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ALICE.,PRESCOTT; -on, CHARITY BIRINGETH Its owas Reward. nW .wwM. CnAPTER 1. 'itAnd the drooping child uf sorrow, Kindly lift his 0houghts ahUve, 4. Gvently hid him trust the morrow, Softly wlhiper, 'God is love!' " "Ly.u, please bIy mv flowers,"said a pale and delicate child, who had numbered scarce ten suminers; and 'the large blue eyes of the speaker were raised beseechiigly to the Ece of the person addressed. Casting a scornful glance upon the trembling' frm beside her, and drawing her silken robes moro close. ly arosund her qeeii-like figire, tihe proud and haughty Emily Warner paised uin. It was a singulareboquet 'Which the child held, coirgposed uf the sweet .lit tle daisy, and fvrMet-ne-int,-culled frrn beside the. parkling rills, anpd Inideni 'wituiscea~'drnu~ dpatll~Ut~a A it llara leis a t ir t iiy pittance. Ar the tha'y turne thus scortifily away big tears suffused the eyes, and volled down tie cheeks of the child. Clasping her tiny iands, she nurznrr ed, bMy poor dear mother," and was about to proceed oni her way, wien she enrcountered the eairnest, gaze of a gentleman, ' ho stoiod but, a Ahort distance front her. The stranger in. stantly approached, and taking ier hn I affectionately within his own, sofly whispered "Don't cry, little one, I'll buy your flowers." Thle kind tones of the speaker in stantly dispersed her sadiess, and with a bright smile she gazed into his face. "Tell me, is yoiur nother siek?" he continuedi thihe had heard the excla lation, whict escaped her lips. "Oh, yes sir, she is very sick, and we h: e notinig to eat," continued the child. "And wrl you not take ine hone with you to see her? pet-haps I may do somethiqgg to relieve her;' and as he spoke,; he gently pressed the tiny hand within his own. The large -eyes df ills companion sparkled with delight; dild clinging still closer to his side, threy p-oceed ed quickly along. Thouhfan a dark arnd dreary lano theoy passed, till at length they padised bfbrre an old, dilapidated buildid first falling to~decay. Pushring open tife dooi-, tire dih sprang quickly up tihe stairs, and aftbr prausirng to ascertain if her e'rm paniorn was still beside kihr; s~iitly en tered a room. Tire apartment in wvhidi they nxow found themselves was entirely desti tute of furniture, save that ini orie corn er wvas a luw cot, upon wich reclined tire emaciated fornm of the mother. Springingly lighrtly forward, and kneel. ig beside hrer, the child pressed her lips upon her cold fornY. Sudden. Jy she strearnd wildly toikig mrel" she threw hrer'selffrantnically upon the lifeless fo~rm befoire lryer. The stranger whoe had accompanied hrer nrod r'p'proaecd, and gazed in silenrt iiye upon thre marb'le features of the dead. The counrtenaroe w~as still beautiful; for althoungh care arid sor n'ow had engraven their deep furrows eiponi it, a heavenly, angelic sweetness rested there. Earnestly ire stro'e', wittr lfind and tender expressiorns, to soothre tihe wild grief of' the child. For a long time lIis eflerts wer~e urnavailinrg,- as sire franrr tically citig to the cold li)rmt of her iimther, beoseechingt hrer to speak once more. At rast oe Ver, the ov crwhehirnrg grief subsided, an'd twin rning her rmns are unrd tire neck of her Smrothrer. arid pressinbr her lips for het~ri last, time urponr tini marble foi d head, shu relnretant'ly consented to ac e ripany hnirm. -CallIinrg a neighbor t'o watch besid'e tire dead, thre no blhriarted Arthnr Ley ton led the' lit. tie Alice Prescott to his own state. ly home. CHAPTER 11. --liriglit The lamps shone o'er fkdr women and brave men. BYRoN. But though the heart be breaking, yet The world shall never know, What gathered thougnts are garner ed there, Of bitterness and woe. 'Tis evening and the splendid mal sion of the Warners is brilliantly illu minated, for a gay party are assembled there. The light from costly chan deliers falls softly upon wavy tresses and sylph-like forms, for there are congregated the wealth and aristocra cy of the Empire city. Sweet fra grance from rare exoties pervades the apartments, while the silvery music of the sparkling water in marble foun. tains, falls soothingly upon the ear. Within her elegant boudoir stands the proud and haughty Emily Warn er. A costly robe of pink satin adorns her queen-like figm e, while her glossy tresses, black as the raven's wingr floats in rich profusion over a neck of snowy whiteness.