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* . &2 PER ANNUM CliUlu'd lo uo Party'* orb llrary sway, ADVANCE ] TPW A Uli n.11 11 U^Tl! We clcuve (o (tilth w^ir'urc ?lic leidi thcwny. x?^ iXA^ ...... . - - ,. NEUTRAL IN POLITICS?BKAOTEB TO LITERARV, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL ANB LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. _ 1 V 0 L l' M K III- LANCASTER. C. n- SOUTH C AitOLINA. WEDNESDAY MUltNINU. JANUAKY 31, 1855 NUMBER 49 ^j ^ J ^ J l',',t rt'"l,'w H"'' wa" l',eu '" If0"1 lI'O j tlirillill^Hlhl ifliiiMeiiill' In il?.? l>? >? ! I.I..?. 11 u n i u i ii n li . A YARN, Written for tho Ladder, by B/j Waite Having noticed Mr. K liiur tit tl |t.ib lidied nccuuii * of limning ocOiiim ar MMiiewimi tnliimi ililu nowaday*, I linn acri nlilcd down tbe following recollection of a liay'a Mjiort, it win otico my g?*?d 'or Iuiih to participate in; and il you duiii tlicin not unworthy of a jriiuu in you co umu*. limy are at your m?rvicv. 8 mo yr.irA hiiicc, I wojourucd in tin villain ol N ???, n couple ei summer or mi ; and in iliat place, I liad main friend*, but iioiiuthat I ptixud more, thai 1 did Charley lluutwcll and Wil.ie U ng wood. The former was a b tchelor tun lirod in a hou*e of In* otvn, wlt.cli w.? mritxi pnr excellence, "llic U ."? l'.KteASC"! of Mil itllipie illCOIIIO, lie Ullj H e l life, without ciiiaii^l liin-ef w,u llie tlfurs of the world ; and indued Cinvl 1'iit little how it. wagged. Kien mii>I Witlor sports were liis lie-telling itni :iti<I In enjoy llif.iv, his favoiile amuse munis, to tliu fullest extent, lie kej.t ;il> ut Ins well appointed establishment, :i!l tin Mpnrloituiiccs of hunting and lislting. II. had n brace of setters, mil ntioiiicr u pointers, its good dogs as ever iii.iu |:til ? tri^ur ovoi ; ami wiiuii iiloiiu e l forilii chase, :i lio.iiltifiil Mild evel e il p us o fox hound* cttiiie to tli* call of tiis lior.i lledde* these, lie Im I !? ?.?ti.| the Him llidgo, in II iv Won,I county, ?>x no >in ?t . hound*. To the lituer pi ice lie p ud reg.i l.trly two or nt ?re visits during tno s no. Mini miuinier ; and its toe "jtrmig worlo rolled on, mid hrouylil in uer turn, ili< lirii vii Mottliti, loveliest of tile kcmsoiis llie'C would lie lie found *M chasing lu< wild deer." My oilier friend liM<I not n very eup'.io liioii.t utile, 1 grant, lull lu w.ts .1 uo.ue I whole sou led fellow, .t kee i >|> iruiu in mi I living near by, with hm widow** in nlior. wit* ilie contl nil or n(?.i.i.o,i ??i C.i n ley in hi* liiiuiiii > excur,.oii*. Nov to uiv story. A.hoii? tlio fir?t of 0:ui!i,-r 181 ?. I w** so iled m the outage wii.i my lug mi ler Co.irley llnuiwoli's mill gau., do mo my deatir* upon the good tiling before me. Mild listening to a >I.i;,m, ?. between himself and Willie Uuigwuod u relation to it propo*e>| tr.p lo Hie tit mil loins. Ii was noon sealed In it llioj WOtlld H'.url on (lie ui ?rr >>v i .in I .ii'.h, it'MIIO li?tllAliiKI, 1 ll III vtlileU !?: I lo no ot'jil i?l llioir |iru?iti4 nu'ii uion in m i .? ono of ilm |> ?ri v?1> :in x a**nrI ?v.nu not l?o kuj?t fro ii hi/ (>! *< I 't lit i.i two WoeU*. ll kV.l* 11.* I H^lVO I III ll Mn would nil lire ikl't?l Willi O i irley, Inrforo us lit) wxjiio.**?'il il, llio ?lan? jfr.-.v |?nl?' mihI l?o on our journey will* llio tir*i m>u. of llio lark, ll wa* a!*o luilliur lli<iit to oimiiro llio waking of Wiuioiiiii tuyteif, in ilue 11mo, Ciiarley, uli.**iu|? Willi one eye ojieu, *limt >1 iimh?! ii* wul I m few ii tie* froiii in* key i?u4-0. I'll lirc.iniiu irioa an I llm snjiji 'i boni^ ended [ ^ iiorrie I to my l-< 10 n^.,( 1. o'lllJiietO 111J ?r. a iifoiiiuiil*. I'lils 1111 ;tw\M npl all . ? by It) o'clock, ami I w is oil* io Im\I, Ihi uiy ioiiiio lie.nl was *> full ol Itank* tliraoA, iloeo if Ion*, ami limiting, ili.il I A ??< loii?* laslore I *lo|?t. At la*l tin - drowsy god Ii id eoni|i:i*?ioit, an.I a feutli &.I1III' t??ll liMtii in? 1?? -* I VMM il ?lf .?vf till. I. Mtfill^l li? IM Ul't I vent j minute* li? I not vi.i|>vt-l, hiiic?j i ... 3 vt ioii'i ^iNK'iiiii<, tut Ir-nn 0 i.ir.ei'* lei Kv . jjie. I ic o l I uiiinnr a.r, The ifltunj Mr mtrn it It-avtinj Io>k, mm* 01141114 ? loiitl mi.I clear, vriile over field uu I Mr on. I n or.* I ?ruM, in ido my toiljrt ipi c'*ly and in half mi ii>?ur I'roui waking, wa t with b ijj Mini iMjf^.ijfe ??t the Co Itiji*. lire ikl'.i-t Wa* mm 11 di?p iiche I Mil I 114 III* liM*. bright lior.ll. i 4 Of lou Colli iii^ hiii. Moot ii|i iroiii the trntern liori x >ii, uniioimeili^ to the mlver tpieoa iiijjbtttli.il her pile presence W i4ii i loiio or n-e led, we moon (n>?i.|tf Charley'* w.t^ Koii rawly lor the mart. Tn* Mr.144.x1 a neit' mt.i* a bodied concern pcrelnn upon *a?y uprni4?, mii i ha> 1114 t *0 ? 11a Til* word "nil ri;jl|l" Wiih oi?UI|, am Cii.irley j inijHj.1 to (lie Im?