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the Invilid%Ltublir. Otliee at the residence of
Dr. Blakeslee, midAay between the villages - of
Dimock and Soringville. ap:2oy.
A. C. E. BRUSH.
ISAAC L. HUNT, 4 .
IM PORTER and 'haler iri Foreign and Do
mestic Ila rtl wn re, Cutlery,- Carriage Trimm
ings, 4t,e-, also mamrtaelurer of kmerican Hard-,
ware. and proprietor Li N. Malleable Iron Wdrks
at Newark; New Jersey. No. 2.15 Pearl .street,
near Maiden Lane. New York. fsenSm6*:
M. C . , rII,ER, N;eial.
HAYDEN BROTHERS,
A.:x 7 HOLE: ti ALE Dealers in Button a, Comb s "
V Suspenders. Threads, Fancy Good , /
Watches, Jest dry, Silverand Plated 11raye,Cutt
lery. Fishing Tackle, Cigars, Sc. &c., New 11i1-
ford, Pa. Merchants and Pedlars, supplied on
lib, rai terms. - wa tf.
HENRY B: McKEAN,
TT012.1% EY and COUNSELLOR at LA W.
Oftimin the Union 13k'ck=Towanda, Brad
ford rtiunty, Pa.
Fir Wiil attend promptly to al} professional
-basiness intrusted to him, in this and adjoining
counties. fje3'sBtf
DR. E. W. WELLS
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H AV I N permanently 'pealed in Dunda If
- offers his professional services to all who
may require them Also, keeps eon-tautly on
hands full stork, of It .
rir% and Medicine...,
Pure Wines and-Liquors for Medical
purpr..m fap7-6m.
DR. H. SMITH, t
DENTIST. Residence and of
S
fii , e opposite the Baptist Church (north side)
Slunkrosp. tarti'cular attention will be giveU
to inserting teeth on, gold .and silver plate, nod
to-piing detotying teeth.
ABEL . TURRELL.
DvALEit in Drugs, Medicines. Chothicadg
1)) mitn Ts, Glass-ware, Pgints,Oils,Varnish,
Win'aow GEnteries,FancY Geids, Jew
eiry,'Perfurnery, &c.— s And Agent for all the
most popular Pat'ent Medicines. Montrose, Pa.
- • DR. E. P. WILMOT, •
GRADUA'T'E of the Allopath:e rind Hamm°,
p4titie Cckile.jes of Medlidor, Gt. Bend, Pa.
CKre. corral. "i 11.dn :rod F.tizabelh-sts., nearly
opposite the NI ethodi.t churrh.
C. TYLER,
Q n PECIAL Partncr.with Lawrence, Griggs &
1. Kin~rburc. 'rnanufacturers and jobbers in
Straw Goods, Pats. Caps e.;. Ftirs, Umbrellas.
Parasols, Ribbons. and all ,M articles,-
46,P.urtlar.dt strett, NeW York. IsepB
Wm. .H. Cooper & C 0.,,.
ir) A NKERS. Successors to POST, COOPER
& Montrose; Pa. Offire.. one -door
east from Post's Stoie. Turnpike S:reet.
wat .111:tiTTISI; • CoOPER--------11EX.RY DRISTER.
C. 0. FORDHAM.
r NI.TACTEIRER OF - BOOTS & SHOES.
over Tyler's Store.
'All kinds ~1 ivitrk mad , : to order and repairing
done,..neall v., . jel
WATI. W. SMITH, & CO.,
In A „bin ET and Chair Manufacturers, font of
' ”in sir,.,•(, Montrose, Ps. riocltf
• DR. G. Z. DINOCK,
jiI.ITSI('IAC and Surgenp, Oilier over Wil
a..ns' -t. r.•: Lodvintr.- at'Senrle's lintel.
DR. JOHN W. COBB,_
D TiVfSICIAN and Surgeon. OfTie . e an PubliF
,Avenue,opro ! sil; Searle', liotel,•ll.ontrose.
DR. R. MATER . ,
P HYSICIAN and Sure n. Montr ose Whet. in the Farmer's Store.
JOHN _GROTES,
ASHIONABLE, Tailor. ),Shop near the
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Baptist Meeting House, on Turnpike street,
Montrose, Pa. „ auglif
• NEWS OFFICE.
j rrinE New York City-Illustrated Newspapers
-11-, Magazines, etc, rte., for sale the Montrose
B ',o1; Store. hy A. N. BULLARD.
CHARLES MORRIS ,
ARBEILat.a iluir Dresser. Shop No. 3in
J.P' IA-so-mewl Montrone. *
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H. - GARR ATT
I LVHOLFSALf.: AND ItE.TAIL DEALER IN
FLOUR , GRAIN ,. . SALT; &C.,
FEW MILFORD , PA —Safe I
Room, purrs office.
lulu - , keep constantly - on hand ; the best
T Mande orFLOUR = be the 'Sack or Hu n.
Bred Barrels—At the lowest market prices. Also,
SALT-by the Single Barrel or Load.
All orders from Merchants and Dealers mill
be fkimptly attended to.
* * *Cash pilid for Grain, Wool. Pelts, Hide*
5n0 . 311 Farmer.' Produce id their season.:
P. REYNOLDS,..
H4VVILG returned t , . Montrone for the pur
pose of resuming the Tailoring Business,
re.peetfully ann;oubees.to the public that he is
prsi,:• 11 to attend to their. wants with prompt
ness and fidelity.
k Latest Fashions
alvrays at bind. Cuffing, done on abort tiotice,
and. warranted 'to ..fa. Ship in basement of
St-nri.',. —rorner . ro , .m in front. sur2.stf:
•-
• ZWC:k r i ra i-la.
