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Bt JOANNES. Brent ln? not s word of the scenes of the pasi. Let them slumber fororer in Lethe's dark wave; Tlic colors of joy, all too lovely to last, Hnve in eitel to Shadows^ or died In tlio grnvc. f)ii en 11 (honi not forth in thedr shadowy gui.se. Like spectres that wander in aadness nnd r'ooJO; The shrine, onoc of gladness, uow cchoe* with sighs, And the heart, ere it blossoms, ia ripe for the tomb. [WUITTRN Fun THE n a a m; i; IiI; u NtkT.1l] MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY ?on? HOW Alt'! HUB. AINSTON GOT HIS WIFE. fijt JOANNES. CflAITKlt II. Before Henry and his friends had got far from his house, he said to them : "It 1 should full a victim this moruiog, teli Elisa Buyer that her duplicity was the cause of it j and"? "Don't," interrupted his friends, "al low such feelings to overcome you. You will bo the victor, and then Elisa'a hand will be yours. Now ia no time for mis givings and fears. Yon must icalizc the duty you owe to yourself in this matter, and encourage the belief that you will come out successfully." Henry's friends argued after this man* ner because they saw that it would not take much to make him show the white leather. Already he had said, "It's nousense alter ail in. fighting for a wo man/ tattle" buoyancy tUEt ills soilioquy about his name had imparted to his spirit oud nerves, had gradually woru awny ; and he had commenced to argue with himself that it was scarcely worth one's whilo to set himself up as n target to be shot at, when the prize at stake was only a woman). His friends noticed this, and knew that it would require some goading on, to make him fight. It must not bo omitted to bo rocordod that neither of them cared to take his place . After getting over the influenco of the ale and wine they had drank the previous night, the desire to fight had worn off, and they had become tame and timid. It is strange how, when under the in fluence of liquors, a man can say so many things, act bo many parts, which soberness will rebuke and wake him ashamed of. It ia frequently the ease that the most abject nnd miserable coward, after get ting two or ftrute drinks io him, Wilt es say to hold the greatest man at bay; will insult a marl Who ia physically able to wash him into minoe-moat. . But lot us return to the party where there are no alea and wines The placo appointed lor the settlement of the difficulty was reached. But just before the shooting took place, several officers of the peace rode up and arrested tho whole party. Of course this broke the affair up for that day. The officers of the Jaw had got wind of it the night before, and determined to prevent bloodshed, by arresting the parties. .But upon the promise of each, that they would not attempt to fight again within the limits of the State, they were all released. " After -they returned to the city, how ever, arrangements Were made to settle the matter in an adjoining State. They both now seemed determined to fight it out. Arthur, from the beginning, never showed a moment's uneasiness. He r.aa calm and collected through out, aud continued so to the last. But we will leave the rivals here for the present, and return to Kliza Boyer. It will be remembered that the last we saw of her was with Arthur. Aud it was out of that interview that the quar rol, between our hero aud Henry, grew. CliAPTKU III. After Arthur left Eliza, che retired to her room. Here she thought over in secret what had transpired, und the aignifiraiice of the encouragement she had given Ar thur. "I-almost wish," arid said to herself. ' that I had given him to believe that 1 io.-ed him frout tho first hour I tact him. But ho is gone now, aud perh?p? I will he forced to marry Mr. Henry before 1 Fee hitu again. Oh, Heaven ! how I wish that father could under, stand my heart, how it hates und despises tho man be declares I. ahull marry. But I will tdl him ouo more time of it I will get upon my kneej, bofore him, ami beg to be released from the betroth al which he has made for me. Unless his heart has become seared and callous; uuless ho has fur-get to love his child, be cannot refuse to hear and grant a compliance with my petition." Eliza was disturbed, at this moment) by some ouo knocking at her door. She rose and opened it, and found, to her surprise, a servant with a message from Mr. Henry. That message was to "Tell Miss Boyer" [Not Eliza, us Henry Was always accus tomed to call her] ' o come in the par lor." Eliza told the servant to tell Mr. Henry that she was indisposed and could not ace him. To this a peremptory demand, for her to appear in the parlor, was sont in re tutu. The poor i?irl I. r,""~ * lest Henry should seu? for her father to compel her to co him, told the scrvaut to tell him that she would be there di rectly. Henry, during the interval, paced tho parlor up and dowu in an impatient