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SMITH, WHOLESALE and Retail Bread and Cake 11nIcer.—Coustuntly on hand a variety of Vakec, too numerous to inentuov Cracker., Soda. tt me. Scroll, and Sugar Diseutt; Coneectionory. of evert. de•oviption, LOCUST STREET, rch. netWeell the Bank and Franklin I fou.e. ('TORN Starch, Farina, Rice Flonr, Tapioca, ‘,../ Sago, Oat Aleal. Arrow Root Ace .at the FAMILY AI EDI Cl:g sT01: E. Odd Fellow , ' 11.11!. Sept .0.'57 T _ UST received, three dozen Dr. Brunon's fVegotal, 111 ler.. a cerium cure for Uppopsia: ~ko. a tre,ll lot of pup Sago amid Pute Apple C111,,e, Farina amid Worn Starch, at 1) 11 ERU'S Sept 5, P,-.57. Grocery and liquor Store HAIR DYE'S. Jones' Batchelor's, Peter's and Egyptian hair d} c+. wnaruitted to color the butr .any desired bltucte, aahout injury to the shin For sale It W11,1.1.'01: 4 . Frost st.. Colwnl ini, May 10, r I UST received, a fresh sappy of Kennedy's 31edienl lli•-covery. and for R Front atreet. Columbin..7llllr 1•J; - I).ROWN'S Essence or Jamaica Ginger, Gen- Iliac Article. For hole :11 McC rit 1:1.1.1 & 01 , .1.1.1:11 - g• rinnily Medicine Snore. °ell Fellow, flail. Title 2.1. 1,57 goLuTtoN OF CITRATE OF lIIAGNESIA,or Pur gaitve Iltueral Water Whiell tc 1114111) rt•e01111114 . 11dell fur tipv"in salt.. he abialard fregh ca rry clay at DR. E. li. IIEt3IV6 Drug Stow, Frau? a. re 2 1 CST reeeil cd, a fresh supply of Corn tareit. Farina. ..n.l Rice Flo•ir ni 1/1.11.1.1:71"S , ismily Medicine quire. Oild Iluli. .Co! aim, :%lav lip, 1517. _ -LAMPS, LIMPS, LAMPS, Just reccimi at Herr'. Drug r.tole, a new and beautsful lot of Entoil- of all de-eription.. Alay ALOT of Fresh Vanilla Beans, at Dr. E B Ilere4 Mnilu l Dtug Col.:1111w, ASUPERIOR arlicic of burning Fluid just rreelvcd a 0.41 s”1,- lo yI! t,IIN IPA & r-t A LARGE lot of City cured Dried Beef, just received at It bLYDATI 1. bON • ,. Columbia Deeember /IL 1-50 I:IOOFIAND'S German Bitters. For sale at AleC11I:Ii.1.1.: R 111{I.1.1:1"1". family - Medlciike Store. Odd Fr ,14),,vb' 11,111. 1•57 DEE POUNTRY Produce constantly on hand and for -.lc by 11. SUYD‘NI A, SOS HOMINY, Cranberries, Raisins, Figs, Alm ond,. ‘V:ilnut., Cream Nut., Z l / 4 Ju-t received 11. I.I.:TDAZI L NON., Colmnbin. Pre ,L. I,:A A SUPERIOR lot of Black anti Greta Tvas, Cutlet and Clioeolate,,n-t rec , •lVed :1 1 11 -UNDAM h.ON . R Dec. 20,1.950. Corner or Prom and Union ~ts. JUST RECEIVED. a beautiful assortment of Gi3.4 Ink tstatid4, at the headquarters and New.s Depot. Columina, April IS, I :,•57. ITRA Family and Superfine Flour of the _LI bet.% brsind. fur sale by II SUYDAM & :30N. - - I UST received 1000 lbs. extra double bolted Meta, at Dec.2ll. le,d. II ,1 1.71 - DAM & SON'S. WEIKEL'S Instantaneous Yeast or Baking Powder. for ,:tle by 11. h SON._ F ARR & THOMPSON'S justly celebrated Com mercial and oilier Goldl io the Starke:—juat received. Ell,eNEli. Colon]loa. April 1.55. WHITE GOODS.--1 101 l line of While Dress Good. 01 every dereription. jt4 receiv ed. at July 11, 1C57. I ONDEI:SMITII'S. WIIY should anyperson do without a Clock, when they enu 5e had fin rSl.slin nil tiIIREINEIVt.;? ColumLin. April .2,3.1Q.15 QAPONEFIER, or Concentrated Lye, for ma king Soap. 1 Ib. tttlietent for one barrel or ,2011 Soap, or lllam . ii lbs. Hard Snap. Fall direr.. 4ion* Will he given at the Counter for making Soft, f.* lard and Fancy Soaps. For sale Iry It. WILLIAMS. ,Columbia. March 31,15.15. GRATIT:S EI J OIL. Ju.t receive!. tresh supply of this popular remedy, :Ind for sale R ‘VILLIAAIS. Front Sireet,Coluallan, l's by Ma MIMI ALARGEn.f.ornoont of Rop«, oil .17...4 and lengths on hone tool for sale at TIIOS. IVELSIVS% Waren 12, 1,57. \o.l. High ,troct. ANI ot of IVIIALCAND CAR GREASING OILII - received at the tore of 1,1.1 W lI.I.IAMS. Front •zireet. ("n11111110:1. l'n F an DOZEN BROOMS, 10 itoXus cill:E- 4 1: Unr . Z sale cheap. by Lt. APPOLD .k CO. Columbia.. October 25. l-541. A SUPERIOR artic:e of PAINT Olt.. for .t.le by Frani fttreet. Columbia, rn Dial . 10. 