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And Ufo, indeed ls not Tho thing wo planned it out ero hopo was dead And then we women cannot choose onr lot. Much must be borne whi:h it is hard to bear, Much given away which it wore sweet to keep God help us all! who need, indeed, His care, And yet I know the Shepherd loves his sheep My little boy begins to babble, now, Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer ; Ho has his father's cager eye, I know, And they say, too, his mother's sunny 'mir. Bat when ho sleeps and smilo: npon my knee, And I can feel his light breath come and go, I think of one-Heaven help and pity me ! Who loved me, and whom I loved, long ago. Who might have been-ah, what I daro not thinL. We arc all change. God judges for us best. Sod help us do our duty, and not shrink, And trust in Heaven for the rest. But blamo us women not, if some appear too cold At times, and some too gay and light.; Some griefs gnaw deep ; somo woes aro hard to bear ; Who knows tho past ? And who can judge u right ? i.h, werq we judged by what we might have bc?.:i, And not by what we aro-too apt to fall ! vi y little child-ho sleeps and smiles between theso Thoughts and me. In Heaven we shall know all. THE SECRET VAULT. i Tale of the Frenen Revolution. " Can you entertain a wayfarer, for the night, Mademoiselle?" " Come iu, Monsieur, and wait the return' jf my father ; he will come soon. The tiinci ire critical, but I faink he will not refuse the hospitalities of his vtmble house to a stranger." "I thank your courtesy, Mademoiselle. That thc times are perilous, who can doubt ? One scarely knows whom to trust." The stranger followed the young woman into the house. In years he was, evidently, past thirty, he might have been thirty-five .or six. His manners were not awkward, neither were they very poo hed. His feature?, though ?ot prepossessing, had the stamp of energy, not unmixed wild cunuing. Jf I am uot a stranger at Nantes. Is the rebellion crushed, Mademoiselle ?" he asked, regarding with some curiosity tLc pretty face of Mademoiselle tfarcini r. "Citizen, I cannot tell you whether the re bellion is crushed. I know that the Veude ans are beaten, and that the Revolutionary Tribunal is preparing to punish Nantes for its participation in the insurrection," she answered. " Think you the people of Nantes ought to suffer V coniinued the stranger. " Thai question I will leave to bo decided by the authorities I am not a politician, Monsieur," returned Mademoiselle Garcinier, :almly. u Oh, Mademoiselle, do not fear to express yourself freely. I am not an informer. My aame ?3 Santerville. 1 am a simple-minded, unambitious citizen. I do not trouble my .'eli much about the government. I follow th-1 lead of the strongest pirty, usually, aud love peace and quiet. Blood and carnage shock jne." Mademoiselle Gardner looked steadily at Santerville, and was disposed to credit his as sertions. <: Mademoiselle, what is your father's name?" M Garciuier." * And your3 ?" " Cecile." "Pardon my inquisitiveness. Your conr tesy made me anxious to know to whom I nm indebted. I will not forget the name of Gar cinier." Santerville pronounced these words witji such an air of admiration that Ceciie coul-J not but observe it. Luckily her father cain" in at that momert and relieved her of bc-; embarrassment. Santerville made known hi wishes. " In times like these, Monsieur, or citizen (or whatever it may please you to be called j to give a night's hospitality to the weary wayfarer, may be attended with the most uu happy consequences," replied Garcinier, col oring. " Very true ; but in this case you hav' nothing to fear. I am in favor of thc Revo lution. Yesterday I shouted ' Long live th ? Republic' till I wa3 hoarse," answered Sar. terrille, quietly. " It is alroady dark; and although the dc cencies and humanities of life are tratnmV underfoot in distracted France-once thc most courteous nation in tho world-I wil not be churlish. Citizen-" " Santerville." " Citizen Santerville, remain with us tiri morning. Cecile, set bread and wine befon our guest. We will remember only tho in junction, ! Be courteous to strangers.' " The stranger accepted these civilities wit! apparent thankiuluess. Ile conversed freely concerning the vi.ri ed movements of the R*;v olution, displaying an intimate knowledge o ?ll thc battles that had bceu fought by thi French army, ile was well acquainted witl the different engagements that had takei ; .dace on thc bauks of the Loire, between th Vendtans and the forces saut to subdue them He talked of the prisons at Paris, and of th executions with thc utmost sang froid. Cecile found it difficult to reconcile his in difference with his declaration that he r?volte from blood. She experienced a feeling of re lief, when ho mauifesUd a desire to retin Her father took a lamp to show him to th apartment where ha was to pass the nigh He paused on the threshold, and contempla ing the graceful figure of Cecile an iuBtan bade her good night with a grateful BUI?JO which she long remembered ; subsequet events brought it often to her memory. He arose early in the morning and brcal fasted with the family of Garcinier, convet ing as freely as on tue previous night. II manners, it' there was any perceptible chang were more frank and friendly. As he wa ?bout to depart, he said, in a low voice i Cecile, whom he approached for that pur po? < "Mademoiselle Garcinier, it is possib chanco may bring us together again. Tl world is so changeful that it is not easy I imagine what may transpire in the incvitab course of events." " You say well, Monsieur Santerville. ? fluctuating are events, that we may meet prison, or before the Committee," Bbc a swered, with, a?ecteil gaiety. "I will hope for a less terrible mcetin/ although the streets of Nantes may yet fie with blood." The closing portion of this period he pr ; nounccd slowly and thoughtfully, his fa ligh 'ing up with a sort of fierce animation. Garcini f and his guest stepped into t neat little garden in front of thc house, wu: Cecile stocd in the door. " Look, Citizen Santerville