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'.oloixOß attended to.
, Attorney and
awt has • rembveU. 1 bis
icoopled l room in the
ourtHpuse. , ■' \
CLAIM
AGENCY!
jtlbr;, ,:
AT lAW,.
Pb Building, No.SSouth
), Comberiaiid county,
ick Pay, &c.,prociptly
yUI recalYfl Imhiediale
ren to the selling or xent-'
m or country.: - In all let-,
iclose postage stamp, f
EBARBIVAt;
ALIi THE
STYLES
A N D 0 A FS'. , >
Just opened at iVb.'lßJVbrffi
aoors.Kortli of Che Carlisle
,tbe largest and beat Stocks
ver offered in Carlisle. -'. '(
re of all Styles and qualities,'
and every descrtb
rznode;v. ■, j
Old Fashioned BrnshVcon
xnade to order, aU warran^-;
sprtment of , >, 1
>Y»S, AND- - '* j
J
' m y Stook,notionBof diflfer-
JTLEMEN'S STOCKINGS.’
■SuapentXcra.' . . r "S
Gloves, 1 - ' :
Thread,
inoBUJe, . Umbrellas, &c
IRS ANX) TOBACC6 :
m .ON hanb. , : .
id examine my.Btoolr os I feel
ig ou; besides saving: youmo-
To.lSNorlli Hanover'S treet,
A NICE HAT OB CAP ? ! !
JON’TFAXD TO C?Alili ON
G. OA Ii L I o;.
» wmi MAIN BTRhE^ t
seen t^etoeatasaortniftni'or
TS AND QAPS •
to Carlisle*': He takes great pleas*
g his old friends ‘andcOstomers,
tea, to his'splendid Btook lost re*'
few York and Philadelphia, con*
of fine .
WOASSIMEBB HATS,
oss variety of Hats and Gaps o
nil ot which ho wIU selLat 'th
'Also, his own matvafaotnr
nd.aad • - ■ *!••••'• 1
yACOTKBD. TO. .OKpElfc ; .
arrangement for coloringHivV
foolenGoods, Qyerooata;<?a.,ut
t(aßj^'Ooion«mT'Wooiuiuia
mblQ terms, Also, a fine lot at
COO AN® CIGARS
id. He desires to call theatten(lo
\o_havej 1 •_!_
OOU*JTR:Y FURS
jayathehighest:oaahprlcesfor 'he
• coll. at the ; above number, his ild
feels confident of giving entire satis?
STROHM,
VD. SPONSLER, j
JOHN W/ STROHRI.
4NH p <»i*pit, a it j
■>E/,TBTJNK AND Ha^
-.-'STORE.' i
)Um HANOVER STREET. '
ppened the largeatand best etooij
ITS iAITO gHOES ,••' j
i oimUiiiw .almost:
j satogooastoour,lUioaa6very
)ar stock consists in e }\ kinds snd,
j and ctdldienfi’ strong Leather
Misses and Childrens 7 Lasting
i* Qfovo Kid, Turkey and French
and. .and-Kld
.Boys’Calf ana Buff Congress
and !
and Boys* Calfanaßuff Oxford
adals, Buflkinsand Overshcea;
lens' Goah-wfcuahd Carpet Slip-;
and Ba**:
all sizes and prices: Traveling
* Valises, together “with a fine
N trill sell to suit the times,
ALLS JPBOFITB."
vinissoing
, invitation.,w all In
jok through otir etookiVdthoaC
tgaUpus tohuy unIQM golfed to
. We shall always try; to, deal
\ at straight forward manner,
stonier aluilequiyalaut fprhla
ie aUSwlllavalfthemflQlves.Qf
tunity>to call and see us.
‘ . BTROHM t
..LISLE SH6e ebMPA
MAN WAqrukpHS 0& - ] ' .'■•■' f■} ‘
fsv
fllBBETp
vcSjoSsm,mhm|a L
lenced trie manmlactuxo of Boots
Mention of thetradela Invited
peotolbr;adopted) to: the'
—aSe.-i WotbalTat aU times
complete assortment of oU tba
LA' R P I.X Ii J B:,;
nett oif'the - greatest experience
iers of the trade yvho may favor,
om are assured tbat.no effort
*spared to famlshgood goods,
YrpqseißLHpHiom
mil receive the same atten
/ould ln oerDon.'and distant
i feettlflg their gdtfda oneqnal
>y eenjUng their, orders/ as by
“ ■ ■’■M'./- y j
fKPERS FOR SAJyE. ' I
John irvin, ‘
■Ovatuiw,
ME=
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PARKER
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JJODD’S NEBVINE DID IT.
.... New London, Oonn.Aprll 2a, 1809. i '
Rsukkbebsd Pbiend,—l thought It well to
■alt another week before writing* to see If I con
tinned to \ improve, os itimveToeditf doing for
some time, under the treatment of tbe new'
, medicine, and I am happy to tell you that I ain
getting better—even faster than when yon were
ere, i commenced the ase of DODIrS: NER
VINE without vanybody advising me to it,
when I began with It I could - only - walk from •
my bed to the chair.. My trouble has been ex-,
treme pain In the head and has lasted over
three years. .All the jpedlolne I have heretofore’
. tattenhos faljed'tb jrivefotiy {relief. 1> am ;now?
able to. go'up . and down stairs', and dally Im
proving. r consider the NERVINE -the best
medicine I ever founds and shall continue its’
■use, for I, am. confident-of: entire.) ecovery,.. I
havo: taken only three bottles, and would not be
withontltonany account.
;Yery truly.-. ■ -
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ME
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; She was one of. those women of ;\vhoiu
' -wc-hpys lUtlcfeij^
. iustlhb£,fellaiijß'’alia,gltooe;have;sariavr
ed'agreateorrowtUat'has-alteredthelr
nature, hhdl;}yidK ja,;^r-present ’with
thfenraa) their shadow, which .they have
whloK ; ilfey!have never u6fceptedl.% got
; icd|mS&'rto. l '- 'SW’ .vnOf 1
hanclsbme, '.though she mjghtj.owjg.ihbve
been-so.-Her, dress waadark,slmple,.
- Strlctlyn&tiandputon iwlthithatfuu
'conscious''tableland: care that marks a■
SChseof innate ptopM
-totaHyapart fromvanltyor the .desire to
'attract jand hersmboth, dark ’hair/mark
ed hero and. there wllha'slnglethreadpf
:silver, Waa braided under her.quiet white
cap. • ' ‘
f ‘Ah,lQvo.me forever. I ".she repeated;
ootnpresslnglher Uns .oyerher -teethv«l
. they become bloodless. > .“ The laat words
I Saldtdhitdthe last nlghtl overlooked
!bn him.', t ‘ Q, MI cbnjjl see hlifl fioi& yHiro j
tell hlmi-to his faee.calmly, as le could
now, what a hcUhonasmaaeofmylife j
hbv ho haa turiied the * current ' of;, my
nature blasted allthat was bes£| moorish;
;ed thal was wqrgtin me, taken,-from me
tlib love and trust inGodafadtnari—Oi If
J could do this, then Xconld. dJeiu peace)
. were it ;even by hls hand l. > peaCei-nrfor
.the grave, and it will.mot come; v Now; I
1 knOWjthat tlU.lhaveseenvhlnJißpokeu
riCftnhbt^ybn^•
But thatithought is something. toliVeilbri
UisUtW
. JebJeS'JM b<U9g, : M alm;;no; ; tofSibje; (lot
slrejgood orbad;' andtwontyyearaof
this ealstbneo h aye proved toOWUChfor
' mo, strong as I thought myself. Ido not
pray. God doesnbt liatentoithoprayora
ofsuoiraaTamf'andlndcedl'have no
■ thbughE tolask. hnyihlDgGdf Him.iHChas
afflloted-ihetbo' heavily} fHehaslaid. on
line p',h ,^Bn i l SeYKdei^|;^a3;ttbg^lS‘to
' bear.i 1 11 was proud..vea; landJHe, ihiw
smitten me just least’ en T
dure to be, smitten.- : -r ,; V ‘ r - ■
■' ■ i
1 !