mood, his face the while lighted up with rage. What was the object of his call ? Surely bo hadn't visited the sweet and tender Eliza Boyor, for the purpose of expending upon her helpless head vials of the wrath that was hid behind the cold iron look his countenance bore I He could not be so mean. But Eliza is coming, and we will let what transpires between them settle the conjecture. As she entered the parlor, Hoary motoined her to a seat, and theu took one himself right in ir^ut of her. Henry had fully prepared himself to open immediately open Elisa, and reproach her with euoers about what bo termed duplicity towards him. But whop he beheld her countenance, sub dued into A heaven like tenderness by tears, his iron heart failed him for a moment. He could net talk harshly to one so fair, ons so like an angel. Elisa sat for a moment with hor head down, and then begau to sob bitterly. Ah 1 how different, she thought, was the expression >f Henry's face from Arthur's. The latter's beamed with love and nobleness of spirit, while the for. uier's wore an expression which seemed to say, "I don't care whether you love me or not, yon are mine, snd I will make yon feel it,." [ As soon as Henry saw her crying, he became euraged, and said in sharp tan I tnliziug tones, "You may cry but that won't bring him back. I will sottle with him wheu I got through with you." Here Eliza pulled hor handkerchief from, her face and said, "Do Mr. Henry leave me for this evening. I will meet you iu the parlor in the morning. I am I foiling badly now." "Excuse you, eh ? " said Henry with a bitter jeor of irony. "I will do no such thing. Tell me, what hnv ? you been crying about ? 1 havo a right to kuow, and I demand that you tell me. Whut was Arthur Ainston d.dug here but a few hours ago ? Tell me, for I will kuow it." Eliza's weakness seemed to leave her ns she straightened up uud said, "Not wbut you uro doing now, Mr. Henry." "What is that ?" interrogated licr lov er. . "Insulting mo, if you want to know," Eliza replied, with all of thu w nnanl} ftrniiiem she Could command. It is surprising Uow strong sonic wo men are, nron in their weakness; and, fortified with such strength, how rar-jly t is that men can cope with them, utile s. indeed, he descautls from- his proper j sphere, und nets the part of a brute. J Aud thou again it is a matter ot more surprise what wonderful changes can be wrought upon se:ne women in a few mo meuts' tiuic. Now you behold them prostrate, weeping, overcome and appa rently iu utter helplessness; the next moment you sec '?betn rise above them selves, shake off their wcukiicf-s, und reudy to contend with man for their rights. When Eliza first entered the parlor where Henry was, she oould scarcely , utter a single word. In fact, she gave way to a flood of tears. Tho mean aud bitter taunts from him, however, soon aroused her la tent womanly indignation, and Henry beheld before him a woman whoso eyes beamed with a resolution which he had never before seen light up the fa08 of Eliza Boycr?a resolution which showed to him that because her father had betrothed her to him, yet he should not think that that made her his slave, ! nnd that she would resist any attempt . ,t cocrciou on ins pari. He had aroused Eliza, and her lips did not tremble wheu she told hi tu : "I will tell you, Mr. Henry, what Mr. Ainston was doing here. Don't think I'm nfrnid to do so. He came here to tell mo that he loved ino better than you do,?not to tantalize mc with the sneers of a heart that has no sincerity." "What is tho matter with you, Miss. Boyer?" enquired Henry, u littlo taken back at Eliza's words. "That is not tho question to nn?wcr now. You asked mo a while ago to toll you what Mr. Ainston was doing hero this evetiing, and what I had been crying about. I will answ.-r these questions, then I will tell you what is the matter with mo," Eliza continued, not giving Henry a chance to speak a word. "I said Mr. Ainston was here to tell me that ho loved mo more than you; that his love was pure; and that he loved me because of myself, cot from a desire to havo futher's property consolidated with his. he was doing here,, "hat's what Henry. I was oryiug," she kept dra^TsKaw.8 I know that a cruel fate !?b so fixed it that I cannot roward thatjovo without disobeying the injurictiojjpof my only parent; because I kenw, ffrhilo he was standing before me, plcadffg bis heart's love, that you would nvm? relinquish your claim ou u hand thadaWas given to you, not by its postcst.or, ?ut by a hard hearted aud iuilexiblc futlfer; because I know that in spite of my fittrcd for you, yet with the assistance of ?lim, I will be forced into a matriuioniajfellinnco with you." "How long have you ISpjn practicing that, speech V Henry aap sarcastically "Aud now as to what is mo," Eliza resumed, app: on telling her lover a mind ' one time in her he uiutter v ith Hutly resolved Spiocc