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TUOM AS WELSH, TPSTICE OE TOE PEACE, Columbia, Pa. Ap OFFICE, in ‘Vhipper's New !Wilding, below 11Incles Hotel, Trout street. kr "rorupt attention given to all Stainless entrusted 10 November 2 4 3. tt257. DR. G. W. MIFFLIN, DENTIST, Locust street, a few doors abort Ave Odd flail, Columba. Pu. Cnlu,ni u. :11 1e.56. 11. M. NORTH, TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. ri Colnmhta. ra. Collections, i romptly made, in Lanemiter nnd York Comitie, Colombia. ?tiny 41,1950. J. W. FISHER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, cca-ramicoice., I, GE011.1:16 J. SMITII, WHOLESALE and Retail Bread and Cake Raker.—Cooctaritly oil a rotten' of akcc. too flUttleroll4 to truck. rt.: Soda. Wore. Scroll. and Sugar Soteatt; Coulectiorten•, of evt.re de.eriotlol otc., d.c. WI US • P STRIZET, Feb. 2;56. nel.Weell the Mott: told Frank lot !too,. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CIIERRI, for Cough-, COM"), ..rt•. for -n nt AIeCoRKLK & 1111.111,1,F.TrS Enmity N1 . ..1km., -tore, Odd Fellows' Hutt. Colombo, Ort 31.1%57. WOOLLEY'S All Healing and Strengthen ing tWve, (or .o oi MoCORKI.F:h DI;I.I,ETT'S Eninily Meth., siorn. Old Fellow= Ilall. cromohio. t . 1-57 HONEY: Just received, a small lot of Nu perior Honey, and fur aule Lv It WILLIAMS. !Noma ,rent. Nov. 21,1.:,7 PONEFIER! at reduced prices, for sale by tbr ono otl or ea..e, by R. WILLIAMS. NMI. 2 I , Frew: .Inert. TOILET 80.11%!--The largest assortment in colutututt; cult and eZitillltlr tOr you IVV , , at K. WII Prim Front street Vol!. 21. 1,57' - RUSHES! IlltlISIIES!--1 general assortment jjl , of firts./tet.: -weft ac Slice. Stave. Slott, Ilor,e ',Cowhand N:111 Bro,lie., just received :Ind for wolr lir It. ICIII.I.IANIS, Front t.treet. Nov 21,1557 ENNEDY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERYL—T his _l.l l'eltbrated Metheine ulway , no bawl, aml (or tale by B. Nov. 21.1 , 1.'17. From ,•treet. poaN starch, Farina, Rice Flour, Tapioca, NJ Sago, Out Iticul. Arrow Root Ae..ot the FAMILY MFIVIII'INI-INTonr.• Odd Fvllnwo Serf Di TIIST revived, three dozen Dr. Bronon's It/ Vegotab/e 131 ter,. .a rertom core for Dyspep.to, 1,11.0. a ircslt lot of -.Hp Sago tutu Vow Apple t'ltee,,e, Faroot nod , •orta Stareli, at 11 lICRR~ Sept 5, 1557. Grover,. nod I.lgonr :more T_T AIR DYE'S, Jones' Batchelor's, Peter's and E. , yittsto, hair tlves. wrirrooted to rotor the loor anyde.,red shade, without injury to the , hlll For sale by ti WILLIANIS. May 10, Frost st., Colurtiltta, Pa. QOLUTION OF CITRATE OF lIIAGN ESIA,or Par entive Moternt pletkilllll which 14 highly reecongnendled a , . ;a for VOWderi. Br. rnu 1,, 01,initird fresh every day at Ile E. lb. HERR'S Drug store. Front it 02 LAMPS, LAMPS, LAMPS. Just reccivrd at Ilrre. I Sill, r, u new and leauillul lot of Larup. of ;ill de-erirunas. May 2. Isra ASUPERIOR article of burning Fluid just rreeovell mod for .alr lbw H t)'t & A LARGE lot of City cured Dried Beet, just received 111 II bUTLIA.II & suN', Columbia Dereinlit, 10.1.50 IJjOOFLAND'S Cerman K 8 ,.1 r o ik r l :T , 1! at Melt)HFamily Medicine Store, Odd Fellow , ' Hall 3fily 25 1,,57 POUNTRY by Produce constantly 15V11 on ,6 hand an d fnr otic II ••M SON • --- HOMINY, Cranberries, Raisins, Figs, A I ni• ondg. ‘Valour. Cream Nut.. A e .ju^ reveived I.I7I'DAM & p•0N..5 Cniumibin. Dee 211.1.56 ASUPERIOR lot of Black and Green Teas, Colree and Choc.° late. j uwt rer••w rd at H •os* nee. 20.1854. Corner of From and Cron. ..t•. TEST RECEIVED , a beautiful moment of Ink NumdM, at lilt lirric.lqwirtrr4 and New. Dep., Columbus,April IP, 1A37. _ XTRA Family and Superfine Flour of t 4 bra! brand. for le by II SUY 1)A 51 & SON TUST received 1000 lbs. extra doable bolted hurl. a•he+n Veal. ut Der..2l) I 554. 11. SUYDAM & SON'S. 'EIfEIeS Instantaneous Tent or Baking Powder. felt .tile. 6. 11. t.171,1)A M h SION & TIIMIPSON'S justly celebrated Coin mereinl Find other (mold I'Cll.-- . lre hero of the e.darkr..—ju4i received. P. SHREINER. .Coiumbin,Aprd 15.1855. Will should anyperson do without a Clock, . they chin Ue had fel , r 51..10 it:d 1111WItrito, ttilltriNEß'2,! Coltamlon. April v.v. 1 sss drittli•E nud, Rock Salt , by th e sack or buhbel. (or J. FRI. - tly. Oct in. 1%57 TVE: GRAM'S V.I.ECTRIC Ju•t receivrl, 1I •upp:y popular retrirdv_ end fnr .ale It WI LLIA MS. Mny 10, Idrafi. 