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$2 PER ANNUM ; ^:T.'AV/.: EK\?SS?L:T?i ?*??,, IN ADVANCE A /amiig nab political ^irmjjinpfc Urnotrb tn the Arts, ^rifarti, XitKitott, (fimrntion, Sgrirulturf, 3atrrnnl ^inprncricents, /arrign anil Uoiorstir jtoi, nnb tljf 3tekrts. VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. Hn SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 185$ NUMBER 14 :- ~- - ? ? - - 3lu (Drigimil [ WrilUn JC. THE SENATOR A OR, THE BELLE OF 1 BY W. M. CON [C'vntinueri /mm ft CHAPTER it VI. . mcd Tim life of Senator Malcolm waa for ! The many daea despaired of, and for several *l w< weeka after he had been pronounced out ?f * of danger, the constant preaaure of a mind out ' diaea?ed, greatly retarded the improve- ! ?:g?< tnent of his physical faculties. The heart ' "< d the pro.id man ?aa indeed crushed ; j ' for day* Ml a lime, the remembrance of! l" hi* lost boy would to weigh ujx>n bin i '?;*k mind, in lo seriously aiartn bin attend- l'rt>P milt. Il w.vs aii occasion that called t?0"* forth the tender atl'ection, and I'iIIimI solid- J' lad*, of bis daughter, and hsr soothing , '> w attentions nod gentle manner wou ujkiii Kile! hiiu Ml last, and served greatly to solUin w,,f| the crusliing weight of his bereavement, f The Senator, however, was a ditl'ereul ' ',n man. Ilia spirits were broken?ambition, * ',cr ' his ruling passion, wns dead in his heart I ?bi? arrogance bad given place to her I' womanly tenderness?his manner was as , T *< quiet and unassuming as i^ had foimerly 'l h-sn haughty and overbearing. 11* rniu- "toti gl?d no more with the world?the ring lag eloquence tnat had often enchained a crowded Senate was gone?he delighted I pecu no more in the showers of appl.tusj, our ' eJ n the pu.ogits of the l'reae, that had once 1 who, wrvoi to f??<i bia ainbttiuu ; and to the emp! gie.it regret of the vast number of hi* ad m?n timers, lie resigned the position that he Carl had ao long held with such distinguished son < honor. It )? Albert Ashley, who waa preparing to ntati leave fur the Kouth, on tha innnorablo j ing I evening that the aad news that had ao af I JI fected tha Senator reached Malcolmville,' conn now postponed Ilia departure indefinitely. rfmi Kur many weeks he remained with the confl ( created family, and when at I >at he was ? atr compelled to tear himself away, he car- the ried with htm the heart, and a promise , p?iu that at eome future day he aliould receive reat, the hand, of tha gentle Ellen. The cheer- fully fil consent of Mr. Malcolm waa obtained, the | who parted from the former frieud of hia dual sow, with sincere affection and regaeL for n 'lhe balls of Malcolmville had never ft be lean ao completely deserted aa now. The that proprietor and hia daughter lived in ab noth most complete retiremcr*; in vain Kllcn cept *n<l?*vwre I to induce hun to minglu mora of hi m society, and with the world; nothing II conld arouse hia lethargy, or shake hia knot melancholy. Wheu he heard that Jose with phiue, the former betrothed <f Edward, your waa about to he united to Mr. llailuin, he that eiclaimed: serve "Ohf that my memory waa as short ldaci altera, or my loss ao easily repaired." hon? One canning, n little more than a year after Edward had left?a cold and bleak f* winter evening it was?a servant brought 11 a number of mail paekaaea into tlie room. <l??n adjoining th? great Ilali, where the Sen- ness ator and Ellen were seated, and deposited ewe i tbsrn upon tb* table, where the greater lie hi portion of them usually remained unopen- ence. ?d, until r-unoved by Ellen or Uie ser ennv vsnt*. This evening a solitary letter ac- men) eempanied the package*. U:tc? wer* ;ttn< t*nt eo common at Malealiavillu now, a* force formerly; and, for weeks, not one had curr? found its way to its quiet llalie. The no11 Senator quietly glanced at the letter, but liceo evinced no curiosity to know it* content*, hi* li He bad, perhape, forgotten it again, wben inani Ellen called his attention to it. lie re- had < quested her to open it, end read the can ** I tenta to liiro. boy < * It it from Savannah," said she, gianc- that fng at tbe post mark. by U M I know no one there," answered her trem father. El It was written In a