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VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 11, 1856. NUMBER 39.
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XIIE MOURNING KING, i^,,
I wo
BY II. K. ' it V
I per
(JllAlTEK 1.
%A* on n summer's day, w.i
111 the greenwood shade I lay.
The maid t loved,
As bwr (ancy inov'd, . 1J,,<
Came walking fiirlli that way.' tin
[ Knwr. |?.
Wlio is that young l.vlv ?" mini ITorn* old
tin lli-inU r.-oii, to hia lneii'l \\ illiani son
< mod win. (i>
'What, tin* one dressed in black V
'Yes (lie shorter of the (Wo.* wh
'Ah, ah, said (rood win, "that is Miss all,
Monroe, Isabella Monroe, I thought you I'n
knew her well enough.* Mn
*Nii,' replied Ilor.itio, 'don't reuu-inher in i
to 11?t\ e seen lier before.' ' tin
*It is aUittigA,' that you should have ui.t
.ved in tho saute town all your life, and 1 the
he ignorant of e.o h other's existence. ! wit
It was indeed somewhat surprising, 1 tail
ili.it l-.iheila Monroe ..hould have teen so all
i .r overlooked l?y Horatio Henderson, ' gu.
ia.it he should not know her, oven whi-ii lad
i i,..r .I...U.. I.:- ?..i: - ?.? i
... .?. . ?.. . uiii num.ii y rnui*?ii*s ? ' j
S, !| his M .lit of knowledge, appertain5lij ed
t . tin? young lad es moon.I him, CvniM lie ' pry
.iccotiiilcd (or i.y In* IihIm!* ?>t rvtireuieiil i.ri
aii i s'.r.ct a.teii.iou lit study. l'leporing Me
1. eiiltn the miiiUtry, he thought il was >ur
i. * e\ ! i-ive duty, It) alt end w ith single-, I Iril
ii. ?. i?i eye to lit tl J?r- fes-ion, to which . J
ii.: * A" iooLiii/ forward with much :m- j.rc
\ ? i. N ?r wonrl lie permit liiin.c'l to ! mi
i?.s. .< v)>|iit'tl with any t|ioii<.|il", or on- i
- > i-' no ills, winch wmil I in the 1. n>t ilc , tile
l ?io in. rtVre with 1 l)c object bclore lum. |.o
I'l :l It. lit! separated Irum III* lllt-lln, !vOl
< i Jit 1.. Ill lie did tiilt'OVt'l tli.lt thele Was , III I
i'. 111 jiruvvoti on In* iii.it I, t liicli lit! | iliti
. ...ii.! not wed ry|uo\> , and Ui* thought* i.u.
<! . I not pari iko - of tliat l1ioofr>j?it-;.| liir.', r?-!'
i cist, v It oli of Into, had i!i.?'io?M.'il In*
t ill.- r it. 1 attention. A* ho p i*?ed dir..' lie
;i If. p ull to hi* homo, lie discovered tli.it ust
lie torin, :in<l even the feature* fa cor \ tin
) tin lmlv wlimn lie had seen, were sfHI in<
I. . 'ts l.itn. In vain, lie essayed to for- .in
In-r ntid 1ns* hi? recollection of t! at .if
ii. i.i face, which liml struck Ii m ?o forci*
; v !>nt mi Iniiir ago. He bl Mined htm wii
>.-tf f t lliii", and :ne.| to persti ido bis ten- ' m\
tier I e.irt, that it was a weakness to which
.Alio but romantic youth* were sub- '
j an.I he seemed i i I.i* lonely room to ; Jo
nhadied -nt hi* folley Wlinl right '
I ill he to think of any ladv ! none what Un
\cr, so he *a *1 and ho woiiM not, no,
< h a he would not induce niiotho? thought ha
, I Isabella. \Vl at n:t* lie to lienor ?):< vol
t.? him I Nothing, absolutely nothing ? .
A i.l hcsiil*', Ik- now IihiI more on lu? i
Ji mil* And iiitii*l Unto iie could Well di?< , )o
l> >*e of, nud more tiom ihU, if he g ive evi
place to the feeling*, that were haunting tin
hini, hi* progress in hi* studies would to f
l^fxrilftiii j n>
With thpso weij?lilV though4 , lie et wii
via nieU aloud, teI'll
hnuhh all, Tot, all theno weak ami on
w iii.-in'y feeling* of mv l.euii V i gn
S.> he turned to Irs b?H>k case, took fur
?r in it one of In* favorite IIUilium, ami f fac
K it it ar.i to road. llo ha?i l>y hi* ante a ; tin
mo til it iiiil, on w inch wit* placed a piece wn
i I blank paper, wlhui he intended to use j
tor the purpose of making note*. l'en j l>\I
id in hand, ami eve* -tea*il.?? iy iijed on | up*
the open page, ho endeavored to uccumiu , ?m
Uus am no thought* winch would add to , am
h previous mock of iulotin iliou. After j rip
lie tiad been lhu? engaged lot iwnv tune j '
to hia horror ho discovered, that ho could | he
;i >t think of anything bullhorn* uulj feu ( no
line-, wlndi had created ao much cscile ( thi
pieut :u liia mind, in the caiher part of i am
the evening, aud hi* gmnzciuynt was in } qu<
?reused when he examined h ? note ptfper J he
tp be eoufron e I l?v the nuir.e J*uUlln, sat
?i>il then /mibella Shtnrnr. !