4roni Street, Columbia, Pe. _ A LARD f 7 arrermleel of RePe• nit oure• end lengthr, 1% nn hand nod ferrule :Li Tar/S. W MILSIVS. Mare h An. I. idigu .treat. ANEW lot of WHALE. AND CAR URCASINO 011..5, received •t die suttee( the R. WIIA.IAMS. Front Street. Calurmbin. Pm May 10, to,,sn A supEoloß artic:e of PAINTADI 1.. for 4sllr Iy 4/. WILLI A AIS. Front Street, Columbia. rn May ID, IKA A SUPERIOR IarIICIP of TONIC eiricw. 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HUE you examined the exquisite •`Blue and GokV' pocket eduum• 01 Lougfelmw, Tenn) +0,,, l.rl¢h Hunt. Gerold Ma—ey, and the bratolirol Oho+. tntn•d Gift iillol,-. to Suylor x Alenurinlll , 4 store tuetefu i )014 eVe.r Lrnt oire.,:f to Coturnt tans. GIFTS! GIFTS:! GIFTS!!! of ..very variety front the Iltt:Way Hook. for the child to toe unmua,rl work- of the ( rr: of Pat. , t'rollt the +tutpir Ibtipter Katie to the rinhnrat+•ly fits t-Ih•d Lathe , : l'cork. Itox. :Ire to hr frootti ut s.lll.lnt & 1111e1)0NAI.U•i. RIES of every de,criptiott for Every mail -911149111a5, oac. 1 /19.9991 per 19, 1.-57. 10 PER CT. SAVED ON STOVES. CALL at Miler's and examine his it t assort nent of r.TOVES Parlor. Par. to; Cook. Hull. (Mee and Cooking :goy,: sold Riinge.. 01 the Inte+l , o le. null 05 every initiern. Pur• nurser- will foul ti so their ntiviintuge to -Heel f the. (till snit excellent: stork, whirl, will lie uttered et 111001 rC.l.ollllbie ralit lifilellibt,! iii II PFAIII.ER'S Loruo Rt. opposite the Frunkloi House. Columbia, l)tC. Ig 1-37. pERFUMERII,--Bazin's, Ilauel's, Cristiani's, eriumery, 101,-a le by It. WILLIA Nov 'II. 1, -, n7. Front .orret. FRANGIPANNI EXTRACT, 1 • I'ItANUII'AN•I FHA INGII O ,INNI For gn.r. by It. WIT.LIAMS, Nov Yt.lv7. Front 4treet I CST RECEIVED, a new lot of CAPS, of the LATE.,,T STYLES, at J. n CRIFFITII` 4 Hal ouch Clr , Store, Front greet, taljohaug the Wash meta. 110.-e• November t:1, ‘IILIS Cream anti Amandine, a fresh supply ll at the FAMILY MEDICINE STODE.OIO Fel 'Sall. ISrpt. 2G. '57. Jaync's Family Medicines, 1.1 For -air lit N 1 re( it / 1 / 4 . Medicuse r.Rore.Odd null Columlisat, 0c1.31, 1,•57 T \R. A. TRASH'S Magnetic Ointmtpt, j../ for .n I. h nELLETT.Q. Votnitv stechoote More, Odd Fellow.' (101 l C1111117111M.0et.31. 1017. 'rill: undersigned have been nppoinled Ihrihe 0. 4 1 e of COOk & Co • + GMT A VCR -7.14A rvAS. 1101 10 corrode; iu e Istt.licity iiiry 1111110.1 001011 the ttutll. SAY LOR Sr. :11cDONAL1). Columloin Jan !7. IS7. 1? OBERTS' EMBROCATION, for Rheumatism lA, Sprains, Brakes. Ac. For sale nt Jlci'Olt KIX & IMI.L.F.:TTS. Odd Fellows' Iliad!, Locust street, Columbia. July 25. 1657. ARTICLES FOR BAKING.---At the Family Medi. me Store, Odd relloarn , Mill. in Where Pore rou pool Spleen. Molt i:. Soda. Cream Tartar, Pea riot 4t, rinlaratun, and Flavor-rag Extracts, may Le colplalow July 27, 1-.57. E eK ar N c j ew. i c ist . rerei i i .:d, 7 sup i ply , ot flit- Jun wiry The Tru=s we believe to be itopertor to ally How tit u.e; they ore more readily uppltetl. aid ea.) . to he ...mt. All those who are weurtog the olil romonoti Trl.,..vntlid do well to t otl moil get cue of the otitis,. tit the F.tottly :tletheine Store. Sept Z. '57. A LARGE lot of Shaker Corn, from the r„:,..kor MCillellll2 ll l nt VewYork. Jut ref•rived, & Columbia, Dec. 20. 1.-51) r. n. itn.ssNr.st co. ALARGE lot of Baskets, Brooms, Buckets Dru.beb, he., for .ale by II : 4 121/AM 4c SOS. 1000 LOS. Curd Cuy Hnn end Sboultlers Fro. 21. 11. SUN — DAM, h .SzON. TA„"`i,". AND 1 , 1,00 R 011. CLOTIIia, all 042, 1 . , 10 , .a i r47 7 i . eng•, lor •u le . I cheap. k CO LT A Tat ANI) CA I . S. rwlisthle for the owstron. end nt I low at the Corner onrlttret tint Union sty. Oct tit. 1,57. LOOKING GL, --- /adl' , ES, nil ny I o NRI En lc co.. oci. 0. 1537. Corner of Third and Union rl• nitRA I. while. Red and Vel low Wool Flaonelvvld Wnol Vs.rto,,er .11 colors, +4,:cl gooloie4 ot Ociolper M. 1,57. II R CN KR 'S. ALT by tLe 431ek or louvhel. Gad NGrketrl ly the S turrel Of xetnil, at I. O. lIRUNF:R & CO A. October 10. Ir.:11. SEGARS AND TOBACCO, of dieerent ',rondo, wholr.ale arJ ert.lll..w Oe tuDer 10, 1 -4 57. .1. 0. 131117.%1E1L Jr 00. EARLY COPIES Posl' A(.; "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MoRNING, FEBRUIRY 6, 1853 Report of the Board of Directors OF TIIR LANCASTER COUNTY MUTUAL IN SURANCE CONI NY, 111111 fie at the Other of the Company utWilliam:town. January 12. lbf.a. Number of Polleie. m force Jan. 1, 1;58. 2507. Amount of Li•unuice on Pol. tr tee i•- tied up to Jon. 1.'37,9,5 539,230 01 Amouoi of insurntwe effected on Pollute. 114,1e1l during the year. 321 010 75 Whole amount of oo , urrince is force January 1, 1e35, $5.559,270 Amount of Premium Note, in force Jun 1.1,37. 