I" said the ft mer, pointing toward the roofs and spires Nantes. " See Nantes reposing quietly < the bank of tho Loire.. :-The,sun is shini ' pleasantly upon it... God forbid that it shou suffer greater evils than haye;befaUpn it. M tbo??;Who.; haye .tho .powerKin wrath remei ber mercy." . . . ? m The stranger shrugged--hts ahontder?.; tj* " The Revolutionary Tribunal is noted ; ' itits ?uercifuln?es," he rejoined. Then addi j -u Adi>u, Mademoiselle ! Adieu, Moa: : withed slowly toward Nantes. ! One evening-, a week after Monsien terville-passed tbe night at Garcioier's, , Alni ner faiher were discussing, witl I pcesseU voices, the terrible events th; giaof'd th--, name ofhurzaa nature io There was a hurried knocking at th( 'Ihe.'a?her and daughter exchanged lc ?.r rn*. That signal might be a requisition fr( ? ??.r,r\i!? J< an Baptiste Carrier, whose ei t o- '<roro depopulating Nantes. ? t vi I go,1' said Garcinier. " No. permit me. It may be Paul." i ceno fastened to the door. A ; . m n entered* pde and excited. i l ia P.?ui Fleurian, father," ans t ede, LU? moment she had closed tho " C"!ne in, Paul. What news ? . ?VI ?? -r-wS ? Alas I it is the same i ot atrocity. . The same, did Fsny? L ?i ny i?. lt ?d more aggravated. A fif 1 ii mi-%ti ?hap? is among us. Yesterda] j ?A. eu: -:;er died of horror. Carrier ct j r.:,.i murderers euough to satisfy his un rapacity for blood. And to what dreadfi pe bent has he now resorted ? He is di ing his victims by boat-loads in the I Hq commenced thc fearful werk last nir. " To what mia?: ries are we reduced ! TV er shall wc fly for safety ?" cried Garcini " Learning from one of the creatur Carrier what was going to take place, Dsoied myself npou the bank? of the ri resumed Flcuriau. "An hundred pi were brought Irom prison, stripped of clothing, and cast into the waters of thc L Butchers armed with sabres cleft the heai those who straggled to the surface or s' to the shore. 1 did not see what farther c ties were enacted. I was discovered and dr away with threats and terrible imprccati If Twas recognized by thc ruffians, my ni ere this, is on the fatal list." You must hide yourself from the geance of the miscreants. Father, w ?hall we find him a p'acc of concealmei said Cecile, trembling with alarm. Before Monsieur Garcinier had time tc ply, a woman's step was heard in the cu? It was Mother Therese Nicholet, who had fercd by the back door. She lived but a si distance from Garcioier's. Mother Nich had the reputation of being a sibyl, and sought after and consulted by those curiou such matters. " Mere Nicholet, come in," said Cecile. A woman not very far advanced in ye with a figaro still uprigTit, and features by means ugly, appeared. Her eyes were d and penetrating. She seated herself with ceremony. " Mother Therese, do you kuow what c elties are being perpetrated in Nantei Garcinier iroaired. " My frierd, thc cruelties are but beg Wait, and .hings will take place which J ne i could have thought possible," she : swo.cd. " Some ouc knocks !" said Cecile, start from her seat in much perturbation. " Open the door, child. The danger is i yet at the threshold. But it is near," si Mother Nicholet. Paul Fleurian made a movement as if leave the dwelling by thc back way, but Tl re.se made an imperious gesture for him lo ia.du. Cecile returned, followed by Monsi. Santervillc. He shook hands with Garcin and bowed to Paul Fleurian and Mot! Nicholet. u Citizen Garcinier, 1 was passing y( hov.se, but could not rc-dst the temptation call a;:d rest myself a few minutes benca r iur friendly roof. I tru -t I find you and y( amiable daughter well?" he said, blandiy. '. Monsieur, you are very kind. We are r*n- d bodily health; l.ii:t I will confpss thatc tranquility of mind is disturbed by the tra cal cv-.ats that dally and hourly occur in i happy Nantes," be replied. ? ''Perhaps your sympathies are with t 1 .1 ?t /:: returned S^ntervdls, looking j Pani Fleurian. I '. ?.'I-.LV. r.'l.c--, thr.t our sympathies are wi I liumhn'ity, which ls shockingly outraged," i *. rp sed . moselle Garcinier. On, you do not approve of the acts tue revolutionary Commission ?" rejoin 3 .7"- wilie, qi.if-riy. ^Revolutionary Commission! Oitizc f? '?. ni, Revolutionary Commission at Na [ o, j :t'is ignored; ita functions are usurp .j fiLj-.d. lue commission did not murd . . ' enough lo gratify the horrible appetite jean Bq> isle Carrier!" exclaimed Cecile, i .S:.nter--.lle ?troked his beard and avert 1 ftiU eye*. . - My daughter, I entreat of you to be \JV K...: Ill said ? iarciuier.. .. be under no apprehensions. There a none but friends here, i suppose. I shall n , i ura J ? iortner. It this infamous Carrier"-1 , e.t'i'tiastscu t?o word iufamous-" whom y< ! ?. hean ?ly detest, wishes for information r ! faceting your lentiment*, he-he must cull I vate your acquaintance," Santerville ai . swered, wlih a smile. j " Heavou spare us thc sight of such a mo; J ! sterl" Ceciic retorted. " Here is More Nicholet," said Garcinie desirous to divert tbs conversation intoanotl 1 er channell Citizen Santerville, you ma f i have heard cf her. She is_the oracle of Na: lj te-'. Perhaps she .will be kiqd enough to ci tcrtaiu us with her art." j. \ " That of ail things would be most agree jj ble. Good womau, allow me to join my sol? 0 italiens to Citizen Garcinier's ?" snid Sante vibe, with more earnestness than he had ji g evinced. "What do you wish to know?" a^k? Mother Nicholet, fixing her dark eyes on Sai ?j terville. " How long shall i live?" bc demanded. ? Mother Nicholet closed her eyes and wt 0 silent a few second*. t " Citizen, you will die in 1794," she sail t. calmly. t ''That is giviug me but a short timi 1 What will be tho method of my death?" lt Santerville proposed this question with a incredulous smile. Mother Nicholet closed her eyes again ; bi 1 opening them presently and looking searcl ingly at Sauterville, replied : 18 J The cuillotiue 1" e' * 01^ tho guillotine," ho repeated, sncerinf f ly. " Perhaps you can tell me on what day J shall suffer ?" ho added. "Your fate is intimately connected wit e oue whoso name is