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I have sworn iipsn the Altar of God, eternal hostility to oTcry form of Tyranny over tho Mlutl of Man.Thomas Jefferson.
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THE POOlt PRINTER.
AND THE EXCI.USIVES.
On tho fourth of July, 18, Harriet Lee
might have been seen siting on the sofa in
lur nant Htle parlor, in a house situated in
etieet, N. York. The metropolis waB
l'tvo with men, women and children, of
every color, cass and creed old men
whoso heads were whitened with the enow
of ago young men in the maridian of man
hood, unltodly and unanimously ogreod to
drtvo dull caro away,' and join the jubilee
to oelebrato thu birth (ley of American Inde
pendence. Ever and anon the bursting thun
der of artillery seemed to shake the island
of Monhattrn; the carved eagle sal perched
upon the pole of liberty, end our star spang
ed banner became tho plaything of the
balmy wind.
Whilst every American heart was brimful
of joy and gratitude, there wore two gener
ous hearted, noble minded individuals bow
ed down with corrow so pungent, sad disa-
polnttient bo bitter, that the aoul stirring
proceedings of the ever to bo remembered
fourth could not raise their drooping spirits
Tho persons alluded to are Harriet nnd her
suitor, William Malcolm. When the intel
ligent, patriotic ard highminded William
ontered Harriet's apartment, he was disap
pointed and surprised to see tho object o
lus loro bathed in tears. 'Why uo you
weep my dear Harriet?' enquired William
in a voica rich as music; at the same time
grasping affectionately her snowy tiporing
fingers, which wore ornamented with ihree
eotllv rings, the offerings which friendship
end respect had laid upon the altar of her
fairy hand Harriet gently and gracofully
raised her head, while tho warm tears o
grief flowed free and fast from tier dark hazlo
eyes, and fell upon her fair cheek like dow
drops from a roso leaf. 1 What can I do,'
continued William, ' loo tear away the dark
drapery which seems '.o mantle ynur tender
fadings in gloomy sorrow on this high and
happy day ? Harriet s fechnga were too
big for utterance; she could not vent her
thoughts in words, bo violent was the tea
per of her excitement occasioned by one
who had broken up the great deep of her
heart. Soon after she was ablo to speak,
seo said she had jnst returned fioui a visit
to her aunt II , having paid her a visit
for the purpose of inviting her to attend the
anticipated wedding which would probably
tako plare in a few days. She described
tho interview she had with her aunt, it is as
follows :
When she had marfo known her errand
her sunt observed
Is it possible that yon, Harriet have as
sumed the responsibility of pledging heart
and hand to a man without soliciting my ad
vice!' Harriet replied, 'When I firjji became
acquainted with the man of my choice, I
sought tho advice of my mother, who hap
pened to bo in the city at the time; upos
inquiry she discovered that my friend was
an honest and honoiablo man uad had no
objection to my associating with him; our
friendship has ripened into lovo, wo are
pledged to each other and the wedding d.iy
is appomlcthiJ
BliOOBgSBUBG, CQ1LTO1BIA
'What is the gentleman's nams Harri
et!'
'His name is William Malcolm.'
'Is he a Physician, or a Lawyer, or a
Merchant or a Minister what is he!'
' He is a journeman printer, 'rcpl'nd Har
riot.
'Ajourncman Printer!' exclaimed bar
aunt, with great emphasis. ' Do you is
tend to disgrace your connections by marry
ing a man who picks up typo for a living ?
you must be foolish, and your mother must
be mad to sanction your folly; you need sot
raagino, Miss, that I shall condescend to
ming'.o in the society of mechanics; you lack
common senso or you would not thus throw
yourself away.'
Harriot again replied:
' William is a respectable, industrious,
and economical man, and loves me.'
' It makes me think of casting pearls be
fore swine,' continued the aristocrat. ' You
are a beautiful girl, your accomplishments
are superior to tho attainments of most girls
of your ago how can vou Idwer yourself
to marry an i. literate mechanic!'
My dear aunt, do you know that a print
ing office is an Academy, whore lessons of
useful knowledge are continually before tin
mind ? William is not an illiterate man,
ho is a self-taught classical schollar, and oc
cupies s lofty place in the estimation of all
who know him.'
