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A 'YOUNG LADY WEARING? A CROSS.
BY - CAROLINE CIiEEBEIIOIIO
Sho wears it proudly, for it shines .
With costly gems, a radiant thinii—
A worthier emblem of the times
To Fashion's• court she could not bring
Made fast with chaills of precious gold,
She dons it-with her gala dress;—
It shines amidst the silken foldL.
Sin clasps it with a bold caress.
It is no burden as she treads
Through Pleasure's paths in open day;
No thi:eatening shadow overspreads;
From those rich jewels round her way.
She clasps it in her vainest mood,
(That. awful symbol lightly wolitD .
Forgetful that 'tis stained with blood,
And-has the Prince of 010'y-borne
Oh: strange forgetfulness! She sees
No circling Crown of Thorns hung there!
Droops ne'er beneath it to her knees!
Is never driven by it to prayer !
Ir lies no weight upon her breast—
It speaks no warning to her heart—
It lends no guiding light—at best
Is but a gaud in Folly's mart.
Go! hide the glittering thing from sight!
Go! benr the cross in worthier guise
The soul-worn crucifix sheds light
That in no paltry bauble lies.
srlirt
WOMAN'S LOVE.
" Who is that very beautiful girl?" asked a
young Englishman of hie companion, as they
leaned, for a moment, against one of tho mar
ble pillars, to contemplate at leisure 'the en
chanting scene which a Parisian ball presents
to the eye oc , ,theiltranger. Notdhat an Eng
lish ball room is not a very delightful eight,
but the French manage these things better.—
Perhaps they are constitutionally a snore lively
nation ; but certain it is that the spirit, anima
tion, and joyousness—the total abandmment
of everything, ns it were, to the spell of the
moment—will be looked for in vain at our
graver assemblies. And yet I ,speak not in
disparagement—for, after all, give me my own
proud, iolernn, high-minded, and right-feeling
England! But to return to my tale.
, The young girl alluded to was exquisitely
lovely, with a petite and childlike figure, a fair,
bright face, and a pair of the most mischievous
blue oyes that could be imagined ; although the
demureness of her present attitude made them
appear softened, if not subdued. Her head
was bent a little forward, and a profusion of
light, sunny curls fell upon her white shoulders,
and contrasted strangely in their brightness
with the dark emerald hue of her satin robe,
the front and sleeves of which were clasped
with diamoisds of inestimable value.
By her side sat a young man, attired with
studied plainness; although the-turn of his
—fratirshuped-hcadrthe-firw-of-his-dark-rmelan—
choly eves, and the troubled expression of hi's
pale, , ,handsome features, rendered him an ohl
jeot of whom one would wish to know more.
"It is l‘lademoiselle Verney," replied the
young Count do Tours ; '•the richest heiress in
Paris, and on the eve of marriage With that
solemn-looking personage by her side."
"She must bo very young 1" said the Eng
lishman.
"She is scarcely eighteen," was the reply;
"and wilful as She IS baautiful,""
" And borderer 1",
- •
Ah ! there lies the disparity ; ho bas noth
ing—absolutely nothiug—and js as proud as
he is poor 1 Why, Lestolle, with her beauty
andlortuno, might have chosen her a husband
among the noblest of the land ; but she is fond
and romantic, and Monsieur Aubertin, quilt
as ho looks, has had wit enough to persuade
her that she loves him "
"Persuade her?" repented the Englishman.
"Fes, for she is but a girl, and will have
changed her mind and repented a dozen times
before she cotnes of agd - : And I:.s for Auber
tin's having any real disinterested affection for
her,,v * know too much of the world to belierO
that, my friend l"
And the young count laughed scornfully, as
ho draw his companion away. r
"You aro ill, Claude?" said Lestelle, anxi•
ously, as she watched the' changed expression
of her lover's face, and marked his haughtily
bentracted brow and 'lashing eyes; "have I
said'anytliing to offend?"
" Will You forgive me, dearest, if r confess
that I base not heard a word you have been
saying for the last five minutes'?" murmured
Aubertin, abstractedly.
The young beauty tossed back the ourle from
her white brow, and put up her pretty lip, but,
she did not reply ; and UN long silence that
ensued was broken, at length, by Claude.
