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AUTUMN MUSINGS
Autumn winds arc faintly sighing,
Summer's gentle flowers arc dying,
Which so latelyd'ragranco'bore,
And their presence, soul-inspiring,
And tbo heart, poetic-firing.
Gladdens my lone heart no more 1
Dark and dreary, sad and weary,
Stript of all their light so cheery,
Arc the heavy laden hours,
Which so lately passed so lightly,
And their influence shed so brightly
O’er my heart its soothing powers.
How the wailing winds do whistlo,
And the yellow-hued leaves rustle
Through the cheerless, empty grove;
And the lovely flowers are fuded,
Which so late we sweetly braided
Into tendor wreaths of love !
Warmly cherished hopes have faded, —
Heart joys which my fancy braided
Into fairy forms of light;
Disappointment all has clouded,
Sorrow, 100, has deeply shrouded
Them within its Autumn blight!
Hickory Grove, Oct. 18th, 1859.
THE HANGING GUEST.
It is a grand discovery of our day, and
one that has furnished the material for
many a distinguished author’s renown,
that uothing in the world is more interest
ing, admirable, dignified and edifying,
than the life of a respectable robber. The
jail is yoilr only real palace of romance ;
blood is the lemonade of modern litera
ture. We, .Russians, must not retrain be
hind the age ; we must also have our tales
of robbers, if we would not appear in the
eyes of all civilized Europe as a people
utterly devoid of all culture and taste.—
For the honor of our country, therefore,
I will for once constrain myself to conform
to the fashion of the day ; but on condi
tions that it shall bo for the first and last
time in my life, and that no one shall a
second time demand such a sacrifice of me.
1 willWate a simple anecdote, which 1
had from persons of undoubted veracity,
and who, moreover, had an excellent khack
of telling a story. 1$ is one that made a
deep impression upon me, as an instance
of the marvelous wayß of i fivine justice.
Two versts from—
One condition more. You must allow ?
me to premise that my jobber is none of
your virtuous sort. I tell my tale only for
the amusement of my readers, perhaps,
also for their instruction, but by no means
for the purpose of acquiring for myself
the reputation of a philosopher of the
4 young school ’ of literature ; moreover, I
rather pride myself on not being able to
compiehend their philosophy.
Two versts from W a, upon an em
inence between a wood, a morass, and a
river, at some distance from the high road,
stands a wooden country house, with a
green am: antiquated roof. Here usually
throughout the summer, and sometimes,
too, in autumn, resides Gaurila Michailo
witch P., a retired captain, and at present
district justice, a very worthy man, as are
.all district jußticesin the W a depart
ment.
Early one Sunday morning in the month
of August, , his worship Gaurila
Mickailowitch, with his honored lady
Parekovya Yegorovan, set off for the city
in a britschka, to transact sundry urgent
matters jjf business, viz, to go to church,
to'drink with bis reverence and protopope,
to eat and be convivial with the. district
attorney, to hear the town news from the
commandant’s lady, to read the St. Peters
.butfg papers at the district treasurer’s, and !
to play boston at the governor's. Scarce- ;
ly had the master and mistress driven !
from their door wheu all the servants fol- I
lowefftlreir example, and quitted the house, j
The butler went to see his cousiu in the j
village ; the cook bemok himself "to the j
public house to drink brandy; the cook- !
maid to the river to catch crayfish ; Pro
cher and Daria went nutting in the wood ;
Vaska aud Natasha strayed to the heath
to gather cranberries, etc.; Duna alone re
mained in the house. Duna, the pearl of
the whole W a department, fair as
a lily,-fresh a$ a rose, graceful as a cedar,
a sprightly, virtuous damsel ; by her call- 1
ing a housemaid; by her uatural good
qualities the favorite of her mistress, the
grand object of the frequent visits of the
master ot the house to the woman’s.apart
ments, the victim of an inordinate propen
sity of the district clerks for kissing, the
goddess for whose sake the governor’s
valet—who, like herself, had been brought
up in the great world in the Nevska Per
spective-neglected the polishing of his
master’s boots, to the great scandal and
indignation of whole provincial adminis
trations : none but he could appreciate her
feelings ; none but she could duly esti
mate the grace of his deportment. They
mutually adored each other, as only hearts
can adore that have taken fire by the
Kasan bridge in St. Petersburg, and they
were as happy as none can be but
country.
Girls shut up in the house by them
selves are always afraid of thieves. Duna
therefore carefully fastened the doors, and
to avoid thinking of thieves she went to
look at herself in the glass while she
waited for the valet, whom she had
to given to understand that her master
and mistress were to spend the whole day
in the town lu the pleasantest possible
mood Duna arranged her curls, set her
neckerchief iu order, tightened her girdle,
and hummed a tune, when suddenly there
was a geutle tap at the door. ‘That is he !’
aud like au arrow she flew to let him in.
‘Oh 1 it is not he
‘I am your man,’ replied a deep husky
voice, as there cautiously eu'ered through
the open door a big-built fVlluiv, iu a tat
tered friez** cloak and faded cap, with a
swarthy face, much in want of the barber's
office, .terribly foxy nii/usiacbus, ami a
dusky red nos?, and a scarlet forehead,
blue lips, and blood-thirsty eyes : the very
type of the chairman of a city pot-house,
or one of those diabolical figures that are
only to be seen in Salvator Rosa's paillt
iDgS.
The astouished Duna recoiled some
steps, and repeated with a sigh from the
bottom of her heart, ‘lt is not he !’ Mean
while the stranger had stepped in, and
with the utmost coolness closed the door
again, locked it, and put the key in his
pocket.
4 W\. t do you want * Who are you ?’
cried Duna. ‘Why do you put the key in
your pocket V
‘Dou’t be alarmed, my little dear,’ he
said, smiling. ‘T am come to pay you a
visit. The time must have hung heavy on
your hands, all alone here.’
‘Not at all. But what do you mean by
pocketing the key V
Instead of answering, he went up to her,
and patted her on the cheek. She sprang
from him. - 4
4 Why do you lock the door ? Give me
the key, or I will cry out.’