'I will pay the expense of your wedding
and give a splendid est of furniture, if vou
will try to forget him, and tako my advice;
there is squire , he thinks u great deal
of you; would yon not like to have him,
or Doct. , or Mr. , the Merchant ?
You can I hare no doubt, marry either of
these gentleman, and thus keep up the dig
nity of your family !'
'Pais n mechanic, and Ism net too
proud to marry a mechanic,' replied Harri
et. ' Your father is my youngest brother; ho
is an extensive land holder how can you call
him a mechanic ?'
' I have frequently heard him say,' re
plied Harriet, ' thai he earned his farm by
diligently using the saw, tho broadaxe, and
the jack plane; furthermore, I have heard
him say, that you, in your younger clays,
used to pound putty, and prime ashes, when
undo R could not afford to hire help;
you have not forgotten that my dear uncle
is n sash maker, it is but a few years since
he relinquished that business.'
Impudent creature, how dare you thus
insult me in mv own house? your undo
is President of the Bank of ; and one
of the richest men in this wealthy metropo
lis. 'Aunt, I don't ijitfnd to insult yon noi
injure the feeling of my unde; yeu know
better than I do, that he shaved wood before
he commenced shading notes yonder
stands tho old framo building which was
once his humble residence
'Harriet, you must quit my house imme
diately and never dare to darken the door
again.'
Poor Harriet's feelings were wrought up
to tho pitah of excitement; when her proud
and arrogant aunt spoko disrespectfully of
William, she introduced tho sarcastic re
marks which mortified the old woman's
pride. Until that morniug ahe always re
epected her auut.but her tyranny complete
ly changed her feelings.
On the 9th day of July, Mr. 11 Harri
et's uocle, whilst perusing one of tho daly
papers, discovered the following, and read it
aloud to his wife.
Married, in this city, on the 8th inst.,
by tho Rev, Mr. Chase, Mr. William Mal
colm, to Miss Harriet Lee, both of this ci
ty." On the opposite page ho saw long
editoral article respecting the wedding, tho
following i an extract:
'Last evening, in conformity with a po
lite invitation we attended a wedding party:
every thing weut off with great eclat; the
cake eoflVe, and wine, were excellent; the
bride looked runro like an angle than a hu
man being, her hair was smooth and dark
a a" raven's wings, her mouth like bloom'
COUNTY, FA. SATURDAY, TOVEMKEK 21,
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ing tulips. Tho groom we are well ac
quainted with; he is a clever follow; the
wealth of intellect shone on his superb fore
head, and a great soul looked through his
calm blue eyes, he is the talented author nf
several eplendid articles, which has appear
ed in our most popular periodicals. We
understand he is about to assume tho man
agement nf a periodical in this city. May
the sunlight of success beam upon his ex
ertions.'
Patient reader, allow the author to di
gress a few moments, in order to lay before
you n brief history of the two professional
men, and the merchant who waa selected by
Harriet's aunt, as a suitable companion for
a young Isdy, occupying such a conspicu
ous stand in society as sho did. The phy
sician was an inferior looking roan, rather
ill-formed and dwarfish. He was round
shouldered, small twinkling grey eyes, a
heavy intellectual brow, and a mouth indi
cative of eloquence.
Notwithstanding his personal appearance,
ho was esteemed and respected by large ac
quaintancc he was natural dwarf, hut an
intellectual giant he was ordinary looking
man, but his attainment!! were rich and rare,
his brilliant talents won for him an impcr
ishable name on the page of immortality
by marriago he conneutod himself with :
poor but honest family ho has obtained a
princely fortune since the sacred band was
riveted, and still lives to enjny it with his
amiable companion and beautiful childien.
Tho lawyer was a tall graceful man, ho
had an eye like an eagle, was straight as a
pine, and strong as Hercules; a large pair of
brown whiskers fringed his expressive
countenance, no artist ever chiselled a bel
ter lookirg mouth than his a heavy mass
of rich brown luir hung in clustering curls
over his fine forehead. Ho aroso to emi
nsnco in his profession, the syren song of
flattery was perpetuslly sung in his car
one praised hirn because of his eloquence
another alluded to his benevolonce. At the
age of twenty-five he married the daughter
of a rich merchant.
r
Lei us leap over the period often years.
