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March 6, 038. tf-49
GLAD TIDINGS! PETER'S
VEGETABLE PILLS!
WHEN a medicine comes before tho public,
endorsed with the names of the medical
prulbssion and.distinguished men, and warranted
by the . seal of uniform success, tho proprietor
makes no unreasonable demand upon the public
when he claims for it a superior consideration.
PETERS' VEGETABLE PILLS.
Aro undoubtedly entitled to distinction, Inas
much us many medical practitioners, who have
witnessed their efficacy, freely admit their curd.
tive powers and pre.eminent virtues; and that they
should do so in opposition to their personal inter
est must be attributed to their candor or their un
willingness to condemn them in the face of all oh.
sorvatlon and the testimony of thousands, Tho
proprietor does not pretend that his Pills will
cure all diseases, but ho does say, and hits satisfi
ed' the incredulous that in all diseases where a
cathartic or an aperient Medicine is needed, if
used according to the directions for a fair period
of time, they will effect a speedy and certain cure,
and this much is placed boyomisrloubt by the tes.
tirnony and reforoucesof individuals already given
to the public.
PETERS' VEGETABLE PILLS
Are now regarded by those who have had an op
portunity to decide 11P011 their merits, as an ines
timabb PUBLIC BLESSING.
More than two millions of boxes of these cele.
brated Pills have boon sold in the United States
since January, 1835.
Dr. Peters ha.i received upwards of FIFTEEN
HUNDRED CERT' FICATES,aII given in con.
sequence oftles good done by hie medicines; and
it will at once bo seen by this evidence that no
remedy lbr the prevailing diseases of the Southern
and Western states has ever been presented to the
• notice of the afflicted with stronger claims for
their attention. Founded upon the surest and
soundest oral! principles, viz. actual experiment,
these Pills have been wonderfully successful! in'
restoring the sick to health, and in spite of doubts'
and prejudices, the use of them in those parts of
the country, which the proprietor has been able
to supply, has beau rapidly exteittling. it is high.
ly encouraging to him that,amone the list of those
who have been either personally henefitted by
them, or have witnessed their effects on othemare
the nitrites of many of the most respectable and
Intelligent men in the South; who have cheerfully
given their written testimony to that effect.
Without an exception in uny ago or country,
no Medicine has spread with:looli rapidity and
given such universal ruitisfaiiiW t
Prepared by Jos. Priestly i'.Btatii#l4.. D. No. 120
Liberty street, Now York.- g.tah.box contain 40
Pills—Price 50 cents. •
(1...7 - 11 0 careful and inquire fat' Peters' Vegeta.
ble Pills. They are for sale in Gettysburg'. by
Dr. J. GILBERT—and in Hanover by G. W
HINCELI; and un inquiry, eau bo had in almost
every town in the State.
January 5,18313,
ROSE OriNTIYIENT,
jIOR. Tetteis Ringworms, Pimples on
the face,and other emaneous eruptions,
prepared by VAtummArr & Dims, Phila
delphia. Sold at the Apothecary and Drug
Store of Dr. J. GILBERT.
Gettysburg, April 10, 1838. tl-2
, FRESH DRUGS
AND
azazDztv..Toaa.
JUST received nod fir sale, at the Store
of the suhscriber, in Baltimore street,
Gettysburg,
A FRESH SUPPLY OP
DRUGS AND MEDICINES ;
of the best and purest quality—together
with
OILS, P &INT S, ezc. &c.
JESSE GI L BERT.
11--9
May 29, 1988.
BEA UT !FEL, II Ed' D OF 1111111
lb the grandest ornament belonging to the
human frame. Flow strangely the loss of it chan
ges the countenance and prematurely brings on
the appearance of old age, which causes many to
recoil at being uncovered, and sometimes even to
shun society to avoid the jests and sneers of their
acquaintance; the remainder of their lives are con
sequently spent in retirement. Iu short, not even
the loss of property fills the generous thinking
youth with that heavy sinking gloom es does the
loss of his hair. To avert all those unpleasant cir.
curnstances, OLDR IDG E'S' BA LM OF CO
LUM 11l A stops the hair from falling °iron the
first application and a few bottles restores it again.
