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Voctical.
A NATIONAL HYMN. I
nr asosuir r. ;forms.
[Dunk) Webster Said of the following' jxiem
. b esu tinil hymn, ' The Bock in the Wildernets,'
. pen of General 'Morris, contains the *hole hist.
landing of the Pilgrims; in sixteen line. It is
ere? written, besides being the shortest.}
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A rock in the wildCtness ,xelCortedour
Pram bondage fat over the dirk rolling sin;
On that holy altar they kindled the free, S. ' • J i
Jebinah, which - glow In our bosoms for Then„
- Thy blessings described in sunshine and shoWer,
Or rose f*OM the soil that teas; sown by Thj. haiid ;
The mountain and valley rejoiced In Thy lim i er,
And Heaven encircled and smiled on the 1and...1 • •
The Pilgrims of old an example Wive glees
• Of mild reelgnation. desotion and love,
Which beams like the star en the bine carat of heaven,
A beacon•light awing In their mansion afare,
In church and cathedral tic kneel In our iiyayer—
Their temple and chapel were calley-and hill— j
But God le the tame 6 the alele' or the aiK, i •
- And lie to the nook that' tee leati•upon sifll,.l
Vitpular
: THE DOCTOR AND THE . DOCTOirSISON.
fly nxNtE M. LOVERING.
Now for school teaching I NV as 119 bet
ter fitted than - for the ministry-$I !neat'
as - far as patience was coned - m . 4-4o it
came into my' head very suddenly - one'
morning, as I sat in the old kitehOn . Of my
father's house, with - my little braherS and
sisters about me (indeed, there Artisibod-
Iy number of them,) that it was ahOut
time for me to be doinc ,. something in the
in
world; something—outside the:nionOton
°us' round of' household dutielt • Which I
performed day after day ;• soniethingiper.
haps to relieve my father in a smtill lv:in •
of the burden that reSted•upon• his shoul
ders. By this Ido not mean that ilieras
in debt, or. that goodly- fern OM. to
give his family a comfortable 1 appv sup
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port. Not at all. But let that i
nfteltion
go-without further discussion, asuffice
it by saying that for very gthici r aseria of '
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my own, I resolved, as the old pe illesay,
to make a - start in the worldl"• i. 1
And so I.started. How t4t tra.: I#o't I
about, it would be tedious &lough to re-
late; but this much I will say, that, i l be- 1
cause of the idea born to me so•stnichl i silv
on that spring morning, I way choskm—of
the numerous applicants—teacher cd'sririe
forty scholars at - a. distance of iwtmtv ,
miles from Cranston. I neetil.not acid that 1
this was a source of great , -rittitication to 1
'me, and that because - of it I entered; info a !
vast nuinber of vague, happY speculati l ons-1
as to how the summer would glide; away
—how the days, the long slimmer!, dnys, 1
would seem as short as , the shOrtest of I
winter ones—how I weal& teach tkilit g j
the children to love me, falsl9)). 1 " - t
find a readier way. of .interesting tlfleia in 1
their books. Dear me! it Wouldl fill a
good sized volume to , write out all that , I
imagined and dreamed of the summer that .
f was to spend in the little village 4f Les-
ter: , , - •t 1 1
. But a change cameo'er the spiritofniy. 1
dreams; not before I left home, l*cause
in such a case I might never havefoa j
nd
courage to have left it ; but just. herore I
arrived at the scene of action: ! 1
- "You are to teach in Lester.village this
summer, if I understand:you- rightly ? - 1 .7
said . the most -gentlemanly of •gentlemen
before I left the cars at:Lester. ~ i 1
The question was not an ,impertinent
one after our brief morning acquaintance,
and so I answered it in all '.good faith, a
little pompously perhaps, for I was'grlat
ly impressed with the impOrtince of - 'y
calling.. • : - .!:" 1
"Yes, sir, anti I-anticipati a-very IpleaEL
ant summer of it," I said. j-1••1 1 . 1
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"You do?" - . -- '.... • ,
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He spoke in a quizzical tOnt, While the
wisest- and most inexplicable of kmites
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crossed his face: •- . 1.
." Yes, sir; and why not ?" I agked, for
getting that my question was..abruo - , and
my manner somewhat disturbed. • I. I
"Nothing, only 'to realize your plea4nt
`anticipations, you must- meet a•diflerent - •
fate than your - predecessors for.lyea.rs
- back." .
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" And wlyy, sir !" I questioned, my•face
getting redder ex4ry moment.. 1. 1 -
"Because of all • the Children under the
sun those-of Lester village are the!..trjost .
unmanageable. In the course of a sTm.- '
mer they usually' succeed in, dethionnig
two or three•teathers." -r. ' •
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He was a very handsome gentleman, l as
I said before, and as he . said this in
,a p ea
sant, laughing way, displaying a -set 4per- .
•fect teeth, be grew handsonier thati,•erer..
But I - did not think •much r of that, opiy of
the thread of quiet exultation that, ..I tl?o't
I detected running through his remark. I
grew piqued in n moment, and answered'
him with& show of spirit which must have
been quite amnsint. e , •. `; 1 . .
"They Will not dethrone me!" .-i.. I
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• He was 'indeedudeed much amused fer ! l he
';-looked in my face for a full moment;'-as if
to gather . from it food for his merriMent..l
At that I grew queenly, or at least4:what
thought to be so; acid drew myselftup as•
thoUgh.there was a q#:ition to settlef. Just
• then the cars came tom-full stop, and• the
O .h
nductor gave his all-" Lester l" s`pthat
I did not have a chance to answell- r pot
his words, for they were simple e - noughth
themselves—but his manner. •
"I wish you much: imccess; lies rid as
- I left the care. -
" Thank r yod; your Wish .. shallprot a
prophecy." . .• • ~ 1.
That was . the • first that I beard of My
Lester.school, and rimed not add thht.iuy
spirits were somewhat damkned..o
that I .should conquer- the tinnily 4etilof
. masters and misses . ' did not aoubtifar
moment. • i• • -
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• "They'd do well enough if it waart
• the doder s iboy, -my goodnatured
ing mistresk said when I qisiadonad-ht.ir
concerning my pupils ; u_He i s the •
leader of Yem, Andiilwaya has beeni •
That was _enough for me to knoir. 1 I.
irouldmake &ilk& iiith the doctOris don
at the begiimisvA3Wthat'wlS eider .
