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is*** I Ti li il 111 Uti l^j y Ni"M.llMM*!lMHIi MHl*M*U' Ulu'ijf^i g^ii 11 i i ??f^i*M,M,>?Tt^il<?*?<l*??,H*N<M?*?H?n#,???Hi,?,?'*<.i'.*.ii?i,i>i,ii.?n,i*w'"?'^"'.*???'?. '??>'*" " BY BER?SO?, HEESE & ?0. EDGEFIELD, S. C., APRIL 25, 1866. VOLUME XXXI.--N0. 17. NEW MILLINERY FANCY'GOODS, JUST OPENING AT MRS. D. O'CONNOR'S, (Next to Gray, Mullarky A Co's.) No. 226 Broad St., Augusta, Georgia, CONSISTING OP S ? ra ir, Silk and Illusion Bonnets ; Straw and Leghorn Hats ; Bridal Wreaths and French Flowers ; Spring Bonnet and Trimming Rib bons ; Fancy Dress Buttons ; Bugle Gimps ; . , Kid Gloves, Lace-"Mitts and Parasols ; Grcnedine aud Beregc Veiling; Blaek and White Lace Veils ; Thread Laces, &c, ?tc, Embracing overy varioty and style of Goods in j toe above linc, together with a great many other j desirable Goods net onnmenited, to which sho calls the attention cf the Ladies. Augusta, Mar 27 lui 13 Spring Clothing! 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Agcnv, either by Noto or Account, who fail to oouio'for ward and make settlement within thirty" 9ny? from date, will find aaid Notes and Accounts in Angartn far coMactinn._ 0. JL/JOHBfb. ** 23 " Little Jim." Tbc cottago was a thatched one, the outside old and mean, Yet everything within that cot was wond'ruue neat and olean, _ The night was dirk and stormy; the wind was howling wild ; A pationt mother watched boside thodoath-bed of her child A little worn-out creature-his once bright eyes grown dim; It was the collier's wifo and child-they oallod aim " Little Jim." Ancksh ! to see the briny toora fast hurrying down her cheek, AB 8ho offered up a prayer in thought-she was afraid to speak, ? \ Lest she might waken one nho loved far botter than hor life,' For sho had all n, mother's hpart, had that poor collior's wifo. With hands uplifted, see! sh6 kneels beside tto sufferer's bcd, And prays that He will spare her boy, and tate horsolf instead. She gets ber answer frc in the child-soft fall tho;e words from him : "Mother,tho angels, do so smile, and beckon 'LiUjo Jim!' I have no pain, dear mother, now, but ob, I am so dry; Jost moisten poor Jim's lips again, and, mother don't yo cry." With gent?o, trembling haste, she held a tea-eop to his lips : He smiled to thank hot ns he took three little Liny ' sips " Tell father, when ho cornea from work, I said good night to him ; And, mother, now I'll go t? sleep." Alas ! poor "Little, Jim.3" She saw that he wa3 dying-that tlie child sh s loved so dear Had uttered tho Inst words she might ever hop ; to hear. The cottage door is opened-tho collier's step i? heard; The father and tho moiler met> bat neither spoal: a word, He felt that all w.v over-he knew hi? child was dead. Ho took the cundle in his Laud and wolkod to wards tba bed. His quivoring lips givo token of thc griof he'd fain coueeai And sec ! his wife ons j jiued him-the strickenei! couple kneel, With hearts bowed down with sadues?, they hum hiv ask of Him In Heat sn once more t-> meet again their ow; poor .. Littb: Jim " --? ? . -i-. BETRAYED; ., OR BERNICE HJ?ATEL?'S S0M01F5. EY MKS. C. A dash of summer rain against tbe gables; a subbing of tuc wind under the wide, jutting tv. Y c.-; ; nod thc old iurm hou.-o Standing up dripping and brown in tbe midst of the pelt ing storm ; may bf you eau imagine' just hov. it luuk?iij but you cati hft rd iv see wittiiu lui: walls. Crouching under thu brown rafters, bt-f^rc the indescribably poor 1 ghtof a tallov. camile, willi her proud head ly;ug; against bei hoed, ns ii she bad dashed it heartily agaiust the palm, was a jounggirl of perhaps sixteen summers. An old. well-preserved book loy half open before her, hut she was not then reading nor studying. The clear,light-colored eyed were raised towards tho untfnisf.pd roo I as if she listened to thu raiu ; Lut if she benni it, it was because the soui.d temceed lier c?r< without v.jll or wish of bets. She was aroused at last, by the tipping over of her bit of candie, which, growing gradual ly weaker, had iittally found itself unable lor ger to sustain^ itself, and therefore, after sundry warningand pauling leaps, it fell OUT because obliged to, aud not because it had any desire to get away from the fuil light ol the gi'rl:s large eyes. ': My light has lett inp," sho said in sweet, soft tones ; " and there is nothing left but to hie me to my bcd under thc brown old eaves. Well, old attic, you have held ine -in your bosom longer than you ever will hold mc again. This life I cannot endure. Let mo seo, for six years Mrs. Alidge has. bad the hard, ceaseless toil of rny hands, and lcd my feet whither she would. I have never de ceived her, -never-failed her ; then, ^urely, I have -inply repaid her for my scanty ward robe. I shall have a light heart in leaving her to try the fortunes ol' the world. Ah ! how she'will fret and annoy mo when she liuds thai 1 am really going to leave ; but I feel that nothing but death can change my determii'iition. Kre two mouths aro passed, DoyltY Hill will miss ;:ne. Its clover will be' unpressed by my feet, and its flowers un plueked by my hand. A spirit of restless uneasiness besets me. I fret at mv bondage. I mu t up ar?d away. Tomorrow, if the raiu ceases, I shall go to Burley for Dame Midge. I have, let mc see,* ten cc ats-ha ! ha !