H. BELL,
EDITOR AND PROPR1ETOR.
TERMS OF TENTH VOLUME.
Jillage subscribers, S2 00
Jlail subscribers 2.00
Individuals and CompanieJ wlio lake at tlie office
1'75 or 1'50 cents if paid in six months.
riiofe who take of Poslriders . .92.00
If not paid at tlieend ortlie year 2, 25
Ko papers dlscontinued umil arrearajea are paid
txcept at the option ofthe propridor. No contract
with, or paymei t made to Carricrs cnsh, keepin;,
ur oihcrwise allowed ceept assenteJ lo bj tlio
prcprietor.
All comm'inicaiionimuslbe addressed totheed
tor Post Pjiid.
From the July Knickertocker.
STANZAS.
Dccp in the city's noisy heart .
A sacred spot there lies;
Amid the tumult yet apart,
And shut from worldly eyes.
There jnst beyond the chapel shade,
Hid in a cloveredmound,
Enough of innocence is laid
To sancti.'y the ground.
Born as the violets arc, in -Var,
With songof birds she came,
And when she s.'ghed hersoul away
The scason was the same.
Itseeinedin Heaven benignly meant
To give this virgin binh,
When all things beautiful are seut
Toblessthe buddingearth.
But if herbirthbentted then
The spring-time and the bloom,
Why, whcn that gladness came again,
Why went she to the tomb!
O! letnotimpioiis Griuf accuse
Kind Xature ol" a wron
Uer form in flowcrs and fiagrant dcws
Sha.l le exhaled cre long.
Hcr bcauty A-as akin lo ihem;
Theirelements combined
To shapc the young consuromate stem
Vi'hose blossora was her mind.
And now the Mossom is with God;
Soon shall lhe.unand shoivcrs
Wake from the slumbcr of the sod
All lliat was cver ours.
No weary Winler' frozen slccp,
Underlhe torpid snous,
llerundccaying fraine can kecp
In the clay's cold rejose:
Forall hcr mortal part shall mclt,
In oihcr forms to rise,
Belure l.er spiiit shall havc dwelt
One ummcr in the skics.
A Hint. Thc fullouiiig picce uf waggcry
ippears inadown-east paper, and wecopy it
!. r the benifit ot thosc living inipertiticnccs
,lio fullow the praciice in this village.
Wanted One hundred and scrt-nly-fivc
vi.ungnicn ofnIlehap.es andsizcs, from ihc
tall, graceful damly willi Iiair enough on his
..pper works to slulfa barber's rushion,down
i!ichllle liump bnckcd, frecMe-iiiccd. bow-
icd, carrot-headcd upstarl. Tlic object
w lorm a paj.ing Corps, to bc in atlen
i! u'.re at thc cliurcli on each snlibath beforc
rcimnienrcmeiit of divinc worsliin.tostare
ai t'ie fumnlesas thev cnier, and makc dcli-
cate and gentlemnnly rcniarks on thcir per
ns and dress. All who wUh to cr.list in thc
alve namcd Corpse, tvill please to appenr
n the various rliurcli dours nsxt babuulli
iiinruin?, w liere Ihey ivill be duly inspected,
and thcir nainfs, nerscnal apncarance and
nnai'.litv ofbiains rccilrred ina book kepl
1-jr that purpofi-.and jmbhshcd in thc ncws
l.vpcrp. To prcvcnt a gcneral rnth, itwill
be well lo slale that nonc will bc cnlistcd who
posr-css iiitcllcctual capaciiics above that of n.
ve!l-brcd donkey.
Tm: Phesext IIot Weatiicr. 'Ilalloo
ifii'ro, Tommy, my hoy. what arcyou clirnb
ihat laddi r fur?' To sce how high the
ilirrinnniPlcr is, dad.' 'How high is it, niy
V 'Jcst above ihc third Etcry vinders.'
'li i.In'tno hU-a it was so warm.'
Rdv." Dr. Bocrher, describing in a
address tlie rhararlcr ol" niinistrrs
1 '
.l.'i
i d at thc West, t:iA, whcn" ihc strong,
!! : i'i'i,pnngcut nmldUcriminaiingprcnch
nijT ol B.ixtcr and Edwards, gives place lo
. i.-bint- nml uncturnal rainbowsand mys
ii which no human mind can compro
Iiend. dcliverrd by men wiih rings on their
li'nji -"i, holdinn r.nmbric handkcrchiefs to
llial ncvcr uceplnrMii, thcn farewcll '.o
;he ftre of the altnr, larcwcll to trne revivals
freii?ion, farewcll lo ihc salvation ol the
miili .jfaien !
jT-Youhave not put ou a clean shirt to
"! .y,' -;.id a military capiain to his corporal :
;ui: uever saw me without a clean shirt on
i paradc, ivhcn I was a corporal.' (Ile lov-i-1
tu "iiaU of llie iit.incnsc diffcrcnce bttween
ti' I'lcscnt siluatiiiu as a captain, and ihat
lioir. i hich he had riseu asa corporal.) True,
c.it houor; but then your honor's mother
i . uasher-woiiian.'
0. r Thc Xcwburyport Ilcrald says, It is
rare tbat ligluentng ducs much damage to a
!Tick huilding. and thcre is roasou to bclicvc
Jiat brick walls not unfrequently receivb dis
1 harges of electiicity aud conduct them si
itiitly and harmlessly to the carth.'
J'DESCRlrTIOS OF A GoOD WlFE.
hr had'nt 110 ccr for tnuiic, Sam, but she
l'ad a capital eyc fordirt, and for poor folks
ihat's rnuclibetter. Xo one nevcrsee so mucb
dirl iu iny bouse as a fly conld brush olfwith
his wings. Ilostin gals may boasfof their
pinets, and iheir n-iytars. and thcir-Eye-faian
nrs. and their ears furmush but give me the
g il.lsay.that hasau eye for dlrl.-SamSlich.
"They are ratlier strong drinkcrs in Can-accorditi-r
10 ihc stalistirs nnlilUhml in
nd:
.ome of ihe proviucial papers, as it appears
by the statemem that braudy, whiskey, aud
vine cuough are imported anuually to fur
.. s fivc gallons apiecc to each male and fe
p lc over fiftcou years of age.
ftT'Itissaid ofthe eccentric John Ran
.. ilph that a political opponent who wished
. draw him into a quarrcl, one day boldly
t ":l him 011 the sidewalkin Washington.with
remark,
I do not turu out forevery vile scoundrel
- leet."
But I," said Randolph, "always do," aud
'ing the actiou to the word, heturned oue
': and passpd on.