-Her dark eyes sparifle, and a smile of conscious su. periority plays around her mouth, as glancia: at the mirror opposite, she descends to welconac her gulests. Many an adiiring glance is be stowed upon her, as with her pecu liar grace she receives her friends; for anid tLat gay assemblage, none can surpass her in beauty or accomplish. Ia eits. With music and dancing the hours glide swiftly away, and glad hearts bound in unison with the gay scie. Yet the hainghty Emily Wv arner vainly endeavors to conceal the deep anxiety within her breast.; for ever and manon her dark eye glances eagerly over the assembled multi. tude in search of some objects which it, fhils to meet. At length a bright flush of joy sufuises her laii- chee ,.and Arthuitr Leyton i. annoumced, ihr he is the acknowledged lover of the proud he r ress. Eagerly advancing to meet him, she gaily exclaimed: "1Prite, why this lon.z delay, sir knight? we thought you had fors.k ell us. "Circumstances prevented my map. pearing earlier,' coldly replied her comll panionl. Cnagrined at his ibrmnality, instead of the gay repal tee with which he was wont to greet her, she soon withdrew froi his side to hide her disappoint mnent and mortification by appearing to iin in tihe merry jest and ring ing laughter which echoed throughout the apartmets: w hile Arthur Leyton retired to an obscure corner, where nuobserved. he could watch tihe ob jects around him. "The casket is beautiful," murmured he, as he gazed upon tihe fihrm of Emi ly: "but, alas! gentleness wid 'arity are strangers to the heart." The evening wore away, and the guests began to d;sperse. The bril liantly illuminated apartmenmts were own feeble efloris, to sumpply them with food, until, cmitnting the lit. tie one to the care of ni ever pres cut being. she teo passed away to the spirit land. Thec finily of which Alice had now become a memaber, consisted of A r deserted, and as the carriage cont taining the last of her guests rolled a way, Emily WVarner ascended to her room, Flinginmg herself upon a couch, y ielded to a passionaate flood of tears. Pride, disappoi ntment and morti fication, thie mingled emotions of her heart, that had beena concealed du rig the evening, now gave way. Lo'ng and bitterly she wept, for the tide of passion within her b~osomi ban ishad sleep froni her eyelids, and the keeii dart of disappointed affection was rankling in her heart. Ahm! lady fair, hadst thou have be stowed one dol-~d of kindness umpoun the little flower girl ini the mborning, nmany, many times would it have been returned to thmee durn" the evening that htas now passed.-Ofhtou hast yet to learn that each little act of charity and kindnaeas bringeth its owna sweet to ward; (" 'TER III. Can hearts ina which trute love is plighted IBy wanat or wvoo be~ disumnitedi 11. NEELE. The morthaer of Alice Prescott, though (lying in the most abject pov erty atnd distress, had been reared a maid aflluence and case. The ont ly daughter or wealthy parents, anad joy of the household, ea'ch and eve ry little childish whim had been in dulged. As she grew up to wvomnan hood, her suiperior beauty and aceeom rlishamtnts won the love and namira Lion of all, while the proud heart of her father revelled in dreams of a high and wealthy alliance. But the independent spirit of Ada Elwin nurtured by the indulgence of childhood spurned the idea of marrying for a high station in life; and when in opposition to the expressed corn mands of her aristoccratic father, she was united to the poor, but no ble-hearted William Prescott, to whom she had long yielded ' die first and purest affections df her heart, the door of her father's stately mansion were closed against her forever'. For several years after their ithr ringe prosperity smiled upon them. Possessed of a Urdve dtid persever ing spirit, and cheered by the constant companionship of ler- who was deirer to him than aught bf earth, William Prescott struggled manfully with pov erty. But soon, however, sickness ov ertook him, and misfortune seemed to hover around their path. With noth ing but his own firmness and self-sac. rificing spirit to