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VOLUME VIII
THE LEIIIGII REGISTER
ir published in the Borough of Allentown; Lehigh
County, Pa., every Wednesday, by
A. L. 11.1111 E,
A $l 5O per annum, payable in advance, and
garetifilet paid until the end of the year. No
papeßiscontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the optoin of the proprietor.
Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Refornied Church, nearly opposite
t he "Friedensbote" Office.
3nbannitn-agailist toss
I.IEIRE.
THE PRVALIN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY of Philadelphia.
OFFICE, No. 163} CHESNUT STREET,
Near Fifth Street
STATEMENT OF A SSETS, $1,525,949 68,
January . lot, 7 854,
Published agreeably to an Act
OF ASSEMBLY,
BEING
First Mortgages, amply secured,' $1,199,284 48
Real Estate (present value $llO, -
000) cost.
Temporary Loans, on ample Cola
teral Securities. 130,774 2G
Stocks (present value $76,191) cost. 63,085 50
Cash, &c. &c., . 50,605 57
• 19 1,525 940 08
PERPETUAL OR LIMITED INSURANCES made
on every description of property, in
TOWN AND COUNTRY,
at ratesas low as are consistant with security
Since their incorporation, a period of
twenty-four years, they have paid over three
millions dollars Loss BY FIRE, thereby af
fording evidence of the advantage of Insur
ance, as the ability and disposition to meet
Vi.
th promptness all liabilities.
Directors:
C mtlea N. Bancker, Mord. D. Lewis.
Tobias Wagner, Adolp. E Boric,
Samuel Grant, David S. Brown,
Jacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson,
Geo. W. Richards, Isaac Lea,
CUARLF.B N. BANc.icun, President.
CHARLES G. BANCKEIt, SCrrdary.
ts._-'''Phe subscribers are the appointed
Agents nf the above mentioned Institution,
and are now prepared to make insurances
on every description of property, at the low
est rates.
A. L. RUFIE, Allentown.
C. F. BLEU!, Bethlehem.
Allentown, Oct. 11552. 11—ly
New Family Grocery Store
( N
ALLEM T 0 IPA%
THE subscriber takes this method to in
form the citizens of A Ilentown, and the pub
lic in general, that he has opened
A Family Grocery Store.
at the stand formerly occupied by Dillincer
. craig, No. 27, North 7th street, near the
''Market Square, where he offers for sale for
cash or in exchange for Country Produce,
' a large variety of Family Groceries, such as
Coffee,
1 Sugar,Mo
-4
`i.7 lasses, Chocolate, ,= ‘itor!'oe
Tea, red and black .;11 1 41 11 ,
ft
O.*l, ,1 ' 9 311 i
_ . • : ~
--
c " Pepper, Allspice, _..L'._,..wi-e--.
Ginger; Salaratus, baking and washing So
da, Sale, Allum, Madder, No's. 1, 2 and '3,
Mackerel, pickled Salmon, pickled and
smoked Herring, Codfish, dried Beef, Elam,
Shoulder, Flitch, Lard, Candles, Vinegar,
Soap, Brooms, &c.
Ar.so, all kinds of fruit, such as Lemons
Oranges, Prunes first 'quality in jars, and in
kegs for pies, Figs, Raisins, pealed and un
pealed
dried Peaches, Apples and Pears,
Tomato Catchup, Mustard, Pickels in bot
tles, Cherries, &c.
In connection with the above business, he
slso continues the manufacturing of Segars,
of every price and quality, which he will
sell or exchange to country merchants for all
kinds of produce.
He also continues the Candle manufactur
ing business, and will sell by the box any
quantity desired,or exchange them for coun
try produce, such as Butter, Eggs, Lard,
Ham, Shoulder, Flitch., Soap, Chet ries, dri
ed' Unlit, Wag, &c., and allow therefor the
i highest market price.
He trusts that by keeping the best kind
of Groceries,&c., and by manufacturing the
best kind of Segats and Candles, he will be
able to merit a liberal share of public patron
age, for which he will ever' be thankful.
12IrThe undersigned is also the appoint.
ed Agent for the sale of. Hoyt's celebrated
fine - cut, chewing and smoking tobacco,
snufl,&e., all of which he will sell as low as
it can be purchased eithei in Philadelphia
oreNw York. CHARLES H. Runs.
