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She ; gome : gowrnnl
y.. J. . HUATXIiH, Ktllloi-.
Wltim M no Pn' arbitrary wy,
We flillu Truth where'er she leads (he wny.'i
She Loves Me No Longer.
.... . DllEAM.
The flowerets I cherished
Are witherM nnJ sere,
. . The hopes ore all perished
. That once wero so dear,
Only sorrow qikI sadness
I . Abide in my breast, ,,,
And my heart is so weary
' -. Jt longo'.h for rest.
The faith that I trusted
JHas fled like a dream,
And has vanished like vapours
That mantle tho stream;
for sho loves mo no longer,
She's broken each vow,
And has chosen orio'lher
To smile upon iow.
I've seen her beside him,
Her hand in his own,
.And sho listened with pleasuro
To cutch his low tone,
And I saw how she struggled
til To hido her deep sighs,
As her glance stole upwurd
' To meet his dark eyes,
I loved her so dearly!
Her lovo was my life, '
' It strengthened my spirit
To meet every strife;
And it filled -my glad bosom
- With music and song,
And scattered sweet fragranco
My pathway along.
Her lovo was tho flower
That breathed its perfume
Around my existence,
. And freed it from ftloom;
But she loves me no longer,
" My hopes are all fled,
And my sad heart is longing
To sleep with tho dead.
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A STR.VY WAIF I'ltO.M TIIK HOOK 01' l.ll-'K.
WritUnfor the Winclicbtcr Home Journal.
BY FUIU!Y JOHNSON.
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CHAPTER I.
Charles Betts was a man of the
ivorld, and of course an enemy to its
peace and purity, lie was hand
some, talented, agreeable, and a man
fif honi i'. His wagers were always
aid, although his wash-woman might
.tfarve. lie maintained his horses at
ittie expense of tailors and shoe-makers,
but that was nothing to him, for
Jie code of honor said nothing con
.ecrning unpaid bills, l ie was a man
of fashion, and a heartless libertine,
an,d for the momentary gratification
at a passion, would bring ruin upon
peaceful homes, and destroy the peace
of twenty souls.
Yet, notwithstanding his character
was so well known, he was smiled
upon, courted and lionized, and all bp
i'aiise he was wealthy. The rich
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fearedhim not, for according to the
Bode of honor, aristocratic maidens are
Exempt from the spoiler. It is among
he poor that the libertine preys upon
jia victima, alas! that it is so. Strange
tideed that innocence should be es
emed so; cheaply, that holy peace
ihd hurnblo poverty, are objects that
re poked upon by the rich as of little
Consequence,
i Mary Lee was indeed beautiful.
leventeen summers had spread their
lowers upon her path, and the sunny
)niles of hope wero beaming upon
sr brow, Iler cheeks were like twin
se buds,' and nature had endowed
pr not 'only with beauties of out
Wd appearance, but also with all
)e virtues ol a loving ficart. She
m the only child of a poor school
aster, who died in poverty, but left
'lifo Insurance Just sufficient to place
t wife and child beyond the reach of
W. ' They moved from the busy
unts of men, and settled in a small
) some twenty miles from the city,
ey were happy laving a friend in
personof the young master of the
boI, and life to them wa3 full ol joy
I peace. - They took the blooming
rers for their companions, and the
vtft sang sweetly unto them, filling
f hearts with a deep and a holy
: illiam Baker was indeed a friend.
"Pi days and nights were spent, al
most all, in the society of Mary and
her1 mother.' It was not. therefore, to
be wondered at that love crept in, and
his dreams became filled with visions
pf his heart's idol. .
,t' Mary was commencing to feel the
Sangs of Cupid's dart, when Charles
etts was introduced to her. He was
introduced to her. He wns spending
ie summer in the neighborhood, and
ipeelnS Mary, be resolved that she
jhould be bis victipr.
