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RICH jJOAD. AV.i: COUNTY. LD., ' T1IURS1) AY, DECEMBER 20,
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liui h.va l.r..ujrhtil tr, t- si.wv
. i.Mur lvo lur ti-icuU of luus
C (tut oi.iM;!)ioi iii:;.
'I fiud !i:o ui.ii of my !.r!t b-
fcuk th-s r my l)'.!ove 1 niu'i..-r, vhk-h wt-ro
' Enured by my own says Alcx-'iudc-r IJ
mas, and ti coiij:na up fn.i of tiie s woo test
image in tiw v iIJ. -H- was rews'r.hijr ti;.
" .honiiiof liU infancy ; lie was rtniciii the
little "paths arouti'l it in vhi:h he had on-e
walked; and btmnc fi .wevs c ul 1 not eiU-.-t .
nd rnnk rass ould n t cuuwal, and oi u. 1
plow could nol oh'.rf-fe, hi lv)rt-;t H-p,'
' an J hii uio'.iicr's besido tlu-ni, nitaur;i ,:
own.
And who needs to bu Uld whoso f wt-tt-j.-
they wt-w that thus kept time with tin (vA,..
pvieritijr of oHil Lio i I's iiulrt ftct? Ii was
V t!i imt!s'T beliind v:-:n Asoaniu walk.'d
withe;iu:il steps' in Vir-il's line, hut a strong.
Stern man who cmtld have born him in his
rtns fioin all dant r and n-'t hicij wi-.iiied;
eivttiiiiu'. indeed, lie cu!d h ive diue for
Kim' 1,11- i irwht he l.e.-.J, J l.i -l coil! d
tiotsvrn; i ,a-e wun
,u!4
b - a
t -
"'diH-d it i- a:i nf, ! -i-t ha- k v!-' l
clotkof tii;i- an I he a hoy !!! :niv
im iiri'iali'ia c iii easily -ee th-' cliihl
Imt how har.l it is far i: l s-e a m n
..! !
: Man'
a !: Hi
a chil.i
and he .vho had learned ' tjhde b iek in that
ro-y !i:a, w'u'ri he tl d not know thv.
tiloini rteie un-ler tii , roses, or t!ni -!-.ud-
wou'.d ever lolur i :if:er iiu- tain; w h u he
ta.jli jlit t-ar e u':d s aia a cheek n " more
than n dr"p of r-oi a ilowvr; wi.en in- laneie.l
tliat l..e I :; I !.- .I'.--i'.-:.' an i !...p-- no l.:i-hT a'
a!!, hasc-ne' ar u;iyb-Jy c;:i ! he
VOVCi ill.;- i' H .- ;: --..i- I'l'a i.s.'.
And it is rerhio-s for this ras:i ih it il is
m !.') ea-: -r t -r a mu
doin of Heaven than it
World, tshe laneies sh,:
!-!,r to enii-r
k i t i - -
f -r the rest i f t he
leading t!i ehi!-
(Iron, when, after ad. the children arc leading
her; and they keep her ind-'.-d wln-re tiie riv
er is the n:iri'i.V''-4:l!l ! the :t;f is the clear.'St;
and the bei-kotiil;o; of a ra.haiit hand is so
plainly s, en fVom th otte'r si.le, th.at iris n
woader she so o'. en l.-.S i l,.-r e.a-p upon the
v.-.' i. . : . ' i. .' l : I .....
tin -is
is l;
it 4. illlU L;ot5
over to the ueihb -r-t, aad th.e ehildren t"I
Lw hke lambs o the fold, for we think il
ought sortiowieoe t written Where
the mother is, there will th children be al
so.' But it was not of the modier we bejan tr
think, bat of ihe dear, old fashioned grand
mother, whose tl.renJ of love, spun 'by hand'
On tile's little wheel, was longer and s router
than thev nuke it now. was wound abou; and
abou: tiie i hilJren sh saw playing in the
children's arms, in a true love knot that notli
iiij tut ;he sh, .i.rs if A'ronos cni l sever:
fordo wo .v. reeo4:ji;e thv- lambs soni-'imes,
when summer ilavs are oer, and nutiimn
windi are blow'ii.4', as tbt-y come bleatin
from the yellow iields, bv the crimson thread
We wound about tl. r .'. ek in Are ii o; May,
and so undo the - tit i;-d let th.e waudeivr
in?
Blessed he
fashioned -ri
length of tfa;
for we can to
other. Tl eve i i
'.e J st, ;i:ii
the children who have an old
.-ridmoiher. As thev ),opo f'r
s ie' themkve a-id hop.ir her.
ii them thev will never find an-
'1 kiteoe'i somewhere in
l ishi.oii- i t!re-ihice there
1. vm its smo-..ii . i l jSm'is ot stone; smooth
wi.h tiia iv knives tin: had been sharpened
there. Tiiere are andirons to; th.e old audi
ions, wi-.i, rins in the top. wherin manv tem
pies of ;'. une havtf been bui'ded, widi"spirt-s
and tnrn-ts -f crimson. There u a broad
heardi; baud viio.th tor three genera ions
to clasvrrm; woin'bv feet that have been
f;id bleediii-; by the way. or been made
"beautiful Mn.l walked upon floors of tossed
la'ed ..U. The-e are ton;s in the corner,
therewith vvo gasped a coil, and -blowing
lifde life.' 1'hted our first ran. He; there
a shove!. whe:ewi;h were d-awn ft,rt! the
fciWin-r t-irth ts. Hi whieh we saw our first
totci..s'ani dn-amed our first dreams; the
'Vfl. with wide a we stor.-d th. nU.nr lo n
( - "i s ..O I.
vr i, I.,:'.. l.l. .w l :.... i .
am as many umi, or s mtnv marbles, or
nuny some.hia;-s that we coveted; and so it
a e wisist i OJr first wishes.
i. i
, ... ..v ..... .. v. f llu ii Hca ir
i a
;..air 1,
w, rush -bottomed
Br: in, rt-isa !i iUi,.v,i : ,t .. .
i. , ,,i i.io corner, a
, ''"' ! 5-1 t-' hoe, a ,-ham-
f- f oere are chests full of linen 31J varn.
And every whore i.ni always tiie dear old
:a-'e : hoe hVm. elastic sien
U- fblc Salter of her. chd !rea"
t.uren tUoli fashioned -randaiother of
twenty years ag... She the ery Troyidcnce of
to houiesteaJ; she ho Lved u all, aad
d?ho wts!-,..! there were a;ore of us to
!. arel l.eK h!i scuooi nuw n--..i;ow i"r
raiidc.iiidioii beside. A git exixkui:
iicart w 'is liers, hcr.-.a;h tUas. woolen gown, vr
ii.a. heir loom of silken texture.
AS - iiis'e h-r t' day, t'uoe mild Litie
yes. w iili infTi-berva y in thrn than Time
oonld touch or 1) -a; It do n."rn than hide
nhos eyes that held both sn.iks ami tears
I wiih'ni the faintest uf every :.o of us, and
- ."; ivp:X of, tl. .1 - UoJ assign hut re-
A whiw has e-i.ui' -i f!oirtf-."!.-Kth
iior sno'y r;if.; she i..s ju-t rfl-torfd a wan
dering L-.mb u i s ta-..thef; she lengthens 1 the
tetht-r of a v 1u-j thnt was straying ov-.-r a w;n-d,-.w,
as slur c.ii.i j in, an 1 t.'.ucked a hur k-av ed
cluvt-r for Kden. til"! ?-i:s ih'Wi. by t..o t.'-'ie
wh.fl A tr.--s is ru-:.'or..., i-!. :,-:r;i -:?