>1
■I
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She got up, replaced thevoiume of.po
-ems;on the Bbalfwhere it Btoodwlthaov
.etarothefa/AtidlltaKlng her be
gan.workinffWithtUeputivarJplaaiimy
fjperr
forny sh<nroti
! jcodtooks.tHi^uui^iwwuty
belief'hectobd'a'h'^^^^^
She was
jkwaessed of qualities >? tnav‘tt-usoriable
MM
i
. wish gratified, avery.rvyord aud aottolera-i
. pecbft de-;
gteo o^'BOToatl^wmohoitointoilttya
of simple duuea. an.dilaaveahoprmnd' aa
uncultivated os Bheßjoddlred, in
ehort, a emattering of oopompllahtnonts
Vh 'du
]■
■’l •
1
■T U-’i I ■ ■ V‘>s.
• a -v - s •[<:,
<V ;‘«*
W-K
T '' i '''' l ~
! -'i WATCHING THIS'CtOVIM.
BY WhjKSß' it; JOHNSON.
: i r o->
■" As 1 sitln thy chamber window, /'
* il w *tcli the fleeting clouds;
First (heyhfo dnowy white, then golden, l .;
* Tbert'thoy’rodarltQa/anenU shrouds;
Thou they fly with the Bpeed*bfhn arrow;’
Theri.theyfloat Atagehtlo
/Then they’re frowning, Ihenrejolclng.'v »
. , With ewfeetstalles upon their ihco. «
v -Qnompm6nt:Oioy i BeenrJlk«castres - ■,:
Thatdotthodlßtdntbioqskyi, , ■:■ ■■, ■
- I Another, they seorallheflnmesoniglit, -\
, . - Reaching to worlds: on high; . • ■ v
Then th'ey?re dark os rebel i
/.•.'•ai.'Whbre theoapUve’sllfelfl ran;.
< v - Then they’ifo, plnlnsjof heavenly ether, ,- ;
• :<GUdedby,lließ;oldenßan.; f r ; ,y ; ,
y<U ■> .■.
i- ; >, (A.
,‘T.
l.vj'fifcal^tiey’re^wninglnthe'distance,*..
. AndthoUreyeawitU wrathl'ulllght “,; x . ■
~ Jrortii thelr
; jwAre flasiiiDSro their shite;* ’ ‘‘7
. Andt.ln.tones pf deepest thunder,
.• They proclaim aloud'their mlglik ."V
: _‘Nowi'they’reVeering above mo, •/ ’ .
-.. And feel saddenedior thp earth
The tears upon it r-. ' ''" •
, WULbleaf theibriglit green turf;' , v *
And
. , <■. l ' t ' /■’.
. . Will drliik precions drop?, and slgti;.■ ‘ .
tears liviove!’' , : ;
But W atorm’fUes ine il ‘ : I
And I rejoice, wlitilTranrmured prayer,'! j.
That the skip Isbnc'eh&rp Joyous, ,
v . AndnoßaddeaeVlcloudsflpatthere;
*;,‘ 1 JQai'tbisoncoWM ! 6dt;liiiilfl gtoi?yiV' .
' And gildbffl thdc^lesfclaiclpads,’ l ' -
•».. j
And cast off their fnneyolshrouda. l(
"*
I watch chimging light; ; ‘
Pirat shadows appear in the distances
r nAs.darkos. the,deepest
. .Tien,God sendetti . ;
, * l And afar l froiA naoiir fears; ’! .• •’*
V'ltfaUß op. ! theheortwith glodnessi ,1 • •<
: Andonr,droopingsplrltdhfeere. iftrj; ; >
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t t i: : ~ r;,;~r-,~. t
*"" £
V , JDtßtisig
: r.^ uj «x
BY UAB&UEBTTB
t '- ~ ,
• " with!
> '•' •
\Alliiarolxbegan with,., >
•< - April’s endeavor.: - h ,
’
,v, ujime needs mqst sever >■ ’ •
• .'Nowsnovr'faH'arqmld mo ,
: ' 1 Quenching June’s fever,
l &ovemoji>rwert):.. y.. ~*• ,
Ah',”love “me forever!” The-poor
, soul closed the book tliat lay, open on heb
knee; andi .throughtoflra/ilhat -made; the'
' landscape swim, Jookcd.;Oufc or the latti
ce by ,l-wiV j J
It was oarlj/autuflia—autiunp. at, the,
.time if >ls sobered hut hot, yet. saddehbd.'
' ‘ by 'tKe'th'ddght'tbat wlriteriS Ccoming.f-:
; ',Frbm‘ the rpund- jwhlob oTus-'
tefbd b'ebyy masses'of ipdotbbs blelnbtiS,;
’ spread, In the foreground, adittle’lbvely
garden, obeUkefbd - with ‘Suti'Uud shade
and. glowlng flpweys.nmoug, which the;
brown beea,roamed all through the bright
hours, while. bpypnd a b{bad, blue,' dls-,
.'taint landscape ,s(ibiohed itself away, to
thft fplv» .'r i>h —■r-T' • f
; r, ,In jail; was husi>- ;
od amf still. sawitbout; such; a pretty
room, so English, so: peaceful,;so ,lrome
ly/yet.wlth;BUch:,a.degseeof:;e?celleuce
: infits slmpleold'-fashioued arrangements,
Ks polished oak furniture, Us dark wains-
Cotingylts Indian China pUBa and, bow; Is,-
its wine, fire: place i with steel, dbg. Irons..
its deep latticed windows—all. belonged,
to a time gonfiiy, ansLyet all were kept;
in a state of neatness and cateful preaer-i
vatlon, that made-thota as flt for servico.
as oh the day.'ofthelr completion. . .
in ! a : corner, the fall elock tickcd its
“ever never, never, ever” drowsily; a
blackbird sat still ,on hjs. perch.;, a great:
tabbV cat,' that had Ibng Ugo^lvon- over ,
glarfngathlm.subdnedjas'lt-seomed; by,
he passionless,attuppphere.of.;tbe place,'
lay wmklng with'her-pSwB : {dok'e(l undef
her : ; and the very flies ceased tp.huzz and;
torment aathey are wont to dblujaututun,
once they got Within' tliei st illy p’reothots
of the room. '
And outwardly quiet as . tho rest satits
raistreaa.iooking'out .with .unseeing, eyes
towards tho horizon. v
"« toay bo liQavenv' there must be hell ,
MoanwhUe.thereis.onoarth berq-weU y
J . -r\.
,~~.':;
~
<in>ari-aau! ■•- ! - ■■■•■iv.«;:,-.w-;- -:
. . , .-.W i,i Uil
genteel!miss; nlterlynnaulted ML.,
place Ju atiy.station in aoplety v ; \>' : :i'
i-. Poor: Esther,! her motto might liavo
been, “ I knownothlng, airt despise all
things’*—all;.thlnga ; at least;, within her:
.reach. Profoundly lgnorant herself, she
hadnopatlenCofarthaJcnoranoeef those
arouridher,Btie toned uphernoso at
• oil .homely; interests,. occupations . and.
