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Wlioto Nimibcr 351,
BUSINESS CARDS.
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A 1 1 o r ti o v s ii ii (1 Oounsolors a t I. a w
Elm Slrcet. 287,
IaCOII Col.I.AMKIl. J AMESllAflKKTT
o. i. cn.M)i,i;it,
ittornov and Counsolor at Law
CentralStrtet.
2b7
KOWItf inJJ'OIUNSO.N,
Attorney and Countelor at law,
WOUHSTOIK.VT.
SAJIIjKI, II. l'JllCK.
.12 TO R JSI E Y A T L A W ,
A n n
lOLlClTOR AND nlASTT.Il IN CIIANCERY
WIN DSOR. VT. S37
fil.WAI.I. FUU.AM,
A T T 0 R ,V E Y A T LA IV,
LUDLOW, VT. 237
II. U. STOIHiUTON,
A TTOlt Ji E Y A T L A IV.
Chester, Vt. 287
JAMHS .11. cii.son,
rrOUNL'V AN'U OOir.NSr.l.OU AT I.WV AXD so.
1.UM rott in oiiANontv,
(liti'vllle , It'intlwr Cmtntii, Y't.
r Ullimlin;n L'liirinleil lo Iu cnro. iirnmptly nllcnJ-
I 10. 'Jtlb
HD.IIUNI) WHSTON,
ATTOHNKV ANU CIIUNSELOIl AT LAW,
Vet Kiiliiloli.il, VI. 283-1)'
OAI.VIN FllKNCII,
Attorney and Counxctor nt Law,
piioctoiisville, vt. 287
VARRF.N C. FRF.NCM.
ATTOKN Ii Y AT 1 A AV.
SHARON, VT. 237
s. ii.sTurciiTnit,
Attorney and Conmelor at Law,
n AHN ahd,vt.
2S7
J. U. 1IAWKINS,
Attorney and Countelor at Law,
EELOIIVII.LE. VT
281
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Wcit llwiilolpli, Vi.
32$
nir.Dr.iuoK c. itoniiiNS,
Attorney und Countelor at Law,
ludlow, vt. 267
I). I'. WI'.VMOUTII,
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mniiui., w. auu
IIUNTON & JONHK,
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ai.ho cuiiiii:s II v TIIB
turhof nonr.i and siioks;
or nvcuv VAium'v anu stvi.e.
Eait lltitlan l, I't. 301
J. T. BUUNIIAM,
U N I O N II O T K L
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313 tt
WIMTNr.Y'S HOTr.l.,
rner of Elm and C enlr al slreelt,
11 V S. YV II I T N K V,
J. II. SIMONDS,
windsor iio usr,,
WINDSOR., vt.
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SAilIIIKI.
c ii es ii i lt r.
FOISI),
uousn.
KEEXE. it. H.
J. MOUIUl.l,, JR.,
VILLAGE t A V E Ii X ,
HIAHON, VT. OIS
i hydi:,
nuicK s T a (; r. ii o u s n,
I'rnrloravllli VI. 237
II. V. DICKINSON,
IVAMILYGTOA' 1IALL,
CIIKI.riHA. V. 326
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tr I n iiimiiiii,i'rencii.iiH(i Ainenniii itj uooui,
V . , UiiuiU, iiul liriKf iio,
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A. lATCII, O
l.r.iirfiN'i'i.nt'R v.i.(5iioi)d AMiiiuocnnins
()M' I.U i IW 1 iv 1 .Ol'.ili i.iv i'i, imo.A hii
llErflI.Ml.rTrt, u I) JN S 1 A 1 1, U, IIAAK
CKN fllAL H l-HKF.T. iil
Rir.SSKI,l,A.CLAKK,
T C II M A K n H A A N 1 .1 E W E I, E R S,
IPPOITE WHIT.NIiV'.'l norsi.. CENTIIAI. STnnET,
U. II HAIT.ICY.
iacl nrrr olllver Siniiiuiiil Specl.iclcn nnJ Dtutci
in .lcweli v, ( nllerv nuil runc lloods-
Whiilrmileiinil RrlHll, 287
IppotileWhilney'H llolel, Central Strtct.
Itr.NRY HATCII.
Onf ttnorinutli of Unio'n llall,Elm Strrtl.
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JDLE. JIAIIAESS. TKUXK MAk.
ERSAA'D TRIMMEKS.
R!ish: building, Central Slrecl. 320
iRicii.MnNi), N lt. I'AnKiiuasT.
IH'M. II. WITT,
11 SH 1 OA"A 11 L E TAILOH,
CBNTKAL BTHEET. 2S9
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Elm nlrrrl.
JOIIN KF.I.I.Y ri7o)-,
IVEU S. nOSWOItTH'S STOItE,
IIaiinaiid. Vt.
ii. m. nnwr.v.
Iikcrol t'ie linnrnveil llnliari Wnnilen riimin.
le nlinvp PiiiriiiK are warnuiti'il (o ilnnv 11 Imrrcl
1 11 1 i 11 11 1 c willi case.npin 11 Miliinrrn Ircl.
kll nnlori Ironi n llsliiaco nroniiills 11IH mlnl tn.
B.ilAlock Vt. 287
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Igelrontng nr nll klnila nml 0'ilnm work ol'evtry
ilerriiilon ijnne lo nrdcr.
CKNraAI. TREF.T.
