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SMITII, WHOLESILE and Retail Bread and Cake liakt`r.---Coa,tantly on hand a VIATIrty of r:IkCS. too numerotiv to tnetion; Cracker-; Soda. %Vote. Scroll. and Sagar Litbont, Confecuonerv. of e err; desrripuuts, 2ce , lb , CST Feb 2. '5O. netwee» the Rank and Franklin flott , e. _ pROWN'N Esxcocc of Jamaica Cingcr, Gen• uric Article. For yule 11l Meet MIME dc. remily Mcdteine More. Odd Fellown' July 2:i.153y1. (ZOLUTION OF CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,or vii,e Alitier”l Water —Thi- medieme wheell i. hiryhly reeommeoliled :1.4 a ...all-111111C ti,r EV1.. 41 11 'Oll%. ' , Willi Powder:. Ae. eau I.e otilzlitied fresh every day at DR E. It II Elt It's Vrllg Store., Pro Fit al. 1.1,1 JUST received, a fresh supply of Corn Starch, stitit It,re 1 , 104,..i & DELLETT'S Fundly sliore.Othl Fellow, Hull. COl l / 1 11111:1. Columbia, ;Nifty :21), -14101 PS , LAMPS, LIMPS, Jost receivill at !fro . . lirtig Mole. 11 /1c SY ulicl brawl ml 10l of 'Lamp. of de,e i Ipuuuc." ALa -57 ALOT or ErcKli Vanilla Beans, at Ur. E B. Ili, '. (oldr•i. PEpg ("A ~,,, 111,1, SUPERIOR article of burning Fluid just tr.,,,rd I tier ,sal.• I. II St7l DAM rr. N. A LARGE lot of City cured Dried Beef, just rrvrlvrd n 1 It SI:1f IJA.YI & .UN I)..eernber 10. 1.-.513. /NEWT and fresh lot of Spices. just re erived ut co/km .V.. , 0N . .• Co , wittrtn. Der '2O. Igne, !(11INTILY Produce constantly on hand au d \_/ for otlr by II . ..-1.1V1)% & SON HOMINY, CrantoTries, Raisins, Figs, Alm ond, ‘VAIIILLII, e . reeriv.:d U. •-uvr”ot & rOWI. =IMI ASEPERIOR lot of Black and Green Vas, CLllret arid Chocolate. ju..t err' vett It h P0N . 1.1 COrllOr of From 111.11 Union OA, I= TUT RECEIVED, a beautiful assortment of • I n s Swudr, ut the Ilt•atlquarier± and New , no•proo. (Intim Iwo Anrol 79. 14117. _ EXTR• A Family mid Superfine Pour of the 1 • be,t brand, for as le by II SUND.VO & 'ON. 11)ST received 1000 lbs. extra double bolted m.0.wh.., Aleut, ;at 1956. 11. SUN: DA & SAN'S -WEIKEL'S Instantatmeas Yeast or Baking Powder. for , ttle by U. St DAN( fiIABLE and Rock Soli, by the suck or bushel, (or rule lois% by !lord 2'. 1.:37, TIE KLECTIZIC OSL. Just rreelvel, Sl tretkil tupp..y of thil slopu Inv •rmr.tv. and (,r ,ale K WCII.IA.AIS. Front Streei. CAIEIIOIII, Mny 10L_IF5G A LA of Rorn... all 1.17ec awl Irogilm, ..t1 on hand and for min at TIIOS. WE1,511 4 : 4 . 111 re 12, 1 , -57 No. I. nigh Went. 1100T 4 , SIUIFS. G HOC Vrekh 13urning Fluid. Judi. o p e n t THOMAS WM...WS Ne. 1. High Sl rret. I= - 13 R Ilam.. Dritd Beer, and Sider jtv , lrr.r.riv,rl Sit March 27-2.1 S _ ui; A nR. Sognre, of the beet quolitlex jut, rterived nod Cop.nfe by Mnrell 1100 MR. 13ronm•, itronnyk, n titrae int J o ., re B ceived, at Dull 2..1.571 URUNIiU Sr. CO'S. - - SOAP of nil kind., *nimble for wo.hing and the loin. n 1 1.0 Bat; S &CO, Bloreh 27.1°57. ' lir.TEAS of ofl a.moi ror V by I. 0.1110.'74E1i .1: CO'S. Morel.ls. 1957. T l l 4 ll, 1 7 i4 Fi.h—Codfials ?Inrkrrrl, 11Prrit.g.A:c ft.r•ale by L 0 BRUNER I. Co. Murrla. V. 1.57. A NWAV lei svilAr.i.: AN() CAR r;fII.:ASING OIL;;, received trt thr 'tore of the •111.oftlwr. Finn, Ell= -..fi112F41{ !Turning Fluid, Ju4t uod for Nule I , F 1. 0. WILMER tr. CO. March 2.9,1956. TIMED lif4E. &lira and Plain . Hams, Shoulders Al and ;uses fork, fur - - THOMAS W 10.1311. No. I. High eireei. ?larch 2f. KA OATS. Corn, liny, Anil other feed•. for .nie by THOMAS WELSH Mon.+ 21. 1Q57 "M 0 a 11 , . , A S d xpta. I ern. n g*.Syrotr .14 ecr (hien n C u bla e r loute, (or oak. low:bv o g . 1957, 1. 0 inix:NEr:&cn n 110713 N 1311 00 MR., 10 11.11C1'.9. CIIETIF.V.. For Zl.l .nle rhPftp, by 11. r. A PPOLD & CO. Columbia, ()club,' 2.1, Aort.,•:, of P.m N'T OIL for owlehy tt - it.i.t.t / 7, 0.1 Stivert Co/inn/dn. rag . May 10.1F5r. - TUIRT I... Rewind well t.elrele•el vattety 4 . 0,41•11 , 1 ff in port of Sho”.. Cfnm6. Nati, flat and Troth Bru.l.es, sold for .9110 by R. ILLIAMS. rronl Columhia, 11 a rcll 22,'56 A . SITPEIIIOR •rricle orroxic sPIGEIII-I;YEAs 11. suitable for lime; Kr, eptra, for Atli,. ily 14. 1%111.1.1M4144. Way 10.1E56. rr0144 oireci.l:lolorrstwr. FIZE•M KTIII:RZAL OIL. nlwnyp no bond. ;nu! 70 .ale by K. W 114.1 AJxy I IS.G Trara Si reel. Colon. to i“. pft. jUirr received, FILEdli CA 111"111 for iivle by R. 1:11.1.1,01:4, filmy 10 , 1556. rroni SITCCI. Columbia., v... I°AA t . Aks.Ne,v City Cured Flame and Shoulders (iv Jour reeerved and for Prue by Fed.. #67. _ AVl'l4Zift.k Z. SIMPARD, Teacher of Mu.ie—Voenl and /J. Itt.trometotd--will repume the duties or beg prO iNl/8 V. MARCH 9. 1,',57. including Piono.Melodeoit nod Violin. N. 11.