depend upon, he con tintued to labor till diseased litid fasten ed too firmly upon him to be longer re sisted. Then all eflrts to arrest its progrcsl failed, and the deatli an -el bore him away fromn earth. Bowed down by poverty and af fliction, and too proud to ask tir as sistatice from him who had rudely ex pelled her from the home of her sunny infincy, Ada Prescott sought to earn 11 scanty pittance 1y her nee die, to support herself and Alice, her oly darling child. lit, unused to labor, and naturally of a frail and delicate constitution, shte Soon sank under the heavy burden; while Alice endeavored with he thur Leyton, her kind and noble-heart ed benelihetor, a qister, several years his senior, who in a measure supplied the plac of the mother, (sie, together with the father having died a few years pre vious to the commencement of our nar rative.) and a young brother, who, although iourtceen years of age, was still the pet of the household. those with whomn Ie insou'ated, .vass Frank Liyton a general fuvorite. His lively, joycius disposition, eo:ibined Wil a noble, genicrous spirit, which developed itself in his intercourse with those around him, won the affection and esteem of all; while the energy and perseveiance which lie displayed in the pursuit of knowledge, gave prom ise of a brilliant seholar. Under the uenial sun of kindness the grief and sadness of the little Alice soon passed a.. av, even as the glisten ing dew-drop at morn melts befirc the rising beamis of the glorious king orday. The suntny joy of infincy a gain usurped its place within her heart, and beamed froin her sunny eye, and the song of gladness again gush ed forth in all the freedon and joyous ness of childhood. In her gentleness and love, she en deared herself to those around her, and like a ray of sunlight seemed by her sweet presence to illumine her new home. Ere many weeks had passed away, the warnest afletion had sprung up between Frank and herselt; an affection which after years but served to strengthen and mature. CHAPTER IV. She looked up and smiled on the ma ny glad facees, The frienids of her- childhood w~hio stood by her side, Biut she shone o'er thtemt all, like a quceen of the Gr-aces, When, blushing, she whispered the oath of a bride. J. T. F'IEL.Ds. Eight years have passed away since Allic Praescott bceedme an inmate of the stately mansion of the Leytons; and now, uponi a clear, cold evening in Novemtber-, when we again glatnee towards it, we hear the glad soaunds of laughter- and song. Many a thir formia and sparkling eye meet our- gaze, but none can vie' with yonder fhir-y. (ne, who, robed in white satin, stands be fore the mani of God, leaning con fidingly upon the atrmt of the proud and happy Faank Ley ton. With all the fervor of youthful af fection they ptrontounce the sacred vows of eternal conistancy; anid as they turtn to rec-eive thu glad wishes anid congr-atulations of theira many friends, we recognize mi the sunny tresses and azure- eyes of the gentle bride, the lit tle flower-girl, rescued from pov er-ty and death by the noble-haearted Arthur- Leytont. And now as lhe kisses lher- thir brow, and softly whisperr "sister does lie re gret thait littcle act of benevolence! Alt n'ot lohg sin'ee lhas lie learned to treta sure the hour in -which lie mect the lit the orphan, and the in'eident which served' to'show hitm the trne character of the haughty helaress, Em~ily War-n or; f-ar in the sweet companionship of a gentle, loving wife, whiose3 heart ov erflowvs with kindniess and chmaity to all anid in the ndamin.; s-il of hi little protege, he has forgctan the proud beauty. Several *eeks hid passed my since the marriage of Frank and Aice, when one afternoon as she was sated in the parlor, a servant entered and han ded her a note. The hand-'riing not being familiar, she hastily, bioke the seal, and read as follows: Madam-By the ivill of Charles Elwin, Esq., recently deceasu, you are left heiress of fifty thossaid dol lars, bequethed to his only daught or, Ada Prescott, if living; if:tot, the legacy was to descend to her ciildren. Having made inquiry, and discovering yourself to be the legatee, me have the honor of acquainting you with the fact. Yours, &C. And now, kind reader, we will leave the orphan in the possssion of happiness and