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DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, -DEMOCRACY, NEWS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE ANI) THE ARTS W. J. FRt ANCIS, PROPRIETOR. rO-wt' O ltur ."TERMS--$2 iN ADVANCE. VOL. VII. SUMITERVILLE, S. C., OCTOBER 19, 183. NO. I5. THE SUMTER BANNER is rUltm.stsED EVERItY TUESDAY IOR NING BY W. .1. FRANCIS. T E RIS, TWO lLOLd.AitS in ativance, Two I)ollars andi Fifty Cents al tile expiration of i monthp, -or Three Dollars at tie end of the year. No paper discontinued until nil arrearg.es are rA ai, unless at tile option of the Proprietor. ERW Ativertiscnentx inserted at SEV ,N'Y FiVE;0 Cotsv per Pisuaro, (12 lines or less,) for the first, andIi haiftif at tint fur each subseqiumit nsertion. - ;7" The nunther of insertions to be markedi mn all Ad vertisements or they will be published until ordered to be diseontinumed, and charged :mceordi- ,iv. gl-v ONE DOT.I.AII per Pqare for a Pingle insertion. Quarterly annl Monthly Advertise nments will Ie charged tite sante its a single in Murtioni, and semti-monthly tihe sante as new ouse MISCELLANEOUS, " OUT OF BUSINESS;" -Or the Illitory of a Spleindid "Bnst Up." DY o.AVER OPiC. 'O.t of bttsine.ss, are yolt, Ned? Well, that is had,' said Mr. Joieph Mtr-C, a tek bromker to his leiphew. 'Decidedly had.' 'lkiit why did vot leave Brown and .Smith?-That is a Lmod conecern.' 'Salary was too Smnl.1 tt0r than youi gnet mou', at al e. Venits,' replied I lie worthy Old gen tlemai, with a o ok af displeasire.' -Cmuldn't pay 1my% way on it.' 'Not.mi five imindred deliars! and "UMcle doe,' a. he was comoinily cal. Jled, held up both hands itt astonmish 'I a in ilt debt at. this moment,' re. tturined Ned; with a ruefil glance at .his uncle. 'And likely to be. Of course yoni -don't expect to pay your debts by - wandering abomt. the streets?' 'I expect to ti.d iusiness again. 'you d1 not expect to get live hm .dred dollars the firit yea~r, do you?' Sintend to strik-o Iiap It thimsand.' 'Strike! vOn wcon't hli. it..' IPerhapls i Shall.' 'Ned von are going to the deuce, .as filst as hi;h livimg antd disipation inl general will carry Von.' 'Why, uncle l'mm sure you don't n1ow1% mie., 'Sit down, Ned; let us talk it -over. I want a young man in Iy -oflice, and perhaps we can Imuke .a trade.' 'Tottiand dm lhrs, Umnele Joseph,' ;and Ned Murdock attempt~ed to ,1ook sly. 'Nout out of me, Ned.' 'Ca'xt live Oin less.' 'Better die then. I wanit a young 'man to assist my bomok-keeper, rm of -errands-' 'And errand boy, yoiu mean,' and Ned felt hurt at a slight put upon his dignity. 'An errand boy then. My clerk in tends to go into bisiness himself, one - of these days, and if you are atten. -tive to business, here is am opportu. nity to advance yourself,' and uncle -Joe looked seriously into the face of dmias nephew. 'What is the salary?' 4Four hundred .' -r the present.' ii should starve on it.' "i4ve within y'our mneatns. When Iwas 'ygur age, I lived on two hun &~~ed." * "TIimes have changed since then." "Whflt do you pay for board, Ned?" "Six dollars a week I board at .a hotel ," "Six Anlmlars a week? Ned, you airo crazy," and Uncle Joie's e 'es stuck .out. "like two tallow candles.' "Twuo of us room together in time atiso that they board uts low." "Shmould 4hlinak they did-low for ithem, 'but'high for you. Costs you :n hundred for clothes, I suppose, do. ,n t it.?" "About that," replied Ned, eva .stvey. "D~o you goi to the 'play' often?" "Not above once a week, except when there are stars on." "Not above one'e a week! Ned you arc an extravagant dog; you will die in the poorhouse!" "Pshaw! Uncle Joseph, you are old fashioned!". "It it is old-fashioned to live with in one's means, to pay one's debts, and wear an honest face, then--thank God!-l am old fashioned" replied the worthmy old gentleman, with con. aiderablc spirit. "I mean to be honest, tot practice .all your old-fmhshioned virtues." "You can't do it, Nedl, on live h~un. dred dollars a year, with your habits." "Can'tbe hgrj st? "No; it is noti inest to ruqsup a bill at your taior's which you'have not the ability to pay; it is not hmonest to get in debt to support extravagant hiibits." dishonest Uncle .Joseph?" asked the young man, with a blush on his cheek, "Well, well, we wont talk about, that now. I want t young man, and if you have a mind to liy aside your extravagances, and go into my ollde determinedl to stick to your business, I will see to the rest." "What salary shall I have, Uncle Jo. se-ph?" "aFour linndred, the first year," re. plied Uncle Josieph, firmly. "But I can't live on that." "Yes, you can. Leave your ho tel and board in a private ihmily. Quit the theatre and the opera, and pay as you go." "utit. my debts?" "llow mich do von owe?" "Abmit tw, huimdred and fifty dol Uncle Joe scratchd hi5 head, con t raeted his e obrowv-, and looke.J do. eideIlV storimV. 