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sweetest flowers enrielt'd;
From various gardens eull'd with care."
.Frojn the Knickerbocker.
TO MY TwiN.spißrr.
FROM TILE GERMAN. •
1 linger iif the twilight boric,
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- • And gaze eft)on the gorgeous s i lcy,
Thou a ardinii o£ my desfiLiy F`•`
-Though ne!_dr in earthly commune, ive
• —'• May meet, to counsel or to love;
- and thou art mine
- Eternally our flutes arpirovo!
Methinks I see thee in my,dreatns, ,
Gazing with fond and earnest - (yea,'
While from ri.low and touching voice,
• Springs forth celestiatharmonyl,
thutvisionlutuats my-after hours,
•.It linger Sin my earth-born cares,
"_ltscatters wild : flowers round my path,
And - stnishine bosom b6ars.
atigelfoi:pirtrly path (loth ak?,
~.N.ciapeaking eye resp_ontia to trine;'
. .I' , Zolie,fairy-like.my wish tittfita l ,
NCalildl'ed C 116 1 .106 lay thoug,lits diviee;
Perchance iii some lat• distant aphere,l,,
Thou seeteiCiii vatic ifeeitittei•part;-: -
AutJ re-ain g s.ol tintinswereil thvong. - •
13riel: cat th;;ehilled aitd breaking heart;
As NVllClfille first bitetneetith of skitti;
-Plays - ro_mol the brow of manhood's primes
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Attiiummons . fi•onillieir quiet gritves .
,The.memories by-past time;.
____L..lltur.ggieJ. on God'sglori9tts - eakli i • • -
1(4 inmost . sottl
• ••• A - throng of . fe.cliogs undefhied,
tVith-ruptnre-strangemy : bosom
:They flt like birds athwart my mind,
heir-suift-avingetLeourseimaymot..stan
Like blue-eyed lightning now theyllash,
, And evermore tbeYacein to say:
TelliialifeAsind an episode; y
-- And - 1 have lived-and •
Atid.oft in hallMved.beauty basked .
'On some far'distant, gloriCous shore!'
rarciWell, twin4pirit of my soul 1. •
I will not think the thought - is - vain,
That pure, as'when frcn•God we sprang,
• Ittsome.bright•world we meet again. .
-May-thAlessed spirits•whieltzlusterliere,
. And guard these mortal fraini4froinill,
• To theca kindly message waft, ' •
• Of love and thit ) unfaltering '
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_ The Wounded dove, when ymg, tiesthe smart;
her:Wings, conceals the cruel dart; •,
love:nbandoned dies.front_ r_ve.ey_t_Te;
• ` l COneealn its woes,- in solitude to die. . Irving.•.
breath beearneltarder and harder—his groans
lessnndTess audible; When=sudtlenly raising himself;
. 116:grttsped my band with n dying ieffort,—.said faintly
v.:L . .' Yon will 7 =L:find-7all'--e9lained—in---that .k
With my'eyes the motion Oflsir"Mtnif;ns he
pointed to a small.writing :desk, and when I turned
them on him again, he was' dead !-17to Bitchelor's
Th'eiallant ship dashed. on through theAullon's, as
'proudly ns if she were the pursuer, instead of the
- ; , pursueq:: neliag -henris , tvith, which' she was
—l:frei g lite,4 were yeeeiving%theinspirations of hope,—on-
lthe whigaib(trieliTshetatt - bri"..66. 4 41f1itt - aa - thti - hea:-
... t.veos ,- Inan to frowti. and the ator,na to 'gather, the
. --%utiiren rode swiftly away on the rushing bittat;ftnd the .
of , devairahut_out_the_annlight.of_her.
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piraie ship, that, for-a; time, seemed waxing
.... , , , 4 - diturner in the distance, now came flying, swift as a
:judgment, tbrougll the boiling wave Iler ceew were:
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;noted as the bloodiest or-their , craft. Their hearttj
... i'vere not - Softer.lban the red 7 moutbed cannon that
spoke death to their victims, and - aribn - cannon - to 'the
match so Ulei4
thirdt.ibr'blOod' been tibte Us the cefiv..
Wnied
--r, "ii4iiioadiA'Aile be wits its caterer."Flis''nittilo was
peatehrwe'rd,•and Whenever *ii.ri,Se:l4:Mfe the
, !"
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~Ttie tau
,Xudianum,•roKtlies fake
yn:eti:Ond,:ltviely:,;Wbo,--er,Owded decks ; since tome itlnnst
Ate • tlm',enset and the issue.'.- she
npift,mgequipedwith 81)041 reference
the pit tea who it . thatt4ne;gwarmp4,thu seas; and
" t ichor C ifivel 4- jeft),.or F ipivo:yof one offirst
ti f itpcll bad ,septiratd..
ShelWris to encounter, alenb - and
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ds themoSt elariug_oP the. ocean seotirgep.'„
,oltsendine to winchbis men ...)md•beeti sub-,
_jetted; the deSiMrate" order
and pariergers; and,:niore"lb - 47fi till tiie iddinetir ofl
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fdr their these,Tor' their blends; for the endear- •I
mews of life; for dip homes of their. .childhood; fon•
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the sight of the 'laved ones who were far' away:—
' those, for blood 1 Thege find every thing to hope in
case otvietell—those, every thing to foir in case of
defeat; and, tram nerved, each fought fiercely and in
silence. They needed to 'word of enconragenient.
toliiiide and brenSf t!iihreast, ihe work otear
nage went the worn-out crew :of the good St.
Catharine were about to resign theingOves to despair.
But suchleuly the cC - icame from the mast-head Vete
self to the niftiest vanquished. Sionl3 - and with deep
curses the pirates were seeming their retreat, when
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-or m - of - themTmore - daritg - thuntis . fellaws - , - ruslied - to
where the shrinking girl was sUpporfingherJelf by
wrope,-aril-stniching-her-in-hisorms i —was-nbentqo
leap over , the side of the vessel. Swift as thought
- Tyr67-inivi:jji,ted. him, but. its he struck him dead,
received- iron him in return, n - stunning blow on the
.fo reit cad, Itild fell prostrate be Si de:o I eslifeless maiden.
The frgldWiTiiofer.
-them wait ecinv.o3 , -under-wlintOliey had stinted.
