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A ) O .IfY old soul lelYncle . Sani- 1
A Jolly old; Foul le be.
With neyina wife but, etrangero - tell, -1
With detighters thirty-three? •
His tKetudless form,
And , etratur right arm,
•
And his daughter," so fair to foe,
neve inede him the pride,
Front for end wide.
Of the fearleewend truly fire:
• -
?las i ocle Sam has a Giant .
.t giant frame has,•
tits pockets are deep and hts purses *relined
In a manner most fair to see? -
. Be bounds his lands
By the rockistrimds,. • -
On the sheres of eitheraen---
. Br the surf that hre.aks I
On the northern lakes, - '
And the gmitwayen minstrelsy.
. •
1114 dringbters YO fair.
Area royal ban 4—
One grail democracy?
'Wimp know their Tree north,
Nur lass the earth :
To aristocrats. •
• . .
The huantrt Maine by eastern shore,
Dwells with the Granite maid—.
The staid yermont, with placid brow.
Reigns among the everglades; -
Fair little ithody'a busrlaand.
With Massachusetts brain.
Joins v.ith!Connettient to bless
The roidry Em.tern tnaln.. °
•
The giant Tork with regal mien,
And "star or empir': crowned, .
With reiwisylvania's fro 'arm* . • .
(laving the . world around; .
The merry maid of . Manland.s.
And Jenvy's peacteitheebeek•
With saucy little Delaware,
Our grateful praises - talc.
Virginia—Mother of the brave—
The twin of Carolina' , fairs,
Sweet Florida enwreathed withflower*.
tienc4ii, with golden hair:
Fait Alabama's heaving breast., -
Distend with cotton balls,
The sunny MiielsNinpl'e grace, • .
lientuaff.4 cavern walk. - .•
Louielana pree,ing hard !
The mouth .of
While all the reel dellght tu take
•
The 1.111:111.4 from her lip:
Weatwaril himeath a lone; lone star,
Lied Team!' wealth untold. • -
While California hinds them all-
With chais of glletcning gold,
Bold-4rhatmits--n itrapping maid.
Missouri!!!!!tiony,itrace.
With Tenner.see—a central Om—
(Mari!, beaming cane:
The prairie of fair
With intlfana'it
Tir with \V cousin a nodding pinnies,
On fields , of waving-grain.
Coy Itiehiumn lies willintey
In northern lakes fond grasp.
lowa gives n It filling hand
For all the world to clasp:
Fair Minnesota, yottnp, , ,ert
Of the ' , peerless thirty-three.
With Oregon mskis up the band
Of the fesrle`f ind 11th free. -
No loc6lier hllld or faker land
'the e:rr of Heaven:
do ainerhood more pure and good,
Earttirieyerlyet bath Oren:.
• • For" the Zontrose bettuAr!vl:
LETTER FROM S. W. T.
Oct. Ist- 1 860.
Nu. lituron Thursday 'evening of
last week, about an hour :afterwe escaped
from a crowded train, that bore•us from
Wyoming . to Scranton,d9zen. 'or .more
- us htpgry sight-seers might have-been •
obstieved doingample justice to the
roan fare set before us at aboteliin :Hyde
Park Soon after we had been served
with the "good thiu9s - ".by ',mine host, a .
vacant chair nearly _opposite . me,l was ta
ken by a man whose singularity of appear.:
anet at once arrested my attention. He
was. old, having • seen, as I jtuit...ed, 111 e"
snows of more•than seventy winters ; Gut
age had not dimmed the lustre ofdfis dark
gray eyes ; which looked tout !proudly
from their deeP sockets under a ; missive
forehead. In stature, he was tall, erect,
slim and muscular: He was plainly, but
neatly clad—polite and unassuming. J no
ticed he used his`ri9bt, arm with difficulty.
During supper he eonveried but little—
en ough. however, to assure us that he was
tt 3ti4sourian on business at the EitA. By.
the time we bad finished our repast, my
. Yankee curiosity to know
.something of
the stranger's foist ory, adventures, &e.,
was fully aroused. I imagined that ayer--
son of his stars—one residing Its the far
West, ;mist have :a fund' of • Interesting
narrativeseto'relate. In- 'this I was not;
'''ttnistaken for when I WaS• again enjoying,'
the warmth of gloWing Anthracite, in the •;
bar-room, the Strange "unknoWn'? drew
his chair to my side, - and we entered into
Conversation. Some of the incidents, 4c.
he related I propose to record, thinking
thev tuay edify your readers." •
Sly venerable friend-40 so I will now
. call hint—gave his name as Reuben. Mun
dy. In his .youtlkhe had livedin Pennsyl
vania. He was a soldier—=a mounted .
man, under General Harrison ' during
those.terrible stroigles our Western'
frontiers.• HarrisOni, he said, was a brave,
but cautious genetal,--never willing 1/7
ham-int - the lives oflis men, unless some
oecided. advantage Was likely 'to be gain
oby so doing. C9Lltit;liard T. John
son—or Dick Johnson, , as lie familiarly
called hint=-sin the Other hand, sr:Zs-rash—
„lid! of impetw` -
rat-like, uoul,
ry teeth Vibe
• their ranks, by,
The, battle
friend said he
describAl
Avith that con:
as possible in
. ” We were
was on borsel
the foe, we fin
by trees fallen
could not. get'
narrow ridge
vats a,swamp
front ; Were the
latter'whooph
-Our-regiment
was ordered
get behind try
their °fru wa
got
ty hard tOo,
whizzing- by lil
rvgi went lay I.
like the rest m
reilins as In
/11(..1 t d^ e:illed
-aced you
taking aim at
fell, and when .
that tree yonder. and see if yon find
a-red-skin there dead, With - al •ball 7 bo . l6'
abOut au inch above his left eyed' did
as requested, and surel enough, 'the Colo- .
