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HOW I RICH AGAINST MY WILL. BT MAC AEOXS. -oAtfter battling???for many years with mis? fortune, misery * reverses and disappoint? ment^ fcaWsrfbatted in St. Louis. tJjflDLnQw a rich man?a nabob. The Assessor has assessed me at $275,000. I have "Mac Arone Castle" " nearly comple ted^-and a crowd of rrpholsterers and so^plyT merchants solicit my patronage. Pites ;pf sweet scented notes daily beg the ^yorVef hij society to dinners, suppers Und evening parties. And.yet it was not always so. I can reccUeef wfeen I-was as poor as poverty? \rae^I"vaitily solicited employment where by l might live honestly and decently. Nobody" fWooluV listen to- me?nobody cared for nie,/, BanT?ers"to?ked suspicious-. ly^V'^y appearance. Clergymen gave ?me a-mess of ' "cold! shoulder." They ?A?din?ke nothing oat of me. Grocers and saloon keepers eyed me with mistrust when I asked them for five or ten cents* ^r^bToif their wares. My tailor would W^tjbe.:mpney in advance for a suit of, clothes" I Ti>adly needed. Unabie to do anything in St. Louis, I, with two friends?companions in misery? resolvedlbat we would try. our luck" in Kansas City. Their-names were John S.mitti^ ^v^ndeT-of patent rights, compiler of directories and projector of advertising dodges, and "Albert Robinson, a Bobemi a& wtrat was for some time local reporter . op [one of the St. Louis dailies, but at the tjjD&IJspeak of, out of situation, money friends and hopes. Robinson had a man? uscript of five hundred and forty pages c.T*fcblscaj>i entitled "Millerisra Exposed, or tfee perpetuity of the Earth." It was a well written, logical treatise, and would have made a reputation to be proud of; but no publisher would undertake to print irtor the.poor fellow. Wejhrpe packed up our little valises and took a cheap passage on one of the bpajtetbr Kansas City. There we were more fortunate. Smith obtained a clerk? ship in a dry goods house, Robinson se? cured a position in one of the morning ?apers, 1 became salesman and book eeper in a grocery house. We had about seventy-five dollars a month. It was tot much, but it enabled us to have a liMle reunion once in a while, talk of the past and devise projects for the future' over a quiet glass of beer in a retired room just off from Main street. After a long chat one evening, on our hopes and fears, Smith said : "All nonsense, my 'dear fellows! We have-neither of us the means of making a fortune, but*au idea strikes me?could we not get the credit of being rich ?" "And .to what purpose ?" I suggested "It gives one a position in the world. A large inheritance augments the conside? ration in which we are held. Then every Uiing becomes easy." "Lrecollect)" said I, "of an uncle of mine who went to California at the time of the gold fever, and he has never re? turned nor been heard from since." ''That's just it. We'll bring your uncle to life-^-or rather, we'll kill hitn. Ingots, gold dust, shares in mines and crushing mills, shares in railroads, banks and gov? ernment securities will have a grand effect. $0 doubt there are many returned gold seekers of that time, fortunate and other? wise, from St. Louis to St. Joseph, along ?he river towns, that remember your uncle, or have met him in the gold fields." i\Let as kill him," continued the two scamps, "and leave the balk of his fortune ?three millions and a half of dollars?to Mac Arone." We laughed heartily at the joke, and had another round of beer. I thought no more of the circumstance, and you may guess my astonishment when I took up the paper on which Robinson was "local," and read among the city items: "A Lucky Fellow.?We learned yester? day, from a party of gentlemen just re? tarded from Montana, of the death of Mac Arone, Sr., one of the most fortunate miners, who was attracted to the gold regions several years ago. He was mor? tally wounded by a party of Indians, and, after.being carried to Helena, had just time, to make his will and leave the bulk of his; savings?some $3,500,000?to his nephew, Mac Arone, who now occupies the humble position of book-keeper at Brown & Co.'s grocery house, on Main Street. We wish Mac Arone, Jr., joy or his good fortune, and, as he was always a hearty, jovial kind of a fellow, he has now three and a half millions additional claims on our regard." ,T^tie evening papers and the other morn ing papen- re-hashed the item and the two feHowa retailed the etory with all the se? riousness imaginable. The next day people came in groups to compliment me. My employers wanted me to go in partnership with them and esctend the business. I disavowed the re? port, as a matter of