Allentown, April 19, 1854. ii—ffm
Groceries Tisk Salt.
The . undiirsigned'have just received an
entire new Stock of Groceries, Fish and
t..g.llllvbich they intend to sell at the low•
est.prices at their Stora in Catasauqua, Le.
higli.oounty. GETZ & GILBERT.
September. 14. ¶-6m
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
THE
Mlllll/I . oativao
OF
Foreign and Domestic Tlroods
IN THE 130 ROUGH OF CATASAUQUA,
These gentlemen, take this method to in
form their friends and the public in general
that they have received a very large and
well selected stock of !linter and Spring
Goods, which they are now ready to dis
pose off to their customers at the lowest
prices.
Their immense stock has been selected
with the utmost care and consists of
Clothes, Cassimers, Satinets,
Flannels, Gloves and Hoseiry, besides De
!sines, Alapaccas,Debashe,Ginghams,Plain
and Figured Poplins, Muslins and Prints,
Boots, Shoes,Hats, Caps, dueensware,
Hardware, L ooking Glasses, Stationary,
Books, &c.,
To which they invite the attention.of their
friends and the public confid:nt
that the fullest satisfaction, both in price a a
quality, wilt be given to all who may fa or
them with a pall.
82,139 87
The highest prices will be paid in ex
change for County produce.
They' have reaison to be thankful for the
favors received thus far and hope by atten
tion to business, disposing of their goods at
small profits, good treatment towards their
customers to merit still a greater share of
customers. GETZ & GILBERT.
September 14. ¶-6m
FRED CII. Tltl3 S STASI
For the Cure of Hernia or Rupture:
Acknowledged by the highest medical au
thorities of Philadelphia, incomparably su
perior to any other in use. Sufferers Will
be gratified to learn that the occasion now
offers to procure not only the tightest and
most easy, but as durable a Truss as any
other, in lieu of the cumbrous and unconn
forlable article usually sold. There is no
difficulty attending the fitting, and when the
pad is located, it will retain its position with
out change.
Persons at a distance unable to call on the
subscriber, can have the Truss sent to any
address, by remitting Five Dollars for the
double—with measure round the hips, and
stating side affected. It will be exchanged
to suit if not fitting, by returning it at once,
unsoiled. For sale only by the Importer.
CALEB 11. NEEDLES,
Cor. Twelfth & Race St. Phil-
CV" Ladies, requiring the benefit of file.
chanical Supporta, owing to derangement
of the Internal Organs, including Falling of
the Womb, Vocal, Pulmonark, Dyspeptic.
Nervous and Spinal Weakness. are inform
ed that a competent and experienced LADY
will be in attaodance at the Rooms,(set apart
for their exclusive use,) No. 11'1, TWELFTH
St., Ist door below Race.
June 28, 1854.
Informs his friends, and the pa
nes... lie in general, that he still performs
all operations on the teeth, and treats diseases
of the gums and alveolar processes in the
most effectual and skillful manner.
His mode of inserting• artificial teeth,
cannot be surpassed, for comfmt to the wea
rerand du ribility and beautifulness in appear
ance. /The general satisfaction he has given
for years, has been duly appreciated by the
public.
Office N 0.48, East Hamilton street, a few
doors East of Pretz, Guth & Co's store, op
posite Bechtels American Hotel.
December 6, 1853.
p e e s Best Stock
an o d f
Ch T ea h
Boots Shoes, Gai
ioi6lo. „Ad tors, Gums, &c.,
km.. in the city, at
Dunbarr's
70, South Second St. Philadelphia,
(corner of Carters Street.)
Being mostly of his own manufacture, hb
guarrantees them to wear ; and will sell—
wholesale or retail as cheap as the cheapest.
Easy ShoeS for Old Ladies.
Plain and Fancy Boots, Shoes, Gaiters,
&c., always on hand in great variety, for
Boys, Youth, Misses and hildren.
Prices.—Ladies Gaiters, of every quality
and style, • from $l, to $2,60. Gents' Calf
Skin Boots, froth $3 to et,' Patent Leather
Shoes, Gaiter •Boots, Congress Boots, But
ten Boots, &c., front 81,50 to $4,50.
Gum Boots, Shoes, Sandles, Clogs,always
on hand.
