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SJqleof goulogpe. *
'Do you know the difficulty of the task c
you propose to undertake, Otway ?' 6?iid one B
of a party of young Englishmen, who were v
lounging and chatting together, in a coiner n
of the most fashionable public room of Bou- 1
logne. "
'1 do not see anv particular difficulty in n
the matter,' replied the individual addressed. n
'The women are women, I suppose, and ?
have all the peculiarites of their sex, it is *
probable, in sufficient strength and proini- 11
nence ; wherefore, I am free to confess, as c
they say in a certain house over the water, e:
that tuy experience' does not lead me to anticipate
any gigantic obstacles in the way of 8
tnaking the acquaintance of these ladies, who c(
seem to lmvc excited so much curiosity among
you good people, resident at this l<
time, tor vaiious satisfactory reasons best ~
known to each, at the town of Boulogne." p
Having many of them very s|>ecial reasons "
for a temporary trip across the Channel, the ''
young men laughed heartily at the inucndo' 8
conveyed in Olway's words and the fir6t '< H
speaker resumed the conversation. P
'You depend on that smooth face and
' those handsome limbs of yours, Otway ; but *you
are a new comer ; otherwise you would ?
know that these goodly gifts of yours will w
be utteily thrown away in this attempt, see- ?
ing thnt the two fair dames of the Chateau Ci
never admit visitors to speak to tliem, ntid w
fneve 1)1 such a thing happening accidentaly,
by never crossing "the threshold of theii M
rickety tenement. All your precious endow- *
ments, therefore, Master Otway, would be "
lost here?vain and profitless entirely. Give ,
up thoughts of this wild goose adventure in ?
time, my boy, and do not make people laugh r<
at you for your presumption in attempting
what others have failed in," l|
Ton bt?t raise my curiosity more and ^
inoro,5 saiu Otway ; 'and i torn auu aluill see
these mysterious demoiselles.' "You will P
try, you mean, to see tliem,' returned the ^
other. *1 will both try and succeed,' was j
Otway's rejoinder. 'For a wager of a dinner jj
and wine to all here, you find yourself just 11
? where you are with those ladies, two mouths 1
after this date! Will your risk as much ?
upon it, Otway.' 'Why, though an Eng- '
lishman, you know that I am no bet-maker ; j
yet I will take you at your goffer before these j
witnesses.' 'Nay, we shall have more wit-1 V
' .*> ncsscs,' cried the other gaily ; 'all at present v
in this room must share socially in the good ^
wine and viands, which your purse, I fervently
hope and believe, is doomed to pay
for.' As he spoke thus, the bet-proposer >*
turned round to those who, though in the
apartment, had not been near enough to 8'
hear what had passed, and exclaimed in a
loud voice. 'Know nil here present ' *
'Slop, atop,' cried Otway, 'remember, if 1 |
?eek the acquaintance of tliese ladies, I shall j
do it respectfully ; and although I have been j
foolish enough to bet on tho subject,I would !
rot have tho feelings of people of honor and 1
repute, as they may bo, hurt by such pub- n
jio?* 'PshawT said the oilier, inter opting -J
to his turn; 'these ladies never speak to n
mortal creature, and cannot bo annoved by
any thing of this kind. Besides the pro- |
Iceeds ot all bcU that involve things edible r
and potable, must be shared in common, ^
according to the laws of our society.' *Cb.?
Ion, then, in folly's name,' cried Otway, who ^
saw that he might fall under the stigma of j
stinginess by further opposition. According- |
L ly, in a few moments tho whole club of the '
loungers at Boulogne were made aware of v
I the bet, and all connected with it.
Stephen Otway, a young man of indopen- c
dent fortune, hud just completed a rambling t
tour on the continent^ when the scene took t
I place which has been described. Ou considering
what had passed, he bad too good ,
L a heart as well as head, to be quite pleased ,
| with the publicity which, had been given to '
I the matter, particularly as persons were iin- j
plicated in it of whom he knew nothing.? *]
But his curiosity had boon greatly raised by t
the account given to him of these person*. c
Two English IftdietffChe was (ofd, had rfcfent- ?
