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NICHOLAS STINGWELL.
" . BY WALTER CAMPBELL.
Like other cities, Providence, It.
I.,
lias its sections wherein are crowded the
habitations of tho victims of misfortune,
and the votaries of idleness. Into a
cheerless apartment
of one of these,
wrcicuca aooacs, me rcaaer is mviteo,
lor a moment, to witness a scene which
introduces Mrs. Williams and her tw0!cojd ptatuC upon wuich gaze(j the orpi,an
daughters, Mary and Emma, whose for- j siters
tunes we propose to follow in tins sketch.
Upon a sick bed we find the mother,
whoso sunkeu eye and flushed cheek, be
tray the prcsenco of disease deeply heat
ed. l)y her side arc standing Marv. a
iair gin oi Mxiecn summer., wuose sot !
cares ana miumgiit waicuing-5. aoa J!in-inf
ma, not eleven years of age uulifec her j
fester, a rosy checked girl but just now
realizing trouble, which ha.- flooded with
t. . 1-1 11 1. :
tears tier .-pariuing macK eye.. as we
enter, the mother is ppeakin.';
"My children, I believe I shall never
bo better able to communicate to you
.some incidents in my life with which I
believe vou ought to be acquainted, than
lam at present. Your father, at the
time we were married, was extensively
engaged in business iu New York. Noth-
,ng occurred to interrupt his success until
you Mary were seven year, of ago, when
in attemptm
btmgweii, a man wttu wtioom ue naa ex
a i
with whoom he hadcx -
tensive dealing, aud whoe notes he held
to the amouut of twenty thousand dollarxf
he found this man had put his property
entirely out of his hands and refused to
honor his notes. That he was able to
meet his liabilties, no one doubted; but
by dishone-ty he placed himself beyond
the reach of his creditors.
''Your father's affairs became embar
rassedby this deficit; and, in his exertion?
to clear his own debt, he overtaxed hi?
mind and phv.-iea! powers to the extent
that Ins Lealtli failed bim, and being at-!
Laciv eu uy congc-tion oi me urain, uc
died, leaving his affair to be settled bv a.:., f rtv . i.
court oi justice, when all was deposed in (
such a manner that, although 1 was as-( , . , P .
o..- a i i:. i i- vr- tI -l"c driver and unfortunately this is
sured that his asset.- met his liabilities, I ! , , . ...
.,i r,r,i.; . iff t v c .not the only case of a similar character
had nothing lclt tor the rnnnort of mv , JA , , ,
r.n,;ir i,.('(u mn-.n c- n J on recorc took no notice of the accident,
family but the worthless fctiugwell notes , ,. , ,. .. , , . '
j... i . , -, but plied his whip, and was out of sight
frtll
Rtrnrn nxr nnnr l trnrL- anil cfir.li jt (m
-I t . . i r
' ' i
,'L r !, .i.f t. , i 'I
AVlinn I TlinMiTllr. If Tiitfnt tn m r ry r twit I
rnp vi'i r in c innnrr nircn r inf
and in a few months was taken sick, since i
which time noor Marv has h.en for.erl ,!
work in the factory for oursupnort. I have :
been reflecting upon a matter which was 1
brought to my
ed to my ed.
work for Mrs.
her house with
room, I heard
. : i i r . r r
mind before 1 was conun-
t , , i . ,
I hari rnnmlpfufl ;nmi'
some '
Smith, and had gone to
,9 ,
it, when, in an adjoining!
Ml- Rn.lfl,
i .i i i- 1
tion with another gentleman, relating cir-!
cuuifctancus aiienning a recent lournev 10 i
the South. 'When at Baton Ilouge, Lou-
-t ,rVT. , ,
C . " li r i i. . ? . . t i-i 1
oiiugwcii uuo oi loeunesij. sawwuue.
ut. nA
wealthy.
bv the number of negroes. sn.rar works. ,
mr i
n C -
of this tuau to crowd upon my n.ind. I'
knew he had left New York; but whither
lie took himself, I believe he did not take
pains to inform many of his acquaintan-;
CCS
I have sometimes thought that if
there was any such thing as justice to be
fouud iu this country, it seems as if the
notes against Stingwell ought to bo good
now. I know he did not take advantage!