''nrequUed Allaclimcnt. Retura of an ex
lon with cudorsement of '110 effects.'
' "octK man who cnts prose into ihort
e. to furqish Jiuing for trun'ks.
VOL. X.
MISCELLMEOUS.
tromthe liural Reposilory.
TVi H o n (rli t or
I16lS3.n(lllS JJEUgllLer
A TALE OF THE WHITE J10UNTAINS.
BT CLARK W. SBTAK.
CHAPTER I.
Continued.
Time nasscdon vcara rollcd by, and the
infant Helcn had grown toalovelj- laEs of mains of this onceloved and lovely but bro
nine ortenycars. during which time her ken-hearted beinj was cousigned to ihe si
mothr.rhad reeidpd but a lcw miles from the lent tomb. Helen remained weeping over
village, and cmployed her time in altcnding the grave of her mother, till the asscmblage
noon thc sick, and adminislennj to the wants ba.l
ofthe afflicted.and so dihgenl was hersearch ougl,t t0 solace but the kuowledffe that sho
forand attcntion to thc ncedy and suncrins diod a Christian. The death ofMrs Anson
ihat slie soon rccetved the name of 'The wa3 scvcreiy felt fora long time, and the itn
Nursc' and hcr nbihty and slull in ihat ca- nr.;nn ,vWh hrH.h ...) ibo r.,t
pacity wasknownfarand UMde. She had in
thc mcantimeascertamcd that her daughter
hadfallcninogoiuhands,andthcreforedid
noiaiieniptioseener.fcnowinginaincrprcs-
encc would scrve but to bring her troubles
to herin.ndafresh She soon, howcver be-
san to have calls from thc village to attend
upon thes.ckIandonecallsucceedclanothcr
till themost ofher t.mcwasspentamongthc
villagcrs, from wnom she received the ap-
pellaTion of'The ViIlageW Herc shc
liau an opportunityofdaily seeingher daugh-
tcr. She was a lovely and asfair and
beautirulachildasever claimed NewEng-
land lor a birtli-placc and as she advanced in
years, her mind expanded willi incrcasing
vigor.cvincingjudgment, talentand vivacf-
ty thatwouldhavedone honor lo a pcrson of
riperycars. Herappcaraiicc beaiililul,and
hermanncr atoncc ivinningand atttuctive.
Hcr eyes were of jet black, over which sat a
noblc forehead ofalabaster whitencss, which
contrafctcd Flrongly willi the luxuranl trcsscs evmeucc 01 a uissoiuuon 01 co-pannersmp
ofdarUhairlhat hung waving round hcr hy mutual cousent and agrcemeut, betiveen
hend.andincurlsdownhcrncckandoverher ,llcm autl bislire-red vest over whichdan-s-houlders.
There ivasaEinilc cvcrbcam- gled tbe cnds ofa cravat a shade ortwo dar-
ingon hcr face, whirh servcd bulto incrensc,
hcr atirartioiis and preposscss ihe bclioliler
in hcr lavor. one movcil wiliia gracelul,
case and pobleni'ss ihat art can ncver bcslow
upon thc human form. Addcd to ihcse out-
Jard qualificalions were a n.ild disposilion,
and a lemperamcnt ap placid and sercne as
tliewatrrola lake whcn slecping qulelly
tnd umultlcd bylhcwinusanu slorms. 1 ct
llicrc waa pomething in her scarching eye
ih.it to!d ofa fpin'tof bold daringyet slum
hcringin herbosom, which would in time cx
paud to a degrce th.it would readily rebuke
provncntiuii nf too bold a nnture, and rescnl
any lnsult lliat miglit lie ollercu lo ncr. Iler
guardiau always took great delighc in dress-
uig lier lo uie utmost cxicnt ol ncr chiluiMi
Rr.iiifications, and hirished upon her all the
foudiiess ofa parcut. Thus she grew up.ilie
pet of .Mr. It ugqlcs; and respccted and lovcd
by her whoie circle ol acquaintauce. n hich
was vcry large, for there was scarcely a resi-
dcnt ofthe village but what kncw 7elcn, the
fnundliug, and cnchoue had 9 ivord ofkind
gcling wliPiiever they met her, which was
received by hcr wiiha smile ofplasnre aud
returneiliiia manner so courteous, ihat shc
soon won the aflcctions of all ho knew ber.
As she grew older, and was informed of ihe
facl ofher licing a foiindliug andperhapsan
o.-nlisti wilhout a relntiveon carth. and whcn
shc allowed herself to reflect upon thef e
things, a shade of.dcep inelancholy would
settle upon herbrow, aud hcr ficlings were
anynnngbtit plcasant. one nltcii wislicuslic
had a mother, for llitty tnok evcry occasion
lo manifest her hatred for hcr, when shc could
do it uiiobscrved by othcrs, and shc uould
veryollcn, before she was aware ofit, fiud
herself in tcars whenever she reflcclcd upou
hcr situation.
Time rollcd on. She was now somcwhat
advanced in her tccns. and ihc elow ol
cbildhood wasfastdcepeniugint.i darker tints
ol tlie discrction and judgment of 11 omanhood.
A distemperbroke out in ihc village of an
alarmiiig charactcr, nhich prostrated mauy
ofthe uihabilauts upaii beds of sickncss, and
many dcalhs occurred iu cousequeuce of this
disease.
Mrs Anson was as usual at her post, alten-
ding upon the sick, and snuplymg tbeirjsome meaus by which they would receivea
ivant3 She inovcd about evcn amid tbe
worstrases ofthe disccase, without takingj
it herself. It was that distrcssing complaint '
callcd the 'Black rinigue,' from which few
.that are allacKeu wiui 11 cvcr recovcr. 11
ravcd viulcnllv, swceping tho aged, ihemid-
dle-aged. thc aspiring youlh, and thc smiling
infant. alike into the grave. Many wcrc erty fany value began lo take measures for
ihe hearts that nere desolate by tbe of one, its more perfect security. Mr. Ruggles
two, three, and somcthncs moie members of ; lhinking that the place in which hischestwas
lbe fainily, during lbe prevalence ofthiscpi- deposited, was hardly sccure, looked around
ilcniic. Atlast, wheii it had uearly abated, for a safer place of dcposit; butashefound
Mrs Anson, worn down wilh cxcessivctoil and nonc to suithim he concluded to bury it.
watchings, was taken sick, and the kind at- A short distance from the house was a
leutious wcrc paid hcr u hich shc had so long knoll, covcrcd wiih trees, and in somc places
bestnwed upon otliers. Hcr labor togclhcr thickly sprcad with underbrush. Hethought.
