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The Fashionable flats, Caps
and Bonnets.
did. a P axion,
pIA AS now on hand a very large assort
"- ment of
E -
ITS, CAPS & 30DINETS
at iris old stand in Chambersburg• Street,
two doors from Me Court House. .
CONSISTING AS FOLLOWS
Men's Castor II ATS,
" Itoram do.
" Spanish body do.
Silk do.
" Plain Russia do.
Youth's Fur do.
Old Men's Broad Brims do.
14 Low Crown do.
Also Second hand HATS.
Ladies FU It BONNETS,
" SILK do.
Also—A GOOD ASSORTMENT or
1J t C.', /401. 1 b e of different kinds:
11. SE./14 C. 9,7" S lbr MEN
and BOYS.
All of which he will sell at Low Prices
wholesale and retail—for Cash and Country
Produce—such as Wheat, Corn, Rye, Buck
wheat, Oats, Wood, Wool, &e. &c.
fr -- Call and judge tier yourselves
November 17,1837
reoh 1.: zgabo
CHEAPER THAN EVER:
Uaia jiLiAtkialjUk.jl
HAS JUST RETURNED FROM TILE CITY
WITH A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT 01.
0 1 CODS
Suitable to the Season, comprising every
variety of
DRY GOODS,
GROC FILLIES,
nay e, qacensw ay t
which have been selected with great care,
and purchased on such terms as will justify
him in ofEtring them to the Public
ticr CHEAPER. THAN EVEII.I4
He invites public attention to his Stock o
Goods, assured that it needs but a "peep'
at them to convince any ono that his Cur
tier is the place for BA ['GAINS!
Gettysburg, Dec. 1, 1837.
BARGAINS!
CALL, SEE AND BUY.
raPHE subscriber intend. locating himse
elsewhere,and wishing speedily to clos
his business at his present residence, wil
sell, AT COST, HIS ENTIRE
STOCK OF GOODS.
CONSISTING OF
Cloths and Cassnneres; Cassinetts, Flan
nels and IMerinoes, Calicoes, Mus!ins and
Vestings; Shawl 4, Blankets, Hats, Caps and
Bonnets; Boots and Shoes; llnrdware,
Qacensware and Groceries; &c. &c. &c.
Also—A largo lot of DRIED FRUIT.
Tho Public's most obedient servant,
ADAM EPPLY.
Epply's hill, Cumberland township,
December 1, 1937.
N. B. All persons indebted to me by Note,
- Judgment or Book Account, will see
,the
necessity, without further notice, 1 hope, of
discharging their respective dues.
December 1, 1837.
•
COA0,11" LA.O
1.1 S .
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r HE Subscriber has now on hand a large
-IL stock of very superior
vcoaceia aciatto o
FRINGE AIVIW TASSELS,
OF HIS owN UADIUPACTUHE,
which ho will dispose of on the most reason
able terms.
(* . Orders from a distance will be prompt
ly.attende.l to. Any Pattern made to order.
Address
JOHN ODELL,
Gettysburg, Pa.
N. B. All kinds of MILITARY work
done to order.
November 17, 1937. tf-33
NOTICE . .
- 11311 E subscriber, residing in the Mitotic!' of
Gettysburg, hereby gives notice to all W
-643118 indebted to the Estate or
AGNES YOUNG,
Late of Cumberland township, Alllllllslconnly,Pa.
deceased, to call and make Immediate payment;
and those having claims against slid Estee, will
pre-ent them without delay, properly umbel'.
treated, fur settlement.
RHIN' sLENTz, Adner.
Pornmbnr IS, 1537. lit-37
ADAM EPPLY.
tf-35
hiser,) had been two years afflicted with a distres
sed state of Piles and Costiveness,of which he was
effectually cured.
We do hereby subscribe our signatures to the
truth of the above cures, that the statement is in
every respect true.
V HE subscriber has rented the new and
- 11 - extensive Merchant Mill lately built
by Mr. •Geo. Arnold, in Germany town.
ship, and will pay tho
Highest price in Cash for
117 teat •
delivered at the Mill:.
Germany Township. 7_
Dec. 29, 1
PUBLIC NOTICES.
loultrAl
DELAWARE COMITY INSU
RANCE COMPANY,
CAPITAL, AUTifONIZED 1W LAW,
cijszo,,,oro
CHARTER P I'ETUA
rEItIE subscriber being appointed Agent
f tr the above t;mnpany, would respect •
11111 y inform the public that he, will make in
,urance either permanent or limited on pro
perty and effects ()revery desert pt ion,against
loss or damage by fire, on the most reason
able terms.
