mr. B.’ had not been able to get a team. —
Found Brigham again) and mado a new
arrangement with him atflve dollars and
fifty cents perday. - General Palmer and
Dr. Le Conte started at 8 A. M., while I
remained behind to start our little wagon
(“outfit;” we call it). AtO A.M. wo got
off. taklng the, stage road which presses
the mountains at this pass, following up
Raton, Creek, which emptiesXntp th,e Pur
gatoire six miles up the pass, and found
the party examining a coal vein. We
took a section of the strata, and, went on
and examined one or two more to the
summit. Water is here abundant, and
pine timber of good size. We reached
Mr. Wooten's tou-gato at U P. M. on this
aide of the summit, and ■ thirteen miles
from Trinidad at 4P. M. The road up
the pass la under his control, and he
charges .wagons one dollar and horsemen
twenty-five cents, -Ho is a Virginian,
whocameoutWestin 1830 —anoldmoun- 1
tain trapper and hunter, and believes In
the Chiving ton eolation of the Indian,
problem. ■■'To-morrow w e remain here to
examine coal veins. .
. Friday, August 16.—1 n tho A. M. we
went across the ridges to the north-west
to examine a reported good pass, Mr.
Wooten being our guide. Four miles
from the toll-gate we reached the sum
mit of the pass, which we named the
Chicken Pass. Northward fioflfs a small
stream called “ Chicken Creek,’,’ which
emptlesinto Baton Creefc Six miles be
low the toil-gate, and southward, flows a
small stream, .emptying into Bed river
,near. Burns? ranobe, fourteen miles from
the summitof Raton Boss. Tho summit
of tho pass seemato. bo. two bund red, feet’
lower than thesummltofthe Raton Pass,’
<ond’by a tunnel .of half ; a mile through
sandstone the grade of a railroad would
bo muchleas than up Raton Pass. From'
the summit £ took a sketch of the Span
ish Peaks. f
Passing down 1 Chicken Pass’ to tho
south, we endeavored, but without.suo*
cess, to find an eight-foot vein of coal des
cribed by Mr. Wooten. From the,depths
of the-pass,-in whose contracted fertile
Valley-we found a fine bed .of, potatoes
planted by Wooten as an experiment, wo
climbed to the top of the mountain, on
the east sldo-r-a terrible ascent of about
eight hundred feet at an angle of about
55 degrees. .. We passed along a 'divide'
to. the summit of Raton Pass, where we
i found our wagon waiting for us. Dr. Le
Conte, being a good weight, was almost
exhausted by His severe climb up the
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31.1867.
mountalu. We returned to the toll-gate
and ate a hearty dinner at 3 P. M. 'The
Baton Mountain on the east side of the
pass is very hold. ' The summit, being of
metamorphlo rook, has many preolpltoua
sides or cllfis, and the general appearance
.is of a gigantic battlement, with nil Im
mense .bastion (called Fisher’s Peak) at
the soutwest corner; and an elevated
lodk-out tower (culled Baton Peak) at the
northwest corner overlooking the town of
Trinidad. From the summit of the pose
we had an excellent view of the spurs of
the mountalu to the sdfitheat, and of the
valley of the Bed Blver flowing south
wardly.
Saturday, August 17.—1 n
we went up on a high ridge to examine a
reported coal-bed on the top. It proved,
however, to be nothing but carbonifer
ous slate. We saw an abundance of fine,
■wild flax; good, wild hops, and wild
cherries, on which bears feed at this t(mo
of theyear. Wooten says there are many
bears, black, cinamon, and grizzly, In this
vicinity, and that it is strongo wo have
seen none. Elk, antelope, and long-tail
deer also frequent the little, verdant val
leys in tho mountains during the winter,,
and are found there sometimes at this sea
son. We left his house at IX A. M., and
took up the line of march for Bed River.
X forgot to mention that Dr. Le Conte is
mounted on his own horse, the color of a,
yellow olaybank, and the General and I
are mounted on mules which we' got 'at
Trinidad, and which will be sent back by
Brigham from Fort Union.
Half a mile from tho toll-gate we ex
amined a coal vein, and, by digging with
a pick found five feet of coin with two
small seams of slate. Examined two or
three more exposures of coal on the south
side of the summit, within a distance of
five miles. Here the pass became quite
rapid—too much so,Apparently, fora rail
road. Five milesfrom Wooten'awe pass
ed through the Devil’s Gate, where there
Is Just room for the road to.pass between
the rooks. The view is very picturesque.