‘ That will do you no good. I know very
well there is uo t he house.’
‘ A pretty thiug, indeed ! Come in,
without *■ With your leave,’ or ‘ By your
leave,’ and lock the door as if you were
in your own house.’
‘ 1 always lock the door when I have
the luck to be alone with so pretty a girl
as you, my ang.d 1’ aud once more he
patted her diet k with his coarse, dirty
hand. The angry Duna retreated into a
corner.
4 But who are you ? It is very un
handsome, so it is, to make fun of a girl,
and tease her so, without any acquain
tance ’
4 I never visit acquaintances,’ he replied,
with an altered look, and a tone that froze
the poor girl’s blood.
In every ante-chamber and chaucery'
office, Duna bore the reputation of a girl
of spirit. She was no easy conquest. —
Many a presumptuous clerk had felt the
print of her nails in his face to that de
gree that he was not likely to forget it,
though ho should live to be a master in
chancery. Duna* in fact, did honor to the
virtue of St. Petersburg. But a bashful,
provincial chancery clerk, with his inky
fingers, is a trifle to a girl who has been
brought up iu the best milliner's shop in
the Nevska Perspective : an uoshaved,
broad-shouldered, ugly vagabooJ, in a
frieze cloak, with red moustaches aud a
violet nose, is quite a different sort of
thing, and enough to frighten auybody.—
Duna began to cry.
4 Don’t cry, my little duck ! I won’t
do you any harm,’ he said, in • a softer
tone, as he drew near her. Now, this
softer tone alarmed her even more, and
she involuntarily stretched out her arms
to keep him off.
‘ Who are you, 1 say V she cried in
despair, but with an assumption of courage,
with a fire that was gradually extinguished
by her gushing tears. 4 You shall tell me
on the spot who you are.’
4 Who I am V
4 Yes*, who you are? Your calling?
Your name ?’
4 I am a thief.’
‘Thipf!’ she echoed, falteringly, turn
ing as white as snow.
4 1 am a thief by name and a robber by
station,’ he said, with a smile, and looking
tenderly into her blue eyes ; but the
smile on his face resembled the ghastly
glimmering of the moon upon the' foui
waters of the morass. This is the ap
proved style in robber tales, so you see
there was no joke in the matter; after
such a phrase all sorts of horrors may be
expected. Duna was terrified,-(m tat the
phrase but at the smile,) and' a cold
tremor ran through her frame ; but see
ing that the visitor was making sport of
her uneasiness, she rallied herself a little,
and cried out hurriedly, but with a
tremulous voice, 4 A robber ? Poll! what
a horrid life.’
4 Every man to his calling. 1 had
another once ; but now, 1 say, my pretty
lass, give me something to eat. T have
not put a bit in my mouth these three
days. We will breakfast together, and
then ’
With a sudden gesture he threw his
arms round her neck to kiss her. The
sight of his bristly chin and formidable
moustaches charging so fiercely upon her,
the sight of his ugly red nose that nearly
j touched her cheek, put her in a downright
j passion, and with the strength that makes
\ heroes of us io moments of extreme peril
j she pushed the .audacious, fellow back.
| 4 Hands off, if you please, Mr. Robber!
| I’d thank you not to frighten me for
nothing. I know what you are come for.’
4 You know, do you?" What is it, then.’
4 0 ! I know very well ;'but allow me
to tell you it is a very great shame. I will
have you up for it. Give me back the key
this moment, and be off.’
4 Some breakfast,’ growled the stranger.
4 1 have no breakfast for you ; there is
• nothing to eat in the whole house. Go,
, breakfast in the public house, if you have
a mind. By the same token you smell of
1 brandy enough to knock one backwards ;
1 dare say you have made a very good
■ breakfast already.’
: 4 What! nothing to eat!’ he mattered,
, knitting his brow, and bending a piercing
j glance on the girl as he put his right
! hand down towards his boot. ‘Do you
; see fhis,’ said he, showing her a broad-
I bladed knife with small black speckles,
traces of recently shed blood he had some
! where hastily wiped off on the grass. 4 I
| have no time to joke with you.’
! Poor Duna started with open eyes, and
! seemed petrified by his basilisk glances.
| 4 Breakfast!’ he shouted.
I 4 Immediately V
j 4 Be quick ! I have no time to lose.’
I 4 Take whatever you please ; there is
« THAT COUNTRY IB THE MOST PROSPEROUS WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.”—BUCHANAN.
LANCASTER CITY. PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1859.
some roast meat of yesterday in the cup
board, aod some brandy.’
4 Show me into the parlor; put every
thing you have got on tbe tabic, and stir
yourself.’
Pale aDd bewildered, she tottered to
the cupboard in the ante-chamber. He
stuck the knife in his boot, and followed
her step by step. Bread, brandy, salt,
butter, cheese, and cold roast veal were
placed on the same table where the pro
prietors of the house had recently break
fasted, before setting off for the town.
He seated himself, seized Duna’s arm,
and forced her down beside him. ‘ W#ll,
I say,’ said he, bolting tbe fat veal with
ravenous voracity, and squinting sideways
at his companion, 4 I gave you a jolly
start, didn’t I V
1 I believe you did! 1 wonder who
would uot be frightened so ?’
* You did wrong to stand out against
me. If you had done what I wanted at
once Your health. Drink a little
drop io keep me company.
I ‘ 1 never touch brandy.’
‘That’s a pity; its. capital brandy.
1 What’s your name V
‘ Catharine Nicola.’
- That’s a lie,’ he said, with his mouth
full, and scowling on her; 4 I know your
name is Avaot ya Yereuieyevna.’
4 Then why do )ou ask, if you know V
4 To try your candor. Capital brandy,
to be sure ; is there auy more of it V
4 There’s another bottle in the cupboard.’
4 Have the gooduess to briDg it here.’
; 4 There it is.’
4 Thank you. By your leave I’ll give
you a kiss tor it.’
Duna no longer dared to resist: she
submitted with tbe best grace she could
to the rude kiss, contenting herself with
wiping the place where his sharp beard
had scratched her soft skin till it almost
bled.
