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SAMUEL WRIGHT, Editor and Proprietor
VOLUME XXXIII, NUMBER S.
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Iron: Loeust. over Saylor & McDonald's Book store
Colombo" l'a LU — Entrance, ,ante a- Jolley', I'llo
- Gallery. [August 21, 1853.
TIIOIIIAS WELSH,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Columbia, Pa.
,°MICE, in Whippers New I:Witting, below
13Inek's Ilalel, From street.
irrPrompt attention given to all business entrusted
o his eare.
November t 2,?, 3857.
H. N. NORTH,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
-._ Cnlnmllin.l'a.
Cullecuoue l.romptly made La nca,te and Vori
90 males.
Colombia May.
CHEM
J. W. FISHER,
Attorney
. and Counsellor at Law,
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S. Atlee B ckius, D. D. S.
I)IIACTICES the Operative, Su ical and Meehan
ieal Cepartno•ntn at llcmi~trp;
01 FRT. .Icen..l..treel, lictweem he Franklin I.lou=e
mid 1.0.4 Office, Columbia, Pa.
}lay 7. 1.59.
Harrison's Conmbian
i.m=uperior article, permanently black.
TV :tad not corroding the pen, call be laud 111 oat
.aatity.lit the Vacuity pledu•rrre lore, and blacker
jet i. 11111.1 Ling Boni
/nun 9.1,19
We Have J u st Received
R . CUTTER'S Improved Chest Expanding
So-pe alder and shoulder Ilrite, for I,emlenten.
and l'alein Sllilll.llLer intuit lime,: for Ladle-,
111-1 the at uric that t.wanted it Usti. nine. Connie
and pee Mein an Family M calcine Snore. Odd l'e:lows ,
[April 0, 1n59
Prof. Gardner's Soap
AIN: liner the New 1 , ,0e land Soap for tlioce wire
1101 0611161 II (11111161 e Alan; It I, 111011,1111
111 the -kw. and wit! take grenze .pot. (rein 'Woolen
Gond., it IN therefore no 6umbu,. for you get the
11,01111 of your gooney lit ilte Fatuity Medicine Store.
Columbia. June
ri_,Riumm, or, Bond's Boston Crackers, for
mill Arrow Hoot Craeher-,
vutid- nod eliddieti—new ;article-, in Cuininida, al
11, Mundy Medicine Stoic,
April Ili. 1039.
SIALDING'S PREPARED GLUE...The want of
-uch tin untele telt 111 every fatuity, and stow
can tic nupphed; (or mending hut:mire, china
wure.ornatnental work, toys. e., there IN nothing
i•upertur. We have found it u-eful to repat ring 111.15
urneles been u,eleb., (or mouth,. You
Jaust-in u at the
to.o.utA; EVILY 1I EIIICINR STORE.
IRON AND STEEL!
IE
lIISub-erdper. have received a New toed Large
_took et ill ktdd.,,,,d <t en 01
BAH. IRON AND STEEL!
They are con-tartly •Itprtlied ith -Loeb mthi. braneb
ei fitc.ntep, and It to cu,lonter, iu large
ar butall quttntattot, at the lots ect rate.
J. RU:11 I'I.E & SON,
Lorna cited below Second, Columbia,
April,-,boll.
1? ITTLII'S Compound Syrup of lar and
wad Cherry, for C 0,30., Cold, &c.
he Golden Alortue Dra,g6tore., rrout nt. 1u132
YEWS Compound Conventrated Extract
Sartmparilla ibr the core of Serotala
emoroin. alreettooN a fre.,h an _lulu-t
received and for I.y
R. WILLIAMS, Front St Columbia,
,rpt. 21, 1059.
FOR SALE.
2
00 CROSS
rrictu...natche., very low for call,
100 : IL W 11.1.1 A M.Z
Dutch Herring!
ANY one fond of u good Herrin!: can Is. supplied at
S. F. EttERLEIN'S
Grocery Stoic, N 0.71 Locust et..
Nov. 19, 1559
T YON'S PURR 01110 CATAWBA BRANDY
and PUHE WINES. especially for Medicines
lid Sacramental purpn..c., :It the
II .:2J. 1' AIEDICI;s:g STORE.
NICE RAISINS for S els. per pound, are to
be had only at
Ii IIIdI: LEIN'S Grocery Score,
No. 71 1.0eu.1 .trret.
NI arch 10, IF G 0
C4IIIDEN SEEK—Fresh Garden Seeds, war
\Jl ranted pute, of all orceivecl ut
EBEICLEIN'S I.rocery Store,
No. 71 Lobu-t :tweet
March 10, IE-00
POCKET BOOKS AND PURSES.
AI.ARt.I tot of Pine and Common Porket Boolor
and Mr...tn., ot front 15 cent. to two dollar- each.
11t. ntquarterb and New. Depot
Columbia, April 14.1 nIU.
EEIV more of those beautiful Prints
lA_ Jell, which will he sold cheap, lit
SAYLOR ar...51“1/g.)NALIYS
C0111111b1:1.
021111
Just Received and For Sale.
1500 SACKS Ground Alum Salt, in lam
or emu 6 tiuonn tie at __ _ -
GO.
EMMEN
Cup CREAM OF GLYCERINE.--For the cure
aunt prevention 01 elm pped 'meal, he. For fade
at ilia GOLIM:sI MORTAR DRUG STORE,
Dee 3,1559. Front "'rect. Columbia.
