The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, July 29, 1858, Image 1
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All L . 4 tosinceslentrusted in his care will receive I prompt attention., Office on Main st., oppo site the court. House. 10:1 , F. W. KNOX, . ) lITORNU AT LAW;.Conder'sport, Pa., will agularly attend the Courts' in Potter and 4. the adjoining, Counties. 10:1 r - ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,. ATTORNEY dr. COUNSELLOR AT LAW, f.• oudeniport, Pa., will attend to all business ... , entrusted to his care, with promptnes and tdelity. OffiCe in Temperance- Block, see • cad door, Main St. 10:1 h ISAAC BENSON. .1' . , , BURNEY AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa., wi u rand to all business entrusted to hint, wi r me end promptness. Office corner of W ,t / tud Third sts. 10:' 11. .L. P. WILLISTON, h 1101INFI AT LAW, Wellsboro', Tioga Co., a Pc., will attend the Courts in Potter and It Iliran Counties. 9:13 n : It. IV: BENTON, , •ZSIT.YOII AND CONVEYANCER. 11: " .., loud P. 0.. (Allegany Tp..) Potter Co.. I : sill attend to all business in his line. w are and dispatch. 9:33 n W. K. KING, P.VEYOR, DRAFTSMAN AND CONVEY- Ie • -ANCER, Smethport, ArKeart CO., Pa., will , attend Ur business for non-resident land ''t _ IDiders, upon reasonable torms. IReferen a . . Cti giyen if required. P. S.—MaPs of any ita of the County made to order. • 9:13 ' 0. T. ELLISON, t^ ~ , . IUPICING PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa., n ,^ tnpettfully informs the citizens of the vil , lige and vicinity that he Will ptomply n o ti,und to all calls forprofessional services. to ogee on Main st., in building formerly oc. ill ,f9i9 by C. W. Ellis, Esq. . - 9:22 CIS COILLS3 SMITH. C , E. A. 'JONES. nt• , a ,?'' 'AINI r Goo. 1 . .t, Pa. ne MI al, e - liF :t., '-.MA: s, r a , lain: Y 101 --- 0 . -- ost eJ P ; ,MA is , if H ab . l'0:: 8 i 4 c. td cog 9- li cksc a ewc AI 1. , f Jt E: • a , tat ; [LI, : t L St: I rant [:, 9:3 41. ' a ' . I! rt 1/1 ) :ie HI er: Cc a SI le, II , 10: ' t-1 1. I Cr i ,l ... , :4 '• a_.-'..t\ ht ;1] 0' ) 4ini ( F . . \ ' • .; ISAAC BENSON. ITEM AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa., win Ettad to all business entrusted to him, with art and promptness. Office corner of West ud Third sts. 10:1 It. w: BENTON, SVF.YOR AND CONVEYANCER, Ray load P. 0.. (Allegany Tp.,) Potter Co., Pa.. till attend to all business in his line. with tre and dispatch. , b.:33 SMITH & JONES, 4 1LF,RS IS DIIUGS, NIEDICINES, PAINTS, o,li, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods, Groceries, Main st., Coudersport, Pa. 1). E. OLMSTED, IN DRY GOODS, READY-MADE Clothing, Crorkery,-GroceriCs, &c., Main st., teudersport, Pa. ' 10:1 • M. W. MANY, :.q.ER IN BOOKS & STATIONERY, MAO 111NES and Music. N. W. corner of Main 47 Third its., Coudersport , Pa. I0:1 E. R. HARRINGTON, V•GLER, Coudersport, Pa., having engag ili window in Schoomakei & Jackson's Etere will carry on the Watch and Jewelry kaiiiess there. A fine assortment of Jew lr! constantly on hand. Watches and /orelry carefully repaired, in the best style, lathe shortest notice—all work warranted, 9:34 HENRY J. OLMSTED, (ICCCESSOR TO JAMES R. SMITit,) 11 4LER IN STOVES, TIN & SHEET IRON b I4. A4E, Main s t . , nearly opposite the Court 1141 e.•Coudersp ort, Pa. Tin and Sheet cia Ware made to order, in good style, on 11 :ort notice 10:1 • COUDERSPORT HOTEL, GLACIIIPE Proprietor , Corner of , 44::: and Second Streets, Coudersport, Pot co.,lir Pa. 9:44 . - kLLEGINY • HOUSE, tXtEL M. MILLS, Proprietor, Coleshlrg 1:611Er C0.,,P5.; seven miles north of Cou 'llett, on tie Wellsvillißoad. '9;44 grintrlf Int-trg. THE TWO lII.MES.I As life's unending column polars, Two,mirshaled hosts are seen— Two on the"trampled!shores • That Death flows black between— One'ruarchesto the drum-bf at's roll, The wide-mouthed ciariott's bray, And bears upon a crimson serail, "Our glory is to slay." i • . Ond move; in silence by the stream, With sad, yet watchful eyes, Calm as the patient planet's gleam,! • , That walks the clouded skies. Along its front no sabres shine, No blood-red pennons wave; Its bawler bears the single line, "Our duty is to save.' . For those no death-bed's lingering shade; At honor's trumpet-mill, • With knitted brow and lilted blade In glory's arms they fall. For these no clashing falchioris bright, \o•stirring battle-cry; The bloodless stabber calls by night— Each answers, "Here am 1,1" For those the sculptor's laureled bust, . The builder's marble piles, The anthems paling o'er their dust, Through long cathedral