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- 2o4Z C4 - --. L 7.1. ~ 3vuitdclii t te -lai;O - - -t~r~~ ~n~x 44 We, e ad uta we wlul Perish ahmie tPie Rins " CO Proprietors. EDGEFIE'" ~ lifD E7-1f, ABCES M ' T - -YCNAR=~S XACKkY. -Deali.drink.the ebit of wine ,-Wnd!&siiough wben le would aine ot order ramin or shie or can I! - a re's-thedifference, let me see, tifi td.the King and me -' ttIiend'sirround his throne s inte sts ieir own I o- not they! Tue'for -mself alone -Blesed be they I nd hat 'ion difference which I see Wet.ist my Lord thb King and me! S Do kntVes arund me lie in wait - To dceeive ? O fawn and flatter -hien they hate, nzd iwould grieve? Or er pis ppress mys tate mBy myleavel. NoMeahbe thatnk'd! And here you see -AMoe differece 'twixt thd King and me! C ools with.jests and quips, -hen hed'play; a mikand his sbilis Great are they! nbt thild tbdkiss his lips, ",VLOOAdu~f iat difference sad to see f - -Airtif6eLord the King and-me! 0e cap.And he the crown -WiAof biatl t 0 and he on down - hat of.that? - the King and' 'm the clown- t What of that? -andi retched he, Sp 'KIniwoul-I change with me! - - ondn Itusitrate d Neus. R +ES ai --P' U N I E. It d sce, 1ear- the west h in the county of y~ron th e niothern part of.reland. To jtheeft, Atiet hiugaway Irom the bauks of the Jk wis llark bog, over. which, in close-tan teod--masses, wow- the rank morass wild-wooci. nt sst'at. night that a way-worn pedlar en - td'ed'on the'lubious foot-track that led through thelbo Ind froin the contidence with which -he walked'it, one might have- supposed that he had :traveled it often. , His way was towards Londonderry, and as he found himself in the izidst of the gloomy wildwood, he began to h j'aile a slow tune by. way .of enlivening the d sqen. At some spots, where the flangin' of .t hlittle'shriibbeiy was quite scarce, thiground * beda.nd shdbk beneath the.pedlar's tread, efieltsure, or knew that he was in the g trclnf4,-i he kept steadily on. Q',oiogafter he had disappeared from sight' t i cte windings of the path, any one staidpg upon the edge of the bog might have eird'aisudden rtistling of the~.distant wildwood' a as though seine one had rushed hastily -thirough 1a t.i Thezicame, a scuffle, a cry of pain, a fe~wa deepgrts and then, for a few moments nll - 11 tll-1I five minutesmorothere was another rdsiling-in the bushes, a heavy fall, and ere long, a a-man emergd from the bog pata and stood aa - n'seconds -upon t be hard ground. ie wa~ - he pe, y.et he Jore in his hand the ped--~ lbH gazed cautiously around ,iumit ~ -a' ed. all was sa!e, lhe stej-ed a lnt.lema& -f --"n. Neated hiinz:elf upli the isd beau: *-> oveia~ grsopened ti. pc. Curse hi empIi~ 4.'&. I ~ 4he seemeid to n:ve' \am!t. :a i: , 'ti-. sufra c'~rable paige u chit wou:n n hspeaker starecd nor ously up. t'er he hem.: aDi n tie b.e 'ntd d ib a n-ty :-dp lu: r d * dYtvid; 'smal i-illage th'at lay upu the dbiersoi the.l..ke- to thle sotit ihwa~rd. Not lodg after the man ihad left the emptied yck here camne-up fron the bog path ainother m- atnd lie bore' a body in. his arms. Wzhen efeiieIatsutble place, be laid his burden uph the gr I was tae bloody corpso of a So* tiduld !" muttered the young man, tL naox v h~.e' .s1as-. who could . have had the t heart to rtake'.your'life? .There could have been -b Lttfds1'orde years for y on n earth, and sure- i ly the migit have hlf y ou those. And what's this ?j2U y pack, as I lire. Holy saints, they've s .~itaknyour latbreatlefor the paltry storo you carrd; and.it.cani't have been long, either, for a u l'd svr from your heart !"h ~E~c ttihanskinelt down and pulled apart 4~ bfts 4jin~d-ribbons, the pin-papers,:and ,i hion, an whil h yet gazed au tbmat thse sam tmetururd * hea hewas started .by a heavy b tid.o~t~ 'i~md hiin. Hie looked up and saw thre's Dtmen~ standing over him. nedu e;!"-- said one of.tnemn, in tones t - 0f ojknihiednte " Good God, is this-you? aP is ~e,": returned the young mnan,a hnf ois feet,' and -this--" Hesop'd and turned pale with fear.- The deare thindering upon him that he might C be t tiug~ the.muirllereri. He read the convic- ~ aion 1iU6 face of thie men w ho had found him in i bi present situation: ''. AConey, .no wond'er y ot hesitate. We dqculhave thought this of yot."a e ~ ive what!" wildly exclaimed the young ,. tis" slowly returned thge other, b itBebody of thet pedlar. It is poor old MLagduhl; but I did - T elI call on Grod to witneCss that. ~od with a lie in your mouth, k Lokat-y our hands. Look at fi yr all bloody. And fuelevf s - -a- Iwaisconming home I a itnbled agaiust it, and ii bof. mine harmed' din "And the things? You were making mighty 'ree with 'em when we were coming up, Concy." "I only was looking to see what-" "1Don'?t -hesitate.l Well, it was -natural curiosity that made me ook at them*. You would have done it, Phil ianaugh." "Perhaps I might: but I could't have found t in my. heart to have done that." "Oh! God, I did not do it. You know I ould not have done it. I. found him irurdered n the bog, and I brought him up here, and here found his packet torn open and the things all cattered about... 