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All Obittary Nw'..e, Pv 1'Cln .c I' anld co(n) ntii tI;io't'4 i" lill(l,Iin 117-1 t -( ltel dates for puic ;(o,1i.-es or trust-i-r mullini-. Fl'ihibitions, will bie ebir-.1 :is .\th-orl .-c. tuents. 4l7A11 lt itrs by a: iil 1ims lv hpal to i rirp tene tint i niie i'. A irir h oiio 1 i:., li a ' A e-- t o th p pe . :ed -4-' e . \e .h i ..'o-' i-N -p rt. Here, n.d se.i op -i..h' o, i e , jol - in 84oncitoy, oil tomb n-; .i:h .pa ...! Dread ; a i . less drein, su 4e al ig denn . Hopes tla. di, rre b cahed ti i l w*r!.. The e dant Spsrig hath crowned iliy hillocks.. wtih iml my :1 Stalk of tender floweret. % et 'err tii. v h'oInm The ca' ker wormt -maws flite gem. d --: ,s jte Fragile bud. Urihe..in ;.0 hd! mI 0 I Grief. o'veloaid the air w-ii heavini i-d Mtck the buoyic e of tm i i .riii t. Th nOn1gh is IIilh I wille I, elil Im l I 1 . - 1 NVit t Ie ls it hce Mh b -. I0t i ' Of tile Inlitid aled w ke 11 Is ' *I . . soul, A id yet I loig Ito hold coi.ver' ' -xe T's usthe general puls of'.i'* :. iia, aa.1 Nature made panise. No wa" .d No startilng VoiCe imorks ii, . Of the ev, 1r. 1g< illuii .\lI I -. . . Lun mall lcer lear, from n11. x A Nulre lcre dloth teaci. 1) st , ,o - A unme. 'ride fatiien .n; Ill.d the 1a of IIm Wh0 t40cor'ned the (oan1 :I ., Behold it here-entombed w-.h 4t-y lmss haid Dat inmquest hold o'er Gmii bet hamwwork A t sould. 'i% wrillteni on tile book 0 d doth fir (101i1i with it. See-, omi e tres firmnd fll. I Tie brow of your old cone, where notiw i wild ConfusioOii, seateird with the war of ii thow.3d Slorms and thundei;s whi ich her e havi.e, hit Itel From its deep inrooted tied, tile mumflika1ch1i Of thi fo tests growh ilw icli iiow e'er stiews The ground-impedes the oit of lla:n. Prol hectic gloom ! e pt m & Thus oft il eirly years whilo iUfe'' yoi. igi oom1 scatre lin'd thlce inelw of my chetk, I've Dreamed of haunts like thine and though t 11Llhem like The illgely of sle)ep, or 'ere tile 11ae of Everlasting uright halngs ont hier dn .ky Peniit o'er the geinve, a stute. oif w ki) po cv Faledl with the museic oif a1 ihousand waii te By Natuore mutrmiured, 02 a iullabiy ti cimrm~ The ipirit ill i's upward ilighit TheL graive ! Whatii hie alry) Whalit pomp, whl.at siol'mtn i'unit dht unend441.'i Tjho CircumastunIce of do-ath. Irud trappiing house! The stiffinted corte of weaith,nndl with uecllam Si arih meinis throiig thle way an Id ery lanoli way !" i hilothbither, itedi by ulprighltsire,..a t4rainl Slow winding to the dhisat gblae's piroinhose ''Te sober dhelliz.en, or lie hnt-bandman144 w( bui., Peaceful mien*, or 'ero tile streach of hfiei guaiydi TVhe wvil, had wiln imi many11 a3 friiend Jt wi4hin t! ' anit olf miy unitive deli * * * 3 *~tch. gima hedlect lhe carth. TIho' deathl to mn hus no0 friwins to ma~sr 'iThe peasce.ful Ooution of imy3 da3ys. 'Tisn. -Now str he 'T helfre oh inighit ! itnd wake the e'li a inin \Wh'lich hlauntt the, s4olemn3 diuik of thli.e uhadiies, God ! how miy soil e'ein w.andeirs 40 thii thiriini ,Of lhenvyen nr o'rburdlened14 wih ai; seset .Ofz thanuikful grief, wold burst3 withi very e*xtan! M'. To ai YounIg Lady. If there's on eairthm a enre For thle sunik heari, 'tis ihbii'-day. ni ir 'layi To~( be lthe blest comupani.In oft thi y w y 'To hear 1'thy agel cloaince((~..o .see "'hose virtuons eyes forever t urn~ed oni tie; And is theIr light rcec shenitly Likethetnainedl web, that wIhitena in5 thet sunr, So grows'& pure, by) being pture'ly ahioie upon~l. .. Dr.Jo'me ot well says, 'great talents Sfor' coniverstioni requiire to be al.compa-it ,ied wi th great politeness; hie who eclip uiters owes themi great civilities, <i whaat ver ai mistaken vanity may te.1 tji'3 'ttVe to pleaSo in eotver eaL otohiei t IWillun Ep-us.sly j.r tie .tider winner. Trifling with the Heart. UR TIil* "I ht !. i m .or .h I( I: 0 JM'.