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11. M. NORTII,
TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
4 tol 11111141 H. PO.
n 4414444 no rommly made, in Lainia.Mr and York
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J W. FISIIER,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
4C01:1-1.3=11.1=0SLZA.,
enliunbt.t. :4,111..111h, O. 1,4511.11-
GEORGE J. SMITH,
-WHOLESALE and Retail Bread and Cake
linker —Constantly on hand a variety of rakes.
too uutnerons to inennon; Crackers, Soda. Wine. Scroll.
and Sagar Confeetiont ry. of every de.oription.
S11C1:1•71%
Feb. 2. 'SO. Between the Bank and Franklin 1im0...
gOLUTION OF CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,or
Aloieral plea-ant medicine
whirls IQ highly 1....01.11.•11t1tt1i . .iii-h Mkt for
Ep.din un It.. "width" Powder., can he Ohl 111..1
<h no err day ut. Inn II 11, 111:1tIrS Drug Store
Front of
IFST received, a fresh supply of Corn
r. , tareil. F111111:1. 1.1111 HU, Flour. nt
l er.ORKI.I.; t IEI.I.IITT'S
Furn tl v 717,11elot• 1101. CU1111,11.111
Col atoloa V :M. 1,17.
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T, AMPS, LAMPS, LAMPS. Just received at
Drutt Stole, a new full brautoul lot of
lAttno- of :ill tie-ct town , .
Ma) t.! 1,-57
A LOT of Fresh Vanilla Brans. at Dr. EB.
Nl"riar Drug r•tore.
COIIIIIII6, \lnv 2 1-.",7
A StIPI:1110lt article of burning Fluid just
and for -ale by H SUYDAM
ALARGE lot of City cured Dried Beef, just
revel r ed i l IL but lIAM k •10.
Op4urnim, Deer 1,11 r 4G. 1.-SG.
A NEW and fresh lot or Spices, just re
:•d it II sty DAM &
Colombia. Dt, VO. 1,50.
POUNTRY Produce constantly on hand an d
bn - ,11,, by 11 SUN - o'ol A_ SON
Tj 0311 NY, Cranbrrrics, Raisins, Figs, Mm
ll. outh., Walnut-, Cream Nut-, &t. ,Ju-t received
I!. SUYDAM & .0N.5
Colombia. ['Mr., - 1. 15.55.
ASUPERIOR lot of Black and Green Teas,
Cuiree and Chum,hat
it -CI DAM h.ONv
Corner of !'rant it Uoioo.t..
EEIIII=
TUST RECEIVED. a beautiful assortment of
eat the Eletatlqutti tern and
New. Dept.t.
C4161161:1. April 1.. 1 , .17.
RIIELS of No. !Plaster just re ,
100 lj
eel l vtl, by •
B F. APPOLD Sc CO.,
No.. " 4 and 0 Cam. I 8R...14 O,IIIIIIIIIM
Hi up 21. 1-47
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VXTII.I Family and Superfine four of the
be•t brand. for by 11 SU VDAM & SON.
I EST received 1000 lbs. extra double bolted
Micky, beat Meal, at
Dee 21.1, 1-56, IL SUYDAM &
WEMU'S Instantaneous Yeast or Ming
V Powah.r. :or , 41 le by 11. YDA M h SON-
al A 111.6 and Rock Solt, by the suck or bushel, for
•;de !OW. by
Morel, 2..1,57.
D- - -----
1 , . GRATIVS F.I.F.CTRIC OIL . Jo-t received,
treell bur• p ! y of tin, pOptilar re•111,1y . and for =ale
_
Il NVII.I.I.AAIS.
Front Street. Columbin.ya._
ME
EEO
ALARGE a-.armrest ofliope.. nll sise= a n d lengths,
on hand and for sale at TI IOS. WELSH'S,
Al a reh No. 1. High street.
B OOTH, GROCERIES, alco : Fresh
Bur lung Fluid, ju-t open.tl nt
TIIONIAS
No. 1. MO Street.
March :11. 1F47
D Shouldere, Dried Beef, and Sides,
ju-t rere iced at
March '2.-.4.1:r.'57.
SUGARS. Sugar of the best qualitiev, just received
and for , ale by
riiistreh '2- 4 . I SS:.
BROOMS. Brooms'', Bronro.., al large lot jag re
cc:red, at [mh :2?,1r537 ] BRUNER &Co S.