1F56 lusT RECEIVIID. n la rreand ornll,elrrted varirly a of Uru.hea. couaannr❑t pu II nfsbor. I lair. Cloth. Crumb , Nail, Hat and Teeth I.lru.bra. 3.1.1 for by R. WILLIAMS. :Vomit 22,'58. Prow street Columlon. Pn A SUPERIOR Slrtiele of Tow; SPIGE urrrEns. II suitable for hotel Keepers, for sal." bY H. MS. Front mtf rect. Columbia. I,7 nr 10,195 a 17, RESIT FITIOMEAL OIL, altvnys on hand. nod of v.ale by It WII,LIANIS% !any In. t 9541. Front Street, Itttlumlo.a. Pn. 1 onl.ns. New C tord vay llama and Shoulders UV resit rrectred and for Palo Fr Feb. 21. I SZ•I. 11..2511YDA31, &SON. intris. The Huskers =3 MEI !leap high the furmer'e wintry hoard! Heap high the Golden Corn! No richer gift has Autumn poured From out her luvich horn. BM Let other lands exulting glean The apple from the pine, The orange from its glossy green, The cluster from the vine: [1 Ve better love this hardy gift, Our rugged vales bestow, To cheer us when the storm shall drift Our harvest fields with snow. When spring time came with flower and bud, And grasses green and young. And merry boblinks in the wood, Like mad tausacians sung. We dropped the seed 01. r hill and plain, Beneath the sun of .I ny, And frightened from our sprouting grain, The robber-crows away. All through the long bright drays of June Its leaves grew thin 111 Id fair, And waved in hot mid.surnmor's noon In soft and yellow huir. And now, with Autumn's moonlight eves, harvest tune has come, We plank away The frosted leaves, And bens the treasure home. There, richer than the lobed gift Of golden showers of old, Fair hands the broken gr.kin shall sift, And knead its meal of gold. Let vivid id •ra 101 l iu milk Around tLeir costly board,— Give us the Low•l of ramp and milk Il home-pun beauty poured. IVhere'er the aide old kitchen hearth Send, up its .llloky curl, IVho will not thank the kindly earth And Mess our corn-ied gird Let earth withhold her goodly root, Let mildew blight the rye Give to the worm the orchard's fruit, The ssheat field to the fly Bat let the good old crop adorn The hill , (tor f.ttlit.rs trod; ;Sell let es for Ills Golden Cora Scud up our thank- to God'. In Loving Thee. A.‘ shadows full front IwdeS tree., Old Mudge, with e) e of gray, Through a quaant and gabled Innie.ion, NOW ,dovely lead, the way: And the 11111 , mar, 10 the lady Whose bright turn flowelli free. As soft she opeh the thin out. dour: "Ile died lit lot ing thee The Imly's lord tutu followed close Where, redd'ioug, out the gloom The fills, %salt Live , pale, A Ntrillige old mewed room. "Now, Edith oar. thy wish is thine, 'l•hy wlnh once more to see The dreaming mt,t-lail's scald home, W1 • ho died to 'UN log thee." The lad y' , Ince grot,. very pule, Iler blue e 3 es fill with tears— She thinks of one now gone before, The one 01 olden 3 ears: The haunting Put‘t, like great Joys fled, Which never more way be, Steal-. round the heart that echoes sad, ••1C ho died ni loving thee." Ou easel re-t+ the CJIIIVLLS The dress col velvet ,here, Down w•uere the lad bath otten kept llrs tart ui deepatt. Al seer,,, the •attic, save that the duet Lice o'er the tracing tree— ...Wu!" whispers Madge, 'like his great heart, Who tired za tut n., z ; thee:, The lady's lord from canvas tears, 114 tattered, eaten ,yr....en, And soft stands out an angel face, Caught from some angel dream. Around the head a golden light Is playing fn and tree— " Thy face be /Ala.'" in: lord 'lath cried, “Who died in 10, log thee:' '•O God, my heart:" Old Madge loath caught, VIM still and bated breath, My lady's form—the shade tout cranes Noe k110 , X3 1. that of death. 'The bilt.l/11ille; Past, lake great joys fled, Which never more nay lie, Huth broke lice heart,” sighs poor old Madge, ••She died to horning thee." gthrlinits. A Breach of Promise In 1538, when Franco happened to be at peace, and nothing was talked of at Court. say the memoir writers, but festivals, tour naments, carnivals, masquerades, and. so forth, one incident occurred to supply the townsfolk with talk. This was no other than the action for breach of promise of marriage, brought l.y the Marquis Jehan- Lays, of Stances, against Madame Phi Hippos de Montespedon, widow of Marshal Monto- Jan, who had been governing Piedmont. Some of the details of this case are singu lar enough to deserve a narrative on their account; others are amusing chiefly because of their odd similarity with sentimental pas sages in the lives of our own country folks, from time to time revealed to us in courts of law. Marshal Monte• Jan died in Piedmont.— Ills wife was instantly besieged with offers of marriage by various great lords of that State—a circumstance at which we are re quested by the chroniclers 'not to marvel.' Fur Madame Phi Hippos was a very respect able and virtuous lady, adorned with great beauty, and in the flower of her youth; she possessed, moreover, in addition to all these perfections, sixty thousand livres of revenue in her own right, besides considerable ex pectations. First among the suitors who followed so closely on the funeral, was this above mentioned Marquis do Salvoes, who seems to hare been a foolish fellow, and who was certainly most scandalously treated.