In yonder white frame houso in Centre
atroet, New York, may bo seen tho wreck
of a ruined man, his eyes are bloodshot, his
teeth yellow, his hand trembles, his face is
as red as the risinircuu he is a victim of
intemperance if, reader, vou choose to
look into this dwolling house, you will find
it neatly furnished, and clear as a new pin
a pale female, plying that liitlo polished
lance, the needle attracks your attention
she has seon belter days; but now she earns
a subsistence for herself, her unfortunate
husband, and three little ones. She is tho
wife of the talented nnd liberal lawyer, we
spoko of a few seconds since, tho bewitch
iug voice of flattery spoiled him, ho ming
led in society was a public pet. His friends
deemed it an honor to drink a eecul glass
with him; thus he engendered an artificial
appetite which like a serpent imprisoned
him in its folds; his businees was neglected,
his tiiiio misimprovod, his property worse
than wasted, his intellect blunted, and hie
health destroyed.
The merchant was a hungry speculator,
greedly after dollars und cents, wealth roll
ed in its golden tide around him, the more
music there was in hia purse, tho more
friends he won; ho was too stingy to get
married; determined to get rich in a hurry,
ho leaped into the dark, ha committed forge
ry; In Auburn prison may be scon the man
who was selected for Harriet by her aunt;
fortunately he has no wife nor children to
mourn his fate.
We will now resume the narration of the
poor printer's history.
'Twas on a bright aud beautiful morning
in the month of May, that one of tho splen
did steamers which ply between New York
and Albany, was crowded with beauty and
fashion; tho passengers wera amusing
themselves by gazing on the romantic scen
ery which nature had spread with lavish
hands on both sides of the Hudson. At
noon the bell rang to inform the passengers
(hat dinner was teally; a rush was made to
w-m-j .
tho table, which was loaded with the richest
luxuries the market afforded; at tho head of
the table sat a man somewhat advanced in
life, the hand of timo had scattered a few
grey hairs upon his head; the noxt scat to
him was occapied by his wife; with an air
of affected dignity she looked towards
the door, which at the timo was opened by
the Captain who politely requested the
gentleman and lady at the head of tho table
to give up their scats to the Hon. William
Malcolm and his lady 1 If a voice from
Heaven, in tones of thundor had spoken,
they could not have been more surprised,
than was Harriet's undo nnd aunt when
tuey, in tue presence ol more than one
hundred(persons, woro obliged to nnko
room for the plebiaus they refused to asso
ciate with ten years previous to that event
to this proud pair of aristocrats, tho scene
was extremely humiliating after all, it as
an honor lo sil by the side of this self-made
man. After the cloth was removed a great
many apologies were made by the old cou-
pit. They invited the honorable Wm. M.
and his lady to call ar.d see them; ihey did
so; and tho old hypocrites strained every
nerve to pleaso tho onco poor printer and his
beautiful wife.
William assumed the management of
the periodical spoken of in the commence
ment of this article; his labois were crown
ed with success; at the close of the year ho
removed to the south, Hie same success at
tended his footsteps; ho rose in spite of tho
obstacles' in his way to the honorable emi
neuce he now occupies.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
A romantic incident has just occurred in
the Marylcbono Infirmary. Ann Dempsey,
a young and interesting girl, who had been
the support of an aged mother, had gone in
to the infirmary for the purpose of under-
going an operation lor tlio removal ol a
dropsical complaint, which had assumed the
form of a large tumour. She was warned
of tho painful and even perilous nature of
the operation, but she oxpressed herrcsolu
lion to submit to it, owing to the ardent
wish that her life might be spared for Iter
mother's sake. The operation was accord
ingly performed in the presence of her rnoth
er and several eminent medical men. It
laslod two hours and forty minutes, and the
magnitude of tho tumour taken from her
may be imagined when it contained no less
than two gallons and a half of water. Not
withstanding the long aud painful operation,
singular to relate, this heroic girl nover ut
tered a single cry; but at the conclusion
tears were observed rolling down her cheeks
and being desired not to shed them, she
replied that they "were tears of joy at her
freedom from tho incubus which had so
long afflicted her." As sho appeared to be
in a sinking condition, the medical gentle
man upon a consultation, deemed a fresh
infusion of blood into her veins absolutely
necessary. On makiug inquiries as to
whom they could procure to divide the
blood, it was ascertained that two men
woro in an adjoining room, one 23, and the
other between 30 and 40 years of age, anx
iously awaiting the issue of the operation.
