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f . -r.t &CV.. JviiX M.WLAiO HAFl'lTT. . '.
pea may ri; t,te teiiucr tlioulit, j
. , Ad icute cut ouya lnf j ii'in wlsb. ,'
" V ' That iu'th Itos'ou rjz.J!v playtfj.'-'"'
, . Le vfcij3. sweci inftrup.ca'k H'jund, - , ",
. Ttc se.'rc-ts of iLo sent may t.!l; '
, ';,'That h?art, so delicately strutg,-'
- ! ' To breathe 1L0 loii'I or la-tjceil ?;!!.
"A jfltitonins tcrr 5s eloqnen '
' ' It h .th-a tvmch of sr.ystery ,
; TFhile BparKiia J'.i3 a'jfwt-iet.
.. In sorron-d staia'l and clouded t. .
A -rt li xniI'.s on iLft llst-ttjg vtr.
"k bat BjHf-tks vrLtr kk'.k Luve cjinol tjficw;
Jt id tli-j hear:' forl iribate.'.-fa, ,
. . TLe Avvcet rora3Si!4'Aiico giv p ;a ho.
-z .irJut ah! .tiie ev& luth nais jiuivtr.; .
. . J 1'rijvnonn t' iauiiUire. cr tj siLa,
: ilvje )oi.r.t tLau ti;c Lu: iiig tear. .
t Tiij-t fells IVcm scrrow'5 iaoltinj fci.
- It is tLe transcript c-f tb rr.icd. . , ,
'iltrductcd from jhat LUJen ,
CreaJe J fn iho'iriiuos'. ;bul.
' "' "' . To Lrir:aU or w cav? f oiu- iivsu erell.
O'.ve ma ;be 2:it'jr'.bA-; f loc!:i.'
" That sllcut eloiuetics il;v?Bc
' 'VihAn every otLar n;;Jii:n fl'ii,
' The language of lbs eye bo m'.ne.
fDrlLiinal - Jxlaral 1 Enlr.
WK'ltT.-X TQW THE JOl-f.six.J
Tin:, ,.
- ,co?isiunT lEorjiED.J
, CUAl'TKK .XXI.. .
It Isaahonr. past midnight. Tho!d7 neg
lected !fu:p hr.s burnt low, r.nd is cat;r:g c-Kly
a ?w Svn'lre rays't'br-uf;h the ljg cabin. '
- or. one c-i Die coticaes iju U.e. coiu.r is ;
I
tre'ehrd the ps.lt and ?:naci:ited form of the
lind wem it). Jlerwenry Iu-U is reeling In j
las c: .-tti, v.;.o is s-: y.ci on t::e. coucn i
".i.hl;id.br. ; Fw several ho uri, shti lias haea
j.iilti tt.rov.gh a .-v-cv-evsi .a ef parcxysoms,
2 caa hardly possibly survive another.
Ths extremities uro cold, the eyes ure het, and
th? clammy sweat i voi. the, brow.
Oa her knees,- t tha side of tho conch, is
Ttrliiia. With cue heed li e cif.spsthe atton
Kt'.il Cag;T3 il the r-er woman, wh.'-l; ! er
hs.i is bowei oa the ether, ud her thoughts
arr o'ay ca high, on an-' errand of mere- for
tl dying. " ' ' . " ' ' ; : '.
"TLero .'there " cried L.Ua, t3 Bhe da's- '
jfd her fond loving mother tightly ia her
irriis.
Tertit!i'iip::r.g to hr'feet." The woman was
. la her Uat struggling tgonics," Her arms were
ihrown up, and her heal, with cle nched teeth
and wild, st?.rii!g eyesv? set bch. ' Put the
trugg)eevhd bricf.'j' Her arms tudderdy fell
across Iter brewst', and Lcr.head dropped life
less in her daughters arms. -
I'-ir LotU! she is flying wildly through the
log cittif;' Ringing her hands in aa agony of
r!ef; while Vei'tlU is standing at the bide of
the couch, gazing jaeaiincss atthe cold, sto
uy featur? 3 of her kind benefactress. : : : :'
Thj eveiL'S cf tite fo'lowing dxy. about
duik, tv.o pal.: fed Lie iookhig ft.'J:--j.les, ja.sssd
' wtirily through or ofthcrtity gates. ' The?