— The narrative was on the lady's side, but he naively states very damaging facts.— Madame Phi Hippos, fejgnod to_accopt the Marquis's services, because it would be con venient to make use of his escort on the way back to Franco, whither he was going by express order• of the king. Despite of her riches, the fair widow seems accidental ly to have been without ready cash. She allowed her suitor to pay her expenses all the way from Turin to Paris; and these ex penses were by no means light. All the household of her lute husband, besides her Own, accompanied her. The • Marquis thought he had the game in his own hands, and assumed the tone of a master by antici pation—intimated that the gentlemen, ser vants and officers 'of the deceased should be dismissed, item—half those of the lady her self, especially the women—for she had be• sides dames and demoiselles, femmes de ehambre, and others for different kinds of work, as many as fifteen or sixteen. But Madame Phillippes was so prudent that she never, it is alleged, allowed a word to es cape that would bind her: and yet so clever that she obtained all the assistance she wanted. The Marquis, as soon as they got upon French ground, had ordered (Italian that he was) all his people to be on the alert to pre• vent ally communkattion being brought flom a rival; for he did not doubt that such a rare pearl would be eagerly sought after.— Yet, in spite of all precautions, as sun as the party arrived at Lyons, a courier came from M. de Vieilleville, a relative of the la• dy, and delivered his letters so secretly that none ever suspected their existence. These letters contained the information that the Court had heard of the proposed marriage with the Marquis de Sr;laces, and believed the couple were coming to Paris for the wedding. The news had much pleased the king, because he had always heard that love bound a man to a country more than any thing, anti thought that the Marquis, having become a Frenchman by his alliance, would be more faithful afterwards. This was a sentimentality not t* have been expected from Francis the First. 'However,' said the correspondent, 'I think you are going to marry muse fur the good of your• countr:• than your own gaud—if what I hear be true; but I cannot yet belief e it; fur it is not likely that pm would, after being so happy in your first marriage, enter into another so hurriedly, without even warning your friend,' Mr.dame de Monte• Jan in reply wrote a very characteri-tic letter. Among other things she said: would rather die than do anything of which I might hate reason to repent; yet I will confess that the extreme nece-sity in which the death of the late Marshal left me, almost made me trip in words. But Heaven has so helped me, that here I am arrived in France, without having been affianced, pro mised or contracted to living man. I tun very much surprised the king sho . uld think I am going to bring hint servants at the ex pense of my good fortune, and against my tastes. I will never be an Italian; and, if I were, the last man I should choose to make me so would be the Marquis Jehan.Leys— for reasons which I will give you when we meet, but especially because he is not, and never will be a true Frenchman.' But, in spite of this declaration, the beau tiful Madame Phillippes remained at Lyons, under the charge of the Marquis, who spent twelve days in making the preptirations, in tending to arrive at Court in magnificent style. When the party at length set out, their baggage was so enormous, and their train so numerous that six great boats were filled. They did all their cooking on board. With them they took a band of fiddlers, en gaged by the Marquis to amuse him on the riser, and to tines bate the ennui of the lady for the loss of her husband. They embarked on the Loire at Romaine, and sent by land the horses and mules, which arrived as soon as they did at Briar°. M. de Vieilleville had news of their move ments nearly every day by the couriers who constantly passed on their way from Pied mont to the Court; he went out from Paris as far as Corbell, with about eighty horses, on the evening when the travelers orris ed at Ersonne. Ile sent a mes-enger directly to ' Madame Phillipes, informing her of his ITIOF cm ents, and pt back an answer not to show himself until the next day at the din ner that was to take pla..e at Juirey. The lady appears to have been afraid dint if the slightest suspicion of his intention had come to the Marquis, ho