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proudest Motto for the yoUnic;...
write it in hurler goldt - - •
rio thy heart, and in - thy mind •-• •
•The parting words *unfold ;...
in m isfortune'S dreary hour, ,
Or fortune's prospemus.T4e,
will have a no*,:charming
oThere's no sueigmiord as fail,"
. •
ro sailor on the stormy sea,
may sigh for distant land ; .
-, s a il free and fearless though he be,
Would they were near the strand,
e3at schen the storm with diyary breath,
Brings lightning, sleet and hail,
go c limbs Alio slippery mast and sings,
There's no such Word as fail."
wearied stndent. bending
11,e tomes of other days,
dwelling on their magic lore,
For inspiration prays;
All though with toil his brain is Weak,
His brow is deadly pale,
The langueie of his heart will speak,
Therc's no such world as fail."
The-wily statesmen bends his knee
Before Fame's glittering . shrine ;
And would a huMble suppliant be
To kenius so divine;
et though his progress is full slow,
And enemies may - rail,
lie thinks at fast tho world to show,
" There'sluo such word as fail."
he soldier fln the battle plain,
Vtrkien thirsting to be free,
And throws aside a galling chain,
- Says" on for liberty !"
Ou'r household and our native land—
We must—we will prevail;
Then breast to breast and hand to hand,
, 4 There's no such word as fail."
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The child of God though oft beset
`By foes witbout—Within • • •
These precious - words will ne'er forget,
Amid their dreadful din ;
But•npwards looks with eyes of faith,
Armed with: tha Christian's mail ;
And in the hottest conflict saith,
There r sno such word as fail."
Success of the Gospel.
DT 9. F;SNITp.
The morning light is breaking;
Ills darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar.
Of nations in commotion, ,-
Prepared for Zion's war.
• Rich dews of grace come o'er us,
In many a gentle shower,
And brighter scenes , before us
Are opening every hour ;
Each cry, to heaven going,
— Abundant answers brings,
.lad heavenly gales are blowing,
With peace upon.their wings.
See heathen nations bending
• Before the God we love,
A thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above; . •
,While sinners, now .c,onfessing,l
The gospel call obey,
And seek the Savior's 'blessing,—
A nation, in a day.
Blest ricer of salvation t,
Pursue. thy onward Clay ; •
Flow tgou to eierirnalien,
Nor if) thy. iiibiess stay; •-• ' -
stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their homes :
Still not till all the boll, / -
Proclaim; "The Lord is come!"
Singular old Sonnet.
The longer lifpe more offence ;
The more CI once; the greatest' pain,
The greater pain, the less defence;
The less defence, the lesser gain—
The loss of gain long ill (loth try,
Wheiefote, come, death, and let tie dle
Thesborter life, less count I find ; •
Th o less account the sooner made ; '
The count soon made, the menier mind ;
The merrier mind doth thought ,invade-- .
Ng life. in truth, this thing ;loth '
Wherefore, come, death, and let Me die!
Cow, gentle death, the ebb of care;
The ebb of Care, the good of tifo ;
The good of life, the joyful fire; •
The joyful fare, the end of strife
The end of strife, that thing *vrielt I
Wherefore, corns death, and let me die!
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!- The Fugitive ~f.'ioneet6:,::.
Tne village . of Is always not
ed by trayelers as: one ofthe Most ,beau
(Kul and Proeperoipart
tsin the eastern
of Michigan. A river; tits very emblem
of pitrity- and , cheerfulness,. winds its
peaceful ,•wayi , between low pleasant ,
banks, whose, covering of:blossoms and,
verdure is here and there koken by
store4touses and shops of wares and
merchandize. Groups' of': neat and
tasteful dwelling houses '=with each ,its
drapery of vines and ydrd - olshrubbery,
interspersed:
_with ornamental shade_
trees, give it a pretty, rural appearance
while just aside from the main body of
the the railroad, with noisy
cars, and the eager multitude •who
throng the depot, show it to be no
s les r of business than of Plea..
