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hM? nil?i !! m iii in - wimniww ? i?i hub I " '' ti" n i mi i iaii niiinim ii??iihmii?ii VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, APRIL 20, 1852, NUMBER ! I I II if ! ??MM B?MBMBMPBBB?MM BBBBP3I ? i Tiwn?nrnmrr ?????? i i THE CAMDEN JOURNAL riiii.isuKn skmi-wi:i;klv and \vkkki.y iiy THOMAS J. WARREN. t i: it ii s. The Semi-Weekly jouitSAi. is published at Tli Dollars mid Fifty Cents, if' paid in advance, or F Dollars if payment is delayed three months. Tiik Weekly Joepnal is published at Two Pol! If naid in advance: Two Dollars and Fiflv Cents ifn jnent 1?-delayed three month?, and Three Dollars if jiaid til! the expiration of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the folic 'ng terms: For one Square (fourteen Hues or less) in kemi-weekly. one dollar for the first, and twenty-! bents f?r each subsequent insertion. In the wee! seventy-live cents per square for the first, and thirtyveil and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. ? gle insertions one dollar. Semi-monthly, monthly quarterly advciliseiuents charged the same as for a .f;le insertion. J3f"Tl lenumberof insertions desired, and the t lion to be published in must be noted on the march all advertisements, or tlmy will be published semi-we ly until ordered discontinued and charged according THE OLD GREEN* LANE. BV ELIZA COUK. 'Twas the ver merry summer time That garlands iiiiis and dells And the south-wind rung a fairy cliime Upon the foxglove bells; The ci.ckoo stood on the lady-bireh To bid her last good bye? The lark sprung o'er the village church, And whistled to the sky, And we had come from the harvest sheaves, A blithe and tawny train, and traced our path with p'-ppy leaves Aiong the green old lane. 'Twas a pleasant way on a sun iv day, And we were a happy set, As we idly bent where the streamlet went To get our fingers wet; With the dog-ro^e here and the orchis there, ^ And the woodbine twining through; ^ With the broad trees meeting every where, And the grass still damp wiili dew, Ah! we all forgot in that blissful spot The names ofcare and rain, As we lay on the bank by the shepherd's cot To rest in the old green lane. Oil! days gone by ! I can but sigh ! As I think ofthat rich hour, When mv heart in its glee but seemed to be Another woodside flower.; For though the trees be lull as fair, And the wild bloom still as gay ? Though the south wind sends as sweet an nil And the heavens as bright a day; Vet the merry set are far ami wi.b-, And never shall nvet again? We never shall ramble side by side Along the old green lane. THOMAS MOORE. The lyre of Music, I,ove and lb av- n, Has hushed its its final chord, From Lriii's quivering heart is ri\ i W hat c iiniot l>c restored ; The hard w ho sung !e-r giorioii- years. And sorrowed in h- r shame, Has borne the harp to holer spheres Which filled the world with tame. Vet o'er their troubadour no m >:tn The traniplt-ii nation make, And 'tis meet the inin.strtT.s tone Should never more awake: 'Tis well, since he could not inspire Her old heroic (jlmv, He should return to Heaven the lyre That vainiy plead below. W. O. Kato.n. Tin: LOST CHILD. a talk OK FACTS. In the lieat "f the last French war. some f..i years sign, sliysa writer in " lion's Instrtietoi we were under the necessity of remouti;; fr< the north to make our residence in I.otnh p. took our passage in one jf the old Scut smacks troin Leith, and wishing to settle dov immediately on our arrival in tie- ?;rcat metro) lis, we took our servants and our furniture aioi with Us. Contrary winds detained us |..n^ u] our jsissaoe.? Although a mere child at the tin I well remetnher one eventful ni>>tniie_r when, our horror at id alarm, a French man-of-war w .veil looming on uie ui-iaiu ii>irtx?