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At?.\ and Eva Nelson were *;*;er>, let in dis^K?ilioii tliey were as far from Icing alike as silitsliit e is like darkness. Ada I was wiid and arisioeraiie?thought of notiling lull liigli-'.ife, jr iv parties, gay \oiing in ii?and, iii f.iet, Ada Nels.ui was what tnu world calls a cuuiiettc ; lull I'llh, gentle, loving Mvn, bow dillcrvut w as she in i evdrvtlritig fr.nii I let wild, thoughtless sister. ?>iie caret! not tor the uuv hmiiis of fudiioiuihtu life, and when a*k?d by liei more lively tiienll* why ??!?? went mi lit 111i.ito aoeiety, wlii'ii Iht sister sa* all the lituo el j yiiijf dial p'? a lire, >he would I atuswer uu iu in some indifferent way, and turn llio Mihjevt to Htmiciliiiiji more pleai i? to converse 111 o i. The lrut 11 wn*. Kvk Nolr>? >11 had ullructioii* elsewhere;; lu*r thoughts tuiiu'd to oiu' w!i , nut Ix inji favored by fortune, ??l course wan not lion- I orod witli an invitation o the many soi-i.il . j(HtliofliijJnMlid jj-iy |?arti?* which she her wit' was in tin* continued reception o!.She hood not the I vclv iKrntu which she j was invited ti> attend, and i>liv could lint la1 jM i>itadcd hylwr Intln-r mnl nn> her, 1.1 liV 1*1111 she lore-!, to |>.iit tke !* flu* jo\s a ad jjaielies of which tin; ln*hioiiuhlc pail of thi-> w oHd in cimiijhsw**! ; and in answer to the oft-rej mated |inmiioii, " why not }'" she would any? " I d?? not enjoy myself, and where] there is oitu that d**** not enter into tlie i wporUmid j*aieti?-s of ;h?- evening, it would l*? likely to ikvrwiM! the life wlii h i-- lie- j e-saprv to the enjovmc'tit of au ceetiintr I p,rt J; k| A la, unlike her >i?t* r, was always ready; thy tiene wild and loiniutic tie- pro |*ohsI walk ?*r ride, the l-eit* r-la- l<a* ?l it, and the mure would she < nj**y it. Siteli is the oetu ral ehar wter and a|> penrniieo of ,\>la and K\a N-l-sin. The; wcro U*tll l>r.-ti\. hut ??f llin two. one would ditKwc l'!ra, ufro In* in scinch >!' ;> ( wift; at lea*', so lit ?u.r!.l Willi.mi Wcv- 1 l.ir'. Ada and Kt a Xcl?oti wore the only j children of llciirv Nehoti, a rvlir?il nivr vliiitit, wini resided a few miles tmm tlx- ' oily. Many wero the visitor* that oaino irtit to im lioilr, and niiioup llioiu was a yoitnp man whom Ada had pained a victory over hy hor wiimiup words nlid toll dor look*, and it wan whi*|u red nmoiij; ' the friends of the XoUon* that tliev were , hihiii to ho married, although Ada hud not as ye! even thoiphi of stieli a tiling. She wanted some one to gallant I.or, and thuiijrht that lloiiry Wilson "Voiill do as well a* any one elm'; vet to love him ? why, the thought an* aimost nWurd in her eye*. Sin* think of loving a man y< I ? No, she Haid, she was *ure that she was ; not goinp to tie herself to am gentleman yet; rho wan going to po with whom she j?lea*od. allowing, of course, that they wotlld consent to do so, mid of that she hail n<> or -at fear*, for she knew that sli" wan twuiiilifut, and she meant to enjoy her j charms herself, and not lei one man niu j ttopolizc the w hole. Such were the thougfs of Ada Nelson. )>ut with Kvu null wan to the case; win) loved, and wan loved in lelurn; though tlin -object of her love wan not wealthy, yet lie followed a respectable laisilie.**, and alio I?v?hI him fir hinwlf alone. They hud often mot, hut imt in the house of her father, for sl?e had been denied that privilege hy her jproml ami aristocratic parent, | svlio hud told her that If she ntil) jh'minted ?&|fct #e? ei\ ing the visits of Williaiu Wey : lamb lie won 14 turn her out of the house, *nd disown her as his child. Yet all this I ilkl noOurveiU do* i rod effect ii|x>u her, J for alte loved liiin with pure, woman'* love, and who roaolved that, (hough her father elmnhl ?lo hII that he could, yet tot long a* "William We viand proved to he an honest nnd a* true to In* a* lie had lints far,*ho Mould lovo hint and follow liini tlirougli wreal or woo. 4 Oft on MI lot) rt?o anhject www introduced, ^KwohI^ Kvn n*k Iter father what objection . 