-cash funds, with which to purchase a copy of the 'Herald' and one ol'the 'Press:' maybe that I shall see something attractive there. At any rate, I leave ?e barren neighborhood of Doyle Hill and i-s meagre surrounding* soon." - > Thc light ?rey eyes remained wide open, dilating- with intens? thought. The ram?ame with a lull fre;' dash o trait?t thc attic window. Thc ligiit winds whispered aiong thc tatar eaves, and finally their weird and lulling mu sic soothed the young girl to sleep. "Bernice! Bernice!" called Dame Mitigo iu a hfir?b, high key, " it's brood daylight and qaitc time the cows are railkrcl. Come, come, don't let rac have to speak again." Bernice*, roused from her .(<eep sleep, re membered that she was lo go !o Barley that day if the weather was line, nr.d. hastening down the narrow sUirs Ehe took her bonnet from the peg in ' the entry, and going to the pantry seized the pails and went out singing. The giorious rcTulgep'-e of a summer dawn ' was illuminating" ? dear sky. and from thc shelter ol' the trees thu birch? give for!h their grar'd operatic trills. .A smile of pure, child like j y ht up tho face of young Bernice as she hore into thc house her pails ol snowy, frothing milk. . An h-jur leter she trod aiong the green highway with springing step, bearing upon her arm Dame Midge'* market basket in which ?he v.13 to bring back divers and many ne cessary- articles mr housekeeping pur-poEC?. The basket hung heavily upon her strong arm, for it was filled w'ub t he produce of thc dame's thriving poult rf ; th? ?rus were to bo ex changed for other thinge ; and so nicely did I the oid lady always lay her plans that by no means c uid there be ono cent appropriated hy Bernice for any little gow gaw ?hat nearly j ail young people covet. J3crnico had said fe j che (Illirie, thus breaking the ice of hcrdeter niita'ion beforehand, ?1 " Aunty, ere long you will have to procure lt boy to do these errands fur you." .'Hoity toity!" was the sneering reply j " the yo??g jade would ' refuse to earn her :. tw.ard, would she ? Keep minding your hon est bu-iness, miss} a pat p^r brat should nev .er know anything about pride." Bernice's clear .cheek flushed, and har ejO ?arkaned asBxaij, bat sh? only /a??, " It is not the pride you accuse roe j ma'am ; it is the laudable ambition to hs more than one dress that will take me her at no distant day." "Enough, qniteenough, for a pauper jad< "Paupers are human, ma'am," was t proud reply. " Pack yourself off, hussy, and were it n for my egga I wouldn't care if 1 never BS you again, you ungrateful baggage 1" "1 will not trouble you with my presen long,1' was the answer, in a different to: from which she bad ever before replied ; ai she f miled bitterly as she walked along tl damp read with the dame's heavy and uogai ly basket upon ber arm. Ouce in Burley she made baste to dispo of her eggs and to ropleni*h the basket wi the required articles. Being weary, she s down in the store lo rest ere setting out < her return, for, be it known, it was four got milos from Doy1<> Hill to Burley, As she s quite by herself, she watched the differei peopie coming and going, for Mr. Dwight, i whoso store she sat, was the principle boa n*6s man in the thriving village. One an another came and went. At hist there el tered a very different personege ..rom tl previous ones ; the mest of them w*rc cout try people, rough as their native hills. Th man wore a jaunty cap which was eet we back from bis handsome face. His Irowser spotted with mud from the combined cause of the previous night's rain and his fa lt riding were of fine, soft cloth. A short, heavy gol chain and seals dangled carelessly from hi wateb-poeket. The boots bespattered als< were of finest leather and bright polish ; the swallowed the trowsers to tho knee, givinj the new-comer a peculiarly rakish look. " Ho, Mr.Maicolm," said Merchant Dwighl obsequiously, " glad to 6eo you ; glad to at you, sir. Fine rain last night. When du you come from Middleville ?" "Yesterday;" answered Malcolm, whip .ping bis boots wiih his short-handled horse whip. " Deuce take k," another crack a the unsuspecting boot toe, " 1 posted thrci miles beyond here in pursuit of one Bridge Kathleen O'Flarrity, who was recommeudec "o my lady mother as a red-haired subcrdi nate out of employment who would take th? office of nuraery-maid in place of Biddy Mac Xinnistcr resigned. Splashing through the rain yesterday, to send thia dangbter of Erir up by to-day's coach, I t'ouud the darlint had just Jet herself for an indefinite space tc somebody else ; so," and tbe left patent loath er naturally sprang r.sio'e from the crack ol the whip, and tho right one coming up inop portunely, got the whole blow fairly ou the ?ose ; "so i have got to go back without th*, fe rth-coraing maid, and to be pouted off some where else. What a nuisance t.Le-e young hopefuls are !*' und the left boot, which seemed to be particularly nervous, rqnealed like a rat as-fte young mau turned upon ii and snapped his whip in its roar. Bernice came forward without realizing what she was doing, and turning to the young man, ?aid, " fell your mother that I will come aud serve her." " You ?'' exclaimed- Mr. Malcolm, very nearly givlnf the young girl a crack with his whip, he jerked it up iq such nervous haste. *. 