\l Po'r mve i .s al C :Suill!ll ii iI'. A Id still it : i-calb., tp IIe nlt ls i !1.. Where I bleheill wlat mn el .;is i bo- : A I lee I echn ch antg'd. hi vs was h.ot %o vs rl A spell 'om wilwil evenl ye(t I aioi mot qi ce." Dyne:-, There is no record of the heart ran scribed with t ruth, not the slighitst of its secreut workiiings car11efillyv expoused, that can lail to interest. 1It this ciCare exteids to such deli cate poimhs, to So iice a distinctioll in tle! applicaut t'ion of lerins, that few in lee.'d of the mti.1S p; ular wmiters have reaer--it em ntresin:; w! most I -eti us. I ever fil ill u '(Its S ., N 141 lie it I w.i to its, to.e a hd eit t.r whtsoev-; er i,, e i I to.1 the Con1ttiu- it ISisu -i .cuit , t ictulre trulthii;. ti- oals o0 whicn We ac vtana;...e sullficien1t too deter Ont Iris.ilt tlC e is at ole eil s . bl i 111 ec es thah w Il s parkle -. :.lges IL i1141y ie Ileo s . 'I T I 'i . lowtier io kilow tiat Iin * ilv;;:l ' I' -u II miollioni illeI s 1 1 s is not d : H r wither Ci vet. It never will br. I lbless thee, Mary ! I call her M;: Iv. There are Souie who know th : ed f old; it mayv lie oily delicate to vavt ir rightftil tit IV; tinl I call her M for I love the liallie. I liow Itant y i pure aid holly associatins g'athe ait th' -0ound Ila Plary, Mnyeeyary le I.s ilst her wihloste 1111e is writteln hi-ib abov,.e all o-thers inl time and in ete~uiityv, holyi~. an goi d a ! Mary lielcy. was a country girl not such anI one, I would have you to undersuaIld me, as the litet would Iat 1irnllv call to.) vot1- llitil ill its assiclht tin u11 lilt i.igs :id A l i p.Ill ry, c)ns akill I corius'all's, Mnilk anl milkinaids-not IlltI at i rosy-v.:eked and ripe luokin, blit pae aid delicate and slender, wit il a Faee askillg to lie protected as well slI ved. Calling of an 2aternoon upon the .aigliter of Mir. C-(as near as I wish tu go 0 tle initial) a wealthy citizen of ,In which town I then Was resi ding, I muet htr. Hie adiiittd IlIe, andI beig a stranlger, I bioeuId and.l ask ed ir the obje'ct of lny visit. A fter hauling in t1y Cardl, She retunliel to the Pa: loir aid seated herself at aI OpCn window that looked out upt the lavii inl frsmn t. II fo-rmi she was tall al ver \ gracefill, and, as I have stated, deli Cate. She hal a lild grey eye, but briiiiant when in conversation; and she pioSSesed that onialniclt to woriiiaTI, aI head of ieaitifil black hair. She was taste'fully '1h essed, ithiout other. decor at ioni th iai a r' ebl ill her bosoloi ini jlure white. I dlid not sit lonug in silence, for it is awkwardl; :nio as the daiy was unqu~ues tionlalle line(. I said so. Now, there is a stereoty he repily to all reinarks upiin the weather, anad I once heard of a biashiful lover who, poetically saying of at bright (!reltilli, "LQtli te at Illosil,"' was ali5swered byv his listesvr'.iu ls titoliglts, o r tii laniuliua.e to e.Xjhress tlitei. S-iite s} ike of its iillilee util the Ilowers and11 liehls, atoo led1 the con versaitioan ito such a leaLsanit iiew, that I saw she did niit hack fan uer either. Slhe eo t ivs i!i i lieeit tlliiieS pieintg Aliss 10 's appi earaece, aind Ilir lI)Hil ii er esilluteliate wu ilil- 'tini wtas liotIhng lif high Kiark