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- " [vou 111K ouaxukiiuuu xkws.]
"Duty's Rcsignatiolij lo Ijovo too Unfor
tunate."
I'll drift him,?-although uu my checks, I know,
This bloom will pule forever :
I'll drift him,?although in the core of my h??1'
I shall uuusc to love him?oh, never! .
t'lidrift him, nnd mont'ry its She flees to the past
Will fiii't there but grief-given joys?
1*11 drift him,?ami hope in the future must sohr?
O'er life and its love broken toys.
I'll drift hi til, though grief und soul-rending des
, . pair, ?
.Should revel in the shrine of my heart?
I'll drill him, though pangs of unutterable woe,
Frofemy bosom-should never depart.
d'll drift him, though misery exquisitely blend,
Her powers to torture my soul?
I'll drift him, though fates, and though furies shall
rend
Not ft pnrt of my life, but the whole.
I'll drift, him,-though time shidl bring uever more
One halm my lone bosom to soot he?
I'll drift him, though henceforth the path of my
liffe, w -
15c everything else but tho smooth.
I'll "drift him, though for me a dnrk remnant of days.
A heritage of agony live,
I'll drift him, though-hourly emotions of woe
In my heart to thy drcum birth should give.
? j. ,
He is driftccfj^plos! and my heart wildly cries
Farewell! blooming roses of bliss,
I'll cherish.the thorns ye iinve left in my soul
And rejoice in the misery of this.
VIENNA VEAL.
UiiAxenviLi.k. S. C,, Nov. 20, 1800.
LITERARY.
A House in the Hue (I'Eufer.
f conch! dkp.]
jCku?next dtiy the artist took up his abode in
the LeofWJd?tadt. Fr<jni Iiis windows be. biiuw.
mtlloleu"!!. VleW^R'tdo coftht'sMkotel| lie'thtifi
fore determined to wateh until he lia'd unrav
ellod the enigma whieh had so long puzzled
him. Amongst the windows opposite he had
remarked two. the blinds of whieh were always
down; these he observed particularly, imagin
ing that this must be the eountess' apartment.
The third day one of these windows opened,
and the Hungarian eame forward and leaned
on the balustrade. Frederick now lifted up
the eurtaiu of the window, behind whieh he
bad until then concealed himself; his eyes
were strained upon the open easement, for he
imagined that at the extremity of the apart
ment he perceived the form of a woman, lie
was not mistaken, for a few moments after she
advanced towards her husband, her eyes east
down?he seemed to speak to her. for sudden
ly she looked up. and the Orst object she per
ceived was (iuruier; theyoung man made an
elfort to retire, lint it was too late; he saw her
streich out both her bands, utter a piercing
try, and lall backwards.
Garnier remained ti few moments motionless,
not daring to Stir; but be soon heard the win
dow opposite close with violence, and when he
again ventured to look, the Hungarian and the
stranger had both disappeared.
The same evening his hostess informell him
that some one bad been making inquiries about
him. bis mime, his country, his habits, and (he
motive of his stay at Vienna. Frederick had
no diilieulty in guessing from whence these
questions proceeded ; he bad been recognised ;
be saw all the danger of remaining in ;i coun
try without friends or protection, and in pos
session of n secret of which some people would
like to ensure the safely at any price ; he con
sequently resolved to be on hi> guard, and act
with the greatest circumspection.
?Several days passed away, the windows of
the hotel opposite remained hermetically closed
and Gamier began to fear that the unknown
was gone.
One evening he went to the opera with the
doctor; the two litst acts had already been
played, ami the curtain was about to rise lor
the third, when (inruior felt a paper between
his lingers ; the baud which had held it was
immediately withdrawn, ami before he had
time to turn round to look for the. secret mes
senger, he heard the door id' the next box close.
The note contained these words :
.??(lo to the Duchess Uoiiuhcrg's masked ball
on Thursday drosscd in an Albanian cost nine,
and if one should ask you, 'What do you
want V answer, 'I do not know.' "
Leblanc had been invited to this ball; Gar
nier therefore went dressed in the required cos
tume. Iiis impatience had made him antici*
pate tho customary hour, so that when ho ar
rived there were but few persons present.