We camped at 5 P. 31. in the pass, three
quarters of a mile below Devil's Gate,pud
ihad a light shower for half an hour after
camping. Here,we supped on hard tack,'
bowu, pickles, coffee, aud apple-jelley,
■witlygood appetite, and slept under the
wagoh, . ,
Sundi,y, 18.—Arose half an hour after
having slept well. General
Palmer and I took our usual bath, In a
pool of oleaKwator about ra foot deep.—
This stream Hire agreat many others In
this country, hup water only in a few
places, and Is called an Aroza. The wa
ter at one place slides beneath the bed of
the stream, and reappears some distance
below—the greater p*rt of the bed being
perfectly dry. Generally by digging two
or three feet, water can be obtained iu
abundance. Frona,three t 0.6 A. M., the
atmosphere Is quite oold, and cue Is temp
ted to shiver during a bath, bui thu reac
tion is delicious, and we then feel ready
for any amount of fatigue.
Breakfast some as supper, minus jelley.
Started at 7A. M. Three miles brought
us out of the pass, which was quite rough:
One mile from the mouth of the pass
saw a trap-dyke, very much like the dyke;
at Trlnohero Pass, and tested by the com
pass, running in the same direction (N.
70 deg. E). Here,the road turned to the
south west, and five miles further wereaoh
ed Mr. Sears’ rnnohe on Bed river. - We
are now on, the plains again. To the
southeast about-twenty miles distant, we
saw Tenaha Mountain (Mexican for wa
ter pot), arid several spurs' of Eaton
Mountain. Stopping at this ranobe a lit
tle while we passed on, and in an hour
and a half stopped at the forks of the
road, seven miles from the ranobe, to
lunch and graze our animals. One road
runs here to the left, and goes to Fort
Union byway of Red river, nearly due
south, while the scage road, the one wo
travel, goes to the right, keepiug close to
the foot hills of the Becky Mountolus.r-v
We passed these foot hills (pretty high,"
some of them, say nine or ten hundred
feet) one after another, having great can
nons between them, some of them fertile
and extending back to the main range of
the Booky Mountains, some 25 or 30
miles distant. The road down Bed river
is eight miles shorter to Fort Union than
thestage route. (The plains are very dry,
and the sun is very hot during tho mid
dle of the day. There is no water on the
stage road betwoed Bod river and Vernii
gu creek, a distance of 23 miles.) '
Continuing our march, we reached the
stage ranobe on Vermijo oreefc at'6 P. M,
Just before reaching the rancho we pass
ed through a shower and got slightly wet.
Barney O’Donriell keeps the rauohe.—
Plenty of muddy water lu Vermijo ereek.
Mondai/, 19.—1 n the morning, after a
bath in Vermijo, at*vhioh stewed chick
en figured, wo started, with O’Donnell as
guide, to see some coal exposures up the
camion of tho Vermijo. The creek runs
down from the southwest. Passing up
the valley on the east side of the creek,,
to a point five miles from the stage
rariche,aud opposite Mr. Chase’s ranobe,
we turned up a canon entering the valley
from the south. Two and a half miles up
this canon wo found, about oue hundred
feet up the side of the mountain a mag
nificent vein of. coal, ten feet thick —good,
clean bituminous coal, said by a black
smith who has used both to be equal to
Pltsburgh coal. Three quarters of a mile
above this is discovered another exposure
ten feet thick, and judging from thechar
notor of the enveloping rook, it was the
same vein.
General Palmer and I followed up this
canon several miles till it grew contrac
ted, wild, and rugged. ,We expected to
see bears, but did not. Returning to the
Vermijo we went .up that creek three
miles, picking our way through Wild sun
flowers .(which grow in all tho valleys,
and bn the plains where the earth has
peon stirred bywheels,)hlghasour heads
on horseback. Here we found two more
.exposures of . coal, evidently tho samo
vein as In. the northern canon. Came,
back to O’Dorinell at 3 P. M., having
been slightly wet by a shower: This Is’
the rainy season In the mountains, and
will be over-in two dr three weeks. It
commences about July 15, and lasts some
times till the middle of September. The
showers generally, occur late In the after
noon, say after 8 o’clock. Beds’ of coal
ore said to exist in nearly all the canons
In this vicinity. , ; , 1 ,
Tuesday, 20,—1 started^.early with a man
named Dewitt, a blacksmith,'as guide, to ’
visit what Is said to be the best coal In
this country. Went northwest three
miles to Blaokmopr canon (southwest of
Vermijo creek a mile ortwo), and up that
canon about a mile to Its head. Here, an
opening had been made, and a number of’
wagon Toads taken out; but stance the last
was taken a wash or slide had nearly cdy
ered the face of tho coal, so that drily four
feet was visible. But DeWitt; who’ had
made the opening, said be had gone, into
It to a perpendicular depth of ten feet,
and bad not then found, the bed rock. —
Some fifteen yards distant; 1 saw an ent
ered of what appeared to bo the bedrock,
and I estimate the vein to be: eleven or
twelve feet thick. Meanwhile the “ out
fit,.”,with General,Palmer, had gone on
by'the stage road to a point three polios
from there to turn off
to the right’,‘and go; up Bremer canon
wUh O’Donnell as guide; Comingoutof
Blackcqoor canon, I gave DeWitt a dollar
for bis services' and parted’with him. —
Taking a by-road/ I strubk diagonally for
the stage rood; reaching it/1 vent oh to
a point opposite Brewer canon,and found
the. place where the .wagon had turned
off. Golng'up a little further, to a little
elevation‘from which! could see up the
canon, ! left my mule graze and sat down
under.a pinion tree to .wait for the party.
