U kited states claim AND heal ESTATE AOEECYI WM; B. BUTIiBB, attorney at law, m story of JntiotTs Building, No. 3 Bonth MunSvar Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county ‘lffions, Bounties, Boole Bay, 4c., promptly by moU, wIU receive immediate attention given to the selling or rent iiL or ltail Estate, in town or country, in all lee era oluei'ilry. please onoloso postage stamp. July iwi—t* MC HERMAN,' ‘Attorney at Law, Office in tUiewu’ft Kail Building, In the ji me Court House, next door to the “ Hor- J,ur Office. Carlisle, FenUft. Uec.l. IwiA WM. J. (SHEARER, Attorney and LOD.KSEI.um at JUaw, Has removed bis Dtiw to tue biinertu unoccupied room In the NorlU East corner of the Court House, jos.a(, ’«»—tr tTT- KENNEDY, Attorney at Law W Carlisle, Bonne. Office same ns thut of lbs'American Volunteer.” Deo. 1. iww E L. BHBYOOK, Justice of the -Pence. OfflceNoS, Irvin’s Bow, Carlisle. April is, i«a-iy ' DB. GEORGE S. SEABIGHJT, Den tist Brora the .Baltimore- Cotleffil of Denial wtgery. Office at the residence of bis mother Emit Imutbet Street, threo doors below Bedford Carlisle, Ponno. „ ' Dec, 1 ISrioA BE. J. 8. BENDER. Homoeopathic Physician, Office No, 6, South Hanovor st., lorly occupied by John Lee, Esq. . , Juno «, 1809—Jy. INDEPENDENT . TETECTIVi: POLICE. Notices by telegraph promptly attended to. Sop. 23—OU* : MoOARTNIiY &BANNO. antt (Haps, jIRESH BUMMER ARRIVAL NEW STYLES HAT S A3f D CAPS. The subscriber has just opened at No. 16 North Hanover a few doors North of the Carlisle Deposit Bank, one of the largest and best Stocks ’ of HATS and CAPS ever offered In Carlisle. Silk Hats, Cossimere of all styles and qualities, Stiff Brims, different colors, and ©very, descrip tion of Soft Hats now mode. The Duukard and Old Fashioned Brush, con itautly on hand and made to order, all warrant ed to give satisfaction. A full assortment of MEN’S, BOY'S. AND CHILDREN'S. HATS. I have also added to my Stock, notions of differ ent binds, constating of LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS, Neck Ties. ■ Suspenders, • Collars, Gloves , Pencils, Thread, Sewing Silk, Umbrellas, Jie PRIME SEGARa AND TOBACCO ALWAYS ON HAND. (live me a call, and examine my stock as l fool {onfldent of plowing all, besides-saving yon mo ney. JOHN A. KELLER, Agent, No. 16 North Hanover Street, Hoy. 1860. JJATS AND CAPS 1 DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP 7 Ir so. Don’t Pail to CXll on J. Ot. GALLIC, NO. 20. WJBSI MAIN STREET, When* con be seen the finest asaortment of H ATS AN D C APS . ever brought to Carlisle. Ho takes great pleas ure la Inviting bis old friends and customers, end all now ones, to bis splendid stock Just re ceived from New York and Philadelphia* con iluting in port of line 1 . SILK AND CABBIMEEE HATS, uemdea on endless variety of Hats and Caps o ino latest style, all ot which he will sell at th Lomai Oath lYices. Also, his. own monufactur of Hats always oh hand, and HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. Ho ho* the best arrangement for coloring Hats and all klndsof Woolen Woods, Overcoats, Ac., at u}o shortest notice (as he colors every week) and on tbo ( most' reasonable terms. Also, a hue lot of ' .TOBACCO AND OIGARB always on hand. He desires to call theattentlo. to persons who have COUNtUYPURS to soli, as ho pays,the highest cash prices for IUo Give him a call, at the above number, his tld stand, as he feels confident of giving entire sa»ls faction. : ■ilay.iwa.- Hoots an® Sfjoes. dayid strohm, W. D. SPONSLER, JOHN W. STROHM, NEW, AN» FOriUG BOOT, SHOE, TRUNK AND HaT STORE. NO, 13, SOUTH HANOVER STBEET, . Carlisle, Penn’a. A few doors South of InhofTa building: 0 W o have just opened the largest and beat stock BOOTS AND SHOES . 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BOOTT, In the shelterless street, the pitiless street, Pursues by the ruin's swift pattering feet, A woman walks over the slippery flags, And shivers in scanty, 11 unwomanly rag?.” There f catch In the gas-llaro a glimpse ofber-focei It u*xs young and lovely, but sin’s deep Impress HasdisflguredltscomelthcB3sothat,in truth, Ono scarce can believe she is still In her youth. With ebou locks tossed nt will by the wind, And wild eyes glancing before and behind, .And crouching torn/-to the startled sense, She seems an incarnate pestilence! And hark to the gargon her pale Ups rehearse! The voice Is a moan, and the words are a curse Itlsawfal to/>eoher,aml think she is human— A horror to hear her and know she Is woman J The feet of the rain will cease to pursue her, But around and above, (yet always hoar to her) Aro phantoms that Jibber and hiss In her oar, A torturing, terrible burden of fear I They tell of. tte want that haunts her mean dwelling, Her trade In her shame forever compelling— That Will ever her sleeping or waking attend. And give her no respite until the dark end I They whisper of home—how her mother and father, When the family group by the fireside gather, If her name Is pronounced bj' some thoughtless tongue, Will shudder as though a knoll wore rung !' They point to thejeoring, Pharisee world, That from its proud threshold the woman has hurled, And, while from all hearts and all hope she is driven, . , To him who betrayed her warm welcome bos given. Among the dark shapes is the temper, Death,. And, beckoning to her, he w hlspereth, “ Frail daughter of sin, what has earth for thee 7 Not a Joy, many sorrows; come, come with me I’* No pity is found among women of men, For the shrinking and s oul stricken Magdalen— All Is terror with out, and remorse within! O Chuist I Thou forgo vest the woman of sin ,*' Give rest, give rest to the weary feet That hopelessly walk in tho pitiless street 1 —lfyoni Leisure Hours. IKteelkiiemts. THE BOY MAGICIAN ; The Secrets of tbo Sea. CHAPTER I. THE PRISONER OF MID-OCEAN. ■ Late one summer afternoon, a dozen years ago, a solitary white mao stood be fore an idolatrous temple on an island in the South Pacific. ", ' He was dUmlddle age, tall, thin, and gaunt, with rugged features and sorrow ful eyes, and with every sign of goodness and intelligence. - Beside him was a grim stone idol, in grotesque human form, more than twice as tall as himself, which ho had Just fin ished, as was indicated by the mallet and chisel in his bands. ‘lt ia done,’ be muttered, . * And these heathens little suspect that I have out my name and story into the base of this Idol.' He ran his eye rapidly over the inscrip tion in question. It was as follows: "The Bth of May. 1852,1, David Lester, of the firm of Lester & Nichols, of Norfolk, Virginia, sailed as a passenger from Charleston to Hong Kong, via Cape Horn, In the ship * Hccla.’ A cy clone struck us in mid-ocean, the ship foundered, and we took to,the boats, which all titled, with the exception ofthe one 1 was in. After (trifling several days, during which my companions per ished. 1 reached this Island. The Idolatrous In habitants made me a slave in their temple, and, for more than four years 1 have been doing me nial offices and carving images. I have been chained every night, and watched continually by day. but have uevenheless made three at tempts at escape, and shall soon make another —doubtless my last, as I am resolved to succeed or dle. preferrlng death to a longer captivity, I thereftre write these words upon this Idol, pray ing any one who may see them to report my fate. If possible, to my family, at Norfolk, Va. Fin ished this inscription this 7th dey of July, 1857." For several minutes the prisoner con templated these lines in silence, and then aroused himself, looking warily around. 1 Three times I have tried to escape in a canoe,’ bo muttered, ‘ and every .lime I was caught and visited with tortures.— To be caught again in such an attempt will be certain,death. Yet I will risk all the first opportunity that .Offers,. This longing for freedom and my family is be coming a positive madness. Oh, my God ! what is that 7 He gazed In perfect stupefaction to the eastward, fur out upon the ocean. There, miles ana leagues away, was a ship, her white sells gleaming as she lay becalmed upon the waters. , ... * A ship l a ship I’ dried Hester, sobbing ly. ‘At last, oh, Heaven I At last my prayer is answered!’ THE PBISONBB’S HOME. On the east banfc of the Elizabeth fiver, just out of Norfolk, and overlooking Hampton Roads, stood a beautiful cot tagd, the heme of the wife and daughter of David Lester, the prisoner of the lone Island in tne far Pacific, Near tho close of a lovely afternoon In May, Mrs. Lester and her daughter eat together upon thelr.front verandah. The mother was a lovely, sweet-faced, sad-eyed woman of two-and-thirty years. The daughter, Amy Lester, not yet fif teen, was a strange compound iff child and woman. ... ‘ You are thinking of father, dear moth er V murmured the maiden as she marked the lady’s longing guze, •yes, child. Your, father, my husband ; Where 1s he 7 Somewhere under the sea waves, wrecked on a desert island, orlan gulshing on a hostile shore 7 It is five years since be left us on that fatal voyage to China. My reason assures me that he 1s dead: yet. Amy, I can only think of him as living.’ ‘ltls bo with me, mother,’ said Amy, with a tremulous quiver of her lips. ‘ I dream often that he is living—that lie is coming home I’ 'We need him in a hundred ways,' said Mrs. Lester, sighing. If anything were to happen to me, Amy, 1 shudder to think what would become of you. You have been brought up In luxury, and would feelkeenlgany change to poverty.’ ‘ Are wt not rich, then, mother V asked Amy In surprise. 1 1 supposed so dear, until three years ago,’ replied the mother sadly. ' Your father was a merchant and ship owner, a partner of Colonel Nichols. But two years ago Colouel Nichols informed me that Che outstanding debts of the linn more .than balanced the assets; in short, Amy, that he was on the verge of bunk-' ruptoy, his fortune and ours alike wreck ed!’ ‘ I don’t like Colonel Nichols I’ said Amy, thoughtfully. ‘lf be lost all his money with burs, how does ho live In such grand stylo 7 Tctwhom do bis ships and his great house belong ?’ i ‘To Ills nspbew, Ally Bell. Colonel iNlchola is Ally's guardian. The Colonel thus nothing of his own, excepting a farm »r two up the country, which were uot risked in Ihq business.’ \ Amy contracted her little brows reflect ively, and was about to reply, .vhou the garden gate swuug on Its hinges, and a Boyish figure came lightly up the walk. fit’s Ally, toother-it's Ally Belli' ex claimed Amy, all smiles and blushes.— ‘ Itll briug him to you.’ The young girl ran lightly dawn the venudab steps and met the new-comer, Unking her arm in his and drawing him gently toward the house. was a lad of seventeen, an orpbau, the tephew aud ward of Colouel Nichols. Brigu and gay and handsome, Alien Bell CARLISLE, PA.i THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1869. was also impetuous, ardent, and Intelll * gent—oneof those noble, manly boys who mature early Into grand and noble men. Boy as he was, ho loVed Amy Lester with a pure and chivalrous love, which bade fan: to deepen-In time into the great love of bis life. He was the bearer of a letter, from his uncle to Mrs. Lester, and having deliver ed it, he strolled with Amy down the wide garden walks, into the cool shadows, of a grove at the bottom of the g'ardeu. ‘l've been expecting you this good while, Ally,’ said Amy with charming frankness. * I thought you would be down here to try those.scientific experi mentsto day.' , * WeMl try them to-night, Amy,' re plied Ally. ‘ The blue lights show better at night. I’m getting along finely in my chemistry, Amy. I like U best of all my studies.’ 4 I’m sure you do,’ said Amy, earnestly. * You are the nicest boy I ever saw*’ . Ally Bell laughed aloud. Amy’e.child like simplicity and outspoken truthful ness were her greatest charm in bis eyes. ‘.The sight of that brig yonder,’ said Ally, ‘reminds me that 1 promised to meet Colonel Nichols ou board of it di rectly after I delivered that letter to your mother. I must go now. but you may* expect me as soon as it’s dark.’ He clasped her in bis arms and kissed her. ' f For a minute the youthful lovers stood at the garden gate, toward which they had slowly walked, and here they parted soberly—Ally to go down- to the brig where he had engaged to meet bis uncle, and Aniy to return to her mother. She found Mrs. Lester, the open letter in her lap, silent anil motionless as a stat ute, her. attitude that of profound de spair. , ‘What is it, mother ?’ cried Amy, In wild alarm, springing to her side. Mrs. Lester looked at her daughter with a woe-stricken face. * Oh, Amy!' she cried, turning to that brave, childish heart for strength and comfort, 1 Colonel Nichols writes me that we are beggars. He reminds me that ho has asked me three several times to mar ry him. And, Amy, he says he knows your father to be dead, and he offers him self to me for the last .time. He reminds me of my ill-health, of .your youth and helplessness.- And he says”—and Mrs. Lester’s voice broke down in a tempest of sobs—’that on the one hand ho offers me wealth, coin fort and happiness, on the other poverty and sorrow. . If I refuse him he swears to turn us out of our home to-morrow.’ ‘ Oh, motherv < sharp cry, as she mother’s bosomA chlpper ir. ALLY ENTRAPPED. Before Ally Ben reached the brig lying at the wharf, his (male, Colonel Nichols, had bebn there arid arranged with the Captain, who went lb the name of Hiley, to carry Ally off to China, for which ser vice the Colonel prlmlsed to give the Captain the brig nndlten thousand dol lars, in case the boy naer came back. Hi ley was a murderer, vbose real name was Colonel tlchola knew it.— And Colonel NioholsVhad robbed Mrs. Lester, and now wanta to rob his neph ew and have him mildered, and Hiley knew that, and resolve! that Ally Bell should never see Norfoll again. ‘ Where is the lad?’ hjask.'d, as be and Colonel Nichols finished! sinking success to their nefarious schenea, to which the Colonel repli. d: \ exclaimed Amy, with a \e hid her face in her ‘He should bo here a) meat. Ah’ I hear bis stl Here he comes!’ Even as be spoke Ally « lying into the cabin, bis ft pleasurable excitement * I’m just in time to see Hiley,’ he said, not noth looks of the conspirators, lair, and the crew anxious age to you. 'eaptain. Brill] shells when you return. little girl’s cabinet, and ml , ‘ Aye, aye, Mr. Xlleh,’ I Captain heartily. Hidw’i collection of shells in yohdi No ? You are welcome to theih all, sir.’ He advanced and flung op) room door. Ally bent forward and look With 'a quick thrust Hiley into the little room and harri the door. With an exultant smile Coli ols said adieu, and went ashore! The next minute the hurried I of feet was blended with the soi stout seamen, as the brig movi from the wharf toward the sea. Ally’s first thought, on findings shut up in Captain Hlley’s stal was that the two men were joking ly intending to scare him a lit' then let him out ; but he soon disS that the Quickstep— the brig was so] —hud left her wharf and was at down the Elizabeth river town ocean. • The truth Hashed upon him. . ‘laee it all!’ be cried, leaping feet. ‘Hiley is taking me to set him! Captain Hiley/ heahouted.p mgpn the wall, ‘open the door tin: ute! Let me out, or it will bat you!’ No reply was made to him—no tion paid to bis cries. ! He saw that ho was fast, and was ed by the knowledge of pis situalioc CHAPTER 111. LESTER ESCAPES AND HfcARS FROM II We left David Lester on his loner land, planning his escape, with a shf sight from the elevated point where was at work. He waited till night] till a priest of tho Idolatrous temple c| 40 chain him in his dungeon, where t nightly confined film ; and then suddc leaping upon the priest, be bore hirato the floor, chained and gagged him, dU guised himself in his priestly rolls, stained his face brown with dirt, wentjo the shore where the canoes were lyifir, entered one of them, and paddled outsp sea in the direction in which ho bad sen the ship. . K He paddled for hours with all 1U strength, and bad gone so far that tm lights of the island could not be seen, and yet no ship had been found ; and now tfcm wind was rising and a storm was threa® eniug. I ' Oh, God 1 Am I forsaken V ho cried! in an awful anguish, seized with a fean that the wind would take the ship from him. 1 Must I perish here?’ At that moment when hope was dying, he behold a sight that turned all hia wild woe into yet wilder ecstaqy. . There to the Northward, was the ship, standing directly towards him, with ail sails set to catch the rising breeze, and not half amlle away. ‘ Yes, is/ he shouted. 'She Is coming this way. lam saved—saved / He ruined his arms to heaven in a mute thanksgiving and sobbed aloud, the glad tears streaming down his worn and hag gard checks. Tiro ship came nearer and nearer. He redoubled his wild shouts, bis heart and soul in his voice. Air answering cry came suddenly from the ship’s deck, and she drew steadily nearer—swerved from her course slightly, and a rope was throwti from her deck, fulling into his canoe. He seized the rope in desperate eager ness, and u gioup of sailors leaning over the shiii's side drew him aboard. . In an instant more the ship had resumed her course, and was moving in stately fashion before the breeze. ‘fciafe at lost I’ murmured Hester, lean ing against the bulwarks, weak and nerveless as an infant. ‘ Oh, the glad ness of this hour I’ Poor man I He did not dream that his adverse fate was even then relentlessly 1 closing around-him; that he was on one of his own ships—the Oyoione; that that ship was commanded b> a bitter foe in league with Colonel Nichols, who, on recognizing him, would without'remorse V fcotisign him again to the. mercies of Uie Vtudilp in his Indian cahoo. On inquiry Lester learned that the ves sel was the Cyclone, and in the light of the cabin lamp recognized her Captain. Tearing off bis priestly robe, and wiping the stain from his face with its coarse folds, he exclaimed: ‘ Captain Bales, don’t yon know me?’ * David Lester!’ cried the Captain, turn ing ashy pale, and grasping his station ary seat as though he had received a shook. Lester wiped his brows and sat down, the Captain taking a seat opposite him. ■ He had so much to ask that his emo tions choked his utterance, and prevented him from observing the look of deadly hatred with which the Captain regarded him. But he finally plied his questions fast, and learned that his wife yet lived, that his daughter Amy had grown into a lovely girl, and that both wife and daugh ter had long mourned him as dead. He also learned of his wife’s poverty. ‘Colonel .Nichols bottled up the firm af fairs,' said the. Captain reservedly, ‘and there was nothing leit for Mrs. Lester.