CAbB would reattetttfully-announee to The
public that he mar stilt be found at the
old standJully preparxd to attend to the wants
-of tho'cotumnnity. He williteep on hand a good
stuck of
Stisius;TEAS, CLIME. SYICEs.,FRUI:I,Ftcrot
and Savr (by the sack or barrel,) Pisa, and, all
articles found iu First Club's Groceries. :
He would policularly call the kytotion of
Farmers and ("tilers to the 'fact that 'he is
Constantir recei.Vint.,* frea
. suplities of I!.
.'IRST.iIIiATE FLOUR,
also s.or4. and medium qualities, which will, lit -,
sold recur. for ready, pay, iu quantities to suit
the purrhaarr..' .
lAA pa id for - Pelts, DeOcfo; and Veal skins.
b.
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I 4 WI Ira ommeirs§ 40.010 PAM' TEM? Ban RD? V2 1 2171 'MIA TEE anD Ert2lP ITO TIME."
Written for tht dit;:mtrose Democrat. •
A MESS OF POTTAGE.
WE daily see men, like Estill, selling their
birthrights to nobilty, to integrity and true
manliness fur worse than a "mess of pottage:l
When - the "polirician sacrifices honor and
principle fur patty' emoluments; stooping ' to
fr.rud. and venality to carry out ambitious
schemes for personal aggrandizement at thii
expeuse of the "dear people," then iie sells
hit birthright.
Tbe shepherd who cares more for the fleece
than the flock, and from the pulpit eaters tcl
the taste of his wealthy,parishoners; drawing
his sacerdotal robes around him as if the touch
of honest, toil-stained bands was pollution, iq
worse than the impatient hunter who wal
tempted by the savory dish.
The merchant who - gives short yards anti
long pounds,—who adds a generous ItupOyi
of dried cl o ver leaves to his tea and &Mill
beans to Ilia coffee—who tells unfathotnablei
-ungue*sable stories to poor women from the
country—i+ but an' E-su in- broadcloth, and' ;
in his greed for gain sell; his birthright for
" a mess of pottilge." .
Tbe lawyer wbo stretches, shrinks and;
sears his conscience until it is as elastic and=
insensible as caoutcbouc,—whd lends hi
time and talent to defraud the poor, the;
widow and the orphan, for the rake of a pal-!
'try fee,—who buys judgment with gold and
immolates Right on the altar of Mirnmon 7 -•
is More unwise than - the brother of Jacob.
The•doctor, who deals out bread pills And
rain writer in illimitable doses,—who re
-
pests his calls.tri-hourly,—who cops, leeches, i
drugs, blisters, poultices, diets and doses his
poor patient tilt his nearest Mend, don't recog
nize him; yei,La ntalus-likeonocks him with the
hope of retaining health, and till to swell his.
bill—sells his -"birthright for an unsavory
mes- of pottage."
The author who seeks only to gain popu
larity,—who 'invades the sacred, domestic
sanctuary and parades its hoarded secrets th
the eyes of the world—who clothes vice lit
miles of light; - and, by the colo•ing . .of a pru
rient imagination, places false beacons all
along the shares of Life's sea, leading-youth
marinerrs onto the rocks of sin and into
the maelstrom of dissipation,-,-.who ministers
to a viciated public taste for the fickle breath
of popular favor—is indeed more than an
Esau, for heinjures multitudes besides
-
When I see , a fair, young maiden
dedi~•a
ting the " golden — tYpportunnies" of Time aord
talent to the frivolous requirements orFash
ion; forgetting• her God-appointed 'mission
among the ppor, the fallen, the needy• every
s here,—when I see ber eon.enzing that her
beauty be butone toeless ornament amid lux
urious'surroundings, when heart and intellect
grow drawfed for want of primer exercise and
food, I cannot refrain from thinking that she
has wia her birthright for a littlet.," mess of
pottage."
MRS. SEYMOUR'S CURLS;
And the - Trouble They Caviled.
. .
(co:4•Luonn.)
most remark that you dou't seem at all
interested in my duingl." Fred. said, at length.
••You never inquired what biougbt me to
Montrose."
"Because you said you came on business.
Perhaps you wish me to inquire its nature
and offer my sage counsel," and she looked
archly into the handsome face, whose color
deepened visibly; then laughing gaily,-add
etl--Oh, Fred.! by that blusti • I suspect
there's a lady in the case!" 's
"I thought I would follow your good exam
ple as speedily as possible was the reply:
"Are you really going to be married , Fred.l"
"Yes., really and truly. Now laugh and
say all the teasing things you can think of.
sou little witch ! You never would 'allow me
to take a motant's comfort-l"
She-did laugh. It was not remarkable
that Miss Bella-Ashley, who passed just then,
should escape her notice.
Then they began to talk seriously of the
matter. Fred. told her all his mishaps—how
he had fallen in love with Ida - Crosby, and
would have been married ayear before, but
Ida's guardian, with whom she resided, had
-refused consent, as he was desirous of marry
ing her to one of his suns. Now she was -of
age, andd - free to dispose of her hand. Some
tittle properly affairs were- to be settled,
farm or-two sold, then the marriage; after
which Fred. Was to bear Lis wife away to the
pleasant little village where he was fast gamt
ing notoriety as Dr. Frederick Ellis,...lispenser
of advice and medecine to the community at
large. .
want you to see Ida," he continued, "for
you can't help loving her, and I have told ,
her so much concerning you that she insist
ed on my coming over here this afternoon to
find you, and Persuade you to be friends wiW:
her immediately, and discard all formality.