oi her & "I urn oi fended at the mauuer J?p which you your bitter and your hat's what's gh I'll take g again, mc auy more, y proscuco if tho act," re ted, nothor house sought mo this cvouin mean jeers ut my r disregard of my lectio tho matter with me." "Whenever you got the floor," interrupted ' Mr, Henry dou't t or I will banish you fr I do d'S'ihey my fa the plied Eliza, somewhat "You will have to g then/' said Henry, <vijMQ^Iinvc a enrte H mrhc to \i*it every d )our lather."' Eliza here so ?med t what he said?that he si. n to <i>m upon hcr|piher'* pda? e a: auy :im< ---and a;jain g<r resolute and \ d fit?ut Kpirit de-er. She inane i aiowTr-Trf^^^lola*, and be- j gm to draw long and biV-tur s ibs. Henry cyod her fur. a moment, and said : "Com?, Eliza, I haveJonf' been teas ing you. I am not vcx'm with you. I tame here with a purpose far different .from t)ie oue which you pposed actuated me. 1 hi d heard that \rthur Aiusto t'-e City Hall, to you im mo re rumor was to manner in i evening. It prompted me, It lung to insult iy changing his r allow A i t bur igh his flimsy fced to li.steu to iusultcd y ou last night tit and 1 ievolved to coiuu di.Uely and usccrtuiu it' true, i have repented which I have acte 1 th w.is an evil .-jot k which and 1 want ycu to tkiuklof it no more. ' Tell me, Elian, what dip Arthur Ain- ; stun say to yo i Iaht tii^b "lie did n?'t s.y an tue," Wan the laconic I'OJ Henry thought Out tactics, he would be mot e likely tu suc ceed in extolling a protptse frum l?Uzu That promise was to iicv tu visit her a-, in. Hut l'.ii/..i .saw thro mask, and at once rolu his Wolds. She knew that what he had spoken, when he first entered the, parlor, his bit ter aud mean taunts, wet'e m,t the result of a desire to tease her.j hut prOCCCd'td iruui a .;e.a:i pivit? t-.- ,.<*j, '? i mean and nirrow selfishnpss. She had been inflicted! with his com pany long enough to knoW fcOtriething of ? his attempts :it deception. So when Iloury thought, by changing his heaving toward* Eliza, to wrench from her tha real secret of Arthur's re marks to her, while :tt, the City Hall, anil hi* subsequent ones that evening at her own h use. be had mistaken the composition of the girl's nature he pro fessed to lovo. There wero no deceptive qualities about her; and there was nothi ng that she ab hored more or practiced less than du plicity. Her disgust then, at tho parts which Henry attcmptod to play, can be very easily i nagiucd. liaising up "gain, she said : "Mr. Henry, you can extort nothing from me, cither by threats or feigned j professions of lovo and rogard for me, oth- ! er than what I would tell you any how. ' I told you'in the* beginning ihat Mr. Ainslin came here to tell me bow much he loved me. Need I repeat hia words to convince you of the truthfulness of what I say 7" "No. But what did you say to him 7 " enquired Henry. uHu, I thought that was what you wauted nil the time," replied Eliza. "I will not tell you all," she continued; "but let it suffice for you to know that I gave him sufficient encouragement, in reply to his confession, to raise a hope within his bosom." "Aud he was fool enough to drink it nil down ?" questioned Heury. "Yes; and he vows to come back again. Perhaps some kind Providence will yet free me from tho galling obligation under which I am held, and bless me with the mau for whom my spirit yearns. "By heavens ! I will not stand any more of that," exclaimed Henry. "If Ar thur Aiuston is the man your spirit yearns after, I will fix him before I visit this place again." So saying, Henry loft the house, without even bid ding Eliza good evening, and directed his. steps towards the hotel at which our hero was stopping. [Continued in our, next isrit.] The Charleston Election. CiiAiu.r.?ToN, S. C., August 4th, 1871. KdiiuT Orungtburg AVira: The late Municipal Election in this City, which for the past two mouths has occasioned such excitement among the people, has at last been settled ;? result ing in the election of General John A Wagener, and the Citizens Aldcrmanic ticket. The d;iy of election' passed qnictly and without bloodshed, with the oxceptii n of the colored man, Batlam Grunt, who was killed by a United States soldier at one of the 8th Ward Colling Precincts. Towards evening when the pel's had been closed, a large number el citizens of both classes re paired to the various precincts, pre ceded by the Managers of Election. carrying the ballot boxes, formed a line, and marched down to tho Court House, where the boxes were deposited, and a Committed of citizens of both parties appointed to keep watch over them "du ring the night. In the morning the Commissioners and Managers of Eleo tion assembled in the Court Hooso, aud proceeded to count the votes. The streets iu the viciuity were crowded with peo ple anxiously waiting to hear the result, which everybody considered vry doubt ful as to which party would be