would have seized her and married her by force. Vieilleville politely kept out of the way until the dinner was over, and then rode up with his troop. There were great reverence and salutations; and all these men began to talk as well about the good cheer they had enjoyed by the road, as about the adventures that necessarily happen in so long a jour ney. At a fitting opportunity, however, the lady slipped away; and secretly calling the Sieur Plessis-au-Chat, a Breton gentleman in her service, ordered him as soon as they, reached the Porte St. Marceau, to disentan gle her train from that of the suite, and move along the moat in the direction of the Porte St Gangnes, where they were to stop while she bade adieu to the Marquis. Soon afterwards everyone mounted, ladies and all; and this gorgeous, brilliant train arrived in good time in Paris. At the gate Plessis-au- Chat carried out his instructions, and dex terously separated the lady's people from the others. The Marquis, surprised, called out they mistook the way. But now Mad ame Phillipes pulling up, said: ' 'Sir, they arozoing where they ought; for Chambets' Journal. "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1857 your lodging is in the Hotel des Urine, in the Cloister of Notre Dame, and mine is in the Hotel St. Denys, near the Augustines.— My honor commands me not to lodge in your house, but to separate myself from you, which io now why I bid you adieu: but not, sir, without thankin,g you very humbly for your good company by the road. As to my part of the expense, I have it all down in writing. Your Maistre d'llotes and Plessis-nu-Chat will settle matters so well together, that before a week is over, we shall be quits; I mean as far as regards money; fur my obligation to you will be eternal. Now, I beg you to consider that this separation is only a bodily separation; I leave you my heart, which you will be pleased to keep.' So saying, she kissed him andonid, 'Adieu, sir, we .shall meet tomor row at the king's lugging•.' The marquis was so astonished at this sudden change that for a long time he could not utter a single word. His ighs and sobs, however, showed his anguish and his sad ness. At last his presence of mind returned, and looking at the lady in anything but a loving manner, lie said: 'Mad.une, your adieu gave my heart a rang; but your last words, and the kiss with which you have honored me, have somewhat revived me, though this sudden change and prompt res olution seem strange. To -morrow,• as you say, we shall meet; but hear in mind the promises you have given me. Adieu, madnnell Then the two companions parted; and Madame Phil took her way in liberty to the hotel St. Denys. Tho same evening, icillevillc brought to her and intro.luced as a suitor the Pince do la Roehesuryon, who was of royal blood, being brother to the Duke of Alontpensier. 'lf you will believe me, make this gentleman as soon as possi ble, master of your perbon and your wealth. for all delay will be perilous,' said he. The prince and Madame Phillippcs were pleased with one another, and exchanged promises. Meanwhile, Dannehund, the successor of the Marshal Monte• Jan in his governor ship, had formed the project of succeeding also to to his widow and property. He therefore had written to the dauphine to plead his cause, and to represent that hy putting their revenue, together they might make up a hundred them:tad !lyres a year, a very rare thing in France for any one hut a prince. The dauphine came with his pro posal, and strongly spoke in favor of Danne blind. 'I know,' said she, 'that the Marquis of &limes is three times its rich, but his po sition is more uncertain. 13e , ides, he is t cry disagreeable in person; big, fat, flirty, swarthy, and awkward. Whereas, my can didate, as you know, is a very presentable To this Madame Phillippes replied by con firming her engagenionts with the prince, and the dauphine accor2ingly withdrew h er proposal heeam , e the king laid great stret.. on the alliance, and might emercise his ab,te lute authority. The marquis net er passed a day without calling to see his mistress; instead of finding her alone, lie always met the Prince de la Iluehesury on, who thus became n thorn in his side. By nu means whatever could he obtain a tete-a-tete interview. So at last, unable to put tip with his annoying position any longer, he suddenly began a legal ac tion. and arraigned the holy before the Par liament of Paris. This lie did by empress command of the king. ‘vio, had the marriage very Much at heart, though he did not like to use his own authority against the interests _of a prince of his own blood. Madame Phillippes was much disturbed at the prospect of being forced to ally her self with her obstinate suitor; and we may be SUre these were anxiells ConStUhatiOnS at i the Hotel St. Denys. When the day of trial came, she appeared. accompanied by M. de and many other lords and gen tlemen, ladies and maidens. Er ery one ex pected a long and scandalous discussion.