1m could Imvoto tifeti. "Jto yoM know anything against hi* cbamekr, that roil alionhl treat him with time,?how, think you, cottid you got even the necessary articles of food ami clothes? Is not that enough, added to the disgrace which must necessarily follow such a utiiun ? Hut stir, f you persist in this foolishness, you must look to some one else for help in your need, for I would never aid you the value of a farthing, should I ' see you starving for the want of something to eat." "You know not his proposals," replied Kva ; " he does not wish me to marry him until he is in comfot table circumstances. His business yields him a handsome j rofit now, and should there be no change in the market, he n i l s?n?u be, not rich, hut comfortably off; ami as to his being so j>oor as yon would make it appear. I can only say that you have Keen misinformed, for he is, to my certain knowledge, north a part of his stock in trade. I do not wish to disobey you in the lirst thing, hut, as I have sni I bofoie, as long as there is no argument lait that of his ppverty, I shall continue to receive his visits?if not here, at some of my >ricuds." " Very neli," said her father, " do as von lil e, hut rcimu.hcr what 1 have to!d y ?tt. I shall not recall a single word I nave said. It is a step that I never should have thought you would have taken." Thus ended the cotivi rsatioti between I'iva Mi l her fall el*. We m iy as well lieru give I he leader a I rief aeco'int of William Weylaml, as no have already seen that he is the general subject ofcotiversatiwtiat tlieliotiM'ot Homy Nelson. \\ .Iliaiii Wetland was the only child of jmm?r hut TesjHftable parents. They ! wiic Kng.ish by hirib. auo in four or five! years after their liiurtiuge, they emigrated to this eoiiuti v, bringing with theiu their only hoy. then a'sail ^no years <?'d. I >n their airivul in thi? country, they lived in ; easy circninstaiuvs, and ?t the age of' toiirteeii, Wiliiaui, being of an active turn, , went into a stole a- errand Ihiv. Att? r | staying there nliotil two v.ars, he was of-., fcrvd a vii vnce in another store as 1 >kk't jier, lai* as his employer did not wish to loose him he o!V?*red him the aauie chatico with a good salary. W illiain ghidly accepted thcolbr; he applied him self earnestly to his ta-k, and in a few! w< eks was master of his business. His. father ill the meantime wot king at his 1 trade, found ample means t.n supporting himself mill '?ife, ami told William !?? ! might <i>> \>i11 Iiis salary as !? ? In* saw i lit, knotting liutl it would lie \w:l taken ' rare of. We will piss ovi r tin* ciniU whieli m- : ettrrcd during the no\t live \ cars, ami we ! now tunl Willi mi in his ow n store. llav j ing lived considerably within hi* menus, j lie managed to save a handsome little | slim,and It is nipho er, seeing liis activity, j * die red to assi>t him in coinincmitig bii-i-1 n.'x, tthieli ho did, and v.e now lind liilu doing ii business which \ ields lain a liaml- ' some profit. I .el lis look in at Mr. Vlson'sa moment, j and see how tilings go 11 *. Wo liiul Mr. Nelson in his library. anxiously look-1 t'!! over some papers. We ean explain it all; lie has lost a large amount of motley, ; w!iirli Ho li.fl Ir.imel x' i.Ii a lii in whom witv oiio called o?mn| |or any amount.? T ey w ere doing a !?r^? wholosuh? l?u*i- j in dry goo.Is, ntol ilioir -!<?ro was tillovl In llio at lit: villi everj kind of ginnl* ; suitable for the fail (ratio. At the lime we sec liiin looking over these paper*. litis trying to fuel some document which* w.-.s given him l'--r security, lait it is no wliciu t?? In- found. As we ntatcil nltovp, the store was fillet! toits utmost vapiioitV, when one night a lire was discovered in some cotton good* ; which ihey tri<-t! in vain to extinguish.? : It matle such r.ij :<I progress that lint a thing conl I be saved, ami all that was ' left was a heap of ashes, wlo-ro a day In? fore had s(<nm| thousands and thousand* of dollar* worth of'gmtl*. I'uluckily for Mr. Nelm n, he was the gientcst loser of! them ail. llu-rt? heing no insurance oil tin-j goods Through neglect, tliev lei tlu-ir ' policy inn out, and t'.at very night their store took tire and was consumed, with all it* contents. Mr. Nelson is a very rich man, hut it makes hitn fee! poor. as it docs all ineii when they lo?e a considerable sum, allowing it is not going to ina'.e the least impre**ion on tlu-ir immense wealth. livn Nelson is no longer the pride of the house, hut Ada is considered hy Mr. Nelson i'.s die star of fashion, and on her b lavished all wealth can procure. He is as proud of hi* Ada as he onre was of Kvn ; In r society i* coiirteil hv af! the f.isliionn bio part of iliu filv, but Kva in Holdout in*; f??r except cHirrrninj; In-r health, or tritlinjx inquiry of tl??? kind. Urnry WiU?n i* Mill n frniucnt vlnlior lit Mr.. XeliKUi'a hntiro, mid although Ada atilft auyatliMt >|ir lorn one innn no letter than nna6flr' )'< * yo* <Mf" '',at '' s'>? un* lfnin|p lo marrv, it would I* fleliry that ho would prefer t?? nil other*. Hut die know* not his H.?lin2? on thi* Mibjoct; lie i? rcn.lv, mi l if ahe would nccnro liU Ii:uk1, lie ?hould do it now. Ilenrr Wilaon waa bom in Now Orleans. 