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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. •
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.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.
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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'
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•
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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
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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
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$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
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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
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• -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
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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
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fele 'elect acquaintinoekth alicow.fts:
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