st:tiiped clie ~hhe wais even plin to the out ward eye,(M a2th ini le Iuittill'c hl'inelv. Iliit( thaeiLe waIs a graet alnd eause lahil11i ler., a llaag neitIsill of eXj'ressioni, thlit liov lit-art iis to bie beatuty if lily head rejec ts it. Whtile w~e w'ere~ taikinig. Aliss It glid ed in, andI biddintg use welevinec, said "Ale Fort--A...liss hei.tley," "Miss Iletsley !" I rejle:itedl. "YouII ares sinen'ahat lite;"' said NIliss IUentley, laughlinsg, "D .) on uinik us so, dull as to sit here alt this wih- wtithi out mallkig eachl oither's acqualiitance," "Cdmimen; tary0' ---is' lt it, \IrI, .1'ort? sho addieid, turing to mue. "Aliss 10. might have thought Uo saidi 1--for thiere aret fewa' peson5.s ml himself so perfiectly at eaLse ini so short a time2 as in that ofi Miss jIentey" quii',ially added Aliss il-, "ilow unftortunate," said I, '.tigt I egvuld nQ4 prevai u[on Mr.- to accompany ie. I might have escaped the severity of vemelit. '-Ila ! IIa !" laughed Miss Blentley. "I 8_v that Mr. 14irwt understands tle Iriienable points in your iositioi, and call reima 1 m 'shots mitli efleet." Is I certaildv lu1l di'one, fior M1iss R -ishied deeply; but efl'ctiig non/aneshe laghilied nithi us. The alternooni Sped rapidly away, an1d what With laughter, ald song; and wordy jest, evening coine on af C most before L was aware ofits approach. Decliniiig all iiivita ttion to Iea, and iha king tie hand of each, I walked to. wards homue. I did not long remain in ignorance Of her p1ition. she was an Urphan.1 girl-tle houisekceper at Ml r. l b--'s, but ever treated as one of the fiimil y. Months rolled round in their usual COIntse, and I visited there freiqueityi in co1pa4ny wd iI an acknowedged suitor of Miss Il. . This rtiew Me m11re I arta-iuily-!v it'.o tit sit- of Mlarv gial C"1rnpany thmn her trie-wl. 4-he was flee (abost o f ) toi 1.en hlarted :nd 1iml, an .h1re w;as a fresiess about her itr's earl su nI pathies that it Was i-lesanlt to be with. The 'ew was ''ii ev1r% .je-the low ei S I life's mornini' werei' en. eitIher w it.;-, ed IV the sutIshine fiii ;e nOr I. ;ast ed by the stoilsof ad i versihv. ;1 was niot li 'ng belore we Cmne to see and think anid s.eak alike, and eliig toig--tLIer as naturtlly as iv :aIi t oak. Anloig other a:muiinents freqtientl y enjoyed Was ridini on horses, and it was not the least agreable; for, the wood land scenery aheut--is very beau tiful. We were returning from a ride one eVening wheii our conversation turned upon fliriation. A fier repeam ed assertions that 1 had never ihrted duin-g thlie period of my natiral exis tence. andil knew ltoing of the game, she playfullv con stitut ed hersell iiv teach'er. and pro-eueed to iitiate tme inito its mysteries. "To Comince,'" said L. "supposinlig I take your hand-the next step I pre sulile would le to press it." " p stop, si "' said Malv: vou 1eecedil too fist, it is hardly timue for that vet.' "As vou 11lease," I replied; "you will find mte an ohtedient schtohlr." The intruciitry lessi Ii waS contin-i tied 1111til we reuied(I the door, and1( awaiting tile comnpahiy who liigeredI he hitil, sle proceeelel with instructions conceriing,,, my condoct on the occasion of mv next lueetittng with her. These were cnmIIIled as tle Iiiterers arrived, and bidding the ladies adieu, ily genl tiemen companuios and myself iode homlewa.11 M fair istrutress lueicd the theine dechut-ing tiat I was n a t scuhoi ar, ( who wiouhpul lit have beei *!) ad So almiii ably did we play the lovers, that what was jest with us appeared to the world clearly