She needs some one to , tilke k a little interest
in her, for her guardiiirs family, not entirely
approving of her marriage, offer her very lit
tieeisistance. She wants to came over to
Thortibury to du some shopping, and I prom
ised to arrange it for you to accompany her—it
takes a woman so long to du up these little ,
matters.; a man can get all readf to be mar
ried before a woman has decided
.ou the col
or of her bridal bonnet."
"If 1 were Ida, you should do penance for l i i
that ungallant apeecia."
have done penance already, waiting so
long. I crime the very day Ida was of age,
• expecting-to find her all prepared ; instead,,l
must remain here three or four weeks. Don't
I need ac extra supply of patience I"
"I shall have to give my new cousin that
is to be some hints on the management of
husbands," Hattie said, laughingly.
••Only -help us through this difficulty," be
replied. ' • •
,Hattin arranged the matter very nicely,
red. was to Ida over to Thorbury,
and The ; two ladies would he. as: expeditious
as possible. They ended their walk by :tid
ying at the store, and' Seymour pressed Fred.
to actiompany . .him to supper; but the young
man - declined, for be had; promised to return
to Montrose; and the last stage left at half
past five—so with a cordial goodnight the
friends pa:ied.
-On the way home, Hattie, like a dutiful
wife. entiiiained her husband with au account
of Fred's said rs.
• • "I'm real glad something has occurred to
interest yon, . feared' you would grow
lonesome, arAmmesick 4 with ao.littleto amain
BY NELLIE CLIFTON
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you; and then, too, I am very busy just now.
Next Week Isbell have to remain at the store
during the evenings,-and I was wondering
what I should find t 6 keep you as bright as
you look now; seeing Fred. has improved
you."
"And the curls—don't forget them," she
replied, gaily. "I feel like the Hattie of Beech
Grove. Kith no dignity whriteier to sustain."
Wilson Seymour wondered if ever before
anv'man had such a. sweet,- charming little
wife.
This was the matter that so interested Miss
Ashley anii Sirs. Waite: The next day they
talked it. all over,and pitied Mr. Seymour fdr
making such an unfortunate mar l ringe. It
was evidefit the young wife was ,trying to
blind her husband by a show of affection.
"Tu think how iitte has secluded hen.elf ev
es, since she has been in the house, at if ills
was afraid some one would look at her hus
band—and then last night how she acted r
-Bella said.
''Country remarked Mrs. Waite.
"Well, I'm thankful I don't have to put my
hair in pryers to make it curl!" continued
Belk, it lit t le spiteful._ .
"Why don't you curl Lizzie's hair r'said
Mrs. Waite to Mrs Carlton, "I think of ho•
gifting it pretty soon`fo increase my attract-
They all laughed.
Two days later, bad they all been at home,
the sulject of Mrs. Seymour's handsome at-
tendant might bave been explained. Fred.
Ellis brought Ida to the house, and after a
short earl, the ladies went to du their shop
ping, and Fred. to transact some husinqs
and rejoin them at the store.
Ida and Hattie had a ploasant time, and
betame very good friends for so short an ac
quaintance.
"We must make the most of our friend
ship,'-' Ida said, "for Fred insists be can only
remain three weekalonger, so you must visit
me often; 1 tball be too busy to go out fur
pleasure."
llattie promiged to come very soon.
I t was glowing quite dusky when a car
riage drove up, to .Mys.„Rentley's. Mrs. Waite
looked from the window in timejo see a tali,
handsome Man ass.st Mrs. Seymour to alight,
tbert,_after a few minutes earne.tconver‘arion,
resumed his seat and drove off. She did nut
notice another lady accompanied blot, but
flew to tell her dear Bella What she bad seen.
It was wonderful what a bond of eympatl•v
sprang up between the two women. - •
The next day• was still worse. Immediate
ly after dinner the same gentleman came for
Mrs. Seytn . our, took her away in a carriage,
and . did not return until dark. Mr. Seymour
was not coming home to supper, so• she went
to the table alone. Some of:the boarder• had
tini,hed their meal, but the amiable Bella,
herr aunt, and Mts. Carlton still remained.
"I suppose you and your husband bad a It was quite late when Fred. returned. Ha,
nice ride r Bella remarked very innocently: Hattie and he had their supper together.
"Where have you left bin] r' “ Did you see Wilson I" Hattie ev&ed.
'lle is at - the store, and will not return till ! " ; I went to the atote,,,but re bad just
quite late ;" then, while a rising color suffused left. and thinking to find him at borne, I drove
her face, she added—"l did out go out sillily up to the boarding-house, but learned that
Mr. Seymour; a cousin of mine took me over Ihe wits,not in yet. I left the note, to be
to Montrose." t given to him as soon as : came."
"1 thought you had no nlations in this
part of tho world,"remarked Sirs. Ashley, dri-
She did not like the tone,'and answered, a
little quickly-4
"My cousin iistivingat Montrose on busi
ness, ; it is not his home."