lie asked liininelf if it WM his writing, of
iYes, it we*,' and n?i, it Wntfl'u' Poor lie
fjKow, hi* mind continued tfii* dispute wai
y>:(lT| Ue I ccaxo c. nflrtued in the opinion, | iiiti
(lint he wn? in part caught in the in when inn
j>r rtipiil. He P:iwd h? npd in In* l?ly
Vehement would linse made any men tUu
ft, to hnte been freed from theee tomti- ' no
wMiital emotion*,' oh he dum to intine j eva
^hem. IJeevyt went no f?i, n? to imoke gei
(lie aid of religion ; I am < ting low, he nt j.yv
|vru I n prayer and c it Hod upon tiod to llio
deliver him from thia temptation, tin* f?# iott
i. nwtinjf aunre of the en?iinv. Hut tlei wh
11.ore be Attempted to ewapi', liiw tardier . tell
I e wee plunged into the unfatbouthhie , ver
depth* of le?gk*#eevwt j n?<
wWbiti VM he to do I whet could he du| | 1
ihu* he uaid, te many have done before, , wn<
uad ae many will any a^itn, when their i cha
lie ?rt* are token raptivo by aoiue fair lod
pn*., .. r*e? ?ci . ioHe
retired to real without havingaatu- bin
lied hie ipiod up>n the.course ho inUuJvJ. hot
;.?f>or?u? in Hiiephouant .vihtir. 'P?tli*|M, to hi
m U?o iii<ir1.1ng,' lio lly4#ttlit, 'ibw; wild I
vigariea will h > , ould not an.
mm 1>? U"0li.iJ noil ! ;ii will, litem* be.I
tVlien the Rret raty oftlic ttMM *uii fcf
Woke through ifep .*"? Jow* ?P file cTnifc two
tarterfiA* ?*
Jffi ii Anr* <
V|*"
, with pale and delicate lace seemed to ;
standing before liiin, and lie lialf mut
ud, 'wjil you bo mine J'
When Horatio sl.ook oft the slumbers
the night, he thought that ho might
well just niH..e the confession to linn- '
p, for no one would hear him, and lie 1
uld, despite every consideration, keep '
t secret, until such time, as he felt at
feci liberty to make his decision n litmore
public.
I'm in love, yea, 1 am. Oh ! Isabella,
at a snare art thou to me.'
lb us soliloquised the young student ;
I m fact it was so. No sootier had ho
is commenced with his own heart,than i
felt a li'tlo relievo , and if ever that
saw of 'confession being good for tho
if,* prove a blessing to any one it did
Ititn.
lie felt his heart lighter, and even
isllo'l and then concluded, 'that after
i there might .be the hand of good
jvideuee moving to bring him and Miss
iniuo 'together,' however, lie would
ke ready f<r his recitations, and get
oiigh lliein as best lie could, and then
ko an inquiry or two >f Goodwin ; for
re could |u< no harm in that ; Goodi
would never suspect him of enleruilig
any interest m the lair sex, for of 1
tilings, he had been most careful, ,
irded, and circumspect eonceruidg the |
ie?.
II iv.tig come t>? this decision, lie look- j
over her exercises, and was -?ogii in .lie :
>ellce I I.IS tutor, but lie had u.-v.-r
die felt s.? unprepared for his duties.?
managed in get through, though with
no inacetirucie*, but tlic>e were not >it- I
ruled to the right Cause, bo rather pass
tint mum njj's examination upon hi*
>vioiii uieiita, tun) ivw set tlow ii by hi*
or ii mi classmate* as bo.ng unwell,
ilc-n Jer?ou bail on the whole a misera
day bcloii: Iiiiii, 1U11I ore it bad p issed
called Goodwin into In* room, tooling |
i viticed, thai bo was llio only uliu who
his juncture could aid biin and by com- !
iiiicaliug ilia thoughts to his hiend, lio
cied that in> should obtain immediate
t; '
When Goodwin waited on bin friend, ;
perceived ibat ins face did not wear its
nil calm aspect, there was a pcriuiha
ii hi bis inaiiiivr loo, which w?s iir.comhi
in biin, and it therefore became a
ration to hiiu what could be the cause
I li'.s,
'1 lorn tin,' said be, 'what is the matter
b \oii ! I never saw you look so
sli'l iiiiisly sad before i'
A sigh was liia oidv answer.