11 i? fit l Iter wmm wealthy broker; lie lim) boon brought up in Idleiicxa, ami know naught r-lao but t?? think and gambio. The former he could do exceedingly well, l?ut that ho was an expert rftinhler, it act ting thirga rather higher than they will lamr. IIo know how to play, but cunning enongh U> tlotecC the docopthjtj Hick was often practiced upon Itiiil ; therefore, Unless his fa their has got I a very long purse, Ada Nelson will find j her mnrriuge with him a hiul move.? However, her father thinks favorably of it, and wo should rather think it will ho a match. for Ada woflld liot darego against his wishes, for all she is so wild and thought* less. As the Nelsons were sitting in their parlor one evening, the servant entered and announced Mr. Wilson, lie was ushered J into the room, and seated himself on the j sot' by the side of Ada. Soon the whole j family entered into a lively conversation ! upon the topics of the day. As the e veiling ad valued, Mr. Nelson and his wife, with Kva, retired, leaving j Ada and Mr. Wilson hy themselves. I'er a moment after they had left the room, there was a pause, hut Henry at Inst broke t e silence. He told her his love for her in the true southern style, declaring his vows of constancy?that lie love ! the very j earth she trod upon; and she, heicg easilv Haltered, ami thinking of w hat her father had said concerning Mr. Wilson's wealth, and also thai it was about time { for her to begin to think of getting mar- ; ried. returned his love in those Haltering ! words which ouiy a coquette knows how | to tee, and which we will not attempt to j describe. Sail ice it to say, that night the happy day was ap]?oiutcd, and Henry \N iisou deehtred that ho was the happiest | matt in existence. A few weeks after the uImivo eonversa ' tion, there wore* carriages coining ami go- I ing in every direction to and from the j house of Mr. Nelson. 'Hie render will prol?ubly aak ? w hat is tube done I Why, it is the wedding night of Ada Nelson.? I l iu; house is jlluiuiiinlcd, we should slip- 1 pose. I?v the appearance, but it is nothing 1 ... ?l ' mi iiiv servant* living hi evert direction, gelling everything in readiness. The guests lagan to assemble, ;m<I nil l?o*pukc n lively mill I rilliant time. Tli? levercnd Jllllll CaUIC, the ClTflllOllV W|l* HOOII OVCr, and tin' . inr pnuy (mwc'l-4 - ? ? t * )' * f themselves ns Ih'kI tln'V might. Some played at whist in one |n?rt ol' tin house, in another chess and hack-gammon, dancing ii. the hall, mid so on, mul in all the house, nit ami heanty sparkled in all it* brightness; it whs indeed a happy time. I ii t Eva?how was she ? She enjoyed herself as well as she could tinder the circumstances, hut since she had the last mentioned conversation with her father, ! her spirits seemed depressed ; yet she would not give tip her William?she felt that he alone could make her happy. On relating the whole to William, lie | thought, after considering the matter that it was I .est for them to marry, providing it ! suited her to do so. ' Vou know, dear William," said Kva, l "that your will is mine, and I think that with \oiir love, I should he far happier with you in a hiinihle cot, than with my parents in their splendid mansion. Let it he so; it may as well he now as at some future time." As In' finished tin* last sentence, tears j of sorrow "'oiled down her cheeks. She loved her parents, hut still she felt that they wronged him she loved?shamefully ' wronged hint. " Nay, dear??>l Eva, do not weep," said William, " for 1 trust t at ere long w e shall he in such circumstance* that your parent* w it no louder look upon me'with disdain. Cheer ii|<, t-'i xvi- have :i blight future hefore IIS. 