I,."lt was indeed a dark hour for Wil
liam Baker. Again and again, he vis
fd the cottage, but his heart throb
id lew. joyful than it was wont to do.
e tyis met with the same kind wcl-
mm lei
come, but he waa too sensitive and
acuto not to see and fear that he was
less tho olijtict of attention than his
rival.' Ho was unfortunately slightly
deformed, anil that defect, which had
hitherto passed unnoticed by mother
and daughter, appeared in all its hor
rid deformity, by the adroit, invidious,
and constantly repeated pity of
Charles Butts.
"A right handsome young; man,"
would he frequently exclaim; "but t hat
huiiin" and here hu would sigh for
pity .
"Poor William," rejoined Mary.
The victim was entangled m tin
toils of tho villiun she, so innocerl,
so confiding, became his dupe. 1
came again and again and every t'unj
he was more attentive to Mary, ho r
peated the poetry of Byron, and by de
grees led heron to the subject of love.
I Io told her of his own homo in the
South, of the shady trees, the grassy j
lawns, and he whispered in trembling
accents, that it was such a homo as she
would love and adorn.
She believed him, and with a wo-
man s trusting nature, lost nor nome,
her aged mother, and every scene so
dear to her, and placing implicit confi
dence in him clung unto him as t he ivy
to the oak. Yes, the spoiler had tri
umphed; and when Mis. Lee awoke,
she called for her daughter in vain
she was alone alone in her mis
ery. Header, judge her not harshly.
You wQjiiiow by experience what
it is to resist the tcrntcr pity the fal
len. You who stylcth yourselves
Christians, rcmcnihi r your master con
dcmvth not, milker can you.
On the table in her rouin was found
a letter, still wet with the teras that
had fallen upon it. Thus it read :
"William, 1 once felt proud of your
love but now am not worthy of it.
Forget ntc be ason to my dear moth
erand as for mo, you shall see me
no more."
Bitter, bitter, were the tears of the
young man, and heart-rending the
shrieks of the mother, but even there,
amidst this accumulated weight, of
misery, the young man prayed, and
the aged woman joined him in his pe
tition, and as it was wafted up to the
throne of God, angels bowed their
heads in pity, and God himself was
moved.
Thnj prayed for the recreant daugh
ter the fallen woman.
CHAl'TF.ll H.
Three months had rolled away up-
! on the wheids of time, and too moth
I vl,.nt hi'imntli I he I'reen turf ol
Grecnmount. The load was too heavy
for her broken spirit to bear, and her
heart bled beneath her sorrows and
her griefs. William Baker was also
broken in spirit, his face became more
nnh hi:; smile more pensive, and his
,,-.1 ,! lMv.
cou.ucnaiii.u n, ......... .v..
ing Hie scenes oi uiu muuus juuii.Tum
he became a city missionary.
Within the city of Baltimore, in
dark, dim alleys which led to the City
Block, there exists a darker world than
philanthropy ever dreamed of. Jlis
ery, poverty, crime and starvation,
each hung its sombre mantle over
the dark ruinous houses which laid
their roofs together across the alley.
In one of those hovels, a woman and
a child were crouching over tho em
bers of a scanty tire. Tho room wns
damp, and the rain drops fell from the
broken roof, nnd the wind moaned
mournfully as it entered the cold, dark
room, and rustled the scanty straw
which composed tho bed.
A stranger entered it was William
Baker-iii the discharge of his duty.
He gazed around him, and as he saw
the utter misery of the room, his heart
wr.s uhnost ready tn break he looked
down upon the hearth, where still re
mained a few embers, and ho wept at
the view thero presented.
"God bless tho poor unfortunate
who dwell in this abode," said the
man of God, and as he spoke, his voice
was choked with emotion.
His entrance was unnoticed by the
miserable woman, for she was engag
ed in coothingtho child, who was cry
ing for bread. Its tiny hands were
outstretched as if to crave assistance
from its mother, but she. unable to ap
pease its hunger by food, strove to lull
it to sleep, 'hat in the arms of slum
ber, the pangs of hunger might for a
time be forgotten.