'Coiue,1 said Goodwin, 'that will never
*. are \ on sii L V
? J ? 'Siok
? no, but it's something worse 1
ill being sick.'
'What i> it then, you must lull me;? I
to \ou lie.ml unwilling which caucus
ii jn.iii ?'
Oil! no,'s;ii.| Horatio.
'Ah, I tli uk 1 have it ; I never hoard
it ask or spenk about a lady until lav' '
nlng, it's tlie Indy in black, shortest of
two, is it not V
IIcii Jersou hummed a tunc ntnl tried
t to understand the allusion, but Good- ,
n continued his questions until he oliciI
the whole truth, and since he was no
niiilnl wiili ibe lady, he promised to
c bis hiotul au introduction, miiiI do
Inui whatever lay in his power, in
I he would jlist call at Miss Monroe's
it flight, and introduce him, so that the
y might be opeu,
This was what Horatio dr*ir?*d, and I
".re he relived to ret he had the unfakabltf
pleasure of hvtltg made per- j
I nly at anointed with Isabella Monroe,
I he thought, tli At acquaintance would 1
en into hue.
'Sow, why should Hoiatio Henderson
tlitis captivated by a buly, wlio bud
claim to beauty, uor yet to aiiylbit g j
it would make her au object of note j
ong a mixed company ? This was a j
ration, which he put to himself, and j
endeavored to answer it to Lis own
isfai lion at least.
She was about the medium height, and j
very s!ender, but equal proportions.? !
r complexion was palo but still there
i something nbotit ber, which would
re recommended her, to any thinking
n. Her eyes was dark and runnrkit- 1
expressive, and iter soul could be seen '
mgh that medium. Iler countenance
ic a pensive cast, some said that she \
u looked v*U Uvt wanner* were j
ilie and pleasing, her conversational |
ver-, when quickened, gcxal, and upon (
whole she was an excellent coinpan.'
She wss one of those who knew
en to speak, and how to $vpres* her\
She Always carried with tier, ft most
list aw.I having spirit, so that where she
I onco visited, she wiw welcome again, j
To her sixers and younger brothers she j
t an angel of light, nod to sum up her
iraetcr in a word, >dm was a gent'c,
cabin woman. Wss it any wonder,
it uulatw llCtt'icrSCM 1.yw!< 1 HUM fillt
rsclf drawn towards this lovely bwingf
?t all, since she wss bis beau ideal of
st a lady ought to be.
Ilo sought opportunities to by with Iter,
I the more he ? * of be*; the mora
uty lie did discover in her character, |
sin- was one of that dm.* whose ineri's
nu^ on the surface, but arc hiJdqn
p in the 0. art, ..ml only br.^ighl ou ,
Br, .id, I i.
*sa?"4e srt!
K
that when he returned lo *i?it bla parcn.ta,
h* would see 1?aI?cIIh and have tlj.j
existing difficulty adjusted. lie fell ha
aured tiiMt Aome one inusl ha*?> prompted
liet to attack hiut. in the maimer ibe had,
f?>r it waft ?o unlike tier nalttK, or tlispo
aition. The writing wnt he**, hut lie wraa
satisfied the composition wha from an
other pen, and he therefore resolved to
tmfWl tz?'
When h<> entered hie native town, niter
paving Me r*?|>eciA to Ima parent*. he
*uttgkl laaheila Monroe. When ho ahw
her he stood abashed ? (or how changed,
ww i>he \ hho teemed sickly, am! looked
like a dropping lily that could not
again ho revived. When alone, lie took
h^r hand in hi? and said earnestly.
. thx difR.-u!
tv\ I have nTve.itc *nflVr<v? j
?W Tr ** MM M Mil
1 ???v ?*A frihmm eaofterf mm m * Ml
long Henderson war her accepted lover,
and the two became increasingly attached
with every passing day.
1 hoy were worthy of each other, and
looked forward with pluasuro to the time,
when they should be oue.
CHAPTER If. I
'Dca'li finds us'mid our playthings?matches ]
us,
As a cross nurse might to a wayward child,
From nil our toys and handles. His rough call
I'ulooses ull our favorite tics on earth.;
And well if tliey are such as may be answered
In yonder woiid, where all is judged of truly.'
[oll> I'LAV.
When lloratio Henderson had limsbod
Ids studies, preparatory to entertaining
the ministry iie ieposed from his labors
for a time, and the greater part of his
leisure was spent with Isabella Monroe.?
Those moments ho regarded as the happiest
of his life, for he felt thai she had !
the happy art of communicating her ow.i :
joy to hiiu, and by coming frequently in- j
to her society lie was improved in his ;
feelings and temper. In fact he was in
the'dream land of love.'
