p ^
4 bor, to be pOrneipaltfcftouf hike yoaMta!
Jtoade, Hi tht Ultra ninMrdStSCw
>ttopoee thtililbr die erection of
It to uaaetoecnry in *propoeinf i topto
for your consideration. ttat I Sopldpro-.
>W 0 plan; toll l omaSBiri^mttdt
Jtoori ?mh Uito ting to modilHtloi, would
be cheaper and more dqtiel tn' its opera tion
and more eflleiant tor tie reeefye*
Thie iQffMls another topto. I thlok
- our whole dtotrfct polity to defccttoe^ to
'w as it regardt the Roads;' ruoitc vending*,
and the Freo School Sjrtttp.*'v
Commissioners arc appoilM to attend to
theie matter*, bat In many respect* they
ere entirely irresponsible. To whom
do the Commissioners of Roeds, ef Public
Buildings, or the Poor make any reports?
" Some security against abuse might
' be found in the fact, Utat they -should be
required to make a public report There
'should be some public supervision bf their
proceedings. Whilst these functionaries
may be honest, they may nevertheless be
crossly negligent, without the public
-knowing it. It seems that some general
system might be adopted with advantage.
' One set or functionaries, could exercise
in each judicial district all the powers ves
wo ia me uinerent Commissioner?. In
Order to dignify their office,it should be
made their imperative doty to meet once
in every three months (if"practicable) at
their respective Conrt Houses, and for
their compensation they should be allosr.
cd the pay of a member of the Legislature
for evemr day that they are actually
Engaged. TCey should not sit longer
than a limited time, and be paid from a
district Treasury*
"The remarks which I hate thoufcht^iro-per
to make in relation to the"TWstri'Ct
polity, apply to some extent to the Ofli-,
Tccrs of the Rtnta. Th? SUrrolni-ir
State, the Surveyor General, the Treasu**
rer and Comptroller Tleneral should be
made more accountable. If these officers
are important enough with all their nominal
importance, they should be placdd on
"a footing to do themselves honor and the
State credit. In a republic, the people
have a right to demand that every Officer
of Government shonTd be ready'in tils
own person and in proper place, and -during
a reasonable daily period, to perform
"the duty He is paid for performing. This
ouirht to inrlii^n ?vai>v S?o?o AflS?n? ? *?
- -0 ? ...w vi^ m?u?v viuvvi mill" '
oat exception. In iny opinion it would
be prudent to enforce this duty by poti*
live law, and leave attendance upon office
duties as little discretionary as possi- (
ble. The principle is too obviously just
"to'require any 'detail on the subject.? (
These offices have been and are flilled
by worthy and competent men But the
offices 'themselves are very much under
the control of the Incumbent, and have 1
not that character in public estimation
which they H*?#w?r?r? g??e the State
respectability, its officers should be made
bo, and they should so far be elevated
'ihat lcderal offices should not be so exclusively
regarded as the highest and I
most desirable honors in the rennhlie. I
# -1 I
It is with very great satisfaction 1 have j
'to communicate that the RaiJ Road to the ,
limits of our own Slate, is not only prac- t
ticable, but eminently so, and to a degree ]
not suspected before the recent surverys ]
were completed. Nor are there any difficulties
in the con&trujetion that call for
great or unforeseen expense. But for
'the practical details of this most interesting
subject, I must refer you to the Tie.
port recently published, which is likely
'to prove in all respects satisfactory to our
people. When the Rail Road is once
^omplet^d within and to the Northern
boundary of our own State, the obvions
Utility of the nndcrtaking will necessarily
compel the other States embraced in
the charter to join us; until the whole
plan shall bo executed. The Rail Road :
ihererefo has my full approbation and toy
earnest recommendation to the Legislature
to afford all the aid that may be necessary
to carry it effectually and speedily (at
least) through the State of South Carolina.
Iu this, 1 do not'mean that we should
be governed by a contracted or an illeberal
policy: but on the contrary, if our
neighboring States, so deeply interested,
Will contribute in a corresponding ratio
to ibis great enterprise we should meet
them in proportion to the great and increased
benefit South Carolina will derive
fe. * A
1IUIII II*
Oar Militia is in a state of progressive
improvement under the System of Brigade
Encampments. With the exception
perhaps of one Brigade, I have the most
conclusive evidence that they are entirely
popular and approved of by the officers.