wealth, and glance at the haughty heiress, Emily:Warner, who long since learned the cause of her lover's coldness and dese-tion. For a time she sought anid the halls of gaiety and mirth, to banis' his image from her heart; and though she strove to join as ever in the mer ry laughter and ringing jest, she soon fo1id that the phantom, pleas ure, was not there. Years have passed aiway, and she hits never married; though in relieving the wants of the poor and needy a round her, speaking kindly words of cornfort and hope to the sorrowing and bruken-hearted, she has strewn her own path with blessings, and found the precious boon of true happiness; and now, in the heartfelt thanks of those she has kindly relieved, she has learn ed that acts of charity and love do indeed bring a sweet reward. FRRT Lov.-Win. Al. .Tihakeray, Esq., the distinguished noveliest and. lecturer, thus discour4Gse- the in tensely interesting subjeot, which fbrms the captain.of this artyle: "Can any one la his nd i ney er was in love- in 0if. Cah any man say so? lie is a poor Creature, if lie tan; and I itmake no doubt he hais had at least forty-five first loves since lie begun to be capable ofadmiring at all. As fIr the ladies, them, ofcourse, I put out of the question; they are fresh, no doubt; Lhey never fall in love until Mamma tells themn that Mr. So-and-so is an amiable young man, in every way eligible; they iev er flirt with Captain Smith at a ball; and sigh as they lie at home in bed, and tlhik what a charnming dashing felow be is; they never hear the young C rate read his sermon so sweetly, and Ltinlk how pale and interestin" he looks, and low lonely lie must feel in his curate house, and what a no ble work it would be to share the solitude, and soothe the pains, atnd listen to the delightful doctrine of so excellenit a ima; and never think of attaching themselves to any mortal ex. cept, thir brother, until lhe brinlgs home a voting friend from college, and says, '.Uary, Tom Atkinson admires you hugely, and is heir to a thou. sand a year!" They never begin the attack, as I have hea d; but their young hearts wait like so many fortresses, to be attacked and carried after a p~roper p'eriod of siege-by blockade, or by bribery, or by capitu lation, or by fiery escalade. "Whilst ladies persist ini maintain. ing the strictly-dcfon sive condition, mn must naturally, as it were, take the oppuosite line, that of' attack; othi erwise, if bioth parties held aloof, there would be no iniarriages;, and the hosts would die in their respective in action, wi thout ever comning to a battle. Thuims, it is evident, that as the ladies will niot, thme men must, take the olflensive. I, for my part, have made in the course of my life', at least a score of chivalrous attacks upon sev eral strongly-fortitied hearts. Sonme times I began may work too late in the season, and winter suddenly camne aid rendered further labors impossible; somnotinmes 1 have attacked the breach madly, sword in hand, and have beent lunged violently from the seal ing ladder into the ditch; sometimes I have made a decenit, lodgment in the place, when-bang blows up a mine, anmd I aim scattered to the duce! and somnetinies when I have been in the very heart of the citaidel-ah, that I should say it!-a sudden panic has struck me, and I run like the Brit ish out of Carthagetna!" PaovassioNAL BiavmTV.-"I say, Doctor, wvhen I raise my arm up in this way it almost kills mec." "You fool! what do you raise it up for thien! Punch says he really cannot, profess9 to understand the mystery 0 'spirit rapping; but lie hias seen several authon. ticated cases in which a devotion to spirits has eaased many to be w~ith out a rap. Murder by Mistake. The following homely but interest ing narrative is related in one of thb English magazines. It proves that dreams are not always to be disre garded, and shows that there' is 'som'e. mimeS a remarkably strong sympathot io connection between ones sleeping ideas and wakeful motives of others: "Five and twenty years ago, as I was returning home one evening fr'om St. Cere, I was overtaken by a storm. I was on horse-back; and my idrse, alarmed at the hail and lightning, be came restive, and refused to go a step in advance. I dismounted, and taking the reins, attempted to urge him for ward, when fortunately I perceived lights ahead. I proceeded towards them, and at length reached a mitera ble hovel. Upon raising the latch, I discovered a man and woman covering over a wretched fire. employed in wear. ing baskets- Good evening to you, my friends,' I said in the dialect of the country;'but sorry weather this.' The worthy denizens of the hut cast on me looks any thing but gracious; howev. er, that caused me It little concern. I asked them to make room by their fire, assuring them I was willing to meet any expense I might incur, and proceed to throw a heap of foggots on the embers without the slightest cere. mon. 