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It nrnu K UA A ADEE XL AND LASALLE COUNTY CO M M E It C I A L A 1) V E It T I S E It . OUR C 0 U N T R Y H E R C 0 M M E R C E A N D HER FREE INSTITUTIONS VOLUME II. riHLIHIItll WEIELI HI GEORGE F. WEAVER & JOHN HISE, Li SjIIc itrcet, une door from the north-west corner of the Putlie Square. TRIIM: Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, if paid in advance; Three dollar if not paid before tbe expi ration of the first h'ix months: And throe dollars and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end of the year. Advertisements inserted at SI per square for the first insertion, nn J J cents for each sub- '4110111 insertion. A libera! discount made to those who advertise by the year. G3N'o paper discontinued until all arrearages re paid, unless at the option of the editors. No candidates' names will hereafter be an nounced in the Free Trader, unless the sum of one dollar is paid in aiivaste for carh name. All coin n inications, to ensure attention, must be post paid. JOB WORK Of every description, executed in the neatest manner, at the usual prices. OTTAWA is the sent of justice of La Salle county ; is situated at the junction of the Fox river with the Illinois, 290 mib's, by water, from Saint Louis, and mid-way between Chicago and Peoria. Agents lor llic I'rre Trailer. M. Mjtt, ? p La SMe couty, HI. J. IIoffmis, (J. (i. Millrr, Dayton. A. 0. 8 mi, Smith's mills. Iasuj Gcrlkt, Troy tJrovc. II nut Phillips Munson. (Indian creek.) U. W. Kkt voi.ui, T. M. Pontine. Rrrs Moan v, Morgan's mill. William Uvnrt, near Van Duron, III. William K. linowx, Sunbury, Illinois. Hr.tiiv Hicks, Hicks' mill, Do Kalii Co. III. W. W. Vix, Oswe;o, Kane Co. III. At TMOMt Pitzkii, Uonncsboro', Ogle Co. Ill, THE B.C'lt'OtH)M.n.X. The silent wilderness for mc ! Where never sound is heard, Save the rustling of the stpiirri'l's foot, And the flitting wing of bird, Or its low and interrupted mite, And the deer's quick, crackling tread, Anl the swsyiuof the forest boughs, As the windlrvcs overhead. Alnnc, (how glorious to be free!) My good dug at my side, My rille hanging at my arm, I range the fjrest wide, And now the reg il UutT.do Acrosi the plains I chase, Now track the m lunUic. streams to find The beaver's lurking place. I stand upon the mountain's tip, And (solitude profound !) Not e'en a woodman's smoke curls up Within the horizon's bound. Below as o'er its ocean breadth The air's light currents run, Tho wilderness of moving leaves, Is glancing in the sun. I look around to where the sky Meets the far forest line, And this imperial domain This king loin all is mine. This bending heaven these floating cloudi; : Waters that ever roll, And wilderness of glory bring Their oll'eringi of the soul. My palac-e built by (Sod's own hand, Tho world's fresh prime hath seen ; Wido stretch its living hills away, Pillared and roofed with green. My music is the wind that now Pours loud its swelling bars, Now lulls the dying cadencts, My festal lamps aro stars. Though when, in this my lonely home, My star-watched couch I press I hear no fond ' good night' think not I am conipanionlcss. Oil no ! I see my father's house, Tho hill, the tree, the stream, And tho looks and voices of my homo Come gently to my dream. And in tho solitary haunts, While slumbers every trco In night and silence, God himself Seems nearer unto me. I7his presence in these shades Liko tho embracing air ; And as my eyelids close in sleep, My heart is hushed in prayer. From the Northern Light. Tbc Itrolicn Cup. )I UEfXniCII ZSCUOKKE. Translated from the Herman, by Matthew Ilmry Webster. ConcludoJ. WICKEDNESS VP0" WICKEDNESS. Now had Father Jeromo on Sunday, again preached from the text : " Wonder ful arc the dispensations of providence.'' And little Marietta thought, if providence would only dispense that I might at length find out the flower dispensor. I' athcr Jc . rome was nevor wrong. On a summer night, when it was far , too warm for rest, Marietta awoke very early, and could not sleep again. There fore she sprang joyously from her couch . as tho first streaks of dawn (lashed against the window of her little chamber over the waves of tho sea and the Lcrtnian Isles, eho dressed herself and went out to bathe V in the cool spring, her forehead, lircast, and arms : she took her hat with Iter, in tending to take