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____ utmtt t _ __gf VOLUME I1I. U s. . A UGUS 11" 134.. NUMBER 42. The Sumter Banner: 1!BLIS1TED flERY:EDlNESDAY MORNING, BY WILL LAM J. FRANCIS. T E RMS: Two Dollars in advance, Twvo Dollars anul ,Fifty-cents at the ex irat ion of six months, or T'Jree Dollars at the end of the year. .'o Vapor discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the P'roprietor OTAdvertisements inserted at 75 cis. per 'square, (14 lines or less,) for the first anil dalf that sum for each subsequent insertion OJ"The number of insertions to he itarked on all Advertisements or they will be publish ed until ordered to be discontined, and charged accordingly. OJTOne Dollar per square for a single in sertion. Quarterly and Monthly Advertise ments -vill be charged the same as a single nsertion, and semi-inonthily the same as new ones. All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, wan Communications recoinmenli ng (Camn elates for public oflices or trust-or pllinr Exhibitions, will be charged as Advertise nents. Ul7All letters by mail must be paid to in sure punctual attendance. Bruce's Reformation A SCOTCH STORY. BY JAMES GIBBON. By the side of a lonely, yet beautiful ly rural bye-road in Stirlingshire, Scot land, there stands a small, but hand some cottage in which resides to this day, a venerable couple, who have trod life's weary pilgrimage together for many years, and whose grey hairs reflect honor on themselves and the na tion in which so many samples of genu ine goodness of heart may be found. Childless, but not companionless, hail been their lot together in life ; but to murmur at the dispensation of 'rovi dence was not their desire, neither their want, and a rich reward of sweet contentment had hitherto blessed their sojourn in this vale of tears. Their cottage stood by the roadside, it stood in the centre of a neat garden plat that was slightly raised above the level of the road, and grounds around it ; in front, the embankment was not higher than two feet ; in the rear, it varied from five to six ; besides a ditch of considerable depth at its base, in which coursed a str eam of limpid water -at all times of the year; but at the lie riod to which we refer, it was somewhat swollen. A tasteful peaked fence surrounded 1s-garden at a moderate footpath's breadth from the edge of the embank ment, round which any one could walk comfortably outside the fence, withuut incurring the risk of tumbling over. A little gate opened toward the road, which was reached by a descent of two or three steps. In this pretty cottage was another in mate, a drunken, worthless wight on whom neither precept or example could ever work any change ; and whose in variable rule was to get drunk every opportunity, and get sobcr only tlhrough necessity. He was the brother of the cottager, and everybody throughout the country knew Jamie Grossett ; lie was one of those unaccountable beings that every body likes, and nobody ever gets oflend ed at. Jamie had listened for years to an advice the minister of the parish lad got up especially for Jamie's own case; but, thme imperturbable gravity with wvhich he listened to the worthy man, 'had become so annoying, from certain hopeless appearances, that it had been ;given up, and Jamie was lc't like a .ship without a rudder, to follow the tent of his own inclinations. It happened about this very particu-. har time, that a young gentleman, the son of a very