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T}iir FAST, PR.F.S.EDI I I', AIar.FUTU
MEM
I e;ria see taint, I grow oh et;. ".
And I vote it day by_daYl
I cnn feel-my heart grow colder
As Its file:lnures pans away. :
tlia tell-.tale glues l linger,.:
As. fn tied' eye I trace • -
:iofennll.tilii4n4.lillieli.Tftne's finger
'llan en rirrei; fax°.
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'. ' ,` . liiit.O .4 i iirtiai . iiosl7 . Oic..t r iTes,t. o
n o
,: PPP •
'An il , slselt.'niiirmrica• route o'ernio
' • ,•.of that bricf.but . blessed
Then.; , l ri ° ool. a failier's
'Ana I feel R ito,thet4: •••
•
Anti 'main 1 am canto:tilt*.
• 071-erifirit•OrlHlMrottivitirtmmny-blts
..
'Who shall 'any The Pust must perish- 41 -••
' . 'Scath the l'utire'acdtuing.waves?
.. " -. )1 , 1: ei) the' ii;oul delights to cherish ' _
•• ' Troin OhtlYlon's deptheit - sav'es4.
Locking baekward 7 nit I'm gliding,
• 'IIII.I reach that final there . . .
Where the Present is abiding,
, And where Change shall-conie no more
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giltrt
THE REWARD OF, MERIT.
• Annie and arrived at the• Mature ago of (do
. — ,
• not start render .) twenly-Seven, and wns yet
nti state of singlC'hlessedUess. §vmehow'or•
other she had•nol•eVen fallen in love as yet.,--
`llnd simPlognestioW
Did you o'er know half a Million dollars' go
begging IHOfferslzyeS scores of them F flr
May l ).)4.: ..aunteiL ay one of • her oddities, per
• Limps, butlwheM the subject_ hatip l ened to b,
touched upon by_her.father,Aniiie, woUrd - sny
she wanted. sonic one 'nth; could love her fiir
herself, end she must have assurance of thit;,
and'how eould,slre in her 'preseati - positioti ?—.
Matters stood, when Annie- - map- _led to
form and execute blurt' will Appear - ?. very
ittriinge,re.solution ; hut. she waS.O resolute
girl.. We, mast now go haek six y ars.
One dark, rainy morning Nev tuber,
as
• our old'friendwas looking compose yat the
cheerful-fire in the:grate of his qpu n
really indulging iu some seriousrellee . ionB of
the past and future, the farifuture, too, a geu.
tleman--presentod -himself,. and inquired. for .
•'4lr.)3reomett:,.,.The old nian• uttered not
• word, but merely bowed... There' was. that in
his looks which said am he.' • • \..
Thlrstranger might have . been seine thirty
3 , ..esini,so of age: He was dressed
Onoaraing :Weed was on hie
. hat, - and there
was soitrethinginhis appearance which, seem
ed to indicate %.katAlurfriend 'whose lcitis lie
,deplored•had , t4eently departed... The letter
oP introduction . wbioh hd
. li - resented • to . I.llr. - L.
yet Itgrpfully perused, And as it,
was somewhat unique; we . shall take the
gray of subwitiiig it to the inspection of the
'reader:l • •
•FaiENif PAUL,--;:This will introduce to thee,
frie,pd Charles Copeland. Ile has 012 me. to (by
eitY , lu- pursuit of business., I haie known hint
from a youth up.. Thou mayest depend upon
WM:for 'iught that ho can do, and shall Lot
lean as on a brOken reed. If thou canst do
ennythink.foritim, thou mayeat . peradventure
benefit thyself,Thy former and present friend,
I% Item' LOOMIS''
60 1
u'sines t . inereasin
.qt•is not every one who eau get 00
Loomis's endorsement on.his. chsia!
• . Paul IhTeitien to himself, as ho
letter of 'a well-ktiown tor
tfays. '01(.1111.loali is goof
million, or. anything
IM=
MI
hare.somp•rj.pe help—now 'as we
--:
ze ,"
Tit • 1(1 ger4leman looked at all ,this, ea he
`..e dgaiifig in perfect silence on the n C itn bo•
r: fore him.. At length he opened his lips.
~, .