Turkish Prunes!
FOR a that rate at tiele of Pruner you mug $o to
Sc. V. GLIGICLIAN'S
Grocery Store, No 71 Locus .t
100 v.:9,15:4
GOLD PENS, GOLD PENS
ATIST received n large and Rug n•aortmant of Gold
AI Pens. of Newton and 4; rouxold's tumuli - arum., ut
lA YLOR do McDONALU'S Hook store..
_Agtil 14 front :.trect.ubove Locust.
-
FRESH GROCERIES.
eontinue to sell the k est" Levy" Syrup. W . ltite
PP I and Brown Sugar., good Coffees and choice CU,
to be.nod no Columbia at the New Corner Stow. op-
Polne OJ k and in the old etnotd 'l:limn
ing the Ink. It C. PONDERS:MIT/1.
Segers, Tobacco, &o.
A LOT of firs‘-rate Sc,torn. Tobacco and SMUT will
be found at lisp store of ;he .übscriber. lie iccps
only a fiat-rate *Article Call it.
S. N . L'lfl•:ltl_7:l\' s Grocery Store.
Locu.i at., Columbia, Pa.
Oet G,V 1
CRANBERRIES,
Al ELV Prune,CroPrune, New Cpron.nt
Oct. :Ht. It,GO. A. M. RA7III3O'S,
SARDINES,
rrreter•bi re Sauce, Iterille.l Cocoa. S r . just re
served and for &Ale by 5. Elt1;111.1:1:i.
4 Jet. 2u, let3J. No 71 st
C LANDER RIES.
UST received a lotto!. lot of Cranberries and New
l:orrantf. . at
No. Locitt4 Sitrec
OCt !a s ieGu.S. F. EDERLEIN
MEI
Er WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Oh comm.), marvel of the earth!
Oh realm to sudden grimness grown!
The ego that glorled in thy birth,
Sintll it behold thee overthrown?
Shall traitors lay that greatness low'
No, Land of Hope and B:cz.iag, No'
And w•e who m ear thr &man; name,
F~
;quill we, like craven=, stand apart.
When whom thou ha-t tru4ed uim
The death-blow• at thy generous heart?
Forth goee the battle e ry, and lo!
noels ri,e in hunters shouting, No!
And they who founded, in our land,
The power that t front sea to sea.
Bled they in vain, or vainly planned
To leave Oak country gmat and fret.?
Their sleepmg ashen, frOin helow•,
Send up the thrtlling murmur, No:
Knit they the gentle tieF which long
These sis..er States were proud to wear
And forged the kindly links so strong
For id 4 lutaids i.t sport to tear—
Car "earffEll hands a-ide to throw!
No, by our fathers ineutury, No!
Our humming, um! I-, our iron ways.
Our woul.to—,ml WOO& on mountain crest,
The hoar-c Allanue, with las livq,
The calm, Mood Occult of the , Xe,t,
And Alt--i<-fpra'i !arrant flow,
And loud Niu;:lea, tunnxt, r No!
Nor yet thtr Lour 14 !ILA, when they
\Vito deep Hi Eltrs dun ttvtlight
Minh's nutrient I, mg., and
"Proud country. welcosne to the pit!
So soon art thou like as, I.cought low"
No, i-ulleu group of oltudows, No:
Coy now. behold the arm that gave
'Jim victory in our fathers' day,
Strong a- of of 1. to guard mid save—
Thal mighty arm which none can stay—
On cloud.; above, mal fields below,
Write., in incies sight, the au-wer,
We are fare to fare, and between ti 4 here
lb the love we thought could never the
Why 11,14 it only lived a yeai!
Who hus murdered it—you or I?
No matter who—the mired was done
Ily one or both. and there it lie.;
The =nide from the hp forever gone,
And darkne-s over the beautiful eye.,
Our love it: dead. and oar hope i.
So WOJI doe- it moloto tall: and rave,
NVheiher it pert.hed by my neglect,
Or whether you cruelly dug it. grave!
IVlty slimed con ‘ity that I lan to blame.
Or Wily •hoald I charge the 011
Oar Nana: t. before us till the ',line,
And the guilt a! t, betwoeu U 4 tWO
NVe have prai.tettl our love for it. beauty and grace,
Nave see •rood here. and hardly dare
To tun; the facer loth back flout the fa-e,
And mac tie thing that is bidder there.
Yet Tool.: alt, that 1, art ha: beat its last,
And the beautiful life of our life ie. o'er,
And when see lia ce berwd and left the pa‘t,
We two, together, cue walk no more.
You might stretch youraelf on the dead, aid Weep,
And pray 04 the Prophet prayed, m 1.111;
But sun lake hair could you break the ~Icem
And Ming the soul to the clay uguin.
Its head in ley bosom I can lay.
And shower my woe there, his; on loss,
But. there never was resurrection day
In the world for a 'eve so dead as thi.!
Ahd flare we cannot le-ren the sin
By mourning over the deed tee
Let us draw the wind ing,-.lteet up to the &In,
A), up till the death Itlaid eyes are Ind:
"Pray, Sir, Are you a Gentleman?"
On the 23rd of March, Ha I went to
London fur a couple of days on business.
