Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Payment-will be considered in advanee if made the within three months. tool No subscription takun for loss than six months. |jar Money may be remitted through postmasters ut eur risk. ntn' Advertisement* inserted at the usual rates, s^d ^ eontracts made on reasonable terms. turn TheSraaTAN circulates largely over this nnd witli adjoining districts, ond offers an admirable medium .tj\f( te our friends to reach customers. , , Job work of all kinds promptly executed. Blanks, Law and Equity, continually ou hand or truu printed to order. the Ami CAROLINA SPARTAN, r; Written for the Caroliua Spartan. pule JULIA WOODS WORTH; OB -p LOVE STRONGER THAN PRIDE. mo? ? rj a BY J. FOURKST GOWAK. ly sf CHAPTER II. i9 _ Desmond reached the city of C , "1 three days after the irvcideuls related in the last chapter just as the "iron tongue of mid- wort night" told the hour of twelve. After somo considerable ringing and knocking, he sue- "< ceeded in arousing the proprietor of the ho- ly e tel, and gladly retired to his room, being astoi much fatigued by his long journey. Seat tears ing himself beside his hastily kindled tire, curts and lighting his segar, he ordered Tom to T< request the landlord to send him a bottle of sock wine, and a light supper as quick as possi- The ble. his c "I wonder," said Desmond, af.er Tom goin bad left tbe room, "how 1 shall manage to lianc obtaiu information as to tbe whereabouts of affec Lola! 1 certainly know not who, in so "2 large a city, could direct mo to the house of D a person so liltlo known and so little cared king for as a poor, destitute wouiau." lie walk- back ?d towards the wiudow overlooking the eriu< o c street, and looked out upon the sleeping "i city. It was a lovely night though cold, Wot and every object was gilded by moonbeams abou la llie upper story of a house opposite, as ti he taw a light, and persons within appa- moll reullv at some kind of work. In the lower "i story of the same house was a brilliantly il- "i lumineJ apartiueut supposed to be one of cold those fashionable refreshment saloons, so Tl numerous in large cities, fitted up for the folio express purpose of sending men to a drunk- thsl ard's grave in a quiet and yenthmanly way. to cn Though il was after miduight, it was evi- docl< dent, from occasional bursts of laughter for 1 which ever and auou pealed out upou the ?tau< I otherwise quiet night, that uiauy persons she ! F were withiu. doct Deamoud sighed ut the thought of sleep amo Jess sisters, watching mothers, and broken- did i Jieart wives auxiously awaiting the return hear of these very nicu, uow drowning every couli noble emotion of the mind by quailing appi liquid death and ruin from the maddouiug with bowl. fore Then came thoughts of L.ula?where was supp she to-night! Ferbaps a homeless, friend- 11 less wanderer amid the heartless world, or er I suffering beneath the roof of some cheerless amo garret alone and unloved. ly s? BurioJ in such thoughts its these, he was doct about to turn from the window, when a food low loue sob arrestud his ear. calei Oh how expressive was that sob!?how II full of sorrow and pain did it sound as it proti parted the midnight air and quiveringly as- mori cended to the God of tho weary and woe Ti stricken heart. ed, Desmond looked out of the window, to dent ascertain the cause of so sad and plaintive also nolo of woe, and observed tho form of a lit need tie child silling upon the cold pavement, its told head bowed upou its little hands and weep beso ing bitterly. ccuti "Hore is work for me," said Desmond, chau as be threw his cloak around him, and qui step etly left his room, and descended to tho was street. As he opened the door of the hotel and and stepped out upon the pavemcut, the seuU child aroso and was about to run away, the s when Desmond kindly nsked, "What is llie for t matter with you, little one!" fell a The kind tone of voice seemed to reas- next at -V ? 1 ? ? sure me ciuiu, ana leaning against a lamp- w'uic post it replied, "Nothing sir." wind "liut" said Desmond, going to tho child hotel and taking its little hands, "such a little how girl as you are, should be at homo by this honi lato hour. Your hand is very cold, poor she t thing! and you seein to be veiy unhappy tel si loo. Why do you cry so?" ' who The little sull'orer burst into tears, it was : the t i'ue only reply sho had power to give. I alarn "Come into iny room a little and warm , It w your little hands and bare feet and tell me hcan why you sit hero and weep," said Desmoud awar ^ as he led tho child passively into the hotel.j D< As soon as Desmond entered his room j Lula with his little charge ho was struck with ; most the delicate beauty of tho child. As ho I lb took off her littlo check bonnet a shower of 1 tablo auburn curls luxuriantly fell upon theshoul-1 els. I tiers ol the pretty liltlo creature. ller eyes and seemed to have been colored by an angelic} friem hand froni heaven's own blue, and every I II. feature was irretinlably lovely and beautiful, j kct, As he seated her upou the