earnest. Dame Gossip soon counytel Us as ole. The thing was lleas:mIuit elough, and as tih- agreemiteit was that InIIither shi I ask f6r a Cessa ti''n of this mtiie emuii tSip withiit bie ing willinag ti acniknowledge won, andl itlt became fair reality, I went on, little drteaingl it must shiorilyv end. As I was ini the gardlen on a beauatiful even in" in the full, she saitd to ime in a seri ous1 tone-"-'C(harles, it is ime w~e shoul cease this idle playv. It seemst to mec veryv like tiifling withl a sacred passioni.' "Say yiiu si, inmyi lad live?" 'Il elied !.ailyV; "'and you ackno wlecdge tha:1t teni *J di nit say that, Chtarles; buit eve ry one( S seaiks oif us---we aire subijecut toi thie worl- remlarksi. IDo you kinow~ said she "thant thleyv say we' are en ga "Andto if they do,"' I reliedi, "'di youi so inuchl ( re:arid the nirh s idle tililie - iitt 1l0 i v lii e ail~~ j leant w'ay ,; ( husilf iten is tiot 1o d, lint, '-said she, sadly, and pointing slinh to vj ward.s the house, "I1 havye Itriendis to pes. -Mr, saiid 1, "1 :an sineely-i~ sry i-ut I supponse it taist bet.' 't muist' slit ri-pli-il 'auid yout wtil le-ave mec now-si mie inonthIs bee Icowe' ti v ieet a -'in. \ou do no t it-an ti s, siurely' saiid I 'why miay' I not vi-sit youit occasional ls?' Thi-oi wvas a ciuikig emlibt at iitte allee. luit -hle Jini i-i 4giii it te lloiuse without siieaking. It Ilashed to imy miind that she had been for-bidden my visits, and piressing hier fingei-s to miy lipis, I said 'far-enelI!' 'Stay but one momrent, Charles' whisper-ed Murs ,--i-ell an- that * ou do not believe it fi-onm ny wis not to , ceive vou-tell me that you uiderstanld my motives-do tell ime so ChialICs-I would not have you leave Ine Caieless ly.' 'Sweet Mary, believe me. I o not leave youi mitihout pin- but I ! eel Iow niceessarV it is foriyou ake, a ld the sooner it is done the better-once more ltarewell!' ]Jer ace lih.jited up-slie retinted the pressure of iy haud :i11id tm-ned slowly towards the houise. I watched her until she was hidden wi thi m its walls beoeIdpn e.A hen theI(e cbilirmaice ofi perSauli homi s j a1s.-(l ill hcr s.ciety beamed Ilp- my whvd feb lowed h)v thel -e!-,mde.d recalitv ibat i wvas lost to meV fillr the rime. It ~ I pleasal lt a l'e finu lille lio my. dail1Y asiatons awl whebher it ess that withoit reallyv loving''r 311ary% , I ~is very sa:d. The loss oY. her societY ccea(ed :m. o h; ut b li I:r' il fr li ! wn i oila . J ts O sii1..n le n a Tlis simle.. tokeni eviniced tl:hat sie Iad nlot fiorgo-aten me--a hop' thmt it Auld lead 'o a reniewil ,I* or. in/i mar1u :ame1i acos me~ ;1) :1l41 mReriIir nith lwri m001 aIfter at an e i ei%. p-a-t y. I e-7;: led mry haniid. ni she i.I v. i remaind at herl S*,le Ohe who aein. ad :,s, she wa leaving fo 101me, 1 askevd, --mvwh i heio I ,v. f Il e p-rmlined 1 toom uIsy11al mr. She Cordially assented. I know not how it was, but I hought then and think now, it was the unost agreable two miles of moolndiirlt hat even outlined mv% sh:low. 'Ilere alre:ly ! 'said - wi :t ;igh, as we reached thie g).ate-'die road lever appec:-d sO slim L bef'ore. Ware here.' I replied: '1btii le 'ore we parti-, tell me die le lie reason >r our sepm-ationl, you)I hinted al., 'N t now, said she; , all In mie oin Iluursday evening and I wiii tell you ill-till then, .adieu.' 