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Jfatg Mlw.
THE; PIRATE OF THE GULF.
AT ALE FOraPKD ON FACT.
"P. The man is a fool who surrenders himself
to such anmanlv, such womanish weakness.
UL. Hast thou ever loved?
"jP. Never. ; "L.
Then confine thy reproaches to subjects
thou canst understand. The oak which has bowed
to the blast may again become erect and majestic:
the country which the earthquake has desolated
may again become verdant and beautiful: but the
heart arhose finest feelings have been chilled bv the
icy hand df misfortune; whose fondest hopes have
been destroyed in the bud, never recovers from the
shock, but remains leafless, ruinous, desolate and
forsaken." Old Plat.
"May I never see* the white cliffs of old
England again, if I am not heartily glad tfl
escape froth this horrid hole!" cried, or rather
muttered a weather-beaten, rough, hardrlook
ink seaman, as we twHHTourselves unites the
^M^ng o?^the s^mbost *hich was to ^onvey
not who knows it?there is my home, and if
I set my foot on that dear shore again/let me
go to Zhwv's locker if they again catchy me in
this land of Frenchmen and Mulattoes, Spaniards
and Indians, Creoles and Negroes, and
the cursed, quarrelsome Americans, too,?if
you look squint at them, you are on your
beam-ends in a moment; tread an their toes,
bang's the word, and daylight shines through
you." .
As the honest tar appeared to be iu a talk-,
atire mood, I determined to indulge his loquacity,
and replied, "My good fellow, you
appear to be quite out of humor to-day. I
'^ ^ Kntfo koon altama.
MtUUItt WUi/lUUC vuav juu uavv wuu
fully misused. I have lived several months
among these same Anvpiqiffuyfr and have no
> ' cause to cojnpWn of any ill-treatment whatever."
Ad'fi fU4 i . .-.-l. j
"Several mouths!" echoed he with an air
of astonishment; "why I bad not been in port
two days before I happened to tell a Kentuckian
he lied, (and by my soul he did,) when he
gave me a broadside which stove in my lights,,
and before I could muster to quarters, I was
fairly carried by boarding?damn him I but
it was the first time that Anson.Humber was
obliged to strike his colors to a land-lubber."
"I admit," I replied, that these Kentuckians
are not the most polite people in the
world; bhtif you keep on the right side of
them, you will find friends to the last moment"
*
"May I dangle from the yard-arm this minute,"
cried the irritated sailor, "if I was ever
able to tell the larboard from the starboard
side of these fresh-water lobsters; wear your
ship'which way you will, they .always' strike
across the beam, and are ready for raking or
an/1 Kir Valann'a rltrhf arm (r\Pnpp
WIU K>J ilWOUU vj VJ
i' \ J? h jjjnembry!} I had rather ship the^heavi
^M^jveof the Atlantic, than have one of,
yourself ?>r some of the treatment of which a
BW*#l*in; Jou ^now w^en Bull c
k^ty-vf cvni in his garret, he i& apt t<J p
bepwtfd and dictatorial." C
bnougb," said he; "you know, too, v
Sailor gets his three sheets spread to d
~ the win4' he fears neither God, man nor the b
<fara; all seas are clear, aud he cares for : b
neither shores, rocks nor quicksands. But; a
what's the reason you have escaped so well ?; c
It znost be because you are a gentleman: no,; e
that can't be the cause either, for here gen- i
tletnen ihoot one another for sport."
"wM"1 answered, "is a kind of sport 11
., which l;should not like; and the simple rea-11
son Uft I think there is no difficulty, is, be- i
*. eause I have attended to my own affairs." I
. ^t^Mitaps so," he replied*. "Yesterday 1
raorting, I got up early, and took a tour up '
the riter on?what d'ye call it?the lever, i
lev-far?-hang it, let the name go." i
\ TStS^Levee, my good friend, you mean." # !
"Yei that's it?on the Levee?where I saw j 1
boat's $rew anchor a wagon and approach
thespo*, where, like a rat in the hold, I was j
snugly hid behind some orange-trees. A cou-!
^ in lino on/1 T I '
plfl of: Ufiu look, men biauuus m nuv, ?uu <. ,
peroeiwl, that as soon as they could bring
their fifns to bear, there was likely to be j
some bloodshed. Good, thought I; if you
la each other, the more the merrier.:
An attempt was made to induce one of them L
to strike his colors, but they were nailed to
the mast, and could not be taken down. The :
batfie commenced and the first broadside told,
trta.'Ohc was damaged in the rigging, but:
theoiiw jlr went down to the bottom, complete-!
lj Moid-logged.''
"That was a curious affair, indeed; what |
became of the rest of the party ?" I asked.
they made all sail for the city, and j
as soon'IB they were out "of sight, I steered :
for the \ same port, and soon ,found myself i
? safely lodged is my old berth," was his answer.
During the latter part of this conversation, !
a "person whom 1 iiatf nut noticed before, at-,
? tmefced my attention; his countenance, when
f wae able to catch a glimpse of" it^ under the
?Uurge bad ?wijth its nocriing plume,which cov-!
ered hilt head and was pulled down with an
evident intention of concealment, betrayed
considerable agitation ; and while Anson was
describing, with the carelessness and volubility
of an old seaman, the fatal duel which he
had tfutt morning witnessed, he arose from
his seated with hasty and irregular movements
paced the deck, butmaintaiued a steady
and total silence. His form was not of that i
robust and masculine kind which denotes
strength purely mechanical, but there was
a dimness in his step, a lightness in his movement^
riad an ease and gracefulness in his
cafritgA which indicated strength, quickness
and derision. He was well dressed, and at
his side hung a sabre of the most formidable
dimensions; a pair of pistols showed theml?So
V>oU Knf ?q at fliis nla^e all
fWIII ??" WVIHj www WW wv I ?
went nftned, his appearance in this respect
would not excite remark. His complexion
had evidently once been fair, but a southern
ran had browned h? cheeks till few lines
.were left of that roseate hue, which, from
the-faces visible where his curling hair had
shaded his temples, i; was evident had once
predominated. His features were femininely
regular; his forehead high and proudly arched,
while beneath hh eyebrows, black aud
waving, shone a pail of eyes, which, when
agitated, appeared to Hash lightning, and at
a gfc?tiw penetrate tin secret recesses of the
heart I confess I xembled involuntarily
when ray eyes met hi^ as he started to his
feet, when Auson descrbed his position during
the duel. Browu as vas his complexion, in
an instant flush passed over his countenance,
and he placed his hand on the hilt of the
{ sabre in a manner which showed he was ac!