victori ous : When ;he vote iu Wards one, two. and three, woro announced, repea ted cheers arose from the Democrats, and Wagner's stock stood at par : The Republicans however were still confi dunt that the vote in Wards four, and six, would overcome the majority, but they were doomed to disappointment, for at 9 o'clock P. M., when the official count was made known, Wagener had been elected by a majority cf seven hun dred und seventy seven,, and tho Re publican party who have been success ful since the war. sustained their first sional defeat. The Pillsbtiry men feel very sore at the result, and thiuk it is bot the strength of the Citizen's Party, but their own weakness, plainly exhibi ted during the past month in first Domi nating an Aldoruiauio ticket, which no honest man could Conscientiously voto, and then changing it for one which was in the main no hotter, togother with tho fact that several of the. iiourVuces declin ed running,arc the sources to which (hCy nscribo their defeat. The traffic in votes was very brisk aodsevoral fights "Pugucr* et Calciberw" grew out of this reprehensible practice, whilst it canuot be too severely condemned, it is a note worthy fact that tho purchasers invaria bly got worsted, for as Byron says:' "Examples of this kind arc so contagious, Were one not puuisued ull would be outrage ous." 1 havo learnt from rcliablo sources that tho Citizens' Party spout $50,000 in order to secure the election. A very amusing incident occurred at the City Hull yesterday after tho result was known, the crowd grow very turbu lent, and as something was needed to up poaso their disappointment T. J. Maokey ami Mayor Pilhbury appeared upou tho steps and addressed ihe assemblage Mayor Pillsbtiry, in the course of bit re mark a, urged upon tho people the ne cessity of abiding by tho result, and im plored them to keep quiet, and not on any account disturb thi public peace. Ue wound up by saying very feelingly, al luding to the defeat of his ticket, "That the Lord gave and tho Lord haa takcu away," when the crowd with one consent roared ''Blessed be the name of the Lord." Business is quite dull but preparations are already being made for the Fall trade, which is expected to be unprccc deotly large. Our merchants and busi ness men are sanguine, and hopo yet td be the means of making Charlest on the queen City of the South. PAX. A Noble Benefaction. The Trustees of tho Louisville Medi cal College, (Louisville, Ky.) have crea ted one of the most liberal and noble benefactions ever, conferred by. a public Institution upon any people. The Trus tees of this College have instituted one Beneficiary Scholarship for each Con gressional District in the Southern and surrounding States. By this means many poor but deserving young moo will be enabled to obtain a thorough med ical education. Any one wishing to take advantage of this Benefaction which is worth to each stedcttt at least $200. hasouly to write to Dr. B. S. Oaillard, Dean of the Faculty of the Louisville Medical College, Louisville, Ky., when he will receive a college catalogue with full information in regard to all that is necessary for him to do to secure one of these Scholarships. With proper and welcome delicacy the names of those who have secured the Benefi ciary Scholarships will be kuown only to the Dean of the Faculty. It is un necessary to commend those who have eatablished these noble Boue?ciary Scholarships. Their set will bring them commendation wherever it is known. In accordance with the old Hippo oratio oath, forbidding physicians to charge the families of each other for services rendered, the Faculty of this College will make no charges for teaching sons of physicians and, as no physician chsrgcs a clergy inau's family, the sons of clergy men wili receive the same privilege. The next college session begins October 2d, 1871. As tho lecture fdes charged for oach student who has not obtained a Beneficiary Scholarship, amount to $120, annually, tho public can appreci ate the munificence of this benefaction. OFFICIAL. Act? and Joint Resolutions Pawed by the Legislature? Session 1&70 and 1871. . An act to Incorporate the tatru of Flor ence, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seuntc nnd Houso of Representatives of ?hn <t.,i.. nf Hftntl. Carolina, how met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the Same, That from aud after the passage of this act, all and every person or persons, who shall have resided in the corporate limits of tho village of Florence for two months, are hereby declared to be members of tho corporation hereby to bo created. See. 2. That tho said persons shall, from and after the passage of this aot, become a' body politio and corporate, and shall be known and called by the name of the town of Florence, and its corpo rate limits shall extend one mile in eve ry direction From the corner of Front aud Dargan streets