4 To let you see that I am up to a thing
or two,’ he went on, after he had gulphed
his third glass of brandy, 4 1 will tell you
that a clerk brought your master lf>oo
roubles yesterday from Ivanovitch F.,
whose case was brought last week before
tlie district court. Is not that true V
4 May be so.’
* Well, where does your master keep’his
mono}’ V
‘ lloaliy I do not know
‘ But 1 do; we will. soon find it
Avdqtya Yeremeyevna, my pet, my
darling 1’
‘ What is your plea ure ?’
‘ I wish, my love, you would be sociable.’
Poor Duna was forced to make a show
of being sociable. The guest was in the
happiest humor; he laughed and joked
with her. Duna gradually forgot her
terrors, grew bolder, defended herself
becomingly, nay, laughed aloud and
endeavored to disguise her intense anxiety
under a show of cheerfulness, while in
secret she prayed fervently to heaven that
the red nosed guest might soon eat and
drink his fill and take his leave, and the
incomparable Ivan might soon arrive to
indemnify her sensitive heart for this
fearful torment.
Alas ! Ivan, who got leave from the
governor, left the town, and sped with
hasty steps, and with a heart brimful of
tenderness and hope, to meet her. He
walked not, lie flew. Cupid had fastened
his own wings to his boots. He flew like
an arrow. But ou his way lay a brandy
shop ; there is no road without them. He
would have flown by it ; but in the brandy
shop were his acquaintances, his beloved
friends. He made a halt with them for a
moment, only a moment, and got tipsy
with them. It happened quite against his
will ; he was even in despair at it.
Altogether, it was one of the most
memorable victories ever achieved by
friendship over love.
Meanwhile, the ugly vagabond bad
emptied- bis sixth glass of brandy. At
the seventh be grew pensive, pursed bis
brows, and bit bis lips as if a pang shot
through his vitals ; a dark shadow passed
like a cloud over bis countenance ; sud
denly bo sprang from his seat, and with
out intending it, pushed so strongly
against his companion that she almost fell
between bis feet. He looked around
uneasily, took the brandy bottle, the
bread, and a piece of meat from the table,
put them all into the fathomless pockets
of bis cloak, and said : ‘ Thank you for
bread and salt—your hospitality. Gaurila
Michailoviteh keeps bis money in bis
secretary, eh? Why don’t you speak?
Y'ou see I-.aru not such a bad fellow as
you thought at first, my= pretty chick. I
love you —I love you so much. Just tell"
me what sort of a death you would like
best to die. Shall I cut oft' your head,
eh? Or would you„rather I should hang
you—from that beam, for instance. Don’t
be afraid, only say what you would like
best, charming Duna.
‘ What pleasure can you take in
plaguing me so cruelly?’ said Duna, not
crediting that the ugly jester with the
red nose could be in earnest.
‘Why don’t you answer?’ he said
examining the secretary and the lock.
‘ I should be glad to know—whether you
—would rather—be hanged, or—o ho !
Gauriia Michailoviteh keeps his money
under two locks, does he? Stay a bit ; it
is not the.first we have coaxed open.’ So
saying, he look an iron instrument out of
his pocket, and immediately began to use
it upon the lock.
Duna stood as if spell-bound in the
middle of the room, trembling in all her
frame, v
‘ Well, what is it then ? Speak out,
Avaotya Yeremeyevna. Can’t you make
up your mind ? Hang the lock ! Avdotya
Yeremeyevna, I wait your answer, my
precious. This is the strongest lock I’ve
seen this many a day. Will you speak
out or not ?’
The secretary burst open with a crash.
' ‘ Whoo ! what a lot of fine things !
Bank notes and ducats, and watches !
They don’t go; spoiled most likely. A
- ring ! I don’t want it. Oh, I’ll take
■ these diamonds. Are these all crumbs oT
, office ?’
Chatting in this fashion with himself
■ and with Duna, he crammed his pockets
with money, watches, and trinkets, and
• then turned abruptly to the half-dead
, girl. ‘ Well, my love, your choice 1 —
■ Waste no time; but tell me what death
. will you die ?’
‘ Well, I’m sure ! Arn’t you ashamed,
sir ? It is a very ugly joke this.’
‘ I’m not joking at all, my sweet one.’
‘ What have I done to you ? You have
taken whatever you pleased ; I did not
hinder you.’
i ‘ That’s very true ; but do you see, I
| can’t abide leaving eye witnesses behind
!me ; I wash my hands of them by all
means. With others I don’t stand on
ceremony ; but as you, my love, are such
a nice, good-natured, amiable little dear,
: I will give you your choice of death. I
love politeness ; I too have been brought
up in St. Petersburg. ’
Still she would not believe that he was
in earnest.
4 Now, then, let’s have it at once ; I
have no time to lose. Let us put compli
ments aside. lam extremely sorry, but
you must die by my hand. I am not
going to be such a fool as to let you live
to tell what sort of moustaches, eyes, nose,
clothes, &c., I have got —what I did here
aud which way I went. Now, Avdotya
Yeremeyevna, answer me quickly.’
Every word of her cold blooded torturer
was a dagger stroke to her; her whole
blood, all the warm current of her life,
curdled back upon her heart; her limbs
grew icy cold, and floods of tears "poured
over her inanimate face. She tottered and
fell to the floor. In her fall she caught
the robber’s foot, aud kissed it. 4 Have
mercy on me !’ she shrieked. 4 Oh, spare
my life, I implore you!. 1 swear to you,
before the Holy Virgin, I will not say, a
syllable to any one. May I never see
heaven if Ido ! For the sake of the
blessed St. Nicholas, have compassion
upon me ! I will pray all my life for you,
as for my owu father, my brother— ’
The inexorable miscreant shook off from
his foot, kicking her in the breast. In
vain she raised her imploring looks and
arms towards him ; in vain she thought
to touch his stouy heart with all that in
tense despair, aud the clinging love for
a youthful, joyous existence, could breathe
into the words, the voice and the tears of
a helpless being. The villain, harder than
granite, grew every moment more savage.