with that trouble aiid sorrow n hich had weigh- this was the best place he kncw of, and a hole
ed npnn her tpirils, brnught hcr vcry low.and was dug for its reception, where underlhe
from Jicr flrst aitack she lelt convinced that cover of night, aud unbcknown to any but the
shc could uot long survive. and ibere was hoiisehold, the chest was rcmoved by its own
bnt 011c ihing that crcated iu her minda de-' cr with tbe assistance of Obadiah.
sire to live any longer: aud ihat was the' This is no Iove story, but it must not be
welfareof her daughter. When she found supposed that a girl of Helen Anson's spirit
ihat her strength was daily failing her, she and beauty should have no admirers, and this
sent for ileleu and disclosed to ber tbe fact story as a history of thc Anson family, must
that shc was her mother, aud relatcd tbe sto- neccssarily relate all tbe priucipal cvcnts im-
ry ol her life which we have given in the pre- mediatcly rclating to ihem.
ceeding chapter. ' This was a new era in William Edwarde had long been an ad-
Hcleu's life. She had a mother and she mirerand lover of Helen's,.which Iove was as
now watched by her bedside boih night and fully returned by her as it was freely given by
day, scarcely allowing herself snfficicnt rest him. He was an amiable and interesting
tosatisfy ihe demands of nalure. Hermnih- yonth, and withal quite a favorite of Mr.
er gre.v worsc. till death came toherrelief. Ruggles. and therefore was thoughtto stand
She died renlingin the arms ofher daushter. the best chance of winning Helen's hand,
with a prayer ou her lips, for the e,mding which made him quite an object ofenvy from
hand of Providence tn direct her through some ofihe village bcanxs, but notwithstan-
life. For a while Helen's grief was unbouu- ding this he had not a real tnemy in his whoie
ded. She had found ber mother, but toloose circle of ncquaintances, for. his.character and
hcr and the recollections of sulTeriugs she manners were of that lofty slamp calculaied
had u'ndergonc, scrved but to hcigliteu the to win the confidcnco and esteein of friends
temnest of her crief. and the rcsnect ofenemies. Ile nossessed a
Mauysupposed Mrs Anson's disease was
lbe same that had so recentiy prevanea in
the village, and it was thought best to bury
her as soon as practicable, and much agamst
thewishcsof Helcn, the funeral was to take
place on tbe afternoon of the day on .which
she died. Notwiihstanding the snpposition that
her disease was contatrious.tbc chnrch where
hcr funeral was held was filled to overflow-
ing. In consequence ol yielding some time dentsrelateu 10 ner by her molhet, and sbe
to the prayersand eutreatics of Helen not oftenwcpt over the mciiiory ofthe sufTcr
toremove the corpse. it was tate before thc incs wbich she had eudnred. Theknowl-
procescion reacbed the church aud twilight
was fast succeedinc the settimr sim. before
service was over. Hero was asolemn and
impressive sceuc wh:cn is seldom witnessed
a funeral bvthclxili shl of eTemne- and a
bunalby moonllghl Although the corpse
wasiolloweaoyonemounieronly ibeloucly
Helcii eacn one lelt that tnev naa lost a
friend that wasdearto tliem.lor she had long
beeu a mmistering angeT, and tho fact ofher
MIDDLEBURY,
being the mother of Kclec, increaeed in
possible their respect for the deceased. The
hymn was givcn out and sung ivilh a solem-
nity that awed the congregatiou, and the
pravcr tliat folloucd scemed to eorae from tlie
prayer iuaiiouowea seemeu to corae irom ine
heartofdivincfullness. The scrmoii which
immcdiately succceded was impressive aud
eloqueut, and the eulogy upon the life and be unitcd to one whom he considcred cvery
charactcrof ihe deceased, left tcarce a dry way worthy ofher.
eye in the bouse. The servicc over, ihe pro-I Mr. Black and Ilitty had not bceu idledu
ccssion moved to the grave by the dim light rhig this time; neither had they relaxed one
afforded bv the risiurr mooo. and tbe re
scene llaj maJe u the m-mds 0rtlle pco.
ple 1Vas more lasting and effective tlian any
jcath that had occurrcd during the preva-
i,nl.. .r,i,. ,;.i.nM,
A fcw d aftef Mr; Anso.s death( thcre
came a matf,0 M Ru , ilisearch 0rem.
tm. . .
Lered with those wl.o had been swept away
by s;clBCS3i aBlI a3 he takes an activePpart
., . ' ... . .
1,c ?'s"g scenes ofiLii story.it .nay be well
to f ve a sbor "lcscnption of h.m. Il.sdress
aui1 ,na"n.crs ,0Selllcr jg1" lmn '.he 'PF""
auce of bemg avcry verdant spcci.neu of hu-
man"y ,ut wlle,hcr lle ,v.as ay as
aalu as nc "PPearca remams to ue seen. 111s
pantoloons which were of a dark grev color,
"'ended uearlyhalf way from his kuees to
poiui icy lupcreu on 10
as small a compass as would admit of ihe
Paa5e of 1,ls fecl whenever he had occasion
,0 ,ake tllcm oTnnd put them on, which gave
kcrthau ihat ofhis vest. His coat was of a
dark brown, thcskirts of which were but little
niore inan a coupie 01 uanu breadths in
lcngth : ou the front of which was mountcd
two rows ofbuttons ofunsullicd biightucss.
To ciowu al, ratlier 011 the crown ofall, was
placcd a beaver, in a slanting position, thc
rim of which would measuicncarly two inch
es in widlb, aud ihc crown to corrcspoud, re
sembling very much -.in oldfashioued Cliurch
steejilc. In thissingiilnr cosiume, he made
his appearance beloreMr.RiigsIcs.and as we
havc beforc statcd, obtained a situation. His
course of conduct for a long tiiue, prorcd that
he wa as green as his appcarauie intimalcd.
liy degrees howcver he hecainc initinlcd iuto
the ans audmsteiiesof 'lown lifc, and was
soon quitean adcptiunll ihc riooksnnd turns,
enough to show that hc h.id beou 'broke in.'
Ic was faiibful and ga:ned thc cnlire confi-
dence ofhis cmployer, aud thatto an extcnt
tbat'no one cvcr beforc had. Indecd, ibc old
gentlemcn even permiticd him to carry the
ivuy iu 1113 mouey cuesi, wuiru 11 me report
was true, was no small privilege, for it was
said to coutain a large amount of monev.