It likewise produces eyebrows and whiskers; pre:
vents the hair from turning grey, makes it curl
beautifully, and frees it from scurf. Numerous
certificates oldie first respectubility in support of
the vii rues of Oldridge's Balm, are shown by the
proprietors
Erßoad the following
ROBERT WHARTON, Esq. late Mayor of
Philadelphia, has certified, as may be seen below,
to the high character of the following gentlemen.
The undersigned do hereby certify that we have
used the Balm of Columbia discovered by J. Old:
ridge. and have found it highly serviceable not
only as a preventive against the haling off %Chair,
but also a certain restorative.
WM. THATCHER, senior,
Methodist Minister in St. George charge,
No. 86 North Fifth.street.
JOHN P. INGLIS, 331 Arch street.
JOHN D. THOMAS, M. D. 163 Race st
JOHN S. FUREY, 101 Spruce at.
HUGH McCURDY, 243 South 2d at.
JOHN GARD, Jr. 123 Arch at.
The aged, and those who pervist in wearing
wigs, may not always experience its restorative
qualitiee, yet it will certainly raise its virtues in
the estimation of the public,whon it ix known that,
three of the above signers are more than 50 years
or age. anal tho othora not loos than 30.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, /
City of Philadelphia.
- • '
I, ROBERT WHAR'PON, Mayor of said city
of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with Messrs. J. P. Inglis, John S. Fu.
roy, and Hugh McCurdy,whwe names are signed
to the above certificate, that they are gentlemen
of character and respectability, and as such full
credit should be given to the said certificate.
in witness whereof, I have hereunto sot my
hand, arid caused the seal of the city to be affixed,
[L. S.] this sixth day of December. &c.
ROBERT WHARTON, Mayor.
OBSICRVE that each bottle of the Genuine Balm
has ■ splendid engraved wrapper, on which is
represented the Fulls of N iagara, &c. &c.
For sale at wholesale by Comsroca, & Co. Solo
Agents for America, New York, and by most
druggists throughout America.
Piles or Meamorrhohis.
ozr TO THE AFFLICTED PUBLIC.
Iv' is considered of groat importance for the
IA public to know the following facts :
About four years ago, Solomon flays, the per
son to whom the celebrated Dr. Gridley had, on
his death tied, imparted the secret of making a
I ininseut to cure the Piles, authorized it to be
put up and sold under the name of Days' Lini.
snout, and oujoined that all who would use one
bottle for the Piles, and return the empty bottle,
should have the price refunded.
Since that time, upwards of fifty thousand bet;
ties have been sold, out of which, not ten have
boon returned, and Otos° only because the per
sons did not use it properly !! such wonderful
success, probably, never attended any other arti
cle. It is nnw determined by the proprietor, that
the public shall be made more fully acquainted
with its virtues, so that those suffering with that
dreadful complaint may avail themselves °flume.
There are many thousand certificates of the
most respectable and authentic churacter,many of
which May be examined where.the article, is sold.
It is used as an external application, and for
many other complaints enumerated in the wrap
per, is considered remarkably effective ; but for
the PILEs it has no equal, and the agents are now
bound to refund in all cases where itdoes not cure.
It is being used in Hospitals in Sur principal
cities with great effect.
No Ftcrum—This extraordinary chemical
composition, the result of science and the inven
tion of a celebrated medical man, the introduction
of which to the public was invested with the so.
lemnity of a deatli.bed bequest, has since gained
a reputation unparalleled, fully sustaining the
correctness of the lamented Dr Gridley's last
confession, that "ho. dared not die without:giving
to posterity the benefit of his knowledge on this
subject," and be therefore bequeathed to his friend
and attendant & Hays, the scent of his discovery.
It is now used in the principal hospitals, and
the private practice in our country, first and most
certainly for the cure of the Pitts, and also so
extensively and effectually ma to baffle credulity,
unless where its effects are witnessed. External.
/y in the following complaints :
For Dropsy.—Creattog extraordinary absorp
lion at once.
