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A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Columpia,Pa
Collection w roniptl yrnade nLaneastcand York
-Counties'. - -
Coluinbla.,May 441850. - • , - - ' -
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ATTORNEY AND COORELOR PAM._
COLUMBIA. PA.
DR. HOFFER,
AT.--OFFICE; Froal_Street 4th _don/
from LocaietZaver Snylor& Melhnisi Baolc it,
'Colmre' 'r - ');atrance, same acJetley'sn'a
•'am& Gistlery: ~ [Augu•tr 2 ll.. *Rug,
,
For Sale at a Bargain
TIME choice of Two Fire and,Burglar Proof
Herring" or "Unice Patent: , A Ivo, a Poway
Mom. and a fireVrite Carriage and llarne.e. Call a
The store of
H. C. FONDF.RSMITtI,
adjoining the Bank
Cola. May 17, 1862
HO: FOR CHRISTMAS!
A Choice Baking Mohosen; the hem in the market at
STF.ACY & BOWERS',
Cola Deb 8:1 •Z. I Csr and Liewit Sen:
I G CLOTH: ; !
EAUTiFtUi. asilable.for ladles cloaks
• STEACV & ROW F.RS,
Corner Second and Loeu•t Greet.;
Cola. Dec. 6'58. Oproshe Odd Fellows' Hall.
• 7 ' ,TAQ)IOI.S.S.7
WE have received a Supply Of
Pure Brandy, ad Nyeallialsky, ' S.
Old Port Wine,
which we offer for rule for Mediental purpose.
A GRAY At. CO
colarAluty6,'6l:*
PurCoa Oil, No..
GOAL Ott el - counsel' cents per quart; warranied 22
I.l,pure us sins in mai/Lel, ni A. Olt AY CO.,
'Cola. Nov. 2;61.. Golden Mortar Drusg.Store.
DRESS GOODS,
'l'Velakes, Cashmeres. Black Silks. Sack Flannels
ill Pickings, Checks, Maefins, tcheelinga: Blonlns
ise.,&c.. at BR UN FRS'
Cola Oct 27,1860. Cor. Third and It nion.
WirILLL:Pa.PAIR! . • ."
PAPtIC CHEAPER THAN WHITEWASH.
WE have just received a large lot of Wall Vapor,
all the neweis six es and heat goods, which we
will tell at prices tomtit the times.
• , SAILOR is 111V110NALD.
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March 2..61, .
NOTICE.
T desire to settle up the old book OCC01:11111., or both
Stores mud . request ■ II 'persons knoSvirm them
selves indebted to please cull and pent, the mole.
H. C. FONDER:DIEM.
Coloottio, - Nray 17, • 1862. • • ,-;
SriLDINIT'S PREP/MO CLUE.--The Wig of
melt nu article is felt in every family, and now
it can be supplied; for mending furniture, C 111116•
wareorusinental work, toys, &c., there is nothing
superior. We have found it useful in repairing mnuy
articles which have been useless for mouths. Yo
titn.tdin it oath°
ta.oseA FM I LY 14FIDICINE ATTIRE
' POCKET BOOKS AND PURSES.
ALARGE lot of Pane and common Poe Set Books
and Purses, at from 15 eents.to two dollurseneb.
He tdquarters and News Depot.
Columbia, April 14.1 360.
Lawns, Lawns, Lawns.
T *DIES elllami see our beautiful t cent Lawns,
lfast cobra, at STE&CY & BOWERS,
June 05.18132. ' "Oppotitetkftl,rellowo
HOOPED SKIRTS. ' -
A NEW ands plendid style of Hooped Skirls, just
A
lece.ivedi Also, a cdll issortmem of other inyles,
very cheap lIALTSV &COSF.,
Colunabia..A.pr:l 26.1E62. Locust Suva:.
I'OEL
15005perylaT. A. Sall, 160 Sacks Ashton Salt Ap
'Warehouse Canal Basin.
Colimbist.DeC.f63, 1861.
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TUE Im*
• • I
last received another lot of all-wool De
fl /aines and plaid Mosamiiiques. which we offer at
reduced pares- STIIiaCV & BOWER'S,
Cola. June 28,1E02. . ; ,Cor.ffd and Locust Sta.
- OLD CROON OF GLYCERIES.—Ftir the curt
'and iireveetion fn chopped hands. &o. Fin sa't
lit the .ILDEN MORTAR DRUG STORK.
Dee 3.14511. Front street. Catinnier
SALT!' SALT! •'
TUST roeeired by'lbe stibarriber, at their store '•
ra Locust 'Watt below-Iround,
100 Bagr Ground Alum Salt,
ho sin Is ±., 1 -t market prices.
