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POETRY
Fi‘om Blackwood‘! anzinn
HOPE
lfhopo bu dud—why cook to Inc!
For what bcyidou hun Mo to gum r
Low. Lifo. and Yuu:h.mid beauty um.
If Hope be dead—«my; what am you t
and wilboul Hope! I! cannux be .
There in n yeuel .on yun Iva. '
Becnlméd and unillcns nu Dosmir. .\
And know—~‘ha Impolcnu Lovv flout: mom
Lira \vilhnul "ope-z O Ihux in HM
To live: but day by day, In ml‘
With {collage cold and pnsuumn dead,-
'l‘u wundm‘ u‘ct lhn wotld nnd "end
Upon ilo honuliaa; and to gaze
Quito vncunl. o's! in flowmy ngu.
Oh! Ihink. xflhia b 6 Lifo! than my—
uWho live: when Hope bath Ich away I“
Youth without. hope! An \i‘ntlhfl‘l llighl.
'l‘mco \which‘havu foil the cold apringo blight,
'l'ho lightning‘a fllllfitrfl. 8! lhn thundor'n Eli-It'd,
Yet pino uwny u weary lifn
Which oldor would have sunk und tltml
Beneath the otmlton their youth (lofted-~35
nutl cursed with long“; ul days are lnt'l/
I‘o tall at youth of Hope bereft. "
Am! beauty. too, when Hope in gone.
And noon without lhil hnrmwml light.
"on lon the beam that mode it bright.
Now what nvnil tho silken lmtr,
The gentle Imilu. tho gentle nit.
The hunting eye. and glance [armed—
l‘otnt aomblnnco of tho purer mind——
A- gold dun. Ipotkltng in the amt.
Point: whoro the richer Ilmlu run l
Alan! they now jult mom to he
lie-towed to mock at Misery. ~
Thoy spook of day» long, long gonu by,
Than point. to cold lenlity,
And with u death-like smile lhoy any——
"Oh! who! are we who!) Hope's nwnv l"
Thus Love, Lifegand benmy 100.
’r-Whan noon without Hupo'a brighlnmg hnn
All nigh in Milory’a Inddaut (one.
5 "Why neck to [my if Hope he gunn ?"
From .Ncnl'a anulln
HUSH THE MU 81 C
DY NSMO
llunh tho music ! Hugh tho mumr.’
Hush tho lulu-slmin'n ponuwo our“ .
'[Umughlu um mined by "ml low vudunu
Winch woro boner in their call.
()lheuiuo! tho dluopinu aplfit
Gladden 'noulh flu magic spell ;
Hm [0 me. in’ blight”! moments.
Comes u hko u funeral knall.’
Hmh lhu music‘ Hush Ilu- ‘mu'ur'
Suuml no more mm min lumighx . 7
“non! gone, Ith ms! did mund It.
When tlm [mun had known no High!
m Um lion Hm I!( Mn lan sundown!
‘ For the mun: Ihm flow in mm”
Fur Ihu lrczmxred hulmwt hvnvon,
Wnku—uh! \ynko nu mun: lhu! Mm”:
’5 WOMAN’S POWER.
A TALE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
“who uulhug ol "Conquculuud Belt-Crunquwl 3;.
it won spring-em! the drizzly, cold.
co‘mlortleu‘aenson thus iriisanamrd in this
northnrn region. but the spring ol the pii'
eta. the spring of the South—and nuvcr
Damned April‘sun on u lundscnpc oi more
quirtllovulinaSl-g than that in the midst of
which was situated the resulonce of Mr.
