II J L V II V II W 'aWsVY "Thai UoviTiimt'iit i llicltc! which xoYrru lea viuxTKU ,j.r r rii in 1:11) J3Y LEVI L. TATE. -I Prom the Schciiilt'ellow. The Captain' Child. A BALLAD. nV MRS. CAROMNK litl.MAV A Captain' 'hild Anna Glen, A Mother dear had she, And in a city fair they dwelt, An happy as could b. Oh many a time I've seen them sit Beside their winter hearth. With cheerful blaze, and hire trim'd lamp, And gentle times of mirth. Along the mantle-piece were ranged Bright shells of itlnsy hue, And sea-weed with it netted gauze And blushing coral too. And in the centre slued a ship, With tiny sails all furled ; And streaming there our stripes and s'ars, Vhe glory id the world ! Kesidu her mother, Anna sit, Her sewing iu her hand, And heard hr tell from hour to hour Of many a distant land. And nights her husband oft had seen Of wild and savage men : For a great man that Captain was To her and Anna Uleu. Anna some sewing had begun Her lather to surprise. And oft the fme-st itch'p wristband laid Before my wondering eyes. While worsted hose her mother knit, And as the needles flow, Hope waring fast her minted yam Still warmer colon drew. "To-morrow is my ninth birth-day," Said Anna in gay mood, "And father will be here, I know, "Because he said he would." "I've grown an inrh. He put this mark "Juot here, below my head, "One night with his old pen-knife blade, "Before I went to bed." And '.bus would Anna prattle on, As childhood loves to do, Till sleep came nestling on her brow, And closed her eye of blue. Her head upon my knee, that night Was laid with "floating curl : love to stroke the silken tress Of such a little girl. When sleep bad settled on her brnw, And shut her laughing eye, We silent sal, until 1 heard A long and struggling sigh. I looked upon her mother's face, 1 think I saw a !car : Said she, "strange fancies will cnineup "And fill the mind with fear." "The storm is raging , now and then " There comes a sudden rush "Ol northern wind- that swell and groan 'And then a suden bush." "His ship was seen off yesterday, "And should have come to day." 'Tis bard to find the comfort-words That we may wish to siy. To hide my own alarm I talked Of idle things, 1 know. Idle indeed, to a fond wile. With prophecy of woe. "Keep home and heart," I said to her And I will soon return." So to the wharves 1 hurried forth. In hopes some news to learu. There was a whizzing and a scream Among the cordage heard, And a wild dashing of the waves That every vessel stirred. It was inded a bitter night, And whisperrd words were told About a gallant ship below ; A leak w as in tier bold ; An I boats had vainly tried to gain Ib r lumped -beaten side, Ami scarcely through this stormy niht, They thought the ship might ride. T;e tii'irning came.briuhl soft and clear, ea was hushed to rest ; A' 1 1 1 r i v vessels toyed and played, '"kc children on her breast. Hut Imiiv j,,, Pve looked .lark and sad, Anil al w,.re asking then, iM"'K Hie ,,ble ship below And(i.,n,,t ca,ai (Jl,;n. Shi- w is j wreck, and all were gone, Hut bine mainly , rpw ? Fr.'m fyeioe;,!., from lip to lip, That mtnnniui story flew. I ha'Utiedto t)i,,t jcnlle pair, I m a I" h i t,., fc,,,, Bit evtty lim',1 .elhP( dragging on, My heart it Mined so. Anna cme springing ,,, ,,e ,,. Wi'likistandcirolu,,, ,.ve. I cold not kiss her, and In sptak la vain my lip might try. She paiis(.d, AnuMcji,ie n-Pr (,pr (ilt.r) And then she gazcl mjnfct And then hT l.wk In M(h(,ss fell, For children can divine. H-r mother cam; on m.c Shu sank iiKintlie gTfcutl(j . And Mma with liul' ariin Knfolded her amunil. 1 did not s.ai(. What rou!( Fur roinfi .i 1 luit nene : -ay Ami there I .tn.id . tint " htirii; ,tiH 'I'll .i t waili m woiN'Oi's nioiii. Hut haik ac.,n,ii,g -Itp is titan), It soiindelh yet 4gain '. What ! was t a sprint standing thtri- No, gallant Captain tileii ' 'H-cyd within hi' manly arni1 ' inoilier n, thr child, I vouM havci,,,,,!;, th joy w..i Vlt t,.,,r, 1IT ( )nI,)) t Wd 15L00MSBU11G, COLUMBI A CO., SATURDAY, The Marriage Crucible A Tltltll.tlNO TALK Oh' HIOII AND LOW LITE. Those of our readais who have ever seen acted or have lead, that lieautili'l modern drama ol Sir l'.dward I.vtlon liolwer : "The bady of l'V0. i J look no farther limn the following sketch lor ils foundation 1 was born in oun of those little ham Icts situated ill the neighborhood of Mon tclmurt, in the south of France. My fath er had made many a fruitless rirort to raise himself above indigence. His last resource in his old age arose from the exercise of a .silent which he had acquired in his youth, that of bcllows-iiiPiiditig. 