"You've trusses . ' the fuu I" Bella exclaimed,
as she-reached the parlor, where Mrs. Waite
s.it alone. ..We've been questioning her ab,;iit
her '1,43 ; you" should have seen her blush,
and she was as short as you please. This ele
gant young man is her cousin, and is staying
at Montro-e."
reasonable story! they look greatly a
sneered 111r4. Waite.
'She touvt have wanted a ride, to go over
to Montrose tbla told dab, and I'm sure there's
nothing to set, in a little straggling village.—
k n ow this fellow was none of Mr. Seymour's
friends, or be would have brought him to the
house in an honorable manner. I de•pia.o
there little slily actions.'.'.
"You may rest assured Mr. Sevmour.knew
nothing of this ride," remarked Mrs. Waite.
After that Mrs. Sevniour went out a great
deal. Occasionally Fred came for her, and
once Mrs Carlton met her in a jewelry wore,
looking at a very handsome set of opals.—
There was nothing in this to be ashamed of,
and yet Hattie blushed and 'looked embar
rassed. Mrs. Carlton could not refrain from
mentioning the incident at home, and the
; good ladies concluded hire: Seymour was act
ing very imprudently, to say the least,
Meanwhile Mr. Seymour was clo.ely ocu
pied with bis_business, for he was planning to
give his wife the pleasant surprise of a vi.it
to her early home. Making up bills, taking
'Account of Stock, and other matters usually
'attended to in January, he tried Co have tin•
lished by toe first, of the month, so he could
leave his store with a clear conscience. Hat
:tie had spent much of her time with Ida, who
Was rejoiced to have her come, and the bridal
! preparations were going steadily forward.
Hattie was too happy to notice the little sneers
!occasionally flung out; ih truth, her entire
!innocence of heart kept K;r from approptiii
ting any of them. She was with the
, boarders, but bad no time for any more inti
mate acquaintance. Even her bourn of social
;converse with her husband were restricted
greatly, an account of his' remaining at the
store so late, yet she did not grow lonesome,
tilr count any 'Leavy hours.
It would have amused Mr. ' Seymour, bad
ibelnown how deeply the fair portion of the
!house sytnpatbised with him; but be had been
the faverius fur such a length of time that no
one dared treat his wife disrespectfully in his
preSence, and with the prospect of soon being
ber own house, Mrs. Seymour forebore
re
marking little occurrences that were unpleas
ant. Had she imagined fora moment the
position the ladies assigned Ler handsome at
tendant, she would have lost no time in ex
' plaioing the cue to them; as it was, sbe
thought the matter simply concerned herself.
Fred. came for her one day just after din
jeer ; Ida wanted to see ber ms , and he would
take no denial. Sbe had never gone_to Mont.'
irobe without first speaking of it to her bus.
band ; he was at the store, - Etta' thiaing she
would - be back by tea time, hastily arranged
;tier dress and accompanied her
1 Ida. bad some questions ber new
friend:--soine arrangernentatamake—for the
1 marriage was to take place three days later.
ißusineas was nearly finished, boxes picked,
land now she had time to breathe freely.
The day bad been cold and cloudy—the
MONTROSE, PA., OCTOBER 27,1859.
coining night seemed to promise a storm. In
view of •this, Ida tried So persuade her friend
to remain.
'I might, very well I Suppole," Hattie re
plied, "for Wilson eiNried to stay at the store
all night.. Ile has always been in the habit
of doing this in busy times, for be dislikes to
come home tlsrough,the cold it midnight,
he thought if he remained, he could finish his
writing. I coaxed him out of it, however:
If I bad thought of coming here, I could very
easily have arrangedto spend the night with
"And why can you not do so now P Fred..,
has to see a person at-Thorbury yet to-night.
You can wiim n note to Mr. Seymour, and be
will take it;' sail
"So I might," was the raply.
do !" exclaimed Ida earnestly, twin
ing her arras around the young wife. "l'or
a reward we will spend to-morrow with you
—we have only two days mote, you know ;
on the 'fluid I say a long adieu .to Ibis part
of the worlt.L''
Ilattte u onsidired a moment. It had al
w a y s been, a pleasure tomonsult her husband,
even about trifles, though be invariably sane ;
tioneo her_ desire+. It seemed strange not - to
ask him about this, yet skiq knas he would
not make - the slightest ohjection, for bu had
been so desirous of remaining , et the store, in
truth be had not positfvely promised to re
turn. If she was to send him word, he could
tinkh his writing, and there would' be no
mule evenings at the store.
.• Well, you will stay t" Ida said, enquir
ingly.
" I don't know," Hattie replied, hesitat-
ingl.v.
"I shall insist upon youi staying; it is
very-cold and uncomfortable, and withstorm
before you can renclj home; so write your
note. If is tempted to scold any one,
he may scold me,"
lle has not hegurr the role of tyrant yet,"
Hattie responded' wtth a laugh ; "and would
wish me to consult my own pleasure."
• "See ! it rains a little," said Ada,
decides."
- Hattie wrote her note, and in a few mo
ments Fred. was on his way with it. The two
women sat. in Ida's room, the glowing fire
their only light, and talked away the soo
n:lents Of his absence.
Both Were full of youthful hopes, few
shadows dimmed their path% so What marvel
if they grouped together biight, joyous fan
cies - for the future; so much more do• we
hope for than 'fear, in the untried land that
trimmers dimly before us. 'Mate could de
scribe 1da1.3 new home to-her, for it was only
a short di,tance froni, Beech Grove; and
that she 4
would find kind friends to welcome
her, and contribute all in their power to her
happiness, Hattie hardly needed to assure
her.