respectable family long acquainted with the G rossctt's, was onm a visit at the cottage, and a sudden in fimiacy had sprung up between .Jamie ;and him, to the no 3mnall annoyance of ethe cottagers; and various hints had been thrown out to that effect, to warn the stranger of what was due to himself and the respectability of his piarents; .all of which hints seemed ontly thrown away, a~s Mr. Bruce---which was the y oung gentleman's name--did not seem to feel it convenint to unmderstanid them. Night after night beheld these two worthies set out together, but sel .dom indeed did the same night witness their return; and when they did come, it was in a most lordly state of indilher ence regarding sublimnary .naitters. The old cottag~ers, grieved to the heart, remonstrated in vain with young Bruce; they urged a thousand reasons for a chance, all of which he readily admitted, but Jamie hiad gained so great an influence over the young mn that, when evening camne round, off the v would go on the old course. ]h-uee al length getting ashamed of it, one wel and drizzily, rainy night, oh jeete(. or the grcund of the uniconmfortable statt of the weather; but Janie's elho 1niieC prevailed; and awray they went For mr other Carouse. The murky cloud of mist blackened and made indistinct oljects at no great distance ; and, as luck wout have it. they took a read they hiad never been, together, before. .1mrnie Was well ae <1uainted with every roal in the eon try, but Iruce Was a strainer to then al ;---J amic had selected. For this night's carouse, a loni l v Tll uisi . on a moor lnd route; situale (d on the margin of' a stream hiat tumldii over a rocky precipice in the ne:ir vicinuit. This stream was crisse1 h\" a 1blb'o. :It the elil of whicl stirnh th'e 'I' l in I e where the wortlies iiiteied ti .a their evenin:'. 'There, ill a sm11' c('nr' by\ t!.e inie side,Jm1nie placed him elf, %with at face beamling, mld shlining_, andt silin. as if wiarled hv all the !enerous'IS eIItiins that ever filled the huo1uan hean-t. .hannie des;.ised1 the appelu-:miee (,r a gill stouip -a he loved the jOl in nmitchkinl measuire ----- So hi- li.d : i lailord-like and11 h appy--:uw' nothing: bult the muitcihkinl would erve. onI thin . as on all other occasi 1:; l a; 1oite'h ki was accorliinly caledc bu s mlie obuserved . if that was iat el, hi. they couldiesl ge(t m;.,:e : huln tha:t Was do:ie, there was pLint;.- in tile 1re --Jannet was h~appyl: Oh!, glorie:". Glory, altogether! wlat a l t of it a lhichelor cull iiave i' he u 1h liked; Jalliu was iln ei ;i . the l.:alI lordl was happv t((s. a:il Ihnl rli nlot helpsl b inlg infet edt'1 nith thev ::tla Spirit: mndl hmitr after hou;tr I:e W ay :>n pleasant win .. The night hadl far.' ah-anred. andi Ja mlie's mnutchkiin hal heen filled .1l r, illd again and :i n.:11 t (l "er" time t cmne in, lie tld them to -drin ' av. :hey could ;'et more when that v.14 l lc bt t l e:s:nltest ti:. S nt it I -. . meay, ain the iucer tai.l in , :.s ih uiicker they IF11 'leepl hadc (1ve(r come the 1:a. .nrl: ni Jmn ie a 1 :ni l :-ee :,at ,r li' e.;- hs >ther thru h a m:SW mi-t thu:l t.'1u heir vSion as if un1cer tain ,,f" eatch 9: r'Is iitv: we tl h r Lu he twal:1,' hail amomweilt'd th. :M;;;. <ht.:~leh l t~ lle :tvi ea I~ inlie lli siil-n I', -e un11 thain Was as ~',,,d as t1 w ,. 