C r, '61.• RUNIPLI3 SOV
(.12111111,. or, Bond's Boston - erneken, for
.A -Dyripcptiesrand• Arrow-RootAerstekers;
Children—new articles to Columbia, at
the Iramily Medicine Store,'
'April 16, 1939..
Hrrilson'a otunbian
ICH. `ilia' superior talkie, peie
VI riinentleblack.
and not Corroding the pen, can be had in any
•••• ramify. stifle Family Medicine Store,autd blacker
vet in that Enlist, Boot Polish.
Columbia. ]one 9.1859 -
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VISE! PISS!
IdACKE.B.M. by the barrel. half barrel and quarter
barrel, of die best qualities. •
.epply to - B.F. APPOLI)
(*dual:lit, July 12. 1862. penal Basin.
• - CORN VINEGAR! • . 17r ,
VS' ire 4 best article of Vinegar In the-ennthil
• • RIMES 4. CO's PURE CORN VINEGAR,"
livbit is tin is. y.lbe lid in the Manalactory, •Secand
PiP n.
Odd rellowelia
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they. Ralhartiml, IMlaßehels,
Strittalt Dna PraWflicanels
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at krwr prices. at ,
HALF l EataTS'Sirit 1
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Ave*
Crniabiove Thl mud Retto;e4einiegor bre, - Lo I
emu street.opp_osite the Bunk'. Ilhely_nanembe!
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Our -Best -Bedroom
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EMI
I did not catch the drift of this, but I ex
pressed a hospitable hope that the young
man bad everything be wanted.
"Everything, thank you. I have been
brought up very pliinly and quietly, and
shall not, I hope, give much trouble. lam
afraid I am putting you to inconvenience by
occupying so large a room."
To this 1. ; rejoined that This: uncle had ex
pressly etated•hie,wioh that he should have
a room with a southern aspect, and of good
LIED
."Alt!!' said-the young baronet with a sin
gular expression, "so this apartment was
Mr. Richord,Staunton's choice?"
And he shivered do that I could do
- no leis - than offer hini a fire'. This he de.
olined; but as he kept harping on the sub
ject of his loth question, I told him that, so
far as I knew, Mr. Staunton had never been
nt chtkleigh Parve, or at least into the upper
atory:at the pars mage-house, before, but
that he had been portieular:in bespeaking a
large room and south aspeot for hie ward.
Here .1 p adding sOme - warm , ex•
pressions of eulogy on that noble benefactor
who had,reseuedmit and mine from poverty
and unwholesome' ,
air; but I regretted to Sad
that Sir Frederick by no means partook my
enthusiasm.
"Is he at'Stauntnn Dena, at present, Mr
Harper?"
- •-•,lV : hom do.you meatk?" , ..-
',..31K-Riohard.§tattntan.s°
1 1-43911nd-that l'e-was not' there r ind
the last letter I received from him was
dated from the Highlands.
much of
your node?" said I.
"Not much. Now lam his ward, I shall
perhaps see more." said Sir Frederick dryly;
and wet,parted,for t the night._
The next morning. found our new charge
the_sameasever,,culd,'oivi~;'sod shrinking
from any approach to intimacy, but with a
kind smile and a kind word for the child
ren. ,Ofily the latterc,ircumstance,,l believe,
prevented Clara, who was very impulsive;
from absolutely detesting our guest. The
little ones, as I have said, took to him from
the first, and so did a big spaniel about the
house, which had been left behind by the
Rev. Gideon Throw, now bishop of Calicut.
But the servants were evidently afraid of
him, probably on account of his precocious
gravity and the chilly polish of his manners.
He was very well-bred,haviog mixed,though
sparingly, in the best foreign society, and
had nothing awkward or hobbledehoyiah in
his bearing. His abilities seemed very good,
and his information far from scanty. Ile
had traveled and observed much, had read
many books, and conversed with men, emi
nent persons; and though hie remarks were
characterized by great modesty, I telt as if
my pupil were io many, respects ahead of
his master: : * ,
But I could riot fhthom his nature: Ie
was tractable 'enough, and readily opened
hie books; and submitted to an examination
in his classical proficiericy,.bot : wl;en I sug
gested an expedition to Staunton bane, to
have a look at the old Hall which must ere
long be his home, he quietly declined. I
pressed the point, less from curiosity than
because I becia - Witi thitt•he r should benefit
by air and exercise.
"so, Mr. Harper, I would rather not. I
will not cross the threshold' of that old,.
house—much as I cherish a childish recol
lection of it—until I enter as its master, if
ever Ido so." And with these words he
turned abruptly away.
Cleia and I now agreed that pride, a false,
perverted pride, was the true key to the
character of this unhappy boy; and I thought
it my duty to read him a long lecture on
this score, as well as on his evident insepsi
linty to the kindness encl,,affection of his
estimable gnitdien and uncle, Mr. Staun
ton. Helistened to me with perfect eqpa
nimity, and then said, with a smile,of, I
will say; 'a i most pr4okink,eliaitic44-; .- ,
"Him yen quite finished, Mr. Harpcil"
"Quite," said 1, sorrowfully.