." Shall I toll you, Lestollo," ho asked, in n
low voice, "what the Count do Tours has just
been saying about us ? and he speaks doubtless
from the common rumors and opinions of so
.,
clety," I
" As you will l" replied Lestollo, coloring
slightly, and trying to speak with , indifference.
- " lie calls you a fond, romantic girl, Lestolle,
and eta an—edventurer l"
" And can the idle words of such its„he have
the power to move you thus, my claude ?":Said
Lestelle, gently ; "or do you think," she added,
with an arch smile, "that such a,Prizems my
self is to bo attained without exciting envious
remarks ? That I am, fond and romtintio, I
confess; -ever since I onn remember, in , iny
dreams,of young romance; I pictured to my-
Self en ideal being whom , could love; but
never ,were girlhood's visions reallAml ait,Mine
have seen—that is, my , hero 'does not, spoil
all' by hie too soinpulonaPridet"
" But I have not told you all yet,7,continued
Aubertin, while his haughty frown relaxed 'be
neath the witchery of , her similes; "hel
ton;, that, but for me, with -your wealth' and
. beautV, yon'might have commanded one of;the
most Splendid - matches In' the kingdom 1"
"And would that have' insured my happl .
ness I " asked Lestelle. "Oh that wo lived in
CARLISLE,
the old Aim of the fairies, and that r might
have one wish 1" .
"And what 'would that be'?" inquired her
lover.
" That we might change situations with one
another :. that you could' have all the wealth ,
and:l be a poer girl, blessed. otilq with your
affections! Claude, I should feel no humilia
tion, no gratitude in receiving all from you,
for love would have eqUalized us!"
,!I fear that your creed is rather a theoreti
co than a practical one, my own Lestelle 1"
said Aubertin, with a mournful smile,
" If I could but convert you to its belief,:t
think I should have nothing left to wish tor I"
replied the young girl, in a whiaperd and there
was no shade upon the brow of her lover, as
he mingled in the brilliant throng with his
beautiful and devoted mistress.
The evening passed away as evenings do
when we are most happy ; .for, with all its
.heartburnings, its disappointment—occasioned
perhaps, by the absence or coldness of the only
one aniirdst a thousand for whom we have
dressed and smiled—a ball is a bright epoch
in the lives of the young. •
"I shall see you to-morrow, Claude ?" said
Lestelle, in a timid voice, as they stood togeth
er, waiting for her carriage to draw up.
" Of course," replied Aubeytin, gloomingly;
"I have .received a formal invitation to meet
your guartlians and the notary, to sign the
deed relative to the final settlement of your
•
property."
" It will soon be 'over !" said Lestelle, laying
her hand imploringly upon his ai•m. "And
trill you bear this trial for my sake, Claude ?"
sweet Lestelle I but I will make no
promises. You shall see how patiently I will
listen to M. Fradel's arrogant taunts, and how
humbly and gratefully I will conduct myself I"
" Claude!" interrupted Lestelle, almost tear
fully, "you aro speaking now in bitterness and
mockery 1"
"No, cn verite !" replied her lover, laugh
ingly. "But good-bight now, my Lestelle, and
God bless you!"
Ho relinquished the, hand he held, and as
the carriage whirled rapidly away, the smile
t r aded upon his lips, and he walked home - in
moody thoughtfulness.
It was a. severe trial for the good spirit of
Claude Aubertin, much as he loyal Lestelle, to
consent to owe everything to her—to subject
himself to the mortifying surmises of those
who judged of him by their own worldly and
perverted imaginations. And there were times
when lit almost determined to give her up for
ever, although the destruotionaf his Own penuo
and hers should be the corlserprenCe; while.at
others ho thought of doing something to prove
himsey,werthy,of Iher ley°, But a name and
fortune are not very easily obtained in these
days, .even by the most talented ; and in the
interim a thousand things might happen. Les
telle might grow oldor die!—or she might
cease to love him—tor the heart has its chan
ges and its seasons : none of which, however,
resemble its first freshness and pettily. The
attachments of our girlish days may last thro!
womanhood, and even to old age, itself; but
every year we live, more of earthly feeling,
more of the world's wisdom, will have mingled
in our dream of love, until it'becomes less un
selfish—less ideal—more rational perhaps, but
'cos passionate and devoted.' And who could
be sure that the faith of one so beautiful and
admired as the young heiress would be pro
served pure and unbroken through 'trial and
temptation, amidst ambition and tiattCry, and
with him, to whose protection she had clung
so confidently, absent for an unlimited period
in a foreign land? Woman's fidelity is pro.
verbial; but after all we are but mortal, and
hook through thitmorld, and thil truth you *III find.
