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COLUMBIA
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California Itymn.
Dedicated to Christian Gold Hunttrt.
Fkom Greenland's Icy mounUini,
To California's hor,
We turn to seek the fountains ',
Where tolls tin glittering ore.
Car we fur plains benigh'eu,
Or Alric's pagan land .'
Our heart are more delighted
With bag of golden sand. ,
Trotn Cej Ion's spicy breeies
We turn to brighter lauds,
Where gold "to save" more pleat,
On Sacramento's itrandi,
Care we if heathen blindly
Bow down to wood and stone,
Since God to us to kindly
The golden dust ha shows ?
We lee the Hindoo groping,
Devoid of light on high t
Dire tor, while we, are hoping,
Should they in darkness die ?
Franciaco ! Golden regions !
Oh, what a thrilling aound I
With joys, in eontless regions,
These rainbow word abouud !
Now to thif golden treasure,
Bear us, ye wind and waves !
What care, if one finds pleasure
In souls he wins and saves
Gems in hii crown of glory ?
fie gold 11 r god and aim
Our gem of every story;
COLD, all we as or claim.
R. A. Miliar.
Woodatock, Vt.
Gire me Music
Give trie music, glorious music ;
Let is airy sweetness swell ,
Till my soul and all tny senses
Are enthralled within its spell !
'tis a thing ol wondrous power,
For it danceth in each vein,
Till it paint the cheek with crimson,
And bring paleness bark again.
Hark ! with what a wild tornade
It leaps forth upon the air ;
With its trumpet-voice of braveries,
' It provokes the soul to dare ;
Aud my wildest aspiration')
All come rushing on again,
Till a thousand burning wishes
H old their revel iu my brain !
But 'tis softer growing tofter ;
1 could almost melt in tears
And I see, a in a viiion,
The sweet home of eaily years ;
The glad bird are blithely singing
On the balmy summer air
And deep eyes are gazing on me
A 1 bend in childhood' prayer ;
Then a silent firm hand press,
And a mournful, sad adieu,
And the magic scene dissolved)
Like a mist upon my view
Softly still that plaintive music,
And a thrill tuns through my brain,
For it skirts upon the margin
Of the deepest, darkest pain.
Death ! death doth cast his shadows
O'er the clearest , brightest skies ;
Oh ! spare me, gentle music,
. - - Ere the tears o'erflow. mine eyes !
Bold and strong it swells and echoes,
And my heart is all alive,
'.Midst the busy paths of lite
To encounter, dare, and strive !
Give me music, glorious music !
Let it come in varied streams;
Oh ! life is radiant, beautiful,
In such entrancing dreams!
ORIGINAL.
Random Shots,-No- 4.
BY NONDESCRIPT.
Deacon t.
1 am a church goer. Man is naturally a
religious animal, and imbibes scriptural in
f truetion, us the desert sands drink up the
early dew from Heaven. To those who
statedly minister at the sacred desk, a few
hints have already been given ; and now
1 at me speak to those who are the pillars,
upholders and foundation, in more senses
than one, of the visible church the Dea
cons. 1 shall not refer to the sacred vol
ume for proof of my positions : indeed 1
have sedulously avoided that , hut I shall
merely throw out a few ideas upon subjects
in which the public feel an interest, and
let each one make the application for him
self. The deacons should, most assured
ly in their walk and conversation, be as cir
cumspect as the minister himself ; because
generally, he relies fur support upon them
a id not they upon him.
This support is expected and needed,
and no one but a preacher, can tell the in
crease in energy and faith and boldness,
with which he can expound the laws of
justice and portray the oilers of mercy.
But I intend in this article to comment
briefly upon some of thel'harisaical propen
sities of our American deacons. Verily,
one would suppose that they had never read
the scriptures, were it not that they are eter
nally quoting them. Many of them are out
wardly so (iod-ly-givt n that a text of scrip
ture is quoted and impressed into service on
all ocasions. No one would find fault w kh
the reproof, but the manner.the magrsterial
and mock reverential air with which the
instruction is vouchsafed, are heartily dis
gusting. If the Dsvil were to turn preach
ar, he would do but little good in this world
for his character is so notoriously bad,
that he would gain no dredit for speaking
the truth. A prophet has no honor in his
own country ; and a school master and a
preacher, must always go from home to
do business. It were well if those who
stand high in the church as lay members,
would attend to this simple fact.
