JOB PRINTING teil *t isro. us smr*TjiiY sthbbt, tween 4th «m l fttli rii-wtn, .MIA'GTON, DELAWARE. »rompt 1 y « I • ■ 1 JAMES MONTGOMERY, rlptlon In a o printing > •1 HANDBILLS, Hf|o\V I.AHKLH, BLANKS, «ET RAMI' BUSINESS (!ARI»s. CIUOULARS, iLS, BILL HEADINGS, !.!• •pi'cifully in »■■<« the pi •ncrally Hl- f : vlte.1 iptly cd, .11 ! Poetry. ACTI'MN. What sound is that ii tho distant vale, tale vhispeis i. ■I ev'nings tireur, »f frosty aught alone, save the llro-heartlfs That cheer, an conjure up into Whore the gay and the yu '•'Tis l who sing," boldly answered Death, i's breath.-" " My evening dirge on the Auti vooiLwith vnrii painted yoi Wh »f the glmioi\s skies— With every tint lot» tho golden s a gorgeous Maze in the flaming west? has sunk to rest, Wl an early tomb ; rood with my frosty And cl.'ingod the hroatli, vitli tin* tint of And stamped the leaves Dr..Ilf/' 1 ivhistling fierce mi the Answer .I Ant ho lefl-e all these "Tis 1 Dining Who stopp'd tin* thrush I he echoes his sweetest «tes pro Whei And a chaplet the faded a F ITU bough ? ho all tlie-e things hav** «lone— "It was The wild winds loos'd—o'ershodow'd the Whisper'd Autimn breath— ilo so things for "II was 1 Death." ,C\.n (iVcifium! ô.r the hehimtr* /w/oircr. Writ (ai COUSINS. IÎ3 W BY .l\MKS MONTGOMERY. A ROMANCE FOUNDED ON THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF Till.: CITY OF WILMING TON—REV FA U - 1 : SOME OF THE BI.AC|< DEEDS. AND 1.1 N.MASK ING HOME OFT HE HIDDEN EYE NTH THAT Tl.WNS FIRED THIRTY YEARS AGO. CHAPTER XVIII.- Co el it li at inten I I'ted Ham ud "To lie si varrniit the il ce tu 1 0:11 re you that ake y head oi • opc testify that Harley, he k To good as my word, th.reforo if! always ich aliot isi speak through this South trumpet." To i mn«I, signified as that he might, at this j looking ; ictuiv, place soi on. The y in l«,*rpo derstnod the without appa lion, slipped rontly which she closed low Open pall the iuterioi of her garments of the fact, withoi making the least lentil particle of in the least iks for Ho- ,ir. A moi io could deter Silrl i*w idea had struck if a impatient though exclaiming: pod t.i his fe kind of business ; thud of t-h is slo "1 ai closed ist have tin* liargaii I ay ( know this another, or PII clos«« il myself. ' ' •ith tlo- whole scheme old devil is acquainted . and if she delays nint h longer without doing way t( •ith very! I«i light bring the yu ' ! litt I« • «li Hi lly. - ' expected ske due remind o At t hi lf what ; of her particular ed h friends, old Mag evinced symptoms ofalurm. (lf ho possessed a reasonable portio the j >' he change i perceptive faculties, s •is of the old wo difference required Samuel to leave the whole ; ; he natter Aoulil place Rosa ii his Jiosse» looked At this sugj Toi heed daggers at her ' ml Samuel eat down and tilled | Without a p a cbeck fc for the stipulated With the gusto of i and pi mt . j riior • at least a • . I aiders he lias done a good table action, the old woman placed it pocket, which from the appearance, was the receptacle of a little of everything ; ing a ridiculous smile upon the trio d cast ado her •vit. Ida busied herself in administering to the wants of Rosa. A bottle of very delicious produced; tlio very small quantity of which she drank made a visible change in her spirits. As the trio sat around that table at midnight what happy thoughts passed He had through the mind of Samuel Irving, performed Avhom he to important service for indebted for any favors, which might, probably, raise him high in the estimation of his kind relative. He painted to himself, in glowing colors, the meeting that Rosa Willis anil her 1 would take place betw uncle, and the happy thought struck him that perhaps it might contribute towards his settlement in the South, a desideratum that had excited his fancy for several years. Above all things he loved the South—its associations and romances hail filled his mind with glowing pictures that could not be effaced by any visited his He had but causes. uncle in Carolina and then his stay onod by circumstances that only added to the interest ho took in everything Southern with out gratifying even his curiosity. The sha dows of Samuel's early life would frequently give a melancholy tinge to his reflections that required an extraordinary effort to dissipate. While yet the pleasing circumstance of having recovered Rosa was fresh in his mind a dark cloud c bygone days aroso in liis recollection and a dull stupidity seeme to take possesion of his faculties. his revery— is of becoming In the meantime the ladies cli other. The ec vernation familiar wleh had assumed tha# feminine confidential whis characteristic of the sox, yet per which is tho mild face of Rosa* bore a owful exprès* the privi sion which forbade her comp lego of being too inquisitive. passionately fond of the South.