All Swellings.—Reducing them in a few hours.
Rheumatism Acute orChronic,givlng quick ease
Sure Throal.—By cancers, ulcers or colds.
Croup and Whooping Cough —Externally are
over the chest.
Ali Bruises, Sprains, and Burns, curing in a
low hours.
Sores• and Ulcers.—Whether fresh or lung
standing, and Fever sores.
Its operation upon adults and children in redo.
ring rheumatic swellings, and loosening coughs
and tightness of the chest by relaxation of the
parts, has been surprising beyond conception.--
The common remark of those who Lave used it
M the Fuzz, is, "it acts like a charm."
It is used only as en external application, and
os sovereign power in curing the above named
cimplaints, is justified by scientific principles.
CAUTlON.—Obborvu that each bottle of the gen.
nine has a splendiJ engraved wrapper with the
name of Mr. Hays and Comstock & Co. on it.
scrToi &tip tit the Drug Store of
SAMUEL H. BUEHLER.
Gdttysbarg, Oct. 13, 1517. eovrly-28
"I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OP MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR PROM CORRUPTION. -MARS
uraftexamrateme rP4% ww/114g)Qtazrepwse 9 aavaa
Here her voice failed—and tears again came to
her relief. Her friends regarded her with deep
compassion, and besought her to spare herself any
disclosure which might give her pain. "Oh, no,"
said she; "when it is once over I shall feel better."
And then with blushing cheeks and tearful eyes,
she candidly related the story of Miss Fitzgerald's
handkerchief, disguising no motive and suppress
ing no fact. The looks of both her friends-brighten
ed when they found it only an illustration of girl
ish folly, bringing with it its own punishment of
annoyance, vexation, fear of diticovery, and conse
quent mortification. And tlelfridge felt extreme
delight when ho found that neither she nor her
mother had been in reality the purchasers of her
unluCky gewgaw.
"At the same time," continued Althea; ..it is
TILL 6ARLAND.
—"With lISVCCieIIi flowers curich°J,
From various gardens cull'd with care."
SONNETS ON Cli A R ACTER
CY D. F. BUTLER, CSQ.
FRANKLIN.
Sound sense, invention, tact. uprightness, nerve,
(New England traits) in Franklin richly met:
Behold the printer's boy, by want beset,
Thrown friendless oa the world—compelled to serve
In toilsome tasks: yet taking constant heed,
At labor's intervals, his mind to store
With various knowledge! See him stand before
Kings. Senates, Councils! Hear him wisely ulcad
His Country's cause! And look. the lightning (albs--
Wonder of science—'neath his iron wand,
With harmless fires' Again: his country calls—
The time-worn sage leads on her patriot band,
Gives her, at home, abroad, his every breath;
Beholds her free; and peaceful sinks in death!
LA FAYETTE.
Born, nurtured, wedded, prized, within the pale
Of peers and princes; high in camp—at court—
Ile hears, in joyous youth, a wild report.
Swelling the murmurs of the western gale,
Of a young people struggling to be free!
Straight quitting all, across the wave he flees,
Aids, with his sword,wealth. blood the high empriso
And shares the glories of its victory.
Then comes, fur fifty years, a high romance
Of toils, reverses, sufferings, in the cause •
Of man and justice, liberty and Prance,
Crowned, at the last, with hope and wade applause
Champion of Freedom! Well thy race was run!
All time shall hail thee Europe's noblest son!
1 - 40T , DWLV447Eirito
£ROM THE LAWS BOOK.
ALTHEA VERNON;
THE EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF
[CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST.]
it was towards the decline of the afternoon,that
our heroine and Miss Do Vincy were walking on
the beach, Julia Dimsdale remaining in her room
o write lettere, and Mrs. Dirnadale having taken
Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds on a ride with the chil
dren in her own carriage. Althea was unusually
pensive, and Miss Do Vincy endeavoured to enter
tain without fatiguing her. They came to the frag-
went of the siOnu-wrecked vessel, which was now
sunk deepet in the sand, and with its thick clus
ters of sea-weed had become dry in the sun. The
two young ladies spread over it the shawls which
they had carried on their arms, and sat down to
rest themselves. and to gaze at the untiring ocean
view, over which was louring a distant mass of
dark and heavy cloudd, portentous of a thunder
etorm.
