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IT KI-MRAIM nlUTK, KS1.
I iw a uirl on Ma'kft sired,
A weet yolinc thinij in blue ;
In her the vbtucs seemed to meet,
With her tbegracc grew.
Her 1iiow was finely formed and fair.
The rose was on her choi k ;
Her potrtina lips still seemed 10 dare,
And yet llicy seemed to seek.
Ifer eyes were of that melting hlue,
That many a heart might wreck;
Her ringlet, of a pohlen hue,
Adorned het snowy neuk.
Her' a s'ep, miijlit win a heiut,
Of light, clastic kind ;
A form. MiipuMmiK nil tJuiart
Or fancy has divined.
Indeed five wasH4 heavenly fair,
Her charm ere most divine;
Oh ! would that I could how me there,
And worship at her shrine.
From her oft hreith such draughts of lore
Anil j-y tny bnsom drew ;
That oh! I could not look unmoved,
At that sweet girl in blue?
That Drunken Man in Rug.
Jk prtrody on " 'I'hul Iwfly dirl in Jilue."
I saw a man on Market street,
A dirty llang in rags;
In him the passions seemed to moot
Me n'as lite sport of wags.
His brow was knit with rape and spleen,
And bloated was his cheek ;
Hi teeth were clenched his lips between;
To shun him all Jid seek.
I I is eyes -cre of that crimson hue
1'ectihsr to Ue sot ;
1 1 if rint-lits o'er tns 1i.rclHad I dew
Jlis friends l!t'ii knew him not !
His was a step frum which thc soul
Would idiriMk; aye w lh disd.iin ;
His forts, alas? was like the. howl
I'lem which 'twas hard to ubsuin.
Indeed, lie was a wretched man
Ills virtuvs nil had IVd;
Ilia Java are dnikJJ-cd to a span;
Hits life was but s. thread.
From his pestiferous breath ihc fumes
Of liquor were exhaled;
On him I could not look unmoved,
lint pitied and bewailed. L. W.Z.
From t.'ic Souhern Liltrary Mumtcngtr.
liGW LKillTX.
TUe fluii-ktcp march til" modern mind
Is i av i 111; rniiinon sen-- licliiiid,
Ast'i T.II the (Jnds from Van to Mars,
Now make the ir trips in rail-road cars.
The Muses nay, the very Graces
Have paid llwir tare for eaiK irrj
Aud eooth toay, rlieir votaries seem
To travel tiovea-d ys ty steam,
Aud strain although the boilers burst,
To be a Uuhhlrtnn, the first,
"o m.'ttcr who deserves to win,
The sure of foot and sound of limb
Mt iM, of course, compete with nun!
Wo rapid is "improvement" now.
It rocs ahead, (no matter haw,)
lib such a fifty savan-jiovvcr.
You pet to heaven in hnlf an hour,
liv merely locomotive picuchi -ib
On the high piewuie plan ul leactiuifl : j
Aud by the ei.me in shorter space !
May rcuoli, (io.l wot, the other place. I
Who now would think for once of earning,
Hy labor's toil, tlx wealth l 4cauini; !
Or who propu.-iti to po to si'hooi
For knowledge hut a f.nd 1
Kot even the baby Pimco of Wales
1 j soil inouph to kill the whale,
To light him to bis pap whin gas
Is gr.iwn in eery uu. ulow-arass,
Aud when wax candies ol tike best
A re from the Wv Item-pud pet !
I Aiy of the lutl 'Join Tinii.'k.
A Ikssux K011 Sroi.btxt; Vivk..
"And I da 10 sav you have culJtiti your
w if'c very often, A'ewman," said I, once.
Old Newtnan looked down, and t!ie u ife
took up the rej'ly. "Never to signify
and if he has, JtJt scrvod h." "And J
dare Ray, if thc truth were told, yi
have scolded hitn quile &b often."
"Nay," said the old woman, with a
beauty of kindness w hich all thc poetry
iu the world -cannot "excel, "how can a
wife scold her good man, w ho lias been
vorking for her and her little ones all
the day? It may be for a man to be
jieeviiih, for it is he who bears the cros
ses of the world ; Inrt wlro should make
him forget them but his own wife ? Aiid
he had best for her own sake ior no
body can scold much w hen the scolding
is all on omc side." Vlulwer's StudenL
No Ar cocNiTNti -kir Tahtb. An anc-ciloto
it told iii the New Monthly Magazine of an in
imliiunt ot Kpitzbcrgen, who, when oomloled
with by the captain of a whaleman, on the w
vcrity of the climate, and the privations iio en
sured, replied "! have always ir.d a ti.-li lione
tLrtiu'h iny noif!, and p'enty uftruin oil todnnk ;
w hut more could I possibly desire."