'Tis true what I tell you-as rue as holy writ." - " I hope it is, Coney, but tle deed loks dark gainst -you You'll go to tae village with u.." Xe..; that'Is where I intend to go." "Pnl. Kanaugh," said one of the others, what shallWTU d with the body ?" "Let it be there, and one of you inust stay nd watch it. The Coroner .mnsa seo it just rhere we foind it. Come, Coney." Conev Drake turned one inre look .upon the aurdered pedlar, aud he gazed upon his blood tained hands, anud with a heavy heart he foI awed his companions. He saw the full force f the eircumstances under w:.ich he had beii yund, and he knew summary was the method a which such cases were diposed of in the urts. CHAPTER II. MARY C.%RROLL AND HER VISITOR. Mary Carroll was an orphan, just lifting her ead into beautiful. womndhood. It was at the ool of the evening that she sat upon the door tone of her neat cott age, and over her fair lea ares was spread a cloud of' despondent agony. he heard footsteps approaching, and lifting her ye<, she saw the dark form of Casper Bagroonu. Vith a shudder she hurried into the house, but Ua-per followed her. He was a stout yoting Alow, but he looked ugly and repulsive. There as in every lineament- of his featurs a lark :owl, and'his face bore numerous scars that ad been left by the wounds he had received in rawls and drunken row-s. "A good evening to you, Miss Mary," said asper, as he uncon.ciously entered. "Your presince make.s it a bad one," replied iefair girl, in a firm voice. " Go your way, asper Bagroon." "This is my way, darling, and he. e I choose stay for the prersent." "If you stay here, then I shall go. I've told ou time ind again, Ca.per,'that I would have othing to do with ye. Now, leave me in peace, ,r I'n miserable." "No, Mary, I shan't leave you, for I love you, ad you kuow it, and you shall be mine. Youpg oney Drake.wen't be my;rival any more. I aght have had your pretty hand long ago if it ad'l been for his winning ways and smooth migue; but he's done for nw. "-Casper Bagroon, you never could have had. iv hand. I hath and caays did. Coney iakeisn't gilty oftthat mru acnd they. "Hi ha! l! Mary Carroll, you n dn 'know -hat yo're'saying. Coney 'Drake is guilty 6f. murder, and he's-been proved so. 'it's a lie!" " Hold your tongue, Mary. It's no lie. Ile as been convicted, an.d he is going to be hung " Mary Carroll .graped Blagroon by the arm A looked wild!y into his face. ' Don't on lie to me, Caper Bagroon ?" "It ii't a lIe. Coney Drake has been sen mflke:d thi:s very afternoon, and next week le inl hang.' "No! no ! they shan't hang him !" cried the ali-frantic gi'l.1 " Coney never did that inu a. It tait in his heart." " Pe:ee, Mary. Young Drale can be nothing you now." "Yes he can. Ile can he everyihing." "But he shan't, thoughi," uttered the dark an, at the same time graspimez h(hi of the ex ted girl With a rongh grip. Now ii.1en to Ine. [ary Carroll ; you'v~e got to be mine, and mine a shall be, ini spite of all the pmwers of heaven id earth. I've set my soul on poi ssing you id don't care if I lose that soul in the getting ?agroon looked pale and haggard-ids teeth ere grating" together, andl bis breat h caine hot vl quick. Poor Mary was h-ightened. She 'as a stout Learted and( true-hearfed girl, but eknew that he would do anything to gain his " Let go of mie !'' .he shrieked. " Let go of eCaer Uw :oon. I can never b.e yours, I 'a una~i MaryI Ca trol." interrunii ed Irooln, -.So '.Uconlli t. i oi 4t.X tee.-> euun I een. [~ la wat's that ?" " W "ere " utncredl Bagr au, with a quick It's bloo, ld.e B'oon;is002 " You lie '..lt i.%. $.4 V 'i shi. .i e vdli:mtchurleui *'-.-I bue. He', tremA bled d hia face turned to a hli, every jolint, anu uis e: ~e d wl ..o e diark .,tain. - . .