strange hand. El- and i len read a few weede aloud and stnjqu-dJ comj Her voice eeemed hushed by some inward he i smetiee?lar eyes still fiied upon the1 spate paper, and the blood forsook her finely passi chiseled lips. tbe ? M What ie the maitor, Ellen t Ellen ! Bteai my daughter, what is the matter!" ? and i claimed her hiker, ae kn attempted to witlu reach tbe letter. was MP1*aee do not, (Wther 1 please do not boon read It now r said Ellen, entreatingly. on Is Hut It waa loo late; her lather had al with ready snatched it from her. The kind e^irl, although scarcely able to support her >n own emotion, was not unmindful of the chafe effect that tbe contents of that letter the might have upon lie? hither. In his present "hen snirtn state of health. ller (Wars were, nali. however, groundleee! That letter aroused affect * him mors effectually than ten thousand fore, #ff?rt? could lis?"f doe*; be rend it erltb citwu ftorii. "n J COI ryrtttlu fur the LvMailtr /differ. to Ih on ND SON; S ri? in p* :HE HUDSON. I s? yc s* N'ORS. Al rrf week.) J, Imness tliMl absolutely a*tonnded her. strong and vigorous intellect had, as pro, instantaneously usurped the place lethargic de*|x>ud*ncy J lie reached tiis hand, and pulled the rope with a r that filled every servant with alarm. WJ John r said he to his body servant, as 'Ml alter hurried into the room, ** 1 leave e boat for New York in the morning! W1 e every arrangement to night, and he arad to accompany toe. I may he j i a week?laro?perhaps longer. hn withdrew-respectfully, hut evident- P'1 ilh the idea that his master was mad. a>1 i clasped her father around the nock, * ling tuniultuou-dv. He raised hei as *| is were a child?excitement had ient Hl strength, and he could ttoar comfort CI 1<t whom he had been ao long eotn [* d. if letter that caused this rcfraordina- a* !ene, we will lay before our reailcr*. eaks for itself, and ? xplains its own j w< tw . m Savawkaii, Due., 18*?. Pf Honored Sir:?Cirruina'.unrcA of a W] linr and trying Me turf, b??? acquaint- -j-j u- with the feci, that a young man jQ , for the taut twelve month*, has been ,Q loyed in the !lou?e of Fairfax & <uhm1, and wliv wa* known a* Edward w ton, is really named Malcolm, And a A ti e lion. Edward Malcolm of . jfa painful for iim to add, that this young K> has la-on arrested, and i? now await* ^ liia trial, on a charge of forgery, a came to ua without Irieiida or re* . rm-ndationa; he haa been faithful and ^ irkably diligent, and 1 placed every |^, dence in hia integrity. 1 felt for him a|| ong interest and partiality. Amid w| first eicilemeut occasioned by the ful circumstances that led to hia ar . the proof against liiin being so fear- . strong, it is not strange that I shared >|( general conviction, and felt but little , ?t of his guilt. Since 1 hare had time ^ fWtioo, I cannot hut believe, though i in the face of the strongest evidence, |)4 he is incairable of the crime. 1 have ing upon which to base rlus Iwlief, ex- ^ the opinion I had prevMUtly formed * high ana noble character. 5w tiav* writlcu the foregoing without hi* ^ r ledge or consent. I do not know #j4 what feelings you, at present, regard fr( on; hut, air, if there is ever a time ^ rour wealth and powerful name may ^ ( i him, it i? now. ilia trial will lake R(j > in about two weeks. 1 have the ^t| r *o be vour eery humble servant. ROMEBT FAIRFAX. u > lion. KJward Malcolm." ~ is son was alive! The danger and tl, adation of his position?his willful- wj as?J disolwdience, was all lost in the Wl bsurhiog feeling, that his boy that sd moaned as dead, was still in exist- t|, That lie might ha guilty of the atl e imputed to him, never for a moI onterod his thought* 'that circum- c? :?a may have so reduced him as to re lite commission of the deed, never oc- on >d to him. Oh no! kit eon could fa >e guilty ; he wouid as sooo have be- de I hwisetf had c<?ininitU-d the deed, as wj Edward. Said he, with a voice and *n ner, before which many a stout, heart /if quailed: rsi I will see whether they convict my .LL. A II im taw uMiaruiy crime?I will Me he p?im the ordeal unscathed, or leavens, I will make hie calumniators in< Me for their temerity." rftj lea was not willing to rem em behind, ct it was arranged