There was but one thing about Obadiab, (for
that was llie namc uy which lic was calleij,)
that crcateu any suspicion as to lns hoiiC3ty,
and that was ihc f.ict that hc was Ircqucntly
gonc from boinc a day or so and ncvcr ap
peared willing to lell whcre he. had been, or
tvhat had hecn the nalure of his business.
But this was not enough to crcale in Mr.
Ruggles'mind n sufJicient ilistrust of Obadiah
to ktcp him from entruating to him all his
secret?.
Mr. Bhck, who still vi.-ilcd Hitly whcn
he saw ihc partiality cxhibiled by Mr. Rug
cles towards Obadiah.had urcater cause than
ever to fear ihat his fondest hopes were
duomed to withcr in llie bud. Hc satv plain
ly that ihe old gcutlcniau's atTcctions were
fltcd upon Obadiah and llellcn, and Ihought
of course that wliciihisaircctious were, thcre
w ould hi1 property go nlso. Hejiuwcver.with
his 'dearly belovrd' llitty. continued to hopc
that some chaogc favo"-able to hcmsclvcs,
would take place ; but two years passed.and
as there was 00 appearance of any changc.
they put their heaus togettier to conlnve
benefil.'
Theslory will show what thcir schemcs
were.
J Thcre had been several robberies perpe
, tratcd in the village aud ils vicinity, of so
Imtfl n .tn.iirr. tn Hll tlm ir.imL nf tVn nan-
ple wilh mazcmcnt.and those Ihat had nron-
truly noblc hear.t, nhich was well worthy of
Uie lovely and confidmg being to whom it
was devoted. Helleu had now laid aside her
mourning wceds, after having worn ihem an
unnsual lcngih of lime, and appeared lo be
the same livcly beiug that she ever .had been,
but t cre was a secret gnawingat her heart,
and her mind was Glled wiih unnlcasant feel-
ings, whenever she reflccted upon the inci-
edee, too, that her fathcr was one of lbe
nTountain bandilti that were roaming over tbe
land, aud stiiking tetror totbc inhabimuts
wherever thev anncarad. was no very conso-
lin-r rcflectinn. But time. the sootber ofall
' grief.hadeffaccdin some degree the disagreea-
ble feeling, aud her Iivehiiess ana vivacity
was namnuner resumed. sne uau consen
ted to becomc tbe brideof William Edwards,
and to gratify hcr guardian aud protector.the
VT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1845.
wedding was to take place ou the cighteentb
anniversary of her beingfound at his door.
As the happy day grew nigh, extensive prep-
arations were niaking lor the wedding, to
ivhich a large numbet ofvillagers had been
u lurge numuei ui viiiagcni iiuu ueen
inTited, and 5Ir. Ruggles looked forward
witb pleasure to the day whcn Iiclenshould
fifTf.ri If. prnir tliaBiippoea nt tllPir snhpmpo
Thcirardor iucreased nithlhe rising ofcverv
suu, and cooled uot the least at its setting.
Ilelen's wedding drew near, nhich would
Irustrate all their plans unlcss carried iuto
execution before ihat day arrivcd, as she was
to have herportion sctlled upon her on that
day, which would in all probability be the
greater part ofthe old gentleman's property.
Mr. Black persuaded llitty, aficradealof
entrcaty, to inform him whcre the miut' was
deposited, and succceded in convincing her
that it was but just and riglit that they should
posscss themselvesof a good sharc of its con-
tents, and wlien they had Obtained it, to leavc
the place and scttlc m somc distant country,
to cnjoy the plcasures oflifc, and thegrati
iications their mouey would purchase, unmo
lesled. They had agreed to attempt tbe cx
ecutiou of thcir plans onthenishtol thewed-
ding while the ncopk were liitening to the
perl'ormauce, and there would be little dan
gerof their being detccted.
It may scem strange, but true it is, that
there was anolher party meditating an at
tack upon Mr. Ruggles' colTcrs upon the
same day and hour, but each one's plans
wereunknownto the other party. The Iast
named was no other than thc mountain ban-
ditti, spokunofm the commencement of this
story,of which Charles Anson was Ieader.
The preparation lor the weddinff had been
fully completed, and the cvening arrived,
Thc company had all assemblcd at thc ap
pointed hour, cvcn the ministcr, who is fre-
quenlly the Iast to makc his appearance on
such occasions.
Helen had strollcd forlh
iustat twiliaht, to meditate and communo
wiintnc uoaot nature,whose works shc loveu
to gaze upon and admire. So intcnse were
hcr mcdiiations, that shc had uuconsciously
wandercd on tillthc'ehadows ol twilight had
faded away into night, and she was some dis
tance from the house, when shc heaid the vil
lage clock strikc the hour appointcd for thc
!c ,
7
ccremony toconimcnce. blie immcdiatcl
lurncd hcr steps, and hastcned homcwan
iriliuiur iiumiy ovur inu ;ruuiiu, u u uv iiiu
' o. o J . 1 j
wav ol shorlening tnc distance. slie crosseu .
Ihe' knoll whcre the much sought trcasure
ofMrRugglcs' was dcnosilcd. Just as sho '
came to the spot, she was stopped, and a '
1 .11 ...ii .1.... f i..
""'T ' . , y . u
moulh, to prevcnt hcrscrcaming, and shc
h .rrJpil ownv bv mr.nn!nTn hnndhia
was hurried away by thc mountain bandilla
who had alrcady sccurcd thc contcnls ofthe
chest. They had but just had time to get
out ofhearingaistance, when llitty and her
paramour made their appearance at the
grave ofthe tnuch sought trcasure, with itu
pliments for its re-interment. But great was
thcirsurpriEC and dtsappomtment at Iinding
thc chest cmpty, and swcpt, though not cx
acily garnislieil to their liking.
All was conlusion in the house orlMr.Kug
gles some were sent this way, and some
ll.at.in search orthc bride, bui all returned
wiih the same succees Ehe wasnowhereto
bc found. The bridgroom for a while fran
tic wilh grief at the thought ofloosing the
chcrishcil idol of hi3 hcarl, and the circkm-
stancc of hcr appearance being cnvcloped in
a mystcry heighlencu the poignnncy ol
his dislress, and his cup ot bappincss was ,
dashcd to the carth just as hc wasraisingit
te his lips.