-pauwi-a few'motnerts, fnst inshli, -end st:-?kk
a few vrtids, IE lvW vA-i;;btr-
-This was T't.Ttitia and Lctta.t -j. ,
. "Do. you. really : think yeni caa fiad'yonr
brother" inquired Tertitii. ; - ' ' : '
I was once witii iiim at' Rome I think I
can' repIUd-Tietta. , jirI . f.H ',
;,;Uod blues you, ury , dear girl, nnd gnid
yiurst'jpa, paid Vertitia, as a Wir itole fmn
tfir pvis. ' ,: '' ' ,i i- ' ' ! ""! '"-T - ' J
her eye.
.'.'jilerc!," sal-I XieUa as bhe handed, Turtit'.a
tha serap ot ' prarahOient, which she took from
1 pit; tRijarf.' rSTaoMh. fast s-i'.)"1-'- :
fcldef het' dres; "'that 'may to ' fi wr-to J arrest. 'From the moment Marcus had learn
..,.? 'ni-i: it )-! r.-i "v'Svi j ;. ' -; j ed'lhisho'w'as the tiicst wretched and unhap-
A.1 .cad' embrace;; r.ad.. tlicsotwo descdaie
Jiea-ta kr-rKYl. and were, soon lost in the
crowds that pressed 'aiong tho s4reet j, la. the
daricacgs.r;i,v3 " v1- -V,
f (Tco Jewess was greativ surprised, as er-
itia hurridly entered the door. In an instant,
-eho had littl Voffe in'her srw'; while tha as-
torished womati rtcod gazing, as if doubting
tl:e reality ol the . scene. , ,.: . - .
-; An hour alter this, , Vertitia was' seated in
thi iillU anti-chamber, with the' Jewess at her
.0lde:'Sh3 Is the sileht;'Tirotior.hsa' picture of
giief.' 'Her cheeks are deadly pale, her lips
.arc tighliy ompresjed, and her eyes tearless.
.Alas I that tears could flow . She has just
hcrd from the Jewess the ttory of her moth-
ft a tragical death,' '
" .The next day Yertitin, as shetiit alone, la
-the 'little chamber, in sadness, thought of the
parchment, 'which she had; slipped into her
'dxHoni,' ; She car'eiessly took . it out, a::d read
aB.fvllOWB; l'1'.-e 1 T.'.'
tBo kind t hOr--a'st her no questions you
shall be ahundcctlr rewcrded. when I call," :
.--.h t--i-.-j; ,U:J ."ilaitcrs."
At ier cyea caught the signature, the parch
dr5ppel'fr6mlirrirmbilDg fingers; and,
ioisteT!ed vHIi Ikt t-iurs. , , JVith tV.esoj. came
a -1 en re!ief ic'icf from tluxt parckei,
! - Shu iver.t and prv cosl-.ltcr bur-
...... ..t .... .
- alone-In fliii wtrhl. with r.rt i fo fare "fVr
Hicr, Lin Jetus, r-ad tlj .r.jol earnestiy , thut
ihetrigUt so-n bo with him. iJnt lio;v straao
j have been ' his r ays whet a dreu: has ' iiecp
i tavV.ryCv-nt JtLstory .ol'piy.lifc, JinJ'yet . liovy
rcul; and she pichud. u (lie jMrchuicnt, and
it over ami over, and gazed long, with a
perplexed, anxious look, at the signature.
fit "tvasdiira rescue.! n'tu, do doubt; hut, if my
father's suspieiona :wer jusi, f .hope; I may
never see his l'jice and Vtrtitia tossed tho
parctiiiient into the corner, and hid her I'ee
in her hiihds. :: : , - ...
Weeks rolled amty. Tte t.torui of perse
cution still raged. Thtj streets and lanos-of
ihz City were streftcd with unhurried 'bodies.
Veriitia seemed indifferent as to her f;ite.
Ind'cd she settaed, at times, very anxious to
die, though she fehv it her duty to live and
make herself useful, r.s Iojij ai the Lord wil
led. She v.'c-t out indiCi.'reniy on the streets,
spendiu-iost f her time in viailhig , the
fdinilius of the ior a:vX afiiieted. : In th ev
ning, she vra.? in the hahit bf visiting the row
desoktc arid U-?sert.-d i'-:ru'y uiunalon.', She
would stroll lor hours through the grounds,
viewing the flowers; cr, seated in the little ar
bor, she would think of the heaveuly world,
and sing of tho New Jerusalem.