Believing them, in the first instance, to be
relatives of the poor girl, they were ushered
into tho room, when it turned out that the
oldest was her employer, for whom she
worked at she binding and the other a jour
neman in tho same employ, both devotodly
attached to the unfortunate girl.
On being raado aequaiuted with her state
and what was required to bo dono for the
patient, they both simultaneously volun
teered to supply the blood from their veins.
Much bitterness of feeling and contention
between them ensued as to which should
do so, which was put an end to by the de
cisions of tho surgeons in favor of the I
youngest, who, baring his arm, with great
enorgy oxcluimed "that he was willing to
lose the last drop of his blood to save her
life." The blood was (hen carefully infus
ed from his arm into the veins of the poor
sufferer, till tho young man fainted from his
loss. On this taking place tho elder lover
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implored permission to supply the remain
der, but the girl recovering, it was deemed
unnecessary. The poor girl began to im
prove and great hopes were entertained of
her recovery, but unfortunately those hopes
were blasted, for, unknown to the surgeons
she wg found to be inflicted with a severs
diarrhea, which increased until it ber.amn
a confirmed case of cholera, from the effects
of which sho died on the fifth day after tho
operation. She was sensible to the last.and
the death bed sceno is represented &s truly
affecting. She expressed a wish to see tho
young man who had lost his blood for her
kissed, him, bade him cut off a lock of her
hair, and begged of him to be kind to her
mother. She then entered into prayers
with the Rev. Mr. Moody, the Chaplain
to the workhouse, ar.d in the midst of it
expired.
CURIOUS CALCULATION;
An account was taken on the 19lh of
August of tho number of carriages, of vari'
ous descriptions, which passed King Wil.
liain street, London bridge, from eight in
the morning till eight in tho evening:
From eight to nine o clock, 904; from nins
to ten 907: from ten to eleven, 895; trom
eleven to twelve, 1,015; from twelve to
ono, 984; from one to two 800; from two to
three, 905; from three to four, 975; from
four to five, 1,063; from five ts six, 812;
from six to seven; 771; from seven to
eight, 894; total, 11,010. This averages
927 an hour, or 15 in every minute; and it
is fair to presume that there is no street in
the world whare so many carriages pass
and repass in on (lay. On September lit.
several persons were engaged in order to
ascertain the number of foot passengers
which passed the same place from eigh in
the morning to eight in tho evening, and
the result was as follows: From eight to
nine o'clack,3,G00t from nine to ten, 44J$0j
from ten to eleven, 4,380, from eleven to
tvelve, 4,620; from twelve to one, 3,900;
from one to two, 3,840; from two to three,
4,200; from three to four, 4,480; from four
to five, 5,280; from five to six, 4,480; from
six to seven, 3,915; from seven to eight,
0,720; total, 53,505. This statement will
be found equal in number to 4,455i par
hour, or 74 every minuto. The number of
porson supposed to pass in and with carria
ges, (averaging two lo each) amounts to
22,020, which, added to he above, makes
a total of 75,505 passengers in twelve
hours.
CHILDREN.
Tell mo not of the trim, precisely arrang
ed homes, where there ate no children
' where,' as tho good German has it, ' tho
fly flaps hang straight on the wall,' tell
me not of the never disturbed nights and
days; of tho tranquil, anxious hearts, where
children are not! I care not for these
things. God Bonds children for another
purpose than merely to keep up the race
to enlarge our hoarts, to make us unselfish,
and full of kindly sympathies and affections
to give our souls higher arms, and call
out all our faculties to extend enterprise and
exterlion, to bring rouud our fireside
bright faces and happy smiles, and loving,
tender hearts. My soul blcs:es the Great
Father overy day, that he has gladdened
the heart with little children! Mary Jo
mitt. At a ball lately in Richmond, a dams
belle asked a country rustic, who stood
nigh her, in a compacting four or five deep,
gazrngon a pair waltzing. "Pray, sir,
how do you liko the waltz." "Madam,"
(said tfee qnaint gentleman,) " I like the
huggin part very well; but I don't like tho
whirlin round. When it comes to buggin
I'd rather stand still."
Jerry Snow, very early in the morning,
was awakened by his companion, who said
Come, Snow, day is breaking," Well,"
said Snow, ".let it break it don't owe me
any thing,"
Look out for squalls next week, Dsvit,