'Bnd linsiess, Ned," said he, af ter a fw moment's consideration. "I could easily get you of the scrape, pro. vided I saw a -y hope o: aimiiedmen On vOur part. Youi don't even say that yo,; will refm ."' "To be seriois, Uncle Joseph, I c3n'% see how I cal relbrm, I must Gire von know." "And you must live within your At this moment the penny post de posited it letir on the tabeif, by the side o tlie stick-broker. the contents of which Fperf1etly amazed him. The letter was the attorney of Miss Mary Marker, a maidei aint of Ned Miurdoek, formerly re-idiiig at. the W est. It cOntained the intel I igence (it tle s;pinsters' death. Tbc 4ld ladv hap. pening to have a fit of g -nerosity when she made her will, and hequeati ed toi her graceless nepihew the sum if ten thumsand dollars. I lere was a god send, and Ned leap. ed up six leet in the air with astoni.h ient. and delight. Iht the woirthy stock-broker was troubled; for although lie was a brok er, was a good christian, and had tho welthre o his nephew near at heart. There was somethingv nlhoot tLi voithi ie iked, it iL nii sadmiduii_ lin e wt iiL it, the play and boarded at a fashiona ble hotel. I lis omily object was the rfoirmntion of the young man, whose ruinl and 111re mature dieCar were frsimhadowed in his daily habits. ills propositiion to employ him in his own oflice was mereli a staiIngem to obtain a hold upfon him. 'lis legaIey seernied to step between hin anid tie accomplishiment of his benevolent pt-pose. "What are you going to do with this miinev, Ned?" asked lie with a troubled countenance; "I am named as your guardian, you perceive.' "Bah, guardian! I am twenty. (one next week, Unclo Joseph,' replied the young mam. unable to conceal the elation tie astiunding intelligence had prodieed in his mind. "True; but this legacy may be the ruin of you, Ned.' "You are absurd, Uncle.' '1 am sorry your aunt di -d so soon; I wish slic could have l-en prevailed upon to live till you had conic to the years of discretion,' "If I had known she intended to re member mec in her will, I should certainly have expressed my desire that she might have lived for-ever, or sonie such hyperb~ole.' 'What at-c yoti going to do, Ned? It is rather a ser-ious question.,' "Time enouigh to decide when I get the money.' "Take my advice, Ned; settle your self down ini some quiet p)ositio~n, get another clerkship-don't go into bu1 siness till you arec more exp~erienced in the ways of the world. You had bet ter- accept my offer, and take your first lesson in learning to live with in your means.' "e an errand bov on four hun drddollars a year, whlen I have ten thousand dollars in my possession? Did t hey do so in olden times?' and Ned bestowed a good natured sneer upon his quiet old uncle. "They Ieained to ceep becfore they walked.-lf it- will make any differ ence, I will give you the same salary you received at Braown andl Smith's.' "Couldn't think of it, Uncle JIoseph. A thousand would not procure my services, nzow.' Thke stock-broker sighed. Ned was as good as lost. in his opinion. There was no hope for him anid muck as it troubled him, he saw no method of preventing the catastrophe. For an hour longer Unele Joe tried to prevail upon his wilful nephew to adopt a prudent system of living, and preserve his capital until a faivorite op. portunity occurred for investing it. Ned was resolute.