1'ou ?" ejaculated Mr. Dwight, koowire much of the young girl's unpleasant and des potic tuirouadiLgs. Sh-; nodded her head. " What would Dame Midge do without you? Why do yon leave hoi ? How dure you think to brave her Sager?" were the sur prised enquiries, for people of the lady's fault finding and quarrelsome nature are generally nell known, souildiug as they go to tue toc aiu ol war. " What will she do without me ? She is well au i strong, and to bear her talk, Mr. Dwight, one Would imagine that she cold keep four goodly aiz<;d errand boys cheaper than she can me. Why do I leave her ? Young girls generally want the second sui; :o their hack. I am no exception, 1 assure you. How d-.re I think of leaving her? i'hat question is potent of meaning, but lean answer il. I am sixteen years old, and have been called pauper lorg enough. My pride is up in arms. In a word, I have resolved, and am determined to desert." " Well, and bravely answered, my girl ;" was thc young luau s reply, looking with a smile upon tt-c blaziug grey eyes bet?re Lim. " Will y JU come?'' "I will." " When ?'' u To-morrow, I think." u. How will you come?" A bright red flush stolo over ber ?'ace, for thc question had brought to mind the fact that she possessed but ten cents of money in the world. Her brow cleared in a moment, and thinking only of walking the whole dis tance, sho answered, " Perhaps, on tho whole, I had "better not say to-morrow ; butT will como within tho week." Malcolm caught the,difficulty in a moment, but made no remark. Calling Mr. Dwight aside, be spoke a lbw words to him, and went out, snapping his whip with perfect fury it everything in his ivay. At tho doer ko turned, nodded to Bernice, and 6aid, " This week." She heard him whipping his boots along thc pavement. ? "A right good chance, I reckon, Bernice, if you can get the old woman's Consent) Here," dashing a bank bill at her with his breezy movements, u this is to pay your fare there in the stage. You can pay bim, bo said, a/ter you earn it. I wouldn't say a World to bis mother aboutit. No neeefto tell everybody how poor you are, yon know." . So Bernice, with the understand ng that the mon?y wan lent her, put it in thc bosom of her dre?8 and-went home with rapid step". That evening, after the ?ajOR were miliccd and all'tho littlfi jobs doue, 6he went ont. among the clover and, the. blossoming thoin-trees, lo.'kiug her la., fer a long while up?u them. Aftor all, she sorrowed to part with these fa miliar scenes of her childhood, unpleasant Liough that childhood had 1 sn. Chapter II-A New Life. A storm of abusive words and epithets awaited Bernice the next morning aller her vinit to Burley, when sho announced herself r*ady to leave Mrs. Midge's. To all of which tue young giri made tho one reply, "You have told me so often, ma'rr, that I was p trouble, and burden, and exponse, that I have long thought of freeing you from all care cf mo, always thanking you io: what ever of good you have done for rae. You certainly must rejoice at my abf-enise, you have said so many times that you was sorry you ever took me from tho ninia bouse, and that I didn't half carn my bread." " Well, miss, clou't ever think to comeback to me after you've tried to carn you: bread and failed !" "No," said Bernice, sadly, nnd witi atone of voice- that would havo moved a human heart, "no; I shall never como Lack, Mrs. Midge, never. You will wish me success, surely ?" and i?he held out'her hand to the oulv one with whom abe bad intimate ac quaintanceship. But the incensed dame, with a half grunt, turned away, refusing to take the hand of fered- ber. "Well, then, geod bye;'' Slid Bernice, turning away. No answer was vouchsafed, and feeling ut terly alone in the world the friendless girl hurried ?"?ay, with narone to warn her of the temptations .-.nd wickedness of tho world; no . IL other's race to blass her ? co sister'? i?fld io kidd bea ia fcrvwaU A mild beyond Doyfe Hill, at the post ho she- tojpk the stage for Middleville, where arrived in the afternoon. Everything new, strangn and noisy, for Middleville boa: some pretensions to pavements, enongh any rate, to keep up an incessant rattle. '' The new applicant, ma'am," said Brid opening the door leading into Mrs. Rockfo sitting room. " The nursery maidx ma'a exclaimed the I ri nh girl again, seeing t the lady did not notice, the first annour ment. ' *' Oh, has she come ?" very slowly as! the lady,, turning lazily around and survey Bernice from head to foot. u Sit down, wish to talk with you." The young girl obeyed with a beat heart What if she was not wanted? " 1 idea for the first time entering her m nearly took away ber breath. t " Have you had any experience as a E vant ?" in lazy tones. "No ; I have no experience." " 1 am sorry; I don't think-" " " If yoa would try mc," said Bernice, sinking tones, u I think I would suit you, tl is, alter a little time." " Well, you. eau stay awhile ; perhaps v will do." "Thank you," tho young girl gratefu answered. " You can go right to the nursery. ? will sleep in the room adjoining the childrer. and y?u must be very faithful to your chargi "I will be." " They all promise PO," was the answer. Muster George and Louisa were re3pccti' ly four and two years of age, acd the ext counterpart of their indolent mother, w was a widow