trot had- told the truth. 1 He watt a great
iitarksittia." •
Changing ,the subject, entertainer
said ,t ;fat he had, in the
,course - of liis hfe,
,
been.. o ! vet - eeer of u great , inane negro'
slave:-71'12 haring been underitis charge
at oni=. time.. This *as on a large \stigar !
plantation. 'where - he- lost his - wifn and;
daughter by cholera; S'lot he, "1 . never
.1
IWE . ' . *R-THE':P4Vt.7 7 *.,THAT; CARRIES ‘-'"6-ii 'FLAG, AND KEEPS ' aTiEP '.., :io '' Tl:l - E . , 141 ' :Liii'C'',OFr.T'fig:uittiON..7
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VOL It I
struck , alnegrii a blow.. I idanaged to gov
eln them by kindness." Would. that such
an exaniple might be more univermily im
itated by parents, - guardians, and school-.
teachers'. • ~
I The l4te Kansis-,troubleS ,being .men
tioned; lie related a lost of occurrences.
that-trmispired in that Territory, 'mane
I of Which came under his,
,personal Omer-
I.vation.
I "I wa6. there," he wept on to saY, ." at
I - one of the first, elections held in Lawrence
City, Which, a{-that time contained but a
I few log huts; .An old Blass-box was nail
ed up toa tree ; and voters were deposit
ing thelthalloti therein. And such times
lat an election, I .Lever saw I- One man
would step up, and• vote; another,- per
haps, would knock .him down. So it.went
on, from tnormng till night. Drinking;
I -fighting, ballot-box stuffing, was the or
;der of-the day."
— 7 " One day a Northerner came to Law.
rem with a single:oX harnessed betlire a
cart, on- *hid* he had two barrels of Obis.
key:: Helbawled out something- against
SoutheriArs, that offended them; and Ni
crowd seized his freight, -knocked their
heads and- with gourds and tin cups
j helped themselves to liquor, while the
frightened Yankee took his ox and -clear
ed," •
_L. • -
I "One tughttafter I had lain Joni), np
my Mattrss, a man came to the Aoorand
asked to stay With one for the . night. I
I told him hle. could. He cattle in, and after
eating some bacon and corn bread,
down on My cabin floor,
and went to sleep.
This was seon after theOssawatornie
ders whickhelPed to make John Brown
'so 'notorions. In 'the morning I arose,
and eyed the stranger closely. ITe was a I
stoat built: individual, and- rather suspi
cious looking,. I thought; He wanted to
go, he'said f to a certain place, across the
prairie. • Si showed him which read , . to I
take, gave him sonic bread and bacon, and
he went-hid way.' A few hours after l , be
had gone, some lien rode up, - and wanted
to laiOW if I had seen a - certain man,—giv
ing me . a description of him: I told them I
I had entertaitml such a person last night ; /
and that he ;had gone across the prairie.-1
They then said to me, ' Von' have bad un
der your foot old 'John Brown the murder
er, and we arein pursuit of him!" Of
course theirisearch fruitless. I UlasS
not quite sure that my guest, wasthe ver
itable John I.3roivn. lam satistied,ltoW- ;
ever; on that' point, now. Being-in-Itieh
mood at the time of Brown's execution, I I
obtained-from Gov. Wise a permit to see
the prisoner:hong; and behold ! therc.A
the scaffold, with a rope about his neck,: I
was forced to acknowledgethat my form
er guest and the Culprit before me,- were
one and the same.".
• The depredations committed :by both
Free and. Slave State. men, especially the
act of destroying the -Printing Press, in
Kansas. *ere most vehemently condemn
ed. by my old friend. "Society," said he,.
."vtit - tiever be itajitri4 ht• the truth; and
all paeties should enjo,y the privilege. 4
giving. "their principles-,and opinions to
the*orld." , - .
The subject of 'polities being introduced,
among other questions, 'I asked hiu► if he
knew John C: Breekinridge? "That i
do! and he is the very - best fellow in the
world,7--,he paused slightly, and then
added—"curpt JaMes Bnclfuntn, AVitt) is a
model man:"
Alluding to the Mania for naming coon=
ties, towns, horses, &e., after distinguish
ed personages, he said there was a vehicle
somewhere out West, 'called 'The Corwin
wagon."' How it got that name was thus
ielated,
.as nearly as I remember;
"Torn ("of wia held a political meeting
at a pertain Once, and got glOrionslv
drunk.' -While in this state Ins' friends
conveyed him -to a neighboring town, in a
carriage of t.ontewhat peculiar construe
tion. Other Carriages. were made like
this one, and fOolishly named after'eur fa,
cetiotis Senati*"- •
Speaking of great men, reminds me-of
remark lie made 'concerning Lord Ly
, •
"I doit'tTknoW a man that I would 'rath
er shake hand.!with than. this-nOhtetnan
I had that hoUOr once; and he left two
hold sovereign iin my. palm. I told Mtn,
jestingly, I would like him to take -both
hands, at that rate."
•
• Anot)ier, - oftbe veteran's reminiscences,
and the VIZI I no‘r.inention, is this:
4 iDnring, the' last fimgress, I .visite(l
-r,
the fmrpose of oettin
rival eyension 13111 passe4l fur my benefit.
so nerr tbe...korth4s.rn - limits of the State,
it is understood, they most - un,gtmerously
reftised to contribute to the interest of the
Philailelphia city. and county
helinifair at .Pbtvelton that, begun on
' - 4
•that'
e some . id our State tur,-7--
Coininent is nseles's,. Much hitterneA4
feeling, , ex . ists reiatrye:tO this Matter. Sonic.
orate: journals are discusiitig the
- O
bject ; beforethe debate is' ended,.
vulottnd§ . ttf4, be givien and 'Ticeived which
ioj good whrie heaping:
Tr* yours, . - Si w, T,. .