— She bos been living on his bounty these two or there years I When your Interest in this ship Was sold, I bought it. The Colonel owns the other half!' I But this is a base fraud!’exclaimed Lester. ‘ The Colonel has been untrue to tbs trust I. reposed in .him. 1 have had suspicions mf bis integrity during my ion; exile, but I have never dared to eu teruiu them. I’ll make matters straight on ny return. I can prove my claims and bring him to Justice, the dastardly .villain 1 My , poor Margaret! 1 and lie grbaned. Lester’s threat concerning Nichols seened to stir up all the malice of the Captain’s nature. He beheld his interest in tteship, fraudulently acquired, threat ened, and he hated still more the lawful owner whose right in tire Cyclone ire had usurped. ‘lf report speaks.truly,’ he said, ‘Mrs. Lester need not bo called ‘poor.’ Colonel Nichols-has long been paying her atten tions, and when I left port, live months ago, the story was that they were en gaged. The Colonel told me himself that he loved her and meant to marry her. No’doubt by this time they are married. This cruel thrust struck home to the poor husband’s heart, and uttering a ' great cry, he feli forward with his face upon the table, while the Captain regard ed him with a look of mingled hatred and exultation. Leaving his victim thus stunned, Captain Bales went on deck, and seeing that a storm was rising, and thinking the time favorable for getting "rid of Lester, ho informed the crew that the strange man in the cabin was an insane creature, whom it would be unsafe to, keep on board, and easily convinced them that it was their duty, ns they valued their own lives, to set him, adrift again. He then Went- below, called Lester on deck, and at once set him adrift* in a well-provisioned boat, notwithstanding the wretched man’s piteous apneais for' mercy. The Cyclone then sailed on. and Lester's boat was soon lost sight of in the darkness. A short time afterward the storm broke furiously, and Captain Sales rubbed his hands as he thought of the certain fate of the poor waif whom he had so recently exposed to its power. But thestorin was of short duration ; Lester’s boat outrode it; and the next day he succeeded in reaching tile Cloud Islands. His fame as an image carver had preceded him, and the chief of the Cloud Islands, who was named Lauotl, at once compelled him to go to work on an idol, informing him that he should spend the remainder of his life in that odious service. The unhappy man was driven’to despair by this terrible aunouce ment. He tolled day after day, and night after night he. planned to escape. But all his plannings were in vaiu;"aa ho was heavily ironed, and closely guarded at night; But finally, after months of dis appointment, when the attention of his guards was attracted elsewhere by the ceremonies of a feast, he succeeded in eluding their vigilance, and getting rid of his irons he escaped from the guard house, and dashed wildly toward the sheltering obscurity of a thick forest, which be reached in sofety, but not be lt re his flight bad been discovered, and scores of islanders had started in pursuit of him this very mo > on deck now! tell came hur r e llushea with mi off, Captain ig the guilty Tue wind is ; A good voy mesome rare bey are for a st be pretty.’ [spouded the lyou see my J state-room ? aur choice of \i the state- All overruling Providence had so or dered it that, a short time before Lester’s escape, Ally Beii had been left by Cap tain Hiley on an uninhabited island, within sight of the group on which Lester then was. . Ally had been drugged by Captain Hiley, and while in a deep sleep had been left on the island, with his, chest, a basket of provisions, and a fail set of tools. ished him |ly looked iel Nich- impling |8 of the | slowly imself •room, mere* b, ami gvered The boy on awaking, and hading him self thus left alone In the vast Pacific Ocean, was crushed by a sense of his cii laimiy. But he was a brave lad, and lie soon rallied, and set at work to make the lamed Jidlng I the best of his case, Hq built himself a hut,' umi having iilotol fireworks in his chest, lie arranged them so that he could, play them ofl‘ with effect, in case auy savages from . the. neighboring islands should come to molest him. His knowledge of chemistry and of fireworks, and his ssiil as a ventriloquist, was so .great that he had acquired tho title of .‘The. Boy Ma gician/ which title ho determined cb make good in case any savage visitors should attempt to work him mischief. He had been in his new home but a few days when he saw a fket of canoes and sail-bouts approaching his island, and hastily getting his fireworks la pez*feot order, be calmly awaited the" arrival oi the painted barbarians, whom he could already distinguish eagerly gazing at his cabin. • \o his 'with kund rnln- h for |ten- THE MOST FIENDISH PLOT OF ALL. The summer slipped away, and Septem ber was drawing to its close. One morning late in the’month, Col onel Nichols sat in his office, idly drum ming on his desk with his fingers, an ex pression of satisfaction ouhis features. He had been persecuting Mrs. Lester with his attentions, which she had dis dainfully repulsed. He had also conceived a vehement desire to avenge himself on her daughter Amy, who r believing that Aliy had been sent off by Colonel Nich ols, had been a constant thorn in his side for, months. ‘Well/ he muttered, with a long drawn breath, *£ finished closing up my affairs lyesterJay. What is to bo my next move? IX can leaveNorfoik at any time. It might Knot be a bad idea to take Mrs. Lester and E\my to my Cape Henry house. People fegin to look coldly upon me here, and ttiey look on Mrs* Lester as an injured funt-J’ ■He frowned darkly, as if unpleasant lemories were recurring to him. !im<i moment -hero sounded u