After having examined all the masks who
were there, Frederick took up his position near
the door, to sec tho others as they entered, hop
ing that a chftuco would cause him to discover
the person hp expected j but the crowd soon
obliged him-to quit this place j he was gradu
ally forced to retire to the further end of the
room, and there he determined to wait.
The night was already far advanced; the
dancing had begun to flag, and the guests to
turn their attention towards the supper, which
had been prepared in tha-l>?o-iquoting-rooui.
Fntijjuo'J "hb the heat and tho glare of the
lights. Frederick allowed the joyous crowds ? '
dancers to pass-on. .Perceiving a door ujar,
he pushed it open and passed into a small libra
ry, which was lighted by a single lamp.
He stretched himself on a sofa, as if o\er
powered by lassitude, and had begun to yawn
very Comfortably, when he heard the tread of a
light footstep; he turned round; a woman, in
a rich Spanish costume, stood before him.
"What do you want V said she, in a low
voice.'
"I do not kow." > %
She started and looked anxiously about the
room, - Not so loud sir.'' murmured she.
? ? w *
??We are alone, madam.''
She drew nearer. '-Why did you come t.;
Vienna. '
??To lind you."
The young woman drew back. "To find
me??and why'!"
??For the second time I will answer you, j
madam. I do not know. Vour appearance has
created such an extraordinary sensation in my j
existence, that on perceiving von again 1 was
j seized with a sort of nervous curiosity to pet j
at the bbttom id' this affair, and 1 resolved to
see you at any price/*
'?What' have yoij '.? ask of im-"'"
"TCvcrytnT'.g, madam; for I ? n<t been i
abb,1 to guess a single incident of the drama of
which you made me a witness?I might almost j
say an actor. Ah ! you have too elevated and
noble a character not to understand thai my 1
impatience to clear up the mystery which sur
sounds this adventure does not proceed from
idle curiosity, but from ;: romantic hope which
1 had conceived of being useful to yon; I !
wished to speak to you yj*toe scryi^ci yen j
have rendered me ; for J know that this Vert-'*
mann, who st^ suddenly gave me the incfijta of]
yjov''^y"''y V|)Y to Italy, inn.st Jeivc jjjcyKj
comin tssTo^Ted* xly y56:" wnat i^fooK ror a fflSfei
hazard was. in fact, a concealed and well-ar
rangeNl plot to lone tue to accept uf a favor;
hut this favor. I wish I ? know why and on
I what conditions it v.as Liranied. Was ii the
reocnijien.se of my silence, or of some sen ice
which 1 bad rendered yiiu?"
I ?? Doth, sir."
"Then I refuse it. madam ; positively an?!
absolutely refuse it." exclaimed Frederick,
warmly; "1 neither sell niy services nor my
discret ion."
??For heaven's sake. sir. listen me?you came
I here, you say, to serve hie; let it suJlicc you t ?
j know that all that has passed is irreparable.?
; that inv misery now weighs only upon myself.
; that your presence may ruin but eaniu ! profit
me in the least. I am a slave. Chained in the
den of a wild beast, v.ho in bis rage would kill
me. 'I he secret you ask me for. sir. won!.!,
were it known, cost me my life. O! I beseech
you. leave Vienna?return into France?you
; do not know the dangers lo whieh you aiv ex
posed here?you have already excited the
count's jealousy?you ate watched, beset with
spies. It required the chance and tumult of
this ball to briiiy about an interview ; perhaps,
j even how, is he searching for ii:e."
Having pronounced lliese words, the young
i woman looked anxiously around her. Smhlcti
. ly her eve.- remained fixed on something at tie
further end of the library. She drew back
with a gesture of tenor. Frederick, who had
eagerly watched all her movements, perceived
; in u looking-iilass the relleetioii of a bead peep
ing through tin-door, which was ajar, lie
uttered tin exclamation of surprise, and ad
vanced towards the door; but it suddenly
opened, auda man dressed in an Armenian cos
tume appeared on the threshold. "I disturb
you." said he. in a hollow voice.