"I am obliged for your good intentions.—
Do zoo happen to know the amount of the
rental of the Staunton property?"
"About fifteen thdosind a year, or niaily
sixteen," sag tinuch surprised. "But pray,
wby do you ask?"
Sir Vrederiak did not seem to bear or heed
my query. .l
"Fifteen thousand _s or Inere," : , he
mitttered:abstrsteielly. "and large acouutu
latiOiii; I suppose. The-stake is s
MaiiilicaliAlistiidihirtsOUl for less."
~,AtodultwaSsaoksclioffElo; et way 'that l
could saat t bat4l,esoesaiiiely untimionsingr
and itatohcf!dioate;minsidering Our positions
as tutor Midisupil. I did not get On - *try
well witirmy charge. My - wife - wife — still
less 000 Cidinkil4lo . llAol, pains
to Caegearger diSVileasaie.
I 100Y.',4*Pilii*,-gAWfortil. bat'ae, a Matter of
11!37..dY'rtlet.!qP4 that his relPenne in
.soilonse was-distmoefql and wearieomet.-
! YPL ke.gavelitt/Osee, MS most for open cora
-1 Oslo: ' Re' : edayisions to both
Clara and me; uwiformly kind to-the-chili
ren, who were Ifikikkiliairst friends; kind to
who
kimiidemisbetdegpw` hese , whole
llagiaMsaisaauiisretied to hiisi.:ife ;mid
?1. 1 .14 1 MQT. -,4KtiP. 1 0.4.-fni:10 1 40C 4 447 at
.T 1,17T77 7117':43:
wzio RNTERT,I,:IisH . MENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING.',
, COLU3IBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH tB, 1863.
other times he went out alone, on hortie
back, or on. foot • with his fishing-rod, and
sought-the loneliest and wildest nooks in the
countryside.
Mr. Staunton sometimes wrote to inquire
tenderly concerning --bis nephew's health
and studies; and when I wrote in reply I al
ways asked Sir Frederick if he had any
message to send, but his answer was al
ways a negative.
There seemed to be some charm in this
strange young man, visible to every one but
my wife and me, for soon the villagers be
gan to speak with praise to me of "young
Sir Frederick," and to express bright hopes
of the time when he should have the control
of his own property. - Theo,too, I heard for
the first time what was surely a calumny,
that Mr. Richard Staunton was a hard land
lord, mercilessly stern in exacting the lust
farthing due, no matter what might be the
misfortunes of the tenant.
Very strange that;but Clara and I agreed
that duty, and a care for his nephew's in
terests, must be the ruling passion with our
benefactor. One day Clara overheard the
children whispering some garbled fragments
of the legend of the ghostly monk who was
rumored to haunt the prrsonnge. They had
heard.an old woman, Dams Bright, tell it
to Sir Frederick when he sopped to chat
with her at her cottage-door. Now it' was
this very Dame Bright from whom I. had
heard the weird tale, of which Clara had
hitherto known nothing. Clara, who was
gentle enough in general, was very angry
now; she was indignant with' Sir 'Frederick
for "frightening the children 'with ghost
stories," and vowed to give him a hearty
scolding. But the scolding was deferred,
for my'queer pupil did not come back at his
usual hour, did not come back to dinner;
and when he did return at dusk, he was fa
tigned,_wetted through by a storm•of rain
and hail, and so haggard and wretched of
aspect that the chiding words died away on
Clara's
"Dear me, how ill the- poor boy looks!"
exclaimed my wife, as the white, wan face
of our guest glanced past the open door.—
"Do, Philip, make him drink something hot,
and change his clothes at pace. It's enough
to kill him."
Aad Clara, instead of scolding Sir Fred
eriek,- ran to bid Susan get n hot bath ready,
an I warm the bed in the green room.
The next morning came, and the ball rang
for prayers and breakfast, but no Sir Fred
erick Staunton appeared. I went up-stairs,
and found the young man very ill and fever
ish. The doctor was summoned, and the
doctor came, not a very learned doctor, per
haps, but of very wide practioo in a thinly
peopled country—a surgeon named Gooch.
''Ague,not a doubt of it,"said Mr. Gooch,
when tho diagnosis was complete,
"Ague! You think so?" said I, anxiously;
and Clara,who was always in terror of scar
let fever and measles, for the little ones'
sake, eeboed
"Think so? sure of it," said the surgeon.
"Iv'e been five•and-thirty years a practition
er and I ought
,to know. Poohl my dear
madam, no danger—none. I'll set him on
his legs again in a jiffy."