( ly taken up their abode in an old, and long {
I unoccupied chatoan, distant little more tban r
Ajr; fi-'U 1 V
h : & a"A
ft league and a half from Boulogne. At first
llioy had walked out a little; but when som<
of the loungers of Boulogne, having heart
of their arrival, had presented themselves it
the neighborhood of the chateau, the Indie
ajave up their strolls, and never shower
themselves without the walls of their dwel
ling. One of the females was cldeily, tlx
other young and exquisitely beautiful, anc
he attire and deportment of both cvincet
hat they were no inferior peisonngos. Sucl
vns the report, ut least, of the intruders, al
uded to who saw the parties once, but nevsr
enjoyed the same pleasure again. All injuiries
about them, in the neighborhood
md many were made, proved fruitless, exept
in so far as peusnnts of the little ham
et close by, who carried victuals regularly
o the chateau, declared the old servant
here to have once called her young ladyMiss
Blake !' Upon this hint the llouloglite*
made a new trial, and various in vitaions,
tllllv
rere carried to the English stranger, 'Miss
Make,' by whom they were all declined verbally,
through the mouth of the old servant,
'he discomfit ted messengers, after some vain
tterapts to extract h woid from the servant,
>ere fain to return whence they enme.?
'heso circumstances caused the ladies of the
bateau to be the subject of much talk
nd the object of much curiosity, part of
rhich wns no doubt owing to the idle sitution
and habits of those who entertained
lie feeling. What could cause a young and
eautiful girl thus to immure herself, could
ot be comprehended, and guessing but
lade curiosity keener. Such was the state
f mystery in which the mutter remained,
'hen Otway came to Boulogne. His ro
lantic and adventurous spirit was at once
nptivated by the story, and this led to the
ngagemcnt already described.
Though not quite pleased with that enagement,
as has been said, Otway had still
uriosity enough to resolve upon prosecuting
lie adventure, though he also made up a de>rmi
nation to desist at once, if he saw any
anger of hurting the feelings of the parties
lily concerifed. His first step wns to take
is drawing portfolio, and visit the chateau.
L was an ancient solitary mansion, dark and
looiny in apjaiarance, and rendered more so
t this time, because the autumn had just
asscd, and the leaves were already begining
to fall from the trees around. Stephen
h.wav gazed long from a little distance up
n the old house and its precincts, about
rbich there was not the slightest sign of life
r motion. He wont away home tbat da3",
ailing himself a'fool,* and doubting even
if .u??.i.i ?. v- ... i .1
"VIMVI iv <* VII1U IIVl Uf ITlllT IU Mailt I I lit*
nigh at once, ami pay the bet. Hut the
JCOiul day saw liiin again near tlie chateau,
nd on this occasion he felt as if rewarded
>r his trouble. The sounds of a harp, playd
by a skillful and delicate hand struck upn
his ear, and charmed it so much, that he
emaincd on tho spot long after the melody
ad ceased. It would be tedious to detail
lie progress of his adventure day by day.?
ufiice it to say, that he ventured in time to
?ave his secret stand and take up a new
osition, within sight from tho chateau.?
'he harp was silent at hi* approach, but he
usied himself so intently to appearance with
is drawing, or in reading, that at length
is presence did not impede the music. Nay,
s day after day went on. his presence seem
d to excite less and leas alarm, and he saw a
nnale figure flit sometimes backwards and
a wards, across the light blinds of the winows.
A little ruse enabled him to know
I'helher or not, ho was the object, mean
diile, of any attention to the inmates of the
hateau. lie absented himself one day frotn
is usual place, and took up another s'fttion
ehind a tree. To his inexpressible delight,
female figure came several times to the
dodow, and peejied timidly towards the
pot where he should have been.
liestless time was running on all the
diile, and a heavy fall of snow broke up
nwav's yimihuou*, leiimg mm, neaiues, mat
any weeks of hi? time had now passed.
Jut, in truth, he had almost forgotten the
ct, having removed from Boulogne ton teired
country lodging for Bomo time back,
nd having his imagination entirely occu>ied
with the fair unknown of the chateau,
rhoin he, of course, clothed with all man
er of virtue, mental and personal. A" noon
a the snow had partially melted, he (lew to
he old spot. Near to this place, he saw a
lumber of peasants engaged in clearing the
now from a pathway, leading between the
hateau and n wood at some little distance.