The stranger drew hack, trembling and dis
: traded.
j "What do you want, sir ' bow daro you list
en to us? aiked Frederick.
Without making any answer, the Armenian
endeavored to approach the younjj woman, but
Frederick placed himself on his passage; (he
two men stood confronting each other in an at
titude of provocation ami profound hatred.
All of a sudden the Armenian tore oil his mask
and discovered to view the savage countenance
of the Hungarian nobleman.
"Do you recognise me now '.'" asked he. with
an accent of ungovernable rape.
"1 do not possess the art of reading peo
ple's names on their faces." replied Frederick
coolly.
"Perhaps vour companion will be more
clever than you/.' rejoined the Armenian, ad
vancing.
"Hack, sir."
"Down with your masks!"
"Hack. I tell you."
The Hungarian laid his hand on his poniard,
and Frederick on his yataghan; but, at the
same moment, the music again began to play
(ho cro'^hnd again filled the hall-room, and a
tioop oiJtyajBks rushed into the library with
shou'j- di laughter. Frederick profited by the
tumyJflBfich this irruption occasioned to effect
a rot '^a^Jfor the; countess, and when be returned
to Kst'k?j Armenian he was <:one.
TheWr-t day he was alone in his apartment,
bnsir^^^i'gmg some traveling dresses in his
trunk:, v^n thc'lLun^aii:'.'! suddenly made his
At, lB; ^ig'ht Frederick shuddered. The
count ;>finieed towards him. "Mr. Frederick
G uruidtMif you please ?"
"I ufho, sir."
Gurufcr took tho letter, mute with astonish
ment, aid rceoguised the hand as the same
which I'M written the note which he had al
ready received ; he opened it, aud read the fol
lowing* j
"We escaped only by a miracle yesterday?
a sceofijl 'interview would ruin us. If I ever
inspire*) you with the least particle of interest, i
leave Vienna immediately; perhaps 1 shall
some day be able to answer your questions; but
that will require both time and liberty. Start j
without a moment's delay, and try t< forget
the ey?uti of that night, the remembrance of
whieh I would willingly wash out with my |
blood^tj
"/??flr?'fl you finished it
Gaijfcw
Y^/sir." -
?V- J:uit are your arms.'"
s\ f&noi uiiderstuin.1 you. sir."
Thi Hungarian stared at Frederick with a
sort hi savage astonishment. "H-aveyou not re- 1
nmrkoAto whom that letter is addosrsed V
"Tu lue. sir.''
"AkiU who wrote it ':"
'?! d? not know."
?MAC A 11 KT." I
asked the count of j
1
?('otfto, come. sir. all prevarication is use
ess,"! iRclainied the count, stamping on tl
3U?
S?o yo? imagine that I am both deaf
.Hud? 1 never left an injury unpunished |
one of us must die?yon know it ; do
tfic to escape; me now?we. are not the
?jjss Lleimberir's. ,,IIov.. ver_Un(g von may
^?tt^rnfeta- up \*.nr <?fe-ugo.,1 will wah ;
Iiis room 1 will no; leave~\\(<eaQ< ^ou have
given me satisfaction."
After this discourse the count .-at down, as
if to show therein* that bis resolution was im
mova
taken.
( hi
Ml:
iiniuing the
which were scattered ahoiit on the marble slab
of lit-- chimney-piece, hi- unwittingly took up
the medallion which Henry had found at
Hash' ; In- turned it and recognised the portrait
of I)u? counter.
lie sprang from his chair, uttered a cry of
r.'ige. and gnashing hi.- teeth, exclaimed, *? I will
(his instant pound b leb my arms; in an hour
I shall return, and if you -till refuse to jig hi
the. ! will kill v. u."