Her accomplished officers-and gallant 'cre C ii , :atlmb. , :
nistered every comfort fn tne -- WiTtuk - d, performed
ever3litlice for the dead; and then proceeded fn pur-'
suit.of die late baffled enemy:
When Tyler. Was?restoretf to. 'Consciousness, ho
was relieved. the necessity of inquiring for Dorcas, by.
the.sight of her. bending over hina.• Her joy seemed
like'the joy of the other tvorld. 'No violent niani
.festatiotts -broke from 4E—what she felt, alt - f4lt in
silence.'-'inte•sllii•it of joy Is like the spirit of grief.
its feebler sensations may be communicated to' our
fellows; light occasions may make'us loud in our
-,exProssimis; but tis:ihe Anse increases upon ui r it
absorbs:our
.concentrates, for •the . time,
every thought,, feeling, passion and, emotion of the
soul into one grand paint, and our tongues are chained
as hy.tt , The , bahlilingrivedekthat winds its_
'Shallow tide thron:4ll it rocky channel, has a laugh
and a 'sound for every beholder ; but when the Aream
swalsto a river, it borrott's a dignity from hs
and tolls oe, t hrend and ,deep,'but in silence. is
so 'withi glief, and's() it-is:-Witt joy: The etireent . o'
gladness that 1..4)0640 every happy heart, has 11
dcatble'olliee'tO .perform--it roust not 'only gladden
the one win; ?eels it, but: whoni- that "one
is brought ''.ln . ---epittact.: MI( When . the Ctirren i tag.,,
swelled to a' spring-tide,lt locked 'up Within . the
r'ec'esses . of the Single. heart, and itrpeals;mit'ii.',the .
sympathiesor others, stave by, the' eloquetice•,of tear's.,
Between this 14avenly; elevated joy; and" that dis
played 'by the tithCr pasSengers; the difference Was-.
nia:gHatter thiif betweeti tite• admit:Ma:and. the 2.
juicing ow to - 1604.,
km luxury.; here.l4,traffikeker;ehnekling.. that his;
6insitill-enriehed his own; - coffers.' • An epitome of
Ilte,whoie world was to be found within-the sides
eiteliAtud hiS own selfish, rea-,
'64 1 4J*14404g. the..genersl,good. One of the
noisbl4 - 4,theui.all who was well
Pc; l 4.nti tOF!hitre, the glory,„thodgh he had kept him
self aloof the 'danger of the deed.' •Ile was one
14'. your fat; Siinisicters;:whonno);.n - up: in t
5py11!!.264t. Ohey aadiii honsthig , what
g 4 v mtilkoerage.
in exhorting othi • ' to
,'their duty, and 'nslre was not seen!duringihe
Fok , -6upposed , thitt lte-badr,fallew it•viedine-dorfni,i)
early' pnrc Or it; but Ititer itluntheeni deeidek
, - ,suddenly tnade tis iikiearance,.aial was as bustling
aria„t~tive as'G er,
_.'hair clad he stein at all disposed;
to take iliseredicto himself, hot 'nerotAing , .Abis
own nne
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nnnf,. had ths
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iin my
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file'b'6illd shoot without a rest4,eud - it, smiled'
A FAMILY MEWSPAPER: — DEVOTEDTO.AEWS,'POITICS'ITEATVE THE
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But thbro is WO time now-.-come with:me to the
.eabinitbougli my 'doubts are 'noeqUite so gloomy
ns
youra,'yet Heaven only knows what' may. happen;.
but if I die, the last word on my lips shall be your
name, and if I live, my tirstasipirations shall be those
9f graitudefor your safety-come." -
"Tyler titelivaitegl - mid the maiden, and the fire
9f:her...eyes :(fried up'the torrent ''of - kettilrra - While'
she spoke-" Tyler Ethelwaite ! You know not'
-Dorcas -Adelraar !. She has not Pliglite(lyon kr loVe
lialtWelson - Of Mental anguish, tolorkike you=in flirt
hour,when only the bOdy is in danger. It is true that
fora moment she felt a woman's weakness—but it is
over! where yonure, there will she be; and if you
- are to die, And the last Ward on yourlipsis to be her.
name, it shall ;be breathed forth to her, ere she (lies
with you; and if you are to be spared, she will be by
your side, to pour out her Soul in thankfulness for
•your safety; while 'your praises . are .going up in g ro.-7
. •- - _
"Dorcas—deeply as 1 loveyod- 7 this is madness!
What . will you; what can you do, ainid thci rain _of
bullets that will soon be pouring in upon us? What
stllsliajigQ : sliptshould:t4e,t4aitle 'better half of
life; by depriving:Ape el youv'a?" - : -
" Tyler Ethelwaite that dignifies . the ilevotiOn
of a fbud,• vuiting. heaFt by coupling it, even in
thought, with the :'ravings"Of emaniac? Ifslich be'
Lis estimate - of true love, It is indeed inadocia toTea.
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"No, Dorcas; you wrong me. IMighle if you can
my seadations at.the thought of yo . ar exposure'to the
lender mercies of a hand of yufliaita!--of-thO signal
danger You must incur eVan in the event of our sue--
eras, and thd'tTful , Opplynust await you incise of
one: defeatmul. my deathi and then nsk..yobkelfrif, I
loveyow less, when for. my` sake and yqur own;Tin
Gist Upon your
retiring to p_pincc of comiAtiati
I* will - maim- o.sreas drtlzhihir, what.
may await 11.c , :r in tite - evem or Which 'you speak..
insult when her spirit
has accompanied your's to 'God -who gite. it: ;
men of blood r wlio_eve_n how are-ttiMii
walla! Itrwi oeimpiq °IV es ovsm
thp'llying to fool
-any concern for the &Tat"
. A tint frorii - ilte . f)irat6 i Ittertliptell the rent otistrane.
of]Tyler;.wlio rebtetantly obeyed the command that
stimmoned ail to the ging. — The pen evenof a,master
could - convey but a poor idea of. tlkellorror: of the
conflict, and-we-are glad-that -it -CAPS
- 1;:111kC•td halmtit them. Suffice it to say that victory
was perciejiln6w on the maht?'"one vessel and now
arrtlettlofthe-other;=-Tite,liatift-of--pirtatea—liail-evi
dently no previous klea v of the force they were about
to encounter, but - the cont , tt-once opene+, they main
vig,oripl at length succeeded in board=
!Nig% ..NOW cante the - efisis of horror. I.:a-Elf-folight
irate, "W sail! a sail!" :tad the sound was hope it-
O=ESS=I
_Printed and pubrisheil; Bnekly, George ,Jlll. in Genlisle, Camberlaad County,, Pa.
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convenient to the very.. place "where J bad. tak ' nl .
my station. A high coil of rope seemed to have been
- piliced therCijuseen_pUrpOse. for- me, aid the way I
popped over theM'devils,when I got behind it, Was.a
rarity. • You see I knew it wouldn't do no good for
me to let them kaeout,,,,l was there, because in-'that l
case they just have•put me out of the way and':
, seized.owthelilace .theniselves... So ,I. just kept my]
efei pretty wide open,.. aril every limb 1 saw ilient i
all-looking-some - other Way, Uwoiilitleriii;liee'm and i
- 11teti - dedg Willa asiff. 1, thought meiretfiver - that I 1
- i
could in this way keep a-good loak:oitt to . see if any 1
of you were in danger, and if I wriC any of you likelYi
to be overpowered, 1 coad'send a quiet ball and set
tle the matter. ' But you;see wiled thle'pirates got to.