'I xvoop not liCi'iuiMt xxe have not got | what the world calls rich cm,' re|ilix-xl Kv>?, 'hilt la C.ilisc lllx | aiviiis.lo you injustice b) . felting yon mi loxx; tlii?, dear Willi ?ir, is the cause of inv weeping.' We xx ill ilot detail any more of their conversation, nor xxill xxe give an aceouut ^ of their marriage. Sulliee. it to say, that lltey did not call iijkmi Mr. Nelson for a marriage party, but in the Mudy of the same clergyman that united Adn and Henry Wilson, t hey xxere united in the j holy banns of matrimony, ami txxo true hearts than those were never pledged to constancy. With \our |K'rmii>sioti, gentle read* r xxe will jioxv leave the hat my pair and return | to the house of Mr. Nelson. We find Mr. X. ami his xxife alone, with the exception ' of the servants. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson having departed o.i their htidal tour to visit the i auimy bout It. The next day alter the the marriage of Kx n. i Mtiall while box xxas i handed to Mr. Nelson, neatly t:c I xxitli a J narrow piece of white ribbon. l'pono|?en- | ing the l>ox, Mr. N. took forth u neat card, on which xxas hicribed, 'Mr. ami Mrs. Wil- j liaiu Wcylamt would lie happy to reecivo ( their fiends at No. 18 Street.' KolicatU the canl was a piece of the bridal loaf. The lio.x xxas ta d again ami laid ' aside, ami Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were far from Mug happy. A fcxx weeks passed by, and Ada ami . Henry returned, yet there xvas it vneaucy in the family no otib but Kvn could (ill. For a few weeks everything went on UllllkcdlllL' H till Ailrt 1 '"* I- 1 I ' ?? r?i?-4?Mn niivrnri im^i i;iii< I, Ulll j soon their honey-moon vnsov?r,inil lien* 1 ry feetnod not so fend other nswlnii they ! Were tirat married. IIf? ni-dit* were spent Htvny from lioinc, and finally hi* fatherrefused to supply him wiih money utile** lie wonl<l go into hiwines*, which ho refu?i-d to do at tir.it, hut soon contented. Kor a time he di?i well, bnt not being brought up to do anything, he did not understand the way* of tho world, and Imring withal a love for play, he soon ran out all thnt hit father had given him, and took to drinking, From stop to Step lm wont on in i <low 11 wnr<I path to destruction, and v soon u miserable, degraded man. No pen caw describe tlie mortiticati and sorrow which tliis brought upon A< and Mr. Nelson felt that if Ki n had iiiii a |?oi>r choice f?>r herself, he had mad* much |*M?rer one for Ada; and Kva,gvul confiding Eva, tried all she could to ci sole her sister, bttf.it was in vain. For high spirited* R girl as she to l?c brought this, it was indeed a severe blow. Oftt she remonstrate with Uenrv, in his sol moments, to leave his evil ways, but Vain; he would promise to do better, I hi* promises were as often broken. < bio evening Henry came home and formed his wile that ho was going aw to he gone for a short time, and that s must not U>ok fi>r jiim until he return* She lemonstrated with him, but to no feet; he w add have his own way, am! the following morning he set out, taVi with him what elothing was tiecessa rv his wife knew not whither, hut suppos it was upon one of h s wild journeys w some of his low companion*. I *ays, weeks, months passed by, a still they heard nothing of huu, and firm tlicy gave up, supposing that lie was den In the mcniitjm#,Kvn mid William wi enjoying themselves, with the exeepti of the sorrow wbieh Kva felt fur bersist William's r>usincss prosja?re?l under I skillful management, and the future lis ed to them indeed bright. Since their in: riage, Mr. Xclrfon had not called, hut M X. had boon frequently, and told Eva tl her father said that lie thought she h made the best choice,yet still ho docs i with to own William as his son. A few days after Mrs. Nelson had l?c in to sin Eva, Witt.'am came home fn Jiis store lihnnv as usual and lii? i i y " I'm iv iiltle higher tluig wns their wont. "Well. Kvji,' and lie, ill entering I sitting room,'what do you think I hit j???1 l?t Irll 1 'Ml?*' "** '\V?U, VYitHan* ' -mw mm 1 nrnTP t what it is; it must l?o something wot hearing, I should judge, from your i pen ranee." Why,' replied V; illinm, "it is nothi luit ? letter i'roui Washington, inforuii me, or nt least,?ritteii to me, wisliing : to inform my father that there is nil est in Kiighiud, left to the heirs of John Hot. of whom my father in the ouly sun in" oil'-, ami all that iswanting now tor him to goon and prove his claim, w h the writer of ihu letter informs inc i easily 1m.