TILE YOUNG WIDOW.
LEAF moil A E}ETECTIVEIS
_:Sitting in thefront °Stec one morning,
engaged in perusing' the New York papers.,
theardthe chiet's bell tinkle rather excit
edlY.2,The sergeant answered it.
a i Siiibßrandon to' 'me " next - reached
my !ears 'through the half open' door.
•
Before the sergeant could repeat the Or
der; I had passed him, , and was standing—
by the side of the chief. .
"Sit down, Mr, Brandon," he said, as
he continued making some notes in the
register: • -
I obeyed and anxiously awaited his corn
mandS. ! •
""Lhavea singular ease before me this
morning." he began ; " a n d I came -about
to try Your ingenuity to unravel it." •
My expectations were aroußed. •
the loth - of 'last month the Hen.
Mr. F—, gave a ball at his mansion in
the Fifth .avenue, which'was attended .
nearly all the dik the city."
" I remember it.' I said.
"Do you remember. what occurred
there."
" Almok every lady in the room lost
some article nf jewelry," I replied.
" Exactly, for which Ito one could
count, as the party Was most select, and
it would'have been an outrage to have
suspected any one present 'with stealing in'
such a wholesale,maner:
I acknowledged the justice of his re;
marks; the chief 'continued. •
"On the I:ith of last month, a grangt
promenade concert was given at the Acad4
emv. of Mnsic,•and the same thing ocettt
r4r. This wouldnot seem-so singular asl
there Was plenty of opportunity for -the
professional •pickpockets ; bitt the remark-!,
able feature-is that no gentlemen were
robbed, but all who suffered were ladies."
"This is indeed singular," I replied.
"Perhaps," responded the Chief, in a.
dubious tone. ".Now for the last event.'
Yesterday - Morning, as you have broba
bly heard; was wedded to
the daug hter deo!.
.Grace
-Church. Theassembly Waslarge, and of
course, composed entirely of the ton. The
bride received congratulations of :
rousfriends, - and left the church, but , had
Trot reached the carriage when she stubten-
IyAiscovered that one of her bracelets I
Were - A search was'. immediately
made in the church, but it was nowhere-I
to be: found. Then came another and an
other cry from Various parties—all ladies
---‘-who had -lost one or another article of
jewelry, with - Jut occasional portmonie." •
I was gettingwelted: j
"What are Your conclusions-?"
asked.
• "I wouldfirst have heard yours," said
the chief, looking at me closely, as though
to test my penetratilm.
I reflected a moment, and could form
but one.opinion. • •
" There must be some
_jwrson," said . I
"•figliring at present in fashionable. socie
ty, who is a second Babbington in the
lifiinq profession."
" A rery.proper conclusion," Said the
(Aid; smiling at my " But let
us determine Somethimr. For instance,
is it a man Ora -woman ?":-
Most likely a - woman," I. remarked,
"as none but women stiffer from the
thief's most adroit - practice,"
"That would be. the first conclusion,"
said the chief; but on the other hand a
man might .perform the deed, - confining
his, practiCe to females, only to throul the
blame .upon one oft6m." •
I :eckuowledged the possibility of his
stirruestion though it had. little effect •upon
ce. •
•
1 , " YOli have the particulars,"' continued
.. .
, thechief. '' I girt! you one week to solve
the mystery, and to bring the adept to
.
justice. Vert. i s a l ist of the principle los
-1 ers. You shall take your own course as
to the plans-you - shall %non-. Good morn
ing, . .
I:I knew that this ease had. been placed
-in my land as.a test of my skill, and re
solved,rwithin the grasp of human itOnti
ity, to compass it. It was a most singular
-case, occurring, as itilid, in the veryleart
lau'(l
centre of first society. - It was impos
sible to accuse any one
,911 suspicion, there
I must be . - proof . positive before a word
could be uttered.. How was, it to be ob. ' - tamed. • . - -• .
I sat doti7n anti thought seriously, lay
ing out my plans, as I grasped each point
of the case: - Then I arose to. act, •
• DieSsing pivsell in the very height of
fashion, Iltired.a carriage and drove. to
the house:of thtf !Honorable Mr. F ,I
fowl himat home, aturfstating my voca
tion anti purpose, u•as invited into the lib;
fear' 'you have assumed a fruitiels
task, Mr. Brandon," 'be said, •when we
were seated. .
-I expressed my conviction of success.
• " How thi pon intend-t-o proceed?" he
then-asked. -. .
- I
- .
I remarked that I - shoilld be. governed
by eircurinitances, but ilesired. a full list, or
ac near at') tfossible; • of ail the guests on the
evening of the ball: . Ile went oat "ii feie
moments,. and when he return(' handed
Me a criiiiplete list; whichlie bad obtained
•
from his indy: Virtu. my eye down' the
colnurni with eargei. - interest; many of . the
i persons I'knew, either perSonally ' or by
I reputation : theYwere
„principally triarrieil
;Men and their ?amities. • Onii name—a fa-
I dy'S--- - -Seenied to-make' an• impression on
1 my - mind... I had never heard of her, and
I though it il'is a hazardous l'iloYei-•-.1 yen
!tared to-ask who he w; - .. 5.
'-Oh,' said Mr. f' . . - --;--.-,,, ,' Madame De
tlaney she is an old friend. :I knew her
14shand; M....Delanney, - :ivilEll I wa% Con
-1 satat Paris. Ile Was: second . IntendMit
f: kvgr
of, Police, and died duringiny tern.. She
! ) • -'an . Ainericau.by birth, whom he fell' in
I lo ..iit.it while on a visit to, Paris -with
i he • r. hither,a Br,.istoli merchant.. She is
very 1, ut.ifill and amiable.