And with this pledge, confidently, spoken,
off cantered the doctor; and presently the
doctor's boy came over on his ambling pony
with medicaments.. Of course I thought it
my duty to communicate what had occurred,
by letter, to Mr.. Staunton. I tlll him Sir
Fride'rick had.been caught in the rain, that
he had a slight attack of ague, that all pos
sible care should be taken of him, and that
the experienced surgeon of the district felt
confident orevepeedy cure. —l-added,to calm
Ma. Staunton's natural anxiety,that I would
soon write again.
I did soon write again, but not. alas! to
communicate any tidings of a reassuring
nature; Sir Frederick was very ill indeed,
and fast getting worse. Mr. Gooch looked
serious and puzzled. lie would not admit
that lie bad been wrong about the supposed
ague,but he owned that there were singular
and peculiar symptons in the case, and that
his experience was at fault.
"Ile doesn't eat opium, oh?" said the sur
geon mysteriously, holding me by the but
ton. • -
"Opium?" said I; "certainly not; of courso
not."
"Nor take quack nostrums? nor smoke too
much oavendieh, eh?"
I answered that Sir Frederick did not
smoke, and that I believed him guiltless of
the practice of of swallowing empirical
remedies.
"Iflorphl!" said the dootor, knitting his
brows,- ; and scrambling into bii weather
stiffened saddle again, The next day heiwas
very minute in his inquiries as to the health
of th'e family and dothistins, and, to my 'no
small,sur:Priee, l ietid on', making an incur
sion intre the , kitchen, - And inspecting Are
saucepans, the tea-kettle,_and all the rest
of the colyw.,iippikrmitt,
rc Tt i at whatever
be was lookioit for, he seemed battled„'lle
; - pataped liiMself a glaesnf- fresh cool water,
eippedit„esed it like a cOMMiesetirTeniialii
ingpe beeverjzig in old port, and set' dovin
the , glass with a sigh.
r.
'•Uozpbl" said the surgeon again, and off
"Vs Went with 'Care ridiog..behiod ri int On
el:lnYilled aid bay. ,That night 94-Fred
erick was delirious. , • ,
" Mime ~Brigbt.‘ a notable . pron. 'half
mini, cbarlomio, bed' been seat 'for
tARSINLetar
maids witraitiozinnficed
but on ttie ~
"partmUTaf titgibt"ouf s irliteh the
"; - oath's season boss o to -waiiiir
avowed her firm intention to watch over the
sufferer herself. My little wife was very
soft-hearted, and I believe her conscience
emote her at the idea of having been angry
with and averse to this poor friendless lad,
and she insisted on tending him in person.
Clara was a capital nurse; and I could not
but consent to her undertaking the duty,
only.bargaining that on the second night I
or Mrs. Bright should take her place.
Be that as it may, Clara came down, with
a very white face, to call me from the study,
where I sat, a' little after midnight, busy
with letters and accounts. The house, of
course, had been long hushed, but I could
not boar to revt when Clara was wakeful
and busy. - My wife's pale cheeks start
led me.
"Come, come," ehesaid, "I am frightened.
The poor boy is saying such dreadful things
in his delirium. Ile says—(here Clara be
gan to sob)—he says we are butchers, and
this house •a shamble, and his uncle—only
he never calls him uncle—was a murderer
from the beginning, and a Judas, and the
father of lies. Come! come; it is shocking."
I went. • The poor young man was toss
ing to and fm in a violent paroxysm, rol
hog his head on the pillow, and stretching
out his lean hands, as if to keep off some
imaginary - foe. His great eyes looked ter
ribly holluw and bright; they glared mean
inglessly; it was plain that ho did not re
cognize us.
"Back, keep beck!" he moaned; "I knew
you from the first, smooth-tongued fiend that
you are. He chose the room, mother, he—
Richard Staunton. Nurse Bright saw him
come'to the empty house, and stand long in
the open window of the aceursel room, and
grin—grin like a wolf, as be is—when ho
thought no eye was on him." • •
Here the feeble voice died away in mur
more.
"Gracious me, Clara!" said I, wiping my
forehead, on which great drops of sweat
gathered, "this is very horrid—shocking.
Go down, love; this is no place for you."
"Bush! listed," said Clara, suddenly.
"So many have died here," moaned the
lad: "the room is •full of shadows. There
is a curse on it. The monk walks—ha, I
saw him—he breathed oo me, and his eyes
glittered under his cowl, and his breath was
icy oold—cold. That was a dream; but the
eyes made me tremble—they were Richard
Staunton's eyes. How he hates me! I stand
between him and wealth--the broad lands
and the gold. -Mother, mother, you did
well to warn me, well to mistrust him; you
read Murder in hie eyes—long ago—beside
my cradle."