611 Ir. Copeland, you know all about. books?' .
•
'I have bad some year's experience.' . :.
•
'Any - ;'objection to ii place 'kere.?—pretty
,• clesOvork:--thausand a year.' .
- - • 'None in the -World.' '•
. -
, ;When can you begin ?'. . . 7'
.Now:
A real ernile'49ne upon the old man': face.
It li'ngered there like.the rays, ofui - si e• ring
spun -gouils of evening, lighting up
those sidtrilng hard, dark featUres.
•.
A stotdirsur pushed to the-slew corner, books
were Openid;inittieTre OplainCd,directions . giv-•
an, tho pen was dipped in thetiiiik, an
short, 'before an-hour bad passed' away; you
would have thought thal•the.old man and the
young man had known each othei for years
in-reference to °lir. new. Mend, H.
812fficient to
_remark, thiii In hay . been liberal
ly educated', as the . .phrase. and though
'he had entered early into bUsinaris, helad not
neglected the cultivation' of his mind:and.
'heart. He had found time toiherish . a genert
e acquaintance with the most noteworthy-au
thorS of the day, both literary and religious,,
end. with. tiany . of past :_times.: After a _few
years of suceees in tilt) pursuits to. which' 115,
•plo.; 18-.
Jr,' paid
dell up the
hate 'of topier
/for a quEirter oP a
Fillc it :LI 9 .---4 'w„111
--tuuet
as ally
had deviited birns . i.44 - pritgfOrtune's crime tliick
. •
'with ecareely pay . :p!opoyty, !Ind along :in..the
,world saNe . his.two lovely,siaters, - '
._,__As-jr_ertr - Aforyent.7ll*sed -1113-- , - grp .
.
ste: dily , in We cOfidence ills employer, who'
felt though he said it tot, that in him he pos..
Messed Iti treasure, • -!
Verylittle, indeed,- was Said by' either; of
them not connected. will, the youthio busi.
ness, and. there- had";beett no intercourse what
ever between Ahem, save in the counting room..
Thus six.years went by, towards Jilt; cleS.erof
which period old- Mr. Bremen wasl . 43ood look - .
ing. Witt) much :frequency-and earnestness. , nt
. t.he young Man: before him. Soinething vies
,evidently breiVing in "that - old bend. „:"What
cotild it be AndtheivtOn, at hou.e he-look
-el eo cul'itiu - Sly The Itiskterrit or-pruzz-,
. .
~,. .
"zle4. -.Sure , ,!:zsafti,james, • 'something's oom
- ing.' Annie, too, istatt son - i6what perplexed;
_ for those looks dwelt much oir-Itor. :
:What is it,,faqter r she 'grid to lint one
. morning at the breakfast ta . hie, as he sat gas;
ingsteadfastly in her face ; 'what, is It? Do
.te'll tem.!. .. .
.. .
, . . ..
'I wish you'd have him,' burst fourth-like
an avalimehe. 'Known him for six --yeats,--
true asit letige - r—a giulatioalanroal sensible
man—don't talk inuch-- - tegular as a clock—
pri(mo•for busitiess , worth his ,iyeight.
4 Have . .who, Inflict..? What are you .talki lig
n~xoiit?.- • • •
'My Copelandyou kiiow
do-dtveile. 8008 anybody else"' viortirtin
old quill.' . , . •
Annie Was puzzled. She laughed, however,
and s said : ...Marry .my_lathees Clerk !. what
would . pe4le Say Y
' *Humbug, child, all humbug—worth forty
of your uhiskered;_louuging, lazy gentry) : say
- what It Yri.'ty-idease . what do .I care?' ti.
pare.? what do 'yoU care Y what'smOn.cy after
itfl ?got enough of it—want ro.- sensible titan—=
want somebody to take cure of-it; - all "hum
'What's all humbug, father 2!
!Why, • people's. notions cMAliese matters.
poorL-sU was I ;once— may be .
aiaini world's full of - chlinges-Lseen - tt'great
many of them._ my can't . stay- here
lortik,-got too — leave you; Aunic- 7 .wish
like hint.'• -
__ . 'Father, are yo serious!' . •
child !' and ho,lookcd ao
Annie was a.ohip of the. Old ok; a etro.ng
minded resolute girl. — A new. ideu:aeonted to
strike her. -
F:tilil r,
_if' you are really serious in thit
matter; 'lll see title Copeland ; - get -net..
quaihted with him. Xf he likes, pie awl I like
him Pll have tim.