216,81; 56 Amt of PreminmOleg for Policies iii-urd during the yen I, 15.'2 , -9 37 Wholenmt.nfPremiiiin Soler Q. in force Jan. I. It3Bi P C R. yostei np 1.00 CoMPANY• Mil. in the hand. , 'lithe Treat ewer Jun 1. 1x37. Sit 031 07 Cu dt ree'd for Aeo.rei-m't No 9 1 141 93 die. do. 10 3453 25 do. do. 1I 3 :AO I do do. 73 31 117 Ca-11 received for per rent age. paid nn l'entholi 'Ammo dutwg the year. 003 31 • received f-r Policie. du. ring the year. 303 00 received from Ilminalt Biller to pay for 10-see. to Coinpany 1,500 00 • received from Eli Pence to pay for to the Company 500 00 Ca-h received M. J. tOday• Maher to pay for lu-Sec io the Company, 100 00 Cll.ll received from Daniel Deolioger it pay for loviirs to the Cethipooy 400 00 Ca-le rreeived I J.rewh P. 114.1-het to pay far iovi.e. he the Company. 3011 00 • reerivr,l limn Jacob R. Ilei.lo•y In pa) tor lir--es 10 thr COlllllOll. 300 00 • received from !inhere P. tcli val., to pay for to the Company, 500 00 Cavil rrc'd Irma Rohe ri Nle. va the lair Ado. a'r,l to pay for to the Comp.thy. 1,000 00 Cie-le Irani fleetly thigh In pay for airier to the Co. 600 00 • rec'd from John 11. mud Jame- A• Boy er, in pay for to the Compaq'. 50(1 00 CllOl meet and (rout TllOlllll. S. WOoll+ to pay 10r louses to the Company, 500 00 .1 1 .120520 13 Jan.l4. each paid Henry -.brook, Intl. due him MI the to of 11,11 and I'omit-1110. nail 1100-e.niulde. and cooleal., 51990 27 Jan. IS, ca-11 101111 TllOlO S Jack. for 10.1.0111110 0001011150 f It:. barn, 691 32 Feb 6, cash plod 111u,,..er & on their e.tettin -aw null and con tents, 2134 OU rel, 6, eitr.ll paid Itri•titen Mes h, ild, for 111 , 10.• on barn and coil. tent, 2025 00 ca-li paid 1.1. F. 11401. a par tial oa the block of hit 'net chandize, 64 hO Apr. I, ea-11 lid John Frani7. for the lo<sall, r-e power ho 0101 cm, harn and contents 1190 25 Apr. I. ra-Ii 01 Dr 1:1111-11.in Gar her. on ;he x'a,h -hai-e 1111.1 voilleitt, 595 27 y l lllO ca-h II /faker. fora partial los• to nix tenant tinu. , e, 114 03 June ao. ca-h Jacob 11011. for a puma' 10.. s to hio; 45 00 June 30, ra.ll p'il Henry Brenner, (or In.. or In. ' , prow, hon-e. 35 00 Aug. 3. ea 6 ll 01 Will) Krairer & Salle! 1%'011., Executor• of the r.- Isle of John Kemper. area. for the Ili.. orlion-e :1111i 01011010 4 , 000 00 Aug. 12, Cir..l; lid A1,'.,: 0,11110400, for oil moat and 0001001 a, 2300 00 Aug 12. ea-1; John rr.onz for lo•• ou lura Inrrn and rout••nt+. Sept 12. ce..11 Int John E j er, for 10S. 011 hl. WO4l 11011-c Sept. 1:!,CIOSII iell Kit . 2.0011zfu. , , fora partial loo..• to 100-ol,xchotou. 12 00 One 10.011'41 11 . 4 i .101111 Nlll 4 ,lman, for loo•• , on In- out ntivloql. 40 00 4..10p'd Collirrill Ire- of loove%Ii9: 1 11not not lo••• , e.4 to line cool pa ay. si. 02 do. Iteluntivd to oluen, n: toe co overpaid Ity them, :;..! 47 do. For Soationery. 15 113 du. Tor poi agr -Milli, and po-t -age prepaid loy ageon, 13 80 do. John NI. En-eoloilUcr,prentong, 111 00 do. Franco. , 11. Sin oiler, •• 4 110 do. F. 1 . . o.arlotouitoto. 100 0 do Thecorloolu. Felon, 795 " do N. Ni. iinhrrr . 11 00 do. Pc:on...Dl& GeoFt„ 4.4 1 1 1 110 do. Jacob NI) cc+, •• IG 00 do. E C Darlologion. 1G 00 do. Jolt. tinier It Soo., 4, IV, 00 do. 11. 11.Itnlirer. " 300 •• do. Sander... &Sou, 17 00 do. Office Brost, 25 00 do. Sceretaro.' , 4 S.l Inry 201 50 do. Trengurefg Salary, 158 50 do. Eirrelor.& Exceouove croon- tiered to the romp:toy, 139 00 do. For col. A ~ - t•-•torot No 0. 77 71 do. do. do. No 10. 167 do. do. do No 11, 139 91 do For two, tonQ Vaal. 11 00 Trest.urer itg.lgg credit for the tm. of two ehrelro reerived try Into ior ti,ensolmo No 9. II few d gyr he• fore rile tailor, Of lie Lulea-ter Bawl, tot) aide at the Ilsol.. 147 49 for 1 , 55 W refunded to rtt!ems an rxelomze for Luora•ter Ldln reeetvrd lif them Mr mem No 9, till of whielt sonowel4 the l'retts I.4:barged with to the atrm of triltoire due Ity the Tres rurer, Jun. 1,1057, rhs Dal m of Trea.., Jon 1, , 55. S 3-79 71; --_4211929 13 The whole amount of insurance. as above stated rep resell!. three-fourths the estimated value on the assured ptooerty. The amount of Premium Notes represents the rates chargeable on threedourtlts of the estimated valor of p operty. The amount 01 losses to the Com. parry for the ear. is huh' thousand two Manfred and seventy•one dollar- and IWs my cent, (i 19.27 I els )which includes the recent los,. of Julia Sure on Lts Culstster maker shop and eoulcuh. ensured lutshl4l.llo. mid Chre. unit Overholtrer on his IWO and contents. insured stir (NI. nod vs nuost shed and mosteitts. Its•tired for t 73 00. a fall account of other to the s unman) during the y ear. wine published to the ss eckly papers oh the comity. 