aisles. For these the blossom-sprinkled turf That floods the lonely gravtes, When . spring rolls in her sea-green surf In flowery-foaming waves.; Two paths lead npward from below, And angels wait above, Who count each burning life.drop's flow, Each falling tear of love: Though from the hero's bleeding breast Her pulses Freedom drew • Though the white lilliesin hen crest Sprang from that scarlet dew While valor's haughty champions wait Till all their scars are shown, . Love walks unchalleged through lthe gate, To sit beside the Throne I —Atlantic Monthly.. SICK AND IN PRISON BY ALICE CAREY Wild falls the night, around me, Chains I cannot break have bound me, , Spirits unrebuked,-undriven From before me, darken Heave ; Creeds bewildered, and the saying Unfelt prayers, makes need of praying. In this bitter anguish lying, Only Thou wilt hear my cry ing— Thou, whose hands wash white the erring• As the wool is at the shearing; Not with dulcimer or psalter, Butwith tears, I seek thy altar. Feet that trod the mount so weary, Eyes that pitying looked on Mary, Hands that brought the Father's blessing,' Heads of little children pressing, ' Voice that said "Behold my mother," - Lo! I seek thee and no other. Look! 0 sweetest eyes of pity, Out of Zion, glorious city, • Speak, 0 voice of mercy, sweetly, Hide me, hands of love, completely; Sick, in prison, lying lonely, Ye can lift me up, ye lonely. In my hot brow soothe the aching - , • In my sad heart stay the breaking; On my lips the murmur trembling.. Change to praises undissembling ; Make me wise Rs the evangels, Clothe Sam with the wings aneel. Power, that made the few bares 711 R oy, Power, that blessed the wine at Ca:na. Power, that said to Lazarus. " Waken !" Leave, 0 leave me,not forsaken! Sick and hungry, and in prison, , Save me. Crucified and Risen. . grifttrV Cats. From the Atlantic Monthly 1.00 LOO. A FEW SCENES FROM A TRUE lIISTORY [Continued.]: Mrs. Jackson was in fact approaching,. and Louise hastily ,resumed her duties. Had Mr. Noble been- guilty of settle cul pable action, he could not have felt more desirous to escape the observation of his hostess. As soon as she entered, he took up his hat hastily, and went out to ascer tain whether his horse had been duly oared for. night.— Rutsaw Louise no more that night.— But as he lay awake, looking at a star that peeped in upon him, through -an opening in the log wall, he thonght of her be,autiful eyes when the sun shone upon them, as she emerged from the shadows. He wishdd that his ;mother and sister were living that theY Might adopt the attractive child. , , Theo he re membered that she was ;a slave, reserved for the New Orleans, market, and that it was not likely that his good mother could obtain her if she were alive and I willing to undertake the charge. Sighing, as he had often done to think bow luau pain ful things there were which he ,had no power to "remedy, he fell asleep and saw a very small girl dancing with a pail of water while a flock of white doves were wheeling round her. The two pictures had mingled on the floating cloud-canvass of dream-land . He had paid for his entertainment be fore going to bed, and had signified his intention to- regains' his journry soon COUDERSPORT;POTTER COUNTY, PA„, THURSDAY, JULY.'29 / 1858, as.light dawned: All was silent in the house when he went forth; and out of doors nothing was stirring but a dog that roused himself to bark after, him, and chantieleeiperche.d on a stump 'to crow. Her was, therefore surprised to find Lou ise at the crib where his horse w_s feed ing. - Springing- toward him, she ex " Oh, you have come! Do buy me, Sir ! I will be so good? I will do everything you tell me! Oh, lam so unhappy ! Do buy me. Sir!" He patted her on the head,. and looked down compassionately into the swimming eyes.that were fixed so, imploringly upon " Buy yon, my poor child? " he replied, "I have no house,—l liave' nothing for you to do." "My mother showed me how . ,to sew some and how to do some embroidery," she said coaxingly. "I will learn to do it better, and I can earn enough to buy something to eat. 011,40 buy me; Sir! Do take me with you • "I cannot do that," he repried ; "for I must go Another day's juurney before I return to Mobile.? . . . "Do you live in Mobile?" she exclaim ed, eagerly. - father lived in Mobile. Once I tried to runaway there, but they set the , dogs after me. Oh, do carry me back to Mobile!". "What is your name?" said he;- "and in what part of the city did you live ?" "My name is Louise Duncan; and my father lived at Pine Grove. It cyas such a beautiful place! and I was Po happy