.But o be shall Ire :
myself alone ;. X must knovrilt. You lettre :
the matter .ine
• 'Go ahead, my child, aid do as you like.—
Good morn g.'
'Stop a inomerit, futber. : I Bhalk•Alter.'my,
name 131, little; 1 stiall.lappear to be a poor
girli a conipanicp of our friend, Mts. Richards,::
i n 11-4. street, sbo .shall kuow.tbowhotti,
affair; yowitakcall me by
PeAou bo. a relative of yours; 'you
skull suggest the business to Mr ; Copeland, as .
you call him, and arrango fort.fie first intit-,
view. The rest will take care for itself!..
.• 4 1. and'one-of those rare strtiles
.'illuminated his whole face. It (Midair got
hetweeri . hia lips, Parted then . ) atiunder;g,
_ ------ •.- _ .••;„_•
ed . upon tk set of teeth Lot:ittleTtlitT
Swear, and was resting there whoa he left the
house for his counting.room. The twilight of
• 'that smile had not yet gone when•he reached
the well known spot, and. bowed, and looked
.good rnoyniog' to those ,in his employ, for
old Paul Was, , alter his fashion, a polite Mau:
. On the morning of that . ny, *llt looks were
directed 'to °Ur fries( ,'Charles! 'So many__,. so
.
'cool*, so full o something,_that the head
clerk could not,=otiariatt-i7it,
too, with some-alarm. -What-was coming?—
At last the volcano burst forth.
•Copeland, my good fellow, why
,don't you
get ef, wife ?' . •
Had a thutilderbOlt fallen at his feet, ho
could not have been mord astounded. Did
Mr. Bremem /say that, aid inS the counting
room, too eery lodger seemed to blush
at.tlM introM,tio* of such a subject. He-for
the first time arcade a blot on the fair, pages
before him. •
say—why don't you got o We!—know
h 'just - the thing for you—prime article-:- : poor
sure—what,of . that—a fortune
iu a wife, you know—a sort of tqatiop of
mine—don't want to meddle witb, other two
. .le's affairs, know your'owlr business. best=
can't help Oinking „you'll be, , hoppigr=must
Bee her.'
Now the fact le, •thnt Chgirles had for some
time pdst thOught sb.himself; but how the old
man shOuld have , completely divine& 1031-
ing,s was quite a psizzle to him. lathe course'
of the day a note was put into 'Mr: gremen's
hands by Tames, - his Irish seriant, - the .con=
tents of whibli"produced another grim sort of
a smile. When the 'moment for hie return
E, - home arrived ; Mr. 8,. handed a sealed docu
ment of rather imposing for to Cliarleo, as
!_mL.--,
'Copeland, you'll oblige . tae byleavipg that
%4).a3L ,
,
67 11;,..= street.; .Place 4 mkt:tin- the
liMiltg_tke_penott_tOtholi._, it hi -directed;
den't wa:ntto,,trust it to any one
The clerk - saw on the"*o,Ot'aide. 'Mrs.
street:" The ,doer---bell
The servant u,S . hered Copeland
nettt pnilor,. where sat ti,lady
apparently- tpenty-five or thirty years of,. age,
plainly
,dreSlied, engaged in: knitting a brook-
Our friend bored, and itifinfi?ecl for Mrs.
Richards.
. .
in;
,but. is - .expeoled . , preseßtly;.
will you be::sea;tectli, There was , nn ease; and
quietness, "outran :sk i ,' . self'camtuand 'ab'out
this person. which seemed' peculiar; to 00e
land. He felt at ertiO.at once, (yOu'always do
with-such people,-)--madesome --comnlutkPlac'e
remark, which was_ immediately responded to;
'\
then-another;-antiL,soon_tite-eonsittion,gro
se.interesting that Mrs. Riel4rds was pettily
forgotten. Her absence was- strangely .pro•
trotted, but at length she made her appettr
.ance.—qhedooutuent was Presented; a glance
at the outside.