•said.than do*-ae•well . .sonfese. at
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TtIAT:CARiIES THEE AND KEEPS STEP. TO_ THE.mysio - c#P i ltie.
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do have - stotked a million of commonly ro s :whip and rule, t 14.0.1 would wield' them.
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guiah boys. • Gain an advantage river him I would :cougstor or be conquered I did
.in One-way; and he Was doubly - cersaio to not resolve upOn this:fully until:, I was in
gain one over me in :another: If 1 attemp-' formed that the 4chobl would be lengths
ted to reason .iith hirii, MS answer would• ened'out site treel4 intofautuitiii,..allownig
set the whole school in a linbbilb, and .if I a• -vacation of one week in the meantime.
threatened to path him, a look of sheer l' So . the. days' dragged along,-.not one
defiance settled upon his bright fake. He passing without Dr. - Eldridge making tie'
troubled _nie so deeply; that I could not. appearance komeivbere in my. way. Some
rest night Or day, in adhool,or out. That times . I was pleme•rto see him, perhaps
I grew•, pale and:thin is hot to be wonder-, always; but he hadststrange, - misehieVous
eclat. - .;•- ;• - '' . -.- ,1 1 way• With him tlfat worked 'against thy
. When -niy_trial was at its, height, bj - temper'constantlysl think he liked my
chanced to meet myttcquaintauce find pro-j- little fits of passion; hal - fever, or lie Would
phet of the"cars. , Who he wasi'or ai-hati not have provokeditbem•eontiutiallv.
he he' was, I.did not trouble • nis self to I.
.. 1 1 ,.And the school! ;Dear me whata scheol
think. I•did not' eveneare. - I had hoped j_itlivas! The trial - for it wore me as thin' as
to meet him, but I preferred to have it at., a
-'shadow. But :Hie ,affairs came to 'a
the time of my
.victory, not at My- van- j . climai one daY. This was the way it was
.quishments •• : . .. -• . :1- brought about: While hearing a tecita
"-And-how. are you pleased with yonr j - , don, one bait sultry", afternoon, I drew my
I sehool r' he asked, walking by my side in a ; chair into the middle of .the floor, where
I careless, - etray way, as thong's he was bn j there was A faint slo* of a breeze. I teas
acquaintance of years.. .- • • . I.directly in- *front - o3' one of the aisles, and.
"I am delighted,'.'
to you how' Much so.'"
delighted," I answered. 'seated
.I can- 1 so that I eotild - not see -what was
not expre .
. I going on behind • rile.-After: dismissing
•He laughed heartily. Looking into his ; the -class, I made; an attempt to rise ;
face at that! smoment,..l thought ;:could. - when to 'my utter !dismay and horror I
trace a Very strong resemblance betweeni found my-s6lf, or my dress - made fast to
him 'and theidoctties son, Frank Eldridge. ; fire chair. - I tried tin be cool and collected,
A most unpleasant thought dawned upon • as 7 released Mj-self, but . my_liand trem
iny mind. - - A little angered I determined : bled•violently, and II kuow that my face
to- Make the 'most of it. , . , -.. I was white-ivith anger.
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" The scholars are very well," I said, I• • " Can any one deli -Me who pinned-my ,
half 'maliciously. '' I suspect that the' dtesitto the Chair?" I. asked. - 1
trouble lies With theirparents. - The ring- 1 There was a 'ileafl- silenee. I repentnd
leader of - alllthe 'mischief, seems ,to haye . l.the - .question. ' Still, no answer. I could
grown-imp in a most unhealthy atmosphere: i interpfet that easy ejniugh. Not a scholar ;
I . should say-that Ills father was a very de. : dared tell a tale of Frank Eldridge. - s 'j
I vont friend Of sabbath schools; and of the I - "Yon'thav «• all: tl jr- ' • l' 1 1, "Isaid:''
a fis 11 ay, , ran -,..
!proper :training of children.. • -- Is AS though marching to a military droll',
! My words! took immediate effect, - A lite:came to the floor; .- 1: '-•
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littlealash of !color appearedsurldenly up-I - "I shall beat.your n'tpudence no longer,"•
On the gentlekumf a face, and spoke:plain- j I began. "Either ,you or I must be at ..
1 elers : i cd at 4 certain convent in Jeru-
A - Sonr - four .years ago, a party of fray
er than word could - have done Seeing 1 -the head of this school. If my arm and l' "But one, did you, sqy ?" said my fath
thy advantage I quitinded in a tautali/ing ; 'ruler are. as. trusty .1s- I think, I shall be ; er. • i ! , . j . .
!, salem, 111 which IYou.cau put iip for the
s nay : _ ,• . , 'I mistress here.' -;- •,
I ' "Only one," I replied,
* 1 1 , : l i g u i o 4 im a an nd t b rz e iv e e n le t r e s r ' L i ai vh il o et . l are *er c Y rns tu si u n e g h the a
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"People tell the that this Eldridge boy 1 • "You don't dare fekule - me; my fat' her—" 1 ---""
Now.see what von . can disiiover Off-, Alps are .received at the oreatSt.l3eraaill.
liaa not-known a motfier's care since his ;he began, - 1 1 ' ..-
.4 the other side of the cabin.". • —•
earliest infancy.' That is self-evident: 11, "Let your father eonie liege; - and I \- - 11 I I' did So; arid to my surprise saw- three ! „"-k.drn-i,l,Tjg, w-o r •ad; f iewly arriv
have been more lenient,.retnembering ; ferule him too," IS 1 interrupting him 'l •
al ' , -
;pistol so derangeil that it was impossible
St the parts t, b 1 i
as one is ho ,ad got the lock 7 of -his
this.. Wit if it is a mothers care that be j I'll.tell him it.,! lie cried out. '• - I inthe grass.. I reported this also:
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to stir it; and as he, and most other east-
needs, I would advi4e his faller, most 1 "1)o so, by :Mrincans," I ailSWore(l: - ; .1 Theknocking continued until it became-' ern travelers, ,yeily much disliked the idea '
b ear tily,. to Make an attempt tosecure . to 1 And 'So I thraslied Frank Eldridge 1 furioms.', ikfy .. father of course j turned a - o f p' reeee di e s.a n s l is,•, - , e r r r ee
bin: the !care of some: good, true woman." I soundly and smartly! till :he begged for jrdeaf ear to his entreaties for admission:— unarmed he
1 n- as ian,''xious c io •Ints:elhe journey unarmed,.
