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Whom First we Love.
Whom first wc love, you know, we seldom wod;
Time rules us all. 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.
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: 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. :
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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.
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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 " " . *