customed to its use. It was; however, as in*
j stantly dropped to his side, and he resumed
his former position with as much indifference
> as though nothing had occurred. A pair of
whiskers of the most enormous sine shaded his ,
cheeks, and really met under his chin, ffro*ing
the service to which he fcas attached, and
completed the outline of the person who had
so strongly engaged my attention, and who i
exhibited an appearance of%>olness, daring, i
and intrepidity, which I had never before
witnessed. ... . I
While'I was surveying this person, Anson, ,
undisturbed by my* inattention, had continued
his chatter, and it was not until I heard the i
vrordpirate, that I was roused from my revery. <
"What is that about pirates ?" I inqnired ; ]
: "wasanything eai.d about tbem in the city?" ,
' ina/wi <<knf fliaf flhtiro oro ,
Miu ausuii, yuo ?u^?.u>v>v ?v j
Mine of the sharks off the river;. and I heard ,
ohe feHow. swc^r rouudjy that he yesterday )
saw a piraiital chieg" . ,
"Way/' I replied, "did he not lodge an in- j
formation'against him, and let him receive }
the punishment due snch s crime ?' \
"Ah! thatfc die very question I asked the ,
fellow myself/' answered Anson, ."and offered; \
besides, to assist in seeming him; end; taking \
him to the yaz&airm, if necessary; bat the \
fellow said H wonld be' as ranch as hfe head |
was worthy? .think of supha thtag; besides,. (
he might want a fevor hii^sel|pn thadj line ^
someday or other, and it was beet notrto t
meddle with other folks' matters." Y-f . <
"Well Anson,"saidl, "if they meddle with T
j us, we must pay them in their own .coin; and ^
it will not be your faulty I presume/if they do
not receive change tq the full amount" t
"No, it will not?but? they said," continued f
Anson> "thayj^<iief .of life gang kilted a j
man yesterday* becausorbe recog-recog-re- a
cognised, I think they o^edrit?and charged ]
the fellow with being the robber ^-hjg vessel v
the dark, as a Spsmwrd or French man wohld, j
but he told him it was false; so they-;&tf ?t
onq another like gentlemen-." t;
The stranger agmn r^"frdm5hi8 seat and n
.nuuu, !/> jaJilr . Mriiainiu) -otlonf*
WttllkCU IW/IUOO HID Ut/WXV^ uuv a vuiuiuwv^ wmvmv* ^
By this time, Anson had talked himself out f(
of breath, and concluded to take a bit of a n
nap on the deck; and as the stranger appear- n
ed to shun observation, and showed no ditipo- j
sition to converse, we dropped down the: river jj
in silence. "
Evening found us on board the fine stout w
brig Cleopatra, laden with indigo, cochineal, a)
and a quantity of specie. She was a British Cl
vessel, just arrived from Santa Cruz, and employed
as a cartel in exchanging some "prisoners,
by direction of the commanding officer of ^
the "West India station. From New Orleans n
she was to proceed to New York, and I glad- ^
ly availed myself of the opportunity offered
.to visit my native region from tvhich bus^g^
and war had so >opg kept me. The
o"n parting with us as we went ml bo^d the !
j,e
, gentleman, and while Anson ^Humber was
ursing some of the rigging which had been tio
rocured at New Orleans, as a n^ere Yankee flo
ontrivance, he, in a half-surpressed tone of: uu
oice, whispered, "There are rovers on the |
eep; should difficuty overtake you, remem-j^
t ofit+o " A s Vi<? nronounced these words,!
TJi IMUbWi ..v { ?.
ie leaped into a small boat which floated j
ilongside the steamboat in which we had des- rej
:ended the river, and amidst the darkness of the ^
ivening, was soon out of sight among the craft,
,vhich almost covered the surface of the waters.
"By the powers!" exclaimed Ansou, who
aad caught the tones of the stranger's voice, ^
low as they were uttered, "that is the very
man who killed the other up the Levee yes- 00
?rday morning: ah! I smell another rat, too; f1
lie is the pirate himself," continued Anson, 1
with a kind of shudder?"my head does not ^
feel half so safely seated on my shoulders as m
it did ten minutes ago; but-can we not over- m
baul him ? I should like to lay alongside of rs
liim, well armed as he is."
. "If you should, Anson, brave as you are, it j w
is my opinion you would find yourself in a , 81
more disagreeable predicament than when : ^
you were boarded by a Kentuckian. If, how- 80
ever, we meet with a pirate, we need fear no- 113
thing. A dozen such fellows as you are might 8(
enable us to bid dofiance to old Neptune himself."
"You are right, sir," replied the sailor, ai
while that flutters," (pointing to the colors . n
which streamed gayly in the wind,) "I will in-, 01
sure the safety of the Cleopatra. But I am < a
so sleepy, that if the vessel was striking on j 8<
i-?i ? u-ow hoarding. I could i
ureuKtsro, ut ?v*v ?D/ hardly
keep awake." So saying, he stowed j a
himself in his hammock, and in a few min-, ^
utes nothing was to be heard but the waves '
of the Mississippi as they daihed against the ,
vessel, the measured pace of the sentinel as he : "
traversed the quarter-deck, or the heavyj ^
breathing of those of the crew, who, after a j11
hard day's labor, were refreshing themselves e
in the sweet embraces of sleep.
I, loo, iLvw*' ou my bed, but ^Lot Lo, p
sleep. A thousand circumstances united to d
interest my mind and keep me wakeful. I t
was about to return to the land of my fath- a
ers, the home of my childhood. Home! that n
endearing word!?what tender recollections 1(
crowd upon the mind, when ten thousand I
charms of that delightful place present them- j 0
selves in all their sweetness and freshness, f
Long as I had been -separated from my native v
State?long as I had traversed the various v
regions of the globe?long as it had been since
half the wide world had interposed between
o,,/1 wliofoT l,ofl fir<t tswtpfl tbe 0
uic nnu tug jiu^gg n UVAV A. J1MU
pleasures and pains of life, I had not forgot-; u
| ten a single scene around which memory lin-, 1
| lingered with such interest. The village spire, i
j which threw its shadow over the green, where i
with the companions of my boyhood we wres- i
tied, jumped, laughed, ran and sported, while t
the ball flew rapidly round the circle?the <
i gloomy churchyard, which, when a truant' 1
1 boy, I had so often shudderingly passed, when 1
the pale moon glimmered athwart the mar- 1
hies which crowded the sacred enclosure, and,
to my affrighted imagination, appeared to I
people the dreary place with the tenants of ]
that world from which no traveler returns? .<
the hills I had often climbed?the green val-! I
leys I had often crossed?the mountains .;
among which I had so often roved in pursuit
of such game as they afforded, all passed in ' i
review; and I even thought with raptures on
the huge rock which was shaded with the
branches of my favorite walnut-tree, and
where, happy as the squirrel which barked
over my head, I had spent many an hour,
cracking the nuts which every wind made to J
rattle down around mc.