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Near a small rise of ground on the
right , hand side of the principal _street
as you go toward -the east, stands an .
elegant mansion, , shaded in front by a
row of transplanted forest trees and
having in the rear, a spacious and well
cultivated garden. • - •
The owner is wealthy and , the in
mates apparently happy, but they are
not the subjects,of our story, nor, while
they -look - with -pride on-the .luxuries
by which they are-surrounded, . are
they aware of the h6at-hroken wretch
edness that has preceded theca. Many
years ago, on that very spot stood the
cabin of an early settler." It was , a
mere hut, consisting of four stakes set
the ground, around which were nail.
ed pieces of , boards and barks, barely.
sufficient to shelter the inmates from
the storm.'
At that lime there were not over
eight or ten families within the circuit.
of as many miles.
Mr. Holbrook, a man of some pro
perty, had located a small tract of land
where the village now stands, and af
ter living a while in the cabin just men
tioned, had moved = his family into. a
more comfortable " log house," pro.
cured a small stock of dry goods, and
was thus at the .time of our story com
mences, considered by his poorer
neighbors. a" merchant" as well as
" proprietor" of the village that was
to. be. •
One cold day in thdatitnmp
a young man •called .at his house to
know if was the owner of the little
untenanted hut.
, • Yes," Fait! Mr. Holbrook, '"
it is
Mine though it isn't much of a house,
but I lived in it—while I was building
thisone. Do you wish_ to rent it?".,
41 the word ient,.a deadly.
,paleness
spread over . he stranger's, face, for a
mome n t-he stood silent, and then an;
swered slowly, " should : like. to, pt
some ,place-,to llve in this winter."
" You don't appear.to be. well,' said.
liolbrbok. noticing for the first
time, how thm.and pale he looked,"sh
down," he continued. " Perhaps yen
are tired.. Have you. a family,. or a
mother, with you that you wish to make
a hothe for ?" The young man almost
. gasped. breath, . but subduing his
feelings,- he replied, I am' not well,
sir; I am.not able to work much. My
-wife and child. it is for thein I want a
home.", Are they here in the. settle
ment ?" asked Mr. HolbroOk. ". Yes,"
he answered, at Mr. Gray's." ,
" 0 t .you are the schoolmaster 'then,'
exclaimed Mr, " Mr.. Gray Said
he should try, and get one from letiott. :
May. Ibe bold enough to atfk yo;:mr
name. sir?",_ .
"My name is William Moreton,"
said the.Wtranger. , "But."•he-uontinu
ed, evidently wishing to avoid aifyfur
questions; " Mr. Gray's' house- is Very
small, and if we, can have the. eabte.-.!'
" Oh,. certainly, certainly.," interrupted
the somewhat rough, but rally kind=
.
hearted proprietor; you • shall be wet;
'come to the shanty and' all you
•
make beside's. Let. me see, he con-.
tinned, musingly,: "we can, ,build a,
achool-house, in a few„ days tri . be
sure there won't be
.over' eight or nine
acholarsthis "winter,-bitt more settlers
are corniogin aim spring and vioshall.
-always want a school.! But." h e
'added,, turning to the stranger, "I'll go,
now and' help you fix the shanty a lit
tie more Comfortable :and'iliem you' can
in as-soon as you.please."..
The shantyAvas soon. fixed, as-well
as. i t,could ; bp. with out the' aid of :snita 7
'ble Molsfor materials, but Mr.