I bdd beeu sitting there (on a large piece
of coal which I had carried from -Blacka
moor canon,dntendlng to send it to the
tit. Louis offlqe) half au hour,when I saw
an Indian riding along the road on a
pony; behind was his little boy; on an
other pony was his squaw. Ho did not
see mo at first, but saw the mule and
turned off towards him immediately. As
Indians sire'said to be thieves X thought
it was time to show myself; so, much to
his astonishment, I arose and waited, for.
him to , come up. I was'quite surprised
(observe the facility with which a con
versation could be'carried on. I greeted
him:
: u Oommc la va. Scnor f "
He. “ How I" (very broad—tho Indian
salutation). He then let off some mon
grel. Spanish at me, and 1 finally made
out that he wanted to know if I had come
from Vermijo.. Making tho necessary re
ply, I asked him, partly by sign, if he was
going to Vermijo, to which he' replied,
“Yes.” ,
Me. “You Uto?”
He. “Apache”(emphatically).
Me*. “How many leagues to Max
well's?”
Ho. “Two” (holding up two fingers).
The fellow evidently knew a little En
glish.
. 1 was smoking at the time, and, hold
ing my pipe to him, I said, “ You smoko.”
to which ne replied by taking and smok
ing with evident satisfaction, and getting
off some more Spanish to his squaw.
, I then gave a two-cent piece, which I
remembered having in my pocket, to the
little Indian boy, while rfao squaw ad
mired the red case of my hunting-knife,
and the party rode off, saying “.good
bye” to my “ adloa.”
I thought I was rid of them, when tho
follow came bock and asked for matches.
1 hud a few in my pocket and gave him
half, and the impudent outlaw asked for
“more.'' X then gave him all but two.
and, pointing to myself, said, “Mo two.”
Me. “Youone.”
Me. “Mefiuo.” (Emphatically.)
Me. “You ONfe.” (Holding up one
finger.)
Me. “Me TWO.” (More emphati
cally, putting them in my pocket with
decision.)
He then asked for tobacco, and giving
him a couple of pipes full he rode oif, ana
the villain actually carried my pipe away
with him. I was utterly unprepared for
this, and was so overcome with astonish
ment that I said nothing. I thought af
terwards tbat.tbe fellow bad a good joke
on me. After waiting for tho outfit till 1
P. M., I concluded to go on, So rolling up
my lariat aud fastening It to my saddle,
£ took up my lump of coal and wont on.
Maxwell's baclenaa, was only ten miles
distant. I had heard much of it, aud was
rejoiced when I saw far in the distance
the waving of tho “stars and stripes” at
the camp of the company of cavalry sta
tioned there.
I reached the place at 3 P. M., and was
glad to drop my piece of coal. General
Palmer ana the outfit did not get up till
5 o'clock. Maxwell is one of the wealthi
est men la New Mexico, having married
a Mexican lady who owned oue of the
largest land grants in New Nexico, He
claims under the grant from tho Mexican
Government, before the war of 1848, a
tract of land 40 miles square, embracing
all the lands wo have passed over sinco
leaving the, Raton Mountain. He lias
several hundred acres under cultivation,
and owns immense droves of cattle and
sheep.
Dr. Le Coate bad letters to him and on
their presentation we were immediately
ushered into the house, and told to make
ourselveacothfortable. The house is built
\of adobes, but is plastered outside and
whitewashed, and all the work has been
doue well. The Inside is well finished
and papered, and is extremely spacious,
there being four large rooms and au im
mense bail. Tblsjs the house proper. —
Fifteen yardsto the rear is another build
ing of four rooms,, largo and roomy.—
Everything is substantial and neat, and
we see here the first fences we have seen
in New Mexico. The house fronts on a
large plaza, on two sides of which, to the
East and the Booth, is a corn-field ;on the
other is a long, low building, which is
used as a store for general merchandise*.
and the storehouse of the Indian agent,
Dennison, brother of Gov. Denni
son, of Ohio; there is also a blacksmith
and carpenter shop. In the rear of these
buildings run the Cimarron Creek, with
a good ample body of olear prater. Up
this creek, iu the mountains, twenty-five
miles from here, there is now threat deal
of excitement over gold. Between four
and five hundred men are there washing
the sand, and itis said are making money.
They are called “ Placer Mines,” or
“Gulch Mines,”' because no quartz is
used, but sand only. Excellent quartz
have been found, however, yielding well.
The Pikes' Peak excitement, in 1855,
built up Denver;-a k city now 6f over
12,000 inhabitants, and it is asserted that
more reason exists here lending to the
same result. W. F. C,
A SAD STOUT.