There is one thing upon which I wish
to speak before I finish this article, aud to
which I wish to call special and serious at
tention, viz : long prayers. It often hap
pens that a father in the church is called
upon to pray after preaching, and he is ul
always expected to take the lead at a pray
er meeting. Of this I wish particularly
to speak. What can be more excrucia
ting than to see a long-faced deacon arise
in his place, and after giving two or three
" hems," commence a hymn in a long, low,
drawling, religious tone of voice, with pro
nunciation something like this, which 1 as
sert is a fair specimen :
" Let ev er y cret ter jine,
To piaise the e tat nal God ; fce.
and then sing it off to a tune familiarly
known as the one the old cow died on ?
Not making melody in their hearts to the
Lord, nor with their tongues to the hear
ers, putting a tune, indicating praise and
pleasure, to a Psalm or hymn wiiosa burth
en is the fallen and miserable condition of
man. The prayer is moddled, as to lengtl
at least, after the most approved fashion of
the Pharisee long, dry uninteresting and
spiritless. The whijiing lone would ex
cite laughter, did it not compel pity.
Every word appears to have been
brought from the bottom of the foot ; and
makes its debut as tardily as a truant school
boy. Yet for two hours the sound will
run on the same strain. The Congrega
tion pray for the Deacon to stop, and say
"amen" with more zest. I attended a
prayer meeting some time tince where a
man of this stamp was keeping on the "c
ven tenor of his way ;" saying the same
thing over and over again, till the preach
er becoming tired, slipt out of the house
and left us "alone in our glory."
Of what use are long prayers ! The
body becomes wearied in these postures
and the mind listless. In order to hair the
desired (fieri they must he short, energetic,
and fervent ! Others again, imagining that
Cod id fir from them, in which I learthev
are not mistaken, bellow Mid roar as if in a
fit of the cholie. How absurd ! Would
they, if in the presence of God, present
their petitions thus ? I trow not. Do pin
pie approach the President in this style
when soliciting a favour, and do they pay
God still less respect! People do not
drawl and whine when in earnest, but they
would not be boisterous and vociferous in
the presence of God ! Such things become
not the one, nor honor the other.
To Cure a Blum.
A lady preacher of the society of Friends, in
New. York, was bo successful in curing burn,
that many supposed hrr poss't ed of the power
of wnrkine miracles.
The following U the receipt for the salve:
" Take one ounce of beeswax, with four ounce
of Burgundy pitch, simmered in an earthen vps.
I sel together, with as much sweet oil as will soften
thetn into the consistency of salve when cool
Keep it from the air in a tight box or j ir. When
used, spread it thinly on linen cloth, and apply it
to the part injured. Open the hum with a nee
dle, and let nut the waier till it heals."
Ciearifi'd honey, applied rn a linen raj, is said
to cure th pain nf s hum t i' b rna:c.
The Hesciic.
It was in the month of February, 1S31, a
bright moonlight night, and intescly cold, that
the little brig 1 commanded lay quietly at her
anchors inside of the hook.
We had a hard ti:ne of it .beating about for elev
en days oil' this coast, with cutting North eastern
blowing, and anew and shet falling for the most
of that time. Forward, the vessel was thickly
coated with ice, and it was hard work to handle
htr, as, the rigging and sails were stiff, and
yielded only when the strength of the men was
exerted to the utmost. When at length we made
the port, all hands worn down and exhausted,
wc could not have held out twodaya longer with
out relief.
"A bitter cold night, Mr. Larkin," 1 said to
my mate, a I tarried for moment on deck toJ
finish my cigar.
The worthy down-easter buttoned hi coat
more tightly around him, looking up to the
moon and Mt of his red nose before he re
plied. "It's a whistler, captain, a we ued to say on
the Kennebec. Nothing lives comfortably out of
blankets in such a night as this."
"The tide is running out swift and strong; it
will be well to keep a slurp look-out f ir the
fluting ice, Mr. Larkin."
"Ay, ay sir," responded the mate, and I went
below.
Two hour aferwards, I was aroused from a
sound sleep, by the vigilant officer.
"Excuse me for disturbing you, captain," said
he, .is he detected an expression of vexation on
my face; "but 1 wish you would turn out and
come on dock ss soon as possible."
"Why what's the matter, Mr. Larkin ?"
"Why, sir I have been w atching a cake of ice
that swept by at a little distance, a moment age;
1 saw something black upon it somethit g that
I tboui(ht moved. The moon's under a cloud
and I could not see distinctly ; but I do believe
there's a child floating out to sea, in this free
zing night, on that cake of ice.