* done.' 'That is indeed good news," said K hut have yott shown it to your father." 'Yes,' replied William, and he is ? ingto leave ia 'lie next steamer.' 'How long will lie probably la? ohlig to Ik* gone!' asked Kva. 'Olt, not ni*i" than two or three monf at the furthest,' replied William; 'hut wish this affair to he kept a secret,Incai it he should not piovo his claim salUl loril\, I dotil wi>h it to he known.' The next two mouths tle\v hv a* if wings with William Weyhiml. He reived hut one letter from his father, a that gave Inn hut little encoitrageiue Hilt w hat was their surprise one day, w I: in a lie Mr. Veylatid and ] 1 leed in M limit's hands a do uiiWnt, which, on exa illation, proved to 1m- the necessary pap toconvcy into his (Mr. Wcvland's) hai the whole of iIk* lull' John Klliot's ctfei 'This will now make you and myi hide |*cndcnt Mtiil Mr. Wcvland, atltlrc in^r W illiam. 'No,' replied W illiaiu' 'I shall not ccpt ii dollar of it. It is rightfully you ami I want you to enjoy it as long as v can.' 'Well, I tloii'i sets liow you can v< well help yourself, for I have been to law yer and hail one half of it trausferi to you, and thoie are the deed*, lawfu signed.' 'Well, I will take it, hut I think would have been a* well to have left it a was, and Clijoyed it yourself.' William Wiyland wn* now as tie! man a* hi* proud and aristocratic falh in-law. who was not long in learning t fact, for the next morning, the first thii hu saw was the annonneemeut of it in t paper*. < >11 the anii ?I of the next steamer,tin was another arrival?that of Henry W sou, ninl w hat wa* the l>e*t of all, ho w a reformed man. llis?tory was soon to Ho w as one of the timt who went to ('? for ii in. The result was that ho came ha with au immense fortune. Hut, as all things nipt have an end, must our story, end we havo only to a that Mr. Nelson finally mine to the ci elusion that William Weylnltcl wa* good a innii as he could havo chosen, h he uutde the choice himself, and Ada m er had cause to regret lot marriage, thou at first she admitted slm had a poor op ion of married life. Bva and William liori enjoy ttiemach as well as any one could wish. Thy I in perfect hv pines* aial ease. Mr. a Mrs. Nelson lived to ae<t both their el ilreii happy, ami died aft a good old a Hero, gentle and pa'ieei render, let close my story. Imping, that if ever y condescend to read out ^fmy stories agi that |ou may find it ^tnora interest! tT Prussia has redtocd^ftr duties French spirits fiO per criggtiid is nl?ou| ttm import dyty iron, * Jims Stuns, '/:w The Arctic Expedition. ? a Tiik departure of tint l?rijjotitii?o " Ad-' 1c, vance," in which the search lor Sir John Jti Franklin and his company of lost navigaso tors is to In: renewed, is near at hand. We j to are gratified to burn that I >r. Kane, by ! lid whom the expedition is to be commanded, I . or is completely restored to his accustomed 1 in ; health, and is expected to be in the city ' >u'. tomorrow. Only about a week will then | l?e required to make all needful prepara- i in- lions for the departure, ay The vessel in which the expedition will he vail now lies at the pier, opposite Orinnel I ixl. & MmturiiV, and looks as well as when ! ef- fitted tip for her tirst voyage to the polar I oil seas. She has been prove'I to be exactly | ng adapted to the service in which she is en- J ? gaged. In In-r rigging she has been al-1 tod tered from a brig to a hrigciitine. No ith other alteration of consequence has been I made. Her deck is made of a double nd thickness of plank, with felt between, ntnl , llv has a cork lining beneath, about seven in- I id. dies in thickness, t hit side she has three ' pre' thicknesses of plank, and within she is fason tend ami timbered in the strongest mailer. ner. Iiis Probably no expedition lias ever sailed 'k* from the I nited States, so thoroughly fit1r' te?l otit for objects of scientific research, M- though these a-eto he altogetherscconda"d oy to the main object of the expedition.? m' The Advance will bo provided with a por \f\t i ... [ Uiitic olwervatory. which uiay be erected j I at pleasure on a highland or on ar. icc*'n 1 berg to aid the vision ; a very complete l,n j set of magnotieal instruinents, sent out * n from Knglund by t'ol Sabine; adHguorrei otvpe apparatus of the most perfect conlor , struct ion, to preserve for the scrutiny of lVC | those inhabiting warmer regions, tho most , iuteiTeslino points of scenery at the ex ' iretne north, also tho peculiarities of class-1 es, manner of life, Arc., of the natives.? | T" . There will l>c attached to the exp?