SOAP of all kiiitht suitable for hut, and the
toilet. at 1. 0. IJRGNHK t. CO,
March 27. 1f.57. _
COFFEE'S &TE,M3 of a ll kmd. 2,1 tbr sale
by I. U. 13RUNI:11. & CO'B.
Alarch 23. 1337.
FIR.III. Fl.li—Codfi6b, Mackerel. Herring. &c
for sale by I. O. 1.1111.77 C ER & CO.
Mu I vb. 1,57
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AA NEW lot of NVDA LE AND CAR GREASING ,
()ILS, received at the "tore of the .nitnerther.
R ;WILLIAMS.
Front St reel, Columbia. Pn
=MIM
-VRESlll3uining Fluid, Just received nail for •nlc
I. O. BRUNER &CO.
March 25,1P56. - -- -
TIMED BEEF. Extra and Plain Hams, Shoulders
..1J and mess Pork, for sale hl'
TIIONTAS ‘VELSII,
No I. Ilagh sired*.
March 21, 1i,36
OATS, Corn, Hoy, and other feed, for onle by
THOMAS WEL:qtr.
Ilrnrch 41.1..5
11 . 01, AsSMS.Loverina'• 1, - )rup.New Orlean.,Calm
and Slav, r youae, lot ..ale low.
Alarelo ltis7. I. RBI - NV.II & CO.
20 nozp,:s; 13 11.00N15, io rozrs cliur.sr.. For
sole cheap, by B. r. APPOLD & CO.
Columbia, October
„L A SUPErtiolt ttrtte:t of It'AlN'PßOtliorf.l4An.l%c'l.?”
f‘TnY f0 . 1F56. rront ct r,el. Colombo.. Po
IUST R ECEIVIID. a laree mid well ..eleeted voroety
of BM di eq. :IC nt pnll of il.ur. Cloth.
Crumb, Null. Hui and Teeth Bru.hee, nod for .ale by
R. WILLIANIS.
repot Street Columblu, Pa.
Afarrlt x.'56
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ASUPERIOR a ritele of TONIC S rim : nirmi ts‘
suitable for Hotel Keepers, for •mle by
H. WILLIAMS.
Front street, Columbia.
May 10, lcrA
TREMTE t.
TIIEREA.L cn, nlwayii nn band. andfo
pule by R. WILLIANIS.
play In. isrA, rronl Street, Columbia. Ts.
TUST received. FRCSfI CAAIPII r...:41 for •ale
ityby R. NWII.T.IAMS.
• Nay 10. l‘z.llo. Froni S:r^e:. Columbia, Pa.
/ 000 N c, e i l v e4bg ti Cp o r r eUT.l b 7 and Shouble re
Feb. 21, 1E57. H. urs - DAM, & SON.
SI SO
A little more than fifty years ago, a man
by the name of Henry Thompson called at
the house of Mr. J. Smith, a resident in a
retired • part of England, and requested a
night's lodging. This request was granted,
and the stranger, having taken some refresh
ments, retired early to bed, requesting that
he might be awakened at an early hour the
following morning.
When the servant appointed to call him
entered the room for that purpose, he wits
found in his bed perfectly dead.
On examining his body, no marks of vio
lence appeared, but his countenance looked
extremely natural. The story of his death
soon spread among the neighbors, and in
quiries were made as to who he was and
by what means he came to his death.
Nothing certain, however, was known.—
He bad arrived on horseback, and was seen
passing through a neighboring village about
an hour before he reached the house where
he had come to his end. And then, as to
the manner of his death, so little could he
discovered, that the jury retnrncd a verdict
that he 'died by a visitation from God.'--
When this was done the stranger was
buried.
T. 0. ITRIENZIM CO
Days and weeks passed on, and little fur
ther was - known. The public mind, how
ever, was not at rest. Suspicions existed
that foul means bad hastened the stranger's
death. Whispers to that effect were ex
pressed, and in the hearts of many, Smith
was considered the guilty man.
The former character of Smith had not
been good. He had lived a loose and irreg
ular life, involved himself in debt by his
extravagance, and at length, being suspect
ed of having obtained money wrongfully, he
suddenly fled from the town.
More than ten years, however, had now
elapsed since his return, during which he
had lived at his present residence, apparent
ly in good circumstances, and with an ap
proved character. His former life, however,
was now remembered, and suspicion A\ 113
fastened upon him.