flirt Vau tnm . I . . I " , l TTT 1 T-T-
Vi iuu uau&i uiii. lun tuiin iu j - n j. v. i,
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but was satisfied with declaring himself1
worth nothing. The notes are tied up a-
mong some letters in the drawer of my
etc., on his plantation, I should judge ,n? Pous'J e urew up; ana only aoie
that report did him justice. ito distinguish, in the twilight, the dresses
"You may well think, my children, that' ofJhe8irl9' h at firat 7
. . c- c . j i 1(todoorsay. But finally ho opened his
this piece of information caused my heart 1 A, j- . J .
t ,x u i it e t -ii 'mouth, and m genuine rustic language,
to throb, and recollections of the villany , . o fa
uureau. iou win easily una mem. 1 . . . . . . - ...
. . J . ,. , nigh ruunm inter me a little while ago
J hey were given at differcut times, andj f , t . . , . .
r J . fa .... n Jone of the good-for-nothin' sprigs that
lor various amounts, but in all, amount e, .e 7M ,
. , ., ... j . n ! comes out on a bust from Blackstoue onco
to about tweuty thousand dollars. . a wjjje f
"It is possible that, in the bands of, rn. . . , . . , ,
Borne judicious lawyer they may yet re-1 .bon "looping to assist the wounded
trieve something of our fallen fortune.- S,r, and t.1,D bj tht.t-mf
t t r,a.-. t n scream and the helpless condition of the
In tho days ot prosperity, I reoollect a ,. , , .. . . .. , ,
r -i i n limb, assurred him that it was broken,
family whose intimacy with ours was like . '
the relationship of brothers and sisters.' "Poor little gal!" said he: "tbey have
Ijcmcmber that a son was at that timedone an ugty job for ycou- Whar do
studying for the law; and I have since
learned that he was practicing uis pro-J
fession successfully at Worcester, Mass.
Now I do not know but. if thia case could
be placed in his hands, he would, for old
acquaintance's sake, do the beat in bis
nowcr to aid us. I think it will be best
to see him as sson as circumstances will
r.mu t,omo J0 n nnnrd wliinh
you will also find with the papers."
UtlUIIV. L- i o uuuav " J ..-..-.
Hero the failing strength of the sick
voman advised her tbat she had both o-
ver.-taxed it and forgotten how low was1
her condition. She continued, in a faint
voice:
"But my dear children, I believe you
will be left to the caro of all, for this ex
ertion I have made, has tried the Blender
, fputl out. Leave me now, while I seek
i a fcw moments of sleep, and prepare your
! jwn 8UPPCr."
n i t-i 1 i i i
luary acu juimu oueyea, ana meir
mother, after a time, dropped into a fe
vered slumber. Lato in the evening, a
neighbor came in proffering her assist
ance to watch during the night. Her aid
proved timely; for at the hour of midnight
Mrs. Williams called for her children,
who occupied a bed in the opposite side
of the room. They came to her bedside
and there beheld a scene which the heart
of childhood can never forget. A faint
blessing was all she could utter, for the
messenger of Death had appeared, and
she was about to answer his call. Slow
ly the veil was drawn, and faintly beat
the heart fluttering now. and now losini?
its uojd upon tij0 gentie spjrjt which took
3 flight
to the hoouc of Us author and
.
i nnsprvnr. lonvinrr its m.irhmfi t.pnnmntit fi
It was a bleak morninj; ou which Ma
ry and Etuma Williams left their home,
in Providence, in the carriage of a mar-
ketman who offered to carry them a part
0f the way to Worcester. Mrs. Williams
bad generally procurred her provisions '
tt,;0 m,n ...wi un un i,n,i r,.n,n
MarJ her dcs-nc t0 0 t0 Worcester, and
knowing tbat her liltle stock of moucy
was nearj csbaustcd, thus offered to take
J
tilen, in his carrjall.