Oiu evt;a::;g, as she thus sat, with her eyes
raised to heaven, and with visions of glory
pictured out before her, she was suddenly
j uiiiUieu uy a strange tnce, as oi sum.1 one tu
I deep distress. It proceeded froin behind a
j tliick c'ubter cf vines not f.ir froci the arbor.
She hsloued it was t!.2 voice of some ono eu
gaged i;j p-rayer, but it was the prayer of a
heart in intense, bitter agony. The cry for
mercy was mingled with the most bitter se-'f-repronchings.'
' .. : '
: "Who cab it he, 'thought.'. Vcrtiua; '-of
course, it is .a of our nersjeutod sect- but
1 " .... i .
v-hy ::ch bitterness nnd ngoriy? Does not his
Llood dense Iroia ctf sin?" . '
She listened agiia. . '
'There ! there, Bowl that's the prayer . of
hope yes, of one who has fund the Saviour
precious. Ho has jast laid hold of the cross
by faun. II ow strange ! Wonder who.it, is
somo one, perhaps, . lika myself, who lias
come hither to prjy and meditate 'alone. PI!
ieo." v..';. ' '' ' ;':
Vertitia r-Jse to her fv-ct. ar.d slowly procee;
ded up tiie walk, till she could see behind the
thick c!u:.tr oi-viiici... Through the dusty
shadows,' she could1 'observe the 'outline of a
t.'.JI form knelt on the earth, the' hands clasped
tightly ucrcss the breast, and the f.ic'j turned
to the distant skies. 'Tor a moment sh' Ik's1
t '.ted what to do whether to make known her
presence, or quietly withdraw 1 from the
grounds. But just ns she concluded to do the
latter, r.s r.t Issit the most prudent, the 'man,
with :'i bitter sigh, rose to his feet.' His ryes
were instantly upon her. Thoagh' fully ' st
gkfied that he was a Christian, Vertitia felt
much embmrassed, and turned to' walk away.
riee not from' me," s-tid the man, implo-ringiy;-if
you have any word of comfort. I'ni
a !u:in of unclein lips a wretch undone, with
out the mercy of God iu Christ?"; ' . .
YcititiVi tenderest sympathies were waked.
She. kuew.tlio. b:Uvs; .anguish of a soul unde?
conviction.' : She turned, mid walked towards
him'- JVs the 'lessening- shadows -revealed the
ieati;rc3,,she ihrewup, her har.dsj Slid u'.tered
a falrtf, trembling cry; . -r ,?1 ,. .' ... v ...!5
: it Mna'. Marcus! .' - '' ' 1
The i'eure of Valens proved unfounded. This
hcble and ' generous', young' ! o"Icer, 1 though
deeply wouuaed,; and carriea. away iy, tne
judlenrush of : his leelingvhadi no, m fact,
betrayed ' the fumily. ' A remark, however,
which Iud: inadvertantly' escaped his lip?, r.3
he ae&onipanied his eager and .excited . friend
to the great square as related, had ledto their
j py.of beings. .Jilts resolved at' once to do all
I in his poorer to save them. He: was . present
in the Forum the night 1 V ertitia s trial; ana j
with Hie" help pf Dannasi an' inferior officer j
uudc-r his command, .'lias Eucceeded in rescu- j
iug her, as stated, from a worse fate than even j
death itself.' He had likewise made the most i
daring and determined efforts to save the life
of Valens, but without, success He was pres-. j
evt at his death, with a faint hope.. ..still linger-
ing in his breast; but he was there bnly to cn j
dure.the bitter agony of seeing him die, and
to ' witness j with st ill greater horror, tho tragi
cal end of Valencia .. t . 'V .... ; .'
