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Ture as crystal water flowing From the grey old granite hills Pure as rainbow hues of heaven, Is the love my bosom fills. , No more true the faithful magnet, Pointing ever to the pole, Than the radiant love that reigneth In the temple of my bouI. Fervent as an angel's prayer, ' Bright as hope's propitious star, Beautiful as evening blushes, Or sweet morning's gorgeous car. With a love thus pure and holy With a love thus f arvent, true , Once, fair maiden, did I love thee, But no more, talsc one adieu ! EVERGREENS. When summer's sunny hues adorn " Sky, forest, hill and meadow, , The foliage of the evergreens,, ; r In contrast, seems a shadow. - Buwn'n tints of autumn hare - Thir sober reign asserted, The landscape that cold shadow shows ' V Into a light converted. , , Thus thoughts that frown upon our mirth, , i Will smile upon our sorrow, . And many dark faais of to-day May be bright hope ts-morrow. . From Home. Again., . V , From home again, from home again, ; And on a foreign shore, s . ' , , And oh ! the thoughts come swelling up, We'll meet our friends no more. - 'Twas far from here, j- . We shed the tear,- ' When from them we were riven ; ' j But blessed thought, . ' - With triumph fraught,' We'U meet them all in Heaven ! From home again, from home again : And waters swell between ; But yet our thoughts they wonder back Where we've so happy been. -' But there's a star, . That shim afar, Tht kindly cheers us on ; , . We hope to meet, ; : At Jesus' feet, The friends we left at home. 1 '"' BTfce following, by Richard Chris n. has often been printed, but cannot be Panted too often: ' Have thou' no other gods but me : " unto no image bow thy knee: ke not the name of God in vain : , o not the Sabbath day profane : onr thy father and mother too,' " na see Uut thou no reorder de. yom vile adultery keep thee clean ; ol ateal not, though thv state be mean. r nt, , false wituessr-shun lhat blots hat is thy neighbor's covet not. " Aau let tat aot frora lb?ra depart. Ik The .r.f A BAD SPECTJIATION ; THE D ARK; STRANGER. OS, ! , CHAPTER , I. . ' i t, "Ah, Angely, I am ruined utterly ru ined f exclaimed Robert Wilson to his young and devoted wife. ! . v "Ruined! why Robert, what. can have happened ? , I thought you . were doing so well in your business;" Returned the wife, with the deepest anxiety depicted upon her fair features. i ." ; "And so I am, my lore ; but in an un lucky moment I embarked in a speculation which has proved unfortunate, and every dollar I possess is gone . Why have you not told me of this be fore, Robert 3" : ... , "I wished not to pain you, love. "I fear you have been imprudent ; nay, I will not reproach you. ,, t--.. ; "I have hoped until now that I should be able to redeem myself. By risking a few hundred dollars more, I feel confident that I could retrieve my losses, and come out bright again ; but alas ! I have not an other dollar in the world." And the young husband looked anxious ly at his wife. . . "What kind of a speculation was it, Robert ?' asked his wife, as a slight mis giving crossed her confining heart. . . : . "O, it was a strictly business transac tion, rather complicated in its details, and I don't think you would understand it if I explained it," replied Robert, evasively. , "I am not so dull of comprehension that I cannot understand an ordinary business transaction.", . . 4,ro, my dear, 1 know you would un derstand it better than ladies generally would, but it is very intricate very." . "I wilj not insist, Robert, upon knowing nnvtlilnrr irnn r? ci rt trt rnnrpn 1 fin if I Mrs xxt-1 l i i- u .- -'J Wilson, with a gentle reproach in his$&$ "but methinks a wife ought to knOie occasion of her husband's sorrows." -"Forgive me, Angely," replied the bus band, imprinting a tender kiss upon her lips ; 'forgive me. and I will tell you all "Nay love, I ask it not ; I am satisfied now. . And is there no hope 1 "If I had two hundred dollars, I feel perfectly confident that I should redeem myself." , . . .. "Is there no risk, Robert V "I will be candid, Angely; tnere is some risk." .'I will get you the money, Robert." "My own true wife!" . - : This conversation occurred at the house of a young New York shop-keeper. - He had been married to a young, gentle-heart ed girl, only a year before, during which period they had lived in uninterrupted happiness. , The young wife had no suspicion that the clouds of adversity were lowering over their, joyous home until her husband had communicated the fact. For some weeks. however, she had noticed that Robert was more than usually dull. Once