Wo take the following from the Lynch
burg Republican of the flth:
We mentioned a few days since that a
federal officer was lying ill of yellow fe
ver at Marion Depot,on the Vlrglnlaand
Tennessee Railroad. From Dr. M. P.
Christian, of this city, who attended the
cose, and was with the,patient at the time
of his decease, we learn the following
melancholy circumstances that attoded it.
The. officer was named Lieut. Clifford
Stickney, aud at Auburn, New
York. For some time previous to Ills
death he had been stationed at New Or
leans, but was furloughed a few days ago
to go home to be married. His nuptials
had been arranged to come-off on the Ist.
inst.,., and every preparation had been
made for tbelr. celebration. But often
our most brilliant hopes are doomed to
wretched fortune.. Before the unfortu
nate officer left the infected district, the
fatal fever had seized upon hla system,'
and when he reached Marion, on his way
to his home and bis bridal, he was unable
to proceed further; and had to be put un
der medical treatment. . For a few days
itwos supposed that his malady was bu
llous fever, and the physician at Marion,
employed to attend the sick at the garri
son there, attended tho sufferer, and ad
ministered mediciue such as the case ap
appeared jto require. Wheii it became
evident, however, that his disease was
yellow fever, Lieut. Btlokney was aban
ed'by his.physician* and a perfect panic
spread-through the plao©. ( One soldier at
last volunteered to wait, upon' him, and
used every possible means to make him
comfortable,. When. Dr- Christian ar
rived, the patient bad the black vomit,
(the last stage ofjhe disease and the al
most certain precursor of dissolution.)
Oh Thurday morning he died, and a few
hours after his eyes were-olosed and hia
heart stilled, the young lady to whom the
dead man was engageq.to bo married, ar
rived with her father. It Is utterly Im
possible to afford any’ldea of the agony
with which she heard of bis death. She
stated that if she had found him insensi
ble, and with|n an hour of hla death, she
would have been, married to him, and that
she'considered herself as married to him
in the slfeht of Heaven, although their
bands were never permitted tq be joined.
We do not remember ever having heard
of a more distressing story of love aud
grief. We trust the consolation of relig
ion, and all'the rich resources of Chris
tian frith, may sustain< the stricken girl
in this black hour of v bereavement and
passionate grief. Thinking of her antici
pated happiness, and the utter betrayal
that'mether’hopes, we are reminded of
these appropriote llnesiof English poet: 1
The young village mpld. wlioa with flowers she
HorkmfMl owing looks on some festival day.
WUl.weep o’er thy fate, till, neglecting her tres-
UhMubrafuUy Jturns from her mirror o,way J
MeiAtnq.— A witticism by a distin
guished member'of the bar, Sergeant 8,.
is going the rounds ofthe London clubs.
Sergeants.and Sergeant M. met recent
ly in the roblDg-room ; bf W es ii lQ l nB^er »
when, the latter complained of the am
ount of work which was saddled with de-,
daring that It was killing him. “.Why,
then,” said B. “do you work so hard?
Give- up some. of your practice you
have made a lot of money, you know ?
“Yes,” replied M. “but I have got Intq
a groove and cannot get out of it.” : “ A
groove 1” retorted B. “yes, a groove of
love of‘money. But, remember,,M. you
cannot take your money with .you when
you die, and if you could, in your, case, it
would be melted In a minute or two.”
Illicit !
I WANT TO GO HOME.
” I want to go home,” said a weary child, |
At tho close of a summer day—
She was tired oat with running about
And she’d none with whom to play. , , j
” I want to go homo,” said a heart-sick girl* I
At the end of a promenade—
At a brilliant ball In a splendid. Hall,
Whore Its beauty began to fade.
” I want to go home,” said a poor sick boy.
In a far-off distant land—
” 1 want to bo nurs’d ns I was at first,
Aud soothed, by my mother’s band.”
11 1 want to go homo,” said a foolish maid,
Who had left tho parental roof—
Who had braved her foie and discovered too late
That sho'd bettor have borne reproof.
” I want to go home,” said the prodigal son,
Who nod alokne'd of wanton pleasure—
Who had broken his truth and wasted his youth
“In search of golden treasure.
” I want to go homo,” said a widow’d one.
When her much-loved one had left her—
Ho was called of God—laid under tho sod.
And she felt ol wlint Fate bad bereft her.
” I want to go homo,” said a lonely man,
When tho wife of his youth had departed.
And ho walk’d toand fro, and his spirit sank low.
And ho felt all broken* hearted.
“ to gb homo;” is tho feeling of all,
No matter how they express It—
The thought Is tho same, bo what will the name,
Or the words la which they may dress It.
All want to go homo when this life’s done,
And tho hard fought battle’s o’er—
To Join that band at His right hand.
To lire forever more.
4:ltivettfazato.
THE MISSING U7ITKB.
We were sitting on the rocks beneath
the Broadway house atN ; the surf
rolling up to our ; very feet, tho moon
making a bright pathway across the wa
ters, and the cool evening breeze playing
on our brows; so delicious after the in
tense beat of an August day.