. The various countries and scenes through
which I had passed since I first became a
wanderer from the land of my childhood,
now that my imagination pictured those wanderings
as drawing to a close, rose in all their
various shades before me, and the pains. and
pleasures of my peregrinations were again
presented in bold relief by the powerful effect
of memory. Over the civilized plains of Europe,
and the semi-barbarous regions of Asia
I had roved. I had seen the aurora borealis
dance over the regions of eternal frost-rthe
ran in vain attempt to dissolve the chains
which an Arctic winter had formed?and I
had felt its fervid heat where equinoctial allies
shed their debilitating and pernicious influence.
[ had traversed the plains of Orinoco, and the
banks of the La Plata; I bad climbed the
Cordilleras, and with thp,enthusiasm of youth
beheld the.setting sun gild those bright isles
af the Pacific,; which are sprinkled in sqch
profusion over the surface. of its broad blue
natofc, ?adjw>?? whabitebiB;?re,a?;aiiJ^S8,
wul
doudless. . I ha? s6eh the St Ln^rpnoe roh
ng its majestic stream, collected fmja^lbous-1
ind lakes/fo the ocfeaa?and I waf^i^tloatag.oa-tlK?
bosom |ly#sJjpAin?<vhich,
nsing among thvfrozenjak&and mie^Toable^oresfs
of thV north, discharges its
hrbid waters into the Me^ipan Gulf, amid
die orange groves and sugar plantations of
he South; while, after years of absence had
dapsed* I was about to vis^the parental roof,
vith the intention <jf bringing -my wanderings
0 a close, and.spsnding the^emainder of my
lays in qu|et .contentment apd peaceful hapjiness.
";Kor .was piy iptervieV with the stranger
of such mysterious cbpi^cter and appearance
forgotten.. His apparpnt^BHeotion with,
he pirates, who, if report, stated correctly,
requented; tfce islpnd.s >?luch. jie^fc the Mji- .
ssippi, and whose inhuman' atrocities formed
1 common topie pf conversatioft.it. New.Qrpans,,
I. felt to be pminous of the result of our
ova^e: and althoucrh his words afforded a
ay of hope to me> I wished. I had not seen
H'1 ^ iar ife1-' -V-i ; \.t., w
um. ;i . ;
Such were my feelings, as I in vain wooed
be god of sleep for a temptoaiy oblivion to
iy perturbed ideps; and "it was not up til this
ratch had been changed the last tirru that I
jll asleep, from which I did not wake in the
lorning Until the vessel was already several
liles on her voyage. When I went upon
eck, the vessel was floating along the current ;
etween the high woods which covered both anks
of the river. Scarcely a breath of j
ind was to be. felt?the sails hung idly ,
gainst the mast, and we depended on the ,
tirrent alone to speed us to the ocean. t j
If ever there was a country over which the i
snius of desolation might be said to hold un- |
isputed dominion, it is the region around the |
loufch .of the Mississippi Below Plaque- y
lines Ms one dreary and desolate marsh, cov- ]
ed ??th cane and reeds, and sinking gradu teyj^dead
level of the Gulf. Eor miles ]
fo^vercacjied the mouth of the riWr, the ^
t could be I distinctly seen |rom thejmnst- T
ad, stretching away on each side If the j
int of land formed by the continual deposins
of this mighty stream. Subject to over- y
w by the rise of the Mississippi or, the in- t
dations of the Gulf, and frequently sub- r
srged to the depth of six or eight feet by E
2 autumnal tornadoes, no animals are to be t
?n; and the cormorant, as he wings his way r
)ng these dreary shores, finds a precious y
sting-place on the banks of sand-shells s
rich the continual breaking of the waves f
3 raised around these pestilential marshes. (
At last, the bar was passed, and we found 4
irselves on the broad bosom of the Gulf. ]
le sailors, delighted with the prosperous (
ramencement of the voyage, were all mirth i
id glee, and while the sails were filled with ]
eezes which were hurrying us, as we fond- i
imagined to New York, our port of desti- 1
ition, the can of grog circulated freely, and I
irth and dance and song swept the hours :
ipidly away. i
Our captain was an able officer, in whom 1
e could repose the utmost confidence?the <
ibalterns were experienced and attentive? 1
le crew consisted of eleven hardy, rough <
ins of the ocean, making in all, including 1
lyself and two other passengers, about twenty
>uls on board. The vessel was a new stout
lip, merchant rigged, but mounting six guns,
ad well provided with arms and ammuniition,
and all the necessary implements of
[Tensive and defensive war. The day passed
way, and it was not until the forenoon of the
jcond day after leaving the river, that anyling
occurred to vary the dull monotony of
sea-voyage. I was sitting in my cabin, aranging
some packages of papers, &c., when
was aroused by an unusual uproar on the
eck, and the boatswain's shrill whistle, callig
all hands to quarters. I speedily deposed
in their trunks the papers I was reviewag,
and hastened to the deck?before I reachd
which, however, I heard several guns fired/
Tho oftiise of alarm was a vessel of suspi
ious appearance, which had been bearing
[own for some time apparently with the inention
of crossing the Cleopatra's coarse,
nd though the British colors were at the
last, (and they were within hail,) they negscted
to answer the repeated call of Captain
lowden, who at first ordered a gun to be fired
ver them. To this no attention was paid?
bw men were to be seen on deck?and the j
essel continued her course in a manner
rhich indicated an intention to lay the vessel
mmediately on board our ship. At this
Qoment, Captain Bowden hailed them, and
rdered them to keep oft', or he would fire
ipon them; when the decks of the vessel were
nstantly crowded with armed men, the Britsh
colors were hauled down and the red flag
* J
lisplayed, and a heavy fire ol musiceiry opeueu
ipon us from the pirate, for such it was evilent
she was. The guns of the Cleopatra
:ould be brought to bear with admirable efect,
and it was soon evident that if they could !
ie prevented from boarding us, the conflict
ivould not long remain doubtful.