or twice a week he had absented himself from her side in the evening, alleging that his busi ness demanded his extra attention. Anreline Wilson, at the time of her marriage, was the possessor of a small sum of money, bequeathed to her by her father. It had been settled upon her, so that her husband could not control it, and could spend no nortion of it without her sanc tion. . , The young shop-keeper's business had prospered beyond his most sanguine, ex pectations, so that his , devoted wife, who would willingly have placed her little for tune in his hands, saw no occasion to with draw it from her uncle, in whose possession it wa9 not only deemed to be safely invest ed, but was producing a handsome interest. Robert Wilson was ta whole-souled young roan, without a selfish thought in his composition. He had married Angel ine for herself alone, and hardly bestowed a thought upon her portion. But the ''bad speculation" had worried him exceedingly. All the ready money he could command had been exhausted, and in his extremity, the thought occurred to him that his wife could supply his wants. The idea of asking her relief, .was to a man of , his high-strung temperament, so entirely repugnant, that he only had the courage , to hint at the service she might render him. . ' , , . With the , money in his . pocket..which Angely had procured for him, Robert Wilson hastened down Broadway. At the corner of Park PJace he paused, and j cast a furtive glance around him. Evi dently he was much agitated, He tho't of his loving wife at home.. . t , . He had deceived ber, and hi conscience Squatter claims the same ATCfflSON,; KANSAS"TERITORY; smote him. She was all love and gentle ness, sincerity and confidence, and he had basely deceived her. , '"" Should he not return, throw himself at her feet, and beg her forgiveness ? r Such a course was certainly the most grateful to his erring, penitent soul; but he had made a "baA speculation," and while there was a hope of retrieving, himself, the demon of mammon within, prompted, htm - sin again.' : ; t ' '. : . - 'to !,,! Turning down Park Place, he : entered one of those gambling hells,; which are the curse of enlightened America. Again he paused on the steps of the magnificent establishment, to silence the upbraidings of his conscience. The beautiful loving expression of his wife, languishing away the tedious hours of his absence in lonely misery, haunted him. But the usual consolation, the oft-re peated resolve of the erring soul;'"only this time and then I will forever abandon the way of the transgressor," came to urge him on. .-. t ' i--..-, ; By the gas light in the street, he observed a dark form, closely muffled in the ample folds of a Spanish cloak, approaching the spot where he stood. . . The stranger paused by his side, glanced intently at him, and then entered the saloon. : lie followed him; the hall flashed with brilliant lights, and the gay and fashiona ble of the metropolis thronged the scene. Men smiled as tho the place was not the gate of hell itself. The old and respecta tie of the bar and the forum, and the ex change, were there countenancing by their presence and example the iniquity prac ticed within those gilded walls. . . ! Robert Wilson shuddered as he entered the saloon. Yet why should he shrink from the scene in which the respectable men of the community hestated not to min , . gle Poor, simple young man ! his soul had not yet" come to .believe that wealth, sta tion, and the honors of the world can sat isfy siu and hallow iniquity. . In an unguarded hour he had been lured into this "den of thieves," bj a man of good standing in society the importer from whom he had purchased many of his goods, and who held his notes in payment ot them. " He had hazarded a few dollars, though his conscience smote him all (he while. He won ; he was in the hands of. those who were experienced in the management of unsuspecting dupes. He went away with his pockets well lined with the fruits of his unhallowed gains. . , Inflated by the ambition to become sud denly rich, he went again, and again he won. ' The devil lured him on, With a firrn resolution to abandon these visits when he should have added the gains of one more night to his previous accumulation, he went a third time. If he succeeded on tills occasion as he had on the two previous nights, he should be able to. pay the only remaining note he owed. The prospects of freeing himself entirely from debt, sud denly and without labor, tempted him to engage once again in the exciting game. . But the ga tuber s had let him run the whole length of his rope. On the third