for the second time ; Malcol whom we have already seco, being her son 1 the first marriage. With the morrow Bernice entered upon h duties, finding in a few hours that she L? two young tiger cubs to manage. She hi a cheerful smile and ready hand for thei She trotted George uporr her foot, while Lout climbed upou her chair and took down hi luxuriant hair. So she got along well enou? with them, although when it came bed-tiu she often found heiself so tired as to bc un ble to sleep for hours. . And, on tho whole, madim was we pleased. The children never trouble her no* ind that was an immenpe satisfaction, fi ihe was too indolent to breathe only as was a mechanical movement. So matters went on for three months. Be nice carefully saved her wages, intending I put the surplus dollars away until ehe shuni need them more, little dreaming what tt near future held for her. Mrs. Bockford gav ber much clothing, which she waa too idle I make over, a'.d too rich to miss, so the dc lars went not out into fioery, but were can Tully stored in a little rat tile-box. Bernice was developing into rich womar hood, being nearly seventeen, with a rare si al features, not beautiful but attractive. lit form wa? an embodirm nt of sprightly praci and her manners naturally agreeable, t?oeui limos eho thought of Malcolm, and wondero where he waa. But HIIC never had heard h; name mentioned save by the little folks, an she did not wi.1 h to question them. One day in September,, Madam, Bernie* lind the children we.^i driven into~the"guburI LO spend the day with a relative of the lady': fite estate was a fine, well kept farm ; an Mrs. Rockford made frequent descents upo them, highly relishing the goodies which wer nowhere found so ricli and nice as in the.-* ?veil kept farming estate*. The children tea%ed incessantly for a wa! in the woods, and mamma, to be freed trot their noise, sent them off willi the .maid, tel ling them lu stay away until heartily weanei " O Borny, Berny, give me my hat ; an' minc," they called, wild with delight. The brown earth and the scent o" pin; wojds brought th'- old place of Doylo Hil md the irascible Durne Midge fresh lo tb young girl's mind ; but, content in Lrr ne; situation, the maid ami thcchilthcn rah ra,-e and shouted with merriment. Herd- ar eye sparkled, fla?h upon flash, like a mud ilia mond shut nuder a soft, white lid. The madechaplets i f the late flowers, and wreathei all their heads with these wildwood crown? fired out at la-it they bat down, to tost CP their return. Towards the latter part of th? aftcrnoor they were returnit.g, when a man boundet over thc stile close by them, and tbecbildr. n with a cry of delighted surprise, shouted " Alexi?! Alexis I" and climbed upon him a? he stooped to receive thom. Bernice recognized young Malcolm. Pres ently he arote, and, shaking himself much ? a mastiff might have done after such ruUgL caressing, he came towards her, u Ah, weli-a-day, sound the recall for thc little ruffians or there will not be enough lefi of me to say good evening to you ;" wus his address, striking his cap ou to tho' back ol his head, leaving his splendid eyes flashing unshaded beneath his full, high forehead. Ile held out his haul, bul she did not seem to notice it-uutil ht .-.dded, What ! in mother's employ, and r.of one word of greeting for her son ?" . She remembered therrto shake hands with bim. Don't you want to know where I have been, aud where I just row came from I Bun OD, rabbits ; we will fiflow." " It is nothing to me where you have been. You came from the woodland adjoining. I Bawyou Bometimebsforej'ou leaped the stile." He turned his face towards her, spoiling the arch of his eyebrews by tie volcanic peaks which he throw ip iu their centre, and continued, H Yon saw ?nd knewme?" " Hardly. I took yoi for some draggier." " Straggler! Good ...ord I do I look Uko a straggler ? Shades cf Olympus, defend us I I am direct from Ohl Yale, and have mv sbcep.-km herc;" slappng his breast pocket'; " and am readj' to stn out ia tho world. Bridget, congratulate ne." ' No answer. " Bridget-ia it Bricget?" " Never," she laagh d ; " never Bridget." ? What, theu ?" " Bernice, sir." "Bernice Sir; whatan odd name." " Bernice Whately ?mbstitute Whately for Sir, and you will have t right." " Oh," and he bfbktoff a twig of pine to whip tho air with. Ha was very nervcts ; any one could sec that by his manner. ? Well, come mend pur pace, children. My mother would be in fis of impatience were she not too indolent fir it. She sent me out here more than an hear apo, and I rah this way and that, like a lille dog after squirrels, finding you at last by Umping over tho fence among you." This day porjyncncd an acquaintance be tween the young poopo which it would have been well had tho moder noticed and broken up. Bu?, pleased wit her sona return, and loving him with all brr passive force of af fection, she questionej not his movements. Alas, for young Brnice ! Thero was no one to caution ber of tue danger of thia wild young man's addreass. As for him, charmed by the novelty of bel youth and fresh sim plicity, he sought hr presence contiuually, going into the nuiery unrestrained, and sauntering in upon ?he quiet walks of lae maid and the childen, who sh..med their welcome, while Berree, iu the full flashing of her eyes rrspondd