1 Ins, too, was th bumble profession which 1 was destin- :d to follow. Heine endowed by nature with (iiiick and lively faculties, both of mind and body, 1 soon grew skilful in, my trade, and having an ambitious spirit, set off for yons, to prosecute my calling mere, i 1 1 .1 was so far successful, that 1 became a great favorite with the chamber-maids, who were my chief employers, and whom my good ooks and youth interested in my lavor. One evening, however, as 1 was rcturn- 111 g home after my day's round, I was ac- ostcd by four well-dressed young men, who threw out a few pleasantries on my profession, which I answered in a style of good-humored railery that seemed to sur prise and please them. I saw them look significantly at one another, and heard one of them say, 'This is our man.' The words alarmed me.but my fears were speed ily dispelled. Mioiiperon, said one, 'you shall sup with us. We have a scheme which may do you good. If you do not agree to it we shall not harm you, but only isk you to keep our secret. Do not be afraid, but conic with us." Seeing all of them to be gentleman in appearance, I did not hesitate to accept the oil'er. They onducted ine through a number of cross- streets, and at last" entered a handsome touse, in an apartment of which we found six other young men, who appeared to have been waiting impatiently for my con ductors. A few explanatory words passed respecting me, and soon afterward we sat down to supper. Hcing young, thought less, and light-hearlrd, 1 gave way lo the enjoyment of the hour, and vented a suc cession of pleasantries which seemed high ly to please my chance companions. 11 n t they all grew silent and thoughtful erelong, and linally one of them addressed me thus : 'The ten persons whom you see before you, are all engravers and citizens of Ly ons. We are all in good circumstances, and make a very handsome living by our occupation. We are all attached to one anoiker, and formed a happy society, till love stepped in to disturb us. In the street i of St. Domingo there lives a picture mer chant, a man of respectable station, but otherwise aa ordinary personage. lie has, however, a daughter, a creature possessed of every accomplishment, and endowed with every grace, but all whose amiable qualities arc shaded by one defect pride, i insupportable pride. As an example of the I vvjth horror, or started up covered with a way in which this feeling has led her to ' cold perspiration. ISul self love would treat others, I will own that myself paid ' come to my aid, and I thought if she truly my addresses to her, and was approved of; l0cd mc she yet might be happy. I would by her father, as one by birth anil cireum- ; devole my life, I swore lo the task of strcw stances much their superior. Ilut what iMjr dowers along her path. Hut all my was the answer which the insolent girl I hopes, all my fears, cannot be told. Suf gave to my suit ? 'Do you think, sir, that ! f.c it to say, that her father believed mc a young woman like me, was born lornoth- j w,(.n 1 represented my estates as being in ing better than to be the wile ol an cngra- vcr; 'Her great charms and her pride have been equally felt by us all,' continued the! speaker, 'and we hold that she has cast a slur on us and our profession. We, iherc fore, have resolved to show thi.s disdainful girl that she has indeed been born lo the honor of being the wife of an engraver. should lnlallibly have Mink to the earth in Now, will you (addressing me) venture to ; a Hood of tears had not some one come to become the husband of a charming woman, j my rescue. The silly crowd around mis, who, to attain perfection, wants- only to took the last cry of expiring virtue for an have pride mortified and her vanity punish- ' excess ol sensibility, ed?' 