Holly Springs gazette., February 03, 1843, Image 1

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VERITAS NIHIL VERETUR, NISI ABSCOND!."
I3Y THOS. A. FALCONER,
THE
noiir spnisas gazette
,. -j iaihs to-AH Ilclly Springs, Mis
I fub-i1" weei5 at T.im Dollars per av..um
V'T.irei Dollars and lijty Cents pay-
i:
J tix aiid mr Dollars at Ihe
;eWii3-- j sabscriptiou taken furies than
a.u-'-
-'"ei accordingly.
i-'-.:n2:., candidates for office will be lor
AjV.aty t- , 1 be paid down or assum
S - ible name in town.
'ifl't'irt a,.uressed to the Editor, on business
'ecii tiUit e ?0it Pai( 10 secure aUeQ-
Casl, mast be paid for all Joh "VTorli
, , lftlS cce as scon as delivered.
SiFs Vt Sctaliie LUe Pills au:l
uC-i i'ito:iiis Diners.
r SS medicines are inoeUed for their name
n7"-"t uii-ii5--t and sen-able action ia puri
t . - ;-; !'-;- chttnneNoMif?, cr.d rnd
' ui '.v i'.tT renewed tune and vigw-r, and to
1 'r-iijali'fd t".-t, 'h-t at a very early period in
!r r I.--' ry l-3eJ :a ,eCLlei iuikrers from the
ve're ota untimely grave, after all the de-'j-V'sirarris
of the day, prescribed by r-hys-!"'
'1'; Lai ui.crty failed, iu which they alao j-er--
'euiVv eeured that uniform enjoyment o!
rr rwi'.Loutr. hich life itself is but a partial
;"';,"'' S great indeed had iheir eiacacy in-
' J !'ir.t it u-;i sp.p.tc.pXv less llian
- - -llUS to tlio
se who .tere unacquainted with
'i bj-uiitully
philosophical principles upon
2 compounded, and upon which
r- -hthev uere eoinpour.
V cu.i.rte.'H'i.wy act.
"illt; PHLCMX BITTERS are so called,
a-e taey possess the power of restoring the
r ring embers of lealth, to a glowing vigor
ir'-jiaout the constitution, 'as the Pha-usx is
I" . j"; te restored to life from the ashes of its
dissolution. The FfcccnU Bitters ate en-:re.;-
vegetable, composed of roots found only in
in rails of the western couatrv, which will
r'-' libiy cure FCVEKS AND AGUES' of all
i - N- (u'l never fail to eradicate entirely all
- :lee:s of Mercury, infinitely sooner than the
- powerful preuarittions ofSarsapanila. and
i i ic mediately cure the determinatic-n ol blood
, 'i.ek'id: newer fnl in the sic'.ness incident
v -untr teu
and will bJ
found a ceitain
" i! ! v in all caes of nervous a
ll'lf Uhd 2;:VZ.V-
rjj c'f the most impaired constitutions. Asa
re'i'u'v jr CXrcnic'cr.U Idtanatsry Ilhcuvia
v.'r'.uxc ei:ic--ey of the Pho?uix bitters will be
,!.... ,im;jn! rated bv the use ot asintjle bottle.
Tae proprietor rejoices in s:e .ppoivuni
prof
tto univerai d;tu;;o;i ti in press,
r placing
i rcirrAULE urn mkdi-
NX'S within the knwukuge and reach of every
" -Aridtial in the commaaiiy. I'niiU? the host
, - "p'nnicioa :uacken-es, u Lieh boast of vescta
iV -V'r..di-t.i. the Liie Pills are purely and
.". v vs3Et3le, and cutuain neither Mercury,
.vVra.ny, Artn:c, nor .""' other ininera!, in
; - v t rui w h-itever. Thevare entirely compos
ri -;exuv.cts trum rare and poweitu! plants, the
.. , w . v, : i, t;.v.i?h lon hno .vn to several
.1
rccontiv 10 miir-1 tnineui j -ji-
l-1'v-1" "" ' . . . ,r,
o c i-n 1 is; s. a re attoe
P: ?t?r..;erS l' lUi'U;l i:i Kliir,
-. r. !'.':
:r ctior-e at r.'.iitiieiea it: so uuypt
til vuiiilrtii-fllcu.