*lition, ! an tutronoiiier, an artist and a naturalist. ! All told, it will pfohahlv not compriso nn ' more than twenty-four persons l,u* j The A Ivnnco has five boats, two of "I" | which arc willow baskets,covered with Jnk'* ] dia rubber. The latter are very light and ''** j bouvant, and are intended to be used in r. ls connexion with sledges by parties ongag- ! ieh , (>(] on |COi utter tho further progress of :a" i the vesse l shall have liceortio obstructed. I Dogs to draw the sledges, also tho services VH' : of bis4piiniaiix, arc t<"? be procured on the I coast of (ireenlaiul, on the upward passage j to Baffin's Bay. Tlio Advance is not cxi |?erted to be al?ent more than eighteen > ; mouths, hut will ho provisioned for three yearn. Tho efforts that have emanated ',s' "from this city for tho recovery of Sir John , ' ' Franklin have honored the American Flag ,sC i and humanity, and when tho intrepid Dr. iU" j Kane shall again set forth, the henrtfell in-1 Ureal ami Ix'st wishes of tlie American ! "" people M ill attend liini. u" Journal of CotPHirrrc 1 &th. ult. ml | l 8anta Anna's Designs. ' I According to a correspondent of t lie Now Orleans I'ieayunc, \v.j may look for JT* some trouble from the new 1'resident of | ' Mexico. Wo extract the following items: "Santa Anna is now fairly seated in ! the chair of Stale, and is nowise stack in | the exercises of the extraordinary powers granted to him by the revolutionists. IIis first decree muzzles the picas, and de1 | dares his allegiance to the Church of i lioine. Nothing is to be written or published condemning the acts of the f ?ov; eminent, or against the Uuuaii Catln lie \ religion. The priests and monarchiaI .. party are in full power, and have every | thing their own way, the lilierals hav-J . 1 ing no representative in either cabinet or , 1 council. j Ceil Arista has been onlered to leave the country forthwith, and is now on his way to Vera Cruz, to embark in the lbitish steamer f'?r Kuropc where it i? , rujnor?'d lie wdl be obliged to rc>ide, or i j? > lose his nrojiertv and his rank in the army ' it is said that Santa Anna fears his rcs(| denee in the 1 nittsl States. .jl The President is rapidly increasing the 1 , army by forced levies, and has introduced ' a system of exact and severe discipline.? (|j' | The rumor among tho lr/>rroais, that he j ^ is going to retake California, and avenge. | the wrongs of Mexico. No douht we shall j'l Kuinor says Spain will furnish Santa ^ Anna with 10,000 trmips to carry out hit u r1* - . rr-! Unparalleled Forgery, gh in- The Cleveland Herald of Wednsday, gives the following account of a singular iros forgery perpetrated in that county a few ivo days since:?A homespun farmer-like nil j looking man who gave In* mime ?? James iil- 11 ndson, appeared in Parma, in this counpo. tv, a few uttV* J Ic represented himmo self as from fhttcheM (bounty, N. where on lio had reeenlly aold his farm, and claimed nin to b* in search of a new location in this ng section of the country. Hudson made the acpismtance of Mr. I^owia Warner, examined his farm, which contained 123 on acres and agreed to purchase it for $5,000. I to Ho procured from Mr. Warner a written agreement to thia effect, signed by him; iltM also tliD deed which gave him (War- II< tier) title, as lie said, for the purpose of i '1 '< taking it to Cleveland and examining the ; 'he d title. Hudson then went to Mr. Cogswell i ' ?m Justice of the Peace in Parma, and un- ! ot ]?t dot- pretence of wishing to write hint on j business, obtained his address, in his own I scrim handwriting* pretti Thus having in his possession W arner's j pi"lti deed, and the signatures of Warner and . s't im Cogswell, Hudson came t Cleveland, and j ear it drew np a deed conveying the land tuition,! himself, to which lie forged the signature I given of Warner as donor, and of Cogswell as If certifying Justice; adding for form's sake, advot those of two witnesses. j