At the expiration of two months, a gen
tleman one day stopped in the place for the
purpose of making inquiries respecting the
stranger who had been found dead in his
bed. Ile supposed himself to be the brother
of the man. The horse and clothes of the
unfortunate man still remained, and were
immediately known as having belonged to
his brother. The body also, was taken up,
and though considerably changed, bore a
strong resemblance to him.
nrcuscrt & COs
RRUNgU Ztr. Cn
Ile now felt authorized to ascertain, if
possible the manner of his death. He pro
ceeded, therefore, to investigate the circum
stance as well as he was able. At length
he made known to the magistrate of the
district the information he had collected,
and upon the strength of this, Smith was
taken to jail to be tried for the wilful mur
der of Henry Thompson.
The celebrated Lord Mansfield was then
on the bench. fie charged the grand jury
to be cautious as to Ending a bill against
the prisoner. The evidence of his guilt, if
guilty, might be small. More information
might be obtained. Should he be acquitted
he could not be molested again, whatever
testimony should' rise up against him. The
grand jury, however, did find a bill, but by
a majority of only one.
11,1uttij.
Ships at Sea.
I have ships that went to sea
More than fifty years ago;
None have vet come boats tome,
But keep sidling lo and fro.
I have seen them in lay sleep,
Plunging through the shoreless deep,
With tatter's' sails and liatter'd
While around them screamed the gulls,
Fly hug lose, flying lose.
I have wondered why they Staid
From me, sailing round the world,
And I've Said, "I'm half afraid
That their sails wil neer be furrd.”
Great the trea , ure4 that they hold,
Silks, and plumes. and bars of gold,
While the iinces that they bear
Fill ss lth fragrance all all the air,
As they sail, as they sail.
Every sailor in the port
Knows that 1 have ships at sea;
Of the waves ❑ml winds the sport,
And the sailors pity ore.
Oft they come and VI ith inc walk,
Cheering me with hopeful talk,
, Ttil 1 put any feats aside,
And contented %vetch the tide
Rise and fall. rice and fall
I have %vatted oil the picre,
(laving for them down the bay,
Days tend nights for many years,
'Till I turned tuntrt-sick away.
But the pilots when tln.y land.
Stop and take me hg the hand,
Saying. "you will live to set
Your proud vessels Come from sea,
One and all, one and all.'
So I never quite despair,
Nor let hope or courage fail;
Atal_pine day, when skies are fair,
I:lithe bay toy ship: Will sail.
I eau buy then all I need,
Prints to look at, hooks to rend,
Horses, wow:, and so orks of art,
L'Aeryillint; irxeept a heart.
That is lost, that is lost.
Once. when I was pure and young,
Poorer, zoo, Vain I tin non,
Ere a cloud was o'er me flung,
Or a wrinkle creased my brow.
There was one whose heart was mine,
But she's something now divine,
And thong!, come my ships from sea,
They eon bring no heart to me,
EVernlOre, eVennOre.
Trarpo's Weekly
~~Ye~~i.~lz~.
The Murderer
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1557.
At length the time of trial arrived. Smith
was brought into court and placed at the
bar. A great crowd thronged the room,
eager and anxious to see the prisoner, and
hear the trial. He himself appeared firm
and collected. Nothing in his manner or
appearance indicated guilt; and, when the
question %VW+ put to him by the clerk. 'Are
you guilty or not guilty?' he answered with
an unfaltering tongue, and with a counte
nance perfectly unchanged; 'not guilty.'
The coun-el for the pros.• u , ion now
opened the case. But it was apparent that
lie had little expectation of being able to
prove the prisoner guilty. He stated to the
jury that the ca-c was involved in great
mystery. The prisoner was a man of
respectability and of property. The de
ceased was supposed to have had about him
gold and jewels to a large amount; but the
prisoner was not so much in want (,i; fun.!s
as to be under a strung temptation to com
mit murder. And, beside., if the prisormr
had obtained the property, he had effectually
concealed it. Not a trace of it was to be
found.
'Why, then was the prisoner suspected?—
The deceased, Henry Thompson, was ajow
eller, re,iding in London, and a man of
wealth. He lied left London for the purpose
of meeting a trader at hull of whom lie ex
pected to make a large purchase. The
trader lie did meet; and after the departure
of the:latter, Mr. Thompson was known to
have in his possession jewels and gold to
a large amount.
With these in his possession, he left Hull
on his return to London, It was not known
that he stopped until he reached Smith's,
and the next morning he was discovered
dead in his bed. He died, then, in Smiet's
house, and if it could be shown that he
came to his death in an unnatural way, it
would increase the suspicion that the pris
oner was in some way connected with the
murder.