Siooksditi'fint feet quite "satisfied ie . go:
brinier " Viiihont seeing the schoot-inas: ,
-ter's ? . wife. flo.:Aiccordingly. -
over,to NT. 'ol!ay!ft•lvith• the stranger,
'taking,
'taking, particular the'lissr
niferm'hith of the :Oita', and value of
Own iicieseisio priniting 'MA '.wise!
the,most eligibie : building tots, and ex
patiating'on the,great ` Water, power
Regardless of Deiiunciicitlini from any' P.ORTIa%
limmopu s , mpaaammez, eibViErWs. 11)&09 MikaMEE 4‘ . Ma&
forded bY... , the rivet: Mr. , Moreton,
however,seemed litde interested in any
thing bet_hlp . own thoughts v iiid, by the
time rea they ched' the house bo th were .
silent.,
When they entered , ,c Mrs; Gray,- a
healthy, , gon&looking.Woman,_was pre.:
paring,tho evening.meal, at one side ,of
the large, Open fireplace; and die'
stranger ' in black,: • Oeen4 ,
pied . ati Old faibioned reckik-chair
the oppeiite Corner. :She , Was'.asleep
willvJter.,..head. -resting. _ on. a pillow,
throWn across the back of her chair.
She could not have been,over twen
ty-two years Of age; Other cheeks and
lips were Colorleis, and her clinnilez
lon of such a cold, snowy whiteness:
that it deemed almost transparent. Her
jet .black hair was csmbed perfectly
p'ain, confined In a "Single - knot at the
back
,of her hiad, while her thin, pale
hands were elaspect over her child. a
•little girl apparently about'a year old.
was sleeping in-her-arms. _
Mrs. Gray set out anale, chairs, wel-
Conred Esquire Holbrook, at the same
time 'saying in a whisper, that Mrs:
Moreton ryas =verytired and .had - fallen
asleep. But the - young man, without
noticing her remark or the,seat she of
ferred, walked directly across the room
and placed his hand "on ihe white'fore
head' of his Wife: She did not itart,
but her large hazel- eyes opened - as
calmly- though 'the hand.of her husband
had pressed a, spring that drew back
their fringed lids ; -but When he bent
slightly forward, and Whispered"
-drearny,l vacant look was
goile, and as she raised then] to his
face, there
_.seemed'. an expression of
habitual anxiety blended with.the deep
fervor . of hir - woman's love,
.8 Amelia," he ' said,. 6 , you should
have laid the child down—you ure•too
feeble to hold her now ;" and taking
the. babe from her arms, he continued , °
aloud,: 66.My ; dear wife, this gentleman .
is_Mr. Holbrook, the'owner of that lit
tle house yin seelynnder through the
trees. He. is kind enough to let us
live in it this Winter,. and-thinks I can
commence school in a week or two.
Mi2Bolbrook watched her couple.
nonce while her husband spoke, and
saw that she looked fre4uently at hint;
that her e'ye wereilling with tears, bin
he prevented her reply 'by instantly -re
marking,-" that, the house - was hardly
fitlo itire in, and he only wished he
could afford to buid them a better one ;"
then turning abruptly to Mrs.' Gray,-be
asked 6. where he could find her hus
band ?"
"In his shop. Ithink,".site replied,
and the honest hearted - merchant fairly
• • • .:.
ran out of 'the houie. .
G. Rent:" 'he exclaimed to himself..
as soon'ar he could breathe frealY:
kr , rent•that cabin. that shanty, to such a
delicate creature as that; , why , one lonk
ef_gratitude frOin . her eyes has paid - me
for it fOreier." And 'muttering some =
thine about' 4.:,mystery;--
".. strange,"
something. wrung;" he entered:the
little cable:. denominated by•Mr..Gray
'as his ..Joiner's shop." licontaiiied
a small chest . of tools, 'and A work
bench, at which Mr.' Gray Was busily'
engaged metamorphosing a - dry-gimds
box into a cupboard jo.! . one. of his ,
neighbors. . .
Now, neighbor Gray," said Mr.
FL; " to know what
earth possessed. you• to bring littera
pale - , sickly looking couple as that
to this wild place,• here who are
as. tough es bears can hardly make
living? I declare if it hadn't been that
a Man of my sage ought to be ashained
of tears, could have for-that
poor young .thing !Alen sheiooked [ so
despairingly.into her husband's face.