now terrible in Nanlei 10 You will die on the day that the head of Jea ,? Baptiste Carrier falls into the basket of th ,e guillotine. j0 Santerville'8 manner changed. He starte ?n from his seat; thea, ashamed of his weak u. ness, relapsed into his former quietnesi saying -. " It is a bad fortune. I should have crosse m y?ur Pa'm w^h silver." " I tell you," resumed Mother Therese, wit o_ solemnity, raisins her fioger slowly and shan c0 ingitat Sauterville, " you will die the da Jean Baptiste Carrier goes down to hell fol he lowed by the curses of the people of France ! ?le All were impressed by the manner of Moth cr Therese. Santerville was the first to speak )r_ " Another question, godd sibyl. Can yoi 0f tell mc the lime'of.your own death 7" on I There was a fierce and peculiar gleam ii ng i tbc'q??sttoner,3 eyles,. lld I 9 ??.X survive ;tbc next three days," -an ay I awe.?cd Mother Theres^ina sobdoed and'roel in- [anoholT voice, " I shall live to go tiyparis am ii i, see your head fall into, the basket of the guil J. : i loi ; nc.": fur ' M?id'.m?iSella Garcinier ventured to lool ng i at Santerviilo ;'there waa a smile upon-' lips-but it was a smile the import di ?. she could not comprehend. "Methinks, good woman; if "you u stood well your tr?de? you would tell b fortunes. What have1 yon to say of th< Mademoiselle.Garcinier f" ?be said. " If she escapes two perils, she will 1 life of happiness and contentment, ans? Mother Therese. a Two perils," repeated Santerville, tho fully. ? What may these perils?e?" The guillotine and the Loire !" wal impressive reply. - " Should she fortunately escape these gers, whom will she marry ? Come, Mo Nicholet, tell ns who will be blessed witl white hand of .Mademoiselle Garcinier.''' Santerville fixed his regards upon Cei he noticed her changing color. " She will wed the man destined to be husband." "That is self-evident. Be. more exp! What.will be bis complexion.and height'. " His complexen will be something yours, citizen." "And his statue ?" . " He will be a little taller than this yo man," replied Therese, pointing to I Pleurian. " You aro describing 771?, good sybil !" claimed Santerville, playfully. u Tour- wife awaits you at Paris," said 1 rose, in a voice low and measured. Citizen Santerville questioned Mother N olet no more. He subsided into a som silence. His thoughts seemed to be so where else ? and he shortly'after took les in an abstracted manner. After Sahtervilje's departure the little"! ty remained for some minutes in gloomy lenee. A feeling, of despondency seemet have taken possession.of each. " Surely some great misfortune is net said Garciuier, when the silence had beco oppressive. "Even at the door," answered Therese " What shall wc do !, Mother Nichole asked Cecile. " The foxes have holes, where, they n hide when pursued by thc hunters," J replied. u That reminds me of a scheme that I hi long had in view," said Garcinier. "It is make a subterranean hiding-place, coonee with the cellar beneath the house, by skill ly contrived masonry. This may prove 1 means of saving some of ns, should the wt of death continue." I* A secret vault 1 . Let us set about it i mediately. Yo.u and Paul, father, at le may find security there. My sex will be su cient protection for me," responded Cecile; " Ah, how little you know of these wrett es ! Three hundred of thc fairest maidens Nantes are now in pri ^n, accused of cc spiring against 'lie Republic !" replied Fl( rian. " I must eecK a place to hide myself f? thc fury of thc ns-sassins. I cannot help y< You need tho cunning of serpents to gli fr~m the power of Jean Baptiste Carrier,..t murderer of young women, childreu, and i fants." - , Mother Therese went out by thc way s came 111. No one tried to detain her ; th knew it would bo useless. The work of excavating a subterr?nea apartment wus commenced that night. :Gj ciuicr and Flcurian labored with untiring j siduity ; ami Mademoiselle put her own whi hands to thc task. A portion of the cell wall was removed. The earth was taken 0 in baskets and;thrown into an old well, whi fortunately was near. It took two days ai a night to complete tho vault. A lar^e fl stone, very ingeniously arranged-to open ar shu?, served for a door, and so closely reset bled other portions of the wall, that it wou excite, no suspicion. Air was admitted ? tin tubp3 communicating with thc surface, lamp, mattress, waler and food were plaa in thc vault. Garcinier contemplated thc work with satisfaction. " We wi!! keep a vigilant watch of the roi to Nantes,'' he said ; " and should we sec band of the assassins approaching here, v will secrete ourselves, and await the result On thu day following the completion of ll vault, Fleuriau reminded Mademoiselle their long engagement, and expressed astroi de-ire that their marriage might not be lot delayed. In rtply, she alluded to the uuce tainty of thc times, and the impropriety such a step while so rnaDy human creatun were plunged in the deepest misery. "I wish to bc your husband," said Fleuria l! that 1 may assist to throw a greater deg? of security around your pcrton. As yoi husband, I should have the privilege of heir constantly near yon, and of watching wil jealous care the movement? of our enemies Mademoiselle Garcinier was standing by window commanding a view of tho road 1 Nantes. She beheld a party of men a] proaching, armed, and wearing the tri-colore cockade. M Paul 1 the soldiers are coming ! Haste to secrete yourself," she exclaimed. The young mau hastened to tho windov and directed his eyes towards Nantes. B saw a band of those) wretches who had ai sistcd at the drowning and slaughtering c the priests on tho Loire. Ho became pal with alarm ; but his apprchensiors were nc for himself j they were for Cecile. While h and bis fair companion stood mute with ur. expressed fears, the soldiers- came opposit tho little cottage where Mother Nicholet rt sided ; they faced to the left and entered. " They are seeking for Therese. Of wha crime can she have been guilty? His sh also conspired against the Republic ?" erie Mademoiselle. . " She is a weak and defenceless womat and that is a sufficient crime !" said Fleuriai bitterly. 