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BY W. M.
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CHAPTER IX.
/ft\N the memorable morning that oecnrojj
red the fatal event of the last chapter,
Mm. Edgerton with Jtosalie wan seated
in the breakfast room; and as the usual
htur for serving their morning meal had
passed, and Horace did not make his appearance,
a servant was summoned and
sent to let him know that breakfast was
in waiting. A few moments elapsed, when
the messenger returned and comm mealed
the fact that Horace was not in the
house, ami that there was no evidence of
his having passed the night in his room.
Although this was but n simple occurrence
in itself, yet it had the effect of rendering
Mrs. Edgerton uneasy, from the fact that
Horace had never left home upon any occasion
whatever, without first acquainting
her with his exacted absence; and why
he had not done so in this instance, and
what could lave taken him from home
the night previous, when the early part of
the evening Had been spent with her, were
tlltlL itllO IV11* fol'nluiiirr ! ?
?7 ~"t ? "*: ? "v.
mind, w lien ft carriage was driven at a fu
rious rate along ike usually ipnct street
upon which she lived, uiul drew up at her
own door. Curi. us to learn (he cause of
such extreme haste and to know who
could arrive ai that early hour, she ad
vaueed to the trout entrance of the house
merely in time to sue Ed waul Manly, assisted
hy Gordon, hoarmg in the apparently
lifeless body of her soli !
Never was the firm and sensible character
of this truly matchless woman, displayed
to greater advantage than upon
thi.% trying occasion. Instiuclitely she divined
the cause of this huncntr.blo catastrophe,
and that which would have utterly
crushed the energies of a woman of
moderate capacities?the dying condition
of an only and dearly beloved son?only
nerved her with redoubled strength to
meet the terrible emergency. No loud
bewailing*, no bysteri ail shriek rent the
air; hut u cold ice like perspiration settled
upon her brow, and an unearthly pallor
pervaded her features as she gave the necessary
directions, and despatched messengers
for the best medical aid that the city
afforded.
Ou the first examination of the wound,
(which was ai first thought total a mortal
one) the eminent surgeon could give no satisfactory
opinion, but he with great candour
informed Mrs. Edgerton that there was
every symptom ot u liiglt lever, and m
which cane tlio ultimate recovery of her
too would ho exceedingly doubtful. No
murmuring escaped her lips;?.she meekly
clasped her bauds, and raising her eyes to
heaven, ejaculated?'-oh, God I thy will be
doner
We will now turn to the primary cause
of this usually happy family's present bel
reavement.
Alice Wilson was endowed with all the
good qualities of the heart, but ever
thoughtless and unreflecting, she lucked
that sound and sensible discrimination,?
that capability of lasting impressions, that
are regarded as qualities of the bead.? .
tlenry Winter* paused the evening with
her arte) lliii fata! rencounter of ?!i- morning,
but nut by the slightest hint did lie
intimate to her that he hud n meeting
with Horace, and it ?u not until the next
morning, a* she was careh mdy looking
over eouie daily papers lying upon the
centre table, that her night became fascinated,
and her feeling* paralyzed by the an
nexed paragraph w hich inet her eye :
44 Duel im Uioii Likk.?A duel occurred
yesterday morning at a quiet ?|>ot on
the ?? river, between Mr. Horace Edgerton,
of tlii* city, and the dashing and
wealthy yonng Henry Winter*, who ha*
for some time figured *o conspicuously as
one of tho "lion*" <>f our good city i
The latter eecaped unhurt, but "rpiPvj
to aay that the former received a wb?u#J
of ao aeriou* a nature, that no hope* a he
entertained of hi* recovery. Nothing de- I
finite i* known of the difficulty between
them, but the knowing one* pretend to
ay that * lady is the primary eau*e of
the meeting thai t?*? just taken place."