Phil, had Just arrived that afternoon,
and my heart had warmed afresh to the
companion of old days. Phil, had been
a great traveler since those days—had
seen all that was worth seeing in the old
world and the new ; had been the for
eign correspondent of some of our leading
journals, and had sketched his experi-.
encelu a etyle peculiarly his own—bor
rowing neither from the liippaut witti
cism of one class of writers, nor the sol
emn, owl-like wisdom of others. Weary,
and worn, he had thrown away the pil
grim's staff for a brief season, and had
accepted an office in the post-office de
partment in Washington—in fact, his
business lay In the dead-letter office.
His quick and active mind caught, at
once, the deficiencies of tho system, and
belabored fora whole year to forward a
plan to remedy them. In this time, very
many serious Incidents come to bis
knowledge, in which individuals had suf
fered deeply from the loss ofietters. And
on tills night he found a ready listener to
a story which bad excited iiis sympathy,
and which he had traced step by step un
til its final. . As near as 1 can recollect
them, I shall give itinhis own words;
although my readers must suffer a-loss
in the absence of Phil’s deep, impassion
ed tones, and tho eloquence, not only in
Ws voice, but of the great brown eyes,
which even by moonlight spoke to mo of
intense feeling.
* About the year 1840, a family named
L'Estrangc, removed from Canada to
New York, and took up their abode in a
street ofeomewhatqUatocrutic pretension.
The father, os yousmay guess by the
name, was of French Origin. Themother
was air English woman. Both were deep
ly imbued with pride of ancestry, and no
loss with national pride. Tho v©ry name
of an American produced in thea* feel
ings of disgust that made itself offensive
ly visible to every person that knew
them. Gradually the friendly hospitali
ty which bur people so generally extend
ed tostrangers was chilled and weakened
by the presumption and arrogance of
these foreigners, aud they were thrown
back on themselves for society.
4 To one member of' tho household,
however, It was impossible to feel repug
nance. Marie L'Estrange was asgood as
she was beautiful. She was the only
child of her parents, partaking of none of
their arrogance, but like a sweet and sim
ple wild flower as she was, giving out tho
perfume and richness of her nature to all
around her. Marie was barely eighteen
when her parents settled in New York.
With the conflnding nature of youth, she
soon gave her best affections to one who
bad eagerly sought them.,. John Holland
was the son of a New York
man who; from small beginnings, was
now uppermost iu his circle. He bad
traineanis sou in bis own business, and
another year was to see John's name fig
uring as a partner in the long standing
firm of Holland & Co. *
1 He had met Marie L’Estrange at the
house of a friend, and was struck with
her unaffected simplicity of manner, so
different to the idea ho had formed of the
French, frivolity and mqnnerlsm;he bad
knowp in others.
* The feeling of attraction was mutual.
Marie shared none of her fathers preju
dice against the Americans, ana her
heart was at once surrendered, without
reservation. The hardest thing to do
was for John Holland to ask the proud
Frenchman for his daughter;.but it must
be done. He had an InTuiilve knowledge
of the prejudlceot L'Estrangc; but Marie
was richly worth asking for, and .feeling
that, after all, he was really tho,equal of
her father, Imblrth, blood and breeding,
he boldly came up to the mark and de
manded the hand of his daughter.
‘Have you over seen a Frenchman,
Karl, when his Inordinate self conse
quene has been brought down, his self
love wounded, and hla superiority ignor
ed? He is not o lion or a tiger, attacked
in his den, aqd nobly resenting his inju
ries; nor even a generoualiouse-dog, bark
ing out his indignation at what his in
stinct recognizes as an insult.
* He Is only a monkey, whose witless
and impotent race spends itself In grim
aces, ludicrous and ugly, exciting only.
mirth and contempt in the .beholder.—
Earnest as Holland felt in his purpose,
he could but experience some of this feel
ing of contempt when L'Estrange, abso
lutely frothing at the pronounced
a brolcen execration upon Yankee inso
lence; and ordered him out of the bouse.
‘Holland went away; but, in bis heart
of hearts, he registered au oath that,
Providence permitting, he would make
Marie his wife, despite her father's oppo
sition; < ;
* It boots not now, Karl, to tell how be
compassed his purpose. It Is enough to
say that oiie wet, rainy morning, when
all 1 ini the house 'supposed Marie-still
sleeping, there wasa.wedding iu aohurch
hot far .off, with only two witnesses to
the ceremony,' and Marie L'Estrauge
was the bride;
lnto the household of
the*-Hollands, tho bride’s life flowed on
like some calm, still river, unruffled by
rode winds. Peace was’ the natural ele
ment there—not the dull, stagnant Lethe,
but the sweet waters of contentment that
true love brings its votaries.
