Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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W. J. FRANCIS, PROPiETOR O ari **Ii4 r, iirP 11' A& I I XV . RNCS POR-TR 0O0--#t% Otit 9.(tfbr 7n. ~TERMS-$21iN ADVANCE:S VOL. VTIII*- SlIJTCERVILLE, S. O., NOVEMBER 2:1, 1853- .NO. 4 iHBJ. GUi1I thlt U5AININJt -Is P'iLListlED -Every Vednuesdtay IMforning BY V. .. FRANCIS. TWO DOLLARS in advance, Two Dollars andt Fifty Cents at the expiration of six months, 'or Three Dollars at ihe enl of the year. No paper diso.niiioled until all arrearages are PAID, unless at the option of tire Proprietor. Z"P Advertisemenits inserted at SEVEN l'T FIVt Cents per siloare, (12 lines or less,) for tlhe firat, and half that sum for each subseqrunt -nsertion. g5 The number of insertions to be marked on all Ail vertiseoments or t hey will be publishedl until ordered to be discontiuated, and charged 'ccordiniv. $ O2, IDO LLAR per square fora singlo -insertion. Quarterly and Monthly Advertise ments will be chargel the same as a single in sertion, and serni-montily the same as new olse A MIIHMIGIIT SCEE, DURING TEE REVOLUTION The following incidtent is strictly 'L fact. I have but arranged in regular formr those circumstances winch I heard firomn the lips of the lactors in the sce:ne, anid in so doing I am very con scious that I have deprived them of much that added deep .interest to the event. But the glance, tire. tone, the gesture, the rapid utterance, or the pause of emotion, must be imagined by the reader, mily pen claiis io Imer it save that of' (leoratinr truth .% ith .the mellowed recollectiois of frieind ship-fbr I knew and loved those of whom I am about to s, eak, and there are still sorte livirng who coldlq in .1tantly give to my story "a local habi t .ation1 and a namrre." Fertile as eaehi of the "Old Thir teenm"niay lie in harrowing and roman tie ineidents. connected with the War of the Revolution, none can offer a ai rer field to the imnagination, or to the f'eelings tha South Carolina. Ma ny. q;es combined to make. her sit untiain at that period Very, iiteretstin 01 t a i as thle Ya I cdnpisled edpeiationl her istucracy, werii painfully con. t'isted I)y the ignorance and passive obedcnce of' her mierons slaves; ibe. tween these extremes, there was to he f.trud a mi(dl I'rnA. whieb scermd occasioalllv to exhibit the sterlinre 'harrtteristics of the tue, and th degrifded vices of the other. Gomod seise, strict probity: enduring pat ri otisn, were pronineit 1-raits; but aiong tho C, especially, who hr to the ancient order of tings, and whose passions anld fears were con stantly excited by the threats of' chmirge and tire dread of danger, there was sometimes fInid too a f'eroeity -an enigeriess for plunder-a r'adi -ness to) enrague ill senes of violence -which scattered terror over many a neigihbourhood that. else woild have known war nily in its milder firms. But at the period Il'sper'nrk of, Suth Carolin i was also ia prey to civil dis. cord; all the ties of brotherhood were br'oken, and as strce ss crowned either party, the patrint trimphred with a tautirng and reproaclhrI jo y, rI tire tory exulted mn t, v leroisiect. oIf srelr a return to the "gid ol davs." a-; would make tre word treason a sword and shiel to him. lin thn meianr time, accor'ding to tire depith of tire mor nial character, f'eelinrgs of atver'sion andr hatred, or oft opent anrd rmanrly d isuiinl, were3 silenrtly lnour'isheud or bold. ly avowed. Stneh ebarfacters were numerous in a southern distriot of' Sonth 'Carniina, w Ich lies ver'y ner' tire beaut iful r'iv er that separates it from Georgia. Tire year 1780 was one of gloomr aind son' row to tire hrearts of' its patriots; Char leston was ini the possession of thre SBiatish; thne whole Statte at the niercy ''of' the, royalists, arid tile gallant spir" its who had thrown lile anrd pr'opert~y into tire pei ilous statke, wecre in generai obliged to abanrdon the one arnd seek ~' safety for tire other in the dlepthrs of' their swamps arid tire solitudes of their pine barrens. There were