': Cut Cod had.him there for a purpose of his
own, tiv designed to overrule the terribl?
tragedy, to the glory of Ins name. A religion,
lor which its desciplcs would thussuherdcirth,
and which'could so 'wonderfully siistain man
ia his Jast moments, Marcus justly concluded
must be'aac.' a reality.; From that moment j
he resolved to embrace it. ,: He had sought an
interview with oiie or two Christian friends, j
by whom he was instructed in its leading and j
essential Uu'.hs. . lie, was &U1I unhappy, . how-,
ever, and, for an evening or -two past, had
gone to these. deserted grounds, that he might
Ukt iloJe pour forth' hi aorrowa,' and that,'
his cssociatio;.s . with the spot, might :wricg
out a deeier repsnlaT'ce from bis soul. -
Marcus and Ye: fitj.t, with Vm'otjoTis which it
tere in. vain tq attv.mpt... to. describe, : aresoa
tlicirway to the house' ot the Jewess; Thestrcet
along. WllScfe tliey ar rapidly passing1, is very-
dark and harrow, as'wcll as crooked. ' Just as
iney.tiasuiy turnea one ol tnese angteg, sever?
al soldiers, with ferocious- looks and. horrid
oaths, sprung out before' them, from behind
on old, decaved building. Marcus drew'his
swprd., Vertitia threw her slender form j be
fore him, and staying his raised; arm with her
trembling hand, implored him to desist .t The
next instant.' they'. wcr seieti '' 'and, being
rudely dragged along narrow streets aud.hlrt:y
alleys, they were thrown into the lWer, along
with some dozen or more cf the persecuted
sect ":V: ; : : :: ': :;:.' j-. ' ;' ; !!;': ' '-."
, , There waa a strange,. unaccouijtable'stillncss
that night through the City, and the moresd
as the night advanced. Sow and then' asoH-
tary individual or two might have been seen
Isasting idong in silence, . with their eyes on
their feet, and a marked, peculiar anxiety in
the features. Something was brewing though
no one pretended to know wha!. r , 1 '"
. Tiie Eji:peror, as usual, had spent the early
part" i'f the night in the Forum ; and an almost
incredible number ol" Christians had been con
signed to the (lames.; vuid many deeds of horror
committed upon their poisons. lie. had retir
ed, however, to ids i'al xce, ::i a late hour.
About midnight, Giba stood with his army
before the gates of tha city. Distinguished
for his wisdom and courage, at the loud call ol
humanity, ho had come with his Legions, to
rid me eartu ci a monster. - -
"The Emperos received tho intelligence as
he sat at supper. . lie turned ghastly pale with
terror, and, in his fright, overturned tho table,
and strewed the dishes on' the floor. He then
fell into a violent t't of sneezing, and finally
swooned away. &oon recovering, however,
he cried out "I'm undone." He then rush
ed madly into the street, and ran. from house
to house, but the doors were shut' against him.
lie called for some one to despatch him, but
his servants, who still followed h:m, refusing
to do so, ho cried out ";;Ias! have I neither
friend nor enemy." At length, setting a dag
ger to his throat, with tho assistance of one of
his servants, he gave himself a mortal woundJ
With his eyes used, and frightfully staring, he
expired; exhibiting," in the words of the.
historian, ''even after death, a ghastly specta
cle of. innoxious tyranny." .
Gallia was proclaimed F.mperor. The per
secution was at an end. The prison, door
were thrown open, and hundreds-, of poor,
emaciated Christians wore set at liberty, to
breath again the free air of heaven, to sing
their hymns, and enjoy the rites of. their faith,
with none to molest or make afraid. More
than one hundred thcusrtnd, however, had seal-t
ed their testimony' to the truth, and gone to
the skies.
Time sped away.,; The old family man.sion
of the Valens' was again tenanted. Its de
serted halls were lighted up, and -its. grounds
adorned .with a fresh biauiy. Marcus and Ver
titia, united for many years, in hand, as well
as faith, arc blessed and happy. . Most pleas
antly and profitably did their dys glide "away,
in 'contemplations of the glory to be revealed,
aud in their. ,uvut nil and unwearied, eCbrts,, to
bless and bd' blessed. - ' ;:,' ;---:.:
. They both lived to be old, and wire honor
ed, wlth'a "martyr's 'death)' in. the next general
persecution juider :;tho noruan . Etupcrors-n
along with Vrddinus,;whomany .years beforo
had returned to Itdm&,'and Who had been con-i
verted to Christianity during his absence. .','.".''
; LittIu..Vare had suddenly uied,.shortlyiafei;
the persetntion ceased ; while" "the 'Jewess,'
witli her bright, blue-eyed b'oV, whose life had
been saved by a most slngular'providenc!;,' hac
soon after, set out. on a t pilgrimage , to their
father-land, 'and were never after heard of,! i
'.'Nigh eighteen' hundred , years,' with'.' their
told and untojd changes, have rolled ; away.