1 moving over that way, I ; knew- it would be nothing
short of 'madness to keeP,•the position ;• so I slipped
,tilong„Providenee only knows how, hehind the gang- '
way house, where I thoUghtTcould net as a corpse=
--de-resin in cits-of . .yofiilieipttliiveri , blwk , siy-liir l
WIN:n:1 sect; that , .titit4 littly-- . 4:as there too, I felt a
0°10,16 thank - fulheas; for her own 'onil her deed Oh;
IWs sake,: who. was my particular fritind; and Foy I
tried'to get her to'slip' down along side of me out of
lthe: - 114 - slie'would stand . up, and toOk no ; lio- 1
Aice of lne' except once, when, she asked 'me to lend 1 1
1 her My Sword, aml she would go. and fake my place 1
I•aittong' the - men. This - looked like an insinuntion;
llniti 'said nothing, and only longed for an tipportunity I
I
to defend lice. And gentlemen, it clam ! thankllea- i
vori i -it eimie l'ror Whenyou were falling back upon
me, just as I put - my' sword between-my-ttieth r iind
took My pi stol •in one:loac k
d anti guii in :the - Other, t
out
von to your asslstimed,you know we heard ;the
cry- of " tt, sail !"---and just-as-that 'fellow _rushed out
to-slialeli the young bay; I fired My: pistol and gun
at-hint both at once', and lie fell dead, but not till he
.liail given that youogMiu%,:a dig on the head to pay
him for. his-.rasloiess: :Where:WOO - the use -of his
iiiiiiiiiig - iiutlitthat_way at the man; •vhen ii(: saw,l
hail flashed hint ? - "I 'don't supPOSeilieTWa:titellaile:__: I
prive , me .eif the honor of killing him, but"-Land
here - the little big man foldetlliii:armii ?across his
breast, eaised hisliye-browS, and_ aecoinianied each
word—witlr an . orlicular .nod of the head—"but—it •
.—/aokcgliktv it.- But .1 won't harbor malice. Ilook
- upon thiS - iiet; gelitleine'n, as the crowning act of my 1
re, not only - worth living, hut dying for.; and. I here
.7c.peat solemnly ,that I -would ilia moment give4ny,,
life to have it in my powe: to perform such another,
,
or my naae's notoSain blaze:" • - -
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- Dining this - ilerliimatoFy Ininst;.siiiiiri:sli winks
had been passing-around the audience; hut 'When fue l
hero had coolly and deliberately appropriated to him
selithelmnor-ofir-decirto-which7bis-fetie-ha-neule.
him hardly able- to be even TM 4e-witness—Ale ex
pression of :4,04 predoininated; aid each 'Ma tern;
ing aWay, " left lam alone in his glory." One - Of
them, however;made hint a sign; and withdrew to t
' , placec where tiny could converse tx;gether,unobServed.
. "You say," said the stranger, a short;stumpy man,
whose arise was a perfect late of interrogation, krou
r say you knew the fadrer of that young lady; perhaps
you can-give the some account of . herself. ' it's not
often you sees so,pretty a creature and so young know
SO' much about grief_ asi she seems to. Why, she's
- rigged out in black, as if She had stripped a half a
dozen liehrses-to peclide herself wlth Maniang."
,!‘ Well she may," said the little big man, glad - to
find another vent fOr'his Self-iniportance; "Well site
may; for such fathers 'and mothers as she lost don't
die every' day-but,tir, it's bevauSeT they don't lino;
sir. If the' world only, made Up of bliCh people,
ll'd never ask-to wit°
,li-enviec'a'"o3iFiliri
was in. heaven aeready:
_lntimately acquainted with
both of.fat,' amand ltalia mairriliFttf - tiff;Tinal -
Fliisivifersir,-seonicaba:angelsent-direet-from-hritteir .
to keichim company, ' Ilecansep. sir,"lt_would
have been just unnatural, and the Lord knew
I it, sir, 'for such a. good : man : to, intermarry with, the
4- clrildron-of-this_waWld as it . - was for th
bberrnarry with the heathen iititutrortatatthem.2l_
" And hoW . did they .go to India ?'?
rmaiTied - foritiveand , found
vouitrait do to HIT on) so oiq took ship ibewhern
'they .would'aat 'have theyich old folks to be alt., the
time casting. it up.at ilattu,antbsaAng, NVe told you
so,' And dePetal t .upon,it, sir, this opposition of -pa
rents'has Veen the means Of makingniore happy nine
binges than all other causes put bigethee. You see,
sir, a young main courts a lady, and hersarents don't
They think him a Sorry, no.account sort
of chap; and don't Want their daughter to have any
Thing to do with him. May belle is,' sir ; but he's
got bunion:nature ot,;tiough not .to itenst
up to hiM, andsohe letas away with the daughter,
and, not only,ilatiOnat niakes &first rate hushmidOnst
iurely 'to spite the Old ones. I believe 'in doing
:things Out'-of-aapite,:simid-there are-Conte -people,.
'sir, that won't be influenced in any Gillet. miy. !nick,
are like:the lelshanat's pit, sir; . hc ould be drivel
to Cork very Well, if you'd oidy,Jarn his head to.
'. 7 . wartla I%illkeoi y!'
But you clon7t_mraut9..inY this. young
then of.tlint sort ?
Bless your 'Their families, sir,
,were tip-top; but some•old auarrel had beeti,kep(Up
between them, ever eincethe (Ad rebellion, and they'd
no-mnreltavagreed to iutermarry,•than-they-would :
to horn jumped into : Mount Vesuvius! when
they found thcse;yrtang ; lbllts had run away' together,
they Mado no more ado about rutting thenreff with a:
halter a piee, than'thoy would about snatching a-b One
V .~a ~iec~.
_11 . 13412 a. greit Pdas
t 0
prett,y, : sirs but it aill,aad . what'd
theymieh , cs,too;:, Tltst horrid,elimate, sir ;. if it was
a Tana; haye to_atiswpr
"Arid thlS:yrtung lady , •
Welh'sir; I'll tell youi: ,' :You know thing
tiii4 Wasn't ritm.le to kit for ever, and the
limey:tine for tho.olt!folksjoF.ailcintf., The 'wife's
father; als wi tes' fiiiheis gcnrrally do; when • their
ilaught.o.4.ntorry.ngitinst
,theit.':trili; diet) 9tl!til . glitiri
nttl_the • faller of: thO'othir Otio,wOuld.have (ham an
too . - r but..a: 40,Y,bectire,bi death, ttewssame thitthis,
anal the lint!
• to ncouu4:befori,,
, hoppSsOle!lifPia:like„thci-itlaste,jmeetiug
them 4t thejudgment'suat, without having done sohu
, to repay for his:Ottel treat sent of tinint •SO ;
I!e:hiftiheir thMilitersoraething,,ao 'orikiretl in-his
w i ll thatshehbotilfl !.i) come 'en* and Jive
the one that ti as srnt (Wer•tti take,
thargliof - hdi:,...lfii'lieevyint tells hie thitt he IS. a tct
•valour mon; of liatoistlyne fortnalOtrho frith r
wmaxamots, mvialaaints Mi. 11302 s o aosoo-
his mothq, is residing with n-witlowed aunt•of his in
the nortlt,of England. - This yoUnglady is to reeeii•e
an annuity front her grandfather's a:twitters, and'ilte
aunt, who btdongs to the family, was beglibithed
hivoy on condition of reemving her under her roof.