-- Carroll! '"a isnl't blood! You lhe. .ary er's no blood on men." It seemed as though, at that mioarCet, so'4 gty power descenided upon Mary Carroll, tor e grew suddenly calm, and with a steady gaze e looked uponi the man before her. "it is blood," she .lowly, firmly uttered, mn you know it. There is blood upon your mdICS too !" " Where ?" gaspedl Bagroon, ga'zing quickly both hian'ds. "'IThere is no blood there. Out gon our trickery. My hands are clean.". "T hey are not clean," said Mary,.saustained a strange power, " nor can all the waters of ugh Neagh make thema o. Capsjer Bag'roon foamed at the mocuth, adin ie phrenzy of mad wrath ho sprang forwvard ad grasped the girl once mo're by the arm. " Now, hold that tongue ofC thiine," he yelled, I wan't no more of it. You are mine, Mary arroll. Mine-miine ! I have loved you as I av'er loved a human being before, but by the ly saints, you can turn that love to madness. ou may-" A t this moment, Mary broke from hits grasp, id leaped towards t(he door. She 'prang inito i garden, andi was just opening thle gate when agron caught her by the sioulder and dragged ur igack- into the cottage. "Iont you scream," he hi~ssed, " for if you o, oui'll never Te remainder of the senitence was spoken in silent haggnage by the drawing of a large nife At nother time Mary might have buen -ightened. into implied ubedienice, but now her >ul vas fired, her every nerve anid muscle :rung to its utmost, and tile heart of the daurmt :ss heroine strug led In her bbomoi; yet for an sti.nt she was cool. "Oh spare ie !" she cried,' and~sank upon er knees. .ne villian let go is bold upon her shiouler, ad looked down upon Jier in mnocnggriumph.a acktalught the dauntles maiden leaped forward, wound her arms. about' his ankles, aindu with a sudden jerk, brought his legs fromunder' 'him. He fell upon the floor like a leaden weight, his knife flew from his grasp, and, on th6 in stant, Mary once more sprang. through the doorway. She did not stop 'this timo:to open the gate, but with'a single bound, leaped over the low pailing and gained the street. CHAPTER III. THE.PRISON INTERVIEW. Mary Carroll rached the *garden gate of a neighbor's house, and then 'Ihe turned and looked towards her own cot. She saw Cnspe-r Bagroon just tepping into the-street, and sbe,could se through the dim . twilight that his hands vere clenchfid -together, and she thought she beard bitter curses fall from. 'his lips. He came not alter her, however, but walked -of in then oppo .,ite direction, and was- son lost to'sight in the gathering gloom. The resolute girl stepped again-into the street, and hastily wended lier way towards the jail. She asked to see Coney Drake, but the jailor rbfu-ed her. He said the young man wa s con denined' to (ie,. and none - but the priest could be admitted to his cell. She be,-gedhnd prayed. but the jailor was inexorable. lie told her, however, that she.might apply to the SherifF, and that a pass from him would admit her. With the fleetness of the wiind, Mary darted off for the house of the Sheriff, whom she had the good fortune to find at home. She bade known tier request, and he at first refused. "Oh. I must see him." she cried. " 1Ie was all the world to me. If he must die, 0, let me sehim." ".Not to-night," said the Sheriff, but it was sioken in a wavering tone. "Ye , yes--for the love of God, sir, do! To morrow may be too late. Coney never coin itted that murder; I know that. I was his his-I should have been hi. wife, sir, had tie lived; and 0, who knows but that he may live yet. . Do, do-Oh, do, sir ! - 31ary Carroll sank ip)Ion her knees and clasped her bands. ]ig tears rolled down her cheeks, and as the stern ofticer gazed upon her thus, i could not find it in his heart to refuse her far ther. U1e wrote an ord(er for her iinmeliate ad mittance to the jail- and when he handed it to her eaid: .P." There, go and see him; but you must make up your mi.nd that this will li6 Your 1but visit. I shall feel miserable when- I .ang the poor youth, for I hire always thoughhin noble-.-" "So lie is, so lie is. Yoi shall not hang- him --by heavens.-yo shall no ! He never did it" The Slidriff pitied the poor ilifor fie thought the thing had turned.her.brain.- He laiew lint that the brainvwas ten *ufes more strong than ever before. Iary' sou;yt the-jail once iore, and she found no-dilliewty in gaiinng admittance. - C Coril-lius Drake set in- his cell. Ife was not more -than. one and twenty-a noble looking outhIth airburn 'air.and lai-ge bluo eyes, and a co'uinteti ce?fulpofginess and truth. nd yet all knew that no one could have killed the pedlar exeept in cold blood, for old Magdulh 'could have no enemies. . Mary Carroll entered the cell. She stcod an iaant upon the threshold, and sprang forward aid threw her arms about the young prisoner) neck. :Mary. Mary," lie oried, " the hory bless you for this. I can't embrace you, daiHm, for see Iy hand1s are chained.' " Huth, oney.. dea. :m cmbrae you, and for even th::t we i'may be thaUkf1lu. They told me you v*ere to be hung, but I swore that you "Ah, .fary, my fate is scaled, and no earthly power can heip me now." '- But you did not do tLat wicked nmrder, Coney ?" " You know I did not, darling." "Indeed. i know it." r " Tuen theres ,one atisfaction in that." " iUt thiere wol be imore .stiation inii findhig out wv o did it," sai4d Maory. "1 Tat is as h:ope," returned2( Coney. c " lait do yon iot ml i-l:eet any ? Have yon not the lea.t idea wiho: did it.?" she caprily asked. I . Not ini the least. But why do you ask 1 that ?" " Fir.