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When the whole earth shall own its sway. From the Portland Tribune. THE OLD in hi; u . BY C. D. COLESWORTI1Y. CHAHTER I. Where'er a single human breast It crushed by pain and grief, There I would ever be a guest, And sweetly give relief. As we were passing down Exchange street, several years ago, we stopped in front of in auction room, to examine the various articles whfch were to be sold under the hamater. We had been there a few moments when we heard a female yoice enquiring. 'Is this old bureau to t . l I i- .1n.?f Cn Innkinrr nn tira DO SOW Wl-uaj -6 )' "v perceived that the question had been put f. ... k a vnnnrr lndv. whose nleasatll io ui i7 6 ' , ' I... ..! nminlonanno KtrUCK US At OIH'e. OUl HU V"U" We replied that all the articles on the side walk would be disposed of to the highest bidder. 1 should like this burea, if it goes low enongh,' she said, pointing to on old fashioned article that was standing tmonir the other furniture, but I never bought any thing at auction in my life, and as 1 see no woman here, I don t know us it would be proper for me to bid.' U would bo perfectly proper, we re marked, 'but if you wish it I will bid off ilie bureau.' 'If you will sir, 1 shall be greatly obliged to you.' 'llow high are you willing- I should go?' 'I don't know. exactly, how much it is worth : but if it sells for three or four dollars you may buy it.' .Shall 1 speak to a hendcartman to leave it at your house?' 'No, Kir; I will call at noon and set tle for it, and have it taken away, leaving us to wonder who she was' nd of what use the old piece of furniture could be to her. We examined it took out the drawers but saw nothing remarkable about it. At eleve i o'clock, when the auction commenced, wc were present, and after wailing nearly an hour the auc tioneer remarked, 'we will now sell the bureau. What will you give, gen'Ie men?' One man offered two dol lars, ano'.her three, and wc bid half a dollar more. Four dollars were bid lour and a half, and five dollars. We were astonished that the oid thing should bring so high a price. What could we do? See it sold and disappo nt ;he lady? The thought struck us that it might have beLned to some friend, am! she wished to purcliesti it on that account, and rath er Wian disappoint her we resolved t j bid again. Six dollars were offered bv another, to our utter astonishment ; but when our hand is in, and we wish for an article we seldom let ano'her outbid us, and so we offered, until the old bu reau run up to ten dollars and we pur chased it for a half a dollar more. Cer tainly we would not have given but four for st, to use ourscli. However, we bought it, and had it sent to our room, telling the auctioneer, if a lady should call lor it, to inform her where it may be found.. Wc examined it again and again, and began to regret our purchase, feeling almost certain that the young lady would not thank us for what we had done ; but we never mourn over a bad bargiin. Our philosophy vi21 not permit us to do so. A little after dusk as we were sitting at our sanctum, the young lady came in with an apology for intruding and re in irked. 'You bought the bureau so the auctioneer told uic,.' 'Yes, 1 bought it, but at an extrava gant price, 1 assure you.' 'What did you give?' Ten dollars and a Inlf.' 'V on astonish me. What can I do? I had no idea that it would brin-,' over three or four dollars, and am not pre pared to pay for it to night.' 'I suppose it was foolish in me to give so much for it, but I presumed you wanted it i cry much. 'I did sir, and would not value paying double the amount of the bureau, if I were able, rather ban not have it.' So 1 apprehended, Perlups it may have belonged to some friend of yours?' Yes, si', that bureau was once my mother's ; and I noticed a t?ar come in her eye, which she endeavored to con ceal but she is dead now, and 1 wish to keep it in remembrance of her.' Thinking the lady might be poor, we told her she might take the bureau that night, if she wished, and pay us for it when she found it convenient. 'I am greatly obliged to you for your kindness ; but would rather you should keep it until it is paid for.' We urged her lo lak it, but she re fused, say mg, '1 will see what I can do, and call in a day or two and see you.' and bidding us'good evening, she left us. There is something very mysterious about this woman thought we. It may be that she is very poor and perhaps in very destitute circumstances. But she shows an excellent heart, and ihe warm est attachment to a deceased mother. Her education must have been good, and she has evidently seen better days. And we thought the next time she called op on us, we would ascertain something of her cearacter and circumstances per haps her name which wo felt deeply anxious to learn. In a day or two the young lady called upon us again, and with tears in her eyes, remarked 'I don't know what you will think of me. but all the money I have in the world are five dollar., this I have brought you towards the bureau you were so kind as to purchase for me.' So saying she placed the money before us in silver. 'I shall not lake this money at pres ent,' we rematket. 'I can do without it. You may take the bureau if you want it, and when you are able at some future lime, you may pay for it.' She expressed a great deal of grati tude, and raid, '1 haii rather you would t.ike what I have,' and nothing we could say would induce her lo take her mon ey anain. 'You appear to have seen affl ction?' we remarked, as we saw tears in her eyes.' 'Not much, sir. I must confess that I have not always been as poor as I air. at present; for I have seen better days, When my parents were living I never knew what it was to want for any thing; now I cannot say so.' 