' from tl-. ditai's li.-l'-v h i l.-.-ad, -w'..'n a
.-mail voice eries M trandnia' from the old red
era. lie. and (ira.iurna!' Tommy I.ou!s from
K.i ton ..t th..- stairs. (en: v si.e iet ' li.e
td, f-.r lu-r
r j.'ii
in-
l as ijtfitU'liai
is her ( nan v. nii.t she toueres the liit.c r
1,,. ! :',-. t
i.rk airi'imenr. ''.ii she yo tn voyH-jev is iu a
dfeamaaia, and then Uoecls Tommy's tin
avHiiin u:w-.,;j 's to l.arcess the eat. Th?
tick of the . ". .'-k runs f.g.i. aui ioW, ami sh'.
' opons the mvs'er.otis Joor, and j..rKeeds to
wind ir r. V'. ur-j all on t-o-t'-e and wo
in a b.ertih t-. i.e i.fiej up one by o'. -. r.tid
look ia ti. huu-irv jib lim j uwu thj Uu eases
? we. .
i
h:s
ana t;;e !;oor ioiie.v 'v'l;au!U!il,
vvh
.' and fioby its hide dmi .
er c.'imes out in the wi;l 1, and
ireal! jjraute !, nd we are lifted
,w. an I n
ir t ,-'i:ioi
u.i. a id we m
ti
w : 1
finder tho w.n-
detoil weii-ltt-s. ami the music
wheel is ic.s-.imed. Was Mai r t:
of the
;tt;.
I
r Jan to he wravo-'d i
he wrai'p-d i:i a slit jit 1?
fold th'- w lute hau !s cf the.
m, that there seemed be
O met u-
. 'He t:p
a I'l.iver
!y did slu
hi her b
iu them t!
iere, rind so sweetly did she wrea'he
the white ro
o in the hair of the other, that
hi no? have wo
lere.l had mure
: h i t'.'v eor:.pan ".
h to-ti b 'tween us and up ieheii led
Iko.v
I. imh : l.ov. : . i- i .u
tl i s,i.:en.i 1 u.jiiu it!i
fade i an d trm j-
the gTith j'Tessure of h.-.-loushaud!
From her ca-t
IMUS Lol-iil't til i
hand vv.'H evi-i1 wi'hdrav.'i. e!.t-eJ. OlOV to hs
opened iu our own. vvi'h th uu's she. had
gathered, the eliorrie'S she h i 1 plucked, the
little e,' she had feind, the turn over' she
had baked, the tnr.ket she l..t i bought for us
as the product .f In r spiimin. the- blessings
she had s'ored for us the od-piit. of in-r
heart.
Well, site san 4. Her voice was It-eble and
wavering, like a fountain j ist ready to fail,
hut then ho w sw eet, tone 1 .' wis: and it bo
came det-oer atid siroe 'er; but
ml in t
il t
qrovv sweeter. What joy of irri !' it was to
sit there around the tire, all of us, except
Jane, that clasped ;i prayer to her bosom, an 1
her we tiii 'i'it w. siv,-, wi:t-n the hail door
wast opened a moment bv ti.e wind; bur. tiien
we were not afraid, for w.i-u't i" her old s
mile
she wore'.' to si
wee;, over the
V'i'i, ' is. ' v 1:0 lav
tyre at so'om n s'
jia i We wl.e
ti
ere ar. 't:;t
s . 1'
i the liu
;intl
tt;-?
the
w.
it
s :n
' 1 i tt '; 1 i ' -
i !.,,: and
1 ; i'e rt .b;n re
-. a'el 'ast ol
v- sib; iri
how .-trare! '
i hr..-ast eovo;----tii
w !-,;! ittv' an
1." into d;.v cv '-1
wi-!, t.
,1 IS
ia--' 1
V,
the
it re
to
t
: 1
t.l
e. m,t
vv I :
1 v 1
i ibe
i..i i
. lit Oi I .
-tii i ih
now.
k:tc
on
at
no e
i: es of
1
e most
ita'ever
its
th- germs of
t'W; wiia'evef
. A:i! iitll'e
oi
-s ot: r 1:
v '.s-eru
i.k roo. v hl-.oii.
"ta't ver We ir. iv
and the seh.v.l
that litter's day
to '. swei ' cir-
tills
1 1
lavs vvl
r t ii r.'
h nnke
om the
. . 1 1 t
Wet'.:: 1 e
cie ot t'.e
1 M Si
to our m
she does h
itos -,i'i o'd luhibv she san- to
er i.ir tnethtr -.'i-t to hr: but
-it.- ; it thi ntjji and falters ere it
r - s her 'ten 1 upon le-r hands.
; in the oi i hi', hen. Something
is done. Sh
and it is si!."i
oiii'.eis (low 11
1, r-;t. an 1 it 1
sb.ne. The.
she h -a:
that s;--: o;
h. arted eirl.
elia.r, not lio
between her finders in the firo-
'Us hke rai l tsi th -Olt siin
.hl orat. dmoth. r is tiiinki.1. w h.en
.1 th- uoti;', an t of th voice
when a lit'.:L haired and light
sh h t; ri lT moiiti I that mother's
s;i lows ot tee rears o come.
! the d;iv s iii.it art' no more! What spell
can we weave to brm them back? What
word unsay, what deeds undo, to Set back,
jxst this 1 n. ,e, the ancient deck of time"?
fs,-, our hllie hands were forever elinino-fo
htr oarnients and staying her, as if from dy
in. for lonj; ago she ha 1 dor.e living for her
self, and lived alone iu us. But the old kitch
en wants a pesti cc to day, and the rush
bottomed ihair is lotiantless.
Hon she Used to welcome us when we
wete grown, and can.- back once more to the
homestead.
We thwj' we w-'ie men and women, but
we were children ihei" The old fashioned
grandmother w is blind r.i the eves, but she
saw with Iter heart, as she always did. We
threw our long shadows through the open
door, ami she felt them, r.s thev fell over her
form, and she looked dimly up. an 1 faw ta 1
shapes in the dooi way. and she says, -hid ward
I know, and Lucy's voice I van hear, but
whoso is that other. It must be June's for
site had almost forgotten the foaled hands.
'Oh, no. not Jane, tor she lot me see she is
waiting js-.e. isn't she?' and the oil grand
mother wondered aud wept.
Il i- another daughter, grandmother, that
Kdw rd has brought," says some one. 'for
your bi"ssiiio
Tias siie blue eye?, my son? 1'ut her
hand in mine, for siie is my latent born, the
child of my old age. Hiall I sing you a song,
children?' lk-r h ir.d is iu her pocket as of
old; she is idiv fumbling for a toy. a wel
come ei;i for the children that have come
again.
O.ie of us men as we thought we were, is
weeping; she hears the half suppressed sob;
she says, hs she extends bet feeble hand.
Here, my poor chihl, rest upon r. ur iji-atid-nioti.t.
iiouider; vv.,1 luuWi vou Oom
a. I harm.
Come, chilJrw.sit s-ounl the fire again.
Shall I sing you a sonsj. or tell wo a storf ?