Before he received a call to settle over
a church, he thought lie would ?pi alt* the 1
nectariotis cup of Cupid ; but a time when 1
lie did not expect it, a letter was put into 1
his bauds. It demanded his presence in j
a town son e three hundred and fifty
miles distant, nod that too, on the following
Sabbath. lie regarded this as a call
which could not he refused, and therefore
resolved at once to accept it without delay;
he proceeded to tbu home of Isabella,
and placed ill her hand llie letter he had
S.V.V ? V.M % i \ 9 f IIV! IWKV1 tl | ttMHI^VIUI IIU'3
passed over her lair face, anil then with a
tear on her cheek, she said,
'Horatio, u>u will go, *%.t course ?'
I feel that I must.'
lie had determined upon leaving his
native tox\n on the following morning.?
Alter preparing for the journey before
liini, he retained tc Isabella, and they
ta:ke<l with melancholy pleasure over the
seperation which must now take place.?
As Henderson left her late that evening,
she gave him a small parcel, and when
he opened it, he found a mourning ring.
At this discovery ho was amazed, and
wondered why a mourning ling should
hare been selected by his betrothed as a
parting gift.
When he had settled with the church
to w hich he had gone, ho w rote to Isabella
and sought an explanation of that
gifr, but could obtain none beyond this
?'that time would explain that which lie
uow regarded as mysterious.'
He had been absent from his betrothed
but six months, w hen lie was surprised
by a letter from her, accusing him of
coldness and indifference, of a want of
affection for her which she did not hesitate
to characterize as cruelty.
He was more than amazed, ho was alarmed,
and wondered why that fair being
should for a moment indulge a hard
thought towards him. llad ho not been
prompt to write her ; and did not his let
tor* speak without reserve both of his
feeing* and moveim-niaf They did,then
why Mich an epistle ftom her ? She had
hitherto cheered biin in his work of mercy,
and even longed fur tlie time to come
when she should share his labors and
toils in the vineyard of God.
lie replied to bur letter, and promptly
demanded au explanation of sucll an unfounded
charge, stating that until it was
fully cleared up, he could not thiuk of ad
dressing her with that cordiality and freedom
which she had hitherto met from
h'tn.
Isabella received and read his letter,
aud at oneo felt that she had wronged
him. Hhe dared not reveal to him the
re?k causa ol' her painful communication ;
till she wrote and endeavored to quiet
his disturbed mind ; but the letter, instead
of optt nlv confessing the cause of
the col, was adroitly written with the
view of concealing the true motive. The
young clergyman perceived this, and he
concluded that had had been made worse
!?/ the attempted explanation.
lie wrote again and stated that lie
should correspond no ftrther with her un- i
til she gave him a lull and complete explanation
of the whole atlair. She refu- j
sed to add anj thing to w hat she had previously
written, and here their corrctpon
tk-nce endt d. I
Six luoulli* more dragged on heavib , ]
aiwi Henderson often found himself in
tears w'iew reflecting upon lli? p*?t, i
but be crnsoted Inmself by determining
'I have wronged you, Horatio,' faltered [ the
the girl. 'Can you forgive nie, trill you j
forgivo me, I can never forgive myself,' \vh
and she wept bitterly, asking again and ' soi
again for pardon. ! l$a
'Forgive you ? yes, I have done so long gir
since ? come, let us forgive this past folly, ??.
and say not another word about it.'
'I rejoice,' said Isabella, 'that you are
here, I will now tell you all about it so
i that I may stand none the worse in your _
l estimation,' and with this determination |
in her mind she began?'you know John 1 J
\Y .elding, of course. 11o comes here Ire ,
qucnlly to seo my elder brother. Our ,
family have always treated him with the i i'14
fullest confidence, and somehow or other I lh<
I began to confide in him ; and when lie 1 V,<J
came one day and found me alone, he !
persuaded me to road your letters. I did 'e<a
so. When I had finished, he hissed bo
through his teeth, 'dry essays, scholastic, ' J't><
theological essays, nothing more ; there 1 1'?'
is no affection in them?none at all , if we
w fellow wrote such letters tome, I should !
be inclined to despise liim.' And thus he !
continued to speak, until I began to feel oci
and think that you did not care for inc.? wh
Oli! Horatio, can you forgive me ?' i pel
'You know 1 do, Isabella ; do let me ! In
hear the end of this affair, and we will I tin
dismiss it forever from our memories.' I dc
'Well, I said, what am I to do V Lie ! ler
instantly replied? j aci
'Write him a sharp and caustic letter.' : on
'I said I could not. j Szi
Then he proposed to write one for mo. vie
i saying 'that I could copy it and send it pa
I to you, and you would never discover the ' set
| trick.' j tin
I wrote thit Utter, you received it, nnd 1 th
1 told you a lie in order to mislead and ' .*.1!