—.tentter• for toning nod repairing Pomo.. rep:driott Viohos, 11114 to ereervi. Will receive p pt noeution. Uritoolus an Lortt.i Wee', first door above the St 50 Columbia, March 7, 7 557. _ -ca. 113 PROFESSOR Frederick Haas, a graduate of the ffeittelhare anti Galata:ea I fiver ilir.. afro'r. lii..erviee* to the C1112..11W at Columba., as a Teacher of Mu•ir. 11111 i the Greek. 11,111 a, Preach. aid German language.. Ile may he fan ad zit the Wa•taapan frau,. after the 114 t or October, and he wall he glad to receive palate favor. Vrat,erthue. Sepromher 47. 1c56 If $0 3,4 TIIE only slure, out. of Philadelphia, where 154 WO t]n in..., ..rg•.r. ea. be %eel, and are •u'd elir,per thou at Ally oihrr r.tnblirLmeut ut CO. or the nrightlomr.t. 'own.. I. JullF 1•I:AIIKICII & RHO'S., Front .t . ?hit d door above l,oeu't, Cobuiribia, rat. Jut% I-i 7 111cCORKLE dr. 1/ELLETT, rAralLlt IVIEDXCINa STORE, ODD FELLOWS' IiALL,COLUYIBIA,PA. nEALERS In Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Opt.. 14, 111 It geoeral I..or:mean of Periumery, More) 'MW+. At C. 001111/li , j". 511 v y an. *57. LOCAL TILEIGIIT NOTICE. TRE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ARE now prepared to receive and forward parwii between Philadelphia. Lanenster and Columbia. nt the following rate, per hundred pounds: BETWEEN PLILLA. AND COLUMBIA. First lass. Third Class. Fourth Class. t:2 cents. ltl cents. 16 cents. 14 cents. Flour. cents per barrel. rtg• tletnl, 10 cent- per pounds. BETWEEN PHILA. AND LANCASTER. First Clues. ....second Class. Third Class. Fourth Class. LS) Cents. 17 cents. 1.5 cents. I .1 cents. Flour. t? 5 cents per haw% Pig Metal, to cents per len pounds. Articles of Ist Class, nooks. Hoots and Shoe., Nuts in brias, Cedar and Wooden Varc, Porter & Ala m bottles, Dr Goods, Poultry in coops, I :21:, Pork. (Crests.) Furatotre, Poultry. (dresved,) rcathers, rappilig Paper. Articles of 241 Class. Apples, ,\lnln•ses, 'lnn,e. Clover and Grass Seed. 01110 eavks or barrels, Crockery, Paper In 1 9 0111 ? Pa-11.1,0:(41. Ca , ks or Barrel.. (empty,) Peaches. (dried.) Gruceriev. Proome Paper, (Alas am( Rifle, Riper Itlsnglngf, I lerri nu. In bores and kegs, glienll% , are. I ard , A arc, seed Potatoes. Tobacco on bale., Iron. (hoop, band or sheet,) I T) pc, Liquor in wood, Marble :slabs :%larble Ttsrpculine, (.01.4 Aloouatchis.l anash. Articles of 3d Class. Alenhol, Poisoner.. Cod', e, TlnntipS. 'fides, (green,) \ • mrpar, I .ard. NV hoc Lend, 0) stersk Clam.. ((1 shell.) \\ • tttduw Tobacco, 1111:11111(.1111nTvd.) Articles of 4111 Class. Tobnceo, (teat) Tar. luskey. I :min of all Nrlo.l and Ngikes, ID — For further information. apply to SNKI , A)I it. Frokht Aceni, K. WICK reieht Agent. Columbia. \V H. NI Vl!t'. Freight .agent, Lancaster, Columbia, August I. 1057.1 y Chair and Furniture Establishment IN TUE CITY OF II ‘I..TIMOR C. AI A y u rat ..Warcrot. near r . m . s, u lVo. r. L 95 hr 111 Ore: w:tere l k•-pt tawny.. Ott hued, or mode to or t6•r.rver) qty of Vreottlx - I'M'E-A-TETES, to l'ltt,tt, Heir. Cloth Or nroell FrPnrh full : 4 1111r and Medallion Purlor Arm elmir• in Clint, C{olll4ll . illO,llOl, Prriich Full Smfl Cn rt rd Parlor Chairs, in sets, with I'lui4l, 11011, Cloth or Itror,i,lie, SOFAS; II df rretirh Eprinr Ilirhoiznay and Walnut Parlor Chairs. iit II air. Cloth or 1911.11. Itnekitig Chum.—various tt!ctzn., in Nair, Cloth nud 101.-11, stuff T.nanre•--n huge r.,orttnent nlw•ayo nr 11:r rid. r r Hoy ontlerir, rotate or covered with arty gouts to ardor. CII A :VI BER SUITS, To Mahogany or M. ' ainw•comphae. from 5.35 up. Csom Clow. and ltorl.n4; do.—the inrgi-nu ar..art a.lll rends' Inutile in nay one house in the Muted Nnics—from $l2 a &trait Cl;.. Oar Room Office and Or., inn Chia re. in o•tk, Wni.. nut or Mahogany. with Vane. Wood or rionred Scate Valillaelag tuner :43 aurica. Wond -eat Chair., nod . .netteea and lio.2l:ing Chairs —over lon lintel, ItIZITNER cn iiiit and Pi.iin Fturne Loo Clusar•, of every Ail kind• of Boil., flair and flask linttrn"•rc, • A. M AT 1110 T. No, 2.5 find 27 N. any a., near Faiyetto Malt. .11.11le 27, 1-47-1 y IVXUSXC 1"011. TEEM IVIMULION. I OLIN F. 11EIN1TS11, jr., Wholesale and Re .) Ara Ire 111 MUSIC AND MUSICAL, INSTRUMENTS, egret. or .11e. at 11 1. nrsr -leer. Na :1 lisrs-I (brunge reel I.ntie” - ler. bile In lge.t 11,1,1 (m.. 1 0. 4 t0ri111,11 or he o. boVe, ever offered 10 ;be CplZelll of Laliell . sl., coaty. hlrelogire agent for the ante of Prinee'• celebrated Nleht4leoll.. at 'lie Inu.quatctureex prices, UNCR nnt:Nr.n 8,, en, Prnnuw wi.lithr in pit relin.e -I.lslllo Tortes" from any mainsfnentrer sit the Unned Slate., are retiperi fully ery Ilse ge paving edit iJC Made Ly ordering :hem lie lip -.tries ;1114 penional attention in tie.., mitt nn enrite.tite%ire in rtient.e, to meal the nv.y favor him with their cu-torn. 13, 1.3.17-1 y New Grocery, Wine Sc. Liquor Store: THE subserihrr Jinx opcnrd at his old stand, enrner of 1 , 11111 311 Id 11111011 .1 o f all or DHDCI:tItE 4 : wi ll ii:nnny• per prepared In -upidy. on flue ninri nay thruland for articles 111 Ins Il Ile of hustler ., Ile 1::nr• n!