there ! Will you take me back to Mo bile? Will you ?" Evading the question, he said— "-Your name is Louise, but your father called you Loo Lao, didn't he ?" That pet name brought forth a passion ate outburst of tears. Iler voice choked and choked aaain, as she sobbed out,— " Nobody has ever called me Lao Loo since my father died." He soothed her with gentle words, and she looking up earnestly, as if stirred by a sudden thought, exclaimed,— "How did you know my father called me .L Loo ? " He smiled as he answered, "Then you don't remember a young man who ran af ter you one day, when you. were playing ivith a little white dog at Pine Grove ? and how your father called to you, 'Come here, Loo Loo, and see the-gentleman ?'" "I don't remember it," she replied; "but I remember how my father used to laugh at ie about it long afterward. He said I was very young to have gentlemen running after me." "I am that gentleman," he said. "When I first looked at you, I thought I had seen you before ; and now I see plain. , ly that you are Loo Loo." That name was associated with so many' tender ruemeries, that she seemed to hear her father's voice once more. She nest led close to her new friend, and repeated . in mot persuasive tones, "You will buy me? Won't you?" "And your mother? What has become of her ? " he asked. "She died of yellow fever, two days be fore my father. lam all alone. Nobody cares for Me. Yuu will buy me,--won't you ?" "Buz tell me how yon came here, 'my poor child," he said.. She answered, "I don't know. After my father died, a great many folks came to the house,• and they sold everything. They said my father was uncle,. to Mr. Jackson, and that I belonged to , him.— But Mrs. Jackson won't let me call Mr. Duncan my father. She says if she ever hears of my calling hini so again, she'll whip me. Du let me be your daughter! You will buy the, won't you ?" Overcome by her entreaties, and by the pleading expression of those beautiful ' eyes, he said. ."Well, little teaser, I will see whether Mr. Jackson will sell you to me. If he•will, I will send for you before ' 7 oh, don't send for me l" she exclaim ed, moving her hands up and down with nervous rapidity. "Come yourself, and come soon. They'll carry me to New Or leans, if - you don't come for me." "Well, well, child, be quiet. If I can bay you, I will come tor you myself.-- Meanwhile be a good girl I won't forget you." He stooped down, and sealed the prom ise with a kiss on her forehead. As he raised his head, he became, aware that Bill, the horse-boy, was peeping in at the door, with a broad grin upon his black face. He understood the meaning of that grin, and it seemed like an ugly imp driving away a troop of fairies. He was about to speak angrily, but checked him self with the reflection, "They will all think so. Black or white, they will all think so. But what can Ido ? I mast save this child from the fate that awaits her," To Bill he merely said that he wished to see Mr. Jackson ou business, and .had,.. therefore, changed his mind about starting before breakfast. The bargain was not soon completed ; for Mr. Jackson had formed. large ideas concerning the'price '"Leewiizy" Would .bring iu the market; and . Bill bad told the story ofirhat he had seen at thderiti, with sundry jocose additiOns, which elle ited peals of laughter froth his tlia.ster:.— But the orphan had won the - ydung man's heart by the childlike centidenCe she had manifested toward bun, and. conscience would not allowlim to 'break' the soleii,n promise he had given her. After a pro tracted conference, be agreed tOt,ay eight hundred dollars, aud to come 'or Louise the next week. . , The appearance of the sun, after a long, cold storm never Made - a greater change than the announcement of this.arrange ment produced in the countenance and manners of that desOlate childj 'The ex- . pressidit of fear vanished, and listlessness gave place to a springing elasticity of motion. - Mr. Noble could ill afford to spare nolarge - a sum for the 'llixtiry of be 7 nevolence, and he was well aware that the office of protector, which he had tak en upon himself, Must neeessarially prave expensive. But - When he Witnessed her radiant happiness, be Could not regret that he had obeyed the generous impulse of his heart. - Now, for the. prst time, she was completely identified with' the vision of that fairy child who ha so captured his fancy four years before. 