Richard Shubri‘ck, ol South Cumlinu. The
large. irrogulorly built old mansion wns
hUI'HHHIIIL'd by. :1 wide piazza. [Hill us you
trod itu circuit. you looked lurth from its
western side on the Suntco rolling Its plu
(ill waves belwcvn loreiit crowned bunks,
nml l'rom‘its caulnrn, un't'lqury lawns and
atutcly shrubs. with here and then: it lnlty
and amending trcc, hoyond whinh tho .widc
curringc'roud panning through -.-. double lint:
nfu cumuree and willow-oaks {or nearly
hall’s mile. ontoiod through it lmndsnlnlt
gate-inlo tho tuunpiku or roguluimml route
to:Churlouton. “ It was a RCL‘IJC over Which
tho gentle. nflcctions thut blt‘flb n homo, and
the rofinc'd tattle ,rthal unitmlhnh it. might
have be'un uuppusedlto‘fireiidc, yut more
ihun once of lute had its sleeping echoes
liven-,awukouml by the fiQl'CCttlluulS nnd
denunciations ol unbridled soldivr". nnd
tho'hénvy'," hurried‘troud _ol uiinmi rncn
been 'lni'nrd'in‘itti halls. for Enic wr-itc oft
‘l7Bo.’lho‘rllelgn of l-Terror' in‘ Curnlinufl
when Britiih tr’foops gnrriaonvdlnxr forts.‘
and {opined allinout unresioted, through her
liolda-i—whcn no home was sucrou‘l lrotn the
imidilitlon ol their iiuuricc,‘ of their \ie'nl
g:il1§;§;:M r, ' filjygrLclifbgmpélsd' “’9“ l“
audn-knuwn 'phtriotismhnd renilci'oiliflii?
homey peculiarly liable to their moist; unwol .»
cotpe Visits. But that home who gunrdi'd
in' hi's'abliéncé by u 'spirit iid'digriificd und‘
cq‘mniahilitig“: yet's’o stilrnnd ‘goutle; :thrit
hithc'rtbithe rudest had been churmcdiiuiu
courtaay‘.,and thcmost llUßlllc visito: sent
away in mnnnort}. it‘notnt heart. a friend.
Mrs“. Shubrick would often have been con
demned to complete uphtodo for months
byitho absenceof her husband, and the
cessation of those hospitalitios' [Otawlllcll
her übudo had once been noted. but which
it “His impossible to continue in the disor
orguniied“cunditionof social file in her
neighborhood,” but! it notheon for the com
‘panionahipwof' Caroline. .‘Sliubrick. the
gluten oi hor,liu§huud.7'l»7
young, » 4m n].
. Cnr‘olineiylap‘aj guide and lovelyfiemg‘
with; hqurtcnynblp of the dcopethom;
nary Mougn.‘ “ ‘_Shfe ‘cduldmav‘c urea foij
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hovu shrunk aml trembled at .'he. nlroke
(Mm which she mmld not llvc, and she
could nut, like hurlaistcr, have uvulud evil
from her lured ones by her aull possesmm,
or haw m-rvcd them to meet il hanquiliy
by her own serenity. Such n 5 aha was,
she mm lM’Nlbllncply, dvvolcdly loved by
the young and ardent Reginald l‘llli'ntl,
and below: that dark nnd dreadful your
had closed, Caroline hml learned in (mm
hle fur a lilo dearer 10 her (hfi‘n her own;
Mr. Shubnrk loved Reginald 100. hut to
his enhenlicr‘ that he would conrtem m hls
immediate marriugc with hile alum, he re
phed Wllh a (lecitlud negative.
"It musl rlul hr, Re'gmnhl, while the.
exccuiivncr (m the one sidu, or lhe cunnun
bull on the (“her are ready to cut the lic
as noun a! lunm‘d. There is. in- lime for
assuming new responsibilities. Heaven
known those we have press bu! hm imm
iiy!"
-But at length a bright day [ninth in
down' upon the harassed and nppwssad
patr’iots.‘ le huttle at the Cowp-ms in
Jonuaxy; 17M, tnught the British that
they wen: nnt-Invmcthlo. and inspired the
"o‘pprenhcd hut unyielding Amencnuo With
new hope; and the arrival ul (insane. and
lhnapnltcd ltlaliht'l' in Wlllch he opcnml
the camping", raised that hope almost to a
triumphant certainly. ';\a be advanced
into the: Stain. lmr sons every where übnok
oil the yoke which they had worn 501m
poticntly, upd vented m action the deep
tndlguntmu which hall for months been
burning in their hearts. and which their
foes might have read in their flashing dyes
and on their stern and gloomy brown. ()n
the twentieth of April. Gn-ene was at
Camden. only titty milos from Mr. Shu
brick’tl home. and tho! gontlmnnn could
no longer repress hin «losirc to be hurt:
more in nrms. boldly. openly battling to:
the right. "Nut till thun ahull I feel my
self a human." be mid to hlh Wile—nod
though the color on her cheek might have
grown o shade lm glowmg—her soft eur
nust eyes met his tully nud iirml}. am!