heavy, m tread lu the outer ofllce- , i'be i bud all been discharged within tbe li, aad there was no business doing, da, therefore, did not atir from bia lor trouble.hliuself tp inquire tbe, eaa of the intruder, i heavy tread approached the inner the door wna opened, and a man Jin.. nols saw him, and sprung to bi'a a astonishment. tptuiu Salt's I 1 be ejaculated. ‘lt ,ht) possible'!' Gome lu ! Come right liman entered closing the dour bo- Ijitn. j 'flu' Indeed Captain Sales, of the ship ’W-bthe same man who had so lu l&ly Set David Lester ndrlltiu the iwticillo, la the very teeth, as ho iftioscd, of a terrillo tempest I’ ; ll«o men—tilting companions— Wads heartily. u»<li(J you arrive. Captain?' do- Nichols,. prolTerlug a char, '•surprisel 1 wasn’t expecting ißionth I’ intose not,’ said Sales, seating If ran into the Roads this very iVud cast anchor not an hour deluded you dldn'tseo me, since \ ’ •*?»,. ■ can’l Inl'l Th bind 1 Cyctby humul Booth' hud sol The shook I , ‘Wh. muucloc ‘This Is. you this': ‘I BUi hlmaelf, moruiug, ago. Ico; CHAPTER IV. yon didn't come oH. We bad a gale all the way borne that blew ns all along. Never made a better tfo.vnge out and in. 1 Nichols went to a closet clipboard, and brought out a bottle of brandy and a tumbler; ‘Have a drink,’ he said, filling the glass. ‘Howabout your trading business? Beems to mo you didn’t stay long enough to do well.’ 'Well, *1 havn't done so well as usual, i Colonel, that's a fact,’ replied Bales, be tween swallows of, the liquor. 'But I’ve , got somethlhgof more Importance to you than a thousand dollars more or less, • Colonel.’ ■ * ‘ ' i ‘And what Is that?’ demanded Nichols. Bales tossed off the remainder of the brandy, amVset the glass down heavily ns he responed: ‘lt’s a piece of news that will come hard to you, Colonel. David Lester Is alive.’ 'Alive I 1 Niohols reeled as if a bullet had en tered his heart. His complexion turned livid. ‘Alive!’ be repeated in ashrlll, cutting whisper. ‘He has come back ? He is In Norfolk?’ He looked around him wildly, as if seeking an avenue of escape. ! No, Colonel, he is not here. He board ed us just after a calm In the South Pa cific. I saw him face to face, heard him tell how the vessel he went out In bad been lost in a cyclone, and how he alone remained alive to tell the tale.’ ‘And you brought him back ?’ cried Niohols, In that shrill, Incisive whisper, putting bis livid, scared face close to that of Bales, and fairly startling the lattei by ■ theglance of evil meaning thatsbot from his bloodshot eyes. ‘.You let him live— you, who will lose by his life and gain ‘by his death ?’ A regretful expression crossed the face of Captain Bales. - . ‘lf 1 did, I didn’t mean to!’ he ex claimed. ‘The fact is, Colonel,-1 meant to dispose of bib In the quickest man ner. I thought there was a big storm cdmlng', so 1 sent him adrift In an open boat. The storm blew over, and Lester, I am sure, made for the nearest Islands. He was In a frail boat, the poorest of the lot, and I allowed him only a small al lowance of provisions.’ ‘Then he may be alive on one of those Pacific islands!’ ejaculated Niohols, ‘And be may be picked up by a vessel at any time, and come back to ruin me. I was sure he was dead. Tell me his story os he told It to you.’ ' Bales complied with the order, while Col. Nichols paced the floor with hurried . steps. ' - ‘Ves, he must have gone back to the island he escaped from, or to some neigh- , boring Island,' cried Niohols, when his confederate had concluded. ‘What, a cursed fatality seems to pursue me 1 Bales Lester Is liable to come back, as I said before, at any time. His return would be my ruin. I tell you,’ he added ex citedly, 'I have done things for which be could tend me to the state-prison. I should have to fly with the officers of justice on my tract, and ,I should never dare return to claim my nephew’s for tune. Sales, Lester must not come back I He shall not come back !' ‘Aud how ore we going to prevent it?’ asked dales. ‘No doubt he went back to the Land la. the Sea, and was set to idol* carving again; but he may escape again, or a friendly ship may rescue him, or some chance set.him free— ’ ‘But there shall not!’ interrupted Nichols, with increasing agitation. ‘la the Cyclone sea-worthy 7’ ‘Yes, Colonel, She's in splendid order. Could be got to sea at an hour’s notice, if she were provisioned.’ ‘Provision her at once. See to every thing. She must be off within twenty four hours. 1 am going In search of David Lester.’ ‘What! to rescue him?’ ‘No/ hissed Nichols; ‘to destroy him/ He continued his walk with increasing violence. , ‘And I will notgoalone: Margaret Les ter and her daughter shall go with me! If I succeed, and Lester perishes his wife shall become mine. If I fail/ and his eyes gleamed luridly, ‘and I arrivq out there, to find that he has been rescued, I shall hold his wife and child os hos tages, and demand my safety as the price of their freedom/ ‘.l’m in with you, Colonel/ said Sales admiringly. ‘And what is . more, I can keep every one of the crew by being a little liberal with them/ ‘Then go to work immediately. .Set the men to unloading. Provision the ship, and be sure to.provide wine aud-daiffty stores for the woman and girl. I will send aboard furniture for three state-rooms, and one of my servants to set them in order. The’servant will accompany us, 10 cook for and wait on the ladies. You under stand ?’ ‘Yes; but how are we do get the ladles aboard ?’ .‘They must be taken aboard. to-night, and we must slip out of the Roans in the darkness that comes beforeyifayfight. You and I wifif 1 go up to MrsV Lester's cottage soon after dark, and gain ah en trance into the house. The rest will be easy. - This programme, with amplifications, was resolved upon. Nichols provided hil. confederate with the necessary funds, and they separated—fcjales to return to tlfb ship, and Nichols to make . certain pur chases, and to send his servant down to the Cyclone . They did not meet again untilevening. The shadows were falling thickly when the two stealthily approached the cottage of Mrs. Lester, and as stealthily, entered her garden, approaching the house while keeping in the shadow of the trees* ■ Mrs. Lester and Amy were'!