night he lost lost all he had before won ! All his fine fancies were thus dashed to the gTound. But the hope of freeing him self from debt had taken strong hold of his imagination, and he could not so easily resign it. . Again he went, trusting that the chances of the game would again favor him again and agin he went, till all his available means were saennceo. ine gamDiers adroitly permitted him to win a few dot- j Iars occasionally, and thus his hopes were kept buoyant. ' .. All were gone, but the passion ofgam- in had gained intensity as his "worldly substance melted away. . .4- , Uneasily he strolled among the gam bling tables, now pausing to glance for an instant at the game, and then .hurrying nervously on ngain. . . ! He had two hundred dollars in his pock et, and humiliating 'reflection? it had been iriven by his wife. He mast be care ful of it ; he could hope for no more. .... s As he.paced the gaily thronged hall, hp discovered the dark looking stranger, who had confronted him at the entrance of the saloon, alone at one of the marble tables. The eye ot the daric stranger peingsua- denly rested sharply upon him. i: It was a dark, deeply expressive, blue ; eye-it seemed not 1 unfamiliar to, himi ' The glance, he knew not why,' had riveted him to the spot, and he stood tremclously gaz big at the stranger. ' V. f The 'tCCTplecticri of the rnysterioas per 't ( f tats .fflii-'lT Sovereignty (in the Territories that' he possessed in the sonage was decidedly w Lite:1 His beard. jet . black, entirely covered the sides find lower part of the face, even to the contour of the mouth It was very long and curled gracefully down over the chin. Over his head he wore a cap, from beneath which, long, black, glossy curls floated down over his coat collar.! In stature' he "was below the medium size. 1 f - ;. I C "PlayTV said the stranger in a owget tural voice, not unmingled.with softness. , ,. Robert Wilson involuntarily seated him self opposite the dark stranger. - With his gloved hand, 1 the stranger placed a fifty dollar bill on the table. T "Highest. wins," said he, laconically, as he pushed the dice box over to Robert. .- This was certainly an irregular - game j and an irregular method of proceeding ; but it was simple, and in this respect was preferable to him. so he placed a corres ponding amount by the side of it. - Robert shook the dice, and cast them upon the table. ' "Twelve," said the stranger, ' as , he shook up the box and made his throw. , , '.'Eighteen," continued he, sweeping the stakes from the table. , i '""' The next throw Robert won. ..The stake was doubled ; he won again. Mad dened by excitement he placed all the money he had on the table. The dark visaged stranger, without moving a muscle of his brow, covered it. t ' ,; At one fell swoop, Robert was penniless again! . v ' t ".. Rising from the table in a paroxysm of disappointment he was about to rush from the scene. "Stay !" said the stranger. "I have not a dollar," replied Robert. bitterly. : "Your watch." "No," replied Robert, firmly, "it is my wife's." :'. ' ' I, - ' ? 'r ' ,- , "Your luck will change again." The young man hesitated. . "Sure to change," continued the stran ger. . ' " ' ' ' With a desperate effort, Robert drew the watch from his pocket. 3 ."Seventy-five dollars," said he tremu lously. ' : - The stranger placed the amount on the table.' ' ; The dice descended Robert won ! : For several successive throws he won, but staking all again ha was once more penniless. The watch was put down again it was lost ! Robert was in despair.. ; "You have a wife !" said the stranger. "I have God forgive me f replied the ruined husband, in a burst of bitterness. "Of course you love her not, or you would not beTiere," continuedjthe stranger, carelessly. ' "I do love her as I love my own soul!"' exclaimed Robert, perplexed by the sin gular turn the conversation had taken. - . The character of the professional . gam bler was too well known to him, not to sus pect that the dark stranger had some ob ject m view in these inquiries. These fearless tales of gamblers who have staked money against the honor of a wife, flash ed, across his mind, and he shuddered to think how near he stood to the fatal prec ipice, which' might hurl him in his mad ness into deeper dishonor. "You would have her know what you have done!" said the stranger calmly. "Not for the world." -; ' ' ' . "Then play again; your chance is good. . . "I have not a shilling. "I will lend you.". "On what security," asked Robert, trembling for the answer. ' ' "Mortgage me your stock of goods '., '. ; "You know me, then ?" , .