trope T! 10 date of the deed was May Oth, and j benei the same day it was filed in the Recorder's ! rhclo otliee for record. you c With this apparently indisputable cvi- ">y h deuce of title to the land, Hudson applied ?sp< to Thomas Holton, Ivsip, of this eitv, for a j will ' loan of $ 1.000, offering mortgage security I I ha\ upon the farm. Mr. Holton consented to j swort loan him the iiiii'Miut f<>r four years, at roses, ten per cent annual interest, a inotgnge lover was drawn up which Hudson signed, and awav took with him to Parma, to procure the edge signature of his wife- < tnjTticsday he presented the mortgage properly signed and acknowledged?the signatures of his wife .? the Ju?tice, and one witness, forgeries, of j j course?and received the *1,.">00 from Mr. ! Hull,,,,. |}|;;;r; Yesterday, 17th, Warner came to this . city, and imputed for Hudson, saving he had agreed to sell him his farm, and lie ilo|(is thought it time the papers were executed Meeting witli Mr. Hnlton, tlie farts stated a bo vo wore asoortained, and Mr. j ^ Warner pronounced tlie deed a forgery. So shrewd and perfectly executed a piece of rascality has not recently occurred j in tliis vicinity; and the forger having a Wnd week the start of law, ofticcrs, and light- te|n., niug, it is hut barely possible Unit he will j jn,r 8 lie overtaken by either of tflem. iter* - ^ m m* - , forro Preserving Butter. ftmrr _ aiind j Tiik Fanners of Aberdeen, Scotland, 4tu\ , are said to practice the following method, and for curing butter, which gives it a gr.-at I Dep. superiority over that of .heir neighbors : one, Take two flints ? f the b st common enjoi salt, one ounce of sugar and one of salt- feci i petre : take one ounce of this composition, corrc for one pound of butter, work it well in the mass, and clcsc it up for use. The 1>, butter cured with this mixtiuc, a]>pcar.s ??f use. a rich marrowy consistence, and lino color alwa and acjnircu a hrittle hardness, nor tastes hindsalty. Dr. Anderson says :?1 have ate the v ! butter cured with this composition that pass. 1 had Won kept for three years, and it was i what | us sweet as at first. It must Ke noted, ! If vo however, that butter thus eure<l requires j dtou to stand three weeks or a month before it ; cooll is inns I. If it is sooner opened, the salts 1 Hun are not siiflicicutly blended with it, and will i sometimes the coolness of the nitre will be \ great jwreeived, which totally disnpjiears after- 1 Not wards. The above is worthy the attention j ami j of every dairy woman. j veloj X-tf' The attention of the scientific ,ri,r> world of Parts, says I c Itepublican, has Colul ' hoen aroused lately by a new invention of 1 "^rt a Mr. St. Simon ficard, f r diving purpos- i MuJ'< ; es. It consists of a covering for the bead j unJ? | and ehest, constructed so as to allow fiee 1 ther motion of the ehest, a d the main point* f . the invention consists in a box, which the ^ ' diver carries on his back, and which furn- j \.!v" idies, from a chemical compound, the gas ; ' ^ reipiired for hreathing. Added to the tip- \ paratus is a lantern, bn ruing under water. , The inventor remained under water near- ; j ly two hours.. I ^ X-tf' An individual whose antagonist perft spit tohaeeo juieo into his face, remarked five I that he was decidedly opp< # d to such I>avi Virginia alutractions. i Thev We notice in a cotemporary's columns, at X the advertisement of a huly for a husband. > "None need apply under six feet." ! f); Whew , but the lady g<?e? in ferocious- | Yorli ly for Hymen. j tliroi " What uplv looking brat istbat under \ was ( the w indow, Susan ?" J 0d. "Why, that is mine," replied Mrs. J." 1 "(Mi, call the dear, beautiful, pretty lit- j jT tie creature in, and let mc kiss her." 1 A cleanly shaved gentleman enquired ' cane of a fair damsel the other day, whether or j jt)trr net she admired mustaches ? 1 uoh "Oh," replied the charmer with an arch J look,"I invariably set my face against ^ ,ho,n" . ,. 