Rleasures; and She hadnoresonrceswlth-
S‘herself, to supply heiltwlthi others, JEhe
■ consequence waa;an.endless sparing ,/6r
i '■ a change of position; a dlaoontented long
- 1: glngafterexoitement of any; klnd;nboyo
all, a craving to; bnfer that; paradise: of
fpols of themlddle olsss; yioept genteel
. society; .thatmean, Striding, struggling,.
; . truly vhlg’ar medlutnlbqtwoen the Mole-'.
' ;ty::of !the;i nnpretendlng grada. whltih
comprises ailwhohorieStly and. simply'
gain tbelr bread by their labor,, of what
ever; naturethat labor , be-^-a; class from
w h iohit I originally sprang, and which It
aflbctatoidesplße—ahdithatflf; the .upper
walkstothesoolal scale; the. members of’
whlch, in; turn; deSplse and; ridicule; It,';
while: It seeka toape.ttrelrCidens arid
> mariners In preposterous carlaaturesjian;
cringes.nt tbe foet that .contemptuously
spurait. •: . : : 1u;,..’. ■
" And, thus two yearS of . ESther’sJ life
passed'after her retrirrivfrom'schbbir- * '....
.•'-Duririfethiegerlod She had : Variotie opi,
'pbrta'riitlesof marrying well; arid'settling
m .trie 'position itowhloh-she* was; horn ;
but sri'Ch .a deStiriy‘was, 1 pf all others, jtlie •
orip'.least suited* to ’ he’r :: 'am'bltioif.t-r
'Tho u farm.ers*,sd'ns-whQ';Sought'hefe : 'tilli-i
fcphtrie ' ,‘Jjaridß, ‘tiilked' agrlcul
; tob, Writf 1 'could mot; ariydbf them, 1 Sing:
,fflSyneS'Ball6y’shallad£f," She ihriat have
that 'is'to'■shyj' ! a, man ’who
performed \no;, iriariual' employ racnC to
errilneu
t;.mßn:je*lng,ll'ftle'heVdrid’these’llliiriß;;', j.
.•*Af thri end'of the twoyerire’sh'd’forirld^
WplpH
1 * ! Ja mes Stowel I 'ivas the son Of a irian 1 \
'WHtfh'&dihfefe'rihJljfe as a : Small atWMey? *
•
tririttrir •
n ,d,T,Vi'hadv-flriish6d‘Dyfestabllsh-,
'lrig.hlmself atf a'.modey’leidlrig lawyer;'
■ m idndbri; :'Thp r tr'e'de;thrOYe;. and the"
-elderiiStpwell, I'n’orderfoSeeureriVobriSid-; 1
.oration'that would insure' a flesh SripWy; ‘
of. clients; adopted! a.Style of vulgar Irixu- '
ry: thati’to'acertairi* degree;'achieved - Ids 1
success. - ...•’i-* t- ! ;; f ■
=I
'wjßfe 9 ® s
plausible, and. wltha peculiar’ talent, for
suiting- himself tq - ideas, "peculiarities,;
and’weakneaa ofthosewlthWhOm 'he
■cafno in’contact, James'Stbw'ell-twisted
and ’wheeled andwormed hlmself in the
1 youth of a Class ccnsidera-’
, bly above - hls ownl > oamlng, the tUrf,-
: and other sdoh amiable devices for the,
dieperSlbh of money and; credit; soon,
made very considerable breaches' In- the.
StOwClLpossesslons, and led to an inter-”
yiewbetweonthe.fatheraud.son.whlch
terminated in r (he forraer fisaurlng ’ the
IhtteribynoVmeanßpolitely/bUtvary
energetically, that the -present idebtsi'Of
-honor,(so called}: dupe- paid, he,- the; son
and heir,: must contrive as he beat could
to Hto on a certain and not very liberal 1
allowance; - ■ ■ 'U-i-I 1
: oroCiirsC James' Stotvell had not' the'
sllghteat uotlon Of living on anything of
• the Mn'dj dhd .'freshidebts were ■ contract-'
senibr resolutely- - dd-:
• ollned'/to t pay. •' The, consequence Wa^, -
: that James found- the atmosphere ofLon
■dbn,;3tfevtmarket7and-,(Sooa wood,whol
ly nnsuitcd to. his constitution, for the'
time bCin'gaf least, and that, he consldef-,
. cd thp. nfr of Vnr;uhir«,(fhnre.is IV 6’ootl':
deal to'be done there In horse dealing)
■likely to be of some service to-him-’
"•So to Yorkshire he went, and some-,
how fell In with Esther Eyre • :.'i■ ,; • '
Time must have beenr very hard in-'
deed, or ,(ha notion of marrying, a far-'
raer’s daughter Would have been thieve-'
ry la’st to havC entered the head ,of our..
hero; 1 ' ■■■. :
However, they were hard, and the. no
tion therefore found admlssion.. . It was
an,’idea that/cost nothing to take into
considerationf 'nothing'better at present
loomed inthe horizon.' Ho might try
the thing cautiously, auditthe hope! of a
more favorable or satis factory.deneunca
irierit preseuteditseif, James.StbweU waS
riot the-niari to let any foolish coriSidera
tlohsfand quixotlo soruplea, Interfere'in
hit arrangement of aflhlrs.
So Esther. Eyre’s little fortune, was
soon, in imagiuatlon, stoWed in the Very
empty pockets of our youthful adventur
er ; and-to Esther himself, as ithe key of
the doffcr, nothing less', ho began to pay
assiduouspourt. ~j k,.;,.
, Aua so at last she had found the prince,
who waste free her-frotd bondage k This
perhaps-' was Eslhet’s -flrat thought. suit
may. iSpem strange,' that,the earliest ■ i im
pressiph of rirglrl of eighteenahouidbe a
,BdnB4.'ahd,a..w6rldlyene. .But r think
■ tmostpebple' whbt have .carefully studied
thereof,
vVyill have -discovered themistake, which
.exists, in. suppoaing. thgt Iteyer in early
youthlthat.the most pure,and unworldly
' ah'd'gbldentage ldeas ate uppermost^'
■ 'Early .yoilthkfaihvea- pleasure; exolte
.ment, .thy, enjoyments that-pro occdfrom
tlioluat.ef the- eye. thOi gratlflpaliQn of
tliq'senseS,' as cbildreh‘'prefe'r butterflies
to nightingales ; ! and all thattond'tbic
sure lt these fancied.treasures it eraspaat
eagerly. Afewyeara lator, tho dormant
soul awakes, 1 and demands possessions of
more- solid • worth; .vX'ieanr , that Hove
'walking In'the mite maybe happier than
indifi'erence'in a carriage—that a tqto a
iete oyer - the -fire rday possess charms
sUoh aathe crowd - inthehall-rbomneyer
/know—and that cortaln Words of earnest
heart-spoken prose may sbund'-idobmpa
•rahjy BWeetor thpn'. the strains of all the
prirria donnas In civilized Europe. -1 ;--1;; 1 ; ,
, ■ But ’inf'the meanwhile,; before' thef'-wo;
•man's he/«b'has : Awakened, if is\apt,‘.tq
thinkcomplaoentlyof being Mis; Socattd
uo; with a; house of its own, andireedbm
to borne and got and 'drbbslitsetfpwlthbut
mamma's diotatlon and papa's grumbling
at its milllner’shllls.' I - /;.’ - ‘ r^-
( hdur of, . waking Ip vet p ‘cr/tlcal
,one,,.arid -generally .decides’-a.wdlriari’s
destiny, Ipr.lfclsnotaU wpmeh—mt.from ■
'lt— .who, eyerdocome totuesecOn'd birth,
■that of)! aridsoul. '■ Those, the
many, .that areinpt destined ’ to atrivp
thereat, possesa.'tlmsa trie notions, somor ,
i:.wbgt>hprderied,tsbmpwfaat more majerlf
jajjpedeypri, at thoeridottheir career
thahatthe beginning. *~ ' ’
■' ’EktbeV-''b6gari : by admiring' Jamas
iStpwell immensely and 'by bolng ex
.tremely,.,. pleased and flattered by his
marked attentions. ■ Such a map was
not often.met-wlth.in.- thb society to
which she longed, but in whose circle
’she felt herself degraded by moving; and
ivribity was the ’first sentiment awakened
,In her breast.. v'- , .....
