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* . ?.' ? M aft i i II ' jj i ? i ? . j.Y^^M(i^es;,InJB: wile. When deeply in loro with Mies Emily Pyno, , I would always oudaavor to please her;. Sho Mushed her consent though the stut? tering loss Said never, a wordoxeept "you are an asa Au.ais-^an arduous teaser!!' "\ But'wben wo were married^ Ifouu'd to my ruth, v Tho stamojonng lady had spoken the . - truth, ;> Fw'oft'ln obvious dudgeon, I She'd say, ir X ventured io give her a jog, . In the way er reproof-'.You're a dogr-* A dog-T-matlc cur-mudgeohl" : And once when I said, "Wo can hardly afford This extravagant style with'our moderate hoard," . And hinted wo ought *o bo wiser, i J She looked, I assure you, exceedingly bino, " And fretfully, cried, "You're a Jew-you're a Jew A ybry ju-dicions adviser!" Again^when it happened that wishing tp Some rather unpleasant and arduous work, I begged her Vb go to a neighbor; She wanted to know why I made such a lusa, And saucily said, "Yon'ro a CUB-oua? tas-, You were always accus- tomed to labor!" Ont of temper at last with the insolent dame, And feeling that madam waa greatly to blame, To scold mo instead of caressing; I mimicked her epeeoh, like a churl that I am. And angrily said, "You're a dam-dam? dam - A dam-agc instead of ablessing!" TUE DOCTOR'S STORY? "And now we'll have ? cozy, com? fortable evening together," said my . wife. "And-but what's that, Irv? ing?" My wife, started nervously, as s sharp .peal at the bell interrupted our brief interval of domestic quiet. "Only'the surgery bell, my dear. Somebody wanting mo, I suppose." And I went down stairs,-secretly wondering to myself if, after all, thor c was such a very wide difference be tween a galley-Hlave and a country doctor. Tho surgery door was wide open, but nobody was there, and. thronet the blinding darkness without I conic , y -\ d'"cern the: dark outline of a close carriage, and a man standing at thc horse's head. "Who's there? what's wanting?' I asked, ooming to the threshold and instinctively buttoning up thc over-coat I had hurriedly thrown on. "You're -wanted, doctor, " said thc man, speaking indistinctly bobine . tho muffling that surrounded his face "Yes; but what for? Who want. . me?" "lam not at liberty to telL" I had already entered the carriage but this suspicious answer inspir?e mo with distrust. I made ? step t descend, but I was too late; th vehicle was already in motion.1 "It ia quite unnecessary for you i alarm yourself, doctor," said a quiet measured voice at my side. "Bk heve me, you are quite safe; and trust yon will not feel any uneasiness when I tell yon that you must fa blindfolded." And at the same moment, a folde bandage was deftly slipped over m eyes. * ."Hold!" I ejaculated. "It strike mo that this is rather snperfluoui - The night is dark os Erebus, and yo have no lamp." "Possibly, " returned the dry voie ' 'but it is best to run no risks. " And then ensued a silence of son ten or fifteen minutes, while the ca riage rolled swiftly along, and tl low, measured breathing of my ni known companion kept time to n uncomfortable thoughts. At length my companion spol again, in the same soft, modul?t* tones. . "Doctor, one more little preca tion is necessary-your promise nev to divulge to haman sonl one wo of this night's visit." I hesitated. "I cannot bind myself by any su< covenant. The relations betwc pbyjSSSti! agrj gati??it ????>, u? ?uun confidential; but --." The carriage paused abruptly hoi and the door was swung open, the same instant something co touched my temples. It was t muzzle of a pistol. I recoiled in horror. "You surely would not murd me?" "Your promise, doctor !" "1 pi'omise!" I gasped, recoili: once more from tho chdling touch the cold steel at my temples. .?Very woll. Come!" I Was led up a narrow wal through a doorway, into a rooi -, . ' ' ' ?