OROIKJI'. r iSIIKFI.
ncturtr o.aml 4rr,t,r in naliinet furniturt 0
enrrj 'fMcrfptfnn.
I'lpnannt Hlrtrt 287
I)Moman ii'itank; rni:riTinNnrt.
VI) I V II. II VMMOMI
Iwcen llie MotlioJlslniiil EpNcopalCliurrhrii.
!'t-7
1,1 VF.lt Y STAIM.K,
DT A I. II E n T P A C I! E R
Courttircel,
r.. m. niM.ixcs.
1 1 r y S la bl e , Ea g le 11 oltl
u. m anil 1 ii, Aeent.
PIUNTS Ti Y THE CORD.
nn hainl morc ilinn tn,0W) jnnN Prinl, nll ntvlet
bl prlcKS houRln Kl Ihe Imvciit flili nml lnr milp liy
,pirce, aliil drtmi paUcrn.nl 11I1011I nnp linlr ror-
cc I,. I'. MUItTO.V.
IVer.N. II ,Nnv. 12 ,M6
U'WTUll OIL,
fchecl Wlnter Sprrm 011, verv tlfht eolor
WARRAN TEJ) rUKE,
kjr ' PANA.Jr.
tih: nr.Li.8 oksunday imornino.
Ui, up, llin ilny is lirnuil nwnhc,
Tlin stnrH liavii goiiQ lo liuil,
TI10 ploriiiun stin ii sprniuling fast
II H lMnor u'ci mir licad:
Anil, liark, frniii llio lu'iglits lliu morry liclls ring,
1 ia a ino9.ii! unii. hftnvcn lo r.'irlli Ihoy hrui!'
"Up. up, riom jour li!i."p Jiri'.'ilf avvay,"
'riifl ninriiing lirui'.i! wafis llio rhimcs nlorg,
Arousing llio liinls In llinir tnoiuiiig songj
''riiinlt of iIih l.onl
Tliiuk ofllin l.onl,
WI10 li.is givon unollior day."
TI10 inntlicr waLca hor liitlo.onc,
And leaclics liiin !o pray
Anil praiso llio l.onl who Ims Lcgun
AnoiliiT bli:scil ilay.
Tho iiihl Ims g(in willi ils rliillina fenrs,
And llio warmlli oT llio clicorful lighl iippcara.
And llio liella lin" morrily;
SI10 boiida willi u pioua huail lo hoar
l lio voice wlncli llio clnmes aro walung ncnr
"I'raiso )n llio l.onl,
1'ia'uo ye llio l.onl,
Who Ims teiiduily guardcd tlico."
Tho sir.k inan toascs lo and fro,
Trying iu vain lo pray;
Tho chei'rrnl sun Iiul coinos lo sliow
A s:id still'utiii'' ilav.
"U'ho carcs for a rriumltes soul liko 1110,
H l;o carts for 1I10 910k 111 iln-ir m iscry ;
Alad, Ihcrc h iiomi In hear.
I'hcn suildcnly buint Ironi llmir liowlils ahove,
rho cliiinos of llin lndls wil'i llieir voice ot lovc,
"Itcst on llm I.oru,
Itcst 011 tho l.onl.
WI10 Ireapurcs up every tcat."
Tho rich inan 011 Iih Iietl of donn,
Is sc.irciily roun'd 10 hcar
Tho nicrry cliinies alas! llioy fall
Urilicetled on llio ear.
Thon idlur, invaki;, oach moir.pnl of llimo
Is a tali'nl hut lonl liy a MaiiT divine;
lle ready tlin IhiikI lo pay!
Tiien haik lii llio c 1 1 i 1 1 1 c as liiey'ro (loalirig pasl,
Tlicy lull lhi'0 lliv iiioini'iilM aro flying fusl ;
'Think'of llio l.onl.
Think oflhc l.onl.
And llio awo of llio judgmeiit day."
Oli, holv, hles'ied Sunday bellj,
Yr ln in'; tis fniin nliovu, 1
The lidings tthich rach lmsoin swetls,
OfGoil, llio I'alluf's lovc;
Long may jour echoing chinios ruliound,
And omt ihe hoailii'n land rtound,
Till all in ono hiriiiony hloml.
Tlicn nroiiHC lo llio vm?,n ulicn llin matin hclls ring,
Fora inessagc of lovo fiom llio hoavcns lliov bring,
"'Ihink of lliu Loid,
Think of llio I.oid,
Who pilios and loves lo tlin cnd."
rroin llio llrnul.ljii (N. Y.) Ailvcrliier.
IIIU'.AI) fUR IRl'.LAiM).
Rrcad! bread! hroail for the dyinj;
TIib f.iialing, the S'lspmg and sighing,
Tlw huurt of pour Itulaml u crjing "
I'or bread!
Iircnd! bread fni tlic wcak Man,
So stahvarl before,
Who ghaslly and fihoM-like
Now rrawls froni liis door;
And liri-ad for tln: Maidi'ii,
Iio fainting ero white!
Wan wakcd inlo lifo
Willi 11 lunatic sinilc!
Rrcnd! bread for tho Jlothors,
So lielplcs atnl pale;
WIiino oflspring cling round them
With a sorroivii.g wail!
Hcar je nol a shriek?
Ilnw lt p'n-rccj ihe nir,
't'he voicn of the fiiinisli'd
't'he cry of despair!