1-1r b lis time it saw\' doube'. Bunt. as we said I for.l \ver thiwl. las an etIl. :11"l -t, Ik skey! .: " t ol'lawoke' , ae l l tiee Im 1 . ti I::. . nlanner" I (lsibl bandti:(: 1 .h:11i, :1: lIru"ee to the do.c~di ei hleln, leaving r ltiim. ok t~': n lttme the bent wart\ the; cnAl. Jamie leaned tor a i'11n a:n'.. the dior, mail the rear of the vat--:; ilrikie on1 his (,1nfus.-l Sen-:s lil- til. 'irushing_ of a mightty\ s:(1na. t}hls, inastei.r I :n wte.' .l:: 1,i" (e. lii:c'e. 'Lord~t, man, wlm:t -man hu' bh.-t i 'laws;- he~ar hiou it Ir 'a11.' 'It's the tree::,' suggestedl IL~~e with ai hlieiup;-mall thire wai l..; dnlel tree f'r muanyV '.iles reuln,lL:t Jaillie alhso aeit liesteel ill thle Su !:st 1.; that it lumust h1 t~ reis. 'Lord,.ma,' sail Jilai, ash1 .~ ceredl(i to le side, 'ils like ta: 1bla w a body oiwer a'o iithuer.' r~iilee, elildeavouiiluv to a' rl li a'ulirl e I ll le ull) i ia r 'but it hhaws filks about il-t lie s thev were dried l1avei lawni a lblast like this inlce the- var twen ty-twa, wh eni it ble'w the: I.:;h j i a' Me.:s Mill,:nnlul the S~imu Il 't-rf: it'L doiinricht. hislane:ll I ha' Xi 'a hiandukerchief, \i r. I sruce':' lii Ii idiedl iln tihe allinntative'. y'r'l hlfetts5 tai keepi viur ha in: Ie lost aL gid ane las;t Christ5 III: lm n: surel' whithier it was hlawn if 'tr n: but v tldilig I elI I. it 1c6 wa. tIm ,..:l Ju lili/iil lilltedl ill tlii criiillt ii' It wL \ ulae mini like tlle salili illil- 1Iii li i niever' litild heel a Ltl :iv.i ha I -il 181i Mr. .lirulee, alId altliuu liiluu: :i we thng ht~l-er'owii (1, aoll Ouit tiiShi .1 I'l 1101 ireipai'ed to loo se it. Xci:; s-a I ak frieiid zulad ice aul t .'t.. 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' 1'1. 1; I i'I. . ." :I 1 1-1''' 1 : : i ' "1 ' I' I'It " :I'' 'I*'i I "' darkness o!' the early morning hours himg over the earth in such density, that a sober mii.mi could scarcely have sen, luch less a (rtUiiken one. .ruce, tired and weatjied, was sitting on a sone at the foot of the inonnd on which the co t tagi tood, without Ieing aware Of its vicinity Sleep was beginning to crawl over his worn an(1 fatigued facul ties. :ul that mi:erablc feeling was t e'lin;4 n hin,---that miiserable feeling the iia::ird e xerilncs, but no per llm d4tesii- or lanlgluagre eitler---it is reg ret certain ly; -1nt the worl will not co'nivev a th iusmidth part of the misery 1f that feeling;---with the -archell t"+n:;-n(', and the fevered brow, and the elci:ded moinid, stIruggling between phan. u : ms,:11 lie , utnalle to (lisc(ver the ciear i etinii i which ihe is placed. MWh .itting on the stone, a short :ml :Logi kin'l of grunting and grmanbi 'lin g arousied1 him from his apathy, :ait! I ,king up1 lie saw somethiing mov ing g!ait seem el muoire like a giant than a nam.-- :uid elaxchiiling in terror 'ho's ST&-r: re en-ed for answer the very ech .- (.f his own woris, 'wlo's there; iha i'e think is here, yout stupid n: -' - it. r .; d'ye think is here, you iu;i b i rut-its me; dye ken wha that i'' It was Jainie himself hang. iin ni to the garlen fiice, round which ' h::1d inale a tou' five or six tines., ' r the little ate. which lie had ::.. :.111:m tilnes, without obsev 1in.:.::11l v as ont his way romlld again, Ie ling ever ( p' V Tar iliv ilually, without to distiiguishi the gate spars, r iti th othlier. '0 that v+ 1 .1.11nie!"' empuired Bruce, in.: t ; I a = 'llh 8lncht, 'Wh else rbli y'u think it wad he, .ifasl- Brce?: 1"+ n're very kiisi1 to 11 a 11ody suLitniigi. hl re tall nigthit. \. al ili \n y 1t r ]>caI0:13110 'Js tills the house' again cnquired I In,.: lhel .ini': e.laiie(I ,Ja. ( . e .:aim 1 in a1 ((plorale. state. .u :('. e 'iita keli youA ie ait ho.'se. ive.I, 1 was niot 'uite siure, was lil' n '1i tue' w", ag.unl the wished-to :--. :It exe~aln tion o f .Iau .ie. 