Tom,' fciid an ai (uiiiituiiL'e to another, 'you
lixik very stout you must bo a Ircutciuluub
btronf fellow.'
'Yes,' replied the ether,'!'!!) an strong as bran
Jy, an quite as fpiritnl.,
' don't doubt jt but you're no! to mu h bi .
lot f it ."
SUNBUMY AMERICAN.
AND SH AMOK IN JOURNAL.
Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of Repuhlici, from which
i-ViNH liic Philtiilrlphta Sutvrilay tYtttrirr
THIS HtmiKIIKn,
nv mrsj. LvniA jam-: i-ieknoik.
'Well, Davis will yet his duo after all; I
was a little apprehensive alnmt it, but old
jud-rc Kuily litid passed sentence of ilonth hihui
liim.'
'.ndyoi arc rcjoicM t it, ll.mlinrr r
'I'erlamly I am, Mr. Joodvin ; one. lit not
every pvxl citizen to rejoice in the punishment
of crime, and in ridding society of such es1!,
and the land of blood guilliiH'ss ? Surely yon
wmimUI not mihvert the laws of (Soil mid man,
ard stiller tiro murderer to itm at laryo, ntul
prey iiviti his R'llows.''
'Indeed i would not He wlio has proved
himself twdesperately foi d hardy, ns to stain
hw soul willi human blood, should be prevented
from finding an opjiortuiiiiy tu Tcpeat lie of
fence. Hut I & pity poor Irnvis; ik so nitich
because lie is to die tor Jifo cannot be desira
ble now, and death, Init fcr tire giillowfi, I am
sure would lie welcome ; yet, I pity the burn
ing agony that lias guadod iiitn to thin, and
lc retmwHc and ehamc that twtv tortxirc him.''
'Worse and worse, Goodwin ! you pity the
crime more titan its punishment Such a crime
as his, too; an outrage on llic most sacred tics
of ltfe, on the JiolicMt harriers of society the
murdered good confiding wife, for the sale of
a wanton-eyed creature, who ought U be hang
ed witli him.'
Yes, 3'oti are right; it would be mercy to
hang lier up lieskle in. I'K'atb, now, would
be nothing to one lay f the anguisli and de
spair, and liriAew-lteattedness, that she munt
eudtice, in tiiisldind, cold, contempt nevus workl ;
and that after all she mut die.'
"Well, I am astonished. If you wore not a
preacher of the gospel, and a man of irreproach
able character, I might fincy that yon iiim
iiow ltsvniHhi.; with tfem. J)o in he of-
fi.ii(kl, I know tliut you vvnU twt bv yuilty of
sik.- a crime. j
'loyou imagine, sir, that 1 will rest quietly
under such mi insinuation ! you have know n
hk' seventeen years; have you eoeii aoylit a
miss in my conduct, or lias there been even an
ill rcKrt if me, in nil ihat tinic !'
'Certainly not, sir; your walk and conversa
tion have been irreproachable, above Uhj reach
of tnale4enc, aid m bright that envy could
never aim a shaft to touch them. 1 humbly
beg your pardon, tor my hasty worJa.'
4t urn satisfied. Now my friend, sit lrwn,
and I will tell you Low I h.ive learned 1o pity
the murderer. Ton ycaT since, at tle time
il'de great revival, amongst the young ladies
that united themselves to the clnircli, wu otic
who attracted my particular attention. She
w as tair in fiimv, of an intelligent countenance,
ol great mental ability, and eminent piety. I
regarded her as an exceodittgly amiable young
woman, and 'loved her purely as a sister in the
Iird. But the excitement, futiguc and watch
ing attended on my station at uucli n season,
CKhansted my strengtli, and a long aiwl scvete
spell of nervous fever, was the consequence.
My wiK, as you know, is a plain woman, of
quiet manners and few wordA 1 ever es
1,sined Ihv liighly, luit duller I never Telt Ihe
ardor of sentimental love. She paid me the
most dutiful attention during mysickness, hut
her calm manner, seemed tome sloiciil apathy.