Raging with impatieuce, he ®ught her
by the hair, forced back her head, drew
his knife from his boot, and was about to
plunge it in her throat.
4 Oh, oh, for the sake of heaven !’ sob
bed the unfortunate girl, beside herself at
the sight of the terrible knife ; 4 hang me !
hang me ! No bloody death ? Mercy !
mercy I Hang me rather !’
* Ay, ay,’ he said, with a hideous grin ;
4 so you can speak at last. Why did you
not say so at once ? 1 have lost a deal of
time already, still I cannot refuse you the
favor, you are such a nice girl. Do not
be afraid, Duna. You shall die in the
pleasantest manner. It is an ugly death
that of the knife. If i might choose my
self, l would rather be hanged than knout
cd, when my time comes. We will look
for a cord.’
The wretched girl, powerless in mind
and body through terror, cold as ice,
trembling and almost lifeless, submitted
to all his commands. The rope was soon
found, and the murderer returned with
his victim to the same room, where the
remains of the breakfast still stood upon
the table. lie threatened to kill her in
stantly if she stirred from the spot, where
she stood—placed a chair on the table,
and sprang nimbly upon it. Having fus-„
tened the rope round the beam, he drew
the knife from his boot., cut off the pro
jecting part of the rope, stuck the knife
into the beam, and set about making a
double-running knot on the rope. Duna
stood motionless in the middle of the
room ; heat and cold rushed alternately
through her frame ; sparks of tire danced
before her eyes; she saw nothing; she
did nothing but pray, confess her sms,
commend herself ' to all the saints, and
mentally bid farewell to all that was dear
to her in life.
4 Presently, presently, my precious!’
said the murderer, going on with his
work, 4 you shall see bow nicely I will
hang you. I am not a new hand at the
job. Do you see now, all is ready ; only
wj must try whether the rope is strong
enough. 1 would not for the world you
should fall to the ground and break your
ribs. It is for your interest and my own
that Draw the chair away from under
my feet.’
Duna unconsciously went up to the
table, and drew away the chair: whilst the
robber held the rope fast in both hands,
having slipped it over oqo arm up to the
elbow, to convince himself of its strength
by swinging on it with the whole weight
of his body.
4 Push the table aside.’ Duna did so.
4 All right; it is a capital rope ; it will
bear more than yuu—you and me together.’
He now let go the rope, intending to
jump to the ground. Apparently it was
his purpose to startle the poor girl by the
bold and sudden leap ; but the noose in
tended for her, gliding along his arm,
caught him fast by the wrist. Duna’s ex
ecutioner had, in fact, hanged himself by
the hand. 1 -
Though experiencing the most acute
pain, he wished to conceal his critical
position from the girl, that she might not
avail herself of it to escape. He tried to
reach the imprisoned hand with bis left ;
-but the weight of his body prevented his
bringing his shoulders parallel. Suddenly
he began to whirl and fling himself wildly
through the air, hoping that the rope would
snap, but in vain ! If he had but the
knife in his boot, he might have severed
it, or at the worst, have cut of his hand
and saved himself by flight. Bnt unluck
ily for him, the knife was sticking in the
beam. How was he to get at it 1
He thought of one means—a desperate
one—the last. He collected all his
strength, to shake the knife out with a
powerful spring. The effort failed.
The weight of his heavy frame dangiing
in the air by one hand only, his violent
efforts, the pressure of the tight-drawn
knot, occasioned the villain intense tor
ture ; the joints of his arm crackled and
began to part; the blood oozed out under
the rope from the lacerated skin, and
trickled into the sleeve of his cloak, while
that of the rest of his frame rushed from
the extremities to the head. Every
moment it seemed as if the hand would be
torn off. He even wished that it anight.
His anxiety lest the people of the house
should return ; his dread of being taken
in that predicament: impatience, rage;
the thought of his misdeeds, of his pun
ishment ; all his guilty life ; all this pos
sessed his tumultuous imagination, and
brought his dark soul to despair. Cold
sweat broke from his forehead. In spite
of his tiger-like enduranoe, a cry of agony
hurst at last from his iron bosom.
Duna petrified, and thinking only of
death, had hitherto looked on in idiotic
indifference. For a long time she did not
understand what he was doing, and made
no attempt to understand it. True, she
was still standing upright like a living
thing, but living she was not. The invol
untary cry of the murderer waked her,
however, from her trance. She saw him
bleeding, as it were half a dream; she
saw blood on the floor, a hideous, gasping
mouth with misshaped teeth, red, fiery eyes
starting from their socket; she read his an
guish in his ghastly distorted features, and
guessed at last what had happened. Hope
animated her; she began to think of
deliverance.
4 Avdotya! push the table nearer,’ said
the robber, in altered bat still harsh and
commanding accents, that terrified her
again, and compelled her to blind obedi
ence. Once more she lost her presence
of mind, and pushed the corner of the
table towards him. The villain reached
it with the toes of oue foot; he raised
himself up a few lines. It was for him a
moment of heavenly enjoyment. Never
had he in his whole life known one like it
—not even after the most successful mur
der. His agony was less intolerable ;he
drew breath again ; but his left hand,
which he tried to use to free his right,
was benumbed and powerless The knot,
too, had grown too tight; the reprobate
felt that he could do no more without aid.
4 Avdotya Yeremeyevna ! —kind friend !
—good girl! do mo a favor ! jump upon
the table ; untie my arm—pray do ! I
will not kill you ; I only meant to frighten
you. Oh ! how my head swims !’
The miscreant’s torture touched the
kind-hearted girl’s soul. The feeling of
compassion not unfrequently extinguishes
in woman the thought of their own dan
ger. That woman thinks with her heart
has been said thousands of times since the
invention of printing. In Duna’s bosom
compassion prevailed over fear, and stifled
the voice of self preservation. She sprang
upon the table, and labored long and
hard at the knot. She could not undo it.
4 Do me a favor, sweet, sweet Duna!
Fetch a knife—cut the cursed rope—lam
dying with pain.’