NOW, then, continued the counsel, it will
be proved beyond the possibility of a doubt
that the deceased died by poison. What
was that poison? It was a recent disolvery
of some German chemists, said to be pro
duced by distilling the seed of the wild cher
ry tree. It was a poison more powerful than
any other known, and deprive I of life so
immediately as to leave no marks of suffer
ing and ne contortion of the features.
But then, the question, when and by
whom was it administered? One circum
stance, a small one indeed, and yet upon it
might hang a horrid tale, was, that the
stopper of a small bottle of a very sin
gular description bad been found in the
prisoner's house. The stopper had been
examined, and said by medical men to have
belonged to a German vial, containing the
kind of poison he had described. But, then,
was that poison administered by Smith. or
at his instigation? Who were the prisoner's
family? It consisted only of himself, a
housekeeper and one man servant. The
man-servant slept in an out-house adjoining
the stable. and did so on the night of Thomp
son's death. The prisoner slept in one end
of the house, the housekeeper at the other,
and the deeeased had been put in a room
adjoining the housekeeper's.
It could he proved, that about three hours
after midnight, on the night of Thompson's
death, a light had been seen moving about
the house, and that a figure holding the
light was seen to go from the room in which
the prisoner slept to the housekeeper's room;
the light now disappeared for a minute when
two persons were seen, but whether they
went into Thompson's room the witness
could not swear; but shortly after they were
observed to pass quite through the entry to
Smith's room, into which they entered, and
in about five minutes the light was extin
guished.
The witness would further state that after
the person had returned with the light into
Smith's room, and before it was extin.4uished
he had twice perceived some dark object to
intervene between the light and the window,
almost as large as the surface of the win
dow itself, and which he described by saying
it appeared as if a door had been placed
before the light. Now, in Smith's room,
there was nothing that could account for
this appearance, and there was neither cup
b mrd nor press in the room, which, but fur
the bed, was entirely empty; the room in
which he dressed being a distance beyond it.
The counsel for the prosecution here con
cluded what he had to say. During his ad
dress, Smith in no wise appeared to be agi
tated or distressed—and equally unmoved
while the witness testified in 5 nlrstance what
the opening speech of the counsel led the
court and jury to expect.
Lord Mansfield now addressed the jury.
He said that in his opinion the evidence was
not sufficient to condemn the prisoner, and
if the jury agreed with him in opinion he
would discharge him. 'Without leaving
their seats the jury agreed that the evidence
was not sufficient.
At this moment, when they were about to
render a verdict of acquittal, the prisoner
rose and addressed the court. He said he
had been accused of a foul crime, and the
jury had said there was not sufficient evi
dence against him. Was ho to go out of
court with suspicions resting upon him, after
all? This he was unwilling to do. He was
an innocent man, and if the judge would
grant him nn opportunity. ho would prove
it. ire would call the housekeeper who
would confirm a statement which be would
now make.
The housekeeper had not appeared in
oourt. She 1001 concealed herself or been
concealed by Smith. This was considered
a dark sign againsthim, but he himself now
offered to hying her forward, and stated as
a reason, not that lie was not willing that
she should testify, but, knowing the excite
ment, be \Vil, fearful that she would be
bribed to give testimony contrary to fact.—
But he waS now ready to relate all the cir
cumstances he knew; she might be called
and examined. If her testimony does not
confirm my story, let me be con lent cd.
The request of the prisoner appeared rea
sonable, and Lord Mansfield, contrary to his
usual practice granted it.
The pris , ,ner went on with his statement.
He said he wished to go out of the court,
relieved fr.on the suspicions which were
resting upon him. As to the poison, by
means of N‘blca the stranger was said to
have died, he knew neither the name of it,
nor even the exist ~icc of it, until made
known by the counsel. He cool I call Gud
to witness the truth of what he said.
And then, as to Mr. Thompson, he was
a perfect stranger to him. How should lie
know what articles of value he had? Ile
did not know. If he had such articles at
hull he might have left them on the road,
or which was more probable, have otherwise
disposed of them. And if he died, by means
of the fatal drug, he must have administered
it himself.
lie begged the jury to remember that his
had been repeatedly and minutely
searched, and not the most trifling article
that belonged to the deceased had been dis
covered in his possession. The stopper of a
vial had been found—but of this he could
only say, he had no knowledge, and had not
seen it before it was produced in court.
One fact had been proved, and only one.