"Three to one, my brave lads," cried Captain
Bowden, as through his glass he surveyed
liis assailants?"but were they five to one, we
shall soon make tliera count one to two?sweep
their deck, boya; we'll teach the rascals to
keep a respectful distance." Finding his ntteuipt
to board unavailing, the pirate hauled
out of reach of our small arms, which had
done great execution amoughis crowded decks.
The cessation of the contest was however but
momentary?our assailants returned to the
attack with fury, and, in spite of ourexertions,
succeeded in grappling our vessel. Hisdccks
exhibited a motley assemblage of ferociouslooking
villians, black, white, and yellow,
whose horrid imprecations and oaths \vej$
enough to appal the bravest heart, as, repulse?"
from our bulwarks in their attempts to board>
it was only to renew the assault with double;
desperation and rage. Several of our brave^
fellows had already fallen, when twenty
thirty of these tigers took advantage of
sWell of the sea which brought the vessels
contact, and sprang on board the Cleopfttnij-;
sabre in hand. They were met; by. onr crowds
with such vigor that scarcely had a minuU 1
elapsed before their numbers were reduces**
one half, and the remainder were wavering,
when a fellow threw himself on board frohda
the piratical vessel, put himself at the head of:
the assailants, and with'Shouts and imprect- > <
tions urged his followers forward. "Hell
" V\a nviorl aaa IMOft OflOU f\ol' r
iviigO) iiv vi?w|j ouau uivcv xvn iuuu v?vm^w ^
in this way? Bend them to perdition in TO
moment Remember, all or nothing." '' CSimi
taiii Bowden threw himself before the
and* a ooinbatofflle most obstinate Itind^M
sued^terrific,* and iffnpnmtr
some moments mistfe$ aipongd^^oSJS^^H
iatants, wfi^uspende^ the work of
witness SSntest on which so much was^^H
pending. At last. British valor rose tri^B
phant, and the pirate dropped- mortally wohJinE
ed upon the deck.
"Captain Bowden, forever!"shouted Ausofljfr
as the blood spouted from the mouth oftaey i
marauder,mixed with,curses andexecratiop^.
while Ae flfew to finish the work of death [
the remainder. Anson's bravery carried hiajn'
so far thht'be wassurroonded, andft blow wail.
aimed at him which wbnld have tip^ilysenM r
him to Davy's Locker, had not a blow fromjl >
my sabre propped the fellow's head, from hislu
body, as his spouting trunk fell lifeless to tii^u
* "That fellow is anchored where heWqn^jj*
slip hjs cable these hundred years," cried Aa> | F
son?as he gave the head'e kick, which aetititr, r
-V x*:_ 1_ ij ii.4.'?v. IP
across ine uhck;. uui uever lev me mow ww ?
roast-beef of oW England again, if I don^t f
believe you have wielded the sabre befbrej
-'Kn?' -f r^. IP
now. fit-.
"Very likely, my good fellow," I replied aP'
"but before'.we thiiik of roast-beef, We ;muB?r
rid the vessel of these villains." ;
"Have at the rascals, then I" shouted ' AnjL
son, as he tbrusted his' swoTd to the hiM;
through the body of a huge negro, and tefo*
he had time to drop, seized him and threJK
him into the ocean. "The sharks may ha^F
him and welcome, if they can stomach t^E~
black dog; I won't have such a stinking fBL
low on the Cleopatra's deck," said Anson
the' wave splashed against the vessel from flBv
negro's fall. Anson, however, had no ti^Hl,
for soliloquizing, for he was confronted b^^E
tall, weazel-faced Frenchman, whose raflHL
thrusts and skillful manoeuvres it requiV gl
ill his attention to meet. At last, thin^kA
vas' 'cne mark, Anson's sabre hit, and
Frenchman fell.
"Cursed poor 1" said Anson as he pla^^*
lis foot on the fallen foe and e^catedHHp
veaponk "fnin as youtf frog-soup7-a
r?u" T ' A, ;W
At this instant another vessel which was*
.... a .? .1
ntmn a tew miles at tne commencement oub
he gfihiggle, and Ivhich, as the firing cora~J%
aenced, had approached us rapidly,
teared us sufficiently to enable lis to discovca-wj
hat, like the vessel with which we were all,
eady engaged, she was a pirate. "When sh^ 4
vas within fifty yards of us, her crew gave a , 8Q|
hout, vhich was instantly echoed from oua^j
irst as^ilants, and our decks were agai^jg
srowdedivith a motley crew of desperadoes, j fa
There tebut one alternative," said Captain fof
Bowden p me; "we must conquer or die. t|ju
Bur situation is indeed desperate, but it can^u
lot be so W as to be hopeless." So saying, ijg c
le puthimtelf at the head of the few remain- tthe
ng, and ftv indeed they were, for of thehun
brave meif vho were so cheerful and happy i# Unt
the morningjbut six or eight were left?fch^Hfa
rest lay mixA with the foes, who were piled; gon
in slaughtered heaps - around. Our charge sict
was murderoudand the screams of the wound- qua:
ed and groans If the dying were heard above Ifste
the dash of theyaters, the din of the conflietj.^frk
or the shout of tip combatants. The tide was tajy
quickly turned ^d the deck was on the point 6f 1
of being speedlj cleared, when a figure of cati
the most athlethgppearance, his face cover^ci lenj
with blood froitta sabre-wound in his head^Uy a
around which a lipndkerchief was tightlyj it n
bound, and his inures distorted with rage,jqtg
leaped from the of our first opponent^ '|owij
and with a sabre ii%nd rushed upon Captai*< q
Bowdon. \ . . fjjwfii
"Curse on your c^rdice!" cried he to hi^lvafi
AillnivaKi "atldll t.v4 hnan /Imtta ?ah *a '
uv-.u, - -1 UlUl UUY6 JUU w UIC JO U
devil? If you warjfce whole prize, fightdkit
if not, wait till yoi& obliged to share itfVen
with Lafitte." The uifllct was terrible.Anson
endeavored t^rry a blqw^atm^^/r t)
Captain Bowden, thibacanier by a suddk^f he
wheel of hla Babre, tiered his shoulder ?der
from his body?I was <V*ed with his blood^ere
and giving a single, gj^ he fell lifeless |j ^ a <
ray feet. m n ?nw <
"Poor-fellowrthou edi-nt
ed," I cried, and closed^ his mur<l6i7?.Ti^se of
By a violent effort, anbeforehe could Bf'''Wgeth
Jiimself from my impetus attack, I rjmhjor
dashed him to the deck, vJ was on the {f j.not tc
of transfixing him with y. sabre, wliei? 'been c
feet, which were wet witl^od, slipped^ fjthat a
I fell upon my antagonist. He was too 41 jhave u
injured by the fall to be a^ jo avail hiflf jlowanc
of the advantage ray accidtt^ad givenP-J jin thos
but I was instantly seized t ihalf dqofjtribute
the pirates, and should ha\ \een sply jKhat Tt
sacrificed, had not Captain Bd^den fvn Lthe oc