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"Yen would?" • ' .
. I Mercy like a three-years 'yid baby, and ; Finding that artince: would 'not' admission—
answer, -to at once. It W s easier to feel this want 1
He looked me-fully in the face as be I promised as humbly' a ; . could' l - '
' • - ..f. comrades, and. • : than to. et it sm»lied, 'there being, no one
; j swish, to he was joined by his
asked the question. . Was not equal to Ido better..." There sY:'s a great uproar', -in 1 thee they made a-more tn•jous attack up. 'at that tune in.,h i riisalem wile would be •1
. ;consequence of it, bop in school and out. ,on the door. In truth' ive were but little
the ordeal: . : • :
lihafy to undersoind the pistol in question; I
.I grew suddenly confused, and, trying !Tut what made the-, matter ludierons --- inj alarmed, foi• there weft but four sautes, : whijli-ivas•a revolver, 'silo furnished. with 1
J.° answer him, stombled,upon three or : the extreme, was tht4'iet of iny 'dire:rim:if ' and we fidt able to contend' with' all the latest inaprosenients, -.At lerioth, 1
ring •to whip Dr. 01 . 1 ridge, (hands:wile, ; The fact was, thes - - supposed that the male however, after dutch consideration •';!iid j
four:lpso:era at the same time. '
" YOur advice is most excellent, Miss I idolized Dr, h- awe-of the whole ' members of the family.hadnat yet return•
about as i.lp What-WaS to . be done,
Lakin. I hope the unfOrtunate ; gentleman] town) was noisekalrolit. Atlast it,reach- j.ed lions synth . ; consequently they had on. i casting '
!nue of the lay brothers of the conyant: sag- I
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,sd the dector's.ears, and, ail r had feared, ly to deal with `females. The savages
Will be able to.,act upon it."
. •e ' geste.d a way out lof the dilliedlty . which
"So ,do I, Most sincei-ely," I- answered, Ihe came - just at theldoSe of -school, the . now brought alarg,e stick of wood, and ; sae' ed prdmisin6; enouah..- There ; ..Sverf•
blushing
` beneath his strange, questioning.; next afternoon, to r j en(ind me of my threat: 'with their united j stre strength u= ed ' '
This - p n raits pr u o - t e nise i t t l ; I : be .j f ij shleeeolinidg' of German • traveler - s
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glance. - " For the boy's s ake,'he would I " I have - come for illy- • whip. ;mg," he ! , batterinmram.-. 1
t a hat e° ti tt ig Pi li bl t in the convent- who I
do. Well to make !the matter one of impor- j• said in a loWs---voicel P. I answered . his 1 success-fa The door began to yield. .. ,
.werLlo l i: f k k44., srnitits . llyzi l de, andlLia_ri, li . t . i .
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• ; I In th e 'cabin Werethree lo•ideA Muskets
mice until he isameeeds, ' I added, more ,1 loud rap at the - door. l .
because I would hot angry myself tbe i I donot k --h -Is,: - • • j ' • -
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to sPeak - • ' ! ' r
-. . . -• . • I him, almost cruel. D was afraid that he Vwas us store for our foes,and this knowt 1
1 overto the Jay lir:lather who at, once took I
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" Perhaps Von:would be willing to aid; would notice how .I *as. moved;
,and se I edge gave us strength :Ind courage. , Thej
It to-the room Whioh the two Germans oc- ;
the gentleman inqiiestion, since yon were II turned my head awdy, as 1 answered: ; door ytelded and they rushed in.. POor f ; cnpie:a and explaining. to them what. Was •
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the first to, suggest •the idea' Would I. " I 3.m yerybusy Misr, can you come MI fellows, it seas the last rushthat three o
fell --, amiss, asked. if they would undertake .to
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amt u p on ' set 't right I
Fon'?" •- ' • - , I and wait e' . ' • , • - , !1 - - 1 them ever made, for they
" I -Id 1••• th one well directed ; ' ' ' • 1. . • ! .
"I am no philanthropist," I imswered,. "Until after schoondo von mean?", the thresh told, mica , . . .
; • The two Germans were sitting at the
curtly, believing he was attempting to . "Just as you pleas •o=sthlive iro time to ! fire. The fOurth one fled in consternation. ; supper when the his - brother came in with ;
quiz me. "I think too - much of- rny,life—" ~spal'e now:---tsupposelyon have come to IWe pursued him far into the forest, but
- Ihe was swift-of foot, and baled Pursuit, ! the pistol in hishand: . 'The elder of them 1
I hesitated. 1 I saw that I *as going too ! undo my work. ofye.s4rday."l whose name 'was. Max, got up, froin the l'
far. The gentleman smiled. We were ' f "Sot I, believe mei-•-" .• - . 1 "He wilibring down more of the red - ;
, table; took the weapon from the monk, I
closeby the sehool house - door, and the I "Walk in, if yon please," I said, inter- :.fiends upon usi'‘':said my fh wi
-at- -er ping the 1 and carried ;it to i p t i he windo*, . that *he!
cnnversation_conld go no further.. With I ruptino; him. He waSl talking so pleasant- ! perspiration from his brow.'
a " good morning" he turned away, while !ly anekindly that th 4 tears were coming I Indeed the escape of the Indian was nn- j might exannnelt ore _completely: lEs
friend remained at the-tahle Sitting with
I entered the School room. _ .. to tire eyes again. - t -- i . . Efortnnate. After this sic were • kept in
!his back tosiaids tax, finishing his safe
Who was ;that gentleman-?" basked- "'S'osv . my whipping, Miss Lakin," he 1 continual alarm. We were fired at in the!