The servant tells me that the•young man's mother is
one of your easy, timid, good-henrted sort of women,
but that his aunt is it real devil.. - -The gentleman
in
vet , r04410.11.1 TM rushed eorwaiti in that'vewaidly
-way, mitl-ttied-te.tleirive . .,me_ol_theitopLor
- that pirate." •
They . were - interrupted by,a loud laugh from'itio
th'et' part of the vessel, and a call for Mr. )3lttiq:'
This personage - went._ forward_to,.comyly..with_the
Summons, while the qiwer-nosed man;having taken
out his note-book, slit tlqwn.o add his newly acquired
information to its contents. His informer was none
-other Than the former battler 'of the, young . lady's
,grsulf,4er'._ it had been .ally!gd . by the prospect :;
of bettering .his con!lititir; to make an apparently .
disinterestitirotrer of his services to Ids young master,
and -accompanied him to India: .
. In that Country,.
*here every- body mint make money, he had contriV-,,
ed., in--the-service-of his muster, to amass Smiled' . ec
consider,able,-im d was now on hisyettwn to Englan :-
He found the iiarty -who had called himga
enged f
.1
u
,inspecting a- couple of _sliot-boles in the back Oribe
gmng-waY-bonse,:behind which! , he had ensconsed
himself, during the engagement.. ' • . .
't,..Wre were maki'm tip• a subscription," said the
most 'quizzical looking one of the. group; "to buy
drat gunand• - pistol of yoursaivith mitielt,you killed
the date; I Thej:.intGt be naturaleiiriositiessoine
thittglike the Iristinuin,'s gun that Wasinade for ithnot-..
ing round 4i. bay • Stack.....took. here ; Stiur_ two bul
rids went through this plank, and when they g'ott.6..
the mouth of thez,ang•lmay, fumed Olort yc1int1411.4... ,
C - oiiker; . piekcd'plit the fell oW that WaSjuntping oVer
. . , ....,_ .
boat'd,,with the yonttg holy, and knocked haft in thl" - .
dicad:' : It's'a' llOel's tnercy - thlff - thq diti'M oiainplete - '
ilieiiel - c;: - aiiii-onniti-on_roultd.,:wItore,
_they' startcd
frOnt and kill yonrsOf. , But I pppose r theyitiate's
head - was 5.6 hard that whuo_illeydlUd none thOub!l
it. - thev lied to stop, aunt ctiuld'ut go :lily facilecr;": .
.-
Blaze was a man i . wfiellPaisession of some of the -
happiest_fimultles-of nature. .Antra n& these was a
. -.--,
settled, well 7 regtdiited. impudence, tind mitt; perialtr -
intiomitarde. • On' the pee scut occasion lie mien-ly
:kneed
around an exprunion or complete w outlet.-
nnd said, — •
. Wiry, gentlerneml cannot see a L.rreat
Or tneanin v g iu ott this niCrrimer.t. I certainly noyeit
pretended that my..latlletS made such a eircl?, as that
gentleman is flispas:(l` to insinuate. kyles 1
tnatle . thCre inyse ).; )ut mac e
firg4hrough ; one for my musket, an& oue.for my pis
.tolw=--Jott,see, I ilitritt want the pirates-6-knnw-wir.tre-
I was, or thry-nthsht have cut Off any uszlnines9."
" But it seems to me," rajoined hiaUrnientor,"that
if more than one Marge had passel throu3ll, the holes
would have - be:at a little larger." •
. .
" May be tl Lay would, ill had been one ofyour tre111;
tiling, cowardly rascals, that can't hold a gun" steady or
td.toota black-hirkwithOut shutting - their"eyes: : 'But I
telfyou I pelt - the musket as.steadily to the hole as if I
W 59 pointing at it' widt a broom-stick,and .1101 V then
was it possible for it to gaow any 'larger ?- ThAul lets
were all .of the same Size.",
• Ilia Wpm meant it for dpart-hole," gold the other;-
" you ought to have made it a little bigger S 3 that you
might"tke sight- roat4ll it.- w _ did _you know..b nt
that our balls might save the pirates trouble, by doing
tlreir•hushie•sn-ntricumrofirslHttafkowdtryawknmr
but that some .Orthe poor felloWs, whom we have, just
iliroww-overboard r AvUre-sent-to-theirinug-urfauut.by..
Sevaiul-of-thcm,-tvitiiied,were---w-otinded-im
the back, and if.you Murddred them, may the Lord
have mercy on'your . •
Why la that respect," said Sian, pausing a mo
meM,._and Jookiug . for' the iirst i time a little foolish
-" - why - in-that-respeel,l trusted, - to- Previ- ,
-
s ewe,— •
‘i,Yes! frusta'
.PrmidelMe and the nt4. 'time
I''&iire. filaeiTifinSteliiiiieille:;TinelicfliiiiiTt — tii.Wii=
iilea'e'l maybe any where, rather than on the range
af yoUr. , bullets But you lie! you poor - pitiful wrettli;'!
said he, loOiiing his temper and advancing upon him,
‘ 4 .you know • you do! -and iweltnow it! you trete so
frightened tluit you didn't, knp* what you were abotiq
yon'onlY fired onc:e, and that when the danger was all
over; and You wouldn't havehred then, only•yout;:giin
and- pistol Were so *timed of no( having 'been used
during the fight,that they went off themseyes . !,. i 1 wish
to Heaven I, could give you 'lisityou'deserve; but I do
4a - want to stay, odimaraiitine . forty ihtys longer than
the rest of the passengers, 'Or hating - been contimina
tett by the tonal of such a lerper as you are!ft„ ' : •
Sainhlusbedas ranch of an epoch in his life as the
llegiritrWaSlifitliilinmet's;.lialikelallititin - ofhis:cidi;:
bte; pocketed the insult: '• - . --- - • - ..- •
4 A11(1 110 w i s thy riththql?",sliid r,tithlwnite to the
coachmfin; whOWas on the Whrf, mithitingllisthrryA
‘'Very . well, ,sirs 04y frettetlthboyt your
:!)eitigitfty *.'
- •
I •Kad re difht?" .' ••.
"As itsua.4.sio raid die;iriiiii;•4:itti
_some degree. of
significance, at the same time; tailiehia r g his he:
?oiteli : is this
%In a few yitairienti;frylei;ratitirhis - betrtithedre‘
seated in the fail - 61:0'61de, ried ratddli
towards their destination.. .
'riot 7iMeti , - - -4hy it is;"-Sicid '-Thircas; "hilt hi
steadlif reelisig:MyFearf uplifted' ivith'gtiititude to 4 the .
weiglicA dowhby an iiidefinald - Z • dreili lurking pre
sentiment, thiit all 'tint be %veil. Afy near
I sb6iit ioMyself dtionMitci be tilt! Child stild .short
affliction." • - -
. . . .
"I do not know, Dderasilt is instas haturaffo - r 'mi. to
be troubled with*, fore'bodings.4f grief its it- is for,
us . to he enlivened witli'Alte"tintleipation of joy; • and
feolini;Ttirc, not onlY infier . ent in, Our nature, but
tla teMpering, a Moderating hditfunoq
that may make uslecs riblent, but certaiidv mote uni
forM in °Ureiwnglits.. Anticipations of are
often sent. , to moderate the wild 7.ett,
indulge in our revellinga - 04 ay: MO vroveqls of.To • 7.
ikuiss priou the ii 9 riton
perhaps yOur,v . res7
cut for eh od lugs: 'um 'hut
yoUr.t.tup.i,tpeg upon Ott. scenes Of happ i'fiesS .ihat triere ,
at: , )ri tot• k •.• • •••
"God_ graneiti I.lut you, have,
,
told • . !1.4e Y4lbylict.lo of die f friends W loin We' nre so. SOoii
to nieet..' • •
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..,.