Old Gums bought and repaired:
June 28,1854. *--ly
lan mat tliti
IN ALL THEIR VAIIIETIE3
AT THE
•
New Cheap Store
OF •
Getz SP Gilbert,
WEIGHING LESS THAN 21 OUNCES
Dr. 3. 'Barnes,
.D.E.VTIST.
nws3 zmain,3
AL TOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., SEPTEMBER 20, 1854.
poetical Qepartment.
What is noble to inherit'!
W alth, estate and proud degree 1
'1 • ere must be some other merit
nigher yet than those for me !
Something greater far must enter
Into life's majestic span;
Fitted to create and center
True nobility in man !
What is noble? 'Tis the finer
Portion of our mind and heart;
Linked to something still diviner
Than mere language can impart ;
Ever prompting—ever seeing
Some improvement yet to plan;
To uplift our fellow being, -
And, like man, to feel for man !
What is noble? Is the sable
Nobler than the humble spade?
There is dignity in labor
Truer than e'er pomp arrayed!
He who seeks the mind's improvement
Aids the world in aiding mind;
Every great commanding movement
Serves not one—but all mankind.
O'er the forge's heat and ashes— e
O'er the engine's iron head—
Where the rapid shuttle flashes,
And the spindle whirls the thread;
There is labor lowly tending
Each requireinent of the hour,
There is genius still extending
Science—
iztad
its world of power!
'Mid the d qt nd speed anil clamor
Of the loom•shed and the mill;
'Midst the clink of wheel and hammer,
Great results are growing still!
Though too oft by Fashion's creatures
Work and workers may be blamed,
Commerce need not hide its features!
Industry is not ashamed!
What is noble 'I That which places
Truth in-its enfranchised will,
Leaving steps—like angel traces—
That mankind may follow still I
E'en though Scorn's malignant glances
Prove him poorest of his clan,
He's the Noble—who advances
Freedom and the cause of man
The Kansas Emigrants.
We cross the prairie as of old
The pilgrims crossed the sea,
To make the West, as they the East,
The homestead of the free.
We go to rear a wall of men
On Freedom's southern line,
And plant beside the cotton-tree
The rugged Northern pine!
We're flowing from our native hills
As our free rivers flow;
The blessing or our Mothers land
Is on us as we go.
We gri s t° plant her common schools
Oa distant prairie swells,
And give the Sabbath of the wild
The music of ter bells.
11-Iy-S8
Upbearing, like the Ark of old,
The Bible in our van,
We go to test the truth'of God
Against the fraud of man.
No pause, nor rest, save where the streams
That feed the Kansas run,
Save where our. Pilgrim gonfalon
Shall flout the setting sun!
We'll sweep the prairie as of old
Our father swept the sea,
And make the %Vest as they the East,
The homestead of the free!
Alistellaneons Selections.
I Night With the Guerilla&
11-11 y
During the winter. of 1851, myself and a
friend wore being guided through the
dense masses of a cactus wood, among the
mountain-passes to which Alverez has re
cently attracted so much attention, and
which surrounded the city of Acapulco, on
theTacific coast of Mexico. We were well
mounted and equipped, but were compelled
to proceed slowly on our route, for the rea
son that our native guide was on foot, so
that by the . time night had enshrouded us
in the deep gloom so peculiar to a tropic
forest we were anxiously on the look-out
for a ranch-light, or listening for the bark
ing of the dozen curs which invariably sur
round a Mexican hut. We had proceed.
ed perhaps a mile in the deepest darkness,
when, to our surprise we came to a large
corral, and immediately aftif to the rancho
to which it was attached.
We had no time to reconnoitre; for we
were immediately surrounded by a score of
the moat stalwart, ferocious•looking men, it
had yet been our fortune, or ill fortune, to'
meet in that' country. Their' attentions
were fir More' eager thatr delicate, for- we
were half urged; half pulled from our. bor.
What-is Noble ?
ses, our valises, pistols and bowies taken
from us, and ourselves pushed jtiong into
the hut, in less time, than it would have
taken a Yankee landlord to have passed the
compliments of the season. The glance I
caught as I entered the hut, at about twenty
horses in the corral saddled and bridled with
a :fort of cavalr look, and evidently at home
after a long d. ride, in no way served to
decrease the app .ensions ; but my fears
were put upon asu • .; sis, when, alter en
tering the hut, I pass • • close to to guide,
who looked significantl tme and whisp
ered the one word dreade. of all royal Mex
icans : .