‘Mrs; Holland hod so longed for a
daughter ..uli through her married, life*
aud now she was experiencing a delight
Unknown before/ John’s wifol ; Not
'even a daughter could, she thought, be
half as dear as this near relation. ;
,‘Of course, L’Estrange was furious.—
'He haunted the square where the Hol
lands lived, and swore he would have hia
daughter again, dead or alive, even if she
had disgraced herself. Murlocriedsoftly,
when she heard of his foolish threaten-
Ings, and only clung the closer to John
YOL. 54.—N0. 20.
and to John's father and mother. They
supplied a want.which she had always
known—the want of true sympathy.—
Her parents loved her after their fashion ;
but it was not a real love that seeks the
happiness of Its object. Far from It,—
They wore too worldly, too fond of style,
and too eager to make an appearance, to
feel anything like true love or realfriend
shlp.
iiii
1 .When the sparkle is on the cub— when
the flower is in its fullest bloom —when
the star of life shines brightest—thou is
the tlhib t 6 tremble and bfafraid. Then
the stars' die out of the sky, the flower
fades and drops Its leaves, the foam is
dashed from the cup. You think me sad
and desponding,]but I have seen too much
of life not to know that it is not given to
us to enjoy happiness here." , ■
I had never seen Philip so deeply
thoughtful as on this night. It seems os
if the secrets that had come to him in his
recent experience, though belougiug to
others, had been incorporated into his
own being. He met my glance of sym
pathy and smiled faintly. In a few mo
ments he went on.
. ‘No doubt you are thinking, Karl, that
one who, like me, Jins forsaken all homo
ties of parents, brothers and sisters, and
wandered around the earth alone, must
have forgotten or lost the sweetness of
those ties. But believe my words, old
friend, Phil Dudley has a heart still, and
it beats for others' woes. Pshaw 1 you
will think mo grown maudlin.. Let me
pass to the real sorrow’ that came upon
poor Mario Holland.
‘ Some unexpected turn in Mr. Hol
land's business made it necessary for
either himself or John to go to Europe.—
There was but a short time how to the
sailing of the teamer; but, before it came.
Mr. Holland became too ill for himself
to attempt the voyage, and John was ob
liged to go. He was to return os soon as
possible, and, after a long discussion as
to whether Marie should accompany him*
it was decided that, for the sake of an ear
lier return, than ho would wish to make
with her as a companion, he had better
leave her behind. Marie consented to
the arrangement with her usual sweet
, ness, and they parted.
‘The six weeks rolled away. It was
hardly possible to expect that ho could
have transacted, his business In time for
the coming steamer; but Marie was real
ly disappointed when be did not come.—
* I shall surely have a letter,' she said, os
she wiped away a tear, , But uo letter
came from John. One was brought to
her, but she threw It aside when she saw
that it was not In bis handwriting. An
hour after, she plcked lt up from the car
pet, and discovered, to, her dismay, that
it boro the London postmark, what
could it mean? Was Jonn dead, and was
a stranger's hand sending her the dread
ful news?
‘Mrs. Holland, singing softly to her'
eelf.-imconsclousof all trouble, looked in
to the room. Marie 1 was holding an open
letter in her trembling baud,-while her
face was blanched to snow *white, and
her tearless, eyes were fixed and stony,
like those of a statute.
‘Allask of some perfume stood on the
table against which Marie leaned. Mrs.
Holland bathed,her face and hands until
she lost that terrible look. She asked
not u word. Marie should tell her when
she grew better; but ail the while the
mother's heart foreboded that the letter
bore news of John's death. But why did
they«write to Marie? It would have been
only natural that Mr. Holland should
have received the letter, bearing such
news. But Mrs. Holland was 100 much
moved to think over probabilities now.—
Marie’s state demanded instant help, and
she was thankful when she heard Mr*
Holland’s steps approaching. He took
Marie in his arms and laid her on her
own bed, and then Mrs. Holland gave
him the letter that had thus shaken the
poor young wife.
‘ ‘ What is It?' asked the mother, as she
marked the pale face grew paler at the
reading. 4 What Is it? Ah, 1 know! My
sou is dead! he la dead! ’
‘ Cujm yourself, Louisa.' said Mr. Hol
land. ‘John is living and well, for aught
I know. But some base person has tra
duced him. and sent the shaft home to
poor Marie’s heart with, a malignity wor
thy of a fiend.'
“Traduced John! Why, husband!—
John never had an enemy in the world.
It cannot bo.. Let me see the letter.’
'lt was one of that species which ma
lice alone could ever have Invented—an
anonymous one. By 'Heaven, Karl, I
could boar anything better than one of
those abominable missives that stub you
In the dark. Of all the diabolical inven
tions to torture quiet, unsuspecting peo
ple with, these arc the wickedest. And
ypt they are bo common that scarcely one
in a thousand, 1 do believe, escapes with
out receiving at least one of them in the
course of their life. Many a one I have
read, while in the dead letter olllce, and
was always devoutly thankful that a
blunder, somewhere, had prevented the
person from receiving it—glad, too, that
for oiiCO,~umHcoiul<i failed afitanutrk I
But I am forgetting this letter to Marie!