0 give soinclliing for Him,
Vho has bli's.-rd hcrc mir storo,
And who lookswiih dtrp I010
On Ihe friends of the pooi.
Bread! bread! Iirc.nl fnr Ihe dying!
'I he fiinling, lliu gaping anil' sigliing,
Tlie hcartof poor Iieianil is eiying
I'or bread! j, o. ai.
A (UII!r Clfl nf CilirrEll tV.nl In llAr nfi.rt n.i.l ttlian
foiniil iiIiikim tl lng lor w 11 111 11I rmiil, hr w.w iuken cure
of, cinl) ln iittiihe it luiiiilnr! Ensli'h iaper.
Carv Wliarlon.
'A IJACKWOOD SKKTCH.'-
by rnncY 11. st. joii.v.
C.isY,or,more propirly.Cnrolino Wliar
lon, uas the Ijeaiity of Mataoorda, which,
considoiing ihat ilieio werc, out ol soine
(0111- hiindorpd inhnhitnnis, little innro
ihnn lcn per cent, woinen, is pnyiiig lier
bul a limited coniiliment ; bnt, botb rel.i
tioly aud 111 reality, sl.o was beaulifnl,
with all iho racc nnd winning ways of a
yoting Ainerican who did nol set up
lo riviil I'.iiisiiin Imlics iu llieir ciistiiinc,
nor dpspse pvery tliinr which was ttot im
ported froni Europe, Cary Wharlon was,
thcrcfore, clinrining, nnd au heiress, ht
sides, to the inngnilicctit csl-iles of the ina
jnr, her faiber, who owncd half tho town-.-liip.
Willi all iIipm; varicd advautages, it
is tiicrelnrc nol wonuoriui tnat ut onc
limo niost ol llie unmarried incu wcre
caudidaics for thc favor of hcrhaiid, ml
that she owned ns inany subjecls us llicre
woro suscpptible honrts witliin fifty nules,
which iu Texns is no vory considerablp
round. Siich a niiinlier of stiitors aroups
nlwnys 0110 of two iniuos: great inseni-
bilily on ihe part of tho lady, nr tnuch of
coqnpiry. 'I'o ihis serious faiilt, we maj
say, iu inany instances.crime.O.iry Whar
ton would bavo ploadcd 'not guilty,' bnt
ihe tinuniiuoiis vertlict of maid, .inan, or
inntnin. jury, would bavo beeu considercd
'gu'illy.'
Ycs, with nll thc grcnt nnd manilold
graccs, llie iieiress 01 liurensvillo so was
her fatber 8 cslale calleu tinned iho op.
posiie qiuditv of allouing any niimber nf
inen lo danglc at her side, gn ing pieler
encc to iiouc, and speining eucouragcuipni
lo all. Tho soulherners arc proverbially
sny, nnd fond ofb.ills, pariie.H, pic-uics,
&c; nor wcrc the iMalnoordians nt nll
bIow in keepiug up llie iiul ioti.il chnractcr.
Thin nkclch is fonndrd un fncts which oceur.
red nbnut fuur ycnrs aince, nt Matngnrda, in Tex
as. Tho circumslancci aro woll known tn that
ection of the Unitod Btatet.
It waa 011 lliuso ocr.nsions tlnil Citry's iiii
tneroiis rollnucrs worcinailo piililicly iniui
ilost. und thnt slio scctncil 10 fhiue in all
lier glot'y; tlMHigli wo sliould only lie us
i:iL n word soinu fuw bliniJcs lno hlrnni: il
ivc aaiil in nll licr fliiuiie! Tho iifllu'.liiin
wlijcli lciida tillimaiidy lo nniun tlirou
lifu with onc of aniitlier sex, whicli pliicus
ivoinaii 111 the rosioctivo hjjlit ol wnlow
anil mutlior, is a tmuri'd lli'in; nnd iiiakini.'
tt onc of tlic iiniiisoineiils ol tho paa.sinir
liiuir is duaurviii!; of sfvcrcr uiiiidcniiiaiinii
tliiiti wc aro inoliiicd al prosont to vcntiinj
on. With Cury the rcsult wns nntnrul,
and itt accord.tnco willi nll rnlo. Al'ior
two yenrs' rcsiiilcnco in Matagorda, tlic
round tiorsclf rediicccl lo t,o ndinircrs
llio rcsl liaving trcnriod of llio pnrsiiit,
somc froni fonr of disapininliiiorit, othor.s
frotn uitcr Iioic'Iosiic3. I'linl Dal
iuii and ISihvnrd Ivnox wcrc llio two rivals
who coiilcndcd for hor liaiid; t Iio formcr
an olTiccr in tho ropiihltcan navy, tho l,n-
lor n youiio lawyor ol very cxcullcnt pros-
por,t. Two morc opio.ito charaotcrs aro
seldom placcd in jiixlapnsilion. Dalton,
qnick, ardont,anil impcttiotia, full of cotir
ao, and ovon darinj;, fond of dnmi; tliings
nliiclinol.O'Jy elsc lhimtit ol atieiniitiii,
liro.scntcd tho inost pcrfcct contrnst to the
quiot, titiasMitnini,', bnt clovor and dovoi-
ed hwycr, whosu anxicty lo sucnceu in
his profossion wns 011I7 equallpd hy liis
ik'strc tn sliaie his snccots uith Carv
Bulli woro disapiioiuiod uiih llio ihen
Stato ol Toxas, and dt'trrinini'd that, :is
soou as tlu'ir lnvo ,-nit wns lirnii,'ht lo an
end, tlicy wniild retnrn lo tho innro ciinoo-
nial sphcro of acliiin iirefonted by noi ilicni
Staios, wl.uro inlent nnd indiisiry is nl
ways rcwarJed. Uolli had soitjilu tho la
dio's f.ivor lor sonio liine, I'aui hv his lond
and morry talk of liimsclf and his deods,
hy ciiilonvorins on all occnsions, to provo
liimM'lf a lirave, gnllniit nnd smart follow;
IMwnrd in a 'noro quiei inaiincr,hv n rjcn-
ile nnd unnbirusivo iitlcntion, by seinliny
booka and papcis fnr thc licircss to rcnd,
ind in bhort, by all ihose nanioli'ss noth-
ings wiiicii CDiuutnie a mvrrs an.