Teit ur3;.)--.ia;ton is to Uo5en from the coats
c; s:!i;i:'.iacd bowels th? various impuri-t:js:a'J:reiiiti-s
coti-tantlv settling around tnem;
?.4faviu.'ve the hardened Uuce- which collect
1." ;.ie ev-vch:tioa ol the .mall intestines. Uth 1
er pt-ijiite? only partially cleanse these, and
Je.vesuea coll?e;ed mases b(?ind as to produce
h:.;::':ai cfcti.er.es, with all its train of evils, or
a..':t'.i dieiiha-a, with its imminent dangers.
Tliiihetis well known to all reguiar anatom
ists iv hi examine the human bowels afier death,
j-d' he.ice the prejudice of these welt informed
r.en agas.ist em'tevt medicines cf the cg. The
?erand t-.t of the ' V EH 12 TAD L 12 ElfE
til.LJ is to c-i'-ir.M! the kidneys and the b'.ad
cjr. End lv this means the liverand the lung,
t.-.e i.etilthiu! action of which enurely depends up
c:itt.e regularity of the urinary organs. The
6 uo.i, vracii takes its red color Vrom the agency
cf ti.e liver and the lung-; before it pases into the
hetut,teir;j thus purified bv them, and nourished
br 1 doming from a clean stomieh, courses
t;-e y through the veins, renews every part oi
t.-.e sfsteia.aiidtriitmpHantly mount the banner of
tcii a in the blooming tncen.
Tr.- f?'lo-ir;j are amng the distressing vari
tt? cf human diseases lo which the Vegetable
Lite lYiisaie well known to be infallible :
VYPi:PSI.l, by thoroughly cleansing the
r.rst a: ! ecnf!s stomachs, and creating a now
fl pare ".: -lu:v bile, intvad of the stale and acrid
kn ;riaiikactft Palpitation of lie Ksarl, Loss
.lp -:'tv, lUtzl-Onrii and lleadactic, JXMlcss
V' if - t-. Ar, t.-nrJ;', Irs.nor a.:yi 32.lu.l'
-u-: , -A-'ucn are the general ymorns Jf Dyspep
12, 'Mil vir.isfc, an a natural consequence cf Us
ca ? CV bv cleansing ihe whole length
' t tt ui'ev.i-ts wi:a a solvent procesr,and with
it viol. ti. e: all violent r nges leave the bowels
re tn- two days, Diarrhtz and Cnolera,
ta;
til
e ceiaeiii'Xi are occasioned, and by promo-
' lahr.auv; secretions of the mucous
--Tane. J-'icermf nil 'llnd h-7 r'nrln the
t.;0-
3 rp;ra!ur cinhiiion thmiifh the nni.