_? ? .'- i .* . , ^T' ? *' - "'Sf' ?. ' *. ?" .. I . . ., i . TB V ? ,'i ,i . . ,11 1 , w ; 1 II i1 traer? th? baiiaage Vt?*emove4 8t|?l denly from my eyes. The spot wis very familiar to me a ruinous cottage. lon? -sinoA i*b*n aonoUto decay, to the heart ..ol A dense, swampy wood; How the car? riage hod ever roaehed it, I was at a loss,to know. Upon a pile of straw, hurriedly thrown toto a corner of the mouldering floor, lay a prostrate figuro, moaning at o ve ry breath. His faoo waa concealed with a handker? chief, and tile blood was slowly drip? ping from a gun-shot wound tost above tho ankle-a wound which had been clumsily dressed by some un? skillful hand. Moreover, there was a dark rod stain on the straw where his head lay, and the light brown hair was matted, with coagulated j drops. Two or three men stood around, with rude masks of .black cloth drawn over their faces, in which : three slits were cut for the eyes and mouth; and a female figure knoeled belli. 4 a heap of straw, veiled close? ly. i The men silently made way for me as I advanced into the apartment, and held their lanterns so that the lurid light shonld fall upou my strange patient, as silently I stooped and examined both wounds. "Well?" asked my carriage com? panion. "I can do nothing. The man must die." "Nonsense! A mere bullet through the leg-what does that amount to?" "In itself, nothing; but that blow upon the skull must prove fatal " A low, half suppressed cry broke from the woman opposite. She tore the voil from her face, os if she could not breathe through its heavy folds, revealing features as white and beau? tiful in their marble agony as BO much sculptured stone. She did not seem more than thirty, but I after? wards knew that she was indeed ten years older. But, in spite of hot anguish, how grandly beautiful she I was. Large dark eyes-hair like ! coiled gold, catching strange gleams from tho shifting lanterns-and i broad, smooth brow-it was a face I you see but once in a whole lifetime. And, yet, to the midst of her dis tress, she never spoke. "At least, yon can do something for him, doctor?" said my interlocu tor, impatiently. "Don't let us wast* time here." As I proceeded in my ministra lions, the moaning grew fainter, tin convulsive movements became scarce ly perceptible. A faint gleam of hop lighted np the face of the Woman wno knelt with clasped hands oppo site; Bhe looked appealingly at me. "He is better-ne is surely better?' "He will be better soon," I answer ed, moved to pity to spite of myself ' 'He cannot Uve half an hour longer.1 The horror of that sepulchral si lenee that fell upon us as my accent died away-shall I ever, forget it And five minutes afterwards th breathing, spasmodic and painful t bear, died into eternal stillness. The young woman lifted the come of the handkerchief, and gazed int the ghastly face. It wa ? that of young man about twenty-two, an who had evidently been marvelous! good-looking. "Oh ! heavens, he is dead 1* ' Her clear, agonized voice was rinj in g in my ears as they led be bac into the darkness of the night, felt a bank-note pressed into m hand as I entered the carriage ont mor?. "Doctor, you have done your bea it is not my fault that your effor have not been more successful. R member, you are pledged to secresy The next moment I was whirhi swiftly through tho November rai night, with the strange, unquiet fee ing of one awakened suddenly fro a startling dream.' Yet it was i dream-alas! it Was a sterlingreatit The carriage stopped at a crot road near the village. "Please ?light here, sir," said tl driver. ' 'You are not far from home I obeyed, and stood listening the middle of the road, ? while t nm*?