Aa Alice read the extract, a frightful
paleness suffused her feature*, and with
one )o?d, ringing shriek, so piercing in it*
tone* that it must have come from the very
depth* of her aonl?ah* fell insensible to ]
the floor. In thia situation, she was discovered
by the servant* and borne to b T
partnient Uer father waa hastily aummooed,
and at the flmt glance of her truly
death-like countenance?her lipe of a nalMd
"hue* her theek psle, m nk and hollow,
1?he thought that her gentle spirit had
bunt its oonfinea and paaaed to the preeeceeof
its Creator. For twenty-(bar hoar*
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did slio ra >\accusing licrsclf an llio tnurde
er of Iter firmer lover, and when at la
these alarming symptoms had subside
and were succeeded l?y a calm and inoi
composed si ate of mind, she oarnestl
vowed, and felt fully resolved never to s<
Henry Winters again. But weak, vail
and credulous woman! your repeutai
and hastily formed resolutions, will vnnia
heiore the insinuating tola's and gracefi
Hat'ories of the accomplished young Wii
ters.
For several days Ilenry was debnrrc
from her presence, but by the most pers<
vering effort#*, he at length obtained at
miltanee, and approachmg*fier with tin
fascinating manner that he could so we
assume, ho apparently exculpated hiinse
.1 the clearest manner (runt all blame i
the late melancholy event, lie set fort
i in high-flown language, his ardent, h;
enthusiastic affection for her; he puinte
with all the coloring of fiction, his sutfci
ings during her illness, and his al?enc
from her, and so artfully did he ingrntiat
himself in her favor, that her eon fid in.
nature again loved and trusted with ull ill
enthusiasm that she hart previously nran
festod toward* him ? '?
I ?. ~ T ?
was she in his presence, tiiat she enlirel
forgot the condition of her former victii
then I) ing at the point of death! Mot
truthfully did she verify the adage of th
author who exclaimed :
' Frailty, thy name is woman !"
Time wore on, and Alice became th
wife of Winters. The nuptials were celt
hratcil with the utmost splendor and majj
niticcnce; the houey-nioon was passed i
;t continual round of pleasure and excitt
ment; plunged into a vortex of dissipn
; tion,?Alice was never satisfied but wlic
surrounded l?y a crowd. Yet, was she haj
py ? Was the envied of many an aristi
era tic belle?the apparent child of forlun
rolling in atHuence and wealth?was sli
really the happy being that she appeared
or did she wear a face of pleasure but i
heait of pain ?
It is not oar purpose to search the heat
of the young wife, or to infringe upon th
sanctity of the domestic circle ; yet extoi
nul observation would force upon all th
conviction, that llenrv Winters had no
observed the many vows that he so ten
derly made ill the hour of wooing. Ins tea
of his evenings being spent with the wif
ot his bosom, they were passed at a gam
bliug saloon or sor..e other place of fusli
ionnble amusement; the same ruckles
dissipation mnrked his course, and th
same dissolute companionship were assc
dated with his nightly revels.
The large amount placed by Winter
in Mr. Wilson's mercantile business, save
him for a time; but It seemed thnt thi
magnificent establishment was doomed t
fall. Circumstances that the most proinf
and energetic action could not suhver
combined to hasten the downfall, nn<
twelve months after Alice's marriage, th
same paper from which we extracted
previous pnragraph, contained the follow
ing :
1 " Mr. James Wilson, principal partno
of the firm of Wilson d: Co., was foun
dead in his bed this morning, having com
mittcd suicide by taking n large (piantit
of laudauum. The reasons which promf
ted this act, were but too apparent who
it was discovered that ho had failed for
lu-avy amount, and to-day it would liav
ticeii proclaimed to the city that he was
bankrupt.
"This unexpected intelligence falls lik
a thunderbolt amongst the business coir
infinity. Many of our merchants wi
doubtless suffer largely."
After this melancholy event, Winter
gathered the remainder of his fortune noi
greatly reduced, and together with h
wife and infant, left the city.
| A week had passed since the duel, an
Horace Edgcrtou still lived.
In a room on the second story of th
house, shone the soft light of a lamp place
upon a side-boar*I. At the opposite en
of the room on a couch closed in with re
damask curtains, reposed Horace, his hes
rst?ed upon pillars, his dark and sliinin
locks lying in disorder upon them, fonnin
a strikingeontr iet with the extreme whit
ness of the linen. The white chest of tl
young nan was uncovered, ss if the coo
u?m of U?* Bight would aid hm hrentlihij
A bonne ami noby aoBftd liko th? deal
rattle, belied front between hh oiencbe
tooth; hi# face woo of tho Krid boo <
dewtli, and hb ejee wen partly ebeed.He
WNB douhlieae following owe of tho A
liriotH dtvama that God *etde to thai
who are about to bit into tha Strang* on
*raa of eternity. On one ndo of the bo
CHAINED TO NO PART^
ARBITRARY SWAY,
ED TO LITERARY, COMMER
CASTER, C. H., SOUTH CARO
stands Rosalie, the tears chasing each other
clown her beautiful, but grief-stricken
face; on the other kneels, Mrs. Eclgerton,
- her eyes raised to heaven imploring the
compassion of her God. llut no groan,
no impatient murmuring marks the agony
of her soul. Near her stands the venerable
surgeon, his head whitened by the
frosts of many winters, watching with anxious
look each turn of his patient's countenance,
and at the foot is Edward, his
arms folded and his blood shot eyes strained
towards the sufferer.