Thr. young lady of w hom I speak, came often
to visit her pablor in hisallliction,aud the warm
interest she dis-playod in my welfare, heretic k
mid iiik-ntv ioelingt, and temk-r sj'inpathy, won
intensibly tiHn my heart. She was a tweet
singer, and 1 am passionately fond of music;
slic w as a correct aud feeling reader, and read
tome frequently; nry wile could never king,
and being an indifferent reader, seldom reixlsa
loud, I felt the contrast between Them. One
was tho artificial rose, precise, still' tid scent
less. The other was the frwit young llower,
in all its balut, and -velvet beauty. As 1 re
covered, and my sister s she termed herself,
begaa to come eclJubi to see me, an unaccount
able, melancholy took possession of joy mind.
Every objixrt wore a gloomy aspect ; I could
woup amid the most beautiful scenes; I longed
for solitude, and rambled uuisingly amid the
bright garlands of pTig, sighing for, I know
not for what ; but I felt a want of Hirnethieg.
I would not confess to rnyuelf that I wassufler
ing from an illicit passion, yet, whenever I met
skier L., I felt how dear site wan to ue. -On
the lrrd's day, as I Mood in thc sacred desk, it
my eye fcll on her, I felt an impulse to stretch
tt tny arms as if to -embrace her, my heatt
was no longer w ith my (Sod, although 1 still
mocked him w ith .prayer, and went mechan
ically through the service of die sanctuary. 1
diil n't seek her society; 1 trove to keep her
out of my thoughts, yt l my lite Imm-uuio a bur
then,! could no loner tool gratitude to my
merciful father ; I le!t rather that 1 w as cruel
ly doomed to agony and despair,
'Thus passed a sjningaud summer, and as
autumn advanced, my melancholy deepened
fearfully. I can never express t you the deso
lation of soul with which I guzf.d upon tht btre
and lioit-blutUntJ J.tibage ; or the shudder
Sunlturj, rvorthuniberlaiid Co.
with which I marked the faded leaves whirl !
on the fitful wind. My spirit sickens at the re
collection of that fearful season. My excellent
wife became an object of strong aversion to
me ; I hated the sound of her voice, and 1
shrunk frxwiitlie tiuch of her hand, as from the
infection of pestilence, aisl yet I thought that
her loudness lor me was greater than ever, just
to increase my torment.
'At. length rumor inloMiied mo that sisler
was receiving tlie addresses of an all-accomplished,
excellent aud wealthy young gentle
man, .o language can express my hitterago
ny of spirit at this intelligence; 1 lelt that 1
could not exist if she became tlrr w ife of ano
ther. And tlion the thought came, if I were
free,mig1it 1 not win her? What think you
came next ! We read in Ihe sacred Hook, 'He
who haleth his brother, is a murderer.' 1 hated
tny wife, and murder was in my heart. Now
came a conflict dreadful to dwell upon. I fear
ed the wrath of (Sod I dreaded lest I should
he deemed a murderer by my fellow man ; hut
you may believe me, the Fpectrc of the gallows
came not before my mind's eye. From my
own experience, 1 know that a dread of death
by the halter, never deterred a man from shed
ding human blood. If any passion can over
dan c the fear of Jehovah's vengeance, and the
world's scorn and ctirne, think you it w ill quail
at the thought of death ! IVIiove, me, never. I
thought ot eternal punishment, 'where the
worm tlietii not, and the (ire is not quenched ;
I tliMht of leaving a name to !e detested
thronguall generations ; I thought of the toi
tures of conscience during life, of the agony
and disgrace of a trial tw murder, when all the
world would be arrayed against me, ami my
nearest friends uppear as witnesses to convict
me; Uit f the pan' of a felon's death, I Mt
no dread ; if ever its sJiuikiw crossed my mind,
1 hailed it as the end of all my sorrows as the
satisfaction which would atone for my fault,
and awaken ptty to weep over my guilt, and
its punishment. Yet 1 could not bear to see
tny wife dying by luy hand. She fo loved and
trtistetl me, how could I kill her! Oh I if she
coukl die a natural death. 4 Htei did J, on my
knees, beseech dod (n remove her, thnt I mi'-lit
not dip my han.1 in lur blood, and the Holy One'
sullcrcd her to live on. She was taihjtt to
bilious cholic, aud Home of lier paroxysms were
so severe, as to threaten her life, almost to the
exclusion of liope. I had heard of the ellect
produced liy tlie mix vmii'a, and thought tint
its operation would be readily mistaken tor her
constitutional malady. I had tire article by me
I could easily administer it, and then lieavcu
would be open before ue the Leaven of love,
I longed then tir no higher heaven. 1 fixed
on several times lor the accomplishment of my
purpose, but still as the hour arrived, I shrank
(roll 1 the spectres of agony and death ; I could
not Administer tlie nsou. Then I would re
proach mM-lf with cow an! toe. and tlie tlsiught
ivouldaiisc, that hivl I perw'v ered.it would now
kavc been all over ; I might have been free !