— Samuel fairly channel with his glowing descrip tions of everything in that climate of sunshine d flowers," commenced Ida. She contin ued—"ho has many beautiful drawings landscapes which are really delightful, will show vou one of the most delightful c •• 1 d I v—It was dm try *nts you i scquently does ot was very young ami c exhibit that artistioal finish that his pictures reet plac of later date do, hut it is such a I cannot refrain showing it to * The young girl hastened to a drawer c< tabling a number of paper e she returned to her fair compi d picking up Tin instant llosa's eye sudde: her. laid it before caught the outlines of tho picture a *nst he natures ami her «lark •nieil to sparkle again. She gazed nth all the intensity of one wholly wrapt up eyes s •V of surped the supr»: reflections that <1 as she »>ry outward sense except sight the outspread picture her hand gaz«*.l upc beca frame—still her eyes drank ii the painting. Every shrub interest which something is calculated to excite. At ut raising h«*r eyes, she in id re than a me length, vv quirod : " Young ithi is the real landscape nil, to bo I, vvliei which this is intended t opre I have seel «1er the impress! id; I fo ewheie ?" ■thing like it s« "Madam," replhid Samuel, that landscape dien I was on a visit t«i the South is takei ps ag«i—it is very imperfect indeed —I don't know how it is Hint Ida takes such fancy to it. "The one, at th«* tinn* l took it, I bolived j ist beautiful I had ever h«* to lie on« of the held, and to telFtlio truth about the matter I do not believe 1 have euen its superior si eiRl.1. pay a visit to the si going In •ith the ex hood in a tew days again, who inoHB perhaps I r ll perienee 1 have had i •o perfect drawing—at least I •ill attempt to do the coloring a little The y justice than that ins interuptecl l»y Rosa inquir ing what part of tho South the landscape was ul in, and upon his replying South issued from inn's eritieisi to he fo Carolina, a suppressed instant of violent eniotic her lips—lint was suppref.sed by a desperate entai effort «I she exclaimed in tones truly touching.— My house ! Samuel and Ida were At, this revelatio lui Although Ha struck with astonishment, hud been at liis uncle's a short time, a few de any he of his profession that roniiting about the years before, lie had not tances ;Jso fond he spent all his time i country, drawing landscapes with all the ardour of an enthusiast the «'luaii ous sights that might present themselves i his rambles. Many beautiful far gant country seats found thoir paper without his ever taking the trouble to «1 ele ;rs. So it. w f the inquire the name a beautiful in the present case. He had o day rambled a short distance from his uncle's house, without any definite purpose except ing the gratification of his passion for draw ing, when his penetrating eye caught the beauties of the paradise before him. Without making any inquiry whatever about possessor he sat down and transféré«! it t paper. This country seat, at that time, tabled, (ll all her childish loveliness, Rosa Willis—it was the tpsideuco of her undo.— How different, perhaps, would have been the courseofSamuel 's life had he accidently been ro • introduced to the beautiful being who was destined to bo the lady of the lie was sketching. But the fates doubtless nr nrnge everything for the host. Perhaps it might have saved the young lady the shading of many burning tears ; but whether it would have added to the happiness of another being equally as fair and n great deal more unfor tunate is at present a matter of doubt, ! to return to o uivod Ih ko completely absorbed i the | <> f «WP 1 - jss she ever knew that hla had to call t her j by name several times before sho was c • had spoken to her. I Ont .-i . -a appear wlioly wrapped up in this rude picture of Samuel's Miss Willis, I sup pose it recalls reminiscences of youthful hap piness which strike anew those sympathetic chords th?it link inseparably together child hood's innocent hours with years of maturity?'» " Every thing connected with this picture has tho tendency to awaken remomberanees of scenes which are too vividly portrayed to pass my observation without a passing sigh, is the garden in which I have spent so many happy hours with all the shrubbery that I is Here y I «1 to have the sole arrang in That veranda embowered ii clothed in twining verdure, has often been the place of retreat for tho gay friends that spent lather beneath my uncle's hospit able roof. What pleasures stole around my tho - happiest of the happy. Not an unpleasant thought pass ed through my mind— marred the unalloyed joys that continually 1 the war de »rroding cares ; my companions. Friends of lightheart ritli ed nature, spent days and months a star in a constellation of of the sorrt s of this beings that knew world. How changed is my situation ! 