Stir the fire, tor it ;cold, the nights are grow-
r.
The clock in tue
bed-;ir:;e f tit
t ot iter stru -k r.ii,e. the
edd davs. The sor.-'
I'fe was indeed s
bedtime at last.
ting, the st. ry til; U "was
Ctwd-mtrht to tiiee, trrayid-
ni' t'tier! The old fashioned grandmother was
o more, and we miss l.er forever. But
will si-t up a tablet in the mv.lsi ot t l.aart,
aud wr";!; o-vTv this:
SACKED TO THE MEMORY
OP THK
OLD FASniONEO .iKAMM0THER.
co; i-llss irts ro?-3n:K.
THE VI 0 TII"! OP A7ARICZ.
A TALK Ut liittL Lll il
1V r D. THOMAS.
(. :t vt'tit 1.
'-0; mother I euu n-ver con'en: to be his.
bride. lie ii so much older '..in I. and with
al, so stern, cold and s.-lii-h. 1 ould never
sr lio'l ntv heart U h. !.'m. His verv ! oks
' vtid a '"hill, wtu'i v fee' in jr to my sout: at.d
who:; obiig- i to eL-hi:- h; s ..'hoy. every mo-ni-.
tit seen,? ionti ep.-d ;:' i ours. Iiv ii.'e
would bj Ail endless seo'-. --f misery and
wretchedness, wore I his wife. Then, dear-
e-t mother, do not think of stic'i a tat
!! Do
not msR-i-n it agiin!" an ? 'he dark lustrms
eves ...f Isabel Motitfo-t tilled with tears her
lips quUr;l, and her slight f. -rm trt-mblc 1
wi'h Mtpttressr. J -mo!. :t .
l-ah-V" 'Mrs. Mo::tf..-t s;i, j, ;P a voice
ciear I unimpasiir.rt I. -you know that I
earnestly ti--"''" see v-ei i.appy, .and being
much better ac jU'iti'ed with lie- world; my
knowledge of what is most ea;. ju-'ivo tu hp
'..'moss, is i-oini elv grea'er than yours, kite
is a ot a deii.i'Ots roraance ho .- and beau
ty. Imt a rn reality. Without the pleas
ures nikrdedbv wealth and aida-.-nee, you can
never It-ir the ih -rrty trials, insuperable from
t-vei v e.-ioiiti u i;l h e w itiiout wealth "U
can nevT be happy Captain Dudley is rich.
lf, r ! .'s.ts-os a be-nri ul pi -in ration a splen
did inat.sloii. and riurrici 'Uj servants. s
his wif- to a will move in the highest c.:t.l's.
and v-.-.!ir -e'- iain -e will be so-.tirht by the
wea.ti.ie i mo-." ' ishi'Oii.h'e : our cirt-z.--i:s.
(.'.-. j.-.ai a iu i '. loves y...ti. He will
make a kind ,vd !.. -d I usb.tad. Your
.-ii. l.lest wisl.o.s will b y.-.-itiiied, and your
couim tTids ; ..,inptly oh. e 1. What gi h c".-a!d
desire more than this to make l.er happy? Act
wiseh : Isabel, an-1 consent, a c---.-.'. t a m.ir
ria.'thn' will pveRi-rc u t. t , I.'.: best
.;::t;:;ii; ol Wo.d'e on; i me..:. i ! .. ler
I'lVSeif and vo.ir father ir:pr.'--.!iiy happy.-'
"Isabel m.i.io no reply. Si.'i.uv hard to
rcs;ri-.;ii the sw-H'.nir motions of her heart,
aud the ehoit shook her fragile form e mval-
stveiv. . :ot re-es-te 1 l: r na:t"l-
1;
tnrohbin.' - . area trie t.urin:: ' tears n
.hi
silently, atoi iri rapid 'ess...'., down her
p ile cheeks. II -r e:n .' i e.s were bott .mit.g
evt'rv moi.n'nt mote violent, and a halt stilled
sob hirst from it.-r ahey lip-
'Foolish, randesei'viuggir!'." set
1 her m th
are doing!
e, mv i':t:.
er bar l.ly. Thi tk what y
Is il thus v.it: 1r-11.1v me for n,v
mv w kiehiuoioss. mv r-gid tor utar ta.ure
hapt.ities. I: should be a pleasure to you t.
obey m-. when bv d-dug so yo i place yen,"
?e;f in stu-li an enviable pos.tion. ii!
-iri! d n mad l.-n m 1 v vo.ir t.-ars. T ;i-;k
r a ni- i.ien. of Tour union Witli
f
best fruliili 1:1 the
1 eonii'-e a -n
-l i. : tov'i . - i. : o:: 1
7e 1 1, !'. ef :: ' ii:
K:.i.w. 1 Mt: . -
- r v :.- , v.-'-ii ttt.i.
tt. .... 1 '
'!.,! : --..-.-'."h -r. ,.:
: .0 -i .. ; e " s w !:-
;s vo
-, ,: 1
nitili
.. ;v
I 1 '
r I.e. ,
th..' I
allow
an 1 a
im, ti'-d l.-'W can I he frji'V
anno- I...- .? )h. -.! . I ' v-e-
to e'e ! r m- - My
.- o. blush se 'Tu so 1 !' ; a m
I
. t
s, an ! 1 vv
'.V b.e.:...vi:,
I
t w :..! ; ("..nr-tin I a .h -
htm m v hand a: me.' '
Mrs." M-n fort's ,','i. eyes t'ashod her
brows grew tenit-'ly h'ach, the vct'ts of 1
tern ;-!'- we:" tcrrib'y iv..il;-n, and j ti; pie,
ait i h'-r thin lips quiver.- 1 wi h ang-r. he
drew !ier tail tigurc up to hs full height, and
fairly hi-s"d th" words "vour In-art another's!
indutiful. tlisobediei
How dared Tea
best. v v..ur lieai" without mv counsel and
alvie,-: ati 1 n whom have vou bestow,- i if.'"
Again a tide of r-si-tles.s emotions cl.ok.nl
Isabel's 11tterar.ee. Sh" strove v .iir.h to iep!v.
The words died on ht r ho,. sobbed
aloud.
i'lioeycscf Mr-. Mont fort grew fiercer.
She was aim-st p..ra; 1 with, i ig-n She
laid her hand heavily . -a her tl uighler' shoul
der, and e- sJaimed in bitter t m.s, - Pare v-ei
refuse to answer me? Isab-d M mtfort, w ill
you. knowingly, bring dUgra up r, voursel;
and family. He. whom yo 1 love is un wurthv,
or V'-u Would n 't fear to -t'tnlt I cm gue-s.
t'io ti uly, the obi'Vt of your .i'h'-. :lo;is. Krn-st
Oiuriud. the i'etmii'.s
"Mother, Vou i'..:..' l.iiii." interi up'ed Is
abel. "H- is i i--!, iii viitu-. s, it.. tv otim '.;
t l.o 1 ast pocsit.':s V.o;i-es. l.m.i-, and st r
aui. in -oi that ca.. ; - 1.1 itv ,'cii et thv
seeil rich in a w .t ! ..f f- eling and atk-.t'i :t
in e-.-:,ois. honor and tra'h II- is no- j-.eni,:-less,
bat already disf.-.gtiis; ed f r hi u ig!it
t,i'eii's. is raising so p I y p ; . r;;at -rf! c.-t-ee
o! W h. h Vi U Speak, a.! i io h.'ll 1 w i
tt-.;-' mv linf-pin-ss. 1 , a-, i.e..-; b (.'.tntair.