- Visions of balls, operas, theiatros, fast hiorres, and rich wife flitted~ before his excited im agiffation. TEhi sum of a tlmosaddolr , an. peared to he inexhauistibl '. In vain Un. ele Joe reasoned that its possession was only equivalent to an income of six hunidred dollars. Ned was sure of' being wor I twenty thousand in five years, and fifty in tell. It never oc curred to him that filst horses and the opera could not be supported, with iut aitroaching upon the principal. CIAPTER i1. While they were debating the ques tion, Torn Murdock, a cousin of Ned, entered the oflice. "Ah, Tom,' said Ned, "here we are, I had pIlte foirgottrin id inform uncle that, you too were out of business.' "Is it, possible!' exclaimed uncle Jo. seph; "both out of business. I hoped yoi have not been foolish, Tom." "No. Uncle, Tom is never foolish --nie of your dignilied boys-proper, and all that sort of thing,' replied Ned. "My services were no longer re quired. You know I only supplied the place of another,' ldded Tom. "You have beii three months.' 'Yes.' "Oi thirty dollars a month!' added Ned, "and save money at that. Tom will just fit your place uncle,' "Dio you want a Clerk, uncle Jo. sephl?' asiked Tom, meekly. "I thought tf having another; but it is but sumall pay.' aiswered the stock broker, a little nettled for lie had erea. ted the want. only to save the repuita tion of Ned. "I shild be very gind to enter your service even at a snall salary. Any. ihing is better than being out of busi ,less. "Right, Ton, right," exclai med the old gentlemnim. "The salary is four hundred, and you shall have the place.' And Tom took the place, while Ned, instead of adopting his uncle's excel. lent. advice, moved down two flights a the hotel, rode out to Porter's eve ry div, and went to the opera ev cry night. In due time the legacy reached uncle .Ioseph, who placed Ned in fiill posses si i. In another month, a large guilt sign, hearii1 -the "aime and style'jot a new firm-E. Murdoek & C as tonislied the iercantile world, and Ned wats no longer ouit if btusiness. The digility of' the new firn-the "Co." was merely a fliurish of tie ar tist's pencil to give eclat to the thing -demnided that the senior partner should have a wifl. Fortunately for the felicitous carrying out Ned's idea oil this subject, things had for sever. al months been progressing towards the event. Our young mereliat lid paid his ardresses to the digiter of a mercan. tile ian, reputed to ie wealthy, and nlow that "he had colie to his posses sions,' there wias no obstacle to an im mediate marriage. A house in a fishionable street was procured; the cage heing ready, the bird was caught, anl Ned foiund him self in the full eijoymenit of life. Ned was no niggard, mid things went on swimmingly. Dinmier parties, and tea parties, id evening parties foI lowed each other in rnpid succession. Money flowed like waiter. Notes on three, six and nine months were given. Ned said the -business was bound to prspe:i-like Richlieu, in the play, Ned said these was no such thing as fhil. Oiie hal f of his legacy oiily had been invested in his business at the com-. meemenit (If the oiperationl. Six nine and twelve months did the rest. But hlis hoiusekeepinug aflirs absorbed thle ther half in less than six mnonths. II is wi'e was f'rom a rich family. lie reas oiied, and must be supported in state. A t the end of those six mo~nths, whlen the first of the notes becamae dlue, Ned was not a little astonished to find that ho had nothing to pay them with. lie looked over his books to see where thle ten thousand had gone to; it was only dust in the balance when weigh. ed against his business and his ihmni ly expenditures. Bad debts and unfortunate specula tions stared him in the face from ev cry page, and Ned began to he a lit tle troubled. A consciousness that he had beenl going toio fast, crept into his mind. It was a disagr'eeable re flectioh. and whecn lie went 'nomne to dimner thlat day, lhe dodged round a corner to avoid uncle .Joe. In the mecantimeo, Tom had acquit ted himself' to the entire satisfaction of his uncle. The head clerk had left, and lie had been installed in his place. Liv ing within his means, indulging in no fashionable dissipations, the future was bright with hope. CHIA PTEaI IV. On morning while Ned was ponder-. ing on the unsatisfactory state of' his affairs, a neighbor brought him tihe news of the failure of his wife's fa ther! Ned was horrified, for it must be confess'ed that in his present emer gency, he had based some rather ex travagant hopes on the fhet of having a rich fat he-in-law. It was a heavy stroke to his phil. >sophy. The vision of a rich wife was auddenly and violently exploded. A live hundred dollars roto cale lue that day and he had been thinkuig ,f dropping into his fither-in-lak's :ounting room about I o'clock, to ee if he had "anythin over. The