Mr. Todd had driven as far as Black
stone, when he was overtaken by a mes-
senger,
who communicated information
concerning some matters at Providence
whichdemandedhisimmediatereturn. He
expressd much regret at being unable to
carry the sisters further, but Mary assur-
lh would' be ablc t0 coroplete their
J th(j
ed him that, with what money she bad,
I4J1V4VU 1V1 U1UV UUV. Ill lilt Ul IL1 UUUii.
i - . , . J . at i
i ni rtnnn Tstt t nnt ii i rr in t m rt o t f nin rfn
q;me picasatu, iuary proposea
iltio Eama.tbat they should walk on as far
as tuey migiit ieci aoie, and stopping at
some farm house overnight, and take the
coach in the morning. Emma said she
could walk several miles, and they start-
ed on, with good courage, walking until
'sundown, when mary thought it be;t to
j look for a stopping-place for the night.
They had reached a point in tho road
where it wound round a hill with a sud'
den turn, when a carriage, driven furious
i 1 v. u me uiiMiiinr M.ioiicr annnar nip en
, i i
su(jdpnv .u, Enima. wiin TCns wnif-:n
iin the middle of the road, while nttemr.t-
bv a wheel, and burled to the ground. ,
Mary hastened to
her sis- ,
fir TT-liini c n n Crt 1 1 rt rl cnncnlnja
J
In this t
situation, unable to think what to do, she
J I
at P tbe n-1 and gave way
lo a flood of e- Presently Emma, e-
T,n.ccd M8 of returning con seiousness, ,
d complained of a pain m her arm.
luls moment., me jog-trot oi a iarm-
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horse was heard; and soon the auimal ap- '
. ' ;
followed '
nnmr nr rtio turn in f hn vrtrt
by a wagon of antique design, in
J .. e , , . , . ,
which
a whin
with
uiuuuui. iu tin; Miuuiuer. iiive nits guu oi a
,,.b , , , ,
was nu-siiv emnioveu in "ns nnw tor rneir.
t -I 1 r .,
crel,';
. .. tr -j-- - -- - -a r i
as
the neessatif, inr r ntr nf tho 1
incessant jerking of the
reins, to which soine persons are aduicted,
ivhich j
is called m tue country.
As be
came up to the spot where Mary
,r . A r , J
ortmg her sistor, who was groan-1
" ' O
was supporting ucr sisior, wno was groan
t
1 1 I l I .1
"What are yeou doin' on thar! who
ever yeou be."
"0, sir," said Mary, "my poor sister
has been run over by a carriage, just now
and I fear badly injured."
"Run over!" said the good hearted
farmer, alighting from his wagon. 'And
whar's the man that done it?';
Aloe
eir, whoever he was, he did not
. . . till i ,
stop to soo the injury he had done, but.
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drove away as furiously ai ho bad come."
"Didn t stop hey? The brute! I'll
l . .- n tli'. . . ... r. ntinn lint- n ni r.
Jour JoliS liVcl
'Our parents are dead," replied Mary;
"and we are trying to make our way to
Worcester."
"Old folks dead, and yeou poor little
critters left with nobody to take care on
ye? Neow that's too bad! But if yeou
.
tumv' ,vui5 .u ujo.io my uousu, yuu
shan't wan't a friend."
"My good sir," said Mary, "you are
very kind, and I know not what else we
can ao out accept your assistance.
The farmer lifted Emma carefully into
bis wagon, and Mary climed in over tbe
wheel, taking Emma partly iu her arms,
while the old man, eaying that his house
Off,'
resumed his
whip and fishing-tackle. . v .
Arrived a't his house, the farmer,open
ing the door, sang out:
"Betsey, come hero and help rue . git
this little gal into the bouse! Don't ask
any questions jest when I can't tell you
who tbo little critter is."
"But, Benjamin," said his bettef half,
peering through the darkness, for it had
become settled evening, "what, on airth
arc you talkin' about!"
"Come out here," urged her somewhat
impetuous spouse, "and when you see
what I've got, you'll shift your wonderin'
for sheddin' a tear or two."
