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VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER lit. 1856 NUMBER 30.
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Cflstalion #ont. E
THE HOMESTEAD. Ie?
It la not as it used to Ik:
When you and I were young i m>
When round each elm ami mnple tree
The honeysuckle clung;
But still I love the cottage where
< . lul
I passed my early years,
Though not a single face is there, '
That memory endears.
|t Is not as it used to he 1 *
The moss is op. die toof,
And from their nests beneath thr caves ij.j
The swallows Itfep aloof. ^
fho ruliiiu?J?ww they used to sing,
When you t were young ;
And ho? did flit the wild bee's wing, ^
The opening flowers among. I
It is not m it used (o lie!
The voices loved uf yqrc, , j |
And the forms we wo e wont to sec,
We see and hear no more. ^
JCo moie ! also. ?'? louk ? vain,
For 11 lose to whom we clung,
And loved, as we can love hut once, ^
When vou and I woro young. i
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3 Idrrtfii ?tonj. :J|
JjJSUJM HOSIER S REVENGE, m
A STOIIY OK TIIK i lit
I RE^ril KCVOLl TIO.W le)
j ca
II wns late on a summer afternoon that , ("
l.eonard Rosier, student uf ilia movt in- I
f,l"U* selniol of Mirjji ry in l'ari*. was io- 1,1
vamttig to hi* homo in I lie Rue St. Hon- (?
ore. The mciry populace tliyongid the w<
N\rcct| ami many act pi lintunccA accosted 1
hiir*'; l?ut lie .?toppud not to ;onvor*o with ; w<
any one, nor turned aside with the crowd ; r0
to follow any splendid equipages. IIU ;
face was handsome, hut pale, apparently
with study ; ami it was singular that in I l"
one so young, and especially a French- : tv
man, the expression should have hem so lu
uniformly melancholy, lie went up the
steps of a small house and klhH'kc<l youl "'I
ly. The door was opened hy an elderly 1
woman, whoso faced la'amcd with tvilh j ''
joyful surprise on seeing hint, j U'
" I am ?u happy?so gladyou arcoome ' m
?M. Rosier. 1 would hn\e gone myself ! 011
f?.r you, had I known where to find you.
Mademoiselle Ruialie?"
*' What of liej?>4* she worse!" domnn : th
dud the youth impatiently; hut without m
waiting the old womau's reply ho pushed j to
past her, and went hastily upstairs. The di:
woman looked after hitn mid shook her J p*
head sadly. | io
"Leonard entered n small fronl chamber J in
jmt (hen lighted with the hist crimson ! lit
r.-tys of 'he sotting hum. On a conch near ! .?
t!io wltiilow reclined the pole and einnril- ' di
tiii form of n young girl, apparently in ! wi
tko ht#l stage of a (locUue* Illness, i hough I *ti
it had waited Iter figure to tiimoit etlio in
lent thinness, had not destroyed the e\- gi
ipiiftitc ?\ mmetry of her features. They etl
wore still peifoet in their delicate outline; etl
and the beautifully chiselled lijm wore a j *4,
(ipge of rose which, like tho flint s|*>t of fl<
color on cnch check in contract with her i h<
otherwise dazzling paleness. win evident- ! tli
ly the effect of disease, ljer eyes were ' tli
large, dark, and SMpewaturnlly bright. ? to
Mho held in her almost transparent linger* ht
n rose portly faded. tli
Leonard I'ttpie softly to her bedside, gl
mm, ocnaing ovef ner, i?tii in a low tone
of deep and anxious low, "Kulnli* 1" ot
^l'o lovely invnlid turned quickly, and l?i
her eyes beamed with j?>y as tliej rested fei
oo liiin. " Oli, brother," sho murmured, tli
"you ere como at last!" re
Tbe young nrin turned sway bin fare, In
and wept for a minute in silence. At pi
lengtb, looking up, end addressing tho ?
nurse, who bad followed hint into the of
room, he asked, "When did litis t'oarful hi
change Jake place i" Id
" Aboul two hours since,n replied tho ro
11 hi-J ? * '
?vui?i. Willie tilling on
|fie fanteuil ut the window, w*? seized g.
frith a violent fit of coughing, and rup- mi
lured a blood-venae], TIks bleeding waa wl
fnconaiderable, yet it reduced to r to this in
freak****." ex
** Brother F s??d the invalid faintly, hi
*nd rlatping hie hand, *b? looked up ini- Imploringly
in hit fate. th
"|)o not suffer her to apeak," aaid the a
purto. n<
' 1 mutt!" replied th? youog gul *ml te
by the alight picture of her hogera Loon or
ard knew that the had Something on her yt
piind. lie motioned the o!d woman to av
withdraw ; the objected, that it would he ai
dangerous to allow her patient to tglk.? hi
liut a glance at Leonard's face of deapnir
convinced Iter that he thought Ida titter ai
beyond hope, and that even the chance in
of prolonging her feeble life wae scarce In
sufficient to jutlify iheui in witbainfdiog 41
her withes. The nurse left the apart- ol
inont. hi
" Beloved K?l die!" repeated I .eon ard, tr
again bending ovor hit slater. n<
" Brother ** exclaimed the with an en- hi
ergy that tlartled him ; "brother, I have a|
seen him F ni
** Him ! whom t?Ob, Heaven!" eob- c<
the vouth. KuUlie thotioncd for IK
M #^r ??!?-J
me drops that stood on tho table.onard
poured some from the phial,an
ministered them; they seemed to reviv
r. She spoke in a stronger voice, an
? interruptedly.