‘n, rt variety of WINER AND Ll gt.NtliS of ell Alma.; and and; rell in ear}' qunnliuy 1 , 01 one gu11... lit rexpre1:1111) rrquera• the public to cull um! 111 11 Ire a triqt•oflii<iiiiiek IGVAMIGWIII.I.F., N. A --Country Produee nlerny • oil nand. A port non n( the old tfttottle of Dry Good., not )e t of. wilt br told ut Wye, nem. below. itotst. Columbin.Nloy 14.1,57. TUE COLI7M33ZA BANAL. r ()CITED at Colombia, Lancaster county, J_J Slate of reilit.)lVa , llil. hereby ;nrc< notice that an etiplietition will Le made to the Leelidattire of end State. at•thetr next Ist-won, for an tzteninon and re ...seal of the charter of the said Bank. for fifteen years from the expirattoit 01 the present clutter-with the Inc, ear 118111 r and at) In. By order of the Directors. SA:NIUE:L. 5110 CH, Cashier. Columbia. July 4 I Ss7.ttat VOTIET is hereby given, flint ogrreobly to thr taw- 01 Ilti. CallallolliWeisltb, their will be an ooplicalioll 111Solr In Ili. toil Irgo•hourr. of Pronsvl vomn.lor an Act of Incoraorimn of a hank, to he called the "Act:rano:whitlon Hank." with grOorol hookolg privilege c of 1...1.1C. di-coinit. and depo.it. ruptial of one hundred Ilion*and dollar.. with ihr privilege of incrrmo ng the Fame in two I !red and Guy thon•and dot In r..to he located to the borcmgb of Columbia, I,aocnwrr en.. Pa. Coln:ohm Jane t J'S7 flint The War Trail; Or, The Bunt of the Wild Horse. R 031.131113 of 111 , Prairie, h} rept, Moyne •Thi. heoi. h..• beet. ftroaouneed.hy good tht , ite.• to lin the lie,t of the ...crime, which bi Ito -moll P""."' when. we wree. to•this esientaiorcs whteh the Anietwan Pr 0.... ha. bo,olowed upon the “Scalp Liao irea.••••lt ifle Rottgere,'"l-whlle Giber." ke.. twettrther to them a horn' 1 , 0•11#1114 amoopt worts emiimotiy imitructsve soul iovereotais •1111, at ttl'itPlNVaik et Wr.:CriIAFTFER',..A. Aug. 1. /F*7 12 !cool. lapernstree . t, •oesiter• MUSIC. We Spe..k the Truth. TIRE LARGEST NOTXCE. "NO„ENTED.TAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1857. ottrts. Barbara.. FROM ALEXANDER 33112'11 . i NEW 0001. Or POEN& On the Sabbath day, Through the churchyard old and gray. Over the crisp and yellow leaves, I held my nulling sway; And nand the words of mercy, falling on my soul hkc • the gorgeona worms muse—in the mellow organ cairns, 'Mid the upward streaming prayers and the rich and no emit p.olmo, I stood enrolee'', 'Turban Aly heart was otherwhere, tVhile the organ shook the air, And the pna-t. ‘enli outspread hands, blessed the people with a prayer; But, when tiring to go homeward, with a rruld and saint Lkc shtne, Gleamed a'fuee of airy beauty with its heavenly eye. on mme— Gleamed and vanished in a 1130111C111-0 That fate was surely rhino Out of IMRVeII, Barbara. 0. pallid, pallid face! 0, earnest eyes of grace! When lest I cut thee. dearest. it was in another place. You came rumong forth to meet me with my love gifts on your wri4tt The flutter of a long white dress, then all was lost in niist— A purple stain of ngony was on the mouth I klssed That wild morning, Florham. I searched. in my despnir, Sunny noon and 116111110 a air; I ronid not drive away the thought that you 'were linger ing there; 0, many and many a Winter night I eat when you were gone. My worn face buried in my hands,beside tile fire atone— Wrihin the dripping churchyard, the rain plashing on your moue, You were Weeping, Barham 'Mang tun:, lg. in nu think Of the precious golden luck I clu•pecl around your puppy arm, while sitting by yon brirtk? Or :Ole ic that night of gliding, dance, of laughter and gui- turd, Wu, emptied of Its =one, mid we watched, through lat tice horst, The silent midnight heaven creeping o'er ua with its sutra, Till Ole (ley broke, Barbara' In the yearn I've changed; 1,1 - ild and far my heart bath ranged, .11,..1 many sluts and errors now have been •on me avraged; But )ca I have been faithful, %ehavtacver good I Jack ecl ; loved you, and above my life atilt hangs, that love in tati— Your iOVC the trembling rainbow, I the reckless eata- met—. I love you Ilurbara. Yet. love,T am onblest; Walt many doubts opprest, I wander like n desert w old, without a place of re,t. Could I but win you for an hour from off Stint starry shore, The Lamer of my soul were suited. for Death linth told you more Than the melancholy world cloth know; things