And he, : poor looks'inore like
a' deed" nian- 'gone - than a stioul
master." -• - r. ••••
..Stop, stop, !Squire," said. Mi.
Gray. ..It does no good to run , on
that - vny . ; 1 have my feelings too ;
but come and sit down on _my botch .
and tell - you all t know about
'l would r have told you before, but 1
promised Acighbav, *l-4Ftii2 to have this
cupboard done for him co_ night, if he,
would bring th - eni out in his wagon:"
.. And so you paid their' passage, ' in ,
corrupted Mt: Holbrook.... are:they 'ao
poor?" , - .kires, very -poor. - don't
think they have a _cent, of money."—,
...And 'no, proviiiiintil" asked the
'Squire. " s
..:Yes, they. have 'prOvisions-,!ana
clothing enougto_last them-:-through?
the winter. and :some. bedding.,Alut
;01 tell yen how_it I'Was
in-Detroit' with Martin, standing On'the
'wharf one daya 'saw ibitr man talking
With some pee, and heard ;him ask
.if
Miele - was any Antall settletneric out; of
'town ,where he
,wcitild,be t likely to get
a acted. 1 Went to-hint told hint'
I wanted to iiiritrteaChei. He . seemidl
Very, thShkful and agreed-to come- blithe
with inei r but I 1614- 1 - Itim.: - what a new.:
place we lived in. ,arid that..we hail no
more provisions_ than :we should need,
for ourselves during the, coming Winlei;
so he trick out' a fler dollars:Saying:it
Was had, and - wished-me to 'pur
chase enough to last , him till spring:
and pay his .way opt here. ..,Thrk , mo-
Rey_ _ was scant enough, to,btiy , the . ne•
cessary provisiona l , and snkhown, to
him. 1 have. Ike.en,wsrking here. tn. Tay
Martin.
" tell you now, Why - I took pity
on them and encouraged them' to come,
here. -Judging from appearances:l
have suspicions that they were married
against,ffe will of friends—have been
unfortimate i in business, and now, seek
to hide, theinselves 'kern the. world.—
Now-ass (or marrying against the4ishes
Of parents is, concerned. I- hive had'
some experience, and-eau' sympathise.
With them."
You, Mr. Gray," interrupyd Mr.
Holbrook
1-Yel," he continued. "'my Susan
thought by herfriends, to be the
finest - girl old 'Massachosetts..._could
boast till she took a liking to me, and--
then --the - tune was chsnged . -directly:
and Only because ahe_was a merchant's
daughter,. and I. a :carpenter's son.--
But Susan and 1 talked the 'matter over
and' agreed to be iiiarried. and leave' the
old. folks to take .comfort _their own
way,,while we sought a nome for our
selves. Ne lived six years in Western
Nevi York; and are now here to help
settle this - new cautery. My wife,'
God bless her, looks-asltappy and' as
rosy now . , as -though she : -had never
even, a day's trouble in her life. She
always has a light heart, and that keeps
hey young. But this poorlady, I fear;
Will not bear up against hardships So
well, though she tells my wife that it is
only the fatigue of a long journey that
makes her look so, pale ; and she says
her husband his; his health he being
too closely confined as clerk in some
counting house at' the east, slid thints
the fresh air of the country ; and albite
rate exercise , will restore him."
I hope said Mr. Holbrook,
I hope it will. By next somber, I
think we Shall be able to take hold and
build him a better house." .
I dont know,", said- Mr:.Gray,
shaking his head,. I fear neither of,
them will want a house ai , ove ground;
by nest'suminer. It is evident to me,(
that he has the 'consumption. Hisl
wife knows it, though :she strives toi
conceal it from herself. But he will;
die, and she cannot long survive him.";
Here Mr. Gray was called to supper.' -
lid Mr Holbrook want hoine.
sorrowful heart. -- .