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perin..a philodoph cal manner enough —1
of a child, standing by the door. .. . . said; after the last class was disinissedi :red 1 fields by unseen foes, and Were obliged. to 1d .l -=
'The German Who Israsexaminino the - pis- •
"Dr':Eldridge, Frank' Eldridge's fatli- we were alone together in the old school s ; take - the. greatest precaution to guar
•:er g " was the reply, _ ' -house.. • ' i
. .., 1 against surprise by night One , of the In tol, had- not been so occupied fot a Couple,
of minutes, when if went off with a loud
I knew that.: well enough' before, but "Dr: Eldridge, host unkind and . unjust ; dians slain was a brother to - him who was i noise. At - that moment, the poor fellow
hearing, it verified by the child's lips sent of von,"'l said. •• 1., • -''• I so fortunate as to 'escape, and we knew • wholvaS sitting at• the table. fell forward
my- blood 'throbbing and beating loudly "." Bat I insist upop it," lie answered,, that - tei avenge his -death would henceforth
at my heart. ; • . • . passing me my ruler. .; . . ' !be the great' object of his life,.
1. cl in the middle of without uttering -ft strund. ..The charge,
had entered his hack. .-.
The day that followed-that ,mornirigsvas How exceeilingly foolish - I felt. . How I Once we were attacked
not a. pleasant ' one to Me. . Not that my wretchedly he teased ine. But cthere Was i the night. After , a hard fight, we- sues He fell upon his;face.on the ground, and
when my friend, Who told me the story—
; scholars were nuusuallx rude or boister. I no escaping from him, so I said, laughing': eeeded in driving them away with the
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ous—to the contrary they were qtheteri, and
,crying , AltogethO, "Give Ime your : loss, of several of their number. - : .... and who as•surgern to - the embassy ivas,'
sent for at once.-when he arrived; it seem:
than I had ever - known - them ; but some: I hand!". 7, I Finding. our position
how conscience troubled me. Thinking of I, "The right I belie*, is the onealways ;
critical every day we began to think about
growing nu ' re • led to him at first as if two men lad been
, killed.instead-of orie, for both the Get
the motherlesi: before me, I saw that in ; claimed by the ladiqs. • But' are you se- 1 leaving our . solitary cabin, 'and seeking ; mans-Wore stretched upon the floor, and ,
dealing with him I had Put sway froM my rions, shall Dreally trite it to you . I some white settlement. . Before our dwel-• ;
heart that blesSedcharity - which suffereth "Yes," I answered; coloring. • - ; ling was the stump of a tree which had f
1 the other locked in his arras, - wore! upon
he who was to bei-Aire -survivor, balding
long and is kind: - I had 'called anger jus- Taking the tips of ins fingers in my . left' been broken 'off by
. ft strong _wind about
' lice and by it dealt ,with him. 1 had for-' hand, Ygave him a qii:sck blow. - ' I four feet from the, ground. This stump !
: of the 'two. '• It was quite a difficult thing..
I his ghastly countenance .the, deadlier look
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gotten how warm human words sink thro'. "A kiss - sfor •• a blq-," he said,.raising ; was hollow. • One morning, as , my-•father ;
the congealed eurfaze Of the heart, touch=mfltand•t6 his lips. `Strike away, dear, ! opened the door to go to his Work, I. heard I had got the -otheils hand in'his as' if by I
Ito separate them.' . The wounded man 1
ins , and stirring up . its• jpurest depths: • -,•7 shall never wearer' 1,1 , • - _
- • I the report of a gun, ands almost.
I had blamed the, father, And - there : li. "So I struck him !again, once, twice, ; ately another, while similltansonsly with
I thatbe nosed him fill•the same. . ; • : I
liamedi. 1 that to reassure him, • and -to shots him ;
teas" -wrong agdin: Of I the World, 'l'as al - thrice." - . .:,
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t . - 1 the firsfreport a ball struck the chimney -
- woman; had the be a t rights -to _loolti - . "See which hand_u-111 get blistered first, I near me. • I ran - to the door, . - - A - - - -it was but ,two .'Vident that he had.not j
The surgeon ea sed the' -Wounded man ;
straight' through his indulgence,' to the 1 yours or mine," he Said, 'in high- - glee. I "Go look in that hollow stump," said I long !tolive-s4o bq removed to the Infirm- ;
fatherly tende - rriess tat 'could net give I " How happy von males! me, and how good.: my - father. , 'arv.and laid - npon !abed to die., It jwas - a;
,
`birth to a reprimand r a rebuke; to the lam getting." •., i -• ' .
I bed that stood beneath .a Window, and [
. I - I-did so, and to my: astonishment _saw
i love that couldnot, be nse of the mother ! • "And how bad-Ili am growing every,, an, Indian in-the, agonies of death.- I rec.s ;across - which, when the sun was setting,.l
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1 , resting in the grave, m.te out the justice day," I cried' burstaig into •tears, and ,•ognized - him instantly .as the .One who; the shadow
i!.
that the child merited.] - -• • dropping my - head ultorn the desk. - s'--: I made his escape: He had secreted himself t
How the tender hand of pits- brought "Heaven forbid, Liirie," he said,. ten- ; there during the night, in order - to shoot i
• examinationshon -, Scl thafany attempt-to
of a Cr press fell. '.A eery brief ;
I derly, the mockery going quite aWay froth: my father as - he left -, the, cabin. Fortu- 1 and -they could oialy ' staunch 'the'lbrecid
these overlooked truths before my eyes; ; relieve-the.dying man writild - be useless, 1
1 his voice. "1 know 'that' I have worried ; nately his aim was d.
• ba - The ballitaiSed ; -
; untiLblinded bY tears I could not see? • . I I that flowed from his. wound .and ',watch
• The next =lining I iiiet . Dr. Eldridge 1 and
- troubled you ; but . my heart has been, 1 within an inch of his intedded.- , victim's
all right,. my but..