E there “'on no trembling~ in her voice M “l”
replied-r
-1 "Go, then. my husband—and lruu not
[for ua—God wiil protoct us."
Not thus did Caroline rueeivo the tin
nouncetnent lruni Reginald lilliot that he
was to accompany her brother. ‘Nitli
mu’iden dclic’ncy she turned from him. but
not till he hurt mad the agony in her eye,
and seen the convulsive quivering of her
lip. Throwing his arms urouiid her. he
drew her halt vrcsiating form to his aide,
Mid as he praised his lips to her pallid
cheek, urged hor'with all the warmth iind
eloquencool impassioned feeling. to‘join
him in entreuting her broth-c 1 to sanction
and perpetuate, hy ill" huliout ot‘all hands.
ttie tic l)el\Vl’('ll..lll\'HL l'ltoqurnt in he
woe. there was one plan he (lured not
urge. which (lurutine‘n‘henrt had ntteu
presented, but never so powerlut us at this
moment. 'riliohld he he Wounded how
inexpreasihly deui would be the wife’s
privilege of watching, beside. him. soothing
his pain nnd cheering his sadness by the
gentle ministerings ol womanly tender
ness. and yet should deeper Woe await her
—should he die—who! consolation could
cnrtli offer her lor having relused his lost
request. and would she not find ii doep
joy in hearing his Home. and thus bolong‘
ling to him even in his gruveP’ Such were
the thoughts which at length overcome the
tiniiility thui hiid hitherto made her acqui
esce silently in her brother‘u Wlll. She
accompanied llegimdd to the parlor in
whi Ii sat Mr. and Mrs. Shuhrick, and
though the words in which all" aniswored
her brether'a appenl were low. they were
lull oi expronsion~‘ hrotlior. i would be
his in ltlc‘ulitl in death.’
Mr Shuhrick “in distressed. uni: libulb
ed l‘tll' counsel to lllb wile.
‘Slio is right. low,‘ Mull. Mia. tiiiuuiicl:
in iinswur to thiit look—‘ it ill 1 womnnlyl
feeling. and she Will be happier uo.' l
'l‘hesi: words did more to Win Mr. Sliu l
hricli'n consent than 01l Regiiiiitild man
ments or [)Crhtmblulthi The. out inurnin;
ii neighboring clctg‘l'lllatlfwhu had known
Caroline lrotn lll‘l‘ inlnnry, pronounced
her in the pieaence of her brother and sis»
‘ ter, the wedded \l'llu bl ttcginuld i‘iliiul.
l lt wee an hour of deep uml nnlenin feel
iiig. On lleginiild' Elliot’s law alone
there was no uiidiieas. 'l‘o his bright. brew.
spirit, tour was a ate-iingergnnd his item!
was at tliie'iuoment too full at hopi- and
love to have room 'tor sorrow ; hut (Invo
linorcuired liiertget‘kia'im tea her husband
on lips pale with ll‘tQ"(\!l‘fo\ nit‘dflllté agony
0t parting. end he ’wns towed to luy her
unnerved lorin upon the slits-ure he could
futtu‘vpzmr, Shuhgicln from _ilie rounmm
Their horses: stood at the door, and em
they slept that night. they. liiiil accoiir
plishud more than half tliezdtstnnce to the
American camp. . ,
' ' livill suonisec you. lovemlor lwill
be inys'elf the humid ol 'our first victory,’
hed‘been the parting wuiilii o! Reginald to
Carolina, The)" were the dictates of
'yohthful confidence. In three Jaye nltoi‘
that phatlllg'llu was engaged in battle ,yet
there wasiio victory to report; and the ac»
tion which gave encouragement to. less
sanguine-spirits seemed to him rilmoiit dis-f
grucolul. because it was followed hy r -
treat, X‘s’eeks Lfollowed, duringwhicn the
Amerionnnwero’ gaining u‘nd 1h:- Britiiih
losing ground vi'ith‘out any «incisive moire—
ipen‘t on either side. At longtligun‘thh
twunty-secgnd ut May, camc'tlio giltlant.