'Yes,' answered I, 'spurred on by ! A fortnight after the marriage, as had the excitement of the moment ; 'I com- prebend what you would have mc do, and I ..'It Tnti'ilt it in vtu'li : MiiiMiicr ihat von I H III Illiill Ii HI win-ti J shall have no reason to bhudi for jour pit- pii; The thicc months tie1' lolloweil thi Strang'' seen': v 'r who1 iji'd wi'li preparations for the part I was to perform. IVxerving the strictest possible secrecy, ' inv confederacy did their Inst to transform I mc from a plain bellows mender into a j line gentleman. Malhing, hair dressers, Vc. bro't my person to a lining; degree of refine ment, while every day or one of the en gravers devoted himself to the task of teach, ing me music, drawing and other accom plishments ? and nature had luruishcd me with a disposition to study, and a memory so ret entivc that my friends were astonish ed at the progress of their disciple. Thoughtless of all else, I It It the deepest delight in acquiring these new rudiments ol education. I'ut the time came when 1 was to be made sensible, for the fust time, of the true nature of the task 1 had entered upon. The confederates at li-ngih thought me perfect, and in the character nl the rich . Marquis of llouperon, proprietor of large I estates in Dauphiny, 1 was installed in the first hotel in Lyons. It was under this ti tle that I presented myself lo the piclure dcalcr in St. Domingo street. 1 made a few purchases from him, and seemed an xiotts to purchase more. After a little in tercourse of this kind, he srnt ine word one morning, that he had received a superb col lection of engravings from Home, and beg ged me to call and see them. I did so, and was not received by him, but by Aurora. This was the first sight I had got of that lovely girl, and for the first time iu my life, my young and palpitating heart felt the power of beauty. A new wor'd unfolded itself before my eyes ; 1 soon forgot my borrowed part; one sentiment absorbed my soul, one idea enchained my faculties The fair Aurora perceived her triumph, and seemed to listen with complacency to the incoherent expressions of passions which escaped my lips. That inleniew fixed my destiny forever ! The intoxica tion of enjoying her presence hurried me on, blind to everything else. Tor several mouths I saw her every day and enjoyed a state of happiness only damped by the self-accusing tonuents of solitary hours, and by the necessity I was under of regu larly meeting my employers, who furnish ed me with money, jewels, and everything 1 could require. At length Aurora's father gave a little fete in the country, of which 1 was evidently the hero. A moment occur red, in which, thoughtless of nil but my love, I threw myself a suiter at her feet. Slio heard nie with modest dignity, while a tear of joy, which dimmed for a moment her line eyes, convinced me ihat pride was notllie on'y emotion which agitated her heart,ycs,l discovered that I was beloved ! by her. I was an impostor, but heavi n is my witness I deceived her not wiihout remorse. llt.r presence I remembered nothing but herself: but iu the stillness of solitude, sophistry and passion disappeared leaving a dreadful perspective before inc. W hen 1 associated the idea rf Aurora with the miserable fate which was soon to fall upon her delicate hands, employed in preparing the coarsest nourishment, I shrunk back ; Dauphiny, :l distant province. I would not allow a farthing of Aurora's portion lo be settled otherwise than on herself. So lucre was one baseness of which I was not ' guilty. We were married. M tl;e altar, a shiv ering run through all my veins, a general trepidation seized my whole frame, and I been arranged ly my employers, at whose j inrrcy I war, wo started lor 1 inv liniortlillfllt' I r It I !( ii .Montclinait, ing that we Sevi r- I u nor , "-J were going to a l.tr dilli i al of the i ngravel- wi I atlcnii.ints di.