Then the sufferer gasped for breath pain
fully. I tried to persuade Clara to go; she
refused. I looked at her attentively by the
dim light; in her face was written dismay,
consternation, but no blank horror; on the
contrary, there was a dawning intelligence
that perplexed me. •
"flush! lose not a word," whispered my
wife; "perhiips ,Heaven permits that we
should defeat J:‘ crime'
"Can you suspect—" I began.
Clara pressed any arm. Sir Frederick be
gan to talk, first very vaguely, and in bioken
scraps of foreign tongues, then suddenly be
broke into the cry tofu sick child: "Take me
away r -to the pure nir—away! away! I stifle
here; I cannot breathe. I shall die—l shall
die!"
Clara tenderly adjusted the pillows under
the sufferer's head, and gave him some cool
ing drink. The poor fellow spoke no more,
but groaned and tossed for awhile, till the
hot clutch of the fever relaxing for a mo•
ment, he sank into a light slumber. Clam
led me out of the room on tiptoe, and with
her finger pressed Int her lips. There was
an air of mystery, almost of terror, in her
comely face.
"Philip—husband,do not lose one moment;
get the best advice."
"My dear," said I hesitating, "Mr
ciooeh."
"Mr. Gooch is a dunce!" cried my wife,
impetoosly. "What is wanted now is the
judgement of some great doctor whose know
ledge and talent enable him to see what Mr.
Gooch is blind to. Do send for Dr.
at once."
"My dear," said I, quite startled, Dr.
T—! why, what will Mr. Staunton says"
"Never mind what he may say," returned
Clara, obstinately, pursing up her lips; "get
Sir Frelerick's horse saddled, ride as quick
as you can to Minchoombe, and telegraph
for Dr. T—"
I oompliel with Clara'. wish, though-with
some misgivings. My telegram. was soon
replied to by en announcement that Dr.
T—, one of the most eminant professional
men of the day, would- arrive Oaklaigh
Parrs within twelve hours. BY; thee
the great Pon i don doctor , arrismd,- Sir l Fred t
crick waiewbrto.'Ttie deliritaohaaristurned
again stld r aggin, fever fits had ter, the !. pa%
tient,,deadly.chilli bad assailed .him,raod
Mr. Gooch, whci was :very sulky when ;he
beard of the auMmonsto'Dr. feared
the - Weisel:es:2li Carlonsly' enougis, • chisi,
whose seneral health-wee very good,. was by
thls.tiuse nearly knocked up: she complaioed
of violent beadache;giddineevi and go forth,
ma was-twice' compelled to relinquiih her
Peat'vatho:tyrodeidesifthe sick boy boy irom
sheer eibanstiort.- - -
"It is vary.odd, dear, but 1 feel se irthe
room itielf were s vault. The -atmosphere
- seems'atiling.: I supper Filly.nei
-4q,"..91.°4,°.71944-mil!Ftv.eWe;ififik:.s
Dr:;..aFrived when tbe patient, wow in
a delirious piurezysin.. , raving wildly ii
totobrbutilikherird fat,
eLt., LL: T . - • 4.1 ' , :rl Mai% .4 SIP ' , Sri till t
felt Sir Frederick's pulse, looked in his face
and exchanged a few sentences with Mr.
Gooch. Then be tamed to the bed, and
seerned to listen intently, to gke safferer's
broken words.
"lie is talking sad stuff, doctor; not a grain
of sense in a bushel of it," said the • gruff
surgeon.
"I differ from you, sir, on that point," re
turned the doctor, blandly.;-"the instincts of
a- patient are not to be safely slighted. Much
that we, in the pride of intellect, are accus
tomed to close our ears to, may prove a re
velation of the utmost benefit to science."
Mr. Gooch growled out something very
like an oath, and stumped off.
"Good-by, Mr. harper," said he, "I'm
no use here, now that mealy-mouthed 'new
light' is come from town. I wish you a good
e
Dr. T— tad his instruments and chem
ical apparatus, contained in a little Russia
leather case, without which be never travel
s& placed in the chamber, and begged to be
left alone with the patient. lie did not dis
guise his apprehensions—a crisis must soon
take plaoe. Clara and I went down stairs
to await in • my study the next announce
ment of the physician. • It was a sultry sum•
mer's night, and the air was heavy and still.
We sat talking low, till the pale light of
early morning come upon us like a ghost.
An hour alter this, Dr. T— came • down
stairs with 'a smile en bis gelid humored;
keen face.
"Saiedf" oriel my wife, catching the look
of contentment with feminine quickness.'
"I hope so," said the doctor, "but you
must m rre him at once. Any other room
will do; but no time is to be lost. I have
found out the real pbantom : mook, the true
destroyer that haunts your best bpi-room."
“Wharf"
"Arsenio!" said the doctor, exhibiting some
powdered matter of various shades and tints,
from dark green to pure white—"arsenic
enough to poison a regiment. That rich
emerald green paper on the walls is stained
by its means, and contains poison enough to
be the death of generation after generation.