Mr. Black and Hitty, whose disappoint
mcnl had raiscd them up to such a pitch of
anSJcr that they dctermined to rcvcnge thcm-
selveson some one, when theyhcardol Hel
en's n.ysterious disappcarance, iiumediatc
ly resolvcd to turn this fact to their own ad
vantage. Under thepretence of walking out
for pleasure, they rcported thnt having ar
rivcd near the buricd chest, they heard per
sons engaged in earncst convcrsation, and
on a near approacli, to their horrror, beheld
Helcn in company wilh several pcrsonsjust
relrcating Ircm tlie chest, wliicii wncn mey
rr:ached thev lound emntV. 1 rue enougn.
enougi
He en Icftin company with the Tobbcrs just i
beforc they arrived, but then they ncvcr sa.v i
licr, nor nau uicy iuc .east suspicion uuu
Iiaa Dcon near :i
baEC fabrication.
as nossibl
the mini s ol me peoute asainst rjeieu, fiuu
1 . . ..1 . . TT. .
turning such prcjudicc to their own ndvnn
lnrrn. It is unnecessarv to sav that this sto
ry was crcdited only by a very fcw of ihe vil
lagers, and it was treated by Mr. Ruggles
and Edward with Ecorn, and with a leeling
that bade the slanderers beware how they let
their Ivingtongues tampcr wilh thefameof
one they held so dcar. So incensed wasMr.
Ruggles ihathe immcdiately forbadc Mr.
Black thc privilege ofvisiting his house, and
dlscharged Hitty" from his service. They
soon lelt the village together, but where they
went, few knew and less cared. The idea
that Helen, the 'loved and lost,' who had
been brought up and hved lor years among
them, and had scarcc ever created an en
pmv fmm ihe whoie ofheracquainlancc, was
therobber, was not harbored by her fricDds.
On the contrary, they feared thatEomeca
lamity had bcfallen her, and all felt anxious
(or hcr safety.
Duringlhehubbub anu coniusion rauseu oy
the disappearance of Helen and the money
chest, Obadiah took occasion to leave Mr.
Rug"Ics,' without leaving word where he
had gone or why he went. His nbscnce was
very little noticed by thc family, thcir attcn
tion beingentircly cngrossed with the myste
rious disappearance of Helen and the money
chest. . .
Condudtd ncxl ictcK.
APOLOGUE.
When the Almigbty was about to create
man, hesumtnoned around his Eecrelthrone
to.couneil.hisattendantangels, tho highest
guards ofhis kingdom.
:Create him not,' said the Angel of Justice,
he will be unkind towardshis brother, sevcre
and cruel to he weak.' .
fVp.ite himnot'Eaid the Angel ofPcace;
he will manure the earlh wilh the blood of
men: the Crst born-ol the race jvill slay his
brother.'
Thine ho'.iness he will profane wilh hes,'
pursued the Angel ofTrulh, 'allhough thou
shouldst imprint on his countenance thine
image, the Iikeneis of Truih itself.'
So spake all the attendant nngels of Jeho
"Merev. the Eternal Father's
youngesl and dearest chtld, approaches his
thronc and bows before it. 'Father'said she,
'make man after thkic image; thechcrished
object of thy mercy and goodncss ; whcn all
thinc angcls forsake him, I will scck him out
and rcmaiu with him,and turn even his fiiulls
to good ; evcn by hi3 own wcakness I
inclinc his heart to sy mpathizc aud bear wilh
the mfirmitics ofothers. Ifhe forsakcsthc
way of Peace ahd Trulh, if he sin against
Justice and Equily, the vcry consequencesol
errors shall render him more meek and amia
ble.' The Falher ofthe Univcrse hcnrkcned to
her, and .nade man a we'ak, erringcreature ;
but withal, a pupil ol Mcrcy, the sonof that
Divinc Iove which never lcaves him.
Remember thine origin, O man ! when
thou wouldst be cruel and unjust toothers:
Mcrcy hath chosen thee, aml thou art the
nurshng of compassion and Iove, From 'the
German Krummacher.
HOW A TAILOR COLLECTED A
DEBT.
A TRUE STOUr.
Near the close of the Iast ccntury, a Qna
ker knight ofthe sbears and thimble, whoex
ercised his avocation iu Philadelphia, was
imposed upon by an adroit scoundrel, who
contrived to get a suit of clolhcs on credit,
aud afterwnrds sloped without paying tor
them. The Quaker was too poor to lose ihe
debt, butlike too many otliers ofhis coi,hc
had aparcntly no other alteruaiive. Tho ac
couut wai placcd on his books and soon for
gottcn. Some years aftcrwards hc was cx
ainining his old rccords ol debt and credit,
profitand and loss, when his attention was
at'racted to this account aud all the circuin-
slances altending it came fresh to mind
Suddenly au odd ihought suggesled itsclf.
"I'll try an expcriiuent."said he to himsclf;
"pcrhaps I may succced iu catching thc
roguc and getling my pay."
He immcdiately preparedan advcrtisemcut,
insubstanceasrollows. which he inserted in
.1.- iii.;i..m.i.:. n .... ..ir 1
C . who was iu Philadelphia about lbe
mnniti nf in the vcar 195. will send
j,;s ajdress to the Editor of this paper. he
will hcar of somcthing to advantage. Prin
ters in ihe neighboriug Statcs are requestcd
to copy." The lattcr clanse was inserted
from a vaguc suspicion that the roguc had
taken up his abode in New-York.
Having instiucled tbe Ediior not to dis-
l.;. nm tn tl.rn....-rh .l.n..l.l ll
but to requcst lbe laltcr lo leave his address,
the Quaker palicnilv awailcd thc result of
his expcriment. Iu a short time he was in -
- . . r .1 n . .1 . .1
fornipd bv n note from lbe I'rintnr llial llif?
. ,. .. ..... . . . .
!,Ml,.v,dual .Mld to 'n be advcrt.scment.
"av,"S arriycu irom ixew-iorK, migni oe
fo?d at &"ea P,ae? IU .tho c"'-.
The tailor losl no time 111 nrepnrine a Irrtns-
crint ofhis accomit uot force lin- to char"e
Fr,P' 01 h'saccouni. uoi lorgeuui 10 cnare
mterest from the time that the debtwas m-
curred. Taking a constahlc with him, who
borc a legal processsuited to ihc occasion, hc
soou arrivcd at tlie lodgmgs ot tlie sinmller.
Tbe roustable was inslructed to stand ofl'a
little distance till a signul should indicatc tbe
tin.e for him to approacli
Thc Quaker uow rnttg the bell, and, whcn
the scrvaut appeared, requcsted him toiufutm
the ccntlcii.aii ol nhoui he was in search,
that n frieud wished to speak wilh hiiu at tbe
door.
i nc man oooycu tuc su.umons, nnu soon
both debtor and crcdilor were lookiug each
other iu thc lace.