Suddenly they were startled byThe voice of Self
ridge, who having just arrived from the city, CBlllll
down at once to the beach, finding that Miss Ver
non and her friend had gone thither. Althea cast
down her eyes on seeing Selfridge, and turned not
rod but pale,and caught herself beginning to mark
the sand with the point of her parasol. After the
first salutations were over, Selfridge producing the
packet, presented it to Althea, vho, on opening it,
perceived that the handkerchief was entirely new,
and that there was no name in the centre-piece.
"Oh! Mr. Selfridge," she exclaimed; "this is
not the handkerchief I lost."
"It is not," said he. "To the original, of whirl
this is a duplicate, I had unthinkingly given such
rough usage after you dropped it last evening,that
it was no longer in a fit state to return to a lady.
You must allow me to re-place it with another,
which I hope will be found in no respect inferior."
A hundred conflicting thoughts and feelings now
rushed through the mind, and agitated the heart of
our heroine. The most predominant were, regret
that Selfridge should have incurred the expense of
purchasing another handkerchief, and fear that he
had perceived the name of Miss Fitzgerald.
"Did you," she asked, in a tremulous voice,—
"Mr. Selfridge, did you observe the name marked
in the centrel"
"I saw no name," said he, looking much surpris
ed. must have been effaced before I took up
the handkerchief, which as I told you, had been
very rudely treated, particularly by my unthinking
self."
Althea, overcome both with joy and sorrow,hid
her face with her hands, and burst into tears. 'Sel
fridge, amazed and disconcerted, gazed for an in
stant,and then looked towards Miss Do Vincy,who
put her arm within his, and drew him away. "Let
us," said she in a low voice—"give Miss Vernon
time to recover herself. It will be bettor than to
make an attempt at consoling her, for as we know
not the cause of her agitation, we may rather in
crease than dispel it."
They then retired to a little distance, walking
farther up the beach.
After Althea had indulged in a copious flood of
tears, she began to feed more composed, and asked
herself what Miss De Vincy would do in a similar
predicament. The answer rose at once to her mind
and pausing a while to call up all her resolution,
and gain something like firmness to effect her pur
pose, she endeavoured to dry her eyes and sum
mon courage to walk towards her friends; but find
ing thit her steps tottered, she resumed her seat,
and signed to them to return.
Althea held out a hand to each, and said in a
tone in which extreme confusion struggled with
her desire to act rightly, "Mr. Selfridge—my dear
Miss De Vincy—l can no longer forbear an ex
planation which, though sadly humiliating to my
self, is duo to you both—due to the kindness—the
interest"--,---
possible for me to accept this new handkerchief
from Mr. Selfridge. Whatever inconvenience it
may cost me, justice requires that I should abide
}the consequences of my absurd and incorrigible
fancy for such a bauble; and my unprincipled folly
in presuming to pass off as my own, a piece of ex
travagant finery which did not belong to me. By
economising strictly in my other expenses, I can
myself have ready an embroidered handkerchief of
equal value, to give to Miss Fitzgerald, on her re
turn from the north, This I will do, and if neces
sary, explain to her the whole, even at the risk of
her whispering the tale to her acquaintances and
spreading it among mine; though I well know the
unfortunate secret to be perfectly safe with Miss
De Vincy and with Mr. Selfridge."
Miss De Vincy kissed the cheek of Althea, and
directed to Selfridge a look so eloquent, that he
I understood it in a moment. With a heightened
colour and a beaming eye, ho said to our heroine.
"For my honour—for my secresy—l can offer a
rare guarantee—my hand.
"Your hand," said Althea—starting,
"My hand—my name—my heart."
Althea now again covered her oyes. She turn
ed appealingly to Miss De Vincy, who said to her
—"My dear Althea, Mr. Selfridge only desires to
know if ho may be allowed to hope. He is not so
vain or so unreasonable as to expect his off& to he
accepted, after so short an acquaintance, and with
out the sanction of your mother."