Ituring this struggle, 1 had nol sien sister
L. I Jihd rcsigtii.-d iny ministerial olfioc, on a
pleacfill healtJi and Iruiy, I was ill, hut it
was conscience that w ithheld me ; and 1 kept
aloof from 1. that my attuclmiout for her
should not hcciuiic apparent, and be a means
of raising suspicion gaint me. Ihil she
come one day to visit ue, having heard tlwt
1 was liecoiniiig extremely ill, and feeling for
me the aftVctaaiate reverence which young
christians o r expei ience towards tbe minis
ter under whose leaching they lliuml the way
if life. She expressed au earnest solicitude
for my recovery, and displayed so much ten
derness in her words and manner, that the
passion in my soul bltiM-d more fiercely than
ever, and I resolved that before another sun
should set, the drug should be administered
that would make me a widower. 1. k!t me
in the evrning, and that eight was spent in
ne wild ision of bliss too rich for earth. The
iiet day I prepared the Kiison;and nothing
reinaiucd but to mingle it privately with some
brown sugar, which my wife, used in her cof
fee, no other member of thc family using ft.
'My wife had complained to sister L. of feel
ing unusually ill; I thought, tltcrefore, thht
she would have no suspicion, liir I would rather
that all the world would deem me guilty than
she. "Well, I carefully burned all traces .f
the drug, except what I had prepared, and with
that wrapped in paper in my pocket, I went
to tlie dicing -rnoiii, in which -was -the cupboard
containing the table furniture ; I took the lid
from the sugar bowl 1 heard a stop 111 the hall
1 reiducrd il hastily, and nat down. A
neighbor entered. Oh, I feared- a t he would
leinain until diuner, aud so my air vviie es
ta;w another day. In the course of conversa
tion my neighbor related the follow ing auec
dole. 'My l.ttlc Charley now Cve years old, said
he, 'had a pocket-knim which he valued far
beyund all Ins other playthings. The other
day, being 111 the saw-mill, he amused himself
by whittling, still praising the ktiii'c, uutil by
there i no appeal hut to f,c.e, the vital principle and
fa. Saturday, JIa as, is4A.
accklent. Vie pierced Wm hand through with the
blade, in a manner which I fear will deprive
him of the use of it, and in his fright and agony
dropped and utterly lost bis knite amid the rub
bish under the mill. The poor child cried
night aud day, and we were much alariu)da
lut him. Yesterday, he called rue aside, and
said to mo, Hilt, papa, I must tell you (something
or I slinl! din., 1 supMse you wi'l whip me, and
that, will be right. J .ast spring, when 1 saw
the jack knives in Mr. I tower's :tore, I did
waul 0110 very much, but you said 1 wcntld only
cut my fingers with il. J thought I must have
one, so 1 took some money from the drawer,
when yon did not see me, and when I found
you did not miss it, I went and b.uiglit the knife
and then 1 told you that 1 lound it. nut papa, j dererthat I was at heart, I feel lor every crea
the knife never did me any good ; it would al- j lure's "guilt, and especially for the shedder of
ways cut my fingers, and 1 knew that it was
because I got it wickedly. And now 1 have
spoiled my hand w itii it, and it is lost for ever.
lenr papa, when I sto'e and lied for the knife,
I did not think that (Sod would punish me with
the knife, and make mc lose it while it was
new."
'Icniicvrr deserd! the agony which I felt
during this simple recital. My alllicted neigh
bor asked iny advice as to how he should pro
ceed w.th his son, but as I essayed to speak, I
fainted quite away (his was attributed to my
weakness, aud I was conveyed to bed. As
soon as I recovered, I entreated to lie lelt alone.