That lie would explain, and his housekeeper
would confirm the statement. A witness
had testified that some one had gone to the
bed room of the housekeeper on the night in
question. lie was ready to admit that it
was himself. Ile had been subject for much
of his life to sudden fits of illness; he had
been seized with one on that occasion:and
had gone to procure her assistance in light
ing a fire. She had re•ntned with him to
his room fur that purpose, be having waited
for .1, ,ninut in the passage, while she put
on her clothes. This would account for the
momentriry disappearance of the light. Af
ter remaining a few minutes in his room,
and finding him , elf better, he had dismissed
her and retired to bed, from which he had
not risen when be was informed of the death
of his guest.
Such was the prisoner's address, which
produced a powerful effect. It was delivered
in a firm and impres‘ive manner, and from
the simple and artless manner of the man,
perhaps not one present doubted his entire
innocet.ce.
The housekeeper was now introduced and
examined by the counsel of the prisoner.—
She had nut heard any part of the statement
of Smith, nor a single word of the trial.—
Her story confirmed all he had said.
To this succeeded cross-examination by
the counsel for the prosecution. One cir
cumstance had made a deep impression on
his mind—that was, that while the prisoner
and the housekeeper were in the room of
the former, something like a door obstructed
the light of the candle, so that the witness
testified to the fact, but could not see it.—
hat was this obstruction? There was no
door—nothing in the room—which could ac
count for this. But the witness was posi
tive that something like a door did for a mo
ment come between the window and the
candle. This needed explanation. The
housekeeper was the person that could give
it. Designing to probe this matter in the
end to the buttons, but not wishing to excite
her alarm, he began by asking her a few
unimportant questions, and among others,
where the candle stood when she was in
Mr. Smith's room?
'ln the centre of the room,' else replied
'Well, was the closet, or cupboard, or
whatever you call it, opened once or twice
while it stood there?'
She made no reply.
'I will help your recollection,' said the
counsel; 'after Mr. Smith had taken the
medicine out of the closet, did he shut the
door, or did it remain open?'
'lle shut it.'
'And when be rerlaced the bottle in the
closet, he opened it again, did he?'
'He did.'
'Avid how long was it open the last time?'
'About a minute
'Well, and when open, would the door
he exactly hetwven the light awl the
window?'
'lt would.'
forget,' said the counsel, 'whether you
said the closet wits on the right or on the left
hand side of the window?'
`On the left hand side.'
'Would the door of the closet ninke nny
noise in opening?'
'None
'Aro you certain!'
'I am.'
'Hare you ever opened it yourself or only
seen Mr. Smith open it?'
'I never opened it myself.'
'Did you ever keep the key?'
'Never.:
'Who did.'
'Mr. Smith, always'
At that moment the housekeeper chanced
to cast her eyes towards Mr. Smith, the pri
soner. A cold, damp sweat stood open his
brow, and his fa , e had lo:t all ita color; he
appeared a living image of death. The con
sequence of her answer flashed across her
mind. She had been so thoroughly deceived
by the manner of the athocate, and the lit
tle importance he seemed to attach to her
statements, that she had been led on, by one
question to another, till site had told him all
he wanted to know.
She was obliged to he taken from the
court, and a physician who was present was
requested to attend her. At dd., time the
solicitor for the prosecution (ans..rerinr.; to
our State's Attorney) left the court, but no
one knew fur what purpose. Presently the
physician came into court and stated that it
would lie impossible for the housekeeper to
resume her seat in the ity_nt short of an hour
or two
It NV:IS ftlronst twelve in the day. L
Mansfield, having directed that the ju:•y I's
accommodated with a r,o.n, where they
could be kept by themselves, :adjourned the
court two hours. The prisoner, in the mean
time was remanded to jail.
It was between four and five o'clock,
when the lodge resumed his seat upon the
bench. The prisoner was again placed at
the bar, and the housekeeper brought in an I
led to the hog. The court roam was crowd
ed to excess, and an awful silence pervaded
the place.
The cross- •vamining counsel again ad
dressed the housekeeper. 'I have but a few
more questions to ask you,' said he; 'take
heed how you answer, tor your life hangs
upon a thread.'
'Do you know this stopper.'
I do,'
'To whom does it belong?'
'To Mr. Smith.'
`When did you InFt Fee it?'
At that moment the solicitor entered the
court, bringing with him upon a tray, a
watch, two money hags, a jewel ca-c. and a
bottle of the same manufacture of tit- stop
per, and having a cork in it. The tray vim ,
placed in sight of the prisoner and the
wit
ness, and from that moment no doubt re
mained in the mind of any man present of
the guilt of the prisoner.