A7hat could be the purport of this! An
dea struck him. It might be to permit the
adieu to walk; but, then, if they did walk
bey inust either break their old rules, or
ralk by night. Otway now remembered
laving beard it snid at Boulogno, among
?ther hints that the ladies did walk ooineirr.es
by night, lie resolved to watch by
be side of the path.
Night came, and Stephen still kept his
dace. But he was rewarded. From the
>ottit where he stood, lie could see by the
lim moonlight the front of the chateau, and
wo figures at length issued from the gate.
I'hcy came towards the partially open spot
rear which Otwny blood, and which ho hud
bosen as the place where the would most
rretitobly make a halt. Ife had not deceived
ilmself. The ladies did stead still when they
Wine hither, and one of them, after gaz;ng
., | for a tiirio on llio sky, uttered those words
f 'It is only since the snows have fallen, dca
I ! aunt, that this country reminds me of ou
1 own England?dear England ! Would thn
s I saw it ngain !' 'And what should pre
I vent you, Caroline, from going there to
j morrow ! Is this n life for one young, rich
? and beautiful as you, formed to adorn tin
I world, instead of pining in solitude !' 'Yoi
I promised dear aunt, not to speak thus a
i gain,' replied the younger lady; 'but mj
own foolish exclamation led you to it.?
Why should I wish for England again !?
Father, mother hrntlmr nml wLtni* oil
, sv"'
, ?alt in (lie tomb ? And ray own dread
fill, irremediable mishap, but for which ]
might have tasted happiness like other
but for which I might hate . Bui
; why think or speak of it? 2S'o one coulc
love me; no, I must banish such ideas.?
Let mo live alone with my griefs, and will
the memory of those I have lost.' 'I menu!
, not to vex you, dearest Caroline/ said lh<
aunt, kindly ; 'but come, the snow is toe
chill for the feet. It has banished tht
voting artist for some days from tho park.'
The snow chase* away the bird*,' replied
the niece, and Otway was sure die sighed
as she spoke the words.
The two young ladies tuined and walked
away. But they had only gone a few jardr
when the younger lady screamed loudly
and, as if instinctively, cried for 'help.'?
! Stephen sprang from his hiding-place, and
rushed to the spot. The aunt had gone j
single step off the path, while a cloud was
on the moon, and had plunged through tlu
snow and thin ice into a deep trench fillet
with watar, by the way-side. Otwav at
j tempted to pull her out, hut finding some
| difficulty, he at once stepped in iiiin.ieif, and
raised her in his arms, and placed heron the
path. As soon as he also was out, he look
up the almost lifeless lady again, and saying
to Ilie niece, who hurriedly poured forth
thanks, that 'her friend must be immediate
ly taken home,' they set out hastily for tlu
chateau. The old lady was instantly )?ut U
bed, and willi the Mctive exertions of tin
niece, and the old fcrvmit, was restored tr
life and wnrinth. Otway, mean while, wa.>
left in a handsomely furnished apartment
where, after her mini's recovery, Miss 1'dake
for such was, indeed the lady's name, rejoin
ed him. '(th, sir,' ciied she, while grntitmh
beamed on her lovely countenance, now f<>i
the first time rightly seen by Otaway, 'von
J have been our good angel. J owe to you a
life as dear to me as my own. But, good
heaven's P she continued, as she saw Sto
plieu trembling in spite of bimself with cold
and wet, *1 have been so ungrateful as to
forget your condition.' Otway would have
said tfometliiug, but the young lady did not
wait to hear it, and in a few minutes the
old servant came to conduct him to a bed
| room, which lief mistress insisted upon his
j immediately retiiing to. Our hero, who
fell himself really almost unable to stand,
i obeyed the order, and followed the servant.
A night's rest ami a good fire, did not
I remove the effects of die advent ure from OtI
way. lie felt himself totally unable to
1 rinC. But what of that ? 'l he 'sweetest
voice in all the world,' as lie thought it,
came to the door of his chamber, and made
inquiries for him, mingled with many regrets
that ho could not be better accommodated.
For two whole days Otway kept bis
room, and on the third evening he was enabled
to rise, and was led by the attentive
old servant to u parlor, \\licit* ha was w?:rmI
ly welcomed by Miss Blake and Iter aunt.?