The girl jumped off the table, aud ran
to the pantry. Poor creature ! she little
knew the return the red nosed guest was
prepared to make for her kindness of i
heart. She found a knife; she hurried
back; she was on the threshold of the
scene of torture, when the table on which i
the robber had rested his foot turned over
with a loud Loise. lie had upset it in
endeavoring to change his feet. Once
more he was swinging with all his weight
in the air. A piercing yell told the sud
den reuewal of his former tortures. —
Duna stooped short, at the door. His
hideously distorted face struck her with
involuntary horror: she thought it was
Satan’s own features she beheld. The
sight riveted her to the spot where she
stood ; she shuddered, and dared not
move a step forward.
She looked round and saw a window !
open. The thought flashed upon her that
she might, avail herself of the circumstance. .
But he suffers so dreadfully ! How fright-;
fully he screams ! The rope must be cut.
Duna advanced a few steps. That horrid
gaping mouth ! Duna tottered back, and
mechauically, unconscious of what she did,
she raised herself to the window ledge,
and dropped from it iuto the court yard.
When she was in the court yard, she
knew not- 'what she had done, or what she
had to do. She had escaped the sight of
that ferocious Satanic mouth, but not the
influence of her tormentor. He had
fascinated her. He was still lord of her
life. Her knees trembled ; she dared not
withdraw from the window.
4 Ha! you young jade !’ howled the mis
creant savagely ; 4 you have done cleverly.
I’d have slit your throat like a chicken’s.’
These words, uttered in unspeakable
agony and despair, suddenly rallied the
girl’s energies. She ran to the gate. The
monster’s horrid jest had proved his hor
rid punishment. Could he have supposed
that he tied the knot for himself? Could
he have supposed that that awful moment,
in which her foot hung over the grave,
should be the moment of deliverance to
the innocent, and of exemplary punishment
to the guilty? Here was the finger of
Providence. It is everywhere. It is a
falsehood to maintain that vice and crime
alone prosper in this world.
She ran, and ran, till her strength was
nigh exhausted ; no one was in sight. She
ran further; her breath failed; her limbs
tottered ; she dared not look around, lest
she should again see that fearful mouth ;
lest she should again fall into the hands
of her persecutor. Nowhere a living soul.
She struggled up a risiug grouud.
4 Ila! there is our butler, and there is
Yaska and Prochor. Ah! he, too, is with
them.’
He, to wit, the incomparable Ivan, the
governor’s valet. They were all returning 1
home together from the brandy shop, care- 1
less and happy, singing love songs, crack
ing jokes upon t.keii masters, with their j
caps set jauntily on one side, and tacking i
along the road in easy zig-zags. Duna \
ran towards them, pale, with staring eyes ]
and flying hair ; her neck uncovered—her ;
wits bewildered. ‘Come along! quick!,
quick!’ she screamed. 4 He is hanging!
hanging ! hanging ! —the villain is hang
ing ! Faster! faster!’
4 iJey, darling little dove of the woods,’
they all cried to her, with a laugh, ‘who is
hanging? Where is he hanging? Give
us a ki9s, Dunushka. ’Tis a merry world.’
‘lie is hanging, I tell you! Don’t
laugh. Run to the house. Take forks,
hatchets, guns—a thief—a murderer, with
great, moustaches and a red nose ! He
said he would slit my throat like a chick
en’s—that he’d hang me !’
They hastened their steps, armed them
selves as well as they could, broke the
house door open,'went into the parlor.—
The robber had fainted; blood streamed
from his mouth and nose; the arm by
which he hung had grown nearly a foot
longer. They took him down and boflnd
him After the return of the master and
mistress of the house, he was conveyed
the same evening to prison, and delivered
into the hands of Justice ! and Justice
could not but own, with astonish
ment, that never till then had so long an
arm come before her.
CARDS.
SAMUEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney at
Law. Office, No. 14 North Duke street, opposite the
Court House may 6 tfl6
Abram shank,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office with D. G. Kshlbma.v, Esy , No. 36 North Dckp. St.
LANCASTER, PA
Edward m»govern,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 3 South Queen street, in Reed, McGrann, Kell; &
Co.’a Banking Ballding, Lancaster, Pa.
aprfl tf 12
WT. McPH AIL,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
mar3l ly 11 No. 11 N. Dues st., Lancaster, Pa.
Removal.— william b. pordney,
Attorney at Law. has removed his office from North
Queen street to the building in the south-east corner of
Centre Square, formerly known as Hubley’s Hotel.
Lincnster, aprll 10
UEMOVAL—DR. J. T. BAKER, HOM
(EPATHIC PHYSICIAN, has removed his office to
No. 69 Bast King street, next door above King’s Grocery.
Reference —Prufesimr IV. A. Gardner, Philadelphia.
Calls fiom the conutrv will be promptly attended to.
apr 6 i: tf 12
EEMOVAL H. B. SWARR, Attorney
at Law, has removed his office to No. 13 North Duke
street, nearly opposite his former location, and a tew doors
north of the Court House. apr 5 3m 12
DR. JOHNM’CALLA, DENTIST.—Office
N'o. 4 East King street. Residence Walnut street,
secoud door West of Duke, Lancaster, l*a. ftiprlS tf 13
4 LDUS J. NEFF, Attorney at Law.—
/\ Office with 13. A. Shteffer. Esq., south-west corour of
Centre Square, iaiucaster. may 1 '55 ly IT
Newton lightner, attorney
AT LAW, has his Office iu North Duke street, nearly
opposite the Court House.
Lancaster, apr 1 tfll
JESSE LANDIS, Attorney at Law.—Of
fice one door east of Leehler’s Hotel, Hast Kiug street,
I.HDouBter, Pa.
All kiuds of Scrlvening—such as writing Wills.
Deeds. Mortgages. Accounts. Ac., will be attended to with
r<u reot nes« aud despatch. may la. fitf-17
I M O N P. E B Y ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFH’E:—Xo 3S North link*
may Illy 17 j • Lam-a.* ikk. Pkxma.
1 FREDERICK S. PYFER,
? ATT il U N K V AT 1. \ W .