Do. yoU re- ; head. 1 1 him:with breath a eagernessthere is ,
again, and again he kept me 'company, to I and is;' c'a. 4••' '• ' none like it s -with which men watch their 1
the.very .door 4 of: the School-room. His ! member what you said to me a long time 1 Before: he bad time to makb4iis-eanape,.' brother,-when - each short breath, drawn
tantalizing humor had not left him, and; z‘,19,-about- - nartying airain ?.. And do.you 1 . he received the contents of my 'father's ri- iless and less: oftei,
seems as though. , it I
with a sly look; in.his clear,,grey eyes, he'-know', thatin spite of reason and prudenee„ fie: With th .1 ir united strength we dragg-
were the last. Al for the other Pori:ban,'
, assure‘Dme that the father of-my unruly I (for - you aree-young and pure: hearted yet,) 'ed him forth: We now 'relinquished the .
ihe was sunk in a heap upon the gronnd '
1 Pupil had, indeed, taken, l ins*age advice - to ! I hoped and prayed that sometime you -idea of leaving our home, thinking that
: beside the bed,-in peechless stupefaction. I
heart.' Was I'glad to hear it?. - , . - • might be the light . tipd ' love of my had after this event we , might live in eordparas I One of his hands Was. on 'the conchs itand,;
I darkened horile?. I hire you, and that is ; tire safety. , . I the expiring effort!' of the dying mail •Was
' "0 yea," I answered in aquiet sober
way. .. 1, :, . I. all that I can say in Aeading my Case. '• I Soon after this I joinert. t he•ranka.of
"Let one fact console you, Miss Lakin ,'•' luntera' much hardship,- w h o l •
And that was: entarig:h. That blessed I countrymen, enco .
TY 'to take this passive hand in his.- Those.
; were aroun Shim, .seeing ..theirsi
he said,..earneitlyi. "ydu. have succeeded' I knowledge for a moment expiated •, all 1 and saw 'real service.
, - ;•It.: so • happened, ; change ilpon his fa e l ean ed .h ast uk. over
l j adinirably: with your school, and quite to' my suffe.ruig in the turbulent sehoolronm, I once- upon a time, that- I was sent out on 3
I him,. for they hear him whisper faintly. -.
the .sa6eactiOn of the villagers. Th ere. all that I had known.io Life, even. "Nor Max!" h 6 isaid--"Poor Max.?" . ,
is a talk of baVingtheiumrner. term con- - "Then you meant I,it, in a small way,-f far-that we were obliged ,, to pass the night •
The last act tifthelnuin who died 'Was to ;
•our„zeal,We Went Se; i•
1 tinned into the since there. is a stout -when ' yon asked men to give me, your from camp'. : There waato durelling neir, I
I . fund of school money on band." ' s . hand?" .'h said as I held out my I and we were in the vicinity of our savgae 1,. . For some time it. was very' uncertain
"Deaf heavens,". Isaid,." I' shall go 'bands:to him , , ':•l • ' • I flies, whose cunning_ We, had - reason to . ,
i pify the man who lived: • '.. :,__ -, •-• . - • 1
, Whether thernati.Vrho had thus slain hiss
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Ito,
-: ~ • ; .' : -,.• • "Anal , tiaid " yOs "lin one - breath; and ' dread. - .We'. made arrangements to, pasa- best and dearest fr,end would not apeudii.Y.
••• wbio, A hispejnot,,unfesa . you -will coin 1 `.`no'.' in the nest. Which was right?" : the night as.. follows:-- .
iriss..; -
been made before the Sear bra.
' - We'wete in a:small clearing Which-had .
ke out 'Y • • o I For a stilliongiar'pe=l
}follow iw h h im ,e ;• or intti aii .. 6 thet weirldio fesittlil,,
riod it was doubtful in - ; the lasf ,- degce. e
sent beforehand to•engage me as a meth- • .
cal adviser." 1 ' . ; 'l' . - • • • -:: • • SHARP : AS • A
btEnoin. l- -The following -
I did not answer himl.. I Was in a poor. bort mot toss started 'tint Vest:. A busy i :4ft
-mood•to bear his teasing'. -IPdeed, I could s-housewife waasitting Ma doorway_plying ; account of the Indiana .
.N,ear the middle, . ,
erWards abandoned. in untenantahle whetherhe would-etainbisreason.-I,Alia I
indeekat the tithe when ' the. story
hardly keep back the tears it; thought of ; her needle: Her hustnindlotinging. on the I'of thistold me be could; i dly bes. said to lse 21,.,
the many weekrie torture they, were &
0-n - I rail; his feet , alippeeriind he bruised his ,- bad been blown down , and ; whose , ro b ots .
was the.trunk of a large tree wine .
together of sound'.. , '. d. - : At that: r;•!#rY
1 ning Out - for me. --For !six • weeks (half. of !,ksose on the door sto ' net. :f: , .. . - I bed token from the Soil cvber . 0 , 11 , t- ez time* milli wasi ; o ted by it fixed pre
-1 the simoiser term ) I- bad beets : trying to 1 • “:0Ir!" said he; greiHlting,. "I bar`e_bro. gre;W:o-enci rr6o- * • ti ltintit i . ' P r " 44- 1 -1 sentiment Ithst heihould die . one 7 day . , as_
keep dowe:the rrebelfion arid .1 had hoped 1 he n t h e I xwei t ete i t d l ein.. . - -... , • , .- .
of
Mynelf on one side of this ram art I hi e y r i eo dhed:diedi,, ~ , B 0 reasoning' with.
to worrYthrongli-the- rest of. my allotted • “w e kthea4r.
_ s eid, ith e . haring . .. 4 h er of lowa, and mtfriend"intt the other, with 1 hiitt h ad t h e l eas t e -.. apreseettment i
time without a /unions outbreak. :Bnt new needlo iritilita - eYe brikati out, '" . you and the undeirSts,o44 that we . - .4 . 0 . ulti W I a.ta,
I-Oouldnothopf?fer IL,'" Wel waa#Mits- I Mee- doeficeri near ,the. f teme,thke . eakothetilmiogthe night.. ;':
... . -...: . . ~..'.: aw l& e hei r e. , ....,
..w . ho :-W ished : - .
1 e 0 'ertin .throu,gh - 7 " - ' - • -- .- ".ere. . 4-bad I often
. -hid then a holdli ontirnwhielt.nothingi
hle,.it Must canneA' Before the : thowht; .o , lk, vre ert. -...-, :,.: T.. ; -, , - ..- . ,- ~, By making , - small,„ f_ . g, E. .,
.. , 5r t e,...410d thee w .
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ray: geodi - leardsttiathCOUthe day-before fi. why &de yeeeee,itesialhe,irlheee- tl4 l (ttatiO l P 4 rPPO U * Jkiv a!'. e ' ° '"v , ..”' c tried - to les4hin' tislis PPY - 4 . Du n a
thillAt rol 112 " 140. Rot the eii • and id inske hhnlike am-interest - 1U bin.