that she should ac 'II >any her (slUer to Savannah, where th< ntended going with all possible de- on h. The next morning thej took ?v ige on a Boat on the Hudson, and da aine day arrived in New York. Vo kit iter was ready to leave for Savannth, sui a order to prosecute their journey bo mt delay, the fatiguing land route by their only avadable way. A few inc i only devoted to rest, and they were kit >ard the Iron Home, sweeping along by its living freight. On the fourth day tin they left Maleolmville, they armed Itet I?n, 8. C. Here the Senator hud te ert > his impatience from two o'clock iu gel kftemoou until ntaetho nest morning, gir i a fheamer would atari for Savsn aft Incmsaot Uaaal did not secm to tai ; him in the least mbct, a week lw- sat could scarcely leave in* eoosn. Ex- of! cut 1*4 eaergr kept hit* per Tlit hour for their departure at length 1 riven, and a carriage was in readiness to fr? nvey them to tho DoaL W'lieu the)' j hi ire sealed inside, and the carriage about M move otl, ihcy heard tome one call to wi (driver to slop; but thinking it wan m ly a passenger dialling to go down, the so nator ordered liiui to drive on. They K< id scarcely reached the wlinr^ however, w d the dilator descended from the car- ca ige, w heti Albert Ashley came up, just tii time to take Ellen fioin the vehicle, aud tL nting from ihc exertion he had made to er ep pace with them. in "1 hailed you," said he, M as you were w iving off, but you did not hear me." to u la it you, my young friend f raid the nator wita joyful surprise, "I did hear re >u, but 1 thought it waa only a paaaen- ni r hailing the hack." b " I had just arrived in Ch?n," aaid Ibert, and aa I turned the corner, aaw hi >u getting into the carriage; and I mual U< y, that my surprise almost equals my P> licht, at seeing you here." fa A Cow words sufficed to explain to him *c e object of their journey to Savannah, la I Wert evinced the joy he felt at tlie ai lowledge tli.it liia friend htill lived, but tli lien he heard of his perilous situation, p< ? indignation knew no laninda. The cv iat waa mIkiui starting, however, and it i* is m-ceasary that they should hurry on tf >ard. Albert immediately declared his hi itermination to go on with them, liolh Senator and Ellen expressed their o< easure and gratitude; the olio iu warm M id heartfelt language, and the other with u look that Albert knew full well how to ai iprecinle. Soon they were on laiard, e< id under weigh. au?l the Steamer (??n. fc iiocli was ruosing at her usual quiet jt ice. fe As toon after their arriral in Savannah F circumstances would |>eruiil, the Senator if nl a note to Mr. Fairfax, which that arlhy gon'.leuian almost immediately tl isaered in person. Mr. Fairfax had oved himself a true friend to die uufor nnte Edward, and a* such received the srin and grateful thank* of tho party, si ?e meeting between them was an anx ua, painful, *ud highly embarrassing one C both partivH. Mr. Fairfax detailed, o! imituly, the whole circumstance of Ed- ir ard'a arrest; ?wry incident in the pro- j. ess and result of the search, wu accutely ri'V??lwl. The Senator couhl e< arcely contain hiinaelf during the reciI. More than once he felt m if the I aiding worda were consuming his vilaSi- p , ai d tearing one hy one, hit very heart n rings! The fiery blood of )ouug Ashf aroused to a furious excitement, f, id even the gentle Ellen's lip quivered h ith an indignant defiance. It una a day long to he remembered r this little party ; the ordeal through 0 liich they p tatted, might have moved a #| uic to teara, or quailed a heart of ada* j ant. It waa not yet over. Mr. Fair tj x kindly offered to conduct them to the t( isou, and a carriage faring got in readiim, they soon reached this abode of t| ime and misery. They were led by the C( eper through the narrow wiadinga of h * prison; the cumbrous and grating (> (Mm! of dte^sors, u* they were uuladted, j, lling ujton tbcen aith a mournful and ^ kening sensation. On they ascended, >ni one stsir to another, the emotions of cii oeeommg, at every mop, more horri- I I to endure. The Senator was in the Ivanco hw st<*p firm and unwavering, it hw face of a deadly paleness, and but ikade lees a hue than the snowy hairs J1 hie bead. Ellen's tottering Mm rae 11ported by Ashley her corpa?