Turning the corner of Chancery Lane, I
unexpectedly encountered my friend Frank
Stonhouse. I call him my friend, though
there was a disparity in our ages,—he being
forty-live, I thirty years old. lie, moreover,
was a married man with a family; I an
itinerant animal, without encumbrances,
called a bachelor. Still we were very much
attached to each other. After on exclama
tion of surprise and pleasure, Frank rapid
ly said, "I am very busy now, but you
must come and dine with me at 7 o'clock.
"Very well," replied I, and we parted.
As my tale will, I fear, be a long one, I
must not be prolix at starting, especially as
this is but a kind of preface. Su fancy,
good reader, dinner over—ladies gone to the
drawing-room—a most luxurious dessert on
on the table, and some Madeira.
"Charles," said my friend Frank to me.
"I have nut opened fresh port for you, be
cause I fancy I recollect your partiality fur
Madeira; but I will do so in a moment if
you wish it."
"Oh no, thank you," replied I, "this is
perfection in the shape of wine, end I as
sure you that owing to it I shall soon feel
happier; indeed, as happy as &prince, were
it not for one thing which I cannot shake
off."
"And what is that, Charles," asked Frank
"Why, the fact is, that about a month
ago I was foolish enough to bind myself by
promise to write six tales. They must be
finished by the 31st. 1 have only written
three, and what on earth I am to say in the
other three is more than I can ima,gine:,now
do help me, there's a guol fellow, and then
I shall have a load off my mind."
"Help you! Not I. Why, you can get
out of your predicament easily enough.—
Remember Truth is stranger than fiction,
and you who lived three years in London,
and have been a fair average rover so far
through life, can be at uu loss for adventures
in which you have borne a considerable
share, and which, therefore, you can readily
describe. Write about your London expe
rience."
A PPOLD'S
Custui
••lYell, 1 would do so if I were writing fur
a periodical. but I um writing fur friends
who have often heard me repeat whatever
was amusing in my London life that would
bear narration. Now, do help me, Frank."
The Madeira was beginning to soften
Frank's heart; I let it work.
"Charles,'.' sail Le, after a time, "I will
tell you a true tale concerning myself. No
one has ever - yet heard a word of it. Pro-
Lainttij.
Not Yet
Dead Love. -
E=IE
grintiono.
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA,
mise me faithfully not only that you will
never reveal my name in connection with it,
but that you will so disguise it as to render
detection impossible; and moreover, that you
will never again, in conversation with me,
allude to the subject."
1 promised, wondering what was coming.
Two or three times Frank stopped in the
course of his story. With difficulty lin
duced him to continue. In fact, if I had
not pretended to wish fur another bottle of
'Madeira (of which I took care lie should
drink the greater part), 1 never should have
elicited what I wanted. I knew full well
that I should have a headache nest mern
ing, but I also knew that one headache and
a good story from another person were to ho
preferred to the three headaches 1 should
probably get in composing a story myself.
I was astonished at the following: of course
parts of it came out in the shape of question
and answer, parts easily, parts on the con
trary, in broken sentences. To avoid all
that, I shall make my friend Frank Stoll
, house appear to write the tale connectedly
throughout. Ile, :as chief actor, speaks in
the first person. I vanish, good reader, en
tirely from the scene, and beg you to listen
to Frank.
'Tray, sir, are you a gentleman?" What
a strange question to be asked. It never
but once before in my life was put to me,
and then at school by a bigger boy than
myself, whom I immediately knocked down
—but coming front a young lady's lips what
could it mean? What was Ito answer? lie
it known, then, that in the year is—, 1, a
young man just called to the bar, had, in
spite or the remonstrance of an angry porter,
jumped into the first-class carriage of an
express train starting from Reigate to Lon
don, when it was actually in motion. Seated
alone in the carriage was a young lady,
about nineteen years old; very pretty, light
hair, blue eyes, &a. She was evidently in
distress, and 1 fawied wished me elsewhere.
After the lapse of a few moments the ques
tion was repeated by my fair interrogator—
" Pray, sir, are you a gentlemen?" I was
about to answer in a bantering tone and
manner, when it struck me that her voice
had almost faltered as she spoke, and that
whatever her motive was sire was at any
rate in earnest.
"Madam," I replied, "your question is a
strange one, but I believe 1 may say I am
a gentleman; still, if you will tell me what
you mehn by a gentleman, I will answer
you with greater certainty than at present 1
ant able to do."
"Sir, my idea of a gentleman is that of
one who nut only will nut take advantage of
a lady in distress, but wilL assist her to the
utmost of his plwer."
"Then, madam, I can assure you I ant a
gentleman."
"Then, sir, will you be kind enough to
put your head out of the opposite window,
and not look hock till I call you."
I race to obey, wonderi ig what it could
mean, and almost glancing at her to see if
she were a robber in disguise. All that she
had with her in the carriage was a large
bundle.
"Stop, sir," sbc said, "it is perhaps but
right that I should tell you this much. I
am running away from my home near Itoi
gate. It is a matter of worse than life and
death with toe. The train does not stop be•
tweet] Ileigate and Landon, but I shall mo.t
infallibly be pursued by time electric tele
graph, and i.eteeted at the terminus, unless
I can contrive by disguising myself to de
ceive those who will search for me. I give
you time word of a lady, that in doing what
I am driven to do I am not acting in any
way wrongly—more I cannot tell you."
She burst into tears, and after a. hysteri
cal soh or two, she said pointing to the win
dow, "And now, sir, will you be kind enough
to prove yourself a gentleman, and accede
to my request-1 am going to change my
dress."