deeper than nil lore You could tench me, Barbara. In vain, in vain, In vain. You will w•ver conic again. There droops upon the dreary hills a mournful fringe of rain; The gloaming close■ blowly round, loud winds are in the tree, Round selfish shores forever moans the hurt and wound ed sea, There is no rest upon the earth, peace is with Death and thee, Barbara' gEtraifflt.S. From I I ousehold Words The New Boy at Styles' CONCLUDED. At the end of two months, Madonna re turned to school, perfect in health; but 0 my gracious, what a chancel His beauty— every bit of it, except bis eyes--was gone! his forehead seamed, his cheeks hollow, his hair cut short. Poor old chap! We all pitied him, and gave hin a jolly welcome, pretending not to see any altera tion. All hut that bully Alf Bathurst.— The ill-natured brute, laughed and made fun of him, asking what mamma said now to our pretty face? iCho was to be his next love? Le. 'Look sharp, you beggar,' he added, 'and bring me that San,' (flinging it. to the other end of the playground). 'l'll see if you have forgotten the use of your stumps, any how.' 'Stop,' said Madonna, very pale., 'I can't run much yet; but, if you like, I'll show you instead, a capital new game.' 'Cut away, Milksop! Is it one of nurse's teaching? What a lot of asses' milk it will take to make a man of you!' said Alf. `Come here,' said Madonna , . addressing the fellows generally. Ile walked into the mid dle of the ground. Alf following. A circle of boys collected round them. Madonna turned up the cuff of his jacket like a con jurer. 'Yon see this?' he asked, showing Alf his open palm. 'I do, you donkey!' 'Feel it toot' replied Madonna, and dealt him a smack on the face you might have heard at the end of the playground. Bathurst staggered from the blow, and the suprise; bat, recovering, himself, flew at Madonna like a tiger. Several of us, how ever, threw ourselves between them. A fight wasn't to be wasted in that slovenly and irregular manner; and it was cloar that Madonna's blood was up at last. 'You coward!' screamed Alf, over the heads of the crowd, 'will you fight?' 'With the greatest pleasure,' replied Ma donna, politely—cool as a cucumber. 'My mother, sir, is very much of your opinion as to the value of my beauty; and, having now withdrawn her prohibition my fine eyes are at the service of your fists, provided you can reach them. Yes. you coward, tyrant, sneak, and bully!'•cried the boy, growing warmer, as he proceeded, with the recollec tion of what ho had endured.• 'I have n long account to settle with you; and I'll make your punishment remembered in the school as long as Styles' stands!' Tremendous cheering greeted this warlike speech. The fight was arranged to come off after the school rose at five. Preliminaries were duly settled, seconds chosen, (Ophelia, and a boy called the Tipton Slasher, from some 'supposed resemblance to that distinguished gentleman, for Alf; and Poppy. Purcell and Matilda Lyon for Madonna); the senior cock, in the handsoMe,t manner, volunteer ing his services as referee, and this time the mill came fairly off. I suppase, said Master Balfour, with great feeling, that a happier five and forty min utes never fell to the lot of • boys, than those we now enjoyed. There we sat in a wide circle, hugging our knees, sucking brandy balls, cheering. criticising, at the very cli max of human happiness. The end, sati-factory as it was, came but too quickly. Never was a boy more beau tifully and scientifically whopped, than Alf Bathurst. Ile wore a pulpier look, ever after that polishing he got at the hands of the despised Madonna. It is believed in the school to this hour, that Styles himself witnessed the fight. All I know is, that the curtain of his window was ostentatiously drawn, in a manner to I show that he wasn't there, of course; and also that a mysterious order reached the kitchen, directing, without any assignable reason, that tea, which was always served at six, should be delayed twenty minutes. If our suspicions were correct, Styles cal culated the time it would take to lick Alf ' Bathurst, to a nicety; for, at ten minutes past six, the 'Tipton' announced that Alf gave in. Amidst tumultuous applause Ma ' donna was declared victor, and advanced to the proud position of JUNIOR COCK? Bob Lindsay pressed his had, with tears in his eyes, and led him towards the house. It was a beautiful sight to see the two cocks walk away, arm in arm; the t'senior, the boy of fifty battles, kindly and patiently commenting on the noticeable points of the contest; and, further, explaining to his young brother, the means he had found most efficacious in removing the traces of such encounters. Scarcely