44 I saw hitu?the Marquis di Ve
nil."
"The vidian !" groaned her brother.
44 Yes?ho is so Leonard, or he eoul
t have acted as he has done," said Ki
ie, with strange calmness. "To deceit
i'oung girl like me by a false marring
d then desert her?"
" His life shall nay it," said Leonard, i
voice ot agony.'
" Not so," cried Enlallo. 44 Would sue
revenge profit mc ? Hear me, Ianxiari
10 hand of death is upon me, and, ere
?, I have a boon to ask. lhit before
me it, you romt nromise?promise ic
h-llinly, on yjur knees, Leonard, an
fore (Jod, that you will never attorn;
s lift. Leave to tlie Almighty Judr
o punishment of my wrong. Leonar<
omiae me. It is Knlalie's last prayt
it on?."
Leonard hedtated, but, adjured agni
id again, h i knell down and took tl
quired Oallt.
' Now bear me," said hit sister,"for re
rength is failing, and the moments hi
uubered in which 1 can speak at all.
w tho Marquis de Yerneuil from y<
itulow. Ho drove past in his ennriu
d beside him was seated a bcuutooi
ily, whom I judged from the fond loc
ill which he regarded her, ho weans I
nke his bride. Leonard, 1 do nut env
r*t?;H is il wrong to wish that I coul
ive the world as the wife, not as the ou
tt mistress of him who once loved in*
F the rights of a wife 1 have been cruel
fraud*J?would he not yivo llietn
e for a few moments } 1 should not lii
delay his second nuptials. Oh, brothc
auld he not !M
The emotion that accompanied the:
:>rds showed how near her heart lay tl
quest. !<conar<l answered not till s!
id again urged it, and besought him l
ake her death happy by hearing Iter p
ion to the Marquis. The shades t
ening were falling?there was no tin
be lost.
" Speed, brother," said the low plea,
g voice of Kulalie, "for sure I am, lit;
morrow's sun will uotlx liold mo livin
ring him to my bedside, that 1 tray fo
vo him?ami be, for but the closin
omenta ol my life?hi* hrido. Go, J.
iard, hut whatever may happen, renter
r your oath !"
And summoning the mirse to watcli I
e couch of the dying girl, the youn
an left his sister on hi* strange errat
the Chateau du Yerucud, aomo mil
stunt from L'aris. To the burning in
itietico of Ids spirit, the fleet horse 1
do went slowly ? and though yet ear
the evening, it seemed to him th
>urs passed before ho reached the cha
U, lJi* horse was wet wit It foam as !
amounted at the gates. Those git
pre not solitary ; a group of gallm
fed* were led to and Iru by gaily dress*
ewiala, nitd one or two lately arrive
tests. with rustling plumes and broide
I mantles, were admitted us he approach
I. Light streamed (re.in the dtarnon
.aped panes of the castle, and rich rou?i
luted on the *i;. The young Murqti
Id a sumptuous feast, and cnU-ttaim
e aristocracy of 1'aris. For an instni
ere was a pause in the music; sou
ast was proprosed ; then there was
irst of applause, presently drowned i
c rejoicing clamour of cymboi, and hi
c, and kettledrum.
It was a rplended banquet in truth,m
dy in th'* the viands and choice wiur
it in the wit and courtly gaiety of tin
stive company. The soul of their mirt
16 inspirci and presiding genius of tl
velry, was tho Marquis htmse'f. Tl
itiior of his jes s was the most exquisi
irtof the ontertmuinetil. There w as m
shade on his face to show that augl
sadness had ever marred the flash
s laughing eye; it was uot in aatut
te hU to feel a?y portion of the woe h
ckiessnesa inflicted upon others,
The revelry was at its height, nnd t!
ly liOBt was about to challenge fresh s<
iratio* by some uew brilliant spoeci
hen a servant whispered in his ear, nr
formed bun a vminir inmi lm.1 urnvi
pre** from Pari*, and demanded la m
hi iii?tanily. 1 bo Marquis sent hi* v
i lo question the utranger, h:i<1 findii
iiit In* bii*inc** wk? not of a political bi
private nature,ami probably aucli ?? d
it particularly concern lie Yerneuil'a i
tcata?thi* *n? an inference of the vnlel
i observing tW? bumble exterior of t!
rung rIvkWuI?the Mm qui* returned a
ror that he couhl not now l>o dinturU
id directed the alrunger to comnaunic*
* errand lo the confidential servant.