*. Sny tool ttie mhi of honor hv li 14 lit nl.'M 4i.|<< while Willi* Mini I OvX-np.e I the neit be liilitl. Not many nceoud* elapMfd or we had left the viil.140 and were 01 Hi* high road toward* L?wliirle< aloiijj l?v two l>!*w> l-linyi, tile pmpeity 11 C'l.oUry. and two C lemnil* own* I b our... . .mr . n u.io. I u? Iwo -JHIM in IMK i W llmi CMrrieii im <>wi * n ?>in r ? !. .it i n. mtiw to ill.! Iiotir Nielli foil11' *3fr i': ui ill.my H our I'roiii lio.nu, in.I iihm u( llm Hiir I ?|.iy o il, wu #urn iim m^ tli W 4b inoaui iiiui. U* ?? ? < tli i ?Jir?jut m ?I tin V U Im tu ill* fftwi'b UiukI, *??> iHriM i ii|? lit* v.?IK?y of" itio fii??H? ri?vr, ?u | w? |im?rl hI'Hi^, ltt-1 i into tit f .. 4Pvv'lf ** !* ? j'lQUWW *V?irlf H?it !?r u VoiimiWk; A)liitiio;i. rwli rail*.* mil ?* ki wMlvri.ll.* AM I IM* III ?l R I'M *< *<" mm t <e fjr n. *?i r Ji. I ? ! ? tl?; , t>i?^ xr.?Vt.?? in liir m I.* ?.f ;!i?? iil illlilMttt ? f tWpwi ? ???N ?? Um? ww lwto? ?ix>w WlT J.m w?|m, 1 m tmUil?4 tu "My HUunUng Uui jh?wj? Rut) hwA by "Vr* ^ Fotirntm ' A * h V ^ 4 ' S* gif ^v>. % ; , I I #** ? - * * * > -' j o,.o u?r evcr?hiv gmasy Vil'Vil'lv.H illlil e ViitHr.icU, where the water thro vii Imu , \ I llritlml Ict'l Is ln.s|lC.| into foam, Mini lie- I. i jo.ne* while as the ilriven miow.?thy pel- <) I luciil streams,?lay gentle liiilrt,?thy cut- r\ Uvaietl me.nl ovs,?all these, ami more Ik.*- : n I. : sines, I ioiigel tn see, li'H lime forb.-nlo ir; I an I .-till straining ii|iwar<l, over a rough K . ail I almost impassible r<iii|, we at last ! ,11 u j arriveil at llio t??|? nf tlie II.lie llalge. j ,,i e ; 1 In.I ailiiiiruil lief. ire. lint now I was f 1,1 ' | lost, in n<liuiralioii an-1 woihler. Such ! *' i beauty, gramleiir ami sublimity I ue.er | rv i | be'ore lia>l looUe.l upon. Moiiliiaiu piled j l* r | on iiioiiiitaiu. North, Kist, ..We?l ami M' j Smill, met the eye ami chained art gaze. j " u I lleio stood one -rugged ami b ire. thai j vv s | frowned tiin>ii ibe wort I ami inspired u> | 1 l" I Willi awe. Ilery others covered with a j d.-nse growth ol It ire't trees, tn "tin;.?e.ir | ' ' - ail I yellow le if," ami now ili.it the ileelin- 'I' I ing sua ha.I lijH'.l their tops with jr ,|,|, s see.tie.I to smite'a welcome upon u?. In - trout were the blue cre?ls of the A le 1:1 gamy chain, rtofit-neil in!?? gentle outlines by tbsiaiiee. It.-bind u?. rather, was the *! , Tab o mountain, its walls of sol it I granite, I low.trill r 1I..1" *'I 1 ' MM Miurn iiiWMihl, S-IV'C I " . ilie Sasulran" alone ; vliilu far away t" t ie Naiili Kht, the ??ltt "(trail I Father," | ?* l Inchest hi tile Static, loomed ii|i into the w a h.ue ether, gloomy and "rand. L tokiiio I i* Ih'Iuw, ail I to <>ur left, the eye liiliu*e.l : I t!ie valley of the Tii-kase.j;e? river, villi j r' I i a JiO|i rtena iiii'l hriolit c i.tu.uleH till it [ vv f Hiuik Inflow tin; horu.it ; while in Iron: '> I lay lh?* sweet valley of the Western hr.iiicll itl' the 1'i.je >n lliv?r; the whole " 4 aiakiiio the moat iiiiimmiiw p'Liti'e, in; 'r t eve*ever li id dwelt up hi. I'liarlev hmke vv lie s|?ell thill wan ii|> ii u<% .exclaiming j tv J "^fiitii-l an I h-auti'iil in lee>l, hill, enough | *' >?l n now. We li ive eiolil >j,hhI iu:len to | hi ike ihtwu tin: roit^li 'Hi in<>i|iitaiii ro.el l' , in the. wori<l, an-1 hut lit He more ill ill one 11 4 hour of miii to do it in." "llie* away ^ la Is 1" ait ) the I>mio thong of the whip llew out and awav we Umtlcwl? ye* that's < the ?vof.I?at hrenk neck speed, nor >1 ick; e>l our wait, till at twilight we pulle. Up | ' ill lii? C'i!ii??i?*lu?in lo^j ca l>;ii of J nit v I Mr >mk*, nil mfe. innukii tu tlio*kill <it mir ! I. ' .Ir.Vyr, tin.I ilio |.r.n i.l. iu e of llim, w'i<>, w in i?l iiiv M?iiv??.?r.|iH*fc, I li.ivo ever I1 r ..IH.I j?iH> I !?'i>t ar ?ciuu-i t! Jim give nun liuiitor'it wMnnnt mil '' muiic ' hkI c?hiI <| 1.1 <iii?.- I spring wnier.? Comitlcr.title lime tvnt *|ieiil in tr-il'tinlm ; llio tv4._r._rnn 2411.| iu1l.1l.1114 intrusive* in *' ?tiir new i|)i.irlen. itui hi |:i?t llie t.i-k j ivsn complete!, mi.i we hiiiv lunl ti.. e u wh?Ii llie tln*l frmii nur Iiuii'Ib mul I'jic ill.i loii-li il Iro n our clnilici, ill.i t.i > , mi ulier ilr>>)i of ilie ipi.ililicl Itofoic I) in.e j ^ i llrook* mi hi in- iiit*. i ut to t liit kiti'lit'ii, tu ' snipper. Ah I si HH|i|ier il ivh?. Vo sf-ils " sin I g ..l.leiws ! 11 mile. I p'nii* ml*, lYictl ' Jr ir-Nil, liot con lire:i<l, lmi!e>l |ioisit*>et, with ! ' the idiiititig |i:iriic!c?. rriimiii^ nl n? lliro' 1 * ' lilt* crick* in llieir i.rowii ?kiiit. Imek- I * wlic.il iMke*. ^oltle.i t'oloreil ImHer. ice- > j colfl milk mul In spicy?pure t'r.?li hiuiih-^ w t iii! llOII"v were i iii* i'i.'im.u HJi liefoM ii*. ' We y le lienrlilv, relire.| o.irlv, flc|tl toiiu.li. sin*i xweoily; siwuko e.ir.y nu-l rtartcl, L nf er st lisi?ty liresiktsiM*. 