some, however, whoe still remained at their homes, and in bitterness of hecar't tr'ied, by a voitutary retirement, to avoid Sthat excpression of' fe.eling which could ounly br'ing ruin to their helpless famni lies. Anong this class wvas a planter, Whose name was P-. He pos. * essed a fine estate on one of' the nar' wand wvindinig wvaters whlichl empty to.r'oad river; was young, intelli. t~ardent,, arid enthusiastic, and ~; ev~oted to the cause in wich his coun was struggling. Suchr a character e~~atly calculated to socirreatrong 'iendshi~ps and excite stronig enmities, ~{ ~atime that tried muen's souls. Whilst d n*omr of' speech, was permitted to hei~ afivbwed ihis sentiments wvith rbtpel~~nkns.aboid indepen. d s me hih alternately galled and enrageu Inosc wilo aiered to tle ulgiacious course pIrsued by the "-Ither land;" and uniotunataly there was a regular channel for the ontpour ing of his triuijpli or his Wrath, in a kind of weekly meeting at a favoutrite spot where the neiglhtorhoold, in ev ery directiin, sent forth its little gro ips, to specnd li eveling in coin paring new, or deintiing upon the resilIts of the engrOssing events of the day. The demon if' discord hailed these ieetings as its own. The pas sic ns, wviether noble or base, were all aroused; andl(] hall they needed stim uclant, they woIuld have found it in those deep and frequent draughts which were tendered anld accepted as the pledge or good fellowship; it was very visible, ere loig, to Mr. P.'s friends, that he had given great disgust to somle low.. characters whom l he had I reated with a scornifiel contempt. IHu wa;s warned as alihirs on the. A imerican side became more gloomy, to be oi his guard; but he laughed at. the idea o-f having given seriius offence to Ihem, as they stil doWed their hats and bowed obsequiutsly; and when at last, Ciscis f his own iiietlosi ty, he withdrew cntirely from those mneeting s, lie little dreamned I hat scenes aid sayings which had passed from his own memory with the flush they had excited )on his brow, had sunk deeply intO the hearts it' sonc wIoM he called, and in all singleness of spirit, looked upon as neiglhbors, in the primitive sense o( that word. lIe had imlarried about a twelvC muont hI bellre this perioid, a very young creatut re -an orphan, and alincwst, friend less, thop"gl not portion iue ; and very recently she had givein bi rtlh to a love ly boy. Ilis wife was a being of quiet and gentle imood-best suited, pcr haps, to the bold and velemcent ebar noter of hil) she called lord. Ilis thoughts, his hopes, his fears. Were fuitlhfully reflected ot the placl streami of her feelings; it resisted only the shadows of bitterness which some. times passed over his spirit; and when .vn c cteu trounble the fibuntainc of' ier o4 in- her dark-ov0 whi holier inftiences fhiled.To his wife, who had Imund cause for con stanit anxiety in this trait of: his char actoer. the Change in his habits was a bcsd one. She nm lncn gtcler watched tile sivting sun in s.atiltss and ill !oncg line,-; d1re (-in li ,t he .Altold himve b mled wichet ith SOue f is rude compiin:c- vet try'lig to caineil her real cause of slicituide undr the plea .,r fear le-t lie shiotili 1we exposed tic tile leav iUws of 1lie siastic. She it) longe r saw hii return exhausted by excitement, mr irritated by pposition. It was grievius to kinw t hat tie patri. itS were, evei fIr a timcue. crulsled ill Carolint; it she deemced all safb who Io loncger of lilded by word or deed, and her husbaimi avoitided intercirse witi aNy save a f w tried frienlds; and abhiuih seritlous, he was eiic. al alwayVs Witlh he: now, andi] j-lacv asked lit) 11i101T. 'I think. dear EIlward." said she. As they sat. one lonely eveling in the piazza which ebilraced th. wholle front of their ialsion, '-I really think w were ie ver so happy as at present -f- (bur days of courtship, as they are called, weie days of anuxiety and alarmi. ancd eve our bridal was so bill. ried and so private that it could searcel y lie enalled a seaisnci of joy. Ycci kiiowv iiow r.