Dti 11. v's Wife."
v'U must!" s:ii.i
r iter '-.v.
plans were never Tot rhwaried; :ior siiaM thev
le. Captain lud!ey has spok-n to your fath
er and myself of I: is h--,-.-s an i an !! it!-.. ns.
He has a.teady d -'m i:! Ie i y...jr it m i in r:n
liage. and w.- Itave promise 1 ),;m tiiat the cei
emony shall take place one w -. k from this
lime.
Ivjmojstrance will av
not n. tig.
You hate to alternative but submission"
"Have I not?" tiuestioneo- Isabel uvking
an effort to appear calm, but her white jips
trembled as sue u'tered the words, tril h,i
whole frame shook v;. dent v. '"II we I not?"
she repeated. "1 have a tow a holv vow
made long ago. and registered it heaven: a
vow which I will never violve.tnd s j-jner than
red ore that I cr not !. sonef than sell
mv hear: for goli, I will die die too, hr my
own hands'"
! vnn think to intinii da e rne bv roar
threats!'' exclaimed Mrs. Me!i'f..,-t vehement-'
It, '-Do voatiiink to c'..zc mr ra.'p"-se?
Detudevl girl! yourthreH's at- idle art ' nrt"s
gntded. Leave mv pr"senc iris'-int-y, with'
th assufs-nee that evrv rr.1 -u sha'l b 1
re i tor the t-f'us'i'orr.t'ion of your marriage
with Oap-;-, DtiJVy!"
Isabel rose ;rom her at, an-i with to'tering
s;-ps sou gh: her chamber: and thrw :ag her
61 f on her tov'i. ertve fall vent to her feeling-,
ia a bitter rloo i of f-ars.
t -l A'-TEli 11
i The father of Isabel M utfort w. a w ealthy
: Mississippi planter. His b-a-jr'.ni! pianiauon
wasnea. on the itorrrt bv the stiver wares of
I the. Father of waters r
was perritt
kab'e for its
k-rtilitv and high eu'.ur-; and i: Csnse.iu-t!fe,
wss ti.e rri.! and adrnira;.io:i : of (Le nei't
borhotwj. A splendid resrfN?. erected at
an immense cost, commanded an extensive.
vi w of ti e river, and wis v.n; oumied bv
jiwunds Liglily ornamented and adorned with
sniui.'-rv. A flower garden ii in enchgni
Ing 1 vchio-ss; the east of the tbansioa, where
at Li. o:s, U :. ..::--d w ith !:agraut v ines, coin
minghiig ih-ir rich perfumes w ith rare exotics,
ma ie the h-holder dream thaNhe was w un
do! ia ' am d the luxuriance of Oi't-ntal
climes.
At anearlvage, fr. MorjJ-.rt wedded a
o;.vand b-aut'.fui trirh the d ui-.-hter of hum
ble pao-nts, vvh -se tJ l,ad beee cast "in pov
erty's barren vale;" and removed her from a
keiely and unpretending cottagi:. to share with
him ti" .:itei iiig st.'k-iukr ot t'sm.aible. pil-
ace; ba' tiie -.add en transitn: tioui the to. Is
and tri-i's of poverty, t the c-tse and irido-1-nce
of Wealth., exercised a p.. 1 ni"i;tis influ
ence on th.e mind and eriaracte of 'he vwintj
brido. As Mrs. M-.n'fort. shceatiie'proui
and haugiitr, despising the humble pths ot
Hie discarding tiie somVy her former
friends, and finaiiv, closing thcdoor against
tho pa. en's ti a! gave l.er birth, id. who loved
her with that undying love, thai ton J parents
ever fe.-l fo their ciniJreii. s.
Mr. Montfoit was a mau of Build and sub
tllspositi on, mid his art'ul and in
tri gain t wi;. so -m acquired ov$ him complete
contioi. Hei w.rd was a la wjje net er trans
gitssc I. although he knevv I-tm 1 admitted
its faha-v, and is fn-. jitetii derelictions
from the ;) of Trtrh. Y; he thought
to chose the lesser evil, when y obedience
and submission he prevcu'ej violent otit
breakings of his wile's iiasestj'e disposition,
whicli ti:,. k-ast opposition to her wishes ever
produced. I
Is.ai,.- M Oilt'ori was an o:Jy X t.ild, and her
lather's idol. Gentle and aaeet"' na'e in h-T
(iisp'.s.tioii, kind aud obliging-. 10 her iuferi
is iii rank and wealth, c mine. -Its and agree-alee
t hereq ials. she won the h arts of all
H-r education t, as faultless. - -", pains had
been spared to give her the very best oppor
tunities, and her active and pliant mind grasp--d
eagerly the p-oarls of knowledge within
i s reach. S r.- was va ry beautiful. Her tig-
tire was ta,
dark, and tl
d
;ra -eh
If"
r eves were
xpres.sion that s'olc, at times,
trom their himi
depths who bewitching.
t aretu.iy -.uaruea naa Oe.-n tier iariv t ears,
and until the dawn of her sixteenth, summer,
shu saw. an 1 diean.e 1 of notigiit but the sun
shine t f li pe ;itid 3;;;; :.i:.e,s then, alas' a
sh:-. low iell upon her pith an motions loud
crossed over the horizon of h"i voiiug lite,
dropping rain iu tear-drops ,,ri iK r bright im
ages f f- iieity, and sh; -..uding :u a paid of uu
certainty, herfururc prospects
A voung ling'iis'. who ha 1 been employed
bv her fa'her l teach her Frn"ii and Italian,
It-id taught l.er confiding inipasiond
soul another .-md a soiter iantt-iif, the lan-
-iu-. . .- 't.i-m io ios soft
.- , :-.s . . . -a t -; hi., .tt:- oi -ui.nv
1-.
., . ',.....-. r ' 11:., ....
i j.
!
VV ' ' T. .
d th.
1 -, ; . e ;
I :t:n
'Is'.i .
m j'tiis
lie
w.a
'Ig oniy
1
rt m unel aiion .'
obtained
t .t eon him ami th'
I la -e-i ;:t .ite ao-.i
. -. !!,.. Vv' 1..-.1 I-
the :.f.g-l..g" . f h
drcati! ! (1 .sr-air.
v t-i y
.-. an t ::..'
Yeats. El I,.
. T e '
in ast
c.u e
b 11 1
ita-s veearv v
ars of loii an I
I
a t'.x -"ty .
a chille;
and ti 1:1, "' trine" m mi : 1
the COitsCi e.i-iMS.s t t L'.)s-es.s , n .
-: .:;n ge.ti.e- love of at, tn't 'c-tit
iifte i. is a riu, ami -us.aiii h.s
cotii. 1-1 eturu, assured that the
l no pure un
heal".. T.. -0,1.1
pit it, im;:! he
object of his
iuiee ions, enstaut. pare aaa loteatne as ever,
,1,
would b" his reward.