She was lost to all around her her
mind was wandering back to the hap
py scenes of her childhood, when she
was pure nnd innocent, and from
memory's chamber crowded forth the
recollections of joys departed.
Again the Christian Missionary of
fered up a prayer to God to shed His
peace upon the inmates, and the sound
of his voice attracted the attention of
the woman. The room was dark, so
dark, that the features of an individu-
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ftl could not be well discerned, but
there was something in the tones of
the speaker that awoke a dim remein
berancoof the past, and placing her
babe upon the bed of straw, she ap
proached him. lie turned and fixed
his gaze upon her. Ho raised his
hand to shade his eyes as if to shut
out some fearful vision. He lifted his
hands to heaven, and in tones of an
guish cried : '
"Good Gotl! Mary Lee, the Lord hove
compassion on y u."
" William Baker!" and a scream wild
and startling as a maniac's gave back
a frenzied amen.
ClIAl'TF.B III.
One more month had been swept
awav bv the remorseless hand of time.
t,V(;.y u,on,iMf, uln ovenin there :
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a little child by the hand j
:m)lmj the walks of Franklin stiuore. I
hyij., -j.,,. iaj ,,, lmVY !
Ljs own can, the mother niineared i
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;l, , uii! ions Reason was nearlv
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uid neither the smiles of her
elld, nor the kindness of her bene-
or could awaken it to light again.
wus a siunmer s evening, and all
in; was wrapped in garments
ly, as W iluam Baker sat in his
slur commumu with GoJ. Ihetiii-
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but jt a woidcame from her lij.s, she
waJpeechless with sorrow.
lot- ii.'i o ,l:,fi- u-iw hi I lu km iiw ivioin.
"Jiry, I have a loiter for you,"
saidVilliam, and he gazed lovingly
on h as he gave it.
Sltook the letter read the cou-tcnt.-hun
calmly sal down and wiote
a not sealed it. as if nothing had hap
peneihnd led oil" the child for an
evenit's walk. Night was upon the
earth. 'Night with all its terrors, and
stilish lad not returned
onnii!.r
camc-lut still the mother an l ehi
! I
were a'iit. Terrible indeed was
the n'y of William Biker, he
searelnjhut. found her not, drair:red
til ; ri v yet all in vain.
lie el-red her chamber, and tin
upon tit.-ible were two letters, one j
sealed Id directed to himself, the
''tary.'" ' 1 11.C ':i-w ly '
1
lluw ilianj-lieuf-rljulils liavc lii'i'H ili-siiliiliMl liy Hint
iiiciiiwair, i'uiisuui.ii.iur imw snuiimi (mi iu-i
uriMoarhPi,! A li.-lit i"M-n li..ol,liig i-iiiisli-xi'ltii
Lin-id ami the pet of tin fdiuilv lie" luU tti dratltl
il if any wnuld takp Mutill.nM'K Hiiliiiiiiic'
liiil in t tic lust or et'otiul, n 1 1 1 Mtiiirliiiifn cvpii iii
lliiid tUw (il tin1 (Urease. iiniuciUatt iirlW'l would
omi lire u i.nii.m-i-.i.
So also hi liilliti'i'.al ;iryiiiiut, .-lHiiiiin, i.roiii
iiinl iiaitu ulitily in t'rouit. "J'lift lattri ilirti: p, tin ll
ofimrcntM, i cinni'Irtly i n ut r in iuh in pn-iPiin; n lh !
Pinimril wily liy llr, C. -M. Jiitksmi, No. llMj
Hticet, iui.I f..i- ..to t.y .lrui:t;i-t mi.l t .)ri-kfi-ii s II, ;
out tin liiiti'il Stulps unit eaua,la. 1'ilco 7itei.l:
lMJtll
PdMJJH
Jury iii'i William," thin she wrote,
liny mother; this night my child and
sleep beneath die waters of the
Farewell forever."
bey buried them tho mother .and
clj and over their graves the tears
oil least one true heart were shed.