OFFICE—No. U Notmt Dusk sTKKET.iwt.-i slot.) Lan-
I'A'TI K, hi •'ipi' 2" 11 IA
Removal.— william s. amweg,
Attorney at Law, has removed his office from hi*
former place into South Duke street, nearly opposite the
Trinity Lutheran Church nprXtfl'.l
JOHN FIBRIN TON,
ATT 0 R N K V A T I< A W .
PHILADELPHIA. I'a.,
Has removed hie office to his residence. No. -4'.> South tith
Strur-t, abov. Spruce.
Refers bv permission to Hon. 11. G. Lonu,
•• A L. Have*.
Kekrkk Biunton.
m-v :J i\Mfi " Thadi'st- Stevens.
JAMES BLACK, Attorney at Law.—Of
thv in East King street, two doors east ol Lechler’s
Hotel. Lancaster. Pa
All business connected with his profession, and
all kinds ot‘writing, such as preparing Deeds. Mortgages,
Wills Stating Account*. Ac., promptly atteuded to.
may IS. _ tM7
I)ETEK O. MYERS,
U E A L KBTA T K A 0 KN T ,
PHILADELPHIA.
will Attend to the Renting of Houses, Collecting House
aud Grouud Rents, Ac. Agencies entrusted to his care
will be thankfully received, and carefully attended to.—
Satisfactory reference given. Office N. E. corner ot
SEVENTH'and S ANSOM streets, Second Floor, No. 10.
fob it ly*-
1 ) R<>O K E 4fc PUGH,
i.) FORWARDING d COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. >7.;i MutKKT Street, Philadelphia,
I FLOUR GRAIN. WHISKEY, SEEDS AND uJuNTK?
/' /.' O D V C F. .
Forwarders of Freight. per
A. K. WITM KR’S Car- to paradise, Lancaster county.
MUSSULMAN, HERR A Ci»*S Car* to Strasburg, do.
juiyo iy- R
/CAROLINA YELLOw PINE FLOOR
ING BOARDS. 50,000 Feet Carolina Yellow Pine
Dressed Flooring Board*.
30,000 Feet Do. Undressed.
,50,000 CYPRESS SHINGLE-. No 1 and 7
50,000 I'.ANGuK PLASTERING L\TIL-.
Just received aod lor sale atG-aelCn Lauding, on tlu
<’oneslo. ,i App!\ to tiKO OM.DKRii.U,
Gffie.. East .Vtnge *t . 0.-nr \ ijij-er *r . Lancaster
1 \R U G AN D C H E M IC A L S TO R E .
1 / The subscriber having removed his 'He to the tie\v
building iie iilv opposite Ids old stand, and dr.-city oppusie
lie (.'re'" Key.- Hotel, ha* ti-.w on Linda well Selected
slock of articl'-H belonging to the Drug bunirenn. consisting
in part ot Gils, Adda, Spices, Seed--. Alcohol. Powdered
Article-*, .sarsaparilla.*. Ac., Ac., to which it.e .itt-ention of
o.uutrv merchants. physicians and consumer* in general
j, invited ' TilG'dAS KLLMAKKIt,
[,.i, ;t u j West King street. I.an
WT A T CUES y JE W E LR V A N D
>Y X 1 L V E It IV A R U .
We wmi!d respectfully inform mir inend*, patrons and
the pub-ic generally, that »<• have jo*' ..ii.-:n d ..ur N KW
WATCH. JEWELRY. SILVER AND PLATED
WARE ESTABLISHMENT, at No. 622 MARKET
STREET, where we ~ffer Wholesale and Re’all. NG
at the lowest CASH iMUCSs. a large and ve>-\ ih-dce Wiil'-difiS
stock of every description of good* u-inliy kept in a tirst
cla*s Watch and Jewelry Store.
We h"pe Ly untiring elf -ri* t" .uvommod it,- >u d pn.-a.-e
not only to r. tain all our former patrons, lud merit and
secure n targe ;u-cvs.*ion to i he s,nie.
Every descript ion of Diamond Work ami ot In t J kvv i i.rv.
made to order at short notice.
Sir* Ail [rood* warranted to !>-* .ns represented. t
Particular attention given to the repairing of
Watch** a r i*i Jewelrv of every description.
STAUFFER A HARLEY.
No C-Jg Market Street, South side, Philadelphia.
N. B.—We will continue our'dd Store, No. US North
S.-comi Street, f- r a sh<>rt time only. |aug 2 3m 2t>
w'PICES, &c.-Clniiamon, Cloves, Sala-
RATUS. BAKING St'DA. CREAM TARTAR. NUT
MEGS. Ac.. F.-raaie nl TIIUMAS EI,(.MAKER'S
A Chemical Store. W.-tO Kin/ street. I.^nr’r
BLINDS! BLINDS ! ! —Venetian Blind
MANUFACTORY. The nulwcrihcr take* this m-rhod
o! informing the ritiz-tiH i f Lancaster county, that he *till
rojitinuos to manufacture Blinds of the most beautiful
Hiid fashionable *t vie*, si the shortest pi s-iM" uott■•<>. at
hi* new establishment in East German street. (oDe door
below the Public Schools.)
Auy person desiring to look at It is different pat terns, can
so by calling as above, where he will at all times be
pleased to wait upon them. Ho has received some heati'i
fu) patterns from Philadelphia. Also, WALNUT BLINDS
made to order, of which specimens can be seen at his dwel
lin''- ; these blinds are warmuted not to fade or draw.
WINDOW SHADES hung. HAIR. HUSK. PALM LEAK.
STRAW’ and I’OTTON MATTKASSES mad- to order and
taste. Also. rUTHONS. HURTAINS and all kinds of UP-
UnLSTEIfY made ami repaired. CA RPKTS cut, sewed ami
laid. All kinds of FURNITURE made in the lateat fishion
and style, old Furniture •••paired and varnished to lock
(rub-rs can be lei': at Jacob King’s Grocery .^tore;
Widmeyer i Barnes' Furniture Warehouse; D. Bair’s Dry
Good Store ; Wcutz's Dry Good Store ; at the Red Linn Hotel
Wot King street ; D. Herr. Columbia.
may :> Urn li.j CONRAD ANNE, Agent
r.iUK (;UK AT KIOPUiILIC MONTHLY
1 s k ii :% i) viilu M v.