. .
.., ‘1 am' sure pail,. ',A,i:ill..,ljkc , jily,moTler,7 ... Eini! 4 riii , ..,,
i'anct crinnyly s!ii:c t hat sl ie ... V.i Mike pili, z .:),•:•:1 - Iiy Sake,
!flair sl,te lui . s.lbariiediii - f6 .- e'6ilC6r: yOii:iViAr l i: `.:riiiiii,
. opinicin of my Mint,' will depend' very much on her
opinion of you; and thtit is giving You every thing . .to
Lope, and nothing.to fear. She hitt woman of violent
prejudices, and has no hesitation to manifest them,
whatever; be their nature. for datighter you will
find a passable comp anion; and only passable;
have.
you
• will never lack society, so long as you can the
'communion of your:-own thoughts, any more than I
til ut 11 ,ao jang4s.your , :thoughta-can=be -communicated
' to me': •On the whole, you may prepare yourself for a
yerycomfortable time,. I have written to them some;
' thing 4.04ut you,and can pre - dietTor Yotii very Cordial'
receptio i 'm" -
'. "-41 man may smile dud smile and, ben villain"—so
may a; woman! and there is It concentration, an essence
of inetuniess, in it woman's villainy, that untied even
devils blush !. The Very_ masculine cast of a man's .
vices' gives' hem far the Most part a towering feature;
and they are; generally, redeemed by !time relies of a
- I@tei; nature. Thus, we have honor. among. thieves ;
CliiValPimvoidebrigittlilli;'*id-wenfteursee.theLlicau., ,
tied Millennial peace, exemplified in subordination
of the swart pirate,.to the gentlerdietates of the7child
of love. The pride of sex—the conscious dignity of
manhood, is seldornWholly eradicated, and prevents a
_ _
total iii.Oetiation of the moral Sense: But a mean
num is the meanest thingitl tiature„::)ittnay.befroni.
.the contrast between what slie is, sun] what' she ought
vibe—hut we never gaze tt t pdli.her WitlfOtit feelings of
the most unqualified .alittorrenee.
,So, soon as, Ifsriti
like, flick:lves the exalted standing which is liqrlArth
right, AY exchanges the throne for the foOtstool, and is
inTadrated.irlsetrieytibly7 - Shil even seems tciacquiesee
in her own degradation. ll'he sense of heraoedul iiiferi
.oYitybecom'es intrgi,r4 in 7t`dslimdngconvietiou ofrit6r- -
al weakness, said she (16plays AC depravity of thedhSt.
aitgOS, witliou(the:Majeity of their ruin ! • -
• Sikh a NVOllliilf \111.5 Mrs. Ilatris. - She.had•read the
:lettx . witieb lier-imphewlnid Written; Land fretn •the
ritrnyyitt which he spoke-of his fair charge; prognosti
cated the M'crtlirow-ofwhathad-beendier-Most4irling ;
hoitit. , -tite union of ItthelWaite it:Whiter dankluer..y.
T.47frin(liat - for - putim4s-of-security-sbe.had ro6itted
' froin,the ,his ulgetnentof bertixpeetat . ioUS,- and_been
cMdeat t ) plsy. her card in Silence. Sheba - Ur - never
- e); •zt droned cf disappointment,hut calculateiras con
fidtutly on the issue as if the KaMe had *Cady ended
initer, favor.7.-Bnt-now r -wlfen - th - e — T revelation's of a 1
innint•nchatl•dashed the cup from .her lips, she felt all
• theworkinc, ,. sof the fiend. • She loved her daughter—as]
ti,;r.ss loves her young; atid she felt chafedatutretenge 7
- fulTihat-Intr-dmighter had-been.slighted. She was a
woman Who plumed herself greatly on that low kind
of iogeitioUtt . shrewdness, which the fox:displays i Wits
Titnings,itnd she:felt a something stronger than Oa
-f4s-iit-ramtilittiotts-spiterulness,thatfouanCe,:bershrewd-
ness•had failed her. But she was not one to. bear dis-
appointinent_With. folded-.hands.-She-vowed-that if. i
Tyler would not marry Murtha, he should not marry
Martha's vital, and rejoiced that Dorcas was to be un- i
der.h,a•_own roof, and therefore the more exposed to 1
her designs., There was one circumstance that opera
ted greatly in:her favor. Mrs.- Ethelwaite, Tyler's
m-ther, Was a weak woman and2completely. under her
couleur. llct.'sittlent - eborarter Wasn.rod - of iron over
die yielding disposition of her sisten:in;laW; end a ct.:;r;
Min tatiLle -secret in regard to the latter was in lice
possession, awl she used it ns a whip of scorpions.
.., '
'''You are my own husband's sister, Mrs.r.thelwaite,"
'she would say,_when she had a difficultpoinito carry,
"your arc my own husband's sister, but were, you ten
times his sister,you should not trifle with and triumph'
over me.. I base no malice towards you, Mrs. Ethel- j
waitechutia mention to entiba a M Somebody ' s Mr. nathe .
1
in a particular way, I could, and you know it, put you
.
in,,a condition that nobody would' hire you to scisilt I
ilitTir ii r licheiTh - 1 - &TWIT s 4 111 no. '-sv,----11
, out I soon recovered, and here I am-as saf... and r e - 4ected•-to gallant his own sister, any nac - iiie7 than .- .
:-
sound as when I left you." '-- ; . I would Tyler to . tleyote himself exclusively to ace of
"But you have 'not toht;" lideep ?se d Dorcas, "iu l Ids ownlonschold. So dud indeed it was hardly no-,
whose behalf, awl to save whoselife, you sr generous- ; posSIO•V for Mrs. Harris to interpose her agency here. „ L. ,„
ly exposed yourself." ''' fir matters went on:just as she; wished', without her
• I
, "It was to save 'my own lifezDoreas:" i interference.. This was an- art of. hers. She had a.
i
_ JA Ct uis e ., _come , ;_that_will_um_do.___lntainucholdir_ r most-prolountl_kuoiletige of human natue, especi t.... _
ifed to, - you for the complinitnt. but Irattst insist (moil ally of its Avfliknesses:--.for of these she had a chart
Isaiiteniag_thUllleleiterr-"..____ '_________ __.4.3vithin_herself.7-..and she knew exactly when it was ,1 _
--- ..____
--"Alzity-l-shotild-luvre shownmyself-a- , straneet , t ,- ttern=mcce-ml7-f-n-lter-tocome-fmwar_d_with_ht.rlopenjtrf____:_:
of manhood,. to have l e t
. that fiendish . I :irate jump tbience, and exactly when it was nece.stity foi her - to
overboard with you ; and I'll warraa. every one there .remain behind the curtain and pull the string in ttt•
was - ready to die with envy, that-I bad deprived them ' Cr, t. She knew the fascinations of both the Hamill' t
of the honor of resetting youthemselvcs." - • , Lelie 'knew that Walter was the directly'opposite of_ _
•.
