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AND MIDDLEBURY PEOPLE'S PRESS.
H. BELL, Editor and Proprietor.
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT. TPEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1843.
VOL. VIII.-NO. 82.
THE NORTHERN GALAXY,
rCI!USHED EVEKY WEDXESOAT JIORNIMO,
IX stewaht's buildixgs,
BY J. COBB JRj.
BT WHOM ALL OKDERS TOR rKWTISG
J500KS,
PAMPHLETS,
J1ILLS,
CARDS, &c.
Ofcvcry dcscription will be neatly and
fishionably executcd, at short noticc.
TERMS OF EIGHTII VOLUME.
t'illage bfcriberj, 2.00 I
juil -obscniicr uu
tndividualj and Compauies wlio lake at the cffice
S.7ior 1'50 ccnts .fpa.d .n monlhs. I
Tbui: L..d .f .ie y"ear 2; 23 ' I
So p,pers discoiitinucd until arreara-es are pairl ,
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Carriersalloacd i xccpt onicied by tlu proprie
lo
tor
Allcomnninieationmii5t be adrtre..ca to tlieeu
itor Post I'aid
THE LITTLE RED FOX.
Tcxe ''Old Dan Tucker."
The Dfion vas up, and bright as day,
Tlieftars tlicy winked in their quietway
Uhen the Kindcrhook Fox uas cliased by a Coon
As the west winds wliistlcd this bran new tuoe
Get ont of the way jou're iitc too latc
You little Red Foxof tlieEropire State.
The t'ox hadhoped tliat the DccKF.vr. Bois
Woull beat offthe Coon itlia Uiunderin; noisc
Bntwelieard.'uhile he hiceuped a church-jTird
congh
Gct out of the way, &c
Ovcr the linc to old PElssSTLTncK
Thc Fox Uiought bc'd go inearcli of luck:
Bntlherrj- ent up, "e don't want yon hcre"
An J they f ung, as tlicre dropt from his cye a tcar
Cet out of the way, &e.
So on he wcut to tlm old NonTU Stxte
With the hopetliat "Old Rip" would avcrt b' ,
f.ile.
liut whca hc got thcrc. he lost liin tail
Andihe Coon boys sungas lie"cul" ith a wail
Get out of thc uay, &c.
The lailless Fox then wem toTEKKESSEE,
To bcga little Iielp from Old llick-o-rcc:
But he heard, ashc ent, a Ioud eIwui fur Jone,
And thc song, -as he Ecampered to me his bones
(Icl ut of llic ay, SfC.
Brcat'ulcss witli fcar and without -x ta'd
Thc si-ht of a Coon fkin mad- him ruail;
llcjumprd like a tl.icf to a "cut dirt" tune,
And heard, while he icllcd like a frightened loon,
Gct out of the nay, ic.
On he lcapcil, w illi a liinpin gait
Aud he took out lii way ihrough Jlaryland Slate,
Cut it fullowcd him there like a hue and cry
Tliat terrible sound whichjie could not fly
Gct out of the way, 5-c.
W'eariedand worn and chasedbythe "Coon,"
His hcad bccttnc bdd aF n hared baboon;
When he rcachcd Lnidcnwald hc fighcd "Im tn
luckj ;"
Tor thc people all ting, as they $houtcd"Kcntucky"
Get out of thc way,"&c.
So thc fox lay down, and his oicc got whcciy
His face grew pale, and his n'oinacli uneasy;
He hcaicd.he kicked, and cried 1 am lost
And thc night-wind raoaned, as he gave up the
ghost
Tlie little Red Fox is quite unlucky
For the peoplc are going for OU Kentucky !
The Orcgon Emigranls.-The Burling
ton IowaGazettc of Nov. 1 Ith contains a
lelter from Mr. M. W. McCarness, of the
cxpcdition, dated Fort Laramce, July 13.
Trom this it appcars they had traveled 1 ,
000 miles the last month without rain.
The last 000 miles of their journcy they
found o-oodroads. andslranneto say, their
cattlc growing fatonthe long tramp. The Two young and distinguishcd men, pass
Sinnv and dlicvenne Indians were all in" nt the time, involun'arily glanced in
rountl and inclincd to be troublesome. ,
They had encountered,400 miles from the
fort, some Spaniards cn rontc from Iowa
to thc Spamsh Provinces, with a small car-
m r fl.,.,r rnrrind nn mules. Thc price
of flour was 25 per hundred ; sugar 82 miration, which sho never afterwards for
per pound - coffcc 84,50 per pound. The j got. Fcr almost the first time in her Iife,
distance from this fort to the "South Pass" Lizzie Lincoln fell into a dcep reverie.but
of the mountains is 320 miles, and requir- t it was soon brokcn by the arrival of a car
cd 25 days to makc it. They havc prob- riagc, from which ahghtcd a btindlc of
ably reached their dcstination by this time. I shawls. flannel, ughness, gotit antl grumb-
J j hng. which was introduced by Mrs. Lm
1 WIIIG TRIUMPII IN JIOBILE. j to her daughters as their invahd un.
Wehavethesatisfactionofannouncing Lizzie, bcfore he entered. had silently
the triumphant success of the Whigs in i pace(, (he casiest chai w;,jj astooi before
the special election held in this county itf in Il)e pcas:,ntest corncr 0f th0 room ;
vesterday for a Representative tothc Leg- , bu, she nu0wed hcr mother and sistcr to
fclature. R. C. McAlpin, Esq., tlie Whig ass;st j,jm ;nto ;t without offering her aid.
candidate, is elected by an overwhelming j My dcar sir." said Mrs. Lincoln, "you
majority. We havc returns from only one j are 0oking ten years younger than wlien
precinct in the county, but there can be j j jast saw yon, and so like my poor dear
no mistake as to the result. We give be- husband !" her husband, by the wav.had
low the returns as far as received. It will
be seen that in the Ctfy.Mr. McAlpin Ieads
his Locofoco compctitor FOUR HUN
DRED AND FIVE votcs. This is an
old fashioned Whig majority. Mr Haynes,
Whirr, also received 147 votes. Thc City !
of Mobile is, mdeed, "WII1U ALL, U
VER." ELECTION RETURNS.