We were on deck before either spoke another
word. The mate pointed out, with no little dif
ficulty, the cake of ice floating off to leeward, and
it white glittering surlace was broken b a black
spot hum e I could not make out.
"Gut me the jilais, Mr. Larkin the moon will
be out of that cloud in a moment, and then ne
can see distinctly "
1 kept my eye c n the receding mass of ice,
while the moon was slowly wmking its way
through a heavey batik of clouds. The mate stood
by with a gls. When she fell at last upon the
water , w ith a brilliancy only known in i ut nor
thern latituJ, I put the glass to my eje. One
glance w as enough.
"Forward, there !" I shouted at the top of my
voice, and with one bound 1 reached the main
hatch, and began to clear away in the ship's
yawl.
Mr. Larkin had received the glass iiom my
hand, to take a look for himself.
"My God !" he said in a whisper, lis he sl to
woik to aid me in feeding cut "my God,
there are two children on that cake of ice !"
Two men answered my hail, and walked lizily
aft. In an incredible short npuce ol time we
launched the culler, into which Mr. I.aikin and
myi If jumped, followed by the two men, who
took oars. 1 riggd the tiller, tnd the tale sat
beside me in the sle:n sheets.
"Do you see that cake of ice with something
black upon it, lads :" I cried ; "put nip alongside
if lh.it, and I'll give you a bottle of rum each to.
niitnt, and a month's extra wages when ju'i are
paid off "
The men bent to their oars, but their strokes
were uneven tind feeble. They were used up bv
the l.r-.rd duty nf the .receding fortnight, nr.d
ihnugh they did their best, the boat made little
tnoie way than the tide. This w a lon rhur
ai.d Mr. Latkin, who was suffering as he tax
how little we gained, cried oul
"I'ull, lads I'll double the drain's prize;
wo bottles of rotn. iid two month's pay. Toll,
lads for the live of Cod, pull "
A convulsive effort of the oars told hon- willinc
llie men were to obey, but the trench nf the
strong man wa (tone. One of I he poor f-illows
washed us twice in removing his oar, and t'ri-n
gave out; the o'h-r was nearly as fir gone.. Mr.
I.atkin sprarjr fnrwaid and i7ed the f'eset'td
oar.
"'Lay down in the bot'nm of lh bn.it.'' s,iid he
to the man ; "an I eap'.vn, take the other oar ; we
must row fur ourselves "
I took the s"cnnd manV p'.ic ; L'irkin had strip
ped to his Guernsy shirt ; as he pulled the bow
I waited the signal stroke. It came pentlv, but
firm, and the next moment we were pulling a
lir.j, itea-iy stroke, gradually increasing in ra
pidity until the v end seeired to smoke in the oar
locks. Wo k"pl time each hy a lone, deep breath
irig of the fiher. Such a pnil I We bent forward
until our f.t"c alnv Mt touched rur knees, and tlier
throwing all our s'r-Tg h into the hack ar 1 rrove
merit, until every inch of the spare covered by
h sweep hv! been gai'ied. .I every stroke Ihi
boat idiot ahi ail like Mi arrow dischaiged I' it.: a
tnw. Thus we worked S P (iar, f,,r i;n,,(.n
ininntes-it scrtiii J in nie as Many hours 'Jht
sweat rolled off ti.e in gn t i!rop, ,in! I wet
envelnpfrj in 'learn fcnTi'ing frrn rr.v 'n
bod i
"Are w almost to it, Mr. Larkin I" 1 graiped 1
out.
"Almost, captain don'l give up ; for the love :
of our dear little one at home don'l give up.
captain !
The oars flashed as the blsdes turned up to the
moonlight. . The men w ho pi ltd them were fath-
ers and had father's hearts: the strength which
nerved them at that motuunt was more than hu
man.
Suddenly Mr. Larkin stopped pulling, and my
heart fur a moment almost Ceased its beating : for
the terrible thought that he had gisen out crossed
my min J, But I was quickly reassured b, hii
Voice.
"Gently, captain, gently s!rokeortwo more
there, that will do" and the next moment the
boat's side came in contact wilb something, and
Larkin sprang from the boat with his heavy feet
upon the ice. I sterted up, and calling upon
the uwu to mako fast the buat to the ice, lollow
eh
Wa ran to the dark spot iu the centte of the
mass, and found two little boys tha head of the
smaller nestling In the bosom of the larger.
