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DR.IIOFFSR, Dltlfine-OFFICE, Frost Stmt oat doer to .. Williams' Drug Store, between Loorist, and Walnut eta, Cols., Pa. Apr. ' :'.-• U. IL MOCK., ATYOUEI AID pollutant IT.LIW, -Cotcxact; PA . • LADIES' DRESS .4300DS NEW t i rr received. We have "1324'4.!'he11p • E44 1 / 1 1 31 rdY 4t BOWERS, Oppoitte Odd Fellows' Hall, Col'a,• Pa November 28, UM • - N. atalrilana; OVROZON DENTlST,'orrers his proles lisp Bharat services to the citizens of Colum bia and vicinity. , •• •OFFWE on Front street, fourth door above LOonst, oaks formerly occupied by .T. Z. Hoffer. Oolnothis, Dec. 19, 1863.-ly. • 31. MIL 71103158, A TTOInf AND VONSELLOS AT 11W, KC Columbia. Pa.' Collections promptly need* In Lancaster York:counties: , Cola., Atly flgt. SAVE UR. MONEY. Bit•p k Wuks_ ing,tho best Boots and Shoes at lowest Cash pries"; at the *Sin Corazinar.lll,4l44- MALTBY dr. CASE. WANTED. • . . . , 1611173311 r 4:FICS to know that the way to intrney. Is to bliryour goodmiat the Okettp-ENoreerAla4bygeneral eiaartment atSpring Good:Oust received. MALTNOZ. - CASE. XIMNIV MeV ZL! VAirkwitrocriters have received a new • d lar a I' all kinds and l aes E ge tech o aditvlroe and Steel: The y ace eons:ant ' 14-Su ß plied ivithatockin this branchothia esa,snd can tarnish It to_cna tomes SlaidilifaititiesLet the lowest *deny IC:MieLltaleSOlti:,• Leceatat.ibehrraeceedi .Tifity4l, :fr • • • • - ..*. ~ • - . .. , 4 -. - ..:7%'`:• 7-2.. - - . _ .... . - . 1 1 1 • '.; I ' 7! ' . z ... ...; ....' ' . . . . 1 • 'll ' ' '.. - . . . , —, . . .• . 7... r ' 4 47 • . ..:- I. ~: I - , 4 •. . , ..4 . ~ • . - 11 . 4.1 - 4. 7 7 ... '. ;:i ;:t , . t e, ::-). G ;I: A • ... . . . . ~ l J _ .. . . . . .. - . .. ... 1 111 1111 1 r.... ...) lik r , • . r I. . : ... , . . . - ' El 171 - 0.; DR WISHART'S PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL Is The irtt,arPrptqlpl?of tb.e Pine Tree, nTITATICE D ti pesuliar_process in the V dist itintionot the tnr. by'whieh its high est medic* properties are retained. Have Yoii4t•Ctuioh! Have You a sore Throat! Have you anv of the premonitory symitotns of that niatilatal disease; Con sumption-f • •-• Those who should be warned by those kl - mPtollts getieralli , think." lightly of,tliern until it Ls too late. ' From this fact, perhaps more than any other, arises-the sad prove lenceltrt.d-fatalitypt disease which- sweeps to the grave at; least "one - sti.th i v'ed - ea2ll's victims. , Consumption has destroyed more, of .the human familythunnny, other disease,.and the,best •physiciansfor •many.years have despaired of -a eu re, ore remedy that would heal the lungs, but for more than two hun dred years- the whole medical world-has been impressed that there was a mysterious poWei Mid etticienc.y in the Tine Trtzte i Niti to heiirthe rungs ;' thereford they have Ic eman/ended the use of_Tar Water, which In many cases had a good oftect ; but how to combine the medical properties so tislo heal the lungs ? has ever been a mystery until it WWI discovered by Dr. L. Q. C. ofPhiladelphia, thepro prietor of "Wistuirt's - rine'T.red 'Cordial." Many, not only of the people, but phys icians ofevery schoorandpractice, are daily asking me "What is the principle or cause of your success in the treatment•of Pulmo nary Oinsionption ?" My answer is this: The invigoration of the digestive organs —the strengthening of tho debilitated system —the pahlteation and eltriclunen . t of the blood, must expel from the syste m the cor ruption which scrofula breeds. Whilethis is effected by the powerfnl alterative (cling ing from disease to health) properties or the Tar Cordial, its healingunid renovating principle hi also acting upon the irritated surfaces of the lungs and throat, penetra ting to each diseased part; relieving , pain, subduing intLamation., and restoring a bealt I fu l tendency.. Lot this two-fold pow or, the healing andthe strengthening, con tinue to act in conjunction with IN ature'S conseent recuperative 'tendency, and the patient is saved, if ho had not too long de layed a resort to the means of cure. I ask all to read the following eirtifteates. They are from men and women of unques