'vanished. Fake empty : cur: .' If :to litv nth , broken the eye of then Wle:suais; still you ._ , ga s
.:- .. - _ - :- - , -- - '
treys of the e°4°l.lffin* I'm* Pie stidet , have' broken the knee o,k Me idle mar' - --- , 4 Pr o /4 1 "/_t 1). !4, t632 , - Y . , ..°r lrd . . -rD .I. fa , 434 '. .-- ari . 4 - I otoilutul'q.-- They Asa sirgad 'Um igine."
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31.0 . 1TROSE, ITIUMDAY,JUNE 21, '1860..
STORY OF AN OLD:SETTLER.
Tttt snoWabf many 'winters :haVe 'left
their whiteneSs"Upon my head, but many
events of tle War are still fresh' in. My
(memory. During' the - hatig:'and bloody
' stiuggies'for indepetiaenee, I was corn
' paled - to witness many horrort".
My fathpr was one of - the - early settlers
of the 'Kennebec. , I was the oldest-offour
;sons: Before' the - commencement_ of the
my; father bad built, him a cabin quite
I Oorefottable enough forhis: purpose, . and
conitheiteed'eleitnng---converting the say
'-age - wildernesa into a gdraen, to teem 'With
corn atta, grain,. -.
I, I Mid . my brothers of. course assisted
him in his labors:.
~The war broke out the
second. Year after our settlement on the
Kenne)aec. At .first we apprehended hut
little danger from the savage as they had
hitherto manifested-a friendly dispc‘sitlon.
But We we'te , soon conscious danger.:--
, Theindians commeneed their. depredatiOns.
upon the white-settlerS. •
1. Tales of blood were daily borne. to :our
ears. We-went to. out:Andy labor' with
onr,wenPens in obr hands. At the . close
of a summer day we were - seated . in • our
comfortable cabin as usual. A knocking
Iwas .heard at:the door. Ikly• mother turn
ed. pale, and looked at, my lather, is if en-
Itreating him not to open it until he was
Certain who waswithout. immediately
bactedupoir this hint, and stepping softly
to the entry, was enabled 'to reconnoiter
the premises through a small crevice. Jfy
mothers fears were not_ without. founda•-
tion. An athletic savage stood at the
door. His face was painted in . the most
hideous manner; Instead of undoing the
fastening, I proceeded -to add to their
strength. I reported the discovery I had
made. - • -.
lEEE
bp by do`thc
favor for i Inc. , •
, 1 The:night-was.,not,very.. ,dark,-: and. obo-.
_
jectS could be "seen, it.a
_considerable dis—
tance., - Having drianged.'nuitter.4l6. this.
Manner, we.fe # but littleapprebension'in
regard tta-ti surprise.„ The hours 'rolled on..
svery sieePy, arid:bardly able tei:keep.-
My-eyes op6n. •••
.)Aboutruidniglit My attention .was ar
Tested by a bu shwhich I did norrecellect.
se,eing in the Orly part of the -'night.. . At
first I gave little heed to so slight- a cir-'
,mintstauce, but; at length began. to - ..fancy
that it came-bearer.: 'BOlll strove to per=
suede myself that the appearande *as to
be.attributeiT td my eyes, rather, than re
ality,. After witching it for a' half hour
longer, 'could longer doubt' 'that the
.bush was - • •
I waited with breathless .anxiety"until
'.it.'ii•a l swithin - gtinshot. Makin-deliberate
fired intAhe bush..-. It tell' instant
jj, and I heardi"heavy -groan.%
What have you, done?" said ray corn
-
pabion., *-
WC will sect in . the -morning," . "• I 're
plied. • - . •- . •
• '''We kept our position until ;sunrise, for
fear ofa surprise. Upon - e:tatnination, we
fotind thelbody Of a stout Indian liing in
a pool of coagnhited blood under the bush.
taken this 'methed to reconnoitre:
As!ii happened 4 proved fatal to.hiria and
his purpose. • I have passed through Many
scenes, .but. I:n shall forget the hollow
stung.) and the kilOViDp' b 1.1811.; . 1 •
T . -11 E . TM CV. F" E N 11%. ,
or„ , - -
H .THE PEE ~LNTIMENT.
NO. 25.
he,had taken up his abedo in_- Icrusalern,•
to Settle.bimseiftheie'cOnlfOrtat,dy, to_eet
!into i'better and more 'Convenient 'tro ll hia, skill •its a ',:workman
always _ensured him-the.meruis..7Bf
.to marry.; for they knew- that ,
fresh
interest:lof a dornestionature which would
follow Would be of the greatest, possible
I se'rvitie to him.• "
j 'S The!dayWill come,",ivaS his • invarla-,
..ble answer to all_ sucb - =advice-4"the diy•
will come when : sotiae One : will 'shoot-me
with ny.evolver through my back, just : as
stiOfm!v friend. 'That day-- Will surely
cpniit:." have Ito do, then : with a
; wife or:thildren whom I should relive a
a widoW—With children : whom ;;-I should
leave -fullerlesti? What, have i to do
with settling--with comfort or a hornet'•
tshall leave thi - m when the pistol-bullet
s sends- ine - toiny grave beside my friend,'
Said the Permari loeksmith .
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So much for what I -learned from my,
friend- the. surgeon, concerning ;the' past
lifee ! lthe singular man by whose appear,
anee I Iltid been sopowerfull,y Sttuch. Of
the 'remaining portion al' his . 'history, the:
particulars came iffider my: own knowl-'
edge, and-with the - circumstances- of its
tertnination'l 'was myself to, a.. certain . ; et r
tent Mixed up. My,. revolver was sent
back to me: repaired, and jest as -1' was
'about to start- away on •'a short jonrney
into-the environs, and was in some haste,
I set eft' without trying it.: In the course
of a day; hoWever, partly wishing!to ascer , '
taro how :far my pistol was restol•ed to a
condition; of usefulness, party from a de- !
sire to brim!, down a bird. Ns-hich I saw on
the..wirtg, apparently in pistol sliPt, I lift
ed .n l y resolver to let fly at,him:l -; ,
The weianon missed fire. On
,examinar
'Con" I found that the defect thiSiime wag
preerssly the reverse of ghat it lad been,
beThre. The lock went 'so loosely now,
and had se little spring in it, .the hammer : ;
did not fall. upon the . cap - with
force to explode-it.l tried (Fie
tpl 'veve4l times, amr.findity ,
sent it again on my return' toJeruSalern,
to the German 'locksmith, charging my
servant tol explain to him its:'nexc4 defect,
and-above all thingS to caution 14m 8..4 to
its bein , *loqded I had 'done on! the for
mer• a-s
occasion. Mark
--- ,, ii. stark now it return's to him , _____-.... ..e. ."-----. . I
again and 'again! Why not haveilone its A Deltatittni Ater.esid.