-t tell me all the ci.rcustancs atind-t ing thev imng of '.he body." Cnywent on :md told thcetlcirust.:mees jst as t!-cy had transpired. Iiow that lie was retrninig from the Lo.-ndonerr( sd of the preat bug just. at ni'tht-iall, and whe h~Le hnd i nea-!y res:cned the Tyrone -ide he b'awi a 'lark obj~c~t against t he bas es nearI i 'th :.oid yt i. I. w:t up to it, a::ii fotmel it we'' thte pedlar. f Li ue stt, Luci the -ywas wr am! t i.. b . .ill flhwiig. U'l .- * i~ ircum . .re.. he took the body L'p and carriedl it to ti, n.i:n. , where as the readelr already knowsi~ ,.e rije acrossi~ the pauck. Thle ret lie told in a I a tzee p:ry to briiur in t heir verdict. t iel me.".-,Nid M:aryfas Con~ey claoe i I !toy, is hee no one whom you think imighitI hve d'(one tis ? 'Io youA know ot any one's ~avioa'. been ini the vicinity on that evening ?" ' 4 No,-only the thremen who followed me." I, " Ca-per Bag-" "B:10 tell toe, Mary, what do yotu mean ?" 5 My Goil ! I believe Casper doggedl me there. Ie hias swvorni to kill me. He miay have laid ini f wait tor mie. and th~e appearance of the pedher, t ppitarenitlywell-filled packc, the loneliiness of t ~ -.r and'the place may have e::cited hits cu piiy.Ue had the heart capable of it-I know ield.j't we cainnot prom~ anything." TMry sat do,~a upon the edge of the low ot, and for sorue 4me she remained in ilent hought. Her foot p13wed nervously upon the teld iloor, her little jingerS pa-:sed to and fro1 aurounid each other, and wvhen she at length raised e her head all traces of fear were gonme, and her uler spo)ke ot a resolute WOman~i's will. - " Coney," she said. " I believe God .sometimecsr puts the truth into theO heads of us poor mor-t tas, when no earthly understaimig could I To-iighit Casper Biagroon wvas mn my cottage, andi~ baLely-" '. " h lI did lie dare-" " hush, Coney, lie did not hartm me. I saw I blood tuponm his shirt sleeve,' and when I showedi it to hiimi tie trembled and stammuered, and broke fromi me. Then lie seized nie, but I leaped away amid he followed ime. Hie cat;ght and 1 drged me back, and lie drew his kniife. The: tho-ght camne upon ime like a shaft of lightning that Bagrooii had murdered the pcedlar. God1 n.t have given ine thought, for it, camne like a pierect. convictioni. Igot awvay fromi hiimin aind fled, amid then I camu'e heire.". Mar'y Carroll airose- froim her seat and clasped her hanmids together. " Coney," she continued, "if there is .proof of the I-eal murder on the taco-of the earth, P'l find it out. I ill, or I will. die with yo. Conecy Drake longedt to clasp the fair girl to his swelling bosom,~bat he remeinbered his bond, and lie could only thaaxk her in words. CHAPTER IV. -rHE KbIE, A D A iEu ACCUsu,. I-WeMary enteied hroottage it was quite late She tare g room, for herh~made'itro6 b" the' strai bonif se. sW 4 in her ebrts.^~. hav ing lighted a.t, eri4606 ind iindows, and rooiwhen ;' t upon the fldra t r ipartminet.' .h4e1 K [t wat -agro'i 7 In. all proba thumpe'd his heald Sf "A t 116 knife he had, drdppe * iew ifi raw it when Ill l, at-same leveiie md she had, often..s oreanW&ri than ill' she knefw iit i .e. .he' :duld swear to its- br yther like it, Casp' elldro .imself from curio For fulffive-ulini a C ipon that knif.Th, .o an she :.biightfully ,ran'r ni lnYt do L'hen she lose4tj laing-itcarefully in or bqom, she lown upon he 1) -tot to seep,;fr, ier m'ni ..we.t6o-a tnuch xcited Ior thai o 1 ledin rgetdultieke, nor he ind of facts Tie next-uiornin u beIlie un, aitdithrowin.g . awl ho haoteied te of theSeriff. This Sheriff aee oap'tof:. cutof and a Cor ne 0 d a imue for. hnn to ni - ame at length. - "you here iatehn slee -awn. "Ye, sii,-and! ritnt buimess oo. Were you no.t oroner i h d he body 6f old Mgd "Yes." The Sheriff opeti. *ye iad be,*, to rake- up. "Was the bodr "No.-of ecur e n e pedlar w dead -StLbbed twie OL e. know ivho lid it." "You did noikno' ou did not knowl or you never Would' uit an innocent mnhi ieted of mnurder.a yt d, Ye.-overaed the offi er, looking upon W'atoutter-as onishment. "Then it must bit-up, sir :nd PIl prove to", Coney Drake did lot do the bloody.d . Y u it, sir?: ;.1y, will yVOu doA itd The Sriif b b dqply antert.d a the nitter,tfoe he nnmero-6:t 1 6 Most assiry i i ive ine a good, off iect ?"'-- - ' If I tell you, 4No, he shl affi-eguhi eape,.i Dig- upthe body ePl mad U t nd let the docto e'M6e it s u "Casp&RAgron is a-d-ingrou fellow," ut De-d the Ifhietr, "hnd ' think ,him juitthe ian to -have dlouc. such a deed. If I had rea DzIS, Pd arrest uni -this very zoortaiiiv itYou ha~e recaion. 