course, but nobody jirould believe me. Many in Kansas City fenev my angle well?they had met him in different mining districts of Montana n.nd California, Some had been fellow travellers of his from one place to anoth? er, AH put. him down, as a lucky, shrewd, intelligent miner, Among the number of these visitor* was 000 not the most agreeable. With the whim of a young mau, I had some time previously ordered a fashionable suit of clothe*, to go out in. It was nearly worn out, and I was still owing about half the price of jtf There had been for some time past a coolness between the tailor and myself His importunities J wished to avoid. The rumor of my legacy made him hasten to find me. Such was the pen? alty I paid for the foolish pleasantry of pay friends. "Good day, Mr. Snip," said I, with some embarrassment. "I suppose you have come for those fifty dollars that I owe you." "By no means, my dear Mr, Mac Arone, I never., thought of' iL You do not im? agine I would think of-dunning you tor such a paltry trifle ? No, sir, 1 came to solipit you for' the manufacture of your, mourning. suiL" "What mourning buit ?" "For your uncle. No doubt you will desire two suits for a change?silk hat, craped witih shirt, black studs, etc." "Just now, Mr. Snip, such ah order from me would be impossible." "I hope you don't think,*'Mr. Mac Arone. of withdrawing your patronage. You know my materials are prime, my work? men first class, and my prices as moderate as you.can lind them?even in St. Louis." 441 tell you again, I have not yet re? ceived?" "I beg of you, my dear Mr. Mac Arone j1 not to speak of money, I am not pressed, it .will come soon enough," and Mr.. Snip, who had already taken out his scissors, passed his measure around my waist: I was certainly in want of clothes, and, therefore,' 'permitted him to make his measurement's.' No sooner was he gone than another individual entered. He began i "Mr. Mac Arone, you must do me a great service. Buy my house aud lot. You are rich, very rich, you want some real estate in Kansas City: Forty thou? sand dollars are nothing to you, and at freSient I am in urgent want of money, expected Mr. Hardcash to buy it, but he does not decide, and 1 have'some pressing engagements to settle." -tt: ; "I buy your house!?what nonsense?" "It is no nonsense. It is a safe invest? ment. In two years it will be worth dou? ble the amount. I have your word," and he left without giving me time to reply. So well did he circulate the report of my purchase, that very soon Mr. Hard cash, apparently in a bad humor, honored me with a hurried visit, He at once re? marked : "Mr. Mac Arone, I cannot do without that house. I thought it was already mine. I offered thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars for it, believing that the owner would soon and surely come to terras. But there is no hope of starving you into an agreement, so without further preliminaries, I want to ofler you an ad? vance of fifteen thousand dollars on your bargain." Fifteen thousand dollars coming to me! I scarcely knew what to make of it. I, who had so much trouble to procure work; I, who had toiled so incessantly for seven? ty-five dollars a month ! Although but little acquainted with business, I saw in a twinkling the advan? tage to be derived from my position, aud replied: '?It is impossible, sir, for me to give you an answer just now. Eeturn by five o'clock. Meantime I will consider the matter." At a quarter before the appointed hour Mr. Hardcash was before me. "I bad no wish for that house," said I, "and did not even think about it when the owner came and begged me to buy it. As it suits you, and as any other will do as well for me, I accept your offer." "You shall be paid in two weeks, in pa? per on St. Louts," said he, delighted with my promptitude in business. Paper on St. Louis ! I was so little ac? customed to financial nomenclature and proceedings I imagined I should send it thither for payment. I accordingly wrote to a banking house not far from the post office, stating that I had certain funds to invest, and asked advice on the safest mode. It appears the phrase "certain funds" has different acceptations "on change," according to the name and posi? tion of him who employs it. The news of my inheritance must have reached St. Louis. No doubt found its way into the ^'Missouri State Items" of the papers. Perhaps the mercantile agen? cies became posted. ''Certain funds," sit? uated as I was supposed to be, was a modest manner of specifying a considera? ble amount. At least I supposed so, on receiving an answer from the house to which I wrote. They said my letter had just arrived in time to