# the par lor, the of which were, wide open, the security of months hawing re stored Mrs. Lester’s former confidence* The two men could see the elder lady seated in her arm-chair, and the young girl, dressed in white, at the piano, upon which she was softly playing, accom panying the Instrument with her voice. The room was not lighted, both mother ana daughter loving the gray twilight shadows. On the steps of the kitchen porch, the colored serving-woman was sluing, and In the garden old Nicholas Collins and his wile wore holding a lively discussion on some domestic question. ‘Now ispur time! exclaimed Nichols, In a whisper. ‘Got the woolen socks oyer your boots? Good! Come along softly. I know Mrs. Lea lei’s room, and tue girl’s adjoins It. > Old Collins sleeps in the rear part. NoW for It. The confederate softly mounted the steps of the verandah, entered the un liguted hall, and stole up stairs, unheard and unseen. The next moment they bad secreted themselves la the closet adjoin ing Mrs. Lester’s room, and were ready lor the execution of their villainous pro ject. The New York Ledger containing the continuation of this story is for sale at all the , bookstores and news depots. Ask fer the number dated October 30, and in it you wlilget the next Installment. The Lodger has the best stories of any paper In the world. ISS3~ Snooks wonders where air the pil low cases go to. He says ho never asked a woman what she was moklug while ougageu on plain sewing without being told it was a pillow case. BSy A story is told of a young man In Devonshire who was ordSsed in love, and attempted suicide lately by taklug a dose of yeast powde.. He immediately rose above his troubles. : - B&~\Vby will young fellows be such fools as to give their sweethearts Jocks of. hair, wheu, after marriage, they can help themselves 7 2®* “ Jaw Plat" is the Vermont name for croquet ground. 20* An exchange calls tUo Grecian bend baok-gkmmoa. VOL. 56.—N0. 19. TIIK INDIAN FIGHT. I In a close line our party continued to advance, brandishing their lances, and. from'time to time, giving vent to the most discordant cries, which met with a ready response on the part of the enemy j in their warhoop of defiance. It seems, I Indeed, necessary for the savage wbbu I going to fight, to excite his courage by I shouts and yells, and these primitive means are doubtless productive of a cor responding effect with the white warrior's drum and spirit-stirring life. With as noble bearing as a knight of old when about to tilt his “lady’s love,” Black Wolf sat upon his horse and led the van as became a chief of the Osages. With that love for displa3» which is an innate passion with the Indians, he pull ed his horse's neck into a curve, and, keeping a pair of antique Spanish rowels pricking against his flank, proudly cur veted him at the head of. his troop “trimmed like a younker prancing to his love.” We had now approached so near to the Pawnee band that momentarily I expect ed to see them sweep towards us; as in Indian warfare neither side wait with that coolness, which well disciplined cou rage can only inculcate, to receive the other's charge, and each brave Is free to fight on his own plan, or any mode which the impulse of the moment may direct. Much, however, to my surprise a soli tary warrior singled himself from his party, and, with something \\ bite flylna: at the head of a lance* approached us at foot-pace. The Osages instantly checked their horse to the command of their chief, and unattended he rode forward to meet the messenger of peace. I may hero remark upon the singularity that the flag of. truce—a’piece of white buffalo skin—should be adopted by those sons of the wild similar In color to our' own. The copy, doubtless, was taken from the pale-faces upon learning that the emblem met with such inviolable respect; but the Indians deny this, and avosv that their fathers regarded it as. a signal for peace long before the great ca noes came across ..the Great Lake. In support of this it is worthy of observation that the skin of the white builalo—a.most rare prize—is,held in great reverence by them. The conference was brief between the Pawnee and Black Wolf, and the latter, riding back to where we stood watching their movements, with an interest easier to be conceived than described, informed his brothers in arms that the Pawnee chief was willing to settle the light in single combat, and that he himself would meet either of the Osage braves who might be the chosen champion of bis nation. „ This plueky challenge created the wild est commotion among the aspiring war riors of our party, and so numerous were the volunteers, aud urgent their claims to have the honor assigned them, that unless Black Wolf had settled the con tention by claiming it for himself, it is far from improbable that a new diversion might have arisen in mutiny against his orders. There was no disputing, how ever, the right of the chief to lake pre cedence of all; but the opinions of many veered to the opposite point concerning the policy of the measure, when they found that they were to fake no share in the glory. The greater number urged the expediency of a general fight, alleg ing that we were stronger than the ene my, and should capture all their .horses and skins, With which they were laden like ourselves, in addition to a pretty haul of invaluable scalps. Blgck Wolf, however, either from pru-. dentlal motives or a desire to gratify, bis own vanity, decided to accept the chal lenge on the terms bn which he was sent, agreeing that the horse and accou trements of the vanquished should: be come the prize of the conqueror, which be w- s to take unmolested possession of in the presence of the respective parlies. These preliminaries being adjusted, the arms of Black Wolf were now, carefully examined by his companions, who threw aside all Jealousy the moment the qiies* tion was settled. One took hisihuioe and tried the soundness of the shaft by bend ingitsoas. the two ends nearly met. Another thrummed his bow-string, while several changed their best , arrows