'Do you take us for innkeep ers? inquired the fenale, in a shrill angry tone. I took out mny purse and gave her a ive frane piece. "The sight of the coin molifned her at once. 'Ah!' said the horrid old witch, "I see you are a good gentleman. and kiid;' and she resumed her task, ,The storm however, raged with una. bated violence. The gale threatened to carry away the hovel, and my horse stood neighing and pawing the ground under the shed where I had - fasteied him. It wps idle to thiuk of venturing forth,*' I culd sedcely reckon upon fiding a oeping, apartnient in that mnisrbleo r "W ell, sir," sait -iwm fit, woud be~ hsa Ii but poor fulks, and have iobed wodt' for such a fine gentleman; but if you don't mind going up there, (ppinting to a ladder and a kind of garet,) at any rate you will be able to keep yourself dry.' "Somehow the woman's looks did not please me at all. Ilowever, there was no help for it, besides I was fresh from the army, and no niilksop; and so I climbed up accordingly, and gained my loft tbrthwith. I then stretched my cloak across the worm-eaten boards that composed the floor, aid inspite of storm and wind, was soon fast asleep. "Strange enough, but I had scarce fallen asleep, wheun I must needs set to dreaming, I inmagined myself snugly seated with the girl of my heart at my side, when on a sudden I perceived surging high above ier head a fce most grizzly to behold. It was the same that graced my gentle hostess of thelhovel. She had a hatehit in her hand, and made as though to strike ime. I strove to rise and take flight, but in vain-my limbs refused their uffice. On my examining theim more closely, 1 discovered they were severed ait the joint. The change thus sudden ly wrought in them had the effcet of arousing ime froni my slumber; and dispelling the fearful vision. At any rate, wake up I did, and found m'ysehf still in the garret, with my heaid pil lowed on my elozck. 1 bent~ my head to listen ifl I oH hear aught, but save the howling of the storm, all wvas silent. Somehow or other, I could not rid niy, self of the paiiiful iimprssion occasioned by my dream. It struck mec to indulge in a peep through one of the maniy chiinks of rotten, wormeaten boards, and accordingly I proceeded to take aii obs~rvationa of things that might be passing below. 'Tho man and his wife were still bendinig over the fire, but they had discontinued their work and were conversing in low whispers. "I tell you, there's more coin in dhiat purse than you could earn during the rest of your lifetimne,' said the female. "WVell, what then? Why, take it, to be sure ! Catch tight hold of his legs, and mind the rest of him follows them; then pitch him down the hole, mand leave the rest for mae,' showing a maison's mallet in her hand. "Weo'll lay him down somewhere on the road, aiid folks will thiink that lhe was killed by a full from his horse,' and as she spoke she extinguished a sort of nondescript lamp used by the pens antry in those parts. Thme fire was long since out, so I could see nothing. They continued to whisper, but it such low tones as to be utterly inaudible. I trust I am not a greater coward than my noighibors; still I own I felt very much the reverse of comfortable, for be it remembered that I had not a single offensive weap on about m'e. For a moment I con' sidered the notion ofjumping dowa the trap door,- and clearing' the ladder at A sinigle spring; but said ladder was Very ricknuv., and ad I mssmy - fot-ng Heaven ilos ciiai tell What okul4 Iav'e.beei the 'esult. . oreover, I lad but brief time for reflectiohj, or Isud lenly felt a slight Vibration at the trap door, which made nie shudder