less beautiful was it to notice the manner in which the senior cock affected to ignore the fact, that any portion of the cheers that pursued them up the play ground, was due to his own manly condescenscion. But although victorious in the f,eld, our poor Madonna bad other and more painful battles to fight. Ire had come back appa rently as much in love as ever with his little coquettish princess, and, I have no doubt, counted the minutes till his first chance of seeing her. This soon occurred. Madonna had leave one day down the town. Ire came back the image of anguish and despair. He had met the Pallns house School—and Augusta, looking radiantly beautiful, had turned quickly from him with a look of such unmistakable horror, surprise, and disgust that he could no longer doubt the effect upon her heart of his altered vis age. Eleanor Wilton was not with them. One only chance of reviving her interest in him suggested itself to poor Madonna—it wasn't of much use—and one or tw., fellows of experience whom he consulted, begged him not to risk it. Ile had brought back with him to school a present from his godmother, a beautiful ruby heart set round kith small rich bril liants. This Madonna resolved to offer at his mistress' shrine. In spite of all ndvice ho did so. It went by post, unaccompanied by any communication, excepting only his initials, 'II. B.' hearrl nn more of that. As for Au gliFita, although lie met her a score of time'g , ,,e she never again turned even a passing look upon her unhappy lover. It seemed as though she had come to a secret resolution not to do so. But one remembrance did arrive for poor Madonna. It came in a queer way. We were marching one day in single filo round the play ground, under the superintendence of Sergeant Grace, of the Seventh Hussars; a rough chap he was, and stood no nonsense. As ::%fadonna mournfully strutted by: 'Number nineteen—•fall out!' growled the Sergeant. Madonna accordingly tumbled out, and stood at attention; a worrying position for a heart-broken lover! Tho Sergeant fumbled in his pocket. Ma donna's heart stood suddenly still, fur it flashed upon, his memory that Sergeant Grace was an attendant likewise at Pallas- House, to teach what the Sergeant himself described as 'polite walking,' 'Look'e, now,' said Grace, 'I believe I'm a blessed old spoon, for running this yere risk—but, darn it all! I couldn't help it— she's such a dear little thing—and I don't think she—she will—March!' concluded the Sergeant in a voice of thunder, thrusting into Madonna's hand a small packet. That drill seemed interminable to the anxious lover. At last, 'dismiss!' was given, and he darted into tho school, and tore open the missive. It was a little box of choico bonbons, and under the lid was written: 'Dear. dear boy. 'l'm glad you are well—l'm not. 'E. NV.' 'Good little heart!' thought Madonna, with a pang at his own, over and above disap pointment, and quite different from it. `she does not turn from me, at least.' An interval of a fortnight or so now pass ed. And I -wish, said naster Balfour, that you didn't want to hear any morel I always feel choky somehow, when I talk or think of the marvellous thing that followed. Per haps you won't believe it, hut it's as true as that I'm now sitting here. About three o'clock in the morning, on the Second of June, a loud cry that sounded like 'Help!' roused us all from our sleep.— We started up in bed. The shutters were not closed, and the room was already grey with the coming dawn. The cry had pro• cceded from Madonna, who was sitting up. like the rest, but motionless, his hands clasped upon his forehead. We asked him if he was ill, and why he had cried out.— Ire made no answer, but took away his hands from his face, and looked so pale and strange, that Purcell was moving away to call the usher. Madonna caught his dross. 'No, no, Poppy—l'm not ill. All right,' he said, forcing a smile; 'I was dreaming— only dreaming—go to bed, old boy—You don't think they heard me, do you?' In a minnte or two, he seemed, as he said all right, and we tumbled into our nests again to finish the night. The next day Madonna's bed was vacant. His jacket and trowsers were missing, his shoes and stockings remained. The window sash was open. lie had made his exit that way and, no doubt, by means of a familiar leaden water-pipe, which had often assisted us to terra firma. The rest of the story I shall tell, partly from his own account, partly from what we learned elsewhere. lie said that, on the night in question, he had felt very odd and uneasy for several hours after retireing to bed, and could not close his eyes for a moment. A curious sense of lassitude and hunger possessed