111 the morals of November. It is Claude for gratulation to the members of the rom• Fany that the losses for this year are 55.5011 less than ast year. and when it In costsidered that the estimated value of property insured 111 this Comently is about eight millions of dollars. (3.1001t.000.) the losses to the Compaity have been comparatively small. It is. how. ever. a source of regret nod alarm, that nearly three fourths of the amount of loners for the year. are cup posed to !MVO lute,, occasioned by i ncendianes. and than nn every menace without being able to discover the guilty ones. A few years ago. when a large amount of properly had hems unmistakably dextro)ed by iticendiaries.o great deal of 0.18111:11l111111uxtety prevailed in the neighborhoodt rnestaigs were called to devise Amine plan that would lead to their detection. Ancoog other Mines donne, it was recommended to the Board of Directors to offer a large reward, equal its amount to sue-half of the pro perty destroyed, which was Josue, but foaled in its pur se po The last assessment of n per teat . made to Novem ber. and Ole (tidy one for the year. will be suflicseut to pay for all losses during the year. The lloard availed themselves of the opportunity to borrow money from individuals. to pay for losses. as they occurred. tin order to avoid the nrC , lldllr of making snore [bail one assess ment for the year, the interest of the money borrowed, being less than the expenses incurred w making an as sessment. The Hoard wound take thisopportsinity toss:am notify members of the r'ompany woo may bare girded to pay their assessments. that the time for the payment of tune same will be extended until the 15th of February. after which time. delinquents will be called upon try a collector, duly authorized to collect the same, and they will be subject to the payment of mileage as usual. Al] of which is mot respectfully sultineted. TI lONI AS, WOOL/i- 1 , President. NATHANIEL E. SLATMAXER. tleeletary. The following named permsa were elect td Director. for the ensuing year, viz: Thom.. S Woods. Adam K. Witmer. George I. Eckert. John M 141.1)eTA Samuel Stokom. Moat Ketwagy, John Hauck, l‘lottem Eby and Nathaniel Slaymaker. [Jan. 23, P_lolkab..{dilim•kizisj:it iy West Branch Insurance Company. TUTS Company was organized in June, IAS :grow lint the •alert buanr•. ba• been done. and the pro•perou+ financial condition of the Company i• evident, of •twaMnQ- Whole amount of Property lo•uredt 81,0' 7 649 On 5354 00 TREMENICK". Columbia. Pa.. i• the nu. thoeized agent. and t• empowered to make Annie) a and insure property at the regular rine+ of the Com p...try. [Dee. 3, HIV. The Box Tunnel-•-A Fact The 10.15 train glided from Paddington, May 7, 1847. In the left compartment of a first-class carriage were four passengers; of these, two were worth description. The lady had a smooth, white, delicate brow, strongly marked eyelmtws, long lashes, eyes that scented to change color, and a good sized delicious month, with teeth as white as milk. A man could not see her nose, for her eyes and mouth; her own sex could, and would have told sonic nonsense about it.-- She wore an unpretending grayish dross, I uttoned to the throat, with lozenge-shaped buttons. and a Scotch shawl that agreeably evaded the responsibility of color. She was like a duck, so tight her plain feathers fitted her; and there she sat, smooth, snug, and delicious with a hook in her hand, and a vro(pcon of her snowy wrist just visible as she held it. lier opposite neighbor was what I call a good style of a man—the more to his credit. since he belonged to a corporation that fre quently turns out the went imaginable style f young men. lie was a cavalry officer aged twenty five. lie had a moustache, but not a very repulsive one; not one of those sub-nasal pig -tails, on which soul is sus pended like dew on a shrub; it was short, thick, and black as a coal. His teeth had not yet been turned by tobacco juice, his clothes did not stick or hang on him, they sat on him; he had an engaging smile, and, what I liked the dog for, his vanity, which was inordinate, was in its proper place, his heart, not in his face, jostling mine and other people's, who have none; in a word, he was what one oftener hears of than meets—a young gentleman. He was con versing in an animated whisper with a com panion, a fellow oflicer—they were talking about what is far better not to do, women. Our friend, clearly did not