A few words will bring this melanch-ily
talc to a close. The house who • idol'
had been committed. was lie'ween i.'ne and
tea m - . . The solicitor as so in no
the erns-examination of the loinseltemicr
had disemered the existence of the closer,
and its situation, hail set oT on her-shack.
with two Sheri T's, cflicers, and afrer
down a part of the wall, had detc , •ti I di:,
important concealment. The • ear, h k% a.
well re•varded. The whole of the p••operty
belonging to Mr. Thompson we, found
there, amounting in value to some thousand
pounds: and to leave no room fir doubt, a
bottle was discovered which the moilical
men irstantly pronounced to c , otain he
very identical poison which tamed the death
of the unfortunate Tlmmpso e result
was too obvious to need explanation.
It scarcely need be added that Smith was
convicted and executed, and brought to dais
awful punishment by his own means. Had
he said nothing—had he not persisted in
calling a wilm,is to pi oye his innocence, he
might have escaped. But God had evident
ly left loin to work out his own ruin, as a
ju-t toward of his awful erime.
Taking Charge of a Lady
The steamer Ben Franklin—lt was many
years ago, reader—was just on the point of
leaving her dock at Providence, when a slen
der, pale young man with sandy whiskers
and green eyes, who had just safely stowed
away hi , valise, honorably paid his titre, and
purchased a supper ticket, and now stood
upon the Joel: leaning upon his bluecot m
umbrella in a mild attitude of contemplation,
was accosted by a benevolent-looking gentle
man, in gold bowed spectacles, upon who
arm hung a feminine in a bright blue maz
arine, broadcloth traveling habit, with
a gold watch in her wait, and a green veil
over her face, with the (to the timid young
man) startling question of—
'Pray, sir, will you be so kind as to take
charge of a lady?'
The slender young man with the blue cot
ton umbrella blushed up to the roots of his
sandy hair, but. he bowed deeply and affir-
matively.
'We were disappointed in not meeting a
friend, sir,' continued the benevolent-looking
old gentleman, 'and so I had to trust to
chance to find an escort for Fanny. Only as
far as New-York, sir; my daughter will give
you very little trouble. She's a strong•mind
ed, independent woman, and abundantly
able to take care of herself, but I don't like
the idea of ladies traveling alone. If the
boat sinks., sir, she's abundantly able to swim
ashore. Good-bye, Fanny.'
'Father,' said the lady in the blue habit,
in a deep and mellow baritone—rather a
queer voice for a woman—`a parting salute!'
She threw back her veil, displaying a pair
of piercing black eyes, kissed the paternal
check, veiled the black eyes a moment with
a lace-bordered handkerchief, as her sire de
scended the gang plank—his emit being de
prived of dignity by the sudden withdrawal
of the hoard, and then placed her arm with
in that of the candy hnired young gentleman
and began walking him up and down the
promenade deck.
'lsn't this delightful?' said she. 'O, what
can exceed the pleasure of traveling when
one has a sympathising friend and compan
ion!' and she rather pressed the arm of her
e4.mpani , m. She was ttronr.,-bandcd as well
as strong-minded.
$1,50 .PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE
Mr. Jtrown, for that was the name of the
timid young man with the bandy hair an 4
the blue Cotton umbrella, was not particular
ly susceptible, for he had already lost hi
heart to a sandy haired young lady who re
,ided in New-York; and besides, he didn't
like strong-minded women; "o he asked very
unromantically, but sensibly, if the happy
parent of the young lady in the blue habit
had purehmed her a ticket.
,•, se—l :1111 certain he did not,' war
the IPiily , ~:(her is si forg,Nful.'
I'll 1 it uire'f, then. nia'atn, if you'll
ex. inc nie a in , inent. \Vio. name?'
s,il+Leiad3
awn name!' cried . the young. mar..
'ls it p e{.,. , 1 the tine beauty.—
'What a euineklenee! How striking.; charm
ing!'
She male no offer of money, and Brown
int- • -1 hi 9 own funds in a passage and
•upper ticket.
'You dear creatnre' cried the lady, when
he lirtinle I them to her, 'you are very atten
tiv
1; , 1. there wa.. no nereqsity f.,r this
•upper ticket. I am the least eater in the
She said nothing cheat.. the cost of the
ticket-.; and how could Blown broach the
sultieet.
'There's that bell at last!' she cried, when
the supper bell rang; 'do let's hurry down,
Broom, for people are so rude and eager nn
board steamboats that unless you move
you lo e :roar chance.'