'He never foreot the of of her voic , and the ex pression of hereyes, when Eihe kissed his band at parting, and said, 'II thank you; I sir, for buying me." SCENE 111 In a world like this, it is much easier to plan generous enterprise 4 than to carry them into effect. After Mr. Noble had purchased the child, he knew not how to provide a suitable home for her. At first he placed her with his colored washerwo man. But if she remainediin that situa tion, though her bodily wants would be well cared for, she must necessarily lose much of the refinement infpsed into her being by that early environment of ele gance, and that atinosphe're oflore. lie did not enter into any analysis of his mo-. tives in wishing .her - to be sqfar educated as to.be a pleasant companion for himself. The only question he asked' himself was, "How he should ,h&ve , sister treated, if she had been, placed is such unhappy eircunistnneee - He knew very well what construction wotild'be put up on his proceedings, in a society where handsome girls of such pnrentage were marketable; and he had so long tacitly acquiesced in the customs; around him, tliat - he Might easily have :viewed her in that light hiinself,''had she not beconie invested with a tender and sacred interest from the circumstances in which he had first seen her, and the innocent confiding manner in which she had implored him to supply the place of her father. She was always presented to his imagination as Mr. Duncan's beloved daughter, never as Mr. Jackson's. slave. Ile said. to himself, "May God bless me.according to my deal-, ings with this orphan ! May I never prosper if I take advantage of her friend less situation As for his protege, she was too ignorant of the world to be disturbed by any such thoughts. "May I call you• Papa, as I used to call my father ?" said she. For some reason, undefined to himself the title was unpleasant to him. It did not seem as if sixteen years of seniority need place so wide a distance between them. "No," he replied, "you shall be my sister." And thenceforth she called him brother Alfred, and he called her Loo Loo. • His curiosity was naturally eacited to learn all he could of her history ; andlt ivas not long before he ascertained that her mother was a superbly handsome! quadrothi from New Orleans, the daughter I of a French merchant, who had given her many advantages of education, but from carelessness had left" her to 'follow the condition of her mother who was a slave. Mr. Duncan fell in love wilt her, bought her, and remained strongly attached to her until the day of her •death. It had always been his intention to manumit her, but from inveterate habits of procrastinaz tion, he deferred it, till a fatal fever at tacked them both; and so his 'child was also left to "follow the condition of her mother." Having neglected to make a will his property was divided -among the, sons of sisters married at a. distance.from him, and thus the little daughter, whom he had so fondly cherished, became the property orMr. Jackson, who valued her as "he would a colt likely to, bring a high price in the market. She was too young to understand all the degradation to which she would be subjected, but ehe had once witnessed an auction of slaves, and the idea or being sold filled her with terror. - She 'had endured six months of corroding homesickness and constant fear, when Mr. Nolte came to her rescue. After a few weeks passed with the-col ored washerwoman, she was placed with an elderly French widow, who was glad to eke out her small income by taking iMotherly care of her, and giving her in struction in. musk and French. • The caste to which she belonged on'tho moth- ~ . , cr's - side was rigorously excluded 'from schools, therefore. it was not easy to ob tain for her a goOd education in the Eng lish branches. These Alfred took 'upon himself; and a large portion Of his eve nings was devoted to bearing her , lessons in. geography, arithmetic, and, history.— Had any one told Aim', 'a year before, that 'hours thus spert• would have pved oth erwise thah tedious, he would not ha - ve believed it: : But there Was a romantic charm 'shunt this secrettreasure thug'sin gularly placed ,at his disposal ;\ :and the loi•e and gratitude, he inspired gradually became a necessity of his life. Sometimes he felt sad to think that the th i ne must come when she would cease to be h Child, and when the quiet, -imple relation', now existing between them must neessarily , t, change. He said to the old Fre ch lady, "By. and by,: when I can afford it, I will send her to one of the best schools at the North. There she can become teacher and take care of herself." Madame La basse smileil, shrugged her shoUlders, and said; "Nous verrons." She' did not believe it. ;. The years glided on and all went pros perously with the