McAlpin, (W.) Lyon, (L. F.) Haync., (V.)
Coutt-IIouse, 7C1 338 106
Miss.Hotel, 131 78 40
WestWardHoteI,29 50 1
Donny's, 8
Theprobability is, that polls wercopen
ed at but few of the county precincts.
McAlpin's present majority over Lyon is
397. His majority in the county will not
fall short of three hundred. Tnis will do.
Mobile Adc.
3IISCELLANE0US.
Sfjjfc Stncoln.
A Tale of the last Century, founded onfact.
UV MKS. ERANCIS S. OSGOOD.
CHAPTER I.
Oh! I sec the old and formal,fitted lo thyprettypart,
With a little Iioanl of maxims, preaching down a
daughter'a heart. Tinnrsos.
lorm and Feeling.
They weVe twin sisters. and so alike in
form and ieature that at first glance you
could not tcii them apart ; uut you naa
ny , ,vntc, ,)em for fiv0 minute3 t0 be
-(c Uzzi( al)(, n
body clso but hcr own swcet self, and that,
Priscilla was rnscilla for ln mind, 111
heart. in e.xprcssion, they wcrc as dillerent
as sunshine and moonlight, or a statue and
painting, and with Iho same sort of tlif
iercncc too ; both beautiful but onecold,
calm, pale nnd still the other glowing
with lifc, ftill of spirit, genius and scnsi
bility : Priscilla statcly, formal, reserved,
apalhctic Lizzic wild, loving, trustful
and frank ; and as soon as you detectcd
thisdiffurcncc in their naturcs, you wolld
! hcsin also to perceivc that in person, too,
i they differcd slightly :
; Lizzio had a fuller, richer lip ; a deepcr,
I darkor cyc ; a cheek more warmly tined, !
j and uvcr changing with hcr changing '
' mood, a lighter and yielding form, a stcp ,
of more aerial gracc, a sunnier smile, a '
i sweetcr voicc.a softcr, yet a merricr laugh; 1
i cvcn hcr hair had an cxprcssion abotit it
that did not belong to Prtscillu s botli were
dcep brown in hue ; but Lizzio's had a
natural wave that caught thc liglit and
changcd with it to gold. Evcry body
lovcd Lizzic and pclted hcr ; that is cvcry
body whosc love was worth having. Sho
was wclcome and rcfrcshing to their hearts '
as a sunbcam, or a flowcr, or a singing
bird, or a balmy breczc, or n showcr at
noon in mid-summcr.and Lizzic lovcd hcr
friends warmly and failhfully ; without
slopping to ask hcrsell wby,
she nid not
blind hcrsrlf to their faults, but shc loved
thcm faults and all
Shc
was a rarc,
swcct child ; ycs ! still a child at heart, 1
though liftccn summers had somewhat
subducd and softcncd hcr too impcluous
tf mpcramcnt.
'J hcy livcd with their mother a widow
ol modernte mcans in a picltircsqno vn
lago of England, nnd at the time my sto
ry comniences were in hourly expectation
of a visit from an uncle, by thc fathcr's
sidc, biipposcd to bo rich, nnd known to be
cross, gouty nnd disagrceablc.
" Elizabcth," said Mrs. Lincoln, seating
hcrself ata window to watch for his ar
rivnl, ' I must oncc more cnjoin upon j-ou
thnt policy, as well as duty. rcquires of us
lo humor your uncle in cvcry whim, to
ngrcc with him in all things.
" 15ut, mother," said Lizzic, with a plea
ding look, " I ncvcr can act from policy,
and as to pretcnding to agrco with him
whcn I don'l, that would bu an absolutc
impoFs'bility in me. I will promisc to do
all tliat is right to plcasc him."
" I do nnfchoose to rirgue tho mattcr,
iliss. Remcmbc'r that I insisl upon obcdi
cncc. I only wish you wcrc as precise in
other mattcrs as you arc in your abatird
notions of right and wrong. You, my
dcar Priscilla, will. I am surc, obey me
without a qucstion."
" Ccrtainly, mamraal' replicd tho de
mure young lady in a placid voicc.
The tenrs sprung to Lizzy's lovcly cyes;
but sho smiled them away, and going (o
thc piano forte, began to play and sing. in
a soft sobbing voice, her molhefs favorile
song
'Though storms may gather o'er us,
Thc sun will smile again;
Tliough dark the way bcfore us,
Wc're led by Love's true chain.
"Tliough sadly hcares tlie boeora,
Jny aluas follows care;
Tliere's many a cunimcr blossom,
In wintcr's tangled Iiair."
tlirongli the opcn window, and as Lizzic
raiscd her hcad at the rustling of the vinc
leavcs, which they brushcd in going by
shc cncotintered from a pair of dark grey
cyes a momentarv clance ot earnest nil-
Deen COnsidered a remarkably handsomo
man'' Dosen't he, Priscilla 1 Dosen't he
Lizzie J"
Verv much," said Priscilla. And
nothin" said Lizzie ; but walked quietly
out of the room.
" That is a singular young person that
daughter of yours, ma'm" grumbled the
old genlleman ; don't tbink she takes
much pains to please her rich uncle.''
" Oh ! my dcar sir. you must forgivo
her ; she is timid toa fault. Is sho not,
Priscilla !"
" Yes, mamma," said echo.