thought of applying to unile Joe oecurred to him: but the 'mr Lily old gentleman was too blnntby ialf, and would be likely to tell hiim some homelv truths. The day vore away with vain tle visings of meanis to extricate him elf frot his embarrassments. The nite was not paid-was protested. Thiel next day, people who bad long suspected that Ned was tralel: ling too fast, began to see with a clear visionl the ttrue state. Before 2 o'clock, Ned was in Clhn 'Ujtow's this, Ned?" asked utincloo. seph enterin-- the counting-rooim. "D6n't meiiona it uncle--da't mention it, Before you say a wo1" I will o" n that you were all right, nd I was all wrong," replied Ned, gran. ing in spirit. '1I did not come to reproach on, Ned-far from it. I gave the besi ad vice I was capable of giving; hu as you did not deem it advisable to fol. low it, of course I shall not taunt 4.1ta i vour troubles. This was kind of uncle Joseph and it was spoken in a k;ndly ma ner, without the sligltest appearaniei (if that. triminphaiit 'I knew it wou I be so," which wise old men sone'nes assume. It went to Ned's hcar( tar Ned lad a heart, notwithstandingi the little tiibles of his character. "Why did you not come to mefor assistance, Ned! I always meant fCll bvy you." "Fie! Ned and the old genthian was highly flat tered by his nepiew's huniity. "1 wich I had acce ted your ifiur' even at a salary of fir hundrc dol lars 4 year; I shuuld have been a great deal better off now." now, t' place is still open. -Is it?" asked Ned eagerly. "Tom is my head clerk. Of course I could not displace him.' "No, certainly not." "biht ats you have a wife, I will make the salary six hundred now.' "Thank you, uncle; I will gladly ne Cent he place,' Ned did accept it. and though it was a sad fall froni his irmer poisition; he took his place at the desk in his uncle's oflce as the assitzstiat (i Toin with the best grace in the world. It is sirprising how misbrtunes will hlanible a man-how they will make him accept with joy a position at which, in the dayrof his prosperity, lie turned ill his nose in disgust. Mrs. Murdock was in the main, a sensible person and made th best, of' her altered circumstances. ''here rooms in a retired street were ob tained to supply the place of the fush i(nable residence inl Tremont street, and tle young couple went to house keeping on a t educed .--enle. Neil kept within his meanq this time. The liimiliation of'his fall grad. unily wore away, an(d he was surp- ised to find himself munch happier tian when they had been surrounded by all the appliances of wealth and luix. a ry Ned remained three years with iun ele Joseph, who annually increased his salary, thus enuabling to adld the com-. forts of life, and still keep within his means. A t the~ end of this period, the 01(d gen. tleman finding himself old enough and rich enough to retire, gave up the business to his two nephews, who., we are happy to record, are now doing remarkably well. MonAL..-When you are out of business, not be over-nice; and when you htave a legacy left to you, do not be rash. GRANDII.oQUENT.-We find in the Thomiasville Watchman of the 21st an article upon love, matrimony and the loves of the sexes which is wound up a< follows: "Thus looking down from the altitu dinous summmit of ardent expectation, he hopes by fixing the gorgeous array of his fanciful imagination, to insin uate himself into the good graces of the beauteous and lovely, and desires without viewing the inlimitable regions of unexplored doctrines, to recline tpon a couch of mental exercitation and quiescent meditation, and in vis. ions of beatic happiness, slumber in the arms of female loveliness." It is presumed that the writer and printer's 'ievil both fainted imme diately after placing the period to that sentence in, its ,proper position. It Is said to be a bad sign to see a man with his hat ofl' at midnight, ex plaining the prindiples and theory of. true dcmocra.v to a lamp pot THE INNKEEPER AND THE SKULL. A Story of Retribution. I once sailed from London in the ship Lion as a common sailor. She was bound for India. On her deck. just before starting, were several groups--merchant's clerks bustling about to deliver packets of letters the Captain conversing with two or three of his employers commercial ne quaintance exchanging cent. per cent. adieus-and eight or ten sailors, On der the superintendence of the