BiCharlcs ILdls tho destroyer--
wliis he! lie walks the halls of
thlch.an honorable, man. But woe,
wjunto him, for there is a time
cojigwhen the recording angel shell
n hi.; ears the punishment due
toi "ruin-.r ol a suercd home."
In may smile upon him women
mug upon his honeyed words,
lore i. a time when the veil shall
bli u aside, and even Satan blush to
ofliiin as .in associate.
i.timori: Mo.
'liKU Wlln WILL USDiatSTAXI).
'llmay'bt not feci that I have lovod
c mi no more inny love thee,
the vows ol men Inivo proved
En lis tin) clouds nbovi! llice;
iliwn the burial vale ol venrs,
words will rise with Memories rife,
eravcsloncs, wet with useless tenr,
ich cannot brins the. dead to life.
Dcinga of Rum,
h. Edward Everett enumerates
thllowing among other evils iu-
ranee has indicted on the cotm-
hin the last ten years, viz :
has cot in direct expenses
8.10,0i;0 annually, S.o;i,(!00,000.
has cost in indirect expenses
10,000 annually, iatoo.ooo.ooo.
has burnt and otherwise de-
stri property to the amount of S.'v
000.
has destroyed 30,001) lives an
nu Jiofi.ooi).
: has made no les than 20,000
wife annually, !(!0,000.
has made no less than 100 ma
ninnnually, 1.000.
'has made at least 100,000 or
pin mnuaily, l.ono.ooo.
' has instigated ISO murders an
nuU.500. jlias caused 2,000 suicides.
A has consigned to jails nnd
pri 50,000. ...
11 has endangered the inheri
tnncl us by our fathers, and fixed
afoujtoii the name of America.
The readers of the Journal will re
member a short account wo published
a week or two since, in regard to tho
prize fight between Morrissoy and
lleeiian.and which created so much
excitement throughout the North, and
gave newspaper editors room to writo
columns about it. Hardly has that
excitement subsided before we hear
of another, but a more novel match
for the championship. The Cleveland
(Ohio) Pluindoaler says that prepara
tions are now making for a grand eat
ing match, to lake place in Cleveland
some timo next month. The editor
says that two of their most voracious
eaters, whose names ho is not now
permitted to give, will meet some
where beyond the city limits and pro
cecd to devour mush and milk until
0,10 "'' l,"'ln bursts. The one who
dosen't burst will be declared the vie-
u"' H1" uomo il,,u poessiou of chain-
li"ship and the stakes whatever
they may be. .Tho contestants are
w training for tho trial. f the field
is oiiru for more entrees, wo know of
()llfi I wo i our town who would b(
gind to nave a trial lor the slakes, in
fact, we would he willing to put up a
small pile that if the parties in ques
tion will change the "mush and milk"
to'possum and eggs or fried chicken
and biscuits, we can furnish a hand
who will eat more than any two north
of Mason and Dickson's line. Who'll
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l'"u; '"ion
An editor not very far from here
says he has discovered, from actual
experience, that gelling up bile at his
boarding house is a decided iiisssleuk.
Gelling mariied to a young gal is a
heap worse ui'sxlake than that.
inennmeoi wco. u. rrentiee, t ie i
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editor ol the Louisville Journal, has
been suggested as one suitable to Ix; j
run by the opposition parly in Ken-;
lucKy, for Governor of that M:ic at '
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inc mcm. ,'uigusi eiceuon. good an
editor as l'reiilice has made could not
fail lo make a good G ivernor. Xash-
cille News.