" llow dost thou do?'' kindly inquircd the
Quaker. '- l crhaps thou dnst not know me.
"I belicvc I have not had ihe pleasure of
; your acnuaiutance, pohtely auswcred our
hero,
'Dost thou remember purchasing a suit of
clothcs several years ago ol a poor tailor ana
forgelting to pay for them :" askcd the Qua
ker. "O no," s.iid lbe gentlcman, blushing slight
ly; "you i.mstbc mistakenin the pcrson. It
canmit bc me ynu wished to fiud."
Ali ! John! 1 know thee vcry well. Thou
art Ihe very man I wished tosce. Thou hast
on al this vcry mo.nent the vcry waisicoat
that I made lor thee. Tlioii'must acknoivl
cdge it was of good stulfaml will made, or
it could uot havc lastcd thee so long."
"Oyes," said the geiitlemao, appcari.ig
snddtuly to rccullcct liimself; 1 i!o remem
ber now- the circuiiistaiiccs to nhich you :.l-
..,., Vm ,.oj t i, i :,,. ,!.i , ,..,11 nn.l
$cU Iiat m befofc Icill; philadel-
UV IVII1. OtC; IICIU 19 ti't' iiutniiavutfcu'
which apprises me of my good fortune."
Herc he handedtolhe Quaker a New-York
paper containing a copy of ihe advcrlNcmcnt
whose history we have givcu above. The
Quaker looked at it wilh imperturable grav
ity and continued
" Ycs, I sec ihou art in Iuck, hut as my
dcmand is a small one, I think I must insist
on payment before thou comes in posscssion
ofthy large cstates."
The propcr signal here brought the consla
ble into the presence of the parties. The
swindler was parlicularly astonishcd at thc
apperauce of this funetionary, who immcdi
ately began to cxecute bis part of tbe drama.
" What! exclaimed lbe rogue in an angry
tone, "you surely have n't sued me?"
"Yes.l havc," replicdthe Quaker; "and
thou shouldst be thankful that nothing worse
has happened to thee."
" Come in, then," said the deblor. finding
himself fairly caught ; come in, and I will pay
you U I must."
Tue three went iniotne nousu logi-inci, .mu
lbe slippery gentlomau haviug ascertained
the amount of the bilf, paid it in full.
The tailor having signcd the receipt placed
it in the hands ofhis late creditor, with fect
ings such as may readily be imagined. Thc
snindlcr took itand for the first time glanced
at the various items of wbich it was compos
cd. He said uothiug till he came to the Iast
charge, which waa "for cdcertising," when
he bioRe fortb
"Halloo! what tbis? 'For adcertismgV
That's au odd charge in a tailor'sbill. You're
cbeating me !"
"O no," conily replied the Quaker; "ihat
is all right. I bavc charged thee the cost of
publishing thc adveitisement which tbeu
justsbowedme.''
Here the smnoier uiterco a uuiii'.-mm, a.
he demanded, "Do you niean to say thatyou
caused the pubhcatiou oftGatadvcrtisement 2"
"Truly I did," replied tbe Quaker with
most provoking cpolness.
"You told a lie in it." quickly rc-
torled tbe rogue.
"Convince mcof that." said tbe Quaker.
and thou wilt fiud me ready to confess the
fault." - .
' You said I should hear someltnng lo my
advantage, if I would come here.".
media'telyrespon-
omised' that thon
"Thou art mistaKen, imnieoiau
cdthe Quaker; "I only promised
NUMBER 15.
shouldst bear of 'somcthing to advantage;'
is it not to the advantage of a poor tailor to
collectau old debt?''
' If I can catch you in the street,"said the
swiudler with an oathaiidin llio deepcst rage,
"l'll give you such a cowhidiiig as will not
leave the bre.itb in your body."
. ' Noiiscnse, now, said the Qnakcr; if thou
really iuicnds to do any thiug of that sorl. we
had bettcr step out ioto the h.-.ck yard aud
finisb ihe Jiusiuess at oncc."
Thc roguc -was roniplelcly non-plvseJ by
the cooloess ofthe Quaker, and stood speech
lcss and ahnost petrificd.
"Noiv," said the tailor good-naturcdly,"!et
megiveihec a piece of advicc. When next
thou hast occasiou to get a suit ofclolhes,
thou hadst not bctter ntlcinpt 10 cbcat the
poor tailor, but pay him houestly.forlheu will
thy consciencc uot disturb thee aud thy sleep
will be sweet and rcfrcsbinsr. Farewcll!"
There is 110 doubt uf llie literal trutb of
this story, as we received it somc tiiue siuce
from the lips of ihe Quaker himsclf.
THE PLEBGE.
At the close ofa bright sumnierday micht
havc been sccn, through a ihiclc copse of
trees, aneaiwiineconage, rescmblinga ivlute
spot in tbe forest; so coinplclcly was it cni
bosoined in trees aiul shriibbeiy. A wood
bine cncircling ils green doorand crecpercur-
laiucd wiudons, wiih Ihe bnghl foliagc wav
entig gn cefully in the ain to'gcther with ihc
beautiful llower garden in front, and ils neatly
Iaid plats in .thc regular walks of nhich, cn
gagcd iu iunoccut gaicty, were two rosy
childrcu.
This formcd one of thc most picturcsnuc
and beautiful sceucs the eyc could dcsire to
iook upon. At ihe little pjrlor winuovv.ovcr-
'onMag tli.s licauttul spot, satayoung fc.nale
wno, "OI" y"'"'"i appcar.ince, couUI
uot have numbercd more ihau cihlccn vcars.
' boldmg in hcr arins a beautiful ii.fa.it b.,y,
whose bright black pyes sparkled like to
beautiful slars, as, with the tcndcruess ofa
mother, she fuudly carcssed him.
A few paccs Irom the winilow, iu a corner
I "?"" " B"-""" se.er.ii jeara
, ''r sctulof- appnrcutly m decp thoiight.
"Rrother! "said a sweet muSica vo.ee. 'come
; ,'Bre!. 1 hc gentlema.i rose and appronched
thc wuidow. "U ho is that said ihc same
, ett voicc, lookmg out ofthe indow, aud
. poimmg, "who is that, with those tattcrcd
. clothcs and lliat rcchng gait 2"
"Jliles Binglclou:" repheil incgcntlemaii.