* cf thc QirriAg? w?eeia ?i( away, losing its distinctness in t shriek of the restless winds. Ai the elook in the village street toll the hour of 1. Late as it was, however, my surge was still opened and lighted up; t servant from Haddenleigh Hall h just ridden to the door. "H you please, doctor, you t wanted immediately at the Ha The Colonel said yon were to ri my horse, if yours wero not alrea< saddled, and I can walk, so there ? be no time lost." I mechanically mouuted the nol animal that stood waiting for n and rode off, rather glad of an c portait/ to TOvohro- in t?r xfi?A ] tho singular adventure that bad be? fallen me during the evening. ; < \ Hcddcrilcigh ?toud u v.*w<? ~u?ok from th*> -road, on a . magnificent ?knoll crowned with eentnryroldohest nut trees and beeches; and I reached tho broad atoue stops in about habt an'hour, by dint of rapid strides. \ As I entered the vestibule, Colonel Haddon, who had been pacing np and down thc hall iu a perfect agony of impatience, came to meet me. . "Isthatyon, Dr. Mellor? I thought you would never como. "We're in a pretty state of confusion here. Bur? glars in the house-my wife's set of diamonds goner-nobody knows what else-but bid Hopkins left his manual upon one of them. They can't escape !,far. For yo? see---" "Yes, but, Colonel Hadden-B? "Oh, aye-I nnderstand you-you want to see yonr patient? It's Hop? kins, the butler; he got an ugly blow on the left arm-and afterwords my wife went herself to Dr. Maynard- | no offence, Moller, but he lives nearer j than you-but he was out. She has inst returned. I couldn't very well ! eave Hopkins-and Mrs. Haddon is j such a kind good soul, she insisted on going herself to fetch Maynard "But, my dear sir.-" "Ah, truel Come along to Hop? kins' room." Hopkins, the butler, was as volu? ble as his master, and ten times as circumstantial;'and by the time I had set his broken fore-arm, I was pretty well in possession of all the particnluars of the attempted bur? glary at Haddenloigh. And, thinking of my midnight patient, whoso life had ebbed out upon the pile of straw, I felt a strange guiltiness as I listened to Colonel Hadden's eager conjectur?s as to the whereabouts of tho desperadoes who had fled. "And now, Doctor, you'll take a gloss of wine," said the hospitable old gentleman, ushering me into his library. It was brilliantly lighted, and warm with the crimson glow of a genial I fire, before which, in a singularly graceful attitude, sat a lady, wrappe ~ UL the gorgeous folds of an Indian shawl. "My wife, Doctor. Isabel, my love, thia is Dr. Meiler. " We stood before one another in silence. I could not speak, for IJ knew that I was looking into the startled, agonized eyes of the woman who had knelt scarcely an honr ago by tho dying couch in the desolate cottage-Col. Hadden's new wife, of | whoso beauty I bad heard so much. The Colonel talked on, but I heard not a word that he said. I could not bnt marvel at the wonderful self-pos? session of the woman, who smiled and looked grave, and eaid "Yea" and "No" in the right places. CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT, THE POLLOCK HOUSE. THE UNDERSIGNED has fitted tup his establishment, and has re? ceived a large stook of the finest -.qualities and i ?ninds of LIQUORS, WINES, ALES, 8EGAB8, Smoking and Chewing TOBACCO, etc.; SYRUPS, COR? DIALS and other articles. ALSO, JELLIES and Blt AN DY FRUITS of home production. In the rear