' , Guerillas I"
As soon as we were seated in a orner of
the large room, I ventured to inquire of my
friends, in a whisper, what he thou ht of
),
our situation; to which he answere , with
his accustomed clearness, and as I thought,
with a considerable show of probability,
that we were 'in a d—l of a scrape I'—
We however concluded to 'trust to luck,'
and to acquiesce for the time in adything .
that might be done ; a sage conclusion for
two Yankees amid twenty or more athletic
robbers.
The Guerilla party evidently had a long.
ride, and I judged had met with success,
as they were good-nature t 1 and laughed and
talked with each other incessantly, while
the 'provisioner' was preparing supper.
I don't boast a great deal of coolness in
the hour of danger; but I must confess that
the broiled chickens and fried eggs made
such a sweet scent in my nostrils, that the
peculiarity of our position was temporarily
forgotten by me, which my friend Chalky
was absolutely grinning and rubbing his
hands like a glutton. The impression pro
duced on us by a smell of the eatables, was
evidently amusing to our hosts, or 'captors.'
I may call them, the apparent leader of
whom addressed us, as the viands were be
ing placed upon the table :
'Senors must be hungry after their ride ;
will they eat with us ?'
The manner of the man must have con
veyed to Charley what he was about to say,
before he actually , uttered the words, for he
was at the table, and had an egg on his plate,
before the conclusion of the sentence. As
for me,i was more dignified; and as 1 seat
ed myself leisurely at the table, I began
thanking him in bad Spanish, while Char
ley was eating in good Yankee style.
' We ask no thanks, Senor,' said the chief;
'you are our prisoners; we want your mon
ey and want your horses; at daylight you
may go free with what we leave you.'
And strange as it may seem, his deliber
ate manner of telling us that we were to be
skinned and turned loose in a strange forest
seemed to please Charley tremendously ; for
he burst into a loud guffaw, and laid back
in his chair with a mouth full enough of
chicken to choke a horse: but at a severe,
look from me, he straightened up, the large
white grinders closed heavily on the dainty
food, and for at least a minute he looked
melancholy.
After supper we were stripped of our best
clothes, and received in exchange all the
old garments we could desire. Our money
was taken rrt.e.. ... (~ !east three hundred
good dollars,) and we were then atiowoct tc,
resume our places in the corner. Charley
quietly stretched soon as soundly asleep as
if he were the sole proprietor of a 'marble
ball,' or at least dwelt therein. Not even
the sweet strains of a guitar, played by a
little girl with uncommon beauty, whom . the
chief called , Uletta,' could rouse him, al
though had he seen her, I believe absolute
ly, he could have joined the troupe, married
into the family, and eventually have gen
erated a race of jolly thieves.
The Guerillas seemed to care no more
for us, after they had pilfered all our valu
ables, than if we had been so many curs.—
We were apparenly welcome to go when
and where we pleased ; and after the guitar
ceased, they graduallydroppdd down around
the fire, and soon fell asleep.
Feeling no particular desire to have much
more to do with the fellows, it occured to
me that we might as well depart noiselessly
as to run the risk of some change of pro
gramme in the morning; so shaking Char
ley, who was on his feet in an instant, I sug
gested the plan of escape, to which he
readily acceded, Hastily stepping over two
or three sleepers, I came to the rough table,
on which the chief had unwarily left our
pile of money. How quickly, yet noise
lessly, it was transferred to my pouch, is a
matter left to the reader's imagination.—
On issuing from the but, I found Charley
preparing the horses, and we were soon in
readiness for immediate departure.
'l've devilish good mind to go back and
steal some of my own clothes!' said ChariCy.
"that was an overcoat of F—'s best
"make."
I protested, however, and he, good easy
soul ! submitted.