I!u'. nlas! his hopes were des'i-"d to be
eai!y cmslied. His services, as Miss Mont
lois teach.er were 110 longer required; t ot he
was i.jtn to
d'he time, it
mre.se.i mmi iter s ociery
', had arrived when I..
ed. to tjltil duties in a dis
lid h;
ie Uetiar
'ant city, which would require his attention for
manv mon 'hs; but he still lingered. C,l,en
did they meet, ho and Isabel, to devise plans
for th.e future, and as off n did they pat :, ir
resolute and unecr atTi Hat .arf tirs coal i not
long remain in this condition. Tiie crisis
rail l v cone.
A
lange Una c
mo ter Isabel a
change
trom gi- v toa:'ies .rum smnes to tears.
The rose 0:1 her cheek. gte place to the pale
lily, and l or foot-tops lei! softer than ever on
she Moot of her chamber. Mrs Montfort n -tieed
the change, and leaiily det iu.-d the
raus.-. Sh knew tha the Iii, gui-i ws sibi
u the i.cighhoi hoe.l, ami that i,e and Iab 1
-lien met. S o- had mo.li au-u. s,.nie'ime.
the destruction ot the h.-rse-s an i ex pec a'lous
' Oor dangh'.-r. t..r site saw. itituitiveiv, the
1 lite
J ot
Isabel
her w
t
n J the n i
t n
li
in
Ot-nv
to-
led h.r
o let: pei's -.-,ni:ty in o:ie-i. rs;,e
an .1 dirig.v abi upti ' feb.l her I in gh'ei see
ing Ki iiev iigta . an i despa ci.ed a imte to the
liuguis.. inO'iming I. in, it was t.;ne f- r ' uu to
leave the vi -iui v. and ticat it WoUi i be mil
uess for him to tttir. k of meeting Miss Motf -for'
again.
Hut they met on.-.- afterwards ..toy ot.-c
none knew 01 that meeting. They met. aud
parrel, as ei'y h-vets meet and part
v ow ing t 'ern.il li lehtv. Ernest to discharge
the duties of 1 is profession in a distant citv,
and Nabtl to mingle in tiie gay circles of fash
ionable s-ve-ie'v o m:!e, wnite tears of re
gret tremb'e i in her eves, and to conceal her
love, in the inmost recess of her
he.
ar
an
bear, l.er gsU-t in sdence alone.
A long year psassed Wearily by. and many
suitors e.:,r-r to obtain the hand of the weal
thy, beau itui aud accomplished M.ss Mont
fort, t'n: tg -d her pa'h. Sue. however, heard
their prjO ssioTis of love with iniirferenc-. and
refused their oilers mildly, yet with a firmness
that i--ft ibm ie room t. h-. j.
Bu ih" wa'thv r-lar.vr, dpta n Duilev,
rtt
i his
t, ait'aoaga tne ccidnos-j with
th ' is a? 't.-ss -s were it ..-j , ?-o--!J
-.- c in--1 m .st men to 1 ". 1 n tiie attempt
f.lV
a
V.
tes.st.r. lie was reiv rich, and Mrs.
: "t'..r. Uet--rnni;ied ti ; his attempt to traiu
no in--.nd and ucart oi Isabel should be crow-i-i
with 5uee-.ss. She painted to her daa TLtf r
in the mo- -h.w'n"' Oo'ors,
te ajra-
A
tt
un:
n. and;!
e manner which Isabel list
ened ! her desrri vsotss. iD'eav:d hergre'
V. rr-nr, Loweter, pressed lite claims of the
Caa'aiti, from time to uj, uuti. the couver-
s at ton a.-t-jlv
rated, whe
hen 'ri
veu to iiespt-r-
...ti by kibel's refusal to assent ; her de- In her chamber st the loveiy Isabel, at
inan Is, an 1 her threat if force should be re- 'tired in her Sowing bridal robes. A strange,
sorted to; she resolved that the marraige . sad smile was on her thin lips, and an un
siiouiu take place at all hazards. She accord- earthly brightness in her dark eves. Srm
irigiy h.i I her j L..s; hutv they succti dd we , turhed tohir bridesmaids, w ho hat iog just
-bail see. icomple ed her toilet, were s ill sianlincbe-
CUAPItl III.
!o..g iiours, Isabel M.'ittfort lav
i" r man v
tt ith l er lace bai led in her bed clothes, pas-ionat-ly
w-eping. But the fountain of her
tears at length became exhausted mtenc
sutieriiig lite poignant anguish of her strick-
1 1 .. 1 a..;.. 1 ... ,1. . 1,;,. . .... ... 1 ....
eu tit-a ., 11,11 tiiittu uo uic wi.tc. '.it.tc
r . .
fh-w could never soothe tne ht-'t-eiess-nos of
, . , , , r
to,-.tj ., I...,., ..j a .it tl. t.irt n,f nt
l.er (t.-stietr. A stii rt eottvuisive sol) at iti-
.
. '-." ... 1, ' , ..-
1 ,1 o i ,1
suti y lanced througn tue otn window, en tne
1 1 1 , 1 . ,
paie brows and dishvi elect tresses ot the heart
f , , . , , . .. ,
broken gnl, with unusual biiniancv, and
, . . r . -
their strange lustre caused iter to rise and go
., 7 -v- ., w 1.
to the window. iNever was there a brighter
, ,1 I ,
sutisrt. 1 lie western neat ens gtoweu iot- n
. , , ,. , , , -
furnace, and tne bgitt clouds, as thev drifted
1 . - . ,
eastward, were in turn purpie, crimson and
, , . ., , 11 'i !
b-lue. Leanrug on the polished window sins,
. . , f , 1 . , 1 t 1 ,
h.-r tale face resting on her hau 1, Isnb
watched the o'ittcri"g beams f tiling slow ly. .
un ii tn last fingering trace of their bright
ness and beauty had passed from sight, and
the dusky shades of night were visible on the
sky, that a moment before rotlec'ed the btil
liap.t beams of the departing sun. She then
closed the window, and passed noiselessly 0ti?
of the h -iiso into a winding fool pa di that
. led among the thick shrubbery to a tine eov-
ered arbor, where often since her heart had
known the sad. sweet presence of love, she
had spent many happy hours in do amy teve
one, dreaming dreams of future bliss, never. .
alas! to be realized. The misty ha?" of sum
mer twilight w as stealing-overnaturo, render
ing indistinct aud uncertain the objects at a
distance. A star had jut trembled through
the atu v v ault, and was looking hke theete
of unconscious in'tooenoe on the beautiful
scones below. The c ol, perfumed breeze
whispered softly th. rough the fragrant vines,
and rich foliage of the garden, and bathed,
with its lefreshing breath, the feverish tem
ples of the. voung girl; and its delirious . sweet
ness seemed to soothe, almost the wild, pas
siona'c tluobbiiigs of her wounded heart. .she
entered the arbor, ami kueeitng beside a rustic
seat, overrun with trailing flowers w hi.di her
own delica'c hands had planted, she prated
fervent".- for h rseif, and the ab-en! object ,,f
Imr heart's purest love: ant' then, bef- re
I leaven , w n the smiling eyes of the pure stars
beaming "U her marble brow, site dared renew
the fearful tow, to die sooner than suffer
herself to be sold for the splendor of wealth,
wilier he- heart a lore d mi ; 1 - -1 g"!.l cuid
never hue She. then rose from her bended
knees, and while twilight darkened around
her, sought h -r chambei. iNot to sj,-,.p aot
'o close her eves in t!.j 1. n get fulne-S ot sh.ul
!( -. bu o T't " witn u.i.s'e.dv s'eps t-'.c floor
;f Mi et.ni;-. . -:.' !..;,f ;. ,.f
dare. ...