Both were fast asleep ! The lethargy, which
would have been fatal but for the timely rescue
had ovecome them. Mr. Laakin irrasied oi.e of
the lads, cut off bis shoes, tore off his j icket ; and
then loosing his own garments to the skin, placed
the chilled surface' in contact with his own warn,
body, carefully wrapped over him his greatcoat
which he procured from the boat. I did the name
with the other child ; and we then Murned to Hit
boat, and the men partially recovered, pulled
slowly back.
The chidren, as we learned when wa euhse.
queutly had the delight of restoring them to their
parents, were playing on the ice, and hid ventui
ed on the cake, which had jammed itito the bend
of the river, ten miU-s above New York. A move
ment of the tide set the b e in inotior , aoc
tho little fellows were borne away on that cold
night, and would inevitably have perished, bul
for Mr. Larkin's espying them as the ice was
sweeping out to sea.
"How do you feel ? I said to the mate, ttie
morning after this adventure.
"A little stiff in the aims, captain," the noble
fellow replied, while big tears of grealful happi
ness gushed from his eyts "A little stiff iu the
arms' captain, but very easy here," and he Uid
his hand on his manly he.rt.
My quaint, brave down easier ! He who lash
es tho seas in fury, and h'ts loone tho tempest,
w ill care for thee ! The storm msy rage without
but in thy bosom peace and sunatiine will always
abide.
a u m .
The hope of happiness is a biid-'f- woven nut
of sunbeams and the colors of the r unbow, which
carries us over the frightful chasm of death.
Human knowledt;c is a proud pillar, but it is
built in the midst ol a desert of ignorance, and
those w ho have ascended the higst have only
gained a more extended view of the waste.
Adversity overcome is the brighten! glory, and
willingly undergone, the greatest virtue. Suffer
ings are but the trials of valliant spirits.
I'se lio evasion when called upon lo do a good
action, nor excuse when you are reproached for
doing a bid one.
For one man who sincerely pities our misfor
tunes, there are hundreds who heartily hate us
for our success.
I'.very time a man laughs he adds lo the dura
tion of his life.
We know men who habitually carry their heads
downward. Mid seldom look their ft How men in
the tice. The reflecting mind naturally con
cludes that guilt is stamped upon their blows.
Whoever is contented with his b t is rich.
Not he who hath little but he who denies lnoie
is the poor man.
Trie idler i a dinjern'is member of society.
I, I . . L . ' , I
lie oecoioes a pray 10 nis own pasnons a lid ,
sconces others with bis vices.
The two mo-t piecjom thins:' this side cf the 1
grave, me reputation end life, yr-t the most coir
lemptihle wbipcr may deprive us of the one,
and the rnei'n-st weapon of the other.
There is a lnxory in the uninterrupted enjoy-
ment of i, irrow, hut it n when the tear can steil
Oong the cheek unseen and tne pride nf stoicism
all men p usess yields to the gf nuine call of l.u
inanity.
A c'rer consumer canrot he bottpht with mo
ney, bu' n often sold for it.
A mm who h officious to srv rc.ii at first
siht.s ouid be rg:rdrd with caution
Items
OjtrcFT ' Is ibrrc btit ranger rf tie boa
rnrs'ricir biting me i" asked s vispor to the
Zoob jiral Gardens. " Not Ihr last, riarm," re
plied ir,esho'man, "br nuet bit br.ss allows
his irhittlrt wbole."
Why shniilrt 1 idies he pnnc'mi ? Previs
" ren iney are utile ne-iino ney mam u op in n
! r,n's bos. of r in. m In bfter .aid m tr
,- ret ml I am 'rnr a'i'1 mill;' as the
cheese replii-rl to the toiMer.
f;f- " Massa, spon d.u he 'rre r.ljj n no d;il
tree yo'uVr. and 1 t ike dis j."in oh mine atvl soute !
In o'i di-rri, Low be I'nr lef .'" j
" Why, Simbo. there w onld h m.e lit "
" N". ?'ana. t'i'loVr on. fie wy val., ,1, '"
' i.'f away nu tni'innnl lo'rnt
X feli-in,; or lVarls.
To Bind Ruund the Hearts of our Rtadei t.