1 Two soldiers stood at tho door while th others searched'Ihe cottage of Mother Niche let. They were unsuccessful; they came ou without her. ;Ouo of. them pointed with hi bloody sword towards Garciuier's. '. They come, they come 1 Our worst fear are confirmed. Paul, speak to my father am retire with' bim to the vault. T will romaii here and receive our visitors." ,c l will not leave you ! Come with us, or will perish before your eyes 1". exclaim? Fleurian, firmly. u If yen love me, be governed by my word. Stay but a few moments, and you will ruti all. Trust to my discretion, and nothinj dreadful will happen ; persist in your deter mination, and we aro lost." . , Monsieur Garcinier, hearing the eames voices of Cecile and Paid, camein and forcei tho youug man away, in time to provent dis covery. He hurried to tho vault-he openei the door-he pushed him in, and returned ti his daughter while the soldiers were knocking at tho door. *'You should have remained,'' baid Cecile reproachfully. " No ; it is better for me to bo here. It i Paul that they want,,rhe answered. Mademoiselle Garcinier sprang to the doo ' in advance of her father. Opening it, sh beheld a band of miscreants, with arms barei j to the elbows, and their persons renderei horrible with blood. They carried swords am muskets, the red stains upon which attestci . to thc crimes they .had committed. 1 '. Citizen-soldiers of tba Republic, you an welcome 1 Come io. , MV father, hasten t< i greet our friends and deliverers-the eiicmie :. of royalty, tho defenders of IiB?'rtyWdfq?l?l . ? ?ty," "said 'C??tf?f ^itfroutwaf?l* ?tt?mne&i'-td ? tbetagh 'sH??ke* ?it^h^?!frfghtft^^pece^^o I these assassins?1' ???>'.' l-*nw -. iii She heldriQttt:-her'htod to.thC'leader^ .whi received it with- a-grim smile and !e? mark c of blood ?. -n iL {U^H?V MOP-' jr Garcinier practised th? samedis ?p'jf?tion.. Ho. was filled with admiration at ctFe conduc? of his daughter. ?Hiz?n-aoldiera," he' said, " enter without ceremony. I behold in you the hope of the Revolution. You have saved France. The constitution forever ! Death to kings, and to 'the nobility ! Citizen-soldier's, what canTset wore you ?; Come, my daughter, let us en .ferfartf -our brave guests. Brine wine and .food I" .' ^Gwoinier waa barning with jage and dis cus tv but .to save Cecile he condescended to hold this kind of language to the ruffians, Jfip received his friendly proffers with inso lent familiarity. He placed themat bis table. Cecile, whose courage was equal to the occa sion, set food and wine before thom. They drank and boasted of their horrible deeds, premier watched his daughter with tho deepest solicitude. He feared that their ter ?bjq, looks and shockivg narratives would overcome her fortitude ; ho was In momenta ryexpectation of seeing her fall down in a Swoon. ^ Mademoiselle," said the leader, when he "pad-j drank to the verge of drunkenness, SLdrink wine from my cup." ^T-bjs was a most trying ordeal to Cecile. $6 the ruffian. This put them in good humor. ^Citizen-Boldiers," said Garcinier, anxious ?Trake advantage of their conciliated mood, .*y*6a are at liberty to search my house. If) yob ind any of the enemies of human free dffcr here.-oil with them to the Revolutionary Commission.!J ^ The leader took a paper,from his pocket, -ubis bloodshot eyes over it, and said : f "We are. seeking for one Paul Fleurian, ?se name' is on tho list of suspected per sons.. Citizen, we are not authorized to mo j*$fl*you:or,your family ; but we must search JgW house as a matter of form/' ji iGkrcinier assured thom that they were at liberty to search as much as they pleased, i house was accordingly searched, and the ; ss ins. went away, convinced that there i no one concealed there, -o much was Mademoiselle affected by this ??sit, the incidents attending it, and the ;hi(ul appearance of the ruffians, that she ated the moment they departed. *s? ; a CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. i.-,--. - : DISCOVERIES IN JERUSALEM_The Lon .?-.Times publishes an interesting letter i Regard to the discoveries in progress at {salem, from which we select the follow^ ? JTbe colossal foundations of the temple wall, vhich are " stocco ? f eight cubits," laid by i??baon or his successors on the throDe, are jw'being laid bare at the enormous depth of jnety feet and more beneath the present sur if?ce"; The bridge that once spanned the ravine between the palace on Zion and the temple &to?$oriah is now proved to have been up pards ot one hundred and fifty feet high, if jshis be, as it seems, the ascent to the house .of.the Lord which Solomon showed to the ?de?n of Sheba, we cannot wonder that, on yeing it, there was no spirit in her. The gjnnacle of the temple on which the tempter pluged the Saviour, has just been uncovered to the" Bise, ancfis found still to have an ele vation of one hundred and thirty-six feet. Thc statement of Josephus is therefore no exaggeration. " If any one looked from the battlements into tho valley he would be gid oy, while his sight could not reach to such an immense depth. Sections of the ancient walls of Ophel have been exhumed, showing that, as Josephus says, it was joined to the southeast argie of the temple. Aqueducts, cisterns, rock-hewn channels and passages have also been discovered within and around the harrem, throwing new light on the build ings, the arrangemeuts, and the services of the temple. The great woikofa complete exploration of ancient Jerusalem is thus fair ly and auspiciou>ly commenced. The oppor tune visit of the Sultan and grand vizer to this country, and the representations made to tho latter by thc Archbishop of York, follow ed up as they have beeu by the energy, tho wisdom and tack of Lieutenant Warren and his admirable staff, have smoothed down Moslem prejudice, removed local opposition, and thus brought about opportunities for exca vation-and exploration such as never occur j red before ; and, besides, large numbers of Arab laborers have been trained to the work and are eager lo be employed, and tho exact points for successful exploration are now well known.