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WILLIAM PATTERSON’S
LEATHER AND FINDING STORK ,
! No. ISU'J Market Street. above 18tb, South Side,
I Philadelphia.
Constantly kept on haud, a general assortment of Red
and Spanish Slaughter and Skirting Sole Leather; French,
I City and Country Kips and Calf-Skins, Wax Leather,
Moroccos, Linings, Bindings, and a general assortment of
Shoe Findings, all of which will be sold at the Lowest
Cash Prices.
lastingb and galoons. -»
oct 4 6m 38
/'I ROVER «fc BAKER’S CELEBRATED
It FAMILY SEWING MACHINES.
NEW STYLES—PRICES Fiy)M $6O TO |tf26.
EXTRA CHARGE OP $6 YOB HIMMSRS.
ISO Chestnut strut, Philadelphia . 495 Broadway . iV. lor A.-.
Agencies Id ill principal Cities and Towns In the U. S.
These Machines sew from two spools, as purchased from
the store, requiring do re-winding of thread; they Hem,
Fell. Gather and Stitch in a superior stylo, finishing each
seam by their own operation, without recourse to thehand
needle, as is required by other machines. They will do
better and cheaper sewing than a seamstress can, even if
she works tor one cent an hour , and ara, unquestionably,
the best Machines lu the market for family sewing, on ac
count of their simplicity. durability, ease of m&nagement,
and adaptation to all varieties of family sewing—executing
either heavy or fine woik with equal facility, and without
special adjustment.
As evideuce of the unquestioned superiority of their Ma
chines. the Grover A Baber Sewing Machine Company heg
leave to respectfully refer to the following
TE?TrMON IA L 9.
“Having had one of Grover A Baker’s Machines In my
family for nearly a year and a half, I Like pleasure in com
mending it as every way reliable for the purpose for which
it is deigned—Family Sewing "—Mrs. Joshua Leavitt, wife
i/A'er. Dr. Leavitt, Editor of X. Y. Independent.
“I am delighted with your Sewing Machine, which lias
beeu iu my family for many months. It has always been
ready for duty, requiring uo adjustment, and Is easily
adapted to every variety of family sewing, by simply
changing the spools of thread.” — Mrs. Elizabeth Strickland,
wife of Ren Dr. Strickland, Editor New York Christian
Advocate.
“After trying several different good machines, I preferred
yours, on account of its simplicity, aud the perfect ease
with which it is managed, as well as the strength and du
rability oi the seam. After long experience, I feel compe
tent to speak in this maDuor, and to confidently recommend
it for every variety of family sewiug.”— Mrs. J£ ‘B. Spooner,
wife of the Eilitur of Brooklyn Star.
*‘l have used a Grover A Baker Sewing Machine fsr two
y-arx aud have fouud it adapted to all kinds of family
sewing. from Cambric to Broad, loth. Garments have l**en
worn out without the giving way of a stitch. The Machine
in easily kept iu order, and easily used.”— Mrs. A. B. Whip
pie. wife of Rev. Geo. Whipple, .Wu> York.
•Your Sewing Machine has been in uselu my family the
past t a o years, and the ladies request me to give you their
testimonials to its perfect adapteiluess, as well as labor
saving qualities iu the performance of family and house
hold Hewing' — Robert Boorman, yew York.
“For several mouib.s we have used Grover A Baker's
Sewing Machine, aud have co-e to the conclusion that
every Udy who desires her sowing beautifully and quickly
done, would be most fortunate in nossoHsitig one of these
reliable aud iodetatigable iron needle wouieu,’ whose com
bined qualities of beauty, strength, and simplicity, are in
valuable.”—J W. Morris, itaughter of Gen. Geo. P. Morris,
Editor of the Home Journal.
Extract of a letter from Tims. It. Leavitt, Ksq., au Amer
ican uentleiuaU. Uow resident iu Now South Wales, dated
JatiUHry >2, IHfiS:
••l had a t.-n t made in MeUamrue, iu 1853, lu which there
were over three thousand yards of sowing done with one
of Grover ,t Baker's Machines, arid a single seam of that
has outst.M.d all double seams sewed by sailorK with a
needle and twine "
“If Lb.mer could he tallied up from his murky hades, he
would'Mhg the advent of Grover A Baker as a more benig
nant miracle of art than was ever Vulcan’s smithy, lie
would denounce midnight shirt-makiug as ‘the dlrelu)
spring of woes uDuiimtiered ’ ” — Prof. Worth.
"I take pleasure in saying that the Grover A Baker Sew
ing Machines have more than sustained my expectation.—
After trying and returning others, 1 havu three of them iu
operation in my different places, and, after four years’trial,
have no fault in titid.” — J, il. Hammond, Senator of Smith
Qirohua.
••My wife lias had one of Grover A Baker’s Family Sowing
Machiued for some time, and l urn satisfied it is one of the
best labor-saving machines that has been invented. 1 take
much pleasure in miomiiiendlng it to the public.”—/. G.
Hams, Governor of Tennessee..
♦•lt in -t beautiful thing. and putn everybody into till ex
citement of good humor. Wore l a Catholic, I should inidst
upon S»int- tiroviT and Hiker having mi oternud holiday
in roininem..ration of their mod deeds for humanity.”—
Chxsu/s .1/ ' 'luy.
‘•I i liink it by far the best patent in use. This Machine
run tie adapted from the tinent cambric to the hodvietd cas
sitnere It khwv -troni:i«r. fuater. and morebeautifully tlian
one ran imagine. It uiinu could not bo replaced, money
could not Imv it " Mrs. ./. W/vuw, Xashville, Tenn.
Send for * Circular.