*ti, Iv lx-ariri* down <.ti u<. A c:*1.m had settled the sea, ami we made but Intl.; way, ami at 1; we saw tw?? bouts lower.;;', iV-on tin-' 1'r-iifliiiiai sleek, and speedily tioarinjj us. This oeeurr shortly after the famous and her??ie resist an made successfully l*v the ?t? \v ??!' ..tie ?>t' the v. sels in the same trade to a French private. \\ ith this irfonoas precedent hetore <?ur min< both j?a?seii<;er.s and civu were disposed to ma no tame resistance. Our otitis were loaded the muzzle, and everv sailor was har.-d Ibr act i. i ?ld cut hisses and nmtv juns were handed r.ui about, and piled upon tie deek. Truly tw a motley crew, more like a savage armament lawless buccaneers than 1 d 'less ,i.-iii/.'iis peace. ihit, happily, these warlike ptvparati.i <wcre needless, f, r a l.r<-prune up. and, t li<?u \ve w. rv po tty smartly chased, the favoring o; soon bore us far from danger, and eveiituu wafted us in safety t.> our destined port. My niotli'-r was sonx-what >tnn k, hiring t pcrio<l <>f our short alarm, l?v tin: fearless a heroic 1 K*;triiitf of our servant Jam-. A <!? ] feclinjr seemed to pervatle her miixl than coi iix*n antipathy t<? tin* o??n foe. (n |act, various times during her previous service, wh any events ? I with the French war fori cil. a>t!x\ ?\a r'liil. tin- all en*jrn?sj|ijr Mihj< of discouiso, Jane evinced ;in interest in I lie tlie thane aju.-illtd only In* the inten>c hatred j I towards that nation which she now displayed, j <>ii tIn* present oecasioii, the appeainnre of the ( toe awakened in her hosoin a thousand slumber J ing hut hitter rrcollections of a deep domestic rep tragedy connected with herself; and so far from ! our sliowino the natural timidity ?>f her se\, she j even endeavored to assist in tin- airanyeinent of j :,rs our innrderous preparations. Ku-na shade of: hot I'e.iiret a]'pear? d tipoii her face, as we hounded , over the sparkling waves, when our tardy foe nv- seemed hut a *] k upon the distant sea. 1 >it- . the ritier the remainder of the voyage she sunk into a dreamy melancholy. With her head almost ( Vp- continuallv resting upon the bulwarks of the ship, tin- she o a zed upon the ehar blue depths h. |?w : tad and. had we watched h?r clox-ly, v.e mi^ht, J?t- , IWJt-, I III v.- SI'I'M S"ll|e l >1 I J|?- It M> IK I t'-iU-tll'M'." "lii' li it-it!t?*r? 11 "ii Ipt ??\ litis, and silently, , ?f to mingle with th" waves. Uut we le-cded not. ck- 1 Sh" wa< a singular Lfirl, and seemed *vi?|.*nlIv J supoiior t" her present station: yet she t>>!! ! mi * with til--?1 i*ii?lif?-rv "1' the- limi<e, listle?s and indifferent. hut always u-ofu!ly <-ii^.i^-d. My J mother was n -t :ilt? -r?-th?-r snti-li- ?1 with L-r work, ami <til! f-und a difficulty in hlaiiiiu^ h- r. '< She seemed to dream through Iter whole duty, i as it la-r mind was rapt in some strange fancies, i i while her haiid< iiiechauicaily did her task. At i hat, aft'-r I?m^ s.ilicitatioii.-, .-he exjiaiie d tie' iiiy-t'-ry l?y telling u- le r hi-t<>ry. I We mu.-t throw our >tory baek some (w.-ni wars. Her family, :tl that time, ? c?*ii|>i?-*l i r<- , ! sjNvtahl*', if ti<'l a wealthy ] ??iti?>n in uttr imrth, ern iii.-tt->|??li<- ll'T father was en^ai^-d in a luerative htisim-ss. had been married ; ! >ut -ix 1 I years, an<l was the taller of about f ur ehiMron. Hi.- y?>uni;?*st daughter lia<i he.-n hum about ' three motitlis previous to this period of our tale. I She was a singularly lovely child. A i-1 r of his wife's, who hail made a wealthy marriage 1 I with an otli.-.-r in the French army, ua.- at this i tinii* on a short \i-it to the land of In r hirth. I Madame ?li- Riiirhlane was ehildle.