take one hundred and fifty thou? sand dollars' worth of Iron Mountain Railroad stock just offered on 'Change. If I thought that too much, a large profit might be immediately realized, as it had rapidly gone up. A postscript in the wri? ting of" the president, who is an oily hyp? ocritical financier, congratulated me on my access to fortuue. A hundred and fifty thousand dollars 1 The letter fell from my hands. The sum frightened me. I telegraphed instantly to my correspondent that so large a sum was beyond my means, that I had no re? mittances as yet from Helena, Montana, and that I was not then able to satisfy their claims. My reply came in a couple of days, say? ing that in accordance with my implied wish, they had disposed of the 6tock at a profit of seventy-five thousand dollars, which was placed to my credit. They begged of me not to be uneasy, as they were aware that in consequence of the troubles on the overland route (the Union Pacific Railroad.was not yet in operation}) remittances were slow from the West. The prospectus of a new Gorman bank was inclosed, in which one hundred shares WBTd secured for me. Sevonty-five thousand dollars ? Did the clerk put in a few ciphers too many ? My situation became embarrassing. I was overwhelmed with congratulations,-par? ticularly when I donned the suit of black ?the black silk hat, with broad crape, black kids, black tie and studs, dainty boots, eto. The editor of the newspaper thought himself obliged to give a bio? graphical sketch of my uncle, and asked me for additional particulars. I was bo seiged with annoying questions of every kind. In. what way would I furnish my house ? Samples of cloth, groceries, etc. were submitted to .me for inspection. 1 never knew of so many churches in course of erection that were short of funds 1 so many public, institutions with depleted treasuries ! so many orphans who wanted fathers, and widows who wanted hus? bands, or the impoverished asylums, who would bless my bounty. Missionaries told me harrowing tales of the poor chil? dren in Timbuctoo dying of cold in the dog-days. Pews were tendered to me in twenty-seven churches in St. Louis and Kansas City. I would be a second Pea body. I would, be the Rothschilds of che West, the Vanderbilt of Missouri 1 \-: . Lewis and Shaw were no . where, com? pared with ;what my pile of correspon? dence made me. . But I was. ruined in postage 6tamps and stationery. In the midst of all, my riches, whether real or imaginary, I had no money! Fortunater ly, from the moment I was held tobe rich, no one would take a cent from me. Everybody counted upon the "honor of my patronage. At last I decided on going to St. Louis. Immediately on my arrival I went to my bankers, who received me with all the honor due to an inheritor of great wealth. "I regret," said the president, "that you mistrusted that speculation, for railroad stock' has again gone up. No matter, however, you have some left." "Will you have the goodness," said I, :?to tell me precisely how mach all these funds are worth you have bought for.rae?" "The calculation is easy," and taking out a pencil he ciphered'on the back of a blank check for a few .minutes, and, then said: "One hundred and twenty thou-, sand dollars!" I opened both my ears and eyes. "You say one hundred and twenty thou? sand dollars?are you quite certain ?" ? "Perfectly." Not wishing to appear too startled, I replied briefly:" "That is well. You spoke also of a bank?" , "Yes; the establishment of the bank lias met with some difficulty, but the affair is not less good. We are on the eve of terminating it, and scrip is well up." "Could that scrip be also sold ?" "Yes, and holding as you do, one hun? dred and fifty shares?one thousand dollar shares?which are tolerably up, you can realize thereby eighty thousand dollars." "Although, as yet, I have paid nothing?" ?Undoubtedly." "All right, since you say so. Now, I would like to make a good and safe invest? ment of the whole. Be so kind as to tell me what you think." "You will need a home here. Reserve enough for that, and invest the balance in five-twenties, seven-thirties, ten-forties and other sate enterprises that will rise, and the coupons and profits will insure a nice income." "By disposing of what I have in the way specified," said I, "what will be the net annual income ?" "About twelve thousand dollars a year on all your investment, which might be judiciously, used in increasing it." "Twelve thousand dollars a year 1 I guess I can manage to live on that," con? tinued I. "When can I receive it ?" "To-morrow, if you confide the trans? action to our house." "That, of course," was my rejoinder, "what