'I.. '' *u :get up~ theiire ,buanie' "t I." j..ta n .1 11p \laister Bruce... Lw t i li way be KSs .et 111, hut it's 1: t n:( :a t up.' 1~ ~ ~ ~~M ti 1I pll~,"r'111 thIe eminlaiililllt, s1.b" the sidle of ,tlnde, " 1rel i i i rou nd tie hoi se, ti . cime collana1dolitig thuce to Lr t 4 tt aid nhice, lean :'-' -- n as whi te o5lewei t i " i + t " F l li . s---. wa \ In t' ll - fm- :t1'e way.1\ andt precipita t ud, llus iius, low the he mcl ta n t into thel (titchI amnong the wva wh. ,lih had wlashed him~ k as eleani as I n1 , t, -~c',:re lie conhcl extricate - .a1. we erby" the acicie t. n *ieiiigt, .liiie erat led ip ' 1 :lmen aaml through the hole h - h n h-, he reached the deor of ::. .--:it th' 5:ine !tomnent with' ......w....v v.h hiilearinig the no4iLe, A 1i itith liense withlout sielkin he n t :niil i pened~ the gaLte for Brutce, i' d led liin t' his clahamer' ini silene then oi im on his bed~l, she, ~wi '' her' iwn apairtinenit,----tis is .1n1't lI i'liet, I 414 .u t into ti; it Ii' I'4 , it: i'.iie litine iii sucel a - t ned u ecno epi Y ne ie~m help it Piipij'' * :; -i. .\lary' whiat enn we dog' hn Ili*w w.hat I 's/adi d4.,' anisweredl I 'this ieb4;: I'll guaranitee - . 44 .11 114 aimed:'i Phlli er -N141 , bu CI' ur himn tho'. -1 inn Isee thet. possiili t y of' that I Iu /i 'au4' it: and l've*~ mnade upl nIy 4n. tI it, befo re LI ..a an 11 '41 11 4"', If ao n ill pri adte th'at youl will 1.1 speak ti him 44ne4 wordi while hie re mains under1 your 144 roof--whliich will not h1 I ncr thian three days at, miost.' -\ l i en, I promLiiSe.' \n I 'i n. ill prini..e4--furthermoreiw . Li :, ha n ., l.l. '.It I ,11 Il 10 s mournful as von can, and turn away when he asks you any questions; and likewise keep cut of his way as much as possible; aye?' 'Weel, Mary\",' he at length hesita tingly answered,'if it man be sae, it mauun he sae,---that's all: it I diuna like to treat onybody sac sourrily as n' that comes tae.' "Well, that's settled,' said Mary, 'auul now- go, away to yrVlt bed again.' The old man weit off to bed, ati the tll lady sat think for a moinient: Illl the tears came over her eves. Shie at lengti arose, and taking her candle, she proceeded to the chalmbter in which ]Bruce lay extCn(led on the bed. in a horrible mud and filth. Iis hcc was as black as a negr 's, while a sickly smell of whiskey filled the whole roon; his eves Stood glasv iii his htea1ad as a dead mlain's---ihism;out ith wide op en, and choking soul rattled in his threat. It seemed like the death-hed of a idiot. The good old lady. with tears in her eyes, comienced to iunidress himt, nor stoit initil she 1a(1 taken every artic!c olT of hi --even lI ; :h irt, leaivin g him (ltirely oarie. exce) tinlg his l.at, which she ali wed to runaina. tied (ai und(1er his chili. Theni taking ti.c feathI er bed from uider him, he let himt lav on the mattrass, covering". hia with the feather-tiek in lieu (f blankets. She took every article of lcd-clo'thes frit the rot'mn---bed' eartains, 'ild.w-cur taili, t able-covers, Cal I Cais, bureau-cor er, and every article of the weaver-s inanufacture she took w ith her; to: geth er with ! a own clothing- leaving not al article wherewith lie could clothe him self wlien he awoke. h'IIe (old la~iv iteti ref 11n:0 to