to his greeting.' ' She had insisted upon ' Eying back to him the money that he had riven ber by way of Mr. Dwight, but as hec-lover ho refused to ac cept it ; and joan? unsuspecting, without ?newoieate gwdeffcattfion fer, ?fefm? her yoong heart to him with all its trust ai love. . Every ono guesses the sequel. Aller fi or six months of lover-like addiosfes he a ruptly left for his sightseeing ; left her wit out ono word of parting to the wronged gil saying to her, " I ara off to-day, Sie ; good bye." But where he was goiug was amyster She supposed merely for a brief absence. Weeks and months went by. Bernice cheek began to grow thin and pale. Si dared not inquire for him, for she had r thought how wholly unnoticed their : atima< had been ; but she casually overheard Mr Rockford telling a caller of her hist lett? from Alexis while in Genoa. A ehiverin horror 6eized upon her. All was esplaine -his tilenco and absence. Ile had wearie of her: and she cursed herself for not knott ing before that he, a neb man's son, woul want nothing but tho ruin of his mother' servant. Oh, what a sad fate was hers 1 What a awakening ! He was in Italy. The au' ho of ber shame, which soon the whole wari would know, while she was left a friendles 'and penniless girl, (save through her bette and nobler plans of educating herself 6oni time) to bear against the "get theo behini me" of tho whole cruel world. Yet she toiled on with a sublime fortilud* which ought to awaken pity and admiratioi in every breast, never once harboring tin thought of murdering her unborn child ti save herself from contumely ard scornfu jeers. She bad sinned, perhaps, but her chile was innocent, and although neither uortl nur south, east nor west offered friends 01 support, there was ono other way to look ir this her dreadful sorrow. God was over ul and in all, and although the clear, full eye: were sunken and dial Irora lonely night vig ils, prayers, aud tears, and th* soft young checks shrunk and faded, yether purpose wat fixed. Her child, the slump and seal of bei shume, should live for augnt that she would do against its life. Heaven bless her true, strong soul. Chapter III.-Bernice's Disappearance. One morning it was ascertained in the Rockford family that tho highly-prized nurse ry-maid had mysteriously disappeared. Tbe week before her quarter's wages had been paid ber, and she had gone, no one knew whither. She Lad been in the lamily fur more than a year, and was universally be loved. The children were boisterous in their los?, and 'he'r mother was in despair. Never before bad.she had so faithful a creature in her household. It could not be dissatisfac tion uu tue part of the young girl, fur only the week previous there had been talk ol iucreasirg her wages j her really kind mis press ascribing her altered looks to brr too faithful discharge of her duties. But Ber nice had expressed herself satisfied with ber salary. What contd it.mean ? Blank mys tery Settled over tho whole affair. Sleanwi ile Bernice hurried away in the cars to a distant town, revuiv'u.g in her mir d, her sin, her desolation and its consequences. She had not the consoling story ol' a mock marriage tu tell to tbecympathe'ic. No; the naked truth stood up cold and cruel before er. Young, unsuspicious and loving, she wts betrayed by false promises. Thc world is full of cases parallel with hers, although few like her possess moral courage to bear tbe weight of her Bhame without one thought of adding to the weight of her sin the crime ot murder. She ranted a small room in the norsy, busy city of Jliilsbury, and secured the services o. an old culured nurse; and Ibero one morning the friendly bUu shone in upon one of thc saddest evidences uf man's lawlessness-the pallid, tt-ar-stained face of an unwedded moth tr, and that mother but little more than sev enteen jems of iige. A heart sorrowing Bud hurdeUL-d within her, hut. with ur.perjureJ soul, the poor young creature lay with her cold, rigiri laeu turned to ihe wall. Others tad sinned a thousand limes more lh:in .-be, but their .-ins had befriended them in not revealing themselves to the world ; but holding au immortal soul within the little ba by lorin given to her keeping, she would be faithful to ber trust. This wan all. M It's a mighty pert young 'un/' s?id the old neg ress,.when the babe was a month old ; M a joting 'un to bo proud on, MUs." Bernice groaned aloud. " Can one be froud of a child who bas n > father ?" a? ked she, despairingly, for with ber straightforward honeslness, sh? bad told ult! Dinih her story before ber bahe was born. '?'Deed they can. -'Pcsrs like, if 'twas misshaped, or foolish, or auylhing like that you' feel dunc minuted 'bout it ; but laws, chile, you jes keep up heart. There's de Lord a reddy fader (or all e.cse little lambs as is left to His esra." " 0, Dinah, if I only had not to go into tbe cold world *agaiu.; if I could only just look upon your honest face and my babe's and none otb? r, I could-boar it." Dinah tossed her head wi.'h. some muli ciousness. Jes go into tho world, boney, and Gght ic for dis ere child's sako. You'll be harder den you was, honey ; not so lo vi n', and trust in' may bf, but ye ken battle all do better for ycr bread and butter. If do world acorn ye, honey, jcs pay it back. Ye've had a lesson that wont make