of penpiratica in some cases and the
i"'!,:!0 intestinal obstructions in
s. I ii? Lite M 'dirinp havft Ken fcnnn-n In
tlo:
, J'rJ;,;:, Permanently in thre
ia tkat time, by removine weeks,
i-a .t.on iron the rauc!es and ligaments of the
'.Df?rs"' rf nil kinds, bv freeing and
!V. -heatng the kidaers and bladder; thev op
most udsgV.ialiy outhose important organs,
7. . eace havs tVt:r ibuci a certain remedy
i .e wor-,1 cases o! Gravel. Also Worms, by
''gTn? trom the turnings of the bowels the &ii
f 2i I.10 whicltQecreaturesadhere; As h--r
a . 1 Consumption, by relieving the air ves-
s'"-i, VJa? 110111 lhe in-us which even
..-cuds uiil occasion, which if not removed
.-oue hardened, and produces those dreadful
th -bc Jrvy Ulcers, and Inveterate Sores,
oj At periect purity which these Life Pills give
,00,., and a'1 humors; Scorbutic Erup-
raor-cotn-
j..,- ------ : ujsjw mess r ins roi a icry
ktel r efiecl aD entire cure cf Salt
ir-s.-', fys;pelas, and a striking improvement
.rs oftie Common Cclds- and
W-Jw"CZa' always be cured by one dose, or
ra-fVeVia lbe worst cases- Ph?s, as a
it V v t V- , 'stressing and obstinate malady,
--v,:3.. ' Lile Pills deserve a distinct and
ilad-M .rpmmendatioa. It is well known to
rH? ' hirlf aQicted with thiv
-- lor nr. a
t '
vain every rem-dy prescribed
5 '"I'-ivrtiseOTcnts will be in.rted at $1
A w x-v lines or Ie) for th-3 first inser
ys :'- fjr each addiiiouai one. Ad-
i-.C", 3 ', ,iiarked with the n u cr.be r of in-er'.'.se-1
u jn 5., inserted uatil ordered
'-,r.liec.04, wich occasions all Eruptive
, Ci.iQW. t; .n.ir sn.tfl'Ur r!rs.T-
withinthe whole compass of the Materia Tedica
He however, i ienertn, tried the medicine which
he now ofieis to the public, and he was cured in
a very short lime, auer his recovery had been
pronouxiccd not t.niy jmprorjabie, out aovjluiciy
ujposib.e, by any human means.
All that Mr. Mofiat requires of his patients is
to be particular in taking the Life Medicines
strictly .acco.ding to the directions. It isiiOt by
a newspaper notice, or by any thing tha he him
self may say ia their favor, that he hopes lo gain
credit. It is alone by the results of afair tri. l.
Advice to F:iia:.es. Females who value
good health should never be without the Lite
Aledicines, a they purity the blood, remove Ob
structions, and give the skin a beautiful, clear,
healthy, and blooming appearance.
Xo Pa estsisd Othe s. Persons of cpleth
oric habit, who are 5i;bject to r-.ts, headache, gid
diness, dimness of sight, or drowsiness, from too
;reat a flow vf blood to the head, should lake it
liequently. Children and persons of al ages,
may take them at any time, as they do net contain
mercury, or z uy ingredient that lequires confine
ment or restriction Liiiet.
To Elde lv Pe sons. any healthy .tc.es
individuals, who know the value of ori'ai's Life
.lidiclnep, make it a rule to take them two or
three times a week, by which they remove the
cause:? that produce diseas, preserve their
health, and keep oil' the infirmities of age.
ti eaD3 op 1 amiliks should always keep a quan
tity ol the Life Medicines in the house, as a rem
edy in cases of sudden illness; for by their prompt
administration, Cholera Morbus, Gout in the
stom.ieh, Cramps, Spasms-, Fevers, and other al
arming complaints-, wnich too oAen prove fatal
may be speedily cured or prevented.
Facts fo Motue s and Nu sks. It is a fact
established by the annual bills of mortality, that
one half of "the childrn born are cut off before
they attain the age of seven years of age, and the
fmiif j! source of this mortality is found to exist
in that foul state of the stomach and bowels which
produces the generation of Worms. A the safe
restorer of Infantine Ileahh, in this critical state,
the Lite .Vedkines have long held a distinguished
repuudivu ; and for foulness cl" the stomach snd
bowels, and convulsions, although Worms may
not exist, it is allowed to be superior to other.
For site at CAGE & Go.'s Drug Store
Arrents for the Proprietor,
I loll v Springs, ?ibs.
ALSO, by JAmESII. POTTS, agent,
Lamar, .Mississippi.
April 15, 1842. 3S 12m.f
F. R. nHF.Gi)3V.
a. a. sTirrr
U11EU0UY & ST1TU,
HAVING associated themselves in the prac
tice of the law, will attend the Circuit
Courts of Choctaw, Carroll, Oktibbeha, and
Chitrhasaw ; the Chancerv Court at Carrollton j
ihe Federal Court at Pontotoc, and the High
Court cf Errors and Appeals at Jackson.