a walk along the shore of " the sea. She knew too a private place . there for bathing. lint in order to reach this retired spot, it was necessary to pass over the rocks behind the house, and thence again down wards, through tho orange and palm trees. On this occasion Marietta could not pass through them. Tor under the youngest and most slender of the palms, lay in pro found sleep a tall young man near him a nosegay of the most splendid flowers. One could easily sec thereon a white pa per, from which probably again a sigh was breathing. How could Marietta pass by there ? She continued standing, and trembled with fright in every limb. Then she would go home again. Hardly bad she retired a couple of steps, ere she looked again at the sleeper, and remained mo tionless. Yet the distance prevented her from recognizing his face. Now or never was the mystery to be solved. She trip ped lightly nearer to the palms. But lie seemed to stir. Now she ran again to wards the cottage. Yet had bis move ments been nothing but the fearful imagi nings of Marietta. Now she returned again on her way towards the palms. But his sleep might perhaps be only dissem bled. Swiftly site ran towards the cot tage. But who would flee for a single perhaps ? Siie trod more boldly the path towards the palms. With these fluctuations of brr timid and joyous spirit, between fright and curiosi ty, with these to and fro trippings between tho house and the palm trees, she bad at length always by a few short steps more nearly approached the sleeper, whilst at the same time curiosity became more powerful than fear. "What concern have I with him ? My ways leads mc directly past him. Whe ther he sleeps or wakes, I go straight on." So thought Manon's daughter. But 6hc parsed not by, but remained standing ; ior she must look directly in the face of the flower giver, in order to be sure of tho fact. Besides, he slept as if he had not slept for a month. And who was it ? Now, who else should it be but the arch wicked Colin ! So it seems he had been the one, who first on oecount of bis old enmity had gi ven tho gentle maiden so much annoyance with the cup, and had brought her into loathsome contact with Ilerr Haulnurtiii ; lie had been the one who had teased bet with flowers, in order to torture her cu riosity. Wherefore ? He hated Mariet ta, lie behaved himself always in all companies, towards the poor child most shamefully. He avoided her when he could ; and when he could not, he grieved the good natured little one. With all the other maidens of Napoule va3 he more chatty, friendly, i ourteous, than towards Marietta. Consider, he had never asked her to dance, and yet she danced bewiteh ingly. Now he lay there surprised, taken in the act. Revenge swelled in Mariettas bosom. What disgrace could she subject him to ? She took the nosegay, unloosed it, strewed with just scorn his present over the sleeper. Only the paper, on which appeared again the sigh, dear Ma rietta, she retained, and thrust quickly in to her bosom. She wished for future need to preserve this proof of his hand writing. Marietta was sly. Now she would go away. But her revenge was not yet satisfied. She could not leave the place without punishing Colin's ill will in a similar manner. She took the violet coloicd silken ribbon from her hat, and threw it lightly around the sleeper's arm and around the tree, and with three knots tied Colin fast to the tree. Now, when he awake, how astonished would he be ? How would his curiosity torment him to ascertain who had played him this trick ! That be could not possibly disco ver. So much the better; it served him right. Marietta had only been too lenient to wards him. She seemed to regret her work when she had finished it. Her bo som throbbed impetuously. Indeed, I believed that a little tear filled her eye, with which she all too compassionately gazed upon the guilty one. Slowly she went back to the orange trees at the rocks often she looked around slowly as cended the rocks, often looked down among the palm trees. Then she hasten ed to mother Manon, who was calling her. the it'.vr Kionox. That very day Colin practiced new mischief. What did ho ? Ho wished to shame noor Marietta publicly. Ah '. she never thought that every one m INaponlc - knew her violet colored ribbon! Colin knew it but too well. Proudly he bourn1 it round his hat, and exhibited it to the