Betsey came out, and Emma was car
ried into the house and oarefullydaid upon
a Eoft bed.
It was not long before a surgeon was
brought, who entered tho room where
Emma lay, examined the fractured limb,
and withdrawing her attention from, what
he was about to do by a course of lively
conversation, succeeded, with little diffi
culty, in bringing the bono to its place.
The splinter and bandages being applied,
and necessary directions given, be took
his leave, promising to call on the follow
ing day.
The family, into which the orphans
have thus been introduced, consits of Ben
jarain, wife and hired man. The old
gentleman, apparently sixty pears of age,
is a well-to-do farmor as good natured
as he is well off. His wife is a model
country housewife, who can drive a close
trade between her own butter and the
) storekeepers' calico equally as well as she
can preserve tho waxlike neatness of her
dairy. As the good couple seated them-
selves by the lire-place, alter Mary
had
reureu, tue oia gentleman epoice, saying:
"It's a hard case that these poor little
critters should be left to push their way
through this world alone. I like tho
loous on 'era, and tueir story seems so
likely, I kinder
,Qm
want to do sumtnin tor
"You'll hcv a chance to take care of
the littlest one for some time," Aunt Bet
sey replied. "A broken arm don't heal
in a day. But she is a gentle little thing
aud so pooty tew, I shall take a heap of
comfort in taking care on her. And then
t'other one is so lovin' and wouldn't mind
helpin' me, I should like her company.
Now aint this a chance for us to behave
Christian-like, and be good Samaritans
like them we read on in the Good Book?"
"les, said uncle Len, mu-mgly; 'ibut
I'm thinkin' I should sleep considerable
founder to-night, ef I could know that
the fiueakin' puppy that drove onterthat
little gal was shot UD whar hastv-Iuddin'
nnA morl-.ani frr. nuLl ent l;. fLJnl-.
in' on what he had done to-night. I'm
choked ef I don't feel's though I could
wallop the scape-grace myself."
"Don't talk so," says the good lady.
"Taint proper, you know, to deal out
threat'nin' and slaughter on folks."
"I don't care," returned Uncle Ben,
growing warm.
"When such scamps is
like mad on our high
1
7J
allowed to drive
run over little gals, and care
no more about it then ef they were worm",
and when I'm 'bliged ter git eout of thp
way, or be smashed up by 'em, and it
won't do! I'll prosecute somebody the
ver Dext t'ne f Dobbin and I can git
nigh enough to find 'era eout. I tell you
mother, 1 m sweatiu' now with indigna
tion."
"Well, wel . father don't, fret so!
i Taint doin' no good.
And so B'poso we
these matters over
" o
. t 4 , .i-i.
Bu ucu U,JU lu,u
in tho morninT7
Contidering this as good advice, Uncle
c.t.n- ,i i n. i -
shovelling the ashes over the embers in
i, fl i j . . ,
fho lirnnlnpn Dior rnnnircrl tn fliiii ulnnn.
ingroora
not, however, until Aunt Bosty
, had looked iu upon Emma and assured
; her that she would watch her during tho
, night-
i Emma passed a restless night, and in
j the morning was suffering intensely from
pains in her arm and abo in her bead.
Doctor called during the day, and spoke
; encourageingly to her, although he assur
red Aunt Beteey that it would require the
best of care to prevent a severe sickuess,
so iutensely had Emma been excited. i
. I he good woman needed no urging to use
, her kindest attentions in the care of the
' child.
j One week had passed since the occur
rence of the events we have described. j
1 The family were seated at the breakfast j
j table, and Uucle ben had been silent for
; some time, when ho suddenly spoke to
j Mary saying: j
j "I believe you told mo you was goin'
j to Worcester, ef you hadn't been fetched ;
up so sudden by your sister's accident.
j Neow I should kinder like to know what
you was goin' arterl You know you be- ;
gin to call mo uncle, and your unolo or
ter Know."
Mary at once related the circumstan- 1
ccs which she had hoard frojm'her mother,
and showed uncle Ben tho papers.