Greensboro', Choctaw county, )
Miss., Dec. 1!), $
3 lMb3 MtwiuW Vm4 0
HOUSE AND SIGX PAIXTER,
Holly Springs, Miss.
ATTORNEY AXD COLSSELLOR
AT LAW
Holly Springs, Miss
OFFICE Powell's Itow, Hernando street.
Feb. 3, 1RI-2 tf
31. 15.
AT TO 11 XE Y A T L A M
OFFICE One formerly occupied ty
Lvc as t Lane. ( feb. 3-28-t f
v. a. eoi:e,
ATTORNEY AT LA IV,
Holly Springs, Miss.
"T7ILL practice in the 8th Judicial District.
V All busmes entrusied to niscare snail rv
ceive prompt and strict attention.
23- O.Tice, 21. doer West from the North-west
corner of the pub!!-square, in the br.ek row.
Jan. 20, !34;!.-ih;-lv
or
, Attorney at Law,
HOLLY springs, mi.
OfTice on the south east comer of the
square, the same as occupied by Dr. Jno. A.
Wilson. tjm G, IS43.
Attorney at Law,
HOLLY SPRINGS, MI.
Office that formerly occupied by Clayton
and Stearns. jan. G, 1813.
DENTISTRY.
J. OSWALD, M. D.,
OFFERS his services to the Citizens of Holly
Springs and vicinity, in ihe practice of Den
tal Surgery. Alt operations entrusted to him
will be executed in a dttrab e and "scientific man
ner, and at rates corresponding with the depres-
ed prices oi every thing else.
A long experience in the Practice of Medicine
and Denui siurgery, enables him lo anticipate a
libera: share ol public patronage.
tie will be consulted lor tne treatment of all
affections, arising from decayed and defectire
teeth, and attend to the adjustment and enectual
cleansing cf childrens teeth, so as to secure to
them tnat comiort and beauty, of which many
of the present generation are deprived.
Ladies will be waited on at their residence, if
preferred.
At present he will be consulted at tte residence
of the Rev'd D. Bakes.
January the (I, IS12. 6m
J-Guard copy tf
JUST IIECEIV fclo, and lor sale cheap tor cui
a superior lot of coarse SALT, bv
Dec. 16, 1843- 18-tf s. OWENS.
JUST KECEl VEu, nd for sale low for cash
E. K. Eoot'i Caststeel Axes; a very superior
article. S. OWENS,"
December 15, IS tf
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1843.
From the Portland Tribune.
GO NOT BACK.
My brother go not back.
The pledge is taken now
I see it in the healthful smile
That plays upon thy brow ;
I see it. in the-, sparkling eye,
So dull and dim before ;
Thn go not back again, my friend.
To sure destruction's door.
My brother, go not brick,
Press on in viitue's way;
Be sleadfast in thy sacred pledge.
And truth shall be thy stay.
Hope, bright as morning's dawn, shall
spring
Where'er thy feet may tread;
Then go not back again, my friend.
To paths of terror spread.
My brother, go not back
To sorrow and to vice;
To reap the bitter fruits of sin,
Where none in glory rise;
Where strangers to the joys of earth.
Life will be steeped in wo;
Then go not back again, my friend,
But upward, heavenward go.
My brother will not go
I read it on his cheek;
I see it in the tears that Row,
And when I hear him speak.
He has resolved, in God's own strength
Who will, I know, sustain,
Never, while reason holds her throne.
To touch the cup again.
From the Saturday Courier.
THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.
BY T . 3 . ARTHUR.
But my dear sir, you cannot certainly be
in earnest.'
'Yes, but I am though.'
What gamble your daughter away?'
You can call it by what name you choose:
it matters not to me. You must beat me at
ajjame or her. hand caunet he yours.'
But that is impossible. x ou are the best
player within ten milts around, and I know
little or nothing of draughts, besides having
a distaste for it.'
Well, well, that is your own look out,'
replied the father with impatience.' 'If you
win her, she is yours; but if you do not, my
-.vo'rd for it, she makes happy the bridal even
ing of a snia iter man.'