'I -believe* lie did the itirdei-. 1 'acquce lis' of 10 'Is not that' 1.111 atarest hjim 1by the Saints, I w.~ill. Hc ceded it long noc.' "And yu;u r.ill have the -body dug up too?" eYes. CHAPTER V. THE~ NEW TRIAL. Pcophe wer-e surprised .whien Casper B..,,row. -nhrrc-sted for the miurder- of the pefar, but one wer-c orIy. Public opinion turned like a ather-ctck dre the evidence had been pro Thebod ofthepc~ar asn -rcarfu intte oni-, ad te dcto wa thine' e'Sn he i -onad. Caper- hir-ou w ioth tilep thor, -oz-l. ie tn-nd hs Ilasling yesupo Marn .~;irr-u, ad ratd is eeh ttiri blbre the ton o a ii. Icsem- nto i.-g thaw.!I etwettoI ehez-,lith~e d~t ln~ *~ itinntsinreI h o.c ba-ja- tice ut.-'e~ ~Vai. i meent- rtrd the eepy;an hespke le rorueda i-.orfl hor esg.s a licL- ofmeld is h:d- et noivho " u-c!hero! cri - dl it,3a . thSertifm; rawiimg ~ a ch" nf ro e cnv. wYou'ld C tli~blde-ashroei of H to heicen onachand of te dotoratsppledut tas lie b-Aeablad gt Itte it upth aisi, i-oon'snkeifeted 'adrinifini tomy hoe ng moruled in. Ictantd tebeaue oed "rk hduhe onvitig f naudb' ie to ilfro himo, ufiier~ n tegriltyping3 ig by the body~e, n-pd e hi upto mihn eit." opedhi ure d eorgoter, ind-' ithi, nd h jut'th anit-e fudoi. newsc a tdeed Ie had doe hon Id or him tsweryo uoni .hr cYieve aon . ha proviee he dd tohoe s h lmurderacer a'nd one R is notethat nougih crwi" ott b.use. Th Pow atr il byent sailyts, Th wi.n edity o nif a pr-da ~e.tri ii Androumi v the bo- hriebore hg upatme? eopile, nore hadu-trprired ohi ase. aron as.~rrned fo the ear e of the pe ribu ones er ursry aul opino turedle ad aeathoentoc wren euh the cvdnehae pro Thew towds oftepar wa brnh. it-h aurt, and he doorwahs fthern torxaipe thm ipn.. BCasriinwa funlo stee, and whoughe as town heavedland feetur .e were disterfed yte -|ieretasin et h arspoke of tone ofake mili. fHtseeedto forge thmat th -: workj.; i:thm Th dcorbea.t~ pr>b he -oud._h -'his head.looping over ipon ihe seat, and then lid boy rolled: joun - the floor.~ There were jo.oj.threelong struggles-a crimson stream ar-ied4ortlY from his mouth, and he was no koeTefalL 'had broken. his neck! His farictim escarpd him. - 6 da did thaa!. cried Mar. * God did it!".cried they all. ;;Maiy:Cariol-held theor'der for Coney Drake's release, in.her iand.: She.rushed wildly to the jail, and an hundred young men and old follow ed her. - "Freo! f6eo l" she cried, as she fell upon her clover's bosoiM. "Corney, dear Corney, you -ard'jfre!".. )l&6jailor came and-knocketoff the shackles froii'tbe yonng-man's feet anidhands but be dro him could gain timehto,,speak his cell was .filled with .men.,They cauglithim. in their. .arms and b6realiiinsto the -street, where they placed.jim in a carriage they had dragged froin the Sherifl's stable, and seating the heroic Mary by-.his side, they proceeded fo the fair girl's cot ..tago: - e many weeks had passed away, there was 1a wedding,,and Corneyand Mary were the hap py couple.. 2How Ea Duvn, 'I.os.-The following is too. go6d-ldebe lost. We clip it from an exchange paper, and respectfully call the attention to it of eertain persons who,feel disposed to.spread in 36e newspapei line: -A yong man who ardently - desirid wealth was vsited by his Satanic majesty, who'tcmptcd hin to promisu his soul for eternity, if'he -could I be- s~oed on this earth with all the monef-he oud'nse The bargain was concluded--thdei il was tsupply the money, and yras at last to lave the soul, unless the young- man.coulds ad more' money than the devil could furalish. Yekfs passedi away-the man married, aVs extravadgant in his living, built palaces, -speculated widely lost anl gave away fortunes, and yet his cofeis were always. ftdl. He.turned politician, and bribed his way to power and faine,'widhout reducing his "pile" of gold. '1e became a-" tilibuster," and fitted-out ships and arinies, but his banker honpred all his drafts. He -went to St.'Paul toolive, and paid the uscal rates of iuterest foir all the money he could. borrow, but though the devil made wry 'faces when he came to pay -the bills, yet they wer;. all paid. One expedient after another failedtlhe devil counted-the time, oulytwo yars, that he;.must. wait for the Soul, and mocked the effbris, of thiedespaiifiig man. One more -trial 7"a ieOlved -upon-the man started a newspa -per ILhd.4ev ilg vled at-thoillsattheend of the firsi'qt rter,-was- siage in i. months, efancl ol)in nine, and hroe, dad brokejatl lie'end-of t:he yea- -go the newspaper e.t dowii, and the soul'.was.sav . 3''saLY DcvoyioN'.--Thm ird S boanw lady ifiig in.$aratoga whdha isited thse yve -ot s:tei. Irniffeithree .ye A ior her morning prayers, where none. but .God can hear them. 