E A R FEEL D , P'A. JUL Y 135.181!
MI
but unsucceust'ut attack on the British
force at Ninety-Six, uutt Greene nguin
compelled to rotirn‘ withdraw to the'Sun
the Hills. That he could mnlntain him
'selt' thus m tlm very centre of the State
setimed even to Rnginatd equivntcnt to
victory. and hn resolved to ht‘ tho hornltt
of hope, If not of triumph to Carolina——
He commnuimtt‘d this intnnt'tun to Mr
Shuhrtck, and proposed th at ho snouhl nc
compnuy him, but he endeavored on the
contrury to dwsuado him (mm the project.
' It in 4: grout temptation, X acknowl
‘cutgru Roginaltl. while we nrn lying idle
horn, so nr-Isr our ¥»:>ntt-»-bnt rt would
aunrcoty be prudent, with ptrnggting pur
tics ntthn nnomy constantly rooming a
bout this erection ofthe country‘. We must
he caret"! of nurnulvus for our country’s
woke—America cannot nHortl to throw 2;-
way 1; single sotttior now.'
' 0h? X wt” be as curtslul no umn: Cum.
line could vleuire—cnrefnl {or her own deur
tank's-hut in truth there. is no danger.—
Yno know I commanded the foraging par
t) yesterday—l purpnsoty pursued the
rum! humt‘wnnl. and though lw-ent nearly
half the tliataucv there. X not onlywaw no
trace: 0! the uncut). but could hear of
none.'
Mr. Shubnck still ahuuk hiB hcuil, but
youth and love am not so easily cuunn-i‘
Ind, and obtaining lmmx. of uhaence for 0
week. Reginald act out,aucompnmcd only
by u (lusty servant, who: had been his M:
tendnnl from boyhood.
The nun was link: more (hnn 'uu hour
high. and Mrs. Shubrick and Caroline
won: soared In (he cantcrn ("32.7.an that
hour the coolest part vi the house—when
(heir attunfiun wua nnructcd by auuing u
Muck boy emerge. [rum (he woodland
wjucb scrreued lhe fields und negru hou
rzca from View, and run wnh breathlese
Speed Inward (he gnu: at the Mud of the
avenue. Below he rt'uch‘J'J il (hr-y be
calrle awnrc Um! lwo rulers won: rapidly
approaching it from (hc‘publiu mad. ()1)
mm] Lhuy um». lastcr. tutor-Hwy pun,
ed it—Cumlinc rmw lrom her chair-mam
approached lhe not! of the ping-. 3 and gay.
ed forward for n moment. (hr-n, withuu: u
word. sprung down the atom. and passing;
the shrubbery wilh the Brahmas u! a deer
entered lhe avenue beyond. She wan Inl
lowcd. (hough more scdutcly. by Mrs.
Shubriuk, for Men she had now become
certain that the foremost. rider wus Rvgi—
nuld Elliot, and that then: won an air 0|
unusuul rutuxatirm in hrs mmnrkubly erect
and vigorous form. \‘v'hux she reached
Caroline, Ruginald was already beahlc her.
Hr: had buurr uaaratml from his hurae by hm
servant on whom he was compelled u: [can
for sapporr. The hum of dcnlh soumcd
netlling an M 5 bmw. ym u aurilc lull oi
happinem- way on hl‘a' ill», and ms Caroline
hung over him uttering wards M endear
ment, which cxmpt in Hm! mnmvm u! (er
ror wouhl ncvc'r have rurcupu-i hr-r, ho
murmured let-My. ‘ nu dangcr. lrvr.‘
‘ No. miesis. I ’surc‘ ydfi dcre's nu rlnn»
gEr“ an'nl tho fu'nhlul l’aul,addrcasing him
aelmo Mm. Bhubnck.’ 'lmj Caroline Romn
ml us well nigh incapuhlc “of mmprehvml.
ing his words as mu [hinting chmam.