1 who j Very shortly afterwards his urmer lin i betrayed symptom* of careful cultivation, j Tiik U.S. Steamer Susquehanna. and i npp sloops nt" war I'ly mouth and Saiatoga, ! and storcahip Supply, were at Hongkong A in March. lip the - ??? ?p ?M>V< It is stated that nearly all the building* Qjj, in the vicinity of the New York Crystal lne, Talace, arc engaged for groggeries, gambling and prostitution. j 1 >r. limmbusli, who, when 19 years old, v.?'' was employed by <ien Washington t > eart *|f>t specie, to pay off troops, died ill Hmoklyn on the 17th^insiant^ llappy for us, we arc not made acetamt- J aide for lb . i >vv I wout.n l'ukach ik I Could.? mi tormented,'said Itobc.t linll, with wire of writing bettor than I can.' tormented, says lie with the do? ire niching totter than I can. it I have no wish to make flhe, pretty nis. ]'roltincM is well enough whett ness is in place.? I like to sec it ,* child, a pretty, flower, but in a >n ] r ttincss is*c>tit of place. To my would he anything but eommendadiotild it he said to inc you have us a pretty sermon/ I wore.upon trail for my life, and mv ate should amuse the jury with s and figures, bury bis argument itb a profusion of the flowers of liis t ie, 1 would say to him:?'Tut man' are mote for your vanity than for singing. 1'ut yourself in my place ?ak in view of the gallows and you oil your stotv plainly and earnestly/ 0 11 i objection to si lady winding a 1 with ribbons and studding it with , w hen sho presents it to her hero, hut in the day of battle he will tear the ornament smd give a naked on the enemy. A Happy World, its is a happy world?who says to the iiry is a fool, or something worse.? is everything to makes us happy, and, sea and sky contribute to our 'incut. The man who has a good sees pleasure, where a had person bei nothing hut gloom. The secret then ing happy and enjoying this glorious 1. is to possess a virtuous lmnrt \Vlo-. : most duo ful and contented man in neighborhood? 'l'he man who is the honored and possesses the most richNo, it is lie who has nothing hut a and good heart. Nothing ruffles his or or disturbs his repose. The mornkv, the evening cloud, the rolling wathc blooming landscape, the teeming sts and Holds of snow.give him pleasvtlms no* or 01 en in of. It is he whose' 1 is led from nature up u uoiurA n?>at every day he lives he is as contented happy as it is possible for man to be. ?nd upon it, the world is a beautiful and contains u thousand sources of I'incnt, which they can only sec and vhoso hearts are pure ar.d w hoso live s spond to the word of eternal truth.as*t bk in a 1 fi'Rnv.?Its no sort of We never knew a fellow ?lm ? ?? ys in it hurry, that wasn't always be hnnd. Thcv are proverbial all over rorld for bringing nothing at all toHurry shurry, bluster splatter? dues it all amount to ? Not a straw.u want to accomplisli anything as it kl be done, you must go about it v, moderately, faithfully, heartily.? yiug, fuming, fretting, spluttering;. Jo 110 good?not in the least. Are works of great men done in a hurry? at ail. Tiiey are the produce of time, patience?the result of slow solid die* >mcnt. Nothing can be, nothing it to lie done in u hurry ? It is con to nature, reason, right justice and inon sense. Your man of hurry is 1 o of character at all. Always in confuloose at i very point, unhinged and inted, blowing and j utKng h'to and, e, but all ending in smoke. t Augusta, elaine, on ilio 13tl? inst. dial Jones seized -10 or 50 barrels of rent kinds of liquors, amounting in allIrout thirteen hundred and forty-five )iis, which had been brought from* ion. n < >v, weighing 3,500 pounds and' setly white, raised in Illinois, and a egged cow, were passengers on the id White, at Wheeling on Thursday. ' are eu route for the World's Fair,, ow York. s*k of the female actors at the New ; 1 Ivppodromc, who was recently vn from a chariot, has since died; ami Wednesday evening Madame Unrolinerl.rown from a horse aud much injur* is proposed to remove the remains of .Harrison, which aronow entombed at lit oHnd, to the Hattlc Held of Ti'ppa e, there to slumber with those of tho pi?l Col. Joe l>nvis and their compat* |i*a Emma ssouuk ask, the young lady lias Mich A proclivity for wearing pan in iin?l other article* of mnle attire, arrested in Cleveland on Friday. It sar* site abandoned lier California trip i nkw mining company, to becfim*! National Mining Company, owning ral mince of copper and gold in North jj? olina, is about being with A nl.er of tl>e pice* A* Ua president, v ix-Govcrnor Abernatby, of Oregon, haa interred to aupport an Blitnarried lary hi that territory ; and A. ?, (ihh etfcmd f? do the wim9 h? ^aU: / over the ItAilroAcb