SAMUEL FA FINESTOCK.
Gettysburg, Oct. 13, 1Q:37. tc-2S
V 0 Tit A ILA
T HE Subscriber is desirous of disposing
of his Property in and neat Gettys
burg, and oars it for Sale, on very favora•
do- terms.
IT CONSISTS OF A
.• I N Be i
I 1-1017 SE & LOT
• • in the borough of Gettysburg
on West York street, third Lot from tin
Diamond. The house is a large, weather
boarded one; and the situation eligible.
—ALSO- HEL'WEEN
IS and ft arms of _Land,
within the western limits of the Immo,
between the 51illerstown Road and Nliddl
street, and south of Nliddle-street. Th
land will he sold either by the acre or
Town Lots, to suit purchasers.
-ALSO
A FARM,
,ituate in Cumberland township, about 1
mile from Gettysburg, adjoining lands of
Rev. C. G. Nl'Loan, Jacob lierhst, E. Pitzer
and others, containing 140 aCreS )
more or less—on which are
A TWO STORY
HOUSE
and good Barn.
Possession of the above Property Will be
given on the Ist of April nest.
r4:7-For ter. of Sale, apply to the sub
scriber, residing in Hancock, % . Vashington
county, Nld.
ROBERT TAY LOR.
December R, 1887. tf-36
fr E E - su s .
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GROCERS & COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Corner of Commerce and Pratt Streets
BA L INIO R E ,
O FFER. to the Country trade for Cash
or prompt payment, the ti)flowing
GOODS •
•
TO WIT :
50 Ns. S. aw. 0101m:sex
20 hhds. West India &-N. Orleans ditto
200 bags Rio CoQco, (part strong scented)
1(10 " Laguira do.
100 " Havana do.
50 hhds. N. Orleans & Porto Rico SJgar
10 pipes and half pipes Champagne and
Rochelle Brandy
5 " Gin
50 tierces Honey
200 boxes Raisins
100 quarto do.
150 eighth do. Fresh importation.
50 kegs do.
TOGETHER WITH
Cinnamon, Cloves, Pepper, Teas in chests,
half chests and boxes, etc.
Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1537.
L.IVER COMPLAINT 6 YEARS STAND
- 31 - 4 ING.—Mrs. Sarah Brenhiser, witO of Mr
Amos Brenlnser, corner of Second street and Ger
mantown Road, Philadelphia, affected for the las
six years with the Liver Complaint, was complete
ly restored to health by Dr. WM. EVANS'S Cu
momilo Tonic and Family Aperient Pills. Her
symptoms were habitual costiveness, excruciating
pain in the stomach, depression of spirits, languor,
extreme debility, disturbed sleep, great pain in her
side, could not lie on her left side without an ag
gravation of pain, dizziness in the head, dimness
of sight, with other symptoms indicating great de
rangement in the functions of the Liver. Mrs.
lirenhisor has made trial of various medicines now
before the public, but received no relief until she
was advised to make trial of Er. Evans's Pills, of
which she is happy to state that they effectually
relieved her of the above distressing symptoms,
with others, which are not essential to intimate.
Mr. Brenhiser,(husband of the above Mrs. Bron
.
SARAII BRENIIISER,
JOHN STEIP, Baker.
No. 17 north Eighth street, Philad.
Philadelphia, Oct: 21st, 1837.
For Salo at the Druz. Store of
Dr. J. GILBERT, Agent.
Gettysburg, Dec 8, 18:37. .
WHEAT WANTED.
JOHN LEICIITY.
°L I WISH NO OTHER HERALD ,NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING , ACTIONS, TO REEI"MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION. -SITARS
23,WWWIraUf 2c11.Q, Q742JPVP11.317 P 3 3 9 113430,4
5 - 10 R. S'POUSE'S INFANT DROPS,a
• safe, effectual and speedy remedy for
the diseases of young children;such as colic,
convulsions,re4lessness, griping, disordered
bowels, green stools, sour vomiting, flatu.
leucy, &c. 'ibis article is not a now invert•
tion, but one whose merits has been tested
by time, and found fully adequate to the pur.
poses for which they ate recommended.