rug beforo the kisso 0ro and rubbed the little cold feet and arms hands, Ire felt ass tired that she was no coin- room nion vagrant but the child of suino reQued j flecti person. j "1 The child silently fixed its gaze upon ; onoti Desmond, and ft kind of anxiety and ' glass thought raanifosted themselves upon her - gar. every feature. Destnotid, observing the' woul child's puzzled gaze, patted her gently up- or, tl on the head and remarked: unde "You sceiu to know my face, little one." In lie "Yes sir," said the child, "I think I'vo Oh! seen you before, but I dont know where." j haste "ludeed??well, darling, perhaps you aro painl right, but really, I rather expect that you J)< , are mistaken." gotto The child was about to reply, when Toil) impo entered the room bearing bis master's sup- goste per. lie looked wonderingiy at bis mas- very tor, then upon the child, as if seeking an fored 1 -> * lunation of the strange apparition, but her ol< ing Desmond in no mood to gratify bis Would osity, be placed the tray upon the table, bad on* quietly walked towards tbo fire-place, mansio elessly placing bis baud upon tbo man- ber of I Tom knocked off tbo Ambrotype which riagot master had plaeed there before bo left nud mc room. The picture fell at tbe feet of dignant little girl, who, observing it, carelessly prctenc : it up, and with that curiosity bo pecu- strickor to children, proceedod to open and ex- erties a ue it. since si fo sooner did ber eyes fall upon tbe pic- 6elf, wc than sbo jumped up ai d w*ciuiined cept of i a sweet smile upon ber countenance, prove )thcr/" spuruet 'esrnond, who had boon ui packing bis even a k, turned quickly around on bearing moro ol child's exclamation, aud seeing the and bo brotypc of Lula in her bands, rushed "Sbo ds tbo child, after stepping heavily up- now, m Vim's corns, and with a counlouuuco Desmoi us death exclaimed? advants Por tbe love of lleaven. child, what do to force moan!" her prii he child, somewhat frightened by Dcs- charity, d'aexciled munuer, tremblingly replied, Alas! litllo tear stolo dowu iier cheek, "I on- tko tori lid that this is mother's likeness, sir." even pr four mof/ttr's likeness!?and your name kissed t " more L L-uIa, sir." plain," four mother's name is Lula Woods- must o< h!" the city fes, sir." the pos: Dh Ciod, I thank thae for this!" fervent- fcho lias xclnimed Desmond, as ho pressed the or, that lished child to his bosom, while his anco, or fell thick and fast upon the glossy Lie ha?J i of the trembling innocent. when T Jin's oyes almost started from their sad coi ets as lie witnessed this affecting scene, word, s< poor fellow brushed away a tear from the lire. :heeks with tho sleeve of his coat, and "Wei g towards his master, ho placed his see Mrs 1 upon his shoulder aud with the most "Yes tiug simplicity said: "\Yh Webber niino, massa!?don't cry!" ?wher itamnnrl I art tl,n /.I.II.l ia <> . ? ..?.I <v>4 ?>*v vunu iv a octii iinu ia* ,oovou her upon his knee, and smoothing "Too : her beautiful curia, said with a quiv- wile." rlip-. -Wh Vnd is it possible, that the child of Lula "O, u nlsworth is so poorly clad, and wanders gone in it the streets of this city at such hours "Ton lis! Tell me, iny poor baby!?where's tated, " lerf" saw, at ioine, sir," replied the child. "Wh Vnd why do you wander about this ole hou night?" tell mo lie child briefly* narrated her 6tory as UP 6lar ws: She hud been 6eut by her mother loP Bto afternoon to a distant part of the city, irrv some necdlo work to a wealthy au^ j'* or, who had been furnishing such work ornuu c -ula. Being iu very destitute circuui- darliugi ics, and ueeJiug immediate assistance, lo c had told her little daughter to see the doiu ou or himself, and request hi ui to send the 1 fee unl due her for the work. The child u:u don not Gud him at home, and with a had per fuh t retraced her steps homeward. She ebiy tin il not bear the idea of her mother's dis- tru. I liniment if she tbould return Louie strike a out the expected auiouut, and there- t!e miss again called upon the doctor about lite dat. er lime. an wen e was at home, but had nothing small- I almos ban a Gve dollar note, whereas the "But, unt due for her mother's work was on- "O, n ivenly five cents. The child told the pale, rui or that her mother had not u morsel of "Did at home, and that she herself had "Lilt a nothing since morning. "Did e then gave her something to eat, and "1 tol nised to call upon her mother in the to tell L ning and pay her the debt. "Perl he poor child, wearied and disappoint- a fool a was ou her way home, when 6he acci- Toin ally met a gentleman w hoso wife was the Jou owing her mother a small amouut for be cx|>e lie work. She mentioned it to liiin, "Do him how very much it was needed and again?" uglit him to give her at least twenty-five "Yes i. ile told her that ho had no small "We ige, but if she would wait until he could saw tin iuto n tavern or saloon, ucar which ho Tom standing, he would chango a dollar was no give her a half. The child iriadlv con- table ai id to his proposition, and bo oalered which v laloou. She