;' Soon this gave place to real and intense
afteotlbh,irito which 1 she ■ rushed with
thaiheadJongimpotubsity that marked
oumaotprv, Stowell saw his advan
: cage ,at once, ana,' 'sure of her,—for. like
bj«by_Vbmen7proudly lntractable In all.
-owiefcretations pf ; life,.she wasireadyto
he raadp,tbp sJayapjC a Ipyer,--rhe ibcgan
S' ig a.j!anm-mt.fa»U.,and loose that
Bmßthktf!r4Ud«mdi&';iwlthdr2iw*tottihls
jP9rt.7/3bouid 'he-deew; it; \b4slwbls ,-to
feiFto hid bending ‘hlsl
'Steps utb •'>tnkti part fefitnb!;oOrintry,'<nob
ho finished ’by making up his mind, to
* propbsettol thbfSiribt'B darijghter.-What
peBJ koplyi.'toithri .prtpipcltloa' 'Wai:neSd
epurep) bq ..statpdi...The 'Views of
her .father,, however, were,'not quite the
■ same,’ as pbrowaji 'Aparffrom nia blind
aflbotlori for nthdaUghterrMr. Eyre was
a sufllolently shrewd andsenslbie man,
and muoh of .what he.saw and heard Of
young gtowcll, led. Win .to mistrust,his ■
motlves'ahd hlmdelf, and- toiook on the
notion of hrir becotriing tho husband bf
Esther with any thing but satisfaction.
IEI2
.A`.i :,:#k:
11111!
in-'
iepoofflowlahglrl; by laying'
alii Ills oauselri her/hands, trad, leaving
hcfctp flghtoufcthedomeatiobattlo alone.
Ai.risuol, ~Bhe: . conquered 'by alternate
priyerarind' reproaches,'' entreaties-arid
■ sußts; brin'd'very tmwllllriglylndeed.'aad
wlwedrrow’andmlettnßt.'jvas ; the pa
ternal consent accorded,°
, Apd so .the Redding day was'Axed,'
arid the wedding dross: ordaMd; 1 arid
■ath&wte,perfefltly'happyi : , ' ,iV ,; ' ;
[lt tvaa'the night beforetnritgreat Arid.
Memorable day, and Jrimea ‘StOweil*
Spettl'tho eVerimg as usual ‘with his 1 '
brldotoot, Things, having obme'to ia'
father had resolved to,
make the |jestof- the ‘ rilattep.W'The.
Mother, who sawonly darigh
tar’BtyeSj.gOQd woman,andMiad:neyer
thefcrorri 1 objected.to -the 1 ; giatohi waa
abidingin the'-reflected radiance of her
ohUd’sTellCity andEatherwastoo’deeply.
hnripy to boAemoriatratlve of Her jriy. ,
At’huff-past; tori;-a late hour for the ‘
t fattiiVl /Joints .iStow’oll 1 ' rose 1 td 1 grt, 1 arid.
■Esthir, .'accompanied him .to the pdrch,,
■ lingering, over, the lost •• Gfdpd-night.”-i-
Itwas-juriO; 'with 1 ' June’s 1 white > mobri
'llght arid faint night winds stirrlrig the.
climbing roses In the . trellis, arid Bring
ing the breath , of, rietv made hay from ',
tlje Meadows;, A penalveness stole over
.-her, which James tried to langhaway;
"sentiment sat ill on him, rind It was
always the last resort to which he re
sorted. Nay, any brie but that poor, blind
girl might have; seen there was a touch
;rrillery J arid even’,' Impatience In his
modrioftreating,her. 1 ■' • -
t'-'‘ u (Mod-nliht, my deari’’:he said you
st) let me offnow ; for i have letters to
te,- a quaritlty of things to do, before'
[ Tbari get to' bed. * Don't let ■ yourself be,
getting into the dblefula,' my llttle wife;'
t thatls rightl’t asishe looked up smlling
.iy/iat theiimaglo syllable, fl Keep up
iyontJ Bplrlta,'rind be looking in beauty.
,to«morrow,' 40 yep Mind? .Good-night ;
Arid he . klssod her hastily,.and .was, off
without 'replying toi the last words : site
.whispered Irihisear.: Vu:.' _■ .r,': , ■
' ‘/V /' forever I’ ',' ■/- "
arid flreSaeddri her,bridal’attire,: arid 'pr a
wred to start', for. the','chfateh:' Shall I;
Upriftaslt? even 1 then.',a Jljttle.,touch of
l rarilly;,of oo j n'scloUs superiority over her,
abmewhat aWCdand deeply-admiring
M id 9.^AidMriyerJUa^?^flff I ft 3 ' I blsce 1
bealde’the deop love; trio solemn sense of
the duties of her new .position,.in her,
mind,' ■ ! .
A letter was brought lier, and- she'
paled aud star ted at the sight of the well?
kno'Vri hand;l" i,
; "My dear Esther,” it ran " Matters,
'.which it is Impossible to explain rit'this;
moment, render it-indispenaablG for Me’
to go;to town by; tbis,morning’s : mall.-M
How unfortunate,?,
T ean/butl don’t know when that May
be. Keepupyour ’spirits.- Yours; af- 1
fectloriately, r : J.: BtTowEnn. I .’! •
' No date; no address given, no Means of
communication afforded, no hope held
' out, '> arid . for - regret—" How ’ unfortu
nate.” V■.■i-;-
Sheifelt lhe bitter mobkery of every,
'word }ri the very inmost recess of. her
soul ; she knewat once that all was over
forever, that there was nothing > to be
! done or hoped for, or wondered at even ;
arid Iffari Instant there passed before her:
opened eyes a vision of thousand- ml
nute/ lristaneos of heartlessneSs and in
difference on his patt that had 1 hitherto
•escapedher. ■/” • !■-
She took off her wedding dress, and
P«vakQ&J£.iti ’~n Jltiro-^trtroKTtrtjnwwj-'otixi
silently. All tho other relics and tokens
of this shattered lovO—they were nelth-,
er bostly nor many—she burnt with his
few letters ; and then she announced to
her parents that she Meant to leave the
place for everi Prayers and tears hav
ing failed to move bor. aho went, aooom--
paMea by her: mother, to an aunt in
London, with whom she remained, visit
ed constantly by her parents till thelr
death, followed by that of her solo re
maining relative, left her to take up her
abode alone lathe world— ' •
; i. At the age of thirty, she oafne, a grave,
staid middle aged woman, to settle in.the
.cottage where I have flrst.desorlbed, her;
and here, under the maiden' name of her
Mother and aunt—for she had oast oatde<
her own with every other vestige of the
past, except the . wedding dress, fading
rindyellowirig In the trunk—she reslded 1
with a little servant-maid; shunning all
society,- all companionship;; without a
•friend or an interest In the .wide world,
and'fludlng In. the mon'otorious' routine
of her every-day employments, perform
ed only for herself, varied with a little
desultory reading; sometimes of good
.books, sometimes of bad ones, a very.in
aufflolept resource against 1 the wearing
‘bUterriesa’rif her spirit., '•
. Truly ‘‘Jt is not good. fop . man to!. bB
alone,” whervt.t.bereolitude is peopled
only ..by suoh phantoms as those, that
crowd around E3thef’s hearth ; and worst
of allit ia for human creature to abdicate
the duties, hopes,tabors and, sympathies
that. God In his mercy gives to every one;
of ud, however barren his, lot. ' ' ' ;■
- ' Weal! grow bottor or worsa ris we- go
on In lifef,- softer or hatder. Esther 'Ey re
got worse and harder. ■. i
Of all the rellcs of thb .pasf, Esther had
resorVed but one wedding dress. l -?