-stless youi wer-e ust at that tinmce. cliher the cclieertaincty that :ittendled the plans agacinst Savannauh acid I am surce I we'ariedl ofl)'E-.tang's niamie-t heii whein you ibroucghit ime here, fori miany-, miany mionthis, you wer-e const antly ccn the wing. I seenm edi searel y tuo pass a quiiet dlav at yuir sidle. But, now yuar no hunger tru alit; you acre tak incg care of hiocme, icc. steadi of' seekinig care abroad, and -are literally what, ouir gocod old llecor told you youc mucst be-the houselhund-en circcl ing all thinrgs by youri vigi lance and love; and you ace going to set a charm img examnplei to mcy sweet, Geoge." addced she play fully, ias she laid her infanut in its faither-'s ac-is, and pr-essedl her own sof't lips to his polished forehead. Mr-. P-- looked up and stmiled; for how cnld eveii ani absorbed poli tca reit the swveet tocie anid in noetcaress of his youncg wife. For a few moments lie forgot all beyond the tr-eastires which his ac-tis encireled; but only for a few mnoments. Ile s ghied, as he said, "cMy dlear M cry I hope that we shall yect see evfth hap pier days thant these. D~ark as is the prospect for otir country, I look for thce cloud to roll away even as that gor-geouis one is dcoing from the glorious snn; acid theni, love, the dho mestic ha'bits for whichc you give me sneh sweect credit will, I trust, be of' choice, not of necessity. I shall not, thceu be obliged to licmit my rides to my cutton field, lest I should be or dered off' the road-or to bite my lips whien I chance to meet a neigh bour, lost thue sentitmantso afr eer.bor.. American should ofeind his loya! ears. Those fllows!-(sIe pIt Ier hand gently on his monuth,)-well then," said he, checking t e rising warmth, "those royalists will then: no longer lord it over bower and hall, and that worthless fellow, Guil. ford, will tave better employment, I trust, thanl abusing me-harm less man as I am-or tampering with my n groes."~ "Nay, Edward. do not believe such tales. le can bear no ill will towards you; idle and worthless he is, but I :m sure he is not malignant, and I hope he is not ungrateful. le canl not have forgotten all he owes to your kindness, during the sad distress of his fam::ily last autumn." Mary said this earnestly, for she knew her hus. band was not prone. to suspicion. Ile shook his head. "I have not a particle of fhith, my wife, in his good feeling toward us; you may judge of it when he has been trying to induce even our: faithful Cyrus to desert us, and join the British." "And only Cyrus'?" "Oht! he tempted them; all; ad I have no doubt some of them will yield to the booty he promises them." "Booty!" Mrs. P-- turned pale. "ie surely wished them to de part peaceably," said she, gasping, for that, was a fearful chord to touch. IHer husband saw her alarm, and with assumed carelessness smiled as lie answered, "Nay, Mary, even I have so much Charityv as to be willing to think that lie desires Iothing iniore than my ruin. le wiill i:r-ge these poor devils to join the B ritish, and len take especial heed to secure a good part of their wages; and lie will care little for their sufferings or my (lis. tress. Bt. come, let us go in; the ev eniig has grown chilly. I must re tire early, for I shall arise with the dawn." "If it pleases God to protect us from evil during the night, my dear Ed ward," said his wife, in a low and sol emn tone. "True," repliedl he, bonding .his h 1nd wi h -agngae - vk2!- 3 0L -( -, J - emmy i tey retired to their chamber; and wearied by a day of bodily toil, and with a mind op. pressed by aplprehiensions which he had only veitured to hint to his wife, .r. P--- soon snk into an umre. freshin:g shel). But, to. Mary there was 1( rest, l:er lia rt was a roused; and what, clsairm can 1ull the in other and Ie wifle, wlin she trenmibles '4ir the objects of, her love. Shi eild 11not sleep; she sat wiLl her in fiit inl hen ai:s. until sheer fittigule compelled ler' to lay his soft cheek on his p! hav. She Watched by lis little couch in til her husband awoke from a trou bled dream, and then