waited in tho cold street with sir lio villain almost two hours, and finally ever, in ,sleep on the stone steps of the houso crocker to tho hotel and opposite tho saloon, f?w sal) li Desmond had observod from his' cold, an low. '1 ho arrival of Desmond at the ; tho win 1 had awakened her, and not knowing the hit: long 6ho had slept, sho arose to go hoi e, but recollecting tho promised money, i uf tho p bought sho would sit down on tho ho- 1 dollars, .ops and wait a litllo longer ou tho man '<ig ithad gono into the tavern. Hearing ; wealthy own clock striko twelve she becaino Tom' nod at tho thought of being out so late, seemed as while weeping that Desmond had ; and it .1 that low sob, and, as the reader is Tom's j 0, wout to her relief. accept i Esmond listened breathlessly to little her a vi 's story, which told so plainly tho al- to won utter destitution of her mother. Dosn 3 took tho untasted supper from tho |cnoo tl 1, and wrapping it nicely ir? some tow- aiuj eX( le told Tom to tnko the child homo, j.,v p,ie to toll Mrs. Woods worth that an old Tom il would call upon her in tho morning. ; rGmj|U] e wrapped little Lula in a warm blau- ' vjaji ^ placed a piece of gold in hoi hand, ?']>u, d her affectionately, put her in Tom's! j. , , and the next moment Tom loft the js i, and Desmond was alono with his ro- i "" ',l' loin ons. I 'ruth i? stranger than fiction, sure Ui "u^( gh," said Desmond, as ho drank off a ? t"1*' of wine and musingly lighted his so- I ')usl1 "Who would have dreamed that I 111 d Ijave so soon found my poor Lula, i ^oin> tat that little sob of disappointment Tom r my window, should have boon heard whothei MTen and answered in so much mercy, master's that it were morning! that I might mond w ;n to Lula and relievo her from her his mou 'ul situation." out mm ?smond suddenly paused?he had for- lip* sini in all along to ask himself ono very ed bath rtaiit question, and now, that it sug- claimed d ilsolt to his mind, it staggered Ins ain't da soul. Would Lula accept of his prof- ou services, if be made himself known as mond, < 1 lover? That woo the nuestion. she not recognise him, na lie who tri co kneeled at her feet in her father'* n, and ao beautifully, so nobly told an lis love, and ar.kod her hand in mar- in Yes, she would remember all this, sii ire. She would call to mind tho inl frown, that drovo him from bor gi e, and the cruel tauut of "a poverty co i youth presuming to tnko such lib- ab rilk a wealthy heiress." But now, m le bad been reduced to poverty her- pi >uld she not glndly And gratefully nc- be aid} and would not the very oflbr how he whom she bad hitherto "t I, had loved, and been worthy of vi: n heiress} Ab! reader, you know th f human nature tbau to expect ibis, de did Desuioud. lie will cousider my advances, iusuiU tr< ore than ever," said the unhappy ge id, "and will supposo that 1 lake su igo of her poverty aud helplessuess myself upon her notice to humble le, by making her an object of mere Desmond bad forgotloo bow much tj, i heart learns by experience, or that ^ oud and beautiful Lula may have et) be cbasleuing rod, and become yet c]( eautiful in bor humility. "It is UJJ continued Desmond, "that Lula ^ )t be made aware of my arrival in , and then 1 can help ber without yr sibiliiy of her knowing from whom wj received that help. I fear, bowev- ^ her child will describe my appear- en that Tom may mention my name." v$0 I scarcely concluded the sentence om entered the room with a very lj1, intenanco, and, without saying a lrj jated himself on the hearth before le, s)' 11, Tom,' said Desuioud, "did you .,a . Woodswortb?" w. ?sur." cc at did she say??bow does she look? t|, e does she live??speak out you { uL much qucabuu, massa?wait littlo IU, hi at do you mean, air)" u ; aass Desmond, 1 feel toe bad wou I ?c aud see do poor lady." sh i!" exclaimed Desmond, much ftpi q-j why do you uot tell mo what you y, OttO*T 8C| y, Mass Desmond, wen I pit by do |01 so iu mason's court, do lilllo missy jj, full stop rito dare?dat her ma stay vo OS. 1 gone up stares, way up to de rv, au do placo wua so dark dat I jj, n full tru. Littlo missy gin to cry, t den I two one door open, aud a y ouio out and say "Lula, is dat yoil, ^ 1" Den alio lock the chile up and |v :ry too; aud ask uui wuh 'o boon t ao late. OJJ 1 kine o' sony full do lady, an toll w< t cry, fab ra.ttaa sou sum nico sup urn. Deu 1 gouo iu do room, but fai ig look so dark, d.?t I soel scare, fuh s>tt leek a match out ob my pocket, an.' th lite, aud call for caudle, but do lity bring piece o' piuo, aud lull mo to pc lion i put do supper on do table, ?u i look up at do lady 1 fool ao bad, va cry." wl , why, Tom!" a sice J Desmond. en lassa, do poor lady look so liu and an id triiublo all over wid cole." wl alio eat auv of the auni>ur?" 10 bit, uiassa." I fJ you tell iior who sent it]" | ih 11 urn Jut a geuiinuu, Jut Joot liko I ih lis Daino, sou uiu." I th foctly right, Tolu; you aro not such ih fter all." *o dij not appear altogether to relish lii btful compliuieul as well as uiight th ctcd. ra you 'hiok you could