011: ' MV 1111ST HUNT IN TUfi MOUN- "J ' TAINS. ?* Aco.1r.liu4 to |>re> irrsin'oiiiitiit, Jim "{j ^ 11 rook* mi.I Sieji with llio mx ilog*?tliey | were lliu ImVent %li?l Illicit I I1.1.J over iceii j , is . <1 ?went into llio mountain* _j 1 "To follow tlio Mug lo lii? lij?|K?ry crsig-' t! ! hii.I cli.mo I 11 n tu Willie, C.isirloi mul 1 '* iilVfeMI, win# ?efo iu lake h ?IuU uti lito | rner. My slami wih vIumi ii|)hii (lie ' bank <>f tliu river ; I can scarce call it | -.iica, it win so small?.mi.I there I re- 111 hi tiittftl tor two or tnruu hours, with no I Companion save the soli.mIc ot tile place. j tr ' L'aiiciice is a virtue reipiueil on a ilccr ^ hunt any wlicn*, Inn most especially is it I so, nmoojg ihe mountains, lor sometime* j r' ' tnu ?loer, ?viil run tor hours laslore he svitt 1 come 4owii to 1 lie water courses?the ' I surest |i!a. e lo jjet a siiol. 4Jn llic pics- 1,1 cut occasion, my slock ot patience on liainl j was rallier Inn.lol, ami w.mltj have been I'1 alt. ?.^c her iusulHciviil, ha 1 I k pt constat!* r< I lly on 4ho a.eri. >> ?, from sheer neoeaMty, i rusorUtl to various expoi.eais 10. | while away the time. 1 walche l the U *p n i(yu time* in the translucent water a' , *?. my lent. Tneii I folo.vo.l the motions of the hii iwWml, the K iblmi ami Cae?ink. j ,| Alien my eye wamlcre<l from lull to i 1 hill, nuO I womlcico it ever M mutant |, I Nymplis visiiuil these scene*. At last, j ^ tire.l ot all ill esc,*1 thought of home, ami rj fell into a pro; on ml lenvry, A loiijj while ,, ' | I thus remain.*1, an.I iiwit have remain- ,| ( | e.l milch louder, bail i*|in heavy splash A, I in the water arouse I ilHi. Instantly I was ^ . 011 the 7'i? Wee, as the French say, ami ;|| 1 1 sit# a Hue siujj rising the biuk on the ^ " I -; i.. A ... .1.1 i?? I ' ?tii< 4H4 iu my I'hcu mh 1 the iqnr<lcr<iiu |, i liiM>r *?y * u>* tu ??y .i tiMnivifvwtsvor, iti tin* iii?tnnce, for ilio lt !? ? Intiiiiikx) nwiir m u?cr, mnl w I I ??k M *l?o.Ver <?t (cnve* iiimI fvll from t% tlm toj? of ;t J*?ff Mitlir, ?* .III imiilM-I lion Ui it lliu Hiudit of my |i?k'd j, J Iwii <'Jyv.it o I a L-tll* ton hijh. In ill* linrry of tiio WAIMut, my ^voti.l , f, ^ w.?* forgotten. An I now tb.it tl* ?leor ?m (four, for u ( tilts Hrnt tmii", I b?*r-i the cry uf ihw! il ? bmwl*. Tlnwr were oomiu^ Ju?n the 1 ? ] raottwtniu Ale, nud llicir nufeuo fn* mora g \ # rP&* + * U 1 A- y 4 % ver ?it.' the clan-ic Mruius of Orp'icii*. j 'j Miliar Katu lc?i imi the cliane, ami us alio, a ape. I from crajr |<> era*{ in her hca<ll<oi<r hi I'scuiit, I Ik* ?lcep !o io*l tone* of lier chvr 'I : voice, I**1.1 lIk* llhciii:* nta^, tiiat sin* larknl well his track. Ami ever a* s|p> li nve utterance l<? that ileep l?av, Ucl ci nvcr. liar {iillanl brother, hard l>?*liiml t? lartiTtil luck llm cry ami cheered her c< ii. Close behind him came tin: four re " laiuiun .li-nn of the pack, clamorous for '< 10 Ulooil of 11 io hi^ilin*. 'I'iio river I* raehe.l, they each ptuu*;cd in ami he^ ui v< ? lap the cooling Water, lull not lotted id o icy indulge in the luxury of the Watli.? b el Music, the* tiri'il?her paltnv ilavs ere passed away?a-* if to eiv? her cliil- v? *eii a jpiod example,?inonnte I the | I" ink ?>n the r?|?|side, ami sounded j y ivmll to the ehase, renewed ; ami ri^ht w iit-k.lv was ill jit vail attended to l?v U OrV ilojr s( The doer frightened I?y inv shot had ci ken to the opposite mountains, ami on ci is trail up thi-l steep ax-en t ll.e ilngs ai rubied on. The side of the mountain o< as rugged hi,.) ahr.o-t leire. givi ig a In lie view of the chase. I kept inv eve S i ^ ninijr Kate us nim-h is possible. An in e.isioii.il elniiip of laurel or a uSiv to otild now ami then, hide her for a nm? je lent fir.an view, hut soon again would l ih le appear upon some high iiupeii 1 iual >c'<, ami her sweet tongue would tell, she w as s.ill irue to the trail. l.ighl gallant- ui 1 did I lie rest follow her lead ; iiml as I ood ami looked at litem toiling upward 01 nd heard their erv wafted haekon the e?luiing breeze, i became maddened vi it 1% cxeiteiuent, ami uttered a loml wild | V hoop that sounded far up the mountain ui de. It was not a verv Seientitie one I ! rant ton, I.at it served to relieve me lor '*1 te time. A sound like n ehuekte cause I i si ie to look round, and there on .lint ! T ra. k sat Charley, convulsed with laugh- ' u rat my excite 1 iitaniier. i ? "l).d von hit him f" he asked. "No! L missed," replied I rather tartly. IL? I l.a 1 I thought so, come mount I olir horse, the i'ojjs are over the inouniiii now and we uiintt away. The hilek ill take tlfi /"'-r nini" * mile l?e>w I his, Vithl we must l>? ipiick to he A mre in time. Willie is coming on heilid." Without in ?re words we rode rapidly a ward in lutste to reach the desired cms. 11-4 before the deer. In this we tailed, M at when in ahotii an hundred yards of . ie place, we saw him, aroused by the . ran I of our horses feet, clainla*ritig up ! ie halik of the stream. Quickly did aarley cli.