trazo of all the world as a conquest. And male and female cried out, "He has re ceived it from Marietta." And all the maidens said angrily, "The reprobate. And all the young men who liked to sot: Marietta, cried out, " J he reprobate." OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 18-11. "How, mother Manon ?" shiieked the Justice Hautmaitin, when be came to her house, and he shrieked so loudly, that it re-echoed wonderfully through his whole nose. "How ! do you suffer this? that my betrothed presents the young proprie tor Colin with her hat band ?' It is high lime that we celebrate our nuptials. If it is done, then I shall have a right to speak." "You have a right !" answered mother Manon. "If tilings are so, the marriage must be forthwith. When that is done, all is done." "But, mother Manon, Marietta always refuses to give me her consent." "Prepare the marriage feast." "But she will not even look kindly at mc ; and when I scat myself at her side, the little savage springs up and runs away." "Justice, only prepare the marriage feast." "But if Marietta resists." "We will take her by surprise. We will go to father Jerome on Monday mor ning, early and quietly shall he celebrate the marriage. This we can easily accom plish with him. 1 am her mother. You tho first judicial person in Napoule. He must obey, l et Marietta need know no thing about it. Early on Monday morn ing I will send brr to father Jerome nil alone, with a message, so that she will suspect nothing. Then shall the priest speak to her heart. Half nn hour after wards we two will come. Then swiftly to the altar. And even if Marietta should then say no, what consequence is it? The old priest can hear nothing. But till then, mum to Marietta and all Na poule." So tho secret remained with the two. Marietta dreamed not of the good luck which was in store for her. She thought only of Colin's wickedness, which had made her the common talk of the whole place. Oh ! how she repented her heed lessness with her ribbon; and yet in her heart she forgave the reprobate hi? crime. Marietta was far too good. She told her mother, she told all her playmates, "Co lin has found my lost hat band. I never gave it to him. Now he wishes to vex mc with it. You all know Colin has al ways been ill-disposed with regard to me, and has alwavs sought how he could mor tily me !" Ah ! the poor child ! she knew not what new abomination the malicious Icl low was again contriving. THE BROKEN' CI T. Early in the morning went Marietta to the spring. There were no flowers yet on the rock. It was still quite too early ; hardly had the sun risen from the sea. Then footsteps were herd. Then came Colin: the flowers in his hand. Mariet ta became blond red at tbc sight. Colin stammered out, "good morning, Mariet ta," but the greeting came not from his heart, he could hardly bring it over his lips. "Why do you wear my ribbon so pub licly, Colin V said Marietta, and placed the cup upon the rock. "I did not give it to thee." "Thou didst not give it to mc, dear Ma rietta," asked he, and he became deadly pale with inward rage. Marietta was ashamed of her falsehood, drooped her eyelids, and said alter a while, "Well, I did give it to thee, yet you should not have worn it for a show (Jive it mo back again." Then slowly he unloosed it ; bis anger was so great that ho could not prevent the tears filling his eyes, nor the sighs escaping his breast. "Dear Marietta cave thv ribbon with mo, said he softly. "No," answered she. Then bis repressed passion changed into despair. He looked sighing towards leaven, then sadly at Marietta, who st ent and abashed, stood by the spring with cast down eyes. Ho turned the violet colcred ribbon around the stalks of the flowers, said "there, take all together," and threw the flowers so spitefully against the magnifi cent cup upon the rock, that it was thrown down upon the ground and dashed to pieces. Maliciously he fled away. Mother Manon lurking behind the win- low, had seen and heard all. But when the cup was broken, hearing and seeing left her. She was hardly able to speak for very horror. And as she pushed with all her strength against the narrow win dow, to shout after tho guilty one, she threw the window down upon the stones beneath, so that with frightful noise ii struck the earth and was shattered into pieces. So much ill luck would have discom posed any other