The following day the ,strangeri.took
possession of their little home, and in
the courie'ol two - weekS,'Mr. Moreton
seas-duly installed as teacher iii - the neW
school, house,- au,d,master over. eight. el
ten sprightly, robust children, some . of
Whom came the distance of three
fourrniles -- te •''
-
Winter at length set in with - unnsu
severity, and the snow silted thr9oo
more than one crevice in tliti,cabin oe
eupied.by the Moretons: .
Poor Amelia; apparently, little Used
to a life, entleavoredier a whileici
bealher -trials - With the resolntion. of la
martvT. .She
,sniled, before her hus
band—she , played with her, beautiful
babe, and sang to lit cheerful siinga;•:till`
her ingenuity Was exerted to - - matte
their home pleasant, but it Would not
do'—her ;Atari was • kieaking., S!)U,
knew thatlierfiusband was dying he , :
fore her eyes,
,and here was not spitit,
to ' , hope, 'againslhOpe." ° His boll
cough -rung ' like a heath knell to -
heart, - and the crimson, spot upon:. is'
'cher*. was to- her the, sign of despair:,
..Day after day when he was . absent,.
would she spend inlal.
most incessant Weeping.'noW sitting
pale and ..-still, as a statue - with . her
sleeping. child,elasped , to: her bosom,
then yak ing - it With a trantie slitieli; as'
eottie e a ppalling ihtiughl presented!' it;'
self V . nnitthelligliiit she, - Avotild press'
herlips to its warm face , and'weepjfot
hourein.utterAmpelessness,:„..-...,
Thee -lime passed on till near the end•
of February, When ilie, - coldenntiniting'
intente;tind. -- Mr., Moreton-becoming sio
feeble as „to be:Atardly able to perform.:
his thitiel.. waii,.agreedthatiliOctiotill
should - be 'discontinued till Spring,'
Mbraton's ekeeisive :griafptid"
so uadermined her, health;Altat .
week- from .the. time 1) or husband closed„
his school, she. was confined . to her 144. :
From Pro eiposure Ilia Chill air , and' the,
'damp floor of the stehad
eold.repealidly. Mid soap _
a Ce =
var commebced, ihreatebed.. to
teimiriate .Iter'life. 'Mr; ilolbtbok -had,
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charidize,' to purchase a' small rime.
meth ;of such , edicines as - might. be
'needed in a new settlemi.nt.,. These.
were administ`ereil as jrniiciously as
pOssible.:but 'without. effect; Amelia'
continued "to &city . worse. ' and in - a few"
dayathe babe, was takee ill too; but the'
'mother would hot - listen to the earnest,'
entreaties of Mrs. Gray, te have it re.
moved to her • .hOuse. She could not.
bear to have it out of her sight a rho- 1
:meet while she live&but'shentadelhel
gorid woman'-' proniise 'that' if the littlw
girlourvived,- she would adopt-it, as hell
otvp, and never.' on. any account, our li .
render it to another ; e'er even , :eek
know its native tibiae; or ill° its reta-,:.
lives might - be'. '
Mrs. Gray promised implicit obedi- r
enee to this singular-request, sayieg
that she . ;already loved the little one, as
her own, and while,She tived'it should
never want a mother's' Care. -
In the meantime, Mr. Moreton con.:
tinued to keep about the 'house, but ; he.
had grown thin, to - a very. skeleton...;
black eys • were sunk far, back
into his head,' and gleamed with unna
teralbrilliany.; 'His cough •increased.
and the 'plague-spot upon his cheek,
deepened almost to a purple hue, con
trasted fearfully with the otherwise liv
id paleness of his doinplesion... 'He
cbeld ( not nisei his voice above - a whits.'
per.yet he would sit by the bedside -'
and, talk to hiedying wife, often saying,
't What a comfort it ,is, my Amelia, that
- we shall die together. We have' hoped
16 God, and are not far from" Heaven
now:" "And our babe. William. our.
little. Henrietta." She will not be
long behind us," he would reply, and
'at times; with a - ghastly -smile ; end in
the faintest possible whisper, he would
say, "joy,• joy, Amelia, I think the
Peath Angel it smiling on the baby.
now." -
-It was pain that reason was forsak
ing him, apdi in his-hopeless despair.he .