1 Here Stephen Marnmeringly and bluahingly
i attempted to say something about his love
I of 'moonlight M-encry,' and also of'draw1
ing,' for the ladies had recognized him as
the artist who daily visited the chateau.?
lie moreover explained to them the circumstance
of his having been on a tour, and
having staid for a time at Boulogne on his
way to England. Some how or other, Miss
; Blake blushed also during this explanation.
I But more easy conversation followed, and
Miss Blake played and sang to her visitor's
great delight, lie soon found, also, iliat
she possessed a highly cultivated mind, in
addition to grace of }*isoii and beauty of
countenance.
For some days this intercourse continued,
Olwav's continued weakness forming the
plea for his remaining at the chateau. Every
time that he saw the young lady to
whom he had been thus strangely introduced,
he admired her more and more, and
his wonder grew stronger as to tho 'inisfortuue,'
or mystery that hung around her?
for there was mystery nt the chateau. <>turuv
nOL-ar anu> tint lu<lioc <lin-in<v I Im rlut'
??nj nv? vi nun iiiu inuicn uni nv vi'?j
They took tlieir meals alone, and it was only
in the evening that they met in the little
parlor. Kvon there, something o?!<l was to
( he observed: for only a single lamp was
kept burning in it, rendering the apartment
dusky and dim. The aunt, during her
niece's absence, gave an explanation of these
things bv sluting tlial since the death of Iter
. patents Carolina had been unable to bear
' the light, through some nervous affection,
J or peculiarity of constituion. Stephen (itway
was but half satisfied with this: yet
when he looked on Miss J Make, he could
! not believe that aught of impropriety could
attach to one like her. So modest seemed
she, that when sho met his eye, her own
j was overcast on the ground. Still Otway
could not help flattering liins tlf with the
I I
: | hope that she liked him, as lie felt that h<
r loved her. Such were his feelings and mcd
r itations after he had apent a week at tin
t chateau, and the time had como. when In
i- ought to take his leave. One evening a
- this period, when the aunt was for a sliori
, time absent, he ventured to express his sur
e prise that one so fitted to adorn societt
i should fly it. Miss Wake became cvidentl)
- somewhat agitated, but only teplied thai
t the death of her parents had effected Iici
- much. Otway thought such a In-art musl
- | bo a treasure, when enclosed in such a form
3 and in a few moments lie had told her that
- he loved her, and entreated her to permit
I hint to visit tho chateau in future, and tc
s hope that she would be his. Miss 1 flake
I showed great agitation. Averting her faci,
I and trembling from bead to foot, she falter
- ed forth in broken accents, 'Leave ine, Mr
i I Otway?leave me, for your peace and my
t j owti ! 1 am an unhappy creature?a mis
; erable, unhappy creatine! rly liuiu ine !
> 'The aunt's footsteps was heard at this
; moment, and soon after her entrance, Car'
olinc retired. She <1 id not appear again
I that evening, and on the morrow Otwav left
I the chateau, as he had previously annouiiced
his intention of doing, lie did not go,
I | however, until he had sent a note requesti
ling leave to inquiie for the ladies at a fu,
| lure time, which permission he received in
- ' reply from the aunt. Stephen left the chaI'teau
with his thoughts brooding over <>iu
i , point?the mystery that seemed tosmround
?j Miss Blake. For several days did he rumi
; I iiate on this in his solitary lodging, until
I j the time came when he had to appear at
| Boulogne to settle the matter of the bet.?
! But though lie had gained his point on becoming
acquainted with these ladies, one of
them had become far too dear to him, to
. permit him to, make them the subject of
further foolery, and he had long resolved to
i pay the bet, and mislead bis Boulogne
| friends to the issue, lie was pretty sure
! | that nunc of them would know what had
> j passed at the chateau. So it indeed proved.
;! Stephen gave the appointed dinner, and as
i' some other nine-day's wonder had taken up
?, the attention of the loungers the ladies o1
, the chateau, to Stephen's great satisfaction.
, I were forgot after the first bumper to the
! otitei tainer, in honor of the occasion.
: j Before Otway left Boulogne again for the
j country, letters were brought to him from
, i.". i i /?.... ~r i.... ........