Brown was hurried idol)_ by l's fair
friend, and she struggled through the crowd
till she Ilea led the culprit imd she giu en
excellent -0.0 at the table. 0. r sandy haired
friend had exalte I iip . nitins of the deli , acy
if female appetites: he ha I nmer hell ed la
dies at a ball, or seen then) in a pantry at
luncheon tlllll`. and fancied they fed as light
as canary bird.. He was rather glad to
hear Fanny make that lemark about the
supper ticket on the promenade deck. But
he found she could cat. The cull drops
,of perspireti.in stun I 1.1 on his forehead as
he watched the evil eeq of her voracity.—
She was helped lour times by the pta'rt to
beefsteak—no miniature slices ether, but
huge I. cad cubes of fesh. A dish of oys
ter, stir : boy eve, and oho ;,Irol,ble,l up
et cry one. Test and hot bread disappeared
t.of ,re her raveno.i.; appetite. Sponge and
I , mA e:tl:e were , li-Tatche,l with fearful ce
lerity. She to k tip Ihe attention of one par
ieular nigger, aid he looked is ea 1-y n d
ni n tl.c ...upper was
Ye•, after all this, Fanny paraded the
deck, and had the heart to talk about the
•orhc ~f heaven,' and Shelley, and Byron,
and Tennyson, and Ralph Waldo Emerson,
and Fanny Eller, and Schiller. Brown was
very glad v. hen she retired to the ladies'
cabin.
The next morning. he rose late. purposely
to avoid her till the hunts touched the what f.
lie engaged a carriage and hunted up the
lady's baggage; fortunately there was not
much of it. This done, he e , corted her
on shore, and handed her into the con, h.
'Now then,' raid the ono eyed driver.—he
had recently lost his e in a fight, on the
first night of his return from Thad:well's
Island,—'where away ? oy,ter House,
'Merrikin, or Globe?'
'Where are ymt going, madame?' asked
Brown.
'Where are ynu gring?' a.kel the lady
'To the American, ma'am.'
`What a eainciicnee!' exclaimed th,2
roiling up her black
‘.linerivan
`Ail right—in with you!' eriel the one
eyed man, he pitcliel Brown healiiing
into the coach, slammed the rclictv deurntt
him, sprang to his Luz, an i laiihel Ill; sorry
steel': into a
. 2:1! p. In due time they ar
live,l, and a room ivas engrts - ed fur the Icily,
Anil one for her cavalier.
Brown went up town as soon a , ii bad
, lressed, hir4 E,,vvetlicart, taking par
ticular care to s nothing of his namesake,
the fair Fanny.
The next day he was promenadi Brood
:6 with diss S., when he was eon': ante 1.
opposite St. Paul's, Ly a furious. m an, w i t h
black whiskers, who halted directly in his
path.
'Do you call yourself Brown?' asked the
furious man, furiously.
'That's my name, sir,' said the sandy
haired young gentleman, meekly.
'lt's my name, sir,' shouted the furious
man. 'John Brown. Now you know who
I am. Do you know Mrs. Brown?'
'I don't know,' stammered the unfortu
nate young man with sandy hair.
'Who did you come from Providence with?
answer me that!' roared the furious man,
getting as black as his whisker 3 NN :th apo
plectic rage.
'I—I took charge of a laic. certainly!'
stammered the guiltless but confounded
young man.
'You took charge of Mrs. Brown, sir—
Fanny Sophonisba Brown, sir, who has left
my bed and board without provocation. sir,
—ride the Providence paper; sir,—left me.
sir, because I didn't approve of her strong
minded goings on. sir, her woman's right•
meetings, sir, and her nigger colanizatiuns.
ir, and her—hut that's enough, sir.
llcro Miss Sumlmr, who was a mild.
freAle , l faced girl, dropped the arm of her
companion, and meekly sat down on a
door step, and covered her face with a hand
kerchief.
'Mr. Brown. sir!' cried our poor young
friend. finally plucking up spirit.
'Co it. lemons!' shouted a listening dray.
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man ae, ho hung user the scene Loin ono (I.
lik cart htßkf",
'Captain Brown!' cug,gested the furious
man, with smothered rage.
'Well, then, Captain Brown,' said Brown
2a, Npite fu II v , 'the lady you allude to is a
total qtrati,gcr to me. She was put under
my care by a benevolent looking old gentle
man, with gala bored spectacles, and she
has :tirt , ,,ly cast me ten dollars, money ad
vanced r n her ace. unt.'
'All per,ons are forbidden to trust the.
as I will pay no debts of her contract
in;;,' said the furious man, with gleams
un..iuigated ferocity and savage exulta
ion.