That mien out oreight, you ore moon out of oiled.
- It was all very well in the days of old, when,
on the.departure of the true knight,•the con
stant fair one would shut herself up in her
lonely tower, out of the reach of temptation,
and, surrounded only by her maidens, employ
the weary interval in listening to the noble
deeds of his ancestors, and embroidering a gor
geous scarf to present him on his return; but
in these days of bells, festivals, and beaux, the
young ujiancee has a much harder triv&----and
we seriously advise the lover not to be absent
longt.r than he can help.'
The following day, Aubertin found the whole
party drawn• up to receive him. • M. Fradel
occupying his large armchair at the head of
a table covered with parchments, and M. Du
mont, the notary—a hard-featured, cold, me
thodical-looking being—serited at tliP l right ;
while, on the opposite aide, Lestelle sat with
her elbow resting on the table and her head
bent down ; and as she (nightly raised It on the
entrance of her lover, lie saw that her eyes
were red and swollen from excessive weeping.
Having bowed' to the gentlemen, and pressed .
the cold, trembling hand of Lestellp to his lips,
he eat down, and waited calmly for H. Fradel
to commence .the business that had .brought
thilm together.
You are aware; Mr. Aubertin," said the
old •gentlemau, at lengthi.•4that my ward is
Tory young, and that, in accepting you for her
future huaband,'she acts contrary to my wish
es, and demonstrates the natural wilfulness of
her sex?" .
U All this is not new to me,4? replied the
young man, while ho stole an arch kelt' at Les
telle, who was watching him' in breathless
aniiety.' •
well, then, womay as wall come to the
'point at once; without my consent your mar
riage cannot take place until Mademoiselle
Ver'neY. is of age—a period of Which it wants
nearly three years ; and your signing this deed,
by which the whole of her property is settled
unalienably upon herself, without giving any'
one else power to draw or dispose of ono sou
of it, istheconly condition on which the,hand.
of Lestolle shall be yours."
A crimson flush passed over the cheek and
brow of Claude Aubertin; and 'there was anaci
niobee pause; during which the keen &Oda!'
the old man e the cold scrutiny of the notary,
and the pleading eye . of the anxious girl ware
fixed eager* 'upan Ida-ftioe. The struggle,
htiwever, was but of short duration ;'and with
cheerful smilo ho holdaiir hie Land for the
paper, end, gleaciag,rWidly,iiv i ar its contards,
piatantlynffixad hia c
J. is, Pell
"Now, Illndomiiitielle."..f, l l y,
The hand of the imams girl trembled no
PA.,. WEDNESDAY.. OCTOBER 'l9. 1853.
lently that Aubertiu was obliged to guide it;
and when the signature;#as at,dongth comple
ted,' she flung, hersolf upon, his bosom, and
wept long and passionately., Even tho notary
woo moved into something like sympathy, and,
gathering up his'papers, he hastened to follow
his patron from the room, and leave tho lovers
at full liberty to give vent to their feelings;
but regard for the timid and weeping girl, who
clung to 'him so fondly, and:imploringly; sub
dued the offended pride ,of - Plaudo Aubertin,
and ho had little difficulty ; in soothing her
fears, and winning back theknushine of her
happy smiles.
A few days after this they were married, and
the three , succeeding years.nrhich glided past
so happily 'with them are marked 'with blood
in their country's annals. - Now it was that the
innate nobility, of the . mind.aiiserted its supe
riority over the mere hereditary. nobility cf
name and station—that the-barriers of rank
and aristocracylvere beritou _down, . and men
owned no limits- to their (Ant wild wills.—
Claude Aubertin was a revolutionist iq the
best sense of the word—hisproud spirit had
been stung by the worldly suety of those whom
ho inwardly despised; but not for-this did he
turn upon his, oppressors—not-for any feeling
save the pure and holy-Live of liberty; and
when that name became prostituted to the very
worst purposes—when:it was made the watch
word to crime and bloodshed—ho yet clung to
it as in his first hour of youthful enthusiasm,
and trusted everything to its power when the
first intoxication should have pa'ssed away, and
be succeeded by an age of reason and ration
ality.