. WMg.ill.U. ?.*7 .. ....
Ccial intimate, who, alter giving liitn news ??1
I) Ihitish matters, went on thus:?*1 only
learnt two days since of your having come
| to Boulogne, from our friend Wood ley. lie
tells me of n bet?you didn't use to bet, Otway?which
you have taken up, about two
' ladies, who live in a retired manner near
lloulognc. I think loo well of you, my
'dear Stephen, to believe you capable of annoying
or insulting anv lady or ladies, but
if f am right in my supposition respecting
these peiuons, I think you would feci especial
regret at giving them a moment's pain.
Caroline Blake, I think, is one of these ladies,
and she is one of the best girls that
'ever breathed, as well as one of the uiost
1 lovely and most sensitive, ller sensitiveness,
' indeed, approaches annual to disease. Her
parents, and in truth her whole family, died
somct*me back, through a pestilential fever,
and this girl almost killed hersolf by watching
over their successive death-beds. She
u'!i? lf?M tVin wr i n 11 oti f < it* rtf 3111 linoii'llt
ami a handsome fortune, but unhnppi y, in
her attendance on the last of her family who
lied, she also caught tlie seeds of the infection.
ho Srccovcred her health, however,
and all her loveliness, but alas ' Otway
read a few words farther, and the letter
' dropped from bis grasp. llo fell back in
liiscfiair, and struck his brow with his hand.
'Dreadful!' he exclaimed to himself 'Dreadful?irreparable
loss! l'oor Caroline!?
1 This then is thy unfortunate secret! And
nn I so poor a thing as to shiuldtr at and
I forsake thee for what thy very virtues have
occasioned ? Yet it is a horrid thing !' \Yc
| diall give no more of theyoung gentleman's
exclamations, but content ourselves with
j saying they continued long, so long, that an
' old crusty fellow, who slcpttlialnight below
Olwny'a room in the inn at Boulogne, declared
that he could get no rest till morning,
; from a stamping madman above.
I The issue is what we have to do with.?
'On the evening after receiving this letter,
' Stephen Otway presented himself at the gate
' of the chateau. lie was admitted, and was
i received by Mis* Blake with a blush, which
I soon passed away, and left her countenance
'calm and pale. The ininds of both lite young
' people seemed to be internally occupied on
this evening, and the aunt had the discourse
chiefly to hereelf; but she left thy room f.>r
a moment, and Olway seized the occasion to
resume the subject of liis love. 'The night
; is beautiful/replied Miss Wake ; 'will you
j walk with me a short way ? 1 was prepared
for your recurrence to this subject, and
1 would speak with you. Hut not here, let
me have the froo air.' She spoke this with
, a sort of assumed calmness. 'Noble girl,'
thought Otway, 'she could, hut will not dc
ceive me.' The pair were soon ready for
tho walk. Stephen would have spoken as
soon as they left tho gate, but Caroline checked
him. 'Not yet?not yet,' she said I 'it may
he the last time I shall see you ! Do not sliort,
en our meeting !' She leant on his arm at
, the aauie lime, an if die wore afraid of their
1 ;separation being accelerated. They readied !
- the 8jK)t, however, where the aiin't misfur:
tune had happened, and Miss lilako, st??p-i
i ped short. JSlie struggled in vain for a fow
t moments to speak, but at last compelled herl
self, by a strong exertion into calmness. *Ot
j way,' said she, 'you say you Jove me; but
' J you will soon fly* from ?ne. Tain an unhap-'
' ' py creature, and oanuot blunc you. See here,
t ''>tway ! murk thus irreparable blemish.' As;
r she spoke, she lifted his hand to her face,'
t and placed his finger on one of her eyes. 'It1
i lis cold, lifeless glass ! Now, 1 know you |
i cannot but feel dismay and horror at me,
? continued, she, averting her head, Mly from i
> I me, fly, and seek a more happy mate!'j
> |'Caroline,' replied Otwav, '1 litoto it, and I
, j know its cause! I love you still?ir.ore:
fondly than ever, since, I have seen this new 1
i test of your nobleness of mind !'