wish to be over heard, for he cast, ever and anon, a furtive glance at his fair vis-a-vis, and lowered his voice. She seemed completely abs .11)01 in her book, and that reassured him. At last the two soldiers Caine down to a whisper, and in that whisper (the truth must be told) the one who got down at Slough, and was lost to posterity, bet ten pounds to three, that he who was going with us to Bath, and immortality would not kiss either of the la diesoppositeuport theroad. "Dine!" Done " Now, I am sorry a man I have hitherto praised should have lent himself, even in a whisper, to such a speculation; but ••nobody is wise at all hours," not even when the clock is striking five-and-twenty; and you are to ,sEder his profession, Iris good looks, and the temptation—ten to three. After Slough, the party was reduced to three, at Twaford, one lady dropped her handkerchief. Captain Dolignan fell on it like a tiger, and returned it like a lamb; two or three words were interchanged on that occasion. At Reading, the Marlbo rough of our tale made one of the safe in vestments of that day; he bought a Tinzes and a Punch; the latter was full of steel pen thrusts and. wood-cuts. Valor and beauty deigned to laugh at some inflated humbug or other punctured by Panels. Now, laugh ing together thaws our human ice; long be fore Swindon, it was a talking match—at Swindon, who so devoted as Captain Dolig nan—he had handed them out—he tough chickened them—he brandied and burnt sugared them; on their return to their car riage, one lady passed into the inner com partment to inspect a certain gentleman's seat on that side the line. 2730 OU El] Reader, had it been you or I, the beauty would have stayed with us till all was blue, ourselves included; not more surely does our slice of bread and butter, when it escapes from our hand, revolve it ever so often. alight face downwards on the carpet. But :his was a bit of a fop, Adonis., dragoon—so Venus remained We-a-fete with him. You Dave seen a dog meet an unknown female of leis species; how handsome, how empresse, how expressive, he becomes; such was Dolig non after Swindon, and, to do the dog jus tice, he got handsomer and handsomer; and you have seen a cat conscious of approach ing cream—such was Miss Ilaythorn; she became demurer. Pscsently our Captain looked out of the window and laughed; this elicited an enquiring look from Miss Ilay thorn. "We are only a mile from the Box Tunnel." "Do you always laugh a mile from the Born Tunnel?" inquired the lady. "Invariably." "What fvr?" "IVhy. hem! n gentleman's joke." "Oh! I don't mind it's being silky, if it make, me laugh." Captain Dolignan, thus encouraged, re counted to Miss Ilaythorn the fillowing: A lady and her husband sat together, going through the Box. Tunnel. There was a gen tleman opposite, and it was pitch dark. Af ter the tunnel hsd been passed through, the lady said: "George, how absurd of you to salute me going through the tunnel:" "I did no such thing!" "You didn't?" "No. why?" "Why. because somehow I though. you did!" Here Captain Dolignan laughed. and en deavored to lead his companion to laugh, but it was not to be done. The train entered the tunnel. nies Harbert'. "Ab!" g,ltterti.alts. DS CHARLES HEADE D„liguan.—••R'l]at is the matte] Miss Ilaythorn.—"l am frightened." Dolignan, (moving to her side,) "Pray do not he alarmed, I am near you." Miss llaythorn.—“You arc near me, very near me, indeed, Captain Dolignan." Dolignan.—"You know my name!" Miss Ittythorne.—`•l heard your friend mention it. I wish we were out of this dark place." Dolignan.—l could he content to spend hours here, reassuring you, sweet lady." Miss Ilaythorne.—••Nonsense." Dolignan.—"P'weop!" (Grave reader, do not put your lips to the cheek of tho next pretty girl you meet, or you will understand what this means.) Miss Iraythorn.—"Eel Eel Eel" Friend.—" What's the matter, dear?" Miss Haythorn.