Copeland'' Charles bowed : t
e The yoang lady bowed ;and
thus_ they . ...were introduced: There was rie
• _
partienlar reason Air: - remaining
.any longer,.
and -our friend took his- departure. •
That night Atthlesaid to Mr. B , like .liis
. -
appearance, fathei.'
'Forward'inarcli !' saiiP old Pnul, 4is he
looked at his daughter With-vast satisfactlou.
.•"I:he ould taan'sas swate ta-night as•n•new
potato,' said . .Jitutes.to • the . cook. •
• The next day Charles Co, eland conic near
writing several tithes, 'To :Alias Peyton,: Dr:,•:'
as lie was in king out,rBoine bills of . merchan
disesold:' • • . .
!Deliver tG6 paper last evening?'
- Copeland hutted. . -
~lLraa_llichiirds.ia-nn old
•
friend—huroble in
eivconistanees—the young lad,,Teyion, tiverth
her wOight in gold any dayHhave her thyself'
. if4eOuld.' ' ' • .
•flow'muc.4 You'iemina me oCAir.Bremeli,
said'eburles ono ovenitig • t.c i , Aniiie: 'I
you said you were relniiun Lis
"I. am relkted" to - through - my Mutlier;'
. „
NYite:g r o
CM
11[6: turned 'may to 'conceal
EMS
Seniewhatlater than usual; oti that day,;
Annie, reached her fixther's house Therd was
no mistaking the expression of her counte•
natiee..:llappineSi was plainly writ - fee there.
. .1. see, I see i ?,..suicl• the old than; •the account
is oloss*--,booke balanced—have it sill through.
now-iu abort orddr....You-stre a- svneihle
—no foOlish cps:lsar-just what- watit7—bletss,,
•The .
nuit (My :Paul • come, for. almost the
0.4... \ 1,
first"tirue'in•his life, rather late to his , edinit-,;
ing rem . Casks and boxeS Seeratil to be
stariu I it wonder. I.
...: tC4tiltind, ~ y ll are a fine fellOW. 7 -heard
from..lllrs. :Riclint (1e- 7 -proposals to my relative,
Peytotall. rigid—done 4 well.
.CoM3 to.
.1.11 honsetliiii evening- 7 -tiever been therey6l.,
eth l—elgiii_oL6lock, - . preeisiity="Want - .:Wilen
yOnLgot something to sny.'- • . ' -<.
,7"Ya,' Mc. 'cliorleo Co',eland,: even 'kinder
Mn you thin for, . '•
At eight o'Clock precisely, the door , bell of
Mr. Bremen's mnnsion rung. Mr. Charles
et:inland was ushered in by, friend Janie:3.- 2 -
.----• •
Old Paul took' him kindly, by the hand, and
t round him: to
'My daughter, Miss Annie' Peyton Bremen,'
.nd immediatelnvithdrew; • ~
Charles will'you forgiie tne this4l- Ile wits
too much_ astonished to make any reply.
you knew all my motives and -feelings, I ani
sure you would.' - : •
..That the motives and feelings were eoon•ea
lained to his. entire satisfaction, no one will
doubt.
.N--Aevei
1?am1; - ae he-euterecl the-pom,--tn9-Luso-in-a
long engagement !'
'O, father l' •
No use, I say; marry nbw—get ready after
wards; nest Monday evening;. who cares
- Want it over; feefsettled. Shan't ' fart with
Annie, though; must bring your wife here;
hotise rather' lonesome; •still;
,no words;
Must have it so; parttnirin • bpsinels; Bremen
& Copeland';' got the papers •all diain- up to
day;'ean't alter it. Bitquiet, viill,,yOu?• - wen'
stay ltithe roOlifl'.'" • • . -•-• •
have now finished my . story, .reader:
have giVen you' o:faets. I cannot say hOw• - •
ever, thot)l a e , the deception Practiced
upon our frieri _ harles. _ 4e, however,, - our,
_Lord_cortnaended_ the 'uojust-stoword b_eeffise
be acted wisbly,' supposethelood sense'
.
ehowa by . the young l ady, in choosing a hus
band, for what ,tie *as, and not for the sake
of• what he might.have possessed; moritti our
abiobation. Is „not every one who: has
the courage to , step out ..of the 'olrole• 'which
surrounds the 'wealthy, :and seek for those
qualities of•mind and heart which the heart
can neither glioriter; take airay. ••
*6l'"Plit two persona in-thesame, k.droon -,--
one of whom has tie toothache, and the other
.
in you will find the oneywho haa_zot
the toothathe,go to sleep first.. ' . •
'W'asilliiigto# at 1775.