Cud tho bouse sti ro , sur." ed II, Tom, tall me more of what vou ox ire." lc then informed Desmond, that there pr furniture in the room, except an old w< id rough pine bedstead, the latter of T1 ras covered with an old carpet stutlcd 1 u aw. lie saw no bed clothing what- j In either was their been any artielo of j Mi V, except an old cracked plate and a ' iri cers and cups. The room was bitter I th id many of the glasses broken out of an Jow.s. Site appoarid very grateful for ! sn idness of the unknown, who ha 1 1 r the supper, hut started at the sight b:i iece of gold, which proved to bo leu | ra and appeared uneasy about rucoiv- on She asked Tom if his master was 1 M and if ho was married. I wl s reply as lo the latter question lw to give her yet more uneasiness, m was only by much persuasion ou hi art, that ?ho was prevailed upon to to t. Tlie idea of his master paying ! of sit in t!io morning seemed to Tom i at y her considerably. 1 h; i % a loud iistouod to lours story in si- i ' ion suddenly arose from his chair,! i.? claimed, "I must leave tho city at 'v ak!" bticmcd surprised, and ventured to "V his master that lie had promised to ' i poor lady to tuoirow. \ I had forgot ton that," said Do?- v "but Tom recollect, that inv name . ies John* >n while 1 remain hore. ' | l placed his little tinker on the tip of j, ?, and winked his eye, as much as ' 'I understand you perfectly." loud poured out a large glass of id handing it to Torn, said, "Now, ink success to your master." hesitated n moment, as if doubting rC! he ought to drink or not in his j i presence; but observing that Dos- ^ as in earnest, ho placed thegl .ss to ^ til,and swallowed the contents with- u. :h otroit. His eyes rolled up, his . ff( icked, and Tom's whole soul seem- a< cd in glorious emotion*, as ho ex- |)( , "Coon-slew and persimmons!?| 01 ! ar I seem to enjoy it, Tom," said Dos- 1 0j imiling. 1 "Da Lord bless Motes!?enjoy urn full it enty." Tom was allowed lo roliro for llio night, id Dcstuond throw himself upon his bed, using over what ho had soon and heard ico his arrival in C lie determined to call upon Lula in disuse in llio morning, and proffer his servis, and theu leave the city, nnd hire n room lout four miles from town, and there ro- I ain under a fictitious namo until his ans woro developed, and Lula placod iu ir proper position in society. JIo lay awake until nearly day, when ircd nature's sweet restorer, balniy sleep," sited his chamber, nnd bore him off to o arms of Morpheus. Sweet dreams, Innod with llio light and lovelines of eart, happier hours, fell sweetly upon his >ubled spirit, and his bosom heaved as ntly as an infants, as lie luy with a quiet lilo upon his manly face. [to lit CONTINUED.] Tlic Necromancer in Algeria. Every one has seen, or hoard speak of, o great Robert Uoudiu. Reside being c princo of conjurors, no is an able mathinlician and mechanician, and his electric >ck, uiado for tho Hotel do Viilo of his livo town of rtlois, obtained a medal at e I'aris Exhibition. It is not geuoially town that ho was sent to Algeria by the each Government on a mission connected th the black ni t?probably the first time at a conjuror lias boon called upuu to excise his profession iu Govorumeul employ, mo dotails of liis exhibition have ju9l en published. Its object was lo destroy j 0 imiuuutu exercise.i aiuoug mo Aral) I bes by the Marabouts?an influence of- ' 1 iniscbiovou-.lv applied. 1 Jy h few clum- j tricks and impostures these Marabouts j ss themselves oil as sorcerers; uo one, it is justly thought, was better ablo to lipso their skill ami discredit their science an tho man of inexhaustible boltics. One of the great pretousious of tho Mar out was to invulnerability. At tho mount that a loaded tnusket was aitnod at m, and tiio trigger pulled, ho pronounced few cabalistic words and tho weapon did it go oik lloudin delected the trick, and owed that the lubeholo was plugged, to Arab wizard was furious, and abused s French rival. 41 You may revenge your It," quietly replied lloudin; "take a pistol; id it yourself; here are bullets; put one iD e barrel; but before doing so, mark it with >ur knife." Tlo Arab did as lie was told. "You are quiio certain, now," said IIou it, 4,lhat tbe pistol ia loaded and will go f. Toil me, do you fool no remorse in lling me thus, notwithstanding that 1 anoiize you?" "You are my enemy," cool- I icpliod the Arab; 4,1 will kill you." rilhout replying, lloudiu stuck uu apple j t the point of a knife, and calmly gave the , jrd to fire. The pistol was discharged, tho apple flew r nway, and there appeared in its place, ick on the point of the kuife, tho bullet o Marabout had marked. J Tho spectators remained uiuto fiom stuirfaclion; tho Marabout bowed befmo bis perior. "Allah is great!" be said, " I am uquishod." Iustead of tho bottle from lich, iu Europe, Robert lloudin pours an diet* stream of every description of wine vi liquor, bo culled for Uu empty bowl, licli ho kept continually full of boiling Tee, but few of the Arabs would taste it, r they made sure that it came direct from e devil's own coffee not. He then iot.1 cm that it was in Lis powor to deprive em of all strength, and to restore it to em at will, and ho produ'cd a ?iuall box, light that a child might lift it with his igor; but it suddenly bocaiuo so heavy at the strongest man present could not iso it, and the Aiabs, who prize physical reuglli above everything, looked with terr at the great magician who, they doubt1 not, could annihilate lliein by the mere cition of his will. They expressed this fief; Lloudin confirmed them in it, and utilised that, on a day appointed, he ouid convert one of them into smoke. 