Some slight modification and improvement
might probably be introduced, for i
details of which I refer you \o the Re- i
ports of the Brigadier Generals. ?or all
other mailers connected with this subject
1 refer you to the full and detailed Re*
port of the Adjutaet and Inspector Gene- '
ral, which I entirely approve of and con- I
cur in; and although I have referred you
to that Report for details, I cannot permit i
myself to take leave of it without attempt
ing 10 impress upon 3'ou my conviction i
that upon the military, not less than upon I
the civil education of our young men, <!e? i
pend the ultimate destinies of Vhe State, i
X*hc increase in number and consequents I
of the Cavalry under the lute Org&ni&a- 1
tion, would inggesl the prOpticty of 1
creating a Brigadier General of Cavalty, i
which I accordingly suggest to your con- 2
^deration. Connected with (his subject, <
T should tfyjhfc that the organization pf I
four Cavalry Cofps, to be armed and ?
eqepped complete, (excopt the horse) at i
Jhe expense of the State, to be called into 1
v. ... Ms,. ?. ti >f i. .. .
bounty, if# submitted to pour ?mn*
^SfliiAat upon the requisition 'from
the G?e?r?l Odraraoeil fef troofi from
Sooth-Carolina for tht Ft^Hdi campaign,
w?r? loom of acrttKi Kind#, particularly
of botaoa, Ivhklt CoQgNai tbotght richi
Co pay, aa part of thi nNtnirt-expaaai*
tut? of that war. 'But the 'Act \>f ConjlfCM
r^quirtaao ftttby documents, /ratti?d
with ao much precision, and 0> duBcuU
and troublesome to b? procured, that it
"i* *k1mA.I ? ?)?.. tA ilia anffa.Av. tln.a.
over, many case* fail within the'reason,
the! do not fell within the letter of the
^Uv. The expense would not be grefct,
if South Carolina were to take upon herself
the repayment '6f those losses under
eiridebee to be taken by an auditor appointed
by the State. The 8tate might
then make the sum so paid an item of
dentaml upon Conferees, which could tie
explained and defended by her Representatives
in that body, in showing that
justice had been actually done by the
State, and eould not be done under the
rigid anu aery troublesome regulation of
Im Law of Congress.
The cant of an olfficioiis philanthropy
has not yet run its course, either in or out
of Congress, and it is almost certain that
petitions relative to the abolition of slaVery
will again be'preferred at the approaching
session of that body. ~If so, I
hope the representatives of South Carolina
will h'ot condescend to discuss a
question, which Congfess has no right to
entertain. Should any measure be carried,
hostile to the rights of the South, I
presume the proper course will be for
the Representatives of South Carolina to
request leave of absence, that they may
report themselves to their constituents
and consult at home on the steps necessary
to be taken in such' aif emergency.
Illy predecessors have so frequently
brought to tiie notice of the Legislature,
the penal code, and the necessity of some
revision of it, thati- fear to allude to it,
Ia?I it ah nillll l,o r?(T?*ftawt mUk ilo I
WM.V? WV VgHIWVW WS?|J It* UOlim
indifference. To one, who has nol made
the law lihs professional study, our pe'na)
code is a chaos of confusion unequal and 1
frequently unintelligible. To overcome 1
its uncqualities, and to supply its defects,
executive discretion is continually appli- J
cd to, and mu?t be exercised, or the laws, '
lot unfrequently, would appear sanguiua- c
ry and unjust. The prerogative of par*
ion is indefinite, .painful, and - may be
very much abused. The law should de- 8
scribe more definitely and fully its own
justice. Let me urge on the Legislature J
the necessity of aiunJi"*? to this subject.
PIERCE Jfr. BUTLER. ]
i
From the Buffalo Cdm. Adv. Nov. 23d: I
SV/ir>/?o nf ii/>oiturilmi * rin A
Illumination?.Gale?Inundation?Loss J
if Life?Destruction of Property.? *
Rarely, in the annals of our city, have so '
many important events been crowded in t
io short a space of time, as those which *
have occurred in the last twenty-four
hours. The morning was warm but low- {
ering, yet the firing of cannon cbmmen- (
ceil, and was. kept up with spirit, and 5
the preparations went on wiih vigor for .1
the illumination in the evening. To- ^
wards noon, however, tlie rain poured. 1
down in torrents. Previous to this the !