"1. wonder where he e".l have gone ?"
Hat , ie said, thoughtfully: Ile told me this
noon if he concluded to remain all night, he
should be home to tea."
" Don't feel troubled about the fate of your
note; it is safe," Fred said, gaily. -
" No, I am not at all anxious. Do you know
who took it I"
" A lady stood in the door, but she was so
enveloped in a blutv.l that I could not see
her face; it was dark, too."
"Mrs. Bentley, perhaps," Hattie said.
The renanind,r of the evening pas , ed away
very pleatuantly. Hattie bad no fears con-
eereing her num. but Net with a very
different fate frop what she expected.
It 14513 Miss Bella Ashley who stood at the
ball dour; she had just parted with a friend,
and Was speculating on the probability of a
storm, for a line, driving rain had commenced,
when a man sprang out of a carriage and
asked if Mr. Seymour was in, receiving an
answer in the negative. The
_light of the
lamp fen directly on his face, and to her sup ,
priv. e she recognized the handsome attendant
of Nita. Seymour.
" Will you hand this to him soon as be
comes in t and 4i placing, the note in her land
he was off in an instant.
'What could all this mean t Ile bad taken
Mrs. Seymour away just after dinner, and, in
stead of bringing her back, merely left a note
for her husband 1 . It was in a lady's hand,
too—a [tet t could it mean ? She might very
easily have thought the storm had detained
Mrs. Seymour ; instead, as she shut the door
carefully, c rind walked into the parlor, she
chose to speculate ou the connection, and
wonder if Mr, Seymour was aware bow his
wife was flirting, to use the mildest term she
could find. Perhaps, toil, there was a deeper
design in it--abat if the young wile had_ lied
from her husband's care and protection,
wrecked his domestic happiness, or if not
now dashed to fragments, it would - surely be
some day with such a woman: The contents
of the note troubled her, too; what could
the deceitful flirt bare to say that would
blind her husband to the true state of the
case? If she could only know how far the
affair had gone, and be prepared to sympa
thise with the poor husband in his hour of
trouble; but he might have had more sense
than to marry such a wife.
She was alone in the room, and holding the
note up to the light, luoVed at the seal fasten
ing the envelop together very slightly indeed.
How easily one could open it, she thought,
as she doubled it backward and forward.
piece of the wax fell off, and picking it up,
was a b o ut to restore it, when the temptation
came up again. She could open the letter—
ao one would be the wiser for her reading it,
for she wou'd not lisp a word of its sentence
to any living creature; then, toe, she would
be certain of what now she had to Imagine.
A moment more and she drew the note out,
expecting to discover some startling revela
tion in its contents. They were simply these!
• "Mormon:, 5 o'cuicx, P. at.
"Dearest:—Frod. came for me just after
you left this noon, and brought me over here;
now !delusion upon my remaining, and ae it
is so unpleasant, I have conoluded to; there.
fore if you still wish to spend the night at the
store, I will • take' back all the arguments
advanced a few bourii since. I
yon
the
more readily because want yon to spend
sorneTortion of to-morrow with os, as Ida
will !iccornpaliy men borne, 'and we shall
prove,powelful revivals to business. With
fondest love, Your true wife, flArrur."
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then, was the alarming matter Bella
expected to terminate so tragically. Neither
was Ate in any way enlightened as to "Fred'a!!
relations with Mr , . Seymour, and she could
not help thinking Mr. Seymour might per
haps know as touch of his wife's affairs as
any one else could be expected to, Provoked
and tuomentatily „ashamed of herself for the
mean part she bad played, Bella hastily re
stored the note to its cover, and .held the seal
to the lamp flame, to make the brukep pieces
adhere. It was a difficult task:; shelburned
ber.fltigers, and then, most unfortunate of all,
a gust of wind impelled the flame in a for
ward direction, and the envelop blazed in an
instant. Hastily consigning it to the grate,
she sat down in despair, and wondered what
step to take next.
After all it was no great matter. None
but herself knew the note bad been left, and
when Mr. Seymour heard of it, the servants
would be questioned,' for they al ways.nt tended
the door., Nobody would think cd . suspecting
her. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour might settle
their affairs as they be-t could ; they - were
not worth trouillinw one's mind with.
So the ringing of the tea-bell found her
in quite a composed state of ‘ tnintl. Mr Sey
mour did nut come in during the evening, and
Bella began to go back to her oid thoughts.
and put the note down as a specimen of the
young wife's deceit; though she felt rather
anxious to know how the affair mould ter-
minute. Eler suspicions ineretvied when Mrs
Bentley roenti"ned that Mr. Seymour had
sent a note up to hii wife.
''Pertinps he did not expect her to remain
out all night," renuarlied Mrs. airlton.
" Uo you know. where she went!" asked
Mrs. Motley. "Piobably the' "weather has
detained her."
"She went. off with that handsome, dash
ing young fellow who has waited. upon her
so 'much lately," remarked Mrs. Waite.
116. eoustn," promptly responded the
landlady.
"Cot;cin is a very eonveuieni appellation,"
chimed in Mrs. Waite.
For my part," said 3lrs. Ashley, pompou
ly, " I cannot say that I approve of a young
married woman going out with a strange
gentleman so much. It does not look welle'
Bella was silent. Even Airs. Waite hardly
dared say in Mrs. Bentley's presence what
she would Jeadily have raid had she not been
there, for -she knew that the good lady dis
countenanced anything like gossip. Mrs.'