"Oh! no, indeed," said Althea; "mamma, dear
est mamma must know all."
At this moment they wore joined by Lansing,
who had accompanied Selfridge from the city, but
had purposely allowed himself to be detained in
the piazza by the Cooroys, that he might not ar
rive too soon at the beach,and be considered Mon
sieurde Trop. A glance told him the situation of
affairs, and giving his arm to Miss De Vincy, he
said,—"Come, we must all turn our stops towards
the hotel, or we shall be overtaken by the storm.
The sea-birds scream as they fly home for safety,
and the fishermen are mooring their boats along
the shore."
Miss De Vincy cast her eyes toward the seri,
which the rising wind was covering with spots of
foam. Already the zigzag lightning quivered a
long the low and gloomy clouds, and glared over
the darkened water, and the solemn roll of thunder
was heard murmuring at a distance. And yet the
sun was shining brightly from that small portion
of the heavens which still retained its unclouded
blue.
Lansing and Miss De Vincy preceded their com
panions on their way back to the hotel. 01 knew,"
said Lansing—"or rather I had a presentiment that
selfridge would offer himself as an appendage to
the handkerchief."
"Ah!" said Miss Do Vinoy; "you can know hut
the half of that story. It is but a few moments
since Mr. Selfridge himself has been in possession
of the whole. And aim inganuou9 explanation of
Miss Vernon, has resulted us you suppose."
~S elfridge has sped so rapidly in his wooing,"
said Lansing; "that it is very encouraging to his
friends. I, for one, should like extremely to follow
his example, if I thought I could do so with the
same chance of success."
There was a pause, and Lansing continued,—
"I wish Miss Do Yincy would remind mo of the
proverb, that 'Faint heart never won fair lady."'
"That proverb connot apply to Mr. Lansing,"
was her reply.
"Explain," said Lansing. "Is there a possibili-.
ty that the fair lady may be won, or do you insin
uate a compliment by implying that no one could
suspect me of want of courage."
"Want of conlicence, rather," said Miss De
Vincy.
"Ah!" replied Lansing; "man is made up of
inconsistencies. That is my favourite theory, end
I am myself an evidence of its truth."
"Well, then," rejoined Miss De Vincy; "if by
Faint-heart you mean yourself, I am going to
frighten you by bringing you to the point at once.
Am I the fair lady that you think of winning?"
"Even so—your charming self."
"Very well—the sooner this affair is despatched
the better. I am, then, to understand that, in fash
ionable parlance, you are addressing me."
"Certainly—consider yourself addressed."
"Really," resumed Miss Do Vincy; "there must
be something peculiar in the air to-day—l wonder
if the almanac predicts about this time— , Frequent
courtships, accompanied by immediate proposals.'
The saloon this evening will look like the stage in
the concluding scene of a comedy. I suppose we
shall see the patruon of Schoppenburgh drawn up
with Miss Pliebo Maria, and Sir Tiddering with
Wilhelmina—not to mention our two friends that
are walking so leisurely behind us."
"May we not add a fourth pair?"
"No, no," answered the lady; "I have not hod
half enough of the delights of a single life, and I
am not yet inclined to surrender my liberty even
for a chain of which the thorns remain long after
the flowers have faded. I just now reminded Miss
Vernon of the shortness of her acquaintance with
her inamorata and mine with Mr. Lansing is shor
ter still. Besides, I have no doubt of finding some
one I like better."
"Is there no one you at present like better?"
"Yes—twenty; with whom I am well,acquaint
ed, and all of whom I regard either as possible,
probable, or positive lovers, at least if the usual
symptoms are to be credited."
"No lover can be more positive than I am," said
Lansing. "How long a time do you think re
quisite for becoming well acquainted with me!"
.4 shall never know you; as you say ineonsie
tency is your characteristic."
spoke only of the • general inconsistency of
human nature."
"From which I am to suppose you are pro-emin
ently exempt. But I see large drops of rain in
flouting the water. So, let us quicken our pace
or we shall not escape ihe approaching shower."