' But whul does it u” Im-un, Paul?~--
\tht Is “no uchr with Mun Ellloli’ nak
erl-Mrs. Shubrick. ‘ ' ~
' Why, ybu ace Inn’am——’tin.unly dut
he is km! too much bluo'l.’ and he pointed
to the sleeve at“? with gore—‘ bul he'll
soon come ruumh Miss Caroline—he uint
1n dc lcuhl danger. l ”ure you. um‘mn——-
(1c ball tudgc ili'dis arm. yuu sec, and you
kuuw yuurscli. um'am, den: can’t he uulln'
u'itul dore.’
'Uul In: 13 Nut-(hug still, Paul, ”emf
fihu called to (Wu ufheruwn acr\'u"(llh. whu
had Lynn: no.“ ln listen (0 l’unl»--‘ lwlp
i’uu'. to party Mr. lullmt mm the house
lcl ihem {:kv Tm.» to my room, Unrulmc»
1: ml :w beguur mm: nurymg ‘lmu Uy
alnird—de lumm mu.- u." then :uuutu.’
Ihc uicd 10 (hr [my whu had upcnm': Lin
gum.“ and mice quickly fur “I'. 3i¢‘lvlls--
quickly uir.’
' Ph‘usc mu’am don’t semi fur do duc
tur UH! tam speak to you,‘ called Paul.
who was :alrcady beating his mamar lhrn’
zhv hin'ubhcx'y. ‘ l ’auroyuu, ma’nm, l’sc
dncmr enough I'm dis arm myseH.’
Mrs. ShubrickAunlL-rml the boy to Wull
Mum shu [allowed l’uul lo cuquuc It be
hull any hatter xuuaun than M: cuulidcnuc
In ' um um: fiurm’r)‘, fur nut rlvau'uzg Vll‘c
presence 0] hr. tile-mun. She luanrlullcg
iuald Elliot on his bed snlfici'emly rqvivcd
in l)(' cuusciuus ul Curolluu's presence,”
Paul’Wa’n pn‘paflug bundugt‘s and Hutu! a
table somewlml unmoved from the bed.
and lo‘ her qxnmtlmm he rcpllcdu' you new.
mu'um. 1 bar); mu cl; nl'rnlx) «lulu red cunts
will be. hd'r'é before ll.ll|g'-—-ll\: Me What tir
,od at Muussu was. a oflicer,’ and I sued
him stand on de top of do hill out yuudcr.
a ~ mulch when) wrl wan u-gcingnsn I
film" hu‘a only gone 11w some morcllfnyqp 10
come artcr us. Now: if flgchfibmllfde.
daduclor will only bani ffiéfimfiwélfid I
’wre you. uru’am, lfisqgg ”glam wu‘undn
darn Llir. sincu l’vc-{lflielllr‘fiilfjgl(anrm-y.’ .’ -
Mrs. Slmln-lckfglfi‘nfi'éll m the. pale face
of Reginald Elleu unslflhc scarcbly less
glmstly one. u! Caroline ms ahelmut over
him-afar a moment hgr‘couutcmuce worn
au OXprCSßlon of deep _llmugln.,andllxcu
her eyct; warmed umldcnly irradiated with
mor‘c lmautilul lighl, and a] loftinrscrmxity
apt 'epllvfimcd upuu'l‘icr'bmw. I ' _
"fSlfiy'buthing at :11le uppmlwnslmm 31qu
{in}: MN, uml lilluulll you» llczu any nolw‘
”mums/fa"
be p-stlectly still, and cutleaVor to keep
the others ao—ynuz bust chaucoul escape
i 5 here.’ She was leaving the room. hut.
as nhe reached the door. turned back to
ask—J have you all you wont?"
' Yes, mu'um,‘ fibld Paul, who llflll til
ready ripped up his master’s cout sleeve.
and exposed the tillll‘l suturutctl with blood.
The allusion SL‘OluL‘tl now to. lim'e ceased.
and although hiril‘llliotaltill lay with clo
sed gym unul perle’ctly motionless. Mrs.