him; he would have given five shillings fur a hard biscuit. Weremember hisasking, if any chap happened to have any eatables under his pil low—but nobody had. At• lust. towards morning he dozed off, and had a dream. He thought that his little true love, Elea nor Wilton, came and stood nt his bedside. She was dressed in white, and carried a bas ket filled with curious and beautiful white flowers just budding. Although she did not speak. the idea seemed to be convoyed to him that she had brought them as her last —her parting present, and that he must take them. Madonna strove to obey the intimation, but found ho could not stir. Paralysed, somehow, he could neither move nor utter n sound. This quiescence seemed to grieve hi. little lady. She gazed at him for a mo ment with sad, reproachful eyes, then faded into nothing. Madonna awoke. Presently he slept again. A seconed time Came the little ghostly visitant, with her basket of flowers now fully blown. In the centre of each ICUS a7ruby heart encircled with diamonds. Eleanor looked very wan and pale, but she smiled as she offered the flowers, and though, as before, be was pow erless to reply, he understood that she was to come once again, and if he did not then answer he would never—never—never— Before the meaning was complete she was gone, and once more be awoke, and once more he slept again. For the third time the fairy figure stood at his side; but now soattenuated and indis tinct, that he could only faintly trace her outline; and the flowers in her basket even broken, drooping, and dead. He thought she stooped over him as though bestowing a shadowy kiss then began to disappear. Madonna struggled fiercely to mote, in vain, and uttered the cry that woke us all. lie was now perfectly convinced that El eanor was ill—was dying—perhaps dead.— Lie would not mention his fears, but hasti ly resolved upon his course of action. ,• No sooner had we settled off to sleep again—which must have been in some fire minutes—than he got up, threw on some clothes, softly opened the window, and slid down safely into the garden. It was early twilight—not a soul astir. Scaling the gar gen wall, ho hurried raund outside that of the play ground till he arrived in front of P.illas 'Louse. Something drew his atten tion to the window of the penitentiary— doubtless because it was the only one that had neither curtain nor shutter. Nothing indeed was visible; but Madonna felt as cer tain she was there, as thoug,h she bad beck oned him with her band from the window. Yet, how to reach the room? Suddenly he remembered the gardener's fruit-ladder, which lay in en empty cow-shed. Back he flew—found the ladder—dragged, pitched, and slung it across the wall, and in three minutes, had reached the window. lie could make out nothing in the darkness with in, so tried the eash—it was not secured. He pushed it up softly and looked in. .X chair, a small table with a book and a mug of water, o low couch, and upon it, sitting up, as though in expectation—Eleanor! She exhibited not, the least surprise. 'I knew you would come, dear boy,' said the little thing faintly, 'but you were very long. I want to speak to you.' Mndonra VllB in the room in on instant. In a few word uttored with difficulty. she told him that the arrival of the ruby heart had been notified to Miss Billiter, who tax ed Augusta with receiving it. That young lady having, it would appear, a desire to re• $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE tain the ornament, though she discarded the ' donor, at first denied its pocsession; hut, af ter two hours confinement in the peniten tiary, resolved to endure no more for the sake of either lover or offering, and gave in. She asserted, however, that it was not in ! tended for her, but flu.. Eleanor 'Wilton, with I whose affection for Madonna she was well a , :coamted, and who, she knew, would on hesitatingly take all responsibility. Mks . 1111iier at once turned all her fury upon the latter; and, on her refusal to reveal the name of the sender, committed her to the usual prison, directing that she should have nothing but water—not even a crust of bread—until she had discarded her sullens, and accepted her mistress' terms. Poor Eleanor, however, had been for some. time ailing, and the confinement and priva tion, not to mention the excitement of her mind, told more heavily on her delicate frame than might have been apprehended. Still nothing could justify the keeping of the poor innocent nineteen hours without notice, solave, or refreshment of any kind. As she came to Chi, climax of her rtorv. Madonna's rage mastered his grief. Ife started to his feet, intending to seek arrist :thee; but Eleanor exerted all her rtrength, and held him fast. 