other house could inspire me with so great a degree of confidence?" The president of the bank bowed, and asked me to have a glass of champaigne. Will it be believed in the midst of all these treasures I felt a certain embarrass? ment in asking for a small amount, of which I stood in the greatest need. I had not a dollar in ray pocket. With some confusion, I added : "Can I, without indiscretion, beg you to advance me, for the time being, a small sum, which I need in my progress through this city?" "Certainly, my dear sir. Our safe is at your disposal. How much do you want? three, four, or ten thousand dollars ?" "1 do not require so much just now? one thousand dollars will be sufficient." After I got the United States bonds and other securities, and the thousand dollars I wanted so precisely I arose to depart. "May I beg you," said the president, leading the way as I was going out, "may I beg you to continue your favors to our liouse ?" "Certainly, sir, you well deserve it," 1 replied, conscious of having tho vouchers of a twelve thousand dollar income in my breast pocket, one thousand dollars in greenbacks in my pocket book, and suffi? cient securities beside to secure a lot and build upon it a residence suitable to my taste. "I have another favor to ask of you," said the President, "come to tea this eve? ning, my wifo will bo so happy to meet you." "1 regret that other engagements just now call my attention for the da}', and will deny me the pleasure." "To-morrow?any time, you will al? ways be welcome." "Thank you. Good evening." As I departed from the bank I began to realize my wealth?my importance. Se? curities for a princely homo and a princely income! I had no doubt that I was des? tined to resuscitate the noble house of McArono from the dark ages of oblivion. I was now possessor of an income of twelve thousand dollars a year. When I landed in St. Louis I had nowhero to take my trunk, and not much more than its 'bus hire in my posscsion. But now I orderod a hack from the court houso square, and, taking my trunk from tho Pacific Railroad depot, I put up in a nice room at the Southern Hotel. For several days I was tormented with importunate visits. The entire staff of the four newspapers called about fifty times to solicit, my subscription. Beg? ging letters lay in piles upon my table. Invitations to supper, evenipg parties and soireos arose around me in odoriforqus pyramids. Hungry editors came to ask me if I didn't want to run on the inde? pendent ticket for Congress, or for Mayor at the next election. I could have their support. They could mould the Ameri? can, German and Irish elements of St. Louis, as the potter moulds the plastic clay. About a week after my arrival at the Southern Hotel the waiter brought me up the cards of my'friends Smith and Robinson. I ordered them to be shown up. They were astonished at my situa? tion. "It's the devil to be permitted to see yon," said both nearly together. "Yes j I am besieged by persons with all-sorts of.solicitations and projects; but you, my dear friends, you will always be welcome. Yon are just in time to como and see a site I have purchased, and where I am about to have erected a regu? lar mediaeval castle. It will cost about one hundred thousand dollars.'* "I suppose it must be some consider? able way from here," said Smith, with a significant nod. "Not far from tbe Fair Grounds;" said I. "Lot me take you there in my car? riage/' "Your carriage 1" ? "My carriage."' "Yon have" a carriage V! "Yes, and a spanking team, I bought two days ago." j "My two friends retired to the window, where they whispered to one another, looking all the time very lugubrious. "Mac," said they, turning to me, "do. you know that your uncle is not dead?" "I don't know if he be'dead," said I, "for am not certain that he ever rived." "You know that this story about your inheritance is all a joke ?" "Wo havo'done you wrong," rejoined the twain; "great wrong in what was in? tended only for fun. It cost us much sor? row." The friends thought I was forced to leave Kansas City by the pressure of creditors, who expected pay on the strength of the joke. "On the contrary, I thank you cordial? ly for it," said I. "It is our duty to disavow it; we are going in public to declare ourselves guil ty." "I entreat you to leave things just as they are. A few days more of orcdit will prevent the necessity of displacing my funds." Smith and Rooinson regarded me as completely deranged. "Comej" I said, "let us lose no time; the carriage is ready, I will tell you all as I go along. Smith, I have secured you a good 'posish;' and Bobinson, I havo made ?arrangements