1 These unexpected words 80 overcome the
, y?ung lady, that she would have fallen to |
1 i the earth, had not her lover's arm sustained j
j her. His endearing words soon reoalled her;
to consciousness. And now our storv is end
cd, but wc cannot help saying that Otwny
j had never renson^to repent of the marriage j
| which followed soon after the events related. |
I We have met his lady often in society, and j
should never have inaiked the blemidi in j
her visage, had she not pointed it out herself!
i on one occasion. Class eyes are not hercd- j
itary. Her children have the most boauti-1
^ ul peepers in the world.
i Jtfisrclliitmius liritiiiiiji.
Wear Out, Don't Rust Out.
"Why don't yon give up business?"!
'said a millionaire's friend one day.l
i "You are getting old and have made'
1 enough to retire on." "I'd rather wear
. out than rust out," was the answer,j
I "and I must do one of the two. If I
. give tip business now, after having;
> been habituated to it. for forty years,
1 I shall die in a twelve-month or two
'from sheer inanition. I shall rust out.,
? I cannot do worse by keeping on. No,
!, let me die, a& the stout knights of old us-:
j ed tosay, with the harness on my back."'
And he was right. Merely as a
' question of health, the retiring Iromj
f' business of active men, who have been I
, all their lives accustomed to it, is often :
! a serious blunder. More have died in j
i consequence of it, as sagacious physicians
know, than have increased their '
.happiness. Long habits can not be!
| broken up without injury to both the I
i brain and body. As the infirmities of j
i Vftftro lincfin frun'Aoa ???"?? 1
, ?vp... WJ..VOO |
! lighten our labors without injury to I
1 ourselves; but we dare not stop at oucc,1
if wc would avoid inuninout risk. The I
sudden check, ten to one, hurls the ri-j
der from the saddle.
It is frequently as serious a blunder,
so fur as the fortunes of his family are'
at stake, for a rich man to give up i
business. If lie resolves that. gong
shall never work a*? lie did, the vain
i and foolish desire of so many fathers J
I who have amassed wealth, he runs the ;
greatest risk of making them, in consequently
of their life ot idleness, spend- J
thrills, or profligrates, or worse. If lie i
{determines more wisely, that they shall;
i continue his old business, lie would act
i wiser yet by remaining with tliem and '
{giving them the aid of his counsel.!
(Fortunes are made more often by a
J thorough knowledge of the pursuit one J
| follows than by intellectual ability j
I or connection or capital itself.;
Hence it is always best for a parent, j
I whenever it is possible, to put his sons
into the same business with himself, i
(In England, commercial firms, nianu-1
factories, and even handicraft avoca-'
J tions are thus transmitted from gener-1
! anon to generation, ana, as statistics
'show, with comparatively little much1
less mutations of fortune. When a
war with France was threatened, ati
close of the last century, the nation ;
unanimously called on Washington
to head its armies, so that tho benlefits
of his experience might be secured,
and the father of his country con- i
j eon ted, preferring even in advancing!
ago to wear out rather than to rust j >
juut. In our times we have, in the hero (
I of Lundy's Lane and Chupultepec, n|
i e!iitiloi? Avntri ?\1a n 1 ?? ?*? , ' ^ ion ?
r?i 11111 ?n \;.\tviu|'it: vi ?i im ii> u rwivii'/i j ,
' ferring to die in the harness.
Even when men decline business,!
however, it is not absolutely necessary
! that they should rust out. In practice,
most do, and hence we have spoken.
I The wiser course is to find some oecu-.
1 pation for its energies, so that mental
and bodily health may be maintained,
: as before. Nature, in fact, wars on
! idleness. There ig not an atom in creation
that is long at rest. The rain t<
to-day was vapor of yesterday and that
a week ag??, was water m the "Pacific.