tionable worth and'reputation': WtsnAnr—Dear ,S'ir I had a very dreadful cough and sore throntfor one year and my whole system was fast.giving way, and I was prost4ted on my bed with but little hope of recovering. My disease battled the power.of all medicines, and in a short time I must have goneito'my grave, balithanktiod,,myslo,ugh49;4o4wAyouLFl. notrriAt until she went tAycitxr - stoic, No.' 10 N. Second street, and tehitedlity cage to von. purchased one bottle of your. Pine !rive Tar Cordial, and I oommencedto,use it. and in one week' was much bettenand after using three bottles, LAM pertectly well, and a wonde to allmayyfrlends:Tor 'thee all pronoun • mei,paste't ar nn Infilliable curt, for' itkotieWh.,..llluollug of..tho'Lnugs, Bare Thimitlindlti•adst, In humation of the 'Lungs. - Mr. witia 4ct‘'rai : I had -Bronchitis. _ . Intianiation of- the .Lungs, Shortness or Breath, and Palpitation of the Heart in their worst forme ; I had been treated by several of the most eminent physicians in Philadelphia, but they: :could notstop the rapid course of my disease, and I had de ep:aired of ever being restored to health.— was truly on the verge of the grave. Your Pine Tree Tar Cordial was highly recom mended to me by a friend ; I tried it, and am thankful to say that, after using four large, and ono small bottle, I WAS restored to perfect health. You can give reference to my house, No. 968 N. Second street; or at my office of Receiver of Taxes, from 9 a. in. to lip. in., corner of Chefuut and Sixth streets. JOHN' WARD. 7 30 P... 14 0 30 A. If 12 10 P. M 4 30 P. M Rend the following from Utica : ' Da. Virzsitiurr—Dear Sir: Itake pions tiro in Informing you through this source that your Pine 'froo Tar cordig, which was rreontiiiended for inrilarightez by Dr. S. A. Hall, of this city, has cured her of a cough of more thsulive months' standing. I had thought her beyond cure, and had employed the best of modieal Aid without any benefit, I aim cheerfully recommend it to the_ public as a safe and sure remedy for those similarly a.Micted, es I know of manybthercaitembesides that of my daugh ter that it has entirely cured of longstand ing coughs. Yours respectfully, 301iN :V . PARKS R, 'DaugerrOan Artist 12 Genessee St., Utica. * * " 0 * * I have used Dr. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial in my family, and CAM cordial* , recommend it as a valuable and rude, medicine for colds, coughs, and those predisposed to consumption. Dr. FOSTER; 180 Genessee St. The above are a few among the thous ands - which this great remedy has 'saved . from an untimely grave. We have thousands of lettim from physi clans.and drra.tgista who have , promeribed and sold the Tar Cordial, saying that they have never used or sold a medicine which gave such universal satisfaction. -The'Tar Cordial, when taken connec tion with Dr. Wishart's Dyspepsia Pills. is infallible cure ,for Dyspepsia.. The PINE TREE TAR CpRRIAL will cure Conglis.BoreTbrostandßreest. Brion de, chttla, Asthma; Whooping Cough; Dipthe end le'all'eleo an excellent remedy ter the diseases of the kidneys ; and fames oath plain Gs. A • • BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS. The genuine has the name of the proprL etor and a Pine Tree blown in the bottle. All others are spurious imitations. toeFf/ty eons and One Dollar per Eat: Proletrd only by the ProprSator, tat. L. 4. C. Mirth EftYLT,„--, , . - - No. 10 NORT HAEXXINDania SEcoot., Philadet- Rhia Poinolv. Sold trybruggtot!oovoryithein), at Whole urk t ica sWlr o ldladelpbts itid '144/t To 4 inar.lo- 1 444 y. • ... ~ • a.Y .L~'-. iiiiiii ' a NO ENTER TA:CNIXEN'L SO .9.1-TR AP Ap_.4 - EArprNt t , NOR ANY . PLR ASUR3 :SO . LASTING:' PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY .40* 'lB 1864. Igstvg. Nrittm for tho Spy . I Xnew W hen First We Met. - BY J. WILLIAM VAN NAMES. I knoir. when first we zner,.: I'd.love thee very dearly-z- Love thee, gentle friend, , Love thee, dear, sincerely! , When firstl gaied into Those liquid'eyei of thine, , I felt a strange, strange thrill • Within this heart of mine. . And when I heaid thy voice, It woke Within'rity . heart , -.A: Chord: thixt-ne'er will cease To thrill—thou art The beautiful ideal I'd pictured in my mind, Ne'or hoping on this earth ' Its counterpart to find. Aud now-my heart to thee— , To thee, fair one, I give; To thee I dedicate my life, For thee alone I live. Oh, let us cheer each other— - - Soiling down life's stream, Until we. wake. in heaven :Prom this our earthly-dream. viiizal. Fur the Columbia Spy, - IRENE; -Olt THE GYPSY LEADER. I=l A ST OR? OF LOVE & TREACHERY BY. FINLEY JOHNSON, Arthor !'