10 day came; the throng was prodigious; fanatical Marabout bad agieod to give m-elf up to the sorcerer. They made him uid upon a table and covered him with a iUspaient gau/.then 11 ?udin and minor person lifted the table bv the two ends, id the Arab disappeared in a cloud o! noke. i i 10 terior of the spectators was indesciitblc; they rushed out of the place, and n a long distance Im-Uuo SOIIIOol the boldl thought of lo'urning to |.>.?k after the arahout. They f und him near the placo liere ho hud been evaporated, but lie could 11 llioni nothing, and was like a diuukou an, ignorant of what had happened to m. iheuccforwaid lloudin was voncraJ, and the M irub tuts despised; tlie object the French (iovcrnment was completely lained. The fa-hin of "tc->liiiioiuais" iving, it appears, infected oven the Arabs iiuiubcr of chiefs presented the French njtiror with a piece of Arab writing, won irlnlle 1 I -I II - ' - ' ii. uunvituy IIIIU ?'UiU stio, ami to which they w ere so attentive to append a 1 ivnch translation. J resides is memorial ?|" his Algoiino trip, lloudin is a lo-aiy which ho one day borrowed >m an Arab t<? perform a tiick with, and liich tho owner, pel us led that Shitan in ;rsou was before him, refused t<> icceivo ick.?Jjuh t\>,i I'm j' J'jj is Correspon tit. I'liKSLMs riioM 1111: l'oim.? llii Iluliiss has sent a precious relic to his godson, e Imperial I'rince; it is no other than "a :h casket containing a pieco <>f tho Sv uur's cradle." It was lecoivcd with duo lereiic by Louh Napoleon, who, wo ini'.ie to ho'.ieve, has a in >ro fervent piety an N'apdeoti, tlie uncle; for on <>uo occaLin, during his campaign in Italy, there as proH'i-rcd to liiin a thorn, a single spine, ?in tho Crown of Thorns. The thorn was lixed to a solid wedge of gold. ,-l will >t deprive the holy brotherhood of so preens a relic as tho Thorn, of which they o the Ik it i upon lory; hut in ,ho memory their loyalty, 1 will morelv take the aid." ! Miriam, the Belle of the Harem. It was Bt this moment llint n small piece of a dark knight slipped into the room, and around among the chibouks nud narghiles to my foot, wl.ore pressing his forehead to tny baud, he contrived to whisper to me that the 'Sitt Miriam* wanted to see me. Supposing thereby that she was ready to depart I went out iuto the largo reception room; but no one was there. My sable guide led on, while I followed, strongly suspicious that the imp might commit au otrur and guide mo into forbidden rooms. I was uot far wrong. Crossing a court, down into which tho stars shone. I followed hiui into a dark entry, when he threw open a door, and I found myself it) tho holy of holies of au Eastern house? that spot forbidden to the foot of iiimu in all known ages of Moslem rule. Tbercene that burst on my astonished vision was worth a journey to the Orient to see. One swift glance around the room convinced mo that it was all right; for I caught the eyes of Miriam, who was curled upon u crimson divan, nud smoking a narghile as if she hud been brought up to it all her lifo, and in a moment I uuderstooJ that sho had mauaged the introduction by some ingenuity that I could not have believed possiblo. in Greece, tho seclusion of the harem is uukuowu. iiut in Greek families living iu Egypt or Syria it is evcu more strictly en- j forced tbuu by tho Mohummedaus themselves, for tho contempt which is poured out ou a Mohammedan woman who has shown her face to men is visited tenfold ou Christians, who hnvo difficulty in keepiug their positions iu the country. The fool step of u man had uover crossed this threshold before except of a father or brolhor, and tho inhabitants of this retreat ?lir-n>L at first in terror from having their face* neon by u stiuiigcr. It was by adroit management, by propo sing it as a frolic, working up their curiosity, atul pledging eternal secrecy and i us taut j departure from l jo country, that Miriam had persuaded them to consotil to send for me; and thoy secured the old mau'a permission on the ground of the universal love of I Greeks for Atuericaus. And so I was scut for, and so I came. The &ceue iu the room, when I entered, I was worthy of a pninter's presouce. The mother of the family, seated on a pile of cushions, was a woman of spleuded beauty; aud her daughters wore like their mother, ller young sister, a girl of twenty-two or three, aud her uiwee, a girl of seventeen, were standing near her, while their Nuhiau slaves?slender aud graceful women, black us night, but not thick