Let Vone dttpair because his nowledge
seems little, if it is only accurate. The Germans,
j who sowell understand practical education, sy
i " nothing is so politic as a little known well,"
Knowledge increases in a geometrical ratio. The
total of die acquisitions of the mind is the con
tinned product, rather than the sum of all it con
tains. JD- Theft is nothing purer than honesty
nothing sweeter than charity nothing warmer
than love nothing brighter than virtue and
nothing more steadfast lhan faith. These, all
united In one mind, lorm the purest, the sweet
est, the warmer, brightest, and most steajfast
happiliens.
ttfr Life is a strange avenue of trees and flow,
eis lis beginning is edged with violets, a little
path ol lawny grass and soft to tiny feet. Dark
shadows soon hover among autumn's mellow j
tints; the a il grows damp ; the air H chill;
night cometh on apace.
fjt- To Practise sincereity i to speak as we
think, to do as we profess, to perform what we
promise, and really be what we would seem to
be.
fjr Tride i the dainty occupant of our bosom,
and yet nevtr feids on the meanness and infirmity
of our kind.
fyj- We Learn Our Virtues from the bosom
friends who love us ; our faults from the enemies
who hate us.
5J- A Mild Rebuke in the season of calmness,
is bolter than a rod in i he heait of passion.
jd A Cultivated Mind and a humane disposi
tion never fail to render their possessor truly po
lite. Family and Social Rending.
The benefils of social roadingare mainfold.
Pleasures shared with clhersare increased by
he partnership. A book i tenfold a book, w hen
r-ad in the company of beloved friends, by the j
ruddy fire, on the autumnal evening; and when j
nor iiitclluctual pleasures are bathed in domestic !
1 j
affection. An elegant writer, commending the
prtclice of reading almid, says : "Among a thou- ;
sand means of making home attractive a main !
point in cthics-thijstands high. What is more j
pleasing.' What more attractive .' What more j
rational .' He would be a benefactor indeed, who
hould devise a plan for n deeming our evenings, I
and rally the young men who scatter to clubs, and '
taverns, and brawling assemblies Such a reform.
er and inventor would deserve a garland cf hearts ,
ta-c, from the hands nf slighted woman.
Society.
Society has its great men and its little men.ai !
the earth has its mountains and valleys. But the !
inequalities of entellect, like the inequalities (f
the surface of our lobe, bear so small proportion
to the mass, that iu calculating its great icvolu-
tions, they may safely be neglected. The sun
illuminates the hills, while it isslill below the I
horizin; and truth is discovered by the highest j
minds a little before it becomes manifest to the
multitude. This is the extent of their superiori
ty. Tl.ey are the first to catch and reflect a light,
which, without their assistance, must, in a shoit
lime, he visable to those who be far beneath
them.
Short Sermons for Parents
It is said that when the mother of Washington
was asked bow she had formed the character o'
her son, she replied that she had endeavored ear
It to teach him three things; obedience, dili.
geneo and liuth. No better advice can be given
(0 any parent.
Teach your children to obey. Let it be the
r , . You can hardly begin too soon. It
lequires constant care to keep up the habit ol
obedience, and especially to do it in such a w ay
as not to break down the strength of a child's
fdjrjctff.
Teach vour child to be diligent. The habit
of bring always employed is a great safeguard
through life, as well as essential to the culture of
almost every virtue. Nothing can be more lool
ish than an idea which parents have that it is not
respectable to set thctr children to work. Play
is a good thing, innocent recreation is an employ,
ment, and a child may learn to be diligont in that
as in other things. Bullet them lern early to be
u-eful.
As to truth ; i. is the one tssential thing
Let everything els he sa:rificed rathrr then that.
Without it what dependence can you place in
your ch'ld .' And he sore to do nothing your
self which may eountenance any rpecies of pre.
varication or falsa-hoond. Yet how many pa
rents do teach tbnr childrpn the first lesson of
i ,,rPp(inn
j We is Wtend by indulgence in anisr.i.i- ,
i III, arixiny, rn , sri'ii, ."" -
rue. J nr vital powers mo von.-... "j . I--,.-horfih
exercise in seme rases, and want o due
portions in othrs.
I'rofane lingtiaee is to conversation what ten
ireh suites would he lo veneertr.s splitlinc.
t imthc ard Hefein it. It in in bd , r.j
ii ii .1 ve to a n.'j.in'; . sr.d prt l un- (., t (i
AO
.irrtst of Aaron Iturr In Alabama.
The fullowiiiK interesting narrative Is taken
from Mr. fickett's furthcoming history of Alaba
ma. The mlatiun uf the arrest carries upon its
face the appearance of so much truthfulness that
w e readily give it to our readers. It w ill be seen
that Maj Gy'ii. Gains, then a Lieutenant, arres
ted Col. Burr, and directed his cariveyance to
Richmond, Vs., where bis trial tok place:
Aew York Globe.