Leonard bit liia lip* till the blood can
i me inun ueuvereu ni? rcpiy ; men ta
g n pencil ami paper from hi* pockt
? wrote a few Itemed line* to tL* Ma
ii#?informing hiin of the dying prav
' Eulalie U?mier, And imploring liiai (f
is sister'# Make Leonard stooped to a
caty) to lose not a moment, a# she eon
?t survive the night, in doing justice
is victim. No man could resist such i
ppeal! tin ught Iav>nard, as he gave li
ate to the vslet. The man at first refu
I to disturb his master again ; but movi
y the youth's evident distress, he at U
? | consented once more to lulHI his reque
d ! " Hy St. Denyal but the modesty of
e | transcends relief!" cried Do Yeruciiil
d j he read the billet; f.nd after giving on
i to his servant to conduct the young str
r ! ger without the gates, and inform I
that he might consider himself for tun
that he received no chastisement for
Id daring follv, the Marquis laughingly as!
u* his gusts ''what they thought of the si
re froid of a surgeon's apprentice, who 1
e, the impudence to demand that he she
on the instant lone his courtly guests
iu ride post haste to Paris, and marry
sick sister J" The shout of merriment t
h followed this question fell like a thutu
J. bolt on the ears of Leonard as lie quit
I the gates of tho Chateau de Verneuil.
I The young student returned to his
10 ter's deathbed?with what tidings?
d tell Iter that her lust prayer had b
>t mocked?tbat ber name bad been seol
;e at by the author of kor sufferings?1
J, served to point a jest for his heart
r companions! Leonard rejoiced that wI
he ngain saw Kulalic, she was beyond
u consciousness cf wrong or of woo. !
?e did not even know her brother as lie ki
beside her. weeping bitter tears; an 11<
iy before sunrise Kulalic bad sunk into
re arms of death.
I mm***
>tt It was nigli noon upon a bright daj
it, October, when a brilliant bridal eompi
is w t.s issuing from the church of St. K<
?k It consisted of many of the tobies of 1*
to and dames whose beauty was da>.7.1
y even amid the splendor of their att
Id who possessed the gift more rare e
t- than loveliness?the aristocratic mien,
11 high-bred delicacy of air, that compc
I) the crowd about the church doors to
to back involutitnrt'y as they advanced.
>o the rear of the gorg-ous train came
r, Marquis de Verneuil and his bride,
most admired beauty in the fashion.'
so circles of Paris. The magnificence of
ie dress, ami the proud beating of thp N
?e quis, excited expressions of delight i
lo homage es lhey moved. liebowetl gr?
u* fully lo the salutations of hi* friend
uf more distantly to mere acquaintances,!
)e took the linnd of bis fair lni<lc lo assist
into llit; carriage in waiting, Just ll
J- there was a sudden movement in
?l crowd, ami a young man, his face pa't
g. | death, and his eyes glaring like thost
r a maniac, sprang inlo the space sucrei
ig the approach of aristocracy, anil confi
c- ted th" bridegroom. lie had a drr
u- sword in his haml.
" Marquis dc Verneuil V1 cried he,
iv the noble stopped, alarmed at this t
ig apparition, "I do not seek your life !
uj have sworn an oath to the dead, aye,
c? dead Enlalie, lo do you no harm,
it- well is it for you thai I hold my v
ic more sacred than you do yours!
Iv you shnll not pass without a inctnc
at troru me. Take this? and remember
t- onard Hosier!"
jc A* he spoke ho struck ike Nfnrqtih
ps the face with the flat of sword, then ti
tit ing away, rushed into the throng. St
d hy tlie insult, l>e Yernouil shouted to
?d : friends to cut him down, cr secure hi
?r- hut in vain. There was little allectioi
i). that time among tho populnco for tho
i|. rupl and seltish aristocracy. The din
iic I tetil which preceded the days of the 1
is oluli.in, had beea long at work ; and
>d the first fla?h of a quariel helwe^o a
nt hie and one of their own order, mm
ic the inferior class were ready, without
n quirv, to espouse the cause of the
in ter.
i- fhe youog surgeon had insulted on
the hated class of the tiohdity ; he
ot home oil" in triumph by the crowd. \Y
s, sobre of his acquaintances recognised !