I at once arose, and I can safely aver that
the longest ten minutes r ever spent in my
life were occupied in gazing with het, I and
shoulders out of the railway carriage on the
surrounding scenery. So little, however,
did my eyes or my brain take in what was
passing before me that I could not on my
oath have stated whether we passed through
a wilderness, green fields, towns, or the sea.
At length I was told to, ook round. I did.
Where could the lady have gone? Before
me sat a. tearfully-laughing very juvenile
middy—costume quite correct—hair short
—cap jauntily set on the head. A mass of
curls lay in the fair boy's lap.
"Thank you, sir," she said. "You will
never fully know what a kindness you have
rendered me, and probably we shall never
meet again. For your name I will not ask,
but if you will give me anything belonging
to you to remind me of this hour, I shall be
obliged."
I pulled out n small shilling likeness of
myself destined for a young nephew of mine,
amid a lock of my hair, which was wrapped
up with it. Without opening the parcel, I
said "Madam, that may serve to remind
you hereafter of what certainly has been
the strangest chapter in my hitherto not un
varied lite."
She put the parcel in her waistcoat pock
et, took a pearl ring off her finger and gave
it to me, with a lock of her hair, saying,
••Keep that, then, to recall to-day. In ten
minutes Ace shall part forever."
Fur a time Loth of us were silent. At
last I said, "Madam, if think that, alone as
you are, and probably unaccustomed to
London. you can escape the detectives at
the station, you aro mistaken. I could tell
at a glance (to borrow a phase from your
profession,) that you were sailing under
false colors."
. - -
"Indeed," said she somewhat startled;
"well, if you will extend your kindness to
seeing me clear of the station, I shall still be
more than ever your debtor fur life."
"Then there is no time to be lost, the train
is slackening speed. Pat both your delicate
hands at once deep into the pockets of your
monkey-jacket—they aro not like those of a
sailor. Lean back in a careless way; and
wait, let me dirty your boots by treading on
them. Now put cne foot on the seat oppo
site to you; never mind the clean cushion;
throw the other leg negligently over the arm
by your side. Don't dream of speaking; I
will talk, if necessary. Whistle, if you can,
when we stop. Give me your ticket."
It was marked from Asver to London.—
Capital, thought I; wonder how she got it.
Mine was a season ticket.
"Tickets, sir, please."
I handed both. The middy whistled.—
The guard and policemen actually looked
under the carriage seats. A long time the
train was delayed before it moved into the
station. At length it did.
"Now, follow me," I said, "roll in your
walk, if you can, mind you keep your hands
in your pockets."
"Cab, sir."
'ENNSYLYANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEP TEMBE
"Yes, novr then, in with you, Jack."
"Where to, sir?"
"Ilyde Park Corner." I thought I would
name a distant place to give my friend
breathing time. We moved forward a few
paces, and then stopped.
' Now then, Cabby," said I. "What is
the matter?"
"Why, sir, Wowed if there ain't them per
lice at the station gate, hesatnining of every
cab, and the parties inside on 'em, and they
be doing the saint to those be walking."
31y companion turned deadly pale. I pulled
out a flask of neat brandy. "Drink two
mouthfulk—down with it, gulp it down,—
anything to give you color."
At the same time I too out two cigars,
lighted them, pushed one into my friend's
mouth."
—Sinolie," so:a I, "as hard as you can,
your safety depends on it."
Two detectives looked in at the windon
"Where from, hit?"
I blew a volatile of smoke into the man's
face, which caused lihn to rub his eyes and
cough. (The middy was pulling literally
like blazes.)
"Where from?" replied I. "Why from
Dever; what on earth do you want?"
Another discharge of smoke settled the
matter.
"All right, sir, beg pardon."
1 ga%e hint a parting collet'_ of smoke.
"Dri ye on cabman with the gentleman."
In another minute, after continuing from
sheer habit to produce a hazy atino.There, I
looked round. The Middy had fainted.—
No time yet for thinking, but acting. I
used my flask again, then a vigorous pinch.
By-and-bye the young genticmah came
round.
"Well, nrw can are. safe, at least from de
tection and purNair, at any rate, for the pros•
ent: where hind' I tell the man to drive to?"
`•I don't know; I wish ynn would tell me
where I can go fur 'vu or three days, till 1
am able to mature my plans."
"Indeed I cannot."
"Can you not recommend me to •mne safe,
respectable women who wid wit betray me,
even though a large reward he offered!"
1 shook my head.
"Then, surely, you hare some lady rela
tions. or lady nequaintances in London, %rho
will take pity on me, or had told her
Wasa barrister), you could conceal me till
the end of the n eck in your elbunbere, in
the Temple."
"With regard to the last, you know not
what you ask," I said. "Even were 1 to
give you the key to toy chambers, and go
into the country, not returning till you had
left London, it certainly would come out
some day, and then in the eyes of a consori
ouv, wicked world, wlm judge others by
themselves, your character would I.e irre•
[I-lovably blasted and rained, and mine not
much improved, though that is of little con
sequence as I am a man, and society, thank
goodness, judges us very leniently, and yet
it might be awkward, as I run engaged to be
married. With regard to my lady acquain
tances, 1 kn o w many who would take pity
on you, as you wish, it' you would disclose
all the facts of the case, but—"
"Oh! I cannot, will not, do that; I would
die sootier. Da, do help me in my destress."
Indeed I do not see what is to he done."