And where did Lizzie got My youth
ful readers. if you have not kind and warm
hearts like hers, you will never gucsa ; but
I dare say you have, and that you would
have done the samo thing. She went
straight to tho sparo chambcr appropriated
to her uncle, to seo that cvcry thing was
arranged for his comfort, then into tho
garden. whenco she brought fresh flowera
to adorn the room, then to her own little
charnber, from which she took a bible to
lay on the table by his bed, and then into
tuu jiii.ijcu ii utusuu iiiu prupuraiiuji tur
his supper.
Meanwhile, tho two young raen pursued
their walk and their conversation.
" Ycs, my dcar Howard," said he who
had attractcd Lizzie's notice, " I tell you
the simple truth ; I am weary oftny ranfc,
which they bring upon ino from nmbitious
daughters and roanoEUvenng mammas.
How delicious it would be to setlle quielly
down in (his charming villagc witli such
a wifu as that bright, beautiful, arllcss
looking girl uhom wc saw just now thro'
the wiiidow! But I fcar I shall never
marry, for I shall nlways bo hauntcd by
...j ...(. ti ..i.u itiv ni.uubiuuiu utn.iiuvtM
the idea that my wcalth is tho object of
attrar.tion. Unless Howard ! 1 havo it ! ,
uiorious i ana. witn nis nne, nianiy
face kiudling and glowing with cnthusw
tifcm, tho young carl passcd on in carncst
conversation with his fricnd. Perhaps he
will reappear cre the closc of the story ;
but in thc incanlimo we must introduco
our rcadcrs to a new chaptcr and a new
school-mnslcr.
CI1APTER II.
" Taming my wild heart to tliy lotinj hanJ."
At tvcntvtwo ycars of age Charlcs
Wplfnrfl ramo tn thn vil!nrt nf R
poorand unknown, but his mild t,'Kt",y !
?! manner, ms preposscssing apj.earancc,
cainod him a hnst of friends. and the
small numbcr of pupils tn which hc had
Iunitcd himsclf wa? soon inadc up. Mr.
Lincoln scnt L.zzic and Priscilla to bo per-
fectedm Frcnch and Ilal.an-and fe
fornicr made wondcrfullj activc progress
-if not m thc languages, at least in the
afleclions ot hcr tcachcr.
"Miss Linculn," thc mastcr would say,
cndcavoring, but in vain, to look stcrn, " I
shall be obligcd to dctain you after school
hours, if you persist in talking and latigli
in." and Lizzie would blush and maintain
a uemurecompoaurcior tne ncxi io
thrce minutcs and almlf then ho would
hcar thc little gipsy buzzingaway again.
for tio lcast sound of her voicc nhvaysat"
Iracted his noticc, nnd cnlling her to him
with a gravc face, but inwnrd delight, hc
would point silently to a little chair at his
sidc.
Poor Lizzie, half pouting, half plcased,
" with a smile on hcr lip.and a tear in hcr
cyc," would quictly olicy. I ralhcr think
Lizzio likcd thc ptinishmcnt upon thc
wholc ; for his dark oyo had talkcd to hcr
soul n language more pleasant than Frcnch
or Italian and after looking carnestly up
to them for a momcnt to discovcr if hc
were vcally offcnded rcassurcd by the
glance of affcclionato intcrcst which hc
rcturned to hcrinquiring gazc, sho would
study for hours by his side, happy and
tranquil, and silent as a dovc in its wood
land ncst.
Now and thcn.when sho had bcen more
than usually wild and iincontrollahlc, Mr.
Welford would fecl it his duty to dctain
hcr after tho other pupils had left, in ordcr
to givc her a scriou s lccturc upon the lighi
ness of her condiict ; but that scriotis It-c-"ture
gcncrnlly ended in a long ratnblc thro'
the wood?, after flowcrs lo assist their bo
taniual sttidics. And dnring Ihcsc ram
bles they would confidc to cach othcr's
sympathizing hearts their memorics, their
hopcs, their tastrs and prcfercnccs.
Lizzic,with all thc simplc and trustful tcn
durness of a child, nnd Charlcs, with all
thc frankncss natural to a spirit still frcsh.
purc and untramnioled.
lo vt.u know.Mr. ' eirnru, said Liz.
yt.ti know.Mr. Welford," said Liz.
zin ono day, I would g.ve a great dcal
that niy undo was poor?
"Poor! Lizzic whata strangc wish !
' nJ .
" Oh, bccnusc hc is so ill, and cross,
and unhappy that I pity him from my
heart, nnd 1 would bo so vcry, vcry kind to
him, if hc were not rich ; but ns it
mother mnkes me trcat him coldly."
1S'
How! I do not understand you. I
thought shc was all attcntion to hi:n and
wishcd you to hc so too."
"Yes! that is tho very rcason I can't!
bo. She keeps tclling me ho will Icave us
nll his money if we indulgc his whims and
agrce with him in hisqueeropinions and
so I makc it a ruto to be inattcntivn to him.
cxcept in his absence, and ihen I do all I j
can for his comfort ; but that is not much
I shntild so like to sooth his pain by reading
to him, or singing, or carcssing him
am afraid hc wont livc long, and he seems
atra.d hc wont livc long, ana iie seems
aitrer a great deal at times-oh ! don 1
i w:sh he were poor ?
to su
you
L
lizzie was right. Ill in minu ann jot.y ,
th
e unhappy old mtn was wasting away.
f all h.s relations, of all the world, i'f -
Of
zic Lincoln was thc only onc hc loved
and she alonc of all npparently ncglected
him. Ycs ! in spitc of her ncglcct, he
loved her. He strugglcd against the prc
fercnce, but in vain ; he could not help it
she was so frank. so swcet, so frolicsomg,
and, abovc all, so like his favorite brothcr.