That long, the Mauttr Familt has been min
gling with the pure spirits of 'another' worlds
underneath unclouded skies, and in the midst
of joys, such as no mortal eyo hath seen,, nor
heart of man conceived. (The exd.) , i..
t Seuxg the 'EtEi'iiAXT.-Passengers' who
travel by the New York and New Haven cais
have a grand chance of "seeing the elephant."
Going from Xew York, the cars; pass the'farni
of P. T, Barnuma iuile or so before reaching
Bridgeport, Ct. . On that farm, -and in plain
view from' the railroad, an elephant inay he
seen everj pleasant day," attached to a large
plow, and doing up the "sub soiling' in first
rate style, at the rate of about three distinct
double-horse teams. '. Tho animal is perfectly
tractable. " nis attendant rides him, while a
colored man' guides the plow. '" The , elephant
is also used for carting large .loads of ; gravel
In a cart arranged purposely for. him,' and in
drawing stone on a stone. -boat or drag, In pi
ling, up wood, timber, &c, and in making
himseh" geuerally . usel ul.; 1 y
CTA printer's devil, who pays special at
tention to a young lady up town, without mak
ing any decided advances, was returning' with
her from meeting' the other,' nigbt,.when she
feelingly said:. "I fear I shall never, get, to
heaven." ' "Why," said William "Becauw"
she replJd, "T love the devtl ao-vell.'' "' ' '
ti ittcn fur tho'i: aftstaan's Journal. '
KlSSrXG IV Tllli PAIwK.: ' . ;
The other day whihs chatting witha"! friend
ftotn an adjoining Country w1ks good nature
and rich fund of anecdote maicc him a very
pleasant companion, our conversation, happen
ed to turn upon the sportive adventures of our
j-onthful days In general, ahctonr courting ex
perience in particulars After recounting some'
exploits, humble ones of course, ia which wc
lud participatedyour old friend said : - ii - ; i
"Jim, V idf you,ione!of''tny) courting ad
renf u'resj ; which' "I .know, .you'll Acknowledge,
eclipses any of yours.'." . - i. -.-.. -a ., ,i.h,
We admitted we had no doubt of the truth of his
assertion, although at one time wc were curi-i
sidercd some in that. line, and requested him
to proceed with his story , which wo-will endeav
or to lay before the reader in his own wofd.3 I '
e'l catn'u to this country ;froni Germany',",
s;iid he, when 1 was about eleven years old,
and shortly after my . arrival was Apprenticed to
a gentleman in yto learn the tanning busi
ness. My master was as kind to me as I could
desire, much more so: than T deserved y and
when I arrived at the age of eighteen,' was
considered, almostas one of the family, was
genteedly clad, and looked upon by the com
munity as quite a snwt active, and promising
youth; in which opiniou, I, of .course, fully
concurred. . . .
. "Across the way, and nearly opposite our
residence, lived an elderly gentleman, whese
family consisted of a wife and an only daugh
ter, named Julia, who was about two years my.
junior. I had contracted an acquaintance with
Miss Julia bv occasionally meeting her at the
gatherings of young people, to which we were
invited, and from which I was tsome timcs per
mitted to escort her to her residence ; and on
such occasions" she would, from motives of
pure civility invite me to enter. The old folks
being iu tolerably good circumstances, their
arristocratic feelings .would not brook the idea
of their daughter byng (CKorted hya tauner's
pj.-rentice,' and they accordingly, very much
to the regret of t'..$ fait, Julia, and the indig
nation of myself, forbid mc the freedom of t he
premises, intimating, in addition, that my pre
sence on any future occasion might lead to
disagreeable consequences. . . ...