Wlncb had succoodrd 111 L'aiiiini; Lary s
favor, or if, indrod, oiihor ofthoin was lo
iMMHMiler liiinsolf nioro forliinale iban llio
ollicr, wns slill (limlilfnl.niid, iiidicd,ini.'ht
lnng have roin;iined so, bnt for tho oonr.vo
of otcnts which took varions tnriis npon n
ccrtain dih of July of "lorioiis niomory.
1 his anniver.r.ry,sacrcd to every Anicrican
was at iMatajinrda to bo celebrated by a
reiiew iu the dav, and ball at nilit, ac-
cording lo llie reeeived nsage. Cary, of
couri-p, was to bo a proiniiient chnractcr.
:ind accoi dni''ly at au on I y bour, crosscd
froin the opposite sido of ihe hay wlioro
bcr fnitier ihvelt, and oiiicritifj a nulu velii
lIo. drawn liy iwo as rude ponios of llie
prntrips, procceded to vtew tho tntlitary
play. Uy licr sido was Panl Dalton.
inotinted 011 a slnnvy hnr.e, while Edward
Miox look up a posiiion al .thc hcad of a
vnliintcer cninpany wliieh Irc coniinanded.
Now ihis was an occi'sion vvliiuh rarely
iccnrrod, as ihe rivals werc L'enorallv in
prescneo tnircihpr, nnd Panl was as innch
cliilcd as Eihvard wns vcxcd. Indoed, bnt
thnt Cary Wh.uton gavc lnin no oncour
nnrmcnt lo di.inount nnd ."-enl himsclf bc
sioe licr, tlicrc i? 110 doubt tlic tral lntt smi
of Nepitiuc. woiild have vontiirod a decl.ir-
aiton 011 the Firenotli of 1I10 opportnniiy ;
bnt in vain hc looked beeecliiii!lv at llie
oat, coniplaincd 11 I thc hadness
of tho sadille, of thc re.Mivpness ol
bii n"i: Cary licard him iiinnovcd. ICd-
wurd, incanwhtle, fcujr.il linies excited
tho irc of Major Wbarton, the conunaud
cr,liy liis iiiiiisnal liliiiiders he.on nll olh
er occ.asionn, tlippink nf volenlpcr ofliccrs;
ulitlo iho Stooptiig liiiwk, a young Iudian
Chief, mnch allicheil loiheynuug law
yer.could not lorbcar schooling liimon the
point.
At length tho revicw was ovcr, and Ed
wunl, leloascd froni his iiksoine duties,
oulercd inlo a brief convoriJation vith the
Stooiing llnwk, 10 whoui he freely ex
plaiiicd tho causcs of his niisiakos. The
Iudian miiiIpiI, half iu pity, hnlf in con
lempt; und liidding him danglc no lougpr
nfipr a palp faced gtrl, bulcpeal; his initn.1
out at onco, snid, 111 parting: 'Talk to Ihe
gray board; ask him for tho young lilly;
bo has n lotigue, aud knnwa vhat Iu;
wnnlfi. Tho rose of tho whilcs is very
beautiful, indced, bul llien shc lias two
fllCPS.'
'Uawkl' rcplicd Edward, somcwlnl
sbarply, 'I cnnuot hear you lalklbus,Cary
is a sacred subject with nn.'
'Good!' excl.iiined iho cliief coldly;
'whilo inan hot; 1ml if white rose not tno
facei.wby have two lovers? Two lace girls
inakc hau squaw.'
Hilivnrd Kwk turned nway, hcing tno
sonsiblo of the trutli of whai thc young
chicf simiI to di.iputo the in.ilier with him.
Out a fcw iniuutes hrouilit him to llie
prcsuncc ol Cary Wbhrlon, iu llio con
leinplation of whose sparkling cyes aud
lovcly foatures, in lisleniag lo vho''e jo
ciind Iniigh nnd qui'pt sousililo remarks nn
tlic cvonts of iho day, bo quite forgot lor a
while thnt obe coulil, as ibe Iudian said,
bavo, 'two faces.' Eihvard knew thnt n
uirl was nol to blamo bpcnuso many wnn
I'rscatncj bnt the fault was, shc encour
aocdmo. which was deceiving both. The
parly at dinner, which look plucc nt the
Loue Slar Holcl, llie vast barn of which
had hprn fillPil up ns -i bnll room, consist
cd nf Mnjor Cary Whartnn, willi iho two
rivals. Thc conversatiou wns goncrnl
aud varicd, thoiigh both lovors werc in-
trnlly tbinkinj on onc iinponniil quosiion
who wns first to dnnce wiih Cary.