Importuned, beset, followed, fawned upon
for his wcalth alonc, he had become dis
gusted with Iife, and his naturalby kind
heart cmbittered by suspicion.
CHAPTER III.
Muffins and Mystification.
" Mrs. Lincoln, don't you prefer cold
muffins to hot ones J" asked tho uncle at
breakfast onc day, with a look of dogged
detcrmination that rathcr myslified his au.
ditors. Mrs. Lincoln changed an involun.
tarv wry face into an acquiescent onrj if
there was any thing she preferred hot rath
er than cold it was a muffin and replicd,
" Oh, decidedly, my dear sir ! They are
infinitely more palateable cold. I only or
dered hot ones to please you. We will
have somc cold ones immediately, John,
bring somc cold muffins."
i A sardonic smilo flickered on the old
gentleman's furrowcd faccas ho turned to
Priscilla
And which do you prefer 1"
Priscilla.as usual, glanced at her mother
anu then rrplied
" Cold oncs, air, of coursc 1"
" Of course," ho repeated sarcastically,
" And you Miss Lizzio 2"
Lizzio looked up frankly in his face
l" Uncle, you know I like hot ones best.and
,1 (hmk your tasto a very singular ono if
QU PrCICr Iiem COK1
Who said I lircferred thom cold?
Not I Come, we will sharo this nicc one
togcther. nnd here cqmes John with the
cold for your mother and Priscilla. Iland
thcm to your tnistrcss, John. I am sorry,
ladies, jou hrtve bcen cating hot muffins
mercly on rny account." And he glanc
cd at Lizzic so comically while hc: moth-
ncrreiuctantly lielpcd hcrself to the un
palateable bread that sho could scarco re.
slrain a smilc.
CII PTER IV.
Bealh and Disappoinlmenl.
A fcw wccks after the conversation a
ludcd to in thc last chuptcr, thc old man
scnt for his family to his bcdside, which
ho had not left for several days, and with
a half reprcased chucklc of satisfuction,
informcd them that hc had an important
secrct to rcvcal. Mrs. Lincoln bcnt ca-
jgerlv ovcr him, Priscilla scatcd hcrself
'. I ...:u i . . i i t :
half drew back.
You havc rcpcatedly told me.madamc,
i that it was for my own sakc. you valued
me so highly Tor my own supenor quaN
itics of niind and heart. for my striking
rcsemblance to your dcccascd husband.not
fof ,VCallh that wcalth was notl.ing
jn the cyes or aflection, cic. Ithankyou
3 vfflU desorye fof lh;s j wouId
mi insuU b a momcl)Vs doubt of i(s
: -, i m. r , i .;i,i i,:
ly, and Lizzic turned impaticntly to the
; winuow. " 1 havc takcn you at your
' word, and fully trusting to its truih, have
I made my will accordingly. It is in thc
, hands of my solicitor. I havc left thc
(vy0 0f mv rast 1I0pcl, in spccic and
cl:; i, ',i, ,,',: r
f -ft , on .. verv ... ,Q mo
to a dislant rclativc, thc only onc who
has never troublcd mc with his company,
his atlfcnlions or his ilattcry, a poor ap
prcnticc at a dry goods store in Amcrica."
Unoble to conccal hcr disappointmcnt
nnd vcxation, Mrs. Lincoln relircd from
the room. Priscilla followcd wilhastatc
licr stcp than usual, and Lizzie, springing
from thc windor,claspcd her unclc's hand,
cxclaiining. ' I am so glad ! I am soglad !
Now I can nurse you with plcasurc, and
love you as miich as I choose !"
The old man was spccchlcss at first with
surprisc and joy, and at Inngth he c.claim
ed " Is it possiblo that you can rcally
carc for mo 1"
" Dcar, dcar uncle, were you not kind
to my poor fathcr, in trouble ! Did you
not assist him with your purse and your
influcnr.c! and do you think I cau cvcr
rorgct it ?"
Tho invalid sunk back on his pillow
with closod eyes, through which tcars, thc
first he had shed for long ycars, stolc over
his withcicd chccks and murmuring,
Thank God !" fcll into a tranquil slecp,
still holding Lizzie's hand fast lockcd in
his. Krom that time until his dcath.which
happencd in a few days, sho nurscd him
with thc (cndcrness and attcntion of an
afiectionntc datightcr.
Mrs. Lincoln was agrccably surpriscd
to find on opening the will, that Iho " tri
fiing gift to ono vcry dear lo him," was
rint Ir-s flmii n c;iim tS 9000 . lipnnnnthcd
o o - .
; . Ilpr ,,,,.,.- Ri:,;1!1Pih.
; Th(J nlcr goncroiu,,yt or as sho fa!d,
justly, sharcri this sum with hcr mother
, an j sis(cr) amJ nfRl;r3 wcm on ns ncfbrei
cxccptinff somehow the ramblcs after flow-
crs in thc woods grew Iongcr and more
frcquent.
" Wc arc trvin: to find thc little blue
' Forget me not,' which Mr. Wcldford is
sure grows m thcso woods somcu hcre,
said poor Lizzic, blushing nnd smiling,
whcn ono day a fricnd qucstioncd hcr too
closely on tho subjcct.
CHAPTER V.
Lizze and a Loxer.
Autumn had come with its checrful
fircs, its picnic fetcs and cvcning danccs,
and with it come to Iho village of S a
younjr man, and wealthy noblcman, who
l ; fcll despcratelv in Invo with Lizzie at a
l ,.. ' .i ' r. ...i,
;nto lcr ,nolhcr.s liuc
1 ticu,arIy bcwitching in
' bonnctand "racefti! m
iail, UI1U UIIU UliUI 11UI,1I tVIIUll Olll.
into hcr mothcr's little parlor, looking par-
lier simple straw
nianlilla, and found
. . . ,hn,n- ii cli,ionlv nfTorrA hnr
j h;s hani, an( hcart But L;;e ,a hed
, ,hc mallcr oir by tciling him that she
could not poisibly stop to acccpt it, as shc
was in a great hurry to go into the woods,
in search of a ccrtain little blue flower
called the Forget- me not.' Away she
trippcd, and whcn shc re turned an hour
after sunset thc youlh had vanished, and
the village " that bad known him, knew
him no more."