-ck .li ii Ciack. and as iptivklv , use Izis r tie to his faro, and one moment j i nv, tin-death wound would have been | ' veil, hut the fates ordained ?! her wise.? I tie rushing sound of a brood ot uliea I ill! a, as ill**v i in** *>:i wliirriii-^ win" from | J Mlie low hushe*, almost umU r Jim } sack's mau cause I liini to start ami IkvI l.alf roiiu.l jn*t as lis* master was! j Unit to touch ilie Iri^oer. "II ul i"i"M to tlio l?ir Is. they saveil his I r fc this time," w?s liis onlv exclamation. ! r W.i cantered l?ri kly forward to the I 1 h?i tlie ileer had crossed ami |>u!le<l ii|> *" ? ace tlie do>rs, Yotiiiw K ite eame lir*t ,l * e\|H"ete>l, tail that soft, n.ilil I.Mik of her ^ l leaek eye was w.itie ; ami tliey lla->lie.| re at cv cry hound she ina.le. Tlie ol.- * vt ol Iter |inrsiiit was now Imt a short u stance before her, ami hv the hot scent, o'lt Well she knew it. On the hank of " i? ? re am she pitisoj not. Imt holilly 1 a | as I, ami eleare.l half the distance at a lijjle IhiiiimI. K'lppinjr at the water as 1 le pilings! forwar.l. she reaelie.l the ioio ; ami there, the j idol sta/having ' idiilood some linie in the cool laith, the ' ill hotter seent steaineil up into her t.osiis, anil she was nia<l with excitement. V ,u?l although hours had pass. .1 since she ' rj^.ili the chase, she ilaslie.l .hum the \er hank with accelerated sjwed, ami '' er <lw"|i hay ^rew lomler as she went.? ; 1 isl Uover was ct.iso behind, as strong . ' ii*1 fleet as ever, ami not one whit less *' (C l??il titan lii? lealer. Tiif re-t of lie '' nek |iro?wf?l on a iliort ili?f m o in the ' ' "Ill-el- fur it Hi>w 11 ?1?* em-1 ('li ir.oy. . f 'No more -lioolin^ ! yowii" Kite ; ?* ! \ |( ofcr will rim into t>i-n in hall* nil limir, ! | i heel* for it h iv I, ?iii'I no tnorv lewl.** AorcO'l" wax my r?#t?oine, ami oil' we e i*i|ie?l nil or ilie vIiiim*. The liar-l |rri-*?oil t tri?il every exj?eilieiil to throw oil ii i- relentle** |nir-iier-, hut Hiili'Mil ii? ill. { Ii iMiK-litne* lie would ho??H nneniileof the ver, Hinl ili'iti no tin on the tlior. Some-' * iiitf- lie W-mlil he tfoii'O ?j,t nii<I H^iiiu I own Nirentii ; hut nIill lit- death knell . I Himltfil fearfully Imi'l, not fir l?e!iilttl.? a till lie In-I'l on. lie know wo mii-!i wonl t * fail, anil the time lo Man 1 at hay Mini v .jht it out whh rot yet conic. Once lie1 r Mty?l the mountain uhlo from the ri^hi ' ink of the river, hut the incMtt wait too j I fH -nit ; ami lie then lietlmu^lit III HI of I 1 tfeutler one. nearlv ooixwite. eover.?.l u it It n llik-k grofft.l of Viurvl ntnl ivy, it I for lliiit viiver he now turninc i every * iiiiK'Ih. The riivr w;i* clvarwl, ,ui.| two t mi. I re. I y.-tnU lieforu liiti* over level Minil wn* dm coveUil lull ? !? . W?tl j treach it f No, never! fK K ite nn<) t lover tire tliil tillering ?t hit heoU not fif- t urn ynr.U U-liitnl. II" ! ? , ree*j * ? it lie until, nml turning >ti<M?nlv round ritli inverted hnir, nml eye* green it- tlie i [ r.twr lit' on, cbnrgwd the lending I ? -w-^j oioiiviinu urnvu as iii?fv were, the} [Hailed before (lull, and in: daslicd otf ii course pirabel with llic river. It \vu> >011 apare..t a liy lie li.nl changed lai: auction. A Hliorl distance bclore Inn Ms a small iiiouiuI, some eight feci igh and not more loan lii'iccu feet u iicumlerciico at tlie lop. There lie in tided to make his last stand, and llier* ampler or die. Once oil Hie lop of that louiid, twenty bound* would fail lo dis >dge Iiiiii, alid nothing lull powder ami a?l could do ilie work. Charley perJ.veil Ins object, and alioillcd at llie t.>l I Ins Voice "Vouillf lvale! at imn till' <" 1 v bitch ai Iiiiii ! Iisirk, away." 1'iic noble hound 11isii\l her master*: eiec and respoti led to Ins call l>v n de.v ur.im I'llnrt. li <vm seventy or cightt u?ls to the nioumt, and site ran the hole distance in alienee?llio work was hard to give tongue llieti. The jiooi ag reached llio goal ami attempted to amber to its top, luit ere lie <piite suo:e<le<l, young Kate It ml hint by llio hum, ml lie was jerked back rolling over ami fer to the Woltoiii. before lie collUl rise er sharp tu.iks were l istened ill his thru-it. nil lie struggled leartully ; ami had al* lost gained Ins leei ami thrown oil' his 0 wlieu Lied ltovor came uj? ai.d again iked hiiu to the eartli. Three other igs?old Mit.