--,.t f "No; you are a shopkeeper." "I will." ' J ' The stranger threw him three hundred dollars. " ..; '".. ' . ' In ten minutes it was all lost ! y ; , "The mortgage," said the dark , being before him." "Can we make it here ?" asked Rob ert, overwhelmed with anguish. ! "No"; I will go to your house." ' ' ' , Vlmpossible !noi for the world," ' ; 'But I ?" said the stranger, sternly. "By heaven ! you shall xtoCj v : "Hist! you shall be exposed v' " '. Robt. was obliged to consent j and borne down by the "terrible agony that , prayed upon him, he conducted -.his mysterious companion to bis once happy borne. ' The clock struck eleven at they entered. ' "Your wife is not at home," said J tie ; stranger. ': . - ... .-1 Robert wa sarpmed ta find that Ac-; 13; - 1855; gely; was pot; in her accustomed seat by the fire. ,-, Full of painful . misgiving, why, he kne.w;not,'he hastened to her apartment to.see if, she read retired ; there was no trac? of . lier to be discovered. . - : I Returning to the sitting room, he found the strange gambler seated by the fire, in tently pouring over, the pages of a book he had taken from the. centre .tabiefcr-.r i J'Xteftvyott,;! should aayt women are so tame," replied the stranger, s:ernly. , ; ; . , IL'Left me i no ! T exclaimed Robert, casting himself into a chair, and venting in deep groans the anguish of .his soul. The. mortgage," continueil the stran ger sharply. ?, . . x . ,; ; ..."' . will writ it in; my, room", replied the young man, leaving the apartment..-... -: . Wiping away the tears which' coursed down his haggard cheek, he picked out a blank mortgage from- his papers, ond pro ceeded to ; fill it out. 0 The task comple ted, he returned to the sitting room. r ' As he opened the door he was startled back with astonishment at beholding An gely, seated by the grate, reading the last number of Harper!" ' " Why, Robert, I did not know you had got home," said she, rising and placing a chair; belore the tire where his suppers lay, ready for him to put his feet into. The dark stranger was not th;a there. "What is the; matte with : you, Robert, how strangely you appear,"' continued his wife.-; U: - ';.L.v .' ; ; "Do I ?" and Robert started round him in; wild amazement. Where was the stranger? . ' ' "I did not know you were here, Ange ly," stammered he.; - " "1 have been out awhile this evening; but I came in just as the clock struck ele ven.'! .. '. ' ' . So did I ," answered he,' more fused than before. " Where is Mr.- con the gentleman who came home with me I" "I have not seen any gentleman. . Vl came in at eleven with .". "What time is it now, Robert?". l he watch his wne.s watch, - it was gone ! , . r '. : ;:. ; , "Your watch I left " p 'I have it ; it is half past eleven," said Angely, taking the watch from her pock et. . .... ...j",.. .-, . .r Robert staggared . back in amazement. "What is the matter with you, Robert? you are crazy I should say." . ,t, .That watch" Robert paused. , ; "Well," said Angely, beginning lo4 wear a mysterious, mischievous look, 'how goes your speculation?' j - ' ;. Badly, my dear," replied Robert with a look of blank wonder. . "What paper have you in your hand ?" "Nothing that is I will put it in my secretary," and he left the : room to - get the ugly document out of the way. He was not absent more than five min utes, but . when he returned; f the dark stranger of the gambling hell sat at the fire.;,; ., ; - , . Robert began to think he was dealing with the devil. : ' - i "The mortgage !" said the stranger, in his low, deep, tones. "Who are you. sif. man or devil who are you?" exclaimed the bewildered young man, rushing toward the dark form. But before he could reach it, the form shook off the dark cloak, and the whis krs and the wig, and his wife stood be fore him! '' ' .The-spell was; dissolved. He under stood it a 1L -' ' ; '- : " "Are you cured Robert?" said she smi- ling mischievously.-' And then using the deep tones of the dark stranger, she con tinued. "You have a wife, of course you love her not, or you would tiot be here. Ah. Robert, that alone saved you; you confessed your love, even in ' your gamb ling hell." ' In making basts to be rich' you have been lead astray. But I forgive you Robert," and the gentle-hearted wife twined her arms around his neck,, and kissed his cheek. ,. 