We struck oil boldly enough but soon
lost our way ; not for want of a path, but
on account of the abundance of paths, Our
guide *6 had left behind, feeling rather.
dbubtful of his honesty, and rather inclining
to think that he bad purposely escorted us
into the gueiilla camp, • We conseqUently
roamed about, crossing and rectossltig, de-
termining and re-determining, until, like
eminent politicians, we "knew no north, no
east,•no west." About day-light we came
to an opening that resembled one we had
passed over just before reaching the robbers
retreat the night before; and here for the
first time, 1 discovered that Chatty had an
other and decidedly better horse than the
one he bestrode previous to our capture.—
He remarked, in explanation, that having
had his choice in the carroll, he supposed
"turn about was fair play," and according
ly took the best one he could find; and the
creature actually spurred his animal up,
pranced him, and inquired of me, in the
innocent manner imaginable what I thought
of his acquisition? I have called him horse
thief ever since.
While resting from our labors in the afore
said opening, I heard a sort of distressed
groaning; and guiding my horse to the spot,
who should I find but the little guitar girl
of the preceding night, lying in a thicket,
her face swollen with insect-bites. and cry
ing,and her leg broken below the knee joint.
It appeared, on investigation that she had
started from the hut just before day light
upon some errand; that her horse became
unmanageable, had thrown her, and broken
her le g . She had crawled to the thicket to
avoid the-coming sun, and from her account
had probably fainted away.
We were not a moment in deciding what
to do, (an American seldom is, when Mer
cy calls on him,) but taking little Uletta in
my arms, while Charley followed with the
horses, we soon made our way, by the girls
guidance to the robberranch.
Here we found all in confusion; the horse ,
had returned Without its rider, and the thief
whose daWhter Uletta was, seemed almost
frantic. The joy of the whole party to see
us may be imagined. After caring for the
little patient and giving such directions as
he thought ad viseable, the chief turned, to
us, and said:
~Y ou Americans are a remarkable race.
You were too wise to resist us—cunning
enough to out'-wit•us—and brave enough to
return to us on an errand of mercy. When
you go home, I would have you remember
that a guerilla, although an out-law, and
made a robber by oppression, is neverthe
less possessed •of gratitude. Your clothes
and equipments shall be restored; your hor
ses replaced by my best ones, (here Char•
ley seemed particularly interested,) and
your route to Acapulco, pointed out to you
by one of my best men. I trust, Senors, in
your honor, and feel assured that no troops
will be sent after us—that the secret of our
habitation will not be revealed. .9dios."
We were placed in full possession of our
own'again and by the aid of our fresh hor
ses and new guide, soon came in sight of
the city. Here the man left us. and after
riding into town, and leaving the horses at
a place previously designated by the out
law, we sat down to more chickens and eggs
in the French restaurant of Frank Wil
liams, and made up our minds that we had
emphatically "had an adventure."
We soon after sailed for Mazatlan; but
Charley became so disgusted with the pig
my appearance of the Mexicans after hav
ing seen the guerillas, that he declared he
must either leave the country or go back to
the robbers. With due regard for his mor
al culture, I therefore consented to come
home, where we arrived safely, after having
experienced what Charley called "boister
ous weather."
Kate Yale's Marriage.
'lf I ever marry," Kate Yale used to
say half in jestehalf in earnest, "the happy
man or the unhappy one, if you please, ha
ha ! shall be a person possessed of
three qualifications:
"First, a good fortune.
"Second, good looks.
"Third, common sense.
mention tho fortune first, because I
think it the most needful and desirable quali
fication of the three. Although I should
never think of marrying a fool, or a man
whose ugliness I should be .ashamed of,
still I think to talk sense for the one, and
shine for the other with plenty of money,
would be preferable to living obscure with
a handsome, intellectiial man—to whom econ
omy might be necessary."
And the time arrived when Kate was to
take that all-important step of which she
kad often spoken so lightly—when she was
to demonstrate to her friends how much of
her heart was in the words we have just
quoted.
At the enchanting age of sweet eighteen
she had many suitors; but as she never
said a serious word to more than two, we
will follow her example, and discarding all
others except those favored ones, consider
the relative claims.
;If this were any other than a true story,
I should c.'rtainly use an artist's privilege,
and aim to produce an effect by making a
strong contrast between the• two favored in
dividuals. If I• could
,have my own way,
one should be a poor genius, and something
of a hero ; the other a wealthy fOol, and
something of a knave.
But truth is— •
Our poor geniult was much of a genius
-not very poor; either: He was by pro
NUMBER 51:
fession a teache of music, and could live
v yco . eby the exercise thereof—
w tho the most distant hope, however, of
ever attaining to wealth. Moreover, Fran
cis Minot possessed excellent qualities,
which entitled him to be called by elderly
people a 'fine character,' by his companions
a 'noble, good fellow,' and by the ladies
generally, a 'darling.'