It was evident that a crisis had arrived.
A solemn silence reigned throughout the
house, only interrupted by the laboured
breathings ot the patient. The physician
had informed Mrs. Edgcrton, that probably
that night would put an end to his
sufferings, but contrary to the expectations,
r" and to the infinite joy of all, the morning
St 1 i ? >
- uawnca nua uc still lived ; a week more
' elapsed, nml his countenance had assumed
a more healthy hue; his eyes shone with
y a lirightei and more sensible expression,
50 that only a few days before had glistened
with a ghastly delirium. From this ho
continued daily to gain strength, and in
I the course of Hiiother week lie was able to
II sit up. Never was an infant nursed with
'* moro assiduous cnre,than was Horace during
his convalescence ; and not once did
ho mention the name of Alice, nor was it
J" mentioned to him by his affectionate
friends; that seemed to be an interdicted
1 j subject, upon which nono wished to speak.
After a few weeks Rosalie gave her
hand to Edward, and Horace aquainted
'' his mother with his determination to trov~
el, a project which she greatly approved,
hoping that it might have the effect of
(l dispelling tlie melancholy, which seemed
r' settled upon him, and in the course of
* another week, he embarked in a steamer
c bound for Europe.
If Having brought our story to the prcs
" em J?olni, we must tiiw rvmi?.*i ? -> im'*
ngiue a term of five years to have passed
f' ?five years with all its changes and vicis)'
eitudes of life?and we will again bring
n to your view the characters already introdueed,
together with others, with whom
e you are not yet acquainted.
CHAPTER X.
c
, rpT was in the j ear'4V. Many a gallant
fl. y?l,th ',a<' r0Sl)O,u'c*' to country's
J, call, Mid as he followed the waving
w stars and stripes, his young heart beat
' with patriotic ardour, in contemplating
n the coming glory that awaited him, and
the part his individual arm would sustain
^ in redressing the wrongs inflicted by a
0 neiglilioriiig enemy. Hut alas! how many
harrowing scenes of death cut short the
1 aspirations of the youthful heart; his
young ambition crushed in the bud; bis
bones whiten in a foreign land, and no
marble slab marks the spot of their last
1 resting place! Header! shall 1 paint you
e one oi the many scenes, that has made the
tears trickle down the cheeks of the veteran
R in arms, and caused tho youthful warrior
,l to long for tho peaceful home that ho has
J ,C,lf
c In a deep glen surrounded by the tall
; and luxuriant verdure of u southern clime,
was enemnrverl t!i? Ain?r!.?nt> lm?t 'l'l.?
sable and shadowy mantle of night had
fallen over the earth; watch fires were
scattered at given distances, and beyond
their shadowy outlines could be seen booming
through the darkness, glimpses of ro*
manlic hills and beautiful valleys; types
of a l>ai d so highly favored by nature ; so
IH rich in mineral wealth and natural re"
sources?the beautiful and indolent country
of a tropical clime, where all reveled
'? in peace, joy and contentment, until dcluged
in hlood by the proud and conqueru
uig step of Canales.
Perchance, a thousand years ago, the
same stars which now dot the heavens
above this civilized host, shone when these
'* hills an I valleys oncircled mansions* of
marble; when the banners of a strange
!* and forgotten people fluttered in a Lrecza
y as bland as that which now fans the cheek
of the wearied soldier; when on the bank
11 of tho winding rivulet whoso murmuring
n can now be bturJ, grouped the Priests and
? tho white-robed maidens, swelling into
* the deep vault of heaven, their sacrificial
song!
o All is quiet! The staff ami titled war>
riors are sheltered rrom the dews and damp#
II of the night by tho covering of tents, whose
whi'enesa is now reflected by the light of
' the fire ; while the hardy, unranked vet-1
w eran reposes under the broad canopy of
is heaven, m soundly and securely as though
they rest led upon cushions of down bed
noalh the roof of a prince's palace.