I. • -This_: lined itte; for I . knew .another.
question.. aid• givo otlimcv,: and: his .re,
port' was ge octly- Satisfactory. ;: I, next
i asked the.nante ofa few Persons who had
lost ieivelrY;.•7 Ile arked their; names on
the paper, ,I. -then 'tot4r. tay
: leave, :with
; many-expreresiOus of.*4 . vd , will ,anclhrtpee
. o fitueoesa3'ioia , thogimgerithiman... -••••r,
1 : My next visit was to 40 re s idence of
MONTROSE PA THIIRSDAY, obTol3i3R'2s 1860
, 9 •
,
1 the ladies' who had ' been vietims_ to The
1
'mysterious pickpocket: _3lrs: lt:;*:---,
with Whom I. was aequainted, received me
kindly, Mid:eagerly-gave tne All the - infor- i
mation in her. Tower; ' Her lois was --a I
i large diamond-breastpin, of great value,
.of.whiCh she gave me a loinitisu deserip..
1 tion,; also of agoldlocket, taken, from her
1 11 a ..
, Q , sst augpter,,containing the portrait
lof her'deCeased husband:. 13y her kind
tnesk, Il *its introduced to several_ others,
who had lost.'variima articles, in thei'ivay
of brooches, ear rings, necklaces„and : oth-,'
er articles. Some of these had.. been. lost
tit the Aeademy; others at' the wedding at
at Grace Church: ' ' ' ' • :
Having obtained all this inforination, - I'
sat ,down to consider, and found myself
about as wise as when I ' commeneed..—
One .017 the ladies had lost a
.bracelet at
the first mimtioned ball, and had loaned
me the fellow to it. This being the
,only
chic, I resolied-• to Work on'it.
Taking a list of all -the parinbrokers
in the city, Liisited each one and made a
thorough inventory of their recent jewelry
receipts; but could find nothing to match
my braeelet, nor iecord with Inv - descripr
tion of the other articles lost. What was
to he thine. • i , : • . 1
I asked myself- the,. question as I was
seated in my office, after a long and .fruit=
less search. In answer , tan came an ,
idea.' , In a moment I was in mr . carriage
again, and off tollrs. It . • ,
" What, have you gained a eluealready?"
she exclaimed, as- I entered hastily:
. " Not yet," I replied. " But, all is nut_'
lost that, is missing. Tell me," I added,
" who gives the next grand .conrersationare
in your circle ?"
'"Mrs. Johnson."
" Wiltar ?"
, •
"To-morrow evening." , •
" Can you get, we a billet denim ?" -
" Cert4iilly." .
‘f.Then 'procure it immediately for: Mr`.
LeClair, a Louisiana_ planter of our :to:
quaintance, If Miss Belle, your daughter;
would play my chaperone, it would *be
better for our scheme."
'' - Miss Belle was a gay, rollicking girl of
i!eighteen,' With black eves, and a merry,
•-•
tlaughin month, Was especially Swid .of
0 r.•
ladventure, and being let into the secret,
gave her ready assent to accept my pro
tection for that evening only—as the play
lAiills say.
li The neXt morning. r received a special
'f:ard of invitation to attend Mrs. Johnson's
isoiree in 18th street.
II At the proper hotir'l handed Miss Belle
)I—, from the cairiage in front of the
•,house, and led her intelhe grand recep
-
i ion roonl. .
i • I had get myself up in treniendons style.
I was supposed to be determined to make
it - hit—whether I did it or not will appear
in tithe. lam afraid that .if asked; I could
lint have told the use of the Jewelry I
, wore. Certain it was. that Iliad plenty of
i it—rings in "abundance—not exactly in
, taste, but like My - .watch chain, belted
across my Nest and a large sear dangling
front My fob—all spurious=-they were my,
baits, whi4 I had thrown out as an mi
-1 ogler throws out a single line, with a dozen
' hooks on it: That was mil cash capital, -/
upon which I. would.•win my fortune. of
t.sticcess. If there was a pickpocket thre
! It was determined he should have - a thir
chance at it ;if he bit - at, the bait - , he
Would find a hook in it for every. article
was w fastened with a secret - steel chain.
1 :, The pleasure of the evening proceeded.
I I'was introduced to several interesting la
dies and gentlemen of congenial. tempera
~ Mews,. :Jl as I conversed, apparently un,-
cOirscious of any purpose, I scanned care
hilly each and every individual of the coin
..
•
1 Pl ' 2 ‘ Y lielle!" in a whisper. --'
_
'" What, Mr. LeClair.'-' . . •
,t‘ Who is that, singular looking hulk in
the centre of the grOup by the window ?"
'Why - do you think her singular ;look
ing?" Askeil 'Belle It --;--, in a tone
; ofeuriosity and,surprise...
1,,‘ Becinse l it is so," I replied. " Her
taco is pale tilmost,to ghastliness, except
1 the one - little spot spot where she 'Aims,
,
while: her black eyes dance about like an
l ebeny cogin relieving a dead face. She is
I dressed. in Mourning, and yet she is the
lutist gay-acid litscinating.person .in the
O
1.r0m." .
Belle almort held her breath :as I gave'
this description ' and with her hind on, my
st
rtn, and a blank expression upon her face
slte said : ..
:4, Von don't thin}:,—" ~ .
1.. ii Who iS she ?" I repeated quickly.
‘i, Maclaine Delman y, of Paris."
",Marlame Pelannik!".• 'I inurmured to
myself. "The friendof the Hon. Mr.—,--
' the:widow ()tithe assistant Intendant of
1 •
j the Preach Police. Unipb!"
"Oo von think .her Very handsome?"
: asked gene: .-- • .