Bentley's heart was pained by the little she
did hear, and she resolved if a chince occurt ,
ted to give Mt. Seymour a hint to be a little
more attentive.-
Meanwhile that gentleman was very in
dustriously attending to his business - About
dusk he had been unexpectedly called away
and returned cold, wet and tired. It •was a
long walk to go to Iris supper, and it stormed
fiercely; then, too, his writing ought to be
finished that night. Hattie - was a sensible
little woman, and when he told her the next
morning that he was through with his hur
ried- business,• be knew . tba: she would riot
blame him for remaining; so he wrote a lit
tle note, and sent it by his errand boy, on hi+
way home. Then he felt quite comfortable,
and soon resumed his writing, consoling him
self-wirh the thought that another winter he
would have different arrangements, and not
confine himself 'so closely to -his business.
Sitting up all night to write might be 'very
good bachelor fashion, but now be had other
interests; and was piospeeing even beyrittl
his hopes.
To make up for those solitary evenings
Hattie and he would take a nice trip to
Beech Grove; and there would he sleigh
riding and tnerry , making, and faces of old
Mends to smile upon her; then as he paused
to dip his pen in the ink, her sweet face-rose
up before, him—oh, he could never do too.
much to make her happy.
The hours wore away—it was almost
morning when be closed his books, then he
threw himself on the sofa in the little office,
and was soon sleeping soundly. When he
awoke it was daylight; he had to wait some
tittle fur the boy who opened the store, then
after a 'quick walk he reached home, quite
as anxious to see his wife as if they had been
separated month.
Ile ran -tip to her room first, and opened
the door, gently—she was not there... The
room was in perfect order, the - bed untouch
ed—peihaps she had spent the, night with
some of the ladies, so he went down stairs:
Mrs. Bentley was dusting the sitting room-;
Zs. 11'attei sat by the window.
_ "Do you know where Mrs. Seymour is I"
he asked.
4- She went out just after dinner with—her
cousin ;" and Mrs. Bentley looked at Itinilts
if to learn Love her tidings would be re
ceived.
Did ehe leave no word 3" •
"None ut. all."
"And my• note—she did not see that
either, I suppose 37
She has no; been home since."
Something in the grave, troubled count
Dance of but landlady, startled. Mr. Seymour.
" Good lltavens: what do you suspect ?"
he asked auxiously.'•
" I should be Sorry to suspect anything,"
Mrs. Bentley answered, slowly, " but I think
when k man has a young and priitty wife, one
unused to the ways of the world,. he should
be careful how bo exposes her to tempta
tion."
A strange thought whirled through Mr.
Seymour's brain. What could lia . ve happen
ed I ' , lf she had been sick, or met with any
accident; would she not have sent him word,
for 'she was not positive that he would re
main all night. It bad not rained until dark
—then what did Mrs. Bentley's words imply?
She was no woman ,to surinise or suspect
without a cause; And be hurried to room,
made some changes in his dress, with the
determination of immediately starting fur
Montrose, but just as he was about to pass
out, he heard a voice in the hall, and push.
Mg- the door nearly shut, be waitedior the
person to pass.
"Yell, that's singular tinougb." seemed• to
be said in answer to the first speaker. " Stay.
ing away all night, too—she curled up ber
hair nod went filming off to some purpose,
didn't she r
That was all be heard, but it *is sufficient
to chill bins through. and for a moment be
seemed incapable of motion. Then be.dash
ed -down stairs and
_through the 'Streets in a
manner.quiie unlike his usual undemonsrta
tire way: The stage was just starting. •
The torturing fear so hts hest gave biro
no time for reflection. Ile "ran embereCa
time whets Fred, was Wood about bit love
for Bettie, and answered by a flushed face—
there was still. an old tenderness between
them. How could he expose Hattie to such
a temptation, give her to—Fted.'s charge and
become so absorbed in business as to let
another occupy her time and attention i It
was very madness! She was young and
unsuspecting; he was to blame, fcr he might
Wive been wi,.er.• Oh, if •he could only fold
her to his heart again, his own true loving
wife, how jealously he .would guard her, haw
sacredly fulfil) his trust in all the coming
years.
Thestage stopped. After, some inquiry he
reached the place of his seaiclr. Fred. Ellis
stood in the front yard, gt%jtm, some direc
tions to the man who was bliq with the car
riage. ,There was noilonz indii cative.. of
treachery or wrong in the frank, manly face,
and clear j ,, V0U.3 voice that said—
Why, Mkon Seymotirt what .sent you
out here so early this morning-:-couldn't
you wait an hour Sr two itmger _ *about
seeing Hattie? But, - man alive, what is the
matter? you loak as blue as if you had met
a ghost
" Hattie—is she well P' was all the reply.
"There she is nt the door ready to welcome
you. We were just coming to the city."
" What is the matted'? Hattie asked, in a
frightened tone„as she remarked her hus
band's pale face.
"Nothing, now that I have you in my arms
safe, and all mine," he answered,
kissing the
(air face a hose sweet, fond expression ).ianish
ed his fears at once.
But something has occurred. Were you
alarmed about we i"
"If you bad only 'gent me word !" he re
joined, half-reproachfully.
`• Why,- I did, Nihon; Fred. took the
note to Thorbury taut night."
Wilson Seyinour looked up in arnezernent.
Had he been dreaming the last-two bouts?