woman. But Manon soon recovered herself. "How lucky, that I was a witness of his rogury !" ex claimed she ; "ho must to the Justice. Ife shall renlacc both cud and window nash with his gold. It will give a rich' dowry to Marietta." But when Mariet ta brought in the fragments of the shatter ed cup, when Manon saw the Paradise lost, the good man Adam without a head, and of Eve not a solitary limb remaining, the Serpent unhurt, triumphing, the tiger safe, but the little lamb gone even to the very tail, as if the tiger had swallowed it, then mother Manon screaming, broke forth into curses against Colin, and said "one cn easily see that this fall came from the hand of the Devil." THE TiatlfNAL. And she took the nip in one hand, Marietta in the other, and went about nine o'clock to Horr Hautuiariiii where he was wont to sit in judgment. 1'lien made she her complain with loud cries, and showed the broken cup and the Paradise lost. Marietta vept bitterly. The Justice when ho saw the broken cup and the beautiful bride in tears, flew into so violent a rage towards Colin, that his nose was as '-inlet colored as Mari etta's celebrated hat band. He immedi ately despatched his bailiffs to bring the criminal before him. Colin came overwhelmed with grief. Mother Manon now repeated her com plaint with great eloquence, before justice, bailifls and scribes. But Colin listened not. He stepped to Marietta and whisp ered to brr "forgve mc, dear Marietta, as I forgive thee. I broke your cup un intentionally ; but thou, thou hast broken my heart." "What whispering is tint !" cried out with majestcrial authority, Herr Ilaut martin. "Hearken to your accusation, and defend yourself." I have nought to defend. 1 broke the cup against mv will," said Colin. "That I verily believe," said Marietta sobbing; "I am as guilty as he; fori offended and angered him. Then he tlnew the flowers to me incautiously. He could not help it." "Eh, pray look at mo ! cried mother Manon, "will the maiden be his defend- rr : I lerr .lustier, pronounce mo sen tence. Ho lias broken the cup, that In: Ionics not; and 1, on his account, the window will he ilrnv it ? Let us see. ' "Since von cannot deny it, Heir Col in, said the Justice, "you niiiru pay .fuu litres for the cup, for it is wortli that; md then for" "No," interrupted Colin, "it is not worth so much. 1 bought it at Vcnec at the Fair, for Marietta, for 100 livres." "You bought it, Sir brazen feo ?" bricked the Justice, and bis whole face became like Marietta's hat band. Yet he could or would not sav more, for he headed disagreeable investigations of the matter. But Colin was excited by the reproof, and said, "I sent this cup on the evening of the Fair, bv your own servant, to Ma rietta. There stands Jacques in the loor. He is a witness. Speak Jacques, did I not jrive thee the box to carry to tho Frau Manon ?" Herr Haulmartiii wished to interrupt this conversation by speaking loudly. But the simple Jacques said, "only recol lect Herr Justice, you took from ine Col in's box, and carried what was in it to Frau Manon. The box lies even now, there under tho papers." Then the bailiffs were ordered to re move tho simpleton ; and also Colin was thrust out, until he should bo called in again. "Very well, Ilerr Justice," interposed Colin, but this business shall bo your last in Napoule. I know much morn than this, that you would ingratiate yourself with Frau Minou and Marietta, by means of my properly. When you seek me, you will do weil to rido to Grasse to the . Coventor's." With that, Colin de parted. Herr Ilautmartin was much puzzled with thi.9 result, and in bis confusion, knew not what ho did. Frau Manon shook her head. The affair was dark and mysterious to her. "Who will now pay mo for the broken cup ?" she asked. "To mc," said Marietta, with glowing, cleared up countenance, "to ine it is al ready paid for." woNTi;nri;L disit.ssations. Colin rode that same day to Cias.se to the Governor, and came back early the next morning. But Herr Ilautinartin on ly laughed at him, and removed all r ran Manon's suspicions, and swore ho would let his nose be cut off, if Colin should not mv :tllO livres for the broken cup. He , . ........ , also went with Frau Manon to rather Jerome on the 'bjer.t of tho marriage, and impressed upon him, that he should earnestly set before Marietta her duty, as in rilieiiiint ilaiH'bter. tint to oppoe the will of her mother and her marriage. This the pious old man promised. although ho understood not the half of what they shouted in his ear. But Marietta took the broken cup into her bed chamber, and now first truly lov ed it ; and it was, as if Paradise were planted in her bosom, since it had been destroyed on the cup. When now Monday morning came, mother Manon said to her daughter, "dress yourself handsomely, and carry this myrtle wreath to Father Jerome ; he wants it for a bride." Marietta dressed herself in her Sunday clothes, took with out suspicion the myrtle wreath, and car ried it to Father Jerome. On the way, Colin met her, and greeted her fiiondly though timidly ; and when she told him where she canted llic wteath, Colin said, "I am going the same way, for 1 am taking to the Priest the money for the Church's tenths." And as they went on, silently he took her hand, and both trembled as if they de signed some great crime against each oilier. "Hast thou forgiven me?" whispered Colin anxiously. "Ah! Marietta, what have I done to thee, that thou art so cru el towards mc ?" But she could only say, "only be qniet Colin, you shall have the ribbon again ; and I will preserve the cup, since it came from you." "Ah! Marietta, can you doubt it? All I have I would gladly give you. Wilt thou hereafter be as kind to me as thou art to others ?" She replied not. But as she entered the patsonage, she looked aside at him, and when she saw his line ryes filled with tears, she whispered softly, "dear Colin !" Then he bent dou n and kissed her hand. With this, tho door of a chamber opened, and Father Jerome with venerable aspect, stood before them. The young couple had nearly fallen from giddiness, for they held fast by each other. 1 know not whether from the effect of the hand kissing, or the awe they felt for the sage. Then Marietta handed him the myrtle wreath. He laid it upon her head and said "Little children, love one another;" and then urged the good maiden in the most touching and pathetic manner, to love Colin. For the old gentleman had from his hardness of hearing, either mis taken the name of the bridegroom, or through defect of memory, forgotten it, and thought Colin must be tho bride groom. Then Marietta's heart softened under the exhortation of the venerabh; Father,' and with tears and sobs hhc exclaimed, "Ah ! 1 have loved him for a long time, but ho hates me." "I hate thee, Marietta?" cried Colin, "my soul lives only in nice, since you came to Napoule. Oh! Marietta, how could I then hope and believe that thou Invest me f Does not all Napoule wor ship then !" "Whv then dost thou avoid mo Colin, and prefer all my companions before me " "Oil ! Marietta, I fell into fear and trembling with love and anxiety when 1 beheld thee. I had not the courage to approach thee ; and when I was away from thec, 1 was wretched." As they talked thus together, the good Father thought they were quarreling ; and he threw his arms around them, brought them together, and said implo ring! v, "Little children, little children, love one another." Then sank Marietta on Colin's breast, and Colin threw hU arms around her, and both faces beamed in beautiful radi ance. They forgot the priest, the. whole world. (John's lips hung upon Mariet ta's sweet mouth. It waj indeed only a kiss, but a kit's of sweetest annihilation Each was lost in the oilier. Both bad so ..r.innIiif.U- lost their recollection, that unwittingly, they followed the delightful Father Jerome into the church and before the altar. "Marietta !" sighed he. "Colin !" sighed she. In the church there were many wor- shinners nrav'ui'r ; but with astonishment thev were witiu sjes of Colin's and Ma- riella's marriage. Many ran out neioie the close of tho ceremony, to spread the news right and left through Napoule; "(John and Marietta air married !" When the solemnization was over, Father Jerome rejoiced honestly, that he had succeeded so well ; and that such lililo opposition had been made by the parlies. He led them into tho patsonage. P r.r or Tins Mi-.Monvni.r. imstouy. Then came mother Manon, breathless ; sins liail waited at nome a ui"s r.