-s, ami ln-r i j In-art was \varuino for those hles-in;*- of mater- i : nal love whieh I'invid-'tiee denied her. Sin- was 1 unhappy.? X wonder?for In r home in sunny I I'ranee was ! -solute, j A lilth- while soon pas... d away. Mrs. Wil* i j son ami lii-r sister were seated at the jiarlor tire ] ( oii? eold Novemlier ni^ht?the one eotiteiii|ila- i tillLT the 1 ile<-in_f- -he possessed, theotlle|- brood, itnr on her far dili'ereiit lot. Tin- eliiMivii j.rat- ' I i tied iiieiiijy In-side tiiein, ami waited only for 1 i their father's ew-iiiiur hi--. before they went to 1 j ehildhood's inm eeiu >! -,-]?. Hut their father ; l ! cairn* not. Hi- u-ua! time had l -n..'-iiie*-ii.a?ed, i I ..... . . 1 j ami hi- wif- J iav?-?I >?-v:iipl"iii-< <>1 um-ai ? at tli?* utjv. ?!it > 1 tlflay. At la-t l!n*y 1 i [ a li!ini< il kit"?-k. ami Mr. \Yil><>n ?-:it !* ?I tin* ] ' apartrm-u:.--'I'll--.-*'?cr<* trarcs ] ifii'-t' it] '>ti hi> r?>ii111 *iin11?* *. hut. a- In* -pulv ii"I ft:;.* east-.-. iii> w ill- ?r?* in.jiiiii'-- in the i |<r? t' !i -r >i^:. r. Hat Mr. Wil-.iti wa? -x- I tniii'h iiii?M-ial?tiav. fVi-n har-h ; ami wln-n, I I hi- ln'1'1 "Ut li r ami th u:.<-?.n i-i-ii- I infant -< in* ?i t-> | at n11 it- 'iltl-- ! p- it- \ . i:i hi?. Ik- | ii-Ik '| tip. a-i?l -. an-1 urn*- ! t1 -tiling ait !iii!y a1'-it! t!i<- < -!' a iaa;r;- <l . f\ ami tie- tii?*?v i?i?i.e-- an 1 <-\p>:i ' t li'in-^! :^ up a laan-1 ita-n a-iirj family. i Tii*- \va> -m t<> l?-'l. an<l tie- anther I -pok.-iMt. ;1kui^!i a Iiittor Par miyiit ! n ; i rolling I \vn li< r lu-i-k. Sim ?:i- ?! p'y 1:tin. ami iu-ilv - . Hat Mr. \Yii->:i lanl in-1 with s-iim- !i'-a\y ! ?>- - .luring tin- euar-i- <<! tin- <lav. ' i In-e h i.) ?>ii:?-il In- iii-art ami >*inl>it?- ? -.I hi- I woi<l-. 1'i-iiiap-la.-nu-ant ik>t what la* >..hl: it inioli! Iiav>- I Si !<ut tii'- pa? ia^ hkti-.n ? (* | a <li-app"i:it'-<l man. II avi-v i th c i- iua\ h.\ 1 t tip- vv.'i.i- Ik- utti p-il ri-inain ! in tin- 1 >iu nf ? lii- \\it'?-. r????t? ' 1 ami f'-teiiiii; 111 r? ; an-l manv j a liitt.-r ] atiir Ii.kI -lie in at't -r lifi-. that, t!i?* ?l->- i ulati-'ii-an-l t!i?* mii-phv- wliirli ?li-j ? :>?h?-r ' family. .- !in- t" tin ir ifraiv-, nth- r- far a- uml'-r? < that e-iti! 1 ! u-eril? -I t-> that fatal niifht. ? - i-i i i.. i... i : ,i... ! .\ wc-K l."l<I m'Jiri'i'ix etap-eu mihc ?n? ? relives of i11;11 lllihappv e\eiiiiie-, \\]-, ii an e-.eU took place which wrought a fearful revolution in . that happv family. Surely tin- "?-\il eye" look > upon that 1;oiim\ ty Mr-. Wilson ami her -i-t.-r went to make a r," frail uj'oii a friend. A- tiny expeeted to r?*till >m f immediately, tin v left the infant >liiinl?-rino in j >n. i its <*ra<lle. ami .--tit tin- servant on >oim- trillino i-h t errrand. < irctiinstai - retarded tln-ir r turn. vn The anxious motln-r hasfein-d to tin- nur-eiv t>> , >o- tetnl upon In r l>a he. She looked into the room, 10 hut all was >ti'.?Sutvlv tin- ehihl was .-lmii>n l?-rino. Sh- mu-t m>t r>>use it from it- peaceful le. | ilnTitu. Kiit all eontiiun >1 -till. Tln-iv was a t>> l.-atll-like silelice ill tllepHilll. Sll>* collld Hot as : even h>-ar her infant breathe. Sin- sat a wliile it- hv tin- lliekeiino lioht of tin- expiritio tire. f>r 011 tin- shades of i-v>-uiiio ha-l ^ath--r<?l ->ver tint-t <l.irk?-iiit|o liorri/on. At h-in-th sin- rose: -lei's went to |->ok upon le-rehil-l?-In- lifted up the > ed ?-o\e:l;d. - NO child was lie-ret An iteh?eril-a <-e l>|e div.-id t-?>k p-p-se-si-.n of lu-r svittl. Sin- ru-li- ; >- ! lik-- a maniae from r>?>iu l-> r?>->m. At l.-i-t IT. j sll?- lieaiM a ll< !> '. S||e flew t > I!I ' s| "1. 1 I'S !<, three nt her ?-liil<lr?-n were there, l?nt 11i? other. j kr j her iiewvM liurii, thf tlnwi-r lnr 'reart wa> , fi I j ?IIO. ^ >11. i " Mv rliiM ! inv ehihl !" ?he screatiieil, :iii<1 nil ffll lliM.r. Iter heard lie tall, ( re :iinl rushed up stairs. She kin-It h-ide the nt' stricken woman, hat le d Ii?*r t?*n11>1** with >M t" water, and, with a Marl, Mr.-. Wil-nti awoke from in- j h"r swoon. _rh " My child! my child!" -he sol.l? d. ile | " \\ liat nt the cliiM her si-t.-r crieil. IIv j "tintif?lnM ? stolen tVniii it- nmther i screamed tin* wivti hi ! woman. Ill' i "I'll, illl|MlSsil?