.The Outcast Daughter," "Alice St. John," "Fannie Mowbray," "The Or phans," "The Drimkard'e Daughter." =MO CHAPTERI "Fire !" How the word of fear cleaves the night air,'Like sonic • 'missile sugges tive of a thousand terrors. " FIRE with what a-startling distinctness the cry echoes from wood to stream, and with a searching energy reaches homestead-and hall, cottage and mansion. The air is full of dense vapours—blue, intensely blue smoke surround the far . house, and millions of fiery particles - are- detached from the blazing stacks, and whirled hith er and thither-at the caprice of the agita ted -air. - The produce Tot five lelaridted acres, which, in the soft spring looked-green and beautifikiirelicablaze, In twenty places -at once—in. the grana ries—in the stack yards-among the'new ricks--every . where the' : Eames ',darted th4e":• 44"6 - • • jp ''. . action sin • • .1g . • „ • b..4 - 4 11 K0 7 .jaVarbiglikj , ,Theymirit of % ftre wasletloese, and - it was:l2o,m the pow er of man to lay it,-untilit had--done its work. On, ,on it sped in its awful ma-,_ jesty. And now the farm house itself is wrapped iu conflagration-, • and like long fiery arms the flames entwine them selves about it to kill with their, embrace. There is a confusion of voice . s—cries for help, and mounted men gallop off for aid. One by one the tall stacks and lordly ricks fall together, masses of char red and glowing embers, from which is sues an intense heat that is felt for some hundred yards from the spot. The flames now subside, for they have nearly com pleted their work, when the cry of "an other fire," come with apprehension from many a lip. - And now with a rush over hedge and ditch, and fence and style, come friends and neighbors. But a quarter of an hour has elapsed since that first wild cry of "Fire," and a throng of persons are in and -around the homestead, but' to see that they can do nothing, and that the flames will hive their way. And William Stoops, -the honest, up right ma.n, , who from the - earth - had gath ered those crops with toil and sweat of I brow, which he now saw resolved in the elements before his eyes, rushed from his house, and wrings his hands, and sobs aloud-2 One blazing rick had inclined towards a pretty green .house, not far from the homestead, and the flames began to cir cle-around the house itself. Then it was that the,farmer lost all thought of his stock; WiLli a shout of alarm he made his way towardslis threshold again, for those he t loved better than his stacks and 'ricks were yet within the walls of that once happy and prosperous house. His wife; his child; his dear daughter Irene; the belle of the village—his gentle and beentifullrene who was the ,joy of. his heao_end-thriptide of his life. "Help ?"'help 1" lie shouted.' "Up and out. , Wife, Irene come out." With a =Ali he crossed. the threshold . of his house, but it was not to be thist honest William 'Stoops should mono those he loved "on that occasion, for the time ..iimaz porch :the farm house was wrapped in flames, and as he _attempted to pate it, it fell with a itfdden crash, and struck him down to the* ground amid its ruins. Of course the alarm had retehed those"who were in the house. M rs. Stoops had; with had; with " haste that defeetalts own object, been dressing arid undressing herself,and oallingaloudapon Irene. from the roomenethat her hue band, who bad hastily thrown a few ar ticles of clothing upon him, bad rushed oat at the firstalartn, and now, with just sufficient garments to enable her to 'Sun the night airs ldn. Stoops, made her way miner aarndar the obllarn - bowie to her daughteeor room. a t ."Irene I Irenel she shr ' ked. "Irene, my dear, awake. ,'.' . gm !Wow :of