I rein ice is a very smart man
writes nice poetry. and beautiful prose
and is quite witty. lie would, we
doubt not, make a good Governor, bid
never in this world could he get our
Vote. No lll.'Ul who Call lilld l'Oomill
,js ..irt (0 simpalhi e with abolitiiin-
t
i."t;, or who would endeavor to screen
it,,. !',d vil nnernl inn nl'so 1,1 -i r-L-.t - i-
1 (u
an ablitionist as Win. ILeward,
ought to receive the support of South-
cm mm. J tow liny SDiithcTiKM' can
rend Seward's Bochester speech and
"si its I. clarions sentiments as calm-
W t Willingly, US has Geo. 1).
tTl ;c,., js really a wonder to US. If
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a man will pander to ahold loiusm in
any way or form, he deserves not the
support of those who profess to hale
abolitionism, and if Geo. I), l'rentiee
does not. nnd has not pandered thus,
then we ere honestly mistaken, and it,
is our deliberate opinion that the gal
lant state of Kentucky will require a
purer. "outhern blood its Governor than
that which seems to course through
the veins of the editor of the Louis
ville Journal.
A Fin st Bate Kxcimnkk. The
"Ilmne Journal,-' published at in-
ehesier, it'iin, is emphatically a rend-
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Y, 7 ".."'": what be Mopped for? Ho replied,-
t!io editors views on Adverie-imr. ; .... 1 '
which cp.ie.ir. d in the last week's is-, "i-. I wateinig my flowers,
sue. lie bits the nail on the head, in! (i'lile a delicate bit of a cnmpli
regard to the plan ofprc-paj un lit. The ; mi nt, and not so bad for Texas.
Journal is in truth a capital "Homo" - - - -
pupcr. ! A I'an acua. To make people quiet,
The above complimentary notice is just give them what they want. If a
bestowed upon us by the Chattanooga ! damsel loves, it shows that she wants
Advertiser, en exchange w hich we to be loved in ret urn love Ik r.
"ladlv hail everv Fridav evi tiiii'', and I --
from which we are Lcnerallv liberal j
in clippint', in our endeavor. to !
der the Home Journal intereiiiR.
We than!: you, Mr. Cooper, for your j
flattering not ice, and rest assured that .
we feel more proud of a compliment i
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from you than wo would ol one irom!
anyothcrsouree we know of.
Phot wi i ii Yv'ati-r. A yotin Ger
man of Chicago named Simon says
the Pro: of that city committed sui
cide on Saturday lad in the following
strange manner:
''lie went out into a shed, took a
giiti and loading it with water, placed
the muzzle in his mouth and fired.;
completely Miat'erinir his head. When !
found he was standing in the comer 'was lately mviieu 10 a sew.ng-pa.ij.
leaning on his gun. Tho room pre- j The next day a In. i.d asked bun how
sented a terrible appearance, br ing ' the ri.tertain.ne.it came offf
completely drenched, with blood nnd! " il w,w V"J' lie re-
covered with pieces of head and ) plied, "the ladies hemmed and 1 haw
brains." j ''-"
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,e rc.usa. o. M.no , . ..u . .
i in to marrv the girl ot his choice. I
A lady at her marriage requested the
clergyman to give out to be sung by
the choir, the hymn commencing,
This ia tho aY ' have sought,
And nicurncd because I found it not."
TO II Ell AV1IO WILL L'XDKItSTA.N'l).
I nm not changed, believe me,
My heart still throbs foi thine;
They say my vows docoivo thee,
While 1 in anguish pine."
Dut on that cheek derision rests,
There's coldness in thoso eyes, ' '
No more on mo she fondly looks,
Loss fondly still replies.
How oft I've looked upon that form
Willi love I ne'er could tell ;
And even now I find that I
Have loved, alus! too well.
A PRETTY FOOT.
There's mogic in a pretty foot,
And all the ladies know it
And she who bus a pretty one
Is pretty sure to show it.
At times you too are maiiyrod by
The nicest little ankle,
That shoots an arrow through the eye.
Within' the heart to wrunkle.
Then when it trips along the street,
Through wind, and mud, nr.d vapor,
By sheerest uroidout you see
llow lieiiutilul the taper;
And as it steps upon the walk,
Amid the crowd to mingle,
Two rogiieisli eyes look up and say,
"1 w onder il she's sin tilu "
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I do not Blama the Bachelors.
I do not blunie the bachelors
If tlicy lead n single life;
The way the girls are now brought up,
Thuy can't support u wile!