Pass along this row of tents and nothie
ing is heard save the gentle breathing of
d the wearied inmates, as they forget in the
d arms of Morpheas, tho arduous and labod
rioua duties of the morrow. But your
d sight is attractod towards one situated a
# iiule apart from the others, and from tho
g pale light that is seen through tho thin
e- canvass, you know that a lamp ia burning
ie within. You approach, and all is quiet
I- as the others ; bat yon enter, and your
ft. bewildered gase is met by a scene, which
h in this dark night, weighs upon you aaa
id vision from the land of spirits. By the
at dim light of the lamp you see tying on a
- pallet is the farthermost eormw of the
? tent, the pale and wasted farm oTa voung
m man, perhaps '.wenty-three years of sgr,
i- 'Whossems to be ia the last hour of death I
d A miserably wasted face, with hollow eyes,
v. -r. f fail I . JIM
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?but
a couutennnce pleasin g even in death;
a broad forehead, marked eye-brows, but
the eyes are sunken in their sockets, the
cheeks hollow, the lip* chill and colorless.
This wreck of a man is Leiulenant Arthur
Cleveland. A few months before,
his now death-like countenance glowed
and sparkled in all the pride of youth !?
Could you have seen his noble form in all
its majesty of statue ; could you have seen
his gallant bearing?-the flashing eye, the
intrepid heroism displayed before the walls
of Nlontery, when the battle raged thick
and heavy?and could you have seen him
still a few months previous, when lie left
his homo on the broad Mississippi?that
manly form no blooming in uli its outlines
?as ho received the farewell blessing of a
fond and doting mother, as ho clasped to
his heart his beautiful and weeping sister,
and imprinted upon her pale brow the last
i kiss of fraternal affection?could you have
seen him then, and behold him now, dying
amid strangers in a foreign land-would
you not feel the melancholy contrast in
all its terrible detlfils ? Think you not
that the reality of a scene like this, is
enough to chili the heart of tho bravest
man that ever dared death on the field of
battle ?
There is but one other in the tent beside
the dying man. This form, moulded
in the outliue of physical power, softened
by the gentler proj?ortioiis of manly grace,
presents an impoisng appearance; with a
manner that marks him out from the mass
of common men. lie wears the uniform
of a colonel, and is older, porhaps by five
or six years than his dying companion.?
His forehead,'high and pale, is impressed
with the indcUlblo lines of thought, which
with his melancholy bearing, impresses
the observer with the idea that some bitter
disappointment of early youth, had swept
athwart the surface of his souk
The Colonel is bending over tho lowly
Wlldl Uf tfrlU -Vitinciai^i I ( )t\^
knee is resting onthc ground and supports
his body, while upon the other is resting
a small port-folio, on which he is writing
the low and feeble word* as they are die- I
tnted by the sufferer, and frequently the
writer puts his car to his dying lips to catch
tho broken, and sea c ;ly articulate sounds
that issue fr >m them.
At length tho letter is finished, folded,
and when the writer assures the youthful
111 .1 . i ? a * '
omcer, iiiai 11 snail le sent to Ins home
by the earliest opportunity, his features assume
a calm and resigned expression,
whilst their livid huo is illumined by eyes
that seem to shine more brightly as the
night of death draws near. The brave
young Colonel watches his last moments
with tearful eyes; 'tis a fearful silence as
the living and the dying gaze steadily into
the faces of each other ; the cold and clammy
hands of the dying inan resting in the
pnhn of his lonely friend ! At length the
former taiutlv sjkiIcc :
"My dear Colonel, I am almost gone;
but while a spark of life remains, let me
thank you in my own name, and in the
name of my mother and sister?who will
bless you for the act?for your kind and
brotherly affection for me, in this the trying
hour of leath I"
The Colonel pressed his hand, while a
tear was trickling dowu his manly cheek.
The other continued :
"I have a last word to say to you?it is
of friends, of home?"