--- Wwshiegfen - hatl - prayerrtnorrring. ,: eed r- eve- -
itirg.ded was--i , egular-in his attentlhnee at the
I,ehtirchi which he. wite . a On
One occasion, fur want' of. n clergyman,;the
Episcopal Service was rend: by - Col.:William;
' Otie Of:Washington's . :nitles-q.cainp,.
who_ substituted aiprayer of liis own . - coMpoSi
-I.i6n itslilneo;of the one:formerly ..offe:red 4- . up
for the king.• .
Not,l6ffeafter , her arrival in .camp,' Mrs.
V . ashingtott,clahned to keep twelfth-night-4n
dne . styl o asihe.anniversaiy of her. wedding.
"The General," ,says the same.
'"was Somewhat thoughtful, and said .ho'
afraid he .must refuse it." :pis ibjectiolis
ivere overcome, and trirel fth , ni ght and the wed
ding were duly 'oefeb , •
71.1rerd -- stenis - ta - trive - iree ore-con-v.144i
nt the quarters of j omo, of the other generals;
their time-and minds were less intensely. en
grossed, by anxious cares, having• only .;their
indiv)dual departiaen,tajo atiend• to. Adju r ._
taut General .lifititi . 4lllotllB 4ppetifs to . have
been.a gay Que. , wasp nine of ethical-;
tiotr, really approliensi, and brilliancy," says
Graydon; -"had Spent _..somOiniC in . .-Europe,
particularly iu France,•ind Was yeti. easy of
access, with the manner 'l/catcall life.;
Though Occasionally evolving these of the Qua
ker." . . •
Mrs., A ltinins.gives an account of an evening
party lit his 11‘6 . uSe., was very,politely
en
tertained and h Eiced,Ay,jkgeeerals,P.writee
.sirel , ..more espe fully 4!rieral-Lee, who `bas
very urgent,for o : to tarry in, town', and dine
with him. aJ the•ledies Present at, Hobgoblin
Hall; lintl excused myself. ' - The .General
Ivas. t tletermined that I should not ,only • be
acquainted with him, - bht — with his - compan
ions ton; and ihe'refore placed a chilli .before
me i -into.vrhich.be-ordered..Mrir,Sparal_his dog)
to mount,.andy . resetit his paw to the for :•a
better acquaintance,' I could hot do otherwise
thaaaoc4it •
1 ...10hn• Adams, likewise, giveri us a picture,of
festivities` at headquarters, where -he was a
visitant on the recess uteengreSs.
"I dined at• Col. ,Witli• the General
(Washingtiai) and littly, r antka vast collection
of other conipauy,among virliotn- were six .or
seven 6uolten ' its..of the Preach \Cattnawaga
dians, with• theirifives'and children. A sav
age feaitthey made of it; yet.were very polite
in the.lndian 'style. • I was iutrodaced to them,
by the General one of the .: grand council at .
Philadelphia. which wade thew prick 11.P,4 1 0;
ears, :They Oatue and. !shook bands xyithtizol:!:_
' While givitigibese fardiliar 'scenes • andC'S
currences at camp, we arc temptedsubjoin
.14tofuyit„istteflxont.the bineoir4aftm -eye
ness. A large party of
,',Virginia rifietnen,,
who had recently arrived at camp, were strol
liig Shout Qatubridp, - .and viewing the . col
legiate Imilffings,lnatv 'turned into barracks..
Their Italf4lndiatt equipments, and fringed
and ruilled'hunting garbs,' pi4iftiked the mer•
rimeut of some troopi Marblehead„
.chiefly fishermen. and Ateliers, who thought
nothing equal tothe xolutl jacket ctidLtrow
ters.. A bautoying ensued between - ibetb.