1 ,.
-t light
rion.
u roo : n
he then
ii" f..ts
telil
.a At. 1 tti. s 01 .!
olie
and la.i.t.g I: . la re. .0
he :.,.-:!; v v. a :. ,
. A::. :- 1 !i,;. an i Oh
sive. she rang for her
ant, tvoose soro-w vvnis
i iier b-.-ioVcd in.srre s
:e, she fiat .1 .1 1, . r i
I . t; .
nri, :...g'ii
ho la'!tt;,c
-male at ten-
pi.l.1 te ti. 1"
to t't
f.tt'l;
il.'Ii
t.tt
iti
1 ,
1
f'.'s! 101, 0 .-,
range t the f. .1
n f l! " I";-!
Si...
) - a ar
s's. ntid
dining
. 'f h.-r disoi d'-o-ed
wcii irelllhl.tig s eps
sec 11 ue I to
1' '..'!!! .
M.s. Montfort, already' seated ai. li.e break
las? table, g.iZe.l will, c'o.d and uufeellti '
count nance 0:1 ihe paliid feat us vs of tor
d.tr.ghn-r-. Mr. M .nvf-.t -mrred. as Kinm
entered the tv i:r but he spoko not. Ik-i:,,
were sealed by the express com n..:td of t.is
wife, who having undertaken the manager.. ent
ti.e wht. ie
tair
tv
iii! 1 ?.jw n 1
Isabel tok a
:t ' i-malti !;
.-rf-d f.- e-..i
' I .-;.-
,tjt' at
etice with her plans
ti e tabic, but she did
mo a- tis wore too pev
presence ol ti.ose woo
r
' ).. in tl:e
i a so 1 if all
1 tabic and
w ere t.H-
iier oi. tor agony, tsoc i"v : r- m t
retir'-d to the g ird.n, to iniuige
her hop- less misery.
Day a 'ler day p -v-ed. Isabel gr
paler, moved ab uf 'he t-.-e.i-,.' !,!
served
w 1 ii ' 0.1. : v
1 . ke a so.-. t 1 1 ,
ever a st:,.,e on
soi forn sr-ahtii g a;
w
her wan ups. A s ran
came over her, as t:,e
ge. a fe irl al calmness
at-lit, 1 ii'.
d nupt.ai dav
.ir-vv ir . -i:s. ..1 in r;
I'I -iris w-r-, !:e faneiet.
w a .1,1:: 1,,
ei ..-sv,-.;
;. 1 i r
h v .tl i
.nought
enoe ;
her most sariguii:'- ex ecta'io
the calmness of her .1 tught
e v : .
sii!,!iiissi,iti le her wit!, an i ere-ira
ti t- W' id.ng w-:it w ;rui:i.ii g.y .!.
Da iiev h.ii Ciilel, mid its an cir;.--en'
rea'.-d an iat'-tvi.-w with i.ss tn't-t; 1
but olea io.g indisr.-isf on. I-abe! had
ions lor
L ipo.a:;i
m ititter
i hi i ie.
h-Sir- 1
seeing hirn lie wi-ciiti.'t
ml iti'-r in
s o! u-' 1 1'ttJ that Isabel's eel.ngs hai!
.i'et.aliv changed, and s-j exj.rv-ss'.-d him
. Mrs. M jt.tf bat in the s.irw mujitier
h-
.1
t
d herovvi tears, -i e sooth
ed the dtsapir ointment of th? Captain. "T
wa- onlv a girli-h fancy," t'it. g-ii. 1 a feint
"t opji jsitioii. to heighten surprise ia the end.
Aii would tot be ns they J"Snvi."
Ahl ur.:..'er.ri g, a. a. ivov-i '.voaim aim it'!-
a" mother! Little iri -rest, v of li" ang i.-h
that had d 1 ie 1 up the pr sigt o life rn t; a
confiding heart, L.'. tt ie dl 1 she ktiow of the
fea-ful struggle that assumed calmne- c.iO.
Little did she know of the et"rn resolve, the
nf
ml
iiai cr
riiusitn is all I sha.i w ar. My Lkdsgro ,:ii is
very plain such ghtterraj rvb?3 wtd il.j be
come mv bridal bed."
ut.re purp.c
'7 . "V, , T have m nt&i of ha!. eoruus," and a
Mrs. Mrmtfortof iered them'aen tothecham- i r , , , , . ' .
, , , large troop ot t o; iti'-'-is s, a'soued themse've
berof h-rdattgner tut si.e mtgnt see t,adt- to prevent ;,v fn-ing kidnapp.I
mag:.;.v--cr.t prcpara.u.u- tnai. were being i .. J. .- . ..- . -? . 1
" tit - a .... c it , . . t v t.; Kentaiian-. an J ure I Ur ia close
i.iUtf. Isabel smiiea moumfnhv. ;i. s :e io.-.k ' ., . . , , , ' , . ,
., , , - , !! twenty aat s before I w.n abw to b? taken
e.t on the cos.iv aopa.-ei. sad saiu, "Ma -h or - , . J , . . .. . . ,
. - v out tor iiiii. i t,v etetuiig prior to trie truil,
TS 0-..1 l,,:i.,l e.-.-a . .1
. -s.' .e . 11 u.i . j... -, J...li ni.ll.':
Diy after diypis-ed, aai :L loo!;-! L-r rgred i'rorn ctisttdy fcy the decision of Judge
lay dawned tha: wa? to wV.i.es the consuni -' Walker, of Madison", In.l
mtion of the n-.ar.-ia . At.n rav hour the 1 Azia foiled, tr.ose. slivehol-ding Kenfack-
sfi,oiiim mar.tiUii of Mr, ljwa,rt was rr-,rrn..
'Tj.eii carriages, cniwa ry , ti
1 - i t. j . . . ;
1 ti-eds, Jathed uj lo the do.,r.
au-1 siu'.hng L.-s, Enrrc-rs of happy hearts,
exchanged silti'ations ia the gorgeous parlors
of the happy planter. Ths T-toce ofs"tig and
mirth gave wtr"g ;o the '.ours, and ihe titne
wert the ceremony was to tal-.o pi ?. soon
arrive k Tne mir:isser in his biaet clerlcd
suit, was iaatieadanw. The Captain and Lis
a.
"eananLa were 0-ni.i las.j waidagjor ike en -
aace of tko bride. V.'hy cae s..e no;?
i traa
and looiitng at her watch, sard iu a
very low voice -Tm- fa'al hour has Indeed
come." Her raV checks grew a shade valer.
and addressing i.oiseit t her maids, she said.
. making an cihot :. smile, "Ti-.auk you. dear
ituh! Bu; I . "iii i :: k" a i - Li addition to
h ess bek
esceuding to the pat lor. and
, t-ii ,,1 . ,
the IO e I WA'it.l u ..r,.. I!,. ! f.,r
',' ' , ' ' ' ' ,
r 1 vm I 1, inn.'i IIU.I t-.,', M.T,,r I i. rt
surprise ki aii.
'
Her bridesmaids, dream
ing nougnt of t vd, retired for a
short time.
and when n.ov ieturned thev found her It, ug
, ,- , ,, - , , - . , . . -
i-'eii'ss on the co-ton. A t .ai contaitnttg a
,- f . . . . , ,
sma:l .luantuv of rrtt-M.' acid, tirmlv clasi-cd
, 1 , .- , . . ,- ' ,
m her liaivJ, rcaie.l the iiK'atts bv tvlitch
, . , . . , , , -.