•Then I'm done brown, that's all,' said
the young man, gloomily. 'As for Mrs.
Fanny S.phonisha Brown, I never want to
-cc her face again. She is at the American
II 1-... toad you can recover her by proving
property and paying charges. And, for
my part, I hope I may he kicked to death
gra , hopper , . if ON Of I take charge of e
lady again.'
'l'hio WM the pro',abiy,
that the sandy haired young man had e%rr
made in M. , . life. It was a regular 'stunner'
though. It com.inced :'41;28 Sumter, who
had for a moment thought of withdrawing
the light of her freckles fray, him forever,
and who now hastcacd to replace her arm
fu.d it r I.f int ed Captain Brown,
who became suddenly as mild as moon
looms, shook his now acquaintance by the
hand and declared him t, be a 'fine fellow.'
But the drayman was disgusted at the
affair endinA without a fight, and expressed
his feelinsq. 1.8 he la'd :1,,• lash across his
horse, by the single exclamation, 'Pickles?'
theieby inn that the nauseous
sweetness of the reconciliation required a.
strong dtu-11 of acidity to neutralize its fia-
The Captain regained itsslrong-tnind&l
wife, and hah-ed f,icrol went home
with Miss Suinker, rietamerplobed int!,
Mrs. B Larin , , 'taken charge' of Ler
for .ne.
An Ignorant Constable
An 'interior' paper is following up a
Justice of the Peace in its vicinity with a
great deal of pertinacity. Whenever any
thing unu,ual occurs in his Court, the editor
reports it at full length. The other day a
jury trial was to take place before him, and
eleven jurors had been empannelod, when
the constable of the Court pushed forward
the twelfth, a long-legged, slab-sided speci
men of humanity, who was addressed by
his Honor with all the familiarity of an old
acquaintance.
'Get up thar, Alick, and let's conclude
tiffs case.'
Aleck hesitated arid 10, Iced steadily at
the Justice
'Come, comet' continued the latter, impa
tiently. It's no uset you can't get off;
don't go n red on excuses. So up with you.'
Aleck, seeing it n - . s little use to talk,
hung his head a I de a step lovrards the
vaennt seat nmmig jury, muttering ne
he moved, 'The Court might let a feller play
his hind mu, ony how."
`The Curt mizOit ci xcliat' Ei3oured the
Ju , tiee, fiercely.
.Why, all 1 h n '0 -ay is,' promptly re
turned Alea, 'that it's rather herd to make
a feller lay his hand down to set on a jury.'
Then, as a 'eiincher,' he inquired, with a
great deal c , f feeling, would your
Ibmor like it?'
EMI
The Justice looked serious, Calling the
constable bial, and asking a few questions
in a low tone, he addressed himself directly
to Aleck
•Aleck. I icq•t, diAtiver that when the con
stable P ;Iry e 3 the summons 'pon you, thar
WWI a snux little game of 'draw' going on
is .13..,k'ti tavern.'
'A tip-top game. your Honor,' said Meek.
brightening up; '.ltall as good a thing, as 1
want
'What did you hare, Aleck,' continue-i
the Justice, 'When you your hand down
t o sine on the jury?'
'A beautiful -Intl," your Honer.'
The Justice became deeply intereeted.—
Wiping the perspiration from hie face, and
looking Aleck in tir! face, he continue]:
'Does this here Court utitlerNtand you to
say that the comttabie tus.k . you sway front s
good "full" to sot on n jury?'
Alec': bowed in tho affirmative.
'And you told the constable what you
belt?'
'I did, your Honor.'
And he jerked you away from the table,
and left nobody to bet on your band?'
Again Alcck answered in the affirmative.
The Court took n long breath, and then
resumed its questions under greater excite
ment than ever.
•: heck, did vox deal them kearde that
round?'
Aleck looked up inquiringly, and replied
that ha did.
The Justice drew back, entirely overcome
with the strength of Aleck's excuse.
'Mr. Constable,' said he, elevating himself
'sigh in the chair. 'this ere Court is half a
ititol to find you for emitempt. By bringing
this man here, you have perhat s broke up
a snug little g:une of "draw," and epiled
tir4t-rate "full" when he had the dealing of
the keards round the table!' It's the
most "exasperating" care I ever seed.'....
Then rising to his feet with a dignified air,
he shouted, ',Mock, you're ezmusedl
Constable, give me another juror?
Aleck vammted to oontinue his snug little
game of 'draw,' while another was ushered
into the juror'a seat without oven a hearing.