|e ! lie callli: the chilli will in) i soon he found,' her sister said. "Some iiei^hM-r ; hor, jierh;i|'S m- ! " |Vrha|i?)?erha|?s" hnrrie.lly rej.lie.l the ;tl mother, ami -die misIji iI Imm linii-e tn hnit.-e. , The |icn|i|e thought ln-r mail. No chilil warn there. II I sister |ei I her llnliie. She fi > 111 ?\\ i I et I h' i ealmlv, unie-i-tiiiidy. \\ a- her j i111 hm . ken .' She was placed upon a chair?she sat as i one bereft of reason? her face was pale?and j perspiration, the deep d> ws of njfoiiy, fathered upon lier brow. Not even a feather would have j s'irred betore her breath. It looked like death. At la-t she started from her seat. Iler brows j were knit, and I?t v*hole face convulsed with the fearful workings of hersoiil. " John ! John !" she erie?l, " Where is my husband I .Send him to me." j And they uvnt to seek him, but lie was not j to be found. Tin y told ler so, and sin.- was >i- ! lent. There were evidently some frightful i thoughts laboring within her breast?some tor- ! rible suspicions which Iter spirit scarce dared to entertain. Jt was a f-arfitl sih nc.-. At last his j klio' k was heard ?the stair creaked beneath his well-known tre.-.d -he entered.? The mother sprang upon |j?*r J,.],n !" >he screamed, '""ivc trie my child ! > Where have you put le rWhere N mv ehild , Ib-r liiisb: tel started. "Woman, are volt' mad ?*' lie cried. " < rive me mv child !" I " Wife, be ea!in." " I w ill ie>t be calm. Mv child! You spoke ...i,- ..... *i... ,?i..? i i... I i* I" Hi' I i IV 17111* I Hl-iU l''I lIULIIill-, ?M 'ill!. Sim was ;t harden to vi.11. was >lif \ lint w!iv did volt take Iter fr??lii In?- I would have woikt'.?r li-r?drudged, .slaved to win her hread. Uli. whv did voit / *'// iiiv child 'l hc mail ) ?k? ?l >tupidly uj>oii his wit'-, and sank into a chair. Tim room was tilled with j iieiohhors. Tiiev looked at him, and then one to another, .and whispcre-l. "i live me my chid!'" the mother screamed. He sat hari d in thought. and covering his tac- with 1....1. I.;, i......i. " Take him :i\v:iv !** .-lit' i-rivd, :in?l tin; laid ;li> ir hand- u|><>n liiui. Ili->t;irt<-d in his . an I d i-ln d tin- f? r?*in??>t tu tin* ^rutind. TIkti- was a |m>k almiit | tin' man that t'-riiti-d tin-in, and tln-v ju:iil?-d L-l'iip' him. Ih- strudi- h-t'-uv hi-; with.?" Wuman." said h?\ " vnttr lipsnevus -d tin'. 1 ?itt?-rly, | iv. hitt'-rlv, shall ymi rin- this night's wa.rk. | I'uine, tn-i^hli irs, I am ivadv." And tln-v tin?k ! liiui tu a iiia^i-trati-. " My idiiM !" th" wri'tchi'd wniiian -hrivki'd, ;md swunin'd aw.-iv. I ti-fniv a t"'-w In airs had |.a? 11 -In' was writhing in tin* n^umo- >t" a hnrnin^ thvi-r. And wli.'i'i' was Iut husband thi'ii? Walking tu and fur u{> m tin* vnld lla^-st'tins uf a ti-l"ii's i'-ll. ii] *n a cliar^i' if limrdi-riii^ his own valid. 1 l.i-?nii' I thither by hisuwn win-. A l-!"-- invi-st:-_r:ttii?:i ut'fvi-ry inatti-r vtiiinrti d with this iiiy>t?-ri-iiis all'air v,as- t nil t??*>t. N" |-ru t'?.$' Mr. Wil-mi's mill; i-mid 1?i.litaiiii'd. Ho was i urraiijin- 1 I' -l-iiv his vniintry's law.-, and. at't- r a | atii-ul t iai. wa- disvIiar-^.-d. as his jn l^i- f-lu|i|iati'-a!lv |i|- iii..uiiv-i!. with-iiit a .-tain ii] ?in his -hara.-ti-r. I ?i-vl;ai-^i-il. I'ir-ntth. to what? In in- i t tin' t'i'itw j|s and -ii-|i:? ;i')tl- of a -ivdilI -us w-.ild; t-i si-i- ;!a- ] |'|i' turn and staiv Inland li'i'i. a-- I i i-a?--.I ahm r t In- sip-vl-; In m-v / i . ~ " tin- i-lii.-lr.-li -'iriuk >:ii hill! ::IK 1 ll.-i\ a- tV"li! ?!!! lii> li-t?-r; :n.'l t" <lwi ll in :i !?-.<?l:<>lii?\ hi- wa iai; ! int-limr .1- !;. t>>u ln.l tfn-in, ill. lii? * ll" * lis:: w il".- \\ 11 i i. 1.1 ;ii-illv<l linn? I .;;in_r it!: -i I. :!-=. ir;!i:i|'j'V r\-- i:j..*n h- l> ia ; -in- - -a ?-ii ( <! .1:1 I rh'-ri-ii with j !i' ; ! I". Siii !i w;.