toco:vince him that She was not indisposed, she trim mied the hlilp, committed herself and those wlo) were more dear 01han self to I lim who "neither slumb. rs nmr sleeps," and tried to repose. But ev en on: he'r pillow fincy was busy a roin id her. She started at e very soiud; stran:ge moises seemedi to riii in her ears; she tiho ugh'L she heai shimts; wild cries; then: she cistin. guishedi ionw umuirmurs, as of whisper. in:g enieatl l her windows. Again and agini:: she started fromi a o11mnitarv shunber to say, "is it. the n1iglt 1ha't haso moirrown!" At lengrl Iabut. iimiight, she wa- tliorouglylv r',used by a s-oundi~ in: whih: imnaginiation had. no shiaren. She d istinct ly heard thle ranid anid r'egul ar- adv~ancee of' hor se men:. Shte Ilistened(l, anud ju~st when the3' imust have reacbed a s1liot, whuere the road was foirked, the son d died a wiay. Breathless, yet relieved, she w~as about again to recline lie:' head, whien it r'etun:ed; bu:t, getly, and as if' fe'arin:g tom alarm::, she gratsped lie:' husbuand's arm-n, and cal led upl on himn to arise; and em-c he had hiastily~ dr-essed himnsel f, a rough voice haile~d "thle hu~:s,"' and ini a few mnomnents the friont door wa'zs luirioutsly struck hv imi his wife to remain where she w~as; an:d takin~g a light, hatd only reached the door' which led inito his parlouir, when all eintance was forced by his rude vis sitors, an:d with a shout of trimnp:jh lie was seized1 and hurried into the roo:m. lie found himself ini the midst of a party of' ar-med men, car'efully wearing cr-ape over their jlices, an~d from their nloisy and tumultuous man ncr it w~as very evident that they were tunder the influence of liqor:. \Vhiilst an eager andl imapo: tarnt debiate apparently occupied a part of the nutm ber', anmd comupletely dIrowned his at temnpts to be heard, lie was calm enou~gh to scan the ihrms and listen: to the tuones of' those who were near him, and in spite of the disguise somnethling every now and then oeaped that was famiiliar- to his eye or ear, ie turnied to looik on him wvho hamd seized and held him in his gm-asp as a tiger would his prey; !he startedl; lhe could not be mistaken--it was GuilIford; and from his loud and fr-equent. enrse on their folly and delay, it was evident uin was their leader; anid that Iis life. was ill the hands of persoial ciiemy. For a fromelltt P P closed his eves in despair-for a moment ihe deterini sed to address the wvretch by namc -but the iritiulse was mereilully ecsseked; and ere the temptation could lie repeated he was suddenly placed in the middle of the room, and the party flormed a close circle around him. The leader deliberately cocked his pistol, and taking out, his watch, said, "Offer up a prayer, as yot are fbnd of the busiless, you have fle mnuues al lowed you-when they pas, you uie." A wild shriek of agony rang through the room as he closed the brutal ad dress, and by a sudden movement of the circle the poor Victim saw inl a corner 6f the room his wretched wife, oi her kices, anid holding up, as if in appeal, his sleepin g in fitnt. She had thrown around herself and her babe a large clioak, <ind folowing her liusband, had hitherto in silent lior ior witnessed the whole scene. A mist seemed to blind Mr. P- , as his eve rested ot her-a faintness tV pass over hin. whibii might well be termed the afgonsy of death. But he had a danitless spirit, and lie rallied when lie tlimght his enemy would triumph iml his weakness. lie looked 'steadily upon himl). as he said, "I know not why or wherelire you are about to noIsr der; but since I am to die, if not already prelpareI for the hour, as suredly it is not here that I can pray. Fire." The wretch obeyed. ITO was a perflect marksman; imt either he was enibarrassed by the noble bearing or his vict isn, or som5se slighst n.ove ment euled his eye, for lie did not kill. Mr. P- had involtntari ly raised his Ieft arm as lie spoke. inid the iotition saved his life. The hul let, shattered his hanld ad, pissinga through it grazed his feinple. Ile stood covered with