I misd )übted it from the first. It has given
nee a headache, and is no doubt the cause .
of Sir Frederick's strange aymptoms,. and of
the many untimely deaths that fatal room
has witnessed. See—l have analysed dif
ferent portions of dust, bruihed at random'
from the wall."
We sat mute and thunderstruck. The
doctor resume!: "Such things are common,
too o3mocon. But if it be true, as I hear,
that Mr. Richard Staunton virtually chose
this apartment fur his eiekly nephew's habi
tation—that Mr. Riobard Staunton deliber
ately planned to give this benefice to a total
stranger, of gentle and unsuspicieus nature
—pardon me, my dear sir—on the very unu
sual condition that he should take care of
the young heir, and lodge him in that en
venomed den—if Mr. Riobard Staunton is,
as I am told, a' subtle chemist, and has an
interest of sixteen thowand a year in the
death of a nephew whom he has' notorious
ly hated from the cradle; why all I can say
is—"
"Whair
"That Mr. Riobarl Staunton is not far
behind the Borgia. and Briovilliers of old
days," returned the doctor.
I eat stunned by the magnitude of the
enormous wickedness, suddenly revealed to
me as by a lightning flash. :
' I feared it—l feared as much. ,The poor
lad said in his ravings that his mother bad
always suspected her brother-in-law, always
—and that is why I would make you tele
graph to London for Dr. T—," said my
wife,-weeping on-my. shonider.'" -
I have little more to telt. Sir Frederick,
removed to anotherrooto; skilfully attended,
and well nursed, recovered, though very
slowly. I felt it my duty to resign the liv
ing, given as it had been by a wicked hand,
and for an evil end. So I and mine* had to
go forth from the pleasant country home,
once more to do battle with the world and
poverty. We did not suffer much from this
sacrifice to conscience. Sir Frederick, who
bad, as he owned, suspected us at first of
being his uncle's instruments, now became
our fast friends, and never scrupled to own
that he aired to us, under II , his es
cape from the greatest of earthly dangers.
Ile was now out of peril. Mr. Riohard
Staunton was a cautions man, and when
some powerful though distant connections
of the Staunton family, alter bearing the
doctor's statement, offered their house.to be
the young baronet's home until be should be
master of his own lands; the guardian gave
his consent., The heavy suspicions .under
which Mr. Staunton laymen, merely hinted
to him, but tln c hipt, was, enough, ,and ;be
was silent and discreet. - , , ,
And it so hsppeped Abet ; the ; very.year
Anoseedieg, that I which, saw Bie Ifrediiiet
Staunton noose ,ef age,:old-Dr. , Deotej died;
and Aky former pupil .presented- cue to the
consfurtable;lirituver..Ballinigten; where ire
sire spent-sonny suid many.. Hippy year
sinaetthe events here. oatreseds , -;
7 % • The Old Soldier'.
i bayn-oftes ,oticaition to pass Akron& a
onAlle. 9t. Albanr.road, says. a ear
resperizdent of Eliza Cook'sJeuraal; at.nae
enikocillitiOrtieste is ets tidynadeoasailsui
pniolle,bospe, thatA siWarkeri tisY heFte
his bitiztttem 4,1 berpen:to bs travaliagdo
my gig. I bad frequently observed iztold
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zof $1,50 PER. TZAR ADVAME; $2,00 IF ROM ADVAN
away the rest of hia life in a manner partic
ularly congenial with the habits of one of
hie calling.
What most interested me about this man
was his love for young children. He was
generally surrounded by a parcel of curly
headed urchins; and often have I seen the
mistress of the little inn consign her infant
to the protection of his one arm, when by
an arrival, she had been called upon to at
teal to the business of the house. The old
fellow never appeared so contented as when
thus employed. His pipe was laid aside,
his beer forgotten, and be would only think
of amusing and caressing his charge, or of
lulling it to sleep. The bigger children
would cluster round him, clamber over him,
empty his pipe, upset his can, take all sorts
of liberties with him, yet never meet with a
rebuke. At times, however, he would ap•
pear lost in uneasy thought; gazing with
earnestness upon the features of the sleep
ing infant, while tears would course down
his cheeks.
As I drove one morning up to the door
of the inn, and passed the bench on which
the old soldier wee, as usual sitting, with
his little flock of children playing around
him, one of them, a very young one sudden
ly backed into the road, and in another mo
ment more would have been crushed; . bit
the 'old man sprang forward with a vigorous
and wonderful effort, he veiled child
with his only arm, and threw it several feet
out of the way of (Linger; be fell with the
exertion, and was among my horse's feet.—
In auddbnly drawing op, Iliad unwittingly
done my very worst by the poor fellow, for
I had caused the animal to trample upon
him a second time, and a wheel bad passed
over hie body. -
He was taken up insensible. We carried
him to a bed, and after. a little time recov
ered' his recollection. Bat be was so se
-verely injured that we feared every moment
would be'his last.