for those in his quiver which appeared de fective. The touch-bole of his ride was pricked aud reprimed, and even his knife and tomahawk underwent careful scruti ny. ' The honor of the nation was at 3 stake, and the breast of each individual present seemed to burn with patriotic pride and solicitude for the event which, was to decide the fate of the. Osage or. Pawnee Chief. Alt being in readiness, Black Wolf dashed bis spurs Intp his horsefs sides, and, bringing him upon his haunches by way of u start, galloped in a wide circle before us for the combined purposes of exhibiting himself, and announcing to his enemy that he was ready for the strife* Nothing nobler can bo pictured to the imagination than the appearance of the chief, as, naked as became into the world, with the exceptions of his arms sluug across, his shoulders, he sat upon his plunging and excited steed with grace, ease, and confidence. A tuft of tho war eagle’s plume surmounted his bead, proudly raised and thrown back, while his finely developed chest stood out like that of a gladiator’s. With tightened rein be held bis horse’s head close to bis fiery blood, until large flashes of foam Hew from his jaws, his nostrils dilated, aud bis eyes looked ready to spring from their sockets. The piebald horse with the bearer of the lance, on whlcha smallred Hag flut tered, now darted from the body of horse men drawn up closely in the distance, and making a corresponding circle with Black Wolf,‘drew up in the same way opposite to him, and they appeared for a few brief seconds to be eyeing each other with intent far from charitable* As if moved by a common impulse, both drove tho butt ends of their‘ J lances into the ground, and thou raising their rides from their thighs, dashed lorward and fired at the moment of passing each other, some fifteen to twenty paces apart, Whether tho bullets flattened or were rendered harmless against the tough shields of buflalo hides which were sus- pended round their necks, or whether they flew wide of their marks, I cannot tell; but, for aught I could see, no harm was done. Dropping their reins to take aim, their horsCs carried them unchecked to within a few yards of where the respective par ties of Osages aud Pawnees were posted. Indeed room had to bo gfveu to the Paw nee chlel, who came with such a rush to wards us os to threaten to upset a hand ful of the foremost of the spectators, among whom, as there was no danger to be apprehended, I had placed myself on the Squabby Nigger. There was little opportunity to examine him closely; but he was evidently of much less stature than Black Well, aud possessed none of that lire aud noble bearing which charac terized the chief of the Osages, Ho seam- ed equipped in precisely the same wayi aud was equally devoid of the smallest article of attire. If, however, his personal attractions fell shbrtof thntol his antago nist, his horsemanship and manner of using his weapons appeared In every way equal to him. Bnatculug up his reins, he checked the animal, and brought him round as If turned upon a pivot, and then adjusting his rifle with a rapid movement, ho drew an arrow from his quiver, and, with bonded bow, swept towards Black Wolf like an eagle swooping upon his prey. ’ • But the Osage, knowing the oxpertness of the enemy with whom he had to deal, was prepared in like manner, and aa they met about midway between the planted lances, their barbed weapons were drawn to their heads, and whiz they went at the same moment with barely a dozen feet intervening between them. At close quarters such os these, aud with marks men of unrivalled skill it was barely pos sible that they shduld miss each other ; but their bucklers received the arrows, aud both the warriors as yet remained unscathed. Kates for 2Uh)crttohtQ. Auvertiskmettts will bo inserted at Ton coni per lino for tho flrat Insertion, and flve cents per lino for each subsequent Insertion. Quar terly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In sorted at a liberal reduction «n tue above rates Advertisements should be accompanied by the Oabb. When sent without any length «t time specified for publlcaUon. they will bo continue until ordered oat and cnarged accordingly, - ♦ ICI JOB PRINTINQ. OAHDS, OißonltAßs, and every oth er description ol Jon and Oabo Printing. The short bows being easier to manage than thp rifles, round they turned their horses os soon as the-arrows were dis charged,andagain theysweptln tiiosame course, with their bows prepared as if by magic for the bout. In this, the second turn, the Pawnee chief was not so fortu nate; for os be came towards us I per ceived a stream of blood trickling down his bridle arm, the arrow bavins' passed through the fleshy part of hla shoulder, ripping it upwards, but not hanging in the wouud. Black Wolf also met with a wound iu the oreast from the Pawnee's arrow being burled almost to the feather in his shield; dnd although thus greatly spent in the force with which it wasdriv- C Pvfs °?i ve ? a <lee P> Jagged gash in Ida right side, from which the blood flowed copiously. VVitn increasing excitement the two now rode at'each other, delivering their arrows os fast as they could turn their horses, and it appeared to be a point to endeavor to get a shot without receiving One in return. But so well matched were [hoy both in the skill of managing their horses and use of their weapons, that neither could -obtain this advantage, in spite of the most strenuous exertions The bodies of the two chiefs*' became crimson with gore from the number of flesh wounds which each received; but as yet no mortal one had been given, and from the care observed in protecting the body by means of the «•fields, and lying [ along the backs of u,./ir horses, so as to present to view aa little of their persons as possible, there was no great probability of those weapons terminating the light. At length Black Wolf's last, arrow was shot, aud as hie-enemy came towards him, ho held up his bow to signify that his quiver was exhausted. In a.moment the Pawnee turned his horse, ai..l gallop ing back where he had planted uis laucf, plucked it from thegroui.d and couched