"hies, as vulcanized de Mcdicis.. Intro
: duet: me." s ,
_.
ti6inethingin my manner itinst have iin
presSed . my fair chaperone With the idea
of an adventure,,for the. introduction was
made with evident embarrassment on her
part' and she lingered close by, gazing in
i lhe face of Madame Delanncy and myself
With! an air of Puzzled curiosity . . s -. . 1
Ai my Myth lug glance met that of Mad-
ante Tlelauney, ',thought I detected sonic
thing-like a start---it was . ; net perceptible
—a Mere shrinking of the, eye, . a double
palpitation of the heart= as, she scented to
read my vomtien-,at a: glillicC•ano felt a
tluslik)f fear. This may, however, have
been the result of my bwii . contictiOn.
She *as dressed in what-was ,termed , se
(tend tnourning i !consistingof ofhlack satin ;
skirt With flonnues fringed and embroider-I
ed with green leaflets, a pink bodice, "cut
lowin , the•neek; . and:bordered with dark 1
velvet. : The ;sleevoi were exceedingly
willec.!with loose White . undertileeves, s , A 1
bli t o ileart encirtied her waist.' She wore
no ornaments, siive - a-plain breastpin, and
a solitary diamond ring upon her middle 1
Itatritig made this serntiny.it a glance-- - , !
during which she seemed to have'done the 1
same with the- - .4 . suminoned. lali i my lc-
sourceit lindat: ;Once began au attackin I
French. She ii4med pleased at my ad,
dressing her in that language, and Whether
the' te4,t wereitmoraxn•of the: teegee,';er 1
frOW what caufle . I' kiiii.W not, wenai i
feituid lotirSeli&l 'aloneV' '-Th 'k
e iiiii lii4Oiv*
.
~ .. ..
seethed (mite lively, land' 'had it not been] - d ' St Ori for .. Xasioryero. -,,
for her white, ghastly, expressionless facet' - It. is probable that 'every lawyer of au
shewlould . have , been handsome indeed-{ note has-heard and read of the celebrated
but added- to Wu!, there wag a . wild, fe- i Littlier:Martin, of :Maryland. - - 'llls great
verisli, fire-ever bursting hi her .black, dilz- i effort.in 'the ease of Aaron Burr, as %Yell
zliisk eyes,L Which ;- at .. every varving 4 as his displ a ys in the,Sen t it e of the United
einntinn, seemed : to throw off sparks like ; States, will not be forgotten.- ITrifles . ,itt
--that from hardened steel struck. - I the history of 'genius (are -important,' .as
W4, - s9op beCanse quite intimate„ mid 4. I we hope te Show in the storm.'
,Z - - !
N
was of the point of asking her to ome- I Mr: Martin was on -lI'S way •to AnntipO
mule in. the gatalen,4iud lual just.turnedl 16, to attend ,thefinpreme :Court .of the
my, .40 to look at Miss'4 7 ---,
~'; when I ; State, "A solitary pasaeager - Irak in •the.
heard t slight Click, and felt - a• gentlepal Stagewitkhim, andaS :the weather was.
about -the waist, .1 did not • start, for II extremely eold;' the'paSticingeri 'soon re
almost suspects d it, , but looking around I sorted to eonversatiori• to '•divert- them.:
eareleSsly,". I Met the, cold features and I sieves froin too much sensibility to the-in
fiert eyes *of qiladan*. Delatiriey turned ! clement air, The young man knew Mar
upon Me and I thought Lund(' perceive al tin by sight„-and as he Was also, a lawyer,
pairpleiltue rippling beneath the surface i the threaddf ta t ters . on began to spinitself
of her pale skin; like, the wives of a lake. i ou t o f legal matt e r s. 4 ..- • • - •
I did not looki down; fortunately it was' l ."Mr. Martin;" said the young mass, "-1
not necessary,* i for Madame Delaiiney's i am just entering on Myeareee as - a:Lawyer :
back . Was towards a large Mirror', and -as can you tell nre the secret of your, great
I gjan e it iat,ol it.,, 11 beheld my watchl success?lf„sir, you Will give me t't'otu
chain hanging from My-vest pocket! one ' your:experience the kei to distinction-at
side of gaiLbCen cut;! „ - - • 1 the Bar, L will----"
.
I wag now cop , ;
vinced.The mysterious - "Will what?" exchlimed Martin. ./-
adept at pocket *king, who had thrown i .a Why,' sir, 1 will - pay yoUr . expenses
the create di la eteme'orNew. York into a while we are at Annajnilis'.'' ;
fit of regular.exCitement„ and made them "Done. Stand to-yourbargain /
now,
fear to nppearinomblid with their jewelry and I will furnish you. with
the, great se
--1---the beinu,whn had Caused each of the er a of my s u ccess as a la u .i. e ,; ; ” -
" first circa" ti, niiStrnst the honesty of Th e youn g ma n asseinga, ,f .- . /
-the othCr, stood before me. Yet - how was "Very itch," said Mr..:Martip. "The
I to•prueecal ? It would not do to arrest ! whole secret of success is contaiudd In
her ou the spot. Mrs;_,John son would I this one little maxim, which I early laid
I never foligive rue ; for the scandal it would; down to guide me, jf you folloW. y.(you
I create, and the co I mpany lose their enjoy- cannot fail to ~ It is4 i tltist--.21t-,
ment. l
was in a dilemma, and as one of I :ways be sure Qf your evidence;• V .
r r • -
the venlig widows friends approached, II- The listener was veryiattentive--Smiled
made•my obeiSmice and turned away.- As 1 -•—threw himself back 'hi - a.,, ,, ilhilosophical*
I walked towardS.Miis Belle, , her mother! posture, and gave hia,brain to the analysis
- intercepted me, and' sked what prOspects . , with true lawyer patience, of ",,Itlways be
I had; -": canild there - .be' any - taispieions • sure of your evidence:" ••. , • : , •
persOn.now in the 'company ?"It was too ccdtlainght fur anything to
I "Sevdra4 my dear Madam,"„ I replied . ; be made pecuidarilyamt:of • the ohl - niati'S
1 with mo l ek gravity. •- 1 - ' I WiStlom ',IA se the, prOmising adept in
"Gracious mef who are they?" :• • I maximLareing gave ;himself to stage
I "Mr.-LeClair, !whom -3,-1 - .ai introduced ," I dreanXin Which. he eras, km eking and
•• , •
I repliedi'langhing. 1 ' - ptishing his way through.: thy world by,
' "No jestiug,"l sale! 'shy. "Have. you I the all-powerful words, "Alw 'ys' be sure
learned anything =i - ' *-- '* - ;of vont. eyulenee."