"As is usually the result in such cases, we
considered ourselves very harshly treated, And
like disappointed lovers, (which this interdict
made us, if wc were not before,) we commenc
ed plotting to elude the vigilance of the incen
sed parents, in which we succeeded so far a.s
to be able to see each othec occasionalh. One
afternoon as Miss Julia was passing our house,
she made the usual telegraphic signal, (carry
ing a white handkerchief negligently in her
left hand,) for me to meet her at the neighbor'
ing pump, where shflvvas going to "draw" wa
ter, as the damsels of old'nsed to do, but in this
instance, with a very'different result. I accor
dingly repaired to the trysting place, when my
Dulcinea informed me that her parents intend
ed leaving home that afternqon, to be absent
until the next day, which would aflord m an
excellent opport unity of spending the evening
with her at her own house'.'!' .Yon may imagine
that I was overjoyed at the" intelligence, and
promised to avail myself ' of -such a piece of
good furjtune tvilhout fail. HVlrig waited with
the greatest impatience for the appointed hour
(about dusk in the evening, )"'I betook myself
to the du elling of my DulclncaJ I am'a'lit'tlcf
near sighted you know,' and, .although the
shadows ot' evening WRre' 'dosing around, and
the bowers1 my Julia was'euvelcped in the lux
uriant foliage of, some fiuo, shade trees which
surmounted )t ; 'and it is possibh1,' although I
cannot declare with certainty, its more impor
tant matters continued to occupy my undivi
ded attention from my entrance until the mo
ment of. my ' departure, the blinds 'inay have
been closed, yet the caudles , had . not been
lighted; and as I entered the apartment, which
I did very softly, I could discern only the dim
outlines of a female, form at the farther end of
it; whom, under the . impression 2 that all the
rest of the family were absent, I very natural
ly concluded could Ijo no other than the fair
object of my adoration; 'and wishing to give
her, an agreeable, surprise,; ahem! t stepped
quietly on tiptoe to where she stood with her
face turned in the opposite direction.' "I: cau
tiously, and unpercciyed,, stole iuy one aV'n ag
round her-.-waist, keeping the Other ia a posi
tion to be brought up as a "corps de feserre".
in casj of a more: desperato, resistance than I
anticipated. - I inclined my head forward and
leaning oyer I kissed--J-aoi my charming Ju-,
lia, but, (begging thatyonng lady's pardon,)
her old vixen of a mother ! The surprise was
as complete on her part as it was on mine; and
as she sprang 'with a scream from my, 'now -unwilling
embrace, (for her features had been re
vealed to me at about the interesting moment,
when my Hps came in contact with hers,) she
was as perfect a specimen of the exasperated
and indignant matron, perhaps, as was ever be
held.1 Her flrstlmpulsc was to rush for the
mop handle,' that most t-Cectivo of all weap-.
ons when wielded by a womanj'(the tongue ex
cepted,) which stood in a .. distant part of the
room, and if I had obeyed my first impulse, it
would' have been .to beat a precipitate retreat
from o dangerous proximityi but my terror...
and confusion were so 6verwhehningata dc
troumcnt so contrary to my cxpcctatTonSvasto
entirely deprive me,' for' thu'moment, of the
power 'cf locomotion.0 'Meanwliile,' ts if fate
had determined' that I should leave' nothing
undone to excite the rae of the alreadv ir.fn
riatedmothcrtotheutmost pitch, I commenc
ed an expiation and most humble apology:
! "Indeed Mrs. " f I was' entirely mistaken.
I would not have done it but I' thought it was
Julia! Indeed! Indwd! Mrs. , wouldn't'
" Before I had mads this nnlueky confession,
f fancied' I saw - somethificr ' like a' relentin-r
twinkle in her hitherto 'malijrnantlV dilated
orbs', produced no doubt"by the appearance of
nV fudefy checks and not ungainly person, to
gether 'Vifh' the Itidfcerotts position cf affairs
as they stood, which rather encouraged the to
do so.: Wliether the knowledge which my con
fession conveyed that' I would' -dare take
such a liberty with Tier daughtercr.ragcd her
more than taking it with herself, or whether
with woman's instinct, she detected the slight
to her own attractions inadvertantly conveyed
in it, Iknownot; hut certain it 13 from that mo
ment her fury seemed to be redo'.'bh.d. ' She
flew at me with the ferocity of a tigress, ex
claiming v: ' ! '-' ' ' ''''
"You thought it was Julia, did you? I'll
learn you to kiss people, you nasty, ugly,
good fori ucthing yoang -.rapscallion!'-; -You
came here to iiss Julia, did yo i.'.' . t 11 teach
yon how to conduct yourself," accotcpnnying
eacii ejaculation with a vigorous strc-ke of the
aforesaid weapon. ' . . . '"' : ;
I was not long in recovering the use ot my
legs. One bound carried mo to tha door,
which j however, seemed to have become her
metrically scaled since it adlrded me ingress,
as though it had been deprived of its ofiicv,
for having participated in f o nefarious a trans
action. However, after having explored Its
entire surface in trying tc discover the latch
ct, and being accellerated in my.rearch by ray
initerant antagonist, and the ins.uiate mop
handle, I finally succeeded in flndit g it, in the
very last place too,' that I had supj-od it to be;
and just as I was on the point of giving up the
search in derpair, intending to throvv .myself
upon the mercy of my exasperat. I foe. 1
threw, open tho door, and reached the street
with a second bound, not however, without re
ceiving a final and parting aJmonition from
the mop handle never to kiss an old woman in
a mistake, by stealth again, and then attempt
to rectify the error by ti lling her 1 thought it
was some one else. Finding myself at last be
yond the reach of danger I cut stick for home
like a "quarter-horse;' and ensconcing mj-self
on my arrival behind the kitchen stc.vo as the
most secure and secluded sot on tha premis
es, I commenced a retrospective glance, after
having taken breath, at the iminent peril from
which I had just escaped; not, however, with
out serious misgivings that itavould not term
inate with my hasty exit from the premises of
the parents of JulU. Nor were my apprehen
sions entirely groundless, for I had been but a
very short time in my place of refuge, before
tho .old lady burst into the apartment in a state,
of the most intense excitement, exclaiming at
the top. of her voice, at tho outrage, that had
been committed upon her, and showering the
most violent invectives upon the head of the
innocent and unfortunate perpetrator of it.