I looked out the little back window of the
cab, stealthily. Wait a bit," I said, “Lerc
is a fresh difficulty, listen to me speaking to
the driver and be prepared to act accord
ingly." We bath loaned foward. "Don't
look round, cabman, put your hand back,
there are two pounds for you as your fare.
Take no notice elute whatever, but listen
mid obey my directions. We are followed,
as I have ascertained by looking back several
timeq, by a hansom. Your number, I ex
pect, is :marked plain on the back of your
cab."
"Yes, sir"
"1 thought as mach. Well in the Hansom
sits a gentleman I wish to avoid. (I knew
him to be a detective. but 1 did not wish to
enliAten Ciibby) I in ust avoid him."
"All right, sir. Come up old bons."—
(Lash, Lash.)
•'\To, no, that won't du, his horse is better,
his cub is lighter than yours. Now, attend.
Just beyond that large van of Pickford's,
which is standing still in the distance, there
is a turn to the tell which cabman sometimes
take when driving to Hyde Park Corner.
It is moreover an unfrequented street. If
I mistake nut, there is just room for you to
get round inside the von. At any rate, you
must try it. I will pay for any damage
done. Tao Hansom being broader will be
obliged to sweep round nut<ide, and may be
stopped a little by the stream of carriages:.
"1' here is no rt - son for ine, sir, there:"
- -
"There is, you Janet try it. The moment
von are roomd the corner, slacken your pace
to a slow walk, and the instant you hear the
door slant drive on to Hyde Park Corner
at your usual Pace. Tell lily fulluwiflA
friend what you like when yon get there--
Now, there is another it,wini for you. Ca
at it hard—neck or nothing,"
Cabby obeyed. A bump, a scrape, nn
oath, a "Now then. stoopid, where aro you
a driving to?" and we were in the smooth
water of a quiet street. The pace slacken
ed—we jumped sit—l sit r ivied the
duur—
C.rhby drove on. We vanished into a shop,
and had the inexpressible pleasure of seeing
the Hansom roll by, bt c i 1 y trotting after
its fast receding, supposed prey. All this
took place in less tbne than one would occu
py in reading the lust few lines. I pnrchnsed
something in the store, made the middy
light a fresh cigar, and hailed the first cab
man I met, telling him to drive to Nutting
Hill. Not a ward bad the middy spoken
till now, when I beard—
"And so you cannot assist me, sir?"
"Not a bit more then I have done, and am
now doing. I feel I am a match for any
detectives, and can give them the slip as you
halt seen; but what to do at night in Lon
don with an unprotected young lady in gen
tleman's attire, passes thy comprehension."
"Sir," she said, with animation, "did you,
do you, for a moment doubt that I was
speaking the truth, when I said that I was
not acting wrongly?"
"On my word," replied 1, "1 did not, do
no doubt you; at any rate. 1 am convinced
that you honestly conceive that circum
stances justify your taking the stepyou 'have
taken."
"And you would agree with me," she
said, "if you knew them. Now we part.
oblige me by giving me the names, of three
or four of the first chemists in town, and of
three or four respectable married doctors,"
"1 will, if you assure me that suicide is
nut what what you are meditating."
"I give you my word that this is not the
case. Circumstances may warrant my doing
what I am doing; h•tt cannot, in my opinion,
justify any sane creature in precipitating
himself uncalled fur before his Almighty
Father." .
I gave her what she requested, and offered
her money.
"No, thank you, I have plenty of that;
and now, good-bye, sir. God bliss you fur
your kindness to a persecuted, helpless, suf
fering, but not wicked girl."
She histerically pressed my band for a
moment, then recovering herself, said—
" Stop the cab, please sir—g et out—tell the
man to drive on. Illay Gl bless you for
your kindness!'
I raised her not unwilling band to my
lips, and did as she directed. In another
moment I stood alone in Oxford street.--
Well, thought I, is it a dream? Am I a
f.,01? No, it is no dream: you are no fool.
You bare to the best of your intention acted
kindly. It is a mystery: you will never
read it. 1 will though, said I to my mind,
and forthwith commenced walking to my
chambers in the Temple.
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Ow 17111 'if mnmb, a 3 nunp lady. age.d 19. Irll 11.21
hump, Rout IL•l_nlc :utJ pto1eededin1:1101111,01010 oI
Lonoulg—tlti- 1n to give iiia.tee that the iiiieee-iheirion•
-um %Val be pith! uric Who gill give -ucli
11110f01.0100 Or. SlOlll 10111.1 10 lior 01 , 00Vk ry. 1•
good-looking. h.l. 4;11 hair, tile e)e• :mil Cl
cam ILo-e. .o.tout 51:.41n. .Addl L . ., A. 11.
&e,
Such was' the advertisement which two
days after• the last me:abated occurrence
runt my eye in the :ecund column of the
Twica. Poor thought 1. in the course
of the same week I was again obliged to
travel by the railroad which started from
London 13ralg,e. I missed my train, and
hating two hours to wait, I resolved to pay.
a 11,4 to an old feta tt'e servant of our family
who had married a detective policeman, and
lived near the, Lau don Bridge terminus. I
found her at home. Nut long after her hus
band came in. The subject uppermost in
air mind was brought forward.
"Curious circumstance that, sir, which oc
curred on the line the other• day, whe:l a
young lady managed to c-rape from us all.
Of c 'arse, ba% you lia.ve been the adverti,e
tnent in the Time.y. Wi,ll I could discover
the runaway; Nvlty C:100 would be a small
fortune to Sarah and myself."