from bead to foot. Thd man was elimbiiig the ladder, iind each round, as he nioupte, creak Dd beneath his weight. By tlis time I had succeeded in raising myself noiselessly on my knees at the edge of the trap-4obi-. With a. thiick bedaing heart, and eye, ear aind limb o tioir. utmost. tension, there I waited in an agony of siipicension. Suddenly amid the darkness, a f'rm appelited before me, and I- felt its hand in' con tact with my person. Isprdni on my feet, clutched the individual by the throat and hurled him backwards. His foot slipped, and he fell heailly from the ladder. "I have him safe!' exclaltined ihe woman; and at the same time I heard the sound of a heavy blow, then a piercing shriek, lollowed by another blow, and then nought save the howling blast and pattering rain. With her own hands she had slain her husband! "I had not nerve enough to descend the ladder. I occurred to lie perhaps I might be able to work my way out through the roof, and so I did I found my horse at the place where I had made him fast, and proceded forthwith to tell my story to the autlior ities. The feiale was brought to trial and sentenced to death; and as in those days there was no such things as cir cumstances ins extenuation, she *as du ly executed. TiE WHOLE STORY IN A XUT S11ELL. -- The Albany Knickerbocker, under the head of"Independence and Pro gress," tells the whole story of our na tioi~s birth and greatness, and prog-ess in the arts and science, in a- remarka bly short paragraph for a'theme so comprehensive. The stye is rather rd qt deidedly. to the poi6i" 3as y aVeiyears ao lia~orn'. 1idv1been. Se'venty-seven- ybars ao the United - States -was a remote cir. cumstance; they nov :coinpose the se cond commercial nktion in the oil. Inl thrie quarters of a 'ntary they have rcvolut onized the whole world, built up an empire, licked our mother, and fenced in a continent. In less time than it took Methuselah to get out of his swaddling clothes, we have. made. more canals, tamed more lighining, and ' harnessed more steam, dnd at a greater cost in money, than the ibole revenues of the world could have paiid for the day lie got out of his time. In sz-venty five years we have not oli ly changed the polities of the earth, but its iearing apparel;.edttoi shirts being as much the oil'pring of the United States as ballot boxes and Do mocracy, Since the Fourth of July, 1770, the whole world hts Veen to school, and what is better, has learned moro common sense than *nas taught in the previotis four thiousind years. The probleni of.self-govermnent has been sol ved, and its truth made as im mortal as Washington or yellow corn. Its adaption to all the wants of the more aspiring nation, has been made most signally manifest. Unider its harmonious working, a republie has grown t~ip in iin ordinary Eletime that would liave taken any other system of government a thousand years to~ have brought about. Yes, in less thari it has taken some grebn houise plants to arrive itt miiturity, we have built a naition that has spread itself from Maine to Mexico, from the Atlantie to the Pacifie; a nation that has caught more whales~, licked more Mexicans, planted more telegraph posts, and owns more steamboats, than any nation that has ever lived or ever will I ive. For all this, we again say, thank God, and praise Tlhomnas Jeff'erson. Wary Mn. BUCHANAN NERI M~n mED.-A correspondent of the New H-Iavon Pal ladi um, writing from Lan caster, Pa., bricfiy records the reason: "A short distance from the city is the country residence of lHon. Jameis Buc hanan, American ambassador to the court of St. James. Its general ap pcomeeuc at once indicates that no fair hand is there to train the creeping vines or budding roses to their befitting place-as you are awvare that the honi orable gentleman still remains, In sin gle blessedness!1 The story is briefly toldt. Pa,ying his addresses to a young and beautiful lady of this city, each be came deeply enamored, and they wer~e engaged. On a given evening, she re quested his company to a party at a filend's, which he declined on plea of business engagements. Ci rchmstances rendering it necessa'ry he, lat'e in the evening, gallanted a young lady to her home, and on the way-they, met. Mortified and chagrined at what she desmed nnfaithfulhess