Fred. joined the group, and in-i-ted his
respon-ibility coneetning the note had been
faithfully perfortted. At first they wondered
why tt was nut delivered, then they laug,L e d
gatlY at the matter.
I suppose you fancied I had taken her off
—as if I was' not to have a wife of my OWL
in a dav or two'," Fred. said, as he'conducted
them all to the carriage.
Wilson did not reply—he was thinking
what be bad :Mtrered the la-t two hours.
It was wonderful how the ladies at Mra.
Bentley's:recovered from their late suspicions.
Before noon that day they were ail convinc
ed; Fred. Ellis was Mrs. Seymoor!s cousin, an - d
that he entertained no. evil designs toward
the lady in question, but bad visited Moutrose
on quite' another errand. . Mr. , : Carlton was
tranquilized by seeing Ida Crosby wear the
set of opals Mil.. Sey IllOor had chosen.
The note Ilattie had sent did not coats tb
light ; buyrever. Mrs. Jientlei, was questioned,
and in her turn questismed the others—no
one knew anything about it. Relit Ashley
trembled a li the, but merle up - her fautt, in ex
tra politenes to Mrs. Seymour. Fred. was
certain lie bad not gone to the wrong house
If there had beett - bo Mr. Seymour living
where I had left it, do you suppose any per
sun would have taken it 1" he asked.
It could nut be explained, so they let it
drop. So lung as, her husband was happy,
Ilattie felt Quite contented, yet she could not
help thinking to herself she had hardly been
treated rightly. Thi - marriage and the pleas
ant- trip to Beech Grove quite restored her
confidence in human nature. After - seeing
Fred. and Ida comf,rtably situated in thsir
new home,-Mr. and Mrs. Seymour returned to
their boarding r house. • •
M,B Seymour inn a•eara curls, but all the
Ithlirders know it is to please her husband, and
not to attract attention..
. I '47 — The following lines a•e the,produetion
of a young lady of sixteen. Considering the
youth of the author, they display remarkal)le
literary merit
OCTOBER. .
Joyous October, has come again, - ' •
Bearing his treasure of golden grain,
Shaking the fruits and the ripe nuts down
Into the preens of Autumn brown ;
Tinging the forests with with gorgeous dyes, .
Robing the earth in its gayest guise, •
Bidding her bounteous gifts appear, ,
Crowning with plenty the waning year.
Oh, I am - happy ! the long, long day,
Watching the leafy shadovi's that play
Over the beautiful landscape bright; - ,•
Crowned with its halo of misty light;, - I
Wrott in the visions that Fancy weaves,
To the low music of the rustling leaves,
Ay the soft autumn-wind's plaintive song . ,
Wanders theelf mantled boughs among.
Where the t I chestnut trees east their shade
Over the str li
•amlet in yonder glade, -• , .
Where the lithe sprays of the matting. vine -
With tip dart boughs of the hemlock twine,
Bending its branehedsbencatii: the weight
Of their dark clustering, purple freight,
While the rich fragrance that fills the vale
'Perfumes the breath of the passing gale,
There would I linger, till the twilight gray
Shadows the golden October day. • -
Lost in sweet visions of by gone years.
Memories, mingled with smiles and tears, -
Dreams, that the smitten time ever brings,
Pull of mysteiinuss.whisperings, -
Till the heartthrobs, 'twiat a smile and a tear,' -
Hazy October, then art welcome here !
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1 ,
UCALEO
'
FORBIDDING TIM . BANNe.—A sailor boy
purloined two or thie'd pies at different times.
He was overheard in his
,whimsical method
of repeating the ceremony, thus : ....
..,!,1 now propose a marriage -between J ac k
Boning and this pie ; &any objection , can
be made to this union, let it be now known,
or forever keep the peatie,'?
On this freak being whispered to the cap.
taiu, he'prepared a good'ropu's end, and-hot.
ding it is one baud end the boy in the other,
said i - , • . ,
"A union is now propos - e(.l between •this•
rope and a sailor boy ;'if any objection onn be'
made to this ticklish match, let it be known,
or forever keep the peace."
. "Captain," said the boy,'" the banns are'
forbidden ; the parties have not the least re,
Bard for each other. To make it right, both
with' one voice ebould be reconciled to be
spliced."
• "Well," said the captain, laughing. " you
may go this time, but look cut next time bow
i r wake love to• or marry any of my piea."
:V" If you bare no business of your own
don't midis with your•neighbors affair',
VOLUME XVI, NUMBE' , 42.
A ROMAN'iiGitORY.
Let me now glance at a CaA6 of truly ro
mantic nature, one which; bad-the details of
it appealed in itWorla of fiction, would be et
once pronounced au Qutragn on an pr,,babilf-
I forbear to nieroion.natna,l , ;:aaase the
principal party,vo far as I am laware. is still
alive. Of this lam certain, thltt man:, of het
nearest relations—for. I refer td a you';,*_ lady
—are not only still alive, but amity:Mg a
prominent place in- the public eye, The la
dy, indeed, to whom I refer, belongs to a no
ble family; she isa nieceof peer
,of the
!calm. She not only received Ft first late ed
ucation, but was brought up in every, respect
as becomes a diember of that aristocracy.