Lestelle loved her husband too well not to
have imbibed his principles; and the costly
saloons of in belle citoyenne, au she was called,
were nightly thronged with the leading politi
cal characters of the times. , But Lestelle was
no longer a girl, laughing from theoverflowings
of a gladsome spirit ; her smiles were less fre
quent, and had often apurpose to answer which
those who looked upon het; fair and bright face
never dreamed of. There was many a proud
aristocrat who, although ho knew it not, owed
life and fortune to that beautiful and resistless
pleader. .
' The only-cloud that rested on the happiness
of Lestelle was occasioned by the scrupulous
reserve of Aubertin on. all affairs connected
with her property ; nor could her fondness and
devotion remove the unpleasant feeling which
a consciousness of his total depondernie upon
his wife was likely to engender in his proud
and.sensitive spirit ; and although she tried to
n
obviate the difficulty_b) .-liberality which
pained far ° morethan it p` '',lim, still there
wore moments when he biil
4 P felt the want
of funds which could 'only be drawn through
her instrumentality, and which he would have
died rather than.asked for.
Of late it had been observed that Leetelle
wad lunch altered; she would sit for hours in
an attitude of deep thought, and was peevish
and,. abstracted when roused, as if the pious
which she was evidently arranging in her own
mind required the concentration of every
thought and energy. She would be absent,
too, for hours together, no one knew where,
accompanied only by her attendant—she, the
gentle, and timid; who, but a few months be
fore, had feared to venture from home without
IRprole - a - lion ofTiei husband. -- ButAffliertm,
although ho felt the alteration, asked no ques
tions ; he had too 'much faith in her affection
to have the remotest idea of the fearful shock
that awaited him.
-One morning, contrary to her usual custom,
Lesteitts,took her breakfast in her own apart
ment, sending a message by her maid, request
ing the presence of her husband at twelve ex
actly in her boudoir ; and Aubertin, not being
able at the moment to invent any decent excuse
for rot - tieing to comply with her request, reluc
tantly promised to attend her nt the hour ap
pointed, determined that the meeting... Should
be as brief as possible, as ho imagined that it
merely related to matters of a pecuniary nature,
a subjciet of which he always entertained a
nervous horror.
"Is it possible," thought Claude, "that she
can have generously anticipated my wish 'to
possess sufticient funds at my disposal to prove
of beneficial service tq our country ? And yet,
even if it were's°, and her guardian consented,
I would never accept them I" •
. At the appointed time, Aubertin presented
himself at the door of his wife's boudoir, the
first glance at which confirmed Ms previous
suspleionS as to the purport of his visit, Les
toile was not there, but M. Dumont—the same
whom he had met once before at her guardian's
—stood bending over a very business-like sheet
of parchment.
" Pray, be seated, Monsieur," said the little
notary ; "Madame Aubet tin will be here di
rectly." •
Claude bowed coldly, and, took the offered
Chair in nilenee..
" Glorious times, Monsieur!" said Duniont,
rubbing his withered hands together; "glori
ous times we live in now I The ago of liberty
in every sense of the word !"
Claude acquiesced by another bow. .
"You have doubtless hoard of the neVr lciw
of revolutionary divorce?" continued M. Du
mont; "a i very good—a very excellent law,
Monsieur 1"
"A ve'ry convenient one, I should think,"
replied Aubortin, laughing in spite of himself
at the solemnity with which the old man spoke.
"Claude Aubortin," said the notary, after a
pause, "1 am a man of .few vfords—a man, of
busiuess—and it is as well to come to the point
at once. Lostello would avail,horsolf of this
opportunity be:divorood from you, and, has
purposely loft us together in order that I might
inform you of her wishes, to which a eke entreats
tlfat You will offer no opposition,"
Accursed liar l it is false exolaimed tho
enragod husband ;• "I will nom boliovo it I"
:" Claude," said ;gentle vole° by his aide,
"as I hopo for youtforgivonese -hereafter, ho
has spoken nothing but the truth I And now
.for both our Sakes lot thie eoencibe a brief one;
~ at a Ware 4,41001 shall bo fq[plitingl, if You
. wlll ; only.eign the paper, that pets me froe,to
nolt as I please." • " •
, •
9 Los toile I". exclaimed the bewildered.: Au
:bertiti.t ”can.it bp my tostelle—or‘do I dreamq
Ni r luttlavol done: that you should decalroll:le
thou! Ilaye I deniod ybu. nughtlu'. tauten ?