?t ' and proclaimed his wrong, shouts of t
h, ! nnce were flung hy the incensed pcopl
?o the frees of Leonard's pursuers, aud
ie distuibanco became so great that it
l? thought expedient to let the ott'ei
f>t escn' e. 'I'e Yerticuil stepped into
til I carriago n?d took a scat hy his In
of with his face glowing with rngo
cs ?lis toe, and muttering curses and llirt
i> lire bridal was pursued as it
parted hy execrations and taunts from
>o multitude, glad of any opportunity to <
J- vent to the tiro that had so long hur
h, secretly and sullenly, aud whs sooi
id Imrst knih and huuum) tho world will
'd dreadful devastation.
tc * *
a- Yeara had passed. T!ic Revolution
ig nt its height. Its horrors were en??
nt J (Inily?hourly ; and the guillotine siici
ill od with the blood of uohlu vi.Mims.
n- li was a stormy winter night in
t'a i The door of a house in the Rue Nic
40 wni tieeieged hv a party of sana-cnloi
n who were drugging along wi\b thei
*1 prisoner, whom they had wired com
to out of the house of the Vrmce V
They knocked loudly nt the dooi
io "Open?Oiiucn* Koeicr 1 open the dc
k- we have a new subject lor you !"
>t, A window ahovo was thrown o;
v and the ftguro of a man with a lain;
er his hand, was vifihle. Ho wore a di
or ing gown, which tho nrind black frorr
n- meagre limb*, and a soiled velvet i
Id decorated with a tri colors! cockade,
to " A subject r repeated lie with a ho
?n voice.
ii* 44 A subject! and his head not off!"
* "Not yet!" eriod on* of th* mei
d 44 You must give him quarters for ?<v 1
tat or two?till returning; for the guil'.c
si. | lins had bnrd work to ?Jav. His turn tic
litis ' comes enrliest in tlie morning, unless he 1 so
, as goes off first by an extra jtost, for he is lit
lers half dead with Iriglit nlieiuly. Sec what nn
an- you can do towards reviving him; and an
urn for a fee you shall have him to morrow 1
uile warm from the axe." j Id,
his j "Ilring liiin in then," replied the sur- " 1
Led gcon, ami he descended lo opou the door. lit
nig j The snns-culotles dragged in their prUon- i
tad er, v ho seemed in tiutli more dead than pi
aid ; alive.
, to " Keep the bird well cngod 1" cried thoy. wl
hi?, "We look liiiu front an aristocratic nest; tvv
hat ! a band leagued for the destruction of the ' Ik
Jer- j Republic."
ted "Come in and guard him." pi
"Not so, citizen doctor! Wo know , Sei
sis- you well, and can trust you. We leave 11
To the prisoner in your charge, for we have Ji
eon much business before us to-night. Ueforc ; gt
ll'ed ! dawn we will take him away?ifyutt liave [ of
laid not in the meantime dosed him lo death, j 1<*
less 1 Come, ladt !" And shaking the doctor at;
hen by the hand, and l?oekoning to his com- ' g!
the ' panions, the anus-culottes departed. 1 lU
she ! "Von deserve the guillotine, all of yon!" vii
iielt muttered the doctor; then turning lo the b!
jug I prisoner, be said encouragingly?"Do not | on
the | despair; it may be in my poWvf to save i I>1
you. I have saved more than one victim : le
front those bloodhounds. Troth ! iftLeyjth
in I had the least suspicion of me, 'twere as ,
itnv my head is woilh?but let its hope for lit
>:h, the best." i h
aris ! While speaking, he lighted the lamp, lit
ing which had been exlinguishc ! bv the wind en
ire; as he opoticd the tloor. lie turned lo lit
ven ! the stranger, and stood as if struck by a
the1 thunderbolt. Kor a minute's space the th
lied two gazed upon one another ; the surge- su
fall oil's pale face grew paler, and his eves
In | glared fixedly, as on some hitbous aj pa- in
the rilion. At length, recovering his self pos i I
the j session by n strong effort, bo said with a ; ly
ible ' snet-r, " I hnve the honor of seeing the : at
her Martjnis do Verneui!!" I u<
Jar "Merry! m? rey !" gasped the prisoner, j m
find He wag trembling violently, and drops
tco- : coM sweat stood on his felt-head, [ it
s? " Monsieur le Marquis docs not reeog j
slid nise me j" asked the doctor. q'
her The prisoner looked at him earnestly, | si<
Hen ' riiu! shook Ins head ; reiterating liis en- In
tlie | treaties for com passion. ft
i as j " Monsieur !e Marquis does not know , bl
? of i tne !'' repeated tlie Burgeon i" tlie same ' 11
1 to bitter ironical tone. " The great a;. ! noon
! ble find i( hard to recollect the poor; it is I h:
nvn thecuuaillv that always have such '.Mete- cy
| rate memories." hi
as ' " For heaven's sake, do not mock my .
sild [ misery!" implored the fallen noble. "Von II
| have said you could save mo?"
the 'the surgeon rang a small hell, and a *,i
and I servant appeared, whom he ordered to j J-i
ows ^ bring wine and refreshments, Thoy were In
Hut I set on the talde ; the doctor iliew up j pi
rial ! chairs, and invited his gu?-st to sit down. ! hi
I.e- 1 lie agony of the prisonti increased every pi
moment.