"Speak! if you have a message I will
fulfill it"
"Thank you, I have those who long for
my return, who love me more than life?
it would t>e a consolation for them to know
how my Inst moments were spent?and
there are little trifles in my possession?
mementoes of the past, which my mother
?my sister?" lie gasped for breath,
and was interrupted by his solitary companion
:?
"Say no more, my friend I 1 promise
you in this solemn hour, that if 1 ever
roach our happy country again, 1 will seek
those you love, and tell tnem that your
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ICU9L VIIUVI^IIU) WUIU Ul IIIOIII. Afc MJrtH ||lJ
be as you wish."
The young man opened his mouth, but
no sound escaped his lips ; his eyes spoke
tho grateful emotions of his soul. A few
more struggles, as the spirit seemed both
to leavo its mortal tenement; a few more
abrupt heavings of the cheat, and Arthur
Cleveland bad passed through the vellcy
of death I
Time wore on, and the gallant Colonel
figured in many a battle scene?where all
were brave, he won imperishable renown.
First in the storm, foremost in tho chargo,
the most tireless in pursuit; he fully sustained
the reputation of being the bravest
among the brave.
At length the dismal blasts of war, gave
place to the cheering notes of peace. The
army is disbanded, and the last reauest of
the dying Lieutenant, will be fulfilled by
the solitary friend who stood by him in
death !
CllAFTER XI.
rpN the broad valley ofthe Mississippi, npjl
on the summit <4 a gently rising hill,
? contiguous to the city of New Orleansis
situated a villa of ouch stately and en,
trancing appearance, as to attract fiwni
each passerby, a gaze of the most intense
admiration. The son shines not on a more
lovely spot than this ; the green lands of
tha vallcv seeming to roll in gentle undulations
line the waves of a calm sea. and
these lorely hilla, or rather ware* ?f nr*
i '
tii ' T'- yjfi gra
-" a HI I^^H n
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CLEAVE TO TRUTH, WHERE'ER
SHE LEADS THE WAY."
I'LTURAL, NUKMIFIt, Gl
8 DAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 18;
diiro arc capped with groves of the nios
beautiful and odoriferous of the Southeri
flowering trees, and shaded by shrubs am
vines, the most fragrant and delightful c
earth's flowers.
The villa itself, built of white freestone
an elegant and majestic edifice, frontin;
tho bold and dashing "father of waters,
surrounded by all that is beautiful in na
ture, and adorned by all that is lovely c
art. nrMcnta a 1 1 ! '
, , .. V.V..J <11111 illHI llll|>OSlll;
appearance. Its high ami towering lorn
looms proudly above the beautiful towi
that spreads on every side, covered witl
grass as soft, as sinoothc and as dowir
as velvet ; and everywhere the eye rove
with pleasure over a turf of brilliant in
tense green, interspersed with gravelei
walks and trclliv.-d arbors: where hoi
house plants bloom in the open air. am
where violets, lilies, roses, myrtles and in
numerable others flourish with surpassing
luxuriance.
This beautiful and extensive lawn issur
rounded by an iron lene'ng, very light am
elegant in appearance, vet very strong am
impassable. Beyond the ornament*'*
gate, which opens into the lawn in fron
of the house, and extending to the nvor
distant perhaps a mile, is a row of tree
on eilhcr^fide, of the most beautiful am
fragrant species, that the eye of man ha
ever yet rested upon. Among them i
seen the modest and lovely cotton tree
dotted over with its snowy blossoms?tin
splendid poplar lifting to the skies its slcn
der shaft, covered with leaves of the mos
brilliant and intense verdure, and eovere*
with its bell-shaped flowers, of the mos
vivid and gorgeous llarne color?the queen
ly Magnolia with its glittering green foli
age, dazzling white blossoms, and rich an*
delightful perfume?all blended togethe
and forming the most beautiful avenu
that ever graced the entrance to a South
cm Mansion
U.M. S.
princely residence, where the external aj
pearance presents so many chatms upo
which to feast the admiring eye. We pa?
up the marble steps that are clean an
white, when the large folding doors of jhj
idled and carved mahogony, are throw
open, and we enter a passage that is coi
j cred with a carpet of rich and brilliai
colors, up a broad staircase, covered wit
the same materinl wn ncmwl nr..I
room on the second floor, where we sto
and gaze with all the undisguised adniira
lion of a green and verdant youth.