Itaeepiedstrdagethataraorigtho.aouve
riirs corincoted with that past, that whloh
of all others was calculated the moat .to
recall the agonising .pain arid mortlflcol
tionofher llfeshould'be the Holo.orie to
b.e preserved.;.-But it was done,with that
yerylhteritlon., ~ „
; ■As she took It, off- on the :day which
Vas-M-have been her <bridal one; she
made p Bllent vow to, keep it preciously,
03 aMemorlal of that suffering, and the.
hatredtri whlch it had given rise,'so that
if evtfr a day came when the reoolleotiCu
,of what sheibad undergone sbould.soften
in heri heart,.a look at It should steel her
again;' In the little ..blibk . trunk,' In
‘whiolr-herhands had that day-placed It,
It now . lay; and ofteu—not that - there
■ wasaay need to revivo tlio cankering bit
ternCss of- her soul—she would,’ /when
alone, unlock the. box and gaze-at the
poor, orushed;'yeUbw"rgarmeut, once so
fresh and: pure;: aud muse: and • bitterly
philosophize, oyer it, ..Thia was generally
af night; ’ for' her nights were’'often
'sleepleis/arid wheri-the vexed spirit ro
fnked to lotithe body restj-sho would rise
from her bed. open the trunk, look long
at Itsoontouts; then closing' It, and te
storlng the key to Its uaual plnoe 1 under
her pillow, return to her weary ceuoh to
brood over her wronga and sufferings
till daylight.- ■. ,• , . ' , ■
/ ‘And this was the life she had led' for
years, and the life she looked to leading,
without change dr break, or improve?
merit or mitigation;-till the day. ahould
oome, might ft be far or near, that,would
’call- her away,; she’ gave 'up thought
whither. -v - ■ ’ -, . . I
.'Latterly,.however, njiowthouglit/liad
dawned upon her—a. .feverish desire,’
vogue in ferMi lritbrise, in .degree to see.
'her former lover.' ncoHs'o hlm of his perfl
dy, and relieve.hep long pen tup concen
trated suffering’by-pouring U-out;'not in
the hope of .gaining pity or. sympathy,
J but as a relief to' th'C blttor.'burnlng lia-)
trod Arid-vengeance that devoured ’
Foryears she hud heard nothing of
MM jAheknewriot If he word- alive 1 or
idsadLahehad no of.com?
,man(oatlng,wltri|UlMi or of obtalrilrig in-"
• formatlori pririoernlug hIM;, but the ’pas-
Blormtedeslre-for'thla supreme occasion’
: wofked ;lri Aer A toupbratiuolu: con Viet Urn;
that it wpuld be brought about,.and.to. Jc
she .looked dally with otrengtheriing as?
'suianoe;';- 1 ■-' I
And thlri was the-only'hoperind Aim’
she bad given to her existence;
m
“ And Von ahallßee bow the devil spends
TbotfroGodgavoforotUerjdnds.’' •• ,/ •
'. r .ohe drowayclookhadelbwly struck'
olovenwhOn Esther left fbe hushed and
quiet little roopi to go to her, bed rooYn,
which adjolnedlt, }
Tbo white Window - curtains had- boon
loft ppen, and the moonbeams lay still'
\ J ; I ‘<>
'and spectre-like oh thebed. SheopeUed
the lattice and looked oil t. Though the
Season was different, the aspect of' the
night s*ps strangely, like that of the ope,
when; upwards of twenty years ago, she
bad parted with James- Stbwelt; there
was thesame repose, the same pure light;
and while she gazed with bard dry eyes,
a breeze, brpqght' the same perfume of
which .thesecond crop was ripening. ; .
- “I-ovomoforever," • ‘. - I'-
her * parting l words . that nlght,ho!w
atrangely had they come before her again,
this very day I iDid all this mean any
thing Perhaps so. ,T
-", 'lt was post twelve when'shewent to,
-bed, audnear daylight when she feil fnto
a; deep slumber. ; , , i ■
From, this a faint noise, yet more, i a
vague consciousness- of some unusual
' preaenco, r disturbod <\ Her, and; Wlthoht
moving, she opened her,,eyes; they fCU
on the figure of a man whose, back was
to bet, and who was stealthily .engaged:,
’in forcing the Uodk of the little , trunk
that contained the wedding dress. ' '
'- r Her nerves were hard, and she saw . all
the dangers and ail: the requirements of;
theposltlon at onee; so She 'lay motion-.,
■less, watching ihim,.striving to,.regulate
her breathing so that he might notbC
come conscious of her waking, assured'
that wheuhe perceived what, were,-the-
Contents of the box, ho would, if nob dis
turbed, retire-wlthout injuring her..'? i
At.laat the. look yielded; and ihe lid
was opened’; then silently raising the
dress. he began to soareh underneath it..
Nothing? He cosefrom his knees, mid
turned towards the bed. The pale.iight
of the night lamp fell on both tneir faces:
as their; eyes met, and they recognized
each other. ■;. >"<. < j
: Likea vengeful spectre Bather rose |n
her bed, her face ghastly, 'her teeth
gleaming from between'h'erstrisirieo lips,;
livid circles round her glaring eybs.': ; : !
“Then the time ~/kjs come for pdr
meeting,!’! she ,said. “ Traitor. robbar 1
truly: you have worke'd’Put 'yoqr'dtsiU;
hyt' 0; i have thirsted, oraved;yearned,
for 4h|s‘moment; and how it, has; ootne,"
I paqnotfind-words to convey one^tenth 1
Part of the hatred, the loithing ,1 ‘haye,
for you?.' It was'not enough that
• hhd'.rob.bed my." iyou th'r of; love, i:hb||e
• peace, 'home, happiness;, that- .you . tree
my. prlde.under foot; that you made 'nie.
a by-tirord ’in'my own piacp-;''that' ypa.
■turned ever y wholesome feellngtn > mo’
into, venom p thhtyou.drove meforth fto'ta ■
heartfiand kindred—thisjiould notfshf;;
’fiffeT anJrhause-Breaker, J tS' , 'fiteal 7 niy
wretched substance!; , Tea, look at: that
dress!—my: bridal -dress!—such a. wed- 1 -
.ding garment Is fit, in sooth, to intro-,,
duce me lnto hCaveri; is it uot?’ ,: and the.
laughed a fearful laugh, sitting: up intlio'
bed;with polntlnglluger. ; - .!