1 shud der at the idea. Hero I am in a distant land; to console •datives to shed for dcome the ponitant home." Rosa uttered these sentences with a stoic in my dis a tear or b friend^ save y Not a single tear moistened her indifference, eyes ns she recalled the scenes of her former life. It appeared that the fountain of mental anguish had been dried up—that the deep ; of the recesses of the heart contained floods of affliction which had been recently freely drawn upon. larked attentif Samuel listened with •ould d fretiuent ly the words of the lady d elicit a tho idea pop into his head to try portion of the history of hei; misfortunes, but delicacy forbade such intrusio But, female cur ed quiet on that subject, osity is not so easily gratified long in learning the whole particulars froi The history of her early colors of the most glow Rosa's i, lips. life she portrayed, i ing characters that fancy or a fruitful imagin ation could command. That part touching upon Roger's conduct after they nrriv< l i rns filled with a fearful doserip-, Samuel and Wiliningt« tion equaled 1 only by its reality. «d every terest and the grey streaks of morning wen* peroeptnblo before they "foul retired to bed. That was a sleepless morning to Samuel.— Tho mind of man cannot alwa at his will ; obey tho m; thousand thoughts of a pleasing character revelled in his s bo composed îor will sleep, at While ocessity. restlessly upon his pillow. It is not always th.* most disagreablo reflections that disturb Pleasing rev sltunhe ist. outly absorb our attentions, enchanting the mind with bright pictures of the future, thus preventing tho «I ion. Samuel wai preformiughi •sy God fro dons that India«! delinking; that he had achieved a great utter dog. aud by this action ho had performed being fro probably saved a hum; radati ,1 will cle whose gi he was anxious to perpetuate, with this reilectioi cy built fa ectio any lofty castles in tho air ; his mind's cy« 1 d beautiful landscapes, saw Southern palaces perhaps, at his disposal ; and a hundred d pros bright images of future happiness ritli himself parity llltted across his sleepless brain. No hi than The as Samuel Irving. was giMiug with golde ing, with all its beauty '' ast a,H ^ *lio ros Y a waking world had spread its •re closed ii sl«;ep. before his eyes w CHARTER XX. near at the stu The hour of retributive justice is ; she sat alone i hand, thought Ida, die» of the •xt day after tlo; g artist tin* had, o To release of Rosa. romised to deliver into her bauds the rho had attempted her ruin at tin* villa «I almost the e to have another inter-; s tin* day lmgnio. This hour when they w to tlu* accomplishment of her How sluggishly did the hours w designs. away as she watched with dial of the clock ; counting every tick ious evo the cl I ici I ln»r bosom. Eleve almost funod an echo i the nppoint««l time had hardly mailo its last stroke before the long expected knock of her accomplice made the door shake again. His admission was tho instant, vork of a real outs co seated sho business manner the vhei ry arrange! to carry into execution her plans. " If you please the place and time this ,'ith rill not be bother« 1 «! evening where intrusion." Demanded Ida exibiting a - siderable degree of anxiety. " At ton o'clock to-night ii tho United States Arsenal—lot no oi the hemp lot o lie ; I will he prepared for the occ with y and he shall do y with a determine«! expression. ,1 i j thi„ K I Ihr rill yon induco him to ent " Tom, there ?" "Uo is fearful of a prossecutioi have induced hit make it up; it is to bo done, ii without any witnesses on his part." " Let every thing bo done ii lined that Samuel shall kno eot yt to iy presei detoi about it until the affair is settled. 