CHAPTER VI.
Tablev ViTanL
Trnstme, coosin, all the current of my being tet
to thee. Tennyson.
A flood of warm golden ligbt from tbe
setting sun poured in through a vista of
tho woods, and lightcd up a picture that
wero well worthy of such an illustration.
A young and graceful girl was Icaning
against thc trunk of a noble trce. Her
straw bonnet lay on the mossy rock besidc
her. Her soft curls fell showering round
her face as she bent over a flower which
she held in her hand. It was tho little
blue " Forget me not," from whose mys-?
tic petals many a romantic maid had leam
ed her destiny. Leaf after leaf tho" blush
ing girl pulled off, murmuring as she did
so in a low nnd trembling tone, half sport
ive, half in carncst, " He loves mo he
loves me not ho loves me he loves me
not "only ono half remained-" ho loves"
tho flowcr was gcntly wilhdrawn, and
tho hand that held it pressed passionatcly
to the lips of a noble looking youth who
had stolen unperccivcd around tho trce.
" Let me speak for the last leaf, Lizzie,"
he wnispercd. "llo loves theo more than
Iife ! Dear one, may he believc his love
returned 1" Lizzie "sniilcd through hcr
tcars he drew hcr to his hcnrt !
For a mcmcnt tho lingering sunshino
restcd softly on thi fair tnblcau, then pass-
cti, and lett it to the holicr Iighl of love.
CHAPTER VII.
" You remcmber Ellen, our hamlct'a pride,
IIow meekly she hlcssed her humble lot,
Vhen tlie stranger William had made ber his bndc,
And lore ivas tlie ligbt of tlieir lowly cot."
" Havo you found the blue Forgct-me-not
' yet 1" said the good old rcctor of
S , with a mcaning smile, to a fair and
white-robcd maidcn at his sidc, as ho sat
with othcrs at thc bridal feast about a ycar
atter tho pcrformancc oftlic lorcst tablean.
Lizzic Welford looked up in hcr husband's
eycs, which wcrc bcnt fondly upon her,
and smiled, but did not rcply.
Pleasant and comfortablc, but simply
furnished, was the coltago in which the
schoolmaster and his beautiful and hnppy
wife passed the first few monlhs of their
marriage. But Charlcs grew rcstlcss then,
and he pursuaded Lizzie who could nev
er rcsist his persuasions to takc a little
journey with him.
In their own humble chaisc, they trav
clled through thc dclishtful and richly cuK
tivatcd country, and Lizzio was cnchant.
cd with almost all sho saw. There wa
but onc draw back on hcr happincss ; and
thathad always bcen hcr chief tronhlo from
childhood hcr sympathics wcro too pow
crful too allow hcr to bchold poverty or
misery in any shapo without a pang of
pity and an ardcnt wish to rclicvc it and
this hcr humble means would not always
allow hcr to do. As shc passcd somc bcg
gars on thc road, to whom she had thrown
somc silvcr, sho turned to hcr husband, with
tcars in hcr cyes, and said
Oh, Chnrlcs ! I ncvcr caro for wcalth
for my own sako, but would it not bo di
ymo happincss to posscss thc power of rc
lieving others 1"
Charlcs smiled, ratlxr too gaily sho tho't,
but hc prcsscd hcr hand so tcndcrly that
she could not chido him. At thc closc of
thcsccond day's journcy, they came to a
beautiful nnd cxtcnsivo park, through the
vistas of which, they could catch now and
then a glimpsc of a mngnificcnt mansion.
Lizzic thought it nnist bc a palacc. Ilcr
cyes flashcd with delight. and then fillod
with tcars. Shc was cxcilcd and ucrvous
she knew not why. Sho had rcad of such
placcs, but shc had never sccn onc, and
sho bcggcd Charlcs to stop tho chaisc for
a few momcnts, that slic might gaze hcr
full. " We will drive through tho park,"
said hcr husband, "I know thc owncr
well." She thought his voice trcmblcd,
cnd looking up in his face she saw that it
was lighted up with a glow of lofty cxul
tation, which so well bcconio his rcfincd
and aristocratic bcauly that she involtinta-
niy raiscd his hand to hcr lips and kisscd
it fondly, yct with a vaguc fcar for which
shc could not account. They drovo thro'
thc park to tho principal cntranco of the
housc; ns they approachcd it was flung
widc oppn ! and from a train of livcried
scrvants stcppcd for;h an old man, who
smiled an carncst wclcome as he respect
fully assistcd Chnrlrs to nlight. Lizzic
wasdumb with wondcr.
" Come !" said hcr husband holding out
his hand.
" Whcrc arc you tnking mc, Charlcs ?"
"To my home! Lizzie," hc cxclaimed,
prcssitig her fondly to his bosom.ns he bnrc
hcr half fainting into thc library, wherc
a pleasant fire was kindled. " Wclcome
to niy homc to thc homo of my fathcrs !
myown prccious wifc!"
' And who, thcn.arc you my husband J"
nsktd the bcwildcrcd nnd half frightened
Lizzic, sinking on a sofa by his side.
" My dear Howard," said he laughing,
to a young man who at this moment hastily
entered thc- roorr, " beforo you welcomc
me, introduco mc to my wifc !"
"The Earl of E. , dear madame,"
said his friend, coming forward with a
smilc.