Nt'ilhcr lilfpd tno ak to foou, yot both
fenred that the propilious momptit tnight
slip hy. At lcnoth, uheu .1 pnusc in Ihe
dialngtic lefl an opening, Panl Dallon.ful
lowing his ustial sotnewhat rccklcss ineili-
od, said, 'I iay, Knox, n picayunc for
yoiir thoughts, You aro thiiiking of rts-h-
ing niiss Witarton's liand; so 11111 1, wcll
I'll tofs vou for tho first dance.'
'Sir,' said Cnry, cvidonily inuch ontrng-
pd, whilo iMnjor Wliiirion, who wns raih
1 1 . 1 1 1 t 1 1
eriuicK jienucu, aiioweu llie inea to cono
inlo his hcnd tlinl ho ought to kiuk Ihe
ofroniJer out of tho rootn. Beforo howev-
cr ho had oirpcted n lndguiont, his daugh-
icr liail qutolly .setilud tlic maiter. 'Sir,
said shc, 'I think I havu had quilc ennugh
of you nll day, nnd I nieau, thcrefore, uiy
self, to ask Mr Knox to opcn tho ball with
U..I.'
Paul hit Iiie lip, and Inoked nflcinlcd,
whilo a rich striilu of pleasuro illuined the
face ol Edward. 'Go thy ways for n can-
ting sitpnking Inwycr,' miillerpd Panl in
his wrath, ns Edwird cscortpd Aliss Cary
lo tho door, 'you may dance bnt Paul Dal
ton will uin thc liriile.aiul ihat crc nwoek
hcovpr;' and couiilacentlv looking back
to Car's kind inaniicr nll day, Iio tnade
up hid uiiiid to have a docision that cvcu
iiiff. Thc ball wns opcncd by Cary and Ed
ward, who, cuiboidoiicd by tho prefcretice
which his fair iiartner had shoun ntilie
dinner tablc, venlured ln sncaic tuuch
plaiuor thnn he had cver doue before, his
hopcs, his wbhcs; his feeliugs. Ile wns
mot as usiial, by playful dibelief in his
proicMniious, by dpclnrations ol boiug
perfooly liHiui-wboIe, and oven tho fainl-
eai imulied biii'gesiiuu ( liit how coitld he,
cniisidering anoihcr a n d bero Cary
bliihed, nnd did uot coucludc thc seu-
leuce. i' or Edward, tlns was etiougl!.
lle was manly straii'blforwardness nnd
Irtilh iielf, nnd ho fiilly understood ihat
.Miss Whaiton was cngagctl, and at onco
delerinined to cease all farther pursuii
wbero his cao wns hopelcsR. Tho Stoop
ing llawk, who slood uc.ir thc door nz
ing curiously nt the scene, saw the decp
dcjeciiun willi which hc qnitled hcr sido,
nnd reinarked tt to him. Drawing his Iu
dian fiiend awny froni iho feslivilies, Ed
ward eplnitied all, nnd addcd 'that with
Cary W barton ho bad dono forovcr.'
The Iudian bctwecn a grunt and a I'ltigb,
boped it wns so;aud tbeypiirted Edward
Knox lo ti'L'k his quiei boino, the cliief lo
reluru to his villaoo, which was situaied
ahout two tnilos froni Matagordn.
I'aul Dalton wns now in his glory.
Certnin cncouraging words 011 the part of
Cary, i llio moruing, revertcd btrongly to
his ineinory, whilo tlie precipilato relreat
of Siis rival tonded farther to cncourage
him. lle could uot bnt fpcl that Edward
had been dismissed; nnd ifso, whnt stood
liclwecu I11111 aud hajipiuess? Acnrdingly
liodauccd w ith his fnir partncr iu higli
glee, spoke to Ihe Mnjor, und reeeived his
peroiissinn to propoao; nnd iu order :o fa
cilitatc tho queslinn, was allowod tho in
fstimable folicuc ol seoiug iMiss Wharlon
homo when thc ball was over. As ihc
iMojor was roally tired, lliis was nogreai
fivor afier wll . In 110 country arc womon
rated so iiigh ns in America, accordingly
111 no country nro they left so inuch 10
proiect thctnselves. Thero was uo'.hing
wbatovcr, out of tho way iu a young man
like Dalioii sceing a young lady hoine,
even ihouub tt was pnst iniduight, nud ac
coriliugly 110 reiuark was inade wheu lliey
lelt iho ball rootn, aud certaiuly to Cary's
surprisc.prpparod to perform llie juuruey in
Dalton s catioc.
Il was a buautiful night. Not a rtpple
moved llio soiTiicc oflhc bav, which
.-houu in irausulent Fplemlor bcucalb the
light of the waiininj; nioon. Miss Whar
tiui IVIi thc iiiflucnco of Ihe bour, nud wns
silont; perhnps fchn kuow from 1'iiuI'h inan
nor thai her fato was nenrer being decid
ed ihan she beforo expocieil; perhaps shi
ihought with rcgret of Edward Knox
Tlicy enicred llie gracnful boat, nnd Dal
ton bcut lo iho oars with zcM, tintil thev
rcnchcd llio ccnlre of tho bay; belheu!
pauseil, and allowcd tho Inat lo drifi slow
ly out lo sea. Cary tremhled; her little
heart wcut iit-a-al; forsho could no
iiiDie, iu ihat mighty icmplc ofGod, wiih
myriad ttnrry ejcs .ihining down upoti her
bavo oquivocaled as shc had dono iu the
ball-room, amid llie factitious glarc ofoil
latnps, thnu s lic could have chauged hcr
wbole naturc.