'There-is a fanaticism of the affee Itions which one cannot but reverenee ; and the scene we have alluded to makes the love of wo man holy, even to those whose skepticism has become chronic. ACCIDENT.-A few days ago, Dr. C. Wheeler, ofWcaton, in company with his two sisters, was returning in a buggy from the residence of Dr. Barns, and when opposite the Narrows, on the West Fork river, the horse became fright ened and took a fearful leap down a precipitous embankment sonic thirty feet into the river. The water at this point is some ten or twelve feet deep, and the horse and buggy went entire ly under. The horse soon arose, and guided by the.Doctor, soon succeeded in swinning with the buggy into shallow water, from which, with the assistance of several of our generous citi zel-;, who were fortunately near the spot. the iDoctor succeeded in landing the ladies safely and uninjured upon the~ shore. With :he excep tion of one shaft wich was broken, no iinjury was-(done to the buggy,. which fortunately re mained " right. ide up" w hile in the water. Tihe leap of thirty feet into the river, the bottom of whichj is covered w ithi rocks, and the ecp thterefiomi without injury wa~ s ahiii-st udiraculouis, and equal to the feat. of Samn Patch in hik pal T THom.Ch.-.::' :::.-Theoeditorur thliaette (N ll .. C.) U.,::re,, wuling'i~ from Sarat ga, rea-rs5 to a f.isi. we o hiom! deiucationi, i New Lor. y:i ti S. inh~oias.) aed remarks: S. m~wii.t C:i Nr tim prpse oft sayving1 t .I , E:. e.,sve.--sd. sui4!i's mue ihbt. whi.,i the pr htes!.tve beeii robbed, the gutests has e sufered i l. .lyownu bills, wheii I used to sL 'p at that 1aonu., weire ov~ehargedI, and when I comt plained. the erm was iunstantly rectifiel. h-aving the impir,...ioni ihatt it was ex~pected thme bill would be p.iid wvithiout examiui-m', andi' that the over chargse was defliberately: umade for theC purpose ol cheainig the traveller. 1 hear that the sac system has been pursued atthe Metropolitan, and when detected, the proprietors discharged the clerhi, who, however, is said to have declared that the proprietors~ had directeJ him to put it on to the bills;, that money was plenty, and people would par. No one should pay a bill at one of these fashlionable hotels without first seeing that it is right. There was once an ideaethat it was ngenteel to dispute a tavern bill. .But that ws in hionester days than the preseut. -A LrTrenla Run.w.tY Mivcn.--A capital story is told by a Texas paper of a runaway mnatch thttcame ohYin that state. It seems that a couple had resolved to get married, notwithstandinag the opposition of paremts and relatives of every degree, and securing the co-oOperation of a friendly clergy man, they all three mounted their horses and set out for a friend's mansion, several miles distant, where the rites could ho soleumnized without in terferenc. They had not gonme ihr, however, before their flight was discovered, and then thecre was as much mnountinig, and racing, and chasing as occured on the occasion oft" Young Lochiin var's" celebrated elupement with the Netherby, maiden. The lovers and their faithful pastor adon heard the noise of approaching pursuers and gave their horses the spur. But alas I their one - mies wore better mounted and gained fast upon them. It was evident they would soon be cap. tured, when a felicitous inspliration of the maiden amne to their aid. -" Can't you marry us as we' r un ?" she shouted to the clergyman. The idea "took," and he at once commenced the ritual. All parties " covered themselves with glory," and just as the bride's father clutched her bridle rein, the clergyman pronounced the lovers ana and wife. When the old gentleman first learned what had been done lhe was inclined to be furious, but .being a gallant old fellow, and admiring a dashing action he soon concluded to forgive the runaways, in consideration of the handsome and novel-manner in which they triumphed over him. - $3' ~ozmoa TO A Y ANEE.--John P. Groves, of Boston, Mass., has lately been awarded the -first prie as violinist, at.the Conservatoire Roy al, in Brussels. - Mr. Groves will make a concert tour'of Europe, in company with Littolf, a cele lratedlpinist, before returnin~ hom. - Froithe Rising Sai. THE MA:. Whilst there have been many opbosers uf the Drama-men too who have- stood Auidstand high in the world; and whose oinionijiave been -handed down on, the subject, there in equally is powerful .athority ia its fiavour; authority Whic.h muist andwill coin-b6dre spect and attention. Mar.us Aurelius, an .emperor, distiuguished for his piety, says:, " Tragedies were -first brought in and instituted to put men in nliqid of worldly chances and casualities - After thi tragedy, the Comedia Vetus, orancient comedy, was brgujlht in which had the liberty to inveigh against personal vices. Martin Luther, on the