with a publisher for tho getting out of your book." Truth, however, always comes out. Some woro on tho watch for express pack? age from Montana lor me. Well-advised people shook their heads when speaking of me. The rumor so quickly raised tumbled down with equal rapidity. "Tho best of it is," said some, "he has ended by falling into the snare he laid for others. For my part, I never beliovcd it." I comprehended the situation by find? ing on my table some twonty notes. They were all nearly in this style : "Mr. Snip presents his respectful com? pliments to Mr. Mac Arone, and, having an urgent need of money, begs that he will be so good as to pay, in the course of the day, the little account which he has the honor to inclose." My answers wore all a'ike t "Mr. Mac Arone thanks Mr. Snip for the bill which has boon so loug looked for, and herewith sends the amount." Only one letter contained no request for money. It was from a Iriend whom 1 had almost forgotten. Fearing that I had been duped, ho wrote to lend me five hun? dred dollars should I wish to remove from a place where so many rumors were cir? culated prejudicial to my character. "I am rich, not by inheritance, in which I never believed, but because it was de? termined in epito of my protestations, that I should be rieh. 1 have in reality been made very rich?I scarcely know how. This is what J would wish you to say to those who would talk of me." I owe more than fortune to my singu? lar situation, since it has assured me that I have a friend on whom I may count in adversity, should it ever visit mo. For another week I was a common topic for public conversation. "He has been fortunate, if you will; but I say he is a clover fellow, who knows how to take advantage of circumstances. It is not everybody who could manoeuvre in this way." For my part, I was for a moment tempt ed to applaud my own genius; but a lit? tle reflection convinced me that talent had nothing to do with it. I quietly took my place in socioty as the possessor of twelve thousand dollars a year and still keep it. Moralizing on my sudden change of position, I can only look upon itasonoof those strango freaks of fortune which nil the world allows to bo unaccountable.? Western Monthly. ? A letter has been received from Gonoral J. G. Walker, announcing that ho had arrived in Texas with the 250 Chinese laborers lately conveyed by him from San Francisco via the Mississippi river. Gen? eral Walker writes that the Chinamen aro at work on the Texas Central Hail road, near Calvert, where they were giv? ing entire satisfaction, and appeared con? tented. He thinks it probable that he will return to California for a fresh lot of the sfime kind of labor during tho spring. Joint Resolution Fassed by the Legisla? ture of South Carolina, Authorizing the Appointment op Fisn COMMISSIONERS, AND DjSFININO. THJE DU? TIES THEREOF^ Be it Resolved,- by the Senato and House of Representatives of the State'of South Carolina,, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: 1st. That a Board of: Fish Commissioners.shall be appointed by. the Governor, to consist of one member frorn each Judicial District. 2d. It shall be the duty of said Com? missioners to inspect all inland streams, in their respective districts, that are large enough for migratory fish to ascend, and report to the Legislature, at its next reg? ular session, what obstructions are neces? sary to be removed, and over what natu? ral waterfalls or artificial dams it may be expedient for fishways to be constructed, and what impurities are allowed to flow into, or aw cast into, the streams, thatare poisonous to fish or destructive of their spawn. 3d. It shall be their duty to report to the Solicitors, in their respective Circuits, all parties who may be violating the pres? ent fish laws of the State ; and it shall be the duty of the Solicitors to prosecute all persons so reported. 4th. Said Commissioners are authorized, and are hereby empowered,, to visit^ at all times? and inspect,any point thoy may deem necessary for above mentioned pur? poses, and are empowered to call to.,their assistance so many persons as they may deem necessary, in case of resistance; and any person lefusing to give such assistance shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten, nor more than fifty dollars, to be re? covered in any court of competent juris? diction in the State. 