- iii- fit'-! W li" !;:i'i \\r"ii'^lit i.' Ili *.vrrci'Vi-r.-'l truin in r i'liu-.?. ;tii>I li- r i-t'-r w.-nt li'-r :?w;iv h.u.-k t" lu-r linim-in Kruno-. S |i!"i:i ?i: 1 tin- |'ii..r man i-u*ti -jif-ak: tlu-iv ^:i-? ir! :i:? >:it '.Lit ! -? .!.i:? li'.iiv. Ili- ir;i.l.' f.-ll "tl. ii!.- ?-r.-ilit .i rliii.-.l; an I w!i\ f MfIII !: :t. t w:i? ! !% !!. I :i\ aft- r ! ay li it i:: !:!-!- . .tin:i;i_r !i< -u-o:!i?ti* wa- iiu hus!< tln-r.-. Mi-"I.....!,- w.-r.-ci>v.-i-ri1 witha tliirk ".at "t*aii'l. a- nil'- 11v "in- liis riist'iin. r> -t'-|?|?-'l "ll.}'"\' Tty >t"|'|-?-'l in until .it la-t In' "iiti'l iii:ii-' lt'alni"-t a li.-u-_r.ir. II?- w. at lioiii'-, I'lit ii"t to tie- liniii'- In- usi-il tu Ii.-ivi-. 11 :> Itirni:ai? lia.l !?-' ii - !,! i.> >ti|'|ilv tln-O'iniiniii in-.v.? ;iti'-- iifiiii-: ainl | iink-ol wa- ?h.-ir ii-?w hum !? :i11."It-. T!i'-iv wa- -ili-iiir in that iit11?- li"ti.-i* ?rari-i-ly a wlii-j.? r. la tl.i- -n-iv-t fiiiintailis "t ii- wit'.-*- Iii-.iit tli'-ii- was .-till a .1 -jitli ?it* low | "I liiai; I' ll, always wlu-ii -li*- w.iuM li:i\?.- hi-aliO'l ii f"t;h. I la- -Irani;'.- h"irii| .-iispa-iuti w. >tt!< 1 lit ;ti-iii? lu-r luain?ln-r cliil.l wa- nut. II<- nf- j , i-n !""k. .1!n-r. a liniir.oanii-.st ir-iZ'", hut h'.'H-lIiuii >|niki-. j 'in- i-v.-niiur In- was nioiv than ii.-ttallv sail, j He k I ? 11 i I 1 r? ii I lis wife's , <?l?l 11:111 I pre 1 it in his <>un. '-.I. >>!.'," j aid lie, "a- ynii have s..\vii, >?> -hall \ reap: but I ti.r^'iw ymi. <>.?1 bless ynu, wile!" II.' lay ' l.iwn ii| .?n his hard pallet, and when limy ut.ul.l lav., mib.-.l liim in tin- iiiominn. In* was dead. lime r.?1I.*<1 <>u uitli raj.i.l sweep. alas! biin.jtin .J.-aili an.) it- attendant ?*\ils in his train.? j 1'un ..t'tlm widow's < liil.lr. il died; an-l .lam- was mw about eighteenwars ..I an"-. Sorrow , rather ban nt'i1. had blanched tin- wi.|i.w's hair. Tlmv wen* in nr. at |?ntvrlv, aii.l eked out a scant y livt-lil I with !h.-ir ii?-?->11?*. Indeed, tlmir .-iily vrtain ?lrj inl.-in'i' lav in tin* small assistance which Madame tic I'.oiirblaticc >ciit lr<nu I* ranee. IVrhaps ha<l that sist.-r known the straits of Imr |i<tor relatives, her j-altrv pittninlit have | i.e. n iti'rease.l. They were perhaps t<? pfoinl [.. make ji known; a- it was, s|,e knew not, ..r, it'1 ?!|e ii.i. she iiee.|e.| ||ot. About this time a letter readi<mi the wi.low IVoiii ii* r >i>ter. Ilesj.l.-, eontaiiiiinr the tonal reinittaiice. the li tter was itiiiisiially loiin. She rei j lies... i .l.nie to i" a< i i" inr. whilst she sat ami seunl. w hat ail .i tlm nirl.lmr mother thought as .lane ea/.c| upon the pi^'e with some indescribable emotions.|..pi te.| ..u her l'a?v. "Moth- I t her." she die.1. "Ill v sM<T live*! VoUf flliM is1 t'oiiml anain!" The willow tore the letter t'mm her .laii"liter's hainl. ami read it easjerlx. while hi r lime nrew paler evi rv m nient. sim n.ispe.l j tor utterance; ami the inysterv was solved at j last. N ? < r?':ii|.T,;il l,i>t inunrivrllcl, Mini I In* el1111 i 11; 11 H;h her si>li'l' ? sllr \\ lio li.ll slni.ll c.'llllllv l>v. Mini S.VII I In' MifollV t?f tilt: 1m?- j IVMVi'il III.-t in*r v||.? w ln> Ii.nl 1 >?'11 I<I I lie ilijiliv.l [ latin r iliagff<'?l a> m I'cIoii t" ]?ri??n. when a w..i.l 1 fiom Irt would have cleared it all?she was that wretch. Madame ?lo ijourblaiico was childless and her In-art yearned fur some one sh<- e-.nl J low. She saw the little cherub of her sister,and she t-Hviid it. She knew that if she had asked tin- child, the mother's heart would have spurned the offer, sij she Sail! her plans to steal tin- infant. She employed a woman from France, who. as she prowled about the house, had seized the favorvorahle moment, and snatched the infant from it- cradi", and th-> child was safely housed in France almost before the tardy law ! -lt;iii its investigations. Madame de Uourblanc remained lie-ide her sister for a time; then hurried off t" France, to lavish all her love upon the stolen child. It is true, sin- loved the child; but was it not a s- ltii-h love to s?e the b reavccl inotln-r mmnn it- b-s. vet never soothe her troubled heart? And was it not a cruel love, to see a liottsi In !