She.bad,l4wever, no; fortune, but wasentire
ly dependent upon het 'relations (her father
and mother being dead) for the station she
occupied in society. She was distinguished
for her personal charms, accomplishments,
and fine Manners. She was always remaika
bTe, even in her mint juvenile days, fur a cer
tain waywardness and caprice of di-position,
which no admonition or dikipiine could cor-
Some year ago, just aslaer tvientieth sum
mer had passed over•her head, she was inch"-
duned to a gent liTian posses 7 sed of the fortune
(A 150 0001. He bad just arrived. in Eng
land from abroad, and only intended to
make a kmpory stay in England. He was
at once struck with what Appeared to him
lbe young jtuly's charm, and being obliged to
quit the cowry soon, had no time to go
through the formaliiies,of a protracted court-
stiip. lie accordingly embraced the earliest
opportunity which presented itself of imirria
ting to th 4 relation in whose house the lady
resided, aod who was, in point of fact, drupe' .
not ib toe, her guardien, the favorable im
pression she hint wade on him'—accompany
ing theintituation with-n hint which could
nut be itostrutlertatiod, that if the prOpllEritiOn
wlits likely to meet with her o*n KO her re-
latiou's concurrence, he shuiddr In-e DO time
to foirnal4 pr..po.ing to her. Ilia hopes of
r ece iving her hand were encouraged
,Ity her
relatives, and he was invited to meet her
again on, an early day, at tue house at which
she resided.
In the interim, what had Passer] . Wtweeti
them' and the opulent aspirant !after her affec
tions and her hand, was- duly ;commobilmited
to her. The circumstance of being united to
a gentleman of so large a fortune ; and thus
having it in he'r power to make so splendid
.an appe.rancesn society, as t4e mistress of a
house, was duly impresed on Iher. The lady
appeared as if she were fullti convinced of
the advantages of the union, without any one
pointing vbeto out to her or :expitiating do
hem. She, in shdrt, left her relative.no rea
son to doubt-that she was, as ready to.accept
the piopusals of her lover, as lie was to make
them.
The time for the appointed Meeting arrived,
and the parties were left together. The gen.
tlernen - proposed; the lady vies silent.: Si
lence in such r6atter..7.!t provetibially coment.
The gem lienan vnwed it inlthis light; but
to make assurance doubly sure, pressed for a --
still more unequivocal, affirmative answer.
The lady blushed' yet-more deeply. He retreat
ed his request --and_the lady,i• as a positive
proof thattshe acceded to it, 6ourteously ex
tended to him bet. hand. Lie was happy ; sa.
to all appearance, putting out of view the
tremor of the moment, was sbe.
The day for the celebration of the nuptials
arrived, and 'the tom became the subject
Uf convetiva , ion among all the lady's acqu out-.
ance. Many an liddrelot of noble birth envied
the kood tt . :_a-tune oft-he portion I es, Miss-.
They wished thems el ves in her place. The
preparations for the inarriage ceremony was
made on a scale of the utmost splendor. A
handsome sum was placed in the lady's liandA
by her lover; to provide herself With her tat,
-dal tubes. -
Every thing went on smoothly, the %no's the
lover SAW the young hidy.'the more was h'e
delighted With her, and the mole hea,iily did
he congiarelare himself on what ho rc•:rarded
as his`gootl fortune.
The marriage morn arrisecl; ihore was n9t
a happier man in Chistendorn. The hour ap
poll-vett t;.r the performance of the ceremony
arrived; several coaches-and four appeared
at the church doter. The clergymao . was in
his place, and-the bride and bridegroom stood
before the • altro. The reverend gentleman
.commenced the ceremony, and everything
proceeded in the usual way, until he came to
that part of the service which requires the
bride audibly to express het willingness to b e
the wife of the bridegroom. The question
was put in the usual way the lady -returned
no answer. Her silence was supposed to be
the effect of overpowered feeling, in some
measure natural to the situation in which she
stood. The question_ was repeated, still no
answer. It was put a thfrd time, when to the
utter surprise and confusion of , every - one
present the lady emphatically answered
"No!" and then rushed out of the church,
masted her carriage and drove borne,.
The lady's fiends, when somewhat reeoe.
eked from the effects of so unexpected au-ev
ent, begged her to make the amend, by pro
ceeding again to the hymeneal s ultan th e
bridegroom would have been sari bed with
this—but sbe peremptorily termed • She we , •
then implored to see the bridegroom, In or
der that if she hadvany valid reason fur th e
extraordinary step she had taken, she might -
state it to hitir fur liar own and her relation's,-
sake. She was ineiforable. Last of all,'sh e '
was asked to statt to her relatives the'causes
which inthiceti her to adopt so unheardola
Course, but she declined to utter a word on
the subject.
A short time thereafter, the bridegroom
quitted the country, inexpressibly nucrtifi L ai
as, well's§ disappointed at. what had occurred.
fle,. if I mistake not, died within three years
of the l'untowaid event," and she, b e i ng . dis
owned by her relatives, in consequence of the
improper course ah, had pursued, was within
the same peilud of lime an inmate of a West
- End Work-house. Where she continued for •
upwards of twelve Months, when she was, st
the_expense of the parish, passed, at her Aiwa
• request4.to Dublin, of which . she L was &native.
She never bus, so far as I; havetealv.4 up
to ilia flioMent, assigned any reason for. her
singular refusal et the altar. , The thing must
have been the-ettecit of A , tisprice, for which
• she has suffered, and most . probably is still
suffering, a most severe punishrireut. A more
rapid descent frorrb the highest to the lowest
station in life, or one which has happened nu.;
der lil4lo romantic Orauwatances, has perhaps
seldom ocaurrad.