blood; the sight of this "certain matk of cres "solteni ed instantly thoso.aroundbim. Tise ree had all )a.Ssed iitaiment, and dutil the flash if the.pitel fhAv per meant isnore than to insult and tr rify. Vsey niw fiercelv prottted a gaiist, fitirther viiolence, and int.tsiit oil beiig led to seek the hooti ht! had promnised them. Ile su'lesly sub mnitte-l. Every part; of the house was ransacked, al aIll that, ws sabl secured; and then. dieading test. :ml aim shbsl reach soeic of his friends itn the neighborhod, Y It istily re treated with th-ir "spoils from the reb el. By that timtue Mr. P- hail be Como weak .1ntd flint, fr l o iss of broutn. lie lad never isioved, but Witi stern (5IipsuWire stoiod and supported his shattereI handul id the laist of the hard rode flri.ilY firom the door. 'hens lie turned, oit called IpI his wife. Bit shie did nit leell himti-h-tier eyes were fixed with a hsirrid ghirse; ine hamd was hel upti as if to shiehl theis frimi simie Ifearfils sght; her lips were apar, as if sto i ng to titter sunSiid; it she itte red iole, 11 tter wls e ip parance iwiuld have served as a personillietion of a(ippr a inmad ess ~Mr. t ottered towards her, and sisk at. tier side. "ywif"," said het, erlluse yusl and141 aid ie, thr if you d'. iomt. I luist die.'" A he held uIp his bleeing 5 lhan d. TIhse si ght, acted on hesr as lhe hoped. Shte gazi'ed shuiwh and fears fiilt y rsiunds the ros il, as ift to see t hat the itsiirdler ers were gonue; andi thtens, w iits a buristI of' mingledi ansgusish ainsd joy, se thriew her armss arnd hitim an is:sd wvepti, bitter ly. Mr. P' piermsitted hser tears to floiw its silenice, ansd whsen with up: liftedl hanids and eves she h-id return ed thantks to as mnrei fitl Go d fors his prie servaii~ti Irsom ai ciruel deathI, mse by dlegrees becamse compoiised. sad piac ing her itfnt, by his side. muhe wet to seek far siid in hinidinsg up hsis woiurnd. Bitt not, a domitestic was to lie fouind; andI betlieving t hat, they hasd indseed sill desertedI, mse was enideavorisng, weak anid tretmlinig as shse was, to ding a mnatrass to the liarlort, whieni Cyrus cats tiously peped ins at the doior. i s caint wass sit somie distance, and lie told her on heasrinsg the ala rms, lie hadi immsediately run towards the dv'ellintg, liut seeing it, filled wvith armsed mn, and terrified by tier shriek, lie had with. drawvn, and wvatched ait a (distasnce unitil lie beheld thetm departing, with many of Ihis fietlow servants ini comspansy. Th'fen dreading lest they should seek fior lhim, lie had actually conscealed himtsself in a d op~ drty di tch, so long as lie evesn heard the tinitest sounsd of the retreatinig hsoofs. The fisitlis crc aiture uitteredl a thousand simiple but alifeting expressions (if sornrow and pity fori Isis wvounded rmaster, and buts. ied him sself in arranginig the mnatrass; tie kitndled a chseerfusl blaze, (fir the night air- was cold,) and seeing that-the blood still flowed thiroughrl all thes band. tages uand applications his mistress had wrapped arndn the wond, ho ..a her tc let him try "something which t the old people said the Indians alwavs 0 put on fresh wounds," and she gladly h consented. Her husband passively e submitted to all tile directions which s Cyrus gave, whilst with a trembling e hand she unwound the bloody folds, C and he then sunk faint, and exhausted e on his palet. Mary hastened to pre. e pare a safe and refireshing cordial in a 1 strong cup of cofl'ec, and strengthened s by he beverage, and soothed by the e judicious surgery of Cyrus, he was ere t long able to talk of the future. L "My love, when day dawns, we will e go to our kind friend, Mrs. S- . s She is skilful in the treatment of most it diseases, and I dare say can manage ' eveni this wound; at all events she will do as much as even a surge. .n could Just now, were I nearer one thatn twen. miles; tbr I at sensible that already t my hand is so swollen that the bones v could not possibly he set." i The plan was a most grateful one to his wife, flor no words could expres the horrible