To be brief, the person writing it declar
ed that John Holland had been unfaith
ful to bis wife—that he had carried out a
person with him to London, and that the
two had a little child on board who call
ed them father and mother. Then fol
lowed a mass of evidence which, had the
story been told In-court by accredited
witnesses, would have been sufficient to
blast John Holland’s hitherto unblem
ished name forever.
. 41 Marie, look up, dearest child!' whis
pered Mr. Holland. 4 There Is not a
word of. truth In this, believe me. No
man'or woman living would dare to.nf
fix n name to this falsehood. Bo at rest.
John Holland’s wife never need blush
for her husband, whatever may coipo.’ .
* But be spoke to deaf ears. Marie, gen:
tie and tender as a. little child all her life
before, was goaded'now into a Jealous
ragp that was perfectly agonizing tft her
parents to witness., All her love for John,
seemed turned to burning hatred. It was
strange that one so habitually mild and
placable should bo so transformed as she
was. She oveu declared her determina
tion of leaving the house and returning
to that of her father, although all inter
course between herself and him ceased
on her marriage day. Never would she
rlive with him another day !
. * Miserable indeed were Mr. and Mrs.
Holland- Such a terrible thing to hap
pen in their peaceful family. What cn~
emy would have done this? For you see,
Kari, they .believed in John Holland os
they did in tbe.sun Itself. < And.the first
shadow between them and Marie was
this; and although they treated her kind
ly, still they could not forgot that she had
been .willing to believe an unsupported
falsehood from an unknown ami there
fore worthless source.
. ‘And now another trouble seized the
unhappy parents. Before the time when
the next steamer might bp expected; Ma
rio had carried out her resolution of leav
ing their house for her fathers's. Noth
ing could induce her to. remain until be
came and give him a chance to clear him:
self.. . • i
4 1/Eatrauge met his daughter with-a
grim smile, which, had she been as clear
sighted as usual, might have enlightened
her as to the writer or instigator of the
letter. ,If I were writing .this letter, Ka
rl, I should probably keep this as a mys
tery to be unfolded at the very last, al
though most'any reader of common in
telligence, could easily guess’ that L’Es
trange was tho orily enemy that John
Holland had in the ; world, and it was
easy for him to : devise ways and means
to Injure him. A’rich' man like 1/Es
trange would find uo difficulty in finding
ono who. would.write any. calumny he
might dictate. - And so the base deed was
done, and more than one heart was made
wretched. -. ■'
♦The steamer arrived, in. two .weeks
more, and with it came John.' He.flung
himself into the first carriage he could
find, impatient to bo'at homo once more.
The time which in reality was so brief,
seemed almost endless to him« ; He had
pictured to himself Marie watching for
Hate® for
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him at tho window, or running down
stairs to meet him; out. to his surprise,
uo such pleasant reception awaited him.
He entered the house and made his way
to the little room where bis wife aud
mother had always sat in the morning.—
Marie was not there, and his mother met
him with an air of singular constraint
that alarmed and confounded him.
“Are yeti not glad to.see me mother?'
ho asked. *. Why do you look at me so
strangely, and where Is’ Marie? I must
go toner this instant.’
‘He ran up stairs. For the life of her,
Mrs. Holland could not arouse courage
enough to stay his steps. He went to
Marie's chamber. All the gifts were
there. Tho toilet, the bureau, even the
bed, were strewn with them. You can
faintly imagine how the poor fellow must
have felt. Ho came down again to his
mother. Something had happened—
something dreadful he was sure.
11 Is she dead, mother?* he asked, hia
poor, pale, quivering lips attesting to the
true love he bore her.
* * No, John, Marie is living and well,
for aught X know, but she is not here.’
‘Her, tongue refused to tell, him tho
tale; but after Marie had gone, she had
found the diabolical letter that bad caus.
ed all the misery, lying twisted upon tho
floor, aud she now produced it for Johu's
perusal.
1 ‘ And she believes this, Mother ?’ ho
asked, as a spasm of intense pain crossed
his face.
“I think she does, John. She has
gone to her father.’
‘ ‘Mother, I need not ask you if you be
lieve this infamous lie. And O, how
could Marie? Well, I must go to her
wherever she is. It will be unpleasant
to see Mr. and Mrs. L’Estrange, but I
shall go and claim my wife.’
‘ ‘Yes, John, go. I believe it Is your
duty to see her and prevail oa her to
come home. Believe the letter I You
know I do not; but do not blame Mario
too harshly. It was a terrible blow to
her young and trusting heart.’
‘ 1 But nothing could over have shaken
my confidence iu her, mother I' said
John, mournfully, as he turned away
from tho door.