ye feel very friendly-to'ards people ; but ye must be strong in do promises of de Lord." " But oh, think, Dinah," waa the disconso late reply, " my little girl isa childof shame I" A snort of defianco carno Irom the old wo man, who seemed an animated statue of pol ished ebony. " Sher I chile, dat ar' baby's no worse dan scores dat are boru in de bans of wedlock. You loved de villatr?, and m:tybe, fur ne time, he loved you ; dat's onsixtaio, howebber. I baint been scrubbin' nigh on to thirty yeat3 widout bavin' some sights showed me, and as for dat, getting my old black knuckles knocked agin the flints. But I allers sed, ' Las, Dinah, it wont last, at most, but a few years, so jes you shet up you your grawlin', and wid dis view 'fore her, Dinah shet np. Now, Missy, dare's your trial put in your arms, and you jcs keep it dare widout ouce thinking tu put de responsibility upjn de Lord, or anybody else, and by and by ye'll find if grawin' less troublesome, and some time it'll get down and ran away from your arras." You may bo sure that such reasoning in its truthfulness full like oil upon slid, smarting wounds. "If I had not to part with your honest face, Dinah, I should be almost cheerful," said the young creature, looking with admi ration upon the shining face of her nurse. Tho old woman was repulsive enough,-as far as physical features were concerned, but she had a heart, a kicd, charitable heart, and Bernice loved her. There are moments in this earthly life, of ours when the faithful kindness of a dog is appreciated. When her babe was seven weeks old Ber nico had to part with the old negress, whoso unpresuniing faith bad srrerglhcued her own week suul. " You have done me much good Dinah ; you have given me much strength, and if anywhere in tho fut ure I have a home to offer eou, I shall want you to come to me. Will you com*?" "Lar! how dc chile talks;" was the old woman'? reply. "'Deed, honey, I'll jest come if ebbcr ye dos send word for me." " Can you road write or read ?" Dinah shook her head. " How, then, can I hope to find you again ?" > Dinah ihcmght ? while. " Dare's Mr. Slow dat preaches for do col ored people at Milltown : be can read and write, uud if ye'd 'member bis name, heV ' had me any time, allers 'siderin' I'se alive; [ " Theo, Dinah," said Bernice, sbaktpg the bony black hand, "some time, if we both live, I will send for yea." A tear glistened in the nursed eje as she dissed the babe and bade the lonely mother adieu. She could not retain the faithful crea tare longer, for her hoarded money had wasted ] rapidly, and there was no knowing when or where she would find a home. Some two weeks later, taking her babe in her arma, she turned her back opon the noisy city for ever, only longing to get withiu the quiet, peaceful influences ol country life. The summer time was favorable, and for days she (raveled on, getting a meal now and then at thc houses - by the way, paying a fair price for food and lodging, inquiring as Fhe got into the open country of everyone where she tarried for food or rest, if thpy know of j any one who would like to hire help. People looked at her and her young babe, and shook their wise heads. No one would wish a wo man with so youug a child ; and, too, by the sad, pallid face of the gill mother, it was on ly too evident that something was wrong. Oh, bard of heart ! Did she not carry a re commenilatiou for herself in the true, brave way that ?he bore his sin und babe upon her woman's brean ? Bot the world never sees aright ; never hears aright pnever feels aright. TO BE CONCLUDED IN oun NEXT. Wild Oats. The following charming piece of word music from McMillan'!) Magazine, ia attributed to Miss Unlock: When all tho world is young, lad, And oil tbe trees are green, And every goose a swan, lid, And every lass a queen, - Then fly for boot and horse, lid _ And round tho world away ; Young lov-: must have its course, lad, And every dog his day. When all the world is old, lad, And a'l the trees are brown, And all tho sport is stale, lad, And all tho wheels run down, Creep home and take your placo there, The spent and maimed among God grant you Sod a face there You lortd vhen you wert young. PRIMARY RESULTS OF NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN WISCONSIN-.-The Fond du LHC (Wisconsin)' Press, speal i ag of tho rece ut dec ?MU ti of the Radical Judges in that State, declaring un qualified negro suffrage legal, gives ,the Rd lowing as the first fruits of that action : "But this ntgro . auf frage bill which the Judges of th . Supreme Court have forced the people of this State to swallow, bas pine d Wisconsin in tho van of tho Ne? England States, and made her emphatically the Africa of the Northwest. - Wc now have before us the natural rt> sults of this disgraceful decision ; thus i Madison we seen negro,-or porhapi we shook) j now say a colored gentleman, named Noland, running tor Major, and he neeives tlirW hundred aud six vote?. But the finest and most illustrative instance vre have heard of happened in the township of Janesville, where tLe Ridica's nominated for constable a thorough-bred white miscpgena'ionist, nam ed Parker. His opponent ?KS a bhoded ?f rica? buck negro who was elected by a large majority. Wc understand the newly electe negro official resides on the town Hue, arid i now making preparations tu move Iiis dwei ling, so as to be able to qualify. We trusr thi Radicals will not oljjci to their own pro gramme." SuMNC t A TIMK-PIECE.