" The Earl of E , swcet countess,"
cchoed Charlcs. think you that denr fore
hcad will echo bcneath this toy?" And
taking from a casket a coronct of dia
monds, ho placed it on hcr hcad and kiss
cd hertcarful cyes. And what did thc
youthful countess do ? Forgive her Eti-
quctto ! Forgive hcr Mr. Howard ! She
was wcary almost cxhaustcd with cxcite
mcnt and fatiguc and closing her lashcs,
still wet with tcars, upon hcr husband's
shouldcr, sho murmured a blessing upon
his namc, and fell fast aslcep, like a child
ns sho was! Courtcotis reader! if you
Iiave not alrcady followed her cxamplc you
may do so now for my story is ended.
Grdham's Magazine for Ocl.
WHIG REPILBLICANS.
The Hon. fieorgo N. Briggt, the
Whig Candidate or Governor ot Massa
chusetts, who received last wcek a major
ity of many thousand of votes over his Lo
co opponeni, Gov. Morton, and who will
unduubtbly be chose.i Governor of the old
Bay State, he was born in Berkshire of
poor, but respectable parents, and was
wnen a youin apprenuceu iu u uaiicr m
Washinston county, in tbis state. Soon,
evincing, howovcr, says the Boston Ai
talents and moral wonh or a super" ,
Hnr. ho was cncouraeed bv hisv1611 .
in
his desire to study tho lawx.re,urn'nS
to Massachusetts, comnv.n,s f,ud,es
,i.,f :n f, itudyinz the roq.
uieite nnmber of -dr be was odra,,,cd ,0 ,
thebar, and commenccd the practicc of his
profession nt Laneslioro.' His lalcnts,
Ii-gul knowledgc, nnd unimpcnched prob-
I itv, soon acqnircd for him the coiifidcnce
I of the inhabitants of the counlrv ofBeik-
shire. He rosc rapidly to cminencc, and
in 1830, was elected bv th inhabitants of
his dislrict to a seat in t'bc U. S. Ih.useof
Pveptcsentative5. It Washington, hebo
' .... i j r i i
came distinguishcd for his sour, common
sense and hberal. stntesman.likc vir-ws.
Ho was invariby found on the side of true
litjcrly ; invariably lifted up his voice in
dcftncc nf the ri"bt ofpetition, of lateso
t furiously assailcd by se!f slylcil democrats;
iand invariably prcscnted to thc Hotise a
spccimen of candoi, sincerity and high c?nrnns of t.ovcnimcnt in the haz ardsin
mindedness, .e'Joni or lever witnessed Icntto a wars..l-sc.i..cntly wapdw.thone
., .... , oT thc most powcntu uations of thc carth m
intbemcro po itictan- So pnpular was ,h0 mcrcascof our population-in thcfprend
Mr. UniGGs with h.s coustitiiciits tliat hc of thc arts nml scicuces, and in the strcn?th
was rcgularly elected lo L'ongress fur six and dttrability confcrrcd on pohtical institu
succcssive tcrms ; rppresfhting his dis- tions cmauatin fmm thc People and sustain
trict iu ihe Hot so of llcpresentatives fiir cd by their will ihe supcriutrndcncc of an
twelvevcars. In privnle lifi; Mr. Harccs ovcrnilinj Providiticc has bccu plainly visi
is one" or ihe most cslimable of men, ble- As preparatory, thercforc, to cutering
Frugal. :em; crac. and sinccrclv and un. cc more upon thc IiiKh dutics or lepla
aDTectedlv pious. he presents to his fellow t.o.i, -t bccomcs iw humbly to ack.iowledge
- i i ' . otirdcpendcncc upou lliiu ns our smde and
citizens an examide i.fcvery irtiie. He .,.i , llnnin n -.:-. r
Jbecamc in early lifo a decidcd fricnd to
!! i.... .t... r;. P..,:.i...,
j cuipuriuicr, tiuu 3 nn; iiisi
orthe Berkshire Couiry Tempcrancc So-
cIl-Iv.
i Such o man is nn honor to thc country,
andcvcrvv..I,tl,canscoi..l.is prefc., ex-
'alted stnt'ion prooftbat ii.dustry nnd intog-
. ' ' ,
ntvwill never fail ofd.ie ".-ttnrd
Likeproofs can be found in Maine.
Fri:ejian H. Moitn, or BatB, tbe U Ing
proba'jly elected fiom thc fuurlh Dislrict.
iisa working ship rarver n sclf-made
'man. LnTIIEn SeVEKAxCE, tho Whig
elected from the third Distnct, as p jour-
neyman printcr in the ollicc crthc Natior.. W coiisniiiu.iumw .... ,.,, ."-"IC"
,-, . .' . r i.., ofthc two llniisfsof Con"rcs.s, on tbtfc au-
nl In el i"cncer. at Washii'i!ioii, ai wei t . . . . ,.
" 1 ' . , . r it spicious circuinstanccs, nml to -.isitro you m
fiom lluuofTico uitolhc State tif Jlaiin-. .'lv..,,Fn nc,v ri.,,u- ,i;;tirn t.,i..iuur
and located l.imscir as tho conduc o ufn nith you iu thc adoptimi of all such mcaturea
ncwspnper. Ileiiowgnci back to Wush. a3 s,all be cnlculatcd to incrcasc the hsqipi
inglon, ns a mrmber of Coi'giess, Tbese ucss of our coustitticut?, siud to ndraticc tbe
two highly intclligcnt aml worthy working glory of our comiunti cotmtry.
.nwhnMM Involwnn i lrrlpd tn (Jnnres' Since thc last nd'iouniniciit of Coiijrcss,
l, tl.n U'M..e ..ril.oir Tt;iripi!t. nr..iinsi
two lawycrs, supporte I with all the forcc
or the Democrntic party.