The words of (Ik; child 'the knile never did
me any good, because 1 got it wickedly, and I
did not think that (Sd would punish mc with
the knile, and then t.ike it from mc while it
was new,' lay like lire upon my wail, and I felt,
that il l should obtain the object of mv desires
wickedly, tlie Almighty (Sod was able to make
my sin its own piniishim'iit, and to wre;-l her
from fie by death iu a moment. I poured out j
a wild prayer 111 the agony of spirit beseeching
II 1111 to restrain me from sin, and help me 111
my Hire temptations. 1 arose and b 11 nod the
deadly preparation, which a short time before,
had seemed to me tlie way to the highest fe
licity. For a few days 1 felt something like
peace, 1Mt a rumour came that J was soon to
be married, and madness came with it Then
on the tumuli of my thoughts, rode the demon
suicide-! would dic--uiy soul wan in hell al
ready my sins were so henioos, that I coujd
not hope for pardon it was best to die before
I commivtnd greater sius. 1 battled w ith the
tempter, but at every conflict 1 felt myself
growing weaker. I began to devise hov I
could die so that tny death might be deemed
natural. And now I began to weep freely for
hours, and it seemed as if tie tears I had died
relieved inc.
My friends had long urged me to apply to
physicians, wrtieL with an obstinacy foreign to
my nature, I had refused to do. Nov a gener
ous member ir my church, brought me a pack
age of medicine, which he had obtained from
New Vork, with considerable expense and trou
ble; he urged me so kindly to make trial of it,
that I at last coiiseuted. He prepared a dose
of it with his o n bauds, aud I swallowed it, iu
wardly wishing it was arsenic. He made me
piomise to oblige him by using il accord uig to
direction, until he should come ogam. 1 pau
sed my word, aud lelt hound to live and keep
it In a few days 1 began to feel relieved.
When tny rrieuj came, I thanked him from my
heart, and he was erjoved at the wonderful
change in my appearance. Six weeks had
hardly pas.-eil, before I was wholly recovered
Yes sir I luul ri cm (..' My cheerfu'ues
had returned; I felt as if a mountain were rai
sed from my heart, aud a cloud of impenetra
ble darkness passed from my mental titmos
pbere. I could now rationally look uoii all
llnugs. Vou will wonder, when 1 tell yuu
that the intense love which bud seemed tome
tlie very life of my soul, which loJ tne to be
lieve that 1 could not exist without its -object
which had filled my mind with thoughts of
murder and suicide. Lad ail melted away, lea
ving only a pure feeling of christian regard, so
tiiat iKiw I could truly rejoice in her matrimo
nial prospucts : Aud .my wife oh the willing
tenderness that gin-hes up at the rcmeinber
at.ee of her meek sxd antring attention upon
linn, wiio was planning how he might take
her life with impunity."
"Indeed," gnsped Mr. Hardy, "rou were
dreadfully tempted."
"Yes, you may call it temptation, but the
whole was tlie effect of disease of the biatn and
nerves. It commenced in nervous fevers, aud
a cuUiolioon that restored the equilibrium of
the system cured the mania alio. Yes, sir, 1
was a mononiatiic. When I remember tho
strange 'feelirg that torturt d me independent
of that mud -asriou, I fuel that uiy intellect
was deranged. Then the Oiature -of iny fcel
inga for sister I., were not such as are gener
ally ascribed to illicit passion. They wore
highly sentiiiieiilal. 1 wois.iiicd lier purity.
I would not have seen her contaminated tor
the world. It Was all uiad.-icstj slu.t-r mad-
immediate parent of desp .limn. Ji t nsov.
Vol. Il--o. XXXV.
"Xow you see ttitit if I had been suffered to
consummate my fearful design upon my wife,
and been detected, as I nsift certainly slsaild
have been, I should have suffered an ignomini
ous death, merely liecavse I Uud been atHicted
with a nervous disease. 1 believe that very
few sane pople ever committed murder or
suicide. The nimd l.-ari inexplicable mystery ;
none (if us can define it, or exidain Irw it is
at"d upon. A i.-austtal hlea may become roet
ed, and grove into ah iu-ane love or hutred,
wrecking its victim utterly.
'My experience has taught me charity and
humility. While I am Mt.iitterably grateful
to the Merciful Ceing who providentially pre
vented mc from becoming practically the mur-
Mood. To every recital of suicide or murder,
my mental response is But for (Sod's special
mercy, f had been altogether such a one.'