'How long have vour parents been dead?' 'About six years sinccmy father dird; and it was four years aro last Saturday when my mother was buried.' 'At the mention of her mother's name the tears came f st to her eye ; a tender chord was touched ; we saw it and made no more inquiries ; when she took her leave. It was nearly six weeks before we seen the young lady again. She then called on ns with tin remainder of the money wc had paid for the bureau. We protested against receiving it at the time, thinking I tat it might have been inconvenient fr her to pay it, but she insisted that we fhonld have it, say ing, 'I am under great obligations to you for your kindness. Had it not been for you I ahould have lost the bureau; the only relic of my mother ; for it was im possible for me to raise the amount you so generously paid. I shall never forget your kindness- Doyou wish to take the bureau a way V 'I have spoken to a cartman, who will call here in a shcrt time and have it removed out of the way ; for I suppose yon will be glad lo get rid of it.' Not at all. I nm pleased that I was instrumental of a little service to you, rnd if ever you rued assistance, 1 shall always be as ready to render it.' I thank yuu sir with all my heart.' At this moment the man came for the bureau, and bidding us good evening the lady left our room CHAPTER II. I ask a lowly cot With sweet content within, Where envy shall molest me not, Nor pride shall tempt to sin. 'Going, going ; will you give but two do!. r for ibis nice bureau, exclaimed Mr. Bailey, the auctioneer, a ytar or two smceas we were passing down ex change street, 'Mr. C he said turning to us, buy this bureau, it is cheap e noutili, it is worth more for kindling wi ol than it isiroing for; just look at it; 50 ng, going; speak quick or you loose it. .Two dollars and fifty cents,' we bid, as wo saw it was the same bureau that we had bought several years before for ten dollars and a half, ami the bureau was knocked off to us This is singular enoush. thought we. m - - - - p, C3 HI as we had the article carried to our room. Where is the young woman who former ly owned it? Who was she? j . . . .11 We made several inquiries, out couiu net ascertain who she was or what had become of her. The bureau had been carried lo the auction room by an indi tiilnal whom Mr. Daily never saw be fore and all our enquiries to ascertain what became 01 the young lady, seemed fruitless. Several months passed by, and still ve heard nothing of the young lady, when one day, not knowing but we might get some clue to the former own er, we took out all ihe drawers separate ly, and examined them. We saw no writing whatever. In the back of the under draw, we noticed that a small piece of pine had been inserted. It looked ns if it had been done to stop de feet. Prying it with a knife it came out, when lo our astonishment, we found sev eral gold pieces to the value of about fif ty dollars, besides a nnle for twenty-five hundred dollars with interest, value re ceived, made payable to Sarah R , when she should become of age; it was a witnessed note, and had been running about ten years, signed by a very weal thv m. whose reputation for honesty was not exceedingly good. Without! mentiomng to a single individual what we had discovered, we immediately re newed our efforts to ascertain who Sa- rah R was and where she was to be found. We learned that a girl of his name once lived with Oapt. P , and t,id the work of the kitchen. Of him we could obtain but lilllc informa tion. His wife recollected the girl and 1 poke of her in the highest lerms. She believed the Jiml mam.l a mitrhnnic ""! j I)mv justice done hei ami b instru retirrd from the city, but his name she 1 mental of adding to the happiness of could not recollect. By repeated tnqtii- j those we considered so worthy as her rie5 we ascertained that Sarah with her ' self and husband. huband lived on a small farm on the j When we left we promised to call 01 rotd that leads to Saco. Taking an ; her soon again, and in the mean time to 1 .1 1 1. . enriy opportunity, we siarieu lor uie res- iCcnce ol me young woman. Alter 1 several inquiries on the road, we were directed to the house. It was a pleasant situation, a little from the road, while every thing looked neat about the dwel ling. As we drove up lo the cottage, who should come to the door but the ve- ry woman we had been so anxious to find. She recognized ,s at once. Why, Mr. C , how glad 1 am to see you.' Where in the world did you come from? Walk in and take a seat.' Her htifband was present an intelli-! Sent looking man to whom she present- ed me. I have often thought of yon, she re-1 marked, and when in Portland have been tempted to call and see you ; but although I have not called, be assured I have not forgotten your kindness, and I never shall forget it. 'But you seem happier than when I last saw you.' 'Be assured sir, I am. My husbaud has hired this little farm, where we have resided for the last two years, and we make a comfortable living, and are as happy as we could wish. In the course of a few years if we have our health, and prosper, we are in hopes to be able to purchase the farm.' 'What does the owner value it at?' 'He values it at about fifteen hundred dollars., VV e have had to purchase a great many farming things, or we should have made a payment towards it.' 'But what has become of your bu reau?'. 'I fear I shall never see it again,' she remarked, and after a pause, said, 'I be lieve I have never told you how I have been situated? 'You never did.' 'When my mother died, it was thouiht she left some nronerty in the o hands of an uncle of mine, ihut would come to me when I become of age; but he said it was not the case. With him I restded a short time.' 