The scene is absolutely fascinating in th
extreme; it smites and enchains ever
sense at the same moment, and you foe
creeping over all, that indescribable?thn
all-absorbing, subduing master passion c
Love ! Hut to understand this, we nius
l*e more explicit. The apartment )arg<
nnd square, is furnished in a style of mag
nifieence that would rival in splendor ai
Oriental palace ; all that the most giftet
genius could invent, or the most lavisl
wealth could procure, is displayed hero
and arranged in a most admirable state o
perfection. Tbo walls are hung with pa
per of innumerable and variegated hues
that seem to change with every movcinen
of the body ; all the beautiful tints of th
rainbow are blended with stars of a brigh
and glitlcring gold, and these are adornei
with superb Parisian paintings or lithe
graphs of a large size, tastfully and richl;
covered and set in frames of massive gill
Theso paintings seem to have for their oh
joct the blending of the mental and sensn
al faculties in most perfect peace and hni
mony. The passions inspired by the Go<
of Love, are held in check by the contro
ing power of intellect; and the pilgrimag
of love is represented from its incipient st?
ges, on to the joyful hour when it is crowr
ed with the consumation of those delight
and pleasures, which are the result of th
unity of two souls. But thero was nc
the slightest tendency to obscenity ; o
the contrary they are pencilled with a d<
gree of taste, genius and delicacy, whic
revealing just enough to the eye to stai
.V _ a ~c : :? ?
urn in<-"*? ui iiu?giiiaiioii, leaves me min<
to ponder on the much that is hidden b<
hind the little that is exposed. On a sma
but elegant centre table, cut and carved i
true Parisian style, are several volumes <
a light and fictional character, superbly i
lustrated with beautiful engraving*, an
in the centre is a most perfect piece i
sculpture in the form of the graces.
Seated in an arm-chair near this tabl
and almost covered in its folds of soft nu
downy volrct, ia a lady perhaps fort
years of age. She is evidently of Krone
descent, and had possessed great beaut
in her youth, and is still not without tri
ccs of it, though ill-health, and perhaps
full share of domcstc affliction, has raaiJ
her cheeks hollow and sunken,and deatro
ed her originally fine complexion. St
has a most pleasing and affectionate e:
preasion of countenance, and is doubtless
woman of good sense and intelligentthough
the fastidiousness, not to **
anity of her race, is fully displayed
her person, as well as in the manv colle
tions of art with which the room abound
But all that we have yet endeavored
describe la completely lost npon you, i
you strain forward with intense and fascr
ating interest upon aa object seated up<
a sofa, with oue elbow resting upon
corner, while the white and snowy hai
support* the head. It ia a female forma
face, a figure/ a hurt and shape at
beanty, whoae matchless symmetry at
rich vohrptiouMwe, were enough to aeiv
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it I heart of an anchorite in a blaze. Vou I
n are absolutely entranced ! Of all things
I on earth, there is none so fair, none so love>f
ly, as a beautiful woman ! Blend all the
brilliant colors and forms of art?all the
>, beauties of nature in one harmonious
r whole, and there will still be wanting that
" mysterious essence that enters the heart?
i- that indefinable sensation that thrills the
>f soul of the beholder, while gazing upon the
t lovliness of the female form ! She is ati
tired in a robe of simple white, snowy as
ii the pale petals of a blown lily, and this
It simple and unpretending custom seems but
y to show to greater advantage, the admiras
ble proportions of her matchless figure.?
Her luxuriant and glossy hair?dark as
[1 tho raven's wing, is ornamented with a soi
itarv white Camilla, and beautifully braidd
ed around a brow that has tho breadth,
- and majestic sweep of an antique stature.
r It is a forehead stamped with the highest
evidences of intellect ; firmness and constancy
are traceable in characters too
I plain to be mistaken, and ns you note
I these facts, involuntarily you sigh for the
j possession of a heart like hers?once lov(
ing loves forever, and with all the ardor
of its gifted nature?with the object of its
s adoration it will enduro through the liighi
est forms of prosperity,or the lowest depths
s of adversity?it is yours through every
s trial and misfortune of life, and though all
else may cast you off, it will cling to you
^ with the more intense devotion?it will hover
around you, as an angel from the land
t of spirits, and none but death can deprive
j you of it. Her complexion is a rich warm
t color, a shade between the deep brunette,
and the transparent white, ller neck,?