work at ;slice.? 'fhe revolt er was brought There is a charm' P tradition connected
back to me the next•day in a state :is I was with the site on whi .11 the Temple of Sol- I
told of peifeet repair.- This time I took it ~ omon was erected, I is said to hail. bee., 1
into the garden to 'try it. The 'first Cane ' .occupied in common by two-brother,, um:
it went . off well enc,ugh, but at the nest tor w d
whom had a family ; the other li.,
time—tor I was determined to Prove it I none. Oil this nrOt was sown a field r.t . '
thrimg'nl3 - 4-4 found that its o r igin a l d e . 1 wllt•tit-- On ti e evening 6r:et:ceding 6'43
fecthad returned, and the lock would not r hai vest, thewheat having - been ;.there'' '
-stir._ pull at the - ii
rigger . I might., 1 ill separate shocks, the brotherrsaid ''
' 'There is something. radically' wr•Aig 'to his wife, "My - younger I rot) e - :. is tma:
here,",l said.' "I will go mysolt'and - s ee : - hie to bear tho, burl, n t.n4l heat of tl t•
the German locksmith about it, Wan' out i tia.l.. i I Will : 11 '. ; `e;t 7 s l i-e 'Pfl . inT shocks : oral" ...
1 ; :lelay." 1 e /th V - -' h
n :le v. 1 IS Ni It.. ,(81U,4,4 - CLIV'F.V•
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.w t e,-, i ,„1,1 i not b„, q ;,,,, to 1 ) ,„. e ..,n , have none . wit cog„ r i ne 0 t .ear
been able to say an% thing that; would support; - I NN ill wise, takeoff my shocks .
have Lltered the) expressibie of that hag- and place with his without, his m e et
h e:
gard Zihneenaneel? But it was iinpossi- ,fudge oftheir mutual astonis • hment when :
be. I made seine attempts to driasv the lon the following •morning, t . they found,
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poor fellow into conversation, though I rungriipeetive shocks und iminiihed.-
felt that even If these had not proied (as , This; e•-ei; , c. of events transpired for see,-
they did) Wholly useless my comparative ial 9 i". - 4h . - -, when (11'4" resolved in-hi' . " Iva
I,,emorrince of his; hinguage would have mind to stand- guaid and some the mysto
stoOd in the way of my saving anything r.l"-; r p'i'kes did so ; when on the follOwir.g
tl - alt, could have been of any service. Our night they met, each' other half way be
cOnversation then limited itself to the mat- v.ve-a) thoir; respective shocks, with their
ter in hand, and we agreed tharthe only srt"'.ftill. T- 7 Pon around hallowed by such
thing to be. done with the pistol new was associations as this was the Temple of Sot
to take its, lock Off, iu)cl make a perfectly °n161.1 ereeted—s9 spacious and - magnifi- •
hew one's imitation of it. This, hewever, cent, the, wonder antl:admiration . of the
would take some time, and it would he. wrwld: Alas! in the;te dilys, how many
necessary that the locksmith shonld keep _would vioner - steal their neighbor's whole
the weapon by lath fbr thfee or four days stock than aid to it a single - shea! .
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at least. He took it_ from my hands as he ~
I , ito Duove Tim Barrisn OLT OF Nvsy
told me so, and placed it careililly . on a . 1 , , , .
I on: c?—ln one of the little 'villages. 111
bhelf, at the back of his shop. • -` • - - •
, ' W aqehester county lived an old felloit.
".Above all thing s, " I said, as i left tl ) e - + somewhat fond of his glasq of toddy, and
house "above all things, remen4r that_
hangine. around the' bar-rooms sf the yll
the,revolvei. is " I !
loaded.
lee taverns,- to -hear the gossip, And oc
he said, turn. . ~
"I shall not-forget it," ing
~ ea5 i,„..„3,1, indulge, and, sometimes to an
round to me with ' a _ghastly smile."' I exe• - •ss of wilich he-was afterwards very
This, then; was the the third time that,; much asharred. Ile went bythe name of
pistol .was taken back to the German for ' i " 1 Old Sain, and was; really a very erter;.
repairs. ; ' ;
lA:lining personage: =He had - _seen Gen. •
It was the last.- - ;S 4 Washington, and, was, according: to bpi
The German locksmith, being- r cr y ; own 'story, the cause of the 13ritish es--semi
much occupied, owing to the reputation 1 ni i np !. the city. "Come, Sam," genie vil-
he had obtained as a clever workman, had I lageltavern leting,er would say, "tei 11.4
taken into his 'employment - a sort of; 5 P - 1 about Yottr driving the B;iti-th out of New
prentice or assistant, to help him in the ; Y or k e; . "Well, now.'Squir'e, I don't es
simple and moi %
mechanical l parts 'of his ' aCtly say that I did do it, but I will give
trade.- gle,was h t otinuch use, watupid, `von the facts,-and vou can draw-your osyn
idle, trifling, fello at best. One day soon {'conclusions : Yon see the fact was rknew,
after I had fellow at
nay revolver for the last 1 the British was in New York; and I knevii
time to be-mended, this lad came in from i and fee all felt that they had been.ther
executing. some errand, and, standing idly tionglenough, and for one I was determin:
althut the-place, took down my pistOlfrein ied they should-be there no longer. Onp
L the shelf on which it- lay, and began to ; night . after we - had beeiftalking abont it
look at it with some, curiosity, noti%beinxi sored, time, 'before going to bed, I said to
' accustomed to the sight of a, revolVer. ..., I our . - folks, " riliall ride to the eity,to-mor.