of tho wholesale store, he I has a handsomely appointed SAMPLE ll OOH, [WHERE the best of everything Ls dispensed. REFRESHMENTS OF all kinds-FI8H, OY8 [TERS, GAME, MEATS, Ao.i [-furnished at short notice,! kand in the very best styles J SUPPER ROOMS. ?ATTACHED to the estab? lishment are commodious^ rooms, whero private DINNERS and BUFFERS will be furnished for any nnmber of persons from two to 160. LUNCH every day, at ll o'clock. The Proprietor pledges himself that be '.fiil continue, as heretofore, to use his ut? most endeavors to give perfect satisfaction to his patrons and guests. Jan 1 T. M. POLLOOK, Proprietor. TKYnUANGE BESTA?HANT, Camden Street, rear of Gregg's China Store. J. CLENJMNING, - - - Proprietor. W * !& HAVING thoroughly fitted np tho above establishment as a RESTAURANT, I am prepared to furnish visitors with the best of EATABLES and DRINKABLES. OY8TER8, GAME, FIMJ?, MEATS, etc., prepared in the very h: Ht style, by ono of tho finest cooks in the city*. SUPPERS furnished at short notice. Families sup-1 piled with OVof F.ltS at reasonable prirn*. Choice WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS constantly on hand. LUNCH every dav at lo'cloek.__ Deo io Scrofula, or Klng'ti Evil, lu cored by mung HciuUah's Queen'* Delight. Great Southerner-eight ON abd after ?PB?D 7^1,1808, th? fol? lowing FREIGHT TARIFF will be observed: From New York to Columbia; flret class, per 100 lbs,, SI.00; second class, 90 cents; third olftss.80cents; fourth class, 78cents; fifth class, 70 cents. From Baltimore to Columbia, first class, per 100 lbs., tl; second class, 00 conte; third class,- 80 cents; fourth blass, 70 cents; fifth class 7Q cents. } H.T. PEAKE. Goneral Superintendent, 8. C. B. R. April 8 _,_j_ Reduction of Freight Rates by the Seaboard Inland Air Line Route. MCW..TDa;3or.;.ltfl ?-JTII.T. CHARLOTTE AND 8V,<LM?tii CO., GEX'?. FB?IQUT AND TICKKT ACT'S OFHICE, ContrsiBiA, 8. O.,' April 8, 1868. THE following FREIGHT TARIFF, via this route, wiU take' effect from and after this dale: To New York, first class, IL00; second class. 00 cents; third class, 80 oenfs; fourth olass, 70 cents. To Baltimore, first class, il.00; second olass, SM) cents; third olass, 80 cents; fourt h class, 70 cent?. SST Marine Insurance effected on goods over this Une at very low rates, as lu steamers avoid Cape Matterat. E. B> DORSEY, General Freight and Ticket Agent. April 0_. " ' NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. GEN'L SUPEBCTTEN'S OFFICE, S- ?. R. R., December ll, 1867. ON and after this dat? the TARIFF bj tho Great Southern Freight Lino, FROM COLUMBIA, wul be aa follows, vi?: Cotton per bale, to New York. .$4.00 " ?? Philadelphia,.4.00 " ? Baltimore.8.25 This route is guaranteed as cheaper, quicker and more reUable than any com? peting, while the difference of insurance, not amounting to 20o., is over twice com? pensated by diffcrence of ratos. H. T. PEAKE, Deo ll_General Superintendent. "FAST" EXPEESS LINE FKOJt COLUMBIA TO NEW YOU Iv. GREAT AMICWW "VTEW and FAST SCHEDULE now in _Lv operation, with complete and continu? ous connections, from Columbia and aU points in tho interior of South Carolina, via Kingsville, Wilmington and Weldon, to Richmond, Washington Baltimore, Phila? delphia, New York, Boston, and all princi? pal points North and East. No ohange of Passenger Cars between Weldon and Acquia Crook. No Omnibus transfer at Petersburg or Blohmo?d. Fare as low as by any other route. Time, forty-three hours to Now York. At Weldon, Passengers havo choice of the following routes, viz: Orisfied and An namessio Line, Washington or Inland Line, Baltimore or Old Bay Line. Tickets good by either route. CACTIOH TO THE PUBLIC-The route by Charlotte and Greensboro is advertised as seventy-five miles shorter and twelve hours quicker-try it, if you wish to be deceived. Throngh Fast Express Train, via fWil mington, Weldon and Richmond, leaves: Columbia.