the kitelu-n, :ml ,at down by" the fire. Aft some hours of death-like sleetp. he began t1( nove; mlil hiis sluinhtier 1he camse disturbed, he rolled al tossed as if seine hon id night-mare ad biut re noveti its shackles frmi his bSiln, whicb heaved high, t'ith hdl.ared lreatl in.l (Feeing then that all (hoger was a(tanl el, the (1ld holy.ch~in''lg thle do('(r bhnliiid her, left lin to awake to a full sCse of, his most deatled ct 'tilitiun. Tlle day was filr sj cit, iltti the stil was high in the leat vens, ere he leenne aware (>f his existence, nld his recIllee itiins if the trecedi:ng- eveninig. which were etlitlise(d et-i _lg , wer' lilytlli tI i Lilt -leasatit. I t was s(tie f''v Iitlitt:s after lie awoke. that lIe discevered the singlrt state ofr tie rooln; to Say nll4i itg of the very priitive state in wihich lie f'1ui(d his owli herst tn. Ilis watider I1 setnses slow ly, :n Ui hut I artiall . tii tied (lie by ltie, Illt all their ltiteti 1,i tlw erS, cellill liet ltvi i lc il e i -tv sill. uhu-~ appIear;ance: ubieb inelt his e-.e li every side. 1le ga:zed sti i.idly r(1luid the cootn, eti1ldielll, lt i vaini, to see s'e'thindg that uigh t assist Ihis iue1i rv, blt noth iltig i tultl; iln fact he was not iite c ertain vlo:re he was, s. ii(chi was the i o chmgiled that he ("ubl no1t tell wihethi. r he was at (i lne or not. olnetillle liassed llaway 11n it vm struggle to recall the I ast evenltig. but all to no purlpose. IIe- theni ditertinined to get up and wasi his Surtprise wi lien not lin :irtt-ie< cltigwas tto bie fiitnd. Ile searced in evr cornter, atnd1 t uder I thet e d ini cveryv cl'set; but aill to not puiSse. 1Ic e I wa ttunder-struck anid ettnfiound, andit hesti' d i n i the i ddle if the r 'l m like onte deumeted: wheni graduai~llv tunigron, lie en-n full in~ frnt :1 lat onudntigeleerse head -ogit e agatin :Oti hid himiself un-i derniiath the tick. tot- '. hie tiav~ be'ani to wva r a; nee: a tt:lhik1e stilhwi-s rlined uover the st f 'ilence, wihichl ren ltee hi sit (utu irks''ie andh patinfl. I lis head parched, and dry as a 'hiup, andt not a dr-op of wiater to cool his tinginig thitst, tiuit, tlhe stiilIie:;s cii whic-h must have felt, tgreeabb-l, I suppitse, very. Ah sttrhid iln thie ine'st h itt er relec-tion s. hue thuos spetnt the rest of t he idar. Th'le Sunt had no w teat-led thle sumnt it of thei wiester-n hills, and it's biilianit rays dan ted thrtoughi the apat tmenit, like'at thrt well elfrer or dait . ds, v.t ta miserable man had not learned one jot of the mystry wvhich enveloped his sit nation. So, with an aching heart i:a resignc(d himself' to his fate, and en deavored to await in patience, the plea sure of the good people of the house, to relieve his anxious mind. I)askness at length began to creep) gradually over the earth, and as lie be held its slow march, his mental anxiety increases almost to madness. Shaime also kept hiin tied to his bed, lut wicn the nidIit had so advanced that the hour of evening 1 rayer had ap preached, which he could note by the diistinct sound of the preparations w1hich reached his silent chamber. then the so lemn souni1d of the good man's prayer, ainomineig the hour of retiring to rest, lie could suffer no h nyer, but bounding out oif Led, lie tied his handkerchief around him, th(:n1 opening the door gen tly lie pronounced the word 'Phillip,' in a tone that seemed to come from the bso1m of the rrave. The old nan took the light, and slowly strode along the passage toward the (or, which ]Irucc held slightly op en. 