"I regard not the shower,"-said Lansing.
"But I do," replied the lady. "I regard it, just
now, more than any thing else. There, do not
talk any more, and do not take the trouble to look
so complimentary. Running home from the rain
will be quite enough, without the additional fa
tigue of flirtation."
"Flirtation," rejoined Lansing; "I am serious—
perfectly serious." •
"Are you, indeed! Then the subject may be
easily disposed of• Consider yourself refused."
"But I will not stay refused," murmured Lan
sing, as she quitted his arm on arriving at the pot-,
tiel of the hotel, in which they (mind the Edmunds
and Dimsdale party, whoso•rido had been curtail
ed by the unfavourable aspect of the clouds.
In a few minutes,Selfridge and Althea came up,
and Miss De Vincy said to our heroine, "Wore
you not apinehonsivo of being caught in the
storm?" ••What storm?" asked Althea, looking
back towards the ocean. "For my part," said Sol
hidge, saw nothing but the gleam of sunshine."
ciLtrixlL XX.
The tempest was now rapidly approaching: the
last spot of blue disappeared from the sky, and the
last sunbeam vanished. The air grow dsrk and
darker, till a dense and heavy gloom had spread
over sea and laud.
"The wind swept the cloud■ rolling on to the main,"
and the scattered snnd•heaps whirled in eddies a
long the shore. "The blackening waves were edged
with white," and the increasing roar of the brea
kers, seemed to vie in loudness with the coming
thunder. The lightning no longer darted in ar•
rowy lines from the opening clouds—it flashed out
in vast sheets of glaring and intolerable light, in
stantly followed by tremendous peals that sound
ea like the volleying report of artillery, lerighteued
by repented echoes.
Most of the company at the Rockaway hotel
were assembled in the saloon; and some remained
in the portico watching the awful progress of the
summer storm, till the rain came on and compell
ed them to take shelter within doors. At length
it subsided; gleams of cerulean brightness began to
appear above the parting clouds, and a rainbow
seemed to span the ocean with its prismatic arch.
The setting sun now poured its glories from below
the retiring vapours, its upward rays burnishing
thorn with crimson and purple. The petrels had
come out again, and woe circling about the waves,
and dipping their glancing pinions in the foam.
And a ship that had taken in her sails during the
storm, spread them once more to the cool and re
freshing breero that now blew from the west, and
rapidly laid tier course till she was diminished to a
dark speck oil the horizon.
Evening came, tea was over, and Mrs. Vandun
der, who throughout the tempest had expressed
great apprehension for Wilhe!mina's pink satin
bonnet, now testified equal alarm for the safety of
the young lady herself; wondering incessantly that
she and Sir Tiddering did not return. Billy as
sured her they must have stopped in somewhere
fur shelter, opining Oat both of them had at least
sense enough not to keep out in the storm when
houses were every where in sight. •Between you
and me and the post," said he to his mother,--"I
am quite sure, that though he might Willielmina
could stand a drenching well enough, he would
not expose his horses to it; much less himself."
The stage from the city came in later than usual,
having stopped at Jamaica during the worst of the
storm; and Mr. Dimadale, who was among the
passengers, reported to Billy that they had seen a
glimpse of Sir Tiddering and Miss Vandunder in
one of the parlours of the inn, and that in all pro
bability they had resumed their vehicle as soon as
the rain had ceased, and, therefore, their arrival
might be momentarily expected. Still they came
not, and the general impression was, that they
had perpetrated an elopement, though for what
reason was not very clear: and it was concluded
that they had 'added another to the frequent in
stances of runaway matches, when there is noth
ing to run away from. Mrs. Vandunder talked
and conjectured all die evening; and her son seem
ed really uneasy. -
Early in the morning, the patroon of Schop_
penburgh proceeded to the city in quest of the fu
gitives. It was found that Sir Tiddering's ser
vant had departed, having asked for his master's
bill, and paid it with money left with him for the
purpose.