Price 25 cents a bottle, and for sale at
the Drug Store of
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC SALE.
p BY POSTPONEMENT.
WILL be sold public sale,in the Bo
roti,gh of Gettysburg, on Tuesday
the 23d of Armory next, at 1 'o'clock v. 31.
I'HAT VALUABLE
LOT O.1 1 GR.GUATO,
Fronting on Charrhershurg sheet, in the
Borough of Gettysburg,, and adjoining lots
of Robert Taylor and henry Zell—lrate the
Estate of .1011 N :11YERS, deceased.
The improvements are a good -:,rg . ,
, , - 2 VP
two.story STONE HOUSE, . i „,,,
/
with a convenient Kitchen at. A: . IVA
Cached—a never.thiling well of"/
good water at the back door, a stable, good
fence, a good garden, &c. The, poperty is
situated to a pleasant part of the Borough;
and, being but one dwelling West of the
Diamond,well calculated for almost any kind
of business. Mrs. Myers, residing on the
premises,will shew the property (early per.
son wishing to purchase.
TEitms —One third of the purchase mu
ney in hand and the balance in two equa
annual payments, war? secured, without in.
terest. A good title will be given; and pos
session can be had on the first of April nex
M RTI N EBERT, Adtn'r.
Dc bolds non,with the Will anntxrd of
Jilin Myers, deceased,
December 29, 1837
x(Vtiktvm
To Constables, Wlxole,sole
De,tilexs,tmtl 1 etailers of
ortign .Me, - rcAvanaizc.
EL LIDU RSU ANT to an act of the Legisla.
lure of Pennsylvania, passed the 7th
day of ApriI—CONSTABLES / will take
notice, that, agreeably to the second section
of the Act graduating the duties upon
Wholesale Dealers and Retailers of l‘ler•
chandize, and prescribing the mode of issu•
ing Licences, and collecting said duties,
they are requested on or heire the first day
of January term, to wit: the 22d day of
Joineary next—to matte an oath or atfirma
tion,and deliver to the Clerk of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, a list of all he Wholesale
and Retail ) Dealers of Goods, Wares and
Merchandize, wines or Distilled Spirits,
except such as are the growth, produce, or
manufacture of the Unite!! States.
MERCHANTS & DEA LERS emhrac
ed in the provisions of the above recited Act,
are hereby notified, that according to the
fifth section thereof, the Associate Judges
and the County Commissioners will meet at
the Commissioners' Office, in Gettysburg,
on Tuesday the 23d, day of January next,
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, to hear them
Or they see proper to attend) as to the annum
of their annual sales during the year pre
vious.
Licenses to be taken out on or before the
Ist day of March next, for one year.
Physicians,
,Anothecaries, Surgeons, and
Chemists, as respects wine, &c. used in pre•
pa rat ions for the sick, and all female traders,
or single women, whose annual soles shall
not exceed these of the B,th class below eini•
merated, shall not be required to take out
License under the provisions of this Act.
The following will be the classification
agreeably to the Act of AsSembly:
Ist el. amt. of sales, $50,000-850
2d do. 40 000 40
:id do. 30,000 30
4th do. 20,000 25
sth do. 15,000 20
oth do. 10,000 15
7th do. 5,000 12 :' , O
P•th do. 2,:i00 10
WM. McCLEAN, 1 Assoriale
G EO. IV! LL, Judges.
JAMES RENSHAW,
. 0
JOHN WOLFORD, B
WILLIAM REX,
December, 29, 1837. tm-30
G. ST. C. HUSSEY'S
Valuable Anthelmintic or
Worm Bane.
Price 25 Cents per Vial.
erlIS preparation is confidently recom
mended to the public to be as sare,mik
and effectual a remedy fur destroying arid
expelling worms from the human system as
any now in use, and free from pernicious
consequynces should their be no worms.—
Many certificates of the value of this article
might, if necessary, be liirnished; bids:the
proprietor is willing to rest its claims to pub•
ic attention, more on its intrinsic woi th,than
on sounding recommendations, and asks for
it a fair trial.
-nuo
G. ST. C. EIUSSEY'S
Pegezable Cough Drops,
For colds, coughs, cholics, grioings and all
other similar disorders of the stomach and
bowels, warranted to contain nothing of a
mineral or mercurial nature.
For sale at the Drug Store of
S. IL BUEHLER, Agent.
(*—Who will supply Country Merchants
and others in Adams county at wholesale
prices.