Km I loved you loss? nave I over spoken
.one harsh; one unkind word to you, that I 'did
not strive the next moment to atone for, and
obliterate from your memory by my caresses?
•[lave I not for your sake prostrated my proud
spirit, and dared the sneers of the world? ay,
nd deserved them—for I trusted—l consented
to be dependant upon a woman—and now she
scorns, despises, deserts me?"
"Dumont," said Lestelle, looking implor
ingly towards'him;."l cannot bear - this I"
Aubertin had forgotten the presence of the
little notary, but he now looked proudly up,
and recovering his usual calmness, said:—
"One more question, and I will sign. Les
toile, as you hope in Heaven's,merCrdo you
this deed willingly:?".
" I do !" said the girl, faintly.
" And our divorce will insure your happi
ness ?"
"It will !" she replied more:,firmly.
"Then be it so." But as the pen trembled
in hie hand, he. looked once more upon the
flushed countenance of her who was so soon to
be-lost to him forever, and added, in a hoarse
voice, "Do you remember the last deed we
signed in this man's presence?"
" Perfectly," replied Lestelle ; "and it is
that recollection which gives mo ttrength to
act as I are doing."
Aubertin bent down his head, and a hot tear
fell upon the parchment; but there were no
traces of it as ho returned the document, with
a low bow, to the trembling girl.
" You are obeyed, mademoiselle I" said he,
with a mocking smile, as ho moved rapidly
towards the door.
. The white lips of Lostello moved fast, but
they uttered no bound; she attempted to rush
forward and arrest lie progress, and her feet
seemed glued to the floor ; but M. Dumont un
deretood -her wishes, and hastened after the
offended Aubertin.
"Well, I never could have believed it, so at
tached as they seemed to, each other I" said a
young citizen to IriS companion, DitTouis—the
same aristocratic count who, but a short time
before, would scarcely have condescended to
breaths the saute air as his plebeian friend,
but whom-a proper regard for his own safety
had conformed to the equalizing spirit of tlie
I always told you how it would did?" said
Do Tours •the-romance of the young heiress
has had time to cool, and she seizes the first
opportunity that presents iteself of becoming
free again I"
- "Arl poor Aubertin, what has become of
him V
"Why, they say that ho takes it very much,
to heart ; and no wonder, seeing that her for
tune is scarcely reduced, and herself, if possi
ble, more beautiful than ever."
At this moment they were interrupted by the
entrance of Claude Aubertin himselfrsvith Les
telle leaning on his arm, or rather clinging, in
her sweet, graceful manner, while her bright
eyes sparkled with happiness as she listened
with a flushed cheek to the whispered accents
of her husband, on whose countenance was a
smile of triumphant exultation, mingled with
,deep love.
" What's this ?" inquired Do Tours of a per
son who stood near him, and who happened to
be the little notary, M. Dumont; "I thought
that the Aubertins had availed 'themselves of
"ilia iioiv7itiiv~and were — divorced ?"'
"Arid so they were, and married again this
morning I" said th 6 notary, with a knowing
twinkle of his cold, gray eyes.
•• flow strange I" said Do Tours.
"Not at all : according to the first marriage
settlement, which tonic place when Lostelle was
a minor, the whole of her property was so tied
up by her guardian that, without her permis
sion, Aubertin had nb power to draw a single
sou of it; but oa her canning of ago she has
availed herself of our new law of divorce, in
order that the money wry be re-invested in her
husband's name only."
" It was a liable deed I" said Do Tours; "but
Aubertin did not at first know her reasons for
wishing to be separated from him,--for I met
him late last night, in the Rue St. Honore,
without'-his hat, and singing the Marieillaise
hymn in a frenzy of despair and excitement."
"The brief trial width his feelings have un
dergone was unavoidable," said tho notary;
"as his proud spirit would never have bepn
brought to, consent to the sacrifice." -
" Do Tours," said the young citlien, impres
sively, and after a short pause, "ages to come,
when our fearful struggle for indopendeneo
will be remembered only With a: shudder, the
conjugal dovotion , of this young girl shall re.
main as a tale to tell around the peabefdl
hearthstone of n winter's night ; and her name
be added to that golden scroll on which the
recording angel notes down " the noble deeds
of woman I"
A WOMAN'S INTEREST.