i on " F,?r Cod's sake, have pity upon me I"
jrn " All in good time. Hal?you have "
ung j need of refreshment." j '
1 hi* | ' Li t me fly. The darkness of the j ' J
in ; . night will favor my escape." 1 te
ii at "Impossible! 1 iiere art spies about ' I
cor- the door. My own servant* would betray j d
on- I you. You connnt stir hence, till morning. I ?"
lev- You had bettor cat something.'*
I on j "(ih, fate ! Mow can I ?" ! V
ikv j "]>riiik, then." The doctor poured in
t of' out a oup of wine and pushed it towards
i in- his guest. lie did not touch it, hut stood ! w
lat-1 shivering with terror. A pause ensued. H
J "Save ine! save tne 1" again faltered I
ieof( lif? ... I 'V<
was j Monsieur le Marquis," said the doctor i H
hen | drily, 'Siecwia to have a very great fear of J
Irim death 1" . t!
leli The prisoner renewed his supplications T
i? iu 1 he surgeon uctUateu. At length he .
the said, * ] know of l>?t one way lo help J
v'rs you." The prisoner whs l>ro.itlilet-s.?
uler " \ ou dro hware," continued the doctor, [
his ^ihat I am an anatomist. From what "
iv'tc,! the snus-cullotca said, jou in tut have ;
and | kown that tlicy are in the habit. of bring- ' l'
als. | ing me bodies from the guillotine for dia- * "
do- | suction, They do it out of friendship, for
the i they lUtnk mo an excellent cit'uen. Von 01
ive I need not shudder, I have, as I before ''
ned i montioned,saved several who were brought I'1
ri to [ to rao alive?and yet, (banks to Maret,
1 its with whom I an) intimate, ! have never , 11
been in w ant of fresh bodies. I have just , "t
! now one in the house. Hut I cannot pass j
was him off for you, M. Ic Marquis, becn-e be *
ted ' is abort and stout, and lacks the symmetry , JU
am- of proportion for which you are renrarka
hlo. Itesides.he has nt present no head.
t03. Those sans culiotCA are not easily deceived.
aise IJmust deliver you iu their hands alive, or J n<
tea, show them your corpse* The only metli- | *(
111 a cd i see is this; you must drink a potion 1'
ling I have prepared, which will render you in?.
; seusible, an I apparently dead, till to mor M
r.? ! rowr evening, When- my good friends in
tot) oour.o for you, I will take tliem to tho mar- ; h
Me table where you aru laid out like a ?<
pen, curiae." j tl
|i in The prisoner shuddered,but after a tniu- j j.
OM- uto said, " If you save me 1 assure you w
i iiia on ray hoaor, your reward shall be prince- a
cap, ly.n j tr
Tho doctor turned nwny his head with j t<
ante an expression of disgust. g
" When must 1 take the driuk f asked v?
1 his guest. j T
a.? M Immediately." i h
tour M And where shall I pass the night I" j a
lino " A,* soon as you have drunk the po- b
:f' *
>ii, you will fall into a slupoi, which will '
on become total insensibility. I will
on call my servant and order him tore
ove jour body into the dissecting-room, 1 rr~
nl to lay it on the table." CF
The prisoner gioaned. " You do not
:e your lodgings?" said the surgeon.?
Hut you will l>e in no condition to notice _ J
em when you have taken the draught." '101
41 Let me only sco the room 1" itn- ,,m
ored the Maiquis. !
4' Von had belter lose no lime. Hark! 11111
lint is that !" The clock struck. 4,One ( ?el
io! they will to here in less than an
ur." ,sl"
44 I will take the draught!" cried the j
isoncr in mortal anguish. 44 Hut only l.M<
t me see the room 1" j 11,11
lie doctor rose without reply, and taking '^tJI
e lamp, led the wa\; beckoning to Ins
lest to follow liim. At the other end ou*
the hall they entered a passage which i sln
d to the dissecting room. It, w is large, ! l'4'
id furnished with wooden cases, and . J1
asses in which were preparations in spit- . ?| '
> of wine. More than one skeleton was ; I"14
sihie, each in its case. (>n a marble ta >,*"1
e in the middle of the room lay an un- ! 4,^v
'Vi?r?*?l headless corpse, mangled and '4^
oody. The Maiqum trembled so vio I
ntly that he was otiliged to lean against 11,41
e wall for support.
41 I amuse myself here in my leisure mc
>urs," said the doctor carelessly. Jit set i l'"4'
ie Samp ?>n ihe table, pushed the eoipse j :l 1
,t!e I - one side, and pointing to the va- S?1'
mt place, said. 44This is whoieyou will j 'ul
j oil?
44 And who will assure me,"?faltered I ^'l'4
iC Marquis, with a sudden ex pi ess: on of 11
spicion. PU1
441 Monsieur le Marquis distrusts l?
e !" cried the doctor. 44 If you knew* me Hi?
fear your confidence would not he greatincreased.