"Aud one of your compauions at llie nlu
house," said thchidy, placinghcrsnuill white
hand on his artn, and gazing, with ber full
bluc eyes, into his face, witb a look so full of
! a"iety and afTeclion llial it
. . f-.nliM
mautlmg 10 I isvcrteniplcs
d aifeclion that it sent tbe blood
'Oh! biulher; is it isiblc I have left my
homc in ihe ciiy, and cnmetolhisswcct cot
tage to render your hoine so unconifurtablc
that ynu must scck coiupauionship wilh those
who arcso unworthy your regard, who have
fallcn so entirely bcncalh ihc diguiiy ofuinu '
" You havc not made my home uiiLomfor
lablc, my sistcr. liidccd, you have been very
kind to makc this your homc, aud ynu havc
inauifcstcd all tlie kimlness of a mother lo my
little cherub," said be wilh much feeling.
slooping and imprinling akissou thebrow of
the infant, for which way God blcss you.
" I do not wish to wound your frclings,
brother; but Ict me cntreat you by the lovei
ofa sistcr, by thc near aud eiidearingretaiions
or a lather in wlucliyou stanJ to ihesemolh
crlcss children. hy thc sacrcd incinoryofyour
ilcparlcd wifc, whom ynu promijcd to Iove
and clieiish by all that U great and good, Ict
nc cntreat you to ahandun lliuse cnmpanions,
and promisc n.e, nh promise me, Ihat you will
never aaiu visit thatdeu of degndalion, that
you will never again talcofth:ilpoionousciip,
in wl.nse dregs dwellcth inisery and death."
He semed rnoved by thc manner and Ihe
decp-toncd atlectiou with which this petiiion
was tiltered, for he was noi yet hardened.and
the voice of aifeclion had cven found an an
swcring chord in his br som.
"Will you resumed thc sistcr, 'will you,
prninisc me dear brolber?"
"By lbe hclp of Goi," said he wilh c-
ii.ntion. '! will promise, i wiu imce iite
plede."
I hc laily llien look Irom licrungera piain
cnld rine. and nlaciii!! il on Ihe hand ofher
hrrither, "This," said shc, "was the gil't of
thy departed w ifc, and the molto is a stsler's
lotc. Let tlie circumstauce, toeethcr wiih
the motto, srrieto rrmindyou of ihe promise
you have snlemnly mad? in the prcscucc of
Ai.jhoiitt Gon, and may Ils grant ynu
strenglh sacrcdly to keep it." To whichhe
added iu an hnpressiva tone, Amcn. Then,
failing on hcr knces, m a low voice she fer-
venlly cnmiiiended to lbe carc ofour i-atii-eh
in IIeavk.i that helovcd brolber, iinplor
ing HiMto suircrhim not to be lcd into lcmp
taiion, to bc wilh him in lbe hour of trial
and guard and protect him in the bollow of
fli.q hnnd.
anu. noriliu sne lorget 11.3 coinpan-
inn it. ain. but nravcd tHat he misht be tbe in
strument in ihe hand ol Goo. of luining him
from ihe wickedncss aud siu. iu which he had
found misery and wo, iuto the palhs of rigb
teousness and consenucnt peace. She roso
calm and serene. for she was a Chrislian.and
believed ihat the prayers ofthe righteous arc
answcred.
Scarcely were they again rcseated when
both the childrcu came rushing in exclaim
ing, inone breath. "Oh!Pa! Cbarley Sin
glelon says his pa has beeu nhipping his ma,
and she is on the bed crying. and Ihat they
are very hungry they havc had not hardly
any tbinc to cat ihese two days." This was
too much lor tne aircaoy sum-iitu ncnu3
ihe falher. ....
He burst into tears and, taking thc inlant
from his sister's arins, "tu. sister saiu ne.
"and prepare something for thisafflicted fam
ily. for you are capable of co'nforting both
soul and body. Thank God we haro some
thing to spare for our unhappy neishbor."
With her aceustomed cheerfuhiess and be
nevolence she preparfd a basket of nice
bread and cold meat, and procecded to the
cottageof the inebriale. Like the good Sa-,
maritau she accoinplisbed her errand, return
ed again to her home leaving the remember
ance ofa kindness and sympathy innnifesTed
more by aclions th3n bv wonls. I ney suc
ceeded in reclaiming ihe inebriale. In the
ittlegardcu, whsre wceds were sullered to
grow, is now manuesieu me carc mc
busbandman; crery tmug acouiiuciuiic
haS a more prosperons and cheerful appear
ance. Tb fmbpr U a-ain welcomca ny mo gay
la-.iffh of the children, and checrlul smile of
the wife. And now may be seen, at each
returuing twilight, n a greenspot betwecn
beueath the shade of a stately
elm. ihe two families mingliog their iioited
orisons.wh'de their children joiuedinsingins
IS rUBLISIIED EVERT WEDSESDAT XOSM1I O
ix stewaht's BuiLniNos,
BY JUSTUS COBB,
BT 1TIIOU ALL OKDKRS TCB rKIKTlfla
B(D)ISa
HAMDBILLS,
Ofcvery descriptiou wilf be neatlv aud
fashiouably cxccuted. at short notice."
Ihe praiscs of ilicir Fatiier fn Heavcn, for
ihey are trained up in ihe nuriure aud ad
monition of the Lord Loictll Oferiiig.
Tp.i.nit Cnur.cn. We get thc followinj;
paniculars from tbe Jlirrorr
. The spire i- nt prcsent 2-15 fect high. Iiut ft
is proposed to raise it lo :.n atlitude ofSSO
cel. Itwill .rol.al,ly be completed d.iriii-r
thej montl, of A;um. The work on the i
s.de is advanced co.,-iderablyihe plas.ering
carly nnishcd.lA.-lbescafrolding parily dnwn.
tlie pewsaiid other wood work are iu hand,
aud n majority of the windows arecompleteil
aud put up iheglafs for llie rcmaindcr Ts
beiug prep-arcd. and there is evcry probsfciliiv
Ihat by Christmas next, the cdificc will b'c
opened rorDivine Service. Tlie dimensions
of Ihe Uiurch are a. follows : Lcngth c ut to
out. I!tt fect; brcadlh, do. 85.G: lcngih in
mde. cxclusive nf tower and chancel, 106:
deplh of chancel. 33.C; brcadlh ofnave.36;
height do.57.C; square of tower, iucluding
biittrcsses, 45; height of tower and .piret
-aO. hcn conipluied. we shall beenabled
toboast ofihe most beautiful cdifice ever
crecicd in this country. It will serve as n
model orarrhitcclure. and pive immorinlity tt
the dcsi"ner.and ti :Tr IT.,;.,!,..
StmcrilltcniliMirp tbl flrctni. I.-.- ....... .. :..
, - o UM.U..UHI1HU
out aud peifccicd.