We Nero a'good deal amused the other day,
at a circumstance which occurred „in ono of the
cars .or the Now York and Erie Railroad. It
was witnessed by a frichd whom no "good
thing' ever esaupes, and who thus describes it:
• ",On a, seat two or - threo removes from me, ,
sat a smart Yankee-looking. woman, with a
dashing now silk gown, and a new bonnet, act
giudily upon her head ; and beside her, look
ing Out of.thewindOw, Mad every now and then
.thrusting put his head, sat , , of a some-
What foreign air, and maono
The wontan watched h every op,
variance of interest, and et last said to him :
you Hoe that huud•bill there,,telling
you not to put your arms and head out of the
oar-windows r . •
.Do'You understand English'?" asked 'the
womun".•• • , •
, . .
"Yaw V' woe the reply. • • •
Then'whY don't you keeP your !tool out
ofthe " 2 ; • .
Thera was no reply, of any hind. to Mg
appeal.
At length he put out hie head a third Lima,
just ne• the oars,wore passing lohg Woode4
brfdge:, ..The Indy started back, and once more
"DO yci2underetari
. 2 2 .
aion't.3 ogicOopyour,heOd out of
thewinclow 4, Wint to got tailed
, 2 '.!:
• • .4' No 2 . reopOnee.
rowff titiiiapod pa stag
obioot. .
"The woman could ' , stand it' no longer:—
" why don't vou keep jour head out of the win
dow? The next thing you know, your head
will be smashed into a jelly, end your brains
will be allover my new Bilk dregs—that is, if
you've got any Land I don't much belieVe you
have I"
" We had all Mistaken the object of the wo
man's sar.itude; which.at first seemed to be
a tondor regard for the safety of her fellow
-passenger ; but when the true motive looked
cont.' coupled with so very equivocal a compli
ment to his intelligence, a laugh was heard in
the' car that drowned the .roaring of the
wheels."
311tortliantotio.
GETTING AHEAD OF A DIONAHCH
A friend of ours from noross the waters, re
lated to us the following anecdote as an actual
occurrence in oriental climes. It possesses a
depth of thought atil freshness of wit too good
to bo lost: ,
A priest. learned in the tore of ancient and
modern literature, likd opened rooms for pub
lic instruction, and styled himself upon his
door, "Professor of 'Universal Knowledge."
• The King, in passing ono day, observed the
notice, and walking-in, inquired what was
meant by Universal Knowledge. The Priest
answered, of course, it was -the knowledge of
all things possible. This answer, not exactly
suiting the King, he resolved to test the cepa;
bilities of the Professor.
says ho, "you profess Universal Know
ledge, then you will be able to answer three
questions, which I shall propose to you. They
are as follows, and you must answer them by
to-morrow at this time, or your head will be
struck from your shoulders. First, tell me
how many baskets of earth there are on yOnder
mountain. Secondly, inform Mo how much
the King is worth. Thirdly, tell me, exactly,
of what the King is thinking nt the time."
This was a different turn to affairs from what
the Professor expected, and he was sorely per
plexed. He went at once to his study, resolVed
to do his utmost to comply with such an un
heard of, and to him unreasonable request.--
Books were snatched from his shelves ; manu
scripts. wore carefully examined ; calculations
made, and all his available means put in re
quibi tioa to solve these questions, on which de
pended his life. So few hours to accomplish
so much—death the price:of failure, together
with a desire to establish his reputation, all
wrought upon his mental and physical frame
to such a degree that he was soon in a fever
of excitement.. He had almost buried himself
in his books—scraps of paper with figures and
signs covered his table, and lay scattered on
the floor—yet the result was unattained. Still
more, intense grew the excitement as he
thought, figured and read, while the perspira
tion stood in large drops upon his forehead,
and toiled down his ...face, He was verging
towards despair—his whole system trembling
with nervous agitation, when his servant en
tering the room, and, alarmed at the wild and
excited look of his master, 'eagerly inquired
the cause. Hurriedly he related what had
happened—the strange questions, the fearful
penalty. Instead, however, of partaking of
his master's emotion, the servant very coolly
replied :
"Is that all the trouble? Leave the matter
to me—l'll answer for you."