-guised am iii'r- i'Ur jii1'11"'' i:' v ful moment of exposure arrived ; and when hurried to the curate's but could hearnoih ii did come, it proved more terrible than I '!? of Aurora's retreat, alihonoh l,,.,,,,,, ever Iliad anticipated. The engravers j assured that the curate and bis nriee. drx madc the carriage be drawn up before a! using my condition, had been urgent advi nicanand miserable cottage, at the door of. sers of the step Aurora had tukee. I then which sal my humble but vctiarabh: father. hastened to Lyons, where the affair had Now came the awful disclosure. The j now created a scare, and saw only the en poor, deceived, and surprised Aurora was j gravers, who notwithstanding the base plot handed out. The engravers came up ; the j which they bed through me elfc'cled, were pulltd oh" their disguises; and he whom! men not of ungenerous dispositions. As Adrora had so pointedly refused, exclai- ! they had driven me out of my former means nied to her, 'No, madam, no, you have not ' f livelihood, I considered myself at libertv been born or brought up an engraver, such to accept a sum which they offered me to a lot would have done too much honor lo you. A bellows-mender is worthy of you, and such is he whom you have made your husband!' Trembling and boiling with rage, 1 would have replied, but the engra vers entered the coach, and like the shil'iinu ol a .scene in the theatre, all our grandeur disappeared with them ! I'oor Aurora scarcely heard what had been said. The truth had Hashed upon her, and she sank back in a swoon. Re collect that 1 had now acquired a consider able share of sensibility delicacy from my late life. At that cruel moment 1 trembled alike at the thought of losing the woman I adored, and of seeing her restored to life. I lavished on her ihe most tender cares, yet almost wished that those cares might prove unavailing. She recovered at length her senses, but the moment her frenzied eye met mine, '.Monster!' she exclaimed, and was again insensible. I profiled by her condition to remove her from the sight of those w ho Lad gathered around, and to place her on an humble straw couch. Here I remained beside her till she opened her eyes; mine shrunk from her glance. The first use she made of speech was lo inter rupt the broken exclamations of love, shame, and remorse which fell from my lips, and lo beg to be left alone for a time. The neicc of the curate of the parish, how ever who chanced to be by, remained be side her, and the poor young victim of my villainy, for she was but eighteen, seemed glad of her attentions. How shall I describe the horrible night which I then passed? It was not on my own account that 1 suffered or feared. She alone was in my thoughts. I dreaded a bovc all, for my love was still ptedoininate, to see that heart alienated whose tender ness was necessary lo my existence, lo read coldness on that eye on whose look my peace depended. Hut could it be other wise' Had I not basely, vilely darkened till the prospects of her life, and over vhel uied her with intolerable shame and an guish ? That night was a punishment which would almost have wiped out any lesser sin. Frequently it may be believed 1 sent to know how Aurora was. She was calm, they told mc ; and indeed, to my sur prise she entered in the morning the room where 1 was. Sfie was palc.but collected. I foil before heron the ground and spoke not. 'You have deceived me,' said she, 'it is on your future conduct that my for giveness must depend. Do not take ad vantage of the power you have usurped. Tlit! neice of the curate has offered me an asylum. There 1 will remain till this mat ter can be thought of calmly.' Alas! these were soothing but deceitful words ! Within a day or two alter this event, the interval of which I spent in for ming wild hopes for the future, I received at once two Idlers. The lirst was from the engravers, the cause of my exultation and my fall. They wrote in me ihat my acquaiutaiiiM s had bi got in them a friend ship for me ; that they had each originally subscribed a certain sum lor the execution of their plot ; and that they would supply me with money ami ever) tmug necessary for entering into sonic business, and ensu ring the creditable support of myself and Acrora. The other Idler was from Auro ra 'Some remains of pity,' she said, 'which I feel for yon, notwithstanding your conduct, induce mc lo inform you that I am iu Lyons. It is my intention Ui enter a convent, which will rid me of your pres ence ; but on will do well lo hold your scli'in readiness lo appear before every Uiliuii.il in rraii.it', till I have found one which will do nie justice, and break the ch iiii in w hit h v on have bound v our victim- TV '' i hi' "i' iilo