subject of the stage' says: "In ancient times tlie dramatic art has been honored by being inade subservient t.re ligion and rhoiality; and in the most enlightin ed country of antiquity, in Grece, the theatre was supported by the State. The dramatic na ture of the dialogues of Pluto'has always-been justly celebrated, and from them we may cou ceive the great charm of .dranatic poetry. Aq tion is the true enjoymert. of life, .nay, of life itself. The great bulk of niankind are .either from their itnation or their incapacity for'in common effor.t confined within a narrow cire of operationupg[of'all amusement, therefore, A theatre is'th inost profitable; for therewe important actions when we cannot: act, ipori tantly ouiselves.^ It affords usa renovated pic ture of life, a compendium of *hateviruini mated and interesting iri-huinanexiasiee.1 he susceptible. youth opens..his heart vated feeing;.the philosopher dsi's bj-cL for the deepestreflections on tfinatur n donstitution -f'Amn. 0n another wok, Luither says; C thria s ought not altogterlo fly and stn fro; Coredies because noiw and- then gra"Ctieks and dallying passages. are detid therei~n for then it will-follow thit by reason thereof we should also ab.tain from' reading thie Bible. Therefore, it is.of no value that sorie allegel such and the hl things, 'and forbid christians. to read.or act somedies." We-rAight, if we had time and space, intro duce numerous paragraphs from the writings of such men as'Philip Melanct wn-Rev.-Dr. Knox, LordBacon, Dr. Philip Sidiey,- Dr. Gregory, Sir.Joshua1Reynolds,-D'Israli, Dr. Isac Watta Archbishop Tillotson, Potter.PorteousPercy, Warburton;, .oth, Watson,-'Piley,-Ridley, Young, with lundreds .of- otiae in. defence of the Dramai;. The testitoby of-ench meti-rten? of' character aiidtooe, is-such as must-speak in its favor . -~ ..a.e Drana.as -been aispported roihe eir-liest~erio 'dfo; eiefyesis, ias riet: w priotectinad en cr mge nelt of govenmdii Wuld this have beent cae if thai-4 ebeenfw*ithin it -the seediof dvill1-f,"it 'had, been .-foui@;d inju ri.n: the 6 wehlbeingcdf oemmunities ? ~fro~iri . - ~ dratsi'. Apolliuris wrote sril . edies and comedies, together with Dr. Edward Young, author-of Night Thoughts, Rev. 0. Maturin, Rev. Dr. Coly, Rev. H. Millman, author of the history of Christianity, Addison, Dr. Johnson, Milton, Coleridge, Thompson, Goldsmith, Miss Hannah Moore, Miss Joanna Baille, Miss Mit ford, with numbers of others, whom we might introduce, as noted for their pious qualitis-as their great gifts. As to the character, position and standing of actors, erroneous impressions exist; some may be inclitied to think that they stand outside the pale of society. But this is false. It is with them as with members of every other profes sion. Those whose ability, conduct and talent entitles them to respect, are always esteemed. The profession of an actor was highly esteeMd among the Greeks. Eschylus held command at Marathon, under Miltiades. He was an actor and author. Sophocles held command under the great Pericles. Euripides was a distinguish ed ofieer. Roscius was the intimate friend of Cicero. Laclius was the friend of Scipio Afri ca:mts. In modern times, Mrs. Clive, Garrick, Cibber, Kenmble, Kean, Mathews, Cooke, Quin an~d Mrs. Siddons, down to McCready and For e.'t, or the present day have been the especial favorites ofs monarchs and high dignitaries; have been received in tlie highest society and treated with marked distinction.' Nr~imbers of lovely and accompliishied women asi .Jnlia Dean Hayine, Mris. Mowatt, Mrs. SidI dos Anna Clara liitchie, have' showni h- t: action , by theair chu:'--to1 p u it y. '.a thoeutrtl belonrgi ngr~ to t singe. yet erro u'nm is'ntot the in?,zre-it .a' i;. rinu-:c enC' ' re'nce ''f 'The w.-: h~as bca~ mai stli i-i gn-a by, number's who are as pire, as~ h. oaie : ch.tas those of any- othier. They have been sonored time after tine. 'They have been the guestsi of Kings and Nobles-of Republicans. It is tr-ue that to muany of the professio'n, odinmi may he attached and the finger of scorn mnay be held up against; but this is common to miembhers of every denomination, of every pro~ fe-..ioni-in every comnmuiity and land-but it cai no more be hield uip or shown as a blemish upon those wvho have merited no such reproach, than the tyranous, cruel and unjust administra tion of one man could 'be brought up.to injure and darken- the administration of his successors. Mor.Assrs rrnoM Ixnus Coax.