Hut it is not right to take 'c':4
Ivantago * f your ignorance. You do j Vlc
>t rctueml cr my features, yet we have :
Ct In fiirc. I :ilil I,c..unr.l l.'fuinf " I'l'l
Tlio prisoner staggered back, horn r ''w
ruek . i 'lo1
44 I once insulted toil, Monsieur la Mar- ! Pu
iin,M said Jv">ivr. 44 It was on the ocen- ,ne
>*? of your bi 'ilal. 1 heard you swear to
ive my lifts. In truth, Midi an insult to
noble can only be washed out with ,,,t
ood. 'lake this sword?we will hate
e duel out here if you please.'' j ,nv
1 he weapon fell from the nerre'ess "ol
iiid of the terror-stricken w retell. 4 Mer
I* he groaned; 44 have inorcy upon
io!" * ?>"
4 I>o you a:-k tut icy from a brother of
ulalic I io.-iet ?"'
'M ere was a shouting in the street?the I''4
ms cullotes were come! The guilty 1114
rison< r sank oil his knees, and clasped VH!
ih hands, in the estrciuity of abject sup- , ''4"
ication. He crept towards tiie surgeon; 4'x<
e euibraeed bis knees, and piteously imlercd
his life?only his life! Hosier re- ls>
dies! from bis touch. ?f
"There in one ransom, said he sternly. |
Two weeks ago the Chateau deVerneu- ' 'J"
was rased to the ground. 1 was on the i ,ls'
iot; a female servant implored nty proction
for an infant boy?for your son ! ! 1*?
saved him front the knives of the sol- UN'
iers ; 1 brought him here ; he is now j
deep in an adjoining apartment. One j gii
iet m must be delivered tip?yon or he. ! th;
hil! y? ii give up your son I Decide tiiis j So
istaut?your captors are at the door !"' | tin
A loini knocking at li e same instant on
as heard, ami viies of"Oj>cn, citizen it\
osier 1" i vvr
"I'ecide!" thundered Hosier. "Will (coi
ou give up your son to the sans cul'ot- pr.
s ?"* i sni
" < >h, I cannot?ear not die !" shrieked ' tii
le miserable suppliant. And tlio Mar'tis
fell prrtstiate oil the floor in tbe agoy
of bis fear.
" Coiiteinplible wretch I" cried the sur- i
fto-i. "Take the life for which you have kit
iolded everything honor, virtue?the dig- , p-t
iiy of a man ! I will stand surety with
larat that so base a toe can never harm ;
is republic! llo?patience there, my | vvn
ood Cricoids!' And going to the door,
e spoke a few moments to the san? cul- (4.r
Lies, who retired soon after. The hfc of j,
le Maiqiiis de Veinenil was safe for the ; |,;s
resen t.
" i<cave this house I" lie said, on his re- ! j
un to t lie dissecting room ; "and I coun I
' i n?i
I you to leave l'aris also. Your son j ( j
will he restored to his friends, or protect- \ j
I till they claim him. For years," lie >
hied, " I have longed to have revenge; |
ut you are not a man?and I cannot
el anger toward yon. llegone! If you j .
e in l'aris in six hours from this,who may j
at have so true an appreciation of your
tldierly qualities, Monsieur le Marquis, as | do
?e surgeon JiConard ly?sier." "P
A farmer named Silas < .Navel died iu
[ontgomcry county, l'a., a few days since ,
i consequence of handling guano with j" 1
it hands, when ihcro were hoioc slight .
?res upon tbetu. The guano penetrated J
ic Bou-s, anil iu k day <>r two slier he ex- *H
e lie need a thnrp pain in one of his arm#
hich extended rapidly to the shoulder,
nd fiom thence to his hotly, growing pl>
tore acute and causing his wfiolo system J on
> become swolen. In this state lio lin K'1
ere 1 in gieat agony for about a week, hit
rben death relieved him of his sufferings. n*
his case, and others similar to it, which
ave been recorded, should warn farmers yc
nd others not'x> handle guano if they ut
ave even a scratch upon their bauds vr
Jliisrflhmmui
a
VII WAR IN KANSAS-AN AP- k
PEAL TO THE SOUTH. ?
si
M'.cr every allow cnce fur the cxagera- p,
lis of rumor among an excited people, _
J die false reports of i apers in the in- I ,
i-sts of the contending parties, there re- (|
ins a sufficiency of authentic inttlli-1 R.
ice to satisfy us that civil war rages in j -j
i territory of Kansas. This result w ill j
prise nobody. They who have watchthe
contest in Kansas during the last I f(
five months, must have foreseen an ul- r
late issue of force between the settlers [ a
in the South and the hirelings of the i .
ligrant Aid Societies. Con tern pornno- j
ily with the repeal of the Missouri re- | ()
ction, the North resolved and proclaim- > (|
the purpose, that slavery should be e\- i _
d?'d (ruin Kansas by violence in default
cgitiinatc means. Convinced that < iCT. ;
i the stimulus of bribes and the ma >
nery of corporate societies, Kansas will j
>pt the social sjstem of the South, the j ,(
olitionists have at last employed force j n
impose their laws and institutions on t|
territory.