'Well,' my dear sir, 'if such is tho experi
ence of the best man lever knew, who shall
judge but linn who is Omniscient ! Hence
forth I will use my best endeavor for the suppres
sion of capital punishment, that every man
(layer may have leisure iu his solitary cell to
return to right reason, and to God. My feel
ings toward poor Davis are entirely ciranged.
Oh (Sod ! forgive ine, that I was athirst for his
blood. Perhaps I did desire bw death ; he
perchance was agonized with pity, while,
goaded by strong pussion, lie murdered his
wife.'
Yes sir, yon are right. He is an object of
pity. I'nt I was of opinion that the lear of
death does deter from crime.'
That is a very general opinion, but axk of
all murderers whether a fear of death on the
gallows withheld them for one moment from
the commission of the fatal deed. Every one
will answer no! Will the passion which has
triumphed over the fear of (Sod, and the dread
of infamy shrink from the terrors of a death
which hope always tells them may be evaded 1
I assure-you, nnrr It becomes legislators to
suppress crime, and to protect their fellow
creatures, lives and property, by incapacitating
thc vicious fur the commission of crime. l!ut
man should seek only to prevent crime, and re
form the criminal. Vengeance is mine, sajtJi
the Lotd, und I will repay.'
Horticulturists Fay that (holiest way
to kill weeds on asparagus beds is to wa
ter thetn liberally with beef or irk
brine, or any salt brine. Tlie salt kills
(lie weeds while it nourishes the njia
ragtts, which is a muratime plant, and
grow s thc better for having salt.
Sklectixu Cabuage Plants. A eor
tespondent of the "A'ew Clenessee Far
mer, advises thos-i, who ou a rainy day,
take from a bed of cabbage plants, some
for transplanting, to select (lie blue
fhor- legged ones becuuse thc long
legged ones are mostly scullions, and
wont have any heads.
MlllAl l J)CS l'tiF.M-KVAHON UF Lift.
A woman named (Iieene was han
ged, hat ing been condemned for felony,
as related by lr. l'Jott. The body was
delivered over for an anatomical lecture
to a doctor of physic ; he bled her, put
her to bed to u w arm woman, and Willi
spirits and other means restored lier to
life. He w as induced to make this ex
periment as the time of her suspension
was only hhoi.t Iwlf an hour. What
was most remarkable, and distinguisli
ed tlie hand of Providence in her reco
very, was that subsequently Jie whs
droved to be innocent of the crime for
w Inch tdki tillered. tSotoe young wIk
hirs joined in subscription for l.er por
tion, and married her to a man by w lmm
she had several children. Her life wan
thus extended J'or lilteen year.
Too Tut'K. The llochestcr Republican tells
of a man who came ti marlcot to disjHiv ofhw
cat'le, which naturally led to conversation on
the very common theme of 'hard times" "Yes,"
said the cattle seller, with au u:r of pecvishi--,
"times are hard, and this is a bard world
and, in my opinion, very few vt ill jjet out of it
alive."
Two neighbors met, one of th rn -was excee.
duigly ifh, and tlie -other tn moderate circum
stances. The latter began to congratulate tlie
former on his great possesions, 11 ml the happi
ness which he must enjoy, and end"d in con
t rut iiiir it with his own condition.
"My friend," said the rich man, "viil you
allow me to atk you one miestiou !"
"Certainly, sir"
'Would you he willing to take my pr-jperty
aud take tlie whole care ofitfor your boarding
and clothing 1"
-No iude, d."
"Well Lbafi all I HtC
l'RICES OF ADTGRTUUG.
I nqiiare 1 innertion, . . fO 50
1 do 2 do . . . 0 7S
1 do 3 do - - . 1 no
tStry nurmetjiiont innerlinn, 0 S5
Yearly Adrertiemnnta, (with the prWilore t4
alteration) one rolumn $25; half column, $18.
three squares, $12; two aqtiarcs, $!); one atjuare,
f!i. Without the privilege of alteration a liberal
ticuril will tie miifle.
A.kcrtifTTwriU lelt without directions aato ths
length of lima tber are (a be published, will ha
continued until ordered out, and charged accotd-
itiRly.
(Tj'isitteen tines make square.
An Innldrnt.
Ihj the late Thmnan Jlayncs Dnyhy, Esq.