'G, od nigiht lary - hant dreams, d yo ll 11 Slee!'' Oine half the rem:ii. e othat iii..J.t [ lay awake thinkit., over AlaIv S vords, what she ailneit by -r r'ea ;(ns for declitini iV visiis, I did lo; ow--hesaid, to, that perhalS it wVOIldJ lbe better if I d(id visit her. and many other iicomiprehesible things *rom which the only reasonable hypoth 2Sis I could form, was that she Ifored m1C. Restinig my16111 i ll ('n1 that. I let myselt tall t ) sleep 11141 di.'area. Tle lly Iea im v curisity experieniced was tat I might iie h lire the day arrived: lit aS myl V COnstLituto I 6 1waIs tolera-:1)v 4tronl. I kept mhyself clear f illiii 4toies mlili rutniaia horses. '1aid trusteId ill P'rovidence. I called uponl Mary at tle appoliited time, and foiml her alone. 11er col murl, whv len I entered iilienated a high legree of, exeittiieent, Which pat1ssed awaygr:ili ll v as I cnve rsed vi with her, liatgth I aisked fr the l.roised ex irep:tued ti listenl. She hesit atedl a ii'mment. hbefore she there wer'e other reasoins toihiou es traneent , :tmd I did hope c I could muniii~~~ coiurae enough41 ~l tii tell youit whiat they~ wecr; bunt I 'emmi t now ii iileed I Icannliot.' Th'lis w as saih ithl ciinvulsive ihllirt it wa1s painful ti see'. to blieve' thait anyvtin yiou say ill he means 'f kninhg%~ w hat it is that Sc evi detly painia you; hut I asure youi tat thieire is lit in my i owe I wouild nit l 'It 11 i t f' ri anythinmg you ciiuibl do,' sauid \lary'; 'hut I shall Ibe happ~ier thin viii knwc' ithati lis all.' Ui y 'etnishy nt tI 1uad. iarv i ii d t 'i us - i ingly '. ' nv0 -1 wvi ll ' ' sh saidCi. astinir eysut o taihe . -rl felt- tht you weeai n. cc,'ailly hiuo myi a!et i-thatc ful hado h-iarned to lookl eiiuone i you wthu more ofilv th unan yoau 'could ii ioindh me Fsre m'e, isharles--iy em. iifpl~: yuii w.-ho ivi.r ive te. ~Iuh loule th. i-lol 'heret is ~c nothiih to ie seet mear, 'said' I eiring rnck it 'Bllcnudene in tha th is fIod id numa see youi and hear you speak, pehaps, I mig orlit . I Felt no pride in all this--I heard it with hen-tfelt sorrow. It might have been uijust, but I bhamed myself for i no0t fo6reseeinlg this result from In ititi III:C so arstraied tnd agreable to ] 1hoihl as ours hmd been. 'Alary' 'said I , I would not wil'inigly crente a fllse I hop-: aun altiimgh von are the dearest friiend I h:ie, I Fear that my feeliigs I for you :i-e not akin to that true love that cou-ildl al-le mai.ke us happy through I 1lfe. Y a - I cr right----time will obliter- 1 ate alil th-'.o I s-! ime. For your sake i I will refrain frno1 seeinig YouI.' 'o--nI. de(1ar Celes, I cannot for- < %fill o inl life" ' l 3 war , rmIl. 'I t VII I4- atw~. I coiit loVC %'oil n ore, : ol . r:li t m1e the .leasin'e ii is to 1 with youl otel. Will "-l, dear 1 (Ch:le s. Ilir hiel rested utpon m in rsoml and 1.: 4 . a t I promised that woktl. I w s ite whe W1n t dei :11. 1 The atomIil t t, s'1-1n the. soctity f i wl i \ u1,I i ves' ous 1.o t t i tl y hankd s iifulel icitt. mvass irea batttd t owe jiard ns' woartha 1 iins ealune to bel' ieve I w ats inl lovie turlf(11. We were veryV hiOpi y tO:.derl in woreube hve eenso thi ,t il,is 11ay h[)lrini ts unimes cilh e to rnt i ei ' t r) ed Inl the full! h1(11 thii a t it : l~l'i' 1 1:.r lie itl. I 1 w U: . li ieita didd not he ilong hii-tie we m-.et i aai. Oup~tlaqitei e riwas '%1l1tierdl ve'li he-pt unm by vecintspond ence:i' :1111 akf!er She 631 , a y v(n-, I looked as impatienitly for myj eiliteen I anld three quarter cents' worth of plleas uire, letter love is a cheapet hixury n, - I did for anyv other gratifiaetion t periodically eljoy ed. Duin ths itl lttle, either to prevent a possible alliance nilh mec, or thlat She her to marry a p entlen then a Suitor f"r her