Frederick remained buried ,,i deep reflection,
it was r.ow that he bitterly repented the o n.-e
ouenees of his imprudent curiosity. Tin- sceiie
whieh had taken plan-at the Ihichcss l?oini
btirg's, and the Hungarian's violent jealousy;
had made him ivsblvo to In- prudent ; but it
was now loo late; (he count's provocation had
wound up the affair in the most gloomy man
lier'possible. It was certainly very easy for
him to correct the error whieh bad brought
about the quarrel, but hewould then 1>?- obliged
to tell all that he knew, to reveal a secroct on
which the honor. I he 5 * i - - of a woman depend
ed; and thi-- he considered he could not d<
without the hasol cowardice, lie consequent
ly resolved to abide by hi? destiny, whatever it
might he. To ibis elfeel he wrote a letter t:
beldam*, relating to him all that had passed
and giving him his hist instructions in ease b.
should succumb. lie'folded it up. and wa.
direction, w hen the count
diliM in his hand two duel
about low rite
again nppearci
liug-pistols.
? I shall be
said Fred. .i. I
The count
nev-vdece.
t he
>ur sen ice in one moment.
on t he chilli
(binder scaled Iii- lotior. wrote the. direc' ion.
.in>! rose up. '?Iloloro wo go out, sir."' *:> ,?l he,
?1 wish ("> .-a\ cue word; it sluill bo t'nc hist:
I dcdaro. on inv In.r. that I novev loved tho :
con M ess. thai 1 have only soon her twice; that
I dn not oven know her name; rh.at this por- I
tiaii. which you suppose to lie a token id' love, '
was Ibuitd hy in'1 at an inn at I'.asle, where .-he
had forgotten it."
? Liar, liar ! -and tin' le tier ?"
? The h'ttor!?she who wrote it has alone the
power and the rite t'? e>.plain it. sir."
?? \ud .-he will," said a calm,solemn voice.
Frederick and the Hungarian turned round
I simultaneously. The countess was standing in
, tho door-way.
j '".Margaret '." exclaimed the count, -what do
\uii want hue ?"
'?To hind' r you from committing a crime.
'?Begone, begone, I say."
??Not without you, count."
?Ah ! are you a I raid of your lover?''
She east upon the Hungarian a long look of
disgust and contempt. '"My lover !'? said she,
,with a faltering voice, "you know very well
that he is not Acre."
'? Hut this letter?this letter, liuiduin -"
"Have yon forgotten a young mon to whom 1
was affianced, and whom, coward-like, you threw
like a vile malefactor into prison?"
"Frantz has nothing to do with this affair
madam."
"iLOUarc mistaken, sir; for [ loved him ar
dently, fervently,-before I was compelled to be
come your wife, and I loved him still more af
terwards. \ ;u had him condemned for usup
posed^crime before our voyage to France, yet
he" contrived to join me in Paris."
'?He!?it's impossible."
"You were absent, sir, engaged in political
intrigues in London?I could receive him with
out fear."
The count stretched out his hand towards
bis pistols.
"Not yet, sir." said the young "Woman with a
bitter smile; "you must first here me out.
Frant/, had been in Paris about two months,
when you -announced your return. He then
conjured me to flee with him ; but I remem
bered my child?I was, besides, sure that we
should not be able to escape your pursuit, that
Frant/. would pay the penalty of his life?1
wished to save him from inevitable destruction
?wretched woman! 1 refused! 1 then re
ceived from Frantz a letter which contained
these words" :
'?This evening 1 shall bounder your windows,
to see you or to die." *
? I was in the country?1 arrived in Paris
distracted?1 Hew to the Luxembourg?the
gates were closed. I ran to this gentleman,
who occupied an apartment ?.iidcr ours; he
opened for me a private door which led into
the gardens, ami when 1 .arrived?Kraut/, was
dead I"
Thi' countess buried her face in her hands,
and sobbed aloud."
"You will now easily understand." rejoined
she. after a long silence, "why 1 was so dis
turbed when I again perceived that gentleman?
why 1 was so anxious to meet him?why 1
wrote to him to leave Vienna."