"ilJr. Clay, Mr. Clay." said nn eccenN
Irla griiius, who mct liim nno ilay on ti
stcamboa', " Alistcr Clay," at the same
time eatching hold or his cont, what'
your opinion oftlic tarijfl" " Why," saiii
Mr. Clay, compoicdly, irjiog toiliscngngi
his garment, ,l niy oiinitm is, lhat this
coat ill lear if ycu dont let go."
MlSSISSlPn WOOL.
The Lowell (lassacbuct!s) CouriiT of1
the 10th it.st., says : Wc wcro showu the
other day, iu thc finis'iing room or ihi
Middlesex Manufaciurin Companv, ii
this city, a most beautiful piece of black
cassimere, tho wool of tvh.ch wn raist d or.
thn prairics in Miss:ssipii. 'e were in
formed by Mr. Lawrcnce lhat the wool
was among tlie fincst specimens of Amer-
ican wool he had cver seec ccrtainly the
cloth was must eleganl wc have evcr seen.
Thprecnn. we think, bc but little doubi
tlmt this country, bcrorc many ycars, will
notonlv bo able lo supply our manufact -
-. , , , . r',. . ....
ures with wool, hul that vas quantilics
I will he exported to England. Ksucli fine ,ics;rc to a'ljust tho mattcr npou tcnns mit
1 specimens of wool can be raird in iMiss- tnally satisfactory to both couutrics, havo
' Usippi, a Stntc i l which shcep rr.n remain i caicd to bc stibmittcd to the llritish Oov
1 withcut sheltcr all thc ycar r-imd, whore ernnient, propositiom for scttlcnicut aud linal
', Iaivl is chenp. and pasture always vordant, adjustincnt, which, howcvcr, havc not prov-wh-l
is to hinder this country Trom bpcom cd hcrctoforc acccptabk- to it. Our Ministtr
. i ;,ir, tn'at Loudou has. tiudcr iii.structi(ins, nsain
I Wn,M ,l,n , nndsniHhw;.,! in r.arlic
; " . : : .
clook foitvard tothat dayvit..
thc most pcrlecl coiiliueiicc.
I "
&5A p'.nw to riis potatocs ntlracted
, much attcntion nt tbe fair nf ihe Ann-rican
' lnstitute in New Yo k. It is tbc lnven-
tion ofa young man of Sch.'iirclndy. i.nd
'is reprcsciited tolecapahl-ordigin2 i
1 , . i i... . .... r. ...
a cotiipletc an I clean munucro ncrc ppr
, 1 l
dav. or sav, 1,000 cr 2,000 hushels w ith
Ihc samo casc ns n smglo hand with tbo O,mcaation rontaiiicd iu prcvii.ns mctsagcs
hoe, will dig 30 iiUihels n day. fr t,c cstabli.-luiiciit of military jnjsts at
. ., T, , .l . such placcs, ou the liuc of travcl, as ill fur-
Sallv," saul an arnorous sou-bcrn to nl,h CIlr;ty all(1 protcction to our harfy r.d
his intcr.dcd, " givc meakiss, wihjou, volltllrcr;j asainst liL.stile tribcs ofludii ns in-
ISnllrt" " No. said callv, help vour-
sclf." Probably be did. should also follcw llicni. so n-.odilicd as tho
" . circiinistniiccs of the case may sccm to rc-
A mong thc " dificiles nupfc with which q;rc. Umlcr thc inllutuce of our frce sys-
tho Monks or the Middlc Agcs were wont tcm of go-criiincnt, ucw rcptiblics are t!cs
lo amuso thc lsclvcs was the making or tincdto sprin; up, at uo distant day, on
verps in rhymc astylo or poclry oi the shores of the Pacific, siiuilar iu policy
which tho Romaii language is verv little "' in feeliiig to thoe exutin? on tlrsside
s,cpntihle. As a snccimen. I sond u
rallierfoe trauslation ortho iinmortal nur.
" r .. "
seryballadof "Jackard Gill."
Jack el Gilla
Ascendunt monlem,
Aquim parare
Ad cefem foulcm,
Procidit Jack,
Et pireter har,
Frangit pjus fundurn
Kt de Gilla,
Eliam illa,
Procidit secundum.
GOGGIN ELECTED.
We learn lhat the odictal returns ofe
election in the Albemarle district eli-1 '"r
Gocin, by three mijority, as folU5VS 5
po ".I f Pn
UOGGIN.
356 maj. Or2e 16 maJ
5q xadison ZYi
jOi Green 87
. ' Amherst 34 "
.17 ' r-
514
Bedrord
Al'oemailc
Nelson
Tbe are lne iS" majoritic. and how
;, jjppened that tbe sheriffj did not add
Ltiem up richt, wo cannot divine.
We suppose that 91 r Uilmcrwill not, oi ii,i"uig coasi oi iova acona. nas
course, proffit by such a mislake, although no failed toclaim theattentiouofthcExec
he did not object to tho three days voling ShpePf,s(en,a 'I0115 uPon f s ?.U jrCt
. i.j;son i navo "eea made, but as yet no deftuite an-
iq oiaaiso . swer to those representations has bcu rcceiv-
It is a little curious lhat Mr. Goggir, ed from the BritVsh Government.
never had the official voto in Madison un-1 Two other subjects of comparatively minor
til withm a few days. Rieh. Whig. importance, but nevertheless of too much co-i-
' PRESID ENT'S MESSAGE.
' jrzr
,
To thc SenaU ""J
nuse of Reprtstnlatlves of tht U. S.