Her story was listened to with feelings
of indignation; aid the farmer having ex
amined the papers, exclaimed:
"And so this old scoundrel is now ta
king his ease upon the property which
justly belongs to you, tew say nothiu' of
be'in' the death of your poor father poor
man! We must see this lawyer Ames at ,
Worcester, immediately. 1 helicve sun
thin' can be done with these papers, ef
you tell circumstances as they railly was."
The next day found Uncle Ben on his
way to Worcester, accompanied by Mary.
was only a little way
Sis iweeks havo passed-mud -tHe atten
ttion of the reader is invited to a distant,
section of the country, wherein were en
acted some scenes which maybe of inter
est. As tho
good steamer St. Louis
i reached her landing at New Orleans on!
too morning or a hue day, a gentleman jhidkness and is doing well, aud the is be
nearly thirty years of age, with an intejli-. ginning to enjoy herself in running about '
gent eye, light complexioned, somewhat the. farm, feeding chickens, and watching j
portly figure, and withal such a person
as would attract attention anywhere, came
ashore, and ordering his baggage carried
to the "St1. Charles," made his way to the
tuuuuuj;-! uuiu ui luusaja. jl u lu u u ( ,cv uui
vy, extensive commission merchants.
I Here he spent ou hour or two; then, hur-
, rJlDS t u,a hotel na partaking of a has
ty dinner, ho took a hack and went down
to tho levee, from which an 'up-r iver'ily Uncle Ben rushed in at the door, squar-
steamer was
about starting,
to get aboard.
He
when
had
she
barely time
Hwung off and slowly steamed towards tho
- Ttf-tt, A
North. Arriving at Baton Rouge at
midnight, our stranger wont ashore and
to a first class hotel.
On the following day, it was understood
that Mr. Ames (so bis name was register-
ed, on the hotel book) was desirous of ' brought up in front of Mary and gallant
purchasing a quantity of Bugar and mo-ly plucked from her sweet little lips a
lasses. It being the 5eason when a new hearty kiss.
cron was rn.idv for market,, he was soon
i beset by numbers of holders of the desir
ed articles anxious to sell the more so,
since be camo recommended by tho well
known house of Dumont & Harvy.
Among those .who presented themselves
was Nicholas Stingwell, who had a large
lot of sugar for sale; also some extra mo
lasses. Mr. Ames consented to look at
his stock, but found his price entirely a
bovo that of the New Orleans market.
Stingwell who had hoped to drive a sharp
trade, urged tho excuse that his sugar
was of an extra quality. An offer was
finally made by Ames something better
than would be paid by New Orleans mer
chants with which Stingwell closed. The
goods were to be delivered in New Or
leans immediately, and payment to be
made at tho office of Dumont & Harvy.
The contract being placed in writing, Mr.
Ames remained a few days, and having
seen the goods shipped properly, he took
a boat and returned to New Orleans.
Agreeably with his appointment, on the
following day he repaired to Dumnot &
Ilarvy's where he was informed by the
senior partuer of that firm that bis con-
signmeuts had arrived, and fortunately a
puruuuser tui iuu wuuie lut uuu upptieu
to them. Stingwell came in shortly
after saluting the partios present,
said he believed his part of the contract
in the recent sale was fulfilled, the sugar
and molasses being now in the store-house
of Dumont & Co. At the same time, he
took from his pocket a "bill of sale,"
made out with tho exception of the name
of the purchaser.
"I have made out a bill of sale, as you
will observe," he continued; "but, unfor
tunately, neglected to inform myself of
your name, in full. Ames, I think, was
the surnarael"
"Yes, sir; and you will insert as the
full name, if you please, Edward C.
Ames."
This name was quickly written in the
bill; and Stingwell, saying that "he had
some urgent business which demanded his
return to Baton llouge by the first boat,
which would start in about an hour,"
brought matters to a crisis.
Mr. Ames signified that he was prepar
ed to make payment, and the parties
stepped to a desk. Ames, taking the 'bill
of sale' in his hands, said:
"I believe this is correct in every part.
I am indebted to you to the amout of
thirteen thousand, five hundred dollars,"
Then drawing from his pocket some pa
pers, bo handed them to Stingwell, say
ing: "I believe these will balance my
account."