young merchant. Thro' various conflicts with himself, hiS honora ble resolution remained unbroken. Loo Loo was still his sister. She had beconie completely entwined with his .existeuce. Life would have been very dull without her, affectionate greetings,' her pleasant little songs and the graceful dances she had learned to perforth so well. Some times, when • he 'had a peculiarly happy evening in this fashion, Madame Labasse would look mischievous and say, -" But when do you think you shall send her to that school ?" - True, she did not often re peat this experiment; for whenever she did it, the light went out 'of his counte nance, as if an extinguisher were placed upon his soul.. " t ought to' dd it," be said within himself; "but how eini Dive . without her ?" The French widow was the only person aware how romantic and how serious was this long episode in his life. Some gentlemen, whom lie frequent ly met in business relations, knew that he, had purchased a young - slavei whom he had placed with French woman . to be ! educated but bad he told thein the true' state of the, case ' :they would have. smiled iuendulously. Occasionally, they utter ed some joke about the fascination which made him so indifferent to cards and her-! ses ; but the - reverse with which he le-1 ceived such jests checked conversation on the subject, and all, except Mr. Grossman j discontinued such attacks, -after one or two experiments. As Mr. Noble's wealth increased, the ) wish grew stronger- to place Louise in the! midst of as mucn elegance as- had sur rounded her in childhood. When the house at Pine Grove was unoccupied, ) they often went out there, and it was his delight to see her stand under the Gothic arch of trees,. a beautiftil tableau vivant, framed in vines. It was a place so full of heart-memories to her, that she always lingered there as long as ,possible and never left it without a sigh. In one place was a tree her father had planted, another a rose or a jessamine her mother had train- I ed. But dearest of all was a recess among the pine trees, on the side of a dill. There was a rustic garden chair, where her fa ther had often, sat with her upon his 'fume,' reading wonderful story books,, bought for her on his summer excursions to New York or Boston., In one of her visits with Al fred, she sat there and_ - read aloud from Lal la. Rookh., It was a mild winter day. The sunlight came mellowed through the ever greens, a soft carpet of scarlet foliage was thickly strewn beneath their foci, and the air was redolent of the balmy breath of nines. Fresh and happy in . the glow of her fifteen summers, how could She other wise. than ,enjoyl the poeni . ? It j was like sparkling Wine in a jewelled goblet. Nev- er before had she read anything- aloud in tones so musically. modulated, kta full of feeling. And the listener ? How worked the wine in .him ? A voice within said, "Remember your vow Alfred! this charm ing Loo Loo is'your adopted sister.;" and he tried to listen to the warning. She did not notice his tremor,. when e 'he rose. hastily and said,!," the sun is nearly setting: It is time! for nay sister to gohome." " Home ?" she repeated, with a sigh. " This is my - home. I wish I could stay here alviays. I feel as if the spirits of my father and mother were with us here." •Had she sighed for an ivory palace inlaid with gold; he would have wished to give it to her,- 7 —he was so much in love ! A few months afterward, ;Pine Grove was offered for Sale. -He resolved to pur-. chase it,.and give her a pleasant surprise by restoring her to her old hi ' nue on her sixteenth, birth-day. Madame Labasse, who greatly delighted in managing mys teries, zealously aided in the preparations. When the day , arrived, Alfred proposed, a lorig ride with Loo Loo, in honor of the anniversary; and during their absence, Madam, aecoinpanied by two household servants, established herself at Pine Grove. When Alfred returned froM the drive, he prepo . sechte stop and look tit the,dear old Ono, which hid companion joy as TERMS.--$1.25 PER ANNUN. ME sented. But nothing. tould exceed her astonishMent at findinc , 'Madam I,,tibasse there, ready' to preside' at a,:table spretid with fruit and flowers. Her feelings over powered her for a moment, `Mien- Alfred said, " Dear sister, you said von wished you could lire 'here always; and thisishall henceforth' be your home." " Youltre, to good I" she exclaimed; And was :about - to burst into tears. i . lßut he arrested their course by saying, play:. fully, " Come Loo Leo; hiss my hand; and say, Thank' you, sir, for:buying me.!