My master, -as soon a ha :ould-gtt a word in
edgcways;1hquired the canto of iso. unusual a
disturbance"; and beeanio almost- convulsed
with suppressed laughter, as she proceeded to
celats the occurrance. She concluded by en
joining him, in language of the ruost forcible
and decided character, io keep "that graceless
yonng scamp of an apprentice, of . hPrat home
in future.": An injunction which he very rea
dily promised to obseive, no doubt'doing so
the more readily from the fact that he did not
apx'rchend any very serious opposition on my
part." He assured her- that she should hot be
subjected to ; any farther' annoyances of the
same" kind from the same quarter, at least ; to
which I silently,' but most heartily responded!
With sundry -menacing looks,, and gestures
from its bearer, the dreaded "jor handle made
its exit, to my very great retiei ; tor l assure
you that during the time of the conference, I
was in momentary expectation of a reucwal of
the application. . ' .- : 'v ":1.' ''. ' ;.'
"Whcnthe object of. my apprehension had
disappeared, my master indulged in an uncon
trolable fit of laughter,' at my discomfiture ;
and cven'niy rhistresi, staid,' quiet creature as'
she was,', gave'.' expression to considerable
mirth; though she evidently viewed the affair
in a much more serious light than her husband,
perhaps thinking that, as she had some daugh
ters of her own approaching womanhood, she
might souiu day be the victim of a similar ca
tastroplie. - -; :: i 'i : i : ; '. . r '
I The story was too good to be . kept secret,
and before many weeks all the hoys in the vil
lage hid ' it at their, tongue's end that I had
kissed old Mrs. , and had been broom-
sticked therefor an act which "should rather
have merited reward, thau chastisement. The
big toys soon began to twit jue about it in
company, and the smaller boys to halloo at me
on the street and I concluded that I would
rather forsake my kind master than remain to
bo a subject of ridicule for tho whole village,
which I accordingly did.' : ' - : ; -' ' ' -
; "I never knewr exactly how Julia' came to
make each aq unfortunate- mistake; unless her
'parents altered their arranstmnt so that she
accompanied tha eld gentleman instead of her
mother. I could flai" ao other -solution for
the rr.yftery ; for I never for a moment sus
pected the artless Julia of bcTng in any way
X'irty, to the proceedings; and I have no doubt
she. was as much mortified, and grieved abotit
if as I was. I never saw her again.' Thus
ended my first love adventure."" '
IffCIAN TIGHT IN TEXAS- " J
The 3anXntowoT5ila"ruriusLcfl tie fol-
lowing piece ol news: . ... . , . t-.p
On the.'27t of March, various citizens of tha,
Medina and Hondo Valhys, assembled at tho
residence bf Mr. Boon, on the Hondo, to takjT
into consideration t'e rr.mVrous 4epredationai
committed, upon the inhabitants by, the Indi'-.