himself among them, and vitj his ^h- (been re
dealing sabre freed me fromthjr gi| I fthrougl
was hardly on my feet beforethlcryiey ! deleteri
are boarding us on the starhan qirT' In gj
was heard; and I "perceived a fi^h \of.hacco,1
murderers were already on boaidq , ^that cai
"If we must die, let us sell ouAiviis bauseat
J? - ? .nfo oa nnaeihlA." Baid I 1 In -Victims
I UCttx a xuw ? ,
Bowden; and we rushed upon the no avoid si
were pouring upon the starboard
the Cleopatra. Our swords soon thuwr i ourselve
numbers, but we were weary with ? ,, tion of <
and there appeared no end to our toilr / tion is <
' only of our crew were left, and we it, in whicl
we must soon sink under the overv^ rated wi
force which was pouring upon us The bra
sides. At that instant, a volley of jryl who use
killed every man of our crew, who h 1 come re
: erto escaped to assist us in Btamminjri; adrainisl
rent, and Captain Bowden and my* j those wi
! surrounded by wretches, whose yds,; is often i
i and imprecations made them mordle 'cent rcci
- demons than human beings. To pie-j to the or
: ing placed in a situation where weufcUhe case
j keej) our enemies at bay, weretreaWreT"ol^inol
T8y$ekfl?y>Idd by the crowd of assailants, 1
^o <k>l*er:df the -vessel, Where a pile of sTai
r^se around us, and the dedk was flooded wit
T^Fodfe/tb throw away ydur lives in^hi
Bumper," shpoted a stentorian Voice, A mk
person who Seen struggling tbro'uj- th
crowd of assailants ; "give them' the/cbl
lead !M And thifl^ order was obeyed by a vol
fey of balls, which brought Captain Bowde
to the deck, While the iife-blood flowed in toi
^Sts Aoli hls ndmerous wotfnds. "Ohl to;
|ear-wife and children! Great God, protec
afi.de eonld utter before he wa
a.Vifeleaacorpse. ^ffheman who bad given th<
3fl3er, and who, from his commanding man
%appeai^-tb be ttte chief^f piratesi^ac
leaifedhis way through 'the assailants, <nd
rith hi* drawn ?tbre, now. coxri^ted^mfc^ 3
^diei&tbsee him, for hii^ strength aiKfth<
Banner in which h0wield&$^
TOBACCO AXV IK&A1KTI.
The relation of toba^tolhsenity is a sub-:
cfc oFgreat interest, but has not been fully
HtminecL ^h? difficulty; ofseparatfng the
fifctSof this from.those of other causes that
iJ&bari-iertoihe formation of a correct opin^f'
;\fent tfcough we may'not buabie to state
like' points connected with thefcubjedt? W
pht- least advance thoeeVifh which we are
xjoainted, and discuss tbejji bearing while
e ire awaiting the collection and developed
of the statisticswhich are Decenary for
riving at a fin^ dechioh; "Impaired sight,
til memory, and Various injuries to imporat
senses an&fbculties, have long been kho^n
follow the injudicious useof tobacco. With
eSe facts In view, it is not.'surpririn^ to find
st JVenyi statistics show that in that counr
there has been a steady increase in the
mtier of paralytics and lunatics during the
t half century, and this increase is parallel
and almost identical with the increase in
j revenue derived from tM tax on tobacco,
iring the first quarter of this CeUtuiy for
urtple, the income from the tobaeCo tax avged
about 28,000,000: francs/ and there
? O AAA J 1
rv o,wv luutuius uuu paralytica; wnne aug
the Jast five years the annual revenue
ra this source hgs averaged nearly 200,000,7
francs, while the lunatics and paralytics
?e numbered about 45,000. The deduction
Efe drawn from these facts is self-evident,
S the objection may be advanced that it is
a just presentment of thfe' case, since it is
11 known that insanity increases with the
rease in the mental activity of a populaa.
While we may admit the justice of
S observation o?-^cities,
it does not; apply to rural di^ct8j
pu* 1ju|U ovenient^ihr tlife-intelLeftiay:?aif ~
rd is very problematical; and even though
make a liberal allowance for the number
cases that arise on this account, there still
nain^an enormous increase among the igteiArdaj^es,
both of the country and cities,
ich may be fairly attributed to the influie
of tobacco.
Another curious incident in relation to this
Iject Is the establishment of asylums for the
ane very soon after the introduction of toco
into Europe. The Bethlehem Hospital
'the insane in London, which was the first .
its kind in Great Britain; if nbt in civilized ,J
rope, was built about the time that snog
became fashionable in England; and it j
lertainly a very singular coincidence tlat
necessity for the construction of such aiy- '
is should not have been recognized befole, ^
I that now there is scarcely a state or kibq
in the civilized world that does not* rc$e ?
ie public provision for its lunatics. Cls- ^
il history, with all its minute description^ I ^
oners and customs, rarely mentions the k
nee of insanity; and though there v re ^
ions, dungeons, and hulks- for crimin s,
/here"do we find in classic lore any acco it
establishments for the insane, or any ii i- .
ion to show that insanity was at all pr< aL
Laws were passed in relation to le o- .
nd other diseases, but insanity was ignoxl;
iust therefore have been uncommon, i d
recent development is in all probabi y on
ng to tlie cause we have been discussing
'he last point in this -connection to wh h f11
shall call attention is the extent to wh h m
ents ijj imaa^asylunis have been addic d 61
jbaccrmmigisrn. We often hear of the i- mt
in o^nteraperance to lunacy, and it.im
l/ommon opinfbn that the abuse of aid- *8 I
5 liquors is the chief cause of insaniJ. en<
lis is the case, why was it that in the date
ird drinking in England, when it was coi- ma
ed a weak effeminacy to go to bed sober, 3
. was little or no recognition of insanity P^a
liseaae? It is very possible that liqucrs lfoj
Consumed are more deleterious, but isit: ing
' alcohol and tobacco nearly always go
ter, the lameutabk results are in a great Uni
ity of instances owing to the tobacco and wa]
the alcohol ?. Where statistics have fori
ollected in asylums, it has been found a n
very large per centage of the inmates a b
sed tobacco to excess; and if-proper al- bar
!es were made for the effects of tobacco goo
e cases where the lunacy has been at- C
d to alcohol, it is not at all impossible doll
would appear that a fair majority of him
cupants of these establishments have dy t
duced to their melancholy condition wan
i the use of this very fashionable but exp<
ou8 drug. him
peaking of the effects of the use of to- he a
ive omitted to mention that it is stated his ?