. ; The eouutjiad sat and listened to all the de
tails of this adventure ' wit It it Tnosl terriOle
I calm, his eyes fixed, and bis lips compressed,
lie at last rose, and advanced towards Gamier,
who hud remained wonder-struck and mute
with astonishment?"You will ijuit Vicuna to
i morrow." said he imperatively.
The young man started, and was about to
' answer, but tho countess looked at hiiu. "It
shall be so," said he Coldly.
The count then seized hi> wife's arm. w ho
shuddered beneath his grasp, and they both
dis ippcared.
A in..Hih aller. Frederick nu t in Paris. 1 ,..
hlane. win. hail just arrived Irwin Vicuna. rj'lui j
two friends had a Inn?; conversation tog? ,th'?ji\ i
N..w 1 iliink <>!' it." said Henry. -I have
learned by heart the name of the Hun gjrian's
wiIo?she is the Countess Margaret .,r Cles-1
wholfezscr.*'
? An I how eame you t.? know it.'.'''
? I saw it i.n the funeral invitr ,'nms."
??What !" exclaimed Frcder.-.]*. shuddering.
?is the countess dead ?"
??Yes, she dietl the day af'.er your departure
front Vienna." .1. ('. V.
AGRICULTURAL, &C.
Make Corn.
Will the rvmtth ever learn anything? A
French c nie upon the restoration of the
Dnurhnn ., remarked : ?? They have nothing."
Shall ' .,; he subject to the same sarcasm??
W ha can we ?f. without corn ?
1 .1 the ..Id time.-, just l.ef.ne-t,:*'?rrf'n'
of '.!ti-'.*'.7. w hen <-rvf?. dv was run mad on the
j M?lcjcM b'f cotton, just as \ve are how, a team
?a poor lean mule team?was staggering tip
! Main strei t under a heavy load. The owner
in ii s?>rl of apologetic way. remarked t?? a knot
of friends, ??l.'jioh luv word, I wish I <liil know
what would la Kon my mules. I've tried mix
i'uiii-a and assalicdita. and every sort of thing
and it di n't seem to do a particle of good."
? Did ybii ever try corn?" quietly asked the
Diogenes of the party. ?* If not, perhaps you
had hotter try it."
Wo would wain the people to make corn.
Lessees don t seem to care about it ; they come
to suck out the substance ami then like wild
geese emigrate .North with their craws full.
See tu it. you lessors ; make it a sine ijuti non
that your lessees shall raise corn. Your coun
try demands it. A full corn evil) is better than
a full crib of any other kind. Chickens, mules,
darkies and every living thing rejoices in it.
Who have been the most successful planters in
old times/ the man of corn.
Wo are astonished to hear sensible men ad
vising people to make cotton to buy corn with,
ftveit the old Indians have got drunk. We
know some large plantations that hav'nt got
enough shucks to make horse collars. Of cotirso
the owners of such places -ain't worth shucks."
The startling announcement was made \n
town, yesterday, that there wus'ni a K..ck of
corn in town. Are we to have a fan.im;'{ It .
seems so. If we bow down to col ton. and wor
ship it and neglect corn, we are bound to end
in famiuc. Vv'ould that some Jotepli could
give us a lecture on the subject! lie is lb.;
only statesman of whom we have ever heuid \\b ?
got carnal iu the right way. Lo<k ^at your
situation in military parlance, iujfa "c?i-t/>?
wie" made of gunny sacks. You'ye got I j
borrow the money to buy the corn.. You've
got to feed mules to haul the corn. You've jt?K \
to pay the driver to drive the, ?wagon to haul
the corn. You have to grease the wagon, etc.:
and yen can run on in the style of '?the cow
with the crumply horn." aud pile up Che disas
ters that spring from an cmpty^oru.erib.
Don't be satisfied with ordinary crops, be
cause we'll have to begin to suck roasting eun:;
before the moustache is oft' them.