“.At all events,” she went. on;,“you,
have now;’given me' the' means of exef-,
cising material vengeance’ on - yoh. : • Yps'
'ihy. lover! yes, my betrothed ! the opu n-'
try girl you.apurned did:,not die of loyo;
for your sweet sake;' She 'hhd lived
■tp: ” I-:-. „■ 1| *'
i ‘VIA wild, Choking yell -interrupted- her 1
speooh. aa Stowellj. selzlna her, throat, ,
forced her down .oh.the bed, orusb'ihg,
the pillow over her head; tilt sound’and'
movement: hadentirely ceased. . Then'
-ho,removed them, and saw the blacken
ed . visage with its 'startling/'eyeballs
’taring up at him; but fl xed r and sight-
A.few weeks: later; the county papers:
announced the execution of James Stow
ell, with ah account of his career, for the
wilful murder of -Mrs. Esther--Byre, a,h
elderlylady-ofaomewhat eccentric habits,
Who had ,long, reside, d , : at Liuley,——
shire;..under ah assuiued '.name; the
n.lc-i.U.r, of OOUia Odlyuu ;vUCULiin_,
ed for byTTet general singularity of de
portment, there.being nothing to con
ceal in her perfectly tranquil and blame
less-life;- ’ j;
THE COtONEI’S “Oin HO AN.” |
■I have never been able.to ascertain the
orlginof the quarrel between theCrlpk
leys.and. the Drakes. They had; Jlvejd
. within a mile of each otberforflve years;
and from'the.'first of their acquaintance
there had'been ai mutual, feeling, of dis
like batweontho two families.. Then
some mlsuuderstanding.about.the boun
dary of their respaotive farms revived
the latent flame, and ' Colonel Crick ley
having' followed ahd wounded a fat buck
one afternoon came up to him and found
old Drake and his sons cutting him up.!
.The incident-added fuel to the fire, and
from that time there was nothing the two
families did not do to annoy each other.
■ .One evening Mr, Drake, the elder, was.
returning home with his “ pocket full of
rooks,” from Chicago,; Avhethor he had
been to dispose of a load of'grain. Sam
Barston was pdth him on, the wagon,
and as they approached the grove which;
intervened between theru and.'Mr. Drakes
house; he observed to his companion;
11 What a beautiful matk Co loner Crick-,
ley’s old Eoanls ovef jmnder! ' -
Hang it ?” muttered ofd Drake; "so
it is!» ■ •; , , :
. The horse was ‘standing, under some;
troesj about'twelve rods from the road; :
Involuntarily, Drake stopped his team.
He glanc'ed furtively around,.then with
d queer smilethe oldhunter. took up his
fine from tho bottom of the Wagon; and
raising it tb.hiß Shoulder, drew a sight on
the J Co,lopel , sdiorse.;n l .i i. : , !
‘‘•Beautiful (0 muttered Drake, lower
ing his rifle with the airof'a manrositt
ing- a■ powerful' temptation; “I could
-drop old Eoan so easy 1 ” . ’
“ Shoot,’.’ suggested Sam Barston, who
loved fun IhTfny shape.". 1
“ No, no; ’twouldh’t do,"said tlia old
hunter, glancing cautiously aroud him
again'.. ' ‘ ;
“ I won!t tell," said Sam. ; J :
: “ Wal, I; woh’f shout.. this time, 'any
way, tell or no tell. The horse is., too
nigh.' If he Vas'fifty .rods off, instead of
twelve) so there’dbe a b'sre possibility'bf
mistaking him for a‘ deer)-I’d let.fly.' As
It is, I’d give the,Colonel.liv'o. dollars for
a shot.” - ...‘V- , 1
Atitbafc moment the Colonel himself
stepped front behind’ a big oak, not half
ia dozen paces distant, and > stood • before
) “)WeJl, why doh’tyou slioot ?’! .' ‘ j
The old man stammered fit cbn fusion £
“Thatyou, Colonel? ;I—l was- tempted
-to, I declare I And as I, said I'll give ; a
‘V’, for, pne.pnil,’’! , , ; ",
' “Sayam X, v andit'sa bargain !” ' t
Drake.felt of hla trifle,-and looked at
old Roan. • - ;
“ How.much la the boss worth?” he
mattered In Sam's ear. - !
.“About fifty.” 1 . •! i
. “ Gad,, Colouel, I’ll do It! Here’s j our
Xt” .
,The Colonel pocketed the money, Unit
terlng! -‘’Hanged If I thought you’d
take meiup!” , ; , . ; i
_ tVlth-hlgb glee tlie old hunter put a
fresh dtp on his; rifle, and stood up ip his
wagon, and' -drew ’a close' sight on , old
Roan. ; Bata; .Barstoq chuckled.’ TUd
Colouel put;bls hand befprp his face mid
chuckled too. ; . ’ ■ 'I
' “ Crack!” went ! the rifle. 'The hunter
tore out a horrid oath, ,whlehT will not
repeat; Sam was astonished. The Color
no! laughed. Old Boan never stirred! j
. Drako.etared at; his rifle, with h lace
blackms Othello[s. ,
1 , “What’s the matter with you,b'oy?-i
‘Pita’-time you ever sarvod me qulteaudli
a trick, liswan I” “s-'l., ■ -o i
; .And Drake logdod tbe plocewith great'
Wrath, andladlgnqUbu.; 'I
■ “JPooplesald you’d lost your naok o’
shooting,” observed the Colonel, In a cutr
.tlug tone of entire. ;■ ■ , :.r I
-. I' Who said so?, It’s a lie!.” thundered
Drake. “IcAn'shootr-” ' ,
“A home at teu rods ! ,; ha! had" ’ |
: Drake was livid. i
‘•Look. hero, Colonel, f can't stand.
thatlV be began. ' ' . . ' i
'! “Never mind, the horse ean,” sneered
the COlone)., VJt’ll risk you."l Jk,:
. Orlndingbla teeth; Drake produced an
other ten dollar'Mil
“Hero!" 1 he growled, “l am bouhd loi
have another shot, any way.” .01 i;nts ‘
"Otaok away,"cried thaCtyonel, peek-
-.;r/
~:'J:Y}f:: .'.e
etlng tbe noth.
i 'Drake did o rack away—with deadly
‘.aim, too—biit' the horse did not mind the
bullet lix tha least, To the rage and un
utterable, astonishment of the hunter,
old Boah looked him right in the face,
as if he rather liked the fun. ' ■ , •
""Drake,” dried Sam, "you’re drunk!
A horse at. a dozen rods—oh, my eye!" '
. "Just you shut your, mouth, dr I'll
shoot you I " thundered the exalted Drake,
“Tho bullet.was hollow, I’ll swear- The
mojrllbslthat says -I canlt shoot! Last
, week ! cut ,6ff a goose's hohd at fifty
rods, hnd kin do it agin. By the Lord
Harry Colonel,- -you can' laugh, but 1 I’ll
bet, now; thirty dollars, ! can,bring down
old Boon at one, shot.” , I
The tyager waareadily accepted. The I
stakes, were placed. in 1 Sam’s hands,-1
-Elated with the-idea of winning back I
: hla two tens,.and mako.an,“X” into the |
bargain, Drake parofully selected a per- I
■ feet ball, 1 and even buckskin :patdh, and : I
beaded his rifle. !, : ,<
1 ': A minute .later Drake was. driving
through the grove, the moat enraged, tbe
most desperate of men;' His rifle, Inno-J
- cent'victim of'hls-Ire, lay .with‘broken
i stookou the bottom Of thowagon. Sam;
Barsfon was too much frightened, to
■ Jaugh., Mean while, the gratified colonel
was rollmg on the- ground, convulsed
wlth laughtor. nnd old Bonn was .stand-,
■ Ing-undisturbed’under the trees.,'
When Drake reached home, his .two
sons, discovering, his ilhhumor and the
mutlllated condition-of his ‘riflo-atock,
hastened to.arouse his spirits-with a piece
of,news,, which they- were sure would
make him dance with jby. ■
, " Clear oiit” growled- the angry . old
man. i“I don’t waht,to hear any.nows'j
get away, or X shall , knock ohe of. you
down.”.. , ‘ ,
I A ' But,' father; it’s 'sudh a trick !’’ '' l - ;
l a.". Blast you add yOur : tMoksl” '. i ■ ••
i;:”:Blayed off'cnthoiColorfell:” ...