deceive you. Horatio, you pardon tno, ; op
; but I cannot forgive myself; I cannot tli
' bear to repeat or hear the name of that Tl
serpent; tho sight of him unnerves me th
i and I feel that I would gladly die to bo pa
away from the place where he is. Mother ! da
has forbidden linn the bouse, and lie has { th
rendered himself execrable to those who' joi
are acquainted with this painful episode.' < th
As Isabella ceased speakitnr. llendor- I .In
I united. She always spoke of herself as '
. being well, ami manifested tlie greatest ''?
concern (ur l.u health ami happiness. ln
One morning the young minister re- a '
ceived a letter front his native town ; he *c
| examined tl.e address; the writing was r'c
, that of a lady, hut ho was not familiar '
with it. When ha brnka tho seal he!
found his betrothed was sick, and that ' ev"
I the latter had been dictated by her. She , "?
concluded by saying, 'I shall soon be well.' j ',e
Auolhtr week elapsed, and the poatman I *tc
I placed in his baud a black sealed envel '*?
! ope. It w as front Isabella's friends. She i 'oV
I was then well yes, the was dead?-died
of a Inoken heart, for slit 'never forgave i
hersel',' and John Wielding tcan her
murderer. | Ni
When ilendrtson returned to his home, j 1
he found a neat tfone erected at the head I P"
| of her grave, bearing the simple .nsorip- 4'"
lion,' To the memory of Unbella Monroe, Pa
| who died July Olh 1048. ,s
'/ am at rent now.' 'y
And at the foot of her narrow bed was ?r?
planted the weeping willow, a fit emblem
j of her own, nnd her lover'* sorrow. ch<
Mm. Monroe, when sh'o saw Horatio, lb*
grouped hw k*nd jyid artid? ?>??
'John Wielding kilted my child, never ?UI
can I aee him agahi; she never forgave lofi
! her^df; could she have done that the hud in<
now beau living.' Ik>i
The euuning knave who lUwa contrived
to ihrow a fatal error into tho louooent
i heait of Isabella, destroyed the happiness a <
| of a family, him] Horatio llend^fson, from 'tic
j the date oilier death to the presebt mo an
! trtent, ha* endeavored to gain rest to his tiv
eoul, but he finds it not, and earth and exi*ta?re
teem to htm n Monhv The ffWh of m?i
the Mourning riot/ that better land when I go
. .AJed " - > fc*ST !P*>T (1
eMe?
sen replied? ll0
It is even as I imagined, let it rns?, and 1?,
' foiever. i nil
i .John Wielding was a polite young on
i man, but deceptive ami cuuning. lie , cli
I mount to scpcrale Isabella ami her be* I It.
troihed, ami pursued this course to ac-. M;
j comp'ish liis base j?nd nefarious end.? of
] During the lime 'hat Isabella did not
correspond with tlie young clergyman, he in'
adroitly managed to introduce a friend to inj
her whom he was anxious to seive ; but I gc
I she repulsed him with such promptitude j cei
i that he did not venture to ie|?eHt his un* th
i welcome overtures and thus the plot re]
I failed. < hit
iloratio assured Isabella that he thonld i
regard Iter with the same fond feeling he lai
( ever had cherished, and entreated her to |y
] bury the past which had given both to I tal
J much pain.
Whilst he was at home they visited
the scenes of their early love, and spent
much time in each other's society ; but
lie did not fail to perceive that there was
n quiet langour about Isabella,which bod
crt no good. ITer eye was glassy bright l''
but yet its fire seemed unearthly, ind the M"
fatal hectic marked her pale cheek.? ?P
Could it be possible that she had laid her , "'J
sorrow to heart, and that this was its un- ;
happy fruit. Yes, Iloratio became pain
fully conscious that she was ill, but she ' vu
( would not confess it. ,,ri
Tlioy at length parted again, she to ; *>r
isecu her home, ho to a distant field of la- , Cul
bor. Letters passed between them week- j Hl'
ly, and their > i>irits became more close!v
y twu will bo one again.
John We Iding went to Australia, but '
icther lie tends the (lock, cultivates tbc I a
I, or seeks for gold in the rich mines of F
llerct, ibis crime against an innocent ; s<
I will haunt liiin even down to death, h
I
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ftiiorellaucoM. s;
ft. SINGULAR DUEL?LADIES : {
PRESENT. | *
Wo learn by a letter from Memphis, of1
) lG'.h iust., that a duel was fought in 1 .,
i vicinil^ of that city on the day pre- i n
us. It seems that on the late trip ji 1 ],
? bleainer North Star, from New Or- ,|
us to this place, two ol the passengers, u
I. Charles uurglhue, from Philadelphia, j
d Major lliegler, of Doston, who had \
?n South on an electioneering lour, and I lt
re old friends, having both served in t|
i European armies, got into a very I p
rm discussion, the one defending Detn- 1
aey and the other Republicanism, 1 j
licit resulted in ollensive language of a ' >
rsonal character against Col. Durglhue. j |f
tho picsenco of so many passengers I n
:s Colonel felt it incumbent on him to
maud a ictractiou of the insulting mat- |r
, which being denied, a challenge and ?