-like f?a res reflected in that dieiual passage way, 111 th peculiar and vivid distinctness. It c' m a sight that brought the tear of symithy from the kind Mr. Fairfax, and even J1 e hardened keeper looked on with pity ' id commiseration t At length they reached the iron-grated ei II; slowly the keeper unbarred the nac- ^ m door ; it turned with a grating sound l!' its heavy hinges, and there, * face to re," the Senator met hie son; not, in- 8' ed, with a stranger's recognition, but 1,1 th oat stretched arms, and in the long ibrace between father and son, was bu- 14 *1 the atern decree of the one, and the ih resolve of the other. a CI! A ITER XVII. ni Edward spent the first few days of his e* rarceration, in a dull and stupefied hor r; ?n<l, per bap*, with little or no con i<I jiticn of tlie reel (lunger of hi* aituation. hI iu horrid accu*atioo against liiin, end b degiadation of hi* position. km the oc t al>*orbiog *Jea that threatened the U rthrow ot hie reason. For several y* he did not see ? solitary soul except (e i jailor; but on the fourth day., he wa* ot rprieed by a visit froin hie former <eU<w?- th arder, I'e arson, who wee accompanied the kind Jennie. llad Edward Leon w lined to be aiMpicioua, the apparent di idnea* and sympathy diaplayed for him I'earson, would hare left no room fiar co ? feeling in hie heart. Jennie <diac**ded rnnuwaal thoughtless manner, and e* eo ed her utmoat to make the prisoner for- r* L the misery of hi* situation. The kind ia I had endeavored to are him the day r he waa committed, hut could not ob- %a a perimeeion. She repeated her efKwts 4t day, until, through the interpneition Mr. Fairfax, the jailer ? a* instructed to M nik her at her pleasure. th The next day, Edward received a visit 5in Mr. Fairfax. Their meeting whs a < ghly embarrassing one. The heart of < r. Fairfax admonished him, that Ed- i ard was innocent, but his reason could >t shut out the astounding appearances, i fearfully against him. lie l**nt upon Jward one of his sci utini/.ing glances, i hich the latter bore with unwavering I tlnincas, and with, perhaps, a slight ige of scorn, that showed itself around 1 e corners of his thin lips. The confer ice between tlicin was long and interestg, and when Mr. Fairfax left, it was ith the fullest conviction, that Edw*rd as not the author of the forgery. Ever since the exciting day of the arst, his mind had been in a continual ferent; earnestly ha J he been engaged in iward's behalf, but not one particle of idence, in any f< rin, could he glean in s favor. lie did not ceaso his exertions, >wever, and as one means of serving the 'isoner, he determined to wtito to his titer, hoping that the umbrage with his in was not so great, hut that he might j induced to exert his powerful name id influence in his ttclialf. That he was le son of Senator Malcolm, was nut yet tbliclv known, but it could not long be I tncealed; and bis having concealed a trtion of his name, would doubtless, on te trial, prove a powerful weapon in the nnds of the State's Attorney. Mr. Fairfax did not neglect to secure ittnsel for the prisoner; Ins own lawyer, Ir. Ji.inpielle, a very intelligent practl uncr, had t?e*n in constant attendance, rid several dm* before the trial, lie visit.1 'lie nfiicD of tlie c? lebrated Mr. B . >r tin- purpose of engaging that profound irist and tacfition on the tiJo of the do incc. Mr. 13? was in his office, wd Mr. rurftX immediately tr..t<le known to him 10 object of his visit. "I liaio already been retained," said is distinguished lawyer. " Indeed ! for the prosecution f "No, for the defence.** ' Oh, Mr. Carlton, then, has commit* oned aouie one to engage youf" "No, sir, I have not heard from Mr. arlton, neither am I in possession of any I f the facts of the case, and as you came i, I i as just on the point of visiting the risoner." " May I enquire, then, who has sngag1 JOU in his bel.nlf I" "That, I cannot tell you, inasmuch as am not informed myself. My client is leased to rem tin incog; hut this little ote will ejplant Co you all that I know." The lawyer handed to Mr. Fairfax the illowing, written in a small and elegant and, which we <?py xerl?at?in: "JANCAKY, lft 1?. " Afy Dcmr Sir :?Knclosed is a check it the Bank of for $?