'hFr God sake, exclaimed Bruce, as the old mani alIroacht d, 'tell me the acamiing;, of' all this, Mr. (Ims.ett; what does it all mcain?' But the old man shook his head mnourif'ullv, and walked slowiy aw;ay. Penir Bruce uttered a groan of agony wihich had well nigh' birotight the old Iman lack again, had it ,ot been that his better half' appeared oQpportulnity at the Very moment, and broughit him away: Bruce Langed his deor to. inl a twinkling, not wishing to show himself' to her. under such humili atinig circun:staicts; she advanced, hIiwevr. a li ope.e( his deor, which ent him scalml cring to bcd, with the magilit of a deer. 'Ito you ~art any thing to cat, Mais terirneet' she enquired in a kindly tone. 'N: no!' no!' lie exclaimed in accents of ag onv, 'hut tell ime \Irs. Grossett, tel im the meanling of all this.' '' iat .1 never shall do, Maister lriuce: ii' \ i dc nt recollect the aw fillV :al allinmg circumstance, I am truly glad: and I am sure I shall be the last persin ever to mention it; but, you imst reini:in w1 ;bere you are until an op pIrtuiit y (ccu rs fior vou to escape; the wlole uei;.:hhrlohod are uadter the im res i tat vol have fled tIhe country, a hich you lumtst (o, as s' on as we can ire cure s'mite clothilmig for you, which o ill be soon.' 'Init. ierif'jul God!' exclaimed Iruce, 'What have I done?'' 'r. B.rnce.' said the old lad', 'it is >f' n> use asking any ene in this house meh a quetion, for no one would be uikind enough to tell you.' 'But it is much more unkind to hide t f'roml) me: I imtore 'ou in the name 'f (od, to relieve my anxiety.' 'Ib tlier imi pl re the Alnigimty to for tive' y .u Mir. bruce,' said the old lady, turning :away. ai1d leavinmig Thruce in a ta:e ot' miAl 1 rdering cui insanity. lIeti urnin in a few minutes, she placed Smte fod and water by his bedside, and e!':siing the dour Lehind iher as she re tired, le ft 1 hi to) a ncight of mental mtis T' at:mpt to d esc'he the horrible sensa:tionis that agitated his fevered minmd, were impossible. During a long adweary' ni-.-ht, in which his fancy was 1 ((enl iar ly fercilie in creatinig ima gi nary i:,strummeiits to toirture his reason, lie loncged forn the returnuiing light to examine his ha~ndis it' therie werue blood on them: and visions, w ildi and h aggard, fluated 1Lefire his nind's eye,- continually as smuning the most hcideous shapes and formis Ihis trou'bl fihney could suggest; and he gr'unedl uinder the intolerable weijht of' his miseiry. Sleep':-a tr'ou ihed sort of lethatrtgy of t he senses, in wh it-b e vry tense acted as a rack, none ha:ving~ te i. wwir to struggle for relief', ua as all be co uld .et . : lie ulnspeak marle -ri--l hiounid h'im toj the instru menvit that scirched I. is unre'sistinm 1n1n4: an ilu Its fhun t andi gasping yell, ua ill at i(.th~ hur't forthi, and awake hhto a I l ses of' his degmradation; wide the' tears i-lled down his checks, a' in wanily cuirsedl thme hellish liquid thiat hIad co'nsunnated so complete a ruiin of his hmappiniess. Sometimes he tthoiughlt lie saw Jamiie approach his bed side, with his throat cut frmom ear to ear, and~ thet W1ood igushincg and biuggling f'arm e ghiasly wound; aund lie would star t in hoirrior at the awful spectacle, and his blood r'an cold, as a faint recol leet ionh of' a quarrel on the previous night wouihl hpartialyv occur to his muddled ifeluor01V. .1lour' af'ter hour lie tossed on his bed