The• first words lie• uttered were, "The
child! the childl" We assured him tbe"child
was safe; but he would not believe us, and •
it became necessary to seed into the vi.lage
to search for the little creature, who bad
been hurried home with the others upon the
confusion that the accident had occasioned.
He continued to Call for' the child and was
in the greatest distVess of mind till we had
found it, and bad taken it to 'him as he lay.
His delight at seeing it alive and unhurt
was ibtense;' he wept, be laughed, be hug
ged it to his bosom, and it was not until be
grew very faint and weary that "he would
suffer as to remove it. •
A surgeon arrived and pronounced that
the poor man was so mach hurt, inwardly
as well as outwardly, that nothing could be
done to save him, and desired us merely.to
give him cordials 'or cooling drink, as he
should appear to wish for either. He lin
gered fcir a few,days.
I had, been the cause, though innocently,
of .the poorfellpw's death; of course:l took
lore that all
,was done to alleviate hie suffer
ings;:and as.loog as be lasted, I went every
day. to pass a few hours by his bedside.. The
rescued,bbild,too„was brought,to him each
day by his own desire. prom the moment
he bad first ascertained that it .was unhurt,
he had been calm and contented. Ile knew
be .was dying, but he could. part with life
without regret; and the cloud which I had
so 'often observed open hie weatherbeaten
countenance before the Occident, never after
returned.
The day before he died, as I was watch
ing alone by his aide, be asked me for -cor
dial. Soon.afterhe bad swallowed it, he
laid his hand upon my strut and said, "Sir,
if you will not think it too great a trouble
to listen to an old man's talk, I think it will
ease my mind to say a few words to you."
Lie was, of course, encouraged to proceed.
"I have had a load upon my heart, which
is not quite removed, but it is a peat dent
lightened. I have been the means, under
Providence, of saving a young child's life.
HI have the strength •to WI you what I
wish, sir, you will understand the joy that
blessed thought has brought to my heart,
I gave him another cordial, and be spoke
as fellows: .' • ••
It was in a etkring time of the Da'ke
Welington'a wars, after the French lied re
treated through Portugal, and Iladsjos bad
fallen, and we had driven thorn fairly over
the Spanish'frontier, the light division was
ordered on a few of their long leagues fur
ther, to occupy a lint of posts mating the
Mountains which rise over the Northern
batiks of the Guadiana. .A few companies
of our regiment advanced to occupy' a villa
which the French had just abandoned.
Webad a brisk' inareb /Ore: = Si eeorObed
and :rugged country, , : which , had already
been ransacked of all that would' have
plied us with fresh provision's, it-was miny
day. aineewe bed heard theranialtifor
'misery's **ow and , a lied :loetha" , 4i eery
whort_zations. - . Thereinto Me'reatecii , :io • ii
ptietinookie the iitla - we Were ~ordered
to. `As Sicenter; wlsovitid :just 'Marehell
out, would, of , arum; , bays helped • them
selves to whatever was portable, and must
have previously- pretty &Woad the
place. We made search, however. jodging
that, risibly. satnething might , birre baen
eoneeeled from them by: the, peasants: Wod
,wesetaally noon di100,6101 , several boozes
.where,skine of wigs had bees secreted.- ,:;
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andcassorialmedollows who bideostriied
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running away; some with a morsarof
. food.
others with a skim of wine in their arum.
and followed by the menaces 4-td • stagger
ing steps sf the weary awl half drunken
soldiers.
"Wine! wine!•' was the cry in every part
of the village.
"Wine! I ask fur wine!" said I to a poor
half starved, and ragged native, -who • was
stealing off, and hiding something rtimier
his torn cloak; "wine! you beggarly ;scoun
drel! give me wine!" said 1.
"I have no wine," he cried, as- he • broke
from my grasp, and ran quickly and ;fear
fully away.
I was not very drunk—l had 'not , tad
above half my quantity—and I porsaed•iiim
up a street. But he was the Seater; , and 1
should have lost him, had I not made a sud
den turn, and come right upon him, Ire a
forsaken alloy, where I suppoeid . the ptrr
thing dwelt. I seized him by the • collar.
lie was small and spare, and hs :tretabled.
under my gripe; but still he held his:own,
and only wrapped his cloak the closer roubd
his property
"Wine: I ail( for wine:" said I.,l'eyezie
My y child! I have only my ,
,repeated.
. .