:eptnnce to light were soon settled tip- ft
. Two Hungarian otliccrs, named S. n
ahty, and T. Sbultez, lately in the ser- |,
c ot Walker at Nicaragua, who were ft
ssengers on the boat, volunteered as 6|
onds. Pistols ami til'teen paces were Hl
e terms proposed, but strange to say, I 0
e seconds, the master of the boat and | v
tae passengers, including many ladies, 1 [
posed the proposition, and contended |
at the tight should La- had with swords. : p
ic Hungarians offered their sabres, and ;
c next day, on reaching Memphis, lire | c
itics landed, and procuring the alien I [,
ncc of a L>r. llill, also a passenger on , b
u boat, proceeded to some grounds ad- ! ?
uiug the city, accompanied by many of i ,|
a ladv and gentlemen passengers. The > |,
el was then fought with great fierce- | i,
sa, and resulted in tho defeat of Major
-iglcr, who by the superior skill of his j
versarv, received tfto terrible cuts, the J '
e on ins cheek and the other on the j
in, causing him to drop on the field.? i ^
luMiiug to the boat, the wounds of the { t
njor were dressed, and a reconciliation a
the parties was effected. e
Colonel Hnrgthae shortly afterwnrds e
rde a speech to the passenger*, justify- li
X his course, and defending duelling on
neral principles, which was warmly re- c
ived by those prosent. It is supposed o
at the wounded gentleman would have a
|?lied but for the disabled condition of
i chin. o
lloth gentlemen displayed great gal- li
rtry in the field, and were triumphant- h
escorted liack to the l>oat by the spec- I
[ors.? i*t. Louts Democrat, Oct. 'J3. g
OENERAL WALKER.
General Walker's recent victories in a
icaragua, while adding fresh laurels to .(
i victorious wreath, are considered but a
e foreruuners of still more signal tri- Q
nplia yet to come, and the future that i ^
ens before him sccins more glorious j 0
nu auglit yet accomplished, lha con j a
lidalion of ths neighboring Republics, a
J ihe reforms which each successive . .,
:lory will enable him to push forward, \ t|
3 earnestly to be detired. Tho New ft
leans Dtlla, in speaking of Walker in v,
in.action with his late victories at (trail- i ,,
er a ad M assay a, say a : "
O.ie who has but very recently return |
from Nica-airon. and whose n?m* I
^ ' t c
Ids .1 proud rank in the hearts of all (]
le Southern ?nen, convened witli us but t|
ew hours past concerning Oca. \V?I- i j
r. lie describes kiim as a man of men, l H1
li in all moral greatness?calm, steadt
and true to his purpose?speaking p
t little of the future, but advancing u
ey bravefy towards it. To such a man j,
thing i? impossible. Llis Southern n
art beats for Ids nnL've country. The
ps that lie is taking will lead to her
nor and renown. The dullards who
e the chink of the dollar Irettcr than (
ir children's safety, aud not with him,
t the brave South is.
Already has General Walker made '
enragua a home for Southern men.? !
e State will protect them and their "
jperty. lint a far wider field opens to | ^
tin. The narrow strip of laucl that i
sacs l?y dm name of Central America j w
but an Indian Isle?pining for a friend- I
It aixl to raise litem into a U? life nod
indeur?lite mighty tholes of the 1'n
t\ where civilization shall jet build its
jiewt home, are all hofore them. While
) North is gloating over the tuiuUrocju ^
in, bought on a dunghill with a spurit
dollar, lei the South contemplate her
ly destiny?-a Uealiny which cannot be 8(
irred if she be only truo to herself and '
r glorious sous-? Charleston Standard. |,
As IsuSNot'H Aro40fef,?? Why,said ti
country clergy man to one of hit flock, > b
> you always deep in your pew ?k'n I t!
i 111 the pulpit, while yon are ail alien- u
n to every stranger I invite I1 L
'Because, sir, when you preach, l'ut a
eMiW's lijflm bet I oan't trust a atom- c
r without keeping a good lookout.' r
(?M Hisseav, Wll ay. MMSNOW vary *<4p s?
esfe * cwesww
AN INCIDENT.