' Have you any elue?" I asked.
"Ott, yes, sir! we nll but had them. You
see, sir, not only was the train examined,
but till the foot-passengers and carriages as
they let t the station. The telegraphic mes
sage had been most pJsitive, and .Cl.loo re
wasd, which it offered, put us all un the look
out. Unfortunately, 1 examined the foot
passengers; had I taken the cabs, theyoung
lady, though so well disguised, would nut
hate escaped."
“Thank Goodness!" muttered T, inwardly.
"you did not examine the cabs. Well, but
how did she manage to g et away?" I asked.
"Why, sir, yuu wil l hardly believe it—
but dressed as ti midshipman, in a cab, with
a gentleman—him, I suppose, as was a run
ning away with her?"
"But how can you tell it was her?"
"Well, you shall hear it, sir. As soon as
all the passengers had left the station we de
teclives pet our heads together. The cab
containing the middy was mentioned. By
a kind of instinct, 1 felt the t must have been
her. But, as it won't do to act on instinct
only, I at once, having ordered a fast Ran
som to be in readiness, telegraphed down to
Dover—from which place the middy's tick
et bad been taken—to know if a naval offi
cer had taken es ticket and paid half•fare by
such a train. The answer was "Nu." Now
a middy is nut often very wise, but he is sel
dom so foolish as to pay full price for his
ticket when he knows that, ns he is travel
ing in uniform, he can go at a cheaper rate.
I then telegraphed to all the stations be
tween this and Reigate to know if anything
unusual had been picked up, nnywhere on
the line. The answer came back "Yes."—
In ono place a bundle containing ladies' ap
parel; in another some light colored hair
wrapped up in paper. Without lusing a
moment I sent off in a Ilassmn one of my
subordinates, with orders to drive fast to
wards Hyde Park Corner till he came up
with a feur-wheel cab. No 106, drawn by a
grey horse—to keep it in sight till its fare
was deposited. If the people in the cab
stopped at a private 'muse, to watch the
door, and not allow them to leave till I came
up; if they were dropped in the road, to ar
rest them both at once, and bring them hack
here. A bold measure, sir, but remember
0300 reward, and perfect immunity guar
anteed for any illegal arrest tnade under
mistake. Well, will you believe it, that
though my man overtook time cab in Fleet
street, and followed it to Ifyde Park Corner,
yet when both the vehicles stopped it was
found the birds had flown! how they got
away is more than I can imagine; but they
had escaped, and that, too, without any con
nivance of cabby, for my man brought Mtn
back here, and, on strict examination, I
found not only that he did not know his pas
sengers had escaped, but had actually been
bilked by them of his fare. Ile swore round
ly lie would summons them on his own ac
count, if he could catch them."
I laughed inwardly.
"Well," said I, •any success yet?"
"No, sir; but we shall be sure to have the
lady soon, if she is above ground."
And why not the gentleman else?"
"The fact is, sir, that not only have we a
most accurate de•cription of the lady, but
the policeman who looked in her side of the
cab could tell me how she looked as a middy,
and said—which first raised my suspicious
—that she smoked like one who had never
tried to do so ',store: the policeman, how
ever the other side of the cab cannot give
much account of the gentleman because he
smoked so desperately in his face. All he
can say is that he was gentlemanly-looking,
dark•baired, and about thirty—at any rate.
he spoke as if quite as old as that. The
policeman is nut clever, and yet he thinks
he might know the gentleman again, if he
saw him."
I at once resolved to postpone my journey
from London Bridge, and then said:
"Can you tell me why the young lady ran
away, or who she is?"
"I believe I could answer both your ques
tions, sir, but I am not at liberty to do so—
I must keep secrets."
"Very well. It was only curiosity made
me ask. Now„ I must be going. Good
morning, Sarah. Good morning, Mr. Sharp.
Mind, if you catch these people, or hear
anything of them which you are at liberty
to communicate, pray toil me, for you have
quite interested me in the matter, and you
detectives are so very clever, I quite delight
in hearing your stories."
"Yes, sir, we are n little clever. we flatter
ourselves. I shall be able to give you in•
formation in a week, I think. Good morn•
ing, sir."
"TO CA wagx.—.C.r.olo .61 be given toil, rah.
loan who, on she 17M of tlrt• month, look up at cms
man wind and a msd.haposan in or Dear Flees S rvet..l
he wsll come forward and •lace to what hou-c he
drove thew. promdml wets informaion leads tonic
autovery of Uto midshipman. Apply to A. 13.
$1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN AIWA CE
'EEO
Such was the nest advertisement on the
subject that I saw in the Times. Well,
thought I, she must bo detected now.
Walking down Holborn, a month later, I
hailed a Hansom that was passing, and or
dered the driver to proceed to a house a lit
tle distance from London. No sooner did
we get clear of the crowded stfeets, and into
a road where a man did not requite two pair
of hands and four eyes to keep clear of other
vehicles, than Jarvey, opening the trap-door
in the roof, over my head, touched his bat,
with a "Good morning, sir."
"Shut that door at once," I said; "are
you drunk, man, and anxious that I should
give you into charge?"
"No, sir; but I hope you are very well."
What could the man mean? There was a
curious look in his eyes that plainly said he
could Callum me, while, touching him, I was
utterly at sea.