wind had been in the south east, gnil a, 1
fleet of nearly 30 sail went up the ^Lake (
in beautiful style. About 1 o'clock the '
wind chopped round into the S. W. and 1
there appeared to be a prospect of a 1
pleasant evening; but those who were 1
acquainted wit!) these matters, from :he ;
swell of the lake and the rapid rise of '
water, predicted the gale, which commen- '
ced blowing in afl its fury, as soon as 1
night set in. '
Darkness had hardly closed around us, j
when the city was again in a blaze of ,
light from the splendid illumination in
every "quarter. Tar barrels were burnt,
bands of mnsic patrolled the streets, can- i
non were fired and rockets sent blazing i
through the air. ,
All this time the wind was increasing 1
in fury, the people could hardly keep !
their footing in the streets and the water '
rising to an unprecedented height about (
the docks and lower parts of the city.? J
Amid the roar of the winds and waves,
were heared the shrieks of drowning ]
wretches, men struggling with the rising
waters and little children waked frum their !
warm pillows by the flood, from which,
amid the storm and darkness, there was J
Uo escape. These pet sons resided income .
miserable shells of buildings on the ex- !
posed neck of land between the creek 1
und lake. The Common Council of the J ^
city directed two years ago, that noja
houses should be erected there unless |
they Were based oft good brick or stone't
foundations, at least eight fr'6t high.?,p
The title to the land ia disputed in many }
instance?, and temporary buiidiegs have c
been put up on blocks at the four corners \
ind several families gone into thbiri for I
the sake of obtaining possession-. It has r
been a Wonder that they would risk their a
lives in such frail tenements, for from f
heir appearance one would imagine that f
^ i ? i ? v - -?
i common wuiu wuuru prostrate inem.? (
Some of these this morning tvere floating I
ibodt ihc harbor while here and there lie h
he broken fragments of those that were y
tot strong enough to resist the force of b
he inundation. Sopte ten or twelv tl
\onses?part of them OninhabiU??were o
- 0
aboutin ?t?? dtatction, SiT?r?l>M^v J
tire itriodtd hifn tod dry on tbrlfulu.j
The schooner l&Rvard ttanerbit U^opio1
(ho, cents* of Ohio-etreet. 8h? even
Ungffd lilr inehor 8om? dtfttqet ip in* I
loft city. The fteam ^erry host lays
high aground and considerably damaged*
The O P. Starfcio, the Brandy win*, and
the T*Xisp aobooners, were driven on
shore, hot not materially damaged.
The loss of life?the mostdreadfalportion
of the catastrophe?-canndt at present,
he ascertained. Five bodies have:
been brought to'the watch house, bnt|
many proDaoiy irot discovered.?
Those are two cbUdren of John Germain,
a young no an?hame 'unknown* the wife
of Wm. Judsrfa, and ' colored woman.
Wm. Judsrito, lived in a .house, nekr the
stone building, 'foot of Mechanic street.
When hts'house Was destroyed, *hh? two
children were in bed, and have net yet
been'found. 'Hearid Ms Wife got on the
eankl bridge, Where she perished of the
cold, and he escaped by swimming to a l
pile of boards, fiom Wftich"he was resetted
We saw him this morning, wrapped in a
quilt, looking among the wrek of his
dwelling, which had floated into the canal,'1
for the bodies of his children. I1
Many other Vessels, Steamboats, &c.,
are 'more or Itess damaged, as well as 1
most of the warehouses on the docks.?
The lots of property is difficult to estimate.
It is strewed in every direction.?
About twenty-five buildings such 'tis we
have described. Were either totally destroyed,
or torn from their foundation by the
Hood. ~v
Several vessels and steamboats must|
have been on thelake, where it was hardly
possible for any thing to live. It is rumored
that the Cleveland went/down the
river, and is safe.
We wait anxiously for farther particulairl.
P. S.?Thb New England Steamboat
came in this morning, Teports, left Cleveland
at two, P. M. yesterday, in company
with the Constitution, the latter not yet
heard from. The New England Tode out
whole gale without damage. The'schooner
James G. King-came in last night?
She reports the schooners Panama, Virnri
ni r> Pnvnitla onit R rorifliT 11/ i no /lilt
Bide. The laaer beached?the rest-have 1
not yet been heard from. '
A woman in one of the houses, 'dung *
to the window Bill, with the water up to ?
ler chin, and supported her three chil- i
Iren, who cluhg to her back?but these f
ine after another dropped off1?the last
>ut a short time before aid reached her, ri
it 4 o'clock this morning. I
Another woman came safely across s
he creek on a stick of timber, with an c
infhnt~ln her arms. - I
A man left his family on the rodf of t
his house, and swam for a boat to take f
them off. It was the last he ever saw of a
them. t
a
The Inw af Steamboat Ceylon, c
>y fire on the Ohio, has already been brief- n
y mentioned. The following additional b
funiculars ui mc i<ccurrence are iurnisn- o
?d by the St: Louis Republican: |j
Loss of the Steamboat Ceylon.?