-l broken up, aff ctiolis desolated, and all to "ratify a s.-lfi-h whim of hers ? It was worse than crti'-l?it was deeply criminal. Sin- brought up the infant as her own: .-lie named it Ann-liu. and a pretty child she was.? I'id a pan:: in-wr strike into the In-art of that erin-1 woman, as theeliild would lift its little eyes to ln-rs. and lisp "My mother?" She must have thought "t" t!i? trii'.' mother. brokenhearted. in another land. Yes, a pan^did pierce her heart; but alas! it came t"u late: the misery was already ivroilirht. Sh?* wrote to her injur* d sister, b>-ifninn t'?r tbrniveiie>s. and at the same time ofl'erinn a considerable stun if she would permit the child to remain with lu-r, still ignorant of her real parentage. l?ut she was mistaken in her hopes; tor not only did the mother indignantly demand the restoration ot' h- r child. but she did more? she pal.Side d tin* M>t?-r'> letter, and triumphantly removal the stains that lingered ??n !ur dead husband's ;ii- :m>rv. A few we.-ks after ihk the \vitl??\v went t"pay a visit t" tin- green grave of her brokenhearted hn>batiil. She kti- lt upon the verdant mound, and watered it witii her trilu tary tear-;. All her uiiju-t -U'i'iei iiis er->wd< d oil her milid.eonsci -nee reproached her bitterly. She knelt, and stippli rated for f- rg;\--ness, seeiuilig to e-iininuiie with his -j-irit on the sj-ot when- hi< poor frail body repos -d in its narrow bed. She felt a gentle touch upon her shoulder: i* washer daughter Jane. ' 'in- moim-nt after, and she was clasped in the embrace of a stranger. Nature whispered to tin-mother's heart her child was there, her long lo-t child. She too had come to look upon tln.t lowly grave?the grave of a father. After tin- tir.-t transports of meeting were over, the widow found leisure to observe her chibl. Hut wh it a po u' young delical-flower was she, to brave tin- mde bla-ts of poverty. She was a lovely girl ; lik? a lily, fragile and pale, the storms of life would wither h--r. Her mother took her home; but the contract was too great, from atlhieiice to poverty. Ameiia wept. ]'o-?r .Ian-strove to comfort her; but s!i might only u.-e tie- language of the eyes, for li-r tor.-igii sister scarcely understood two woids of Kuglidi. Amelia struggle-1 hard to love her n- w nioth-r, and !-> leeoneile her young In art thb <ii. 1 I n ebaiig--. but tin- eif.rt was I--.I gr-at. ai ! sb - gradually sank. Kariv an-1 i i i .. . i :: i . i . * 1.4. i. r in*?i ;:-t mmi'i i ?ii?* i. i<? |. ?r !11 r. in her d states i?f ;ho.e luxuries f-> which she Ii:i< 1 I.'i'll :urii-totn il: l?at tIi.-ir li">rt- were vain?lie v. as not ! ?ufor earth. Tin- widow ha I indignantly refused all offer-* of assistance from her em ! sister, though she f it that, unless IV??vi?l -in'.- should interpose, her strength niit-t sj.?ii fail un.lor its additional ex-a.-tiwiis, A r arrive.] fr.>;n France: if was sealed with I'laek. They <.pencil it hastily ami fe.irfulk: tli'-y ha<l cans . Mad tine tie HoarManc was ih ail: >he was sii'hleiily cut off, t'? render an account In-fore Ii?-r t *r.*:it??**. The shock was ( >.? ^reat for Amelia. I >av hy <1 av she languished, pining in heart f>r sunny France. Three ii:?.iitlis after.sic lia.l re.aeheil Ktiijintid. Amelia 11 it'll, ll-r !a>t w. litis w?re " Mv mother." Soo'.i aft.-r her .>1.1 mother followed her. Jane is the ?li- survivor of this domestic tragedy.? Kvcti she may have departed to a heaven of eternal rest, for she left my mother shortly after we wviv settled in Li>n>.l"ii; :ui'.l wo haw never seen . Ii?-r -ino-. <> 11. II:t!iii!loil's (.otter. The !? !