In the midst of a dark and gloomy thicket i
one day came suddenly upon three coaTse look
ing men, who eyed me suspiciously, and tlica
asked me the nearest way to Southampton. I
bel ieve 1 trembled from head to foot, while 1
gave a civil but almost incoherent reply. They
allowed me to pass, and then, though they had
previously appeared on the most friendly aud
confidential terms, they spoke loudly and witk
vehement gestures, and one of them, to my
Isirror, quitted his companion?, and coming
to my side thuj niofct courteously addressed
me :
'I atn quite sure Uiat I atu addressing a gen
tleman ! made no reply, but 1 thought that my laat
hotir was approaching.
'I am certain,' he continued, 'that one vA
is evidently accustomed to the usages of the
beat society, will not suffer me to want a friend
on the most important occasion of my life.'
A friend, Sir !' said I.
Yes, ti friend: Friendship, in its general
acceptation, is not tobe 'kindled in an hour
but in the sense in which I now use tho word
Friend, you can, and 1 feel quite eure you vill;
assist me; nay Sir, you must'
I toolt a long breath, and thought I ahoubj
have fainted.
'Exouse-me ior my fehecience, he added,
'for lam a desperate man, and it i in your
power to prevent the commiion of murder
'Munior "
'Yes, Murder ; for to fight dito'3 witiioui
seconds, is deokkul murder.'
'Duels!'
'Yes, to'bo inief That gentleman you see
there in the sailor's jacket and trousers.
'ficntleman V
'Ye, Sir, (IvntJ'viati ! Ho you presume to
suppose, Sir, that had he been any tlnng else
I should have done him the honor and pleasure
of accepting his challenge 1 Are you not a
ware. Sir, that the Irds and gentlemen cT
the Yacht Ciub wear that costume !
'I beg your pardon,' I murmured.
'Pardon, Sir! never: that i, never unWt
you accede to my .proposal.'
'Anything ! name-it !'
'That gentleman has brought his secoiil
Willi him, mine has disappointed tue, you iuu
take his place '.'
'1 take his place !'
'Yes I have already wid that you wit &
bo, and I hear of no refusal. Are you well ac
quainted with this part of the (orcst!'
'Y y cs," I stammered.
Are we near any road at present T
'Not very far'
'Then lead us to an unfrequented spot, Wiiere
even the report of pistols would be unheard.
Do you refuso T cried my ncwi krul i'urious-
'y- '
Oh dear no,' I answered ; and more do.4
than alive I led the way. Ho pave a signal in
Ins ipjionent, who with hn second followed ik
I silently led them to a very remote segues
spot, and intimated that I had obeyed urierj
merely by standing stock siill.
'Are you certain that we are not likely 1
be iuterunted here ?
Quite,' 1 replied.'
'Then here we will remain until the oti-ni
join us
They soon came up, and then the Gentle
man in the blue jacket, whose face and kmu
ners were cveu rougher than his dress, si.l
'Well, you Sir, are you cock-sure uolx-Jj-
ill come :pon s V
Certain, Sir, I replied.
'This is a cry out of the way plaoe, u !
aiid his second.
'Uncommonly so,' I answered.
"They can't even hear the pop of a ptsLi
hey, from tin; road T" inquired uiy i'rk.'kL
"Impossible," J repudetL
"Then," continued he, "you chicken-hearted
sou of t Tom Tit, give us your watchful
your money., or we'll blow your braiusouf.
They all vociferously surrounded oe takiaf
lioui me ev ery fat thing I possessed, iy wafcii
and seals, aud a valuable gvard chain, (what
a misnomer ') a diamoiHi ring, a torquoiae pi
my coat and waiscoat, and my hat. They
I then withal me a good morning ; iny Friend,
: the moment my back vvaa turned, gave niea
j violent kick, and as 1 ran as fast as my legs
could carry me through the forest, t beard Hie
loud latt" liter watted on tlie breeze.
'M inn ! Marm !'
'W hat Thou as:'
Didn't you say to Father that Bill.thebutob
er, wascourtin' our Sal!
'Why child how you talk. He's only pay.
ing his attention to her.'
Wal, you'd belter stop it then kos uey'i
in tlie parlor now, aud Bill just bit Sal right o
the mouth he did, koa I aeed him
'Thomas, here' a cent run down to the ba
ncr'tf and Uy a horse cake ; and then you maf
go and play a swll. I a ! me what ej'csthfM
clidiifiu bane vA? Huh. Star.