'Always forgiving as the spirit of mer cy l .do not deserve s your , iorgireness. Angely.. . . J; ri : . A Dead Shot. -A physician whore- sides in the southern portion, of the city," upon visiting a patient 1 at the 'extreme north, was asked by' the sick man ";f ,he did not find it very inconvenient to come a distance.?, j .., , t . ,,, f4.. ; .;'Not at all, sir," replied the son of Es culapius,' "for haying another patient in the next street, I can killtwo birds with "Cn yoa.eir?' replied Jtaa inralid; then you are too good a shotXar me ," and . imrcedialely dismissed lum. i States , - - , The c?remony of breaking the ground upon the foundation of the future Capitol of the Territory; was performed ' at Le compton on the 14th ult.', by his Excel lency, Gov. Shannon, in the prsence -of a large concourse of citizens.-. The Gov ernor's remarks upon the occasion were very appropriate; and well received. s ' At a meeting, subsequently, held, '.at which Chief. Justice ecomple presided,, Jolu: A H alderman, Esq., Gen." G.' W. Clarke and Win. Rutubold, Esq:, were appointed a committee to wait upon the ' Governor, and solicit a copy of his remarks for pub lication, which . was , complied .with, and we herewith furnish the sune : . : GOV. SHANNON'S REMARKS;! . , Ge5tlcma!( :' In pursuance of an old aad.-Tenerable custom,- which 'has long been observed in' the civilized countries oi the world,: at the commencement1 of 'edi fices li designed ior public , use; we are about to perform the cereuibny of breakiiig the ground for the future capitol ! of the Territory . of Kansas, (here ' the ground was broken.) ' r ' A -' . ' . Upon this' beautiful plat of ground, sur rounded by hill and'daleV woodland and prairie, is destined soon to rise, a build ing which in appearance and utillity will do honor to the architect and credit to all who are concerned in its design and con struction; and furnish to the future legis lators of our country and the officers of your government all the conveniences ne cessary to" a prompt performance of their various oSjial duties. In twelve' months from thiswe confidently expect to have the capitol erected and inclosed: present ing an appearance of which the citizens of the Territory may justly be proud or: ornament to this young city,' air a visi ble monument attesting the energy, en terprise and architectural taste and ' ge nius of the age in which we live. ' ' We have every reason to anticipate' that with in the same time, you will see here and there and there around this cnpitol, spring ing into existence as It were, by the hand of magic, the comfortable private dwel lings, the business house, the church, the school house and temple of jU3tice, fur nishing additional proof of the' wonderful energy and enterprise of the Anglo-A merican race, and at the same , time com fortable homes for our citizsns, suitable to accommodate all the business, transactions of life, for the administration of the law, the propagation of religion, and the edu cation of the youth of the city. Wc con fidently hope to see in a few years, hert where we this day stand surrounded by the primeval forest and natural meadow, a city , spring up, around this capitol, which will rival, if not in wealth and population. atfleast in the intelljige nee, enterprise and virtue of its citizens, and in all the .com forts and conveniences of life, : the : mosi prosperous cities of the older and icort advanced portions-of our. country. .And why should ,we doubt, the, realization o these anticipations?. JLook at the natural resources and capabilities of the country by which we ate, on alsides, surrounded. Take the .Torrjiory . qf Kansas for two hnnuicd miles ;North and - South and an equjU distance East and West, and where will ycUjflnd.pq the surface of this: globe a country of equal extent, possessing moic agricultural capabilitief? The cap itol of such a Territory cannot fail to ad vance rapidly in population and, wealth. This city is surrounded in all directions by a country of unsurpassed fertiJIity, which must to a great extent be tributary to it. possessing at the same time a salubrious climate,', with an abundance . of rock acd timber, easy of access,' and ail the requi site materials for building up, improving and ornamenting a great city.-, With .the advantages, furnished by the hand of na ture, with an industrious and enterprising population constantly arriving amongst us. we have every reason,; under providence; to predict for this city, and the surround ing country a bright and prosperous j fu ture. .