the room , crackled 'aid shook ' this moment; and the panes of glaisishi ered into thou sands of atoms,-as a:bro. , strong flame crossed Chem.. _ The -ligh n the room was most, intense--awfully so— r and by it Mrs. Stoops saw-that her daughter's bed was onipty _, 4‘,She. has escaped, ".thank God," was the first exclamation , * the mother, and she fled.atrain—across•the corridor, and made her way 'down the old`stair case to the lower part ofthe house. Flames of fire and much suffocating smoke,• impeded her;p.nd she found much difficulty in pacing oUtiover the ruins of th - ufallen'porehlmiong which her hus band was strUgglinif. By the light of a burning rick she - rifacignized him. To fling herself arms, and then to drag him away , as.' far as Possible from the house,,where'her instant actions. A number of the farm hands lent their aid, and he was soon placed in a place of safe- • ty. "Oh, William," said his wife, "what an awful night is — "li 7 eicie"! liens 1" - where is she ?" "Saved,•eved." "Where F 4vhere:? jrene ! Irene !" "I saw her bed deserted, William ? She liar escaped. I Wltp has seen Irene ?" There was no rePlirj . fe this; but the Servants, the laborerk.and the neighbors croWded round the half frantic father and 'nether, with looks of inquiry and terror. "Speak," said the despairing father, "Who has seen Irene ?" • • "No one spoke 1 Then with a sob that seemed as if it would break the heart 'of any one to ut ter it, he made a rush forward, but his wife clung to him with screams,' and cries, and entreaties—for the house was enveloped in flames; and it was surely certain death to pass that fiery ordeal— and she called upon the men around her to hold him, and thew? there was an aw ful sight—a sight to sear the - heart and make the, blood run cold. , . At the'iirindow — ef I.lene's ' chamber— that little window: at..which hung the birds—appeared this young and gentle girl. ' Her hands were clasped in agony. The light of the fire fell - like some livid and strang sunlight upon her fair face. Her long tresses weriz . tinged with the baleful radiance, and hooked.. more . than mortally, beautiful. She had been in the room when her nioth'el 'entered it. ln thStkikri kvul ru/agissmet,h4.o4.Alsztvwf 'FIRE,' she heArnitlf;laihted and fallen from the bed, atvilit-vrati--to . nty the coati- s ia sic of the from that. prevented her M 9, er!from seeing .that amid the. heap ok'clothing on t l 4 .floor was hit' Atos ' —' '" - - N. • 4 , 1:,;-77 , .. , '• ' - _ , P. ,-.o 's , ' ,'' • — 4444 fi 1•1! • ti• to'sti! • The flames wereathering strength.— They saw her clasp her hands in .a. , ony. There was a groan of sympathy—a ° kind of moaning shout—for all felt for her, yet at that moment, none seemed able to suggest the means to save her. They heard her cry for "help," and the name of "Charles" was borne to their ears.— Was that name a spell ? It would seem 80. , Dashing forward, with an energy that set all obsticles' at defiance—a.young man —little more than a mere youth, appear ed upon the scene of action. His hair hung in wild - disorder about his finely chiselled face, and there was a bright sparkle about his dark and lustrous eyes, that was terrible to look upon. "Irene !Irene !" he cried, "lira hero Yours in death as well as life." "Bold I—are you mad ?" cried a voice as Charles was about to plunge into the house, and a strong arm was Sung around his waist. "Bands off, Finlay Olayton. I know you moan- well, but by the heavens above , . . "Wait! A ladder is better." - Some half dozen of the farm handeap peared-at this moment, bridging with them a tall ladder, and with-s,pridden ex ertion of strength, Charles Haiidy placed it against the ..tiont•of the house. There wan a lend and ringing cheer_ ,of encouragement to the young:man, as he set his foot on the first round of the -lad der to ascend. Another Moment he .wan' 1 in the midst of the muokesni# flames.— Then there was ii .oriytl4• &ad.& ladder, which; for a few moments only, had been exposed to' the flames, bent and broke, in its centre, and Charles half fill, half slid dciwn.the- lower end 'to the ground again: 'A . roaring sound lathe, house, and aloud report followed. The flooring of the up per chamber had fallen in, -and surely :Irene-was lost I Who ceuld save her ? ' • Another ladder was brought, --and as, Charlet . , looked up; he ezelaistini: • "She lives !