, On the .Colonel) "cried the. old man,
begin nine'‘.to he' ;lnferelted.‘‘‘‘Qad.lf
-ybu’ve* played tbe .Colonera- trlok, let’s
hoar 1t.”,. a. i -
,r, “ Wel|i.father,,;Jed and , I, this . after
noon,' went out for deer I —-”--' -. ,
“Hang the deer—comb tO tlio trlek."
-. “ Couldn't find .any. deer,.but thought
we must shoot something j so Jed banged'
away at the Colonel's old "Bbah V, shot"
hinidead'!” •'"•••••- • ■ '•,
< “ Shot, bid .Rbnn?” thundered the ;o!d
man. “By, the . Lord, Harry,;Jpd|! did ,
you shoot the Colonel’s, hossf" . ‘
--:^’issyifr'deVin ,r gisrricd'rn’b .l.: ■ ; '
."Then," pursued Jaokj i c<infldent!'tho'
joke part of- the story, ■ must.; please his
father; “Jlm.ahd'l broppcdtlie boss up, - -
* and tied his-head back with a 1 cord, and !
' left him stand under the trees; exactly its 1
If he was aUve , l Haj ha! fancy, the
, Colonel going to catch hltn 1 hpl" hbl
wasn’t it a Joke?”- : /■ f
.Old. Drake's head.fell upon-his. breast. -
■He felt -of his empty pocket-book,. and
looked at his broken rifle,Then, in; a
rueful tone, he whispered to tne boys’--
/. “ Yea, boys,: Itls a joke! But if you !
.ever tell of It—or if you do, Sam Bara- ;
. ton—Fll skin.Voii alive 1:' By Lord Har
ry, boys; X’ye heed' shooting at that dead
.horse forhalfanhour at ten dollars a '
shot!” ... i
PERSONAL HABITS Off THE SIAMESE
TWINS,
BY 1! AUK.TWAIN.
1 do not Wish to write of the personal
habits of these strange creatures solely,,'
but also of. certain curious 'details of vari
ous hinds concerning them, which, be
have
never crept into'print... .KnOWirißrtnw-
Twlhs, intimately, X; feel that l am pe
, cullarly well qualified lor the task, I have
taken upon'myself. ,
i -The SlamCseTwihsarenaturally tender
and affectionate in disposition, and have
dung to other with.singalarildelity,
th'roughoutaiong and eventful life. Sven;
as children- they were inseparable com
panions 1 sand it: wasnoticed -. that; they
always seemed to prefer each .other’s soci
ety to that, of ,any other persons. , They :,
neprly ’ always played together.'; and, 'so:
accustomed'was their mother to this pe
culiarity,; tbdiv.whenever. both, of them
chanced to be lost, she usually hunted for
ono of them—satisfied that when she.
found thatone, : she would find his brother;
somewhere in the immediate neighbor
hood, And yet these creatures were
ignorant and . unlettered—barbarians:
whoknew not the lightof philosophy and
> W hat h withering rebuke is this
to -our . boasted civilization, wit h its
' quarrelings, its wrangllogs, and ita sepa
rations of brothers! . ■
As meu, . the twins have hot always
■lived in perfect accord but, still,; there
has always been a. bond between them
which made them unwilling to go. away
from each other and dwell apart. They
have.even,occupied the same housd,. as a
general thing,and.it Is believed.that they
have nCver failed to'even sleep - together
■on any night since they were born.- How
surely do the habits ofailfetimebeoofuo
a second: nature to us!. The twipe always
go to.bed at the sam'e'tlme'
-nsually gets up about ah’ 'hour, before 'his
brother. By on understanding between
themselves, Chang, does in-door
'Worlf and Eng runs all the' errands. This,
is beeuuse -Eng likes to go out ; Chang'a
habits aret sedentary; However, Chang'
always goes along. Eng,is a Baptist, but
Chang Is a Eoman CathollQ.; still,t> please
bis brother, Chang .’consented to '-be .'bap
. tlzed at the same time ihatEng was, on,
condition that it should, not ‘,‘oounl.”
Earing the war they, were strong parti-',
satis,and both fought gallantlyall through
•the great .krugglo—Eng ■on 'the l Union
.sldeand Chang on the pon federate. They -
, took flhch other prisoner at, Seven, Oaks,.
but the proofs of capthfe were'so evenly,
balanced'la favor ofeaob tbnta general
army court-bad to be assembled to ideter
’ mine which one was properly the, captor
and-which the captive.. The jury was
'unable to agree for a long time; ' but-tbe
, vexed- question was finally decided ■by
agreeing- to' consider them bath'prisoners,'
and exchanging them. Atone time Chang"
was convicted.of disobedience of,orders,
and sentenced' to ten’ days in the guard
house; but Eng, in splleofall arguments,
felt obliged -to share, hip imprisonment,
notwithstanding,bo bimself.was entirely .
innocent;'and so.Uo save the blameless
brother fromsuffering, they bad.to dis
charge both 'from.: custody—the just: re
ward of faithfulness. >;
Upon one occasion tlio brothers fell out
about something; andChaug knocked
Eng tiown, and,tueu tripped arid fell, on
’ him, where-upon bdth cllnched and began
to beat and gouge- each other without >
mercy-'- The bystanders- Interforrcil and,
tried.to separate them, but they conld not
do it,' and so allowed them to light it out.
In the end both were disabled,'- and
were carried to the hospltal on one and
the same shufter..
' Their auciout habit of going always
'together- has Its.-drawbacks when .they
reached d man's'heatatei; and entered
upon the luxury of courting. Both fel)
in love with .the same girl. Each tried
to steal clandestine interviews wlthdiori
bdt tat the critical moment tho other.
, would always turn up.. By-and-by Eug
‘Saw.with distraction that Chang had won
tho-glrl’shflectlbns; and from that day
forth he hadto bear-with the agony :of
being a witness to all t'heir dainty,billing
and cooing. - But ~with. a. magnanimity
that dldrhlm < infinlte Credlt, 'he suo
oumbed(tohlefute,ahdgave countenance
and encouragement to a,state of. things)
that bade fair, to sunder his generous
heart-strings.. He sat from seveh every
evening until two In' tUe'tnorning Hatch
:lngi to t thov fond i foolishness .-of, the'twp
(ovefp, and to the concussion of hundreds
of sdyuudcriid' kisses—for the privilege of
shoring only One of which he would have
glvedihls right'band.<Bat hesat patient
ly; and- waßcd, and .gaped, and -yawned
and stretched i'.ahd longed for two o’clock -
to oome. A’nd be took long walks with
the lovers on moonlight evenings—some
times travefslngtenmlloa,.nat\vithstan-:
ding he was usually, sufferlng.-from.
rheumatism; He is an ravetotatosmoker;
MS
iSBS»SS»I«
irfisniQ
■ jnu ooinwrtedatToi .cent
Ippr
; ad;
per line fttr the flrtf end live cent
per line for
terly- half-Teorlv, and yeirily Mlvtitleeineule n,
ertedet ellbefel reduction on itae ebore iatee.
epeelfled lor pnWl*eU6n,«iejr, wlllbe otmtlnnea
antllprdered bn tend oberged accordlnjly. .
> -
| but lie bdnld not smoke on thesis occa
sions, hecauaothe young lady was pain*
fnjlysensltlve to tbefsnieU of.’toracco.