There wain snow spon the ground, and: snow
,
balls began to, fly witch jokes were, wanting.
- They closed', ana earns to • blows; both sides
were re-inforoetl. and in a little while t least
a thousand were, at i fistipuffs; and tit was a
tumult in the camp worthy ;of theidays of ilo
-iner.---L-4At-tbis.jut-cture,ll,writes---ourmittfcri-
malut,
l '"Washington„,made his appearance,.
'whetb_er by - accident-cm design I never knew.
I sCw none of his aides. with him; his blaCk
Servant' just behind him mounted. threw .
ili'e bridle of-bis own lwee into his servant's.
!mac's, sprang from his`seat, r_ushecl into the
thiehest ul the !melee, seized two
riflemen by the tbroat i :keepitig them at arm's
As they wero 'from bie own province, he
may hive - felt pecullarly - risponsible .vfor their
good conduct; they were too in one of
of these seodunal.brawls which weiro •s
.es
pecial abhaffence; his reprimand mu t ero
fore, have been a vehement one. lie
commanding in his serenest moments, but ir-'
resistible in his bursts of indignation. On
the present occasion, we are told, his appear
ance, and strong-haUded„rebuke put an instant
end the t=
dr:- The ei2mbatants-dtspersed-
in all direotions,!:ad in leen ,. than three min
utes none remained on thu ground but the two
he had
o ' elioutett old
ted that — a
certain mechanic, ,who worked near his office,
was always happy' and- ,ventured to
ask him for the oiorbt of his constant_ •ch?er
fulness. jrN.o secret. Doptor," he replied, '.•I
have goiene of the best gives, and vrtiete I go
,to work she allitiyit has. kind wordf
Oenconr•
ligament for ine;•:.vintl' when I go , home site
meets unitthe tea
ie Surd to be re!tilzt ti*l,sliti44BdoOOttp,many
little things , throngh.thwdai to pleose:me th - at
I 9,4 n'ope'fliiii heart to speak an nn
-kind were to. aoyb,o4.l*•" •
. -•• •
ge-21' goad education is. a ..batter eafe
guard_for liberty than a standing army of se
er e lawsl'
•
1
Nil
QUEEZING :HAN~.B:.:
BY A LADY
-IVhat - nn-itrpens difforelce it "nukes who'
squeCzei-pne!s A,l:l,dy .
arm roTtind your, waist,,press .a, : kiss - on your
brow, or, holding your.htind in hers, joy with '
Your fingers to Tour yeafts . content,: btit,iYott . ,
arc perfectly calni and colleetedr and ,e*ppri7.":
once no, iinnsual sensation, either diagreeahle , ,
or•othervhsf
ie.- Pereliatice`a•geutleniiin
you dislik'O!Or leer' slightlj neqintlitted tivitb ,
.venturea te press
_your bend, you., snattli
qnickly`away, the indignant blood mounts to
your forehend; and with flashing eyes, you
wonder 'how the impertinent' dfires to
Rio such a thing.' Rather an antiquated , ppe- -•
cfmen_of linthavity squeezee-your band, -yott .
i'del'intirtitiedlor yourself and mOrtifiea . that:a
an of his years should 'make a tool of him-
sqlf; that should think yoneanreally-iika
aucli.contact, and above that fie. beli yea it
possible that you can like him; you' a eied
at 'what • has - done, andlletennined a•it •an
oppoil nf,
••
lug bu again. .
To place your hand confidently in that of •
an. accepted, acknowledged ; lover,' yea are
not excited or _confused, you have ceased'
blushing
hlushing continually in his Presence; Yoti'•er ,
perience a feeling,oriiiiiet Inippitiess; "a' 'little
heaven upon earth sort of. feeling;'. 'you ~,arel
perfectly contented with eyerything in this •
terrestrial world; especially your lover.atal..—
Yourself.; nod yet withal is a foolish•-feeling;
'yourairtritb his , orals twit{etel around yom—that
mnniy arm which is to,-support you through_
life;ia.eoft w .rosy, happy tin t.suffuies your face
as your hand is. clasped in his; 'oh, it is .tk
blissful, foolish 'feeling. , .