<?r navine the State ilobts of Texas i> to til-1 !? .of that State 1 >y Ooiieral Hamilton a- loll i\v?: "If Texas will folio t<? the (iovernment of the! ITiit.d States all her territory, hepnnitii; on the North hank of the main fork of lied lliwr where tin- lt?<?th meridian W'.-t of (.Iroetiwieh inters. cts the >attheitee North, with that m?-ri< 1 an. to the parallel Noitli hit..'tll-.ttu ; theitee West. with tiiat parallel, to the 1 meridian West of (iieetiwieli; tlietie- South, with that meridian! to the North hank of said main fork led lliwr; on jo a point due W.-t front the point thereof.! theiiee t.. tin' said head, and down .-aid stream; with its North hank, to the heu'iu:iiii^- eotitainino j:t.*?iu) square miles, more or less, or ahout tweiit\ -six ami nearly a half eotistitittioiial eotiti-! ties of tuni s.jnare miles em it--equivalent to' almiit i;?.2:?n.tMM) .mres; I have l.tit little doiil.t that the < ioverntiietit would pay live millions for' this teriitorv as an linii'ti reservation, as mii'Ii a r. -.T\:iii"!i would !? M'tv desirable lo earrv >ut the pliilantliropie \ i. v.*-i ?.f*t?ur < loverinneiif tow.ards tlse Initlau trib <. If is 1 tli.nl tin* white >.-ttIfin.-iiT- isi Arkansas :u;.! some .>t rip' other n>'\i Stales an- be^itiuiuo to press ini'o||\ellielltIV "II tile Indian leServat <>11 111 those St iles. It is moreover a matter of oiv.nl importaiu'e t" the I nite?| States that tin* ln<liatis ja vottr own State should |>e eoinviit rated ott some properlv seleeted territory, tor their eiiili/ati'>n and improvement. \o spot, I have reason to j believe, ean be better adapted l>> the purpose than tin* one I have imlieated. I l> li?-\moreover, that a negotiation,eoinlueted with Zealand adilress l>v vottr publie eredilors, would re-nlt in an act of Congress fur the purchase of this territory. The Government of the United States, independently of the humane policy by which thev ; have always been influenced towards the Indian | tribes, wo.i Id be impelled by ot her considerations of no lit tie force to make this purchase. It would enable her by the concentration of the Inj diaas now in the territory of Texas on a givert -pot. to diminish the iiuinber of her troops in the State at least one-half, by which she would mix' not h-ss. it is presumed, than a million of I dollaiv annually?to say nothing of her obtain! ing an equivalent for the payment of a public I debt which she is bound to pay, without com' peiisatioti or indemnity, except indeed it is to be J found in the vast revenue which she will collect. for a ties to come, on your consumption. A boon j she as acquired by that act?annexation?by I which her liability to pay your debts resillts. I I would respectfully suggest that the cession i in question i'e made to t'lo Uovernment of the : United States on the following conditions: 1. That the ceded territory Jhuuld be used exj clu>i\? ly tor an Indian reservation; when this i ceases, its jurisdiction should revert to Texas, the | United States retaining the public lands belongi ing to the same. J. That the amount the Government of the | United States shoul agree to pay for the territory in question,should be applied to the discharge of the difference between the sealed rate and lace | value of ihe revenue debt of the late Republic of Texas, for which the Government of the United it i i OUllC\> J III UK*. 3. On t!io creditors' signing the required relouses to the State of Texas and the Government of the United States, fifty per cent, of the above amount should be paid to the creditors of Texas, ; in cash, and tiftv per cent, reserved in the treasury of the United States, to constitute the subscription of the creditors of Texas to the charter of a railroad from souie central point in the inte'liortothe waters of the Gulf bv some route which shall confer the largest amount of profit on the stockholder?propositions that are nearly identical?the road will be selected by the stockholders after a scientific' survey. 