- "Mr: Blaze, in partieltlafi" aid Dorcas,milimr. -, T}ler,-and-Siirili equally so of-Dorcas; landthrreforct__
"We will tell the story ahnut him, - tr-:ranii•Ow. ' that any partialityiliciamhy ;Dorcas Co Walter would
In tlie meantime, aunt,Dorcas is fatigued; and I think be as mitingtoTyler, as nap partialitytranifested by
'would, be gbiil M retire—l know f can sate - as timelt - lilinielf hi Sarah - would beunpleasant-to Dereatft.be-'-.-- _
for myielf.'i ; - -., ' , ,
s i close naturally if one 'person seems partial to the - - .
When the party had 'retired to their. dreams, and known'opposite of another person, his regard for the -
left Mrs." Harris 'alone in the parlor, she gazed I..tter of the two is supposed to. ° be' proportionally .
stealthily about the room, and then rising' from- her weakened. This was 1110 reasoning of Airs. Harris,
choir; mutteredi"Yes! - aaved - her life! another difli- 'and alteknew that the golden chain of sympathy °nee
culty in myway ; Inn I'll make him` wish and her_ too, broken, her triumph would be complete. She would
that she had been made food fortlie Ashes ins'tead of -theOfore take occasion to incite the coquetry of So.:" •
having come here to - tamper and , interfere 'with me !' nib . ; by imploring- her not to 'make such sad havoc of
I have got to go to hell, any howl and:since .it is no her nephew's heart, and would have .trented Walter
ul,
se for the to try to_go to heiveu,l l ll make up- for it in the same way, but no E.lte BIT he was ,, lnflicieutly ..
y doing i i ;ran - e li - h4.' m nal eats : o 4,ii, 1 ~L . i.,,, •,,,,,,,
.f o f bent i oo takinglite castle- for
, itimself, she , oidy threw
fa
recommend me to the vor or the devil !".and with ,ont occasional hints of encouragement. '
. , . „
.
this blasphemy qn her lips, she. snatched, the candle,' Lithe Mettutline slie - was to Dorcas the tenderest or
and-strode-out of th e -room like's; fury,:to : seek the ' rnoiltels.-,-Sheingraiiiitedherself thoroughlyin. her
darkness, but not the alumbeitt of midnight. ' • . 1
1 confidence, and- used Vainly unobsert ml-arts-to. draw •
P,or,..sevca"-al . days after the arrival of Dorcas and; firth her feelings
,inc reference' to the attentions - of
Tylcr o `a,growing eluingein the disposition of Mrs. 1 Tili.ir tn . Sartih Roberts. But Doreattl:wilsnhiglr: .
I:liter's was universally perceptible • Her tone of voice., Bottled, queenly girl, atatseemed- to cherish; not even
was subdued and bland; her address to inferiors. oar-. 'for, a moment; the thought that his kffivtion wasweak• , ..
siderate."-attelmildt-her-lotertoui'se with 'equals - self-1. coed: - She M''llB conscious in- her own Areast of such , a•
denying; ;and all her airna, to promote • the generaf ; ' wealth , of devotion to Itim,thatjedging tif . liiafeelingisi
' ha Pt iu r te° '" 86 ' I* " - ciiiieitnis .. that .:446". a changel'hYlier owu, She - Would as soon base thought the needleq,- ,
must necessarily excite..wonder,”:and inmost finished • false tn:the . pOlh;Ste_no:hare indulged the inViih",
plan did sir adopt te-prevent:it from 'appearing unao.lthat-she had ceased
'
-.-
oonntnble . ; : ii -- :i;xi --
ieste
,attentive,c tiiAi:ll4iib ldfe4'4)i,‘lx .
_ One driy,'Svhen.'xienterfi r sitine '' .: Yrith . l . Ylei:„!shU hr. t, bet•er ftt! }xis' Politeness; and !i . e.:to thenitentions o f ,, -
: Milked in WIT" . seriensfy, "theriis 000 thing' :`}',alter;" they, m'ere.mien.likt e dj! ; 2 i.
‘ i . ) t.l' ere. ",..:!' tlot •
thareVer.sinee'yottrretorn,T.'_ha:veTheen anxious to that the '11 3 * (0 ,- t h L te fP 1i ,.. e : : , ; .41 ,,, 64 ,,,,, 1 0 4 .,J r . 4 1 4 . e `. " w :.. ; itese
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Confuteio you .:', About iimonthago;•• r found in 'My .0 'one 81 . lief ind*Xlie:;:tttFlitt,O.o B ,vt 'In:TC"? 6 i 9 uvaide '
ited isWhite hair, and ;Chas had upon Meth(' shstetest gh.! 9 11 ,-*;9!il,slhe. l. "! 6. osfYil l o. - " I. o' s' hi , t. r/A,I S :, I laugh.
effect iniagintilde. I eiti Continually' haunted' by the ir,lii:chat:',i.itiC him as ,
, freelY at'if he; sS-ere • sr. ',6o,„ii to,',
thought that the - dny is nntfar dishintisrhin my head thP SreatFit:intl,'"i n eYi 6 ,_ the 3;
-1 1 s ;'°
•V e l . fi . •: ,l ly 'exiles& •
will he. en . tirely,silreeed tiver4 . tind wheel think:Vial aud'hinclieli t l th4t'i - t.4 f eeld Ilifa.delielt°4 t o i.Lnitteh an-,,___ _
front that stage of the journey sir life it is but Oland, .ttclartce ausPeett9rtfi't “" tß:it!e:h per ltlaisliected,.
.
breadth to the tend; the ...question :repeatedly occurs, :t . l 4 7ot'se . Wlth '.rylei.-7nud fee, the, 1 .M,.e1e-rellsorihe., ' .
'am I pretiaiedtitlie Ar'Oh' Tyler ; I cannot tell you cause' he was a Man:: Men ttre,itaitt iiiillY . ,itere J e1t. ,,,. ;---„
-what I have fat; ..', I cannot speak to yon ~O f the sleep': • ' loptu,ilrio .sv,orneni..lxecatexo2:4".hisy ixr s e, ineteriati, l, li i, a ;, 1 •••• :
less nightsi,ititnii passed, and heni-;noloh.*srs& Onto: TOnstsnt.,.:', 1 - 1 6 •;;x!"4 - iiki4 0 *.;iki 46 ' haF', 6 . l 4:l"',iiitor" e ; _ , ,, o '
isleoless, my, nt:glite• barn ' been, ' when slumber hais. ~ e , F ,ti,,i humble disposition ; woil . 1 .1! 'W
iv ...
....1.4 vitig
f
.eltanced to frdl upon me • The midnight visions, Ith,,hift: o 4 - h#N_ . •0 . =',"tir,,,Le.4 that Do 'cat hail
, ~! • . - ~ ~. , -„• „ -. 'lliviil forms, thersetoblaniei. of .tliT, - othsr. Woad:J:o;4A' 4,404.400 41 bun to attodie;ii
„li t .dxs itenxtSiLTiii '"' • - "
'[Fenl,l' E TTl - flltdlllt - i` 'Trial ller WI til - lliTiFeetiat 1 - & - i - e - i - tin - 7T - h - Ed - iii - 1 - 1 --- 10 - lv a ' -- Wti' -. ' ' it* " r d - tei --- t . sted4 - 40 4 hWMIMietittititIOA - t - in -- =-t-'''-'. 4.--- + -- - -
'• - •'.;t • .•,ei with . i • 4 c re. ~e tt L b- l!Ob . . . 11 - , ..,,..,, i.