-Mr. George Se Kintzi, of Exeter townshuip, Berks county, Penn., called at the ohice of the ieadinug Gazette -a day or two ago with two samples of syrup or niolasses, one made from the common Indian corn and the other lfrom the Chinese sugar cane. The-first,it is stated, was of' the colour and consistence of the best molasses, and had'a pleasant sweet fla vor. Mr. Kintzi tried but a small experiment ini making this syrup. He took eight corn stalks, ut off' at the root and at the ear, crushed them in a cider mill, and pressed the juice out with his hands. A quart of sap was thus obtained, which, after boiling tirty minutes, yielded one pint of beautiful syrup. .The Chinese sugar cane was subjected to the same process, and yielded about the same quantity of syrup, but not so thick nor of so fine a flavor as that made from the common Indian corn. Tius Mix wuo Baoxa Tus~ TELEGnAPnIo CA ni~.-The letter of Professor Morse, which we published, gives a perfectly clear and understand able explanation of the cause of the breaking of the Atlantic Telagraph cable, and fixes the blame of the disaster where it probably belongs. Mr. Brighit, the head engineer, who had the laying of the cable under his sole direction, appears to have been the culprit. He had pat, the blame upon " a mechanic," but Professor 'Morse says that he ordered one of his subordinates to apply the brakes,- the " mechanie"s'hesitated, Mr. Bright " generously" gave a certificate exonerating all persons on hoard the ship from any blame-for the disaster. Another very important fact stated byl'rofessor Morse, is that the cable was running out but very little faster than-the rate-at which the ship was going. - - a~ Advices received at Washington, state that- Brigham Young threatens war and a sep aration 'of the Uaion-if the Unitod States troogs If bus,4OII d hi eri p r the thanean P naunaw t~e innufactured and'c6 -three weeks'iikad6&i inh Wicrin daco-fI Wdeni'iohn or-ic s t ew t and qowas the'wJRwh whi sfw'a'.diuslk - is gettin yery tihn Mimfidt ofti~adspace 1~ llib~Nib 1 A sotme nehJersyo She wilAll &with tesi %1 .rgadd biim(-rei dog o chief.' . The , ".O neigwphoS$, ce q Jesusl 61 ,il - ~b Strength of myfa eih4Mhei't. 0! might I'catch one smile- fro t And drop into. Eternity "" . $ Two anda hilf million feet-fqlne lumber were used in making clocks inCoi cut last year. $ At the Westboro', Mass., show; was exhibited a Holstein cow, Jenny-Lind, with a big calf by her side, named Barium. i-The best description of widikness we ave ever heard, is contained in aw' queto his. wife, when she gave him some clen.br*tb: if.-. she would try to coax that chickenjtoWade through the soup once more. jBrown is a married'man. A ewd since he thought of taking a trip to Paris s: n of his ,friends. meeting. him -in the 'streetl' in quired: " Well, Brown, my. boy, when~ are yo'u ohf" "To-morrow." "Do~ you take your wife with you ?" " No; i4 is a ioyage of si sure." ts~ Live so long asi you may,tefls atwet years Irumn the greater part of yourlif hey apear so when theyare pa.sin they.~~nt have b~een so wheon we look-ba* to then-ni they ake -up more roua in our memories ia all the years which succeed tbem. 2:2 A le ihman was relatngi s mare a ~ rpefrm doiwning, when thirteen of is' ".1mp1'.'"S we-re ioit by the uipsettin~g' o - 6 . I L .denie voi~s tveri. And how did &.e: p i fe e ?' asked one ol hiq lieare i o' *: e in~ta piote!" wathe Dutchinans i;;ir.i. N' :e:ig.to the "ton"3n Sem pi'..N. Y. .mn pamrdhar.ed .5 raven, Ine of her Wighhis :aiked he~r w.hy slhe thou'lit of buying such :m ugly andr - eless birdi .- "My bu--hanud :iid 1,'' .aidrlho, " w.vihh- to $y the experiwment. whetheri- . he truLe that. -aiins live: totb a f seven oreight huidrgy ais py" Bill,A Pre been in real .estate ite. latelf." "~Well, John, how -much vou dippecd in ?'"M.'Bought a lot in the cseey,~ and a.hialaire -for a residence lot justiokh o~ it."'- " Judiihth what the deuce di yngo so far north for? -Going to live there1'-."''s Bill, I wanted a hpme beyond the grave" -Bill looks solemn, and both vanish, wisiig a ne ancholy air. .giaONEzcf the fair sex wie rather s*clj "that, though a few AinericanIaieh md nessm, or worse than idleness, .the ikJorty as~ yet, work themselves into early ra 'ivg men an opiportunity to try:.two or thresi te. course of their own vigorous is" *.4-1 ~By doing gondwithhaiiy mn, asit were, stamps .the imageof d-u it. and makes it pass current'fortlsncbii of heaven. - '" Z There is a~ young lady-,ub tw who~ says, that if a cart-wheels hia nis ~ ljitis a pity a "woman can't haveone. B ebl gil that-so we think. -'- ' -" .grA iss Curtis,.of HlartfoldCG4a a good specimen of rifle praoct1apig gallery, in Saratoga, last week. & a. the distance of 65 feet, hti~~l~~. - eleven times out of thirtybno ihrb thrbail she fired struck tn s o the mark. -r a, .:t"r'~ plaintiff leave the house. - iutaC! "Yes, sir"- " Do you know.'wbt lias'te?" "P'm net, qute ejbL it ivas theboot ofrhtbto i bards with." :" Thatild Os, should. be, as' ao~i smilerjeloaajs '