-ie It.ul tailed?were so m lite scene of acliott, ami the victory was on. I'lieu went lip the death shout, u<I and prolonged. (dlorious boh! glorious! ami all to urschea" exclaimed Charley. "Not (pule all to yourselves," said it ice m.p by, itud there behind us stood 1 illie, llruoks ami Step, looking niiictly i, but with sparkliu ; eyes. "llome to dinner boys" said brooks, I expect it is cool by this time." And ire enough it was late in the afternoon.? n?s ended my tirsl deer hunt in the uuiiilaiiis. SELECT TALES. Tha Moolianio's Horns. ,X OLD STORY FOR THE NEW YEAR 1!Y T. I.. NICHOLS, M. D. Lri ie following simple Story has beet ridcly circulated, hut believing tlml il fitches some useful lessons, we repuhlisl , here.] One evening in the early part of winter lie door hell rung with energy, and tin errant announced it matt who wished a see me. A iii tu is one thing with i invent, ami it "gentleman" another, hik , pel son s "iieihing d.llerettt troin either he ill.ill stood in the hiill, bill 1 wonderet iliV lie had not been called a gentleman was puzzled w'heic to place Itiin myself It* dress was wry mat, bill plain am. allivr coarse. Hit liiiucii, that budge o cliiiciiicut, wa? white, in perfect order, niu Itiiosl elegant. Kv i \ thing about bin uuiilvd substantial; but nothing guv j tin eliie to bis , o>iti<>n in life. In all out mid win ug, lie iv.is simply **n man,' Vlieii lie sjhike to UK-, bis address \va ;nipie, clear. direct ami with a certain ai I self rebalieo. *" l).?ctor," lie s i <1 "I wish you to cotlli it*I see inv ciiilil W c Tear lie is threat iic>! with croup." 1 put on inv b it, and prepared to ac ouipany bihi ; lor if the case was as h? iipjHKeil, there was no time Jo lose. Ii bis disease a single hour may in ike ; id's difference. !u a moment we were in the street, am miking brUUly up one <>f our broad nve ties. i lie eliud, lie said, had licuu play ig out ot doors, had eaten heartily at sup er, gone to sleep, and waked up a abor inio sinee very hoarse, w ith a cliokm; ougli. The use was a pretty clear one n i 1 hurried uiy walk still more, and ii few moments we were at the door. \V< tent up?up ? up, to the fourth story lie last flight of steps were carpeted, am , small ill the 'op lighted ui ii| ^:i excellent mid v?-t v durable kiml of mat i\ at the door. Wo will sou in time wlr jjivo these little particulars. i vnteriil the open door and wiet wel omed by a rather pretty, and reuiRi kuhl ?ly woman, who could have liecn noU?l ii ilie world lull llie w ife of the limn wl, i<id summoned tin'. " 1 am glad you have come no noon, lie n ii.|, in ii soft puie Recent, " Liu! iVillirilil net lis >o di-.tres?C'il lll.lt ho c l lardly breathe ;** and the next momou in wo passed through n tuirroxv passag; o where lie lav, 1 he.irj the unmislakahl roiipv sound (hut justly carries such toi or to the parent's he.irt. ** Is it llio croup, doctor f asked th athcr, w ith it voice of emotion, as I U-u iter the child?a Hue U?y, three year* < lift'. 9 ' " ll is certainly the croup, ami n prott iolent nttii'k. flow long is it since y? tioiiirlit liim sick "Not mImivumii hour," \vn? the enltn ri ?lv. It wits niH<le calm hy it Hnw *el ontrol, I looV-l nl the mother. Sh vns very pale, hut ?li?l not trust herself t |h**Ic. "Then there is proletQy hill little <Ul fer,H I iMtitJ, " hut ws have something I lo. Uhvo you the water herv ?" 4$p jp w p 4Jl % Jf ' oyHkMP . - -. &> s-JLi J The husband went lo what seemed a ' i closet, opened two door , and disclosed a ( - j neat pine bathing-tub, supplied with (Jro- , ton. This was beyond my hopes; hut 1 ' | had no time to wonder. The little lei low l | was in a high lever, and lal?oriiig for every t ! hreatli. Inking liini t'roin liis little erih, 1 I where lie lay oil a nice hair in iltress lit * : for a prince lo sleep on, I took olr his clean , 1 night-cicliies, stood liiin in the bathing-tub and made his lather pour fu!l upon his 1 1 neck and chest three pails m cold water, i while I ruhhed liiin briskly with my hand. | He was then wiped dry, and ruhlted uu- j til his whole lardy was in a tlaine. Then < 1 I wrung a large towel out of cold water, j 1 > and put it round his throat, and then w rap- 1 1 ped it up in blankets. The brave little ! fellow had home it all without complaint, 1 i as ii' lie understood that under his father's j i')u no harm could cotuo to him. In fif- j 1 teen minutes after ho was wrapped in the i 1 J blankets he was in a profuse perspiration. I iii >i sound skiiiiUr, ami breathing freely. 1 The danger was over?so rapid is litis ills- 11 easc.and so easily clued. ' Happiness 11tr>I she I a serene light on 1 the coiiiitcnauce of the father, ami thrown ' over tliu mother's face a glow of hea.ilv. ' I looked upon them, ami was more tliau ^ ever puzzled where to place them. Tl ere v was no mail; of high bir.h or superior I la coding, not llie shallow of decayed gen- 1 tiii ly ahonl them. Il was lather the reverse, as if they were woikiug ill) from a f low rank o! life lo a higher. s I looked round the room. It was the ' hed room* Everything in il was irerfeelly orderly. The bed, like the crib, was ex- ' cedent, but not expensive. The white 1 counterpane did not cibt more than ten shillings?vet how la'autiful it looked! 