"I drove a four-wheel," he continued, "a
short time ago, sir. I hope you and the
young gentleman—the middy, I mean, sir—
are quite well. Nice little bog that as cver
I seed. You may remember I picked you
up, sir, in the Strand, about a month ago,
and after n bit you got out and left me drive
the middy on."
1 like your memory, thought I, and then
said:
"Well I fancy I do recollect your face."
"Thought you would, sir, when I recalled
the suckamstunces to your mind."
"Now, then, ntop, my man. lam getting
near the bonne to which I want togo.
Let
sue get out. will walk the rent of the way
—I don't see the fun of talking to you
through a hole."
NV hen I stood On the footpath I steadily
gazed at cabby, he ditto at MO, With com
pound interest and it leer,"
"Well, now," I said, '•what do you want?"
"Oh, nethinic, sir—you're a gentleman."
"Do you read the paperf:, cabby?"
"In course I does, sir, 'specially the sec
ond eol tunn of the riate.q."
"Well, where ("id you drive the middy
after 1 left you?"
"Eveleston Square, and then the young
lady—beg pardon, sir, the young gentleman
—gave toe two sovereigns. and told toe to
drive away, and not look back "
you pretended to drive away?"
"I di 1, sir."
"You looked buck?"
"I did, sir."
"You are not rich?"
"1 am not, sir."
"Now jest tell me why you have not in
formed the police?"
"Oh! for several reasons, sir. First place,
though I am a poor cabby, I have my fuulins
and wouldn't go for to betray a poor gentle
man who gave toe two sovereigns."
"Nonsense," interrupted I.
"Next place, sir, you see, 1 never likes to
press hard upon ladies."
"Cabby, do you take me for a fool?"
"Third place, you see, sir, I have been in
trouble more than once, and I don't like
them perlice, and don't care to show toy face
before them for any reason."
"Well, I can understand that," I said.—
"Now there's a sovereign for you—you don't
mind telling me, I suppose, where the mid
dy went?"
"No, sir, not a bit; but you didn't hear
my forth and ebiefest reason fur not going to
the ponies. Fact is I don't know where the
dickens the middy did go to. I did not look
back soon enough. I twigged her going
towards No. 1 Bucleston Square, and when I
looked back she warn't in sight, so then I
drives back to No. 1. A flunky comes to
the door, so says I, 'John, your master has
left summat in my cab "Go to the dogs!'
said he. 'Oh, yes,' said I, 'by all means;
but, now, here is a half-a-crown, John
Thomas, you tell me who your young master
is.' Ile pocketed my half-crown, and then
told me the middy had nothing to do with
the house; that he had only asked if Sir Jas
per Blares lived there, and on being told •No,'
had bolted round the corner. So then I
axed the flunkey to give ma back my half
crown, or, at any rate, to come and hire it
out in drink. The mean fellow told me, if I
was not off directly, he would give me in
charge at once. Su, as I soed a Bobby
a coming up the square. I drove off. Now,
sir, I know as little about the middy ns you
do. If I knew more, do you think I wouldn't
go to the perlice, and get five hundred pounds
instead of this here sovereign—much obliged
to you for it, all the same. Guud morning,
He drove off.
''Done by a cabman!" was my exchma
tion. Well, I had dune the detectives; that
was one consolation.
Six months elapsed, and again I found
myself in the detective's house. Meanwhile
the reward fur the lady fugitive had been in
creased to the extraordinary sum of 41,000,
while that fur the gentleman had Leen with
drawn.
"Well, Mr. Sharp, any news yet of the
runaway?"
"Not a bit, sir; not a bit. It is extraordi
nary. I did not think we detectives could be
so deceived; and let me tell you. sir, that
thtoigh the reward in the public papers bas
been increased to £l,OOO, yet to us actually
£3,000, is o:feral, only it is not considered
i.rodent to adverti,c so large a reward.—
You would be surprised if you knew ghat
means had been taken to secure the young
lady, and without success. A detective at
every Siim] nut of London —Ono nt each
principal port in England; all the lodging
houses, boarding houses. and public 1 laces
of assembly in town, have been narrowly
watched; a detective has been sent to every
county in England to pry about—go to inns,
farm-houses, schools, and every place ho cam
legally or illegally put his no s e into; false
entrapping advertisements inserted in the
prpers, and actually all to no purpose.—
However, we will have her yet. The re
ward will not be paid unless she is discovered
within a year from this date."
"Ycu will find her. I expect," said I.
"We shall see, sir," replied be.
[To BE CONTINUED.]
The French• Spy System
Among the many families which rose into
notice under the empire of the first Napo
leon, few held a more distinguished position
in the Parisian society of the day than that
of the Countess B—. Her house, at the
period of which we speak, was the rendez
vous of all the celebrities of the time—mar
shals of France, statesmen, artists, men of
letters; alike crowded to her saloons. Tito
Baron 31— was one of her most fre•
quisrit gllest+, :ind had the reputation of
being as witty and amusing a person
age as could be met with; io consequenee;
his company was very generally sought,
even by the highest circles, in which, though
but little was known of his family or con-
[WHOLE NUMBER 1,622.
nection, he had found means to obtain an
excellent footing.
One evening, in the winter of 1803, a bril
liant party was assembled in the gay sa
loans of the Countess B , when a gen
tleman, well known to all, arrived in breath
less haste, and apparently much excited.
Ile made his way as quickly as possible to
the countess, and all crowded rcu - id to hear
what great piece of intelligence he had to
communicate.