~,,1 - : Ar,,.,
,-, ..,„ ;•- fa to or:., et-Whe lk
scorn, tea Ole closed the- dt:nor.. Sleep Y 011: ! • HiMsi.ho sent itierncif Into I , hityis fot . :fliere peach. they W-r,4,'..1,1.ttt,04-:zYlth,lll6.,lt'.l4o;'-,o%ll';',i4M'stte,
yen l you'll 'nig her to vend bosom, and 'hid, her a 1, your,ret i ttret..itfiie4,#, , fiiooo#of:the opi•el 'ilixixxx ,g9ulti:iip*,4ik#tiiii'tii;'Aeli;:f(iiidtixisnens.;,a•ariii6e.ei,"
1 viPF!'l7-anitlvit,)!--hdrlminl37g!q"ll.4k4!"'lL,6l-f:alirti..l}PY°l,o.44!o-#?;.011#4t411qi.(TA,ne:7,6,1: .*? i .. 2 . lo 4 4 :9 l ftiligilit 4 liiikiiiloe 14460;ii de--' ".,
61. tt; fte4 ' ;Bll ' fith.l', Y!' ta l*P eti i w4li ra i .4 ' - l i '- ' l 4. l l. !*':Ezefr:(f°Fo:4".. - °.** t ie .'9 '43 2r .. ...00 07: 1 ,9? 4 ',!PgV ti i , sitOtideOeY , ':;'litit•Nrhe ' n.;:tlelsitr, ' litig:4lny'4,o t dd
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its w lipid have heett wanti*ti._.fierytkfitrerh44-st f i.i n . g7 . ). , t.,#0 4 .q! , A4 6,4- R 4 ff,F40, i1 tif.1. 1 41ikfiP9..f : ."..1%k„.41 1 4 . 1.06,:ii:0481 . 4 . 6ie.: foinvq,of lAnbinSvh,o; .-.
t ' ci ,F st . 'tit ' , c ° ,' l ?":9 l :..!i tt , l '! l t t ". l°' q.o 4 . m '#! :4 , :74l 'Xi m !•7,, 010 il !4l . !x li g lx(-11 4.0 1 4: • *c 6 :!PfP40*4'1 .1 .7 1) P 3- fX .1 1 . 44 : ,....heenie ' 0, : "p4 . 00rca - .i . ei, Ili.iisiitloniltljsx' ''
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1
tic . She brill ,n.perfent -eontk'ol,,-,nint_.e.h.sel4t,O:ooll,of toicoro.p.otgii_ilhOi)io4l:l*te:ltliti.'"th - tiktai... - "sk . iithl" fairijio:::• ~,:'''',.`"' '''4' ' ' ' • ''''' '' • " ••••";'' .. " •
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- .
can't spate use of sa'much obstinacy When l only ask
a »mall far'sr of you." While she weld dbe going on
in this way, poor Sirs. Etladwaite would . sit,.priles a
e-Tps, and.trentbbng like a leaf, and such was the ef,
I eet: tip oti lferT - thaj Slui woad - have !leen willing 2.6 sign
ItPr soul over to enterntd perdition in the nest world,
if she only could have nvoidect jam, in' this,
--I . lht the night-whoit the travellers-acre expeeteil, the
three imitates of Bellevue Were sCated around the par=
.lOr - fire. Mcii. Ethel waite was running to the Window
eery few moments to fistim for thesoun'd of the ear
riagm'Martha was bitting the nails of one band and
thrumming the eentre-tahle with the fingers of the oth
er, while Mrs. Harris was gaiing 'Moodly ofirthe - fire;
and making a fund disposition of her phins befere
en
tering on their execution.
dO WWI, Ethelwaite," aai he, breaking
the silence, "you wouldn't keep flying about the room ,
so. They'll-be here hot a bit the'sooner for it, and so
-mnelt fuss is enough to shatter ones nerves to_pieces."'
"Well, sister;" said Mrs. Ethel Waite, hor:eyes.fill
•ing with tears," I beg your pardon. Indeed"l did not
meatiito - disthrb - roti;TAnd topunish - myselfil -won't
- stir from My chair tqlain - till he comes." •
"Don'Qualce a poi of yourself, and go to crying
'about it. I declare you are the strangest Nvotrian t ever
saw.: - A body can't speak to pia but You rati4 'makeit
baby pf yOurself.'?- - • .
"_Widl, sister," said she,
, seold me, and 111 . sitjust as still as I possibly' can, and
do. whatever_ ypf.vviSb„ineltia .do; onlylet us all.:..xneet
',Tylet; With a Smile on our fAces.." . -..
as to - Mint, _I rove the ho.*,:jUit us much as you.
atul - as Much as I could ifhelvas my own, but lam
not going to make a fool 'ormyself for bi . m,ol.':fiar may
body else, do' MY liart! ; towanismeeting ki
i
with a smile, but I doubt
- much whetlter.ysiii,*4k*:
you'zet tombstone - MitOt
your Ince, before he makes: i bis appearance.".
" 1 nhall 130: litii . e'intioh tiiiii;7tci,ilo it in, then, for
here. ltu comes nol.,v l "' said she, running out ,of the
room,:ns'-'slie..henril:the Pacring.„646ittinetip the
• Ifitkpe ? drawledio'tit Alaetha Melly, as if
it woi!'on efloit. to speak, " well, I believe I will go
out and rndet - z hi in too. And has Dot come, and
,Ma.y she Lelecil,witb% Mc, mothar'?"...„ . And without
Waithg'fornii-uns‘ver, she left the room' in
a slip
shod; gait that she took to be die no-plus of 'refine
het+ malice, anA 89 she unfolded ti lii rs if its I ari
windings; she hecime so ehtictl-with thz cei•taiuty of
success, that to meet the partytAvith. a theerfol.sinile,
.
requtr ed n ot even air deck:
. g! Witll, my, boy," ineeting . them as they .criteretl .
the door, ".how do yon? end• you, my dear'? i
ain'i'ati to see you...*We haiie been expectiog,.you
if' long time, andion are right welcitne-to_flellevue.. ,
Let me rOgist youln taking off vont.
'• Who tberithiit,hi,tbat this atfability;tligitcortliali,-
ty, : this.exce9s of frankness, was but the pla'yfitlitess
of the painter? annk~;liui%ire darts upon its ,ifctint !
The Acute observer might have noticed a 'sligll„. ,
momentary shade .of vexation on the fenttirrs of Mrs:
tangs as_ sile_rernovCA . the- homily( of Dorcas, and
saw revealed a face like those that ' fempted the tnt
gels. But she. easily recovered het:self, while,she .
turned to give the .article to a.serlant ; :soul perhaps
the .Very beauty of !lei: victim gave her iiilditinual
complacency from the a6nukht Ite'w -Machmore
eignnl - would - telte - r -
Adelintir to the fire, and inteiVal/ 'her
fasisinallons to - inspire lter.with affection and 'confi
dence.