Kate could not help loving Mr. Frank,
and he knew it. He was certain she pre
ferred his society even to that of Mr. Wel
lington, whom he alone saw fit to honor
with the application of rival.
This Mr. Wellington (his companions
called him 'Duke') was no idiot or hump
back, as I could have wished him to be.ia
order to make a good story. On the con
trary, he was a man of sense, good looks,
and fine manners, and there was nothing
of the knave about him, as I could ever as
certain.
Besides this, his income was sufficient to
enable, him to live supurbly. Also, he was'
consideted two or three degrees handsomer
than Mr. F. Minot.
Therefore, the only thing which Frank
had to defend was the power he possessed
over Kate's sympathies and effections.—
The 'Duke' although just the man for her .
in every serise, being blessed with fortune,
good looks and common sense—had never
been able to draw them out, and the amia
ble conceited Mr. Frank was not willing to
believe that she would suffer wordly consid
erations to control the as pirations of her
heart.
However, one day he pressed her to de
cide his fate, she said to him, with a sigh:'
'Oh, Frank ! I am sorry we ever met!'
'Sorry?'
.Yes, for we roust part now.'
.Part?' repeated Frank, turning pale••-✓
It was evident that he had not expected
this.
'Yes—yes.' said Kate, casting down her
head with another pitious sigh.
Frank sat by her ride ; he placed his arm
around her waist, without heeding her fee
ble resistance; he lowered his voice ance
talked to her until she—proud Kate , ---wept
bitterly.
.Katig,' said he then with
. a burst of pas
sion, •I know you love me ! but you are
proud, ambitious, selfish ! Now, if you'
would have me leave you, say the wtity and:
I will go.'
'Go! murmured Kate, feebly—'go!'
'Have you decidOswhispered Frank.
'I have.'
, Then, love, farewell !'
He took her hand, gazed a moment ten=
derly and sorrowfully into her beautiful,
tearful face, and then 'clasped her to hie
bosom.
She permitted the embrace. She ,even
gave way to the impulse, and twined her
arms around his neck; but in a moirtent,
her resolution came to her aid, Aad she
pushed him from her with a sigh.
'Shall I go V he asked.
A feeble 'yes' came from her lips; and
an instant later she was lying on. the s'ofa o
sobbing and weeping alone.
To tear the tenacious root of love out of
her heart'had cost her more than she could
have anticipated ; and the certainty of tx
golden life of luxury proved but a poor con
solation, it seemed, for the sacrifice She had
made.
She lay long upon the sofa, hay, sob
bingand weeping passionately. Gradually
her griof appeared to exhaust itself. Her
tears censed to flow, and at length her eyes
and cheeks were dry. Her head araipil
lowed on her arm, and her face Was half
Aden in a flood of beautiful curls.
The struggle was over. The agony was
past. She saw Air. Wellington enter, and',
rose cheerfully to meet him. His manners•
pleased her ; his station and fortune fascina
ted her more. He ofrered her his heat
she accepted it. A kiss sealed the engage
ment ; but it was not such a kiss as Frank ,
had given her, and she could scarcely re
press a sigh.
There was a magnifiCent wedding.—
Splendidly attired, dazzling. thu eye With
her beauty thus adorned, with everything
around swimming in the charmed atmos
phere of fairy land, Kate gave her hand to
the man of her ambition—not her love—had
.chosen.
But certainly ambition could not havii
made a better choice. Already she saw
herself surrounded , by a magnificent court.
of which she was the acknowledged and
admitted queen.. The favors of fortune .
were showered upon . her; she floated lux.:.
uriously upon the Smooth and glassy wave'
of a charmed life.
Nothing was wanting in the wbole circle
or her existence to adorn it and reeks it
bright with happiness. But she was not'
long in discovering that therewas something'
wanting within her breast.
.1-ler friends were numerous,. attd: her"
husband tender, kind and loving; but all the
attentions and affections coulf), not fill her
heart. She had , once. felt- its chords an d
sympathy' moved by . a 'skillfultouch sho
had khown the heavenly chirm of the de-'
licioue_birmony, and • now they were silent
--motionless—muffled, to speak in silks antk
satins.