- the coming of the bridegroom, lie Mail not arrived. At the In-.t stroke of the dock, curiosity had overmastered her; and she had taken the road to Herr llatit martin's. But then new astonishment mine unon her. She learned that the Governor, together wan mc otneers oi I . . i t y r the ,Yigueric, had appeared, had taken possession of the accounts, chests and NUMBER 12. papcis of the Justice; and at tlie samtf lime arrested Herr Ilautmartin. "This surely is the work of thai wick ed Colin," was her thought. Now she hurried to the parsonage, in order to apo logize to Father Jerome, for the delay of the marriage. Then the good gray-headed old man advanced towards her proud of Jiis work, leading by tho hand the new married pair. Now in good earnest mother Manori lost both thought and speech, when she learned what had happened. But Colin had more thought and power of speech, ilmn on iii - i . i i;r. n with his love and the broken cup, mid the falsehood of the Justice, and how lie had unmasked this unjust magistrate at Grasse in the Vigucrie. Then he be sought mother Manon's blessing, since it was done, without any fault on the pari of Marietta or himself. Father Jerome, who for a long while could not make out what had happened, when he learned the full explanation of the marriage, through mistake, piously folded his hands and exclaimed with up lifted eyes, "Wonderful are the dispensa tions of Providence." Colin and Mari etta kissed his hands ; mother Manon through sheer veneration of Heaven, gave the young couple her blessing, but re marked incidentally, that her head seemed turned round. "But am 1 then really a wife?" asked Marietta, "and really Colin's wife?" Mother Manon nodded her head, and Marietta hung upon Colin's arm. Thus they went to Colin's farm, to his dwel ling house, through the garden. "Look at the flowers, Marietta," said Colin, "how carefully I cultivated them for your cup ?" Colin who had not expected so pleas ant an event, now prepared a wedding feast on the spur of the occasion. Two days was it continued. All Napoule was feasted. Who shall describe Colin's rap ture and extravagance? I'rau Manon herself was pleased with her son-in-law, as sdic came to know the full extent of bis property, and especially when she found that Heir Ilautmartin and his nose had been taken as a prisoner to Grasse. And the broken cup is preserved in the family, even to the present day, as a me morial and relic. The Itrrning of 1ifc. Amid life's varied streams, and sources of transport and pain, often mingled and often alternating, we learn at least, to prefer those milder and more certain or enduring pleasures which calmly sooth us, to the bustle, the labor and excite ment, that engage and animate our youth' and mature strength. Agitation and emo tion at length lose their charm they disturb more than they animate us. As ago advances to its sober evening, we perceive and appreciate the value of con scious life without pain ; or sedate tran quility ; of reposing, yet not inactive thought; of sensibility without perturba- , turn ; of patient hope ; of resting nobili ty ; of sensations that please but do not igitatc; of intellectual rumination; and of those solemn aspirations of sacred fore sight, of prospective gratitude, and of humble reliance on the great mediatorial Benefactor, which close our mortal days with true dignity, and make even disso luiion an inestimable blessing. Sharon Turner. A factious gentleman travelling in llnf interior of the state on arriving at his lodg1 ing place in the evening, was met by the" oslier, whom ho thus addressed : "Boy, extricate that quadruped from the vehicle, stabulalo him, donate him an adequate sup ply of nutriciotis aliment, and when the aurora of morn shall again illumine the oriental horizon, I will award you a pecu niary compensation for your amiable hos pitality." The boy, not understanding a word, r:n into the house, saying, "Mau ser, here's a Dutchman wants to see vou. Thv S(i--iiciot! (jnacli. "I suppose," said a quack while feeling the pulse of his patient, "that yrm think me a fool." "Sir," icpiied the sick man, "I perceive you can discover a man's thoughts by his pulse." Italhcr Foolish. Two young ladies hating each other on account of a gentle man who does not earn a fig for cither of them. If the spring put forth no blossoms, in. summer there will be no beauty, and in autumn no fruit. So, if youth be trifled awav without improvement, manhood will' be contemptible, and old age mis erable. Dr.- Franklin says that.4? seven hour sleep is enough for a scholar, eight for a laborer, and nine for a hoz"