There can be no question as to the im ' ^
diate origin of hostilities- It is estabied
by inconlrovcrtablc- testimony, that! j,
litnnltancous attack on the Southern .(
tlciucnts, was made by the abolition j
ccs under I lie command of the 110tori 1 j
i Col. Lane. Obviou.siy the plan of ,i
rations was matured in advance; audi
is cqmillv evident that the Itlnck K?- C(
bliciin party in congress were accessory 1 q
the arrangement. This was the scheme; j 0
i If luck Republican majority in the
>use of Representatives undcr'ook to do j (j
t the. am.y appropriation bills with the
?v of disbanding the Federal forces, sol s(
it thev might not be employed in sup- (
. ssing the meditated revolt. Lane was ?
11 instructed to concentrate his hireling t|
rd?s 011 the borders ot Kansas, and to
icipitate tliein upon Southern settlemis
after the adjournment of Congress. 1 1
c plan lias been followed to the letter. !
.. UI....L. .1.1: 11 _ ..i i> i
*. imih ix |iuuiitan niHi-cui ivrjiri'M'H- J ^
i\es refuse J lo votes supplies to tin; Ai ..
; .'iiui immediately after the adjourn-' j:
nl of Congress, Lane let lot rj liis |
unda upon the pern cable and unolTetul-*
: inhabitants o! K uisas.
r.iken l.v surprise and overpowered by j
inters, the Southern settlers litivoJulleu I
pleso victims to rapine and uairdc.? ! ^
it their fate will ho avenged by the poo- I v
of the South. Tidings of the abolition i 11
jision and of the bloodshed and do- v
tntion which mark the lino of its march
v across the border and kindled intense il
vlAmi'iit it-rmitili llio -sluto Vlu^Aini . t
'"h |
meeting lias been held even iti St. Lou ! e
for iliu iininediatd succor nnd support' '
the Southern settlers in Kansas. In I c
fayelte county and nil along the border ' r
s gallant "rullian," us they ate stigma- { 1
ed by tlie ( fteminnte cowardice of the j '
>rth, are hurrying to the rescue with j 1
wdcr and ball, and hands expert in the u
i of the rille. j *
'Will the Stales of the South, will Yir- I
iiu contemplate this struggle with apa- | c
r ? Kansas is the Thermopylae of the 0
ulh, nnd if the invasion bo not arrested j 1
re, we. must prepare to confront it on '
i own soil. The existence of slavery is , s
otved in tlio contest. If Kansas is i
estcd from our grasp, the South will be j 0
npolled to submit totlie yoke of the op- ; .
?**or. Will the Southern Stale* be idle j 1
ctators of this momentous struggle ?? ; *
chuwinl J-'iiuuirrr,
"
PRETTY GOOD.
Who is tho author of the following we
ow not. It was found in an old news- 1
per that looked ns if it were printed j '
ten Adam w as a boy.
Sambo w as a slave to a master who ' ,
is constitutionally addicted to lying.? t
mbo being strongly devoted to his ma*- ; ?j
, had by dint ol long practice, made , c
nsclf an ndoht in giving plausibility to (
i master's largest stories. 1 j
One Jay, \\lion the matter was enterniojx
'"s guest* in tlie cu^touiarv man-1
r, among other marvelous facts lie relat
an incident which took place in one of '
i bunting excursion*.
" 1 tired at a buck," said he, "at one (
udred yards distance, and the ball pass
through his left hiud foot, and through
i head, just hack of his ear." j j
Tliis evidently producing some littl i ,
uht iu the minds of his guests, ho called ' s
on Sambo to corroborate him.
" Ves massn," said the almost con \
inded slave, after a moment's hesitation,! j
no see de hall hit 'im. Jos as masaa | I
up de gun to he eye, do buck lif up i
n bine f?.?t to cratch him ear, an' mas- i
'h hall go clear through him foot an'
ad at de same time.'* j
The g4fcst? were satisfied with the ex-1 1
wuation, and swallowed the whole with- '
t further hesitation; hut when his '
icsts were gone, Sambo ventured upon '
* master's good humor so far as to reon
strata.
" For Gor a mighty sake, massa, when t
>u tell anudder such a big lie, don't put 1
n so far apart; me bab dt-bbliab bard ?
oris for get urn togpddtr."
? ???irg?e i??tt?i?www
DEATH FROM OLD AGE.