—"Open thedoor: open the door!" There was a sound of hurried whispers, the door VMS shut, and the blind pulled down with hostile sharpness. If any critic falls on me for putting inar ticulate sounds in a dialogue as above, I answer, with all the insolence I can com mand at present. "flit boys as big as your self," bigger, perhaps, such as &iiocies, Euripides, and Aristophanes; they began it and I learned it of them, sure against my will. Miss Haythorn's scream lost a part of its effect, because the engine whistled forty thousand murders at the same moment; and fictitious grief tn.tke.s itielf heard when real cannot. Between the tunnel and Bath, our young friend had time ask himself whether his conduct had been marked by that Delicate reserve which is supposed to distinguish the perfect gentleman. With a long face, real or feigned, he held open the door—his late friends attempted to escape on the other side—impossible: they must pass him. She whom he had insulted (Latin fur kissed) deposited somewhere at his foot, a look of gentle blushing reproach; the other, whom he had not insulted, darted red hot daggers at from her eyes, and so they parted. It was perhaps fortunate for Dolignan that he hod the grace to be friends with Major Hoskyns of his regiment, a veteran laughed at by the youngsters, for the Major was too apt to look coldly upon billiard balls anti cigars; he had seen cannon balls and linstoeks. fie had also, to tell the truth, swallowed a good bit of the mess-room poker, but with it .me sort of moral poker, which made it as impossible for Major lio-k3ms to descend to an ungeutlemanlike word or a - tion, as to brush his own trowsers below the k ,cc. Captain Dolignan told this gentleman his story in gleeful accents; hut ,Major lloskyns heard him col i y, int! as coldly answered that he had known a sinus lose h life for the same thing. "That is mulling," contin ued the Major, "but unfortunately lie de .crved to lose it." this the blood mounted to the young man's temples, arid his senior added, "1 mean to say he is thirty-five; you, I presume, are thirty-one:" "Twenty-live." "That is much the same thing, will you be advised by me?" "If you advise me." "Speak - to no one of this, and send White the .C 3, that he may think you have lost the bet." "That is hard, when I hare won it." "Do it for all that, sir." Lot the disbelievers in human perfecti bility know that this dragoon, capable of a blush, did this virtuous action, albeit with violent reluctance; and this was the first damper. A week after these events, he was at a ball. Ho was in that state of factitious discontent which belongs to us amiable English. Ile was looking in vain for a lady equal in personal attractions to the idea he had formed of George Dolignan as a man, when suddenly there glided past him a most delightful vision! a lady whose beauty and symmetry took him by the eyes—another look: "It can't be" "Yes it is!" Miss Hay thorn! (not that he knew her name;) but what en apotheosis! The duck had become a pea-hen—radiant, dazzling, she looked twice as beautiful, and almost twice as large as before. He lost sight of her. He found her again. She was so lovely she made him ill, and he alone must not dance with her, speak to her. If he had been content to begin her acquaint ance the usual way, it might have ended in kissing; but baying begun with kissing, it must end in nothing. As she danced, sparks of beauty fell from her on all around, but him. She did not see him; it was clear she never would see him. One gentleman was particularly assiduous; she smiled at his assiduity; he was ugly, but she smiled on him. Dolignan was surprised at his success, his ill taste, his ugliness, his im pertinence. Dolignan at last found himself injured: "Who was this man? and what right had ho to go on so? Ile had never kissed her, I suppose," said Dolly. Wig- Ilan could not prove it. but he felt somehow that the rights of property were invaded.— lie went home and dreamed of Miss Hay thorn, and hated all the ugly unsuccessful. He spent a fin.tnight trying to find out who his beauty was—he never could encounter her again. At last he heard of her in this way; a lawyer's clerk paid him a visit, and commenced a little action against him, in the name of Miss Haythorn, fur insulting her on a railway train. $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2.00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE The young gentleman was ,hocked: en deavored to soften the lawyer's clerk: that machine did not thoroughly compre'let.d the meaning of the term. The holly's name, however, was at least revealed by this on toward accident; from her name to her ad dress was but a short step: and the same day our crest-fallen hero lay in wait at her door—and many a succeeding day, without effect. But one fine afternoon she issued forth, quite naturally, as if she did it every day, and walked briskly on the nearest pa rade. Dolignan did the same; he met her many times on the parade, and searched for pity in her eyes, but found neither look, nor recognition, nor any other sentiment. For all this she walked and walked, till all the other promenaders were tired and gone.