— The First President liezatt the proceedings by telling Madame Phillippes to raise her band and swear to tell the truth; one then asked her if she had not promised marriage to Monsieur le Marquis Jehan L .yes, then Present. The lady. forgetting all her hints and inuend. , es, replied on her faith no. The President was about to eNaininoTher closely, arid the greffler had taken up his pen, when the fair defendant stepped forward, and in a firm voice uttered the following speech: 'Messieurs, this is the first time I have ever been before a court of justice; and, therefore, that I am afraid that timidity may make mo contradict myself in my answers. But, to cut short all the subtleties in which you arc so proficient, I now say and declare before you, gentleman, cad all present, that I swear to God and the king—to God on the eternal damnation of my soul—to the king on the confiscation of my honor and my life —that I never gave any promise of mar riage to Mansieur to Marquis Jehan-Logstle Sauces, and what is more, never thought of doing so in my life. And if any one says to the contrary, here, (taking, M. de Vieille ville by the hand,) here is my knight who is ready, saving his honor of this court, to prove that he villainously lies!' This warlike demonstration, so much in harmony with the character of the period, and the chivalry which Francis the First was trying to revive, met with complete success. •Itg•re's a business!' exclaimed tho Presi dent, familiarly-. 'Greffer, you can pack up your papers. There in no writing to do.— lkladame la Marochale ban taken another road; and a much slimier one.' Then ad dressing the Marquis, be said, 'Well, sir, what observatiun du you make on this inci dent?' The Marquis had glanced on his own portly person, and corn pa red it with the ma terial aspect of the lady's knight. '1 don't want a wife by force,' said he.— 'lf s'•e won't I.nve we, I won't have her; and there's an end.' With the ,, c words he made a low bow and left the Court. Then M. de Vieilleville asked if the lady were not free to marry whom she liked, and being answered in the affirmative, invited the whole company to come and be present at the betrothal between Madame Phillipes and the Prince do la nochesurytm, which NVollia take place imme diately. But the wily lawyers declined, saying that they ino,t deliberate and send a deputy to acqu4int. the king with what had taken place. o.le, of them also tvhis pered to the knight: •Yuu had a siN months' trial before you if you haa not been su clerk:•. The Marquis had an interrogatory of forty art:eles pre pared as to expre ,, ions that had Leen pub licly- made by the lady to him and hi, people; as to the kis<rs she had given hint by the way, especially the kiss at Porto St. 3lar eean; and its to her saying, to one St. Julien (a eireunistano.e that wmild have pone much against her) that she would give him a chain of five hundred ecus fur the wedding.' 'Well, well,' said Vieille% ille, smiling, 'all we need say now is, that a Frenchwoman has outwitted a hundre 1 Ithlians.' Thereupon, the betn(thal het ween Madame Phillippes and the Prince immediately took place; and in two or thiee dap; they were married at the Augustines without much ceremony, the bride being a Widow. They lived happily for twenty-five years, and had a 6011 and a (laughter; but the Princess. sur vived both her husband and her children, and died in 1575, forty years after the curi ous journey from Turin to Paris. The Quarter-Gunner's Yarn It was late on the afternoon of a Friday, in the year 1S:19 or ISIO, for I don't rightly rentern'oer whioh, that the s! er? of war 'Le !'Seant,' in which I cans -nrrivg !the wain-top, eitrae anchor:if:the Drazott, 1 , in the Gulf 1. After the sails were ' furled, and et crything made snug for the ' night, perm was give:: to a number of the mei!. who hail f r.ne i themselves into it company ,f players, to perform Slinkspeare's tragedy f •:%leeboth.' S t a theatre was , quickly rig 4 e.1 furvanl--t he top-gallant forecastle serving as the stage—and the play eummen.