lipped, haviug rather the features of the BUellaleo of Egypt, and, iu form and face, models of grace aud beauty?waited ou their beautiful mistresses. A troop of children, with large black eyes, dressed like Initios, greeted my cutiauco with a shout of welcome, and for a moment 1 hesitated to enter a place sacred not only by Oricutul custom against such a visit; but sacred especially by the prcseuco of so much magnificent beauty, uot boforo exposed to the eye of a strungcr. liul the surprised look of Milium and ot Mrs. and Mi?s Sauudors leassuied me; aud 1 advanced with as much courage as could ho expected of a somewhat diiliJeut American iu au Eastern hareui. Often since 'lieu, in still and quiet evenings, when I remember the iucidents of my Eastern travel, the fuco of that radiant Gieek gitl comes before mo like a visiou of the unreal beauties of paradise. 1 never saw a women half so beautiful. She was the first utul last one that I saw abroad whom 1 thought equal to the Ame ricau staudard of female Lcauty; and she whs a star. Sho was reclining on the divan, half bu lied in its cushions, wilb bur arms around Miriam's ucck, telling her, in all the rich Oiiental phiases she could invent, of ber luvo for ber newly found sister. 1 will endeavor, for iho sake of uiy lady roadcts, and wilb assistance, to describe ber dress, which was almost a fac simile of the dresses of four other ladies iu the room, 1 whose inferior beauty must excuse my ! leaving thoiu to sketch their spleudid com, panion. , Kirally, sho wore the pait of the Turkish lady's dress which we v/ould call the trousers known by them as the shiutiyau, and a very diffcieul affair from the pantaloons | which the Aineiican ladies' rights Indies arguo so much in favor of. They are necessarily more cumbersome than the ordi! nary Kuropean style of dress, being enormously heavy folds of silk stuff, embroiderod with heavy gold lh cad; gathered at the ankles with gold and jewelled bands, Ihose of which I now speak were of rose colored silk, uud the little feet, that were <juito hidden in the folds as they fell around them when she walked, were covered with velvet slippers, embroidered with seed pearls. The yelluk?a eort of open dress that falls in a long train behind, and is fostened ' only hi iho waist, falling away so as to leave the shintii/an visible?is, I believe, not worn by unmarried ladies; hut the had a similar dress, of 11??> soma m** , .... W...MV I wow VWIVIUU silk, richly vnbroidered. A low chemisette, with embroidered front and sleeves, left almost the entire bust exposed, and a velvet jacket, heavy with gold thread and jowojs, complete I the rich and gorgeous costume. ; lint the drcsr although of the most cost! ly fabrics of tlio Damascus looms, was as nothing compared with tho jewels that : tlashed from her wrists, and neck, and hair. Over hor left shoulder, hanging like a sash down to the right side of tho waist, was a golden girdle or hand, made of broad j? 'cos of g >1.1, shaped iiko willow loaves, and fastened together at the sides. The belt of tho ycllak and skintiyan, which is ordinarily a cashmere shawl, (known vul gai ly in America as camel1* hair,) was silk, gathered at the side with tho star of brilliants. i >11 her arms wero jewelled serpftuts; an l the only o ivering of hoi b >soin, which was exposed as I have said, consisted ol 1 strings of pearls that lay across it, each 1 string shutter thau tho one above it, and whose whiteness whs rivalled by the neck they adorned. ller hair was bound together under a small cap of ciimsou velvet, that rested only on .the back of her head, and of which the velvet was but tlio material ou which were clustered as many pearls and diamonds, as 1 remarked to Miriam, would purchase all ! j the jewelry that the most gorgeous New York saloon could exhibit iu a crowded j evening assembly. I have described the lady's costumo as literally as I chii for the benefit of iny lady ! readers; but I thought little of her costume ! then, when I was looking at her splendid ! I beauty. Miriam was iu ecstasy herself, and would interrupt her caresses constantly, by turning to me with the demand, 'Isn't she j beautiful!' Her hair was black ns the clouds of Do- > cember night, and swept away from a line j | forehead, in beavy tresses, ller face was no cold Greek countenance. It was full of life and passion; her eyes black, and Hashing with fun; the red blood tingling close under the skin through her cheeks, and | sometimes Hushing her forehead with an exquisite glow; her lips were red and laughing; her chin the smallest imaginable; and her form blonder, yet full and graceful as the forms of dream land. 1 know that 1 nin liable to the charge of exaggeration in my description ct this scono and that Whitely and Moreriglit will assuro inquirers after uiy truthfulness that they do uot believe a word of it. I am sorry to say that my otherwise conscientious friends were so envious of rny success iu this instance, and sj much annoyed at my frequent reference to it when they grew i eloquent on the subject of beauties they I