inibals who have once experienced the the 1
ing effects produced by the flesh of him
who were tobaccophagoi, ever after a los
ich viands with disgust. Though it
t- be necessary in these days to give anotl
ss any concern regarding the protec- it do
jur flesh from cannibals, the observa- it is i
}f interest as illustrating the manner i al, is
1 the body becomes thoroughly satu-*' to wl
th the active principles of the plant.1 ing n
ath, clothing, and perspiration of those j goes
tobacco, even in moderation, soon be- to do
dolent of its noxious odors, and the nione
iration of these at second hand to! wortl
th whom the smoker comes in contact ence
tuore productive of harm to the inno- j the c
pient of the undesirable favor, than j shrew
iginal offender. Take for example j ning,
of a man who indulges in the habit. dren <
;iug in his bed-room. The walls, j life.?
io hangings, and bed-clothing soon become imnf
pregnated with the poisonous oflj of which we
h hare spoken, as a product bf the distillation
of the plant; and' whflehe is only exposed to
is its action for a few hours lit night, and spends
a a luge part of his time in the open kir during
e theday, his wife; in a majority of instances,
d spends from twenty to-twisty-four hours of
L>?: the day in tfceconfine&iurofthe apartment,
a which is poisoned by the escape of the voia -
:tile oil from the surfaces on which it hks setf
tied, and the action of i&ich she is less able
t tp bear owing to the rtfdroed tohe of her sysa
'tottt from a want of sult^ient oubof-door ex3
ercise. The continued exposure to the poison,
-and the reduction of the resisting powers,
that miderSdch circumstances women become
F"1h6 victims ofcontinued Ill-health ?,. Even
r where thw'practice of imoking in thd fcCd?
room is noi indulged in, and the husband en- Jjoysfes
eifcaC eWwhstre, the'thorough imj>reg-*
'Iaiflftt4l*?SCAne hvTihft hren.fh duringtliitnltflit
vl^fy lie Lieut
W*iagptffer,' aft! aid in w jleVelopment
of insanity; but there is also ?ood reason for
.gupposiif?" that tire contipqed inhalation of
cigar and pipe inhcfie, partly by', its acridity,
; ahd partlyby. the' <?nveyarice ofpaWiclesof
unbnrned cartoon into the lungs, sooner or late*
tends to db^bp oottffbfiptiim in persons in
whom .thiadi^tete^b^i^itery. Hbw great !
then is the foUyttBderrtbes? circumstances of *
taking the risk to. which so many voluntarily1 expose
themselves, and how necessary it is i
that the people st'huge/sboOld be acquainted i
with the danger that attends the use of tobac- x
co, where any of these diseases already exist i
in the latent form; in the system, 1
In concluding this brief examination into 1
the efiscts of tobacco^ we may well expregB ;<
onr wonder that it, of all the solanacea, *
should be so general a faVorite. d There is not 1
a!word or argument that can be advanced in . 1
its favor that is not equally applicable to 0
opium, belladonna, or any other stimulating ?
dfutr1 tW mflii wIia baoW liimoal# ?n!*V> h
tobacco, to the detriment and discomfort of ?]
those nearest and dearest to him, looks with K
horror upon the opium eater, and would be a
filled withindignaht sunrise if be knew the , ?
extent to which it and belladonna are used. n
fie fancies that compared With such drugs his *
tobacco is innocuous, when m! reality it*con- *tains
equally if not more deadly poisons; and h
if we-take into consideration the health, com- ^
fort and feelings of others, it is certainly less 11
offensive and less dangerous to 'th'd beholder hi
to seethe young ladies of our city step into a ?c
fashionable drug store and call for her bella- 111
donna-sods, than to be suffocated by the intol- tr
erable fumigation of a bad cigar. h<
John . Draper.
?! bt
. WILL HE SUCyEEPl 2 pc
lu time cases out_of t)l
be a Success if he does jiot?earburden\.in his ag
'childhood'." ff the foncine^ or the vazifty of
father or mother kept him irom contact with T(
hardwork; if another always helped him out' th
at thl end of his row; if, instead of taking be
histlrn at pitching off, he mowed away all fel
the tine?in short, if what was light always aui
fell to him, and what was heavy about the re<
same ^ork to some one else; if he has been tin
permfyed to shirk till shirking has become a sh<
habit-iunlesa a miracle is wrought, his life trc
will b<] a failure, and the blame will not be Gr
half aj much his as that of the weak, foolish lieparent^
?**' . ri "tl
On t^e other hand, if a boy has been brought (
jp to ?o his part; never allowed to shirkany Ch
egitinate responsibility, or permitted to dodge Fr,
vork, jrhether or not it made bis back ache, wb
ir soilid his hands, until bearing heavy bur- BU
!ens became a matter of pride, the heavy end
f thewnod his fmm nVini on?no Mnfo no
- ? ? ? ?? ? ?mv*vv ho wi^ "
id him good-bye, may dismiss their feare. 1
Hs hire will not be a business failure. The &01
ements of success are his, and at some time ^P
ad in some way the world will recognize his 8?^
tpacity. ' co?
Take another point Money is the object of ^r<
e world's pursuit. It is a legitimate ob- c.ou
ct It gives bread, and clothing, and 8ltu
>mes, and comfort ' The world has noj m?l
dged wholly unwisely when it has made the caV(
eition a man occupies to hinge more or less
bis ability to earn money, and somewhat 80
ion the amount of his possessions. If he is reac
iserably poor, it either argues some defect a n
his business ability, some recklessness in his 8tr?
penditures, or a lack of fitness to cope with J
?n in the great battle for gold. e* ^
When a country-bred boy leaves home, it ,
generally to enter upon some business the
I of which is to acquire property, and he weai
II succeed just in proportion as he has been
* i SUPCl
de to earn and save in his childhood.
[f all the mondy he has had has comb of
,nting a little patch in the spring, and sel
g its produce after weary months of watch- uate
: and toil, in the fall,, or from foiling wood,^1-a
/>nr?fo cir frr?m
sk-rats, and' selling their skins' for sshil- |\rr(
g; setting snares in the fall for gamb, and
[king miles to see them in the morning be3
the old folks were up; husking corn for j (
eighbor, moonlight evenings, at two cents i j
ushel; working out an occasional day that j ^ j
d work at home has made possible?he is ! j.....