Eng Cordially wanted tßeni inSrrled; and
done with it; bht although' Changoflen
asked the momentous question,thoyou ng .
lady could not gather: anfflolent;:, courage'
to answer it-while Eng ■was.-'by... How
ever, onone occasion, anerhavluiwalked .
some sixteen inlles, and Bat up till nearly .
daylight, Engdropped asleep, fremsheer
' exhaustion, and then :the? q'aesUalt was
asked and. answered. The ;ldvem--yw)r«
married.. AUaoqualnted clr
.onmatances appiaadedthenobleorofUer
ln-ia'w .. His anwayorlrfg., Ihltbfolness
wasthetheme of evcry tdngne. He had
stayed by. them all through their long
and arduous courtship; ancfwben,at last,
they were married, he lifted .his;hqnds
above their, heads, , and said,’ with Im
pressive unction, VBlessyej-my children,
i wlli hever desert ye I 1 ’ and he kept his
word,: Magnanimity like this is all ..too -
rare ih.thls cold.world. V! r ■" *;■ Si -t
By-and-by Eng fell' lri .‘love- with'-bis
sister-in-law’s sister, and married, her,
and since that day they : have all llvedr
together,' night tn an exceeding -
sociability which IS'touching and beantl} .
ful to .behold, , and is a . something to
rebuke our civilisation. 1.. . .
- The sympathy existing between those
two brothers is so close and so refined
that the feelings, -the impulses, the emo
tions of theone ato Instant-. experienced
by the other. When one is sick the.
other is sick; when one feels pain the ,
Other feels, it; when onels angered the
other’s takes are. .Wo have already seen
with what happy facillty they bdth fell
In love with the same girl.- Now Chang
Is bitterly opposed tw all forms of in
temperance, on principle'; butEngla the
reverse; for while thqae’ men’s fee dugs .
.and emotions are Sd closely Wedded, Uielr
reasoning faculties are unfettered; tuelr
thoughts oxo free. Chang belongs >to the
Good Templars, and is" a hatu-Worklng
auce refonns. But, Tetter , distress
everynowand then, 1 Eng gets dro n •.
sand of course, that makesChangdrunk,
;to9, This unfortunate thing: has"been a
great sorrow to ehang,. .forTt J almost de. ' ,
usefulness.in.his favorite field
ftf efforti As sure as he Is.to head a /great
temperance procession, 7 Eng. ranges Up
alongside dfhlm.prompttothe minute
anddrunk asa lord;. but’ yet no raore ,
, dismally.add hopelessly, drunk, than' Mai:,
broth’eivw'hohaa nottaStoff;aArpp./A ull
to the two begin to’.hoot .and yoIIL and
-throw, mud and brloks at the Good Temp: ■:
procession. Itwould be mamisteywrong' ~
to phnish Chang for what Eng does,, and,
-therefore, the Good:Templars accept the
'Untoward situation and suffer, In'nllehco
and sorrow. They haye officially > and.de
liberately oxamlnedinto the mattef. and '
’find Chang blameless. They have , taken :
'the .two brothers and filled ..Obaiigfutl of
warm and sugar and Eng full, of ‘
whisky, and ia twenty-fivO minutes It
wte not possible, to tell- which was, the
drunkest- Both Were as loons,
. and on hot whisky punches,by the! smell
of Yet aUth,e. while /
Chaßg’smoralptlnoipleswetflunahlUed, '
his conscience clear, and.so allinst men
.confessed that he was not morally, but
only physically drunk. By every right
ana by every: moral evidence s the. man
was- strictly sober; and,; therefore, ,it ..
caused his friends all/the more anguish
to see him shake hands, with'the, pump
and try to wind his watob|with bis night -
key. , ‘ ■ ■_ - ' --"I'
- There is a moral in these Solemn warn
ings—or, at least,;-a warning In these so
emn morals; one or the nther.No matter,
It la' somehow: .Let- us heed it; let us'
rr. t -
ii-aonld say more of an instructive na
ture about these interesting bplngs, but
let what I bave written suffice.
, PosstJjr.H-We find
, the following in; Merry's Museum • A
naturalist says: * Last summer, while in
my nark;'! observed a green woodpecker
alight on the ground gome fifty paces be
fore me; look around to seeif he was.ob
served. and.then lie downand simulate
death; by stretching,himself, motionless,
and hanging his tongiioout as far. as pea- ,
slble. Hehad solecteda place near au
ant hill. - - The ants,. thinking; him dead,
would cover hia toqgue to devout him.—
When it was black with-ants, he -would
swallow them and: repeat the trick, 1 nil til
his -maw could hold no more.! ”; We.
would be glad to. know the name of the
naturalist who has seen this wonderful
thing—not because;we doubt, but be
cause, as the children say, we want to be
old the story, “ for spre.” ~
Hydrophobia.’— A remedy for this
horrible xlisease is stated, to have been
used with great success for fifty years by
a Herman forester. /The method Is as
follows; The, wound must be immediate
ly washed with warm vinegar or tepid
water, and then carefully, dried; a fe w
drops of sulphuric acid must then be
poured into the place, and the action of
the poison, it is asserted, wlU‘be neatral-
Ized. The principle, of.the cure,' would
seem-to depend upon the: cautery; of the
acid, as a substltuto for tho hotiron, but
the'severity of the -.remedy renders it
highly dangerous,’ except in oases of.ex
tremity like that; of hydrophobia;- The
pain of the acid upon healthy .tissue; is
.intense. 1 ■■■’■■ 1 "A
• WAiiNUI? OATSUP.-Thoronghly bruise
one hundred and : twenty young wal
nuts ; put t 6 them a
pound of fine salt and a quartof vine
gar ; stir them every day tor a fortnight
then strain'; squeeze the liquor-from
them through a cloth ; add to this one
ounce Of J whole ' black pepper,' forty
cloves, half an ounce of nutmeg' bruised,
half an ounce of ginger and a'few blades
of mace.; Boil the whole foi; half an'
hour; strain and bottle it for use;
' A’certain fashionable book publisher
of Now-York recently, while enjoying
in Central Park oho
overtook, an author of his whb was .
quietly Jogging alohgi’hn modest bug
gy, andremarkod Jqcpselyj as.'he passed
the latter,,‘‘YpuUl ; excuse, hie'.gettlngii-,
ahead of yon ?, u ; “Uoait plenudn it.
Publishers generally \Ho get ahead of
their authors l’.’.-was th&.quiek retort.,-
v v.-,i. -■ ■; j-■
-Neubalgia.—Ah exchange ,saya a *
gentleman of Troy has discovered that
lemohJuicOiS'a sure curb for that 1 very
common complaint,-neuralgia.- He days
thatthe juioeofono lemon a day, taken
in water, will edre the , most .obstinate ,
cases. No sugar should .life■ used; as-it
has h tendency to counteract-,the benfits
of the: lemon Juice. Thdse who' are
troubled .with.' neuralgia- should; glye .
thii simple .remedy a trial.,,. , - ,
Ai’PhE FniTTEas'.—Make hf- batter,.
hot very atlff.wlthbne quart-* of milk,
three/ egga and Iflotirto bring. It to a
-right consistence,,, l? a f 0 and bprp a doz
en apples, and chop.them.to about the
sizoof .small peaa, and telx.themweU
in the' battdri Fry them' in lard, ns yoiK
'would doughnuts. jFortrimmings use),
powdered whUa ; auEar,Air i f./i ,
llil 1i ■ /.u !»). !; ;Jl'r.'An.i
Coooanut Oake.— Take two pounds
of sugar, pne pound of butter, one bound
and, threio-ipiattets -'dffloar,' ten tegs,
: two 1 grated" eocOanutSv onocnp of milk,
land "the. milk 'of i the • qocoanutsp and
half a’teaspoonfullof soda ( laat thing.—
This makes two loavCa. •■ ’
."A 1 man on his ‘
Eneland; -confessed to the {murder or
his mother yowfts ago. ; J
jjQrTo ascertain' the, piC a
hors© put ygur toe wdothfc <ost.' ,' ;
y-'&k
ERNE
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