1 The while window curtains were shilling ' muslin, but their folds hung as richly as N j il they were damask?and how very ap ? propiiale they seemed! ibebatli with its ' sinig folding do. is, I knew did not cost ' ptiiinlier's bill and all, more than ten dol I ns. Tlie toilet-table, of an elegant form, ! and completely covered, I bad no doubt ! was white pine, and cost lialf-u-dollar. J The pictures on the wall were beautifully tinted lithogrnplis?better, far belter than ' <>il,painUn,rs I have Keen in Jho Iimuum #?l I nullionaires; yet they can be bought at (i.nipii's or Williams ik Slovens', for from ' three to five shillings, and a dollar a piece j had framed them. The lloor had a carpet 1 i which seemed to match everything with I l its small neat figure, and light chamber 1 color, il was a jewel of a room, in as ' perfebt keeping in all its parts as if sn ' at list had designed it. ' Leaving the boy to his untroubled sleep, ' and gixing directions f.?r his batli on Ins ! ,1 C5 ?? ' waking, we went into the other room, I ' j which was diilcrvlitly, but just as nt-aily ' [ | arranged. It in ghl have ausweaed for a ' ' parlor, oulv that it had a cooking stove; " or an artists studio, or a dining room. Il 1 j was hung with pictures?heads, historical ; ( pieces, ami landseajies; such as a man of 1 * i taste eor.iiI collect ami laty ''heap, but I ' . whicli, like good books, are invaln ible. I' J I Speaking of books, there was a hanging j | library on one side of the chimney, which |1 1 a single glance assured me contained the ' j very choicest measure* of the English ", tongue. The man went lo l' e bereait, opened I i the drawer, and took out swnuc money. r "What is your fee, Doctor!" lie asked, holding the bills so a* li select one to pay 8.i inc. Noiv, I liml in iile n|> my mind, before I had got half way (i]> tliu stairs, tltal I winihl have to wait for my |?av, |ieriiH|H ( never get it; hut all this had changed. | : could not, hh I often diil, ii 111irf into the I cirenmstaiice* of the uiait, and graduate j inv price accordingly. There he stood read* to pay me, with money enough; yet it win evident that he was a hard { woiking m in, and far f.om Iteiiig wealthy, ( , 1 had nothing to do hut nam*: the lowest ; "One dollar does not seem enough," ii ' said lie. "V on have been ill more trouble u lh in to merely write a prescription." ' " Do you work for your living?'' I nsk| eJ; hoping to solve the mystery, (> lie smiled and held out his hand, which . showed tliu umpie-tioiiah'e mat Its of lion- j y , est toil. 1 "You are a mechanic?" I sai l; willing j I* | to know more of hint. e "lake that said lie, placing a two del- I v lar note in my hand, with a iiot-to-tie re- , i> fused air, and I will gratify your curiosity ; for there is no use pretending .hat you are " not a little curious. e There was a hearty, re-jwvtful freedom i ii mI><>iit this iliul was irrosistalde. I put the t, note into my p<vket, ;?n<I tin? mm, going i u to a d?mr, opened it into a cliwiof mode- | o | jute size, anil displayed tliu bench Mini ; r- Ho.>!s of a shoemaker. j ' You in.?st Ikj an eiimonliimrjr work 1 ? man," said I looking around tlio room, j it i whieti aeeittod almost luxurious; hut when j >f | I looked at each item, I found It cost very I little. y " No, nothing extra. I barely manage ; u to earn a little over a do'lav a day. Mary ' helps some. Willi tlie housework to <lof i s* and our b??y to look after,she earns enough f to make our wage* average eight dollar* ; ie a week. We began with nothing?we o live as von see." All th'm comfort. this rvapectability, this almost luxury, for eight dollar* A week! to ! 1 expressed my anrprrse. 441 ?houl I be trrj tony if we apent ?o t > .-V iiiucli)1* said he, " wo have not only man- j sine aged to live on that but we liave some- ' ghis tiling laid u|> in tliu savings bank." j Cln "Will you have the goodness," said I, j ami ' just to explain to nie how you do it I" i espv For I was really anxious to know how a j pliy shoemaker and his w il'e, earning but eisrlit land Joilais a week, could live in comfort and i puis L*lcgau :e, and lay up money. j l?le * With pleasure," he replied ; "for you a in nay persuade others, no belter oil Join 1 j will mi, to make the best of their situation." I e\p i took a chair which he handed me. > thin Wo wcie sealed, and his wile, alter going " ,o listen to the soft and measured hrealli j aski ng of little Willie, sat down to her sew- tauj ng. lawi "Mv iiati.e," lie said, "is William Car- 1 er. My father died when I was young, into uid 1 was iionnd out apprentice to a shoe- of uakcr, with the usual provision of school- j >hil ng. 1 did as well as boy s do generally me it school; and as 1 was very fond ol read- ! ami ng, 1 inaile the most of my spare time j rel < uid the advantages ot the apprentices j sure library, probably the hooks that hel|>eil less ue most were the sensible writings of pou William Cobhet. Follow ng his example, I enoi determined to giie mysell a useful edu- I bres 'ation, and liave, to some extent, succeed- ! ban d. lint a titan's education i.