I bad already drawn my hayopeL am
ashamed air, to eriy, that we ass to dot at
to terrify tha prior 'wretches,. and.smake.thena
the sooner give up their liquor. 10,held
him by the•eullar witb:one band, I pointed
the bayonet at biri'breasf with th r e - ,ol.hdr,rad
I again cried, "Wine!"
"I have no wine—you Itsow I
s hope ra
wine," and he spoke the workwith•suols *
look of truth and earnestness, th s at,..hact I
not fancied I could trace through, theXo s kds
of his cloak the very shape of a small wine
skin, I should have believed - „ s r
"Lying mica" Said I, "so vitt vgonit
give me the liquor? Then ,the dry
drink it!" and I struck ths .point. ; of
My t bayonet deep into. that which•he stse
still hugging to his breast.
Oh, air! it was not_ wine dan trickled
down—it was blood, warm bloodl 7 and a
piteous' will , went like , a chill,
‘ aoromppy
heart! • *The.
s poor Spaniard
,opened r ills
'cloak; he panted to
s .his, woonded,„,,ohild;
acid his wild eyes asked auk 4,insTi,than
words could have 'dope, "..)lonsterl nrs„,r s on
satisfied?"'
-
I wet' sobered in a moment. I fillspon
my knees !midi the infant, and„ tiled to
staunch the blood: Tos, the ' poOr Move
understood . thOtruth; be ea* nod he Siet.,:irit
ed my anguish; and_wejoined io our efforts
to NOVO the little victim. .-0; it: wisi too
late.
The little ',boy had fastened lie
clammy hands mend a anger of eisch:of
lie looked at us alternately, and - 'seetatid'lo
ask, Alike,frona hisfather.and hie n:erdbiror
th at, help which
one on earth togive.
poor.ohildhp countenance ehowed,thktitiltid
few.mintatesrto SometimeslClaeito
still I thought the lastoPank was Vier; Mna
a• alight convulsion would- mgits It; its' &title,
-and a momentary pressure of hands
would give the gasping father a abort vain
ray oflicipe. • -
You may believe, sir, that tin 'old 'lull
dier,who has only been able to •lcitelo
own life at the expense of an 'eye Jail 'oh.
of hie limbs—who has lingered out many a
weary day in tramp hospital after-allot
. gagement--must have learned to ]bolt do
death without any . unnecessary etmeersti , ll
have sometimes wished for it myselfpluad
I often have -felt thankful when my
„pool,
wounded comrades have been released - by
it from pain. I have Been it,-too, in other
shapes. I have seen the death•blowl dealt
when the effects have litien•eo instattr:that
the brave heart's blood has been spilt,: astd
the pulses' have' ceased to heat. while..the
'streak of life and health witistillfietib non
the eheek—.when a smile has reninitiedipon
the lips of my. brother-soldier, even -arta:4e
had•fallen a eorpse.aoross my.path.—Bat,
0, air: what is all this -compared with,whst
I suffered as I watched life e bb ithowly..lrom
the wound which f had myself wantonly
inflicted in the breast of a helpless'," iiiiimeent
child! • It. was by mistake—by aooideaft.-
0, yes; I know it, I know it well, and day
and night I have striven to forget that,honr.
But It is of no use; that piteous wail Is'etior
in my earl That - father's agotiy will
me to- the grave.. • •. • • e, v-
Nxavonssen or Pantie Srsexintstetif'd.
to traditions, despite the-majestic selfleitiosfi
lion Lord Macauley truly ascribes to_ the ten
or orals life, Mr. Pitt was nervous,befele rift
ing to -speak; hence, perhaps; his reconteerto
stimulants. A.surgeon, eminent ittl3rightdb,
some years ago told sne that ; when he was
shopboy in London he used to bring • tallitr.
Pitt the , dose of laudanum and...0'146%th,
which the great statesman habitually toolld:be.
fore speaking. The laudanin ! pertiaps,,butrt
his constitution more than the port wine yehTeh
he drank,• by tim , bottle;: iher. wlbte -lniahl be
"e^e"aq to suirlaj!t,L4,,PbYltioutfPlabiJikir
ered'hy the laudieunt., Mr, Fox wacrierpla
before spialitifi l lip3 l 'lUrva ' rd
Plunkett !distinguished , member-1:o the
Whig party, pow no /note d and wboi.leatt Mb
self one of the most sensitiye of luttls-taP4‘o94l
of ttuithait'attiaeltve otaritori;taiittoe that
a:medial:le House of Ciertintins he Witt
over toepeakto,Mr,Caoping on souseepsinflikin
of public business, a little time befornAkin,Jet
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speedier' and, on' taking' tiebeeld
sing extended to hint, ha exmlaiwiedsi , glibar
you are are your butud.is DO der .
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the , bieuer; that ',bow* rhore'leefeeiWrablikti
shall speak well to-night.` •trildiraMelliyltenp er. marks bow pgreptlbisto those; fausupittoritti
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