At the next aemmunion seasontit was publicly an. -,
nouttced thatples; Harris had connected herselfwith
tfMyinirch - i'aiiiihe airtiple pensantry'remarked thati:l.
the iinrdhailhot 'performed such a miracle sinco tho '
,
day of Penteenst. • . : -_ •. _ •
. -
"Yon Certainly have no lack of i'es7p.lTC/4" re- Sinee the • nrrivarof Dercnis, Welter Roberts, IV
.plied Doreas, , as-tilte glanced 'at the. centre - fable, _young Man.. residing a few miles off, had been
.. till . al. '
loaded with the choicest books. - most
daily visite:. et Bellevue .. He was of fascinating"
ruldreSs, and passesSed of every ticcomplishment, but
::
-:" \illy, Yes . ; .Martlia is fond of rertiog, ft lid 1)1115 ' . . .... .... • d however,
alwaysAiappy-M encourage her taste. Sortie of Mem at heart an unpriticiplcit imertine.• sieim ,
have- . -just_ arrived- from- I , ondey - r nitit- I :1 „,,,, w i lt .. the discretion 14 keep his principles, orratherwantoe •:,....
principles', to himself; - and in othisinemate - hypocrisy. ---
please you. I:Beaty them no jour account,ft„ oiring
his ettly Sup
; enough Wherewith to lionise yourself."
was Mrs - Harris.' He'werterrfa ----
111"t-Y"ti ""id ' : its'"ell
'n
I"'.lY
1""e " find
- 1.t.1e iniiiiir with polite literature, and had alwayttanabuw.
. • .
,f news, whichmule...hint what. 01 a • .
"I cannot call any plate finely; tineittn, At in,!re' my , '.- dative -; • ....
- ' . . . •
friepds,ftrtio kindly solicitons to 'anticipate Inv 1 [right charnung teliow, _ ;, }le w..ts more
~.shotiy: , than
-'• ('" ~
Tyler, and perhaps .genemlly more agreeable as a ...
j „ Fes , 'lsiiirDoreas,.ovetiuyed'lllat-8110--liatl:sifeeeeded . l-, ;i - ii - pimtiZ7 -
~ Tliilize --- ivits Ihia - diffei'en - i - e7yetWeett.
In making, an;nppneently fivorable impresssion, which
them; ,
t.
, .lie'oite had rend eVent deal, but thought rery.
-she-assured WftSAILII.IIO.__WILILP.TirYA--an" -LlittlV-; 111 - tlie . r3soiss. Man more fond of communing
completely fascinated withthe affability_ end 'Lender- ' . . , -
,
ness of her . companion.* • _witumis. On • 11 0101101t5r1lan iliittlAtile of otheri-Thet -_ _
' one had it.litl inlitre from a desire to pass with the
' ' Agleam of satisfm!tion 4,, r t o d acro k, tir „ ; t..,...turc.sr,f • crowd as .a man of:, partsr; the other lookeCUppta: - -:
Alm. Harris, which I)ii•eits Very • naturally constioied
hito airsiktiowltdgmelifeilier own sCl , ,Sibilii.y. _ • :s a sacred spring, and felt too muchre-
I; k etn yl c e e di f g ': . r . the holy fountain tniet intbubblestleah up
During this time, Mrs. rtlielwaite hail been sitting : : . I,,,,ssap i i, ; to min, ow., namirldion of the common
--on l'Per't. knee, exainining'hini witll.lo I --die - nib ime--'
lieiril: Th e ime - was calculated to be caressed by tho• .-;
net's end Curiosity, With which the S'outb-sea ishintlers
,i mono Mid despised by the fe`w,T; the other' to be cher-
inspected the first white. nitiiii - ever - iiiidanoti-throw-", i - , 4 chv t.i.c- fi.„ and overy6okektioftlespisetl,by the /
ing her arms around his neck; weeping,: kissingiiim I
inni,v. ....
again and again, till Male course of her '' Roberts; had ti - rrcottly self-conceit the : t go,/
randlings she ..liim, in his Own opinion, a high plOe in] the estitne, •
'discovered the scar whieli had been eft' ,estial by
dr.uli-blow Of the pirate._ Her i on ,' exclanut . tion d o 'c f „ thin of others ;"icier, on thelotherliand,liad : /ditt..
.tesSiirt'litimility tluit Ina de lini 7 l. li i iik-oth-rits bli rul- , '-__
surprise wasfullowed: by the most repeated and im- ,
,r=
his real
..._ „1,,,, h i mself.
4 1i.' - o- - I'to his reatin,ill.3 as i - was 11
portimate inquiries as to its cause.
"Why I forgot to ti:11 yen, mother;' said l'yltt, .... generally he- •
"that we had a pretty lirx:l scuffle with die pirates •on .1t thortg, no his visits to Tlellit'v e, was.
d. a
our return home," • . 1 1 compaided by his sister-=-a young lailyrtrhe , embo ,le
' I Malty of die fillies and few of the virtues •df her sex.
. . -
r . •
"-You flint us in • a -rather retie • situation,. my
deer.. Are but few' uniting ilemiaintahces,'B6'
that for otir enbments we are very much ilepe:iident
on ourselves."
,
'"And.did they kill yon P'' said she, hurriedly.; and : Mrs. Harriii, Atuzing their riding and walking excur
then recollectitigherself, "no, they .couldn't have kil- ; shins, invariably managed it that Miss Roberts should
led you, or you wouldn't have -be en - he m .. But did he under the charge of Tyler, While Dorcas was hand
tikuPtainora till You ?" -: ... - ' -- led over tn . the Charge of Roberts himself. Thii part
t.), mother j they neither killed me, nor almost
killed me. One of them; however, Aet his mark itlri
{Roberts, of the OA was'lie. mot..? ears to be ; effected, because
ot a ; y e
artf pleasure, would not of course he
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Tlcr . pnitsed'a few; monseh . hi;- mid retlIO,"I am.''
sensibly affepted, my . ..dear aunt; by Yolir idfioloserei
and only wish that my CornpetencertO Ore -y.0 . 0 apirlt-'
tud counsel eqoalled,nly solicitmleJlnljour, tehalt--u
Rat I shall ride by the parson,* this morning, - an 4
. alaoulti be happy to Invite the,,mlniSter tia• call '..'
7 ,_
-:---‘ , Do not ask-hlm to dayi - Tyler - ;rwllls*Mlicieb
but just now . I feel as if I 'mold unboson4alof,bet•
ter to one of my mra.sex, andlef these I kneii:' , Oi TIMM
in whom I could confide unties irt our owxydetittior.
. . ..
I.;‘A.t d a truer Christian you will not find4thli`jia.
heaven—det me Send her to yOu note.'.' . : 1 •
- Tyler left the room to fulfil .10.6. conniiission,l And
that evening Doreas told him, "I had :efore Veen
boinid to youraunt by the ties of nature and affection,.
1111 but to=day a new deltas sprungup between us---the
I
-bond of cludattan fellowship. I dolove btx._,nest to ,
the best friend l halieOn eartk , iiiiil - if you knew -him
devotedly she sp6rcrOrEtiir, iiitt7;ll 7olifdliOriiiiiidi
atthe strength of my . attachment."' - -. •
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