I r l_ I I
The winds maintain forever a circula.
tion of fresh air, without whicll Vegetuhlee
and animals alike would die* ao
man, however wealthy, ha? a right to
rust out. He violates the laws of his
being il he attempts it. To feed the
hungry, to clothe the naked, to comfort
the widow and orphan in their afiiic
tion, is part of the heaven appointed
duty of those who* have equally monc.*
and leisure at their * disposal. Wealth
and retirement are not bestowed for
riotous living or slothful indulgence,
lie who sits down, after having acquired
a fortune, to spend his days in selfish
gratilication, literally rust aofct sou!
as well as hotly. Ti ue manhood spurns
such a cowardly retreat from the great
battle of life as much as the hero would
scorn to be found engaged in dalliance
H'llPIl viplnpi' \t-oe humi.K. ? - :
........ . .vwij ...... mi mug iignnint ins
country. It is only cravens who wish
to die on silken beds. The brave prefer
tc? lall with their armor on and their
faces to the foe. Wear out?don't rust
o \ it.?Jiieh in ond Despatch.
Vi 6tiiIHj Co?rgciei)c
0>'K of the most memorable passages
ever uttered by Mr. Webster was
in vindication of the authority ot eonscience
and providence, on a trial fo>
murder. 4'1ho guilty 6oul cannot
keep its own secret. It is false to itself?it
feels an irresistible impulse t?>
be true to itself. It labors under its
guilty possession, and knows not what
to do with it. The human heart was
not made for the residence of such an
inhabitant, it finds it-.elf preyed upon
bv a torment which it does not acknowledge
to God or to man. A vulture
is devouring it, and it can ask no
sympathy or assistance either from
heaven or earth. The secret which
the murdered possesses soon comes to
possess him; and, like the evil spirit,
of which we read, it overcomes lii.u,
and leads him whithersoever it will.?
lie feela it beating at iiis heart, rising
in his throat,and demanding disclosure*,
lie thinks the whole world sees it in
his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost
hears its workings in the very
silence ot his thoughts?it has become
bis master. It betrays his discretionit
breaks down his courage, it eoiiqucis
his prudence. When suspicions
from without begin to embarrass him
and the net of circumstances to entangle
him, the fatal secret struggles with
still greater violence to burst forth. It
must be confessed ; it will be confessed
; there is no refuge from confession,
but suicide, and suicide is confession."
Siiaksi'Eakk's Skeleton.?In !Memj>his,
Tennessee, the other day, a man
scood gazing in a window where two
skeletons hung suspended?one being
that of a man the Other a boy. A
stranger coiuming up.
"Whose skeleton is that?" asked the*
man, pointing to the large.
"That is ShakspoareV," said the
st ranger.
"And whose is that?" continued the
man, pointing to the smaller.
"That is Shakspeare's too," answeared
the wag,
"IIow can it, be?"
uAIT'i - ii ? *
->vny mats mm when lie was a
boy," was the rejoinder.
"Oh! 1 never thought of that.*'
And our friend walked away, wondering
how those queer creatucrs, the
doctors, got the bones out of Shakspenrs
body when he was alive.
Wu at osk Vote Did.?Olio vote in tho
United States Senate annexed Texas to United
Stales. Mr. Ilanuegan, of Indiana,cast
that vote. One vote in die Indiana Legislature
elected Mr. Ilanneaan to his place in
the Senate. TliaL vote was cast by Madison
Marsh, of Staunton county. Mr. Mar.-li
wits chosen to the Legislature of Indiana Lion
o vote.
4'JotlV II' TIIF. VaI.I.KV OV VlliOtMA.? It
is said that the corn as well hsgarden atutif,
looks very line and luxuriant throncboiu
ii.~ \*.,n * ?
liiu r iiiicj Ui > IViTllllH. '>;i(i OlllI'uiil
trees are iiiulnutly Joined, but j.<
iirc.iiauM aire not very 14: * crous. 11-.1 ?;t t-s
the fruitHuem to be < f ;i .
A liEMARKAr.l.i: Ya;;.? ( t." Mr. Menu?.
ltQOwn ;ih the. Brooklyn iveu'!
clerk, !-a\s the y ro^?-nt war h"s bcvn 10uiark.?blu
for long c> ntimirma* if gr^nt
lu'Rt in summer. have l>< > 1. m 1
nuinc.om than umal this war it inn:.,
parti of the globe, l"t < in!"pia...-s haw
bi.cn far lc-? tliaii t ?v many vcai
past. T.ci?! i.-> n*?tour record f?>,nixty
eight coiiserntivo years, oil her in In a.
or co. 4, as ifS-.j.-by J .ijof .. .
ii'i.i h il ??f M*t' v.'ir ! S V.