mate, standing ready to h-ist anchor, when the command should be given. In the "nt" part of the ship stood a fair young man, (if the middle size, an elderly lady dressed in widow's weeds, and two remarkably handsome girls. The widow, reelining against a inast, seemed overwhelned with sor row; and every nouw and lien, with a mother's importunity, she reiterated hor injinetions on her son to write oftei, and take care of his health. The younig man, Charles Endicott., had taken each sister by the hand, and wits eii(leavoring in play fiil way, though a tear stoaod in his bright btlu eye, to beguile them of their grief. "What's the tuse. girls," said he, "of making such a fuss-you know I have alwavs plagied you to death? I should think you'd rejoice to be rid of in. Ilow. ever, I-I shall sootn reurn as rich as Crress-and-then, my pretty Bess," giving his youngest sister an aflection. ate kiss, "you shall come and be house. keeper for your old hachelor brother." Here t e summ11iions 41f the bell inter. rupted the conference, and those who were not passengers began to leave the vessel. Charles threw himself into his mother's arms,, and wept out a farewell; embraced each sister; saw them all leave the ship in the boat, and reach the landiig place; waved his handkerchief to them all till their beloved forms vanished in the distance; and then reclining over the tafferel, gave himself up to melancholy reflee. tins, tinctured with a slight glow of ceived remittances of money and pres ents from her son. 11 s letters uni. formialt Ointained accounts of his good health and inefeasing prosperity. At length a letter was received, in which Charles stated, that having settled all his father's alTairs, and enriched him self to his reasonable expectations, having reduced his wealth to as coni pact a fori as possible, lie was about to return to his native couinitry; and as It good opportunity oflered, lie was go. inig overland to the Mediterranean, and thence by water holme. Once more did the mother hear from the son', and then years and years rolled away and no tidings of him caine. Inquiry Nas made for him in almost every port in the Mediterranean, and in various pla eces along the coast of England, bitt all in vain. At one time it swas stated that ani E glishman, apparently from the Indies, aid answering, in many res pects, to the deseription given of Mr. E., had landed at. Dover, faomn France; but; owing to the multitude of travel lers who disembarked daily and al most hourly at that port, all attempts to trace this person further proved friitless. The Poor mother, sickening Sunder disappointment, soon died, and all hope of seeing their brother again was given tip b~y the sisters, though their anxiety to know wihat had been his fate wvas intense. It was about six years after the re ception of the mother's last letter-, that a gentleman and lady, seated in a barouche, slowly appronached towards thme obscure village of N-. The lady was Charles, elder sister, and the gentlernan, Mr. K., her husband. It ap~peared they had been conversing on some sad topic, for the lady's eyes were wet with tears, and they both seemed absorped in nielancholy thought. Th'leir reveries wvere at length interrupted lby their approaching the brow of a hill which overlooked the village, The prospect from the place was beautiful. Directly before thenm the road descended a considerable de clivity, and shadowed . by graceful elms, stretched before thema for sever al miles. To their left. about the base of the hill, a beautiful broad basin of transparent water lay expanded. The shores, gracefully curved, were cover. ed on the one side with verdant forest trees, scattered here and there with white cottages, and terminated on the opposite side by broken aiid precipi. tous ledges of rocks, beyond which an uneven and stony country could be seen. To the right the prospect was limited by a ridge of dark blue hills, whose bold outlinie gave an air of un usual majesty to tihe landscape..