I put My band down to show her altl,-- 'The morning came, and Mi . ,Martinivith
,- cut watch chain, but—it was gone! The (his practical student, took- rooms,, at the,
1 fish hid run aWay the bait, book aml'all ! I best betel in the city.- The ofilY thing pts•-
• - The affair7:wal ,etting serious; and I I culiar to the hotelon,the eyes Oldie young
becoming excited!'' : 1• X- I man, was that the - wine* :bottles and the
I "My dear• - Mrs.lll.----- 7 i," -said I,* "give t i erhvas of fine living Seemed to recall ve-
L yourself no ~ uneasiness; you will. lose no 1 r y vividly the maxim, aboiit the evidence.
more - jewelry alter tti•mght. Permit me !, The young man - watched Mr.. Martin.
to speak a word 'tP Belle " - . Wherever eating and ; drinking were colt
! • Thistettinu: tti thesidelofmy fairchaper- ' cerned, he was, indeed a man to be
:, , ;
I one, .1 - whispered :K • i watched, is pecialty hr the latter, as he was
.
I `(':lii you bediserete ?" illlllloderately fon d,of tlie. after-shutter,
.af
.
~.
;• " As- wisdom," She said, amilihg. ter•supper, after everything luxury of
1 , And 1 i - -4 9 ,, '
! 1 ..‘ p.aj apa .. . - - wine. • Mew days were sufficient to show
• "Like le grand iragediinne !" . , :
1 the incipient legalist that 1 he would have
"Then tinvite Madaete Delauney.. to !t o paV ;.!early fir. his - knowledge, as - Mr.
promenade on theirear piazza; the. night 1 Marcie seeined 'resolved to make the most
beautiful-4, Ilan there stray into the gar- iof Ids. part of the contract.- ] -
deft, and take up a position
_near the -gate'' Lawyers, whether - young
.or 01d,.• have
1 which opens into fbe l7ict street. Keep I mitt:tin IP , rid' thilitS.. =mai- %a: du' • 3 ,,,,, 4
1 ncr engagea and beast - mashed at nothing 1 'wan b n( tn to think of the .study of self
..”,,.“ ~began
that occurs, ." - • - l. , . *... protection. _lt was -eertainly a soleimi du=
Belle :welled her brows Understandingly ty. It nut throughall creation. Comma
! and noddcidas . sent I 'next strolled care -1 to animals and ;nea r it :Was a noble in
' fully intothe hall, ((petted the from - door stinct not to be disobeyed, particularly
•
and looked 'out. Raising my finger, the where the hotel bills of a lawyer! .:ire con•
driver of fay Men' carriai*e. approached
r i cerned. The subject daily. - greul .on - the
ilt is almost needless testate that he was young man. It Was 'all-absorbieg to his
' a polieenuM.in disguise. . • *.
' . mi»d and pocket. • A wick elapsed,' and
"What luck ?" 4 , asked. ' -- ( moreartin was ready to rciture to Bahl- .
r ~G ood:l n rive dimv, the narrow street; So was the young Man, but not in
* skirting the house, trod step at the garden the same stage, whit his illifStriousteicher.
gate." . I * • Mr. Martin approaChed ;the connter in
. ,
I The houSe was situated at the corner'of ? - the bar room.. The you% man was! an
--a narrow street, with, a high . brick Wall . anxious spectator near him'. • 1
' "Mr.
1 extendihg from the i rear to the next house. Clerk," said, Mrl Martin, "my
1 This wall stlreened the little tower garden, young friend, Mr.-----••, will mettle [my hill,
I awl contained a gine for the. use of the i agtecale to the engagement." Thcl„ young
! • - , .•
servants.(*man -said nothing but looked everything.,
When I returned Ito the drawing room ,•,, te, will attend tuft, Mk: Clerk,l as ye
Belle anti Madame Delanney were ;lissom. I have already had, a - definite iinderstaudini;
I titans them in the saran; .plnaing ron the subject... lle is pledgetl, protbss-,
seine Aloweks, atula joined them making I ionally pledged to pay. my hill," he. tm
some causual complituents. l. 4s soon 8 ''s I I riediv repeated. ::• • 1
had joined them Belle started off for the 1 ' here's yoUr evidence?". - asked, the
house. 'Madame Delaimey! was , :q)utit, to young man, demurely. _„"Always be snre
follow, - ..when I quickly arreSted her,; lof your evidence, ~Mr. Martin. Can you•
•. ,‘ Madantei DelatinCV,vou are my prison- ! prove the bargain?" : ' .. ',' . ': •
er," I quieto . said: 1
i a
rawtin saw t . he snare,an
d pulling out" What da-yon man, siron •1c gasped, phis pocket-book, Witlgratiood huMor,re " oling Prof tne. assured the young man— That
I arrest ycht for 'theft. When "You will do, sir,- and get througk the
n
vonext steal a deteCtive'S 1, watch chain, World with your protession ! with*, : ad
von should he more - expert. ' - • '
.
;As I spoke I opened the; gatc . and
re
vealed 'the carriage and the policemen.
"Come," I said.. 1
,•
.; •
The seetteleansed 'her. to .cower before
tit. I then ) told her in - hurried words
that her whole 'career' - was knolvrti to me;
thatif she wind(' go peiceably she might.
save much shame andidiSgrare.