'-er tortured spirit l ;i 1 oei n freed from its
, e ' ... . . , .. . ,
house ;t eiav. sue ha 1 la.wi., one ot the
ui.i.i. 'lotiiis t't .n.rur m it i'lttil- slilvKl'IJ
, - r ., .
longings for the transient an i o.'iistiabie things
, , . , 4 . . -,, -,
this world. She had k.-tv her terrible and
,. , , w, 111-,' . , .,
latal vow. She loid die ! s.-ner tfian wed the
many victims of A v a -ice to a parent's iui bid
man she could not ie.
-K
In a simply furnished apartment in the ci'v
of New Orleans, a pale in t-lh-c ual voung man
was seated at a smill table, with his pvcs in
tonily fixed 011 an open volume before I tm.
His elbow rested on the table, and his I and
supported i i . head. His whole m inner was
abstracted, but his mind w as evident! v no! on
he pages beneath his ryes, f(1!- .is brow grew
dark, as jf bitter thoughts wore at wmk in
his breast. At leny'li he closed ihe b(M.k
ard glanced uneai!v at ihe door; a f-n.tstep
sounded on the stairs, and in a moment a ser
vant knocked loudly. The young man quick
iv ros anj opened tiie door, and the servant
bowing obsequiously said,
"Beg t Oor pardt-n, Mr. Duratij, for this
un'imcty interi uplioii, but I received a letter
to your adt! -essi, at a la'o hour this evening,
and I felt best satisfied to bring it te your 100111
immediate! v."
"Very right," replied the voting linguist,
taking the letter from his ha ml, baton seeing
the hand wri'ing, a deadly pake oterspread
his features, and his hand shook so violently
tiatl.e could with difficulty break the sea!..
As soon as he ha 1 opened the note, a sharp
ci v escaped his hps. and placing his hands
ov ef his oyos, he fell heavily on the floor. The
i'-trcr dropped at the let t of his serv ant, who
picked it up.. It was a kfer from Isabel
Mo nt Tot t, giving kn itccount of her afflictions,
and her fatal determination. Ernest never
spoke again. The terrible contents of the let
ter i.a 1 caused hi dttt'h.
Isabel Motitfort sleeps on the western shore
f the Mississippi, in the plain burial groun 1
f a quie. li'lle t iii .te, whil i a slender sieitt
ot marble, in one ot the pubite ce me' cries ot
Now Ork-aas, p ii,ar .0 tiie list resting place
o: nd 1 ih' is. is m .r.ai of tha accoiiipiishe i
Ltnest Lar;t:til.
Viis-j e,;a Vtebstr-r' Ki.n'tien.-vn in Hy.
Mos Delia A. Wehs'c: a ten. lo r from
' rmont. who. it w ill be iemcni':;e.l, wnis
sentenced to the Kentucky Peisite-n'iary for
rw years. f;-:ni L'iiigt..n, a few tears jlnce,
op ' n e. o; r g i anlmg iv.- fo efare. and
wa- par lone,) r.:f by t: e l vn rtior at ti.e eud
of s X w eek-' '.Tt .'es n p.i:g le"c.r, vs hich is
publish.- t i t : o N -vv Y..rk" l.,Jf;.i.,leit. It
purports gsv.- h-r r . aoi-i iences in Ken'ucky
-ii.ee se retnrneu t the S ae tho Second tiiii..',
a few moii'hs after recit in g the Ciubernatonai
p i! .ti. .-.e
tini in T:i:nl;h:
Mad is ,tt, and so
i "s that she bought a lnigi
oun'y, 0:1 the river, oy-posl;,
letl iion upon it; but tha
tiii enoc. ng s.
to leave !ti.:
. V ( s 0.
S'.a'e,
was
e I
an i when s
t u- in jail.
ib-eouen
ie : e. use
iU.l t.-e
I.
was arr.ss'.e,
ti with grtat ciu-!'v
sh- e,.- ,r; I Uj IiiUiana,
mi, was
pursue 1 tin el'". W .- epv her owu ter-ion f
:
00. linger ot tii" story:
Mr. pursuers hx 1
,'rom certain IcU"ji:s
. c,.ai en. !nv. h!" 1
:ig litem a man. -.v
i.is own. tf.i-, tiiv o--.--ag.-n.-r
, imn.-.- J !.i' i v
after this, through i
is in'.! i.e., three Oi 1 in
dic't.'lelitS, tvhicn 1 1
ney had stricken !r
a.-j, bv order of U,
. t' m:r.on wealth-Attor-'rn
f,.- d.K'ket ten vears
;" irt. were re-dx;ke'."d,
and w arrant issued .ciei them for my arr"si.
K iotf.ing that this r: ig'-.t apv-ar an incredible
r'.itng i.a our cuantrv. i noi l ii my hands
pei iect d'.ecu-tier.tai t e ..h-ii-.-s of tr.g fact,
which I am U- at any time to exhibit. The
GoVei iior of Kentucky, 0:1 t'.t s-re i ' h ..
r'.-t.-i- iiti.c.m -it's, sent ti :.:e (iVt-.nor f
.in it
'a st,.
..ia, Ueinaru
ir.-s a a f.igi.ivij
f.-
Without any ! :."j.i,:v as to lhj mei s
of tho case, the. ti vernor delivered me up.
Tne I a oauiaiis, indignant at such, mi O'f
:age apo't a p.ve'jl ei isen, hi I me from
rr.y pursuers. Smf- n-nes t'uey seeterted nw
in toe city and s.:r.ct:m;i i:i tiie countrv in
a hay mow, in the wo-ji-, underbrush heaps,
i.i the rye iields, in cleft of ro. ks sometimes
in one place and somu tajes in anotr.er, until
I ws too feeble to b- hoiger moved about.
While I lay pi j.L.-a'e witii iicknes, after
some twelve days search, liieotncer n-t.t track
of li.e, took me off f.-oti 01c bed, peat rne ta an
open buggy and drove me soma fifteen miles
tir,,!s?r a scorching July bun. and after dark
ma J? a daring attempt to smuggle rne across
ti-e river. Here again thev were defeated.
' f.d took me Secretly to Midisoi', where tiitv
.mined me in jail, to await the arrival uf th
Kentucky officers.
Tiie vigilant Ia-diumaus deterniined I should
to, auiher requisition a-rivc 1 demanding me
upon anotlterten year o4d iadh 'rnenr.
C-a th.e everiing" A' the tiftof July. 10 )1.
1 .si warrants havin be-'a ttied, I was dis-
-;.ias return to plunder my p eruises; and tt riaer
tuise of law my house rtbbei of i s
, enure contents, my tanning nteasil. are seize!.
, my gram, hay, etc., are taken awav. mv
c-attie and oihe" stock driven oil, and' I am
' depuved of my en tire personal propertr. even
to rny wardrobe. Nothing whatever "is left
itpja tlw pfaca save the growing crons, the
properry seized astou.i'sng to 8t .030.
! At ikt next Circuit Coun thir writ of a
1 la-hmeotis dismiie
of the offkier to ret
ed.and it becomes tha daiv
u.a the property t- rev
; possession. Instead of tbis, he secretly aells
what had not befor been destroyed, and the
slaveholders pocket the money.