pnd-desertion, and imagininig the wdo'st, she loft the city early in the m'ornintg, and' return. ed, a corpse. Such is thn us~.or, o hsi early love, nor can thet ol.disLietiin id trust mitAWN get, nor the wreaths ho r kn circle his brow bury th e nieiybf tu early loved and. . Damanien. Mr. We'o'd, the ite. Cnsul at, V pa also, onhis iway tie e d ic a letter toa way frigsd: in Ohio he describes the codiditiin which the sudden inilgene rl e nanq pation of the negro slaves in -Tanaaica has reduced that iagnificent ;sland, Ai net of misguided philanthrophy habi been the ruin or boit whites andblacka; and the miserabile race whieli it *as designed to bless. ppear to lie Ist re lapsing ihl.'l state of utter barb'liarni. The ftollowing is anii extract fron r Wood's ietter, wiel appeared inti National Itn-ihgeneer "Abpilt 10 o'clnok A; M. wecam i sight ofr Jamaica Mountains n4 peared, rising" s mierl thousand-fee. On nearing the land we took oibogi4 a black pilot rai close in widtIAle shore dbout thirty miles to Portl0y al, and entered the harbor of Kingston inich, you know, is oi the soutjh sAi We were close in wiih the land frboti the time we reached Jamaica until ;We ntie t the iarbor. We *saw man pntatiis, the biildings dilapidat - lields Of ingaprne half-workeda; apparsnig po~r, Njid nothinig butah4" whieh will grow. iitioid. the abr mahn appchr4 luiuriiht tand flourishing. > The island , itsilf ii. ofKrent ferlit one 6f tlie bst bf the nilles; t a the lirge 4atuti ipon it are now got ig to riiius, In tjhe harbor were not a d z en ships of all natiofls; nb busjes was doing, and ever thing you hear T spoken was in thD K1hnguage of con plhint. Since the blacks have beer lib'erted tley hjvre becoma indolent,* insolent degraded, and dishonest. - They fre a rude, b9astly..setof vaga. bond lJying naked about ihe streets, a t6 Htti it ,. and . numbers, perfectly naked,amesa' i ingabout thd boat and would diveifori small pices o omi* tit were tio" then by the passen rs. These they would catch in the witer or pick from the bottom. .They never. i ai thougli the wa-er is twenty fie. feetdeep "The harbor 6fKingston is spacious sd secure. Te city is old 'aidjiui* ruins. On entering It tile strangrJ annoyed to death by the black beggns at ever' step, and you must often show themydu pistols .r ai uplifted eane , to rid yoursclfotf their importunities.. ",We were fiere tivuty-four hpguaq,. took in tour hiindred tons of c whioh was till bronght on board'by. black women in ra'gs, in tubs,carue on their heads. "T'ile ,Ahites are, very civil and cour teous: 'they seem delighted to se Americans, say the island is ruined by. legislation And the neglect of hovie' Governirtent, and most of them are de, sirous of getting away. 'il hope tle tbolition of slavery .ev. cry where vill not be attended With.tiue same consequen.ed that it has in Ja-! maicd-to' ruini both black and ihite;; but no.one visits Jamaica without thei most tborough conViction that;.the li erit:on of the slave has spoie11 im and rumecd his master I have howev.: er, time for no .more comments, 6n. the subject." Dar FRANKU.NS ToAs'r.-Longtai er Gen. WVashington s victories over a~ French and English had made bis name familiar to all Europe,i Dr. Franklin had chanced to dine with the English and French Ambassadot~ a when, as near as we enn recollee~lj& following toasts were drank: By the English Ambassador: "England-The Sun, whioso~ beams enlighiteni and fructif~ mnotest eorners of the Erthu." The Frenck Amb'assador, with natural pride, but too dispute the previorirn t'6sti, dra~i~ "France-The Moon, whose ' steady and cheering rays are the de. light of all nations, consoling thenm in the darkness, making their dreariness beauutiful." -1Dr. Franklin then rose, andiwialle his usual d ignitf and simplicity, s~td: "George Washington--The Joshua, who commanded the Sun and Mioon td stand still, and they obeyed hth. Men, like books, have at each itrd black leaf-childhood and old age. Graves are but the fo-stepinef $h angel of eternal life. Peace is the evening star of th e o1 as virtue Is itg sure ati theL* ~ never aparti.. 7 He who' dreads 796 II'~i peplisliea utaWh ~ house witiout swidw~~b ightning Outrht'owsaare lk. thtmd4b668 which ueth b4ie ith6 dIstanb b grow Ii htor as tBiof Qgpremii