4. If the proposed arrangements should be | consummated, the Legislature of Texas should grant to the creditors a charter for the construe ti< >11 ot the road. ; 5. That, for the amount of fifty per cent, reserved in the treasury of the United States for the construction of the railroad, each creditor shall he entitled to recei.te, in shares of oue hundred dollars each. amount equal to the balance which may be due to him on a settlement , of his claim. ! 1 have the estimate of a highly accomplished and able civil engineer that such a road, of 250 | miles in length, running through the most fertile part of Texas in her wealth and population, might ho built for 2.000.000. It is scarcely necessary t<? inform you that in no country in the world can railroads be constructed with the same degree of cheapness as in Texas. They would run on a dead level, wijh scarcely any inequality of surface, for at least 150 miles from the sea?requiring very little grading. I believe a r.?ad oil a route judiciously selected I !.?.? 11 l.nilt ?\ot* nil nf fllVl iliiU 'Mill "in jM? uii iiibviwbvi tnu per cent.. mi ail average, for the first five years after it- completion, and ten percent, in thesucceeding ten years, and in the next fifty years add one hundred millions to the value of the property of the State. I believe, moreover, that in augmenting the population of Texas by the immense facilities the road would adord t<? foreign immigrants in transportation and freight, it will return in ten years to the (Government of the United States the whole amount which they may stipulate to pay for the coded territory, on the increased duties collected at the various custom houses in the V. States on the consumption of these emigrants. Nor ought we to omit to take into account the immense annual saving (certainly not less than the interest on five millions) on the freight ano transportation of the s tpplies and munitions of war of the troops in Texas and Xew-moxico. I believe that such a road might be com p.' led in thive years from its commencement, and abide through all time a proud and lasting monument of your justice ami the gratitude of your creditors." These propositions seem lair enough, and are sustained by the author with his usual force of argument. The Rail Head project is certainly one of vast importance, ami it would not surprise us. if these ideas were really seriously entertained by "many of the leading nieu of Texas, and the General Government. Kkm vi.es ox Kike.?Almost all the persons burned to death by their clothes taking tiro"arc females. The roas<>n of this is the inflammable nature of their garments. There is a very a'mple mode of preventing a fatal result when a woman'.- clothes are on tire, which is to lie down* dose to the floor and roll over once or twice. If any one d-ubt- the ellicicney of the remedy, lei them take a strip of cotton cloth, and*hold it with one end downwards, set fire to the lower end,-and see how quieklv it will Lo consumed ; then I'd ihem light another strip and throw it upon flu1 floor and tltev will se?? tnar n uunn wry slowly and soon goes our. This remedy ought to be in^ressed upon the mind of' every I woman, and ought to be taught by every mother to Iter daughters, as soon as they are able to i learn anything.? Van Ire Hlaih'. The ordinary mod.' of churning butter in Oliijj i* to put t In* milk inn skin?usually a dog's sk;,', tii- it on a donkey: mount a"boy on him wi . ro\w|s to his spurs about the length of the a .l 1 -1 f ni* Hi.ll > ears aim inn run unit luui-umi: m-.it->. The 1:l^i word i? tin* mo>t dangerous of infernal inai liims. Hotter throw a brick at your ! husband than 111 la>t word. Tin* brick may 1 tubs. hilt tile la<t \\>>rd will certainly hit.