ana, and to devise some means to checit ibemv
Resduticns y ere passed, condsmning.ia string
terms,' the iresent disposition cf the military;
force of the country,, by which enr citi2tr.$'
have been left at the mercy ofhc savagcsaml
the shame fu! lijrlcct, hy those in kuthofity'.to
secure the ;Tj?ial.:t:tats against their attacks;"
and since no provision had been made for thef
s;fcty cf life crd -rop-jrty ly those from when"
protection legitimately comes, that it became
the duty of the citizens to protect themselves
by every means ir, their power." It was dctcr
miiied to organize a company of minute nionj
to hold themselves iareadiaess to pursue thai
savages and recover property. On tho next
day, Indiins having becn'scen, horses stolen,
and cattle ki.Io.1, the c.r.pa-iy, Cvasistlng of
eleven men, aveil armed an i mounted, started
on a scout up the Hondo. l"o sign of Indians
was discovered until tho main right-hand
branch cf the IIond was reached, . where a
trail several days old'wa3 found, making in
the direction of the settlements, which was
pursued several miles and icst, becoming mix
ed with other trails. " Afer traversing tho foot
of the mountains which surround the val!ey,'a
fresh trail was discovered, loading in the same'
di ection, and was pursued vigorously for sev
en or eight miles, to where the Indians wera
encamped. It was a complete surpriso to
them, as they knew Dothing of the vicinity of
danger until they wen fired upon; Their pe
tition was such that they conld not be ap
proached without discovery," which rendered
them careless.. Three out of four were wound
ed the first fire; but they succeeded in gaining
the dense chapparel, where one of the number
fell, unable to. proceed,, when. immediately ho
plucked an arrow from his quiver, and' iii
patched himself. A number of pistol shot
were fired at them before they reached th
thicket, many of them taking cflVct. They
had two horses, one of which they had just
stolen from Bandera Pass, where they had just
killed a beef also. -They were well prepared
for taking off horses, having four bridles and a
number of rcpes and other, conveniences for
such df-predatioiis. According to the judgment
of a knowing one, tbey bedoaged to the Waco
tribe. .- ...
Mrs'cRoOM Aristociiact. The Newbnry
port Herald, alluding ro the growing"" extrava-'
gance in the United States, sayt: : . ' c-
There is not a country in tho world !whor
the people arc becoming so extravagant in;
their mode of dress and living as in the United
States It is one of the worst signs of the-'
timeSi The habits of this mushroom aristoc
racy are really disgusting. How it looks to
see boys porting diamonds - by the thousand'
dollars worth at a time-,' whose fathers wer
aecustomed to wheelbarrows, and whose chil
dren are pretty sure to be in the wotkhonso
And girls, silly simpering things, J Weighed;
down with bracelets and jewels, whos - moth
ers broke their backs at the washingtub, scours
ing floors', and picking oakum. The real sub-"
stantial aristocracy nevct' indulge in snca fop-;
pcries and fooleries.. , : .,;r -. I:
Getting 'xm Mxxek. We once heard an. Id
fellow, famous all over the country for his fujf,
yarns, -tells tho following:, He, was telling what,
heavy wheat he had seen in the State of-NeW;
York. My father,' said he, oncc had a field'
of .wheat, the heads of which was so close to--gether,
that the wild turkies, when, they came ,
to eat it, could walk: around on the top of, it
anywhere.' We suggested that . the turkies .
might have been small ones. ,. .'- ..."
'No sir,' continued he, 'they were very, large
ones. . I had shot one of them one day, and'
when I took hold of his legs to carry him, his
head dragged on the snow behind mc!' 'Well, .
I declare,' said he, looking a little foolish, .
I have got parts of two stories mixed!' , .
' PorcLAn ELOQi-rxCE.--It was a beautIfulT
criticism made by Longinus upon the effect'
of the speaking of Cicero and Demosthenes. '
He says," the people would, go from one of Ci-r-cero's
orations, exclaiming, "What a LeautN
ful speaker; what a rich fine voice; what an
eloquent manGicero is!" They tallied of Cic
ro; but when they left Demosthenes, thy said: 5
". uthtlp against Philip!" Losing sight bf
the speaker they were all absorbed in the sub-'
ject, they thought not of Demosthenes, but '
of their country. ' "' ; - --' . - ' -' -
CySosseau tells us that to; write a good,
love letter, yon ought to begin without know. ,
ing what you menn to say, and finish without
knowing what you have said.' , . . -;t
rj"Wheo'the heart Is out of fui, tb "nmpu
Wfldora phvv avlfhr, " 1 - u " 1 ' --
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