1 long »venge and you alone, it appeal's, in tin* gratification of my desire •iosity was very much excited to Tom's ci f vengance she •hat kind know jak upon her destroyer. But there going to •mild ro the evening one thing oertai venl the whole secret and tho consequents— perhaps, fearing he would not receive a satis refrained making any Ida's mind was firmly fixed sehe swer—he further inquiry, upon her favorite justice herself; i she continued making her ; carry it into execution. of the least.diffidence d witlio raugei A'ill my part that promises not comport with a full appreciation of the injuries I have received, at the hands of this aider tho villan " Make •lien I c sometimes, iserable wretch my reus ies of this der this in shaken for the time ; perhaps fluence I may be induced to do him a serf ill not ho accountable for my Injury—I duct towards him—my reputation, my char acter lias been pointed by bis vile touch—it •e than justice that I should ;t him untrammoled. Tom I do not wish is nothing tide oeoaelon—all I nak is for you | au d ; »•self accountable tor what to consider yt y I may do to bring to e suitablo place this mai are free." then 2 internpted Ida to hope that no personal injury should lie done Mr. Raymond ; for base as ho* ything of he had never «lone l iminal character before. Ida continued : "If you have any qualms of consc matter, let the meeting pass ; about it. . I, who have suffered il say no •so th; vill chinations, death, by liis villanous endeavor to bring him tojnstico myself. derer, although stained deeply Tho the hand with the blood of his victim may escape th« vigiliance of the law, for a time, but stern the cnlprit the end, ferrit justice will, i Hi* who tramples upon unprotected innoce* il employs the most desperate means to hun0»lc being will ruin the happiness of assuredly ho taught that providence protects the weak and shelters tho disconsolate. When the dark "deeds Of that miserable wretch a ray themselves before my mind a cold shndder chills my blood—my brain burns witl^ fevered boat and my heart throbs with palpitation d excitement. 1 long for that meeting which will place equality with him. to!The differot ce between o i'diiii! by the justice of my cause, and the rill stveiigtl nerves for the ocf ion. I know the <• »• in daylight ; for that roast I j shades j bo not already steeped too deep in the dye of should lie gratified ii ver our affairs in tho dark. Tho thing— y hide many blushes if lie ill. nocesSary to carry into of lies louts ere duly revol vod hi her mind, and Tom was fully commis sioiieil to bring to the appointed place the lib a day of excitement, hut night line. It wa might bring with it many pleasing sensations, i hours roll ; How earnestly did sin* watch the tedious their apparently slug mtion her de j gish wings ! fclio dared not • her fair companion, to Si •I sad lot, she was dull hut h ■ rolled slow ly aw ay and night came Tii tin* desired opportunity to revenge her injtt ent itself. At the ap rès about to p point«*«! In the hemp lot, near •l unprotected. The sually dark and rather damp. • she Wl tin- Arsenal, ■.•«mid la- <1 ««seemed hut a short dis •tiug herself behind H I» against the rope walks, boards that lei ed eh ained perfectly «inlet. It. is at j sod vo j crisis as this that the real heroine exhibits While yet the darkness of night «lw ! itsi'll'. of the round oi impe •,t fem inino of her sex, the spirit of revenge «1 strengt hones lightens « . Sim feels that the her eompopiti ; tendril i •Is of her ong.v-she has received, at the lu *mv cannot he remedied this si«lc of the c ;e, and revenge the sweetest of all I .'"•! ■ is only left to lie administered by her. many things, is Wo mu, though iV(»nk ii : ami while Ida dug of Tom, i» her railed for the cor i voiced many summary sehe es of vci sidered herself capable each of which she e hi.l rolled J of executing. A1 iwa.v after tlic appointed time before tho well hoi i! «•e of Tot ay—keep hold of my j " Follow close this ! coal or perhaps you r •self ill the my find vo A-are of it. She hour ago, and I hnv'nt lised to ho hetc .-«»id ; if it the least doubt she 1ms kept her j-hadn't been forth« delay of old Mag, in let • • • ould have been all over by mversation as be : 1 bis time. Was T That turned tin* corner of tho rope walk icealed Ida. before the hoards that «•< ment of suspense unparalled in the But not •odid the idea history of her lift«. her to retreat from her fixed purpose. icence to triumph over riumpli should place Now is thö tii ic for ii evoit if that her upon a par with the villnn, thought Ida her hiding place, and ivretoh who had destroyed •ged 1Ï as she ei stood before the dness her only parent her hoi id in the ho of adversity triumphed over n of the j her i .Scheines lost villanous icence by the category of crimes. ort hat shook The darkness of night, hid the Ire In of ! t lie nervous compositio of tin* libertine as ! lie felt—although ho could jects—he stood i it descent ob nee of puliating circam excuse. he had ly wronged that could be coined for actual experience