Are they satisfied now? So. While on a
visit to my aged roothe? in Vermont, thev take,
advantage of my absence, steal and sell mv
crops, p . kct the nioiiey. aad when I return tk
make a payment of -,000 on my place, io!
I have nothing with which to make it am
bereft of mv host dollar, the payment due, and
I penniless.
This lai Spring, to preveut my sending oa
ieu iuts to tike care of the placed they broke
open ard demolished six of my dweUtiij
houses, and burped th.e seventh.
My close confinement la -he four different
prisons amounts to lt3 days, and the loss of
property to $!i.O0o.
You have here but the outline of my per
secutions, and are at liberty to make such use
of them as your superior judgment shall die
t,.te. ltspvectful!y and truly yours,
DELIA A. WEBSTER.
Mrs. Stowe, of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" fame,
appends u tiole to Miss Webster's letter, suiting
that site has examined the documents in tho
case, and finds them perfectly to couiitm tho
narrative iu all its points.
kit i. iv the Crimea, bt a KETrRN-tD Sol
im a Upon one oeeaior 1 e ha need to he
it; a ir. advance! to within 5') or U'O yards
f one ot the liussi.in works. At this time
ur behavior was so carefully watched that
the top of a feather coul 1 not be shown l.r a
i-e -i.it tit above the embauktuent w ithout a doz
en mle bails whiziing piast it. There was an
'oi.-cr ..it the party, but he was suffering so
s.-voia It finm dysentery that he lay for along
O.iie i t a lalnriiig state, tviiii his head on the
knees ,.f the men. While iu this s,i i prc.i.u-.ini'-nt.
the fancy seized him that if In; c.ou ,i
hate some hot ctke it would at oin.-w r.-li t ;
him. 1 ' express.' i h is wish ; an 1 i t w-t- ! iua.1
t ier,' w is coitee in store, but no wood at hand
for ihe file. Observing this difficulty, on of
the priva'cs remarked that he Would soon f ir-iii-h
the w.s 1. H.) seized tl pick fixe wm.-'i
had been Used in the construction of the pit.
an ! in tin in-Unt jumpcl from a hole. With .at
tiie slightest hurry iu his deportment, he took
his way to a troo that was prostrate on t..c
'.round about forty yards to Ihe rear of the t-a-Miion.
and, with his back to the Russians, be
gan b-isure!y to pick off chips with his at".
Tiie "iemy appeared fo l-e siaggered at tiis:,
by the coolness of his bearing, but very soon
.a leaden .storm was whistling around him i t
! all direct. ons. With perfect unconcern, l.civ
:ev, r. lie Continued his operations, and w o;.
j dertul o say, was untouched by the missk ?.
Tiie liassian beca;ie inor'.- angry and eager,
I rs
an 1 must probably tired with less than their
u-'.ial ca:e an 1 precision. At length they
laid a large gun up -it the a Ivcuturoin woo i
pfvi.'kfr, Sitid thice times a round sltot rus'." i
v hizv.ing within a few a few indies of l.::n,
i f'y tid.s time conceive 1 tiiat h had made chios
enough for hiipjiposeso he stooped down
i i.f gat
i
red !ht.-n together in the skirts of
hi- I 'ng great coat; saunten d back thr.u.go
ih - h a hoi h. i' storm and dropped info thu
pit witfi his tioasiire unseat hetl, to the grea'
urprio and infinite relief of his comrade-,
no! seeming to have the slightest id i tha? he
li.aklotie anything out of the usual wy.
Lid A!" tlV TL Fi'jl IO.. 'I Wo pa. liters W,"0
,-iiij'l. y ed to fi escort, the walls of it s.i.tgnui -t.eio
ca'Jiifdra!; borh sto I on a rude ecati-dd.
constructed for the purpjse, some tomv t".';
from the lloor. One of them wast-o i jit.-i t
npou lit work that he lecatne wholly absorb
ed in a iuiiralion; and stood oil' from the pk
f.ite. gziiig.:t it with ia'eiiie di light. I .-r-g
itii.ig vvheto he was, he moved brnkwaid
slowly, -tviveying cntkaliy the woik of
peii. ul. uiiti! he had n"arcd the very odgo oi
ii..- x 'ank up ti tvhich he stoo 1.
At till-, critical moment his nompaulow"
f i. no 1 su Jdeiiiy around, and aimost fro.e with
honor, beheld his imminent peril; another ,
iiisia it ar, 1 t'io e'l'iiusi'tst. would be precipka
i u ;. t.he p-iv ,n ;ai ben sath; if he spoke
'. ... a it would f; certain death if he hei I
l.i -p'M.-e it w as e pially sure. Suddenly bu..
H-atiicd ins pres.-. ice of mind, and seizing
t;et btusli tlungit iigiitistlhe wail, spatteriug
the be aitiful picture with unsightly bijtehes
of coloring. Toe paiuter flew forward, and
turned upou his friend with fierce impreca
tions, bat star ed at his ghastly face, ho listen-
d the recital of his dar.ger, looked shud-o-im'y
over thy dread space b"'-w, and
with tear of gratitu le blessed the baud that
sated i,nn.
So. said a pieacher, we sometimes tpt ab
fo.oed i'i looking upon tiie picture of the
worl 1. and in contemplating then step Lick
". '.rds. unconscious of our eri!, wne.i the
Ahii.g a y dashes out our irnaej, ani w-
sprin g fof.vard io la.rieiit tiie de'struciioa into
t ie oatstretclned aims of tuercy, aui a:e
. ed.
i.ol he di unkennesi of London, I susp-t.
far n.t isceii is that of every other city. Th
ginsliop exceed, I am U!d, the aggregate of all
other siiops of every fcort. And the hideout
population which they nourish can only b
itn igtrie l by those wht have actually seen
it. Women, ii seems to me, arc- the chief vic
'; tiun. O tie fees more dru a ken wauua, espe
cially at night in London, ihaayaa fcce
where in ail the earth. It is very fasiiouab! .
here ta denounce the Mine Liw.a, an in-
, te feiuce with rights; but I, fir my pirt,
believe ia the mpreraay f society :liat is,
; in its unquastioaable right to interfere ia th v
: most stifiiui try manner with every form of
private indalgeaee which impairs the pabri z
1 prosfwri'T. Another deep staia upon lh;s
Lmdon streets in the enormon Bimbr oi
f.-ad I fur iire woman who are seeking ti
earn tiie uawotuaaly wage of shame, i'he
number may nod, be actually so great hre as
in c-oaiineatal cities, where a ltgilize.i proTis
i ufor thm etists. but it is nverthks de
p:hrablr great. L'jnJun Car., Xev York
Xf-Thai was a keea reply of the bax iii
i a t a litd pigmy of a man who solicited a
j matrimonial connexion: "0, no," said the fair
ldy, "I can't think of it for a moment. The
' fact is Joha, yoa are a little to big m be pvtin
1 i cradlt. arid and a little loo r-n.aU It put it it
UJ." : ...-.,': -
Ssfhe Cinc'nuaU Enquirer tells a
r,t-cdote of a pious old gen'-letaan, w'ao toi l
his wayward ton? not to pi, ua h-r ar.
c:r "tusHf-ees. a fishinr on Sibbath; bat it
the y did. by all csetnus to Liin hom? th
c-h".