Gcttyshurg, Nov. 10,1837. eow6m-3f2
= Dr. J. GILBERT.
tf-1:3
Juno 30, 1937.
Dr. J. GI LBF.RT, Gott yslm rgll.
Aug 19, 1537. tf—Flo
THE GARL.AND.
—" ith sweetest flowers miricli'd,
From various gardens ctill'd with care."
01I! I COME NOT TO UPBRAID THEE
Br TOOM Aa HATNESI lIATLST.
Oh! I come not to upbraid thee,
Nor to woo thee an) I here ;
Though in peril I would aid thee,
Though in sorrow I would cheer:
Though 't is thou I 'd snatch from danger,
On its brink were thou :ands thrown ;
Yet the vow of some mere stranger
I would trust before thy own !
It will he n source wonder,
"%Viler' we part, I know it well :
Why our hearts were torn asunder,
Let thine own fiilse accents tell ;
Thou may'st say I did deceive thee—
Unprovoked I did renounce;
There are many will believe thee,
E'cn as I believed thee once!
I would peril life to save thee;
For no other do I liVe;
No.—the love I freely gavethee,
To no other can I give:
And with me all love was over,
When my first love proved a dream ;
I have ceased to be thy lover,
Love could not survive esteem.
9.2 - I :f3ai? I)ffcl i +Se OM Vc.
Tit o Tiit: FG VTII lit N !ATI:IIAR Y EFS% SG Ell
THE PERILS OF PASSION,
Hlr Hull. TIO KING.
"Your sorrows are self•bought, and you may reap
The iron harvest that your hand has sown."
"We have strange news to-night, John," said
Henry Lee, one evening, addressing his wife.
Henry had just returned Irons the village; and
his countenance betokened that sometlibig unusual
had occurred.
"What—what news, Henry?" inquired Julia
with unine surprise
Write death of out friend Adarn.q."
aAdains! is James Adams dead? I saw him in
appt.ront gond health this morning; what can have
caused his death so suddenly!—a lit—n fall—or a
duel, perhaps."
o, neither, replied Henry; oho put an end to
his own existence immediately after dinner. Ilis
body was found suspended in tho chamber, of his
store at four o'clock."
"Poor roan! 3706 R -day his goods worn attached;
4 not his failure in business thcsuppoed cause of
his dreadful actr
es; ho left a note, in which he said that he
had lost all, and preferred death rather than a life
of poverty and disgrace."
•dliut the fortune promised him by his uncle at
Ilartford,would have made him independent. WaS
he not sure of that large estate, at the demise of
Mr, llarwood!"
"He was. But ho was this morning informed
of tho 4..41 of Wu uncle. With this intelligence,
came also the report that the property had ell been
willed to his uncle's attorney and particular friend,
Mr. Lawson. It was too much—ho gave way to
the feelings of despair, and committed the Eitel
deed, without once reflecting that the skirt of pros
perity might again shine upon him, Had he waited
even until now, he would never have been guilty
of the awful crime of self-murder; for a letter from
his agent in Hartford, received this evening, con
tradicts the unfavorable report of this 111 oining,and
states that Mr. Harwood is recovering from a severe
attack of the fever, which had threatened to prove
fatal. His uncle had willed him the suns of two
hundred thousand dollars."
"We ore then left to our own meagre resources,"
said Julia; "Adams' promised aid will never be
reahzed."
"What aid?" a,ked Henry, hositatingly—for
ho saw in the countenance of Julia a louk of dis-
appointment
"You know it was not for love that I married you,
Henry. You have not forgotten that James Adams
influenced me to accept your band. He promised,
when ho should be possessed of his uncle's im
mense estate, to furnish me with the means of liv
ing in affluence, notwithstanding your poverty.—
That alone overcame my objections to be your
wife," said Julia peevishly.
Henry was struck with astonishment. It is true,
he had not always lived on the happiest terms with
his wife—having before frequently discovered in
her signs of dissatisfaction. Attributing this 111114-
fortune, however, more to poverty than the want
of affection,which he supposed was only overcloud
ed in consequence of his unsuccessful endeavors
to acquire an easy competency, ho sull'ered it in
silence. But, to be thus saluted by a wife he sin
cerely loved, and at such a time too, was calculated
o produce in his mind most disagreeable race
ms; it was as the funeral knell of his earthly hap-
What—thought he—has it come to this?