-' . SAD SUICIDE, OF A DESERTED WIFE-A painful sensation was created among the boarders at the Wetmore House, Now York, on Thursday morning, by the suicide of a la dy. Mrs. J. Priest, who had been employed for a few days past as the cashier of the es tablishment. A bottle, partly filled with laudanum, and some opium lying by her side told thc story. The lady wa3 from New Or leans, and had but recently come to New York. Several letters wero found in her trunk, from which it would appear that she had been for sort e time separated from her husband, and had come to New York to pro cure the means of livelihood. The following letter is supposed to have been addressed to her husband : I "December 31.-Dear, dear Sir: Whee you get this I am no mure. All I asked foi in this world was your lovo ; it was denied me. You have cast me from you as you would a dog. I cannot live without you ; my hearl is broken. I have left your family picture! and your slippers with Annie Ashmum. Il you wish, you can write to her, and she wi! give you further particulars. May you tx happy' and remember your ever-loving bul heart broken MILLIE." Another letter, addressed to the Annie Ash mun, 42 Jane-street, alluded to above, readi as follows: {. When I saw you yesterday, yoi little supposed that it was the Jost time yoi would look, upon me. When you said I look ed pale, I intended to tell you, but my hear failed me. I was discharged this morning but dear Annie, it is not my fault. I hav< tried to do my best. I wish my husband t< think of times when I was happy-yes, I wa very bappy once, but I havo been a heart broken woman for a long time. -Tell nv husband I forgive him, and love him as mud as ever." Mr. M-, a doctor at W-, had .to pa what he considered his last visit to an elder ly laboring man on A lisham Downs. H had left him in the last stage of illness tb day before, and was not surprised on callin again to find him dead, but did experience littlo astonishment at seeing the bed on whic he had been lying, now withdrawn from ur der the body and placed in the -middle c the floor. To his remarks the answer give by the woman who officiated as nurse was " Dearce me, sir, you see thero was patridg feathers in the bed,, and folks can't die apo game feathers, no how, and we thought a how he never would go, so we pulled the be away, and then I just pinched his nose tigl with ono. hand, and shut his mouth clo? with, t'other, and poor dear, he went off Uk? lamb.'1 Another old worn an? wno attended sick child with exemplary, patiewe; who" lit gered'on lt?g jiftei" the. c?se.had J>?'?n pri ?ouriced hopeless, on-b?ibl?jpji^ the particulars of its decease, repTieo;'.^-, - "Ah ! poor dear, he lived on, and on, ac on ; and .then he got so terribly, bad,- aurel, nothing woqld ?ase Jiiin^st.tast we .wej forced to aqudge Kim under the blankets." Miscellaneous Item?. S??~ A stump orator declarer that he knew no north, no sooth, no east no west. " Then," said a bystander, " go to school and learn geography." SS" The Cheyenne Indians have only killed three men since the treaty, and that was simply to try their new guns. They im itate Napoleon in a small way. Jg?* Johnny is j ist beginning to learn ge ography. He says the - Poles live partly at one end of the globe and partly at the other. He knows it is so, because they are marked on the map.. '- USP" A man in Hartford, Conn., advertised recently, that on the receipt of a certain sum be would, by rettir a man", iastrnct any appli cant how to mike a fortune. His directions were, " Peddle cigars, half Havana and half home made, as I did, and if that fails, adver tise as I do, that yon will instruct others how to make a fortuno-and pocket the pro ceeds." B&* Dean Swift says, he never knew a man riso to eminence who lay in bed of a morning ; Dr. Franklin says, he who rises late may trot all day, but never overtake his business. ?3ST" Lawyers, editors and idiots are ex empted from.serving on juries in Montana. JCS*The Winchester (Ya.) News under stands that severa' wealthy gentlemen are ne gotiating for the purchase of a tract of land iu the vicinity of that town, with the purpose cf settling upon it in Irish colony of some fif ty or sixty familiej. jC5C" A lad employed in the office of the Fernaudiua (Fla.) Courier, caught lask week, in about three hours, over 200 trout, with a simple hook and ltne, some of which weighed seven and eight pounds. S&" The New Orleans Times says the fol lowing spiteful toast was given at the Bro ker's dinner in that city last week : " General Butler-The only living representative of the wealth of New Orleans." JC3?T" The Tennesaec Legislature has vo ted to "abolish all distinctions of color." The question now is whether the blacks are to be bleached or the whites to be painted. J?* A Southern lady, who is the wife of a prominent and extreme Radical, residing in one of the Northern States, while engaged in plucking the gray hairs from her husband's mustache, was -?ked by him : " What are you doing, my dear !" u Only carrying out your own policy, sir; exterminating the white for thc benefit of the black." ?zo' An old man in Marylaud who had reached the ag? of one hundred and two, was married a few a\"s since to his third wife, who is seventy-five years of age. Immediate ly after the ceremony the happy but decre pid couple started on a .Vidal tour. Loyal Armed Police Force. General Canby has authorized the organi zation of an armed police torce in fonr coun ties of North Carolina, to consist of loyal whites and blacks, in the ratio of the number of registered voters. Of the particular circumstances which have led to the issuing of this order, we .know noth ing whatever, but they cannot well have been such as to warrant a proceeding that gives the negro the control of the white man in every district where the blacks have the registered majority. It is hard and painful enough to bear the constant idleness and pilfering of the country freedmen; it is harder to hear in silence that black loyal leaguers have become highway robbers, and have