-.;'? ),' Let no jealousies exist between ' this and neighboring towns and cirtes, to mar the harmony and good will that ought to exist between members 'of tbe same po litical family. T ecu rase h and Lawrence, your . former, rivals for the .capitol,. both have their advantages and their resources. They too are surrounded by at country e- qually rich and productive, j : Nature has been to them, as liberal in ber gifts as' to Leconspten. They too may justly -anticipate a bright and prosperous future. Let no narrow minded, jealousy enter into (be competition that will naturally: exist bej-j. ween cities so nearlj located together. Let the eompetitioa be aa boociraUe car m&MTons:&x?no2niETOR8. a coiiii .petition in. the, de'elopmeut cf the and almost unlimited resources of great the country, by which each is surrounded -riih building up and ornamenting dties-J in the advancement of education and re ligion and n the cultivation of the virtue of social life. This is a noble and hon orable cpmpetiuonf"mutual!y benrficial to all,' prejudicial' to ' none. I. congratulate the citizens of Lecoapton and ' surround ing country, aud the people oi Kansas on the prospect of a speedy completion of the work which we have this day com menced, and hope that nothing inuy oc cur to defeat cr pos'.pone the realization" of our present prtisperts and expectations. Romantic. A very handsome lair was arrested Friday: night, at a house of questionable character, in the lo.ver part of the city, in mal attire. She had donn'd the pants,1 aijd was oj patently cutting' quite a splurge when arrste-l. She te'U her story thus: Her name i Emma Far row; she resides in St. Joseph, and lier husband came to this city some mcnt.'i ago, since which she has not seen him. She beard" thn he had taken himself a mistress; and that they were living in this city as a man and rife, at the hcu?e- al-' luded to. She would not believe the state ment, but resolved, to come to'th-? city and investigate the matter herself. In order to enrry out her plans, she had a suit of clothing made to order, dressed herself up in man's npporel,' and came down here. She had just started on her mis sion, and was about entering the house, -where her leige lord' was reported to be staying, when some police officers arres ted her. That is her story, and if good looks in a sign of trath, she must have told nothing but tacts. fSr. LouU Her'd. A Qcit Home. .A bickering pnir of Quakers were lately heard in high contro- . versy, the husband exclaiming : . ; "I am determined to have one quiet week with thee J' "But how wilt thou get it?" seid the wanting spouse, in reiteration. whiVh nitr- , ried ladies so provokingly indulge in. . : "I will keep thee a week nfter ihcu art , dead was the Quaker's rejoinder. jKDaniel Webster was ence asked at a ball by a fop, who thought a good deal of his own darcing, "don't you dance, sir? I never See you dancing." "No," said Mr. Webster fn his peculiar manner. "I never had the capacity to learn how, sir." - - ' ' ' "5S""This war," : said a commercial gentleman to a dandy, "will he a terrible? hindrance to all kinds of business." Dan dy "Dassay, d'lighled to 'ear it always 'ad great awcrcion t ail kinds of business.' t 3 'An old 'farmer, standing on the corner, was terribly out of humor because he had lost all his wheat by the weevil for two successive? years. Ke was ad vised by a bystander to sow Mediterra nean wheat hereafter, as that escaped the ravages of the insect. He replied indig nantly : ; . ' "No, sir, I'll be darned if I do I cen stand it as long as the weevil can, and I veil!." TVcosler Bern. '.. That farmer was a brother to the fellaw who had a sore to?, which despite all bread and mHk pouUiops, or sooihin "pain ex tractors,"; woi'd ache awe. ' Fically the ffertr gotjjdesperate, nd giving his sore "something to ache for," exclaimed ' There, cuss ydj, ache ; I can stand ;t as long as you can." ' " ' ' - n mm i ' A rather amusi5g cetie was witnesed at the CJoSurabus, Ohio, post-ofilce the oth er morning. . A i rough, uncouth-locking customer inquired for a Inter at the gener al delivery.; - He received one, ond -not being, sure that jt was for him. he. asked the clerk to read a few, lines to him. -- The post-master, with his usual urbanity aai desire to accommodate, read as follows : -' 'Dear S : This letter conns a hop pin. - I take iny. pen in - Hand to inform you that we are all weJl, and hope ycu a- injoyin the same blessixj. I am srry to here you have been on auother drunken spree " . , ' "Stop" ; shouted tbj attentjrf llsne,. "stop, I ray ; that letter's for m here'a your five cents, and fork that, 'ere docu ment over !" ' ' And a mid tle general largh of the tbysatnders, he mitzled. '. Iliif An' editor down East has' been courting and says it rrmided fciei of Para dise Regained And then he gets on sis high- beeled boots.aoi exclaims "Hogging a blas-cyed gid erf a pteca cf fresh cut clover- ! Go away; atrawWrries, ycti ? h&T' lost your. tasW