11 1 uuucv
d to make his pile in the world. | jQg tj
)n the contrary, if the boy never earned a ! an(j n
ar; if parents and friends always kept reg;stl
in spending money?pennies to buy can- g^oi
md fish-hooks, and satisfy his imagined tjj6y (
ts?and he has grown to manhood in the j
jctancy that the world will generally treat, hors4
with similar consideration, he will always j
makeshift; and the fault is not so much j g^g,
is that of those about him, who never made :
Doy depend upon himself?did not make ; A C
wait six montlis to get money to replace , good t
t jack-knife. thewo
irerybody has to rough it at one time or | "T*
her. If the roughing comes in boyhood, j from t
es good; if later, when habits are formed I called
equally tough; but not being education- j the coi
generally useless. And the question as i town, i
lether a young man will succeed in mak- story i
loney or not depends not upon where he of mal
or what he does, but upon his willingness cially <
"his part," and upon his having earned in taki
y, and so gained a knowledge of its pass bj
Not n little of this valuable experi- ling a ]
and knowledge the country boy gets on in doinj
Id farm, under the tutelage of parents dog. 1
d enough to see the end from the begin- remark
and to make the labor and grief of chil- things
contribute to the success of subsequent ging th
-Hearth and Home. * mark a
' * 6MQUL PAT. CtRBtJBHB. "r
When Gen. Geburne was killed at Franklin,
Tennessee, in 1804, hewasih his thirtyfifth
year, ByeducationhevraB a druggist,
and in early life he wis as thoroughly, accomplished
as one could he at his age in that profession,
When* about, tipenty-one years of
age, he abandoned the moriotony of- bottles
and labels andthe filling of prescription^ and'
joined the BriiSh army as a ' prrrate. >^ie
extent and character of his services I have
not been able to ascertain, but it W.not probable
that he remained in the army many
SSSsSSsc!
by a gentieman of Helena, Arkansas, "who inwho
was af^ Of tteburae^ staff
ena. Whwrlfa warlSo&e (Hit ffl^drneweat \
ocft fi&n Phillips coimtyyW captain - oT %
company. His subsequent career is part of ,
the known history of the wiuyahd,ms fame '
belongs alike to the South and his native Ire-:
land. Strange and unnatural as. it may seem, '
he hod a brother in the' Federal army. - Of '
this fact he never spoke, even to his most inti- ,
mate friends, and few of them ever ventured .
to broach the-stibjeet *
Passing over this circumstance, which' has- (
natty painful parallels, we come to< the sad- |
lest romance of his great life, which involves i
mother who was as gentle 'find' pure, 'and pat-' (
notks in her sphere, as'he was brave atod t
augh^attdfSerdeinwar. fihe^h^gone t
? tbtf^spirit land, add'. wU violate no sacred ^
sonfidence now in writing thus briefly a ton- u
ier episode in the warrior'B Jiffe. Tt Will^be
eweiribered by hundred^ and thousands of
f Tennoseb, that while the .ari^y was in 8
nntsr miArfatni a>: TMfatn ft
? v. .v.w wmw wtwuj VIVUVIO* VWU1U' X
ad leave ofabsence and * wto| 16 Mobile
i was impossible for him to'jgtt 'ttyti^jjr'jtjhe'
1068 to Mb home. Wheu^hereturiiedtofhe '$
rmf It W&* observed by all who knewGbn-. I*
ralCleburne that he was dressed up as he had h
before:' He wore a new uniform, F
ith the buff^fcrimmings and insignia of a- 8e
Confederate Major-General, also a new felt Pc
at; adorned with a sweeping black plume. ^
he soldiers grew fheetious over the change a*
i "old MftV appearance, for previously he w>
ad generally worn the garb of a common ra
tidier, and thfey explained the transformation re
i many witty remarks. It subsequently
anspired that during the General's absence de
5 had addressed an accomplished and lovely
>ung lady of Mobile, was accepted, and they co
:capjo formally betrothed. A time was ap- aD
tinted for the cel?bratipn_ of their, nuptial^ ^
rt fate decided that they should neVer meet
'ain, > ^1
General Cleburne carried with him into .
mnessee his wedding suit, and expected, at lt:
e first opportunity, to return to Mobile to
married. The rest is quickly told. He ]0(
1 at Franklin and was buried in his bridal ^
it, as one of his staff, who interred him, but ev4
jentljnnformed me. The ydung lady, some cfc(
ae after the war was married,'hht lastyear (
3, too, passed away from earth, and the be>thed
spirits have doubtless met before the <
'eat White Throne of Heaven, where as be- nu,
v "re in Divine Revelation must admit ^
lere is no marriage or giving in marriage." prc
Greneral Cleburne joined the Episcopal his
urch before the war, and was buried at bre
anklin with the full rites of that church, par
ich. were performed on the occasion by loa<
ihop Quintard.?Memphis Ledger. wit
AN INHUMAN MONSTEH.
1 llAWKlo iriAswr AP
? ?v*v aiA/j.j vi viigauunjjt) mvim us
m Chili. Lagoberon, a notorious bandit
>tain, was so closely pursued by a body of '
itb American troops recently, that he was ^
ipelled to desert, his band of brother cut- ^
lata, who had been the terror pf the whole maj
ntry round, and take refuge in a cavern ^r(j
ated near the summit of pne of the lofty mog
intains of the Sierra Profunda. In this
Bra he had concealed a female captiye, V
ise husband he had robbed and slain. The to h
iers made several ineffectual attempts to piok
ih the abode of the culprit. Lagoberon, pocl
ian of gigantic stature and herculean dust
igth, succeeded in beating them off by est j
Dg heavy rocks down upon them whenev- key!
ley approached. The officer in command Av
be troops resolved at first to starve the whei
lit out, but after two days' blockade grew open
y of so tedious an expedient, improvised of tl
jcalade of the chieftain's stronghold, and of w
seded in capturing him. To their horror feeti
i entering the cavern they found the poor hard
an in a dying condition, Lagoberon hav- rime
cut. off one of the breasts of his unfortu- later
captive and eaten it. The inhuman icate
ber was conveyed to Talca, where he was. to ad
iptly tried anft'ccmdimned to die by the ^
ite, He was speedily conducted, to the ja^
lid, and while the executioner was en- fln
d in adjusting his toilettedo mort, the con- yQTce
Irew a whistle, which he-had concealed ^
3 pocket, and blew it sharply; whereupon a |)Qa
t sixty of his followers, who had intro- gemy
I themselves amongst the crowd surroundle
scaffold, rushed , upon the gendarmes gnoUft
aassacred them^ereflbey could offer any
mce. They theh/Tmeed their cluef, and ^ we
ted his would-be-executioner, after which t
scaped almost unscathed, to the moun- ^ ^
facilitating their flight bv seizin? the
w ? ^ y ~ ?o under
i of the murdered gendarmes. They v
irried off several women from the throng A ?