- Di rectly before them, at abtmt a mile's distance,- deeply embbaed sn~ the anuciejit trees, could he discerne the village inW, and, nearly opposite to It, the chur-ch. The hamlet appear-ed- tp be in a state of decty; f'r the few housos that cold ba een hia, S .. , tiquated and ruinous look about them; and excepting a few cows grating in a distant pasture, there was not the least sign of anination. The beauty of the scencry seemed to revive the spirits of our travellers, and they drove on to the inn with most cheerful countenan ees it was late in the afternoon when they arrive(d there. Mr. K. ma-e pre parations for staying the night. It was now about the middid ot June. The sun was jist setting behind a mass of purple and golden clouds, when Mr. K., in order to gratify a nylanchily turn of mind, walked forth nlone to read the epitaphs in the church yard. After wandering about fir some time -it would seen miraculously guided thither-he at length approached a spot where an aged sexton was busily engaged in digging a grave. "Be care ful, my friend," said Mr. K., on ob serving that the grave-digger had thrown out a skull. "be carefal. - Do you observe that you are disturbing the dead?" "Nobody's feelings will be hnrt in this case," replied the old uan. "Thit," indicating it by a nod, "is the skull ofa pior traveller, who died at Ezra Saunders, inn more than five years ago. lIe came to the iln about lusk, ate a hearty supper, and went to bed. De was found dead next morning, and the doctors said he died inl a fit." "Who was lie?" anxiously inquired the traveller. "Nobody knows," was the reply. "I :tler his name, nor has anybody inquired after hin." Mr. K. was at that moment atter tively oibserviing the skull, when slda denly lie perceived that it began to rock to and fro. Mntik surprised, he seized it to ascertain the cause, and fiund that a toad had Judged within it: In attempting to thrust the creature out, his finger encountered a nail, and lie fbund, on further examination, that it had been driven in at the back part of the head. "What sort of a man'' exclaimed Ii&j *-a M1 -I A~ "An honest, thrifty' man. replied the grave-digger. "IIe bought a large fUa some years ago, and all the neigh bors wo .dered bow he managed to get so rich. lie is a very sociable man, and visitors frequently go to see him, tW eat his fruit, and hear his stories." Here was enough to strengthen our traveller's suspicions, ar.d saying lie had a taste for anatomy lie requested permission to keep the skull. What were his emotions on leaving the groundi Could it tie that lie had found the grave of his long sought brother-in law? Could it be the unfortunate man had git within a day's ride ofhone, and had then obscurely perished by the hand 6f a murderer? Almost craiy with the thought, he hurried to th house of the village .iustice; and la: ing stated his stspiedhns, the Squire agreed to accom'pany him io the hikise of the fo-merlandlord of the inn. Shey saw Saunders seated at ia table with several merry companions, Who were so busy in discussing their bran dy and singing songs, that they scarce ly observed the entran'ee of Mr; K. and the justice. But the host arbse; and having bade them wvelcome, made them seat themselves at the table, and though he tried very herd t6astain a convers-,tiotr, it was evident that their look occasioned him great uneasiness. Saunders was a stout, thick set man, with a jealous, yet sensual grey eye; that peeped-suspicously a~t his guests from tunder it-s shaggy bro*: A person of little discrirninatiorr would have pronounced him a gobd natured. honiest fellow, who' eared more for his bottle than his porrne; but a close observer would have seen in his furrowed forehead, an uneasy, sus picious eye, indications of an avari cious dispositiorr and a guilty con eience: Not to alarm his fears unnecessari ly, his guests touched upon various topics, and at length Mr. K. observed to his host that he appeared to be pros. perously situated. "I amr, indeed,", was the reply. Providence has blessed mue ini all m undertakings.", "Providence blessed yeul1' said the Squire, suddenly holding .up the skull before him.' "Has not the spirit of darkness helped you? Look at this nail?" Hleaven's lightening could not have had a mere instantaneous effect on then arch fiend himself, than thi se few words had on the guilty man., Cover. ing his fate with his han~ds; he fell backwards into his chair. There he sat, hour after hour, and nio entreaties could indmce him to loolk up of' to re ply to an~y Ihteriogaores that were put . to; .himxn; At leng~b, suddlenly startlhg up, he exvlaimed,39"wpn my.. self a matrderer!