'Was your uncle's name Mr. ,' said we, mentii tiing the individual who had signeed the note in our possession. "Yes sir; that was his name, lie was verv unkind lo me: made tr.e work so hard, and was so cross that I was obliged to leave him, and earn my living by do ing the work of a kitchen girl. One day I learned that he was about lo dis pose of what property my mother left, to pay an old debt of hers. As soon as I found it was correct, I immediately went to the auction and found it true. You know about the bureau; the only article of my mother's properly 1 could purchase; and had it not been for your kindness, that would have gone with ihe the rest. The money I paid you was earned in the kitchen. As I found it inconvenient to carry the bureau with me, being obliged lo change my place. I asked aunt's permission to put it in her garret, which permission she granted On calling for it, when I was married, I learned that uncle had dispof ed of it with some other things at auction. I would rather have lost a hundred dollars; not that the piece of furniture possessed any real value, but it belonged to my be loved mother; (a tear came to ihe poor woman's eye.) and on that account I did not wish to part with it. But it was gone, and it was useless to speak to un cle abont it; he was entirely indifferntto me and what concerned me." "Suppose I shall tell you that I have the bureau in my office?" "Is it possible?" Yon astonish me, Mr. , have you indeed the old curcau?'' "I have, and what is better I "have something for you here, taking out the gold and note and placing them upon the table, these are yons." "Why, sir, you more and more as tonish me." "They are yours. After I became owner of the bureau, I found the gold and this note, concealed in one of the drawers. There are nearly fifty dollars and the note is good against your uncle, for nearly three thousaud dollars; 'every cent of which you can recover." The astonished lady could not speak for some moments; but when she reeov ercd from her surprise, she could only express her gratitude in tears; nay -nore, she offered us half the amount, but we merely told her, that it pleased us mora mane arrangements lor ner to recieve her just dues from her unworthy un- i cte. The old man demurred a little at first but when he found he could wrong her no longer, he paid the note with interest; begging us not to expose him. Sara'hs husband purchased the farm on which he resided, stocked it well land is now an independent farmer. I Two happier souls it is difficult to find ; than Surah and her husband. May i prosperity attend them to the close of life. We often call at the farm house j of our friends and spend '.here many a !nilPPJ' hour. It was but a week or two since that we saw them, and they seem' ed as cheerful and contented as it is 110s- ill . . tute lor mortal to be. REV- ROBERT HALL. The following anecdote are relatedof the late Rev. Robert Hall: "He had one day attended a church, where a young minister preached on some public occasion. It so happened that the preacher met Mr. Hall after wards, at dinner, at the house of a mu tual friend. The young man was very anxious to hear Mr. Hall's opinion of his discourse, and very pertinaciously phed the great man wiih questions re, epectir.g it. Hall endured the annoy ance, for some time, with great patience He did not want to hurt the young man's feeling; but he could not conscientious ly, iaud his sermon. At length, worried beyund endurance, he said "Well, sir, there was one fine passage and 1 liked it much, sir much." "The young divine rubbed his hands, in high glee, and pressed Mr. Hall to name it. "Why, sir replied Hall, the the pas sage I alluded to was your pasivge yytfm tfie pulpit to the vestry .'" A young lady sent her album to him. and he returned it with the following, written upon one of its leaves: "It is my h imble opinion that albums are very foolish things. Robert Hall." "His marriage was a singular one. One day, whilst alighting at a friend'e door, for the purpose of dining with him he was joked on his batchelorhood. He said nothing; but whilst at table wae observed to take particular notice of the servent girl who came in to replenish the fire. After dinner he went into the garden, sent for the young woman, and asked her lo marry him. In her aston ishment she ran away and said she be lieved Mr. Hall had gone mad again (he had been once deranged.) Her mas ter, like herself, was surprised; and on his speaking with Mr. Hall on the sub ject, the latter declared his intention of marrying the girl, who, had taken his fancy by the manner in which she put the coals on. They were married and lived happily together. His widow sur vives him." Hlore Irons in the Fire. The licv'. Mr- Colton, the author of the "Junius Tracts" of the last cam paign, has announced his intention of publishing "The Life and Time of Hen ry Clay." It will appear in two vol umes; and the value of its contents hat been ushered forth with a preliminary flourish of trumpets by six whig gen tlemen of New York three "honora bles" and three "esquires" who cer tify that itey have seen portions of the MS, and "That the author's peculiar and well known yowers as a writer have been strikingly displayed, both in the plan and execution of this new task, which is now nearly completed. He has im parted to a familiar subject the freshness and charm of novelty, not only by his mode of treating it, but by the new matter which a thorough exploratiou of this rich field has- afforded. Among the numerous topics of captivating interest, the new light in which he has placed the alledged 'bargain' between Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay, and the disclosures he has made regarding it, by the pre sensation of new and documentary evi- Si A I ' k ' r 4 t 1 t f t ' Jf