h:IIl. ii tele was :ich idei wo tnle Mlarv anld abill-oll-h a N;evsanlt mnanl andK in .od circunistces. she .ould not love himn, and she salid so. ]But this did not repuls e lht----he uirged his suit. supportei by ier rinds :md her position beca ullin lpleasat IIt iln the ex lreille. sels"e - (;f l t'(i ie etiance, toAether with a r'eollectini of past a-l vouS stn. d to demtnl compn1 liance I with their wislw;i 1 blt opposed to this t %%Is her lov o ano1ther, :1l that act wolid dest rov her hop~es of* him forever. At length, sick at heart and with a taint hope Ilf myl inltfrevnce, She wrote mie for1 adlvice- TheCse falcts I have learn ed since. At nII othier time T wvou'ld have claimled h erl. n i but "eiremnllstanIev, thit un1si .oirit l (" :, 11 'i tnisercator. prez -uitedI a bavi-rr and I penneud a re ply fur which to my),.- dIy.ni htuimr i shall rep~ent. Two pathi leadling dlifferenTt t wayvs thrught ifeL wore Illbf eme, n11 l t itp m, ; e, I i h 1O ro e . D1ear Mlary. I hiew not 1ow 1 ucll I lovedl you. l i iII vltt It I hel u111 h1 er1 pOl osIt. 1it inl1 a llid li -ht l it I wa s not m thle p-icturle, :ul ennc-ssly, as onle wvith II "i dil4SUtV was niiurrsdionfe tohre wer'eI~l iln Vo nlii~ :u l ti' at et Ioe wherii :ii se' woubi he141 :hair 'terev her'4L riendl . .I s no ti e ' \i . pa ni I-:ll2 I. tt41'hiS n ti ' ill tli rotea , t n length.' I'tlV tis nug 1ti he tretedC (u carill! ly liliti l t'rult. 11iteha 4e 1. ew I liflu p4 os41-'it'ittl te wtS1t . IIa til tt lit l t mil I7 ht treail~u.i i me as p41etilmlO trehi'p lm'hill I'ethernta enel', Iles lver : :aa~le ut.vsiae eted t shewa the ru~idcs aner s'hieb she was placed and I could clear y see that nothing but a sense of her lependance and duty to those through viom she was under obligations would lave drawn from her a consent to wed his man. There is a want of honour so loathe from my soul in the use of uch advantage for any purpose that I lever hear of it but my pulse quickens imd my blood bounds fiercely through ny viens, and now when it made the tower to rivet chains upon a young cart's sympathies, and hold them in iopeless durance through life----to tin itinii the flame that would prey upon hat heart ceaselessly--.1 secretly vow d to ciallenge these destroyers hereaf er and make themr answer where at ast they must. "Aid your letter too, Charles, seem d to mc so cOld," said Mary, and ta :iug from her card case a slip of paper h1e hramriled ine the following lines, ad ling, "In my fir'st impulse after reading Ienpied them---they may be uu I 4 conieit isovi---th struggle i paut have , *i, I h ve lCoved, I hiave wor-ippedI l: , 4 t. w .h lo dhe world ai l1t fate do Ir worv' 1 a ie art lal for thee such devotion huth -ehe ;ti . best feelinigs were trted away : heren:t 'r hath noose to betray." 'klieve mne. dear' Mar'i" I exclaimed r: re:klin th1em "you are' unjust. If nv lutter s.cke not of love it was be anls(, I lahred not enrurage a hope liat mii::t interf'ere with your welfare. lowever mu1'.ch I might have wished to ecomire your )tector and ileaven ear me witness I did wish it fer ently I could not offer even a hint hat might have exchanged this certain v for the vaguc uncertainty that must itend my fortunes. Self denial was mr'd but it is very much larder to be enrsured for it." 'Why---wlhy, did I not know this be 1e?' said Mary, so bro,,na-heartedly hat it startled me 'Because' said . if for no other reason Heaven did ot will it. You will be happy yet Iappy at least in the consciousness of uty performed--of a correct and up ihLit walk inl the path i have chosen. rfour huslband iskki' :nl : a ind bo'e 'll loves your bileVl, AI is hrome happy aud your.