!them
to think one- grave would hold .
!them all.
E'verY - thing;that neighborly kindness
could de, was done for the unhappy
'pair, but - it was of no avail: 'They
could not stay- the hand of death...t
On a blustering, dreary morning in
March, poor, Moreton, sat by his wife,
whispering,t , . she sleeps. she sleeps—
well. no wonder sliesleeps so long, she
has wept a great AmeliajAme.
lin, 'awake "and let me- kiss you once
more. and then I will•sleep too:" But
the pale lip's moved , not; nor di& her
eyes unclose at, they had been.went to
at the sound of his' Voice. Still and
long lay the- jetty lashes'on the white
che , k, and' he' whispered' once again,
• Amelia." then bent down his head
I and' pressed his' tips to 'hers. It was
enough—due faint shriek, 'and he was
I sleeping 'too. His wife' wag a corpse,
Slie-hed • died in the night, and waii now
'laid' milt in her ahrdod, but the ' poor
man had been' unconscious of the fear
ful truth'tilt he felt her death cold lips.
1 4 haillitich snapped the last tibre that
linund hini to lite, and" now ho was
• 'Mr. Holbrook - and tiffs wife and Mrs.
Gray' were' in the room ; every ; effort
Was made to restore the unfortunate man,
bufin'vain, and he was laid by the side
of his-wife. -
The good merchant was not ashamed
of tears now ; seated. on a low bench
by- the fire, he held the sick child in
his arius, while fast and fast the large
drops rolled over his brown cheeks and
fell' upon, the hapless- orphans Tlie
women' were weeping too,' as they per= .
.formed die last sad offices for the dead.
" 011;" 3- aaid Mrs. Grey, "it is dread'-'
ful to , think that: they should die and
leave every thing in such Mystery
hePed •-that all• would Ha l v e been!
. explained iti . soine way, 'but now the
history iof thew liVes will'be buried'
wftlt
At iliis moment a knock warheard
at •the tdoor ; it opened; and a
stranger entere'd, inquiring' for Mr.'
Holbrook: He' was a- Well-dressed,'
man.: , •apparently• a , land
hunter: Mr. Holbrook' rose froth his
seat, and turned to 'speak to , hinh-hut.
.the errs ' of the intruder were riveted
on- the features Of the deed: - Tor a atm ,
- meat beo gazed }without - speaking, -and
then slo:wly raiSing his"right arm; said
in the Most sole;mn manner, !#,the
geance of a just God will rest on -the
head of their mitrderers."' ,!;
fem.
"TI Sir murderers 1". - ex,elaimed.Me.. -
.tioltitiate, artat do you - mean ?". bit"
,Avithout . itotieinfr die. , ' interruption, ; and
hi's -aimitatill'upriised. the Strati.;
get: einitheued• ., l. , n blacker erime never
stainedt 'the vont , of. , i'-deMOrt; but the.
Veligeance aijest God - wittiest upcin
ttnilhatid of - tileirtntirderer
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each other with teerfol,"eyes.andblaneh•
ed.::They feared that a murder.
er. : wee indeed before them, but the:
_strange man again etelairlied,"4. would
:to heat , eit Iliad been;spared this sight i u
:then thrning suddenly to Holbrook
-h 3 added.. , ....1 came here :-to see you, .
0r.4.0ut expec ting
finch a scene awaited me: Will you
he kind " en,ough - to . tell ~ me hciw tfley
dame I here; :and altiou 'know about
them - , •
/1 ~eW, light seenimi, to dawn in .the
iieart 'of Mr. :Holbrook, and' he related
in 'few- and "simple' words.: the sub"-
stanee'ef what is already known to- the
reader.