that Ida ordinary woman and nothing he droad <*d more than this meeting. She was the first to open tho conversation, She commenced: i meet, hut I apprehend tin* circumstances are rather dif ferent from those of our last meeting—at that j time you had tho advantago of mo—to night I tho advantage is on my side—your life is in 11 'Y l* RU, 1s—it is discretionary with me alto it to account or not. " Young man, gether whether I lur of * you of tho fact feel this pice steel ; it his been steeped i very small scratch would prove fatal. joy a to bo George held out his hand, and touched tho if by instinct etal ; he tYombie like aspen leaf. ed: Ida roe her# unpre pared for any emergency—my object was to have justice, and I :ur, to have it. I do not know that to life would bo of any advantage to e, therefore it depends upon circumstances *d to bring to my aid this formid " Yi perceivo I did not determined, lot what ake y whether 1 ahlo weapon." George uttered not a word. He felt he was in the presence of a desperate being who would, if he did not acceed to her wishes, carry into execution her threats. He had felt against his bare palm tlio cold steel that the ifljured girl declared had been steeped in a subtle poison and he firmly believed that sho would After a desperate effort lie stammered be his shivering teeth : my lias ; it if ho failed to do her bidding. tW( • wish ! What do you want mo, that you Imre me brought at tins dismal hour of the night to this liiedcous spot ! If you have any business with " What is y As * hear it and go.' ; my business ' ' Bo patient young ritli you will be of short duration, but it will whole attention and require all demand yc your energies to transact it. of the word, every se villan—1 have become acquainted with y for past, life, and I find that tho way„you have is only equalled by your conduct Tho tirno has c •hen towards others. • horrid career must end, but not your I lia«l thought of taking that, but upon the blood of life, reflect i I would not have a murderer upon my head. My satisfaction shall bo of a different kind. 1 will place rk upon you, that the world know you and shun you as a pestilence. No more victims of the brothel shall tho A not The the instrument of their destruction—no, the hand of you have injured worse than all will prevent^the reoccurrence of any cenes like that of tho bagnio." Tho libertine would fain have made his us others cape but tho hand of the girl rested upon his shoulder, iu order apprise her of any ent ot the kind. He little dreamed what punishment was in store for him, all hazards ho would have at ished fro her presence. Still ho trembling stood while Ida becoming " 1 have a paper here I desire you to copy into your hand wr.ting to it. In order to prevent any delay upon the subject I have brought writing mate rials with excited continued: r name as well implimeuts to strike fire. We will retire into s the necessary this old building and strike a light." s perfectly acquainted with • in tho Rope walk led who every nook tho way and struck a light. Ida still kept her hand upon the shoulder of the libertine for fear he might give her the slip before he commenced copying the document, is done in a trembling hand. After the iting was completed she read aloud : "I, George Raymond, of the borough of Wilmington on tho 20th day of September, rill and accord, take this method of publishing to the world my villnnous conduct in destroying, by fire the house of Madam Strickland, and abducting , of my her daughter, Ida Strickland. That, I also, by tin* aid of old ami aban to said Ida Strickland a narcotic, under the influence of which I triumphed over her innocence. To all of which 1 hereby confess. In order to give the foregoing full force and credit I hereunto allix my , Aid l.avo K ivi' G boro e Raymond. Georg«; seemed paralized, at the import of as Ida road it; hut the deed had «1 the paper and placed in the bosom of the girl. " Are y Muttered the y look. the document been done, gly folded up for tho present?" with an imploring «lone with " Not thought of tho beautiful i scenery that had dazzled his imaginati when he •ed through tho flowery fields ami along the eamlering rivulets ; vhere the song of birds: .veet •le the morning ring with their elody ; while ho imagined the odoiir of the flowers, was yet Bweet i «îuestered sjiots where he had spent so many happy ho the si itirenient, lie forgot every thing to dwell in pleasing revery captivating to tile.youthful of nature. composition I i ■o, ; nature, | i«l rdent lover The past, the present— une ncctcd with his i ages of the natural grt iIiMir of South