red to witness the execution. marri<
- who lu
tood Hit.?We heard the other day, a wjjy ^
hing, which we feel bound to publish to an
r^: , that 1
'o young ladies, not a thousand miles gecond
his place, of the sort that used to be an(j &
"cod-fish aristocracy," having lived in fry my
jntry, perhaps all their lives, moved to me . ^
md lacking the weight in the upper "that ]
isually called brain, were in the habit 0fmy]
ring fun at common things and espeiommon
or poor people. One evening Ear
ng their usual stroll, they happened to ed us y
r where a lady was engaged in untang- ed on t!
rope from around her dog's neck, and inches
g so she had to put her arm around the "Holmi
When they discovered her one of them a gentl
ed, in theiady's hearing, "what queer that hie
poor people are, see that woman hug- and ha
at dog r The lady hearing the re- crop he
nd knowing that if she turned the dog Atlanta
loose he would fly at ftegifb, therefore, hi order
to learn them a lesson and alio to give
<mmm: Aftbt ? ?4
bounded away to the fence, yelping 'with all
his mighty with eyes blared and inonth wide
open, which frightened the girls almost oat of
their wits, when ode of them ashed in trembling
tones, "Good woman, will year dbg
bite f ' The lady coolly replied, '1 have faev'
t Pfowiier.
Oroide WATCHES^-Poetma8terB dnd other
pertb^ftJr^u^Ont lSe (^i^ in daily
vat, or ltd act asagents, for, some so^ad
celebrated oroide watch- Opr readers^)*
wive tnemseivea, ana peraapa tnettir^^ ?
per poind is the same as the original bans,
nents, and of the numerous class of oroide 4
tratehef seat out by express from New York.
Efae agent at Madison, Wisconsin, testified
bat "of all of t^at class of watcher that had
ion to the same effect In view of the light
boat thrown upon the orrifile watch business,
rs tant iNM of oorfeaders may be taken in
'those eiwblate.
Onymtial Ad^ii^ymjv l4The mana
isny respecte little pok office money orsr
system. A person wishing to mike & quick
ayment to another person; in another place,
u only to step into.the telegraph office, de-,
wit the amount of money he desires to pay,
nd a message to the payfe "thai he hag debited
a certain amount to hmkedit,naming
e telegraph office at which itispayable,and
moat before he leaves the office Re payment
ill he made, though hundreds of milea sepate
the parties to the, transaction. The office
ceiving the money authorizes the office from
rich it is to be paid to pay the amount so
posited, and charge the amount against the
See giving the authorisation. Hie rate of
mmission is one per cent. Orders ranging
long the thousands may be obtained, and ----b
amounts jure only gSHfiwSt by the ability
the offices to 'which thejr are seat to pay.
ie system has been in opeatien but a few
ys, but its deed has been so mnch frit thaV *
is safe to believe that it will be popular."
+
Economy vs. Bakeb's Bread?The Charte
Bulletin, writing under this head, de*
res that no more erroneous impression was.
ir obtained among families, than that it is
?per to bake your own bread than to buy
)f the baker y and in support of its position
i following estimate is submitted;
'Now, lqyfee poor man having a family,
nberiuteis^rith children, step out before
whittle has called him to his daily toil, to
c?te his ftunHysupplies. He will find on
m^MMtn^u m; jffikr 25, lard 121, for loaf
ad orjM&iits 571 ceats, which, when preed,
wHl nqt^n^fint to more than nine
ves of bakefff pijwl baked, ready for use
bout any additional expense or labor. But
>rder to prepare your own bread, you must
the cost of fuel, the anofiety and labor of
wifeor the daughter, in making and bakand
then the time consumed, which could
more profitably and pleasantly employed
Departing knowledge to the children or j
ting the houseJn order, if not mending or
cmg for the fiunily, to say nothing of af- ?
ling tinfe for recreation. Which is the
t economical arrangement? ,
' i .... r .-i,
Binding a Watch.?Always be careful
ave the tube of the key thoroughly clean,
ing out any lint gathered In from the
:et, and removing the smallest trace of
in it This is very important; .the slight>article
of dust may fall in through the ^
iole and clog some of the delicate worfo.
rateii shopld never be wound'or opened
it dust is flying in the air, nor should it be
ed with soiled fingers. New watches, even
le best manufacture, require a year or so
ear to get all the parts smooth and in per- *
running order, so that a new watch can
ly be fully regulated to entirely accurate
the first year. _ The moying of the wguwben
very near the nghfcggunt isso delan
operation that a long time" is required
just it exactly. * ___
~C ? il.l l ' :.JH - - ? ?
?do ui uiai Liai'iuw run una J 18 ID6 tfUU I
: oSbjer oflne army for obtaining ft di- fl
from His wife. The domestic fnfel icities I
ill-mated pair areto be passed upon by I
rd of military Solons, who have been as
ed for that purpose in New York*. The I
is Lieut. Col. Elisha EL Bailey, and his I
i is the daughter of the late Jacob Broom fl
m >er of Congress from Delaware. This fl
tiiink. the first time In the world that /fl
i matter was ever tried by court-martial;
lis is what we are to expect, we suppose,
the new military regime.
!crry Adventurer.?A man having
id a woman in Tazewell county, 111., H
J .1 J A . 1 *
IU already naa iour nUSOADCIS, W8S asJted j^l
e became the fifth. He said: "I am of H
venturous disposition, and having heard I
ler first husband ran away, Alt the
hung himself, the third shot himself,
e fourth drowned himself, I wanted to
luck and see what whuid. become of
id I am afraid," he added, with a sigh,
' shan't haye the pluck to do what any
predecessors did,", . jfl
v
ly Cotton.?Dr. H. J. Holmes show- B|
esterday, a cotton leaf fitom seed plant- H
be 20th of April, which measured five ^B
and a half across. . The seed was IB
?' Early Prolific," and was planted by
eman in South Carolina, who writes, ^B
i cotton, from this seed, is a foot high 9H
s plenty of squares, and is the best ^B
ever saw at this season of the year.? ^B
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