Stingwell opened tho papers.
"Perdition seize you, sir!" he exclaim
ed; "how came you by these notes!"
"It matters not, since the notes, signed
by you and payable to George Williams,
or order, are properly endorsed by au
thority of the United States courts to me,
as suardian of his two children. If you
onco defrauded hioi of the just payment
of twenty thousand dollars, I havo now, (heaven had by this titno painted in rich
by stratagem, reclaimed a portion of his j colors.
dues, as to the remainder, which you willj These suspicious circumstances contin
doubtless, refuse to pay, may you reap the ucd for nearly three years, during whioh
reward, in its use which a guilty con-' timo Mary and Emma both received in
sciencc, if not wholly scared, will bringLslruction in various branches of eduction,
you." Mary's brilliant intellect readily grasped
Choking
with rage, Stingwell swore
"he would take the life of Ames before
he could leave New Orleans; in reply to . beautiful and higiwy accouipu.iiiod wo
which threat, Ames displayed a pair of man. In the meantime, rumor said that
revolvers, with tho use of which he assur- the Williams Motors had been adopted by
ed Stingwell he was well acquainted, and. Uncle Ben Topham, and that Mary was
was quite ready to defend himself, adding to become Mrs. 15. 0. Ames. The latter
f !... il. !. tl'.e I,!,, .-i y r r r. ... n rnn,,!. Krnrl imS f0 T T f li CI 1 fl f O A K V fllf Tl !TTh fTf
lUimvi, lUUli 11 uta uiHtuiiu y.io icuuii-
ed at any time, to settle the matter Join-
finrr fn thn hnbinprt of thft noto.s duo tho
heirs of George Williams, his address
would be, as would be seen by his card
(which he provokingly offered Stingwell),
at Worcester, Massachusetts." ,
-
Boiling over with wrath, and finding
curses of lio avail, Stingwell seized his hat
and rushed out at the door.
ATr An trr.nhnr with Mr Tlnmnnt
closed the sale with Captain Arthur, who
immediately took the sugar and molas-
ses aboard his vessel after -paying tlie
value in cash to Mr. Ames, who, deduc-
ting a large commission to Dumont cV;
Harvey, had 'the pleasure of placing in
his pocket the sum of twelve thousand,
eight hundred dollars, with which he
soon afterward returned to Massachusetts,
- ; having 'experienced no further . trouble
with the valiant Stiuiz well. .
1 - - rj
Wc will now return to the farm-house
of Uncle Benjamin Tobham." ' Here we !
find that Emma has recovered from her.
Aunt BetSy as she managed her house-
hold affairs. Mary, being older, has felt
' more deeply the loss of her mother, but
. is becotniug more cheerful under the fath-
- j ijr emu muuiuil) uai. Ul IUU gOOU pGO-
1 pie who had furnished her with a home,
Aunt Uetsy, iUary and Jiimma were sit
ting at one end of the ancient, spacious
kitchen, variously engaged, when sudden
ed round, facingthe occupantsof the room,
struck up a, lively air through a small atf
;erture between his lipa, and advanced a-
tlin flM-infr n nn!f Dnnr.tU: V. . L
cross the floor at a gait something between
an old-fashioned double shuffle and tho
modern polka, to tho utter astonishment
of his wife, which feeling might have be
come tinctured with jealousy, as he
"What on airth ails you now ?" cried
tho poor lady, who began to entertain
fears that her sp.ou3e was laboring under
mental aberation.
Uncle Ben replied with a kind of chuc
kle, and littlo Emma submitted to the or
deal of a kiss.
"For pity's sake, father, what has got
inter yer?" again demanded Aunt Betsy.
"Matter enough I" he at length exclai
med. "Good news good news, mother!
I've just got a letter from Squire Ames,
sayin' that he has got back from New
Orleans. He's earved that Stingwell a
trick that he'll remember for one while
ha, ha, ha jest two think on't. The
Squire kinder fingered round out thar as
a sugar buyer and got old Stingwell tew
sell him a heap o' sugar and rncrlasses,
and when he gits it all safe in sumbody's
bands, in New Orleans, he meets Sting
well at an app'inted place and ups and
pays him with his notes. Oho ! ha, ha !