Shuhxiclt sow thnt there wag u tinge ul
color in his lips at Intel. untl that his (in:
KPH] hml elowil 1w 5r Caroliue’s nnml.
She beckoned Paul to her—-' Llhink.’
she whispered. ‘ that if the bleeding has
sloppml,lllcrn tzun he no danger to Mr.
Elliot in leaving his mm for n time on it
ia. Should he ho sought lun he will he
salt-r in his present atntc. because we cun
lump him llllH‘O quiet.’
Paul hail grout quickness ul pmwptiou,
and as who concluded, he said with animu
tion, ‘you right, Missiumyuu nightrz—he
better so——-—'
Mrs.Shubricll lrlt the room. and Paul
iipprmiehed Caroline, who, with her byes
fixed‘hu lleginuldhgemucd unconscious at
everything but 05 hut presence. 3
" Don’t be scared now, Mil-t: Caroline.
for l ’s‘ure yon derr tlllll un dunger, and If
Minuet nun only get a good, long alrep,
he’ll wnke up right well. Only Wu mufit
keep ebery tinglhcry still here—we mus’ut
move or any a word it' duy multc elicr so
much noise out dtlre.’
Caroline would not ufter thin hnve mov
etlor apoken for‘hor life—there she sat,
pale, motionless as a statue-her hund
clasped in that of the sleeping Reginald.
whose every brcuth ahn “'ulCllctl. Her
consciounuuss 3“"‘319‘1 bounded to that room
~«that bed. Pisuluhud «seated hmaself at u
reepoutful distance from her; iln too was
still. and soon he slept, for whun woronny
of lllfi men still without sleeping? At length
he \ths amused by the sudden Hood of
men. The tmund passed up stairs and 0-
var varionn parts of the house He listen
ed wnh intense aolicitude—the anuude came
neuter—they nppmttched- lbo very door of
lhe room-«they paused -—n few earnest,
though not loud ‘words were spoken, and
then the steps receded. and soon all was
still agetn. Regiduld slept on undisturbed.
and Caroline. thnugh uhe hnd lifted her
eyes nnxtously to his, had neither mrovud
nor spoken.
Mm. Shubrtuk'e first act when she left
tho room to which Reginald Elliot had been
tuken, was to dll‘t",l‘.| one of her own aor
vnnta to mount one of his horses, and lead
mg the nth”. to return mo rapidly as pouai
bln in the road with them. nnd purnutng
that until he had entiruly passed her hun
hnnd’n place. to turn tn a denim wood.
lthltt? hts way no liar nu he t‘ould thmugh
it. and there fasten thu: horses and leave
them. ’l‘homrnrdnrs given. she m-ated her
eull‘ With uppaient quietness, but real aulie
lllltlt‘, :it ct window that mmrluoked the mod,
to mel the nl'l'l“al (if her expected visit
oru. She had not waited long when u ser-
Vunt boy ruahod in uxcluimiug. in evident
nlurm—‘ Missin. dc British do cnmin——
Cudjo see tle rod cont up tle mad as he bin
in comm homo.‘
‘ Very well, Hurry—J want you to go
to Dr.. Slevenu' plumaunn—you can go o
ver the dam you knOW—und ask the doc
lor lo come over here us early as possible
in the morning.’ \
'l'hc cruellies while hnd' uconsionully
bnnn exercised by \ho Brilish and Tory
troops reward the nugmes. in order !0 or
ion from rlmm somu rmrrl’Csuion prujudiciul
in their rnnalurs. mudt: Hnrry very ready
to oboy lhis"?ordor. ln liko manner Mra.
Shuhrick «.lcapulchod on variou» crrnudra all
llm mumlmra nl lutr household, whr. hmi
“umn-med the arrival uf Kf'ginzlld‘ ’l‘he
lam «an! hurl humanly ‘51:! om when lhe
lrmn r of lmr-ro.a the. tingling: 0! raping. rindl
lmul H‘ilr‘C. of’ rilL’ll, roll: ”13‘ ll.“ :mm'uf
lriui "rm-l coma In :rr'nw runium: a )‘uuugl
uiiicur. wearing the uniform of u liculcrnml.