B,.t '
'1 tell you, it is useless to talk, John Gra
ham. My word is passeJ, and I cannot be
moved. If you comply with my terms, well;
if not, there let the matter end.' .
This conversation occurred bptwefn a
sturdy husbandman, whose farm fringed the
romantic banks ol the Susquehanni, near
the delightful village of Marietta, in the in
terior of Pennsylvania, and a young farmer
living near by. The heart of the latter had
been won by Anna, the blooming daughter
of the former and after many days of doubt
and painful misgivings. John Graham, for
that was his name, nmdn bold ta speak to
the father his desire to posst ss her hand.
Surprised, mortified, and discouraged at
his reception, the young man left the house,
without a parting word with Anna, and re
turntd to his ovvn home, gloomy and des
ponding. For three days, no one saw him bevond
the bounds of his own farm. Anna, who
knew, of course his intention to ask for her
hand, was deeply distressed at his sudden
departure from the house and prolongeu ab
sence. It va3 near night fall cf the. third day,
while sitting at the cottage window that u
pened towards the rpad winding up to the
house, that she was startled from a painful,
dreamy state, by the sound of footsteps, and
lifting her head she perceived that her tru
ant lover was again returning, j
'Oh, John, why have you fctaiJ so lofig a
way?' she said earnestly, as she bounded out
of the door to meet him.
And why should I come? he replied
moodily.
Did not my father She coulJ ut
ter nothing further, but co'oring deeply,
leaned her head upon his shoulder.
He refused me your hand, Anna!' he said
in an excited tone.
O, no, John, he-did not do that surely!'
said the maiden, lifting her head, and look
ing him with a pale countenance s'.eadily in
the face.
'It amounts to the same thing, Annn, 1
must beat him at draughts, or you can nev
er be mine.' -
John Graham! you are sporting with
meP And Anna drew herself up, while hei
face, from which the color had to ruddtnly
departed, was lighted up with something of
indignation.'
'As I live, and as I love ycu, Anna, what
I say is true
'Then my Ltlieriiui spoited with you, in
a merry mood," anS the maiden tried to
smile carcl. sslv.
He was in earnest, said the young man
solemnly.
'Then what can he mean?' asked Anna
in a perplexed tone.
Why he means to deny me your hand.
He has, no doubt, other views for'his daugh
ter. For a moment Anna stood silent, and then
leaning her head upon the shoulder of her
lover she sobbed aloud, overcome by feel
ings which she in vain tried to keep down.
Just at that moment, the sound of some
one approaching, aroused them, and look
ing up they perceived it to be Anno's father.
'WelL. John.' hesiid, in a cheeifu! tone,
'have you come to leal me at draught?'
oraig Graham's lace colored, and being
unable at that moment to speak, fiorn contu
sion, he looked upon the ground and was
silent. But quickly recovering himself, he
replied
I hope, sir, -that you will not feel it neces
sary to pain tither your daughter's feelings
or my own, longer, by uhat I cannot be
lieve to be any thing more than a jest.'
The old. man's brow darkened. 'I am not
used to tiifling, sir. You have heaid my
terms. Let me assure you, that they must
be fulfilled to the letter. If you do not in
tend trying for her hand, in the only way
that it can be won, then give place, sir, to
some mo e worthy suitor.'
Deeply pairud, as ' well as offended, at
vvh-t he considered tquivalent to an insult
repeated, Graham turmd suddenly away
from both father and daughter, and hastened
lijme.
It was nearly four weeks before the young
couple again met, and tlun it was without
concert, at the house of a neishbor. For
the first pait of the evening, they seemed
sny oi eacn otner; out alter a wnue were
observed to be earnestly engaged in conver
sation, as they paced the lawn in front of the
house, backward and -forward, under the
love awakening influence of a bright Au
gust soon.
'Will you not consent?1 said Graham, be
coming more animated.