- will be so 0.7 That night I breathed one pure irayer for Mary. The next day they ere to travel homeward and the time irived for our parting. It was short. Ye clasped hands and exchanged one ook over the barrier that was between is for life-----and a sigh and a tear, and was gone. I was apparently happy mt she was sad and sad too inl the hourght that I was not so. Years have passed since I have seen or during iwhich I have been the vic im of false fr'iendshirs and I have caried her triue worth and long ab :eee has increased, not diminished my Ove. 'Pits resulted trifling with the heart mid thus too did I fail to grasp a treas tre I hal looked for so longingly brr'ough, life, a pure and true hear'ted vomiani who hrad' 'heave to love rre.' It will be argurred that we ev'en sigh 'r what is iriattainable, and that if Ma ywere single now I would riot wed wri. Tire conclusion may be eorr'ect mit thre pr'emises ave wrong. That sire .s the only one I wourld miarry is true 'or I have heeni near enourgh since thren 0 scor'ciing my lingers badly not to ernure nearn unsteady Ilamres agarin arid ihave no wish to inrduce any woman to lelilberate'ly aiid solenily perjure her i-tlf b sweainn at tire altar to love me ihen shre as solenmnly knows sire never lid and rnev'er could. If I would iot link my tate to Mary's it would be riiim a f'ear thait 1 muighrt chanige and~ rowii cold andil, if her'i. But heri mem-li ry is apa:rt oif rry nit ali'eady, so be 'ore uniwor'thiy of' cherishred lif'e arnd sill lbe alwayis. Canr airy one tell us wiry natural ools. idiots. or innocents, arc so very >'rud? It is a fanct that this species of ir'iperity are miighitily stuck uip and~ mnu'Ahty. It answers one good pur mse. it pr'evenrts thremr of'tentiimes com~ brein z takien aidvanitage of', as they rre'hiir dlist ancee w'ith so imuchr haur inur th at stirngers will nrot approachr hem . You irmy romaurrk this fact, that inst ini pr'oporitionr as a iran lacks intel eei, he will be distant., exclusive, proucnd, nil haughty ini Iris bearing towards oth. s, tire hump of self eateem towering lrne like the Peak of Pico. #v# Tire proof of gold is fir'e; tire roof' of wormanr, gold; thre proof of' man, woman. By degrading tire female character, reon urist ehetuially degrade their' own. J3IWAR ofe itteepess A BRIEF CHAPTER ON OLD MAIDS. The title of Old Maid, and the ridi cule once attached to the condition of elderly female singlehood, are rapidly passing away together. The world is becoming cnlightened upon many sub jects. It no longer tolerates old evils; and amongst others, the idea that we men unless married; are useless and neglected, quorulous fault-finding busy bodies; this idea is being swept away nith other dust and rubbish of the past, Rmid the general clearing for the "good tine coming." In society wlere good taste prevails, we now seldom hear the term of "old maid," the milder appelation of "single woman" being substituted. This is as it should be; for wherefore brand, by what has, from association' become a ridiculous ni ckrame, a respectable class of finales who are in no wise inferior to their married sisters----nay, who are in many enses a thousand times better; for is not yoor l1 iaid often one who has h:ad to deny, the dearest imnlulses of her nature, and to stifle all her natural yearnings for a love and a homo of her own, for the sake of others, devoting her life a living sacrifice to