On Wednesday night last, the steamer p
Ceylon left Louisville for New Orleans, c
ibout dark, having on board about v300 t
passengers, a valuable cargo, and a num- t
ber t)f horses. About 10 o'clock at night
the Loat was discovered to be on fire, and r
shortly afterwards the flames burst out of i
the hold where it originated. 'Whether 1
communicated froth the fire under the t
boilers or in some other manner we have t
not learned. It was found impossible to u
run her ashore when first discovered, and r
she was run the whble length of the Salt t
River reach, a distance of about 22 miles, i
in a complete sheet of flames, when she i
was run ashore with admirable skill by r
the pilot. A gravel bar on each side of 1
the river prevented her being run on t
shore sooner. As soon as she was made
fast, the passengers all got out, without 1
i single life having been lost. t
A sCcond attempt to rob the mail on |
its way from Washington to Alexandria j
bas just been made. The Alexandria Gasette
of vesterpav says,?"The mail car- .
ries who carries the Mail between this I ^
place and Washington, reported that on t
Friday night last, he was attached by some
une who rushing from concealment, aim- J.
fed a blow and struck him with a club.? c
1'he sudden starling of the horses presented
any serious injury from the blow. ?
rhe mail carrier then discearged a load- j
;d pistol at his assailant, who immediate- g
y fled. The occurrence is said to have
aken place just beyond the Little Bridge
rhis is the sct ond reported attempt with- j
n one week to rob the mail on the Washngton
Road. Steps will probably at
>nce be token to prevent a recurrence of jj
inch attempts." |
Beautiful F.xtract.-?The glory of s
hejstimmer has gone by?the beautiful h
jreenn^ss has become withered nnd dead, o
kVere this all?were there no associations
>f moral desolation-^?o( faded hopes?ofia
warts -withering in the bosoms of the t(
ivirtg?fconnected with the decayed see- v
tery Around us, we wonld not indulge in C
i moment's melancholly. The season of t<
lowers will 'come again?the streams will n
low gracefully And lightly as before? b
lie trees will ap&iri toss their cumbrous tl
oad of greenness to the sunlight?and ti
<y mossy stones and winding rivulet, the rr
oung blossom will start up, as at the
iddings of their fairy guardians. But rr
lie human heart has no change like that B
f nature. It has no second spring time?
0.C bUghtt^S^kew * it
K?;.trsxs.i uiX?ii
E^sis^ajsMas
will nlvir l|tra viVu into life, nor iht
saSSE#* T *"
'JPUbubbbmi^
A TALC*
"By St. Agatha? I believe there I*
sonneting in UidM dark eyes Of ?!? >
about which the women rave so unmerci*
fully,', igid 4he y oung Fitzdarence, at
after in absence of two years, he came
once more in sight of hie native village
of Malhafcuhrie. Ha stood upon the
neighboring heights, and watched the
curling smoke coming up*from the coti..
^i.:. i_ .L- -A L?? - _t?
iagv vuiuno/i in iii? near Diue aay w j
evening, and viw the last beams of the:
sitting sun, playing upon the western |
wails of his father's Did baronial' mansion,'1
and a little farther off, he could distin*
guish the trees and pleasure-grounds Of
Sir Meredith Appleby's less aucientseat. jThen
he thought^ of Julia Atarieby, the |
baronet's only child, his yOUtnful !1
mate, his first love; and *s hethdoght of; i
her, he sigltetk I wonder why he sighed? i
When they . parted two years before, i
sanctioned and encouraged by their res* i
pective parents (for there Was nothing
the old people wished more than a union ,
between the families,) they had sworn {
sternal fidelity, and plighted their hearts ,
irrovokably to each other. 'Fttaclarence ,
thought of all this, and again he sighed.