and followed by aevorrrl soldiora. walkcdl
Into the huuao, and turned into the room in
which" M rs. Shubr‘ick sat, \hu door of which
mm purposely left open. She rose to ru
cuivu rhorn wiih such dignified caurtcn'y
thM lhuy "scro shamed inlo uiviliiyhund
whun al'lur involving and rPlurnirrg the uni
umhnu of the loader, elm asked to what she
was indublod for ihc honor of his Visll, he
replied—J I regret, madam. to be admpoll
ed to, pm you to any inconvenience, but!
mun obey lho orders by which I am sou!,'
m, in ppmnmmrnn, m ,[CX'LL‘ULQ Lnaruzrrwbja
is known \0 ‘he in ’your houuo-mf mum
trouble you for your lion}. and «int in‘l‘u.
bligod In you up ordur om: ul )‘qur'syr‘wrms
lu guide ms in our renrch.’ ' '
' ‘ Here are the keys, sir.’ she said, inking:
a small basket from :1 table riear her, “ of
every purrlry' and clou'ul in tho" house—the
chambers are not looked-44 fear it will be
immiscible to acnd‘ a eorv'mr‘llwmlyvflr {0?
.the eight of‘u soldier usuallilef'lfi“ them
so much ihal I doubt if your arrival has run
mam ‘zham nll orfrhe' place. ' l reouhl L'JHdU
you myself, but your search ml! probably
mi ln'sa "remruin‘onl‘ Mlhuut my presence.
\ That produrrcc, wnu' induct! felt,to be u
rcsirnin’t, and Officer and umn ahko ,movod
'mor‘b' freoly whun :hvy had passed from
l lhu mom in ,which’nho who. For the nest
l half hn'ur _rho'y were heard Mum’piugqxvfmm
l‘risrjm iv'rlmrn, uphill/rig church,” hug-‘onuu,
firm; w'ardruhha, moving, lyrd-uldudu-«lumr
~tiling a’bodl 190195,? arid grxrtringrsv'erythigg
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inlo such disarray no it would require (lays
io-remedy. At. lengih. with aquick fluller
at her heart. Mrs. Shublick heard them re
turning._ Tho oiliecr now entered nlonc.
lenvinwhw men at the door. Again Mrs.
Shubrick man to receive 'li'un, placing her
solfbolwccn him and the door ofillé room
in (which Roglnnld lay.‘ ' '
' 1 must ag‘uin intrude upon you.xnod:iui.
though only for a few minutes. This room
and lhe adjoining oneoro the only pum of
the house which we have not examined.
ln one ofthcm the rebel moot bu conceal.
cd.lnr we (racked him to your door. l’er
mil inn to pass you, madam.’ "
Instead of moving aside for him, Mrs.
Shnbrick drew nenmr to die door of the
room he wished to enter, and placing her
self directly before it. fluid, ' this is my
own chamber. air—~yuu will not, lhopa,
insist on entering il.’ .
The oilicer looked at her wilh ‘n auspi
uioun eye, but her gloneo quailed not be
nculh his. her delicate. nheok neither palcd
nor ilunhed. nml ho mud-J duty. madam.
klmwu no ouch reserves, hm I feel assured.
l may lrusl your word. and if you will as
sure mo lllul the man I seek is not in the!
room, l will no! nnler it.’
‘ I will answer no question—it would
only estnhlioh a precedent for future occa—
stuns—but ngsin 1 tell you, air. that this in
my chamber, and to a man of honor the
chamber of a lady would be n snnotunry o
ven to his own bittcrost foo, snared as tho
aim or llauven. I trust to your honour.
therefore. to make no attempt to enter here,
but should you persist in doing so. it shall
be only over my corpsc thstyou accomplish
your purpose.’ ‘
Emplmic us tvns hur language—earnest
as was her manner—4lmm wns nothing in
mtlmr that permitted hun for a moment to
forget that‘it was a LADY, dolicatoon‘dgem
do. who thus addressed him. “oan lht
bar spirit was nncon quotable, that she
would llldUUd die when) she stood rather
than submit to an indignity or betray u
friend—he could not use physical force to
ward such u woman, and he relinquished
his pnrposo, saying to her with Something
of reverence in his manner—l' your intre‘u
pidity, madam, gives you socurily‘; from;
me you shall moot no further annoyance;l
Ho was true to his word. and immediate~
ly wrthdrow his men and returned tothe
detachment it) which ho belonged. This
Wuua smnll'purty that had been 60M out
from Ninety-Six for uupplioq, the commnn~
der of which had thought Reginald Elliot's
cnpturo an (object of auflioicnt couscqucnéc
to tlulny hi» [much for this domiciliary via~
11.