- I will telj $1!"y "The traveller was younsMr.EndiL cott. Ah- wret'h .tla s;hi. kQw, saved mj llttl6 daughter's life! fIe came to my house about dusk, on horseack, and withont any attendant. Though rnuOr tonned and altered in other respects, I immediately knew him. During the evening, lie w as con stantly asking ine questions about his mother and sisters, aid sliapping hii portmantefi, he said they wonld soon be ribhagai. Thinking me the same honest, gOba-natured fellow as former. ly, lie even went so far as to oben hid portmanteau, and displayed several inimensely valuable jewels. 'My-av arice was tempted. Foigetting all the benefits I fkid forrrerty 'tebived At. his hands, unmindful of the grief of his mother and sisters, thinking solelf of my own gratification, I mingled d soporifie portion with his wine, and aboult midniight stole into his chamber with the impletfents, of death in my hands. On approaching his bed-side I found him in a sound 9l6p His lips moved, and faintly murnmured mother!' I alinostirelented; b'ut what can soften the heart (if avarie ? turned him over; and drove tifenaI deep-deep into his head. laving done the deed, it seemed as if the Eif One inspired me with couage I plundered the portmanteau of the jew els, leaving a few valudile articles be" hind to prevent suspicion. "I then destrdyed all papers that would lead to the discovery of hit nai'e; then having carefully disposed of the hair over the nail's head, left him as if fie had died in a fit. My Wife and family were at the time on ' visit to a distant relative's, and no one knew him but mfself. A jury of inquest was held on his body, and he was 11urried without the slightest sus. piooi fallirg n me. I have prosper; ed onmy ill gotten spoils, six years; but now letjustice have its course.'s How m'fyterinds ard the workings af Prbvidence! Had it not been fut the little ieptile which er-t intohis decayed sknl, the fat6 Of t]e unfortu. nate Endi6btt rnight. have remained foreir A infstbiy. The hard-hedrted, tvaritcious wretch, wTo kius p d thehqpes fA lam 0 douo s d u the deceased. But whAt was thii wps an agrivation of their miser. Their b'rother-had sa'rificed the endear. menits of home, and undergone severe hardshipa; had toiled in a foreigi land, all for their sake, and then, just as he lads Mibout io pbur his treasures into their laps; *hen he had almost reached the paretail threshold, he was oh. sa6re'ef idurdred. The sister's wis was gratified; b'ut oh! how gratified? The bones of the ill-fated youth we carefully collected, and dep'osited in the ftmity t6bb; and thangh his fr* nda could see his suni free fio' mhr. et his mem'ory *as etshrined in their h'eartit. A TOUCiIN(a ScEE-A heatiful hifitnt had heed taught to .a, aid it couLld say little else. "God will take car6 bf baby." It was seized withisje. iYess'; at a titte when bth paients were just recoverin'g froni a dangerous ill. ness. very day it grew worse, and at last was given up to die. Almost agonized, the mother hbgged t6 be carried into tle? room of her darling, to give it one last embrae. Both par ents suceeded in reaching the apart. rheat, just as it wdsa thought the bab'y had breathed its last. 'The .mother wept aloazd, when once more the little creature opened its eyeq, looked los inglf up in her face; s'nilled, mofed its' lips, and in a fait voice said, "God wvill take care of. baby." Sweet on soling word m!' they had hardly eased when the infant spirit was in heaven. -Pee.Dee T77mes. A GOOD MAN'S Wa.-r fl1o'on fess to you that I would rath Jwhen' I am laid in my grave, som'e W ihis manhood should stand ove andj say-'There lies one whlo ' rent friend mo .me, aied privateIN-ardged me of the dangers of the young) np oad knew It,' but headd n'6 i the tirWe' of zyeed. lowe *hat I a'm' to him'.' Or I would rather have seme wd with choking . utteranced telling -hem children 'There is your friepd and miie. ~e .visited mae in ray affiction. alnd found you my scn, ar~ lyyr, - and you mny daughter, abjhomw in a vimituous fanuiy. I a&yl ould grave, than to heaveert udost beautiful sculptured . mmnt of' ParisIan or Itahan marble The heart's broken otterance of rdfiectkWdae . of past kindness, and fie tears of grate ful memory shed- mpoi. the grave, are more valuable, 1W nvy stmatiemr than the tobt cestly cenotapb vrreared. Flour which- s tye IB t conid be bught for fi --. Iind rain dollars, nlow e el y1i~ eltght seml eight sud a half dollars per bb6 The st la 'jisald tq ha umazsnalt lr..a Ip.Qu.2