- a lite long ' 11er irucess; and the more I learn, the more ca, i see helore me. the "I was hardly out of my lime when I Ilei ell in love with my Mary there, whom torj lOtne people think very pretty, hut whom si d; know to l?c very good." box Mary looked up with such a bright, j chei oving .-mile as to fully justify "?oaie peo- or t >le" in their notion. and " When 1 had been one year a journey- pie, nan, and had laid up a few dollars, (for wee had a strong motive to be saving) we alio vere married. 1 boarded sit ln?r father's, j vari uid site bound shoes for the shop where I etal worked. We hved a few weeks sit her tint tome; but it wat not our home?-the 1 pea tome we wanted; so we determined to Mai >et up house keeping. It was rather a teri tiuall set up, but we made it answer, the I spent a week in house hunting. Some ' lloi were too dear, some too shahbv. At last ] I I found tliis place. It was now and clean. I tell liigh and airy, and 1 thought it wo,t *' "* | * 'J' I got ii tor nuy uoiittrs a year; and though i hov the rents all aiotuid have advanced, our | ed. landlord is satisfied with that, or takes it j mij in preference to risk a worse tenant. The i pirn place was naked enough, and we had lit- j siitl Lie to put in it save ourselves; hut we i woi went cheerfully to work, earned all we as rouhi, saved all we could?and you see I die result." han "I see, hut I confess I do nut under- I sn it a ii d it," said I willing to hear him ex- wlp plain the ecotioiii es of this modest ami I htxi beautiful home. j a w "Well, it is simple enough. When j ma Mary and 1 moved uvrselvus here, and | 1 Look possession, with a tub'e, two chairs, | this i cooking stove, a saucepan or two, and | any i? col bed, with straw in at trass, the fust i Scri thing we did was to hold a counsel of war. Now, Mary, my love,'said I. 'here we are; we have next to nothing, and we have i every thing to get, and nobody but our- j J selves to help ourselves.' | m "We found that we could earn, on an j j(jm average, eight dollars a week. We de- | iy teiiiiiued to live as cheuplv as possible j ar(j save all we could, and make ourselves a i home, Our rent was a dollar a week ? our fuel, light, water rent, and some little matters, a dollar more. We have allow- wj. ed the same amount for our clothing; and | * by buying the l?est tilings ami keeping ^ them carefully, we dress well enough for Bj that. Kven my wife is satisfied with her ] ,|t wardrobe, and finds that raw siik at six /tM| shillings a y rd is ehe ijajr in the long run 1 ^ than calico at one shilling, that makes j three dollars, and we had still our living ; to l?av for. That costs ii-. with three in 1 * -i ' | | tun onr taimlv, just onedoli.ir a week more. 1 M, | 4 One dollar a piece!" ! mi "Come this way. and I will show you," j M. lie said. : of "No?one dollar for nil. You seem |?n surprised, l?ui have reckoned it over [ wu and over. It cost more at first, hut now : on wo have learned to live hoili better and lie cheaper. So that we have a clear surplus ' ke of four dollars a week, after paying all ex- i sio peifui of rent, lire, light, water, clothing, j in; and food. I do not comic luxuries, such 1 tlti as an evening at the theatre, a concert, or iih a treat to our friends when we give a par- i *y" tin I know n smile caino over mv face, for lie continued : h "Yin, give a party ; and we have some pleasant ones I assure you. Sometimes | | we h ive a dozen guests, which isipnte c- Hni noii^li h?r comfort, ami our treat of choc- 1|; olate, cakes, hlaiic mange, costs as { to much as two dollars; hut this is not vorv *)u ften. Out of our surplus?which comes, |M> you sec, to two hundred dollars n year? c.