Let all the editors in our land raise; Lue corn
song, and let the people join the chorus. '; ruis.c
corn !"'
Let us do it quick, before Uncle Sam has :?
chance to ffix us. It is the only thingthilt is'ut
stamped; that's one consolation.
It's time for us to speak out-and warn the
people to plant corn! May God bless us next ,
season with a cornicopia of corn. ? -
? A'" tchcz C'i'Ui'it r.
- in-? ~ - <xi.i.i.?.. -
Sheep vs. Otker Stock.
The following briefly enumerates some o'' Q
advantages of keeping sheep.
They make the quickest return for i.r . in
vestment in them, being ready to eat y' three,
or four months old. aud yielding fleof' : at one
year old. and perhaps a land* also.
Their subsistence is cheaper ?;hau tbht o"
any other domestic animals?gjr ,?s*and stock
; fodder being all they will requlf 0 .,( auv season.
They supply the family at, a)\ seasons, with
i the im.it delicious meat of t? ie most co?\enicni.
! size tor family use.
They present valuably products in two forms,
their wool and their 0'lx>th. of which axo
adapted to home <x ,nsuniptiou, aud for salek
and both of which rf vo arhtoted to eithev doiuQS%
" tie or distant mW i;^." 1 1 "*-- ^-?
The transpoi? ;,,j,,u ?f them to market x\\W
is cheaper tha-., of any other live stock (in
blooded) of \be same value, and the same j i
j true also e .their wool compared with other ami
I similar a gricultural products,
j Woe , nray i?. umro easily ami safely kept in
expe ta; Ion of a better market, than any other
I and similar product, as it is less, liable lo fire,
'r.see'.s. rats or rotting.
An investment in tliein is setf-ciilargoing;
avid rapidly st?, by their annual increas?, while
their wool pays much in the way of interest at
the same time which is not true of many, if of
any similar investments.? Muryhtnil I'm nur.
Cotton vs. White People.?" White peo
ple cannot raise cotton, especially on alluvial
laud!" Nevertheless, the Baton lloiige Advo
cate i>1'the Kith, says:
?? A friend in this parish, not being able, t ?
procure frcetluicn last spring set to work wit's
his own buys and one white num.. and the.
result was a crop of thirty bales of cotton.
?? We would like to know where negro fctbpr
has done belter. And we know hundreds, i."
not thousands who have labored half their live.
in the swamps at farm or other labor, and haw
only ceased betrau so they got too rich to work.
Sickly men. perhaps, cannot, especially such as
have laziness in their bones. For the lattc.
class we would prescribe an impartial freatl
1 mill."
A cov en 1 ent IMsf.n i'lX tant.?On^.i-'j^
of copperas, known ?..-> Hwqrftau? of iron.'"
costing --"r :< ''u" cents, dissolved in four gal
lons of water, will most completely destroy all
offensive odor. The warmer the weather,
the oftner must the application be repeated-.
Sprinkling the copperas itself is about advan
tageous, and. if in cellar, is one of the he-:
means of keeping rats away.
[?SWi ufific Amci'ucan,
'fo Protect Houses' Hooks.?Gutta per
cha may be used to protect the feet of hbrs.cs
from tenderness and slipping. It is first cut
into small pieces, and softened with hot water,
then mixed with hall' its weight of powdered
sal aniouiae. and then the mixture melted in a
tinned saucepan over a gentle lire, keeping i."
well stirred. When required for use. melt in
a gluo pot, scrape the hoof clean, and apply the
mixture with a knife.
DuEb Between a I..m>v and a Gentle
man.?A gentleman ill California having mad ?
a lady a present of a pair oi\pistols, after sever
al trials of skill, they concluded to go through
the forms of a duel. They took their positions^
fired at the word, and to the terror of the lady, S"
the gentleman fell. She throw herself frantic
ally upon the covpso embracing and kisiing it
with every emotion of endearment. Und*" such
magical intluonec tho gentleman rcvivjbd ami I
rose unhurt from the ground, ami?add they
aro to bo married. i |