—she kives - finlist 'GeV" • . - Y.th° window, fair face faintly "above it :her long tresses floating out into SM. night.-air, • and. daehing to and fro wildlyci,was tht young girl. She had not'fallealeith Abe. floonag beneath her.' Despair fad' .the.! love - of lifeat life an ths threshold ilf which' she an yet only ikood,' but which. had yet tin,,ehtheethe Ijoy of .livitig-; had*tierved her, add held on to the window sill, Wgile lame raged be neath her: The other Udder wrailed in - an - in = .. slant, anilOtirlesife it : rather than I ascended ' : • "C1iF44 1 4-itaer '!Climes-. • "Your own "God help, us." He reached, the window—he made a grail) at'hg arms, and while that beau tiful hair, iihieh ' had• longed to cover with lisses, floated , about him, he, by inain strength—a strength given him by the power of 11m--raised Irene up fair ly to the miaow sill, and in another mo ment she was in his arms, and sobbing aloud upon his breast. "Saved ! saved ! saved They heard the joyous shout below, and the answering cheer echoed far and wide. Dawn, down, with a kind of rush he came, clasping in his left arm's em brace the form of his loved one. She was saved I He had saved her. Oh, how dear she was to him now. She was his idol—his treasure. He plazed the fair young girl in the arms of her father, and then, faint and exhausted he fell at her feet, but soon revived, and. there was a look of won drous joy upon his . face as he gazed around. "Charles," said Mr. Stoops, "God bless you. I knowyou love my daughter, and I give you my blessing." "Oh, Mr. Stoops,- you do not know— you cannot know—how very happy— that is, I—l—another time—l— " Another time, my boy ?" "No, no—l do lore her_---but lam so poor—so dependent. 3ly brother Hen ry--" ' • ' "kark you, Charles Handy, I don't like your brother Henry—nobody like; him—and it was only last night I saw him with 'the Gipsey Rackets. Bad company, youug man, I take it." "I fear so, sir." "Well, my lad, that is nothing to me. Don't you talk of being poor—you have the wealth of a good heart, and that is ;enough for my little girl here." At this moment there was a great 'exclamation, and Finley Clayton called, "Look, there is thattitranze light at Mount }Ripe again.' All eyes were turned in the direction pointed out, which was towards a huge house that stood about a half mile from the farm of William Stoops. This man sion was the.most noticeable feature• of the whole district. It was built upon the slope of a bill, which bad been Cut level to the extent of two acres, to hold it and its private and magnificent gardens. The liciuse was of immense extent: For forty years not.a wreath of smoke had as tended ,frpm its chimneys. • Major Scott; the late possessor, hid fallen into difficul ties, and was forced to part with it'piece by piece: MOuntqtriperiviVilie . Same given to. it by the common people,. for what reason none , could tell. .It soon be gan to he'liintgd aroundP that the 'plate' was haunted., and no persori was found: hAt BM M tretit ; c z off y 4101;1eiic`Orl; c6tl 16stl 'surely drettieettiriittlt&i*, ____• tare 1, away into ietinY,handa,iinesi3emed likely never again to be gathered..togeth er in the possession of a Scott.. , - There_was a nominal owner it is true, to the mansion, and that .was .a. General Scott,' who report set down as a libertine, and a, gambler like' his brother who had precceded hini, and who had left him the estate—or sold it to him, report said, for a gambling debt. • lie never came near the place, but left it to the wind and the weather. It was tOwarde / this house that Finley Clayton attracted general atten tion, ' „ "There is the ghost light again," said A very strange effect ensued in regard to the, old mansion, for, as the throng - of persons assembled at the fire looked at it, they saw that just for one . instant, and in rapid succession,there appeared at every window of the ouse, a pale, green, spec tral looking light.. This light passed from window to window, apparently at the same rate of progression. A death like stillness came over all who witnessed the phenoMenon. They hid seen it be fore, but let them see it as often as they, would, it alOays affected - them with a su perstitions fear, and the haunting of the house-at Msunt.Hope was an established fact all over that portion of the country. There was one person who, turned aside, and did not look at:the old mansion. That person 'was Charles Handy; and ; there 'was upon his this a flash of embar rissmeakaa;basaid•:. , . • 4 pittregar • iron 97.