5tb. The pay of said Commissioners shall be, to each, two dollars per day tor each day, and ten cents per mile for each mile traveled, in the discharge of their duties: provided, they shall receive pay for not more, than ninety days during the year 1870. Such expenses to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other? wise appropriated. In the Senate House the seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven ty. ~ . " . CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY^ President pro tern, of tho Senate. . FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr., Speaker House of Representatives. Apprved the nineteenth day of Janu? ary, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. -* The Bankrupt Act. As the operations of this most useful law are being more clearly defined and understood, the community are becoming more and more satisfied with its provis? ions. We still think it susceptible of advan geous amendment. Especially do we think the General Orders made by the Supreme Court require revision. A misapprehension as to the effect of what is called the "fifty per cent, clause," has, we think, a good deal detracted from the usefulness of this law. It is supposed that no petitioner is entitled to a discharge unless his assets pay fifty per cent, of the claims against his estate. This is an er? ror. It is true that the Act, as originally passed, had such a clause, the operation of which was postponed one year. Be? fore the oxpiration of that year Congress passed an amendatory act whiclyepcaled the clause, and provided, in place thereof, that no petitioner should be entitled to his discharge alter the 1st day of January, 1869, unless his assets shall be equal to fif? ty per cent, of the claims proved against his estate, upon which ho shall be liable as principal debtor, unless tho assent in writing of a majority in number and val? ue of such of his creditors as shall have proved their claims bet?re the Register be obtained. There is no provision for aa cortaining the value of these "assets,"pri? ma facie, they amount to the sum at which they are set down in the schedules, and in tho absence of proof to the contrary, it would obviously be the duty of the Reg isiter to certify "conformity" in case sucli sum were equal to one-bait of the amount of the claims proved before him. In a largo majority of cases, no claims at all are proved; and, in such a case, tho Dis? trict Court for New Jorsey held that, al? though no assets were reported in the schedules, yet, as no debts were proved, the petitioner was entitled to his dis? charge. But, upon the other branch of the case, the bankrupt has only to get a majority in number and amount of such of his credit? ors na have proved their claims before the Register to sign a simple consent to his discharge. This it would seem, would be no very difficult task. The small propor? tion of the creditors who are accustomed to prove their claims?perhaps on an av? erage not one in a thousand?ronders it in many cases no task at all. It is said that in proceedings under tho Massachu? setts Insolvent Act?which contains a sim? ilar provision, though more complicated and difficult?not a single caso has ooour recl in which the petitioner failed to get his discharge. We trust this most wholesome act, which has already had so beneficial an ef? fect upon our commercial system, may from timo to time pass under such revis? ions as to silence all clamor for its repeal. ?New York Tribune, ? A young man in Lafayette, Indiana, is humility personified. Tho other day he asked a young lady if ho "might be allowed the privilege of going home with her," and was indignantly refused; where? upon ho inquired very humbly, "if he might Bit on the fence and see her go by." ?'I Am Alone in the World." The following- touching appeal is ex* tracted from the eloquent appeal' for th e Richraond'MaTe Orphan Asylum, deliver? ed on the 22nd anhiv^^aiy, !,by Major' Styles.:,,' ..., . ? r .. .. One q'f the batteries of our old battalion was composed chiefly.of Irishmen from q' Southern city-j-gallant fejlows, but reek less and wild. .The captaincy becotriirig' vacant, a backwoods George/ preacher named C. was sent to command them. The men at first half amused, half insulted,, s??n learned to idolize as well as fear their preacher captain, who proved tobe all in all such a man as one seldom sees, a combi? nation of Praise-God-Barebones. and^Sir Philip Sydney, and?wilb a dash of Head ley Vicars about him,' He :h%p\' all 'the' stern grit of the Puritan, with', much'.bf the chivalry ot tbe Cavalier and the zeal of tbe Apostle., There ,was.at that time but one other Christian in nis battery, a gunner named Allen Moore, also' a'- back? woods Georgian, and a noble^eritbusiasttc man and soldier. The only other living member ?ef'Moore's family was with bim, a boy of hot more than twelve or thirteen ? years, and the devotion of the elder broth-' er to tbeyounger was as tender; as that of a mother's. The little, fellow was a strange, sad, premature old child, who seldom talked, and never smiled. Housed to wear a red zauareiez that'ill-befitted that peculiar, sallow, pallid complexion ot the Pinewbods.