During Mr. Polk's canvass of the Slate, /
rich scene occurred at a tavern in Ciin
rankiin county, where lie stopped. The kec]
>n of the Euierald Isle, late importations, niaj
axing heard that Mr. Polk was there, imp
islied to see him. Pat makes a wager full
ith his partner of a pint of whiskey, xvid
liich was readily taken, thai ho could ed
ot only see Mr. Polk, but dine with him. a g:
'at enters the dinner room, meets the moi
orter, and asks to see that great man him
Ir. Polk that's going to be Coventor of mei
le .State." " You cannot sec him, for he s<]U
nd three other gentlemen are dining at any
resent." Och ! I've kini tin miles out of Chi
ic way to see him!" " You can't see "
im, I tell you." " Well jast epen the r
oor a wee bit yar, and let me peep in." i hou
Well, there he is?that man with a long gcei
ead at the cud ol the table."? h b
s soon as the door was opened Pat ran ?ue'
p to the table, with," How are yees, Mis b It
ler P.ilk ? I'm pleased to see you, and 1
ve kirn tin miles outofine way to do it." one
" You are very welcome," replied Mr. ' of j
'oik, and went on finishing bis dinner.? wajj
Wliit news did yon bring from Ire- clai
md ?" " Well, yer honor, the latest on (
ews I know of was a cow that hail five Cor
ulves." " Well that's very strange, my l,1'S
iend, a cow having only four touts."? 'I"e
How did the fifth calf make out ?" The '
ird love yer honor, it dose as Pin doing t'?ri
ow." "How's that?', "Standing here '
Hiking on, while the other four of yoes is : k g
asting yoursclv??." "Sit down Pat, you
tall have some dinner." Of course Pat 80 '
St down and eat a hearty dinner, in the
turse of which he drank two glasses ol j I**1
line. " Now, Lord love yer honor, when
return to ould Ireland I can tell the
eoplo there that I ate dinner and drank i 'J
liree glasses of wine with one of the . ?1
ri atest men in the 1 nited States." llow ; of I
an you say that when you have drank 1 tin
tit two?" "Vis, yer honor, 1 know that 'J
lit I know you will not let me go home bes
dili a lie in my mouth." Of course Pal ter
rank the other glass of w ine and then wei
7111 !MI jWLT'iiJJ UK OieSSIIIgS OH 31 r. 1'OlK J
ill outside the door. ?1
St, /.outs Rrbublican. \j
ORPHAN HOUSEE?AJIINATION. j
Yesterday was examination day in the |H(J
ichool of Charleston Orphan House, and floe
lie exercises were attended by the Mayor
nd members of Council, the Commission- frot
rs of the Orphan Houso and many inter- 1 t|ie
sted friends of that well conducted insti *]
mion. i
A friend who is froquently a \isitor and for
lose observer, gives us the following notes *]
f impressions and results, as testified by j
II witnesses. the
The pupils were examined in "the vaii-! '
us branches of study pursued in our Eng- T|?
sh schools. The proficiency they ex- 1 wjf
ibibited was highly creditable both to "j
hemselves and their instiuctors* The . Sin,
[round-work of a thorough English edu-1 s<;o
a ion has heon well laid, And they arc !
irepared to prosecute easily aud success- j
ally the higher range of studies. Their f0|^
cquaintanco with the difficult and uuat j lur|
ractive branch of study?mechanics? aej|
nd, indeed the readiness and correctness J ner
f their answers to all the questions pro- j |^.c
sounded on natural philosophy, was not for(
nly gratifying, but wc might say, without [ an?
ny approach to extravagance or cxaggor ' am]
,tion, truly remarkable. They seemed i wfl!
crfcctly at home in history, and they I jaj,
breaded with firm and steady step a per- 1 t-nll
ret labyrinth of dates. They parsed t|l0
diolo sentanees with singluar rapidity, | .)lir
iving rule and reason without blunder or '
OSHHIIOr. 1 1
Wo examined with mucn pleasure sev- j jh
ral composition*, the productions of the ' Up
mre advanced scholars- We admired 1
lie clearness of the paper, its perfect tree- i jer
cm from blots and thumb-stains, were con
urprised at the information they evinced, |loll
nd charmed with the neat, and in sever- |jlt|
id eases, elegant ebirographv. It was, a
pon the whole, one of the most interest- ^ill
lg atul tAtiwiactoyy occasions of the bind ! \jr
:e have ever attended. 8lo1
Charleslon Courier.
A young Ophiric enthusiast was tailing -^r*
> his intended a few evenings since, urg- "
ig tijxjn herspeedv marriage, and a start 4"
> Spend the honeymoon in California.