-" There inu.->t be tit preoipitaiioa. Tim?is th?? gentle-1, butmos^ fiowfciful revolutionist. Tme is the ture-i reformer. Timo ]? the pence-maker. Time is necess ry to growth, and it is an element of charge. For thirty year? ? r more, this wickedness was maturing. Who can say Lita; the same timo will not be needed uow tn ma ture tt e conditions of permanent peere." Her? you have an extract from a late speech of Mr. Charles Sumner. In this pa^-agc hr shows himself a mere time p:ee?. But tb< time piece that requires a winding cp of thir ty years before it begin* to g >, is but a ?low instrument. I? fails fur short of thc mf rit? of an eight day brass cl'-fk of CmiUecticu: manufacture. Mr. Sumner i.i x;.th- t**..y in his operations. It uns *uis fume tidiness on his part that ket'i him (ro?a striking at the proper moir.ent when Groom's cudgel was making its revolutions about hi? upper' works. Ue did not crae up to lime ou that occasion, nor docs he show himself any bet ter prepared now that he has to deal with Andrew Johnson, who has proved himself X" he a repeater. Sumner has tongue enough for a time-piece, but bis wheels work too slowly for any proper revolutiou.-South Carolinian. VOLUMES rs ONE PARAGRAPH-The follow ing inimitable bit ia irr/sistible in argument as it is in humor. Wc quote from the Char lottesville Chronicle: ''It sterns to usas hard to get in the Union as it is tn get out The South respectfully asks to move one way or the other. We aro like the fellow who was forced to go to the show, and then not i allowed to go any farther than where he had j paid for his ticket. We hare been dragged i into the doorway of the Federal tent, and not allowed to aee any of th* performance jxcept. to nettle with the tax collector. We san bear the animals prowling inside, and !" lear tho crack ol lite ringmiater'a whip, but J ?ve can't 6-.e the show rnless we pity for two I md take ir. a colored lady. And the Wore* )f it is, they keep a great eagle perched over j ;he ontrance, which, ii you attempt to go ? jatk, swoops down noon ynu and picks a >ole in your head. W e justly think this is lnreasonabk ; they ought either to 1 t ue jajts in, or re-fund the money and tie up the ' ?ale." 1 OUR PiiKSiDEtJT.-The Washington corres jondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, writing >n tho 9ih, concerning the passage-of tho Di vir Rights Bill, sayd: " Tho President is lot at all disturbed by the vote, and says thht j ?(?tigress has but exercised its Constitutional ( .ielit in passing the bill over the veto,- and ie' will execute the law as passed, so far as j te is concerned, fo the be>t of his ander- ? ?tanding, until it shall bo declared unconati iutional, as he believes it will bo, when arought before tho United States Supreme Jourt." - j -' i? . ? A BRIGHT ON*:--A poor woman called at a grocer's the other day, and asked for a quart of vinegar. It was measured otf, and put into her gallon jug. She then asked foe another quart, to be put into the same vessel. fi And why Dot ask for half a gallon, and done with it ?" said the grocer. !' Och I bless your little bit of a sftul," an swered she, " it's for two ^persons." A gentleman wishing to get rid of an un welcome visitor, and not, liking to.. teU him, ? there's the door," qualified it thu?, " Elevate your golgotha to the summit of your pericra nium, aod allow me to present to your ocular demonstration the scientific piece of mechan ism which forms thc egress portion of this apartment." ' VICTIMS OF JI MILITARY. COMMISSION.-The Alexandria Gazette thus describes the depar ture of the young men recently tried and convicted there by-a military commission : A rumor that ibo .'- Christmas riot" prise* ners had been t enter*red and were to be sent off had been circulated through the city, and towards the hour for tho five o'clock Wash ington train to start a largecrowd, including many ladies, hud collected at the npper end of Duke street, to wit nef s their dr per tn re. We will not attempt, to rxpren the feelings excited in all the spectators of this sad cod ing of, at must, a Christmas frolic, bat the appearance of five residents of this city born and raised hero, and known to all our. old citizens, as hon (at and upright yoong mon. manacled together, with i rou handcuffs, and carried through the street in charge of a military guard, after tbe issue of the Peace Proclamation, was sufficient cause of anxiety to all. The sobs and cries of soma of the ladies were plainly audible, and the feelings of ono were so acted upon that she fainted, and fell upon the streets. When General Lee waa in Washington, a 3hurt lime ago. he set for hid nielare at Brady's gall?ry. The fact became known of course, md ever since Mr. Brady ba* been overrun with orders fur copies of the picture. It would seem that almost every iar-jiiy in Washington, and many in Baltimore, wish to have hanging in their parlors a representation of thc form and features of the great Con federate chieftain, to judge from the rush there has Leen foi copies ol the portrait. The latter, of. course, is all that could be desired in the way of artistic excellence.. Straws -how thc direction of thc wind, and it is very evident that if the time ever comes when the American people will be allowed to manifest ibe reu I feeling;! ol their hearts, they will confer noon Gen. Lee such a testimonial of their affection ail will put to the blush the dngustms toadyism that is lavished upon General Grant G EX. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.-Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, tn consenting to become a can didate for the position of President of the Mob.lc and Ohio railroad, says; The posi tion to me would bc the most agreeable one I could think ol. No position would tait me better than the presidency of a respectable, rai 1 rc-: vd company, and I should prefer the Mobi'e and Ohio railroad to any other. The majority* of tie troops commanded by me during the war were from tho Gulf States ; and my best and warmest friends reside there. I have a strong desire to pass my remaining Hays ia the Gulf States in tbe midst of those who bave sbowu themselves to be my best and most steadfast friends. A PRETTY WOMAN is an institution of the country, an angel in dry goods and glory. She makes sunshine, blue sky and happiness wherever she goes. Uer path is one of deli cious roses, perfume and beauty. She is a .sweet poem, writ'en in lare curls and choice calico and good principles. Men stand ap before her ns so many admiration points tb melt into cream and then butter. Her words float around the ear like music, birds of nara? dise, OL the chimes-of Sabbath-belly. Wilh oitt her, society would lo.w^s^WUest attract tions, tbe church its firmest reliance, and young men the best comforters and company. lier influence and generosity restrain the vi cions and strengthen the faint-hearted. When* ever yon find the virtuous woman, you also find fireside bouquets, clean clothes, order, good living, gentle hearts, music and light, and modern institutions generally. She is the flower of humanity and her aspirations aro the breath of heaven. A MOST CONTEMPTIBLE THIEF.-An enter tainment vras recently given in Petersburg, Va., for ihr? ber.t fit of Mrs. Gen. Stonewall Jackson. The hall was crowded, and, of ne ceattitv, the receipts were, large. All these the lesj-eo of the ball, a man named S. W. Glenn, appropriated to himself and fled to parts un known. How thc holiest feelings of the bu rn n heart have been taken advantage of by the creature who thoa " readily aod cheerful? ly consented" .to afford them the opportunity of expression, let the world know. HARD WAKE-Happening in at the hard ware store of our neighbors, John and Thoa. A. Bones, yesterday, we observed some hage casks of hardware being opened, and take pleasure in calling the attention of cur friends io the- fact that they arc prepared to supply the trsdd with all articles in the hardware l ue. Attention is directed to their Adver-, liscmcct.-Augusta Constitutionalist. --> ? - DOWE LIVE INA FREE COCHTBT?-Wo ask the question, because we see it stated that Gea. Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, has Gen. G rant's permissif** to visit any part of the United Stare*. Wo may have business in Pocahontas to-raprrow-certainly will, if we po ti?, Richmond-whose permission shall wo obtain to* go ? We should like to know; Lynchburg Express. There are 1,051 students in the Uni versity of Michigan. It is the largest in the country. Henry Ward Beecher compares lie radicals in Congress to mor keys in a coc os nut tree, pelting the President from a safe iistancj. ?2?T " Ah, me," said a pious lady, u cw minister was a powerful preacher : for the ibort time he ministered th? word of God ?meng us, ha kicked three'pulpits to pieces tod banged the in'ords out of five Bibles/' ?3T .? What are you rritlng such a tig .tua for, Pat?" "Why, you. ?ea that tay jtandmothcr ia date, and Vm wiitin a le id otter to her." B8F Charles Lamb, when a little boy, walk* ?g with his sister in a churchyard and read ng tho epitaphs, said to her : ? Where ore ill the naughty people buried ?" An old bachelor says that the talk of tomoo is navally about men; even their aughis''hel bel hcP ?2?f ? Hello, my jolly robel, how do yoe eel now, since the surrender 7" " Very much like Lazarus, Yank." ? How's tint?" "Like I was licked by dogs." At a dancing match in Chicago, re :ently, a buxom Dutch girl danced nine hours ?onsccntively, when her partner acknowledged limself fairly beaten and very tired. The lamsel then took six glasses of lager and quietly went to breakfast. JGSTUI say, landlord, that's a dirty towel braman to wipe on !" Landlord, with*, ook of amazement, replied : " Sixty or ser snty of my boarders have wiped on that towel, .bis morning, and you are the first one to ind fault.* <. ??T " Do you propose to. put Ike into a itore, Mr?. Partington ?" asked a friend. * Yes," replied the old lady ; " but I'm pestif erous to know which. Some toll me the wholesome trade'is the best, bat I believe the ringtail will bo the'most b?n?ficions to him." J??" In a country church-yard this epitaph may be soon : " Hero lies the body of John Robinson, and Rafb, his wife." Underneath is the motto, "Their warfare ia accomplished." ?&~ The President Ibas expressed bia disap proval of .'sir. Stewart's proposion fl tr a nnir srsal amnesty un condition oi tba establishment #. /ittM&ajp. - ,