^corgian ? jbufc. be, -was, a. perfect hero'in'a fight. It was ?%*'Cjild: Harbor in '64. 'We had been" all dayt shelling a working party of. the enemy,, and about sunset, as Adjutant of the bat? talion, I was' visiting the batteries to ar? range the guns for night firing. As lap-' proacbed C.'s position the sharp-sbobtirig had almost cea?e?j"and down the' line I coaldsee'the figures- of the cannoneers' standing' but boldly against the sky.? Moore at tbe'-tr?il, adjusting his piece for' the night's work.; Hia 'gunnery had been' superb during the evening, and his blood was up. 1 deflcendedi-into a? Httre valley 'and lost sight of the grb'np,:bu't'BSif'a C.'s 'stern voice: ''Sit down-; Moore, your gun is well enough;- the sharp shooting is not; over yet;.. Get down.1" I rpsctbe hill:? ''One moment, Captain, my tiWiisaJiair/A breadth too much to the right," and the gunner bent eagerly over the, hand.sp.Uce-. A sharp report?that unmistakable crash^. of the bullet againstthe skull, and all was' over. Twas the last rifle shot on the line that night. . The rushing together of tho detachment obstructed'my view } but as I came up the Sergeant stepped aeide^h'd said, "Look there, Adjutant." Moore bad. fallen over on the trail, the blood gushing" from his wound all over his face. His little brother was at bis side instantly No wildness, no tumult of griefl He knelt on the earth, and lifting Moore's head on his knees, whped the blood'from his fore? head with'the cuff of his own tattered' shirt sleeve, an?l kissed the pale face again and again, but very quietly. Moore:vt&a evidently dead, and none of us cared to disturb the child. Presently he arose? quiet still;, tearless st i 11?gazed down on bis dead brother, then around at us, and breathing the saddest sigh I ever heard, said just these words: "Well; I am alono in the world." The preacher captain in? stantly sprang forward, and placing ma hand on the poor boy's shoulder, said sol? emnly but cheerfully : .1'No, niy child, you1 are not alone ; for tho Bible saj'S, 'when my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up,' and'Allen was both father and mother to you; besides 1 am going to take you up, too; you shall sleep under my blankets to-night." There was not a dry eyein the gronp; and when monthB afterwards tho whole battalion gathered on a quiet Sabbath evening on the banks of the Appomatt?x to witness a baptism, and C. at the water's edge, ten? derly banded this child to the officiating minister, arid receiving hirrt again '.when the ceremony, was over, thcew a blanket about the little shivering form, canned him into the bushes, changed bis clothings and then reappeared, carrying the bundle, of wet clothes, and be and the child walked away hand in hand to camp?, then there were more tears, manly, puri? fying tears; and I heard the Sergeant say, "Faith ! the Captain has fulfilled his pledge to that.boy." My friends, hear the plea of the orphans: "I am alone in the world."; How will you answer it? What will you do with it? Will you pass my noble Georgian's pledge "to take him up ?" Will you keep it as he kept it ? ? -;??.?_. Vulgar Language.?There is as much connection between the words and the thoughts as there is between tho thoughts and actions. The latter are not only the expression of tho former but they have a power to react upon the soul, and leave the stain of corruption there. A young man who allows himself to use one vul? gar or profane word, has not' only shown that there is a foul spot upon his mind,hut by the utterance of that word he extends that spot and inflames it till,' by indul? gence, it will pollute and rain the soul.-? Bo careful of your words and of your thoughts. . ... If you can control the tongue that no. improper words are pronounced by it. you will soon be able also to control tho mind and save it from corruption. You extin? guish the fire by smothering it, or by pre? venting bad thoughts from bursting into language. Never utter a word any where which you would be ashamed to speak in the presence of the most refined female or the most religious man. Try this prac? tice a little while, and you will have com? mand of yourself.' ... ? A Wisconsin youth, sued for breach of promise, offered: to compromise by mar? rying the girl, if the Court wo?ld'protect him from those other girls who bad the same tender claims upon him.