JOHN DKI.UNUEK, (.Ambrotypolt-Kuns, Centra Sqnar
AOKNT FUK LANCASTKK CITY AND COUNTY,
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The subf'crilwr having Ht*vor.il hundred dollars of bills
m! the L-uicnjitfr 8.-tuk, in d<»ir<»us "f collecting them off
the stockholder's ns the B*»k rnfiin.*n payment. Now, as
it is bird for one umn to tight a thousand, 1 take this
method n! eqnali/lug llm expeiim*, ami hope all who have
LittK'.if'ler Hank bills will immediately send them to me
tor i-oiWlioii. lor soon tli.y will be worthless for the waul
of at'ouding to. It willcoat from Five to Ten Thousand
Dollars to push lb- matter through the Courts. I want
parties to semi me at th« rate of Five Dollars to the hun
dred to pay U-urt charges, in goo 1 money, otherwise no
one can afford to enforce collection, ami the poor bill holder
will lose nil. The Bank failed November. 1360, and at this
dot’*, August. Isii'J. it owes depositors $ 33,1X10 —owes out
standing bills $176,000 —bas several hundred stockholders
who are inost'y Wealthy, and can be made to pay, first the
hill holders snd then the depositors. I also tlnd the Bank
has about $5O 000 owing it, which is g>iod, but they are
purchasing the bills at lo cents to 15 ceuta On the dollar
to pay their notes with, and whou they are all paid, there
will be no value to tile bills, w iibout it is attended to as I
propose. “FIRST d>MK. FIRST SERVED”—fiend ou
your umuey immediately.
Address or call at the EXCHANGE HOTEL, on the sub
scriber. J. F. SMITH.
Lancaster, August. 1350.
N. B.— I’ersoiis sending money by mail, will please write
their Naums, post Office. o<>unty and State, in a plain
hand, so a* to have no mistake made by sending receipt
and from time to time a circular of how matters progress.
•63T- letters of Enquiry must luv« a letter stamp on
cb'S«-d to insure an answer No money will be received for
collection alter the 15th of 1 1.-tober •! F. SMITH.
N. H.—Newspapers within a hundred miles around Lau-
Cite ter county will please publish this in your paper until
the loth of October, and s-nd me \our hill, which will be
paid out •<( Hm 5 per cent, fund which 1 am collecting to
!>a> expenses with. aug 23 3m 32
IASTROLOGYI
1 OOK OUT 1 GOOD NEWS FOR ALL I
The neM-r-lailif g MR.-. VANHORN lathe best; she
Micceeds when all uthe,s have tailed. All who are in
trouble-all who have been unfurluoate, all whose fond
bojies have le-en disappointed, crushed ai:d blasted by false
promises and deceit, —all who have been deceived aud
Hilled with.—all tly ti> her f<»r advice aud satisfaction, —
all who are in d nibtsofthe affections of thoas they love,
consult her to relievo and satisfy their mluds. In love
affairs she utter fails Fli- has the secret of wiuoing the
affections of the oppuflite sex. It is Ibis fact which induces
-illiterate pretenders to try to imitate her. She shows you
hhe likeness of your future wife, husband, or absent
friend; she warrants and gn irantees the single a happy
wnarriage, and makes the married happy. Her aid and
'advice bin Uh-u solicited iu innumerable instances, and
tiie result b «s always been the means of s«?curing a apeedy
and happy marriage ; she is therefore a sura dependence.
jh>- has l>een the meins f blinking many hundred hearts
and hands together. Tii *usauds of broken hearts have
burn healed and made happy by her.
It is well known to the public at largo that she was the
first, and the is the only person who can show the likeness
in reality, and who can give entire satisfaction on all the
concerns of life, which cau lie tested aod proved by thou
sands. both marrn-d and single, who daily and eagerly
visit her at
NO. 13'Rj LOMBARD >TRKKT, PHILADELPHIA.
All interview’s are strictly private aud confidential.
aug 23 om*32
i)ATENT AUIBROTYPES-iThe sub-
X scribers having purchased the exclusive right of Lan
caster city, are enabled to offer to the public a new stylo of
Pictures, far exceeding, in beauty and durability,any ever
before made. These pictures are not reversed, as tlaguerreo
typesareaud may be seen lirauyUgbt. They also possess the
rare property of being imperishaulk; being hermetically
sealed lietween glass plates, which Is secured by Letters
Patent, in the United States, Great Britain and France,
and practised In Lancaster city by T. <£■ W. CUMMJNOS,
only, over A Bro.'s New Store, North Queen at’,
l^ancHSter.
EXPLANATION
k The Win AMBROTYPE, by which these Pictures are
’ designated; Is derived from the Greek word Ambrotos , sig
nifying indestructibility, permanency, Ac. - The Picture is
taken upon plate glass, to which another plate of corres
ponding size Ik secured with an Indestructible cement, by
which eh* picture will retaiu ita original brfllahcy for
I ages; it will uot corrode by acids, nor be injured by
| water or climate. It is bold Id its effect, beautiful In tooe,
I surpasses any thing in the gradations of light and shade
■ and may be seen in any light. The public are cautioned
| against imitatums made on tingle plates of glass , with the
i black varnish in immediate contact with the Picture.—
I Snch are not permanent, as the varnish and
destroy the Picture, ?..
! AMBKOTYPESTERESCOPEB MUST BE SEEN,
to be appreciated—the relief being fully as perfect as life
Citizens and Strangers are Invited to call at the Am bro
type Gallery of the undersigned, and examine specimens
before they procure Pictures elsewhere, as (hey are
’ insured of polite attention.
sep 25 tf-36 T. A W. CUMMINGS A CO,
yOYS! TOYS I I TOYS IM 1
X The subscriber has just received at bUdld, .establish
ment, No. 144 North' Secdnd Street, a very larjge assort
ment ol TOYS and FANCY GOODS, FANCY BASKETS,
PIPES, CANES, SNUFF. BOXES, BACK GAMMON
BOARDS, CHESSMEN, &a„ which he will sell wholesale
and retail, at very low prices..
JOHN DOLL,
Importer and Manufacturer of Flags and Picture Alphabet
Blocks, 144 North Second Street, Philadelphia,''
sep 27 ' \ 8m 87
NO 43,