Put let some - one:whomypu like very mud,- -
not an aecepted . loiilan - pho may be;
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perhaps, otte oe.,illiTir . . • gentlpenclose ''
your lineas inliieliiinT - Wli4 ~ li.tgrliffgd,tillit; -
joyful, -painful feeling th ` through your
'veins, rushes teyourfinger *ads"
' r heart
ta
goes bump f bump ! surely, you th
.it toOst
i ,
hear it throbbing! far the-life of yoii,You'conf ,
Leak. After letting your hatittretimin- iff'
his long enough to show you are - not:offended,
you gently withdraw it, but i)orchance it .is
.
tiilen bee& again; after to faint 'don't AloTso;'
which iS 'answered by a still closer ptessure,
with 'downcast *eyes and-blUshingeheelc,yott Jet'
the little halo', -the first earnest of other things
to 'tome, thriling and buitiing with new ecka
tic emotion, remain all trembling paitslesting
place,
not t,
•
Awful Tragedy; • .- . • .
•
we,copy, from the MemiikitiOy.hig of ,the Jilt
ioattint, the following.riarraqte of ,nn t?:; 1 Art
most horrible tragedies vo hove ever li .1...il Of::
We heard: yesterdny'ef one of the most
trielachali_tra,gedies TUIIIIII , O known. for inap4 .
leers, which occntred. in Marshall county,
min.; abMit•tielve miles from Holly Springs,
on WeilnesditY last., Mr. R.ll,.'Coi, o plant- •
et: in flood circumstances, killed his owu wife
she was lying asleep in! her beci,
• nd-tliewsh'of-himself-throngh-ther-head,-lillk—
ling himself instantly. This occurred some
time during the night, but was not known; un
til the next morning, when a negro man went
to the, room •to make a fire, and foutid the
door fueteried• Not being able to raise• any
one in the Onside, the negro oalled theovirsev,
wike name:And foreed4headoor_open,_ ha .
found both Air. atist Mrs. Coxsdea ng
on ihe bed with two bulletarthroi ?ice tined,
and belying.on the hearth,,ebot , throtagh :the ,
region of the aart,--with his hand still grasz•
ping the deadly. revolver; They had been
married but a short Mae, and it is suppoied
that Mr. Cox was insane :at , the time, as he
has frequently suffered from aberrations of the
.•
Et)th ?dr. — luta re. . Oot — w - known. — ltnowt
many of our.citizens, be as the possessor and
occupant some two or three
_years sinctof_the____
dwelling in the lower part-of-tke city Ithown.
as the "Swiss 'Cottage," while the young and
b•eautiftil 'Vide was; but stew months since a
gay and' lively ebhool• girl, attending- M. '•
rmatroxig'tfachlool in - this city,,and will be
embered by many its the pilitty Miss Sal
lie, ;Non.. Leiving &shoo!, she married Mr._
C. "sometime list fall, and - now she - has been
cut - Off - from all earthly hopes and happiness
A, •
by .. hint who ,., had ttoletunly vowed to love and
protect her. Mr. O. was ajorthy'Yotinginan,
and there" can be , no doubt :but that he'.waa
laboring under Linetinity at, the time pf this
awful calamity ;'in fact,-Many oiienmetances
that transpired a day 'or tWe• .prellous go'to'l:
show thatbe was not in his right rabid: • V.-
Much_ sympathy is felt this •communiSfu
-for-the-families and friends of botkthe - dticealto
ed persons,familiei of the fiiiiTatatidiug in
north Mississippi. May Cod be th eir help in `
this.. their hour.of,the deepest and most heart
isnditig affliction. • ..
, The Memphis Enquirer, speaking.of the af •
fair ; says the parties had been married , only,
-six•_welts, and'adds: • ' •,
Cox. is , tho thika male member of a
worthy. family who has , died h violeof ditith
Within the last eight or ten• years. Oa, in
fir of Insanity, threw himseltfrom' the 'did{ of
Mlssissippi steamer, and .R4O drowilett;,
another Watt slain ,by, the aeoidental disohargo
of a double—barreled shot. when 'starting
on ,a ,Osior;• hunk; aid nosh we hire to• record
the death of skill another,-,and that of bifi fair
young wife, by km own bands.' •
MIME