She was not mistaken. Paul Dnlion
had chosen t his singular timc nud place
I'or his ileelarnlioii, aud hc made it in
lerms of ivarm nnd ardcnt dovotion. Ilr
was lirnily and cahnly rpjoc.tcd, in lones
which lelt him unt n doubt of ihe ;peahcr'.s
sinceriiy. For snuie ininulcs ho wns sii
cnt; then bo spokc atnl lct every triller
with a mnn's lieartjrenienibor his words.
"Miss Wharlon, n iiiuu is cver hopel'ul
When he is nol discourngpd nppidy nnd
straighiforwardly by a womnn, bc will al
ways havo hopo, if bo thiuks well of Iipi
sux. No woman cim say with tiiiih thnt
a lovor's dpcl nalinn came 011 her itnex
pecledly. Il never did, No woman ever
reeeived llio oll'erofa inan's haiid, wiih
hnpe on lns part, who bad uot encoiiraged
Itiin. lhiss w tinrion lor moro inan a car
yoii bavo kept uic in a fond, a dclusivp
drcam. I havo lived bul in tho hopc of
your love, und now you mnst marrv 1110.
Atonishpd, confouudcd at this I'.baime in
hcr lover's tonp, Cary auswcred pottiahl v
that shc wai not to heschooled. Dallon,
who was lividly palc, replip.d, "In lifo or iu
deatb wc slmll bo united," nud bc qnielly
drcw fnrth thc plng froni tlic boliom of the
I1n.1t, which scrvpd 10 dr.iin it when on
.diorc, nnd llie canne bcgan to fill with
water. 'You hnve len ininules to dcride.
Swear soleiniily to ho niinu, nnd I will rp
luru 1I10 plugi refusn, nnd the boat will
fill with wntor, nnd Imili he drowncd.'
Now it was thal Cary felt her folly. Thnt
she bad for morc ihan a onr, withnut
cvor inleiiding to accppt him, lcd Dalton
mto hopo, shc know woll. She lind, how
ever, no limo for pecch; for nt that in
stnnt a hugo Iudian cnuoe, filled with
vvnrriors, bhot nlniigide, nnd, 010 eilhcr
could rcsisl, tnade ihcm prisnuors.
Hotli were potrifipd wiih nsloniahrncnl,
aud Dalton with rage; for his mnd hopc
of depriving otliers of tuiy chancc of wed
diug hor who had rcfuscd him was ihus
I'riiiiiratcd, nud il is heliccd by all who
kucw him, ihat ho fully inteuded lo have
carriod his thrcnt into'cxecuiion. The
Indi.itis fpokc nol, but impelliug llieir
boat with ettcrgy, soou reached thc shorc,
somc miles aliovo llio l'c.-idpnco of Major
Wbai ion, who, iguoiatit of the cveuts oc
ciirnng, was slceping niTlbo futioncs of
tho day. The spot chosen (or landing
was n Ibick wood, whero n liuge deserled
.-diatity scrved ns an externnoro cainp
In tlns, in sepnratc roorns, Cary aud I'aul
woro confinod uulil moruing. Neitber
i-k'pt, Miss vlinrton rovolving 111 her
iliiinl her woudcriiil escnpo from de.'ith,
aud tlie biugularity of her capturc hy tho
Indinns, whilo Dallon brooded moodily
ovcr the (irolinblo iriuuiph of his rival,
.'hose frieud, thc btnopiug llawk, he lelt
quite suio had prcvonted thc coniplctiuii
of his drendlul purposo. I'aul Dnltnn
was, iheiefore, utlcrly mi.-orable; his evil
pnfsions nwaKciion hy tno loiiy ol Lary,
liaving now full sway. If shc nt once, iu
Iho carlv staco of bcr nciiiiniiitauce, had
lct him sec his allcntious woro vain, so
lonl n thought of suicido nud inurdcr
would never bavo crossed his miud.
Moruiim dawned, aud willi ils enrlicsi
siiminous Cnry and I'aul wcrc led fnilb
iuto iho ptcbcnco of thc Slooping llauk,
his batid of paiuleil vvnrriors, and a tiiiuis
ter of ihe go-pel, who hlnod a puzzled nnd
perplexfd fpecinior. I'aul looked aroiind
liiin 111 burprise, whilo Cary, who, ns she
thought, saw through it nll, ttood ir.dig
naiit nnd di"gusled.
'Faiber,' Miid llie Iudian cbiof, mildly,
'tliose two pale faces wish to bc inarried.
You nrc a inedicine tnaiioftho whites;
unito 111(111.'
'I proicit agninst tho wholc proccrding.
Cannot it bo done iu a regular way? A111
I to bo dragocd out of my bedl'
IScvnral of thc ludtnus laid their hnnd
on their shining kuivcs, and the pricst was
mIciiI.
'It is usoless,1 cricd Cary; '1 will never
cnnsent never. 1'iul Dalton, tbis is un.
wortby of you.'
'I declare, Miss Wharlon, that I nm as
ignorant ns you of what this ineans.'