No, John, I cannot, I love you,' and
her voice trembled and fuhertd; 'but, leave
my fathei! O, no, no, neveil'
'Then you do not lo ' But he paus
ed with the word unuttered. There was
an embarrassed silence cf some moments; at
length the young man said in a melancholy
tone ,
Then, Anna, we had better see each oth
er no more.'
. .'John,' suid she, looking him in the face
fixedly, 'will you not try to ' But she
hesitated and then hung down her head.
'Try to beat your father in a game of
draughts you would have said? Even if
there was hopp, Anna, of doing that which
there isnone, I could not give my consent to
so humiliating an act. U hat has tne play
ing of a g inn,- skillfully, to do with my ma
king you a pood husband?
lint this did not s-tisfy the mind of the
maiden. She thought that her lover ought
to be willing to do any thing no matter how
unreasonable u might be for the sake of gaia
kig her hand. She cou d not however, sav
more than she had.
They parted that evening, gloomily e
nough. But tne sight of her face, and the
sound of her voice, had stirred more deeply
in his heart the waters of affection.
'She must be mine!' he said to himself,
passionately, as he strode hornewaids.
By degrees, but with great reluctance, he
begun to t ntertain thoughts of applying hiih
self to the game at which her lather was so
skilful; and such progress had he made by
the next evening in his incipient resolution,
that h actually went over to a' neighbors,
and after sjtting a while, proposed a game of
diaughts. Eut although his antagonist was
but a poor player, Joha Graham, was bta
ten every tune.
'You wonld'ijt do to play with old Wood
ruff.' remarked his companion, after winning
for the sixth time.
Graham colored deeply, as he looked up
at the remsik, but he perctived by his
fiend's countenance that it was innocently
made.
Much discouraged he went home that
night and dreamed that he had played with
Mr. Woodruff Anna's father, and beaten
him. On the next evening he went over a
gain, and spent two or three hours in fl ly
ing. Once he beat his antagonist. This
gave lurn hope, and as he thought of it the
next day he said to himself I have certain
ly improved a little, and ill keep at it I will
certaibly improve more
'And old Woodiuff will improve too, and
he is far enough ahead,' whispered an oppo
sing thought, and his spirits sunk suddenly
to a freezing point. That evening- he staid
moping and gloomy at home. Btit on the
next night he tried draughts arain,and, felt
an increasing confidence and sense cf . com
ing skill.
Thie.3 weeks passed away in practising
almost every evening, when John became
so much of an adept as to beat his friend at
evry game.. This made him fee quite up
Jifd, and be determined to have a tail with
Anna's father. So he dressed himself up
and went over.
Anna met him at tLs drssr, and blushed
with joy and confusioa. The old maa ex
tendei fcis bcd whli'a blunt welcome, that
had ia it some remains cf his former coidi-(
amy.
Before ten Woodrcff talked with Grahttm
about the weather, the farm, and the stock.
After tea, at which little was siiJ, though
many glances we;e exchangttf between tne
loyeis the old man pointed significantly at
the checkboard, and Graham with a face
suddenly flushed, nodded assent. ,
Anna's heart beat audibly in her bosom
and she frltoppressd with a suffocating' sen
sation, as she saw the two draw sth ntly up
to the table and begin to arrange their pie
ces on lhe board. It beat quicker still when
the moves began, and sank heavily in her
bosom after a britf passage of the pieces
from square to square- for her lover had
lost the game. Tiie pieces wercagain is
placed, and agsta the moves commenced
Twenty games wer played btfore the par
ties, separated, in all. of which the old man
won. Long before the termination of the
evening's contention, Anna's pulse had be
come quiet; although a red spot upon her
cheek told that she felt none, the less inter s
ted. She had not failed to perteive that
with every renewed game the period occu
pied in contesting it became longer than that
which went before. v
On the next evening Graham came again,
and again the draught board was nroduced
But some how or other, he could not ptay
even as well as he did on the evening previ
ous. Anna was disappointed, and he could
perceive it and this not only dispirited him,
but mounded h'!s pride. lie felt in no pleas
ant mood as he returned home that night,
half determining not to lower himself again
so much in his own estimation os to gamble
for the giil he loved. This half formed res
olution he kept for a week, during which
time Anna's d- ubts and fears all reiUrrsd up
on her, and made her sick at heart. .