Carolina, held no rentiug nook In the liuim his Ind. there is less a spirit of which being a part and parcel of giveaglowlngtingoto natural objeots that fasci iml with pleas- j of the cataract, the sweetest kind of | dianting music ; nato every sense, and fills the ing fancies. This spirit of romance hears i the .1 es in tin* varied j - j tints of the rainbow, the most exquisite he ty ; the waters utter a language perfectly in- j teligiblo to his enraptured senses, ami the dense foliage of the forest* varigated by the ! hand of*Aut , I« | ritli this ! ; of the st be tiful pictures imaginable. •1 was unusually endowed love of the beautiful; his [iinaginatio •diiiary character ; possessing 0 both a taste and talent for painting, ing cultivated the art e of extraordinary «le- ' of liis years, he longed ft quirements. That his visit to his opportnnity to display liis a« - ild give him that opportunity, as well as the fur- :v tlier •cultivatio of his friendslup were i ong I tin* brightest of his fancies. This visit might, perchance, be the of his raising the mans •h desi ed fuiuls to con ate his long desired t i giving him a charnu to study some of the j ster paintings of Italy, an opportunity he v • through Europe; tin had longed for. While many bright pictures of the futur«* the imagination of the young . artist, the mind of Rosa Willi differently 1 imployod. She fancied to herself the scene I ! that would oc îeting her guardi; upon «1 relative, ami deeply did she false step she had by rashness taken. At times she would revolve the sub- i joct of her return in her mind, with many «* j eut ures regret the prematuroly - [ to tho manner in which she would j sur- j be received, and doubts of almost ; mountable character, would frequently pre sent themselves. To disipate these, she had her power to argue her self into the belief that a full expos elopen^nt had been made, his mortification, used every effort i e of her Perhaps to hid«* much" as possible, her uncle had said little nothing about her t peculiar, and, in no wise, pleasing oliaracter. As tho stage rolled along to its «topping i , , . " ... . acc, it passed the very inn at which they 1 ^ had spent the first night in the history of her misfortunes. • • of awful anxiety ; anxiety which was but the , prelude to scenes of horror and suffering? both ad to ' , her escape' fmnj her guardian, to what, she j believed, would bo her eternal happiness ; she thought of nothing but eluding tho pursuit of ! ro 'ho»» «I» f»««*««. »-'Klrt oboy tho mandat., of j her best friend. How differently did she lodk , upon tlio matter now ! with the bitter and withering testimony of j , .... I experience, on her side, she saw.ami appre- 1 ciateil the wholo truth. The fact of her leav- ) ' giv- ! ing him information of her departure appeared : . . - .. r ! -after mature reflection-Uke a cnmtnal of- • , »"*» f A slight tre s she recalled the recollections of that night er the nerves of Rosa of body and mind, which she endure. s desti having «lone anything w at that time, her only trouble was to makqi. ing a kiud protector, without so much fence. She fancied that it would he almost a possibility to meet the friend eln^had TERMS: ! The DELAWARE INQUIRER, In puhlMwd every Satur I day, at Two Dollars a year, payable in advance; if not ! paid for till the nud of the year Two Dollars and Fifty invariably fie charged; No subscription will bo •r less tlmu six months, and no pnper discontinu it the option of the neerted cd until all arrea are paid, unless I.. ■ not exiwoding a square o dollar. Twenty-five cei fo ■ Longer one« in the name proporti 4 a ceil ta per square, ""•gift Insertion, 25 J - I i ins j grossly wronged, and whom v U ew haJ suffered, almost as much mental nngn.g-» she had on her aêcoiiRÎ.^. cd at jts~pni ^of de s to put upTrnn ight, she repaired immediately to her •I gave vent to her feelings in a flood of tears, »h an occasion as this, that the OVer-burthened heart finds relief from solitude and tears ; the only cure that can effectually relieve the mind from tho oppressive load of aflliction that weighs it down, and continues to oppress until the fountains of tho heart are broken up. The next morning by private conveyance, their way to Samuel's qle's residence, where Rosa intended stay ing until her uncle should bo apprised of her When the stage ar j t ination, and where they w It i : the travellers wt fast drawing The shades of evening the day to a close, as the coach drew up at a gate before a beautiful mansion, embowered in slnubery. Large trees of different species wore planted along tho walk that led to the in