>00, which tm is at )out service, on conditions that will state. I have just seen it reported, tat a young man named Kdward Carl>n, of your city, stands charged with the rim* of forgery. I tend )ou this with le Kopt and lite Miff, thai he it infio- I nit, aud that your eminent talrnta may j wist to clear Iiia character from (he heinii? imputation. 1 a*k your n?l?lwi efforts | i hi* cause, and my lasting gratitude ah VI e your*. In confidence and hope, Your* truly. " It i* dictated by a noble heart, and evlently a lady'*," aaid Mr. Fairfax, " Jlave ou no idea from whence it came ?" " Ilfoiio in the leant," answered Mr It.?. " Frouj Mmw mm who fed* a powerful itereatin hi* cause; (f that you haweOw eareat proof." " Mtait palpable proofs," aaid the lawrr, displaying the hainiaoinc check, with rident aigna of great complacency. Mr. Fairfax then proceeded to slate ev ry feature of thecaee, ao far a* he knew, dward'a real name; the cause of disrupou rith hi* father; hw own opinion of * character, and the evidence of hi* uilt, were all aincerely detailed to the wyer. * An ugly ca*e," aaid the counsel, Had he any enemies!" " Vone that I know of; lie was not of character I'kely to foien emuniea." "Perhaps not; bet 1 think vou inti sled m partiality for bint as clerk, and inced it, probably!" " W?lL, yes, J '.(.ureAted hi* salary rap ly ; tail tbe vaW id hi* services was so enhanced, in proportion." " lie was in a fair way, then, to soon cupy an tnnablt position in your onse!" " Yes, but his operations were of a difrent character, and isolated front the her clerks; so that he could not be to em an oljectof envy." "Ilow was be employed differently; as he under your immediate superinlenince f" u No, he was under, and engaged in the Hinting room with, the Head Clerk.** "Ah, with the Head Clerk; a risiog < Jpelitnr; ahem; his salary and proses rapidly improving," continued the wyer, musingly. A pause of a few momenta, and he < ked : " Where did he Wtard f* Mr. Fairfax gave him tbe address of ; rs. Fleming, which be U*?k down, aod P? remarked; " I will see the prisoner in the course I c A the day, Mr. Fairfax ; we have mill aev- j v ural days 10 go upon before the trial, and j s in thai time, a great deal may be done, j o I am constrained to take a strong interest in the case; not only for the sake of the j s young man, himself; but also, for the t i>ake of the fair correspondent," added he, j facetiously. j As Mr. Fairfax walked hack to the ! ? Counting Room, he formed many conjee- I lures who that fair corieipondent could [ he. j} CUA1TEU XVIII. i t The important day of trial at length I ^ arrived. Since Senator Malcolm had 1 come, Edward's real name and high con- j t.ectious had been noised ahroml, :-.nd j J tended no little to increase the pubuc excitement, w hich the case had already elicited. On the memorable morning when the prisoner was led into the Court lioom for trial, it was densely crowded with spectators, and ctcii the Court Yard was thronged with persons who had been unable to obtain scats within. Edward's presence created profound sensation. On his right hand waiked the iegal functionary in charge |of his person, ; and on Ids left, and leaning on Ins arm, ! was his aged and venerable father, whom J ' many recognised as ihe eminent states- 1 man, whose for ii.sie appeals i.i the Senate of Ins country, bad vibrated, ami found a cheering echo, through every corner of the ' Republic. Ehen accompanied them, loan 1 ing on the arm of Ashley, and Mr. Fair- ; ' fax and his counsel brought up the rear. 1 Edward's appearance was decidedly in ' Ins favor. He had schooled his heart and j1 tames to stand the trying ordeal, and . though his countenance was pale, yot it I was calm snd unruffled, and his step firm ' as of one conscious of innocence. The Senator had never yet brought his | mi.id to realise the real danger of hi* ' noli'* position. He felt that ho wa* ini:o- i1 cent, and he ccuhl not imagine ihnt any j' Court wonld sentence hit &?>?