‘L’Estrange never, did things by
halves. His wily cunning had assisted
to fix the-fact of John's guilt deeply in
the mind of Marie; and he persuaded her
that a meeting between them would be
fruitless and even wrong. Shepermittod
her father to say that she could not meet
him under any circumstances whatever,
and John, well-nigh distracted with grief
uud vague feeling of revenge toward some
one, he knew not whom, went hoino to
his desolate. chamber, and passed the
night iu an agony that may not be de
scribed.
‘After tbattime, he made numerous in
effectual attempts to see her, but in vnui.
Once, on going to the bouse of L’Es
trange, he found It empty and a card at
the window signifying that it was to be
sold. He despaired now of any future
reconciliation. Ho went homo, packed
‘away everything that could remind him
of his lost happiness, and changed ids
sleeping room to a distant part of the
house.
‘Meantime, L’Estrange had removed
to Canada. He was kind enough to Ma
rie, but she grew every day more and
more wretched. One day, her father was
brongb t home dead. He had been strick
en down by a carriage and trampled be
neath tho feet of the horses. After his
death, Mario looked over Ifis papers, and
in doing so, she found the original draft nf
that terrible letterl Heaven only knows
what the poor girl’s feelings, were, when
she saw that It was in her father’s own
hand! All her Injustice to her husband
rushed upon her mind, and she wrote hi m
a hurried letter, explaining how she had
been deceived, and imploring hla forgive
ness. Her closing words were, *lf you
can forgive mo, write mo at once. Let
me be your wife once more—your peni
tent, humiliated wife. If you do not an
swer, I shall know that you will not re
ceive me to your heart. But O John!—
think of what I have suffered, and par
don your wretched Marie.
‘Six months afterwards, this very let
ter made its appearannA at th»a«o.n-lct»ui
office. X remembered that, contrary to
my usual custom. I read it through. I
was struck-with the sad, almost hopeless
strain of entreaty which it breathed.
‘Six mouths! and that letter, the very
embodiment of that woman’s soul, hud
never reached tho hand for which it was
intended. What prayers and supplica
tions had arisen to tho great white throne
that it might touch the heart of John
Holland!
4 Happily I was going to New York the
very next day, and although nearly.all
my time would be occupied with official
business, I should find a moment to do*
liver that letter Into John Holland's own
hand.
44 The evening of that day found me in
his presence. It was in the library that
the servant conducted me: and the pale,
shrunked figure sitting there was, I felt
assured,,the husband of that pleading wo
muu. *
4 He could not mistake me. Souls like
his are above all petty suspicion, and bo
kuow I had stumbled upon bis secret
without a thought of wrong-doing. He
read it with emotiou. I offered to depart
instantly, but he detained me. To you,
Mr. Dudley, he said, feelingly, 4 1 wish
to tell the whole sad story, since you
have shown such generous interest in
•what you already know. You will
grieve, I know, to find that your gener
ous intentions can never be fulfilled.'
I He then told me the talc I have told
you—the last the saddest of all. ‘ This
very dayj'-he continued, 4 1 have received
a letter tronr Canada, written by a friend
of. Marie. He states that she wrote me
six months since, oxplalniugall and ask
ing my forgiveness; that, receiving no
answer, she had faded from day to day,
.until last.week closed the struggle. Ido
not mourn her death,'Mr. Dudley, for/1
shall soon meet her, but I grieve that her
life should have been so. dark.'
‘ A violent fit of.coughing.succeeded
his emotions, and, when he'removed his
handkerchief from his mouth, 1 saw that
it was-covered with blood.. I: rang for a
servant and took my leatfo of John Hol
land, feeling that he was not far from the
eternal city. I read of his death a few
weeks after. At last, then, the bride
groom has found his bride!
‘ It cannot bo, Karl, that these griefs
and sorrows and mistakes, that we suffer
here below, are not righted in the world
beyond the stars! I could not believe in a
heaven, if I should lose my simple faith
'that the wrongshallbemaderlghtabove.
The moon has set,' Karl, let us go in.’
I rose early the nest moral ug to bid
Philip,Dudley farewell. It was the lust
time I over saw him. He knows now
whether his beautiful faith Is true; for
hisearthly wanderings are over. ‘Task
ed for him life—and God gave him long
life for ever and ever.'
The ancients were better men and
wiser statesmen than the Christiana of
our day and generation. The Thebans
having overcome the Lacedemonians, in
memory thereof erected a brazen trophy.
A complaint was made before the Am
phyctlons,' that by that trophy the mem
ory of their Civil discord was made eter
nal.’ Their judgment wos t that it should
be demolished,because It,was not fitting
that any temaln of discord
between Greek 1 Qreefe. 4 r u; -
fiST William,” said a teacher to one of
his pupils, 44 can you tell me what makes
thesun rise In the east?” 44 Don’t know
sir,” replied William, 44 *cept it be [hat
the yeast makes everything rise.”
86?* In the choice of a wife, take the
obedient daughter of a good mother.
BQ?* When are soldiers like good flan
nel-? When they don’t shrink.
• A oantkk will give ypo rpddy cheeks; •
a decanter a ruddy nose, v l .
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