0, my old sides ! I would have gin a
dollar tew hev seen the old sinner when
he opened them papers. The Squire says
be cussed and swore like blazes, but did'nt
make notum at that, and then he took
, tew intimedatin', or tryin' tew, but the
i otuii u la piucix uuu ue leneu mm 10 jest.
come on, if he wanted to try his hand at
jshootin'; he'd got a pair of barkers as he
: could use tew. And the best on't it,
! though he did'nt git all the old scamp
owed, he put the little sum o' twelve thou
sand dollars and risin' iu his pantaloons
pocket when he cum hum, and hp is.com-
m to see his wards as he calls Mary and
Emmy; and that was another cunnin' go
gittm' him to be guardian for the pa s.
He is a comiu here, I say, in a day or
tew; so you must fix up a little for him,
mother. Tew bo sure, he's been here
once, but we'll try to sarvc him a trifle
Kntfnr fliJj timrv" I
The joy of the orphan sisters can be
easily imagined; and tue position in wbich
Mary felt that she had been placed bv a
kind Providence, was pleasant indeed.
iNow sue need not leel tuatn Dy cnarity a-
lone, or by drudgery, must she and Em
ma be supported. Aunt Betsy did up a
very respectable amount of crying ou the
occasion, wbich testified her joy to be as
excessive as that of her spouse.
"Squire Ames" came according to
promise, and was welcomed by the two
sisters in a most thankful manner; whilo
Uucle Ben aud his wife declared to his
face that "ef a man desarved so be Pres
ident of the United States it was him."
At the solicitation of the girls, Mr. A
mes continued to retain the office of guar
dian finding tbe more inducement in tho
soft blue eyes of Mary, to tell tho truth,
man in an ocucr circumstances comtunea
and we have
no reason to uouot tuat
bis carriage was often seen approaching
often Seen approaching
the house of Uncle Ben for the purpose
of allowing him to study those eyes, and
when alone with their owner, to train
1 some golden ringlets which rcbclliouslv
j covered n cheek which the pure air of
; every subject to which she applied nersell;
and at the
age
of nineteen, we find her a
hiiu" j O
which tlid take place between the parties
at the ropham mansion, on which occa-
sion Uncle Ben laughed, while he danced j
at the wedding, and dropped a tear as he j
took the little gloved hand of Mary, be- j
fore she entered tho carriage which wa3
. . i 'i . . i- . i. -C i i i i !
w taue ucr to toe uoue ot uer uusuaou,
nd he whispered :
"'God blefs you, my child ! Don't for-
'tit us no w that you are coin' to leave,
but bless pur old hearts with the sunshine !
of your happy face as, often as possible.
Emma still remains with, her adopted ;
parents, enjoying the privileges of a hap-
py Home ana tue acquaintance. or young
ladies attending, with her, a seminary
not far from Uncle Tophatn'a.
Her ijfc
now being amid scenes of childhood's
happiucfs, as the pleasantest point at
which to-leave her, wc bid her adieu;'.-!.
Lawyer Ames and Mary had been maf
ried but a few weeks, when be received a:
note from an unexpected sourco, the wri
ter being no other than Sfingwell. -who'
desired him to cotnc on to Baton Rouge
with the Williams notes, which he earn
estly desired to take up, as fbc fnougnfl?
of tho wrongs he had committed bad
haunted him of late, so muoh that ho bad
. determined to make all the restitution in
his power
31 r. Amc?, as soon as he could arrange
H'3 iUlilirs HI il CQnvCUienL IOrlll tO leave,-
went on to Baton Kouge, where he foutfd
Stinjrwcll on a bed of sickness, but who'
w
evinced a feeling of relief when he had
signed the checks which would cancel the
notes. Mrs. Ames who had accompa
nied her husband, called to see the sick
! man, wbo was much moved by her pres
ence. Ho recollected her as a child; and!