/,' with such j a character as lie could show, and that, j too, on presumptive evidence, to that I loathsome Pandemonium, a State's Pcni- j tcutiary! Would they incarcerate him *within that den ol* crime and infamy?a I doom more terrible to the young ami sen j nitive heart than the hangman's rope, or j the axe of the executioner! Would they | shave his classic brow ? Would they cut j his flowing locks? Oil! no, tliej could j not?they would not?he felt readv to desecrate every temple of justice, before ! they should accomplish so direful a purpose. A.l the eminent legal talent that could he procured, was arrayed on the side of i the defence. Money, t" him, w as nothing, compared with the safety and reputation of his sua. We pass over the usual preliminary j formalities of a court, in such cases. The } prisoner was arraigned, the indictment | lead, charging Edward Carlton Malcolm with forgery; the jury was empMoucled, and the Mate's Aliornej prepared to address the court in opening the prosecution. Ilis remarks were few ami *.o the point, lie was one. of the first lawyers in the Slate, and was fully com|ieteni for the j diflicult ta.?k before lum. lie told the jurv j that the crime of which the prisoner was charged, w ?? one that should be visited with the utmost rigor of the law. A for gory had been committed, and be thought that he could brmo liefnr* o?n.u? . rt - 'ij"? proof that the prisoner at the bar was the teal perpetrator of the deed. He warned them against being unduly v.vayed by the aide and powerful array of talent on the opposite side, and he also guarded them against the feelings that might be engendered by the jieenliar situation rrf the pri* oner, and the interesting facta that maybe developed during the progress of the trial. Although the prisoner was of high and stable connection a, yet he had known srmiv cases where the " mighty had fa! ! Icu;" and if he had infringed the law, I the |?ennlty sheold be visited upon him. The rich and poor, the high and humble, should all be amenable to tbe supreme power of the law. The State's solicitor having eo"c!uded his remarks, the Court wis nead\ to listen to the examination of the witnesses. 'Ilie first point pro\ed, was that n forgery had really been committed, and this was done conclusively by Mr. frairfaa and the officers of the Hank. Next was detailed the means adopted for discovering the culprit, and the search and its result were minutely described by each of ihe parly engaged in it; viz., Mr. Fairfax, the Teller of the Hank and the Police of- ( fleer. In the examination of the latter, , by the prosectsUng Attorney, the following occurred; I * In your official capacity, you have, , doubtless, tnndo many similar arresta; anu uo you not form ? > idea of the guilt or innocence of tlie accused, hy the man- | (Mir in which lie conduct* himself during j the excitement of an arrest ?" Witntj*: " Generally, I do." Attorney: "In the present instance, did you notice any feature that you would t-un?lr?u? into an evidence of guilt ?" i WitnetM : M think that I did." Attorney: "Will you explain what you regard as euch ?" WitM?? " I can scarcely explain it in i word*; i U?t? rmcmtly noticed, that do ritnin.il with whom I have had to d .lien really guilty, has ever heen ahlc iislniti an arrest, without some cvideti f guilt being shown in his free." Attorney: "And in this instance, y< ay it was abundantly plain Witness: " It apeared so to me." In the cross examination upon tli mint, the leading counsel for defen aid : " You stated to the prosecution, tli ou had detected evidenco of guilt in t ace or manner of the prisoner, at t imc of his arrest; will you explain mc ullv than you did, tlio grounds up shich your conclusions were based ?" Witness ; " I have said that I jud; {enerally by the manner of the accuse heir agitation, or nervousness, or oth ymptoms not easily explained." Counsel: " Was the prisoner at the b igitated or nervous ?" Witness: "lie was stupefied." Counsel: " I ask you if he was mi \'ous? There is a difference between t terms." Il'iVrim; "Perhaps stunned or pn trated, would belter define this particu ;ase." Counsel: "'Stunned or Prostratca his, we can readily conceive, and w, fou to arrest anv gentleman?Mr. Fa 'six for instance, for the purpose of testi four theory?arreft him sud leniy on diarge of t tit ft or lorgery, and hurry h ift* to jail?how do you suppose he wot sustain the experiment?" Witness : " I teally cannot say." Counsel: "Would he not e\ince, ioino way, his horror at being ch?rg with such a crime!" Wilness: "I should think that would." Counsel: " Then, sir, your theory destroyed!" A few more witnesses? were examin -< . i. - .1-1.