deliberately fired into a car filled with sleeping passengers ; it would be impossible to endure the tyranny that might be expected from a negro police who, proud of their little brief authority, could use their position for every purpose of inso lence, violence and wrong. The establishment of a negro police will do more to breed deadly enmity between tho whites and the blacks than years of military despotism. ThU people had rather soe a whito United States soldier at every street corner, and at every house door, than He at the mercy of the caprices of an ignorant ne gro who is talked at, preached at, and writ ten at, until he in persuaded that he is of right the master of creation and the appointed ru ler of this Southern country. Negro police will rot produce security, or justice, or peace; they will not encourage friendly feeling or as?ict our reconstruction. On the contrary, they will excite uneasiness, horror and alarm; and will be the fruitful and perpetual source of fighting and bloodshed. This thc colored people themselves can un derstand. They know, as well as wo do know, thal ?his planean never secure to them the civil privileges of which they are so proud ; they know, better, perhaps, than General Canby eau know, that such a movement would be ruinous to their most valued in [ teres'.s. It is a mockery to say that the loyal police organization shall not bc used for a personal or partisan purpose. The negro is a (pol in the hat da ol the politician, and is used ot abused as best serves tho need of the ruling party. He has not the judgment or diacre tion to enable him to act with impartial in dependence, and, whether as a loyal armec policeman, or a loyal leaguer, will be govern ed hy prejudice and passion. Earnestly and sincerely it is hoped thal South Carolina may be spared the painful hu miliation which has fallen upou our sister State. If attempted herc, it will bring aboul a host of troubles ; it will array white againsl black and race against race ; it will inaugu rate a carnival of crime that General Canby with all tho troops at his command, may fint it difficult to check and impossible to control -Charleston News. Billy is a carriage mtier up town. Bill; is a genius in the -vay of painting. Whih counterfeiting natnro for amusement in th< rear of the shop, one day, bis mind ran on th' subject of rotteu eggs, and forthwith one o those interesting objects appeared on t?, board beneath his brush. It was represent ed as broken, and was so natural that on might fancy a disagreeable odor arising froc it. One day Squire M-saw it, and ap plied his fingers to his nose. Billy saw il and explained that it was only paint. A first he would hardly believe it, but finall convinced, he offered Billy ton dollars t paint a similar one on his door step. Th squire was something of a wag, and wishp to ace the effect produced on tho ladies an gentlemen who had been invited to attend party at his house that evening. Billy received ten dollars, and promised t have it done in time. Evening arrived, and so did the ladies an gentlemen ; and as each passed over Billy' painting, they elevated their feet and skirt and applied cambric to their noses. When everybody was chatting at the tabl after supper, tho squire arose, and said : "I suppose you all saw that egg on m door step?" Everybody assented, some of the fair one uttered a littl? scream, and fanned themselv? ?KM I ha/that placed there . to illustrate tl power of imagination, as I will showyon you'll adjourn to the door." . All went. " ? Now," aa?! the. squire, "yon will ?e.thj thia -ia. not what you supposed .-it .Tits.' m pressed hia handkerchief on .the;'Spot, th? raised it suddenly to his noie, exclaiming ? By Jupiter, it JB a rotten egg after.all." Billy had taken the ten dollars, and broks a real rotten egg on the door step. GOT. Jenkins Removed from Office. ? ATLANTA, January 13. The following order was issued this morning : HEADQUARTERS THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, \ ATLANTA, GA., January 13; 1867. J General Orders, Nb. 8. First. Charles J. Jenkins, Provisional Gov ernor, and John Jones, Provisional Treasurer of the State of Georgia, having declined to respect the instructions, of and failed to co operate with the Major-General commanding the Third Military District, are hereby re moved from office. Second. By virtue of the authority granted by tho supplementary reconstruction act of Congress, passed July 19,1837, the following named officers are detailed for duty in the district of Georgia : Brevet Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Huger, Colonel 33d infantry, to be Gover nor of the State of Georgia ; Brevet Captain Charles P. Rockwell, Ordinance Corps, United States army, to be Treasurer of the State of Georgia. Third. The above named officers will pro ceed without delay to Millee ?ge vii IP, Ga., and enter opon the discharge of the duties devolv ing upon them, subject to instructions from these headquarters. By order of Major General Meade. ?fc C. DRUM, Ass't Adj't Gen. : ? -?- ? COLLECTION OF TAXES SUSPENDED_The following Proclamation from Governor Jen kins, issued on the 10th inst, we copy from the Federal Union : EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ) MrLLEDGEVILLE, 10th January, 1868. j By virtue of the authority in me vested by the 76th Section of the Code of Georgia, Ido hereby suspend the collection of Taxes now paid into the Treasury of the State by the people of Georgia, whether specific or ad va loree], until the first day of May, in the pres ent year. The Comptroller General will forthwith give notice to the Tax Collectors of the seve ral counties, and publish the same in the ga zettes of this city. CHARLES J. JEM KISS, Governor. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ) MlLLEDGEVlLLE, January 10, 1868. J I hereby certify that the above and forego ing is a trae and correct copy of an Execu tive Order issued this day and now on file in this office. Witness my official signature and the Seal of this Department hereto affixed, the day and year above written. R. L. HUNTER, Sec'y Ex. Dept. Removal of Gov. Jenkins. As we were not among those who enter tained extravagant ideas about the magnan imity or conservatism of G m. Meade, we are out at all surprised at his arbitrary removal of Gov. Jenkins and Trea ?urer Jones. In stead of developing into a Hancock, the sa trap commanding has emulated or surpassed the zeal of John Pope, ar dj almost before the funeral-baked meats of that worthy are cold, Meade's impatient soul avenges tho departed by a military order which has no parallel in the annals of the man who lorget the differ ence between hind and head-quarters. Gov. Jenkins is, probably, not averse to deposition by the bayonet, inasmuch as he can now carry before the Supreme Court a test case much stronger than the case pre sented with Gov. Sharkey, and one, too,.not so easily evaded on mere technical grounds. We feel assured that his fame, surviving this day and generation, will descend to the ages with the immortal throng of patriots who have illustrated the rights of man in the midst of tyranny and the world's decay. Gen. Meade, in assailing him, has aimed a blow at the Southern people and the majesty of civil law-a blow that will ere long re bound and smite him and the usurpation which he represents. Matters are rapidly culminating to a point which must decide whether the millions of the sword are to rule thin country or be ruled by tho voice cf the people. Wc are clearly of the opinion that the Praetorian guard of the U. S. Army is getting, in vulgar parlance, " too big for its breeches." This opinion is shared by a rap idly increasing majority of Americans in eve ry section, who are determined that the hon ors of thc. country shall not bc in the gripe of a military tumult or a faction that guides the military as convenient tools. The removal of Governor Jenkins will go far to precipitate this counter-revolution, and we trust no stone ' will be left unturned to vindicate the snpre- ? ; macy o? civil power and th i common rights ol > States. ; In justice to General Meade, it may bo said that, if he bas outraged the Democratic ele ment of the State, he hsa given bot weak comfort to the rapacious harpies who hun gered and thirsted for tho removal of Gov ernor Jenkins and Treasurer Jones as a pre liminary to stepping into the places thus va cated. Tue?e greedy fellows have been dis appointed to a great extent. The only con solation left is that of Senator Sherman, who tells them "to go ahead, signify what they want and Congress will fill the bill." With such unlimited promises, what boundary will be prescribed for their capacious maws? With Tittlebat Titmouse in tho Convention, Sherman in tho Senate and Meade on the throne of Pope, we anticipate a rush of legis laiion which will astonish the universe and send the whole caboodle to the devil, or Con gress, by lightning inpress.-Constitutional ist, 15th. -? -?- ? MERCANTILE HOWOR.-The "times have been so bad, and the bankruptcies and fail ures so numerous-it cannot bo too often re peated-that all men must bear and forbear in the mutual settlement of their accounts. ?t will be a long while before the country can be rescued from the shattering crisis through which it has been passing-and whilo this time is passing-it will in the end be found better and more profitable to be lenient than to be harsh. To encourage men to work to rescue themselves hom difficulties, is far wiper than to plunge thurn in the slough ol despair. To drive up thc merchant and manufacturer of the country, non, to a quick and peremp tory settlement, wo aid be to drive them into almost universal bankruptcy, and thus to lose their talents, their time and labor, which they will now cheerfully exert to restore the en selves. No man can so well collect his own dues from his own debtors as the original creditor, and if, between debtors and credi tors now in difficulty all around-there be kindness, leniency and forbearance, in coarse of time nine out often will work out ; where as, from a contrary course, the whole ten would soon be in ruin. The suspension of specie payments by a whole nation, is about the greatest pecuniar; calamity that can befall it,-and the retracing of the step is one of extreme trial. We must all make up oar minds to go through this trial. The bat.ks themselves, with tens ol thousands of suspended paper now on hand must be weak, certainly not strong, and ii their weakn eas they will. necessarily be foi bearing.. Th".capitalist, too, who has bough mercantile P*p?fj. ej?.D T BTRO?6> IDP?t exer eise like forbearance,. Jor/in the present'tem per ol men, ; driving and force wHibaVleiA to assignments, preference andfrauds. The mercantile honor of the couh|^^~a sound and as 'sensitive as ever, and unhear of efforts will be made by men to save then: selvcsL-if they are only en<xmraged,--Nei T?ft^J?&n?tnm. OFF WITH THE SHACKLES.-It is quite time that Congress should cease its ebony legisla tion, and do a little decent and timely legis lating for the white masses of the country. Without desiring to unduly obtrude ourselves apon the attention of the honorable body of American representatives, wo would respect fully remind it that there are not ?ess than 100,000 unemployed men and women in the United States at this moment, who are enti tled to their earnest and instant consideration -men and women who are suffering the moet distressing privations in consequence of un wise, ill-advised and illiberal legislation. It is not unnatural that thia vast' host of home less starvelings should begin to ask thc gravo ?iuestion-why are we without work and bod ? And sooner or later the question must be met and answered. And when that time comes, we opine Congress ?iii have no reason to congratulate itself. These men and wo men are without employment on the same principle that millions of tons of American shipping are to-day lying idle and rotting at the piers of our city. Prohibitory tariffs, cus tom and internal revenue, are at the bottom ot the mischief. These,, like so many slave chaina, shackle tho industrial interests of the country, and throttle its vitality and progress. Off with the shackles! gentlemen of Con gress, and give oar hungry masses bread, and our ships freight. No matter if New England shirtings fall ten cents a yard ; so much the better for the people-and the capitalists can take care of themselves. Have done with prohibition and protection whining, gentle men, and open the doors of trade, so that the poor man may have a good coat as well as the rich man, and let none seek in vain for employment Away with your. miserable, petty, dwarfed high-tariff schemes, and give os impost and internal revenue duties which will not rain oar commerce, or starve our people. Give us, we beseech you, gentlemen of Congress, some slight assurance that you are still sus ceptible to the dictates of decency and rea son ; and off with .thc shackles.