Different people are differently "affected ^
by the same things. After so lotig an (
ibscence, many a man, would fn the exuberaur.e
of his feelings, have thrtfWn ,
liimself down upon the first bed of wild
[lowers he came to, and spouted long
speeches to himself out of all known
[ lays. Our hero preferred indulging in .
the following little soliloquy: 'My father
will be amazingly glad to see me,* said
be to himself: anil an'will mw nM iriond
he atitediluvian bntler Morganah-, Mor- ,
;an, and so will the pointer-bitch Juno,
tnd so will my pony Troilous;?a 'pretty
Eigure, by-the-bye, I should cut 'flow upm
Troilous, in this gay military garb of
nine, with my sWord rattling between his .j
egs,. and mv white plumes "streaming in ^
lie air like a rainbow over him? And
Sir Meredith Appleby, too, with his great
routy legs, will bobble through the room j
n ecstacy as soon as I present myself beoro
him;?and Julia?poor Julia, will
lush, and simile, and come flying into !
ny arms like a shuttlecock. Heigho!? !
am a very miserable young man. .The 1
illy girl lovps mat her imagination is ill ,
rammed with hearts and darts; she will 1
>ore me to death with her'Bighs, and her .
ender glancOs, and her allusion to time
>ast, and her hopes of time to bome, and j
ill the artillery of a love-sick child's
irain. What in the name of the Plei- '
ides am I to do? I believe I had a sort
>f penchant for her once, when I was a 1
icre boy in my nurse's leading-strings, f 1
elievc I did give some slight hopes at c
nc time or other; But now?O! Rossa- '
ind!?dear?delightful??' 8
Here his feelings overpowered him, and 1
ailing a miniature from his bosom, he 1
overed it with kisses. Sorry am"! to be 1
ibltged to confess it was not the minia- 8
urc of Julia. 1
4But what is to bie done?* he at length
esumed?*The poor ghrl Will go mad; she
viii hang herself in her garters; or d'ewn
lcrself. likeOohelia. in n -
, a w - uiBUOi O I
vindow. And I shall be "her murderer! It 11
vho have never yet knocked %on trno head
i single man in the field of battle, wiH com*
nence my Warlike operations by breaking i
he heart of a woman. By St. Agatha! it 1
nust not be; I must be true to my engagenent.
Yes! though I become myself a
nartyr. Forgive me,. Rosalind, heaven* *
iest object of my adoration! Let not
hy Fitzclarence-^?* (
Ilere his Voice becarhe again inartico* >
ate; and, as he winded down the hill, nohing
was heard but the echoes of the .
nullitudious kisses he continued to lavish .
>n the little brilliantly-set portrait he (
ie Id in his hands. ...
Next morning, Sir Meredith Appleby ,
vas just in the midst of a very sumptous .
ireadfast (for notwithstanding his gout, ;
he baronet, contrived to preserve his ap- 1
>etite,) and the pretty Julia was 'presiding .
ver the tea and coffee at the other end 1
>f the table, immediately opposite her J
>apa, with the large long eared spaniel
itting beside her, and ever and anon ?
ooking wistfully into her face, when n .
crvent brought in, one little silver tray, 1
letter to Sir Meredith. The old gentle* .
nan read aloud, it was from, the elder c
"itzclarencej/Mv dear friend, Alfred arri- ,
cd last night. He and I will dine with t
ou to day. Your's, Fitzcl&rence.' JUi- 1
ia's cheeks grew first as white as her l'
row, and then as red as her lips. , As n
oon as breakfast was over, she retired to b
er own apartment, whither we must for
nee, take the liberty of following her. h
She sat herself down before her mirror, ri
nd deliberately took from her hair a very ?
isteful little knot of fictitious flowers,
.l; -L t v ... . - *
r men sue nau fastened in ft when she rose. J
>ne naturally expected that she was about
3 replace this ornament with something jl
lore splendid?a few jewels, perhaps; A
ut she was not going to do any such
ling. She rang the bell; her confiden*
al servant, Alice, answered the sum- la
ions. b
*La! ma'am,' said she, 'what is the bi
tatter? You look as ill as my *aunt s<
ridget.' t ;
'Yon have heard me talk of Alfrtfd
V - "' '
FUaclarefuic, Alice*, have yon uol?' suni
at the same time
O! wee, I think I have. He
vu to be married to yon before he went
O the iriri*'
'He bee returned, Alice, and be will
break lilt bear! If be'finds I no longer
love him. Bet be has been so long twaru
and HarryDaUoohnsbeen so constantly
with me; and Monetae and mine are so
.va;
Hartrir Dalton 'i& iwr handsome and so
andante!* ? >
To be sure, ma'am, you had the best
right to ebooee At yourself; and so Fitzr.lirence
must break hla hAnrft. if he nl#?n
ms; or else fight a desperate duel with
Mr. Dahon, with hh swords and guns.'
*0! Alice, you frighten me t? death.
There ahall be no duels fought for me.?