I f. it,. U 1. .1 .1 t ,1 .tMJ
for tbo wrong
had done''
the
child,
craved forgiveness
of the woman.
For
giveness was freely granted, and sealed
with tears. Mr. and Mrs. Ames remain
ed at Baton Rouge for some weeks, audi
on their return, borne, curried with then
the tidings of tho death of Nicholas
Sting well.
Technical Words.
In reading, we frequently come across
words with which we are unacquainted,
and which are necessary to give us a full
idea of the subject. To obviate this dif
ficulty, wo give a definition of some of the?
more common words :
A firkin of butter
A sack of coals
A truss of straw
A stave of hemp
A stack of flour
A qui n tie
A piggot of steel
A truss of hay
A bash
A kilderkin
A barrel
A hogshead
56 lbs.
224 lbs.
30 lbs,
8-3 lbs.
280 lbs,
100 lbs,
120 lbs.
56 lbs.
60 bush.
18 galls.
36 galls,
54 galld.-
A puncheon
84 galls-
English prices-current often sneak of
the price of wheat per quarter to rcduco
this to barrels, multiply the price by sev
en, and divide by twelve, and it will give
the price, at the same rate by the barrel.
Thus : If wheat is ouoted at 56 shillings''
n rnifirrnr nin hn v nil r t n-nri hnHft'
; by 12, and it gives the price. 32 shilling
' a barrel,
The Daughter of Aaron Burr:
j The Carolina "Sparton" supplies anetf
(incident in the life of Aaron Burr, re--Igardiug
the death of his daughter. Ifi
(profeses to derive its information from an
1 old and distinguishod citizen of Charles-
fon cow deada very doubtful story and
,n a verJ unrciiaoic siiupe:
"Burr, in his many intrigues, compass
ed the ruin of the wife of a captain of a
coaster between New York and Charles
ton. To remove the Captain, Burr cor
rupted the sailors to mutiny and destroy
him. On the out;vard voyage no oppor-'
1 tunity ofieren, and tho execution
of the"
plan was deferred till the return
trip. '
Unfortunately, ou this
very vessel Mrs.
Her fate was an
, Alston tooK passage
awful retribution on her abandonod fath
er. He never looked up after, and
doubtless from tbe conviction that the
sins of the father wero visited upon the
child. Our informaut went to New York
to look up tho wife of this Captain.
Hearing that Burr knew her, he sought,
an interview. Tho mention of the name"
was tho fcignal for silence,, nor would
Burr keep a further appointment, or im
part any information."
f In Iceland, if a minor commits a crime',
, (he parents arc immediately arrested, and
juuless they cau prove to the satisfation
0f tho magistrate that they have afforded
t0 the child ail needed opportunities fof
i intrnitinn tha ncnalfv of tlm nrmii"i in
flieted upon them, aud the child placed
under instruction.
If wc had a law of this kind in the U.
. States, a good manv narcDts would bo
constantly under arrest.
Middleborough, Mass., has produced i
"female Tom Thumb," in the person of s
youDg lady now at 17 years of oge mea
sures only 28 inches in height and her
weight is proportionally small. She has
a sister still smaller for her age. Sho'is
now on exhibition at the South, for fthieb
her friends receive high compensation;
and both are wanted to go abroad, to
which tho parents- do nat consent.
A very fat man for the purpose 6f quiZ
zing
Dr. , asked him to prescribe fof
ii - i-i I'll 11 J
complaint which he declared was leep
itig with open mouth
"Sir," said the doctor, "your discaso isf
Incurable. Your skin is too short, so
that when you shut your eyes, your mouth
opens
A Ion legged Yankee, on visiting a me''
nageric for the first time, whilo stalking
around the pavilliorr, suddenly came' on
tho elephant, whereupon he turned to tha
kicpes with surprise; "Thunder aud light
ning mister; what critter havo you gbf
there with a tail on both ends?" '-'
Is that clock right over there ?" 'pa?3a
1 stranger, to a news-boy the other day:
"Bight over there, answered loung A
merica; "taint nowhere else
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