- 7 -it, is a debts*. Time will come I hope—ii will come— whau—when..-7-oron. . "What Would . you say, Charley?" 4 ‘Nothing, oh,, nothing. gush; not a word to your father or mother: There is a mystery I but half, as yet,lfathom myself. • The long mournful night : succeeding the conflagration of the farm Woreslowly awily; : and the Cold' grey light of a Sep tember morning shone on the smoulder "firg ruins; but ere the - night - had faded off antialay again so airlin e r an event took. pf l tee tlic ,deserted house,, that w e :94„pa i isa la d recordit. 141xtftt. two_ hours before the first streak Pildtikilew,dawn appeared in the east; a 't:ilivary horseman might have leen seen inakitagihia waylay a bridle path through atarigled Jana of wood;which bad once Weiss - portion of the old mansion. Thi ltbsisman-wass man past tho prime of life, he had st one time been very . hand sottie,lant it was evident that dissipation had" doiteitswork upon biro, and he had all the wornand jaded lookof a thorough rms. The apparel of the - horseman was as oastlyas the modern - taste of present times would permit, and - sortie half dozen ditifitotids, testified' that - their possessor Nara geOdlyvhire of theworld'iliealtli. *lima thrOl:'ketaind haw 2'04044 gat, - Who area ft Kell mounted, and Whir 25E CHATTER IL • • . $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 !PROT RAID IN ADVA.Rf4E amused himself by singing "Pop goes the weasel." , _ . "Joe," said the man who rode the first horse, "is . not 'that a fire?" and as he _spoke, he pointed to the' direction of a bright light. ' "Yes, master," replied the servant, "but that is rip novelty in these parts at this time." Joe had now ridden close up to his master, and the two emergzd from the wood and come upon a level and beauti ful tract of country, which was immedi ately outside the garden of Mount Hope. From there, a full view of William Stoops' farm could- be had—or rather what was left of it , and at a glance at the Still glow ing embers, they saw it was indeed a fire that caused the light which had attracted their attention. "Joe," said his master, "I do not desire you to come any further with me.. Tiro -things have surprised me in this part of the country, and we have been told of both at all the hotels on the road. Ono was that fires were.frequent, and rob-, beries bold in this section. You may now return, and wait for me at the "Howard House" at Columbus." Joe knew it would be useless to remon strate, so he obeyed orders and was off. "So," said the man, "I am here alone at last, and I feel cold and hot - by turns.— Nonsense I What .is this folly that 9,- preises me—l who fearLz-believe nothing?' "Ha; ha!" screamed, rather than laugh ed, a voice, and there ensued a sound like the clapping of hands, which . so alarmed I the horse that it reared, and nearly threw . the rider. ,"By. all the fiends, what is this ?" he cried "Ha ! ba, General Scott, you fearnoth ing—believe nothing. Will you believe me,• and then fear ?" "I tell you what I will do," said the General, as he drew a pistol, u 1 will send a bullet after you, if you don't come out of your hiding place." "I am here." From the thick foi/age, a form that looked human by the very dim light, emerged, and made.aa attempt to seize the bridle of the horse, •but.he made. the animal swerve as he said: "No;that is a thing which I do not -permit. lam arm ed, and yon must look to yoUrself." '"I am a woman!" "A bag, I take.it, so, far as ram judge by ,voice.- But I want notliii , ng.to say to 'you-but of MY'pittli'!'' ' AST mot. 