dread which hung over her as site looked upon him in his helpless state. ' "They will return and complete their work; Guilford will never be satisfied I until he murders him before nv eyes,' i she murntred. And every leaf that b fell with the riing breeze, seemed to s her painlf'olly acqte ear, the heavy it tramnp of a horseman. With tle ftint streak of day, Cyrus C was despatched to the stable, le i found at old and gentle animal graz. ing niar tle door, the only oe which il the marauders had left. lie tried to i equip it with his own saddle and bri- e de, and made up a kind of jillion for + his mistress. Air. P - ' arm was p carefully secired in a sling; his wife. tJ with her infant rode behind him; and u Cyrus, their trusty guard, .walke il briskly by the side of the horse, unti' they reached the residence of her w I. was truly the Lady Blonntiful of the " neighborhood-tlt hope of the dist ress ed,. the confort of the. unhappy, the 0, refgo vt ,th-- po:. *.Shie received them w%;fth L wvonodls tenderness, 'and aiwo. er an aeti e principle. She exerted al I her skill,-and finally etected a perfect i cure, al thought the hand was dreadliIly disfigitred; and ,le did not permit her p yoUntg friends to return to their own residence, until lappier days had dawn ed ott South Carolina. a It was inl 18-that, with the bride of * Itat lady's -on, I visited tile hospitable b1 mansion of Mr. P . Ile was t then anll old man, and sirrounded by a a latge and most entgaugi ng fatmi ly, the lIiglt and active formt lad shrntken, tle keen ble eve was dim, and the a brown locks wliih M.Iarg: used to twine w witi so much pride arotud her slender t fitngers, were ringlets still, but sier t otes; yet still as car-:h!ly arranged by h tlie same kind hand, for she wivas livi'g too, and enjoying with ihim a green old St age. I becattue a Ivorite with them b bt li, and loved to induce them to talk h of 1ortner days; those were necessarily w tlte days of our Revolutionary War. I aitd I was struck by tle excessive bit- Ci terness which the old gentleman dis. I playVd, whenever the royalist:; of that Y period, (or tories as he called thetn.) d, were su bjects of discourse. I ventured one evening to tax him with want of' charity, aid urged him, as the Scotch t( say, to "let by gotnes ble by.gones."- ti I le laid on the tabtle before me his ti mtutilhated hand, atnd asked, "wvhethier hi it could be so easy to forget the times, tI or the meni, who htad left him such at mtemtoriaul as thait." I htad often re. a marked the terrible scar, bitt as he htad p tiever namted it, ofeouirse I htad asked al no questions; butt ntow I learned from ~ Mrs. P' atid himself the partieu-. lars of thte tryinig scene which I have 'n elated. Frotm othter sources I after. CI wards gathered the sketch which I have 0! givetn of their youthful chtaracters. As r2 I listented to the details of the crutel Ii tutrage, I ceased to wander ut its in. ri fhutetnce on a mtati of Mr. P -'s - dleep feelitng; and I saw thtat. if ever he b 1orgave, it would not be the voice of reasont that would effect the change. "A nd y ou are sitre, sir," said I, 'that ei you were not mtistaken; that it was g really Guilford ?" ir "As sure, madam, as if I had seen at every feature of his face. TIheo villain al betrays it now by his cowardly Con-. ai ductt." h "Now I What, Is he living, and do tI you meet?" ei 1-T smiled. "I can scarcely say that ti we meef; the first Lime I saw him after aI the night was, to use a homely phrase, ul whten the tables were fairly turined. I 't suspect he had dreadect my vegence, h: and fled t~he country fin- a time. My ti friends here even had studiousfy avoid. si ed naming him as the chief -tetor in the a mutrderous scence, and Mary's E tears and entreaties had sealed even o1 my lips until all danger w as past, so a that conclutding he was utnknowvn, the a scoundrel actually appr'oached me in of a crowd, and offered his hand. I did si not kill him, madam. I pray you give ei me credib, I did not even fell him to I lie earth. But I taxed him with his