•; Wm. lreS
itated for a thoment, and then. drawing
herself up proudly, replied ; . ; 4
"I'will go with you! brit von lettl 'better
I • ••
beware, when i I shall :.have proved these
Idisgraceful accusations untrue!" , •
I assisted her info, the cairbige and tak-
Ling a seat opOtsite, we we r e whirled rap
!Mk away: towards thy office...! . ' •
.. Xlihough the how. Was late, I found the
ihdUstrions old chief in waiting, .he smiled
graciously,: as 7 led in my beatniftil prison
er, and narrated the .incidents connected
with her arrest: '.the was of eiitirite search,
ed, but nothing. was fotind until on turn-.
ng np.the'widit Sleeves of Iterlbodic . e, 'We
; found s number of - secret pocketic'in 4one"
or W;liielywas my Watch chain',
.She
deitlyiiad eopariteneedl her opera !
tions :Of. the leveniug', The;, next day'
Madame Delaitney's residence was, search,
ed, and
.itearlv . 4all' . thel,mlSsing 'property
'recovered. Itotise Waitla titre' depost
tow of jewelry of every kind and estimate:
, Upon conviction sitegonfessed that she
had first learned the. artl of thelt from her
husband, Was accitstotned to. shoW
I her each scheme "Of viliajnk tlia(rista re:
veiled to. him in' his toPnectio l ti With the
Paris polio. ‘Tfie rink hefore.notieed kid
a spring 4imaion4 knife fur a setting, which
I -would, easily strike . thringlt a4'goldea
ligature; and sh 4 was thus easily ably, to
scenic her prize 4 AO pkaded poverty n's
I the cause of : her 'crirne,l' as. plot to the
death-of her. hat:dna-she had %lived hob
i early.,
She, softlired Adikitt On
eau tion. : th at . si l o7Y o o4:it , ?Ye ithg Cet l ll
1
Pure lave the liensl ine. winah.,steats .
slowly'and . eilently up 'tei the
attire, and' stays) to bless aS with its pies
all life'S weary way;
' ence Aron
viii front inc.
TOUCHING
Presbyterian
• The" " recently beard a
remarkable and:tottehing story of a.
• boy, a son of a gentleman; in 'an adjoining
county. ' His ageiStwelve . or . ,
Hen is an interestingand promising
One day during the. winter, - he failed
to rise in tIM morning as usual. At length
"his father went into the room where be I
lay, and asked him why he did not get tip?
Ile said it seemed dark yet, and; he was r l
waiting for daylight,' . Ms= failtertir'edi
but the boy did not make his appitaranee.l
lb. ! some tune. •
"31y: son, why don't you get
- .lle replied,"rather, is it daylight ?I.
yo, long.
"'Diou f father," the little !rhos• sap,
ma blind." • ' '
Ar
it.Avas. liis sight was gone.
In' a•short -time his Either
.-tOok him-fa
Nashville to get the benefit of - the medical
profession there, but !toile of the physi
clans, could do anything for him, and hap
pily they made no ex perinienta on his Oyes:
Some ladies in a tinnily - of his'lifther'fil
qtpthitattee sought to .cheer bile ; in hitf- af
fliction, and one night"proposed .to lake,
him to tho.oper+ that: ho might hes4r
music and singing:. llc went avid s;v . nal l i t i.,
lighted. ,In the course of - the,peformi*,
all at once he leaped Afp,.l Ruff .threw hie
I arms round his ththees..tkook, and screanul
with ecatacy. "Oh ! father, car - see V.?
His sight had initaritly,returnedland since
tlica retained it full vigor,
cept.thtit tinder' cicit cm 'there is son - te l .
tunes:a transient dinificsif - of pinion: Thc
ease.-is one ef a remarkable and- - singulat
character -•- ' '
- zpr Talleyrand, the prime' minister of
Napolion g sby • Madame :de Steel, • It 40
happened , Talleyrand was lime; • and neut.:
ame.erosa-eyed. .3leeting
.:one day, mad
arue Bays ; hoviis 'that poor'
leg ?" '.°Crooked as -you ace j quickly
replied ' Tallevrand. -
Jpß ; rp
y. imAia
. 21/ 4T4'. T. A I,I D .PSNOrsIii T
AND- "LIVX AN LET LITE" , iffiacks. -
, Vili.oftice of the / { o» nose . Delikerld
haa reortnlyheen itippliedWlth a new and thehe'eartet, •
of tw.ete.7 sled we are now prepared to petit paartddirtrz
cirenhus f etc.:l44 the heat style, am abort no ti on `
.• , • • • • ,
Pksters 4 Progriuvrnes, and
other kind* of work in , this.4e, done according to ceder,
• Ilesineel, r , m 444 ,
Ticket*, Otc: fdetnentatim
•
Julticafstables bites,
i; needs, and an other Blanks , dkkabd, , or prtsited to Order
M - Jun 'work and Mii;dca, tono paid kw on deli vevy
has
rr , "7 7- 7 , 3 14,
1 ' 't I had Catilaill'i4 I,*
gren stir'l4l6r7f.
..1
, eat• the other day... I did want to to lbint
piece -of to miml so bad.- But Ili just
Write it to him. „ - ' .
You want caphal
pose you what'You capita ? 'what,
do' you? . And sup.
would yon do with it? You want capital !