Time wns when gi'ls could help to buy
The hind llicy help to till,
Saddle Dobbin, shell corn,
And ride law-ay to mill.
Time was when girls could card and spin
And help to bake and brew
A servant now nt their command,
If they have aught to do.
I do not blame i ho bachelors
Courage must bo great
'l'n think ol wedding u modern Miss,
11 small he his estate!
A I'll IK Ml TO Tllli liAeilKI.rilln.
The Legislature of Massachusetts
includes !i niimir itj iiiimlui iwt Ink-
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than three Boston editors, viz: Mr
, '
,laI the Advertiser, Mr. Slock
W'U, of the Journal, and Mr. Wor
lliingtou of tho Traveler.
An Unprofitable. Suit. The folly of
, litigation is shown in the suit brought.
( at 1'ortage, Ohio, ,y Moses A. Kieh
j a I'd vs. Worcester Aliss, for damage
; dmie to a sheep of plainlill' by dog of
j defendant. The trial just closed was
the fourth one of the case by a jury.
It oeeupied four days and resulted
in a verdict of i;;(iO damages for plain
till". The identity of the dog was the
main point in tin; ease. Tho costs
have run up to 81.00(1!
An Indiana paper refuses to publish
eulogies gratis, but adds: "We will
publish the simple announcement of
the death of any of our friends with
pleasure."
Conchkss. Congress meets on the
l;h ol'next mouth. We learn thai, a
few pipes will be laid for the next
Presidential campaign.
Thin vhues lead lo damp feet, damp
fed bring on a cough; a caiigh may
terminate in a cnflin.
The sun is a spark Irom the light
ol God's wisdom.
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ISO man can be provident of his
time who is not prudent in the choice
of his company.
A driver of a coach in Texas, stoj
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io ei. some aier lor me )oung
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M:m 111 ,"1 c:unH'',, :
Attorneys, like the conscience, are
rather to be led than driven; and it is
' 1; " r'-:!lTl1, they that marry where
,,"y (!o llot lovt' l,,vu w,lt'rc tlu'v
!" llot ':,"'T-
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A Wesferit editor having published
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.1 ion;; ic.iuur uu iii;'.-, u ii,u
in the same village, upbraids him for
obtruding his family matters upon the
public.
Love, like lire cui.not subsist wJi
out continual motion.
livery sorrow we meet is ji,IoW
on this world's troublesome )en, which
we must cross to hear us nearer home.
Mr. Obern a n about town
The .ist.Mimob.--A pretty pair of
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I "said Mr. Allaei.se, the other day lo an ble, owing to hc rralytic having af
! old fogy bachelor. - ! J 1
NV bj , humph! yes to be surely," re- rrIlso to believe that the worst ofhis
plied the old hunxj "and 1 can lellyou0;iction is now ovrr, and that ere
a little more many a man has hi ea I on he will, bo restord to perfect
shaved by them!" . . . , ( healtU. H W,,-
The Story of a Picture.
A picture representing the sale ot'n
quantity of old furniture- seized for
rent, wns exhibited sonic years back
in the window of a dealer in the Placo
de la Madeleine, Paris, and attracted
considerable attention.' In the fore
ground was placed a poor woman
holding in her arms a child, and
wntching with a sorrowlul eye tho
progress of the sale. Tho sweet fueo
of tho child stood out in strong con
trast to the distressed countenance of
the poor mother. Further hack were
the personages connected with the
sale, represented with great vigor.
The following is the history of the
scene depicted:
" A few years since the painter of
the picture in question, an eminent
; artist at Lyons, while passing through
the line des Terreaux, approached a
number of persons who were gathered
togcthr witnessing the sale of the
lurniture of a poor workman. A wo- J a lovo which never slumbered, and a
man was seated on the pavement with j gentleness which nothing could ruf
a child in her arms. Tho painter i He.
spoke to her, and was told that the How carelessly the sexton tramped
furniture which was being sold belong- j around that grave, treading the fresh
ed to her; that her husband had lately J earth in among the new fallen snow!