The day passed on very pleasantly to Selfridge
and Althea ; but Miss Do Vincy, without appear
ing t o avoid him, contrived to prevent Lansing
from having the slightest conversation with her, a
part from the company.
When the afternoon papers arrived at Rocka
way, they contained the following announcement.
—"Married, last evening, at the City Hotel, by
Mr. Alderman 13ridlegoose, Sir Tiddering Tatter
sall, Bart. of Iliggleswade Lodge, Berkshire to
Miss Wilhelmina Bhowilers, daughter of the late
Baltus Vandundor of Schoppenburgh."
This notice was shown to Mrs. Vandunder by
a dozen different people, and her ill concealed joy
was very diverting, as, paper in hand, she announ.
ced it to the Conroys. "Dear me," said she,
"what a trying thing is the unobadience of one's
only daughter. Mrs. Conroy, how happy you are
to have two daughters, both single, and likely to
be so. To think that Wilhelminar should have
give me the slip at last, and all of a sudden too !
But to be sure it makes her an English noblowo-
man. 'Miss Wilhelmina Showders'—(reading
the paper.) Showders was her grandmother's
maiden name. To think of my daughter being
married without a white wain wedding dress, and
no bride-cake. Tiddering Tattersall. Bart.'
I see he %as got another name that we did not
know o f. I wonder if Wilhelminar will bo cal
led lady Dart 1 I suppose he will take her to
England, and she will bo put in the papers when
ever she rides out or goes any where ; as I am
told they publish every thing the great people do.
I wonder if her an•l the queen will visit,. Howov
or, it will make no difference with me. I shall treat
every body just the same as if I was not a noble
man's mother-in-law. It is not right to take airs
because we got up in the world, so I shall visit my
old friends just as usual. Mrs. Conroy, I shall
certainly call on you when we all get back to
Now York. For my part part I shall start off to
the city early in the morning to see more about
this businen..."
'.Yes," ?aid .Mrs. Conroy, highly offended at the
above tirade "it will be well for you to do so.—
You may Snd him nut to be a refugee pick-pocket.
He paid his addressee to both my daughters suc-
cessively, (as is well known at Rockaway.) but
we were all too prudent to run the risk of being
taken in by him. We Imo lived too much in so-
ciety not to know a gentleman when we see one."
On the following day Althea Vernon received
letter from her mother informing her that she had
returned to the city in consequence of Mr. and Mrs.
Waltham having been sent for to Albany on ac-
count of the sever° illness of Mrs. Waltham's fath
er. Mrs. Vernon informed Althea that if She was
beginning to lire of her visit to RockaWay she
wished her to return home, being now there to re
ceive her. Althea was not tired of Rockaway; and
Miss De Vincy thought of remaining there another
week, Mr. Dinvelele're Amity were to otev a few
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days longer, the Conroy. were going home, the
Vandunders had gone, and it bad become see,'
delightful to our heroine to have Selfridge as the
companion of her rambles.
Selfridge, on hearing of Mrs. Vernon's return •
went up to the city next morning with Lansing,
carry ing with him a letter from Althea to her arvAti
or. He came back in the afternoon looking highly
delighted, and informed her that, introduced by
Lansing, he had delivered the letter in person; th tt
ho found Mrs. Vernon a very charming woman,as
he had anticipated; and that, having made knows
to her his connexions and circuuncances, be had
requested permission to visit her daughter in the
hope of being one day allowed to claim a nearer
refationship.
Thu Quieter of Mrs. Vernon was favourable; and
Althea being now very desirous of souie confiden
tial conversation with her mother, was glad when
she heard Mr. Dimsdale say that some unexpected
b -minces requiring his constant presence in the city,
his family had concluded to shorten their stay at
Rockaway. It was decided that they should all
return to town in the morning. Althea took a
very stG•ctiunuto leave of Miss De Vincy, with the
expectation of seeing her shortly in New York.
It is somewhat surprising that on leaving Rocks.
way our heroine did not look back on the ocean
scenery with more regret, even though Selfridge
was riding on horseback beside Mr. Durisdale's
carriage, and though he did sit his horse well and
manage him gracefully.