- SA!, it just as you did six years ago, yonlittla Ilerswinuning eyes siniled like sunshine through an April shower,: an& he. went through the pentomine; which , she had often before performed at his bidding.: Madame steppetd her little.Pst.: " But, Sir; when do •you think youu - shall send her to that-pennp , on • "Never mind,"- he- replied•-abruptly; 4 Let us be happy I" And he moved.to••• , ward the table to distribute the ifruit.' _ It was an inspiring spring-clay; and - end- • ed In the loveliest of evenings, ' - The air was tilled with the sweet breath Of . jessa. mines and - orange-blossoms. , Mactame touchetlthe piano, and,in quick Obedience. to the circlingiound,. Alfred and Loti,Loo• began to waltz... It was long.before yoatk, and happiness grew Weary:of therevolving• maze. But when at last she complained of dizziness, he playfully - whirled her. Ont; upon the piazza, and placed. her 0n... a. • lounge under the Cherokee rope her moth er had trained which was now a mass of blossoms. He seated himself in front of .. her, and they, remained silent • for'. some minutes, watching the vine-shadows play , in the moonlight. , As Loo Loo leaned '.over the balustrade, the clustering "roses. , hung over her in festoons, and trailed on i her white' muslin drapery. Alfred wai -1 struck, as he had been many times before,.. with the unconscicus grace of tier attitude.. In imagination, he recalled his first vis, , ion of ier in early childhood, the •• singu, lar circumstance that had united their . destinies, and the thousand endearing,ex- . periences which daily had strengthened the tie. .As these thoughts passed thre, . i his mind he gazed upon her With. devour'. ing earnestness: She Was :too .beautiful there in the ;moonlight, crowned.. witl, -; roses I - • • " LOo Loo; do you love 7" he, exclaimed: • The vehemence.of his tone startled r iv -, as she sat-there in a mood still dreamy as , the landscape. I;. She sprang up, and, putting her arm about his neck, answered, " Why, .Alfrci#, you know your sister loves you." ;1. • " Not as, aJirether, not as a brother, dear Loo Lool he said, impatiently, as h: drew her closely to his breast. • " Will you be my love,? Will you be my wife/' In the simplicity of her inexperience, and the confidence induced by long habits of familiar reliance upon him; she replied, " I will be anything you wish." • ; , No flower was ever more unconscious Of a lover's burning kisses than she was- Of the struggle in his breast. I His feelings had been purely compas sionate in the .beginning of their hitr- I course, his intentions had beespurel y, kind afterward ; but he had gone ok blind- .; Iv to the edge of a slippery precipice. Human nature should avoid such danger- , ous passes. . . . , _ Reviewing that intoxicating evening in , a calmer wood, he was, dissatisfied; with : his conduct. .In vain he said to .hinisClf: that he had but , followed an univer,s4', custom; that all his acquaintance would. have laughed in his face, had he told theliu of the resolution so bravely, kept during six years. '['he remembrance of his Motlii-,: er's counsel . came freshly to his mind; and 'the acensing voice of conscience said, , ." She was a friendless orphan, -whim mis fortune ought to have renered : sacred. What to you is the sanction of custom.? Have you riot a higher, lay within your own breast ?" ; He tried to silence the monitor by say- ing, " When I have made a little more : money, I will return to the North. .• I will, .marry Loo Loo on the way, and - she shidf, be acknowledged to the world as my wife P - • as she now is in my own soul." Meanwhile,., the orphan lived in her fa: . .ther's house as her . mother had,- lived be fore her. She never aided the 'voice I pf,. , Alfred's conscience by pleading . with him , to make her his wife; fur she:was. cOei-' pletely satisfied with her condition,- and, had undoubting faith. that whatcvhr ho did wasaliyiiys the wisest and best. . I • They had lived thus nearly a year, when one day as were riding on, horseback Alfred saw Mr. Grossman .approachidg.- " Drop your veil," he said, quickly, to his, companion ; for 'he could not bear to have that Satry even look upon his hidden flow er., 'The cdtton-broker noticed the acticM, . but silently touched his . hat, and passed, with a significant smile on his. uneoniely. countenanee. ; A few days afterward,. when. Alfr6d had gone ,to his business in the city, LooLoo strolled to her favorite . recess on the hill side, and lounging on , `the rustinSeat, began to read the seeond I irolntue of," Thaddeus of Warsav:." ~:ilto [co , instJED ox•-int rnaE.Y FIEZ FOUR"CENTS. II Ell MI =I lIIE