'lt is no use, Harry,' she said, 'l'm going to my mother; you know, I said, I would rather. Don't leave me again—O, don't— don't! 0, I'm so glad you camel I asked God if you might, because you were my only Lim!. Let me lean my head open your shoulder,' said the little thing. -he added, and gently parting the 1. - m; hair front Madonna's scarred fl-elle:id—white and smooth 39 ever to her loving eyes—she gave it one long kiss, then sank lower, and hung upon his bosom as he knelt. He thought she was sinking to sleep, and, almost afraid to breathe, remained pelfetitly motionless for nearly half an hour. Ile looked closely at her—one tiny finger had hooked in hid buttonhole. He would not move it; but tenderly lifted back the small head. The heavy black curls fell back.— One glance was sufficient. He thought. poor boy! he bad been soothing her to rest, and a better comforter, had meanwhile, laid his little true love in her mother's bosom! Bewildered and stopified with grief poor Madonna remained fur same time, kneeling he.ide the corpse; then, recollecting himself, placed it fitly on the low conch, kissed the yet ,corm lips, and went down stairs. . Ire met an earl• housemaid. who started and screamed as though he had been a ghost, which, it is probable, be much resembled. To her he said that a child—him cou'in— was lying dead above, and that be was has tening to tell his friends and hers. The servant tried to detain him; hot he walked down stairs, opened the front door and proceeded straight to the school, and to Styles' room. There he related the circum stance of his dream, and the sad story of hi: little lady's imprisonment and death. Styles—when he wasn't in school—was a kind, good, old chap, just and decided, and always did the right thing—which is a great point you knew. Tie wrote instantly-to his friend, the cler gyman of the parish, who was also a magis trate. This gentleman came to him directly, and r don't know exactly what was the re suit of their consultation; hot a rather rapid correspondence ensued with the g;'n•crnes, at Pallas House. It was rep - atoll that a corlntr's u e-st would be held on the poor chill. This. in deed, was not done; hut be glad to hear—at lesrn I n• as—that that net of tyran ny cost Miss Bil!iter her , ehool. and that she now g ; ,e4 out teaching ; at eighteen pence an hour. Madonna net er recoverNllll9 former spirit. lie left at the end of the half. and his friends sent him abroad with a tutor; hut lie became so fretful, irritable, and impatient of control. —at least of that sort of euntrul,—that his father yielded to a curious fancy that had seized him in Paris, and procured his enrol ment in the French marine. This was just at the beginning of the war. Madonna was appointed to the Ville de Paris and sailed fur the East, carrying the flag of Admiral Hamelin. At the attack the ships upon the sea-forts, at the first born bardment of Sebastopol, the Ville de Paris got into a hot position. She lost several offi cers and many men, and a fragment of the same shell that killed two aides de camp of the Admiral, laid poor Madonna lifeless on the deck. The French officers kindly collected every little article of value belonging to him, and cutting off a mass of bright curls, transmit ted the whole to his relations. Among, other things was a small velvet case which W:l5 found in his bosom, and within it a link. paper written in a child's hand. You've heard it: This is to give notis that I hare prom essed to he your true-love and when I erne up I will marry you if you like and he your Dutiful wife till death and if not I would rather go to my mother— •lou believe me, 'Dear sir, 'Yours truly. 'Ear. %NOR WILTON.' Tat SWELL MOD or VIE LONDON' 0311: 4 7IIIL9. --An American gentleman haring seated himAelf in a London omnibus. saw aml heard what a little amnied him. A roan, bearing no peculiar marks of his nothority. looked in at the door, took a professional view of the passengers, and called out to the driver, without any pretence at modest con cealment of his thoughts, "You can't go [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,418. ! on, thero'e two of the swell mob in here."—. The coach waited, till; at length, a partly, well lookin,g old man rose and stepped out, saying as be did so, "Iv'e too ranch money to ride with pickpockets." In a moment more a spruce young individual said, as he decamped, "I'll follow that old gentleman's lead." "Co on now," said the detective po liceman, "the swells have got outl" A Secret One evening towards the end of the Paris season, two gentlemen sat together in a pretty boudoir in the Chaussee d'Antin.