The, locksmith!-Wning round flint . ' his crow moreine . , and be -there before day
--work; -saw the lad occupied, and liastilri b re , .; tte d ' I shall go armed!" 1... went
' told-him to puithe pistol back in the tdace 1 ri g ht out to the itable, with a lantern
I where-Ile had taken it from.. H e .... lati //Qt. i "
three hours before daylight, saddled our.
had time, he said; to attend to,it_yet.. It old white mare, put too loaded Pistols in
i was loaded, and it was dangerous to pull the-holster of thea_ddle ; and took my fa
i it about in that manner: Having said this, 'tiler's steppe that lie carried at Bunker
- the German locksmith turned round, and Hill, snd I - got into New York early in
1-wentson with what he was about, With lus .the morning, and---die Briri4 hed (oft!"
back towards the "lad whom he had inst. Li Do iyou mean to say they had evacuated
I cautioned, and who,the naturally supposed, the'citv?" " I 'mean to. say they bad ro,
',had restored the pistol'at once to itaihelf. treated--egone—run away i Now, I don't
The boy's - euriosity,bowever, •Was Ix- mean to say the British , „k4ere that I - was,
cited -by the revolver, and instead 'of.A°. 'coming, hut I do say that it toek:d very
ing'as be was - bid, -he retained 'bin his
l 'anuciii like it Pl .
. 1 liana, and went on pryirigiuto it,etanun.
' ing•how the lock acted, and w_liat were its
defects., , . '
' The poor i German was going on with
his 'work mtittering to bieuself, "Strange,
bow that pistol returns to me,'again and
1 The wordsicfere not mit of hialips wh'en
the fatal meme.nt,etriong expeetedi arriv
ed,, and the.,Outrget from my revolyer 'en.
tered his back. He fell forward in:, a race
ment,saying Italie fa ,-,. - . -
a"alt last?" ' . ' ' ,
- Tim:foolish boy rushed out Ofthe - shop
wilhthe pistol-401s hand,aoreasnio for,
assistance ao loaly that the neiihbors
wen+ - -aeon !star fed and hastened •frf a
erdwAtoalis bones of thcimarlonliamith.
14y %end, the an eon,, was inamntly,
sent for r and.fma, him ~ : , gikhy9l tle Par.!
6ealsits which follow i— . , , -
• - Turning' the 'poor lellpir -over son,hl,t
face, and patting opattlitii - fra,hatiittita az
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1 . - FEATLY PROSTPTLT, • ,
- ••, :' AN'D AT -"LIVE A.ND LET LIVE" Piro; s.
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' * j! - Tak offic"e .of the Montrose Dern-; , -.,:-:•i. -
- - - 1 Luxe recently been arpplied With,atew atd:ebofre t'cr,... ; ..
of type, etc., and wean tow prepared to print pc:. v.i. t.,
-, 1 , • -: 1 eirwars, etc., eta , to th e best et7te, et! abort noti..o.
---zr.r-: . 1, 1 1 Handbills,. P-oatera f - -Progrer, • ... -I ,-
.: 1' othti Idol:11ot work la thia line, dons accordlog t...„. n -' •
i,
- r Ifusittes, - Wedding, and Ball Cs 1:)p , '
.. , Ticket!, att.; prink'," with neaDoo 4ll4 4esPata . •
i . •
1 r Justices! and Constblea! Blanks, .N 6 t r•-•• 1--
Deeda, - and art other Diaoks, on had. or Prtute4 to Cri•- , 7. I
per = ,!ob work End Blosikioo bepapifor4n
Amine - the wound 'the -suilleott• said te l
those standing around; "The hall - V-3 'an
tered his back, if by chance it should ,
passed 'round...lly the ribss-ss wil Frrflr'- •
times -happen, this wound will not he fa
tal." • - . - . •
"-It is fatal l " said .the -Wounded mau,
.
with a Fivideft.eiro . Ilave "been
ing for this stroke so iong, and shall it!fi:il
to-do its
w tit lc , when. it- rani a? It in
he gasped again, '" and 'I
'not here."
to relate a horrible and incr - eil - ,-
s bfe thing; which,, irapossible . as.it
is-vet true. -
. .
The German lecl;sreith_strted
Where-he and pushing asido all Cy j - ,--;
who stood around him with an
strength. MS body swayed for an
. from side to side,: and, then be darted,
ward.- , The crowd- gace way beihre
and he rushed from the house. :Ho
along the' streets-=the - f6 - ie "peeple
he met giving':wav befoie him, and
ii g alterhim"withLorror as befiewalont!---
his - Clothes cut open a the back,
Stained and • dripping,. and with death::.
his -leeks. Not one pause, not..an aba - :
P.
:went in his speed till -he. -reached the
firmary, passed tire man }rho kept the doe - ::: "\\
and up the'stairs he flettr i nor stopped \
'he Came - to a - bed whichstandig beneao.
- the window and-across which thesitadv•
" - of a-cypress falls
: when the sun begins •
:rusk-. -
It NV . Ni the bekon which hislrtend 4(1
breathed his lost.. - _
I "I most die - here," said *the
.
In:kctni
as he fell upop it. "It •
-that Lmust die:" - •
-Aud 'there 'he died. The haunting
thought which hgd made Ids uristenc6
living death. was justified. The preser;ti. •
: . ment lla - d come true atlaFt, ; and when -thr.
thunder • Cloud, which had hung so
over 'this man's life, .had discharged . •
bolt Upon' his 'heads it . seemed to us as: if:
the earth were then lighter; for the shade
had - passed_ away. • .
Is•death the name for a release ? .
Who• Could lock upon his -Happy face, -.
Ihe lay upori.that bed, and Fay so ? . .
It was not the end of a life—but the he.
'
4 - ginning. -
.r4 . 'A. atcirekeeper purchased of an -
,IritqwZnnan a quantity of butter in lumpi
intended for pounds, which ho weighed in
thel z ialance and found wanting. "Shurec
;it:a Isar own-fault if they are light," said
Bidd'y,-ip reply to the compi*ta of the -
I n
buye ,- it's your own fault , sir, for, Wasn't
it ~ wi h a pound of your own soap - Thought,
here ,yself that I weighed, them with...-.
The - torekeeper had nothing more to any
on that suhleet. •
,
•
TicE HARDEN - 041"---"Tbo
lias - denied Harden's application:4r an
granting of n, writ Of error. -
• •
, WAIT egchaz!ge sap t h at ," seven htin;
4"4 mdividnala gain a mire&
livelibOodrin the State of Ohio, by
Mitniffiteturing'ommterfeit money."
•to • -*'
ear Always. iiptZthe truth: •