But much us lie disliked draughts and
much as he conde mned and even despised the
principle involved in the stipulations of An
na's father, ail poweifu! love again pravail
ed, and he sought the home of his lady fair
to niter the lists once more for her band.
But it was with little b tter success. Still
there was one comoensation that followed
. -
every evening's, trial and that was an
hour's quiet communion with Anna; for as
long as he would play with the old man,
and try, as he of course did, to beat him. he
was a wtlcorne vi?itor, and allowed a fair
opportunity to till over again how fondly he
loved her.
Six months passed in th's way, and young
Graham began to play with much skill and
judgment, and cot unfrequently a game
would last for a whole hour On such qc
casions the old man would slap him on the
shoulder, a.'ter he had beat him, with, "well
done, my boy ! The girl will be your3 yet !"
One day, about this time, it happened that
Graham, with his father's frcck on, was dri
ving his cart along the road that passed near
the cottage of his sweet-hearL Woodiuff
happened to meet him just there, and insist
ed upon his stopping. Graham came in.
and after drinking ?. glass of borne brewed
beer, made by the fair hands of her he loved,
the old man reached down the ever-prtsent
checker board. .
This may be a lucky day, John," he said,
looking bi.n archly in the face. "Have
you a mind to try ?" .
1 be first sight ot the boird always an
noyed the yoitng man ; but he stifled this
feeling, as usual, and set down to the table.
For a little while Anna stood looking'at
the game, and then retired to attend to her
ordinary duties in the family. The mother,
too, soon followed, and the players were left
alone. The dog that had partaken of the
gpnerdl bustle on the entrance of the young
man, soon felt the quiet .influence cf the
room, and stretching himself out upon the
floor, sfem-d as deeply engaged in thought
as were his biped companions. Not a sound
was to be'heard, except the low r o se made
in moving the pieces on the bo; r J, or the oc
casional quicker rattling of them when one
was taken. Graham never before seemed
to have his mind so- clar, noi to have so lu
cid a perception of the principles of the
game and the old man was as much ab
soibed in what he was doing as ever. About
every ten rninu es, if there had been ano hr.r
observer in th room, a serious face might
have been se n broking in for a fety.momenls
at the window, j i t b-hind the young man
"Jupiter!" suddenly excliimed the old
man, with an uneasy movement, as his an
tagonist leapd over two pieces and into the
kingdom. The relative posit on of several
pieces in the n ighborhool of this newly
made and first king on the board, was such
as to compel Woodruff in taking care of
thern, to disarrange entii ely his game, and
destroy his usual positioh of advantage
For a few minute's thp flush of excitement
destroyed the calm, balanced state of voung
Graham's mind. .But he perceived thi.
and confined his moves fo important and
safe outs, until his pulsV beat moie quietly.
An 1 now came the severest struggle yt.
"Nov or never!" thought Graham, Who
readily acknowledged thit it was a happy
accident rather than skill to which he was
indebted for his present decidedly advanta
geous position, v ' ' ;
For-ruarly a half an hour both parties
continued to play with such caution that but
a single piece was taken"; but now each
seemed determined to bring the irame to an
issue, and soon the board had on it nothing
but four kings two for each. Just at this
time Anna cams to h window and seeing
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the position of affairs, turned pale, and felt a
sensuioa of faintness, but she was riveted to
the spot. The mohei's interest, too, had be
come excited, and she came to the door and
rood also looking upon the board. . The o!d
m m sat with his hand on his met:tb, finger
ing his Iips his u$ul position when deeplv
interested in his favoiite game; End Graham
leaned his head upon his htmd, his counte
nance, though abstracted, indicating sadness
of feeling mingled with hope. The four
kings were near together, and each was evi
dently intent on reducing the number of the
other to one. r.nd then blocking that.