d- - i M I OCT. 13, 1849. ! enter into trade with. They adv used nie how to dispose of it at once, and I laid it out in a way which speedily and without trobi'e lo me augmented it greatly. Mean while the father of Aurora had made every preparation lor annuling iM. marriage. This could only be done by publicly de tailing the treachery which had been prac tised. Never, perhaps, was a court-house moro crowded than that of Lyons on the day on which the ease was heard. Aurora herself appeared and riveted the eyes of all present, not to speak of my own. Un known and unseen, I shrunk into a corner like a guilty thing. The counsel for Auro ra stated the case, and pleaded the victim's cause with so much eloquence as to draw tears from many eyes. No counsel arose for me, and Aurora,who merely sought a divorce wiihout desiring to inllict that punishment she might easily have brought down on the offenders, would at once have gained her suit, had not one arisen for me. It was one of the engravers, as mentioned, by Aurora. He made a brief pleadingjlbr ine.he praised my charac.ter.he showed and confessed how I had been tem pted and how I fell. At last he concluded by addressing Aurora. 'Yes madam,' said he, the laws may declare that you are not his wife, but you hare been the wife of his bosom! The contract may bean- nulled, and no stain may rest upon you. lint a stain may be cast upon another. Can you, will you throw the blot of illegit imacy upon one even more innocent than yourself!' The appeal was understood, and was not made iu vain. The trembling Aurora exclaimed, 'No, no !' and the tears fell last as she spoke. The marritioe was not annulled was no longer sought to be annulled. Hut while the contract ('which I had signed with my own name, believed bv them to be the fam ily name of the Marquis de Roupcron) was declared valid, and it was also determined that Aurora should remain unmolested by the adventurer who had so t'.ir deceived her. Every legal prosecution was taken that I should have no control over her or her af fairs. After this event 1 did not remain long in Lyons, where I heard my name branded everywhere with infamy. Mas ter, by the means I have related, of a con siderable sum, 1 went to Paris, where I as sumed -i foreign name. I entered business and, more to drown remembrance than from any other cause, pursued it with ar dor which few have evinced iu the like cir cumstances. The wildest speculations were those which attracted nie most, and fortune favored me iu a most remarkable way. 1 oceanic me licnu ot a nourishing commercial house, and ere live years had amassed considerable wealth. At times, however, the remembrance of mv wife threw nie into tits of anguish and despair , 1 dared not think, nevertheless, of attempt ing to go near her, until it chanced that I had it in my power material to serve a ban ker iu I, yons and on this occassiou with an e(iiippage which was not borrowed, though as handsome as my former one. My friend the banker, on being questioned, told mc that Aurora still lived in the con vent, and was admired lor ,hcr propriety of conduct, and for her unremitting atten tion to her child, her boy; but lie told me that her father had just died, leaving her almost dependent on the charity of the ab bess. This recital excited in me ihe most lively emotions. I took an opportunity af terwards of visiting one of the engravers, who scarcely knew me, changed as 1 was, but who received me warmly, I requested him to assemble the creditors of the father of Aurora, and to pay his debts, giving him funds for that purpose. I told him also to purchase fome, pieces of furniture which I km w t" be pi'td bv Aurori. 9.rNUMBBR 30 'He IwImih became at lenetti , rcveaU Ul)81,r to the baiikei , -eh "L ::""tliu'rn"ufi"()i"-' criptinii. .. - ;"""-'"CHUer,. bevond des- "' however, ,e WM .ciuain!..! w"h Ihe abb,., K. lllll KSOIr-.l 1 .-. -" -'-dasalvi.ian.norcan, , U.. un.pe.luu,, u,v winded the convent parlor, with a lovely eh.ld a.leep ''..- k'-e,,ncnve,Sa.io Wltll ,,(.r ,um J, '"'"d' A"W.now tvven.y.Uovc.jear.ol'a.e. S"C'"t"! '""-'"vely.lninever.-l h;,d pr(,JL vvr.ipt nivselfcloscl.up.andshe knevv'J Jt l"..Mh I pe,r,,ve, an involuntary start vvha, h '-I mw me. a, i! ,!1V 1,e,JCL. (,limiiltd lu r """ -"ce tamilur object. 