Althea having marked very beautifully the name
of Miss Fitzgerald uu the now handkerchief, sent
it to that lady in a blank cover as soon as she heard
of her return from Canada. Miss Fitzgerald, who
had attached so little consequence to the loss of the
first that she had forgmten all about it, put the
substitute among her other handkerchiefs and no
ticed it no more, being engaged in preparing for
her return to the south
Miss Dc Viucy and the Edmunds family staid a
week in the city after they came from Rockaway,
during which time Althea saw them every day.—
They their proceeded on their contemplated excur
sion up the Hudson, returning to Massachusetts
by the northern route. After this, Lansing's busi
ness obliged him to go very frequently to Beano.
And when, by Miss De Vincy's invitation, Sel
fridge and Althea made her a visit at her house
immediately after their marriage, (which took place
in the spring,) they found that the friendship be
tween Lansing and herself had so much increas
ed that there was some probability of their COD
eluding to pass their lives together.
Mrs. Vanduader kept her promise et calling on
the Couroys,after their returia to the city, and in
formed them that she had received a Letter from
her daughter, whom she now called Lady Wilhel
mina 'retie:sail. It was dated frutu Saratoga
Springs, (where Billy had joined them,) and it ap
prized her that they should be iu town nest week
to sail in the first packet r London. Mrs. Van
dunder did not show Mrs. Conroy the postscript,
which ran thus—
"My husband is the best man in the world--
11e says I must let him take his course, and he will
let me take mine. I never was so happy in my
life. We have a parlour and a table to ourselves,
and a luncheon before dinner, and a supper after
tea. I have loft off tight shoes and all my other
torments, and go all day in a wrapper; for nobody
sees me but my husband, and he says he don't
care how I look or what I do. I ziopo he will be
just the same after we get to England."
To conclude. Sir Tiddering departed with his
bride in the next packet, after taking care to obtain
possession of her fortune, which saved him a while
longer from the necessity of coming to the ham
mer, as ho Culled it, and perhaps going to him in
ono of the cheap towns on the continent.
Billy Vandunder "walks Broadway" as usual,
and gives the cut indirect to the Conroys, who
being engaged in new pursuits only toss their
heads at him. Mrs. Vandunder is married to a
Pole, whose name she has not yet learned to pro
nounce.
Selfridge, soon after his engagement to Althea
Vernon. commenced a very advantageous business
in New York. Lansfhg, on his marriage with
Miss De Vincy, removed to Boston; but the easy
communication between the two cities brings the
two friends frequently together. We need not
assure our readers that Althea, as a wife,has never
given her husband occasion to remember the em
broidered handkerchief.
REPARTEE.—A notorious toper used to
mourn about not hiving a regular pair of
eyes—one being black and the other light
hnzel. "It is lucky for you," replied his
friend, "for if your eyes had been matches
your nose would have set them on fire long
ago."
I° Nortsscc.—" Whore ignorance is bliss,
'twere folly to be wise." But ignorance is
not always bliss; and, therefore, to be safe,
you must always appear to know everything.
We remembers young lady in company,wha
so filr forgot herself as to praise the flavour
of a pine.apole, saying that she had never
before tasted one, and could not have con
ceived they were so delicious. The sneers,
nods, winks and derision of the company at
this simplicity, I shall never forget.
POVERTY.—Sir Walter Scott says most
truly that the mere scarcity of money (so
that actual wants are provided) is not pov.
erty—it is the bitter draught to owe money
which we cannot pay.
A MERCANTILE PUN.-A flock of birds
flying over the heads of two City merchants,
qne of them exclaimed, "How happy those
creatures are! They have no acceptances
to pay!" 'You are mistaken," replied the
other; "they have their bills to provide for
as well as we."
P,AINT.—It is not now fashionable to paint
the face either distinctly red or distinctly
white; yet some ladies have a way of dust
ing their ccuntenances with a white comps
sition so•prodigally, hat, at a little distance,
they look like—cliuldlowersl
111i , cit lEF.-A tattling, fat, dreary young
lady, nu the wrong aide of forty, re always
migehievous: cut her.