Alter studying and calculating moves for
about five minutes, the old man" cautiously
passed one of his kings to another square,
(luck as thought his aiuaponist made a move,
und then with a long aspiration awaited the
result.
' Jupiter!'' again ejaculated the old man.
closing his fingers tight upon his under lip.
A long pause ensued, and at last the rcov
was made.
"Hurrah f exclaimed Gralnm, b a lend
voice, lifting his heed suddenly from his
hand. He gave a king for a king, ar.d hav
ing the last jump, so alighted r.r completly to
hem -him in, or "blo:k's the old man's only
remaining king thus winning the game at
the last extremity. "Hurrah, Hurrah, Hur
rah!1' he cried, and leaned back in an ecshi
cy of delight.
For a moment or two the old man sccmrd
chagrined at his defeat, but he recovered
himself quickly, and grasping the hand cf
Graham said -
"Now, my boy, you have fairly won hrr,
a: d she is youts Come here, ptt," he said
to Anna, who appeared at the door pressing
in bv her mother, "and nar.e vour weddin
day.""
It is needless to tell how Anna, blushed,
or how her little heart leaped for joy in her
besom. It is of more moment to say, that
in ore month the "twain were msde one
flesh."
After the not had been tied, and the youn
folks were full of noisy merriment, Mr
Woods ufTsnid to his new made son "And
now, can you tell, John, why 1 made you
beat me at draughts before I would ie: you
have my little ptt there, who locks happier,
and I hope is happier than I ever have seen
her btfore ? '
"Indeed I do not," said the young man
seriously. 1 always felt it to be a piece of
uncalled for cruelty Jo us both."
' There you were mistaken, my boy, re
plied the old man, smi ing. 'You have ono
defect of character, and I saw it. You din
trust your own powers. It wes but one
week before you asked me for Anna's hand,
that in a conversation, you couid not do a
ceitain thing. It involved difficulty and
application, but still it was necessary that
you should do it, or trust some one to do it for
you. I determined then, that as soon as you
asked me for my cbt'U, I would put your
iove and your powers cf mind both to a test,
and prove to vou that vcu could do anything-
in the renge of human capacity, if you tried.
Have I not succeeded in showing to you
that "I can't" are words not to be used in
your dictionary ?"
"And now, my dear boy, I trust that you
will never again doubt your natural ability
when brough in comparison with the natu
ral powers of another. Make these your
companions, and you will fist riae in intelli
gence, influence and usefulness, above the
crowd who are content to be ignonmL
Education is a companion which no mis
fortune can repres?, no climedosttoy.no
enemy allicnite, no disposi:on enslave; at
home, a friend ; abroad, an introduction ; in
solitude, a jo'are; in society, nn ornament:
it chastens vice; it guides virtue ; it gives
at once a grace, an ornament to genius.
Without it what is man ? A slave !
A Hint to thi: Girls. Wo have al
ways considered it an unerring sign of ia
ate vulgarity, when we see ladies take par
ticular pains to impress us with an idea cf
their ignorance of ail "domestic - matters,
5i"e seeing laco or, weaving a net to encase
their empty heads. Some have got it into
their heads that the best way to catch a hus
band is toshew him how profoundly capable
they are of d.iing nothing for his comfort.
Let it be remembered, however, that the,
b's t way to secure a good husband is to cul
tivate those accomplishments which make a
good wife.
At the last meeting of the "Lazy Clab,'
in Buffalo, it was Resolved,-That Andrew .
Smack be expelled from all the benefits of
this lodge, for the high crime of running
down hiil. Be it further resolved. That
John Littleworth be also ex pel. ed, for talk
ing with a peison in the street without lean
ing against, a post.
Tor Coloring Orange Color. Take
black alder bark, boil it 'well and strain ihe
liquor; wet the cloth with a strong ley, and
dip it into the a!der liquor ; let it remain un-
i I cool enough to wring, and you have an
indellible o.ange color.
Hois to commit murder. Take a pretty
young Isdy tell her she has'a pretty foot
she will wear a small thin shoe go out in
wet weather catch a cold -then a fever
and die in a month