- .1-- ii r e>-:_ 9VHHJ i?i me LitiK^ in uic iiuuHt' ui rair A; Goodman, but nothing more elicil than our read?i> arc already acquainl with. At h late hour, the prosecut closed, when the Court adjourned ui the next day. [conci t orp xr.xT week.] WEALTH vs HAPPINESS. Many inadvertently suppose that wen and happiness are insepaiahle coin pan i* hilt a giancs at the inner life of men ulting in bounless wealth soon disaipa '.ho delusion. There was great sign cance in the Savior's remark?"A ma life consisteth not in tho abundance of i things which he possesnelh." The I lowing sketch of the Knglish Uo.hactiili ti poirt: "The insufficiency of mere wealth confer happiness, i? strikingly illttstra in the life of Nathan Myers Kolhscl the Jew, who died ii. London some ye ago, "one of the most devoted worshipp that ever laid a w'thered soul on the a I of mammon." For years ho held I purse of ihe world, opening and closing to kings and emperors as he listed, t upon certain occasion* was supposed have more influence in Great Hntaintl the proudest ar.d wealthiest of her nol ?pel haps more influence than the hou of Parliament together, lie once pure sed bills of the government, in a single i to the amount of twenty millions, and s flirt mil.I uKil'll llrt ItlOU- lll? n.l.o.n ? e>? - ? - must have to pay them; and with i profits on a single loan purchased an tate which cost him seven hundred rfifty thousand dollars, llut with i clearest and widest comprehension money matter*, with the most piet usg insight into all possible affect causes in ll?o money market, and w ingenuity to effect the profonndest, : most subtle, and most unsuspected com nations?an ingenuity before which other prodigies of calculation sink into significance?he was with all a little s< lie exercised his talents and ealctilat: powers, not only for the accumulation millions, ami the management of natio creditors, hut also for the determiuatioi the smallest tpitanoo on which a elei soul could ho retained in connection w Ism body. To part w ith a shilling to < way of charity cut him to the heart. One of his rules, " Never to have ai thing to do with an unlucky man or pla which w as also one of John Jacob Aat< nrincincles?however shrewd in ? wo?l, point of view, whs tlie very quintessence selfishness and mammoni?m. lie whi, in short, a thorough e<> mammon worshipper?his soul conver into h machine or engine for coining gii ens, and every emotion or immortal h> ing dead within him. Guineas he coin to a sum that seems almost fabule hut with all his colossal v.ealth, he i profoundly unhappy, and with sorro* wnestness, once exclaimed to one c gratulming h<m on the gorgeous rnagr sence of his palatial mansion, and thei infering, that he waa happy.?-Haffff happy!" An exchange, noticing the present c silver cup to a coteinporsry, says: "lie needs no cup. II# can drink fr any vessel that cor turns liquor, wheil ilie neck of a bottle, the mouth of a d? ijohn, the spile ot a keg, or the Lung o bsrisl" O, BICH WIVE8. to How often do we hear young men axes sort that thoy will nevor marry until tboy can find some lady who lias money. Our >u . every day experience shows us how many men there are who go about the world, poking aro.md in all directions, scheming, lis contriving, flatteting, cajoling and deieivce ing for the purpose of "catching an heiress." We always experience a great deal of satisfaction when we learn that one of |ie these fortune hunters has, instead of an |,e heiress, "caught a tartar," and the lining versal verdict will always be "served hint on right." Hut we pity the poor creature w hose heart, as well as purse, has been jyp won by one of these mercenary wret. lies, j j | for when the purse is empty, she i? fitly ier considered a burden and a useless piece of household furniture. If her heart is not ,ar broken, atu! her spirit roused until hate usurps the place of love, her deceiver had better be dead than alive, for in the words rr- of the poet, he "Ilell listh no fury like s woman scorned " It is notto be denied that a snug downs ry with a wife is desirable, and it does not lar mitigate in the slightest degree against true matrimonial felfcity, but a woman fmust be loved for herself alone. 