rime; I proclaimed to. thYose around m, that he was a thief and a murder r; and I swore, by ill which I held icred, that if ever fl' intentionally rossed my path again, or remained ie instant where we could breathe yen the same atmosphere, I would rush him as I would a viper. He was had to escape on such termns. My on (turning to him whose flashing yes bore witness to his father's asser ons) my son longs to get hold o'himS it, he keeps cat ef'ully out of our way; nd I tell my children that in two enses of the word we are old enemies, id I chose to keep the issue in my wan hands." During my stay in Cardina t'e of eb spoke of the event, and when I aide them farewell I conid only. hoipe hat the kind hearted old gentlemai 'as a little undecided as to his course, ever he should chance to meet his iemny again. I returned to the north, and some w years afterwards, havinag preserved iy intercourse with the family, I re ived a nessage from Mr. P '1ell her, that like David of.old, the fe of him who sought mine, has been a my power; and that, like hii, I have ern enabled, too, to forgive the pur ier of blood, and to let him depart I peace.,' His daitighter added, that le sudden death of her belos ed moth I- had sceried at once to qu'ciibh the cry spirit .which nourished his iunvet, racy, and lie ceased to allude to Guil. rd. Jina~'Ig consented to nttehd a arish meeting, w hcre the site of A new liurch was to be uelected, lie left, his ) to attend to the equipment of hi ony, atnd seated himself at his little Lble, with that sacred volme, which, ider his Mary's gentle influence, had Inng been the source whence lie drew rength for the trials of every day. 'lie first senteneg that caught his eye, ,as the solemn and impressive warm Ig, "e that haugt, .his brother is a urderer.! .le prse4. "Dog- I not. I wo\4a d 4d-L, w thkjlat- -Gi rd Filled with t soleiii thibighte a in silence pursued his way to the lace tif meeting. and had scarcely ex ianged greetings with his neihbors, lien the wretched man abeidaintally aproached it also. His impetuous aI: fiercely ordered him ofl, and seeing mI hesitate, rais'd his whip to enforce ae command; but his father caught his m11, and calmly, yet firmly; said, 3top ! on your obedience harni not a ir of his head." Ile then, to the nazerient of all present, turned to ards the dogCed wretch, who still )we'ed under young P 's fiery Ine and rianner, and extending his Ind, said, with dignlity--- - "Guiliord, it is timae to put an end to [cl scenes as this; we are both on the 'ink of'the grave; we must stand be re Him who will judge the heart as ell as the actions. May le in that .ur f rgive me my oitences, as with icerity I tell you that I forgive yours. ofler you my hand as t pledge that :t shall never be isited for your con. et, by injury from me or mine." Guilford touched-yet searcely touch --thu withered hand which was ex 'ided to him; but his lip quivered and ars stood in his eyes. Mr. P rned from hima with emotion, and as l ef't the spot the perf'ect silence of e group was only broken by lo~w anes of' admir'ation and astonishment. the tr'iuamph of the Christian princi he. The old mn shbrok ther heads, ad said, that such a change, in such a an, was but preparatory to a greater. And they w~ere right. In a few on this Mr. P was called from irth, and the mortal remains of the ice bold patriot, and of his gentle Ma. , repose in peace; aad few ar'e now ving to bear witness oaf this simaple c(rd of even one event in their lives -"midanight sceane" of violence and oodshed. LOL.A MONTEz.