in said town. Sec. 3. That the said town shall be governed by an inteadaot and four war dens who shall have resided in Che State for one year, and within the limits of the corporation for JJsixty days immediately preceding their election. The said iu tendaut and wardens 'shall ho elected on tho second Monday of the month of April, in each year, ton days notice being previously given, and shall o>u tinue in office *ooo year, and until the electiou aud qitalificatiou of their sue ccssors ; and all male inhabitant* of fhe> said town Who shall bar* attain*! the age of twenty-one .ycare,. and rnliiilsjil therein two months immediately preosd iug the election, shall be entitled to TOtfl^ for said Intendant and wardens. find. 4. that the said electicu ?haH : be held in some convenient paMts |4sm in said town, from six o'clock lu the* evening; and when the polls shall bo closed the managers shall fortbwhftl count the votes, and declare the els??fe* giving notice in writing to the persott elected. The intendant and warded*-* for the time being* shall always appoint the managers to conduct the elestiooj who, before they open the polls foe tine said election, shall take oil oatft ffevrjf and impartially to conduct the And the intendant and wardens* entering upon the duties of their i shall, respectively, take the oath pre scribed by the constitution of this 8tate, and the following oath* to Wit: "As in tendant (or warden) of the town of sfUh rence, I rill equally and impartially; to the best, of tsy ability, exercise toe trust reposed in me, and will nee my best' v dcavcrs to preserve the peace* and es *w into effect, according to law* the purpose f jr which I have been elected: So feelj? me God." And if any person* upon, being elected intendant or warden* ohoU refuse to ac'. as such, he shall forfeit sad pay to said to en council tBe sum of twenty dollars for the use sf said town i Provided, That no person who hoe at* tained the age of sixty years shall be compelled to serve in either of the estt offices, nor shall any other person be compelled to serve more then one yeef in any term of three years; Sac. 6. That in ease any1 vaoaef should occur in the office of Intendant* or any of the wardens, by death* resign nation or othcrwisec, an election to HI such vaoincy shall bo held by the ap* pointment of intendant end Wsrdhui Wf wardens, es the cose cose stay be* lesj days'previous notice being geingjaai in case of sickness or temporary sbssaef of the intentendant, the WSrdeuS* form ing a forming a council*' shell be eaa* powered to elect ode of their uamfcef to act as intendant during the time. Sad. ?. That the intendant and dens duly elected and qualified during their their terra of service* see-* erally and respectively, be vested with ell the powers of a trial justice or other* inferior court; and the intendant shall and may, as often as may be ififi usaaiJ, summon the Wardods to meet 8u coaoa* cil, any two of whom shall, with the iuteddadt, or any three -vardeos,- eou etituto a quorum to traasact buriOesa* and they shall be known by the* name of the town council of Florence. Add they and their successors* hereafter* be elected, may have a common seal* Which shall be affixed to nil their ordiaaaeeS* miy site and be sued, may prised sod be im yie lded in any court of law or equity i i this State, and purchase* hold, pos sess and enjoy to them end their sdtM cessors, in perpetuity, of for any tefm Of yean1, any estate, real or personal or tuixed, and sell, alied, or' codvey the the same: Provided, The same shall iot exceed, at any one time, the asm of ten thousand dollars. And the inten dant and wardens shall have full power to make and establish all such rulert by-laws and Ordinances respect rug '4m roads, streets, market and police of safe! town, as shall appear to them necessary and requisite for tho security, welfare appear to them necessary and requmto for tho security, welfare add conred io?ce of said tOvTu, or for p??w>* v*Stff health, order, pe^'ce end good govern ment within the same; and all the bj Lws, rules- and ordiaances the said conn* sil may make shall, at nil times, be sub-i ject to revisal or repeal by the General Assembly of this Stete. And the sail* ednueif may fix awd impose fro** ssd penalties for tho violation thereof, and! appropriate the Fame to the public uses of laid corporation : Provided, That nW punishment shall exceed fifty dollars or thirty days imprisonment. Sec. 7. That tho inteudant add war idens of said town shall have lull sadi ouly power to grant or refuse licenses to keep tavovna, or retail spiritaoaa Haoaaaj within the corporate firaits of said tews* upon such conditions, and* uader saeh circuinstances, as to these shall stem righ sod proper : Provided* That to a* instance shall the pries of ? keep a tavern, or to retail liquors, bo fixed at a lees sum than, is as [CrorfiVife?? on Uk /Ires.}