' She is a heroine, sir,’ said the young
lieulununl In his commander-J and wore
muskuta p‘m inm tho handa ofn hundred
such wnmun, our only surety would be in
rOtront.'
' You mismkcuwith munkels in their
lmmla. women would become lo us but a
maker kind 0! mnn,’ replied the commau»
dur, and he replied truly—woman’s power
is Over the apiriln of men, and it must be
muimainrd by spimunl, not by all)"
means. - ,
The ’suranc‘cs of Paul proved quite cer
rccr. The ball which had entered Regin
ald Elliot's mm had opened a vein in its
passage. and the flow of blood Win. so
much increased by his rapid motlolgx‘ on
horseback, than it was many wchqbefora
he recovered entirely from the Innguor [MI
debil'uy which “occasioned—but as Caro,-
lme was his nurse through these geeky.
and as it was u season of cornpaxuiive Innc~
uv’ny m xhe American forum in Carolina.
he ceuid not greatly regret U.‘ He was
sufficiently recovered to be present at the
ballie ‘of Eulnw Springs, n bnulc which
yeah Iqu 1n \hc invader no spot in Carolina
on which his {eel could safely andeecurely
rest. ",
‘x’oulm,—’-';Ne young umn belxevua he
shall ever die. There in a lccliug'as elm-2
I'.in in youth. which Inukuuumé'nxls for ev
ery thing. Tuybc young IS to be ns one of
the immortals. 01.19 hull ultimo, indeed,
is apcntntlm uum mm rumums in Item,
{or us, thh all its wunllcua lronsuvcs;,lor~
there is no lune drawn. and we see no “111-:
it». to our hopes and wiuhea. We make.
”the gntnjng pg}; uur uwfi-‘r
~ Thu vnsl, nu unholxllllcd [Tarot-I lxanllxafinioimi”
Illmth. nlx! age, are worth. without mbun- ‘
mg; 1: dream. :1 l'lH'u-n will: Whlclrféle-havt!=
noxlling (0 do (Myers may lnm- unddr-‘~,
gone. or may still undergo (lucxn'a¥wo:'
"bear clmnncd life.’ which lhugbs to‘acorn
all such idle luncics. ‘As. in schiflggomi'
on a dclighllul journey. we strain-olii“c2‘~"
gg’r night forward, . ,- --" = 1'
“ lluldun; tho lowlv wanes uldmmhuh‘ hall,“ 3'l
and see no 3an tn'pruspcct after prospccni
new objects presenting themselves nuvpg
ndvuncc ; go in the outsrtzdi lilo, we 'aée‘
no end tonnagesilrcls. nolrimzzhc'opporlu‘w
nili'ca mfgrutlfyinglheln-"vaeu havens}
yet found no nbgatache, nn diupniilimr to"
lla§._,ufld Hag-ems; may:we'can..gpjbnlqll-'
ever. 1_ ‘ V‘ . .‘J; '1": ‘. '3 ”l? ,; I‘lf’yvl‘)? 1.“ “Ll:
h vm: a. winery lIM‘WCdm-D glorious vic
luryj, of which Reginald EU|o| WM?- 3‘ ho
had promised who the herald t 0 CMOHHG
~21 lmppimrsa which he thought chénpl'y
fiurchuucd by .number severe. though no!
dangerous, wound.
, .I V ‘ ‘ 1' ._~—;—,r-~7 an» l;':f.‘x.€fs-L3l‘ .I‘2
"Lij‘f"!fuafiflx‘fl in-Axwilc' is, ésiuxyugtid.to
is'cimxa autumn“Lot-Immimqiiciiu'mdiam!
am! quuzgcitybyumddzu i‘aimg,