-0 1. A.nd it w - :1•4 nt oli•tr ON %veil got up, I can tell :nu, lads, and all ph-eyed their parts well, to ,s; only Bill Norton, who took the character or Ma,•both, g t mute than half seas over, and instead of sticking to the text, roared oat to red-hailed Tomp-, son, the Banquo of the piece: 'Don't you shake them looks of y turn at me, y ou Imai-' ster headed lubber, you!' W hereupon l'hompson, who eared not a fig for the re flection east upon his curls, but was most : co-scaly riled :it being called a lubber, (as well he might me, seeing that no better sea man ever trod 0 ship's deak,) immediat , ly downed with hi; insulter's house. The skrimmage, In: win er, was soon titer, and with this trilling co-option. everything worked troll to tlx e1„1 play. And as soon as the eurtain Lod upon the last net, Maciluff cant out in front uf it, azel very neat speech explained limy it happened that 3laciteth eatno to be orcrbiken by 1 b2lbv. '1 :v....tac you, get:tie:nen,' said he with his right han , l on hi, Ilea: t, 'upon the sa cred honor ~r a wait: (leek sweeper, that our unfortunate. sliipolate is an out-n n plout tee-' ttaller. if he have a ‘vealinesq in the world, it is that of :pilfering too strictly to temperance principles; lint this afternoon he NVIIS Sent, much against his in c lination, into the spirit room, to dr.tw of the even ing's allowance of grog, and the smell of the liquor. g,cnticiffen—the mere smell of it Moue—produccd upon our esteemed friend the deplorable effect which you have IN it nessed.' At thr conclulion of this roldresv, three chnrs were given for the speaker. nod three dine three for Bill Norton: and then the auditory dispersed quietly, just as the officer of the deck ordered the boatswain's mate of the watch to pass tho word to the 'launch ers' and 'first cutters' 'to stand by to go away in the morning at early daylight.' I know not how or why it was, shipmates, but while this sound resounded through the ship, I felt a cold shudder pas over my whole frame; and looking upon Frank Simp son, one of my watch of top men, who stood near me, I observed with horror that his hair was standing on end, and his eyes nearly starting, out of their sockets, as one who sees a spectre. Immediately afterward, this man wont over the whole vessel, offering, a month's pay to any ono who would take his place in the launch on the morrow, but no substitute could ho Gtl. The next morn ing, just after all hands sere called, the poor fellow came to me. and said: 'Peterson, it is inscribed in the book of fate that I am not to return alive to this vessel. Now a , . you, like myself, are an educated man. I wish you to take charge of some valuable papers that you will find in my bag. end forward them to my sisters, whose address is written on them.' Impressed with the man's manner, I readily promised compliance with his wishes, at the same time that. I endeavored to con- $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE vino° him that ho was laboring undor a do 'Nay, not so, my friend,' he said sadly: •my hour is close at hand. lam a Scotch man, and was born with a caul over my head; and from my earliest recollection, I have been endowed, or rather cursed, I .hould say, with the gift of second sight: and last night my poor old mother, who ha• been dead these twenty year., appeared to ate kneeling on a coffin, which she measured carefully with a tape line; and then, slowly ri.ing„ and looking ine straight in the eye., she murmured mournfully: This will just fi: my darling on Francis.' 'I saw her, Peterson, as plainly as I now see you, and each word that she tamed came dear and dit3tinet to my ears—and there! 0 He Iron! she stands there now, elaTing my drowned ly.ly in her withered As the speaker ejaculated these last word+, he covered his f.tce with his hand:, while a convulsive tremor agitated his whole person; and I myself felt the samescnsation of chilline-s stealing over me that I c.iperi enced on the previous evening. 