1 could not aptak . '""""sinra an me ciiiivci salnm Ihe tiov uwoli.i 1 1.. liul . a) ilW 8lr.lhri.ru .,..... -.-.I .,..: oom nw mother's knee. Looking at nOll'and my (nend lor a moment, he cam, f(,r. ward tule. ,),,- hat welu U1y ri,e ,,U1 1 found myself covered with Hi, cun the innocent kies of my child! An cuiolio,,' "hie. I had no, in er to .i.hdne, ma.le .e , hastily and threw myself with mV child j ,y aims at the feet of my pule and trembling wife -"Aurora! Aurora -I exclaimed in broken a,, cents, "your child claims from you a father ' Ok pardon! pardon!" Thee I clasped her kneei and neemed t ,,e.d with me. Aurora see-,,.,1 ready to fai,,t. Her li,,s lnWtTei. am, ,.,. was fixed as in,,,,,..,,,,,. ,,,,. tl..w ..f came to her relief, and.be angered ,v appeal by throwing herself into my ai m,. " knmv not," she sobbed, -whet her you .,(;;,, deceive me, but jour child pleads too poweilulh !-Aurur is youis!'1 This evoht closes my history. 1 fu,j AriJ. ra much unproved hy adv, ,ity, and h;,ve t.,ted a degree of happiness with her such as no peniie.icu h-r the pa,t could ever make me deserving of - One only incde.il in my history alter my ream- cilntionwHh Aurora seems lo be vvoithy i al. tentio,,. I l0k lny sl). ali, h(M. wih but at the same time, seeing it to be my wile',' wish, bought a small couni.y house for her near Lvoiid. Sometimes we spent a few Weeks there, and on one occasion she invited me tu K ,) luitl. l.n.. Irt I " 1 '" uu 1'ieseiit at a lete lor which she had ! "1!de preparations. Who were our guesu? Th c...-,s, w were the original can,,, ol all that passed! I, was indeed a day of pride to ,,., when I heard Aurora thank them for Ihe h.ippin ess which, under the agency of a wonder-wnrkiiig liov.dence, they had been the means of confer ring on her. , - i " Ftom Greenland' Inj Mounluhu." A very pleasant player meeting w;,j b, i,l i the upper saloon of the steamer llmls, n on '1 u,..,. d.iy evening by the passengers who had avail,-1 theiMF.-lvesofMi. Merwin's arrangement to at tend the meetings of the American Cuard.il fills. Held. Uev Dr. De Will pooled, and the , xr. cises were closed with the .Miionaiy lUtnu -"As the company again divided iii. Kunips, says tliH lnlp,nlcut, "various topics connected with missions were discussed in conversational circles. A gentleman gave description of the original manuscript of the Missionary Hymn, which he had seen, iu liishop Heher's haud'-wu. ting, in the possession of Dr. Rallies, of I.,v.-i -pool. The story of its origin is, that jii.-t before his embarkation lor India, Bishop lleber was en gaged to preach a missionary sermon, when tin, minister of the place told him the choir had ,,o suitable hymn to sing, and begged the Bishop t write one fm them. He sat down at once, and wrote this glorious, hymn, of which tin first tU4,t was so pelted that there is only one alkutiou of a word. The line that now reads "The heathen in his hlindiiess." first stood "The pagan in his blindness " IIuvv many thousand missionary m. etinc,s bavu been eidive.1, and elevated, and txcit.d to n wr zeal and hope, by singing this hymn." Coiivifltil. Several persons engaged in the Astor Opera House riot, last summer, have been convicted. Among the number is K. 7..C. Jnd son, editor of "Ned Hiuitline." He was senten- ceil to the Penitentiary for one j ear, and to pay a one oi .?..jj mc mil ext. nl o the law . Thk following "rules" an; posted in a New Jersey school house :'..o kissing ci, s in school times. ro licking the master during holidays. Attach hy Reks.-TI.c Warren, . J., .,. nal, mentions the sincul.ir circumstance that ti e horses of John Teel.of Hlairslow,,, while plough ing, a few days since, were severely Mm,, bva. swarmof bees, and Mr. T. was so bad!v slung' , hisefiortsto save them, that he Was' left com pletely blind. The horse, f,.n in he harm.t from the severity of the pain: and had ll.ev .,,-t l,ee" rt'' ll 'be harness bv the wife ol Mr. T who covered herself so as he sale ga.rt the attack o the hres, they ,,,, jn aU .,rba. bdity have perished. Mahim. Miscmtr-A l,..ik- ladder lean.nt; against a house. a niggar at the top and a hoKruh hms hiiii'-elfagaitisMhe (eel of it 'V '' 1 'f ." Vr. rt. An;' mi--- hi, "' i