The Courthoue of Washington coun-.
ty, in the present Stale cf Alubama, then
known as a part of the Mississippi Territo
ry, wti8 in a small village calls iJ Wak.
field, a few miles West of the 'j'omhlfiby
river. Here, late at nioht, in the month of
February, 1807, Col. Nicholas Perkins a
lawyer, and Thorn is Malone, Clerk of tha
Court were engaged at a game of backgam
mon beside their cabin fire. Presently
the sound of horses' feet attracted their au
tention The came suddenly stooDed. and
the players wondered who were the ridersi
at such a late hour of the night. The Ut
ile cabin stood immediately on the high
way, and the two travellers rode near tha
door, who inquired if the villiage contain
ed a tavern answered in the aJirmative,
one of them asked if Col Ilinson lived in
the neighborhood, lis was informed that
it wa9 seven miles distant to his house
the rode obscure, nml a difficult creek lay
in the route. Nothing daunted, the rider
eagerly sought information as tu ihe forks,
and how to cross the creek, lly this time
the fire replenished with light wood, threw
a blaze in the fice of the traveller nearest
the door. His countenance was highly in
teresting. His eyes srirkled like diamonds.
He rode a splendid horse with line saddle
and holsters. His dress was that of a very
plain countryman, but benealh his coarso
pantaloons proiruded a pair of fashionublo
boots. His striking countenance, together
with the stranee mixture of hi ariarel and
equipage, produced iu the mind of l'erkins
vivid and permanent suspicions, nml an
they rode off, he remarked to Malone,
"That is Aaron Hun-." "How do you
know ?" I have read a description of trim
in the proclamations, and I am certain 'tis
he. He must be apprehended. Let us
follow him to lliiisoifs and take meusurns
for his arrest." Malone remonstrated up
on the folly of such an expedition at so lato
an hour of the night, : n.l declined loaccoln
ianv him. The imoiilae Perkins now w.
ked up Theodore lirightwell tlm sheriff,
then asleep in an adjoining huoc llo.h
mounting th' ir horses took the road to Col.
Ilinson's. The night was hitter cold, and
the pine forrest moaned and moaned ag.iin
the most lonesome and inelanchollv sighs.
The two strangers reached Col. Vin
son's in safety about eleven o'clock at night,
and hailed at the gate. The moon was
now up, and Mrs. Ilinson, rising from her
bed, saw, through the window, their saddiu
bags and tin cups, and knew they were trav.
e'lerc She made no answer, because hor
husband w,is not at home. The stranger
went into the kitchen, where alarje fire w;s
still blazing. Perkins and llrij.'htwell
shortly hove insight of the. dwelling.
The former, recollecting that the travellers
had seen him at the cabin, declined t.i ro
into the house, but sent Prightwell, whom
he requested to return to him at a certain
place in the woods, after he had ascertain
ed whether the person was Durr or not.
Mrs. Ilinson, recognizing the voice of ;J,o
sheriff, who was her relation, rose and o
pened the door, saying how glad she was
to see him, as two strangers had stopped
at the house, and her husband being absent
she felt alarmed. Ilrightwell repaired to
the kitchen, found the mysterious travtl
ler sitting by the fire, with his bead down
aud a handkerchief partly concealing his
face. His companion had gone to attend
to the horses. A hasty supper was pre
pared in the main building, which was a
doubl loghouse, and the strangers sat dowri
to it. The elder gentleman thanked ths
lady in the most courteous terms for her
kindness, and apologized for the trouble
they had imposed on her. Jljs conversa
tion was most agreeable, and Mrs. Vin
son soon discovered that the gentleman
and his attire did not correspond. His at
tention was often directed to Brightwell,
who stood before the firs, and at whom he
cast the keenest glances, evidently endeav
oring to read his thoughts. A momentary
separation taking place between the stran
gers after supper, Mr. Hinson asked the
younger rre, "Do I not hav the honor of
enteruining in my house 'h? celebrated
Col. Burr?'' Confused and mortified, he
gve her no sa'isfactory answer, but left the
room.
i his rj'inrin u-iis suggested bv Bright
well, who hid previously communicated
nis suspicions to her.
Karly in the morning, the mysterious
personam seeking a private interview, dis
closed ti is mime to Mrs. Ilinson, regretted
the nbwiier of her husband, whom lie had
sren it Vnchez. said he was discovered,
I dm! w .oi-.i i'.of.cuti- hii journey, but had