. two short years, have I thus been brought to ex
,ierience what, but yesterday,l confidently believed
could never lie my lot to suffer!
"Julia," said ho sternly, "I am astonished!—
What means this sudden outbreak against your
husband? Have I deserved this treatment from
you? Do you thus requite my kindness and love?"
"Poverty! poverty! poverty!" responded Julia,
with a contemptuous look; "we arc doomed to live
in poverty. Had you the spirit - of a man, there
would be some reason to hope that the time might
come, when wo should not be pointed at as the
poorest family in the neighborhood."
"Julia," said the husband, "I have heard enough.
"You have inflicted a wound on my feelings that I
fear never will be healed. This moment would I
give worlds, could the scenes of this day prove to ;
be but a dream! I can bear the buftbtings and the
frowns of a cold and selfish world without; but do
mestic bickerings and quarrels aro too much for
me. flow often have you beard me declare, that
I never would permit this destroying spirit to enter
the circle of my domestic life. Alas! it even now
threatens to drive me mad!—me—a father, too!
Behold that innocent one—she, who has scarcely
reached the ago of one year—dependent upon us
for protection—for life! And shall we suffer our- I
selves to be turn 'Asunder, and disgraced forever,by
our own folly—nay. crimeid Julia, it cannot be.
Talk of poverty! But for me, long since would
you have been a beggar in the streets."
"§ay what you will, Henry, you arc the cau3o
of all my unhappine,N," continued Julia, covering
her face; sand were l free from you, with my own
thtuli wvtill I I,± is Ow ;c o -p u t of ne.:Utifil to
myself the pleasures of society. Enough have I
seen of your incapacity,and of your wont of interet-t
in all that renders life agreeable. I will bear it no
longer. Would to Heaven, that thn scenes, rot
only of to-day, but of the last two years of my life,
were a dream! Widowhood were preferable to
my present condition!"-
Julia stopped suddenly—for on casting around,
she perceived herself no longer in the hearing of
her husband. He had tak.,:nt lirteic overcoat,
and left the house . defer/urina
tion never to entecits ivalle again.
, The night was on unhappy one to fulia; for it
required but little reflection to convince her that
her conduct was most unbecoming and cruel to
ward her husband—though it afforded him no suffi
cient apology for hastily abandoning her, as he did.
She knew almo,that his disposition would not allow
him readily to grant her forgiveness, even were it
in her power to ask it.
On the following morning, a hat,suppnsed to be
Henry Lee's, was found near the margin of the
river, in the town of -, in which he.resided, at
the distance of about twenty miles from Hartford,
(Crum.) Search was now immediately made for
him; every part of the river in the vicinity was
closely examined, and persons were despatched to
the neighboring towns, in the hope that possibly
he might yet be among the living. This hope was
cherished with the more confidence, from the fact
that he bad always appeared to view the act of
self-murder with great homii. Julia,though snar
ing severely for her own ill-conduct,and tilled with
fear, could not believe that he hnd committed sni
chic. The conclusion, however,in the public mind
was, that Henry Leo was dead; and lib; death, lie
coMpanied with the supposed circumstances atteri'd
ing it, was announced in the. papers.
Time passed on. Julia, for several weeli;still
entertained hopes that her husband would return
to her. She felt, indeed, that she could not leave
this world, withoul first hcaring,from his own lips.
the word of pardon. But hope finally ceased to
administer to her any relief; and she was compell-
ed not only to look upon herself as a widow, but
almost as the murderess of her husband! What
remorse—what sorrow did she feel! She awoke
from disturbed and frightful slumbers in the morn
ing, only to realize the depth of her grief, in sensi
ble and sober reflection. She could now see what
happiness was, from experiencing the extremes of
misery. Bitterly did she repent that she had re
proached her husband for his poverty, when in
comparativoly happy circumstances—for she atilt ,
before her a scene only of want—a life of wretch-
We pass over a few years in the life of this un
happy womun, without detailing the many instan
ces of pain which she experienced. Hor path was
beset with troubles and sorrow, and the messen
ger of death often seemed about to deliver to her
the lust summons.
I:2I=:MIE]
We turn to a more pleasant part of the picture.
It was in the year 17—, when a gentleman, far
advanced in years, rode up to tho miserable dwel
ling of Julia Leo in costly and splendid carriage.
On knocking at the door, it was opened by a young
Miss, apparently about ten years of age, who invi
ted him to walk.in. Ho accepted the y invitation,
and at (nice made known the object of his visit.