-New York Citizen. i How General Lee was Bobbed of Ar lington. Arlington was once valued at over three hundred thousand dollars, and is the proper ty of General R. E. Lee. In 1864, aa uncon stitutional war tax was levied upon it to the amount of ninety-three dollars. For this pal try sum, illegally assessed upon it, it was put up at auction, and the mockery ended Ly Abraham Lincoln becoming the purchaser at $26,000. Think of that amount baying an estate worth hundreds of thousands ! Yet where did that $25,000, minas the tax, &c, go? Who got it? Assuredly Gene ral Lee did not, nor any one for bim. Where is that money ? Did the sublime Lincoln " Honest Abe'-pocket it, or did it go to wards the dire necessities of poor Mrs. Lin coln? The result of the nefarious transaction is that General Lee is robbed of his fine estate aad the United States bolds it as a sort of asylum for negroes. Since the place has been so desecrated and is so impregnated with foul odours, we doubt whether General Leo desires to regain it Bet he is certainly en titled to its value-a thing which he will not get until the Radical rognes fall out I Southern Opinion. / A HORRIBLE CANNIBAL STORY.-A horrible tragedy is reported from the Island of Fiji, South Seas. The Rev. Thomas Baker, with an assistant missionary and six native teach ers, went to visit some inland tribes, aud he and his party were brutally murdered by one of the tribes, who are described as the most confirmed cannibals. The writer says : u In this town (Longtown) there live3 a notorious cannibal, with whom I had a little conversa tion. He pointed me to a pile of human bones in the fork of an orange tree under which wo were sitting, and assured me that he had eat en the men of which each bone there wes a representative, and that he had kept tb .o' bones as a memento of his cannibalism. Many other things did this inhuman wretch make known to me, and his countenance, and more than ordinary worn tc-th, only helped to convince me that he had literally been a bone crasher. To have listened to this man's state ments, and told, too, in the presence of thoso who could have contradicted them if fabe, would have removed forever from the minds of some the idea that Fijians are not lovers of human flesh. This vile cannibal affi.-acd that, as for eating, nothing wa; compara ble to humaa flesh, not even fowls or pjrk." MK. AND MRS. SUMNER.-The some-tirze ago report that Mrs. Sumner was to come to Washington to aide in her husband's es tablishment hat? failed of verification, and the Home Journal of this, week has the following, indicating that there is no likelihood that such will ever be the case : " We have good authority for stating that tho difference between Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sumner, which have caused so much unplea sant gossip and scandal, have been finally settled by a permanent separation, with thc mutual cousent and desire of both parties, and their best friends. The direct cause of this separation is simply tho certainty-dis covered only too late-that there exists be tween the parties an incompatibility of tem perament and opinion upon certain social questions, which precludes the possibility of their living happily together as man and wife." NORTHERN CAPITALISTS COMING SOUTH. Thc depreciation in the price of lands through out the South has induced a number of North* ern capitalists to invest in this species of prop erty, and much of the planting during the coming season will be conducted by Northern men. The sea islands on the coast present an alluring field for such investments, and com panies have already been formed to cultivate these rich lands. Among other companies that are spoken of is one to be headed by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Mr. Bennett is associated with some capitalists from Phila delphia, and designs to plant on some of thd islands near the city. The company arc pre pared to try the planting experiment, aad will purchase most of their stock and farming materials in this city, presuming that the ?rices will be lower than at tho North naries ton News. A HORRIBLE FRAUD.-The St Louis cor respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says : There is no telling the ways that men, greedy for gain, will not avail themselves of to advance their fortunes, especially during and since the war, as men have been found willing and anxious to sell soul and conscience for a little filthy lucre. A few days since an accident occurred which very, forcibly illus trates this. An Irishman was employed to dig np and remove some. of the bodies of Union soldiers in the Wesleyan Cemetery of this city. In lifting the coffiins he thought they seemed unusually hollow in their sound, and opening some of them found that no bodies had ever been placed in them-at all, nothing bat planks or square blocks of wood. The mystery to the honest Hibernian was great, but when it was told, him that Union soldiers were burled by contract, the. under taker receiving so"much per coffin, .and that thc bodies could be sold" at a handsome profit .to somo medical corego, ?i? doubt -waa- at once removed, and the avenue . to a large fortune immediately disclosed. This was only one of thc ways that the wax made men riet " " . *

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