shoulders and arms are hare, displaying
I charms in all their beauty of perfection ;
r j her hands are small, soft, full and round (.
ing; and from beneath the folds of her
. I snowy robe,' cepft the most beautiful foot
I and ankle, ever ohisseled by the bands of
. 1 nature. She seems to be in a kind of
1 UrCHlliy aacut, uim ?
' ' otherwise, cannot he kr.own. for her face
" ' at this moment is perfectly expressionless;
i all the faculties of her naturo are lying
(. dormant, but like the lion in repose, they
are ready to spring into action, at the fiist
II object ihat is worthy of her attention.?
' She presents at this moment an adinira\
hie subject for tiio pencil of an artist, and
1 ire think, tastfully portrayed, would cm,l
laxly a most splendid ideal of a femaic
beauty. We pay all due homage to the
l" Northern belle, with her lily white or
blooming complexion ; bar sparkling vic
vacity and lithe and joyous manners; but
' give us tiiat warm, rich, lustrous, dreamy,
inspiring and voluptuous beauty ofuSouth j.
orn clinic!
t The scene is interrupted by the cnB
trance of a 'servant who is nearly white,
though a shade of the African is still perceptible;
she is neatly and almost elegant*
j ly dressed, and brings in a card that she
( hands to the cider of the two ladies, who
takes it in a careless manner, until her eye
j. glances at the natuo inscribed upon it,
when a deadly paleness suffuses her features,
and with a convulsive start she reads
'J aloud :
44 Col. Horace Edgkrton."
0
1 The words have acted like an electric
[j shock. See that dreaming beauty ; only
a moment before with all her energies in
y repose, now bounds to her feet?her graceful
figuro in all its majesty of stature?her
large and dark eyes now sparkling with a
i. rich and dazzling brilliancy, her features
.. almost spake the holy and fraternal cxI
prcssion which animates them, and her
|. voice is sweet and thrills you to tho soul
e as she cries :?
i- 44 Oh, mamma, it is Arthur's friend !
i- Hut the other palo and haggard, can
s scarcely articulate tho words, as alio rco
quests tho servant to show the visitor up.
?t Her commands are obeyed, and as lie
II enters the room wo recognize in that proud
5- j reserved and mclencholy bearing, the same
h Horace Edgerton of old. His features
d; have changed but little, but they are
u browned by exposure to a Southern cli'*
mate, his tall form has acquired a inore
II vigorous and muscular appearance, and
n truly presents a commanding and military
air. lie advanced to the middle of the
I* room where both ladies are standing, and
d extending his hand to the elder, he asked :
*f " Have I the melancholy pleasuro ofseeing
Mrs. and Miss Cleveland, the mother
e, and sister of my lamented fricr.d and brod
ther in arms t"
,y "Alas! sir," answered Mrs. Cleveland,
h 1 for she it was ; "I am indeed that nnfortu,y
, nate mother, and no happiness is now so
*- dear to me as that of seeing the friend,
a who witnessed the last hours of iny son."
le then turning to her daughter, she continy
ucd :
le "And tliis is his sister Ella, of whom you
k- haro heard him speak."
a "Horace took her extended hand as he
e, said :
iv "I do not wonder at the affection and
in enthusiasm that ho ever evinced, in speako
ing of hi* absent sister."
Is. At this indirect compliment addressed
to to her, the color mounted to the temples
as of the beautiful EUa, but she answered :
n- " I Iisva DVAr ImuiatI iU
- - -? <V'<^V4 IU? II1V lUIUIIUim
>n of tlie promise contained in your 4ettcr,
its that I mi^ht hear the sad details of uiy
ml brother's death."
? The parties now seated tfcenselvee, and
fid Ho rare spoke of the death of Ajrthoi
rid Cleveland, with ?he utmost affection. H<
he spoke gently as a Woman would, and thi
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very tones of his deep and manly voice,
were never forgotten by the grateful mother
and daughter, lie took from a neatly
folded packet, that he had brought will*
him, the little trinkets and valuables that
were left by the dying youth, his
watch, a small bible, a lock of his hair v. h
other articles were handed to the mother
and sister. At sight of these, Mrs. Cleveland
burst into tears, and her agitation became
so extreme that she was forced to
leave the room.