'Well, lads,' continued the quarter gun ner, after a slnu•t pause, 'the boats went to Brazos de Santiago for water, and on their way back to the ship. heavily laden, the launch was capsized by the surf on the bar at the mouth of the river, and out of seven teen men and an officer, Francis Simpson, as I ant a living man, was the only soul drowned!' After Peterson liN.l concluded his story, a proftmml!loess reigned on the forecastle for the space of full lit e minute+, when it was broken by one Sanford, second captain of the tore top, who cried out, 'D ---n my eyes, InateyQ, have old George Peters , n frightened of yer all so that yer's afeard of the ',mind of yer woice , , or is yer turned Quakers, what doesn't think it decent to speechifyin mectin', if the sperits d,esn't move of yer to it? Rot my kelsonl if this ero spetit what you've just in•arn tell ot, have moved of yer t•o silence, I'm blessed but I'll tell yer set you to jawin ME w:thout further words he fired away kith: his yarn, which was iu sirl.stam:c and ,style, as r g:Ve hale merely taken the liberty of amending Sanfl)rd's I,braseology am/um:hut. He 'not pretendin' for to speak' (I quote his own word') 'as grammatie as some, though he didn't turn his bmk on no man at reef.o', let his edification be what it might.' Tar. ronE••rol'.f..N's TALE There were few better men on board the (Id Javvy than Mike O'Flanagan, or Mike,' as they called him. And the devil a steadier hand at the wheel, or a lighter foot aloft than his could be found on the broad ocean. Mike, like all of his countrymen, too, bad a warm heart under his ribs, and was a geniwine Christian, as had a firm 1),:).• Ii fin ghosts, because the good book speaks of there being rich, and never iefoscd to stand treat for a messmate while he bad a single shot left in the locker. Ana in that same old Javvy there were a big, lid:berly Englisher, ono Joe Wilson, with a pair of Shanghai legs on him that mere bowed for all the world like the jib boom in heavy weather: a mean, ill favored, worse-natured siin of a gun, what was al ' ways up to =kin' game of every one he 0‘ , 2110 flCrt , zis. HO was a ignoruss cuss, too, as didn't know the main-brace from the mizzen-top boa--line; for although nigh on to fan ty years of age. this was hi- first cruise. And Charley Thomas, the cabin-pantry-I).y. swore that he would take his afddavy that lie see him once to London to work in a lawyer's office; so in C14111 ,, C he was a rale heathener. as didn't blit - we in nufhin what a white mall 81:ou:',/ I,'lie‘e in; and to was eontiniwally a-twittill' of O'Flanagan about his fear of append:ion., and (wire lie came near a-fright.inin,' of the poor fellow out of his seventeen sense., by appearing at the head of his hammock, mapped in a sheet, just as the bell struck eight in the first watch. The third time ho attempted it, however, Mike, who had sonwhow. got ,vind of the game he was playin', came near heite the death on hi in; fir when the gh net riz up by his pillow, sa;dn' softly. in a hol low epuleral tone of woice: 'ls i t dh rrim i l , , that yez are, Micky 011anagan! that yez no afther shaking hands avid yez poor ould fayther, who's thraseled every blessed fut of the way from n could church-yard in ould Ireland, avid nicer a dhrop of the crap tiler to comfort bun at all, at all!' When the ghost spoke this, I say mayteys, Mike roared out in a terrible T assion: 'Jun• Wilson, ye dirty sprtlpeen, yez, it's sorra a sound bone I'll Live in yer dody the night— be the howly poker!' says he; and seizing, a cutlash as he carried to bed with him, he sprung from his hammock, and made after him- 1. - p the main-hatch they went to the gun-deck, around which they raced a half dozen times; then to the spar-deok. and so on all over the ship, until getting down be low agin, Wilson who was by this time , pretty well blown, took refuge iu the main hold. Ho had not been there many sec' onds, though, before bo come a rushin' out, all in the wind like, with his very teeth u-shakin' out of his head; and says he, as loud as he could squall, says he: 'l've seen a ghost!' says he. 'Where, where?' cried a dozen of the men. a-crovrdin' around him, (for the port watch had just been relieved, you see, and was about turnite in,) 'where. where?' says they. 'Dawn in the cable-tier,' eayn he. With DVI - 10_LE NU3IBER, 1,430. that, the office: of the deck, Mr. 5.C11:129, puts his head down the hutch and asks: 'What's the matte.: beluw?' 'Jo IVikon's seen a spirit,' saps one of the men 'Seen the, says the officer, and 136 he tnl:es and has the master-at-arms, Cor poral Brenner, roused out to inwestergate die :init.: for he knowed that if there was any speri:,, aLont, that ere Corporal would he sure to fiaLl. them. •12,u0 I;,r c, u, Sanford: iwerrapted nn 'ld tar. xrh,l hpl been a shipmate of hia in the •Java;"a great scent for liquor had Brenner; Etna no wee dorm on all rum ,naugglen, he wee, ns every 'epecteble ,naste:•-at-artns is, in course, bekase it :shill dutil to lie.' •Sp.,l;en like a man after my nwn heart emel.timed the yarn-spinner. And then he c , ntinne , l: 'Well. mater, the Cor -1)..ral and I, and about twenty others went into the buld, and I don't deny but when we come out pre,!laul quick, as badly scared as Ju Wikon was.' 