I! ..I I ! I . I . ! l-ti I ' r. . 1 . . , t .
.iien, icamir ner wiiu ine em i s ic
had in her arms, that, she had strug
gled hard to maintain herself by
working day and night, and submitted
to every privation, but that her land
lord had at length seized her furniture
for some month's rent which was due
him. The aitistwas much nllected
by this simple recital, and inquired
who was her landlord. 'There he is,'
replied the pr.or woman, pointing ton
man who was Witching the progress
id' the sale, and he was recognized by
the painter as a peison w ho was sus
pected of having amassed a consid
erable fortune by usury, so that, to
make any appeal to his feelings on be
half of the poor widow would be use
less. Tne artist was considering
within himself what oilier plan he
could adopt to benefit her, when the
crier announced a picture for sale
It was a miserable daub, which in the
summer the poor woman had used to
hide thehole in the wall through which
the. pipe of the stove had passed du
ring the winter. It. was put up at one I
Irani:
I'he artist at once conceived a i
plan for taking revenge of the
lord. He went over, exaininiir
picture with great attention, am
called out. in a loud voice, 'one
land
the then
bun-
dred francs!'
The landlord was astonished at, the
bid, but conceived that a picture for
w hich so eminent an artist could offer
that sum, was worth more than double
boldly offered JOOf. "Five hundred."
said the painter, and the contest be
tween the bidders became so animated
that, the prize was at length knocked
down to the landlord at H.MOOf.l The
purchaser then addressing the painter
said, "in seeing an artist of your merit
bid so eagerly for the picture, I sup
posed that it must Ik; valuable. Now
tell me sir, at what do you estimate its
value" About three francs and a
hall,' replied the painter, 'but 1 would
not give that for it.' "You are surely
jesting,' said the landlord, 'for you bid
as high as 'J.lOOf. for it. 'That is true,'
replied the artist, 'And I will tell you
why I did so. You are in possession j
'
()f.ia illCHllL. 0f S.VMWf. u yinr, have
' '
seized
on tho lurnilnre ol ii poor wo-
man for a debt of VXOf. I wished to
give you a lesson, and you fell into my
traj). Instead of tin; poor woman be
ing your debtor, she is now your cred
itor, and 1 Hatter myself you will not
compel her to seize on your furniture
for debt.' The artist then politely
saluted the astonished buiillnril. nnd
having announced her good fortune toi
the poor woman, walked away
(
The Boston Post, the organ of the j
Masoehtisetts democracy, just after j
the election, tells the following good
one;
"Good morning ,hovv do you
r i i; I . .I I.... I,,.... nl I' 1 I
i i i i ii "'""" "ilu-
y del, a ed Democratic candidates, as
id met him near the hood ol fotatc
, ... , .. . .,
SIre. t. jut alle hrcaklast, yestejday
i pa- Lazarus did when he was
licked by the dogs
Nothing to Eat for Fifty-three Days.
--We yesterday met Mr. John Shad
dock, of Cameron, a gentleman well
known in this community, nnd w ho j
we? mentioned some time ago as alihe-
V. ', " " l. . , " . Tn I
iiny-iiiree ciays sinco nc na
nny nourishment through tho medium ,
of swiillowing. All the food he tunes
is in liquid, nnd introduced into tho
i, i... ,,mL' small hose
down liin throat. Mr. S.has perfect
" " . lacul.ies, and en-
health, but is una.
N. p '.,!. nnri.lvtln l,nvi., r
Number 45.
Nor ma Mother. There was a pine
coffin borne through drifting snows.
At tho grace's verge- the lid was
thrown buck, and the face of the sleep
er was received. It was a face mark
ed with time and care thero was not
a line of beauty in it; it was tho coun
tenanceof a poor, plain old woman.