had seen, that they are not likely to be j candid witnesses. I am, therefore, irlad of I ono friend to whom I may appeal for my accuracy. Miriam had, as wo carno from the teuts, laughingly asserted her intention of procuring ino admission to the harem, and I had pledged myself to ono of the gentlemen that if 1 entered ho should go as well. Mr. l>e Leon's high posiliou with the Grocks, which ho earned by his noble conduct when tLoy wore threatened with oxpulsiou from Egypt, made his name a suit of household word with them in all parts of tlio Lovuul; aud having broken the ice by allowing my presence, there was no difficulty iu procuring tbe assent of the ladies to admitting one whom ibey knew so well to be a tnnu of honor, uud a triond to their countrymen. Tho same imp of darkness was dispatched to bring him, and, when be came, the fuu of the whole thing was complete, aud the fair prisouers, as romance has called them, seemed to bo delighted with tho novelty of their compauy. The old umu, who had come in, entered into their joy completely, aud looked uu with a smiling face for a few moments, before be roturue l to bis guests in tbe other part of the bouse. Lie left us to a rattling couversaiiou with the ladies, in which my Arabic was amply sufficient for tny purposes, siuco they did all the lalkiug, and constantly repeated their warnings that wo were not to reveal in Julia the fact we bad seeu their countenances. Narghiles, on which ibey placed perfumed wood from Mecca, wero renewed ns constantly as we finished theui, aud coffee, and u host of delicacies, were, from time P* lime presented by tbo slave girls, who seemed to outer into their mistresses enjoyment most keenly. When wo rose to go?aud I am bound to admit tho hour would have bevu thought late, even in America?they would scarcely adiuit Miriam to leave thorn, but again and again embraced her, and kissed her on each cheek, uud on her lips, while the Nubians would seizo her at the same instaut from behind, with one hand ou each side, and give her a sympathetic squeeze in accordance with o.tch kiss of their fair mistress. ] | Wo left her with them while we stepped i buck iuto the room among the men, where ! the smoke was so thick that I do uot think ; our absence had been noticed. Tho little old bishop was atill talking 1 about the patriarch, tho wine and the coffee circulated as before; and iu a few moments we took leave of our kind host, with sincere respect for his hospitality. lie and his sou, and tho entire party, not j excepting the bishop, rose when we roso, and accompanied us to the door, and then . to the street and then up and down the narrow, winding streets of Jatl'.i; nor did they leave us till wo roused the sleepy guard at the gloomy gateway, and walked out into the glorious moonlight that fell on the walls of the city with that strange effect th it moonlight has on ancient piles of si-me, and more beautifully still on the white tents that stood on the hill ahove the sea.? Hr. C. /'rime's Tent life in the Knsl. A Fkaukci. .jiduuksr.?The 11 dlidaysLurg Standard of a late date, says: For ; some clays past tlioro has been a singular . story atloat in this community. It appears that one day last week, a man in the neighborhood of Mount Union, Huntington county, while cleaning grain, suddenly disi covered that the weevil had destroyed the greater part of it. This s.u exasperated hiiu thai lie blasphemed llio Saviour in such a wilful, malicious and wicked manner, a* will not bear pulling in print, lie left the ; barn and went to the house, where ho seated himself in a chair, where he had remained but a few minute* before lie turnei to his wife and asked her what 6ho said. She ( replied that she had not spokon. "I ' | thought," said ho that I heard somebody say that I must sit here till the judgment day." It is now alleged that he is still sil i J tiuj in the chair, unable to rise or speak, I with his oyes rolling, and totally incapable II of moving his body. , j Wo once hoard of a young lady who was requested by a bachelor, somewhat ad; vaueed in years to take a scat on his knee, while in a crowded sleigh. 'No thank you,' said she. 'I'm afraid such an old scat would break down with 1 njc.' 4 i vr? -?v# A Good Congressional Story. lion. T. O. 11. Smith, of Indiana, is writing a series of very interesting reminUceusea of bis Congressional life, which art published in the Indiana Stale Journal, Here is one: North Carolina Intelligence.?There arose a personal debate during tbe session, between Judge Horsey, of Maryland, aad Samuel 1'. Carson, of North Carolina, which became highly interesting to the House, us it was carried on with the uU most good humor on both sides. It was evident however, that Judge Horsey had decidedly tho advantage of his North Carolina competitor. The debate ultimately turned upon the comparative intelligence of tbe constituents of these gentlemen. Mr, Carson had charged that the people of the eastern shore of Maryland were ignorant of the history of the country, owing to their inability to road or write, and closed with a most ludicrous account of the subserviency of the Marylanders to the supposed great rneu of the country. The good humor of the House seemed to be on tbe side of North Carolina, when Judtre Horsey rose to reply, his face covered with fun; John Leeds Keer, afterwards United States Senator, whispered in tny ear: "Horsey says fuuny things." 