'fi'Viiive;,..mcnnething to earto - rii,.it ryotelia.vo.Toroi ;.know yoU 7 knew you for a bold bad man. ;This is yo.r, birthday !" "Yes. Your , M Old ‘)3:C by all that isActustibie,t I have a mind to send yoU to your account first. I am strong., hearty,. buthold-Hstop"-rhe was speaking .to atrempty space;---ahe Was gone: . "What fiend in human form is , 04," he muttered, 'Cilia has tried to shake me by this. idle. tale ? .'Pahaw I A'man is not to die atforty-seVenbeeause hisanees tors did so. :Die I No, I have work to do. What errandis,this on which I have come to Mount Hope ? Polly 1 let me be a man —I shill.fear—believe, nothing." He was a'bold , man, that General, with that spurious kind of boldness of the skep tic and fitalist. - He.had.coine front Co lumbus to Mount Hope on an errand that might well have shaken his human soul to its foundations ; but ho wait braving, it out -h-braving heaven and earth—fearing nothing, and believing.nothing. • He seemed to knirereliroutewell; alien in, the - darkeessWhaliiiiiabout him, and dismotinting Iron? iiis horse:4e walked on, with the bridlcon his arm. About ten minutes walking-brouglit both steed and man to some half broken down iron - huri dies. One of these -ho;eislly removed, and then they passed into what had once been an orchauletthemarisiOn,hut Was now in a state of wildness and con fusion: - • • '- • -"Now what - fools these rustics- ire" of this neighborhood to allow:themselyes to •be frightened a„parceief old women's tales abput ghosts, and omit to seek out 'the Mystery. Well, be better as it is." " - , He paused, and tied' the bridle of his horse to the low branch of a tree; - sodA:' . patted the. animal, as he said :"Wait, Fanny, wait. I have no need to be long about the worir am about to do. The old well must still be in the' ivey court, and that will keep.a orikeiret,if two hun dred feet below the.surfaes of thewarth'e level will suffuse to ride it. It must be done.", . • After walking slowly along by the foot of the wall, `for some - distatwe among the till weedi, and. feeling. the brick work, with his hands, este wents.long, beisud-. denly P 4 u4ad- =••• "The door a t last r • said: Passing his hand, 510w17,...d0wn the edge, of a small irigcl - door in the wall, be. found the'key hole, arikthen, producing a key from his pocket., be after some iron- ble, turned; Cie.:aired *clock and .the, door opeimrif ereakingly An.** Bin s Pttaing through, be removed the hey frentthe'dotir shut it, but'did riot, look icon the inside. Once, twiee,thriee; he paused, for he thought-surely it was bat a thought that,.and lanygmalrion.rires: playing the , tripk-'4o thought shat still another footstep' 'beside own,: ••• • throuo thardestirtsd'spot. • =A - ool• chill orep,overi hiin-;-•httel *di :it Off, bnrociuld' riot. ;.: flight of marble atept,-s termer .: . 4 - (' ~. ...--a~6: .~ EM 5 ~ ":'' ~., CWHOLE N 17K8kR , another flighfigF6Ps. aid a 1;12,4...,.:15144; of windows—theta decent of ilizttgran; lar shaped steps, and. aportioo ; -and he stood in the main entrance' -of -,ltheuxd., Hope. ' "All is still," he said. • . "It wailinio fan cy. What I come to - do must be &i e... - What have I t6Year now? -The tvell'is - , deep, and the dead are butinerrigilatta- . ces—that—that--shouldaffrigh," He bad several keys iritltldip.: They - were on a silken cord. by must, ;- studied them well, for, by the ;tone/4-8ey.',.,. lectod one, and opened a annill'perWai ''.- door,. within thadopr—if we maynakinr.- press it—in thoe - _hitge• entrance of _,the • grand ball. Then he steppedont ef the air into the cold, damp, dismal ' honii, and he closed the little portal behind that. -// An awful-kind of hush was in this tic:, and it felt damp and heavy, lifillaeak . ,, moving an inch from the spot 'ow wider he first stood, the General produced,friwo his pocket a lantern, and then itebrit with a waving motion above hiir heakand strove, with fixed gaze, to pierce theidini obscurity of the vast hall. He., listened —all was silent. "It must be done," he said - . ' -- ',41 .. liall be done ! What says ShikesperaTi "The steering and the dead arwilittles pictures.' The lantern only shed about it ,a kiad of halo light that left all beyond ita -in fluence in double darkness, and -General Scott passed slowly down the-knell/sal. Through a door, across a marrow hall, . through two state rooms; andahan to the ,• . foot of a stair case still : u•-- ....... . .. tom dot from its gilden—th- „ ; p bj, IN up those stairs, on whic . ... e dust had thickly, then along a corridor, - and-then a pause before a statue in a niche in the wall.. . . .. _ "Hero I" he said. "Here.!" . Another of the keys wasmilected. He placed the lantern on tlf6-"ier 'of the pedestal which supported the-statue, and he glided behind.ft wherelherawas lltst room enough for one to stand:, Thawall was richly gilt and panelled. He'" ran his finger down one of 'the Veiorations, until a portion of it gave irayarid - fris atilt- - ily pushed aside.:: There lass almallkey hole behind that portion of gilimoulding, which was as readily-discovered.... .. - Ag,ain the rusty lock that hitirmiCbeeit used for years, gave Sraj,.wiib:tilijEctilfy, but it did turn, and a tall.- , arcrieiff'deor wined.. The General lifted the olaaten,l and like a ghost, an lovi daitataly t ltas hi s s t u , he-•tassed,thrico ' : this, „ f ) in thwirtill; atarteslo cilWoontuar - him, while-the tieediof ildni - lferlii- . to its place , again over:: i ' • ' • . Five•pinutes.elsipteArand. Moth. • li E to Med soreans. echoed.vagOelli,;,'......}`,.. ittial - d*iiti o nufi*eg,; o l, l Ir',lMl7l.l2iS _ ,2—" ,,, ,:iiiei w_ lIMIE b;ottie , R. • -rieath heron t e •go ..: 1 . ers Charles and H nry ' were speakingof the firewhiehhad made them homeless, wheria Thenornimin took place that attracted sill eyes."- Novi the hill side,•ori which stood the mansion .of MosineHepe s there came a horse without a rider. "What 'a noble steed," exclaimed flea ry as ho placed suddenly a -Whis tle to his, lips and blew shrilly-upon:it-- As if by magic, a ,couple of swarthylook ing . men, whose gipsy -origin could not doubted for One moment, 'epiangilrozn behind some thick hedges, and stood; u if waiting . directions from Hoary. "The horse, the horse," -ha—efieri---. "Track its course, and bring itAn„. A splendid anhnal, by heas;en." • The &psievhounded ofriaird weia'siiork loseto sight, appkiently in a Airectitir at right angles to that whieh Abe horstrwaa taking.'l t TO BE CONTINVED A Wonderful The. stone-masons engaged in laying the foundation of the new blacking* shOi, at the Belling Mill of Wood, Merrell* Co., in breaking a large sand-stonwin two, the other day; discovered a frog, presie d as flat.as a cent, and lying in &Auction* in the cavity atone, from which thereortar no visible out let. As noon as if fell.out it began to manifest symptorneofTtflAn . sd, before one hour, it Mks ae Pomp and lively as any other frog.' lt-appesrai however, to- be blind at present,ltitts. theieyea appear perfect it nieyktiA sight... - _,Therock riinnytitifibirsysts io ten was q '.tniriferfroitiaireCefiAli the Laurel hill, about- thirty Yearit al* when the Pennsylvania •eanal was, ssev: strunted, and built wall, :Sirbie► ir . remained till a few days igo,orhan #‘l;al,, removed to be plain the feunctatiM )1:4- fors mentioned.--Altristortst Jkletticrott::" A. louninono Vistarz:-t 1 , _Look out for themit. SoMot NeWmags, of Australis,.eays - wo . maylessAfr poets visit from - une :of thoss.somespoof luminaries nest year.. '2oi - irplsassnt,al.. 110 tornados, he asserts that "it wi11t41514 ogee as to endanger thoeartkimPlEntilik it panda& itesEf to us (sm-AitiogArkithe hf quicksilver to anotberjoimonasslater us, the light will bnincit% beautifulio be hold.:'baringAug liaosturAiriMosOmtheltithed; the brilhant light of_thedays; at oi 'FiOrthOsellt *tand .thwato_l3,o.. mai will lie A lady Mimi issuing. livititioos ,to iv '" fele 'elect acquaintinoekth alicow.fts: .; ty, after expresly* .tbia . usual „oonipki 7Y9. anent., einarated in loose Ai late 'oak, tam - 0 marriage ~notioes, !INA ' iaeteibt If ' - iiitiTsitg .with"...Ni) Cirds7' ' thiPlinaiir-' l. ' ! . „... illy oceohmialeiliviestio' da:wit4 ,4 Xtr , . . Butter." . ..,..... - ~_ r, : e..:,. - :. , : . ' ....,,-..c-,-::%IjA *loo4'. Me t2b . g 4 itt, ~'~ ; MIN Ig
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