— Then her culprit summoned resolut:on, and, taking off his hat, with a voice tremulous, fur the first time sought permission to ad dress her. She stopped, blushed, and neither ac knowledged or disowned his acquaintance. He blushed, stammered out how ashamed he was, how he deserved to be punished. how he was punished, how little she knew how unhappy he was; and concluded by begging her not to let all the world know the disgrace of a man who was already mortified enough by the loss of her acquain tance. She asked an explanation. lle told her of the action that had been commenced in her name. She gently shrugged her shoulders, and said.--" How stupid they are?" Emboldened by this, he begged to know whether or not a life of distinct un pretending devotion would, after a lapse of years, erase the memory of madness—his crime? "She did nut know!" .:She must now bid him adieu, as she had some preparations to make for a ball in the Crecent, where everybody was to be." He was there, and after a time abtained an introduction to Miss Hay-thorn, and he danced with her. Her manner was gra cious. With the wonderful tact of her sex, she seemed to have commenced the ac quaintance that evening. That night, for the first time, Dolignan wat in lore. I will spare the reader all :t lover's arts, by which he succeeded in dining where she dined, in dancing where she danced—in overtaking her by accident when she rode. Iris devo tion followed her even to church, where our dragoon was reworded by learning there is a world where they neither polka - nor smoke—the two capital abominations of this lie made acquaintance with her uncle. who liked him, and he saw at last, with joy, that her eye loved to dwell upon him when she thought he did not olee:ve her. It was three months after the Box Tun nel, that Captain Dolignan called one day upon Captain llaythorn, IL N., Ivhom he had met twice in his life, and slightly pro pitiated by violently listening to a cuttireg 'tut prdil ion; he called, and, in the usual way, asked permission to pay his addresses to his daughter. The worthy Captain straightway began doing Quarter Deck. when suddenly be was summoned from the apartment by a mysterious message. On hit return he announced, with a total change of voice, "It was all right, and his isitor might run along,ide as soon as he cho4e." My reader has divined the truth; this nautical commander, terrible to the foe, wa , in complete and happy subjugation to his daughter, our heroine. As he was taking leave, Dolignan saw his divinity glide into the drawing-room.— Ire followed her, observed a sweet con sciousness deepened into o)nfusion; she tried to laugh, she cried instead, and then she smiled again; and when ho kissed her hand at the door, it was "George" and "Marian," instead of Captain this and Miss the other. A reaqonable time after this, for my tale is merciful, and skips formalities and tor turing delays,) these, two were very happy; they were once more upon the railroad, go ing to enjoy their honey-moon all by them selves. Marian Dulignan was dressed jm.r ns before, duck-like and delic.ous, all bright except her clothes; but George sat beside her this time. instead of opposite, and she drank him in gently ender her eye-lashes. "Marian," said George, "married people should tell each other all. Will you ever forgive me if I own to you—no—" "Yes! yes!" "Well, then! ynu remember the Box Tunnel? (This was the first allusion ho hnd ventured to it.) "I am ashamed to say I had hot £3 to 410, with White, I would kiss ono of you two ladies;" and George pathetic externally, chuckled within. "I know that, George; I overheard you," was the denture reply. "Oh! you overheard me? impossible." "And did you hear me whisper to my companion? I made a hat with her." "You made a bet? How singular! What was it?" "Only a pair of gloves, George." "Yes, I know; but what about it!" "That if you did, you should be my hus band, dearest." "Oh: but stay; then you could not have been so very angry with me, lore. Why, dearest, then, who brought that action against me?" "Mrs. Dolignan looked down. "I was afraid you was forgetting met" "Sweet angel! why here is the Box Tun nel! Now, reader—fie no! no suoh thing: You [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,436. c o't expect to be indulged in this way every time you come to a dark place; be side, it is not the thing. Comider, two married people; no such phenomenon, I as sure you, took place. No scream i,eued is hopeless rivalry of the engine—this time. A Lucky Mason There was once upon a time a poor ma son or baickloyer in Graoada, who kept all the Saints' days and