Another body or ralhcr skelclor waa
fouml jcstcrd.iy huried by the rrrrnt
exploaion. h kiis like exhuniing the.bonerf
of oncforgottcn Irom a moih!y-grac. A
fcw cah-ined and discolored bourF,lhut sirm
ed rcady to pulverize inlu magnicsia ni thc
toucli a smoulh picccof scull, a glmnly lork
ol hair ihcfc were ihc rcmaining tolcnF ol"
ihe Iiving. No we mistake. A luijjf luur
dje of cbiirred ledgers was graspcd uiuh r llai
circlingboncs of Ihc lelt ar.n,whilc Ihc fing
crs oniie "good righl hand" rlutrhcd : n.onc
Eome scatterrd pieces of gold ! The e kclt
ton crushed upon Ihe' slops,uiider ihe bnriiing
huilding, wilh the employer's books nml uk
emiiloyer's gold to say nothing ofhis ov.it
lifc nl"e, safe! What a Iriumph! wlat n
somcthing to tcll of and to be proud rf for
all lime to come, that hc had so narrowly rs
caped thc great firc in 1S15 fscapcd altir
having, at ihc pcril of his life, scrurrd thu
books and thc gold, and brought ihrm
out safe wilh his own hand.! A!l this
RnM tlii. i -.. I 1 1 11.. .1 ,. T A.
busy fancy. as we communcd in thought
wiih iis vacant and drcamlces ce'Ilr. N. Y.
Irttune.
SOUND SENSE.
Tlie 'Voice of Freedom,' herctofbre a poh't
ical nbolition paper published at Brandon,
( VL)has dislinclly and in.ir.liilly rcnouiirnl
Ihird par'yism. Thc eJitor, Mr Hulconib,
says he has 'becomc fully salisficd lltat he
cando more fur the elave's release without
polilical aclion than wilh it. He says :
Being motc'ncarlyaHied in views nf Tn
lional policy to thc Whigr than Ihc Demi
cruls, 1 tnlend entcring iheir Camp wilh my
anlielavery Medicine Chest, rcady to dcal
out Ihc article as occasion may rcquire. I
shall aim not tosupport candidales for Stuie,
Counly or Townelfcrions who will not be
ready to do iu ihe Legislalure-fill thnt nstricl
ly Liberly I'arty man rould ilo for the blave,
ivcre he elected in Iheir etcad.'
. This is a ralioual vicwol'ihemattrr wluVIi
is enlerlained hy ihe Whigs gcnrriilly,
and we seeno rcason why cver' Whi ihird
parlv mnn should notiioiv act with Mr. Hnl
conib. But wecan ste why locofoco?, jire
tendii.g'to be aholilionifls and goinjr loran
nexation by voling for Mr. DiMingham
should cryout for Ihird parlyism, i.i.d that U,
mcrcly to dcslroy ihe Whig nnl evtnlually
build up Polki.-ni thcreby bind more
strongty the fcllcrs nflhc poorslave.
Wc believe many Whiga who acted wilh
lbe third parly Iast ycar fecl disappoinled
in the concqunres ofihe action ol that parly,
and ihat ihry wcrc deceivcd by son.c who
prctcndcd for liberiy. Soitseems Mr. Hol
comh fecls and hn. ihe hcncsty to abundou
his error. 77'e Gdei'oiiiin.
The OouNTnv A.vn vnn Adiiinistratio.v.
OrrKfionally Wf brre the Loco prcmtatnn
lizinglycxclaim. 'Whai 1.3? becomc nlVII the
prcdiclioim ofruin to ihe country wluVIi llie
WhiL'f prnphcsird would beliill hcr if A'r
I'olk.wasclcclcdl' TolhUa ready ni.Kwer
can bc given. The great hig measure
Ihc tarilfof 1S12 i slill in opcrulion, clil
fuaiiig hi-al.h and ii.'.purtiiigenergy lo llio
Govcrnmcnl. Thc balance of Ir.ii.'iVhinuh
iu inlluer.ee, i kept in our favor, and, in
stead of hcing tho debtor lo England nml
Britivh interefU, we arelargely hcr cre 'ilnr.
In3tcadofhavingan cmply trcui-ury.uc l.ave.
through thc Tariff, a treasury containing
cight millionsjive hundred ihousand dnllnrs;
so"lhat, as faras this nieasureol policy isroa
rcrned, thc Govcrnuicnt is condurtcd on
Whig principlcs.
Again, wc are savcd from thcdisastrrons
consequcnces inciJent toaSublrrasury Ihro'
Ihe repealol il by thc Whig Congrcjs of 1S
42, and thc Locos had not Ihe couragc to re
adoptitin the laft Congress; and thus the
country is frccc from this condcmr.cd and
worn out measure of Loco Foco policy.
Thc rcason then is nbvious why Whig
prediclions were not fully vcrified. Il is bc
cause thcLocoFocos wercafraid lo carry out
their principles, and are conducliug lbe
Government with an eyc to lbe wholesoine
and salutary crced of the UTiips the Tarill
of 1812,and no Subtrcasury. Va.FreePrtss.
PrclliJ considerable of a lliart? A sonth
erner had n large shaggy dog of what is
commonly called the curspecies, of whom he
gave.in the presence ofa numbcr of pcrsons,
the following charnclcr: 'He's a little tlie
keenest criiter you ever did see real wild
cat muscleand grizzle all over can eat a,
hcdge hog Jodge a thunderclap, and nhiji
any four leggcd aniraal that walked tho
earlh.' 'He mustbea scrowger," Eaidahog
mcrchant present, 'but I'll bet you n cool
'T- i ' . i . . i - . ' "i 1 1 .
tenuouarv, uiui I navo (ui uu uiu uui m
thefield out yondcr that he can'l make rtiii,
ncTilay.' 'Done !' exrlaiined ihe soulherner,
taking out the money, which was covcrcd by
tho bog-driver. Il w a cold wintcr inorn
ing, and thc company had lo wnde through
lbe snoiv cre they could rench the old boar.
Whcn they arrived at tho field. Ihc nnimnl
was pointcd out he was standinc passivcly
in a corner and no eooner did Ihe dog per
ceive hisantagonist ihan he Eeized him by tho
throal, and they both rolled in ihe snow to
gether. 'He's a Ecrcamcr!' shcnted tlio
soulherner. '.May be so,' replied the hog
driver, holdingout his hand fur the siakes
'butbcaiut agoingtorun for he was frozen
to death Iast night, and dcad hoars don'J use
thcir legs naw-a-days.' e
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