'Ugh!' exclaimed iho Iitdinn firmly;
'talk 110 good. 1'atber begiu. White girl
un spenk truib. She love I'aul Dalton.
Iudian hear her say so.'
'Can lliis is ihis true?' cricd Paul.
'I say aaiu,' snid Cnry proudly, 'ihat
110 power 011 earili shall compel ine to mar
ry I'aul Dallon.'
'Whyl' inquircd llio liidicn.
As Cary rcplicd not, bc coniiniicd,'Iled
inan mnstor hore, and he ,iy white couple
shnll be inarried. While l.illy choose.
iMarry I'aul Dalton, or gn to ihcwigiv.ini of
iho Iudian clucf. lutc Lilly makcgood
squaw.'
'I am in your powcr, Itidiati, cricd Cn
ry, 'do ns vou will.'
'White Lilly spenk trulh would
0!iC
rcfuso to niarry Ed-.vnrd Knoxr'
Miss Wharlon sinrtcil, her eycs flnsticd
indigiianlly, nnll ndvnuceil towards ihe Iu
dian, shc cried, 'I t.eo it nll. Mr Edward
Knox Ims cinploypd you lo wring froni inc
soui'.' deelainiion in his favor. Tell hitn
he has laken wrong ineans '
'EdwnrirKnox all trulh he spofik for
himself he know noibing of u hnt Iudian
do. All Iudian plan.'
The tone oftlio chicf .idinillcd of no
doubt, nnd Cary Wharlon saw at once llie
true obiect of the rcdskin. Drauing him
aside sho said, 'Slooping llawk will bo
lipvo ihe White I.illy. Shc has learned
iiiucb iu onc night. Sho sces his object
clenrly. Tho Iudian is Edward's fricnd,
but he will be the White Lilly's nlsn.
Piomiso never to hrcaih ono word of what
has pnstcd lo a living soul, to lake Cary
hoino to her falher, and if Ednard Knox
evor nsks ihe liand of Cnry Wharinn, sho
will not say 110;' nud Cary, blushing.bow
cd her hcad; thon coniiniied, 'but
Iudian, hc inust not know ihis. Cary
inust, at loat, have thc pleasuto oftelling
liiin berself.'
Tho delighlcd chief, ulio lovrd Edward
ns n iiroiher promiod evorvthing she ask
ed, nnd, even lo securo the silenee of
othcrs-; nud tho giviug her a sliill'and
nvo red-i-kin hoitnion, despalcbcd her nt
once lo her father's house, which s-he
reached long beforo aln one wr.s up.
Paul nud thc iiiinisior bnviug becn
soleuinly c.autionrd by Slooping llawk lo
kccp silencc, werc llien libcrnled, nud the
cliief dfliL'hied willi bi crrand, basteiipd
low nrds the abode of Edwaid Knox iio
was up nud at brcakfast, palc aud down
cast, but ualm, ns he brought to his mitii!
many soiirc.es ol coiiMilaiion. Ileloveii
(arv Wharlon sincetply, hut uot selfislilv.
Ilis w'.is a manly, gpucrous love, wlncli
Miiight thc hiippinpss ofiisohject inore
thau ils oun. Iio rpuicmhpreil, too, that
hc had a uidowcd moihcr aud orphan sis
tcrs, who wrro fnr nway, and wlin would
he dplighipd nt his rclurn; who would
wolcotno Ii i 1 11 wiihjoy; nnd makc n juhi
lec 111 York conniy, Mass,, al his Inking
possession of lns fatlipr's hoine nnd husi
ncss cnnuexiou, which ho hnd ofi,delud-
ed by tho ignis fiiluus of Texns. Iio rc
solvcd, iherpforc, lo dppnrl, nnd nt onro.
At this pcriod of his cngimtions thc Iudian
ontered. Thc greeiing was cordial, nnd
ihen Edward cxplnincd his plaus. Tho
Iudian gruuted, but made 110 npposilion.
Iio liion snid, 'Go sav good byc,
White Lilly.'
'No,' faliorcd Edwnnl, 'I would ratlicr
not.'
Whilo man mnd. Iudian say go.
Perhaps White Lilly cliaiige lier mind.'
Thcre was soineihing likc a tone of
eonfideuce in the Iudinn's innwirr which
made Edward's heart lenp. Ile lookcd
iuqiiiringly nt him, but lns fuco was
Molidity iiself. Upon thc hinl, liowcvcr,
ho ncted, and to his grcat surprisc thc
Slooping llawk ucconipanied him 011 his
visit,
lt wns altcrnnon, erc tlicy reached tho
pictiiresquc mansion of Uureusvillc, nnd
as they wound their way down a hillock
in froni ofits door, Edwnid saw Cary
walking alono, in n grovo beside tho
Iioiih', ubich could bo reached fiom Ihat
side. In n few iniuutes ho was by her
sido. Cnry had seen them appioach, and
conceiving, fiom thc Indian's prcbonce,
ihat llio young inan came in triuinph to
accepl her ackiiowledgcd lovc, shc stood
proudly nud linughtily nwaiiiug his com
uig. He saw this, aud his wbole inanncr
wns eit'u morc despnnu'ciit and defercntial
ihan usual. Cnry fcli thal llie ludinn bad
iiul belrayed her.