And yet I heard bitter eobs nnd chok
ing sighs not far from my elbow, and
looking up I saw the .children of tho
deceased approaching to take the last
look at a face which was dear and
beautiful to them. The affections
uecryet clung to an object, without
investing it with a degree of lov
liness.'and was there cvei i kind, gen
tie mother, who was not beautiful in
her children's estimation? The hair
which is tucked away under the mus
lin cap, may be thickly threaded with
silver the forehead may be furrow
ed, and the eye lustreless, slill it is ns
social ed in the mind of the child, with
t was not msino ler lie was numn"
you could see that at a glance it
was only a poor, plain old woman;
almost a pauper. The cords rattled,
and the clods afterwards rumbled.
Ilc-avui comfort the motherless, in
such an hour as that!
lii:n on Ilr.rt Ki:i:s. Mrs. Catha
rine Tildeu, wife of Mr. Daniel Jones,
of Glcumorc, Kent county, Md., died
very suddenly, recently, aged 5-1. !Sho
arose in her usual health, and before
starting for Sabbath School retired
to her private room for her morning
devotions, singing
"Jesus lover of my sole,
Let uiimo thy bo:jjin liy,
And there upon her bended knees
ceased at once to pray and live.
Aiivut. or an Oi a L uv. Xow, John
listen to me, for I am older than you,
ar I eoiild't b' our mother. Never do
you marry a young woman, John, be
fore you have contrived to happen at
the house where she lives at least
four or five times before breakfast.
You should know how late she lies in
bed in the morning. You should take
notice whether her complexion is tho
,same morning as it is in the evening
or whether the morning wash and
the towel have robbed her of her eve
ning bloom. You bIiquM take care to
snpprise her, so that you may see licr
in her morning dress, and observe
how her hair looks w hen she is not
expectingyou. If possible you should
be where you can hear the morning
conversation between her and her
mother. If sho is ill-natured and
snappish to her mother, so she will be
to you, depend on it. Hut if you Unci
her up and dressed neatly in the morn
ing, with the same countenance, tho
same neatly combed hair, the same
ready and pleasant answers to her
mother, which chararacterizc her ap-
pear a nee and deportment in the eve-
j niiirr, and particularly ifshe is lending
j a hand to get the breakfast ready in
j good season, she is a prize, John, and
the Soulier you secure her to yourself
j the better.
A Fkbak of Nature. Mr. Vestal
l- iLt..i t ......
j u 1 1 1 n i ( i i i'M iium tu u (((Aou.1 mi-
' ,,,.. JI,, has a girl who has four
i legs and feet, and two heads, four
anos, aniline upper part ot two uou
ies, perfectly formed, with the excep
tion that the heart of one of these bod
ies is on the right side instead of tho
left, but though it is double as to its
heads, arms and legs, yet in its spi
nal and pelvis arrangements is ono
UT h. "V'"y '
nun tiu..tt, tut,, Diti itjt. .tit i in
answering questions asked by anyone,
liotli answer together and in the same
WOnU, or, if dilfercnt questions nro
asked, each answers diii'erentlv. Ia
Yvalkinjj the girl uses two or four legs,
whichever happens to be most conven
ient. In eating she uses both mouths,
though it is supposed that one would
answer as yvcII, as there is but ouo
Lrt of ,,. u organs. It is more
i ...7.i .i . o:
WDiiueriui limn uu: ciainesi; a
, ure joUwd togetbet
. r- a aJuUe.
nit a ( tncmnalt
This is the girl that w'as 011 exhibition
at Nashville a short time since, wo
suppose. Several who saw her say
that she is the greatest curiosity they ;
ever saw.
.
The folowing bill has reccntlybee n
infroducd into the Senate of Georgia
, ..... ,. r i
1'J Mr. Atkinson ot Camden
Sec. 1. Be itenacted that so soon as
this bill shall be passed by the Gener
al Assembly, agreeable to" the require -ments
of the Constitution all that part
of the 11th section of the Constitu
tion of this State, embraced in the
following words "There shall be no
future iniportationof slaves in thia
State from Africa ornny'foreiRnp'fl
after tho first day of October "',,'T
be stricken out, and ! e'c
from no part of ihe Com""'"" m
Ceorgia.
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