IfaVen't yoit got pandas; and feet, and hody, t!,
mid muSele,. ,and hone, and brainq and
don't YOU call them capital, *What more..
capital did God giyi) to , anybody.? Oh!
but - they are not money, Aa
y yon... But ,
they are more than Money. If yi* will/
lise their they will make Moilev,•and no. -
body can tak - e - thent from you. hon'tyfou
know how to• Use , . them ?. .If, , 3•o,u i don't
it is time you were' learning? TAlce - bold,
of the first plow, or h - 6,6 - , , orjack-plane, or
broad-axe that you can pad, and go to
work. Your capital ss'oll, Soon Yield a
large interest. Ay, butAhere"ii the rub
you don't wantuo work-; you want m oney -
or creflit:t hat Youniafplay tho jientletn4n
and litteentate,/ . nad" cud by playing 'the
Vagabond . ; or , wane a - plantation - and*
negroes, Oat / you maThire An oversee:
to at tend - to/ t heft - 4 While you run. about'.
over the. country- and 4lSsipatci Tantlfer - -.
.
in debf/ .- Or - Want io marry soine'rieliki,tl
• •
who may be' fool enoug'h•to take "von for
yOnr'ne, clothing and s gOod looks, that:
she may support you. ; -
~ _ S
. . • •
•
' hame. upoii,.yoo, young man! .Go to.
work with tine - Capital you haye,and . youll;
soon make interest enough upon Wan&
with it,
.to give you aantucli_ monmait,
von Want, and make yOu feel like 'a • itraii: -
If you can't niake • capital upon wlnit:you
have,, you couldn't make it if ybu Lads;
million million of dollars in money. Ifyou.dpa . A.,
know hinw to use bone, and musete,**
brains, you Would not know Low to tact,
..014.1. If you let the capital you Iravviier
idle, and waste,-and rust out, it, would
. the
,same thing with you if you Lad gold.,
Yon would only know - how to waste.
• Then don't stand about like a
.great
helpless waiting fur 'somebody to
come in and • feed you, lint. go to work : 'Take the first work you can Sind--no mat-. -
-ter what it is, - so out be sure.`to - 4o it like,
Billy . (411y did hiSdrumming—well. Yes,
whatev©r you - do undertake; do it Nielh. ,
always do your best. U p:in-manage-that • capital
yon" already have, -you • will .soani
hare plenty more to, manage ;' 'but if yon%
can't or won't manage the capital God has
gii•en you, ;tit will never have any otheri
.
to manage. you.bear, young man?,
--.111.-411111! 7
My Wife is the., Cause . of Xt.
It is now More than forty years or that
Mr:L..ealled at the house of Dr. L oue
very cold morning, on his Wily: to
1 / 4 " Sir," said the doctor, "the.'weathei is .
very frosty—will SQU not -take something
to drink before. you 'start?"
In that early day ardent spirits - were(
deemed hotispensible to warmth in winter.
When.CA; tmeneinlv a jouraen•aud at eve
ry ntace,t7Pauszth. rwtti, jLu trfie-'
'der
.always useti (ntlvOcating drinks to
keep him warm. . ' .
said Mr. L., " ',hover touch any;
thiner of that kind, :null will tell3:ott •tho
rearin to.fc is flee - enure of it.
"I had been in . the habit of meeting,
some of our neighbors .every evening for
the purpose of phiying - tards. We asittin ! ,
hied at each other's shops,',and lire sirs
were introduced. After a while we met
not so mueli ling, the purpose of playing, as
drinking, awl I used to return borne late
in 'the evening more or less intoxicated.
Mr wife always Met me:at the door af
fectionately, and when I chided her for
sitting nip so late forme, she kindly replied:
• "'I prefer doing so, tior I cannot sleep,
when you .are out.!
•Tbis always troubled me.. I wished in
my heart she would only begin to icoldtwe,:
for Weld could have retorte - 11,..and relieved
my comiclehee. But die always met Ma
with the same gentle and lo.yjng.spicit. "
"'Things passed on thus for months, -
when I at l:INt resolved that I Would, by
returning much intoxicated, - 'provoke her
diipleasnre so much its to cause her t.!>.'
lecture me,- - when I meant to answer lier
with serverity, andthus . ;by creating'anoth:
er issue between--us, unburden :my bestial
of its present trouble.
4 I 'returned ie such a plight alioht funi
loek in the morning- •:..ihe metuie rt
the door with her itSual teisleruess, and
said: • _ -
(*erne in litishatul ;: just teen
-making a" warm fire for you, beeaniie
klICAti- you. would Ile Crild. "I'like;off yotti
boots and
. Warm yourtZet, rnd hetv. • :
cup a hot i:oirm.! 3.
" DUetor, that _was:. too coda
riot endure it any 'longer, and ;I resoli•'ett
that ntotnetit that. I would never touch
another tlroli . while I livei,..and newt.
will." •
• lle never -11 e li-ve4 and died pray ,
tising total abstinence from. intoxicating
drinks, in a village :where. intemperaneu
has raised a mneh as any other in this
,• -
That mati.was my father, and that wo• .
man my mother, The facts aboveiplated
e•ere received from the doctor himself, on
a visit to toy nath•e..villageut lotig since:
l!CIIIIIE1
. .
r-rer.'A,tallgirl, named. Short, loved a .
certain big Mr, Little ; w bile tittle, hide
thinking' vt!Short, loved. a little lady named
Long.: . • To make a bug story short % Lkttle
pruposFil to Long,. and Short • longutg4 to •
be even with Little's short comings. , So
Short, meeting Long, threatened to.marry
Little'beforeLong, which caused Little h 2
a short - time to marry Lung.
. ~•
Why is a young holyjust returned fro
ns
boarding school like a builder', Because
she is ready to receive proposals.. • '
the Great Eastera is simply a bark from
the. British kon. - . •
Aft impluient WeAtern print intirnatefi
that -"true spirit of New England ",_ll*
cheap ruin. - . . • •
If, yap a / a ut.-to have :131an•for yak -
Ilieritio-neVer:h4atc theill-willeehis wire.
l'ublio opinion
aver
in a great mom,
tire, an th average prejndiees:of wornatit.
If you were, Obliged to swallow a Luau,
wliout would you prefer to ?
little London Oiter. - -
.f*C".•