If any Peoplc cvcr had causeio render up
thaiikstothc Supremc Bcing for parcntal
c,are ?n,J I'rotection extcnded to them in all
fnbnnd diiliculties to wh.ch they havo
liccu from tune to tunc cxposcd, we certain-
, arc ,hat v ,e i.vom1thcnr3tsettiemcnt
0f our forefathcrs ou this coutiuent-throttgh
thcdaugcrs attcnd.-.nt upon the occupation
of a sav;ijc wildcmcss through a Ion? pe-
riod ofColunial dcpcndcnce tJirousli the
ivnrof the Rcvolutiou iti thc wisdnm which
M to thc atloption ofthe cxistius Kcpubli-
i ,,arcnta watchfulncss ovcr our l cloved
' ,
coiiiiiry. i e imic new caii:c uir 111c cx-
pressinii orour crntittidc in the prcscrvation
f l''o hcalth of tmr C'How-citizciK, with
somc partial and lucal cxccptimts, dunns tho
! mi-for tho abundaiicc witl.Mhich
he carth has j.eldtd up .t,fnnt to hc la-
bors of the husbaiidinnn for thc rcneucd
activity w hicli has bcen impartod to com-
1Crcc fnr the rcvival ortrade m tdl its dc-
partmcnts lor thc incrcascd rcw anls atten-
dant on the cxcrcisc uftho iiicelinnic arts
for thc cmitiuiicd growth of our pnpiilntiuu
aud the rapidly revivins j.npcrity of the
wholc country. I shall l.e pcnmttctl to cx-
thc Exccittivc has rclaxcd no efri)rt to rcndcr
indcstructable thc rilatimis of amity bii-h
so hnppily cxist bctuccn thc Unitcd Statcs
and othcrcoiiutrics. The trenty lattly con
cludcd with (Jreat Uritain has tciidcd prcatly
to incrcasc tbe Rood uiidcrstr.tidiu!; which
recqinicity of intcrcst is calt-ttlatcd to tn
courne, and it is mo.st nrdcntly to bc hopcd
that iiiitliiii may tr.iiispirc lo intcrrupt tho
relations nf iiinity which is so obvioiiMy tho
policy of bnth uations toctiltivntc.
A qucstion of intiili iinportaurc still re
iiiains to be adjnstcd hctwcru lliciii. The
territori.d liuiits of thc tmt couutrics in rt-la-
j tion to nh.it is coininoidy kuonu ;;s thc Or
I csou tcrritory, still rcmaiu in li.putc. '1 he
L'nited Statis wunlil bcatall timcs imlispos-
cd to azgrKiulizc thciuselvcs at tb6 ps.cn?e
j of auy oibcruatioii ;mt while they wouldbe
rcstniuicil oy pnucipics oi nonor, nuicii
should govern thc cnndtict of uations is well
as that of individtials, from scttiup; up n !c-
a . u , C011SCIlt lo ;i
surrelI1icr(,r their rishts. Artcrthcn.ostnV
; j, ;,,! a3 far as prac-iicable, uubias?cd csran-
j iuatiou oftlic subjcct, thc L'niti-d Statcs hr.vp
i nlways coiitciidcd that tlicirriht.- appcrtaiii
I to thc cntire rcgiou of country Ijtn ou tbe
; Pacific, and ciiibniecd nithiu tht forty-set-
' "J "l fiftyfourtli 10 3 f North latittidc.
' Ftb!3 c'a,m h?"f controvcrtc. 1 'J l
Ilntaiu, thoso who havc prcceded tbe rrcsent
,., , .'.,,, n ',,
l'ro"?!lt tIlc ',U' ,,.) t!c.. co.widcratioi. of
,...1 i i ..!.: :n l.n
,Inllc ,0 co11)rolIlit ,)e r;slts, orhoirorcf tho
Unitcd Statcx, cvcry propcr cxpcdicnt will
bc rcsortcd tn iu ordcr to britis llic ncgocia-
tiou now in the progrcss of rt-snmptioii, to :i
spccdy and hajiy tcriniuatioii. Iiilbcmerii-
time it L propcr lo rimnrk, that many ifotir
citizcus arc cither idrcaiiy cMid.lUhtd in the
tcrritory, or are on tbcir way thilhcr for the
ntirposc of fonnius pcnii.-iiicnt settl. mcutj,
' , .', 01 . r ,,, ,i
white othcrs nrc jircpanns to fobor aml
. . e . r ...... 1 1 , ,i ,. r,-
1l,;tTn tlmsr prtrnsivn rcrioit!!. Our laws
' "e "y ."ouuta.ns auu e.m5.. . cr
and more cxtcnsivc spread to the principles
ol civit ann rcugious uoeriy.
I am happy to iufomi you that the cnscs
which have arisen, from time to time, of tho
detentiou ofAuicripau vcsscls by I5ritL-li crui
sers on the coast of Africa, UDlcr tbe pre
tenccorbeing cnsjnged in ihe slavc trade,
' havc bcen placed in a fair traiu of adjustmeot.
In the case of the Wifiam & Francis, full
; satisfaction will bo allowcd. In tlie cascs of
the Tygris and ficamcw, the I!ritih Govern
1 ment adnu'that satisfactiou is dtie. In the
'case ofo Joncs, the sum accruing from the
' sale that vessel and cargo will be paid to
t owners while I cannot but flattcr my-
sell that full iiMlemniiicntion will be allowcu
for all damagcs snstaincd by the detention of
the vessel aml in the case of the Wouglas?,
J her Majcsty's Governmcnt has exprcssed its
' dctcrminatiou to makc indcmimicauon.
Stron hopcs arc thcrcforo entertained that
' most, if not all, of these cascs will be speedily
adjustcd. No new cases have ariscn since
the ratilicatiou of the Treaty of Washiu-ton;
' aud it is confidcntly aiiticipatecl that ihe slave
trade, undcr the operation of the eighth ar
ticleofthat treaty, will be altoretbcr siir-
pressed.
The occasional interruption expcrienccd
by our lellow ciuzcns engagcd in the fUdierics