8hc ?re | must l>e regarded as " a pearl above all iir- ! price"?and a true woman is. Young lang dies who are born with a silver spoon in a their mouth, as the saying is, are not u?ujtfi ally fitting mates for thoso who have not ild 1 nan Mini inctaltc advantage, as they arc I usually brought up in such a manner r.S to impair or destroy their natural good in sense and energy of character, and impair cd I their intellec.t Their associations through i life, while fortune smiles, are all of that he i hind which tender their characters light I and frivolous nnd they wither under the is blighting sun of adversity as the delicate green house plant does under the influence ed, of the rude cold hi tsts of March, or the icy fax handling of I >eeoinber. A inan liaa no led business to look for money with a wife.? led lr- is his place to provide for. swp)>ori and ion cherish her, and the man who is so mean xtil id sou! as to want his wife to bring him money, is not worth having. Look to personal worth, and not dollars and cents Young men, if you would be happy, rec: ollect that 44 all is not gold that glitters," ] and that money cannot purchase happt'M' ! ness. r>ns I ? i? m tm ? ?* GETTING THE 8ACX. J 'To get the sack,' as evety one knowp ," i or should know, signifies to be dismissed '* * | and is an extended synonvme of the i phrase 4to get the mitten,' being equival* , " | est to the Trench cant terut of degommo * i 'unfastened or turned off.. The origin of the expression mar, perhaps be traced tQ *? | the following tale as told by Mona. de-St. " <1 j Foil. ^ [ Two gentlarv.cn, one n Spaniard and the ar# j other a Herman, who were recommended I*rn , by their birth and sort ices to the Kmpeter j ror Maximilian II. I?oth converted hie l',e daughter, the fair Helena Scharfequinn, in J 'l ; mariinge. This prince, after a long delay, l,,(l j one day informed them that esteeming lo j them equally, and not being able to bsiaD j ntow a preference, he should leave it to 't'* | the force and address of the claimants to '*h decide the qneslion. He did not mean, ',H" however, to risk the life of either, aud conaequontly would not permit weapons to b* ilso . used, but had ordered a large bag to be e'11 ] }>roduce<l. It was his decree that whiehIbe j nnever succeeded in putting his rival into this bag ahou'd obtain the hand of his l?d daughter. This singular encounter bethe tvuen the two gentlemen consequently ,n took place, and before the whole court.? ce- The contest lasted for more than an hour i"g when the Spaniard yielded and the <?er'th ! man, Kl'erhard von Ta'I?ert, having'planind ted' his rival in the bag, to?>k it upon his 'bi- hack and very gallantly laid it at the feet *1' of bis minlreu, whom he espoused the next 'n ; day. '"*! PREDE8TIHATI0V. ?[! " Do you believe in predestination f "ft'' said the captain of the Mississippi steamn' , I er, to a clergyman who happened to be * travelling with huu. 11,1 i "Of course I do." toe i ? And you also believe what i? to li? {win u r ''J',, | "Oertainly." i " Well, I am glad U> bear it." n! -Why!" \ i " ]tci ause I intend to '.ass thai boat ! (>l | ahead, in fifteen consecutive minutee, if i there be any virtue in pine knots and loadinf? nig safety-valves. 80 don't l?e alarmed, .ri for if the boiler ain't to burst, then it * won't." '*J llcre the Divine begun putting on hie hat and looked verv much like backing out, which the captain observed, and Lu? "** said-. # 'fa' ? I thought you l?elieved in predeelina* tion. and wit at in to he will be I ?in- 4.^ | fj0| j prefer being a little n<v* nearer the stern when it taLea place." uk ^ ^ _ | During a search "instituted" by the Editor of the Kewarit Timet for fei?<ale ocm >f a janitor*, it is retried that the followirg | short dialogue took place; r>m : llriater?"Good morning, Mr."Ilenpe< k; Iter ( have you got any dajghtera that wc^jc mi | make good type setters?" if a j IIen peck?"No, but I'ti got a w|fc ' who tratiId ouko s very fire i&UT*