Thbugh my bridal bed should be my'
grave, I shall be true to my wordk The
Sire suspicion of my inconstancy would
turn poor Alfred mad. 1 know how he
dbtes Upon me. I mu'st go to the alter,
Alice, like a lamb to the slaughter.'
'Were I to refUse htai, you may depend
b|)6l) h he would put an end to bis'exis*
teuce with fire loaded pistols. Only
think'orT that, Alice! what could I say for
myself, 'Were his remdios found in his bed
some'morning.'
History Hoes not report what Alice
laid heir mistress might, under such circurftstanCcs,
88iy for herself; but it is ccrtain
that they remained talking 'together
till the third oinfier bell rang*
THe Fitz&arences were both true to
their engagements, but notwithstanding
every exertion on the part of two old gentlemen*
they donld not exactly bring
_*_ A MI _.< i, L* , iL, ,
aooui mai 'now 01 soui which iney nau
hoped to dee dnimtiting the yourrg people.
At lengh after the cloth was removed,
and a feiv buhnpers of Claret had wanned * s.
Sir Meredith's heart, he said boldly?'Julia,
thy 'rove,"fts Alfred does not seem to
be much of "ft wine bibber, suppose you
shew him the improvements iu the gardens,
and hot-houses, Whilst we sexagenarians
'remain Where we are, to drink
the health of both?fend talk over family
matters.' Alfred thus called upon, could
not avoid raising ffom his seat and offering'Julia
his arm. 'She took it with a
blush, and they walked off fn silence.
'How devoutly he loves me,' said Julia
with a sigh. 'No, ho, Iearinot break his
lieart.*
'Poor girl!* thonght Alfred, bringing
[trie of the curls of his yvhiskers more kilIfngly
over his cheek; *her a flections hrc
rr?vocally fixed upon me, the slightest
mention calls to her face all tlio roses of
Aharon.' r .
They proceeded 'down a long gravel
walk, bordered oil both sides with fragrant
and flowery shrub's; but, except the pebbles
rubbed against 'each other as they
passed over them, there was not a sound
;o be heard. .'Julia, however, was observed
to hem twice, and we have been told
hat Fitzclarence coughed more than
ince. At length the lady stopped and
ducked a rose. 'Fitzclarence stopped al*(0
and plucked a lily. Julia smiled; so
lid Alfred. Julia's smite was chased avav
by a sigh; Alfred immediately sighid
also. 'Checking himself, however, be
taw the absolute neceisdily of commonsing
a conversation.
'Miss Aobleb'v!' said he M last.
ytrV ' '
"It is two years siuce we parted.*
'Yes; two years on thrf filteenth of this
nonth.4
Alfred was silent.
How she adores me!* thought he; 'she
ran tell toamomeut how long it is since
tve fast met.*
Inhere'was a pause.
You have seen, no doubt a great deal
since you left Malhamdalet* said Julia.
rO! a >ei?y grefct'deal,* replied her lors
r. . . . ..
Miss Appleby homed once more, and
ihen drew a vast mouthful of courage.
*1 understand the ladies of England and
Ireland are, much more attractive thuu
those'of Wales.*
CTenerally speaking, I believe they are.*
SrV
That is?I mean, I beg your pardon?the
ruth is?is?I should have said?that?
hat?you have dropped your rose.*
Fitzclhrence stoopbd to pick it up; but
n so doing the little mihi&t'Ure Which he
vore round his neck escaped from under
lis wdisicoat, and though he did not obtrva
it uf'.a ?: ? ? 1 *
.. .V nao Hanging vuiispauuus Oil HIS
ireasl, like an order, when be presented
he flower to Julia. "?
Good hepVfen! Fitzclarcnce, that is my
ousin Rosiland.'
Your cousin Rosiland! where? how?
tie miniature. It is all pver with me!?
rhe murder is out! Lord bless me! Jala,
how pale have you grown; yet hear
ae! be comforted. I am a very wretch;
ut I shall be faithful; do not ttfrn away
?ve; do not weep; Julia) what is the mat
?r with you? By Jove! she's in hystreics;
she will go destractcd! Julia! 1 will
iarry you, I swear to you by?
'Do not swear by anything at all/ cried
ulia, unable any longer to conceal her
ipture, Mest you be transported for periry.
..You are my own, my very best
Hred!' ,
'Mad, quite mad/ thought Alfred.
'I wear? miniature too/ proceeded the
idy; and she pulled from the loveliest
osom in the world the likeness, set in
rilliants, of a youth provokingly hand* ?
)me, but not rhzclarence.
'Julia!'
Alfred!' ^