Ho had heard of the wretchedness of the poor wo
man and her daughter. He had come to afford
them relief. His first request was,that the mother
should allow hint to take her daughter, Mary, and
call her his own child. His next was, that she
should herself accompany them to his residence in
Hartford, and consider herself at home in hia fa
mily during the remaining years of his life.
Julia consented—though not without some hesi
tancy, and a secret apprehension that all •vould
not prove right. They reached Hartford just at
sunset. The evening was enchantingly delightful;
and, in spite of all the causes of her unhappiness,
Julia, felt invigorated from the ride, and a secret
joy stole through her heart at witnessing with how
much pleasure her daughter relished this, to her,
novel mode of exercise and amusement.
"This is my house," said the old gentlemnn,as
he reined his horse up to a magnificent mansion
on street, near the centre of the town.
The truthat once burst upon the mind of Julia.
She had seen the house before ; it had, in her hap
pier days, been pointed oat to her by her frietu
Adams,ns his uncle's. She could not be mistaken
was even so. Sho hnd tiino only to raise her
heart in thanks to God for His goodness, before
she nhd her daughter were welcomed into the
house by Mr. Harwood and his not less kind and
benevolent wife.
With that night came more happiness to the
bosom of Mrs. Lee, than she had experienced for
a long, long time before. Hunger and want dis
turbed not her repose—and her pillow was no lon
ger-ii pillow of straw. But for the unpleasant
scenes of the past, she would have been happy in
deed. But the past could not be blotted from her
mind. Her reflections, however, were those of a
repentant heart; and most devoutly and sincerely
did sho pray to be pardoned for the faults, which
had already brought upon her so much wretched
ness. She fe.t a secret assurance that she *as
forgiven. She was awoke in the morning by the
voice of her daughter, who with joyous counte-
nonce, was eagerly calling her attention to the
ornaments of the room, and the happy contrast
between their present and former condition. "Oh,
how happy should we ho, mother," said she, "if my
dear father were hero! Would ho not come mo-
dui., if he knew we lived in so pretty a place? I
am sure he would. Can you not send for him, mo
ther I"
--Nlrs. Leo could not repress her tears. "Do not
you know, my daughter, that your father is dead?
Wo can never see him Again;" answered tho
'But we will be happy now, mother. lam suro
I would not weep—for yon have wept enough. I
will work for you, and be a good girl, mother.—
This kind old gentleman will take care of us." •
The little girl was correct in the belief that the
old gentleman would provide for them; for ho
proved a guardian to them, indeed. They all soon
became warmly attached to each other; and Mr.
Harwood was every day strenthened in the opinion
that he had extended the aiding hand in the right
direction. He immediately placed Mary at school,
where she made great progress. Mrs. Leo had not
neglected the moral and intellectual improvement
of her daughter; and the superior advantages now
secured to her for acquiring a finished education,
w.•re .ippreA l t4 Tit the
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of a few years, during which time nothing mm*.
sun! transpired in the history of the fa m ily, MILO
found herself esteemed one of the most acdomplisb.'
ed young ladies in her circle of acquaintanee.
was particularly partial to the study of the tiestiith,
and frequently expressed the wish that she might. ;
! , ecorne a perfect scholar in that language. Mt:
Harwood-narrowly watched the diirposition - ar;tl
inclination of his daughter. He :law with peculin/
pleasure her love of knowledge, ana wittiessetl her?
extreme anxiety to become mistress of her ravorite
study. He soon determined to place het in writ:.
nation, where her widies could not fe i to he gritti:.
fled. He had a brother-in-law, named Jeffreys,whe
resided in France, having monied a rrene.h lady
and adopted that country as his permanent snii•
dunce. in choosing France for his home, he chose
its language also, and soon nearly ceased to speak.
his own. Mr. Harwood at once made arrange•
ments to place 'Mary under hie protection. She
lied now reached the age of seventeen, when he
communicated to her the object ho hal in view.
She received the proposition with much joy.. Tho'
warmly attached to home, she nevertheless enter-
tained the idea that it would be a very pleasant
thing to visit France, aside from the advantages af-
forded of perfecting herself in the French language.
Arrangements being completed, Mary took her
departure for Paris. On the voyage, which was a
long and tedious one, she more than once wished
herself safely in the arms of her mother. Her'
courage, however, did not entirely forsake her; and
she finally reached the end of her journey without
experiencing any serious difficulties. • She was
kindly received by Mr. Jeffrey; who had been ap
prised of her intended visit.