holidup:, and Saint Monday in the bargain, and vet with all this devotion he grew poorer and poorer, and could scarcely earn bread for his numerous family. One night he was aroused from his first sleep by a knocking at the dour. Ho opened it and beheld before him a tall, mea gre, cadaverous looking priest. "Hark ye, honest friend," said the stran ger, "f have observed that you are a good Christian and ono to be tru.ted—will vuu undertake a job this very night?" "Willingly, if I may espect to be paid?" "That you shall; but you must eunr yourself to be blindfolded." To this the mastic had no objection; so being hood-winked, he was led by the priest through various lance and winding passages, until they stopped before the prtal of a house. The priest then applied a key, turned a creaking lack, and opened what sounded like a ponderous door. They en tered, the door was closed and bolted, and the mason was conducted through an echo ing corridor, and a spacious hall, to the in wrier of the building. Here the bandago was removed from his eyes, and he found himself in a parlor or court, dimly lighted by a single lamp. In the centre was a dry basin of an old Moorish fountain, under which the priest requested him to form a small vault, bricks and mortar being at hand fur the purpose. He accordingly worked all night, but without finishing the job. Just before daybreak the priest put a piece of gold into his hand, and, having blindfolded him, conducted him back to his dwelling. "Are you willing," he said, "to return and complete your work?" "Gladly, Senor Padre—provided I am so well paid." He did so, and the vault was completed. "Now," said the priest, "you must help me to bring forth three bodies that aro to be buried in this vault." The mason's hair raised on end at these words; he followed the priest with tremb ling steps to a retired chart:titer of the instashm, exnectiog to behold some ghastly spectacle of death. hut was relieved upon perceiving threeo or four portly jars round ing in one corner, They were evidently full of intmoy. and it was with great labor that he and the pr . e.o. carried :hem forth and consigned them to the tomb. The vault was then closed, the pavement replaced. and all traces of the wit k obliterated. The mason was again hoodwinked and led forth by a route different from that by which he had come. After they had wandered through perplexed mate of lanes and alleys, they halted. The priest put two pieces of gold into his hand. "Wait here," tail he, "until you hear the cathedral bell for matins. If you pre+ume t uncover your eyes before that time evil Nv I befall you." So saying he departed.. The mason waited faitlifnlly, amusing him , elf by weighing the gold-pieces in his hand, and (thinking them against each other. The moment the cathedral boll rung its minin peal. he uncovered his eye+ and fitted himself en the hanks of the from where he made the best of his way home, and revelled with hi+ faan:l3r for a whole fortnight en the proSts of hi+ two nights work; after which he was as poor as ever. He continued to work a little and pray a good deal, and keep Sa;nt! , ' days and holi eays from year to year, while his family grow up as gaunt and rabid as a crew of gypsies. As he was seated one evening, at the door of his hovel, ho was accosted by a rich old curmudgeon. who was noted for owning many house', and being a griping landlord. The man of money eyed him fur a moment beneath a pair of anxious, shaggered eye brow., "I am told, my friend, that you are very poor." "There is no denying the fact, Seuor—it speaks for it.,elf." "I presume you will be glad of a jub, and work cheap." "As cheap, my master, as any mason in Grenada." "That's what I want. I hare an old house falling into decay that costs me mote money than it is worth to keep it in repair, so patch it up at as small an expense OA The mason was accordingly conducted to a large deserted house, that scented going to ruin. Passing through several empty halls and chambers, ho entered an inner court, where his eye vras caught by an old moorish fountain. Ile paused for s ma ment, for a dreaming recollection of the place vividly came over him. Pray," said he, "who occupied this house formerly?" "A pe-t +:1 him?" cried the landlord. "It was an old miserly priest, who cared for nobody but himself. lie was said to be im mensely rich, and haring no relative it was thought he would learn hi. treasure to the church. lie died suddenly: the priests and friars thronged to take possession of his
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