— They were neither young, both being con siderably over forty, but handsome, distin guizhed and gentlemanly-. They were seat ed on each side of the fire, in two of those polite substitutes for the couches of the an cient Romans which make beds a mere so ierfluous luxury. They were smoking long nar9/ilicg, and un the table between them %cue various bottles and glasses, testifying that they had prepared fur passing some hours pleasantly-, though it was considerably after midnight. Neither spoke; but each pursued his dreamy occupation with an evi dent feeling of enjoyment which diffused it f-:elf over the whole atmosphere of the room. Presently the door opened, and a lady, wearing a black satin domino and hood, en tered. She held her mask in her hand, and although the face had passed the first bloom of youth, it was so bright, animated and lonely, that both gentlemen put down their pipes and looked up with admiration. 'Aurelic,' said one ofetlie smokers, `490 yon are off. You won't stay and discuss this important subject with your old f.iend ?' 'There is no discussion possible. I tell you, much as I desire our child's happiness, I will never give my consent to this mar riage. I hate the whole race of deMceuris. So now, farewell; they are waiting for me below. I suppose I shall find you here on toy return, fur I shan't stay late.' As she uttered these words, the lady Waled her hand, smiled, and left the room. 'Nerac,' said one of the gentlemen to the other, as soon as the door was closed, 'your wife, though she has a grown up daughter, is handsomer than ever. You ain't as jeal euq, though, I see, as you used to be.' 'No, I've got over that; it was the torment of many years of my life.' glum! how is it that your wife hates the whole race of Mmuris? There was a time— you say you ain't jealous?' 'Not a whit—l know there was a time that Aurclie rather alarmed me by a eon trary feeling fur one of the de Mccuris: 'Yes the father of this boy, who has fal len in love with your daughter; I should have imagined that your wife would. Itmo been enchanted with the connection.' 'She won't hear of it, spite of Blanche's despair and the young roan's supplieations.' 'Very singular; Can you give no reason for her aversion?' 'Perhaps I might—l don't mind telling you, my old friend, what a fool I was DOM° years ago—you won't laugh at me?' 'Certainly not.' 'Well, you know I confessed to you that I was subject years ago to a disease called jealousy.' 'll ell.' 'Well, I was ashamed of being jealous, and yet I couldn't help it; so, in order to satisfy- my rnling passion, I determined to watch my wife,' 'A noble occupation.' 'For this purpose, having bought this house, I had it arranged according to my fancy. This boudoir, exclnsively my wife's then—she would not have let us smoke in it years ago—was my especial care; and whilst I was Ordering, everything in the most lusu ri,ms style, why I just had, in imitation of various popes and kings, a small hollow passage made behind this wall, Where I could hear and see everything. Don't in terrupt me—l know what you would say. Well, I was too proud to interfere with my wife's visitors, or marilfe.t any fears; still, as soon as I had any suspicions, why, T came here, and after thatl was at peace. Aurelia, as you know, was a very beautiful woman.' 'ls so still, and a very fascinating one.' 'I ant glad you think so; but now I urn not jealouz of such nn opinion, or such n fleeelt. Well, Aurelio wits very handsome and much admired; but to my great joy, and throats to my silent little pas: , age, I discov ered that she was faithful, fond nod true.' 'I thought so; a pretty fool you were.' 'When all at once M. de Mceurie was in i traduced to her, and his visits became every day more frequent. Now, Aurelie didn't talk much to him: sho was neither witty nor brilliant: and oh: horror of horrors! 1 they began to grow hentiwentri.l. Aurelic; cried, Aurelie talked poetry, and M. de Mccuris offered to devote his life to her, to ay with her, to live but for her, to take her from the tyranny of what prejudice called marriage, &c. I won't repeat what he raid, because if you don't know you can read it in one of Mad. Sand's novels, much better written than he ever spoke it. Aurelio wept —I could hear her sobs—but she resisted.' 'That was lucky.' 'She resisted—she refused to By—she Is, mented over her position—she implored death to free her from the tyranny which oppressed her, and they parted only to meet again next day, whilst I came nut of my hiding place more deed than alive, and con siderably puzzled to know what to do with my information. I can't tell you how I paved the night; what wild prelecte
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