. When lie. concluded,. the stranger.
said, 6.! Good frieuds; you have taken a
worthy interest ,in:: the fate of these
poor young people, 'and it it bat right:
that Inshould do all in •my point to un
ravel ;; the,mystery in which _their life ,
semi' shrouded.' • . •
. .
am well •acquainted with the fa-,
'ther of that yoting Woman. He is liv
ing now'in the city of—b.+, in the Cate ,
of New York, as rich.and- hoary-head
ed,Old sinner as ever cursed. the state.
His ;wife died many years ago, ,And
that girl Was 'his nnly Child: . You have
"seen her, And) need tint - till you that
every body loved her, everybody but
her'father. he loved hts Gold. - .But he
kept, a splendithouse and set his heart
upon making a brilliant match tor his
daughter., propoSed to her
one' day that she should endeavor to
captivate the son - of one of his brother
merchants, a young man whose great
fortune in prospect was his best remit- .
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mentlation.
Amelia was - e noble-hearted girl,, and
-frankly told herfather that - she already
loved and was beloved," but when
she told fie,. lover'' name, that it was
William Mereion, one ofbis - own clerks,
the" old man's fury -knew- no bounds.—
He raved,- threatened, Tiroinised and
persuaded; . - but all to no purpose.— ,
Amelia was firm, and ,her, lover ~true..
Finding at length that,:as his daugh
ter ter %VaS of age, they would in fill prob
ability be married in spite of him; "he'
appeared to yield and gave a' reluctant
consent. - '•
,The grateful girl threw. her arms ,
around, his neck and wept tears of joy,
tHit he put her off with a scornful smite
saying that he bad yet something , in
store for her for which she might - gave
cause to'be thankful. It so happened
that the very day of the wedding) had
some business with the old matt, and
he invited me up info the room to see
his daughter married. I shall never
finget the fiendlike ',Mile that lit up his
Wrinkled face when he told me the
nanzeiof his son-in-law. t ,
. There were but few gues!S. . The
briiiegroom was. a proud-spiritth noble
looking young' Man, - and A.inelia 'as
beautiful sand happy; as need be. The
instant = the ceremony was 'performed,
the.faiber stepped before his daughter
and. said, Amelia,! congratulate you.on
your choice of a husband ; on the'
wealth and boor you' bring to my
house. You' were always • a dutiful
child, and - a as reward for your obedi
ence:. to ,my wishes in this respect, I
here pesent you a note of fifty dollars
as a marriage dowry, anir— r -1 but if
ever lightning flashed from a: thunder
cloud, it did from the eyes of young .
' Moreton, and before the old villain
coult utter another - word Imlay sense
less on' the floor, and Amelia watehorne
from the house in the arms of hus
band. -
As soon as the merchant recovered, •‘
he despatched officers - in search'of the
fugitivei, saying- that,he had not done
with done them yet.—iput they had left
the, city. and he .has : neydrlteard .of
them, from that day to,thiei'L-Ilis face
halt,
,grown wild 'and haggard; more
ghastly even than' the' corpse lid 'his
child; his white -hair unshoini hangs
over. his shoulders, the- vulture of re
morse is preying upon his heirt, and
still he endavorsio hitt:loll6y
saying. -
wast,proud and presump-
tuous,-but,l.have humbled
Thu" ended the stranger.'" stomp; - and
they buried 'the fogilive pioneers in the
lvilderness. ••• =-. • .
"But the Henrietuilived tit be o •
woman;and the .eyente of her life may
,possibly furnish ;a theme for a"futtne
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ADVICE TO DEDTOIIB.-•••Rettlelilt , EV to
giie 610 orders-that ,you, will,,not -be
at home " foraome time,
tp eepaciall3ito
Tor'
any to_oota lue-bigs ,yo u
may nod,' afar proposing to read-your
- ereditere- billa".that• daq. - air .month%
that in
,the event of Toot', endeavoring
to make a motion in favor oft Balogues
the sheriff walk in and divide the
flottee . With you..—PLinch, - ,
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