She now pursued her studies under the direction
of one of idle most popular teachers in Paris—de
voting her attention more particularly to the as
quisition of the language of the country. Sho
was also much aided in her pursuit, by the son of
Mr. Jeffreys, whose qualifications enabled him to
be of great service to her. But a few months
had pasSed, before she found herself prepared to
speak the language fluently; and the pleasure she
derived from conversing with young Jeffreys, and
others with whom she became acquainted, tended /
greatly to relieve her mind from the depression she I
frequently experienced, in reflecting on the dis
tance which separated her from her home and dear
est
friends.
About two years had elapsed since her arrival in
France, when Mary received p letter from hor mo
ther, earnestly desiring her to return home. She
was sitting at the open window of the parlor, pe
rusing this letter, when a man, miserably clad,and
with dejected countenance, came toward her—anti, -
addressing her in broken French, humbly begged
a morsel of broad to save himself from starvation.
Her heart was open to the petition, and his request
was at once granted. Observing him to be an
Englishnian,and anxious to learn what misfortune
could have reduced him to so miserable a condition,
she addressed him in her own tongue, and invited
him into the house.
"Sir," said she, "you are a stranger in these
parts, I presume ; what calamity can have brought
you to so wretched a condition'?"
"I am what the world may well call a son of mis
fortune," he replied; "many a dark cloud has ha
vered over my path, and many a storm, which htut,
nearly proved my entire destruction, have I en
countered. I have sought rest in various under
takings, in which others seemed to experienced it;
but sought in vain. I despair of ever realizing it,
until the past shall bo irrevocably buried in oblivion.?
cannot bo that your character is stained by
crime, and that you aro fleeing from the hand of
justice!" exclaimed Mary in surprise. "If so, we
have no protection for you here. Explain yout•
self," said she, "or we shall bo obliged to 'call the
police."
"I am guilty of a great offence," replied the poor
beggar; ""but I flee from no human hand of justice.
'l'bo upbraidings of my conscience alone, aro what
most disturb mo, and what I would most wish to
be relieved of. Would that it were in my power
to heal the wound that I, a long time ago, inflicted
in the heart of her whom I solemnly swore to pro
tect, defend, and support, before all others! But
the deep, dark gulf of death farmer separate' us!
Poor girl! she sunk in sorrow td the grave, with
no one to soothe the aching heart—hastened to
her end, it may be, by the very want of the meets."
sat ies of life to sustain her! And her sweet infant
too must :lave followed het!—a daughter, who
would have been our comfort and solace through
life! Oh the danger—the fatal results of passion!
Sho reproached me for my poverty—she earnestly
affirmed she would be happier without me! With
wounded pride, jealous, and filled with passion, I
hastily abandoned her. I purposely refused my
self time for reflection, before embarking for a dis
tant land, where I well knew I should be beyond
the knowledge of all who should seek me! Nay,
I took especial pains to create the impression that
I had put an end to my existence. But a few
months'after—having determined to return to her
7 -1 . heard incidentally that she had died under that
awful impression! Tho circumstances were related
in a jounift! which fell into my hands at the time;
and though names were withheld, I was convinced
I could not be mistaken. I then dared not return;
and sought to banish the recollection of the sub-
act, by constantly searching for now objets to in-
crest and absorb my attention. I bavo travelled
to world over; but life itself has been constantly
a burden to mo. I have lost all hopo of evettot-,
ering my condition. I am indeed far more mis.
arable than oven my appearance indicates. No,
lady, I lice from the pursuit of no living being; fd4
no punishment can be more sovere than that I itsvci,
already suffered."
"But where," eagerly inquired Mary, Nit your,
native place!"
am an American," he reOlictli "and protid atn
of my country—though I expect liver to return
"From whit part of America are your she
continued, more and more biterested hi . hitt history;
"Thu torn of —, in tho stater of Coatittitieut.
My father was a poor man; and my wife, who be. , -; .`'
fora our marriegeovas usually designated •as the
ccom'pliihed Julia, died before she attained th..•'
ago of maturity." ,
"And your name is"—
uffenry Lee." '
"My father! my father!" she exclaimed, o.4)sdtsak-
your own daughter before you! I am not
, it is my father!" ,
She was on the point of throwing handl'
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