After some conversation, it was proposed by
the servant to adopt his master's habit, and
meet the king at the appointed hour. This
offer was readily acceded to by the Priest,
wits, to speak the truth thought more of his
own bead than his servant's, just at that mo
ment... Disguised as the Professor, the servant
met the King, and told him he was ready tq
answer his questions.
"Tell me then," said the Ring, "how many
baskets of earth are in yonder mountain."
"That depends, Your Majesty, upon circum
stances."
"What circumstances ?"
"The size of the baskets. If one is as largo
as the mountain, one will contain it. If half
as large, two ; if one-fourth, four, &o."
The King was so much iimused at the reply;
that ho expressed himself satisfied, and pro
ceeded to the second question,.
.."Toll me how much the King is worth 1" •
"Well, your Majesty, Jesus Christ..was sold
for thirty pieces of silver, and he oils the King
of Heaven and Earth ; so I conclude the King
is worth about one piece."
To this' answer the King could not object,
and he was nevertheless so pleased with the
wit displayed, that he said
„ "Very well sir; but can you answer my last
question, and tell me of whit I am now think
ing."
"Most certainly,: gout' Majesty. You -aro
now thinking that you aro talking with the
Priest Profeisor; - whereas -it is only his ser
vant."
"It is not unnecessary to add that both heads
remained safely upon their shoulders and both
reoeived rioh tokens' of kingly favor.
A MOTILEWS ADVIOEL—A colored lad, named
Wan. Jones, near Louisville, Chester co„ went
gduning on Saturday, and in discharging his
gun, it bursted and tore his left band so that
the t.humb had to be taken off. It is not im
probable that the 'whole band will :yet have• to
be amputated. " The lad'a mother Mid advised
bira in the morning Co stay at home anal attend
to some work on toe lot, as oho was fearful ho
might get injured., lie took Lie owe way; but
when the necideetnooerred, ho exclaimed "Oh
L am ruined ; if I. Lad taken mother's advice
it would,nOt have happened." '
.t Boys, or girls, , either,' don't often bettor
themsolvesby disregarding theocitiesel of their
motlniri and we, trust the misfortune ot : ,thio
lad maybeasafal warning to athqra wl9:a . re
tempted totiimilar disobodiectoe,„
.
Eina his looturo on Monday
evonitig; 'aeye, the Portlend qt:apeoript,.•Dr.
Boytde related. that,' wishing to. explain •toat
little girl themanuoriti which the lotititereato
alicll;whon him ( outgrown ' it,: ho
"Whit; do you,,doirtion,yoit: hairO outgrown
your *flips!? ... You throw them acido;•dtm't
ycni?"; ..0 . no,•" replied the little cine;a , tiyo
out tiie tudks!" ThOpootoi., 1:411'604d die had
tho advantage of him there. • .
VOLUME LiV. NO 4
AN INTREPID cIIAIRDERILIAPD
sGalignani's Messenger, a French paper, tolls
Old following curious story:
Old
p young chambermaid of Marne,
had kept thn room' of trio wealihy bachelors_
forseveral years. She wanted to get married,
but hei' lover was so poor that she durst not
-venture. • These bachelors-were and
onebrothers day they had sold some property which
they owned jointly, and the money, amounting
to 100,000 francs, wail paid in bills on the
bank of France, too late to take it to Paris that
afternoon. At midnight a great noise was
heard-lb the house. Annette ran nod rapped
at her masters' door, saying that robbers were'
at work below. "You have a gun," says she,
"take it and shoot the villains!" Both the
bachelors were much frightened. One began
to barricade thedloor, while the other removed. \
a tile from the hearth to secrete the bank bills.
"Fools," said the girl, "they will murder us
all—give me the gun." She seized a double
barrelled gun Which laid upOO the shelf, and
started down stairs, the two frightened men
watehing her movements .without Baying a
word. Presently, bringl went the gun, and a
groan was heard—bang! went the second bar
rel, and ,now a sorgech .of' - pain resounded
through the house. annette soon came trip-•
ping up Stairs, and asked,for powder a,pd ball
to reload. The astonished bachelors gave her
the requisite charges, but soon steps were
heard retreating from Jim house. All three
went cautiously down stairs, when lo ! a pool
of blood showed that ono robber at least had
paid the penalty of his rash attempt. In the
morning it was plain to be seen that the body
of the unhappy victim had been dragged by
his companions to the river. Blood marked
the whole distance, and the-police were - in
stoutly on the alert for the arrest of the living
thieves, and the discovery of the body od, the
dead. one. All was vain, however, but the in
trepidity:of the poor girl was discussed far and
near.....—The_grateful_ bachelors,.knowing that
Annette wanted to marry, prepared to give her
a dower. "Alt, Monsieur," replied she, "how
can I leave you? You may again be attacked
'by robbers." "But we will not, nevertheless, .