" I tell tou," said lie, his face glowing M
rilli enthusiasm. "California is the par- "
disc of this earth. There's no use talk- Wli
a!' "
4 No u%e talking?" exclaimed the lady thoi
itli a look of snrprbe. by I
" No use talking," lio repeated. lew
" No uac talking," said tlie lady, "what owt
i the name of sense, do vou want of wo- J
ten there f J don't go 7
lie left?but wo presume ho will be J
ack. ?ud,
Sum: "Bob what make* you limp the
>!" by
! ?'T imp," I gu&Si you o Ihi.p if row kdo
ad walked between two row? or barrel
oop? a* long nt 1 bare. Why, the oat- ^
ide of my leg* M? a* raw as a piece of * P1
eefi but i have gU an invention to cure pb>|
Iiat difficulty, fro going to t?ke them * g
ailitary pant* of mine, and run a piece of
>ar eioc'l right down through the stripes, \
nd llien if any hooped female, or wutking cat?
oopersshop, invite* mo out, I hunthave! reli
iiy log taw'd off. [ are
A HUCKSTER OUTDONE.
tway down in the smart village of
i-iuuati, there vegetates a certain hotel
per, vho, for culeness, is 'some,' you
f depend. Having been frequently
osed upon while supplying his bountiarder
with the article of geese by the
u awake 'Buckeye' hucksters, lie deem it
high time to try if cheating wasn't
iune that two could play at. So ono
niug, bright and early, be presented
iselt before ono of the numerous farV
wagon surrounding the market
ares with a?'I s s ay friend, g g ot
g geese;' (The poor fellow has got
trl"s Lamb's defect of speech )
Yes, line lot .'
W w well, I've g g got np at my b h?
se the all tired est set of bovs for g gse
you ever d did sec, and I want to h
cad 'em off a few with some tough
s?c can't you p pick racout a few old
e fellers."
Well I don't know but I m'ujht Cud
or two,' and so turning over his pile
joultry, he collects on one side of his
;on some eight or ten geese, which
in to the title of old lie fellers' neoded
jorroborativo proof of 'Nootka Sound
ivenliou,' or 'Treaty of Florida,' but
;ht justly be pronounced clear and unstioriable.'
Mine host' eyed the progress of scparawitii
evident satisfaction.
Arc those ail the t tough ones vou've
tl'
1 I T JM-li I II- I
ic, on, nu-j 1 cwiv i UlUll I Know 1 uau
nany.'
Well,' was the reply, 'I g gues9 I'll
o the other lot !'
THREE THINGS.
Three things that never become Rusty,
['lie money of the benevolent, the shoe*
the butcher's horse, and a woman's
gue.
Three things that are na good as the
t.? Brown bread in a famine, well wain
thirst, and a great coat in cold
sther.
Three things as Good as their Bettor.
l)irty w ater to extinguish a fire, an ugwifu
to a blind man, and a wooden.
?rd to a cowatd.
Three things of short continuance.?A
y's love; a chip fire, and a brook's
?d.
Three things that never ought to be
n home.?The cat the chimney and
wife.
Three essentials to a false Story Teller.
V good memory, a bold face, and foola
his audience.
Three things soon in a Peacock.?The
b (>f an angel, the walk of a thief, and
voice of the devil.
Three things it is unwise to boast of.?
3 flavor of thy ale, the beauty of thy
p, and the contents of thy purse.
Three miseries of a Man's House.?A
sky chimney, a dripping roof, and it
lditiff wife,
*
s'tkumabp.iage of Cot sins.?The Nori
Reflector says that the AjscssoTb Ken
of Huron county show 11 blind, 12
i and dumb, 12 insane and 12 idiolio
sons in the county. The parents of
s of these were by relation cumins bes
marriage. Three of the five, (2 blind
I 1 idiotic) were so afflicted from birth,
i one, (idiotic) from infancy. The fiftli
i deaf and dumb for a time not ascerlod?probable
that the number of pars
so related to eacb other is larger, as
re was no information obtained as to
t ofthein.J
kViDOWS.?They are the very mischief.
:re is nothing like 'win. If ttiey make
their minds to marry it's dune, f
!\v one that was terribly afraid oflliunand
lightning, aud every time a storm
le on she would run into Mr. Smith's
ise (he was a widower,) nod clasp her
Ic hands, and tly round till the man
i half distracted for fuar she rould be
ed ; and the consequence was, she w as
i. John Smith betoro threo thunder
rms rattled over her head.
(TKKKT Coi.i.om v.?"Good morning
.Smith ; on the sick list to day i"
Ves air ; got tiie ague,"
Do you ?*cr shaks i"
Yea."
When do you shake again I"
Can't say when; shake every d#y.?ly
do you a*k 1"
Oli, nothing iu particular, only I
light if you shook bad, I'd like to stand
snd soe if you could not shake the fift
dollars out of your pocket which you
id lire so long."
dr. Smith sloped.}
IVTKI.LIOrNT JuilY. III K CIWO <i(
don deatli recently, in Warren count jr.
a.,) n coroner's inquest wee held, and
verdict was that " the deceased died
will of God, or some other disease, gitwn
to the }u*y,H
{ bashful printer refused a situnitm in
rintittg-oHice wliero females were om
pod, saying that he never "set up* with
irl io hit life.
ImvtwKU ToLKKAfkiK.?V'e ntbo*
i the Universal toleration of - every
jfious faith find amt the total septum
of all sectarianism and politic*,
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