'lt's,a glio v, 51r, sure °none!, nr may be the devil trot's got into the eabic , tier,' said the corporal,making his report to Mr. Simms ( , n the quarter deck. \tiltt tli.l he look like?' mid one of the reefers of the watch: for you know thom young monkeys is in every one's mess. •Look like? why, sir, he looked like a horse,' said Brenner, a-seratchin' of his head. At tLis, the captain of the hold. who was a standin' by the fife-rail. at-listettin' to what wa.; g,,in' on, l,rgiu f to laugh, and :.•nya ho, n-touehin' of his cap, says he: 'I think, if your honor 'II let me ;!..• below, I can bring that ghn , t up here'.' says he. 'Gu along. Smith,' says Mr. Simms; and with that, I'm ble.-:- , ed if Stith did'nt dive right below, and in less than a minit ho returned, bringing Ns ith him the rkeloton of a , mall l'rty , ee donkey, what the labially boy, as was a-stu of the wetinary art (as he called it,) had stowed in tile hold, to take home with him. And many a good lurk we had afterward on the forecastle, with that ere Kline donkey, I can tell you matey , ,; and it always went by the name of Jo Wilson's ghost, or the Pertygee devil of the cubic-tier. The Story of Bianca Capeii Leaving the Grand Canal and taming into a more narrow 'water street,' we canto to the Palazzo Trevisano, a rich and lofty edifice of mingled Gothic and Venetian styles. It belonged to the Capella flintily, and was the Inane of Bianca, whmo eventful life has been the theme of tivii.t and poet. She was gifted with the fatal dower of beauty,' —a beauty wild and enrapturing as that of the fabled Cr 11;_sr parents watched its gradual dovelepment, and Lnilt tip for her a future of even royal gratolenr; but while they deemed her yet a chill, her woman's heart had awakened, and she loved passion ately the gay anal handsome. Pietro Buena ventura, who daily passed her father's pal ace on hi, Wily to hi, vocation as a writer in the Bank of Salvinti. To those days, as to our own may be applied the homely Sal on adage, 'Where there is a there is a vnty,' an I orten did the far Bianca bribe the porter of the palace door to yield to her the key. Then she stole down the marl Is stepQ, whore her 1 roes gondola :ay waiting in the deep shaln.r east by sumo neighboring balcony. and springing into it, glided over the silent canals until the fresh er breezes of morning gave token of the comlog day, when, returning, she crept genii! to her chamber. Fur many weeks 0'1 , 4 d:cani of love contiened; but at length the lordly father found an alliance worthy of his peerle , s daughter, and bade her pre pare far the nuptials. Great was his won dor, when, with tears of ngony, she implored him to refit e for her lie marriage proposal. The parents sternly commanded compliance with their wishes, alld left her. When night came, the sr, , ntea signal told her that Lelow awaited the gondola. For the last time she descended the marble stairway, and then away with her lover over the calm lagoon to the mainland fled the high born Bianca Capello, with Pietro P uonaventura, the child of the people. But 'l've, like death, levels all distinctions.' They hurried on to Flor ence, where they implored the protection of Francisco, sun of Cosmo de Medici. He was young and sympathetic, and willingly granted it, making Pietro an officer of his household, and bestowing high honors upon both of the fugitives. The enraged father of Dianna renounced her forever, and oven induced the 'Council of Tel.' to set a price upon the head of Pietro. I The sunlight of prosperity served but to reveal thedarl: selfishness of Buonaventura's nature, and so.m Bianca discovered she had given life. love and hope to a villain. Then came the bitterest and most crushing trial of her woman's heart—desertion by him for %Thom had nban.luned parents, home and country. At last, ill her despair, she sought refuge from Lis s corn rind neglect in the ad oration of rrancisco, over whom she exer cised the power of an enchantress. Ile was periectly beneath her spell; and when his wife, Joanna of Austria, died (from a broken heart, the result of his infidelity.) he mat , ried Bianca Capello, and presented her to hi: court as its queen. An embarsador was despatched to Venice to demand her, 'the daughter of St. Mark.' as his consort.— Quickly were the vows of vengeance once" uttered by the Capelli forgotten, and gra ciong -vas the reception awarded to the ea-
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