'I come, Miss Wharlon,' snid Edward,
'lo bid you good-byo. I am ieary of
Tcxas, nnd wish to rclurn nt once toMas
sachufeits. The chnrin which has bound
me hcro
brokou.
so long waslast night ruilely
'Edward Knox,' said Cary, with nn
afTeclation ol'solciniiity, 'I hae a great
miud in icvcnge fnr being cnlled rudC, to
say Good-b)o. God blcss jou. But,'
added the nrch girl, blushing, nnd gently
howing her hcad, '1 will say, don't go
Edward. Ifyou do, you will leavcono
sad heart beliind.'
'Cary,' cricd thc young man, 'may I '
'Don't interrupt, sir. It is of 110 usc
my dis-guiiing frcin inysclf tliat you luvo
me; and that you nrc not indifi'erent to
me, I uin afraid yonder red-tkin cnti
provc too clearly for ine to dcny it.'
'Cary,' ngain ciicd tho Inwycr, who
was so overcouic as lo be anylbiug but fit
fora cross-rxainiiKition, '10 whnt do I
owc this linppincssi'
'To Ilcavi.il, Edward, if it bo bappl
tiess, which iu one night hns changcd me,
and niado ofn giddy giil, a woman.
Lislcn.' And iu a fcw rapid sentencc3
shc (old her nighi's ndveulurc, to which
Edward Knox lisicued willi gmvity nnd
pain, uutii his fiicud Slooping Hawk wna
iutroduccd, whcnlic could not forbcar a
finile.
'At whnt do you l.angli, dcar Edwnrdl'
said Cary.
'At thc Iudian, dpar Cary. Ile Iovca
me ns a brother; and I nm quilc surc iu
tendcd for my athnntnge, to wring from
you nn ncknnwlcdgemout of iifTbcimn 10
bo uscd ngainst you. Well, I niust con
fuss, thougli it was a slrnnge procecding,
wc have bolh mnch lo ihntik him for.'
Thal day Edward Knox dincd wiih
Cary and bcr faihiT, nnd aficr dinner
'popppd the question' to tho Major, uhi)
tlintigh hc bad an iuilisiinci recolleclion
of liaving proiniscd his daughier to soine
one clso thc night before, yot, ns Cary
wns 011 tho presciu stiitor's side, he sbook
his fului o son-in-law's li'iud.nnd expresscd
bituself higbly deligbted. Ahout n montli
aficr, .Major Wliarlon, and Mr nnd Mrs.
l'.dvvnrd Knox siarletl for Yorktnwn,
Massachusetts, liaving sold all they had
iu Tcxas, and Edward rcnlizcdthr picturo
of his reccption 011 his l cturn. Nor w ns
ho any thc less wclcome hecausc hu
brought wilb liiin a wife. Hc nt once, from
his ueallh aud tnlents, look a high posi
iion; and, no doubt, wlipncver a vncancy
occurs, will ho returued lo Congrcss, to
mnke his eloquence and sotind Betifo
availnble. Sioonins llawk returued to
L' Upper Texas, where Edward has promiscd
to visit liiin olten, wIipii he cnn find time
for a tliooiing cxcuision. Wiih regnrd
10 tho liial, wesbnuld not have givcn
publicity 10 ihis nair.uive hut from read
ing the following lines in the oflicml rec
ord of tho baltlo ofl'nlo Allo 'Killcd
belorc tho enemy, Captnin Paul Dalton,
voltintppr.1
It will bc seen that Cnry Wliarlon suf
fered nol iu tho end for her faull. But,
her ocnpe was narrow, and but for 0110
of ihosc Providential occurrrnces which
hnppcii at timcs, her puui.hiueut would
bae indecd been tcrrihle. Tho brightcst
chnrin of woman is truib aud cnndor, nud
coqneiry is but (itiother word for dccnt
and falschood.
AltMY B1LL.
' he following is llie bill pnsscd,
enli-
llcd
Au ncl Ui rniuc fnr a limilcd limo, an nd
dilioual mililnry forcu, and for other
purjioses:
Hc il matlttl by thc ticnalr nnd Ifvuse
of rqmscnlalivis if tic Uniltd States of
America in Longms assniibled, Thal in
addiiiou lo ihc present tuilitary c.-ta'ilith-iiiout
oftlio Uniled Slntes, thero shnll bc
rnised nnd organizcd, undcr Ihe dircction
oflhc Prpsidenl, for nnd during ihe wnr
with Mexico, one rcoinient fjfdrnjroons
nud niuo rpgiincnls of infantry, cnch to
bo cotnpospil of ilie same tiumher nnd
rnuk of commissioned nnd iiciicouiniiss-'inn-ed
ollicers, btiglcrs, inusiciriiis and pri
vnles, &,c, ns nro providcd for ,1 rcginient
of drnoonus and infantry respcctively, un.
dcr cxisting laws, and who sball reccic
the same pay, rations, aud allowancps, nc
cording 10 their rcspeclivo cradcs, nnd bo
Fiibjcr.t 10 tho snme regulatioiis, and 10
ihe rulcs nnd nrticlcs of wnr: Providcd,
That it sball be lawful for the Prpsident
of ihe Uniled Stntcs alone to appointsuch
oflhc coinniissioiicd ofTicers nulltorized
by this nct helow tho grnde of ficld of.
ficers, na may uot ho nppoinled during
the proseut scssion: Providcd, That ono
or inore oftlio regimeuts of infantry au
thorizcd to bo rnised by this scclion may.