Hut few men die of old ago. Almost
11 die of disappointment, pas-ion, mental
r bodily toil, or accident. Tin- passions
ill men sometimes, even suddenly. ri ho
)mmon expression, "choked with pas on,"
has iittle exaggeration in it; for
ven, though not suddenly fatal, stioiig
assigns shorten life. Strong hodied men
Ften die young ; weak men live longer
ran the strong, for the strong u-o their
length, and the weak have none to use.
he latter take care of themselves, the for*
ter do n>t. As it is with body, so it is
nth mind and temper. The strong aro
pt to break down, or, like the candle, to
an; the wi k burns out. The inferior
nimnls, which l'ne in r.(,al. regular
lid temper: ! lives, I i.-rri'lv their
rescribed tern; < ! ye .1.- ; il.e i >:. in'tc* it
r twenty ; the lion about twenty; the
og ten to twelve ; the rabbit eight ; tho
uinea pig six to seven years. '] heso
umheis ail bear a similar proportion to
10 time the animal takes to grow to its
ill size. When the cartilaginous parts
I the hone becomes ossified, the bono
eases to grow. This takes place in man
t about twenty years on the average; in
je camel at eight ; in the hoiso at live;
i the ox at four; in the dog at two ; in
he cat at eighteen months; in the rabbit
t twelve; iit the guinea pig at seven.?
ivc or six tones their numbers give the
crm of life; five is pretty near the a\\T-?
ge; some animals greatly exceed it.?
Jut innn, of all the animals, is the one
hat seldom comes up to his average, :-o
ran ought, to live a hundred years, nc*
ording to this physiological law, t*.>r live
mes twenty are a lmndred ; but instead
f that he scarcely reaches, on the aver*
go, four times his growing period; whilst
lie dog reaches six times; the cat six
inns; the rabbit even eight times the
I andaid of measurement. l ite reason is
hvious. Man is not only llie most ir?gnlar
ami ilie most intemperate, hut
lie ir.ost laborious and hard-worked of all
nimuls. lie i-. also the. most irritable of
II animals; and there is also reason to
elieve, though ue cannot tell what an
nitnal secretly feels, that moro than any
liter animal, tn-tn cherish* s wrath tok< cp
warm, and consumes himself with tins
re of his own secret r< licction. ? Black mod's
Magazine.
CLOVER AS A MANURE.
A late number of Meor's Rural New
i'orkor has an clnbotttle article on the
nlue of clover for plowing under as a
n:?li>re. We make the following extract,
tliii.lt may interest the farnur :
" The jnaninial. value of clover, as has
lrea-lv been remarked, is greater than
hat of any alher plant which o-tn be as
conomicully employed. Easily and cheaps'
raised, affected by few casualties so
?mm on to most crops, and in a form
cadily applied to the soil, it takes liigb
auk as a green manure. It is an availatin
livnono nl rnf iirin . < t I < i 11 iO ca'1 a. .t ai> i
r.v I..V.U.C w? n?v ??i?i v/n.j
ho materials which the j>!nnt has drawn
>ut of it, Lut the additional organic mater
which tiro plant itself has elaborated
rom the atmosphere. 'It has doeomposd,'
says Dana, Muring tho short period
if its growth, more silicates and salts than
he air could effect during the same peri>d,
which, being turned in, re-tore !> tho
nil, from which they grow, salts and silialcs
in a new form, whoso a rtion on vegtaldes
is li're that of the alkalies.'"
" It is a question of much importance
n agriculture whether we had hotter plow
love.r under in tho height of its growth,
>r allow it first to ripen and partially dry
ind decay. S ime oontend that it povsce*
es far the greatest value in ihelatterea.se,
ind their experiments show it to ho so.?
l itis i? explained by the authority above
pioted, as "a lesult of tho fact that drv
dants give more organic matter than
[teen. Dreen plants ferment, drv plants
lecay. A large portion escapes in fernentntion,
as gns and more volatile r>roIiicU
are formed, than during the decay,
flic one is a quick consuming fire, the
itlier a slow mouldering ember, giving
iff. during all its progress, gases which
eed plants and decompose the soil."
A few days since a lovely little child of
our summers, was buried in tins town.
)n li?>ivinnr lhfi hrtiifttA *vf il./t ?i.
-- v iivmvv v? *???. jinivuio lilt
lorgyman, Ilev. Mr. Jay, plucked up by
lie roots a beautiful little 44 forgw metot,"'
and took it with liiiu to tlie grave.
After the little embryo of humanity
iad been deposited in the grave, the cler
[J inan, holding up the plant in his hand,
aid ;
44 1 hold in my hand a beautiful flower
vbich I plucked fiom the garden we have
est left. Uy l iking it from iu parent
tome it baa withered, hnl I hero plant it
n the head of this grave, aod it will siou
revive and flourish.
44 So with the little flower we have just
planted in the grave. It ha- been pluck
ed from in native garden,and bus wilted,
lint it is transplanted into the garden of
Immortality, whore it will revive and
lourish in immortality, glory and beauty."
J *h, I say, I was going down street
.'other day, and I seed a tree hart.' *Goly,
Sam, I seed it hollar' I seed the
jmo ono leave* 4 Did it take its trunk
with it V 'D, it left it f-.r board*