1 give a sketch of his speocli from recollection: "Tho gentleman says my constituents are ignorant and illiterate; 1 will not retort u(>on those who sout him here, but relate a few facts and leave the House to judge between us. Hates are important. The late war was declared in 1812, and the British Army ingloriously burned tho cnpitol in 1814, to tho lasting disgrace of that nation. Tho whole scene was immediately published in the National Intelligencer, and copied iuto every paper in tho United Slates. "Tho war was over and peace restored by the treaty of Ghent. Just ten years after the burning of the capitol, tny business took ino into the gentleman's district. 1 was approaching the principal town when i heard the sound of a tife and drum emerging from a yellow piuo woods, near the town, whero they were making tar and turpetitiuo. 1 saw before tne tbe waving pluuie and the marching, with quick step, of a regiment of tuen, the stars aud stripes boruo aloft, with the motto, "North Caroli ua dow aud forever," in gilt letters. 1 rode directly up to the principal hotel, kept bj a landlord that evideutly lived well, and knew how to eDtertaiu his guests if he was pleased with their slaudiug. The moment 1 was seated on the porch he addressed rue: "Have you heard the news!" "What news!" "Why the liritish have burned the capitol, and our army is tnoviDg for* ward, as you see, to meet the enemy." "When did you get the news!" "W? got it last night about seven o'clock." That you may uuderstaud how this happened, we held a great meeting to give information to the people. It was fouud that there was but ou? urau in the country lhatoould read. He was elected county reader. Wo then voted to take the National Intelligencer, and that every Saturday afternoon the pa* per should be publiuly read, beginning at the first page and reading it regularly through, advertisements and all; aud since then our leader has kept constantly at it every Saturday afternoon. '"Last uight he road the burning of the Capitol by the liritish. We at once dew to arms. The old revolutionary spirit is completely aroused.' Dinner was announc* cd aud 1 took iny seat at the head of the table, wheu out sprang my landlord aud iu a momeut announced that the President of | the United States was approaching in a coach and four with out riders, and sure enough up drore the coach with fourspleu* j did grays, and oul-ridors iu full livery. The distinguished personage stepped from the | coach, aud was bowed into the narlor bv | ruy landlord, hat in Laud. Curiosity led I me to place oue ear to the opening. The landlord bowed to tLe floor?"The Presi dent of tLe United States, 1 presume.' "Not exactly." "TLe Secretary of State!" Not exactly." "TLe Secretary of War?'* Not exactly." "TLe Secretary of llio Navy!" Not exactly." "TLe Governor of North Carolina!" "Not exactly." "Joseph Galea, tho editor of the National Intelligencer)" "Not exactly." Then rr>siog his voice and stamping his foot, "Who in the thunder are | you?" "I am a merchant tailor from I Washington City, and have cotne hero to collect home bills." "You can pass on; I Lave no room for you.'" TLe Judge close ( amidst thunders of apphmse; Lis triumph | was complete, Mr. Car?on laughed heartily, and the matter ended in the best of personal feeling. m ??. A Wife is a U anukekciuev.?The fob lowing curious manner in which some Chi* j ucse merchants serve up their w ives to distinguished visitois, is related by th? Singa| pore correspondent of the London Tiroes: I "lu the middle of the visit, a silken packt ago with a soil of tlintcli over it, was brought in by two bearers, and pat down on the floor. It looked like an exaggerated handkurchief gathered up at tire corners, aud covered by a wicker dish-cover, The guests thought it was prolc.blv a dish ! of meat or a new course of pieserve*, when > (he thatch was reruove<l an.I at (lie bottom of the bundle win seon a small hitman fig: ore equalled upon it* Launch**. The little thing gra.loally picked itself up, came out ' of it llie bun lie, au.! fell upon its knee* be* I fore like master of the house, pulling up be# hand in the posture of a suppliar.t. Tha ' Chiuatuan rose from It is seal, and waved ! hi* hand with dignity, and the little lad? i arose. As she did so, he said to Lis LCuropean guests 'My wife.' 'My wife* made % < slight salutation around, and then retiring to i) her handkerchief again, wa* covered up, and was boroo from tho room as she enteri ed." Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson, in a recent ' spoech, *ai<t: "Tl>e Antniesn party cannot ho thought oilier than a temporary organization, somewhat like llelty Wiggle's p'gl 'When it lived, it liv?d in <-|.?v*r$ " ? A?<! when a dud, it c t| ev?f.'r