stand between you and happiness; here are
thirty thousand francs ; you Saved our lives,
and richly deserved the.money. If you choose
to live in this house with your husband, we
shall repair the lower part for that purpose,
and you can then be paid for keeping our
rosins neatly as nt present." Annette did not
hesitate to accept the dower and the house.—
It was many years before the real facts 'rela
tive to this midnight attack of robbers came
to light .The rich bachelors were then both
dead, and bad willed Annette another thirty
thousand francs. The robbers, it appears,
were not of plural number, but only Annette's
lover alone. The blood was from a lamb that
had been killed for the occasion. Indeed, the
whole was but a ruse by the two lorersio open
the hearts and the senses of tho'jion bachelors.
BEAUTIFUL EFFECf46' PAIN
One of tho most beautiful effects of pain in,
its tendency to develope kindly feelings be
tween man and man—to excite a friendly sym
pathy on the part of others towards' the per
sip immediately inflicted. No sooner is a per
son attacked with-illnessi-thamn-corresponding
degree of interest is excited in his behalf.—
Expressions of solicitude for his welfare aro
put forward, offers of assistance are made, old
friendships are revived, and new ones develop
ed—all this, His to be remembered, is essen-
tipily connected with the sufferings of Matinees.
Were it not for this, there atuili be no occa
sion for this sympathy, and there would be no
manifestation of it. Every man would be left
to battle with the attacks of illness as he could,
and no voice would be raised to cheer him in
his hours of solitary gloom—no tender hands
put forth in offices of kindness—no midnight
watchers volunteer to attend his bedside. In
contemplating the uses of pain that a gracious
God has attached to our constitution as a ne-
cessary part of our existence, is there any ono
that grille foi• fowler atimiration.than this, which
unites the whole family of Adam into one und ,
vereal brotherhood—whieh - gives exercise to
the noblest charities of outi nature, and which
is the means" of securing to us, at the very
moment when we must soo their value, the
tenderest assistance of the best tilld Itindoot
feelings of our nature.
ROMANCE IN MARRIED LINE.-A married
couple In Paris, after living on bad terms for
some time, resolved, a few days age to separate.
They soul off all their furniture ; but, finding
that the7rman it realized was noev cry import
ant.-they propostato commit suicide; and they
went to the Canal St. Martin to execute the
design,' The husband leapedin first, but after
awhile, being a capital swimmer, be raised his
hoed above water, and perceived his wife stand
ing quietly on the bank watching him. lie'
began abusing her and said, according to their
agreement, she ought to drown herself. In
stead of complying, however, she accused him
of intending to let her drown whilst he saved
himself by swimming. He called on her to
Plunge in at onoo, but she refused. Thereupon
be got out of the
,water and gave Per a tre
mendous Whipping. Some persons who came
up, went to seek the guard, and the . lovingp*
were immediately arrested. On being ques
tioned, they made the fade known.
Dar A now traveller .to the Dead Sea, M.
Do Bartley, gives an entirely fresh desoription
of this famous water. lie affirms that, so far
front finding it as most persons have represeno
ted it, it was a "splendid lake, glittering in
the sunshine, with its bluevvaves gently break
ing on the sands of the softest beneh." He
also saw a flock of wild ducks sporting on Its
writers,' and observed beautiful ft:meets on the.
gravelly beach. 111... Do Sanley also remarks;
that every tradition compels the traveler. to re
gard the Holy Scriptures ns genuine, as troth.
ing oonuooted with the is changed even in
Mime, and the.memory of human transactions
has alone been lost.
gtr"."JUIIUI3, why didn't you oblong your
stair at 'the Siiringo • '
ig ICh4i); tley optirgit . too . iniiab.7 •
' iinaw do, Julius?" • ,• • .
I. Why, do landlord_ohnigia'ilio colored In.:
diwidual wld otealla' do opoono." •