those who. may be ferhaps all the while unpercipi ent of, ungrateful for, her burdens and her eres for then? Oh! if there wo men he happy, persist in being happy, notwithstanding thcir renunciation of self and the lingering prejudice against their cowalition. why rob them ci the smallest portion of their tranquility by a silly jest or sneer? It is a pitiable fact that young wo men, especially in the middle classes, often marry without love, without even esteem, for him with whom they wed, solely for the purpose of escaping the stigma attached by the ignorant and un thinking to the state of old maidenhood. Are we far wrong in referring to this dread of remaining unmarried, the nu merous devices of vanity, the flirting, and dressing, and visiting which retard the growth of many a rational brain, and cause the fathers of gay, expensive daughters, to sigh over their rapidly di minishing means. and half regret the ~ Vwiy thy rashly took upon eo > eare : rd risk, and dn -A aa i? we are nut. W)Yei 6" maids shall be invariaibly treated with the re spect and consideration which are thei due--when the last joke at their expense shall have vanished into the Lethe of forgotten absurdities-then willhusband hunting be at its last gasp, and matri mony again be a sacred thing. Old maids' pets have furnished occa sion for many a graceless sneer, for, much bitterness and affected disgust. And wherefore? Surely those to whom circumstances. of their own sense-.of right have denied the station of wife and mother, mayexpend a portion of the stified love throbbing within their womanly hearts; and which, had they married, would have formed an inex haustible provision of tenderness for some sweet infant, or may be, a wholo rosy little troop of boys and girls,-sure ly they iinay at their pleasure ' estow this objectless affection upon a faithfl dog, intelligent parrot, or gentle, ao mestic cat. TIheir friends are not bound to like these pets, nor even to ap p~rove of them, but that is no reason why our sisters should be ridiculedfor loving objects, which, though others may see nothing to admire in them, toneh their, lone hearts, and arc perhaps the :neans of' preserving in its living and purifyingr flowv, the well of' swveet waters therein. And which in reality is the worthier of disapprobation; the woman who in the absence of all legitimate out lets of her overflowing affection. fond less and caref'ully tendl a fave' 0: oir, the man v-ho neglects th ,,a youth, and .seeks the cons iW r, P wasting his substance upon the snmeke cigars, the fumes of wine, and the sel fish indulgences of masculino dissipa tion? No! "old maids' are neither to be pitied oi' despised. Of this we are in a position to speak, for we have the pleasure of knowing several excellent specimens of the class; and wec can as, sure our readleis that many an idle, pleasure-loving matron might benefit by their example. Active, cultirated, en ergetic, judicious, widely-benevolent, their seant home tics leave them at liber ty to dhiffuse their words of wisdom, and their deeds of' kindness and of mercy, around a larger circle than can ho unl dertaken by the strictly domestic w'o man: andl in the constant exercise of' their faculties, and their unmtiring dlevo. tion to the interests of their fellowbe. ings, they experience a solid happinesa which surely is equal to any that this chaingeful state of being can afford; and we emphatically aver, that we have ofteni observed the nob'lest and widest benevo, lenc.e of conduct in the abused state of "Old Maidium "