"We are all I think," ha said, "well ac
quainted with Baron M , who is so
constant a NiAtor herr. I regret to say that
I have just learned, in the most positive
manner, that he is undoubtedly a spy; he
has in fact been seen to enter and to leave
the cabinet of Monsieur Poncho."
The assembled guests were thunderstruok
at this unexpected announcement, each one
endeavoring to recollect what indiscreet
ez
pressiun might have passed his lips in the
presence of the treacherous baron: and all,
naturally enough, feeling extremely uneasy
at the possibility of being called upon to
answer for some long-torgotten (.1 , ,
spoken, as they thought, in the security of
private society. The hostess of course was
most indignant at the insult which had Keen
put upon her, and could hardly believe in
the truth of the accusation.
However, something must be done; the
baron was momentarily expected; nod un
less he were able to clear himself from this
serious imputation, he roust be at once ex
pelled from the society. After some dis
cussion, therehtre, it was decided that, upon
the arrii al of Baron M , the countess
should request a few minutes' private con
versation with him; that she should take
him, into another room, and having told
him of what he was accused, should ask if
lie had any explanation to offer, as other
wise she should be obliged to signify to him
that he must discontinue his visits.
In the midst of the invectives whieli were
poured forth on the head of the unfortunate
baron, that worthy made his appearance.
Immediately all was silent; and though ho
had advanced to greet his fiiends with his
customary easy assurance, he evidently saw
that all was not right, as his most intimate
ussociates of yesterday avoided speaking t•
him, or at mos', gove.Lim the slightest pos
sible salutation.
Not being, however, vet y easily abashed,
Bat on M proceeded, as usual, to
make his bow to the hostes4, who at once,
as has been agreed, said to him: "?I tiviour
le Baron. may I request the favor of a fen•
words with you in private?"
“Certainly, madame," replied the baron,
offering his arm, which she declined to take,
and led the way to nn ante-chamber.
The countess, feeling naturally very ner
vous at the part she had to perform, at
length said with some hesitation: "I know
not whether you are aware, Monsieur to
Baron, of the serious accusation which hangs
over you: and which, unless yon can remove
or explain satisfactorily, must forever close
toy doors against you." The baron was all
attention, as the countess continued: "I
hove been informed, upon what appears to
he undoubted authority, that you are in the
pay of Monsieur Touche—that you are, in
short, a spy."
"Oh," replied the baron, "is that all? I
will not attempt to deny it; nothing can be
more true; I am a spy.
"And how," exclaimed the lady, "have
you dared to insult me and my guests by
presuming to present yourself night after
night at my hous3 in such an unworthy
manner?"
"I repeat," said the baron with all possi
ble coolness, "thit I am the pay of Douche;
that I am a spy; and in this capacity, upon
some subjects, I am tolerably well informed,
of which, Madame la. Cumtesse, I will give
you a proof. On the last pay-day, nt Mon:
sicur Touches, you received your pay, for
the information you had broughi him, im
mediately after I hod received mine."
"What cried the countess; "dare you in
sinuate anything so infamous? I will have
you turned out of the house instantly."
"Softly madame." answered tho baron;
"that I am a spy, I have not attempted to
deny; that you are likowd=e a spy, I have
long known, end can readily prove. We are
in the same boat—we swim together; if you
proceed to denounce me, I shall also de
nounce you; and there is an end of both of
us. If you uphold me, I will uphold you,
and we shall go on as before."
"Well," said the lady, considerably em
barrassed at finding that her secret was
known. "what is to be done? 1 aux in a
most difficult position."
"Not at all, madame," replied the baron.
"I will tell you what to do: take my nrm
and we will return together to the drawing
room, where yon will announce that my
explanation has been satisfactory."
The countess, seeing there was nothing
else to be done, determined to make the beat
of it, and es she advanced into the room said.
with one of her sweetest smiles. "I am de
lighted to tell you that Monsieur le.Baron
has been able to give me an explanation.
which. though I cannot divulge it, is in all
respects perfectly satisfactory to Inc, end
therefore, 1 am sure. will bo so to you::
The gne , ts were :it once relieved from
weight of anxiety. the evening passed ar
with the greatest hilarity, and the barren
regained the good opinions ho had lost. It
way not until long nfterwards that the-ronl
facts of this singular history beCalllC known.
trAt the Brewton House, New York.
ono evening, there n-as a dispute about the
reality of Spiritualism, when a wag came
forward and said lie had no doubt there was
something in it, ns he himself was a sort of
"medium." "How a medium?" inquired
the landlord. "Why." replied the wag; "I
can do a good many mysterious things; for
instance, I can make a hell ring without
touching it." The landlord offered to bet he
could not. The wag persisted, and - said
that he would lay no that he conld make at
least a dozen of the bells in that room ring,
within two minutes. without moving front
where he sat. "Done:" exclaimed the
landlord, and the money was put up. The
wag turned round in his sent, and turned
off the gess from the upper part of the build
ing. In less than one minute half the bells
in the office began to ring viol en fly. The
lodgers above had lost their lights. The
$2O were fairly won.
Kiterne moat extraordinary instancief
patience on record in modern time', is that
of an Illinois Judge, scho listened silently
for two days while II couple of worthy attor
neys contended about the construction of in
Act of the Legislature. and then entleirtrie
controversy by remarking:
"Gentlemen, that law is repcalea."