front of the house, on which several seated, enjoying a j pi az ! ladies and gcntleme ! social evening. The light merry laugh betokened unnloyed happiness, nud tho loud vociferations spoke i plainly how gratified with 'll they their amuse How differently were the feelings of tho party who had just descending from the s she heard one of the spectators of the party exclaim—"Rosa Willis !" It was tho venerable old geutlomnu who had promised—in the veranda of Arthur Wil lis—to do all i niece. !h e of coach his power to restore his oust ho have been elated when «tyhew ami the two Indies shed team of joy. g gent lemen and ladi«*s—who were qua in ted with Rosa, gathered I i u *v and gave her a hearty welcome, which ; too often is betrayed by indifference. Sothor | ners know nothing of that species of dceep •e prevadeg worldly There is a kiud of warm. he beheld his The old alight ! They mostly a id tidn, which, in j iminded people. iieartedness qj^uit th«*m | instinct—that is to he fo species of natural where but in id It j the southern portion of tho ynited States. j s a part of the country in which true liospi ivithout that haughty » mol his dependence. Mr. Wat j tality is to he found, reserve that makes ! Tho welct d the company assembled there, inspir | ed her with confidence. She knew that Mr. ! Watson possessed her uncle's respect and jquainted with all liis so sinall degree to d remove from her face 0 consequently w s. This contributed in vo her spirits, ' that melancholy expression,which hadposses sion of it over since she had left the homo of In many respects, Rosa ap her childhood. poured tho si * to her friends, but their was The :v In her manners, been in Delaware, had ce and eon ious altérât ic I short period she hat «hange her appear South Ca li lifetime of romance i ,iuet tlin s t«i her departure she Previo j thoughtless girl, v < * —aud property speakiuu months hav« inte A fei of «•xtraordi ary reflection ; reflection taught by that hit ter experience which too often blights the . brightest hopes Instead of teaching rul lcs 1 I •ival of Rosa changed tin* aspect of ! affairs at Mr. Watson's mansion. The The gay i company, after exchanging affectionate ctvil ti«*s with prodigality, retired to thoir respective es, ond Rosa ; d her friends were left t< [ enjoy the society of Mr. Wats j ily. At the request of Rosa, her uncle was j not to be apprised of her return until .the and his fuin next «lay. »E CONTINUED. A WASINGTON LADY IN CALIFORNIA. Miss Avouia Jones gives the following sketch incidents of her life in California, Of S( which she details with much freshness. Wo • j copy from the Richmond Enquirer : "Yesterday wo s of life. So far wj hail only s 'litirely new ph the Burface the mining, went down, diggins, but far below the earth. Before e of the proprietors, Mi. Seymour» dressed Our party consisted of three ladies such US up. and two gentlemen, and y a hard looking crowd. We w hoops ; oldest men's India rubber lioads done up 'uig dresses, eoats and boots, and g er .f ( igbtog, in cotton clotli. Then we w into a large shed where they have a ste; engine, and you see the commencement of a i railroad track which suddenly disappears into ! an j ntt , nsü iy dark hole. On this track 1 a low, almost flat ribbed planking wheels. t)n this thing wo sat down, tliu gen tlemen holding tho Indies. The word given and away we sped into this dark hole, down an inclined plane, at an angle of forty five degrees, for (JflO feet. I expected to bo not in the least ; in fact I novel. When wo got off the truck, we found ourselves in alley way, beamed and hoarded on all sides. Those alleys extend in al! directions, and have to sloop all the time in walk * Mother could not stand the strai re left her seated on a pile of ! dirt, talking to a miner. We were all provi ' ded with candles, and such a trip as we pas- . soil through. First, we went along the rail j road track, in deep mud, and then along alley s, where the decomposed granite i had to crawl hand; and knees, then, *nt frightened, but w liked it, tho sensation , — j ! ow » ; back s { soft, -but dry. Sometimes j through a hole * again slide through ieet toremost. k was i,„ r a work, hqt very funny, ami I never laugh t>t i s0 mud* j "At last wo got through into quite an ope i )>'»«•. ' rlli1,11 Mr. Seymour had Itod for that morning ; it was a most ridiculous sight 1 ^ us thoroughly exhausted, seated o .„q,, ( ,f with candles in our hands. Mr. Seymour dug us a pan of dirt apiece, which •Ided sixteen dollars each when they were shell out. -We ai;« going to have orm ade' for our watch©»-. After wo had , Wy. tinue