There was silence for a few moirunU
after she left, but at length the daugl.-Ur
her eyes filled with tears, said :
''Tell me everything connected with his
death, tell me while mamma is away, 1 can
bear it belter than she can."
Thus conjured, Horace told her, not every
thing, it is true; but he dwelt on all
that could gratify a sister's pride; on ti e
noble, unselfish and heroic character of her
loved brother, and when he concluded, the
tears were streaming down her lovely
cheeks, lie continued to speak to lier in
a tenderly, soothing manner, for lie felt
singularly interested in this affectionate and
lovely being.
After spending an hour or two with the
mother and daughter, Horace withdrew.
The urgent entreaties of Mrs. Cleveland to
make the villa his home uutil his businc.-s
was completed in the city, ho declined,
but promised to see them oflcn, and on his
return to his lodgings, Horace thought
lie had never spent a few hours more
pleasantly.
Mrs. Cleveland was the daughter of
Count l)e Orscy a nobleman of France.?
Being compelled by the Revolution of 18?
to flee his country, lie with his only daughter
repaired to the city of New Orleans;
and having secured a considerable pciii. ii
of bis property before be left his native
country, lie built this magnificent villa ?bove
tlic city, lie was assisted in the supcrintendance
by a French artist, of dir...
.. . . i .v:iSp,lMuj tl<o runuston
was adorned and furnished in the tiro
Parisian style. His daughter married Mr
Clcaveland, a young merchant of New Orleans,
and after the death of her father >l.e
inherited this place, where she and Mr.
Cleveland continued to live until his death
which hapoened a few years previous to
that of her only son, which we have already
described to the reader.
Weeks passed by, and Horace Edgrrton
still remained at New Orleans. Several
hours of each day were- spent
at the Villa, iu the society of the charming
Ella ; he was associated with all her
walks and rides through the lovely valley,
and at the end of each visit, his heart
seemed to bo more joyous and glad, aud
bounded as in days gone by.
[concluded next week.]
X^~^othing was so much dreaded in our
schoolboy dayR as to be punished by sitting
between two girls. Ah, the force of
education. In after years we learned to
submit to such things without shedding it
tear.
Not bo Slow.?There is a progressive
chap around Philadelphia, who lives bv
his wits, and by their quality, we guess ho
won't starve soon. On a rainy day he
goes boldly into a bar room, or barL< r
shop, and seizing upon the first umbrella
that conies bandy, ho very angrily says ;
44 All ! found it. D pretty note,
to go and steal a man's umbrella in tli it
way !" and away ho goes. Tother day
he marched up to a gentleman in Cheanut
street, aud grabbing at the umbrella in his
band said he?
"That'B mine, sir: where did you get it/'
"I beg pardon," says the man, "it was
loaned mo to day by an acquaintance. If
it is yours take it sir."
"Mine, of course it is sir." says Diddler,
and he took it.?He'll do.? Yankee Blade.
Ifkactifully gorgeous was tho
sun-set sky ; the last notes of tho summer
birds fell upon tho ear as they retired to
their resting place in the green forest, and
everything wliisphred of love as 1 stood
with my beloved in n beautiful garden, ragailed
by the odor of a thousand flower**
Gently I drew my arm Aaound her delicate
waist, and was al*out to imprint akiee
upon her lips, when she looked me saucily
in the face, and with a smile upon bar
countenance she said "do'nt. And I don't*
od.
Un war anted Ikbults.?Among the assets
of Ilenry Clay, Daniel Webster, Calhoun,
Jnukson, Ac., were found hata full
of gold and Bilvcr medals?childish baubles,
of no use to man or boast. Presenting
Clay, Webster, Alexander, or Napo}*> 3
on, with a medal, is about equal to offering
| tho tnan who superintends the golden sun
a penny dip to assist in heightening bis illumination.
Conclusively.
A merchant who lately advertised
for a clerk who could hear con finement,
was answered by one who bad lain seven
years ia jail!
I JIW One of our acquaintances has a
lor Tinny weather. Do
1 you know whv 1 Bream* hr can sp|md
the dii^inridmy in omnilmkoi, and
JOT Wbt shrmM j^-Utne* grow Mt?r
*i*o* any other veg?< bU* !
? Became they have go: evm to ee* -h nt
t they are doing. '*]S3E,
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