-10.00 a. m. Kingsville. .11.80 a. m. Wilmington. 9.30 p.m. Weldon.6.20 a. m. Richmond.11.10 a. m. i Washington.7.00 p. m. Wilmington, Delaware.11,57 p. m. Philadelphia. 1.80 a. m. New York, arriv?e.5.20 a. m. t Via Wilmington, Weldon, Portsmouth and Annamessic routes, leaves: Columbia.. - . ..10.00 a. m. Kingsville.11.80 a. m. Wilmington.9.80 p. m. Weldon.6.20 a. m. .Portsmouth.-10.45 a. m. Orisfield. 6.00 p. m. Wilmington, Delaware.11.67 p. m. Philadelphia. 1.30 a. m. New York, arrives.6.20 a. m. ?Tho Steamers of the Old Bay Une leave for Baltimore 7.80 p. m. tLaave New York 7.80 p. m. to come South. Two trains daily from Kingsville, North tho 11.80 a. m. Fast Express, and 2.00 n. m. Mail. Baggage cnecked throngh. Elegant Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains. Through Tickets, good by either route until nsed-with option to Paasengors of j stopping at terminal points-can bo ob? tained at the Ticket Office of tho South Carolina Railroad. P. H. LANGDON, Oct 28 6mo Gon'l Southern Agent. Columbia and Augusta Railroad Co., SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C., February 13,1868. ON and after FRIDAY, the 14th inst., Paunenger Trains will bo run over tho road as follow?, on Tuesdays and Vr|d?y^ of eacn weel; : Leave Lexington C. H., at... . .8.00 A. M. t* Colnmbia.l at.4.00 P. M. Arrive at Columbia, at.9.30 A. M. Lexington C. H., at-6.00 P. M. Freights wUl also hu taken and delivered promptly. 0. BOUKNIGHT, Feb Iii thnilnio Superintendent. Laurens Railroad-New Schedule. OFFICE LAURENS RAILROAD, LAUnENS C. H., 8. C., July 12,1867. ON and after MONDAY, 22d instant, tho trains will run over this Road as fol? lows, until further notic. Leave Laurens at 5 o'clock A. m. on Mon* dave, wednesdays ?nd Fi id ?jm, and arnvf at Newborry at ll o'olock a. m. Leave Newberry on Mond?VP, Wednes? days and Fridays, at fifty minutes after 12 o'clock, 'onnectinir with both traine on the Creen v..le. and Colnmbia JUilroad at Hele? na Shops. JOSEPH CREWS, Sup't. SEDUCTION OF RATES. ? CHARLOTTE AND 8. O; R. B. COMPANY, GEN'L Funorrr ART? TICKST AOT'B GTPICB, ' OptUMBiA, 8. C., December ll, 1867. r^N and after THIS DAY, COTTON will VJ be forwarded j>ia the "SEABOARD INLAND AIR LINE FREIGHT ROUTE," aa follows: To Baltimore, $3.25 por bale of 400 lb?, or leas. .? To Philadelphia, $4.00 per bale of 400 lbs. or loss. Totter* York, $4.00 per bale of,400 lbs. or less. Thia route ia cheaper, quicker sad as re Iiablo as any competing hne. The rates being tho same, shippers save . 82 cents per bale-estimating cotton afc 1G cents per pound-in Iforino insurance, by . having their cotton forwarded tia this route. E.R. DORSEY, . _ Dec 12 Gen. Freight and Trans. Agent^ Charlotte & South Carolina R.R; Co. ' " SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, COLUMBIA, 8. C., March 81,1868. . ON* and after this date,' the Trama over this Road will ran as follows: Leave Columbia at. 4.00 p. m. Arrive at Charlotte at.11.00 p. m. Leave Charlotte at..... :_... 11.535 p. m. Arrivo at Columbia at.G.90 a. m. Passengers taking this route, going North make close connections at' Greens boro, Weldon and Portsmouth. StStt < 49~ Tickets optional from Greensboro, either via Danville or Raleigh; and from Portsmouth eithor via Bay Line or Anua messio Route. Baggage checked through. sar TIME AS QUICK and FABE AS LOW as by any other rov o. Passengers from Greenville Railroad . going North, make same time, by taking t his route at 4 o'clock p. m., as they will by leaving hero at 6 a. m., as tho time to all point H North of Richmond L? tbs same. Trains of this route coming '"MIth, mako connections with trains of Grco.. ville Hoad. , For THROUGH TICKETS to Richmond. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, apply at Ticket Office, foot Ulan - ding street. An Accommodation Train will bo mn as follows: Leave Columbia on Mondays, Wednes? days and Fridays at 7 A. M., arriving at - Charlotte at 6.35 P. M. - ' Rot arning-leave Charlotte on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at G A. M., ar? riving at Columbia at 5.05 P. M Passengers taking the 6 A. M. Train from Charlotte can connect with Jffyht Tram of Soutlr Carolina Road for Charles? ton. Passengers from Charleston can-by leaving tho South Carolina Train at Junc? tion-connect with the 7 A. M. Tram from Columbia. CALEB BOUKNIGHT, April 1_ t Superintendent. Change of Schedule on G. & C. R. R. ON and after FRIDAY, the'6th instant, Passenger Trains will run dairy, Sun? days excepted, as follows: 1 Leave Columbia at.... . 7.00 a. m. ?? Alston afc.8.65 " " Newberry at....10.35 " - Arrive at Abbeville at.3.80 p. m. " at Anderson at.5.15 " ?' at Greenville at....6.00 " Leave Greenville afc.6.00 a, m. ?* Anderson at.6.45 " " Abbeville at. 8.45 " Newberry at.1.96 p.m. Arrive at Alston at.....3.00 " " at C?ramela afc.6.0Q " Trains on tho Bine Ridgo Railroad will also run daily, Sundays excepted. Leave Anderson at....5.20 p. m. " Pendleton at.. . .6.20 " Arrive at Walhalla afc.8.00 " Leave Walhalla afc.4.09 a. m. M Pendleton at..6.4? " Arrive afc Anderson at. .Ci40 " The train will return from Belton fco An? derson ou Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, Dec 3_General Superintendent. Office North Carolina Railroad Co.? COMPANY SHOPS, AMUX 1,1868. ON and after this date, the following will be the schedule for PASSENGER TRAIN8 over this road: Leave Charlotte daily afc.11.86 p. m. " Greensboro at.6.05 a. m. " Balelghafc.... a.41 " Arrivo afc Goldsboro afc..12.25 p. m. Leave Goldsboro afc.12.80 " " Raleigh at. 8.20 " " Greensboro afc.7.17 " , Arrivo afc Charlotte at. ll.RS p m. Through Passengers by this line nave choice of routes Din Greensboro and Dan 1 ville to Riohmond, or via Raleigh and Wel? don to Richmond or Portsmouth; arriving I afc aU points North pf Riohmond at the . same tune by either route. Connection ?B j made at Goldsboro with Passenger Trains on the Wilmington and "Weldon Railroad to and from Wilmington, and by Freight Train fco Weldon. Also to Newborn, on A. I A- N. O. Road. Freight Trains will leave Charlotte at 2 a. m. and arrive 6.20 p. m. April ll J AS. ANDERSON, Bup't. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. ur,.NEHAL SUPTS OFFICE, CHAKMSTOH, 8? O., March 28,U?G8, PASSENGER TRAINS will run aa fol? low?, viz: Leave Charleston for Columbia. G.80 a. to. Arrive at Kingsville. 1.80 p. m. Leave Kingsville. 2.00 p. m. Arrive afc Co'utnbia. 8.50 p. m. Leave Columbia. 6.00 a. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 7.30 a. m. Lea-,o H.'. oville. 8.0O p. m. Ar.ive at Charleston. 3.10 p. m. The Passenger Train on the Cnnx'eu Branch will connect with up and down Columbia Trains and Wilmington and Man? chester Railroad Tram? on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS ?ml SATURDA?M. Night Express Freight and Paeaengtr I Accommodation Train will rnn as follow?: Leave Charleston for Columbia. -5.40 pi nr. Arrivo afc Columbia.G.03 a. nv. Leave Columbia. 5.80 p- m. Arrive at Charleston. 5.40 a. m. March 21 H. T. PEAKE, Gen'l Sup't.