-A California corres arrespondent of the Nahshville Gazette. yes an ae':ount of the recent do gs of' Mrs. Patrick P. Hutll, ali Maria Heald Countess do Lansfeldt. ias Lola Montez. She was recently 'rested for assault and battery, an'd aavily fie ed. It appea-red on thes trail at she becominmg enraged dt her uiese servant, seized him lby his lag il of hair tied it to the door knob,and apped his rice,-masticating jawes mns t imerci fully. She had the poor fellow ~ght, 'as he could not jerk loose u'mies scalped himself. After the perpe u'a n (of this feat, the quionda'mn Coubtess il furthe'r aastonished the natives, by ining a whtule day. in a cordauroy Inomer Costume. To cap the climax her eccentricities, Lola has stued for eparation frotm her husband, after but few months, and sought the probtection a handsome cavallero. H~er .as gned reasons-for this course, the .cor. apondent says, are not for ears pd14. a is a 'brick', no miist~ko A Cast and good ltoryi ter An Englishman 'was braggiii o the speed on English, railroadsi6 tankee ti'aveler seated iRt lis side i " one of the cars of a "fast t j England. The engine beJlias' 'rung ' asthe train neied a statiofni It 4i 2 gested to the Yaiefee an Opportunity of "taking down his cmnflpanion a peg or two." . "What's that noise '" innoceritly ai quired tie Yankee "We are approaehing a towY6 the Eiglishniai. "They have t1 mence ringing about ten isle they "et to a station, or else t Would run by it before the hellei at be heard ! WVonderful h'tt supji6.se tley haven't, invented n Aneriva yet '" "Why, yes," replied, he ul "wve've gut bells, b it ti O iir railr' d1s. We run sotitin alsfa that. the train Iitys Ieep ahid !of the solund. No use whateveu" tile sound never readies tle village till af ter the train gets by. Indeed!" exclaimned tle Englishman "Fabt," said the Yankee442 "had to give up bells. Thli we tried S-lam whistles-but they wmnhdin't an'swer, either. I wa iion a lociserni tive ii Ith the whistle was tried. We v , ing at a trenrendons mt --uriiarres werd ifhai. MAId il..s ILholidn hair on-We saw a to-houe w eross4ing tile, track, abubtfive u uahead, and tie engiter It tthe itIltie on,- screeching like it.itrdo-pr screamed awfully, but it wann,t n I The next thing knew, I was ,pit.k myself out ol'a pond by the rad Aid amid the fragments of the loonltiv 6 dead horses, broken wagon and/ 'dead engineer, lying beside me. Jus the Whistle caine along, mixed tip#1th some frightful oaths that IlIhad e the engineer use when he first sawt horses. Poor follows hevaeldb fore.his voice got1hinj. fe we tried Nghts, ipfosig the etravel fiste some j wrf thatt U - till, itn'd $$ ligh t ii .T ants petitoiid Sgainst itfthey - sleep with so mich light th titie. Finally we had to staI tric telegraLphs aloig t e rild I signal men to telegraph when tie trair was in sight, and I have heard that some of thefast trains beat the lilhit ing 15 miltntes every 40 miles. Bu I can't say as that is true-the rest. know to be so !" A DUTCH CURE S. Ven I lays myself dbwn on my lon ped room, And dries for to shleep very sou De treams, oh; how into.my het d. evii come, Till I vish I vas under de grouOi Sometimes, ven I eats one pi" su I treams Dat mine chtomik ish fllL tzlL of sthones, Und out in my shleep, like tre schreais, Und kicks off de ped-clothe and P ioans. Den dere, ah I lays, nit de ped.4 all off, I kits myself all over froze In do mnorniing I vaikes tiilt de het hli und koff, , Und I'm chick from my hot to mmen toes. Oh, vat sizl pe tuti for a bool ron like me Vat for do. Ileat such a life f Some shays dere's a cur-e for disairod ble of mue Dinks ll drhy it, und kit-tne aA~" MRs. ZEBEDEE SMiTif's PtiO>tprn -Dear met how excpensive it ~to t poor. Every time I go out, mybetln and tuicke'r has to~ go d'l. -If Ze'b d was worth a million I iiht:'dMfa T coal-hod on m~y head!, it I chdose, wigi perfect impiuniitj:. There wastt'' nabob's wife at lecture, the oiher ai "''t in a dress th'a~~irmight have been% if fa Noah's great grand mother. can afford it! Now if it ralh~s knutis finrks, I n'iust sport a fortj.:sbli bonnet, a ten-pound dress, and a teenq~ guinea sha wl, just to let "iMrse D.ick, and II arry," see thimi Iun4fpd. it.; T1hen it I go s opping to h paper of iieedles, I havye to get al chap to bring then, herne,b wouldn't answe for *mu to9 carryling a parcel through lthe Then if Igo' to the siwT~'~Z mer,-I cam't take mn, $f2y~ people do, in ginghiug3~. shoes, and camnbrie se*~' senses! no(, I have t4 b4 'i ten, o'clook, in a ~a s a French cap), anid entire jewele''y~ ef ara