|, we have hough; all you see, and have m, money in the bark." l|, *I wo it nil," said I; "all hut the living, in; \fiiltt* 11 IllsU'll 1111 \i? at 11- till a liiitr.i ll'.on lliul 1?A "j - *= for Hegare, to e.iy nothing of liquor. Pray h?i toll me |>rpoi*ely how yon live." N< Wini |?!en*uro. Kirnt i>f til, then, 1 iir *m->ko no eeanrn, nn?l clmw no tobacco, un ntvl M.try take* no mmtf." cri II re the |ile*?ant senile nine in, but ti? there wm no mterru|?tion, for Mary e?m< in wl to think her linnUml knew whwt lie to wee about, and eoald talk very well with hi o?ft her ahh ?? MI have not'drnnk a jlnae of lienor (th * 0 the day I was married, uxtx^l a is ot' wine about four times a y^ar, on ^ isliuas, New year's, Fourth ot' July, NVi lie's birth-day. The last is ttiif eial holiday. I have lead enough ot' siologv to make up my mind that tea cott'ce contain no nutriment, and are >oiioii!' besides ; and I tried a vcgeta- ? ^ diet long enough to like i; better than lixed one, and to tiud that it agrees 1 me better; attd tis we have read ami ' 3 eriiueiited together, ot course Maty iks as I do." lint what do you eat and drink?" I ed, curious to see how tar this self* {lit philosopher had progressed in the sot' health. "aking the light and leading the way i a capacious store room. ''Mere, hist all, is a iiiiil, which cost me twelve lilies. It grinds all my grain, gives the IVi sliest and most beautiful meal, saves tolls and profits. This is a bnij| wheat. I buy, the best, and am ! flint if i*i 4*1. in "k-1 ?v ... vivitu fiiivi it w.ibfi limit tlire?j cents it pound; am! a ml of wliciit it day, y??u know, is food igli for any inaii. We make it into id, inusli, pies, ami cakes. Here is a el of |K>Uitoes. This ia hominy.? e are some beau*, a box of lice, laj.h macaroni. llere is a barrel of apples, bc-l 1 can fin.I in Fulton Market.? e is a Im>\ of sng.tr, ami this is our butjar. We lake a.pntrlof coumry milk iv ; I buy the rest of our living by the or barrel, where I call gel it best ami ipest. Making wheat?eaten as iiiush lead, and all made without ladling? potatoes, or hominy, or rice, the stayotl can easily see that a dollar a k !or provisions is not only ample but ws of a healthy and almost Insurious etv. For the rest, we eat greens, vegdes, fruit and berries iu their season, lie ?unnin<r we have si raw I.err es and dies, as soon .is tliey are ripe and good, i v will get up a dinner Iroiu ilieae in..' ills at the cost of a shilling, better than whole bill of faro at the Aster IIS.?." was satis tied. Here was comfort, iniJj'imy Wo.oVd'* inecYiauK: wboknew r to live, at the cost I have mention1 low much useless complainings jlit be saved?how much genuine hapess enjoyed ? how inticli of evil and ering might be prevented, if all the ki* g men in New York were as wise Willian C Tier ! never shook a man or woman by tbe id with more hearty respect than when iid "(Jood night" to this happy coitple >, in this exjH-nsive city, are living in iirv and growing rich on eight dollars eek, ami making the bench of a shoeker a chair of practical philosophy, leader, if y??n are inclined to profit by little narrative, I need not write out other moral than the injunction of ipture, "Cio and do likewise." Bob Smithers in dit guise V few years ago, there was no iudividiu Arkansas who caused more trouto tin* good people ot that Stale, than k Hatcher, notorious horse-thief Kichfs exploits were not only daring, but Herons. 11 is movements were conn* tig 1 stealthy. He would come down on i barn cattle-yards of the community h the suddenness of a night-hawk, and ore von could My "look and ser!" would oil Willi .booty enough to keep liiin in an?l champagne for a month. Tilings last readied hiicIi k pass iliat I lie citiim m ule up their inimls to oft't r a rerd ol' one thousand dollars for his art. Anions those who \%<-nt in for tho ge wmh Hol> Suit: hers. A armed aseif with the usual Cutlery?his Howknife an I a revolver.? and set out ill rsuil of llaleher. lie started ai 0 J*. , and arrived at. the supposed resident'* the lubber about midnight. Huh api.-iclied cautiously, examining the out>rlcs. and took a preparatory peep in at e of lh< windows. Thing* were ju*i ? s desired?no one home hut the house* eper. Boh knocked, obtained aduttail, and took up a position near a blnzj tire of o ik and hickory. Having iliHM) *, lie a-k*d for refreshment*, and coinmced looking around for landmark*. "Who owns that. Buffalo overcoat and it lov-skiu can!" lie mold ed. ' The gent'etnan I work tor,*' waa the u?ek?H|K*rV Hnnwcr. "I wonder how ilwy fit me ?n Saving tliia, Hob got up, iried theiu on, il again resettled Itimaclf at the lire.? ^ * object in thus diwgitming himself, was * deceive any uirinlier of the gang w ho i>nhl do an he did? jwtep in for ihe |?ur*e of reconnoitering. Hob had not tickled over lis well-laid Mra agetn for * ?re than five minutes before he saw ree or four frroeioen-looking melt lo.?k X in at the verv window through which liimwlf had obtained a glance at the ni'ohold arrangement* of Mr. limber, irt knowing to what it winihl lead, be imediately left, his sent and made tin a'.mj?t to rush out door*. Ju?l as be was aniiiK ihreslmUt, however, a fottr-ftound $ I knocked him Matter than the *i<?ck* arkeU Tlioexl thing did *me i> ?g Iiiin Willi A Wtihuin i and throw m scrota a mile. Thn ' wa- dk'i done a moment. W hen Hoh re laarwl from e "*U"onian awoon into which the blow +