it by his side. Nothing loth |.i imitate his example, Black Woffgrasped his lance and without a moment’s breathing time, the pugnacious foes spurred their hot and impatient horses again to the combat, and as they did so, thoughts of tilf aud tour nament flitted across my mind, albeit my attention was absorbed beyond d- scription in the pending, struggle. r With a terrific shook the weapons crossed, and coming against the centre of the buokleis, the tough shafts bent like willow wands, and the (torses were thrown almost upon their haunches. Either from the greater weight of the Osage, or the more effective direction ’of bis lance, the Pawnee was laid flat upon his back, and as his horse bounded forward, it seemed impossible, that ho should regaiu his per pendicular in the saddle. But with an effort,.which could bo made only by an Indian, he flung himself into his seat, and seizing the rein, turned with the agility of a eat. It was one of the fixed rules in these bloody frays that there should be no time given between the nets, and that it was " ■* to.be continued wthoutlet, check or stop, until one of the two was slain. Aa soon, therefore, as the horses could be brought round, their respective riders recouehed their lances and dashed at each other again with the fury of contending tigers. It might have been but the effect of a heated imagination, but as they met I fancied I beard the scratch of a lance as it entered the flesh,'and at the same mo ment the Pawnee’chlef was flung as If a round shot bad bowled him from bis Seat. . In an Instant, however, lie was upon hio feet, trying to clutch the lasso which dangled at his horse's heels; but missings bis hold, the animal made tho best ot the opportunity, and • sped away with the fleetness he possessed. Black Wolf now dismounted, and giv ing his horse and lance to Fire fly, who rode forward to receive them, strode to wards the Pawnee chief, armed only wdtb the knife and tomahawk. The appearance of both us. they ad vanced towardseach other was .most ap palling. From head to heel they pre sented one thick mass of blood from the numerous wounds which they had re ceived; but, ■as’ lf Insensible to pain or faintness, each appeared apt as game cocks to renew The feud. They now went to work hand to hand, hacking at each other with thdfr toma hawks with, deadly fury, and inflicting now and then moat terrible cuts. As the battle progressed, their shields became' chopped to pieces, and hung in strips from the surface,'while the blows were showered upon them as tbick'aa bail. With that advantage, however, which a big man possesses in a personal en counter with smaller one, provide*, his courage be not inferior, tho odds now became painfully evident in favor of Black Wolf. Up to the point of the Pawnee being hurled from his horse, the chances of the encounter appeared tx> be pretty nearly balanced ; but when Us features became changed into a btaiid-up fight between man and man; baud to baud, in sporting phraseology, it was a hofao to a hay-seed. • Towering above his enemy but. little less than a foot, the' Osage drew his tomahawk down with terrific force, and,> from his superior reach of arm, often kept bis antagonist completely on the defensive, aud return ed two blows for one* . , Nothing daunted, however, the Paw nee maintained the unequal contest with a spirit which was to be extinguished only with his life. Although his arm grew momentarily weaker, aud be stag gered and reeled before bis enemy’s fierce onslaught, yet he made as good a requit al us laid in his waning powers, and lac ed his loe as the bravest of the brave only could do. But like an expiring lion ho was to be conquered but with his death, aud. when apparently on the point of failing before the repeated strokes of his enemy, he suddenly sprang for ward, and,, clinging 10 Black Wolf’s shield, endeavored to Make u thrust with hi» .drawn knife under it. The wary Osage, however, was too much upon his - guard to be taken by surprise, and shak-f lug the Pawnee ofi, as he would a snake, ho caught him by the throat in his iron .grasp, and holding him out at arm's length, drove his long Spanish blade in to the lower part of the belly, and ripped him to his chest. . - A long wild shout of exultation burst from the lips of our party as they wit nessed this decisive act on the part of Black Wolf, who stood over tho dead body of his fallen foe with his uead pro- d ly erected and turned towards the body of the Pawnees, who wore silent specta tors of their defeat* For a few seconds the Osage maintained this attitude with out the perceptible motion of a muscle, aud thou stooping he took the dead chiefs scalp-lock between his fingers, and passing the point of bis knife adroit ly round his skull, pluoked the scalp hot and bleeding, from It, and held the prize up In triumph above his bead. Again his companions yelled with sav age pleasure at the'sight; but no one presumed to approach the spot where he us yet remained to complete the measure of Ills triumph. A Pawnee brave now came forward, leading the piebald horse, which hau been either caught by the lasso or stopp ed, upon reaching the main body, of his own free will, and moving slowly to wards Black Wolf, as if reluctance was iu every step, he gave the rein without sign or word into bis hands, and again returned to his party. There was now little,more to be done. Black Wolf collected the arms of the Pawnee chief, which were strewn upon the ground, and, trying aa must have been the teat, vaulted upon the back of the horse, and rode at a gallop towards us. Upon coming close, I saw that both bis body and limbs were out and boosed most fearfully ; but, Indlan-like, he paid no attention to bis wounds, and, aa far as 1 could see, suflered but little from Joss of blood. ..»Wonow returned to the encampment,, and permitted the discomfited Pawnees to bhry .their chief In peace where ha tad so bravely fallen. Ih the prairie wild, r ness they laid him; and when all hod quitted, the solitary grave, strangers visi ted It with sorrow for his fate. Aa idol tale—a missiomuy sermon
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